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• IT'S FISCHER! 'S INDIAN Brooklyn's Star AARON (India) FISC HER (U.S.A.) , the 18-yeae-old chess •• P·Q4 N·KB3 16. P·Q R4 P_K3 star from Brooklyn, has scored the most ,. P·QB4 P·KN3 11. 0·0 Q.RS ,. N·QB3 B·N2 18. N·K2 KR-BI brilliant triumph any American chess •• P-K4 ,.. , 19. B-K3 N-BS player has registered in many years by ,. P·B3 0 ·0 20. BxN ... winning the world tourna· •• B·K3 Q N·Q2 21. KR·BI Q-R3 . P·B4 22. ItxRch ment in . Bobby was the , ... , ... KN·K2 P.QR3 23. N·Bl B·BS /' b •• youngest player in a tournament which •• N·N3 ,.. 24. P·84 ,... <'0, embraccd almost all of the world's great· 10. BlC P N·K4 25. B·Q4 Bx 8ch cst living chess players, all of them an­ I I. 8· K2 8·K3 26. QxB Q·N2 xious to win the right to challenge world 12. N.Q5 P·QN4 21. Q·82 8 ·R3 13. PxP ,.. 28. R.QI R_BS champion . Bobby 14. BlC P N.N 29. R-Q2? RX N! emerged first from this strenuous com­ 15. PxN .. , 30. Resigns petition. And in winning he struck a ma jor blow at what has long been the near monopoly of victory enjoyed by SICILIAN DE F ENSE Soviet chess stars in international com­ 81 LEK (Hungary) F ISCHE R (U.S.A.) petition. He has earned warm congratu­ '- P-K4 P.QB4 16. Q·R4 • • N lations. ,. N·KB3 P-Q3 17. RxBP ... (Reprinted from N.Y. Times Mar. 7, , P·Q4 ,.. 18. Q-Q8ch N·Bl •• N., N_KB3 19. BxRch ... 1962--by permission). ,. N·QB3 P·QR3 20. R·8 1ch K· N3 •• B· NS P·K3 21. RxN ' ,. P·B4 Q·N3 22. N·B3 Q·K.6..ch •• Q·Q2 QlC NP 23. K· Rl Q-88ch FINAL STANDINGS-INTERZONAL •• R-Q NI Q·R6 24. N·Nl ... 10. P·K5 ,.. 25. R· N8 Q.KB7 Robert J. (Bobby) Fischer of the United w , w , I I. PxP KN·Q2 26. R-B8 ... lVon K·R> States the Interzonal Tournament in F ischer ...... 17 ~ Bol b oc h ~n .... 11 ~ 1 0 ~ 12. B.QB4 B·K2 27. R·B3 13. Bx KP 0·0 28. Whit e exceeded Stockholm by the wide margin of 2% Geller ...... I 5 ", Bil e k ...... II points over his closest rivals, Grand­ 14. 0·0 the l ime limit. Petrosian , masters Geller and Petros ian of the Sov­ ...... 1 5 Bar cza ...... 11 " 15. Q lCB P-R3." iet Union. The victory of the 18-year·old Fi li p ...... 14 • Bisguier ...... "m Fischer, four times U.S. Champion, is Korchnoi ...... 14 • Bert o k ...... " Y~no f sk y '" DEFEN SE the finest performance by an American Benko ...... 13 ~ ...... " 14'; CARO·KANN in the . Gligor ic ...... I 3 ~ German ...... ", " FISCHER PORTISCH Fischer swept through the 23-player St ei n ...... I 3 ~ " Schweber .... , " (U.S.A .) (Hunga ry) field without the loss of a single game. Portisch ...... 1 2~ " Teschne r ...... "''I ,. P·K4 P·QB3 K·K2 R_KNI His score of 17lh·4V2 was made up of Uhlmann ...... 1 2~ .," Cuell ar ...... " ' OJ ,. N-QB3 P·Q4 ". K·82 R-Ql thirteen wins and nine draws. Acclaimed O l~fsson ...... 1 2 Aaron ...... ,. N_B3 ,.. K-K3 R-QS "• N.. N·Q2 ".38. P·N3 R_K8ch since the age of twelve as one of the Pomar ...... 12 " " •• greatest chess talents of all time, he " ,. B·B4 KN·8 3 39. K- B4 R· K7 now qualifies for the Candidates' Tour· •• N/ 4·NS N·Q4 40. KlC P ... ,. P·Q4 P-KR3 41. P·B4 R·K7 nament to be played in Curacao, start­ N.K4 N/ 2.N3 42. R·R3 R· K8 ing in early May. A victory there would GAMES FROM THE INTERZONAL •• B·N3 8 ·B4 43. R-Q3 R-QNB lead to" a match next year with Mikhail STOC K HOLM 1962 ••10. N·N3 ' .R> 44. R.K3 R-N7 Botvinnik for the World Championship. I I. 0·0 P·K3 45. P·K6 P-R3 In addition to Fischer, Ewfim Geller F RENCH DEF ENS E 12. N·K5 N.Q2 4&. PxPch K.. and (both U.S.S.R.), 13. P-QB4 N/ 4·B3 47. K-KS R-Q1 YANOFSKY UHLMANN 14. B·B4 N. N 48. R.QB3 P-N3 Dr. Miroslav Filip (Czechoslovakia), Vic­ (Canad~) (E. Gl> r many) tor Korchnoi (U.S.S.R.), and Pal Benko IS. BxN 8 -Q3 49. P-B5 R·Q8 (U.S.A.) qualified for the Candidates'. '- P·K4 P·K3 :2.2. B·NS R·QBl 16. Q·K2 0.0 50. R· R3 P-N4 ,. P_Q4 ,... 23. K·Q3 R-B3 17. QR·QI Q·K2 R·R7ch K·Nl Benko secured a berth by defeating ,. N·QB3 B-NS 24. P-N3 N·BS 18. BxB ". R· N1 ,.. Stein and Gligoric in a play-off. N·K2 ". •• P·KS 25. BxP R·R4 19. P·B4 P·B."4 ". R·QS Including ex-World Champion Mikhail ,. P·Q R3 BxNch 26. P-B4 N·K2 20. Q·KS ". '"K-K6 R·KSch Tal and , who were seeded, •• ,.. P·QB4 27. N·B2 R·Rl 21. QPlCQ N••·K•5 55. K-Q5 R·BS the eight players in the Candidates' ,. Q_ N4 N·B4 28. B·B' R/ l·QBl 22. R.Q7 N. N 56. Kx P Rx KBPch Tournament consist of five Russians, •• B-Q3 P· KR4 29. KR.QNl R/ l·B2 23. PxN B·K5 57. K-Q6 R_B3ch two Americans, and a Czech. •• Q·B4 30. P·N4 N·Bl 24. B-R4 QR.QI 58. K·KS R· B2 As Bobby Fischer continucs to make 10. P xP Q'"-RS 31. P_ KR4 N·R4 25. KR-Q l 59 . R-N6 R·B2 11 . Q lC Q N • • 32. N·Ql N·N3 26. RlC R P-•KN• •4 60 . K-QS K·B2 chess history, the spotlight of chess in­ 12. B·NS N·B4 33. R- R2 N·RS 27. B-QI B-B3 61. Rx P K·K2 terest is turning, for the first time, to 13. N_K2 N·B3 34. R·QB2 N·BS 28. R·Q6 R-Bl 62. R·K'ch K·QI Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, for what 14. P_Q Bl N·R4 35. R_N3 K·K 29. K·B2 K-B l 63. R·Qkh K·K2 is certain to be one of the outstanding 15. N·B4 N·K2 3&. P·RS ,.. 30. B·B3 64. P·BS R·BI events in the long history of the game. 16. B·K2 P·KN3 37. P lC P K·Bl 31. PlCB ,.".. 65 . P·B' R·B2 In the meantime, American chess· 11. B·B6 R·R2 38. R· KN 2 32. Px P K· K2 66. R·R6 K·QI players all over the country salute Bobby 18. B·NSch B·Q2 N/ BS· N1ch 33. P·DS 67. R-R8ch K.Q2 Fischer for another phenomenal achieve· 19. BxBch ... 39. N lC N RlC Pch 34. Rx P R.""Ql 68. R·R8 Resigns ment. 20. N·R3 P·R5 40. R lC R RxRch 21. K-K2 N·NI 41. K·Q2 Resigns (Cont'd. on p. 55)

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Watch Botyi nnik's Tie! When Botvinnik played his title matches with Smyslov, the Observer, noticcd a ncw refinement during Botvinnik's he liked to take a drink of cranberry juice whenever he felt marathon, lQ4·mo .... e encounter with his chief rival Gligoric. he was getting the belter of the games. At the team "Botvinnik was brought a cup of black coffee. He thanked the tournament, however, he became a convert to black coffee. small boy who brought it. put in two lumps of sugar, stirred , the British international master who has it carefully, and left it ror ten minutes without taking a sip." been the judge at Botvinnik's last five title matches, told me that during the second Tal mateh Botvinnik would regularly Botvinnik's opponents at Hastings noticed that he has drink bis colfee aCter the session had been in progress for substituted a new method of indicating when he is pleased three hours. Only once did he become so absorbed in Ihe with himself. "When I made the losing move against him," position that he was fourteen minutes ' late' taking his drink. British champion Jonathan Penrose laid me, "Botvinnik At HastingS", a British journalist, John Gale, ..... riting in straightened his tie."

Two T ra ining M ethods Botvinnik's game with Gligork was adjourned three Sensation in thc tournament hall. As Botvinnik pondered, times. After the third , I approached Botvinnik, glancing occasionally at his clock and scoresheet as the time who was analyzing the position on his pocket set at the lunch control at move 104 approached, every patzer in the room table, and asked hlm when he expected the game to finish. noticed the forced win by 100. RxB ch!, KxR; 101. P-BS ch, He shrugged his shouldcrs: "Maybe next year." Next year it K-N3; 102. P·B7, R·K7 chi 103. B·K6, and Black has to give was, (or the final sculon took place on the free- day, January up his !Wok for the passed . 1st. The night before, Botvinnik, together with his pocket sci, Instead, Botvlnnik played 100. K·B7?, B·R3; 101. R·R6? had l'etired to bed, eady as usual. The happy·go·lucky Yugo· (after 101. P-B6! Black is still lost). R·KB7; 102. B-K6, B-B8: slav has different 'h'aining metbods.' At the ho­ 103. P-B6, B·N4; 104. B-N3, K-R3; .nd a was agreed. tel dance to celebrate the New Year he 'analyzed' the varia· White can never cscllpe the of his KBP against the King, tions of the Twist until the small hours of the morning. for i1 105. K-K7, RxP! When the e:randmasters sat down to their fourth session 1 asked Botvinnik a!tci' th e game whether he had over· next afternoon, Gligoric was gradually driven back in a Bish­ looked the elemenhu'Y winning . "No, I saw the ops of opposite colors ending until this position was reached. possibility," he replied. "but in visualizing the position after 102. P·B7 I made a mistake and menially placed the Black King on KN2 instead of KN3." So, how should you spend your adjournment lime; in anaining your position over your meals or in dancing the Twist? Either way, it seems, you are sure to . . ..

Hast ings, 1961 -62 , , • • • , • • .. Score ,. Botvlnnlk tUSSR) ....-.~-.--.-.- ...... ~~ ., •I I , , , , , , ., •• Glilor i~ (yuIOfl.... i.) ..... ~.~ ...... -... -.., • , I , , , , ·H ,. Flohr (USSR) ...... _...... _._.. • •I I •I I , , , SH I •• Bliluler (USA) ...... 0 •, I I , , I I , P.nrO$e (ar.. t Brittin) ...... 0 I I •I I , , , , ,• • •• L Ittlewood Brlt.ln) ...... 0 , , • , • •• (Gr.. ' I I • , • 4 ~ -4 * ,. Rob.ts~h (Aultrl.) ...... 0 , I , , , • , I , I. aUden (Gr ..t Brlt.ln) ...... 0 , I , , I , ,• •••• The weary Gilgoric nOw blundel'ed with 99 ...... , B·N2? (prob­ (Br.. t B,U.. in) ...... 0 ,• , • • •• W.d. I , , I I • , , • ably Black is lost anyway). ...A.ron (lndl.) ...... 0 • , • , , , , , • , ·1 48 CHESS LIFE Flohr In his young days as a leading pre·war challenger for the wetJ kened by middle age (Flohr is 53). world title, n ohr was fa med fo r his tournament·w inning tech· With fifteen moves to make in fi ve minutes in a level nique of drawing with the top players and ocating the tail· but complicated position, Flohr was so anxious that he couldn't enders. U you study the score·table at Hastings, where Flohr sit stin at the board, but got up and paced about while the took third prize behind Botvinnik and Gligoric, you will no­ determined Gligoric sat and pondered . When Flohr had ten tice that he notched a true Flohr result: wins against the three moves to make in a couple of minutes, it seemed that he was bottom playcrs (Wade, myself, and Aaron), draws with the almost paralyzed by indecision ; at cvery move, his hand flut· others, and a single loss to Gligoric. The concluding stages tered hesitantly from piece to piece. Finally he overstepped of this game wcre a sad illustration of how one of the world's with five moves to go to the control- still in a sound position. top blitz players can have his reflexes slowed and his nerves "Nitchevo, nitchevo, Salo," said Botvinnik.

Lord Moyor draws with champion Among the competitors in a simultaneous given by Bot· moves. "I am absolutely delighted; it has always been my am· vinnik in London after the tournament was Sir Frederick bition to play against and draw with the world champion," Hoare, the Lord Mayor of London, who took part in the dis· he said afterwards. Botvin nik drcw seven games, losing only play wearing his diamond·studded chain of office. Defending to Dav id Wells, British under·21 champion. Botvinnik's com· the champion's with sound positional skill, ment : " I was bound to achieve a worse result than at Hast· Sir Frederick, who is a strong amateur player, was the first ings." Hi gh judgment standards: his simultaneous opponents to be offcred a draw by Botvinnik after a stcady game of 24 incl uded eight British championship players. * * * The Squeeze Technique The worst kind of position to have aga inst a top grand· Bisguier likes this formation as a defense to the Catalan, master is one devoid of counterplay; in such cases high-class but, played before White has committed his QP, it is too com· technique can operate wilhout the possibility of some chance mittal and rigid. Black should play 6 ...... , P·B4, so that if tactical surprise turning up to spoil the effect. This is what White does not mix it in the center with 7. P·Q4 (which per· happcns to Bisguier here; alter missing his solitary chancc of mits simplifications) Black can even strive for a space ad· refuting an inaccuracy by the world champio n, he is squeezed vantage by ...... ,' P·Q5. off the board. 7. B·N2, P·QN4! Rl."'TI OPENTh' G The best chance of establishing a rationale for his pre· Mikbail Botvinnik Artbur Bisguier vious move. United States 8. P·Q3, QN·Q2. Hastings, 1961·62 8, ...... , QPxP; 9. QPxP, QxQ ; 10. RxQ, PxP; 11 . PXP favors 1. P·KN3 White, who can manoeuvre with his minor pieces, utilizing K5 Such an opening. which Botvinnik quite frequently adopts and Q4 as strongpoints. while Black is handicapped with coun· and whose chid purpose is to mask White's intended center terplay owing to the weakness along the white diagonal. pawn formation for as long as possible, may be a pointer to 9. QN.Q2, 8·N2; 10. Q·B2, R·BI ; 11 . P·K4! the trend of future grandmaster thinking with the white pieces. As the more direct openings become intensively ana· Now White takes command of the center. lyzed, the theme of handling White could be to reach a com· 11 . n •••• •• , Q.N3; 12. P·K5, N·K l ; 13. P·Q4, P·Q84? plicated middlc game, Jacking definite positional features, as soon as possible. This looks a good method of complicating the fight, but it underestimates the ensuing pawn . Preferable is 1. ... ,. ..., P·Q4; 2. N·KB 3, N·KB3: 3. B· N2, P·K3: 4. 0·0, B·K2; 5. P·B4, 0 ·0 ; 6. P·N3, P·B3? 13 . .... ,... , NPxP; 14. PxP, and only now 14 ...... , P·QB4. 14. P·QN 4!. PxNP; 15. P·8 S, Q·B2; 16. Q·Q3, 8·QB3; 17. KR. Kl ? An automatic restraining move (White wants to deter his opponent from ...... , P·B3) which should have given away the advantage. Stronger is an immediate 17. P·QR3, when Black appcars to have nothing better than 17 ...... , PXP; ]8. QxRP. R·Rl; 19. KR·Kl transposing into the actual game .

