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BY I. A. HOROWITZ in colla boration with Former World Champion, Dr. Max Euwe, Ernest Gruen/eld, Hans Kmoch, and many ot her noted authorities This latest and immense work, the most exhaustive of its kind, ex· plains in encyclopedic detail the fine points of all openings. It carries the reader well into the middle game, evaluates the prospects there and often gives complete exemplary games so that he is not left hanging in mid-position with the query : What happens now? A logical sequence binds the continuity in each opening. First come the moves with footnotes leading to the key position. Then fol BIBLIOPHILES! low pertinent observations, illustrated by " Idea Variations. " Finally, Glossy paper, handsome print. Practical and Supplementary Variations, well annotated, exemplify the spacious paging and all the effective possibilities. Each line is appraised: +, - or =. The large format- 71!2 x 9 inches- is designed for ease of read· other appurtenances of exquis ing and playing. It eliminates much tiresome shuffling of pages ite book-making combine to between the principal lines and the respective comments. Clear, make this the handsomest of legible type, a wide margin for inserting notes and variation-identify. ing diagrams are other plus features. chess books! In addition to all else, this book contains 439 complete games- a golden treasury in itself!
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CHESS REVIEW, JUN!. 1961 161 1 White t o move and wi n 2 Black to move and w in One for the money. There Two fOl' the show, \Ve do HOW SHARPLY CAN YOU SEE? is not usnally too much at not mean you can come in Seeing far ahead may be futile when the win is reo stake in the [\rst quiz posi· with a third best selection posing just under your nose, And, for a fact, it is in these tion. Just the first tally here, as in racing. Hel'e still typical quiz positions. If the win takes some moves, it is toward your 10 ~lrike for an the problem is !tn easy one. nonetheless dependent quite precisely on your next tl1rn to excellent score. So jnst don't But don't proceed to tal,e play. Do ched" however, to be sure of youI' idea In all fumble. Make an absolutely Ollr word fOl" it. Jo'illU some· variations. \Vhere val'iants rate especially imllortant, note decisive strol,e to start off thing decisive anu then re· the clne". Now try for excellent, all ten right; good, eight your 10 ~lr !l, e -you can, check. Stowaway a. sure right; or at least fair, six right Then verify your shots on can't .you? . point! page 183.
3 White to move and win 4 Black to move and win 5 White to move and win 6 Black to move and w in Three to make ready, and Ano:l fOUl' to go! Tilis, too, Now you can Slart taller· The lack of major varia· yes, this is a U number, So is a .* number. And some of ing ofr. But only a bit. Tn tions to the main line is not we r eally Illean make good the variat ions are quite a fact, lhi~ is also a . .. bit. a lways reason to rate a quiz and ready. In short, a sure bit tricky, we don't miud Iron out all the possibilities, position as easy. It Isn't point turns here on Otting asseverating or, if you do though, a ~ we said before, here. You have 10 see the in a well· timed tbematlc prefer a different word, de· the winning mOI'e is set just s equel through to the pay· (key) move. B ut yOll must be claring! Get this (and the under your nose. See that off here. Still anti all, that's opportunistic enough to vary previOUS) and you may well move and t hen lid: off all chess, anti it can be done, it necessary, too! Secure have your 10 strike. So plug plausible seque ls . Can you Live it Ull, fellow, and follow that sure point! away at it! do it? through!
7 White to move and w in 8 Black to move and win 9 Whi te to move and w in 10 Bla ck to move and w in Here again, you have an By now, you know if your H er e again, the number ot It you'l'e in the rUnning egregious win right beneath eye is truly sharp. If it is, variations is not excessive for the 10 strik e. YOU'll try. your nose. The noisome stlg· then this position presents - but push your idea through of CO \ll" ~e, to mal,e a strong rna rests on the Black side, no real problem for you. to a final conclusion, or at finish. And, in a nutshell. of course, but you can take And, in a ll veritable likeli· least a r easonable one. In there is juS! exa<.:!ly tha t full credit for snatching the hood, [t doesn't anyway. the longer line, you'tl find hel·e. In fap!. if YOIl soh'e opportunity oltered. Size t1 p There is a win, and a bit of a rather pleasing denoue· this situation. yon'll a chest· the possibililies and declare research will show you the mellt-or we think you will nut shell! Get to the llleat of (we won't say a sservate) the way. \Veigh your shots and be pleased. Dut first catch the ploy (sort of Scotch for winning play! find It! the idea! a t ricln and ~ co r e:
,•• CH ESS REV IEW. JU N E. 1967 CHESS Vol. 35, No.6 REVIEW JUNE 1967
INTERNATIONAL Mecking Marches On Winner of the playoff to break the four way lie in the South American Zonal Tournament was H. !\[ccking, fi ftee n year-old champion of Brazil. Other quali. fi ers fo r the lnlcrmnni we re J. Bol bochan and O. Panno.
Spanish Scene , (/, . , Malaga, Spain, saw Alberic O'Kelly },5 de Galway of Belgium notch hi s most re • • cent tournament victory by 8Y2-27S. Half a point behind was Artu ro Pomar.
The Reggio Emilia V. Ciocaltea and D. Chirich, each 3·3, tied for first in lhe annual Italian Reggio Emil ia in ternat ional tournament. Hon fi and Kozma were next wit h 7%-3% each.
UNITED STATES T atJana Zatu lov ska w on the W omen's A nnual T ournam ent at Belgr ade : se e page 170
8 x Distaff Champion! class with a 5 Y~·Y2 showing and enough New England Meet Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser has won the Sw iss points to beal off the chulJ enges of In the 5ixt y.s ix.playcr Western Mass· U. S. Women's Cham pionship for the ·two others who equaled hi s game sco re: achu setts and Connecti cut Valle)' Tourna. eighth time : previously she won in 1944, Walter Shi pman of Ne"' York and Larry ment. David Lees cmel'ged on top with 1948, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1965 and 1966 Gilden of Maryland. It was Bisgui er'g 5 Y:d ,§ . RUIlIlt:rup 1'-:15 Mi chael Hart, 5·1, sometimes with co.champions. This time, second tri umph in this strong event. T. and thi rd was Dr. J oseph Platz, 4Yz.ln. her score was 8·2, a fuJI point ahead of Oeutsch, O. Popovych, 1\1. Radoichich and ARKANSAS l\Iiss ?d ona !'IIay Karff, and Mrs. )'I-r. Meyer Riff lalled 5·1 each. Selcnsky came in third with 6·4,. See Werner Belke of lhe lill Ie Rock Air cross·table for furth er details. Force Ba se won the stale title with a 5·0 Midwestern Communique score, ahead of runnerllp Fred Hopkins The Grealer Peoria Open wenl 10 L and third·prize winner Raymond Lawrence. 'REGIONAL and INTERSTATE J ackson, J. Hagan, T. Muh ee and T. l\-Ic. T we nty players took part. Cormack, each 4-n·Y2, who fini shed in Bisguier Repeats COLORADO thai order on tiebreaks. Scores of 4·] In the Greater New York Open, which "Now, therefore, I , J ohn A. Love, Gov· drew an army of 222 players from half were turned in by S. Gelbart, J. Fuller erno r of the State of Co lorado, do hereby a dozen states, international grandmaster and D. Taylor. There were 75 partiei· proclaim th e week of April 9 through Arthur Bisguier of Yonkers showed hi s pants. April IS, 1967, as CHESS WEEK in Colorado: ' These were the concluding words of an official proclamation, which U. S. Women's Championship 1967 interestingly portrays Colorado as show. , , , , 5 , , , , 10 11 W O L Totals ing "a large increase in ehess interest, , , P l ace , M rs. E . Aronson , • , • ! , ! ! 0 ! 0 , , , 5 ·5 5·, not only on an individual basis and in , Mrs. M . M orr ell , 0 , 0 , , , ! , ! , ! ! ! ! ! 4~ . 5 1 the stores, hospitals, city parks, homes , M i ss M . M. Karf f , , , , ! ! ! , ! 5 , , , ., "" , M rs. M. Bur l in~am e 0 , , 0 , 3~. 6~ for the aged, Air Force Academy, govern. ! ! , ,! , , 0 0, , , , , '"' 5 D r . H . W eissenste ln ! 0 0 • 0 ! , , , 5! . 4~ "" ment bases, resort areas, high school , Mrs. L. Grumette 0 !, 0 0 0 , , 0 0 , 0 , , , 2! ·n ""11th , M rs. z . W
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New York _ July 8 to 9 Hayes, 820 Woodbine Av._ Glendale Ohio Pennsylvani Since he s tarted his rise to the s ta rs SENSATION IN MONACO at thil'teen. we hal'e seen this position Innume rable times ill Fischer's games, but The title of this article does not refer to the first prize for Rohert wilh hi m 0 11 the ollllOs ile side of the J. Fischer at Monte Ca rlo. For, after his performances at Santa Monica, chess table. Geller Is far from being the Havana and New York, that outcome sllrprised no one. fi rst to tempt Fische r lhus. E ven this commentatOr ell ters the list of those Nor does it refer ei ther to the di fficulties which the winner had who did and actually more "rightfully" to overcome in his games with Lombardy, La rsen and th is commentator. since the Naj(\ ol'f Variation has been his We are all hu man , and th e very fi ne result of the U. S. Champion ought favorite defe nse foJ' ma ny yeal's while Geller as White s tubbornly a nd s uccess· to be more th an sufficient compensation fo r his slightly less convincing fuHy fO \lgh t against it and Fischer a t style at MOllt e Carlo. Curaco wi th the positional 6 B-K2, What is mea nt by 'the tit le is not even Fischer's one 10ss, to Geller 6 B_ K N5 ! . . , . in the last round , but rather it is the way in which White had to resign. If recollection holds true, thiS is the fi rst time tha t the U. S. Cha mpion has That same mom ing, Geller wa s exhausted by his long and diffi · used th is, the 1I105t crucial mOI'e In the cult endgame with La rsen and was also depressed beca use he lost. It whole I'R r lR llon, He has tried to outplay wa s in such a mood that Geller as Black had 10 meet Fischer in the after· Talll, Ohtfsson and ZUc kel"nla ll with 6 B- QB4; Reshenlky. Najdorf a nd Julio noon. And what happened? Ge l1 er chose Fischer's favorite J ine and Bolbochan wi th 6 P- KH3: and this com· used it agai nst Fischer himself. Recklessness may crop up when one is mentator with 6 P- K N 3. very tired and feels he has "nothing to lose." But it is 11 0t kn own if 6 . , . . P- K3 that was Geller's reason for his daring tactics or if it was that he had 7 P_B4 Q- N3! The exclamation ma rks have been used prepared cunni ngly for just such an occasion long before. After all, he re no t to s t.'ess the value of the moves the psychology of adopti ng an opponent's weapon has been used in the pla yed but their psychological effect. Till past as, fo r example, in Alekhinc's repertory against Capa blanca or 11011'. It has been the Na jdorf Va riation ; I [rom now on, it ca n be called F ischer'S Bronstein's "s. Botvinnik, both ti mes in matches for the Wo rld Cham. line. For the young America n Grand mas pionshi p. ter Is the o ne who has kept Black's posi· There were some rumors later that Fischer, feel in g he had first tion- des plte Its bac kwardness In de \'eloplllenl- Rli ve fo r yeal·s. But 1l0W what pla ce securc, lost the game on purposc in order not to disc10se his mo re is Fischel' , the promoter of Black's line, important analysis in thi s line which is his mai n weapon against the King goi ng to l1n ~we l' us ·White? Pawn opening. But it is "ery difficult to pu t credence in th ese ru mors. '''ho likes to lose? And why not pIny for the same goal while can · t1'i"ing to draw, instead? Let the game speak for itself. Mont e Carlo 1967 2 N-KB3 P_Q3 S ICI LI AN D EF ENSE Heal'! hea r ! Robert J. F ilcher Yef im Gell er 3 P_Q4 p, p Unit ed S t a t u Soviet U nion 4 NxP N_KB3 W hite Black 5 N_QB3 P_QR3! 