.:: UNITED STATES .::

Volwn" XX I[ 1\umber 11 Nove mMr. l!lSi

EDITOR: Burt Hochberg

CONTENTS

Benko First In U.S. Open ...... 328 PRESIDENT Marshall Rohland The Return of the Ruy, by Pal Benk.o ...... 331 VICE·PRESIDENT Isaac Kashdan " King of the Opens, " by Burt Hochberg ...... 334 SECRETARY Dr. Leroy Dubeck Chess Life, Here a nd There ...... 335, 343, 353, 356 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR E. B. Edmon dson Important Last Ro und, by Sammy Reshevsky...... 336

REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Monte Ca rlo Gem ...... 337 NEW ENGLAND James Ilolton T homas C. Ua r ham Ell Bourdon Student Pa ir, by Robert Byrne ...... 338 EASTERN Rober t LaBell e Allen Kaufman Lorry Evans on Chess ...... 3 40 Michael Raimo MID·ATLANTIC Steve Caruthers Robert Erkes Importa nt Questionna ire ...... 342 Dr . Fred A. Sorensen SOUTHERN PhJllp Lamb La bor Day Roundup ...... 344 P et er L ~ hd e Robert Cole GREAT LAKES Robert Byrn" Observation Point, by Miro Radojcic ...... 350 Dr. Ha rl'ey McCle llll n V . E. Vandenburg Women's Chess, by Willa W. Owens (Guest Columnist) ...... 351 NORTH CENTRAL Dr. George Tiers R(>bert Lerner Peter Wolf Benko's Bofflers, by Pol Benko ...... 352 SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew J obn A. Howell Robert S. Brieger From the Editor's Fil e ...... 354 PACIFIC Burrar d Eddy l\(!nneth Jones A. M. Gardne r The Officio I Chess Handbook: a Book Review by P. Berlow ...... 355

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS Tournament Life ...... 357 ARMED FORCES CHESS ...... " ...... Robert Karch COLLEGE CHESS ...... " Mark L . . l .~~~~ COUNS EL & TREASURER ...... Davld INDUSTRIAL CHESS ...... Matt hcw INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ...... Jc rry JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Women 's Int ernaUoDal...... •...... K nthryn JUNIOR CHESS ...... •...... Ro bert USCF Is a non·proflt dem ocrallc organizatIon, t he official 1I0vcrning bod y and FIDE (World MASTERS AFFAIRS...... Robcrt Ch ess F ederatlon ) u nit for che!;S In t he USA. Anyone Inter ested in advancing ,\mcrican chess ...... lB eUgible for m embership, with benefits which Include a CHESS Lll'E subscrIption and eL!llbLllty for USCF rating ...... Regulllr Membe"hlp: 1 year, $10.00; 2. years, $ \9.00; 3 yea r., $27.00. Junior Membership (Under 21 a t explratlon date): 1 year, $5.00 ; 2 yea r S. ~9.5 0 ; 3 year• • 513.50. Sustalnlnll Member· ...... ship (becomes Life after 10 consecutive annual payments): S:W.OO. Once a S usta lnlnf :\Iember . .... shIp has bef utl, each sue<:essive year's d ues must be paid belore the expiratio n date . Other · wise, thc sustaining cycle starts over again at year o ne and a t whate" e r rate. are t hen In eUeet. Llf. Membership: $200.00.

WORLD CHESS FEDERATION CHESS LIFE lB published monthly by USCF an d enter ed as second-class matter at East (F.I.D.E.) Duhuq ue, illinois. Non·member l -y,. wb'~ript i on : $6.50 ($7.SO o uts ide USA); single copy: 6x (7S¢ outside USA). Chanlle of address: Allo,," six weeks notice; please giVe us both Ibe ne.... addr ess Fred Cramer and the old address, Including the num bers a nd dates o n the top line of your stenell. Vice·President, Zo ne 5 (U.S. A.) Add res:s all communications, and make a ll checks pllyable to: UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 479 Bro.dwIIY, Newburg h, N.Y. 12550 326 CHESS LIFE • Our new address for ALL MAIL IS: u. s. FEDERATION 479 N.Y. 1

Yes, your Federation's business office was relocated during presses him more unhvorably than your (ailure to dis· the last two weeks of October and will be in lull operation charge this responsibility within a reasonable time. at its new site in early November. The move heralds many 6. Submit Rating Reports promptly. Another item the im· improvements in our ability to more quickly and efficiently portanee of which cannot be overstated. Ratings are vital process memberships, orders, rating reports, changes of ad· to our membership, and reports should be submitted with· dress, and- particu\arly-correspondence of all types. Our in two weeks of the completion oC any event if we are new quarters are more than twice as large as the old and to maintain an even workload and insure that each A n· much more modern; we arc enlarging both our staff and nual and Supplementary Rating List is complete and cor· our stock, tbus insuring that we will be better able to fill recto The reports should be complete---not just last names, your future cbess needs. Be patient with us fOr a week but names as on the membership cards. Plus residences of or two while we get settled, and from then on we shall be players not from your area, and the former residence able to serve you better than ever before. of anyone who has moved into your area since last play· ing in a USCF-rated event. But Remcmt,er, YOU Con Help Your Federation 7. Finally, to report the results for "Chess Life Here and The adrrunistration of your Federation's affairs is too There," send the necessary Information on a separate form large a task to be properly accomplished without 100% team· or piece of paper. If the event was particularly large or work from each of you. The tournament organizers, directors, important, send an appropriate write·up and a clear, re· and individual members all over the country are the back· producible photo or t wo. bone of USCF and the key to our success and future growth. Here are just a few reminders oC how you can provide im· INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS measureable assistance. 1. Carry your membership card at all times to sbow at tournaments. If yo u forget it or lose it, make the hard· ORGANIZERS, PROMOTERS, TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS working organizer's lot a IItUe easier by paying another year's dues cheerfully and without argument. 1. To have the largest possible attendance, plan your tourna· ments well in advance and mall your "Tournament Life" 2. Always renew your membership early; this saves your announcements early- sixteen weeks before the event for Federation time and money in processing your renewal two printings, twelve weeks before the event to guarantee and Insures that you won't miss even a single Issue of one printing. CHESS LIFE. 2. Be sure the sponsoring organization's USCF Affiliation is 3. Send us a Change of Address as soon as you know about current; if it isn't, remit the afril aUo n fee with your it. But please, do so on a permanent move onlv. This a1>­ tournament announcement. pUes especially to Junior Members who may go to a school away from home. Save your Fcderation the expense of 3. W. Clnnot rM. In event unl ... it hI' 100% USCF mem­ changing your address at the beginning and end of each bership. Be positive that every player in your tournament school year! Simply have the folks save yo ur magazines at (or League) Is currently a uscr member. The only way home, or put them in another envelope and forward them to do this Is to personally check the expiration date on to you. each player's membership card (many persons let their membership lapse inadvertentl y, without even realizing they have done so). If checking memberships during regis· TO EVERYONE- ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERS I tration Cor a large event causes 100 much delay, try this Our membership now slands at slightly more than 10,000. suggestion. As you announce pairings (or the first round, U by working together we can increase this to 12,OCO-or even instruct the players to lay their membership cards by more--during the current chess season, the cost of our present their game score sheets. Then you or an assistant can make service to each member will be reduced, thereby enabling U3 a quick tour of the room and check them all at once. to increase our service to .11 members. Perhaps even more 4. Collect dues from each player who docs not show a cur· pertinent to the well.being of American chess, a substantial membership increase will enable us to embark upon pilot rent membership card. If he has lost his card or left it at promotional programs _ especially among juniors _ which home, no harm done to coUect another year's dues-he's would greatly enhance the caliber and the amount of chess just renewed early (and be might even get in the babit of carrying bis membership card)! in these United States. 5. When you collect memberships, get full and correct names To do your part, sign up It I.... one new member this and addresses, with Zip Codes-and forward them to us monthl within 48 hours. Nothing impresses the individual more Yours for USCF. favorably than prompt receipt of his memberShip card and E. B. Edmondson the next issue of CHESS LIFE. Conversely, nothing im· Executive Director NOVEMBER, 1967 International Grandmaster Pal Benko edge. A dramatic climax ensued, with 1 of New York, maintaining the outstand­ both sides in time pressure and sur· ing form he has displayed throughout rounded by a huge crowd. The struggle ~f>-SSE"~ • 1967, piled up an 11-1 score to lead a came down to the final minute of play; 168·player field and capture the 68th Browne defended well and eliminated Annual United States Open Champion­ his opponent's winning chances, and a -ro- ship, played August 13-25 at the Ameri­ draw was agreed three moves before the can Motor Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. It time control. marked the first time in three years A point behind Saidy, in third place, that a clear champion had emerged to was Grandmaster Robert Byrne of Indi· take the nation's top open tournament anapolis, who drew with Grandmaster prize _ Benko being the last to do it Nicholas Rossolimo as well as with the with a 10 'h-Jlh score at Boston in 1964. two leaders. Byrne dropped from con· He has now either won or shared the tention in round ten when, having over­ Lett to rIllht: user Exec. Dir. E. B. Open crown for four straight years, be­ come earlier di££iculties to achieve a win· £dmondson, TD Georqe Koltano",· ing Co·champion with William Lombardy ning pOSition, he committed a gross sly. R. Erhs and Dr. £. Martino",dy at San Juan in 1965 and with Robert blunder and lost to Master Edward at Massey /r. Colleqe. site 01 U.s. Byrne at Seattle in 1966. With ten wins Formanek of Chicago, a student at Rice Rapid Transit Cbamplonshlp. and two draws, he matched his record University. Formanek, who played all performance at the 1961 Open in San four Senior Masters, led the 8!h:·3!h: FRENCH DEFENSE Francisco; the 11-1 score is the best ever group to take fourth place on tie-break. W, Goichberv R. Potter achieved in the long history of the event. Following with the same score were I . P·K4 P-K3 13. B·Q3 0-03 Benko's play was solid and persistent, Grandmaster Nicholas Rossolimo of New 2. P-Q4 p-Q4 14. N·KS B-N2 sometimes unspectacular but always di­ York, I6-year old Norman Weinstein of 3. N-QB3 PlIP lS. BxRP PlIB rected toward victory. Three Masters - New York, and Masters Walter Browne. 4. NxP N-Q2 16. Q-N4ch K·RI Pundy, Popovych, and Levy - achieved William Goichberg of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., S. N·KB3 KN-B3 17. Q-RS K·N2 "drawn endings" against the Grandmas­ Dr. Eugene Martinowsky of Chicago, L. 6. NxNch NlIN lB. R-R3 N·BS ter; in two of these cases, the New York Dave Truesdel of Macon, Ga., and Herbert 7. B-QB4 P·KR3 19. Q-N4ch B·N4 Times reported, "Benko adjourned in an A vram of Silver Spring, Md. B. Q-K2 B·K2 20. PxB Nd even position." But a drawn ending does The Expert prl%e went to Norman 9. B·B4 0 ·0 21. PxN Q-K2 not draw itself, as Benko demonstrated Weinstein, the Eastern States High 10. 0-0-0 N-Q4 22. PlIPch KlIP by winning all three games. School Champion and Greater New York 11. B..Q2 P-R3 23. R-NI P·KB4 Despite Benko's great showing, the High School Co-Champion, whose par· 12. P·KR4 P-QN4 24. Q-N6 mate outcome of the tournament was in doubt tlcipation was sponsored by the New SICILIAN DEFENSE right down to the wire. For Dr. Anthony York City Chess Association. Although B. Haisfield A. Saldy Saidy of Los Angeles, a Senior Master he was paired against eight Masters, he 1. P·K4 P·QB4 21. B·KB2 P·RS who has made strong runs for a number scored 81h-31h to become the youngest 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 22. N-Bl N·R4 of national titles in the past, only to player to place that high since 1957, 3. P·Q4 PxP 23. N/ S-Q3 P·R6 fade in the stretch, did not falter this when l4-year old Bobby Fischer won the 4. NxP N·B3 24. P·N4 N·BS time. From the start, Saidy was confi­ tournament. N; a result. Wei n s t e i n S. N-QB3 p-Q3 2S. B-Q4 N-Q7 dent thal this tournament would be dif­ joined the ranks of USCF Masters-only 6. B-QB4 Q·NJ 26. Q-RS NxB ferent, and his sharp, enterprising play two years after beginning tournament 7. N·N3 P·K3 27. RxN NxQSP did not belie this feeling. He drew with play with a Class C raUng. Tied for the B. 0-0 B·K2 2B. BxN QxB Benko in round six, took a half point Second Expert prize were Andrew Kark· 9. B·K3 Q.B2 29. P·N6 RxN lead in round eight when Benko drew Iins, Edward Vano, John Collins, John 10. P-B4 P-QR3 30. PlIPch I(·Bl with Grandmaster Robert Byrne, and was Westbrock, Charles Powell, and Ignas II. B-Q3 P.QN4 31 . Nd QxN again tied with Benko after drawing Zalys. Class A saw a tie between Frank 12. Q-B3 B_N2 32. R-BI B-N2 with Byrne in round nine. N; the rest Metl, Robert Brieger, Edmund Nash, 13. QR·KI R-QI 33. RlIP Q-QSch of the field lagged well behind, Saidy Thomas Jenkins, Eugene Meyer, James 14. P·N4 p.Q4 34. K-Bl Q.Pch matched Benko's score round for round: Davies, Philip Lamb, and George Tes­ lS. P·NS PlIP 35. K·K2 Qd 8-1 , 9-1, 10-1. saro, all with 71h-41h. Nonnan Willner 16. NxKP N-Q4 36. Q.NP Q-N7ch The decisive twelfth round saw Benko won the B prize with 71k, ahead of 17. N/ 4-BS B.QBI 37. K-Q3 Q-NBch playing Edward Vano of Highland, Indi· Vernon Fagin and Elliot Winslow, who lB. B·K4 N/ 3-NS 3B. K·K2 QxPch ana, who earlier had given Saidy trouble, had 7. Norman Perrin and David Ray· 19, B-Q4 P.QR4 39. K-K3 QxRch while Saidy was paired against l8-year mond tied for the C prize with 6; Ralph 20. P-B3 N·QB3 Resigns old Walter Browne, the 1966 U.S. Junior Andrus and John King did likewise in (More qames tollowinq cross tabl.) Champion, who had won expenses paid Class 0 , also with 6. Mary Bain of New to the tournament by placing second in York repeated as Women's Champion - Ihis year's U.S. Junior. Browne, who re­ with 7; Kathryn Slater of New York and cently moved from New York to Santa Greta Olsson of Los Angeles tied for Monica, was having an erratic tourna­ second with 6. George Koitanowski was ment, blundering away three games in the Tournament Director. favorable positions; he had not played The U.S. Open speed championship any of the Senior Masters. However, he (lO-second), held Aug. 19 at Massey had upset Saidy in their only previous Junior College, was again won by Robert meeting, in the Ernest Shields Open at Byrne, who bad captured the event the Bakersfield the month before. Benko last time it was held, in 1965. Mar· won handily, and all eyes focused on linowsky, Benko, Formanek, and Browne the 8rowne-Saidy game, in which Saidy took the next four places. Saidy (Whit.) .-s, /. Pundy. Byme and was pressing hard to exploit a sligbt -hy WWIam GoJchherv Benko in backllround. 328 CHESS un U.S. OPEN CROSSTABLE

