• ess 1 e -4merica ~ Ch e!1~ new~pap er Copyright 1955 by U n ited st.'n ChKS FflIer.t lofl Vol. X, No.7 Monday. December 5, 1955 IS Cents What'. :Jhg B ••t m ove? Kalme Wins Tri-State Title, Conducted by Position No. 174 RU SSELL CHAUVENET Burdick Takes Tri-State Open END solutions to Position No. The annual Tri·State Championship, consisting of a round·robin S 174 to Russell Chauvenet, 721 contest between champion and runner·up for Pennsylvania, West. Virgini~, Gist Avenue, Silver Spring, Md., by and Ohio cnded in the 4lf.r: ·lf~ victory of Charles Kalme of Philadelphla January 5, 1956. With your solution, who dr e~ oo'e game with Herman V. Hesse ~f Bethle~em. Hesse pla~ed please send analysis or reasons ~ect'Jnd with 4·1, drawing also with Richard Lmg of .Falrborn, OhI? TlI~ d supporting your choice as "Best fo r th ird with 21f.!-2lh werc Ling and Charles T. :f,~ol"gan ol JIu.nllngt?n, Move" or moves, W. Va., while Dr. Sieglried WeJ::thammer of Huntington was fIfth With Solullon to Position No. t74 will .p. l lf.r:-3 1f.z and Charles l:leising or Hamilton, Oh io sixth with O-s . . pur In the J.nu.ry 20th, 1956 'IJU •• The 35·player Swiss Open event, NOTE: Do IIOt pl«# ,oluliolll 10 two held in conjunction with the Tri· posiNons on '/1,1; In sur. 10 mJic_c t".~ StalC Championship, was won by SANDRIN TAKES to"tet number 01 pos;Iion ~j.. , lOIn". Donald Burdick of Huntington, W. ILLI NOIS STATE ,,11// giH In.: filII ".me fl. .. , _rl,," of Va. wilh a perfect 5-{1 score; Bur· the so/",r /0 aSI;st in prop., crr/itin, of Former U. S. Open Champion Al· dick was also deelared Tri·State solution. bert Sandrin of Chicago tallied 5-1 Junior Champion as ranking'jtmiol' to win the lllinois State Champion· player in the event Second to filth ship on $oB points, drawing with . WRIGHT WINS MARCHAND TOPS with 4-1 each on weighted scores Povilru; Tautvaisas and Karl Wieg· we re Robert Bernholz of Pitts· ALABAMA OPEN LA KE ERIE OPEN mann. Tautvaisas, also with 5-1 was burgh, Pa., EHioll Stearns o( Cleve second, drawing with Wiegmann James Wright of Millington, Dr. Erich W. Marchand, CHESS limu, Ohio, mchard Kause of Cleve Tenn. wo n the Alabama Opcn LIFE writer on Tactics for Begin. and Sandrin. Third to eighth with land, and William Granger 01 Cleve. 4-2 each in the 24-player event Championship at Birmingham 5 Yz ners, won the annual Lake Eric l:md. Sixth and seventh with ;lJh.. we re 'John Nowak, R. Golla, Karl I1h on Coons points, losing one Open Championship 41f.z ·Jh drawing till cach were i:loward F leat of Wicgmann, M. Gottcsman, Angelo game to Kenneth Vines and draw· with runner·up Paul Vaitonis of Dayton, Ohio and James R. Sehroed" ) Sandrin. and D. Fi ~. ... hhcimer. Miff). ing' v,jth G. W. Sweets. SccoI.d tv Haffil!ton, Canada "iii the i ilial er of Columbus, Cohio. fourth, also with 5 %·}lh each, were slav Turiansky was ninth with 31h round. Second to fourth on SolkoCC The eve nt was sponsored this Lt. Edmund Godbold, who bccame points with 4· 1 eilch were former 2%. Special prize for ranking B Alabama Champion, of n . McClel· YC;Jr by the USCI<' Affiliated Penn· Class player went to M. Gottesman, Ca nadian Champion Paul Vaitonis, sylvania Stale Chess Federation and lan, G. W. Sweets of Chatlanooga, while prize for TDnking C. Class Master Emeritus Roy T. 'Black, and hdd nt the Downtown YMCA, Pitts· Tenn., and R. S. Scrivener of Mem· George J. Maucr. Vaitonis drew went to W. Shunnhan who scored bUl'gh, Pu. with William M. Byland 2-4. The evenl was sponsored local· phis. Godbold lost no games but with Black and Marchund; Black scrving as lournament director. drcw with Sweets, Scrivener, and drew with Robert Mekus and Vai· ly by the Peoria Chcss Association Huntcr Weaks. Sweets drew with l'arlicillulion in the Open event was and held at the Pcoria YMCA. lonis; and Mauer lost one gamc to almost cvcnly divided between Wright, Godbold, and Weaks. Scriv· Vaitonis. Fifth to seventh with 3·2 pJnycrs from Ohie), Pennsylvania ener drew with Godbold, Clyde scores were Dr. Bruno Schmidt, Dr. and West Virginia. Buker, and Fred Kemp. Fifth to S. Robert Frucella, and John Mauer U. S. I NTE RCOLLEGIATE seventh with 5·2 were Hunter in the 18-pluyer Swiss event, which IND IVID UAL Weaks of Memphis, Tony Jancs of was sponsored 'by the USCF Affili· LEVIN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP . Demopolis, flnd Clyde D. Bilker of ated Queen City Chess Cl ub of December 26.:30, 1955 Huntsville. 