A THIRD CROWN FOR BENKO • \ Sf'I' J1 63 J .:. UNITED STATES

Va:"me XX I N u mb ~ r 3 l la rch, 1966

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardl

CO"'TE"'TS FEDERATION A Third Crown for Benko ...... 63 Two from the Championship, by Pol Benko ...... 64 PRESIDENT Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondson My Championship Brilliancy, by Robert Byrne ...... 66 VICE·PRF.SID£NT "Old Hot!" by Dr . A. F. Soidy ...... 68 David HoHmann REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Spossky-Tol, by Bernard Zucke rman ...... 70' NEW ENGLAND Stln}ey Klnll lI.mld Dondls Gomes by USC F Members, by John W . Collins ...... 73 .:11 !Jourdon EASTERN Donald Schultz Here & There ...... 75 Lewis E. Wood 1I 0bert LalJcJle MID_ATLANTIC William IIragg His Majesty Steps Out, by Pol Benko ...... 76 Earl CItifY .:dw". d O. Strehle Tournament Life ...... 77 SOUTHERN Or. Roberl .' roemke Puler I.ahdc Carroll lI-l. Crull GREAT LAKES Norbert Matlhew, Donald W. IIIldlng Or. lIarv"y MtCle lla" NORTH CENTRAL Kober! Lerner J ohn O$neu Ken Itykken * * * SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew Kenneth Smith J'ark IlIshoP PACIFIC Ke nneth Jone, THERE'S A USCF TOURNAMENT Cordon Barre tt COl. P llul L. Webb SECRETARY IN YOUR AREA - Marshall Rohland

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The auditor· USCF President ium in which all games We re played had International Pal Benko tainly put forth a fi ne effort in his first been recently redecorated, with wonder· of New York City firmly established major event of 1966. ful lighting, space beyond a chessplay­ himself as "King of the Opens" by scor­ Ticd for sixth through tenth places er's wildest dreams, and a quiet atmos­ ing a brilliant 71J.z· 1h to capture the sec­ with like scores o[ 6·2 were Dr. Anthony phere enhanced by luxurious carpeting ond annual Stardust National Open Saidy, Kenneth Smith, Paul Brandt! of and a so und-absorbing ceiling. Icc water Chess Championship at the Stardust Ho­ New York City, Eugene Levin of Los and free coffee available at all times, tel in Las Ve gas, Nevada, February 27 Angeles, and Angelo Sandrin of Chica· a fine kibitzing and crying room imme­ through March 4. His National O!>(!n go. diately adjacent, porters from the hotel to title, added to the Amer ican Open crown The honor of being the only re~at slaff always available to tidy up and captured last November and the U.S. winner was richly deS(! rved by :-.lorman help in dozens of ways both large and Open championship shared with Wil­ Lessing of Santa Monica, California, who small. You've got to see it to believe liam Lombardy in August , gives Grand­ played steady chess throughout to score it, so come join the fu n next year! master Benko first claim to the Triple 5'h-21h and take home his second con· A big part of the fun was a special Crown of Chess. Considering the m:my secutive National Open Senior Cham­ Vegas Fun conducted surprises and difficulties of Opcn com­ pionship Tropby. In a popular victory, on Sunday evening, the night before petition, it is vefy doubtful that his Na­ Mrs. Gregor PiaUgorsky of Los Angeles round aile of the National Open, by tional Open score and his achievement scored 4%·3% for a full point lead over thOse Las Vegas livewires, Art Gamlin of winning or sharing in all three major her closest competitor and was awarded and Herman Estrada. In Vegas Fun Open titles will ever again be matched. the National Open Women's Champion· Chess the results r an contrary to the Benko's victory in the one-week, eig ht­ ship Tl:'ophy. main eve nt, with Captain Hudson down­ round tournament earned him $800 in One of the purposes of the National ing Pal Benko in the final game. Hudson fi rst place mo ney and the beautiful Star­ Open is 10 reward and to recognize the thereby took the Vegas Fun Chess tro­ dust National Open Chess Trophy. As wi nners of the various class prizes as phy and $60 while Benko gained second usual in a Swiss System event, his most having achieved victories just as signifi­ place money of $40 in this exciting can· difficult games queen for , ship ever won over the board. The fol ­ Open thought the entry list would have , and against Captain .John lowing Champions earned their trophies been larger had the dates been advcr­ A. Hudson rather than accept an lO fer· in the toughest type of competition, mix­ Used (art her in advance. Very li kely ior position when Hudson offered the ing it with masters and experls from aU they arc right, and the USCF joins the bishop. Benko's response to this offer over the country and bringing honor to Stardust Hotel in announcing now that showed onCe again why he is a Grand· themselves and to cheSS generally by the third annual Stardust National master and a Ch ampion. In round seven, their efforls. National Open Expert Open Chess Tournament will be held Benko grudgingly gave up his only hall Champion, Raymond J . Marlin of Simi, at the same great playing site from Feb­ point 01 the tournament to fellow Grand· California; National Open Class A Cham­ ruuy 26 through Much 3, 1967. Circle master Larry Evans, and in round eight pion, Walter Grombacher of Chicago; Na· the date in red and p lan to be there! he won his final decisive game from Dr. tlonal Open Premier Champion, Stanley • • • Anthony Saidy, Senior Master now prac­ Salter of La Crescenta, California; Na· MOSCOW U. TEAC H ES CHESS ticing medicine in San Francisco. tional Open Booster Champion, J ames A course in chess history and theory Larry Evans was held to an early Dracup, Jamestown, New York; National has bee n introduced for the first time round by Dr. Eugene Martinowsky Open Amateur Champion, Kenneth Ya· at Moscow University, where there are of Chicago, then drew with Benko in mamoto, Berkeley, CaliJornia. many serious chess fans among the round seven and defeated his great USCF Tournament Administrator and 32,000 students. friend and rival Kenneth Smith of Dal· International Master George Koltanowski Over 93,000 people are members of las in round eight for 7·1 and a clear directed the tournament with a skill and chess sections at factories, schools and second place, worth $600. A three·way polish born of long experience and was institutions in Moscow alone. tie {or third through sixth, with S(! ores blessed with a most able assistant, Among the first lect urers at the Uni­ of 61J.z· l lh, meant prize money of $316.66 Colonel Paul L. Webb, Region VIII Vice· versity'S chess course were world cham­ each {or Ziad Baroudi, Captain John A. President from Phoenix, Arizona. That pion Tigran Petrosyan, Victor Korch­ old devil influenza nearly laid Kolti low noi, David Bronstein, Mikhail Tal and ~~~~on~ ~~~l D;~r~r~:rs':,' ~!~~h~:~. ~~ at one point during the tournament, but Alexander Kotov. Their lectures at· lourn'ament unrated but obviously not in­ he gamely fought orr the bug and re­ tracted audiences of up to 2,000. The experienced. He now hails from San turned to his tasks with energy to burn. next lecture, "Cybernetics and Chess," Francisco, but rumor throughout the The team of Koltanowski and Webb was will be delivered by Mikhail Botvinnik. tournament had It that he was a onc· the smoothest we've ever seen managing _ Novost i Press Agency (APNj time champion of Syria. Hudson, an Air a tournament, and Herman Estrada of Force officer stationed at Mather Air Las Vegas was indispensa ble as the man • • • Force Base, California, is a fo rmer U.S. who attended to the many accessory de· WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP Amateur Champion, twice winner of the tails essential to a major event. The United States Women's Champion. U.S. Armed Forees Worldwide tourna· A eheck on the turnout of 116 players ship and Zonal Tournament will be ment, and current Califor nia Open title­ shows that 58 exactly haH-camc Crom played at the Henry Hudson Hotel in holder. Dr. Marchand, Rochester, New California. Nineteen states plus Canada New York City from April 23 to May 11 . York, was last year's second most active were represented, with Nevada havin g Taking part will be eleven of the top· tournament player with 123 rated games, 12 players; lllinois 7; Arizona and Texas, rated women in the nation, chosen lIe­ and is well known to CHESS LIFE read­ 6 each; New York 5; New Mexico 4; cording to their USCF ratings. ers as the regular contributor of "Chess Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minne· Among those who have accepted invi· Tacti cs for Beginners." Perhaps practice sota, and Ontario, Canada, 2 each; and docs makc perfect, for Dr. Marchand ccr· 1 each from Alaska, Florida, Maryland, (Co ntinued on page 75) MARCH, 1966 63 Two From the pionship by PAL BENKO U.S. Championship, 1966 White prepares action in the center, the best method of mceting a flank ut· SICILIAN DEFENSE tack. Duncan SUHies Pal Benko 9...... P·K4 1. P-K4 P-QB4 10. P-B3 Q-N3 2. N·QB3 ...... 11. K·RI 0·0·0 The Closed Sicilian seems to be out of style at present. Suttles, however, likes to play unfashionable lines into which he infuses his own original ideas. 2...... N·QB3 3, P-KNJ P-KN3 4. B·N2 B-N2 5. P.Q3 P·Q3 6. N·R3?! ......