1 P_K4 P_Q B4 Usually, Geller pI'erers the classical 8 Q_Q2 . . . . 1 , . . P- K ,1. With his position in the This Is the s harpest variant, ofrer· lournament. howeve.', the Soviet Grand· ing a Pawn which Fischer himsel! has master has to fi ght for a wi n ra ther accepted 1lI1'1 ny limes. than lry solid lines. In the Ruy Lopez, Arter the cautious 8 N- N3, QN-Q2 9 moreover, he ca nnot expeet to reach his Q-B3, Q- 0 2 10 0 - 0 - 0 , P- QN 4 11 P- QN3, fa"orUe Ma rshall Counter Attack. For, B-N2 12 P- KN4, R- QDl 13 R-Ql, P-Q4, as Fischer- S myslol' had shown a few Black ca n hope ror good counte rplay ],()u nds enrller, !o' !scher can ge t the suo (Szabo-S tein, Ha mbUl'g 1965 ) . 8 . .. Q pedal' endgame from the Exchange Varl· K 6t 9 Q- K 2, QxQt 10 DxQ, howel'el', aI· a tion, not the prospect which Geller Is lows White the superior e ndga me (Stein !; eeklng. - Gligol'lch, Stockholm 1962) . 168 CHESS REVI EW , IU NE . 1967 8 , , , , Memorial 1965, Tringov lost to Fischel' Belgrade 1967 ally consid ered absolutely the strongest among the 1 T . Zatulovska Soviet Union 9V2- 3Y2 women players; but, twice now, she has not succeeded 2 N . Gaprlndashvili Soviet Union 9 - 4 in justifying tha t opini on. For as short a tourna ment 3- T. Belamarich Yugos lavia aY2' 4Y2 as this, however, she can be pleased with her result -4 V. NedelJkovich Yugoslavia 8Y2- 4V2 5- K onarkovska- So k olov Yugoslavia 7Y2' 5Y2 . since it is nOl so easy to repair the ravages of two -6 Ljiljak Yugoslavi a 7!-2,5Y2 defeats, against Za tulovska and Belamarich (like 7 A. N lcolOl U Roumanla 7 - 6 8- Eret ova Czechoslovakia 6Yz' 6Y2 wise a Tatjana !) in so few rounds. Also, her play _9 K. Jovanovich Yugoslavia 6Y2- 6Y;- can well be pa ssed off as a merely temporary and 10 E. Bilek H u ngary 6 ·7 passing relapse from her earlier fine form. 11 F. H eemsk erk Holland !5 Y2- 7Y2 12- Nowaroll Eut Germany 4Y2 ' 8Y2 The top two places were aga in secured by repre - 13 Ale no'll Bulgaria 4Y2- aY2 sentatives o ( the Soviet Union, one more success for 14 L. Timorejeva Yugoslavia 1 .12 Soviet's women's chess. Zatnlovska, moreover, so long The Women's Annuals in Belgrade certainly do left in the shadow of the glory of Nona Gaprindash not favor Women's World Champion Nona Gapri n. viji , has revived her old reputation and cl imbs back dashvili. In the tournamen t of 1966, she was com as an eq ual with the Champion. Indeed, however, pelled to share first place with the Roumanian aspirant Za tulovska announced after th e tournament that, al Alexandra Nicola u; and, in this year's tournament, thol1gh she did win, she was not satisfied with her she was actual1y surpassed by her own country-woman play and, in behalf of Nona, her result was too much Tatjana Za tulovska. Nona Gaprindash"il i is gener- a matter of ill fortune. The greatest surprise of the tourna· one and potentially Ca ll pia>' even better precedents. One cannot understand that ment was certainly the sharing of lIle than she demonslnHed here. the time cornell to cede place to the third and fourth places by the young The Honmanian Alexandl'll Nicolau dis· younger ill the tltern battle of tourna master candid ate Tatjana Belamarlch of phtye.:l a sel'ies of good ga mes, bui she ment play ancl must first be cruelly Zagreb and th e veteran Vera NedeUko displayed also an l111 eVe n, even vel'y taught to ta1( e the consequences. And vlch, several Urnes Yugoslavian Cham· conlradictory forlll. FOl" Nicol a l1, It was they are not numerou s who have avoid pion. Nedeljkovlch succeeding In over' flll" from a successful result. ed lhls painful experience. Yugoslav taking Belama rJ ch only in the last round. 'rhe POlish woman Konnrkovska lInd Grandmaster, Dr. Vidmar, had to taste Olherwlse, Indeed, as so nearly came to married the Yugoslav master Sokoloy this bitler fate of fo rmer champions. In pass, t he unknown Belamarich would and become a Yugoslav Citizen. H el' re his last tournament, In OpatUa, he also have s urpassed a ll of her far better reo sult does not refl ect her a mbition; bnt fou nd himselr In last place. now ned compatriots. She is only twenty· the apology may be offered thal she had \\' omen's ches!! cannot, of course, be to care for her baby during the event. compa red too exa.ctly to men's, even Katarlna J ovanevlch fell to a n unex pecledly low place in the toul'llament. The oldesl participant, Lldlja 'rImo· fejevl!., many times Champion of Yugo slavia, convincingly cUn ched lasl place. For her p€l'formance, we have many K . Jovanovich T . BeJamarich In this position, White a nnounced a mate In three: 35 QxDt!! K.x Q 36 R-B 6~ , K- N I 37 R-B8 ma te. The male mem bers of the audience gave vent to lheir EDIT H B ILEK enthusiasm with long and emoUonal a p Wife of the H ungarian Gra ndmast er, pl a u ~e which the tournament director she rates much hi gher than her sco re. was fOI" long was ullable to Qu ell. TANJ A BELA M ARICH 170 CHESS REV IEW, JUNE, 1967 P I RC DEFENSE CARO·KANN DEFENSE A. Nieolau Bi lek T. Zatulovska F. Heemskerk Roumania Hungary Soviet Union Holland White Black 1 P-K4 P-QB3 26 B- R7 K-K2 1 P-K4 P- KN3 4 P xP Q- R4t 2 P- Q4 P-Q4 27 P- KB4 B,B 2 P- Q4 B_N2 5 P- B3 QxP/4 S PxP p,p 28 BPxB Q-KB1 4 B- Q3 3 B-QB4 P-QB4 6 Q-N3 • • • N-KB3 29 QxRPt K_Q2 5 P- QBS N_B3 Q,B Here 'White begins collecting tempi. 30 B xN 6 N-BS B- N5 31 QxP Q-N6 6 . . . . P-K3 7 0-0 P- KS 32 R-KB1 Q-N1 7 B-K3 Q-B2 8 B_ KN5 B-K2 33 R-BS R-KBl 8 N- Q R3! • • • • 9 QN-Q2 P- QR3 S4 K-B2 K - K1 She wlns a tempo at this juncture by 10 Q-N3 B,N 35 R- N3 Q-R1 virtue of the threat, 9 N- N5. 11 NxB P-R3 36 QxQ R,Q 8 . . . . P-QR3 12 B_ R4 Q-Q2 37 R- R3 R-N1 The text does prevent 9 N- N5 but per 13 QR-Kl 0-0 38 K-B3 K-Bl mits 9 D- N6, which mortifles Black's 14 B-N1 P_ KNS 39 P- KN4 R_N3 whole Queen flank. 15 Q_Q1 K-N2 40 R- R8t K-N2 16 8-N3 P- QN4 41 R-R5 P-B3 9 B- N6 Q-BS 17 N- K5 10 N-K2! N" 42 K-B4 PxPt 18 BxN Q-Q1 43 PxP K _B2 Black may well not have expected this 19 R-KS KR_R1 44 R-R7t R-N2 1ll01'e; but, of course, this is a position 20 R-N3 K_B1 45 RxRt K,R in which one does not count Pawns! 21 Q-B3 R_KN1 46 K-N5 P_R4 22 R-K1 P-N4 47 K-R5 P- NS 23 P-KR4 p,p 48 K - N5 p,p 24 RxRt N,R 49 PxP P-RS 25 Q- N4 B_B3 50 P- RS Resigns CARO_KANN DEFENSE Aeenova T. Belamarieh ... 1.11 - Bulgaria Yugoslavia -LJ.I LJAK 1 P-K4 P_QB3 24 P-R3 Q-K5 2 P- Q4 P-Q4 2S 0-0 QxN though they llave similar titles, Cham 3 PxP p,p 26 QxQ RxQ pion, Gmndmaster, etc. This tournament 4 P-QB4 N-KBS 27 KR_Kl RxR t of Belgrade corresponds actually to one 5 N-QB3 P_KN3 28 RxR BxP of the first category [a European rank 10 . . . . 6 Q-N3 B-N2 29 R-Q1 B-B4 lower than master- Ed.] and, conse QxKP 11 0 - 01 7 PxP 0 -0 30 K-N2 K_N2 quently, the fluctuations in the play are Black cannot win a piece by 11 8 P-KN3 QN-Q2 31 P- B4 P-B4 very great: today, a woman player puts 9 8-N2 N-N3 32 P-KN4 N-B7 up a good game; the next day, she hands P- Q-1 becanse of 12 QR- Ql, PxB 13 R- Q8t, K- K2 14 Q- N4t winning. 10 8_B4 B-B4 33 K_N3 K - B3 out gifts. But that phenomenon Is easy 11 R_Q1 R_Bl 34 R- Q2 N-QS 11 . . . . N-QB3 to understand: the female is more sub 12 KN-K2 P-QR4 35 R-Q3 P-R3 12 P-B4! ject to physiological mutations than is • • • • 1S P_QR4 R- B5 S6 K-N2 P- N 3 the male. White is threatening to snare th, 14 R-QB1 R_N5 37 K_ N3 N_BS Queen with IS N-N3. 15 Q-R2 Q_Q2 38 R-Ql N-NS Of the best games played, the follow 12 . . . . P-Q4 14 NxP Q- Q4 16 P-Q6 p,p 39 R-Kl P-Q4 ing were voted the best of the best. 13 N-N3 PxB 15 QR-Q1 N-Q5 17 P_N3 B_K3 40 R_ K8 P-Q5 The Brilliancy Prize Black lacl,s any better choice. For, or 18 R_QNl KN_Q4 41 K-B3 N-Q6 This game, placed first, was awarded course, 15 . . Q-QN4 collapses befol'e 19 NxN B,N 42 R_ K2 N_N5 N,B the Brilliancy Prize. In it, Nicolau shows 16 N- Q6t. 20 BxB 43 R-K1 N-Q4 21 B_Q2 R_K1 44 R- K8 P-Q6 that she can some times play like a 16 BxN BxBt 20 R-B4 Q_ Kl 22 BxR N,B 45 R-Kl P-Q7 genuine grandmaster. Bilek loses some 17 RxB Q_B3 21 Q- N4t K-N2 23 Q-Q2 Q- N5 Resigns tempi in the opening, and NicoJau uses 18 KR-Q1 K- B1 22 Q- Q6 Q-N4 bel' allvantage masterfully. 19 N_ N6 R-N1 23 R_N4 Resigns t =: chock; f =: db!. check: t =: dl$. eh. THE GAPRINOASHVILI B I LEK LlOIJA TIMOFEJEVA CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 171 SECOND EUROPEAN ZONAL ot V .. njoeka Banja. Yugoslavia 1967 Recounted by Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH The tournament at Vl1ljacka Banja, like the two other European Zonal Tournamenls, qualifies three candidates to the Interzonal Tourna ment to be held in Tunis later this year. The First European Zonal, held at The Hague (Holland) last year, qualified Svetozar Gligorich of Yugoslavia, Istvan Bilek of Hungary and L. Kavalek of Czecho slovakia. The Third is to be in Halle (East Germany) and may well be the strongest with Lajos POl-tisch of Hungary, Wolfgang Uhlmann of East Germany and Milan Matulovich of Yugoslavia as currently favored along with Hart, Ciocaltea, Minich and Robatsch. At Vrnjacka Ballja, the field may be characterized as weak rather than strong. So Boris h koy and Aleksandar Matanovich quali. fied rather easily, though one must not overlook the generous assistance of the Danish Master Hammann who turned back both the serious con tenders, Florin Gheorghiu of Roumania and Laszlo Barczay of Hungary (the latter is not to be confused with that veteran Gideon Barcza also of Hungary). Gheorghiu contributed to the real strength of the tournament and was generally expected to qualify to the Interzonal. Bad luck and a case of nerves, however, dictated otherwise. When the game, \Vatzko Barczay, was adjourned, Gheorghiu, who 'stood to qualify in the event of a draw in this game, pitched in and helped Watzko like a blood brother in analyses, displaying all the finesses in what ought to be at least a draw for Watzko. But, alas! One small detail had been over LASZLO BARCZAY looked: Watzko had sealed all ambiguous 4.1 N- B4, and the tournament A comparativ e ly new Hungarian chess d irector scored him an ou tright loss under the FIDE ru les. In the star, not the veteran Gideon 8arcza, he Soviet Union and in Hungary, the more logical course is to allow the qualified for t he In t erzonal. opponent to indicate which piece is to be moved. It is a special case of non.conformity in chess. * The real point, however, was that The Dragon, an Out-moded Fantasm Gbeorghiu's immense effort had been wasted. The blood brotherbood In the penultilllate round, Gheorghlu decided to adopt the Dragon Variation vanished more quickly than it had appeared and, worse, though Gheorghiu against Jansa, a young and typically at· -still had chances in the tournament, he was upset and proceeded to lose tacking player, He was not prudent. In catastrophically to Jansa in the next round and could not defeat Lengyel so Important a game when even a draw can affect the fight for qualifying in in the last round. . third place, that was a risky and un· An innovation m th is tournament, contrary to past zona Is, was warranted decision, For, of recent years, the introduction of seconds. Matanovich was assisted hy Master Rahal', the Dragon has acquired a bad reputa· tion, and -White has a patented scheme for example; Ivkov, by Master Smederevac; Gheorghiu, by Master of attack, Urseanu, so on. and SICILIAN DEFENSE Jansa F. Gheorg h lu Europea~ Zonal Tournament, Vrnjac:ka Bania, Yugoslavia 1967 2d Czechoslovakia Roumania , , 3 4 S , , , 9101112 13 14 15 15 17 18 Totals White Black Yugos l avi~ , , , , Ivkov , ! ! ! ! ! ! • , ••, , • j , , , , , 12 . 