40 players participated Buffulo and held in tIle Erie Room SO CALIF TITLE in the Swiss evcnt, sponsored by of thc Hotel Buffalo with Norman Place: John Jay Hall, Columbia Dr. Eugene Levin scored 7 lf~-2 1f.z. tJni"e r51l)" Amalerdanl Ave. and the USCF Affiliated Bir mingham C. Wilder, J r. as tournament ref· to wi n the Southern California 114th SL, New Yor k City, N.Y. Chess Club, and held at the ·Birm. eree'. John Mauer won the Junior Elig ibility: Open only to coile,.. ingham YMCA. Championship, conducicd by the title, with Richard Freitag, 2'h-21f.z, USCF AHiliated Southc rn Califor· (not " "Lanslon) under,radunte' (rom second. Book prizes for fourth place any college in No. America; every nia Chess League, losing games to entry must be p re pared to show WHITLOCK WINS and the two Junior winners were Morris Gordon and G. B. Sehain credential" p rovlna: himse lf to be a. donated by Dr. ' A. Buschke. while drawing with Robor t Jacobs. student In J:ood .tandlne, eligib le MARYLAND JUNIOR t o represent bis schO(lI. No Umlt to Second to fifth on " Inglewood" entries but every contestant ,nust Viclory in the fi rst annual Mary· ULVESTA D W INS points with 7-3 each were G. B be a USCF member or become one. land Junior Chumpionship wcnt to Schain, :Morris Gordon, Robert Type of Tourney: Seven round Howard Whitlock, 19, studcnt at IN W ASHI NGTON J acobs, tmd lrving Rivise. Schain Swiss, conducted under USCI'" Tourn. the University of Maryland. MjJton Ola[ Ulvestad lallied a 3Jh·Ph lost to Gene Rubin and drew with ament Rules; EUot Hearst, T.O. Goldinger, 19, of Baltimore Junior victory in the Washington State' Entry Fee: $5 to USCF members LeRoy J ohnson, A. Dercs, Dr. S. holding membersblp cards expiring College was second; and Rolf Ben· Championship finals to win the Weinbaum, and I. Rivisc. Gordon alter Dec. 25, 1955. Non·memben zinger, 19. of John Hopkins Univer· State tiUe, iosin2: no game~ hul lost gamos to Jacobs, Schain, and mny ~mn[lete by vaylnlj[ $5 USCI'" sity was third. In the event for drawing with Robert Edberg, Vik· nivise. Jucobs lost to Schain and rlues In addition to $5 entry foc. players under age of 16, first place tors P upols, and Ted Wurner. Tied Dr. Weinbaum while orawing with Re gi stration: At John Jay Hall not later · than 10 n.m. on Dec. 26, 19~5. went to Billy Adams, 14, of Beth· for second at 3·2 eac h wcre Edberg Hymnn GOI'don and Levin. Ri vise ,esda; George CunninghDm, 13, also and Pupols; Edberg drew with Ul· Clocks: If possible, ploP!e bring lost to LeRoy Johnson and drew clocks and chess ~eh. of Bethesda, WDS second, and Char· vestad, P upols, Wam er, and Wil· with R. Lorber, L. Domanski, Peter Priles: Fifteen prltc!, from $100 les McIntyre, 12, of Snlisbury, was liam A. Bills, while Pupols drew Meyer, and Schnin. Sixth and sev· Life Membership in USCF and $25 third. Gold, silver and bronze with Ulvcstad and Edberg but lost Windsor Castle Chess $et plu ~ two· medals were awarded the winners a gumc to Russell Vellias. Fourth enth in the 31 ·p)uyer Swiss were year custody of II. Arthur Nabel Gene Rubin and Dr. S. Weinbaum Trophy for first plnce winner to in both groups and chess book place wcnt to Warner with a 2*· book prize. [or seventh to fifteenth 1 awards were given to all 24 entries 2112 score. The State Championship, with 6 h_3'h each. Qualified from place~, plus Brlllloncy and ;Best· in both events. The tournament a closed event for qualifiers only, this event for participation in the Played Game prlze$ (see pare four). was conducted by the USCF AUil!· was held at the SeaUle Chcss Club AdVance Reglstratlnn. may be California State Championship mailed la: ated Maryland Chess Federation at and sponsored by the USCF Affili· event werc Levin, Seh ain, AI. Gor· U NITED ST A T ES CHESS the Maryl;md Chess Cl ub in Balti ated Wru; hington Chess Federation. FEDERA TIO N more with Michael Schulman as Maurice Henion was tour name nt di· don and Jacobs. Charles E. Kodil ' 1 8edfo rd St. New York 14, N.Y. tournamcnt director. rector. was tournament director. Finish It The Clever Way! b, EJm ..J N.. b SYMSLOV TOPS Position No. 16' Position No. 166 ZAGREB EVE",T C£e66 oli/. Vassily Smysloy, as expected, M. Chigorin V$. W. Steinitz Em. Lasker . YS. M. Chigorin Havana, 1889 Hastings. 