FIRST AMERICAN OPEN CHAM PION
( See P. 257) , I - I
--• - ( P1WIO by Art Zeller)
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Volume XX N umber 12 December, 1965
EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt
CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION U.S. Championship ...... 255 PRESIDENT Benko Wins First American Open ...... 257 Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondson Ba it or Booty, by Robert Byrne ...... 258 VICE·PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Gomes· by USCF Members, by John W. Col li ns ...... _...... 260 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Chess Life Here & There ...... 262 NEW ENGLAND Stanley King Har old Dond.1. 1ndex of Players, 1965 ...... 267 Ell Bourdon EASTIiRN Donald Sc hult~ Tournament Life ...... 2 6 9 Lewis E. Wood Rober t L aBe lle MID-ATLANTIC William Bragg Eu l Clary Edward D. Strehle * SOUTHERN Dr. Robert Froemil:e * * Peter Lahde Carroll M. Crull GREAT LAKIS Norbert lbtthew. THERE'S A USCF TOURNAMENT Donald W. Hildina: Dr. HaTYeY McClellan NORTH CIENTIltAL Robert Lerner IN AREA- John o.neu YOUR Ken R,yk ken SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew Kenneth Smith SEE THE "TOURNAMENT LIFE" LISTINGS! l'ark Bishop PACIFIC K enneth Jon es Gordon Barrett Col. Paul L . W ebb SECRETARY * * * Marshall Rohland JUNIORS NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS U your rating is 2100 or higher and you shall not havc reached your 21st ARMED FORCES CHESS.•.• MM . . .. _ _ .Robert Karch birthday before J uly 1, 1966, send your name and address to Lt. Col. E. B. BUSINESS MANAGER-• •_ • ...... J . F . ReJnhardt Edmondson, President U.S. Cbess Federation, 210 Britton Way, Mather AFB, COLLEGE CH. S5.•••••• •___ _ _. __ Pau.l. C. .10. California. The objective: a possible 12-player U.S. J unior Closed Championshi p IN DUSTRIAL CHI!SS...... 8tanley W. D. XlIII INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS. • ___.haac Kubdan with expenses paid.
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Round 1 u.s. Flsch .. r ...... _...... _._.1 Addison _...... _._... _.. 1 R_ li mo ...... _.. _1 Evans ...... 0 On Sunday. December 12, the United States Chess Championship sot under way Bls(Uler ...... __ .. _.. ..1 Byr ne ...... 1 in the Terrace Room of the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City. On hand to llurg.. r _...... _... . 1 SuW"s ...... __.... _.. 0 defend the title which he had last won with a se nsational score of 11-0 was Grand Ru hevsky ...... •.•..•... 1 Be nko ...... 1 master RobDuncan Suttles, and Dr. Karl Burger. Benko ...... _...... 1 Bu rger ...... 0 P lay began shortly after 2 p.m., following the introduction of t he players and Zuckerman _...... _1 Re l he ~s ky ...... /. Byrne .. __ ...... 1 S;ro ldy ...... 0 brief addresses by ) 1. J . Kasper, Chairman or the U.S. Championship Committee and Uossollmo ...... 1 Lt . Col. E. B. Edmondson, President of the United Stales Chess Federation. Add l.$On ...... _...... 1 Evans ...... 0 Fischer's string of U.S. Championship victories was broken in the very first r oun d, though this result was not known until a few days later when his adjourned Round 3 game with William Addison ended in a draw. Fischer, with a somewhat superior Eva ns ...... 0 Fische r ...... 1 Blsltuler ...... 0 Addison ...... 1 endga me, tried hard fo r a wi n but finally had to concede the haU·point when Addison Sllldy ...... 1 Rouollmo ...... 0 defended with great accuracy. Res he vsky ...... 1 By rne ...... 1 The biggest surprise of t h.e early rounds was the three straight losses of Burge r ...... 1 Zuek.. rman .... _.. __. .1 Grandmaster Larry Evans. He was defeatcd by Rossolimo, Addison and Fischer, Suttles .. .. _...... _...... 0 ~nko ...... _.... _...... _1 before beating Bisguier in Round 4. Round 4 ....bch .. r __. .... _. ... _..•. 1 llenko ._...... 0 OAUENF ELD DEFENSE Zuckerma n ...... 1 Suttles ...... 0 SAIDY Z:UCKERMAH Byrne ...... 1 llurger ...... 1 FISCHER WINS! 30. HxBch Rouolimo ...... 1 Rt'$hevsk y ...... 1 .... Addison ...... 1 Saldy ...... 0 In spite of losing to Robert Byrne ,•.• ,..Qa. '1. K·Q2 K•••·R2 and Samuel Reshevsky in consecutive ,. N.QB, ,..Q. 32. N·K2 •••• Evan 9 ...... 1 B1sgulcr ...... 0 rounds, U.S. Champion Robert J. •• N·.3 B-H2 33. A/ S-Rl R.KRI ,. a ' NS N-KS 3• . R·QBl K ·N3 Round 5 Fischer retained his title by scoring •• ,. . ••• 3S. A_BS . ·H5 BI. gule r ...... 0 F ische r ...... " 1 8lk-2'f.E , fi nishi ng a lull point ahead ,. ••• P.K 3 36. N·B3 ••• s.Jdy ._ ... _...... _._. __ .. 0 Evans _...... __ .... __. .. 1 of Reshevsky and Byrne who tied for •• ... , ••• 37. RXAeh K •• Ru h e~ s k y .... _._... _.. 1 Ad dIson .... _._. __ ._ ... 0 •• Q·K 3ch K ·Bl st. ,..oS 8 u rger ...... _...... 0 Rossoll mo ...... _1 second and third. 10. Q. 1I4 11-113 39. NxQP .'"... Suttles ...... 0 Byrn e ...... 1 The other scores: Willi am Addison 11. P-KR. P·B3 .0. K ·a3 K-N3 B~nk o ...... 0 Zuekerma n ...... 1 and Ber nard Zuckerman (6lk); Nico U . p·K3 "·Kllt3 .1. N·N4 .... (6); 13. N·II' B.K3 . 2. R·QS R.aleh Round 6 las Rossolimo Pal Benko, La rry 14. B-Q] 43. K .Q4 R·K8I ~"'1sc h e r ...... _ 1 Zucke r man ...... 0 Evans, Dr. Anthony Sa id y (5); Arthur 15. O·OOO ...K·N2 ' • • . R-Q6 8 yr ne ...... •..•.•.•• 0 Ben ko ...... 1 Bisguier and Dr. Karl Burger (3); Dun· U . " ·KN4 Q-QNl 4S . N ·QS K'"·1I2 Ro.&OUmo ... .__ ._... _1 Suttles ...... 1 can Sultles (2'h). 17. QIIt ·Nl B·K2 46 . K x " 1I·86ch Addison ___ .... __ .... _ 1 Bu rger _...... _...... 0 QxQ 11. QAxQ • 7. K-Q3 Evi ns ._.. . _. .. _._ ...... _0 Reshevsky ...... _... 1 1'. N_K2 N ·Bl 41. Ax8 •••.. , Bls,uler _...... l Said)' ...... * ...... 1 20. N ·8...... ,. K·K • K. K l 21 . N ·KS ... , SO . 1It · 1IIS " ·Al ROUND ONE 22. " ·NS H·K5 51 . K-'" ,. .... Round 7 I I 2". "xN ... 52 . K.Nl K ·II, Sl ldy ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 24. P·AS R,.x " 53. R-QS Reshevsky ...... 1 U1 Sfuler ...... 0 NIMZO . INDIAN 25. Rx " B·K2 54. R.o6ch K•••·K. Bur, er ...... 0 Evans ...... 1 ADDISON FISCHER 2'. R/ 5·Nl " ·KN4 5S. R.N6 K·KS Suttles ...... 1 Addison ...... 0 ,. p.Q. N·KB3 31. P.o6 B·Q2 27. p·R'ch K·Nl 56. IIt-Kkh Benko ...... 0 Rossoilmo ...... 1 R-NS <... ,. . P·QB. P_K3 :.2. R·Q81 2 • • R·A5 p·a3 A4Illnl Zuckerman ...... •.... ~ Byrne ...... , .. N.o83 II_NS 3l. P-Bl A·QS 29. N / 5- H6 R-A2 p .Kl P-QNl 34. K ·1I2 R.oIII •• 35. R/ A·8l P·Bl Round 8 ,. N ·K2 un AO .. ATSCH DEFENSE A·A5 FIsche r __ ...... __ ._ .....0 Byrne ...... _... _1 P.oA) IIxNch 36. K ·Kl Uossollmo .. ··...... 1 Zuckerma n ...... _..... 1 •• 37. " 'N3 BURG.R SUTTLES ,. ,... ••• ,..Q. 16. N-K. N.a3 Addison .. _. ... _...... 1 Benko ...... 1 ••• Q.O AX" "·KNl ".oN3 n . •• "-"'v ana •....•.. .•....•..•.•••• 1 Suttles ...... 0 •• P-QR • N·83 !t. AXA K•••_82 ,. " ·K4 B-N2 17. N-N5 Q_Kl •• N-QII) II. Q.B5ch 81sguler ...... 1 Burger ...... ••.•....••.•...1 10. 8·N2 40. R·a7 K ·K3 ,...... , p ••• Resh .. vs ky ...... 0 N.oR4.," .1. Rx " A·QN7 N ·KB3 n . N .Kkh K ·B2 Saldy ...... •... .. 1 11 . "X" •• H·a3 12. N·N5 ,.-al .2. P·B. A·N6ch ,. P·84 20. DoO Q.olll a .HSch 13. N-Rl • • K2 .3. K ·a2 P-84 •• B·Q2 21 . R-Kl N.Ql Round 1• • Q.a2 p·a. ••. P· N. P_N3 ,. P·K5 N·NS 22 . NxNch ...... •.. 1 ...•. . N.NS ••• ... 15. a· K2 • S. Px P •• 23. Q.RSch K·Nl ... . _ .... _. ...•..... 0 ...... ••• • , . P- AS ••• •••, 24. Q.Nkh K ·Rl .•.. .. . Ii. PxP A/ al·al P·N • •• ••• ... ..·.._·_·_··---·-...... •.••.•..1 17. 0 ·0 A·.3 . 