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I >:;: UNITED STATES

Volume XVJ1l Numher 10 Oclober, 1963

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardt - U. S. Championship Starts Dec. 15 The 1963-64 United States Championship will be played in New York City from FEDERATION Sunday, December 15 through ThUt'sday, January 2. As last year, the tournament l' ite will be the Henry Hudson Hotel, 353 W. 57th St. Sunday rounds will be played at 2 p.m.; weekday rounds at 7 p.m.; Saturday rounds at 7:30 p.m. PRESIDENT As we go to press, has announced that he wilt defend his title. Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. Others who have accepted invitations to play are , , Rohert Byrne, Larry Evans, , and Dr. . VICE·PRESIDENT Unfortunately, U. S. Open Champion William L.ombardy will again be unable to David Hoffmann pluy in the event because of his studies. REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Further details of the U. S. Championsbip...-.including the complete schedule­ NEW ENGLAND Ell Bourdon will appear in our next issue. Jam.es Burgess Stanley EASTERN Open Crosstable In Next Issue MID·ATLANTIC Fred Towruend Since we wanted to get the full minutes of the Business Meetings on George Thomas record as soon as possible, and since this iss ue contains an extra Rating Supplement, William S. Byland we have had to defer running the full crosstable of the record·breaking U. S. Open SOUTHERN Dr. Stuart KOhlln IIntil our November issue. We're sorry for the delay but- even though this is a 32- Jerry Sullivan Dr. Robert Froemke p;:ge issue-there just isn't room for everything! GREAT LAKES F. Wm. Bauer Dr. Howard Gaba Korbcrt Matthews FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES ECHECS NORTH CENTRAL Dr. George Ti\!u Frank Skoff , August 2, 1963 John Osness FR/ab SOUTHWESTERN Mr. Jerry G. Spann Vice-President of F.LD.E. 431 Riverside Drive PACIFIC Richard Vandenburg , Okla., U.S.A. 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Ma urice Kasper WOMEN'S CHESS ...... Eva Aronson CHESS LIFE u. published monthly by USCF and entered as second·class matter at Dubuque, Iowa. Non-member 1-)'1'. Inlbscrl.ptlon: $4.01) ($5.00 outside USA); single copy: 40c (SOc out.mde WORLD CHESS FEDERATION USA). Ch.nge of address: Allow fOUl' weeks notice; please give U3 both the new addreu and {F.I.D.E.J the old address, includlnr the numbers and dates on the top line of your stencU. Jerry G. Spann Vice-President, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) AddreQ all communications, and make all check8 payable to: UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 10 lOut 11th Street, N!W YORK 3, N.Y. 234 CHESS LIFE two! This was Yates' only defcat of the GILDEN SCORES IN LARGEST tournament, and conversation immediate· N. J. OPEN LETTERS ly turned to the possibility of Hue fin· is hing last in one tour nament and tben Larry Gilden of Takoma Park, Md., !irst in one a month later- against es­ topped a record-breaking field of 159 Scholarship Prizes scntialiy the same level of competition! players to win the 1963 New Jersey Open, WO Yates recovered nicely, however, August 30 to September 2. Second place The Jersey City Y.M.e.A. and in his decisive last round malch, went to Arthur Feuerstein of New York has come up with an idea to promote with 1st place assured to whoever won, City. Both players scored 6'h points in chess among the yo uth of Hudson Coun­ he polished off the weary tournament the seven round Swiss, with Gilden win· ty. director easily in a poorly handled Sicil· ning out on Median points 24-'h to 23'h . In addHion to seeing that tbere is the ian Defense. Gilden and Feuerstein split the top annual Hudson County High School priZe money, receiving $162.50 eacb. League (this season there were thirteen The Second Korean Rating Tourna· teams ), the club runs a County Tourna· ment brought four new members into of Flush.ing, N.Y., ment dur ing the Christmas holidays for the USCF fold. One of these members Jed a group of pJayers with 6-1 scores high school students. Six pri zes arc giv­ jOined USCF, but did not desire to enter to take third pl ace. Following Weinstein ,n-three trophies and three books-but, the tour nament; the other three com­ in the final results were: Lev B1 onaro­ in addition (and this is the idea) the peted fiercely for the " best unrated vych of Irvington, N.J.; three-time U.S. winner r eceives a $200 scholarship to player" prizc. Junior champion Robin Ault of Worces­ the college of his cholce. (The idea orig­ My first experience as a tournament ter. Mass.; and Ivan Romanenko of Ta· inated with Paul Helbig, the hard work­ dir ector has been most enlightening, koma Park, Md. Romanenko received the ing secretary and treasurer of the club.) and I hope in some small way I may have Top Expert prize. To finance tbe scholarship, th e club stimulated a little more interest in this Class prizes were awarded to Leon has set up a Jersey City Y.M.C.A. Chess grcat game. Zukoff, New York City (A) ; William Club Scholarship Fund. Contributions Vincent J. Esposito, Jr. Freeman, West Ol'ange, N.J. (B); Paul from club members and friends have sus­ Capt. U.S.A. Joss, New Hyde Park, N.Y. (C)j Lauric tained the scholarship. Already, ther e Miller, Westfield, N.J. (Unrated). The arc two re<:ipients-Dennis Bowe of Ho­ A.P.O. 71, San Francisco, Calif. Junior Prize went to Asa Hoffmann of boken, and Harry Falvus, of Jersey City. New York City, who scored 5lh-llh. One important function of a chess club Blonarovych, as the highest-scoring is the of chess among the Constructive Criticism New Jersey player won the N.J. Closed youth in the respective county. The Jer­ I like your magazine, Chen Life, very Championship. The New Jersey Women's sey City Y.M.C.A. Chess Club, we feel, much so any oC my comments are in tbe Championship was won by Miss Eclesia has met this challenge not only in run­ Cestone of West Orange, N.J. ning an annual County High School In· nature of constructive criticism. In the dividual Tournament, but also in pre· May 1963 issue you commented lhat no The tournament, which was once again senting the winner, along with a trophy, one seemed to dislike Barden's "How the largest of the Labor Day events held a $200 scholarship to the college of bis Well Do You Play?" I thi nk that the throughout the nation, was played at choice. column is a good idea, but it seems that the Park Hotel in Plainfield, N.J. The FRANK ABARNO it could be written in a Little better man­ 159 participants represented seven states Hoboken, N. J . ner. Mr. Barden often gives credit for and included 12 masters, 19 experts moves that may only occur in subvaria­ and 49 Class A players. William Luko. Re port from Korea tions several moves oU. 1 think that he wiak and Robert Coughlin directed. could give more credit for alternative Enclosed are lhe pairing cards and re­ Games were adjudicated by moves and spend less time on hypotheti· Pal Benko. sults of tbe Sccond Korean Rating Tour· cal variations. I personally like his col­ nament held at Camp Humphreys, APO umn very much, but I do think it could 71, Korea over the 4th of July holiday be improved. Mr. Barden's comments on period. openings are among the best that I have Fische r 7 -0 in New York For the past several months John seen and I think that more of his writ· we As reported briefly in our September i ng~ could be included in the magazine. M. Yates and myseU have been endeav· issue, U. S. Champion Robert J. Fischer oring to stimulate an interest in chess In the J une issue, I think that Mr. scored a clean sweep in the first New in the Korean area which we hope may Lombardy made a mistake in giving the York Sfate Open, held in Poughkeepsie eventually grow to the stature of th e game of Littlewood vs. Tan as the game European community developed by Capt. over the Labor Day weekend. It was the of Kotov vs. Littlewo od. The King's Gam· second time in recent mon ths that fisch­ Arthur C. Joy. In line with tbis aim, the bit was really played by Littlewood 1st and 2nd Kor ean Rating Tournaments er has played in--and won- a weekend against Tan. The information I am bas· Swiss. In July he captUred the Western were planned and conducted with we ing this opinio n on is that the same game Open in Bay City, Michigan. Yales directing the 1st and myself the is given in the British Chess M.glIine 2nd. with nofes by Littlewood and as Little­ , James Sherwin, Jo­ \vo Yates, r elieved of the burdens and wood vs. Tan in . I thi nk seph Ri chman, and Matthew Green fin­ headaches of heing tournament director some correction should Ix! made as the ished behind Fischer in the 58-player (which undoubtedly effccted his perform. reference to B.C.M. seems to be correct field, scoring 5lh-Ph. Bisguier once ance in the lst Korean Tournament as the game was played in England. Per­ again figured in Fischer's tournament where he finished 8th in a fi eld of 12). haps Mr. Lombardy received the wrong victory, losing to h.im in round five. score or he saw a misprint, but the game showed his true skill by winning this The tournament was beld at the tournament. The most exciting perform. actually was won by Littlewood. This mM would also make the game that is given Co untry Club in Poughkeepsie and the anees of the tournament, however, were New York State Chess Association plans contributed by IitUe·feared PFC Calvin by Mr. Lombardy as Littlewood vs. Tan E. Hue who finished dead last in the incorrect also. to make it an annual event. The Asso­ ciation's new president, Don Schul tz, 1st Koreon Tournament. In his first I offer these suggestions to help im­ was the director. round game, Hue defeated a very strong prove the magazine because I shall be player in Capt. Edward Christensen (cur­ subscribing to it for a long time as I am Since becoming a CHESS LIFE col­ rently ranked No. 3 of the 20 player a sustaining member. umnist, Fischer has been annotating chess ladder at Camp Humphr eys). To some of his recent games. Two of his prove that his victory was no fluke, Hue Tony Warnock wins at the New York state Open are proceeded to defeat WO Yates in round Alpine, Texas given on the next few pages. O CTOBER, 1963 235 Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

Big news in recent months fws been the mcnt, that is) I decided to try another return of Bobby Fischer to weekend to"f. move, equally good and much less lIament competition. Lasl month we fea­ analyzed. tured two of his wins from. the \Vcstem 7...... __ P·B3 Open. This month the U. S. Champion on­ Boleslav~ky ' s recommendation.