1895 emerged as victor in the interna 3n -r/ew -?jork tional . tourney at Zagreb, winning \ by a m'lrgin of two points with By AUen &ufman 14%-41,2; he lost no gaDles but had nine draws. ·Ivkov and Matano N BRIEF; The 1.:1l ampiOl.lship u[ . vic tied {or second with 12l,2-6* I New York's powerful Marshall each. Ivkov lost one game to Gli Cht ss Club is about to' begin. Play goric and drew eleven; Matanovie ers in the finals are Hearst, Pilniek, lost games. to Gligorie and P orreca Santasiere, Howard. C9Uins, Seid and drew five. Geller and Gligorie map (all fOrmer clu b ehamp:io!ls), tied for fyUttb place with 12-7 each; Levy, Mednis, Burger, Saidy (USCF and U. S. Champion Arthur B. Bis 'masters), and the preliminary quali guier held undisputed sixth place liers (from the rccently concluded wi th IPh -7%, losing games to pire Swiss), Dunst, Duker-t, Donovan, and O'Kelly de Galway while draw Kaufman, Gore, and Bernstein. The ing eleven. O'Kelly and Tri{unovie higher prizes have lur ed sevel·al tied for seventh with 11-8. pl;tyers out of retircment.. . . The Bisguier recovered splendidly Rosenwald 'l'outrlament is schedul after a disappointing start which ed to be:' repeated again this Christ- IKHAIL I. Chigorin (lSW-f90S) was the greatest Russian chess saw him witli only two wins, fo ur mas. Reshev M . player -before Alexander Alekhine. He played Steinitz two matches draws and two lo'sses at the end of sky, Evans, and for the world championship (in 188f! 31).d 1892) and came c10se to winning eight rounds. In tho remaining Bisguier will (the score was tied after 21 games, and Steinitz won the 22nd and 23rd eleven rounds, he won {out more, p-a r tic i'pate to retain his title). Chigorin also played a match with Tarrascfi in 1893 drew seven and lost none. again this year, which ended in a 11 to 11 tic. In ·th~ famous Hastings Tournament of FINAL STANOINGS and D. Byrne, 1895 he finished second, a half-point behind Pillsbury, and ahead of I . . V. Smyslov (USS1lj .14.'I!I-4", Sherwin, and I,asker, Tarrasch, and Steinitz. 2. B. Ivkov (YugoslavIa) ...... l Z ~ · 6'1z be 3. A. Matanov1c ('iug o~ la v l a) . ~ •. 12 'h ~ Y. Kramer will ".. . In Position No. 165, from the third, match game, three moves leave 4. "E. Geller (VSSR) ...... 12·1 replaced by Black in despair. According to the 1952 Russian book of Chigorin's games, 5. S. Gll,goric (Yu/:,oslil vla) ...... 12-1 HOl'owitt., Ship many contemporaries considered the endgame leading to the finalc above .8. A. B. Bisguler (USA) ...... il'/2·1'.i!t man, ami Lom 1. A. O'Kelley (Belgiu m) ...... il·& to be the best endgame ever played (the game lasted 83 moves). 8. P. Trlfunovle (Yu/:,uslavlu) ...... 1I.& bllrdy. The last TIi Positi0Ilf No. 166, a th,ree-move 'combination decides. 9. M. Filip (CZecb ~ lo vakla ) •.•... 10Y..·8'h mentioned has 10. B. Rllbar (YugosIOY;") ...... 9"'·9"' For solutions, pJuse turn, /"Q Page eight. developed tre- 11. G. Barcu (Hungary) ...... & Y..·IO'k . i mendously in Send , II co ntrlbuHonli for this column to Edmund Nuh, 1530 11th Place, S.E. 12. A. DUckstein (Aust rIa) ...... & IIz- I O Y~ •• Wuh ln9tol) 20. O. C. )_. 13. B. Mille (Yug~lIIvla) ...... & 'h. · IO~ the past few years, as witnessed by 1<1. A. Yuderer (Yugoslavia) ...... 8-11 his lreguent "jctor), in the weekly 15. N. Mine v (Bulgaria) ...... a :n Manhattan Rapids. Hc won last ", 16. N. ' Karaklajie (Yugoslavia)...... :7·12 , 17. G. Perreea (Italy) ...... ' ...... 7-12 week's ah.ead of Pomar, Sherwin, 18. V. Pire (Y ugoslavia) ...... 6·13· Hearst, Shipman, Radiodc, Saxon, Earl Pruner scored 11~-2% to but drawing eight. William Addi 19.M. Udovlc CrU:':Wla'lia) ...... 6-13 etc.' . . Maurice J. Kasyer has win the Mechanics' Institute Cen son, Mechanics' Club chllmpion, and 20. M. B<;rtok '(Yugoslavia) ...... 5'/.1.13'/.1 been elected president, of the Man tennial Tourn/l-ment in San Fran'>, Henry _ Gross tied for third 1 with hattan C.C., s\lcc·eeding· At Bisrto. cisco,- allowing five draw3and no 9% -4% each. Tied for fifth with Mr. Kasper is perhaps the ' best losses. Charles Bagby finished sec 9-5 each were James Schmitt, Gil i liked of all the local chess patrons. ond with 10-4, also losing no games bert Ramirc! and Walter P.afnuticff. Rosser Reeves was elected presi He ,re,pects all : players, weak or dent to the American,Chess Found. strong, and never uses the power ation ' to succeed Alexander Bisno he hus unfairiy. He is u frequent HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS who resigned recently. The Founda ~ und ge nerous contributor to local OFFICIALLY RATED tion is reported to be planning a chess causes,_ alv.'ays remaining New RegulatioR's The North Jersey Chess Leagne second Rosenwald Trophy tourna humble an!1 friendly. . Arthur 'Effective March 1, 1955 plans a "Kew Jersey 1880 Open ment for the New Year season. Last Bisguier is , due to arrive here . fo r 1956" which will be open to all Tournaments, matches (Indtvldual year's event was won by Samuel shortly, following his , tournament e~ fum; round robin o~ SwiU) are USCF members rated at 1880 or Re&hevsky. It is reported by Maur and exhibition ,tour of western