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Sales Department open wIll not be returned unless accClmpllnled by Quebec M. Moss. daily 9:30 to 5:30 PM - SaturdayS trom return postage and self-addre"ed envelope. Saskatchewan Frank Yerhott. 2 to 5 PM. Telephone: LYceum 5-1620. Distributed nationally by Elastern News. CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 289 1 White to move and win 2 Black to move and wi n Any clH~ss position lIas Its The goal primarily Is to FUSTEST WITH THE MOSTEST analogies with It l'egu la l' 11'1'11'­ be It mate, of course. That Is, Battle maxim or that fa mous genel-al of the Wu between [[ me ballie as Frankli n K, it you spot a win which Is the St.·tle~. FO n eSle)', lhe nxlom in OUI' Utle abore applies Young cou ld so ful somely de· not a mate, but a mate is ,,-e ll to cheMs. There are of cou !'sc dltrerences fa!' which you tai l. Getllng thel'e fi rst wi th impllcit in the position-then lUust aH oII', FOl'l'estel' (:o11 1u l\' t conveniently conk 0([ his op­ the lIlost, though, In n battle you did not get there with ponent's Killg ror an easy win; yOll can. So get thel'e with or In a chess game, can teo the requisite, Sorry, mate, the llIos1esl. Or a t any rale enongh, to get th e King, or at quire !;ome I)UI'adox!cal stl'll.­ you did not, So peer at the least a \\"in. Do so fOr ten correct s olutions to SCOL'e yourself tagems. Finu tho short I~uto POSitiOIl and pick the moves ('xcellent: eight ror good: 01' s\:l; fOl' tail'. T hereaftet', ron can here to the uel·outly-to·be· which are guaranteed to do check the solutions all page 292. Knock 'em oft! desired gonl. tirst·rate!

3 White to move and w in 4 Black to move and win 5 White to move and win 6 Black to move and wi n T he f il'lIt·rate, 1I0\\"(> \'el', Is EI' eI'y little decision Is Lillie or a lot on the chess· Lucky yon! Yon certainly IIOt a lways llIate, not when yours 10 make. And the best bo..'\nl makes small dllCer· do have Ule attack In this no legal llIate exis ts. So it is route (01' l he most may lIot ence, suq )rlslngly, ns to tile position, Still, nonetheless Iyonl'S to pick amI choose, try always be apparent on the basic pl~blell1 or anlvlng and however, you mllst work this sudden rally. Llllll snbl1e nut lUl'n, perhaps not even fi rst with the most. The out the same essential prob· r use unW you are SUl'e and :lI'ound the second. A t least, sign!) Cl sU lllay be eQually ob· lem: how to get there first certain that you have the though, YOll can try a move, scure on a crowded or on a with the most. Can a Simple most couYindng win i n hand, then "etrac t and try another. near· vacant board. Find the move do the trick or an In­ When Sill'" aud certain, then No demerits for aborts! So best rou te on this m!ddUng· tricate one? That is the ques· you can so aver. find the route to success! crowded, halt-empty arena. tlon lor you to answer,

7 White to move and win 8 Black to move and win 9 White to move and win 10 Black to move a nd win Success Is yours when you Dlack here is fOI' choice, All In good CUll as these For the last lap, you will do arl"iv e "fuslest with the we'd say, obviousl)', Groovy positions nre, Or a re meant certainly ha\'e to get t here, mostest," but a ll tOO oftell nre his chances, to (lUt it to be, they may at ti mes be if not tustest (and that, too, it takes quile a bit or Ute succinctly, Or, to put it all just a bit provok ing. If you we'd say on due considera· old brain power to find t he square: he onght to win. 'Yin get this one easily, our ad­ tion), most assuredly witll winning way, We think this Or lose, schwln 01' schlose, monition will be wasted, and the 1Il0stest ! We can say that example calls fOl' a decent however, your task remains well llllly It be, It not, just again, If I,'e do say it our­ dose of ingenuity, \'011 mil), aB before, lmock him otr in don't let Irritation or hnpa· selves, And In more than Olle have other Ideas , But first ma."lnllllll efficiency, How Uence provol,e yOIl Into an sense! 'Vhen you have the you nlust n!HI lhe flabber' call yOll perform best up to impulsive, Inadvertent or solution, you'll see what we gasting finale. slluH? heedless snafu, mean! 290 CHESS REVlfW, OCTOBER , 1968 CHESS Vol. 36, No.10 REVIEW OCTOBER 1968 'Hr PlC' ''~ ' ( HIU ,M40AtlHf

INTERNATIONAL Women's Tournament held in Sofia, Bul­ posting a clear first of 5-1. Three Mikes­ garia. Third in the round robin was Bul· Murray, Schemm and Montchalin-finish­ Challengers Round garian representative V. Assenova, 8-3. ed second, third and fourth respectively In the final 12-game match, to deter­ on tiebreaks of a 4%-1% showing. Thirty. mine who will meet World Champion Olle players participated. Tigran Petrosyan net year, the score UNITED STATES stands, as we go to press at Spassky 5Y2, REGIONAL and INTERSTATE CALIFORNIA Korchnoy 2lh. Benko Goes South West The states's junior title went to J . Tar­ Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union had jan when he cleared a sixty.five.player Pal Benko celebrated the HemisFair turned back Bent Larsen of Denmark (see field with a 5%.Yz score. Half a point '68 by winning the Southwest and Inter­ story, page 313) by 5%.2%, while Viktor behind were S. Spencer, A. Vinock, J. Korchnoy and former World Champion national Open held there. His score of Hoggatt, T. Devine and 1. Corbin. Mikhail Tahl, both of the Soviet Union, 6Yz-Yz barely topped those of John Jacobs staged a closer battle (story, next issue) and John Hall of Dallas, Texas, 6-1. MISSISSIPPI finally won by Korchnoy 5112-4%. With 5% points were Kenneth Smith of In thc l\Iississippi Open, attended by Dallas, J ohn Bob Payne of Corpus Olympiad Lineups 29 players, D. Leggett was successful with Christi, Walter Shawn Browne of Aus­ a 5-0 shutout, followed by A. 1. McAuley For the biennial Chess Olympiad, dur­ tralia, Dr. Anthony Saidy of Douglaston, and Frank Chavez, each 4-1. McAuley be_ ing October and November, at Lugano, New York, Ray Schutt and William A. came fUnncrup on a tiebrcak. As highest Switzerland, the U. S. team (four players Bills of Houston and Jorge Aldrete of ranking .Mississippi entrant, F. Parham, and two altemates) is announced as Monterrey, Mexico. The first six won tro_ Jr., was declared state champion. Fischer, Reshevsky, Evans, Benko, Robert phies, as did the first two in each class : Byrne and the Rev. William Lombardy Thomas 1. Cunningham of Houston and MONTANA with Donald Byrne as non-playing Cap­ Dejuan Leggett of Dallas, Class A; Edward :McCaskey swept five rounds to tain. h will find in opposition from the Ronald Clark of Lubbock, Texas, and win the twenty.four-man Mont'ana Open. Soviet Union: Petrosyan, Spassky, Korch­ Larry Englebretson of Dallas, B; Mi ke Dmitry Berkoff and Mike Murray, 4-1 noy, Tahl, Geller and Polugayevsky. Regan of Metairie, Louisiana, and David each, placed second and third respectively Rece of San Antonio, C. V. Gracia of Ft. United States Open on a tie-break Worth and Bill Frentzel of San Antonio, Bent Larsen of Denm'ark mparted a def­ Steve Butler, 5.0, captured the state's D; and R. Trevino and l\Jarin Gonzales of junior championship. initely international flavor to the U. S. Monterrey, ?lIexico, Unrated. Open, and also won it. (Can we use him In all, 110 participated, including eight OREGON on our Olympiad team?) He was held to masters. There were five players from In the Oregon High School title tourna_ draws only by Pal Benko of New York Mexico, one from India and one from ment, M. Montchalin prevailed with 6·0 and Robert Byrne of Indianapolis and Turkey, J. C. Thompson, an American on over a field of 44 players. Norman thus scored 11-1. Benko, not so long ago vacation, and Walter Shawn Browne. Thompson, David Mitchell and Richard from Hungary, and Walter Shawn Browne, R. 1. Lutz of Ft. Worth won a fine set Ashy, 5-1 each, finished in the order who has applied for Australian citizeu. of gold ware as the Upset Prize; a Class listed on tiehreaks. ship, further fl avored the Open interna· D player he won from an expert in the tionally by tying for second and third at first round. WASHINGTON 9%-2%. Byrne, Larry Kaufman of Silver The Washington junior championship Spring, Maryland, and Dr. Anthony Saidy Giant Turnout was won by Milo Nelson, 4%-%. Runner· of Los Angeles tied for fourth, fifth and The Pacific Southwest Open in Santa up in the thirty-two-player affray was silttb at 9-3. Monica, California, went to J. Tarjan with Jeff Fox, 4-1. Canadian Open a 7-0 sweep. Scores of 6-2 were made by LOCAL EVENTS T. Weinberger, L. Remlinger and G. Larsen also scored a near sweep in the Alabama. The Open and Reserve Sec­ Padilla, while nine players tallied 57'2.2112: Canadian Open at Toronto. Fifteen-year_ tions of the Birmingham Opcn were won, R. Kirby, D. Anderson, D. Roy, R. Gross, old Ken Rogoff of Rochester, New York, respectively, by Marty Appleberry, 47'2-112, M. Siero, R. Schultz, P. Rhee, M. Leidner staged a sensation by nicking him for a and John Dolme, 4·1. Milan j\'lomic and and E. Kennedy. There was an outpouring draw. But Larsen went on to win (more Ron Steensland matched the Appleberry of 173 entrants. details, next issue). and Dohne scores respectively, but were Women's Tournament Ganong Wins relegated to second on tiebreaks. The Birmingham Chess Club sponsored the With a 9-2 tally, G. Baumstark of Rou· At the Tacoma Chess Club in Washing­ twenty.four-player event. mania and K. J ovanovich of Yugoslavia ton, Richard Ganong to pped the main tied for first in the Second International section of the Evergreen Empire Open by (Conti nued on page 293)

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 291 CAISSA THE GODDESS - '. - ..... - Reader'S'o re invited to use these columns for their comments on matters of interest to chessplayers. OFCHE CHESS PA L, ER, IN MOD .JOSE R. CAPABLANCA - CAPA CAN JAB LOSER INS PIRES AND PROTECTS Congratulations on your chess palin­ drome in the September i$5ue (He is no SIEGBERT TARRASCH CHESS PLAY ERS. BU T WHAT Chess ass, eh, Con, si eh?). You wondered BRR! A TIGER AT CHESS! TO DO WHEN SH E'S NOT whether it was "legitimate." I can't claim he an expert, but the question intrigued I. A. HOROWITZ AROUND? mo and I looked it up. I think you win 0, A WHIZ RIOT! default. Apparently there are no formal HOWARD STAUNTON "J". no American Palindrome Society. STUNT? OH, NO-A DRAW! from published examples, almost WILHELM STEINITZ goes, including lack of symmetry WELL, l'iVI ITS ZENITH! r""j words. EDGARD COLLE As in chess, though, there afe grand­ ED? CLEAR GOLD! masters, tyros and kibitzers at the art of (Also: GAD, COLD LEER!) palindrome making. The goals are felicit)' of expression and pertinence to subject. GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI = !\Tost dictionaries and encrelopedias gil'e K~OW I GET A ROOK, LEGS? the 5arne stale example. ABU: WAS I .;rn: I As to the last, everyone knows this fear­ SAW ELll,l. Palindromisls like to suppose less question was posed by Kohanowski that was Napoleon's reply when he was in his legendary blindfold game against asked, during his exile at Elba. wheth er t he infamous Legs Diamond. he would hal'e been ahle 10 illl·ade Eng­ Che5s phrases are also lair game. land at any lime. It may hal'e the virtue CHESS TOURNAi\IENT of sy mm etry, but it lacks the romance of CHESSMEN TO RUN AT W ON'T LOVERS RE VOLT NOW? (or: ]lorEN TO RUN AT CHESS) There are dozens of other palindromic WOODSHIFTER _ words and sentences, but I could find \'I/ORST FOE HID none that USb the word "chess" or che~s terms, as does )'our contribution. As an Well, these are great fun if you happen example of high art, your readers might [0 be stuck on a jet circling Ol'e l" Kennedy enjoy seeing what has heen de ~e ribed as without your pocket chess set. Would any_ "one of the most felici tous palindromes one eare 10 try his hand at MIKHAIL ever written," created by the eminent BOTVINNIK? British palindromist Leigh !I'eercer: l\IYLES CALLU:\I Associate Editor Read The New York Times A " IAN , A PLAN, A CANAL-PANA"]A. Good Housckeeping "Chess" column by AI Horo­ Palindromes like that don't come along P. S. I forgot one: every day. I'd say your effort puts you witz. Three times a week, he an­ JACK STRALEY BATTELL = in.. the Strong Amateur class, Polygot Oil'. BEAT ALL? LET'S TRY, JACK! alyzes the strategies and tactics 181011. of the masters ... explained so Along a related line, ehess lovers who Solutions to CHESS 9UIZ you can follow the play with also enjoy words might like to try their No.1 White mates after 1 B-N7. hands at chess anagrams, using either No.2 Black wins by 1 ... N-N5. ease. His column also covers the chess terms or the names of famOIlS play. No.3 Try 1 B-BS§ and 2 B-K7! yea r's major chess tournaments ers. The "rules" are sim}lle : each letter in No.4 How's for 1 . . . BxN 2 PxD, R-K7? the original word or phrase must appear No.5 White wins with 1 R-N5';-: e.g. 1 -from Moscow to Cairo to once, and onl y once, in the anagram, and ... QxR 2 N - B3t, K - Q4 3 N - D7 t, K - BG Brook lyn. the anagram should be aptly related to 4 NxQ, KxN 5 N-Q4t, etc. or 1 ... B-Q4 2 N-B3t. K - K3 3 N-Q4t, K-Q2 ·1 fixBt! the original. Sometimes it's amazing holV No.6 1 . .. BxP leads to mate. We ll- rounded chess players apt an anagram can be: regu larly read The New Yo rk No.7 Study 1 N-B7t and 2 Q-R6t, ete. WESTERN UNION yields NO WIRE uNSENT No.8 Black wins by 1 ... B-B2 2 Q-KNl [2 P- NS , QxPt], N- R4: e.g. 3 N-B5, Times as we ll to keep up on THE MORSE CO OF. gives II ERE CO~ll:: DOTS N - NSt 4 PxN, PxP and 5 . . . Q-R5t etc. ,IDOL]'" lIITLER equals HATr:;D FOR ILL­ world affairs, po li tics, science, 01' 3 P- N3 (or N4), BxPt 4 R-N2, NxP (or These and many more delightful ex· education, the orts and sports. N - N6)t 5 PxN, QxP/6 etc. amples can be found in LanSllase on No.9 1 N- K7t leads to mate: e.g. 1 ... Remember, without it, you 're VacaliQII , by Dmitri Borgmann. RxN 2 Q-RSt, etc. Here are some possibilities lIsmg the No. 10 Black mates after 1. . N-K6t 2 not with it ... The New York Times. names of famous ehess masters: K-Kl, Q-KSt 3 BxQ, R-BSt. 292 CHES S REVt EW, OCTOBER, 1968 Pal Benko (right) of New York, winner of the 1968 SW Open, Walter Shawn Browne, 1967 SW Open winner, def eats Blake W. engages and defeats former T exas Champion Eric Bone. Stevens (left), the 1957 Sout hwest Open Champion.

Ohio. In the forty-nine. player Cincinnati Askay, John Hooyer, DaYid White, Steve California. In the Ernest Shields allen at Open, young Mike Cavallo distinguished Loyland and Jeff Holmes. Sunny Espey Bakersfield, C. Henin headed a seyenty' himself by edging out the strong master became Portland women's open champion Seyen-player list with 5Vz-Y2. Scorc~ of Dr. Joseph Shaffer on a tiebrcak after by virtue of downing Elberta Denison. 5·1 were registered by D. Antman, W. Lo lh had scored 4Yz-Yz. Tallies of 4-1 Thirty contestants took part. Bills, R. Gross and T. Saidi. were made by Robert Burns, John Young, The USCF Section of the Contra Costa Al'lhur Keske and Rea B. Hayes. County Open at Concord was won by K. 3-D-Chess Rules S2; U.S. Canada Grivainis, 4V2.%. 35 competed. Oregoll. Clark Harmon proyed invincible 3·D-Chess Club S2/ yr.: 3·D·Chess Among the Annual Sonoma Chess Fes· in the P ortl and Open, where he piled up boards S18; Address Box 6531 tival trophy winners wcre Raymond Ng six straigilt wins to finish one point ahead H, Ha mpton, Virginia 23368. and A. Kanamori. There was u gala of Rick Ganong. Six players wound up erowd of 225 participants. with 4·2 each: l\Iike Montchalin, Richard

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CHESS REVI EW , OCTOB ER, 1968 293 CANADA FOREIGN Poland Bl"itish Columbia England At Loelz, Grabczewski won the P olish uradic, 5Yz-lf:!, and Hill, 4lh·lYz, scor· i\'1. J. Basman, 51'2.%, took the Man­ championshi}) wi th 1OY:J-4Y2. ed a brace of upsets when Ihey fini shed chesler Open thanks 10 his opponent in :lhead of international master Duncan the last round, J. E. Littlewood, leaving Scotland Suttles in the British Columbia Open. ;t Rook en prise! The Scottish championship was gained Suttles was bracketed with 111'0 others at In the National Club Championship, by D. N. L. Lcvy. 6·1. Tied for the nex t 4-2 in a COmlHll"8livciy lowly lie for third. Islington was triumphant wilh a match three places were D. B. A. Hunter, R. i\L fou rth and fjfth places. record of-24 wins, 16 draws and only two McKay and P. M. George, each 5-2. losses. In the Vancouve r Island Open, Suttles Sin90pore was in top (Orm wit h a 5-0 sweep. K. Malaysia A double round for the national cham­ Beisheim, A. Hill and P. Biyiasas were The Kuala Lumpur Tournament ended pionship was captured by Lim Kok Ann next wlh '~·l each in the twenty-six-man in a deadlock between Dr. Foo Lum with the outstanding score of llY:J-2lh, contest. Choon and Choo Ming Wang. two big points ahead of Tan Lian Seng. South Africa A playoff between A. Haller and P. J. S. Robbertse, section winners with 8'Y2-% each in the championship tournament of the Pretoria Chess Club, was won hy Haller, 2·0. THE MAGAZINE FOR BRIDGE ENTHUSIASTS

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Gilchrist, Cleveland Chess Center, 3615 tional House, 1414 E 59 St, Chicago, Ill. Euclid Av, Cleveland, Ohio. 60637. Solutions on page 297. CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 295 An outsta ndIng r ecent game, a nnotauo by SVETOZAR GLiGORICH 8)' an outstanding Grandmaster.