As usual when the opponents castle on opposite wings, the play becomes very shurp. Both players start preparations to storm the enemy King positions, and the question is: who will get there first. 12. Q·82 K-Nl 13. B.K3 Q·82 Black must first take measures agaimt the threatened 14. P·QN4, opening lines A Suttles trademark-he likes to de­ to his King. velop his pieces to unusual squares, and 14. KR·Bl Q·Bl 21. B-N5 still had to be tried. R3 seems to be his favorite square for 15. N.B2 N·K2 21...... P·RS! a . The idea here is to leave the 16. P.QN4 P·BS Black's attack comes first, as the KR Queen's diagonal open for possible ac­ Black still tries to keep the lines file is finaUy opened. 22. P·N4 or 22. tion on the K-side. closed on the Q·side, although after 16 . NPxP is not playablc because of 22 ...... " I tried this idea twice in this tourna­ ...... , PxP; 17. PxP and the of P-B5 winning a piecc. Now on 22. B-N5, ment, both times without much success. Queens, thc endgame is even. However, RPxP, sacrificing , looks In the 5th round against Zuckerman, after 16 . .. .''' .. , PxP, White can play 17. good. But so does 22. B-N5, B·KB3; 23. there was played 6. N·R3, P-K4; 7. 0-0, Q·N3, sacrificing a pawn for unclear BxN, RPxP; 24. NxP, P·B5; 25. BxP KN-K2; 8. P-B4, 0-0; 9, P·KN4, PxP; complications. (best), PxB; 26. QxP, Q·R2, fo llowed by 10. NxP, N·K4; 11. P-K5, P-B3; 12. PxP, 17. PxP QxO 27 . .. .. __ .. , B·K4, with a winning attack. RxP; 13. P-KR3, B-Q2; 14. B-K3, B-B3; 18. B·Bl p.B4 22. K·NI RPxP 15. Q-Q2, Q·B2; 16. R-B2, with equal 19. P·QR4 23. RPxP PxP chances, but 16. N/3-Q5 gives White the Now N·Q4·N5 is threatened. Even so, 24. PxP N·NS advantage, e.g. 16...... , NxN; 17. PxN, White should have played 19. B-N5, giv· 25. NxN BxN followed by N-K6, etc. ing some thought to thc defense of his 26. B-N2 Q·QBS In the final round against Dr. Saidy, King. Missing 26 ...... , P-KN4!, and if 27. who played very well, there occurred 19...... Q·KB2 BxP, Q·R4!; 28. BxR, Q·R7ch; 29. K·Bl, 6 ...... , N-B3; 7. 0·0, B·Q2; 8. P-B4, Gaining an important . The R-Blch, etc. QR-Kl; 9. N·B2, 0-0; 10. P-KN4, P·QN4; threat is 20 ...... , PxP, and if 21. PxP, 11. P-N5, (11. P-B5 is probably better) 27. R·B2 QR·Bl Q·B6ch and 22 ...... , QxB. Of course, 28. p·R6 OxO N·Kl; 12. N·Q5, P-K3; 13. N-K3, P-B4; 21. QxP is answered by 21...... ,., RQB3. 14. PxP, KPxP with an even game. 29. R/2-R2 ...... 6...... P-KR4?! 20. Q·Q2 N-B 1 This wild reply is to take immediate Not bad but not best. Both players advantage of the Knight move, but Black are already getting short of time. The risks the possible loss of the ability to obvious 20 ...... , P-Q4 gives Black the castle on the Kside. upper hand. 7. 0-0 N-R3 21. P·RS? Black demonstrates that he too can play bizarre moves. In this position the text is better than 7 ...... , N·B3 because in the latter case White's Knight finds a good square on K~5 . The move in the game prepares P-R5, which if played BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! at once would be answered by B. P·KN4, keeping the KR file closed. TELL YOUR FRIENDS 8. P-B3 B-02 ABOUT USCF After the game Suttles suggested that 9. N.K2 ...... 29. N·Bl saves the game. Indeed, after 64 CHESS LIFE 29 ...... , B·B6; 30. Q·Q3 is good enough, opening of this game with the Byrne· R·QBl, etc. But the prospect of going but after 29 ...... , Q·Nll; While can Burger game from the 4th round. into an endgame a pawn behind is not hardly defend himself. For instancc: 30. 7...... N·B3 attractive. B-B2, Q·R2, with the threat of 31...... , 8. Q·K2 PxP After the text, material remains even, 9. R·QI B·K2 but it is very difficult for Black to han· Q-N7chj 32. K -Bl, Q.R8ch~!; 33. BxQ, 10. PxP N·QR41 die the , which ties down RxBch; 34. K-N2, B·B6 mate! Petrosian's move, as played in his the Black pieces. White can try a after 29. match with Botvinnik. White's QB is now 21. P·Q6 QR·BI N-B1, Q·Nlj 30. BxPch-but either 30. forced to lcave its strong diagonal, reno 22. R·Q4 P·k4 ...... , KxB Of 30...... , K·B2 wi ns. dering t he P-Q5 breakthrough more dif· 23. R·QS KR.Q1 fic ul t. 24. R/ l.QJ 29...... 8-B6 P·N3 30. BxPch K-N2 11 . B.B2 P·QN4 25. P·KR3 R·B3 12. e .N5 8.N2 26. P.Q7 R·B2 Of course not 30...... , KxB; 31. Q- 13. N·B3 N·BS?! 27. R·Q6 Q·B4 K3ch, etc. In the 20th Botvinnik·Petrosian match 28. Q·Q2 K·N2 31 . BxB Ox B game, there was played: 13...... , 0 ·0; 29. Q..QS .P· KR4 32. Rx P QxKP 14. QR·B1, R-Blj 15. B·NI, N·B5, with a 33. B·82 R.R8 ehl satisfactory game for Black. Obviously, White resigns, two moves before mate. White now has no lime for QR·Bl and B·N1, conveniently protecting the QNP U.S. Championship, 1966 without locking the QR out of play. How· QUEEN'S GAM BIT ever, White can try to take advantage of the fact that Black has not yet cas· ACCEPTED tled. Pal Benko Dr. Karl Burger 14. B·N3 BxN I . P-Q4 P·Q4 If Black tries to repeat moves with 2. P-QB4 Px P 14 ...... , N·QR4, then 15. P-Q5 is too The Queen's Accepted is cur­ strong. 14 ...... , QR·Bl is answered by rently enjoying a new vogue, at least 15. N·K5!, and the Knight, if it is to in Europe. This is due, no doubt, to sev· remain on B5, is difficult to defend. If eral important new improvcments for it is moved to QR4, then 16. NxBP!, ALthough the Black pieces are severe· with a winning attack. However, Black Iy restricted while White's are more ac· Black in which White's best Jines are finds a way to come close to equality. tively placed, it seems that White can not easily discovered. For some reason, 1S. QxB 0 ·0 undertake no action because of the ne· the defense is not often teen in impor­ Just in time. II 15...... , NxPj 16. cessity of defending the QP. But White tant American events. R·Q2, N·B5; 17. BxQN, PxB; 18. Q·B6ch. finds a way of livening the play. 3. N·K B3 N·KB3 White regains the pawn and Black loses 30. P·B4l PxP? 4. P·K3 P· K3 the privilege. Simplifying White's task. Black appar· 5. BxP p.B4 16. Q.. k2. N-Q4 ently did not realize just how easy it 6. 0 -0 P.QR3 I wasn't sure whcther my opponent is to make targets of his K·side pawns. 7. B_N3 ...... was erring or sacrificing. Black has his 30...... , QxP loses to 31. R·KBl, Q. difficulties but he should try to hold K6eb; 32. K-R1, p.B4j 33. RxPeh! and on by 16 ...... , R-Bl. wins (33 ...... , KxR; 34. Q-K6ch, fol· 17. BxB Nx N lowcd by 35. Q·K7eh and 38. QxR). The 18. PxN Qx B best defensive try was 30...... , P-K5; 19. BxN Px B 31. Q.Q4ch, K·Nl; 32. R-Q5, Q-K3, and it looks as though White cannot make progress. But now comes 33. K·B2! The King enters the game with the threat of K·K3 and the eventual win of the KP. It is difficult to see how Black can hold the game, for instance: 33 ...... , R·N2j 34. K.K3, R-N7; 35. R·K5, etc. Or 34...... , P·B4; 35. R-Q6, Q·B2; 36. Q. B5, etc. 31. QxQ PxQ An idea originally of Stahlberg'sj it 32. K.B2 P·B3 was played several times at the 1962 Varna Olympiad, as well as in the Bot· Of course Black can eliminate the vinnik- Petrosian match in 1963. The White QP by K.Bl·K2, but the resulting point is to anticipate Biack's P·QN4, King and pawn endgame would be hope­ which, if played now would be advan· less. tageously met by 8. P·QR4! , leaving Black was probably expecting 20. QxP, If 32 ...... , R·N2; 33. K·B3, R·N7; 34. but after 20 ...... , KR·B1; 21. Q·Q3, Q. R/ 1·Q2, etc. Black to choose between several unsatis· R6, he has sufficient counterplay for the factory continuations: 8 ...... , P·NS al· sacrificed pawn. 33. K·B3 K·N3 lows a White Knight on B4. After 8. 34. KxP P·RS ...... , P·BS; 9. &-B2, White has strong 20. p·QS! ...... 3S. R/ I·QS R·N2 threats in the center combined with A small surprise for Black. The crea­ 36. R/5xP R/ l xP the possibility of P·QN3, disrupting tion of a strong passed pawn is better 37. R/ 6xPe:h K·N2 Black's Q·side pawns. On 8...... , B-N2; than winning the QBP. 38. K·N5 R·N7 9. RPxP, RPxPj 10. RxR, BxRj 11 . N·R3, 20...... Q..B3 39. R·B2 R·N4ch the QN strongly entcrs the game, and If 20 ...... , Q·B4; 21. PxP, QR·Klj 22. On 39 ...... , R/ Q·Q7 j 40. R·B7eb leads Black bas problems. However, 11 ...... , PxPch, KxP; 23. Q-B2, K·Nl; 24. R·Q4, to mate. After the text, Black's game is p.B5j 12. B·B2, BxQN; 13. PxB, 0 ·0 , may givc Black counterplay due to the White bas good winning chances. Black's hopeless anyway. passed QBP, but the line is untried. best chance seems to be 20 ...... , KR·Ql; 40. KxP ...... The reader is invited to compare the 21. QxBP, PxP; 22. RxP, RxR; 23. QxR, Black overstepped the time limit. MARCH. 1966 65 My Championship Brilliancy by BYRNE (The following game, which was award­ ed the first brilliancy prize (If; the re­ cent United States Championship, was annotated by the loser, Larry Evans (CL, Janl/ary, p. 12). This month the winner has his say; readers will flO dOlll)t gain some interesting in<;ighls by com­ paring the two versions.-Ed.)