flo/ates a pair of victories from his most 8. Q-N3 .... ' ... recent triumph-the New York State Open, A serious error. R B - B~ would trans­ played itl Pr/URhkccpsie from August 30 pose into "The Gal'le of th8 Century" (D. through September 2.- Ed. Byrne·Fischer, that is). 88st is 8. B-K2, but even here Black gets a good game by 8 ...... , P-Q N4; 9. Q·N3, Q·R4; fo llowed GRUENFELD DEFENSE by 10 ...... , P- N5 and 11. ... _. __ ., NxKP, etc. R. Oster R. Fischer S...... P-K4 1. P·Q4 N-KB3 Nothing new as far as theory is con­ 2. N-KB3 ...... cerned but no doubt a little surprise for A rather common mistake. Although White. he avoids a possible Nirnzo·Indian, White 9. B.K3 ...... gives up the option of playing the Saem­ 9. PxP was a little bettcr; e.g., 9 ...... , isch Attack, undoubtedly his most ef· N·N5; 10. B-K 2 and now the authorities fective weapon against the King's Indian recommend 10 . . ___ .... , Q-N3 which leads Defense. Also, if, as here, Black adopts to a slightly better endgame for Black. the Gruenfel d, the System is (10. _...... , Q-K2 is also good). I intended no longer strong for White since his to liven things up by a little is misplaced at KB3 and is sub· sac if White played 10. B·KB4, i.e., ject to a by the Black . For 10 ...... , N·Q2. If now 11. R-Ql, Q-K2; example: 2 ...... , P-KN3; 3. P-B4, B-N2; 12. B-KN5, Q-B4, etc. Or if 11. P-K6, N-B4; 4. N-B3, P-Q4; 5. PxP, NxP ; 6. P-K4, NxN; 12. PxPch, RxP; 13. Q·B4, B-K3; 14. QxN, 7. PxN, P-QB4; 8. B-QB4, 0 -0 (not 3 ...... , RxB; 15. 8-K2, HxN; 16. BxR, 8 -Q 5, etc. B-N5 at once because of 9. BxPch); 9. H here 9. NxP, QxP; 10. N-B3, Q-Ql 0-0, B-N5 and White's center must and White's KP is weak and will probably collapse. fall. 9. N·N5 2...... P-KN3 15...... B-QS! Of course Black plays to win the minor 3. P-B4 B·N2 Once again nine out of ten grand­ 4. N·B3 P·Q4 cxchange, which, other things being equal, is practically a decisive advantage masters would have continued with 15. I have had cxcellent results with this­ -especially in an open position like ...... , N-Q2 but after 16. 0·0 Black would the Gruenfeld Defense-scoring some­ this. have hardly any advantage at all, since thing like six wins and a , plus 10. R·Ql he would have to reckon with the possi· that game in which Botvinnik swindled If 10. 8 -KN5, simply 10 ...... , Q·R4. bility of P-Q6 followed by N·Q5, or the me. (Incidentally, that ending at the I O. . .. ' .... N•• P-K5, freeing his Bishop and time of is no t a draw). Of I I. PxN P.P curing his melanpenia. course the King's Indian, the 's Another way to proceed was 11 ...... , 16. N-K2 Declined or Accepted, the Slav Q·K2, followed by N-Q2, P·QN4, etc., Forced. White's King cannot afford to Defense and half a dozen other openings always keeping B-R3 in reserve fo r a remain in the center. also equalize against 1. P-Q4. The only futUre time. The text move allows White 16, ...... Q-R4ch reason I switch around is to keep my to rid himself of one complex-I.e., his opponents guessing and to avoid pre· Discombobulating tactics! White must doubled King Pawn:. However, I didn't pared analysis. now either move into a pin or lose his mind this since I clearly saw that by my privileges. 5, Q-N3 follow-up I would give him an even wo rse "disease"-Dr. Kmoch's dreaded melan- 17. R-Q2 Flohr's 5. Q-R4ch lead, to nothing penia. White should have tried 17. K-B1, after 5 ...... , B·Q2; 6. Q·N3, B-B3; 7. 12. PxP though this would have led to play quite P·K3, P·K3; 8. N·K5, PxP ; 9. BxP, BxP; P-QB4 13, p·QS similar to the actual game. 10. R-KN1, B·B3; 11 . BxKP, PxB; 12. QxPch, Q-K2; 13. Q·B8ch with a perpet­ White really has no choice since open­ 17...... B·N2 ual. (MCO, P. 292, Col. 25). Naturally a ing up the game fo r Black's two Bishops The Bishop is no longer needed to pre­ draw in the first round of an open tour­ is suicide: 13. PxP, Q-R4; 14. 8-B4, QxBP, vent White from castling, since the nament is not a satisfactory result. etc. Queen has now taken over that function. Fortunately, Black has other ways of 13...... B·N5 IS. N·B3 playing it . . . To rid White of his only dcfense of the Black squares. The only move. 18. QxP? loses to 18. 5. P.P 14. B-K2 ...... , N-R3 with the threats of 19..... _.. . , 6. QxBP 0·0 QR-Nl and 19 ...... , B-R3. Naturally 14. QxP IS out of the ques- 7. P-K4 ...... tion, since after 14 ...... , N-Q2, White 18...... N·Q2 19. 0-0 My opponent obviously wants to follow ha3 no answer to the double threat of ...... in the footsteps of my game with Botvin· R·QN1 followcd by RxP and-on the Finally! White now seems to have a nik. Black, I believe, had the advantage other side of the board-I5 ...... , BxN; pretty good game with the threat of 20. in that game from beginning to end, but 16. PxB, Q-R5ch. QxP as well as 20. P-Q6, followed by 21. since the ending we got into is diffi­ 14...... N N-Q5 with good play. cult to win for Black (before adjourn- IS. BxB ...... 19...... P·QN4! 236 CHESS LIFE 6...... , P·B4! and White mu st play carefully to equalize, e.g., (a) 7. O-O?, BPxP; 8. NxP, N·B3; 9. PxP, NxP; 10. N(3)xN, QxN; 11. B·B3, Q·B5; 12. Nx~ , PxN and Black stands better; Aaron-Gligoric, Stockholm, 1962. (b) 7. BPxP, :"-i1xP; 8. Q·N3, NxN; 9. Px~ , Q-B2 ; 10. 0 ·0 , P-N3; 11. P-QR4, :"J· B3; again better for Black; Goglidze. Botvinnik, , 1935. (c) 7. QPxP , Q·R4-; 8. PxP, (8. 0 .0, PxP; 9. BxP, QxBP; with advantage) NxP; 9. Qx:.l", BxNch; 10. B-Q2 (10. K-BI, B-N2; 11. B-Q2, Q·B2; Black regains the Winning the piece. pawn at will, with a strong attack to boot) BxBch; 11. QxB, QxBP; 12. 0-0, The crusher. Black intends to roll 26. R·Q5 In trying to save his Knight he loses N-B3; 13. QR·B1, Q-N3; and White should White up with 20 ...... P-D5; 2 1. Q-B2, draw with correct play. P·N5 followed by QxRP since 22. N-R4? his . loses a piece to 22 . .. .. ;.. .. , P-N6. Naturally, 26 ...... N-Q6 4...... NxP 27. QxP N-B7ch 5. P-K4 NxN White cannot answer the text with 20. 6. PxN B_N2 QxP because of 20 ...... , BxN~ winning 28. RxN ...... a plCce. I was honestly expecting 28. K-N1 , The modern way to play it. Black de· trying to hold on to everything, where­ fers P·QB4; until after ...... , N.QB3; 20_ QR-Q1 poNS! upon I was to announce matc in three...... , P-QN3 ; ...... , B-N2; and ...... , N­ 28_ ...... QxR QR4-. The advantage of this is that Black Now 20 ...... , P-B5 is met by 21. QxNP, The mate threat wins the full Rook will then be in a position to defend BxN; 22. QxN. Considering this position rather than merely . his paWll on QB4 and not forced to during the game I concluded that after 29. R-Q1 ...... exchange it, the exchange usually being 22 ...... , BxP White would most likely Also playable is 29. Resigns. in White's favor. The delayed thrust, in have to sacrifice the exchange in order 29...... PxN many lines, serves Black who can switch to stop the , but by this 30. QxP QxNP opening strategy and break at K4 when time I felt my position was worth more. 31 . Q-B6 RxP White is not r eady for it. Anyway, I decided to continue wi th the 32. P-Q7 R·RS theme of the game and keep my Q·side 33. Q-BS RxRch pawns intact. Black's 20. P-N5 if it al­ 34. BxR Q·Q7 lowed White to blockade his QB4 would Another mate threat, another piece. be a strategic mistake, but I had fore· 35. Re signs seen that I could foree P·B5 by a tactical trick. 21 . Q-R4 ...... GRUENFELD DEFENSE Hopeless, but 21. N-N! is refuted by Greenwald Fischer 21...... , N-N3 (or K4); 22. N·Q2, P-B5; 1. P·Q4 N-KB3 23. NxP, Q-84ch; 24. N·K3, D·R3; 25. 2. P-QB4 P-K N3 KR·K1, N-B5 since if 26. QxN, BxNch 3. N·QB3 P-Q4 wins the Queen. If 26. K·B2, Bl ack can win the exchange at once or play for more with 26 ...... , 1'-B4. From this position, according to Fine 21...... Q·Ql in p.e.o., 7. P-KB4 "involves some tricky gnmbi t play," i.e., 7 ...... , P-QB4; 8. 21...... , QxQ would have been a mis· B·K3, Q-H4; 9. K·B2, 0 ·0 ; 10. Q-N3, take: 22. NxQ, B·Q5ch; 23. K·Rl, N·:.l"3; PxP ; 11. PxP, N·Q2; 12. P-KR3 + ...... ; 24. P-N3!, NxN; 25. PxN and White can R. F ine. But after 12...... , N - B4~; White bring his Bishop to K2, blockading at loses by force, e.g. (a) 13. Q-Q5, B-K3; (b) 13. Q-Nl, Q-B6! threatening both 14. QB4, with an easy draw...... "., NxPch; and 14-...... BxP. If 14. P·K5 , then K-K5ch!; and White drops the exchange (15. K-B3??, N·Q7chl. (c) Seeking counterplay and hoping for 13. Q-B2, Q·B61 etc. 22 ...... , BxP; 23. P·Q6 and White has 4. PxP ...... 7. B-QB4 N-B3 threats. This is White's only chance of ga ining 8. P·QR4 ...... any real advantage against the Gruen· After 8. N-K2, Black can transpose in­ 22 ...... Q·N3! reId. Much weaker, for example, is 4. lo the Berliner·Benko game, 1962 U.S. N.KB3 , B·N2; 5. P-K3, 0 -0 ; 6. B·K2? (A Championship, by 8 ...... , 0 ·0; 9. P·KR4, Threatening 23 ...... , P-B5ch; 24. K-R1, genuine beginner's move). So far, Petro· N·R4; 10. B·N3, p .QB4; 11. P·R5, BPxP; N·B4; 25. QxP, P-QR3, winning a piece. sian-Botvinnik, Game F ive, 1963 World 12. RPxP, RPxP; 13. PxP, NxB; 14-. QxN, Apparently White overlooks this, but it Championship Match. Botvinnik now N-R4; 10. B-N3, P·QB4; 11. P-R5 , BPxP; was alI over, anyway. If now 23. K·R1, played B• ...... , PxP?; 7. BxP, P-B4? (Bet- B·N5; 15. P·B3, B·K3; lB. Q-N5. ter is 7 ...... , KN-Q2! and then 8 ...... , And now 16 ...... , BxQP ! (not Benko's P·B5; 24. N·Q4, BxN; 25. QxN, BxP and, P·K4); 8. P·Q5! , P-K3 (Better is 8 ...... , 16 ...... , R·B1?;) 17. Q·N5, (17. NxB, should White somehow manage to N·K1) ; 9. PxP, QxQch.; 10. KxQ, BxP; QxN; 18. B·N2, Q-K6ch; 19. K·B1, P ·B3; Black's QBP, the QNP and QRP force 11. DxB, PxB; and despite all of Black's and White has no for his their way through. lemons, the game is still only slightly pawn), Q-N3 ; (17 ...... , BxR; is weak. better for White. which only proves 18. Q-R6, Q·R4ch; 19. B·Q2, and Black 23. P·Q6 P-B5ch again the weakness of White's first must sacrifice his Queen by either 24. K-RI N·B4 move, 1. P-Q4. QxBch; or Q·R4;). 18. Q·R6, KR·Q1; 19. 25. QxP p·QR3 Correct for Black after 6. B-K2 ?, is Q-R7ch, K-B1; 20. B·RBch, K-K1; and the OCTOBER, 1963 237 Black King escapes (21. R·Q1??, B·B7ch;) 22. PxP still loses the piece after 22. THREE FROM THE 8...... N -R4 ...... , QxQj 23. PxPch, RxPj 24. RxQ, N . J. OPEN 9. B ·R2 P ·QB4 BxN; 24. RxB, R·N8ch; 25. B·B1 , B-R3; CENTER COUNTER GAME HI. N·K2 P x P wins and this was the r eason for Black's A. MENaARIN I E. McCORMICK B·N2 on the twentieth move, instead A little mistake. Black should not ,. " ·K4 ... Q4 2.. K·82 ....QII:. exchange center pawns until he has se· of B-RI. He had foreseen contingent play L ." N·teB3 27. N·B4ch K·N4 cured his Bishop on QR3. Therefore, on the back row. ,...... 21. Na ...... correct was 10 ...... , P-QN3. The ending 22. •...... PxP •• P.oB( N.N3 29. Nx P, h te·B' ,. N·KB3 ... KN3 30. N.o4 gR. B1 after 11. PxP, QxQch; 12. KxQ, PxP ; 13. 2 3. P x P ...... •• N. B, 8·N2 31 . K·H3 R·N1,h B-K3, P-BS; is greatly in Black's favor Ir 23. B·B4, p·QS!; threatening 24 ...... , ,. B· K3 N' B3 U . K·R3 N·NT since White's QRP is weak. If White BxP·, •• ,.. , N·K4 33. R.B7,h K'" •• h . 34. R·Q7~h K· KS tries to prevent 11...... , B·QR3 ; by 10. •B·•g•4 Q.Q3 35. H·B6 N·B5ch 11. Q·Q3, then 11 ...... , B·N2; 12. 0 ·0, 11 . P·B4 .xO 16. K·R4 N · N 3~ h Q·BI ; etc. 12. Qa 8 Q.K8 3 37. k·R5 13. Qag ••• 11. P x P P·N3 ... 3•. RaN R·N7 14 . ... Q8S N·Q2 39. " ·QR( 1 2. 0·03 ...... 15. N· NS k .Ql 40. K_N' My opponents make good moves too­ ... " . " .B, It·Kl ch 41 . ... RS R·N7ch Sometimes I don't take these things into 17. B.K2 .... 42. K· 1I7 " ·R. consideration. Black is now denied his 18, ... ~ II.N5 43. "·R' " ·R5 n ...... ch B·QR3. If 12...... , B·N2; 13. 8-K3, K·III ... "·R7 " ·R' 20. 0 ·0 ·0 ... 45. R..Q4ch K·1I 6 Q·Bl ?; 14. R-QBl !, so ... 21 . KR·Kl .. , 46. R·R4 P· 1t7 12...... • 0 ·0 22. R.a R·lll 47. R·Rl K·N] 21 . H·Qkh 1 3. B·0 2 ...... Kx ' 4B. N·NI R/ IIIN 24. R·KTc h K·N3 R.slll'n l Now, unfortunately, when he gets out 25. P.QN4 N·RS of the opening with a fi n e game, White goes of{ on the wrong track. 13. 0 ·0, SICI LI AN DEFENSE prepar ing for B·K3 was the main line B. OWENS R. TAYLOR to be pursued. L P·K4 " ·QII4 10. PaP ••• 23...... QxP ,. N· KB 3 " ·K3 II. 8xN .. , 13...... B· N 2 ,. " ·Q4 ,., 12. RaRch ••• 14. 0 ·0 P · K3 Before making th is move Black had •• ... P·QRl 13. IIxP .. II.K3 N. KII 3 . 14 ...... , K·R l ; followed by IS...... , to make sure that he hud the winning ,. 14. N.N ... P·B4 could get Black into some trou.ble. attack. His extra pawn wo uld be of •• ... , P.QN4 15. O-K2 B·B3 ,. <>0 Q.1I2 I .. R.oRI ... , 15. KR-Ql , (a waiting move), P-B4; 16. li ttle value in an ending with Bishops •• ....QR. II.N2 17. lIa li Rn l,nl N·B4 (threatening N·K6), BxKP; 17. of opposite colors. A good alternative •• ... , N-1I3 R·DI ; NxPcb, and mates. was 23...... , wi th the threat or S ICILIAN DEFENSE 15. KR·Q1 Q·Q2 P·QR3. R. WEINSTEIN A. ZIMMERMAN 16. B x N ...... • 24. QxO BxQ ,. P·K4 10. P· K5 P laying into Black's bands. White sac· 25. RxB .... ,. N·kB3 11. NxN rifices the minor exchange for only a 2S. R(2) -Q2 is hopeless. for alter 25. ,. ... g 4 12. B·NS B•·•K1• slight weakening of Black's pawn struc· ...... , B-N6; 26. R·Nl. B·K3; 27. R(l)'Ql, •• ." 13. BxB KxO ture, and even worse, makes a present ,. N·QB3 '4. Q.N4 QR·KNI P·QR3; ctc. Note that if Black had no •• B·Q3 IS. QR.QI ..· KR4 of the QNS to the Black Rook. pawn on QR2. the ending might be ,. 0 ·0 " . Q·KII 4 0 ·B4 It is from bere that Black will exert drawn. R·KI 17. B·N' R·Klll •• I .. Q.NSch R.Ilgnt strong pressure on White's center and 25...... R·NBch •• •• • ... on tbe weak QRP. 26. N · Bl R x Nch Of course, by now, White already has 27. B-B l R·Kl a little the worse of it as Black threatens 28. P ·B4 R( I ). K8 '64 OP Et>I AWARDED TO BOSTOt>l 16 ...... , QxRP; and if 17. BxP, Q·KI ; 29. R·KB2 B· Bl 16 . ..•. .••. PxB Resigns The USCF Executive Committee, meet· 17. B·B4 Q R.Nl White has no defense after 30. RxRP, ing in Chicago this August, chose Boston l B. R· R2 ...... B·B4; 31. RxB, RxR; 32. P·N3, R-RB wins as the host-c ity for the U.S. Open in lB. n ·NS was better . the RP. 1964. Boston's bid, presented by Robert l B. ..