BEWARE THE DEVIL! Q-"'3 8 N- B3. So went Geller-Uhlmann in l'Oun(! 16. Black undermined White's UALITY is the usua l determinant for games c1lOsen for this depart. center with the familiar method: 8 ... PxP 9 PxP, P-B3. He did not attaIn full Qment. Thus, the subject is usually that of a grandmaster winning eQuality untIl after 10 PxP, NxDP 11 0-0, aga inst a gra ndmaster, or at least a master. As the title indicates, how. D-Q3 12 N- B3, 0-0 13 D-K3, B-Q2 14. evel', th is time is different: a master win s against a grandmaster. P- QR3, Q-Ql 15 P-R3, R-Bl 16 R- K1 , K- lU 17 R-QDl, Q-Kl 18 R-B2, P-QR3 Such does 110t happen just at some whim of fa te. For, in a tourna· 19 R/2-K2, R-QB2 20 B-QBI. And he lost ment, the normal course in the first two-thirds is that the stronger heat Inter, the weaker qu ite regulnrly. The favori tes " ill fo rm" score full points. AmI even those favo rit es "out of form" manage to produce at least draws. But ilmuy happcn that the devil becomes very bored with the regular course of events and Iries to tum thill gs upside·down. In illustration, here is what happened at Skopje thi s year. The unbeatable leader of the tourllament lost in a very short game against Uhlmann. And the sa me happened to Polugayevsky who, unt il theil, was winni ng all the way whereas his opponent, Matanovich seemed well disposed to take draws all along, His Satanic Majesty, however. is not satisfied with slllall surprises among the eli te, not th is time. He wanls to break all the rules and reJa· 5 . . . . P-QB4 tions establi shed during the competition. As proof of his mi ght, here is 6 P-B3 N_QB3 an im press ive victory of one " loser" in the tournament against an experi. 7 QN-S3 . . . , encc<1 grandmaster in the penultimate round. Here is the idea ot the system. With The grandmaster lost in his favorite line in a manner ill which he bOlh Knights on Ule Klngside, there is nOlhiug to break the chain or White never had before, It is obviolls that the inspiration for the mastel' could Pa WllS. Uhlmann has found a plan for not have come from above, handling Black's cramped position: he tries to block the Kingside. then use his better prospects 011 the oUler wing. It Skopje 1968 remains a large Question, however, if FR ENCH D EFENSE such 1~ plan call be worked successfully. Robert G, Wade Wolfgang Uh lmann 7 . . . . PxP England East Germany 8 PxP P-KR4 White Black Here Is Uhlmann's key mo"e. He is I)repared (0 create some weaknesses so 1 P-K4 P- K 3 P_Q4 as to prevent P-KN~ nnd P-B5 and the 2 P- Q4 very dangerolls opening ot King·slde liIes. , . 3 N-Q2 . . At;alnst Matanovlch In round 2, Uhlmann or his len games willi Black hI Skopje. produced this sarue move a bit later, L"lL lmann had the pleasut'e or elnploylng reaching a safe position after 8 .. , N-N3 the French eight times ! E\'ery opponent 9 8 -Q3, B- Q2 10 N-K2, P-KR4 11 0-0, chose the lext Instead of risking the D- K2 12 P-QR3, P-R4 13 D-Q2, P-QR5 more ambillOlU1 3 N-QB3-excepl once. It Is with the text, however, that Uhl· 14 R-Dl, P- N3 15 Q- K1, K-Bl! 16 SavOll did not li ke the whole bUS iness R-QB2. N-R2 17 B-N4. B-QN4 18 BxBt, and Illayed 2 P-Q3 In round elshl malin seeks a li ard fight, regularly. He lll'Ovokes 4 P- K5 , allowing space for his QxD 19 BxB, NxB 20 N-Q2, K-N2. 3 , • , • N-K B3 oPllo nent but hoping for a countel' inltla· (See diagra m, top of next page) In I'onnd 14, Uh lmann became tired tOI' live on lhe Queellside where lhe majorlly n whi le of opponents I)repare side termin with this Illost populal' 12 B-Q2; but, after 12 . , . N-B5 13 BxN, 6 8 - Q3. N- QB3 7 P-QR3, N-B3 8 Q-K2, metho:xl. Fonnerl)". quick development or Px8 H N/R- N5, N-K2 15 Q-K2, Q-N3 0 - 0 9 0-0, N-KN5! 10 N-N3, D-Q3 11 lhe minor pieces was pI'elen'ed as by ;i P-83, B- Q2 12 PxP, PxP 13 D- D2. B-Q3, P-QD4 6 P-QB3, N-QB3 7 N-I\2. t = <:h«k; : = db l. c heek ; f = dI s, ch . 296 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 menace of sacrifice on KB7. So Uhlmann hastens his Queen-side action hoping that White cannot open the position in time. 14 P-B5! •... This move is very timely. 14 . . N-N6 Is useless because of 15 B-KN5_ 14 • • • . PxP The sacrifice is positionally unpleasallt. For it increases the activity of White's Queen Bishop and his Knight on K2. But Blael;: still hopefully looks to keeping the dOOr to his King locked.

Position after 8 • .. P_KR4 Position after 21 .•• B.K1

16 P---QR4, R-QBl 17 KR- Bl, N- Q4 18 opponent and, in effect, outwits himself. N-K4, B- K2 19 P-R5, Q-RS, Black had 23 ... B-Q3 allows much better reSist· strong coullterplay. ance, though 24 RxQNP then gives White Two rounds later, Marich tried to im­ solid winning chances. prove on that line with 12 P-QRS, P-RI 13 Q- KZ, B- K2 14 N/R-N5, P-QR5 15 Q-KBZ, N-R4 IS B- Q2, N-NS 17 QR-Ql. N-B5 18 B-B3. He obtained superIor play, breaking much later on the Kingside with P-KR3, P-KN4 and P-B5. But Black has already missed his Oppol·tunity here to diminish the number of minor pieces on 15 P-K6!! • • • • the board, But this move daunts Black's hope. 9 . . . . N-NS 15 . . . . PxP 10 B-QS B-Q2 On 15 . .. BxKP 16 N- B-I, mack can· Uhlmann treats his position more elas· not 1101(] the game: e.g. 16 '. Q- Q2 17 tically than he did against Nichevsky in BxP or IS ... Q-B3 17 N-N5! round 4. There he moved his Pawlls im­ 24 N-N6t! • • • • 16 Q-N3! mediately: 10 , .. p-Na 11 N-K2, P- R4 ... This blow Black cannot survive. His 12 0-0, P-QR5 13 Q-B2, B- K2 14 B-Q2, Now all the squares vacated by the King is much too exposed now, and K5 K- Bl 15 N- N5, B-Q2 and was in great sacrificed Pawns are transformed into goes to White's Queen with a tempo. danger after 16 BxP! PxB 17 QxNP, wonderful bases for 'White's minor pieces, 24. . . . K-N1 Q- K1 18 N-R7t, RxN 19 QxR, Q- B2 20 and materiaL disadvantage is light in view of White's ability to attacl;: th'" The choice of moves matters little: Q-R8t, Q-N1 21 QxP, Q-B2, but White just another order of forced moves. preferred the draw by repetition with 22 many wealmesses in Black's camp. The 25 Q-K5 BxN Q-R8t· immediate tilreat is 17 Q- N6t. 16 • • • • K-B2 Else, mate on KR8. Or IS . . . Q-B3 17 B-KN5 and 18 26 QxPt K-R1 N-K5. 27 RxNP • • • • 17 N-B4 K-N1 Another winning line is 27 QxB, QxR On 17 ... R- KRa follows 18 N- N6! 28 RxP, Q- N2 [else, 29 R-B7] 29 Q-R5t, K-Nl [the Queen cannot cover the King] 18 N_N6 N-N6 30 RxNP. Black's King becomes vulnerable as 27 ... ,_ Q-K1 soon as his King Rool;: disappears; but, 28--: RxN on 18 .. . R- KR2, White has the yery • • • • unpleasant 19 B-KN5 leaving mack's Here '28 Q- B6t, K-Nl 29 BxP, BxB 30 pieces utterly disjointed. QxU is not bad, either. 19 NxR NxB 28 . . • • B-N2 30 K-R1 29 QxB Q- K6t 31 Q-R5t Dlacl;: concedes the Exchange in order • • • • 11 N-K2 • • • • to destroy this dangerous Bishop. 19 ... White gains a decisive tempo to return It is not clear that the text is better NxR 20 N-NS leaves Black defenseless the terrible Rool;: to the seventh rani!. than 11 N-R3; but, this way, the KIng against the attack over the King Rool;: 31 . . . . K-N1 33 R-N7 R- KB1 Knight may aid the Pawns to open files file. 32 R_Q1 Q-B7 34 RxBt! .... on the Kingside more effectively. 20 QRxN K,N This move crushes Black's last hope. 11 . . . . P-R4 21 N-K5 B-K1 34 . . . . KxR 36 R_QBt R-K1 The text is usual for exploiting White's On 21 ... K-NI, White's ad,'antage re­ 35 QxPt K-R2 37 P-R3 Resigns weakened, white, Queen-side squares. mains the same because of his Rooks Even simpler is 37 QxRPt and 38 RxQ. 12 0-0 P-QR5 operating on the Queen Bishop file and But the same end is attained. 1SQ-K1! .... Black's Pawns being so weak on the As soon as the Queen finds its way to Kingside. Solutions for PROBLEMART No.1 The key 1 B-Nl; threat 2 B- R2. the vicinity of Black's King, the threats (See diagram, top of next column) No.2 The I,ey 1 P-N8(N): and, on 1 ... wi!! become immediate. 22 R_B7! P-R5 RxPt, 2 K- B2, etc. or 1 ... R-K2 2 PxR 13 • . . • N-R4 OJ" 1 ... R-Klt 2 KxR or 1 ... R-N3 2 As the Rool;: clearly is tabu [22 .. . The tenSion rises in the race for King­ Q-K4t or 1 ... R- R3 2 N-Q7t. QxR?? 23 N- NStJ, Black tries to jostle side and Queen·side goals. No.3 The lley is a II'aiting one (did you "White's Queen from its active position. Can Uhlmann block and secure his guess?); 1 Q-R3; and, if 1 ... K- Q7, 2 KIngside with the usual 13 ... P-N3? It 23 Q-B4 P-N4 QxNt, etc. or 1 ... N-Q8 2 B-Qat or 1 is hard to believe as, after 14 Q- N3, Here is a decisive rnistalte. In mutual ... K-Nl 2 N-B5 or 1 ... N- Q6 2 NxN N-R4 15 N-N5, there is an immediate time trouble, Black seeks to outwit hiF, or 1 . . . N else 2 N-B4. CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 297 CENTRAL ICAN CHESS Th'e Sixth Centrol American-Caribbean Games By WILLIAM HOOK

The Sixth Central American-Carribean Games, an annual team The tournament will be in Costa Rica event, was held th is year in San Salvador, the fascinating capital city of next year, and it is hoped that at least El Salvador. Only eight countries took part, as compared with the ten in a dozen cou.ntries will be represented. the tu rnout last year in Santa Domingo of the Dominican Republic.* It The- Final Standings was disappointin g that Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela failed to send Puerto Ri co: 21Y2-6Y2 teams and lamentable, indeed, that Cuba, with its invitation accepted, Having no alternate available, the team was prevented from coming, reportedly because of vi sa difficulties. Th e from Puerto Rico played like men or Iron. warmth and spirit of Ihe Salvadorean hosts, however, made the tourna­ They took the lead early by defeating Nicaragua, and never let up, to gain a ment thi s year thoroughly successful and memorable. 3% point margin of victory, an impres­ sive triumph. The Individual scorers were: Jullo Ka plan 5lh·1%: Miguel Colon 5%·1%; Jaime 51ririche 41h·2lh; and Paul Reiss­ man 6·1. Domi nican Republic: 18-10 The Dominicans won the tiebrealt for second place by virtue of their victory over the tying Nicaraguan team. 50 Hugh Myers' !ine second-round win over EdmundO Davlla on board one tUrned out to be a key game. Luis Delgado's 5-2 record on board two was the \lighest for that llositlon_ A greatly improved team. Nicaragua: 18-10 Defending champions, the Nicaraguans experienced a bad start with losses to Puerto Rico aud the Dominican RepubHe but put on a tremendous stretch drive in the eero l' t to sah'age second place. The Issue finally hung on the last·round marathon between Davila and Jorge Rovira of Costa Rica which ende-B-! 31 most mOdel'll trend. B-Q3, R-QS 32 B-K2, R-KRS 33 K-N2, H.- KS 3·( D- B3. KING'S INDIAN REVERSED 31 P-B5 p,p 33 B-K4 P-R5 Hugh Myers Edmundo Davila 32 BxP B-R3 34 R-QN5 B-B5 Dominican Republic Nicaragua 35 R-KR5 B_N4 White Black Here Black call at least make White's 1 N_ KB3 N-KB3 5 0 - 0 P- KN3 tasl;: more difficult by 35 .. . DxP 36 2 P- Q3 P-Q4 6 QN- Q2 8-N2 RxP, B-D2 37 R-RSt, K-N2 38 n - R7t, 3 P-KN3 P-B4 7 P-K4 0-0 K-Bl. 48-N2 N-B3 8 R-K1 P- K4 36 N_Q6! R-Qa 41 N-K4 ! N-Q4 Here one of the lines of the regular 37 R-Rat K-N2 42 P-B4 N-N5 King's I ndian Defense is reached, bul 38 R-R7t K- B1 43 R-QN7 N-B3 16 . , , . with the initiative as well as the colors 39 R-B7t K_ N1 44 B_B5 N-Q5 reversed. 40 B-R7t K- R1 45 N,B P,N Now Black simply acquires a bad game wjth no chance for counle!·play. 9 PxP N,P 11 P-QR4 8- K3 On ·15 • NxB, White wins with .J< 10 N_B4 P-B3 12 P- B3 Q- Q2 N-K·I! He ought lo take up the challenge: 16 . . . BxN 17 PxB, Q-N3 IS PxP, PxP 13 P- R5 P-QN4 46 R-Q7! R-KR8 19 QR- Nl, Q-B3 : Now Black is left with two vnlnerable BlaclCs text is desperation: there is no Pawns on the Queenslde. So the text is 1) 20 B-K4, NxD 21 PxN, R-n6, and adequate defense to the threatened ad· Blacl;: stands well; at least premature. vance oC ihe Bishop Pawn. 2) 20 K- N2, N- Q4! 21 DxP, N-B5t 22 14 PxP e.p. 47 RxN RxPt 49 P- B5 R-N2 K - N3, N-R4t, and ·W hite must acquiesce t5 RxR 48 K-N1 R,P 50 P-B6 Resigns to a perpetual; 16 Nj3-Q2 · . . . 3) 20 RxP, QxKBP 21 D- K2, Q- K5 23 The threat i s 17 BxN and 18 NxNP. QxQ, NxQ, and Blacl, has connterplay 16 . . . . R-N1 One Slip Too Many amI fair chances of holding his own. 17 N-K4 P-R3 17 RxP N_N3 After questionable move ill the open· 18 Q- B3 · . . a . ing. B lack encounters difficulty but suc· No'" or next move. B lack can 110 And 1I0W the tllt'eal is HI NxNP follow­ ceeds in I,eeping the fighting fairly open. lo nger obtain counterplay wilh .. . BxN. ed by 20 NxQBP, etc. At the crucial moment, however, he 1'3 R-R3 N/ N- Q4 21 R/3-N3 B-83 18 . . . . Nj3- K2 misses his best chance. And his faie 1s 19 R-N1 Q- K2 22 P_B4 N_B2 19 Q-K2 N- B4 sealed. Just a single slip is some times 20 Q-81 KR_B1 23 N-K5 N/2-K1 19 .. . B-B2 as a precaution against too many. One call hardly call the text a blunder 20 P-B4 is imlicated here. as Blaek has a losing position. anyhow. NIMZO·INOIAN DEFENSE 20 P-B4 PxP The positional threat is 24 N- N4. The Jorge Rov ira Julio Ka plan alternatives of 23 ... D- I{1 2-1 N-N4 Now D1ach~ loses a Pawn. 20 ... B- B3 or 23 . .. D-Q2 2·1 NxB or DxN or again 21 PxP, PxP is better but far from satls· Costa Rica Puerto Rico factory, becanse of the isolation of the 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 5 B- Q3 P-B4 23 ... D-R5 2·1 R-N.t are just as hope· Black King Pawn. 2 P-QB4 P- K3 6 N_B3 P_Q4 less for Black as is the text. 3 N_QB3 B_N5 7 0-0 QN-Q2 24 NxB RxN 27 R-N8 K_ R2 4 P-K3 0-0 8 P-QR3 B-R4 25 B_K4 R/1-B1 28 Q-B2t P- N3 Here S . .. PxQP is plausible, mainly 26 BxR RxB 29 RxN Resigns in view of 9 KPxP, PxP 10 ExP, 8 - K2 with which Black's King Bish op lal,e~ A Pivotal Move the sting Ollt of 11 B-KN5. The crossing of the middle line by a 9 Q_B2 PxQP King Bishop Pawn. P- KB5 or . . . Here, howevel·, freeing ·White's Queen P-KB5, often triggers a strong King,side Bishop is risky. Black does belter with attack. In this game, White finds him­ the a lmost i nvariable .. . PxBP ot this self In trouble and eventually loses since defense. For 10 ExP, P-QR3 offers him he fails to forestall that crucial move. fine chances: e.g. 11 PxP, BxN 12 QxD, NxP 13 P- QN.t, N/4-K5 H Q-B2. B- N2. S ICIl.IAN REVERSED 10 KPxP PxP 12 B-KN5 P-QN4 Edmundo Davila Julio Kaplan 21 NxQBP! · . . . 11 BxP P-QR3 13 B-Q3 P-R3 Nicaragua Puerto Rico This stroke is a natnral. But it does 14 B- R4 BxN take a number of moves before the 1 N_ KB3 N- KB3 4 P-N3 0-0 Il's pity fo!· Black t o have to part profitable natur e of the liquIdation be­ a 2 P-QN3 P-KN3 5 8-N2 P-Q3 comes obviOUS. with ihis Bishop, but then he has no bet· 3 B_N2 B- N2 6 0-0 , . ' . tel' employment for it. anyhow. 21 . . . . P,N 25 R- B6 R,P ·With 6 P- Q4, White has a more active 15 PxB B-N2 22 QxBt Q,Q 26 RxN R- Qat continuation leading to a regular King's 23 RxQ R-Q1 27 K_B2 R,B 16 P-R4 .... Indian Defense. 24 PxP N-B2 28 B-Q5t K-B1 Remarkably, W hite is willing to ac­ 6 , , , . P-K4 ·White wins more easily on other reo cept a weakening of his Kingside . rely­ 7 P-Q3 . . . ' plies: 28 .. . K-Rl 29 H.-B8t. K-R2 30 ing on the superiority of the Two Bishops Now 7 P-Q4 rathe!· favors Black, be­ against two Knights. B-N8t, K-R1 31 B-K6§, K-R2 32 BxN, cause of 7 . . . P- K5. The alternative 16 N-K5 leads to dubio PxB 33 RxP, etc. 01" 28 . .. K-R2 29 7 .... N-B3 ous COIl! I)lications because of 16 . .. NxN B-K·j, N-R5 30 RxP, P-B4 31 B-Q3. etc. a P-B4 . , , . 17 PxN, Q- Q4 IS P-KB.t, N-K5 and 19 29 B-K4 N-K2 Now the opening can be termed a type 30 RxP .... t = check; t = dbl. check; i = dis, ch, of the Closed Sicilian in Rel·erse. CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 299 20 .... PxP! First Board Records 21 RPxP • • • • Jnlio Kaplan deservedly won the gold White loses rapidly also after both 21 watch with his 5%-1¥.J on first board. In BPxP, Q-Q5i and 21 BxB, QxB 22 RPxP, the last round, with what seemed to be I NxP! a winning position, he offered a draw as 21 . . . . BxB soon as his team was assured of the title 22 KxB N-B5t! by that result. Extremely popular, he 23 PxN ..•. offers as an object lesson to other highly 23 K-Nl, Q-R6 rever ts to the game, ranked players his very fj ne s portsman· and 23 K-B3, N-R6§ leads to mate by ship and general cOmpOl'tI,nent. 24 K- N2, RxPt 25 RxR, RxRt 26 K- Rl, William Hook of the iVirgln Islands. N-B5 etc. 5·2, Hngh Myers of the Dominican Re­ public and Edmundo Davila or Nicaragua, 23 .... Q-N5t both 4%·2%, were the other leading 24 K-R1 R-B4 scorers on board one. Resigns Davila llreviously had an unbroken s t ring of five snccessive tl'iumplls as top "Recant? Neverl!! Paul Morphy would scorer in this tournament. have made hash of Capablancal" Two Little Combinations A kind of French Defense leads to a B • • • • N-KR4 l(jnd of French ExchalJge Variation which And here is White's point: Ite wins a Herewith, Black threatens 9 ... P-K5 While cleverly exposes as very bad for Pawn while pressing his nUncl;:, Black. Two little combinations do the 10 BxB, PxN! while llreparing the char· 14 . . . . NxN 16 BxN 0-0-0 tricl;:, to say nothing of the player. acteristic ... P-KB4- 5, analogous to 15 BxP! Q-B2 17 N-B5 B-B3 White's line in the Closed Sicilian. 18 B-84 B-K4 POLISH DEFENSE 9 N-B3 .... At least, Black has castled and com­ (French by irregular transposition) White parries the immediate threat but pleted his mobilization. Now, after trad· ignores Black's other intention. 9 N- Kl! William Hook Hugh Myers ing Bishops, he can mal(e It a fight-his P- B4 10 P- B4! is much more to the Virgin Islands Do minican Republic P awn minus notwithstanding. Or so he point. White thus creates great tension 1 N-KB3 N-KB3 4 0-0 P-B4 thinks. with fairly open chances : e.g. 10 . . . 2 P-KN3 P- QN4 5 P-Q3 P-K3 PxP 11 BxB, KxB 12 PxP, Q-B3 13 N-B2! 3 B-N2 B-N2 6 P-K4 • • • • 9 . . . . P-B4 11 N_Q5 B-K3 Now the opening becomes a French as 10 Q-Q2 P-KR3 12 N-K1 .... met by 2 P-Q3 or so at least for want Now the text comes to late to prevent of a better name. 12 . .. P-B5! 6 . . . . N-B3 12. . . . P-B5 ! 7 N-B3 P-N5 This crucial advance figured in the 8 N-K2 P-Q4 three games which Spassky won against Either 8 .. . P - Q3 or 8 · . P - K4 Is Geller in their recent match, pages 202-4, less convenient for White. July issue. Blac!;: has the edge. 9 PxP PxP 13 N_B2 Q-Q2 15 QPxP NxKPl AmI this recapture is really weak 9 14 P_Q4 B-R6 16 N-Q4 • • • • . . NxP is correct. After 16 PxP, BxB 17 KxB, NxPt, the 10 R_K1 B-K2 19 RxB!! • • • • advantage fOr Dlack is hardly short of 11 N-R4! Q-Q2 TIlis sacrifice of the Exchange demol· decisive. He \\'ins, for example, after 18 12 N-B4! • • • • ishes Black's illusion. It is actually no NxN, Q-N5t 19 K- Rl, RxN 20 R-I{Nl, Hel'e White has a distinct advantage. s acrifice bllt a big bargain. Q- R5 21 BxN, BxB 22 RxPt . K-B2. And the text eyes a fine combination. 19 . . . • 16 . . . . R-B2 18 NxN 20 P-QB3! 17 N-KB3 QR-KB1 19 Q-B2 Now the threat of 21 P-Q4 admits of The attack on Black's KN3 is not quite no adequate defense. 'White gets another harmless. For instance, 19 .. . B- B4 20 piece for his Rook. B-K4 leads to weakness on the white P-Q5 squares in Dlack's camp. Kaplan relies 20 .... 21 PxQP Q-Q2 rather on the attacl{ing chances which he must get if the position Is opened. ·White wins on 21 ... PxP 22 R-B1. 22 BxN P-B3 23 N- Q6 t • • • • Now White adds the Exchange to his profits. 23 . . . . K-N1 24 NxB§ Px' 12 . . . . P-N4 24 ... KxN clearly is no better. Apparently, Black has no illusion as to winning a piece. He makes the move 25 NxR RxN 29 P_BG Rx. only as a preparation for .. . 0-0-0. But 26 PxBP Q-Q5 30 P-B7t K-B1 the move is poor even for that aim. 12 27 Q-B2 R-Q4 31 Q-B6 Q-Q4 .. P-N3 13 B-R3. Q-B2 is a bit better. 28 R-QB1 P- K5 32 Q-K8t Resigns 13 B-R3 P-N5

