OUR MEN IN Evans, Addison, Be nko, Fischer, Ros$olimo, R. Byrne, and Team Captain D. Byrne U.S. TEAM FINISHES AHEAD OF FIFTY COUNTRIES IN XVII OLYMPICS Final Standings, Premier Section ...... 39 % Rumania ...... 26 % United States ...... 34% EillS t Germany ...... 25% Hungary ...... 33 '/2 Denmark ...... 20 Yugoslavi a ...... 33 leehlnd ...... 18% ...... 30 Sp"in ...... 18 Czechosl ovaki...... 29% Norway ...... 14 Bulga ria ...... 281h Cuba ...... 12 Special in our next issue: Detailed re port by Larry Evans

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Volume- XXI :"' umber I I November, 1966

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usc .~ President MaNJhaU Rohland has extended "Opera­ members we re the Federation's primary goal in the current tion Get Smart" one month beyond its original date in order drive. Many cu rrent members have converted to Sustaining to promote full effec tiveness for this vital membership ca m­ status in recent weeks, but each of yo u will be doing a friend paign. President Rohland announced the extension at an Ex­ a favo r and at the same limc strengthening yo ur Federation if ecutive Committee meeting held in New York City on Dece m· you encourage that chessplaying fricnd to become a new ber 10. The Committee unanimously backed the President's USCF member now, and at the moncy·sav ing Sustaining rates. decision, which was recommended by organizers around the Positively the last opportunity for you and your friends to country as a mea ns of bringing in many new me mbers dur­ become Sustaining or Life Me mbers at the old rates! New ing the first month of 1967. rates are definitely in effect beginn ing February 1, 1967! In making his announcement. Ro hland noled that new Dear Don: In order to assist "Operation Get Smart," I propose "Op. eratiton CE-TD-CP." CE means Chess Editors, TD means Tournament Directors, and CP means Chess Promotel'lJ. Which means that our 18Qend CE·TD-CP is really quite simple; the hard part 01 it Plld not I.ter Paid after th. n J.n. 31, '67 Feb. I, '67 is to really do 8Omethin; I.D order to back up our USCF. Regular Me mberships I su;; est that e very promoler or tournament director ;el One Year ...... $ 5.00 $ 10.00 busy today. Afler he has anall; ed all his player lists, he Two Years ...... 9.50 19.00 send oul a notice encoulaqinq every player who hQli aUeDded Three Years ...... 13.50 27.00 his tournaments 10 ta ke advantaqe 01 "Operation Get Smart." 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Otherwise, CONVERSION TO the sustaining cycle starts over again at year one and at whatevcr rates are then in effect. "GET SMART" CORRESPONDER Dear Don: Bravo for the price hike. Anylhin; worth bavin; Is worth With a dues increase imminent, many members will realize payin; for. What will the discount be to aUiliates- a flat the advantages of converting now- at the old rates-to Sustain· 20 %1 ing or Life Membership. Anyone who makes his fi rst Sustaining Good luck In the New Yearl paymcnt prior to February 1, 1967, may become a Life Member Cordially. by completing ten annual payments of $10 each, provided that Bill M. Dean, Treasurer he r enews each year befor e his annual expiration date. Lincoln Chelll Founda tion, Neb. Here are some examples of how to convert your present Editor's Note: Yes, aUUia ted. clubs ma y I till retain the 20% membership to a Sustaining Membership. commiSlion on all dues submitted throu;h them (in a ccord· EXAMPLE 1: YOUR MEMBERSHIP (REGULAR OR FAMILY) ern ce with uscr By·Laws). EXPIRES BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 1967. We strongly reeom· 260 CHESS LIFE mend that eaeh person whose membership expires in J anuary EXPIRES SOMETIME IN 1969. }<'ollow the same procedure as 1967 send S1 0 immediately and renew by becoming a fi rst­ in Example 2, except that you send a eheck or money order year Sustaining Member. for $15 and your membership is changed from Regular to EXAMPLE 2: YOU HAVE A REGULAR MEMBERSHIP WHICH third·year Sustaining. EXPIRES LATER ON IN 1967. Simply send us the address sten­ EXAl'IIPLE 5: YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP WHICH cil from this or your next copy of CHESS LIFE, together with EXPIRES IN 1967 OR LATER. Whic h means, of course, that a check or money order fo r $5 (the difference between Regular another member of your fa m il y~residing at the same addr ess and s ustaining Membership fo r one year) and clear instruc· ~has a Regular Membership. Here we recommend that the tions to convert yo ur membership from Regular to first-year person holding the Regular Membership convert to Sustaining Sustaining. We shall change our records accordingly and send as in Example 2, 3, or 4 above. Persons holding F amily Mem· you a new membership card, same expiration date as your bership may also convert to Sustaining, following the same present one, marked "SUS·I." As that expiration date ap­ procedures as above except that they send in $7.50, $15, or proaches, send in 51O-clearly indicating that it is fo r your $22.50 for the co nversion, depending upon whether their second·year Sustaining Membership. -·and we will again up­ Family Membership expiration date is in 1967, 1968, or 1969. date the records and send you a new membership card marked SPECIAL TO JUNIORS. Yes, you can still renew for a few "S"("S-2." In the tenth consecutive year of Sustaining Me mber­ years at $5 annually-but it's smarter to become a Sustaining ship, you automatically beco me a Life Member and need nev­ or Life Member now. F or example, if you are 15 and pay $5 er pay dues again! yearly for the next five years that comes to $25. Then you're EXAMPLE 3: YOU HAVE A REGULAR MEMBERSHIP WHICH 21 and decide to buy a Life Membership for $200 (the r ate EXPIRES SOMETIME IN 1963. Follow the same procedure as after February 1, 1967). Total cost, $225. But if you begin in Example 2, except that you send a chcck or money order your Sustaining Membership immediately at $10 per year and for $10 and your membership is changed from Regular to thus become a Life Member after ten years, the total cost is second-year SUstaining. only 5100. So, LOOK AHEAD and become a SUSTAINING EXA MPLE 4: YOU HAVE A REGULAR MEMBERSHIP WHICH MEMBER-don't practice false economy! Pawn Mass or Pawn Mess? by Robert Byrne It is a well known part of chess theory that II preponderance of pawns in the center often constitutes a considerable advantage for their possessor. The game under consideration, however, shows a novel exception to the rule, for in it a solid looking central pawn mass becomes II dil apidated pawn mess under the hand of that expert pawn surgeon, Robert J. Fischer. Sometimes the very bulk of a pawn mass causes it to become unwieldy, a target of attack rather than a useful weapon. And, if the opponent has super­ ior mobility coupled with threats against has a powerful endgame. the as in this game, then the pawn 7. B·K3 N-B3 mass has a totally negative value, be-­ The Taimanov system Black uses here 8. B-NSI .., ..... coming a nuisance which requires addi­ is an attempt to develop flexibly without tional attention from the defense. exposing any early target for an enemy I am indebted to Frank Skoff not only attaek. Since Black delays his KN's de­ for the score, but also for the elapsed velopment he avoids the Richter-Rauzer time readings he kept while watching pin B-KN5, and the delay in advancing the game and which I give in parentheses his QP sometimes permits him to develop after each move. his King's Bishop powerfully on QB4. Tournament In some games very important for theory, Round 16 Taimanov has achieved excellent results with an early exchange of Knights fo l­ SICILIAN DEFENSE lowed by KN·K2·QB3. All in all there Robert J. Fischer Miguel Naidorf are so many different possibilities for 1. P-K4 P.Q84 this defense that it is impossible to give 2. N·KB3 N-QB3 a simple typing to it. It is unusual, how­ 3. P·Q4 p,p ever, for Najdorf to desert his favorite 4. NxP P-K3 Najdorf system. A new and fascinating move in this 5. N·N5 pOSition. What is espeCially strange about CHESS LITERATURE it is that White moves the same piece Rather than persuing quick develop­ three times in the opening to arrive New catalogs available containing ment, Fischer begins positional probing (by ) at a classical position of the Black pawn structur e, a strictly in the Sicilian Four Knights' one many items not offered for years. All theoretical theme. languages. Please send wants. Collec· down. This position, but with White's QN 5...... P-Q3 tions bought. already at QB3, comes about via 1. P·K4, •• B·KB4 P-K4 P·QB 4; 2. N-KB3, P-K3 ; 3, P-Q4, PxP ; Burt Hochberg The alternative defense of his QP by 4. NxP, N·KB3; 5. N·Q B3, N-B3; 6. N/4- 574 West End Ave. N-K4 is unsatisfactory after 7. QN-R3!, N5, P-Q3 ; 7. B·KB4, P-K4j 8. B·N5. I reany B-K2 ; 8. Q·Q4, N-KB3; 9. 0 -0·0, 0·0; New York, N.Y. 10024 don't know what to make of it except 10. NxQP , QxN; 11. QxQ, BxQ; 12. RxB, that it is not hard to guess what Fischer's N-N3; 13. B·K3, Nx P ; 14. R-Ql and White opinion of the Sicilian Four Knights' is! NOVEMBER, 1966 261 ._. ... _- 8...... B·K3 Very strong, not only because it com· crushing PxP. On 29...... , P·KB5, 30. 8 ...... , Q-R4eh; 9. Q-Q2!, QxQch; 10. -pletes the restraint of Black's center N·N4 wins; on 29...... , PxP, 30. RJ3-Q2 NxQ gives White a powerful endgame: pawns, but also because it loosens Black's followed by 3l. N-N4 wi ns; on 29 ...... , and it 9 ...... , NxP?, then 10. QxQ, NxQ; Q-slde pawns and thus denies him even QxP; 30. R-Q7ch, K·B3i 31. RxR, BxR; 11. N.B7ch, K-Q2; 12. NxR, NxB and the most remote hope of castling long. 32. R-Q7, R-KBl; 33. P·KN4!. Q-NSch; 34. White keeps the advantage of the ex­ 16...... N-05 (63) N·B1, PxPj 35. Q-R4ch and Black must change since his cannot be trap­ 17. o..