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i'irst- a word from your prophets ... moned to his laboratory Grandma~ter Krogius, who authored On the eve of the Petrosian-Spassky match fol' the chess a study entitled "Man and Chess." The challenger was eager, crown, a Soviet newspaper interviewed all four living chess or so it seemed, to counter the Champion even in this depart­ kings from the recent and not so recent past and each of them ment in which Petrosian himself is a kind of expert and the did his best to remain uncommitted! Tal said that it will be author of a dissertation entitled "Logic in Chess." the final (24th) game that will give us the answer, Smyslov Then at last this eagerly expected match started in Moscow thought that this match could end with any result, while Euwe on April 14, immediately overshadowing yet another World went so far as to conclude that he would not be surprised if Championship match which had started two weeks earlier in alter 24 games the final score was even. As a prophet, Bot­ Tiflis-that between World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili and vinnik came closest to some kind of specific view when he AlIa Kushnir, At the beginning, everything in these two stressed that this kind of prediction must be made only on matches went in opposite directions: while in Tiflis the chal­ the basis of previous achievements and that, in this respect, lenger was successful in the very first game, the challenger the facts favored the challenger. in Moscow lost the very first game, thus giving plenty of food This is very strange indeed and almost incomprehensible, to all the commentators and more than enough for some proph­ especially if we go back about three years and remember that ets of doom. It was not so much the psychological shock, which on the eve of that first match between these same opponents, is inevitably felt after a loss at the very beginning, for this almost everybody favored Spassky. In the meantime, if any­ has happened before and will certainly happen again- Petro­ thing could be said with certainty about the last three years, sian himself lost the very first game of the match in which it would be that Spassky enhanced his reputation even more­ he was to take the crown from Botvinnik, and some 35 years after all, once again he conquered all of his most dangerous ago Euwe produced something of a miracle when he won the rivals to secure another shot at the title. By sheer logic, so title match from Alekhine after being down 2-5 at an early to speak, one would thus have expected him to be considered stage. Spassky, a young man with perfect health and perfectly an even stronger favorite than the last time-the more so composed, did not, as most of us believed, take this loss as considering the fact that in the same time period Petrosian a tragedy, really did nothing that could be called memorable, since in There was, however, something else that worried his many every tournament in which he played he remained in the fans, something far more unpleasant than the loss of this game, shadow of the great warriors of whom Korchnoi, Spassky, even though it was an undeserved loss: after the adjournment, Geller, Larsen and Io'ischer became almost legendary. Spassky reached a drawn position only to make an almost in­ And yet, in spite of everything, as Kotov was quick to credible blunder, As that well-known British chess author and notice, this time the prophets were not only more cautious, my good friend Leonard Barden noticed so well, the worst but were, in fact, inclined to give the better chances-how­ handicap from Spassky's point of view was that "one up" par­ ever slight- to the reigning king, ticularly suited Petrosian's playing style. The World Champion The reason was rather simple: the more these matches are is the great speCialist in brick·wall defense and is quite con­ witnessed and analyzed the more prevailing is the view that tent to sit on his lead for several games until Spassky's efforts there exists a deep difference between tournament chess and to even the score are neutralized. Since the Champion keeps match chess, where the decision does not come with one sin· his title in the event of a drawn match, Petrosian is, in effect, gle game and where at the end the only decisive factor is the the argument went, two games ahead, capability to perSist and survive. Such were the feelings and premonitions in the crowd hut There are many chess authorities who consider that, in very soon Spassky came back to the role in which he was cast this particular kind of chess, Tigran Petrosian has acquired lor this match-that of gallant upholder of imaginatiVe attack· an excellence second to none, particularly in his approach and ing chess the public likes to watCh, as against the tough but his preparations. It is well known for example. that before the less than inspiring opponent. After the rather shaky start­ match with Spassky three years ago he played a training match the next two games were drawn-the challenger, although with Korchnoi, although to this day neither the score nor the playing Black, won the fourth game. But in fairness to the games of that training match are known! This is somehow in truth it must be added that he had some help from Petrosian. the best Botvinnik tradition and is indeed in the style of this who all of a sudden, apparently at a loss to find the right plan, man Petrosian, who would never leave anything to chance, compromised his King's position to fall under an irrefutable although his talent, somehow always underestimated, is no less attack. The score was even, but psychologically it must have than most of his greatest contemporaries. been a tremendous lift in morale for Spassky because, the Spassky is a rather different type of man. Even his out· result apart, it was also the first game he ever defeated Pet­ ward appearance gives you an impression of legerity, and if rosian with the Black pieces. And now, as if to demonstrate you have ever had the opportunity to watch him during a once again that there was a first time for everything, Spassky tournament game you could not but get another impression­ won the next game, the fifth, in true Alekhine style, thus that he was in a way absent from the whole thing. What is attaining for the first time in all his encounters with Petrosian more, some of his more intimate friends say that Botvinnik's that desired position: in the lead. He held his lead in the sixth and Petrosian's kind of preparation was never to his taste and game in spite of the champ's persistent attempts to exploit that even in these most ordinary preparations for a tourna· his initial advantage, and so the first quarter of the match ment game he is completely different from other players: was over with Spassky leading 3% ·21h at the time of this while the great majority of chess masters, before a tournament writing. game, tries to prepare for that evening's imminent opponent There is hardly anything else to report at this stage, ex· and for an hour or two consults the books or the files, Spassky, cept to say that I am handicapped by the fact that by the time they relate, likes best to take a walk or a shower. this piece is printed you will probably know the final score Yet this time, it was reported, even this easy-going young of this Moscow duel, which is supposed to go on for 24 games. man Spassky took his preparations much more seriously and Still, as I started this piece with a prognosis I am going to besides his long-time friend and second, Bondarevsky, he sum· finish it in a similar vein by quoting yet another qualified TUNE, 1969 225 expert, the Yugo~lav GranJllla~lcl' lTligoric, one of the few A Dull Day in Moscow who saw the two opponents together when they all played in "It was rather dull" was tbc actual report after the third Palma de MaUorca. On the eve of this match, Gligoric wrote: game, in which Spassky surprised almost everyone by choosing "Petrosian is forty years old and if he leaves his throne an ineffective line against tbe Dragon. Theoreticians say he probably leaves it forever. Spassky is at his best strength that it secures the better endgame for White, which may be and he must try his utmost to exploit the chance which can true----theoretically-but which in a practical game means hardly come three times in one lifetime. There cannot he pity so little that the general comment after some 20 moves or for both of them." so was: "Nobody has ever won this kind of position against And now to the games ... Petrosian and nobody ever will!" Bad Luck At the Start As the game went on it was proved that the commentators When this game reached adjournment time and one of the were absolutely right. After 43 moves they adjourned but Grandmasters in the audience saw the adjourned position, he the following day a draw was agreed without further play. said: "This is a position very difficult to win but also very Game Three difficult to draw." As it turned out, he was right. SICILIAN DEFENSE The irony and, from the challenger's corner, the tragedy, White: Spassky Black: Petroslan was that Spassky, in his home analysis, found the draw but 1. P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, N-QB3; 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, at the critical moment over the board he thought he had an P-KN3; 5. P.QB4, N-B3: 6. N·QB3, NxN; 7. QxN, P-Q3; 8. B-K3, even easier way to save half a point. He was wrong; the move B·N2; 9. P·B3, 0·0; 10. Q.Q2, B-K3; 11. R-B1, Q·R4; 12. B-K2, he played was a horrible blunder which caused his loss in this KR-B1; 13. P-QN3, p·QRa: 14. N·Q5, QxQch; 15. KxQ, NxN; very first encounter. So in a way history was repeated: some 16. BPxN, B·Q2; 17. RxRch, RxR; 18. R-Bl, RxR; 19. KxR, K-B1; 11 years ago Spassky adjourned a decisive game in the Soviet 20. K-B2, P-K3; 21. P-QR4, PxP; 22. PxP, K·K2; 23. B·Q3, B-K4; Championship against Tal in a won position, and when the 24. P-N3, K-K1; 25. K-Q2, K·K2; 26. B·N6, B·Kl; 27. P-B4, B·N2; game was continued he thought he saw a quicker win over the 2S. P-KN4, B·Q2; 29. P·R3, P-KR4; 30. B·K2, PxP; 31. PxP, B-N7; board only to discover that it was a losing move. That game 32. K-K3, B-BSch; 33. K-B3, B-N7; 34. B·Q3, B-B6; 35. P-BS, PXP; not only cost him the Soviet title but also a place in the forth· 36. BxBP, BxB; 37. PxB, K·Q2; 3S. K-K4, B·K8; 39. K-Q3, KBI; coming Interzonal at Portoroz-and so Tal went on to win the 40. K-B4, B-Q7; 41. P·N4, B·KS; 42. P-N5, B-Q7; 43. B·Q4, B·KS Interzonal and then the World Championship! Spassky's many (sealed move); Draw. fans hoped that this blunder would not have such disastrous consequences. Spassky Evens the Score Some experts thought that Spassky could have drawn the "Spassky wins!"-the news came after the fourth game was game by sacrificing his Bishop on his 46th turn, but he had adjourned because many reporters thought the adjournment a draw the way he continued and then on the 52nd move he was a mere formality, which actually was the case. made his unforgivable blunder by playing 52. RR6ch, when Once again Spassky chose the Tarrasch Defense which he could have drawn easily with 52. K-K3, the move he found seems to be one of his most deeply studied lines for this match in his home analysis. and once again he took the Champion into one of those posi­ Earlier in the game, the most interesting situation for the tions where it is difficult to know what to do in a seemingly spectators occurred after Black's 16th move. Many experts even and innocent situation. Petrosian was bath criticized and thought that the only danger for the champ was in the even· praised when he played 23. P-KN4. Some experts said this tual sacrifice 17. PxNP, BxB; 18. PxBPch, RxP; 19. RxR, KxR; compromised White's King pOSition and others said that it 20. Q-R5ch or 20. PxP, etc. It is obvious, however, that Spassky was a very enterprising move. Nobody was prepared to go could not find a forced win and that he rightly decided not so far as to say that this was the losing move, and in truth to risk too much in the opening game, Who could blame him? it probably wasn't. Petrosian went astray a little later-Botvin· (For tlw score of th e game (md a full analysis, see Keres An­ nik, for instance, argued that instead of 26. N/ 3-K2, a better Ilotates it, tMs issue.) line was 26. N-R4, R·R3; 27. R·QBI, because after 26. N-R4 Black has no in-between 26 ...... , NxN owing to 27. PxN!, R-K3; The Challenger Fights Back 28. P·N5! and White wins. "Do you think I am a yellow-beak?" Spassky is reported In fairness to the champ one shOUld add that Petrosian's to have said to some people who had tried to console him undoing was probably his time pressure and that his decisive after his unfortunate start. That he really wasn't anything of blunder was 38. P·R5? , when 38. R·B3 might have done better. the kind was proved by the challenger in the second game. In the adjourned position he was clearly lost and resigned Playing Black, Spassky held his own and when Petrosian did without further play when he saw his opponent's sealed move: not find the right plan in the middle game, Spassky achieved 41 ...... , BxB. For either 42. NxB, R-K7 or 42. KxB, Q-R6ch somewhat better prospects and he had some chances when the wins easily for Black. game was adjourned in a Queen endgame. This, however, was not enough against a master of defense Game Four like Petrosian. None of the experts in the audience saw where QUEEN'S GAMBIT Spassky might have played better. He kept his fans hoping White: Petroslan Black: Spassky he could overcome his bad luck at the start. 1. P·QB4, P-K3; 2. p.Q4, P·Q4; 3. N·QB3, P-QB4; 4. BPxP, KPxP; 5. N-B3, N-QB4; 6. P-KN3, N.B3; 7. B·N2, B-K2; B. 0-0, Game Two 0·0; 9. B·N5, PxP; 10. KNxP, P-KR3; 11. B·K3, B-KN5; 12. N-N3, QUEEN'S GAMBIT, TARRASCH DEFENSE B·K3; 13. R·B1, R·K1; 14. R-K1, Q.Q2; 15. B-B5, QR-B1; 16. BxB. White: P.troslan Black: Spassky QxB; 17. P-K3, KR-Q1; 18. Q-K2, B·N5; 19. P-B3, B-B4; 20. 1. P-QB4, P·K3; 2. P·Q4, P-Q4; 3. N-QB3, P·Q4; 4. BPxP. QR-Q1, N-K4; 21. N·Q4, B-N3; 22. B·Ra, R-B5; 23. P-KN4, R·N5; KPxP; 5. N-B3, N-QB3; 6. P-KN3, N·B3; 7. B-N2, B·K2; B. 0-0, 24. P·N3, N-B3; 25. Q.Q2, R-N3; 26. N/3-K2, B·R2; 27. B·N2. 0·0; 9. B-N5, PxP; 10. KNxP, P.KR3; 11 . B-K3. B-KN5; 12. N·N3, R·K1; 2B. N·N3, NxN; 29. PxN, R-K3; 30. RxR, QxR; 31. R.QBI, B·K3; 13. R·B1, R-K1; 14. N-N5, Q.Q2; 15. N/5·Q4, B·KR6; 16. B-N3; 32. B-B1, N·R2; 33. Q.B4, N·BI; 34. R-B5, B-NS; 35. P-QR4, NxN, PxN; 17. Q-Q3, BxB; 18. KxB, P·QR4; 19. R·B2, P-R5; N·N3; 36. Q_Q2, Q-KB3; 37. K·B2, N·BS; 3S. P-R5, B·Q6; 39. 20. N-Q2, Q-N2; 21. K·Nl, QR-Bl; 22. KR-B1, N-Q2; 23. N·B3, N.B5, Q·N4; 40. N·K3, Q-R5eh; 41. K·NI, BxB (sealed move); P-QB4; 24. P-N3, PxP; 25. PxP, B·BI; 26. R-RI, N·B3; 27. R/I-R2, White resigned. R·RI; 28. RxR, RxR; 29. RxR, QxR; 30. Q-B2, N.K5; 31. N-Q2. NxN; 32. BxN, Q-R3; 33. K-B1, Q-N4; 34. B-B3. P-N3; 35. Q·Q1, Once in Ten Years Q·B3; 36. P.B3, Q-K3; 37. K-N2, P-R4j 38. P·R3, B·Q3; 39. Q-Q3, "In true Alekhine style" was the whisper when Spassky B·K4; 40. BxB, QxBj 41. P-R4, K-B1; 42. K·BI. K-K2; 43. K-B2, concluded his winning combination in this game which was Q-K3j 44. Q.N5, Q·Q3; 45. Q-N7ch, K-B3; 46. Q·N5, Q-B2; 47. reminiscent of some encounters the great former champ had Q·Q3, P-B5; 48. PXP, PXP; 49. Q·B3ch, K·K3; 50. K-K3, Q-B4eh; with Euwe more lhan 30 years ago. Just as in previous games 51. Q.Q4, Q.R6ch; 52. K-Q2, Q-R4ch; 53. K-B2, Q.QN4; 54. K-B3, he lost, Petrosian lost his way in the many middle game 1-N6ch; 55. K·Q2, Q-N5ch; 56. K·B2, Q-QN4; 57. K.B3, Q-R4ch; complications. Someone found that only once before in the last 58. KxP, Q-B2ch; 59. K·Q3, QxP; 60. Q-K4ch, K-B3; 61. Q.Q4ch, ten years has the World Champion been beaten twice in suc· K-K2; Draw. cession-by Korchnoi-and it looked as though Spassky at last 226 CHESS LIFE Cound out how to break through the defensive chess that is 31. R-QI, R-BS; 32. P·QN4, R/l-QB1; 33. P·N5, R·B6; 34. Q·RI, Petrosian's hallmark. RxN; 35. RxR, QxPch; 36. K·R2, Q.N6ch; 37. K-Nl, Q·B7ch; 38. In doing so Spassky introduced a surprise pawn sacrifice K-R2, Q·N6ch; 39. K·NI, N·B7; 40. N-B6, NxPch; 41. K·Rl, that diverted the Black Queen from the center and made pos· N-B7ch; 42. K-N1, NxR; 43. N·K7ch, K-Bl; 44. NxR, QxKPch, sible a great march by White's free pawn. Hopelessly cramped White Resigns. and in time pressure, Petrosian couldn't do a thing and Spassky Game Nine was even allowed to finish him off with an elegant Queen sac­ BENONI DEFENSE rifice. Black: Petrosian The question remains, of course; could Black have de· P-QB4, P-B4; 3. P-Q5, P-K4; 4. N·QB3, fended better? Some experts mentioned that 15 ...... , N-R4 ; 6. B-Q3, N-Ra; 7. KN-K2, N·QNS; 8. should have been considered instead of Petrosian's 15...... , P-KR3, B-Q2; 10. B·K3, 0.0; 11. Q.Q2, N·Ra; PxP. But on 15 ...... , N·R4, White could sacrifice a piece: 13. B-NI, N-Ra; 14. P-Ra, N·B2; 15. B-Q3, 16. PxP, QxQ; 17. PxPch, K-Rl; 18. NxQ, NxB; 19. NxN, RxN; , P-N3; 17. P·N4, P-KR4; 18. P·KN5, N-R2j 19. 