Every reader will agree, I think, that there is nothing so thrilling in chess as pulling off an overwhelming K-side at­ tack featuring spectacular sacrifices. His previous move had virtuaUy com­ Neither the mosl beautifully played mitted him to the pawn snatch, and what Robert Byrne endgame nor the finest positional vic­ had he to fear? Recent results with this tory can quite yield the pleasure to be variation have decisively favored Black. Arriving at a position made famous by the game Tringov·Fiseher. Capablan­ found in letting the devil lake the hind­ 9. R·QNI Q-R6 most by scattering pieces to the winds. ca Memorial Tournament, Havana 1965, 10. P·K5 ...... which continued: 15. NxP, PxN; 16. BxP Such pleasure was mine in my last­ Two less violent continuations here ch. K-Rl ; 17. RxRch, BxR; 18. Q-B4, round game against Larry Evans in the are 10. P-BS and 10. BxN, PxB; 11. B-K2 , N·QB3! 19. Q·B7, Q-B4 ch; 20. K-R1, N· U.S. Champ!.onship. For, in this en­ but I have no desire to avoid violence. B3! 21. BxB, NxP; 22. Q·K6, N/4N5! counter, I offered no less than three 10...... PxP 23. Resigns. Since Fischer had so bru· pieces for the sake of an all·out mat· 11. PxP KN-Q2 tally repulsed White's attack, the ver· ing aliack of irresistible intensity. 12. B·QB4 ...... dict was that the opening is a failure Through thick and thin and counter­ for White. Preparing to on K6. 12 ...... , 5. B·B6!! sacrifice the aliack sma shed through to NxKP is, of course, out of the question victory. because of 13. NxKP! SICILIAN DEFENSE 12...... B-NS Robert Byrne Larry Evans 1. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N-KB3 P-QR3 3. N·Bl P-Q3 From his second move I assumed Evans was going to set up his favorite Taimanov Variation. Here, however, he chooses to transpose into the NajdorI Variation, another favorite of his. 4. P·Q4 PxP 5. NxP N-KB3 6. B-KN5 ...... But this, my secret weapon, rekindles This move leads to the wildest attack the White attack with its deadly threat against the Najdorf. The principal al­ of 16. RxB, QxR; 17. Q-N5 and mate in ternatives are the positional 6. B-K2 and This is the latest try, the idea of three. the sharp 6. B-QB4 which Fischer favors. which is to keep the White forces tied 15...... PxB Declining the sacrifice by 15 ...... , 6...... P·Kl up by an annoying . Earlier experi- NxP would have lost by 16. RxB! QxR; 7. P·B4 Q·N3 ments with 12 ...... , B·K2 have been 17. BxN, QxB; 18. BxP! KxB; 19. Q-N5 The point of this beIligerant sally by discarded since the move does not pre· ch, K·Rl ; 20. Q·B6 ch, K-N1; 21. R-B4! the defense is to force White to choose vent 13. BxKP! P·K4; 22. N-B5! But Evans' postmortem either the tame retreat 8. N-N3 or the suggestion of 15 ...... , NxB; 16. PxN, 13. R-N3 Q·R4 speculative pawn sacrifice that follows. R·Q1 deserves a test for, after 17. RxB, 14. 0-0 0·0 8. Q·Q2 QxP QxR; 18. Q·N5, P·KN3----and now either 19. N-K4 or 19. R·B4-----White has a dan­ gerous attack but Black is not without further defensive resources. 16. Q·R6!! ...... $100 MAKES yOU A USCF MEMBER­ BOOST AMERICAN CHES~ TELL YOUR FRIENDS FOR UFE! ABOUT USCF

66 CHESS LIFE here, Black hope ~ his opponent's attack don; 3rd A, Pierre LeClerc; Class B will finally run out of steam. Champion: Arnold Woods; 2nd B, Clay· 25. RxNch QxR ton Williams; 3rd B, David Palmer; 26. PxQ ...... Class C Champion: Stephen Stadnicki; 2nd C, Ronald BUI'ris; 3r d C, Henry Mar· tel; Class D Champion: Arthur Theofane; 2nd D, Marc Frecman; 3rd D, Eli E. Bourdon; Unrated Champion: Raymond French; 2nd Unrated, Joseph Kustwan; 3rd Unrated, Thomas McFarland. . The tournament, sponsored by the W. 11a8s. & Conn. Valley Chess Associa· tion, was directed by Francis W. Keller, Jr. and Thomas M. Colthart. Mate is threatened by N·Q5! and R· OTTESON KE EPS MINN. TITLE N3 ch. If now ...... , 16. BxN, then I sac· rifice four pieces to finish by 17. B· Milton Otteson of Minneapolis retained Q3!!! BxN ch; 18. K·R1, P·B4; 19. BxP, his title of Minnesota State Champion PxB; 20. R·N3 ch, K·R1; 21. Q·N7 mate. by winning the lO·player Premier Sec· But White's attack is still raging! tion of the 73rd Minnesota State Cham· 16...... QxK P The threat is now N·N3·R5 and Q·N7 pionship on February 18·20 and then His only hope is to get some of his mate. And, if 26 ...... , P·B5, then 27. going on to a 4¥2 ·¥2 victory in the 6- off·side Q.wing pieces to the defense of B·Q3, P·B4; 28. PxP, p·B3; 29. B·84 ch, player round robin Finals on February his King. R·B2; 30. Q·R5 finishes. 26·27. It was Otteson's third champion· 17. N.BSI ! 26...... N·Q2 ship vietory and his second in succes· Black must not be permitted to play 27. N·N3 K· RT sion...... , P·B4 and ...... , Q·N2 or B3. 28. B·Q3 R·KNT 29. BxBP R·N3 Otteson won the Premier with a score 17...... PxN of 4·1, ahead of Prof. Warren Stenberg, 18. N·K4!1 ...... 29 ...... , R·N2 was impossible because of 30. N·R5. Curt Brasket, Laszlo Ficsor, and Roman Menacing R·KR3 with an unstoppable Filipovich-all of whom scored 3·2. mate. If 18 ...... , QxN; then 19. R·N3 30. Bx R P, B 31. N·K4 ...... The biggest sensation of the Finals eh, Q·N5; 20. RxQch, PxR; 21. B·Q3, came in the fourth round when Univer­ P·B4; 22. BxBP, N·KB3; 23. Q·N5ch, K· sity of Minnesota student Jim Davies, Rl ; 24. QxNch, K·N1; 25. BxPeh! KxB; after losing three straight, let go with 26 ...Q ·R4 ch, K·Nl; 27. Q-N5ch, K·RI; 28. a winning K·side attack against Curt R·B6 with a quick mate. If 18 ...... , R· KI, then 19. R·KR3, R·K3; 20. BxR, PxB; Brasket. This defeat knocked Brasket 21. QxPch, K·B1; 22. Q·R8ch, K·K2; 23. out of contention, since he had drawn R·R7 maie. If 18 ...... , P·BS, then 19. with Otteson in the previous round. RxP, P-B4; 20. R·N3 eh, K-R1; 21. QxP Brasket's final score was 3lh ·Ph , putting ch, KxQ; 22. R·R4 mate. him in second place; Prof Stenberg, with 2lh points, placed third. 18...... B·Q7 Evans, bloody but unbowed, once The Minnesota Open, played February again comes up with the only defense 18-20, was won by Jerome Nolle, whose to prolong the game. score of 5lh ·lh , topped a field of 52. James Davies edged out Donald Baron 19. NxB Q.Q5ch for second, each scoring 5·1. Michael Hal· 20. K·Rl N·K4 At last White is ahead in material and abrin and Charles Alden were next in still his attack is not over. line with 4lh pOints each. 31...... P.QN 4 32. P· NS! B·N2 Trophies went to tournament·winner 33. NxP ...... Nolte (Class B), Charles Monson (C), Rob· I hope I can be forgiven this little ert Kraemer (D), Donald Oiesen (Unrat· piece of sloppiness. The quickest win ed), and Mrs. Barbara Krabek (Women's). was 33. PxP, R·KNl; 34. N·N5, NxP; • • • • • 35. N·B7 mate. 1 was playing too quick· In a chess tornado, played concurrent· ly here, expecting Evans to resign at ly with the 1966 Minnesota Open, Glen any moment. Proechel edged out Wolfgang Schellhorn 33 ...... N·Bl for first place, each scoring 3lh ·% in 34. Q.R2! B·Bl a field of ten players. Schellhorn, a 17· 35. Q.K5 N·K3 year·old exchange student from Ger· 36. N·Q7ch Resigns many, had won his USCF membership Now the reader can see what Evans by placing third in a huge 10S·player has accomplished. By returning one FOUR TIE IN MASS. Minnesot Ci Novice Championship on Feb· piece, he has forced me to withdraw my Sixty players took part in the 42nd ruary 19. The top ten players in this Knight from its attack on the point KB6, annual Western Massachusetts and Can· event (which was won by Howard C. Pen· thus enabling him to transfer his Knight necticut Valley Tournament on February nertz) received Federation memberships. to the K·side defense. 