••.•.. B -QB3 G. Goodspeed of Bridgewater, Mass., was 19. N·B3 R-NS considered by the committee to be the Binding White hand and foot. Any most attractive of the Co ur bids received. move White makes with any piece (with Other cities requesting the O~n were: the exception oC his rooks on the file, Kingston, N.Y. (represented by Donald and, of course, his King) loses material Ha rris W ins Penn Title Schultz of Poughkeepsie); Bay City. Mich. at once. Try the variations. Fifteen·year-old J efCrey Harris, a jun· (represented by Dr . J . Henry Hoffmann 20. p·QS ...... of that eity); and Reading, Pa. (repre· Loosening up the position o[ the White ior at Philadelphia's Central High School, wo n the 1963 Pennsylvania Cbampion. sented by Mo rdecai Treblow of Blooms· pieces, but if 20. R-QR3, R·QI ; forces burg, Pa. ). Spokesmen for the three this move anyway. ship, yielding only a balf point in seven rounds of play. Second, with 6·1, was cities that lost out for '64 have indicated 20. . ..•.••. B·N2 that they will be back with bids for '6S. Of course not 20 ...... , PxP; 21. NxP, Robert Sobel who posted five wins and Rx P; 22. RxR, BxR; 23. N·B6ch, BxN; two draws-including one with the tour· !Ilr. Goodspeed has announced that the 24. QxQ. BxQ; 2S. RxB, wo uld be a nament winner. 1964 Open will run for twelve rounds, drawn endIng. Harris, tenth ranked at tbe start of from August 16 through August 29. Sun· day, August 16, will feature the Silver 21. B·NS ...... the tournament, is the youngest Pennsyl· vania champ ion in the 25-year history Anniversary Birthday Party of the USCF A pointless move. Wh ite cracks under and the first round will begin at 7:00 the strain. 2 1. R-B2 was correct but of the event. In 1955 Char les Kalme, then 16 years old, took the title. p.m. The tournament, which will be Black wo uld maintain the pressure by known as the Harry Nelson Pillsbury 21...... R·B!. 21. PxP loses a piece At the business meeting of the Penn· Me morial Tournament, is expeded to set after 21...... QxQ; 22. PxPch, K-RI etc. sylvania State Chess Federation, Bill new records ror attendance. A Boston 21. •.....•• Q..03 Byland of Pittsburgh was re·elC(: ted pres· chess patron has offered a free entry to 22. N·K2 ...... ident. The tournament was directed by any person outside the New England area Now. White's game collapses altogeth. Fred Townsend, USCF First V·P for who recruits ten persons from his state er . 22. R·B2 sh ould have been tried. Region III. to play in the '64 Open. 238 CHESS LIFE HllllIRlllliUwmowmmllllllDlmumnnm CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by u. S. Senior Master ELIOT H I<:ARST IIHWBUlllwmUHllimlllElUllllmlllliUIUDJJDIIUID[IUlrIIllUllltllllrIIllUmfllll[Q ...· · ·FH· • • III:IIWmRIIICI.mm 1IIIIIIJIIIIDlIII[IIIIIlJIIunnim Petrosia" Answers Some Questions (Reader Weldcmaa, who used to edit a chess column back in Estonia, and who now edits an Estonian·American chess (Excerph from In Irticle by 5.10 Flohr in "Moscow News") publication, presents an idea whicb has great merit. Perhaps, At a r ecent press co nference Tigran PetrosiaD spoke in some with Major Edmondson as new USCF president we will be detail about his impressions of the Botvinnik match and about able to implement the plan. Let's see, thal gives Edmondson his training, in which he bad stuck to the principle: "Mens 2000·2099 points. sana in corpore sano." As was to be expected Soviet and foreign journalists show­ Frank Marshall is probably lucky be did not survive to wit. ered him with questions: "When did you feel you were certain ness this new plan. The idea of a Marshall Marshall could have of vi ctory?"-"After the 18th game"; " Who is your favorite destroYed some of the late American Champion's dignity, writer?"- " Lcl-montov" (How many CL rcadcrs can name a just as it did to Major Major in that hilarious book or army book by Lermontov?- EH); " And your favorite composer?"­ life, "Catch.22"). "Tchaikovsky." " How did you celebrate your vietory?"-"After being very strict with myself for two years I allowed myself a little * * * indulgence and had a small glass of Armenian brandy!" PAWN TAKES ROOK " Whom will you have 10 play in 1966?"-"U's difficult to say. Maybe one of the Soviet chessplayers, and then we have Contributed by Serge von Oettingen to reckon very seriously with US champion Robert Fischer." of the "O.wis (C.I.) Ent.rprlse" One juornalist asked: " We know that Botvinnik comes to The great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), ama· a game wi th a thermos ot coHee. What was in your thermos? " teur chess player, describes in his famous novel in verse, - "It's no secret. I kept myself going with orange juice. When Eugene Onegin, a game of chess between a young absent­ I had a drink, it was the pleasantest moment in the five hours minded poet.romantlc Vladimir Lensky and his pretty fianCee play." Olga Larin, whom he adores: A great pile of telegr ams received by Petrosian during the " At whiles, upon their elbows leaning last two days lay on the table-altogether he had had thousands In gl'ave seclusion as is lit, of telegrams from many countries. His keenest fans, of course, Above the they will sit, are in Armenia. "Now it seems that passions have died down And ponder each move's secret meaning, and traffic has returned to normal in Yerevan," Petrosian said. Till lensky, too absorbed to look, With his own pawn takes his own rook . ... (Chapter 4, Verse 26. Translated by Babette Deutsch) FIELD MARSHALL *FISCHER * WINS * WESTERN TITLE The sharpwittcd problemisl Ilya Shoumof£ (l819·1881)-the (Contributed by Alejandro Weldlm.. ) Russian Sam Lloyd- reconstructed this game: White:Lcnsky; We have now in the USA a system of rating chesspiayers. Hl ack:Olga: It works smoothly and I think it is Ihe best rating system in 1. P-K4, P-K4 ; 2. P-KH4 , PxPj 3. N·KB3, P·KN4; 4. B-B4, the world. I find it much better than that of the P-N5; 5. 0·0, PxN; 6. P·Q4, PxP; 7. BxPch, KxB j 8. Q-R5ch, which is too complicated and clumsy in comparison. K-K2; 9. RxP, N-KB3; 10. RxN, Q-Kl; 11. Q·R4, P·Q3 j 12. P·K5 , Of course, our rating system could be improved. For one PxP; 13. p xP, K·Q2. And here Lensky " with his own pawn thing, the categories as they are now (senior master, master, ta kes his own rook." 14. PxR??? expert, classes A, H, and C) might be given more appropriate Lensky noticed his mistake at once, but it was too late­ names. The present names do not appeal at all to the general Olga did not allow him to change the move and declared a public. A person who is not a chessplayer does not undcrstand forced mate. what " master" or "expert" refers to. It would be quite a dif­ fere nt story is military ra nks were used to label players. ·Everybody knows what a colonel. lieutenant, sergeant, etc. mcans. The police forte have copied their system from the * * * . ~ ilita r y ; the Salvation Army has done likewise. Why can't \-, r,ve chessplayers adopt the same method? It would sound much Note. from BCM: • ,"ore impressive to say "four star general of chess" than to TOUGH DECISIONS: 5ay "grandmaster." "Two controversial decisions by the Controller of the South­ Therefore my proposal to the USCF is: to categorize chess- end Congress-the Indefatigable J . A. Spiegel- may cause this players as follows: congress to be remembered long alter the others. He awarded 2600 or more-field marshall or marshall both players a loss when they handed in an artificial game of 2500 to 2599-general (or fou r-star general) 100 moves, most oC which were designed to reverse the initial 2400 to 2499-lieutenant general (or thrce·star general) positions of the pieces. This was stupid rubbish- a travesty 2300 to 2399-major general (or two·star general) of chess-but the moves were legalj so in reCu sing to aexept Z200 to 2299---eolonel it the Controller was rather high.handed . These youngsters 2100 to 2199-lieutenant colonel needed a warning lecture. 2000 to 2099 major The second referred to the "thirty-move rule (there were 1900 to 1999 captain only three draws in the Premier so perhaps it was working). 1800 to 1899 first lieutenant The Controller did something which many others in similar 1700 to 1799- lieutenant positions must have been tempted to do these last eight or 1600 to 1699-sergeant major nine months. Two players were forfeited the game when they 1500 to 1599-sergeant drew by repetition in under twenty moves by shifting tbeir 1400 to 1499-corporal kings to and fro; it was argued that in agreeing to repeat 1399 or less private (that is, no ratings this low ought to moves (which was obviously the case, since a piece remained be made public) en prise the whole time) the players had thereby made an It would be much more interesting and graphic to read that " agreement of a draw," which the rules does not permit. " Field Ma n;hall Fischer mct his Waterloo in Lt. Gen. Mednis" The rights and wrongs of this decision will be debated {or a than to read the usual reports of chess results. considerable time." OCTOBER, 1963 239 (What do ou r U.S. tourney directors think about these de· cisions'! I recall a game in a ('ecent national event in which both players agreed to a draw beforehand and then proceeded to play the famous Sam Lloyd , which produces .(I stalemate in 10 or 11 moves from tbe initial position; should they both have been forfeited? They weren't.) ••••...... CHESS IN COMMUNIST CHINA • • • , " In Com munist China there is a growing interest in chess. In 1957 "International Chess" was officially placed for com­ • .z':~ • petition on the same footing as the more popular Hsiang·chi. . .::~ .. Since then a national championship has been held annually except in 1961 . Regional contests on a provincial or city scale and friendly matches between provinces and cities have been frequent. In the winter of 1958 Soviet masters V. Baranov, M. FOLDING LINEN Mu khitdinov, and Grushevsky came to China for a three·week visit at the invitation of the Physical Culture and Sports Com· BOARDS mission of China. They player friendly matches with Chinese Linen_wuve Cloth player s in Canton. Shanghai, Huhehot (capital of Inner Mon­ Black and Buff squares golia), and Peking. Finally in Peking they gave a series of lectmes lasting a week. This activity helped to pop ularize the No. 862- 16 Y,," x 16 1f.: " with 1~" squares ...... $2.00 game and raised the standards of Chinese players. 6 or more boards ...... $1.75 each In old China not a single book on international chess was 12 or more boards ...... $1 .50 each published. During the eight years since 1955, however, sixteen works, compiled or translated by experts, many of them in· No, 863-18% " x 18 '-h;" with 2 ~" squares ...... $3.oo tended for beginners, have been issued. This is in addition to 6 or more boards ...... $2.65 each the material on international chess printed in the Hsiang-chi 12 or more boards...... $2.25 each l\.fonthly, sports periodicals and the press. In the past few years Chinese players have improved con­ siderably as a result of frequent matches, the exchange of HEAVY FOLDING BOARD experience and study of the theories of the world's chess No. 52-Sturdy, 1cathcrette·covered folding board, ,'n " masters. It is noteworthy that many well-known young players thick. Open 17 lh" x 17 '-h". Yellow and black 2" squares. of Hsiang·ehi haVe swi tched to international chess. They have Price includes shipping charges. $3.00 less 10% to come to the forefront in the three national tourneys held since USCF members...... $2.70 1959. Absorbing the art of Hsiang-e hi, they are shaping a style of play characterized by subtlety, deftness, and fl exibility. No. 65- Ideal for tbe IOF Set (Green & White 2 Y.z" Ch ina's chessplayers, armed with their national styl e of play, squares; open size 22" x 22"). List price $5.50 less 10% will in the not very distant future step into the international to USCF members ...... ,...... $4.25 arena and try to win laurels for their country" (A rticle by Hsu Tien-Li, Twice all-China Champion; maybe Bobby Fischer should make a note of that name). SOLID CATALIN LIFETIME SET * * * NEPOTISM AND AGE IN CHESS, .Iohn S. Purdy won the Australian Championship in 1955 and 1963, hi s father won it in 1937, and his grandfather S. Crackanthorp in 1929 .. . . Dr. Bernstein was fifth in the big Ostende Toumament of 1906. Fifty years later he was again fifth at Ostende . . .. Mieses at the age of 82 played a match against the Spanish master Pomar, then aged fou rteen. * * TOM SWIFTIES, Since newspaper columnists throughout the USA arc en· gaged in the game of comPOSing Tom Swifties, reader David Ames of Quincy, Mass. suggests we follow the pattern. The following examples by Ames and Hearst shou ld make the game cleal' to readers who have not yet indulged. We welcome entries fo r publication in {uture col umns; prizes will be given No. 825 Red and Ivory No. 826 Black and Ivory for the best ones. Hand·ca rved of solid catalin, Staunton Design, the King "You will never be a mast!! r ," he maintained categorically. is 3~" high. Artistic cr aftsmanship, a superb set for "Lel's have a game," she suggested playfully. lifetime enjoymcnt. The carrying case is velvet·lined "Use your pawns well," he advised soulfully. with felt padded compartments. (16" x 11" x 2%"). "!" hc cried offensively. "The Jo"ried Liver Attack always wins! " he exclaimed heat- List Price $30.00 ...... Members $27.00 edly. "Black is weak on KB3 and KR3," he muttered darkly. Mail your order to "My fl ag is down," he admitted timelessly. "Botvinnik was of course at his best," Petros!an remarked UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION defensively. 