5 2 Matanovich Yugoslavia , 0 ! ! ! ! ! , j , ! , , , , , 11*.4l 1 P_K4 P-QB4 5 N-QB3 P-KN3 3 Ba rczay Hungary •, , , 0 , 0 , , •• , , , • • • •• • • •• ! , , , 11 • 6 2 N_ KB3 P-Q 3 6 8 - K3 B_ N2 4 Gheorghiu Roumania j , , , , 0 • , ,• 0 • , , , • , • • !, , • • • , , , 10l· 6~ 3 P_Q4 p,p 5 Fuchs E. Germany , j 0 , j • j j ! • • , , , , 10 . 7 7 P- B 3 N-B3 , , • , • •, •, ,• • , , 4 NxP N-KB3 8 B_ QB4 6 H amann Denmark • • , • , •• • ! j ! • ,• 0 9l· 7~ • • • • 7 KQst ro Poland • •, , ,• , • , •• • , , •• , • • • • • • • •, ! ! !, • • • ! , 9~. n Mikhail Tabl, better noted than any· 8 Lengyel Hungary ! • ! ,• j ! • , ! ! , , ,• ! j , 91· • •, • , • , • n one else ill the world for his finesses 9 Morh lock W, Germany 0 0 ! 0 ! • ! , j , , , , , • Il~. 71 • • , • •, • 10 Pachman Czech'kia ! , ! ! ! ! !, ! !, , •• •• , •• ! j , , 91 · 71 in the attack against the Dragon, played 11 Jansa Czech' kla 0 ! !, , •,• •, •, j, • •, , 0 ! ! ! , •• , , - , as follows ill his game with R. G, -Wade 12 Hind le England •,• 0 •, • • • • • 0 • , , 0 ! •• , ! ! , - , 13 Bobotsov Bulgaria • •• • •• ,• 0 0 0 •• ! ! , , ! • • j ! 7~. III * \Ve have seen another Slory which stated Holland , j , •, • 14 Zuidema 0 0 0 • ! •• 0 0 ! ! !, ! , • , , , n· 91 that the ruling vel'llllU"d flnrcv.ay to in 15 Watzka Austria 0 0 0 0 0 ! •• ! 0 ! ! • •• • , •• , 0 ~1·1H tervret the ambiguity. Thig procedure con 15 BilYap Turkey 0 , 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 , 0 j , , , 5 .12 ! •, ! ! , • forms to FIDE rules as we understand 17 Gunnarsson Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 ! • ! 0 0 • • 0 0 0 , , 4 ·13 them. The same point l'''lllains, howeve,', 18 Vlzantladis Greece 0 0 0 0 • • •, • 0 , 0 • ! 0 0 • j 0 , 0 0 , 4 · 13 that an ambiguous, s ealed move cost \Vatzko Chart is in or der of scores, not pairing table; ties , unbrolwn, are listed alphabetically the game in svlte or Cheorghiu's la.bol'~ , here; first three qual!fy to the Interzonal Tournament,. - Ed, 172 CH6SS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 a t P a lma de l\l allor CR 1966 : 8 Q- Q2, 0 - 0 12 K_ N1! · " . . Bla ck wants to relieve h is Queen of 9 B- QB4, B-Q2 10 P - KR4 ! R- Dl 11 As always typical In thl!! variation, defending the Rook Pawli . B-N3, Q- H·' 12 P-R5! NxHP 13 p - N·I, Diad! coun ters 12 B- R6 , DxB 13 QxB by 20 Q- Q3! R- QBl N-B3 14 0 - 0 - 0, N- K4 15 D- Im6, Dxil 13 ... RxN ! and he obtains t h e Inltla· 21 P- B4 P-B4 16 RxB ! (Black could expect 16 QxD, tlve a s compensation a fter H PxR, QxBP On 21 ... 0 - 0 , White has a happy RxN 17 P- N5. N-H~ 18 HxN, P xR 19 15 K- :,\,l. P-R ~ . choice between 22 N- Kit and 22 P-D5. R-Rl, N-Q6t 20 K- !\" l . HxD 21 Nxlt 12 . . . . N- B5 Q- K4 22 PxN, Q-N2 23 Qx P/S, R- Bl 22 Px P e.p. NxP 13 B1tN R,N after which he li ves but IS s till In (urn· 23 Nx Nt BxN 14 P- KN 4 P- R4 c\llt les) , RxN 17 Pxl1, R- Dl 18 K- N2, 24 KR-N l ! .... P-QN4 19 IVI- R I, N-DSt 20 DxN, P xD T he text is horr ible. The prope r idea White re·inforces h is position rat he r 21 RxR P ! NxR 22 Q- R6. P- K3 23 P- KD4 , in Black's sys tem lie!! In 14 ... P- KR3 t han co llect material by QxP, QxQ 25 P- K4 24 P- K5 ! D- Kl 25 N-K6 ! Resig n 10 pre l"e nt 15 P- N5. After 15 P- KR ~ , Ih Q, K- K2 \\·hlch relieves Black. ed. The game IS characteristic of the P- R3 16 P- N5, PxP 17 P xP , RlCR 18 24 . . . . B-N5 26 P- B5 ! K- K2 RxR, N -R ~ , Whit e'!! adl"a ntage Is small. t h rust with Wh ite's King Rook Pa wl! . 25 R- Q2 R_N 1 27 RxB! • • • 15 N_N3! 8 . . . . B- Q2 · . . . This c lea l' a nd s illl ple sacrifice de Her e ill t he latest e tfort or Drll. go Ll White counts on the Quee ll ha ving no I)ril'es Bla<:k's K3 o f protection. gO:ld reli·ea t. After 15 . Q- R3 16 adh erent!! fOI' rehabilitation or the com· 27 . . . . Px R 31 B_ N5! B,B prom is ed variation . T h e Id ea Is to de· P- K5! PxP? W hite h a s a n effective 17 2'3 Q-Q5 K- Bl 32 QJCN P t K_R1 P-N5. lay castling a s long as pos!!lble to avoid 29 Q- KS K-N2 33 Q- R5 t K- N2 White's direct Klng·sid e II. ttll.ck. Dlacl{ 15 . . . . Q-B2 30 Rx P QR_ Bl 34 QJCB t Resigns will cas tle If h e gains the Ini tiative OJ" 16 P_ N5 N-R2 the dangers of th e atta!lk diminish. 17 N-Q5 Q- N1 F or Some time, grell.t h ope W AIl elil' Or 17 . .. Q- Bl 18 BxP. Once Neglected - Now Modern bodied In 8 . . . Q- N3 : but this child The Exehange Va l'iaUon of t he Ruy died a lmos t at birth: II' n~ lo ng neglected as mil ch too drHlI'ish. 9 N- B5 ! Qx? 10 NxDt, 1\- B] 11 N- Q5 : AI. t he Hava na Olympiad, however, (a) 11 . . KxN 12 H- QNl , Q- H6 ]3 1 ~ I Bdle!' reburnlshed this rust ed weapon Q- Q2, R- Ql H R- N3. Q- R4 15 U- n6t, and d ellu'oyed s nch chess h eroes as K- Rl 16 NxN. QxQt 17 13xQ . P xN 18 Oli gorlrh, J imenez a nd Por tisch. 8xP, wi th advantage fOr While W ron· stein- Stein . Ta llin 1965): RUY LO PEZ (b ) 11 .. . NxN 12 BxN ! [ Black has A. Ma tanovich L. Lengyel good pla y a fter 12 QxN, QxR t 13 K- 02. Yugolt. vl. HlI ng.ry QxN 14 8 - 116, D- K3 15 DxQt, Kx8 16 1 P- K4 P-K4 3 B-N5 P-QR3 Q-QN5, Bx8 17 QxB, KR- QBl), KxN 13 2 N_KB3 N_QB3 4 BxN QPxB 0 - 0 , Q-86 14 R- Kl. Q-R4 15 Q- Bl. 5 0 - 0 . . . . P - R4 ] 6 Q- N2t, P- B3 17 QU- Q 1, Q- 02 1$ B-B4 ! · . . . Here is the F ische r line [cf. pages 8 18 P-KB ~ with a strong (mack for Wh ite Though Black has not ca stled , th e a t· a nd 15, J a !lna r y Is!!ue--Ed.]. (Fischer- Cobo, Hal·a na 19(5). tack is s t ill there, as Indeed m ight well 5 . . . . B_N 5! 9 Q- Q2 R- QBl be e Xllected. T he threat 111 19 NxP! KxN 10 B_N 3 N_K4 The text is now r e-garded as the s inl \>" 20 BxPt. So Black Is obliged to weaken le st mea ns of holding t he ba la nce. Por· The seco nd point of Black·s Iltl1.lI. He hIs ()O sition. tISch IHld J Imenez d efended wITH- a . .. can occupy 8 5 but lIot to much effect. 18 . . . P- K4 1'- 13 3 a~ ge nerally z'ecommended and, 11 0 -0-0 Q_R4 19 B- K3 P- N3 though pI·epaz·ed in analyses a gains t F'11\("her'M In novation, did not equalize. In F' lsch er- Pm-tlsch, it may be ap· pended fh a t. . a fter 6 P- Q4, PxP 7 NxP, P- QO·I S N- K3 , QxQ 9 RxQ, 8 -Q2, in· l\Iead of POl'U sch's 9 . . _ 8 - Q3 , Blacl{ meets 10 N- D3. 0 - 0 - 0 11 N-Q5, B- Q3 12 13- K3, IUl(1 now 12 . . . P-QN3 falls be· fOI'e 13 NxPt. 6 P_KR3 P- KR4 7 P-B3 • • • • 7 . . . . P_QB4! Thcoz'clically, this position is very 1m· pOI·tanL Ana lysis at Vrnja cka Banja The fi e ld (from left): seat ed : Mltanovlch, Bilyap, Watska, Bobotsov, Le ngye l, fO\l!Id It the bes t way t o llIeet White's Pachma n, lv kov ; m idd le row : Ha a g, Barcza y, Petronich ( d irector), Gh eorgh iu, Intention to o pen the game by th e Pawn Zu id e ma , Kost ro, Moh rloek, Gunnar$Son, Vizantiad is, Smeder evac (a s econd ); rear: Jans a, F uchs, Ha mmann ( nea r le ft ) a nd Hindle (betwee n Moh r loe k and Gunnarason) t = check : f = dol. obiolClr. ; I = diB. eh. CH ESS REVI EW , JUN E, 1967 173 - - MATANOVIC I VUOV No.1 A lexander Hildebrand On compu l:o ory first r ou nd pa i ring (f or cou ntrymen ) , Grandmast ers Matanovich and White to move and w in Iv kov f ind them!>e ive!> committed to a cruel battle, and all for a draw ! sacrifice, P-Q4. T he allempl wilh 7 . .. 15 N- R5, BxP 16 NxP 17 P- K6! and Q- B3 8 P- Q·I, BxN 9 QxB, QxQ 10 PxQ White must win. e nds better for Wh ite. 13 . . . . B- N5! 8 P-Q4! Now Black Is out of danger. He will Now, wi ll y- nilly , 'White musl operate e liminate White's dangerous Knight and with the ~acl"ifice, (01" Black thrente ns pOSt his own on the strong, central Q4. to obtain better play by . . . Q- B3 and That is enough to hold the game. .. 0 - 0 - 0. 14 Q_QN3 BxN 16 P- K6 p,p 8 . . . . B, N 15 BxB N-K2 17 RxP 0 -0- 0 18 QR- K 1 The text is forced 8 BPxi' 9 PxB! N-Q4 RPxP ]0 N- N5 favors White. I II 8 - 04 must not be permitted. Separate the inseparables. 19 Q-B4 KR_K1 9 QxB B PxP 10 PxP p ,p Now the dr aw looms. 19 . . . N-N3 to No. 2 Visa Kivi defend the Queen Pawn allows \ \'hite a Wh it e t o move and wi n 10 ... QxP gives W hile a gl'eat ad· probably winning attack after 20 Q-B5. vantage in development and initiative: 20 RxR RxR 22 QxQP Q_ K2 11 R- Ql, Q- N3 12 N- B3, P- QB3 J3 B- K3, Q- D2 1-1 N- R4 ! or 12 . . . N-U3 l? U- N5! 21 Rx Rt QxR 23 Q-R7 K_B2 24 B- R5 t K-Q3 11 P- K5! . ... Under the pr otection of his good Knight, Black's King ca n Stl'ut o\'er th e board. 25 Q- Q4 P- B4 27 B-Q2 K_B3 26 Q- Q3 Q- K B2 28 Q- K4 K- Q3 29 P- QR3 Drawn A 9ues+ion of Theory This ga me is presented not for Its ex· Too much is too little. citing qualHies but as an illustration of an insufficiently tested system for White No.3 Virgil Nestore ~lgai n st th e modern Benoni. Wh it e to move and w i n Hel'e White has visible compem;ation BENONI COU NT E R GAMBIT for his Pawn. Black's King·side pieces B. Iv kov V. Jansa are l'esu'icted by the King Pawn: h is Yugoslavia Cz echos lovakia Queen Pawn is weal! and readily attack· 1 P-Q4 N- KB3 4 N-QB3 P-KN3 ed. COl1nting in the pt'esent tln'eat of 12 2 P- QB4 P- QB4 5 P- K4 B-N2 QxNP: and White has pr ospects of a 3 P- Q5 P- Q3 6 B-Q3 Pnwn attacl! by P -B4- 5. etc. • • • • White aims to develop his King K nigh t 1 1 • • . . P-QB3 to K2 and posts his Bishop [i)·st. W ell 12 N- Q2 Q-Q2 acquainted with the Benoni, Ivllo\' dis I3lack is a ble to ca sUe long only. and plays discontent with the old systems his Ki ng w ill nol feel at home. ror While against this sharp and uncom 13 R_ K1 fo r table (for White) opening in which This move, however, r uins all White's Blae);; nea rly ldways gets serious coun F ind the r ight way in. chances. 13 N- B4 with threa t or N- N6 terplay. IvkoY's system Is less studied sets Blacl( back : e.g. 13 ... R-Ql 14 and rather under estimate(l. So lution!>, pa ge 177. 0 - N5; or 13 . . B- B4 H P- QN·! ! P- QN4 t = check; t = db!. (!h<'lclr. ; i == db. ch . 174 CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 6 . . . . 0 - 0 13 . . . . P_ R3 7 K N-K2 • • • • 14 P- R3 . . . . Of late, the Denoni has lost much of Now Black's Queen Bishop is immo· its popularity and has been less fre· bilized. 14 R- Nl also Is excellent with quently adopted. Tahl, father or the 15 P- QN-I! to give White domination Benoni "attack," rarely adopts it and a lso on the Queenside. omits it against sU·onger players. But 14 . . . . R- N1 t heory still indicates 110 sm·e way by Black's only hope Is io gain connier· which White ca n obtain the advantage. play by .. . P-QN~. But all is vain : he True, \Vhi1.e's chances are in the cen· has a lost position already. ter with P- K5 to prepare and a King· side attack. Leaving his King Bishop Pawn free to advance, White can realize his chances more quickly and more logi· cally. But, Ir the system Is the besl. who can say? 7 . . . . P- K3 8 0-0 p,p 9 BPxP N_ R3 Black's last Is a serious mistake- al· though often recommended as a good continuation. iVhite's ensuing 10 B-KN5 puts terrific pressnre on Dlack and ought to be a nticipated by 9 . . . N- K1 follow· ed by .. . N-Q2 aSSUring super·control 15 B_Q B2! • • • • over Black's K4 t hrough which ·White Now 'Vhite poses t he threat, 16 P- K5! intends to break. PxP 17 P- Q6, N- K3 18 PxP, etc. There White's possibilities for attack in this is no satisfactory answer. system with 9 . . . N-R3 are beautifully FLORI N GHEOR GH IU illustrated in the Yugoslav Corres pond· S urprise! The Rouma nian Grandmaster ence Championship 1965·6 game, Berta The Biggest Bargain did not qualify for t he Interzonal. Ivanovich. The writer cannot resist in· in Chess LiteratUre serting the game : 9 . .. R-Kl 10 N- N3, N- N5? 