r~teable when sponsored by USCF less, and will begin ellfly in 1956. ice 'Kasper, treasurer of the Found Europe. Presumably he returns just ~ f'Ulated o'1Janizations, il played Plans call for p'reliminary round in time for his club's championship. under FIDE Laws, directed by a , ation, that U. S. Champion Arthur competen't official, ,and played at robins between members of sec B. Bisguier , now playing at Zagreb, Latest kibitzes~Turner: "Does time I1mlt 01 not mOre thun 30 tions, with each, section to be limit will return in time to participate Sh~kespeare tell 'Gimbel:6?" Pomar moves per hour. ed to six to ten playcrs. Winner in this event. "My Gosh! ", Goodmllll (upon check ' The annual championship tourna· ment of an USCF Club Chapter and and r unner·up of each section will mating - her opPQncnt): "Always the annual championship tourna_ be eligible to , compete in finals mate, :it might be check.". . Her ment of any USCF allfllale whose held li t Log Cabin Chess Club. En friends will, be glad , to hear ' that By-Laws provide that all its mem try fee will be $3.00 plus $2.00 Mary'Bain has recovered complete bers musl be USCF members also deposit for forfeitS--all money to 'According to colnmnist David Ire rated without charge. Robb in the Cleveland Plain·-Dealer, ly after her operation .... Qualified r~ted be used Ior prizes. Time limit 40 All other eligible events ue the Cleveland Chess Association re l or the Manhattan -linals are Owens, only if official report of event is move-s in 2 hours. Committee con Harrow, Reiter, Feuerstein. Four iccompanied ' by · ~ remittance cov_ sists of Faust, I.. aucks, Walbrecht, ports , a gratifying response, to its erl!lg a rlltlng fee of TOe per game campa'ign for $10.00 memberships ,more places arc still open. for all games actually played in the lind Brown. . (onlesl. (In a Swiss one-half the in the pr()posed Cleveland Chess number of plilyers times the num. Committee member Brown states Center, and is · very hopeful of at- , ber _ of rounds ' r~pr e sents total that; "The idea is to bar masters, taining its first-year budget of games play"",, If no byes ,or forfeits.) experts, Class A, and let the earn-' $2,000.00 before December 31st. Not. that JO, Nating fu per game est 'patzers' slug it out in a leisure 30-30 chess is proving its p-ppu it ,collated from ail plaYers, tIIhethtr ly ,round robin on even terms. No ladty in North Carolina. The scc USCF members or =t. . more than one game a week! The annual event, held at Raleig:'l on Seml.annu.lly ratIngs will be pub preliminary interest has been ter November 20th, drew 17 entrants. lished , of 1111 participants in all Canadian Champion Frank R. An The winner on Solkoff points was USCF·Rated events. rific, and I believe we may be start derson gave a 21·board simultan- ' Offici .. , rating forms should ing something big in the Chess Kit Crittenden of Chapel mil with eous at the Toronto Chess Club, 4%-%. Critten!Jen won all his be secured in advance from: World." Further details will be winning 17 , and drawing 4' games. published later. gllmes except for a draw with Dr. ~ont90mery ~Iior The successful drawers were ,A. Norman Hornstein of Southport 123 No. Humphrev Avenue DeMers, R. E. Orland, J. Jackson, who also scored 4%-%. Jan Pinney Oek Park, Illinois and P. Bates. ' of Chapel Hill placcd third with Do not "lllTit. to ath" USCF ----"-- 4-1, and Paul Newton of Raleigh officials for these rating forms. Tulsa (Okl~.) Chess League: Mateh Maurice Kasper was elected play is well under way ,with Carpet. City was fourth with 3%-1%. Albert president of the Manhattan Chess leadlng by 2-0 in muteh p oints and 6-0 "Margolis of Chapcl_Hi ll won the Club, succeeding Alexander Bisno, in games. Seven teams ~re participating: Junior ' prize with 3-2. The event whose resignation was re1nctantly Carpet City, University of Tulsa, Stano' was sponsored by the North Caro Mond,try, lind 0 and G Co., Douglas, 'rulsa Chess accepted by the club's board of di Club, Amerada .Pet. Corp. and Skelly lina Chess .Ass'n, a USCF State puember '5, 1955 , rectors. , on Co. . Affiliate. ' UNDER THE CHESS-NUT TREE College By Irrepressable Woodpusher WILLIAM RO}Alll C!'e.. oflj. CorIfJ"ct,J by Frederick 11. Kerr thoughtlcss indiscretions, as to A Code of Ethics fo; Chess hamper the strategy of any player wiUully intcnt upon violating the All coUege clubs and pl.yu. iII r. ACH generation needs a code .of ethics to govern its conduct; and urged to $end news Items to: Fre4er;c k basic ethics of fair play in chess. H. Kerr. Hillmll ton H. II. 80. 