20 and 27 in Springfield, "Mass. When 21. R·N3ch N·NS the six·round battle was over, four play· ers-Sgt. George Krauss, Jr., Dr. Joseph Not 21...... , N·N3 because of 22. Platz, Louis E. PetithotY, and Harvey R·KR3, but now the latter move is 1m· Burger- tied for first through fourth. COMING UP . • • possible. All had scores of 5·1. Eli L. Bourdon, 22. P·KR3 Q·K4 with 41h points, placed fifth. THE U.S. AMATEUR 23. R· B4 Q·K8ch The following trophies were awarded: 24. N·Bl QxR Class A Co·champions: Krauss, Platz, May 27-28-29-30 By giving his Queen for two Rooks Petithory, Burger; 2nd A, Eli L. Bour· (See "Tournament Life" fo r details) MARCH. 1966 67 "Old by Dr. A. F. SAIDY All losses are unpleasant, but one that taught me a great deal was my game with Fischer in the last U.S. Champion­ ship. The vital position occurred after ten moves: White:Saidy, Black:Fischer, Nim:zoindian Defense: I. P-QB4, N.KB3; 2. fI,/. " QB3, P-K3; 3, P-Q4, B-NS; 4. P-K3, P-QN3; 5. KN-K2, B-R3; 6. N-N3. Reshevsky's favorite move; yet, two rounds later, he eschewed it in favor of 5. N-KB3 and 6. B-Q3 after Fischer adopted this variation for the foorth consecutive time. 6 ...... , BxNch. This move, omitted from "MCO·lO," was played by }<'ischer without hesitation. Introduced against me by the Czech Marsalek at Reykjavik 1957, it reflects Black's imme­ diate need to contest the center. 7. PxB, P-Q4; 8. Q-B3. Played after twenty minutes' thought. In the original game I sur­ rendered the with 8. PxP(?) Euwe's "Archives" rec­ ommended the pawn sac 8. B-R3 (Taimanov's monograph on the ::-1imzo-Indian adds nothing further). I, perhaps wrongly, rejected 8. P-K1, PxP; 9. B-N5, P-R3; 10. BxN as too simplify­ ing. 8. Q-B3 is Bronstein's recommendation, but Fischer im- proves on his suggested reply, 8...... , Q-Q2. 8 ...... , 0-0; ."'" " 9. P-K4! Another twenty minutes. White has little after 9, PxP, QxP; 10. P·K4, Q-QR1; 11. BxB, QxB; 12. Q·K2, QxQ ch. So I decided on this pawn sac. Now Bobby, too, slowed down, 9_ ...... , PxBP! A courageous decision. The alternatives are unsatisfactory: I. 9 ...... , BxP; 10. P-K5, ExB; 11. PxN, B-B3; 12. B-N,') with a powerful attack. II. 9 ...... PxKP; 10. NxP, NxN (or ...... , QN-Q2; 11. B-N5) 11. QxN, N·Q2; 12. B-Q3, N-B3; 13. Q-R1 with distinct pres· The game in progress. sure. 10. B-NS, P-R3. Forced (by the threat of P-K5). • • • Black: Fischer Black: Fischer

White: Saidy White: Saidy Position after 15. BxBP AFTER BLACK'S 10TH MOVE lS ...... , NxP! 16. QxQ. A veteran master in the room was In this position I missed an excellent chance. Why? First, overheard to say, "What's happening? Fischer is losing a I pondered the effect of 11. P-K5(?) Q-Q4 (forced); 12. BxN, piece!" 16 ...... , Nx8 dis chI 17. QxKR eh, RxQch; 18. K·Ql, QxQ; 13. PxQ, PxB; 14. PxP, N·Q2; 15. NK4 and concluded NxB; 19. KxN, R·K7ch; 20. K·BI, RxBP; 21. P·N3, B·N2; 22. that White's aggressive posture was bogus (since if R-KNl·N7, R·KI, B·K5; 23. R·K3, RxKRP. The smoke has cleared and Black had a simple win by attrition. I resigned on move 39. Black has ...... , NxBP) and that Black would soon exploit the pawn weaknesses with ...... , P-K4. Then I reasoned: "I have As soon as the game ended, a flock of masters swooped sacrificed a pawn, but I have the center, the two Bishops down, exclaiming, "Why didn't you play 11. P·KR4!!! How docs Black escape??" (See first diagram) Indeed, why not? and K-side chances. Having induced a pawn weakness, why Fischer declined to say how he would have met it. don't I simply retreat my Bishop?" This falsely optimistic The next day I looked it ovcr, concluding that an equal estimation prompted a move which led inevitably to defeat. endgame would result from 11. P-KR4! PxB; 12. PxP, R·K1 Had I foreseen these consequences, I would have chosen the (forced, to prevent mate) 13. PxN, QxBP; 14. Q·R5, P·N3; correct move (see below). 11. B-Q2? QN-Q2; 12. P-KS, N-Q4; 15. P-K5! PxQ (otherwise White's attack is too strong) 16. 13. N·B5. If N-R5, then ...... , 13. Q·R5! (depriving White of PxQ, N-Q2; 17. NxP, P·K4! 18. 0·0·0, R·K3, ctc. KN3) 14. P-N3, Q·K2, followed by ...... , P-KE3 or 1 and the My friend and critic, Senior Master Bill Addison, asked, initiative passes to Black. 13 ...... , PxN; 14. QxN, R-Kl! Now "Don't you know the gamc Keres·Reshevsky, Zurich 1953, in which the P·KR4 idea was played?" I had to admit that I had I saw the writing on the wall. If 15. B-K2, then ...... , NxP; played over that game only some months ago. 16. QxQ, N-Q6 ch; if 15. 0-0-0, then ...... , P-B4 undermines But here was my trouble: reared in the modern school, I White's center fatally. So I accepted the "bait," permitting was inexperienced in the reckless, gambiteering style in which Fischer to essay a pretty . 15. BxBP, ...... I played the first seven rounds of this tournament! (I had 68 CHESS LIFE only 1% points to show for my apparently novel notion that The stage is DOW set for a move worthy of a composed losses werc preferable to draws). study. 14. K·BlI Here is the point: if Wh~te plays immedi· But Addison went further. He suggested that, instead of ately 14. Q·N4 (or even the "Addisonian" 14. R-R71?), the regaining the piece, White could play 13. P·K5!! ? N·Q4; 14. pOSition of his own King prevents a win; i.e., 14. Q-N4. K·N2; N·K4, N·Q2 and "now 15. R·R7??! perhaps." 1 said. "What ? 15. R-R7 ch, KxR; 16. Q-R5 ch, K·N2; 17. Q-R6 ch, K·Nl ; IS. That's unsound. 15, ...... , KxR; 16. QxP. R·KBl; 17. Q-R5ch, ExP, PxB; 19. QxP ch. K·Rl; 20. Q-R6 ch, K·Nl drawn. for K·Nl ; 18. P·N6. R-B4 or even QN·B3 and Black wins easily." if 21. P·N6? then ...... , B-R5 eheck and ...... Q-K2. 14 ...... Addison: "Maybe 15. B-Q3! is the you need." NxN. If 14...... , K·N2, then 15. R·R7 ch winS as in the But then we found that 15 ...... , PxB; 16. R·R7. N·Bl; 17. game. For 14...... , B·N5, see below. 15. PxN, B-N2 {?l; 16. RxP eh. KxR; 18. Q·R5, N·R2; 19. N·B6, N/ 4xN; 20. KPxN ch, Q·N4, K·N2: 17. R·R7 ct., KxR; 18. Q·RS eh, K·N2; 19. Q·R6 K·Rl ; 21. QxP (or 21. Q·R6, R·KNl; 22. 0·0 ·0, Q·Q4) 21...... eh, K·Nl ; 20. BxP, PxB; 21. QxP eh. K·Rl ; 22. Q·R6 eh, K·Nl ; R·K2! 