20. P-K5!, and the chances are White's. Later, after 27. R-B8!, . 0 ·0·0, KBPxP; 21. RPxP, B·N5; 22. QR·N1, White's Knight is, of course, taboo because on 27 ...... , QxN; Q-KI; R-Rl; 24. K·B2, R-B6; 25. N.N3, P-Ra; 26. P-R4, 28. RxR, RxR; 29. R·KSch wins. PxP; 27. BPxP, Q-B2; 28. B·K2, R-B5; 29. P·B3, RxBP; 30. BxR, This is a gamc everybody understands and everybody en· QxB; 31. R-R2, Q-BI; 32. R-B2, Q-B1; 33. N·Bl, R·R2; 34. Q·Q3, joys! Q-R1; 35. Q-B4, Q-Ql; 36. N·R2, B·Q2; 37. N·B3, B·N5; 38. Q-B1. Game Fiye B-Q2: 39. K-N3, B·KI; 4{). N-Q2, N-B1; 41. N-B4 (sealed), N-R2; QUEEN'S GAMBIT 42. Q·N2, B·B1; 43. R·R2, R-N2; 44. K-B2, B-K2; 45. R-Nl, Q-N1 : White: Spanky Black: Petro5ian 46. R/ 2.N2, N-Rl; 47. R-R2, B·Ql; 48. K-Q3, B·Q2; 49. R/I-QRl. 1. P-QB4, N·KB3; 2. N·QB3, P-K3; 3. N·B3, P.Q4; 4. P·Q4, N·BI; 50. K-B2, B-K1; 51. Q-K2, B-QB2; 52. R-KBI, B-QI; 53. P-B4; 5. BPxP, NxP; 6. P-K4, NxN; 7. PxN, PxP; 8. PxP, B-N5ch; R/ 2-RI, N·R2; 54. R-KNI, N·B1; 55. B-Q2, N·R2; 56. R-Ra, N-B1: 9. B·Q2, BxBch; 10. QxB, 0-0; 11. B-B4, N·B3; 12. 0-0, P-QN3; 57. R!1·QR1, N-R2; 58. P-R5, PXP; 59. NxRP, BxN; 60. RxB, 13. QR·Ql, B·N2; 14. KR-K1. R-B1; 15. P-Q5, PxP; 16. BxP, N-R4; N-B2; 61. R·QNl. N·Bl; 62. B-K3, N·Q2; 63. Q-B2, K-N2; 64. K-Q3, 17. Q·B4, Q·B2; 18. Q-B5, BxB ; 19. PxB, Q·B7; 20. Q·B4, QxP; K·Nl; 6S. Q·KR2, N·N3; Draw. 21. P·Q6, QR-Q1 ; 22. P·Q7, Q.B5; 23. Q-B5, P·KRa; 24. R·QBl. Game Ten Q-R3; 25. R-B7 , P-QN4; 26. N-Q4, Q-N3; 27. R·B8, N·N2; 28. NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE N-B6, N-Q3; 29. NxR, NxQ; 30. N·B6, Black resigns. White: Petroslan Black: Spa5sky Some Initiative-But Not Enough 1. P-Q4, N·KB3; 2. P·QB4, P-K3j 3. N·QB3, B-NS; 4. P-K3, This was the appropriate comment on the sixth game which 0-0; 5. B.Q3, P·QN3; 6. KN-K2, P-Q4; 7. 0-0, PxP; 8. BxP, B·N2; 9. P·B3, P·B4; 10. P-QR3, PxP; 11. PxB, PxN; 12. NxP, completed the first quarter of the match. N-B3; 13. poNS. N·K4; 14. B-K2, Q-B2; 15. P-K4, KR·Ql; 16. When the game was adjourned some people still thought the champ had a slight edge, but only six moves later it proved Q-K1, Q-B4ch; 17. Q·B2, Q·K2; 18. R-Ra, N·Kl; 19, B·KB4, N·N3; 20. B-K3, N-Q3; 21. R/ I-R1, N-QB1; 22. B·KBl, P-B4; 23. PXP, to be only an illusion. It was Petrosian who forced the draw by a perpetual- and rightly so. For whatever theoretical weak­ PxP; 24. R·R4, R·KI; 25. B-Q2, Q-B4; 26. QxQ, PxQ; 27, R-QB4, nesses there were in Black's King position were compensated R·K4; 28. N·R4, P·QR3; 29. NxP, PXP; 30. NxB, RxR; 31. RxNch, by the weakness of b4 and d4 in White's position. The only K-B2; 32. N·Q8ch, K-K2; 33. N-B6ch, K·Q2; 34. NxRch, KxR; 35. NxN, PxN; 36. B·B3, R-N8; 37. KB2, P-N5; 38, BxKNP, Black possible outcomc was a well·fought draw. Resigns, Game Six Nona-Alia 5-3 QUEEN'S GAMBIT As mentioned above, the two leading world chess amazons, White: Petroslan Black: Spanky Nona Gaprindashvili. the reigning Queen, and Alia Kushnir, 1. P-QB4, P-K3; 2. P-Q4, P-Q4; 3. N-QB3, B·K2; 4. N-B3, N·B3; the challenger, were also engaged in their title match of 16 5. B·N5, P·KR3; 6. B-R4, 0·0; 7. R·B1, N-K5; 8. BxB. QxB; games, half of which were to be played in Tiflis and the other 9. P-K3, P·QB3; 10. Q·B2, NxN; 11. QxN, N'Q2; 12. P·QR3, half in Moscow. Although at the start things looked rosy for PxP; 13. BxP, P·QN3; 14. 0·0, B-N2; 15. KR·QI, KR·QI; 16. AUa-she won the first game-the subsequent course of this B·K2, QR-BI; 17. P·QN4, R-B2; 18. R-B2, R·Bl; 19. N·Q2, P·QR4; match came closed to general expectations. That is to say, 20. B·B3, R-R2; 21. R-N1, PxP; 22. PXP, Q·B1; 23. p·Ra, Q·K2; after the shaky start Nona got the upper hand and at the half· 24. R/ 2·BI, B·R3 ; 25. Q.N3, B-N4; 26. N-K4, N-B3; 27. NxNch, way mark she was leading 5·3. She lost the first and fourth QxN; 28. Q·N2, Q·K2; 29. R-Bl, RxBch; 30. RxR, R-R2; 31. RxR, games, but won the third, fifth, sixth and eighth. QxR; 32. B·K4, Q·K2; 33. Q-R3, P·N4; 34. Q-B3, Q-Q3; 35. B·B3, Game One K·BI; 36. P·K4, K-N2; 37. P·K5, Q·K2; 38. B-K4, Q-Ql; 39. Q-R1. SICILIAN DEFENSE Q-K2j 40. Q·R3, Q·QI; 41. Q·Rl, Q·K2; 42. Q·B3, Q.R2; 43. K-R2, White: Kushnir Black: Gaprindashvili Q-R7; 44. Q·B3, Q·Q7; 45. Q·B6ch. K·BI; 46. Q-Q8ch, K-N2; 47. 1. P·QB4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-KN3; 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, Q-B6ch, Draw. B.N2; 5. P·K4, N·QB3; 6. B·K3, N-B3; 7. N·QB3, N·KN5; 8. QxN, NxN; 9. Q·QI, N·K3; 10. R-Bl. 0·0; 11. B·Q3, P·N3; 12. 0-0, B-N2; 13. B·NI, P-QRa; 14. P-N3, B·QB3; 15. Q·Q2, P-QN4; White: Spassky Black: Petrosian 16. P·B5, P·N5; 17. N-Q5, P-QR4; 18. KR·QI, R-R2; 19. B-R6, 1. P·Q4, P.Q4; 2. P-QB4, P-QB3; 3. N-KB3, N-KB3; 4, N-B3, P·B3; 20. BxB, KxB; 21. B·Q3, R·Kl; 22. Q-K3, Q-Nl; 23. B-B4, PxP; 5. P·QR4. B,B4; 6. P·K3, P-K3; 7. BxP, B-QN5; 8. 0·0, R-N2; 24. P·B4!, Q.R2; 25. B·Q3, P·Q3; 26. PXP, BxN; 27. QxQ, QN-Q2; 9. Q·K2, 0-0; 10. P·K4, B-N3; 11. B.Q3, B-K1; 12. P-K5, RxQ; 2S. PxB, NxP; 29. B·N5. B-Ql; 30. R-B7!, RxR; 31. PxR, N-Q4; 13. BxB, BPxB; 14. B·Q2, B-K2; 15. Q-K4, N·Bl; 16. R-QB1; 32. P·N3! , NxP; 33. RxN, RxP; 34. B-B4, R-R2; 35. K·B2, P-R5, R-Bl; 17. KR-BI, P-QR3; 18. Q-N4, P.R3; 19. N-K4, Q.Q2; P-B4; 36. R-K5, K·B3; 37. R-K6ch. K-N4; 38. B-K2, P-RS; 39. 20. P-R4, KR·Ql ; 21. R-B4, Q-KI; 22. QR·QB1, R.B2; 23. N-N3, P-R4ch, K-Ra; 40. PxP, RxP; 41. 8-B4, R·R2; 42. R-N6, R-Q2; Q·B2; 24. N-K1, R/ 2·Q2; 25. N-B3, R-B2; 26. Q-K4, R/ 2·Q2; 43. RxP, R·Q7ch: 44. K-K3, R-KN7; 45. K-S3, R-QB7; 46. B-N3, 27. Q·N4, Draw. R·B6ch ; 47. K-B2. Resigns. Game Eight Game Fiye QUEEN'S GAMBIT ENGLISH OPENING White: Petrosian Black: Spassky White: Kushnir Black: Gaprlndashvili 1. P-QB4, P-K3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. N·QB3, B-K2; 4. N·B3. 1. P.QB4, N·KB3; 2. N-KB3, P.B4; 3. P.KN3, P,QN3; 4. B-N2, N-KB3; S. B-B4, P-B4; 6. QPxP, N-R3; 7. P·K3, NxP; 8. PxP, B-N2; 5. 0 ,0, P·K3; 6. P-N3, B-K2; 7. B·N2, 0·0; 8. P·K3, P-Q4!; PxP; 9. B-K2, 0·0; 10. 0-0, B-K3; 11. B·KS, R·Bl; 12. R·B1, 9. PxP?, NxP; 10. P·Q4, PxP; 11. NxP, N·QB3; 12. NxN, BxN; p·QRa; 13. P-KR3, P-QN4; 14. B-Q3, P-QS; IS. BxQP, NxB; 13. N-B3, NxN; 14. BxN, BxB; 15. KxB, R·BI; 16, B-N2, QxQ; 16. QxN, B·BS; 17. Q-Nl, BxR; 18. RxB, N·Q4; 19. N.K2, B·B3; 17. KRxQ, R-B7; 18. R-Q7, B-NS; 19. B·Q4, P·K4!; 20. BxKP, 20. R·QI, Q·B2; 21. BxB, NxB; 22. N/3·Q4, Q·K4; 23. Q-Q3, BxP; 21. RxRP?, BxP; 22. K-R3, P-R4; 23. B.B4, R-Q1; 24. R-QBI, KR-Ql; 24. P-QR4, PxP; 25. R-Rl, N-K5; 26. QxP, R-R1; 27. R·K7; 25. R·B3, B·N8; 26. P-N4, R-Q5; 27. R·BSch, K-R2; 28. Q-Q3, R-KI; 28. N-B4. P·N3; 29. Q-R3. Q-B3; 30. N·Q3, KR-QB1; RxP, K·N3!; 29. RIS·B7, R-Q6Ch; White resigns. TUNE, 1969 227 counter is quite open. I would not even Black has now many problems to meet. decide to prefer one over the other. It He must take care of possibilities like seems to me that the match will be a P-K5 followed by P·B5, or eventually long and even fight. with many games even BxPch. Also. the further strength­ ending in a draw and where the decision ening of White's attacking position by will be made only in the last few games. R-BS must be considered. This is also the opinion of most other • •• experts. Only two of the world's leading Grandmasters have uttered definite opin· ions about the winner of the match, The World Chompionship Fischer and Korchnoi. The fi.rst holds Three years have passed since the last for the World Champion, tbe latter is encounter for the World Championship, convinced of the victory of Spassky. and we again stand before the opening Wbatever the result, we hope to sec of the new match. Again the better of an interesting fight with good games. the 24 games will get the title, and again Anyway, the first game of the match, World Champion Tigran Petrosisn has given below, was no disappointment for to meet Boris Spassky. The chess world the public. has the opportunity to follow an inter­ esting and tense fight lasting almost two SICILIAN DEFENSE months. World Championship Match. Game One The last match between the same op· Moscow, April 14/15, 1969 12...... P·N3 ponents in 1966 was won by Petroslan B. Spassky T. Petroslan It is typical of Petrosian to take care by a very narrow margin, thus retaining 1. P·K4 P·QB4 of possible threats against his King, even his title. Meanwhile, In the last three The first surprise of this match. In before the threats become real. But of years, Spassky has shown magnificent their former encounter Petrosian pre· Course, he does not like the White Bish­ results in international competitions and ferred the Caro-Kann Defense. In some ops bearing down on KN2 and KR2 and many experts are of the opinion that games he chose the French Defense. and he therefore prepares to eliminate both he is now better than he was three years only in the second, decisive half of the of them. By 12 ...... • P-N3, the attack­ ago. The World Champion, on the con· match did he playa few Sicilians. Maybe ing possibilities of the BQ3 against KR2 trary, has been relatively modest in his Petrosian expected the closed variation. are prevented, and the other Bishop will tournament successes in this period. This 2. N-QB3, which Spassky played in the be neutralized by N·Q2 followed by B- leads some commentators to the conclu· matches against his fellow candidates. B3. For firm nerves. 12...... , p.R5 at sion that Spassky wUl have the better 2. N·KB3 P·K3 once was also possible. chan~ in the forthC() ming match. Again a little sUrprise. As far as I On the other hand. 12 ...... , N-Q2 at It seems to me that this C()nciusioll know. the World Cbampion is not espe· once would have been rather dangerous is at least premature. Certainly Spassky cially fond of the Paulsen Defense which in view of the possible standard sacri­ has played very fine chess In recent he chooses here. fices 13. PXP, BPxP; 14. BxPch. KxB; years and has achieved great successes 3. P_Q4 PxP S. B·Q3 N-QB3 15. Q·R5ch. K·N1; 16. BxP!, KxB; 17. in international chess. beating all his 4. NxP P..QR3 6. NxN NPxN Q·N4ch or 17. R-B3 with a strong attack. principal opponents in the candidates' With this capture Petrosian shows his 13. QR·Ql ...... matches. Also. the international chess intention to play a full game with Nobody doubts the fact that Spassky journalists. at their meeting during the chances for both sides. Relatively safer has much the better of it from the open­ Palma de Mallorca tournament in 1968, was 6 ...... , QPxN, but this would leave ing. It is a well-known fact that the most chose Spassky as "Player of the Year" Black in a passive situation where he difficult tbing in chess is to win a won for 1968. Thus, It should not be sur· would have to work hard to equalize. game. But no less difficult is to find prising to anyone if he wins the match Or maybe this is a tactic of "psycho· a proper energetic continuation in a against Pelrosian and becomes the new logical warfare," to confront the oppo· position that feels better. but where one World Champion. nent with surprise decisions? cannot see a clear line to improve But on the other hand. one should 7. 0·0 P..Q4 8. N-Q2 ...... matters. not forget the merits of the current Another good idea here is 8. P-QB4 Here Spassky seems to have encount­ Champion. It is true that Tigran Petro· at once, with the intention of attacking ered such a problem and he does not sian has not shown results in recent the central point d5 later by N-QB3. know how best to increase the pressure. tournaments which one could have ex· Thc system chosen by Spassky here was The text is a good developing move. but pected from a World Champion, but also introduced by Smyslov in a game against ohviously the position required more even'one knows that Petros ian has never Tal in the Candidates' Tournament in dccisive action. Besides. if Spassky been very good in tournaments with play· Yugoslavia 1959. wanted to bring his QR into play, then ers of mixed strength. Petrosian's style 8...... N·B3 9. Q·K2 ...... 13. QR.Kl would have been much better is mainly quiet positional play. with lit­ As Grandmaster Geller pointed out, here. tle risk of losing a game. but also with after 9. P·QN3 at once. Black could be· The Black King cannot be conquered great chances not to win against a Slight­ gin a fight for the central square e5 by a direet attack at once. If, for in· ly weaker opponent. So he wo uld not by 9 ...... , B-Q3; 10. B-N2, Q-B2. etc. stance, 15. P.BS, QPxP; 16. PxNP. then make a "clean score" against the bottom 9...... B·K2 11. B·N2 P..QR4 Black seems to have an adequate de­ end of the tournament table, which is 10. P-QN3 0-0 fense in 16...... • PxB; 17. PxRPch. necessary to win a mixed tournament. White has posted his pieces well fOl' NxP!; 18. Q.N4ch, B·N4!. Now White The picture changes C()mpletely If the an aUack on the Kingside. so Black must would not achieve anything by 19. P-KR4, competition includes only top players. seek c()unterplay on the other wing. A P·KB4; 20. Q-N3. P-B5; 21. Q-N4. P-K4, or if he has to fight only one opponent, similar poSition arose in the above-men. nor by 19. B-B6. Q-N3ch; 20. K-R1. P·K4; as in a match. In match play. Petrosian tioned Smyslov-Tal game, where Smys· 21. Q-N3. Q-K6! Also in case of 15. is still on the top of the list. Here his lov played P-QR3, with the idea of an· PxP, BPxP; 16. Q-K5. Black has ade­ style enables him to wait for a good op­ swering ...... , P-RS by P-QN4. quate defending possibilities after 16. portunity to win a game. while It is 12. P-KB4! ...... , B-R3. and if 17. P-KN4, then 17. extremely difficult for his opponent to Although Smyslov got some positional ...... , Q-N1!, etc. get a full point from him. It Is charac­ advantage with 12. P-QR3, the move Thus, perhaps the prophYlactic move teristic of Petros!an that he has not yet chosen by Spassky looks much more pow· 13. K·Rl was to be considered here, lost a single match in his career. erful. As White bas planned an attnck leaving White all the above-mentioned So my opinion is that in this match on the Kingside. it is logical to continue possibilities and avoiding checks on the two equal opponents face each other and the preparations with a move like the a7·g1 diagonal, which can be unpleas. that the outcome of this Interesting en· text. ant in many variations. 228 CHESS LIFE 13...... N·Q2 PxP with good attacking possibilities 31...... RxNI 33. B-Q5ch K-N2 Petrosian continues his plan, intending and with full material compensation for 32. B,B N-Q3 34. P·QN4l ...... to eliminate the strong White Bishop on the sacrificed piece. QN2 by 14 ...... , B-B3. On the other 17...... NxB 19. RPxP R-R7 hand, the knight stood very well on KB3 18. O-B2 RPxP 20. PxNP ...... for the defense of Black's King position, After missing his chance on move 17, and therefore 13 ...... , P·R5 was also Spassky has not achieved very much; his worthy of consideration, to continue the positional superiority is minimal and planned counterplay on the other side. consists of pressure on the black squares. 