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Volume XIX Number 1 J a nuary, 19&4

EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt

ROUND 1 ROUND 6 l'I1ednis ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 Fischer ...... 1 Steinmeyer ...... 0 R. Byrne ...... 0 Benko ...... 1 Weinstein ...... 0 Bisguier ...... 1 FEDERATION Reshevsky ...... 0 Weinslein ...... 1 Benko ...... 0 Evans ...... 1 Addison ...... lh Steinmeyer ...... ~ l\1ednis ...... 0 Saidy ...... 1 D. Byrne ...... 0 Bisguicr ...... 1 R. Byrne ...... If.: D. Byrne ...... '1.1 PRESIDENT Evans ...... If.: Saidy ...... 1h. Rcshevsky ...... l Addison ...... 0 Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. ROUND 2 ROUND 7 VICE·PRESIDENT Fischer ...... 1 Evans ...... 0 Addison ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 David Hoffmann Bisguler ...... 0 Saidy ...... 1 O. Byrne ...... lh Reshevsky ...... 1f.: Steinmeyer ...... If.: D. Byrne ...... '1.1 Saidy ...... If.: R. Byrne ...... ~ REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Weinstein ...... 0 Addison ...... 1 Evans ...... 1 Mednls ...... 0 NEW ENGLANO £11 Bourd.on ,TlUl\ea Bur,cas Benko ...... lh Reshevsky ...... J.,i Bisguier ...... 0 Benko ...... 1 StaDley Kin, Mednis ...... 0 R. Byrne ...... 1 Steinmeyer ...... 0 Weinstein ...... 1 EASTERN Donald &chula ROUND 3 ROUNO 8 Charlet Keyaer Peter Berlow R. Byrne ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 F'ischer ...... 1 Weinstein ...... 0 Reshevsky ...... 1 Mednis ...... 0 Benko ...... If.: Steinmeyer ...... ~ MID-ATLANTIC Addison ...... lh Bcnko ...... ¥i Mednis ...... 1 Bisguier ...... 0 D. Byrne ...... 0 Weinstein ...... 1 R. Byrne ...... % Evans ...... lh SOUTHERN Or. Stuart Noblin Saldy ...... lh Steinmeyer ...... Vi Reshevsky ...... l Saidy ...... 0 JOlT)' SuWnn Evans ...... 1 Bisguier ...... 0 Addison ...... 1 D. Byrne ...... 0 Dr. RoMrt Froemke ROUND 4 ROUNO 9 GREAT LAKli5 F. WID. Bauer Dr. Ho,... rd Cab. Fischer ...... 1 Bisguier ...... 0 D. Byrne ...... 0 Fiscber ...... 1 Norbert .IUbe... . SteinmeYer ...... 0 Evans ...... 1 Saidy ...... 1 Addison ...... 0 NORTH CENTRAL DI'. aeorc. '!'\e... Weinstein ...... 0 Saidy ...... 1 Evans ...... If.: Resbevsty ...... Ik Funk 811.ofl 1Ar: 1Ar: lohn o.lIUS Benko ...... Jfz D. Byrne ...... '4 Bisguier ...... R. Byrne ...... Mednis ...... ¥i Addison ...... ¥i Stelnmcyer ...... ¥i Mednis ...... *' lua n J . Reid Jobn 8eltilluf R. Byrne ...... lh Reshevsky ...... 1h. Weinslein ...... 0 Benko ...... 1 Kl nne th SmTih ROUND S _ ROUND 10 PACIFIC Rcshevsky ...... 0 Fischer ...... 1 Fischer ...... 1 Benko ...... 0 Addison ...... 0 R. Byrne ...... 1 Medais ...... 1 Weinstein ...... 0 D. Byrne ...... Ih Mednis ...... If.: R. Byrne ...... 1 Steinmeyer ...... 0 SECRETAR,,( Saidy ...... 0 Benko ...... 1 Rcshevsky ...... "h Bisguier ...... If.: Marshall Rohland Evans ...... 0 Weinstcin ...... 1 Addison ...... 0 Evans ...... 1 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS Bisguier ...... Ih Steinmcycr ...... Jf.t D. Byrne ...... 0 Saidy ...... 1

ARMED FOReli, CHU'.. ___ M ___ ._.Robert Karch ROUND 11 BUSINESS MAN... O.R ...... __ .... __ J . F . Reinhardt Saidy ...... 0 Fiscber ...... 1 COLLEGE CHIi"••.• __...... __ ._. __ ._.Owe n Ilarrlll Evans ...... 1 D. Byrne ...... 0 Bisguier ...... Addison ...... INDUSTRIAL CH...... _•..• _.$unlcy W. D. Kin, 1 0 Steinmcyer ...... 0 Reshevsky ...... 1 INSTITUTIONS CHEII_.. .. __ ._.Dr. Ralph Kuhns Weinstein ...... 1 R. Byrne ...... 0 INTERNATIONAL AI""AIItI...... Jerry Splnn Benko ...... 1 Mcdnis ...... 0 CHEII ...... _•.. Mordee.' O. Treblow MASTERS AI'FAIRS ...... _ ...... Robut ByrDe MEMBERSHI'.... _...... Edward A. Dlckenon JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP SECR.TARy ...... G rela Fuehl NOMINATIONS ...... __ ._.Dr. Alex J a nu&!lkowaky UJCF 1& a nen.preftt 4emooratlc oc,anlutieD. the efltda! ,ove rnln, body an4 FlDE ... nll PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT ... __Fred Climcr for cb.. lft the USA. ADl'on. iAte... ate4 I. advaaclft, American cbeu g eliJl.ble for melllbenhip. RATING STATISTICIAN... __• ___ .Davld Daniels

RATING SYST.. 4 .... ___ ~_.~~ ...... Arpad E. Elo Membenh1p, lDelu~ CH£SS LlFI: aublcrtptloll, eu,tbWb" fe r USCF·ratlnr, and all SWISS SYSTEM MIiTHOOS._ Arpad Eo £to prhile.. : 1 yr.: ..... 2 In.: ...00; , pn.: '120M: Su.talnmr- '10.00 (becomu llte Member.hlp TAX OIiDUCTIIILlTV_. __ D.vld HofhRaIlR alter 10 pa.)"lI:l.ellb): We: 'lao.OO. "emily IMmbenhl, (t.o or more famlly membera .t &l.lDe TOURNAMENT ADM-_ Ge«ce Koltano.-.k! ad4reu, onb' 011. o,'Bu S LIFB nbaerlJltloD.l: ratu ...bove for first hmtly member. plua TOURNAMENT IlULU__ ._.~_.Jam" Sberwbl TIlEASUIlEIl._.______• ___ MU1on Rulkln foUowInI: for eam additional m_bel: 1 yr.: P 50: 2 )TL: $4.7$; 3 ,.n.: $6.7$. U. $. CHAMPIONSHIP... _____ M.urice K.sper WOMEN'S CHISS•.•. ___ .... _...... ____ Eva An;lIlIon CHIiSS LIFE it publllhe4 mOllt.b1» by USC" and ntered II seeond.clau matter at Dubuque, le.a. Nou.member l·yI' . .... 1:>K:ilpUOII.: $4.00 ($S.OO outdde USA); .In,le cepy: o&Oc ($Oc eutalde USA). Ch ...... of adclrea.,: Allo. fCNr ••eu AOUce; pie.... II1ve .... both the De .....dd"u and WORLD CHESS FEDERATION (F.I.D.E.) the elcl addrels. lncludbl, the II.wnb.,...... d.t,. on the top Une of YolI.r lteDeU. G. Spann , AddreSll aU ~'OI1UI1UIUC.t10U. and nak, all cheeka payable te: UNITIO STATIS CHE .. "IC)IUTION... I.., 11th St,...t, NIW YOIlK S. N.Y.

2 CHFSS LIFE FISCHER SWEEPS u.S. CHAMPIONSHIP , by J. F. Reinhardt 1 2 3 • 5 6 • 9 10 II 12 W L D Tot. On the evening of January 3, 1964 Bob· 1 Robert Fischer ...... x 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 0 Oll 2. Larry Evans ...... 0 x 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 , 2 3 by Fischer once again made chess his­ I> I> I> 'I> 3. Pol Benko ...... 0 x 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 , to ry. Playing in a small room in New 0 I> I> I> I> Reshevsky x 1 1 4 2 • ,I> York's Henry Hudson Hotel before a 4/ 5. Samuel ...... 0 I> I> I> 01> 1 1 I> 5 1 handful of spectators, Fischer won his 4/ 5. Anthony Saidy ...... 0 I> 0 0 x I> 1 1 1 1> 1 5 3 3 6'h 6. Robert Byrne x adjourned game against Dr. Anthony ...... 0 I> 0 I> I> 0 I> 1 1 1 I> 3 3 5 51> Saidy and became the first player ever 7. Raymond Weinstein ...... 0 1 0 1 0 1 x 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 0 5 to achieve a perfect score in the United 8. ...... 0 0 o I> 0 I> 1 x 0 1 I> 1 3 5 3 '1> 1 Stales Chess Championship, Saidy was 9/10. Edmar 1'I1ednis ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 'h 'h 'h 2 6 3 3'h the eleventh player to face Fischer and 9/ 10. William Addison ...... 0 o I> 0 0 0 1 0 I> x 'h 1 2 6 3 3'h the eleventh to turn down his 10 11 Robert Steinmeyer ...... 0 o I> o 'h 0 0 I> I> I> x I> 0 5 6 3 defeat. 12. ...... 0 0 I> I> o I> 0 0 'h 0 'h x 0 6 5 2'h By virtue of }o'ischer's stunning per­ the opening day, December 15, matters ever won from Evans and it marked the formance, the 1964 U. S. Championship were placid enough. Fischer was paired real beginning of his sensational drive will undoubtedly be remembered as one with Mednis and only a minor surprise to victory. From that point on, it seemed of the greatest chess events of all time. ensued: Mednis played the Giuoeo Piano. that everything Fischer tried resulted Though the winner was never in doubt, The game was adjourned with F'ischer in another won game. few tournaments have produced as much having an obvious edge in position and Another "First" excitement. The tension built up, round a up. by round, as onc player after another Round Three produced the most bril­ Round Two gave Fischer white against resigned to the 2O·year·old liant game of the tournament. Once former champion Larry !.'vans. Now, for again Fischer was paired against a play· from . The question in every· the first time, there was a clear indica­ one's mind was "Can he do it?" Slowly er whom he had never beaten, a player, tion that this tournament would produce moreover, who had not been beaten by the atmosphere became charged with something out of the ordinary: Bobby the kind of suspense that hangs over a anyone for more than two years- Robert played the King's 's ! For Byrne. The short gem which Fischer baseball stadium when a pitcher is work­ the technical analysis of what happened produced on this occasion will undoubt­ ing on a no·hitter. The other games were in the game, the reader may refer to edly find its way into future anthologies. all but forgotten as spectators followed Fischer's own notes, elsewhere in this Shortly after the game was concluded, Fischer's moves on the demonstration issue. From a psychological point of Byrne himself annotated it before a board. There came a growing realization view, however, one thing was clear: group of spectators-not one of whom that, with each move, history was being Fischer had pulled a big surprise against had seen the unplayed -to­ made. one of his most dangerous opponents come that had forced his resignation! The excitement in this tournament and the surprise had worked. It was the really began with the second round. On first tournament game that Fischer had Encore One of these days Arthur Bisguier will salvage something from a game against ---.. Fischer, but on Thursday, December 19, I tUi¥'*.t2J, in round four of the U. S. Championship, it was the same old story. Once again AttUHI Risguier lost and the strange jinx can· tinued in effect. Fischer seemed to have a~ed several generations since "londay: there was no Bishop's Gambit this time, but instead that relatively modern de· but, the , was trotted out once again. It worked.

ow Ttle Tension Builds By now, spectators-who had been dis­ appointingly sparse in the early rounds­ had begun to show up in good numbers. The Reshevsky·Fischer game, that grand old tradtion of American chess, saw the first capacity audience of the tourna­ ment. They got their money's worth, in­ cluding a Reshevsky time·scramble with roving queens and a protest from Fisch· er that his opponent's walking upset his BEFORE THE KICKOFF. M. J. Kasper, Chairman of the U.S. Ch ..."pionship concentration. The game was adjourned, Committee, addresses the spectators just before phlY begins in Round One. but the time pressure had c ... st Reshev- JANUARY, 1964 3 sky a piece lind the issue was clearly de· cided. In fact, after the , Reshevsky failed to find the best can· tinuation in his hopeless position and fell into a mate. Steinmeyer, Addison, Weinstein, Don· aid Byrne-round by round the list of Fischer's victims grew, On Monday, De· cember 30, }o'ischer won his last game of 19S3-dcfeating Pal Benko with a neat little combination, after Benko had shown some suicidal tendencies in his management of the defense, In the later stages of the tournament, some of F'iseh· er's opponents did almost as much to guarantee his 11·0 SCoI'e as Bobby did. The building tension worked to Fischer's ...... ~ advantage. Never losing his head, he concentrated on finding good moves. And, round aHer round, he found them. The Last Hurdle On January 2, 1964 sat Senior Master James Sherwin, standing, joins Larry Evans for a post mortem. down to play Dr, Anthony Saidy in the final round of the tournament. Saidy, a more difficult to sec how Fischer could drawn. As the spectators left, most of possibly win it. Queens were exchanged medical doctor on duty with the Peace them no doubt thought that they had Corps in Puerto Rico, had been given ear ly and the game worked around to seen Fischer's bid for a record sweep an ending in which Fischer had a halted in the final round. leave in order to play in the U. S. Cham· against a not·too-good bishop but with pionship and had produced some of the a completely symmetrical pawn position. It turned out, however, that the scaled best chess of the tournament. He had Any kind of decisive breakthrough move was a mistake. About a half hour victories over Weinstein. Bisguier, ~Ied· seemed quite unlikely and a lot of very after play was resumed, Fischer, with a nis, Addison, and Donald Byrne to his subtle maneuvering took plaCe without neat Knight maneuver, forced Saidy's credit and was in the running for sec· l>'iseher being able to work up any real resignation and news of his history.mak. ond place. Moreover, he had the white winning prospects. ing record was flashed to the world. pieces. If Fischer was to make a clean sweep of the tournament, he had his What Now? The time for adjournment arrived and work cut out for him. Saidy thought for about fort~· minutes Bobby Fischer, grandmaster at four· The game was played before a large before scaling his move. The consensus teen, has now won the national title for audience in the Hcnry Hudson Ballroom, of expert opinion in the audience was the sixth time. At the moment he seems and as it went on it became more and that the game would almost certainly be clearly to bc, as one of the tournament competitors put it, in a class by himself among American players. The next step -the only further step possible to a player who has done just about every­ thing else -is the World Championship. Will F'ischer enter the this summer in order to try for a match with ?

Fischer has repeatedly stated that he won't. In spite of the changes that FIDE has made in the championship proced­ ures, Fischer insists that the Russians have an unfair advantage and that he will forgo his chance to win the world title rather than compete under a handi­ cap.