7. P· R6 A·NS 10. " .K6 2$. P·B5 QxQB .. •• • 11 . "'xRP K·B2••• 26. II·NS R·KIII •.•..... -.... II. 8 .K1I3 ... K ·Nl A· AS * .. .•.• _ .. .. .••.•. •• * 1 .... U . H.NSch <.. , 27. QR.Bl 19. BxN 4f. B· B, P·A4 .... 13. Nx" 28. QR-Ql Q-a7 20. A/ a ·K1 Q•••.8' 50. B-K7 a ·B3 ••• Round 10 21 . Q. IU ,.,. Sl . a .Ba P·RSch 1• • Qx P a •• 29. R·Q2 Q·a3 15. Qx Bch K-Bl 30. R·Q3 ...... 0 22. P·Q5 R·N) 52. K. Rl B.Q2 A4II.nl ...... 23. N.B2 N-N6 53. a ·A6 <• • ...... ! 2• . B-A3 Q.Ql 5• • K x P B_81 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ...... 2S . B_K1 Q-Q81 55. K ·NS B •• IItUHEVSKY .ENKO ..• ...... •...... •... 26 . QxQch U . R·AI K·82 •• ...... 10. OOO .. ••• lI-N7 P-N5 . 51 . . 27. R·Al ..... ,. "-Qa4 " .K3 11 . QR·N, P-QA. 28. N·K3 5• . 8·KSch ,. N-QB3 • • K2 12. Q.B2 N·N3 Round II ... , K", Flsch .. r .. _._. ___ ._ ....1 29. R.Ql N·8. Sf. K·B6 Dnwn •• 13. KH-Q2 ... , Burger ._._._ ... _...... 0 30. N x N ,. •lI••· a4 ".oB]••• 14. IIxll Sultles ...... _.. _...... 0 Resh .... lky .. _...... _. ... 1 ••• Benko ...... ••.•.... .0 ~ •• " ·K] a ·KII' 15. " .KAl KH-Q2••• Slld y ...... I QUEEN'S pAWN OPENING ,. ... , 16. " ·K4 , Zuc kerman ...... , Bls, uler ...... , BYRNE .. BISOUIER H·II'••• Drawn Byrne ...... 1 )o;vlns ...... 0 p.Q. H·KB3 n . " 'QN4 "xN,. •• •H•·1I3• QN ·Ql ROl sollmo ...... 1 Addison ...... ~ •,.• N·KB3 " ' KN3 12. Px" P·K4 •• ,. a ·a4 a·H2 ll. pXP N / 2xP P·K3 0.. 14. P·NS NxNch •,•. QN·Q2 p .B. 15. NxN N_R. $100 p.a3 P' N3 u . a ·KS A·Bl NEXT MONTH: ,•.• a ·K2 H·B' 17. Bx B <•• MAKES YOU A USCF All the , elt of the games from ,I. A·al Q·al •• P· KRl .... MEMBER _ FOR LIFEI the Tournament! •• .. ,..Q • n . Q-Q4 Dnwn 10. .R·Nl ... , '_._------' DECEMBER, 1965 255 SICILIAH DEFEHSE QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED SICILIAN DEFENSE EVANS ROSSOL1MO ADDISON EVANS SUTTLES BEHKO I. P· K4 P-QII4 31. P·.3 K·K4 1. p.Q4 P·Q4 17. P-KRl R·Hl I . p·K4 P·QB4 18. B. BI P·1I4 2. N· KII] ,.. , 38. PxP PxP ,. P-K3 11. OR·lIl R·Ql 2. N-QBl NoCIB3 19. p.QR4 Q-KII2 3. P .Q4 .. , 39. P·KR4 Q·H6 ,. P-QB3 19. R.83 B·Q2 3. p.KN3 p. KN 3 20. Q.Q2 H·Bl 4. NxP N-KII3 40. K. R, Q •• 7 •• H·KB3 20. N·R2 Q.K2 4. B-N2 B·N2 21 . P·R5 P· R5 S. N.QII3 P'QR3 .oil . KA·QIlI Q-1I7 5. N· KB3 QN·Q2 2t. 0 ·R5 B·Kl 5. P'03 p ..eu 22. K-Nl RPxp 6. B·K2 P·K4 42 . R·BI Q·N3 6. B·Q3 B-NS 22 . R_KB3 ... , , . N-R3 P.kR4 23 . RPxP 7. N·N3 B·K2 42. K·H2 P·H3 7. 0-0 0.0 2:. N-N4 K-R2 7. 0 ·0 N-R3 24. PxP H. NS I. B·K3 0 ·0 44. R·II' Q·H4 e. Q-K2 .. , 24. R·B6 Q·81 • . P.B3 8-Q2 25 . NxN ••'" N •• <><> II-K3 45 . R·Bl P·K6 9. BxP ... , 25. RxPch •. QH.K2 P· l(4 26. B-N2 10. N-Q5 QH-Q2 44. R·Kl K·K5 10. R·Ql ... 26. H-B6
" EVERY SUNDAY" TOURNAMENT • ot Chess Studio Rossolimo Pal Benko (left) and Tibor Weinberger, Hungllorians bo'h, mee' in the first 191 Sullivan St. N.Y.C. AMERICAN OPEN in San'a Monic-. Benko won this game with. n ifty Queen sacrifice and went on '0 take the tourn.ment, GR S-9737 -Plw/Q by Art Zeller DECEMBER, 1965 257 Bait or Booty? by
That is the question which is posed So far as I know, this move is one again and again when White offers his of the many ingenious inventions of QNP early in the opening to an unde Pal Benko. The idea is to cross up veloped opponent. Usually the sGeriiiee White's harmonious development by forc ing his Knight to an inferior square. 7. is not forcing so that Black bas the N·B3 would obviously be bad since il option of lamely declining it in favor would block the KBP. 7. N_N3 would Nor is Myers slow to show just where 01 a Baier, less hectic game. Indeed. be out of kilter with White's chosen thc action is. Threats of N-Q5 and N·N5 many textbooks advise just that. And system since QN3 must be reserved as arc in the air and Black is hard pressed yet. making an ironbound rule 01 reo the proper retreat square for the Bish· fo r a defense. The attempt to retreat fusing tbe offered QNP lakes a lot of op. Undoubtedly best is what looks at. with a tempo, 10...... , Q·N5, fails 11 . fun and excitement out 01 the game. first glance worst, namely 7. KN·K2, against BxN! PxB; 12. Q-Q4! with which. Bobby Fisch.er employed against the double threat of QxBP and BxPch. Where is therG a player. 10 positional The attempt to play it cool with 10. and quiet. who never on Ihe QNP Benko in the stem game of this varia tion. In that gamc lol schcr showed bril· ...... , Q·N 1 fails against 11. P·84, B·N2; yearned 10 diet? Uantly that the Knight, far from being 12. P _K5! and Black has had it. Finally, The qame which follows is a fairly misplaced, could play a powerful role after much analysis and rechecking, I be typical exomple of what ensues when in the K-sidc attack after it reachcd rcalized that the defense had to KN3. played wide open. a man covele; his neighbor's pawn. 10...... P·K41 CrIsis follows crisis with such rapidity Finally, it should be noted that the tbat one can hardly tell whether Black direct attempt to refute the move by WtIS being courageous or just piClin 7. B·K3 is not sound. After 7 ...... , foolbClrdy through the first half 01 Ihe QxNP; 8. N/ 4-N5, Q·N5, Black escapes game. Tbis lime the defender was suc with II pawn and his hide. cessful. but who C(ITl foretell the fate ot 7. NxN ...... the next man to gobble a QNP? Exchanging thusly avoids losing a tern· po but it has the usual disadvantage of giving Black a solid pawn structure in 1965 Illinois Open the center. SICILIAN DEFENSE 7...... PxN 8. 0·0 P-KN3 Hugh Myers Robert Byrne Both of the alternatives. 8 ...... , P·K3 1. P·K4 P·QM or 8 ...... , P·K4 are equally reasonablc. 2. N·K2 N·QB3 It is a bad mistake to play (as lance 9. B·K3!? ...... The fa ct of the matter is that Black did against Keres) 2...... , P·Q4, for Played without any hesitation, it dou_ must continue to live dangerously if after 3. PxP, QxP; 4. QN·B3, Q·Ql ; 5. ble dares Black to grab the QNP. A he is to live at all. 11. N·Q5 is ruled out P·Q4, White has a potent lead in de· player less aggressive than Myers would by 11 ...... , QxB; 12. NxN eh, KK2 and velopment. have been content with 9. B·N3 and only White's attack is shot down. Or 12. N· 3. P..Q4 ...... then 10. B·K3. B7 ch, ; 13. QxQ, PxQ; 14. NxR, Returning the opening to more regu_ 9...... QxP!? B·N2, and defense triumphs. lar channels. He could also have aimed Much more is 11. N·N5, PxB; at a King's Indian type setup with 3. 12. N·B7 ch, K·Q2; 13. NxR, Q·N2; 14. P·KN3 or 3. P·Q3. QxP, B·N2; 15. P·K5, N_K4 and the posi· 3...... PxP tion is far from clear. Another try is 4. NxP N.KB3 11. N·NS, PxB; 12. R·Nl, QxR; 13. QxQ, 5. N..QB3 P·Q3 PxN; 14. QxP eh, B-Q2; 15. Q·N7, R·Ql; 6. B·QB4 ...... 16. P-B4, B-K2j 17. P·K5, N·N5; 18. PxP, Threatening to disorganize Black's po· BxP; 19. Q·Q5, B·K3 and again, despite sition by 7. NxN, PxN; 8. P·K5! In the Black's material advantage, the position event of 6 ...... , P·K3, White plans an iR none too clear. Branching of( from attack by P·B4 and P-B5_ this last line there is 13. QxP, QxR chi 6...... Q·N3 14. BxQ, PxN; 15. QxN, R·KN1; 16. BxPch, B_Q2; 17. BxBch, KxB ; 18. QxBP eh, B-K2; 19. QxRP and Black's two Rooks and Bishop will have great dif fi culty overcoming White's Queen and three pawns. An extraordinarily dangerous step, es· 11. Q-B3J ...... pecially when one considers that the Still more fuel for the attack. circumspect retreat 9 ...... , Q·B2 would 11 ...... B.K2 have been quite unobjectionable. Worse 12. N·N5 ...... than that, the capture was played with no more reflection than White used on his ninth move! I cannot explain it in BOOST AMERICAN CHES~ any other way than to say that I was TELL YOUR FRIENDS eager to see some quick action. ABOUT USCF 10. B-Q41 ....