20 N-83 • • • • Here is Black's point. White wins on IT'S YOUR MOVE! White is in grave t rouble, perhaps 13 . .. Q- Ql 14 N-R5! NxN 15 QxN, Remember! Give us six weeks notice of fatal, after 20 QxP, BxB 21 KxB, PxN PxN 16 B- K6! followed by 16 . .. R-KBI c hange of address. Copies do not get 22 QxN, PxNP ! But the text is worse as 17 D- R6 01' 16 ... Q-Q3 17 B- B·1. forwarded and also can take weeks en_ i t loses by force. 14 N-R5! • • • • route. So we must have notice early! 300 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 SOME OTHER GAMES

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Edmundo Davila William Hook Nicaragua Virgin Islands 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 18 K- R1 Q-Q1 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 19 Q-K1 N- B2 3 N-QBS B-N2 20 P-QN4 P-N3 4 P-K4 P-Q3 21 R-QN1 R-N1 5 P-B3 0-0 22 R_ N2 K-B2 AMERICA - OR THE INDIES? 6 8-K3 QN-Q2 23 PxP NPxP 7 Q-Q2 P-K4 24 Q-Q2 RxR 8 P_Q5 N-K1 25 QxR P-QR3 Potent and surprising in its insinuation is the discovered check. On 9 8_Q3 P_KB4 26 Q_N6 8-K2 preparing to spring a "discovery," one grandmaster is wont to say: "I am 10 0-0-0 P-QBS 27 R-QNt Q-81 about to discover America." In jest of course. But this solitaire game, 11 K-N1 Q-R4 28 Q-R? N- R1 a Queen's Indian between Paul Keres and Boris Spassky from the Gothen­ 12 KN-K2 Nj2-B3 29 R-N7 R-Q1 13 P-KR3 P-B5 30 8-82 B-KN4 burg Interzonal 1955, is no fun for Black. It begins 1 P-Q4, N-KB3 14 B_KB2 N-R4 31 B-QR4 N-B3 2 P-QB4, P- K3 3 N-KB3, P-QN3 4 P-K3, B-N2 5 B-Q3, B-K2 15 N-B1 P- B4 32 QxP K-K2 16 P-QRS 8-Q2 33 N-N5 N-K1 60-0. 17 N/1-R2 B-KB3 34 N-R7 Resigns Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's next move (exposing table just enough to read it). Now guess White's BENON I COUNTER GAMBIT Benjamin Rosas Julio Kaplan 7th move, then expose it. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make El Salvador Puerto Rico move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on. 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 13 R_K1 NxBP 2 N-KB3 P-QB4 14 KxN Q- B2 COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME 15 N-N3 B- B4 3 PxP N-R3 White Poe Black Your Selection Your 16 B_B4 Q-N3 4 P_KN3 NxP Played Score Played for White's move Score 58-N2 P-KN3 17 R- QB t N-N5t 6 ... 0-0 ...... B_N2 18 K-B1 P-Q6 · ...... 6 0-0 7 P-QNS •...... 5 7 ... P-Q4 7 N_B3 19 B_K3 NxB · ...... 0-0 8 B-N2 ...... 4 8 ... QN-Q2 · ...... 8 R-N1 P-Q3 20 RxN QxR g N- BS ... " ...... 4 9 .•. P-B4 (a) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... P- Q4 21 Q-B3 B- Q5 9 N-Q2 10 Q-K2 ...... 4 10 •.. QPxP ...... 10 P_K4 P-Q5 22 QxQ BxQ • ••••••••••••••• . 11 NPxP •...... •...... ••. 5 11 ... Q-B2 • •••••••••• • •••• • • • • • • • • 11 N-Q5 N/4xP 23 R_K1 P_Q7 12 QR-Q1 ...•..•..•...... 4 12 ... QR-Q1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24 NxP BxN 12 NxPt OxN 1SP-Q5 ..•...... ••... 5 1S •. , P_QR3 (b) Resigns • • • • • •• • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • 14 PxP ...... 5 14 ... PxP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 N-KN5 ...... 4 15 .•• Q-BS (c) ••• ••• ••• • • ••••• ...... The same moves in Spanish read: 16 P- B4 ...... 5 16 ..• P-R3 ...... 17 N_B3 ...... 3 17 ... Q-B2 ...... 1 P4D C3AR 13 T1R CxPA 18 N-KR4 ...... 3 18 •.. B-Q3 • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •• • 2 C3AR P4AD 14 RxC D2A 19B-N1 ...... •...... 4 19 ..• KR-K1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 3 PxP C3T 15 C3C A'A 20 Q- KB2 ...... 4 20 ..• N-B1 ••••••• • •• • •••• • • • • • • •• • 16 A4A D3C 4 P3CR CxP 21 Q-N3 ....•.....•...... 4 21 ..• N_R4 • •••• ••• ••••••• • ...... 5 A2C P3CR 17 T1AD C5C+ 22 Q-RS ...•...... •...... 3 22 ... N- BS • ••• •• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • 60-0 A2C 18 R1A P5D 23 N-N6 ...... 4 23 ... P-K4 • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 C3A 0-0 19 A3R CXA+ 24 N-Q5 ...... •. .• ..• 4 24 . •• BxN • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • 8 T1C P3D 20 TxC DxT 25PxP ...... • ...... 5 25 ... BxKP ...... • • • • • • • • 9 C2D P'D 21 D3A A5D 26NxB ...... •...... S 26 •.. B-KS ...... 10 p4R P5D 22 DxD AxD 27 Q-N3 ...... •... S 27 ..• RxR ...... 11 C5D C4xP 23 T1R P7D 28 RxR ...... 3 28 .• • P-QN4 ...... · ...... 12 CxP DxC 24 CxP AxC 29 R- KB1 ...... 4 29 •. • N/3-Q2 (d) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... Rinde 30 QxPt (e) ...... 8 30 ..• Resigns ...... R ill King; D. Queen; T, Rook; p, Pawn; A. Bishop; and C. Knight. Total Score ...... 100 Your Percentage ...... SCALE: 75-100 Excollontj 55-74 Superior, 40 61 Good; 26 at-Falr CARO-KANN DEFENSE Luis Delgado Stanley de Castro NOTES TO THE GAME • Position after 29 ••• N/3-Q2 Dominican Rep. Curacao a) The Pawn contours of the White and the Black 1 P-K4 P-QBS 14 QR-Q1 Q- K1 sides are similar. 2 P-Q4 P- Q4 15 P_QRS P-B4 b) 13 ... PxP 14 PxP, NxP 15 NxN, BxN 16 3 N-QB3 PxP 16 P_Q5 B-Q1 BxPt leaves Black's Klngside vulnerable. And not 4 NxP B-B4 17 B-Q6 8-K2 13 .. . P-K4 because of 14 P-Q6, BxP 15 N-QN5! 5 N_N3 B-N3 18 N_B5 BxB 6 N_B3 N-Q2 19 NxB Q-K2 c) ]\'late is the threat. 7 B-QS BxB 20 NxR NxN d) Here Black misses an opportunity: 29 ••. 8 QxB KN-B3 21 PxP PxP N-NS to swap and cut down White's reserve force 9 P_QB4 P-KS 22 N- K5 N-Q3 is superior. 100-0 B-K2 2S P- B3 N-B4 11 R-K1 0 - 0 24 Q-QS N- Q5 e) Elaboralion on White's point seems needless 12 B_B4 N- N3 25 P-QN4 P-QN3 here: suffice it to say . . . KxQ leads to a dis· 13 Q-B2 R-B1 26 P-N5 N-R4 covery. 27 N- B6 Resigns t = check: l = c101tll 0"..... ; f = 418. :1 ulr CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 301 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH . annotated by a famous expert.