11 P- KIl3, N- K I 12 B- B2, P- QTI3 sort of Benoni reply, 10 ... P- R3 11 CHESS 13 P- B4, N- B5 14 P-QR4, Q-R5 15 Q- B3, D-U·l, P- KN4 12 13- N3, N-n~, Is out N- Q2 16 P- H5! Q- Ql 17 P- K5! PxP 18 here. For, after 13 . . . NxB 14 NxN, ANNUAL P- 135! (as in the sensational game, Pen· Black's 134 and R1 are fatally weak. Tills Volume 34 - $8.00 rose- Talll, Leipzig Olympiad 1960, won denouement can be cou ated as one more LL twelve issues of CHESS REVIEW brilliantly by the English :Master [page important credit for the development by A published during 1966 have been 1~9, ?lIay ]961 and page 28, Janua!"y 7 KN- K2. handsomely bound in c1"th making 1961.- Ed.) . N- Q3 19 QN-K~! NxN 11 P- B4 P-KR3 this jumbo.sized book more than 384 20 NxN, 1'- 133 21 12 B- R4 R- Kt PxP, PxP 22 B- N3: Black acts against 13 P - K5. ultra-sized pages. Games from the im· P- QN·J 23 PxP e.p. 13 P-R4 • • • • portanl 1966 chess evenlS, picked by QxP 2,1 B- B4, P-B·] And White against 13 .. . P-Q N~. experts, are annotated by maslers. 25 P - Q6§, K-B1 (see There are thrills galore also in the diagram: can YOIl Challengers Round matches, t he great f ind the forced Piatigorsky Cup T ournament ·and t he win?) 26 QxPt l I World Championship match, thor· PxQ 27 RxPt, Re· oughly an·alyzed by such experts as Aft~r 2 5 ... K_Bl ! 20 P-R4 • • • Here Is ,...- h lle's first Ind ependent stell !n the game, and a lreauy a mis lake! A lilece down, he clea rly cannot make so neutral a move. He ough t to continue with dIrect attnck. 20 PxP, BxP 21 B- Q2§, K- B l 22 Hx QP! and, although s till a piece down, White s tands better be r- a use of his mlinerOliS t!ireals: e.g. 22 .. . R-N3 22 Q- Q3! or Q- D3, R- 1{2 23 D- K3, R- K2 24 R- Q1, e tc. 01' 20 ... NxP 21 R- n5! [ t hr eal or Rx Nl . Q- Q2 22 D- Q·I! Or 21 . . . R-N3 22 B- N6 ! Q- Q2 23 Q- B3 ! R- QN l 24 RxN, RxB 25 Q- RSt , Q- Ql 26 HxDt! Kxil 27 RxPt , l\xR 28 QxQ, el(' . The ,u nbnsher lhen peI'l shes in hi s 1)11"11 Imp. 20., . . R-QB1 Dla ck s na tches the oppo r tu nity to reo IlR ir (he position or his lilst Iloorly placed [Ii eee. Now at] White has Is lhe initiative Midst the sc enic splendor of V rnjaeka Sa nja is this old Serbian monastery Zhieha. which must van!!111 g ra d ually betore the But, in the chiHy season, not all the participants in the Second European Z onal ~ o rrec t defense. T ournament had the courage, or hardi hood, to undertake the tourist e)(cursion. 21 B_ B4 K _B1 176 CHESS REVIE W, JUN E. 196~ MIT SUBTLE VE RVE YET Gone are the days wh en the "chess bum" put I'eal co loI' into the American scene with his jargon and off-beat humor. And how he could play! Here at New York 1919, two of the local yokels produce the proud bit. Bora Kosti c ViS . Charles Jaffe stal' in this Scotch Gambi t beg ;nn;ng: 1 P~K4, P~ K4 2 N~ KB3, N~QB 3 3 P~Q4 . , Px P 4 B~Q B4. Cover scoring hlble at line ind icated. Set up position, make m ack's next move (exposing table just enough to I'ead it). Now guess White's 5th move, then expose il. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not Make move actu ally given, Black's reply. Then guess White's nex t, and so on. COVE R WHITE MOVES IN T AB LE B ELOW, EXPOSE ONE LI N E AT A TIM E White p" B lack Your Select ion You r P layed Score P layed fc r Whit e's move Score 4 Q-B3 · ...... 5 P-B3 (a ) ...... 3 , P-Q6 (b, · ...... 60-0 ...... 2 P- Q3 · ...... L U DE K PACHMAN 7 QxP ...... 2 •7 B_N5 ...... · ...... The Czeeh Grandmaster years ago 8B-KN5 ...... 3 8 Q-N3 · ...... · ...... criticized T r ifunovieh for d rawing so 9 QN_Q2 ...... 2 B-K2 · ...... often and, now u nder t he pressu re of 10Q-K3 ...... 3 10• P-KA3 · ...... years, he is doing just t hat. 11 B-R4 ...... 4 11 BxB (cl · ...... 12NxB ...... 3 12 Q_R4 · ...... 13 P-KN3 ...... •...... 3 13 B-R6 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 22 PxP 14 KR_Kl .... . •...... 2 14 KN_ K2 · ...... 23 R- B5 . . . . 15B-K2 ...... 3 15 B-N5 ...... · ...... White h ltll LOO late upon this Idea. 16 P-B3 .. " ... " " ...... 3 16 8 _Q2 · ...... · ...... His threat I~ 24 B- R6t, K- Kl 25 HxN. 17 P-B4 ...... 4 17 B-N5 ...... But Dlack CR ll (!lt s lly repel all t hreats. 18 NJ4-B3 ...... 3 0-0-0 ( d) ...... 23 . . . . R_B4! 19 P-N4 ...... 5 "19 P-KN4 · ...... 20 P-B5 ...... 4 20 K_N1 ...... ". , ...... " The text rorces exchanges and slmpll· .. 21 P-QR4 ...... 3 P-B3 · ...... " ...... ficatlon. 22P_NS ...... •...... 5 "22 N_K4 · ...... · ...... 24 B-R6t K_K l P_Q4 23 P- R5 ...... " ...... 5 23 · ...... " ' 25 RxR ... 24 P-N6 ...... 5 24. PxKP (., ...... The ISS\le Is decided. 25 RxN Is m et 25 NxN ...... , .. . 3 25 e, e · . . . . , ...... by 25 . . . R- I\~ ! 26 RxB ...... 2 26 P, N · ...... " ...... 25 ... , Px R 30 B_B4 A-Q5 27 Px RPt ...... 3 27 K-R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 26 B-N5 R_N3 31 Q-K3 Ax 6 ! 28 P-R6 ...... 3 28 P _N3 · ...... 27 P-B4 N_ N1 32 QxR e,p 29QxP t · .. · · · .. ····· .. ·· 3 P-B3 · ...... 28 P- B5 R-Q3 33 R-N1 P- R 3 30 N- B4 ...... 3 "30 K,P · ...... 29 Q_ K4 K_B1 34 K-Nl B_N4 31 Qx KP ...... 3 31 R_ Q2 ° · ...... · ...... 35 Q-B3 N_ 63 32 QxN ( f) ...... ,. 7 32 Rj l - Ql · ...... Qx R ...... And While prolonged the agony until 33 6 33 Resigns ...... t he 89th move. T ota l S eor e ...... 100 Your Perce ntage ...... SCALE : 75-100-E xcellent; 55-74-Su perior; 40-54 Good; 25-39-Fair Solut ions t o Non :s 1'0 Til t: G,l. o\It: CHESS-BOARD MAGIC! · Position after 31 ... R- Q2 No.1 White w !n~ by 1 B- Q7i, K- B2 (on a) While injects a r i.~ k y nul e by e"lll'crting lu ,1 1 . . . I\:xB 2 KxB, White queens) 2 rcal gambi!' ExP . K- 03 3 O- Qit, K- ll2 .j B-N5. K- BI b) But Black rej ect~ the Pawn offcr tu maintain 5 B- R6 t . I\- U2 6 O- Ni, etc. (Inictnde. No.2 Wh!le Wllll1 by 1 P- N7, R- Bl 2 c) Failure to swal' Bishops leaves Bl ack wilh a P- N 4. 1l- 0Nl 3 D- K 6, K - D5 ·1 K - R2, lunhlem of de ployment: e.g. II ... N- B 3 12 K- :"q 5 K-H3. 1\:- D5 6 K - R4 , K -N4 7 N- Q4! K -R5, 1\: - B5 8 K - R6, K -N4 9 K - R7, d) The text invites tJ P awn storm. R- K l 10 D-07, It- Ol 11 K - N6, K - R3 c) 24 ... NxNt 25 NxN, IWxP 26 R PxP, P- R3 12 P- N8 (1l.), etc. cu ntains the penetration. Now White breaks t he No.3 White mates by I R- B I, R - HI 2 harrier to the cnemy Kin g. K- N7, R- Kl 3 K- D7, R- Rl 1 D-Q4, R-Ql 5 Jl- Hlt, I\- Nl 6 B- K 5t, K- Bl 7 f) A preuy denouement. R- Blt. 1\- 02 8 R- Di. t = e h ~ k ; t = double e h ~ k ; I _ dis. check CHESS REVIEW , JUNE , 1967 177 Up.to.date opening analysis By H. BOUWMEESTER by an outstanding authority. THE ORTHODOX QUEEN'S GAMBIT Here the Il snal conUnuation Is 11 QR N1 preparlng for the Queen·llide m inority The Exchange Variation IlttIlCk. Black's best answer lies in 11 ... P-QR·J, and the chanres are a bout The exchange Variation of the Orthodox Queen's Gambit is even as uemonstratetl in GlIgol'ich- Lar· sen (Copenhagen 1965) and Gligorlch strongly associated with th e idea of the Queen.side minority attack. An Pfleger (The Hague 1966). entirely different idea, however, was employed by the famous America n, 11 QR- Kl , . . . Frank J. Marshall, in a ga me against the 110 less famous Akiba Hubin· stein in Moscow 1925. And Marshall booked a fi ne success with thi s method of play. The idea seems not to ha ve become generally known; but, recelllly. Vik tor Korchnoy and Mikhail BOlvinnik have hoth used Marshall's idea and have proved that the dangers for Black are fa r from I• magmary,• THE DEFENSE originally chose n by Rubinstein is probably not the worst, provided Black deals accurately a nd pur· posefully with the ensuing middle ga me. F urther practical experience wHh this Key Pos ition variation Is needed befol-e a ny well·found· Here is the idea under dlscu ~s i o n , at ed opinion ca.n be advanced as to the fh-st Sight, a remarkable one. White is mutual chances. trying to force the advance P- K4, nnd While Black lhe Question a lises If it Is advantageolls 1 P_Q4 P-Q4 In a ll events. For, aner exchanges, 2 P_QB4 P- K3 " ' hlte's Queen Pawn can be weak. 3 N- QB3 Much de pends on the choice of the right • • • • moment. In addition, the sequel, as also In Korchnoy-Mlnev (Leipzig 1966), 9 . . . . R- K1 the Korchnoy- l\Iinev game above, shows White transposed into the E xchange that W hite need not abandon the Idea oC 9 .. • N-KS loses a Pawn to 10 BxN. Va ria tion after 3 N-KB3, N- KB3 4 B-N ;" the minol'ity attack. B- K2. T here followed 5 PxP) PxP 6 Obvio\\s! Yel It Similar possibility was overlool,etJ In Alekh ine- Rubinsteln (Sa1l P-K3, N-K5 7 BxB, QxB 8 N-B3, P-QB:.I Variation I. 9 Q-B2, N-Q2 10 B-Q3, P-KB4 11 0 -0, Hemo 1930) by bOlh granumasters. 1 1 . . . . N- K5 0-0 12 QR-Kl ! N/2-B3 13 N-K5, B- K3 100-0 N-B1 14 N-R4, QR-K1 15 P- B3, N-Q3 16 N-B5, This well known freeing move seems B- Bl 17 P-QN4, Q-QB2 18 R-K2, P- KN3 An impoltallt va riant here Is 10 ... 1lI 0st logical. In Botvlnnik-Robatsch 19 P-QR4, P-QR3 20 R- Bl, P-QN4'! aftel' P- I\H3. After J1 B- B·I, Black ens by (IBM, Amsterdam 1966) postmortem, 11 which Black was surprised by 21 NxRP! 11 ... N-R·j as Rubinstein did in the ... r\'-R4 was suggested, but Botvlnnlk BxN 22 QxP! nnd MineI' pro ved to have game cited, but Alekhine did not ove l ~ did not believe in the force of th i<; a lost endgame after 22 .. . Q- K 2 23 look the refutation [12 NxP: l White Knight maneuver. QxB, R- R1 24 Q-N6, RxP 25 BxNP, NxB can also play 11 B- IH and, a fter 11 ... 12 BxB 26 N-B6 ! K-K5 J2 BxB, QxB 13 P- QN4! hilS a 13 BxN game wilh goou cha nces. 3 , . . . N- K B3 S P-K3 0 - 0 14 N- Q2 . , . . 4 B-N5 B_K2 6 N-B3 QN-Q2 7 PxP . . . . Needless to say, the timing ot this ca pture can be varied and the sequence of moves likewise. 7 . . , ' Under cer tain circumstances, Black can recnpt\lre with his K night. This possibility has not been thoroughly in· vestigated. 8 B-Q3 P- B3 9 Q-B2 . , . . 178 CHESS REV I EW, JUN E, 1967 Sub·variat ion A 21 P- QR3 Q-B5 PORTABLE ROLL UP 14 . . . . P-QN3 Here Bogolyubov consider ed 21 DEMONSTRATION BOARD flobatsch offered the text against Bot· Q- ?\'3 the indicat d continuati on. WITH TfUPOD and BASE vinn ik after thln!dng more than an hOUl·. 22 Q-B2 8 -B2 But the defense s eems deficient. 23 P- QN 3! . . . . 15 Q- R4 . . . . \Vhite fO I'estaHs 15 . .. B- R3. 15 . . . . P- KB4 Black hopes fOI' a game with good counter chances on 16 QxBP, B-R3 17 N- K2, Q- N5. 16 P-BS p, p 17 NxP B_N 2 T he text leaves Black's King Bishop Pawn vulnerable. There is a better possi· bility in 17 ... B- Q2. 18 N-K5 Q-KS 19 Q-B2! B_B1 Nell" heavy.dllty Convenipnt tab Rubinstein walked into a trap at this Black's defense has failed. On 19 . . . leg design with closes legs in point and had to resign after 23 . .. a Jiffy - P- KN3. White has his thru st, 20 P- K4 , QxNP 24 K/3- Q2 , Q- R7 25 N- QB3! pu ll u p tnb with all the more fO I'ce since 20 .. . no juggling Black does not h ave a good game in n o [oldl ng PxP 21 NxP threatens the destructive any event, though. According to Bogol· 22 N- B6t. yubov, his best is 23 . . . Q- R3. 