Vol. IV Thursday, Number 22 Offj ciCll Publication of me United States (~ess'fedetatl on J uly 20, 1950 120 PLAYERS SET REC-ORD !, DETROIT OPEN TOURNAMENT " EVANS CAPTURES LOG CABIN TITLE L~RGEST IN USOF HISTORY Larry Evans. Champion of the Marshall Chess Club, added to his laurels the championshi p of the Strong Field Includes Nine National Log Cabin Chess Club with 11 wins and two draws. Second place went Past And Present Title-Holders to A. DiCamillo, prescnt l~hiladel· phia Champion, with 11-2, while The 51st U. S. Open Championship Tournament at Detroit began on former Penn State Champion Her July 10 with an unprecedented entry list of 120 players from 22 States, man Hesse was third with 9 if~-3%. the Dis trict of Columbia, three Canadian Provinces and Puelto Rico. The event was notable fo r its Countless State and 'Regional Champions were among the contenders, strength, including former U. S. which also included n ine former or present national title-holders: U. S. Open Champions W. Adams and Chnmpion Herman Steiner, U. S. Open Champion Albert Snndrin, Jr., A. E. Santasierc, and other out U. S. Junior Champion Arthur Bi.sguier, U. S. Women's Co·Champion standing players sueh as Jack Col Gisela Gresser, former U. S. Open Champions Anthony Santasiere and lins, Dr_ Ariel Mengarini, Franklin Weaver W. A'dams, former Wester n Champion L. Stolzenberg, Puerto Howard, E. 1'. McCo rmick, and E. Rican Champion Rafael Cintron and Canadian Champion Maurice Fox. S. Jackson, Jr. Other outstanding entrants in Santasiere, Steiner, and Shipman, cluded Larry Evans, H. Berliner, while Ad:tms and Donovan will George Kramer, Robert Stein probably have two points on com· WHITAKER WINS meyer, John Ragan, J ack Souda plction of :tdjoul"lled games. Finish It The Clever Way! SOUTHERN OPEN koCf, Povilas T:tutvaish a, George' Eastman, Albert S. P inkus, ~ w i s Conducted by Edmund Nash With a score of 6-1. N. T. Whit· Send all con lilbul ion. for till. column to Edmund Hu h, 15lO :!Slh PI-. S.E. aker took t he Southern Chess J. Is:taes, Dr. A. Mengarini, M. Wullingion 20. D. C. GU1.c , Richal"{l Kujoth, Eliot Hearst, U. S. OPEN LEADERS Ass'n Championship after a bad A. DiCmuillo, Pnul P oschcl and :t As we go to press, the following THE TWO positions above are simple " hot-weather" ones. In Position stal·t, losing his first round game host or others scarcely less well were the leading scorers: No. 37, which occurred in t he last round of the Washington, D. C. to Mugridge. In the fi nal and sixth L. EVon< 5-0 H. 110.... ~·I Ch:ullpioll shi l) this year, White fo rces m:tte in nine moves, un less Black l"Ou nd Whitaker, a former Western _ known. J. Oon"van . ~.} O. K• • m.. 4·1· h' Champian, gained lead Round On e ""'A;"Iintl \I ... il'l O. Mill . . 4.1 g lV€§ Ull l!i CIUC€f1. Ass'n the R. a t' l"m. ~ .. 4 · E. N.. h 4-l In Position No. 38, William Couture, of Howard, R. I., announced and victory by defeating Kenneth SenSAtIons of lho fi rst I'ound -Smith of Texas who had up to that .were O'Keefe's victory over U. ~: ~:~!lne. g"t:. s~:\~:':~~,g ::~ mate in six . c . H ...G 4_1 P. Po.ch.1 4_1 Please turn to page six for solutions. point held the lead in the tourney. S. Open Champion Sandrin. and . ; U. S. Open Champion Albert SalJ.- ' ' - . --~ ,, ?,--;-~,'-'-=-=:::ii:::: ::::-----, -,_cc',. ----7"- U. S. Champion Steiner's WIn over ~ CHESS LIFE c~lumnis,t ;Eliot Major Holt. In the latter, Steiner d,in, k ond hi' b'oth", Angelo, USCF REGISTERS PROTEST Hearst of New YoTk was , e~cond wlthdrcw upon )earnmg oC the \ with a 5%.-1 ¥.! score, and ·thir-d was delayed by a lute train, and death of their Calher at Chicago. W E REFER the reader to the text of letter by USCF President Paul his clock had fun for one nnd a place en SoB points went to Don· G. Giers, ·addressed to President Rogard of F.I.D.E. in which the nld Mugridge. of Washington with hall hours before he begnn to play! disapproval of the United States Chess Federation is officially made Steiner S'lt down, moved hurriedly, 5-2. Mugridge, editor of a chess SALT LAKE CLUB plain regarding certain decisions of the Summer Assembly of F.I.D.E. column in the \Vashington paper, and in d ue time the time limit was III ParIs, 1949_ overstepped-by Major Holt! HAS V.A. GROUP was playing in his first national Few leading players met in the No comment is necessary to elucidate the various points in Mr. tournament since the Paul Morphy first round, but Bisguicr defeated In line with the expanded "Chess Giers' letter, fOI' the text speaks for itself. Memorial Tournament at Chicago Kujoth and Evans won from Mrs. for Veterans" program, the Salt in 1937. Gresser. Fox had a difficult win Lake City YMCA Chess Club has Syracuse, N. Y. Hearst, needing a win in the final round for first, drew with from T. A. Jenkins. organized 11 group to play and June 27, 1950 Round Two teach chess at the VA Hospital in Mr. Folke Rogard Mugridge, and Smith, who only Big upset of this round was Bis Salt Lake City, where it was found President, F.I.D.E. needed a draw to win, lost to guier's 77 move loss to L. Spitzley' upon investigation that 30 patients Kungstradgardsgatan 1~ Whitaker in the most exciting f in of Detroit. Larry Evans won his wcre eager for chess activity. The Stockholm, Sweden ish of this evenL Martin Southern (Knoxville) was second game from Miss Kellner local program for instructing vet Dear Mr, Eogard: elected president of the Southern (and is no ~v dubbed t he Women's erans in the hospital is in the N BEHALF of the United St'ates Zone of F.LD.E. and the United Chess Ass'n; Grady N. Coker (At Champion for his two victories charge of Irvin Taylor and Samuel States Chess Federation, I wish to communicate to you for your over the ladies.) Teitelbaum, president and vice O lanta) 1st vice-p resident; Samuel information and presentation at the 1950 F.LD.E. Genernl Assembly, the A. Agnello (Durham) 2nd vice At. this PQint leading contenders president respectively of the Salt followIng: with 2 points arc: Evans, Kramer, Lake Chess Club. president; Major J. B. Holt (Long 1. The United States Zonc emphatically protests the aetion Beach) secretary-treasurcr. The taken at the 1949 F.I.D.E. General Assembly, whereby the tournament was conducted by the title of International Master is awarded to all three·time par Durham Chess Club. ,Junior Championship Attracts ticipants in Soviet National Championship tournaments. 