So perhaps the most talented chess­ player that the U. S. has ever produced will not play for the world title. No one really knows what Bobby Fischer will do next. We can be sure only of one thing-whatever he does, it will be sen· u.S. Championship, Round 5: Saidy·Benko. sationall 4 7. N-B3, Q·R4; 8. P·KR4, P-KR3 and it's a hard game. GAMES FROM THE 1964 S. N-QBl? ...... Returning the compliment. It's natural U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP that White should want to save the juicy (5. K - KB3~) and I make the ROUND ONE GAMBIT DECLINED same mistake as MacDonnell by de­ D. BlsSJuler-1 laying this move. .. N.KB3 11. R·03 R_KI P. K3 Fi scheT-' ,. 18. KR.ol P·R3 S...... B·Kll Medni~ ,. P·Q4 19. BxN BxB 1. P·1(4 '.K4 33. K-Q4 P·KR) P.B4 20. 0 ·02 0 ·N3 I overlooked this defensc. Now Black 1. H-KB!! M.Q83 34. R·K8ch K ·82 •s.• PxOP 21 . RxP QR·Ql has a choice of where to put his 3. B·84 B·B4 35. R_BS N·B5 8·K2 22. Q·B2 RxR onec she's attacked. ... PBl N·83 36. '-KR4 P'N3 ,•.• 23. RxR Q-R4 R·KRS P·.4 ... 6. Q·K2 P·QBl 5. P.o4 :». •• 8 ·K2 ,.. 24. O·NI R·K1 '- PxP . ·N5ch'" 3&. R_A7ch I(·K3 9. BxP P_QR3 25. R·08S P·N3 7. N·Bl ...... 7. Bo02 ax8ch 39. AxR .,. 10. 0-0 P-N4 26. P-KR4 BxRP Inaccurate. Having made the mistake I . QNllB NIIKP 40. N·B3 ." 1'. B·N3 B·N2 27. R·IISch K·R2 t. Q.K2 P·Q4 41. N_NS,h K-Q2 12. 0 -K2 N·B3 28. Q·QI 8XPch of delaying this move once, White 10. NxN 0·0 42 . NxP M·N7 13. OR·Ol N'ONS 29. K·ll1 RxP should hold off a wihle longer and play 11. 0 ·0-0 II,N5 43. I(·KS H" 14. P-05 ONxOP White overstepped 7. P-Q4, which does not per mit black's 12. P·KR3 hH 44. 1(· 84 P_N4ch '5. NxN .,H the time I1mlt. 13. PxB 45. K·N3 N-N3 16. BxB Queen to retreat to K2 without relin­ 14. axp Q-A5". 46 . P·QR" P·85ch ". guishing his BP. '5. K·NI Q.1I5 41. K·H2 p oNS 7...... Q.K2 16. P·Q5 N.K4 48. N. NS N·1(4 HROMAOKA SYSTEM K_1<3 17. ax' QR·8' 0. N·B3 Saldy- ih EVins-ih If 7. Q·R4; 8. N·Q5! Now, however, 18. Q·Q6 QR-Ql 51). P·N4 N·B3 , . P-04 N·KB3 ,1. 0 ·0 N· B1 Black has time to consolidate his king's 19. Q.B1 51. P-B3 P·R" 2. P-QB4 P.B4 12. P-QR4 P.oR3 10. Q-Q6 KR-QlR·.' 52. PNS N ·K .. 3. P-Q5 P· K3 '3. NQ2 position. 21, Q·1<1 H,' 53. PXP 4. N·QB3 14. N·B4 N-KI'H' 8. P·Q4 B.B 12. P-Q6 N·K4 54. K·B2 N-Q6ch'" 5. PxP ,'".. , IS. ·0 ·B3 0 ·B2 9. QxB P·KN4 23. 1<11:·1(' n . K_N1 N·B4 6. P·K4 P·KN3 16. P-RS P·QN4 14. Q, NS ....><0 ' 56. K·BI K ·84 7. P.B4 8 ·N2 11. PxPe.p . H,' Despitc white's strong center and 25. NxQ P·83 51 . K·N1 K-K4 .. B.Nkh KN·Q2 18. K_Rl .,H grcat lead in development, Black's po­ 19. 8xN R· NS 26. "·K4 N·N3 sa. K-B1 N-Qkh 9. 8 ·03 0.0 sition is not easy to crack. If P-KR4, 21, R-QBI RxRch 59. K·K1 P-N' 10. N·1I3 N-R3 Drawn 10. 28. AxA ' .N3 61). K·B3 N·Kkh poNS; 11. N·Kl, B·R3, etc. 29. R·B7 N·81 61 . K_K1 P· N7 10. P·KS P·Q4 30. K·81 K-81 61. K·B2 P-B6 31, K· 83 1(· 1(3 Resigns ROUND TWO During the game I thought Black's 32. R·B8 N·N3 best defense was 10 ...... , PxP; 11. NxP KING'S BISHOP'S GAMBIT (11. PxP, N·Q2; 12. N-K4, NxP; 13. NxN, CRUENFELD DEFENSE Fischer Evans QxN; 14. B·Q2 is unclear) N-Q2; 12. P­ (by tunsposltlon) 1. P·K4 P·K4 KR4. NxN; 13. PxN, QxP; 14. PxP, 0-0-0 ; Welnsteln- l 15. BxP, Q-KB4 with equality. Rnhevsky-o 2. P·KB4 ...... ,. P-QB4 N.KI3 25. NxB ... , 11. Q·Ql ...... N-QB3 P·B3 26. N·KS H,H I knew that my opponent had some ,. , ..S 11 . KxQP, PxNj 12. Q-B8ch, Q-Ql; 13. ,. H.' ,... 21. PxN prepared line (since he usually plays thc •• P-K3 P·KN3 11. BxQP .,. Sicilian) but fclt that he would be un­ QxP, f\·Q2 is unsound. (14. NxP? R·Nl). s. ,. .. B.N2 2t. RxN ... Now the threat is simply Q·B5. Q·N3 0.0 30. R-QBt P·Q84 familiar with the King's Gambit. Besides, ,••. B-K1 P·K3 31. R-Q6 R·Nt I'd made up my mind to play it in this 11...... N·QR3 I. 00 QN.Q2 31. R/1·QI K·N1 tournament anyway. 12. N·K2 ...... P·N3 33. R/l·Q2 P·QN4 •• ... , p,p Not 12. Q·B5, N·Ra; 13. QxNP, QxQ; 10. B.Q2 8·N2 34. R_R6 .,. 2...... 11 . pxP KPXP 35. RxP R·N6 3. B·B4 ...... 14. NxQ, N·QN5; 15. ExP, NxBP; 16. 12. B·KI R·Kl 36. RxRP R_B4 R·Q1 , N-B4 and Black wins. 13. P·QR4 P.oR4 31. P·B4 RxRP Better than 3. N-KB3 which is prac· 14. Q.B2 Q. K2 33. K·N2 R·RS tically refuted by 3 ...... , P-Q3 (see my 12...... N·NS IS. N·R2 B·KR3 39. R·82 P·N4 analysis in the American Chus Quar· 12 ...... , P-B3 loses to 13. Q·B5, B-N2; 16. QR·N, 40. R·RS R·N5ch terly). 11. PxB QxPch." 41. K·R3 R/ SxP 14. PxP, BxP; 15. ExP! PxB; 16. NxP lB. K·Bl N·N5 42. RxR ... 3 ...... Q·RSch with a winning attack. It is important to 19. P ·R3 QxNch 43. RxP K·N3 Turning it into an old-fashioned slug­ repel white's queen from its present 21). PxQ N·Kkh 44. R-NS R-B7 diagonal. 21. K·B2 .,. 45. K·N3 R·B7 fest. The moderns frown on this movc 22. 8·B3 N.B3 46. R-NB P· R4 and prefer to fight in the center wi th 13. Q-Ql 0-0·0 23. B.Q3 B·R3 41. PN4 ...... 3 ...... , N-KB3; 4. N·QB3, P-B3, etc. Vcry complicated, and possibly better, 24. N·Bl .,. And Whit. reisvned , is 13. P·B3 which leads to a more active defense. KING'S INDIAN 14. P-B3 N·QRl Addison-lit Steinmeyer_ ih . A LIFE Exclusive 15. P-KR4 P·NS , N·KB3 N·KB3 22. KxB B.B3 16. N.R21 P·KR4 ,. P.B4 P·KN3 23. N·N2 Q.B2 by Robt. J. Fischer ,. N·B3 B-N2 24. N·K3 B·N4 Better was 16 ...... , P·B6; 17. PXP, •• m 0·0 25. R·Nl Q·B4 PXPj 18. NxP, P·Bl although white's S. ,... P·Q3 U. P-KR4 B·Ql king is quite safe and black lags in de­ •• B·K1 P·K4 27. QR4 K· Bl P·Ql? ,. ' S QN.g2 U. K·N2 P·R4 4. K·Bl velopment. Also to be co nsidered is 16. I. 0..·0 1'4.114 29. R·N4 g.B' Evans said this game would set chess ...... , QxP; 17. NxP~ P-N6; 18. Q-N4ch, . · NS P·KR3 31). Q-Q7 Q.B2 •• 31. Q-R4 back a hundred years. He didn't know QxQ; 19. NxQ with a powerful ending. 10. Ib:N ... K-K2 how right he was! The dcfcnse he White was hoping to force the text, II. P.QN4 H ..' 32 . R·B4 ... , 12. P·N3 Q·K2 33. QxQch .,. chooses was also playcd by LaBourdo­ which weakens Black's KN3 and prevents n. KN·R4 P.oR4 34. RxR ... nais against MacDonnell (201h Match P-B3 indefinitely because of N·N6 after 14. P·QR3 N·N3 35_ P·R4 K·Nl Game, 1834) whiCh continued: 5. P·Q4, thc Knight gets to KB4. 15. P· BS "' 36. K·" K·R2 16. PxN .. 37. N·B4 ... , B·N5; 6. Q-Q3, N·QB3; 7. BxPch?? KxB; 17. NxBP QxRP? 11. Q·N3 "'. 31. P·B4 " 8. Q·N3 ch, K-N3; 9. QxP, NxP; 10. Qx The losing move. Relatively best is II. KR.Bl ....." 39. PxP ,..". R, P-B6 with a winning attack. 17 ...... , K-Nl (preventing NxRP!) but 19. RxP KR•• , 40. P-K5 QPXP 20. RxRch 41. P-Q' b. More usual is 4...... , P-KN4 (or his game is already bad. 21 . B·Bl •••h. Dnwn P-Q4); 5.N-QB3, B-N2; 6. P-Q4, N-K2 ; 18. K.Nl ...... rANUARY. 1964 -5 RUY LOPEZ QUeEN' S INDIAH DEFEN5E W.hut.in-D Addi$on-I Benko-lit I . P· K" P.K4 U . H.QS OXN 1. H·Ka3 N.Q.3 24. PXB 1. ,..Q ... H.K83 31 . P·H5 R·KHI 1. • • NS , 25. P-QH .. N·'" 2. P-Q" P.K3 32. R-Q' R·H3 .... 3. N·KB3 ... aA.. No> U. " · R4 N"N'·N2 ""'N3 33. R-QIW ... PKN) ... S. 0-0 •.", 27. 8-A' , B·H2 34. PxR N·Hl , . 1t-J(1 ... 5. aN2 P-QN.. n.h" .. , . · K2 35. P·B7 .X> 7. a ·H1 29 . ..· KH4 NX> .... 0-0 U. RXP R·., ' 7. N·.3 •. .. .• , ...Q.O 30. KA.QI R/ l-Ql NKS )7. R·K7 N' B3 t . .. KRl N-QA .. 31 . RxH •• Q-B2 N.N 31. R-KB7 K·HI 10• • •82 ...... 32. Qx" A/ 4-Q3"". t. QxH .. K.4 39. RQH7 R·K.' 11. P-Q" Q·.2 '3. QxKP 10. P·H3 B·K.3 40. P·H4 R·.2 12. QHQ2 .... 11. B·H2 ... Q3 N·.3 24. H·.3 12. QR.·QI "'. AxR ...... Q· KI 42. K·83 n. PxKP .. , 35. Q·k2 R·KI N·K"ch 14. N·al R·QI 36 • • ·K4 , 13. N·Kt ... 43. K·B" NX> ... 1... NxB IS. Q·K2 N.KR4 37. R· KI H·K3 N·Q2 44. P·NS N·A6 I,. PKH3 P·H3 n. k·H3 B·.2 IS. Q·B2 P.KN4 45. N·.' K·N2 Black apparently underestimated the 17. K·H2 ... , 39. N·KS .·OS ". P·.4 Q·H3 46. P·R" P·H" lL N.K, QR·HI 40 ...... N. 17. KA·Kl R·.2 47. PORS .. ·.5 strength of this move. He has no ade­ tt. N.H4 11. P·K" PxKP P·.3 "'. 8-BS PxPc" .... H-Q5 H·.7 quate defense now to the twin threats 20. H·R" K· Rl 42. K.H2 K·HI I'. Qx" .. , . K·K4 P· A.. of 19. NxNP and N-Bl. 21 . Q·a) P·.5 R.signs 20. RxQ N•••·Bl SO. H-K7 P·N5 22. H·K3 21 . PxP axHP 51 . H·B5ch 18...... N·R3 ..... 22. B·.l K·.' ... 52. PH' ". The only way to avoid outright ma­ 23. Rx. R·Kl 53. PxP " -H' terial loss. Black had originally intend· GRUENFELD DEF.HSe 24. R/ l .Kl R/2-K2 5... PxP .. , ed 18...... , B·R3 but 19. N·B! fol- 25. N·B4 p . • ) 55. K·Q) P' RS 5Ielnmeyer--1f.t D. Byrn_1f.t 26. K·H2 P· K4 56. K·B3 N·R' lowed by RxP stands him up. 27. PxP 1. p.Q" N.K.3 IS. P·N5 .. , 57. N·Q" H·Nkh 19. N·BI Q-K2 2. "-Q.4 P·KN3 RxRch 28. N·RS N·Q2 58. K·Q3 K·Hl ". Px" 29. R·QI '" 3. NQa3 p.Q" 17•• xA K· Rl 59. NxP Drlwn 20. NxRP R·Nl B·N2 30. P·QN .. p .... 4. H.B) B·H2 I'• • ·N2 R.Bl Black already knew he was lost and 5. B·NS N·KS 19. R-QI K.", was shaking his head in amazement at '- Px" Nxa 20. K·.l Q·.2 how quickly white's dead pieces had 7. NXN ...K3 21 . QxQ •• Q-Q2 hP ... 22 . " ·K3 R·.t sprung to lire. t . Q·K3c" K·al U . K·K2 R..KRT ROUND THREE 21. N/ l·N3 R·N3 10. Q.... B.B2 24 . R·K Rt 22. N·B4 R·N4 11 . PKR.. P'B2 2S . • xR B.NS••• 12. P· KH4 P·KR3 26. K-Q2 N·.l The following game was perhaps the If 22 ...... , R-Nl; 23. NxP, etc. 13. N·a) .·K3 Dr.wn greatest sensation of the tournamcnt. I 14 • • ·N2 H-Q2 23. B.K3 N·B2 Alter long thought, Byrne resigned, since The last hope. 23...... , p.B3 is an- if e.g. 22. Q.KB2, Q·R6ch; 23. K·Nl, R·K8 swered by 24. Q·Q2, PxP; 25. NxQP, SICILIAH DEFENSE ch I I winning a full . BJ sgui.. r~ Slidy_l 24. Q·Q2 R·N1 1. P·K4 p.Q.' 16. PXBP .X> CATALAN SYSTEM 25. N/ 4-K2 •••••••• 2. H·KB3 H.Q.3 17. PxP •.Q." ) . P- n. 8-A4 .. .. R.• yrn--" F Js.chu_ I This piquant rctreat wins a piece, put­ 4. HxP N.a3 ,t.•. Q3 A·AI ting a clear end to black's agony. 5. N·Q.3 ' 20. Q.HI H·A" 1. p.Q" 12. Q.Q2 P·K4 , . . ·K2 P·K4.. , 25...... p·B3 21 . K'Rl P·KH" 2. P·Q.4 13. Pxp NX> Black is still hoping for a miracle. 7. N-N3 . · K2 22. R·.l ..... 3. P·KH3 '4. KR-QI H·Q6 •. 00 0-0 23. Q·KI Q ... . ·H2 26. PxP QxP P·R' ,... 15. Q.B2 N" t . . ·K3 24 . ... H3 ...S 5. PxP 'x, I'. KxH N·HSe" 27. BxN Bo03 10. P' B3 P·K"K'A4 25. R·QNI RXRP '- H-Q.3 • • H2 17. K·HI HxKP 28. R·Bl Q·K3 11 . N-Q2 A·.t 2'. P·B4 7. P·K3 0-0 11. Q-Q2 N •• 12. A·82 N-QHS ... 29. B·B4 QR·Kl 27. "xP NX> •• KH.K2 N·.3 It. KxH ,,,S U . " ·QR) ,... n. Q·A" N·H3 t. 0·0 P·N3 20. HxP . ·H2c" 30. R·R6 BxB 14. PxH P·Q5 Aeslgn$ 10. P·N3 . ·QA3 21 . K·BI Q·Q2 31 . QxB Q·K2 IS. B·KN5 ..N .·QA3 R· Kl ResIgns 32. R·B6 ...... ;== '" Tripling on the Bishop-file. 32...... N·K3 33. Q.K5 ...... Threatening N·B5. 33...... N.N4 34. QxQ OxQ 35. R.B8ch Trading down to skin and bones. 35...... OxO 36. RxRch Resigns FRENCH DEFEHSE MedflJt--O R. • yrn._ 1 I. "·K" "·K3 It. P-QH" , ..S , • 1. p.Q" ... Q" 20. Px" • 3. H-Q1 H.Q.3 ... • 21. N·H3 R·Hl ... KH.a3 H·.3 n. R·Nl KR •• , 5. P·KS N·Q2 23. R·Kl ••Q .. 6. P.QN3 B·K2 2... H·KI Q·B3 7. a ·N2 0-0 25. B·RI • • P-QR3 ...... BS 26. QXA R-HI - t . a·H5 P.QR3 17. 0-.1 .·.S 10 • • XN ... 21. A-Q2 • . KN" II. hP .xB" 29. P-QB) .. 11. 0-0 p .... . 30. OxB R·N' n . R·Kl •.", )1. . ·H2 Q-QH3 14. N·.l .·H2 3'.1. B·al , 0 IS. H.H3 .... ,.. ». QxQ ... I • " .•xP P·K" 34. B-Q2 ... , 17. N·RS QR.KI Rulgns n • • ·N1 ...... Fischer pNp"r•• to 5.11 his move against M.dnis in Round One. 8 CHESS LIFE NIMZO·INDIAN of time with his knight is. The old meth· D. Byrne-o Weinstein- l Ruhevsky_ 1 M edni$-O . P·QB4 N·KB3 24. Q·B3 od with 16. P·KN4, N·B5; 17. BxN, PxB; P·QB4 N·KB3 18. P·Q4 , .R. .. N.. N.QB3 25. PxQ 18. P·K5 does win a pawn for white ,. N·QB3 P·1(3 n . N)(N P·K3 RxRch e.N •• P·Q4 B·N5 16. RxR ,. N·B3 B·NS 21). R)(P Q·K2 ,. ,.. , but black usually gets fair counterplay P·K3 27. RxRch P·QR3 OXN 21. B)(B •• P·B4 b' with his bishops. •• ... ,. B·Q3 0 ·0 2S. P-N4 B·B4 NP)(B P·QN3 22. P·K4 Q·K3 ,. N.B3 P·Q4 29. B·QS B·Bl P.KN3 B·N2 23. P·B4 R·B2 •• •• 0·0 PxBP 30. K ·B2 B·B2 ,. B·KN2 0·0 24. P·K5 P· KR4 ,. PoON3 31. P·B4 K·Bl 0·0 P·Q4 25. R/l·Ql N·N5 b' •• •• Q·K2 B·N2 .?1. B·Q4 P· B3 ,.. ,X> 26. Q.K2 Q.N6 •• •• 10. It-Ql Q·Bl 33. B·BSch I(.KI 10. Q·B2 P·B4 27. R/4·Q3 R. B1 11 . N·QNS 34. P· KR4 P·N3 11. P·B4 N·83 28. Q·K4 P· B4 .. , 12. N/ $xQP 35. P·R5 12. PxP 29. RxQ N·Q8] .. , NX> e.. P·QR3 36. K·N3 P. B4 13. B·N2 R·Kl 30. R·N2 KR-QBl 13. NRN 14. NxN 8 ·K1 37. K· R4 B·Qlch 14. KR·Kl QR·B' 31 . RxR 'R' 15. P.B3 3S. KxP B·B3 15. QR-Ql R·B2 32. R·Kl N.. ... , It.. B·Q2 39. B.Q4 8·K2 16. B-QRl P.KR3 33. RxP N·B6ch 17. N·N5 PoOR3" .. 40. K·R6 17. Q·N2 N·B3 Resigns 18. N·B3 P-QN4 41. KxP K", 19. B·R2 P·KS 42. B·KN2 K",B·R5 20. PxP NR' 43. K·N6 B·KS GRUENFELD DEFENSE 21. NxN 'RN 44. B·R3 P·R4 Saidy_ 'h Steinmeyer- 'h 22. QR·BI Q·N1 45. B·B5ch K·B3 1. P-Q4 12. P·KN4 B-K3 23. 8·B3 B·N3 46. BxP Res1gns 2... . QB4 13. B-Q3 B-BI 16 ...... P·NJ 3. N.QB3 P·Q4 14. K-Bl P-KR4 4. N·B3 B·N2 15. P·NS 8 ·Q3 ROUND FOUR 16...... , BxP is bad after 17. N·N5, 5. B·NS N'K5 16. Q·B2 Q-K2 etc. 6. PxP NR' 17. N·K2 0 -0·0 17. P·KR4! ...... 7. NxN P·K3 18. N ·B4 K-Nl RUY LOPEZ 8. N·B3 e., 19. K _N2 P·R5 Fi$cher Bis9uier This move, I believe, was fir'st played 9. P·K3 P·QB3 2G. Q-N3 N·N3 1. P·K4 P.K4 in my game against Eliskases at Mar del 10. P-KR3 8 ·K84 21 . P· R4 B-KB4 Plata, 1960. Bronstein's 17. K·R2 and 11. R_Q81 Drawn 2. N-KB3 ...... N,,' The Bishop's Gambit had lost its sur­ Weinstein's 17. K·N2 are obviously in· prise value! ferior. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 2...... N·QB3 17...... B·K3 Evans--I Bi$guier---4 3. B·NS ...... 18. N·K3 P·B3 1. POO4 N.KB3 11 . P·Q6 ... Giving my opponent a chance to try Probably the best. Eliskases played 2. P·Q84 P·K3 12. B·N5ch B·Q2 3. N·Q83 P·Q4 13. R·Ql BxNch the Berlin Defense, which gave him a 18 ...... , P·B5 and after 19. N·N5 was 4. 8 ·N5 P· B4 14. PxB QxRch good game in last year's championship soon busted. 5. !>>cQP BPxP IS. K)(Q OX. (Round 11). 19. N·QSI ...... 6. Q>cP B·K2 16. N·B3 O·O·Och 3...... P·QR3 7. P-K4 N·B3 17. K·Bl N·QB3 Of course! Chess is a matter of tim· 8. Q.K3 ,X> IS. Q·B5 B·Q6 But the invitation is declined. ing. Given another move or two and 9. BxN 'R' 19. N·K5 KR·Kl 4. B·R4 N·B3 Black might defend himself against this 10. P>cPch N·'" 20. NxP Reslgn$ 5. 0·0 B·K2 invasion and might even try for the 6. R·KI P..QN4 . 6...... , P·Q3 is now coming into vogue ENGLISH OPENING 19...... Q-N2 Addison- v;, Benko-v;, into this position; see Keres·Reshevsky, , 1963. Prudent. Winning a pawn with 19. P·QB4 P-QB4 26. RxP ...... , BxN would allow white's bishop...... 7. B·N3 0.0 ,. N·KB3 H·KB] 27. RxR 'R' pair to enter the game with powerful N·QB3 28. BxR P-QR3 8. P·B3 p.g, ,. .... efIect. For example, 19 ...... , BxN; 20. •• NX> 29. P-K4 K·Kl ,. '"P·KN 3 NRN 30. p.B4 K ·Q2 PxB, RxP; 21. p.B4, N·Q5; 22. NxN, •• NPxN P·KN3 31. K·BI K ·B3 RxN; 23. PxP, PxP; 24. QxP and the ,. B·KN1 B·N2 32. B·R3 P·K3 diagonals bearing down on the king· 0.0 ~3. K· K1 B·Q5 A LIFE Exclusive •• 0 ·0 side ar e wide open. •• Q·R4 B·Q1 34. P·N4 P·B4 by Robt. J, Fischer 10. Q·R4 B·QB3 35. KPxP KPxP 20. NxBch QxN 36. PxP e., 11. P·Q4 e., Now white has the two bishops-or a 12. PxP 'RN 37. K·Q] B·NS 13. BxB M·QBl 3S. P·R3 K·Q4 Arthur has no interest in the Mar· "half point" advantage. 14. BxN 'R' 39. B·N4 B· R7 21 . N.R2 ...... B.B3 B·N6 shall Gambit (8 ...... , P·Q4) not because 15. B.QRl 40. Bo02 This knight is also headed for Q5. 16. Q.K4 .x> 41. B·K3 B·R1 of its dubious r eputation but because it 17. QxQ 'R. 42 . B·BI B·NS has bcen analyzed to death. 21 ...... N·N2 IS. cR·Bl QR·Bl 43. B·N1 B·N3 9. P·KR3 N-QR4 22. N·N4 P-B5 19. R·B4 B·B3 44. B·K5 ... , 2D. KR·BI KR-QI 45. B.Q4 B·B2 10. 8·82 P·B4 Preparing to occupy Q6 with the 21 . R/l.B2 ... , 46. B·K] B·NI 11. P.Q4 Q·82 knight. 22 . B·B5 R·N2 47. B·BI K·B4 Keres' 11 ...... , N·Q2 is weak. 23. Q·B3! ...... 23. B·K3 R/2·B2 41. K·83 B·B2 12. QN..Q2 N·B3 24. R.QR4 P·B4 49. B·K3ch K ·Q4 So that if 25 ...... , R·KBl; 26. N·K3. 25. R/4-QB4 K·BI 13. PxBP ...... The text move forces the issue and wins The Rauzer Attack. White gives up his a second minor . center in order to play on black's weak 23 ...... BRN A NEW CHESS squares: his QR and KB4. 24. QxB N·K3 13...... PxP 25. P·R5 ...... LIBRARY FOR SALE 14. N·Bl R.Ql :'Iiore accurate was 25. B·K3, N·B4; 26. 500 Tournament Books, Game Of course if 14 ...... , N·KR4 immedi· BxN, QxB; 27. Q·K6ch, K·N2; 28. QR· Collections, B 0 u n d Magazines, ately, then N·K3 followed by N·Q5 is, Q1 and white penetrates decisively. Af· Miscellaneous Texts strong for white. tel' the text, I was expecting 25...... , 15. Q·K2 N·KR4 P·N4 whereupon 26. B·K3 is still more Send 10c in stamps for This old move was revived by Reshev­ devastating. Catalog sky in his game against Bronstein at 25...... K·R1! JACK SPENCE Zurich, 1953. Alert. Black seizes 00 the opportunity 16. P·KN3! ...... to use the KN file for counterplay. If 540 Securities Bldg., This move bankrupts black's strategy. Omaha 2, Nebruka now 26. PXP? R-KN1 and white is in The slight weakening of white's king· trouble. side is not consequential but black's loss 26. K·N2 ...... JANUARY, 1964 7 Now if 26 ...... , R·KNl; 27. R-R! , 31. R_Q2 N-R4 KING' S INDIAN PXP? (P-N4 is better) 28. QxP, N-B5ch; Wein$le in-O 29. BxN, PxB; 30. P·K5! R-N2; 31. PxP , A final excursion, but there was no saidy-!. good defense. For instance, 31. QR-QI ; L .... N-KB3 23. P-R4 Q·N3 QxP; 32. BxP wins. ,. P·QB4 P·KN3 24. Q-Q2 OX> 32. QR·Ql, Q·B2; 33. B·NB, R-QNl; 34. ,. N·QB3 B·N2 25. N/ N3·K2 Q·R4 26...... P_N4 6·B5, QR·Ql ; 35. Q- 63, picks up the QP •• P-K4 P-Q3 26. R·QN! R·R2 27_ B-K3 N-BSch at leisure with an incisive penetr ation ,. P-83 P·K4 27. P_RS N·Bl 28. K-R2 on the Q-file. •• KN·K2 0·0 28. R/ R-QBl P·QN4 ,. 8 ·K3 P-B3 19. P-R6 "N' Obviously can't capture the O. P·Q5 .X> 30. N-Ql Ox. White 32. P-N3 Q.Q3 BPxP N·Kl 31. RxR P·B3 knight. 33. QR·Qi R-K1 •10.• P·KN4 B-R3 32 . R-Ba Q-N4 11. 0·02 Q-RSch 33. N-N2 B·Q2 Naturally, 33 . ...n • •• , QR-Ql loses to 12. N· N3 Ox. 34. R·Bl K·B2 34. B-NS. Now Black is prepared to give 13. QxB 8-02 35. N·QB4 R_R3 14. P-QR3 N·B2 36. Q·Q3 K_K2 up his Queen Ior two Rooks and keep 15. B-Q3 R-BI 31. P-B4 .X> control of the crucial Q-lile. 14. R-QBl B·Kl 38. PxP BPxP 17. 0..0 N", 39. N·N3 R·R7ch 34. RxP 1 •. P_N4 P·QR4 40. K-Rl N-Q2 35. QxR! ...... 19. K· N2 Q-Ql 41. NXKP OxO 2.0. R·KRl .X> 42 . NxQ P·N' A devastating X-ray. Black resigns. 21. PxP N·R3 43. R·QN I .. •..... 22. BxN Ox. ." White rn l,n$

