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America j Chej:J rJew:Jpaper Copy:ig:', 19S9 by United Statu Chess Federation Vol. XIV. No.6 Friduy, November 20, 1959 15 Cents Tal Wins Candidates' Tournament ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL KERES SECOND-SMYSLOV THIRD-PETROSIAN FOURTH Mastering the End Game FISCHER TIES GLiGORIC FOR FIFTH Mikhail Tal, 24 year old Latvian grandmaster. 1958 and 1959 USSR By WALTER KORN, Editor of Meo champion, won 16, lost 4, and drew 8 games, to win the Candidates' tournament in Yugoslavia with a 20-8 score. The veteran Paul Keres TIlE DIDACTIC REHASH OF THE OLD HAT! took second place with 18%-8'h, . Petrosian was third with 15Y..!-12 1h.. p'or quite some time, our lament has been the lack or interest and Smyslov was fourth with 15·13. Fischer and Gligoric tied for fifth stimulus in End Game Study and our eye was, therefore, caught with with 12Y..!·15Y..! ahead of Olafssan, 10-1 8, and Benko, 8·20. Fischer curiosity by a book just published, Modern End Game Studies for the thrilled the experts with a final·round win against ex·world champion Chess-player, (the suffix "for the Chess-player" is superfluous) by Hans Smyslov, winning with the Black pieces in a 44 move Sicilian. Bouwmeester, a Dutch master of considerable practical playing strength; translated from the Dutch and edited by H. Golombek of England. MEMBERSHIPS AS GIFTS AND PRIZES Any printed promotion in this artistic field is an asset and, espe· A USCF membership has outstanding advantages as a gift or as a cially at the low price ofIered, the book should be purchased by all prize-both for the giver and for the recipient. Including the 24 issues players desirous to learn more in an effortless and pleasant way about of Clless Lile, it is a gift that lasts, a gift that returns twice a month. this fascinating and rewarding aspect of Caissa's gift. It is a gift that stimulates interest in a wonderful field for interest, We don't, however, understand Bouwmeester's book. fourteen are thus a gift that can bring untold hours of expanding pleasure in years the use of the·nowadays compul. alrcady contained in Tattersall ahead. It is a thoughtful gift, reflecting interest on the part of the sory'l-adjecUvc "modern" in this (1910) and in Lommer's so far un giver, reIlecting the giVer's respect for the intellect and capacities of the particular book title. It would have surpassed 1234 Modern End Game recipient. It is a different gift, and it is certainly an economical gift. been to the advantage of the know· Studies (London, 1939) from which What more would you want? ing connoisseur to have been pre Bouwmeester even borrowed his Compared with the usual assortment of neckties, wallets, desk·sets, sented with an up·to·date compila· title) He might better have used and gimmicks, a holiday gift of a USCF membership will stand out. tion of "modern" End Game Stu· " instructive," or whatever, in place It is particularly appropriate for youngsters, nieces and nephews, chilo dies of which there have been of "modern." dren of friends and bUsiness associates. "It is indeed a wonderful way none lately to advance us over Moreover, in mechanically using to recognize the fine spirit of the holidays," exclai:ned Marshall Rohl compendia of older date, including these precedents, the compiler was and, USCF Secretary. Cherney's far superior selection of apparently unaware of discoveries For {'ach gift membership, a letter will go to the recipient, arriving Chessboard Magic, (New York, made after Lommer published his aboul the 23rd of December, telling of the gift and all it entails, naming 1943). This chance was by-passed ad m ira b I e encyclopedia; Bouw the giver. The letter will be sent b¥ the USCF business manager. For in favor of an easier repetition of meester's No. 16 is a study by Mat· convenience, those wishing to make these fine gifts may use the coupon studies of older vintage. tison (Lommer's No. 62) as shown below. Out of the first twenty studies in in diagram 73. The elements which make USCF membership excellent holiday gifts Diag1