• ••• Botvinnik (left ) pl ays Bi5gu ier at Hast ings Position after 17. KR.·Kl ? March, 1962 " 17...... • P-N3? Much better is 17 ...... • P·QR4 ; when White dare not continue 18. P-QR3, PxP: 19. QxRP. because of 19 ...... , B·Ql!; followed by ...... , P-N5; when the blockade is lilted and Black's united passed pawns give winning prospects. Alter 17 ...... , P-QR4: White would have had to try a king', side attack with 18. N-Bl , followed by P-KR4 and the infiltration of the minor pieces lhru the black squares. In such a case, Black's own trumps on the 's side would ensure good counter-chances. 18. P..QR3! Now this is vcry strong, and Black proves unable to con­ struct sufficient defensive resources against the thrust along the QR file. 18 ...... , PxP. The winning movc. II the retrcats, the QRP falls II hel'c 18...... , P-QR4 ; 19. pxP, PXP; 20. Q·N3 at once and White soon advances his own passed QBP. regains the pawn with the better game. 32...... • PxP; 33. BxR. QxB; 34. PxP, P-Q5; 35. Q-Q3, QxP; 36. 19. OxRP, R-Rl ; 20. B·B31 RxP, hR; 37. Qd, QxP; 38_ N-Q3, O-B3; 39. Q-B8 ch, N-Bl ; 40. R·R8, N-03; 41. 0 ·Q8, QxQ; 42. bQ, N-N4; 43. N·KS , P ermanently preventing ...... • P·QR4, and selling up a K-Nl; 44. N-B6. R.slgns. black square blockade which ultimately leaves Black with a useless Queen's . After While wins the QP, his king will gradually infil· 20 • ...... , B-QI ; 21. N·N3, N-Nl; 22. B·R5, Q·N2; 23. Bd, KRx trate among the r emaining black pawns. B; 24. H·RS , Q·B2; 25. R-K2, P-QR3; 26. N-K I, N-B4; 27. 0-QB3. A game typical of Botvinnik's play at Hastings. It indi­ Now the threat of N·Q3·N4. completing the blockade, in­ cates strategical sureness and depth, but very occasional tac­ duces Black to make a bid for freedom with a pawn sacrifi ce. lical uncertainty. None or the three players who had a fl eeting 27...... , P·NS; 28. QxP, KR ·NI ; 29. Q·B3, R·N4. chance, for one move, to unseat Botvlnnik at Hastings (Bis­ guler. Robatsch, and myselO took advantage of their oppor· Slightly bettcr is 29 ...... , B-N4 and ...... , N·K2·B3. tunitles. It mighl be a different story in a title match against 30. R(Kl)·R2. P·B3; 31. NxB. QxN; 32. 8·B1. Bobby Fischer ... .

Blitz A.ttack on Botvinnik

SICILIAN DEFENSE (F1SCHER ATTACK) 21 . Q-N5 ch, 01" clse Black can pl ay more ambitiously, as sug- John Uttlewood Mikhail Bo tvinnik gested by Botvinnik in his noles, with 16 ...... , BxN!; 17. Hastings, 1961-62 Px8, Q-Q2; folJ owcd by ...... P-K4. (b) 16. N(83)-K2, P-K4 j 17. N-B2, P·QR4. Another sugges­ 1. P·K4, P-084; 2. N·K83, P-Q3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·KB3; tion by Botvinnik; chances are probably about evcn. 5. N..QB3, P·K N3; 6. B·K3 , B·N2; 7. P·83, P..QR3; 8. B·QB4, p. ON4; 9. B·N3, B-N2. (c) 16. N-R4(!), P·K4; 17. N. B2, P-R4 (else White can safely lake the QNP); 18. N·K3, with ideas of doubling rooks against Reshevsky's idea against what ought now to be called the backward QP or (should Black pl ay ...... , Q-K2) of N·N6- tho Fi scher Attack : Black dclays development of the QN, and Q5. This is Littlewood's post-mortem suggestion. and reprc­ pushes ahead with his qucen's wing pawn advance in antici­ sents White's best chance for advantage. Further tests arc patio n of White long. required to decide whether Black then has adequate counter­ 10. Q-02, QN·Q2. play along the QR and QB meso Less pretentious than 10...... , P·KR" (Bisguier-Reshevsky, 16. P-KS?, N-Q21; 17. P·KR4. 2nd match game 1957) when White, though outplayed in the Littlewood had planned the fantastic variation 17. PxP, middle game, stood better in the opening aner 11. P·QR4, PxNj 18. N·B5. PxN; 19. Q·N5 ch, K·R I ; 20. PxP, P·B7 ch! j. P·NS; 12. N-R2 , P-R4; 13. P-B3. 21. K·Rl!, PxR(Q) Chi 22. RxQ, Q-Kl j 23. RxN!, with a draw, 11 . 0 ·0 ·0, N-B4; 12. K-NI , NxB; 13. BPxNI but this fails to 17 ...... , P-K4! ; e.g. 18. P-KR4, NPxN; 19. More active than 13. RPxN, after which Botvinnik in· P-R5, PxN; 20. PxNP. N-B3: 21. P·KN4, QxP; 22. P-N5, P·B7 tended 13 ...... Q·B2 and ...... , 0 ·0·0: by contrast, after the ch I; 23. KxP, Q·B2 ch and ...... , BPxP. In the game. too, ...... • text, Black dare not castle long ~ause of the attack along P·B7 ch proves to be the key to the defense. the open QB file. 17• ...... , PxN; 18. P·R5, PxKP. 13 ...... , 0-0; 14. B·R6, BxB; IS. QxB, P-NSI A dramatic moment. Here there was hubbub among the Botvinnik makes his dcfense,cum-attack moves in the right spectators. who had the vision of a new St. George arising 10 order. If at once 15 ...... , P-K4, he points out in his own notes slay the continental dragons (Li ttlewood. bad defeated Gllgoric in Chess that Whi te gains control of Q5 by 16. N-B2 and in the previous round). Even many of the other masters were N·K3. taken in, and gathered round White's pOSition, which was This is the critical posilion, not only for the present viewed with a mixture of amazement and envy. As Botvinnik game but also, by implication, for the theoretical assessment sat calmly at the board-and even adjusted his tie-while of an important opening variation. White now chooses a sharp Littlewood's head remained buried in his hands, doubts began sacrificial aUa ek which fa ils-narrowly but quite decisively. to arise. Gradually everyone who was expecting the world As Botvinn.ik remarked at the time, it seemed , over·the-board, champion's imminent defeat after 19. PxNP, N·B3: 20. N·B5 that White had a 50-SO chance of successj yet no improve­ (or 20. N-K6) saw the catch: 20...... , P-B7 ch!; 21. KxP, Q. ments in his attack were found in p os t·mortem analysis. Bl ch. Co nsequently, White ought to eschew an immediate at­ 19. PxNP, N-B3; 20. PxOBP. lempt at a blitz and swing over to positional play, combining probing attempts to find outposts with pressure along White is desperate now. After the other plausible try 20. the Q file. At the same lime. the idea of P·KR4-5 remains in P·KN4, PxN; 21. P-N5. P -B7 ch i 22. KxP, Q-B2 ch; 23. K-Nl, reserve if Black maintains a passive set-u p. BPxP; 2". PxN, PxP; White has nothing for the lost piece. White has three possible knight moves: 20 ...... , PJlN ; 21. PdP cho, K-R l ; 22. bP, Q·R4; 23, Q-K3, (a) 16. N·Q5. This can lead to a draw after 16 ...... , NxN ; N.o4; 24. Q.o2, NxP Ch i 25. K-RI, QR-Ol ; 26. R·OB1 , QxP 17. PxN, BxP; 18. N-B5, PxN; 19. RxB, P·K3; 20. RxQP, QxR; chi 27. OxO. NxQ; 28. RxR, RxR ; White resign$. 50 CHESS LIFE Games from the XXIXth Soviet Championship , 1961