'UY LOPEZ Photo on p. 3 by Edward Lasker. Medni$--Ih Addlson-l/2 Photos on pp. 4, 6, 8 by Henry L P·K4 P-K4 22 . QxN B·KB3 Stockhold. ,. N·KB3 N·QB3 23 . N-K3 B_K4 ,. B·NS P·QR3 24. Q·B3 Q.Ql •• B·R4 N-B3 25. KR_KBT R·KBI 28...... N ·Q6 ,. O~ B·K2 26. N/ :J..N4 QBxN 29. BxN PxB 0 _K2 P·QN4 27. NxB Q·N4 •• B-N3 HROMADKA SYSTEM ,. P·Q3 2.8. P·OR4 P·B3 The advanced soldier must fall in •• P-Bl 0-0 2.9. Q·B2. N· N2 Steinmeyer--(l Evans-l P-KR3 N·QR4 30. NxB OxN either case, but exchanging a pair of ••10 . B·B2 P·B4 31 . QxRP N_84 rooks would make it more difficult for •• l'-Q4 N_KB3 24. B_B3 QxQch 11. P·Q4 Q·82 32.. Q·N4 Q-N4 White. If 29 ...... , RxB; 30. KR-Ql, QR- ,. l'-QB4 P_B4 25. RxQ P·Q4 12. P-Q5 B·Q2 33 . QxQ "0 Ql; 31. Rx-R, PxR; (31...... , Rx R?; 32. ,. ... , P_Kl 26. B.Q2 N·Q6 U. K-R2. P· N3 34. RxR ,X< •• N·QB3 .X> 27. BxPch B_K3 14. R·Nl K· N2 35. PxP .X> Q-B8ch.) 32. R·Q I , R-Q 2; 33. R·Q 2 threat· ,. ". P.Q3 28 . BxBch ... IS. ON_Q2 P_B5 3•. K-Nl R·QNl ening the winning bind of B·B5. It is •• P-K4 P-KN3 2t. R.QNl R·N3 16. N·Bl P·R4 37_ K-B2. K-B3 interesting that White maintains his ,. N·B3 8 · N2 30. N-R! ,X> 17. K-Rl R·Rl 38. K·K3 K·K4 •• B·K2 0.0 31. RxR Nx' 18. N{3·R' P·R5 39. R_R7 P·QN5 grip despite the bone In the throat on 0-0 R_KI 32. N·B' NX> 19. P·B4 .X> 40. R-K7ch K·83 Q6. ••HI . N-Ql N·R3 33. Nxl' P ·85 20. BxP N-R4 41_ R·QR7 K_K4 11. P-B4 N_B2 34. N·NS K·B2 21 . Q.B3 N" 42. R·K7ch Drawn 30_ KR-Q1 R·Q2 12. B-B3 N", 35. P_N4 K.K3 13. P·QR4 R_NI 36. K·N2 B·N2 If 31...... , P·NS; White just ignores 14. N·B4 N·N3 37. K·B3 K-Q4 NIMZD-INDIAN lS. N·RS P-B4 3•. N·B7c h IC·Q5 it and continues 32. R-Q2, PxP; 33. PxP, Byrn_'h Reshevlky-'h Q·R6; 34. Q·KB etc. Strangely enough, 16. PxP Ox. 3t. N·K6ch K·" •• 17, B-Q2 Q.B3 40. B·84 ~N' L N-KB3 22. Q-Q3 N_NI Black's difficulty stems from his third 18. R_Kl .... Q-Q$ch 41. N·8' p·86 ,. l'-QB4 P-K3 2.3. Q-Rl N·R3 mo vc and il<; consequent weakening of It. K·Rl Nl3xQP 42. NxRP P·87 ,. N-QB3 B·NS 24. Q-B3 Q.QB2 his QN3 . If the pawn were still on QR2 20. RxRch Ox. 43. N·N5 N·84 N·B3 0 -0 2S. R·QI 21. NxN NxN 44. P_R4 N·N' ,.•• 8·N5 P·B4 26. R·Q2 ...,X<" (preventing a later B·NB) he might well 22. NxP B·KBl 45. P_RS N·Q7ch B. R·Bl P·Q3 27. QxR N·Nl hold the game. 23. B· Kl NX> Resigns ,. P-KJ QN·Q2 28. K-B2 P.QN3 8 -Q3 P-K4 2.9. Q-Q6 OxO •• Px KP .X> 30. NxQ K-BI •10•. N·Q2 P-KR3 31 . K-K2 N·B3 11. B· R4 .xN 32. K_Q2 K_K2 12. RxB Q-K2 33. N.K4 N_R4 13. 0 ·0 ' -K 34. K-B3 N_B3 14. P.83 N·Bl 35. P·QR3 K_Q2 15. BxN 0" 36. K·03 P·R3 16. B·K4 Q·KI 31. K-B3 N_R4 11_ B-Q5 R·QI 31. N-N3 K_K2 18.. N-K4 B-K3 3t. N·RS K-BI It. R·Q3 ... , 40. N·N3 K-K2 20. BxB ... Draw 21 . RxR Nx'