•. ,. 258 CHESS LIFE 19. Q·K3 B_BI 38. KxP N·B5 20. QR-NI BxB Threatening 39...... , B-B8; 40. P-N3? 21. QxB P·B3 N.N3 mate. 22. R·N6 K·B2 39. P·N3 N·N3ch 23. KR·NI N·N2 40. K.Rl P·R5 Just in the nick of time! 41. Q·N4 PXPch 24. R·N8 Q-R2 42. Kx P N-BS At last Black bas fought off t he most Despite White's attempts, he has not d irect threats and can now look forward been able to create K-side targets. to a gradual expansion of his position. 43. Q·N6 R·Nlch 25. R/l -N7chl? ...... 44. K-B2 R·QRI Sets the trap 25...... BxR? 26. RxR 4S. Q-N3 N· K3 and Black suddenly is unable to defcnd 46. Q.K3 R_KRl his King. But it permits Black to enter 47. Q·R7ch N·B2 directly inlo an ending which, tbough 48. K.N2? ...... Instead. 12. N·Q5 wouJ d have failed arduous. is won for him. Overlooking the threat ; he must get after 12 ...... • QxB; 13. NxN cb. K-Ql; 25...... his Queen out of there. 14. BxP. B-R3; 15. KR·Ql . Q·B4 and 26. RxQch 48...... P.QB4! White will have difficulty extricating 27. Q·Kl ...... 49. Q·N6 B·N4 his minor pieces in view of the threat Now it will cost White a pawn to free K·B2 and QR·KBL hi s Queen. To be sure, it cannot be won. But now Black cannot play 12 ...... • but it can be kept entirely out of the PxB because of 13. P · K5~ 0 ·0 ; 14. PxN. action. BxP; 15. B_Q3. PxN; 16. QxR and Black's 50. K·N3 R-Nlch two weak doubled pawns do not com 51. K·B2 R·KBII pensate for the lost exchange. 52. K-N3 P-B41 12...... Q-NS This and the preceding move will sad_ The only move, but it holds by a hair. dle White with a weak KP or KBP 13. N-B7ch K·BI which will be lost immediately. The King would only be exposed to 53. P·KB4 PxPch harassment by White's mInor pieces on S4. KxP B_B3 the Q-side. This wins a pawn well enough, but 54. 14. NxR QxB ...... , PxP ch! would also have done that Black had foreseen that the White besides keeping the Queen out of play Knight would now be trapped. and sidetracking the King to KN3, for, 15. BxRP Q·R3 1 Perhaps White thought t hat Black if M. KxP? then 55 ...... , R-BS ch! wins must either lose hi ~ Bishop or a num~r the Queen. of pawns. The main threat Is Q·N3 ch SS. O-N2 PxPch and subsid iary threats arc Q·R7 and Q 56. K·K3 R-B6ch )l6. It goes almost without saying that S7. K-Q2 ..... after such a wild opening both players 58. Q.N7ch K·B3 were short of time here. 59. Q·KN2 N.Q4! 27 ...... 60. Q·Ne P·K6ch Defends everything. 28. Q.R7 ...... 28. Q-N6 would have been a little better: 28 ...... , N-Ql ; 29. Q-B7 ch. K- K3 ; 30. P·QR4, P-KB4 ; 31. PXP ch, PxP; 32. P-RS, P·B4 and now Black will still consolidate by ...... , B-Q4 and ...... , N-B2. 28...... N.B4 29. Q-N6 R_QBI Exacting his pound of flesh. 13. N·Ne 30. P-QR4 ...... fails against 13 ...... , 8 ·K3 and 13. Q-K3 This passed oawn will succeed in ham· fails against 13 ...... , P·B4. pering the freedom of the Black pieces 16. B·K31 ...... for some time. White has not run down yet by any 30...... K·K2 means. 31. P-R5 K-Q2 16 ...... _ QxN 32. Q-N4 Now on 61. K_Bl. P-K7 wins since 17. B·R6chl K·NI Intending to get to the K·side pawns there is no perpetual check. If 62. Q-K8 White has got the Black King and by Q-B4·B7ch. ch. then ...... K·B2 and White can nei- Rook in a d iIficult blnd, but the alter- 32...... B·R3 ther cheek nor stop R·BS ch and P-K8= native was worse: 17 ...... K_Kl ? 18- 33. P-B3 P·N4 Q. If 62. Q-B8 ch, then ...... , N-B2 and B-N7, B-N5; 19. Q-Q31 R·Nl ; 20. BxN, 34. K-R2 P·R4 once again the Black pieces cooperate BxB; 21. QxP and Black, with his King The idea is to close the K-side by P·R5, to stop any check. If 62. Q-R8 eh, then stuck in the center . will have to lose leaving the Black pawns in a solid de 62...... _., K-Q2; 63. Q.N7 ch, N-82 and more mater ial in order to defend him· fe nsive position so tbat be will have a once again While has come to the end self agajnst the threat of QR·Nl. free hand to go after White's Q·side of his rope. Tberefore, WffiI'E R& 18. P·K Rl ...... pawns. SIGNED. Essential. because Black thre atened to 35. P·R4 ...... break the bi nd by 18 ...... , N·NS. But White wants to keep his opponent lB...... N·Kl busy defending against possible inroads So that he can offer to exchange on both fl anks. BOOST White's Bi shop by 8 -B1. The Knight 35 ...... p, p must also defend the QP against a pos 36. Q·Q2 ...... AMERICAN sible Rook attack. There is not a mo· Threatening Q-R6. mcnt to lose in view of White's deadly 36...... R·KRI CHESS threat to double Rooks on the QN-file. 37. K·R3 N-K3 DECEMBER, 1965 259 The King would be about equally en· dangered at B3 once White doubled GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Rooks on the open file. Annotated 43. R-Bl R. B2 46. R/1·Kl B-Q3 by JOHN W. COLLINS 44. R/1-QNl R·Kl 47. R.oNl 8·B1 45. R·K2 R·K3 48. R!2·N2 P-N51? Desperate, ingenious and unavailing. WESTBROCK WINS A Roland for his Oliver. 49. RPlI P P·R6 23. B.o3 8-03 QR_KBt CHAMPIONSHIP 50. PxP RxPch 24. N.K2 K·N2 26. B-K3 ...... 51 . K.K4 R·B2 25. N/2·B3 A. Jeported in the AU9WIt luu. 01 For if 51...... , RxP; 52. R·N7ch and Chen Llf • • Jobn T. W ..tbroc:k 01 Brook· The near-symmetry and Indian-file mate in two. lyn, N. Y. WOD the New York State down the center is geome trically strik· R-QB3 Champion.bJp with a score of 7·2 (tour Ing. 52. R-N8 26...... P-R5 diu ....) ahead of Ivan Theodorovlch. 53. R·Q8I ...... 27. P·KR3 P·KN4 White goes for mate. balf a point b.hind. and Peter GraTe •• This leaves the KBP backward and Allen Kaufman. John Pamiljens. AUqu.lt weak and discards the cbance or break- 53...... RxP Flank Ie., and MitcheU Saltzberq. all with ing with ...... P-N3 and ...... P-B4. Bet- 54. KlIP P-06 6~. W ..tbrock. a C.P.A. with Texaco. ter are 27...... , P _N3 and 27...... , N- 55. R/1·N8 P.o7 is a veteran 01 many New York State, Nt, followed by 28 ...... , N/ I ·B3. SO near and yet so far. 28. P-QN3 R.B2 31 . R·B2 N·B5 Manhattan. MCIl'Ihall. U. S. Open and 56. R-RSch K·N2 29. K-N2 N·Bl 32. R·Ql Ndch weekend championships. Yean 01 cor· 30. R-QRl N-N3 57. R(Q8)· N8ch K·B3 respondence ch... . national and IDler· The two Bishops are not important in 58. RxPch Resigns national. enable him 10 manaqe a lonq. this locked position. There was no hurry U 58 ...... , K -84; 59. R·BBch, K·N4; iaxinq positional tuq. such aa the fol about exchanging the Knight as it stood 60. R_N6ch and mate in two. And U 58. lowinq one. which h. reqarda a a h .. well at B5 and White could only take most mecmlnqful 1n th. NYS, with ac· it at the risk of opening the KN-file for ...... , K·Q2; 59. R-R7ch, K-B3; 60. R· curacy and aI.rtn .... his opponent. N6ch, K·B4 ; 61. R·RS mate. 33. RlIN R_KNI A well·audited account by the new Hew York State Championship 34. R/ 3-Q2 P·B4 State Champion. Thus the weak KBP is liquidated. but Ithaca. 1965 now the KP and KNP are weak. OLD INDIAN DEFENSE 35. PxP BlIN? J . T. Weltbrock I. Theodorovlch All the simple recaptures are prefer· 1. p..Q4 N·KB3 able. 2. p·QU P·Q3 36. BlINI ...... This Old Indian Defense, favored by M. Chlgorln, Is aldn to the Philidor Dc· INow In 2nd Big Year! fense and can transpose into a King's Indian Defense. But its scope and prom THE CHESS FORUM ise is limited. 3. N-QB3 P-K. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY • . PxP ...... , Main Iltemalives are 4. N-B3. 4. p. K4 and 4. P·Q5. The move played forees • Dlr.ct trln,lations of the prlc.'