() (S7Y2) ...... resign. Finally 2.6 ...... , QxBP is not even ped. For example-I a. 8 -NSch, N-B3; 14. to be considered in view of 2.1. Q.R5ch, P-QR4, P-QN3; 15. p·rus, 8 -N2; 16. PXP. K-Q2; 28. PXP. That leaves only- BxN; 17. RxPch and Black must resign 26...... QxKP (111) 9. QN·a3 (9) P·QR3 (2) 27. QxQ (88) PxQ (111 ) 10. 8xN (14) Pd (3) 28. PXP (88) ...... 11 . N·R3 (14) N..oS (24) 12. B·B4 (23) ...... The beginning of a new conception of this position. Ordinarily White strives to keep a hammerlock on bis Q5 by N-B4, N-K3, etc. But as you will see im­ mcdJately. Fischer is not aiming at the occupation of Q5 at all! 12...... P·N4 (37) 13. Bxa (25) PxB (37) Now that White is ful1y developed, the question as to where Black should put his King becomes acute. Castling Q-slde 15 a risk his insurance company would 'not permit him to take, while castling .K·sIde allows White to cripple his pawns Now the borrible result of 26. P·B5!! :serJously. For example, 17 ...... , B·N2; can be seen. Black's once proud center 18. p.B4!, O·Oj 19. P·BS!, PxKBP; 2.0. pawn mass has been translormed to a NxKBP, NxN; 21. RxN and Black's white useless. helpless tripleton. squares all belong to White. There u, 28...... B·R3 (112) :finally, the radical solution of the text. Above all, the Knight must not be 17...... P·N5 (78) permitted to get to QB4 via K3. 18. N·B2 (58) NxN (SO) 19. QxN (59 P·KR4 (SO) 29. R·R5 (97) K·Q2 (I 13) Hu plan is to leave his King in the 30. RxKP(9I) B-N2(113) Thls excbange is to Black's benefit in­ center, hoping it will be safe behind Allowing the Knight to enter the game sofar &3 it enables his KBP to i:lerome a the pawn barrier, while attempting a with deadly effect for the sake of getting KP which wrotecl.s his weak squares diversion against the White King. a passed QRP. But on 30 ...... QR-Nl (Q4 and KB4). However, if the resulting 20. KR..Ql (67) ...... would have followed 31. N.Q2 leaving central pawn mass can be restrained, But Fischer treats the whole thing Black tbe dismal choice of (a) BxN; as it wlU be in this game, it can even with contempt! 32. RxB and the and pawn ending become a fixed target subject to pressure 20...... P·R5 (81) Is hopeless, (b) 31 ...... , RxP; 32. NxP from all sides. 21. N·Bl (67) R·KNI (86) and Black cannot defend against N·B6ch. 14. N·K2 (32) ...... 22. P·Q4JI (771f2) ...... N·B5ch, R-KR5 or R·QR5, or (c) 31 ...... It Is necessary to prevent loss of a­ Powerfully mobiliring his Q-Rook and KxP; 32. N-84Ch, K-B2; 33. RxP (]<6) and piece by P·NS as well as to get rid ot opening up new targets in Black's Q-slde. White effortlessly mops up. Black's only weLL posted piece. It is un· 22...... p.Rij (94) 31. RxP (4) (98) BxP (113) necessary to drive Black's King to Q2. 23. P.KN3 (79) PxP (98) 32. N·K3 (103) P·R4 (115) by Q-R5ch for, as will soon be evident, 24. bRP (80) 0-83(102) 33. N·B4 (108) KR..QNl (I1S) lie Is neither safe where he is. nor is 24...... P-Q4? would have lost to 25. 34. R·KR41 (110) K·P (119) there any other perfectly safe location R-KB3. 35. R·R7 (116) B..Q5 (120) lor him. 36. R·B7ch (117) K..Q4 (120) 25. Q·K2(84) P·KB4 (170) 14...... N-B3 (53) 37. P·Q7 (117) P·R5 (125) The attempt to mobilize the center A bold bid to mobilize his pawn cen· 3B. N-N6chl (118) RxN (125) immedIately by 14 ...... , NxN; 15. QxN, ter for attack, buit it meets with a crush­ 39. R·BB (11B) R.Q3 (125) P·Q4 leaves Black's game too shaky ing reply. 40. RxR (1191f2) RxP (125) after the simple 16. Q·R5ch, K-Q2; 17. 26. P·B5!1 (88) ...... 41. RxP (122) P·K4 (126) 0 ·0. . Different people feel differently about 15. N-N3 (45) Q..Q2 (57) resigning. There is nothing left for Black 16. P..QB4 (50) ...... to play for. 42. K·Bl (128) R.QN2 (132) INSTRUCTION 43. p.B4 (130) K.f<3 (132) 44. PxP (134) R·B2ch (132) Economical and efficient chess in­ 45. K·K2 (137) R·B7ch (133) struction for aU cDesspiayers below 46. K-Q3 (137) BxP (133) Expert strength. A developed teach· 47. R·Kl (144) Res',ns (134) ing method that Is interesting and helpful. Send $6.00 for 12-month sub­ scripton or $3.00 for 6-month subscrip· We need your tion.

Chess Scribe This shattering caDnot be ac­ ZIP CODE 20 Simmons Street cepted, for if 2.6 ...... , PxP, then 27. Providence, R.I. 02909 Q·R5ch, K·K2; 28. R/ 3-Q3, R-N2; 29. N-K3 to send CHESS LIFE and Black has no defense against the 2.2 CHESS LIFE Takes Twenty Spring Events Registered Empire City In NTCP In its first season oC operation, the NationaJ Tournament Coordination Plan The Empire City Open, beld October has regi stered twcnty events Cor the period January·May, 1967. The events are listed 14-16 at New York's Henr y Hudson Hotel, below. It should be emphasized that all events are tentat ive, and only become definite drew a turnr,ut of 180 players-l OS in upon publication of an announcement in the Tournament LHe section of CHESS LIFE. the Open Section and 72 in the Booster Th e next phase of the P lan will cover the per iod May.September , 1967, includ­ Section (restricted to those rated below Ing all Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day Weekend events. Due to 1800 or unrated). the large number of events on Labor Day, it is especially important that these be Interl}3tional Arthur Bis­ synchronized through NTCP. The deadline for Summer 1967 events is March I, 1961. guicr scored 5lh · lh to take a clear first Send a card giving the details of your tournament to: in the powerful Open Section, which in· Peter P . Beriow, NTCP, Chemistry Dept., Cornell Univ., It haca, N.Y. 14850. All c1 uded 13 Masters, 24 Experts, and 41 May-Sept. 1967 events registered by March 1st will be listed in the April issue of Class A players. Four players scored 5- 1; CHESS LIFE. in order of tie-break they were Dr. Karl NA ,.IONAL "OURNAMENT COORDINATION PLAN Burger, , Asa Hoffmann, and January-May, 1967 James Sherwin. Following with 4% were Paul Brandts, Walter Shipman, Derwi n Jan. 13-15---GREAT PLAINS OPEN-Grand Island, Neb ...... 5 rd Swiss l Kerr, Larry Kaufman, Larry Wagner , Jan. 27·29-N. Y. STATE J UNIOR OPEN- New York, N.Y ...... 6 rd Swiss Paul Magriel, Zenon Shpon, and Miro Jan . 27-29- N.Y. STATE SENIOR OPEN, New York, N.Y ...... 6 rd Sw i ss ~ Radojcic. Feb. 17-19-S0UTH JERSEY OPEN- Atlantic City, N.J ...... 5 rd Swiss Feb. I B-l 9-MIDWEST OP . TEAM C. F.-Columbus, Ohio ...... 5 r d Team Sw. Going Into the final round, Bisguier , Feb. 18-19-QKLAHOMA OPEN- Tulsa, Okla ...... 5 rd Swiss Burger, and Br andts shared the lead Feb. 25-26-VALLEY FORGE OPEN- Valley Forge, Pa ...... 5 rd Swiss with 41f.z ·1h j Bisguier then beat Brandts F eb. 26·Mar . 3-NATIONAL OPEN- To be announced ...... 8 rd Swiss while Burger drew with Shipman. In his Mar . 17·19-VISALIA AMATEUR OPEN, Visalia, Calif...... 6 rd Swiss·J first five ga mes, Bisguier had defeated Mar 18·19-MONTEREY INTERN. OPEN- Monterey, Calif...... 5 rd Swiss- Eugene Meyer, Larry Wagner , Ariel Men· Mar 25-26-Easter Weekend garini, and Roy Mallett, and drawn with Apr. 1-2-METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OP.-New York, N.Y ...... 6 rd Swi ss~ Burger . Benko drew with Brandts and Apr . 1-2-LAKE ONTARIO OPEN- Rochester . N.Y ...... 5 rd Swiss Hoffmann ; Hoffmann with Benko and Apr. 1-2-GOLDEN TRIANGLE OPEN- Pittsburgh, Pa...... 5 rd Swiss Sal Matera; Sberwin with Shipman an d Apr. 2-HARTFORD 30·30 OPEN- Hartfor d, Conn ...... 6 rd Swiss., Norman Weinstein. Kaufman won the Apr. 7- 9- AL WALLACE M.EMORIAL-Denver , Colo ...... 5 rd Swiss Junior (under 21) trophy; Gary Pokoik Apr . 7- 9-CORNELL SPRING OPEN_ Ithaca, N.Y ...... 5 rd Swiss took the Under-I8 trophy with 4-2. Wag­ Apr. 8- 9- HUNTINGTO N CHAMP. TMT.- Huntington, West Va ...... 5 rd S wi ss ~ ner was top Expert and Magriel top Class Apr. 8- 9- HUNTlNGTON RESERVE TMT.- Huntington, West Va ...... a.rd Swiss6 A. Apr. I 5-16--LANGMAN OPEN- Potsdam, N.Y...... 5 rd Swiss A str uggle developed in the Booster May 6-7- QUEBEC-NEW YORK MATCH- Pte. Claire, P.Q ...... 2 rd match Section betwccn two dark horses, college Notes: lopen to players born after 1/ 29/ 46. students Paul Neuer and Daniel Hodne. ~ open to players born on or before 1129146. Neuer won tbeir decisive last·round game 30pen to classes A, B, C. D or unrated. to sweep tbe tournament 6

14...... KR·BI The "natural" 14...... , QR·Bl nllow§ the continuation 15. P·B4, N·B5; 16. ~xN , QxN; 17. QxQ, RxQ; lB. P·K5, BxB; 19. l'xN, BxR; 20. PxB, and the Black Roo k is en prise. After the text, this variatioll is not playable for White. 15. N/ 3·Nl ...... 38...... Q·Q2 Not a bad move, although it is some· Black has no way to prevent B·B6. If what peculiar. The idea is that after 15. White finally decides to bring out his 38 ...... • K·N2; 39. p·N4. N·R3; 40. B· ...... , N·S!) ; 16. NxN, QxN; 17. QxQ, Knight, which was passively awaiting its S6ch. etc. RxQ; 18. N·Q2, the Knight returns chance since the 15th move. White 39. 8·86 o.K1 40. N·KS ...... strongly to the game. Nevertheless. it thereby loses at once, but there was no In time pressure. White misses both may be said that if White finds it neces­ other way to mcct lhe threat of 36. 40. P·N4 and 40. NxP, winning easily sary to make such moves, he has cer· ...... R,I5-K6, etc. in either case. tainly gained nothing in the opening. 36...... RxN I 38. R-Q8ch K·R 2 40...... Q·QB 1 15...... p.Q4 16. PxP ...... 37. RII R RII P 39. Q-RSch N·R3 A belter try was 40 ...... , Q.R5, but Better was 16. p.B4, !\l·BS; 17. NxN, White has saved his Queen from the then 4 1. NxNP would win anyway. QPxN, and Black has only a slight ad· discovered check, but his Rook is hang· 41 . Q·RI N/ 3·N2 va ntage. After the move in the game, ing. not to mention the threat of 40...... , If 41...... , N/ 4-N2; 42. N·B6, and White has a Queen side pawn majority, Jt.B7ch and " L ...... , Q·R7 mate. there is no defense against 43. N·K7ch. but it cannot be mobilized, while Black 40. RxPch Kx R 42. K·N2 •••••••• 42. P·N4 N·K2 has fi ne King side chances. 