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Jl Wa.N'l • Vol. XlV, No. I Saturday, September 5, 1959 15 Cents AULT WINS 19S9 U.S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP .Jl Wa.n'l By Sp~<ial CorrnponJ. nC( Robin Ault, 17, Cranford, New Jersey, won the annual United Hastings-193S Conducted by States Junior Championship at the Hotel Rome, Omaha, July 18th by ""c',-- virtue of a special pre-tournament rule after tying with Gilbert Ramirez of San Francisco, California at 7-2. Even though Ramirez had a higher FRED M. WREN tie-breaking score, Ault was awarded the title due to the fact that he Editor CHESS L IFE was victorious in the eighth round mecting between tbe two players. Both players started rathcr slowly and were off the pace until the middle rounds. Ault drew with Victor Palciauskas, Cicero, illinois and Here is an important position Edward Heras, Havana, Cuba in the second and third rounds while Ramirez drew with Larry Gilden, Washington, D.C. and Artbur Wang, reached in a game between Grand­ Berkeley, California in the second and sixtb rounds respectively. Tbe masters Flohr and Fine, Please tension in the late rounds increased considerably as Ramirez lost to Ault while Ault, in turn, lost to defending champion Raymond Weinstein, decide on what you, as Black, Brooklyn, N.Y. would have played. Then turn to Larry Gilden came close to staging a major upset as he entered the final round against Ault with 6lh ·l'h. After a modest 21,2·11,2, Page 8, col. 2, and see what really which included a draw with Ramirez and a loss to Walter Harris, Gilden proceeded to win four in a row including a victory over Weinstein before happened. facing Auit in tbe finale. A lengthy game ensued with Ault penetrating Flohr- t o move to victory after 66 moves. Weinstein was upset in the second round by unheralded Arthu,r THE OMAHA STORY Wang. Undaunted, be resumed bis winning ways with three wins before BISGUIER REGAINS U.S. OPEN TITLE drawing with Ramirez. Since the game appeared critical as to title by Jack Spence hopes, both players fought for seven hours before declaring a draw. Arthur Bisguier, veteran American master from New York who Even though Weinstein then defeated Ault, a loss to Gilden ended his has won and shared the open chess championship on occasion and title bid in the eighth round. He bad to be content with fourth place reigned as U. S. Champion [rom 1954 through 1957, ccmbined his behind Gilden at (Ph·21,2. vacation and honeymoon with action in the 60th United States Open Other fine scores were turned in hy Walter Harris, New York City, Cb:ess Championship and emerged victorious aiter twclve rounds of Arthur Wang and Victor Palciauskas at 6·3. play at the Hotel Sheraton·Fontenelle with a score of eight wins and Ray Fasano, Red Bank, New Jersey, earned the under sixteen HUe four draws. Four dr aws in the first ten rounds left Bisguicr off the with a 5-4 score ending in 15th place. Locally, Jay Martinson, Omaha blistering pace set by Pal Benko, former Hungarian grandmaster now scored 5-4 for 14th place. He came close to staging a major upset in residing in New York. The new open champion conceded draws to Hans the third round as he pressed Weinstein strongly before conceding. Berliner, fc;rmer Washington, D.C. resident now living in Co lorado, Robin Ault earned the ten·second Rapid Transit title, J uly 16th James T. Sherwin, a stout rival from New York, and in later rounds, to with a steady 8·2 score in the cleven men finale. He allowed four draws Benko and Raymond Weinstein, former national junior champion. How· in edging Larry Gilden by one·half a point. Walter Harris was third ever, he played calmly and resolutely in the final rounds against with 7·3 while Erik Osbun, Santa Rosa, California was fourth with Anthony Saidy of New York and Olaf U!vestad of Seattle, Washington 61,2·31,2. Other finalists included: J. Blackstone, Walter Cunningham, to complete his schedule with 10·2. Bernard Zukerman, Victor Palciaskas, Claude Harmon, F red Pfister Meanwhile