14, P-B4 ...... But with the text. opening Jines for his Not bad, as the Knight move has opponent 's pieces (KR and QB!), he somewhat weakened the central point gives up the rest of his adva ntage. A dS. But even more forcing, according to good move here was 20. B-Nt , driving the GeJier, was the immediate 15. P·BS, for Black Rook from its dominating posi. instance: 14 ...... , KPxP; 15. KPxBP, tion. Also 20. P-R3 at once was prefer· B·83; 16. BxB, NxB ; 17. Q·B2, with clear able to the text exchange. positional advantage due to the weak­ 20...... BPxP 21 . P.R3 Q·K2 ness of the dark squares in the center. Now Black has fully equalized and The ending is difficull for White, Here we see how quickly a player must one would expect a drawish outcome having a bad Bishop and a weakne's sometimes change his concepts during soon. But Spassky apparently was still on QN3. He cannot exchange the Rooks, the game-a Kingside attack has to be of the opinion that his positlon was as after 34. R-B2, R·Q6; 35. R·B3, Black dropped in favor of a slight positional superior and he continues to play for a has the strong answer 35 ...... , R-B6!, advantage. Times have gone when win until he seriously enciane:ers his and absolute passive defense would be Grandmaster games ended with a mat­ position. hopeless. ing finish! 22 .. Q·Q4 ...... The text pawn sacrifice offers the best 14...... P-R5 To provoke 22...... , P-B4 does not practical chances. as White now gets a Maybe Petrosian did not like the ans­ make any sense for White. He should strong passed pawn and his Bishop gains wer 15. P-K5, B-N2; 16. N-B3 after the have continued 22. PxP with full equal. markedly in strength. immediate 14 ...... , B-83. But he might ity, or drive the Biack Rook away with 34...... PxP 36. P-B6l ...... have avoided many dangers which could 22. B·Nl. 35. P-B5 N·B4 22...... P-B4 23. Q·B4 B-N2! occur after the text move. The text offers without doubt the best IS. P-KB5! Very well played, in spite of disturb­ .... ' ... ing time trouble. White must now be chances to save the game. White must undertake active measures careful, as Black is deVeloping uncom· 36...... R-QB7 37. P-N4 ...... at once, otherwise Black would gain Cortable pressure against KN2. But this move must be criticized. good counterchances on the Queen's 24. QR-Kl Q·N2 25. Q·K3 ...... White not only weakens his King's posi­ wing. The threat is 15. PxKP, BPxP; 16. It seems that Spassky still overestl· tion, he also drives the Black Knight KPxP, so Black's answer is more or less mates his possibilities. The text gives to better squares. Spassky should have forced. Black another valuable tempo. bringing tried here 37. B·K4 !, and if 37 ...... KPxP 16. PxBP ...... his Bishop to full action. Best for White R·B4 , then 38. R-N l, N· Q3; 39. B-B3. Apparently Spassky has lost h is way now would have been 25. PxP, NxP: 26. With a strong passed pawn protected in this complicated position. Here the QxRch, QxQ; 27. RxQch . KxR; 28. N·K4. by the Bishop. he would then have had exchange 16. BPxP. PxQP. and only then with an even endgame. The following good chances to save the ending. After 17. PxBP. was worthy of consideration. moves were made in mutual time trou, the text. however, his position again be­ If Black then plays 17 ...... • B-B3. the ble, and here Petrosian shows himself comes critical. possible combination 18. PxP!. BxB; 19. to be the better. 37...... N·Q3 PxBPch, RxP; 20. RxR, KxR; 21. Q-R5ch. 25...... P·Q5 26. Q·K6ch Q-B21 With his usual fine instinct. the World etc., would gain in power. But the text Maybe Spassky underestimated the Champion does not enter the complica' is not bad either. strength of this natural answer, which tions 37 ...... • N-K6; 38. R·B7ch, K-R3; 16...... B·83 must have been a bit embarrassing for 39. B·K4, R-BSch; 40. K-R2, which would him. Otherwise one cannot understand not lead to any concrete advantage for why he did not choose here the draw­ him. For instance: 40 ...... , N-B8ch; 41. ish four-Rook ending 27. RxN, QxQ; 28. KN2, N-Q7; 42. B-Q5, P-N6; 43. R-QN7, R/6xQ, RxN; 29. B-K4. BxB; 30. R/IxB. R·B7; 44. P-B7!. etc. etc. 38. R·B4 P-Q6 40. B-N3 R,P 27. Q-K2 R-Kl 29. QxR Q_Kl! 39. R·Q4 P·Q7 41. RxQP ...... 28. Q·B2 RxR Forcing the exchange of Queens and a favorable ending for Black. as 30. Q-B2 would be answered by 30...... , Q.K6. 30. QxQch NxQ 31. B-K4 ...... The ending is advantageous for Black as his pieces are mo re actively posted than his opponent's and he is in posses· sion of a strong passed pawn. The text 17. BxB ...... move increases Black's superiority as his Black has achieved his aim_neither Knight will be much stronger than of the White Bishops are threatening White's Bishop. Therefore, probably 31. his King any longer. The only remaining R-B2 was better. although then Black problem is some weakness of the dark also has the better of it after 3l...... , center squares, but this disadvantage is N-Q3. no t very essential and can be tolerated. Here the game was adjOUrned and More serious problems, In my opinion. Petrosian sealed his move. In spite of the would have awaited Black in case of the CARRY YOUR CARD sparse material White still has many sacrifice combination 17. PxNP!. for Carry your USCF membership card difficulties to solve. as the Black passed instance: 17 ...... , BxB (17 ...... • BPxP; with you at all times and be prepared pawn is very strong. The general opinion 18. Q·K6ch, K-N2; 19. QxBP loses a to show it at each USCF-rated tour· among the Grandmasters present was pawn); 18. PxBPch, RxP; 19. RxR, KxR; nament. that. in spite of some difficulties, White 20. Q-R5ch, K.K2, and now simply 2l. should be able to hold the position. JUNE. 1969 229 41...... N·K5! 46. P·N5ch KxP 4S. P·R5! ...... B2, NxB; 51. R·QN7!, R·B7ch; 52. K·K3, The sealed move, which creates the 47. P-R4ch K·B3 R·B6ch; 53. K·Q4 and White draws. most difficulties for White. The Rook Petrosian finds the best practical chance. ending after 41...... , R·B6; 42. RxN, 48...... R·B7ch 50. B·R2 PxP RxB; 43. K·N2 should end in a draw. 49. K·B3 P·N7 42. R·Q7ch ...... After 50 ...... , P·N4; 51. R·B7ch, K·K4; It is a pity for White that the natural 52. P·R6, the RP would be too strong. 42. R·K4 loses at once because of 42. 51. RxP R·BS 52. R·R6ch? ...... , R.B8ch; 43. K·N2, N·B4; 44. RxP, Having led an excellent defense in a R·NS, winning the Bishop. Now Black difficult endgame, Spassky here makes must give back his extra pawn, as on 42. an incomprehensible mistake, which ...... , K·R3, the answer 43. P·R4 would leads to a study·like loss. He had only to be annoying. make another exact move and the game 42 .... ~... K·B3 44. K·N2 N·B4 would have been drawn: 52. K·K3!, N·R5 43. RxP R·BSch (or 52 ...... , R·QR8; 53. RxN, RxB; 54. Now things look bad for Spassky. He R·QN5, etc.); 53. R·R4, N.B6; 54. R·QN4! must move his Bishop and then ap· was good enough for a draw, as 54 ...... , parently the QNP can no longer be Now we see the idea of White's 45th P·N8=Q; 55. BxQ, N·Q4ch is met by restrained. In this difficult position, move. The Bishop must be brought to 56. K·Q2! A sad mistake on Spassky's Spassky and his second, Grandmaster the diagonal h7.bl, which is achieved part! Bondarevsky, have found in home analy· by means of the previous pawn sacrifice 52...... K·K4 53. R·QN6 N·R5! sis a splendid rescue maneuver, very If now 4S ...... , PxP, White will reply The winning move, in spite of the fact like an endgame study. 49. BxNP, followed by 50. RxP with an that Black now loses his Knight. 45. B·B71 ...... easy draw (49 ...... , K·N3; 50. B·NS!). 54. R·K6ch ...... Surprising and not easy to understand Also 48 ...... , P·N4; 49. B·N6 followed Also hopeless would be 54. R·N4, R· at first glance. The hidden idea will be by 50. R·B7ch would offer Black no real QR8; 55. RxN, RxB; 56. R-QN4, K-Q4; seen after a few moves. winning chances. 57. K·K3, K-B4; 5S. R·N8, K-B5, etc. 45...... P·N6 Interesting seems 48...... , N·K3, to 54...... K·Q5 56. RxN R·QRSI The World Champion also was sur· answer 49. BxN with 49 ...... , KxB; 50. 55. R·K4ch K·B4 prised by his opponent's reply, appar· R·QN7, R·B7ch; 51. K·B3 (51. 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230 CHESS LIFE e pen n enlce• by Anthony Saidy Vlastimil Hort, 25-year-old Czech In­ This game was Benko's only loss, but S. KN-K2 P-Q4 8, P-KN3 P-B3 ternational Grandmaster, romped unde­ Pal was playing in his fifth international 6. P-QR3 B-K2 9. B-N2 N-R3 feated to an easy victory in the 3rd event in as many months and was under­ 7. PxP PxP annual International Venice Tournament, standably not in his usual fighting mood, White's line was in vogue at the Am­ March 5-23. The "baby" of the event taking several peaceful draws. What's sterdam Candidates' 1956. Usual is 9. took the sole lead with four straight more, he faced another tournament in ...... , B-B4. wins, had 7 points after 8 rounds and Monte Carlo only a week later. (He was 10. 0-0 N·B2 11. P-B3 P·B4 coasted to a final tally of 1l~-3%. pressed into the Venice event at a late The thematic reaction, deterring P­ U. S. stars Pal Benko and Anthony hour, as was Matulovic, in an effort to K4. The game now becomes well-bal­ Baidy were bunched in a mammoth tie qualify it as a FIDE "lA" tournament. anced. for second-seventh places with Grand· The effort just failed, for lack of an­ 12. PxP BxP 17. B_Q2 QR·BI master M. Taimanov (USSR), "ex"-Grand­ other IGM, because Robatsch's title had 13. P-QN4 B·Q3 18. KR-QBI Q·K4 master K. Robatsch (Austria), IGM L. lapsed.) 14. Q..Q3 R-Kl 19, N/3-K2 N-Rl Lengyel (Hungary) and 1M S. Tatai (It­ Taimanov was unbeatable but couldn't 15. R·QI Q-K2 20. RxR BxR aly), two points behind the winner. The win many games. His style is now more 16. N-Q4 B-Q2 result gave Saidy the FIDE title of In­ positional than ever. He tried hard to Unzicker apparently wishes to avoid ternational Master. Trailing were Yugo­ win some favorable endings but without 20 ...... , RxR; 21. R-QB1. But hereabouts slav IGMs M. Matulovic and B. Ivkov success. One of the world's foremost play­ he begins uncharacteristically to over­ and W. German IGM W. Unzicker. ers in the mid-195Gs, he seems to have estimate his chances. Hort, a young man with a bright fu­ found a more beautiful art: he is an 21. R·Kl N-N3 22. N·B3 B·Q2? ture, played like one who knew his bus­ accomplished pianist and has ten record­ By leaving the QNP undefended, he iness. His style is positional but he also ings to his credit. allows a powerful breakthrough in the knows how to trade punches. After the For Saidy, still licking his wounds suf­ center. third and fourth rounds, in which he fered the month before at Malaga, the 23. P·B4! ...... defeated two of his key opponents, Un­ result was gratifying. His secret was Better than 23. P-K4, PxP; 24. NxP, zicker and Benko, he appeared to have the "power of negative thinking." In NxN; 25. fuN, Q·Q4; 26. P-B4, Q-B5. the first prize already wrapped up. Later beautiful, tranquil Venice he was able 23...... Q·R4 25. NxP NxN on, he was content to take several draws, to make progress in combating faults 24. P·K4 p)(p 26. BxN R·NI as no one posed a real threat to his in his play, and more importantly, his Of course not 26 ...... , B·QB1; 27. lead. Tatai, Italy's hope, stayed in sec­ approach. In order to do well in inter­ BxPch. ond position throughout. He was not aim­ national tournaments one need not force ing at first prize but at the IGM title, positions or play for a win in every for which he needed 10lh points. That game. These bad habits are easily formed was denied him by a last-round defeat in U. S. Swiss events, where one plays at the hands of Saidy, which brought many opponents of disparate strength. about the unusual pile-up for second In the middle of the Venice tourna­ place. ment, Saidy succeeded in changing his approach and even in widely broaden· According to Hort, his best game of ing his opening repertoire. The catalyst the event was against Benko, which fol­ for the latter was the second loss in two lows. Hort said that Benko's crucial error months to Lengyel, Hungary's "mini­ was the omission of 27. NxRP, which Portisch" (Note: Portisch is called a he intended to answer with 27 ...... , "mini-Botvinnik"_what does that make N·R4, with an unclear verdict; later on, Lengyel? Or worse, Saidy?). For each of in time pressure, Black could have short­ these games, Saidy played his standby ened the game by playing for mate with King's Indian Defense, thought he had 27. N-B6! ...... 39 ...... , N-Q5! an acceptable opening, but found out An alluring will·o'the-wisp is 27. N· ENGLISH OPENING differently from the very well-prepared B3, B-KB1; 28. N-NS, P-KR3; 29. B·KB3, Benko Hort Lengyel. Later, in the middle game the Q-N3. I. P.QB4 P·KN3 31. Q·Nl 0·R4 winning move in both was Q-QB4, forcing 27...... 2. P-KN3 8-N2 32. Q.R1 P_R61 'xN 3. B·N2 P·K4 33. N·K2 R·87 the exchange of Queens. The unkindest Perhaps better is to save the pawn 4. N·QBS N'OB3 34. O)(P Q-N3 cut of all for Saidy was finding out, after with 27 ...... , PxN; 28. QxB, R-QBl. 5. P-K3 P.Q3 35. K·N2 R·N1 the second loss, that he had inadvertantiy 28. QxB R-KBI 6. KN·K2 8·K3 36. Q.R1 followed a previous game (Marovic-Tatai, 7. N·Q5 QN-K1 31. K·R3 P·N4." Malaga 1968) for 22 moves into apractic· Or 28 ...... , R-QB1; 29. BxB, PxB; 30. 8. P·Q4 P·OB3 38. Q-R6 P-N5ch QxP. 9. Nl(N N,N 39. K-R4 0-N3(?) ally lost position! Two days later, he 10. P·Q5 8·NS 40. Q)(Q played, for the first time within memory, 29. B)(B Px' 33. P·QR4 R-BS 11. P-83(?) N.Q7 30. Q)(p 8·Q1 41. P· R3 ". 1. P·Q4, P·Q4! P·KR3 34. Q.K8ch K-Rl 12. N·83 42. B·N2 31. B-K3 R-B! 35. P-RS N-Q4 13. pl(p P·ON4'" 43. 8·RI R-N5'" The foHow ing game, from round 6, 14. Q.N3 Q·N3 44. P-N4 made it very probable that Saidy would 32. Q·K4 R-B6 36. Q·NS! ...... IS. 8-Q1 P·84 45. K)(P ."'" get the needed 7% points for the 1M Not 36. BxP?, NxBP! 16. P-84 P·K5 46. N·N3 B·K3ch 36...... RxNP? 17. K-B2 0-0 47. P-BS B·81 title. 18. P·QR3 KR·81 48. R_RI R/1)(P NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Both sides are pressed for time. Cor- 19. KR·QI 8·KI 49. R· R6 P-Q4 rect is 36 ...... R-K5; 37. B·Q2!, and 10. B.K81 OR·Nl 50. K-N5 R-N3 A. F. Saidy W. Unxicker 21. N-R2 8.82 51. P-B6ch K_SI Losing only once, Wolfgang Unzicker's White has chances to win despite his 22. 8·B3 R·B4 52. R.R4 P·R3eh play in the Piatigorsky Cup of 1966 exposed King. 13. 8)(8 K" 53. K·85 N·BS appeared the quintessence of Teutonic 37. Q·Q3ch P-N3 39. B·B2 R·R7 14. N·83 P·OR4 54. R-RSch R·NI 3B. BxP R-N7 25. R·04 N·B3 55. R/l.RI R·B1ch solidity. A Venice newspaper called him 16. R·02 P·R5 56. K_N4 8-K3ch "the heir of Tarrasch," but he was not Loses immediately, but so does 39. 17. Q·81? N-R4 57. K-R4 R·85ch in top form here...... , N-B3; 40. Q-Q4, or 39 ...... , N-N5; 28. R·KI N-N6 56. K·R5 I. P-Q4 N-KB3 3. N-QB3 B_NS 40. Q·QB3. 29. R/1-QI p·N5 59. R)(Rch K-81'" 30. p)(p Q)(NP White resigns 2. P·QB4 P-K3 4. P·K3 0·0 40. R·K5 N·NS 41. Q·N3 Resigns JUNE, 1969 231 Because 41...... , P-N4 saves only the Venice Chess Club and sponsored by the NJMZO·INDIAN DEFENSE Queen and King, not the Knight. Municipal (gambling) Casino. It was held hidy Tiltal 1. P·Q4 N·K83 21. QXR Q·N3? In chess, as in life, one must be ready in the palace in which composer Richard 2. P·QB4 P·K3 22. Q·B3 N·K4 to meet unexpected turns. In subsequent Wagner died. First prize was $800 plus 3. N.QII3 B-NS 13. P·QN4J BxBP rounds, Saidy blundered badly to draw an elegant gold trophy. Posters appeared 4. P·K3 P·B4 24. R.KBI B·K6 a dead won position with lvkov (whose throughout the city and public atten· 5. KN·K2 25. R-KI B·B7 6. Pxp '"0-0 26. R·K2 B-N8 good luck that day was due to the pres­ dance was good. In the "dream city" all 7. P·QR3 B.K2 27. P_KR4J K·Bl ence of his charming wife, a former the ingredients came together for a 8. p·QS 28. N·R3 Q.N4 "Miss Argentina"), played a 14-hour, "dream tournament" which will not be 9. PxP R-KI'" 29. NxB QxPch lC1. P·KN3 B_B4 3C1. N·B3 R·Kl 122-move marathon draw with Troian­ forgotten by those privileged to take 11. 8-R3 P-Q3 31. Q·K3 P·B4 escu that had 5 adjournments and last­ part. 12. BxB ... 32. R.Q2 Q.B3 ed a week, and ran into another Matulov­ 13. 0-0 Q-N5 33. Q-83 Q-KS ic "first." The latter, in a lost ending aft­ Games From Veni~e 1969 14. K·N2 QN.Q2 34. R·K82 R·K2 CARO·KANN DEFENSE 15. P.R3 Q·QBS 35. Q·Q4 Q·B3 er 40 moves, announced that he wanted 16. P·N3 36. poNS Matulovi~ Saldy Q·R3 17. B·N2 N_KS(?) 37. QxQP N.N to seal his move. The director handed an 1. P·K4 P-QBl 29. K-Nl R·Ql ." 18. NxNI 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 30. RxRch -'N 38. B-B6 N.KBch envelope to Saidy, who duly filled in K.. 19. N·B4 P'KN3 39. K_R3 Resigns the position. Then Matulovic declared 3. N.oB3 31. K·B2 B·K4 20. R·Kl 4. NxP B·84'" 32. N.o2 B.QS • .0 that since 5 hours had not yet elapsed, 5. N·N3 B·Nl 33. P-B3 (Had Tatal won this game, he would have he would instead make his move on the 6. P·KR4 P·KRl 34. NxP BxBP'" attained the FIDE nOrm for International board. The director, Mr. Picinin, said 7. N·B3 N.Q2 35. P-KN4 K·K2 Grandmaster.) no to this request. After several min­ S. B-Q3 ... 36. K-Q3 P·B4 RUY LOPEZ 9. QxB KN·B3 37. PxP Matulovic R051no utes of arguing in Italian, Matulovic 10. B-Q1 Q-82 38. P·R5 P·N4'" 1. P-K4 P·K4 13. PxP BxRch stated he did not speak Italian. Just in 11. 0·0·0 P·K3 19. N-KS K_K3 2. N.KB) N·QB3 14. KxB time, countryman lvkov arrived and reo 11. N·K4 0·0·0 4C1. N-B3 K·83 3. B-NS P.QR3 15. K·NI QR.KI." 13. P-KN3 4. B_R4 solved the problem. Moral: You cannot N.N 41. K·K2 P·BS N-B3 16. Q·Bl B-B4 14. QxN ..." 42. N·Kl K·N4 S. 0·0 N.' 17. B-N3 Q·Q3 "J'adoube" a sealed move!* 15. P.B4 P.QB4 43. N-Q3 B·Q3 6. P.o4 P·QN4 , •• Q·B2 8.N5(iI) The tournament was organiZed by the 16. B-B3 N·Bl 44. P·N4 K" 7. B-Nl P-Q4 19. Q.Nl N·K4 17. Q·K2 45. N-BS K·NS I. PxP B_K3 20. NxN -.N lB. NxP P·R3'" 46. NxP P·R4 9. P-B3 B.QB4 21. N-Bl(b) Q.N3ch 'This refers to the Infamous incident at the 19. K_Nl R·Q2 47. N·B5 "N 10. QN.o2 0_0 22. N·K3(~) KR-KI Sousse Interzonal 1967. In a game against 20. N·N3 Q·B3 48. PxB K·B4 11. 8·B2 NxKBP 23. BxP~h Bilek, Matulovic allegedly made his mcrve, 21. BxN ... 49. K·B3 K·K3 12. RxN P·B3 24. QxB R/4-K4 then retracted It and made a different move 22. p·B5 B_B2". SCI. KxP K.Q4 ORAW with a different piece. Despite vigorous pro· 23. RxR QxR~h 51. K·N5 K" 1ft) Recommended is lB ...... , B-Qa. tests by Bilek, the referee ordered the game 24. R-QT Q-B3 52. KxP K·B5 Ib) Better is 21. N·B3. If then 21...... , Q_ to continue as Matulovlc said he had said 25. P·R3 P'B4 53. K·N4 K·N6 B4eh; 22. N-Q4-not 22. K-RI?, RxN!; 23 . PxR, "j'adoube." Not only was the referee roundly 26. Q·R5? Q.K5ch 54. K_B3 K" R-KSch and mates. criticized later, Matulovlc was given a new 27. K·R2 Q·KN5 55. K· K2 P·NS (e) Or 22. B-IO, RxNch; 23. KxR, QxB; 24. f1ick·name: "J'adoubovlc."-",_ 2B. QxQ ". Resigns. QxB, Q·Q6ch and draws.