ROUND FIVE

KING'S INDIAN OEFENSE Addison_O R. Byrne_ l 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 16. K·NI KR' KI 2. p·QB4 p·KN3 11. B.Q3 P·K4 3. N-Q83 B·N2 18. P-R3 .X> 4. B· N5 P-Q3 It. PxP B_K3 5. P·K3 QN·Q2 20. KR-Kl 6. N·B3 P_KR3 21. N-K4 N,,'P_Q4 7. B·R4 P·KN4 22. N/ 4-Q2 ... 8. B·N3 N-R4 23. BxBP N·Bl t. N·Q2 NxB 24. N·K4 8-B4 10. RPxN N·83 25. P-B3 N·K3 • 11 . Q-B2. P-B3 26. P·Q5 .X> -, 12. B-K2 ... , 27. RxP Ox. 13. P-QN4 Q·B2. 28. BxR Q·K4 Arthur Bisguier, who almost won the '63 Championship did poorly this 14. N-N3 0..0·0 29. BxN ... time round. Here he faces Steinmeyer in Round Ten. 15. 0-0·0 K·Nl Forfeit 8 CHESS LIFE ENGLISH OPIiNIHG GRUENFELO DEFENse 13. Q-B2 ...... lleshevl kY-O Fische r_l Saidy- O B, nko-l If there had been two brilHancy '- P·QII. 2S. Q.N2 HxQIIP 1. p.Q" N·Ke3 26. IIxli . P·QB4 P.KN3 27. N·R4 prizes awarded in this tournament I .... 2. ,. N· KII, N·QII3 U . II·R' R·II. ."..N ,. p.Q. 27. IC ·N1 II·R' 3. N·QB3 .... U . Qx • BxPch would have accepted the challenge aDd ... • . N.B3 B·N2 29. K·Bl BXNP N" N·.3 21. R·RI P·QH. plaYfld 13. QxKP. Then, alter 13 ...... , •• 5. B·N5 •• N.QII' P· K3 n . IIx P N" N·KS 30. R·Hl Q' N2 N·N5; 14. QxBch. KxQ; 15. PxN white's P·1C3 30 . Rx N , . PItP N" 31 . Q·N4 Q·.2 •• .... 7. NxN 31. Q.K2 position is overwhelming. ... B·1I6 ,. 'I. QxR Q.IC. "K3 ...... I . N·B3 33. KR •• , •• 1I·1C2 ... , n . R· ICI P·R4 .. , ON' 13...... N·Kll t . P·K3 0-0 :M. Q-Nt Q.Qkh •• 0 ·0 <><> 33. N·. ' Q·II, I ouerlooked this fine move. I had 10. H·II, II·KNS 34. R·Nl .. ., 10. B·Q3 P.QB3 35. Q.K2 R.Nktl 11. P· ICH3 II·HS U . N. lClch K·Rl n . P· Klt3 .. ., :W. l(xlt only considered 13...... , N-Q2 aDd 14 . 12. 0-0 Qx.P••• 12. 1I.Q2 H·KS ~ . HxP R·.' N.., 31. Rxll 0 ·0-0, N·QB4; 15. K·Nl followed by 13. P·QRl II xQN 37. H·1Il • • N 13. Q-B2 H.H3 31. R/ :J.Hl P·N4 N·1{2 and p.B3, d riving out the pesky 14. IIxli N •• 31. Qx Pch K·Hl 14. H.Q." N.N It. R/ :J.H2 ... , 15. Qx H knight with an easy win. Now, with N· 15. Px H QR.llt n . R·Hlch R·llt P· KII" 40. RoO' ~" 16. R·Hl P·H3 • 0. Rx Rch I'. KIt·tO P· KN" 41. R12·HI P·R' Q3 pending, black threatens either to ... 11. Q-B2 K· 11.1 42. R/ N.lll Q.Kl 11. R·HS Q·K2 41 . K·lll II.R3ch break with P·KB4 or, in some lines, to 11. P.QR4 II·K3 t2. K·Kl Q·.kh 11. H· R2 ... , U . R·Kl advance with P·QB4.B5. It. Q·RI Q· 1I3 U . K.Ql Q.Qkh It . QR·N, PoOR" 44. R/ II.QI ...Q.HS ' 20. K. N2 N·Rt 44. K·III Q·llkh 20. QR·B' R· B2 45. P ·K4 ,.. 14. O.() ...... 21 . H-Qt N·N2 t S. K.Ql 11· .5 21 . Q·K2 R· KNI 46 . K. R2 Q.B' It was hard to decide on which side 21. R·Nt N", " . Q.II , • • Nkh 22 . Q·R5 B·B3 47. K· Nl P· Rl 23. P· R5 N·K5 47. K·K2 Q.IISch 23. P·KN4 8·N2 ... R· Rl P·NS to castle. After some thought, I came 24. Px' .. , Re i lln, 24. N·B3 "KR3 Re.lln. to the conclusion that it really didn't 25 . PxP BxllP matter very much. ENGLISH OPENIHG o. lIyrn_'It M edn'_v:. PIRC DEFENSE '- P.Qllt N· KII3 23. P·HS R'X' Fischer Benko ,. H·QIS3 P· K3 24. Pd' P· IIS A Chess Ufe Exclusive ,. N·1I3 25. HPxP 1. P·K4 P·KN3 ,... NPX' by Robt. J. Fischer •• ...... 2'. PxP 2. P-Q4 B·N2 •• P·Q4 P·II' 27. II .R, R."· 1I2 l. N·QBl P-Ql •• II · NS 1I·1C2 21. R·ICI R·Kll 4. P·B4 N·KBl ,. Q· 1I2 0-0 n . Il·K3 1l2·112 14...... N.Ql ,.·1C3 QH.Q2 S. N·Bl 0 ·0 •• 30. R· Klll N· ICS Sharp. I had been expecting 14...... , •• ... , R· ICI 11. R·1C1I 3 6. B·Q3 ...... 10. P· KIt) '-H' N·III n . QxQ ••• Mu ch better than 6. B-K2, which I P·QB3 and after 15. N·K2 black must 11. ~ P·KN3 33. R·K3 R· NS played against Korchnoi at Curacao, either exchange his only well·placed 12. H·KS N/3.Q2 34. P·1I3 H ·H, piece or aUow white's knight to pu s 13. IIxII 1962. ••• 35. R·lll R·1I2 to KN3 and, then, possibly to KB5 or 14. HxN •• N 36. 1l3- 113 ... 6...... B·NS 15. P.QN. P·QIl3 37. Itx P R.R BeUer would be 6 ...... , QN·Q2 ; 7. KR5. In this line, of course. P·B3 would 16. NoR4 N·K3 ,.. Rx R R·Q1 0-0, P·K4; 8. QPxP, PxP; 9. PxP, NxP; always be available to white to drive 11. N.H, QIl.Ql U . R·1I1 N·1I4 away the knight. ,,. QR'N' H·H4 .... R.Ql H·K' 10. NxN, Q·Q5ch; 11. K·RI, QxN; U . n . Nxll ... t .. P·N. R·N7ch B·KB4, Q.Q B4 with a playable game lor 15. Q.Nl ...... 20. P.QR4 R.QIII 42. !C·RI R·N' black. Originally I intendfld 15. N·Q5. but 21 . KR·III P·KII4 U . K·R2 Dr t.,. H . Q--H2 7. P·KRl BxN after 15...... P·KB4; 16. BxN, NxP! ... ' 8. Qd N.Bl 17. BxN. PxB (K4) white merely loses 9. B·Kl P.K4 a pawn for nothing. Again, if 15. N.K2, QUEE N'S GAMIlIT DI! CLIN I! D Ev tn_ O 10. QPxP PxP P·KB4 gives black a good game. Wtln"e'n_' ts...... K.Rl ,. .... N-K1I3 20. P.QR, Hl bP 11 . P·BS ...... ,. P.Q1I4 P·K3 21 . IIxN N•• Already white has a winning game. Forced. If 15 ...... P-KB4; 16. B·R6. • H.Q1I3 ..N. H . QxQP P. KR3 Black, with his passive position, can 16. Q-N4 ...... •• N·.3 .... 23. Q. K5 Q· 1I3 hardly defend himself against the pawn To prevent 16 ...... , P·RM. s. P .Qlt3 Bx Nch 24. R·III P·II' •• ... P·B4 25. Q.K3 Q.IIS storm on the king·side . l6...... P.QBl ,. ' ·K3 Q·B2 26. K·Rl P.lll 11 ...... PxP Too passive. Black misses his chance •• Q. B2 0 ·0 27. R·1I2 Qx RP The best try. If immediately 11 ...... , for active counterplay which he could •• BPxP KPx P 21. Il.Ql ... , N·Q5, then 12. Q·B2, PxP; 13. PxP and have had with 16 ...... , P·QB4! 10. II.QJ P·1I5 n . Q.Q3 R.QN) 11. B·B5 ... 30. P· R3 R·N5 white will castle on the queen·side and 17. Q·RS ... _... 12. Qxll N·B3 31. K·R2 Q·1I3 follow up with P·KN4-N5 with a quick Obviously threatening 18. BxN, PxB; 13. ().O QR.Ql 32. Q·K3 ...s crush in sight. 19. P·K5. 14. N.Q2 KR·Kl 33. Q·Kt P· KN3 I'. R·Nl R· K3 3• • Q·K8ch K·R2 12. QxP ...... 17...... Q-Kl? 1'. p .• , ... 35 . Q·Kl P·QR. I would have liked to capture with Either 17 ...... , N·K3 or 17 ...... p. 17. N· K. N.N 36 . Q.B6 Q.K3 the pawn, but after 12 ...... , P·K5- QB4 must be played here. The clever 11. II x R NxBP 37. Q. B. N·N, sound or unsound - blac;{ ge~s more idea behind the text is that 17. BxN, 19. QR· Kl N·N. F o rft lls play than his position deserves. PxB; 18. P·K5 can now be answered by 12...... N·QS 18...... , P·KB4. However ... QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Wh ite's queen is too strongly placed, 18. BxN P.B Bi.,ultr_Vt Slt inmtyer _Vt ,. N·KII3 H . H·II, so black is willing to give up a pawn 19. R·MI ...... , ..... P·1I3 23. Hxlt II·R' to drive it away. ,. H.QII3 .... 2• • R.QI •• P· K3 P·Kl U . Rxll ••• •• H·Klll ,N.., 26. H· KI "N'Q·Ks •• II ·Q, ,., 27. R.Ql .... ,. IIxliP ,".QHt 21. Q.I , •• ... , II·N2 U . HxQ •••P·lIs •• P·K. P·H5 30. R·Kl R· 1I1 10. H.QRt II· K2 31 . H. Ks PoOR. 11 . 0-0 <><> 32 . P.QR3 P·H' 12. Q.B2 P· KR3 U . 11.02 " ·B' 13. P. KS " 34. PxP ... 14. Q·K2 P.·K.t.. 35. IIXN ... 15. Px' • .p . .. , U . R.QHI P.RS 16. Q.I(" N·lll n . ' . lIt •.", 11. H·K5 Q·KI U . R· K4 ... II. Q·Rt R·'S It. Rx' ,... , ,t. Q' N3 .... 40. RxB It.lltch 20. Q.R3 IlxQP 41 . K·B2 Ortwn 21 . H·BS II·B, (Cmllillued on page 12) JANUARY, 1964 9 20...... P.oR4 21. PxP RxP News from the USSR 22. N·N3 R-R6 The traditional tournament o( the Mos­ The most brilliant chess was played, 23. P·85 ...... cow Cbess Club, which usually takes as usual, by Tal. Nobody brought off so Now White's advantage is obvious. place in May, was held this year from many sacrifices, showed so many bril­ On 23 ...... , PxP there comes, of course. October 28th to November 20th. There liant ideas and served as many sur­ 24. Q·N2, followed by 25. NxP. was a really good participation with prises for his opponents as the ex world 23...... N-K1 seven international grandmasters and champion. This time he did very much 24. B·NS ...... many national masters. Special inter­ better with the white pieces, scoring 7.5 Making use of the fact that Black est was given to the performances of points out of 8 games, while with black cannot return with his bishop because the two ex-world champions, Smyslov he could not win a single game. It of 25. BxN. winning a pawn, White tries and Tal, who next yeal' will compete seems that Tal has regained again his to force of bishops. Tben again in the next World Championship former good form and will be one KB5 would become a very vulnerable series. of the most dangerous opponents in the weakness. coming world championship contest. 24...... p·83 The tournament showed the following Not pretty, but practically forced. sporting results: 1. Smyslov 11.5, 2. Tal Gligoric deserved fully his third place, Now White could have tried to capture 10.5, 3. Gligoric 10, 4. Antoshin 9.5, 5. and I would say, he could have done the rook. by playing 25. B-R4. But after Vladimirov 9, 6.-7. Keres and Liebcrson still better, if he would not have looked 25 ...... , RxB; NxR, PxQP; Black would 8.5, 8.-9. Stabo and Simagin 8, 10.-11. a little tired from chess. This talented get some annoying counterplay for the Hort and Matanovic 7.5, 12. Pietzsch 6, grandmaster has had too many serious exchange. 13. Padewski :Ui; 14. Jimenez 4.5, Ui. tournaments this year. 25. PxBP NPxP Kuijpers 3, and 16. Balczerowski 2.5. 26. 8-B4c:h •..•..•. Smyslov played again very fine chess, The tournament gave a new interna­ And now 26. B-R4 could have been tional grandmaster. Antosbin, who answered by 26 ....._ ...• P-Q4. scored the required 9.5 points to get 26, ...... K·N2 the title, Also two new international 27. R.QI Q·NlI A LIFE Exclusive masters were born, Vladimirov and Lie­ by Grandmuter 28. PxP Q-NSI berson, who both overfilled the re­ Matanovic puts up a very good de­ quired 7.5 points. fense. making his opponent·s advantage as years ago, and his 8 wins and 7 draws There were also surprises of a nega­ as minimal as possible. Bad was. of show his fine form at the moment. He tive kind in the tournament, by which course, 26...... • NxP; 29. Q·Q3! NxB; scored his points in a classically simple I mean the relatively modest places 30. QxB. R-B2; 31. Q-K6! with winning way, as did Capablanca in bis best days, taken by the cxperienced grandmasters position. and his victory was never really in dan­ Szabo. Matanovic and myself. The tour­ 29. 0.Q3 R·R2 ger. The chess world will follow with nament was well organized and got 30_ R·N2 ...... great interest his results in the next wide publicity in the daily press. Two White cannot protect his Q·pawn any world championship series. games from this event are given below. more and intends with the ted move to take control of the open lines on queen" wing. Black cannot wait, as for instance 30 ...... , B-B1, intending 31. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE ror Black. worthy of consideration was ...... • R-Ql, would be answered very strongly by 31. P-R3! etc. P. Kere5 A. Matanovic: 12...... , QN-B3; 13. N-Bl. N-B5; 14. N·K3. P-KR4. with good counterplay. 30...... NxP 1. P.04 N-KB3 31. QxN Qx8 2. P-OB4 P·KN3 1::...... Nx. 31. Q-B5 ." •.... 3, N.QI3 B·N2 13. PxN P·KR4 Also 32. R-Q3!. followed by 33. N-B5, 4. P.K4 14. 0-0 B_R3 was very strong. But in , 5, N·13 ."'"0·0 IS. I·Q3 N·B3 White wanted to simplify the situation. 6. B·K2 P·K4 ~ow we have reached a position 32...... Q.R3 7. P-QS QN.Q2 where it is very difficult to give the Of course, Black should have played 8, 8·N5 •• ••• ••• right assessment. White has some weak­ 32 ...... , QxQ; 33. NxQ, B·Bl; although The idea of world champion Petros­ nesses on black squares and has left he must give at least a pawn after 34_ ian. By pinning the black Knight, white to his opponent the two bishops. But, R-Q6. Now White builds up a strong intends to prevent for some time the on the other side, he bas totally pre­ attacking position. necessary move ...... • P-KB4. The fol­ vented the necessary move P-KB4; and 33. R.Q6 B-KI lowing plan. chosen by black in this can arrange some pressure on the KB 34, N·QS Q·R6 game. is considered as best for him. file, while retaining some advantage on Now Black himself must oiler the ex­ 8...... ,. P-KR3 queen's wing. This game creates the change of queens, but under less favour· 9, B·R4 P·KN4 opinion, that White should have here able conditions. the edge. 3S. QxQ RxQ Black must do this at once, before 36. N·K7 R·R2 White succeeds to play N·Q2, 16. Q·K2 N-K1 Also not very nice, but prohably some­ 10. B-N3 N·R4 17. R-12 N-N2 what better. was here 36. B-N3; 37. N-B5. 11_ P-KR4-? ••.....• But this means only a loss of time, R-B2. Now Black will almost he with­ Also this move was considered by Pe­ as White was not yet threatening to out a move. trosian, but at first it was played in occupy the KB5 square. Better was 17. 37. N·B5ch K-N3 similar situation by Benko against Naj­ ...... , P-RB3; and if 18. N-BI, B-Q2; 19. 38. R-KB2 Rj2·KB2 dod at Los Angeles 1963. Now the game N-K3. only then 19 ...... , N-N2. 39. N·BS B·B8 A mistake in a hopeless position. takes a somewhat unusual turn for this 18. R/I·KBI P-KB3 opening. 40. N.Q3 a·lt6 19. K·R2 B-Q2 11 . .... , .. , P·N5 41. NxPch K-R2 . 20, P-N4l ...... 42. NxR RxN The alternative 11...... • N-B5; 12. Having finished all bis preparations .t3. Ro08 8·Q2 PXP. PxP; 13. B-Bl is good ror White. on other wing, White now begins with and. without waiting his opponent's re­ 12. No02 •••••••• active operations on queen's side. The ply. Black resigned. An interesting game By playing 12. N-R2. white could have threat 21. P·B5 requires counter. with some theoretical value. forced the following exchange. Now measures. (Notes by grandmaster Paul Keres.) 10 CHESS LIFE SICILIAN DEFENSE now 20. N·Q4, then 20 ...... , K·Rl, in· plcasant choices. M. Tal S. Gligoric tending to defend himself by 21...... , 37...... a ·B6c h t. P·K4 P.QB4 N·Nl. 38. K·K2 B.QS 2. N·K&3 P.Q3 19. P-N3 Q.Bl 39. P· KB5 RxP 3. P.Q4 PxP 20. R·Q3 N·N3 39...... , R-K6ch was, of course, no 4. NxP N·KB3 Now 20...... , N·B4; 21. R·B3 would threat. 5. N.Q1S 3 P-QR3 create the lhreats 22. P·N4 and 22. NxN 40. p·aS! PxP 6. C· NS P·K3 ch; Black does not want to put bis 41. P.Q6 R·R7ch T. P.B4 a ·K2 pieces into a hopelessly cramped posi· 42. K·Q3 R·R6ch S. Q·&3 Q·B2 li on and decides to give the queen, but 43. K·a4 Resigns •• 0 ·0 ·0 QN·Q2 white retains clear superiority. This game once more shows the doubt· According to latest experiences, it is 21. R·B3 Q.Q2 ful value of the opening variation cho· bettcr for Black to play this variation 22. R·B7ch QxR sen by B!ack. after including the moves p .KR3; and 23. NxQ Kx N (Notes by grandmaster Paul Keres.) B-R4. In this game Tal chooses the same 24. Q.B3ch K·NJ variation which Gligoric led to victory 25. QxP ...... against Fischer in the candidate's tour­ Anolhcr good line was here 25. Q·B6, nament 1959. N·Bl ; 26. QxRP, R·Q2; 'J:l. QxNPch, R· Davis College Champ 10. P_KN4 P·N4 N2; 28. Q·B4 etc., but the text is prob­ Henry Davis, USCF Expert from the 11 . BxN NxB ably still more convincing. Now White University of Texas, won the U. S. In· 12. PoN5 N.Q2 gets a threatening pawn majority on tercollegiate Championship played It 13. P-QR3 the king's wing. Notre Dame University on December 26- If 13. B·R3 at once, Black gets coun· 25...... N·a 1 30. Davis, scoring 6-1, edged out Colum­ terplay in the center by means of 13. 26. R·KJ QR·Nl bia's Micbael Valvo in a close tie-break ...... , P·NS; 14. N/3·K2, B·N2; preparing As Tal himself points out, after 26. to top II record-breaking field of 103 P·Q4...... , KR-Nl; 27. QxP, n ·Rl, the counter- players. 13, ...... B·N2 28. RxB! is good enough to en- Third place went to Norris Weaver of ' 4. B·R3 0 ·0 ·0 sure a win. the University of California (Berkeley) This moyc was also made by Fischer 27. Q.Q4 B-Ql who led the 5ih-pointers. Following in the aboyc mentioned game and soon 28. R-K6 R·Bl Weaver, in order of tie-break. were Wal- got him into difficulties. Gligoric con- 29. P-KR4 P·Rl ler Cunningham (L.A. State), John ?IIey. tinued 14. P·B5, BxPch; 15. K·N I, P·K4 ; Similarly hopeless is also 29...... • N· er (Yale), Max Burkett (N.M. State), 16. N/ 4xP!. with a very strong aUack. K2. White can then sacrifice the ex· St J (T.) nd U S J n'o' eve ones eJ: s a . . U I . Probably he found. afterwards, beUer change by 30. RxN, BxR; 31. Q·N6ch, Champion Pcter Irwin (Bard Coll ege). defending possibilities for Black and winning still two pawns with , or wanted to prove them in this game. But by 30. RxQP, N·B4 ; 31. RxBch , RxR; 32. Thirty colleges and univcrsities from Tal chooses another line, which seems Q·N6eh etc. But also the simple 30. p. the United States and Puerto Rico com· to be still more convincing. It is interest· R4. N·B4; 31. Q·N4 is very strong. White peted in the tournament which had learn ing to note, that after the game Gligoric has too many pawns. prizes in addition to the individual tro. told me that he knew the sacrifice 15. 30, P·N6 KR.Nl phies. The team competition ended in a BxP! and held it very strong, but he 31. P·R5 R·B4 tic between Texas and CaliIornia, each could not explain why he went Cor it. After 31...... , RxP; 32. QxR, B-NS; scoring 20-8. Columbia, 19--9, took third 15. I xPI PxB 33. QxB, PxQ; 34. P·R6 it is over. and Los Angeles State and Toledo tied 16, NxKP Q.B5 32. Q.K4 Rx RP for fourth and lifth with 17.11. Here the queen is badly posted and 33. R·K8 RxR soon Black will get into great trouble 34. QxR B-B3 The Intercollegiate Championship, eo- with her. Better chances oUered 16. 35, P-B4 1 ...... sponsored annuaily by the USCF and the ...... , Q.N3. Takes from Black his last chance to Intercollegiate Chess League of America 17, N.Q5 Ib N put up some mating threats by means of ([CLA), alternates between being a team 18. ' xB K·N2 35 ...... , B·B6. The threats now are 36. tournament and an individual tourna· Th e first consequence of Black'S 16th Q·B7 and 36. P·QBS. ment with additional team prizes. Davis, mOTe is that he cannot play here 18. 35...... PxP by winning, takes over the U. S. inter· ...... N.B4; because of 19. P-N3, Q-K5; 36. PxP R·R6 collcgiate title, held for the past two 20. Q·B3!, with the threats of 21. KR·K1 37. K·Q2 ...... years by Larry Gilden. The intercolle- and 21. P·N4. But better seems to be Of course, also 37. Q·B7, B·Q5; 38. giate team championship is currently r======18 ...... , K·Nl; 19. P·N3, Q·Bl, and if P·N7 won easily======, but White has many held by Brooklyn College. 1964 NEW YORK STATE JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 20·21·22 Ope n to 011 ploye rs under 21 years of oge who a re o r who become USCF ($5) and H.Y.S.C.A. ($2) members. Entry fee $5. ~~IZES 1st: Life Me mbe rship in USCF 2nd: 10·Year Me mbe rship in USCF 3rd: S-Year Membe rship in USCF Registration closes 7 :45 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Five Round Swiss. Playi ng sit'ee-JJamaico 1 S5 • 10 Jamaica Ave. Jamaica, N.Y. A ll advanc e entri~s and inqui ries should be sent to: Bi ll Fredericks, 88-73 193 St ., Hollis, N.Y. Make checks and money orders paya ble to "N.Y. State Chess Associa tion." - - Paid AdtJertisement- -