Black's desperation is justified. N/4-K2 is preferable. On 16 ... R-Kl, Vt·INTERNATlONAL 19 PxN Q-Q4 22 B-B4! BxA there may follow; 20 R-K4 N,P 23 BxB P-B3 1) 17 N-K4? B-B4 I S N-Q6, BxB 19 NxR [19 QxB, N-B5!], Q-R4t 20 Q-Q2 MONACO 1968 21 B-N2 Q-Q3 24 BxPt! Resigns (20 K-Bl, QxBP!], BxP"t 21 K-Q1, BxNt International at Monte Carlo 22 QxN, R-Qli, and Black wins; What's in a Name? 2) 170-0, Q-N4 IS K-Rl [18 P-KN3? The Nameless System KBxP), QxP with only a slight edge for This game lacks Independent value Black's innocuous novelty In the open· Black. and is given almost without notes. It is ing offers possibilities of COUnter-play. given, however, as documentary evidence 15 . . . . QxBt White falls to realize so in time and Js , or Botvlnnik's confldence In White's de· 16 K-Bf R-Q1 outplayed exemplarily. i p\oyment-which he never used before. 17 NxN • • • • With 17 N-IH, White way retain Il is KING'S FIANCHETTO OPENING QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED extra Pawn but hardly the game as 17 Mikhail Botvinnik Letzelter Lajos Portisch LetzeJter ~ ... P-N3! offers Black too powerful an Soviet Union France Hungary France attack. He answers 18 PxP simply with White Black 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 p,p 18 ... PxP and 18 P-QN4 with 18 ... 4 PxP B- N2. . 1 P- KN3 P-Q4 7 P- K4 B-N2 2 P_QB4 P-K3 5 B-N5 B-K2 2 B-N2 P-K3 8 P-K5 KN - Q2 3 N-QB3 N-KB3 6 P-K3 QN-Q2 17 . • . • 19 Q-K3 B-Q2 3 N-KB3 N_KB3 9 R-K1 P-QB4 7 B-Q3 N-B1 18 Q-B3 20 N-K2 R-Q4 40-0 B_K2 10 N-Bf N- QB3 The text constitutes a tair system of 21 QxQ R,Q 5 P- Q3 0-0 Q-B2 11 P-KR4 defense, though raJ'ely seen. In trading Queens, 'White has obtained 6 QN-Q2 P-QN3 12 8-B4 QR-Kl 8 Q-B2 N-K3 some relief but is still In grave difficulty. 13 N/1-R2 • • • • 9 B-A4 P-KN3 With his Rooks out of action, he faces 10 N-B3 0-0 problems. In refraining from the conventional .. P-QB3 and ... N-N2, Black gives the system an individual fla\'or. Saving :t tempo fOI' the time being, he may pro· ceed with ... P- QB4. later If the chance arises and is, at any rate, not exposed to the type of attack (with 0-0-0 and P-K4) with which Spielmann earned a victory over Capablanca at Kal'lsball 1929. 11 P-KR3 • • • • Apparently, White has 12 B- N3, N-R·I White's deployment is becoming a 13 B-R2 In mind. But the idea is too major issue In the theory at openings. Jt complacent. He ought to employ 11 R-Ql is attained most usually via the French which is safer than 0-0-0 and stronger 22 P_ KN4 • • • • Defense, but with inevitable variations than 0-0. White is moved to this desperate step both as to sequence of moves and as to 11 . . . . P_B4! by necessity. He is also in dire straits actual moves. And it lacks a suitable Now the text ofters good cOllllterplay. after 22 N-B3, B-B3 as then Black threat· name so far.'" ens both 23 .. BxPi and 23 ... N-B5. It certainly needs one, preferably a 12 PxP • • • • neutral one, something like Indo·French. Instead of the provocative text, White 22 . . . . B-B3 23 P_N4 •... Fischer has frequently employed this ought to try 12 0-0. He gets a slight system with great skill as against Myag· edge after 12 ... PxP 13 PxP and more On 23 R-KNl, R-Ql, White still has to marsuren at Sousse (page H, January. after 12 ... P-B5 13 B- K2, answering play 24 P-N4. AnoUlel' adherent of l:h.e system is E. 13 ... P-QR3 with 14 N- K5. 23 . . . . R-K4 Vasyukov, while in this country it was 12 . . . . P- Q5! 24 R- KN1 R-Q1 introduced by Hugh Myers, a former 13 PxP NxQP 25 B-B4 • • • • membel' of the Manhattan Chess Club. 14 Q-Q1 .... As alternatives, 25 PxN, RxB and 25 ~fyers is probably the actual inventor or The text loses time. 14 NxN, QxN 15 R-Ql, B-B6 26 PxN, R.xB are hopeless. the line thougll proof Is difficult. B- N3 followed by 0-0 leads to equality. 25 . . . . R-K5! While has superior King·side chances. 14 . . . . N-R4! 26 B-N3 ..•. 13 . . . . Q-Q1 16 PxB N-K2 Now Black has the initiative. 26 R-Bl loses to 26 ... RxB. 14 B_R3 P-Q5 17 B-Q2 N-N3 26 . . . . B-N4! 15 N_N5 BxN 18 P-KB4 N/2xP 15 BxB ...• Wit\t this trade, White forfeits castllng 27 PxN • ... • We think the na.me we give is apt.-Ed. with difficulty ahead. 15 NxN, BxB 16 Now this capture is forced. 302 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 Zl .. .. RxN The alternative is 11 . . . N-Q4 12 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 28 PxP • • • • B-B5, P- QN3 13 BxB, N/4xB when the . J. H. Donner S. Gligorich White may be hoping for 28 ... RxP§ question arises if Wh ite can capitalize on Holland 29 K-N2, RxR 30 PxBPt, K-Bl 31 RxR. the exposed position of Black's Knight Yugoslavia But Black is mercilessly accurate to the on QBS. There Is no obvious way, but a 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P-K4 P-Q3 very end. move which may work is 14 P-QN4. 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 5 N-B3 0 - 0 3 N-QB3 B-N2 28 . • . . RPxP 12 QxN B-Q4 14 R-B2 B-KB1 6 B-K2 P-K4 7 P-Q5 .... Now, on 29 RxPt, K-Bl 30 R-KN1, 13 KR-B1 R-K1 15 R/1-QB1 .... RxP§ 31 K-N2, B-BSt, Black wins tile ·White is exercising severe pressure on Saidy- Eyrne (cited above) continued Bishop: 32 K-NS, RxR 33 RxR, R-Q6t the Queellslde but does not yet threaten WiOl 7 B-K3, N-NS 8 B-N5, P - KD3 9 or 32 K-R2, RxPt 33 K-N3, R-E6t. anything in particular. B-R4, P-KN4 10 B- N3, N-KR3 11 P-Q5. 29 K_N2 Rj1-Q7 15 . . • . N-N1 7 . . . . QN-Q2 8 B-K3 30 KR-KB1 R-K4! Black sets a little trap but ought to • • • • Now it's a Pawn massacre. play 15 ... B- Q3 followed possibly by This move is a Reshevsky favorite. 8 • . . . N-N5 31 KR-Q1 R-N4t 37 K-N2 RxRP ... N-K2. For Botvinnik finds a big 9 B-N5 P-KB3 32 K-B3 R-B4t 38 R-Qat K-N2 loophole in tbe trap. 10 B_R4 33 K-K3 R-K7t 39 R/1-Ba RxP • • • • 34 K-Q4 R/7xBP 40 R-Nat K-B3 T his move, however, is debatable. It is 35 QR.B1 R/7-s5t 41 R-S7 B-R5 here the Bishop starts divagating. 36 K-B3 R-R4 42 ·RxBPt K- N4 10 . . . . N-R3 13 PxP N_B3 Resigns 11 N-Q2 P-KN4 14 N/2-K4 NxN 12 B_ N3 P_ KB4 15 NxN BxP 16 P-B3 • • • • Like Wine Naturally, White wants to be able to In playing over Botvinnik's games, one re-activate his Queen Bishop. sometimes gets the impression that he 16 . • • • P- N5 is getting even better with his advancing 17 B-B2 • • • • years. Like wine. Hel:e 'Vhite's error leads to serious This game is a wonderful samplillg wealiening of h is Kingside. After 10 0-0, from his vineyard, 16 RxP! B-B3 he may have a fair game. SICIL.IAN REVERSED Now Black wins tile Exchange. 17 . . . . PxP ! 18 PxP Mikhail Botvinnik Lajos Portisch 17 R/1xB! PxR • • • • T he point appears on 18 BxBP, BxN 19 Hungary Soviet Union Black's trap already proves not much DxD, RxD! After 20 K,-.;R, Q-R5t 21 1 P-QB4 P-K4 or a success. For While can simply pta:. K-K3, N-N5t 22 K-Q2, N- B7, Black ac­ Experiences with this Sicilian Reversed 18 R-N7 retaining fine compensation for quires two pieces for his Rook, and the are rather glum fOr B lack. the Exchange. attacl<;:. 2 N-QB3 N-KB3 4 PxP NxP 18 RxKBP!! • • • • 18 . . . . N-N5! 20 NxN Q-R5 3 P_KN3 P-Q4 5 B-N2 . ' . . But Botvinnik has had a far, far bet· 19 B-Q3 NxB 21 0-0 • • • • Now the opening is a Dragon Reversed. tel' plan in mind. He throws a full Rool. 'White's last move requh·es courage Botvinnik is a virtuoso of this system, into the bargain to Tefute the trap and generated by despet·aUon. He lacks a though he never adopts it when playing create a classical brilliancy. good move. For, on 21 Q-K2, Black car· Black. 18 . . . . P- R3 ries out his tlll·eat: 21 ... BxB 22 QxB, 5 • • . . B-K3 70-0 N-N3 Declining the sacrifi ce leaves Black ill P-K5! 6 N-B3 N_QB3 8 P-Q3 B-K2 a hopelessly Inferior position. Dut 18 ... 21 . . . . P-K5! 9 P_QR3 . . . . KxR 19 Q- QB4t costs Black very heavily This star move Is a natural in this Queen·side actiCln is indicated, and If he Is to avoid mate: 19 .. . K-N3 variation. (ef. Saldy-Byrne.) Botvinnik's specialty is such by P - QN4-5. [hardly 19 .. . Q-Q4 20 N-N5t and 21 22 NxP • • • • The often played P- QR4 is far less et· BxQ] 20 Q-N4t, K-B2 21 N-NSt, K-Nl Neither 22 BxP nor 22 PxP is playable fectlve, [nor 21 ... K-N3 22 N- K6§] 22 Q-B4t, K-R1 2S N-B7t [well, maybe, 19 ... here because of 22 .. B-K4. P-QR4 9 . . . . Q-Q4 or 21 ... K-N3 was not the worst, 22 .. . . B-R6 24 Q-K2 K-Rl This remedy is suspect. 9 ... P-BS after all!]. 23 R-K1 B-K4 25 K-R1 • • • • 10 P-QN4, N-Q5 or P - QR3 is steadier, 19 R-N7 Q- Bl The threat of 25 .. R-N1t compels though hardly sutricient for full equality. 20 Q- B4t K-R1 "'hite's last move; but tllere is, unfor­ The Dragon Reversed offers 'White but 21 N-R4! tunately for him, yet another blow. a slight initiative but one which Blach: • • • • lms great trouble breaking. The elegance continues .... 10 B-K3 0 -0 21 • . . • QxR 24 NxP§ P-N3 11 N-QR4 NxN 22 N-N6t K- R2 25 BxPt K-N2 23 B-K4! B- Q3 26 BxPt Resigns . .. . right to the end! After 26 ... K.,, UNITED STATES 16 P-B5 for Black in 1910. • • • • 12 . . . . Q-K4 Here White aims at 17 P-B6 securing NEW YORK 1968 the passed Pawn and the Knight file. Now White must opt which way to go. United States Championship The Divagating Bishop Again This game, a fine performance on B1acl;:'s pa!'t, illustrates the same odd variation as Donller-Gligol'ich (page 303). White is handicapped throughout by his miscued Queen Bishop. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Dr. Anthony Saidy Robert Byrne 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 6 N- B3 P- K4 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 7 B-K3 N-NS 3 N-QB3 B_N2 S B-N5 P-KB3 4 P-K4 P-Q3 9 B-R4? P-KN4 5 B-K2 0-0 10 8-N3 N-KR3 16 . . . . 8xP! 13 P-B4 • • • • 11 P- Q5 P-KB4! Rossolimo chooses his own way. It is With this sacrifice, Black obtains a hard to say if he follows impulse, an very strong attaclc t check;::::::: db) check; § = dis. ch. 304 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 With 11 , , , N-Q2, Black can trans· Every move a hit. For, on 14 Q- Ql, the Pawn runs away: . pose to Donner-Gligorich, but the text is 25 N-N3 Q-N2 14 ••. P-Q5 and .. , P-Q6, Hence, the probably stronger, text which Involves a combination. 26 R-QB3 • • • • 12 PxP NxP Now White is hopelessly handicapped 14"., NxP The Knight serves well here, It antici· on the Kingside, and his lone Bishop­ 15Q-KB4 ,.,' pates a White P-B3 (as in Domler-GUg· previollsly miscued out-is not now cued ol'ich) which may [aj( against, .. N-K6 in enougll to withstand Black's whole or ... NxB. Yet this a crucial position. army, incluuing the Two Bishops. 13 N-K4 , . . . The crucial point which deserves deep study here is 18 P-KR4!? One point then is that 13 , . ' P- N5 allows 14 KN­ N5 and further N-K6. \Yhite may thus lose a Pawn, but he obtains attacking chances, There are, however, a number of other answers to 13 P-KR4 which re· quire checking out in detaii. 13 , , ' , P-KR3 14 N/3-Q2 N_Q2 15 8-N4 , ... The crucial position, White wants to swap the white-bound 15 . . . . NxN The te.'l:t is a fatal error. 15 ... B-K3 Bishops but does!l't get the chance and 26 .... P-K6! is only wasting lime, 15 B-Q3 is indicated leaves -White with only It moderate ad· though, even tilen, \Vhite's position is The King Pawn rides again, this time vantage, uncomfortable. with something of a Novotny eHect. Black Another fatal error is 15 .. , NxR prob­ has several threats, the main one being 15 , . . . N-B3 ably the basis on which White conceived 27 . , , D-B4 28 Q-Ql, I3-K5 etc. 1Ils combination: after 16 QxB follows: 16 NxN t , . . , 27 R_K1 B-B4 29 B_N3 R_N5! 1) 16 . , . NxN transpOSing to the text; Off·hand, 16 DxN, BxB 17 Q-K2 looks 28 Q-K2 R-K5! 30 RxP , ' , , 2) 16 ... N-N6 17 R-Ql, and White better, but that impression is wrong. For lI'ins: e.g. 17 . ' . NxN 18 BxN! White cannot control the key K4: e.g. White lacks playable moves. 3) 16 ... P-KN3 17 N-KN4! NxNj5 17 ••. Q- Kl 18 NxNt [18 P- B3, N-R·j!], 30. . . . BxR 34 N-Q2 B-Q2 31 QxB P- R5! 35 8-R2 Rj1xP [17 . . . PxQ 18 NxDt! etc.] 18 QxN, BxN 19 N-K4, Q- N3 after which Black N- N6 19 R-Ql, and White wins. is favored because, oddly though it may 32 B-B4 RxPt 36 N-B1 RxBt seem, of the Bishops of opposite colo!'s 33 K-R1 Q-N5 Resigns 16 QxB N,R in either Ule event of 20 NxBt, RxN or No other move holds either: e.g. 16 20 P-B3, P-N5. , . P-KN3 17 N-N4! etc. Possibly, Black 16 , . . . QxN First Brilliancy Prize hopes for 17 R- Ql which fails on 17 . , . 17 0-0 • • • • WitlL a fair game, Blacl{ essays a move N- K6! Now Black's advantage is obvious. But which, though plausible, proves to be the better 17 N- K4 still favors Black fauliy, The consequence is an exception· after 17 . ' , Q-N3: ally slll'pl'ising and brilliant mating at­ 1) 18 0-0, NxB 19 NxN, BxB 20 QxB, tacle Tn deciding on the prize, the jury R-B5 21 Q-K2, QR-KB1: though White had an easy task, the more so In that has swapped white· bound Bishops, lIe Horowitz himself was the first to sug· cannot keep the !'emaining Bishop locked gest this game. in, as desired: Black has the edge as he call rely on Pawn action such as 22 P-B3, ENGLISH OPENING P-N5! P,I Benko AI Horowitz 2) 18 B- RS, Q-R2 19 0-0, N-Q5 and 1 P-QB4 P-Q83 5 B-KN2 B-K2 Black has the edge especially in view of 2 N-KB3 P_Q4 60-0 0-0 20 R-Kl, P- N5 with threat of 21 ... 3 P-QN3 N- B3 7 B_N2 P-QR4 Q-B4, 4 P-N3 P-K3 8 P-QR3 , ' , , 17 . . • • P-K5! White will meet 8 , . . P- R5 b,.· 9 17 NxP!! , . - , This move is, in this sort of pOsition, P-QN4, PxP 10 N-K5 as he recovers his This fantastic surprise is decisive. a constant danger for White (cf. Donnel'­ Pawn favorably. There are three powerful threats, to wit: Gligorich). 8 . . • . P-B4 18 BxN/5, 18 B--K4 and 18 N-R6t, 18 R-N1 • • • • The text here and next move seems 17 . . . . Q-B1 18 NxP, QxP leaves White's Queen-side risky. But Horowitz has a sln'ewd con­ Pawns too seriously weal, en ed, But the tinuation in mind. Reshevsky against One move is as bad as anotller by this consequences ot the text are wo!'se. Weinberger in this e\·ent played the time. After 17 ... N-B2, White wins more modest and steadier 8 .. . QN-Q2. with 18 B-K4, R-RS 19 Q-R5! R- R3 20 18. _,. Q-Q5! QxR! 9. PxP Now a King Pawn advance with 10 P-Q4 • • • • 18 N-R6t K-R1 devastating effect tilreatens. Black As Black cannot avoid isolation of his 19 QxN N_B7 quickly obtains an irresistible attack. Queen Pawn, the question arises as to 20 Q- NSt Resigns 19 BxN BxB why he took this chance. Some kibitzers wondered how a mas­ 20 R-K1 QR- K1 10 • • . . N-R3 12 N-K5 p,p ter could overlook the smothered mate; 21 R-K3 P-KR4! 11 N-B3 B-B4 13 QxP N-B4! they did not realize that the only alterna­ Here the divagating BIshop has become Here is Black's rather surprising point: tive was to resign. a decisive factor, White has to weaken a. relieving liquidation at very little cost his Kingside fatally, positionally. IT'S YOUR MOVEI 22 P-KR4 PxP! 14 NxQP! • • • • Remember! G!ve us Ilx weeka notice 01 changc 01 addrcss, Copies do not get 10r_ 23 BxRP B-N5 White cannot both guanl. against 14 warded and also can take weeks en route. 24 Q-B2 B-R3 . , . NxP and keep the isolani under fire. So we must have notice early! CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 305 SARAJEVO XI Recounted by Dr. PET AR TRIFUNOVICH