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The Eastern Shore High School Team and Ron Wright. B winners were Ed 4th, Norman Geimer. (2nd grade!). Championship, an unrated event in At­ Garner, Kurt Witton, Thomas Nelson Junior High Division: 1st, Larry lantic City, was won by St. Peter's Prep and John Lentini. C winners were James Christiansen; 2nd, Ray Fisher; 3rd, Jeff and E. Brunswick High over Irvington Pitts, Fred Miller, Randy King and Jim Church. High. Individual awards went to Gav­ McHone. Best junior was Mark Olson, High School Division: 1st, Ross Stout­ rushenko (Board 1), Elhert (Board 2), H. and unrated winners were Keith Nel­ enborough; 2nd, Roger Myers. McFarland (Board 3), J. Erickson son, Larry Tucker and Peter Simpson. A 30/30 tournament a week later was (Board 4), and N. Newman tied with TD was William Abbott; 36 played. won by Stephen Skrypzak. B. Fenlon of Board 5. • • • • • * * * • e There were 18 teams, more than The Georgia Open, a 40-player event The Springfield (Mass.) Chess Club twice the number at last year's event. held in Pearson, was won by Philip Championship, with 12 players, was won Norman Cohen, President of the host Lamb; second was Norman Whitaker. by David Lees, 5-0. Second was Arnold Friends School Chess Club, directed with third was Bill Thombs and fourth was Woods. Next were Alan Cabot, Gary Sel­ the assistance of Al Daigle. Gerald Blair. Tom Nard was best A, den and Harvey Burger. Woods dir· • • • • • Richard Buchanan best B, Ronald Ross ected. The 2nd annual A. S. P. Semi-Open, best C and Herbert Starke best unrated. • • • • • held at the Arizona State Prison, was Mark Bogart won the junior prize and The 5th Visalia Amateur in California won by David Bufe on tie·break over James Herring won the upset award. attracted 37 players. Albyn Jones was William Abbott and Michael Pruett, each James Ballard directed. first with 5lh.-Jh . Tied with 4% -1lh. were with 31h-lh. Next were Sam Priebe and • • • • • Walter Stuart, Paul Hubbard, Gregory Charles Bufe. M. Pruett won the Presi­ The Clairmont Winter Round Robin, Wong and Robert Clarke. Wong was dent's Trophy for highest Rooks and in San Diego, Cal., was won by Gary best C, Larry Chan was best D, David Crooks CC player, Frank Olson was best Davis, 81,% -2%. Next were Bo Hardeman, Stockdale was best C. O. S. player, Wal­ C, ErIe Perry best D and Devon Jones 71,%-3Jh and Jim Woodward, 7-4. Frank ter Stuart was best tri-county player, best E. William Fox, President of the Redway directed; 13 played. and Donna Bragg was best woman. The Phoenix CC, directed. 26 played. • • • • • top junior under 12 was Gary Wong • • • • • The Redlands Open in Redlands. Cal ., and top unrated was Mike Pollowitz. Jeff Arnt, 5-1, won the LaPorte (Ind.) was won by Robbie Newbold, 4lh-lh. He Bill Bragg directed. Junior Open. Gary Richardson was sec­ was followed by Ross Stoutenborough • • • • • ond. and Charles Whitman, each 3lh-l%. Ste· An Easter 30/30 tournament at the • • • • • phen Skrypzak directed; 12 played. Casa Alvarado Chess Center (Cal.) was The Arizona Open, played in TUcson The Redlands Scholastic Tournaments, won by Alex Suhobeck, 4lh-lh. Next late last year, was won by Herbert Hick­ held a few weeks earlier, saw the fol ­ were James Davies, 41, and Michael man on tiebreak over Walter Cunning­ lowing results: Ewell, Ted Yudacufski and Jerry Jen­ ham, both scoring 4%-%. Class A win· Elementary Division: 1st, Bradly Zak; nings, each with 3·2. Yudacufski direct­ ners were Gayle Hershey, Larry Brandt 2nd, Arnold Locra; 3rd, George Keach; ed the 12 participants. 232 CHESS LIFE ax e ucti Iity• • or arita e rust By E. B. Edmondson, Executive Director

One day In late April, a long-distance Our Committee Chairman, Harold friends. contain your enthusiasm until call from Boston came into your Federa­ Dondis, advises that many details de· we have had time to chart our way tion's oCfke in Newburgh. It was Harold mand attention before we can go lull through the maze of special problems Dendis, Chairman of the USCF Tax speed ahead with actual fund raising. posed by Our new status. Long·term Deductibility Committee, with an electri­ For example, most states have laws plans for the USCF Charitable Trust de· fying report that the United States In· strictly regulating public drives for char­ mand careful consideration, but there ternal Revenue Service had just ruled itable contributions. Before any wide· will be cpromotion of junior programs S-round Swiss in two 5ections--OPEN and tournaments and the promotion or open to III, BOOSTER Qpen to III un­ neth Harkness, Frank Brady, and Joseph the United States participation in inter· der 1800 or unr.ated. Reinhardt. In the final analysis. however, national competition. No minal entry or two men deserve unlimited credit for rating fees may be charged to defray ex­ At the Hotel Harrisburger in Pennsvl­ bringing this project to its successful penses for any tournament c

National High School Team Championship (Ail schools with 4 or more players listed' Rank Te.m City and State Score 28 Walt Whitman ...... Belhesda, Md ...... 17 1 Gompers-LT...... Chicago, III ...... 23 1h 29 Wheaton ...... Wheaton, Md ...... 17 2 Woodrow Wilson ...... Washington, D.C ...... 23 30 S1. Rita ...... Chicago, Ill...... 161h 3 Evanston Township ...... Evanston, Ill ...... 23 31 John Marshall Harlan ..... Chicago, Ill ...... 161h 4 Roosevelt ...... Des Moines, Iowa ...... 22lh 32 Marquette U...... Milwaukee, Wis ...... 16% 5 StuyvesanL...... New York, N.Y ...... 21% 33 Great Neck South JHS ..... Great Neck, N.Y...... 16% 6 University City ...... University City, Mo ...... 21% 34 Teaneck ...... Teaneck. N.J ...... 16 7 Abraham Lincoln ...... Brooklyn, N.Y ...... 20lh 35 Benjamin Franklin ...... New Orleans, La ...... 16 8 Brookline ...... Brookline, Mass ...... 201h 36 John F. Kennedy ...... WiIlingboro, N.J ...... 15% 9 Highland Park ...... Highland Park, N.J ...... 19 112 37 Hampton ...... Hampton, Va ...... 15 10 Seaholm ...... Birmingham, Mieh ...... 19% 38 Duanesburg...... Delanson, N.Y ...... 15 11 Boston Latin ...... Boston, Mass ...... 19 112 39 Princeton ...... Princeton, N.J ...... 141h 12 Walter Johnson ...... Bethesda, Md ...... 191h 40 Churchill Area ·'B"...... Pittsburgh, Pa ...... 14% 13 East Brunswick...... East Brunswick, N. J ...... 191h 41 Central Islip ...... Central Islip. N.Y ...... 14¥.z 14 Northeast Catholic ...... Philadelphia, Pa ...... 19 42 Westinghouse ...... Pittsburgh, Pa ...... 14 15 Bronx Science ...... Bronx, N.Y ...... 19 43 Roy C. Kctcham ...... Wappingers Fails, N.Y ...... 13% 16 Eden Prairie...... Eden Prairie, Minn ...... 19 44 St. Joseph·s ...... Phiiadelphia, Pa ...... 13% 17 St. Peter's Prep...... Jersey City, N.J...... 18% 45 Bishop Hcndricken ...... Warwick, R.I ...... 131h 18 Charles F. Brush ...... Cleveland, Ohio ...... 18% 46 Hacken ~ ack ...... Hackensack, N.J ...... 13 19 Horace Mann ...... Bronx, N.Y ...... 18% 47 Oak Park·River Forest....Oak Park, 1lI ...... 13 20 Churchill Area ...... Pittsburgh, Pa ...... 18 48 Talnall ...... Wilmington, DeL ...... 13 21 Walnut Hiils ...... Cincinnati, Ohio ...... 18 49 Bay Shorc ...... " ...... Bay Shore, N.Y...... llih 22 Amherst...... Buffalo, N.Y ...... 18 50 Henderson ...... West Chester, Pa ...... 11¥.z 23 Pequot...... Ledyard, Conn ...... 17lh 51 Terryville ...... Terryville, Conn ...... 10% 24 Seton HaIL ...... South Orange, N.J ...... 171h 52 Nichols JHS ...... Mt. Vernon, N.Y ...... 10 25 Horace Greeley ...... Chappaqua. N.Y ...... 17 53 Sleepy Hollow ...... Tarrytown, N.Y ...... 9¥.z 26 Bayside ...... Queens, N.Y ...... 17 54 Robert Fi\ch ...... Groton, Conn ...... 4¥.z 27 Thayer Academy ...... Braintree, Mass ...... 17 55 Hotchkiss ...... LakeviJle, Conn ...... 3 234 CHESS LIFE Two Important ew Books Reviewed by Burt Hochberg At Last the Fischer Book

BOBBY FISCHER: MY 60 MEMORABLE GAMES. with something memorable and eXCiting .. ." Indeed, the book lnfrodudjons to .he Games by Larry Evans. 384 pp. New includes three losses and nine draws, almost unheard of in a York: Simon and Schuster $6.95 (USer Members: '6.25). book of this kind. You will find here the unforgettable en­ There can be no doubt that this has been the most eagerly­ counters against Botvinnik at Varna 1962 (the notes occupy awaited collection of chess games in the history of chess. fourteen pages!), Gligoric at the Candidates Tournament 1959 Since 1959, when Simon and Schuster published Fischer's (a draw, and whllt a draw), Petrosian (the incredible four­ lirst collection of games (covering the period 1955·59), there Queens draw which Fischer seems to think Petroslan should has been hardly a word from Fischer himself about his games. have continued to play for a win), Tal at Bled, Keres at Curacao In a few issues of Chess Life in mid.1963, Fischer an· (a fantastic endgame), R. Byrne in a U.S. Championship (Fisch­ notated a few and later he discussed several Steinitz games, er's reaction to Byrne's resignation: "A bitter disappoint­ but these articles were exceptions to a reticence unparallelled ment."), Geiler at Skopje (Bobby's third loss in a row to since Morpby. (Capablanca, too, wrote very little, but I have Geller), Stein at Sousse (an extraordinarily difficult game been told that this was due to his dislike of the labor involved). and one which demonstrates Fischer's maturity both as a Between 1959 and 1969, Bobby Fischer has grown from a mis­ player and annotator) and many more. Also included is a understood boy-genius into one of the greatest players the skittles game played against Reuben Fine, certainly an unex­ world has ever known (but, alas, still misunderstood). During pected game in such a "serious" collection. But only a purist this period he has produced a remarkable number of beautiful (or a fool) would cavil at the inclusion of any game of games against the very best players. But, with the exceptions Fischer's choosing. If you don't want to see Fischer crush Fine noted, none of these games have ever appeared with his own with an Evans Gambit, go ahead and be a purist. annotations. The excitement produced by the appe .. rance of this book Bobby once told me (agreeing with many other Grand· can be partiy attributed to its long delay. Announced by the masters), that only those who actually played the game in publisher almost two years ago, the book was withdrawn question should annotate it because they are the only ones when Simon and Schuster understandably balked at Fischer's who really know what that game is ali about. And since he complete revision of the manuscript after the book had did not, for one reason or another, wish to annotate his own reached the page·proof stage. The reasons for Fischer's action games, one understandably felt that there was always an can only be surmised (as usual), but it appears to this writer elusive something missing from the annotations of a Fischer that Fischer feared committment in print and for posterity game-some explanation of whatever magic he has that can until he was absolutely certain of the accuracy of his judg· create dynamic, intricate, winning chess unlike that of an), ments and his analysis. No doubt related to this is Fischer's other player. I will return to the matter of Fischer's style well·known statement that he has never made a mistake in later on. analysis. Certainly he would prefer not to be reminded of While Fischer is named as the author of this book, it is this remark, but I am sure he would not be happy to find actually a joint effort-U.S. Champion Larry Evans, a long­ an analytical flaw in his book after it was published. It is time friend of Fischer's, not only wrote the enticing introduc­ an insidous temptation to which all creative artists are subject, tions to the games (a bout which more later), he also aided to revise, revise and revise, never to be satisfied. Thanks to Bobby (to quote from his preface) "in the preparation of the the influence of Larry Evans in part, and to economic realities, text . .." This means, and it is no secret, that the variations Fischer finally let it go and we must be thankful, especially and analyses are Bobby's, but the words (most of them) are since the published version contains ten more games than Evans'. The U.S. Champion's contribution to the project was originaUy planned. to mold Fischer's weU-known colloquial speech (when speak­ To return for a moment to Fischer's remark about never ing of chess) into fresh, pungent and sensible English. Fischer's having made a mistake in analysis: just for the record, a note choice of Evans for this job C{}uld not have been better-it is on page 299 reads in part: "But Averbakh found a hole in my one thing to play chess weU, quite another thing to write well analysis." I give thllt move three exclamation points. about it-as Evans' writing talent is apparent in almost every In addition to the unusual features already mentioned, the paragraph. Nevertheless, despite the presence of Evans' pen, book has several other distinguishing characteristics, all of the reader will not be deprived of a goodly share of "Fischer­ which have to do with Fischer's unique personality. This reo isms"- here is a small selection: quires some explanation. "I'd won dozens of skittle games in analogous pOSitions Anyone who takes the trouble to go back and study each and had it down to a science: pry open the KR file, sac, sac of Fischer's statements and actions (after and not including , , . mate! " the disastrous interview in Harper's magazine in 1962) will Criticizing one of his own moves (a bad check): "Patzer find a consistency hard to match in the public behavior of al· sees a check, givcs a check." most any other well-known figure, This conSistency, which One would hardly expect an annotator to criticize a move is reflected not only in Fischer's chess, but as well in his he has just made that is answered promptly by his opponent's analYSiS, is based on the belief that a chess master, just as any resignation. But these are not the usual kind of notes and other artist, is entitled to be accorded dignity and respect. Fischerevans is not the usual kind of annotator; the move is This sounds simple, even obvious, but the fact is that even to­ characterized as: "A mistake! 