2. The United , States Zone declines si milar recognition for THREE-WAY TIE Strong Advance Entry List American playcrs participating in the U . S. Championship IN CHICAGO MEET Despite the short notice given for thc U. S. Junior Championship, Tournaments and generally objects to r ecognition of any The Chicago City Championsllip as we go to press advice from Milwaukee indicates a very strong ad player as International Master, except on the basis of accom· resulted in a three-way "tie for first vance entry list, even with a number of probable contenders not yet plishments in international competition. between State Champion Paul Pos heard from. The 5th Annual Junior Championship, sponsored this year 3. Thc Uni ted States Zone proposes and strongly urges that the chel, Angclo Sandrin, and former by the Milwaukee Journal and conducted by the Department of Munici 1950.F.I.D.E. General Assembly rescind the aforementioned City Champion Joseph Shaffer. pal Reel'eation of the Milwaukee Public Schools, shows every sign of action laken at Paris last year as inconsistent with the dic Fourth place in the 13-man round being onc of the strongest in line of cxtremely successful junior events, tates of logic and propriety. robin we nt to former Western beginning with the tournament at the Lawson YMCA in Chicago in 1945. Champion Herman Hohlbohm with Among the ' six known entrants 4. The United States views with great disappointment, the 8.ih "3 .ih , while U_ S. Open Champ from Wisconsin is the very strong title upon several occasions, being choice of Budapest in preference to BUenos Aires, which ion Albert Sandrin finished in a junior playcr. Richard Kujoth, third on SoB points at Fo'rt Worth made it impossible, under the circumstances, for the U. S. tie lor sixth with 6% -5%. three·times Champion of Wiscon in 1949, third at Oak Ridge in 1948, Grandmasters to participate in the F.I.D.E. Candidates' The three leaders will play for sin. News frolll New York indicates and tied for second with Larry Tournament. the title in a 3-man round robin_ that Arthur llisguicr, twice U. S. Evans at Cleveland in 1947. Lionel In the regular event, Angelo San· Junior Clw ilipio n '!lId recent South· Joyner of Montreal is another 5. The United States Zone notes with grave concern the appar drin (Albert's younger brother) sea victor. will defcnd his title; sure entry to add an international ent danger of increasingly disporportionate Soviet influencc drew with Shaffer and dee£ated while ,1 strong trio of New York flavor and the probabilities also in F.I.D . E ~ afafirs. It firmly believes that, for continued ex Posehel, while Posehel bested Shaf ers in LaiTy Ellans, Eliot Hearst favor the entry of Ross Siemms of istence as world chess body and for fulfillment of its mis· fer. and James T. Sherwin will also Toronto who hasn't missed a Junior sian, F.I.D.E. must adhere to its original principle of equality compete. Of these, Lany Evans, since Cleveland, where he dis among all member units. It proposes, thcrefore, that ade tinguished himself against the quate provision be found to prevent the domination of RAGAN T AK,ES ' the Mnr~hal! Club Champion, has narrowly mhscd the Junior title on leaders at thc age of eleven. F.I.D.E. by t he players of one nation as was so eviden t at Saltsjobaden and Budapest . ST. LOUIS SPEED several occasions, being second on Paul Poschel, Illinois S t at e The St. Louis Speed Champion SoB points ill 1949 (It Fort Worth Champion; Paul L. Dietz, Intercol Your kind cooperation in submitting the above as part of the ship went to youthful Missouri and tied fO I' second at Clcveland in legiate Champion; Myron F rcpcric, agenda for the 1950 F.LD.E. Assembly will be greatly appreciated. Champion John Ra.gan with an 1947. Ohio Junior Co·Champion, arc also Very sincerely yours, 8-2 score. Second place' went to Other pl"Obllhle entries include among the probable entrants, as PAUL G, GIERS, Handy with 7-3, third place to James CI'OSS of Glendale, Calif., well as a number of Cleveland's Vice·President, F.I.D.E. Haller with 6% -3%, while New . who has :llso narrowly missed the junior players. Pr~J jdent. V.S.C.F. berry of Alton (Ill.) came in fourth . 5 moves to mate. The kibitzers also bet on it, and it was at that time that the chess problem was born. Only. it took a long time to give it its modern look. And, I myself bet, you will like it, if you show just j a little enthusiasm and patience at the beginning. ..Alet/.i,;e Garly The readers of CHESS LIFE have, an excellent column of problems, edited by Mr. Eaton. There is the A.\lERICAN CHESS PROBLEMIST elz e:u Career Publi.h.d lWice a. month on the 5th a.nd 20th by which also contains a beginners' column, price $2 per year, subscrip Addiciorml Data tions to Raymond Tump, 3268 No. 27th Street, Milwaukee, 10, Wis. THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION The Ar.lERlCAN ClHESS BULLETIN has a wonderful problem department By A. Buschke under E . Holladay's direction; subscription $2 yearly to 150 Nassau Entered ... lI'ATIO,," you all! f Moscow Chess Club Tournament (Th~ author, Ju lius Buc h,..ald, i, one of the Gutltandjng Americ .. n pro bl~m Com· 1915. Ro und 1, October 9(22), 1915 Address all commu ni cations Editorial 123 Nor:h Humpbrey Avenue pours today, and co'nd,ufs beginnerl de partment in the A mnican Cntss Ih~ fin ~ Notrs by A. A . Altkhme (Siwkhm. on edi torial matters to:- Office: ;)a~ Parl:, lllinois P,oblt mist. Edito r,) , Vesf"ik 1915, p. 308) Editor and Business M .. n.. g ~ , Note: A ltkhj"e's opponent in this game MONTGOMERY MAJOR f ;$ ntitha one of the m .. sten R.. binoyich Cont,ibuting Editors (A . 1. Or I . L,), but a brother 01 A. I. Dr, A. Buschke Eliot Hearst Vincent L. Eaton mate ~h e Subtle Way! R.. bill oy;ch; he p.. ,ticipatrd in the Vil"a Guilhermc Groesser Erich \W. Marchand Edmund Nash "H ..u ptJ umier" of 1912. I by Vincent L, Eaton Whit" Black Rred Reinfeld William Rojam Dr. Kester Svendsen G. I. RABINOV ICH A. A. ALEKHINE 1. P· K4 P,K( 4. Q-R4 Kt.BJ Add ress all commu nicatio ns to the Uni ted States Chess Federatio n Add,,,.. all communIcation, to t his co lumn to Vi ncent L. Eaton, 612 M.N ~ iII Road, 2. Kt.KB3 Kt·QBl S. KtxP 9.Q) su •• , Spring, Maryla nd. 3. P·B3 P-Q4 S. P~P .. _ (except those regarding CH ESS LIFE) to USCF Secretary Edward r. (The t,ibulatio m of moying jllto .. new homt pr ..u" t ~ d M r. Ea/on fr om SU Ppl7ing Afler Ihi. mon, RJack must !;~t a .trong Treend, 12869 Strathmoor Avenue, Detroit 27, Mic higan. attack on the king'& Hlle under ~11 circum· ( On 10 aaompany hi, sdectioll of problems fo, Ihi, 'sHu-Edito,.) .I~""", . It t. co,..;de..ably hardor for him t o lind a oomp...... tion for the paw.. after P,oble m No. 179 Problem No. 180 Vol. IV, Number 22 Thursday, July 20, 1950 6. KbKt, I>"KI; 7. P-QS(I ) ,.,W, p.