41. Q·N5ch K·R2 H 42 ...... , Q·K3 ; 43. Q·B6 leads to a 16...... BxP 19. K·R2 R·QI He might just as wei lhave tried 42. won ending for White. but he can also 17. P·N3 BxB 20. P·K84 ...... R- R& h, hoping for per petual check ' but continue the attack by 43. Q·QRBch , K·R2 ; 18. Kx B Q·N2ch It .Isn' t there. 44. Q·QB , N·R5 (to prevent N·B3·N5); 45. A new weakenin g of the King side. 42...... R.84 N·Q7 and win s. White avoids P·QB4 because of the weak· White resigns. One could not say that 43. 8xN (K1J ...... ness of Q3. \,{hitc made mistakes (except when it Winning a piece, of course, but even 20...... N·B3 21. P·R3 ...... was too late) ; he simply played too pas· stronger was 43. Q·R6, Q·Bl; 44. N·Q7. Much too passive. Good or bad, now sively. 43...... Q·K3 46. K·K2 N·K3 was the time for P·B4. 44. N·B6 QxP 47. NxP Q·R4ch 21...... N·QS 23. B·B5 BxB 22. Q·82 N·B4 24. Qx8 ...... 45. Q·K4 Q·R6ch 48. N·B3 Resigns. CHESS and CHECKERS SICILIAN DEFENSE Supplies Nat Hillper P. l Benko 1. P·K4 P·QB4 4. NxP N·KB3 p·Q3 S. N·QB3 P·K3 ,. N·KB3 CHESS Sets 3. P·Q4 p, p P·KN3 ...... •• Wood •. • Ciltil lin .. • Pln tic One of the fashionable lines against All Shes . . . All Prices t he Scheveningen. More usual is 6. B-QB4 • or 6. B·K2. CHESS and CHECKER Boards 6...... P.QR3 8. ().() Go82 Folding, Non-Fokiing, 7. B·H2 8 ·K2 Regulation or Numbered The usual move is 8 ...... , N·B3. after CHESS-CHEC KER Timi ng Clocks which White can fianchetto his Queen -~ Bishop, as in the fourth Fiseher·Petros· 24...... P·KR4! All Merchilndise Reasonably Priced ian encounter, Cur acao 1962. Black Due to his weak King side, White 's chooses to avoid that variation. position is difficult to defend, if not SEND FOR FREE CATALOG 9. B·K3 N·B3 11 . R·81 ...... impossible. Bl ack pr epares to force II • 10. N·N3 P·QN4 fur ther weakening by the opportune STARR SPECIALTY COMPANY Passive pl ay. White is tryng to meet ...... , P·R5. 1529 South Noble Road Black's Queen side threats even before 25. Q·82 QR·Bl 27. N· K4 NxN Cleve lilnd Heighl$, Ohio 44121 Black has any! White should begin mil k· 26. Q·83 Q·N3 28. QxN P·R51 NOVEMBER, 1966 26S ZAP! ZOWIE! ZUCK! by BERNARD ZUCKERMAN Played at the 2nd ann"'ll Chen Forum P·B5. I played the text because after 10. Open, Stamford, Conn., March 25·27, ...... , N-B4, 11. B-85 I underestimated the 1966. move 11...... • N·Q3. Had I realized this CENTER COUNTER DEFENSE I might haVe chosen 10. Q·N3. If then 10 ...... , 0-0 White can choose between E. T . McCormick B. Zuckerman 11. P·KN4 and 11. 0·0·0. With WhIte's 1. P-K 4 P·Q4 Q on the diagonal QR2-KNS it will be 2. PxP N·KB3 dangerous for Black to play ...... , P·KB4 This is McCormick's favorite delense and also the QBP is defended. to L P-K4. 10...... N·B4 3. P-Q4 ...... 11. B·BS ...... Herc 3. B·N5ch, B-Q2; 4. B-84 (also 4. B·K2 is possible) leads to interesting complications after either 4...... , n·NS or 4 ...... , P-QN4. 3...... N,P 4. N-K83 ...... This non-commital developing move is probably better than 4. P-Q84 which The author shows his cool just before weakens While's QP. After 4. P-QB4, a tournament game. N·N3; (4 ...... N·NS is weaker because - 1'11010 1J!J IJedl Gassu-/y of 5. P-QR3) White must not play 5. N.QB3? because of 5 ...... , P·K41 but he prefers to mobilize all his pieces should play 5. N-KB3. for the attack. 4...... P·KN3 19...... R·QI This move, popularized by Gurgen- Somewhat better would be 19...... • dizc is probably no better than 4 ...... 11...... P·QB3? 0·0·0. I expected 19 ...... , Q-N4ch de· B-N5 as Black does not obtain surn­ Black does not aUend to the prob­ fending the KP with tempo though af· cient counlerplay. lem of getting his king out of the cen· ler 20. B·K3 , Q·B3 or K2; 21. Q-B7 White 5. P·84 ...... ter with the retreat 11...... • N-Q3 and wins easily. Al Horowitz, in his column After the simple 5. B·K2 and 6. 0·0 instead decides to open lines, but for in , said that if foUowed by 7. R-Kl (or first 5. P-KR3) his opponcnt! After ...... , N·Q3 White Black had tried 19 ...... , NxB then 20. Black would find it dillicult to organize could continue 12. P-QN3 and Black BxPch would have prevailed. Also 20. a plan for active counterplay. With 5. must attend to the threat of 13. B-R3 QxKPch followed by 21. QxRch is wor· P-B4 White allows the game to become and 14. P-B5. thy of consideration. Now a sharp con· sharper. 12. P·KN41 N·KR5 clusion follows. 5...... N.N3 During the game I considered the 20. KR·KlI Q·N4ch 6. N·B3 B·N2 variation 12 ...... , N-Q3; 13. PXP. N Black's Queen must now observe the 7. P·KR3 ...... (Q)xP; 14 . QxQCh , KxQ; 15. 0 -0-0, K· points K2 and K4 , in the first case to As Black's KB is attacking White's B2 but here nothing decisive is appar­ prevent mate, in the second to prevent QP, White decides to prevent the pin ent for White. Much stronger is (after a capture on K4. He tries to do this with of his KN, which is useful for support· 12 ...... • N·Q3) 13. O-O-O! If then 13. tempo, but with a pawn sacrifice White ing the center. Also, in some cases, af· ...... , N(Q) or N(N)xP; 14. BxN, NxB; regains the tempo. ter an eve ntual ...... _., P-K 4, P-Q5 White 15. Q·K2 wins easily. 21. P-B4 1 QxPch can play P·KN4 to keep Black's QN from 13. NxN QxN 22. K-Nl Q·N4 his KB4. HOWever, 7. P-KR3 was not 14. PxP ...... 23. P·KR41 Nx8 yet necessary, and 7. B-K3 could hnve White could, of course, play 14. N-K4 Horowitz, who apparently considered been played. but opening lines with the text move Black's last move a , adds "Also, 7...... N.B3 (i rst is stronger. If Black chooses to had Black varied later with 23 ...... , Usually 7 ...... , 0·0 is played fi rst. not recapture and plays 14 ...... , BxP Q·B3; 24. Q·B7 would have decided." McCormick pl ays the text because he White can win In several ways, the This may be true, however after 23 ...... , has had some bad experiences after simplest of which Is 15. N·N5. Q·B3 I intended the somewhat simpler playing 0·0 ill similar positiolls whei"e 14...... PxP 24. QxQ followed by mate next. If Black his opponents got a K·side attack. With 15. N·K4 8 ·81 had played 20...... , Q-B3. 21. QxQ the text Black starts his counterpJay Not any better is 15...... , B·KR3; 16. would be mate next also. Black decides without loss of time. Q·Q6, N·Q2; 17. QxBP, etc. with 23 ...... , NxB to make one last 8, B·K3 ...... 16. N·Q6ch BxN try. He was now probably hoping for The tempting 8. P-Q5, N·R4 (in case 17. OxB N·02 some lemon like 24. Rx Pch ?? which af· of 8 ...... N·K4 there can follow 9. p - White threatened 18. QxKPch as well ter 24 ...... • N·K3 would leave all of BS or possi bly better, 9. NxN, BxN; 10. as IS. BxN and 19. QxBPch. Another way White's pieces hanging and give Black B-R6) would giVe White problems wi th of meeting these threats was 17 ...... , considerably more material for the his QBP after Black castles. B·K3 but then after 18. B·N2 or IS. Queen than he gets in the game. 8...... P-K4 Qxpch, B·Q2; 19. Q·Q6 Black's game is 24. BxPch Re signs 9. P-QS ...... hopeless. Captur ing on K5 would open up lines 18. 8 .Nlt ...... Now Black gets only a Knight for the fo r Black's pieces. Arter 9. PxP one White finds another use for P-KN4 Queen. possibility for Black is 9 ...... , B·K3. which already served to drive Black's 9, ...... N-K2 N from KBS. IT'S UP TO YOU • •. 10. Q-Q2 ...... 18...... 8.N2 to tell us that you're moving. Copies of CHESS LIFE Are not forwarded Other possibilities wei"e 10. P·QR4 and 19. 0·0·01 ...... by the posfoffice. We need six weeks if 10...... • P·QR4 t hen 11 . Q·N3 or 10. Naturally White could have captured notice of any change of addreSi. Q·N3 intending 11. 0 -0-0 threatening 12. Black's QBP on the last 2 moves. but 266 CHESS LIrE 1967 USCF CATALOG • ~

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These two yolumes complement and suppleme nt one another beautifully. They ore MUSTS in the library of every tournament player, student of the game, or lover of chess for chess itself.

MODERN CHESS OPENINGS 10th Edition

Completely revised by by LARRY EVANS I. A. HOROWITZ Under the editorship of in collaboration with Former World Champion Dr. , WALTER KORN Ern8t Gruenfeld, Hans Kmoch, Since it was first published more than and other noted authorities half a century ago, Modern Chess Open­ Yet another in a series of noteworthy ings has always been known as the "chess­ players' bible." Constant and complete up­ contributions to chess literature made by Horowitz, this is one of the most ex­ dating has firmly establi shed MeG as the authentic standard reference which con­ haustive original opening works ever tains everything a chessplayer needs for written. It examines the openings in en­ a thorough understanding of contempor­ cyclopedic detail, often continuing through the middle game, and gives many com­ ary opening practice, often extending into the middle game. Now it has been com­ plete games which illustrate the opening pletely revised by International Grand­ theory from a purely practical across-the­ master Larry Evans and edited by Master board viewpoint. Walter Korn, who maintains continuity For those who like to make their own with his three previous editions of this marginal notes during opening studies, classic. the wide margin made possible by a 7Jf x 9 inch format is perfect. Clarity and economy of space in the The book contains 221 diagrams, 493 tabulation of material and thematic con­ idea variations, 1704 practical variations, tinuity make this new edition of Modem 463 supplementary variations, 3894 notes Chess Openings a noteworthy successor to all variations, and 439 com pIe t e to earlier editions of this masterwork. games.