31. Q.R6ch forces mate in three." day, after so many bitter storms in which Fischer played a Remarking on an opening variation that has always been leading part, there still exist no rigid international standards Fischer's bile IIQire, he writes: "I may yet be forced to admit for tournament playing C{}nditions, and even the very system that the Winawer is sound!" of competition for the world title has come under sharp The operative word in the title is "memorable." This book criticism from many quarters. This matter, that of playing does not pretend to be a collection of Fischer's "best" games, conditions, which has become almost a symbol of Fischer's but, as he states in the preface, those which "contain, for me, fight aginst the Establishment, includes such points as lighting, JUNE, 1969 235 the presence of newsmen and photographers. the noise and His present style may have changed subtly from that of proximity of the audience, playing fees. etc. Perhaps more im· ten years ago. I offer as evidence a comment (written in portant, and in fact the real crux of the matter is, the question 1967 or 1968) he makes on one of his own moves played in of who is to decide questions of playing conditions-the donors 1958. "Stronger is 15. PxB ...... when White abandons the and organizers or the players. I personally have no doubt that attack and plays for pressure along the K·file instead." A eventually standards will be established, not only for playing revealing comment! conditions. but for money matters. I believe that a coalition of Before mentioning two reservations. I want to say that. as players and officials, perhaps within the framework of an to thoroughness. the notes could hardly be improved. The effective FIDE, will settle these matters in time. But the first nine moves of a game against Gligoric (Havana Olympiad), moving force behind these inevitable changes is the existence for example. occupy five full pages. I have already mentioned of a champion in the cause of the chcss player's right to his the epic struggle against Botvinnik. And the endgames against professional dignity. and this champion is Bobby Fischer. For Keres (Game 8). Petrosian (Game 3). Gligoric (Game 4). Re· decades. at least. a great deal of professional chess organization shevsky (Game 28). Keres again (Game 37) are models of has been in the hands of those who. although generally well· endgame analysis. meaning. do not or cannot concern themselves with the welfare And diagrams: they are admirably clear and profuse; of the players. Fischer, more than any other player (except many of them illustrate the final position, an excellent idea. perhaps Larsen), has taken an unmistakably direct stance in The short introductions to the games. written by Evans. favor of players' rights. Because of his unique position as a will perhaps bring to mind similar efforts by the late Fred prodigy and thus the darling of those who would exploit his Reinfeld. who. despite his shortcomings as an annotator, was talent for less than altruistic reasons. Fischer has been a center able to communicate a sense of excitement and anticipation of controversy el'er since his career began. But he has turned in his introductions. But as the Beethoven symphonies differ his fame (sometimes notoriety) into a platform, sacrificing from those of Haydn. so the Evans introductions differ from himself on the altar of dignity. His public image has suffered those of Reinfeld-Evans has brought them to a new stage considerably from his unswerving allegiance to his idea of in their development. It is a special art to write such things Right and Truth; thus he is not only a martyr. but a hero. and kecp them interesting and piquant; Evans here shows how (Before I am misunderstood, I had best temper the preceding it·s done. remarks by saying that. perhaps because of his youth, Fischer's Now for two relatively serious reservations. The first has choice of weapons with which to wage his fight has not always to do with a difficult point and where you stand on this issue, been fortuitous. His behavior as Sousse and Lugano, for exam· I suppose. depends to a large extent on your playing strength. pIe, while doubtless motivated by the highest ideals, was less I refer to the occasional tendency to "pull rank." that is. to than heroic.) make bald statements. without explanation or analysis, that Carrying this theme right down to his actual games and the the reader is supposed simply to accept at face value. This analysis thereof, one will find in this book a never·ending tendency, to be sure, is to be found in any book of annota· search for objectiVe truth (if indeed such a thing exists in tions by a great player. and even here it is the exception chess). In several places. he remarks that he has spent days rather than the rule. But perhaps I find it objectionable in this studying one pOSition in order to get at the truth. After his book because of its general excellence and importance. As a brilliancy·prize game against R. Byrne in the 1963·64 U.S. more·or·less "average" player. I shOUld not be expected to see Championship. this writer brought to Fischer's attention an as far or as accurately as a Grandmaster. Therefore. certain analysis by Averbakh 'proving' that Fischer's brilliancy was things that a Grandmaster takes for granted should be ex· unsound (in that it should not have resulted in a won game.) plained to me. As previously stated. in general Fischerevans Fischer writes: "I spent an evening just staring at the posi· does explain many things. but the exceptions do rankle. Com· tion ..., trying everything. unwilling to let my brilliancy go pare my comments on this subject in the review of the Keres down the drain." book in this issue. This basic, simple honesty is apparent. too. in his insistence My other major criticism is directed at the publishers. on giving credit (or discredit) where it is due. Every single who have seen fit-probably to keep the price down to a idea which is not Fischer's is credited to its originator. a "popular" level-to bind the book rather cheaply. A better laudable practice which other annotators would do well to paper stock would also have been appreciated. On the whole. emUlate. it just doesn·t seem built to last. as a book like this certainly I would like to make a comment here on Fischer's style should be. of play. which is again related to his basic attitude. Whereas I can. however. get you around this problem: buy two Tal. for example. in the days when he was Tal. relying heavily copies. Wrap one of thcm securely in an airtight container. on shock tactics to unsettle his opponent. often made sacri· entrust it to the safe·keeping of your banker. and present ficial combinations later shown to bc unsound. Fischer will it to your eldest great·grandchild on his graduation. have no truck with such psycholigical ploys (which is not to say that psychology plays no part in Fischer's games-it most Then you can go ahead and wear out the other copy. assuredly does). Fischer insists on soundness and his fantastic To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time two ability to calculate quickly and accurately allows almost no important Grandmasters have ever collaborated on a collec· room lor error. There is a grim ineVitability about many of tion of the games of one of them. This fact alone should be Fischer's games. reminding me both of Botvinnik and Capa· worth the price of admission. blanca. He has an uncanny ability to create dynamic position In short, this is an important. necessary volume. sure to which place his opponents in the most uncomfortable situa· be quoted for many years to come. I cannot imagine a serious tions, i.e. without effective counterplay. chess player being without it. THE BEST, VOL. III GRANDMASTER OF CHESS: THE LATER YEARS or Alekhine's notes. remarkable for their brilliance. have PAUL KERES. by Paul Keres. Translaled and Ediled by Harry one major drawback: over the years. so many analytical er· Golombek. 183 pp. New York. Area. $4.95 (USCr members rors have been pointed out (not to mention suspected spuri· $4.50). ousness), that he cannot be trusted implicitly. (Now that I think about it. maybe this is good-the reader is forced to It is my considered opinion that Paul Keres is the greatest work things out for himself.) Botvinnik. profound though he annotator who ever lived. Lest you believe this statement is is. tends to skimp when it comes to concrete variations and based on superficial evidence, 1 can teU you that I am thor· perhaps expects too much of his readers ("readers" being de· oughly familiar with the work of Alekhine. Botvinnik and fined as average chess amateurs). The Fischer style. as en· yes, Fischerevans. I consider them all, great as they all are, riched by Evans. suffers somewhat from the same fault. as to be less great than Keres. and I have my reasons. I noted in my review of MY 60 MEMORABLE GAMES. 236 CHESS LIFE The only other annotator I would class with Keres is David Candidates Matches of 1965. Of course, the games can be Bronstein, largely because of his book of the Zurich 1953 found in the appropriate issues of Chess Life and other peri­ Candidates Tournament (as yet unavailable in English); Bron­ odicals, but Keres' views of the system of competition and stein has not produced a book of his own games, an event his own career is lacking. His thoughts on these matters, how­ eagerly awaited. ever, were communicated to me in a letter, portions of which, Keres is profound, analytically sound, most readable and with Keres' permiSSion, I can now share with you. instructive. He omits nothIng, save the most obvious and "I have always been critical of 'half-point tactics,' as you trivial. But perhaps the feature that sets him above all the cali it, in tournament chess. But I cannot fully blame the others is his sense of form. A game of chess, in common with players for doing so_ In my opinion, the first step in this some other forms of art, has a beginning, a middle and an wrong direction has been made by FIDE, and it is still being end, one phrase preparing the next, every move part of a eontinued_ Takc aU the tournaments in the World Champion­ planned organic whole. In bis notes, Keres imparts to the ship series, for Instance_ It is good, of course, that these game a sense of direction, a feeling of anticipation and the tournaments include players from all over the world. But sure knowledge that nothing bas been left to chance, that _ .. most of the players competing in the preliminaries have everything has been taken into account. At frequent inter­ nothing to do with (the World Championship title]. 'l1!.e re­ vals, Keres reminds us of each player's earlier strategic goals, sult is that the preliminary tournaments are played only pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of eacb position for further qualification, not only for first place, but for a and setting forth the plans of each player for the next stage co uple of first places, the only purpose being to secure one of the game. He also shares with the reader his own thoughts of the first 'n' places. The creative side of the game does during the fllilme. One frequently encounters the phrase, "Dur­ not matter, the point is the King. As the participants are of ing the game, I intended ..." uneven strength, every leading Grandmaster will plan his However, despite the Incomparable excellence of the an­ 'simple mathematics,' where to get the necessary points_ notations and the thoughtful choice of games, this book, the And, of course, it Is not reasonable to take a risk against third and last of the English translation of Keres' massive any of the rivals when points can be obtained more easily original, is marred by many faults, some quite serious. from the weaker opponents. Only if the mathematics does To begin with, this volume brings to eighty the number not go according to plan may it become necessary to 'bite' of games in the whole set. Of the twenty-seven games in this some of the rivals. In my opinion, tournaments like this will volume, covering the period 1952-62, tbe last five are not in­ lead to the death of creative chess, the kind of game that cluded in the original but were added by Keres especially millions of 'puffs' [amateurs] like so much, and which were for the English edition. Checking back, however, I find that the reason so many started playing chess_ For some reasons seven games appearing In the original and played during the I am quite happy to have been beaten by Spassky in 1965, period covered by the present volume, do not appear here. which gave me a good opportunity to retreat from this un­ Thus, since the original contained one hundred games (in sound system of competition. one volume) and all three volumes of the English edition con­ "As far as I can understand, the normal way in every tour­ tain only eighty, five of which were added later, this means nament should be a tough fight for first prize for every that fully twenty-five percent was untranslated, or at least participant. But in these tournaments, only a few players unpublished. Considerine that the three volumes together are really interested in coming first. One needs his ten cost over $13, tbe exclusion of twenty-five percent of the points, another nine, a third seven, etc_, in order to get original edition must be counted as a severe disappointment. their corresponding titles_ Here again, mathematics dominates. Secondly, the diagrams are poor and sparse; there is only But what about the tournament, tbe games, the fight for one diagram per game, regardless of the ga me's length. (The leadership, the dying art of chess? Proceeding this way we original averages about three diagrams per game.) ma y soon encounter the fact that chess will lose all its in­ Typographical errors, the bane of any technical publica­ terest to the publIc. tion, are something of a problem in this volume, although ·'Thc same problem arises also in our country [the USSR), this was not noticeable in the earlier books. In one game, where many organizations are interested in increasing the for example, an entire move is left out. number of players in first category, second category, etc., The binding, as with the Fischer book, is insubstantial and masters and Grandmasters. These titles should be obtained in unworthy of the genius it embraces. a natural way, in my opinion, in bitter tournament fights ... On the whole, in terms of production, this volume dis­ Here we have a lot of problems that cannot be solved in a plays unconscionable haste and Its Inevitable partner, care­ lew days, but that demand serious consideration by an inter­ lessness_ national chess organlzation_" This, however, cannot be said of the translation by Eng· I personally applaud Keres' attitudes toward the creative land's well-known chess writer and International Master, side of chess, which Is the very basis of my interest in the Harry Golombek. The English version is crystal-clear, cap­ game and surely the basic interest of most chess players. In turing quite well Keres' entertaining style, familiar to read­ his notes, both in his books and in Chess Life, Keres' love of ers of his articles in Chess Life. the game shines through, hopefully as an inspiration for In addition to the twenty-seven games in this volume, Keres future generations of cbess players_ treats us to complete biographical material for the period The publishers have made it quite difficult to recommend (as in the earlier volumes), including interesting psychologi­ this book without considerable uneasiness. However, I will cal sidelights concerning himself and his contemporaries. say that the games are beautiful, the annotations inC

Here and There ...