80 East 11th Street, N_ York 3, N.Y. Please send alJ material for this column to Eliot Hearst. 401 N. Armistead St., Apt . 412, Alexandria 12, Va. 240 CHESS LIFE as to remember that this was the con· tinualion of the game (Ivkov-Soos. Varna Play? 1962) mentioned in my Olympic Inno· How Well Do You valions article. By 10. Px N ...... 1 point. A, ain deduct a point for Working out for yoursel! the moves that the follow·up 7 ...... , NPxN; 8. other movcs, which would leave White played in a master game is ORC of the P·K5, N·Nl; 9. p.B4, P·B3; 10. B-Q4 a clear piece lo the bad. recognized ways of improving your chess leads to a sharp position with chances 10...... BxP skill. Many players, however. find that for both sides. Award )'ourseU 2 bonus points if you they need the incentive of to 1 point if you choose 7. N·N3 or if were planning to meet 10...... , PXP by take a gtlme seriously. and this article you chose 7. B--K2 intending the contino 11 . KN.l'\:5!, NxB; 12. N-Q6cb, K-BI; 13. provides a stimulating answer by giving uation 7 ...... 0 ·0 ; 8. N·N3. Px.'f, wben White (with threats like Q-Q5 you the experience of playing alongside No credit il your intention was 7. in the offing and a splendidly posted and against a master. B-K2, ().(); 8. 0 ·0, (or then Black equa- k night) has an overpowering attack. You should imagine that you arc the Uses comfortably with 8...... , p.Q4! partner of the winner. and that you have (a recurrent theme in the Accelerated to guess the moves he makes. The notes Dragon, which Black is playing here, are designed to explain fully the pros is to advance ...... , P-Q4 in one move and cons or the move played and of any instead of two). alternatives you arc likely to choose. No cr edit for 7. P·03, since after 7. The best method of (ollowing the game ...... , 0 ·0 ; 8. Q.Q2, Black again plays is to use a sheet of paper or card to 8 ...... P·Q4!, while if 7. P·B3, 0-0; cover the page and to lower it as you 8. B-QB4, N·QR4 equalises. come to each frcsh move. No credit for 7. Q·Q2, since again Keep a of the points you score, Black replies 7 ...... , 0 -0 (better than and at the end of the game you can see 7 ...... , N·KN5; 8. NxN. NPxN; 9. B·Q4); how your total compares with those 8. 0·0·0 , P·Q4! which various USCF ranldnlil groups are No credit for 7. B-Q3, 0 ·0 ; followed expected to make. by ...... , P-Q4. This was a game played under tourna· 7...... N-QR4(?) mcnt conditions, and to improve the 7 ...... , 0 -0 or 7 ...... Q·R4 are better 11. Q·K2 ...... accuracy of your rating you should time here. 2 bonus points if you knew that 2 points for this move, which clears White's moves with a . Set after 7 ...... , 0·0 ; 8. B·N3, N·QR4? ; is the way for long side castling, and gains the clock at 2 hours for 40 moves. If the famous trap in wh ic h Fischer once a through the attack on Black's you lake longer than 2 hours to work caught Reshevsky : 9. P·K5, N·Klj 10. knight. out White's moves, you lose the game BxPch!, KxB; 11. N-K6 ! and While has 1 point for 11 . N.K4, which is also a and score no credit. a mating attack if the knight is captured strong attacking move. You have White. Your consultation or wins the queen if it is not. Deduct a poInt for 11. N·QS. when partner is Hungarian international mas· B. BxPc:hl ...... Black would drive you back in disorder ter Karoly Honti. Your opponent is AI· 4 points for this move. 2 bonus points by 11 ...... , Q-R4ch. exander Zaitsev of the Soviet Union. if you remembered that it is good. trom No credit for 11. 0-0. P-Q4!; when The game was played in a recent team my article on Olympic Innovations in Black threatens to wi n a piece by 12. match between and the Rus­ CHESS LIFE, February 1963. page 48...... , P·K4 a nd IS...... , p·QS and has sian Republic. 1 point for 8. B--K2. 1 bonus point if a good. position because of his strong you knew that it gave Black a satis­ pawn center. K. Honfi A. Zaihev factory position in Keres-Benko from the No cr edit for tbe timid 11. Q-Nl? 11. SICILIAN DEFENSE last Candidates' tournament (by 8 ...... , Q-Bl? or 11 . R·QNl? True, they protect The opening moves are 1. P·K4, P.QB4; P-Q3; 9. P-B4. B--Q2; 10. N·N3, B-B3). the Q.~P, but anyhow Black cannot afford 2. HoKB3, N·QB3; 3. P.o4, PxP; 4. NxP, 1 point for 8. B·N3, NxB; 9. RPxN. pawn·hunting at this stage with his de­ P.KN3; 5. N·QB3, B.N2: 6. B·K3, N·KB3. 1 bonus point if you knew that Black velopment so far in arrears and his king then continues 9 ...... , 0 ·0; 10. N(Q4)·N5, exposed. P.QR3; n. P-K.5, N·Kl ; 12. N·Q5, P-Q3; Nothing for 11. P·QN3?, NxB; 12. PxN, with equal chances. P·Q4 and Black stands well. 8...... KxB 11...... P·Q4 9. P·K5 ...... Award yourself a bonus point if you 1 point. 3 bonus points if you knew had judged. in making your last move. or had wo rked out tbat if DOW 9 ...... tbat 11 ...... , NxB; 12. PxN, P·Q4 ; 13. N·N!?; White wins by 10. N·K6 !, KxN 0 ·0-0 is good for Wbite. A further bonus (or 10 ...... , QKl ; 11 . N·B7 will win); point if you had noticed the variation 11. Q·Q5ch, K-B4; 12. P·N4ch, KxP; 13. 13 ...... P·K4; 14. N(Q4)·N5. B·R3; 15. R·Nl ch and Black is mated in a couple NxQP, BxN; 16. N·BS regaining the piece of moves by Whitc's queen or rook. favo urably. 1 bonus point for seeing that if now 1 bonus point for analysing 11 ...... 9...... , N-R4; 10. P·KN4 regains the NxP; 12. R·QN1. Q·R4! when Black saves piece with a fine attack for White. his attacked knight. From now on, try to work out White's Any other move aside from 9. P·KS 1 bonus pOint for dcciding that if n . moves before uncovering them, and time would leave White a bishop down with ...... , NxP; 12. O-O! Black's knight stays your moves with your chess clock. practically nothing to show for it-so in trouble and White's terrific Icad In 7. B·QB4 ...... deduct a point if you chose a different development must be decisive. 2 points for this move. White is shap­ move. 12. 0.0.0 ...... ing to transpose into tbe Anti·Dragon 9...... N·B5 2 points. This is the obvi.ous atlacking Attack, which would be reached by 7. Award yourself a bonus point if you move prepared by White's last. and no ...... , P-Q3; 8. Q-Q2, ().(); 9. ().()-O. 1 were going to reply to 9...... , P-Q4:; alternative deserves any credit. bonus point if you knew this. 1 point with 10. PxN, BxP; 11 . Q-B3 keeping up 12...... K·N2 if you chose 7. NxN. A bonus point, the pressure and a further bonus point A bonus point for analysing that 12. though, if you chose 7. NxN knowing if you know your opening theory so well ...... , P·K4; 13. N(Q4)-N5, B-K3j 14. OCTOBER, 1963 241 NxQP! , BxNj 15. N·B3, N·N3j 16. DxN, P·83. III t he game. is still good for White. No credit for 16. N.B3, P·K3 when 20...... K·B2 13. P·KR41 ...... Black is at least temporarily safe and 21 . Q·B3c:h ••• •• ••• 3 points. Here, you are taking advan· White's KNP is weak. 1 point. 2 bonus points if you antici· tage of the weakened black squares in 16...... K·Hl pated this check before deciding on the the vicinity of the enemy king. It is 17. QxN ...... right square for your attacked queen on important for White to mobilize his 2 points. 1 bonus point if you reali zed move 19. 1 bonus point if you rcalized, attack speedily, otherwise Black would that the reply 17 ...... , PxQ; 18. RxQeh before making your 21st move, that Black obtain eounter-c hanees by ...... , P·R3, wo uld win a piece for White. cannot now move his king hcca use of 22. followed by ...... , Q·R4, ...... , P·QR3, and 1 point fo r 17. NxQ. 1 bonus point N·B4 ...... , P·QN4. For this reason, only 1 if you worked out that 17 ...... , BxQ j No cr edit for 21. R·K3 or 21. R·Q3, point for 13 . B·B4, 13. P·B4 or 13. KR·K1, 18. RxQP then gives Wh ite a technically all sound moves but not so forcing as after which Black gets a fine game with winning ending, though Black can r esist 21...... , KR·Q 1. the text. 1 point, too, for the playable harder than in the actual game. attacking move 13. P·KN4. No credit Deduct 1 point for the 17. 2 points for 21. QxP, whi ch looks ri3ky here for 13. N·N3, 13. N(Q4)·N5, or 13. P.B3?, Q·N3! when Bl ack threatens both because of the open files fO r Black's N·B3 since Black would simply reply mate and the knight. White would have rooks, but which is quite playable, e.g., 13 ...... , P·R3 and the knight has been to play 18. P·QN3, BxN; 19. PxN. PxP 21 ...... , KR·Ql; 22. N·K3, or 21...... , moved away from its best center square. aft er which Black has all the winning R·QN l ; 22. Q·B7 and White must win with 13...... P·KR4 chances. his extra pawns. 17...... BxN Award yourself 1 point if you chose 20. 1 bonus point if you had foreseen this QxP last move, when it was also play. before making your 17th move. able. lB. NxP ...... 21...... B.B4 1 point. 2 bonus points if you had 22. RxPc:h ...... analyzed this far before deciding on 1 point for this, which is now clearly your 16th move, and had concluded that best. :r\othing for any other move. White now has a winning position. 22...... QxR lB...... R.Bl 2 bonus points if you h ad allowed for 19. Q·N3 ...... this resource when making White's last 2 points. White maintains the con· move. cealed attack along the white diagonal, 23. NxQ ...... and also protects his QBP. 1 point for 1 point. 19. Q·N5 or 19. Q-Q4 which are also 23...... RxPc:h good. Deduct a point for 19. Q·Q3?, B·B4! 24. K·Nl when White is suddenly in trouble (20. 1 bonus point here for e ~~~ybody who 14. B·NSI N·B6eh, K·N2!). knows the rules. No credit, though, if 2 points if you played this on purely No credit for the 19. QxR you wanted to play 24. KxR and over. positional grounds, reckoning that the when Black plays not 19 ...... , QxQ??; looked that the rook is protected. exchange of the black·squared bishops 20. Nx Pch, but 19 ...... , BxQ; 20. N·B6eh, 24...... bBP dis. th. must be a bull point for White's attack. K·B2 j 21. RxQ, RxR; after which, though 2S. NxB ...... 1 bonus point if you saw the possible still a pawn down, he has excellent draw· 1 poi nt. Deduct 2 points fo r 25. K·Bl?? reply 14 ...... , P·K4 and reckoned that ing chances with his active bishop against or 25. K-R1?? when Black wins by 25. after 15. BxBch, KxB; (forced) 16. N·B3 White's knight...... , RxQ; 26. PxR, KxN. there must be a crusher against Black's No credit for 19. N·B6ch, K·B2! ; 20. 2S...... ",Q shaky king and center pawns. 