Judging by the grandmaster titles in the entries, Sarajevo was a For the otller Yugosbv grandmasten, the tournament was an outstanding let· tournament of th e hi ghest FIDE rank, lA category. So the citize.nry of down. ?lm an Matulovich pulled up barely Sarajevo might have been expected to wear the darkest sunglasses against ("ven in the last round. And J anosevich the glitter spread by these grandmasters. But,. in reality, the tourna­ fell far below. ment presented an unexpected and surprisingly gloomy picture. The The real surprise, however, 'Was the reo real luminaries were absent. It is clear that even between grandmasters suit of Grandmaster Borislav Ivkov who fell below 50% and that without winning great differences in playing strength exist. And here were no Larsens a single game. He began the tournament nor Portisches but Robatsch, Pietsch and l anosevich. Their titles are of fabricating draws as the state coins equal value in the FIDE; but that is nonsense and an unsettled ma tter money. No one paid special attention as wh ich needs urgent intervention by the international goveming bod y. So eve ryone was convinced he would pull out Sarajevo wns crowded with FIDE grandmasters but none of the first grade. in his famous and traditional finish. But he continued wi th his accumulation of Nonetheless, the tournament was a real ceded in advance. Ma ny of these games draws, and the end of the tournament competition. The title of international were not actually played; for, beforehand, came ncarer and nearer. His fri ends and grandmaster \"118 obtllinable there. And, at breakfast or lun ch or by phone, the el'cn the chess public became excited. The indeed, Sov iet International Masler draw was agreed, and the staging of the most important question became: will Anatoly Lein attained it. game was only a fOfmal demonstration II-kov win a game before the end of the Yet, all in all, the event was still un in. required by the tournament rule);. There tournament? The mo rning papers were teresting and without any genuine excite· cou ld be seen draws formalized in only scanned for tllis item, not for news from , ment. It elapsed without :my notable IWO minutes, less time th:l1l a game at Vietnam or other important questions. But fi ghting and, in that sense, was wo rse '·blitz," On the ot her hand, the situation hkov never fulfilled their ex pectations; than a tournament of the second category. of those considered as weaker contenders instead, he pla)'ed like a blood brother of The cititens of Sarajevo managed to take was pitiful. The st ronger Ili cked at them this commentator. Indeed, the latter fear· it in without blinking, and interest in the rn ercilesdy, like condors on :l carcass. ed for his record of 15 draws in Leipzig tournament hard ly reached beyond the Such a victim is spoiled in (l(h·:mce. But 1966. But, happily, Ivkov lost a game. city limits. the process in\'oh'es one grcat danger for And so the tournament at Sarajevo ran Sharing first place were Lein and the Ihe execut or. It must be done absolutely. downward. There were hut few g:ood fight. Yugoslav Dragolj ub Chirieh. Though punct ua ll y and without failul'c. The least ing gnmes o.n d, generally, no clinching Chirich was already a grandmaster, it is mistake against those al th e bottom of the one;;. Bctween the strongest participants, tournament score, and the whole plan lies virtually impossible to say wh ich of these . . all pa $5 ed c\'cl1llcssly with 11 0 struggle, to mention fi rs t. Their results werc en· III rUllls. in thc sty le of a gentleman's agreement. tirely and surprisingl)' identical, like those Gr:lIl dma!ler Chi rich was out standing in It was a wa r a;ainst the weak, and the of twin brothers. TIley scored ten poin ts, these tactics. For his ten draws. he took organizers will do well fo r the tradition five in draws conferred magnanimously to only 165 moves, an avera ge of 16·11 moves and res peel of thi s tournament to guard the len topmost co ntenders and five in full Ilcr game; bUI, fOf the fi ve wi ns, he ex­ against this phenomenon in the future. points exacted mercilessly from the fi ve pended 227 moves, some 46· 47 on the The traditional hospitality of Sarajevo lowest in the field. average. was pre5erved this time also. The last Those who understand modern tourna. Such was the Sarajevo Tournament. For seven place5 were firmly retained by ment cheu will quickly perceive what Chirich was not the sole executor of these Yugoslavs, headed by Grandmaster Ivkov. was going on. It is the modern tournament tactic!. He was, indeed tho commanding Foreign participants can well he satisfied tactics of chess professionals: this abovc general of them; but his stllH was "ery with the I)lay nnd sIan dings of the Ilome all, do not lose! In modern soccer, the numerous. group. True, in Ihe game, Krogius-Martin_ system is kn own as the "fortress system" Still and all, this new trium ph in Sara· ovich, there was a sudden rebellion (in German, "btU/ker syesum"). Against je\'o solid ifies Chiricll as onc of the aga in ~ t the nicetie5 of the trad ition. But 5trongCf participants, the draw is con· strongest of the Yugoslav grandmasters. Martinovich was the greenhorn of the tournament and so not properly trained to Sarajevo XI its customs. 1 , 3 , 5 , , 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 point. P lace But, otherwise, all ended well and in • the true 5pirit of the tradition. 1 Chi rich • I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 10 1·' , l.eln I • I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 10 1·' S Kavat.k I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 I 1 1 s·, Krogt u • ! • ! I 1 I I I 1 1 I 1 , 1 3·' The Uhlmann System on the Wane I • I , , 1 , 1 1 1 , •5 Ba rCliay ! ! I ! • 1 1 ! I ," Grandmastel' Uhlmann is known 5 Bogda noy leh I ! I ! , • I I I I 1 I 1 ! ! I " ""5.' world-wide fol' his snccesses from adopt· , Pietllch I I ! , , ! 1 I I 1 1 I , 1 I , 5.' •, , , , 71 ,., Ing the Nlmzovlch-Wlnawel' Variation of Matutov lch I I I I 1 ! • 1 ! I ,! ! ,., •S Robatleh I I I I 1 I I , . I , I I ! ! 71 the F rench Defense. 10 Iv kov I I I I I I I I I I , ! I I ! , 10·11 , • 1 , 1 , 10·11 Now he Is becoming even more pop­ Leban I I I • I I 1 I • I ! ular because 01 the lack of success wbieb Janonvlch , , •I , ! 1 I . , I , 1 12·13 " , 12. 13 Mntrovtch • , , ·I , , •I , I I , . , I I • his system is ex periencing tooay. " , • 14th " Kozom. ra • I , . I 1 I , I •I I 1 • I 51 At Monte Carlo 19&8. he lost two games 15 Martinovich •, • , I , I I I , • I I • 15th " • ,• , ,• , I I , , I , 1 • • 16th with it against POI·tisell and R. Byrne. KateJIVlch • • I I • 'I Andlt is notable that Byrne, also a great "Tho eountricil repreu ntcd were: Soviet UniOn b ~' Lein nnd l(rogius: Austria by Rob:'llSCh: follower of the French Defense, dared to Czuchostovakl(l. b~' Kavalek : East Gcrffio.ny by Plet$ch; Hungary by Barc:1:a)'; and 1'UlO051avl)). attack Uhlmann on his own territory. It »y the l'e' t on the Ust, CHESS REVI EW, OCTOBE R, t968 306 Is a bad sign for the F rench or more In the tirst game of the Matulovich ­ Black prevents 21 Q- K6t, and there particularly the Nimzovlch- Winawer. Uhlmann Match (Budapest 1967), White is no longer any adequate defense against The following game, although won by optimistically played 13 B-KB4, and the terrible threat of .. . P - Q5- 6t. Black, also speaks against that variation. Black emerged superior after 13 . . . 21 B-K3 P-Q5 For the crucial sacrifice has to be incaI" Q- N3! recto 22 Q-B4t .• •• 22 B:\:P is met by 22 ... Q-NSf [not 22 FRENCH DEFENSE QxB 23 QR-Ql! ] 23 K-B2 [not 23 K-K3, M. Ma tulovich W. Pietsch QxPtJ, RxB. Yugoslavia East Germany 22 ... N-B3 White Black 23 Bx P • • • • t P-K4 P-K3 4 P-K5 N-K2 White has nothing beUer. Alter 23 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 5 P-QR3 BxNt QR- QI, Black strikes with 23 . . • N-K4.! 3 N-QB3 B-N5 6 PxB P-QB4 24 Q-N5, P-Q6t etc. 7 Q-N4 • • • • 23 • • • • Q,B 29 R-B3 R-Q3 Matulovich adopts this sharp continu,t· 24 QxQ NxQt 30 RxPt K-Q2 lion regularly favoring it over the quieter 25 K_ B2 N, P 31 R- B7t K-Q3 and more solid 7 N-B3. He relies on hIs 26 QR-B1 P-K6f 32 R/1xN preparations always being more exact 13 • . . . R,N 27 K-B3 R-Q7 P-K8(Q)t and better than those of his opponents. This is the only answer which offers 28 K_N3 P-K7 Resi gns 7 • • . . Q-B2 9 Qx RP PxP any hope. The sacrifice is very danger­ 8 QxNP R-Nt to K-Q11! .... ous, offering Black many attacl!ing pos· This mysterious move, introduced into sibilities. !I1atulovich considers ~he sac· SICILIAN DEFENSE m odem practice by Giigorich, really looks rifice uns ound, and the writer shares his M. Matulovich L. Barczay unsound. Tile White King becomes too opinion. Yugoslavia Hungary exposed. But the move has been use(i Also, the 13 . . . P-B3, suggested by 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 N,P N-KB3 for a long time. At Monte Carlo, Byrne this writer (on the match game cited, 2 N-KB 3 P-Q3 5 N-QB3 P-QR3 and Portisch returned to the old 10 page 380, December 1967), leads to a 3 P_Q4 p,p 6 P_ KN3 • • • • N-K2! and it was thus that the main qnick loss on 14 PxN! PxN 15 Q- R5t! general ot the French sutfered his two It is notable that Matulovich, who is unpleasant and surprising defeats. 14 PxR N/4-N3 famous as an excellent cOllnoisseur of 15 B-Q3 P-K4 this variation, often adopts this move 10 . . . . QN-B3 16 R-B1 B-N5t 11 N-B3 PxP against the Najdorf. Black hasn't the time for 16 .. . B-K3 6 . . . . P-K4 An interesting continuation, often seen 17 B- NSt, N- Ba [Ot· 17 ... K-QI 1$ in tournaments, but not correct. is 11 . .. RxP!J 18 Q-N8t, N- BI 19 P- N6 ! After 6 P-KN3, Blael! can well play NxP 12 B-KB.J, QxP 13 NxN ! QxRt 1-1 the Dragon Val·iation. B-Bl, R- Bl 15 B-Q3 [ IS B-N5t? N- B3 ! 17 K-K1 0-0-0 18 QxP P-K5 7 Nj4-K2 ... 16 NxN, B- Q2+J, B-Q2 16 R- I{1! N-B3 The text is considered to be the best 17 NxP, RxN 18 B-N6, 0 - 0-0 19 QxR, 18 ... R-B! is met by 19 QxRt! NxQ 20 RxNt, K- Q2 21 B-N5t, K-Q3 22 plan. As White will attack on the King· P - K4 20 P-KB3! a fter which Black haR side, he moves this Knight there. no more threats but White has a strong P-QR4! with threat of B-R3t. 7 • . . . B-K2 trump in his King Rook Pawn. 19 B_K2 B,B 8 B-N2 • • • • 12 N-N5 NxP? 20 KxB • • • • III a previous game against lIiarovich, The only playable answer llere is 12 The omission of 20 Q-K6t leads to ali immediate loss. 'Vhite's chances are bet· "ia~lIlO, lell tried S B-KN5, evidently ex­ ... QxP! 13 QxPt, K-Q2 etc. pecting S ... QN-Q2 for which he lind 9 13 P-B4 tel' after 20 . . . K- NI 21 KxB as the • • • Blacl, Pawns cannot then advance s o B- IU! in mind. After 8 .. . B- K3! how· quickly and decisively as in the game. ever, Dlacl!: obtained good play with 9 Also, White then threatens R- B7 and BxN, BxB 10 Q-Q2, 0-0 11 B-N2, N-B3. Immortal Games P-KR4. 8 .. ,. 0-0 Here are two games which can be 20 ... Q_Q2! 9 0-0 QN-Q2 rated "immortal" accoi"diug to the "bunl!:· 10 P-QR4 .... er system" in chess. They clearly mus· t check: t db). check: i = dis. ch. The text is important. White can com· trate all Ute beauties and combativeness fortably prevent Black's counterplay by in tlJis system. ... P- QN4 and . .. B-N2 since the Black Knight on Q2 cannot lIOW work on FRENCH DEFENSE the weakness of White's QN4. L. Barczay N. Krogius 10 • . • . P-KR3 Hungary Soviet Union Here is a serious mistal,e. White's 1 P-K4 P-K3 60-0 0-0 King·sid e attack is inherent In the posl· 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 7 B-KB4 8-KB4 \ \ lion, and Black plays into it, weakening 3 PxP p,p 8 QN-B3 P- QB3 his Kingside, especially his KB4, all with 4 B-Q3 B-Q3 9 BxKB Q,B a loss of t empo. 5 N_K2 N- K2 10 BxB N,B 11 P- KR3 P-QN3 14 B-K3 N-B4 11 Q-Q3 Drawn 12 P- KN 4 R-K1 15 Q-Q2 B-N2 CARO-KANN DEFENSE 13 N-N3 B-B1 16 P-N4 • • • • L. Kavalek D. Ch irich III this system chosen by Matulovich against the Najdorf Variation, his most Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia sensitive point, his K4, is well protected, 1 P-K4 P-QB3 7 Q-K2t Q- K2 and so White can continue quietly with 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 8 QxQt KxQ his attacking ideas. 3 N-QB3 p,p 9 N-K2 B-K3 16 . . . . N-K3 18 PxN N- N4 4 NxP N-B3 10 BxB PxB 17 N-Q5 NxN 19 P-KB4 5 NxNt KPxN 11 B_B4 BxB • • • • 6 B-QB4 B-Q3 12 NxB N-R3 "No! No more caviar till Bobby Fischer (Concluded on page 311) Drawn gets a decent shot a t the title!"

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 307 Actlvltlu 01 CHESS REVIEW Postal Chus JACK STRALEY BAnELL players: ,,_me reports &. ratings, names of new pllyers, prlte.winners, select«l gamu, Postal Chess Editor tourney Instruction, &. editorial comment.