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At certain points ill Keres is probably the best writer on chess of all the prac­ their games. they attain solid and even promising positions tici ng Grandmasters. His annotations to these games for m a but then have no well·formulated ideas of how 10 continue. thorough description. at once profound and lucid, of the pro­ They normally lose to stronger players without knowing ex· Cesses of thought that go to make up a Grandmaster. The actly why. They arc unaware of many of the finer niceties of quality of Ken:!s i8 such as to make this boo k and its companio n building up a strong position, they frequently do not under· vol umes a standard work on strategy and tactics-a st :::. ndard stand the strategiC requiremcnts of the situatio ns in wh ich work on chess itself- as well as a colleWORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Walter Meiden. a chess amateur, is a professor at Ohio StOl te 1965 CANDIDATES MATCHES UniverSity and the author of seve ral wi dely·used lang u a~ (· At last! Available from USC F', the "Chess Player Series" textbooks. as ..... ell as co·author wit h Dr. Eu ..... e of the earlier book of this un ique tournament. comprising translations from CHESS MASTER VS. CHESS AMATEUR. Together. they prn. largcly Russian sources of annotations to . 11 the ga mes, plus \'Ide j ust the ri .ll ht mi:d ure of teaching ability and chess ex' exira notes. interviews, and comlnents wi th players. referees. pertise. and seconds. Every game is fully annotated by a leading List Price S7.95 Members 57.00 Soviet plarer-just look at this partial Ii ~ t of contributors: Spossky Tal CHESS OLYMPIADS Boleslovsky Pono'f' iJ!1 ArWll1 F{)lt/euk Bondarevsky Yudo'f'ich An invaluable record of the sixteen Chess Olympiads (i n· Kato'f' Aronin ternationa l Team Tournaments) from Lo ndon 1927 through Translations by BERNARD CAFFERTY and introduction Tel·Aviv 1964. 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KING'S PAWN Twenties and Thirties; and on to the greats of today, including OPENINGS; OPEN GAMES. The eagerly awaited third volume the entire contingent of lop Soviet players plus our own 01 Pachman's practical handbook on the openings. Fischer, Byrne brothers, Benko, Evans; plus Gligoric, Larsen, . In recent decades chcss has become much more than a OIabson, and yo u name your favorite! game; it is a combination o( sport, art, and science which Translated from thc Hungarian. one of the newest books exacts from the devotee painstaking study. The complex ot available anywhere in English, just a sample of what yo ur Fed· King's Pawn Openings, embracing both the Open and Semi· eration intends to providc In future book "beats." Open Games, is of primary importance to every tournament List Price $5.00 Memben 54.50 player. COMBINATION IN CHESS This volume deals with the "Open Games," i.e., openings where Black replies to White's 1. P-K4 symmetrically-I...... , by Gyorgy Negyesy and P-K4. 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Completely revised by the clear diagrams illustrate brain teasers and cast a challenge to author before going to press in this fi rst English edition­ amateur and master ali.ke. It is a chess thrill and treat to many new and interesting variations have been added. follow the brilliant inspirations of master players. Copious analysis interprets all the variations and fo llows the thi nking Postpaid to you for only $4.00 of the creative minds. Volume s One UNOIAN SYSTEMS) and T wo (QUEEN'S GAMBIT) or Pach· "An orchid to the authors for the gift of taking infinite man's work are bOlh oul of print. Please do nol attempt 10 order Ihem pains in the selections of the 500 brilliancies, all new, and from us. and we know of no place you can nnd Ihem unless 11 '.1 In t he certain to provide learning and entertainment. home of SOme lucky friend or In your public library. "COMBINATION IN CHESS Is destined to become a classic and an invaluable addition to every chess library." 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An Ideal whatever rates are then in effect. dles" for which Ma rshall was famous. gift for a cheu·playlng friend. 0·25 S1.45 8-4 S1.75 •.•••.•.•••.••••••...••••• Here and There ess ~~ ... The H.. rtford Expert Open, a 4·round Somers (5-1) and Ira Richmond (41h.l 1h). field of 32 [n the Eighth Grade Cham· Swiss he ld Sept. 17·18 and restricted to LonoU and Spencer both attend Francis pionship with a 6·0 sweep. Kagan had a players rated 2000 or above. was won Lewis High School in Queens, Lonorr pre·tournament rating of 896 and had by New Haven Master James Bolton with having re~nlly moved and switched made minus sroTeS in both of bis pre· a 31f.z -'h score. Roy Mallett and William from the Bronx High School of Science. vious tournaments, against similar op· Goichberg tied for second with. 3, fol· whose team he helped capture last year's position. Ira J acobson of Roy H. Ma nn lowed by Charles Re hberg (2'h ) and Greater New York and New York City was second and David Womns of Horace August Rankis (2). Bolton's draw was Hi gh School titles. Class prizes: B­ Mann third, each with 5·1; Michael Cohn with !\Iallett; he defeated both Gok:hbcrg Somers, C-Henry f'riedel (4), D-Ross and Ri chard J asnow of J efferson (Fair and Rehberg. 10 players competed. Zito (3 lh~. E-Martin 8ayerle (3), Under· Lawn, N.J .) followed with 4lh . The Hufford Am. teur Op*n, a 7· 1,OOO- Joseph Minoerr (3). As expected, Hal Lloyd wo n the Sev· round Swiss held sinlUllaneously with The Metropolit'n Pre·High 5 c h 0 0 I enth Grade Championship; however , he the above event and limited to players Open, an a·player round robin held con· was upset by Jeffrey Marder of Beha rated below 2000 or unrated, drew 54 currently with the aoove cvent, saw a 7·0 in round five and was able to score a nar· players. Three players tied with 6·1 sweep by Hal Lloyd of Westfield, N.J .. row tie·break victory only because Mard· scores; W. Lawrence Eldridge of Port­ thc New Yo rk City Under·}3 Champion. er lost his last game to Danny Kopee of land, Maine took the title on tic·break, Last year's Under·13 Champion, James Sage. LJ oyd, Marder, Kopec, and Roy followed by Lucien Kraszewski of West Lane, was second with 5Y.! and Larry Grecnberg of Shell Bank all scored 5·1, Hartford, Conn. and high school student Bresslour third with 4%. Jeffrey Marder finishing in the order named. 28 players Marc Lonorr of Queen s, N.Y. The lead· took the Under·1000 trophy with 4. The participated. ers drew with each other and won all above tournaments should not be con· William GOic hberg directed the event. their other games. Dr. P hilip Shelton fused with the annual Greater New assisted by Shelby Singleton. and John Randolph followed with 5lh : York Scholastic Championships which the latter winning the B trophy. George will be held in December. • • • • • Dr. :Max Cohen, U.S. Amateur Co· Kosinski won the C trophy with 5 and Twenty·two players competed in the champion in 1962, won the 1966 Ch.m· Richard Kogan the D with 3. Frederick 1966 Minnesota Equili lur, a 5- round S. Townsend directed. Swiss held Sept. 24·25 and scorcd in pion' hip of Philadelphia's Fu,nklin·Mer. Youth made its presence felt at the "equalizer points" rather than gil me ~ . ntite Chess Club. In a four ·player Hartford Amateur Open. Here Mare points. (Equalizcr points equal the play' double round robin playoH, Co hen LonoH defeats top·rated Loren Lomasky. er 's performance rating in the tou rna· scored 5·1, Myron Zelitch 4%·1%, An· mcnt minus his USC F rating). Alexander thon Koppany 21h.J ih and B arron SI CILIAN DEFENSE Chandler 0-6. M a r ~ Lonaff ,a, a 14) Loren Lornasky Filipovich, who scored 3·2, won Ihe tour· 1. N·K'l N·KII) 20. Nil" OIlNP namcnt wit h 227 equalizer points; his • • • • • 2. " .KN3 " .KN 3 21. N·K" 0 . ... rating was 160 1. Laszlo Ficsor won all Arthur Spiller won the 5.nt. Moniel 1. II·N2 II·N2 'n. NlI llch ". fh'e of his games but could only placc Ib y Che" Club June-July R.ting Tou r. 4. 0.0 0.0 23. Oil " N·" second on the equalizcr count, as his rat.. n. ment with a 5·} score. Gordon Barrett 5. ".01 p.... 24 . II·U KR·KI and R. 8ukey tied for second, a half 6. " ·K4 " .03 U. P·N' Q·R5 ing was 2054. Michael Callinan, David 7. R·KI N·1I3 26. II ·KI ... Tykwinski, and Robert Hiller were 3rd point back; Charles Whitman was fourth •. QN.o2 II·NS 27. RII R N·R3 through 5th on equalizer. Tykwinskl won wilh 4. Twenty competed. , . " ·KU '.02 21. QR·KI R·K" 10. " ·KS N·KI H. R/ l·K) O. RP the Expert·A trophy and William Ogard • • • • • 11. N·K4 Nx" 30. R·K' q.N '~ h the B. George Ticrs directed. Petcr Cook of New Mexico scored 4 1,2 · 12. NIIN IIxN 31 . R·KI Q• • • • • e • If.z to win the Panh.ndle Open, a 24- ! 13. Nx llP II ·QII3 31. P.N5 0 ·114 player tournament held Aug. 27·28 in I •• Nx P Q·N3 U. R x R ~ h Another New York area school event 15. II xll Qx ll 34. Q.o' ch K·"N1. saw 87 players compete in the Metropol· Lubbock, Texas. Second through fourth 16. N·R5 Q.II. 35. Q · Q4 ~ h K·BI itiln Junior High School Open, held Oct. wcre Gary Simms, Mark Smith, and Dr. 17. N·1I4 11·'1 36. " II N 0 ·N4ch 1·2 at the Henry Hudson Hotel. There R. S. Underwood with 4- 1; Thomas Heldt 11. q.'l N·N2 37. K· R2 ..