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198 CHESS LIFE .::r UNITED STATES ~

, Vol ume XXI N umber 9 Septe mber, 1966

EDITORS: Lt. Colonel E. B. Edmondson and Wm. Goichberg

CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION Piatigorsky Cup ., .... " ...... " .... , .. . " ...... " ... " .. , ...... , ...... , ...... 200, 219 PRESIDENT Marshall Rohland Byrne, Benko Tie in Open ...... " ...... ,,203 VICE-PRESIDENT Vo lley of the Moon ...... " ...... , .. ... " ...... , ...... 203 Isaac Kashdan REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Martz Tokes Masters Open .. " .. "., ...... " ...... " ...... ,,203 NEW ENGLAND James Bolton Harold Dondl$ Ell liou rdon Chess Life Celebrates Twenty Years of Service, by EASTERN Robert LaBell" Peter P. Bedow ...... " ...... " , ...... ".204 Lewis E. Wood "1lehacl Raimo MID·ATLANTIC Earl Clary U.S. Intercol legiate Pi ons, by Paul C. Joss ..... " ...... 205 Steve Carruthc" s Robert Erkes OOPs! (Ra ting Li st Corrections) " ...... " ...... 205 SOUTHERN P hilip Lamb Pe ter Lahde Catroll M. Crull Cata log Changes ...... , ... ", ...... 205 GREAT LAKES Donald W . HUdln~ Dr. Harvey McClellan V. K Vandenburg Western Open ...... " .. " ...... "." .. ", ...... 206 NORTH CENTRAL Dr. George Tiers Hoberl Le rne r Chess Life Here & There ...... " ...... " .. , ... " ... , ...... , ...... 208, 213 K en Rykken SOUTHWESTERN W. W . Crew John A. Howell Attock a nd Defense, by Pol Benko ...... " , ...... 210 Park Bishop PACIFIC Burrard Eddy Kenneth Jones Upset of a Champion, by Edmor Mednis ...... " ...... 212 Col. Paul L. Webb SECRETARY, Upset in U.S. Junior Open ...... , ...... 215 Dr. Leroy Dubeck EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Gomes by USCF Members, by John W. Collins ...... ,.216 E. B. Edmondson NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS Chess Tactics for Beginners, by Dr. Erich W . Morchar.d ...... 218 ARMED FORCES CHESS ...... __ _. noberl Karch COLLEGE CHESS .. _.• __ ...... __ .. ... !"aul C. J oss Tournament life ...... 222 INOUSTRIAL CHESS...... SI" "lcy W. I). Klnll- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ...... Jcrry Spann W"m",,,', Int" rnal[onal...... Kathryu Sl . \~j JUNIOR CHESS ...... Robert Erkel MASTERS AFFAIRS ...... Robcrt Byrne MEMBERSHIP ...... •...... D onald Sehu ll ~ JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION NATIONAL OPEN...... Hcrma n F..alrada USCF II a DOD.profit democr atic or,anlullon. t he oWdal ,overnlng body a nd FIDE unit for NOMINATIONS ...... Frank· Skoff RATINGS & PAIRINGS...... Arpad E, Elo "hess In the USA. Anyone Interested 10 advpnclng Amulcan chess Is eligible for membership. RATING STATISTICIAN ...... Wm. Golchber, TAX DEDUCTIB1LITY ...... lIarold Oondls Mambershlp, Includln, CHESS LIFE , ubscriptlon. eligibility for USCY·ratlng, and aU TOURNAMENT ADM• ...... Geo rge KOltanowl kl privilege.: 1 yr.: 5.00; 2 yn.: $9.50; 3 yr• . : $13.50; S Ul ta1n.ln" $10.00 (becomI ng liIe Member,h lp TOURNAMENT RUI..ES ...... J ames SherwIn attn 10 payments); Life : flOO. OO. Famllv Mamb4i!rship Itwo or mOre family member. a t same TREASURER ...... Davld Hoftmann addr ess, only one CHESS Ln'E subscripllon): rate.s I , above for first family mem ber. plU5 U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP...... Maurice Knper tollowln, tor each addlUon. 1 member: I yr.: $2.50; 2 yrs.: U .75; 3 yrs.: $6.75. U.S. OPEN ...... •...... W . B. Akin WOMEN'S CHESS .•.••...... •..•... .•. Eva Aronson CHESS LIFE Is pubUahed m onthlY by USCF and entered as second·elu. matter at Ea.t Dubuque, nUnol. Non.mtmber I·yr. subscription: U.OO (U.OO outside USA); sln,le cupy: 4o,! (SOt! WORLD CHESS FEDERATION outlide USA). Chanoe of addrus: Allow Ilx weeks notice; please ,Ive us both the n ew addr ess (F.I.D.E.) and the old address, In e lud~ the numbers and date. on the top line 01 your stencll. Jerry Spann Vice·President, Zone:; (U.S.A.) Addreu all communications. and make aU Ch ecks payable to: -,------UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, to East 11th Street, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 SEPTEMBER. 1966 199 Fisher Surge Half Point Short

Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, play World Champion Petrosian. Clearly fall into a tie for fifth through eighth playing with unshakable consisteney Fischer would go all-out to win, while places. He recovered to score 2"h out of throughout, went undefeated through Spassky would be content with a draw. his last 3. eighteen grueling rounds of play to cap. Fischer opened with a Ruy Lopez which Although he did not win the tourna· tUfe the Second Piatigorsky Cup Tourna Spassky countered with the Marshall ment, Fischer's performance in the seL ment, held in Santa Monica, California Attack, once thought of as a risky, and half demonstrated that when be is in July 17 to August 15. Although Spassky aggressive line but now considered a form, no one in the world is better. was rarely In danger of losing a game, good drawing variation; Spassky had Spassky is more consistent; usually Petro· be did have to withstand a dramatic used it as such in his match with Tal. sian Is also, as are several other Soviet challenge by U.S. Champion Robert J . Jo'ischer played an unusual 12th move. players; but Fischer seems superior to Fischer, who came {rom far behind to tie He held the gambit pawn and did not any when in top fo rm. His second balf fo r first place with two rounds remai n aHow a Kingside attack, hut his develop. score was 7!A .l lh , representing a per ing. Fischer was tied for last place, with ment was always backward. While Fisch· formance rating of approximately 2900! three points, after eight rounds; after er was in no danger, neither could he Probably the only other player capable round nine, the half-way mark, he had shake oU the pressure and use his extra of having such a streak is the erratic 3% and trailed the leaders by 2Y.! points. pawn to play for a wi n. A draw was former Soviet Champion Victor Korchnoi. At this point, a sudden change occurred agreed to on the 35th move. Fischer, at 23, is much yo unger than - the Fischer who had won the inter The final round proved decisive. Spas· any of the top Soviets; also, his slow zonal 2% points ahead of Petrosian and sky played the Ru y Lopez against Don· start in this event may have been in part GeUer, who had swept the U.S. Cham· ncr, avoiding the Marshall Attack with due to Inactivity. There is certainly pionship U .(), had returned. Reshevsky, 'w hich the Dutch Grandmaster had earl· reason to believe that he has the p·Jten· Portisch, Ivkov, and Donner all succumb ier scored a draw against Fischer. Don tial to maintain top form consistently. U ed in short order; none of the four ner played ...... , P·Q4 anyway, but soon he ever does, watch out! games went as far as the first time ran into difficulties after Spassky kept Bent Larsen is another inconsistent control. Fischer then drew with Unzicker the position closed. The Soviet star player who displayed great strenglh at but defeated Larsen and Najdorf. Having methodically strengthened his position times. Several of his losses were due t,) scored an incredible 6% points out of and on move 30 launched an irresistable pressing too hard for a win in a drawn seven games with top·flight opponents, attack. Meanwhile Fischer, playing tht! position. His two fine victories over Fischer had tied Spassky for the lead, King's Indian Defense against Petrosian, Petrosian are worthy of special not:ce. both having scores or 10·6. created complications unfavorable to Lajos Portisch of Hungary and Wolf· The crucial game, Fischer vs. Spassky, himself. Petrosian obtained good play, gang Unzicker of West Germany, who was played Sunday, August 14. A record but apparently was eontent to draw. In tied for fourth wi th 911.!:·8lh: , displayed crowd of over 900 was on hand, and the final pOSition, the World Champion solid, conservative styles. Both came out many others were turned away. This still had chances. somewhat better than expected. was the largest audience ever to witness Spassky's final score was 11 "h -6"h to Petrosian and Reshevsky each made a chess tournament in the United States. Fischer's 11-7. Third was Denmark's Bent even scores to tie for sixth. Petrosian's Fischer, having lost to Spassky carlier Larsen with 10·8. Larsen had battled score must be considered poor for a with the black pieces, now had the advan Spassky on about even terms through World Champion, in spite of the strength tage of playing white. But Spassky had a round 11, at which point the two had of the opposition. He seemed to lack the more important advant age; the one re 7·4 scores and were 1"h points ahead of will to win-his three defeats, though, maining game on his schedule was the field. The Dane then encountered a show him to have been in poor form. against Donner, while Fischer had to disastrous slump, lOSin g 3% out of 4 to Reshevsky's score was highly credit· , ., I I . . I ! I I I , • •

Boris SplSsky, 2nd Piiltigorssky Cup Winner, with Mr. Olnmlrk's Bent L.rsen concentr.tts 'g.in,t World ilnd Mrs. Gregor Piiltigorsky ilnd runner-up Fischer. Chilmpion Tignn Petro,hln, whose attention is 'PPlrent· Spusky holds his Champion's repliCi of the beautiful Iy w.ndering. P ... h. ps the Tiger should h.ve w.tched Pi iltigorsky Cup (foreground), on which his nil me is thi, pilrticullr opponent more closely; their score was now enguved with Petrosiil" ilnd Kere" Co-Champions 2.0 favor of L.rsen! (Note Iilrge displilY bOilrds .nd three yeilrs ilgo. clocks.) 200 CHESS LIFE able for a man in his mid·fifties. Hc out· scored his fellow tournament veteran and old rival, Najdorf, by one pomt. Yugoslavia's Ivkov was almost unrec· ognizable, scoring 6ih·IPh. His play was greatly below his usual standard. Donner started fairly well, but col· lapsed at the end. As he was a distinct underdog, his 6·12 score was not unex· pected. As tournament director Isaac Kashdan writes, "It was a great tournament. Thc chess world is greatly indebted to Mr. and Mrs. PiaUgorsky, who were the sole organizers and sponsors of the tourna· men through the Piatigorsky Founda· tion." In a time when It is difCicult to keep track of the many strong interna· tional events, the Second Piatigorsky Cup At thlt Awards Banquet, World Chlmpion Petrosiln wi th host Gregor Tournament will nevertheless remain Piltigorsky and Mrs. Petrosil" . The clmerl? Petrosiln's, of course. especially memorable. PIATIGORSKY CUP ANALYSIS by A. Buschke FINAL STANDINGS POints Finish , , , , , 1st Halt 2nd Ha lf TolIl Spusky ._._ ...... _...... _... _... _x • • , • o. , I ! , ! ! , ! I •I I I I I I I ", "I Fischer .. _...... 0 I X 0 I , I I I I I , 0 , , I , •'I •• Lanen ...... 1 0 , 0 X • , 0 , , , , • 0 , , " •• ...... _.... _... _... __ ._. __ 1 ! I I I I • " ~. portlsch I I 0 I x I I , I I I I I I , I , • ," ' ! Undcke r .... _... _._ ... _. __ ... _. ___ . __ 0 • , x .. " .... I I I I I I I I I I I I , I I I , 'I Pehoslan -_ .... _. __ . __ ._-_... -... --.1 0 0 0 x , , .. ». __ ... _____ .___ .__ .__ . 1 I I I I I I I I I I I , • , , ..,. Reshenky._. ______._.__ .__ 1 I I 0 I 0 I I I I I I X I , I I , I , , •• Nlldort_____ . ____. ____0 I , 0 0 I I I I I 0 0 I 0 X , I I , 'I • •• Ivkov I 0 0 , 0 I 0 0 I I I I I 0 I X I , '•1 Donner 0 0 , 0 0 0 0 0 X ,• ," ". ... ---- · 1 I I I I I I I I I " • PROGRESS ROUND BY ROUND

Finish , , , , , , L Spa$Sky , • , • • , ...... _...... I ' I '1 .. ' I • " " 'I" II" •" " " ""I "" I Fischer , , , , , .. .. ,. , 9 ...... I , " .. OJ 71 " "I u Larsen 0 , , , , , • ,...... I II 'I .. • 'I " Porllsch , , " , , , 6 9 ...... I , '1 , "'I ,• .. .." " 'I " ... Unucker ...... I I II 71 .. , OJ , "'! 0 .."O! ," Petro$lan ...... I , , 'I , 'I , ' 1 5 "51 ," 'I "9 "6·7.. Reshevsky , , " ...... I , " • .." , 0 • , 0 ..0 "• Najdorf .. 3 • , " •• ...... ,I ,'I " 'I ,'I " • "• .. .. 7! 0 • 9. Ivkov ...... , " 'I 3 5 •3 "31 •"'1 , 6 • Donner , , , • ...... I 31 " 6 6 '". '! " '! 'I " • '! " "51 " " • • " Considering the small number of Ivkov, Spassky. games won by either White (23) or Fischer also had the longest winning Black (12), for 35 wins out of 90 games streak, four in a row in rounds 10-13- (not quite 40%), it is interesting to note Reshevsky, Portisch, Ivkov, Donner. that not less than 15 of these 35 games The longest drawing streaks went six were lost by only four players in streaks in a row, twice by Unzicker in rounds of three losses each time (Donner had 3-8 and rounds 13·18, once by Reshevsky two such streaks): in rounds 11·16. By Fischer who lost in rounds 6-8 Fischer won more games with Black to Larsen, Najdorf, Spassky. than with White (4:3), his only win in By Larsen who lost in rounds 11·13 the first half with Black and three each to Donner, Unzicker, Spassky. with White and Black in the second By Najdorf who lost in rounds 16·18 half. (the last three rounds!) to Larsen, Pe· Larsen is the only player who won trosian, Rcshevsky. considerably more with White (5) than By Donner who lost in rounds 12-14 with Black (2); 3:1 in the first half and to Najdorf, Fischer, Petrosian. 2:1 in the secoDd balf. By DonDer who lost in rounds 16-18 Spassky had three "series" o{ four (the last three rounds!) to Portiseh, draws each, rounds 3-6, 9·12, 14·17.