-r...a\ion By Burney 1M. Marshall By Mo ntgomery Major of llIe 1""'-" ~", ,,t cr. a. pl"J'ed 3it1liu..t m" by S. If. . Le"iid:y in Ih ~ 9th .... tch g'"'''' <_ Shreveport, La. Oak Park, III, CUc>::l L IF t:, YoL IV , No. 17 of lIny u, Composed for Chess Life Composed for Chess Life 19!iO). Black : Black: 13 men 6. _... EIxKt 9. P..q4 B.Q} 1. P~ K t 0·0 10. P·KKt5 MAN IS NEYER D£CEIVED 5. B-K2 R·Kl -- If 10. U· K3, Ihen 10... ." .... Kt -Qt. AY, RATHER he deceives himself, as Goethe discovered many years 10. PxP 13. Q·Q3 8·KB4 N ago. On reading an itcm in the august Manchester Guardian of 11. KI·Q2 Q·K2 14. Q.83 England, referred to us by Dr. A. Buschke, in which a cOrl'espondent 12. Q.84 P·QR4 warmly defends the ehoicc of Budapest os 0 site for the. Candidates Alit, 14 . Q·B3 Tournament, we find our thoughts in harmony with the great German ALEKHINE poet. For the correspondent continucs with the curious statemcnt that such international arrangements should not be upset because the United States Department of State picks a quarrel with t he Hungarian Govern- ments! - We presume this correspondent to the Manchester Guardian is -now composing a protest because the aggressive South Korean Govcrnment, urged by capitalistic greed, has invaded the peacc·loving unarmed fields of North Korea. Man is never deceived; he deceives himself! Montgomery M a;or Why Should .J S olve eheJj problemj? Uy J ULlUS UU C IIWALIJ WEAKER PLA YEn will not see the need for taking on the ad A ditional mcntal ball ast or chess problems in to his repertory, Hc is (Iuite wrong. By doing so, he will sharpen his wit, grasp - more leOdily any dungcrs to his King"":and in tUI'll be nble to inflict mo re , mage to the encmy's King's flank, he will get a better sense of the general possibilities inherent in a position, and-most of all, he may become a ncar master in the endgame, He can practice problem·solving by facing his chess bo.o.rd at home Q. Kt2! no nervous tensions, no aggravations or aggravated partners, no com O_KtS eh ing home late at night, no frustrations ovel' w.o. iling for a partner, no 0·8' clock running away, and many more dire silualions known to every Q·QS ~h chcss player, And what about chess-players in isol;\ ted regions? . One chess·player once wrote me, he is always winning, because he finds the solutions. This is a big mistake. The solution itself is not RUY LOPE Z so important, but to find UI C theme the composer wants to show. Many Moscow Chess Club Tournament themes arc beautiful, even ir thcy arc easy to find; then there is the 1915, Round 2, Octobe r 16(29), 1915 pleasure of playing them through and remembering t hem long after Notes by A . A. Alck"in~ (Sh"k/Jm. w.o.rds, perhaps for life. Or a theme may be di fficult, intentionall y, the n Vub,ik 19IJ, p. 111) the solver will sit ove r it for hours, and still be puzzled at the cnd of \l'hite RI"~k A. A. ALE KHINE N. P, TSELIKOV his session , and it may be days before he finds the idea behind if 1. p·Ke P_K4 6. P·Ql P.B) Sometimes, the solver does win over the composer, if hc finds a 2. Kt_KBJ KI_QB) 7. B.Kl BoB solution different {rom thc composer's intention. Th is is like a victory l. B·KtS P.QRl &. Pd KI.R) , •. B.Kt QP~B 9. 0-0 KI_B2 over an opponent .o.t a game. Or he may find out that the solution which Whito I 5. Kt·BJ B.QB. 10. Q-K1 KI.Ql ' the composer appal'e ntly had in mind, is frustrated by an unplnnned Solutions to previously published proble ms on page six. A ''''''I .... """'II .It ..... ,,·ltI ..h White ;,eb ad· .':"'tall" : 0 ·0 ,.,"" ~,ul ...... 1. black move. When the solver takes part in a chess column's solving H. p.Q4! O·O! 14. Q.KI3 Q.K2 tour ney, such disooverics may earn him cxtra points with which to 12. P~P PoP IS, KI·Q) ll. KbP A_Kl figurc among the prize winners. II" UU):;hl '" I... ·e 1'1.,....-1 l ~. I\L.IH~ , J\"Kt: How docs one inexpel'ienced player actually go to a problem? The ehejj (Jelj ..A eolle"e Ducalion 111. Q~ f;. I\UI' ; 11. IHdl't, QJ ... to-play positions, where therc is no threat, or playing a key·move (the Sillars doubles as the efIieient secretary of the Cleveland Chess As "" I)". WhIte .ide. solvi ng move) without having 0 threat, stalematc positions, multi.pin soci ation, it is obv ious that the teaching wm be in competent hands. 22. R·B& ch R"lgnl positions, where one needs tramc lights to feel his way around, positions Commenting upon this announccment, Chestel' Delvallc writes in where White forces Black to m:lte White, or whcre they help together the Cleveland Chess Bullctin: "The announccment of this oourse is im CUBA STAGES IT to fi nd a mate, or near geomctrical puzzles for the mathe matically portant to i:!hess in that it constitutes formal recognition o[ chess as IN REGAL STYLE minded; this is what thcy call Fairy·chess. And the whole fi eld oC an educational elemcnt. It reflects the growth of chess, afld at the problems will be a Fairy·chess for the beginner, if he earnestly en same time will serve to introduce 1.0 thc game a group of new players, The first national championship deavors to fi nd out its secrets. without which fU I·thcr growth would be impossible." tournament, with pl aycrs from aU Another sncering remark I heard about problems was that the Mr. Delvalle continues in 3 Iightcr vein: "Wives of chess-players the provinces, was staged in Ha preponderance of white [OI'ces secured a win anyway. But not a win will recognize this il!:\ an excellent opportunity to acquire a good basic vana under the sponsorship of for White is asked, but a win in a limitcd number of moves. There knowledge of the game, which has been seemingly incomprehensible President Carlos Prio under the are problems with six white officers and the bare black King which in the past. Heretofore unbeatable-husbands will find it difficult to wi n dil'ectJon or the Education Minis are just as diHicult to solve as any othcr type of problcm. And so over spouses who have gone to college to learn chess!" ter. Preliminary interzonal play called Minimal Problems, where White besides his King possesses Although classes in chess are not uncommon (many YMCA groups qualified three players from each only one officer against whatever black forces are on the board, may include chess in their summer curricula), it is a ncw departure for a of Cuba's six provinces. These 18 weU appeal to the gamechessor, but nevertheless, they may be very college to undertake the teaching of chess-a nove lty thai we hope playel'S were transported to Ha· easy to solve. In other words, there is no rule about what material will become mo re commonplace as more and more institutions Icarn vana for the event in a special White or Black should have, so long as the problem is excellent on the benefi cial \':lluos of chess, already recognized by the V_ A. Admin plane piloted by the Education its own merits. istration in its hospital program, and by numc'rous grammar school Minister in person, and their ex The direct-mate problem is the actual end of the game wherc boal'ds, of which Milwaukee and Cleveland rank among the leaders in penses dUring the course of the one of the opponents refrained from reSigning. (Never say die!) But, promoting chess among the school grade ages. \ tournament were paid by the Gov in the Middle Ages, llnd a m (le later still, they made bets concern There. cannot be too much teaching of chess; and we congratulate ernment whicil also transported ing the end of a game: Thus, thc loser of a game could still make Cleveland College upon being one of the first educational institutions them home by plane at the close money on it, if the wi nner, instcad of the declared 4 moves, needed to recognize this basic fa ct. of the tournament. Page 3 lOrt of thil ••llel . ma,. b. r • .,roduetd in .