· .4 " . ' .K) CHU 3•. Q.N1 mal. we re three separate USCF·rated tourna· follOwed wi th 3'k. Bill Devin won the Junior prize. Class pr iZes: B-Mark Ricky Townsend, seven·year old son of ments: the Mctropolitan r\inth Grade, Sm ith, C-J ohn Schmidt, Unrated-Pat the tournament director, scored only Eighth Grade and Seventh Grade Cham· one point in hIs tournament debut but pionships, each open to any student In Stewart. T.D. was David Thomas. gave several other opponents trouble, that grade, plus a "Graded Team Cham· " . . . . d isplaying an astoundingly mature style. pionship" determined by combining the The J.rsey City YMCA Chen Club Play over his victory below and see if scores of a school's best scoring players Summer Tourn.ment ended in victory you can't imagine a veteran Class A in each. The turnout was more than for Edward Allen, whose 4lh·1h score player is playing the wh ite pieces. double that of the only previous rated topped a field of 12. Richard Grossman SLAV DEFENSE Junior High School event ever held; was second and Mayer Riff third, both USCF gained 74 new members. with 4-1. RI~ky T ...... nsend ,.,. 7) H ....'.y Allken 1. P.o4 ".Q' 11. lI'x ' 'Px .. Wagner Junior High School (1 167 • • • • • 1. P.QB" P.Q1I 3 n . ' ·KS N·Kl Manhattan), last year's City champions, Former U.S. Ama teur Champion Harry 3. N·KII! N·1I3 13. II·KIt' N·N2 edged Horace Mann 13 to 12Y.! to wi n Lyman captured the New London Sum· 4. Noll3 ..· K3 14. NoN S mer Open witb a 7'h·'h score. Following 5. P·K3 8-NS 15. " xN O•.K• •.. thc team prize. Following wc re Wagner t . lI·eu 0-0 16. KR·KI " 8 " (1O'k), Russell Sage (10), and Horace were Elliot Walk and Richard A. J ohn· 7. 0-0 II. N 11. " ·0114 QP'"·1I 3 Mann " 8 " (9 ). son, 6lh·l'h , and Bert Germalm and An· • . ' 11 11 ON.Q1 11. BII " toinne Maloney, 6·2. David White was t . 0.112 " .KN3 It. QII P Q•·•K2• The 27·player Ninth Grade Champion' '0. ' · K4 0 · 112 10. 0 ·111 m ate ship ended with (our players tied at 5-1. best Junior. 34 players competed. • • • • • Winner on tie·break was Ferdinand " .. " . The Metropolit'n High School Open, Bachiller of Wagner , a newcomer to tour· The Sy r.cuse Gener.1 Electric Che" held Sept. 10·11 at the Manh attan Chess nament play. Second through fourth were Club Championship was swept by Tony Club in New York, ended with a 5lh ·* Victor Samuelson of Riverdale, Leonard Cantone, former Philadelphia Expert, tie between Marc Lono££ and Steven Schleifer of Sage, and Steve Leonard of who won all five of his games. Follow· Spencer, Lonof( winning on tie·break. Wagner ; Neil Julie of Horace Mann ing in the ficld of 12 were Hi Hi ghdu· Following in the field of 66 were J effrey scored 4lh. check (4) and Charles Alper and AI Ham· Kastner, Norman Weinstein and Harvey Bruce Kagan of Horace Mann paced a ilton (3). NOVEMBER, 1966 287 SOVERE OF THE SIXTY-FOUR SQUARES by HARRY MARKEY Several hundred persons are seated in the auditor ium, giving the impression of movie spectators viewing, with rapt at· tention, a drama unfolding on the s c r e~n . But this auditorium is br ig h tJ~· ilIumln· ated, there is no sound, neither music nor di alogue, tIn d the players are not actors performing on a sc reen. They are Intcrnatiol'al Grandmasters of the royal game of chess, come hore from the four corners of the globe to compete in the Second Piatigorsky Cup, the greatest International All-Grandmaster C he s s Tournament ever held in America. A hush of eager expectancy pervades the auditorium. Now and then the silence is broken by a confused chorus of whispered commen­ tary on the fluctuating developments in chessboard strategy. Left to right: Portisch, Fisc her, Spassky, Donner, L ~Hse n , Na idorf, lvkov, Less frequently, accumulated tensions Petrosian, and Un~ l ck er with Mrs. Piatigorsky. find relief in a collective, long-drawn· hairy curl..lin. Here is a Troubadour, out Ahhh! , swelling and diminishing in bulging fo rehead is held aloof in a per· pctual upward thrust, d ..... arfing his other transplanted from the twelfth century volume, in response to a brilliant, un· , . , However, Donner's fine, though tful expected move by one or another of the features, the eyes, nose and chin. Short and slocky (he is the smallest among the eyes reflect a probing intellect and an master players. masters), his movements are extremcly engaging, warm personality as well. These moves and the disposition of the deliberate and economical, with never a wolfga ng Unz ic ker, Chess Champion chessmen arc reflected and magnified on suggestion of haste. The psychological from West Germany, and the Yugoslav illuminated scrcens by means of over­ impact of this seemingly imperturbable Ch3mpion, Borislav IYkov, are the other head projectors, operated by eager high and formidable master on an emotionally two masters with high foreheads. school and college chess devotees. more \'olatile opponent must be quite Slructually, Unzicker's physique and Watchi ng the tcn Grandmasters, one devastating at times. features are totally integrated. His mas­ can only gucss at the incredible activity Mi guel Najdorf of Argentina, famed sive, high forehead and prominent nose within those enigmatic sc ulls. Curiously, are well balanced and express the same the traditional frown of concentration for his astounding feats in play, is the most gregarious and positive drive, as does his athletic body, (a nd how these men concentrate!) is which is of medium height. All of the mostly abse nt. Instead, the cumulative relaxed among the masters. Affable, with an infectious, friendly smile, he is ready players obey the necessity of providing pressures of these supercharged mental relief for the supercharged brain, by gcnerators seek release in an occasional at any moment to engage one or another nervous twitching of the eyelids, a tight. of his colleagues in a conversation. With taking a few turns along the aisle, which ening of the skin around the temples and his high·domed, bald head, fringed by a separates the player's section from the over the straining facial bones, a crouch· few strands of silver hair, he gives the audience. Unzicker does it purposefully, ing of the body like a bending bow about impression of a prominent executive on with great precision, and springy, posi· to discharge its arrow. leave. One faci al eharacteristic Najdorf tive steps. Perhaps, some day, technological wiz­ has in common with seven of the other Borislav lvkov from Yugoslavia is tall, ardry will present us with 3n electronic Grandmasters is a prominent nose, su p­ dark, and handsome and gives the im· apparatus which would reflect, in visual posQdly the hallmark of outstanding pression of a man of mystery. With his form, the ceaselessly revolvi ng billions personalities. Howeve r, his nose is not well·shaped, high forehead, brooding. of electrons within the brain cells of curved, but long and straight, a peculiar­ probing eyes, and controlled movemcn ts, these minds: images of marvellous pat­ ity shared by only one of the players, he could be taken for a scientist engaged terns, arranging themselves according to who, in other respects, is in total anti· in nuclear research. During converu.· the inexorable logic of an ultimate de· thesis to the master from Argentina. tion, his face lights up with an engaging sign, that of defcating the opponent. He is Jan Hein Donner, the Grand­ smile, revealing a very attractive person­ In their appcarance and mannerisms. master from Holland, tallest of the play· ality. At other times, he seems a solitary the Grandmasters prcsent striking con· ers (he is over six-Coot three) and of such fi gure steeped in shadows, a partisan In trasts. Confronted with these unique in· striking appearance as to bccome the the hills. dividuals, the average person's idea of a focus of altention in any group. As wilh In remarkable contrast to Ivkov is the master chess player, invariably endowed the others, heredity, or Ka rmic law, has Danish Champion, Jorgen . with a high, bulging forehead, and, per· wrought some marvellous contras ts in He carries himself with the detached haps, robot-like movements, would quick· his bony structure, as well as the dis· air of a college proCessor, ceaselessly oc­ ly be dissipated. poSi tion of fleshly portions. Donner's cupied with abstruse philosophical spec· Only four of the ten Grandmasters exceptional height is logically comple. ulations. His \\.!licately chiseled features boast high foreheads. mented by a long, straight, diagonally· are well proportioned, the medium· One of them is the former child chess slanted nose, which, in turn, is counter· height, inteJlectual forehead of a piece prod.igy, and, until fai rly recently, U.S, balanced by the rounded, almost cheru· with an unobtr usive nose, fi rm lips, and Chess Champion. . He bie facial contours. With fi ne artistic per· is the only one in the group to approxi· eeption, Donner arranges his compressed. a rounded chin. The Iight·brown long mate the popular concept of a brain darkish hair so that the somewhat low machine in human for m. His massive, forehead is half hidden beneath a flat - All photos by Art ZeJIer 288 CHESS LIFE strands of his hair arc swept straight , 2 back; this, and the inner·directed eyes, lend an air of austereness to his mien. During intervals of relaxation, Larsen merely ambles along in an abstracted fa shion, seemingly oblivious of his bod­ ily movements. is the Grandmaster from Hungary. His fore­ head Is also of medium height, round, and beautifully sculptured. Receding, symmetrical patches of baldness along bol h sides of his skull serve to accen­ tuate the IIIephistophelian in the rest of his V·shaped, closely·cropped, dark hair. This impression is negated by a fi rm, thick nose of average length, a compact. rounded face, and, immeasur­ ably so, by the extremely sensitive, qucsting. dark eyes. They are the mi r­ rors of a poetically attuned, deeply emo· r",,,·j ... k,, -I-~ . ~ " ."" tional personality. I"kov' Spassky Three of thc brightest stars in this N::~ It .Ilalaxy of chess masters have low fore­ heads, as well as exceptionally promi­ nent, long noses. One of them is the World Champion, Tigran Petrosian of Armenia. He is well built, of medium height, and moves with the rythmic coord ination of a dancer. His large, oval, swarthy features