441. P. nn· E the ethics of one generation do not necessarily serve another. If But who will be the Hummurabi Cpr 5ylvillnl. ,Still ill Un lv.rsll y, Unlv.nlly they did, there ..... ould be no progress in man's thinking and no conscious such a code'! PiII . k. P.nnsy IYin lill. striving {or that unattainable perfection which in itseH most distinguishes It is our suggestion that the man rrom beast. HE H. Arthur Nobel trophy, at tournament players themselves present held by Albert Weiss· Chess, in common with all other compar tments of man's diverse should frame this code from their T activities, needs its own code 'of conduct, as Mr. Alexandc;r Bisna has man of New York University, will Own hard experience in tournament be awarded to the winner of the recently suggested ill a letter. It may be protested that in the "Morals play. Let each player remember of Chess" by Benjamin Ftanklin we have such a code, but it is doubtful 1955 United States Intercollegiate the an noyances, doubts and sus Championship. Any college under· if Franklin cap s peak with t he same .... uthorily to this generation as he picions thllt have upon occasion as· undoubtedly did to his own. Each age needs its own statement of pr in. graduate may enter this, the most sailed him and then define the con important event in the collegiate ciple, couched in the idiom of its age, if onl y to emphasize the fact that d itions which g:we birth to such an· moral va lues do change as man's thinking progresses. We have, after chess calendar. There is DO restric noyances and suspicions. tion on the number entrants all, discarded the solemn advice of the worthy Bishop Lopez who recom· If this suggestion stri.kes a sym· or mended that one place the chessboard so that the sunlight would strike from any' onc schoo\, The seven· pathetic chord in the minds of any round Sv.'iss will be held on Decem· the eyes of one's opponent and thus hamper his play-the ethics of the players, we will welcome their XVlI h Century are not those of today. ber 26-30. A rapld·transit tourney ideas on the subject and even un· will also be held as an added fea nut iile LllWS ol ,c hess, even In ...... dertake to codiry the suggestions the revised FIDE Code, have been Send "'''''''''''''''''''''''you r sugges' lons fo r'''''''''=. Code of ture. Although the location had not Ethics for Chen PI.y,ers to WII U. m submitted into a propos~ text, been confirmed at the time o{ this very cautious in expressing any Roi.m, "" CHESS LIFE. III No, Hum· which ca n at some future date be writing, it is expected that Colum specific admonition regarding the phr.y, Mr. Ro illm (.nnot undertlke to submitted to the USCF Board of bia University will be the place. conduct of players in match or reply to lette" upon the subi ec t, bu' Directors {or discussion and pos tournament pl,y _ the generality will u refuUy consider ill sugges' ions The entry fee will be only $5 plus • nd embody .11 tN t s.e.... pr.ctlci l In to sible adoption . $5 USCF dues for non·members. that a player must not annoy his • tell' which will be published In CHESS Our readers are assured that the opponent is scarccly adequate, for LIFE.t . I.ter dillte. tournament will run like a fine what constitutes annoyance'!' When watch because Eliot ·Hearst will a player mates his opponcnt in a pected on insufficient grounds by again be the director. My predeces game, that might be defined as an· disgruntled or mistrustrul players sor, Rhys W. Hays, USCF vice noying his opponent, although ob· -and the hint of such suspicion A/# .I" president for college- chess, will viously it is a permissable annoy· has damaged the reputation of use:; also help to lubricate the event. ancc.since otherwise we could have more than one complctely innocent ° Re newals of Charters College chess players. here is' your no matches or tournaments. player, But cannot some attempt chance to compete for an important Bllt was Nim?ovitch justified i.n be made to control collusion, or the MAS SA CH US ETTS national titlc-one of you will be cIuiming that his opponent was an suspicion or collusion, by setting • M.nillchuse't, Sti tll Ch lt$S Ass'n Inc. the new United States Intercollegi. noying him by mere ly looking like up a code of conduct for players lIo1(l ~ .nnllal M/lSIIachuse tt ~ Cham p l on~ h lp an ll other chen events. Pres: ate Champion! he wanted to smoke? Was an Amer· at a tournament and ruling that Dr. Jull.n KCl bon: Sec'y: MllLl Llillan College Park, Maryland was the ' violations of this code of conduct, Altlen. 