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U2 W13' 0101 L65 L 143 w, " 11. 1 167. J . Hess, GI ...... L3, US L1 34 '" L148 L161 " L F L " LF L F L F I · TT 161. All n Runy, N.C ...... " ...... WI2 Ll1 1.17 " L F L F L " L F LF L F L F I ·11 Pillyers' Hamn Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Rd" . 4 Rd. S Rd. 6 Rd" . 7 Rd. I Rd. 9 Rd. 10 Rd. tT Rd. 12 Score Pillyers' H. me s Rd. I Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Rd. 4 Rd. 5 Rd. 6 Rd. 7 Rd. ' Rd. 9 Rd. 10 Rd. 11 Rd. 12 Score Pillyers' Hames Rd. I Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Rd. 4 Rd. S Rd. 6 Rd. 1 Rd. 8 Rd. ' Rd. 10 Rd. II Rd . 12 Score SICILIAN DEFENSE 35. P-KRS R·KN4 38. P·R6 R·KR4 26. R·K2 N·Q2 37. P·KR4 N·K7 R. Bvrne N. Weinstein 36. R·NS N·K3 39. P·R7 N·N4 27. N·K4 K·Bl 38. K·B3 N·BS 1. P-K4 P·QB4 18. Q·B3 R·QBl 37. B·K4ch K·B7 40. 8·N6 Resigns 28. R·Q2 OxO 39. P·NS K·Q2 2. N·KBl N·QBl 19. QxNP RxN 29. NxR N·B4 40. PxBP PxP 3. N·B3 P·KNJ 20. PxR BxPch SICILIAN DEFENSE 30. N·B4 N-Q6 41. P·N4 K·B3 4. P·Q4 PxP 21. K·K2 BxR W. Browne A.Saidy 31. K·Bl K·K2 42. P·R4 N·Q4 S. NxP B·N2 22. RxB Q·NI 1. P·K4 P·QS4 14. Q·K' p.Q4 32. K·K2 N·B8ch 43. P·NSch PxP 6. B·K3 N·B3 23. QxQ NxQ 2. N·KB3 P·Q3 1S. N·K2 N·'83 33. K·K3 P·B3 44. PxPch KxP 7. B-QB4 P-03 24. R·QN1 0·0 3. P-Q4 PxP 16. R·Q1 0-0 34. P·QR3 N·N6 45. NxP P,N 8. P·83 N·Q2 25. B-OS R·Bl 4. NxP N·KS3 17. P·B4 PxP •. p . 35. K·K4 N-Q5 46. K·K4 N·B5 9. P·KR4 P·KR4 26. R·N7 N·B3 5. N.QS3 P..QR3 18. N/ 4xP 36. P·KN4 P·R3 47. KxP Drawn 10. 0 ·Q2 N·NJ 27. P·B3 K·Hl 6. B.Q84 P·K3 O-N3ch 11. B-N3 N·K4 28. K.Q2 K·83 7. B·N3 P·QH4 19. Q.B2 QxQch FRENCH DEFENSE 12. Q·K2 8·Q2 29. P·R4 KxP 8. P·B4 P·NS 2O.RxQ N·NS E. Formanek R. Bym~ 13. P·84 N·NS 30. BxP HoOt 9. N·R4 B-N2 21. BxP NxB 1. P·K4 P·K3- 6. 8-03 PXP 14. P·BS PxP 31 . R·HSch K·N5 10. 0-0 B.P 22. NxB KR-Ql 2. P-04 p.Q4 7. PxP Q.N3 15. NxP Q8xN 32. R·N4ch K·N6 11 . P·BS P·K4 23. NII:Bch NxN 3. P·KS P.QB4 8. O.() NxQP 16. PxB NxB 33. BxP KxP 12. 8.N5 B-K2 24. RxRch OxO 4. P.QB3 N.oB3 9. NxN QxN 17. QxN N-Q2 34. 8·N6 R·M 13. 8ICN BxB 25. N·B3 O-Q5 S. N·B3 B-Q2 10. N-B3 P.QR3 330 CHESS LIFE 11. Q·K2 N·K2 24. B·Q6 P·06 19. R.QI Q·02 27. P·N4 Bd 27. PxQ KR·NI 44. R-QNI 12. K·Rl Q·KR5 25. P·QR4 Q.Q2 20. K·Nl N·B2 28. PxB B·OS 28. R·Rl RxR R·B7ch 13. p.B4 8 ·B3 26. PxP QxP 21. NxN R/ 2xN 29. R.R4 RxP 29. RxR K-B2 4S. K.Q6 R·Q7ch 14. P·QN4 N·B4 27. Q.Q, R·OBI 22. 8 ·N3 H·KS 30. Rx8 PxR 30. K·N2 RxP 46. K· B7 R·B7ch 15. BxN BxP 28. Q·R5 Q-N2 23. NxN BxN 31. OxP Q-R6 31 . K·B3 R·N2 47. K·Q7 R.Q7ch 16. B-Q2 BxN 29. O-N5 R-KNI 24. R-R4 B-B4 32. R.Q3 R·KI 32. K·K3 K-B3 48. K·KB R·KN7 17. BxB hB 30. R·N2 Q-R2ch 25. B-B3 B·B3 33. R·Ol RxBch 33. K.Q3 R·Q2ch 49. P·N6 R·Nlch 18. Q.QB2 Q-N5 31 . K·BI P·B3 26. R.R6 B-NS R.signs 34. K-B4 R·07 50. K.o7 K·B4 19. B-N4 P.o5 32. PxP Q-KB2 35. KxP RxP 51. R·N5ch P·K4 20. R·B 2 Q.R5 33. R·Kl PxP?? SICILIAN DEFENSE 36. R·KBI R·KS N. We inst.in 52. R·N4 R·KRI 21. K·NI B·K5 34. QxP/ 5 J. Pundy 37. P·B3 R-K7 53. P·N7 P·R5 22. O-Rokh P·N4 Resigns I . P·K4 P·QB4 21 . PxP Rf!xP 38. KxP R· KN7 54. K·87 P·R6 23. Q·M3 Q·QI 2. N·KB3 N'OB3 22. a·os OR-Ol 39. P·N4 R·KR7 55. P·NB(Q) RxQ 3. P-04 PxP 23. R.o2 P·K3 40. K·B5 RxP 56. KxR K-N4 ENGLISH OPENING 4. NxP N·B3 24. Q-N3 PxB 41. P·N4 P·R4 57. R·N4ch K· R4 P. Benko E. Formanek 5. N-OB3 P-03 25. OxB 0 ·N3 42. Px P 1. P·KN3 P·K4 20. RxR Q-Q2 PxP 5B. R·K4 Resigns 6. B·QB4 S·Q2 26. K·SI KR·KI 43. P·N5 R·R7 2. P.QB4 P.o3 21. N·K6 R·KI 7. B·N3 P·KN3 27. 8-NS R.Q3 3. N.QB3 P·K B4 22. NxB RxRch 8. B-K3 N·KN5 28. R·82 Q-B3 4. P-04 P· K5 23. QxR KxM 9. NxN PxN 29. Q.R3 K-B4 KING'S GAMBIT S. P·B3 PxP 24. N·MS M·Kl 10. Q-B3 N·K4 30. Q-R7ch K·BI L. Levy B. Wheeler 6. PxP H·KB3 2S. OXP P·R3 11 . Q-N3 B·N2 31 . R·NI R/ 3-K3 1. P·K4 P·K4 B. N·KS PxN 7. 8·H2 P· KH3 26. Q-B3<:h K·R2 12. P·KR3 P-OB4 32. N·K2 0 ·N4 2. p·Ke4 PxP 9. QxB N·KB3 8. KN.K2 B·N2 27. B.QBJ K·MI 13. P·B4 N·B3 33. R/I·N2 RxN 3. N·KB3 P·Q3 10. Q·BS OxP 9. 0 ·0 0-0 28. B·M2 K·BI 14. P·K5 0-0 34. RxR RxR 4. 8 ·84 P· KR3 11 . Q.BBch Q·QI 10. B·K3 R·KI 29. Q·RBch K·K2 15. P·KR4 PxP 35. RxR N·N6ch S. P-KR4 N·K83 12, SxPch K·K2 II. 0 ·Q2 B·K3 30. OxP K..QI 16. P·R5 PxBP 36. K·N2 OxRch 6. N·B3 B·N5 13, Q·K6 mate. 12. p·N3 B·B2 31 . Q·K3 B·Nl 17. BxKBP B·B4 37. KxN B·K4ch 7. P·04 N·R4 13. QR·KI N·B3 32. P·QN4 N·RS 18. 0 ·B2 N·QS 38. B.B4 Q·K6ch 14. p·QS H·K4 33. B·04 P·B3 19. R·Ol 0 ·R4 Whit.ov. ... FRENCH DEFENSE IS. P·KR3 P.QR4 34. PxP PxP 20. P·N4 8xNP stepped C. Powell E. Kotski 16. N·Q4 N/ 4·Q2 3S. O-N5ch K·BI 1. P·K4 P·K3 17. p·KH4 PxP 36. N·R7ch K·HI KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 16. Q.R4 K·N2 2. P.Q4 P·Q4 lB. BPxP H·B4 37. BxP Resigns Senko Popovych 17. P·KN4 B-02 3. N-OB3 N·KB3 lB. N·RSch K-81 19. B·HS RxR 1. P'084 N·K83 14. OR·NI P·K4 2. N·QB3 P·KN3 IS. PxPe.p. 8PxP 4. B-N5 8-NS 19. Q·86 R·R2 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 3. P.KN3 8-N2 16. PxP Pxl' 5. P·K5 P·KR3 20. BxPch K·Nl H. Avram H. Weinstein 4. 8·N2 0-0 17. N/ 3·K4 NxN 6. 8-02 BxN 21 . Q.NS B·N4 1. p.Q4 H·KB3 I D. K·B 1 PXP 5. P-04 P.Q3 II. BxB KxB 7. PxB N·K5 22. N·86ch K·Rl 2. P.QB4 P.KN3 11 . KPxP R·KI 6. N·B3 N·B3 19. NxN a.-B3 8. Q-N4 K·B1 23. NxR KxN 3. N-OS3 B-N2 12. 8.02 Q·B2 7. 0-0 8-N5 20. Q.83ch K·Nl ,. B·Bl NxQBP 24. Q·R4 P·KB3 4. P·K4 p.o3 13. P·RS QM-02 8. P.OS N-OR4 21. NxQP BxS 10. B-03 N·R5 25. B-N5ch K·NI S. B·K2 O.() 14. PxP BPxP 9. N-02 P·B4 22. KxB OxN II. N·K2 N·e3 26. BxBP NxP 6. B·NS P·B4 15. N·R3 N·K4 10. P· KR3 8·02 23. Ole N Q·B3ch 12. p·Qe3 N·N3 27. Q·R8 ch K· B2 7. P-OS P·K3 16. N·KN5 B·B4 11 . Q.B2 R·NI 24. K·NI P·N5 13. N·B4 N·K2 28. Q·N7ch K·Kl 8. P·KR4 P.QR3 17. B·84 R·K2 12. P.N3 P.oR3 25. P.oR4 R·Rl 14. N·RS P-N3 29. Bx8ch 9. P·R4 Q-R4 lB. Q·Q2 R·KBI 13. 8·N2 P·QN4 26. 0·N5 OxQ IS. N-B6 N-B5 Resigns THE RETURN OF THE RUY by Pal Benko The Exchanee Variation of the Ruy this system successfully for the last few Lopez, dormant for a long time, has reo years, as well as Fischer. cently become fashionable again, thanks I would like now to acquaint our read· in part to Fischer's successes with Jt in ers with the latest ideas in this li ne. I Havana and other tournaments. The main hope that a study of its intricacies will reason, though, is that so ma ny new lines be of use. have been worked out for the Black side U. S. Open of the Tchigorin Defense, while several Atlanta 1967 old lines, such as the Marshall Attack, RUY LOPEZ have been resuscitated, that lovers of the Senko ROllollmo Lopez have been seeking new ways to I . P·K4 P·K4 3. S·N5 P.QR3 produce a long.lasting initiative. I ad· 2. N·KB3 N.QB3 4. 8-R4 ...... mit tbat. even I was becoming bored with The old Exchange Va riation, 4. BxN. t.he lengt.hy analyses of the Ruy Lopez. QPxB, bas several o[fshots, the most (Tartakower caUed t.he opening "The po pular now being 5. 0 ·0, the so·called What is the reason that White is will· Spanish Torture," but f do n't think be Barendregt Variation (see R. Byrne's ing to lose a tempo in order to exchange imagined that White could suffer as well article in the September CL). The older a Bishop for a Knight? Why did he not as Black!) 5. P'Q4, PxP; 6. QxP, QxQ; 7. NxQ, is make the exchange carliel', for instance I decided that a,ainst Rossolimo I now considered as giving Black few on the 4th or 5th move? would resort to an older line, one which problems. The reasoning bebind tbe delayed ex· I had played a long time ago. The young 4...... H·B3 6. BxNI? QPxB change is that although Black gains a Czech Grandmaster Hort has been using 5. 0-0 B-K2 tempo as compared with the immediate NOVEMBER. 1967 331 exchange variation, the tempo he gains In the 1065 Yugoslav C!lampionship, is not a useful onc in this system of the game velimirovic'-Gligoric continued: defense. First of all, Black's KP is in 8 ...... , P·QB4 (to stop White's P·Q4); need of protection, and with his Knight 9. N·B4, P-KB3; 10. N-R4, 0 -0 ; 11. N·B5, on KB3, the move ...... , P-KB3 is not N·N1; 12. P·B4, BxN; 13. PxB, PxP; 14. available. Therefore, be must defend the RxP, Q·Q4; 15. N-K3, Q-B2; 16. Q·B3, pawn with his minor rendering N·B3; 17. R·KR4, K·R1j 18. N·QS, B·Q3j them passive. Black can the KP 19. Q·R3, Q·N1j 20. B·B4, R·B2. White by pinning tbe White now played 21. R·K1, and after 21...... , B-KN5. However, after N·K4, Black had the better of it, but compelled to give up the White has an obviously decisive advant­ his only compensation for his age after 21. BxB, PxBj 22. N·B4. QBP, because he cannot play the 9. N·B4 B·B3 ...... , P·KR4 as his Queen is .c.,.. ,i" from coming to the by This move is DQt mentioned in MCO, which gives only 9 ...... , P-B3. This latter Position alter 9...... B·B3 (as played) the presenc;',;i' The text move is worthy of examination. 10. P·QN3 ...... as the Exchange An interesting idea was tried in Bot· Euwe calls it the Steenwijker vinnik·Stein 1965: 10. P·QN4?!, Q·K2; II. As usual wben a line becomes popular, P·QR4, R-K1; 12. B·R3, P·QN4; 13. N·RS, every country has its own name for it. Q·Q3; 14. P·B4, N·BI; 15. P·B5, Q·K3; 7. P-Q3 ... _... 16. R-Kl, R·Q1; 17. Q·B2, N·N3; 18. There are two other main branches, B·Bl, N·R5; 19. NxN, BxN; 20. B·N2, and 7. N-B3 and 7. Q-Kl. In my opinion, the White eventually lost, but not because of text offers White the best chances. the opening. 7...... N·Q2 White's plan, of course, is to keep up This passive movc is necessary; after the pressure against Black's KP in order 7 ...... , B-KN5; 8. P-KR3, BxN; 9. QxB, to force him to assume a passive defen· 0 -0 ; 10. N-Q2, N-Q2; 11 . N-M, White has sive posture. Hort used to play B·Q2 the better game (Euwe-Kramer, Steen­ and B-B3 with the same idea, but I don't wijk 1940). bclieve his method is bette, than the In the 1966-67 Manhattan Chess Club text. Position affer 9. . . ..• P·B3 (analysiS) Championship, Brandts played 7 ...... , , O...... R·KT 12. P·KR3! ...... B-KN5 against me, and after 8. P-KR3, There are three main lines. 11. B·N2 P·B4 BxN; 9. QxB, Q-Q3; 10. N·Q2, Q-K3; II. White opens the center with 10. P·Q4 N-B4, Black tried castling Queenside, but and now 10 ...... , PXPj 11. NxP, N·K4; he got the worst of it. 12. NxN (or 12. N-K3, R-K1 ; 13. P·QB3, 8. QN.Q2 ...... B·Bl, with the better game for Black, The Knight is headed far QB4 to in­ as in Gligoric-Szabo 1947), PxN; 13. N.N3, crease the pressure on the KP. It is too Q-K1 (or 13 ...... , B·Q3; 14. B·K3, p. early to open the center by 8. P·Q4 be· QR4; 15. P·QB4, with White better); 14. cause of 8 ...... , PxP; 9. NxP, 0 ·0; 10. Q·K2, Q·N3; 15. P·KB3, B·K3, and the N-QB3, B·B3; 11. PB-4, N-N3; 12. P-K5, game is even (Vukovic·Gligoric 1949). B-K2, and Black has a good game, as in Euwe-Bogoljubov 1941. White attacks on the flank: 10. N-R4, On 8. P'QN3, 0-0; 9. B--N2, B·Q3; 10. N·B4 (10 ...... , P·QB4?; 11. P·B4, PXP; QN-Q2, P-QB4; 11. P-QR4, RK1; 12. N-B4, 12. BxP, R·B2; 13. N·BS with White better P·KB3; 13. N-R4, N-B1 ; 14. N-B5, B-K3 - Evans-Bcrnstein 1962); 11. N·B5, BxN; (getting rid of the Knight with 14...... , 12. PxB, R·K1; 13. B--K3, P ·K5; 14. PxP, BxN; 15. PxB, P-KS was better); 15. N/4- NxP, and Black had the bettcr game in Jansa·Smyslov 1961 , but 14. P·Q4 seems This is an improvement over the usual K3, N-N3; 16. Q-N4, K-R1; 17. P.N3, Q·Q2; 12. -P-QR4, which is played to secure the 18. P·KB4, R·KN1; 19. K·Rl, QR-KBl; 20. to give White the better of it. Ivkov, therefore, playing against Hort in the Knight on B4. The game Benko·Hajtun R·B3, P·N4?; 21. QxN!, and Black resign· in the Hungarian Championship 1954 ed in view of the inevitable mate. This Havana Olympics, avoided 13 ...... , P·K5, playing instead 13 ...... , Q·Q4, but after continued: 12. P·QR4, P·QN3; 13. P·R3, game was played between Dubinin and P·N3; 14. N·R2 (the point of the "coffee­ Secchi in the 3rd World Correspondence 14. N·Q2, QR-Q1; 15. Q·N4, K·R1 ; 16. P·NS, R·KN1; 17. QR-Q1, P·KN3; 18. house" move, P-KR3; the text prepares (!) Championship. N·N4 and P-KB4), N·Bl; 1:5. N·N4, BxN; S...... 0 .0 P-KB3, Q-Q2; 19. PxP, QxQ; 20. PxQ, PxP; 21. R-B3, White stood much better. 16. QxB, B-N2; 17. P-M, PXP (safer is 17 ...... , P -KB3, but Black's game iii bad The third line is where White pre· anyway); 18. BxB, KxB; 19. QxP, P·KB3; 1967 U. S. OPEN pares a long-range Ringside attack by 20. R·B2, N·K3; 21. Q-N3, R·KB1; 22. 10. KRlt?, N·B4; 11. N·K3, and now (A) R/1-KB1, Q·Q5; 23. N-K3 (thanks to the OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT 11...... , Q·K1; 12. R·KN1!, N·K3; 13. p. pawn on QN3, this maneuver is possible), BOOK KN3, B·B4; 14. N·R4, P·KN3; 15. Q·Bl, K-R1; 24. N·Q5, P-B4; 2:5. P·B3, Q·N2; 26. N·N2; 16. B·Q2, B-K3; 17. p·QRa, R·B2; PxP, and White won a pawn and event· 18. R-Kl, Q·Q2; 19. Q-K2, R-Kl; 20. p. ually the game. Published by Philip M. Lamb KN4, Q-Q1; 21. R·N3, B-QB1; 22. R/I· and USCF Master Dave Truesdel KN1, B-B1; 23. N/4·B5!, N·K3; 24. P·N5, In a game between Hort and Geller, and White has a strong attack (Niever· Hort had played B,Q2 and B-83 instead gelt·Keres 1959), or (B) 11 ...... , R-B2; ol P·QN3 and B·N2. After 12. P-QR4, 12. R·KN1, N-K3; 13. N·B5, B·B1; 14. P-QN3, the game continued: 13. P·BS, N/3-R4, P·KN4; 15. N·B3, P·B4; 16. p. P-QR4; 14. Q·Q2, R-K3 (bett-er was P-N3 KR4, and again White bas a good attack and B·KN2); 15. P·QN3 (this move always (Nievergelt-Makles 1965). seems to be necessary in this variatif>II), 1967 U. S. Tournament Book Q-Kl; 16. N·N5, BxN; 17. QxB, P·KB3; Philip M. Lamb Further tournamcnt experience will indicate whether 9 ...... , P·BS or 9 ...... , 18. Q·N3, N·B1; I!}. P·B4. and White 779 Orange St. B·B3 is the better defense, but it seems stands better. Macon, Georgia 31201 to me that both have certain drawbacks, In a game Hort·Barcza, instead af 13 . as will be seen...... , P·QR4, there was played 13 ...... , 332 CHESS LIFE P·N3; 14. Q.B1, B·KN2; 15. N-R2, N-Nl! but as we shall see, the first rank is demonstrating that my two Knights were (the Knight is going to Q5 just in time); weakened. If 23 ...... , B·B3; 24. NxBch, better than the two Bishops by 30. QxQ, 16. P-B4, P-KB3; 17. PXP, PxPj 18. N-B3, PxN; 25. Q-K3 (25. N-R4, BxP), B-N4; BxQ; 31. NxKP, P-B3; 32. N·B6, trapping N·B3; 19. Q·K1, N·Q5; 20. BxN, KPxB! 26. R-RJ, and Black cannot defend the King Bishop. (getting rid of his weakness); 21. Q-N3, against the threats of R-N3 or N-R4 or 30_ NxP ...... B·K3j 22. P-N3 (again!), Q-K2; 23. P-R4, P-Q4. The KP is a better pawn to win than R-KB1; 24. N/4·Q2, K-Rl!, and Black 24. Q·R2 R·B3 25. Q-R3 ..... , .. the NP because the latter is not danger­ stands well. The purpose of this move is to prevent ous. In the second game of the Reshevsky­ the possibility of perpetual check after 30...... BxN 33. Q-N2 P·B4 Gligoric match in 1952, after 12. P·QR4, the forced play which follows. Another 31. QxB B·K3 34. P·K5 P·BS Reshevsky did not react with 12 ...... , point is to keep available the possibility 32. N-N4 Q·QBl 35. P..Q4 BxP?1 P·QN3, and played instead 12...... , of N-K7ch in some variations. The realization that the endgame is P·KN3. After 13. K-RI, B-N2; 14. Q-Kl, 25...... P·R3 26. R·R8 R-Bl lost for Black because of White's two Q-K2j 15. N·N1, P.KB3j 16. P-B4, N-N1; If 26 ...... , B·Bl, then 27. Q·N2 is connected passed pawns, drives Black 17. PxP, PxP; 18. N-B3, and with 18. strong. to this desperate attempt to find a way ...... , N-B3, Black cqualized. White, how­ 27. RxR .d 29. Q·NSI ...... out. At least the spectators got a thrill ever, wasted several tempi with his 2S. Q-RS K·R2 thinking that I had overlooked some· Queen and Knight in order to prepare thing. Black is threatening (after the P-KB4; my method in the present game following move) both perpetual check is more direct. starting with Q-N5ch, as well as P-B6. 12...... P·QN4? 36. PxB QxP Black reasons that White's usual move, P-QR4, is played for the purpose of securing the Knight on B4, and since White has omitted this move, Black should immediately take advantage of the opportunity to dislodge the Knight by P·QN4. But the text is actually a serious weakening of Black's Quecnside, while White's Knight has equally strong squares at its disposaL 13. N-K3 ...... Of course not 13. N-R5? because of Not 29. NxNP, QxN; 30. QxB, Q-N8Chj 13 ...... , P-B3! 31. K.R2, QxP; 32. Q-B5ch, K-Nl; 33. NxP 13...... N·N3 14. P-QR4! PxP and there is a long endgame in view Black ruins his pawn formation, but with all the pawns on the same side. he has no choice, for if 14 ...... , B·Q2, 29...... P.QN4 37. Q-B2ch K·Rl White can choose either of the good al­ The zugzwang is effective. Black gives If 37 ...... , P-N3; 38. Q-B7ch, K-Nl; ternatives, 15. P-R5 or 15. PxP, PxP; up the pawn he will lose anyway in order 39. Q-N8ch, K·R2; 40. Q-N7ch, followed 16. RxR, QxR; 17. Q-Rl, QxQ; 18. RxQ, to try to get some freedom. If 29 ...... , by 41. Q-N2. and White's Rook can penetrate Black's B-R3; 30. NxBch, QxN; 31. NxP, which 38. Q-N6 Q..N6 40. K·R2 Resigns. position because Black's pieces are all is good enough, but I was thinking of 39. N-Q3 Q·QSch tied up defending the KP. TS. PxP P-QR4 17. B-B3 P·BS! AND CIRCULATION (Act of October 23, 1962: 16. Q·Q2 B-Q2 It's always a good idea, when possible, to trade off the weak pawns. Although ;~~;:f::~~ publication: SO East 11th Street, New York New York 10003 White can now win a pawn with 18. ~~ Or general offices of t h & pUblish&rs: 80 East llth street, l'ew York, NxBP, it is not worth the disruption of ,. his central pawns to do so. IS. BxRP PxP 21. BxN RxR 19. PxP NxP 22. RxR PxB b~ stated and also Immediately or holding 1 percent or more 20. N-Q5 N·N3 names and addresses of the other unincorporated firm, given.): US Chess Federation, ,. 1 percent 9.