All photos, including cover, by Art Z.lIer. SEPTEMBER. 1966 201 NIMZO' INDIAN DEFENSE KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE ROUND BY ROUND Porti$Ch Spassky La r S4: " Naldorl ROUND 14 Having defeated wo rld champion 1. P-Q4 N ·KB3 36. 8-KB3 H·B3 Spassky ...... Ih Portisch ...... 1h Petrosian a couple of rounds earlier, 2, P-QB' P' KH3 37. H-Q2 N ·K 3. N·QB3 Reshcvsky ...... % Ivkov ...... Ih Portisch must have felt it was only fair B·N2 31. R·B3 R·R 4. P·K 4 P,0 3 39. N ·B. ,. • Pctrosian ...... 1 Do nner ...... "" ...... 0 to take a point from his recent challeng 5. 8 ·K2 0.0 40, 8 ·K2 ' ·N Fischer ...... lh Unzicker ...... ¥.! er. He certainly tried. 6, N·8 3 P·K 4 41. R(I )·B2 B·KR5 7. 0 -0 N.B3 Najdorf ...... Ih Larsen ...... 1h 1. p.Q. N ·KB3 17. P·N3 N·N2 42. R·R3 ... 2. P-Q8. P-K3 I I. P' B5 OPx P S. P-Q 5 N,K2 .3. P·N3 ROUND lS 3. N-QB) 8·H5 19. Px P N.. f . N,K H.Q2 44. Rx P Najdor£ ...... 1h Spassky ...... J..2 4. P·K3 0-0 20. B·N5 10. N,Q3 P·KB' 45. R. R3 5. B-Q3 P·B4 21 . N-K4 N", 11. B,Q2 N-KB3 46 . R(R)-QB3 ,.. Larsen ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 K·R 12, P.B3 6. N-B3 P.QH3 22. 6-B6 Q·82 P·B5 . ,. B-Q N·k2 Unzicker ...... Jh Petrosian ...... lh 1. 0 ·0 8 ·N2 23. R-Q8 .. , 13, P·B5 P·KN4 4'. 8 -83 •., 14. R-8 Donner ...... If.z Resbevsky ...... lh I. N .QR4 Px P 2•. PxB N·B4 N ·N3 4f. N ·Q BxKHP f . Px P 8 ·K2 25 . N (K )xN 15. Px P .,. 50, Bx B Rx Bch Ivkov ...... 0 Portisch ...... 1 '6, N,N5 10. R·K P-Q3 '16. Q·B3 OR"".-B R·B2 51 , R·N2 RXRch ROUND 16 11 . P·QN' QH-Q2 27. Nx P 17, 0 ·B2 N·K 52 , KxR N·B3 Spassky ...... lh Ivkov ...... Ih 12. 8 ·N2 R·K ,.. QxP ... I I . poOR. ,.. , 53. K· B3 ... , ... n , 0 ·H3 B-K B 54. 8 ·N 4 N(2jxP Porlisch ...... 1 Donner ...... 0 13. H·83 B·KB 29. RxP BxPch 14. P-Q5 P-K4 30, Qx8 Qx Rch 20, R·OB2 P·K R4 $S. NxQP 8 ·K2 Reshevsky ...... Ih Unzicker ...... lh 15. H-Q2 P·H3 31. BxQ ..R 21 . H·B2 P·R3 U . Hx N .. , Petrosian ...... 0 Larsen ...... 1 16. N.N3 N·R. 32 . B.N2 Drlwn 22. H 'OR3 N;Bl 57, Nx H 23. P,R3 ... Fischer ...... 1 Najdorf ...... 0 BEHaN I DEFENSE 51 . NxB K· B2 Donne r Petro$l, n 24, KR·B "N'P·N5 n . H-Q7 R·K 2$, BPx P ROUND 17 1. P-Q4 N_KBl 19. B-Q2 N·N 60. K' Kl R·K2 Fischer ...... Ih Spassky ...... lh 2. P-QB' 20, Q.K N ,R3 26. Px P '".N·K 61 . N·H6 R' 82 .... 21. P·R5 R·N 62 . K-Q3 K-K2 3. P·OS P·KN] 21 , Q.N3 N(2)·B4 Najdorf ...... 0 Petrosian ...... 1 21. B·K ,.", 4. N·OB3 B·N2 22. Q·N5 8·Q2 63. P-N4 K ·B3 Larsen ...... 1 Reshevsky ...... 0 29. Q,N6 14, P-Q6 5. P·K4 23. QR-K R·B3 .,. R·R2 UlU icker ...... ¥.i Portisch ...... % 6. N·Bl ...0 ·0 ' 2.4. NxN . ,N 30. PxO iI-o 65, N(l )-Q5ch I(·K 3 Donner ...... 0 Ivkov ...... 1 7. B' K2 P-K4 25. R· KN , 31. B·R5 N·K2 66. P,Q7 R·R •. 32. P·OH3 67. N. K 3 8. 0 ·0 N· K 26. B· R5 H·H2 N·' K· K2 ROUND 18 f . H ·K P'B4 27. RxP 33. N ·84 8.R$ 61, N .BSI; h k ' K3 ... 34. N-Q 2 69, K ·B4 R.sIgI'l 5 Spassky ...... 1 Donner ...... " 0 10. N' 0 3 21 . Ox N ' ·K .... 35. N,B4 ' .. Ivkov ...... Ih Unzicker ...... "Ih 11 , Px P 2.,. Rx R ,...... 12. P·B4 O'".·K2. 30. Q·K2 B·N3 Portisch ...... Ih Larsen ...... Ih 13. P-KN. P·K5 31. R·N3 •., Round Six Reshevsky ...... 1 Najdorf ...... 0 '4. N·B2 ..N 32, K ,N2 0 ·" IS. PxB KING'S INDIAN DEFEH SE Petrosian ...... lh Fischer ...... Ih .,. 33. R·K3 R·' Spassky Haidorl 16. H xNP 34, P.KRl Q·B7 17. K·R NK·N2·' Dra wn 1. P-Q4 N· K83 20. B·B3 N·Nl 3'. B·K 2. N ,KB3 GAME SCORES 1•• N·K3 N·B3 P·KN3 21. N x P ..N LOPU 3. P'KN3 B-N2. 22. RxR HxBP All games from the first four rounds 'UY • • B.N2 lykoy Reshey.ky 0.0 23. 0 · B4 5. 0-0 P,O. 24, IIx N appeared in August CHESS LIFE; those 1, P·K4 P,K4 ... P· R4 K ·Q3 .,. P·B4 P·B3 "'. 6. 2S. IIxll from rounds five through eleven are 2, N.KB3 N·Q8l K.o2 R·B6 K.. .f. 7, QN-Q2 given here; rounds twelve through eigh 3, B·N5 P-QR3 SO. Rx P RxPch .... U . Q·K 5ch 0 ·B3 I . P' N3 N·K5 27. OxOch 4. B-R4 N ·Bl 51 , K-B3 R·KR7 ... teen will appear in October, thus giving t . B·H2 P-QR4 5, 0 ·0 B·K2. 52 . R·RS P. R3 21. Bx P ... 10. N· R4 29. 8 x NP our readers a full move-by·move record , . Il-K P-QH4 53. R-Q5ch K_Bl .,N R'0 7 QxN P.N5 7. B·N3 0 ·0 $4, P-KR5 P·N4 n . B·B 30. B·K 3 of play in the Second Piatigorsky Cup. 12. P·K 4 Px KP 31, 8-K4 Rx RP I . P·OR4 55. Px P e.p. R· KN7 Annotated games from the event will P.N' 13. Bx P 32, Rx R 9, P-Q3 56. R-QNS B·R' ... also be included in our October issue, ' ... 14. R·K N ·02. 33 . P-H6 B·B5 10. QN-Q2 ... 57. P·R5 R·N I ' ·N 15. B,R 34. P·N7 P,R7 11. N-Be B·N5 51. R-R5 K·N2 ' ·K P.R3 3$. P.NI(O) 12. B· K3 59 . RxP R·Blch I'. N .B3 Round Five ... , 17. P,05 P' K 4 P.RI(Q)ch 13. ON.o2 N·R4 60. K·N4 R·NSch SICILIAH DEFENSE , 1. R. K3 P·RS 36, Q·N 14, B·R2 61 . K ·B5 R·NI Drawl'l U",'ck er F IKh.. ..... 19, P.QH4 P.R' 15. N·B4 .. 61. R·Nkh K·B2 1_ P·K4 "-Q8. R(2)·" ., LDPEZ 40. 16. KN-02 N,N R·B6ch K-N2. 'UY 2. N·KB3 P.Q3 41 . K· 1l N·" 63. Fl$cher R"B \7, BxH .. , 64. R·N6ch K·B2 La r S4: n l , P-Q. 42 . 0 ·B2 T. P·K4 P-K4 H' R4 II. NxB N-N3 65. R·O& K·N2 17. B.R6 N· K1 • . NxP N' KB'".3 43, K·N 2. N,KB3 8 ·85 I t . H.o2 P-QR. 66, P·R'ch K·R2 N' OB3 II. N ·Q4 B·8 . 5. N ·OB3 P.QR3 4C . 8 .N3 R·84 3, B·N5 P,QR] 20. P-QB3 P,Q. 67. K ·H5 R·Hk h 19. N x B ... 6. B·K2 P· K4 45 • • ,R2 0 ·N4 4, 8,R4 N·B3 20. B-Q2 21 . PxOP 61. K ·B6 K.. Q·R5 7. N-N3 B ·K2 46. Q·B2 5. 0-0 21 . O,B .... 22. PxP '". n. P-B5 K ·R2 ... N ·B4 I , B·KNS B·K3 47. 8 ·N ... 6. P,Q4 P-QN4 22. . P·KN 3 Q·QBS ' .K U . Q·B2 KR-Q 70. R.Q7ch K ·N 9. Bx H ..B 4', R·K2 7. B·N3 P·Q4 2.3. Q.N2 2• • KR-N P-B4 R·Q8ch K·R2 N·Q6 10. N ·OS 49. R(2)-1< P,QN4••• 71 . B-K3 24, Bx N 25 . N,B3 P,B5 72 . K·B7 R,KRI 8. PxP 11. 0-0 N,,'0 ·0 50. Px P 9. P,B3 B-Q B4 25. B·N5 .,' ... 26 . P,B. Q·Q3 73. P.B' R· R2ch P·OS3 12. 0-Q3 51. Q.B2 8 ,Ne 10. ON·0 2 '·B 27. B-Q2 8 ,B3 74. R-Q7 0 ·0 26, P·KN4 H·N 2 13. ,..QlIl 52, 8-Ql 11 , B·8 2 27, R-K 3 ..N' 21, R-R3 75. R·B7 R·•KN•• B·B4 14. QR.o P·KN3 53. R·R ••• ••• 12, H·N3 B.KN$ 21, P·H3 ' N ·B5 29. R(3)·N3 76. R·R7 K· R3 ...P·N5 15. K ·R B·R3 54, B·B2 Q.N2 N ..' Nx B 2f . Q-R3 30. 8 ,K 77. R.Q7 K· R2 13. 16, N-K3 N·83 14, R-K 55 . QR-Q 31 . N·Q2 ••• R-N2ch "'.R·K lO. 0 ·R6 H'".' K3 17. B·B3 R-83 ••• •., 7'. R·Q8 15. B·K 3 56. Q.o2 B·N3ch 32, N·Ke N·B3 79, K-O& R,N 3ch N ' K 3 Re$lg"s '1, 0 -K2 Q·N3 57. K ,R R,KR 33, R·N' N,Q5 80, K_B5 R_N4ch 16. Q·0 3 P' N] If, N·Q5 51. N ,K 3 ... N·R. 34. O-Q B·K2 81. R·05 R.N, TARRASCH DEFEHSE 20, PxB QR·8 59. P·R3 8 ·R2 35, B·B3 P·B6 82, R-QI R·N4th " etro$lln Unllcbr 21 . Q·B2 60, ".R2 Q'N 3 36, BxN 83, K -Q6 R.N 3ch 1. P.oBC N·KB3 20, Q·K B,0 2 22, B·K2 N".P-84 R" 'I. 8 ·0 3 N·N6 37, Ox P 84, K·B7 R·N2ch 2. N.KB3 P· K3 21 . P-R3 N ·K5 23 . P-B3 K'H2 62, P·N4 R(' )·KB 38 . PxQ R•xOP•• 85 . 1l-Q7 R·N 3. N· Bl P,04 22, p·s e ' ·K 24, N-Q2 Q·B2 63, P.oII4 P· 85 39. R-K' ,., 16. R· K7 R-KR 4. P·04 P·B4 23 . R·B3 25. P,QR4 B·N4 14, N·N4 ... 40. RxP 87, R·N7 5. P·K3 N ·Bl 24 . N· K2. 8·K2 P-KR4 .,. K·R3 2'. N·B4 6$. 1!Ix.P R'".,QN 41 . NxP U . R·0 7 K· R2 6, IIPx P K Px P 25. R·OB B·KBl 27. Q-N3 ' ·B 66. R.oN 1t' 82 42, R_ON5 , .,. R-K 7 K ·R3 7. B·K 2 B·K2 26. Rx R B.. 21. Q·R3 .R"N,B3 67. II·R2 (R1 )-QB ... 43, R-QS ..N 90, R' B7 K ·R2 I . OOO 0.0 27. Q·R 29. 0 ·N4 P-R5 o-N' 61. KR.oB ... 44, R(N )xB 91 . K-Q6ch K·N 9. Px P 2e. IIx B 30 . 0 ·N6 Q-K2 n . Rx R N ,K7 ...... 45. Rx R R·B' 92. K-Q7 10. P,ON3 B·K3 29, N-Q4 31 , N·R5 70. R·K ' ·N B", .... H·" 46, K-B K· B2 93. R·R7 K ·R2 11 . B·N2 ", 30, K ·R2 0 ·B2 32. N·.4 N·R4 71 . 8 ,N •. N •• 47. K-K2 K-K3 Dr,w" 12, P.QR3 31. N,K 2 Q.H3 33. KR-K 8 ·85 72, Rx N R·85 13, N-QH5 .R"QR·8 32 . N-Q4 Q·B2 34. N-42 ..... 73, Q.K P·N4 14, QN·Q4 ",N 33 . Q.K 3$. N·B R·KR 7• . R,. Q·82 .... PIATIGORSKY CUP 15. Nx N N,K5 34 . N-K2 B·RS U . B-Ql R·KB2 75 . Rx R ... GAMES CONTINUED 16. B,Q3 B", 35. B·B5 11·0 2 37, R·K2 Q-.3 76. N x P QxQ,. 17. Q.R5 P-KR3 36. B-Q 3 B·R5 ]I, K_N . ·K 77. N·N4 K· 82 PAGE 219 I I. P·ON4 N ·B3 l 1. B·S5 B", 39, 8-82 .. " Draw" 19. O·K2. B·N5 Dn wn 202 CHESS LIFE Byrne, Benko Tie In Open VAlLEY OF THE MOON J ust before heading for Seattle to The 1966 United States Opcn Cham· gave the top rated player3 plenty of direct the HJ66 U.S. Open, U SC ~~ Tour pionship, played at the beautiful Seattle trouble) Ivars Dalbergs of Porlland. nament Administrator George Ko ltanow Center August 14·26, was a complete Oregon,' Ronald Gross o[ Compton, Culi· ski reported that his 16th Annual Valley su«:ess. 201 players turned OU l, a tre· [ornia and Touradj Saidi of Long Beach, of the Moon Outdoor Chess Festival at mendous entry in view of the ai r line California. Grandmaster Lombardy, in Sonoma, California, was a great success. strike and Seattle's lack of proximity 10 unusuall y poor (orm, finished with 9 This comeS as no surprise to anyo ne who the nation's major population areas. points, as did Edward Formanek, Vik has ever attended one of these happy Two pre-tournament fa vorites, Grand tors Pupols, Andrew Kalotay, Jerry Han· and restive chess events, [or they arc masters Robert Byrne or Indianapolis ken, James MrCormick, and Viesturs always hugely successful and enjoyed and Pal Benko of New York, £inishcd Seglins. by all_and that includes the ehessplay with 11-2 scores to tie for first place. Touradj Saidi's 9Jh score \\'on him the ers' families, too! However, the story of the tournament top Expert prize. In Class A, a massive Th e 1966 tout'!lamcnt had 248 players is one of upsets. Only Byrne, who played deadlock resulted; tied for the lead with in 62 sections of 4 persons each, plus 4 outstanding chess throughout, we nt 8 points were Robert Holzinger, Dennis players givi ng simu ltancous exhibitions. through the event without a deCeat. Ben Fritzinger, Ken Pullen, Bruce Haisfield, There were another several hundred ko started slowly, unable to shake the Joseph Kalteneeker, Terry Nelso n, Jerry friends, kibitzers, :lnd family members, poor form he recently displayed in East Wo](e, G. Alan Clark, and Jumes Tarjan. all gathered under the lovely shade trees ern tournaments. He was upset by Pet· Holzinger took the trophy 011 tie-break. o( Sonoma's central park area, enjoying er Cleghorn, a Cormer Californian now Robert Erkes took the B prize with Slh:; not only the chess but the picnic lunch, residing in Anchorage, Alaska, in round Michael Murray and Vincent Gillis tied the good fellowship, and the aUractions four, and drew with Duncan Suttles of for the C prize with 7Y.:. Winner of the of historic Sonoma and the nearby vine· British Columbia in round eight. After " Unrated and D" prize was Norman yard areas. 1 drawing with Byrne in the tenth round, Abrahamson, who scored 7 h:. Individual trophy winner s were: A he put on a fantastic surge, defeating Mary Bain of Kew York scored 7-6 to Championship, John Blac kstone, Sara Senior Masters Saidy, Bisguier and l.om win the Women's Opcn Championship. toga; B Championship, Paul Vayssie, San bardy in the last three rounds. Byrne Second, with 6Y.:, was Greta Olsson of Francisco; C Championship, tic between took a "Grandmaster draw" in 13 moves Los Angeles. .Manuel Rivera, Pittsburg, and Rodger with Suttles In the last round; this Ni nety·six of the players were from Tucker, San j<-I'ancisco; OVer 60 Cham proved insufficient to win the tourna· pionship, Carl Huneke, San Francisco; ment clearly as Benko then scored his the state of Washington-a fine loca l turnout which owes much to the efforts Women's Championship, llrs. Jean Oy· first victory ever over Lombardy, an old ler, Antioch; J unior Championship, Ridg nemesis. of the Open Committee, headed by Steve Christopher and Buz Eddy. Atlanta, ley Sch neider, Redwood City; Furtltest 20·year old Duncan Suttles took third Distance, G. SehOl, Los Ange les. plnee with a 10·3 score. Following, with Georgia was chosen as the site for next 91h , were Senior Masters Anthony Saidy year's OJ)('n. San j<' rancisco's Kolty Chess Club took of San Francisco and Arthur Bisguier More details, games and crosstable the trophy (or most participants and or Yonkers, N. Y.; Peter Cleghorn (who will appear next montlt. the following clubs received trophies for cumulative scores of members: Bank MARTZ TAKES MASTERS' OPEN of America, San Francisco; Concord Chess Club; Presidio, San j<~ ran c i sco; The second annual Masters' Open, held in Mi nneapolis July 18·22, was an eight Richmond, Oakland , :mel San Bruno player round robin which this year included several players a little short of the 2200 mark but remained an event of extraordinary strength. Wisconsin Champion Chess Clubs. William Martz, the 1965 U.S. Junior Champion, scored an undefeated 5Ih ·]lh 10 A special prize donated by "Off the take first, one point ahead of defending champion Edward Formanek and Curt Square Arts" of Sonoma went to the Brasket. Now 21 , Martz is no longer eligible for junior tournaments; apparently he youngest participant, Donald King o( is setting his sights on qualification for the U.S. Championship. Santa Rosa, aU o( six years old! MASTERS OPEN In the exhibitions, California Cham 1. William Marfl ...... x '12 112 I 112 1 1 1 5112 pion Don Sutherland or San Francisco 2, Curt Brl5ket ...... % x 1 % 112 0 I 1 4% won 24 and drew 1; California Open 3. Edward Formlnek ...... % 0 x ii Ih % 1 41f2 Champion Captain John Hudson, Mather 4. Gerald Ronning ...... ,...... 0 1f2 0 x 1f2 1 1 I 4 AFB, wo n 22, drew 1, lost 2; in tandem, 5, Robert Wlchtel ...... 112 0 112 112 x I 1 1f.z 4 John Blackstone and Aki Kanamori won 6. Milton Otteson ...... 0 1 1f2 0 0 x 112 1 3 12, drew 3, lost 1; and Ridgley Schneider , 7. Mark Schulman ...... 0 0 1f2 0 0 Y2 x 'h 1'h junior champ in Ihis event, defeated 5 B. Brend.n Godfrey ...... 0 0 0 0 V3 0 % x 1 other juniors in a simultaneous,