JANUARY, 1964 Jl THE TENTH FISCHER_ (ColllhUletl from /HI/.!C 9) NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE CHESS With his last move white blocks the As reported in our December issue, bV Owen Harris advance of tbe black KBP and renders Pal Benko, , won the black completely helpless. If 19. __ ...... , tenth North. Central Open as the annual In late November Florida State Uni· PxN, white mates in four. event came to a dose in Milwaukee over versity traveled to Tech. in 19 ...... K·Nl the Thanksgiving weekend. A three way The only way to stop the mate. tie for second position at 6-1 ensued, Atlanta for a ten board match. Georgia 20_ P-KS P·KR3 involving Robert Byrne, Indianapolis, Tech. beat the Florida State team by Hoping for 21. RxN, QxP and black, and Chicagoans Mitchell Sweig and the slim margin of 51f.: to 41h. The last believe it or not, gets out. Angelo Sandein. The tournament held in game was between Meyer (Georgia Tech.) 21. N·K2! Resigns the plush surroundings of the Sky Room Black must lose at least a piece: if of the Plankinton House drew a field and Rhode (Florida State Unlv.) on 3rd 21 ...... , BxR; 22. QxRP leads to mate of 107 players, representing twelve mid· board. Rhode had a pawn up, but it was and if the :tnight moves away. Q·B5 western and eastern states and Canada. a rook and pawn ending, and Rhode leads 10 the same result. Benko added his name for the second could not force the win, This game was time (he won the title in 1958) to the drawn giving the win to Georgia Tech. 1964 U.S. OPEN list of North Central winners which in· on match points. cludes such illustrious names as Arturo SHERATON PLAZA HOTEL Pomar, Robert Byrne, Raymond Wein­ stein, and Petar Trifunovich of Jugo­ On November 16 and 17, the Saluki Boston, MISs. Chess Cl ub of Southern Illinois Univcr· slavia. He posted six straight wins but AUGUST 16 • 29 was held to a draw by Byrne in the sity hosted a tournament with the Uni· final round. His string of victories, all versity of Illinois, Western Illinois Uni· HOUSING FOR JUN IORS hard fought games by his own admission, versity and two team~ from Southern. It Players who have not reached their were over Arthur Domsky, Racine; Eric was a three round Swiss run on two 19th birthday by August 16th, 1964, Karklins, Chicago; Henry Meifert, Charles and who wish to be housed in private Weldon, and Dr. Alexander Angos, Mil­ days. The final results were Southern homes should contact the Committee waukee and Curt Brasket, St. Paul. The "A" 81f.:·2lh, Western Illinois University Member listed below no later than latter had won the title in 1954 and 6%·5lh. University of Illinois 4 Ih·7'h, May 15. 1964: 1959. Four players, Brasket, Richard Verber, and ·tke Southern "B" Team 3'h·7'h . FRANK FERDINAND and Albert Sandrin, Chicago, and Mark The high scores of the tournament were: 33 Manton Road Schulman, Winnipeg, Canada shared Peter Gawlinslti 3-0 (Western lllinois­ Swa mpscott, Mass. 01907 5th to 8th positions. The womens' title University), Owen Harris 21h ·1h (Sout h· was won by Eclesia Cestone, West 'ern "A"), and Julius Huang 2lh·lh Orange, N.J., who replaces Mrs. J. Henry Hoffman, Bay City, Michigan, who failed (Southern "A"). Shaw S.C. Champ to defend her title. The junior title was ATT!:NTION COLLEGE CHESS PLA Y­ The 1963 South Carolina Champion· shared by John Dedinsky, Milwaukee, ship was won by Prof. Steven Sbaw of and Andrew Karklins, Chicago. The lat· ERS! Your 1964 American College Chess tel' also won the Class "A" title. Guide is to cOllie out early in 1964. the University of South Carolina (Colum­ The Class B title was won by Manfred It will contain college news, games, bia, S.C.) in a 3-day, 5·round Swiss type Gutman, Cudahy, Wisconsin, and the championship events, and news sub· tournament held Nov. 29, 30 and Dec. 1 Class C title by Robert Jessup, La· at the Poinsett Hotel in Greenville, Grange, D1. The merit award, for the mitted to the ICLA. Be sure to submit I South Carolina. Prof. Shaw won the best showing for an unrated player, as news aDout your club to tbe ICLA • won by Marc Hutchinson, East Lansing, Southern Chcss Championship in 1957, Mich. 'That same y ~" r he ended up in a 3·way tic (or the S.C. State Championship, More Games From taking 2nd place as a result of applica. tion of the tie·breaking system, Steven U.S. Championship Sh'iw's score of 41h points in the 1963 CHESS UFE, which reports on more S.C. championship put him only half a I tournaments each year than any other In Our February point ahead of the runne ~ -up, Prof. Lan· - chess publication in the world, some­ neau L. Foster of ColumbLl, winner of times misses one that well merits our Issue the 1962 S.C. title and President of the attention. Such an event was the Twin S.C, Chess Association . City Open, played at the University of L .J Minnesota last April. In that tourna­ Among Ihe 20 contestants taking part ment, the well·known Minnesota chess in this event, three entrants were tied organizer George Barnes, a veteran USCF Charts of Cor 3rd, 4th and 5th places with scores expert, finisbed undefeated in a field of 3'h points each: Ernest E. Hoenek of 33 players to take first prize ahead The Chess Openings of North Charleston, S.C., 1955 S.C. l of the formidable Curt Brasket. Mr. Champion; Dewey Yarn of Greenville; What USlrs SlY' Fre... Plttlb... rgh~ PI., Barnes, is justly proud of this periorm· "They a.. a MUST fir evlry ( I" r. nd Raymond Quillian, high school stu­ ance-remarkable for a man of his years plaYI' "cau.. , at a yllnce, you caft d !;! nt of Spartanburg, S.C. "I whic h vlrlltlon I thl belt to - and we apologize for not having reo play." ported it sooner. Brasket was second, Prof. Lanneau Foster was reelected Sind lOe for ....mp ll Pigi Milton Otteson third, and James Young and '",11 Informltlon. President of the S.C. Chess Association fourth, and Prof. Robert F. Brand of Charleston To Mr. Barnes we offer sincere, if he· -.- was reelected Secretary. The 1964 S.C. lated, congratulations and best wishes CHESS CHARTS State Championship will be held next ,for a fine sbowing in the second Twin 3533 Clntral AVI" Sin DIIgo, Calif, November in the New Foster School of I City Open, scheduled [or April 25·26. tbe Dance in Columbia, S.C. 12 CHESS LIFE CHESS KALE I DOSCOPE by U. S. Senior Master ELIOT HEARST