2l L nw~ nce Ave., Roxhury. ican player justHied in complain. scene of a 2·2 dr aw between the ing to the referee because his op however innocent each incident Ma ~~.: T~ u: JOlIeph H. lIurvlb. may be in itself, constitute per se NEW JERS EY University of Virginia and the poneDt ·proclaimed loudly in Ger· • New Jersey Stilt. C~eS$ Federill'ion evidence ot collusion. There ill no University of Maryland on October man that he had a won pOSition? HOIClft annual Ncw Jency State Cham· 29; Was anoUler tournament player injustice in such an assumplion plonshlp. Pro.Went: Chnle. A. keyser; (w hich is not uncommon in law), S~'y, Wm. WaJhn!(:ht, 6 Wcbster Ave., u. of Virgini. U . of Mf, ryl.nd correct in declaring that his oppon· Jersey City, N,J.; TrCIII: Man;:us wolfr. P. Kolvoard '6 M. Chll ~ ent was unjustiIiably annoying him provided that a clear code of con O HIO L.. Itihhlc '6 M. Leon '6 during time·pressure by leaning duel has been first established with ·Colu.... bus Y Che$s Club C. Robinson 0 M. !>chulm.n 1 K. Nisblt 1 R . Wh.ltloek 0 over constantly to check the chess which all players have been made Mceb .t Metropolltan YMCA. 40 W. clock and thereby obscuring his familiar, Those wishing to avoid Long St...... t, Co lumbus, Ohio on Thurs Leigh Ribble, president of the d.,. lit 7:30 p.m. to mldnleht. ~sklent: As view of the board as he attempted any suspicion will simply so con Gerard Plilltau; Vlee-Pra..: Kurt Locn· Southern Intercollegiate Chess to plan h is strategy? Docs whist.. duct themselves as to provide no Ing; Sec'y·Tre .... : Chari... McCracken. sociation, reports that the southern ling, humming, doodling, perform. suspicious incidents; those who re. Jr.; TOUI"1l .ment Dlr«:tor: J • m e.ll tournament will be held at the Schroeder; Editor, Cli ISN: Ervin E. Un University of Virginia this spring. ing gymnastic poses on the chair. fuse to abide by such a code in derwood. etc. constitute -annoyance oC an op their conduct must accept the sus. TE XAS This is a team event open to all ponent'!' }O~ in a lly , is it altogether fair picion that their conduct arouses 'Slln Anton io Chell Club collegiate chess clubs in the South. or reasonable to leave it to the and the penalties attached. Meets .t JewUh Community Center, Any club interested should write I IS 1':. Quincy" St .. S.n Antonio 5, T ex. to: W. Leigh Ribble, J r., Box 798, judgment and disuetion of a The player, Cor example, who on Thu nd.,. at 7 to 11 p .m. P~sldent: tournament director to determine brings written chess notes or chess Blake W. Stevens; .,.,C'Y: Allen IL Bak· Emmet House P.O., Charlottesville, what constitutes annoyance, what books into a tournament room must el". Jr. 1011 Edison Dr .. San Antonio. Virginia. 'South T .... Ch.n Anocl.tion constitutes disturbance, what con· accept the charge of bringing them Co nduet.. SOuth TeQ.l Open, ete. Congratulations to Howard Whit stitutes illegal consultation, illegal Cor purposes p.E consultation, wheth PTes1dent: Renr:Y yo" ...... n, P.O. Box lock, of the Univ~rsity of Maryland, collusion, etc.? er he refers to them or not. The 8«, Carpu. ChriJ.U, TelL; bl vtoe-p~s: J unior Championship. John neVlne; 2nd vtc:e.prea: Jam_ The Laws of Chess have always player who analyses the position of Crelj:hton; $f!c'y-tre.s: J.ek Randolph. Lieutenant John T. Hamilton of proceeded on the general assump an -adjourned game in the company the United States Air Force is DOW tion that all chess players are of other players must accept the Au stin Chell and Checker Club IChl. playing for Oxford University. As gentlemen, but it has never been penalty of consulting with others cago): Annual election or orneers .... - many of you remember, he held on his game, whether he heeds the 5ulle
LARRY 'EVANS · ON, OPENINGS Wom~n~ By Internatiorwl Master LARRY EV ANS CIUjj JJ/e By Willa White Owen.r U. S. OPEN CHAMPION, 1954 Address news Item$ and Inquiries on Women's CheU to M rs. Willa White Owens, 114 south Point Dr ive, AVon lo"ke, Oh io. ISS Lillian G. Morrissey of 30 Years Ago M New Rochelle, New York, is HAVE insomnia. Whenever that happens I either write an article or co-champion with Mr. Edward C. I rummage through my collection and select an old tournament book McGinniss of the Bell System Pos at random. The other night it happened to be Moscow, 1925. Bogoljubow tal Chess Tournament. This tourna won it with 15* points, followed (not so closely) by Lasker (1 4), .papa ment, now ente ring its tenth year !;Ilanea (13%:), Marshall (12%), Torre and l'artakowCl' (12). Some of the anct ninth round, bas 800 p layers also-rans include 'such names as Dus-Chotimirsky, Loevenfisch, Spiel on its rosler. Miss Morrissey b ad mann, Subarev, Saemisch, GoUhilI, Romanovsky, Gruenfeld, Yates. 5 wins and 2 draws In the final sec Rubinstein, Rahlnovitcb, Iljin Gcnevsky (shall I stop? Nc>-), Bogatyr tion of the seventh round, and Mr. chuk. Verlinsky, and Reli. McGinniss bad 0 wins and 1 loss to