~y form wl lllO\tt wrlUen B is dead. The newspapers, publishing accounts of his death July 1 permlilion from t he " .. bll. herL at the hotel in Clarksburg, where he and his wife had lived a yeMarshall Chess Club a lent position. who won possesion at South Falls number of individua1 contests are II. Sd(! p.e? tion-until his flagging e nergies no longer permitted him to :I Uempt burg in 1948. being played as preparation for 11 . . . . . , 0-0 was in order (12. FOT the U. S. Women's Biennial the work. He ran a chess column each Sunday in the Clarksburg Ex PxP, PxP; 12. BxP, BxP ch etc.). ponent-Telegram- a popular :md well·received column-until the war the summer tournament circuit, Chnmpionship the re is the Herman which in :i few weeks will attract lie can hardly be blamed for not A. Dillmann Trophy, now in the time shortage of paper made the column no longer possible. seeing the whole point of White's We could tell a thousand tales of Bill and chess. But we won't. most or t he leading players in the custody of U. S. Women's Co country. Mr. A. C. Simonson de combination. We'U just give you , in closing, Bill's motto fOi' his club which, if he Ch;Hllpions N. May Karff I.o'*....adj. lI. Jpnhevo.kb _.lIj. ~. U. T. Dlack --.Jl P . \:iIllon!. _ .. ..1 the top boards. Conn. Valley Chess Leagues, and ended its season wilh two annual ~. C. Joaehim -1 A. U~h .... n __• 3. A. N.... ytlll _I )1. R. m aobtrc _ t Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Harkness 3. R. N~]e _.-adj. .1. Taylo. ___.--"J. ~ . £, w. X .rehQlld 1 H. ..:. Martin __ -' North J ersey l eolgue saw Chess events. The Speed Toumamenl saw ,. N. 1'0""" _-0 C. P. lIm.r _I G. U, ~1_..-1 U. 1..,,,,"""1 _._.0 directors of Youth Cbess move 11. IIi",.. ____0 Club or the Oranges defeat Plain G. Hemdon victor with 7ih-n, Ii. O. Scl,ain _ 0 lIaTe Orocmc. __1 O. E. !i'''''''' _-1 ment. P. Lisle Graves is presi /I. O. Mull .... _.~_n ." . l'noU _ ...... __ 1 7. w. Waaner .. _...1 R . (;001.1 .... _._.. _.0 field 5'h·2'h; Irvington. Polish while CeUin finished second dent emeritus, The club has had R. 7.:11. llo ol '~r .. __. t ,\. Y, "J:'lm""n _.. __1 ~. O. 1'0llPtnlkl1l" • II . 11. SI~~al t l •.._ .. 1 best Bellevue 4-1; Union down with 7· 1, and B. Gould third with II. v. W. "Rfl ..... _b c. make .. __.... ._~ V. J. U.,k l"•. .. _ 0 W. n.. O .. k~. _ ..._ .. 1 a very active and successful sea 9. J. A . x ...... __ U H. 1)"11,,. __.. __ 1 Ill. A. II. C""d"" _0 it. Sclln ..... _.. _ .. _1 Kearny.Progressive 4-2; and West The Vienna Opening Tourna ~'. son in both Leagues, and qas re 5-3. I n. J. !>I.,.,I'II! _.. _ 0 II. At"llcov _ ..__ 1 II. \ '. G.l>lo __0 II. 1I00"tft ___ I Essex draw with Jersy City Y ment also saw G. Hc.rndon the 11. nr. S.l,~ph. .. 1 _0 O. II ..... ___ I l ~. C. Blell!'cll\ __0 11 . Ilidout ___I cently begun a program for teach 12. rl. So:lte. __0 A. !«ev~ ____I 1:1. o. Ktldleh _ 0 p. "Y~ry .. ___1 Chess 3-3. Present league stand ing chess to youngsters from 11 winner with 16lh. -Ph, but this lime II. J. I.Iam:tt __1 It T. J ewriU __J I ~. I,. w. T:oro ..-1 c. o.rrull __0 F.. It.- ___I ings show Chess Club of the Or tied for !irst with BarUett Gould, U. S. Xille. __1 J. rroenlloo __! 15. W. F . Clc:racnbl I years old up, in Northampton. 16.. H. _ 0 Stene ____I I.. H. Nealby __I anges leading 6-0 with Irvington also with 16 1f~- 1 lf.!. Third place r. Allen s. lG. C. Bnrmuter J Plainlield and Easthampton. 1(I.!t. !>Io"rIe _ I !to J ",," ___0 17. W. 1>1 . J(.lof -0 II. ","-Iman __~_I Polish second with 5-2. went to C. Waterman with 16-2. 17. Dr. J . CollI .....J) w. C. H ~Mtn ___1 11:1. II. lIeo·QJI"IIIat _I J . lilllam'''' ___.0 Grolndis Lithuania n Chessmen Gal'don Herndon was elected presi lU.:t. StOllinllid ..1 II. 1,."" •• lIIku __ --D Foo ls Ma te Chess Club scored (C h icago) won a 5-1 victory over ~: : k ~(I,}~y-.. =: ~ ~: ~OfjG~m-pt;.;-~ :!lI Jo.. SI I":R "b _._ _ 1 w. V ' ~ "lrlw _ .... __ 0 dent, with Richard Garland vice ~. O. 1ot'1I: •• _._•• 1 A. J!. n """,H ..... _ .. 0 21. A. II . I'hillip. _0 !>I. Nutl l..... __ ~ .. __ 1 a 7'h-4'h victory over t he Jer DePaul UniverSity with Estka of I)resident, M.rs. Garland, secretary, 21. 1>:. 1,I"d.I...,,,, _~ 1 o. O"lh".. ( _ .... _0 22. J , t...<:khrt _ I n. K .. lyk _... ._ .... _1 sey City Y Chess Club in a recent Gnllldis besting Murphy of De· 2.'1. A. _6 SI. BloI~. __ .. _~ 0- __ ... encounter. Ch al'lc:;: Waterman treasurer, and it : :Ic.~~ ~~ ~i,;~h ~ ~· , r J!~ft. = ::=~ 2 ~ . J . C. Oummh,lI" 0 ,\. Sl m~" .'·lch... _I P aul on board one. Grandis plans Clar ke Church and Mrs. Bartlett 24. T. nuto;r.."., _ 1 n. C"p]ettone __(I 5 . K J obn;oon _I I). Kame.llng __I Glou--;ester County Chess Ass'n to participate in the next year's ~~ o. Tnynor _0 "II. A. 1>0011]"" __I 31). ll. lII ...ku . ~ .. _o J. I,. l,oud.on _.-..1 Gould the executive board. :!G. T ~ A lIere., _I T. no ..... n __--" 27. !l O. I' ••b r _, J . n. X ~cl)o " .1< 1 _) virtually sealed lhe Soulh Jerscy Ch icago City Chess League. Decatur Chess Club (III,) faced 27. D. Allyn .. _ 1 ll. ""'<1<;'11 •• ___• :!8. II. CorimaD _ I O. X ld< u .... __...0 W. JI""er ____• League championship by downing North City Chess Club (phila· and defeated the Alton Chess Club 2S. I •. Ou~lAI""n _~ 0 . II. l>IeI.-1 __~ 29.11. C. 11 .,.... _ 1 ~. IJ ••""", ... ,""" _ 1 "II. II. Kftlt"lloon _.--0 lJ(I. C, JlofflO"n .--0 O. Pah ilrok.. ~ .. ..1 Fairview 4'h: ·3lh. dclphia) in recent matches sC()red by a close 3-2 score at the Elks 3D. O. I •. Chriot.t,. ~ l .1. D. Il.on _---" 31. D. D. ila"" __ 0 K. Kok" .... I.... _ ... _1 Sl. J . N. r .I.tNQI, 1 T'. II I ~ ma" . _ .. __(1 :tIl. w. Wtl~....,k _ 1 U. "' ~ l cI.,. ___0 Syracuse (N.Y.) Chess Club was a 7·5 viclory over Haverford Col Club Hotel in Litchfield in one of (I. A. eoynt __.. __ 0 R!. J. 11 '''11" _ .... _.1 .T. II. I ",~'<"y _ ..... __ 0 :'I:1. J. I "",. ___ .. _ 1 the scene or a 23-board simultane lege, un 8-2 victory over Wild the first encounters between South 3.1. " . IV"mer _.. _ .0 IV. I ..... U _.... __ .... ._.1 3-1 . M. lI""k .... ._ 1 A. !