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The first of eight rating tourna ments cond ucted by the USCF for Gent]emen: the 1959·60 season at the Chcss Cheder Club of New York, was won Pu.aua nt \ 0 en,l.emenl, I have audited the account! of the Uni ted Statel CheBa by Harry Feld heim of Greenwich Village, New York, [rom a fi eld Federation (or the three mo nths ended September :ro, 1959, and !ubmlt herewith of 20 participants, with a score of 5·1. Seven USCF ra ted expe rts took Ihe foll owln l $UtemenU: EX HIBIT "A"-5TA TEMENT OF ASSETS AN D LIABIL ITIE S AS AT SEPTEM· pa rI. Feldheim, though forfeiting his fifth round game by arriving BER lO, 1959 (Eacl uli... of Closing InventofY) 10 minutes too lale to play Robe rt T. Durkin of Lyons, N. J ., s till man· EX HIB IT "B"_STATEMENT OF IN COME AND EXPENSES FO R THE THREE , aged to take undisputed fi rs t place by dcfe:! ting Dick Moran of Ja MONTHS ENDEO SEPTEMIER 30, 1959 (Exc: luslve of Closi ng maica, N. Y., the Atla ntic Coast Ch:! m pion. in the fi n:!1 round. Second Res,ed'ully submitted place was awarded to John Fosler of Mi:!mi Beach, Fla., on the bas is RALPH ROSEN BLATT of the Med ian tie breaking points of his 41h ·l lh score. Ab o at 41h-l Y.z CERTlFIEn PU BLI C AC COUNTANT was Durkin who received the third place trophy. Eng raved USC I" medals were awarded to the 4th. 5th a nd 6th place EXHIIIT "A" wi nners, all of whom achieved a score of 4-2. On lie break points, UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Frank Brady, (who also directed the e vent) took 4th, Charles Reinwald STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES , of Jamaica, N. Y., 5th a nd J . Lacis oC Brooklyn 6th. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1959 The top Experts medal went to Dick Moran for his score of 31h·21f.z ASS ET S CURR ENT ASSETS and the Class A award was captured by Gregorio Cotto of Brooklyn Casll In Manu hcturer. Tru at Company ...... $ 906 .fU also at 3 1h points. Forest T. Athey made a score of 3-3 and was awarded Petty C ~ , h .·und ...... 50.00 the B medal. The C prize wenl to Larry Taylor of New York City and Account. Receluble ...... 117.34 S 1,083.37 the highes t unrated player awu d to Howard Kaikow of Laurelton, OTH ER ASS ETS Lo ng Island. Omee .·urnlture and .'Ixturu ...... $ 411.49 Uu_Reserve for De preciation ...... 148 .4 0 $ 263.(19 Adjudicatio ns we re m3de by UseF Maste rs James T. Sherwi n a nd Dr. Erich W. Marchand. Sec urity l)e po$-lt ...... 11 5.00 378.09 TOTAL ASSE TS ...... S 1.481.46 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SET L IA BILITIES CU RRENT LIA BILITIES USCF P residcnt J crry Spann has announced the official entry lis t Aecount, Pay.ble ...... _ ...... $ 1,864.85 of the 1959 U.S. Women's International Grandmaster SA.MUEL RESHEYSKY . DETERMINED TO WIN Q. Q2. N'·Q6 (20 . •.•..• _, B·Q6; 2 ]. R.N3) 2 1. 8 .B] a nd wlna. The 1958 Rosenwald Tournament, wh ich was also fo r the United 19. I(R·QI BxQB P Stales chess championship, produced some fi ne games. This was to be 20. N.a QxN 11. QR·BI N·B5 expected, since some of the strongest American players participated. Neithe r II 21...... , Q.K2 of any aY all, The winner, Bobby Fis her, is to be highly commended for his showing. On account or 22. R·K] , P.83; 23. P·B~ He dis played one great quality- an unlimited determination to win. and the knIght Is ]051. 22. A·Q'ch K· N2 When he was in tight spots in several games, he defended himself 23. C· 1(8 Q.R6 courageously until his opponents faltered. 24. R·I(I N·N3 25. Q·R8ch K·R] When I sat down to play William Lombardy in this tournament, I 26. R·N8 Aesigns could not help but remember that he had beaten me the previous year Mate CRn not bll stopped. Position aftllr 21...... ,.