TOURNAMENT NOTES n Murphy 42.95; S J Elowitch 39.65; dOID not score(l a dozen or two game Progress Reports for A Sildmets 34.95; R L Collins 29.96; K reports which came DOt in correct form. Golden Knights Tournaments o Mott·Smlth 27.1; L R Johnson 18.3; If you find your reports missing here, and n H Wilsoll wiUulrew. ask yourself if you ClIed them incorrectly 16th Annual Championship Also, the following contenders Qualified or not. In the 1963 Golden Knights, Finals sec· rO I' assignment to the FinalS: The correct way to report is given at tlon 53·Nf 23 is closed for lack of reply C H Deitrich, A Starcevic. D 0 Mul· Ule top or page 5 of your Postal Chess to requests for adjudication reports, and liken and W E Stevens. booklet and, monthly, as at the top of page 310, tllis monUl. Observe and then the contestants therein have the follow, 19th Annual Championship Ing weighted, point totals:* do report correctly! In the 1966 Golden Knights, these Cal)' W Meiden 39.6; G W Sullinger 32.4; tenders have qualified for assignment to F S Townsend 32.3; P Kruger 30.15; J C the Finals; Archbold 27.25; L A Walker 19.4; and NEW POSTALITES B Osadca. F Athey, N B Godfrey, R C A Clarlc 15.4. McLellan, G Osterman, C S WeIkel and Tho (ollowing new Postal Chen players Melding these scores with those pub· sta.rted In August with lhese ratings: A J Gorman. 1300; E 1200: C 900: D 600; and old tlmers lished last month, we have tIle following (R) returned. at former ratings. list of prospective. cash prize winners. 20th Annual Championship the A Abel (C), W M Baker (B), D J Barry PRESENT LEADERS in 1963 '" In }967 Golden Knights. these con· tendel'S have qualified for assignment to (C), G A Baum (R-1136), B Beard (C), G R Abram . ... 46.2 Morton lAne ... 3;;.05 :U Biallas (C), R Bostrom (B), W Brav­ G GoodmM .... 46.2 H Ga.ughran ... 35.0 the Fina ls: S J Rundlelt ... H.O El Brigmanls .... 34.95 A E Gates, J Christman, B L Neff, S ard (0), R J Brooks (D), A S Dudkofsky G Soules ...... 0 G J Ferber ... . . 34.S Greene. R Fisher, N Greenspan, W Mull', (D), W M Burkitt (C), S Caine (C), L II. V Cook ...... 42.95 V .J Burdick . .. ! 4.4u Caso (C), W Chamandy CB), J Chromil!: II. E Johnson ... 42.85 II. K Bostwick .. 34.15 S Tennant, R E Johnson, F King and H V W Gales ..... (2." II. B Abra.ms ... H.t B Daly. (0), N Clearfield eE), Z E Coombes (0), J H Dunkle .... 12.35 S Greenberg . .. . 34.1 Also, the following qualified fOI' assign· C B Cottrei (C), L Crissman (C), R G I Blzar ...... (1.9 E E Hildreth .. 3~.1 ment to the Semi·finals: Cross (Al, L A Deboer (D), R Diamond S Simcoe ...... H.75 L Stolzenberg . . S(.1 (D), J Dolan (D), F C Douglass (C), J W A Bahr ...... 40.75 C hI Crenshaw .3~.05 F Wahl, F Lidral, E Mull, D E Blan· H II. Hardin .... 40.75 .J P Laird ...... 34.0 chard, T L Cunningham. J Letzkus, R B Dowling (A), J H Duhig (D); E F lITartln .... 40.G K Collins ...... 33.95 Fielding, R Lohrman, .J F Healy, M J E Ecker (D), C Falrchlld (D), W G A SlJdmets ••... • 0. 6 G Rudeli~ ...... 33.95 Farrell (C), N L FIcken (A) , R Fleming o MacConne1! .. (o.a~ ,,, TIl Smith .... 33.9 DI'azys, J Davis, T Dullo<:kus, A Wilnel., E Kirch ner .... 40.2 W Bland ...... 3$.S;; J Llmarzl, R T Weaver, W D Bal·ta, 1\1 (A), L Fogelnest (C), T Fontana (0), P H Volkman .. 39.G5 G E Feldstein .. 33 .55 L Ryall, A Stys, G E Weaver, n C Hayes, T D Fosdick (C), n Francis (A), J M E A Pflumm ... 33.5 'V Melden ...... 39.6 D Prichard, S Klein, J P Rodescllin, A J Garth. (C), J Gorenflo (R-1154), T Guy­ G Aguilera ..... 39.S W P Bigler .... 33.05 ton (D ), H Hackney (C), D Hall (B), hI L Perea ..... 39.5 II. El Lohrmann .33.0 Miskin, C M Crenshaw, E L Pugh, E D D Hall AI J Sarar ...... 39.5 .J Paterson ..... 32.85 '''allace, L H Anderson, J '" Lewis and pre (Al, Hernandez (A), R N hI Hornstein .39.(S I Sehwartz ... .. 32.8 R Galvao. Horvath ( 0), W S Jachens (R-996), J L M Mitchell ..... 39.(5 L Thompson ... 32.S Johnson (0), R L Kaiser eC) , M Kaitz II. D Hough...... 38.65 H B Daly ...... 32.75 S BarQn ...... S8.5 B Gla.ssberg . ... 32 •• 21 st Annual Championship CD), I Kaufman (D), I Keeler CD), L L Drelbergs •... 38.45 G Su11fnge1' . .... 32.4- In the (current) 1968 Golden Knights, Kepple eBl. A Kleillick (D), D C Kooi F J Yerhoff .... 38.4 R E Berg ...... 32.3 the following contenders have qualilled (E). N R Koozer (C), N Kornfeld (0), .J Starkinas .... 37.$5 F D Dulicai .... 32.S D Krantz (D); G Katz ...... 37.3 F Townsend ... . 32.3 for assignment to the SemHlnals: D S Logan (D), R H Lucas (C), E R Christiansen .37.25 Jl.I Bc;.:,k .• ...... 31.8 J B Grafa, T P eisach, G Benjamin, W Jl11's ~I L Hatch 36.4 F R Stauffer .. . 31.8 Marble (B), J S Marsalls CD), J McClurg J Weber, W R Roemish, V i\:Iiliauskas, S G Priebe ..•.. 36.3 R T Chace, . ... . 30.8 (0), R A Martin (0), J McKinney (D), E Moorin ...... 36.3 M 'r Reilly ... .. 30. 65 H H H\lghart, L Cake, S B Croyle, R M J B McKnight eCl, D Moore (C), F A A Donins ...... 36.2 n R \Vorrell ... 30 .55 Jacobs, C Musgrove, D R Heath, B A J Nleberding (0), N Nobile (R-1188), L B J H Jessen ..... 35.15 H Marlca .... 30.5 Saxe, L H Gilbert, R Gabrielson, 0 H Uosenbcrc . . . 35.M A S tyS ... ,...... SO.5 Owen (Al, R Page (D), T Parrinello (C), YoungQuist, E M Gault, ill W Herrick, F Nusser ..•.... 35.05 P Kruger ...... 30.1 5 J D Patton (D), M Perry (e), D Pogue W Well a nd V L Sigou[n. (D), H 0 Poort (D), AI PopUgher (C), S 17th Annaal Championship Powell (C); In the 1964 Golden Knights, there has Your Report May be Missin9 R K Ransom (D), R Hauck (C), J Rid· been no Finals sectton finishing, and the For over a yeal' now, we have been die CD), P Rodechko CAl, H A Rousseau current list ot prospective, cash prize running monthly what we hoped were (A). T A Rucker CD), Mrs B Ruddell winners remains as published, page 280, polite and would be effective notices CR-1252), P Rupprecht (0), T R Sample September issue. that all reports in relation to Postal (0), W W Hull CD), N W Sliverteen eEl, Chess games must be accurate and In cor· A Smith (A), R Terkeltaub CD), S Themo 18th Annual Championship I'ect torm. For this issue, we have at ran· (B), R L Thomas (C), W W Thomas (0), In the 1965 Golden Knights, Finals see· C Valllere (0), A Varnlk (0), S VerNoay tion es.Nf 11 has completed play, and ·Weighted poInt tomls are based on the (0), B Ward (0), D Wellacher eC), P fonowlng 4cale: 1.0 points per win in the the contestants therein scored these Whalen CD), n Worley (0) and M Zim· ~Te\\ms; Z.Z in semi-finals; and 4..S in finals. weighted, point totals;· Draws count half these values. merman (D). 308 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOll£R, 1968 2 . . . P-KN3 3 B- N2, B-N2 4 0 - 0, POSTAL GAMES 0-0 is an elastic system. 3 B-N2 B_B4 from CHESS REVIEW tour"eys Black adopts the London System which permits him good, easy development Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS especially Cor his Bishops. 4 P-B4 P-K3 6 P- N3 QN-Q2 Computing a Princess 5 0-0 P- B3 7 B- N2 8-Q3 In the relative values of pieces and 8 N-R4 • • • • Pawns, how does one evaluate a well ad­ Here S P- Q3 [ 8 P- Q4, P- KR3 allows vanced, passed Pawn? Black a useful Queen Bishop], 0 -0 9 N-B3, Q-K2 10 KR-Kl, P-K4 11 PxP, QUEEN'S GA MBIT DECLI NED PxP 12 P-K4, P xP 13 PxP is better. L. G. Oilman J. Massie posftion after 12 QR.Q1 8 . . . . B-N3 White Black ConcedIng the Two Bishops and taking Pawn on QN7, and control of the center on doubled Pawns is a serious mistake. 8 1 P- Q4 P-Q4 files."- Massie. 2 P_Q B4 N- QB3 . .. B- KN5 is correct; on 9 P-KR3, 13 BxPt This Is the chancy, unor thodox Tchi­ • • • • B- R4 10 P-KN4? Black wins by 10 . . . gorin Defense. It is possibly better than White tallows his plan. On 13 PxN, NxP 11 PxN, QxN. it looks and than its reputation. For it QxP 14 BxBP, QxQ 15 PxQ. BxP 16 R-Nl, 9 P-Q3 0-0 develops with direct effect on the center. QR- Bl 17 B-KB4, B- R6, Black's extra, 10 N_Q2 P- K4 passed Pawn Is a winnIng margin. 3 N-KB3 • • • • 10 . . . Q-K2 is to be preferred. 13 . . . . NxB 11 NxB RPxN The choIce between the text and 3 14 RxQ QRxR N-QB3 12 PxP P. P is not an easy one. 15 Q-N4 .••• 3 • . . . 8-N5 13 P-K4! • • • • The text is just a gesture. 15 P-K4, to Now White wins control of QB4 and 4 8-84 • • • • let Queen a nd Bishop h urry queen·side, fixes Black's Queen and King Pawns as The books offer 4 Q- R4, 4 N-B3, 4 offers a better chance. P:xP and 4 P-K3. White's move is new targets. 1S . . . . KR-K1 13 • • • • P-Q5 and suspect. 16 B-R6 P-KN3 14 N-B4 B-N1 4 . . . . P-K3 6 N-B3 N_B3 17 B_B4 R-Q7 5 P-KS , 14 ... B-B2 is more logical. B-NSf 7 P-B5 . . . Now Black's winning plan appears; Relieving the pressure on Q5 is a posi­ .. R- QB7 and ... R-QBS. 15 P_B4 P-QN4 tional mistake. A sensible program lies 16 N-R3 P-R3 18 P-KR4 R-B7 in 7 R- Bl, 8 B-K2 and 9 0 - 0. 17 N-B2 N-B4 19 P-K4 B-Q7 7 • . . . 0-0 Black renews the threat of . . . R-BS. 8 B-Q3 • • • • 20 BxB RxB 21 Q- N3 R/ 1-Q1 Now Black threatens . R- QS. 22 Q- N3 R/ 1-Q6 23 Qx P/7 R-QB6 ! Compared to tile Queening ot the Pawn, loss of the Knight is irrelevant. 24 Qx N R-B8 25 Q- NS RxRt 26 QxR • • •. Black wins also on 26 KxR, R- Q8t and .. P-N8(Q). 18 BxP !! • • • • 26 .... R-B7 This surprising, far·sighted sacrifice 27 Q-N5 R- B8t 8 . . • . P-K4! cracks the center, wins material and cuI· 28 K-R2 P- N8(Q) With this surprise break in tile center, minates in a mating attack. Confidence in Ol e Queen Knight Pawn Black seizes tile initiative and gives the 18 • • • . P. B game an unusual turn. proves fully justified. The rest is merely a King h unt. 19 N-N4 ! • • • • 9 PxP p-Q5! Not 19 P-K5, N- Q4. 10 0-0 29 Q-B6 R-R8t 33 K-B3 R-B8t • • • • 19 . . . . R- R2 White clears away at once. Black ac· 30 K-N3 Q-Q6t 34 K-K3 Q-B7t True, 20 P- K5 now threatens ; but 19 quires a distinct plus on 10 PxP? [10 31 P-B3 Q-Q1 ! 35 K-Q3 R- Qat PxN, PxN 11 BPxP loses to 11 ... 32 P-B4 QxP t 36 K-B3 Q-Q5t ... P- R4 offers much greater reSistance. P- B7§], N- Q4 11 B- Q2, NxQP. Resigns 20 P-K5 N/3-Q2 21 N_B6 Q-N3 10. . . . Bx KN ! Blael, mates in three. 11 QxB •••• Now White wins by force. 21 . • • Q-Kl is the essential move here. The text is based on a trap which bac],fires. 11 PxB is correct. Self-explosive 22 N- K7t K-R2 24 PxN PxP Obtain the SUperior position, as White 23 Q-N4! N-B3 25 N-B8 Rx N P. N 11 . . • . does quite methodically here, and the 12 QR-Q1 25 ... Q-K3 is met by a winnIng 26 • • • • combination explodes or itseU! Here is White's idea; either he regains QxQ, PxQ 27 NxR, BxN 28 QR-Bl. his piece with 13 PxN or wins the Queen RETJ OP ENJN G 26 QxR NxQP 28 P-KN4! P- Q6§ with 13 BxPt. M. Bock B. Kacz ma re k 27 R_B3 N_N7 29 K-R1 Res igns (See d iagram, t op of next colum n) 1 N-KB3 N-KB3 30 R-R3t, K- N2 31 Q- RS mate is the 12 • . . . PxP ! 2 P- KN 3 P-Q4 convincer. 29 . . . BxP to avoid mate is "Black gives up a Queen and a Pawn thwarted by 30 R- R3t ! B-R3 31 P- N5! for a Rook and two Knights, a powerful t check; ~ = db!. ns 1 · 20: 14 Stein wins from Priebe. (strike Dut one) me In Class ...... 19 Lachs, HOSkind tie. and ~o more chance (or the defense but sUll leaves Black's position very dIfficult. I NAME ...... , .. . 1 18th Annual Championship-1965 26 N-R5 N-K5 I ADDRESS ...... I SEMI_FINALS (Key: 65·Ns) 26 ... N-R2 allows 27 Q-Q3 with Sections 1 - 81: 46 BJorn, Goodl'lch df. 53 threats of B-K4 or Q-N6. I CITV ...... " ...... I De LeYe downs Dart. ii4 Markman, iIloody df. 5' Eng mauls -'[alkin. 70 Libreros licks 27 BxN RjBxB STATE ...... CODE ...... , . Devine. 75 StaN:c\'ic bests Butlnnd. 77 Andt. '------' Danon tie. 78 l\(ulliken mauls Pntcman. n Ste\"en~ stoD~ Gordon. PRIZE TOURNAMENT FINA LS (Key: 65-Nf) Enter one of the 7 man groups. Sections 1 ·28: 6 Lehrman }"ins from Ez­ You will be assigned to a section with erins: Osadca socks Sidrys. 8 Di nesco downs Ca,·e. 12 ,,(cKenna ties Clark but loses to six other players about equal to your· Smith. 13 Wright rips Gi lbert. 17 Smidehens self in playing skill, Vou play White smites V(lrle~·. IS Klcin cl!])~ Brngdon. 20 against three of your opponents, Black Pittman to])S Brandreth and Larry a nd tics against the other three-and you play Chagno\. 21 Wilson loses to Shennan, lIIInt? and Fuchs and Wi thdraws. 23 \Vhiltaker all six games simultaneously. wh Jp~ Wlsegarver. 2~ LestCl" licks all·ahan. Vou stand a good chance of winning a prize, too! Credits of $6,00 and $3.00 19th Annual Championship-1966 are awarded to 1st and 2d place winners P RELIMINARY ROUND (Key: 66·N) in each section. Credits may be used to SectiDns 1 _ 179: lG Bail ey, 'l"ol,o])h df. 87 28 RxP! Q-B5 purchase chess books or equipment. T Anderson, Bole! df. 141 Berger-Olsen. White's combination is a wInning one. The entry fee is only $4,00, Smiley lie. On 28 ... PxR, White haS 29 NxPt fol· SEM I.FI NALS (Key: G6-Ns) lowed by 30 NxR/4§. 1------, CHESS REVIEW 0 ChecR if (I fltW- Sections 1.59: 8 O.sadca wins from Mc­ 29 R-N6! R-K8t Kenna. 11 -' rarfia tops (a) lIlelset. 17 Neff I 134 W. 72d St., comer 10 Poslal Chtn I 30 K-R2 nips Crown. 20 Meyer mauls Ostrlker. 2~ R/1-K7 New VDrk, N, V. & Ilale (lass (btlow) 31 N-B6t! K-B2 01' 31 ... K- Rl 32 QxPt! etc. I "'"I enclo se $ .. ••. • . •••• Enter my name In I For Golden Knights games. file a progress ...... (how many?) sectIons of your I report after oneo year of play, state how 32 N-Q7§! K-K2 I PDstal Chns PRIZE TDurnaments. The many moves mudC! with each opponent (in Or 32 . . . KxR 33 NxB mate. amount enclDsed CDVers the entry 1ee of unfini shed games) & when you expect I $4.00 per section. KindlY startjcc>ntinue , finish. 33 R-K6t RxR (strike out One) me In C'~9B ...... For Prei!nl games. requesl an extension 34 PxR Q-K5 of play to finiSh (It needed) after sixteen 35 NxB Q-R8t I NAME ...... 1 months or else you must submit game for a closIng lldjudication at the end of eigh­ There's no help in 35 ... R-KN8 be.. I ADDRESS ...... I ICen months. ca lise of 36 N- N6t, K-Q1 37 QxPt . For Semi-finals and Finals gnmes, ask I CITV ., ...... , 36 K-N3 R-KN8t 38 K-R5 B-K5 cxtenslon nfter twent)·-two months or file STATE ...... CODE ...... for ndjudlcation at end of tWenty-four. 37 K-R4 P-N4t 39 Q-B3 Resigns 1______-- - -' CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1966 311 manls halt~ Halverson. 7 Fisher fells Grosky-. Sections 165 - 179: 165 Bradley wins from 58 Tohtz tops Murphy: Tohtz, Simms and 8 Mayer mauls Scott; Lunent eld, Seligson Brooke but loses to Stauffer. 167 Crenshaw Kirschner 50ck Simpson. 59 Satanove beats tie. cracks SchHeslng and Miskin; Casto tops (f) Butner. 60 Willis whIps Sullivan. 1>1 Ainsworth. IGS Geary halts Hendron: Pngh Youmans yerks Bestgen, Healy and Lind­ ..,inks Olson. 169 ·Wallace whips Anthopoulos: say; F1ynn flips Lindsay. 02 Herrick halts 20th Annual Championship-1967 Hes5e tops (a) Forman. 171 )lcCue tops Chatter: Van \Vag-ner withdraws. 63 Landy Dickel, Boyce and (f) Folkins but bows to PRe;LI MINARY ROUND. (Key; 67-Nl licks fves: Dobbs, Weil tie. 64 Plummer Anderson. 172 Halpern withdraws. 173 Hujber bests Eutland but bows to Healy. 65 Sections 1 _ 134: 23 Hoglund wins (f) from l>ows to Gancher and tics Kiff. 115 Rulz Paradiso stop~ Steputat; Peterson, Taylor La.wrence. 42 Klshegyi withdrawn. 45 Good­ ties Smith and tops Topal: )looney mauls withdrawn; Parker tops (a) Geanes. 66 ale fells .\LcFarland. 49 Lidml Iic!ks Mac­ _\lo ntague and 'ro..,al. 176 Bland. Proechel Zemke bests F ieldIng and Alberts; Fielding Neil. 61 BviMn tops (f) Antcliff. G. Stulken tie; Co nley licks Walecka. 177 Madison socks downs Snyder. 67 Lazara licks Marshall. 69 licks Larzelere. 75 .Mull mauls Selvaggl. 102 H edgcock. li8 Kita conks Malouln. Eradley, lIenry rip Dennis: Shepard whIps Hansell bests Earbier. 10::; Blanchard chops WillIs. Bergstrom. 110 Long beats Bnnis. 115 Fisher SEMI-FINALS (Key, 67-Ns) fe!l s Chalker and Sinclah·; Eckhart w ith_ SectIons 70 . 99: 71 Baldwin wins from Hibet. draws. 118 Cunningham conks Schuller and Sections 1 • :1.9: 1 MaJllard wins from Dos­ 72 Phythyon tops (fl Sests Hernandez. 143 Braun­ but IJesls Pouchak: Shefier flips \Valker and Lane fells Kistler and Leffew. 95 Wenzel stein tops ({) Berry. 144 Thom loses to ~rartin. 26 P rank. Shetler lie. 28 Friesema whIps Palfre;' ; Pospisil withdraws. 96 Gilden Deacon IJut licks Twigg. 145 )IcCarthy conks nips Kellner; Kendall downs Henriksen. 2~ wlthdra.wn. 97 Brenner nips Reagan; Ashley Lsrsen. H 8 Stys stops Harris and \Vee. Xelson beats Rutland; Hovish wlthdraw~. licks Gustafson. 98 SChwing fells Crane and 149 Hayes halts Snow. 151 Pynes ..,inks Kim_ loses (a) to Nelson. Lettew; Crane bests Benoit. 99 Lewis licks brOUirh. 152 Elbogen, Melton tie. 153 Bessaw Zelinski but loses to Di Joseph. bests Chesher. 1'5·1 Smith smites \Vaterman. Sections 30· 53: 30 Bland wins from \Velsh. 1·55 Werc whips Poh!. 156 Prichard halts 31 Xaff nips Parker. 33 Sogin bows to Mc­ Secticns 100 - 147: 100 Klimek. Lang tie. Hoff. 157 Klein ties Kahn and Marshall and Lafferty and Pransky but best VenturinI. 103 Toennics tops Leeson. 104 Stowell stops tops Kirchner. 159 Stanlfer stops Kornberg. 34 Hill halts Shorb. 36 Burris beats PrIchard. 05 Jacobson jars ?lHllard; Ahlstrom 161 Rodesch!n ties Da)' and tops (f) Inman. Heskes: Ryan withdraws. 38 Graves socks pinks P ierce. 106 Cortese tops (fl Scott. IU1 162 Croyle downs Heidel. 163 Bnhalo beats Sogin. 40 Karli conks Larl

AS the Semi-final, Match~s o~ the Challengers Round toward ~ he match World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosyan. for the world title begm, It seems that chess at the summit has not No one will argue for him as one of the most successful tournament players these altered much. Three pretenders for the world throne once again, just as days. And the tournament players, indeed, three yea rs ago, are Spassky, Tahl and Larsen. Only in fo urth place is have come ralner to regard him lightly. there a difference; Korchnoy has moved in in place of Geller. But, when you begin to speak of a match That one change, however, has made the Semi-finals stronger. But with Petrosyan, the heart of a prospective it is still Larsen against three Russians with, so far, all going according cha!lenger begins to pound about his heels.) Now, before his match with to program and prognosis. The favorites have won, and so it is Spassky Spassky, Larsen had a real workout with to meet Larsen; Korchnoy to confront Tah1. Lajos Portisch. But his vicrtory was neither great nor too convincing. Any_ thing could have happened there. Nonetheless, Spassky did not embark upon this match with Larsen easily and fearlessly. And even the convinced ad­ herents of Spassky were surprised by the course and result of the match. Spassky's true fans expected him to win, but not in such an easy way. Game One led to an equal position which could at several points have been conceded as a draw, Neither player had a minimal chance to play for a win. But Larsen evidently misjudged Spassky's re­ sen'ed and cautious play and decided to undertake something though the position offered no reason lor such action. Even superficially, his innocent Queen excur_ sion to the Queenside was a serious mis­ take. It permitted the entry of Spassky's Queen into Larsen's camp, and the "timid" Spassky at once became a wolf mercilessly chasing its victim. The hunt was perfectly organized, and Spassky's originally nil advantage became a win. The importance of a fi rst win in a match is enormous. The winner gains in Boris Spassky of t he USSR ( left) against Bent L arsen of Denmark morale, and the loser, desiring to catch up and even the score as soon as possible, resorts to dubious and risky attempts. It PRESIDENT FOLKE ROGARD of the Spassky came escorted by his second, is not as in a tournament ;\rhere one de­ FIDE stepped into what were becomin g Grandmaster Igor Bondarevsky; and Lar­ feat by Spassky can be nullified by two endless negotiations as to the place of en, again by his wife in the role of second or three victories against weaker oppo­ meeting for Spassky and Larsen. He ruled as Larsen pointedly announced. nents. The point lost to Sp'assky must be Too mucn was expected of Larsen. In for the city of Malmo. His decision did not retrieved in only one way, by a point cause Spassky to rejoice. For Spassky felt sum, his great victories in the Sousse In· taken back from Spassky himself. that, between Copenhagen and Malmo, terzonal and in Palma de Mallorca (and In Game Two, Larsen emerged from the thence his Oscar for 1967 as the most there would be little difference for Larsen opening with an advantage. But, instead who then must feel quite at home. During successful tournament player of the year) of fortifying it, he carelessly permitted The match, however, Spassky, who is more plus his super-optimistic, journalistic in­ Spassky to repair his position and equal­ of a Northman than Larsen (Spassky was terviews had induced in advance an ize. Unable to reconcile himself with the born in Leningrad) , changed his opinion, opinion that, in this ma tch, there would changed circumstances, Larsen continued finding this clime more agreeable for him be a great, violent and all-even fight from with risk}, play. And Spassky beat him than for his opponent. which Larsen co uld emerge the winner. The match was given a place of honor Such, however, was more than Larsen in the Malmo city llall. The arbiter was was equipped to demonstrate. Results by rounds Harry Golombek from England, rathcr a For that opinion overlooked how formid­ Spassky , , , I 0 I , l, 'l specialist in matches within the world able an opponent Spassky could be in a Larsen 0 0 0 l , I 0 • 'l championship program. And the ceremo· match, how easily he had eliminated his Spassky had WhIte In the odd games. nial opening was held before more than great rival, Yefim Geller, in the Quarter­ Score by rounds two hundred- a special record for Malmo fina ls and even, alas, the pertinent point , , , , ---'but more than half were from Copen­ that a successful tournament player might Spassky , Larsen 0 0 0 l " , , ' l hagen optimistically bent on seeing their no t be so successful in a match. (We have " " favorite player ,and representative start. a drastic example, somewhat in reverse, in "