>I.util .. ____ .. ...1) :J.). "' . · I U ~k l __I ~.;.,. t:. A.nold .... _ 1 D. I ...... lhe. __ .... _0 • •. A. ,",,,,I t ....-_ .... _0 ous exhibition by Games Editor wood Chess Club and a 5-4 victory ern and Central lUinois chess J . Y. rn. ___ .. _0 :••. II. CaAO _ .. _~_ 1 I) •..T . 'I'. 1",,,,",,,,_0 00. It. l'nl<.lhomme _1 Erich W. Mll l'chand of CHESS over Rutgers while yielding to a teams ill lIlany years. Hugh Meyer:;: :16. (1. "p. 1I~)""md 0 R U. ~., I oo n ~_I 87. I'. 1I 0",,11li _.. _0 (I . Tiou ll _.~ __.. _.1 (Decatur) and Wm. Newberry drew 37. J . J. U"lt".liellll C'. J . I.illlewoool _0 Ill. S. \lui"'·' __1 .:. 1:koII,·Ult __--" LIFE as part 01 a lund raising 61f.! ·21h de£eat at the hands of :!f!.~. I. Wxlh• ....l C:. O. Pow ;. __0 SIl. N. C. WIIl: ____0 ~ ~ . u. IJaY'''' l'''rt _1 \\' N. l)ul. _ .. ..0 t hree and lost two. Winners were at Northwest corner, Park and ~;., . F.. Hrilly _ ... _0 V: M, ·I~ I~ ____ I gl':ltulatcs member, Dr. A. Buschke, H. W. II. HOl:" _ 1 IV. r:,...,,," .. __ .... _ 0 47. II. J "",'k _ ...... _ 0 lik, while the draws went to A. W. Art Nickel is the secrctary. U. )1. 1I. nube. _1 If. )II"heoon _.. __0 .0, K. I ><: I 'I~~~ -0 S. I,. II c.:o l<>" _ ... _1 Wood, R. M. Downing and H . Played Game in Class 13 of tilC R. ( l. lI,, ~k .. __ ~ __I Rocheste r (c ity team) defeated 48. t:.. 1 . TweWti.,le 0 J. U. MeCh~rl 6 _ I 40. O. /lroWII _ . __0 Me tropolitan Chess Leaguc. A ward !.D.U. Ul1Iu n __~ Ik It. ~I . Mud .... " t Berkman. the SY I'acuse (N.Y.) Univers ity was made by LeO li ard B. Meyer lVa.hl,,~,," __.....30 Uri!;"h C.. I" " ,hln H) iiI. J . !;Ialma" •. _11 I,. I ~ W"I"''''' _._1 Germol n Chess Club of Buffalo team a t Syracuse by a lop-sided Washington vs. British Co lumbia fb.. C. Wil:bt __I 0.11... 11 ..... ___• for Buschke's victory over Messer fA O . "'. ";1.-, ---1 W. U"olinluek -II resumed team activity in an e n 91h-1fl score. schmitt of the Queens·Woodside il t Colville, Washington !.-I. II. II. 1I ",~e_1 J . F_ c;T ...... ]y _0 Was"lngton 9.llll h Colw mble 5&,11. M, K"",,,,y .....0 R. !!hnl"" ___I counter wilh the Niagara Falls l ithuanian Chen Club (South Chess Club. I. 1)1.-1< 1: ,..,., ....Boston ) received an accession of 2. I ... " "Il<>I::ut __ --1 ¥"",k II"wk",. _0 ~7. U. !:Ill.I",.n _0 O. Uoe-hen ~_._ I J eney City YMCA Chess Club strcngth with the arrival from E u recently defeated the J ewish Unity ~ O. I,. "ud", ..1 A. W. lIi"'I>OI) II _... _0 Georgetown University drew ~: ~~,~~,. ~~,'~:~~ ~ tl1~n I ~,~il~':~':"':::=~ Ii!l. V. J . (I"culhct 0 . '. fl. ~·"K ... I"".I .... ~ 1 rope o[ K. Skcma, who celebr ated A. T lplN _ .. ~. __ .. .. _I with Maryland University by 5-5 Chess Club by 6Jh -21f..! with Eigen ro. I •. (; ...."" ~ "'ood .. _~ 1 J " k~ VI",I" ,volk _.0 00. )'. Ooll",loricr _0 his appcarancc by Winning against (J. C.) losing to Rosen{eld on board (II. S. 1I 0"'u __.. _~ II. UIII, I,," ___.. & SCO I'e when the first board game W ~.I.;"o::(,m ~ __"': 4 Brltllh Vul "",bla ..1 W. J . l:. J:i.:o ...... _0 W. tJd lrkllfC ___1 between R. Cantwell (Georgetown) Rcshevsky in a recent slmultane-' I)•. J . M. To.1 ,w.t. __ I one, but Walbrecht (J. C.) defeat Minnesota vs. Ontario t,;;l . .... I. OlTi.... cll 0 and Robert llderton (Maryland) i.ng Golrman on board two. On IH. 1>:. \\,... ", .. ",1 _0 M. Knl(la ..d _~ I ous .and then in the USA vs. Cana· It Gnmd Ml rl iil MinnelO t. •. 1'. Oslnt_..tI J .. Y~ ... I",.n _ I was adjudica{ed a win tor Dderton da match by defeating J . N. Wil· board three Crowley (J . C.) drew Mlnn_t.. OfItlrlo 011. x. Itcndullc _.0 .'. Oore ~ ____• I. W. lIonl,.""",n! Som (;O... n __0 J .~ __---" by referee Carl A. Hesse. witi' Mahler. The othcr J ewish Iff. II. It. Knhnan ~ l Iiams who pla"Ced tbird in the 1950 %. 'r. I ~ Iltlot _~ S .., __-II (Piltsbu'rgh) sees C. H. L. Schuctlc, ~c ". ::.. Columbus (Ohio) Chess Club de f.. A. lottH,uot~l n __ 1 J " h .. 11" .."" _ ... _.0 11. J . O'lJrI<:u _ ... l ... Chumbl.". __ ~_II 11 succeed to the presidency upon New Jersey Ch en League sces (I. )0.... ,,10: W.rd _ _2 A.": . • ·ord _ .....• __ 0 72. G. J . AllAi .. _.] .'. II. A.", (llron!: _0 feated Ohio State University by a Clilb of the Oranges in the lead 7. w. II. R I~h.rd· U 'flTl~. Ho .... e .. ~ __ o 7S. ii, II. Kuchn ~_I R. J. Il<:t.un _. ._ 0 the resignaUon of Wm. M. Byland . 4lf.J-21k score, with My ron Freder with 7-0, Irvington.Polish sccond "'''' _ ... ~ __---2 7t. O. Xauer ---1 ~:. A. 111110...,. __0 In the club championship Paul II. II...... lkln ..-1 Ch• • I", 1I0.11e __(I n . lI.. N~I-1 A . J. J oh,,,,,,n _0 ic winning on first board against with 6-2., and Elizabeth and Union t. Jofnea k<>olll\Y _2 1 WlIli,un 11010__ 0 16. K . J . Nlia _..1 R. W. II. J oh..,., _0 Dietz with one round left to play Strahl of OSU while on board two tied for third with 41h-2 'h each. 10. W ... ETk!k ..n...! Wfll1:tm 8 01_ -' TI.K. u..-II It. l!. Courtney _I leads with 10-0j Sorensen is second is. D. Re<:hlln _(I F. J ",*- --1 Stale Champion Walter Mann lost Min""""" __14~ Ontorlo ___I Gloucester County Chess Assn, 'I'J. 0. A. Sim_ ..1 1'. WI!too" --0 with 9·1. to OSU player Korngold, champions of South Jersey League, J)"p1 ~U.... 011 C3nadbll '"'" ca.-J by (IQ. I ...... Sch... rts t W. lIf ~l nlooh _I University of Pittsburgh chess b ...... " ...· n nl one car ..h ldo held a1x playel'll. 11. U. NIUdlke -1 V •. A, lIerodP.k .0 North City (Philadelphi.) Chess It. DaS. nb. ___• continue to display their caissie Mns.chusetts vs. Quebec u. W. J olo_ -II team has scored a very succcsslul Cl ub celebrated its 18th match by prowess, defeating Woodbury by a 83. K. I _0 I.. Siel'''''' __• season drawing Altoona 5-5, besl· . t Mo ntpelier, Vermont 84. J . _ 1 1.. lI. SU,n,.. _(I winning from the Philadelphia Rif 6-2 score, and Wildwood by 6-3. ing Penn. State 7·3, downing Allis M .....etlwHHs 0""11"",, 86. J . __1 W. lI. SCh .... ab ~_(I le Club by a 9%-3% score. In a I. I'. Taulnl.h" __ (I )I. Fo" ___• 88.11. II. Ski" ____• Fresno (Calif.) Chess Club com :t K. 8Io:c",.. __1 rJ. K. WIllI.o .... -II Chalmers 7..(), beating Geneva 4- pleted its annual club tournament 87. It. A. ]"fold, _ -II 2, drawing Penn State 21h-21h , rapid transit evcnt, Saul Wachs SII. A. R. HlUHtI --0 placed first with Jos. Cotter sec with Kenneth Lamkin as the win ~ ~: :;r; ~ ~~ . d.; ...Ha~=~ 118. I ~ w. lI.rt --1 and defeating Gettysburg 31h- ner with a 15-2 score. Second place 6. I. K. UII~ 1 J. Genho -II so. lI..-...