22. PxR, Q·KNI preserves an easy wIn for Black. "In· 23. P·N6, R·B2; 24. PxR eh, Kx P; 25. Q·R5 eh. K.N2; 26. P·BS. genious. but unsound- Where do you get such ideas, Bill?" PxP; 27. B·R6 eh and White wins: 27 ...... , K·R2; 28. B·B4 ch, "I've known these things since childhood, boy! You should K·N2: 29. Q·R6 eh, K·Nl; 30. Q·N6 eh, K·Rlj 31. K·K2, B·R5; know them-theY're old bat!" 32. R·Rl and 33. B·N5. We kept trying. Since "shock" methods wouldn't work, IT Black had played 14 ...... , B·NS to vacate K2 for the White should develop his QR by either 15. K·Q2 or 15. 0-0·0. Queen, White would have had an alternative win: 15. NxN, I discovered the following unusual endgame attack, two and now Knights down: 15. 0-0-0, N·Bl ; 16. N·B6chl? PxN; 17. NPxP, A. 15 ...... KPxNj 16. P·B5! BxPj 17. BxB, PxB? 18. N·NS; 18. B-K2, B-N2; 19. R·R2! N/ 4-BS ( ...... , Nxl{8P; 20. Q-R5 and mates. QxN, QxQ; 21. PxQ, P·K4 wins more simply); 20. QxB. NxB B. 15 ...... BPxN; 16. B-KS. K·N2; 17. R-R7 ch. KxR; 18. ch; 21. K·N2. Q.Q4; 22. QxQ, PxQ; 23. QR.KR1. and Black Q·R5ch. K.N2; 19. Q-R6 ch. K·N i ; 20. BxP, PxB; 21. QxP must play precisely to avoid a draw: 23 ...... ft.K3! 24. R·R7, cb, K·Rl; 22. K·K2 and wins (Reti). Or if 16, ...... Q·B2; R-QBl! 25. R·N7 ch, K·Bl ; 26. R/ l ·R7, K·K1. 17. Q-N4, R-Q l ; 18. Q.R4, K·Bl ; 19. Q.R8 ch, K·K2; 20. IT 15. K-Q2 were played instead of IS. 0 ·0 ·0, Black would Q.B6 ch, K·Q2; 21. R-R7 with a winning attack. not be able to win a second piece with 20 ...... , NxB cheek. C. 15 ...... , QxNj 16. Q·N4! R-Ql (or ...... , QxQPj 17. But then, other defensive chances such as 19 ...... , NxKBP K·K2!) 17. Q·R4, K·Bl ; 18. Q.R8 ch, K·K2; 19. Q·B6 ch, would suffice. So White must content himself with 15. 0 ·0 ·0, K·Kl; 20 BxP! with a winning attack. N·B!; 16. B·K2. Black is able for the moment to prevent the But, alas, there is a small flaw in Breyer's beautiful and dangerous formation of the pawn wedge at his KBS, e.g., 16. profound conception which Reti fails to point out: after the N·B6 ch, PxNj 17. NPxN, B·N2! 18. Q·N4 ch, N·NS; 19. Q·N5, game continuation 14 ...... , NxN; 15. PxN, N·Q2 would se· NxKBP! 20. PxN, Q·QS! The problem then becomes: Can cure Black a draw by perpetual : e.g., 16. Q.N4. K·N2j White's attack prevail against Black's passive position? I 17. R·R7 ch, KxRj 18. Q-R5Ch, K·N2; 19. Q·R6ch, K·Nl; 20. think not, given the opportune ...... , K·Bl and ...... , B-N2 BxP, PxBj 21. QxP ch, K·R1; 22. Q-R6 ch, K.Nlj 23. P·N6? by Black to nentralize White's dangerons Knight at K4. RxP ch! 24. BxR, N·Bl; 25. K·B2 (or 25. K·K2. Q-Q4) 25...... The correctness of my evaluation of the speculative piece Q·K1; 26. P·N7. B-RS chI 27. QxB, N·N3; 28. Q.R6, Q-B2; 29. sacrifice will be confirmed when and if. in future contests, P·N3, QxP and Black wins. Perhaps this is the price of Fischer again adopts Ole variation 5 ...... B-R3. romanticism in chess some analyst half a century later This game taught me two key lessons: may devalue or refute one's combination. We are fortunate I Against top competition only Tal·like geniuses can hope to that no such craven fear deters a Breyer, a Tal, or a Spassky. overwhelm the . Thus. in the next round, I played For more variations on the same theme. see also the game solidly against Reshevsky and marshalled my forces to victory. Vladimirov-Shamkovich, 1957 and Toran·Euwe, 1958 (p. 31 With 3lh points in my last four games. I was able to avert a of Taimanov's "Nimzovicb Defense"). disastrous result. I have learned my lesson in chess history. II. I needed a much better grounding in the ideas. True, in my later research, I rediscovered the prototype of Addison's idea, Le., the pawn wedge on KS and KNS with the mating attack on the open KR·file. It is the beautiful game Breyer·&ser, quoted in ReU's classic "Mod· ern Ideas in Chess." * * WALLET White: Breyer, BI. ek: Esser*. Q.G .D. _ SEMI.SLAV DE· FENSE. 1. P·Q4, P·Q4; 2. P·QB4. P·K3; 3. N.Qa3, P.QB3; 4. No. 4490_ Top Grain Leather. p·K3, N·B3; 5. 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New York, N.Y. 10003 White: Br~y~r Position lifter 13 ...... , N·Q4 MARCH, 1966 69 32. K·R2 B·K4ch 33. P·N3 P-N3 From Spassky-Tal Match 34. R·R5 ...... The simple 34. N-B5 would lead to a clear draw. bY ZUCKERMAN 34...... B·N2 lrd Game of Mltc:h PxB, giving White the two Bishops was 35. N·BS ...... also possible. And here stronger 13...... a.a is 35. P·N4, follow- TAL SPASSKY 14. N-Q2 ed by K-N2-B3, etc. 1. P-K4 P-K4 S. O.() B·K2 15. N·BS QN.Q2B-N' 3S...... 2. N·KBJ N·QB3 6. R·Kl P·QN4 16. N-B3 ...... 36. NxN O.() 3. B-NS P·QR3 7. B·N3 Protecting the central pawn wi th 16. B·R4 N·B3 8. P·B3 P.Q3 37. R·R6ch ...... •• P·B3 or 16. 8-B2 also had its points. Since he is a point behi nd at this Better is 37. B·B4, or possibly 37. B-Q4. 16...... stage, Spassky avoids playing (or a draw 37...... K-Q2 with the Marshall Gambit. Of course impossible is 16 ...... , BxP? 38. B.B41 ...... 9. P-KR3 N·N1 because of 17. RxB, NxR; 18. B-Q5. 17. 8·82 KN·B41 This loses a pawn. Also not good is 3S. 10. P·Q4 QN.Q2 B-Q4, BxB; 39. PxB, R·QBS (threatens 40. Tal underestimated this move. He cal­ ...... , R-B5); 40. K·N2, R-B5 winning the culated only the variation 17 ...... , N·Q3; 38 ...... , I S. NxP, NxN; 19. RxN, with hopes of QP. Correct is 38. P·QB4 and if exploiting the weakness of the pawn on R·N5; 39. P-B5, R-R5; 40. K·N2, B-Blj Black's QB2. 41. R·KB6, K·Kl; 42. K·B3 and Black must play 42 ...... , B-K2 and not 42. 18. NxKP N. N ...... , BxP; 43. R-B6! If then 43 ...... , 19. RxN N·K3 K·Q7; 44. K-K2! holds: e.g., 44 ...... , 20. B·K4 ...... BxP; 45. K-Q3 . White wishes to exchange the active Bishop on Black's QN2 and at the same 38...... R-N6! time he prepares the positional trap 20. 39. P·QB4 B·QS ...... , B-KB3; 21. BxB, BxR; 22. N·K7ch, 40. K·N2 R·N7 K-RI; 23. BxR, RxBj 24. N-E6 and then 41. K·B3 RxPch 25. P-QR4 with the better game. 42. K-K4 B·N3 43. R·R8 P-K B3 20...... BxB 11 . N·R4 ...... 21 . RxB B·B3 It seems that more to be feared is 43. Si magin's move, which he fi rst played 12. R·K2 ...... , P-R4; 44. R-KBS. K-K2; 45. R-QR8, against Estrin in the 1961 Moscow Cham­ R-K2ch; 46. K-Q3, R-QN7; 47. P·B5, BxP; pionship. Grandmaster R. Kholmov has Possible also is 22. R·KI , not fcaring 48. BxP, BB7 or 48...... _.. . 8--Q2. Black often played here the sharp continuation 22 ...... N-B4 because of 23. N-K7ch, Bx gets nothing by the exchange of Rooks 11 ...... • NxP; 12. N·B:>, QN- B3; (or ex­ Nj 24. RxB, KR·K1; 25. RxRch, RxR; 26. after 43 ...... , R·K7ch; 44. . K-Q3. R-KI ; ample, his game with Sacharov (32nd B·K3, N·R5; 27.P·QB4!, PXP j 28. P·QN3!, 45. RxR, KxR; 46. p .B5\ BxPj 47. BxP or N·N3; 29. BxN, PxB; 30. PxP with a USSR Championship, Kiev 1964) contin­ 46 ...... , B·R4, P_M . The Bishop ending draw ending. ued: 13. Q-B3, B.N2; 14. B-82, N-B4; 15. ls not won. Spassky selects a less forcing Q-N3, N-K3; 16. PxP, PxP; 17. R."