Benko. was paired with youthful Ray Weinstein. Benko and Larry Mason. Charles Weldon, Milwaukee, won the Consolation appeared to be · headed for the title with little effort as he needed finals ahead of John Mortz, South Gate, California. only a draw to secure 10 points and the title via tie·breaking points. The tournament attracted 40 entrants from all parts of the United However, Weinstein had other ideas as he opened with a Ruy Lopez. States, Cuba and Canada. Next year the event will convene in New Benko drifted into difficulties, losing a Pawn and eventually succumb­ J ersey. ing on time. Earlier, he had drawn a possible lost game with Eliet • Hearst of Arlington, Virginia and saved another possible Joss to Brian Owens of New York in addition to an early 9th round draw with TOURNAMENT REMINDERS Bisguier. Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7-New J ersey Open, Douglas lIotel, Newark, N. J . (C L---6/ Z(}/59j Weinstein made a spectacular recovery of form from that which he displayed in the junior championship prior to the open. Even though 4, S, 6, 7_1959 Michigan O pen, MichIgan Union, Ann Arbor, Mlchlgan. he lost his first round game in the open to a promising youngster, (CL-7/Z(}/ 59j Walter Harris of New York, he recovered his equIlibrium, winning 5, 6, 1.....ohio Chess Champ ion ship, and Ohio Junior Championship, New Seneca Hotel, Columbus, Ohlo (CL-7/ 2(}/ 59) the r~mainder of his games with the exception af draws to Richard . Vincent of Omaha, Bisguier and Hearst and climaxed the tournament S, 6, 1--5t. Pa ul Open, St. Paul Dlspatch·Ploneer Preas BuUdlng, SI. with a superb win over the erstwhile leader Benko. Paul, Minnesota (CL-7/ 2(}/ 59j ,.~~~~~------------ Eliot Hearst and Hans Berliner S, 6, 1_Heart of America T ournament, YMCA, Kansas City, Missouri a mediocre 6·3 score. However, (CI..-7/ 2(}/ 59) tied for 4th and 5th with fine successive wins over William Carr, scores of 9·3. Hearst lost only Omaha, Walter Harris and Louis 5, 6, 7-Ar lzona State O pen, Phoenix, Ariz. (CL-8/ 5/ 59) once, that to an inspired Charles Levy in the last three rounds 5, 6, 7_ West Vir ginia Chess Co ng ress, Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, Henin of Chicago, while drawing brought him up to a creditable W.Va. (C ~ / 5/59) with Benko (in which he deserved level. a better late), Bob Steinmeyer of S, 6, 7_Vlr ginia State Cha mpionship, Soulh Gate Motel, Junction Rls. 350 and lZ0, In Arilngton Co. (C~ / 5 /59) SL Lo uis, Missouri, Louis Levy of Robert Steinmeyer edged six New York and Bisguier. players tied for sixth with 81,2 ·31,2. 5, 6, 1-Oklahoma State O pe n, Henthorne Park, Tulsa, Okla. (CI..- Although he lost only to Benko, 8/ 20/ 59) Berliner, on the otber hand, had three draws in the early rounds S, 6, 7--Pennsylvania St at e Chllmpionshlp, Hotel Brunswick, Lancaster, many difficulties in the first nine to James Warren, Chicago, Illinois, Pa. (CL-8nO/ 59) rounds. Losses to Anthony Saidy, Elezear Jiminez. Cuban champion New York, and Hearst in the 9th from Havana, and Hearst, com· 5, 6, 7_Nort h Carolina Closed Championship, Armory, Raleigh (CI..- round coupled with draws to Bis· bined with late round draws to 8120/59) guier and Curt Brasket of Min· Le)'y and Henin left him far off 19, 2G-New Mexico Open, La Posada Inn, Santa Fe, N.M. (CL--8/ ZOj59) neapolis, Minnesota left him with (Continued on Page 4) MfNNESOTA VS. MANfTOBA ANNUAL CHESS MATCH THE A RT OF CHESS. By James Muon. Revised and edited 1J!I Freel Reln­ leI,1 mill Sir/"ell Bcrnsteitl. New York: Douer Publicatious, 180 V/lrlck Street. DtIfO'/ L"h s. M "",(sO/oJ-J" n( 21. 1959 Board 378 JIll., ·148 mugs. $1.85. N o. Mlnnuol. M.nltoba These additions to its list will do much to confirm the Dover , C. BraSket , n. A. Ya nofsky 0 Co mpa ny appeal to chess players. James Mason's durable manual has , C. KoelsChe 0 ,. Dreman , , ;\I, Otteson , ,. Ped lar 0 been so strengthened by Reinfeid and Bernstein as to make it one , G. 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