1 further RxQ, BxQ; 21. RxR(R8), RxR; and again 26. N·R6c:h bonus point if you analysed as far as Black has good chances of a dr aw. 1 3 points. No credit lor 26. PxR?, PxN 16 ...... , B·K3 ; 17. KR·Kl, Q·Q3 (forced bonus point each for sccing 19. QxR and with a draw.n rook an j pawn ending, to save the QP); 18. QxN! winning a 19. N·B6ch and for working out correctly and no credit for the tempting 26. N. piece. why they are not good. Q6eh?, K·K3; 27. PxR, R·Ql! and the No credit for 14. P·B4, which stops 19...... Q·Q3 knight can't escape...... , P·K4 but leaves Black a fine posi· tion after 14 ...... , B·N5; 15. N·B3, P·K3 thrcatening ...... , Q·R4. WIEDENBAUM TAKES MICHIGAN 2 points for 14. p.B3 intending an OPEN eventual P·KN4 which is another way of playing the attack. US CI<' Expcr t Morrie Wiedenbaum of Deduct a point for 14. N·B3?, BxN; Detroit emerged as the winner of the 15. PxB, Q·R4! threatening 16...... , 1963 Michigan Open played in Bay City Q·R6ch and 17 ...... , Q·N7 mate, when over the Labor Day weekend. Wieden· Black has a winning attack. baum's score of 6-1 was matched by Dr . Paul Poschcl of Ann Arbor and Richard 1 point for 14. QR· ~'n or 14. KR-N1. These attacking gestures show you have Verber of Chicago, , who finished the right idea, but are slow (Black count· second and third respectively on median ers 14. QR·NI with 14 ...... , P·K4 and points. Joseph Wasserman of Grand alter 14. KR·Nl he may even risk 14. Rapids (SIh ) edged out Ronald Finegold ...... , BxP). of Detroit for fourth place in the 78· player field. 14...... BxBc:h 20. KR·Kl ...... IS. PxB ...... 1 pOint. 1 bonus point [or noticing that Other prizes: Class A: Carl Goldhcrg, 1 point. No credit (or anything else. this threatens 2l. NxPch. Ann Arbor; Class B: John Harvey, Manis­ 15...... B·NS Deduct 1 point for 20. Q·Q3?, B·B4. tee ; Class C: J . Cetr angola, Ypsilanti; 16. N·K6ch ...... Deduct 1 point for 20. N·B6eh?, K·B2 ; Women's Champion: Mrs. J. H. Hoff· 2 points. No credit if you chose 16. 21. RxQ, BxQ; wi th at least equality for mann, Bay City; Junion Champion: Mike P·B3, when 16 ...... , P·K4!; 17. PxB, Black. Thomas, Huntington Woods. PxN; 18. RxP, QxPch; 19. K·N1, QR·K1 No cr edit fo r moves like 20. K·NI or The tournament was co nducted under gives Black good counter·chances. 20. P.QB3, after which Black can consoli- the auspices of the Michigan Chess As· 1 bonus point if you noticed that 16. date by 20 ...... , K·B2; when his counter· sociation and was directed by J . D. Brat· ...... , P·K4 would be the answer to 16. play along the QB filc keeps him well tin. 2.2 CHESS LIFE 26...... b N 27. PxR(R6j ...... 2 points. No credit (or 27. PxR(B3)?, STUDENTS' TEAM R-R2! ; 28. R-R7ch, K-Nl and Black draws. No credit (or 27. ft.Q7ch, K·K3; 28. Games from the World Championship PxR(B3J. R·Rl !; 29. RxP. P·RS! when SICIL IAN DEFENSE SICIL IAN DEFENSI! Black's KRP advances to KR7, his king JonSlsm. Waln,laln M ln lc J.nll to KN 7, and he wi ns the ending. (HoU.nd ) (U.S.A .) (yugo.I.... I. j (Cnchoslovlkl.) The whole play has been vi rtually 11. ._.. ..., l\"·K3 Is an a tte m pt t o ulW.a t he A vtry theoreUc. t openln,. 13. P-QR3 a • faet that Black has not pl.yed P -Q1\3. Wh ite good . lte rn.Uve t o 13. P-N4. n . N-Ra, PXP forced from 22. RxPch up to hcre. Award counte r. co r rectly, but IIhoul d pl.y 14. BxN lead. to c:omplk:.Uonl which nem , ood fo r yourself 5 bonus points if you had the . nd then P.R$. 16. P·lll Is a m latake. Bette r Black. 20...... P-Q.R4 , I Vel Bl.ck ,ood prescnt position in mind before deciding I. 15. Q·KI. 16...... __ .• p.Q4 can b. pl.yed ch.ncel. Inltud o r 16. .. __. .• p .R3. In the end...... e. PoQII4 II. axN p..qN. on your 22nd move and judged that White should bring his kin, to the eenle r I. ".K' 2. H.KII3 13. "-H4 White's KRP should gi\le him good win· at onee. ... , 3. P-oa '-N' mng chances. 14. P-HS N·KI I . " ·K4 "oQII. 10. QoQ2 II·K' 4. NIlP H.KII3." IS. P·N 2. N.KII3 ,.. , 11. )(RoQl QHoQ2 S. N.Q1I3 PoQR3 ... 27...... R·B3 1'. " xa 1. "oQ4 12. "oQA' N.N3 I . soQa, p·K3 17. It.KNI ." 4. Nx,. N·KIIl'" 13. a ·)(N5 KRoQ l 1. aoN3 II· K2 II. axQN p P·K4'" 5. N·QIIl PoQA3 14. " ·A5 QN·g2 • . " ·a4 0-0 If. O.().() a ·K3 I. II.K2 " ·K4 15. II·KJ QR.lll • . Q·a3 Q.lll 20. 1I·1t3 A·.l 7. N·N] a ·K2 II. ,..11' ".R' 10. " ·115 H·a3 Or.wn • • II.K3 0 -0 17. 11 · 111 ...... II. II·K3 .,~ 9. D·D g ·1I2

FRENCH OEFI! NSI! " •• m. a.tt."l. (yugosl.... ,.) (1I . ly) 10...... , P XP. followed by II ...... , Q.N3 Is belll for BI.ck. 12 ...... K·HI lose. lime. 21 . 0 ·1<.1 Is excellen t, p reparing 10 drive Ihe queen off t he l eeond r .nk. I . " ·K4 ,..K3 n . 8-111 Q.H2 2. "oQ' p.Q' 14. KR·Kt l . N-Qa3 N.KII3 15 . .... K"3 ...... , 4. 8-H5 "x" 14. Q·RS .,. S. Nx" QNoQ2 11• • XII N·K2 , . NxHch NXN 11. a-Ql " ·11. 28. R.Q8 ...... 1. N·lIl ".a. 19. a ·K3 ... , I . 1I-Q1I4 II·K2 20. pJlp h, 3 points. Nothing for 28. R·Q7ch , K · ~ l ; • • O..() 0.0 21 . a·K1 10. Q.K2 Q·IIl .... 29. RxP, R·B7 ; nor (or 28. P·R7. K-N 2; 22 . ltoQ H3 Q.a l 11 . QA.QI P.QNl 23 . A.KR3 p ·Kal 29. R·Q7ch, K·Rl ; 30. RxP, R..B7 ; and n . N· K5 K·a l 24. Q.N, in both cases a drawn rook ending is on 17 ...... P·Qa 30. 11 .111 )(.Ql Itul,nl 11. PilI' ll. )(·112 K·1I2 the cards. 19. NxN ." 32. )(·)(2 K· 1I3 ... SICILIAN DEFENSE 20. Qxa N·a3 33. p.Qlla Now Black can do nothing to stop the .... MI.gmll",.n Lomb.rdy 21 . Q·1I4 3011. IIx• RIlPch pawn queening. Award yourseU a fu rther ••• (Mo ngoll.) (U .S.A.) 21. IIIlQ .,. :15. NoQ2 ... 2 bonus points if you had seen this Car 23. RIlAch , • • KoQ3 " ·113 10. of the before deciding yo ur 22nd move. 24. AoQl II•••·K2 37. K-K4 " . KN] , ~ , 25 . ... a3 K_III :sa. P·N4 It_AI Co 10 28...... K·K2 26. a ·NI K·KI n . K·Ql N.llfell ped ltlon 29. P·R7 ...... 27 . ltoQ3 N.Q3 40. )(.a3 n >eel. but 12- 2•. a ·)(3 AoQR5 41 . R.sl,n. "'. . t le ••I .n 2 points. U . R.QS A·Rl malerl.l: I.e . 29...... K,R IS. NxP, IbN; 17. 30. P·RB= Qc:h ...... 19. P·OS, BxP; 10. 26. R·N5 1 point. PR ESENTED BY 30 ...... K·K2 31. Q·N7ch ...... Senior Most er ,,- 1 point. RAYMOND "- 31...... K·K3 White WEINSTEIN p.wn break, 32. QxQ NP ...... "g aining" tejl.llres for 1 point. " ,- P ·K4 " oQ1I4 32. 11·111 P·1I3 32...... R·82 N.KII3 pETAorF nEFENSE .- ... , n . K·N2 ,.. , 33. Q·K4ch ...... Csom A.duloy ,- .... ." 3011. N. K3 ' N·KII3 35. Nxa ... 1 point. 1 point also for 33. Q-B8eh, (Hun,try) (Bul,.rl.1 .,. .,. .- NoQII3 "-Qa3 36. RIl R 33. Q-R6ch, or 33. Q-B6ch. 10...... P-Q4 permlt.s 11. N·KS. 12. ._ ..... , ,- ... , p·KN3 " -K. 31. P-N3 HxHP Q·N3 ; 13. )<·R4. Q.R4; 14. Nx~ . Pl'N; (I' ...... • 33...... K·B3 ,- KH·K2 ..., 31. Nllpth K·N2 Qx.."' ; 15. Q.X5. QxQ: 16. KxPch ): 15. Q·Rkh QHoQ2 n . N·K4 II·K2 34. PoON4 ...... nd White Is a tempo ahead o f the , . me .- .... 0-0 <>-0 40. RoQ3 1 point for tbis or (or 34. P.QR4. contlnu.tlon. Black has t he wo rse end,lm•• ... , .10-. " .Qa4 ".QN3 • 1. IIJlN but 25 . . _._ ..• R·R' In eUec:t I_I • rook. By .. . Blllck resigns. 11. P-1t3 a -H2 42. axp .-., White will soon make a second queen. ford n, Blaek to ptay 3'2 ••.•_ _• • p .tu, White .. 12. p. I( N4 ".QN4 U . 8-03 ' _R' rook on Q4 nec:d no longer prevenl the advance n . Px" 44. R·II Q.Hl o f 8 11ck's quec:n p.wn. ... 14. ItxA ... 45. P·1t4 8 ·Nl SCORE ANALYSIS I . 10.)(4 p·K' II. "JlI ".R) IS. H·H3 " ·1015 46. "·NS II·K4 79-88 USCF Grandmaster or Senior 2. N.KII3 H·K83 If. IJIN ... , • • N·N5 N·1I4 41. H·1I2 l. Nxp p oQ3 ... 20. A-Q4 KA ·NI 11. R·1(1 .... 41. "xP II·HI Master strength 4. N·K8, NIIP 21 . ... KH, It·N5 11. poQIII "IlP'.p . .... II·K4 .... • 71 -78 USCF Master strength S. Q·K2 g .K2 22. )(RoQl R(I ). ICNT 19. NIlII" A.N I So. R·1I2 I . P-Q3 N.K83 23 . .... K2 It(S)· N4 20. H-IIS 11' 111 Sl. a ' II' QxPch... ' 62-70 Expert strength 1 . .... N5 II·K3 24. A(I )-Q2 8 ·N5 21 . Q .• , ,...1(_ S2. N·H4 Q.Q1ch 53-61 Class A strength t . N·.3 N •• 3 25. 10.1(11' R.R' 22 . II-al It.NS 53. K· a3 ..., 41-52 Class B strength 9. 0 .0 .0 O.().() 21. axkll .,. U . N·H3 H·.2 54. ax"ell K·lll 31-40 Class C strength 10. ,.·g4 P..Q4 21. K·QI R·NI 24. H·a2 R.H' 55. a.Q'" Q-K. 11 . N.K5 Q.H5 2'. 1(·1(1 1t·1I4 25. QoQl o.K' $I. a·1I2 Q.Rkh 16·30 With more practice in your 12. p.QRl Q.A' n . K·a2 It·R' 26. N' 1I3 R·N5 51. K·H3 K·K2 ! local chess club, you should Il . NIIN PIIN 30. K·II' IC·K3 27. " ·8l .... SI. 1t.1I1Ch ' reach match play standard. 14. Q.Rkh QIIg l1. " · KIt4 K·1C2 ,1. " x" 5• • R-.2 ...11 •• 2 Below 15. allQeh K.Q1 32. It·R2 p·a4 'It. NxN .."". .c!. K.a, Q.K' , U . N·A4 a·g] 33. A· A4 Itul,ns 30. N·85 H."" " . K·IIS .-NI 15 Beginner or near·beginner. 11. N·a5eh allN 'I. 11·)(3 Q·Qa3 Or .wn OCTOBER. 1963 243 1IIImllllWlnamllllilimllRllllllllillUIIIIIWIIIIRWUl iIIllIUIHilllllllllRllillmnniUlUnnmllllllfllllllUI'flDl" Protecting thc RP, preventing P·N5, and preparing P-R4. LESSONS IN THE ENDGAME-No. XI 35. R_K4 P·R4 36, P-R3 PxP by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND 37. PxP KR·Bl 38. R(4)·K2 K_N2 IWIIIWWU IIW..--ull.'P, 39. K-NI R·KN4 1. An Adjudication 2. A Game with 0 Curious Finish Probably better is 39...... , R(1)·B2 The fashionable weekend Swiss tour­ In the following game Black emerges followed by K-R3·N4. naments have had a definite influence with a won Rook and Pawn ending but 40. R-N2 R-B6 on the type of chess played in recent lets it drift into a technically drawn 41. R·Q7 R(4).QB4 years. Firstly, players do not know in position. However, White misses his 42. R(7)-Q2 K-R3 advance who tbeir opponents will be chance to secure the draw by promotion 43. K.R2 K·N4 and so cannot prepare openings as they to a Knight at the critical point. 44. R(Q2)·B2 P-B3 would in round·robin events. Secondly, 45. R·K2 R·B2 the necessity of adjudicating games Sicilian Defense It is not easy to formulate a clear means that players seldom have to play Buckeye Open, Toledo, 1963 win ning plan. But somehow pressurc on endgames out to the end. Thirdly, a se· Wh ile's KNP must playa part. ve re task rests on the shoulders of the T. MAZUCHOWSKI E. MARCHAND adjudicators to analyze several endgames 1. P-K4 P-QB4 46, R-Q2 R·R2ch accurately in a short space of time. 2. N-KB3 N.Q83 47. K·NI R·S4 3. p.Q4 PxP 41. R-Q6 R-R5 The (ollowing position (Walratb-S:r:a­ 49. R-Q4 R·R6 lay) had to be adjudicated in the 1963 4. NxP P·K3 SO. R·K4 R-KB6 Lake Ontario Open Tournament. At £irsl S. N-QB3 Q-B2 it appeared that Black could not ron­ 6. P·KN3 P-QR3 vert his material advantage into' a win. But closer inspection showed that a 7. B_N2 P.QN4 problem-like move creating •• 0·0 B-N2 wo uld do the trick. 9. P-QR4 P·N5 10. QN.K2 N·B3 11 . NxN OxN 12. P-KB3 B·B4ch 13. K-RI P-Q4 14. PxP OxP 15. N.B4 B-B3 16. R·KI 0 ·0 17. Q-K2 Q.R2 Whit' to mon " . N-03 ..." 19. 8·K3 Q·K2 The first has been N_Q2 reached. I th is tournament no adjudi­ 20. B·Q4 cations were used. Instead the game was 21 . QR·QI BxRP continued at the rate of 13 moves per WhIt. to moYi 22. P-KB4 QR-Bl one-half hour. 23. R.Q2 B-B3 In view of Black's threat of R-R6cb it With a good King poSition and the appears that White's only hope lies in 24. BxB 'xO 25. P-B5 B·N1 strong threat of R·KBS to clarify the sit· pushing the NP in hopes of exchanging uation, BlaCk should win. it for Black's last Pawn after which a 26. P-N4 Q-Q3 27. B_K5 51. K·R2 R.KBS book draw would occur (R and K vs_ N Q.Q4ch and K)_ 28. Q-K4 QxQch 52. RxR ...... 29. RxQ NxB Not 52. R·K6, RxNP; 53, RxRch, KxR; 1_ P-N6 _...... - 30. NxN OxN 54. RxP, RxPch. Not at once 1. NxP, R-R6ch; 2. K·K4, 31. RxB ...... R-R5ch. 52 ...... Kx' 1...... R·QNI 53. K·R3 R·B6ch Better than 1...... , R·R6ch ; 2. K-K4, 54. K·R4 ...... KxBP (2 ...... , P-Q6; 3. P·N7, PxN; 4. P-N8(Q), p.B8(Q); 5. Q.QB8cb wi nning the R) 3. P·N7, R-Rl ; 4. K-K5! 2. K·K4 ...... Not 2. NxP, R·Ql ; 3. P-N7, RxNch. 2...... R·Klch Less clear is 2...... , R-N2 (not 2 . ... _.... , RxP; 3. NxP); 3. K·K5, P-Q6 (3 ...... R-K2Ch; 4. K·B6); 4. N·K3, RxP; 5. K-K4, R·N6; 7. N-BI. 3. K-Q3 R·K21 This puts White into Zugzwang. He Blick to mov. must give way. Black has purposely steered for an 4. N-Rl ...... endgame in view of his extra Pawn. In Blick to move Or 4. NxP, R-Q2; 3. P-N7, RxNch. order to make headway it will be nec­ 4...... R·K6ch essary for the Btack King to help out. A time o( decision, The main line is 5. K-Q2 KxBP 31...... PxP 54 ...... , P·N4ch; 55. K·R5, R-R6ch; 56. After this Black should have no trou· 32. RxP P·N3 K·N6, R·N6; 57. R-B2ch, KxP; MI. RxP ble picking up the NP and eventually 33. R·B4 P·QR4 (or 58. R-84. r..-KB6 ; 59. RxRP, K-R6), winning with the QP. 34_ P·N3 R·B4 R-QB6! and Black should win. However, 244 CHESS LIFE all this was a bit difficult to calculate 67. bP KxR HAYES OHIO CHAMP ahead. So Black chose another line 68. K·86 K·85 The Ohio Championship played In which looks equally attractive as well 69. P-N5 K.Q4 Columbus, August 31 to September 2, as lcss committing. Also strong is M. 70. P·N6 R·R3ch drew an entry of 59 players and was won ...... , P·B4. 