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SEPTEMBER. 1966 203 ([bess rife Celebrates Twenty Years of Service by Peter P. Ber/ow CHESS LIFE has served the member Editor Montgomery Major did a tre new Editor was Frank Brady, who had ship or the United States Chess Federa mendous amount of work on the format become USCr' Business Manager in 1960. tion as its official publication for the and editing chores, while holding down During his year as Editor , Frank intro past twenty years. During this time, its a full·time outside job. He also found duced new columns by Leonard Barden pages have recorded the jet-propelled time to produce strident editorials on the ("Games from Recent Events") and by rise of Rooort J. Fischer from an even major chess problems of the day, and " Young American Masters," while retain score in the 1955 U.S. Junior to the U.S. to write numerous articles and columns, ing the columns by Evans. Collins, Championship in 19:57 . H has cheered some under his "alter egos" of William l\"1archand, Lombardy, Reshevsky, and U.S. victorles in the World Junior and Rojam and Guilhermc Groesser, includ· Eliot Hearst, whose "Chess Kaleidoscope" Student Team events, and lamented those Ing a philosophical column "Under t he soon beco me a very popular feature. Co v· years when the U.S. could not afford to Chess· Nut Tree." erage of international, national, and send any team overseas. In its pages, As CHESS LIFE developed in its semi local events was greatly expanded, and major USeF projects have gained cnl.hus monthly format, it gained a full page of articles were published on "Music and iasm and grown, or have encountered annotated games, edited by Eri-:: h W. Chess" by Louis Persinger, "Art and apathy and died; projects li ke the ~a · Marchand, as well as a problem corner, Chess" by Marcel Duchamp, "Chess in lional Chess Month 1947, National Chess book reviews by J ohn French and Kester Prison" and "\Vomen in Chess," as well Coordination Pian ]948, the Coast·lo Svendsen, and a column by Fred Rein· as fiction by Svendsen, White, and By· Coast US-Ca nada Match 1949, the USCF feld, "Chess for the Tired Businessman." land. Rating System 1950, the Harkness Pro Readers wrote in, and found their letters Joseph Reinhardt became Editor in motional Plan 1952, the National Chess in "The Kibitzer has his Day," while news 1962, and introduced new articles on Festival 1957, and the highly success· from abroad (Koltanowskl). I\ew York, the chess openings by Barden, Wein ful Operation 1\1 of 1958. The growth in the clubs and the leagues fcund cover· stein, and Adams, as well as "Fischer USCF membership and CHESS LIFE age. A. Busehke contributed a remark· talks Chess," <' Marchand on the End· readership Cram 1,000 in 1946, 2,100 in able column on "Alekhine's Early Chess game," " Benko on Chess," and "Quiz 1957, to almost 10,000 today has been Career" as well as "l\Iemorable Chess Quartet" by Robert Cantwell. matched by a growth in interest on all Dates" and other historical materiaL J une, 1966 marks another change in levels, and a major increase in tourna· while Dr. P. G. Keeney eontri !)Uted a editorial leadership, but not in direction, ment activity. column of compose:! problems. Articles for CHESS LIFE will continue to expand During its early years, the uscr relied appeared on Chess Philately (by Mr3. in size, in coverage, and in interest. The upon the AMERICAN CHESS BULLETIN Pauline ~ea ri ng ), the New Rat ing Systere. next twenty years will see CHESS LIFE and CHESS REVIEW for month·to·month (Wm. Byland and Kenneth Harkness), in a continuing role as one of the finest publicity and communication. Yearbooks and Swiss Pairings (G lenn Hartleb and magazines in chess history, and as an recorded the national results, continuing Harkness), as well as a "How to" series essential service to the USCF member· a tradition of the American Chess Fed on electric clocks, demonstratio:l hoards, ship. eration, and were edited by George S. and rapid transit timers. [ am indebted to USc)<' Past· President Barnes (1939), Elbert A. Wagner, Jr. The Middle Period: 1953·1960. Paul Giers, who led the Federation (1943), and Montgomery :Major (1940 and In March of 1953, CHE5S LIFE gained 1944-45-46). a new face, a new size (10"xI3") and through the diffi cult years of 1949-1951, fo r the loan of a complete collection of The small USCF organization of 1946 many new features. John W. CoHins took CHESS LIFE and other source material had little upon which to base its broad over from Erich Marchand to edit the plans Cor chess promotion. A base of page of Reader's Games, while Herman fo r this article. solid support from state associations, Steiner presented "The Elements of clubs, and players was needed, and as a Chess" and ending problems were con· means of communication with these tributed in various formats by Edmund groups, CHESS LIFE, the National Chess I\ash. Walter Korn, Vincent Eaton, and BOOKS ON OPENINGS Newspaper, was established. The history Nicholas Gabor. Most of the regular I I of CHESS LIFE can be divided into features enjoyed by members during the three equal periods. Enrly Period were retained, and new Fine, Reuben The Early Period: 1946-1953. columns added by Larry Evans, Arthur PRACTICAL CHESS OPENINGS Blsguier, Erich Marchand, and George On e Of the great reference work. on the Chess Life first appeared September openIng• . 196 dt.,r'mJJ. 410 PP. KoHanowski ("Letters from a Wandering 5, 1946 as a 12"xI6" newspaper of four LI.t Price $7.$0 Memben $6.30 pages. This issue number 1 contai ns Chess Mi nstrel"). Other highlights in· much news of important events: Herman eluded " Young Masters Forum," "C:-tess Horowitz, 1. A. as We See It," " Chess Whiz Quiz," and Steiner won the US Open in Pittsburgh, CHESS OPENINGS; THEORY AND followed by Seidman, Kupehik, Don columns fo r women, col.leges, and men in PRACTICE Byrne (16) and U1vestad. Larry Fried the Armed Forces. A new reference work covering the fUll man led the first US Junior Champion Fred Wren took over the editorial Tilnl(e of modern openlng theory and with ship, followed by Berliner, LeCornu, Jim chores in 1958, and added features by 4::9 complete iIlustr.tlve gamn. Cross, Poschel and 14·year-old Larry William Lombardy Arnold Denker at 2308. TWENTY YEARS AGO ...... USCF Publishes First CHESS LI FE, September 5, 1MG. -...... Steiner Wins Pittsburgh Opcn ...... Larry Friedman Wins fo'irst USCF Junior USSR Team ScoreS 12Y.t ·7'k Q\'cr US Team ...... -.." .. TEN YEARS AGO ... Evans Captures Ca nadian Open ..... , ..... Santasiere Tops New York State ...... Hearst Takes New Jersey Open

Ramirez. Tops California Open '-...... FIVE YEARS AGO . . . 1,400 PLAY I ~ MILWAUKEE JUNIOR EVK:-JT. ..." .-• .. "...... U.S. Intercollegiate to be Held at Pe nn State ..- ' ...... by Paul C. J oss --.' ...... After another successful round of is guaranteed. An economical meal plan, "...... events this past Spring_including t he as well as co:nfortable and inexpensive New England Intercollegiate Champion. accommodations, will be available to all ship, which was held at Norwich Uni participants at:d coachcs. Transportation versity in Northfield, Vermont, and won to State Collcge is available by bus, --'...... by M.lT., and the Eastern Intercollegi train, and plane, as well as by road. .... ate Championship, which was held at The tournament is being organized .... Columbia University in New York City. under the leadership of International and won by Cornell- plans 3fC now un· Master Donald Byrne and Prof. John " .- derway for the 1966 U.S. Intercollegiate Paul Devereaux, bot h of Penn State. The Championship. event is backed fully by the Intercollegi This year 's tournament will be held ate Chess League of America and by December 26 through 30 at the NiUany Penn State University, and will be 100% Lion Inn, on the beautiful campus of USCI<'·ra led. Penn State University in State Colle.r;e, A complete description of the tourna· ...... , .. , Pennsylvania. The event will be open ment, including a pri ze list, will appear both to individuals and 10 four·man in the October issue of CHESS LIFE. " ... " .. " .. teams, and a prize fund of at least 5250 Dc on the lookout for it! ...... -".