CARD-KAHN DEFENSE OPENING FRENCH DEFENSE TAC BRONSTE I N SMYSLOV POLUGAEVSKY 1. P·1(4 .... 12. R· K3 o.Q83 I . P·K4 P·K4 21. P·N5 N.K2 SHAMKOVI(:H GIPSLlS 2. PxP N·83 23. 8 ·N5 Q-Q4 2. N.Qal N.KBl 23. R·Kl N-eM 3. P.q84 P·.3 24. R(' }- K2 N·85 I . P ·K4 .-K, 13. QxN 3. P·KN3 24 . o.N3 N/ 4-.' ... , 4. P-Q4 U . 8xN Rx8 '-0< 2. Po04 , ... a ·KB4 P·K4 4. PxP U. N.Q3 N·N3 '-0< 5. N-Q1l3 " . KN)"'. 26. Q.N2 11. (1).081 ... 1. N·QB3 B·NS IS. B.N3 P·B4 S. a ·N2 B. K3 6. Q. Nl 26. N/ 8"'K5 P ·Rs 4. P·K5 P.QB4 16. Q·RS ch N·N3 B-N2 11. 8 · K5 8x8 6. N·a3 N.QB3 11. Q.B2 B·N3 7. PxP 28 . Rx8 Q·83 S. P ·QRl B·R4 T7. B.Q3 OxP? 0 ·0 7. 0 ·0 B· K2 28. NxB RPxN 8. N·83 QN-Q2 2• • R(2)-K3 P·N3 6. Q.N4 N·K2 II. QBxP 0-0·0 8. R. Kl B·B3 29. N·B5 N.Q4 9. B_KN5 N-N3 30. Q·R3 Rx8P 7. PxP BxN ~h 19. B·Q4 Q· K2 Ch t . N.K4 0.., 30. OxRP P·N3 8. PxB 10. a .QB4 8·84 31 . QxP RxR N·Q2 20. I(·Q2 N·BS 10. P·Q3 B·K2 31. N·03 8 ·al 9. N.B3 Q·B2 21 . Q.R' 11. R-Ql N·1<5 32 . RxR R·Rl 11. P.QRl 10. Qx NP ... KR.Nl 12. 0 ·0 33. II.·Q83 Q· KS N·Nl n . N·K5 0 ·03 22 . QR·QNI N·RS .,. 12. P·QN4 B·N5 33. N·B6 R. Kl II. QxRP Nxi(P 23. B.R61 N.B6 ch 13. PxN 34 . Q.81 RxP R·81 13. P· B3 P.QR3 34. R· K5 N·K2 12. Q' RS NxN ch 24. K·QI 14. 8 -N5 ..· KII:3 35 . R·al QxP 14. P· kR' 35. Q.B4 N·B4 ." 15. a -KR4 P-N4 36. Q·N3 K·N2 8 ·R4 15. N·Bs 3(;. RxR NxR (S •• Diagram ) 16 B.-N3 37. P·R4 Qx P R·NI ... 16. B.N2 37. N·KS Q·K2 17. Q-N4 B. N5 38. Q.83ch K·N3 17. Q·N3 ...N.Q2 ' 38. N·BPI Q· Klch 18. KR-Kl 39. Q.Q3ch K· R4 18. POO4 R·KI 39. 8-Bl NxP '9. PxB ""'.-K3 40. Q.K3 R·RS 19. R.K3 40. N·Kkh K· R2 20. B-Q3 41 . Resigns Px. QxBP PxP 41 . PxN OxPch 21. R-Q2 KR-Ql 1'. 21 . OxR P."·R4 42. K' RI ResIgns RET! OPENING SMYSLOV SPASSKY QUEEN'S ACCEPTED ,. 21. QxP N·Q4 SAVON KOTS ,. 23. P·84 N·B6 I . POO4 21 . RxB P·N3 Q·QS .... ,. 24. Q·B2 2. P·QB4 22. N· R6 "'·K3 •• 25. N·KS BxN 3. N·KB3 "'·KB3"'. 23. 8 · K3 "'·B3 •• 0-0 26. PxB KR·QBI 4. P· K3 P·K3 24. R·Q3 B·B4 6, 0-0 B·N5 27 . B.B3 0 ·Q7 5. BxP P·QR3 25. B.N3 N-Q5 7. P· B4 p·83 2• • K·N2 Q·Q2 6. 0 ·0 P·84 26. BxN aXBch 8. N. R3 QN. Q2 29 . B·Q6 N(6)·KS 7. Q. K2 P.QN4 27. K·N2 K·N2 t . R_Bl p·QR4 30. P·K6 QxP I . 8 ·N3 B·N2 28. Q' Q2 N' 02 10. P-N5 P-R5 31. BxR RxQ 9. R·Ql ON·Q2 29. N·N4 P.B3 11. P·Q3 P-1(4 32. RxR P·N4 10. N·B3 O·Nl 30. B·05 R·R2 12. N"x P NPxP 33. K·NI N.Q7 11. P· K4 31 . R·N3 Q-Q3 13. PxP :14. R(I}-Q81 NxBch 12. NxQP "'., l2. R.QBI R.QNI 14. N·82 ,."'..KS 3S. PxN N.Q6 ... 13. P·N3 0.0 33. R·B6 Q.BI 15. PxP 3(;. R·B6 QxP 14. P·B3 K·RI 34. Q·R6ch K.Rl '6. N-Q2 R"'.· NI 37 . 11. (6).82 Q.R5 15. P ·QR3 p.., 35, RxR QxR 17. B-QR3 R·1(1 38. R·Blch K·N2 16. PxP BxQNP 3(;. NxBP NxN 18. N·K3 H·K4 39. White ovente p· 11. 8 ·R4 P·K4 31. RxN B·B4 , • . NxB N (' )xN ped the t ime la. N·B5 N·84 38 . RXNP QxP~h 20. N-.4 ,.. K6 limit. 19. B·KNS N·NI 39. K·Rl R·RI?? SICILIAN DEFENSE 21 . P-83 N·B1 20. N·Q5 and resigned SPASSKY VLADIMIROV CARO-KAHN DEFENSE "'. S HAMKOVIC H KHOLMOV 1. P·K4 P·QB4 16. Nxap Q· B2 1. P·K4 p-Qa3 U . BXN .,. KOTS SPASSKY 2. N·KB3 ... , 17. BoON3 N· K4 2. P-Q4 P-Q4 16. II. ·KNI P·K4 I. P·K4 P·K4 14. PxP 0 ·0-0 3. P.Q4 Px' 18. NxN QxN 3. M-QS' PIIP 17. 0·0·0 ... 2. N·k83 N·QBl IS. 8xN ... 4. NxP N·KB3 19. R·Q8ch N. Kl C. NxP N-Q2 18. QxN K·Rl 3. B.N5 P.QR3 16. BxP Q.Q2 5. N·QB3 P.QR3 20. P·B3 P· KN4 5, B-QB4 KN-B3 19. RxP! K" 4. B·R4 N·B3 17. B·K3 NxNP 6. B·N5 QN.Q2 21 . 0 ' R5 Q· K2 6, N. NS " · K3 20. R·Nlch K.B3 5. 0 ·0 B·K2 18. QxN P·KB4 1. P· B4 Q.82 22 . B· Ka2 B·N5 7. Q-K2 N·N3 21 . PxPch ... 6. R. KI P·Q3 19. PxP a. Q. 83 P·KN3 23. RxNch (0 v . r· 8. B-N3 "-KR3 22 . QxPch K·K2 7. P·83 ... , 20. Q· K2 QR.Nld,"'. t . 0-0·0 8 ·N2 looking I m.t• 9. N(S). .3 P-.. 23. R· KI B·K3 e. P·KRl B·R4 n . N·N3 B·R5 10. 8 ·K2 P·R3 In two: 23. Ox 10. 8_K3 0.82 24. Nx8 KR·Kl 9. P.Q3 ..., 22. Q·B3 11. 8·11.4 P·K4 N~h! , QxQ; 24 . 11. N·KS B-Q3 U . Q.NSch K· BI 10. QN.Q2 P·KN4! 23. 8-Q2 e,."'. 12. N/ 4-N51 ",N 8-B5 mlt. ,) RxR 12. KN-B3 0.0 26. 0 ·B6 KR·BI 11. P·KN4 B·N3 24. OxQB Q.R6 13. Nx P Q.R4 24. QxB 8-K4 13. P-N' ... as 27. N·N6ch K·Kl 12. N·BI P·KR4 15. Resigns 14. NxPch K·BI 25. R.Ql Resigns '4. NxQBP NxN 28. B·N5ch Resigns 13. N/ 3-R2 P" 15. a ·B4 "'. XXIXth Soviet Championship, Baku, 1961 Names of Pli yen , , , , , 10 11 12 13 14 IS 16 Points Place • • • • 11 18 " 20 21 1. Sp.Uky...... x , ! ! , ! I , I , I o ~ I 1 I I , I 1 , 141 1 2. Polug •• vsky...... ,...... O , , , I 1 I 1 1 I , , , , ! ! I I I • I " , 3. Bro nst. ln ...... ~ I , , , I , , I I I , * I I 1 I , 1 ' 1 121 3 4. Vaslukov ...... ~ , , , ! , I I , I , 1 I I 1 1 , I , I , S. T, I...... 0 , , , I , " ...... ! I ,! I I I I 1 1 I J I • I 1 " ...... 6. Ave rbl kh ...... ~ , ! , ! I • I I I 1 0 1 I 1 , , , , . 11 1 6-1 1. T . lm.nov ...... j I , I , I , I ! , , I I I 0 ! I • , I , 111 6-7 8. Glpsl;s...... , ...... 6 , , , , , I , , I I , ! ! I ,I o I I I ! II 1-11 9. K. n s ...... ·.- .. ·.- ...... l ! ! • ! I ! I I I ! 0 I 1 I ! , I I I 11 1-11 10. Smyslov...... O , ! I ! I I , , I I 0 1 I , , , I I 11 1-11 , • • , I , II. Kholmov...... ·.. ·.. .. ·· ...... l ! ! I I • ! I , o I I 0 0 , I 11 1-11 12. Sh.mkovlch ...... 1 , , , · x 0 I I I , ! I , ,I • ! · , I I · , , " I 12 13. Khasln...... " ... . ,. , ...... - ) , ! I • I I • IxOl 1 I • I I 1 ' J 13 14. Vladimlrov...... 0 , ! , , I , . Olx i l , , , . , a 14-16 , • •, • I , 15. Kots ...... " .. " ... "." ...... " ...... 0 ! • ! I I • 00 1 xl , . • , 1 • 14-16 16. Shiy. nov. ky...... O , ! I , , I I ! , J 1 J 0 x I I , , . 8 14-16 17. Le in ...... " ...... l , , • , , ! I I I • I • • 1 1 01 J , I I 71 17- 18 Ul . S.von...... " .. .. ,"" ... " ...... 0 , , , , ~ , , , • I , , • • • I 1 I 0 I I I I 7} 11- 18 19. Nelhm.tdlnov.. " .... " .. " ...... ~ I • • I I • • I J 0 I 0 • I x , • , " 20. 8 ' glrov...... " ...... 0 , I I , I I I I • o I I 0 0 ! I • , I 6 20-21 , • , , I , 21. Gurgenldll...... " ... " ...... O I • • • I o 0 J 0 I , I , ! , 6 20-21 March, 1962 KING'S IND IAN KING'S INDIAN POLUGAEVSKY RES ULTS OF SOV IET CHAMPIONS HIPS . SHIYANOVSKY AVEltaAKH GIPSLlS , ,... 21 . axN ,.. ,. N· Ka3 II. 00Q2 1945·1961 , 22.. N.K2 OoKal ' ...... P·KN3 .... , 1'. N(2). a, a.olt3 • n. QxP ...... •,. N.Q" ..., 2•• NxP • P·K4 0.0 24. N·a, Q.K6ch •• ~ , 21 . PxN ••• XlV 1945--M.ikhail Bot v Inn i k 15 . ·K' .. , U . 1t.Q2 It.kN1I, •• ...... •• . P" 3 21. N·.' points (out of 17) p·a3 P·.3 26. QxNI It·N7 •• ...... ·K3 P·.4 Q.1I3 ,•.• P.Qlt3 21. Q.Klch •• N·'3 n . ... , K·N2 ,. KN ·K2 P.QIt3 24 . It·QI KR·Bl ....0 P·QN4 K.Nl •• 11. QxPch Q·Q2 QIt·Nl 25 . PxP N·1I7chli XV 1Il47-Paul Keres 14 (10) B·R' U . Q·Kleh K.N2 •• •• ... It·a 1 II·Q2 26. QxN 10. P·KR4 P·Q4 30. P. It'chl K.. •• .., 10. P·KN3 P·QN4 11. P·1t5 27. K" 2 n. K·R4 11 , PxP 28 . Q·Q2 P·1I5!••• XVI 104S-David Brons t ein and Alex· 12. Qx' P•••·N4 K·R3 ... 12. a ·N2 P.K.. Q.B4! U . N·R3 •• N 29. BxP ander K otov 12 ( 18) "."- It·" U . P·Q5 N·QR4 30 . • ·R3 14. PX' K·ltl P·B4 ... 14. P·N3 ., 21 . IIxlt ••• U . It· NI R·NI •. Q·R" n . U . "'QI n. KR·1I1 lI.Q4ch!! XVII 1949- and Vas· 16. P·KS 0.., u . •••K ...... 16. QleP n . 1t.. 17. P.K1t41 N·1I2 31. PxP P·KR" .... I,I'I' s Uy Smyslov 13 (19) 11. Pxp NXIIP I'. Rlel" NK' 3L p." .... , If. II.leltch n . N.Q4 It'II,1'I1 20. II·R3 .~••• KINO' S INDIAN xvm 195G-Paul Keres IHi (17) SPASSKY TAL SICILIAN DEFENSE ,. U . Q·I(l Xl){ 19lU-Paul Keres 12 (17) KElt•• .... R·'2 KHASIN ,. H.KI13 14. QR·Q1 R·KI ,. • • K4 • .0114 19. P·k1t4 " ,. P·KH3 11. R·Q4 . ·N4 ,. N.K.3 , 20. KIt.KI Q....N2 II·H2 II. ca.HPI P·KRl XX 1952 M i k h a i I Botvinni k and ....m •• .... 21 . P· RS P·N4 ,. It. Q·Q2 P·NS Mark Taiman ov 13th ( 19) ~• 1".' ...... H·K'3 22. N·N P·K' 0-0 p·Ql 20. N·HI N.QII3 •• ..... (A play-off matc h between • ... KN3 23. bQP p·1t4 7. N." 0.., 21 . R.N41 1'·11.4 •• ..., II·N2 N . Itl l.ol •.., .. 22. R·NS R·84 Botvinnik and Taimanov ,. . ·NS ch QN.Q2 25. QxQ ch •• ... . K•• •• ..., I ·K3 23 • • ·N3I N." w as won by Botvinnlk, •• P·.3 ".oR3 2'. R·Q8 10. Ix. Q·R4 24. RxR '.0.4 0·0 27. RxR K•••· R3 11 • • ·QR3 ... 3Y.z ·2*) •• U . H.N 10. Q.o2 Q.B2 21. P·N4 a ·N2 12. N·Q4 ." ... 26. 8xQ n . B.N3 N· B4 It·Q' R·R3 Q.N ••• ... 12. 0 ·0-0 '9. n . QR·al 27. P.II .nd ..... 01'1 XX I 19S4- 14th (19) NleB Ch 30. RxP 1• • Q·a4 P·KN4 , 13. R"leN ".QN4 31. R.Kl ••• I • 14. a .lt6 " ·N5 22. K·Bl '.o' 15. N.QS .... XXU 1955--E. GeUer and Smys lov ••• n . p.Qa4 SICILIAN OEFEHSII V. 16. PxN 34. ..· .5 R·.' 12 (19) (A play·oCf m atch .... N~ZHMETOIHOY TAL 11. K·HI ... 35. K-