-M. lira. It. BhDtlbo:q .0 1%, The Pitt team will meet ond and Herbert Hickman third. G. W. L. W.len -' O. n ....e l ----1 Scb..,..u __• North City is an extremely active went to William Harris with 13- 7. I'. Tn""'" _1 loC i'll. I. 8teveoo -0 tl. 1I ... N. Troy ..1 lira. A...... n _0 either Temple or the University of X ra. R. E. llartln _I club with a radio match scheduled 3%, third place to Pete Lang with u-m.... , u" ----S Quebee ___, "-lll111 O. ~ 0 Pennsylvania lor the stale colleg a. AI ;.};. » .. ..., O Al l'll. A. l!..olpop ..1 against Santa Monica, CallI., Los 121h-3'h, and fourth place to Ern Vermont vs. Quebec ~. III. A. Ii. Solo- )I ... ft.. W. II. iate tiUe. est Cook with 12-5 in this hotly Lancaste r County Tourname nt Angeles Coun ty Champions. It is . t Ferr isbu rg, Vermont • '''''- --~ looking for matches in a 60 mile contcsted event. V.nnonl Ouebee N. Y.-Oh\o·I'e.. IUI. 41 ()o,\arlo ____,~ (Penna.) saw K. Kraeger win the New Hampshire vs. Quebec Class A. event 7·1 with W. Stauffer radius of Philadelphia and invites 1. ;r.. ~'.~ ~~ ~rri;- _~ ~'. ~=, -,: challenges. Apply Art Nickel, North SIMUL PRECEDES i: J . J . Rlky --'I I'. Ilobert __I Pl ayed at Berlin, New H. mpshire second with 61h ·1lJ.t and 101. t . K. L . Ibr.b -II I). 1I. I ... V.in _I N_ H .... pshlre 0 """,, Paul third with 5lJ.t-2lf.t. In the City Chess Club, Cor. Park and 5. 11. J~ ~ _ ~ I .. K. Ou e ll "U~ _~ I. AoJ..' lIII ___I 1' ..lrIer __-' 65lh Ave., Philadelphia 41 , Pa. CANADA MATCH II. n. t,. lIroorn -II J."". Oul...... _ I ~ .. ilehel! __I x cCabe-ll B Class J . Huss was first with 1 i.e)._ -----I " olton---" 4 lk·lh and D, Hawks second Marlboro (Massachussetts) Chen In a gala chess week-cnd at Ber \'('mIOnt 4. DunIIhuoe __I 1_ 0 ---.!1 Quc:be<:---..J; Club defeated Fitchburg recently lin, N. H., Weaver W. Adams pre Moline vs. The Maritimes A. O h ••1.C!d -II TUdI --1 with 3-2, while in Class C the vic G. F.-M ..lclo _.0 I' hilll> ____1 tory went to R. Whitmore and W. in a match by a 6'h-3lh. score. ceded the USA-Canada match by oI t Bangor, Maine 7. l ~foI" ___I u...u.,,,,,, ___• "- lJ rlu",owiclo _ ..1 _0 Freund with equal SCl~y"",, led 10., Dr. J . 1I"lt ___.. Hyde Park (Chicago ) Chess Club II. !lux ___.• _ .. 1 lIIaek ",on; ~_ .. __ U lJ ~l"kk of I'ortl~,,(i ....·e ... IIlgpl>rd ----..l Robc!rb. ____• Howard (R. I.) Chess Club, prot>- · ings, open to alL Regular lO·sccond Y;'·I"ry 10' J""i...,. opponen ts, Donald Milcs and Law· I~ . m al"",,,1 __I )~n ~ ____• Jemist William J. Couture won the tournaments are held on the 1st Michigan vs. Ontario Il. '-rd __1 ·turner ___~ rence Pelton. 141. 1. I'ot. __I Allan _____e club championship in a grueUing and 3rd Thursday of each month. Played oI t Detroit, Michigan n. Collin. ------11 Orkin _____• William Silton won the Club After the USA-canada match Mlchlt.n Onl.rlo 18. l.i1'W!&ren __1 !.fI.I"" ____0 72-game match with John E. Ho which ended in . 16lh-8 Y.I U. S. 1. 0. W ~ I .e-r _ 1 W. Wit.. n __0 1!l. I'ellon __.0 1I ...... l uel ___I warth by a SL'Ore of 39-33. The Championship and custody of the 2. ~ . 110bcrtf __0 G. Reletk:h __• to. I.lmpe ~_ .. __~ Poirier ____! Albert Sandrin Cup with A. Kauf victory wilh Adams on £irst board ~. K Tlell ___1 H . O.~nh . l' _.. _0 match was conducted in grim sil 21 . Ila.:"c ~_ . _ _1 Allan ~ __.... ___.. ._O ~ . A. )I • ..,,, _. __.0 A. Sch~ljo _ .. _ .... _ 1 man second and Dr. R. Kahn third. for the USA, on the following eve 2:2. 0 """,,,1 _ . ___ .. 0 II "I"' ~ ~_ .... __..... __ I ence under the stern direction of G. .1. O'T, ecf" .... ___1 1. Nreo u!:"r _ .. ~ ...... _O n ing Adams gave a simultuncous 23. t'e1\~ __• . ____ ..0 McOobe _. ... __.... __ 1 Tournament DireI"',,,,nl.. Toronto Junior League, i[ the ad team captain for New Hampshire. TALLY SHEET year-old Ross Siemms score 5 wins :and 5 losses in a 10-board jusicated game docs not upset the present SCsimultaneous exhibition. At 14 . NORTH SHORE LEAGUE USA CANAOA J. S. Morrison's game with F. R . W ..llln,\1; t on _.. ---30 Ura;'h CoI"",bill _10 Sicmms is already a veteran, for Anderson is in adjudication. Other Final Standln", 1'1,y(:<1 .t ~I ou n t Vernon. W".h ln¢.n" IN MONTREAL his £irst international appearance I' oru",ou\h _ .. _ .x 1~ 5~ 7~ IO ~ .11 W. ~ IoI"lrt o n _.... ~~ ~ lltltt..h Columb l ~ ..1 Canadian Champion Maurice Fox wise with Toronto Club players )"".. -5 Maine __._-S~ The lIarilima _I 5-2, while Miss D. Robertson was d id likewise on board four. K. to celebrate the fact that its mem I 'I.~I It B.oneor, »allte third, also with 5-2. Mrs. R. S:z.aw Smith and J. Stapp scored two wins bership has trebeled in the last Say You Saw It In CHESS LIFE. "'" ____IS! (lA:;AOA---S3 lowski was fourth with 4-3. apiece for Dallas. year_ Under :Jt.e Ct.e66- :Jre. - I nut Thursa"y, JUl1 2,p, 19JO By W illiam. Ro;am ~ un GO OD and caissie-minded friend, Dr. M. G. Sturm of Bagshot Wl.ag :Jt.e O House in Trinidad, sends us the rellowing correspondence game, notable for its brevity and its wit. We let him tell the story without interruption: Be"t move? The following brevity, n friendly ~~i.;'t~:; IO<><;\IIO~·K~ .. ;:';"~-~~l '1llO~Celi ~; B., Gu. i/heTmt Gr« SJeT' postal e ncounter, resurrects Bogol· erudU~ fT~"d. llr. Sp"""kman, "'''""TOWO- jubov's long dead Irregular De· tory." fcncc:-l. P-Q4, Kl.QB3, fi rst play Fi,.al PI)Silio ll ed by B. vs. Nyholm, Stockholm 1919. Another example is Barnsted Bogoljubov, Karlsr hue ("Deutsche Schachblattcr" No. 2, Jan., 1939). Wllite m ack Fi",", rOli lla of ,he Cham pionship M"leh ftl I ~ H I).,,,,a (R. I.) Chess Club . DR. N. a. STURM H. KLASS (Tr'nJdN) ( Australia) LA/I, W ill;"m J. Coul u't , ar/ent/;n, cJ".mpion "lid .,rll./r.no.,,, fOfrtlpe,uhna 1. P_QoI KI-0 8) oz. P-QS ehtll pl...,n "ru/ probltm tom peu ,; Unit', u ltra A /IN'I 5141", ui/ l)t of II.I; l. lit-IU), Ia .no ... wou.:IJ. ( 'U ..) Ho.,,,,a T imu; ,iJ!, hl, cJ".lI.nJ!,tr John Ho"'"rlh, clxu eolum"id in II.I; Ho",,,,a t.. _ I< I.K4 S. K t ~K I P-Q84 ,. B_ B4 KI ·KI) 6. P·KK t) Q·Ktl ~ . Kt·KRl KtxB 1. B·Ktt QxP?? Ad.",'. ( llot _~ d,m' .' ) S""I"\ ! ~ n !"A" ca)";!(,r WII. intc"ullW,1 loe ,lnl"lr thi, . 8, Kt·Q2 Q- Kt3 ]3. B·R' K·82 9. 0 .0 P-Q3 14. Q.B' Kt·8) Ill. pot(, P·KKt3 15. P· KS ,., n . R,t(l P ·K4 16. R.P By KtJteT $vttldun l2.. P xP •• p. PaP Declll.... ' 18.. _. Q.B3: 17. Kt·K I! Dr 16- MEET THE MASTERS By Dr, Max Euwe; t ranslated by L, Prins and _, Q·KH ; 17. R( I )_K1 , or Ie. ~ Q Qt: 17. 8);P "". RxH; IS. l'xU, Q.' Mo il.Bug Two of the rest , l"lohr and Euwe, a re lower on t he ladder than they Thi. poolUon yields to • dUll 1l~ of at· IVCI'e when lhis boo!; was pu blished in English ten years ago. 