71. K,["7 ...... b y Rea Hayes of Glendale with an un· 54 ...... 1(·8 6 A simpler draw is obtained by 71 . matched score of 6ih ·lk. Lajos Szedlacsek 55. R·Q2 R.Bl R·B7 leaving the NP free to move as of took a ciear second with 56. R·Q3ch ...... fast as possible and keeping the oppos­ 6-1, while Irwin Lyon edged out James Mate was threatened. ing Ki ng out as long as possible. For Harkins Jr. for third. 72. 56...... I(·K7 instance 71. R·B7, K·R4; P·N7, R-R2 The Ohio Women's Champion, Mrs. ch; 73. K-N6 (simpler than 73. K·88, 57. R·Q6 P·N4ch Lucy Schroeder, successfully defended K· OO ; 74. P·N8(N)ch but not 74. P·NS her title wi th a 4-3 score. The Ohio A diffieult decision. Probably better (Q), R·Rl Ma te). was 57...... , R·Bl since 58. R·R6. K·Q7; Chess Associalion sponsored the event, 72...... 1(.1(4 which was directed by Jamcs R. Schroed· 59. RxP? KxP would win for Black. On 73. I(·R7 1(.83 57 ...... , RxP ; 58. Rx P, R·B6; 59. R·R6! 74. P·N7 R·R8I ". R·B4; 60. RxNP! However, it seems clear White had probably hoped for 74. LAZOS COPS ROCKY MOUNTAIN that Black chose the wrong road at move ...... , R·R2; 75. K·R8, RxP stalemate! 54. OPEN 58. K·R5 R, P James Lazos of Los Angeles, Calif. 59. Rx P R·B6 scored 6% points in 7 rounds to take 60. R·8S ...... clear first place in the Rocky Mountain White has played the ending welJ for Open in Phoenix, Arizona, August 31 to some time. Not 60. KxP, RxP; 61. R·H6, September 2. A record turnout of 77 R·QR6. players was 17 more than competed in 60 ...... R, P the same event last year. 61. Rx RP R.R6 Following Laws in the fin al standings 62. R·N5 ...... were Jack L. Gibson of Phoenix and Alan Possibly more accurate is 62. Rx P, Troy of Los Angeles, both undefeated R·R6ch; 63. K.N6, R.KN6; 64. K·R5, p. with sco res of 6·1. Gibson took second N6; 65. R·N5. In any case the game on SoB poiots and Troy finished third. should now be drawn wi th proper phy. Max Burkett of University Park, N. M. was fourth aod Elliot Stears of LaJolla, 62...... P·N6 Whlto to mo~ CaUf. was fifth. 63. I(xP 1(.Q6 White can still draw but owing to Other prizes: Class A.- Elliot Stearns; 64. I(.B6 I(·B5 Class B, Ronald Wright, Tempe, Ariz.; 65. R·N8 ...... Black's last move he must use a differ· ent drawing plan. The symmetry is only Class C, Dr. Richard Abbuhl, Morenci, Here Black's strong answer could be apparent (an optical illusion), the action Ariz.; Unrated, Geoffrey Gilbert, Tempe, prevented by 65. R·N6, R·R4; 66. RxP, of Black's Rook being different from Arizo na. The women's prize was won by or 66. P·N5, R·N4; 67. R·B6ch . R-8 4 (67. behind than it is from the side. Unfor· Mabel Burlingame and the Junior Award ...... , K·N5, 68. H·B1); 68. RxHch draw· tunately White fails to perceive this. went to James W. Fischer of Salt Lake ing easily. 75. K. R8? ...... City, Utah. 65...... R·U chl Falling into the trap. 75. P.N8(N)ch, The tournament was sponsored by the 66. K·87 ...... K·N4; 76. K·N7 (not 76. N-R6, R·R8 or Phoenix Chess Club and was directed by On 66. K·B5, R·R4ch; 67. K·B6, R·N4; 76. N·K7, R·R2 or 76. K·R8, K.N3; 77. William Fox and Pau l L. Webb. 68. R·B6ch (68. H·KR8 , P·N7; 69. R·Rl , N·K7ch, R·B2 etc.), R·R2ch; 77. K·BS and P·N8(Q); 70. RxQ, Rx R; 71. P·NS also White can just draw. DOWNES SCORES IN W. VA. draws) R·B4. (68 ...... , K·N5; 69. R·8 1); 75 ...... R· RB ch John D. Downes of Ncw Martinsville 69. R·QN8, R-N5; 70. R- 86ch. So it ap­ 76. K.NB R·KN8 won the West Virginia Championship pears that Blaek is onl y bluffing. 77. K·R8 K·B21 played in Charleston, August 31 to Sep­ 66...... R.R4 78. Resigns tember 2, with an unbealen and un· matched 5~·Vz. Edward M. Foy of Charleston was second and Dr. S. Wert· hammer of Huntington was third. A total Sp lclmanf), Rudolph Reshevsky, Samuel of thirty·one players competed in the THE ART OF SACRIFICE IN CHESS HOW CHESS GAMES ARE WON One Qr Ihe mOlt brilliant che.umuters One of Ihe world'i , reatelt pilYu S pre­ event-the 25th state championship spon­ Show. hQw he d id It. 31 unotated ,amn sents tbe authoritative, teehnlcal e xplana­ sored by the West Virginia Chess As­ Illustrate Spielmann'. combinative mlltery tions of how to wi n .,.Insl the . tronlelt sociation. David Marple:; direeted. .,llnlt the world'. Iudlnl pl.yen. opponents. Ria description. Include hll Llat Price $3 .15 Me mbors '3.11 Ihlnklng proce55u durin, the ' Imn , nd lnltructlve p(I!I'mortem , nalYIIi. RIVISE TAKES CAL. 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William Addison (who finished fourth t1 0n and I eollactlon Qf oulltandlng ,lme., PRACTICAL CHESS OPENINGS with 5-'12) and Mitchell Bedford (who carefully annot.ted. from Anderssen to One of tbe great reference works on Ihe finished twentieth with 41f:t). The three AJe khlne. n dlagnmS. 216 PP. openln,l. 196 dlag ra ml . 410 pp. co-winners each received $133.33 in Lilt Price 54 .00 Mombers $3.40 List Price $7.50 Morn"'", " .30 prizes and Hivise reeeived Ille first place trophy and quallfication into the Cali· u. S. C. F. fornia State Championship Finals. 80 E. 11 St. New York 3, N.Y. Gordon Barrett directed the event, as­ sisted by Charles Savery. OCTOBER, 1963 245 chological factors oftcn outweighed the theoretical and tcchnical elements in Peter Irwin Wins Junior at Penn State determin ing the outcome. Irwin's victory was well earned. In 72 Play in Largest National Junior game after game he fought energetically for the advantage, but when he fell into by Mordecai Treblow, U.S.C.F. Junior Chess Committee Chairman troublc, he played with patience and cunning. Zelitch, after a loss in round On Monday, August 5th, seventy-two 4 and a draw in round 5, won his last young chess players and many officials four, playing gamcs which rank among gathered in the spacious and well-lighted the best in the tournament. Both Harris, ballroom of the Hetzel Union Building who was in first place for seven rounds, of The Pennsylvania State University and Martz played sharp and imaginative for the start of the John W. Collins chess, and they wcrc still in a poSi tion Tournament for the 1..:-.8. Junior Chess to capture the title as the last round Championship, the largest national junior began. event ever held in this country. At stake Thanks are due to The Pennsylvania for the forty rated and thirty-two un· State University for providing the finest rated players were the title, a $100 facilities evcr available for a National scholarship prize, and the custody for onc Junior and especially year of the splendid John W. Collins to Dr. Robert G. Bernreuter and William Trophy. In addition there were eight Jo'uller of the University's administration permanent trophies, onc rotating trophy, who worked very hard 1Q make the and three book prizes. F'OT everyone there tournament an enjoyable experience for was the thrill of competing in a na­ every entrant. The tournament was cap· tional championship, and the real proof ably directed by International Master of the players' enjoyment was the fact Donald Byrne, the coach of Penn State's that everyone of the seventy· two play· varsity chess team, with the assistance of ers completed his five-day, nine·round William Fuller and Robert Erkes of schedule. Ba ltimore. Thc University made avail­ In nine rounds of play. Peter Irwin, a able at minimum cost the finest dormit· protege of Edgar McCormick and a stu­ ory rooms in the new and modern Pol· dent at Bard College, scored six wins lock Halls. An outing was held on the and three draws to take the title by third day of the tourney at Whipple's Ih median point. His point score was Dam, one of Pennsylvania's many bcau· equaled by Myron Zelitch, a Penn State PETER IRWIN : 1963 liful state parks. Although as usual some sophomore, who won seven games, lost U. S. Junior Chllmpion players staycd behind to play skittles, one, and drew one. The two split the $100 the fifty or so who went enjoyed a scholarship prize, and each received a Andy Sacks of Los Angeles. Througnout swim and a delicious picnic. permanent trophy. Zelitch also received the tour nament Tomchin ran into time After laboring over many fine gamcs, a trophy donated by the Pennsylvania difficulties which drastically affected Donald Byrne selected fo r the Best State Chess Federation for the Penn· his results. In round 4, the first of many Played Game Prize Myron Zelitch's last sylvanian with the best score. Jeffrey crucial battles among the prize win­ round victory over William Martz, and Harris took third place with 7 points and ncrs took place when Peter Irwin, play· [or the Brilliancy Prizc John C. Meyer'S won three trophies; the third place ing white, won from Myron Zelitch. crushing sacrificiill attack against Robcrt trophy, the under·IS trophy, and the Zelitch developcd a strong opening and Wachtel. Each winner will receive a copy rotating trophy for the best score by a a powerful middle gamc, but Irwin of Mea, donated by John W. Collins. high school student. Harris, a pupil of managed to hang on, and whcn Zelitch Credit is due to those organizations the late Attilio DiCamillo, is a junior at blundered, Irwin at onee seized the ad· which sponsored their best young players Philadelphia's Central Hi gh, the school vantage and held it although he was by supplying all or part of their expens· which Senior Master Charles Kalme at­ seriously short of time. In the next two cs; first to the New Jersey State Chess tended several years ago. William Martz rounds, tournament-winner Irwin again Federation which hilS bcen doing this of Hartland, Wisconsin, gained the fourth showed the tenacity and resourcefulness for years and which also sponsored this place trophy by a three median point of an experienccd master. In difficult year's winncr; the Pittsburgh Chess Club lead over Vernon Robinson of Charlotte, pOSitions and faced with critical time which held the Columbia County Junior North Carolina, as both players scored trouble, he drew with Jeffrey Harris Championship to select an clemcntary (Ph ·2!h. Robinson took home the fi fth (round 5) and William Martz (round 6), and a high school entrant. I am sure place trophy. Jon Cooper, Hartford, the third and fourth prize winners there are several slate and local chcss Conn., had the best score for an unrated rcspectively. In round 7 J effrey Harris organizations missing from this list and player, 6·3, and was awarded a copy of just barely squeezed out a draw with I would like to hear from them so that MCO, donated by U.S. Chess Master John William Martz, and Irwin moved into a credit can be given where it is due. W. Collins. In the last round a fascinating tie fo r first with Harris by defeating The scholarship prize was awarded for battle occurred between a player with Michael O'Donnell, J ersey City, N.J., a thc first time liS such, i.e., Peter Irwin Ph points and one with 2 points. A talented unrated player. In the semi·final and Myron Zclitch receivcd checks made large wall board was used to satisfy round Zelitch won from Harris in a game payable to thcir respective colleges. Both the interest of the many attentive spec· which began as a positional struggle, but stated that the prizc will be of help in tators. This game was the decisive con­ ended in wild complications as Harris paying tuition this fall. The policy of test fo r the under-12 trophy. Craig John­ fo ught back desperately. For the first eliminating d irect mOlley prizes l or jun­ son, Bloomsburg, Penna., needed only a time in the tournament Hu rris was out ior chess titles in national and regional draw, but 9ljz year old Russell Rap· of first place and Irwin was in first tournaments is a vital part of thc pro· port, Washington, D.C., won the game alone. In the final round Vernon Robin­ gram of the U.S.C.F. Junior Chess Com­ and added another trophy to his growing son, playing white against the Dutch mittee. collection. Defense, held Irwin to a draw in 35 As early as the second round, the pre­ moves, and Zelitch won a fine gamc from BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! tournament favorite, Stanley Tomchin, Martz in 50 moves to tie Irwin at 7lh. TElL YOUR FRtENDS East l\Ieadow, N.Y., fell into hopeless The top four players had played one ABOUT USCF time pressure while developing an ad­ another, and everyone of those games vantageous position, and was upset by was an exciting struggle in which psy· 24. CHESS LIFE 1963 Chess Sponsored bl) the intercoUegiate Chess League of Ame rica, in cooperation with the United States Chess Federation --e-- December 26-30, 1963, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Indiana -e--