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PxPch .., the factory are of such poor quality that we refuse to (oist them on our members. n . B·K4 N· Bl 41. K·04 p ·N5 If the quality ever improves, we shall again oUer these for sale. U . 8·k3 N·R4 42_ P_Re P·8S 2. Books. The following boOks arc Ollt of stock and/ or out of print. 14. eXB ... 43. K·K4 R·KB4 15. 0 ·0 0.0 44 . p·Be 1'·11' In Hard Cover: U . B·02 H·R4 45. PxP ,., PAWl\ POWER IN CHESS, by Hans Kmoch. (Ava ilable in paperback at Sl .95.) 17. KR ·Hl H·BS 41>. p-B5 R.lll ALEKHINE'S BEST GA:\fES 01-' CHESS, 1938·1945, by C. H. 0 '0 . Alexander. 11. lI ·el Q·04 47 . p·B6 R·B2 " . H·0 1 N·R4 4'. K·K5 p·N' BOBBY FISCHER'S GAMES OF' CHESS, by Bobby Fischer. (Sec advertisement 10. p·OR4 p _QB3 ... K.o6 R_KN2 elsewhere in this issue for his new book , BOBBY F'ISCIlER TEACHES CHESS.) 11. PxP RPxP 50. P·B7 ,.. In Paperback: 12. 8 ·R3 ... 51. RxR K·B4 HOW TO WIN IN THE MIDDLE GAll E, I. A. Horowitz. 23. Rxll N·M S2. R_KN7 K·IIS 14. R~R .. , 53. K·K' K·B' WIN AT CHESS, Fred Reinfeld 15. HxN ,. . S4. " ·as P·N7 HOW TO FORCE CHECKMATE. Fred Reinfcld 2'. P·R] R·R6 55 . RxP K" 17. Q·1I2 P·N3 56. K·N5 K·B6 THE ART OF CHECKMATE, Renaud &. Kahn U . 0 ·01 K· Nl 57. KxP I(-K5 BRITISH CHESS MASl'EHPIECES, Fred Reinfeld n . R.oBI p.oBC 58. K_N6 Rulon l SEPTEMBER. 1966 '" WESTERN OPEN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN JULY 1-4, 1966 International Grandmaster R o b crt 1'- 3 4 5 6 7Scor. Byrne made almost a clean sweep in I . Robe rt Byrne, Indianapolis, Ind • ...... , ..•...... W81 W47 Wli WIO 05 W8 W6 61 2. Stephan Pope l, Fargo, N.D • ...... •...... W80 W15 Wl3 W'J LI W 24 WlS 6 winning the Western Open at Milwaukee 3. J. Theodorovltch, Toronto, Can ...... WIOI waa W31 W43 W1 05 04 6 over the Fourth of July weekend hut 4. Berline r, Bethesdil, Md• ...... •. ...•...... •....W'J3 W49 Wa2 06 W:uI 03 6 the loca] master and Wisconsin State 5. Mlrh, Milwaukee, Wi5- ...... •.•....•...... W61 W62 W20 01 03 011 51 Champion, William Martz, prevented 6. Verber, Chicago, Ill . . _...... W90 W68 WU 04 W51 LI 51 7. Edvnrd Formane k, Be r wyn, III • ...... •.•...... WI4~ W5~ W51 Ll WI8 09 5! this by drawing their Round 5 game. a. Joseph pundy, Chicago, III. .. _...... _...... WIII W59 o n WU W1 LI W35 5! Byrne was a clear winner with a score 9. Brende n Godfrey, M in neapolis, Minn...... WllS W19 W12 L2 W16 W54 07 51 10. Wesla y Burgar, Detroit, Mic h ...... WI08 W89 W 78 L I W10 W33 016 5! of 6 %-1,2 , Three players had 6-1 totals 11. Dr. E. Martinowsky, Chicago, m...... W141 WIlO Ll wst W61 WSl 05 51 and were tied for second. They were U . Angelo Sandrin, Chicago, III. ._ ...... •..•.•..•.•..•.•..•.•..•. .•.• W96 044 W86 W75 L31 W78 W30 51 Stephan Popel, Fargo, N.D.; Ivan Theo 13. Milton OHew", Minnea polis,. Minn...... Ll06 WISI DaO WI40 W41 WSO W31 51 14. He nry Maife rt, Milwaukee, Wis ...... WI18 W27 W24 030 015 0 31 023 5 dorovitch, Toronto, Canada; and Hans 1$. David Kerman, De t rOit, Mic h ...... W91 075 W6S W40 014 W 39 Ll 5 Berliner, Bethesda, Md. Martz lost no 16. Eric Bone, Baytown, Te xas ...... W87 W'12 W57 L6 0 35 wal 010 5 games hut drew with Byr ne , Popel, and 17. Dr. P. Poschel, Ann Arbor, Mich • ...... •....•...... W'J5 W53 OU wn L30 W:J.S 02S S Dr. Martinowsk)' of Chicago to finish 18. Marvin Rogan, Evanston, III • ...... WI36 L32 WIOI W79 W27 L7 W61 S 19. Charles W eldon, Milwaukee, Wis...... •...... •.... W132 W4' W64 U LU WIiO WS7 5 firth with a 5%-1% score. 20. Eric Karkllns, Chicago, I ll •...... •. ...•. ... WU, W IlO L5 W94 L'O W7D W52 5 The tournament, sponS(l red by the 1'. Theodore Pehnec, Elkhart, Ind ...... W74 Oat. US W90 OU W66 W54 5 Milwaukee Chess Foundation and direct 22. Albert Sandrin, Chicago, Ifl...... W98 W71 L34 L53 WIIS W}9 W64 5 23. Larry Minter, Jr., Chicago, Ill •...... WI54 WII4 L2 W117 0 81 W89 014 5 ed by Miss Pearle Mann, drew 178 play 24. Otto Uhlir, Milwaukee, W is...... WlSD WI06 Ll4 WIll W76 L2 W58 5 ers, the largest field in the history of 25. Dr. R. Oifrichs, Oe Kalb, ill • ...... 013' 0'07 W 63 032 W1I4 W59 017 5 the event. The entry li st included eleven 26 . Norbert Leopoldl, Chicago, ill...... W12D W15S L30 W91 L9 WIOt wss S 27. Roman Golla, Chicago, III...... WI66 L1 4 W 1Dt Wl07 LIS WII3 WSI S women playcrs, also a record number. 28. Richa rd Kuioth, Madison, WI •...... 0122 0112 090 W80 W75 W88 033 S The women's title was not decided 29. Plul Oupuls, Oatroit, Mich ...... Ll5 W164 W96 WllD C88 C43 W53 S until the final round. Although losing 3D. Andrew Karklin., Chicago, III...... W138 W 73 W:U 014 W17 L4 L 12 4 ~ 31 . limen Erkmanls, Chicago, III ...... W72 WI21 L3 WIll WI2 CI 4 L13 41 her game with Jack Buckner, Kansas 32, Michael Cellinan, Mlnnelpolis, Minn • ...... WII6 WI8 Lt 025 0 21 W82 C34 4j City, Mi ss Kate Siltars, Chicago, with a 33.0on_Id Baron, Rosemount, Minn ...... WI33 W41 L3 7 Wl0S WI9 LIO D~8 41 score of 3-4, became the Champion when 34. William Williams, Milwaukee, W is ...... W6D W7D wa L5 LS2 WID6 032 4j 35. West Allis, Wis ...... W I 69 U W97 W77 016 W48 LB 4j Mrs. Bertha Roberson, also of Chicago, 36. Wis ...... WII3 W45 L6 0114 W40 LI7 W75 41 lost her final game with Melvin Semb 37. Ca nidi ...... WI2t W99 W33 L4 C78 L49 W86 ~ j of Winona, Minn., and finished with a 38. I o ...... W76 040 W 1l4 OSl 089 C45 C43 4j 21,6 -4lh score. 39.11.. B...... WI 56 W77 06 L17 WIl9 LI4 W8D 4j 40. Anthony ...... •...... WI420 38 W44 Ll$ L36 WI35 W78 4) The junior title went to Charles Bassin 41. Chirln ...... , ...... WI63 Lit WI26048 LI3 W" W77 4j of Detroit, Jl.Iich., with a 4!h-2'n finish. 41. J . A. Ind...... W 46 L33 L79 W9t 094 Wl0S W88 4l 43. III • ...... •... 0107 WI49 Will W t3 029 038 4} Class awards were won by the follow 44. M inn• ...... WllS Oil L40 0113 017 W90 41 ing: Class A, Roman Golla, Chicago; 45. i M ich...... , ..•....•...... WI62 L36 083 Wa4 038 046 41 Class B, J . Austin Bennett, Indianapolis; 46. I ...... L 41 W133 W95 LBI WIll WI68 045 41 41...... _ .. _...... W170 11 L10i Wll2 W115 076 WII 41 and Class C, David Loy, Rockford, 1lI. 48. Mi: h ....•....•.•..•..•.•....•.... L130 WF W'Ja C41 W65 L35 W94 41 The merit award, presented to the best 49. L. B. I ...... •....•...... W56 L4 0129 WIll WI30 W31 LF 41 Class D or Unrated player, went to Otto SO. I WIl9 0106 WI3-4 wa3 L14 W76 41 Uhlir of Milwaukee Cor his 5-2 score. 51 . I W66 L7 W61 W53 L6 L21 -4 .52...... WI:J9 W69 038 W34 LII LlO 4 29 players shared in the prize fund. 53. M;c h • •...... •....•... ..WIl4 117 was W22 LSI W56 L2' 4 54...... •...... •..•.•..• .•.•. .WI67 L1 WIIS W56 W5S L9 Lli -4 55. .. ._ . ...•...... •....•...... W'J7 0 67 094 wsa L54 W92 L26 4 ...... _ ...... •...... L49 W93 W92 L54 W73 LS3 WI2I 4 GAME COLLECTIONS 1:1 . .•... . W83 Ll6 0130 0 106 W87 LI9 4 ...... W146 WIl2 LS5 W74 WI40 L24 4 I I i LB WIS4 LII WI47 L2S WI06 4 Brady, Frank to. Tom ...... L34 WI73 LB' W62 WID3 L61 WII7 4 PROFILE OF A PRODIGY: THE LIFE 61. Carl ...... 052 C152 WI47 W \3S LII W6D LI8 4 62. Fred ...... WI61 L5 L'1 L60 WI2S WII2 WllS 4 AND GAMES OF BOBBY FISCHER 63. , Wis ...... LS W161 L15 WI51 L82 WI20 WI23 4 A portrait of Ame rica's fOrem olt player 64. W148 L19 L76 W9S W9T L22 4 and a collectio n o r 7S ot W, moat im_ 65 . . WI5D LIS W137 L48 W8S C69 4 p ortant games. 66. LSI LID7 W133 W148 L21 W1134 Ll..st Price $6.50 Ma mbar. $5.51 67 . A., ...... WI53 OSS CI40 LSI LI09 WI 51 WI22 4 68 ...... WI77 U LB7 WlSO L97 WI26 Wlll 4 69...... 0112 W122 L52 L 129 WIl2 W144 C6S 4 Clarke, P. H. MIKHAIL 70. , W iS ...... WI73 L34 L14S Wilt WI49 L2D WI07 4 TAL'S BEST GAMES OF CHESS 71. I ...... W1S9 L22 LUO WIS4 La7 WI47 WI08 4 50 annotated games from the period 19:11· 72...... L31 LF WI28 LI03 W116 Wlla W114 4 1960, covering Tal's caree r f r o m his ear ly 73...... WI68 L3D LI 3S WI20 L56 WI56 WI" 4 d a y! In Latvian chess to the wtnnln, 74. Jack Mo ...... L21 L137 W172 WII6 U8 WlS5 WIlO 4 of the World Championehip match with 75. George ., O ...... W171 015 W21 L12 US WIlD L36 3} Botvlnnik. Diagraml. 195 PP. 76 . Warren ...... L38 W142 W99 W64 L24 047 L50 3} List PI1ca $lI.7:1 77. Robe rt ...... •... .•..•.. .WI04 L39 WI03 L35 WI17 C44 L41 3} Mambers Special Prlca $3.74 7'. Pe ter ...... WI19 WI3S LIO W87 037 LI2 L4D 31 79. , I ...... W145 L9 W42 LIB WI3S L22 097 3j 10. i ...... L2 WI" 013 L2S WI66 W84 L39 3j USCF 81. Joe W174 WISS W46 C23 L 16 L47 3} 80 E. 11 St. 11. Wll7 L4 U9 W63 L32 095 31 83. L57 D4S W139 LSO 0121 093 3& New York, N.Y. 10003 84. I ... W8S 017 L8 L4S Lao WIl2 31 '5. John Anderson, ...... W29 L84 LS3 0102 WID4 U5 WI40 31 86. Steven Tennant, Chicago, • ..•. 0 21 L12 L113 W136 WIDI L31 3j 81. Bradley Ewart, Libertyville, I ..... WISt W6I L78 W71 L57 092 31 sa. Walte r Grombacher, Chicago, I .•.. L3 WI.I WI48 029 L28 L42 3j ------Remittance {Check or Money Or- It. James Scherer, Westmont, III...... WI28 LID W60 W82 0 38 L23 LF 31 to. Gary Lane, Ann Arbor, Mich ...... L6 WI77 028 L21 WI69 W139 L44 31 der} must accompany all orders. 91 . Wa.. er Hene, Chicago, III ...... L15 W111 W62 U6 L92 099 win 31 No Credit or C.O.D. 9'1. Au,ust Lauron, Grand lI.ilpids, Mich ...... WI$7 1.16 L56 W151 W91 LSS 087 31 93. AI_n Torok, Oatro;t, M;,h ...... L4 LS6 W161 W167 U3 WII9 083 31 206 CHESS LIFE 94. Joseph L.,.nch, Mll w . ... kee, Wil ...... 0149 WI5I OSS LtO 042 WIlt L41 31 95. Jeffre.,. T . nne nt, Chicago, III ...... " ...... lI1 WI24 L46 WlS1 LIH W153 0.2 31 96. John Robinson, Chelsea, Mic h ...... lI2 WI2S Lt9 0100 L124 WI" WI43 31 91. J ohn 8u .... r , M idla nd. M ch . ._.-' ... .. " ...... LSS WIS3 US WI7l W6I L.... 019 31 n . John 0 "'11. ItlCln., W is...... ~ ...... 122 WIS9 L" 01" WlOO l41 WI" 31 99. An thon.,. Amor t, 8 . ,011, Wis...... ~ ...... ~ ... ~ ...... WI72 L37 l1' L42 WU2 091 WI36 31. 100. ItO"rl G lick, Linco lnwood. 1:1. .... ___ . __ ._ ... _. __ . __ ._LI17 Llot WI46 on Ln WI34 WI44 31 101. M. lvin h mb. Wlnon., Mi n n. " ...... ~~ ... ~.~ ...... ~ ... ~. U WI7' LII OIM WI43 LU WI4231 102. Niko l.h K.mpa". Mllw .... kee, W is...... ~~.~ ...... 0134 LUI 0116 DIS 01t2 DIll WIlt 31 103. W illl.m Ston., Chicago, m...... _... ~ ...... LF WI20 L17 W12 L" 0133 WIl5 31 104. J . m lS Gibbl, Itockford , m...... L77 WIS6 0112 LI06 LIS WI67 Will 31 lOS. O.vld Hllt h, Mllw. ... kee, Wis...... L 14' WI16 0149 0101 l42 WIU 31 106. 8r. dford Simmons. Milwaukee, Wis ...... W13 Lt4 WI04 OS7 L34 159 3 107. M. nfred J ohnson, Chicag o, III ...... 043 02S 127 0105 0114 110 3 108. WIIII.m For mln, Chicago, III ...... L1 0 WI1B W47 LU WI23 L4' l71 3 109. Anthony KU.ngl, Sheboyg a n, W il ...... L82 WIOO L27 WU5 W67 L26 L73 3 110. Mill K.II 51 11 1r1, Chicago, II I...... " ... "" ...... " .. WI27 LII WI67 L", WI41 Lit L74 3 Ill. J.mll Itllr don, Chicago, 11! ...... " ...... U WI60 WIll L31 LU W124 L" 3 111. Andr. w Sch iller, O.k P. rk, II !...... 0" 028 LSI l41 WI4S LU WU7 3 113. WISI• .,. G. I.I, K. noshl, W s ...... L36 0143 WU9 W86 044 127 LM 3 114. H ... g h Whllilr. Ch lClgo, Ill. '-...... " ...... W17S 123 WlS2 036 LU 0107 L72 3 115. L.wr.nea 8 arl.nd l, O. k P.,k, III ...... Lt W I4S LS4 WI" l47 W14' U2 3 116. Edwin 8 ... rton II, M llw. ... ku, Wis ...... 132 0136 0102 L74 172 WIS9 WU4 3 Western Open Chemp Robert Byr'" 117. Dr. Ekr. m GOlum, Mlnnllpolil. Min n ...... Wl OO U2 WIM l23 L77 W150 L" 3 gell hllnd,h.k•• nd check from Ar 11'. Fr. n k Ml th. w •• It ockfor d, m. _...... LI4 LIM WI1S WI4S Ltt L72 W141 3 119. GlOrge 5plro s, UtiCiO, III • . __ ... _... _. __ . __ ~ ... ~. ___ ._ ... ~ L" L50 W127 L7D W142 LU wIn, ped Elo, MCF TrflSUrer lind USCF 120. Rev. Ambrow II I,nhr, Colby, Wis. __ ... _... __ ._. ___ .. L2' LI03 W115 L7l W16S U3 WI .. 3 Rlltl"g Committee Cheirm.n. Hllns 121. GlOrg. Le ighton, ChlciO g o, III. .... __ ._. __ ...... _..... _._ .. W143 131 WI" 124 0135 Oil LU 1 B.rliner end Richard Verb.. , show" 122. Ger.ld John.on, Chlugo, m ...... 02. L6' L14' WI7' 0102 WI" U7 3 123. Clint VOH. a .y V III . g e, Ohio ...... W114 1134 LIlI W124 LIN W141 U3 3 cent.r, were .Iso .mong the prire 114. Ch, rl .. W il d •• Ituin., Wis ...... 153 LtS LIl' W173 wn lIl1 wIn 3 winner• . 115. G.r.,. lIoo ko ... t. Indl.n. polls, Ind...... L44 L96 LIlI Wi .... U2 W171 W15S 3 124. J o hn Mor... .,. , Chiu go , III ...... " ...... LF W142 L41 lI23 WI43 UI WIS3 3 127. L.ckl. nd Bl oom , St. Lo uis, Mo ...... Lll0 L147 LIlt WIS. LUI W152 WISO 3 121. Gle nn 1I . ... m , ChlClgo, m...... 1I. LIOa L72 L174 W174 W175 WI47 3 129. Joe Cha bOt, Mllw.ukel!, W is ...... 137 W172049 W" L39 Lt4 LIOl 21 130. Ch. d " Adllh.k, M llw .... kee, Wil ...... " ..... W4I L20 W71 057 L49 L75 LF 21 131 . H. rry CI • .,., II loo mln gt on, Ind ...... " ...... OU WIOl l43 L44 L1 40 L142 W141 21 132. JO llph lI o h lC, St. Lo ... ll, Mo ...... LIt W163 0104 l49 L" WIM LU 2) 133. Rlchlrd Andlrson, Elmh ... rst, III...... Lll LU W1S3 LM WI" 0103 LIOS 21 1M. Min M. Conllgn.,., Mllw . ... kee, W is . .. _...... _.... 0102 W123 L3I L50 Lilt LIOO WIM 21 135. JOH f Frledm en. Mllw.... kee, W is ...... _... _...... ~_ WF L7' W73 UI 0121 L40 LI03 21 136. Otto HlIIlr. Medlson. Wis ...... _. __ ...... _... _L1I 0114 LIU WI42 LI4 W137 L" 21 137. Mn. A . M. r kowsk l. T oledO, O ...... _...... _...... __ ...... LI4 W74 OIOS US LI44 LI36 W17021 131. Fred Rl m ... s. C.lum e t City, I! ~ ...... _ ...... ~ ...... L30 lI61 W124 W142 L79 0101 LI04 2 1. 139. Ro"rt lIo... t hUet, W. Springs, III...... _ ...... 0152 LS2 wIn LU WI:J4 LtO L91 21 140. J ohn C. k •• WISt Allis, Wis...... LF W170 067 Ll3 Will L5I US 31 141. Mr•. H. Wltr. n, W. Sprin gs, II! ...... LSI W16S LSI WI70 LIIO L123 0145 21 142. Mn. 8 . Rober SOn. Chlugo, III ...... L40 L76 0170 L136 WI61 Will LIOI 21 143. A lex GoldberV, Ch lugo, Ill ...... lI21 0113 WI36 L45 LIOI WF L96 21 144. Si.gfrled L. ng.r, St. Lo ... is, Mo...... " ...... " ...... L7 lI67 0178 WISI WIl1 L" LlOO 21 145. Rob. rl A pr.l, Ch lu g o, Ill ...... L79 LIIS WI .... LU, L112 WIS40141 21 146. Rober t Arth ... r, Milwau kee, Wis ...... "" ... "." ...... 157 LSI LlOO 0160 WISt LF WI" 21 147. 00n.'d 1t ... 1., Ourbor n, Mich ...... " ...... LII wIn L61 WI4S LS. L71 LUI 2 141. Mrs. L. T.m.rkln, St. Lo ... is, Mo ...... WIOS L44 W70 LI. LM LI22 L120 2 14'. Miss M. Kop ... t , Mllw.ukle, Wis...... 0.4 l43 WIl2010S L70 LllS LIlt 2 Marshell Rohl.nd of Milwlluk•• (on 150. Thom .. Flln • .,., Itlclne, Wls...... L24 US WI60 L4I WIst LII7 L127 2 right), th.n USCF S.cr.tIrY .nd since 151. J . m .. Ellin gson, W.terfo r d. Wis ...... L20 lI3 WI63 L91 WI27 L67 LF 2 elect.d •• n.w USCF President, com· 152. AII.n Nore m. Milw .... kee, WI,...... OI H 041 Ln4 L63 L" LU7 W1712 petes eVllinst Joseph Boh.c of St, 153. SIIYln M. r kowskl. Toledo, Ohio ...... ~ .. L" L97 LIl3 WI11 WI54 US Ln4" 154. Pe t. r H. n, n. Chlc.go, III. ._. __ ...... ~ ...... ~ .. ._ ...... L21 W17S Lst L7I Lin LI45 W1722 Louis. ISS. Mn.. C. Wo lf, Ch!Clgo, II!. _...... _...... _.. WF L26 III Ll" W174 L74 LIU 2 154. 0 Ityl Hl n kl, Ho uston, Tues ..... _... _ ...... Llt LI04 LIS1 WI72 WI11 L7l LI14 2 .., 157. W illl.m F.llnn. r , Itockfor d , III ...... Ln U7 WI54 19S LISO WI14 L112 2 151. Mrs. It . L.opoldl. Chlugo , Ill...... ,065 194 LIH LI44 LI46 0141 WI142 MANUALS AND GENERAL 159. M. rk L ... p rlCht, MlIw.... ku, W is...... L7I LtS L1l3 L127 WI" LIl4 W17S 2 160. Dr. Itober. OIIOn, Min nillpolls, M inn ...... LS. LIlI LISO 0146 0161 WI13 L9I 2 WORKS ON THE GAME 161. Mlch ..' ShOtm l k l r , M il waukee. Wis...... LU U3 L93 DIU LI42 0151 WI132 ...J 162.0. v ld Ron', Mllwl ... kee. Wis ...... l45 Ln4 wIn LUI Ll19 W172 Ln4 2 163. JOH ph McN.III, Ind l,napolil, Ind ...... L41 L132 LISI WI14 Ln4 WF Lll' 2 Capobianca, J. R. 164. C. M.lnh.rdl, WI... W.tOU, Wis...... U4 129 L14S lIU L172 WI77 WI71 2 A PRIMER OF CHESS 165. Ku r. Krogh, Gr • .,.IIIk., III ...... LM LI 41 W114 Ll41 LnO LF WI"" This, ",e t her with the next title, Ire 1M. Norm.n P , rrln, ChlciOgo, 11 1...... L27 Will LII7 0101 UO Llll L134 11 works for t he be,lnner by the m .n meny 167. P . ... I Fog.c. Mllw.... kle, W is ...... _...... _...... ~ .. LS4 WI44 LlIO 193 0160 LIM LUI 11 conside r the , r utelt c hess ,enlus Of 161. Howard GO\Il d , OI K.lb, 1'1. .. ____ ...... l73 W13' LIlI L115 LIn 0170 LI44 11 III tlme. 281 pp. '''. Loth' r Gr. d" Rockford , III ...... L15 UO WI73 on uo Lt4 LF I I LI$t Prke $4.95 M. m"" $4.20 17~ . O. n l• • Col.m.n, Mllw.... kee. W is ...... l47 LI40 0142 L141 OUS 01" LI37 11 111 . Mrs. H. C .r~nter, BrOOkfield, W :, ...... 17S Ltl WI" L97 LIU LIU LI .... I Capobianco, J. R. 112. John Trowb rldg., Indi. napo lls, Ind ...... _L" LIlt 174 LI54 WI .... L14" LI54 I CHESS FUNDAMENTALS 173. Ch. rI.. H.ndr ickl, ChlClgo, HI ...... L7D L60 Ll" L124 WI77 LI40 L141 I 174. AllHrl Ce rlson, Glenville. W.Va ...... L123 Lit LI65 WI21 LU5 LI57 LISt I Instructlon on slrategy .nd t.ctle.. 150 175. Georg. Frl d , r lck, M llwa ... kee. W il ...... LII4 LI54 LI20 DI61 0170 Ln, LIS9 I dl.gram •. m p p . 17'. J . m .. BI.n k, Wller lo o. Wis...... L44 LIOS L171 LIn Ln, WI" LI4S I List Prl« $3.50 M.m"" $3.1S 177. Mr •• J . K ... loth, M.dlson, W is ...... L6I LtG L162 LIS3 L173 LI .... WF I 17'. L.rr.,. W l b. r , Holland, Mich...... LIOI 0144 L122 L159 lI" L152 1 ue Eualls, Lorry NEW IDEAS IN CHESS A lucid a nd com prehensive e :Marshall Chess Club Ama ~ .. ~ '" $ of the First Army, played July 16-1 7 at teur Championship concluded in June. A 30·30 tournament held July 10th at Fort Meade, Md. 18 Army, Navy and Air Following with 5·2 were Arnold Guadag. Florida's Gold C08$t Chess Cl ub was Force players competed; second and nini, Howard Ant (both of whom lost won by Jacques Mounier of Par is, third with 4·1 were G. Radican and W. to the tournament winner), Lonnie France, on tie·break over Anthony Dr ago Young, who both lost to the tournament Kwartler and Jack Beers. of Cherry Hill, New J ersey; both scored winner. FRENCH DEFENSE NORMAN WEINSTEIN HOWARD ANT 3lh ·% . 17 players competed. • • • • • 1. P·K4 P. Kl 16. P-N4 PxP "'.p. ~ .. $ '" ... The Central New England Open, spon· 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 17. RPxP K· Bl New Mexico's Jack Shaw swept the sored by the Waehusett Chess Club and 3. N-QB3 S·NS 18. 0-0-0 R·KNl 4. P·KS N-K2 19. P·N4 N·K2 Oklahoma City Open with a 5·0 score, played June 25·26 at the Fitchburg, Mass. 5. P·QR3 BxNch 2(). B·Q3 N·N3 ahead of John Schmidt of Texas (4%) :md YMCA, attracted 85 players, USCF Mast· 6. PxB QN · B3 21. P·KB4 P·QB4 Victor McBee and Bill Devin, each 4. er John Curdo of Chelmsford, Mass. 7. P-QR4 B-Q2 22. P·BS P·B5 Devin was top Class A; other prizes edged out rapidly rising Leroy Jackson, 8. B·Q3 N·B4 23. PXN PxB , . Q·N4 P·KR4 24. QR·Bl B·Kl went to Max Zavanelli (B), William St. Louis High School and Missouri State 10. Q·N5 QxQ 25. NxP! Rx N Ruckin (C), J im Berry (upset). The tour· Champion, on tie·break. Both scored 11 . 8xQ R·QBl 26. R·R8ch R·Nl nament, held June 11 ·1 2, had 40 play· 5% ·lh as did thir d place Alex Keyes of 12. N·R3 N·R4 27. P·N7ch KxP ers. 15 others played in a nonrated 13. N·B4 N· K2 28. B.B6ch K.Bl Cambridge. Next in line with 5·1 were 14. 8·K2 P·R5 2'. RxRch KxR j unior event which was won by Jack David Tur ner, Dr. Giorgio Battaggia and 15. N·RS N· 84 30. R.Rl Resigns Kerfoot. Denis Strenzwilk, Curdo repeated his ------1 ORDER BLANK 1

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208 CHESS LIFE triumph of last year. Class prizes went County Champion, Roy Tillinghast; Class to A-Strenzwilk (5), B-Mike Leman A, John B. Kelly; Class B, Terrence El (4), CoD-Matthew Grzyb, Jr. (3%). Larry lis; Class C, Cody Benjamin; unrated, MASSEY Tapper won the Junior Prize with 4 and Gordon Gill. JUNIOR COLLEGE Eleanor Terry the women's prize with • • • • 181 Peachtree St., Atlanta, G... 2Ih:. $530 in cash prizes was distributed. Major Richard E. Pirnack, USCF Chess Tel. 523-8251 • * • , • Expert, edged out MjSgt. Joseph Eiker· Proudly Announces The Vermont Open, held July 16-1 7 enkoetter for first place in the Hawaiian at Norwich University, was won by District Chess Championship, played at The Second Annual Canadian Expert Gerald Rubin with a Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii, July score of 4lh -lh. Tied for sceond with 9-10. Each scored 4-1 ; Pirnack giVi ng up 4-1 we re Harlow B. Daly, John CUrd o, two draws while Eikerenkoetter lost to Peach State Open Orlando Lester, Denis Strenzwilk and Pirnack. Sj Sgt. Darrell Smith, 3lh·1lh, NOVEMBER 25-27 Ron Lohrman. Daly scored an upset win placed third in the fi eld of 13 players. AtJ .. nta, Georgi .. over Curdo in round four but was de The top three players have qualified For detoils see TOURNAMENT LIFE feated by Rubin in the last round. Strem to play in the Pacific Air Force Cham or write us. wilk and Lohrman shared the Class A pionship to be held in J apan. In June, ----.;.,.-----...: prize; George Williams took the B prize Major Pirnaek won the Hickam Air The 14th Air Force Air Defense Com with 3J.h ; Paul Tomaino and Paul Musk Force Base Tournament, conducted at mand Championship was a round robin at were tops in C with 2J.h. Best unrated Club Ka kai, with a perfect score of 5-0. • , * • • held August 1-3 at Perrin AFB, Texas. was Dr. G. Battaggia, 2Ih:. The 34-player AIC Paul Murphy and AIC Chuck Single· event was directed by Prof. Seth Haw The Delaware v .. lley Open, held in ton each scored 41h-lh to tie for top kins. Philadelphia in late July, drew 121 play honors. • • • • • ers, 52 in the Expert and 69 in the Richard Noel posted a 4J.h -lh score Amateur section. The turnout marks a • • • • • to take a dear first in the Cincinnati new high for that city. Five Masters each The Harlow B. Daly Trophy Tourna_ Open played July 16·17. Following in the scored 5-1 to tie for the top spot: Shelby ment, held in honor of the veteran Maine field of 42 players were Robert TimmeJ, Lyman took first on tie-break with James Expert who has been winning New Eng· Adam Rueckert and Ted Mercer, with Sherwin second, after the two drew a land chess events for more than sixty 4-1. Class prizes went to: A- Edgar Law· wild time pressure scramble in the last years, was played at West Boxford, Mass. rence, B-Lee Battes, C·D-John Mingos, round. Third through fifth were Paul in August. USCF Master John Curdo led unrated-William McClain. Top junior Brandts, Orest Popovych and Herbert Av the 2O-player field with a 4Ih: -1h score, a was Gregg Stark. Donald Taylor directed. ram, while Larry Kaufman and Charles half point ahead of Richard Quimby and • • • • • Powell scored 4lh. Grandmaster Pal Donald Rosenberger. Daly scored 3lh-l lh The Arizona Open, held in Prescott Benko finished with the unfamiliar score to tie for fourth. Daly was presented with July 8-10, was won by Master Ronald J. of 4·2, lOSing to Brandts and Avram. an engraved plaque decorated with the Gross of Co mpton, Calif. Gross edged Bruce Fuchs and Do uglas Pader tied fo r moves of his favorite opening. Bartlett Diek Heilbut of Salt Lake City and Andy first in the Amateur with 5Ih:-Ih:; A. Alex· Gould directed on behalf of the Merri Kraus of Tucson on tie·break, all scoring ander and Walter Fraser followed with 5. mac Valley Chess ClUb. 4lh -lh. Next in line in the field of 42 Donald Byrne directed. • • • • • were Jack Gi bson, Greta Olsson and John • • • • • The 6th annual Hudson Valley Open B. Kelly with 4. Gross was held to a The Soy City Open, held July 30-31 in drew a new high of 48 players to Wood draw by Mabel Burlingame, frequent Decatur, Illinois, saw James Gibbs score stock, N.Y. June 10-12. Master Orest competitor in U.S. Women's Champion 4lh-lh and beat Samuel Naylor on tie Popovych scored a 5-0 sweep, half a point ships. Trophies were awarded to: break to pace a field of 3S. David Taylor ahead of Leon Zukoff. John Meyer, Ariel Women's Champion, Greta Olsson; Jun and Donald Millard followed with 4; Mengarini, Julius Kador, Jack Beers and ior Champion, David Carr; Arizona Jun Tom Mabee was fifth with 3lh. Karl David Hoffmann all scored 4. Organizer ior Champion, James Pitts; Yavapai Peterson directed. and Director was John D. Mager.