20 P_ K4 • • • • ltugged. stnble leg con. Now 'White has a decis ive advantage. II. ~t rl1 ct i on . stars "'hen set Robatsch fo llowed with 20 . . . Q- QS 21 Variation R-Ql, N- K3 22 Q- N3, P xP 23 R- B7 ! (Co nt inu~ f rom Key Position) l.igli l\\·pight. ,·o!llpact. with non·warp_ P- QR4 24 Nx KP and h ad to resign since 11 . . . . B-K3 ing metal roller. C;o ll veniellt carrying 24 . .. Q- Q4 25 RxPt! results in mate The text is from Bouwmeester- P orath l"il ~ e . HeiJ!,"h t adjus table. No ('lub {'an af. or the loss of Black's Qu een. (Havana 1966). Blaci{ assumes t hat an ronl 10 be wi tlioUl one. The screen is of Immediate 12 P-K4 gives WIlite no ad· Ilurable vinyl. wiU; bonded hackin" S ub·vari ation B vantage and makes a wai ting mo\'e. It is (ol"l?r.all size 40" x 40"). Gr ey and wh Ite (Cont inue from last diagram) a question, however, if this Blsbop stands ~q'liIl"e". ·1 inche!;. Visible from distance. 14 . . . . P- KB4 a ny better h ere than on QBl. Conse· :\0 installing. Just set it up and use. Tilis was Rubinstein's oliginal defense. Quently, the prophylactic mo\'e. 1 i ... Undoubtedly Black's best try. P- QR4, to counter the minority attack 15 P-B3 PxP 17 P_ K4 deserves further investigation. Special Features 16 NxP B- K3 18 RxP . . . . 12 N_ K5 Black, Indeed, ha s little t o fear after S il bouetted chessmen . rigid 12 P - K4, PxP J3 NxP, NxN 14 BxB, RxB plastIc. red a nd black - 15 Bx-N, P- KR3. readily vis ible - 12 . . . . N/3-Q2 14 Nx N B,N 13 B xB QxB 15 P-QN4! • • • • and with stem s which secure easily in pockets .M odern roun d ca se with metal 18 . . . . QR- Q1 end caps It may be seen that Black has no easy game in these a lternatives: 1) 18 . .. Q- Q2 19 N- KN5. B--B 4 ? 20 H E>lgh r RxR! ad j:l~l a ble Suddenly, \Vhite can start Queen·side 2) 18 . . . N- N3 19 R/1- Kl, Q- B3 20 handle P - Q5! action. In the gam e cited, \"hite even obtained a decisive adl'antage after 15 3) 18 . . Q- B3 ]9 R - K5! Q·-N3 20 . . . P - QN4!? 16 P - QR1, P- QR4? 17 Q-K2. RPxP, RPxP 18 N- R2! KR- Bl 19 R- N1, i mproved molded In each instance, \\'hite ha s a game P - QB4 20 PxP, RxP 21 Q- K2. hanger with with good chances. P robably, 18 screen leveler P - KRS is Black's safest move. • On sol.>", appraisal. we fee i lhal the best • 19 R-K5 P-KR3 Wh ile has he re is 21 1\" · 135 [ m eeting t he th" eal of 21 . .. RxP] wi th at least a rea· Black forestalls 20 N- KN5. sonable g a me [or Black- EO _ Easy close 20 N-K4 Q_ N5 t = check; .t = d !.t1. check; I = d i8. eh. pu ll.up tab In the t ournament book (i'l"1oscow 1925), Bogolyubov suggested 20 ... IT'S YOU R MOV E ! Q- QB2 with threat of 21 . . . RxP whlle Remembe r! Give us s ix weeks not ice of No. 999 $48.00 a lso preparing 21 . . . B- Q4 . Then, how· cha nge of a ddress. Copies d o not get ever, \Vhil e has the very problematical fo r wa rded a nd a lso can take w ~ eks e n· Order from CHESS REVIEW try, 21 N/4- N5?! * route. So w e m ust have notice ea r ly! 134 We l>t 72d St., New York, N. Y. 10023 CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 19 67 179 Act lvltlu 01 C HESS REVI EW P os tal Chen JACK STRALEY BATTEll players: gam e reports &. ratings, names of new players, prlze-w lnner $, se leoted gamel, Postal Chess Editor t o urney Instructions &. editorial oomment. TOURNAMENT NOTES 17th Annual Championship begun play ill th e P r eliminary Round, mal,ing 651 "on testants , so ra l·. Progress Reports for In the 196,1 Golden Knights, no new Golden Knights Tourname nts Fina ls ha s completed play. btl! these con· tenders have qualiried fo r the F inals: H POSTALMIGHTIES! Donald. D l<~ Brode rs en, J T Alf'xand er 15t h Annual Championship Prize Tournaments and D W Hall. In the 1961 -2 Golden Knights. l~ in a l s T Il,,'e I 'o ' \>l li l e ~ h,,,'e \\" 0 01 p rl7.es in 19G 3 section. 61 · Nf 9, ha s completed play, a nd 18th Annual Championship fln 12 O-O!! . . . . Varying frOIl) the strong "rook" move, 12 H-QNl, the stronger text may be 13 Rx Pl Resigns appropriately termed the Zltzman Trap. I31acl{ d early loses on 13 . . . Q-QB2 J4 R- K6t, K-Bl or K-Ql 15 HxNi! etc. 12 . . . . NxP?? or 14 ... K -Q2 15 R - Qlt, K - Bl 16 12 NxNP! ! P,N 16 P_QS! p,p 13 NxN BxN ;\- I37! and. on 13 . . . QxR 14 Q-B7t, 13 BxNP Q-N3 17 QxPt K_B1 13 . .. Q- IH 14 B- NS t, K- Bl 15 B-K3 K - Ql 15 QxQNP. White wins. 14 Q-N3! N-Q2 18 B-KB4! Q-Q1 leaves White a piece up. 15 NxN/7 K,N 19 Q-B4 Resigns N I MZO_I NDIAN DEFENSE 14 B_N4!! Q-N7 White has a winning plus after re TI'ipled Pawns. tripled trouble! ga ining hi s I)iece by QH-Dl. On 1-1 .. . QxB, White wins with 15 E. J, Werner F, Lovejoy QUEEN'S GAMBIT OECLINED QxB and the double threat of 16 BxPt 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 10 B- R4 P_KN4 Grandma admonished. it is said. never and 16 Qxfi. 2 P-QB4 P-K3 11 B_N3 N-K5 capture the Queen K night Pawn. Grand 15 R_N1 B_N5 17 B-NSf K_B1 3 N-QB3 B- N5 12 B_Q6? Q-B3 ! pa ough t to have spol{ en out about t h e 16 QxQB Q_B7 18 BxPt Resigns 4 Q-N3 P_B4 13 R-B1 P-N5! King Knigh t Pawn. 5 PxP N_B3 14 N-Q4 QxPt NIMZO_INDIAN DEFENSE 6 B_NS N-Q5 15 K- Q1 Q-K6 Eugenie Anderson F. B. Casey It is " Fine" to base co mbinations on 7 Q-R4 BxNt 16 K- B2 QxBPt 1 P_Q4 P_ K3 5 QN-Q2 N_B3 a double attack! 8 PxB N_B3 17 K-N 1 N_Q7 2 N-KB3 N_KB3 6 B_N2 N_K5 S. H. M iddi ngs E. J. Werner 9 N-B3 P-KR3 mate 3 P- B4 P-Q4 7 QPxP B,P 1 P_Q4 N_KB3 10 B_R2 R_Q1 4 P-QN3? P-B4 8 BxP?? B,P SICILIAN DEFENSE mate 2 P-QB4 P_K3 11 B-N2 N-B3 Consummate Is t his fini sh ! 3 N- QB3 B-NS 12 Q_B2 N-QR4 QUEEN PAWN OPENING 4 P- K3 P-Q4 13 QR-B1 P-K4 J. Duchesne Dr. L. Meinwald What's more dubious than moving a 5 P-QR3 BxNt 14 PxKP Q,P 1 P-K4 P-QB4 9 PxP N-N4? piece twice in the Ollening? Moving a 6 PxB PxP 1S P_QB4 Q_K2 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 10 NxN BxN Pawn t wice in the opening. 7 BxP 0-0 16 N-B4 N_K1? 3 B-84 N_B3 11 Q-K2 Q_K2 T. W . Cowan Dr. A. Kahn 8 N_K2 P_B4 17 N-Q5 Q-N4? 4 N-B3 P-K4 12 P- Q3 NxP? 9 0-0 Q-B2 18 P-B4 Q- RS 50-0 B_K2 13 N- Q5 Q-Q3 1 P_Q4 P- Q4 5 N-KB3 B- K2 B_B4 N_ K5 19 Q-B3! Resigns? 6 N-KN5 0 - 0 14 BxB PxB 2 P-QB3? 6 B-Q3 3 B- B4 P-K3 7 P-B4?? B-N5t White In a way poses a mani·multiple 7 P-B4 ! P-KR3 15 QR-K1 Nx8? 4 P-K3 N_KB3 8 QN-Q2 attack! 19 . .. N - QB3 (else 20 QxN) 20 8 N_B3 NxP? 16 N- K7t! K-R1 • • • • N-B7! R- Nl (else 21 NxR) only sets up 17 RxP!! Resigns Here White's sad besi is to forfeit castling by K-K2. 21 NxN. RxN?? 22 QxP mate. Still, Black White mates on 17 . . . RxR IS Q-RSt. 8 can safely try 21 .. . Q- R 3 (21 ... Q-R3 19 QxR, Q- R2 20 Q-BSt. etc. or 8 . . . . NxN ! K-B1? 22 QxPt. KxN 23 B-B6!) as one 17 ... R- QIIS Q- R 5t, Q-R3 19 QxQt. PxQ Resigns last hope: but While has 22 N-B7- Q5. 20 N- N6t and Z1 R/I-K7. etc. or on 17 W hite must l ose a piece. 184 CHESS REVI EW, JUNE, 19151 CATASTROPHIC U-TURNS Danger: Mentalities at Work!* By HANS KMOCH Here follow a few games from more or less recent events. T he same resul t obtains as 28 . . . K - N2 falls against 29 Q- N 5t and 30 Some are by very notable players; some were significant in th eir reo D- Q5t. spective tournaments ; and a tI are worth recording but hardly worth ex 29 PxR Q-K4 tensive comments in vi ew of their unnatural results. For, in each, th ere 30 Rj1-N1 A-B5 is the uncomm on, common factor that the obvi ously winn ing sid e slI d 31 Q- Q5 Q_K2 31 . . . QxQ 32 K PxQ ! HxPt ! forces t he denly loses . trnde of Hooks to prevent the del'astat· ing H RxPt. U.S,S.R. T eam Championshi p 1966 34 R-B3 . . . . 32 RxB ! . . . . Botvinni k won flre games, lost two in The U-Tul"Il: "White wi ns by 3·1 R/ I - K l. A pel'fect 1i(luii.lation. this event ([or more of which, see page 34 . . . . B_K5! 16, J a nua r y). For wha t m igh t ha ve been, Re& igns 32 . . . . Px R 34 Rx Pt R,R consider h is following loss t o t he \Vorld 33 Q-R5t K-N2 35 QxRt K-R3 Champion. Thi s pl'oblem move radi cally l\l I"ll S t he tables. Thel'e is no adequa1e defense SICILIA N R EV E RSED against 35 . . . RxRt . Even 35 BxB. M ikha il Bot vinni k T igran Petrosyan ItxRt is entirely h opeless for W hite despite the heterogen eous B i shops: 3(; W hite Black K - B3, R- D7t 37 K - N4, P- IG: or 36 1 P- QB4 P_ K N 3 4 N-QBS P-K4 K - N 1. HxQRP 37 K - Bl, P- K 7t 38 K - K l. N_ K2 2 P- KN3 B_N2 5 P_Q3 0 - N5 ; 01' 36 K- Bl, R- B7t 37 K- K l , 3 8-N2 P-Q3 6 P-K4 • • • • D- N5. This posi tion can be reached i n sev· eml ways. I t fits best i nto t he Sicilian U. S. Championshi p 1966 Hevel"sed which Botvi nni k adopted suc The deployment i n this game i s 1l1Udl cesSf\l liy also against K eres (page 30, the sume as in the Dotvinnik- Petrosrnn January) and Smyslov (page 30, Janu- one above. Bu t '''hite obtains an even ary l . mor e obvious advalllage by ca Sl ling long B lack's last hope i s 36 Q- N5t? QxQ and playing for an attack royal on th e 6 , 0-0 10 B- K3 B-K3 37 PxQ'(' l\x P 38 K - Q2, K- B5 39 K - Q3. - . - other wing. He obtains a simpl e end· 7 KN-K2 QN_B3 11 Q_Q2 Q-Q2 P- D·[ ·10 P- N3, K - B6 with a draw. gn me with t\\"o 8 0 - 0 P_B4 12 QR_K 1 QR_K1 extra Pawns. But t here i s hope beyond hope. W hite 9 N-Q5 K-R1 13 P-B4 PxBP SICI LI AN R EVERSED ex ceeds the time Ilmi t. A 111 0st peculiar U·Turn. Sym1l1e try w orks against B lack In this Dona ld Byrne p" Ben ko posi tion. 13 .. . N- Q5 may lead to loss A ftel' 36 P- N ~ , Whi te ca n victoriously , P- QB4 P_KN3 5 P-K4 P- Q3 of hb Queen Knight Pawn a fter a nnm t rade Q l1 eens by for ce : 37 Q- N 5t 01" 36 2 P- KN3 B- N2 6 P-Q3 QN_B3 . bel' of exchanges, possibly starting wi th ... Q- K l 37 P- R5 . 3 B- N2 P-K4 7 K N-K2 P_B4 14 N / 5xN. B ut tlll:! t ex t Is not satisfact ory 4 N-QB3 N-K2 8 N- Q5 0 - 0 ei t her . Whit e's advant.age is clear no 9 B- K3 P-KA3 mattel' what Blacll tries. U. S. Cham pion ship 1966 14 Nj2xP B-N1 20 QPxP QPxP Black's K ing·side PaW ll moves only aid ROBAT SC H D EF ENSE 15 NxN N, N 21 R-B1 R-Q1 White's pl'ying open th e position fO I' an 16 B-R3! P-QN4 22 Q-K2 Q,Q aUack. But Black's task is difficu lt. A James T. S ~erwi n Pal Benko 17 P- N3 P-B4 23 NxQ P_Q85 qulcl{ 10 . . . N - Q5, which is most 1 P_K4 P_ KN3 4 N-K B3 P-QB4 18 P_Q4 Q-B3 24 NPxP N_B3 llat\lrul, offer s no t rue relief either : 10 2 P-Q4 B- N2 5 P_Q5 N-K B3 19 PxNP QxNP 25 8_N5 p,p NxN, NxN (10 . . . PxN? 11 B - N5) 11 3 P-K B4 P-Q3 6 B-N5t QN-Q2 NxP gives White a Pawn. A nd 9 . . . N xN B lack courageously seeks salvation by 7 N-B3 . ... ,10 BPxN, N- Q5 11 BxN, PxD 12 Q- R4, Ms passed Pawn for t he EXch ange. The White impairs the flexibility of h is Q- 133 13 0 - 0 gi ves W hite the ei.lge. plausible 25 .. . QR- Kl i s i neffective posil.i on. 7 Q- K2 or 7 QN- Q2 i s better. 10 Q-Q2 P- KN4 17 BxN! P,B against 26 PxP! HxN 27 P- B6 with 7 . . . . 0 - 0 10 Q- K2 P_QN4 11 NxNt Nx N 18 NxP threat or 28 PxBt , K xP 29 B- R6t ! B- 84 8 0 - 0 P- QR3 11 P-K5 P-B5! 12 P-B4 NPxP 19 N-N2 Q- R4 9 B-Q3 Q- B2 12 PxN PxB 26 8xR Rx8 30 KR-K1 8- 84 13 NPx P N- N3 20 B-B3 Q_N4 27 8 _N 2 N-Q5 31 8-B3 B_K 3 13 QxQP Nx P 14 0 - 0 - 0 Q-RS 21 N_B4 B- Q5 28 NxN 8 xNt 32 K- N2 R- Q7t 1S Q R_B1 BPxP 22 P_ KA4 Q_N2 DIad, has t he edge, thanks to his T w o 29 K-R1 P-K6 33 R-K2 8 - B4 16 BxKP NxP 23 N_ K2 K-R2 Bishops and Queen·side a l t a c k I It g chances and pressllre on the W hite 24 BxP • • • • Queen Pawn. White takes the Pawll w i1h no loss of 14 P- QR3 B-N2 17 R-Q1 N- N5 t empo: his advan tage i s decisive. 15 K-R1 Q- B5 18 R- K1 K R-K1 24 . . . . QR-K1 26 R-B3 B_N5 16 QxQ P,Q 19 N-QA4 • • • • 25 Nx8 QxN 27 R_N 3 P-K R4 Whit e has to resort t o some acrobatics 27 .. . R- K7 28 B-K4t forces los$ of to avoid losing a Pawn. the E xchange on B lack by 28 . .. RxE or 19 . . . . BxQP 23 R_R2 N_84 2S . . . QxB. 20 N_N6 B,N 24 P-N3 P-K3 28 B- K4t RxB 21 PxB QR-N1 25 K-N2 K R-QB1 22 NxP N- R3 26 B- Q2 . . . . • The "e I~ u des ti ny which ~h~T>C$ our end$ rough; U them u.s we w !1I.