U. S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, N-Q5; 17. Q·QI, NxB; 18. NxN, P·QR4 KP is poison ; e.g. . 21...... • BxKP; 22. 1962 (to prevent N·N4 and K-B6); with equal­ N-N4, BxB; 23. NxN +, K·R1; 24. NxR, ity. BxQ; 25. NxQ, winning the . White: Larry Evans 13. P-QN3 •••••••• Or if 21...... , NxKP; 22. B·R5 (also Black: Abe Turner An alternative is 13. N-K3, NxN; 14. strong is 22. BxN, 8xB; 23. N-N4. win· BxN, 8·N2; IS. N·Q2 followed by P-KB4. ning ), P-B4; 23. R·Nl . QR­ RUY LOPEZ Nt ; 24. RxN, RxR; 25. N-Q5, BxN; 26. 1. P·K4 P-K4 13...... N-N3 QxB+, K-N2; 27. BxN, PxBj 28. QxP(K4). 2. N.KB3 N·QB3 14_ N-K3 P-N3 with a bind. This last time is complicated 3. e·NS P·QR3 15_ P-KR3 ...... by the desper ado possibility of 22 ...... , 4. B·R4 N·B3 Basically a waiting move to see where NxKBP?!?; 23. KxN, P·KS. S. O..() P-QN4 22. N-QS 6. B·N3 B-K2 Black will develop his QB. . ,N 23. BPxB 7. R·Kl P·Q3 1S ...... B..Q2 ...... 8. P-B3 N·QR4 While has two Bishops and a strangle· But now Black plays too mechanically. hold. Black is objectively lost. Co rrect is IS...... , B·N2; attacking White's KP and thus forcing a dccision 23...... N·R4 in thc center. This position was reached 24. P-RS N(4)-B3 (with Black's Knight still on QR4 and r-.Iarking time. 24 ...... , N-BS fails to White's Pawn still on QN2) in Parma· 25. P-N3, NxP+ ; 24. K·N2, winning a Matanovic, Bled. 1961, where a quick piece. The attempt at counterplay with draw resultcd after; 16. PxKP, PxP; 17. 24 ...... , P-B5; loses a Pawn to 2S. N-Q2 N·R2. QR-BI ; 18. Q.B3, B-K3; 19. N(2)· followed by R-R4 (the poinl of 24. P·R5). N4, NxN; 20. PxN, N·BS; 21. N-Q5, BxN; 25. N-Q2 KR·Nl 22. PxB, N-N3; 23. R-Q I, R-Q3. White has 26. N-84 R·N4 a litllc sur prise in store, however , di­ rected against j ust such a . Saerificing the exchange. On 26 ...... , 8-Bl ; 27. B-R4 leaves Black vi rtually 16. PxKP PxP without a good move. 17. p.B4! ...... Now White is ready to plant a Knight 27. B-R4 QR·NI Posit io n , Iter 8, ,_ .... _, N·QR4 on QS. Black is temporarily enjoined 28. P-B4 R· KI More usual is 8 ...... , 0 -0 in order to from White's Q4 square (he has no piece Not 28 ...... , i'xl'; 29. P·KS. with which to occupy it). force 9. P·KR3, and then N-QR4 which 29. BxR ...... transposes more or less into the present 17...... KR_KT We now enter that domain between game. If (after 8 .... " .. ,' 0-0) White dis­ 18. B·N2 B..Q3 penses with P-KR3 and tries 9. P-Q4, B· 19. P-QR4 PxRP moves 30 and 40 known as " time.pres­ N5f; 10. B-K3 (10. P·Q5, N-QR4; 11. 8-82, 20. PxP B.B3 sure." White considered briefly the fol­ 1'-83::::: ), NxKP!; 11. B·Q5, Q-Q2; 12. BxKN, 21. B-B3! ...... lowing linc; 29. Q·Q3, PxP; 30. P-K5, P·Q4; 13. 8-82, P·K5 leads to a compli· N(2)xP ; 31. BxN. BxB; 32. 1'-Q6, Q-R2! ca ted variat ion, nol unfavorable to Black. C...... , B·Q5+ ?; 33. QxB)j and if 33. RxB. RxR; 34. NxR, r-B5 dis. + winning 9. 8-82 P-B4 White's Queen! 10. P·Q4 Q·82 Inferior is 10 ...... , B· N5; 11. PxKP, 29_ ...... P,. BxN (forced to prevent the loss of a 30. NxB Q,N Pawn); 12. QxB with two Bishops and ad­ 31. PxP QNxP 32. P-R6 vantage to White...... 11 . QN-Q2 0 ·0 More aecurate is 32. BxN. The text 12. N-Bl ...... allows Black to blockade K4. Even The omission of P-KR2 leads to subtle though an exc~ange behind, Black's con­ transpositions. nected Queen'Slde Pawns are dangerous. 12...... N_BS 32...... KN-Q2 Provoking P·QN3, thus weakening 33. Q·K2 poNS White's Q-wing. 12 ...... • BPxP; 13. PxP, Position afte r 21 . B_Bl 34_ BxN NxB B-N5 ; leads to sharp play- 14. !'l"-K3, 35. KR-QBl ...... BxN; 15. QxB. N·B3 (...... , PxP; 16. N- 21...... QN..Q2? 35. Q· N5, R-NI is inconclusiVe. White B5, QxB; 17. NxB+ , K-R1 ; 18. N-B5, Too passive. Correct is 21...... , P-QR4 must also beware of N· B6+ if his Queen threatening Nx!\""P_ Alekhine); 16. P-Q5, to prevent the threat of B-R5. White's strays from home base. March, 1962 53 3S • ...... R·R1 BC!s t. 43 ...... , P-B3? ; 44. Q·K7+ , K-N1; move, as follows: 46. P-K5, Q-Q5; 47. 36. P-R7 ...... 45. QxP, QxP; 46. Q-Q8+ , K·B2; 47. P-R4, P-R4; and White is on move, in· Sharper is 36. Q-N5, but White was Q-B7+. K·B3; 48. P-Q7 wins, as Black stead of BlaCk, as in the previous varia­ too short of time to analyze N-B6+?!; has run out of checks. tion. Here there is no immediate forced 37. PxN (not 37. K-B2, N-Q5! ; 38. QxBP, 43 ...... • KR3; loses to 44. P-R4 (threat· win since the weakening of White's King Q-B5+ with at least a draw), Q·N6+; ening Q.N5+). position (with P-R4) has increased Black's 38. K·Bl, QxBP+ ; 39. K·Kl, Q-K6+; likelihood of obtaining perpl'!tual . 44. P·Q6 Q·Q7 40. K·Ql and, indeed, White seems to 45. Q·K8 + !! K·N2 escape the perpetual. So far, so forced. Tbis is the critical 46. Q-B6111 ...... 36...... P-B5 position, arrived at by both players in It is this maneuver-and only this their adjourned analysis. On 36...... , Q-N3; White intended maneuver- which leads to a clear ad­ either 36. Q-R6 or 36. Q·K3, N-Q2 C...... , vantage in all variations. White's King N-Q6; 37. R-B4!); 37. P-K5!, P-BS; 38. is subject to only by QxQ, NxQ; 39. R-R6 (or 39. P·Q6). NxP; optical il hlsion, as the rest of thc game 40. RxP. demonstrates. 37_ RxP Nx R While's threat is simply P-Q7 £olJowl'!d 38. QxN Q·N3+ by Q-B7 and P·Q8. 39_ K· R2J ...... 46...... Q.B5+ Not 39. K·Rl, RxP; 40. RxR, QxR; 41. The only defenSe. 46 ...... , K·B1; loses QxP, Q·R8+ ; 42. K-R2, Q-K4+; 43. P·N3, to 47. Q·85!. K-N2; 48. P·K5. And if P-R4. 46 ...... , K-B3; 47. Q·Q5 ! (also good is 39...... Rx P P·K5+ ), QxQ; 48. PxQ, and Black's King If 39...... • P-N6; 40. Q-B6 leads to must cventually retreat allowing p .Q7 a won Rook and Pawn ending. and queens. 40. RxR QxR 47. K-Nl Q-K6+ 41. QxP ...... r oslt lon after 44 • ...... , Q·Q7 48. K·Rl P·B411 A brilliant defensive conception not How can White make pr ogress ? Of antiCipated in the adjourned analysis. several tempting ~ove s which, if any, Now both players ar e on their own leads to a forced wtn? again over-thc·board. If 45. Q·Q5, QxQ (not ...... , Q·B5+; 46. K-NI!. Q·B8+; 47. K-B2, Q.B5+; 48. K-K2, Q·N6; 49. P·K5 wins - this curious "" with While's King is the key to avoiding the perpetual and "gaining a move"); 46. PxQ, K-Bl; 47. K-N3, K·Kl; 48. K-B4, p.B3! ; 49. P-N4, K-Q2; 50. P-N5, p .B4 ; 51. K-R5, K-KI !; 52. K-Q4, K-Ql !; 53. K-K5, K-Q2; 54. KQ4, KxP; 55. K-B4, P-B5; 56. K-Q4, and Black has the better of a drawn POS ition aflu 41. Qx P ending. If 45. Q-QB5, Q-B5+ ; 46. K-Rl, QxKP; Here the game was adjourned and 47. Q-B8+ (better than 47. p .Q7, Q-N8+ ; Black sealed his move rather quickly. 48. K-R2, Q·N1 +; 49. P-N3, Q·N7+. etc.), Posit ion a fter 48 ...... • P· B4 What looks like an easy win for White K-N2; 48. Q.B3+ , K-Nl (not ...... , K-R3 ?; has become. due to faulty time-pressure 49. Q-B1 + !! . K-N2; 50. P-Q7, Q·Q4; 51. play. a devilishly intricate study full of Q·B7!, Q·Q8+ ; 52. K-R2 wins); 49. P-Q7, If now 49. Q·B7 +, K-R3; 50. P-Q7, subtleties and finesses. Q.N8+ j 50. K-R2, Q-Nl+ ; 51. P-N3, P·B5! and the threat of Q-K8+ followed by Q·N6+ forces a draw by perpetual E ither 41...... P-R4 or Q-B2 is met Q·N3!!; 52. Q-Q2 (52. Q-B8+ , K-N2; 53. P-Q8= Q, Q.B7+ leads to a draw), Q.Ql; check. Also insufficient is 49. Q·N7+ , by 42. P.Q6 winning easily (i.e., 41...... , K·R3; 50. Q-Nl, PxP; 51. P·Q7, Q·Q7. P-R4; 42. P-Q6, Q-K6; 43. Q-N8+. K-N2; and it is unclear how White can prevent 44. P-Q7, and queens.) the freeing maneuver with ...... , P-B3 49. Q-QS ...... and K-H2. On 41...... , Q-B7 the play is sub- White intends to meet 49 ...... , P-B5; stantially similar to the game, with the Apparently the most promising try is with 50. Q·QI! exception that White has the added op· 45. Q-B6, r educing Black to near-lug. If 49. Pxp. Q·K8+ ; 50. K·R2, Q·K4+; tion of an immediate 42. P·K5. The lwang. Indeed, White wins against any 51. P-N3. PxP (not ...... , Q·K7+ ; 52. main problem for White is to advance but superb defense. If 45. Q-86, Q·Q6?; Q·N2l; 52. P·R4 (i£ 52. P-Q7. Q·K7+; his QP while sheltering his King from 46. Q-Q8+. KN2; 47. Q·B7 ! (not 47. P-Q7, 53. Q· N2. Q-Q6 draws), P·B5 with a draw perpetual cheek. A considerable deal of Q·Q3+) followed by P-Q7 and queens. in view. homework went into trying to fi nd a Of course not 45. Q-B6, K-BI ??; 46. Q-R8 mate. If. 45. Q-B6, P-R4; 46. P-K5 (on 49...... Q·88+ winning continuation against Black's 50. K· R2 Q-8S+ most likely sealed move- 46. Q-K5. P·R5! holds the draw), Q-Q5; 47. P-R4, Q·Q6 (Black is- unfortUnately Virtually forced. SO ...... , PxP; losl'!s to 41...... Q· K6! obliged to move-compare this position 51. Q·K5 +. K-R3 ; 52. P-Q7, Q-Q7; 53. 42. Q.N8+ ...... with the next variation); 48. Q·Q8+. K-R2 Q·B71 wins. No good either is 50 ...... , White must improve the position of C...... , K·N2?; 49. P-Q7, Q-B4; 50. Q-B6+, p.B5; 51. P·Q7, Q-K6; 52. Q·KN5, Wlll- his Queen. 42. P·Q6? Q-B5+; 43. K·Nl , QxQ; 51. PxQ+ wins); 49. Q-K7, Q-B4; ning. Q-Q88+ ; 44. KB2, Q·B5+; 45. K·K2!, SO. Q·B6, Q·Q2; 51. P-N3!, K-N1 ; 52. P-K6. 51. K-Nl Q-Q88+ Q·N6! ; 46. P-Q7, QxNP+; 47. KQl PxP C ...... QxQP; 53. PxP+ , any; 54. 52. K·8 2 Q-B7 + (forced, as 47. K-Q3, QxRP+ fo llowed by QxQl; 53. QxNP+, K-BI ; 54. Q-B6+ , 53. K· N3 P·B5+ ? QxP), Q·B8+ with a perpetual check. K·Nl; 55. Q·K7 wins. Finally Black goes astray. The best 42...... K·N2 The trouble with 45. Q-B6, however, drawing chancc is 53...... , PxP; 54. 43. Q·K5 + K-Nl is P-R3!! with the intention of losing a P·Q7, Q-B2+; 55. K-B2, Q·Ql C...... , Q- 54 CHESS LIFE B7+ ; 56. K- K3~ , Q·86+; 57. KxP, Q-K8 + ; 58. K-ll3, and White wins by cscaping the perpctual and queening the Pawn); 56. K-K3!, K-BI ; 57. Q-Q6+ , K-B2; 58. FRIENDS OF CHESS IN THE U.S.! KxP and White eventuall y should win by bringing his King to safety and forc· I NEED YOUR HELP! ing an exchange of Qucens. If now 5B. Amcrican Women chess players have not had an opportunity of competing for the ...... , Q-K2+ ?; 59. QxQ+ , KxQ ; 60. K·K5, U_ S. championship in more than two years! The U. S. Chess Federation has charged KxP; 61. K-B6 lcads to a won King and me wit h the task of organizing their title tournament (w hich is also the Womcn's Pawn ending. Zonal) to take place in New York from April 22 to May 6, and I am appealing to lovers of chess for support of this event with a contribution of 54. K-B3! ...... Avo iding all t.raps. 54. K·R2, P-B6 JUST ONE DOLLAR! leads to a draw. 54 . Kx P?? loscs to Q-8 7+; 55. K -N4 (55. K-K5, Q,B3 mate), The money is needed to cover a moderate prize fund and the traveling cost of P·R4+; 5 6K.N~ , Q·B3 mate. contestants who do not live in New York and some of whom have to come from as far as the West Coast. 54...... Q-B6+ Furthering chess activity among the women of this country is bound to refl ect Desperation. Therc was no longcr any favorably upon the development of Amer ican chess talent generally, and toward valid d e f e n~c to P-Q7 _ The rest of the this end I confidently count on your support. Please put your name and address on moves pursue the future of an (optical) the outside of an envelope right now, place on the inside illusion. 55. KxP Q-BB + JUST ONE DOLLAR 56. K-B3 Q-B6+ and mail it to me at the address of the New York office of the USCF, 80 E. 11th St., 57. K·B2 Q-B3+ New York 3, N, Y. 58. K·NI Q-BS 59. P·Q7 Q.K6+ To show my appreciation, I will send a Mexican chess set, carved in wood, to 60. K-BI Q-BB + the donor whose name will be drawn from a sack containing all contributors' 61. K-B2 Q-N7+ envelopes in whic h the donations corn e_ 62. K.N3 Q·Nl + I thank yo u all in advance for mak ing this event a success. 63. P·KS Q.Q' 64, K·R2 P-R4 Edward Lasker 65. Q-Q6 K-RJ ClwirnulfI, \ Vomen's 66, P-K6 Resigns C }wl)qJi01!SIJ ip COII!))J itt ee

Games from the Interzonal Tournament Stockholm 1962

QUEEN 'S PA WN OPENING ENGLISH OPENING SICILIAN DEFENSE PETROSIAN (USSR) OLAFSSON {leel and) FILIP (Czeeho.) YANOFSKY (Can. d'l I . P.Q4 N.K83 18. Q_Q, 8x8 CUELLAA (Col.) KOR CHNOI (USSR) A-B2 '1, N-KB3 P·K3 g x B g-N3 I . P-QB4 N·KB3 18. N-N3 '9. 2. N.gBl P_KN3 Q.gl 1. P-K4 3_ B-NS P-B4 2G. N-g4 gR-KI '9. P·NS P-QB4 29. g Xa R-R4 3. P_KN3 B-N'1 20. pxNP RPxP 4. P· K3 Q_N 3 21_ Q·NS N_NS 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 30 . B-N'1 K· 81 S_ g .B, N_B3 22. P. B) N_K6 4. B·N2 0 -0 21. P·R5 PxNP 3. P-Q4 6. P·B3 N_KS 23. P.KN4 P.QR3 5. P· K4 P·g 3 22. AxR 31 . Q-Q4 K-K2 6_ KN_K2 P-K4 23. p x peh K•••· NI ••• 7. 8 ·R4 P_Q4 24_ QxNP PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 32, B-QS g ·BI 1. S-K3 8. gN,Q2 P_B4 25 . RxP Rx R 0 _0 24. Q.Al N-Bl 5. N-QBl P-KN3 33. Q.Q2 R/ 4·B4 9. Nx N BPxN 26. PxR g -g3 I . P.Q3 Q.81 25. BxP g -g 2 9. P_B4 N.B3 '0, N·Q2 PxP 27. N_K2 N_B5 '16. R_KBI R·KBI 6. P-KNl N-B3 34. K-N2 Q·Bl 10. N-QS B·N5 27 . g.R4 Q.N5 11 . KPxP B.Ql 28 . R-KI Q_B4, 1I 7. B-N'1 N.N 35. g -N2 P·R4 12. B· K2 0 ·0 29_ K -N2 N_K6ch II. N-K3 B. A6 28. RxN 8. Qx N B_N'1 13. 0 ·0 B-B5 30, K-A3 N-Bl 11. P· KBS BXB 29_ RxReh ••• 36. Q-N6 P-A5 KxB N-KI K•••-N2 14, B·N 3 P· K4 31 _ A.QI RxN 13. 30. 8 xg 9. O,() 0-0 37. R-H4 P·R6 14. N-Q5 P-B3 31. B.Q' P-.3 15_ pxp 8xB 32_ RxP Q-KBI 10. g-Q2 Q,B2 38. R.R4 16. PxB NxP 33_ A_KaS Q.QI IS, P-KA4 A· B2 U _ N,BS,h ••• ••• 17. N·N 3 B_NS 34. Q.B7eh Aesigns 16. P·KN4 N,K2 33. B·B7 Res ign. I'. N-QS N.N 39. BxR 17. Nx Nch Rx N ••• KING' S INDIAN U , PxN P.gN4 40. R-R7eh GELLER (USS R) CUELLA A (Col.) ••• 13. P·QR4 poNS 41 . Q.K3,h K-g4 , . N· KB3 P-QB4 '13. B-Bl A/3-Rl SEMI-GRUENFELD 2. P-KN3 N_KB3 24 . Q.N4 QR-QI 14. gXp R_NI 42, Q-Qk h K· K3 3. B·N2 P-KNl 25. poNS P-K4 KORCHNOI (USSR) OLAFSSON (leell nO ) IS_ Q·R4 4. 0 -0 B-Nl 26. R-Q2 P_R4 I . P_KN3 P-KN3 '10. 8 x B R-Q3 ••• 43 . Q-Kkh I('Q4 S. P-Q4 0 -0 27. g -gl N-K3 2. P-QB4 • -N2 21 . gR·g, Q-K3 '6. BxB 44, QxP R·.2 3. P_Q4 ••• 6. PxP N· R3 28. P.QB3 PxP N_K83 22 . Rx R Qx R 17. P-QB4 B-R3 4S. R_R6 R-B3 1. B·K3 N-K5 29. R-B2 Q-N2 4. B·N2 P·Q4 '13. R-BI N·K4 • • a 'Q4 8_R3 30. B-B4 N-gS 5. pXP Nx P 24. Q-Q4 N-83 '8. QR·BI R/ I .NI 46 , g-B3eh 1( _84 9. N-K5 N / 5xQBP 31. B_Q$ Q-NS 6_ N-KB3 N-N3 25. BxN QxQ 19. KR.KI g -B4 41. R_RI P.Q4 10_ N·N4 B·N2 32. R/3xP Nx R 7. N·B3 N·B3 Z6. PxQ px8 20. Q-B4 .... Q.R3ch 11. BxB KxB 33. R-B7eh K-R3 • • P·K 3 0 ·0 21. RxP R-R2 R/I·N2 • .0' 12, QoQ4c:h P·B3 34 . gxN Q-teach 9. 0 -0 P-QR4 28. K-SI K-BI 21 , 8 ·81 RI7-N5 49. R·Ql eh K ·K4 13. N-B3 P-Q3 35_ K _Nl P_B4 I ~ . P-N3 8_84 29. K-K2 K-K2 22. P_R4 RxRP 50. R-Klch K .QS ' 4. Q,K84 BxN 36 . PxP Rx P 11. 8-N2 g-Q2 30. K·g3 K .Q2 15. QxB goB' 37. P-B! P-KS 12. N-KNS KR-Q' 31. P-Q5 R_N2 23. P-R5 Q-Bl 51 . Q-N4ch R·B5 16. Q.KA4 N _B2 38. Bx P R-B4 13_ N / 5.K4 P-K4 32 . R-R6 R-N4 24 . P-R6 R-B2 52_ R.Q' eh K -K4 17. QR.g, P-QR4 39. RxR . Px R H. N-8 S Q •• l 33. K-B4 R-NSeh II. P-K4 R·A3 40. Qx P R.Q1eh 1$. P_Q5 p-K5 34. K-B5 R-KS 25. R·NI p-B3 53. Q-K7eh g .K3 19. KR-KI P·QN4 41, K-A3 Q_B.eh 16. g _K2 NxP 35. R·KB6 K-K2 U. R-K4 B-N2 54 . P_B4eh 20. R,K3 poNS 42 . K -R4 RxP 17, Nx N RIIN 36. R_B3 K.Q2 ••• 21, Q-K3 p.K4 21 . N-Q5 P·K3 Mate 18. NxKP BxB 37. Rx p ch Resign. 55. Px Reh K· a4 2'1. Nx N gxN 19. QxB .,N 28. Px P, • •p . ••• 56. g xQeh RI.lgns March, 1962 55 e ams am it by Weaver W. Adorns, USCF Moster

H my name should ever be attached to anything in chess, 16. PxN'. BxP; and Black Is only two pawns ahead. But see what the most suitable vehicle, I believe, is the ga mbit, I. P-K4, p. happened; 17. QR·Nl , B·K4; 18. 8 -Q8, K-N2; 19. B-K7, R-Rl; K4 ; 2. N·QB3, N-KB3: 3. 8-84, NxP; 4. Q-R5. N-Q3 ; 5. B-N3, 20. R-R4, P-B4; 21. K-Q2, P-N4 ; 22. P·KB4, and the game rests N·B3; 6. P·Q4. with Black to move. But what is he to do? If 22 ...... , PxP c,p,: 23. PxP, B-N2; 24. P-KB4, B-Q5; 25. K-Q3, aDd I see no answer.