'rwo lack ( nat noticed at the tiDle 01 JI"bllea· lion). TlOO 'no~ s ~Laeul ...... l.tlon II Ulit others, Fine and ~ s h cvsky , aLoe still r:mked by men who should know Dear Mr. Major sllch a tournament . The argument Of U'e .,.t"al P ''''', W. J . Cout urf ". J . no doubt h as been, is, and will be among the wo rld 's, first half-dozen players. One, Keres, who tied Fine lI nw.rt ~ In t ~ " Howa,.d ChMi Cl ub CI,a1Op, I have before me thl'ce issHes fo r the first in t he' AV RO tOW'ney, has not fulfilled that brilliant pl'om· of CHESS LIFE dated Mny 5, 20, :ld v,mced that it is not p ossible to :~ ~ ~~r' t, (}.! ~~b Q\?;;g~lTe2. ( KW ~ ).~~ ~"', pl'IY good chess in such a "short" ise. The other is pow 1V01'ld's champion. l'x KI ; S. litxl' d " ]{ .lt2; ·1. 1I .R! cll. 1I ~. 1 .""'. and June 5th rcsl)C ctively, ill I IQw ~'~r. I . K t(~). IUJj ch. (J" Kt; 2. Ku Tl ~h. which I note petty griev,mees per ti me lim it. I think this argument is The 1945 revision adds a (ew paragt'aphs to the biog raphies; t he I'xKt; 3. R_Kll leh. IU- I U ; ~ . Pxl'. 1'4-1: 6. the r;l vorite of thc " masters." The text and the forty games and positions aloe ilS in 1940. Of these, eight, U" Kt ch. -';: ·1\ 11 ; 6. QII-KRI wi", .....ell taining to U. S. Radio Matches witJi an.d ",,,," he I~~f""" eonsi&n-d n eo"""" Russia and Yugoslavia ... Subject U. S. Ol>c n, however, is theoreti {or example, are Alekhine's against Wolf at Pistyan 1922, Bogolyubov .oiu\lon. - First board. cilll y ro r the masters and the aver at Hastings 1922, IGrunfe ld and Rubinslcin at Carlsbad 1923, Reli at (.'00...,.,1 ..lmlooq (1. QxB '" 1. Kt·Klll eh) ;Ige player. U the average player • .... o""nowkdl\"ed ...,.,.,i,..,,1 h om: D. Al"IfI>" Baden·Baden 1925, Clipablanca at Buenos Aires 1927 (final match game), Ion (Ilaeine). J . .A. lbk.". (M~"" I .. ), W. J •• It is high time Ulat our leading c:m play two games a day, why Lasker at Zurich 193-1 , Fine a t Ke med 1937. Capablanca's opponents (.'",,1,,", (lI o.. · . nI). J. R. Crnnot.oek ( Dul uth). players sct an example by refl'ain C:III ', the ~ t .l"on ge r player do so? 1 include Bogolyubov, Kahn, Laskel', Ragosin. Ca nal, Yates, Kashdan, Dr. J . M. ~' n .. " ( Detroit ). A . A . "'.!flln ing :from such boyish jealousies. (MOul ..... ]) , A. I{auf"'lln (CI,kl;o) . 1>..11 .... thi nk 'lII cXil milliltion of the {Ilwli ty Maroczy, Elisbses. Szabo and Winter arc among the victims of the .1. KO"" "ly (W<)()d.iil e) . 1':. G,,,,lt (~"'" We need leadership in chess just nca. t ~T) . H~· of chess played in the Southwest 01 her S I X. n ,h::Io!.!· York. N. l' . place with 21h -3 1h each. W. N . By land N. Gu•• L. MI"", J. Soudokl)fr which I fccl the majority of the ''''1) ,,,mrs,, t/ory fo r " """,bt, 01 Joryl l'IU.buT):h. 1',. ldo,,' ..... I. Co'«'1'. M ..... \\·on. D. O. llo-orlOl>. lIa-. uq"rrl a/lhe pl"".'$, m""y 01 ... ho", h"J chess player, such as myself and Hawkins in the finals. Last year's O. D. nn H. H ..... ~~ "i. M ~~ : . n H. C. V nd. tw ~od many others, who atlend tourna· brought l hei, f" ",iliu, "na ... illltl",lief, \'1. Wu. hingt o" . .0 . U. me,,' il " pla yers' l1" BrooklJ''', :So Y. tt ull~ l o. N. Y. s tronser tilan a lone passed pawn. .'iew \" or~, K. Y. T. II. J enklnl P. ?"..,hel W. O. Wln llon the matter, would express a prefer. Chess Ass'n with Frank Dillon of E. M. FaUl t Ih ,,, I. I"lIto" WoOOl, C11k Ut;o. 11 1. U clg~ ,. A In ence fO I" Iliaying two ga llles pel' .loIn tile USCF a nd get unity in Caspar as vice·president , J im Pack· Mo "t ~ """ '·y. IV . Vu, Micio. .- J . P. Qu illen R. Ma rti•. day in or der to save time und ard of Caspar as treasurer, Robert A. J. Fink H. W. J on" , J,. L COLLE SYSTE M F,ed Re ln f ~ l d Or. Be la 1'10". RET! OPENING ~ g-WoJ bioJ .." I tit., c",ba,"' ..me,,~ of A. E. Santa,i. ," J . Soudakoff Southsea Intern at ional Tournament Kentucky State Ch ampionship H1~e~ · . 1/ i. on ~ ,..,.ull. ,Iet".tl)" 12 • ..•••••. , Saginaw Valley O pen Cha m pion Wayna Wagn,r · Southsea, 1950 Louisvill e, 1950 Q.I\IS "· ... "IJ I",,"e mack " little more fl,,~· s h ip Midla nd, 1950 U,ill.v. N ons by Ed ,." J. Korpauly NOlet by J. M""a n. 0.0 B·K2 14. Kt -Q2 P-KKt3 Notes by E,ich W. Marcha"J Wbi ' ~ m ",,1r. W h ; (~ l!i.,·k II U . _"_. Q~t\ U' ; 15. KI _Klro and Bluck Wh ll ~ . U\$ek A. BISOU IER U ASELL O. WI THERSPOON J. MAYE A ,,-ould I"CIOI' th~ """"I .-.,,,.ard lor Qlh l' A. BRA UE A J. LAPIN 1. P.K4 1. 8 -K15 K t ·B) :Jor :l~ e p.I(' J. Kt-K8 3 P.Q4 3. B-Kt2 P·KKI3 ."~Ich;n:::--' r nu bl ~. 1. Kt-KB 3 p.Q4 3. P-IO P_IO 2. KI·)(8) KI·QS } 4. P-Q4 KhQP IS, P-QRl () KI) 16. P QKU 2. P-Q4 Kt- KB3 (1"I, ' u r ~"g 'llio way lead. m ~ck iutu di!ii· ~: r.:~fUw~ . KI~ ~~~ 'IY 4ih t~~t h e 1;;': II'I"I~ c~" ""''''' I I,~ a1t"ck " " ho,,1 f~ ", 01 I\y 11'1I." "1",.it ;o" we ha y~ reached a Colle culli"•. ,\1 " ,..,.ull White gel. a rapid i. ob'·i .... '~)y load r,. II 100;0:' tilUe, w['"Akell. """""'. if W • •_ •.. , 1'.,1' ; 17_ 1 ' ~ I' , (} ~ I'll' ?; O-pClliull'. There arc two good d ~le n 'i three rounds Th~ W hil~ QKI, with jll,l """ "'0...,, he"" ","" ;' ,,",,"I i n.~ CXI,I"i, . liun of . he ,,~a ~ QI'. 18. P_B' QR.Bl 22 . P·KI6 P·QR3 s. •. ".... P ~ P n. B·Ql at Buffalo, three rounds at Fre· Q """''''' ,breMo T h l. III OW I""k. ;"">o, ... ,, t. 14. "..... KbKI IS. Q>< KI 19. P ·QA4 p·B5 23 . KI (2) -KIl 9. KbP KtJcKt 12. Kt·KS Ula(·k 1,,,1. ju.tl)' ,,11""l:"h Ula ! ha """I 1:0 20. P·R5 Q-QI 10. 8 "KI KI·KB} donia; fo r details, write: William A /Ie, 15. Q ~ KI afltr tit.. lit.. TI,e trouble Ii... in Ihe I .c~ 11 1. ""i,j~,,~ that White i. l' l ~ n n ; "g fa r Ulock loa. K ..,.-iou. p ro b l~ m . t. ~., thc d,,· Wilcock, 455 So. Main St., James Lha! 101. 1~",iOo" Nlmni n. " nde,·d olfCCl. MAYER 011(""1. ,-..IOJ,mcnt of t he QIl, 'h:"' ~ \0 bt, l""oC"''' I ~ U. R-Kl Q·K2 U . Q.KH _ .. _ 2). _ ... ~ p_R4 P·Kt5 3rd ",on. town, N. Y.---send entry fee to o r """'"'Ie It. 1 (t· t'l ~ i~ oul ~1 ,ml.. . . m ack haA B. e·QB4 Q.Ql 11. P.QKt4 P.QKIl Robert lI'I erkus, 437 Deer Street, l~ . .. .. _ .. , I t~ K I IT' ,.1> a'''] ~ r"l1 ow·up wi l h 14. P -B4 P·B} 18. 8 · 1'13 e_K12 13...... , I,/. IH. I S, P ·QR4 KI·Q4 19. Q_A) Dunkirk, N . Y. 12•. _ _.. " BxKt 13. Qx B 0 ·0 16. Q.B3 Q· B2 August 18-20 HI,wk i< colchi"lr " 1', but . Iowly, in dc· To 1,.-, "m:e .,"J for ~ll out "I \i "c 01 lI1ack·. North Caroli na Ope n '·elu]""C"1 h,,] hi6 1'(>O; it.i,,,, i. ]>oor. H(Q" t 2). Thc c",ui"!! c om])I;~.li"" .. howc ..... r, 14. P.B 4 p. Q~ 15. P·B5 Q·B4 d , could hnve beel! a t'<> id <~1 by 1t'. Ib l\ t with Champions hip . l' h ~ Kl c",,·t ""WI) 1<> "It ur B.j l..."t; a\ " ~ dw,ec. 000,,1 ",'ell, White h "" in ~ A >nOtc ",I· Raleigh, No. Ca r, "r W . I'·tw. So.>(>I"1f t1 1 ~ j)<.E.!3 ihilit,i". uf OI,ch ,' a"c~.J .nd freer I"" i( i"" to \.'l» JlPC" IIt>I{· for m",·,,, hy \\·hi le ", P.llG, lJ-I\IW, Q · KKI3, he ,,1, lo.ckwanl QUt'. Will be held at Hotel Sir Wal· HII(!' tlli. uP I",ttm,It), ul "~cI ,",' '' l1l g ,0. ",,01 ter ; 26th annual event; open to n","illl: hi. Kt nut "f 'c up bit n 10. II,,· ... nl.'