w. all publications except those which do not carry advertising and which are named in sections 132.231, 132.232/ and 132.233, 4355b, and 4356 of Title 39, United States Cooe) : Average nO. copies Single issue each Issue during . n(!aTest to It would seem that after the simplifica· preceding 12 month~ i'iling date A. TInterzonal Answ.r: Yes, I came here on October 17. 1957. I thought had less money and stronger players. More recently, I chose originally that I would have to give up chess when coming the Sarajevo tournament over two weaker international tourna· to the United States because I had heard there was no ments to which I bad been invlted. money for chess players here. You wiH remember that Question: Although you are the No. 2 rated player in the the Uni ted States did not send a team to the Olympics in United States and a successful participant in international Moscow 1956, a nd this served to support my belief. tournaments, you have consistently done relatively poorly [ came here from Iceland, where I was playing on the in U.S. Championships. How do you explain this? Hungarian team in the World Student Team Championship. Answer: 1 admit that I have never finished higher than The Icelandic chess authori ties tried to persuade me to third place in a U.s. Championship. The reason is siml>le: remain in Iceland where chess is qu ite popular, but since I have a secret arrangement with Fischer whereby I lei him my father was already in the United States, I decided to have the U.S. Championship and he Icts me have thc open come here. Besides, I thought it would be belter for me to tournaments. learn English instead o[ Icelandic. Seriously, though. I really have no explanation. Pcrhllps Question: Wh at are the main differences between the way one reason is that by my frequent pa rti ci pation in weaker chess is organized in Eu rope and the way it is organized tournaments, I have become used to playing every game here? and every poSition for a win. This ca n be a risky practice Answer: Well fi rst a distinc tion must be made between the against stronger opposition. Socialist and the Western countries. In the Socialist states, Question: How would yo u describe your stylc of play? the government subsidizes chess while in the Western coun· Answer: After the Candidates' Tournament in Curacao. onc tries support must come from pr ivate sources. The obvious oC my cr itics called my style "murky." At first I felt insulted resuit is that the chess players in Socialist countries (I but after I thought about it, I realized that I had been paid speak o[ players at the Grandmas ter level) can feel finan· a compliment--my style was too deep for my critics to dally secure, and t he younger players or talent have a understand. In a way, actually, the description " murky" is fairly well-defined goal towards which to strive. Chess play· accurate, but I am happy if my opponent finds it tlifficul1 ers in Western countries have to depend on other occupa· to discover what is going on. I like to keep the wat er~ tions to achieve financial indepcndence, and they conse­ muddy. quently have less time for chess. Question: Years ago, yo u used to playa variety of dcfeMes Another di fCerenee I found when I arrived here was the to 1. P·K4, but recenUy you have been relying on the Pirc existe nce of the open tournament. In Europe, masters play Defense. Is there any special r eason? only other masters. Belote coming here, I had not played Answer: As a matter of fact, I still play other ddenses to in a single open tournament. Also, because of the way open 1. P-K4, but it's true that I have been playing the Pirc more tournaments are usually run, one is required to play two frequently recently. The reason is that the Pire is much less or three games in a single day; b

(;hess and There ... The Southern Cellfornle Op.n, featur­ in the A division was Gary Pickler. Dick Vandenburg, 8.0, swept the ing a marathon la9t-round game between The B division was won by Richard Han· 80i .., Idaho, Chess Club Championship, Robert Jacobs and Lazlos Binct, was sen, with Daniel Litowsky second. E. held April.July. Second was Nick Skir­ won by the latter, who played 1st board Leitis directed the 100player event. mants. M. Wennstrom directed. in the recent Havana Olympics on the o 0 • Venezuelan team. The game referred to On Sept. 10, the Gamblteers Chess lasted 118 moves, in which Binct won Club of Indiana State Prison were vis­ SEVENTH EDITION a Rook and Bishop vs. Rook ending. Had ited by the Park Forest, m. Chess Club JUST OFF THE PRESS Iacobs drawn, he would have tied for for an 8·board social match. The Gambi­ 1st prize moncy and would have won the teers won 4¥.z ·3lh . Thc team has won THE COLLE SYSTEM title on tle·break. fi ve matches with various other teams by Internetlonal Master Carl Pilnick, a veteran competitor, fin­ while losing only one. GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI ished second. Othcr hlgh scorers In the o • • 122·player evc nt wcre Frank Thornally, The Air Training Command Champion· TIM ImlN'OlI.aI, prl"t.d .dltlon, ...... din'­ .bl. COlllr, .... nl bovnd, Is • MUST FOR Jerry Hanken, Charles Henln and Jose ship, with 23 players, was won by Ross IVI!ItY C:HI!SS PLAYEIt. Order your copy, Tonas. Thornally was top Expert, B. Sprague with &0. Following were S. .uto.rap/Md by tIM author, by ..ndl". Pollard won the A prize, John Davidian Rice, C. Love , W. Shaw and A. Davis. ,3.01 t.: took the B, D. Welsh took the C, L. The event was held at Keesler AFB, GEORGE Pcterson won the D, and M. Siero was Biloxi, Miss. Frank Repass directed. o • • KOLTANOWSKI top unratcd. A. Kempner directed. 1200 Gough St., Apt. D-3 • • • The San Diego Summer Round Robin, The Davis, California Championship with 9 players, was won by A. Coles, San Frenclsco, Cellf. 94109 Finals, played June to Sept., was won followed by F. Redway, Jr., who also (c:.llfor... ra rlS/d .... t. add 5~ .a'•• tlX.) by S. von Oettingen with 15th ·2;2 . Second directed. NOVEMBER, 1967 335 by Sammy Reshevsky Last rounds in international competi. 12. P·BS ...... Threatening 28. RxR, PxR; 29. Q·N6ch, tions are very often decisive. The recent followed by P-B6. event in )1arihor, Yugoslavia, was no 27...... Q·R4 29. N·BI ...... exception. When I entered the last round 2B. N-N3 Q-R2 I was trailing the leader, W. Unzicker, If 29 ...... , R-KNl ; 30. N-Q2 (not 30. by one point. In order to have a chance BxNP because of 30...... , NxBP), P-N5 to tic for first place, I had to win this (if 30 ...... , N-R4; 31 . N·B3, RxR; 32. game. My opponent, n.'[aster L. Crepinsek QxR); 31. RxR, BxRch; 32. K·K2, N-K1 ; of Yugoslavia, although not among the 33. Q·R2, R·KRl; 34. B-KB2 and wins, for strongest participants, was nevertheless if 34...... , Q·R4; 35. QxB. a tough man to beat. 30. BxP RxReh Emerging from the opening with a sub· stantial advantage, I had great attacking prospects, but anxious to deprive my opponent of any counterplay. I made a defensive move which enabled him to reduce my aggressive potential. The up­ 12...... P·KN4 shot of it all was that both sides obtained In the false hope of being able to chances, with the balance hanging in the block action on the Kingside. air for quite a while. 13. P·KR4 Q·Kl 14. P-KN4 P-R3 Exerting the utmost effort, I finally Unavailing was 14 ...... , P-R4. There succeeded in grasping the initiative by would have followed 15. K-N2, NPxP (15 . an unexpected tactical maneuver, com­ ...... , RPxP; 16. PxP, PxP; 17. N·N3, pelling my opponent to give up his N·R4; 18. NxN, QxN j 19. R-RI followed Queen for a Rook and a Knight. At by QxP); 16. R-Rl, PxP; 17. RxP, with an that moment I feIt confident of scoring overwhelming p03ition. the point, but Crepinsek, to my chagrin, 15. K·B2 K·B2 18. Q.Q2 N·B'} 31. NxR! ...... devised a defensive setup in the end­ 16. R·Rl R·Rl 19. P-N4 ...... 8-K3 B·Q2 After 31. QxR, BxB; 32. QxNch, QxQ; game which stunned me temporarily. 17. 33. RxQ, R-KNl, White's task would have The thought that I could not win the To deprive my opponent from obtain· been difficult, even though a pawn game was agonizing, but then an idea of ing any counterplay with ...... , P-N4, for ahead. Black's two Bishops would have how to effect a breakthrough came to if 19 ...... , P-N4j 20. NPxP, QPxP (if me! offered him drawing chances. The text 20 ...... , QNPxP; 21. BxBP, QPxP; 22. appears to be a bad move but it has a And now to the game. P·Q€ch); 21. BPxP, NxNP; 22. BxN, ExE; refined point. BENONI COUNTER-GAMBIT 2~. P·Q6, followed by 24. Q·Q5ch and 31...... SxS 32. N-S31 ...... S. Reshevsky L. Crepinsek WillS. 19...... Not 32. QxB, N-B5; 33. Q-N3, R·KN1 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 S. P-K4 B.K2 P·N3 20. R-KRl N·R3 and wins. 2. P.QB4 P·84 6. B.Q3 0.0 32...... 8.83 34. QxB R·RI 3. p·QS P-K4 7. P·KR3 N.R3 33. N·NSeh BxN 35. B·K2 ...... 4. N-Q83 P-Q3 B. P.R3 ...... Here I relaxed, believing that the game The purpose of this move is not to was over, but Crepinsek still had some­ prevent ...... , N-QN5 but to be in a thing up his sleeve! position to play P·QN4 after Black plays 35, ...... N·B3! ...... , N-QB2. thereby initiating action on the Quecnsidc before Black does with Giving up his Queen and setting up an ...... , P'QR3 and ...... , P-QN4. While this almost impregnable defense. is a CQnsideration, it precludes the pos­ 36. RxQ RxR 39. N·N3 B·K1 sibility of castling Queenside and at­ 37. 8-83 Nj2·Kl 40, P·R4 K·K2 tacking on the Kingside, because the text 3B. N-K2 N·N2 41. K·Nl 8·82 oonsiderably weakens the safety of the The game was adjourned here. I sealed White King on the Queenside. Seriously my move and I must admit that I was to be considered. therefore, was 8. N-B3 somewhat concerned regarding my win­ followed by Q·K2, in preparation for 21. Q·N2? ...... ning chances. After some analysis, my Queenside castling. The reason for this move is to retain spirits rose, as I conceived a wi nning 8...... N·Kl 10. 0-0 N·N2 the possibility of action on the Queen­ plan. 9. KN·K2 P·KN3 11. P-B4 P.83? side, but it gives Black tbe opportunity 42. K·81 N·Kl 43. 0.81 N·Q2 I was very bappy to see this reply, as to react on the Kingside, as the pressure I thought that after the text I would en­ on the KNP is released. Correct was 21. counter little difficulty scoring the point. P-N5, N-B2; 22. R/1-Rl, R-KBl; 23. PxP, The move obviously reduces Black to RPxP; 24. R·R7, with an irresistible at­ passivity. Imperative was 11 ...... , P-B4. tack, as White would have been in a I intended to continue with 12. KPxP, position to mass all his forces on the NPxP (12 ...... , BxP; 13. P.KN4, BxB; KR file with unhindered penetration. 14. QxB, with advantage); 13. B·K3, with 21...... P·R4l 23. PxP RxP good positional prospects. 22. RPxP · 8PxP 24. R/l-Rl R·RS The only defcnsc. After 24...... , Show Your USCF Membership RxR; 25. RxR, followed by an eventual Q.Q2, the KNP would have been lost. Card At Every Tournament 25. PoNS N·Bl 17. Q·KNl ...... 26. Q-81 Q·RI 336 CHESS LIFE Black's plan becomes apparent: be 44. '" '" '. KxP 46. P·R5 N-N2 48. Q-R3 R·R$ wants to p