." an ending wbicb Is about equal. o.,.ning IIrtlel.s from " Shakhma'ny 4...... PXP Bull • • ln", the fllmous Runian th.· 5. QlIQch KlIQ Loss of tbe castling privilege is less or.tlcal mag8lin" significant with the Queens off. , Annotations with unsurpa".d thor. 6. B-N5 ...... Or 6. N·B3, QN-Q2; 7. P-KN3, P-B3 oughn.ss and depth by the RUlllli n with equal chances. Black's dominating Knight is eliminat Grandmut.,.. 6...... _ B·K3 ed and White obtains one! Better Is 6 ...... , P-B3! 7. N·B3 (7. 36...... BPd • Print.d by II mlmeo-.offset process, O·(),O ch, K·B2) QN-Q2. It 36 ...... , KPxB; 37. NxB. RxP; 3B. suitable for 5t. nd. rd 81f.a" x 11 " 7. O_o.och QN.Q2 R/ B2-K2 and White penetrates the K· not. books. 8. N-B3 K-BI file. And if 36 ...... , B-B3; 37. B·K3 and If B...... , BxP; 9. NxP, B-K3; 10. N· White has play against the KP and KNP. • "The Che .. Forum" is put out by Q5 gives Wbite the advantage. 37. NxB RxP the lime firm which puts out th.t 9. P.K3 NoNS 12. P·K4 N·B2 3S. K-B2 P.R3? unequall.d chess mllgnine, "Shakh· 10. B-R4 ' ·KB3 13. B-K2 P·KR4 Queen,side action is a mistake. In fact 11. N-Q2 N-R3 Black bas nothing better than a no- maty·ln·English." Threateni ng a version of the Noah's action policy with 38...... , K·B3, 39. , Ark Trap (1 4 ...... , P·KN4; 15. B-N3, ...... , KR _KBI and 40. , ...... , R/I-B2. p.R5). 39. K-Q3 P-N4 $5.50 per yr. 14. p.B3 B-QB4 17. N-R4 P-ON3 40. R-B2 PlIPch 15. KR·81 P.a3 18. K·Nl N-Ql If 40 ...... , K-B3; 41. K-K4, R-B2; 42. -- 16. B-B2 B-K2 19. N.N3 p.oB4 PxPch. KlIP; 43. R-B4 and White wins. - Mall Check or Money Order to - This gains Q5 but loses Q4. An alter- native Is 19 ...... , N·N2 with a program 41. "'PI ...... The Chess Forum of K·B2, KR-Ql and QR-B1. 41. RxP Is strong 100, hut White wants a passed.pawn. P.o. Box 91 20. N·B3 N-B3 Woodmont, Conn. 21. N-Q5 8-81 41...... a.B-4 21. N-81 N-Q5 42. R-N2ch K-R2 260 CHESS LIFE " ALABAMA AND One might expect 22 ...... , B-N3. B-Q3, N-R3; 11. KN-K2, N-B4; 12. B- 23. N/ 3xB Px N QB2, B-Q2 with equal chances. NEW HAMPSHIRE Not 23 ...... , NxN?? 24. Q-N4ch and 9...... B_B3 Two more of Qur "missing" Sla tes 25. Q-N7 mate. 10. B-R6 N-N2 have b een beard from- Alabama and 24. Q·N4ch ...... Black should plumb White's inten- tions with 10...... , B-N2. New Ha mpshire. Only Idaho. Kansas, Interesting is 24. NxP, NxN ; 25. RxN, RxQ; 26. RxRch, K-N2; 27. RxR, QxBP; II . 0·0 -0 P-BS Kentucky, Montema. Oreqon , South Da 2B. R/2-Q2, Q-BSch; 29. R-Q1, QxP; 30 . 12. P·KN3 B·N4 kota. Vermont and Wyoming remain R/B·Q3 . It is probably a draw. If 12 ...... , P·KN4? 13. P-KR4! on the list of Sta les that have not bad 24...... K·Rl 13. Bd QxB IS. PxP Px P games in this column. Let's have some 2S. RxN!?? 14. KN·K2 Q-B3 16. P·KR4 ...... games from them soon! Intent: homicide, result; suicide. 25. In ordcr to exchange the "bad" Q·K2, 25. R-Q3 and 25. N-R6 leave the Bishop. Alabama Open Championship issue in doubt. 16...... N_R4 19. N·Q41 R·B2 2S...... R-KNlI 17. B·R3 Bx B 20. K-Nl ...... Birmingham, 1965 18. RxB P·QR3 CARO-KANN DEFENSE If 20. N-K6, N·N2. 20...... N·Q2 23. Q·Q4 N-K6 5. Martinez G. C. Bales 21 . N-K6 N-K4 24. QxQ NxQ 1. p.K4 P·QB3 22. P-BS N-BS 25. R.Q4 ...... 2. P-Q4 ...... White makes good use of this square The Two Knights' Variation (2. N-QB3, of entry. Now 26. PxP, PxP; 27. NxP is P-Q4; 3. N·B3, B-N5; 4. P.KR3, 8xN; 5. thr eatened. QxB) is a newer approach, 2S...... N·R4 2...... P-Q4 26. R·N4 R-N1 3. N-QB3 ...... 27. P-N3 P.N3 The two main alternatives are the White's Knight at K6 is too strong, it Panov Attack (3. PxP, PxP; 4. P·QB4, should be challenged with 27...... , N-KB3 ; 5. N-QB3 and the Advance Var N-N2. iation (3. P·K5, 8 -64; 4. B-Q3, Bx8; 5. 28. PxQP PxP 31. N/ S·Q4 R·QB1 29. R_R4 P·R4 32. N-B6 K· B2 QxB). This fingers the flaw in White's com 3...... PxP 30. N.QNS R·Q2 33. N-NSch ...... bination and stops his attack. 4. N xP 8-84 \Vhite has skillfully maneuvered his Tringov-Smyslov, Capab\anca Me mor. 26. Q-RS ...... QR and Knights and is ready lor a pawn ial, Havana, 1965, continued: 4 ...... , ; White must protect his QR, but 26. break. 32. P·N4 at once is indicated (32. N-KB3; 5. NxNch, NPxN; 6. N·B3, B-N5; Q-K2 saves a move...... , RxN?? 33. PxR, attacking the R.N4 7. B-K2, P-K3 (book is 7 ...... , Q-B2) B. 26...... Rook, and Black has no time for KxN. 0 -0, B-Q3; 9. P-B4, R·N1; 10. K-Rl, 27. O-B3? ...... 33...... K-N2 Again better is 27. Q·K2. N-Q2. O, N 34. P·N41 N·Qa S. N-N3 B_N3 27...... These Knight-forking threats are soon 2a. Q·Q3 P, O 6. N-B3 ...... exhausted. Resigns This is usually preceded by 6. P-KR4, 35. K·B2 N-K6ch 38. bP R-N2 Bates won the Championship----as he 36. K_Q3 N-Qa 39. P-KR3. had previously done in 1954. N·K6ch K-B3 Other tries are 6. KN-K2 and 6. N-R3 , 37. R·R2 PxP 40. N/ K-Qal with the idea of 7. N-B4 and S. NxB. New Hampshire Ope n, 1965 6...... N-Q2 7_ B-Q3 BxB KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Developing the White Queen is un J. Alvord D. Maxwell booked and seems against principle. 1. P·Q4 N-KB3 4. P-K4 P·Q3 Duckstein-Petrosian, Olympiad, Varna, 2. P·QB4 P-KN3 S. P-B3 ...... 1962, went: 7 ...... , P·K3; B. 0 ·0 , Q·B2; 3. N·QB3 B·N2 9. P_B4, 0-0-0. This is the 5amisch Variation. 5. P-B4, 8. Qd KN-B3 10. P·B4 B·K2 the Four Pawns attack, a pawn-rush, is 9. 0-0 P-K3 11. B-B4 an old alternative which has experienced Or 11. R·Kl. some r ecent revival. 1 1...... 0 -0 14. KR-KI N·BI S...... 0-0 12. QR-Ql Q-R4 15. N_KS ...... 6. B·K3 P·K4 13. P-QR3 KR-KI Both 6 ...... , N-B3 and 6 ...... , QN-Q2 15. P-N4! would forestall ...... , P-B4 have their supporters. and increase the spatial plus. 7. P_QS ...... IS...... QR-QI 17. Px P BxP While this is most favored, 7. KN-K2, This is the winning idea. 16. Q-K3 P·B4 18. Q·K2 ...... maintaining the center tension, has much 40...... 0.02 Or lB. Q-KB3 threatening 19 P-N4 or to recommend it. 41. RxP 19. QxP. 7...... N·KI Sacrificing the Knights for a Rook and la...... B·QS A good line, possibly better, is 7. a Pawn is decisive because of the passed Prefcrable are 18 ...... , Q-R5 and 18...... , P-B3; 8. Q·Q2, PxP; 9. BFxP, p . pawn and the misplaced Black Knights...... , B-Q3. QR3; 10. P-KN4, QN·Q2; 11 . KN-K2, p . 41...... 44. P-RS R·QR1 19. N·B3 P-K4 KR4! R/ lxN(Q1) 45. P·R6 K·Q2 This cedes a Bishop, weakens the KP 8. Q·Q2 42. NxR Rx N 46. R-QB2 N. K6 and loses control of KB4, but if 19. Or 8. P-KN4, P-KB4; 9. NPxP, PxP ; 43. P·R4 K·K2 47. R/ 2-B6 N·B3 ...... , B-N3??; 20. P_N4 wins a piece. 10. Q-Q2= . Losing a piece shortens the agony. 20. B-NS Q·RS! 8...... P·KB4 White would win anyway by obtaining Also feasible is 20 ...... , N-K3. 9. B_NS two more passed·pawns with 48. RxPch. 21. BxN PxB A hoary piece loss is 9. B-R6?? , Q 48. RxPch Resigns 22. N·BS ...... R5ch; 10. P·NS, QxB. All maturely managed by White. 22. NxB, PxN; 23. Q-Q3 has the advan· White doe~ not want his QB to be Alvord and Maxwell are preparatory tage of furthcr weakening Black's Pawns shut-in. More usual, however, is 9. 0 ·0-0 . school students-the former at Phillips and getting a Bishop. Balanel-Solin, Marianske Lazne, 1954, Exeter Academy and the latter at 5t. 22...... N·K3? then continued with 9 ...... , P·QR4; 10. Paul's School. DECEMBER, 1965 261 match to determine the state champion· ship. Bruce R. Isaacs edged out J. Dan ess Life iel Leach [or third, each scoring 4 points. The tournament, sponsored by the Phoe nix Chess Club, attracted 39 playel·s. Here and There ..