(e) Petrosian Eight by Eight (f) Spassky (g) Bisguier To celebrate the beginning of '64 we offer the following (h) Korchnoi quiz -one question for each square on the . Any­ 6. Name the current holder of the: body who obtains morc than 50 correct answers IS, to our (a) U.S. Open title m:nd, worthy of the grandmaster title, even though he may (b) U.S. Women's title have only a 1626 USCF rating. Those who are correct on (cl Eastern Open title less th,m 20 questions should make a New Year's resolution (d) Western Open title to devote more time to studying chess history and statistics, (e) U.S. Team Championship and less time to memorIzing the chess openings, Answers at (n World Championship the end of this column. (g) Championship of Great Britain 1. Identify the masters involved: (h) World Team (Olympic) Championship (a) Born 1932, attended CCNY, won U.S. eh mpionship 7. Under what major opening are each of the following at the age of 19. subvariations classified? (b) Born 1818, died 18'79. Won first prize at the first (a) Fried Liver Attack international tournament ever held (London, 1851). (b) Dilworth Variation (e) Born 1882, defeated Lasker, Capablanca, and Alek- (c) Four Pawns' Attack hine the first time he played each of them. (d) Alekblne·Chatard Attack (d) Born 1911, has never been defeated in match play. (e) Staunton Gambit (e) Born 1921, World Champion for one year. (0 Najdorf Variation (D Born 1914, won the first U.S. Rapid Transit Cham­ (g) Tarrasch Defense pionship ever held_ (h) Schliemann Defense (g) Born 1892, defeated Capablanca for the world title. 8. Which chessmaster invented or popularized the following (h) Born 1726, French musical composer and musician, expressions: wrote "Analysis of the Game of Chess". (a) "" (b) "fighting king" 2. The following are eight of the strongest tourneys in (c) "mysterious rook move" chess history. Who were the winners of each? (d) "left and right oblique" (a) Hastings 1895 (e) "lever" and "ram" (b) ~ew York 1924 (f) "overprotection" (e) San Remo 1930 (g) "gambit" (d) Bled 1961 (h) Ret! Opening (e) Groningen 1946 (n AVRO 1938 (g) 1962 (h) Los Angeles 1963 From the Rank and File 3. Name the authors of the following books: Readers on books: In response to our discussion of chess (a) Masters of the Chessboard libraries (see CL, Sept. 1963), we have received the following (b) If You Must Play Chess comments, among otbers: (c) My Fifty Years of Chess "I am strictly a woodpusher who learned the game while (d) Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood hospitalized in 19!52, but rarely played after that time. In the (e) The Art of Sacrifice in Chess summer of 1961 I picked up my first chess book-by Reinfeld. (0 My System naturally. It was "Attack and Co unter·attack in Chess" and (g) Psychoanalytic Observations on Chess and Chessmast­ it was completely beyond my comprehension. In 1962 I decided e" to take up the game more seriously and have been playing (h) Botvinnik the Invincible and studying regularly ever since. I began, naturally, with 4. Which U.S. Senior Master engages in the following another book by Reinfeld: "Chess in a Nutshell". Numerous occupation when not playing chess? books have fo llowed and as my knowledge has increased (a) College English instructor I have become Increasingly aware that Reinfeld's books are (b) Seminary student qu.i te superficial and inadequate. I finally got through "Attack (c) Accountant and insurance agent and Counterattack" and found out that I hadn't missed much. (d) Peace Corps doctor The major weakness of Reinfeld's books is that he apparently (e) IBM programmer isn't writing for the serious student of the game but for the (0 Lawyer general public: for these people who might pick up a chess (g) Philosophy instructor book on a whim but never follow it up. (h) Chemical Engineer As an example of this weakness refer to page 10 of "Chess 5. What are the first names of the following masters? Strategy for Offense and Defense." In supposedly explaining (a) Benko the method of forcing with knight and bishop, (b) Gligoric Reinfeld gives only one example and that with the weakest (e) Tal possible play OD Black's part. No principles are given. It took (d) Bronstein me three hours to work out the mate against better play by JANUARY, 1964 13 Black. Hans Kmoch explained the principles involved in five (Emanual Lasker); but the beginner will get very little minutes! And so it goes: Reinfeld avoids principles and gen­ from it, as it attempts a perspective which is found in few erally gives only simple examples. Nevertheless, since I own other writers, exccpt Fine and possibly Tartakover . . . . several of his books, he must feel justified. Thought out of date, "The Ideas Behind the Chess Openings" My friends have been fascinated by my sudden and com­ can still be used for nearly everything except the King's plete interest in chess and I have managed to arouse some Indian . . . . Why "Winning Chess" (Reinfeld and Cherney) interest in the game in scveral of them. For the benefit of is not more popular I do not know. In my opinion it practically those so aroused I have compiled a list of books which I feel replaces the middlegame section in Tarrasch, which was in a provide a complete curriculum for the chess beginner and class by itsclf for over 20 years .... The games in "From avoid some of the books I rcad which I feel were a waste of My Games" (Euwe) may not be as beautiful as Alekhine's or time and money. Here is the list: Rubinstein's, but I like the restrained quality of the annota· 1. "Chess for Beginners" by Horowitz. As an option I would tions . . . . Reinfeld has written some good books but his rccommend Fine's "Chess the Easy Way", which is more gJme collections suffer from one-sidedness. Whole genera­ thorough than Horowitz' book. tions of players have been brought up to believe that Anders­ 2, 3, and 4. Horowitz' "How to Win in the Openings, Middle sen, Zukertort, Blackbume, Tchigorin, and Gunsberg were talented players who just didn't undcrstand. Reinfeld is too game and Endgame of Chess." Like Reinfeld's, thcse are written prone to poke fun .... Botvinnik's "Championship Chess": for the popular market but their content and readability are Botvinnik is, objectively and subjectivcly, the best analyst I far superior, in my opinion. know of .... "Modern Chess" (Winkleman): Present-day 5. "Modern Opening " (Golombek) students would be amazed how few books we could get easily 6. A Guide to Chess Endings, by Euwe and Hooper. 30 ycars ago. This was the only book carried by local stores 7. The Middlcgame in Chess, by Fine. thcn. (Neil T. Austin, Sacramento, Calif.) 8. My System, by Nimzovich. 9. Pawn Power in Chess, by Kmoch. 10. Winning Chess Traps, by Chernev. Re.d.r5 like Lermontov, too: World champion Petrosian 11. Basic Chess Endings, by Fine. noted in a recent interview (CL, Oct. 1963) that Lermontov is This Ust covers the various phases of the game twice-first his favorite author. Bill Newberry of West Haven, Conn., on an elementary level then on a more advanced leve!." writes: "I was plcased to note that Petrosian sh ;res an interest (Robert H. Booth, Marblehead, Mass.) with me other than chess. When he says his favorite writer is Lermontov he surely can mean none other than the famous poet, Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov, 1814·1841. Perhaps his Here are three books, omitted from your list of chess most famous work was "Parus," which means literally "The classics, that deserve mention: "One Hundred Selected Games" Sail" but which is usually referred to as "Lonely White Sai!." (Botvinnik); "Championship Chess" (Botvinnik); "The Praxis of My version of this piece is as follows: My System" (NimZQvich). A white and lonely sail is standing (Paul E. Bervaidi, Miami, Florida) Through azure clouds of mist to sea; What quest will end on distant landing, "How can we omit from the selcct list of 'useful' chess What flight from homeland memory? books Botvinnik's 'Championship Chess'? If ever I wish to The waves are dancing, the wind is singing put myself in the proper frame of mind for a chess tourna· Until the tall mast bends and creaks; ment, it is to this book I turn. Alas, from joy he is not winging, (Former U.S. Amateur Champion Russell Chauvenet, It is not happiness he seeks. Silver Spring, Maryland) Beneath him luminous azure streaming, The sun above him golden glows, Wbat happened to Tarrascb's "The Game of Chess"? One But he, a rebel, of storms is dreaming As tbough in storms might be repose. critic stated tbat if one's library had be confined one to to It is indeed interesting to note that Petrosian, who is fre­ book, this should be it. It covers every phase of the game quently labelcd cautious and conservative, should find a spot thoroughly. My only criticism of Tarrasch is that he is too in his heart for a romantic poet." dogmatic in his opinions of the openings. For example he The ubiquitous Russell Chauvenet notes: "Lcrmontov is ridicules 4. N-Ne; against the Two Knights' Defense. At the not exactly my favorite author but I am well acquainted with present time, expcrt opinion declares it to be the very best "A Hcro of Our Time," a book I have read morc than once and move on the board. thoroughly enjoy. In spite of this and Petrosian's recom­ I gained much from Barnie Winkleman's "Modern Chess". mendation it isn't guaranteed to improve one's Chess." Not being a grandmaster himself, he realizes the problems of the beginner and the amateur. In his better books Reinleld also has the knack of making himself clear to the lesser Application5 of Chess Computers: Carl E. Diesen of San Diego players. Witness "Winning Chess" and "Chess Strategy and writes: Tactics." "I am a mathematician by training and for the past 12 As to "How to Think Ahead in Chess" (Horowitz) I feel that years in the computer business by profession. There has been the author has rendered a real disservice by recommending an much written about chess playing computer programs but opening like the Stonewall. I have seen players get themselves some of it seems to come from chessplayers who don't know into a blind alley by taking such ideas seriously. They hem in programming and others come from mathematicians who don't their QB, often for the duration of the game and saddle know chess. Although the general problem of chess playing themselves with a backward KP. It is sometimes wise for an programs is interesting, it seems odd to me that two other expert to surprise an unsuspecting opponent with an un· plaUSible uses of a computer for chess seem to have been sound opening in a game played with a clock. However, to neglected: recommend sucb a line to a beginner is something else again." (1) A computer couId be used to calculate and tabulate all (C. M. Burton, St. Louis, Mo.) possible positions of "simple" endings with reduced material. Examples would be Rand P vs. R, R plus BP plus RP vs. R; "Comments on various chess books from my library: If NP plus RP vs. RP; etc. It seems to me that this would be it were possible to stop at our first chess book "Chess the achievable in a straightforward manner and that it would have Easy Way" (Fine) should be it. The man who would go no considerable value. further than playing for pleasure can do no better . . . . (2) The other application would not be an exhaustive When I was given "The Game of Chess" (Tarrasch) in 1935, enumeration but rather statistical in nature. By recording it was the only worthwhile treatise on the middlegame in gamcs played on magnetic tape, a tabulation could be made, english. His treatment of the openings is a little biased aecord.· and continually updated, by POSITION rather than move ing to present day thought and must be taken with a grain of sequence, showing the number of occurrcnces of that position, salt . . . Every chessplayer should own "Manual of Che • the moves played from that position with the frequency of 14 CHESS LIFE !11 : I! ! I.

.!)nlernalional :Journamenld

Bloomsburg Chess Club Bloomsburg, Penna. COLUMBIA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (Storti Jan. 15)

"Chess Horizon" and Boylston YMCU Copitol City Chess Club Boston, Mass. Sacramento, Californio (To be announced) GEORGE STURGIS INTERNATIONAL (March 13-15)

Cornell University Chess Club Ithaca, N.Y. CORNELL INTERNATIONAL OPEN (April 17-19)

Indiana Chess Association London Terrace Chess Club Indianapolis, Ind. New York, N.Y. INTERNATIONAL INDIANA OPEN (To be announced) (March 21-22) Manhatton Chess Club New York, N.Y. New York, N.Y. (To be anftounced) (To be announced)

. ;:, each, and the game results for each of the moves played fro:n Answers to Quiz: that position. This it seems to me would have great value m 1. Larry Evans, Adolph Anderssen, , opening play." Sammy Reshevsky, Vassily Smyslov, , Alexander (These appl1caUons would certainly be of use to chess· Alekhine, Francois Philidor. players, but unfortunately not to many others. Therefore it would be difficult to convince tbe manufacturers and super· 2. Harry Pillsbury, , , visors of computers that the use of a computer to perform , , Reuben Fine and Paul Keres these tasks would be worth the time and money invested. (tie), Bobby Fischer, Tigran Petrasian and Paul Keres (tie). Or is there some wealthy chess patron willing to endow such 3. Richard Reti, Arnold Denker, Frank Marshall, Edward an endeavor?-EH) Lasker, Rudolph Spielmann, Aron Nimzovieh, Reuben Fine, . Tom Swifties: Readers have been sending in Tom Swifties for the past few months. Reader A. Cummins of Baltimore 4. Donald Byrne, , Sammy Reshevsky, suggests: .. 'I despise the Four Knights' Game: he sbouted Anthony Saldy, Arthur Feurstein, James Sherwin, Robert hoarsely"; or .. 'No one can beat me at chess', Koltanowski said Byrne, . blindly"; or "'I am playing the Giuoco Piano,' she said softly." 5. Pal, Svetozar, Mikhail, David, Tigran, Boris, Arthur, Re ader A. Soltis likes: "'Don't touch my copy of 'My System', Victor, he Slid overproteetively"; or .. 'A real Marshall move', he said 6. William Lombardy, Gisela Gresser, Arthur Feuerstein, frankly." Reader Tom Blade of Moline, m. suggests: "'K·K2 ', Bobby Fischer, Washington, D.C., Tigran Petrosian, Jonathan he said regally," and Reader C. W. Bonner of Columbus, Miss. Penrose, USSR. "'1 submits like the Falkbecr Countergambit,' he declared 7. Two Knights' Defense, Ruy Lopez, King's Indian Defense, drunkenly." French Defense, Dutch Defense, Sicilian Defense, Queen's Robert Oyler of Antioch, Calif. in(ormed us that George Gambit Declined, Ruy Lopez.. Koltanowski has been running a similar contest in the San Francisco Chronicle. The best of his entries (slightly adapted) 8, Frank Marshall, , Aron Nimzovich, were: "'', he muttered crustily"; "'J'adoube', he said Franklin K. Young. Hans Kmoch, Aron Nimzovich, Ruy Lopez, touchingly"; "'Let's play a few ga mes at blitz', said Tom Richard ReU. swiftly"; "'I've forgotten aU the chess I've ever learned", said Capa blankly. Please send all material for this column to Eliot Hearst, On this note we start the New Year. 401 N. Armistead St., Apt. 412, Alexandria, Va, JANUARY .. 1964 ANNUAL USCF NATIONA'L RATING LIST By DAVID DANIELS, USCF RATING STATISTICIAN

ADDITIONAL EVENTS RATED FOR THIS LIST MINNESOTA-Twin City Open_ Ap ril. Maleh: BQOl-Ty kwln. kl. MISSISSIPPI_Team mltch: (:rcuvlll.,.Vlck.bur8. HATIONAL- Urdted SblU!. Junior Charnplonshlp-Pa._ Augult U nlled Statn Open Champ lolUlhlp.-IIL _ Au,,".t. MISSOURI_Heart of Ame rlca_ Augu,l.-Septem ber. All' For~ Ch. m plon. hlp-Ohlo-Augtu t. NEW JERSIY-Jeracy Clly YM CA C. C. Summe r Tourntment-Juiy­ All' Force Log'aU". Command TQurnament.-Ohlo-Aua:ust Augull. FOREIGN-5tmh.ch Open-Gerloany-August. New Jelley Open_ Au l ust-SCptember. L abor Day Open-Kore. - Autust-Septemher, Mitch: POpOvych·BlonaroYych. AlABAMA_Hunlllvllle C. C. Summer Tournament- August. NEW YORK_WEA'I"l' C. C. Champloll.shlp-May-Stplemller. Alabama Qpen_Augult.-Sepl ember. M.Tlh.U C. C. RaUng Tournamentll--slx secUonl-July. ARIZONA-Slerr. Viii. C. C. Riltlng Toum.ment-Aprtl-october. Chldwlck C. C. Summer Tournament-August . Rocky Mount.ln Tune Up-June-August. Genc"e valiey Open- Au lI: usI.-Seplember. Rocky Mount.ln Open- Auluat-St:pl.,mber. Interboro LabOr Day Op"'n--August.--Septcmber. :\1 .. t.che.: Bo.eo-Ade n; p'/re-Aronson; Aronson·Wrl,ht, Leac h.Page; New York Sll lo Opcn--Augusl.-Scplembe r. Gl bson·Gollub; Noh.v.-C.rler. Marshall C. C. R.Ung Tournament.s-three seet:onl - 8eplembf!r. CALlFORtUA_B.l bo. C. C. RaUng TOllrnamcnt-July. Champlain Villey Ope n-SepU!mber. Chickamauga CommemoraUon-.!uly. )'Iltcbel: Blbuld.chapman ; Plce ·Morrison; Mcyenon..schultz; Zu. McClellan A.' B Bnewlde-July. korr..st.elr, Fredt rlekl·Lo

SENIOR MASTIRS aur,ar. Dr. Klrl (N.Y.) ...... 1392 ...... (2400 and Ibova) Clllllhorn. Pater (CllIf.) ...... 22" ...... Cohan, Howlrd (N.Y.) ...... 1307 ...... Addison, Wflilim (Cllif.) ...... 1461 Crllt.nden, Chl rlu (N.C. ) ...... 2211 I(IU$l, ...... 2147 Benko, PII (N.Y.) ...... 25" Cross. Robt. G. (C. llf.) ...... _ ...... _._.2240 Kirby, J. •..... •.•.•.••.. .••. __ .....•.. 228' Be rlinar, Hlnl (Md.) .. .. ~ ... _. ... ~ ...... ~ ...... 242.S Cunnln,hlm, W.ltar (C.lif.) ...... ~ ... _222. KOllle, ...... Bisg uler, Arthur (N.Y.) ...... 1507 Curdo. John A. (Min.) ...... 22 .. Byrne, Don.ld (PI.) ...... ~~ ... ~ . ~ . .2500 CUrt", R. (Cllif.) ...... _...... 1235 · .... Byrne, Robar' (Ind.) ...... ~ ...... 2.s.U O.lhal1ll, Ivan (Ota.) ...... 1133 Enns, Larry (N.Y.) ...... ~ .. ~.~ ...... 15st CAlhargl, Laonidl (Mich .) ...... __ ...... _. .. 2146 I ...... _...... _.... __ .... __HOt Feuenteln, Arthur (N.Y.) ~ ...... ~ ...... _.14,. CrlscoU, Carl (Mich.) .... _...... _._ ...... _ 2251 FIKhar, Robart J. (N.Y.) _...... __ ._._.2'" Cuback. Laroy (N.J.) ...... _.... __ 2116 Lomblrdy. Wllllim (N.Y., .... _ ...... _._. __ .... 1515 Farnlndll-LlOn. Jose (Fla.) .... _...... _ .. _2154 Mcdnl,. Edm.r (N.Y.) _ ...... _._...... 24,. Flna.old. Ronald (Mich.) ._...... _ ...... 2237 Lymln. ResheYSky. SamuII (N .Y.) ...... _._.... ~ ~Ull Formlnak, Edward (III., __ ...... _...... _.2251 Mc.Cormick, H. (Ora.) .... __ ._. .. ___.. ..2255 Rossollmo. Nichol.. (N . Y.J ...... 2.75 FUI'a r. G.... (Clnad.) ._._. .. _...... _.22.' McKal.,la. Nail (N.Y. ) _...... __ .. ___ ...... __. _.n76 S.ldy. Anthony (P.R.) ...... 2512 Glidan. Llwrance C. (N.Y.) .... _... _._...... 1367 Mac..... y . Elrod (Clnldl) __ . __ .... _... ___ . __ 1134 Sherwin. Jlmel T. (N.Y.) ...... 2407 GolI$:l". E. (Calif.) _. .. _. ... _...... _...... _.. .. _..... _.2'1SO· Malle tt, ROy D. (N.Y.) ._... _...... _._ ...... 1110 Sieinmayl r. Robar' (N.Y.) ...... 20' Gora, Jlmel P. (N.Y.) _._...... _...... _...... 1111 Martin, Alba rt C. (R.I.) ...... _. ... _... _...... 222., Wlinilaln, Rlymond (N.Y.) ...... __ .. 2414 GoslIlI, JacquII (Man.) ...... _ ...... __ ...... 2206 Mlrtln, Gaof'ray (Mich.) ...... _._...... _.. 1251 MASTIRS Could, Pl ter H. (R.I.) ...... _ ...... 2215 Mlttln. Ihymond (Calif.) .... __ ._ ...... _. __ .... 222. (2200·23") Graan, Mltthaw (N.J.) ...... _...... 1354 Marti, WIlliam (WII.) ...... _...... 2220 Angos, Dr. Alax (Wile.) ...... 2307 Grlmlhlw, David (C.nadl) ...... 22.5 Mitzner, Staph, n (CILlf.) ... _...... _. ... 2145 Aul'. Robin (M... . ) ...... _...... 2'121 GrOll, Hanry (CllIf.) ...... 2216 MI UI ' , George (N.Y.) ...... 2206 Avrlm, Harblrt (Md.) ...... 2264 Hlrrll, Jlffr.y (P• . ) ...... 2214 Mlyar, J.ck (VI.) ...... 1231 Blonlrovyeh, Lav (N.J.) ...... 221. Harrow, Mlrtln (Conn.) ...... 22" MlltI,l, Hanry R. (WII.) ...... 2202 Bornholr, Robt. (PI.) ...... 22.3 Hurst, Eliot (VI.) ...... 1392 Mlngl.lnl, Dr. A. A. (N.Y.) ...... 2124 Bnlklt, Curt (Minn.) ...... 22., Hanln, Ch •• 111 (Cllif.) ...... 1121 Momle, Milin (AI •. ) ...... 12.» Burglr. WililY (Mich.) ...... 2207 Hoffmlnn, Au (N.Y.) ...... 224' Mondragon, JO$l (C.lif.) ...... 2310· 16 CHESS LIFE Mugridge, Donlld (D.C.) ...... 2280 Schmitt, Jame$ N. (CaUf.) ...... , 21~~ Nedved, Klmb.1I (N.J.) ...... 1215 Sh.lnswit, Olo.ge (N.Y.) ...... 2241 Rlc hlrd (III.) Owens, Brl.n E. (N.Y.) ...... '1284 Shapiro, Eugene (N.Y.) ...... 2302 ~ ~~,: _Edw.rdSaul (Ohio) (Ind .)...... • ~; , ;) ••••••••••••••••••••••••~'il Popel, Stlphln (N.D., ...... 2273 Shipman, Walter (N.Y.) ...... 2211 Robttrt W . Popovy~h, Orest {N.J ., ...... 1211 Sholomson, Stephen ( C .~l f. ) ...... 2269 I ...... '1253 Poschel, Dr. P.ul (Mic h.) ...... 1301 Sigmond, Irwin (V •• ) ...... 2211 P undy, Joseph (Ill.) ...... 2.215 Ra

EXPERTS AND CLASSES A, B. AND c.. Ex~rl: 2000.21'99 Clns A: 1800·1999 CII.. B: 160Q.1199 Cllss C: 1400·1S99 Clul 0 : Be low ,.00 • IndlCltes provlslon.1 riling.