o Most of the games are not sharp or energetic by present standards. share the title with her. Last year, Some of the openings arc stuffy. Yet every now and then comes the on completion of the sixth round, pleasant shock of recognition, as so often happens in replaying old master Miss Morrissey was sole winner and games. An opening startles me. "Whatever happened to tbis?" I ask held the lirst championship title ' myseU, racing to Meo in vain, awarded by the Bell System Postal If you will take my hand and walk back with me 30 years perhaps Chess Tournament. you will be aslonished at how " modern" many of the openings seem. Though there arc only 48 women " The more things change the more they stay the same." Most of the playing in the sixth and seventh Russian innovations go back at least a generation for their genesis. , rounds of the So let's turn the of " Das Internationale Schachturnier, Mosk au, B e It Tourna 1925, Bearbeitet von ment, t he No particular order ... ladies are do SLAV DEFENSE I ing aU right. Capablanca-Lasker: 1. P-Q4, P The well-edit Q4; 2. P·QB4, P-QB3; 3. N-QB3, N ed quarterly KB3; Now STOP! bulletin Tourn ament Notes had the follow ing item on t he front page before comple-v M o"i5Se"j - ~~~ o:o?::t: - "Since lil lian G. Morrissey demonstrated con ., P·QB4 vincingly that women can win frOm The game continued ; 4. P-QS, men at chess other female winners P·K4; S. N-QB3, P-Q3; 6. 8-N2, N have become more numerous. In after ... , KB3; e lcetera. (Whatsa matta? din't this round we have seven femaie is Angriff); ya tink I could spell it out?) section winners: Mrs. Florence S. N3, BxN? C ..... , B-R4); 12. BxP eh, THE THING Power, Mrs. Alice M. Wharton, K-Bl; 13. BxN, RxB; 14. QxB ch, Miss Frances R. Campbell, Miss Do-< Q·83; 15. Q-RS, NxP (15, . " , You name it! It looks like an lores O'Brien (now Mrs. Link), Miss BxP ; 16. R-R3); 16. B-R3!, R_KT; Orang-Outang reversed. 1 remem Doris M. Lee, l"'Uss L illian G. Mor DON'T PLAY THAT AUTOMATIC 17. N-B3. Cute, eb ? I should have ber seeing it in Schakmatny under rissey, and Miss Stella Lawrence." 4. N·B3! Suppose you don't want stopped the quotcd long ago. But a discussion of "n ew\ ideas." to walk into a prepared variation this is fun! Torre-Dus-Chotimirsky: 1. P-Q4, Mr. Robert Bruce of Fair Haven, after 4 ...... , P xP ; 5. P-QR4, B-B4;? KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE N- KB3; 2. N- KB 3, P-QN4; New Jersey, to whom I am indeb ted Suppose yOU don't feel comfortable for the infonnation on Miss Mor This game is the prototype of the rissey's triumph, gives me t he fol on t he Whit e side of the normal Saemisch build·up which is so much Slav? Well. then. play- 4. P-K3, in vogue today. I dou't vouch lor lowing intercstin~ anecdote: and now Black plays a Meran Yates' order of moves (I n ever "Her sligh tly older brother is whether he likes it or not. Unless, he was a h ypermodern!) but also q uite a good chess player (win of course, he happens to be Lasker, somehow they get -there: ner of the Reserves section in the who prefers a queen's Gambit Ac Saemisch"Yates: 1. p .Q4, N-KB3; Massachusetts State Open contests cepted. 4...... , P-K3; S. N-B3, QN 2. P-QB4, P-KN3; 3. N-QB3, B·N2; a year ago.) When they were in Q2; 6. B·Q3, PxP; Voila! Black has 4. B-NS, P-03; S. N·B3, · N-B3 high school together he was a memo lost a move by playing P -B3 and (YEOW!!); 6. p·QS, N-ON1; 7. P·K4, ber of the h igh school ch ess club P- B4, but so has White by playing QN-Q2; 8. N·Q4, N-B4; 9_ P-83, p_ ·and little sister- 'wanted in.' The B-Q3 and then 7. BxBP. QR4; 10. Q..Q2, 0·0; 11. B-K2, P·K4; boys in the club took a dim view SICILIAN DEFENSE 12. N-B2, K-RT; 13. P-KN4 (! says of having a mere girl in the club. However, she )vangled her way in Marsball-Ver linsky: 1. P-K4, P Her r Bogol j ubow), B.o2; 14. P-KR4, al).d White h as the ideal attacking and p roceeded " at onee t o trounce QB4; 2. P-QN4, PxP; 3. P-QR3_ all the .boys." , Now STOP! formation in this variation. See fOr (Su Jio1gram top n
Annotated />y Che.s Master JOHN W. COLLINS, Marslwll CIWlIs Clu/> Champion, 1954
useE MEMDEl{j: Sub""t )'owr blt:6t gatJItJ for' Ihis dlt:pa1Unit:nt to JOHN W. m.<>re mopping up ex .. rci$u, roquir"" no Thla lo "c~: und it 23. KtxP?1 RxKt! 24'. CULUNS, 91 Ltnox RQdJ, B'ool:iY1l 16, N.Y. Spau ~jl/g fimitlt:d, M,. Collins will comment• QxR, J(tt4xP ch; 25. PxKt. KtxP chi . ulut flu tHO{t inltr(st;ng and inslru