• • • • T ....'enty_two players were on hand fOl' USCF Expert Sanford Greene of White of 41h·21h . Robert Erkes and Lewis A. the Northeast Open, played in Ly nn, Plains. N.Y. swept to a 5{1 victory in Hucks were second and third in the 8· the 2nd USCF Futurity, played in Hart· player round robin. Massachusetts on November 13-14. with ford, Conn. on November 27-28. The victory going to John A. Curdo who tournament was limited to players who • • • posted a perfect 5-0. Robert G. Loyte. had never before wo n a USCF·rated Before going on to the American 4·1, took second while Edward Page tournament. Greene's best previous show Open in Santa Monica, grandmaster Pal edged out Joseph Foley for third. ings were a second place in the 1959 Benko stopped off in San Diego to score • • • Intercollegiate and fourth prize in the a 5-0 sweep in the 30·player Mi ssion Bay George Gant, scoring 4lfl·lh . took first 1959 New York City Championship. Open, played on November 19·2 1. LaITY place in the Midwest Open, played ill Evans was second, halC a point behind, Lincoln, Nebr aska on October 16·17. Gil Second place in the tournament went bert Ramirez, Ma rc Hutchison, and War· to Frederick Townsend (4-1) who also while Tibor Weinberger, Er ic Osbun and Harry Bor ochow-all with 4' I- finished ren Wittekind- all with 4·I - finished directed. J uris Ozols, Brian Bambrough. third through fi fth. The Herman Steiner second thr ough fourth in that order. and Ronald Morgan were next in line. Memorial Tournament. scheduled to be Ramirez won the Nebraska State Cham· all with 3lh points, in a field of 25. held concurrently, was cancelled. pionship title. Twenty-two players took The champio nship of the Rochester part in the tournament which was spon (N.Y.) Chess Club was won for the ump • • • sored by the Lincoln Chess Foundation. teenth time by Dr. Erich Marchand, Fifty_one players turned out for the • • • whose score of 5-0 was quite sufficient. lIIowa Open, played in Moline, Illinois The annual Cloudcroft Re sort Open, Randy Mackenzie (3lh) and Alan Plut on November 13·14. Glen Proechel played in Alamogordo, N.M. on Novem· zi k (3) were next in the 6-player round turned in a perfect 5-0 to take a clear ber 11-14, was won by Wesley Koehler robin , held November 19_21. first and Paul Tautvaisas, with 41f.l, was of Brighton, Colorado with a score of second. James Gibbs, Mike Frithiof, Vic 5%-1,2 . Max Burkett of Las Cruces, N.M. • • • Krohn, M.D. Matherly, and Steve Eagles was second in the l4·player field with Virginia state champion Charles Pow· were next in line, aU with 4-1. The Jun· a score of 5·1. ell scored a 5-0 sweep in the Richmond ior Pr ize we nt to William Fleissner . The • • • Open on November 27·28. Craig Hemp tour nament was sponsored by the Iilowa USCF master Kenneth Smith turned hill, J ulian Allen, and W. Rauen- all Chess Club and directed by Stan Rob in a 5-0 score to take first place in a with 4-1- finished second through fifth erts and J ohn Hoye. speed tournament played at the Holiday in a field of twenty-five. • • • Inn in Denton, Texas on November 21. • • • Sam G. Priebe edged out Jack L. Gi b· Tibor Re key, who lost only to Smith . The second an nual Anthony N. Spin. son to take first place in the Phoenix took second place in a field of 16. nllto Memorial Tournament, played in (Ariz.) Open on November 26·28. Eaeh • • • Baltimore, Md., was won by defending player scored 41,2·1,2. In spite of the tie George Berry edged out Edwin Cohen champion William N. Bragg with a scor e break, the players will meet in a 4-game for first place in the Falls City Open, played in Louisville, Kentucky on No· vember 20·2 1. Both scored 4%·112 . Har old F. Branch Jr. and Richard Ern~t finished third and fou rth respectively. with scores of 4-1. Twenty-four players competed in the tournament which was held under t hc auspices of the Louis· ville Chess Cl ub. • • • S. A. Popel took first place in the 30· player Third Minneapolis Open on No· vember 13·1 4. Tied with Popel, at 4%_ lh. but trailing in the tic·break column, was Milton Otteson who placed second. Las zlo Ficsor, R. K. Johnson, and Ronald Elmquist werc next in line. A "minor tournament," held concurrently, was won by Dale Gustafson. • • • The Middle Georgia Open, played in Macon on Novcmber 6_7, was won by D. Brad Wade whose score of 41,.2-1,.2 was tops in a field of twenty-one. Craig Hemphill edged out Jack P. Gw in (or second, cach scoring 4·1. The junior championship went to Bill Thombs. - Contd. on p. 263
IT'S UP TO YOU . .• to tell us that you're moving. Copies The Club del Mar In Santa Monica, California was the attractive playing sit. of CHESS LtFE are not forwarded of the first American Open, held over the Thanksgiving weekend, One hundred by the postoffic:e. We need six weeks twenty-two players battled for more than $2000 in priza money. (See p. 257) notice of any change of address. - Photo by Art Zeller 262 CHESS UFE M.I.1'. edged out Fordham University on tic-break points to win the Eastern Intercollegi PLAN NOW TO PLAY IN THE BIG SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL OPEN IN LAS VEGAS! AIRMAN DAVID M. LEES of Jlmes Connally AFB, Texas (Home: Springfield, Mass.), who won the 1965 Armed Forces Chess Chlmpionship (see November CHESS LIFE ), was happy to be " in the middle" It the Thomas Emery Chess BONFIRE Awards Dinner in the Sheraton·Clrlton Hotel when Mai. Hugh G. Robinson, Army Aide I t the White House, give him President Johnson's congratulltions, BON FIR E , a newsletter, requests inscribed in a 1965 Inaugur.1 Souvenir Book. Americ;en Chess Foundation Vice I.tter for publication discussing President G. Randle Grimes of Atlantic City, N.J . holds the sterling silver Ch.m. of chess. Letten discus- pion's Trophy. wanted welceme which S. A rmy 1' /t% -u. I many subscrip ~'1'~ issues. HERE & THERE_ gress Open, played in Rutland, Vermont , on OctOber 23·24. The 21-player tour (Contd. from p. 262) BONFIRE Alexander Keyes scored 'i Y.l points in nament was dominated by Canadian play· ers, Peter Murray of Ottawa and James Box 14122 five rounds to take a clear first in the San Antonio, Texas (782'14) Maine Open, played in Portland on No· Millar 01 Montreal finishing third and vember 13-14. William He mmeles edged fo urth with scores of 4· \. out veteran Harlow Daly fo r second, each posting an undefeated 4-1. It was the second year in a row that Keyes has won the Open title; Daly, as the highest scoring Maine player, was de clared state champion. • • • The J unior Championship or the Pitts burgh (Pa.) Chess Club was won by John Kolts whose score of 5 ~ · ~1! topped a four-player double round robin. A Pittsburgh team traveled to the YM CA in Erie, Pa. on November 7 to playa 16·board match with a team from Buffalo and Erie. The visitors, though losing the top five games, managed to seore a victory to the t une of Slh·7¥.!_ We arc informed by the elub's publicity director, Ma rtin S. Lubell, that during the last four years Pittsburgh has played 11 matches wi thout defeat- winning 10 and drawing onc! • • • Dr. Bruno Schmidt ran up a 4·0 score to win the championship of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chess Club, played during October and November. Royce Allen and Robert Buck were next in the 13_player event, each scoring 3-1. • • • Gerald and Robert Rubin 01 Montreal, Canada scored 41h ·!h: to tie for first Tournament winner Michael Valvo (left) wlits for Virginia State Chlmpion place in the Green Mountain Chess Con· Charles W. Powell to make hi. mOve in the 1965 BALTIMORE OPEN. DECEMBER, 1965 263 Announcing the Great Second Annual NATIONAL OPEN THE STARDUST HOTEL, LAS VEGAS FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 4, 1966 $4,600 IN CASH PRIZES! Biggest Ever in an B-Raund Swiss! Championship Prizes: (may be won by any entrant) 1s t : $800 plus the "Stardust Trophy", symbolic of the Nationa l Open Championship. 