100 SOVIET CHESS MINIATURES by P. H. CLARKE

In these games one is taken behind the scenes, as it were, in Soviet chess into that fiercest of arenas, the training·ground which has produced many of the out· standing grandmasters of the present day - Tal, Petrosian, Geller, Spassky and Korchnoi, to name a few. But the heroes are not the internationally famous; they are the ordinary masters, most of whom are hardly known outside the U.5.S.R.

Behind the br illiancies lie the lessons, learned the hard way by losers. It is the writer 's belief that a study of errors committed and of the methods of gaining an advantage from them will be of use to the practical player, and these miniatures make light of the work involved. Here are both instruction and enjoyment at tht>_ same time.

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SEPTEMBER. 1966 209 ATTACK AND DEFENSE by Pal Benko

A chess player who pa:rlicipales in Moving the same piece twice III the reason), and Black has no good moves many tournaments. both professional opening is generally not to be recom (17 . .... ,.. ., Q-K2 ; 18. B-N5, etc.). and "open:' necessarily faces opponents mended. But Black wants to keep White's Another defensive try, 14 ...... N-K2, 01 widely diversified playing strengths KP under pressure by preventing the is strongly met by 15. B-N5, followed and Rlyles. He must therefore learn to Queen Knight from defending it. by N-K4. a dapt himself to the requirements of any 9. N·K5 ...... On 14 ...... , N-Q2 ; 15. B-R6, P·N3; 16. It seems rules were only made to be NxN, KPxN; 17. Q-KR4 (not 17. BxP ?, situation. While it is alw ays pleasant to broken. Thc text makes possible B-B3, NxP ; 18. Q-B4, RxB; 19. Q-B6, N-B6ch!, conduct a mating (lUack, one must al protecting the KP so that White can and if 20. K-B1, Q-R6 mate, or 20. PxN, ways be prepared to defend against just castle, while at the same time opening Q-Klch; 21 · B-K3, QR-Ql, the QBP can such an attack. the long diagonal. 9. P ·K4? is met by not be taken and Black stands better , In the first game given below, I faced 9 ...... , N-N5, threatening ...... , N-Q6(ch). 20. QxN, Q-K3). In this position, Black Dr. A· Mengarini, a player with a dis 9...... B·Q3 10. N-QB3 ...... cannot defend against the three main tinctly aggr essive style, who prefers wild Of course 10· NxQBP is an error be threats: 1) 18. BxP, 2) 18. B-R3, to be lines in the openings in order to unsettle cause of 10 . .. ,.. ... , Q-Q2, winning the followed by 19. BxN and 20. Q-B6; 3) his opponent and place him in an un Knight, White's developing move is now 18. P-K6 , PXP; 19. Q-K7, etc. If 17 ...... , familiar situation. In this case, however, playable because if 10...... , NxN; 11. N-B1; 18. Q-B6, N-K3; 19. B-R3, Q-Q2; Mengarini's anti-positional i dc a ~ cause PxN, Blaek's entire Queen side is disas 20. RxP! and wins. Or if 17 ...... , NxP; his defeat because he finds himself in trously weak. Now White's Queen is pro 18. Q-B6. a passive dcIensive position. tected and NxQBP is a threat, Probably the best defense in the dia- 10...... BxN 12. B·Q2 Q·Bl grammed pOSition is 14 ...... , K-R1, but SEMI-SLAV DEFENSE 11. PxB 0-0 13. QR·B1 R-Ql after 15. N-K4, White has a multitude of P. BE NKO A. MENGARINI Black is still unable to develop his attacking continuations at his disposal, 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 3. N·KB3 P·K3 Queen side as 13 ...... , N·Q2 10scs a pawn while Black is still trying to get his 2. P·QB4 P·QB3 4. Q·B2 ...... after 14. NxN, KPxN; 15. RxP. As a pieces into the game. White decides to avoid the "classical" result of White's 8th move, Black h as The reader will have noticed that line 4. P-K3. He wishes to fianchetto his found it necessary to make serious con· Bl ack's Queen Bishop, which had been King Bishop, while the Queen defends cessions simply in order to develop his assigned a starring role, plays absolutely the QBP, also having in mind a possible pieces: he has placed his Queen awk· no part in all the above variations. P-K4. wardly to pr otect thc QBP, he has given Black's opening experiment has been a 4...... N-KB3 5. P-KN3 PxP up the Bishop-pair, and he is facing the dismal failure· This move should be criti cized accord possible invasion of White's Knight at 14...... Q-B2? ing to the classical rule that one should Q6. Planning to answer 15. B-R6 with 15. not unnecessarily give up the center But now that all of Black's pieces have ...... " QxP. without obtaining some form of compen been pushed to the Queen side, White 15. NxN K PxN 16. B·NSI ...... sation, My opponent, however, has an suddenly switches from positional pres Black's Rook cannot move because of interesting plan in mind. sure to direct King side attack. the threat or 17. B-B6, for instance: 16. 5_ QxBP P·QN3 7_ B·N2 B·R3 14. Q·KN4! ...... , R-Q2; 17. B-B6, P-N3; 18. Q-B4, Black's plan is revealed: he wants to Q-Bl (forced) ; 19. B-R3, etc. take advantage of the fact that White's 16...... Q-Bl 17. P-K6! ...... King Bishop has left its original diagonal Black was hoping, perhaps, that I by exerting pressure on White's KP in might leave my Queen en prise. order to keep him from castling. Ther e 17...... R-Q3 now folloWS a short skirmish to deter Under the circumstances, best would mine who will have the initiative. The be 17 ...... , PXP; 18. BxR, QxB ; 19. "natural" 8. Q-B2, to protect the KP and QxPch, with a slower (but just as certain) allow castling, would fall in with Black's death. plans· But . . . 18· B-R6 ...... Black resigns, as if 18 ...... '" P-N3 ; 19. Q-Q4, P-B3; 20. QxBP with unavoidable mate. • • • • • And now a wo rd for the defense ... This is much stronger than 14. N-K4, In the following game White builds up which I r ejected because of 14 ...... , a very threatening position on the King P-QB4; 15. N·Q6, Q·Q2; followed by ...... , side. Black decides, however, after a few N-QB3 or even ...... , P-B3, with a play precautionary moves, that his King's posi able game. My opponent , however, told tion will hold and calmly proceeds to me later he planned to answer 14. N-K4 pick up a few loose pawns on the Queen with 14...... , B-N4; 15. Q·B2, Q-R3. side. The problem White faces in this The position in the diagram is very game is quite common: having commit instructive - how is Black to defend ted himself to a King-side pawn storm, against the serious threat of B-R6, with he could not spare the time to defend 8. Q-R 4!? ...... the consequent fatal weakening of his I decided to accept the challenge, and King's poSition? to try to hinder Black's development. 8. In the first place, it is too late for BOOST AMERICAN CHES~ Q-B2 is answered by 8 ...... , QN·Q2 and 14· ...... , NxN on account or 15. B-R6!, TELL YOUR FRIENDS 9 ...... , QR·Bl, with a satisfactory game P-N3; 16. Q-B4! , and now if 16 ...... , for Bl ack. Q-Q2; 17. PxN (not 17. Q·B6??, Q-Q8ch ABOUT USCF 8...... N.Q4 and mate, nor 17. RxN?'! for the same 210 C HESS LIFE his Queen-side pawns, and after his King The text move temporarily restricts but I prefer an active defense without side attack comes to he loses White's Knights and opens the possibility balking at sacrifice. because of ...... , PXP and ...... N·K4. 25...... BPxP 28. RxR OxO 1S . P·BS ...... 26. KBPxP RxBI 29. QxB Q-B8c:h W. SHIPMAN P. BENKO With this move White commits him· 21. PxPc:h KxP 1_ P·K4 P·Q84 6. B-K2 N·B3 seU to a pawn -storm on the King side White's last several moves have all 2. H·KB3 P·Q3 7. B·K3 B·K2 P·KN4·5. bcen forced. as is his next one any 3. p.Q4 PXP 8. Q.O Q.O 15...... N·QR4 other move costs a Rook. 4. Nlt P H·KB3 9. P-B4 8 ·Q2 Aiming at N-B5. 30, Q·Ql P·N7 32. R/2xQ ...... S. H·QB3 P·K3 16. Nx N QxN 31. R·Kl QxQ The basic position of the Scheveningen Variation. The text move is one of the latest ideas in this line. It was previous ly thought that after 10. Q-Kl, NxN; 11. BxN, B-B3 ; 12. Q·N3, White had much the better game becausc Blaek is un· able to take the KP. However, the dis- covery of the move 12 ...... , P-KN3 has caused a re-evaluation of the position as leading to an approximately equal game as Black's Queen Bishop is well posted. White's next move is dcsigned to avoid simplifications. 10· N·N3 poOR3 11. B·B3 R·N1 Necessary to prepare ...... , P-QN4, which if played at once is strongly ans 17. P·N4 ...... This is thc position I had in mind when wered by 12. P·K5. The Exchange saeri· A pawn sacrifice which is positionally I sacrificed the Exchange on move 26. fioo- 12 ...... PxP; 13. PXP, NxP; 14. fo rced. If 17. P·QR3, then 17 ...... , p·Q4, Black has two connected passed pawns BxR, QxB--crossed my mind, but was breaking through in the center, as 18. for the Exchange, which in this case is rcjected because of 15. B·Q4. PxP? is answered by 18 ...... , P·K5. decisive. 12. Q·Kl P·QN4 14. N·K2 P·K4 17...... KR·BII 32...... P·R4 33. N·N3 ...... 13. R·Ql P·NS Mu ch better than taking the pawn. The Knight must hurry back to try i.e.; 17 ...... , QxP; 18· P·Nfi, N·Kl. to stop the pawns. Black's position is crampcd and without 33...... p·RS 34. N·K2 R·Bl counter·chances. The tcxt. moreover. To prevent 35. N- B3, while attacking frees KBl, which is nceded lor the the QBP. Bishop. 35. P·B! P·R6 37. N·Bl ...... 18. P·NS N·Kl 20. N·N3 B·BII 36. R-Nl R·N) 1'. Ro02 Qlt P White is forced to give up a piece, Rendering the possible P·B6 innocuous, as it is the only way to stop the pawns. and preparing to sct up a " porcupine" 37...... Px N{Q ) 39. R·Rl N·B3 defense with P-N3. 38. KRxQ R·Rl 40. R·R2 ...... 21 . N·RS ...... Having co mmitted himself to the at· After 40. R-Kl, R·R5, the KP is lost tack, Wihte must follow through. If he anyway. White could have resigned stops to defend the QNP, the initiatiVe here, but both players wer e in a sevcre passes to Black, already a pawn up. time scramble. An important decision. The Schever.· 21...... QxP 22. Q·N3 R·B61 40...... NxP 42. R·QBl R·Bl ingen Variation is characterized by There was no need for the risky 22. 41 . R/l·Rl P·Q4 43. R/2-B2 ...... Black's "Pawn.fencc"_Q3 and K3--thc ...... , RxP, as two pawns are cnough strength of which lies in its flexibility, to win. If now 23. N-B6ch, NxN (not 23. that is, the possibility for Black to break ...... , PxN?; 24. PxPch, K-RI; 25. R·N2. with either ...... P·K4 or ...... P·Q4. NxP; 26. Q·N5!. etc.; 24. PxN, RxB; 25. or in some cases, both· Compare the PxP, B · K2~ , and Black is safe. game Palermo vs. Benko, Chess Life, May 23. B·N4 Q·R6 1965, p. 100. Insisting on the pin. 24. R·Kl ...... Of courSe not 24. R·K2, B-N4. PAL BENKO 24...... P·N6 25. P·N6 ...... Already desperate, White tries to mud· Chess Clock dy the waters. ObViously, after 215. PxP. R/ lxP, the pin is too much, as on 26· At Lost - a tournament chess R/ 2·K2, B·N4. it·s all over. clock rugged enough to stand up Black now has several passive defen· White·s QBP is twice attacked and under the punishment of 5-MIN sive poSSibilities, such as 25 ...... P-B3. twice defended. But White's Rooks aTe UTE CHESS. ove r.worked, as they must defend the pawn as well as the first rank. Black BIG, STURDY, RELIABLE! $100 takes immediate advantage of this cir cumstance. Full y guoranteed for 0 N E MAKES YOU 43...... bP! 46. R·B 1 8·B4c:h YEAR against mechanical fa ilure. A 44· RxR NxR 47. K·N2 B·QS 45. RxN P·R7 48. K·B3 ...... Measures: 8Y2 " x 2Ya" X 4 3,4" USCF MEMBER Sheer momentum. FOR 48...... P·R8 (Q) so. K·N4 K·N3 Price $23.00 49. RxQ BxR (lnclud .. shipping charges) LIFE! Now that Black has passed the time control. White resigned. SEPTEMBER. 1966 211 22...... P-N4 23. P-R3 P-R4 24. R/l-Ql OR-Ol Upset of a Champion 25. 0-03 P-B3 To continue his K·side attack, Black must £irst dislodge White's Kn ight. Thus, by MEDNIS an immediate 25 ...... , P·NS would allow the strong: reply 26. N·R4. Grandmu ters Mikhail Tal and Bent his Q·side play by strellgthening White's 26. N·N6 0 ·K2 Larsen are two of the greatest dtacking Pawn formation and is left with a weak 27. N-R2 p oNS! players of our time. The more note pawn on QR3. The thematic 10...... , worthy, therefore, is the mal'lner in R·Nl was corrcct. which youngsters J'lIO sa ,l nd Ree defeat 11 . OP;o; P 8-K3 them at their own game. 12. ON-Q2 BxB SARAJEVO 1966 ;.10 bettcr is 12 ...... , R-N 1 as played RUV LOPEZ by Spassky as aHer 13. B-B2! White was M. TAL V. JANSA for choice. 13·. Ox 8 0-02 (USSR) (Czechos lovakia) 14_ N-B4 N-Ol 1. P·K4 P·K4 2. H·Ke3 N·QB3 IS. B-NS N-K3 16. BxN BxB 3. ... , P·OR3 4. N ·B3 17. N-K3 P-N3 .... 18. N-QS B-N2 0.0 8·K2 ,. 19. QR·01? ...... R·Kl P-QN4 •• Exactly as in the game against Spas 7. B·N3 0 ·0 sky, Tal leaves the correct straight and S. P·QR4 ...... The only wa~' to continue the attack. Umg advocated by British theoreti narrow path in preference for ambiguous Again from a Tal one would expect 28. cian Barden, this continuation has only Rook maneuvers. The thematic 19. Q-R4! PxP, PxP; 29. NxP, P·B6; 30. P-N3, N-BS!; lately become popular against the Mar with play against Black's weak Q-side 31. Q-Bl ! and White keeps good chances shall Attack. Tal already employed it in would have lell White with a definite after 31 ...... , N·K7ch i 32. RxN. Surpris- the 91 h game of his match agai nst Spas edge. After the text move Black gets ingly, even alter the text move Wh itc sky- whether successfully depends on good chances fo r a K-s ide attack. may not be lost. 19...... K-RlI one's point of view: Tal obtained a 28. 0 ·B4 P.P 20. Q·B2 P-KB4 superior position from the opening, but 29. P-B31 R-KNI eventually lost the game. 21 . P·QN4 P·B5 30. K-Rl B·R3 8. . .. ", ... P·NS 22. R-Q2? ...... 31. R-K NI R-N6 Two other possibilities for Black are; Rather unsure at best. More in Tal's 32. QII:BP R/ I-KNI a) 8 ...... , B·N2; 9. P-Q3, P·Q3 j 10. N-B3, style would be counterattack with 22. N·QR4! j 11. B-R2, p oNS; 12. N-K2, P·B4!; P-B4, N-Q5; 23. NxN, PxN; 24. P-BS 13. N·N3, 8·Bl with even chances, and with chances for bolh sides. And a good b) 8 ...... , R·Nl ; 9. PxP, PxP; 10. P-B3, defensive buildup was 22. K·Rl followed P-Q3; 11 . P-Q4, PxP; 12. PxP, B·NS; 13. by N-KNI and P ·KB3. N-B3, N-NS; 14. B·KB4, N·R4; 15. B·K3, P-QB4 ; 16. P-R3, B-Q2; 17. PxP, PXP; 18. N-K5 with advantage fOI" White (San guinetti·Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 1957). $100 9. P-B3 ...... Barden prefers 9. P'Q3, 1)-Q3; 10. QN MAKES YOU A Q2, N·QR4; 11. B-R2, P·QB4 j 12. N-84! with a positional edge (or White. USCF MEMBER 9...... P·Q3 10. P-R5! PxP? FOR LIFE! Originally played by Spassky also, This position looks hopelessly lost for but nevertheless inferior. Black gives up White and yet Grandmaster Paehman