The 1st Michigan 30-30, directed by weU scored 4th- thto take first, second Open in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was Ben Crane, was won by David Kennan, was Waiter Alberts and third was How­ followed by Bill Williams, 4lh, and Rich­ 6·1. Tied with 51f.t were Dr. Eugene ard Stern_ Alberts won the B prize, Stem ard Kujoth and James Gibbs, each with Martinowsky and Ronald Finegold, the the A, Menzi! Zenko the C and the D­ 4. Next with 31h were (in tiebreak or· latter taking third on tiebreak_ unrated prize was won by Jack Bradshaw. der): John Anderson, Edward Vano, Er· • • • • • Robert Kraft directed. manis OUos, Gregory Nowak, Lawrence The 5th Rogers Park open, iD Chi­ • • • • • Young and Fred Cramer. cago, attracted 22 players. David Rock- William Martz, 5-0, won the Badger . . . , . JUNE, 1969 CANDIDATE FOR USCF PRESIDENT Dr. Leroy Dubeck At thirty, I believe that 1 can bring tions of the By-Laws Committee to each from the reduced affiliation fees plus both the enthusiasm and vigor of youth USCF Director, along with the ballots the ' fees would remain about as well as the experience of thirteen and proxy forms, early in July. the ; only the distribution among years of chess promotion to the USCF I strongly recommend the adoption of the would change in accordance Presidency for the term 1969-1972. a By-Laws amendment proposed to the with size, activity, and resultant I first learned to play chess at the age Committee by Executive Director Ed­ income. In addition to remedying what of twelve, played in Junior and Senior mondson concerning changes in affiliate appears to me to be an inequity in our High School Chess Clubs, and joined my dues. Presently each USCF Af£iliate pays present dues structure, the much lower first adult chess club at sixteen. At annual dues of $20.00. This has resulted initial affiliation fee should result In seventeen I was elected Secretary of the in a number of protests from organizers more USCF Affiliates, hence more USCF· New Jersey State Chess Federation who believe that small local clubs have members. (NJSCF). Following a couple of years difficulty in raising this amount, al­ Finally, I pledge to do everything in in that office, I became NJSCF Vice­ though it presents no problem to our my power to continue the present trend President, and, several years ago, its larger affiliates. Statistics support the of a rapidly Increasing membership. I President. I have organized and/ or di· need for action in this area. The per· believe that it shou1d be possible, with rected about 90 chess tournaments for centage increase in USCF Affiliates has vigorous leadership, for the UseF mem­ the NJSCF. These activities have given been substantially smaller over the past bership to increase at least fifty per me substantial first-hand experience in couple of years than the percentage in­ cent over the next three years to 18,000 dealing with the problems faced by local crease in individual USCF members. by August, 1972. As membership in­ tournament organizers. I also held the Under the Edmondson proposal, the creases so will the funds to make pos­ position of Region n USCF Vice-Presi­ affiliation fee would be drastically re­ sible further improvements in service, dent. duced to $10 or perhaps only $5 per Three years year and a tournament sponsor's fee of such as getting the ratings to the mem­ lary of the $2 or $3 for each event would be insti· bers and sponsors more quickly than is position along tuted. The total incomc to the USCF presently possible. NJSCF. I have iness Meetings in Atlanta. Georgia, , Aspen, Colorado, 1968; and Executive Commitee Meetings in New York City, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Thus I am well acquainted with USCF operations on a national scale, and I have had the pleas­ ure of meeting personally, or correspond· ing with, many hundreds of USCF mem­ bers and organizers. I am a Life l'oIember of USCF. My pres· cnt published rating (in this issue) is 2172, down from 2306 immediately after I became USCF Secretary. My duties as Secretary provide a convenient excusc for this calamity! As an Assistant Professor of Physics at Temple University, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, I will have sufficient free time to attend each annual business meeting of the USCF. One of the func· tions of the President is to preside at these important meetings. Another im· portant Presidential duty is to insurc that proper communications exist be· tween the USCF officers and the memo bership and directors. I have held three meetings of Eastern Chess Organizers and found them to be a useful vehicle for the discussio n of regional and na· tional chess problems; I intend to pro· mote such meetings elsewhere in the country and attend them myself when· ever possible. I also pledge to continue the "Dear Confreres" letters which have been used by President Marshall Rohl· and as well as past USCF Presidents for this purpose. Presently the By-Laws Committee is considering a number of proposals which could lead to important changes in the structure and operation of the USCF. In my present position as USCF Secre­ tary, I shall transmit the recommenda· Photo by Grant Bergman 238 CHESS LIFE Candidates For National Vice-President William Goichberg Frank Skoff Dr. George V. D. Tiers I believe I have the experience to Address: 1400 W. Warner Address: 165 C. Cleveland Ave. serve our Federation well as a national Chicago, Illinois 60613 S1. Paul, Minnesota 55105 officer. Currently I am Director of the Single, 53 years of age. Age: 42, married. one son Continental Chess Association, USCF's Teacher of high school English; M.A. Associate, 3M Co., Central Resear ch most active affiliate. Previously, I was in English, U. of Illinois (1950). Labs. USCF rating statistician for 3% years, As my jobs shifted from city to city, Chess Organiutional Activities: during the latter part of which I also I played casual chess in the early 1940's Director, IlL State Chess Assn., 1946·8. wrote many articles for CHESS LIFE. I but soon aspired to more serious com­ Director, Minn. State Chess Assn., 1957- have organized and directed over 100 petition in Joliet, Peoria, St. Louis, and, present. USCF-rated events in seven states, with finally, Chicago (1952). Sometime in the USCF Vice-PreSident, Region VI, 1961-5 a total of more than 10,000 entrants; 1950's I attained an Expert's rating. In and 1967-9. these have brought in over 1500 new 1961 a serious gap showed itself ill Founder, "Minnesota Chess Journal"; USCF members. Among these has been Chicago's chess promotion, and so I Editor, 1964-present. the largest tournament ever held in the went into organizational work, after At least partially responsible for build· U.S. (1966-7 Greater N. Y. Scholastic which my competitive chess receded to ing MSCA membership from under 20.0 Champions, 614 players), the largest practically zero. to over 800, and USCF membership in rated tournament (same, 486 players), 1961·69: President and/ or Vice-Presi· Minnesota from 110 to over 300- and the largest single-section tournament dent, Gompers Park CC, Chicago. over 60% are Sustaining or Life Mem· (1969 National High School Champion­ 1961·69: Assisted Chicago Park District bers! ship, 370. players), and the largest open in holding its city·wide tourneys. Helped MSCA organize and hold over 200 tournament (1968 Atlantic Open, 329 1961·69: Sponsor, Lake View H.s. team highly varied tournaments from 1964 players). Of the fourteen largest rated in Chicago Public Schools League. to present. Was T. D. for some thirty tournaments ever held in this country, 1961-69: USCF Director from Illinois. of these. I have directed ten. The success of these 1961-69: Tournament Director for the Helped to organize the 1957 U. S. Open events has not been limited to one area, annual Illinois Open, the Greater Chi· and the 1966 U. S. J unior Open. but includes the largest non-holiday cago Open, high school tourneys, club Originator of the following innovations, open ever held in New Jersey, Connecti· events, and the like. which have been quickly put into cut, and D.C., and the largest open ever 1962·69: President and/ or Vice·Presi­ practice by the highly progressive in Delaware and upstate New York. This dent, Illinois Chess Association, reo Minn. State Chess Assn.: activity has given me a thorough under­ vived in 1962. Chess Tornado. A I-day Rated tourney. standing of the elements of successful 1962·65: Vice-President, USCF Region IV. Novice Championship. A l ·day unrated chess promotion-of organizers' prob­ 1963: General Chairman, 1963 U. S. Open event, restricted to Beginners. Top lems and players' needs. (record entry of 264 players). 10% win USCF memberships. USCF has made great strides forward 1964-69: President, Chicago Chess Foun­ Amateur Tourney. Class C and below; in the past three years under President dation, incorporated after the 1963 not rated. Top 25% win USCF memo Rohland and Executive Director Edmond· U. S. Open to encouragc chess at a1\ berships. son. However, we should not let success levels. Equalizer Tourney. Score based on breed complacency-there is still much 1967·68: Chairman, USCF Nominating Performance Rating mlllUS USCF room for improvement. I intend to speak Committee Rating. out whenever I feel a policy of our Non.playing captain, U.S. Student Team Mixed Doubles Tourney_ Guy-&-Gal Federation is in error. One such case at the World Student Team Champion· team; they move alternately without has been the adoption of the so-called ships in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia consultation! "improved rating system," which very (1967) and Ybbs, Austria (1968). Open Play Percentage Tourney. A few players understand, and which has 1968·69: Chairman, U.S. Open Committee USCF Rated event with no fixed num· made it harder for them to figure their Chairman, USCF By-Laws Committee ber of rounds. Top per cent over (say) ratings. As a former rating statistician During the 1961-68 period, USCF mem­ fi ve games takes the pr ize. who has calculated tens of thousands of bership in Illinois rose from 277 to Platform-Proposals for USCF action: performances, I cannot support the new nearly 700. A Vice·President cannot take (or system's claim to greater accuracy­ Obviously, my experience includes force) executive action; at best he can rather, I believe it has introduced practically every facet of chess organ· persuade the President and Executive serious distortion into the ratings. I (Cont. next page) (Cont. next page) favor measures to combat the inherent deflation caused by improving players, but find the steps which have been taken arbitrary and inaccurate. Improvement bonuses should be awarded to all whose rating trend demonstrates improvement, regardless of the number of games played. A player with many games may still be an improving youngster (one eleven·year old has already played over 200 rated games), while one with few, rated games may be a veteran of unrated; club and league play. I also believe that every player who wins a tournament game deserves to receive rating credit. Under the new system, in many games, the higher-rated player can gain less than one point or even nothing by win­ ning. while he risks losing heavily on a

(Cont. next page) JUNE, 1969 239 GOICHBERG, Cont.~ TIERS, Cont-- follow purely by statistical theory; there ization and activity. It bas given me a Director to adopt innovations. I am not would be no danger of bias if the tborough understanding of the problems running against my "opponents"-both players' ratings were held at no lower draw or a loss. The former policy of top-level chess organizers, more than than 2200 and 1800 respectively, for life. guaranteeing the winner of a game a qualified for the position. Instead, I am (F) MODERNIZE THE U. S. OPEN to gain of at least two points was a sound for action now to make the USCF serve attract wider participation, even 500 one, even though not supported by the needs of all the nation's chess· players, yet produce a true Champion. theory, for in actual practice the lower· players, neglecting no group. If I am First, schedule 10 (or 9) rounds in 1 rated players score upsets much more elected, it will be a mandate for adion week, Sunday through Saturday. Week· frequently than theory allows for. Had to improve and expand the USCF, either day play is required, but local players the question of changing the rating sys­ by the means I suggest below or by new must plan to have days off from work for tem been decided by a vote of the memo and more powerful ideas that you may adjourned games away. From this event bers or Directors, I have no doubt tbe propose. These are my strong recom­ the top-scoring group, perhaps those old system would have been retained. If mendations: with 7 or more points, would qualify I elected, will do all in my power to (A) Create a NOVICE MEMBERSHIP for the Playoff, a 7-rd. Swiss during the bring about restoration of the previous at low cost ($1·$3/yr.) with a NOVICE second week. The average player can go system (as described in July, 1967 NEWSPAPER (at least 6 issues/yr.) home-or enter a 7 (or 8) round separate CHESS LIFE), with a stepped-up Im­ featuring the type of elementary instruc· tournament during the second week, provement Factor to combat deflation. tion and annotations (and news) not ap­ with evening play only on weekdays. I strongly favor expanding rated propriate to CHESS LIFE. Print it Not a consolation event, it would offer tournament activity, both open and cheaply-it won't be saved, it'll be usedl good prizes and provide a National event scholastic, to our many metropolitan And it will be instrumental in communi· for players unable to attend the regular areas which still lack such activity. This cating with elementary and high school Open. Since many potential entrants can­ lack is due mainly to the need for students. Local organizations will bene· not often play in a two·week tourney, organizers; I would like to see USCF fit, too~they can't offord Novice space but can manage one week, the entry in take the initiative in searching for in their regular publications. the Open could hit 50G, with 200 or more these areas and offering them special in the second-week event. inducements for their first tournaments. (B) STRENGTHEN THE RATING SYS­ Rated scholastic tournaments have vast TEM by providing FEEDBACK CON­ (G) Allow OPTIONAL K·VALUES, potential for attracting new members­ TROL. This is the only way to correct larger than the ones now forced on I believe that if every open tournament Regional Inequalities as well as Long­ seasoned players. K is based on personal evaluation of Grandmaster's results, not organizer also held a rated high school Term Drifts. The Elo System applies tournament, our membership would more exactly only to a stable, closed group of ~::~e~!ti~~fr~~~ota?~~, c~~1cenoJf o~ than double in one year. To encourage players. But many leave, and even more are entering; there is nothing in the Elo does not affect a player's ultimate this development, I propose creation of rating; it only can affect the speed with an introductory six-month junior mem­ System to compensate for this (contrary bership, for new members only, priced to what most USCF members believe). which he achieves that rating. Under the at $3. To correct the situation wi!! require the present system it takes about twice as Space does not permit comment on long overdue COMPUTERIZATION of many tournaments (thus doubles the other important subjects here. I would Ratings-but, amazingly, even this will expense) for a player to arrive at his true rating, compared to the old system. be pleased to hear from anyone discus· fail unless ample DATA STORAGE is sing the above or inquiring about provided! Specifically, the Zip Code and This amounts to a tax upon truth. The Rating History of each player must be simple remedy is to allow a player to matters not covered. Write me at 450 select a larger (or smaller) K-value for Prospect Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New stored; maybe more. York 10553. an extended period (1 -2 years) if he so (C) UP-TO·DATE RATINGS and indeed chooses. This also would give the average the COMPLETE FINAL CROSSTABLE player good reason to attempt to im­ with all players in the correct order of prove his game. finish (calc. by computer) could be re· (H) Consider a MEMBERSHIP SUR­ * * * turned promptly to organizers who sub­ SKOFF, Cont.- VEY by mail, to establish facts on occu· faced by clubs, their members, officers, mit results without delay. pational status of members, anonymous and promoters. They will find me sym· (D) RECOGNITION of outstanding if desired, solely for advertising and pathetic and desirous of assisting them achievement, such as a player's 100th USCF research purposes. in any way I can. With Federation mem­ win in Rated play, also 200th, etc. Publi­ bership increasing by leaps and bounds, (I) Until such time as a Feedback cation in CHESS LIFE and the award of system eliminates Regional Inequalities it would be useful for future promoters, a suitable pin are suggested. it seems to me, to have the USCF issue by adjusting all ratings in an area, based a small booklet, perhaps mimeographed, (E) Award PERMANENT LIFE TITLES on statistically-valid samplings of inter­ with all the information need to run to players who demonstrate a level of regional play, it may be desirable to Swiss events, including the basic rules ability beyond reasonable doubt. For develop a playdown system for admitting and techniques of tournament adminis· example, if a player maintains an aver­ a few Regional Champions to the U. S. tration not fully covered in the new age rating of 2265 over 100 games, the Closed Championship, as was done in USCF "Handbook." odds are 99 to 1 that he is truly a former years. Plausible, anyway. It is my belief that members of our Master. Likewise, one who maintains Now if you agree with any of these Student Team should get full financial 1865 over 100 games is without doubt at ideas, vote for action and write me your support. Now that we have access to our least a Class A player. These conclusions views! If I am elected I will press them newly tax·exempt entity, the U.S. Chess ~but never in discord. Federation Charitable Trust, contribu­ tions to it for the Jerry Spann Memorial Fund will be that much easier. A drive for financial help for the students is $200 called for. MAKES YOU If elected National Vice-President, I shall work as hard for the improvement A of chess on the national scale as I have worked for chess in Chicago during the USCF MEMBER past decade or so. FOR LIFE!