2nd: $600 3rd: $450 4th: $300 5th: $200 6th through 10th: $100 each. Senior Prizes: (may be won only by persons who have passed the ir 50th birthday). 1st: $100 plus the Nati onal Open Senior Championship Trophy_ 2nd: $50. Women's Prize: 1st: $75 plus National Open Women's Championship Trophy. Expert Prizes: (may be won by a ny pe rson whose USCF rating is under 2200). 1s t: $200 plus National Open Expert Championship Trophy. 2nd: $150 3rd: $100. Class A Prizes: (may be won by any person whose USCF rating is under 2000). 1s t: $200 plus National Open Class A Championship Trophy. 2nd: $ 150 3rd: $100. Premier Prizes: (may be won by any person whose USCF rating is under 1800*). 1st: $150 plus National Open Premier Championship Trophy. 2nd: $100 3rd: $75. Booster Prizes: (may be W O!1 by any person whose USCF rating is under 1600*). 1st: $100 plus Natianal Open Booster Championship Trophy. 2nd: $75 3rd: $50. Unrated Prizes: *( unrated players not eligible for Premie r and Booster Prizes). 1st: $50 plus National Open Amateur Championship Trophy. 2nd: $25. Entry Fees may be paid in advance by check a r money order to U.S . Chess Federation, 80 East 11 th Street, New York, N.Y., 10003. Advance entries must be moiled before February 20, 1966 and should be plainly indicated as for the Notional Open. Save $5 by entering eody! $20 - Advance Entry Fee. $25 - Entry Fee paid at Registration on Sunday, February 27. $15 - Reduced entry fee for additional members of the some family, regard less of when received. Bring your children, parents, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives! Hotel Reservotions should be mode as early as possible by writing directly to the Sta rdust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. One reason we chose the Stardust as host of the National Open is that their room rates are surprisingly low. They have 1500 rooms, and 65 of them rent for $8 single or $10 double. You can't do that well in any other hotel of this quality in the count ry, never mind Los Vegas. Make your reservation now, thus assuring you rself of the best possible rates. Be sure to mention that you are coming for the Notional Open Chess Tournament. 264 CHESS LIFE NATIONAL OPEN -SCHEDULE- • Sunday, Wednesday, February 27 -Registration, Noon through 11 March 2 - Round 5, 9 a .m. p.m., in the Stardust Auditorium. -Round 6, 4 p.m. -8:00 p.m. A specia l event for - Midnight visit to the Stardust's ea rl y arrivals. LAS VEGAS FUN fabulous " Li do de Pa ris" Revue. CHESS TOURNAMENT. Pri zes galore, a nd no charge to ploy if you have e ntered the Notional Thursday, Open. March 3 - Adjourned games played off a t 9 a .m. Sightseeing trip to Boulder Monday, Dam a nd La ke Meade for those February 2a- Round 1, 10 a .m. who have no adjourned games to - Round 2, 4 p.m. fin ish. - Adjourned games played off at - Round 7, 4 p.m. 9 p.m. - Tim e li mit fo r t hese two rounds only. 45 moves in two hours, 20 Friday, moves per hour t hereafte r. March 4 - Adjourned ga mes pla yed off a t Tuesday, 9 a .m. March 1 - T ime li mit for remainder of tour - Round 8, 4 p.m. nament, 50 moves in 2Y2 hours, Director: Inte rnat ional Maste r George Kol tan 20 moves per hour the reafte r. owski. - Round 3, 9 a.m. - Round 4, 4 p.m. This schedule leaves those players without adjourned - Adjourned games played off at games fr... to enjoy the late evening shows and other 9 p.m. aUn ctions of Las VeSu. STARDUST Attn. Reservation Department Las Vegas, Nevada REQUEST FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS Length of Stoy ______ Type _-..;(Sin;;;;;;g le,--) "'(Tw=i n) _ =(Doubl= e):;- _ _ _ _ 'P.M. Names of other Members in Party: Special Requests ______ DECEMBER. 1965 265 Alexander Edelsburg and John A. The lI.Ianhattan Chess Club again and Jerry Hayden- all 4-1- finished Chalmers arc co-c hampions of South prov ided playing facilities for the New third through fi fth. The tournament had Carolina, each scoring fi ve wins and a Yo rk City Interscholntic Chess L•• sue, a record turnout for a chess event in draw in a field of 27 contestants in Co· which opened its 1965-6 season with Ncw Mexico and was sponsored by the lumbia, S.C. on Novembcr 26-28. Edels· three individual tourname nts under the Albuquerque Chess Club, Warren MU burg was previously state champion in direction of Dr. Milton Hanauer. ler directing. 1952 and was co-champion in 1956 and USCF master Walter t:rowne of Eras • • • 1960. Chalmers is a ZS·year-old pre· mus High School, Brooklyn, captured The eighth annual Th. nksgiving 30/ 30 medical senior at the University of the High School Individual, which was Open, played in Waterloo, Iowa on No South Ca rolina. Third place in the tour· limited to students in grades 10 through vember 20·21 , ended in a tie between nament went to Peter Wludyka of Co 12. Browne scored 5'"h·% in the 32·pJayer Robert Burrell and Dan Reynolds, each lu mbia, with fom wins and one loss. Swiss. New York City under·I6 cham of whom scored 5-1 to lead the 18- The state junior title was awarded to pion Sal :Matcra took seco nd with 5·1 playcr field. William K. Diehl, 41h -l 1,'z , Gene C. Haney, a high sehool student and accounted for Browne's half-point finished third. from Spartanburg. mInus. Third through sixth were John • • • • • • Towsen, Steven Barry, Jed Stein and A Labor Day tournament that wc did A ncwly created chess club, specifi· David Wittenburg, all with 41h. not previously report is the 1965 New call y lor juniors, recently became active The Ninth Grade Individu.I, a 26- England Open, played in Boston on Sep in Los Angeles. Operating under the player, t(). round Swiss, resulted in a te mber 3·6. Winner in the 7().p layer name 01 Siudent C"ess Club of Los tie between Stuart Weissman of Ryan major d ivision was Harry Lyman wilh Angeles, it is believed to be the first and Michael Goodman o[ Hor ace Mann, a score of 6-1. John Cllrdo, Harold Feld· of its kind in the country. The Fall both scoring 8%. Peter Henner was heim , David 1\irner, and Harlow Oaly schedule o[ activities offiCially opened third with 71h; Sam Gutmann and Rich all with 5ih points - finished second in October with a 5-round 30/ 30 tour· ard Suhbach each scored 7. through fifth. nament in which 28 boys participated. Th e Junior Individual for 8th grade The Reserve DiviSion, with 60 players, The winner was Alan Dorn with a per· lind below was WOll by Leonard Schleifer ended in a tie between William Parberry fcct score of 5·0. Steven Gruen finished of Sage with 12-2 in a 15-player field. and Robert Milardo, cach with 6-1. Third second with 41h-1h and Tom Beckman Following were Mitchell Goldfarb, 11·3, through firth were Aaron Adelston, Rob was third with 4·1. Prizes were awarded Daniel Holzman, 9 1,'z -4% and Richard ert Loyte, and Gabor Lantos. The tour by the Piatigo rsky Foundation, which Adler, 9-5. nament was di rected by Robert Good sponsors the club. The league will have a much larger speed. e ntry for its team tournaments which begin in }o~ebruary . Some of the tourna· ments may be USCF-rated, for the first time. MASTER JOIN THE • • • CHESS BOARDS USCF Master Micha el Valvo swept to a 6·0 vi ctory in the 1965 Baltimor e Open Hand in·laid high quality boards USCF OW! on October 29·31 . Char les W. Powell, polished to a high finish. 