form a solid background for the prominent the contenders is the youngest of the roundings, yet reacts with hyper-sensi­ nose, over which spreads a deceptively Grandmasters, the U.S. Champion, Rob· tiveness to the least distraction. He will low forehead, topped by a dense growth crt J . Fischer, or simply "Bobby" to his shush at some offcnding whlsperer of coal-black hair. A man of many moods friends and admircrs. Dedicated chess among the audience, and, with evident is mirrored in his eloquent, dark eyes, buffs in the U.S. arc convinced of Bob­ annoyance, register a complaint with a rramed by bushy eyebrows. Frequently by's chances to win the World Chess nearby official. As he rises from his they are troubled with a fathomless mel­ Championship at some future date. They ehair, his hands will invariably disap­ ancholy; then, of a sudden, they sparkle may well be right. Coupled wi th his pear in the sidepockets of his trousers. with the impish gayety of a man in love phenomenal mastery of the ga me are the He disdains to walk orr his supercharged with life. In a changing mood, they as· other, indispensable ingredients in one energics, but repairs with hasty move­ sume the lucid gaze of a penetrating in­ aspiring to championship in the world of ments to one or another of the chess telligence. chess: a superhuman memory, fierce tables, intently scrutinizing the game in There are only superficial points of dctermination, an unshakeable convi c· progress; then, abruptly, with equal im­ resemblanee between Petrosian and his tion of superiority, and the remorseless patience, he returns to his own game. fellow countryman, the younger Grand· intent to obliterate the opponent. AU Clearly, here is a man obsessed and master, of the U.S.S.R. this calls for an extraordinary stamina, possessed by the demon of chess. Yet, Spassky, too, has a low Corehead, which is indicatcd by Bobby's tall, broad­ with all his eccentricities, Bobby Fischer crowned with an abundance of thick, shouldered, well.proportioned physique. is unmistakably a favorite with the audi­ chestnut·colored hair. He is taller in sta· Bobby's longish face is a vertical com­ ence. ture and more sinewy. The lower por­ position of bony segments, grouped Directing this epic tournament is an tion of his face seems to have been around the excla mation mark ol a long, arduous task and calls for a great deal thrust forward as if by some volcanic prominent nose and held in submission of tactful diplomacy, considering the adion, reinforcing an impression of abo by a low lorehcad. The chin is aggres· volalile temperaments of the len com­ solute determination and purpose, which sively stubborn. His boyish looks are peting Grandmasters. No more ideal is also renected in his steady gaze. The emphaSi zed by the carelessly combed choice could have been made [or this long and prominent nose serves to unify hair, parted on the side. His features,. office than , a Grand­ the rest of his features, whiCh, with all wh ile highly individualized, still show a master himself. their resoluteness, ye t bear the Imprint striving for fuIler maturity. The presiding genius of this tourna· of a basically unassuming, sympathetic Bobby's sensibilitics are exceptionally ment is Mr s. Gregor Piatigorsky, who, personality. high.strung. Crouched over the chess wit h her fa med husband, cellist Gregor Last, but certainly not least, among table, he seems obli vious of his sur· Piatigorsky, was instrumental in fo und-

NOVEMBER, 1966 '89 ing the Piatigorsky Cup. Tall of stature, with patrician features, 1Ilrs. Piatigorsky can be seen here and there among the audience, tirelcssly supervising and at­ tending to innumerable details. The engrossing, competitive aspects of this Tournament are enhanced by ideal considerations. To quote Mr. Jcrry Spann, Vice-President, Fe

290 CHESS LIFE ~, Here and There • • •

Dr. Juan Gonzalez scored 4¥.z ·% to top and Dan Reynolds followed with 3 ~ ·11h . cn Trianglc YM CA in Pittsburgh. The a strong ficld of 19 in the Open Division 22 players participated, plus nine in 3 full results: of the Gold COlst Open, played Oct. 28· l-fiddle Class Division won by Sid Ber· PITTSBURGH I. J. R. Bornholz ...... (1 30 in Palm Beach. With 3% ·1% taJlie.; ger. 2. J. R. Wllku ...... 'f2 were Tony Santasiere, Dr. Jose Vivanco, 3. J. M. Lubell ...... 1 • • • 4. M. D. Brummlr ...... 1 Jeremy Lynch, and Dr. Armondo Bucelo. 65 players comoeted in the 4th AnnUli 5. D. L. Girdner ...... 0 who placed 2nd through 5th in the order Central Cllifornil Open Ind QUllifying 6. B. Ron StlndllY ...... ".. 7. A. D. Llwrlnce ...... •.•..'f2 named. Including the Amateur and Re· Tournlment, held in Sunnyvale Oct. 28· S. M. H. BlffY ...... 'f2 serve DiviSions, there were 66 players in 30. Raymond Schutt qualified for the , . A. D. McCIIlIan ...... 1 all. Gene Sauer took the Amateur title Championship to be held in • • and Charles Yuille the Reserve; Ron December by scoring a 5·0 sweep. • • • Stillman was high Junior and Cyanne defeating Masters John Blackstone and Harry Strickling of the DUMONT Berning high Woman. Kenneth Harkness Ziad Baroudi in the Jast two rounds. Sec· CHESS MATES in New Jersey notifies was the Tournament Director. ond was Erik Osbun with 4'h; Baroudi, us that Iheir club meetings are now • • • W. Stenberg, Blackstone, Robert Shean, held in the Dumont High School cafe· The Midwest Open drew 33 players in Robert Henry, and David Blohm fol­ teria on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Omaha Oct. 22-23. Richard McLellan, lowed with 4. Other prizes: A- Henry, 41h·1h . was a clear first, a half point B-Dr. Benjamin Gross (3th). Unrated­ ahead of Warren Wittekind, John Wat· David Amkraut (3), Junior-Blohm, Up· AUGUST RANKIS son, and Roger Anderson, who werc 2nd set- Rick Shepard. Koit V. Tullus di· 1911-1966 through 4th on tie·break. Directors werc rected. Robert Narveson and Bill Dean. • • • • • • In the Huntsville (Ala.) Summer Tour. We sadly report the paSSing, on No· Dr. Joseph Platz won the Hartford Mment, Dale Ruth and Marty Appleber· vember 2, 1966, of August Rankis, a Ct.ess Club Championship for the 8th ry paced a field of 12 with 41 scores. leading New York Master. Well·known time in 13 years. Dr. Platz and Lawrence Ruth winning on tie·break. Spencer Hurd and loved for his geniality and high lev· Noderer tied at 6lh ·Ph In a round robin was third with 3. el of culture, Mr. Rankis was also an tournament, a point ahead of Dr. Philip • • • energetic promoter and organizer of 16·year old Camille Coudari o[ Mon· chess, especially among Latvians living Shelton. The two leaders then engaged in the United States. in a playoff match with the title to go treal surprised the 32·player field at the to the first player to win two games. 3rd AnnUli Norwich University Open by His close friend and countryman. A. draws excluded. After Noderer won the reeling off five wins. A point back of Liepnieks of Lincoln, Nebraska. has sent first game and Platz the third, Platz Coudari's peneet score were Ron Lohr· us the following sketch of Mr. Rankis; scored the decisive victory in game six. man , Denis Sirenzwilk, and Robert Mi· "Thousands of chessplayers of the • • • lardo, who also tied for the A prize. United States were shocked and sad· Tony Miller took the B prize with 3lh · dened by the death of August Rankis. Erich Marchand has again WOIl the RI)· He died oC leukemia on November 2 in chest.r Chess Club Chlmpionship, seor· Ph while Paul Muskat and Paul Tomai· no. 3·2. tied for tops in C. Yves Coudari, New York City, having been seriously ing 4-0 in a 10·player Swiss. Robert Eb· ill for several years. erlein and James Rogoff followed with 3. father of the tournament winner, scored 3·2 to tie for the Unrated prize with It is difficult to believe that Rankis • • • is gone. Just recently he won the pre· Edward Formanek scored a 5·0 sweep Serge Lacroix; both are Canadians who liminaries of the in the Spice City Open, held Oct. 15-16 had not previously played in the U.S. In and the Championship of the American a held before in Houston. A point behind Ihe Latvians in :\liIwaukee. He was active Master were C. Bill Jones, Eric Bone. the tournament, U.S. Senior Master Ber· on the chess scene in Europe and Amer· Richard Dean, and Roy DeVault. Class nard Zuckerman won 13 games and lost iea for well over thirty years. Prizes: A- Dean and DeVault, B-Frank two, to Yves Coudari and Paul Steiner. August Rankis was born in Ri ga, Lat· Carter, Owen JohnsOIl, and Robert Prof. Seth C. Hawkins directed the events. via on March 29, 1911 , the son of a book Whitted (3). C-John Moffitt (3), "D· Un· publisher and chess enthusiast. His chess rated"- L. C. Brack, Ray Lundin, Jack • • • career began as a student at the Univer· Taylor, R. F. Baker. Donald Messer (2). USCF Master Curt Brasket of Bloom· sity of Latvia. when he won the Cham· Robert Brieger directed the 36·player ington, Minn., won the 44player 4th pionship of the Riga Chess Club. event. Mlnnelpolls Open, held Oct. 29·30. Bras· His best accomplishments wcre his • • • ket scored 4% ·% and edged second place victories in the Championship of North· Veteran Master Norman T. Whitaker Ronald Lifson and third place Roman western Germany in 1946. and his cap· registered another triumph as he won Filipovich on tie·break. As hlghest scor· turing of the New York State title sev· four games and drew one to take the ing city resident, Lifson won the title of eral years ago. He was the President 2nd Annual Cloudcroft Resort Open, Minneapolis Champion. Gerald Ronnin:;: , and Champion of the Baltic Chess Club held Oct. 15-16 in Cloudcroft, New Mexi· Prof. L. C. Young, and Dr. George Tier" in New York for many years. co. Fred King, 4·1, placed second in Ihe finished 4th through 6th, scoring 