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 313 down wi th a fine and extrao rdinarily pre. "Also, Larsen ought to have had a sec· followed by Q- R4. The text appeared In cisely calculated combination. Even then, ond. ?I"fan y grandmasters would have been Tomovlch-Trifunovlch (Yugoslav Cham· it was not easy 10 win, but $passky played proud to act as second fo r a player like plonship, Zagreb 1946). all though with a computer in his head. him. And a second amounts to a great 90-0 B-K2 So, at the very starl, Larsen had two deal more assistance than can be imagined. 10 R- B1 0-0 defeats. The surprise was too great. No "What else to say? My impression is 11 P-KRS R-B1 one could have believed it would go so that Larsen is unquest ionably greater as Now Black has easily attained Cully equal play. easily, and Spassky now was counted the a tournament fighter than as a match op· winner of the match. No one even con· ponent. 12 B-QS • • • • sidered that Spassky migh.t let the two "Beyond that, I think Ihal the FIDE Though equality exists, it is no t easy poi nts be nullified as Larsen had against program for the world championship de­ to hold tlle balance over a long row at moves. White perceives It useful to ellm· Porlisch. And then Game Three came as pends too much on the honor conferred on inate Black's Queen Bishop as It can· a ve litable catastrophe for Larsen. the participants, and it cannot last lang." trois some important squares In tlle In Game Four, Spassky overlooked an (The prizes actually were more of an in· White camp. easy win in a mating auack. No wonder. suIt tllsn an honorarium.) 12 . . . . BxB 18 N-Q3 N-N5 For he was somnolent, like a hoa con· As against Spassky's interview, this 13 QxB N-N3 17 P-QNS NxN strictor after over-eating, from the first commentator can assert Spassky is a dif­ 14 Q-K2 P- QRS 18 QxN N_N 3 three points. ficult foe for the exponents of "active 15 N-K1 N-B5 19 P-BS • • • • Games Five and Six, however, repre. chess." He puts up openings and pooitions WbUe does not aim at P-K4 but does sented an important change in the match in which they are unable to realize their take K4 under control and opens a con· for Larsen. No t that he could, perhaps, ideas or to playas th ey wish. He bridles necting way Cor his Bishop via KN3. save the match, but because lI e could thei r aggressiveness and, when they err, Neither player has an advantage. and fight better against Spassky and perhaps he gives them no chance to catch their the accent is on lmpl'ovlng the position even fi ght equally with him, it seems, if breath. or holding the balallce. only he were better prepared. The Korchnoy-Spass ky Match will be 19 . . . . B-Q3 Game Five, the only game won by the most interesting chess event of many Black can much more easily force tlle Larsen, was an excellent technical dis· yea rs. draw by 19 ... B-R6 20 R-QB2, Q-Q2 ! play. Wi th purely positional moves, Lar. 20 N-K2 Q-K2 sen strengthened his game; and, before Again, 21) B-R6 is somewhat better. Game 1 the iron front of the Black men, Spassky's 21 BxB OxB game fell apart of itself. Departure from Equality. At the start, 22 Q-Q2 • • • • In Game Six, Larsen managed, from the score was equal, or course. And, In Everything is prepared tor tile so-called nearly noth..ing, with a fine sacrifice of the talrly short order, the game was. But "grandmaster draw." What else can be Exchange, to imperil Spassky's King. But then things happened. e."tpected in so simple a position? Spassky, extraordinarily and with seem· SLAV DEFENSE 22 . • . • Q-R5 ingly impossible moves, held out. Larsen Boril Spassky Bent Larsen Bllt Larsen suddealy takes his Queen came very close to winning but could not Soviet Union Denmark on an excursion for the North Pole. He could go quietly to sleep with a draw In break through Spassky's stubborn defense. White Black And the Soviet Grandmaster knew well hla pocket after the simplE" 22 • .. RxR N-KB3 3 P_B4 P-B3 what he was defending: after a second 1 P-Q4 23 RxR, R-Bl 24 RxRt, NxR 25 Q-B3, 2 N_KB3 P-Q4 4 PxP • • • • N- K2 or 25 Q-R5, P-KN3! successive loss to Larsen, who could tell, Why this drawlsh Exchange Variation he must have thought, how the match 23 N-B4 RxR of the Slav? First and contrary to com· The text is In error. Black's Queen might end. mon opinion, it Is not so easy to play With only lour more games scheduled needs to return to winter Quarters: 23 against this varia tion. Second, Spassky ... Q-Q3 24 N-Q3, N-Q2 i8 sate. and a two· point lead, Spassky had too does not wish to contront Larsen on his much. Larsen's morale and resistance own territory in the first round. He seeks 24 RxR R-B1! quiet play rather than tile Meran De­ 25 RxRt NxR brokc in Game Seven. He blundered away 26 Q- B2 ••.. a Pawn; and, after that, rather than a rense In which Larsen Is so expert and fight, Spassky conducted a demonstration In which tactical posslbUlUes would suit Here our lamb·llke Spassky tUrns wolf. Given a chance he goe8 lor the jugular. of how sueh a position ought to be won. Larsen so well. 4 . . . . PxP Dut who could imagine that this position Game Eight was played very quick1y Is already lost? and, judging irom that faet, apparently 5 N_B3 N-83 8 8-B4 B-84 2G . . . . N-K2 was carried out merely to fulfill the terms of the mateh. Spassky collected his 5% Likely, White has not expected Black The alterna.tlves are: 1) 26 ... N-Q8 point! and so qualified to meet Korehnoy. to clloose this symmetrical line. AI· 27 Q-B7, P- KN8 28 Q-Q8t, K-N2 29 though some authorities, like Smyslov, Q- B7, K-Nl 30 K-R2 with threat at Still, lhe question remains as to how adopt ... P-K3, that Is a bit interior to N- Q3-K5; 2) 26 ... Q-Bl 27 Q-B7, N-Q3 Spassky won 50 overpoweringly over the the symmetrical whlc]! alone gives Black 28 N- Q3 with threat of N-B5. declared "most 5uecessful tournament the chance Cor full equalization. V Q-B7 P-KNS player of 1967." The answer may lie in 7 P-K3 P-KS 28 N-QS! ••.. 8 B-QN5 •. •• lhis Spassky interview 'after the matcb. White abtains from 28 QxNP because "I have the impression that Larsen con_ For long, 8 Q-N3 was considered very or 28 ... Q-BSt etc. strong. But Botvlnnlk- Tritunovlch (lotos' ducted this match not like a professional 28 . . . . N-B4 but rather like a good amateur. I mean, cow 1947): 8 ... B-QN5 ! 9 B-QN5. 0-0 he was stale from too many tournaments. 10 0 - 0, BxN and analyses by Trlfunov1ch At!d Black avoid" 28 ... QxRP 29 show that Black need not fear that con· N-K5, Q-R6 30 Q- Q8t, K-N2 31 Q-K8 !. No one can support such a tempo. tinuatIon. (See diagram. top 01 next page) As for myself, I abstained from all chess 8 . . . . N-Q2 ! activity before the match, not playing in 29 P-KN4! • • • • Black must guard his K4 and deff!nd exhibitions nor even writin g up chess. In agains t an eventual attack by 9 N-K5 NOlv the polar tempest sets In quite a match of this sort, a man must put suddenly. The text 18 unexpecte

CH~S5 REVIEW, OCTOB~R , 1968 315 Gamel Unexpectedly, even now, this move IN A WOODEN fortifies the Knight very strongly. It The Tide Rolls on. Spassky utilizes the Dlack goes aner a Pawn: 14 . .. PxBP CHESS SET Closed Variation against Sicilian, so ef­ 15 PxP, Q-Q616 N- Kl! QxBP, the Queen fective in his match with Geller, but wins is trapped by 11 P- N3. NOl" is 14 ... YOU WILL FIND with unexpectedly different methods, P- Q5 advisable as then White can quietly thanks in part to Larsen's errors. press Ilis King-side attack by 15 P-N4! NO BETTER BUY SICILIAN DEFENSE 14 . . . . PxP e.p. B. Spassky B. Larsen 1S NPxP P-B5 Than 1G B-K3 , ... 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 B-N2 B-N2 Immediately, White posts his Bishop THE GRANDMASTER 2 N-QB3 P-Q3 5 P-Q3 N-QB3 3 P-KN3 P-KN3 6 P-B4 more strongly, ignoring the "threat" • • • • to his Pawll formation. From that match with Geller, Spassky CRAFTSMAN is well up on the finesses of this Hne 16 . . . . PxQP (see pages 202 n, July issue). 17 P-KS • • • • A Superb Chess Set 6 . . . . P-K3 Now White's advantage is clear. The 7 N-B3 KN-K2 Black King Bishop is out of play, and ·White's advanced Knight can occupy Q6 And Larsen may have learnt from that at a favorable moment. match, too. He deploys to stop White's 17 . . .. B- QR3 21 B_B2 main idea, all attack by P- B5. Spassky P-R4 18 QxP Q_Q2 22 B-B1 can be counted on, however, to dispose R-Ql of other effective ways to continue. 19 KR-Q1 KR-B1 23 B-Q3 Q-K2 20 Q-Q2 N-B4 24 Q-K2 R_N2 80_0 0-0 2S P-R3! 9 B-Q2 . . - . • • • • Now that he has marshalled his men, The old continuation, 9 B- K3, is not White begins with direct threats. so good; for, after 9 ... N- Q5, Blael,'s Knight cannot immediately be ellmlnated. 2S . . . . P-RS It is clear that Blaclt is not prone to 9 . . . . R-N1 RE you looking for a wooden chel" stand patiently on defense. The threat of A set of distinguished design, exactin~ All unrolls after the most moder:) 26 P- N4, PxP 27 PxP, N-U3 28 B-R4 is workmanship and long·lasting durabilit} lheoretical recipes. Theory states the unpleasant enough but can be avoided by position is equal; but judge for yours elf - at II reasonable price? If you are, then 25 ... RJI-N1 without conceding a Pawn. after two more moves. THE CRAFTSMAN is the set for you. 25 . .. N-R3, of course, is bad because 10 R-N1 Its pieces are shaped in the graceful · . . , of 26 N-Q6. The Queen Knight Pawn must be de· 26 N,P N,N p,p p,p line~ of the famous Staunton pattern, in 31 fended as was shown in the Gelle)' a smoothly finished wood, called Tsuge­ 27 PxN B-R3 32 BxN KPxB match. 28 B-N3 Q-B4t 33 P-B4! P-QS OM of the finest and most expensive in 10 . . . . P- QN4 29 K-R2 N-K2 34 N-Q6 R,R Japan-and are perfectly weighted for 11 P-QR3 P-QR4 30 P-R5 N_B4 35 RxR P-Q6 balance at the hase, which is felted with Automatically, Black renews his threat 35 ... B- KBI is met by 36 B-R4, R-Q2 billiard cloth. The King is four inches of P-N5 but forgets he has weal{ened his 37 R-N8, etc. high, with a 1% ioeb hase; and the othel QN4. He does better on that account with 36 QxP BxKBP! men are in the true Staunton proportions. an immediate 11 ... P- N5. In Game 7, 37 Q-Q5t! • • • • The pieces, which come in deep black Larsen wlll play 11 ... P-B4!? Or 37 BxBl Q-B7t. and sleek yellow, are beautifully turned 37 . . . . Q,Q out and carved. A particularly lovely de· 38 PxQ B-KG tail is the wonderful carving done on the 39 B- R4 • • • • Knights-in the best tradition of famed White wins more quickly with 39 oriental workmanship. P-K6! P-B5 40 P-K7 or 39 . .. K-Bl 40 This outstandingly good-looking set if B-R4, P-N-I. 41 NxP, etc. boxed attractively in sturdy Nara wood. 39 . . . . 8-BSt favored for furniture and flooring becau.e 40 K-N2 B-Q6 of its durable qualities. Or 40. . P- N4 41 B- NS. Striking to Jook at and perfect for ChM' 41 R-N6 P- N4 43 KxB B-B7 play, this set is a lifetime buy at an limn­ 42 B_N3 BxB 44 R_N2 ! P-B5t ingly reasonable price! 44 ... BxP is met by 45 R-QR2 and 46 RxP; 44 ... B-Q8, by 45 NxP! and Catalogue No. 908 ...... $40.00 12 P_Q R4! • • • • 44 ... B- Q6, by 45 R-Q2, B- NS 46 N-N7, No. 26, 3Y2 Inch King ••...•.••.•• $44.00 Normally, White's chances lie in a etc. King-side attack; but, as mack has given 45 K-N4 B,P 48 N-B6 B-Q8 him the opportunity, he opens operations 46 KxP P- B6 49 R_N7! P-B7 OD the Queenside and in the center. 47 N_K4 K-Bf 50 P_K6 RxPt 12 •• __ P_NS 51 K-R6 - . . . 13 N-QNS .... or course 110t 51 NxR, P-BS(Q) 52 This Knight becomes very unpleasant P-K7t, K-B2! as it cannot be happily removed. Evident· 51 . . . . R- R4t ly, Black expected 13 N- l{2. On 51 . . . B-R4, White wins with 52 13 . . . . P-Q4 P- K7t; on 51 ... R-K4, with 52 R-B7 13 ... B-QR3 is met conveniently by mate. MAIL YOUR ORDER TO P-B4, PxP e.p. 15 PxP. 52 K- N6 Resigns 14 P-B4!! CHESS REVIEW • • • • Again, 52 ... R- N4t only leads to 55 134 West 72nd St., New York, N. Y. 10023 t :::: check; ; :::: db!. check; § :::: dis. ch. KxR, P-BS{Q) 56 R-B7 mate. 316 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 Game 4 22 .... QR-N1 ! 23 Q-R3 • • • • T he Sluggard Boa Constrictor. H ere 23 QxR is not possible as Black hns Spassky lets sllp a fourth straight pOint. 23 . .. NxPt and 24 ... NxH. 23 . . . . Q- K2 CHESS EN GL.ISH OP EN I NG Black does not allow White to con· B. Larsen B. Spauky sollda.te his defense by 24 R- KI. 1 P- QB4 P- K4 24 R-Q2 P-KR4 INFORMANT These competitors persist the in Nor does Black permit 25 P-R5 but Sicilian in defense and in attack. sets that Pawn as a permanent target. And NOW Book 5! 2 P-KN3 N_Q83 4 N-QB3 B-N2 23 Q-R4 Q-B2! 3 B-N2 P_KN3 5 P- K3 P-Q3 6 KN_K2 N-R3 White's King Bisbop Pawn Is ka put. The Chess In/ormont is a Tile te.... t is unus ual; tile common move 26 R_K1 QxP new projecl, a tho ro ugh a nd 27 QxB P ..• _ is 6 . . . KN- K2. In Game 2, Spassky up- to-da te compilation by t he played 6 ... P-KR4 but doesn't renew On 27 R.... Rt. RxR 28 QxBP. K-Bl! tllat try. Apparently, be dislikes home White has no defense against ... NxPt. Yugoslav Chess Federat io n of analyses and seeks to set new problems. 27 . . . . Nx Pt lhe most im portant games in Good tactics for a match. 28 RxN .... the world-wide arena. 7 R-QN1 B-K3 9 P-QN4 Q-Q2 8 P-Q3 0-0 10 P-KR4 .... There are now five books White i s determined to stop ... B-R6 each of which retail at but does better to castle. Now the CO il' ditions for castling become worse. $6.00 10 • • . • P-B4 The project arranges for the Already, Black stands bettel". White must guard continuously against a break­ se lectio n of ga mes by leading through by .. . P-B5. Yllgosiav and Soviet Union 11 P-N!5 N- Q1 pl

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER . 1968 317 PYTHIA AGAIN By Dr. PET AR TRIFUNOVICH

"1 am taking Fischer to visit Delphi. still could not concede, however, that It is a fine occasion for you to go, too." Pythia no longer exists. She must hide Such was the kind invitation of Al aster somewhere in the ruins or perhaps with­ Lazarus Byzantiadis. And ,",.ho would miss drew to lonely l\:fount Parnassus across the chance to sec one of the most famous from Delphi to live together with the places of ancient and glorious Greece? !\[uses, nymphs and satyrs. I was rcsolved to call on her, sure that she would reply. The night before departing, I recalled everything that, 'as a child in school, I At first glimpse of the ruins, I was had heard about ~he Sanctuary of Apollo, shocked by one anachronism. During ex­ the Oracle of Delphi 'and the prophetess cavations, rail tracks had been set down Pythia and about the two-fold meanings and had forgetfully been left thcre. As a of her utterances. For example, the famous small pleasantry, I explained to some utterance -to King Croesus that, if he unguided tourists that it was a little rail­ crossed the river Halys, he would destroy way of the ancient Greeks. For a wonder, a great empire. So he did, but the em­ Ihey took it seriously. No one smiled; no pire which he destroyed was his 011'11, not one objected. T hese modern tourists! the Persian. The prophecy was correct ill They could not sec it as it was, a sacrilege its way; it just was veiled as to which among the ruins of Delphi. empire was to fall. A hit up from the "Greek railway," ·we These glimpses and remembrances from found the niche where the monument of The Omphalos is the only prophetic ob­ childhood still remained with me, virtually the King of Argos had sat. And La,.;arllS ject found by excavation at Delph i. uncllanged and vivid in my mind. And ~ uggested that Fischer as a true King of what interested me most at this time was chess pose there to be photographed. In Pythia and her famous utterances. Con­ regal style, Fischer refllsed to sit where where, perhaps. Apoll o killed and buried vinced that she must ~till exist I was grime prevailed. So, to gain his consent, the te rrible Python. Lazarus immediately sure that she would answer whatever I I spread llly shirt, adorned wilh wh ite and snapped the picture and exclaimed: might ask. And, on the way to Delphi, I hlack squares like a chcssboard, as a "Fischer ante portas!" His witty allusion tried to imagine what I might ask but ~ hield against the dust. The shirt suffcrcd was both to Illy book of that name and could not decide. You must remember so that nOli" the white squares arc indis· aho to the fact that Fischer, like the that one is allowed but 'a single question. tinguishable from the black. But, tllU s, Carthaginian Hannibal who fought to the YOII do have a picture of this historical So we came to the site of the famous moment, the King of Chess on the site of gateway of Rome but never did get in, oracle where rule ruins and profound the King of Argos, with a transistor on had faced the entry to the world chess quietude, disturbed only by reslless and his head in place of a chess crown. championship but did not go in. Fischer inquisitive 'tourists. In Byron's time, there has not lost his chancc but ·will hal'e to were no tourists; so, viewing Delphi, he In thal style hegan Ollr vi sit to Delphi, procced more seriollsly and to attack wi th could proclaim: and so it continued. We found the way to more will if he wishes to demolish the Sigh o'er Delphi's long deserled shrine unite history and ruins with the present portal and kill the terrible Python which Where save the fountain, all is still. time and chess. jealously guards the chess crown.