5-1 , placed second in a field of 36, while Regulation 2 inch squares on solid • Get Behind American Chess! Henry Steinbach, John Pamiljens and one-piece wood bille. Edmund Nash- all with 4 ~ points-fin • Get the Benefits of is hed tbird through fifth. Exceptionally suitable for gifts, In ilie 45·playcr Amateur Division, presentations .nd personfll use. Membership: held concurrently, Lt. Gail S. Kujawa edged out Eddie Kitces, J oseph Uher 1. A SUBSCRIPTION TO- and Bruce W. Fletcher- all of whom scored 5-1. CHESS LIFE The two events were co-sponsored by the Maryland Chess Association and the USC F membership in Towson Chess Club. Dr. G. Lee Schrei • cludes a yearly subscrip· ber and Howard E. Ross were the di· tion to the Official rectors. Monthly Pe riodical, WHAT • • • CHESS LIFE. U.S. players may be intcrested to know yOU 2. A NATIONAL CHESS of the Quebec Cfl rniv.1 Chess Tourna Classic black . nd white squires. RATING. ment, to be pl ayed at the Quebec In Model A. Str.ight board $ 9.00 GET All USCF members who stitute of Technology, 310 81. Langelier, Model B, Folding board $11 .00 play in tournaments re Quebec 2. Canada on }o'ebruary 11-13. WHEN ceive an official r. ,ing Full details may be had by writing to Beautiful similated marble squires. which is published peri· Do miniqUe Lamontagne, 83 1 Louisiane Model C. Straight board S 9.00 YOU odically in CHESS LIFE. St., Quebec 10, P .Q., Canada. Model o. Folding board $11 .00 JOIN 3. DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS • • • Al Weissman scored a 5{1 sweep to Genuine Mahogany Square AND EQUIPMENT. Model M . Straight board $ 11 .00 THE USCF members receive take tou honors in the 1965 New London Y Chess Club Candidates Tournament Model M-F Folding board $13.00 USCF money - saving discounts on chess books and equip· played in New London. Conn. from Sep· All boards I re hand-crafted and ment that they purchase tember to December . Harry Lyman, Jose directly through USCF. Espino, Ernie Widham, and Ron Mor are a chessman's delight. Bases are felted . 4. PARTICIPATION IN ga n were next in line, aU with 4-1. • THE PROMOTION OF • • • Immediate Delivery CHESS. The 1965 New Mexico Open, played Add $1.00 for mail charge. By becoming • USC F in Albuquerque on December 4-5, was $5.00 member you .id Ihe Na· won by Troy Armstrong of the host city R.ussell Gnd Russell per year lional Organiution in with a score of 41f.! ·1f.!. Second in the Co. the promolion of chen 44-player ficld was Dennis Nayli n. Boul· in all areas throughout 47 South Street der, Colorado who led the four·pointers Quincy, Mass. the U.S.A. on tie·breakers. Gary Simms, Am arillo, Texas; Sidney Brower, Los Alamos, N.M. 266 CHESS LIFE INDEX OF PLAYERS Vol. XX, J l n.·Dec. 1965 Fiso:her 152 ~'V1lns 256 '" In. Rudot! Gr ef", ... Brorateln 214, 54, GlIgo- 5<, Robatteh Bronst'"ein 0;;,', 215, Wade 128, Haag M..ini ch 129, Flsc:her lU, «. Oste r 20$, Zvtra ,u" " Va5l.u· ''', McCor- I"kov 2.14, m '" n. nyme <1, , AI .sandrl. n ... 20$, Waehtel " Yofn. ~m~' ~tnko ~ , " 130. Talmanov - MaU ra 121, Gref e W.- Clegh orn 53, YQffie 12, Gno",nlaw 5..1, Rag:!.n 164, «. Su:;o.ru lE5, Senko I" , K. Sm ith 197, Hook 197. ... mo. 215, 215, SOLID MAPLE and WALNUT CHESS BOARDS These hlgh.quality boards arc made with solid blocks of maple and walnut woods, framed by II solid walnut border with shaped edges. Smooth, non-glare finish. 69, Bron_ No. 62- 18" x 18" with 10/4" squares, $14.00 less 10 % ...... $1 2.60 No. 63- 21" x 21" with 2" squar es, $18.00 less 10% ...... $16.20 No. 64-23" x 23" wiLh 21J4" squares, $22.00 less 10% ...... $19.80 ", F IEI.D-Te.nntr e1 • • USCF 80 E. 11 St. ." N.Y., N.Y. 10003 DECEMBER, 1965 267 12.< VIviano 185 <..i olchber g 192, 214, lvkov 6, Suetln 33 , Benko Winham ."C'>~] ' , l OR , 196, 47, Popovych M'"e nga. '"" Tal 73 , 69 , P eter- Blohm 167, 172, R. "ru;," vera 234, u 256 153, , 215, Harris 123, '" ANG._ M ednl'"s 12. T aut· 125, Gel· I" SAVFAT- K rlstl nsson 56 205, nctza SC HLECHTER- Fried 153 " UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Rating Sy,tem BALANCE SHEET Rating Fees ...... ,.,.... ,. . ,...... ,...... ,...... 4,130.18 AS AT JUNE 30, 1965 Other Income ASSETS Gener al Don ations .. ,...... ,...... ,...... ,...... ,. .$ 25.25 Cash- Manuf acturers Hanover Trust Co ...... , ...... $ 8,605.69 Earmar ked Donations ...... 6,39\.22 6,416.47 P ett y Cash ... , .... " .., ... ._ .. .. ' ...... ,... , ...... __...... ". 50.00 Accounts Receivable ...... , ...... " ...... , .... " ...... 43 0. 6~ TOTAL INCOME ... " ...... $98,734.20 Inventory- Chess Books and Equipment ...... " ...... 15.020.36 (Submitted b y Managemen t) EXPENSES F ur nitu re, Office and Tournam ent Equipmen t ,.. ... $ 4,934.34 M embership Promotion and Ret enti on Less--Reser vc f or Depr eciation ...... ,. ... ,...... 1 , 173 . ~ 4 3,760.80 P rin ting a nd Malllng ...... $ 1,045.57 Chess Life Securlty Deposits .. . ,. . ,...... ,...... ,...... ,.... ,...... 165.00 Printing and Malling ..... , .. ... ,. . ,.. .. ,...... ,...... ,...... ,...... $20,083.03 Edit orial Fees an d Expenses ...... __ ...... 1,936.80 22,019.83 TOTAL ASSETS .. ., .. , ...... , ...... $28,032.50 Book and Equipment Department LIABILITIES Cost of Che.ss Books and Equipment S ol d' ...... $22,368.79 Expenses Accrued .. ,.. ,...... ,. ... ,.,." ...... ,...... $ 261.00 Shippi ng S upplies and Expe nses ...... 886.10 23,254.89 Accounts Payabl e- T elegraph.Herald ...... ,. ... ,...... 2,8..19 .74 Accounts Payable-Othcrs ...... 1,823,12 Tournament Department T axes Payabl e .. ,. .... ,.. ,., .. ,...... ,...... ,...... ,...... , 758.52 Prizes and Exp enses ...... 12,973 .94 l<;x change .. ,...... ,... . ,...... ,...... ,...... ' ... . ,. . ,...... 6,998 .1 0 General Overhead and Other Expensu Taxes .... ,. ... ,. . ,...... ,. . ,. ... ,...... ,. . ,.. ,. ,. . ,.,.. ,. .... ,. . ,...... $ 1,563.4.1 TOTAL LIABILITIES ... . " ...... $12,680.48 OIfice Salaries ...... ,...... ,.. .. ,...... ,. . ,.,. . ,. .... ,.... ,. . ,.. ... 21 ,230.00 NET WORTH Re nt ...... ,.. ,...... ,.. .. . ,.,.. ,. .... ,...... ,.,.... ".,...... ,. ... 2,1 00 ,00 SURPLUS----J uly 1, 1964 ...... " ...... $ 12,946,98 Stationery, P rlnting and Office Suppiles ... "...... 840.15 "'-Nct Income f or t he year ended General Postage ...... __ ...... " ...... 4,315.14 June SO , 1965 ...... 2,405.04 15,352.02 Telephone and T el egr aph ...... 8Z9 .76 Admlnh t rative and Travel Expense ...... 1,888.54 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH ...... $28,032,50 Accounting and L egal ...... 1,162.64 Maintenance and Repair s ...... $ 274 .82 UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Insurance ...... ,...... , ...... ,...... , ...... ' .. .. ,.. .- .... ,...... 346.31 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS F .I.D.E. and International Tou r n a m~nt Expense.... 2,23,'U O FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1965 Depr eciation- Fur nit ure, Office and INCOME TOUMl ame nt Equipment ...... 249 .04 $37,034.93 Membel"$hlp Individual Membership Dues ...... $4 A THOUGHTFUL G 1FT • Membership In the U.S. Chess Federation $5.00 • • On. Year $100.00 .. LIFE $13.50 • • Three Year $9.50 • • Two Year $10.00 • • Sustaining 268 CHESS LIFE TOURNAMENT LIFE Te xa~. $1~ g"a t ~ nt eed tlr" prbe: n p.b el a nd trophic, ror w, nnen In all .::1:O$"'c .... l:ntry fee flO 1)lu a U SC.' (luCl If not a member . • ' OT Tournament orglnlan wlshln, an· Further detail.: Hector Fabela, 590-\ Delta nounClmlnt of USCF rtfed IVlnh Drive. 