Let me quote a third interesting example: 6 ...... , NxP; 7. N-Q5. N·K3; 8. QxK.P, 8 -K2; 9. B-R6. 8 ·B3; 10. NxBch, PxN j 11. Q - K~ , Q-K2; 12. ().()-O, P-Q="l3 ; 13. N·B3, B-N2 j 14. KR·Kl, 0 -0-0; 15. N·R4. QR·Kl; 16. B-Q5, Black to move. Lyman is still trying. There may be a de£ence. but I doubt it. Note that Black can not only draw with ease. be wins, if given an extra move at any time. This is as it should be.

The following has actuall y been played, and in corres· pondence: 6 ...... , PxP; 7. N·Q5, P·KN3???; 8. Q-K2ch, B·K2; 9. N·B6ch. K·BI; 10. B·R6 mate. So there's no telling what may happen once you get into this Interesting gambit.

PO$111on after 6. P-Q4 Really, it should be knt:1Wn as the Adams Gambit. I'd say it climaxes a life time of effort with this little understood open· To my knowledge this has never been played, although one ing. Lyman wrote, "For those who have not lived with our can always rind anything somewhere in the minor leagues. styles it will perhaps seem incompatible with their chess up­ But, generally, 3 ...... , KxP; has always been considered the bringi ng." I replied that he should have written, "For those refutation of the Vienna. Alekhine liked the opening except who bave not lived, (comma) it will perhaps seem incompatible for this defense. Indeed, if one wanls to be speculative, he can with their chess upbringing." It is not fo r hypermodernists, try the old move. given in all the books, 6. N·N5. but it is nor for those who like inch·worm . anti positional to move a developed piece a second time, and the masters have long given it up as hopeless. 6. P·Q4, however. Later I may have something to say about other variations is a different story. It is sharp, developing, and opens the of the Vie nna. hut for a starter ho w do you like the [ollowing: lines. Yet the fact rcmains that White gives up a pawn. This 1. P·K4. P·K4; 2. N·QB3, N·KB3; 3. B·B4, B·B4 ; 4. P·B4, BxN means that the ptay must be exact. If Black be given a chance (Theoretically, Black should be unable to exchange a developed to simplify and consoHdate, it is all over. The extra pawn will fOr an undeveloped piece.) 5. RxB; P·Q4; 6. PxQP, 0 ·0; 7. PxP, tell in the end. While's problem, therefore, is to keep the op­ N·NS; 8. B·Bl (a new move), Nx KP; 9. P·Q4, Q·R5ch ; to. P·:".'3, ponent of( balance. What has he to start with? Co nsider 6 . QxQP; 11. QxQ. N·B6ch; 12. K·B2, NxQ; 13. B-KB4, NxP; 14...... , NxPj 7. N·Q5, N·K3; (7 ...... NxB is quickly punished, R·QI. p.QB3; 15. R·Q2, B-M; 16. P.KN4, Resigns. Or this: vi z. 8. QxKPch, B·K2; 9. QxP. R·KBl; 10. B-R6, threatening 11. 1. P·K4. P·K4; 2. N.QB3, N·KB3; 3. B-M, N·B3; 4. P·B4, Nx P; N·B6ch. and Black is about finisbed); 8. QxKP, and Black has 5. N·B3, NxN; 6. QPxN. Q·K2; 7. P-QN4, P·Q3: 8. 0 ·0 , P·B3: 9. two badly placed N's, at K3 and Q3. and generally lacks PxP, QPxP; to. N·N5, PxN; II. B·B7eh . QxB ; 12. RxQ. KxR ; development. Is this worth a Pawn? 13. P·NS, N·R4; 14. Q·R5ch, K·N l ; I S. Q·K8, N·B5; 16. BxP. N·Q3; 17. Q·Q8, Black to move . In this line if 13 ...... N·Ql ; 14. I am playing a series of corr!.'!spondence games on the BxP. B·B4ch; 15. K·RI, N·R3; 16. Q·M ch, P·N3; 17. Q·B3ch, Vienna with Henry Lyman. co·editor of the c h e ~ s column in the K·Kl; 18. B·R6, etc." Boston Sunday Globe, with major emphasis on this line. The Vicnna depends on it.M:y first discovery was that if the normal In process are several ga mes involving 4. P·B4, BxN ; 5. 8 ...... , B·K2; White can play the astonishi ng, 9. B-R6, and if RxB, NxPj etc., several on 3 ...... N·B3; 4. P·M , Nx P; 5. N·B3, 9 ...... , ().O J 10. NxBch, Qx:".'; 11. BxP! Discoveries elf this sort N·Q3; (as well as 5 ...... NxN;) 6. B·Q5 (original with me often spark a new line. Hard to give up on It thereafter. But, and better than the " book" movc, 6. B·N3,) 6 ...... P·K5; of course, there are many other moves. Just to afford an idea 7. N·K5, P·KN3; 8. P·Q4. etc. But it is perhaps better to wa it o[ the complications involved, suppose (i nstead of 8...... , and see how these games come out before saying more about B·K2) 8 ...... P·QB3; 9. N·B4, Q·K2; 10. N·B3. N·KB4; 11 . 0-0. them. I believe tbat While should win, but what I believe and N / 3-Q5; 12. QxQch, BxQ; 13. NxN, NxN; 14. R·KI . N·K3; 15. what I know are two different things. N·Q3. 0 ·0 ; 16. 1~· KB4 . and Black has troubles. I have asked various playcrs and authorities why. in their Lyman snys he is about 50 % convinced that the Vienna opinion, the Vienna does not appear more frequently in top wins. a co nservative figure. He is trying about everything. All rate competition. While it is perhaps complimentary to say Black has to do is to find some to ba-ck the pawn, that piayers tend to avoid an opening in which they think thc and equalize the positio n. But it's FOr instancc, opponcnt can readily equalize. authorities arc noticabiy unwill· 8 ...... , P·KB3; 9. Q·N3. N·KB4; 10. (Here Lyman ing to say, and there is no agreement. as to what Black should admitted he was swinuni ng, but how ' proceed'!) So play to get an even game against the Vienna. Personally. I I played the aggressive n . P·KR4. Tbe game continued: 11. believe that players often obtain a (onsideuble advantage for ...... , P·B3; 12. P·R5!. PxN; 13. PxP, N/ 4·N2 j 14. RxP, R·KNI ; white in the Ruy Lopez and Queen's pawn openings wi thout 15. B·R6, Q.R4ch; 16. B-Q2, B·N5; 17. 0-0·0, BxBch; 18. RxB, realizing that in doing so they risk outright loss-in the Ruy P-Q3; 19. BxP. B·Q2; 20. Q·QN3. and Black resigned. Or in perhaps via the Marshall Attack (see my article cntitled " White another game 6...... , P·KN3 was played, 7. Q·K2, B.N2; 8. to play and win" in the September 20th issue of C h e ~s Life), N·B3, 0 ·0; 9. B·N5, NxP (9 ...... , Q.Kl; 10. 0-0·0, P·K5; and in the Queen's Pawn openings via the Albin Counter n . KR·Kl, PxN?; 12. Q·Q2!) 10. BxQ, NxQ; 11 . BxP, N·Kl; Gambit. This, of course, is only my personal opinion, but it is 12. N·Q5, P·K5; IS. N·NS. N·Q5; 14. P·KR4, N·K3; 15. B·RS, NxN; worth thinking about. 56 CHESS LIFE GILDEN DIVAN CHAMP COLLEGE CHESS U. S. Intercollegiate Champion Larry QUIZ QUARTET by Dr. Richard S. Car.twell by Peter Berlow Gilden won the strong, 30·player Wash­ ington Chess Divan Championship, con­ XXIX SOVIET CHAMPIONSHIP cluded in January. Gilden went unde­ Baku, 1961 By now, everyone should be over the feated, finishing with a score of 8-1, shock of exams and gradcs. Tournaments ahead of Hans Berliner, Martin Stark, GIPSLIS-SAVON are being held for the Ivy League Champ­ Eliot Hearst, and Herbert Avram. Tourna· ionship, N.Y. Met League, Philadelphia ment Director Ev Raffel reports that League, Tri·State Championship, and Douglas Kahn's victory over Eliot Hear st "Big.Tcn" Championship. If your club is (the gamc was played prior to the U . S. playing matches or organizing events: Championship, in which Hearst com­ let us hear about them! This column peted) was Eliot's first loss in a rated needs news, supplied by you, the college tournament or match in nearly two years! chessplayers. The Divan, incidentaily, has just moved A supplement to the American College to new quarters at 1246 20th 81. N.W., Chess Guide is being prepared, for mail­ Washington, D. C., after fifteen years at ing early in March. It will contain cor­ its old address. rections to the Guide, a full list of ICLA White to play members, and full details of Fall Term GLASS CITY TO FINEGOLD chess results. Members, and purchasers Ronald Finegold of Detroit, Michigan, SMYSLOV·CHOLMOV of the Guide, will receive copies auto­ wo n the 106·player Glass City Open with matically. an unmatched score of 5-0. Paul Poschel of Ann Arbor, Michigan took second New ICLA members: Yale, Ohio State, ahead of John Petrison of Cincinnati, Fordham. This brings the total to 41. both 4 1(2 '% ' Kazys Skema of Detroit, also Your club should join! The Goal; 50 4'h · 'h , was fo urth, and Morrie Widen­ members as soon as possible, 100 memo buum, 4·1, was fifth. bers by the World's Fair. The tournament, held at the Toledo Send all college news and inquiries to; YMCA Chess Club on January 27 and 28, Peter Berlow, leLA P resident, was directed by Donald Hilding. Other 221-1938 Hall, prizes: Class A, V. Dimac; Class B, J. Pr inceton University, Princeton, N. J. Kelchner; Class C, J. Harris. White to play SPASSKY-GIPSLIS

White to play LEIN·SAVON

The first USCF·rated tournament ever held aboard a Navy ship, the USS INTRE­ PID OPEN, was played on December 8·9, 22-23, and 29_30, 1961. The history·making event, conceived and organized by Chaplain L. Randall Rogers, USN, was won by SN John V. Mauer, 10-0. Chaplain Rogers was second, with 8V:z points in the eleven-player field. The picture above shows Mauer being congratulated by the Commanding Black to play Officer of the Intrepid, Captain J. L. Abbot, Jr., USN, while the other players look (Solutions on p. 63) on. Chaplain Rogers is third from left.