.1 . L. W l nin ~er M. Schlosser 21¥a J. Comstock "· 7 T. Harris 3 CHESS CROSSWORD PUZZLj;; I . Schwarb: K. Lay 20'/.0 P. Maker ., A. lIulmea 3 In CHESS LIFE SJ..1i ... 50 II. Ku rruk " K . Murray 2O\I!! 11. Ned ., A. Wa ter. 3 I. SlgmQnd " R. Dickinson 20 B. W inkelman ., O. WUJc inson 3 November 20, 1955 WI.,'; 51., I1..t m~, ? W. Stvens ''''" J . Bynl 18 M. Andenon 61.4 W . Winter 3 N. Witting' "" .J. Coachman 17\1!! I. }<'rank 6Ya c. Gentry 2'/.0 l!. E. RQn,an OJ II. Gaba IS¥.! H. Leef 61h L. Marv..,)' %lh I_ " 14 1\. Anthony 8 F . Lynch r I-: Position No. 171 G. P ayn(l R. St(linme),er 2Y~ F. V alvo .,,' L . Wood 13'h. W. BQ, lc II J . WllUamson 2v.: I Ie Pe r .It.~ vs. Zhldkov, Itt Category E. N a sh · ·· " .. R. O'NeU 13 W . COuture' II C. S en nett 2 Tourn., M'oscow, 1936. J . nilker " H. Hart 12'/.0 .'. GQlcc II P. Corrlno 2 Pcrslu con tin ued weakly with 1. Q. E. KOl"lla nty " " A. Slaklis 12 G. Labowlb 6 F. C rot ut 2 XII ch, K·NZ; 2.. Q·ltS. QN·1I3; 3. p xN t h, ..m' J . Kaufman R. }layc. U\la P. Mulo 6 R. Klme 2 NxP; 4. B·K5, QxNP; IlnO Black won. G. Chase "" L. Ware 11¥J M. Cha 5'/.0 A. MllCGllvary 2 Some solvCl'll tried 3. QxP ch. K ·B2; (or D . W:dsdorl 37 D. Hills 11 .J. Ishkan 5\1!! U. Smith 2 1. QItNP, QN-W, re/lchinc the U P'll! A. n Qmhcrault " E. Gault ·· \ 10Yl F. Kerr 5'/.0 C. Thom.u 2 position In two move. leu). 4. hN. E. GOdbold ""36 Y.e .J. Horn ing 10\l!! J. Garh art 5 A. Valu ert 2 Nxf'; 5. B·R"??, over lookin g N ·K5 ch. D. lIamburgcr R. Reithe l lOy'! T . Gr1£r1tbs :I L. .i\n ha lser tv.. A noble attempt til make somet hln, of .. )-'. llu),s 10'/.0 T. uksul :I M. Yo,,",o H~ F. 'l'rask .e. 1. Q.K8 e ll was the Une 1. Q.KU eh, K .N2; K . U1umberg v. lIullman 10 Jo'. Mornlng.slar ,,'At W. &leh elder 1 2. N.K!i ell, K-R3; 3. P. N ~ ! bot we lin d III. Blumenth al " T . S ulllvan 10 1. Olsen ,, 'At Cu r tin 1 U\at after 3 ...... N/l .B3 ... QxR B lack C. Musgrove " N . RlI.l' mond BY.. C. Cucullu " J . Dick 1 can draw by N·K5 eh ; S. K·XZ, NxP e h; ...." O. Silver D. Ames 9 H. Could 4 B . D udley I 6. K·Q2. N-KS ell c tc. The In,un Lou.s N. Reide r " 28.. S. Einhorn BY.a F. GrollS " J . Fallto 1 nne 1. Q·X8 Ch. X·N2; 2. Q·1t5. QN·B3; 'V. W ilson···· It. !lock er B'AI D. lIateh " l ~ Klhner I 3. H·K8 ell, N1If\I; t.. QxNP e h , K-B 2; 5.. R Wilbur " .. Eo Ga ns 8v.. C. Magerkurtb " J . MarUn 1 Q·R5 ell, K·N2; 6. QxN appc~nI to fall .. C. MQrgan ''AI W. Miller " A. Reller 1 Finish It tho Clever Way! F. Knuppcl 25\1!! ulI:Dln~t K -II.3 . But we commend M. D. P. Smith ..... A n n.tron. a R. OIJ()n 4 M. Swell[ 1 P oSItion No. , 65: L R·Q7!, R ·B3; 2.. Blum Cl>thal a n d Abcl ll. B ombel'ilult for C. Olesen I. BC5en 8 H. RQberts " H. Wlernlk 1 K·KI4, R·52; 3. 8 ·8 4, R xB eh; 4. Pd, t he d lteovery 01 1. Q.1QI ch, K ·N2; 2. Y. OganeMov "" C. Chappu is 8 O. Ilogdanorr 31,\ K. Bla ke 1.4 K·8 1; 5. R-Q6, Kt-84; 6- R-B6 c b, K·KtI; N·k6 ch, K-It3; 3. Q·U7!, QxNP; 4. Q. M. MueU" r " D. Taylor 8 S_ Ha rtman 3\o!1 J . Camp!x:U '/.0 7. R·RB a nd Dlaek n!$J.a:ned. N7 K·n 4; 5. N·M P xN; 6. QxQ. It '''' ch, ch, .. 8 "'. Ashley 3 R. Clark 1h M •••• M . P. S(lmmcr 23'h C. Tiers P osition No. IfiG: I. Kt-Q6 c h~; Is d ltf icu lt to aC~I' 1 Ihls as currect, R . P lnsQn W. Geb 11.4 J . Fa.an 3 I). Horvath 'h 2. BxK t (If 2. K·Ol, Kt{B3)-K ts!), PxB; since While sun faces ~ r cat prob lem,.. M. Mlli>teln 21Y.e J. Murra.y 7'h J . Germain 3 M. seidelman Ya 3. RltQP, R{ltS)-KKt8; 4. R·KB5 eh, K-KI; but It b the only atte m pt t o e$tabllsh " R. StrasbUf jfer 'h. 5. n ·KI5, R(KtJ)xB; and White re,lgne d. t. Q·K, c h w hich appean 10 make tnuch • Each II!.Iter15k equals one p revious lado.l er win. InlleUvc Sol~ers p lease n ote: Tr 5. RxP(lW). ft(KU)·KI1 chi 6. K·K3, l' rOin ,-., (Inti it 15 certainly wor lJ> 'At a point. Onl.Y whQ submitted a $olution to 'rhe cur red solu lloo I, I. P-KG chi, p o ;nt~ t, h o~m·c Inc luo.led here. bu ~ other IO ~":,=o:r :(:':"'=':70:J:' :O:'=W:h=O ;h=' :.'=':'=':":':'=':' :::R=- K:.=:m:.:':.:_ ======~ K·NJ; 2. Q·K8 eh, R-n l; 3. l'xN, N.B3; scores arc r e t ~Jn (."" In Qu r ,r ecord s a nd 4. U-BII eh, IIxlJ; ;;. QxR ch, K ·R1; 6. yuu may r " su me w here yQU left off at Q·B7 eh, K·R5; 7. QxN, QxNP ; 8. Q. any time. '('he Qu arte rly Laddu P rize is won by R6 e h, K .~5; 9. P-RJ ch, K·Bti; 10. Q.R5 ell, KxP; II. Q-K2 eh, K _ moves 12.. Qx .1. L. Weininger ; our hearty congratula Q eh, K "Q; 13. P·Q8(Q ) and wins. tion. lir e h is for t he successrul comple· tion 01 t he perilous a >!Cen t. CHESS BOOKS Onc Solver p roved tb at 1. N ·Q6, Kd'l wins f or White, but I . N.KG, Qx..,,"P ; 2- N>
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