U.S. CHESS FEDERATION 479 Broodwoy This position is considered cr itical to Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 this variation. 14. NxN ... _.... Do use the above new oddress, effective immediate ly. A more frequent continuation here is 14. R-Na, Q-R4; 15. B-K2, NxN; 16. RxN, Don' t writ e to us ot any other address. P-Q4; 17. 0-0, with White having gained NOVEMBER, 1967 331 Two the 14th World • p Annotated by Robert Byrne

In the following encounter, which took Not 8 ...... , NxBP ? (intending 9. BxN, 17. P-KR3 QBxN 19. P-N3 ...... place in the first round of the finals, Q-RSeh), because of 9. Q·R4cn. 18. NxB N·B5 Black, showing more energy than good 9. p )( p Q.R5ch 10. P-KN3 Q-Q5 19. N·B3 was also good for 19...... , sense, adopts a radical variation of Alek· P·N4? allows 20. p.Q6. hiDe's oe£cnse in order to surprise his 19...... N-K4 20. N--B4 P·BS opponent. And quite a surprise it was. Hoping to get some chances by expos­ Very likely Dick Verber is still laughing. ing the White King. For, with the simplest, most direct posi­ 21. K-Nl QN·Q2 24. PxP P-R5 tional moves he quickly gets an over­ 22. P·Q6 P·QR4 25. P-N4 ...... whelming strategical advantage. Then 23. N-Q5 PxP he calmly shrugs off his oPI)O nent's hope­ By denying the Rooks access to open less attempts at countcrpJay and merci­ li nes, White takes the starch out of any lessly sets up the queening or his passed Queenside demonstration. pawn . 25...... p·R6 ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE Because the Black pieces have so Richard Yarber Segal little scope, the pawn is not danger ous. (USA) (Rumania) 26. K-R2 K-R1 27. R·QBT ...... 1. P·K4 N·KB3 Even .the initial move of this defense This naive excursiOll is supposed to has surprise value these days when aU put White's center under fi re and thus the lemmings are rushing to the sea jU1lify Black's 6th movc. of the Sicilian. 11 . S-KB41 ...... 2. P·KS N·Q4 But this simple logical developing The idea behind this defense is to pro­ move exposes the weakness of Black's voke wild pawn advances by White and plan. On the exchange of Queens, White then to uncover flaws in the pawn struc­ co mfo rtably retakes with the Rook and ture. has a tremendous advantage in space 3. P-Q4 P-Q3 5. P-B4 ...... for the endgame. 4. P-QB4 N-N3 11 ...... P·N4 This aggressive move has taken second Weakening though this is, it is forced place to 5. PxP, which is less ambitious since Whi te's power(ul center cannot and leads to a quiet game. But the text be tolerated. move has never been perfectly countered 12. BxP QxPch 14. 0-0-0 It was Black's idea to open this file by Black even by the best play. 13. Q·K2 B·N2 15. KNxQ ...... and Verber's gratitude cannot be ex­ 5_ ...... PxP 6. BPxP P-QB4? pressed in words. 27...... N·Q6 29. B·K7 ...... 28. R·B7 KR·Kl Prominent among White's reaL estate arc the only open files. 29...... KR.QBl 34. BxN NxB 30. RoOl N/ 2·K4 35. NxR B·N7 31. B-B1 N·N7 36. R/l-B4 RxN 32. R/ l-QBl 37. P-Q7 P·N4 KR·QNl 38. R-BSch 33. N·N6 N!7·Q6 Rellgns. In the next game Black trots out thnt old war-horse, the Orthodox Defense, and handles it inaccurate ly, allowing While to obtain a powerful Ki ngside in· White's advantage is now enormouS. itiative. The latter, straining his ingenu, This is really asking for it as this His powerful passed pawn cr amps his op· ity to the utmost, manages to prolong game shows. The steadiest course of de­ ponent's pieees badly and threatens to his opponent's suffering beyond the prop­ fense is 6 ...... , B-84; 7. N.QB3, P-K3; advance. The weak squar es at Black's Q3, er decent interval . But running out of 8. B-K3, B-K2; 9. N-B3, O·Oj 10. B·K2, KB3 and QB2 all Invite invasion. The sympathy, he finally wins. P-KB3; 11. PXP, BxP; 12 . 0 -0 , N-B3; Black King is too exposed in the center QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 13. Q·Q2. Wnite has only a small edge and after he castles, it will be too lar WiIIl,m Marh TruJil lo because Black's fr ee piece development away to help stop the passed pawn. (USA) (Cub.) almost compensates for the first player's 15...... B·NS 16. B·M2 O.() 1. P·Q4 N·K83 3. N.QB3 p-Q4 superior center. 16 ...... KBxN gains nothing after 17. 2. P.QB4 P·K3 7. P-Q5 P-K3 B. N-QB3 PxP PxB, BxN; 18. KR--Kl. By this order or moves, Black Signifies 339 CHESS LIFE that hc intcnds to answet· 4. PxP by 4. tion because 01 21. BxN, PxB; 22. B-B4, .... , NxP and enter into a Semi·Classical K·Rl; 23. QR·Kl, Q-Bl; 24. Q-N3, RxR; 25 . Defense favored by Fischer arid Petro· Q·R3ch, K-N1; 26. PxPch. After 20...... sian. But Martz holds him to the hoary R-Bl comes 21 . Q·K3 and Black has DO path of the Orthodox Defense by post· moves at all. poning the exchange. 21. BxN RPxB 22. 8·841 ...... 4. B·NS B-K2 6. N·Bl QN-Q2 S. P·Kl 0·0 More popular nowadays is Tartakow· er's 6 ...... P·QN3. 7, PxP PxP 7 ...... , NxP. exchanging a few pieces, gives an easier defense. 8. Q.B2 P·B3 9. B·Q3 R·Kl White's Ringside attack is now in full swing. Among his many threats is 8·R4 {onowcd by P·KN4-5, etc. IS...... BxN 17. Q.B2 ...... 16. BPxB N.Q2 17. R·B2 and doubling Rook.; on the KB file was even stronger. 17...... P·B3 19. P·K4! ...... 22. BxP would have wrapped it up at 18. B·R4 N·N4 once-22 ...... , N·B3; 23. QR·Kl , NxB; 24. RxN, Q.Q2; 25. Q·K3, RxRj 26. QxR, and Black can't even breathe. The text, on the other hand, allows him to retain the pesky KP and to go on playing for a while. 22...... K·RI 24. Q.K3 ... " ... Correct is the immediate 9...... 23. PxP PxP P·RR3, and aft er 10. B·R4. R-Kl, Black Threateni ni both 25. Q-R3 mate and will free his game by N·K:5. 10. B·KB4 is 25. R·B7, White wins the KNP. answered by 10 ...... , N·R4. exchanging 24...... N·83 25. QxNP 8·K3 the Bishop. As a result of White's mistake at move 10. O.() P·KR3 11 . B·KB4 ...... 22. the Black pieces are now all in the Now this can be played In view of the game. old trap 11...... , N·R4? ; 12. NxP!, As a 26. BxB QItB 28. R·KJ R·K2 consequence Black cannot lighten the 27. QR·Kl QR·QI defensive task by exchanges and r uns into trouble. While Black is occupied with the King. 11 ...... N·Bl 12. R·QNl ...... side defense. White opens the center, powerfully making use of his vastly Inaccurate. 12. P·KR3 and 13. N·K5 gives White a strong Kingside attack. superior developmcnt. 12...... N.Kl 19...... BPxP Co rrect was ] 2 ...... , N·R4; 13. B-K5. If 19 ...... , QPxP; 20. NxP, PxP; 21 . P.B3. exchanging White's dangerous NxN, PxN; 22. BxP and Black must reo Queen's Bishop. sign. 13. B·N3 B-Q3 1S . P·B4 ...... 20. PxQP P·KS 14. N·KS Q.K2 20 ...... KPxP? was out of the ques·

USCF and the Reno & University Chess Club • • InVite YOU to the Avoiding the trap 2B ...... RxP ?; 29. RxN!, PxR; 30. Q.R6ch, K·Nl; 31. R·N3ch, K-B2; 32. Q·N7 mate. On 29 ...... QxR; 30. Q·R5ch and White comes out a T Knight ahead. 29. R·N3 R.Q3 Once again Martz had poisoned his QP. 29 ...... , RxP?j 30. Q·R4ch. K·Nl; II 0 31. QxN wins a piece. And 30...... , N·R2?? permIts 31. R·B8ch. March 24 -29, 1968 - Eight Round Swiss 30. N·K2 ...... 30...... , QxP? is refuted as in the previous note. 30...... R-Q4 32. PxP ...... $1250 Guaranteed First Prize 31. Q·K3 P·B" Naturally this wins. but 32. N·84 wins more and faster. If 32 ...... , PxP? in reply, then 33. Q·R3! wins a whole Rook TOTAL PRIZE FUND after the Queen moves, and 34. N·N6ch. 32...... R·Q6 35. QxQ RxQ (Based upon 200 Entries) 33. Q.NS RxR 36. P·B6 N·Q4 34. QxR Q·K4 36 ...... R·QB4 doesn't help at all CASH ALL CLASSES after 37. H·Bt. Details in next month's CHESS LIFE 37. N·B4 N·B21 38. N·N6eh Resigns. NOVEMBER. 1967 339 arr ess Readers' Analytical Forum ed to 13 _ _..... _., P-N3. Safer is 13 ...... • A. Gottlieb, Cambridge, Mass.: N·R4: 14. B·Q3. P·B4." "In the Najdorf Variation of the Sicll· H. Friedl, Brooklyn, N.Y.: "In the diagram :Mr. Zuckerman sug· ian: 1. P-K4, P·QB4; 2. N-KB3, P·Q3; 3. "Perhaps you can help me in my gests for Black 12...... B-N5; 13. P-B5, P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·KB3; 5. N-QB3, analysis of the Schamkovitch Variation PxBP; 14. BxPch, K-RI (if 14...... , P·QR3; 6. B-K2, P·K4; 7. N-N3, B·K3; of the Gruenfeld De[ense: 1. p.Q4, N­ KxB; 15. Q-N3ch); 'with approximate 8. ().O. QN-Q2; 9. P-84, Q-B2; 10. P·BS. RB3; 2. P·QB4, P·KN3; 3. N-QB3, P·Q4; equality.' But White seems to hold a B·BS; 11. P.QR4, B·K2; 12. P-R.S, 0 ·0 ; 4. PXP, NxP, 5. P-K4, NxN; 6. PxN, 8-N2; clear advantage: 15. KPxP, PXP; 16. White usually continues 13. B·K3 (e.g., 7. B-QB4. 0 -0; 8. N·K2, p.QB4 ; 9. B-K3, PXP, BxP; 17. BxBc.h, NxB ; 18. QxNch. Tal-Fischer & GeUer-Fischer, Curacao, N-QB3; 10. 0 -0, Q-B2; 1l. R-B l , R·Q1. RxQ; 19. RxQ, BxN ; 20. R-K1 and wins." 1962). If. instead, White plays 13. P·N4, Bernard Zuckerman treats this position A~SWER: A little ho re in your analy- what is Black's proper r eply? In every in el, Feb., 1967, page 39. After such sls-16 ...... , BxN {Instead of BxP)i 17_ variation I have analyzed Black's posi­ hyper-positional moves as 12. Q·K l or QxB, 8 xP was shortly drewn in Shiskin­ tion rapidly becomes devoid of hope." P-KR3 Black can get a good game by BC)ndarevsky, USSR Chmp. prelims 1960. stepping up his pressure on White's "What do yo u think, Mr. Evans? After center . . . But 12. P·84 seems best. Whi te's 12. P-KB4, perbaps followed by The great question is: can Black strike 13. p·KN4, can Black obtain a playable powerfully enough at the center to game?" divert White from his flank thrust?" ANSWER: There'. one wa y to find out: a tournament (or posta l) test. But, offhand, after 12. P-B4, P-N3i 13. P·N4, Black should certainly hold with N·R4; 14. B·Q3, P-B4. Dr. A. Ferreira, San J ose, CaUl.: "In a variation of the French Defense, after the moves 1. P·K4, P·K3; 2. P-Q4, P·Q4; 3. P-K5, P.QB4; 4. P·QB3, N·QB3; 5. N·B3, Q-N3; 6. B·K2, KN-K2; it is indicated, in at least two of the current· Posilion afler 13. P-N4 Iy popular books on openings, that after ANSWER: One possible defense ;s 13. 7. PxP the retaking of the Pawn by 7...... , P-R3. If White presses ahead with ...... , QxBP? is bad for Black. [Presum- 14. P-R4, N·R2i 15. BxB, QxB; 16. Q·Kl , ably 7...... , Q-B2 is recommendH.] KR·Kl is ~n a bl e. The 'IIriation is diffi· cult, granted, and Black's game often PosHion aller 12. P·B4 hangs by • hair. "Zuckerman quotes a match game be­ J . Gray, Denver Colo.: tween Gellcr-Srnyslov, 196!5, as a typical "Please give me your opinion on the variation : 12 ...... , P·K3; 13. K R1, P-N3; fOllowing position from Chess Review, 14. p ·mi 'with a decisive attack.' What quiz, pg. 130, diagram 10, May, 1958. decisive attack? After 14 ...... , KPxP what does White do?" ANSWER: Quoting from our original notes to the game (Am. Chess Quarterly, vol. 4, .n, pg. 155) "14 ...... , KPxP; 15. B-NS, R·Bl ; 16. N·N3, PxP; 17. NxP with good atta~king ~han~es. Or 14 •...... , N·K4; 15. B-KB4, Q-K2; 16. B-QN3, B· QR3; a safer course_" (Smyslov lost after 14...... , N·R4; 15. B-Q3, KPxP; 16. Poslllon a/ler 7....• , QxBP(?) KP xP, B-N2, 17. Q.Q2, R·Kl ; 18. N·N3, "Although i t is obvious that this per­ Q-B3; 19. R·B2, QR·Q1; 20.B-R6, B-KR1 ; mits White to develop the Bishop with 21 . Q.B4, R.Q2; 22. N·K4, P-8S: 23. 8·82- tempo (8. B·K3) it is not immediately R/ 2-K2 ; 24. QR·KB1 , RxN; 25. PxPI, etc.) clear to me why that should be that bad "Why does Geller play 13. K-Rl in· for Black to justify a question mark. stead of 13. P·B5? Are not the conse­ What is likely to happen to Black after· While 10 move and win quences of 13. P-B5 no less devastating wards?" "The solution runs 1. NxP, PxN; 2. than those of 14. P-B5?" ANSWER: This line Is not given in BxPch. R-N2; 3. BxP. K·N1; 4. B/ 6xR, ANSWER: 13. P-85, N·K4: 14. B·84, MCO-l0, and since we don't use eny QxB?? But what if 4 ...... • RxP? Threat: Q.K2; 15. B·QN3, KPxP loOks all right other reference books _ don't know ...... R·N7c h followed by BxQ." for Black. But this defense do esn't work wh ich ones you are ,..ferring tol GainIng ANSWER: After 4 •...... , RxP (4 ...... • after 13. K·Rl, P.N3; 14. p·BS, N·K4, 15. a tempo by attacking the Queen with QxP is refuted by S. P·B4); 5. B-B7ch, B-B4, Q. K2: 16. B.QN3, KPxP; 17. B.QSI either 8. P-QN4 or B·K3 seems to lead KxBi 6. QxPch le.ds to win of material. "Maybe White should use his 13th nowhere. Possibly 8. B-KB4 is the strong· more forcefully: e.g .• 13. P·N4. After 13. est reply, enabling White to keep a pow­ N. France. Bronx, N.Y.: K-R1 or some other passive continua­ erful grip on the pC)Sitlon. (For this "R. Byrne·Zuckerman, U.S. Chmp., tion it seems that Black may play 13. reason 7...... , Q·B2 II pr4bably recom- 1967, r eached the following position aft· ...... , N-R4; 14. B·Q3, P-B4 with a de· mended.) However, White'. game Is far er 18 ...... • P·KN3. The game went 19. fensible game. Perhaps this sequence is from decisive end it is doubtful that more energetic than Smyslov's 13...... • 7 ...... , OxBP deserves an outright ques· Show Your USCF Membership P·QN3." tlon mark. Don" the books you ,..fer ANSWER: Our original note was: " In tc) quote any games to JUItify this con· Card At Every Tournament retrospect, Black's troubles may be tnc- elusion? 340 CHESS LIFE R-B4, RxN and Black transposed into p .Q4; 9. Q·K2, Q-R4!?; 10. P-~3 (if iO. "As to 13. R-Ki, P-KB4 ! looks strong an endgame that he eventually won. In· B-Q2, NxPch ; 11. K·Ql, Q-RS; 12. N-B3 with ...... , Q-K2 to follow. It's entirely stead of 19. R-B4 I wonder what would Black can take the 'perpet' with ...... , possible we overlooked something, but happen on 19. NxP!? N-K6 dbL ch. or try for more with ...... , your opinion of 12...... , R-Bl would Q-N6), N-R3 (not 10...... , B·B4?; 11. be greatly appreciated." BPxN, NxNP; 12. Q-N5ch wins); 11. p ­ ANSWER: 13. R-Kl is best, whereupcin QN4, Q·R5; 12. P-N5, N/R-N5; 13. BPxN, Q-K2 is forced (Not 13 ...... , P·KB4?: Nx~P; 14. N-B3, Q·N6 looks good for 14. B-NS, winning the Queen); White can Black." regain his piece with 14. N·Q2, P-KB4: ANSWER: But Black would not relish 15. QxQch (if 15. Q·Q4, Q·B3), KxQ: 16. the ending which results from 14. PxN, P·B3. White's endgame is better because QxR; 15. Q·N2. QxQ; 16. BxQ. So we of the insecure position of Black's King; fear Black must eschew 9 ...... , Q-R4J? but Black may be able to hold by vi rtue in favor of the conservative 9...... , N-R3 of opposite colored Bishops. which appears to produce equality (or "AlsO, I have had remarkable luck better, with ...... , B·NS in the offing). with the Budapest Defense in recent "White's most conservative reply to tournamenLs. In the variation; 1. P-Q4, 7 ...... , N/4·N5 is 8. N-R3 followed soon­ N-KB3; 2. P-QB4, P·K4; 3. PXP, N-N5; er or later by P·B3, driving Black's N 4. B-B4, N-QB3; 5. N·KB3, B-N5ch ; 6. Position' alter 19. NxP to QR3. But from there it threatens ...... , N-B3, BxNchj 7. PxB, Q-K2; 8. Q-Q5. Fine "On 19...... , PxN; 20. P-B7ch, K-N2; N-B'l attacking White's Q, and in any now gives 8 ...... , Q-R6; 9. R·Bl, P-B3; 21. QxR, N-Q2j 22. Q-N8ch wins. The event is no more out of play than 10. pxP, NxP/B3; 11 . Q-Q2 'maintains the only line I can find to hold is 19 ...... , White's QN. Could you comment on this Pawn at the cost of weak Pawns-a feas­ BxN; 20. BxB, Q-Bl ; but White is now analysis? My curiosity as to your opinion ible procedure in this case.' But in my even materially and seems to have the of the suggestion 7 ...... , N/4-NS has fin- games I have been playing 8. P·B3 im­ better game. What is your opinion?" ally overcome my desire to save the mediately. ANSWER; In your final line (19 ...... , move and spring it on some unwary op­ "After 9. PXP, NxP/B3 I have discov­ BxN ; 20. BxB) Black remains, first of ponent." ered that White often moves his Queen all, an Exchange ahead: secondly, 20. ANSWER: 8. N-R3 and/ or P·QR3 are to a poor square which, I think, is not ...... , Q-81 is hardly forced. Black can possible repli es, both desiring tourna· the case in Fine's variation. Have you force a draw, if he wants, with 20 ...... , ment tests. The strength of 7•...... , any co:nments on 8 ...... , p ·B3'!" QxN ; 21. Q-R6, Q-Q5ch; 22. R·B2 (not N/ 4·N5 is that it permits Black to gain a ANSWER: It is covered in MCO·l0, 22. K-Rl ?, QxBPJ; 23. RxQ, R-Q8ch, etc.), vital tempo with ...... , P·Q4 on the fol- Budapest Counter Gambit, col. 20, note Q·Q8ch; 23'. R-Bl, Q·QSch with a perpet­ lowing move: it appears to give Black ( 1'1) : 9. PxP, NxP/ 3; 10. o.Q3, P-Q3; 11. ual. But simply 20 • ...... , N·B3 is suffic­ satisfactory prospects. But, after all, P- !<3+ . We have no reason to disagree ient to play for the win. White's early Queen moves are rather wilh this assessment. A Pawn is a Pawn, etc. E . Syrett, Stanford, Cal.; dubious, a ren't they? "Lutikov-Qsnos, XXXII Soviet Chmp. Bill Wilwers, Russellville, Arkansas; at Kiev, 1964/5 (Cl, April, 1965, p. 72) "While r unning over several varia­ Show Your USCF Membership went; 1. P-K4, P·QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-KN3; tions of the Giuoco Piano at the last Card At Eve ry Tournament 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. QxP!?, N-KB3; 5. P-K5, Arkansas Open, I came across one that N-B3; 6. Q-QR4, N-Q4j 7. Q·K4, arriving had (and still has) me stumped. Leroy at the same position as occurred in Jackson analyzed it for 20 minutes but Grefe-Lamasney, Santa Monica, Am. couldn't come up with anything conclu­ Open, 1965. At this point both games sive; 1. P·K4, P-K4; 2. N.KB3, N·QB3j continucd with 7 ...... , N-B2 and were 3. B-B'l, B-B4; 4. P-B3, N-B3; S. P-Q4, MASSIVE soon won by White-although in both PxP; 6. PxP, B.NSch; 7. N-B3, NxP; 8. cases Black missed the best defense later 0·0, BxN; 9. P-QS, N-K4; 10. PxB, NxB; CHESS SET on. But he does have an uncomfortably 11. Q·Q4, N/B5·Q3?; 12. QxNP, R-Bl. cramped position after the cautious reo Chernev and others say that Black's 11th treat 7 ...... , N-B2. is a mistake, and, if Black co ntinues 12. "After the game at Santa Monica, Mr...... , Q·B3 White certainly has a power· Lamasney and I came up with the try ful game, if not a forced win. But 12. 7 • ...... , N/4-NS, with the idea of ...... , ...... , R-Bl seems to hold. P-Q4 and ...... , B-B4 to follow. (If White is careless the roof can fall in on him: e.g., 8. P·B3, P-Q4; 9. PxP c.p.?, B.B4; ~O. PxP, BxP. In. this line 9. Q-K2, N.R3 18 forced, reachmg a position which 1 feel is better for Black than the one he gets after 7 ...... , N-B2.)