JANUARY, 1964 rl Brandhorst, W (D .C.) .. 1996 Burris, Ron (Mass.).. 1447' Chase, Charle s (D.C.) .. 1638 Corwin, W. R. (N.Y.) ..I300· J . L. (111.) .. 1804 w. Bradner, Burroughs, R. (N.Y.). . 1126' Chase, Steve (Va.)...... 1909 Cosho, J. (ldaho) ...... 1828· ...... 1 62B Brandon, Russ (S.C.) .. 1263" Burry, Rich. I Chase, W. G. (Colo.). . 1840· Costales, Jas. (Md.) .. 16S7 Bn.ndt, R. Jr. (Colo.) .. 1397· Burstln, Mart ( • Chauvenet, AI (Md.). . 1893 (Tex.) .... 1864 Brandt, R. Sr. (Colo.). . 1829· Burstow, J. Ch~uv.n.t , R. ( Brandli, Paul (N.Y.) ..2180 Jos.

I '8 CHESS LIFE Durrett, Robt. (FII.) .. "" Feldm,n, ,. (N.Y.) ...... 204. G. (Utlh).. '7U Wilt , Grllhln, A. ,. (N.Y.) .. '6" DU lcwlu, Ru •• (N.J.).. '4at· Feldltein, G" IN.Y.).. 1639 .) .. 1"4 Groebel, O. ( Ar i~) ...... ' 72a Dyb.·, Plul (yLJ ...... 1I4t Fell, Co" (C.I.) ...... l5t4· GroMn,"",.n, • . I Elrly, Joseph (Tn .I. . 151a Fe ltl, . ... D. Elson, Tho •. (N.C·I_I5D6 ' Flltl, ".

JANUARY, 1964 19 Harris, Hln", John (Colo.)...... 1570 Hurt, John (T. nn.) .. ..2056 JolI, n, f,ln, R. (Md.) .. ,693 Ke rllenevlch, M. Harris, Hlnkl., Ed. (P ••) ...... 1421 Hurttlen, Jolly, R. F. (Tex.j...... 1993 (Cal.) ...... 1987 John Hno(lwy(, A. (Mlnn.) .. T643 Hurtllen, Ralph ). . JOnl', C. B. (Ark.) .... 1870 Kerman, Dav. (N.Y.) .. 2155 HOlgland, P. (FI •• ) .... 1767 Janel, Ke rn, Greg (Or•• ) .... 1946 HOl r, L.onl rd (D.C.) .. 1758 J on", Hobbs, John (PI.)...... 20U JonU,

...... 135.· CHESS LIFE Kovne r , Le wis {Cal.I .. 1454· Le Bow, Ken (N.J .I .... 1135' LotI, W. ner {N.Y.I. . 171t" MeL.. n, Do n ( M I ~h. I .. 1631 M.ttrnI;Jly, M. {Cal.I .•1827 KOWillskl, C {N.J .I ...... I».· Le Bow, Le rry (N.J .) .. 1'10· LOUi$, Robert {Ariz.I .. 15SI' Melu n, Ke1. ( ~~~ : : ; :~;: Metty. Henry (N.J.I .. I470 Kowilbyk, J . (ALuh) .. lS91 · Leblelle rn, Ed (FII.) .. 1895 Lo unsburg, D. n M~lemor., S: M.tz, James tP • • ) ...... lm Konk, Joseph I L.~ki e, R. (C. nl del. . I161· {Frilnce l ...... 1381· Lourie, W . t D.C.) ...... 1694· , John tN.Y.I .. '''' KOloyed, L. ( L. Cler~ . P. (Conn.I .. 1965 , Dr. (Ut.hl .. 1536 Krilme r, Miln. I.e Compte, G. (L • •' .... I92. Lovata. Chrl$ {Uta h l. . I604 {Md.J ....l900· Kr.us, And. Love, Clilre n. I. . Krause, Srl.n .i:~' .i ;!;; :

...... 1401 T . {ILL ) .. 1893 E . (N.J.) ..219 3 '"

...... 192. JANUARY. 1964 21 Mollndl, Ed. (Mlch.) .. 145B Nuel, Rllph (N.Y.) .. 176" OrdiWly, M. V. (N' b.) .. 163'· Pennington, C. (CI.) .. I7$4 Preble, Warren (LI.) .. ISH Molin, Rich. {N.Y.) .... 1597 Nuh, Edmund (D.C.) .. 2060 Ordog, JOI. (P •• I...... IU3 Pe nquite, John (11.) .. 117' P rels1 nger, F. (N.Y.) ..201l Mongln, PI..,I (CII.) .. 1665 O' Reilly, Wm. (D.C.I.. 1541' Pent, Vince nt (N.J.I. .20 55 Monl, Gl rlld (FI • •j •. HIIlI N.s.lff, R. I Orem, P. (C.I.I.. __ .... 161'· Nuslf, RICh:"';il~"~" ~" ,-,. ••:'~";:' P,rnl, Hl dor (FI' .I.. 1021 PrP r'i m.nde, rgntLow,e Jll . ~I Mt~· ,!,·· j"1"t'!: Monson, Don. (Mlnn.) .. B" i A. Orins , Sluul (Md.I .. I7U· P, r, tti, Frink Prlssley, ChIS. • MonSOtl, s . (Mlnn.)_.. I,,",· Orlo, SI, phl n (CI.) .• I511' PereUl, John oavld Monll VUI, R. tF~ .) .. I'll Orner, J erry (PI.'.__ ._I82l , E. (CII.) .. 1615· Ornsl'in, C. .. , •• Orr, FrInk

ICln (N.J.) ..•. 1682 IC':;: 22 ·CHESS LIFE Relth, l, Oon IN.Y.) .. 20U Rosen, Samuel {N.Y.) .. ''''7· Schlk"'$kl, E. (WII.) .. 180S Sobel, Milt. (M l nn.I .. I7U' R, k, y, T lbor {Tex.)_,971 Rosen, Saymour {l1I .)_'1I3 Shipp, A. {1It.) ...... 1t.80 Sho r, AndrHO .....e .... ;",i!.~ { M:{~.I . ,.... '::.~2;2:. Sob,l, Robert (P' .).. ,,218t RItmUI, Fred (In d.). . '''' ROllnb' I.Om, H. {C, I.)_'1I3 Wm. (N.Y.) .. 1"3 Re nch... , AI Ro tlnb.u"" H. ( "'rI~) ,, '"' "" R, nck, J . R_nberg, G. {N .Y.)_'Sl,' R'ngo, John ROllnberger, O. (Mu s.) ...... _.... 1942 M •

...... 2001 Dilniel (N.Y.).. l111 I .... Nlnil {N.Y.).... 1428· JANUARY, 1964 23 Sllne, Fred (N.J.)...... 1475 Teslawski, G. (Cal.' .... 1907 Uti, Mike (Mi(h.) ...... 1663 Warre n, Mrs. J. (111.).1549 Wlldeuon, S. (Mo.) .... 1657 Siolf, Jamu (La.) ...... 1300· Tenaro, Geo. (111 .) .. .. 1792 UIZ, Ray (Arlz.j ...... 1899· Warshauer, Cr. A. Wilkie, t::. (N.Y.) ...... 1944 Stolpe, Johann (Cal.) .. 1685' Tewarl, Y. S. (C.C.) .... 1824 Ulgalis, Wm. (Cal.). ... T4~9 · (N.C.) ...... 1870 Wilkins, P. (Mas5.) ... . 1680 Stone, Philip (N.M.J .. 1613' Thacker, R. S. (Cal.) .. 1938 Wa5sam, Ken (Pa.) .. .. 1314· Wilkins, W . (Pa.) ...... T468 Slorlroen, C. (Nev.). . 1666· Thackrey, C. (Mlch.) .. 1641 v.j'~'.~.~.i:;T.:':,.~:s .. D,(C.C.) .. 1848 ,~, ...... 2141 Willette, Ed. (Cal.) .... 17S5 Siowe, James (Va.) .... 1801 Tha~krey, Coris Williams, C. (Mass.) .. 1708 (MI(h.) ...... 1410 Siowe, Joshua (Mlch.j .. 1193" ~~T Williams, C. (Ut.hj .. 1718 Thede, John (Mlch.) ..T53D (Alukl) .. 1813 Williams, Corothy ). .. Thom,"n, J. (Mich.) .. I421' (Mo.) ...... 1721 Thomas, C. (N .M.) ...... 1507· Thomu, Gary (Car.) .•"'l Thomu, Geo. (Md.) .. 1044 Thomas, J. (MI~h.' .... 1669

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( .j .. 24 CHESS LIFE Yo ung, L. C. (W ls.) .... 1079 Zimme rm.n, M. Young. s. m. (T ...) .... IU.· (Mils.) ...... 1886· Youn g, 51 . fu (N.J .I ..1 40 7" Zim merm.n, Scott Everybody A Winner (Ut a h ) ...... 114' Young, W m. (O h lo).• ..IU3· If you missed out on the loot . nd fun Il5t year, pl. n NOW Z.bell, $Indy (N.V.I.. IUI ling, Robl . (N.M.)...... 17 67 to pl. y in the IIbln, Surt (C. I.)...... I ..O Zirnll, PI ' e r {H.Y.).. 2131 l . dr.v.ll, AI (11I.) .... 1S11 lilt, N . (0 .C.) ...... 16.. 1964 Z.ger ls, A. (Ohlo)...... " J8 Zillm. nn, M. S. {P •• ) .. 20JS I . I.e, St u {N.".)._._ 1S9,' Zlzd l, J ol.. (C. I.) .... _.. 1" 9 LAS VEGAS OPEN l 'id e l, L . (Oh lo)...... U,,· Znol ln l, G . (N.Y.) ...... 2129 JULV 4-5-6-7 Z.ld l" .., J . (0 .C.) ...... 211 4· l o r ick, F. (Md.j...... 147 1· --e-- Z. lil, Rob •. (M UI.) ....1 . 03· Zsol n.y, G. (111 .) ... ".... ." 30 Z. n g.rl., K. (C.I.)... . I939 lukoff, L.on (H.Y.I.. 20Ml More and Bigger Cash Prizes, Awards and Trophies ZIr, o wld (Ar lt .) ...... 139S· Zunilll, Dr. H . (T ... ) .. I 671" -e I n dus, D.". (N.V.).... 1852· Zunlll, AI. IC. n, d.) .. l920 FrJ3 coupons for me. II, drinks, gifts ZlSlro w, E. (W ls.) ...... 17S4 lva ig.n" G. (H.Y.) .. .. I ' O! _ Nothing like it anywhere- za".n.lII, M . (W,V'.I .. I1l2" lvalgln" L . (N.V.) .... I'98 l .iger, V. (N.M.j...... 17 98 Zulus, A. (111 .)...... 200 4 e l .tit c h, M. (P •• ) ...... 2Qoi10 Zu mbuht, AI IN.Y.)_.. 1100· For d 3bi13 .bout Entry Fee, Cl5h AW' rds, Hotel Reservat:ons- writ. l e llh of. r , J u d , (Md.),1175 Zunker, R. IT.. . ).. _.... I4I.· I vnl, Juri. {Wls.) .... I"O ART GAMLIN Zn, D

donated by Dr. HJrry Bakwin. Those interested should contlct Dr. Hanauer at 20 Stuyvesant Oval, New York 9, N.Y. Chess • • • • • The Hol1day Op. n, played in Hunting· Here and There . • • ton. W.Va. on Dec. 28-29 was won by David Marples with a score oC 4 1h ·% . Rob.rt B. Goodspeed, Ch l irman of the ber 29 through December 1. was spon­ Dr. Alex J. Darbes was runner·up with 1964 U.S. Open Committee, organized sored by the Memphis Chess Club and 3\1. and directed a Ch.lS Horizon Xmas directed by Frank Garncr. • • • • • Tourney at the Boylston YMCU in Bos· • • • • • Hubert Puckett, a newcomer to tour ­ ton, MaSS. Alexander Keyes, 5.(1, took Final results for the selson's competi· nament chess, finished ahead of Ath nta's £i rst place honors in the 24-player event tion in the Hudson Valley Chess League best players to beoome the 1963.&1 Met· held on December 13-15; David Scheffer (N.Y.) put tbe Yorktown Heights team ropolilan Champion. His score of 4·1 was edged out Hilda Adrian for sceond. A in first place with a match score of equalled by William A. Scott and J ohn door prize consisting of a free entry 4Y.z·1h. The League, founded in 1961, D. Austin who finished second and to the U.S. Open was won by R. Tinkham has Marshall Crounse of Alb::my as third on median points. Clear fourth went and a small Christmas party was held President, J ohn Bischoff of Yorktown to Walter Wilson who scored 3'f.! -11h in after the final round. as Secretary and Don Schultz of Pough­ this his sccond tournament. The Junior • • • • • keepsie as T.D. The other tcams finished title was awarded to high school stu· The Louisi.nll Open Champio nsh ip, the 1963 scason as tallows: Albany (4); dent Mike Schliessmann, another new· played in Lafayetle, La. over the Labor Pougllkeepsie (3%); Schenectady (2); comer, J.2. Thc event was uscr rated Kingston " A" (1); Kingston " 8 " (0). Day weekend was won by Richard A. for the fi rst time. It was sponsored by Schultz wilh 5% poinls in 6 rounds. A. Previous winners: ]961-62, Poughkeep­ the brand new Atlanta Chess Associa· L. McAuley (5·1) was second in the 22· sie; 1962-63, Yo rktown Heights. tion, which has already advanced player field and John M. Robinson was • • • • • Georgia's USCF membership by 30%, third. Clinton Cucullu direcled on behalf Robert Currie scored 5·] (two draws) to and it was directed by its president, of the sponsoring Louisiana Chess As· take first place in the S. nta Mon ic. Francis Banffy. sociation. Open (Cam.) on December 6·8, Runner· up was Irving Rivisc (41h) while Paul • • • • • , . . , ~ Two new results from Ohio: the Akron Quillen led (he 4-point contingent to Open, with 26 players, was won by John R. (" Bob") Bei t li ng, USCF V-P finish in third place. The 20·p\ayer from Re gion VII, orglnized and directed Richard Kause of Cleveland with a clean tournament included five masters and 5-0. Tied for second through fourth a Th l nk5giving Rating Improvement live experts and was directed by Herbert Tou rney at the Kansas City (M o. ) YM CA. T. Abel. were Gus Contos of Akron, Roger John­ BiH Kenny eked out a tie-break victory • • • • • son oC Mercer , Pa. and Ralph Cayton of in t he 20·player event. second place go. The North Carolin. Ch.n Association Pittsburgh, Pa. All scored 4·1. ing to Ernie Chace. staged its 3().30 Op2n in Raleigh fo r The OMo High School Team Cham. the lenth consecutive year. Dsvid Steele pion5hip was won by Euclid H.S. of • • • • • Cleveland with a 7-0 match score and The 4th Annual Mid·South Open, was the winner wi th a perfect 5.(1. Dr. :-lorman Hornstein placed second and stX!()nd went to Catholic Central H.5. played in Memphis, Tenn. was won by of Toledo, 6-1. James Schroeder di. Milan Momic of Muscle Shoals, Ala. Oliver Hutaff third. rected both events. Mamie, who makes a specialty of going • • • • • through tournaments without losing a The Interscholastic Ch.n Le.gue (of • • • • • Gabriel Zsolnay won a 9-player tourna· game. did it again by posting five ~ew York City) will hold its team cham­ straight wins and a last·round draw pionship for senior and junior high ment restricted to A players at the against third-place Eric Bone of Bay· schools starting on February 15 at the Gompers Park (Chicago) Chess Club with town, Texas. Steve Buining of New Chess and Checker Club of New York. six wins, one loss, one draw. Bernard Orleans was second with 41h . Twenty· Dr. Milton Hanauer, the league's Di­ Malina was second and Clarence Well­ eight players turned out fo r the major rector, has announced tbat the competi­ man took third. event and thirteen more for the "8" tion will be open to all public and pri· • • • • • and "C" divisions. By states, the entry vate schools and that the teams will In a 6·man round·robin for the Tri­ ran: Tennessee 16; Louisiana 8; Alabama consist of two or fo ur players. The St. te Championship (0., W.Va., Pa.) 7; Arkansas 4; Ken(ueky 2; Missouri, American Chess Foundation and the Master Louis Szedlacsek of Cleveland de. Mi ssissippi, Texas. Oklahoma 1 each. Optimists Club of Brooklyn are sponsors feated the West Virginia and Pennsyl· The tournament, played from Novem· of the event and prizes have been (Confinued on page 27) JANUARY, 1964 25 ----