1::1 Pa ~o, Texaa 199M. sho uld makl IppUCIt lon I t I.. st I I. weeks bef orl thl publlClt lon dltl of starts Februa ry 11 CHESS L IF E. SpI~lal forms for re JAMAICA JUNIOR OPEN quut l"9 .u~ h ,nAOU nClmlnh m l)' be 6·rd Swln. 45/W., to be held a l the Jamaica obl,lnld onl)' fl'1lm U.S. Chis. F ldlra· Ch"... Club, 156-10 J amalea Ave./ JamaLu, N.Y. lion. eo E. 11 th St .• York 3. " .Y. O.'e g'''le pe r week; t taru tebruary 18 a t ".w 7:30 I' . H . anti r ..nUnue . 1\ the lame time on sueee""lve Yrld a),s. Open to a U pl ~e", under 21 rell: &rdle"" or reside nce. Entry ree; $2 II receIved by )'cb. 17, OlherwL.$e $3. $1 less to J am3i(:a C.C. "'cmbers. Trophy and book prlzel; all e ntry f t ." go Into pr i ~ fund. Send adnnc .., ""Ules and Inquiries to W. (:ol.::h_ oorll:, 45(l P ro~ peet Ave .. 1'.1 \ , Vernon, N.Y. Flbru.rv " -20 MINNESOTA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP J anu,ry 15·" (MAJOR) IOWA.NORTH CENTRA L OPEN 5·rd SWill, 30/hr., to be flayed at Wahkonsa Hotel\ 917 Central Av e ~ F . Oodge! 10 ...... 70% of nc entry feel dlvloed amonl op 1C0ren. F.ntrv fee $6; Juniors under 19. 4.00 . Register by 10 a.m. on Ilarlln, dale; lut round ends on Jan. 16 . •• nlrles ,. Inquiries: Jobn ."M. ss.mn C$JI.. 320 Columbll CIr<;le , Waterloo. Iowa 5()701. Fdlruary 11·20 MINN ESOTA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP (PREMIER) Restricted to Class A and h lgher·rated play· e r~. 5- rd SwiM. 45/2. a l .~ m e playing site ~8 above. F1 n t p rile 5100 & Irophy: 2nd $41) & trophy; 'rd & Top Clas! A- t rophy awa rd~ . •: nl ry fee 510. T op 4 !\ollnn. re.tdenu. q uallfy for playoff Feb. U·27. Regbl ra\!o n time 6:30 to 1:45 p.m. o n F riday, F eb. 18. Further de. tails: RI chard Ashford a l above addr8lill. Febr uary 20 MINN. OPEN SUNDAY TORNADO To be held eoncurrc'!t.l.l with aboye; 4·...:1 S .... I.. , 3O/ hr. ,,'1rsl prize ~ & trophy; trophies for ISeCOnd and to 10)' Class A. B. C ,. I), Un· rated. Entry fee $S. Reglstrallon lin,e 8 :30 Feb ru lry 11·13 10 ' :15 a.m. Sunday. F eb. 20 (aho on Friday SOUTH JERSEY OPEN eY1Onlnll( lind a ll d ay SIt.) Details: Rkhud Ashtord at lbove Idd resi. Jlnulry fl·lO BROWNSVILLE TWIN TORNADO Two .01 t he Center . trophl"" Febr uuy 18·20 for besl '~~~~;; EL PASO OPEN blned score. 6·r d S wbs at Desert Hills :'.lotel, EI P uo. CHESS LIFE ANNUALS 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 Each yolume contains . • • hundreds of games photos articles by the world's leading chess aulflarities Each volume contains all twelve issues of CHESS LIFE published during its respective year. Attractively bound. $6.00 postpaid each volume Note: The 1965 Annual will be ready about February 10th. DECEMBER, 1965 269 Fl bru.ry 22 Euwe, M. and Hooper, D. HARTFORD 30·30 OPEN POSCHEL WINS MOTOR CITY One·day tournament, 30 moves In 30 minutes, Dr. Paul Poschel of Ann Arbor, Michi· A GUIDE TO CHESS ENDINGS to be played at UlI.rUo rd YMCA, 315 Pearl S!,< gan won the 1965 Motor City Open, A sYstematic IntrodUction to the study lIartIord, Conn. SI" rounds. Entry rcc $4 (IS;! of practical endings. 331 diagrams. 148 pp. If received by February 10). Entries a nd In played in Detroit on November 26-28, Ust Price $5.$0 Members $4.68 quiries: Frederick S, Town$Cnd. 10 Berm uda with an unequalled score of 5lh_lh. Paul Rd., WelherStl('ld, Con n . (011)9. Nun,rated, Dupuis, Ma rk Pence, Wesley Burgar, and s ince l u t es\. ra teable Ume limlt is t hirty (0) INDICATES THAT TITLE IS mOVeS an h our. Charles Bassin-all with 5- 1- finished Fl br, ..r y 22 second through fifth in a field of 66 ALSO AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK. HOLIDAY 4«).20 players, 8·m SwiSS. 40 moves in 20 mim, tell. to be held at MarshllU C.C., U W . 10 S t., New York, Class prizes were awarded as follows: Fine, Reuben N.Y. ~;nt r y fee $4; $2 to players under 17, Top Expert, Philip Kolody; First 1900· BASIC CHESS ENDINGS· ~'ifty percent off entry ror M~rshan members. 1999, Charles Bassin; Jo'irst 1800·1899, What !'oICO Is to tbc Opcnlng, thia work b First round beeln! 10 a.m," l ast round endS to the endgame-the authorltdh'c work In 7:30 p.m. Prizes aeeordlng to enlries. Entries Lindell Br ady; First 1700-1799, Bernard English. 607 diagrams. ~73 PP. and InlulrJes: Wm. Golehberg 450 Prospect Rollin; First 1600-1699, Ed Molenda; Ave., II t . Vernon, N.Y. N on·rated, since fast· List Price $ 7.~0 Members $5.93 est r ateable time limit Is thirty mOves an First 1500-1599, Donald Rule; First 1400· hour. 1499, Duwayne Ri ggins; Women's Cham Feb ruuy pion, Mrs. A. Markowski. MANUALS AND GENERAL OKLAHOMA OPEN The tournament, sponsored by the WORKS ON THE GAME University of Detroit Chess Club, was directed by ArUlU r Mack. • • • Capablanca, j . R. Stepben Stadnicki, with a score of 5lh A PRIMER OF CHESS This, together with thc next UUe, are ~, captured first place in the Ame rican works for the beginner by the man many International College Open, played in conside r the greatest che.. genIus or a ll Springfield, Mass, on November 21 and time. 281 pp. 28. 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Screws into button· (I6" it> U" x 2Jh''). hole and remains there. List Price S30.00 ...... Members $27.00 Available only to USCF members. Only $2.20 DECEMBER, 1965 271 ,'" AWl ;; • MODERN CHESS OPENINGS 10th Edition This is the 10th Edition-a comprehensive revision- of the "chess player's bible." Since it was first published more than a half cen tury ago, Modern Chess Openings has been regularly kept up to date. Now it has been enlarged and updated by International Grandmaster Larry Evans and edited by Chessmaster Walter Korn, who maintains continuity with his previous editions of this classic. The authentic standard reference, this vol ume contains everything the chess player needs in order to gain a thorough under standing of contemporary opening practice often extending into the middle game. In cluding both established practice and recent innovations, the book draws upon Mr. Evan's tournament experience and Mr. Koru's seasoned judgment. As in the previous edi tion, the openings are divided into King's Pawn Openings, Queen's Pawn Openings, the Indian Systems, and Irregular Openings. These are systematically organized to show all main variations in consecutive sequence and to provide extensive and complete sub variations. Clarity and economy of space in the tabulation of material and thematic con tinuity make this new edition of Modern " Chess Openings a noteworthy successor to * * * farlier editions of this masterwork. THE EDITOR Walter Korn assumed editorship of Modem THE REVISER Chess Openings in 1946, its Seventh Edition, Larry Evans, International Grandmaster, has which he completely revised. He is FIDE been United States chess champion and International Judge for Chess Compositions "Open" champion several times, Canadian and a distingu ished contributor to many "Open" champion once, and was a member chess magazines. Mr. Korn is author of the of the United States Olympic Team in 1958 book The Brilliant Touch which contains and 1962. Mr. Evans is author of New Ideas 240 chess brilliancies chosen from among in Chess, a book in which the many aspects the finest games played in recent years. of strategy are illustrated from actual play. * * * LIST PRICE $9.7S -ORDER FROM- USC F MEMBERS' PRICE * U. S. Chess Federation * ONLY $8.25 80 E. 11 St. NEW YORK 3, N.Y. 272 CHESS LIFE