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212 CHESS LIFE has suggested the fo llowing fascinating 6...... B-K3 some chances for defense. defense: 33. Q·B4!, Q·N4; 34. QxN, Px 7. P·QN4 ...... 20...... PxP Pch; 35. R/ 2xP, RxR; 36. QxRch, QxQ ; Looks strong, but preferable was 21. PxP ...... 37. RxR followed by 38. N·Q5. And even Barcza's 7. N·R3! as in his game against Or 21. NxP, NxRPeh ; 22. PxN, Q-N5ch; if there is a way to strengthen Black's Taimanov: 7 ...... , P·KR3; 8. P-B4!, 23. K-R2, QxPch; 24. K-N2, Q·N5ch; 25. attack, such a continuation would have Q·Q2; 9. N-B2, KN-K2; 10. N-Q5, N·Ql; K-R2, P-KB4! with a winning attack. given White excell ent chances. It should 11. 0·0, P-QB3; 12. NxN, QxN; 13. PxP, 21...... R·K61l be mentioned that Jansa was in great PxP; 14. P·QN4 with a slight edge. time pressure wher cas Tal had plenty of 7...... Q·Q2 time left! S. P·NS N·QI 33. N·BS?? ...... 9. Q·R4 ...... This loses immediately, as the best Hindsight tells us that the Queen is White can do is to transpose into the misplaced here. Better would have been previous notc with the difference that 9. P-QR4. Black still has his Knight! Jansa polishes 9...... N·K2 off the game effortlessly. 10. N·B3 P-KB3 33...... Q·N4 11 . P·KR4? 34. NxP N·Ql! This K-side weakening will be more 35. Q·KS PxPch serious for White than for Black. 36. R/ lxP RxQ 11...... P·KR4! 37. NxR N·B2 12. B·QR3 0 ·0 3S. N·B7 N·Q3 13. P·K3 N·B2 39. N-B 1 RxR 14. N·Q2 P·R3! There is no satisfactory defense to 40. RxR Q-RSc h This tactical shot puts an end to the threat of 22 ...... , RxKN; 23. KxR, 41. K-Nl N·B5 White's Q-side hopes. The justification is NxQPch. 22. N-K2 is impossible because Resign$ in 15. BxNP, PxP; 16. QxR, RxQ; 17. of RxB and the most plausible defense TER APEL 1966 BxR, PxP; 18. PxP, P-QB3 as White will 22. QR-Ql loses to 22 ...... , RxKN! , 23. ENGLTSH OPENING have great problems extricating his KxR, NxRPch; 24. Px!\" , Q-N5ch; 25. B. LARSEN H. REE Bishop on QR8. K-K3, R·Klch; 26. N-K4, B·R3eh; 27. (D enmark) (Holland) 1 S. P·N6 p·B3 P·B4, P·KB4 and Black must win. 1. P-QB4 P·K4 16. 0-0 B-R6 22. N·Nl RxPch! 2. P·KN3 ...... White's K-s ide weakness is now appal" Since the rook is untouchable (23. PxR, Larsen has had many successes with ent. N·K6ch) White's position is now hope" this apparently innocuous opening. 17. P·Q4? ...... less. Due to inertia Larsen plays on for 2...... N·QB3 To open the center with an insccure a few morc moves. 3. B·N2 P-KN3 K-position is equivalent to suicide. A 23. K·Rl NxQP 4. N·QB3 B-N2 strong defensive position starting with 24. Q·Ql Rx QN S. p.QJ P-Q3 17. Q-Ql was requir ed. 25. B-N2 R·R6ch 6. R·QNl ...... 17...... BxB 26. K·N2 R, P A well known position. Best for Black 18. KxB N·B4! 27. BxN Q-NS ch supposedly is 6 ...... , P-QR4 wi th other 19. N·B3 KR-Kl Re$ igns moves such as 6 ...... , B-Q2; 6 ...... , 20. Q-B2? ...... He is "only" a picce and 3 Pawns KN-K2 or 6 ...... , N-B3 inferior. Loses immediately. Only 20. N·K2 gave down. A fine performance by Ree. ess e~ Here and There ... Thc Spring Tournament of the Argon. Masters' Open Champion William 1fi..year old John Jacobs of Dallas won ne Che$$ Club (Illinois) resulted in an Martz continued to forge ahead, running the Texas Junior Championship, scoring 8·0 swcep by D. Kucera. E. Rudzitis, 7, through the Paul Richman Open in In 4%-% to lead a 14·player fi eld at Hous· and R. Fabijonas, 6, followcd in the dianapolis with a 5·0 score. The 52.player ton. Tom Richardson of Houston was round robin. ,. " ... event, held August 6-7, saw James Kalan second with 4-1, followed by Tom Snow .. . place a clear second with 4lh, half a of San Antonio, 3lh. Jacobs cllnched the Ed Tusnadi, with an undefeated 5-1, point ahead of George Berry, Ted Peh titlc by drawing with Snow in the final won the P eoria Championship in a 10- nee, Lothar Mayer, Bernard Parham and round; this was the only draw of the player tournament J uly 8-10. He received Mikc McIntosh. Other prizes: B--Gary entire tournament. Fourth and fifth with possession of a 3-fo ot tall rotating trophy. Lane and Rober t Morey, C-Dan Shed· 3·2 scores were John Dunning and Nat Next in Une were J ohn Roecker (4lk), roff, Junior- Rony Adelsman. The T.D. Snapp. Noteworthy is the 3-2 score also Ron Millard (4), and Murrel Rhodes was Larry Landry. achieved by Miss Nannette Snapp, a high (3%). A nonrated section for juniors school student. under 18 was swept by :Marc Witte, 6·0, ahead of ll-year ·old Russell Rhodes, Chicago Master Richard Ver her scored $ * • • • 4·2. a 5-0 sweep in the 5th annual Fox Valley J ack F. Shaw, 5·1, edged Warren Miller .. * • ~ * Open, held J une 25-26 at Aurora, Illinois. on tie·break to win the Albuquerque The Peninsula Championship, held in Scoring 4% -% were Chicago Master Ed· Open, played over the Memorial Day Newport News, Va., went to Tom Burgess ward For manek and Robert Florian. weekend. Thomas Heldt, Gary Anderson with a 6-1 score. Second through fifth Class prizes went to; A- Doyle Satterlee and Sidney Brower fo llowed with 4% in werc Robert Mack (5!f.!), Robert Nichols, (4), B- Anthony LoCoco (3%), C·D- P . the field of 32. Anderson took the B Jr., Jerry Flowers, and Bcrnard Parun, Meschter, Junior- S. Tennant, Unrated trophy and Michael Gaspar the C; Robert Jr. (all 5). Robert Blount was declared W. Norm, Upset- P o Woods. 58 players Fletcher (4·2) and Paul Sands (31f.: -2%) J unior Champion (best under 18). 28 competed in the event, which was di won Junior trophies. Phillip Doddridge players participated. rected by James F . Gi bbs. directed. • "* $ * • Chuck Singleton and Clarence Moore ALL ORDERS TO USCF MUST BE tied at 3lh ·lh in the Tynda ll Air Force ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Base (Fla.) Championship, II round robin held July 16-17. SEPTEMBER. 1966 213 Tile Phoenix Clless Club ran two Sum 4%-% scores to tie for first in the sec field of l16 players in the Manhattan mer Rating Tournaments during May ond annual Visal ia Amateur Open, held Open, played August 6·7 in New York. and June, prizes being free entries into in April at Visalia, California. Following Second on tie-break, with 5-1, was Gary the Rocky Mountain Open Labor Day in the field of 41 were Dr. Theodore Bul Forman, a Brooklyn College student with weekend. Section "A" had 12 players and loekus, Bob Baker, Roy McCullough, Wal a pre·tournament rating of 1711. Also was won by James H. Aden, Jr. with ter Dome, and John Barnard, with 4. scoring 5-1, and following in order, were 3*-Ih. William McLean and Michael J . Barnard took the Class B prize while H. Paul Brandts, Miro Radojcic, Sal Matera, King scored 3. The "Bt> section, restrict· Duncanson, Erik Krogh and Chris Fotias John Hechtlinger, Raymond Heitmann ed to players below 1600, ended in a tie tied for best Class C. The D prize went and Jack Beers. Heitmann won the A between Stephen Travis, Henry Yee and to Jerry Corthell and the Unrated to trophy and Forman the B; others went to John Lentini, all scoring 4·1. Jamie Miller. Dr. Bulloekus was the di Harvey Somers (C-4), Larry Finucane Phil Smith and Richard Schultz posted rector. (D-3!h), Thomas Houston (E--2), and ... $ ... '" ... Joseph DeMauro (Unrated- 4). The sur On August 19th, Bent Larsen played prising turnout forced the sponsoring a clocked simultaneous exhibition against Manhattan Chess Club to cancel plans seven players, mostly of Expert strength, to use its club room and to rent a large at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club in room at the Henry Hudson Hotel. Bill San Francisco; he won all the games. Goichberg was the tournament director. After giving a lecture at the Club August '" • • * ~ 20, Larsen played a larger simultaneous Francis Brown successfully defended in which he was less successful, scoring hi s Prescott (Arizona) Championship title 34% out of 43. lIe lost to Zangerle, Sav by sweeping the l1·playcr event, 5-0. ery, Blohm, Pruner, Pawlon, and Uskert. Following, with 3-2, were Richard Reece, ~ . . . . William K. Moore, Gordon Gill and ures The Capablanca Chess Clu b of Miami Dwight Stewart. held a Rating Improvement Tournament $ $"'** by Jose R. August 20-21 which drew 24 players. Charles F _ Whitman topped a field Robert Piacenza scored 3%·% and won of 16 in the Barstow (Cal.) Open, Aug. on tic-break over Cyrus Neuman and 6-7, by winning all six of his games. CAPABLANCA Armando Bucelo. Piaccnza's 1825 rating Vernon Fagin was second with 4% while Robert Gosline and Chris l"otias follow· This slim but priceless volume ranked him 12th in the beginning list. ed with 4. contains the last legacy of Jose Class prizes went to; A- Murray Cohen (3), B-Martin Gurri (2%), C-Armando • • • • Raoul Capablanca, a series of Bucelo (2). David Rickard scored a convincing win twelve lectures originally broad in the Cornell Chess Club Championship, • • • • 1 cast to Latin American listeners 22 players competed in the Hawkeye scoring 4 h -Ih to top a strong 6-player shortly before Capo's death in Open, held at Iowa City, Iowa Aug_ 6·7_ field. Second was leLA President Paul 1942. Prepared for the general The winner was Robert Bradley, who Joss, 2lh -2%, while two Experts lagged chess public, but expressed with edged Richard Cohen on tie·break; both behind. Capablanca's unique clarity and scored 4-1 as did third place Larry simplicity, they contain observa Schmitt. Glen Proechel and Dan Reyn Re mittance (Check or Money O r tions on the fundamental princi olds followed with 3Vz. Murrel Rhod es der) must occompony 0 11 orde rs. ples of sound chess thinking that and John Hoye won Merit prizes. No C red it or C.O.D. John Pamiljens seored 5%·% to lead a a novice can follow, yet they touch on such profoundly impor tant underlying themes thai the most advanced player will bene SOLID CATALIN LIFETIME SET fit by absorbing them. Perhaps the greatest pleasure for the modem player will come from Capoblanca's lively anec dotes and strongly expressed opin ions about his contemporaries. Us Ing their playas examples lor his u observations on universal chess truths, Capablonca rates (a n d 5 sometimes rakes) Morphy, Stein itz, Emanuel Lasker, Nimovich, c Alekhine, Reshevsky, Marshall and other chess immortals. F LAST LECTURES will enrich the play, as well as the library, of 80 E. 11 St. all chess enthusiasts. New York, A brand-new release from Simon and Schuster, copyrighted 1966; N.Y. No. 825 Red and Ivory No. 826 Black and Ivory with a foreword by Olga Capo 10003 blanca. Solid catalin plastic Staunton Design, King 3%" high. Artisti<: craftsmanship, a superb set for lifetime enjoyment. The carrying case is velvet-lined with felt padded compartments. (16" x l1" x 2% "). 4.00 :oos: e::ers Ust Price $30.00 ..... __ ...... _ ._...... __ .__ ...... ___ ...... Me mbers $27.00 ($4.50 to non-members) 21< CHESS LIFE The Dumont Chess Mates, a newly or· Unrated trophy. Top D was Martin The 1966 Tulsa Championship was de· ganized club with over 50 members, Duhms and top Woman Mrs. Eleanor cided in a 6·piayer final round rohin, meets every Monday at 8 p.m. in the Terry, both with 3. Among the prizes players having qualified from an 18- Dumont Borough Hall , 50 Wash ington were many subscriptions to Chess Forum player preliminary tournament. Ronald Ave., Dumont, N.J. Novice or advanced and Shakhmaty-in·English. Directors E. Pohle emerged as champion with a 4-1 players interested in joining please call were James Bollon and Eliot Wolk. score. Following were Eugene Amburn Harry Strickly at 385·3772. • • • • • and J . F. Campbell, 3-2, and Victor Mc • • • • • The Schenectady Chess Club Summer Bee, Jr., 2lh-21h. As best scoring junior, The 8th Davis (Ca!.) Rated Tourna Tournament, a 5- player round robin, was Thomas Amburn was awarded the Tulsa ment, which concluded in May, was won won by Frank Valvo, who had to for Junior title. by Mohamed EI Sayed with a 6-1 score. feit one game due to illness but wo n his other three. • • • • • Ross Barnett, 5Y.z ·l lf.! , was second, with USCF Expert Dick Vandenburg con· Anthony Di?!nio, Eriks Leitis, Edward • • • • • Stephen B. Rhodes scored a 4-0 sweep vincingly gr ained the title of Boise, Idaho McCaskey and Serge Von Oettingen next City Champion by sweeping a round in line at 4%. EI Sayed won the title of in the Luke Air Force Base (Ariz.) Base 1966 Davis Champion, while Barnett Leve l Championship, a round robin held robin 13·0. Following were Max We nn strom (10%), George Rasor (91f ), John was best Unrated and McCaskey best in late July. Michael Pitt and Richard undergraduate student. Ron Ingram won Buck tied for second with 2-2. Rhodes Cosho (9) and Dick Shropshire (81f). the rating gain prize and David Sterling qualified to represent the base at the • • • • • the upset prize. Air Force Preliminary to the annual David Taylor of Decatur, ill. captured • • • • • Armed Forces Championship. the Bradley Summer Open over second 63 players competed in the New En g • • • * • place Ed Tusnadi and tbir d place Glen land Amateur Open, held at New Haven USCF Master Kenneth Smith encount Proechel on tie-break, after tbe three had in July. Herman Rose of Rhode Island, ered little difficulty in winning the 1966 scored 4-1 in th e event held at Bradley Elliot Wolk of Connecticut and W. L. Dalias Chess Club Tournament, held University in Peoria Aug. 20-21. Other Eldridge of Maine all scored 5·1, tie· from April through August. Smith scored prize wi nners; J unior- Marc Witte (3), breaking placing them in the order nam· 16-{J to lead second place Thomas Reagor Class B-Harold Saberhagen (3%), Class ed. Bert Germalm and Anthony Miller by five points and third place Bob Tem C-Peter Thayer (3), Unrated-Charles followed with 41f ; also with 4% were ple by 5%. Following in the field of 32 Teeter (2). 26 players participated, plus Arkadijs Strazdins, who won the Class were Earl Wisler (9) and J acob Irvine 8 in a nonrated Children's Di vision (un 'A trophy, and Ronald Morgan and John (8112.). William Grinnell took the A prize, der 14). The latter saw Russell Rhodes Ogni. Ken Newberry wo n the B, James Wally Sihvonen and John Chilton the B score a 5-{J sweep, 1 Y.a points ahead of Messina the C and Robert C(lrwin the and J ohn Travis the C. John Klaassen and William Leighty.