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CITY ...... _...... ZO:-'E ...... _...... 1------Paid Arive rtl.tcmenl 2. CHESS LIFE HE RE AND THERE- For details on Chess for Fun, see CHESS wi n the California State Championshlp, (Cnnlilllled Irom page 25) LIFE, November 1963, P. 272. played at the Steiner C.C. in Los Angeles. • • • • • Addison's score put him a pOint and vania players and drew with his Oh io Dr. Blt la ROlu won the Oklahoma a hal{ ahead of Raymond J. Ma rti n who compatriots to take the $5:) first prite Slate Open on December 14·15 by posting took second. The event \us held under money with a 4-1 score. Defending Tri­ an u n m~tched 4* points in the live· the auspices of the California State Chess State champion Roger Johnson of Mer­ round tournament. Second was L. Kovats, Federation and was directed by Gordon cer, Pa., West Virginia's champion John third J. Campbell. A separate junior Barrett. Downes and former champion Alex Dar­ event was won by D. Drake. .. "',. bes were his victims, while Richard Ling • • • • • After a serics of pLayofIs that extend· and Jim Schroeder were allowed draws. The South Dakota Open, played in ed weU into the wnter, Len Baljay won John Do wnes was the surprise runner· Pierre, S.D. on December 28-29, was won the Summer Tournament of the Subur­ up wi th 3ih ·}Ih , winning th ~ $25 prize by Dr. Tom Lucas of Broken Bow, Ne­ ban Chess Cl ub of Camden County (~ .J J by drawing with Schroeder and beating braska. Dr. Lucas' score of 4·1 was Hlnk Matty took sccond. Johnson, Darbes, and Ling. matched by serood-placc Bryant Holmes • e • • • of Sioux Falls, S.D. and third·plaee Ra n· The United St. te, Women', Ch. m· • • • • • pionship will be played in New Yor k The Towson (M d.) Chess Club Cham­ dall Smith of Hebron, Nebraska. A total of 16 players competed in the 5·round City and is scheduled to begin on April pionship was won by Howard E. Ross 26. Invitations have been sent out to the after a playoff with William Bundick Swiss which was directed by Matthew C. Furze. top twelve women players in the country and John M. Cromelin. • • • • • on the basis or their USCF ratings. Top­ • • • • • The KlnU$ State Open, played io rated wo man player is defending cham­ The Pennsylvania YM CA State Cham­ Wichita 00 November 15-17, went to pion Gisela Gresser (2137); other women pionship. played in Re ading on Decem­ Robert lIart, who scored 41,2 points in with Expert ratings are Miss Mona ber 28·29. was won by Clarence Kalenian five rounds. Second was Joho B. Beitliog Karff, Stevenson, Lisa La ne, with 4 ~, out of 5. and third was Do n Quiring. The Wichita and Eva Aronson. • • • • • C. A. C. Chess Club SpOnsored the event • • • • • The Viulia Chess Club (Calif.) is hold­ and King MacDonald directed. The Class B Championship of Che" ing Chess for Fun Tournaments every • • • • • Unlimlted (Chicago) was won by Edward Friday night and a number of other Wil liam Addiso n, who recently played Fajnor (8-2). John Tega1, 7-3, took sec­ clubs in the country are lollowing suit. in the U.S. Championship, scored 7·2 to ond in the U ·player round robin. TOURNAMENT LIFE

Feb runy 1·'" 15. The Soutb Jersey Cbess Assn. clubs in that area, to be pla,yed at 4TH ANNUAL WESTCHESTER OPEN Championship will be awarded to Youth Lobby, Springfield YMCA, 122 6-round Swiss to be played at Loyola highest-scoring SJCA member. For ad· Chestnut St., Springfield, Mass. Entry University, 80 St. and Loyola Blvd., Los vance entries and details: Lewis E. fee $4 plus $4 USCF dues if not al­ Angeles, Calif. Entry fee $ 1 ~ .plus USC:F Wood, 1425 Sycamore St., Haddon ready a member. Three trophies will membership. Guaranteed mlDlmum prlZ' Heights, New Jersey 08035. be awarded in each class-A, B, C, Un­ es: 1st $300, 2nd $100, Expert $75, Class rated. Players are requested to bring A S50. B $40, C $30 and Unrated, h Im... ,.,. !SoU sets, boards, clocks. Entries must be Junior and Upset awards, plus others SECOND GEORCIA OPEN received not later than Feb. 14. For as entries permit. For details: Joseph 5-Round Swiss, 50 moves/2 hra., spon­ advance entries and details: Mrs. Kalivoda, 6523 Firebrand St., Los Angel­ sored by Georgia Stale Chess Association Timothy J. Howes, 67 Lawler St., Hoi· es, Calif. 90045. starting at 9 A.M. at Augusta Town yoke, Mass. House Motor Inn, 744 Broad Street, Au­ February 14·15·16 Februar y 21-21 gusta, Georgia. uscr rated. 80% of all FIFTH EL PASO OPEN 2ND ANNUAL ATLANT1C OPEN open cntry fees go into open prize f und 6-rd. Swiss, 45/ 2 and 25 an hoUl' there­ 6-round Swiss to be played at Henry with guaranteed first $50, second $25, after, to be played at the Cortez Hotel, Hudson Hotel, 353 W. 57th St., New York third $15 and fourth $10. Remainder 01 EI Paso, TexIS. In addition to trophies City. l SI prize $125; 2nd $85; 3rd 555; open prize fund to be divided equally ht prize $225.00; 2nd $100.00; 3rd 4th $30; 5th $20 plus trophies for top among top 20% (lowest whole numbers) $70.00; 4th $35.00; Top Expert $50.00 expert, Class A, S , C. D, Unrated. Top of open finalists. U over 40 total en­ and many other cash prizes for all class­ Junior (under 18) and Top Woman. En­ lrants there will be an amateur division es, unrated, juniors and women. $25.00 try fcc 510 plus USCF and New York (under 1800 USCF rating) and 70 % of door prize to be given to the wife, hus­ State Chess Assn. dues ($2.00) is not al· all amateur entry (ees go into separate amateur prize fund with guaranteed band or mother of one of the players ready a member. Entries in advance may chosen by lot. Entry fee $10.00 plus be sent to U.s. Chess Federation, 80 E. minimum of $20 for first. Remainder of USCF membership. Tournament Diree· 11th St., New York 3, N. Y. Entries close Amateur prize fund to be d ivided as in tor: International Mas ter George Kolla­ open. Separate di rectors and prize funds at 8 p.m. February 14 and first round nowski. For advance entries & further starts at 8:30. For details: J. F. Rein· for open and amateur. Entry fee $5 plus USCF membership (available at site at d~tails : Chess r;lub of El Paso, Park hardt,80 E. 11th St., N.Y. 3, GR 5·2360. Bishop, Pres., Box 1461, El Paso 48, reduced rate). Bring clocks and sets. Texas. Febru.ry 14·15·16 For complete details write Lee Hyder, SOUTH JERSEY OPEN 440 Cr ossways Place, Aiken, South Car· Febr uary 21 ·23 6-round Swiss to be played at Aloha olina. Motel, S. Mon tpelier and the Board­ Feb ruary ' 6-23 67TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA OPEN walk, Atlantic City, N.J. Guaranteed 1st 40TH ANNUAL W. MASS. & CONN . In lour sections: Premier (Class A & prize $125. Cash for 2nd, 3rd, Expert, VALLEY TOURNAMENT higher); Major (up through Class A, A, B, C.' Unrated-amounts depending 6-round Swiss open to residents or including unrated) and two unrated on entries. Entry fee $10, $7.50 for western Massachusetts and the Con· sections. The Premier Section will be juniors under 21, $5 lor juniors under nectieut valley or members of chess played as a 5-round Swiss, 45/ 2, wi th JANUARY, 1964 " minimum cash prites of: 1st $50, 2nd $25, 3rd $15, 4th $10. Entry fee $1. The Mlrch 1,.15 TlMlmlment orpnll." wl"'ln, .ft. Major Section will be a 6·round Swiss, nlMlnc.m.nt of usc, r.t...... ,ent.. 45/ 2, with cash and trophy awards, GEORGE STURGIS atIould m.k. .ppIlClt...... at I_t ... entry fee $5. The Minnesota Champ­ INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT _n ~ ttl. pu ... ~tlOft ... of ionship and trophies are restricted to CHE" LIFE. '~I.I 10",,_ for ,. state residents and will be determined Two dollars of the entry fee qu•• llna such .n_IIft_Itt_ ...... y M- by a playoff on the weekend after the will be earmarked for the USCF's In· obt,lned only from U.s. C...... , ...... ternational Affairs Fund. Sponsored lion, • E. 11tt1 It.. N_ York 3, N.Y. tournament. In the two unrated sections trophy prizes and USCF memberships by Chess Horizon and the Boylston YMCU Cbess Club, it will be a 6-rd. wili be awarded. There will also be an April 3-5 "Amateur Sunday" (Feb. 23) restricted Swiss, 50 moves in 2 hours, played at MARYLAND OPEN the Boylston YMCU in Boston, Mass. to Class C & Unrated players, 6 rounds, 6-round Swiss to be played at Dun· timc limit 40 moves an hour. For There will be trophy and cash prizes dalk YM CA Dunmanway, Baltimore 22, further details: Alden R. Riley, 2095 according to the number of entries. Md. $6 entry fee ($5 if received before E. Cowern Place, North 51. Paul, Minn . Entry fee: $7 if scnt before March 1, March 27). 1st prize S50; 2nd $40, 3rd Playing site: Minneapolis Downtown ss thereafter. First round starts at $30, 4th $20, 5th $10, 6th $5 plus YMCA, 30 South Ninth 5t. Rooms avail· 7:30 p.m. on March 13. The tourna· trophies. Trophies for A, B, C, Women, ment is open to all who are or be· Junior, Unrated. For details: Lewis A. able at Y for $2.50 to $5.00. come USCF members; aU Mass. resi· Hucks, 2972 Cornwall Rd., Baltimore 22, dents must become or be members Md. F.bru.ry 22·23 of the MSCA. Registration deadline, 6TH ANNUAL GEM CITY OPEN 7:00 p.m., March 13. For entries & April 17·1t 5-round SWiS5 to be played at Central further details: Robert Goodspeed, 5TH ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND YMCA, 117 W. Monument Ave., Dayton 981 Plymouth St., Bridgewater, Mass. AMATEUR 2, Ohio. $50 guaranteed first prize. Cash 02324. 6·rd. Swiss, S012, to be played at Boyls· prizes to Class A, B, C, Junior, Unrated ton YMCU, Boston, Mass. Entry fees ac· plus special handicap prizes. Entry fcc cording to USCF rating: Class A or bet· $6 (if received by February 18) 54 .50 ; ~rch 14-15 ter-$9.00 j Class B-$7.00; Class C or Juniors under 18 $5 ($3.50 if received OHIO OPEN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP lower- $5.00. A $1 discount on any en· by Feb. 18). Details: Jim Crider, 309 try received before April 10. Tourna· Arms Drive, Fairborn, Ohio 45324. A team tournament to be played at ment open to any USCF member whose the Central YM CA, 4{) W. Long St., Co· last publisbed rating is 2199 or lower. lumbus, Ohio. Entry fee $12.00 a team; Prizes: trophies for lst, ClaS5 A, B, C, f.rvuy ". Mum 1 Prizes: Trophy for [irst place team, high. RIO GRANDE VALLEY OPEN Top Woman, Top Junior. Merchandise est·scoring Ohio team to receive trophy prizes according to entries. Tournament 5-rd. Swiss to be played at the Cortez and title of Ohio Club Champions; sec· winner and top woman to have entries Hotel, Weslaco, Texas. Cash prizes. En· ond and third place teams will receive paid into U. S. Amateur. Door prize. try fee $5 plus USCF membership. In· trophies if entries large enough. Also, Registration deadline: April 17, 7 p.m.; qUiries: R. E. Swaim, 221 East Le1! , Har· trophies for Highest Junior Team, High· sets, boards, clocks. For details contact lingen, Texas. est Ohio Junior Team. The highest scor· tournament director, Robert Goodspeed, ing player at each board will have 981 Plymouth SI. Bridgewater, Mass. FebrulrY 2t·Mlrch 1 choice of trophy or for 02324. CHESS FRIENDS 1964 OPEN prize. Every bona chess club may To be played at Oakland Central enter two teams, one "senior" and one April INt "junior" (20 years of age or younger). CORNELL INTERNATIONAL OPEN YMCA, 2101 Telegraph Avenue, Oak· Each team will consist of four players land, California weekend of February and will play five matches; standing Two dollars of the entry fee will be 29th and March 1st, Saturday and Sun· earmarked for the USCF's International day. First round starts at 12 o'clock to be decided by game points. Registra. tion: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., March 14. For Affairs Fund. 5-round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be noon on Saturday, March 1st. Rcgistra· details: Ohio Chess Association, Box played at Willard Straight Hall, Cornell tion starts {rom 10:00 a.m . At least Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. $8. entry fee, $75 1st five (5) round swiss with three divisions: 5268. Cleveland, Ohio. prize, other prizes as entries permit. For Expert·A, Band C. Trophies to first full details: Peter Berlow, Chemistry placed in each division. Books and other M.reh 21)·21 ·22 Dept., Cornell Unlv., Ithaca, N.Y. prizes to second and third in each NEW YORK STATE JR. division, plus a number of "surprise" April 25-26 prizes. Entry fee: $4.00 to CFNC memo (Se. ~ge 11) TWIN CITY OPEN bers; $7.00 for non·members. Send 5-rd. Swiss, 30 moves an hour, to be entry fee to secretary·treasurer; Mrs. played at Minneapolis YMCA, 8th & La Virginia McGinley, 2763 Cneisea Drive, Salle, Minneapolis, Minn. Entry fee $3.00 Oakland, California 94611. plus USCF membership; students $2.00. INTERNATIONAL INDIANA OPEN Prizes awarded according to number of MUCh 13·14-15 entries: Awards for 1st and Class A, In accordance with the rules of B, C. For details: Ken Rykken, 6301 SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEY OPEN the USCF's International Month, two Wentworth Ave. South, Minneapolis, Co·sponsored by the Fresno, Visalia dollars of the entry fee will be ear· Minn. and The College of the Sequoias Chess marked for the Federation's Inter· Clubs a 6-Round Swiss, 4{) movcs/ 2 hours. national Af!airs Fund. :;·round Swiss, $50.00 guaranteed for 1st prize. Other 50 moves/ 2, to be played at Indian· prizes as income permits. First round apolis YMCA Central, 310 No. flIinois starts at 8:00 p.m., Friday night, March St. , IndianapOlis 4, Indiana. Cash and $100 13th. At the Student Union of The Col· other prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Books lege of the Sequoias, Visalia, California. awarded for top Cl ass A, B, C, & MAKES YOU A Entry fee $2.50 plus USCF membership. Junior. Entry fee $5.00 plus USCF Players having boards, sets and clocks membership; Juniors under 18 $3.00. USCF MEMBER­ are requested to bring them for tourna· For details: Norbert L. Matthews, 238 ment usc. Send entries in advance and No. 15th Ave ., Beech Grove 46107, FOR LIFE! inquiries to: Tom Stamper, 1334 South Indiana. Conyer, Visalia, California. 28 CHESS LIFE