A seven-round Swiss System tournament for individuals and teams. Prizes: Prizes will be awa rded to the winning players, and to the coll ege teams with the best total score in the individual event. A team may enter any number of players, but only the highest four scores will be counted towards the team prizes. Who Can Enter: Open to coll ege underg raduates, presently studying in any accredited college or universi ty in N orth Amer ica. The tournament site: The LaFortune Student Center Ballroom. Prizes for Individuals: First: Life Membership in the USCF (worth $100), plus custody of the Arthur Nobel Trophy for two years, and the title of National Intercollegiate Individual Champion. A permanent trophy wi II be awarded in 1965. Second: A three-yeo r members hip in the USCF, plus $30 USCF credit, which can be used to purchase books a nd equipment of any type from the USCF catalog. A trophy wi ll also be awarded. Third: A three-yeor membership in the USCF, plus $20 USCF credit, and a trophy. Fourth and Fifth: trophy a wards. I Prizes for Colleges: First: A three-yeor membership in the IClA, os 0 USCF Club Affiliote, plus $20 USCF credit. Second: A three-year membership in the IClA, plus $10 USCF credit. Third: A three-yeor membership in the IClA. Fourth ond Fifth: One Yeo r IClA memberships. Entry Fe.: $5.00 Individuols must be members of the USCF ($5 per yeor) ond teams com­ peting for the team prize must join the le l A ($ lO per year) as a club affiliate at regi stration. Registration: 6:00 p.m. December 26th. The first round will stort ot 7:30. Accommodotions: Accommodations will be arranged for $3-$4/ night nearby. Write for details. For further information, contact: Mr. Jaseph McCarty General Chairman for National Intercolle;iale Chess Championship 142 Lyons Hall Notre Dame Univenity Notre Dame, Indiana ANew Dimension In•

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Illrmlneham Ope n_Champ. & Amateur DIvisionS-May. Las Ve/lll C.C. Summer Tmnt.-June. Ileart 0' Oixl~ Qpen--Champ. '" Amatell' Sectlon_ May-June. Las VeilS Open- July. ALASKA_ Anchor'l'e City Champlon, hlp. NEW HAMPSHIRE-t\ew Hamp.hlre Open- Apr. Skyline Service Club Tmnt.-A-1ay. NEW JERSEY-Sou th J e r$ . NEW YORK_ManhaUan C.C. Flnll il-All s.ec tLon-.1an.·June. "Ionlerey Park Novices' Tlnnt. Me t Lellue Ma tehca (.ubmltted by Blbuld)-,Jan ..)lay. Sacrame nto City Champlons blp (reported laleHan. Plattsbur,h C.C. Ch.mp,-Apr. ... une. Sacrame nlo Quadra nl ular Tmnt. New York Stale Amateur Ch lmplonlhlp.-June. Unlverslly of California (Davia) C,C. Round·!\obln- }'eb.·May. New York Sute Junior Chmplonshlp- July. Sncrllmento Public Works Dept .Cbamplonshlp. New York State Champlon.hlp- July·Au/I. San Ilernardlno Open-May. l1atchea: B1buld.L(!eds; Weldemaa.Kurt ; Sl/ro·Spltal; Wllde nber l/" I:.:>tpert Cllndldalel' Tmnt._ Downey Section. lIut . 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OCTOBER, 1963 255 Vl r,lnl.-3 USCF MEMBERSHIP MEETING Or. Ellol llea n l, 401 N. Aruus tUd st.. Apt . 412, Ale xandria 12 BELMONT HOTEL Cbl rles W. Rider, 5902 Appleton Or.• NorColk 1 Chicago, Au,. 12, TfU H . Allen Smith, 1(1( M. dlson Lane N .• Ne wport ~e ...· s OII,WI. _ l (n'l) The meetlnr ...... called to o rder by Pr e. ld en ~ F red Cramer at 2 P.M. In Parlor A. There we re 56 members preH nt. Minutes of the C. C. H.rdlng, 1401 Pennsylva nl. Ave .• ApI. 1$03, Wil mington 6 prevloUi meetlni wer e approved n publis hed In ChHi U fe, P are 22.. OI", lcf 0 1 Columbl-.l T he followlor proxlu were reported : T iers 68. T reblow 1&, Ronald (;eorge E. O'Rourke. 4430 Garrison St., N.W .. Withington IS P"'ase 8, Alan Kirshner 5, Kat hryn SI. tel" . , WllIl.m Sla ter I, Rohland Andrew F . Do .... ney Jr., 14:J2 N. Nuh St., Apt. 8, Arlin gton 9, VI. I, Ruskin I . E~e r e U M. Raff ~ l . 10103 Lede r Rd .• Slive r Sprlnel, Md. WI.t Vlr. ln i_1 ELECTION O F DIRECTORS Pl ul Sayre, 1033- 14th St., lIunllnJton 1 The foll owln, were named Dl rectora for 1963-1964 : (one $tar denotes Otrlcer·Dlrector ; two star. denote Life Director. Numerall REGI ON IV-SOUTHERN after nam e of atllt e Indicate n umb er of State Dlrct of. t o which It 11 No.th ClToll n_ 2 enUtled, hu ed on Its membership. (n-a) denote. non.affUl ated 5t ate.) Dr. Stu. rt Noblin' , 805 Yar mou th Rd., Rale Ig h Or. Norma n M. Hornstein, Soutbport REGION l-NEW ENGLAND Albe rt 'I". Pearson. 313 Planlallon P llce. Charlotte M aln_ l (n.a) South ClTo ll n_ l (n.I ' Sluar, l.aug hll n, 68 ProSp

USCF DIRECTORS' MEETING ARMIO FORCES CHESS COMMITTEE .elmont Hotel, ChlultO, A\lfUlt 12 , ltU S,t. Robett A. Karch (G • . ) reported Itndy Irowth and "ltallty In Armed FOfeu Chess .ctlvlt,.. '1111 Thomll Em~ry Aw.. rd "'•• won by The rneetlnr wal nlled to order by Prnld~nt Cr.. mer .. t a P .M. In ROY O. Mallett, U.S. Al'IDy, In • tw~lv e player, round.robln evenl Parlor A. Tbcr~ were 43 Directors prelent. The mlnutel or Ih ~ previoul he ld In W ••hlnllon , D.C. Tournamenll Ind Ittend.nce have Incrcased meeUnl were accepted IS prlnted In Chell Lite, PI. 4$, Feb. 1913. In Europe, and In Seoul, Kore., Warrant Oftlcer John M. Ylt~ hll CREDENTIAU COMMITTEE REPORT dll'ftled two USCF·rated tournll'llenl$. President Cramer "ppolnted Mr. sm.. n: (m.) Ind Dr. G. Tiers IMlnn.) MEMIIRSHIP' COMMITTEE as telle.... The followlnr p roxlu' report~d : Rohland 34, Cramer 14, EdmondfOD 19. Sp.nn 11 , Pe.se Treblow 4. M.. reh.nd 3, Dr. Tbe .-.port lubmltted by M~l'Dberahlp Committee Edward Dickerson Froemke t, Skofr 2, Goodspeed 2, Lukowi.k 1, D. Sehulu J, (MO.) described contlllueCl ,rowth In USCP' membership throu,houl Byland 1, Armatronl' 1, Noblin I, I, O'Keere t, 1'rt!eDd I, the eountn', II tbe table $bows. 'I1e ... I, BeIUlnl' I, D. Hofrmann 1. 1. UICF JU"'E )0 MEMeIRIHIP', IY RIO IO"'S A"'D STATES ELECTION 0" OFFICERS T ellers SW...... nd TIers reporttd that the rollowlnl wer~ ~1~cted ,... ,­ ...... ,... USCf" Vlce.Plealdc nts: M... acblllOtll .... __ .... _.... __ ._.__ II 'H''50 ,,, '90 Rellon I --Stanley W. D. Kin,. Groton, Conn. Con necticut h_ • ••••• __ h •• __ ._.__ .... 13 10' '"~ Berlon H _ Donald Schultz, Poulhkeep.le, N.Y. Rhode 1.land ...... _. ... _._. e '" New Hamp.hire __._ ._ .. _.. ...__ 4 '".. '" '" '" Rerion to - Frederick Townsend, Wut Lawn. Pa. , "II '" " " hh._ ...... __ ...... • .. .. Recion IV - Dr. Ro~rt L. Froemke. TaIlah"S~e , Fla. Mme _... 16 II" .. VermOnt ...... _...... _...... 1 • Recion V _ Norbert L . Matlhews, B~eeh Grove, Ind. ", , • Rellon VI -John O$nea, Wat~rloo. loW. - - • - • Rellon VII - Kcnneth Smith, Dalln, TextS REGJON J ...... 188 359 .11 Re,lon VIO- Gordon S. Barrett, LOa An,~I", Cant. "" '" '" The followln, Wen elected USCF' nUlonal orncer.: New York ...... 372 ." OS, New J~fley ...... _...... _.... a4 Presld~nt: Major Edml,lnd B. Edmondlon, Sacramento, Calif. '" ." '" '" Vlce·Presldont : David Hoffmlnn, Ne w York City - -'" - -'" -"" '" Secr~tlry : Manhlli Rohllnd, Mllwll,lkee, Wls. 1352 Ex . P r~. ld C!nt C rl m~r I lepPi!d down, I nd r~llnqu l 5 h e d the ch.lr '" '" to Pre, ldent Edmondson. Pennnl".nl• . _. __ ...... _. ___ ._. __ 171 '" "" Maryland ..... _. __ ._. ____._ ... _ 44 The followlnr molion was mlde .nd puud unanlmoust)': " )tOVED, Vlr,lllla ___.______M '".. '".. '" "" '" '"109 '" that the USCF extend It. tb.nkl .nd ,ppreclatlon to M ..... Zeisler fOf Dilt. of Co1umbll ____._ .•_ 22 .. '" '00 her contribution In honor of Em"t 8 . Z~l$ l e r, .fler whom we h.ve We.t Vlrrlnla __ . __ . __. __ ._.__ " " '" "' n amed our tournament." " " " "' Del.w.re " ...... "... .. _ ..... ,, ___ ...... S " ", ", " .. COLLEGE CHUS COMMITTEE RE"OItT - - • - - - • " Mr. Peter Berlow (N.Y.) reported on a hOlt of collere chess REGION lU ...... __ .... 297 419 ~21 .u '5O cvenU. The 1962 Nailonal Intercollellale Cbamplonlhlp with 28 leams '" and 138 pl.yell wa. won by Brooklyn Colle,e. In the Mldwesl, Owen Florldl ...... _...... ,...... sa 111 99 ... Ha rris orlllnl1ed a lucceuful Inlt)rcolleciall team championship, won Tennessee ._. __ ...... h ...... __ .. '" '"51 Nortb C.rolln...... _._. __ ...... _ .. .. hy thc Unlverlity of Chleago. The A.noelatlon Of Collc,e Unions h as " ...... " held II tOllrn.menla wllh 240 ,Iudenu rrom 71 coUeaes comPi!tI"". Alabama ••...... _...... _...... _... . ".. " " 93 G8Orl1...... _. ... _...... _ A June Qu.lltylnJt: Tournament, to fut Ihe unseeded pllces On the MllliIIlppl _. ___. ___.. _ ..... _ .. " " " " .. U.s. Student Team WIS held, ~n by Mllchell Sw~" , Chlcaao, 4~-2\o\ , 53.. .. 50 South C.rolln. ____ .. _. ... _...... " .." followed by Robloll Kirby, Bernard ZUck~fm.n .nd. Edward .·ormanek Kentuckl' ._. __ ._._._.____ . "• " .. " with 4-3. .. ".. .. " " The World Siudu t Team Ch.mplonl hlp was h~ld In Jul)' In Yu,o­ - - " " " &la,,11 with the followln, result; 1. CZech_lovlk" 14·11, 2. y""oalavla 347 ~2 m .. , n\\· 12Y1 , 3. l:\wlarla %201S, 4. USSR 12-14, 5. United States ltOh-Uv." "" Oblo __ ._ ...... _.... _. _____._. ___ . 174 171 231 6. N~ therl a nd l 17 10'1· 1110'1, 7. Mona:oll. 1"20, I . Poland 16·20, e. Hun,ary ... MlchlCan _... _._ ...... __... _. __ ._. 131 175 119 '"u. 13-23, 10. Italy '",-29\\. indiana ...... __ .... __ ... _ ...... _. 45 '" Mr. Berlow remarked tbat Ihe ICLA desperate ly needs colle,e '" '" s tudent. who .,e wUUna to orga nl~ e touflllmeoU and .cla II Dlreetors. REGION V _... __ .... _... _...... _- 350 -" -" " " -" Mr. Berlow urled that It.tes award. "colle,e champion" prill!. '" '" '" "" ." REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHUS IN INSTITUTIONS IllInol...... ,...... " ...... 142 182 121 n • ... Dr. Kubns (01.) has lenl letters to mental health commlu lonefS In Wisconsin ...... 67 '",<2 18' 18' cvery state offerln, chess Inslrucllons for their Inllllllllon •. Replies Minnesota ...... _._ ... __ .... _...... _...... 3e 105" ".94 ... 10' obUilned were r~(erred to First Vlce·Pre, ldenll. Another m.llIn, Is low . .. _... _...... _...... _...... _... _.... _. 14 Nebruka .. _.... _...... ___ ._. __ ._.... IS " 12 .. "..' sche(\ulc

TOTAL ASSETS ...... $ 16,9~9 . 20 2. Artlcle V 2 Seledlon of Directors: ... In non·afflliated stales, LI ABILITIES the State Directors shall be e lected at the annual USCF Me mbersh.i p Accounts P ayable - Telca: raph·Hera id ...... ],357.]5 Meetin, by the USCF Members resid ing In the stale and present al Accounts Payable - Olhe rs ...... • 4,301.44 the meeUng, In pe rson or by p roxy. Taxe, Payable ...... 1,17$.27 Proposed: Change the above sentence to read: In non·a ffill ated Exchange ...... 26~ . OO statel, the State DI rectors shall be appOinted by the PresIdent before J une 30, TOTAL LIABILITIES ...... 7,098 .86 NET WORTH • R.,sons: (a) So that the NEW board may be complete by July 1, SURPLUS- J uly 1, 1962- ...... $ 6,513.42 to receive absentee ballots, a nd (b) to relieve the annual meetlnl of Add- Net Income lor yea r ended J une 30, 1963 .. .. 3,34.6.92 9,660.34 t h tedIous "r oll call o f tbe states" and the meanlngle" voterless ----'---­ elecUoos. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH ...... $ 16,959.20 Comm",t: Under the exlsUng by-laws, these directors are us uall y STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1963 appointed by the PreSident, since vote n from their stales rarely show up at the "elections." These dlrclon are only a smaU percentage of IN COME the total board. Membership indivIdual Membership Dues ...... $ 35,133 .84 3. Ar ticle IV Regional Orgl niu tion: Atflllllte d Orga nization Dues 1,856.00 Proposed: Add Puerto Rico to Reg:lon IV. Chess LIfe RU,on: The mailing tap es wblch USCF use! for membership a nd Ad vertisI ng ...... $ 159.90 othe r work are ar ran,ed In seque nce p rescribed by the P ostmasler. He Non·Member Sub!!C rlpllons ...... 472.45 recently shlftcd Purto Rico from the " foreign" section to the states :\e"'5Sl and Accoun t ...... 61.60 693.95 section. P roposed chaoge wi ll simplify administrative work with these - - tapes. Book and Equipme nt De ptrlment Proposals made at Chlcal o, Au gust 13, 1963. Sale of Chess Books and EquIpment ...... 