SICILIAN DEFENSE Upset In U.S. Junior Open Chules Alden Jose"" SlIVino I . P· K4 P-Q84 20. QxQ .... 19·year old Charles J. Alden of White Bear Lake, whose pre·tour nament raling 2. N·K83 P-QR3 21_ B· K4 ... , was 1808, scored an upset victory in the United States Junior Open, held J uly 10-15 3. P.Q4 22. N.8S P-8 3 4. NxP N. •••K83 23. K·81 P·N3 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Alden's score in the 34-pJayer event 5. N-Q83 P·K4 24. N·R4 R-N1 was 7-2; his big victory was scored over Joseph Savino of Mur ray Hill, N.J. in the 6. N·N3 B·NS 25. R-Q3 ••• final r ound. Savino led the tournament at the time; his final score of 6%-2% gave 7. B.Q3 .... 26. PxR N·K2 him second place on tie·break over Brendan Godfrey of Minneapolis. Following, S. PxP ... 27. R_NI B·K3 , . 8·Q2 28. P-QR3 P_B4 with 6-3, were Gregory Nowak, James Davies, Robert Wachtel and Robert Fletcher. 10. PxN B•••-K2 n . 8·B3 B·Q4 Godfrey and Wachtel went into the event as overwhelming favor ites, being rated II. 0 ·0 8 ·B3 30. RxP ... far ahead of the r est of the field. Both had played in the invitational U.S. Junior 12. R_KI D·. 31 . NxR ... 13. Q.B3 Q.B2 32. PxB K-B3 Championship held in J une, Wac htel tying for second place, but this tournament 14. Q·K4 P· KN3 33. N.Q7ch K·B2 was different- especially for Wachtel, who was upset hy Thomas Marcy (rating U . B-R6 R·Kl 34. NxPch K·K3 1644) in round 2 and later drew with a 14-year old unrated player, David Beebe. ,.. R-K3 II·N2 35. P.Q4 N·Q4 17. lbB 36. P.Q84 N-N3 U. S. JUNIOR OPEN 18. R/ l ·Kl N·B3••• 37. K· K2 Resigns , , 19. Q·KR4 Q-Ql A,. , , , • • 9 Scor e 1. Alden, Charles, MInn ...... 19 WU wu m, D. w" w. D.• '"' , 2. Savino, J oseph, N.J ...... , ...... 18 wn WU w"" W" w, w. L I 6 j, POLISH OPENING 3. Godfre y, 8re ndan, Minn. 20 W, D' " w" wn w. w. D' D9 6! Tom Ma rcy Robert Wilchtel 4. Nowa k, Gregory, W is...... 18 W,D" w" D. w" D' WI" WIS 6 5. Davie s, Jlme s, Minn ...... 19 W. w" w .. W, m," W" . 1. P·QN' N· KB3 30. Q·N6ch K·Rl 6. Wachte l, Ro bert, N.J ...... 18 W, W.. W. "w" D' "w, .• 2. B·N2 P-K3 31. QxPch K·NI D" " 3. P.NS 7. Fletcher, Robe rl, N.Mex...... 17 W" W" w.. "wu WU W12 6 .... 32 . Q.RBch ..Q " 4. P. K3 .. 33. N·N6ch K-N2 8. Ma rcy, Tho mas, Minn ...... 19 WU" w.'" D, '" D" W.. D" W16 $I , , 9. Simmons, Br ldford, Wis...... 20 WU W" "w" D" "W" D" D3 51 S. N·KII3 QN-Q2 34. NxQ ,.. 10. Lie n, Ronald, S.D ...... 19 D. W21 5.1 6. P-84 .-0 35. R·B7 K· Bl w"" W" "D" W" D" 7. 8 ·K2 P-1I4 11 . Tiling, Robert, Minn ...... 2 0 WU " w" w" .. DU W20 5 36. R/ I-Q7 R-Kl 12. Streeter, Ro bert, II! ...... 16 " w.. "WU D"D. I . D'() P-QN3 37. RxP B·84 D' w" " " 9. P-Q4 Q-1I2 13. Snoke, Richard, Minn ...... 19 w, w" "Dn "DU W" , 38. R-R6ch R·K3 14. Avey, Malcolm, Min n ...... 19 "wn , 10. QN-Q2 8·N2 39. R.R8 '"w .. wu '"'"~ wn '""w" ... 11 . R·81 N·K5 40. R.R6ch R·K3 1$. Harger , Da nie l, lowil ...... 16 wn "'"~ "w .. D" Dn Dn" Dn w" , 16. Carr, Dan W., Minn ...... 1$ WH WU " W" D. wn L8 4! 12. N.N3 P-84 41 . R·B7 .... 17. Pe nnig, J eff, Minn • •_ ...... 17 "wn '"w" D" DU '"wn 018 41 13. P·N3 QR·Kl 42. R/6-86 ••• 18. samsal, DORald, Minn• •_ ...... ,.... _... 11 "", w"" w" D" "Dn 017 4j, 14. N·R4 P·N4 43. RKRch K-K2 -19. T . nl, P. ul M., Minn ...... 20 US '"w,. Dn ""D" "Dn w.. 023 41 1$. N·N2 P.KR3 44. P-R4 ... , 20. B .... be, D .. vld, Minn ...... 14 w'"' w"" D'". Dn Lll 4 16. P-84 K·R2 45. R-86 21 . Mille r, Cr.ll, Minn ...... 16 D'DU D" LIO 4 ... wn " wn w" '"D" 17. 8.03 N/2-83 46. K ·N2 B.' 22. Vance II, Rudy, CaUf...... 19 wu "Dn '" w.. DU DW'" Dn LT4 4 11. IIxN 47. RxP K ·B2 23. Laso", Mark, Minn ...... 16 wu "w , DU Dn DU '" 019 4 19. Q-RS P•••·N5 41. R·86 24. Pappas, George, M inn ...... 18 wn W, wu " '"~ 025 4 ..., " D" 20. N·R4 R·KN1 49, R-86ch K-N2 25 . Stearns, Wm. l ., Minn ...... 17 W.. DU 024 4 '"~'" wn '"~" "'"~ '" wn 21 . QPxP NPxP SO. P-R5 N-1I7 26. Hennies, Richard, Minn ...... 15 D" en W.. Dn wn'" w" LIS 4 27. Handeen, p aul, M inn ...... 16 w, 22. PKP R/ K.KBI Sl. P-R6ch K-R2 wn '" '" WI' n . Pxp 28. BaUey, Donald, M inn ...... 16 Dn ". '"~ Dn W33"'.. 3 1 101·1014 52. P·85 N·Q8 w" '" " '"~" D" '"~ 24. KR-Ql 29. McDowell, Howard, N.J ...... 16 '"wn '" wn WI' L27 3 Q·K2 53. P' B6 N-K6ch 30. Dowling, John, Minn ...... 15 '"~ ". ", Dn " Dn '"~ W, , 25 . NXQBP 11·81 54. k ·RI N·B4 w" '"~ 26 . 8 ·R3 N.R6ch 55. P·B7 31. Rot egard, Da n il , Minn ...... 14 D"". '" " w"'" '"~ Dn '"~ D32 21 B·N2 31. King, Ro be rt R., Minn ...... 1' '" '" wn Dn D" '" D31 21 27. I(·B1 Bx KP S6 . R.B7ch K.NI 33. MorriS, Greg, Minn ...... 11 ,n '"~w, w, us 21 28 . NxB 57. P.N6 N·Q3 '" ''"' '"'"~ D" '"~ '" ... 34. Fagerstrom, St even, Minn ...... 18 '"'" '"w" " '" '"~ " " " " , 2f. N x Rch ... 51. R·Q7 Resigns SEPTEMBER, 1966 2j5 GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS YOU'RE INVITED TO Annotated FLORIDA'S by JOHN W. COLLINS MOST FABULOUS EVER MATERA BEGINNING 14...... p,p CHESS TOURNAMENT! USCF Expert Sa lootore J. Mat era 15. PxP N·Q4 of Flathush ( Brooklyn, N.Y. ) asopho 16. p.B4? ...... more (It Brooklyn Prq J., is rapidly Although this move is hard to under· stand, it is also hard to find a good climbing the ladder of success. Ha v move for White. ing won the Manhattan C. C. Junior 16...... QxBP Championship, tied with USCF Mas 17. Q· KB2 NxP ter Michael V alvo fo r first and secU1ld ·1966 in the Soubh Jerse y Open, and won the Greater New York High School OCT. 28, 29, 30 at Championsllip, he lias also recelltly defeated USCF iHasters Popovljch, HOLIDAY INN of Rado;cic and Robey. The writer, who PALM BEACH has been teaching Sal, IWW fifteen, for the past seGen (md a haTf years, • TOURNAMENT DOOR PRIZE, predicts this is only the beginning, All Eligible ! oll ly the beginning! Sal's 1)1{l1j is dynam ic and aggl'essive • in the following game and his notes " Room wi th Q View for Two" ONE WEEK AT HOLIDAY INN (an initial effort in this fi eld ) pro OF PALM BEACH vide (In interesting insight, of his thinking at the stage of his career. Black's position is overwhelming. -.- 18. B·K2 Q·B2 FREE BUFFET LUNCHEON 1966 Greate r New York Open 19. N·K3 N·KB3! FOR ALL ENTRANTS, U 19 ...... , NxN ; 20. BxN, 0·0; 21. B· with Surprise Program Notes by Sal J. Mate ra KB4, B-Q3; 22. Q·N3 and White gets more FREE COFFEE, PARKING, SICILIAN DEFENSE counterplay than he does in the game. POOL AND OCEAN SWIMMING Or. O. Popovych S. J. Mate ra 20. Q·N3 0 ·0 - +- 21. P·N3 N·N3 1. P·K4 P·QB4 3. P·Q4 PxP ADDITIONAL PRIZES, De pe ndent 22. Q·K1 ...... upon number of Entries; Upset, 2. N·KB3 P·K3 4. NxP P·QR3 If 22. Q·B2, Q·B6; 23. N/3·B2, B·K5 wins. Women, High·Scorer, etc. This is more flexible than Taimanov's 22...... Q·K4 4 ...... , OVER $500 IN BOOKS, N·QB3. 23. N/ 3·B2 B·K5 5. N·QB3' Q.82 TROPHIES, AND CASH Quicker was 23 ...... , B·Q3 ; 24. Q·N3, 6. B·K2? ...... QxB!! , 6. B·Q3 is better because the King Pawn 24. BxP B.Q31 THREE DIVI SIONS needs protection. Better than 24 ...... , RxN, which also OPEN (Rated 1850 up), USCF & FCA 6...... N·KB3 WIllS. Triple $ 14 up 7 ...... , if 7. Threatening n·N5. Now p. 25. N·B3 ...... Single $8 up - Double $ J 2 up QR3, P·QN4j 8. 0 ·0 , n·N2 and Black has If 25. Q·N3 (probably best), QxQ; 26. strong pressure. PxQ, RxN wins quickly. -- 7. Q·Q3 ...... Rated 1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50, 25...... Q·KR4 plus Trophies Entry Fee $12 plus If this movc is forccd then 6. B·K2 is Or 25...... , BxN and definitely weak. wins. USCF & FCA membership. 26. BxR BxN/ 6 Black will now usc the flexibility of AMATEUR (Beiow 1850), USCF & 27. P·KR4 BxPch FCA Rated I at $60, 2nd $40, 3rd his position to maneuver bis QN to QB4 Resigns $20, plus Trophies Entry Fee $8 plus to joi n in the attack on the King Pawn If he takes the Bishop it is mate in 7 USCF & FCA membership. with tempo. and if not he is a piece down after 28. RESERVE (Below 1599 or Unrated), 7...... P·QN4 ...... , BxR. Trophies to first Five Places• 8. p.B4? ...... This is too ambitious. u gly though it is, WRONG WAY • 8. P·B3 must be played to give the King Tournament Director, Ken Harkness W /t ile is toppled by two unxepect· Assistant Director, Ke n Embler Pawn its necessary support. ed, pseudo·Queen sacrifi ces when he 8...... B·N2 10. 0·0 QN·Q2 9. 8 ·B3 P·Q3 11. K·R1 B·K21 chooses the wrong way to regain a • Paten. MASTERS: Ask about complimentary Black could have won the KP by 11 . room accommodations! ...... , N·B4j 12. Q·K3, P·NS; 13. N/ 3·K2, 1966 Glass City Open N/ 3xP; but knowing my opponent's at· RUY LOPEZ -- tacking reputation, I did not want to give Dr. P. Poschel O. Gundlach Advance Registrations, Inquiries, to: him any counterplay as I felt the Pawn 1. P·K4 P·K4 4. B·R4 N·B3 Gold Coast Chess Club would fall eventually anyway. 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 S. 0 ·0 B·K2 Box 4058, Lantana. Fla. 12. Q-K2 ...... 3. B·N5 P·QR3 6. P-Q4 ...... Phone 305·965·4272 If 12. P·QR3 Black might have tried N· This is the Center Attack. Fast breaking N3·B5 with an immovable Knight. and open, it is something of a specialty. • 12...... P·N5 6...... PxP Room Registration s to: 13. N·Q1 R·QBI If 6 ...... , P·QN4?; 7. PxP!, KNxP; 8. B· Holiday Inn of Palm Beach 14. P·K5 ...... N3, N·B4; 9. B·Q5! and White has the White is getting desperate. If 14. B·Q2, advantage. 2770 S. Ocean Blvd. P·QR4 followed by ...... , N·B4 threaten· 7. R·KlI Palm Beach, Fla. ing ...... , B·Ra and ...... , NxP. 7. P·K5 simplifies too much (7...... , Phone 305-582-5381 216 CHESS LIFE N-K5; 8. NxP, NxN; 9. QxN, N·84). YOUNG CALIFORNIANS 24...... BxBI! 7...... 0 -0 This last nJrmd gnme prevented tal Or 7 ...... , P-QN4; 8. P·K5!, NxP; 9. ellter/ d ghtcell Ijear old D(llJid Blohm NxN, Px8; 10. QxP, 0 -0; 11. B-N5!, R· N1; 12. N·B3, P·R3; 13. B-Bl, R-N5; 14. wrum becoming co-c/wlIlpion of Cali 0-03, B·N2 with about an even position. {omin. Bill ,'IIaillal'd, twentlj-onc, a 8. P.K5 N·Kl studcnt (It U.C.L.A., is champion of This is better than B• ...... , K-Q4?; 9. Southern California. NxP, NxN; 10. QxN, N-N3; 11. S-N3, P·Q4; 12. PxP e.p., 8xP; 13. B-KB4! and 1965 California State Championship White's advantage is clear. FRENCH DEFENSE 9. P-B3! D. Blohm B. Maillard A dynamic sacrifice. 1. P·K4 P-K3' 9...... PxP 2. P-Q4 P·Q4 10. NxP P·Q3 3. P- KS 11. PxP NxP? While probing and cramping, this Nim As with 11...... QxP; 12. N-Q5! and zowitsch Variation is subject to the A shocker, even though Black gets more 11...... , PxP; 12. N-Q5, this gives White strong counters ...... , P·QB4 and ...... , than enough for hi~ Queen. an attack. Probably best is 11...... , BxP! 25, NxQ B-K5ch 27. Q·N4 QR·Bl P - KB :~ . In t he recent World Champion 12. N-Q5 ...... ~h i p Match, Spas~ky met all Petrosian's 26. R-N2 Kx N 28. R·R2 ...... Threatening to win a piece with 13. BxN, Frcnches with the classical 3. N-QB3, If 28. Qxr',pch. K-Kl and both 29 ...... , Px B; 14. NxBeh. two continuing with 3 ...... , N-KB3; 4. B- RxQBP and 29 ...... , R-KNI are menaced. 12...... B·K3 15. B·NS P·B3 N5, i'xP; 5. NxP, B-K2; 6. Bx~. 28...... N·B4 13. BxN PxB 16. B-B4 , ...... l ...... P·QB4 29. P·R3 R·B6! 14. NxBch QxN 4. Q-N4 30. K-R2 R/ l ·BI Threatening 17. N·Q4. White offers his QP [or K-side attacking Winning the exchange can wait since 16...... Q- B2 18. R·QBl KR- Kl chances. I'referable, however, is the any more of White's KR along the rank 17. P-QN3 B-Q4 19. N-Q4 Q-N3! staid 4. P-QB3, N·QB3; 5. NoB3, Q-N3; would be met by 31...... , P -Q6. Black's mcthods ar e La~ker · like. 6. P-QR3 (or 6. B·R2) or the alternative 3'1. B·Q2 RxBP 20. B-N3 RxRch 22. Q-Q1 N-B4 QP sncrifice; 4. N·KB3, PxP; 5. B-Q3, K 32. RxR RxR 21. QxR R-Kl 23. NxP? ...... QB3 , N-QB3; 6. 0 -0, P·B3; 7. B-QN5. 33. P·NS ...... White wants his Pawn back, naturally 4...... N-QB3 With the idea of 34. Q-N6ch, K-BI; 34. enough, but this is the wrong way to Most booked is 4 ...... , PxP; 5. N-KB3, ...... , K-Nl; 35. Q-KSch; 35. B·N4ch. get it, very wrong. H appears there i ~ followed by 5_ ...... , N-QB3 or 5 ...... , 33...... BxR nothing better thall 23_ NxN, QxN; 24. P-KB4_ 34. QxB N·K61 BxP, with a draw in prospect. S. N-KB3 NxQP 35. Q·B3 ...... 23...... BxN Canepa-Alekhine, .l\'lonlcvidco, 1938, con- If 35. Q-B2 or Q-K2, RxB; 36. QxR, K 24. RxP N-Q51 tinued 5...... , KN-K2; 6. P-83 (correct BBch wins the Queen. A surprise move. surprisingly strong. is 6. B-Q3), N-B4; 7. B-Q3 (7. PxP should 35...... RxBch 25. Rx QBP ...... be played), PxP; S. 0-0, B-Q2; 9. R-K1, 36. K-Rl R·KN7 As this Lose s by force, it would have PxP; 10. NxP, P-KN3; 11. B-KN5, B-K2 Black's great material advantage makes been best to investigate 25. P-KR3, NxR; and Black has a distinct advantage. the win quite easy. But 36 ...... , I'-KN3 26. Q·Q5ch, Q-B2; 27. QxN. 6. NxN PxN or 36...... , N-B4 allows even less counterplay, 25...... Q-Q6! 7. B-Q3 P-B4 8. Q-N3? ...... 37. P·B5 P_Q6 White should take back his Pawn with 38. Q·R5ch ...... 8. QxQP or S. PxP e.p., NxP; 9. QxQP_ Or 38. PxPch, KxP; 39. Q-B8, P-Q7 and 8...... N-K2 12. P-QRl P-QR3 when White r uns out of chccks the QP 9. N-Q2 N-Bl 13. P-N4 B·R2 will queen. 10. 0 -0 Q·B2 14. R- K 1 0 -0 38...... K-K2 11 . N·B3 B-B4 15. N-N5 B·Nl 39. Q-R4ch K-Q2 In ordcr to more or less force 16. P 40. Q-R4 ...... KB4, shutting in the QB. Threatening 41. P-N6ch and 42. PxB. 16. P-KB4 Q-K2? 40...... K·K2 A much better plan wa~ 16...... , pons; 41 . NPxP ...... 17. N·B3, Q-B2 followed by ...... , B·Q2 If 41. Q-R4ch, R·N4 wins. and ...... , N-K2, 41...... P·Q7 46. KxR PxP 17. Q·Rl P·R3 19. P-N4! PxP 42. Q-N4ch K-Kl 47. K-B3 P-N4 18. N·B3 B-Q2 20. QxNP 43. Q-R4ch K-B 1 48. K-K2 N-N7 44. RPxP P·Q8= 49. K·Q2 N·B5ch Shadc~ of Adams-Torre! Threatening 21. Q-N6. 20...... Q-B2 Qch 5Q, K-B3 N-R4 26. R-Bl ...... 45. QxQ NxQ Resigns If 26. QxQ, H-KSch; 27. Q-Bl, N-K7ch; 21 . K·Rl N·K2 22. R-KNl ...... A hnrd-[ought, interesting game by two 2S ... K-RI, HxQ mate. And if 26. Q-Rl (26. vigorous you ng Californians, Q·KB1, N·K7ch; 27. K-Rl, NxBch wins the Largely as a result of the time lost Queen), Q-Q7; 27, P-B3, J\'-K7ch; 28. K-BI, with 16 ...... , Q·K2, White now has the NxBch; 29. I'x1'\, R·K7 and White is soon attack. But a mistake would be 22. NxP?, ANNOUNCEMENT B-R2 ; 23. P-B3, BxN; 24. PxB, B-N4 giv mated after he exhausts his Rook checks, In our next issue we resume a popu ing Black a good Knight against a bad lar feature, "Larry Evans on Chess."' In 26...... N- K7ch 29. Q-B1 R·Ql Bishop (after the exchange of QB for 27. K·Rl NxR 30. P-B3 R·Q8 addition to his usual fare, Grandmaster KB). Evans will introduce a section devoted 28. QxN Q·B71 31. B-K l ...... 22...... B·R2 Apparently hoping for 31...... , Q-Q7; 32. 23. Q-R3 B-N4 to analytical questions submitted by Q-B4ch with an eventual exchange o[ The Pawn must be returned because if USCF members. Queens (to avoid perpetual check) and 23, ...... , K·RI ; 24. N-N5, Q-Kl ; 25. NxP. Address your query now to: an ending with a Pawn for the ex 24. N-NS? ...... Evans' Questions and Answers change. This backfires badly. Most prudent is CHESS LIFE ll ... " .... Q-B8 24. QxRP, BxB; 25. PxB, N-B4; 26. Q-R3 80 East 11 th St. Resigns and it is still a game. New York, N.Y. 10003 SEPTEMBER, 1966 217 by DR. ERICH W. CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS MARCHAND 1. Planning the Opening come very popular in the last few years, loses a piece since the BP is pinncd. In a present-day Swiss tournament, one the main line being called the Najdorf 12, QN·B3 ...... bas little or no idea who his opponents Variation. White is in no hurry to capture the will be. This is not onl y tr ue in the weeks However. the RP. Olten rapid development and posi. before the tournament, but also during to make all the tional control arc more important than the event itself since the round-by-round line is still barely playable, the grabbing of a Pawn. Besides, the pairings depend on how the various and different and, in this writer's opin. Pawn cannot run away. players nrc performIng. It is conseqmmt ion, not in :Mr. T '~ style. The repeated 12...... P·QR3 Jy not casy to "scout" one's opponents use of this variation may perhaps explain 13. N·R3 N·R4 or to prepare special openings to try why Theodorovitch has recently not 14. B·QS Q·B2 against particular players. This si tuation maintained his high level of achieve· 15. N·K2 ...... has a definite bearing on the selection me nt of a few years ago. Wh ite visualized an eventual P·QN4 by of openings. For instance, a player who S. N·NS P·Q3 Black. threatening P·N5 and also allow· prepares some little- know n openi ng sys 6. B·K3 ...... ing N·BS. It is clear that Wh ite must tem may easily catch many of his oppon In Detroit, the game went 6. B·QB4. fi nd better squares fo r his Knights and ents by surprise. On the other hand, the B·K3; 7. BxB. PxB; 8. 0-0 with White also prevent B1ack's Knight (rom be best defense against opening sur prises is soon getting a clear, though not neces· coming too active. firstly to have a wide knowledge o( \lar· sarily wi nning, advantage from the open· IS...... B·Q2 ious openings and secondly to select ing. Thus. Whi te got the better of this 16. P.QB4 N·B3 openings which lead inlo channels famil· opening by ado pting two quite diffcrent 17. N·B2 N·Q) iar to oneself rather than to the oppon· systems against i t. Th is {act would indio 18. N·K3 N·K3 ent. eate that this defensive system is gen· 19. BxN ...... As an exception to the rule, consider erally unreliable. With Black's King caught in the cen· the case or the present writer who at· 6...... N·B3 ter, White hopes to keep a tight bind on t end~ a large number or tournaments 7. B..QB4 B·K2 the Black center formation until thtl each year, especially in his own area. Blac k also departs from the system he moment comes when some lines can be There aTe one or two other players who tried in Detroit (see last note). avoiding opened for attack against the opposing quite often attend the sa me tournaments 7 ...... B·K3; 8. BxB. Ki ng. in this area. A case in point is Ivan 8. O.() N·KNS 19...... ad Theodorovitch. and a sore point it . was 20. N·QS a,N for yours truly on numerous occasIOn s. 21 . BPxB ...... Time and again I- found that. against The bind is there together with the my customary openi ngs. Mr. T wo uld open Q.B fil e. So. now Black cannot exchange Queens at an early stage and castle on either side. His ga me is di fCicull then proceed to outplay me in the end· if not hopeless. game. For instance, one one weekend in 21...... Q·N3 Plattsburgh. Mr. l' and I each entered 22. KR·Bl R-KNI the last round with 3 4·0 score. where· Not 22 ...... , QxP; 23. QR·N l. QxP; upon he beat me. The very next weekend 24. RxP with a st rong attack for the in Pittsburgh, we each went into th.e last Pawn. round with n 4·0 score and again he 23. R·B2 R·N4 beat me in the last round. 24. QxP ...... Abo ut a year ago, however, I noted As long as the Q must move anyway. that against 1. P·K4 Mr, T was adopti ng Here White would normally retreat 9. why not cat a Pawn? what seemed to me a shaky variation of 24...... P·B4 the Sicilian Dcfensc. This is a line which, B-Q2 to avoid giving Black the advant· age of two Bishops. Then with P·KR3 the 25. P·KR4 R·NS though long considered dubious, has 26. Q·R8ch ...... been the subject of some experimenta' Black N would be driven back. However, tion in recent years, especially by the a retreat usually entai ls :10 admission On 26. Qxl), RxP Black would get a Russians. Armed with this knowledge oC a partial defeat, not to mention the little freedom for his picces. Besides, the and inspired with the thought that Mr. loss of time and the decrease in "hoard text move wins a second Pawn. T would surely cross my path again and control" involved. So. we look a little 26...... B·BI again I did a IHUe preparation. deeper in hopes or avoiding the back· 27. PxP Q·QI Su;e enough. we did meet again . in ward step and fi nd indeed a lovely idea 28. P·KN3 R·B1 1965 and the strategy of abandomng for solving the problem. 29. QR·Q81 ...... my beloved English Opening for 1. p . 9. B·NS! ...... Poor wo uld be 29. RxR, QxR; 30. R· Kol was rewarded by two wins against White sacrifices a whole piece but not QBI, R·QB5! wi th active eounterplay. my nemesis. The second (given below) is entirely for free. On 9 ...... " BxB ; 10. 29...... RxR of particular interest since it contains NxPch. K-K2; 11. NxP, White seems to 30. RxR K·Q2 a sur prising sacrificial innovation in the get adequate compensation Cor his sacri· 31. Q·RS R·N2 theory of this Sicilian variation. fi ce although some of the ensuing varia· 32. Q-B3 B·K2 2. An Opening Innovation tions arc quite intricate. Of no help is 32 ...... , QxP; 33. P·B6. 9...... N·B3 R·N4 (stopping Q·BSch); 34. Q·B3. Black SICILIAN DEFENSE Black prefers more quiet waters but is on the ropes. E. March fl nd I. Theodorovitch allows his pawn structure to be badly 33. Q·N3 P·N4 1. P·K4 P·QB4 weakened. Also poor would be 9 ...... 34. Q-QB3 BxP 2. N·KB3 N..QB3 P·S3; 10. B·R4 after which Black's white 3. p.Q4 PxP Overlooking the following cute finish. squares would be weak and castling But there was no defense anyway. 4. NxP P·K4 would be impossible lor a long time. This is the va riation mentioned above. 35. P·861 BICBP It was long scorned by theorists bc 38. N·RS K_. 17. R· R4 QR·K 39. N·B6 R-82 However, Reshevsky posed for photo· Noise 18. B·K2 P_R3 40. RKQP N-85 graphers. Hein Donner and Borislav Ivo The noise level was higher than at a 19. K_R2 p·KN4 41. R·q 7 R.. kov were last to arrive. library, to my sur prise. There is an 20 . B·N4 Nx Sch 42 . N x Rch K-K2 21. PxN B· K4ch 43 . Nx P Dnwn Setting analysis room hut the fu n is out front 22 . P·N3 N·B3 Fischer did not like the chess set used, and you might surprise yourself and so a new set had to be dug up for him. ac tually come up with yo ur favorite Round Seven The setting is great- fi ve boards and a player's next move. They play slowly QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE magic lantern projection of the moves. and use up most oI their time. Ivkov 5pl nky The " wh ite" pieces are ac tually pink to I had an orgy of chess and highly 1. P.Q4 H.K S) 20. Qx 8 N-84 recommend the feat to all chess fans 2. P·QS4 P·K 3 21. QxQP QxRP show up beller on the screen. There is 3. N.KS] P-oH3 22 . Q.Q Q-NI literally no " bad" scat. Bllt the closer . .. strong players and patzer 's alike! 4. P·KN3 B·H2 23. Q·B2 K R.o you arc the more Iun you get watching My friend, Art, would win mOlly more 5. B·N2 8 ·K2 24. KR·Q P·KR3 the chess greats. ga mes at chess if he could remcmber his 6. 0·0 0 -0 25. Rx Rch ... 7. H ·Bl H· K5 26_ R-Q RxRch mQt;e.t as well (IS his vivid Victlln: 0/ the How do they look? Well, Petrosian was 8. Nx N ••• 27. Nx R g ·K 8th very neat in 11 short·slecved plaid shirt. participa nt" in the PiC tigorsky CliP touma· 9. H·K ••• 28. K ·N2 P·gR4 ment. 10. NxB P·Q3 29. P·R4 K-. Donner wore the same type of shirt but 11. P-K 4 with a hairdo a In No rth Beach. Portisch It mig/'/ ill/crest tile fans to know til e _.0' 30. p _R.5 K ·K2 12. 8 ·K3 <>. 31 . N-B2 Q·K6 was very natty in a maroon·and·blue ages 0/ til e contestants: Pc/rosian, USS R, 13. H ·84 P·QB3 32 . Q-Q P·B3 stripe short sleeve knit shirt. Ivkov W orld C/lOm pioll, 3 7; Donucr, 1I0llaml, 89; 14. R·B '-K 33. K ·B N·Nt. wore a sports jacket and Wolfgang Un Fischcr, USA, 23; h;kov, rugos/a cia, 33; IS. H-Q3 P·QB4 34. K ·H2 _.0' 16. P-B3 Q.R3 35. N-R3 NxQBP zicker a semi-Western style buff shirt Larscn, Denmark, 31; Naidor!, Argentina, 17. P-q1l:4 B·B3 36. N-B4 and pants. 56; Rcs/lCvskV, US A, 55; SjJas$ky, USSR, 18. H·B2 ,., Resigns .. - Boris Spassky appeared in a blue suit 29, allll Unzicker, W est G(,'rmany, 41 . 19. BKP ••• and ti e, Fischer very thin in a grey sui t - Gcorge Koltanowski QUEEN' S GAMBIT DECLINED Donner Portl sch and Najdorf in a blue suit, the jacket of 1. P-Q4 N_KB3 20. R·R N·QBS which he hung over the bac k of a chair. 2. P-QB4 P·K3 21. K R·N R·R In a wh ite shirt, open at collar and with BONFIRE 3. N .QB3 P·Q4 22 . Q.a H-R5 BONFIRE, I neWliletter, reques" your 4. Px P PxP 23 . Rx R RxR sleeves roll ed up past his elbows was S. B-NS P· B3 24. R-R Q.Q Larsen. Reshevsky was in somber suit leHer for publication diSCUssing Iny 6. P·K3 QN-Q2 25. P·N3 N·B6ch and toupee. ISpect of chen. Letters should be 7. B.g3 B-K2 26. NxN wriHen IS open letters to BONFIRE's 8. Q.B'- 0-0 27. B ·B5 P...R4 - Pacers relders lind signed with the writer's 9. N·B3 R-K 28. B·R3 P·R5 Habits-most of them pace when they 10. 0 ·0 N·B 29. B·N2 h. have time-Fi scher almost a military Iddress includ'ed. Subscription ret" 11. QR.N P.QR4 30_ Qx R march as he steps from one playing plat· of BONFIRE are $1.30 for twelve 15- 12. P-QR3 N·N3 31. K x B ••••.0. sues. 13. P·ON4 Pxl> 32. P· R3 .. , form to another _ thUm p - thump _ 14. P xP H·K! 33. K x P thump. La rsen walks up and do wn near BONFIRE 15. Bx B QxB 34. K·N2 •N.0 -84' the rope with his hands behind his back. Box 14122 16. K R·B 8 ·N5 35. 101 _101 N·RSch SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782-14) 17. N ·K QR-Q 36. K-N3 N_B4ch Najdorf takes one player at a time and 18. N-R4 P-N4 Dn wn whispers in their ear. Petrosian usually 19. N·BS N.Q3