~ E d . t = eheck : t = db!. ehed1::: I = dl8. en. CHE SS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 185_ With his Kingside demolish ed and h is Black foresees that, after 26 . . . PxB 15 P-QN4 P- QR3 19 N_B5 B.N Qu eenside und er heavy fire, White is 28 RxP i s faulty and 28 N - R2 ineffective 16 N-QR4 Q-B2 20 R.B P-K4 making very heavy going. i n view of 28 ... B- R3, and 28 R- K2 17 P- R3 QR-K1 21 P.P NxKP 26 . . . . P- Q4 28 R-QB1 R_N2 faits against 28 . . . RxP! 29 RxR, P- K 6, 18 R_Bt Q_Q1 22 N.N R.N 27 N_ K5 N_Q5 29 P-N4 R/2-B2 but 28 R- N 2 poses a problem _ So he 23 B- Q4 · . - . 30 B- K3 . . . - chooses a continuation which guarantees White has a distinct advan tage. a draw while retaIning some w i nning 23 . . . _ R/ 4-K1 29 Q-N6! K-N1 Now a Pawn m ust fall: 30 P- B3, N- N6 ! ch ances. 24 Q- B1 Q- K2 30 R/1-B1 R- B2 27 QxB 30 K- R1 QxPt R- B7 25 Q- N5 Q-K3 31 RxRt B.R 28 K- R1 Q-B6t 31 Q-R3 Q-B6t 26 R-B7 P-N4 32 K-B1 B-Q2 29 K-N 1 32 K_N1 Q- B7t P.B 27 Q-R4 P-R3 33 R-K1 N-K5 33 N-K2! • • • • 28 Q-N3 R-B1 34 QxQ B.Q White must return the pIece, but h i s de fen ~e holds. 33 . . _ . Q- K6t Black has only a draw, but B otl'i nnil{ just cannot bl'iug himsel f to believe it. T he text may not lose, bu t the clean continuation is 33 . . . RxN 31 RxR, QxR 35 Q- K6t, K - R I 36 QxQP, Q- B7t 30 _ . . . N-K7 37 K - m , Q- B6t 38 K - I\'1. P-K 6 39 QxPt, R- B3 ·10 R-QB l at which point Here w e can sense a premoni tion of B lack must acqui esce t o a perpetual. t he V -Turn. Black Is worki ng under IL 34 K_R1 hallucination. The text i s playable. It - . . . i~ far simpler. how ever , to take t he Black has slll"vived the middle game Pawn: e.g. 30 . . . RxPt 31 R/ 2xR, RxRt only to land in an endgame w hich he 32 RxR. NxR 33 B-Bl, BxN PxB , 34 can hardly hope to hold. N- K8t 35 K - N 3, N - Q6 36 B-B1, K - BJ , \Vhi te must not grab the Pawn ac and Black wins. quiescing to non-i nter grated Bishops but 31 R_ K1 • • • must rely on the power of t he Two White still has a hopeless game. He Bishops and the King-side majority. H e can do noth i ng against 31 .. _ N-B6 fol ought t o have little dirficul ty in securing l owell by 32 __ . N- RS. the point after 35 K- K2. 31 __ . _ RxP 35 R-B1 • • • The U -Turn : hallucination ~ t r:i k es . The U-Tllrn : thi s blund er turns the 32 RxN! i ssue upside·down. Anll White ulti mately w on. 34 . . . . 35 . _ . . N- Q7 t 37 B-N2 NxRt T he U-Turn: a co lossal blu nder. 3·1 36 K-K2 N-N6 38 BxN B_B4 ! . . . Q- B6t al so fails because of 35 Q-N2 ! Resigns Hastings, England 1966-7 But 31 . . . R- B 7! ough t still t o lead to K I NG'S INDIAN D E F E NSE a draw. Beverwijk, Holland 1967 Raymond Keene Mikhail Botvinnik 35 Q- N4t ! Re signs Sect ion f or Mast ers England Soviet Union This is not a full U-Tul"ll as Black h ad 1 N_KB3 P-KN3 5 B-N2 P-B3 no clear w in, bllt the game fIts into this S ICI LIAN DEFENSE 2 P- Q64 6_N2 6 N- B3 P- Q3 collection otherwIse. S. Tatai P. O.stojich 3 P-Q4 N- KB3 7 0 - 0 P-QR3 Itafy Yugoslavia 4 P-KN3 8 P- QR4 • • • • 0 - 0 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 N.P N-KB3 Gl"oningen, Holland 1966_7 W h ite ' ~ last move seems natural bu t 2 N-KB3 P-K3 5 N_QB3 P-Q3 5th N ie meyer Int ernat ional proves to be u nsatisfactory; to prevent 3 P- Q4 P.P 6 B_QB4 • • • • S .. . P- QN·I, 'White does hettel' w i th S Jun iors T ou r nament T his is an int ricate system with many P-Q5. FRENCH DEFENSE ga mbi UiI,e extensions. 8 . . . . P-QR4 ! J." Roo2:e A ndrew Whit eley 6 . . _ . P-QR3 8 P-B4 B_N2 Now t h e hole Oll QN·t lleprives W h ite Bel gium England 7 B- N3 P_QN4 9 P-B5 • • • • of any chance t o st ar t Queen-side action as cou nter-balance for B lacl!'s K i ng-s ide 1 P-K4 P- K3 7 N-K2 P. P Whit.e exaggerates; he ough t no longel' 2 P_Q4 P_Q4 8 PxP Q- N3 chances. to i nsist on sacl"trici ng a Pawn but ought 3 N-Q2 N_KB3 9 N-KB3 P- B3 to play P- K 5! N_R3 16 N- K2 P-K4 9 9 P-N3 4 P- K5 KN- Q2 10 PxP NxBP N_QN5 B- QN 2 KR- K1 9 .. _ _ P-K4 13 B- K3 B_K2 10 B-QR3 17 5 B- Q3 P_QB4 11 0-0 B- Q3 N-B4 10 N/4-K2 P-N5 14 Q- Q3 N/5-B4 11 P-K4 B- N5 18 P- Q5 6 P-QB3 N-QB3 12 N-B3 0 - 0 19 N_B1 R_ KB1! 11 N_Q5 NxP 15 BX N N.B 12 Q-Q2 B.N 13 B- K3 K--R1 13 BxB N- Q2 20 B_N2 P.P 12 0-0 N-Q2 16 P-B6 • • • • On 13. . QxNP. W hi te ca n, if i ndeed 14 QR- N1 Q_N3 21 BPxP P-B4 White I, quite i ngeni ous blli, unfor- he has nothIng better, f orce a r epetition 15 KR-Q1 QR_Q1 22 PxP P.P tunately, n ot quite correct. or moveS: 1<1 N - QN5, B - K2 15 R- N I , Black has a strong initiative. K_K1 QxRP 16 R- R l , Q- N7 17 R- N l , elc. Alld, 16 • • • • N.Q 20 N- N6t 23 R-K1 R- B1 i n the penultimate r ound when this game 17 PxP R-KN 1 21 N.R RxP! 24 B_QB3 N- K5 w as played, Whiteley still had a chance 18 B-R4t Q_Q2 22 N-N3 N-B5 N_N6 Black switch es f r Olll posi tional t o COlll to win the tournamen t so that even a 19 BxQt K.B 23 · - . . binative play. dr aw was undesi rable for h i m. White is the Exchange up, but the 25 KBxN 14 P-QR3 6 - Q2 extra Pawn and dynamic ass ets are mor e than compensatIon for B lack. N ow Black threatens 26 . . . RxB. N ow 14 _ .. QxNP l oses the Queen 26 BxN B- R3 cause of 15 N - QR1. t ::: check; ~ ::: dbl. check; I ::: di8. ch. 186 CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 23 • • • • P- KR4 30 K-Q3 B- GS3 Champion, ha s chess in h is blood, He 24 R-B2 R-N4 31 N- R3 R- N5 probably is a desce ndant or the l'Iiecking 25 K_B1 P- R5 32 R- KN1 B-N4t who participated in the Cham pionship 26 N_K2 N,P 33 K-Q2 R,R of Greater Germa ny, Vienna 1 9~3 , 27 N- Nl N-K6t 3' N,R B-N4t 38 R-K1 B-Q3 28 K-K2 N,P 35 K_K1 B-K6 39 Q- Q4 .. . ' 29 R-QBl N-Q5t 36 R_N2 • • • • Now "W hite incurs a weal,euing of hi ... Dlark has a d ead-won game with sev Pawl) formation. 39 B- Ql is correct. eral good moves at his di sposal : to wit 39 .... Q,Q 36 . .. BxN 37 RxB, N- B6t. 40 PxQ N-K7! T he t ext is very good ; the Knight is immune; and the threat on the P awn is unpleasant as .J1 P- Q5 probably leads The U·Turn: the blunder is particula r ly only to a d ra w with Bishops of oppos ite gr oss for one sea1!ng: it costs the E x· colors: e,g, 11 , . .' RxNt 42 RxR, N - N6t change and the game. ·13 J< - Nl, B- Rlt 44 R - B2, P-·N5 or P-QIH 41 , , . . B_N5! 50 K- N 1 P_QR4 ·15 P- Q6, N- R8 46 KxN, BxR 47 P-Q7. 42 BxN BxR 51 B-86 R-N3 13 - :--:3 , and the [ssne is uncer tain. 43 B-B3 R-B5 52 B- R4 R- N5 White ha s los t part of his advantage 44 P- Q5 R- QR5 ! 53 B_B6 R-Q5 bllt still clenrly has the beller game. 45 P- R3 P-N5! 54 N- B5 R-QB5 Now he sealed his move, 46 PxP RxP 55 B_Q5 R_B4 47 P- Q6 RxP 56 B-K6 R_ K4 ( See diagram. to p of ne xt co l u mn ) 48 P_Q7 B- R4 57 N-Q4 R-K5 36 . . . . B-Q6 41 B-Q1 49 N- K3 B-B2 Resi gns The U-Tur n: blinded by abundance, Blad: commits a monstrons blunder, th rowing a way second p!'ize. (Actually, h e tied for third a nd fOll t th). Computer Chess RUSSian computer with "seeing" the 37 R- NSt K-K2 40 R- N6t K-B2 thr ea t of 10 . . . Q-H5t 11 P - N3, NxNP. 38 N-Q5t K_K 3 41 RxP P_B5 In the experimental game being t l·led That well may be judging from th e level 39 NxB P-B4 42 N-N4 Resi gns be tween computers of t he Moscow Insti of its play in the sequel. tute of Theoretical and Expel·imental 10 . , , , N- B4 Physics and of Stanford University, the .. . . but he re we see the Stanford stra Hastings, England 1966·7 Russia n en try mated in nine teen in the first game and \\'on a Rool, and Bishop tegy is !totl·existent. 10 ... P- Q4 justifies RUY L OPEZ in twenty in another. In another t wo its foregoi!tg moves . This retreating policy, instead , n ext becomes unprin· Yuri Balashow Henrique Meeking games in which, for rea sons unexplained, the Ru ssians used "Sillllllified pro· cipled and then blunderful. Soviet U n ion Brazil a gram," mate rial was even, One wonders 11 Q- Q5 N_ K3? 1S P- KR4 P-KB3 1 P-K4 P_K4 8 P-B3 P- Q3 how other cOlllllute t'S which hal'e been 12 P-B5 N-N4?? 14 PxN PxP 9 P-KR3 N- QR4 2 N-KB3 N-QBS programed t OI· chess wou ld shape up 3 B-N5 P-QRS 10 8 _82 P- B4 against the Russia n. 48-R4 N-B3 11 P_Q4 Q_B2 The fo llowing game seems to indicate 5 0 - 0 B-K2 12 QN- Q2 N_B3 th at neither machine was progra med to 6 R-Kl P_QN4 13 PxKP p,p follow "book" and the American pro· 7 B_N3 0-0 14 N-B1 B-KS grami ng lacks good deal. 15 N_R4 , , , , a White s pecula tes on 15 , , , NxP? 16 Moscow Institute Stanford Univ. BxN, BxN 17 Q- R5, P-B4 18 DxN, et c, Whit e Black 15 , , , , P-NS 17 B_N5 N_KN1 1 P- K4 P- K4 4 NxP ",N 16 Q- BS K_R1 18 Q-NS P_B4 2 N- K 6 S N- QBS 5 P-Q4 B-Q3 T h e tex t is r isky, 18 P-B3 01' 18 3 N_B3 B-B4? 6 PxN a,p BxB n!'sl is sa[er. 7 P_B4 19 P- KB4! B_Q3 The Moscow machine appar en tly h a s 15 RxP ! , , . , 20 KPxP BxBP been geared (or a ggressive action and '·Undoubtedly the most brilliant move probably for commllnd Or the center. el'er nmde by a com puter," Ba rden re I nterpolation or 20 , , , KPxP fails The Knight sacrifice shows enterprise a ga inst 21 NxPt! PxN 22 Q- R4t, marks, pointing to 15 . . . RxH 16 Q- N8t, beyond t hat of cOmptlt ers so far heard K- K2 17 llxP mate. 21 NxB PxP 23 QR- Q1 QR-B1 from. And the text move, the most at 15 , . . . 17 Q- Q6 Rx P 22 Q- B2 PxN 24 R-K6 B-K4 tacking one, confo r ms to the cr ite rion R-B1 25 QxQBP " , . or "Veayer Adams' Wh ite to P lay a nd 16 RxP P-B3 18 R-Nat R-B1 White has a distinc t advantage, W in which has a lways seemed to us a A final futility, but 18 . . . K- B2 19 Illausibl e slat'ting point Fo!' programing B- B4 a lso is mate. 25 .. , , Q_KN2 com puters. 19 QxR mate 26 B/ 5xP a,a 27 Rx N B_N1 7 . . . . BxNt We don't I,now what brliliant moves 8 PxB N-B3 may have been made by computer s pre Black t hreatens 28 B-R2, The Stanford calculator sen sibly avoids violtsly: but, in thls game, the Moscow 28 K_R1 B-R2 33 Q- Q3 N_B3 fu rt her loss of t empi with its seventh machine looms like a Morphy against a 29 Q-Q6 B_N1 34 QxBP N-Q4 Dul,e of B!'l1nswicl, a nd a Count lsonard. m ove, then invites It t empo push with its 30 Q-K6 QR-K1 35 R-B8 R/2-KB2 eighth. Its strategy could be good, . , . \Ve {l o expect, however, that t he future 31 Q-Q7 R_K2 36 RxRt R.R "World Champion who takes on a com 32 Q_Q4 B_K4 37 Q-K4 N_B5 9 P- K5 N-K5 puter will h a ve a referee so stationed as 10 Q- Q3 ... , \ Vlth two P awns down, Biael, is hope to ensure against ther e being a Schlum· lessly h andicapped but k eeps h is flag Barden, who has annotated t h is game berger behind t he machlue's moves! flying, Th e boy of fourteen , Brazll's for th e Manc heste r Guardian, credits the J, S. Batte ll CHESS REV I EW, JUNE, 1967 197 By WALTER KORN FIDE International Judge In Diagram A, we can clearly see the CHESS TEACHING AND LEARNING mate by 1 R-R5. Putting ourselves in Preced in g install ments of thi s co lumn have discussed technical the student's shoes, we realize that the catch is in his possibly seeing only 1 improvements wh ich are now possible and will soon be necessary for B- N2t and ticl,ing ofC the Box befol'e the efficient digestion of chess ma terial. The need is growing as global the answer, "\Vhite cannot mate," (In· competition intensifies and bibliography proI-iferates. And, as chess cidentally, the semantics of the second answer as constructed are inconsistent literature caters to a wider range of tastes seeking larger participation with the question. It should either fully and more nov ices, several methods of "chess penetration" have