March, 1962 57 by U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST

Ea vesdropper at the U. S, Championship the medium of Russian Colk-music. For anyone who is inter­ ested in the prospect of a Grandmaster singing "The Volga While recovcring from a serlous illness, DON BYRNE Boatman," lhe record can be oblai ned (if not locally) from N. had not competcd in a national tourney fo r Sever al years. In Rossolimo, 191 Sullivan St., N.Y., N.Y. at $5.00 each. Rosso· his first game he was surprised to find the board accidentally limo thus joins Bobby Fischer, Larry Evans, and V. Smyslov set up with a black square on the right. lIis opponent, J IM among those international grandmasters who have at one SHERWIN, was unsuccessful in an attempt to co nvince Byrne time 01' another been acclaim('d for their singing ability. that, in the years he'd been inactive, the rules had been changedl , .. ABE TURNER commented to a New York Times reporter that "his one distinction in chess was that he was an extrovert" . , . HERB SEID}'1AN, overcome by the obscure positional ma neuvers suggested by the Hyrne brothers in a Odds and Ends from the Bled Tourney post-mortem analysis, observed that "today in chess in order to make progress you have to go backwards" ... ABE TUR­ FiS(her's comment when he read somewhere that an En g­ NER and JIM SHERWIN, in a fi erce time· preSS ure scramble. lishman holds lhe world's record in number of suits (240) saw the clock fl y off the table aller a barrage of moves. Rob· possessed: "It's only temporary. I've got eighteen already." . .. bert Byrne quipped, "The only important question is who Ta l keeps a pair of his shoes (although fully polished) outside touched it last before it went out of bounds" .. . EDMAR the door of his hotel room while he goes for walks around :o.lEDNIS never changes his shirt whi le he's winning. RAY the lake. The motive: his opponents should think he's home WEINSTEIN recalled that Wor ld Champion Botvinnik, at the preparing variatlons for them all the time .... "Bobby is going Leipzig Olympics, also maintained some infl exible supersti· to be world champion" (S. Gligorie) .... l<'ischer was the only tions: he never changed his socks during the tournament and player who didn't lose a game. However, after he had drawn he always walked to the tournament room by exactly the same with Parma, Fischer was asked, "It seems you were lost at route . ... Some masters are quite content to escape time· one stage." Fischer replied, " You should never ask me wheth· pressW"e defeat once in a single game. PAL BENKO was in er I was lost or not. I just can't bear thinking about defeat!" time·pressure five li mes against E UOT HEARST and almost (Your Chess Kaleidoscope reporter remembers the days 6 or 7 overstepped each time before fina ll y drawing the game on years ago when each of Bobby's defeats would inevi tably be the lOOth move .... J IM SHERWIN predicted before the event followed by a burst of tears from the pre·teenager. The story that a 7-4 score would cop fi rst pr ize. lie wasn't far off . . .. (likely not true) is told that, just after Bobby had administered Lisa Lane's bout with Cupid at Hastings prompted veleran the coup de gra('e to Don Byrne (at the 1956 Rosenwald tour· SIDNEY BERNSTEIN to apologize for his showing in the U.S. ney) in one of Bobby's lirst great games, a well· meaning spec· Championship by declaring, "I couldn't play my best, because tator remarked to the victorious 12·year·old: "See, Bobby, I was madly in love and couldn't concentrate." . .. DON Donnie didn't cry!") . .. At Bled Ivkov became a most serious BYRNE had saved his P·QR4 idea in the Dragon Variation of candidate for the time consumption record. He took 1:35 the Sici li an f01" five years, await ing his 0PPOI·tunity to spring for his eleventh move against Tal. ... "Look at me," sa id it in a U.s. Championship tourney. Finally, against Weinstein Najdorf, after his defeat at Petrosian's hands, " I am laughing, and Seidman (see games, CHESS LIFE, Feb. 1962) he had his I'm making pleasantries and probably 1 am not going to chance and obtained an excellent game eac h time from the be able to sleep tonight." ... Dr. Vidmar, the venerable tour· openi ng- probably the most important thcoretical novelly in nament d irector, who has been waging a strong battle against the tournament ... E. Hearst's prize money in the tourney the legality of quick draws in chess, was shocked when Naj· arrived a lcw days after the last round, the check made out to dorf and Trifunovich ag reed to a draw in 11 moves. Vidmar "Eliot Roosevelt." We offer a special prize (a check made out interrupted all the games and made a speech lo the aud ience to Bobby lo' ischer) to the reader with the best explanation of about the fiasco. When everything had calmed down, someone why this slip occurred. recalled that Vi dmar himself had once accepted a draw in 8 moves. It was also dis<:overed that it was not Najdorf who held the world's record for draw orrel's in the same game (s ix times, vs. Petrosian in Zu rich, 1953), but Vid mar himself, Vocalist Rossolimo who had proposed a draw no less than 15 times to his major rival in the last pre·war championship of . To all Grandmaster Nick Rossolimo, who supervises a popular this, the old fox Vidmar had a ready response: " Every sai nt chess studio in N.Y.'s Greenwich Village, has suddenly bios· was a sinner in his youth." ... Before the game between somed into a vocal recording artist. Lo na known as a judo Ivkov and Ma tanov ic, Petrosian was told that the two Yugo-­ expert and N.Y. taxi·driver, as well as a ehess luminary, Ros· slavs had played exactly twenty times and that all of their solimo's first venture into professional music is a long·playing games had been drawn except the fi rst, whic h Matanovic had recording of Russian and French Songs that has recently ap· won when they both were still in short pants. " I would n't peared under the Kismet label. These days Rossolimo's chess be surprised," said Petrosian smiling, "to S(e Matanovic come studio is well equi pped with a stereo setup, which provides to play this evening in his short pants." However, both Mata· a musical accompaniment for the games in progress; his hope novie and Ivkov arrived in long pants and they played their may be that Russian chess skill can be transmitted through twentieth draw . ... 58 CHESS LIFE Echoes from SCHACH-ECHO Leonard Barden, as Seen by a Countryman Schach·Echo relates the story of Lord Douglas, who ollen Raaphy Persitz, the Brit ish Chess Maguine's popu lar col­ spent time with the old Queen Victoria. One evening he umnist, paints an amusing portrait of Chess Life's interna­ played chess wi th her. The ga me became so exciting that he tional games editor : lost aU co ntact with his surroundings. Suddenly the queen grabbed one of his rooks. " Leave that rook alone, you old "Leonard Barden, who has rep resented England in sev· ba tt" screamed DougLas, but, reaJ izing ve ry quickly his mis­ eral Olympiads and in numerous matches and team·tourna­ take, he apologizcd, adding, "Excuse me, your Majesty, bu t I ments is a staunch be liever in. the importance of acquiring a thought I was playing my wife!" . . . The Ger man·Swiss mas· thorough knowledge of opening theory. In order to gain ascen· ter Hans Fahrni still chuckles over the endgame position he dancy over his rivals, Britain's leading opening theor ist per· reachcd in an exhibition game against a vcry weak player. uses countless magazines, bulletins, and toul'namcnt books Fahr ni (white) was obviously lost, si nce black's pawn queens (of which, incidentally, he possesses an expansive collection), first: lying in wait fo r any useful ide .. that may come his way, pouncing upon the newest wrinkles, taking note of crafty transpositions, and of subtle fin esses, tracing down every new trend and fl uctuation in the constantly shifting sands of open­ ing theory, and last but not least, recording the Cate of his l'ecommendations in actual play. His fi ndings will be sifted on small bits of paper, and in due course, will be ava ilable, in book or arUcie form, to chess players all over the world, for some of whom every pronouncement of hi s is gospel. " His faith in openings is proverbial. When he travels to tou rnaments, a loadful of bags, all top secret, follow in hb wake. Without them he would feel almost naked. Occasio nally, carrying tomes or opening files ("Barden's Archives") means that there is no room left in his bags for other, more worldly, belongings. But who cares? Once, so the r umour has it , he lost his cufflin ks during a tournament-only to find them on White to move his way home neatly tucke d away somewhere between the V C/ 3 file, containing the 2. P-QB3 variation against the Bcfol'e resigning, io~a hl'O i tr ied one last trap: 1. P·QR3 Sicil ia n Defense, and lhe I09/ k17 rile, contain ing the P·Q3 (moving the pawn backwards!). systems in the Ruy Lo pez. His opponent, an old gentlcman. sank into deep thought "While erudition, clarity, and it gift of imparting enthus­ but finally played 1...... , P·KR4 a.toving his pawn back­ iasm for eve n the du llest of openings arc the main attributes ward). Howeve r, after 2. P·QR2, P·KR3; 3. P-QRl = Q he re­ or Barden the theorist, it is determi nation and hard wo rk signed the game. that stand out in Barden the practical player. AIfable and re­ laxed off the board, his countenance in cr itical positions as. A bit confused by the unexpected turn of eve nts the gen· Sl ~ me s contortions not unli ke those which used to character· tleman C() mmented : "Strange, I had calculated that I would ize the Czech long·distance runner, Emil Zatopek, as he would queen one move eal'lier than you; isn't it possible that I moved approach the last lap in the marathon. Sometimcs it is almost my paw n in the wrong direction?" Fahrni replied, "No! Even as excruciating an experience to watch Barden consider his , if you had moved your pawn the other way you would have next move as it must be for him to decide upon it." lost anyhow: 1. P·QR3, P·KH6; 2. P.QR2, P-KR7 ; 3. P-QRI = Qch, K-N1 ; 4. Q - ~7c h , K-R8; 5. Q-QN2, K·N8; 6. K·K3 , P·R8(Q); (The writer or this column would like to express his gr ati­ 7. Q·KB2 Ma te. tude and best wishes {or the fu tU re to the fonner editor of CHESS LIFE, Frank Brady, whose encouragement and sugges­ Black was very much im l>ressed by this winning maneu· tions have greatly aided the "Kaleidoscope." Plcase send all vcr and said, appreciatively, "So, my position was really contributions, comments, and material lor this column to always lost. How one can be fooled!" Eliot Hearst, Arlington Towers J·1l25, Arlington 9, Va .

• AROUND THE WORLD

Yugoslav International Grandmaster various bases in Spain and Morocco, was January. Dudley took lirst place, W in­ Aleku nder M.. t a nov j~ won t he Inter· Ai rman R. Thibodeau. ning three games and losing one. nat ional Peter Stuyvesa nt Tou rnament (I evenllr, Holland, O~tob e r :2 3 to No­ • • • vember 11 , 1961) with a sc:o re of 11·4, The newly organiz ed J apan Chess Fed· .. head of four other Grandmasters: eration had its fi rst inter national chess TARRASCH - Bobohov (Bulgaria), O'Ke ll y de Gal· tournament in Yokohama under the di· 300 Chess Game. way (Belg ium), Gu imard (Argentina), rection or its president, Mr. Nobuhiko . nd St.. hlberg (Sweden). The fiv e Sakaguchi. Mr. Sakaguchi, who is a mas· Thi$ great c:l assic is now . vailable, Grandmasters finished in the first ter at J apanese chess (Shogi), won the c:omplete in English, for the fin t event, ahead of Ro meo Alvarez of the ti ~ . Tran$iafed, with c:omme-nts, by fi ve positions, in the order listed, U.S. ChampiOn Robin Ault. ahu d of eleven other pl ayers. App.,_ Philippines. There were 45 entries, among tbem eight women. USOF·member Mimeog ra phed, S'hx1', with covers e-ntly FIDE's system for c:hoosing and plastic: spiral binding. grandmasters is almost as good as Mrs. Teruko McDo nough was crowned the USCF rating systeml lady champion of J apan. Vol. 1--119 games, 1:20 .,.ge$ $3.00 • • • • • • Vol. 11- 181 games, 248 ""ges $4.00 Captain George Hardman, with II score In what was probably the first USCF· BOTH FOR ONLY $6,25 of 5-0, topped an eleven·man fi eld to r ated tournament ever played in France, win the 16th Air Force Chess Tourna­ B. G. Dudley, Robert J. Ki esewetter, and Order from ROBIN AUL T, 22 Munne ment in Torrejon, Spain. Second in the Ellis P. Roy, held a double r ound robin Drive, Cranford, New Jersey event, wh ic h aUracted players from at Chateauroux on the 14th and 24th of March, 1962 59 THEORY AND PRACTICE