·a6 Onc sll qht pO$ltlonal IUp In thc fol· in the same tournament. I was determined to get my revenge. WhIte suddenly findS hlm$clr In a hope. lowlnll gRme bl' ollg ht a b~ut a SUdden finish. i"ss situation. Lombardy resorted LO the King's Indian Defense. On the 9th move 2.3. BxP Q.RS he chose a line that was played by Geller against Smyslov in the 1953 24. I(·N2 ...... Candidates Tournament in Switzerland. Thc former lost, because he KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Thc only try to stay allvc : fOr If 24 . M CO: Po18( n o, Column 68 PxN. B·K4; 25. R·KI, BxPch; 26. K·B] mi spluyed it in the middle·game, and not because of the bad opening. !26. K·N2. Q·R6ch; 27. K·RI, R·N6ch; 28 . As a matter of fact, Geller had, at least, an even position in the opening The Rosenwald Tournament K.N!. Q.R7ch. followed by QxP mate) stage. I wa s, therefore, confronted with the difficult task of finding an Ncw York, 1959·1960 HxB; 21. QxR, B·RSch; 28. }(.K2. R · N~ . improvement for white over the board. I spent approximately hall an 24...... N·BSch Weinstein R eshevsky 15. axN Rxa I hour foZ' my tenth move. The move chose seems to be much superior White Black 26. B·K2 10 the one Smyslov used . Lombardy soon found himself in insurmount· I . P·Q4 N·I( Bl Black " 'as threatening 26 ...... , QR.KBI. able difficulties. 2. p.Qa4 P·I(N3 Ncither woutd 2&. N·K2 h a v ~ been or 3. P·I(N3 a·N2 8ny avail, because or 26 ...... , nx8; :no KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Thl3 move I!ives white IlxceJlent pro, · 4. a ·N2 0 ·0 Kxn, Q.R6ch; 28. N·NS (28. }C.M , P · N~ peets. The naturn] 13. NxP, p.QB4; 14. mate l BxNPch ...· Innlng thc queen . Meo: P"Ge J/7, C"/.. "," H 5. N.l(al P·B4 NxB. QRxN le ad s to nOlhlng. While's 6. p.Q! p·ru 26. ._.... B·1(4 The Rosenwald Tournament ad"antal!e of t he two bishops would 7. N·a ] N·R] 27. P.A3 QR.I(BI New York, 1958·59 have been sufficie ntly off·sel by blaCk's •• 0 ·0 N·B2 Aesigns well·posted bishop. 9. B·a4 P-CAl For If 23, Q·Kl. BxNP; 29. BxI), Rxnch; S. Reshcvs k y W . Lombardy 13• .... _._ N·1(4 The OPcnl nl" play On both sides Is q uite 30 P" R, Q·R7 m ale. If 28. P.B3. RxNP T here b nothing belter. For e x~mp] e: eh'; 29. BpxR, Q·N6ch; 30. K.R I, Q·R7 White 81ack ,,·ell·known. Black 's aim Is to open the ]3: ..... _. , p.Q~ ; 14. P·85, Q-QI U ~ . . _. __._ ., QN file for rul ure ope nllon• . mate. 1. p·os. P·I( H3 8xQBP; ]5. NxB, NxN; 16. B·K3 win. 10. P·QR4 R.NI Y .,~rs al!O players would have looked nlng a plccc) 15. QxB, PxN ; 16. B·N2, 11 . " · RS P·QH4 a t Ihls move ",Ith a n'uement, but re. P.B3; 11. B~P wLth a big plus. If 13. 12. P.P. e.p. RxP SoluNon to "'AIrs W ell ce ntly It has bee n Icccpted as pl, y· ...... , P·QB4 (trying to keep t he pawn] The ne t r Cl u]t of thLs variation· both able by experts. ]4. B·R6 foLlowed by PxP. sides hnvc weak pawns. That Ends WeIr' Positions 2. 1'·04 a ·N2 14. P·B5 •.•... .• 11. P·N3 N·A4 (continued from paga I ) 3. N·KB3 " ' Gl3 The key mov.e to whIte's stratel"Y. The Safer W8$ 13 ...... , P· R3, In order to Diagram 73 4. N·S3 N.KBl alternaUve ]4. NxP Is satisfactOrily met pre vcnt N· KN5. 5. P·I(N3 0 ·0 by ] ~ ...... , R·QI; 15. P.B5 ralls on ae- 14. B·Q2 ...... The given solution Is : 6. B·N2 QN·Ol ~ ount or ]5 . .__ ..... , BxQBP. The text. 1. P.BS, I(·H4: 1. I(·B4, l(.a 3, 3. I(. K5: Other moves whIch Iud lnlo playable ThreatenIng ]5. N·QR4 followcd by B· move wins Ute exchllnge by forcc. lIS, and black would be In an uncom· 1(.02: 4. P·B6, K·KI; 5. Px", I(. al, llncs are: 6 ...... p·a4 or 6 ...... , N·aJ. 14...... PxP f ortable pin. 6. P.N8 (Q)th, I(xQ; 1. l(.a6. K·R2, 8. 7. 0 ·0 " .K. IS. Px" Q·Ql 14 ...... P.H4, P.N4; 9. l(·a7, ,..R., P·R4! win. 8. " · K4 ,..a 3 P·K] 9. p·I(R3 ...... 15. Px" ... nlng. 16. N·KNS B·Q2 ThIs position has been secn many 17. N.R4! However, the study Is "cooked" as times In the pa51. The u. ua] cont!nujl. •...... It contains Ihe alternative wlnn\nl" line tion hM hccn: 9 ...... " PxP; ]0. NxP, 11. 5. K·K6. K·BI; 6. p·NS, P.N4; 7. p ·R3, Kl ; 11. R·K ], P . QR~ ; 12. B·K3 , N·B4; P.N3; 8. P·87, P·R4; 9. P·R4. 