4·1. Rankis was the holder of a law degree 24·pJayer field, foilowed by Jack Shaw, Class prizes: A- Filipovich, B-John in Europe. Since coming to the United Gary Simms, Hector Fabela, and W. A. Holmes, C·D- Harvey Vigtel, Unrated­ States, he has practiced as an account· Muff, all 3th·l'h. Shaw topped the A David Beebe. B player John Kasper won ant. players and MuCf the B; VincH Hansen the Upset Prize for his first·round wi n His memory will remain with us for won the C prize, Louis Tognacci the Un· over Expert Laszlo Fiesor. An aecom· the rest of our lives. rated, and Peter Cook the "local player" panying Novice Tournament again drew Aleksander Liepnieks" prize. Christopher Feuehter dirccted. a fine entry-55 players, while an "Am a· According to his friend Mr. Staknys. • • • teur" had 16 more for a grand total of Mr. Rankis' pro u de s t coincidental The Hawkeye Open, played in Iowa 115. Michael Callinan was the Tourna· achievement was having been born in City, Iowa in August, saw a three·way ment Director. Ihe same year as Botvinnik and Reshev· tie for first between Bob Bradley, Dick • • • sky. and in the same city as Nimzovi ch Cohen, and Larry Schmitt, all scoring Pittsburgh downed Cleveland, 5·4, in and Tal. 4·1. Tournament Director Glen Proechel a team match played Oct. 23 at the Gold· August Rankis will be missed. NOVEMBER, 1966 291 arry vans ess holds out longer); 6. R-K N1 , R-Rl ; 7. BxP, 6th Canadian Open Championship, 1966 RxP; 8. B- B8, N-K5+ : 9.K-Q3, N-Q3; 10. This exceptionally strong l O-round ter before and I'd never lost to one. BxP! Black Resigns. Swiss, whic:' attracted a record 116 en­ Today, I've done both. There's another trants, was hela in Kingston, Ontario, round tomorrow," Witt from Aug. 27 to Sept. 5. The total prize Some highlights follow: fund wa s $2750 Canadian (deduct 8% to get U.S. equivalent) consisting of Benko $1,000 fOr 1st, $600 for 2nd, $300 for 3rd, $150 for 4th, $100 for 5th, fivc other cash prizes and $325 in subsidiary awards. The leading scores were: 1. Larry Evans 9·1 (draws with Ivkov & Lombardy) 2. Boris Ivkov e;~ · llh (draws with Evans, Sher win & Benko) 3. Wm. Lombardy 8':k ·l ¥.! (loss to lvkov; draw with Eyans) 4. James Shenyin 8·2 (loss to Evans: draw with lvkov, LeCornu) Katz 5. Pal Benko 7lh-2 1k (loss to Rubin & Wh ite to play Witt; draw with Ivkov) The tournament was ably run by Phil Rubin Witt, the winner of the 1962 Canadian Haley, who holds the sound (but not al­ Black to play Open( with a perfect score of 10·0!), has ways usual) philosophy that the function just committcd an astonishing lapse by of the director is to insure that the best BLac k, on move, is a Pawn ahead, and movi ng his Queen (from QN6) to Q6. players rise to the top. His pairings are could consolidate to victory with 1. .... , ..., C...... , Q-B6+ followed by ...... , P-N6 impartial and automatic, thus making it RxR; 2. BxR, Q·K2 followed by ...... , would have won easily.) And now came possible fo r any competitor Virtually to N-B4. Instead he blundered wi th 1...... , the shocker : 1. Q.R2+ 1, Kx Q; . N-84?; 2. RxPI, NxP; 3_ Q- K41 (the move predict his opponent in the next round. Ivkov While his rules are, of nccessity, some­ Benko had overlooked), N-B4 (if 3 ...... , what arbitrary, thcy are applied with PxR; 4. RxP+ wins); 4. R- K5? (4. consistcncy-and that makes for a tour­ R/ 6xP+ !, PxR; 5. Q-K6 + is decisive), nament where cveryone knows where he RxR; S_ QxR, N·QS; 6. R-Kl? (correct is stands and what to expecL Here's how 6. QxRP, Q-B3 ; 7. QxP, N-K7 +; 8. K-N2, he disposes of one knotty problem: when NxB; 9. QxN, QxP; 10. R-KRl, P-B3; 11. there are an odd number of players in Q-R3!), Q-81 ; 7. R-K3, K- R2; 8. 8 xN, PxB; a top group, and one has to be dropped 9. QxP, R-Kl ? C...... , Q·Ql is right); below, Phil selects the median man, who 10. Q·QS!, RxR; 11 _ QxP+ , K-R3; 12. PxR, is then paired, normally, as a member of P-R5? (missing the last chance for count- that lower group-and not with thc erplay with ...... , Q-B6)j 13. Q-B6 and strongest man below. Another of his in­ ·White eventually won the ending. novations eliminates all disputes about color. Rule #1: No player may get 3 Rubin blacks in a row. Rule 2#: If two play­ ers must meet, and each is due for the Witt same color, the hig her rated player is the one who must alternate color. Thus White to play if he had black last round, he now gets white; and vice versa. No tossing of Witt seemed to be plagued by faulty coins! Moreover, this produces a tend­ concenlration at crucial moments. In this ency to equalize eolors for the top half position, as White, he sealed his move. of the tournament _ where it really 1. P·N4! would force a draw by dissolv­ counts. ing Pawns quickly. Instead he selected Round 3 contained a stunning upset by Gerald Rubin, a 21-year-old university British Chess Magazine student from Montreal, over defending 1965 Annual champ Pal Benko. After the game (see 368 pages plus IS·page Index. Nearly 300 diagram below), which was a comedy of Evans games, over JOO prObl ems, ancl all the usual errors, young Rubin threw his arm ovel' features that have made the "S.C.M!' the lcadlng chess publication It is. Full Brltlsb the shoulders of the vanquished Grand· Wh ite to play and Foreign News, Tou rnament Reports, master, and exuded: "Mr. Benko, you Quotes & Queries, Book Reviews, etc. Black, seeing a chance to exchange Each annual (for. after buylng this one, played a beautiful ga m e~ " In disgust, Queens, hastened into this unfavorable you will want others) Is bound In r ed Benko snapped: " Don't talk to me!" endgame, only to have his hopes de· cloth, gold-bIO¢ked spine. Alas, the rest of his reply, though mut­ molished in a handful oC moves: 1. p_ Send $4.50 check to tered, is unprintable. Within six hours KN4 1, PxP (1 ...... , P-KN3; 2. PxP, PxP; British Chess Magazine, Ltd. of winning his adjournmcnt against Ben, 3. R-B4 is too str ong); 2. Rx R+ , KxR: 3. 9 Market St reet ko, Rubin was pitted against Evans. After 8 xP, N-Q2 (Black must lose a Pawn); ST. LEON ARDS ON SEA this game, he told the press: "I've 4. BxP, N-83: S. B-85, K- K2 (5 ...... , Sussex, Great Britain never beaten an International Grandmas· K-B2; 6. R-KNl, R-Rl; 7. R-N2, P-KNS 292 CHESS LIFE 1. B·R4? and lost quickly after K·Q6. The final outcome of the tournament Belter is 7. Q·B3. Now Black merely ushers in his KP. hinged to a great extent on what can 11 ...... B, N For example, if 2. &-K8. N· K2; 3. &-:\15 + . only be descr ibed as a stroke of double 12. R·Nl ...... •. K·Q7 followed by ...... , P-K5, etc. bad judgment. lvkov, as Black, on move, A faulty idea. Correct is 12. P·QN3. orrered a dr aw, whereupon Lombardy 12...... R· KlI Lombardy replied; "Make your move first and I'll consider it." Ivkov played 1...... , B-Q5. An important waiting and developing Lombardy refused the draw, eventUally move. 12 ...... , P·BS; 13. B·B2, P·QN4, blundered and lost. However, after 1. P·QN4! followed by P·B3 gives White alt ...... , BxPI 2. R-QNl , B·N21; 3. RxP, QxP; the mobility, 4. K·Bl , Q-R3! (if 4 ...... , QxNP; 5. P·K3, 13. P·QN 4 ...... threatening R·H3 win ning the Queen); Co nsistent but bad, creating a weak· Black re mains a Pawn ahcad wi th an ness on White's QB4 square. Again, 13. overwhelming initiative. P·QN3 should be tried . Sherwin 13...... PxQP 14. PxP N·KS J 15. B·N2 •• •••••• If 15. Q-B2, B·83. White's best hope is to try for a draw with 15. BxN, PxB; 16. P·Q5, &-N2; 17. NxP, BxQP; 18. N·B3. 15 • . ,...... 8 ·B3 Thoodorovitch 16. N-K2 ...... 16. P-N5 is relatively better , but Black to pl AY White's already lost the initiative. After the problem-like 1...... "., R-B4! 16...... Q·Q2 White lost quickly; 2. RxR, BxR; 3. B·KS, 17. P-B3 ...... P·R6; 4. P·BS, P-R7; White Resigns. The 17. N-N3 is better. threat is ...... • B-Q3. On 5. K-N2, &-K2 17...... B·RS t followed by B·B3 wins. 18, Q.K1 N.o3 After 1 ...... , R-B ol, however, White LeCornu could put up a more stubborn, if not entirely successful, resistance wi th 2. Black to p lAY RrK5! , RxR; 3. PxR, but now it appears that the winning continuation is 3 ...... , Although a Ro ok ahead, Black has K.B2! (not 3...... , P·R6 ; 4. B·R7); 4. B·R7, numerous problems- especially with the K·K3; 5. B·Q4 (forced), BxP; 6. K·R3, clock ticking away feverishly. The threat B-N4 ; K·N4, B-B8; 8. P-B4, P·R6 (threat- is 8-R6 followed by R-KR I, K-N 4, B·N7+ e ning ...... , B-N7); 9, B·B5, B·N7; 10. and R·R8 male. Sherwin played 1...... BxP, BxB and wins. R-Bn (simplest is 1...... , P·KN4! ; 2. BxP, B·N4!; 3. R·KRI. B·Q6!; 4. B·N7+, lvkov K-N! ; 5. K·N4, B·R2. 1 ...... , B·N4!; 2. B·RB , P·KN4 wins also); 2. B-R6, K·R2; 3. R·KRll, RxBP: 4. B·N7, R-B4: 5, P· KN4, R-R4 +: 6. PxR, P·KN4; 7. R·QB1 , B-B3; Position after 18 ...... , N-Q3 a. K·N4 and Black, having returned his White's game is already untenable. extra Rook. wound up fi ghting fo r a The weakness on his squares cannot be draw! re paired. A short, energetic victory by Black, in 19. Q·N3 round 6, proved to hav e a decisive effect 20. 8xN on the final standings: 21. p·QS ...... Desperation. White must lose a Pawn QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE in any event J ~ m es Sherwin Larry Evans 21...... B, B 22. Rx8 Q, P 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 23. R-Bl R·K6 2. P·QB4 P-K3 24. N·83 ...... Lombardy 3. N·K B3 P-QN 3 Shortens a lost game. 4. P·QR3 ...... 24...... R, N 8lack to plAY A passive idea of Petrosian's, who us· Resigns ually co ntinues fir st with 4. N-B3, B·N2; 5. P·QR3. It permits Black easy equali ty. "POSTAL" or "POCKET" 4...... P·Q4 SEVENTH EDITION S. P·K3 ...... JUST OFF THE PRESS 5. PxP is an interesting altcrnative; COLLE SYSTEM CHESS SETS if then 5 ...... ,., PxP; 6. B·N5 leading to an exchange variation.