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The "Alpha" rating tournament, held prize, the winner of the B prize was C. for a 7·board social match. The Gam· July 14-August 13. at the Santa Monica Kirks, C-D·E prize was won by T. Glea· blteers won, 5-2. Bay Chess Club, was the laraest event of son, and K. Bearman won the unrated • • • • • its kind held in the western Itates, with prize. Michael Callinan directed. Dave Brummer and Paul Dupuis were 54 players. The winner was Steve Matz· • • • • • co·champlons in the Pittsburgh Chess ner (5'h pts. in the 6-round tournament). The 1967 Coral Gables Championship, Club's Invitational Tournament. In the Second and third were shared by William a 6:;·player tournament, held June 9·11 Open Championship playoff, M. Weiner Bragg and Robert Klein. Top A was Tom at the Coral Gables Chess Club was won was 1st with 2'h·'h. Beckman, B was won by Klein, C was by Dr. Jose Fernandez·Leon, with a won by Jon Lelevler, and D was taken 4'h·'h score. The second prize was taken The club's second team defeated its by Arthur Lubin. TD was Andrew Kemp- by L. Busquets, 4-1, on tie-break, al· counterpart of the Steubenville Chess nero though Tony Santasiere bad the same Club in a 7·board match in July, 4lh·2%. • • • • • score. The Coral Gables Amateur Cham· • • • • • CUrt Brasket and David Tykwinskl tied pionship, held ctmcurently. was a 5- Or. Lee Hyder, 4* ·*. was the winner for top honors in the ~th annual Minne· round, 2O.player event won by Bill of the Greater Ch.rle5ton Open, held apolis Aquatennlal Open, played July Thombs, 4lh. August 5·6. The North Carolina event 2.2-23. The 5-round event drew M players. • • • • • drew 14 players. Other winners were A tie for 3rd Included Milton Otteson, The Gambiteers Chess Club of Indiana Harry Lofton (4), Herbert Best, Melvin Gerald Ronning, William Kaiser, G. Tiers State Prison played host on June 17 to Dean, and Gerald Prazak, (each 3). Pra· and C. Alden. Kaiser also won the A the Marquette Park (indiana) Chess Club zak also directed. NOVEMBER, 1967 343 or a oun

Kochman, K. Panmer, J. Warren, and 6·0 score. A traffic jam resulted in the BYRNE TAKES Burt Hochberg, Chess Life Editor, who race for second place; the order of tie· ISAACS MEMORIAL had to forfeit his first game on account break finish (all with 5-1): Dave Ander· International Grandmaster Rob e r t of airplane difficulties out of New York. son, Charles Morgan, Paul Quillen, L. Byrne rolled serenely through a field Class B was won by N. Goncharoff on Binet, Walter Cunningham, Ronald Lif· of 160 players to take the Lewis J. tie·break over seven others with the son. Other winners were-A: A. Tabash Isaacs Memorial Tournament, otherwise same score. The C prize was taken by and A. Gates; B: Ed Snyder; C: R. Reece, known as the 1961 Illinois Open. The Alex Pehas, the D by W. Johnson, and Jr.; D: J. Halverson; E: E. Miles; Un· event honors the veteran Chicago master the unrated honors went to W. Brown. rated: J. Allan; the women's champion who died last March at the age of 88. Michelle Consigny took the women's is Greta Olsson and the junior title now Only Byrne and Joe Pundy bad 6-0 crown. belongs to Stanley Luckhardt. The pre· going into the last round, but Byrne won Peter Wolf and Frank Skoff directed, high school champ is Michael Kimball. a sharp game in only 17 moves (see be­ with the assistance of Tim Redman. The The tournamcnt was directed by Col. low), Byrne also defeated Angelo event, held in the beautiful Edgewater Paul Webb and William Fox. Sandrin, Dr. E. Martinowsky, and Ray Beach Hotel, was sponsored by the Chi· Binet Evans WenzeL cago Chess Foundation. 1. P·K4 P-o' 26. N·QS N,B Following with 6 points, in tie·break (We found the tournament to be ex· ,. P·Q4 N·KB3 27. QxN PxKP order, were Dr. MarUnowsky. Stephen ceptionally well run, compared with ,. P·KB3 P·B3 28. PxKP Q·Q2 Popel, Pundy. Ed Formanek and Angelo others we have attended. There was P·B4 P·K4 29. K·R2 R·B2 Sanddn. The 1966 winner, Dick Verber, quiet and order. In fact, when Frank S••. N·B3 p,p 3D. R)l·QNl B·Bl who played second board In the recent Skoff asked that the tournament room O. Q,P QN·Q2 31. PxP p,p Student Team Championship, was hurt be cleared in order to make the pairIngs 7. B·B4 N·B4 32. Q·B3 Q·Q3 by a loss in the second round to B. for the next round, everybody actually •• Q·Q2 0.0. 33. Q·RS R·Bl Parham, a pupil o( Byrne's. A later draw leW •• O.().O ..K' 34. R·NS R.QB3 against Larry Manter kept Verber out With further regard to the pairings, ID. N·R3 P·KR3 35. P·KR4 B·Bl of the winners' circle. WoU, Skoff et ai, with the assistance of 11. B-K3 O.()·Q 36. PxP p,p Besides Byrne, four players were un· Ed Peterman, have put into use a new 12. N·B4 B·K2 37. BxP o.NO defeated: Ed Formanek (4 draws), Gary system of posting pairings, one which 13. K·NI K·NI 38. Q.Q8 QxN Pch DeFotis (ditto), Ray Ditrichs (ditto), and Skoff says saves him about an hour 14. P·QR3 N·RS 39. R/1·N2 Q,P George Odell (5 draws). between each round, not to mention IS. R·BI NxNch 40. B·B4ch K·RI Some indication of the strength of the savings on stationery supplies. The sys· 16. RxN B.QBI 41. N·B7ch Rj3xN tournament is given in the class distri· tern is most useful in large tournaments. 17. B.Q3 P·KN4 42. BxR QxPch bution: 1 Grandmaster, 9 Masters, 20 Photos and a detailed explanation wiD 18. N·K2 N-o' 43. R/ S-N3 o.K' Experts, 37 A, 50 B, 20 C, 11 D, and appear in a forthcoming issue.-Ed.) 19. N.Q4 N·K4 44. B-Nl ..N' 12 unrated. Thus almost hal! - 42% - PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE 20. KR.QBI 45. R.Q2 0·B6 were class A or higher. Pundy Byrn. P.QB4 46. R·QS Q.K7ch The junior title went to 16-year-old 1. P·K4 P.Q3 10. P·K6 PxP 21. P·QN4 Q·B2 47. R·Q2 Q·K3 Greg DeFotis (5-2), losing only to Popel 2. P.Q4 N·KB3 11. QxN PxN 22. N·NS Q·B3 48. R·QS R·B8 and Pundy. Dave Sillars and Don Giese· 3. N.QB3 P·KN3 12. NxP PxP 23. R·N3 B·K3 49. R·KS B,O ker tied for second. 4. P·B4 B·N2 13. NxBch K·B2 24. Q·K2 KR·Bl 50. BxB R·B6 Six players tied for the A prize, in 5. N·B3 P·B4 14. QxQ PxB(Q)ch 25. N·B3 p... Resigns. tie·break order: Parham, R. Bond, T. 6. B·NSch B·Q2 15. RxQ NxQ 7. P·KS N·NS 16. R·QNI N·B4 8. BxBch QxB Resigns. HARROW NEW 9. N·KNS PxQP ENGLAND CHAMP The New England Open Championship LARRY EVANS WINS was held in Boston over the weekend. ROCKY MOUNTAIN 106 players participated, 48 in the Grandmaster Larry Evans swept the championship section and 58 in the re· 104·player field in Phoenix, Arizona to serv"s. A four.way tie for first place take the Rocky Mountain Open with a with Dr. Martin Harrow of ending on top after tie·break· Other players with 51h·llh were British Chess Magazine Goichbcrg, Carl Wagner and 1966 Annual Albert Martin. Sharing 5th through 8th with 5-2 were Harry Lyman, Jim Bolton, Bill Robertie and Ted Edelbaum. (ConI. nexl page)

USE THIS ADDRESS check to for ALL USCF moil: British Chess Magazine, Ltd. U.S. Chess Federation 9 ~rket Slr•• t 479 Broadway ST. LEONAROS ON SEA Byrne. 1ell. 'VB. Pundy. SuSSttx, Gr•• t Brlt.ln Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 (Photo by Jack PYDe) ..4 CHESS LIFE (Labor Day Roundup, coni.) Nelson and William Kiplinger, with 6·1, winners: J . Dracup and D. Reithel (A), were next, with second place going to D. Stubblebine (B), E. Tyma (e), G. The reserve section was won by Steve the former on tie·break. Other high Zamer (D) and A. Mcl'Iiichael (unrated). Frymer with 6-1. Following with 5lh scorers were Mike Schemm, J im Mitchell Robert LaBelle directed. were Rich Collins, J im Quirk, Miles and Don Turner. The B prize was won Schlosberg and Bill Arthur. • • • by Dave White, the C by Mike Mont· The Colo rado Open ended in a three· QUEEN PAWN GAME chalin. Russell Miller directed. Edelbaum Wagner way tie for first between E. Victor Tral· • • • bush, Dr. H. J . Graves and William 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 17. B·NS Q·N 3ch Abbott. Traibush was the winner on tie· 2. P·K3 P·KN3 lB. K·Rl Q·QS The largest tournament by far ever break. A half point behind were R. 3. P·KB4 B·N2 19. PxP BPxP held in Tennessee was the Tennessee Open and Amateur Championships. 56 Wendling and J. Roode, the latter win· 4. B·Q3 0 ·0 20. R·K BI BxB ning the A prize. James Ellington won S. N·KB3 P·Q3 21 . QxB Q·N2 players (13 new USCF members) com· 6. 0 ·0 p.B4 22. B·N4 P·N3 peted. The Open section was swept by the B prize and S. Crocker the C. Steve Jared directed the 43·player event. 7. N·B3 N·B3 23. R/ 3·B3 P·K4 David Burris, again giving him the state B. P..QS N·QR4 24. PxPep NxP title. Second was James Sweets, who had • • • 9. P.K4 P·QR3 2S. Q·QS Q·K4 been retired from chess for some twenty Sam Fulkerson won the Kenlucky 10. P·QR4 B·NS 26. BxNch QxB years. Three players tied for third: Rob· State Championship Open with a score 11. Q-Kl BxN 27. R·BB ch K·N2 ert Coveyou, Troy Armstrong and Brooks of 5-1. With the same score, in tie·break 12. RxB P·BS 2B. R!1·B7ch McNeely. The Amateur section was won order were Harold Branch and Greg 13. B·K2 N·Q2 K·R3 by Andrew Schor. Robert Coveyou also F ulkerson, followed by A. Peppard and 14. R·KR3 R·KI 29. Q-Q2ch K·R4 directed. Ray Easton with 4. N. O'Neal directed. 1 S. Q·R4 N·B 1 30. RxPch K·NS • • • • • • 16. P·BS B-B3 31. Q-B4 mate. The Ohio Championship, with 56 play· The Ventura Marina Open, in Ventura, ers, was held in Cincinnati. Tom Wozney California, was won by Bob Reynolds, The 13th annual Iowa Open attracted emerged victorious with 6%·%, followed followed by Bill Bragg, D. Satterlee, C. 75 players to the 5-round event in by Tom Mazuchowski and Richard Noel Batchelder and D. Hoekman. 14 com· Cedar Rapids. The winner was William Jr. with 5lh. Robert Timmel and James peted; Harold Sanders directed. Martz with a clean sweep. Tied for sec­ Harkins Jr. had 5, as did J . Shaffer, F . ond were Dan Reynolds, Dave Tykwinski, Borges and D. Drumm. The latter won • • • and James Davies, all with 4. Class the A prize, S. J oosten won the B, A The Lo uisiana Open, with 12 partici· winners were John Hoye, Fritz Donath, Keske and J . Cummings tied for the C pants, was won by Jude Acers. Second Douglas UItch and Peter Thayer. The prize. Don Taylor directed. was Frank Chavez. W. Crew and E. Iowa State Chess Association sponsored • • • Gleason directed. the event. which was directed by J ohn 55 players competed for the New York • • • Osness. Slate Open Championship. The winner The Bayonne, N. J. Championship, an • • • on tie-break was Sanford Greene. With unrated event, was held over the week· The Oregon Open, with 64 players, was the same score were Kenneth Rogoff, end. Charles Diskin won the a-player won by Clark Hannon with 6% ·%. Terry Paul Joss and Robert Simpson. Other round robin.