13. Q.B2, p ·R5 with an InteresUnl! On the other ha nd, In falrnus to struggle. In which white haa $l Ightly Ihc book. iu No. 5 Is B s tudy by Rett the better p r o sp~ l s . which improves over the orlglna] com· 9...... Q.N3 poser 's version as reproduced In Lom· An lntercstlng move which requlru at· mer's No. 693. tention. 10. R·NI ...... _ oiagrlm 14 In the gamc me ntioned al)ove , S my$lov The so]utlon runs 1. B·aSch, I( .Q3. played 10. R·K I which continued: 10. 2. R.Q4ch. 1( .1(2; 3. R·1(4ch, l(..Ql; C. _._._.. , PxP; 11 . NxP, N·N$; It. PxN, B.Q1, ,..KI(Q); 5. a·N5H with mite. BxN wit h completc equality. The pu r. pose or t he move I se]e<:ted was to Lommer's ver sion shoW$ the Wblte p rotect t he QNP In order to be ablc Rook on Q5Cd5) Instead or KB4(I4) and to eont!nue with B·K3. after IB.BSd. K.Q]; WhLte has both I O. .•. ....• 2. B·Q7 and 2. B-Q3 as wlnnln, choices; 11. NxP ". thus creating • " du aL 2" however minor It may be. The diagrammed ve r· This WaS the n' o"e I had .to" consider seriously, befor e I made my tenth Position lifter IS. Px" sion eUmios te. II. mo~ e . Why not IS ...... , QxR! The answer to CoLcmbek's revision patrIotically en· 12. NxN ax'" 15...... , QxR Is 16. N·B6ch (;nd not larged on the Dutch otilllnil by adding 12 ...... , QXN ; J3. NxP, QxQ; U . RxQ, ]6. QxB, because black would have bad PosIt Ion anar 17. N·R4! representative and internationally r e 1'.'·B4; 15. P·N3 with adva ntal e. nowned British composers, without 13. P·QH4 an adequate defense in ]6 ...... , P.B~; We ll played! For 1£ 17 . . _ .... , BxR; 18. •••••••• 17. NxPch. RxN; ]8. QxN. Q·B4 with whom Ihe book would have been dcfl. NxR, B·N2; ]9. NxB. QxN; 20. B.K3 nltely Incomplete. the bettcr of It; and If 17. B·R6. Q.Q6 with tbe better of Lt; and If 17 ...•..... , with equemy) K·RI (16 ...... K·N2; ]7. B~N ; 18. R~B . Q·NI; 19. B·RS winning A touch of more cosmopolllin v81ue B·R6ch wins thc queen) ]7. QxB. Q. material. could ha,'e been added- by selectlnll' B4; 18. B·B4! 17...... R·NI aLso an American cxampLc from Ihe 16. B·R6 18. R·A3 P·R3 Anglo.Saxon orbit (J. Pcekover. L. N. And not lB. B·NS on account or ]6 . ._ ...... , 19. N·K4 P·B4 Jacobs, M. Palmer, A. Horowlb or oth· P.B3; ]1. NxPch? RxN; 18. BxR, QxB; DrLvlng thLs knIght out of play, but en). 19. QxB, N·B6ch winning thc qucen. at the expcn!c or Slightly weakening 16 ...... _.. P.QN4 his OWn klng,poS ltlon. I felt that this • There Is now no way of saving the ex. weakneu hnd to be made. In order to cb;nge: for If 16 ...... _, n·K]; 17. B.N5 give my plceu more mobm!y. Diplomacy wins outright. 2G. I(N.B3 is different. 17. a xR I(xB 20. NxQP obviously loses materia], be· I A]thoul!h white is the exchanre ahelld, cau$e of 20 ...... " nxN. Price $6.9S set It IS by no meanS an easy win. Black's 20...... a ·K3 Box 1253 two bishops can become dangerous. If 21 . ,.·1(0 80ston 9 white should relax. Re llnqu]shlng control of hls vita] squares 18. Q·K2 ...... KB4, Q4 and K5. The significance of Mass. Threatening KR·QI with a nasty pin. this lactlca] e r ror l oon bc<:omea appar· I ...... _. Q.1(2 ent. Correct WII (iut 21. P·54 (prevent· There Is no adequate defense against Inl" blaCk's ne .! move) and then fol· F,iday. Page 3 white's !JeriOllS threat. lowed by P ·K •• n 18. _...... , B·IO; 19. I(R·QI. 8-B5; 20. 21 ...... _. ,.·a5 (lbess tife NO'I'tmbu 20, 1919 Vol. XIV, Number 6 pionship and the October issue of the Chess Review with its editorial November 20, 1959 on the same event. I want to add my protest, for what it is worth, to the many others which r hope you will receive for the shameful treatme nt Published tw lc~ :. montb on the Sth and ZOth by TilE UNIT ED STATES CHESS given to Reshevsky in this event. Reshevsky's habits have been well FEDER,\TIDN. i:: ntcI·cd ~s sccond class mailer September 5. 1901l1. at t hc post offlc... known for a generation. I do not believe that any anti·semitism is in at Dubull ue. Iowa. und er thc act of March 9. 