IN THE OPENINGS

by International Master Raym.ond Weinstein

VII. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Bronstein recommended the following scheme of develop· Arter 1. P-Q4, H·KB3; 2. P·QB4, P·KN3, White must choose ment. cither the positional line, 3. P-K Nl, or one of the many sys­ 9. N·Q4, N·Rl; 10. 0 ·0 , Q_BI ; 11. R·KI , B·R6; 12. B·Rl , Q·85; tems beginning with 3. N·QB3. At the XIVth Olympiad, the 13. KN -NS, N·KNS; 14. B·N2. question was again raised as to whether or not White can 14. P·Nl?, Q·B4 would be disastrous. gain an advantage after 3. P·KN3. l.et us examine what the 14...... , BxB; 15. KxB, N·B2 and Black has at least an play has shown. equal game. The crucial variation occurs after 1. P·Q4, N·KB3; 2. P·Q84, The B-K NS variation of the King's Indian has long been P-KN3; 3. P·KN3, B·N2; 4. B·H2, P·B3. With his fouth move, a favorite of Grandmaster Bisguier. Bisguier-Tara1.i shows Black is aUempting to set up a strong pawn at Queen four, how effective this line can be against uneducated resistance. wh ic h will gain space in the center and effectively 1. P·Q4, N·KBl; 2. P-Q84, P·KNl; l . N·QBl, 8·N2; 4. P·K4, IWh ite's K.Bishop. Botvinnik·Donncr shows how clfcctive this P·Q3; 5. 8·N5, 0 ·0 . plan can be. Also good is 5 ...... , P·KRl to determine which diagonal the Bishop will occupy. 6. B·Ol, QN·Q2? Better is 6 ...... , P·B4, striking at White's center. 7. P·B4, P·B4; 8. P-Q5, P·QR3; 9. P·QR4l To delay this move would allow Black to sacrifice a pawn with ...... , P·QN4, thereby distracting White from his plans on the K·side. Black is now reduced to meaningless waiting moves until White is ready to str ike. 9...... , R·KI ; 10. N·Bl, 0 -B2; 11. 0 ·0 , N·NS?; 12. 0 -K2, I P·K4?; Il. P·Rl, KN·Bl; 14. PxP, PxP; 15. P·KN4! Black's game collapsed with surprising rapidity. One game, of course, cannot be accepted as proof of the validity of a line. Fischer's astonishingly quick victory ovcr Szabo forccs us to reconsidcr how promising this linc actually is for Whitc. 1. P·Q4, N-KBl; 2. P·Q B4, P·KNl; l. N·QBl, B·N2; 4. P·K4, With some transpositions, the game went: 1. P·Q4, N·K Bl; • 0·0. 2. P·Q84, P·KNl; l . P·KNl, B·N2; 4. B·N2, P·8l; 5. N·KBl, This interesting move was tricd by Fischcr against Letclier, P.Q4; 6. N·Rl, 0·0; 7. 0 ·0 , N·K5; 8. B·84, Q·Nl; 9. Q·81, B·Kl! too. The idca is to tcmpt White's pawns forward and steer (9 ...... , axP?; 10. NxB, QxN; 11 . PxP, PxP; 12. N·N5 or the game into less fami liar channels. Letelicr over-optimis­ 11 ...... , QxQP; 12. Q-K3 with suflicient for the lically tricd to refule Black's fourth move by a general pawn pawn.) advancc. The game wcnt 5. P·KS, N·Kl; 6. P·B4 (6, B·B4 is 10. R·Ql, N-R3; 11 . B-K5, P·8l; 12. 8 ·B4, 8-B2; 13. P·B5, better); 6...... , P-Ql; 7. B-K3, P-QB4!; 8. QPxP, N·QB3; 9. Q-Q1 ; 14. N·Q2, NxN; 15. QxN, P·K4 and Black has a slight BPxP, PxP; 10. N·K4?1 , 8 .84; 11 . N·Nl, 8·Kl; 12. N·Bl, 0- advantagc. 82; Il. Q·NI?, PxP; 14. P·BS, B-KS! and Black has a winning In order to prevent Black from playing the equalizing game...... , P.Q4, White has been forced to try an early P·Q5. Kor· 5. B·N5. (Resists temptation). chnoi·Doda shows White achieving his goal. 1. P·04, N·KB3; Szabo is trying an interesting finesse in the opening. His 2. P·OB4, P-KNl; 3. P·KN3, B-N2; 4. B·N2, P-Q3; 5. N-QBl, 0-0; point is that altcr the normal order of moves: 1. P·Q4, N·KBl; 6. P·Q5, P_Bl; 7. N·B3, PxP; 8. PxP, QN·Q2; 9. 0 ·0 , N_B4; 10. 2. P·OB4, P·KNl; l . N·OBl, 8 ·N2; 4. P·K4, P-Ql, if White B-K3! plays S. B·NS Black has the alternative of S • ...... , P-K Rl. In This maneuver was adopted by Botvinnik in a match game the present position, however, S...... , P·KRl? is bad because against Smyslov. of 6. B-Kl! White can thcn continue with 7. P·B3, switching 10 ...... , P.oR4; 11. B-04, B.o2; 12. R-Kl, P-R5 ; 13. P·K4. to the Saemiseh System with added strength because 8. 0 -Q2 White has the . will gain an important by forcing Black to protect his Whcn Black finds the carred development of his pieces K-Rook Pawn. Very dccp and subtle-but Black gets an equal however, it seems impossible for White to gain an advantage. game anyway! With tl'ansposition, Korchnoi·Diltmann went 1. P·Q4, N·KB3; 5...... , P·Ql; 6. 0 ·Q2, P-B4; 7. P-05, P·Kl! 2. P·QB4, P·KNl; l. P-KNl, B·N2; 4. B·N2, O.o; 5. N.QBl, P·Bl; Blacks best method of obtaining counterplay. 6. P·Q5, P·Ql; 7. N·Bl, PxP; 8. PxP, B-Q21 8. 8·Q3, PxP; 9. NxP, 8·Kl; 10. N·K 2? 60 CHESS LIfE 10. N-QB31 is the only try to maintain an advantage. The Saemisch System of the King's Indian Defense is char­ 10 ...... BxN; 11. KP xB; QN-Q2; 12_ 0 -0 . N·K4; 13. P-B4, acterized by the establishment of White pawns at OB4, 04, K4 NxB: 14. QxN. P- KR31 and KB3. Black cannot hope to meet this center head·on, and P-Bs can now always be met by ...... P·KN4. all his plans must be based upon flank attack. White, be­ 15. B-R4. R-Kl ; 16. QR-Kl , o.N3; 11. BxN. cause of bis greater freedom of movement-a direct result n 11. P-QN3. then 17 ...... N·K s and 18. N-N3 is impos- of control of the center- can choose the area of the board sible be(:ause of 1._ ...... B-QS ch. he wishes to attack. All is not peaches and cream however, 17 ...... , BxB: IB_ P-Bs. P-N4; 19. P-QN3. Q·R4 J because when he commits himself, White usually creates This wins a pawn because the real threat is 19 ...... B-Q5 weaknesses in his camp. A very tense struggle ensues, mak­ ch and 20 ...... R-K6. seizing control of the King File. ing the Saemiseh System ideal for a player who wants a fi ght. 20. R-Bl , QxP; 21 . R-B2. R-K6! with a dedsive advantage. Botvinnik-Lombardy is interesting not only for the open­ ing, but because it shows that the World Champion is keep­ In Lombardy·Ader*, Black again * successfu * Uy obtains coun- ing up with the latest analysis. 1. P-OB4, P-03; 2. P·04. P-KN 3; terplay. despite White's improvement on the Szabo·Fischer 3. N-OB3, B-N2; 4. P-K4, N-KB3; S. P-B3, 0 -0 ; 6. B_K3 , P_K4; game. 1. P-QB4, N-KB3; 2. N-QB3, P_KN3; 3. P-K 4, P-Q3; 4_ 7. P-OS. P·B3; 8. KN-K21 P·Q4. B-N2; S. B-Ns, P-B4; 6_ P-QS. P-KR3; 7. B-R4; 0 -0 ; B. JIoIilev' s improvement on 8. 0 -02_ B-Q3, P-K3; 9_ PxPI B...... PxP; 9. BPxP, P-QR3; 10. P-KN4. P-KR41 This enables Whi te to keep Black's Q·Pawn backward_ 9_ ...... , BxP_ Gligorich's move, the idea being to combat White's action 9 ...... PxP?; 10. P-K5! on the K-side actively, instead or passively trying to weather 10. P-B4. N-B3; 11. KN -K2. P·KN4!; 12. PxP, N-R21 the attack. GJigorich's suggestion. 11 _ P-KR3, N-R2. 13. 0 -0 , PxP; 14. B-K l . N-B3; 15_ N-N3, N-KNS. 11 ...... , QN-Q2 is a promising possibility. Black has equal play. 12. PxPI, O·Rs Ch i 13. B-B2. OxP(4); 14. N-N31 Since White has not moved his Queen, he need not lose time defending his K-Bishop Pawn. 14_ ...... , Q_R3 ; 15. P-KR4 with advantage to White for if 15 ...... , P-B4, then 16. P-Rsl Playing Black against the Saemiseh System, Botvinnik chose a line seen often in re«nt Soviet tournaments. Tam· burini-Botvinnik went 1_ P-04, H·KB3; 2_ P-QB4. P_KH3; 3. N-OB3. B·N2; 4. P-K4, P-Q3; S. P-B3, 0 -0 ; &. 8-1<3, P-QN3; 7_ B-03, P-OR31 7...... , P-B4? is bad betause of 8. P-Ks and 9. B_K4. B. 0-02. Strong for White is 8. KH-K2, P-B4; 9_ P-KSI 8 ...... , P-B4; 9. P-QS, P-K3; 10. KN-K2. PxP; 11 . KP xP, QN-02; 12. N·N3, R-I .., 75. GibbS, J • ...... 017 LlI WI05 L1. 0'" L57 W97 3 ·e 11. Leopoldl, N ...... 075 wei 055 W45 W22 L4 w., .., 76. GOIII, R •...... WI07 LI L7t W ... L70 L71 W9f 3 ·4 11. Sku.il, P ...... WM W75 U W6I L3 W42 W.. , ., 77. 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Mill te . ~_._. UJ L7:J LI07 Wlot lac WI.'L74 2..J 43. 5h.lburn, R...... W94 L23 L73 W71 w19 W10 •• 102.. Hutwole, C. ~ ...•.• _. . L61 L79 L104 01 06 WilD U4 0113 2 -5 44. S.f. r, M. .•.•...... L33 W94 L24 W9f W57 L25 "wn ..,• 103. lIobert, a...... _.... _. .L42 U6 091 Lll WIGS U' DIn 2 -$ 45 . Z .... rs, J . .._ ...... WI14 019 016 LI7 YitS W71' co. .., 1M. Kotch." A •._~_ ...... _L26 L46 WI02 LI' L71 Lt2 WII 3 2· 5 '". RoeIin , L • •...... •..... L74 WID. DU W.D 055 L3t w" • •• lOS. Vlnohndsky, S • ...... LS US L75 U9 LIO] WI16'Wlll 2·5 47. LlI Pukllnl, V •...... L7I W91 064 0.5 W97 WU co, • •• IN. W.'son, J ...... L49 LN L97 0101 LIDO WII3 DIlD 2 ·5 48. Brodlnln, B •...... L36 W'OO 087 L76 075 W8' w"' .., 107. Mllofsky, 8 ...... L76 Ll2 WIDI L70 LSI LI09 WIl2 2 ·5 49. K.lnln. J ...... WI06 L57 Will 013 LS2 065 w" .., 101.l"llIon, W •...... LS3 L37 LIlI W116 L77 L101' W1141 ·S 50. 00msky, A • ...... WIIl L9 W86 U6 Yit6 Lt4 w'" .., 109. NOWlk, A • ...... 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W" m ".'''­ L16 2·' 1479 'D.not" IiIlmll forf.lted • Dl not" 'Imll forf.lted 62 CHESS LIFE Games from the Maroc:r:y Memorial Tournament 1961 POSTAL CHESS KING'S INDIAN SICILIAN DEFENSE PLAYERS 81 SGUIER TAIMANOV OELY DONNER ,. P·Q4 N·KB3 21 . RxP ch P.KN4 ,. P.QB4 P·KN3 22. QR .KB1 N·K1 L P·K4 P·QB4 •• R·K1 N-Q2 Play LOW COST Postal ,. N·C B3 B·N2 23. N·K2 K·N3 ,. N·K83 P.K3 10. P·QR4 .. , ,. N·B3 0.0 24. Rj7.BS P.R3 ,. P·Q4 .., 11 . RxP KN _ B ~ Chess with The Courier ,. B·B4 P·Ql 25. Px P ,., ,. N" P.QR3 12.. N.QS! ..N •• P· KR3 KN .Q2 26. N·B4 chi ,. . ,. N·QB 3 Q·B2 13. Px P ch N·K4 Postal Chess Club, P.O. ,. Q·Q2 R· K1 27. QxP N/ 1·B3 •• P.KN 3 P·QN4 14. P· KB 4 0 ·00 •• B· R6 B· R1 28 . B· K2 Q·K2 ,. B·N2 B-N2 15. PXN .. , •• P· K4 P.QB4 29. Q.N5 ch K· R2 •• 0 ·0 P·Cl 16. RxKPIl ...... Box l04 - F, Terryville, 10. p·QS N·R3 30. Q·R4 ch K·Nl (See D l lIgrllm ) 11. B.Q3 N·B2 31. RxN N• • 16 ...... B •., Conn., U.S.A. Free maga­ 12. 0 ·0 32. RxN Q·N2 .... , (If QxR, 11. R·B4 ch, K.02; 18. B.64, Q_R4; 19. 13. PoOR. P·K. 33. Rx P B·B. R_B7 ch, K-K1; 20. Q·Kl ch follow. d b y mate.) zine. World Wide Play 14. N. KR 2. B·N2 34. PxB ... 17. R·K3 K· Nl 2.1 . R·N6 ch 8·N2 15. N·N4 ,.. 35. R· KN6 QR.KI too. Write for particulars. 16. Nx B ch K·N2 '6. Q.NS 18. R·QB3 Q·Q2 22. CxB ch QxC 17. P·B.I 37. QxQ ch K·RI••• 19. N·B6 ch BxN 23. Rx B ch K.R1 18. PxP ch Q•••.N4 38. P·B6 Rx P ch 20. RxPI 8xQP 24. R_N4 ch Resig ns 19. R·B4 ... 39. QxR R· KNI 20. P· R. Q·Ql 40. P·Q6 Resigns CARO·KANN DEFENSE BRONSTEIN DONNE R SOLUTION TO QUIZ QUARTET: L P.K4 P-CB3 17. R·R2 N·K2 p.Q. P·Q4 ,. 18. N·R. N·B' Gipslis-Sayon ,. P·KS .. .. 17. P·84 N•• ,. P-KR. P. KR3 20. QxN B·K2 1. Q x BPI and on ...... , ,. P·KN4 B O' 21. B·B2 N·R2 B·K3 P-OB4 22. P·BS B·N4 R· K8+ ; ,••. P·QB3 N·QB 3 2S. Q·Ql Q.N6 2. Ox O QxQ P.R3 P-Q R4 24. Q· R1 R·QN ' 3. N-B7+ ! OxN •• P-K3 25. N.B3 ,., P·NS 4. R· K8+ etc • ••10 . P·RS P.QN4 26. P·K6 B., 11 . N_B3 Q-N3 27. PxP B . Q ~ 12. B·N2 p·M 28. R·K2 ch K·8 1 • • • 13. PxP NPxP 29. B·N3 R·N' Smys loy ·Cholmov 14. Q.82 P·R5 30. N.K$ B.QB3 15. QN.Q2 N·R4 31. Q_KI K·NI 1. RxN + , (not 1. RxB, 16. 0 ·0 N_N6 32. NxB ResIgns RxB + !) ...... , PxR QUEEN'S GAMBIT DEC LINEO 2. B·Q5+ , etc. KORCHNOI BI SGU IER KING' S INDIAN ,. P·QB4 N.KB) 24. "'· KS P-KR4 0 ' ,. N.QB 3 P.K3 25. R·OBI N.B4 P. DE L Y W. UHLMANN 1. RxN + KxR ,. N.B3 P·Q4 26. P.QR. K·N1 I. N·KB3 N-KB3 2.1 . R-Cach 2. RxB White wins P'Q4 P·84 ,. 27 . P·B4 P·R' ~ . P.KN 3 P· KN 3 2.2. RXRch K•••· K2. ,. 8 Px P N., 28. B·K2 B·Q' 3. 8·N2 B· N2 23. R·QN S B.K5 • • • P·K3 N·OB' 29 . P.N.I N-K' 4. 0 -0 0 ·0 ,•.• B-0 3 B·K2 30. P·Q5! 24. P·8 3 8·B3 SPflssky-Gips lis . 5. P-B4 P_Q3 2S. P-QN. N-Q2 l l. poNS .. 0 ·0 0 ·0 Q.B4 6. N·B3 •• P·Q R3 32. NxB ch P· K4 26. R-N8 B-B3 1. RxKB KxR •• ,., K· R2 7. P·Q4 N·B3 27. P·NS B.QN2 10. PxP 8 .Q'!. 33. R· K5 Q· R'" 2. R.QB and the 8. PxP 28. P·B5 n. Q·B2 P.KN3 34. N-86 ch N. N ... .. Blac k Queen call no' •• NxN . 12. 8 ·KR6 R·KI 35. PxN R/1-Q l ,.N 2t. 8xNch 10. B·N5 '.Q' prevent both 3. 13. 8 ·K4 N.N U . B·Bl O·"'Sch 39. P' K4 P· R3 14. PxN R·QBl 37. Q.N2. 11. QRxQ •••P·B3 31. PoOR4 ,., R· B7+ and 3. Bx P + 15. KR .Kl Q.B2 ~8 . ... 12. R·Q2 B·K3 32. PxP 8 ·Ql Rx P ch K·N1 16. Q.K2 B.Q3 39. R·B4 R·OS 13. P·N3 KR·KI 33. R-BS P·B3 • • 17. P· B4 B·BS 40. R·B3 R.Q7 14. N·R 4 P·KR3 34. R-87ch K-BI • 18. BxB 41 . Q.N3 OxBP l S. B·K3 8·B4 35. K·B2. P·R4 Lein-Savon R._..B2 19. Q·N2 42. R·BS Q·OS co, 16. N·B5 R·K2 36. K·K3 P·N4 1...... RxN 20. B·0 3 Q.B3 43. K·Rl QxRP 17. NxPI ..N 37. K·Q3 P·NS 2. 21. R·K4 8·81 44. R·R71 R'08 18. BXBP 8 ·K5 3B. PXP .. , P x R Q·KN4 n . P·BS R·0 1 45. R/7xP Q. K< 19. BxR :19. B-K7 P·B4 is the shortest w a y • N_K2 ... 23. B· NS 46 . Q·N2 Ru ign, 20. KR·Ql K·Bl 40. R·Ba Resigns

UNITED STATES "30L30" CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

May 12·1 3, 1962-Poughkeepsie, N. Y . Tourname nt Site : IBM Countr y Club Entry fe e : $ 10 .00 p lus U SCF m e mber s hip South Road Pou ghkeepsie, N . Y . Schedule: Sat., M ay 12th Titles and Prite s : T h e winne r will be r e cogn ized a s U . S. 30 ·30 c h c s s c h a m p ion . Round 1- 12:30 P .M . $1,000 Prize Fund 2-- 3:30 P .M. 1st ...... $ 400 Top E x per t ...... $ 50 3- 6 :30 P .M . 2nd ...... 200 T op " A " ...... 25 4- 9:30 P .M . 3rd ...... 10 0 T op " 8 " ...... 20 S un., May 13th 4th ...... 50 T op "e" ...... 15 5th ...... 25 T op Unr ated ...... 15 Round 5- 9 :00 A.M. &-12:00 P .M . Trop h ies to: 1st, 2 nd, 3r d , 7- 3:30 P.M . T op Exp ert T op A, B, C Tournament Director: Do n S chu ltz Type of Tournament: 7· round Swiss co nducted u nder U SCF rules. T ics broken When to Ente r : E n tries will b e a c cep t e d by M e dia n syst e m . T im e Limit: 30 moves in 30 m inute s. Ga m es a dju dica ted no later t han 10:3 0 A .M . on S a turda y , M ay after 60 m ove s in 1s t , 2nd, 3 rd, a n d 5t h r oun d s. 12 a t the mM Country Club, Pou g h kee p s ie. Direct a ll inquiries to Earl Yohnell, 71 Albany St., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

M a rc h, 1962 63 Open I. very ImprelSlve. Also lmprcMlve is tbe .mount of publlelty USCF MEMBERSHIP MEETING Ihat San Jo'rlnel.sco II ,elUng, all over the UnJted SUln. You have Hotel Shenton,P.llee, Sin Fr.ncisco, August 17, 1961 no Idea bow m .. ny phone calls we l ei trom the Vnlted. 1>«11, the AI­ Minute. or the Meeting leontlnued from Che.. Lite, Page 31) $Oellted Pre .., .. nd aimOIl evel'}' neWllp .. per III the player'a home town. Even Sin Ml teo', n~WlIp.pe r .... a nl. inform.Uon on ita pi.yera. REGIONAL "ICE' PRESIDENTS' RE PORTS Certainly Ihll II • bill Ilep In the dghl direction of Kettlne more Re,lon I (Me., N. H., Vt., ~1asa. . Conn., R. I.): 8y First Vlce·President recognition." William H. C. Newbury. reid by Goorgl! Hamn. The r eport described Mr. Kolt.. nowlkl also lold of two bids for the 1961 ,Junior touma. a , tefody Irowth 0' USCF me mber.hlp In Kllliion I .. well II reglona l ment, appointmentt for inlereolleelate and inrUtl.lUonal che... Mr. GI'OII (Calif.) commented as foliowl: "Having he lped organlz.e RIgion II (N. Y., N. J.): No report. Ibe Open In San rra ndsco this ycar, I know what a dlIflcult tlSk it Rilion III (P • ., Del., Md., D. C., W. VI.• VI.): By n rat Vice-President I. to alTan/Ce l or eve rythIn g, and espeelally to r al$e the nece... ry John MalhclOD, ""d by Ceor,e Barnu. Report de.eribed I gradual $1500 ••nd t think the VSCF would. be crazy to turn do ... n I eeTUned Increase In membership In Reg'\on nr. check for $15(10," Rlt,lon IV (N.C., S.C., Ga., 1" ' .. Ky., Tenn•• Mlu., Ala.): :e ned. 1\ Is UI' to Ihe D1rtclOI'$ to d~elde "Operation Dead Horse" in the past, belong on the Honor Roll ""helher Ihe next V . S. Ol.en will he In Chte.. /Co, San Ante nio. Orlando. of American chess. Put YOUR name there, as well. Send your or AtI .. nta. " My report Is br trom Clllcltl nR , but I believe the raet Ihat we check or money order to: U. S. Chess Federation, 80 East 11th bave four or fi ve cities vying .. t the nme time to h.ve Ihe V. S. St., New York 3, N.Y. " CHESS LIFE (bess Tottits For Beginners