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NOVEMBER, 1967 . 349 by Miro Radojcic REBELS WITHOUT A REAL CAUSE On the whole, chess people are on the quiet side and rebels was in practice when he had some of his indifferent perform· among them are comparatively few. Of those few, the most ances of which, great player though he is, he is stiD capable. proclaimed are, so it seems, the perennial critics of the chess But all this might be beside the point. The real question is draw, or, morc accurately. the rebels against the growing not what one prefers, but what is right. Would it be right, number of so-called Grandmaster draws in contemporary tour­ following this suggestion, to deprive Spassky of a well-deserved naments. victory in the Piatigorsky Cup when it was so impressive? Before we examine this particular topic it should be men­ Not only did he come first in one of the most powerful fields tioned that Irom time to time some of the very greatest ever, but he alone finished undefeated. And here we come to authorities In the chess world have expressed their desperation the fundamentals: what ethical standard should be applied to not only about this undecided end of a chess game, but about reward someone who took more risks and scored more victor· the game itself. The best known of these was, of course, Capa­ ies while suffering some losses, over a player who in some blanca, who once complained that chess was a dying game of these cases used better judgment and eventually triumphed because there would soon be a great many players who knew with less victories but with less defeats as well? Why, in short, so much about the secrets of those 64 mysterious squares that should the attack be weighted above the defense? they would be unbeatable. The death of the game itself was so With this thought, 1 {eel we can dispense with the ethical predicted by one of the immortals but somehow it was always considerations and come closer to the practical side of the suspected that the great Capa must have issued this state­ tournament struggle. To be on familiar ground, we could take men in one of his melancholy moments after losing his mara­ the same example-the Piatigorsky Cup. thon struggle against Alekhine. For It is well known that a It has been said over and over again that Fischer's final few years later, in one of his happier moods, after yet an­ score was a kind of miracle which should certainly be con­ other of his many tournament triumphs, he came out with a sidered as among his greatest achievements, in view of his different judgment of the ancient game and talked enthus­ almost disastrous start in that tournament. Part of the truth iaslically about chess as the greatest of all human arts and is, however-it must be-that it was precisely that desperate actually inexhaustible. position In the first half of the tournament which stimulated So much for the record about the end of chess itself. Bobby's almost incredible uprising in the second balf. With all Turning now to draw rebels, I should first admit that I was due respect and admiration for his recovery, and with the provoked into writing this piece after our editor forwarded ready admission that only the strongest are capable of such to me a letter written by Mr, L. Kull of New Jersey. The idea deeds, one must not neglect the fact that the ultimate winner, behind his letter was that the author, to put it simply, felt fed Spassky, simply had no need to try anything of that kind. He up with the "draw disease" in our dear game, which is, of simply started well and he played well throughout, keeping course, nothing new. What was new and provocative was Mr. the others at a safe distance. He did exactly what he thought Kull's additional idea as to what to do to cure this terrible right to reach the top in that illustrious company of ten Grand­ "disease." He dared not only to offer a remedy but to try masters. Who can say whether he would not have scored it on some guinea-pigs, the players In the last Piatigorsky one or two more victories if he had been forced to do so by Cup tournament. his standing or by the standing of his most dangerous rivals? Our prospcctive reformer begins with the conclusion that certainly nobody. the Piatigorsky tournament was yet another instance of the This is where the practical side of the contemporary high ratio of drawn games-120 out of 180 games played, or chess struggle comes to the fore. Let us face it: no matter exactly two·thirds. Comparing the extremes, he reminds us what they say or pretend, most of the leading players today that Unzicker had 15 drawn ga mes, or 83.3%, that Reshevsky are chess professionals for whom suc<:ess is of vital importance. had 14, or 77.7%, while Larsen, on the other hand, had only A good showing means not only a prize but also more invita­ six drawn games, only 33.3% . tions to various competitions. I know some who are full· And-what to do about this? Mr. Kuil has no doubts and no time workers over the chess board-and that, let us reC(lg­ hesitation about the cure. To quote him directly: nize, is not an easy job. "Various measures have been tried to light this 'disease' Who could criticize Benko, for example, who plays in but without too much suc<:ess because it is difficult to force every tournament within bis reach, if from time to time he new laws on chess players. A more effective way would be to takes a "Grandmaster draw" to get it over witb when his reduce the credit for a drawn game for both players by giving prize has already been secured? Or who has the right to one-third of a point instead uf half a point to each player. criticize Spassky for economizing with his physical strength This rule is easy to apply and It ::loes not complicate the score· in an arduous struggle where he was lucky to be in a poSition keeping. It further has an advantage of giving a greater num· to do so? ber of tie·breaking paints. It is true that the artistic element in cbess suffers in this "Applying this rule to the scores of the Piatigorsky Cup, kind of situation, but-haven't these players already produced one can see that Reshevsky's 9 points would be reduced to so many chess beauties that they be entitled to think from 6% and Petrosian's 9 would be reduced to 7. The 9% obtained time to time about their physical stamina? I would even go by Portisch would be reduced to 7'h, while the 9'h of Unzicker further and say that without such economizing, a particularly would be reduced to 7, breaking the ties in both cases but sensational result which some think was the greatest achieve· advancing Petrosian to the same level with Unzicker. ment ever in practical tournament play, would never have "Spassky's score of 1Ilh would be reduced to 9'h, while come about. As some mIght have guessed, I have in mind Fischer's 11 points would be reduced to only 9%, giving strong Lasker's result in the big Moscow tournament of 1935. He credit to his 7 won games and advancing him to first place! was then giving tremendous odds in years for he was at that I am sure Fischer and Larsen would welcome this system." time 67 years old! And yet he still managed to come third as Indeed, I am sure of it myseU, but with one big reservation: the only undefeated participant of them all, only hal£ a point Larsen, say, an unpredictable player with quite a few ups and behind the winners Botvinnik and Flohr and ahead of Capa· downs in his tournament results, would certainly welcome the blanca and the whole elite of the chess masters of that era. system applied to his score in the Piatigorsky Cup, but I Who could blame the old man for taking a few easy draws to wonder whether he would be so enthusiastic if the "system" produce a few more free days in order to save his strength 350 CHESS LIFE until the end, when he was able to play so many magnificent which positions which are ordinarily given up as hopeless games wh ich were crowned by the brilliancy prize for his win draws, such as K and R vs. K and R, are played out. The over the mighty Capa? winner is the player whose King first reaches one of the All o[ which brings me to the concluding point that it is four center squares. He admits, however, that be has no way really useless to keep bringi ng up this old complaint about of knowing whether a King so placed can be forced away from the "draw discase." For not only does it serve no purpose, but the center, or which combination of pieces will guarantee his it overshadows some hard truths about contemporary tourna­ safety in the center. The whole thing is rather complicated, ment reality. and GoichbCrg says his suggestion is not to be taken too The only reall y effective way to cure this "disease" would seriously anyway. That's a relief! be to abolish the draw as a possible outcome of a chess game. As a final thoughl, let us not forget that some combina· I have e\'en heard suggestions that this could easily be done, tions to secure a draw we re, from the artistic point of view, even in the extreme case where the only survivors of the as beautiful as those 10 secure a victory. and that. from the fierce struggle arc two Kings. The victory, this suggestion ethical point of view, a we ll-fou ght draw is the only justifiable we nt, should be given to the player whose turn it is to movc. end of a struggle between the two equal oppon~ nt s. In short, But the question the n arises, whether this would enrich the c h es.~ is in no danger of this kind of death, al1hough these game of chess, or wo uld the opposite result? Bill Goichberg. complaints arc as old as the ga me· itsetr. There will always be USC F Rating Statistician, bas wo rked out a clever syste m in a Keres, a Tal or n Fischer- as they say, the syle is the man.

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"A chess player;' I was fond of writ­ The one woman player present was ap· dricat chess, or two-move chess. It r e­ ing in this column many years ago, "is parently the secretary and general facto­ minded us of some of the medieval automatically a member of a world wide tum, as is so often the case in America n games in H . J. R. Murray's magnificent fraternity. Wherever you go-any ci ty chess clubs. book. ("A History of Chess"- Ed.) Though of any country-you can find instant Of course, we have all had thc ex­ I know my honey·mooners hadn't got the friends by simply wh ipping out the perience of taking out a chess board on idea from Murray. They had simply ex­ chess board and setting up the pieces. a train or plane to study a game and tended the en IllbS6nt move to exclude There's no language barrier." fi nd one or seve ral eager beavers who any other pawn captUJ'cs. Do you know what? ltls true! want to skittle. This is often a mixed One thing that hadn't occurred to me Of course, it was made too easy on blessing. One often finds the would be to mention in this column those many t!ie SS Statendam en route to Europe a contender just barely knows the moves years ago is the stability of the chess few years ago. A chess tournament was - and there goes one's precious study world. I've been out of tournament chess posted as one or the events planned by time. for about ten years. Yet, I still find the Soical Director, who, by the v. ay. On one such trip, I had a brand new fr iends of mine listed in tbe tournament didn't know beans about setting up a book, a seat in tbe club car, and a suit­ accounts in chess publicatio ns. And even tournament. Fortunately, there were able stimulant at my elbow. What morc those, who like myself, have been out about a dozcn of us who did know, so could life offer? Up comes a sweet of tournament play are still fine friends we set up our own Round Robill. It was little honeymoon couple. They had taught whether one sees them for years or not. sueh fun that we scarcely had lime for themselves from a book and wanted to Last summer I needed a favor by some­ any of the many other amenities of the try their game against a real live chess one in New Orleans. I telephoned Rachel ship. However, when we did take pa rt player. Well, I was alive, at least, so Da niel, whom 1 hadn't seen for more in other social events. we were a large here we go. than ten years. She bad .played in the family group of lirelong friends. They played consultation, naturally. Zonal in New Orleans in 1955-

No. 46 No. 47 Robert C, Moore Andrew M. Lockett, Jr. No. 48 Hiawatha, Kansas New Orle.ns, La. Andrew M. Lockett, Jr.

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No. 52 No. 53 No, 54 U.S, Open, Atlant. 1967 U.S. Open, Atlanta 1967 World Junior Championship R. Byrne Simms Jerusalem 1967 Tompuri (Finland)

N. ROHolimo After 1...... , R·K2; 2,Q.R1Ch\ K .B2; 3. Benko Q-R'4ch, the game ended wIth !erpe uat check. Matera (USA) Black's Rook move was a m sfake; Can you WhIt. played 1. Q-B4, N-Q4; 2. Bx B, NxB. Black shorted a combInatIon with I...... , f ind the win for Black? Was 1. Q·Kl a better move? N"P. Wn it sound? 352 CHESS LIFE (Benio'. BaHlers, cont.' Mr. Harris has something to say about 5. B·N2, K·N3: S. B-R3. and wins, another position, No. 27 (August issue). No. 41: 1. K·Q1. P·K7: 2. B-BS. P.K8(QJ: Note to entrants in the composing The solution as given is 1. N·R6, 8-B1; 3. BxPch. KxB: 4. P-BS. Q-Q8ch: contest: there is a large backlog of posi· 2. N·NS. B-N2 ; 3. K·N6. K-Q3; 4. K-N5! S. K·BI;, and Blaci .has no tions to be published. The winners of the Mr. Harris writes: " ...... as given by checi allow-inq the White Pawn competition will be announced in due you [this] can be answered 4...... • to reach the 7th rank with a time. P·B4! The best I can find for White is Ibearelleal draw. Problems and endgames may still be 5. KPxP, KxF; 6. P-B6, B·Bl; 7. N-K7ch, No. 42: 1. B.Q1ch. K·NS: 2. B·Q6ch. K· submitted, however. They will be con· K-K3; S. N-N6, B·R6 (B·R3 seems better RS: 3. K·B4. B·K1; 4. B·K1ch. K· sidered in the next composing wDtest, -Po B.); 9. P-B7, K:xP; 10. NxPch, K-K3; R4; S. B-8ch. K-R3: 6. B-B8 mate. to be announced later. 11 . N·B4, B-K2. Can White win?" No. 43: 1. N/ 4·K3. NxN; 2. PxN. R-Q2 Two alert readers have found a cook This is a good question, hut it has a (Sn the qame there was played in position No. 20 (August issue). Mr. good answer. After 7 ...... , K-K3, it is 2•.... , B·NI: 3. BxN. Bd: 4. John Harris of Santa Barbara, Califor­ better for White not to win the pawn but RxN. resfqns): 3. Q-R4. N-QI: nia notes: "No. 20 seems to have a to wait when he can win it under more 4, Bd. NxB: S. Q-KN4. P-N3: second solution: 1. N·B2ch, BxN; 2. favorable circumstances: 8. P·K4!, KxP; S. N·RSch. K-N2; 1. RdPch and Q·Q5ch, with the threat of 3. N-N5 mate, 9. N·Q5eh, K-K3; 10. K·B6, B-R6; ]1. wI... and if the King moves, 3. 8-R6 mate." N·B7ah, K-K2; 12. K-Q!'i, and White will No. 44: 1. ....• N.QS!; 2. PxN. Q-Q31, Harold Leif of Chicago also cooked the eventually take the KP with his Knight. and Ihe Queen cannol pre .. ent problem. Our thanks go to t hese two Solvers, remember that you are to sImullaneously Ihe malu be­ gentlemen. These oversights are only to solve only the first six positions! qEnnlnq with Q·N3 or Q.B4 or be ex~ted , and we appredate being Here are last month's .ofullon.: B·Q5. rhe onl.... delense is" 3. told when they occur. In the event any No. 31: I. B·RI. R·NI. after which 3 •.... , p. of the positions from the solving con· No. 38: I. R-RI, P·N3; 2. B·R2. QR4 .... Ins. test which began last month are cooked, No. 39: I. R-Q3. P-B3t 2. BdP. No. 45: I. B·Q51 wIns fhe BiShop. as extra solving pOints will be awarded to No. 40: I. B-K4. P-RS: 2. P·N3, P·R1: on 1...... B·RS: 2. QxPch. Kx the "cookers." 3. K·NS. P-R8(QJ; 4. BxQ. KxP: QJ 3. R·BS mate. ess