18;9. volved. I do believe that sportsmanship and common decency were in Editor : FRED M . WREN volved. and that the USCF need not be pr oud of its part in the affair POSTMAST ER : Please relu rn und ... ,i verab'e c"plu wi t h Form 3579 to Frank Very truly yours, J acques L. Ach .':':":':':U::::::'::':':':':':'":':':':M::::':"':'::':'::,::'::': ':':'::' :,::,,:"::::,::,,:,:,,:,:"::,w::y::,:,::,::::,,::::"::,:y:,==== , r BRIEF REPORT BY USCF BUSINESS MANAGER FRANK BRADY COLUMNISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS I suggest that the foHowing points be mentioned in any comment made editorially in CHESS LIFE on the Reshevsky affair: '.mue l Reshevsky Lowell T ullis Oavld Spiro Robert Easlwood 1. That Reshevsky was told by the USCF that they woutd do everything Er ich Mar chand Pl ul Leit h Guthrie McC I. in Edwar d Nu h Claude IIl oodgood III William Lombardy Rober l Karch F r ank Brildy possible to have the schedule revised to accommodate him. F red Crame r W alter Kor n Rea Hayes Irwin Sigm ond 2. That since we were merely a co·sponsoring body (without any finan George Kollanowsk l Ernest Olfe La rry EVilnS Kesle r Svend sen cial assistance whatsoever) our range of influence with the players and Harry Borochow Nicholas Gabor J ohn coll ins Anthony Sanlule.e the committee as a whole was limited. 3. That every event that is ratcd by the US CF . is, in eff ect. a eo·spon ~~=====:=, ======' sored evcnt and that in many cases. as in the U.S. Seeded, all we do is furnish rating lists and/ or rate the performances of each contestant. WooJrU cJ ~ e r K!emillicJcen crlcJ and that we have no jurisdiction over what the committee decides to do. 4. That President J crry Spann personally spoke to the players and to ani Laucks asking both to consider a change in schedule, and both were PUo, op~y actamantly against it. 5. That USCF (me) personally spoke up at the players meeting and asked BY the players to consider Denker'S plea. FRED M. WREN, Editm· of CHESS 1~ I FE 6. That 411 of th e players at the meeting were against accommodating Reshc\'sky. except of course Denker. 7. That we feel that it would have been a wondcrful gesture on the ' ~ . - Jailing p eact', p eace; w/' ell Ilure lJ 11 0 p l'a ce " part of the players if they did inconvenience themselves but we can certainly understand why they didn't. ]".",idh V /.14. It is apparent that many CHESS LIFE readers have been wondering THE PLAYERS' VIEW OF LOG CABIN why the USCF has not commented on the controversy which attracted TOURNAMENT CONTROVERSY so much attention in the New York press when Reshevsky decided not to ptay in the U. S. Seeded Tournament in August, especially since the by Jame s T. Sh erw in Federation was accused of both racial and religious discrimination in The editorial in the October issue (C hess Review) is unfortunate and the matter. The answer is simple. We knew that the charges were false, iH·informed. In previous tournamcnts many of the players have been and we kncw that Reshevsky knew they were fa lse. since we w~ r e a bl~ forced to play at Reshevsky's convenience and fo und themselves serious· to demonstrate that fact satisfactorily to the authorities of his religious Iy handicapped not onl y by having had to play games out of turn and community. The storm passed, wi th the blame. if there was any. being at late hours, but also bccause of his insistence that he determine placed upon and accepted by the responsibl e parties-the players in whether the games shou ld be played befo re or after the r egular round. the tournament. The Log Cabin schedule was not drawn up solely to accommodate Re· The matter was passing into the limbo of history when. two months shevsky. but also the nine other players. six of whom expected to be later. CHESS REVIEW rekindled the fl ames with an editorial in its holding down full·time jobs and consequently would have been unable October issue. After