S, ...... B·K2 The Improved printed edition, with dur­ $1 6. N·8 3 0 ·0 able ( over, IPl r a l bound, IS a MUST FOR 7. B·Q3 EVERY CHESS PLAYER. Ord. r your <;0,""1'...... autographed by t he l uthor, by "IIdlllll CHESS BY MAIL CLUB 7. P·QN4 is another consideration. $l.OO to: 7...... P·84 GEO.RGE KOLTANOWSKI Dept. CL, Sox 414 8. PxQP KPxP 3049 LAguna Street 9. N-KS B·N2 SAn Francisco, Calif. 94123 Wakefield, Mass. 01880 10. 0 ·0 N·B3 ICalifor"la reslden" add 4% H ies lax., 11. NxN NOVEMBER, 1966 293 TWO STRAIGHT FOR BISGUIER Former U.S. Champion Arthur Bis­ guier followed up his Empire City Open Here and There ... triumph by breezing to victory in the Hans Kmoch Get Well Tournament, held 40 players vied for honors in the 11th The Region 5 Championship, held Oct. Nov. 24-27 in New York. Despite very Annual South Jel"5eY Am.feur. held No .... 22·23 at Purdue University, was won by poor advance publicity, 79 contestants 18-20 in Camden. The first four places Chicago Master Richard Verber with a turned out to bonor the veteran Inter­ went to Arnold Chertkof, Howard Ant, 4lh-'h score. Angelo Sandrin, James Ka­ national Master and Judge for his count· Dr. George Proll, and George Cake reo lan, Nick Van Deusen, and Ed Vano fol­ less contributions to the game. spectively, after each of the four won lowed with 4-1. Kalan was declared Re­ Bisguier scored 7lh -lh to pace the 46- four games and drew two. Dr. Milton gion 5 Champion as the best scorer re­ player field in the Master·Expert Sec· Danon, Roehrt Lincoln, and John Yehl siding in that region, which includes in­ tion, allowing a draw in round four with followed with 4% . George Cake won the diana, Michigan, and Ohio. Similarly, Israeli Master Rudi Blumenfeld. Second Serpico Memorial Trophy as highest Robert B. Fletcber was awarded the title and third with 6-2 were Edgar McCor­ scoring member of an SJCA club, and of Region 5 Junior Champion. Class mick and Paul Brandts (the latter after also took the Class A trophy, Other tro· Prizes: A-Lothar Mayer, B-Jeff Ellis, winning his last five games); fourth and phies went to Bob Donaldson (8), Tom C and D-Joe McNeill, Unrated- Rich· fifth with 5% ·2lh were Allen Van Gelder Denny (e), Gene Artis (D), Timothy ard Spiers. Larry Landry directed the and Stephen Stoyko, who made surpris­ Strauc~ (Junior), Lew Wood (Senior), 34-player event. ingly strong showings. Following with and MIldred Morrell (Woman). Dr. H. B. • • • • • 5·3 were Blumenfeld, Robert Levenstein, Matty directed. "Have players, will travel," reports Sal Matera, Harold Hohenberger, Mira ...... the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club. The Radojcic, Joseph Tamargo, Herbert Av­ The Atomics Interndional Summer club seeks to play team matches on Sat­ ram, and John Westbrock. Though the Rating Tournament, held during the urdays or Sundays on a home-to-home field was short of "big names" it was a summer in Canoga park, California, had basis, and is interested in catering to solid one, with half the contestants rated 17 contestants. Scoring 4% points out of all players regardless of strength. Clubs over 2000. five rounds were Robert E. Rankel, Tom interested-call Frank J. Cavanaugh at The 20·player Major Section (under Lajcik, and Leslie W. Wheeler, Rankel 201-UN8-0466. 2000) was won by top·rated Hy Wallach edging Lajcik on tie-break. Charles War· • • • • • with 7lh-lh . Alan Pincus was second with ner and Guy Ervin followed with 4-1 . Leo Kupersmith won the 30-player 6-2 and Ira Richmond third with 5% ·2%. • • • • • Rinrside (Cal.) Open with a 5-1 score In the Booster Section (under 1600), top­ Pet.er Graves scored 41f.! -Ih to capture edging second place Steven Hohense~ rated Charles Novitski made it a clean the Cornell Fall Open, a 24-player tour· and third place Charles Whitman on tie· sweep by the favorites, leading the 13· nament held Nov. 4·6. Next in line were break. Fourth and filth, with 4*, were player field with 6Ih ·1%. Second through Roy Benedek with 4 and Paul Joss with Arthur Splller and William Maillard. fourth, a point back, were James GuUie, 3lh . John Kolts and Paul Glover also Class prizes: under 2000 - Jim Tarjan, Jon Liebman, and David Kaplan. Other scored 3% and tied for the "B·C" prize: under 1800-Ted Kemmerer, under 1600 prizes: Senior - McCormick, Junior - Thomas McMillen and Raymond Depew -Chris Fotias. Kimberly Ogden took the Stoyko, Under-IS-Richmond, Under·lS­ shared the "D-Unrated" prize with 3. Upset prize. Gordon Barrett directed the Matera, Under-14-Nicholas Wens (3, event, which was played Nov. 4-6. Booster), Expert-Blumenfeld, B-Dr. V. • • • • • AUmann (5, Major), C- Liebman, D­ Dr. Erich Marchand won all fiva of • • • • • Raphael Berger (5, Booster), E-James his games to take the First Central New The Monterey County Championship Kachulis (3*, Booster), Under-lOOO­ York Open, beld Nov. 5·6 at Rome. Sec· saw a 5-0 sweep by George Oakes in a Thomas Houston (2, Booster), Unrated­ ond in the field of 10 was Denis Strenz· field of 19 at Monterey Nov. 19-20. Dom­ Todor Bojadzievski (4, Master·Expert), wilk with 4-1; Richard Green took third inic Feliciotti was clear second with 4-1, Woman- Eclesia Cestone (2% , Master· on tie-break over Jack Smith and Stanley followed by Theodore Yudacufski, Thom­ Expert). William Goichberg directed. Fargo. as Kearns, and Greg Wren, who scored • • • • • 3%. Helen Barrett was Women's Cham· • • • The Sholom, Inc. club of Seattle held pion. Nicky Bogatirev won a concurrent A 30/30 tournament at the Pittsburgh a strong Invitational Championship Oct. junior event with 9-3; Michael Barthelow Chess Club Oct. 29 drew 14 players and 9-10. Master Viktors Pupols won the was next with 7-5. saw Adam Bert and Ron Standley tie for round robin with 3'h-1Jh ahead of five • • • • • first with 3% -% scores. Experts: John Braley, Kent Pullen, and Viesturs SegUns (21f.!-2'-A1), and Arnold Dubow and Robert HoI2inger (2-3). TENNESSEE CHESS NEWS Murfreesboro pulled quite an upset when they defeated a Nashville team by a • • • • • score of 61A-3'h . Perhaps Nashville had an excuse for not fielding the strongest Theodore Pehnec won the tbird Hoos­ team, but Murfreesboro deserves credit for such a surprising feat. ier Open, scoring 41A·Jh in a 2O-player Originally tbe match was planned as a test match by telephone; however a phone field at JndianapoUs. Pehnec's draw was match could not be workcd out. against Wenden Lutes, who tried for The over·the-board matcth took place on Oct. 23 at the Nashville Boys Club. It second at 4·1 with James Kalan. J. Baker, was a one round affair on 10 boards. The individual results were as follows: 3% .1IA, won the "Top Class" prize and BOard MURFREESBORO NASHVILLE R. Adelsman and B. Ryan, 3-2, the "Low Class" prize. Larry Landry directed. 1 Jim Price (1415) IA Tony Estes (1671) Ih 2 Roy Clark (1589) 0 Pete Lahde (1789) 1 • • • • • 3 Sanders Abrahams (1483) 0 Josiah Lynch (1808) 1 After many near misses, Robert Tim· 4 Charles Wagner (1461) 1 Mike Leinard (1542) 0 mel scored his first major tournament 5 Mitchell Stein (1516) Ih Gary Matthews If.! triumph by winning the Parkway Chess 6 Leon Stancliff (1459) 1 Jerry Meyer 0 Club Tournament, held at the Central 7 Bob Keathley (1141) lh Arthur Tribke (1436) '-AI YMCA in Cincinnati. Timmel's 5%·% 8 Prahl 1 J. L. Tyree 0 score paced a field of 15; Rea Hayes fol ­ 9 Hardesty 1 Les Parnell 0 lowed with 4lh and John Petrison and 10 David Buckmaster 1 John Meyer 0 Dr. Julio Arce with 4. TOTALS 61A 31A 29. CHESS LIFE TOURNAMENT LIFE 'ebru.ry 24-26 Tovm'"..n' OI'., .. lun wlstll nlt lit­ NEW YORK CITY CHAMPIONSHIP nounc..m,n, 01 USC.. · ... '.cf ... nh TRIPLE CROWN DATES .hould subml' req.... . '. I' I' IJ' six Wl tks before the publlc,tlon d.t. of F.bruary 26 - M • • ch 3, 1967 CHESS LIFE on . p,d,1 forms obtlln­ NATIONAL OPEN . b't from U.S . eh... Fed, ••ll on, 10 Sit, to be .nnounc.d E. 11th St" Haw York, N.Y. 10003. August 13·25, 1967 hnu.ry " .. March ao U. S. OPEN CINCINNATI CHAMPIONSHIP Atlantt, Geor"i. IO-rd SwISl, 50/2, ,I Central 1105 Elm St., Clncinnall, Ohio. November 23-26, 1967 week. Cln emn.1( .e"denCe not try lee $3. 3 to $ prlUI; aU AMERICAN OPEN t u r ned II prl"". Ent rte, and Slnhll MoniCI, Cllifornll B. Hayea, 820 WOodblne Ave•• 45146. 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;, 8-CLASSIC STAUNTON. Same as abov", b ut with cia8!lic in either luxurious green smoolh line! tbat have enr a p t u~d <:he1S play"rs since the or white jade glaze. King ~fi~n:fln: f a~~" r.... ~i:t~ · ...... _.... $14·9 5 plus $1 stands 4%" tall wilh other PP. & b d. C_ WEIGHTED & FELTED STAUNTON . Same simple, Clean, pieces in proportion. Solid cluslc Hncs RO B but wei~hted and felted base instead of solid hand·cast stone and resin is break·resistant. Board motif ~~~~:J' ~e~ r:.es.~.I~...... $7.95 is museum's Indian design. plus $1 Weighs 5 pounds ...... $19.95 pp.& hd. plu$l ~_ Pp.& hd. r------~ _ _.,..._ ._:::.:::=~c..c_=""::;;-. , PRIMITIVE AFRICAN I SEND THIS COUPON TODAY I CHESS SET I FREELIN GIFT CORP. I I Dept. CLl166, 413 S. BroadwlY I J A trek through the veldt and I Yo nkers, N.Y. 10705 I jungles co u I d not possibly Enclo,ed Is my check Or money order l or $ O~- Please rush 1 bring you m 0 r e enchanting I me the following museum reproduction eheu- sets. Quantity 1 works of art than are here reo I Alice In Wonderland @ $25 tus $1 ($26.00 total) presented. Pieces are finished in rich Ivory and mahogany I Primitive African @ 524.95 plue $1 ($2$,95 total) I glaze reproduced directly from Egyptian @ ~1 7.95 plu, 11 (118.90 total) I Baroque Staunton @ $19.95 plus $1 ($20.95 total) I __ ! African fetish figurines. The Clan!c Staunton @ $14.95 plus $1 ($15.95 total) King is a sculptured head standing 4lJs" high I Welllhted & Felted Staunton @ $7.9S pill!! $1 ($8.95 total) 1 with other pieces in proportion. The playing board I MONEY BACK GUARANTEED IF YOU DON'T AGREE I re produces the African motif. I THAT THIS IS THE GREATEST CHESS VALUE YOU'VE EVER SEENI 1 Weighs 5lk pounds ...... ,...... $24.95 I p lus $1 N A M E .... __ .... __ .... _...... __ .... __ ._ ...... _...... _._ ...... _.. __ .... __ ._. __ .... ___ ._. I . pp.& hd. I I ADDRESS ...... _...... _...... _.-...... ,...... _._ ... _... ___ .. _...... _ I FREELIN GIFT CORPORATION I CITy ... , ...... STATE ...... Ztp _ ...... _.... . I Dept. CLl166 • 413 South Broadway· Yonkers, N.Y. 10705 ~ ------~ 296 CHESS LIFE