240 * * * CHESS LIFE Candidate For USCF Secretary Master ranks and then quickly retreats! of the TCA. It is from my experience in Eric D. Bone I had my first taste of organizational Address: 5105 Tamarach Drive this latter post in particular (one which work on a small scale while in college has indeed been more than just a title) Baytown, Texas 77520 at the University of Texas. Since then I Age: Twenty·nine. that I believe I have gained valuable have been quite active in various capaci· background for the duties which I now Occupation: Computer Programmer for ties on a local and state level. I have "",k. NASA at the Manned Spacecraft participated in the affairs of the Houston Center. If elected, I pledge to work very hard Chess Club for the past seven years, I am indeed pleased to be a candidate serving variously during tbat period as to carry out the duties of the office and for the office of Secretary of the United President, Vice-President, Secretary, to support the new administration and States Chess Federation. I have been the Federation in every possible way. Treasurer, and Director of Tournaments an active tournament player in the and Matches (not to mention Janitor). I I do not believe that my physical dist· useF since 1954, have been involved in have acted as an organizer and promoter ance from the other offices and from chess promotion and organization since Newburgh would significantly render about 1960, and have been a USCF State for most of the chess tournaments held more diflicuit the duties of USCF Secre· In the Houston area in the last several tary or the coordination between that Director from Texas since 1966. How­ years and have also dir« ted quite a ever, except for a few tournaments in number of them. office and the USCF business oUice. On Nevada and two Western Opens in Mil· the contrary. I think that such geographi· waukee, most of my activity has been On a state level, I have held office in cal dispersion of the oUices is, in gen· confined to my own section of the the Texas Chess Association (TCA) eral, a good and useful idea. I am look· country. For this reason, my name may since 1965. The first year I served as ing forward to meeting many more of be relatively unknown to many of you. TCA Vice·President, and subsequently you soon, and I hope I will be able to I am a USeF Expert whose raUng I have been three times elected to the work with and for you for the next makes occasional excursions into the combined office of Secretary·Treasurer three years.

SCHOOL With 370 playeN from 21 states, D.C., the outcome was somewbat of an anti­ Robin Kavall, an 8th grader at Tetard and Puerto Rico, the National High climax-Jacklyn mlshandled the opening JHS, Bronx, N.Y., led four others to School Championship made a spectacu· and was unahle to put up much oppo· win the Girls Championship with 3 larly successful debut at the McAlpin sition thereafter, resigning on the 29th points, defeating second place Ann Marie Hotel in New York April IJ.13. Entrants move. Petrick of Notre Dame, Baltimore, Md. came from as far as Hawaii and all Robert Enders of University City, Mo. in the last round. eight USCF regions were represented. placed second and Ja st year's Eastern The Team Championship was another The Individual Champion, with a 7'h·'h States High School Champion, Ray Til· closely contested struggle, Gompers' score, was John Watson, a senior at tins of Brush, Cleveland, Ohio third. 23'"h..a1h score edging second place Brownell·Talbot High School, Omaha, each with 7·1 scores. Both finished strong Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.) and Nebraska; while the team title, deter­ alter being upset in the early going­ third place Evanston Township (Evans. mined by combining the scores of each Enders by John Bertschy of Horace ton, lll.) by a half point The winners' school's four best soorers, went to the Greeley, Chappaqua, N.Y., and Tiltins by top four scorers were David Hasegawa. ·'GompeN" team of Chicago, Di., all of David Hasegawa of the winning Gom· Charles Ingersol, Robert Anderson, and whose members attend Lane Technical pers team. Fourth through twelfth with Larry Frye. Woodrow Wilson's team High School. 6'h·l* were Paul Jacklyn; John Jacobs; consisted of Allan Savage, Alexander This was a sensational tournament, In Eugene Meyer; Daniel Harger of Roose· Sze, Gary Meltzer, and Edward Fried· which what almost happened was per· velt, Des Moines, Iowa; Elliott Winslow; man; Evanston's of Harold Boas, Philip haps as notable as what did. Pre·tourna· Allan Savage of Woodrow Wilson, Wash­ Wong, Jay Adler, and Sidney Levin. 4th ment raUngs had John Jacobs of Bryan ington, D.C.; Arthur Keske of Chardon, through 10th place prizewinners were Adams, Dallas, Tex. (2206) ranked first, Ohio; Harold Boas of Evanston, TIl.; and Roosevelt (Des Moines, Iowa), Stuyve· Eugene Meyer of Woodstock, N.Y. (2123) Nicholas Ocipoff of Bayside, Queens, sant (New York, N.Y.), University City, second, and Watson (2065) third. The N.Y. Best scoring 12th grader was Wat· Mo ., Abraham Uncoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.), three won their first four games, but son, 11th grader Meyer, 10th grader En· Brookline, Mass., Highland Park, N.J., in round five, Jaoobs was upset by James ders, and 9th grader Boss. The 8th and Seaholm (Birmingham, MiehJ. MacFarland of Burnt Hills, N.Y. (1768), Grade Championship went to Danny Sha· Many who did not participate cited who tied Meyer, Watson, Elliott Wins­ plro of Great Neck, N.Y. South JHS " the great distance inVolved," which fre­ low of University City, Mo. (1996), and (rated only 1283) with 6 points; 7th quently was only a few hundred miles. Alexander SZe of Woodrow Wilson. Grade Champion with 31h was Jose Ber· Ro ger Calhoun and Christopher Au Washington, D.C. (1886) for the lead at rocal of Perpetuo Socorro, Santurce, would probably find this claim humorous 5"(). Round six saw Meyer take a clear Puerto Rico. The B prize went to Nich· -they came all the way from Kailua, lead by defeating Sze, while Watson olas Ocipoff; the C to Bob Norman of Hawail-a distance of 5,000 miles! They drew with Winslow and MacFarland lost Eden Prairie, Minnesota; the D to posted respectable scores of 5 and 4 to 12-year..old Paul Jacklyn of Cordello Leonard Gross of Stuyvesant, New York, respectfully. Also of note were the entry Elementary, Central Islip, N.Y. (1825) N.Y.; the E to James Glines of New of 11 players from Churchill Area HS who had drawn a game earlier. Watson Canaan, Conn.; the Under·1000 to An­ of Pitlsburah, 350 miles away (the most then scored a key victory over Meyer drew Targo!! of Stuyvesant; and the from any school), the entry of 7 from in the seventh round, but he was tied Under-800 to John Hauser of Great Neck, Marquette HS of Milwaukee, 800 miles at 61h·1h by Jacklyn, who upset Wins­ N.Y. North JUS. Robert Anderson of dIstant, and the total of no less than low! The prospect of a sixth.grader be· Gompers won the Unrated trophy with 32 participants from the slate of m inois. coming National Hi e:h School Champion 6, on tie·break over 9th grader Vie Racz· Tournament Directors were William aroused much speculation as the final kowski of Churchill Area, Pittsburgh, Goichberg and Sanford Greene, assisted round and the decisive encounter, Wat· Pa.; third with 51h was Richard Lorentz by David Kaplan and Bob Moran. son vs. Jacklyn, were awaited. However, of John F. Kennedy, Willingboro, N.J. The Second Annual National High JUNE, 1969 241 School Championship will be held at the same location April 3-5, 1970, and should , draw well over 400 entrants. Many schools which didn't play in the first one have indicated they plan to enter next year. Regardless of where you are, en os a ers your sc:hool can be represented--start planning now! GAMES FROM THE 1969 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP by Pal Benko White: John Jaeobs (Bryan Adams, Dallas, Tex.). COOK CONTEST MAY SOLUTIONS Black: James MacFarland (Burnt Hills, The latest additions to the cooked No. 231: 1. Qb1l N.Y.). problems have resulted in the following No. 238: 1. QdSl 1. P-K4, P-K3; 2. P-Q4, P-Q4; 3. P-K5, scores: M. Leysens 4, L. R. Blair, B. No. 239: 1. Bb1. P·QB4; 4. P·QB3, N-QB3; 5. N-B3, Q-N3; Leverett, A. Bleider, R. S. Col beth, M. 6. P-QR3, N-K2 ; 7. P-QN4, P-B5; S. p. No. 2.. 0: 1. Nd5, KM; 2. Qb3+ . 1 • . . .. , Lajoie, P. Salem, R. Turitsky, D. Velch BI1: 2. N:e5. 1...... Bg6; 2. QR4, N·B4; 9. B-K2, B-K2; 10. B·N5, P­ 2, R. Brody and J. Olshausen 1. B3 ; 11. B-B4, PxP ;12. NxP, NxN; 13. KhZ. 1• . . .. , 13: 2. QhZ+ . The final scores, including these latest No. 2.. 1: 1. Bdl (threat: 2. Be3+), B:e4; BxN, B·B3; 14. B·RSch, K·K2; 15. Q-K2, additions have determincd the winners 2. B:l2+ . 1• . . . . , N16: 2. Bd4+ . B-Q2; 16. 0-0, QR-KBl; 17. N-R3, K-Ql; to be: 1 •.... , HQ; 2. BgI+ . IS. KR-Nl, BxB; 19. PxB, Q-B2; 20. N-N5, 1st : M. Leysens, S1. Petersburgh, Fla. No. 242: 1. QIlS (I.fueal: 2. Ne6+ ), e6; BxN; 21. PxB, Q-N3; 22. Q-R2, K-B2; 23. - 18 2. NI5 + , l.. ... , B:g1; 2. Q:g1+ . QxRP, QxQ; 24. RxQ, N-K2; 25. B-N4, 2nd: L. R. Blair, Terre Haute, Ind.--8 1...... as; 2. 15. 1• ... . , Na1; N-B4 ; 26. R/ I-RI, K-N3; 27. P-N3, R-B2; 3rd B. Leverett, Pittsburgh, Pa.--6 2. Ncl. 1• .. . . , NbS; 2. b3. 28. R/ I-R6ch?, PxR; 29_ RxR, P-Q5!; 30. Congratulations to these three and No. 2.. 3: 1. R13, e6: 2. Re3 + , Ell; 3. PxQP, P·B6; 31. B-B3, KxP; 32. B·K4, "better luck next time" to the others, NxQP; 33. R-Q7 , P-B7; 34. R-QB7, p. R3e2. all of whom I want to thank for their No.2.... : 1. NI2, Ke5; 2. N:q4+ , Kd6; 3. BS(Q)ch; 35. RxQ, N-K7ch; White resigns. efforts. Nc8+. White: J ames Cardamone (Northeast Cooked problems are: No. 245: 1. Bg2, KllS; 2. Nd6+ , Ka6; Catholic, Philadelphia, Pa.). No. 175: 1. a4, g4; 2. a5, g3; 3. as, g2; 3. NeB, KM: 4. Nc1+ . 1•.. .. , Black: John Watson (Brownell-Talbot, 4. a7, Ne8; 5. Kc6, glQ; 6. a8Q, Qcl+ !j Kd3; 2, Ne5+ . Ke2: 3. Ng6, Kd3; Omaha. Neb.). 7. Kb6, Qb2+; 8. Kc6, Qc3+; 9. Kb6, ... NI.. +, Ke4; 5. BI1. 1. P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-Q3; 3. Qb4+; 10. Kc6, QdS+; 11. Kb7, Qd5+ ; No. 246: l. d1 (1. KhZ, H:c4, elc.I, K13; P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-KB3; 5. N-QB3, 12. Kb8, Qd8+; 13. Ka7, Qa5+; 14. Kb7, 2. KhZ, Rel; 3. Bgl. Bdl; 4. c6, P·KN3; 6. P·B3, B-N2; 7. B-K3, 0-0; 8. Nd6+; 15. KbS, Qb6+ wins. Good work Rd6; 5. Be3, Rq6l; 6. KgI (6. Q-Q2, N·B3; 9. 0 ·0 .0 ,_ NxN; 10. BxN, B­ by Leysens! e8Q, qIQ+ ), Rg8: 1. Bd4, RbB; K3 ; 11 . N·Q5, BxNj 12. PxB, R-Bl; 13. No. 160 : There is a solution after 8. KhZ, RbI; 9. Bgl. Bdl; 10. e7, K-N I, Q-B2; 14. R·Bl, P-QRS} 15. P·KN4, all: 1. Kg7, Kf5j 2. Rd4, K any; 3 h4. Hd6; 11. Be3. H96: 12. KgI, P-Q N4; 16. P·KR4, Q·N2; 17. P.QB4, PxP; (Turitsky) RaS; 13. KhZ. RaI: 14. B'l], 18. BxP, RxB!?; 19. RxR, QxPj 20. Q-B3?, No. 178: 1. Qh7+. Ra51; 15. e5, BaS; 16. Be3, N-K5!; 21. Q-Bl, QxR; 22. BxB, KxB; No cook contest for a while, but please Rq6; 11. KqI. Ra6; 18. KhZ. Ral: 23. PxN, QxKPchj 24. K-RI, R-BI ; 25. do send them in anyway-it's good prac­ 19. B'll. Ra6: 20. Be3 draw. Q.Ql, R-B7; 26. P-RS, R-Q7; 27. P-R6ch, tice ! No. 247: 1. b1+ t, EbB: 2. R:I1. Bd3; 3. K·BI; 28. Q·QBl, Q-B7; and Black won. Rb], B:bI: 4. a6; c2; 5. Kb2, White: Robert Enders (University City, Mo.) Ba2; 6. Eel draw. B·K3 , N·B5; 21. P.N3, NxB; 22. QxN, p. No. 248: I. e7. B18: 2. h6 (2. KaS?, Eq7; Black: Peter Koelsch (New Shrews· Q4; 23. NxBch, QxN; 24. NxQP, NxN; 25. 3. e8Q. Bd6+ I, 15: 3. Ke6, d3: 4. bury, N.J.) BxN, BxB ; 26. PxB, RxP; 27. Q.N6, Q. e8Bt, B:bS; 5. B17+ . K18; 6. 1. P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, N·QB3; 3. QN2; 28. QxQch, KxQ; 29. QR.Ql, RxR; Be7+ . Kg7: 7. BI6+, K18; B. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-B3; 5. N·QB3, P-Q3; 30. RxR, R·QB1 ; 31. R-Q2, R·B6 ; 32. K·B2, B:hB, B:14; 9. Bc3 wins. 2 • .. ..• 6. B·QB4, B·Q2; 7. B-K3 , P-K3; S. Q-K2, P-K5; 33. R-K2 , K-B3; 34. RxP, RxPch; d3; 3. Ed7 (3. IS?, 16; 4. KeS. P·QR3; 9. B.N3, B·K2; 10. 0·0-0, P-QN4; 35. R-K2, R-B6; 3S. R-K3, R·B7ch; 37. K­ B:e7), 15; 4. e8RI, KI1; 5. Re6. 11 . P·B3, NxN; 12. BxN, B·B3; 13. P-N4, B3, P.QR4 ; 3S. P-KR4, K-Q4; 39. P-KN4, BM: 6. HI6 + , Eg8: 7. KeB, Be7; P-K4; 14. B·K3, 0·0; 15. P-KR4, R-Nl; 16. R·QR7; 40. P·N4, PxP; 41. PXP, R·QN7; B. RI? mates nexl move. P-RS, P-R4; 17. P-N5, N-Q2; IS. P-N6, P­ 42. R-K4, R-N8; 43. P-N5, PxP; 44. PxP, R5 ; 19. P-R6, RPxP; 20. PxP, KxP; 21. R-88ch; 45. K·N2, R·B2; 46. P-N6, R-KN2; B-RSch, K·N l ; 22. Q.R2, B·N4cb; 23. K·NI, 47. R-N4, K-K4; 48. K.B3, K·B4; 49. R-Nl, BOOST AMERICAN CHESS B-B3; 24. B·N7, B·RS; 25. BxR, KxB; 26. K-K4; 50. K-K3, K·Q4 ; 51. R·N4, K·K4; TELL YOUR FRIENDS QxB, QxQ; 27. RxQ, PxB; 2S. RxP, 52. R-N5ch, K-B3; 53. K-B4, R-QB2; 54. ABOUT USCF PxBPch; 29. KxP, R-Bl; 30. R·R8ch, K·K2; P-N7, R-B5ch ; 55. K·K3, Black resigns. 31. RxR, KxR; 32. R·KR8, N-B3; 33. P·R3, White: Nicholas Ocipofi (Bayside, N-R4 ; 34. R·QN8, K·B4; 35. P-N4ch, K-Q3; Queens, N.Y.) NEW BOOK 36. NxPch, BxN; 37. RxB, K·B3; 38. RxP, Black: Art Keske (Chardon, Ohio) P·B3; 39. R·B5ch, K-N3; 40. P·R4, N·B5; 1. P·QB4, P.KN3 j 2. N·QB3, B·N2; 3. by George Koltanow.kl 41. P-RSch, K·R3; 42. R-BSch, K·N4; 43. P-KN3. P.Q3 ; 4. B-N 2, P-K4 ; 5. P·K3. N­ If you enjoY stories, anccdotes about RxP, Black Resigns. Q2; 6. KN·K2, P·KB4; 7. 