reading that article I wrote an editorial for the to play unlcss the majority of rounds were sched uled on the weekends. October 20 issue of CHESS LIFE. setting forth a few facts whic h had The schedule could not be extended, as Mr. Laueks and Mr. Benko been ignored by CHESS REVIEW in its quixotic, passionatc outburst. were leaving fo r Europe and Mr. Cross for California immediately after Af t~r thinking about it for a few days I refrained from publishing it. the tournament. r~ a il :z i n g that it was ·not in line wi th President Jcrry Spann's policy of The office hours of the working players ended at approximately harmony and avoidance of controversy. 5:30 p.m. Mr. Laucks insisted that two·thirds of the games be played Now. however. it is apparent that the CHESS REVIEW editorial in New Jersey. Allowing two and one·half hours for rush hour travel has made a tremendous impression on many USCF members. to th ~ to New Jersey. dinner and relaxation, the round could not start before extent that some of them actually believe that the US CF has played a 8 p.m. The round would end at 1 a.m .• after which there would be the disgraceful part in the matter of Reshevsky's non.participation in the ride home and work early the next day, followed in most cases by tournament. and that CHESS LIFE's silence on the matter simply con· another round at night. Under such conditions it would have been firms their suspicions. impossible to play games out of schedule. The fact that the U.S.C.F. Let me give you a preview of what is to come by saying that USCF and Mr. Laucks could not arrange a better schedule speaks for itself. members have nothing to be ashamed of in this matter. The hands of since both were interested in having the strongest possible tournament. '""- the organization are clean. It is, however. with a heavy heart that I Furthermore. Reshevsky made no serious effort to arrange the make the fo llowi ng disclosures. and only the obvious need of s~t tli ng schedule amicably with the players' committee until a replacement had the doubts and qu ieting the storm of abuse arising from within our been designated and had accepted. nor did he ever accept the invitation own ranks prompts me to do so. No one li kes to h:we his attention as the editorial stated. Instead. he endeavored to dictate to the com drawn to the .feet of clay on one of his idols. and both his ire and the mittee by elt erting pressure on them through the New York Pod. He wrath of the Idol usually fall upon the one who points at them. It will granted that paper an interview, as a result of which an article ap probably be so in this case. But when those feet of clay are kicking us peared implying that he was being excluded because the other players in the teeth, it would appear that defensive measures are in order. The were anti·Scmitic. This charge was not only unfounded. but asinine, fo llowi ng evidence is. therefore, presented: 1. One of the less·abusive several of the players also being Jewish. and more literate letters of criticism. 2. A statement from USCF Business The editorial is also incorrect in stating that Reshevsky's demands Manager Frank Brady concerning the part played in the matter by the have always been granted. In the 1958 Olympics. Reshevsky played USCF. 3. An article "The Players' View" written by International Master only one·hal f the games, missing the matches against Russia. Yugoslavia J ames Sherwin for pU blication in CHESS REVIEW as a reply to the and Israel among others. as these teams were unwilli ng to prejudice editorial in question. but for which Mr. Horowitz could find no space. their. chances by playing late at night or before the regular round when I hope that after reading these three items you will agree that the other games could not be watched. USCF has not been at fault in the slightest degree in this matter. Contrary to the editorial. this is not a dark chapter in American October 13. 