SEPTEMBER, 1966 219 ItUY LOPEZ GRUEHFElD DEFENSE HIMXO.IHDIAN DEFENSE UnJicker Auh4",ky Sp"l ky Fllcher Donne r Spnl ky 1. P· K4 P·K4 12. N-B B·Q2 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 K. • 1. P.Q4 N.KS3 II. B.K3 2. N·KB3 N-QB' 13. H·H3 H-QA4 26. Q·S2 ' 2. P-oBI P-kHl 27. "xP 2. P-oB4 P.K3 IS. 8 ·kl P...·QBI 3. B·HS "-QA3 14. B·B2 " ' BI 3. H.QB3 3. N·Q., II ·N5 4. B·1t4 N·Bl 15. PxKP n . 0 ·02 K."·N2 '" QPxP ...... -QN3 , . 0.0 ... 4. PxP N" 2'. • ·KII Q·K2 4. P·K3 17. P·HS !"-QU B·K2 U. H·BS H·es S. P·K4 N,N 3D. VIENNA GAME 10. apxl' P.kH4 26. RxA ' ·K n . 8xB 71 . R.N6ch K-N2 L.rsen Porllsch 11 . B·N3 P ·NI 17. R-Q ... ••• It. O·k OxQ l4. R-Q8 H·01 ." u.. .·.2 ,. poKe N·N1 27. R..QII 6. 0-0 8 · NS U . R-QR '"' ·N ...... 7. H·K2 N-83 21. OR·82 7_ 8· Kl H.83 36. RxR ...... • • P.OS ._ 0 ·02 ... "N N·N 29. Rx R I" ·K. 17. NxNP ,., t . 0 ·0 0 ·0 a•••_1I4 9. PxP 11. NxP N.KB2 ... 30. I"xa ... 0 ·R5 10. P-oR4 P·K3 11 , R·1I3 ,.. 39. H·N4 H·Nl 10. OR.ct K·1t2 11 . OH.B, 32. K·a2 II. RxO KR•••·O I . P-K N3 B·H2 14. 0 ·1t4 H·KI erally, but a speCific position. He saw 5. B·N2 B·K2 U . OxQ II. O.O~h KxO I'. K·Kl P · H ~ ••• that after the trade he would win a 'OH·02 H·1I3 10. KH ·04 N • • ,. 0 ·0 0·0 16. N·a, K·!l2 10. R..Q K·Kl 11. BKH 7. H·B3 " ·K5 17. P·Nl ,..I(H' pawn, and that his queen and knight ... • . 0 ·102 N"H 11. N..Ql . ·B3 would occupy dominating squares. 11. H-Nl B·H3 n. N. 8 D ... lwn RUY LOPEZ t . OliN P.o3 19. B·H2 P.oR4 Portiseh went in fo r it, perhaps judg· FlscMr RISMv, ky 10. 0 ·102 P·KBI 20. P 'OR3 Dn,w" KING' S IHDIAN DEFS HSE ing the situation differently. As the Automatic draws are not the style with Donner Ltrsen game went, Fischer was clearly justiried. Americans, certainly not with Fi sc her. Arter the exchange of queens on the His knight penetrated, and in a few The 23-year-old U.S. Champion had not 23rd move Donner offered a draw. Lar moves rorced the win of the exchange. won a game since the third round, and sen might have accepted and joined the After that It was routine. he was starving for points. other players who were already through 1. P'0 4 H·KB3 19. a ·8 p·BI Rcshevsky had the wo r.<; t of the open· ror the rou nd. He decided to play on. 2. P'01l4 P_K3 20. PxP ... 3. N.oB1 n . 8-B' P·K.' ing, with a backward pawn on the open Having made his choice Larsen made , . " . K] P.oN3.. N' 22 • • ·Kl P·N4 QB file, and the strong outpost for some ef£orts to complicate, a difficult 5. H.K2 8 .R3 13. a ·K5 White's knight. Fischer went all out in 'llaller ir a balanced position. Towards 6. N·Nl B x H~h 24 . KR·K K•·B2•• the attack against the queen side pawns, thl! "nd. Larsen's pieces seemed to be 7. Pxll P'OI 25. P·KRl p _IIS •. o ·al ... U . K· R2 P·R3 eventually winning one. all in the wrong places, with his king t . P·KI PxKP 27. R·K. 0 ·0. I The action then shifted to the king far off . Something had go ne wrong, and 10. HxP N.N 28. p·KRI N_K6 side, wherc Reshevsky attempted to find Larsen had lost. 11 . Qx N ... , U. Rtl)KN 12. B·. 3 , ·K 30. Rxl" Qxltl"". counterplay. In almost no time Fischer It was Donner's first vi ctory of the 13. 8-ol p·KB. 31. R·8kh K ·K also had his queen and rook ready for tournament, and Larsen's first setback 14. oxR N-1I1 11. 8·N7 .... mating threats. It was the black king since the opening round. 15. oxRch ••• 33. I"xP ... Query-should Larsen have accepted ,.. 0-0 N· RI 3• • R·8'ch K ..' which was more vulnerable, as Fischer 17. OR.K ... 3S. R-QR, K·83 soon showed. the draw? Certainly he would have been 1 • . a x8 ••• Rul,lns SEPTEMBER, 1966 --". TOURNAMENT LIFE October 18·30 Tournament organllers wi shing an Fifth Annual nouncement of USCF -rated Ivants TRIPLE CROWN DATES CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN AND should submit requests at I.. s t six QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT weeki before the pu blicat io n d. t e of August 14-26 CHESS LIFE on special f orms obUtn U,S, OPEN able from U.S. Chen Federation, 80 Seettle, Washington E. 11th St., New York, N,Y. 10003. November 24-27 AMERICAN OPEN Od obe . ' ·9 Santa Monic., California 5th Annuli QUAKER CITY OPEN August 13-25, 1967 !J..rd Swiss. 50/2, at Fiesta }\1(1tOt Inn, R"",te U.S. OPEN 'H, Phll ade l phl~ Pa. (South of P I. Turnpike WI low Grove Jl,ldt). Ent ry ree $12. Prl~e s : Atlanta, Georgia $200 1st, $100 2nd, $60 Srd, $50 to top Expert, $45 t op A, $40 tap B, $31) top C, plu! t rophies to top EXpert, A, B, C, Woman. Senior, Col legiate and others. Benko clock to top D, Odober 15·16 Junior helow 2000, Unrated, Handicap, Vfset, 2nd A, 2nd S, 2nd C. 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