been de repeat "\Vhite cannot mate in one move" veloping. One drastic inllovation is being employed in ma ny fields. or just say "White cannot.") Neverthe· less, the pl'imltiveness which Is dellber· It stems from researches into automation and its interconnection with ately built in to the programed Instrllc· the behavioral sciences and culminates in what is called "Programed tion does not agree here with this col· Instruction," a method of tra ining which often uses mechani cal means umnist's Idea of teaching chess crea· tively. He believes that improvements ca lled " Teachin g Machines." As 10 chess, two pi oneering theses have are possible which would combine the appeared, a book by M. W. Sullivan, "A Programmed Introduction 10 two features of bettel' retention by means the Game of Chess,"l and another, "Bobby Fischel' Teaches Chess."2 of slow repetitive progl'esS and of train· ing toward creative planning as will be The extension of this highly organized A indicated further on. technique into chess instruction requires M . W. Sullivan's "Programmed Intro some explaining. Automated Teaching or duction" resembles what professionals Programed l nstl'llction consists in es· might call the Norman A, Crowthel' and sence of presenting a subject in a se· S. L. Pressey design o[ "Branching Pro· quence of short units, called "frames," gram." It feeds information to the pupil each of which contains a question which in larger chunks and then breaks them the student must answer before he pro down into individual component ques· ceeds to the next questIon or frame. The tions and answel's. It Is less suited for slim total of these frames is the "pro· the slow a nd mediocre mind, beUer for gram" 01' programed text, a book so de· the average and above·average mind. Un· signed that a student can nlO ve from fortunately, Sullivan's frames are not so frame to frame and check his answers well organized in appearance and sub by turning the page. Thus, a "feedback," In th is position: stance, the book is of an awkward for a self·control. tells the student if he is o W h ite Can m ate in o ne move mat, the samples are often haphazardly right or wrong, I'e-inforcing his interest D Wh ite cannot mati! If White cUn mate, d r aw a n arro w t o s how chosen and the diagrams sporadic and with every correr:t answer. The over-all his mat ing move. without organic cohesion. Probably for impres~ i on derived from such an en· this reason, this early attempt did not gineered syllabus is one of an immensely On page 95, the answer, beside a small . achieve sufficient penetration. intensified, scientific approach. replica of the diagram, runs: "\Vhite can According to its foreword, Basic Sys· mate in one move" with an arrow run· tern's "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" ning from QHI) to KR5, and a paren· has been structUl'ed by two educators in thetical comment states: "One of \Vhite's consnltation with Bobby F ischer. It is Rooks keeps the Black King imprisoned, this columnist's impression thai the pro' while th e other delivers the mate!" gram is fouuded on the "linear system" of instl"Uction, originated by Prof. B. F . The purpose or an automated program Skinner, a first and fo remost developer is not to replace a live instructor. The of pl'ogramed instruction. The system programed instruction can be used only looks plausible, is geared to accommo as an auto·didactic tool when and where date even more slowly progressing types personal instruction is unavailable. It of pupils and is highly mechanical and may also provide an expertly composed purposely stereotyped. text for less experienced instructors A random choice of the multitude Of whose personal tuition can also be aug· frames can start with Position A, which mented by repetitive study of that text adorlls the cover of the book. It is a at home, thus spacing out the pupils' repll r:a of diagram 72, given on page 94 . progress each according to his ability. The whole frame, including the re An automated program commands a kind quired legend, the "question," given be· of easy propelling force for progress in low the diagram, looks as fol lows: the students' study and understanding. 1 BehaVioral l{e s ea r ~h Labs. & MeG ,."w Hill The benefit of the programed instruc· Bool, Co. 1963. tion, howevel-, depends essentially on the 2 E ~ sic SYsti!ms Inc ., an F.lducatio n Subsid "You may enjoy t he t r ip afte r all. I just iary of X erox COl"l>ora tion in a s sociatlon choice, value and nltimate impact of the saw t wo gorgeous gals on B Deck-looking with Educational Dcslgn Inc. 1966, programed text. for a chess instructor ," 188 CHESS REVIEW, IUNE, 196 7 The Crowther-Pressey method, how· better retention) 3 B-B6§, K-Bl 4 kernel of White's mobility winning out ever, does push training and knowledge R- NSt! KxR 5 R-R5 whereby the former oyer sheer matter is introduced into the nearer to the border of creativity. Dla· escape 11atch by 3 ... K-Bl and 4 ... curriCUlum. gram A can, with multiple frames, pres· R-KSt is closed. True, some of these suggested Improve· ent the same idea more constructively, ments may fly into the face of the more using a somewhat altered setting and Frame 11S on page 1<15 offers a some· rigid and formalistic principles of pro· phrasing of the legends. Also, rather what simpler example: gramed Instruction. These views are of· than have the moves sketched in, the fered, however, rather as an advance· student ought hereabouts to have descrip· B ment In Programed Instruction develop· tiye notation introduced to him. How else ment, similar to the stage of "computer will he learn to read general chess litera· development" toward "master programs,'· ture? advancing a step from the earlier, The course of q uestions and a nswers, simpler techniques of automation. set up and continued in logical sequen· tIal frames as conceived by this col· "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" stum· umnist, can be: bles and disappoints in this sense. Con· sider the cumbersome legend and frame A., 13S on page 169: c In this pesitien: o Wh ite Can mate o Wh ite cannot mate If there is a mate, show it. Th e answer, next page, is simple, 1 Q- RS , as shown by sketch, another of the purposely repetitive patterns. It Is distUrbing, however, that the unlil,ely origin of this position sets up a mental Can Whit .. check with the Bishop? No 0 obstruction, harmful to chess perception. Yes 0 If yes, how? Black's preceding move must have illogi· cally played Into the mate on the move?! Why does the White moVe of Queen·takes. Turn to next pag~ for Diagram A·b Rook·check not lead to mate? Except for . . . K/B1- Nl?? the only o White does not have enough power. The answers are of course: Yes, alternative is ... Q/?- B3 01' ... B/BS- R3 o At the end of White's combination. B-Q4t. (to prevent 2 Q- N7 mate but overlook· Black has a useful interpesition. ing 2 Q- RS mate). To base a frame on o At the end of White's combination, A., Black has a flight square. such unsound premises, however, is neither training nor instruction by any The answer, next page, runs: "'White meaningful method. does not have ellough power. (After King takes·Rook, Black w!11 have Queen and Here is a more fruitful frame as de· King against two Rooks or two against ylsed by this CO lumnist: two, stopping the back·rank mate.)" This concept in Diagram C is one or B., thirty· three frames on "Back·rank De fenses and Variation." It is quite un· natural, however, even within the con· text of those frames, it makes no sense anll, if evaluated by any fluid and form· How many replies do es Black have? On e? ative aspects of chess, it is plain chess ..... Two?..... Three? .. , .. Four? .... . · , murder. F I ve...... More? .... . Describe the possib le replie.: It tal,es not a beginner of question· Reply No.1...... No.2 ...... able ta lent, but a complete moron who No.3 ...... No.4...... No.5 ...... doggedly allows his mind to be straight· Others ...... jaeketed into a one·sided focus to fall to Here the answers are: 5 and 1 B-K4, notice that he Is two pieces to the good 1 R-K4, 1 P-B3, 1 R-N2 and 1 K- R2. and that, after 1 QxRt, KxQ, the Black The framing of the Questions can run Killg square is covered twice. along these lines: a) Black attacks the By further continuing the question and As to the quite academical question, White Queen; b) With a strong mating why does QxRt, etc., not lead to mate? answer series, accompanied by appro attack (1 Q-Ql, Q- Q4 2 P-B3, B-K6); priate sub·fl·ames, the diagrams will dis· any novice or promise will reach for 1 c ) Can \Vhlte develop a counter attack? N-K5.3 Comblnatively, even 1 N-NS, RxN close the possibility ot (1 B-Q4t, K-R2) No or Yes? Show it; d) It 1 Q-B6, how 2 R-R5 mate just as clearly as in the 2 Q-B7 or umpteen other chances can be does Black defend? (1 ... K- Bl); e) Basic System's Diagram A, but in less used to explain "overloading" and back· How does White still achieve great mao rank mates, in preference to frame 13S. elementary form and illustrating, step by terial gain (2 Q- Q8t, Q-Kl 3 B-B5t). step, the implications of, e.g., 1 ... P-B3 Only question no. 1 is supposed to give In such a frame, all the elements of the right answer (not enough power) 2 BxPt, R- N2 3 RxR with pins and bat· training are again included. Furthermore, tery : or 1 ... R- N2 2 R- R5t, K-Nl 3 and the further two alternatives glYen the test is 110t limited to the easy In· are disconnected, window dresslng. ~ RxRt, K-Bl 4 B-B6, R-KSt! (now Sl10W' ferences, yes or no, to pre·set alterna· ing how to escape from an immediate tive~ with the answer already implied In (ConclUded en page 191) mating threat!) 5 KxR, K- Kl. This any question. Instead, the pupil's think· process exemplifies the win- or utter ing is stimulated by a direct quiz, with· 3 \Ve favor 1 N lOt : securing the gain wi th loss- or its postponement. It further al· checks will appeal to any novice.- Ed. out impairing the psychologist's endeav· lows the chance to show the refinement: 4 Not so. The 33 frames emphasize and reo or to re·inforce the talented pupils' satis· emphasize the back·mnk male and these 1 ... R-N2 2 BxRt, K-Nl (and 2 ... faction in having given a correct answer. three detel·rent~. The book. rightly we thinl(, K- R2 3 R- R5 mate can be repeated for hammers at these paints though only Olle In addition, in Diagram B·a, B lack's deterrent usually Can apply in each eJ<: t ::::: eheek; : =: db!. eheek: I =: dia. (lh. force is superIor to White's and the ample.-". CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 1961 189 KORCHNOY and GIPSLlS INTERZONALISTS Related by Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH After tbe first lap, it seemed that all was running "normally." The standings were: Korchnoy 11jz_lh, Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoy and International Taimanov 1 - 1, and Gipslis 112.11/2 . So Taimanov Master AlvaI' Gipslis have qualified to the Interzonal must have felt very sure that he as good as had the Tournament as a result of the play-off, post-zonal tour visa for the Interzonal in his pocket. For Gipslis bad nament in the Soviet Union, while Grandmaster Mark to make at least 11/:3 points in the next lap, a Hercu Taimanov drops out of further competition in this lean task for him, Taimanov must have thought. cycle of the FIDE program for determining the next As it happened, however, hy the fifth round. Challenger to meet World Champion Tigran Petrosyan. Korchnoy already had the two full points which he This result was somewhat unexpected. Taimanov needed in order to qualify. Consequently, he played was favored rather than Gipslis. But it was known the last game, the game so important for Taimanov that, in th e event of a general tie, the rules of the much more weakly than he might have if qualifying competition would th row the count back to a tie-break were still at issue. (See chart below) . of the original U.S.S.R. Zonal Tournament in Tillis, Korchnoy unexpectedly lost this last game, un and Taimanov stood to lose. In fact, there was a joke expectedly and unhappily for Taimanov. And the published in newspapers having Korcbnoy and Gip laLter left for home, to console himself with the mel slis declaring: "Give us four draws and we can go odies of his piano which stay by him more faithfully borne!" than the fickle chessboard. There were not fOUl" draws, but the tournament SLill, Taimanov is himself at fault for his failure. did end in a deadheat, and tb at tie-hreak factor was a He played very well and he had chances for a win-· great handicap fo r Taimanov, one which he had under but he was not ready to take the risks, as may be seen estimated apparently from all th at has been reported. in the accompanying game. No R.isk. No Win to the text, White ought to immediately Black evacuates his Queen to allow As stated previously. Taimanov wa~ castle long without fear of 13 , . . B- N5 tile threat of . . . P- KR4-5. handicapped by the tie-break factor and H QR- Kl, B- B6 14 KR-Nl, Q- KR4 15 20 QR-Kl Q-Q3 ought to have compensated for it by Q- Q3. He then has good play and the 21 R- B2 P-KR4 threat of B-R4. playing for a win. He may not have ex· 22 Q-B5 • • • • pected Korchnoy's final loss to Glpslls. 13 . . . . Q-KR4! "W h ite's only solution is to seek sal But, as may be seen in the following, Here the difference appears. Black pr e vation by exchanging Queens. he was near to winning in this game vents 'White from castling long and 22 , . . . K- B1 but lacked the coUrage to stretch out his threatens 14 . , . RxP. 23 B-82 B-B1 hand to take th e win and so clinch his 14 Q-B2 · . . . qualifying. Here, however, 23 ... B- R6 followed 14 Q- K3 is beUer. Here Is the first gallle between Gipslls by .. , P - R5 is much stronger. and Taimanov. 14 . . . . P- KB4 24 B- Q1 P-R5 26 NxQ P-Q5 Kow Black opens a line for his King 25 P-N4 QxQ 27 N- R4 B-K3 SICI LIAN DEFENSE Bishop. 28 P-QR3 B_85 A. Gipslis M. Taimanov 15 PxP B_N2 And here 28 ... P - R6 is more promis' White Black 16 Q-K3 • • • • Ing. It cramps the space a bout "White's 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N-B3 Belatedly, White sees t he point ot t his King and cuts off his King Knight Pawn 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 5 N-QB3 P- Q3 move. from support as by P-R3. 3 P- Q4 p,p 6 B-QB4 B_Q2 16 . , . . P_Q4 29 K-N2 PxP 7 B_N3 P- QR3 17 N- R4 · . . . 30 PxP B-N4 Talmanov is known for this variation. On 17 BxP? Black first Interpolates 17 8 B-N5 Q-R4 11 P- N3 Q-QB4 , , BxNt and then plays . .. PxB. On 9 BxN NPxB 12 NxN P,N 17 N-Q1, ilxBP 18 P-B3, B- K5 19 0 - 0, 10 Q- Q2 R- KN1 13 P_B4? . . . . Q- R6! followed by . .. P - KR4. White's hapless Knight finds itself in vir tual stalemate, since N- B2 permits mate on KN2. 17 . . , . BxB P 18 P-B3 R-Q1 ! Now Black prepares to open lines by .. . P - Q5. 19 0-0 • • • • Of course, Ulis castling is dangerous. but White has nothing better. 19 . . . . Q-N3 The position has becom e too danger· I , I , I 3 I Score I PI. ous. Black has the Two Bishops and the 1 Gipslis I x x l l~IOl 2 . 2 j1.3 "A grown man- making hImself write: 'J open lines to profit thereby. It is no time 2 Taimanov 2·2 1-3 3 Korchnoy 1011 xx 2-2 1-3 will not pJace my Qu een en prise,' five tor fooling around. Instead of resorting 1" 1" /" thousand timesl" 190 CHESS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 Apparently, Black now w!ll win. He TOURNAMENT CA~ENDAR S25; best game ' 10 : ChampiQl!sli ip ope'n has the threat ot . , , a xB and, , , BxN. (Con cluded from pa ge 167) to all: EF , 12 + USeF dues: S£ SIOO , But While stili has the means to defend, 75, 50 & 25: Reserve Seclion for Class B 3' P_ R3! , ' .. I uscr dues & + $3 poslmark after July & lower : EF S9 + U5CF dues: is lOll For, 011 31 .. . 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P- N3 21 B- N4 only serves to protect Black's KB4 better. And the alternath-e N orth Ca rolina _ August 4 t o 6 31 . , . . P- KB4 20 Q- QB2 (with the side idea of mating Black will soon fi nd he Is on the 1967 Caroiilws Opell at Sir Walter if Black's Queen de parts), P- K4 Is un, wrong road. He has omitted his last Raleigh HOl el, Raleigh, N, C. 5 Rd 55, clear. Also, 20 R- B3, Q- N5 21 QxQ, BxQ chance to activate hIs Bishops, with 31 50 movesj 2 hours: EF tilJ Aug. 1 SIO + 22 R- N3 , P -QR4 23 P- QR3 fails to win . , P - QD4! USC F dues; 82 more later ; register latest II. piece because of 23 , . . P- R3! tollow e PHOENIX CHESS CLUB PORTLAND CHESS CLUB CHESS STUDIO ROSSOLIMO Phoenix Ad ult Center, 1101 West Wash· \' MCA, '10 Pnresl A.'enlle S ulllyan a nd Bleecker St., New York, i ngton S t.. Ph oen\:'[, Arh;ona: Tuesday & Portland, Maine New York; GR·5·9737; open daily Friday 7: 30 PM ; phone then 262·6471 Meeu every Friday night. 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Foster, Chicago 30. illinois KINGSMEN CHESS CLUB Friday! 7;80 PM - 11 ;45 PM 26 Brevoort Place Brooklyn, New York nZlS GE-MSD CHESS CL.UB Phone: PE 6·4338 Fridllys after S PM General Electrtc Company Space Technology Center HARVEY CHESS NUTZ CL.UB BRADY'S CH ESS CLUB Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 14900 Broadway Avenue, Harmon Park George Brady, DIrector RHODE ISLAND ADULT CHESS CLUB F ieldhouse, Harvey, Illinois 109 West 42nd S treet, New York, Meets every Fl'Iday 7 PM No. 111 Empire S treet New York 10036: LO·5·8501 Providence, Rbode Island PARK FOREST CHESS CLUB BRONX CENTER CHESS CLU B Ree. Ce nter, Park Forest, Illinois F'orme rly Westchester-Bronx CC BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE (1965 AnnU al) Phone: 747.0696. Thursdays 3990 Hillman Av .• Broux, N . Y . 3&8 p ..a:.... + xvi paaoe8 Index. Red d oth Winters • S ummers Mon. 7.11 PM blndln&". Gold.blocked "pine. HS carnes. Meets Friday evenings: 'fA·S·Q607 COV!!", all the major events. An abaolute bargain!! HAMMOND CHESS CLUB CHESS &. CHECKER CLU B OF N. Y. Send U (bill.) + Ue (ItampI) to Hammond YMCA 212 W 42 5t NY 36, John Fursa, Pir. The Brltl.h Chell Magazine Ltd, 9 Market Street, ST. LEONARDS ON SI£A, 5719 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, Open daily afternoon & evenln!l:s: S .... u", Englllnd. Indiana, 7 PM Thursdays no membership lees : publlc Invited. 192 CHlSS REVIEW, JUNE, 1967 CHESS REVIEW's (1967) Ninth United States Open POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Twentieth Annual Golden Knights T HE current edition of the Golden Knights tournament is now Wlder way, and entries are acceptable until November 3D, 1967. It is con· ducted under CHESS REVIEW's NlIl eiJ and Regulations for Postal Chess, V ERYTHING YOU N EED to play as mailed with assignments, and with the special rules given below. Ec hesl by m all is included In t he earn· P e r Rule 1, all play m u st be from w ithin t h e continenta l USA a nd Cana d a. plet e Post a l Chess Kit produced by CH ESS REV IEW for the convenience of To speed play for the firs t round, we gruu p atl the entries received pol tal plJlyerl. T he kit contain. equ ip. geographically so far as possible. Utherwise, entries are matched off m ent a nd stationery especially dCligned for t he purpose. T hese aids to Postal into 7 man groups strictly in the order of O ll f receipt of their applica. Che ll' will keep your r ecor d. I tra ig ht, tions. Qualifiers to the later rounds are gro upe.l lik('w i"e in order of help you t o avoid mistakes, f or the f ullut enjoyment in yo ur games by qualification (except multiple entrants), but without regard to geography_ mail. In etiect, the Golden Knights is an "open" 10u.rna Ri ent, without reo Contents of l T PRIZE .. $2.50.00 Second Prize S100 Sixth Prize S40 Third Prize S80 Seventh Prize S30 Fourth Prize S65 Eighth Prize $15 Fifth Prize SSO Ninth Prize S10 Tenth Prize SIS 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth SS.OO eoch AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EMBLEMS! To befit the Championship, there &re added prizes for the winners of the first five places in this national in the form of handsome plaques, suitably inscribed event. as well as the Golden Knights emblems. o~'-'< SEVENTY- FIVE CASH PRIZES, a IHOUULlIIg OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF PLAYERS · i~ , .•... .;. to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Even if you've never played in a competitive event ' :1'" "... to the seventy-fi\'e players who finish bei.ol'e, you may turn out to be Golden Knights cham , • with highest scores in the Twentieth ". c.• ' pion or a leading prize-\vinner-and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham have lots of fUll. For all classes of postal players pionshi IJ now running! Entries accepted from De compete together in this "open" Postal Chess event, cember 1, 1966 to end of Novembe1', 1967 (must bca1' Beginners are weltome. If you'n just started to post'ma1'k of no later t han NovembC1' 30, 1967). play chess, by all means enter. There is no better This is the 1967 Golden Knights way of improving your skill. State your class on the coupon : A highest ; C average; D lowest. PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY - EXCEPT DROPOUTS. But that isn't all! Every contestant can win a MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW pdze of some kind! You can train your sights on As a Golden Knighter you'll en ioy the thrill of that big $250.00 first pl'ize, or one of the other 74 competing for big cash prizes. You'!] meet new cash prizes, but even if you don't finish in the money friends by mail, improve YOU I' game, and have a whale you can win a valuable consolation prize. Every play of a good time. So get stm'teci- en tel' this hig event Cl' who qualifi es for the final round, and completes his now! The entry fee is only $5.00. You pay no addi phw ing schedule, will be awarded the emblem 0/ the tional fees if yo u qualify fol.· the semi-final or final Golden J\1Iight-a sterling silver, gold-plated and en rounds. But rOll can enter other [il'st round sections ameled lapel bu tton, reproduced above. You earn the at $5,00 each (see Special Rules for Golden Knights). right to Weal' this handsome emblem in your button You will l'ecei\"(~ Postal Chess instructions with your hole if you qualify as a finalist and finish all games, assignment to a l OU rllnnlt!lll section. Fill in and mail whether 0 1' not you wi n a cash prize. this coupon NOW! And even if you fail to qualify for the finals, you - ---_ ._------still get a prize! If you are eliminated in the prelim CHESS REVIEW o Chu}' h", if }Oll .., ~ .. Utili. I inary or semi-final round, but complete your playing 134 West 72d St., rome, 10 POJlal Ch ~JJ . I schedule, you will receive one h'ee entr1j (worth New Yo r k, N. V. 10023 Start we as CLASS ...... $2.50) into our l'egular Class Tournament or can I enclose $ ...... Enter my name In ...... (how enter our regular Prize Tournament (entry worth many?) sectlons(s) of the T\\"entJeth Annual Golden I $4.00) on payment of only $2.00. First and second in Knia;:llts Postal Chess Chawpionshlp TOIlI'll