Black attempts to force an immediate draw by repetition which occurs after 16. R-N3, Q-B3; 17. R·K3, Q·B5, etc. 27. P-KR4? ...... Q·B3 16. R·KS This is against the principles of the 8. S·NS ...... 17. R·Kl ...... endgame. In endings with Bishops of op· The usual 8. P-KR3 and 9. B·K3 has Bad was 17. RxP? B·N2. posite colors the materially superior been shown to be harmless after 8 ...... , side should usually try to place all the R·N1, followed by ...... , P·QN4. Also pos· 17...... Q·N3 pawnS on the opposite color of his sible would be 8...... , N·Kl; 9. B·K3, 18. Q·B3 8·84 Bishop, while the materially inferior N·Q5. An interesting and relatively un· In the seventh game Spassky played side should try to make both Bishops explored idea here would be 8. N·Q5. "bad" to increase their neutralizing fac· A similar position with colors reversed the better 18 ...... , B·K3. tor s. Here Tal only helps his opponent. was reached in the game Benko·Smys· 19. 8·K3 B·K5 White should continue with P·B3, fol· lov, 16th Olympiad, Tel Aviv 1964. lowed by p·KN4; then place his Bishop There White already had his Rook on on Q4 and advance the pawns to KBS QN1 while here Black must spend a and KNS. To make this strong, he should, tempo to do so. With the text move, of course, keep both Rooks. White now loses a tempo to provoke a 27...... KR·Kl "\\ ,ea k ncss " WI.....',h .. ..·PKR3 . 28. P-B3 K·B2 8...... P·KR3 29. K·82. R·Rl 9, B.Q2 P·K4 30. R.Q2 ...... Tal gains space on the K-side and in Here Tal follows a bad plan. He ex­ the center so that ...... , P-KR3 does not changes both Rooks to penetrate with become a weakness and the move is his King; but Black can defend every· also used to prepare the development thing. of his QB. 30 ...... QR-Kl 10. P.QR3 B.K3 31. R/ 2·K2 R·K3 11. R·Nl P·QR4 Since attempts to attack wo uld fail 32. B·B4 RxRch White would accomplish little even if 33. RxR R·Kl the advance ...... , P·QN4 were allowed. (19...... , P·KR4; 20. N·Q2, B-K5; 21. 34. RxR Bx' Later on the weakening of Black's QN3 NxB. PxN; 22. Q·K2, P·B4; 23. P·B4), 35. P·KN4 P·N3 and QN4 is seriously felt. Simply 11. Spas sky makes a paradoxical decision. 36. P·N4 ...... , Q·Q2 was good . MARCH. 1966 71 12. P·QR4 P-Q4 25. R·Bl B·Bl This advance could also have been pre· U . N·Q3 BxN pared with 12 ...... , Q·Q2. etc. 27. PxB RxP 13. PxP NxP 2B. K·N2 ...... 14. NxN 8xN Tal probably overlooked tbis simple 15. 8·K3 ...... move in his calculations. 28 ...... B.NS 29. BxNP ...... White is a pawn ah ead with two Bish· ops and Tal was also in great time pres­ sure. 29 ...... K·N2 30. B·K3 P·R4 Somewhat better was 30...... , P·N4. 31. B·R6 R-Q3 16. B·N3 32. B·QB4 P·B3 In a number of previous games 16. 33. R·B2 N·NB P·Q4 was played. The text move has 34. B·B4 R·QS also been met with before. The game 35. P·R4 N·R6 P etrosian·Portisch in the European Preparing the following exchange, Team Championship of 1965 continued which was welcomed by White, since he 16. B·N3, P·Q4; 17. P·R3, P·B4; 18. Px White now want s to continue with 16. wins quickly with his passed pawns. QP, BxPj 19. B.N5, Q·B2; 20. N·Q2, N·Q2, allowing the exchange of the 36. R·Bl NxB PxP; 21. BPxP, QR·B1; 22. BxB, NxB; white·squared Bishops, and bring his 37. PxN K·B2 23. Q·B3, N·BS DRAWN. Spassky finds Knight to QB4. This plan would not be 3B. P·BS K·Kl another way of meeting the threat of so dangerous for Black if he now con· 39. P·B6 K-Ql 17. N·NS. 40. P·B7ch K.Bl tinued 15 ...... , p·N3; 16. N·Q2, N·N5 16 ...... or 16 ...... , N·Q5. Also 15 ...... , N·Q5; 41-. R·B6 P·N4 P·QR4. 16. BxN, BPxB is good. Here even 16. Tal managed to make the Now on 17. N·N5 there follows 17...... , KPxB; 17. N·Q2, BxE; 18. KxB, and was n ow probably thinking about ...... , P·Q4j lB. PxP, P·R5, driving the B·K4! 19. Q·B4, Q·Q4 ch i 20. Q·B3, QxQ why he made the decisive error 36 ...... , Bishop away. ch ; 21. KxQ, B·B2 leaves Black with a NxB, which gave away all his drawing 17. P·R3 p,p probably defensive ending. With his chances. As Spassky was now thinking lB. BPxP ...... next sharp move Tal avoids 16. N·Q2 about what move to seal, Tal resigned. White has succeeded in maintaining but at the price of exposing the weak· his Bishop on the attacking diagonal nesses of his Q·side. QR2·KNB at the price of allowing Black 11 th Game of Match 15 • ...... P·BS a numerical superiority of p awns in the 16. PxP BxP RUY LOPEZ center. 17. QxQ KRxQ Spassky lB ...... P·R3 18. KR·Ql T,' I. P·K4 P·K4 S. 0 ·0 B·K2 19. N·BS P·Q4 The exchange of Rooks after 18...... , 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 6. R·Kl P·QN4 20. N/ 3·R4 ...... RxR ch; 19. RxR, R·Q1; 20. RxR ch, NxR; 3. B·NS P·QR3 7. B·NJ 0·0 21. N·Q2, B·R3; 22. B·N6 would cost a 4. B·R4 N·B3 P·KR3 ...... pawn. Good, however, was 18 ...... , P·B4. •• This move has often been played by 18, ...... N·NS Fischer to avoid the Marshall Gambit. 19. RxRch RxR His opponents usually transposed to the 20. B·N6 ...... reguJ ar lines after 8...... , P·Q3; 9. The defects of 11...... , P·QR4 are reo P·B3. However , the game Fischer· vealed. L. Szabo, P ortor oz 1958, continued 8. 20...... R·Q2 ...... , B·N2! 9. P·B3, P·Q4; 10. PxP, 21. N·Kl ...... NxP, with good play for Black since Tal had hoped for 21. BxP, NxP; 22. 11. NxP is impossible because of 11. R·QB1, B·N6; 23. N·Q2, N·Q5...... , NxN; 12. RxN, N·B5! etc. 21...... P·KS B...... B·N2 9. P·Q3 P·Q3 Tal is still finding some tricks to 10. P·B3 N·Nl sharpen the game. Very bad now would Tal is playing va banque, staking ev· be the immediate 22. BxKP because of Usual here is 10 ...... , N·QR4; 11. B· erything on the attack. He does not 22 ...... , B·R7. B2, P·B4 as was played, for example, in stop at material loss to bring all of his the game Spassky·Szabo , Budapest·Len· 22. P·N3 B·R3 pieces to the K·side. It would be dan· ingrad Match 1959. Black now trans· gerous to play here 20 ...... , PxP, op· Spassky says that 22, ...... , B·K7 was poses into the variation 7 ...... , P·Q3 ; doubtless beUer, but Tal wants to ening the diagonal of the White KB B. P·B3, 0·0; 9. P·KR3, N·Nl; 10. P·Q3, and if 20 ...... , BxP; 21. NxNP or 21 . keep K7 free for his Knight in many B·N2 which he has often played. variations. However, he doesn't h ave PxB, RxRj 22. NxNP , Tal would be in time for this. 11. QN·Q2 QN·Q2 his element. Instead, Sp assky decides to 12, N·Bl N·B4 23. BxKP N·R7 mobilize his p awn center to lock White's 13. B.B2 R.Kl KB out of the game and eventually un· This was the point of 21...... , P·K5, 14. N·N3 B·KBt dermine White's KP. but is refuted by Spassky. Correct was 15. P·QN4 QN·Q2 23...... , R·K2, after which the game 20...... P·B41 would probably end in a draw, for , if 21. R·K3 P·BS 24, B·B3, then 24...... , B·B6, etc. 24. 22. R·N3 K·R2 B·Q3 would not offer great winning chances either. IT'S UP TO YOU •.. Danger ous would be 22 ...... , PxB in view of the possibilities of 23. NxNP, 24. B·B31 to tell us that you're moving. Copi., ...... of CHESS LIFE are not forwarded BxN; 24. BxP or 23. BxP, P·N3; 24. Q. The saving move; bad were 24. BxRP, by the postoffice. We need six weeks Q2 or 23. NxP ch, K·R2; 24. NxP (24. P·N3 and 24. B·Q3, N·B6, etc. notice of any change of addreu. ., ...... , Q·K2 ? 25. N·NS ch, K·Nl; 26. 24...... N·B6 NeBS) 24, ...... , Q·Ql; 25. N·R6 ch, etc. 72 CHESS LIFE GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS CLINCHER Hons make it easier for White to achieve his ends on the kingside.- Verber. " l'hiJi game was c;on again.~ t Dr. Martin ­ 19. B-N3 ...... oU) ~' k!J , a fellow Chicago 1l.S.C.F. MIIMer, and clinched first place for me (8- l) wit·1! Also good is 19. B·K2 and 20. B-B3. one g(lme to go."-Verber 19...... P-QR4 22. BxP B-K3 20. P·QR4 QR·Nl 23. N·K4 P-KB4 GOMPERS PARK CHAMPIONSHIP 21. P·N4 PxP 24. N·BS ...... 23. B-B2 P-Q5 Chicago, 1965 On 24. N-B6ch , KB2j 25. NxP, KR·QI 24. Q-B3 ...... Black has some counterplay lor his lost RUY LOPEZ Pawn. The immediate sacrifice on KR6 has R. Verber Dr. E. Martinowsky 24...... 8·Q4 been recommended here by some anno­ 25. KR-Kl R·82 tators, but Tal saw that after 24. NxRP, 1. P·K4 P·K4 PxN; 25. N-B5, R·R3! 26. BxP, BxB; 27. 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 If 25 ...... , KR-KI; 26. I\" ·Q7 and 27. NxB, KxN; 28. Q·Q2 ch, K-R2; 29. Q- 3. 