by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND, U. S. Master

Endgame Lesson III

1. Endings with Minor Pieces (6) The King must usually be brought 5. N·QB3, P-KN3; 6. P·KN3, B-N2; 7. forward to play an active role (provided P-KRJ, N·B3; 8. B-N2, NxP; 9. NxQN, Endings with Knights, Bishops and no t too many pieces are left to attack it). NxN; 10. NxQ, NxQ; 11. NxNP, NxNP; 12. Pawns come in a great variety of categor­ (7) In any case, alertness to possible NxPch, PxN; 13. BxR, N-Q6ch; 14. PxN, ies. It ;5 tedious even to list the ty pes. BxR; 15. 0 ·0 , BxP; 16. R-K1 ch, K-Q2; For instance, we have (1) N \IS 1 P j (2) checks, pins, forks, and other traps in· volving the King is naturally important. 17. B-Q5, B-B6; 14 . PxN, BxR; 15. 0 -0 , N vs 2 P's; (3) N vs 3 P 's (4) Nand P vs HxP; 16. R-Kl ch, K-Q2; 17. B·Q5, B-B6; ] P, etc., also (5) Nand P vs Nand P, (9) possibilities must also be 18. R·K4, B·K3; 19. BxBch, PxB; 20. R­ (6) N and 2 P'g vs Nand 1 P, etc. Then looked for. QB4, R-Q Bl ; 21. R-KR4, P-KR4; 22. B-K3, we can start mixing in onc or more 1'-R4 ; 23. R-R4 , R-Q:\, l ; 24. R-R3, R-N8ch; bishops on either side. Furthermore. ( 0) Underpromotion is sometimes im­ portant (taking a K n, or R instead of 25. K-N2, B-N5; 26. R-N3, RxR; 27. PxR. under each of the above headings onc (Sec Diagram). finds a large number of cases depending a Q when "queening" a Pawn.) on how the pieces and Pawns arc ar­ (1 1) The center is still a strategic re­ Black has played in accordance with r anged. gion in most endings as it is in the open­ a princi ple wh ich he fi rst formulated: ing and middle-game. Pieces placed there Always win a Pawn in the opening Clearly it is not practical fo r the stu­ or controlling the center arc likely to (joke!). Curiously enough many games dent to try to classiCy these endings and be more eHective than those placed arc won this way. study each type methodically. The main otherwise_ resource is to study a large number of The game continued typical examples in order to gain ex­ (1 2) Pawns nearer the centr al riles arc 17...... P-K4 perience and ideas. In addition one must more valuable than ones on the side. When in doubt as to which Pawn to look for general guiding principles. We Rook Pawns are especially weak in many push, move one which has no opposing list a few of these here: endings (see Lesson ID. one on the file in front of it. This tends (13) Bishops are usually stronger than to prevent the opponent's using one to hold two and is otherwise usually the 2. Some Guiding Principles Knights in the endgame. This is especial­ ly tr ue if there are Pawns on both sides "healthy" way to hring the Pawns for- (1) One must constantly keep in mind of the board, also if the Pawns are mobile ward. F or instance 27 ...... , P·Q4 ; 28. what the ending will look like if all the rather than interlocked. P-Q4 might improve White's chances of blockading the whole position. pieces are exchanged leaving a King and (14) Bishops of opposite colors (each Pawn ending. Reference to Lesson II will side has one Bishop but these operate 18. K-B3 K-K3 give an idea of how to evaluate such on opposite-colored squares) tend to 0. The Kings must be put to wor k. endings before they arc all owed to arise. drawish result even if one side is a 19. B-NS K-B4 (2) One must also keep in mi nd what Pawn behind. 30. B-Q8 P-Q4 the ending will look like if all the Pawns 31. K-K3 K-NS ar c exchanged. Reference to Lesson I will 3_ First Example 31. B·B7 B-86 give an indication of the relative chances ll. B-Q8 P_N4 in such a case. For instance, one cannot 34. K-Kl P-KRS win with one Knight or one Bishop or even with two Knights if no Pawns are A typical winning procedure. The extra left. One ca n win with a Nand n vs King Pawn is converted into a . (difficult) or with two 8's vs King. JS_ P. P PxP (3) In con nection with the above prin· 36_ K·Bl P-R6 ciple and also with earlier lessons one 37. K_NI K-B6 finds that the side having advantage 38. B-N6 K-K7 should usually try to exchange as many Also typical. The passed Pawn cannot pieces as possible but not too many be forced through. But it ties down Pawns. The infer ior side naturally tries White's King, leaving the other While to do the reverse. Pawns vulnerable. In fact the RP will (4 ) The role of passed Pawns or po­ be sacriliced, White's King bei ng there­ tential passed P awns is almost invariably by drawn too fa r from the other body of This position oeeurred in Weig-March­ Pawns. crucial in any endgame. For such Pawns and, Rochester City Championship, 1956. ar e potential Queens. We give the score of the game up to this 39_ K-Rl KxP 40. KxP (5) One must be. ever alert to the pos­ point since it contains some interesting K-B7 41. K-N4 sibility of sacrificing a piece to queen wrinkles. It went 1. P-K4, P·QB4; 2. N­ P.QS a Pawn. RB3, p. Q3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-KB3 ; No need to bother with KxP. March, 1962 65 42. K·B5 P·Q6 45...... KxP P·K8 (N)!! (Sce our carlier list of prin­ 43. B-K3 P.Q7 46. N·B2 B-B6 ciples including underpromotion); 66. N­ 44. BxP K,a 47. KxP K·B4 B6ch, K·B4; 67. K·N6, N·Q6. and Black 45. K·K 4 K·B7 48. N-K3c;h K· K4 may be able to give up his N for the 46. Resigns 49. K- B5 P· R3 RP and win the NP with his King thus 50. P.R4 B-K7 drawing. However, 66. N-K2! would prob­ 4. Second Example ably win for White anyway. Here the position was adjourned. Ac· tually the result should be a draw since neither side can make any real headway without risking a loss. 80th players prob­ * * * HASTINGS ably realized this, but each hoped to 1961-62 catch the opponent in some kind of RU Y LOPEZ careless sUp. RO BATSCH BISG UIE R '- P' K4 N.(tB3 '10. QR·Bl ... , ,. H-KB) P-K4 '11. 8.(t3 Q. N1 ,. B.NS P.Q Rl n. Rllit ... B·R4 N·B3 '13. N·B2 N.B'1 ••,. 0·0 P·QH4 '14. N·R2 N· N2 ,. B-Nl P-Q3 '1S. N·RI P_B4 ,. P-Bl B.K'1 26. P-Bl B·RS •• P·KR3 N-QR4 '17. R_Bl N·R4 •• B·B2 .... 2 •• Q· NI Q.Ql 10. P.(t4 Q·B'1 ~. Q-BI N·H6 11 . QN·Q2 0 ·0 30. R-Q I P ·8 S This position arose in Marchand· 12. A·KI B.Q2 31. N·Bl Q.N3 c h Higuera, Cleveland, 1957 after an ex· 13. N-BI 8 PII P 32. K-R'1 Q.B7 14.BPII P QR.BI 33. Nx N Bx P I change of Queens. The material is ex· IS. N·K3 f( A·1( 1 34. 8 ·Bl BxN Ch actly even but the Pawn position is un· 16. p.Q$ P-N3 35 . K·RI N·N4 balanced. Black having the majority on 17. P-QN1 N_N2 U. Q-Al ... , 18. P.(tN4 N·K R4 l7. QoO] N·A" the Queen's side. If the pieces shouJ d all 19. B.(t2 P ·B3 be exchanged. leaving a King and Pawn (Su Dllgrlm ) ending, the position would favor Black 38. B·1(2 Q.N8 Ch 39. Resigns since he might be able to create a "re· The play continued mote" passed Pawn (see Endgame Les­ 51. P·R5 B-Q6 son Il). However, the present position. 52. N.Q5 B·N4 with careful play, should be drawn. The 53. N·K3 B·K7 game proceeded. 54. N·B2 B-Q6 27. BxB KxB 55. N·N4 B-N4 28. K·Bl K·B3 56. N·B2 B·Q6 AS usual the Kings must be brought 57. N-K 3 B·K7 forward. 58. N·B2 B·N4 29. K·K2 N·K4 59. N·K3 B·K7 In his anxiety to create exchanges 60. N·N2 B·B8 Black allows his Bishop to become awk· 61. N·K3 wardly placed. or course not 61. N-B4, P-K6. 30. NxN a,a 61 ...... B.K7 31. N·N4ch K·K3 62. N.Q5 B-N4 ~...... '" -..... 32. P·B3 p ... 63. N·8 3 P-K6 ~-.-~- ....-' .- - 33. N·B2 Finally a little excitement! This is the * * * 33. N·R6 may look inviting. But the W. GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP combination White had been preparing. BAD PYRMONT 1961 Knight would have little mobility and The bait is that Black appears to win would even require saving after 33 ...... with his passed Pawn. How can it be TH AEE KNIG HTS O P ENING K·B3, threatening K-N2. The principle or stopped? CLEMENS DARGA mobility may bc as signi£icant in end· I . P-K4 P·1(4 10. P-QB4 0 ·0 2. N-KB ] N.Q Bl 11 . B·K2 P·B3 games as it is in the opening and middle· 3. N·B3 P· KN3 12. PxP QPx P game. Note the Black Bishop's lack of it! 4. P·Q4 13. 0 ·0 R·Kl S. N.QS B'"_N 2 14. B-B3 N-Q2 33...... K.Q4 , . B.KN5 QN.K2 15. P·KA3 P·A3 34. N.Q3 P·KN4 7. Nx P P.KA3 16. Q·Bl Q·RS •. B-K1 .,. 17. A·Ql N.K4 Not 34 ...... , K-Q3; 35. K-B2. B-RS 9 . PxN N·B3 I • • 8 ·K2 ...... (35 ...... B-R6; 36. N-B4); 36. N·Kl and (See Oil.gnlm ) 36. K-Nl. 18...... Bx P I '14. N-N3 R-11:1 19. Px B 25. K·K I R·KI 35. P·KR4 P·KR3 20. P.BS ... N· N5 26. Q.Q2 Bx P I 36. N·Kl B·RB 21. BXN Q x B c h 27. N-BI Q_N' 37. K-B2 P.N5 22. K·Bl A-K4 28. Q R· NI B.B" 38. P. K4ch 23. N.K2 A·R4 fl. Resig ns Somewhat risky in view of Black's superior King pOsition, but White hopes to create complications. 38...... PxP 39. PxP p.t« 64. NxBI P·K7? 40. P.N5 PxP Black has evidently been taken by sur­ 41 . PxP P·B5 prise with the sudden turn of events. He 42. PxPc; h PxP could still have drawn by 64 ...... , PxN; 43. P-N6 K·K3 65. P-RB, P-K7. 44. K-K3 K·B3 65. N·Q4 Resigns 45. K.Q4 And resignation is possibly premature. Planning N-B2-K3 kel.Jjng Black's King To be sure 65 ...... , P·K8(Q); 66. N-B3ch out or the K-side. leaves Black a piece down. But 65 ...... , 66 CHESS LIFE TOURNAMENT LIFE

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!'lorth carolina topped South Carolina, Bradley Waters easily took the Group The Marshall Chess Club Women's 51h -31h. in the annual interstate match ill Championship of the Gompers Park Championship plew York City), was won held at the YMCA in Charlotte, N. C. C.C. with a score of 10-1, conceding draws by Margareta Fuchs, with a perfect score Victories by Jerry Fink and David Steele to the second- and third-place winners, of 8-0. Mrs. Fuchs is a three-time winner decided the issue in a hard·lought strug­ Jim Murray (Blf.l) and Carl Michel (8). of the U.S. Women's Amateur Champion­ gle. State Champion Oliver Hutaff, Harry ship. Runner-up was Mrs. Frances Boyte, Jr., and Leo Little were the other The Gompers Park team visited the Frazier, long active in Southwest chess, Tar Heel winners. South Carolina's vic­ Evanston Y for a return match on 19 with 6-2. Mrs. Else Lchmann (5'"h) took tors were Norton Jacobi, Sgt. R. Goad, boards, winning handlly, 13-6. The first third, and Mrs. Marcel Duchamp, wife and M. L. Alpert. One game was drawn. six boards counted as part of the sched­ of the noted artist, was fourth (5 points) ule in the team play of the Greater in her tournament debut. Chicago Chess League. Here the Gompers • • • II team squeezed out a 3 lf.l -2% victory Handsome trophies were awarded to over the EvanstoniaDs_ the top fo ur players and two special John R. BeitJing became Greater Kan­ brilliancy prizes were awarded by Jose sas City Champion for 1962 by winning a , , Calderon. The tournament was organ­ 3I -player Swiss with a score oC 51h ·Jh.. izcd and directed by Mrs. Kathryn M. Jerry Wolfe and Bill Kenny took second Slater. and third. The junior prize went to Paul The Independent Chcss Club of East Taylor. Orange, New Jersey, under the energetic • • • leadership of U.S. Amateur Champion Edgar McCormick, is making a bid to Ray Parker won the championship of • • • become one of the largest clubs in the the Kingsmen Chess Club in Brooklyn, country. Edgar recently confided that N. Y., with a score of 6lf.l ·llh. Second Chess activity seems to be booming in he's aiming for a membership of 250! prize went to Jerome Bibuld, and George San Bernardino, CaHl., where the fourth In line with this ambitious program, F. Bowen took third place on tie-breaking annual, USCF-ratcd San Bernardino Ope.n Jerome Schneider has been hired as club points, ahead of Theodore Kelly. Bibuld wiU be played May ~6. Last year thIS manager, and a whole serics of events scored 6-2, while Bowen and Kelly made event drew 42 players, but a larger entry have recently taken place and are on 5'"h points each. Seventeen players com­ is expccted this time because of greater schedule for the near future. peted. local activity and an anticipated good turnout from the Los Angeles area. The On February 12, Lincoln's Birthday, • • • San Bernardino Chess Club attracted 40 McCormick gave a simultaneous exhibi· local players to its city championship tion in which Ralph Eilberg won a free Dayton downed Cincinnati in a close tournament. Dr. Max Schlosser is the club membership by defeating the champ. match on January 14, by a score of defending champion, In future, there will bc simultaneous 12-'h -1O lf.l . J im Schroeder, George Berry, exhibitions at the Independent Club and Robert Moore were winners on top every month. In March, the honors will boards for Dayton; Bert Edwards, John • • • be done by USCF Master Louis Levy. Petrison, and Lest!:!r Brand scored for Cincinnati. The Interscholastic On ~' ebruary 14, a friendly match was • • Chess Championship (Senior High School played by an Independent team against • Division) ended in a tie bctween Roy the Irvington Chess Club. The Inde­ USC}<~-member Fritz Leiber of Santa Benedek of the Bronx High School of pendents scored a convincing victory, Monica, California- a noted science fic· Science and Arnold Bernstein of Franklin wi nning 6-2. Two days later, another tion author_ has a story in the May K. Lane, eaeh with 6'h-l'h. Harry Pace o( Independent team (with USCF Master issue of the S-F magazine IF (on news­ Queens took the Junior High School event Orest Popovych, board one, and Experts stands around March 15). It's about the with a score of 131f.!;·ih. The event was Arthur Spiller and McCormick on boards first electronic computer to compete in directed by Dr. Milton L. Hanauer, USCF two and three) traveled to Plainfield, an international tournament, and CHESS master and a well·known chess author, where they played the local team to a LIFE readers should have fun trying who has been in charge of interscholas· 4Ih·4lh tie. The Independents took the to guess the identities of the real-life tic chess in New York City since 1938. top four boards, lost on the next four, masters on whom some of the characters Prizes were donated by Dr. Harry Bak· and ninth board ended in a draw. in the story are based. win. A total of thirty·five boys competed in the two divisions. Importont Notice to All USCF Members ond CHESS LIFE Subscribers

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