28,218.25 Tourname nt Deplrlm.nt Mr. Rohland (WI$.) made the following motion wblch WilS p assed Ent ry Fees ...... _ ...... 12,988.18 un anlmou&ly: " MOVED, that the USCF ad opt the proposed amendme nts Rating SY$te m 10 the By-laws." RaUol Fees ...... 3,358.08 Othe r Income Mr. Sperling (N .Y .) made the followlnl motion ",hlch was passed General Donations ...... 8 229 .98 unanimously: " MOVED, that the USCF extend Its tha nks to Mr. ~' red Earmarked Donations ...... 6,701.44 6,931.42 Crame r for his great effor ts an d leaden hlp during h Is term a s P resident." TOTAL INCOME ...... $ 89,179.72. Pruldent Edmond son reminded the USCF that we must try ~ o Iruo EXPENSES out differen ces t hat we may have, in order to aUaln our goal of mOre Me mbe rship Promotion a nd Retention .ucceasfu! chus promotion. President Edmondson lauded Mr. Cra mer Pr!nt!nl a nd Malllng ...... 8 2,612.94. for surpassing the problems a nd l rustratlons durIng hi ~ t erm of ottlee. Chen Life USCF ou,hl to pull as a team, a nd oavllate along the progressive Printing and Malling ...... $ 17,232.28 eou rse as poi nted oul by Ihe Cramer admlnlSltalion. EdItorIal Fees and Expenses ...... 2,513.56 19,745.84 Preside nt Edmondson lis ted the various EIlecutive a nd Committee meetin g. to be beld du rinl the N!st of the t wo·week perlod . Book and Equ Ipment Deplrtmlnl Cost of Chess I1 00ks and Equipment Sold' ...... $ 19,739 .58 The meeting was then adjou rned. Shipping Suppll es and Expen ses ...... 792.32 20,531 .90 Respectfully Submitted, Tourname nt Depa rtment - - MARSHALL ROHLAND prizea and Expenses ...... ,...... 9,770.31 Secretary, USC}' OCTOBER, 1963 259 prize to 'Mike Klass, Sioux City, Iowa. The Junior Prize (under 20) was won by John Williams; the under·17 award was hess won by Kiehle Rathbun. USCF Regional v·p John R. Beitling was the T.D. Here and There .•• • • • • • • George Mauer of Buffalo, New York ust 30-September 2. Brad Wade (5·2) was Je:us Kangleon, who won the Hawaii State Co-c hampion, took first prize in the second and Brad Gambrell (41f.z) was Chess Association Championship in June, Genesee Valley Open in Rochester, ~ . Y . , third. Thirteen players competed in the added a new crown to his collection b~' August 31-Seplember 2. Mauer's score of 7·round Swiss, sponsored by the Birm· winning the Hawaii State Championship, 5%· Vz gave him a half·point edge over I. ingham Chess Club and directed by played in Honolulu over the Labor Day Thcodorovich of Toronto, Canada. Third Charles Cleveland. weekend. Kangleon's score of 6lh -\h place in the 32·piayer event went to P. • gave him a full point edge over second· Eberlein of Rochester (4th). • • • • • place Horst Spuelbeck and third·place John C. Beck won the New Orleans Jack S. Semura. Kangleon had compiled a • • • • • • championship with a 5·0 sweep. A dozen Michael Tischtschenko of Baltimore, record of eleven straight wins in players competed in the Swiss tour na­ Hawaiian tournaments before he was Md" and defending champion Manfred S. ment sponsored by the Catholic Chess Zitzman of West Chester, Pa., tied for Club. held to a draw by SpueJbeck in the final first place in the 1963 Pennsylvania 30·30 • • • • • • round of the State Championship. Open with scores of 5\h -lh . Tischtschcn­ Ostap ("Joe") Bender swept to a 6-0 Eleven new USCF memberships re· ko placed first an median points. victory in the Sacramento (C ali£,) Public suited from the tournament, bringing USCF Re gional V·P Frederick S. Town­ Works Tournament, concluded in July. Hawaii's total to 44. Not bad-eonsider· send directed the tournament, which was Lee Jamieson (4-2) took second in a fi eld ing that the Hawaii Chess Association has sponsored by the Greater Reading Ches.'i of eight players representing the strong­ been in existence (or a mcre three Club. est in the State of California Public months! • • • • • Works Dept. M. E. Mattingly was the T.D. • • • • • • Read ing (Pa .) tr aveled to La ncaster • and dropped an g·4 decision to the Red • • • • • The Korth Dakota Open was won by David Steele, 19-year·old sophomore at Glen F, Proeehe1 of Duluth, Minn., with Rose Chess Club. Lancaster gained a 3·1 North Carolina State in Raleigh, won the advantage on the top four boards, yield­ four wins, one loss, one draw. Highest annual Carolinas Open Tournament in scoring North Dakotan was D. Jones, high ed 3- 1 to Reading on the mid·boards, convincing fa shion with a score of {Ph ·Y.!. then notched the victory with a 40 rout rchool math instructor from Monango, Edmund Godbold of Flushing, N.Y., who scored 4·2 and was awarded the State by the home club on the bottom four placed second with 5-1, and Fred Forn· Title. boards. off oC Chapel Hill, N.C., third with 4 Y.!· • • At thll Greater Reading Chess Club, the Ph. • • • Pawnpllshers scored 6·0 in match points David Lees of Springfield, Mass. won The Swiss event attracted 29 players the Hartford Chess Club Championship to win with the 1963 Team League. Mem­ from 7 states and Distriet of Columbia, bers of the winning squad included with a solid Blh -llh . Runner.up was Dr. Held in Wilmington, N.C., it was the Josepr Platz of Manchester, Conn., 8.2. Michael Yatron, Frederick S. Townsend, coastal city's first major tournament William S. Harris, H. Robert Barrett, since 1956, Eight USCF members were • • • • • Bernard Dell, Donald Ostrowski, and Ed­ enrolled. Tournament director was Mrs. The Northern New England Open, ward Barcz. Norman Hornstein. played in Rochester, N.Y. on September Robert G. McHugh scored 25 1h·lh to 14-15, was captured by Ivan Theodoro· win the Club Class C championship hands • • • • • • vich of Toronto, Canada, with a clean The Spring Tournament of the Kolty down. McHugh's lone half-point was a 5-0. The former U. S. Amateur Cham­ game saving as follows: White; Chess Club in San Francisco attracted pion, Edgar T, McCormick or East P-KR5, P·KN3, B·K).I"2, K·KR3, Q·KN6; 32 players and ended with the following Orange, N.J., led the four-pointers to Black ; K·KBl, Q-K4; 89 ...... , Q·K6; 90. prize winners in the top group: Fred Schoene, San Bruno; R. McClary, San takc second place. McCormick lost to P-R6, Q·K3 check; QxQ stalcmate. the tournament winner in the final Francisco; Dennis Saccuzo, San Fran· round, In a pair of junior tournaments (un­ cisco, and George Teslawski, Redwood der high school age), Sherwood Willig Ci ty. The tournament with 47 entrants, was tallied 7-1, and Byron Yatron, son oC thc largest ever held in New Hamp· former USC lo' master Michael Yatron, The club championship is currently in progress. shire and featured players from all six scored 9-1 en route to a pair oC Pri­ Ncw England states plus Ncw York. New mary section victories. • • • • • • Jersey, and Canada. George P. Bart di· • • • • • • Saul Wachs, with a perfect 6·0, won reded. A new publication for problemists, the Columbus (Ohio) City Champion· "The U.S . Problem Bulletin," is being ship, concluded July 10. Jim Booker, • • • • • published under the editorship of Edgar Dewey Slough, Harold Snyder, and Paul Harry Dayson, Robert Lichterman, and Ho lladay, the problem editor of the now Thompson all finished with scores of 42. George Partos scored 5-1 to lop the defunct "American Chess Bulletin." Sub­ Booker and Slough received special priz­ 33-player field in the Interboro Labor scriptions are $2 a year (6 issues). In­ es for the best scores by a new USCF Day Open. played in New York City. quiries about the bulletin may be sent member, The tournament was sponsored The Interboro C.C. was the sponsoring to Mr. Holladay at 420 Anniston Drive, by the Columbus YMCA Chess Club and USCF affiliate and Joseph A. Ritzberg Lexington. Kentucky. directed by Leonard Fronczak. directed. • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • USCF Expert Don HafCner won the The tenth Heart o[ America Open, Larry Eldridge and state champion Summer Chess Championship in Lowell played in Kansas City, Mo. over the Labor Harlow Daly wound up tied Cor the Port­ (Mass.) with a score of 5·1. Victor Ouel­ Day weekend, was won by John V. Ragan land, Maine, Chess Club title, They will lette (4·2) was second and Jim Burke of East St. Louis, Illinois. Ragan, with an reign as co·champions. Both were un· (3 ¥.: ·2Y.!) was third, Eleven players par­ undefeated 6-1, edged out Bill Kenny defeated in preliminary sections (though ticipated under the direction of Dr. Wil­ and Paul Taylor, both of whom scored Eldridge was held to a pair of draws liam Killilea. 5Jh. The Class A prize went to Don Di­ by former CHESS LIFE editor Fred • • • • • • fani, Wright City, Mo.; Class B to A, Wren) and each compiled a 3·1 record Milan Momic (7-0) won the 10th An· J. Thompson, Hiawatha, Kansas; Class C in the three·man final playoffs. Third nual Alabama Open in Birmingham. Aug· to Paul Moen, Mission, Kansas; Unrated place went to Dr, Ca meron Rae. 260 CHESS LIFE GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS CHARTS OF Annotated THE CHESS OPENINGS by USCF MASTER JOHN W. COLLINS Each opening statistically analysed SWEET SIXTEEN 14...... NxN 17. K·B2 B·QSch and presented in easHy read chart 15. PxN BxP 18. K·N2 R·NI Miss Ce<: ilia Roek of Becket, Mass., a 16. R·QNI B·B6ch 19. R·R3 P·B3? rorm so that you can determine at a veteran tournament player at the ripe glance the best move to make at any Black should play 19 ...... , F·B4 to stop old age of sixteen. r ecently won the the advance of White's KBF and to stage of the opening. Charts afC Women's United States Amateur Cham· provide additional support for the King's based on an analysis of thousands of pionship at Asbury Park with a score position with the Bishop. of 4·3. And two weeks later she won 20. B·R6 R·B2 tournament games by the world's the following pretty game, with the sacri· greatest chess players. 21. Q·RI P·QN4 fi ee oC both Bishops, in another event. Here and on the next move Black turns Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser, U.S. National . his attention to the wrong side of the For example, our chart of the Women's Champion, beware! board. With 21. .... , P·K3 and ...... , p.B4 Sicilhln Dcfens. covers the opening a defense is still possible. moves of 6398 gImes; other charts New York State Amoteur 22. B..Q3 P·R4 Geneva, 1963 23. Bx PII ...... in proportion. The fiNt of the two Bishop sacrifices. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 23...... PxB Meo 9: p . 323, c . ... 24. P·BS! ...... Each chart indicates the actual per· • centage of wins for every single move, C. Rock (1828) E. Kotzki {I 905) Threatening 25. PxKI\'P, R·KN2; 26. BxR, KxB; 27. R·R7ch and mate in two. whether by White or by Black. I. p. Q4 N·KB3 3. N·QB3 B·N2 24...... PxKBP 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 4. B·NS ...... 25. B·BS ! Less known than the regular 4. P·K4, •••••••• The scientific way to study the this has the advantage o[ surprise. openings and to learn the lines which 4...... 0 ·0 have been tested and proved best in Belter are the book lines: 4 ...... , P·Q3; actual tournament play. 5. p·Ka, P·M; 4 ...... , P·Q3; 5. P·K3, 0-0; 6. N·B3, p .B4 ; Or 4 ...... , P·B4 im· mediately. Charts now available- S. P·K4 P·Ql 6. B·K2 ...... 6. P·K5?, PxP; 7. PxP, N·NS favors Black. 1. The Sicilian Defense. 6...... p.B4 2. The Opening 7. p·QS N·R3? 3. The Nimlo.lndiln Defense As this gives White too much scope on 4. The Kina'. Indian Defen$e the K·side, 7 ...... , P·K4 should be play· (include. the Gruenfeld Defense) ed. 5. The French Defen$e 8. P·B4t And the second Bishop sacrifice: this Aggressiveness. 6. The Caro-Kann Defen$e menaces 26. R·R8 mate. 8...... N.B2 25, ...... RxB Black finds it unnecessary to prevent U 25...... , K or QxB; 26. R-R8ch and PRICE-$3 EACH. YOUR CHOICE OF the seemingly wicked 9. P·K5 with the mate next move. And if 25...... , R·N2; awkward S ...... , N-Q2. ANY FOUR FOR $10, OR 26. BxIt, K·B2 ; 'no R·RS, Q-Q3; 28. Q·R5ch , 9. P·K5? ...... KxB ; 29. Q·R7 mate. ALL SIX FOR $15. This is not quite as good as it looks. 26. R·RBch K·B2 Correct is 9. N·B3. 27. Q·RSch Resign$ 9...... N·KT White evinced daring and imagination. U :\'ot Satisfied, Return in 10 days l( 9 ...... , PxP? ; 10. Pxl', N·Kl ; 11. For Full Refund P·Q6, wins. 10. N·B3 A HUNGRY QUEEN 11. N·K4? ...... A busy and hungry Queen devours llid.. f

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