8·N5 P-KN3 N-B6ch wins the exchange. N5 Black plays 29...... , N-NS! and This is the Defense, an old, 26. B-B3 B-Q3 White has nothing. bizarre system which Yugoslav grand­ Probably 26 ...... , R·Rl should have 24 ...... R·R3! master Trifunovich sometimes uses. been played. If 26 ...... , B-BB; 27. R-Q3, Spassky employed a simil ar defen­ 4_ P-Q4 ...... PxP; 28. N-Q7, R-Rl; 29. N-B6ch , K-B1; 30 ... PxP and Black is as badly off as sive maneuver in his game with Medina Sharpest. 4. P -B3, P-Q3; 5. P·Q4, B·Q2 before.-Verber. in the of 1955. Here it also gives Black a satisfactory Stcinitz De­ prepares Black's 26th move with attack fense. 27. N·Q7 R·QN2 2S. N-B6ch K·Bl on White's KP. White can no longer 4...... NxP strengthcn his attack and in view of the 29. NxB! PxN To bo considered 4...... , PxP', 5. fact that he is positionally lost he de­ " If 29 ...... , NxN; 30. Rx!\~ , PxR; 31. cides to sacrifice, but Spassky gives NxP, B·N2. R·K8 mate. PxN 7. P-KS Q·N3 him no chances. s. NxN 30. RxP! R-N3 25. NxRP PxN 6. QxP Q·B3 •• Q-Q3! ...... 26. N·B5 Q.R1! Rather than equalize with 8. QxQ, The counterattack! Now, because of RPxQ, White adopts Ma roczy's pawn the threat 27 ...... , PxP; 28. BxP, BxP, sacrifice to obtain promising attacking White must simplify the game. chances. 27. NxRP BxN 8...... P·QB3 TO. N·B3 QxPch 28. Q-BSch K·Rl 9. B-QB4 Q·R4ch 11. B-K3 P-Q4 29. BxB R·KNl There is hardly a bettcr move. If 11 . 30. B·NS ...... , B·R3?j 12. 0 -0, BxB j 13. QR-Kl! Threatening 31. BxN ch, NxB; 32. QxP. wins. If 11...... , B-N2j 12. 0 ·0-0 and 30...... Q·Kl Black has no effective defense against 31. P·B4 ...... 13. KR-K1. And if 11...... , P-QN4j 12 . Still trying to open up the game, but B-N3, P-N5; 13. N·K2 Black has disrupted the match is over and now Black al­ his queen-side without diminishing ready seizes the initiative. White's threats.- Vcrbcr. 31...... N.R2 12. NxPI ...... Worse is 30...... , B·B2; 31. R-Q7! , 32. B·R4 RxR N-N1?; 32. R-Q8ch! BxR; 33. R-K8 mate . Also powerful is the far more complex 31. RxRP PxP 33. poNS R·B4 33. BxR R-KB3 12. 0 ·0·0, B-KB4!; 13. Q-Q2.- Verber. 34. Q·N4 R-KN3 32. PxP R-BS 34. R-R8ch K-B2 35. Q-R4 PxP 12...... B·KB4 Or 34...... , R-Nlj 35. RxRch, BxR; 36. QxP P-B3 Probably best. If 12 ...... , PxN?j 13. 36. B·N4, R-B2; 37. B·N3, R-N2j 38 ...B -B3 37. B·B2 PxP B-N5ch wins for White (Sergeant·Horne, and White takes the exchange.- Verber. 38. KBxP N-K4 Hastings, 1948-49). 35. B-KSch K·Bl 3S. BxR NxB 39. B·B1 N·N4 13. Q-Q4 B·Q3 36. B·Q7ch R-Nl 39. R-K4 ...... 40. K·Rl NxKP If 13 ...... , B-N2?; 14. N-B7ch wins. Or 37. RxRch BxR 41. R·B1 NxBch if 13 ...... , QxQ; 14. N-B7ch (14. BxQ, And Black soon resigncd. This move was sealed by Black but PxN; 15. B-N5ch, B-Q2; 16. BxBch, KxB; An instructive h andling of the Fian· White resigned shortly afterwards. 17. BxR, P-B3; 18. P-KN4 wins too) K·Q2 ; chetto Defense. 15. BxQ, KxN; 16. BxR wins. 14. N·B3 N-K2 TACTICAL MELEE BONFIRE BxP is answered by Q-Q2 followed by August Rallkis, a former Neu; York State BONFIRE, a newsletter, requests your 0 ·0 ·0, and White has much the better champion, noorcomes Harold Hohenberger, a letter for publication discussing any game.-Verber. f{)rmer Bm:: ariall c/wmpiQII, in II tactical mc­ aspect of chess. Letters should be 15. 0·0·0 Q,Q lee from IIw .'lJ(lIITwU(lU Clwss e lul> Ma,~tc r Prelim inaries. written as open letters to BONFIRE's 16. BxQ B·BSch readers and signed with the writer's 17. K-Nl 0 ·0 MCC MASTER PRELIMINARIES address includ·ed. Subscription rates Black has survived the opening and New York, 1965 of BONFIRE are $1.30 for twelve is· middle game, but he has much the worse sues. of the ending. TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE BONFIRE 18. P·KR3 P·QN4!?· H. Hohenberger A. Rankis Box 14122 Although this weakens Black's quecn­ 1. P-K4 P·K4 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782·14) side pawns, it is probably his best chance 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 at active counter play- slower continua- 3. B·B4 ...... MARCH, 1966 73 Mednis and Rossolimo are among the Better is 8. R-Kl, Q·Q2; 9. QN·Q2, few who play this today. 0 -0; 10. P·N4, QR·Kl; 11. N·N3, P·B3 ! 3...... N·B3 with even chances. At the cost of a Pawn, the Two 8...... Q.Q2 Knigbts' Defense averts the exhaustively 9. Q-N3 ...... a nalysed Giuoca Piano (3 ...... , B-B4) and This has the drawback of blocking the scizes the initiative. A defense well­ advance of the QNP, which is one of suited to the tactical style of Rankis. the few ways White can obtain some 4. N-NS ...... attacking play in the Exchange line. This is still the most usual although 9...... 0·0·0 current theory seems to be leaning to­ 10. R·Kl B-KB4 ward 4. P-Q4. More is achieved with 10 ...... , P·B3, 4...... P-Q4 taking firm co ntrol of K4 and preparing Tricky and unrefuted is 4 ...... , B-B4, 11 ...... , P·KN4. the Wilkes·Barre Variation. Black forces his way through in a very 11. Q- B2 ...... S. PxP N-QR4 convincing fashion. Or 11. B·B1. Better latc than never, White is readying P-QN4. 6. P·Q3 ...... 22. QxB 11 ...... BxB Morpby and Tchigor in liked this, but If 22. PxB, Q·R6ch wins. theory now holds that it allows Black to 12. QxB P-KR4 22...... PxP More accurate is 12 ...... , P-B3. equalize. 23. N·Q2 ...... Sharper is B. B-N5ch, P-B3; 7. PxP, 13. P·QN4 ...... No better is 23. B·N4 (preventing 23. White should take the opportunity to PxP; 8. B-K2, P·KR3. And herc 9. N-KB3, ...... , R·K8 mate), R·K6; 24. QxQBP, QR­ P-K5; 10. N-K5 is most booked, but ease his game with 13. N-K5. Kl; 25. N·R3, R·K7 and Black threaten> 13...... N-N3 Fischer and Steinitz .prefer 9. N·R3. 26 ...... , N·K6 mate. 6...... P·KR3 If 13 ...... , QR·Kl (usual in like POSI- 23...... R·K6 25. N·B3 Q·KB41 tions) 14. P·N5, N-Q1; 15 . N·K5. 7. N-KB3 P-KS 24. QxQBP QR-Kl 26. P-N3 ...... 14. N-N3 QN·K2 8. Q- K2 ...... If 26. R·Ql (26. N·K5, R/lxN; 27. PxR, 15. N- BS Q-B4 Unclear is 8. PxP, NxB; 9. Q-Q4. Q·Q6 mate), Q·Q6ch!; 27. RxQ, R·K8ch; 16. Q-NS ...... 8...... Nx B 28. NxR, RxN mate. Seeking an attack that really is not 9. PxN B·QB4 26...... NxPch there, White leaves his opponent in Maroczy prefer red 9 ...... , B-K2, but Sufficicnt, but there is a forccd mate command of the king-side. The situation the text is more aggressive. with 26 ...... , R·K8 ch!; 27. K-N2, N·K6ch; offers nothing more than 16. QxQ, NxQ; 10. P-B3 ...... 28. KxP, N-N5ch; 29. K-N2, R/1-K7ch ; 30. 17. B·Q2 with a draw in prospect. Preferable is 10. P·KR3, 0 -0; 11. N·R2. K-R3 , N-K6ch; 31. P ·N4, QxP. 16...... BxN 10...... 0 ·0 27. K-N2 ...... 17. NPxB P·QB3 Keres says 10...... , P-QN4!; 11. P-QN4, Variations: 27. RxN, R·K8ch; 28. RxR, 18. Q-N3 R·Q2! B·K2; 12. KN-Q2, B·NS; 13. P-B3, PxP; PxR= Qc h; 29. K·N2, N-K6 mate. Or 27. A good defensive move which has 14. PxP, B·R4; 15. PxP, 0 ·0; l B. 0 -0, NxN, Q·R6ch; 28. KxP, R·K7ch ; 29. K·B3, some Ion/! term attacking possibilities. R-Kl; 17. Q·B4, B-Q3 gives Black the Q·B4 mate. Or 27. KxP, RxNch; 28. K·Nl 19. P·QR4 Q-Q6 advantage. (28. K-N2, R·K7ch), RxPch ; 29. KxN, Q. 20. P-RS P-R3 11 . N·Q4 B-KNS 15. PxP P·B3 B7 mate. 21. B-NS? ...... 12. Q·B2 BxN 16. B-R3 R·K1 27...... NxN Better is 21 . B-K3. 13. PxB P-QN4 17. P-Q6 Q·R4ch 28. R-Ql ...... 21...... P·B3 14. P-QN3 PxP 18. Q-B3 Q·R4 If 28. P-Q7, N.K8ch; 29. QRxN, PxR= 22. B-R4 N-BS Threatening 19 ...... , P·KB . Nch! 30. RxN, R.K7ch; 31. K·R1, Q·R6 Threatening to win the QBP with 23. 19. Q·K3 ...... chi 32. K-Nl, Q-R7ch; 33. K·B1, Q-B7 ...... , N·K7ch. Two diHerent kinds of chess have been mate. 23. R-K3 Q·R21 25. N·Kl N-B4 played up to now. v-.'hite has chosen a 28...... P-B8= Qchl 24. B-N3 P·KN4 26. Bx N ...... variation with a pawn plus and has a Resigns Forced in view of 26. R·B3? N·K7ch ; vcry strong passed-pawn for the end­ For if 29. KRxQ, R-K7ch; 30. R-B2, 27. K-Bl, R·Kl with 28 ...... , P-N5 loom· game. Black has been striving for fast RxRch; 31. KxR, Q·B7ch; 32. KxN, Q. ing. development and has a vigorous initia­ K7ehj 33. K"B4, P·N4ch; 34. K·B5, Q·K3 26...... PxB tive for the middle-game. Now the posi­ mate. tion is crucial to determine whose opin. A remarkable game with several bril· ion was correct. White could not play 19. liant toucbes. 