The Phi I • del phi. Ch.mplonship, David Lane of Ohio with 7 points. Third RUBBER CITY played July 22, 23, 29, 30, was taken was :MIke Cavallo, the under-I6 winner BOUNCES BACK by S. Goregliad with a perfect score was R. Enders of Missouri, and the of 7 O. 2nd place was won by A. Soble, under·14 champ is H. Rich of N. C. Top Akron, Ohio was the scene of the 3rd by G. Thomas. Richard Lunenfeld Expert was J. Jacobs of Texas; top A Rubber City Open, held Sept. 16-17. This was top Expert (~2), R. Marier top "A" was M. Della Selva of Rhode Island; was the first USCF-rated tournament (5·2), and H. Ringold top "8" (5-2). The best B was A. Szc of Washington, D. C.; held in the area in quite a while, and the Junior Champion is W. Atkinson (4Jh- best C was F.. Winslow of Missouri; the turnout of 37 players was very encourag· 2'k), the top "C" was L Shelton (4-3). D prize was won by J. Silverman of ing. S. Lunenfeld became Woman Champion. Ohio; and top E was S. Garavaglia of The top five players all finished with -47 players competed; TO was Ed Strehle. Michigan. scores of 4-1 ; in tie·break order, they • • • It is reported that this national event, are: Richard Noel, Richard Kaose, James The Fin' Mid-Cen'ul Open was the Harkins, Harold Muller and John WOt­ sponsored by the USCF and the North first open tournament to be held in Carelina Chess AsSOCiation, received tele­ ney. A curious feature of this list is Elkhart, Ind. 35 players competed in that the first four are all former Ohio vision C()verage during prime time, as the event, held July 29·30. Sam Naylor well as daily newspaper reports. state champi(!)ns, while the fifth, W07.· took first in the 5-round Swiss with a ney, is the current Ohio champion! 4'k·'k score. 2nd through 4th were There were 44 players in all, repre· Other winners: A; D. Gundlach; B; T. Steve Tennant, David Loy, and Dr. John senting IS statcs. David Kaplan of New Hunt; C; 8. Hagerty; Unrated, F. Schlf· Hartigan. Junior champ was Mark Sha· York directed. fer. fer. Sponsor was the Midwest Chess The event was spflnsored by the Good· Center; TD was Theodore Pehnec. year Chess Club and directed by James • • • Dodd. The Denver Open, a 6·round, 45-player • • • event held during the July 4th weekend, The 14th annual Dade County Inter· was won by Randy Mills, 51h ·'k. A lie Khol.stic Ch.mpionship was won by for 2nd between Robert Burley and South Dade High of Homestead, Florida. Larry Brandt at 5-1 was broken in favor Second was Miami High (the host). De­ of the former. Following with 4Jh .Ph, fending titleholder, Miami Coral Park, in order of tie·break, were Dan Rich­ was held to third. Individual honors man and Val MaUey. The latter, highest went to Luis Dominguet, Jilrge Heras, scoring resident, became Denver City Ted Gay, Judy c>a.JIardi. Champion. The "An prize was tied for Ponce de Lenn of Coral Gables wQn by Matley and Gentala; top "B" was both the JOOi6f High boys, and the open J. Roode; top "C" was Lee Wilson; top girls titles. Individual prizes went to "D" was James Bickford; top Unrated Jorge Cre8pe, Tom Webb, Jason Poulos, was Arthur Hauser. The event was Margi Menzel. sponsored by the Colorado State Chess Rulty. lelt. Don Schultz 01 t.he N. C. Total attendance was 82. Bob East· Association and the TD was Pat !.Isba- Chess ASsoc:JaUOD. cenler, and Lane. wood dirccted. ney. The same Bob Eastwood also won the • • • • • • Homestead city championship for the The United States Junior Open, held Max Zavanelli won and directed the 11th (!) year in a row. L. Field was in Raleigh, North Carolina, was won Grafenwohr, Germany Closed Champion· second. jointly by Alan Rufty of N. C. and ship In August. There were 4 players. NOVEMBER. 1967 353 VERBUM SAP He may also be simultaneously waving his foot or tapping the You have before you a historic issue of Chess Life. It floor with his heel. These are obviously signs that he is represents the first time that the readers have an opportunity taking advantage of a lull in thc action to relax tensed to vote, en m.ue, for or against the articles which have been muscles, and a cup of coffee would be eS{lC(:ially welcome at selcded for publication. this time. I canRot urge you strongly enough to answer the questions She may also note that along about midnight a player may and give us the opportunity of serving you better. begin moving pieces around and pushing the little knob with gay abandon. This is a sure sign that he has nothing to worry A GUIDE FOR WIVES about, else he would be playing with great care, like his op­ The [ollowing enlightening article was submitted by Jane S. ponent. In response to tbe chess wife's request for his prefer· (Mrs. W. T.) Brandhorst of Kensington, Md. We strongly cnce-crcam, sugar, cream and sugar, black- he will probably recommend that our readers, married male variety, insist that teU hcr with mock ferocity "Why don't you go . . . make their wives read it. six dozen cups of coffee!" Jolly little episodes such as this make thc evening truly worthwhile. The writer hopes to follow up this introduction to the game with further helpful hints as soon as she has an oppor· a tunity to attend and study a few more matches. For the time Behave at being, however, her husband assures her that the club room is far too drafty for her at this time of year. QUIZ ateh We'll leave it up to you to figure out when and between whom the following game was played. The answer appears at the end of Vital Statistics. t, Ja". s. B,.anJhol'JI PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE Having witnessed a few chess matches in recent weeks White Black and having had occasion to note the amount of time that 1. P·K4 POO3 5. N·B3 0·0 husbands may devote to these enterprises, I recognize a need 2. P..Q4 N-KB3 6. B·Q3 QN·Q2 for the edification of chess wives in the fundamentals of this 3. N.QB3 P·KN3 7. P-K5 N·KI esoteric pastime, so that they need no longer be separated 4. p.B4 8·N2 •• ().()? ...... ~uring these long and many evenings but may, rather, add After which Black gets the better game. 8. Q·K2, as in Immeasurably to the pleasure of the evening for aU concerned. Quinones-Smyslov. Amsterdam 1964, leads to an even game. Nothing should comfort a husband more than to be able to B...... P.QB4l 11. B-K3 N,B look up from his game and see his wife chatting gaily in a 9. KPxP NxP 12. OxN B·K3 corner with all the other wives in a heretofore monotonously 10. PxP NxP 13. KR·Ql ...... male environment. Best. 13. P-QN3? is answered by 13 ...... , B-B4 and 14. It would be wise at this point to advise that these conversa...... , N-KS. !ions should not be unreasOnably loud and raucous, as it is 13...... N-BS 18. Q·N4 N·B5 Important that the concentration of the players not be dis­ 14. Q·K4 Q-Bll 19. QxNP Q-B4ch turbed. The wife should be prepared to amuse herself quietly 15. B.Q4 NxP 20. K·RI N·R6 [or several hours jf need be, and therefore It would be 16. KR·NI BxB 21. N·K4 Q..K61 well for her to bring along something like knitting (plastic 17. OxB R·QT needles are quietest) and some little snack to sustain her. Threatening 22 ...... , B-B4. White decides to go all out for Apples and celery should be chewed as quietly as possible. a Kingside attack. Snacks in paper wrappings should be opened very slowly 22. R·Kl QxP 26. N·R3 Q.B4 and methodically, with the smallest amount of crackling and 23. N/3·N5 NxP 27. Q-R4 K·N2 rattling possible. If the crackling goes on long enough, all 24. QxKP NxKR 2B. N-N3 Q-oB71 of the players will soon note with approval how quiet she is 25. RxN B·B5 29. N·B4 ...... trying to be. Threatening to draw with 30. N/ 3·R5ch, PxN; 31. Q·N4eh, Cheering sections for ehess teams have been considered by etc. the writer, but she is advised that cheers comparable to those 29...... Q·B61 32. N·B6 R.Q3 of other sports, e.g. "We wanta touchdown" would be in bad 30. N·K4 Q..Q5 33. N·N4 Q.B61 taste under the conditions that prevail in this particular game. 3T. Q.N5 K-RI 34. R·KNI ...... She is advised not to pursue the matter further. The obvious 34. Q·K7 loses immediately to 34 ...... , R-K3! H facilities for making coffee are available, the chess wife 14...... R-Kl 37. Q..R6 K·Nl can be an invaluable asset. As mentioned earlier, bowever the 35. P.KR4 Q..KN6 3B. R.QNI R·KT concen~ration of the players should not be disrupted, especIally 36. R.QBl R·K51 39. N·R2?? ...... at cruclal moments of the game. A few rules of thumb will be This self·mate puts White out of his agony. He might have advanced, in order to enable the chess wife to recognize the played for a while with 39. Q·N5. proper time to approach and take an order. Beside each board 39...... R·KBch White resign$. she may note a strange two-faced clock with two little knobs VITAL STATISTICS DEPT.: on the upper surface. This clock serves some purpose in the Nov. 1, 1892-Dr. Alexander Alekhine, former World Cham· game. Always, one knob is down when the other is up and pion born. likewise thc other knob is up when the other is down. When Nov. 4, 1913-E. Bykova, former Women's World Champion the one knob Is down it is permiSSible to approach the player bom. on the side of the board with the down knob or the player Nov. 7, 1886--Aron Nimzovich, great Latvian·Danish player on the side of the board opposite the up knob. If this is too and theorist born. much for her, it is just as well simply to observe the players. Nov. 9, 1936--Mikhail Tal, Soviet Grandmaster, former World On occasion she will notice that a player's head wi11 begin to Champion born. bobble rhythmically around on his neck, and he may at the Nov. 9. 1944--Frank J. Marshall, great American champion same time sway slowly away from and then toward the board. died. 354. CHESS LIFE Nov. 10, 1921-G. Breyer, highly promising Hungarian player Nov. 26, 19l1- Sammy Reshevsky, American Grandmaster died at .27. born. Nov. 11, 1931-F. D. Yates, famous English master died. Nov. 28, laS9-T. R. Dawson, great problemist and exponent Nov. 12, 1850-M. I. Tchigo rln, great Russian player born. of "fairy chess" born. Nov. 12, 1934-Leonid Stein, Soviet Grandmaster born. Nov. 29, 1863-G. Marco, Austr ian master and chess writer Nov. 12, 1933-Borislav Ivkov, Yugoslav Grandmaster born. born. Nov. 12, 1934-D. eirie, Yugoslav Grandmaster born. Nov. 30, 1962--Dr. O. Bernstein, famous Frencb played died. Nov. 16, 1926-A. Suctin, Soviet Grandmaster born. Answer to Quls: The qame, believe it or not, was played be· Nov. 19, 1888-JoS4l R. Capablanca, former World Champion tW_I1 Weiss (White) and L. Paulsen at Nurembe.rq 18831 bOrD, Who said th. Pm 1s a tnodem openinq?I Nov. 19, 1905-Isaac Kasbdan, American Grandmaster born. Nov. 20, 1934 L. Po)ugaievsky, Soviet Grandmaster born. (All maleria l lor this column, suggestions, crilicisms, Nov. 21. l a93-Ernst Grunfeld, Austrian master and great whatever, should be sent to Burt Hochberg, 574 Wesl End theorist born. Ave., New Yorl:. New Yorl: 10024. Un used material cannol Nov. 21, 1908-5a10 Flohr, SOviet Grandmaster born. be returned unleSS" accompanied by a stamped self-addressed Nov. 25, 1925-Amos Burn, famous English master died. enveIopeJ The 0 icial Chess Handbook by Kenneth Harkness A BOOK REVIEW by Peter P. Berlow

The Offlci.1 Chell H.ndbook (David McKay Co., New York, ing methods. In the intervening years, largely through the 1967) is the USCF-authorized successor to The Offic:iel Blue influence of the Blue Book, methods have been improved and Book end En<:yclopedla of Chell, which was written by Kenneth standardized. Thus, the H.ndbook chapter on "How to Run a Harkness, then USCF Business Manager, in 1956. It is primarily Chess Tournament" has been completely revised by the intended to be a guide to the rules of chess and the pro· author to conform to present ideas. Although it includes cedures for running tournaments and club events. Harkness Round·Robin and Ki rk Holland methods, the emphasis is on has done an excellent job in this e(fort. The many strong the Swiss system. points of the I956 edition are retained here, while the out­ Thus, the "Lottery pairing" is eliminated from considera­ of·date parts bave been brought in line with present thought. tion, as is the " Milwaukee system" of adjusting scores for The Handbook will be valuable to all clubs, organizers, and tie·breaking. Outmoded methods, such as the adjustment or serious tournament players. raUngs after each round , have been deleted. Except for tbree Chapter I and III o{ the Handbook- Basic F.lD.E. rules; areas of ambiguity, tbe instructions are clear, precise and Chess No tation--.are almost entirely reprinted from the clear accurate. On page I24, the assignment of temporary ratings and concise 1956 edition. Th ere is a minor change in Article to most unrated players is emphasized; directors of large 12.3 (Draw by repetition). tournaments may prefer not to attempt this. The Handbook This section originally entitled "USCF Tournament Rules" met hod of " pairing down" an odd player from a sC()re group has been revised to C()nsist of the F.I.D.E. SUPI=lementary difiers {rom the (Blue Book) usual method, with no rationale Rules for Competitions and their interpretation. In compiling given for either. Many directors will wis h to use a simple this material, Harkness has drawn from recent F.I.D.E. rule criterion that if player A would ordinarily be paired against changes, [rom officIal F.I.D.E. Interpretations, and from de­ B (if kept within his score group), when dropped, he should cisions of the U.S.C.F. Rules Committee. Two important sec­ be paired against an opponent with rating similar to B's. It tions have beeD added since 1956 : Article 13.2 on keeping would also be desirable to try to pair no one "up" or "down" score during extreme time pressure, and Article l7a on draws. twice in an event, and to avoid pairing players from the The latter rule states: same club or home town in the early rounds. In discU'lsing "A propoul to draw m.y be m.d. by • player only at allocation of colors on page 135, Harkness departs from his the moment when he hit just made. move. On then pro­ own "alternation" policy; it should never be necessary to give posing a draw he star" the clock of his opponent, Th. a player three consecutive white!> or blacks. latter may eccept or, .ither orally or by making a move, A valuable feature of this chapter is the addition of a reiect the proponol, In the Interv.l, the player who hIS few innovations: the Phil Haley pairing modification to avoid made the proposal cannot withdrew It," the "predictable" [irs! and second Swiss rounds, and the Important re-interpretations of the rules have affected Kashdan system (win = 4, draw = 2, loss = 1, here used as a Articles 14.4 (completion of move), 17.1 (time forfeit) and secondary tie.breaking method. A notable omission here is IS-Ie (repeated draw offers). On page 60, it is unclear that that of the New Haven-Townsend assigned-pairing system. time forfeit "claims" (which require complete scores) are only It should be cmphasized that the Handbook, or any such gu.ide, needed if there is no time referee at the board. The interpre­ docs not have infallible status; innovation and experimentation tation of Article 13 clearly indicates that if there is a real is good, so long as it remains impartial, sensible, and clear to time scramble, and a referee is present, he should count lhe players. the moves himseU. The chapler on the Chess Club has been retained with a It is unclear from the Handbook. especially on p. 55, few changes. Innovations such as Cbess for Fun, Tornados, and whether or not F.I.D.E. rules apply to all U.S.C.F. events. Las Vegas Fun Chess have been added. The rating·point ladder Allowing exceptions seems unnecessary, except in the few has been scaled down to present rating differences. Unfortun­ cases of individual hardship (e.g. beginners). In any case, ately, the valuable articles on open tournaments and public this updating of th e F.I.D.E. rules has been badly needed for relations have been deleted. some time. It is now very important that the U.S.C.F. itself, The Ratings section has been completely rewritten, in co­ through Chess Life, keep the chess public informed. of all operation with Edmondson and Cramer, to include the Elo­ changes and reinterpretations of the rules. USCF system in detail. The excellent article on Soviet ratings When the Blue Book was published, ten years ago, Hark­ is retained and the list of FIDE titleholders is updated neM; was a pioneer in the development o{ tournament direct- through 1965. A complete review of the new FIDE methods NOVEMBER, 1967 355 for awarding titles, such as that recently written by Fred but also every player listed anywhere in the book. Other Cramer for the Illinois Chess Bulletin, would have been a advantages over the Blu. Book include the use of good paper welcome addition. and an attractive cover. These are unimportant factors to the The former lists of clubs, tournaments, perIodicals, news· U.S.C.F. member, but critical in getting the casual player to paper columns, and master ratings bave been deleted. Instead, pick this book off the shelves of his local library. the final chapter bas been expanded to a 70-page review of In conclusion, this is a must purchase for all clubs and World and National (U.S.) Championships, with complete in­ serious tournament directors; in fact, all players will wish formation on the Round-Robin events. Such extensive in­ to have access to the Handbook to answer questions and settle formation has not previously, to my knowledge, been avail­ disputes, especially on the recent rules changes. 1 feel that able in one place. An excellent innovation is tbe usc of first the U.S.C.F. should initiate a campaign to encourage all names where available for the players; this is an idea that local clubs to donate the Handbook to the public librarie:; EUropean sources would do well to copy. in their towns. The Official Chen Hlndbook, approved by the To complete an excellently-written _ook, there is an ex­ U.S.C.F., can serve as a springboard for the further popular­ tensive index that includes not only every subject discussed, ization of chess in America.