· ""'.i,.., m ack Ili'-""" 0" Iho Ephraim Solkoff, 306 E. Peace h,,"nl. ["n't. tI*rc ",.., D. or "1'1'".ile L'lJIOI·, Street, Raleigh, N. C. h ,, ~ II ·. I"" la in I" ,I" mack any go· ~~: Q"R·:QI ~:~ 18. Kt·Kl ._.. ._ Philadelphia, P a. N· h~ w ,, ~ \"Cry much 1 10' li lllc or "r_.. II' Ill. n -Ill. 1l· lIv; 19. KI-Kl, li l _Q~ wi,, ". II that I,, · Co,vld "ut l or 110" lile 01 him fig"''' " ', ",.112, KI·Ii:, win•. Will be held at Hotel Adelphia; onl wJon 10 do, Of hot )" he mcd,,,nieally IS...... Kt·Q4 ! details later. Will be preceded by mu,·". that fJO ...... 1{ ~ 1J 1 , 21 . Q_-l\tS ch. tember 1 at the 'Central YMCA. <.""""lioi'I(.. hlo 1"" il1on »n,1 I"",deo hi' K 21. Q_B RxKt ch 25. Q. Q4 P·K(! I1n",ole",·,1 where be ""n Jo t ho llH_",t !(OO. P_B) B.Q2 28 . .... ,... U· K} 35. Qx KIP R_KBI )(I. R.Kt2... B-BI 16 . P·KI6 B P ~ P 29. P-K KU R·KI 36. P-B4 p"p event rest ricted to representatives R 4,:-h! a lOIl{;" UI' (" (hil Imi,,! mack wu 30. P_KR4 R· K2 n. PxP R.P (rom each district of the Ohio 31 . P·KI5 ch K·82 )g. Q·Kt8 ch R·81 i;i, ~ UJ~~;.. ;' ,:i : r.~ : :rwi~~1 ~~ ~01~!_~, ~~o,~:: 21 . AxKt! " .. _. Chess Association; further details he e~i'k", U y Ill'<'lc • ...,d 10 " ... rt Dnd ~ how ~t ~:~~ B ·W·K~ ; : ~~~I} i ~:~~ ~~ ({ U, Q- KII!, nl,!~ 2.1. ~" ." " 1\t·Q,~ ; :!. UUI.\ , Ia ~~~ .f~.m~ ll L.. 5.ltvtnll lQu.ma li'hile w.~,ld .In It [,{"' ... ". If..... It I"t'QUy )4. Q·Bl oh K_KIl U . K_KH R· Kn m. te QxQ; ,28. JJ ~ I ' eh, lo ut "io ~pl )' 21 • ..." ..• I'· ,10 .."",,' , ,,'10.1 he I,\ay., Whllc ~1"'Vly ment director. "",\I". Tili. )(" ",e "''"'' t h~ ~ri l1 ;,,,"'y p ri.a. Greater Chicago Chess L e ag u~ l\Ii \ ,t. Wh ite dcclrlc! It I. better to I", hr<·"ko 1101'''''11'10. Stplt mbtr 1·4 31 . p.I<' B-Ul )s. RP . P P-Al C nica ~o , 1950 I h .. t.~dl"lgtt do.... n with 1i~ly l'ro'I""'I~ tI,." II I' ~ ~w " a"d 1(0 ..... co l1lplicntioM. So uthweste rn Open Cham pionship If ~ ...... " I ' ~ I' ; SII. 1Ix1 ' 11 ...... lenl,,1I' f~. QUEE N'S PAWN GAM E Noles In I . K""JmJn 21 . .. " .. " Qon 23. Kh P £1) '-; oK! -r.• " . 22. R_KUl Q.Q} 24. R ~ B K· 1< 12 W.,co, Tex as 39. ft (t)-f'll r Te am Match White 1 11"~k O. O. BROOK A. KAUF MAN W ~11 !'Iure/I. mack I. wfll h,!; to rl~ld tile ~pe n to all; trophies ,a nd cash A f t tr. _J~9,._ :_, _':_. Ottawa, 1950 1. P ·K4 P ·K4 3. U· K I ~ Kt-B) 1f T' for . in' t,I!IICOl lloo, .lId 1"",,10 .... 24.. 2. Kt_KB) Kt-QUl ,. p.Q) KI·K2 n.ln ; \!:",. 1·.IUi!. I' ·IH wu Ih~ a 1tCI·"~II.c. pmes; entry fce $5.00; to be held NOU f b.y Erid) W. M"rch .. ltJ "rrat>-l hR11ks I " M r. Cherm·e. 2 ~. R·KB l R.KBl at Roosevelt Hotel, Waco, Texas; Whit" Tlln"k 5. 0 -0 _H.·" T he iII ,,~ e IYI'" gl Ollqr. J. WEININGER S. WEINEA 26. B·BI R.A ch 2S, Q·IO R·RI 7-round Swiss system tournament; I . P_QB4 __ _ If B. K I ~ I'1, I'.BS wi, II Ih" Ihr(!t[t I)' 1),. Il! do: 6. 1\1- 11-1. Kt·Kr.1 (il 6. " ...... , l'xll ?; 7. 21. B ~ R P-KR4 29. Q.KI5 Q-QI with special pri2e to highest rank lIy ,hi ~ InO,·,· WitHe call 1'C'11I",,111 ""nlllOOle 1\,.t.,IIJ ",dd); 7. H.la , 1'.QI{t 4, "'"nlllg " m a~k w.. h.rd·I'r' ...... 1 oolh I)y I h~ f i" "h ing lady, and highest ranking 1nlo I.. y o,.~bl~ ntlatlon. of t he I lllC"'''· ~ 1,1('( >(> . clO)cn i "~ or Ibe Qlleen'. (:a,nhil ~ii 5. .... _. KI ·KO 9. B · R~ Q·1I2 or Ihe ~x(·h""~'e. .'I. ,I",w ""W "''"'11' Ihc 'l'c~as player; for further details, I" tl.r~ !(lI"'P. ~. P_B) 8 · K2 la. KI·BI P·Q4 10jl1~.1 .,I"Un" 01 t hl ~ h.nl.lo"g1,t litt le I. _...... P-Q3 3. Kt·QB3 U· B4 wntc: W. H. Janes, Leroy, Texas. 1. QKI-Q2 0 ·0 11. Q. K2 B·IO j;(l '''' ~. 2. P-Q4 KI-K8) 4. B·Kt5 ...•.. _ 8. R·Kl P ·B) I I I 30. Q-K5 eh. O, . .. n Defending cha mpion: J . C. Thomp 4. Q· 1i13 wl)lIloJ ...... '" II) 00 ~ logleul w~1 10 \\"hit~ h~ ~ I>l'c" piA) ,,,g a Stclnlt.l"n 1\"" soOn . Ir~- to rc ful~ lrl""k·, la.! mo" c. n ut t he u <'z. N,-,w Black ],Iars whut m ighl lollow ~. __.. , Kt·n SI; D. !'.Qr;, lit· I,,· 1'01"" ;1 "ot " bl"",lol'. lie hi,'II 10 It'd Stprembf' 2_4 ) t~ ; o. II· UI ~h. 1'· IIS with Q ,h.rp hut \lI1· II", i"ililllil'e at 11 11 """ t, ""t rl .houlJ ,,,,I LEAGUE TO HOLD Neb ra ska Open Ch amp ionsh ip """~r i>""ili"n ..~I 80 flO""lbl" III tlti. line i. ."~~e.~I. 1" '1'10.", thi. 1, I r" ~ 01 ",,,.t ·'IOlOY· f, •...... • Ii '·KI; (\. I'·IH . 1 \t· K t~. lI ow~"~r. " ),,,I,,,,lcul" ",u,' I!-II . Ha stings, Neb raska IIOmewlwt 1,'1(." Ih." ( he 11\0"0 Wh Ile cl'OI1 lor Chell T'rOt::TMl " . ~nd R ,\ Ibert !'" ""I rill ...... 0 , , J , , , , , , flb · r,~ ··s"I<'Cto ~ Oheh" by J . V. I1cinhut. CANAO IAN CHESS CH AT , , , Ofllelll Organ Of t~ , .. SlIm C"hcli ...... n , , , • , , , 0·(1 'n,h ~m . to wit, " l,i,;':,'. 11 "t \\'hnt 1"llow. So lid II c ~ ~ h , chcck or If .O. 10 : Da\'id &hdf~~ ...... /, , , , ,• , , , J , , I ~·n ;, lorced . Jl the W" -' Cheu F"e d"l tla n of Cuada J . V. Aelnh.,t, P.O. BOX &65 H. ~ c b o"" , , 1 ". , ,~~, , , , , •, , , .< , , ., 18•. ..." B'_P e ~ 19. K·Rl .... ,... o " ry publi< lIron with nl t ron l l co , ,"ge , '" , . PEO RIA 1, ILLINO IS Ev. "h. (h mn . Artlole ••nd p",on&ntl •••_ 12. w. (lr{o " ,~"d" ' l· ...... 0 , ,• ,• , , , • , 1~·1 " 6 II). I\t.)lLlIl h· ~,I~ I" "",Ie I" Iwc>. Now t h., l R D. ,\ lJ.\'1 , , , , , , • , , ,I .12 " ;, ,li,',,,.,,,,J f,,"n Ihe KI. Can. dr , n Cho ll N.... I "·f~~··;·i·i"i;: · " " $2 .00 1'1"y.,,11 m " , ~h ,,·1 ;'N"'."·",, 1''''''',d, An!,:do ,So""lri" •"" oJ J~" ~ l'h" Shn" ~r . 19 . .. " .. _ AxA 21. B~B KbP ch Ann" AI.Su blc.lp\f an, " 20. BxQ Rx R CHESS LIFE : 12) NO. Humph roy A., ., 'f H. ",yI 1 1o~ '011"\\",,,11' n'o,'e "r~ \n·II<"1w«"n Oak Park. III. or O. A. MacAd am, GeM ..1 Ooll .er • S.ln t John, N. B. Solutions: Mate .h. Subtle Way! I1IU.-.·, Ih~l , " I~k,· Ihe """t,i" n(lo" oli,·k. 'r\,~ 1\1, cmm~l I", !"k.·". :So. 171 ( Jt ('I1 ~,I ~ .• ·), I. 1\ .1\". "'In ,hi~ q"."let of coro""",,I.Ki,,1I' n,,,, lel·,,,",,,,,. t.I,~ 22. K·Kt! Kt_R6 ch 2). K·R I R (S)xKt c ~ THE BRITI SH CHESS MAGAZ INE Itrlllla"l yo",,:: I""hl,·," ,_Ii,,,. "I II", '\ " ,.,.i(';1t1 ('I",,\~ Ullllflin pro""hl)· «'fa H " ...... "1 hI IU""k "'''"" ,,(>\ loke will' tl, ~ ,-,1.1",. U. ~'o'md ,~1 ito ISSI An,1 ""W ,100 old•• ~ ~h ... till. c1" .... T h~ "('"~" .. I 1,,11""1 1...... "I·l-Mell, K -tn , 1. Q~ l1 - S~m1'lc ""I'Y ZOe a At Ih" U",., ,I" ~ I• • ,,~ ,..,·,,1 In I'~ '. -01",1\)". 1,",1 !lee" .--Ive/] I,."", Willia n> J . eh. 1i·1\2; 8. \··t18(Q)ch Rnrl mnl" n ~_t m,w". CHESS LIFE. 12) No. Humphrey AVI. Chili" Che,ke, L1Io,. t lO r. Coutllr~, »r. J ~,h M., ~;''''''''. ",,,I ,\lo1n W hil~. The I' TI)"I~ m }:,lIll)r nl'olOl;I .... t o tI",,,,, I'".!ti"" 1\0. 38: 1'.'tI ' ch, I~ . I · ; 2. Qx lll' Oak ,"ark , II I. Uoughl -SOld-E_ahuged ,,·h ~ "a n";o a ,'(· not .ew"" hi"" ~4 I<'lv~ ' .. ; he hn. J".I eb.nJ{e