1959 chess. but the beginning of a new freedom. At last tournaments are United States Chess Federation. being run not solely for Reshevsky's benefi t, but democratically for 80 East 11 th Street, the benefit of all. New York 3. N. 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Rl> Q·HI 32, P·NS! QxP The only .... ay t o " ~ V e the RI'. j CHESS TACTICS FOR BEG Not 32. P~P, N.Q7 ~nd 33. Q:< BPch. 33. QxRP K_B2 35. N ·N1 34. Q·N6 P·NS On 35. QxQ. P xQ: 36. P· R6, N·Bl White'. ad" 3ntag .., WQuld dlsa,)pcar. By U. S. Master DR. ERICH W . MARCHAND 15 • .. ... _.. K·K3 A ra t al errOr. Best "'as 35 ...... _ . Q~6 (thrcalenlng 3(; ...... , Q·IlGch wilh a draw by per petual check ): 36. Q.K3, QxQ; 37. PxQ but While sho uld win Dr . Mar chand wil l a nswer be g; lnnt'" qu. sl ions o n t his pa,e, if of SUffici ent the ending In the tonI: r un b e c~ u se go nera l intern !. T hou wishing a r. ...o nal re ply .h. u ld en.clou slampl d. u lf· of his remote passed P awn. addrn u d enve lopo. Add rus: Dr . Er ch W. Ma r ehen ol , 1" Se ... ,lI e Drive. Rochu l er 36, Q·87 Q·NS 17, N.Y. O r 36...... P·U~ 136. .._ ..... K·Hl: 3 • . N".QGch, K·S I : 3fl. NxQJ: 31. N.Q8ch, We give two instructive games 20. Nl< B Ih N K-Bl; 38. Q.Q6ch. l1:'N2; 3'3 . QxNch. 21. Q·B3 R·Ql 22. R·R3 P·I(B4 31. N·Q S Mal t . from this year's New York State An inter estlnl I ry. sacriftdnr a ..... eak Championship. Pawn in orde r t o sllr up att ackIng c h ~nce. . ,\nyw l Y W hl!e can hard ly 3 DIME NSIONAL CHESS RUY LOPEZ hold the . ~c ond P awn. New York State Championship 23. P ~ P R· R3 74. P·Nl Several readers se nt replies to Schencctady, 1959 Not U . P·R3. Rx p ; 25. P ~ R . Q·N6ch (the HP b pinned by Slack 'S mshop); our plea of Ocl. 20 {or information E. M . r c hend R. Goble 26. K·R I. Q~ P e h ; 21 . K·N1. Q·N6cb ; 28. concerning this game. uscr Mas Wh ite Black K.RI, Q·B6ch; 19. K·R2, R·Q5 with a 1. P.1(4 P - K ~ 4. 8 · R ~ N·a l wlnnlng posllio n for BlaCk . ter Emeritus Edward Lasker states 1. N· 1(83 N·QB] $. Q·K2 ...... 24...... R·R6 15. I(· N2 ...... _ that the game was invented by Ki· l . 8·N5 P·QRl Black t hreatened 25...... IbPch; P xP; T he Wormald A tt~ e k . ~lml1ar to the 26. Q~Pch ror cing 1\t leut ~ d uw. seritsky, and demonstrated by him worrall Att~c k 5. ().O. D·K2; 6. Q.K2. lS. .. .. _... Q.R3 26. R·XRI R·R4 to Anderssen at the 1851 Lo ndon S. .... __ P.Q N4 Worl h cOllJlder1n.c was %6 ...... , BxP' ; The co rrect move. Not 5. _...... B.M ; 27. J{:o:B, RlI Pch; 23. R~R . QxReh with Posit ion a tle r 47. International. It was revised and 6. TbN, QP>: [\; 7. N>:P . Q.K2 (7 ...... , rood d r awln !!, chance. because of Q.QS: 8. N·Q3, N ~ P!; 9. N ~ B. Q>:N; Whlt e'$ wide o pen KIng. Whtt e wo uld easUy Sl Op the m. The play might be revived by Dr. Fenlinand Maack 10. Q ~ Nchl ; 8. N·Q3, N >: P! ; 9. P·B3 , probably not h ave taken t he nlshop. H ...... , P_N5: 48. K·K3 (The Whlt : 8; 9. Q.B'kh, p .Q4; 10. QxB. me .. t of his QN. T e mpting was 27. p . (Q); $2. P.QB8(Q)ch . K~Q ; 53. p ·B8 wheu Dr. Lasker played a game t. P)( P P)( P lG . 0 ·0 ._..... N4 to hold Ihe ntra P awn and 8 150 t o (Q)ch lead s t o a pro b3ble drawl. K·Q2; t . P·Bl 0-0 t r y to bottle up Black's Rook . alit t his 49. P·KM, K·K3; 50. P·B.G with him. Or. Ma ack published a White considered 10. NlI P, NlIN; H. p . would In... olve plaeln!, most of White's 41. Ru ign$ 68 page boo k in German in 1908. Q4 recovering the piece but felt th~t K.side P ~ W nl on white ~1I ,, ~res th,, ~ the center $hould not be o pened unt!! .... e " kenlnl the b l ~ ck S IlUa r ,., ~ In that A few yea rs ago th e game was the Whltc Klnlt waS safely castled. n e3. Tn 1\ few move. Black 's U and Q publicized in the United States by TO...... R·KI 11. P·Q3 ...... mlrht I n v~ d ~ these weAk ",," ft ru. n ere My e~p er l en c e with t his o penln&: h u a l!:/lln by belnt satisfied wtl h leu (one an unnamed Russian professor at indicated I h ~ 1 II. R.Q I and 12. P.Q4 QUEENS INDIAN REVERSED P awn) Whitt hn m uch better chances Princeton, whose set of rules dif would . Uo w Black rood cou llter of achie vin g It. New York State Championship chances becMuse of Ihe Melion of his U...... Q·Ql 21. Q.X2 fered only slightly [rl)m those set Roo k o n t he King fil e . Compare remark. In lu t note. Schenectady, 1959 p . Q~ forth by Dr. Maack forty years 11...... 