0 -0 because of B-B6 ! with a winning at· tack. And 19. N·Q2 would permit both KANSAS CHECKS IN 19...... , P-K6; 20. PxP, Q·R5ch ; 21. P ·N3, \Ve are awaiting games played in Idaho, Q-R6 and 19 ...... , B·K7; 20. Q·K3, B·Q6. Kentucky, Montana , Oregon, South Dakota, PAL BENKO SO White decides to use his Queen as a VemlOllt and \Vyoming. Kansas just checked blockader. - Ran kis. in with the follOWing one. 19...... B-B6! WICHITA OPEN , 1965 A powerful move- a winning one. FRENCH DEFENSE At Last - a tournament chess 20. K·Bl ...... clock rugged e nough to stand up Of course if 20. PxB?, PxP wins the F. Bristol J . Steffen Queen. And if 20. Q-B4, B·K7! (20 ...... , 1. P-K4 P·K3 under t he punishment of 5-MI N­ BxP?; 21. R·N1 leads to a better ending 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 UTE CHESS. for White); 21. N-Q2, B-QB ; 22. Q-K3, 3. PxP ...... N·NS; 23. Q-B4, P-K6 wins for Black. White ehooses the unambitious, draw· BIG, STURDY, RELIABLE! 20...... N·NS ish Exchange Variation. 21 . Q·B4 P·K6! 3...... PxP Fu ll y guara nteed for 0 N E 4. N-KB3 ...... YEAR against mecha nical failure. 14: 4. B·Q3 (avoiding a subsequent pin on I l the KN) B·Q3; 5. N·K2, N-K2; 6 .. B-KB4, Measures: BY2 X2Ys x 43-4" BOOST AMERICAN CHESS B-KB4; 7. QN·B3 is perhaps mor e logical. TELL YOUR FRIENDS 4...... B.Q3 7. P·B3 'KN-K2 Price $23.00 (Includes shipping charges) ABOUT USCF 5. B·Q3 N.QB3 8. QN.Q2 ...... 6. 0 ·0 B-KN5 74 CHESS LIFE try of 55 players. The wi nncr, richer by $200, was Eric Bone who posted an un­ Chess matched score of 51h -1h . Second place went to Jerry Milburn and third to Max Burkett, each scoring 5-1 . Class awa rds Here and There . • • were presented as [allows: Class A, ).Iark The WriSlht·P,lterson (of Wells and Peter K. Cook; Class B, Phil Macon on February 12-13, was won by C, the W·P AFB. OhiO), founded in April Doddrige; Class Park Bishop and Olin Philip M. Lamb, who topped a field of Chism; Best Woman, Mabel Burlingame; 1965, had its (irst championship from 22 players with a perfect 5·0. Myron E. January 24 t.hrough February 21 . Taking Lyman, 4-1 , took second and Ron Simp· Best Unrated , J ohn Clark and Wil son first place in the IS·player Swiss was son led the 3Jh·pointcrs to take third. Alza ; Best Junior, Robert B. Fletcher. Capt. John S. DewItt, USAF, who edged • • • • • Thc t.ournamcnt was directed by Gcorge out David G. Wolford on Solkoff points Thc Northeastern Wi$consin Ch.m. Koltanowski. after ea ch had scored 41f:z -'h . Werner pionship, played in Appleton on Febru· • • • • • Gc rhartz, 4·1, placed a clear third. ary 26·27, had scvcntcen players and Edward F'ormanek of Chicago and · . , . . was won by Pctcr B. Webster, followed Eric Bono of Texas both produced per­ The HolidlY 40/20, played at the Mar­ by Duane Bates, Dr. Carl Kobelt and fect 5·0 scores to tic for top honors shall Chess Club in New York City on AUred Richardson, All had scores of in the Alamo Open, played in San An· February 22, was won by James T. Sher­ 4·1. It was the sccond straight win (or tonio on fo' ebruary 26·27. Bill Jones. Lynn win with a score of 7·1. Walter Ship­ Wcbster in this event. D. Green, and Tracy Watson- all wi th man, 6ih -Ph , was seeond and Andrew • • • • • 4-1- placed third through fifth in the Soltis tied Dr. Ariel Mengarini [or third Co ntinuing active are the Gambit.. n 42·player field . San Antonio players who and fourth. both with 6·2. Thirty·four oC Indiana State Prison. On January 29 qualified for the Texas Candidates, to players took part in the one-day speed they were visited by a team from the be held concurrently wi th the Texas festival. Evanston (m .) YMCA Chess Club and Open this November, were Tom Snow, • , • • • the prisoners, avenging three previous George Raikas and John Dunning. The championship of the Kolty Chen losses to Evanston, turned in a 4-2 vic­ Club in San Francisco was won by Aki • • • • • tory. On February 25 the Gambiteers A Winter R.ting Tournilment at the Kanamori with thc impressive score of traveled to the Gary (Ind.) Chess Club 14-2. Dennis Saccuzzo was second and to meet a strong team headed by USCF Gates Chess Cl ub in Dcnver, Colorado Ralph Forsyth lied Peter Grey for third Expe rt Edward Vano: the result was a cnded on March 4. Winncr. in a fie ld and fourth. The "8" championship was dC£eat for the visitors by a score of 8-2. of 40 players, was H'lrlan Graves with won by Elmo Mu gnani. Forly players • • • • • a perfect 6·0. Marvin Ka tz and Daniel competed. As previously mentioned, the first Gollub, each 5-1, plseed se<'ond and • • • • • brilliancy prize in the United St.tes third. , The Austin (Chicago) Chess Club Ch.mpionship was awarded to Robert • • • • Championship, playc

White: Petrosian 1. N·K4! R. P 9. R-K6 B.Q' 2. K.Q4 K.Q2 10. R·Q6ch K-B l Wh ite: Marchand 3. P·N3 B·NS 11 . K·KS B-82 If 11 . 8 -B2. P·QB3!; 12. PxP , BxP ; 13. 4. K·KS R·R4ch 12. R·QB6 R·QS K·N4, BxP; 14. 8xB, KxB; 15. KxP, P·B4 S. K·B6 B-K2ch 13. N·NS R-Q l ch and Black wins ns the pawn QU eens with •• K·N7 P·K4 14. K·B7 R·Q2ch check. U, after 1 1. 8 ·82, P-QB3 !j 12. B-N3, White: Alek hine 7. R·B6 R-RB 15. K·NS t hen 12 ...... P·B3 (not 12 ...... , KxP?; O. K-B71 R-RS Bhlck resigns. 13. PXP , BxP j 14. BxP with a draw.) 1. K·B2! ...... • 11 ...... P-QB3! Beginning the decisive advance of the • • The winning move. Black obtains a White King. As Black's pieces must be Two examples of Ki ng-walks from my passed pawn. ke pt on the Queen side to defend the own games follow. The next position was 12. B-B2 ...... plwns, the Black King must sooner or reached in my gu me against E . Ma rch· If instead 12. PxP, BxP ; 13. B·B1, BxP; laler succumb to the combined assault and in thc U.S. Open at Sa n Juan, Puerto 14. BxP, P·Q4 wins. of the fo ur While pieces, inclUding the Rico, 1965. 12...... PxP IS. PxP P-BS King. DIAGRAM :} 13. PxP P·B4 16. K·N4 ...... 1...... K- R2 5. R/l-BS! B-R3 14. P·R4 PxP Black: Benko 2. P-R4! R-KBl 6. R/ 5-B6 R·K1 o r course not 16. P·R5?, B-N4. 3. K·N3 KRoON1 7. K·B4 16...... p.B6 IS. B-84 B-R6 4. R·B7 B-N4 17. B-N3 P-B7 19. K-N5 K-Q5! The doubling of the Rooks on the 7th Not 19 ...... , P·BB(Ql; 20. BxQ, BxBch; r ank now being assured, White brings 21. K-B6, winning Black's last pawn. his King to the center. 20. P-R5 P·BS(O) 22. K·B6 K·K4 7...... K·Nl S. P.RS ! ...... 21. BxQ BxBch White resigns. Foresee ing the fi na l ma neuver, for whose success it is essential to prevent Black's King from emergi ng at KN3 after 12. N-Q7! S...... B·BS 11. R/ 6·B7 R· KNI $100 9. P·N3 B-R3 12. N·Q7! K-Rl 10. R·B7 K-R2 13. N·B6! KR.KBI MAKES YOU Hoping to exchange at least one Rook. A White: Marchand 14. RxP! ...... In the diagram med position, if Black USCF MEMBER This sacrificial combi nation for ces plays 1 ...... , PXP , Lhen 2. NxP , R-QNl; FOR mate in at most seven moves. 2. P·N3, and Wh.ite gets closer Lo the 14...... RxN 15. K·KS! draw. But Black has a stronger idea: LIFE! The point of the C() mbination! The to give up a pawn temporar ily in order 76 CHESS LIFE DIAGRAM S BI.u:k: Thornally TOURNAMENT LIFE

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MARCH, 1966 79 MODERN CHESS OPENINGS 10th Edition This is the lOth Edition- a comprehensive revision-of the "chess player's bible." Since it was first published morc than a half cen­ tury ago, M adem Chess Openings has been regularly kept up to date. ~ow it has been enlarged and updated by International Grandmaster Larry Evans and edited by Chessmaster Walter Korn, who maintains continuity with his previous editions of this classic. The authentic standard reference, this vol­ , ume contains everything the chess player needs in order to gain a thorough under­ standing of contemporary opening practice­ , often extending into the middle game. In­ cluding both established practice and recent innovations, the book draws upon Mr. Evans' tournament experience and Mr. Korn's seasoned judgment. As in the previous edi­ tion, the openings are divided into King's Pawn Openings, Queen's Pawn Openings, the Indian Systems, and Irregular Openings. These are systematically organized to show all main variations in consecutive sequence and to provide extensive and complete sub­ variations. Clarity and economy of space in the tabulation of material and thematic con­ tinuity make this new edition of Modern

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