Disappointment hit home, but could I Soon after, Fischer found himself in In the center of Delphi in front of the expect anything else after 2500 years? I front of a subterranean ,·estibule-just ruins of the sanctuary of Apollo, we did

The temple of Apollo at Delph i, next after the Athenian In the foreground can (dimly) be seen the small "Greek rair_ Acropolis, the most impressive sight in Greece. way," forgetfully left amidst the ruins by excavators. 318 CHESS R£VIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 " ... "'-,

• ...... " ;--.....' - ~~ The King of Chess, with a "transistor crown," sits where Fischer ante portas: here the "portas" were opened; but, as once stood the monument of the ancient King of Argos. at the SOL.lsse interzonal, Fischer will not go in. not find IlWl r enowned portal wilh Clio/hi The answer came in Greek; and, though attracted my attention. It is called Sellulol! (Know Th)'~ elf) carved acro~" it. I did n ot understand a single word, I Omphalos (in translation from the Greek, for that porHll fell long ago. So, 100. lllUIl conceil"ed the import. The "oice \\"a ;; St('1"11 "the navel of the earth") . Better than any can try to knuw himself but will nc\"cr and dignified as from a supcrnatllr:ll be-. "erhal description, the photo will gi,'e you completely succeed. For, c,"en as he mg. The IIllcrance was: some idea of thc slone. The custodian of ·'knows." he is changing just as are his the muscum explained that il marked the He Idfl change his chess tillc. purlllly clll-ironmenls. spot where tw o cagles of Zeus met after Apparently, Lazarus heard as I. For "Iarling simultaneously from the equi. \Ve came then 10 the rllin~ of the sune· di"tant sites of sunrise and sunset. [Iwry nf Apnll .. and nllsen'cd many hewn he exclaimed emotionally: "Ju;:t what I I lried another small joke: "That must ~Io nes presumably fl"Dm lhe great ahar. tO)ld you, doc. He will be clw.mpion!" be, for I feel under Ihe influence of two 501l1e have hol e6 [I"om which legend Bays :',I"uch as I wished 10 agree, I had In ob· .. ., gnll"ltles: emerged the vapor which brought Pythia ject that the utterance was not Ihat clear. to the 51(l1,' 1)[ prlJphctic ecstasy. LazanlS quickly caught my implication SO) I declared: and replied. "That is not because of the \Vithout hesitation. I pushed my hand "Nol so hasty, Lazarm. The gods of Omphalos, for il represents normal gray· into one of these holes and found, I don't ancient Greece never ga,'e a glimpse of ilation. There must he another reason." know how nor why. nothing wiser to ask the future to man except obscurely. ;\ncl than "\Vill Fischer hecome world ehess $,) it is here. II could mean only lh:ll Ilc " Of course!" I exclaimed. " There are champi()n?" Pe rhaps, it \\"a;; becanse he losc.,> the title which he hnlds now." For two Omphalos. One which Zeus lost, and was before Inc :11 the moment. Ihe answer, as I pcrceil'ed it, had a ,'ery one which cOllies from America." The phenomenon of the douhle gravitation ~r ost likely, Ihe ho le was too tight and ~ihy llin e mcaning like Ihat gl"en to could not have heen better explained by I thrust my hand in too ,·iolelltly. For, Croesus. Einstein him5eJf. ~ nddenl)", I f,llllld my hand squeezed into Fi sche r stood by, followed our dialog the slOIl(: so tlwt [ could nol withdraw it A5 I took farewell of Delphi, I thought with intcrc,;t but ~miled ironically as one as I tried in my first .surp rised re·aclion. I saw two eagles of Zeus flying high over \"ho agrees wilh nothing in it. HI" nature, r am superstitiolls and took the mOllntains, still obeying the wish of thi~ as H sign that Pythia was there will· fll departing. we visited the i'du5C lllll III their ma"ler as though they expect he will ing for me to pul the question. I did. Delphi where was a strange stone which again one day appear on Earth. , • -, ~ .. . • ,- - " • " -. " - ...... r:l' ' = """""""-- - • " -- - - ,, , -- .,..~ ...... ' ~ :_ - Petar attempts to commune with Pythia by means of a hole in Reconstructed treasury of the Athenians. Petar sought ancient a stone from the great altar of Apollo. coins here, onty to tose 20 (modern) drachmas in a crevice.

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ReSiu latlon or GE_MSD CHESS CLUB YMCA, 70 Foreat Avenue Numbered Portland, Maine General Electric Company Meel8 every Friday nlghL CHESS_CHECKER Timing Clocks Space Tecboology Center All Merchandise Reasonably Pricad Valley Forge, Pennsylvania SPRINQFIELD CHESS CLUB SEND FOR FR~I! CATALOQ RHODE ISLAND ADULT CHESS CLUB Meets every Tbursday, 7 PM at the STARR SPECIALTY COMPANY AFL·CIO HQ, 221 DwIght Street 1529 South Noble ROld, No. III Empire Street Sprinerleld, Massachuaetts CI,v'land Heights, OhiO 44121 Providence, Rhode IIland 320 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1968 • CHESS REVIEW'. (1968 ) Tenth United State. Open POSTAL CHESS CHAM PIO NSH IP The Twe nt y-first Annual Golden Knights ' THE current edition of the Golden Knights tournament is now under way, and entries are acceptable until November 30, 1968. It is con· d ucted under CHESS REVIEW's Rules and Regulations fo r Postal Chess, r V ERYT H1 NG YOU NEED to play as mailed with assignments, and with the special rules given below. r:::: che •• by mall I, Included In the com· Per Ru le 1, all play m ust be from w it hi n the eontinenul U S A a nd Canada. pl ete Postal Che.. Kit produced by C HESS REV IEW for the con verd," c:e of To speed play for the first round. we group all the entries received postal players. T he kit containa eq uip­ geographically so far as possible. Otherwise, entries are matched off ment a nd !Otat ioner), especially designed for t he pu rpose. The.e a ida to POltal into 7 man groups strictly in the order of our receipt of their applica' Chess w ill keep your recordl st raight, tions. Qualifiers to the later rounds are grouped likew ise in order of hel p you to avoid m i-takes, for t he fu llest enjoyment in your game. by qualification (except multiple entrants), but without regard to geography. mail. In effect, the Gold en Kni ghts is an " open" tournament, without reo Contents of Kit gard to our rating classes so far as the entry goes. The ratings are calculat· One o f the mOlt importa nt It em. in ed, however, quite as usual. We "rate" all games in C HESS REVIE W tour· t he kit is the POl tal Che .. Recorder Al­ bum _ the grealest ,Id to pOlta' chell neys. It is an "open" lournament beca:use we cannot pretend to "seed" ever invented. T he .Ix mlnl.tul" c hesa candidates for a championship and because it gives the weaker players a sets in tnt, a lbum enable you to keep t ra ck of the posit ions, move by move, chance to gain by experience against stronger ones. in all s ix gamel of you r ,ectlon. On t he score-cards, supplied with t he album, you Special Rules for the 1968 Golden KniCJhts Tournaments. record the moves of t he gamel. T he up­ Cons ult the following r u les whenever 7 1·'or CO qlputinS the tOlal sco. · ~ ", lv de- to-date score of each game facet the cur· a lly Q.uestion arises as to your chances lermlno the d!ltr!but!on of pr!zCll. each KAUle rent position. S core.card, are removable. won !n the tint round will be scored All 1 W hen a game il f inil hed, r e move t he o ld lor Qua lUying to Semi·fina ls or Fina ls or pO int; each ..a ma won In the second round ca rd and in.ert a new one. P r ice a lone : tor weighted point score, e tc. as 2.2 poin ts ; each ..am e won in the t lna l 1 CHESS REY"lEW's 21th An nual Gold. round as 4.5 POlna. A.. drawn game will be $5.00. e n Knights P ostal Chess Cha mpionship Tour. acored 11.1 halt or these respective amou n ts. The kit a lso co n t a in. 100 Move. Malling nament i.s open to all penoons li vi ng In the 8 In the ea" or ties, i t two or more continental United States of America and In fl nallst. tie tor rirst pl ae~ , Clehievinll" the P od Ca rds for .ending movet t o your Canada. except CHESS REVIE W's em· ... me to tal acore, as eoml'U!t'd in Rule 1. op po nen ts, a Chet. T y pe S t amping O utfit ployees, contributint editors a nd me m ber. then thl fl u t 2 or more pri:!'es will Oe reo for prin t ing po.it io n. on t he maili ng ol their (a milies. serv.cl (or those (In. lists .nd the prl&e.i w ill ca rd s, a Game Score Pad e f 100 I h eet . 2 Any contestant wbo emcra this tOll rl1 :1. · be ClWA .-.Jed In aceord:tnce wllb Ihe !lCores fo r s u bmitting sco ret of games to be ad· lIl ent under a pseudooy m or In the namo ot Ichl,,'ed loy them in a t le. breaki,,)' match or judicated or publi.hed, complete inltrUe­ ano ther person will be di"'t"ali(Jed, All un· round·rot,in contest In which each contestant t ions on how t o play c he.. by mail, .n ac· tlnl&hed pmes ot the disqual.fled contest · will 1,1;1)' not lua than Z ,.allle.i with every count of t he Postal Chell •• t lng sy.tem ant \\' i!l be scored as ",Ins lor tlIS opponents. other t l"d conteslilnt. T ies for other cuh and the Officia l Rul" of Postal Chess. l '1"1\'0 qualifying roU UdH a nd one llna l prjEcs WIll 1x "roken In the 5ame ms nner. round will be played. I n a ll lhrc-e round •. Any tlea which m:ty develop in the tie· break­ Saves You Money con testants will compete in sectio ns ut sev· Ing COlliCIiS will be plll)'ed off in additional en players. Each conte"tant In Ii section wl!l mAtchea or tournaments. Bough t separately, the conten t . wou ld play o"e gsme vs. each of Ilx opponent •. , The elltry fee i. $5.00 ZUlli ~ " li U "" th~ amount to $10.15. T he complete k it costs Porleit wins eount as game points. conlU ta.n t 10 compete in oue secl lon of the only $8.00. T o order, j Ult mall the coupon 4 All contestants who score 4 o r more preliminary round. No addit !onal fee is below. (Add 20 % for handling anti postage I.amc points in the prelhui""ry round wII! eh.rged eontlltllnu who qualify for the sec. uutslde the U .S. A. ) Qualify tor the seml'!!nat ro und. Simila rly. onG or third roundl. A 'Con testa nt may e nter a U qualified semi.finallsls who IICO rG 4 or JUly n umher of l ectlon. of Ihe preh."inu.ry more game poin ts in the seml·fin GI round round u pon pa yment ot the fee of $5.00 per "'Hi quality for the fim>. 1 rol",d. !t additional lCetlon elliry provided he nppliell early pl ayers (from 1 to 6) are rC<"l uired. to com· ~ n oull" h 10 tha t we clln place him in sel,arille ple te the hut section or the second oz' th trd I COl lonM . ~Iu lt l p] e en tries h~ 0 "" p(!,. ~o " will J'ou nd, t he~e pla yers wm be select.ed. t ro m compele Jlnd qU:l lIly as thow.:h ",,,,Ie hy among c ont~stants who aco,.ed 3\ft paints In lepurll.te Indiv iduals. No contest~"t . how . the previous round and in the order of their ever. may win more th,n one p ~l le, ILJIII a CHESS REVIEW P ostal RlI.linlil at the time pl a)'ar who qu.ut!u tor more \h"n One sec· lhe last section starts. lion ot tha ttn.1 round wHl be a wv r d .. d his 5 E xcept as provided In Rule 4. contu t· prill on Ihl basts of the to tal ~c o r e aehievPd a nts who score less than . pOi n t. In either by only onl ol his entries. (The entry m uk . of the qualifying rounds will not be eU,lble In , thl hle heU totai acore will be tnken. ) for the announced ca..,h and e mblem prlzu. i\[uttlpl. antrles wlU be placed in dlt!ere n t Each ot theM! elimiml.lad contestant•. bow. ..etlon. Of eaeh round. ~ Rute \I. ever. upon completion of all his sehfltuled ' 0 Upon anterlnl", eaeh contestant asrees games In tIli" tournament. will receive one tha t the decllion CHESS REVIEW a nd ---- - I ot IcH~ S-;E~W- free e nt ry ( ...ort b 12.50) Into a CHESS RE­ Its Postal Che.. Editor In all ma uers a.ueet ~ Post.. 1 Chess Dept. VIEW Pa.stat Che:ss ClUJ! Tourn,ll.ll1ent and Inc the conduct ot the tournament. Ineludinc I 134 West 72d S t " I can a pply, instead, tor en try to a Prise tha aecaptane, and elauUleation or en(rlel, New Yor k , N . Y. 10023 Tournament ( .... orth $ 4.00) at $2.00 only. the &4jud leatlon of p m ... the award or re­ 6 A Flnt Prize of $150.00 " nd 74 o ther t uaal ot fort,lt clallllS, the dist ribu tion of I I enclolfl fS .OO . P i.... tend m, a eom· I c.sh prizes ... 111 be awarded by CHESS RII. prlles and all interpretations ot the ruies aud I plete POlt,1 Chi" Kit by rtturn man. VIEW in acx:ordance with the pubUlbed rec ulatlona. ehaJl be tlrrll and conclu. ive. I schedule oJ" prizes to those n qualltled final. 11 S ingl, entrl •• ean be mailed nOW a nd Iits who achieve the hil'hest total teol'U N AM E , ...... ". until Novlmbar SO, " 68 (multiple entries I I (Me rule 7 ) In the t hree rou nds of t he tO llr· unUI two month. before Nov. 30). Entries n .. ment. :i:Y ery qualltled finalist will be malled aI"tet that date may not be accepted. ADDRESS .. , ...... a wa rded the emblem 01 the Golden Knlch t I I upon completion ot all his schedUled c"mes. 12 EJ:C'Pt as provided In the (orecoinc C ITY ...... Al .o. the !lrst tive prize winne rs wi' reo rules. thl. tournament w ill be conducted ceive suitably InllCrlbed plaques to In< leate under CHESS REVIEW', OffIcial AU ICli a nd I I " egul atlons of Postal Chell, Includlnc any ST AT E ...... ZIP NO ...... t their places In the tlnal atand ln ... of thls L ______-' national open Po,lI IAI Chen Cham-pIODSIllp, a ma ndma nt8 or a4dIUOna lbIP- reto. Tenth United States Open Post.1 Chess Championship and the Twenty ~ first

FIRST PRIZE .. $2.50.00 Second Prize 5100 Sizth Prize 540 Third Prize 580 Seventh Prize 530 Fourth Prize 56S Eighth Prize 525 Fifth Prize 550 Ninth Prize 520 Tenth Prize 515 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth 55.00 each AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EMBLEMs!

SEVENTY~FIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting OPEN TO ALL CLASSES Of PLAYERS to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Even if you've never played in a competitive event to the seventy-five players who finish before, you may turn out to be Golden Knights cham­ with top scores in the Twenty-first pion 01' a leading prize-winner-and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham­ have lots of fun, For all classes of postal players pionship now running; Entries accepted till the end compete together in this "open" Postal Chess event. of Novembm', 1968 (must bea1' postmaTl: of no later Beginners are welcome, If you've just started to than November 30,1968). plar chess, uy all means enter. There is no better This is the 1968 Golden /{nlghts way of improving your skill. State your class on the coupon: A highest; B next; C average; D lowest; PRIZES fOR EVERYBODY but all classes compete together, But that isn't all ! Every contestant can win a prize of some Jdnd! You can train your sights 011 that big $250.00 first prize, or one of the other 74 MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW cash prizes, but even if you don't finish in the money As a Golden Knightel' you'll enjoy the thrill of you can win a valuable consolation prize. Every play­ compeling for !Jig cash prizes. You'll meet new er who qualifies for the final round, and completes his friends by mail, improve you)' game, and have a whale playing schedule, will be awarded the emblem of the of a good time, So get started-enter this big event Golden Knight-a sterling silver, gold-ll1ated and en­ now! The entry fee is onl,\' 85.00, You pay no addi­ ameled lapel button, reproduced above. You earn the tional fees if .\'OU qualif,\' for t he semi-final or final right to wear this handsome emblem in your button­ rounds. But YOll can en tel' othel' first round sections hole if you qualify as a finalist and finish all games, at $5,00 each (see S pecial nules for Golden Knights), whether or llot you win a cash prize. Players must You wi ll receive I'ostai Chess instructions with YOUI' co~plete all games assigned or fOl'feit l"ight to any assignment to a tournament section. Fill in and mail pnze. this coupon NOW r And even if you fail to qualify for the finals, you still get a prize! If you are eliminated in the prelim~ inary or semi-final round, but complete your playing r c-;Es7 REVIEW - - O-Chuk hu t if yo-:-",e--:' ,;;:, -I 134.West 72d St" (()mer 10 Po""! CheJJ. schedule, you will receive one h 'cc entry (worth I New York, N, y , 10023 Start me as CLASS ...... 1 $2.50) into our regular Class Tournament or can enter our regular Prize Tournament (entry worth I enclose $ ...... Enter my name in one section of I tile Tenth U . S. Opcn nIH] 1'wenty,fil·st Annual Golden I $4,00) on payment of only $2,00, First and second ill Knights Postal Chess Championshil) Tourllamen!. The each Prize Tournament \vin a $6 and $3 credit re­ I amount em'losef! co\'crs the entry fec of $5.00. I spectively for purchase of chess books or chess equip­ I ...... 0 Chuk here if already" ug' ment or subscription to CHESS REVIEW, Pr,nt Clearly .. ,. iJlered POJla!iI~. I FOR SPECIAL RULE S I I Name . . . , ...... , . . . , , , . , , . . , ' , . , , , , . . , , , . . , . . . See August or October Issue I I . .. - Address ...... , ...... , . . , . . . . . , . . . , . , . . , . . . , , , , , , , . . MAIL TNIS ENTRY COl/POlY NOW Zip Corle I City- -.. ...------, ..... , .. , .... ,. State , ....- .---..... No, " . . ,'