ess Life~Here and There • • • Anthony Deutsch of Brooklyn scored directed for the New York City Chess R. Stetson with 4. TD was H. Allen 5-1 to win the Metropolitan Open, a 58- Association. Smith. player event held in New Vork in July. • • • Flowers was also the winner of the Second on tie-break was Asa Hoffmann. Ross F. Sprague became Air Force Peninsula O~n. Following with 41,2 were Walter Ship­ World Wide Champion by topping a field • • • man, Albert Wiessman, James Young of 31 players representing 11 major Air Walter Browne, a former United and Fred Casten. Young took the "A" Foree Commands. Second plate was States Junior Champion, won the Ernest trophy, T. Soares the "B", V. Livermore taken by Donato Rivera. The event was Shields Open, held in Bakersfield, Cal. the "C", T. Li the "D", R. Ermisb the held at Elgin AFB. The 88-player field featured an unusu­ "E", S. Cherico the Under-1000, and R. • • • ally strong lineup with 33 masters and Lieberman the Under-800. Sam Hill was the winner of the Alnb experts. A mass tie-up with 5-1 was tie­ Held concurrently were the Metropoli. Centennial O~n, held in Anchorage. broken as follows: John Blackstone, Irv· tIn Under-16 and Undar.13 Chempion­ Dick Rempel was second. 14 players ing Rivise, Anthony Saidy, Tibor Wein­ ,hips, which attracted 36 and 21 players competed. TD was Sam Hill. berger, D. Anderson, L. Binet, and F. respectively. Larry Fritz of Maryland • • • Thornally. Anderson won the A l'1'ize, was the surprise winner of the Under-16 A record-breaking turnout of 129 play­ John Davidian won the B, A_ Jones, W_ with a 6-1 score. P. Rosenbach was sec­ ers competed in the Pacific-Southwest Alexander, and K. Ogden tied for the ond and P. Berger third with 51h:; then Opan held July 1-4 in Santa Monica, Cali­ C. Greta Olsson was top woman. TO was followed E. Astrachan and J . Farrenkopf fornia. Tying for first and sharing $450 Gordon Barrett. with 5. Other prize-winners were G. were defending champion Tibor Wein­ • • • Cornell, D. Kopec, V. Giusti, D. Holzman, berger and Robion Kirby, each with 6'12. The 11th annual Arkenles Open was J. Dowdell, J. Bergman, L. Evans, M. The title, however, was awarded to Wein­ won by John Hall with 41h-1,2. Second Goodman. ll-year-old Richard Graubart berger on tie·breaking points, despite was Ken Smith on tie-break over Bob of Yonkers defeated ll-year-old Matthew Kirby's last-round win over Anthony Brieger, L. Green, S. 8alsai and W_ Looks of Great Neck in a playoff game Saldy, the pre-tournament favorite. Saidy, Belke. There were 45 players in two to win the Under-13 title. Two of the in fact, entered the last round a half sections. 0_ Albritton directed. youngest entrants, 8-year-old RickY point ahead of the others, but Kirby's • • • Townsend and 9-year·old Peter Winston Kin~ide attack, culminating in a Rook The Downeest Open, a 54-player event took third and fourth. Other finalists sacrifice, put Saidy out of contention. held in Portland, Maine, was won by were M. Schulman, T. Savin, and D. Di­ Saidy, David Anderson, and Jerry John Curdo on tie-break over Alexander Pierro. R. Grayson won the Reserve Hanken finished in a tie for third with Keyes and John Morrill. Other high Section with 81h: -1lh:, a half point ahead 6 points. Following were Irving Rivise scorers were S. Elowitch and C. Hewlett. of A. Targoff. and John DavidIan with 51h:, who won Class winners were Harlow Daly and The tournaments were sponsored by the A and B prizes respectively. Bruce Hewlett (A), J. Quirk and L. Barbicz the New York City Chess Association and Antman won the C prize and Ron Wil­ (B), T. Criscimagna (C), G. White (D), directed by W. Goichberg and D. Kaplan. liams the unrated. Andrew Kempner R. Morin (unrated), S. Martin (Junior), directed . and E. Terry (Woman). Richard L. Col­ • • • lins directed. The 1967 New York City Junior Chem­ • • • The Springfield, Mess. Che" Club pionshlp was won by Steven Spencer of • • • Chempionship, with 20 entrants, was won The Barstow O~n, a 13-player Cali­ Queens. 103 players, 62 of them in the by Lt. M. Rozea of Westover AFB with Junior Amateur (under-l600) section, fornia tournament, was won by Don turned out for the event, played in July. a score of 81h-lh. The B trophy was won Cotten on tie-break over C_ Fotias. Fol­ Spencer's 7-1 score was a full point by A. Woods witb 7!h, and P. Peters lowing were K. Ogden, T. Devine, and won the C. J. Boudreau and A. Reinhold R. Allen. R. Gosline directed. better than Norman Weinstein's and tied for the D prize and were awarded • • • Stephen Pozarek's, who finished second duplicate trophies. The tournament was The Air o.fense Commlnd Champion­ and third respectively. Other winners held from April to June and was directed ship, an 8-player round robin, was won were S. Rundlett, D. Pader, B. Pandol­ by David M. Lees. fini, Mayer Riff, W. Belvin, R. Zweibel, by Chuck Singleton on tie-break over G. Forman, J. Stein, and S. Cherico. • • • R Moore and I. Lyon Sr. The Mississippi O~n, a 2O-player • • • Stephen Brill, also of Queens, walked event, was won by Hunter Weaks with John Curdo was tbe winner of the away with the Junior Ameteur Champion­ a score of 4-1. Second on tie-break was Merrimack Open, held Sept. 9-10 in ship with 71h:-1h, K. Thomas was second Henry Kleinfeldt. The title of MiSSissippi North Andover, Mass. Alexander Keyes and D. Kopec was third, each with 6-2. Champion was won by Spencer Hurd. was second on lie-break. Following were Other winners were G. Martin, M. Gecht, Jelf Liddell directed. B. Germalm, I. Toth and J. Laird. 20 P_ Berger, E. Wielunski, S. Butensky, T. • • • players competed. Wielunski, M. Schulman, R. Schor, N_ Jerry Flowers, 41f.t.-1f.t.. won the Penln­ In the concurrent Ameteur Chlmpion_ Ocipof{, A. Mullendore, W. Pollack, and sull Chemplonship, lit Newport News, ship, Rod MacDonald a 36-player J. Frank. W. Goichberg and D. Kaplan Va. Second in the 14-player event was field. Daniel Lamson both. )56 CHESS LIFE IMPORTANT AU USCF·rated tournaments req" ,.e that each participant Abbreviations used in these announcements: SS: Swiss is a paid-up member of the USCF. 'ou mud urry your me"", System. EF: entry fee. $$: prizes or prize fund (dollar signs be"hip card with you and show it to the tournament director, are omitted from money prizes). INQ: entries and inquiries to or pay him another year's dues. Other memberships, such as the following address. Reg.: registration. Rd_: round. Res.: state chess associalions or local chess clubs ARE REQUIRED reserve or reservation. Req.: required. CC: chess club. TO: ONLY AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. (Tourna· Tournament Director. ment organizers note this weI!.) Most tournament organizers would like you to bring sets and clocks in case the tournament attracts more entrants Advance entry fees are refundable if the Tournament than expected. Officials are notified of your inability to play WITHIN A Special note to those submitting tournament announce­ REASONABLE TIME PRIOR TO THE FIRST ROUND. (Organiz­ ments: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TO AVOID MIS­ ers note well.) This is true unless otherwise specified in the UNDERSTANDINGS! Be sure to note the above generaliza­ announcement. It is usually a good idea to send your advance tions; don't fail to let us know whether other than USCF entry early; it's usually cheaper and it saves work for the memberships are required or if advance entry fees will NOT tournament organizers. be refunded.

Assoc. memo req. $$ 100 pl\ls 1$ entries penult, I r------~ all elaS!l $$; amateur $$ eash to top 3, trophies Tournament orll.n'l e rs wishing .... to elasa wlnnen<. LNQ.: Robert Erkel, 3518 novncement of USCF-ritted e"ent& TRIPLE CROWN DATES CO\ll'tlelgb Dr., Balto, Md. 21201. should submit requests lit lellSt twel"e _eks before the tourn,ment dllte, in November 23-26, 1967 Nov.mber 10-12 the formlt bilow, to U.S. Chen Fad­ ANCHORAGE CITY OPEN e.ltion, "19 llroadwly, Nawburllh, N.Y. AMERICAN OPEN S-SS, 50/2, Carpenters Hall. 4th &< Denall, 12550. AMhorage, AlaSka. EF $10 (Jrs. \lnder 16 \i5) . S.nta Monica, C.llfornia Reg. closes 6:30 pm Nov. 10. $$ up to $225, and all class 'prizes, Incl. military. Set, boards, March 24-29, 1968 clocks. IN~ . : Ted Rader, Box 2331, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. , •• ,A Sah,r,-T.hoe CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL OPEN 5·SS, 41)/1\'2 rds. 1 &< 2 then 40/2, MechaniC's Instltute Chen Room, ~7 Post St., San Fran· St.teline, Nevad. clsco, CaL Winner qualifies to state ch~mp. ftnals. EF $10, CSCF memo Nj' closes 9 am August 11·23, 1968 Nov.... Rds. Sat. II), 3, 7; Sun. J , 4. $$ ISO UOO cuh &< 51) EF In state finalS., 50, 30, olher U. S. OPEN cash $$ to clau winners. INQ. &< pay: Wm. Snowmass.. t_Aspen, Colorado Nov.mber 10·12 Addison, Dlr. MechanIcs' lost. Chess Room, 12th Annua' above address. SOUTH JERSEY AMATEUR No". mber :J.5 LONG ISLAND OPEN SPECIAL NOTICE 5·SS ,5{)/ 2, HlcknLHe Masonic Temple 18 W. There has been a change In the slta Of the AMI!R1CAN OPEN to be held Nonmb'r 13·26. Nlcholal St:t_HlcklvUle, N.Y. Open to all USCt· The n.w sit. Is the Hotel Mlrlmlr (Aviation members. U'. $12, $9 under 21, $7 under 16. EF $3 more later. $$ 200, 100, 50, trophle. to Room ), Wllshlre IIlvd., Santa Monicl, C:IIlfor. top 3 and Clus winners. Reg. closes 8 pm nil. Frl. Playln, lite 5 l2l1n. walk from HicksvtUe RR Sta. Checks to New York CI\.v Chess ASSOC. $$ to top 5, top 2 teams, best undee-lOOO, INQ.: Sanford Gnene, 667 E. 232 St., Bronx, under·8000, unrated, others. 1st rd. 11 am Sat. N.Y. 10466. Clocks. Further detaUs below. INQ: Mayer Rl!f, 22 O\lncan Av., Jersey City, N.J. 1)7~04.. No"ftDber 4-S e-SS, 45/2 YMCA, 10 Forest Av. POrUand November ".5 Me. EF $7, 54 \lnder 20. S$ 50, III class prbes. LONG ISLAND AMATEUR EASTERN STUDENTS' CHAMPIONSHIP I:-.lQ : stuari La\lghlln, &8 Prospect st., Port­ 6..sS, 4511\'2. at above $Ite. Open to all land. Maine. rated under 1800. Winner receives a·mos free s..ss, 45/HlI, at above site. Open to collete, entry In NYCCA events. Other $$ trophies. hleh sebool and pre.hlgh &chool .tudents. Combined 3·man &< Indlv. eomr,etltlon. Best EF $iO, under 21 $8, under 16 fG. Lawr E~' EASTERN $8 more. Reg. closes 9:31) am Sat. Rds at 3 scoru from each school comb ned to deter­ 10, 2, 6 each day. Other details as above. mine team score. EF $8 per player. $5 \lnder 18 before Nov. t, USCF membership req. (avll1. for $4). Late EF $2 more. $$ trophies to top Novemb.. 5 teams &. top 3 high schOOl teams; additional $$ as entries permit. Jndlv. $$ scholarshlu. or tree trunt entries. as entrle. pennlt. 1r 71) players. $100 1st, 50 2nd, 30 3rd; If 100 com­ pete $120 1st 75 2nd, 50 3rd, 30 4th, pl\ls trophies, handicapS, etc. 1st rd. 10 am Sat. Nearby accom. avail. Port A\lthorlty b\l8 to sHe in 20 min. from NYC. Brin, ciocks. INQ: Novemb.. 4-S ...bove. Tel. 201-HE5·6892. YM & WHA OPEN November 8-11 5-5S. 50/2. YM &. WHA..... 315 South Belle£leld UTAH OPEN Av., PIIUbuflh, Pa. El· $11), $8 under 18. $$ 200. 150. many more. Reg. closes 9:30 am 7·SS, 40/2, Salt Lake City YMCA, 731 E. 2nd Sat. INQ: Mrs. Pauline Oserotf, YM & WHA, South, Salt Lake CUy, Utah. EF $5 $3 .50 to address above. st\ldentl. $$ Utah State trophy, B &< C trophlu, plus cash. INQ: .John Reed. 569 E. 1,t So., November ....S Salt Lake City, Utah 114102. November 11-12 2nd Annual EASTERN PRE·HIGH SCHOOL November 11t-12 8th Annual WRIGHT-PATTERSON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 5-SS, 45/ 105, Kennedy Memorial Union, Uolv. BALTIMORE OPEN 0{ Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. EF $8 ($I less for 6-SS 50/2, Edmonson Village Shopping Om· OCA memberl. $1 leu before Nov. 4). Reg. ter, EdrnonllOu Av. Balto, Md. In 2 .sections, closes 9:30 am Nov. 11. 3 rds. Sat., 2 S\lO. open and amateur (\lnder 1800). EF f7 belore 60, 31) (or trophies), pl\ls trophle, for class*' Nov. 3, later sa, $1 less under 21, $I leas under wlnnen. INQ.: Thomas Miller, 5714 Ro!ebury 19, $1 less under 16 In amateur. Md.. Che$a Dr., Dayton, Ohio 4UZ4. NOVEMBER. 1967 357 - Nov.mb., 11-11 N_m"'r 15-26 ILLOWA OPEN TEXAS OPEN AND S-SS, 40/ 100 mm., IACIa.re Howl, <&II 19th TEXAS CANDIDATES St, Moline, Ul. 1::.' ~7. 'I reful)noo Un comple­ tio n Of fChedule. '" II enlrle. pennlt. INQ: Simultane~ 3011, f1 onr), Hud' OD HOlel, 353 W. ~7 USC)' mem~r•. EF 51, '" under 18 !)etore PEACHSTATE 51. N .... . Open to playen under 16 rated Nov. 13. Late tt· $2 more. $$ trophic' ;lnd under 1400 or unrated. U 14 beton Nov. %1, ellIS' prize.. RCI. close. 9:30 am Sat. lit rd. S.'.! more later. " troPhle. 10 top 3, belt u.n4er- 10 am. Rd. 10, 2, I e;lch day. Cheeu ;lnd lNQ; 14. under·li, Clau E. unrated. Re,. 01_ All above. It:lIO .m Dee. 2. Rda. 10. I, , ~Hh 4&)'. Cheekt to New York City Cheu A.lOc. lNQ: W. Oolchberg,

358 C~ LIFE • - Oeumber ' ·10 plus trophy, others as entries permit. Other December 29-31 sections $$ trophies as entries permit. INQ.: MUNICH OPEN MSCA ROUND ROBIN as above. CLASS TOURNAMENTS 7-5S, 45/2, Columbia Hotel (Army Transient BUlets), :vIunich Germany. EF ~4 . $$ tl'ophles S·RR, 45/2, then 25/1, Minneapolis Down­ & cash to top ~, certificates to class "Inners. town YM CA, 9th & LaSalle, Mlnneapolb, Mhm. Decemb'H 16·17 INQ.: Maj. A r thur C. Joy, HQ USEUCOM (J-6), 3 rds. Sat, 2 Sun. In group~ of 6 (by r atings). 2nd Annual APO New York 09128. $$ each group $12 1st, $6 2nd. Reg. closes 10 BAY AREA AMATEUR OPEN am Sat. INQ: Minnesota Chus Journal, 165 December 3(1.31 S. Cleveland Av., St. Paul, Minn. 55105. CHAMPIONSHIP NORTH TEXAS OPEN ) .5-SS, 45/2, then 20/1, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, December 9-10 Dallas, Texas. TCA memt>ershlp rei' EF ' 10_ $$ 100, 60 A 40, 10, a 30, 10, C 20 1 unrated WHITE CITY OPEN trophy_ Reg. closes 9 am Dec. 30. Rd~ . Sat. 5·8S, 45/2, Activity Bldg., Veterans Doml- 9:3U.l. 2, 7, Sun. 8, 1, 6. INQ: Dallas CC, 5513,.. cllary..... White City, Oregon. OCF membership E. ",rand, Dallas, Texas 75223. req.... F $5. $$ Trophles. Reg. 8:30·9 am Dec. II. lNQ: R- D. Cavin~ 945 Mt. Pitt, Medrord, Orew;on, phone 773-33u7. GREATER December 22,·24 CHAMPIONSHIP December '.10, '6. 17, 23 CORAL GABLES OPEN 4th ROGERS PARK OPEN :;"SS 60/2 Loyola Park Field liouse, 1230 W . Greenieaf Ave., Chlcago, Ill. EF $6, under 18 ~4, $1 less belore Dec. 6. $$ as <;lntrlcs per· 6-5S) 50/2, Rochester CC Central YMCA, mit. 1st rd, 12 noon Dec. 9. INQ: Robert 100 Glt>bs St., Rochester, N.Y. EF $7 (under 21 Kraft, 69()9 ~. Ridge Blvd., Chlcllgo, m. 60645. $5). Reg. closes 12:30 Dec. 30. Rus. Sat. & Sun. I and 7\ Mon. 9 and 2. $$ 100 1st gnar., others as entr e~ permit. INQ.: Erich W. Marchand, Decembe r 15·17 192 Seville Dr., Rochester, N .Y. 14617. HOLIDAY CHESS FESTIVAL J . nuary 6-7 f).-S S, 45/ 1'-'2 Brooklyn CC, 434 Albee Sq., Brooklyn, N .Y. Open to IIIi USCF members. December 16.:10 NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL EF $8, under 16 $4 before Dec. 11, later U 1967-68 U.S. INTERCOLLEGIATE: CHAMPIONSHIP more. S$ SO, t rophies to aU classes, plus f30 hllndicap to pillyer whose performance best TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL NEW JERSEY JUNIOR exceeds his rating. Reg. closes 7:30 pm Dec. IS. CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIP Rds. FrI. 6, Sat. 10, 2, 6, Sun. 10, 2. Checks to 6·55, 40/~ , Stevens Center, Stevens Institute, 5-SS, High School tnmt. Open to any sec· llrooklyn l:C. L'iQ: R,eharn Utt1~, 201 J,:"stern Hoboken, N.J. Open to full·tlme graduate IIn(l ondary school student In grades 9·12 who re. Pkway, Brooklyn, N .Y. 11238. under·grlldullte coUege students. Combined sldcs Or attends schOOl In N.J. Jr. tnmt. open team & Indlv. champs:.! best 4 scores deter· to r esidents of N.J. under 21 as of Jan. 6, mine team score. EF ~6 ($5 before Nov. 15) 19&8, but not high school students_ EF $4 plus December 15·17 $10 lCLA membership req. . for colleges com· N.J . State Chess Federation membershlp_ $$ petlng for team prizes. :$0$ team: 100 USCF (Ide ntle~lln both events): 1st, chess clock plus FLORIDA WEST COAST OPEN cretHt and trophy, 50 credit & trophy, 25 $75 stipend for expenses to U.S. Open or U.S. ss (no. rds. not specified), Balanced Pairing cl'

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