28...... Rl< P 31. Q~Qch BPxQ E. Marchand A. Santasiere P ossibly a bit 100 adventur ous. I I...... , n . Q·H.ch Q.Nl before. P -Q3 wu ~ good aller u tive. Also II. The normal neM.t ur ope r ~ tu h r.tI(O r In an o pe n !) osltlnn The postpoid price is $5.00, and vice for protecting material without while t he Knlt h l Is better In 1\ blocked 6. P ~ P N l< P '. B·N2 P_Q84 losing II n,e. I){>lltIon . 1. 1Il< 8 x >: a , . 0 ·0 P·B) presumably this firm will furnish 11. 8 .QS Q-Q 3 32 ...... _. R·Kl 34. k ·a l 9 ...... _. • N·QB3 wo uld seem to be prer· Allowln&: Wbil e a conlin"ln&: initiative. n . N·83 R-Q 5 erable . instructions and rules with each P r obably 19 ... ___ .. _. B·NZ or 19 .._ ...... B. 10. P·Q4 P~P 11 . N ~ P N·Bl It t ~ bette r In Rvold ~ s long ~s PO.~sibl ,. set sold. Q2 would be better . "ut Une the RDn k Into A d efensive pO$I· A 5erioul er ror allowing an bolat ed w~ s 14. P·QN4 B.N) 16. Px P P aP Hon ~ , 34. R·N3 would <1 0. Also t he QBp. No better 11 ...... , P.K4; 11. 15. Sl NEW- CHESS CLOCK I ONLY S .· " S. , ,> " , $13.75 INCLUDING FEDERAL TAX • Imported from West Germany, this attractive and dependable chess and big red "ticken " show at a glance which clock is running. Wind· clock is being offered at a price that every chess player (an afford to ers, timNetlers and fast·slow adjustments permanently attached to pay! Movements are reliable and timing is accurate. Durable hard back; no se parate keys needed; no ne(essity fo r opening clock to adjust. plastic casing guaranteed to Ill st a lifetime. Large di als (2" diameter) Sat isfaction guaranteed or your money ba(k! Note that the bargain are equipped for easy reading. 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Q·R4 I)f'nds on ~ n nb... l"u< tr ~ '" 34. ... __ ., Specia l a u i stant to the thai hll KP Is nO lon, er pinned. Also Ihp: 35. N.Q5. R.N7; :16. N.86ch. or 11 . _...... N·N5 were Rlter natlves to Black Is h~ r d pr essed t o defend h is 34 . . _..... P·1I3 36 • . N·X4 X _H 2 co nAOer, but While a ppea rs to r et ain pres ide nt. QP. 35 . R·1I 6 R·NT ~n eO re. 11...... e·,,) ~ 6 ...... IhP : n . N·Bt;"h. k .B2; 38. 12. N:r N PxN 13. Q·81 B·N2 E . F orry LOI ucks m ack ,ll: 1"e$ up t he P a ... n wlth" ut I N'·07 "'''llh'l win Ihe 1;:" el" "l(e. 13...... , B·Q2 wu belle r b ec;\u oe 30 CoUlmon T e rrace rlg hl. 17 ...... Q·QZ; 18. BxN, Px8 there the B wo uld h ~ >, e mor e mobmt ~ " . N·1I5 k ·lIl 3a. P·N4 X·B3 Wu t Oran\le, N.J . would save the P ~ wn a lthough weaken. 36 ...... 8 .8Z?, .17. R·R7. RxBPch ; 38. and ~ l l o would cove r the weakness at lnl' the Kine'. position. However , the K · N ~!. R·BSch (3 8 ...... , R·BI. Rl
:N; 21. 'S. .. __ Pxp 16. ._.__ KR ·Bl 11. P·X4 N·N3 sion. P·B4 wins Queen but 20 ...... , Q·QI On 43...... R.Klkh Black g" ls SOme No t 17 ...... N.B2; 18. NxB o r 17 •.". __ • bolda). R.N2!: 11. P·K5 . Q.Q41; U. PxN, • t lock and While will Itel t wo can· N · N~ : IS. Q-QB4 w lnnln;: 3 piece• QxB. Thus . If W hit e t rle. for t oo m uch , necled p • .•• ~d P . wn ~. 111 15 may have 18. B·R3 R·Xl he e els nothIng! b"en nh c k ' ~ b~~ t chance. The w e~ knes s of m acK's K3 square be- T he t ed ·move Is . 110 better tban 18. '-4. R~R c h X. R come. evlden!; 11 ...... , R·QI : 18. N· NxP since White wishes to weaken SOLVERS " MATE THE R er e 44 ...... , RxR w~s Imperbllve a. Klich . Black's Kine pOSition ~nd also avoid , nnn hecnmes . ""Henl. 19. R·QI B·Bl U . P·QR4 RxR SUBTLE WAY" PROBLEMS leavlnl' Bishops of o pposlte colors Ca 45. R·Kl ch K·Bl 20. B)( B QRl:Rch. :no X·Nl X·Rl 76. P·RS N·81 Black Invit es complicatio ns like 10. 46. Rl