0 ·0 , N/ I·B3; 8. the chess great and not so great, White: Paul Jacklyn (Cardello Ele· P-Q3, 0-0; 9. P·QN4, P·B3; 10. R·Nl, R· Grandmaster styles, pictures and car- mentary, Central Islip, N.Y.) KI; n . P-QR4, N-Bl; 12. P-Q4, PxP; 13. toons, games and problems .. . Black: Larry Frye (Gompers LT, Chi­ PXP, P-Q4; 14. P-N5, B·K3 ; IS. N·B4, THEN ORDER cago, Dl.) 8-B2; 16. NPxP, NPxP; 17. R·N7, N·K5; 1. P-K4, P-QB4 ; 2. N-KB3, P.Q3; 3. p­ 18. B-N2, N-Q3; 19. RxB!?, NxR; 20. TV CHESS Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-KB3; 5. N-QB3, P­ PXP, PxP; 21. BxP, R-Nl; 22. N.N5, Q·Q2; Autographed eopy, $2.00· QR3; 6. B-N5, P-K3; 7. Q-Q2?, P.R3; 8. 23. BxNch, KxB ; 24. Q-N3ch, N·K3; 25. Send order to: B-K3, B-K2?; 9. B·K2, QN·Q2; 10. P-B4, R-Kl, R-N3 ; 26. NxN, R/lxN; 27. R·QB1, U.S. Chess Federation Q-B2 ; 11. 0 .0 , P-QN4; 12. 8-B3, B·N2; R-B3; 28. RxR, QxR; 29. NxP, Q.N3; 30. 479 Broadway 13. P·QR3, N-N3; 14. Q·B2, KN.Q2; 15. N-N5, K-K2; 31. B·R3ch, K.Q2; 32. Q. Newburgh, H.Y. 12550 Q-N3, P-N4; 16. 8-RS, 0-0.0; 17. BxP, Q5ch, K-Bl; 33. Q-R8ch, K.Q2; 34. Q­ "N.Y. BUt. Reeldent. .M Sue. Tas. PxP; IS. BxBP, P-K4; 19. 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Edighoffer was best C, best junior was Spring Invitational, in Peoria, nl., was • • • • • C. DiStefano. A. Schockley was best won by Stephen Chase, 4-0. Second was The 1st Syracuse (N. Y.) Junior, with unrated and the D prize was won by W. James Mann and third Glen Baum. Top 9 entrants, was won by Richard Cun­ Bergman III. 271 out of a possible 275 unrated was Richard Guerard, second ningham. Second was Allan Darman games were played. James Von Horn di­ Bruno Manarelli, third Jim McBride. and third was Chris Burris. AI Highdu. rected. The event was a 4-round tornado, 30/60, check directed. • • • • • directed by Michelle Bucheck, President • • • • • Tbe Rochester (N.Y.) City Champion­ of the Bradley U Chess Club. The Baltic Chess Club in New York ship, with 18 players, was won by Dr. • • • • • held an 8·pJayer round robin for the Erich Marchand, 4-0. Tied with 3·1 were John M. King, Aristedes Gabella and championship. The winner was John Donald Reithel, George OUe, Don Stub­ Richard Schmitt each scored M2-1lh to Pamiljens, who had won the event three blebine and Alfred Lanze. Sponsored by win the LaPorte (Ind.) Chess Club Cham­ times before. Second was Antanas Vas­ the Rochester Chess Club, the tourna­ pionship. There were 8 players. liauskas and third was Alfons Milukas. ment was directed by Don Reither. • • • • • Pamiljens, in addition to directing the • • • • • The 3rd Valley Forge Open in Phila· tournament, is the club secretary. The USAF Hospital at Elmendorf AFB delphia was held in two sections. In • • • • • in Alaska held its 1969 Champiosnhip. the Classic Section, with 36 players, R. The Schenectady eN,Y.) Winter Rat­ The winner was Ethmer Rader, 4-0. Sec­ Nickle was first with Hi! on tiebreak ing Open, with 25 players, was won by ond was James Stallings, who was high. over R. Szendroi. Following, with 4, Matthew Katrein, 4lh-lh. Following with est.scoring Hospital player. Ted Rader were R. 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Panzer. by Frank Thornally and Mike Morris, points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for Jim Van Horn directed; 76 played in 4lh-lh. With 4-1 were Philip Smith, a played loss and 0 for a forfeit loss. the amateur. '-'u;.Goodall, Randy Hough and Dale Michael Thomas directed. • • • • • Lt, Terry Garnett, who scored 6·0 • • • • • The 2nd annual Monterey Peninsula according to the report, was best junior. William M. Byland has won the Pitts· Schools Championship, with 13 players, Jerome Long directed. burgh Chess Club Championship with a was won by Don Draper, 5lh -lh . He was • • • • • score of 5-l. He had won the event four followed by Michael Barthelow, 4lh, The 1969 Massachusetts High School times in the 1940s and shared first on and David Vinig, 2. Team Championship, held in Boston, had three other occasions. Charles Hiber In a consolation group, Tom Monag­ five competing tearns. Brookline HS was was runnerup with 4%-Ilh. With 4-2 han was first, followed by Tim Lee. 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SEVENTH EDITION IMMEDIATE DELIVERY "" ... THE COLLE SYSTEM '." by Int.rnetlonel Mester GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI Th. Improved, prlnt.1I .dltlon, with dur_ Ibl. cov.fI Iplr.1 bound, II • MUST I'OR EVI!II:Y C ... PLAYI!!t. Or.r your CO"." .ufotirl,"'" by tn .utI'Ior, by ..nd ItI .,.00 tto: GEORGE . , KOLTANOWSKI . . . . 1200 Gout'h St.. Apt~ D-3 • Sen Fr.nclld, CalH. 94109 . (C.lthlrnla ,....In'l add '" ..... tn.! Ste t.soD HaJJ. where particIpanl. In the lunlor Open will be quattered. The 'View ~h'o ws the West Enlranc:e 10 this dotmilory showplace. JUNE, 1969 .47 vans on ess Q. Ted Kemmerer, South Gate, Calif.: p·N5 (or P·QR4) is indeed in White's I hereby suggest the following as an favor. Likewise 14 ...... , N.K5; 1S. BxN. improvement for Black's defensive NOTICE PxB; 16. P·QN4 where the Knight is better than the Bishop. chances against Pachman's "vehement United States Champion L ar r y attack" in MCO·10, pg. 398, col. 97 of Evans will give an exhibition tour Black's most active choice Is 14 ...... , the Nimzo-Indian: L P-Q4, N-KE3; 2. during the Fall. Chess clubs and other P·QR41 Now on 1S. P·QR3, P·RSI (instead P·QB4, P-K3; 3. N.QB3, B-N5; 4. P-QR3, organizations are invited to make of Medina's ...... , B·Q2) renders it diffi· BxNch; 5_ PxB, P·Q3; 6. P-B3, 0-0; 7. early bookings by contacting the U.S. cult for White to make progress. The P-K4, P-K4; 8. B.N5, N-B3; 9. N-K2, Chess Federation, 479 Broadway, New­ fact that White's Knight Is on K2 instead P-QN3; 10. P-N4, B-R3; 11. N-N3, P-R3; burgh, New York 12550. of KB3 makes it possible for Black, in 12. B-K3, N-QR4! (instead of ...... , N-R2). some variations, to maneuver ...... , B·Q2; ...... , P·QN4; ...... , N.K1·Q3.BS without In Chess Openings, Theory and Prac· having to fear N.KS. tlce, pg. 289, col. 3 this variation appears Q. Jude Acers, San Francisco: One of and refers to note 16 which says: "16. K· "the most fantastic games rve ever K2, Q-N7ch; 17. K-K1, Q·B6ch with per· analyzed was Addison-8igurjonsson, 1968 petual check (analysis by Euwe)." Fiske Memorial Tournament in Reyk. After 16. K·K2, Q.N7chj 17. Q-Q2!, javic, Iceland. It appeared in the August QxQch; 18. KxQ, Black is temporarily '6B Chess Review, pg. 282: 1. P-Q4, N­ 2 Pawns up but White gets the attack. KB3; 2. P-QB4, P·K3; 3. N-QB3, B-N5; For example: lB ...... , R-B2 (not 18...... , 4. P-KS, 0-0; 5. B-Q3, P-B4j 6. N-B3, P­ RxN; 19. RxPch)j 19. N/3.N5, R-K2; 20. Q4; 7. 0-0, PxBP; 8. BxP, Q-K2; 9. P­ BxPch, K.R1; 21. N-B7, NxP; 22. NxR. QR3, B-R4; 10. B-Q3, P·QR3; 11. P-K4, A. Yes. indeed, Black Is hard-pressed PxP; 12. P-K5, PxN; 13. PxN, NPxP; 14. after 22 ...... , N-BSch; 23. K·B3, R.K6ch; Q·R4!!, N-E3. In this position Addison 24. B·Q3, B·B4; 2S. R-N3. And on 22. made a really remarkable combination Posilion aller 12•....• N·QR4 ...... QN·B3; 23. QR·KB1 is devastating. which just happens to look like a routine Q. Larry Johnson, Durham, N.C.: After kill. Yet no master anywhere has pub­ 13. P-N5 (what else?), N-R2!j 14. PXP, 1. P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P-QB4, p.K3; 3. N-QB3, lished a proper analysis of the position, P-N3!j 15. P-Q5!, BxP with a difficult N-KB3; 4. B-N5, B-K2; 5. P-K3, 0·0; 6. and all regard it as drawn. White played game and chances for both sides, hope­ R-Bl, P-KR3j 7. B-R4, N-K5; 8. BxB, QxB; 15. BxPch!! fully better ones (ending?) for Black. 9. PxP, NxN; 10. RxN, PxP; 11. B.Q3, (a) Is the attack still to be vehement? P-QB3; 12. N·K2, N-Q2; 13. 0-0, N·B3; (b) Is 15 ...... , NxP any better? (c) 14. Q-Nl, MCO-lO considers 14 ...... , Which side would you rather sit on R-Klleading to Taimanov-Goldenov, 1952 after 14 ...... , P-N3 and why? (d) How and 14...... , P.QR4 leading to Euwe- should White proceed after 12...... , Medina, 1946. In both of these games N-QR4? White gained an advantage with the min­ A. It may be that 1S. p·QS is unnet:. ority attack in one form or another. sary and that White can maintain his initiative with an immediate 1S. P·KR4 -White's play U!3 to here is reasonable. After 1S • ...... , BxP (always better than ...... , NxPl; 16. P·RS, BxB; 17. KxB. N·BS; 18. B·B1, P·Q4; 19. R·QR2 we pre­ fer White's chances, although the game is double·edged. Position alter 15. BxPch Q. Howard Osterman, Brooklyn: In the French Defense after 1. P·K4, P-K3; Kmoch's analysis is, in part: " . . 2. P-Q4, P-Q4; 3. N-QB3, N-KE3; 4. B-N5, so White chooses a continuation that B-K2j 5. P-K5, KN-Q2; 6. BxB, QxB; 7. is perfectly safe to draw, with winning B-Q3, 0·0; 8. QN-K2, P-QB4; 9. P-QB3, chances if Black goes astray." Kmoch P-B3; 10. P.KB4, PxKP; 11. BPxP, PXP; criticizes Black for not accepting the 12. NxP, Q-N4; 13. KN-B3, QxP; 14. R­ Bishop and losing (15...... , K-R1j 16. KN1, QxNPj 15. NxP, QxPch the follow­ Position aller 14. Q-Nl B-K4!, P-N4; 17. Q-Ql, R·Q1j 18. N-Q41, ing position is reached: R. Schwarz recommends 14 ...... , N-K1; Q-B4; 19. BxN, RxN; 20. Q-B3, R.R2; 21. 15. P.N4, N-Q3 for Black. Isn't 16. P·N5 QxPch, KR2; 22. B-K3, B·N3; 23. QR-Q1, still effective. Would you please com­ P-K4; 24. B-R6, R·KN5; 25. B·K4ch and ment on this line? mates in 4). Suppose instead that Black plays 14. Kmoch goes on to say: "Black goes ...... , N-K5. 15. R-B2 seems too defensive wrong, flatly. His correct reply is 15 . and 15. BxN, PxB changes the Pawn ...... , KxB. Then 16. Q-R4ch produces structure from that against which the (a) 16 ...... , K-N1; 17. B·R6 whereupon minority attack is usually directed. Can the double threat 18. Q·N3ch and 18. White still profit from a Q-side Pawn Q-N4ch wins for White. (b) 16 ...... , R- advance? What is the best plan for N3; 17. Q-R6ch, K·B4; 18. Q·R5ch, K-K5; White after 4 ...... , N-K5 immediately? 19. R-Q1, P.B4; 20. B-N5 and White wins. A. 14 ...... , R·Kl is a normal develop. (c) 16 ...... , K-N2!; 17. B·R6ch, R-N3! Ing move which alloW5 the minority at. with nothing better than a perpetual tack with 15. P·QN4. giving White small check for White. lB. Q.N4ch, etc. Or 18. but persistent initiative. On Schwarz's B-K3, K-N2; 19. B-R6ch (19. P-KN4 allows PosJUon altet 15 •.... , QxPch 14 ...... , N·K1; 1S. P.QN4, N.Q3i 16...... , R-R1)." 248 CHESS LIFE It is my opinion that Mr. Kmoch is 9. P-QR3, Q-R4; 10. R·Q1, B-K2; 11. N-Q2, Anyway I've forgotten who played Black, wrong-White has an absolutely forced P-K4; 12. B-N5, P-Q5; IS. N-NS, Q-Q1; but I know 16 ...... , P·N5 happened in win in all variations. In Variation (b), 14. B-K2, N·KN5j 15. BxB, QxB ; 16. PxP, the 1967 Latvian Championship and Zhur· for instance, White can improve by 18. Q-R5; 17. P·NS, Q-R6; 18. P-Q5, which avlev had White. He tried 17. N-Q5!? Q-R7ch and mates in 2. Because I have brings us to the bone of contention. (apparently to avoid 17. QN-K2, B·QN2j seen this game so badly analyzed in 18. N·KN3, P-Q4, etc.), PxN; 18. PXP, French, German and now American per­ BxB; 19. KR.Klch, K-Q1; 20. N.B6ch, iodicals, here is complete anlaysis. K·B1; 21. QxBch, K·N2 and White lost,. White wins after 15...... , KxBj 16. In the Army Team Tournament, Mos­ Q-R4ch, K-N2 (not 16 ...... , K-N3j 17. cow 1968, Czerwinski tried 16. K-N1 in· Q·R6ch); 17. B-R6ch, K-N3; 18. B-K3, stead and the game continued 16 ...... , K-N2 (Kmoch); 19. Q-N4ch, K-R2 (or anY)j P-N5; 17. N·Q5!?, PxN; 18. PXP, N-Q2j 19. 20. Q-R3ch!!, K-N2 (forced; if 20 ...... , N·K6, Q-N3; 20. B·RS, P·KR4; 21. KR·K1, K-N1; 21. B-R6); 21. B-R6ch, K·N3; 22. N·K4; 22. N-Q4, BxB; 23. QxB, K.Q1 and N-R4chl! (the point of White's Queen White lost again. Black, by the way, was manipulation and planned well in ad· Kupka. va nce: the Queen has cleared KR4 for So, after 16. K-N1, P-N5 I ask why entrance of the Knight while remaining not play 17. QN-K2, B·QN2; 18. N-KN3, on the KR·me), KxB (22 ...... , K-R2; 23. P.Q4; 19. B-QS, PxP; 20. NxP-I agree N-B5!, PxNj 24. NxRch, K·N1; 25. BxQ, White still isn't out of that ugly pin, NxB; 26. P·QN4, B-B2; 27. QxBP wins; PosJtJon alter 18. p.QS but surely his game must be worth or 22 ...... , K·R4; 23. N-B5ch mates in something? two); 23. N-B5ch, K-N4 (not 23 ...... , Spassky played 18...... , N·Q5 and the game shortly ended in a draw by A. In this final line 20 ...... , 0·0·0 K-N3; 24. Q-N4ch, K-R2; 25. Q-N7 mate); leaves Black with the initiative and 2 24. P·B4ch, K-N3; 25. Q-R6ch, KxNj 26. repetition, probably due to time-pressure. But what happens after 18 ...... , Q-N7!? Bishops. We suspect White is obliged to Q-R7ch, K-N5; 27. Q.R3 mate. stop for 16. P·QR3. Then if 16 ...... , I do not wish to criticize Mr. Kmoch On 19. R·KB1, N-Q5 (stronger than 19...... , NxRP; 20. PxN) 20. NxN, PxNj 21. B-QN2: 17. B-R3, 0·0-0: 18. N·Q5! unduly for his oversight but I believe Third question: This refers to your that the true analytical ability shown by RxP, NxRP; 22. R-R4, P·B4 Black seems to have an edge. What do you think? reply to Mr. Cayton, Nov. CL, p. 416. White would be appreciated if the above (Agreed.) 1. P.K4, P·QB4; 2. N-KES, P-QS; 3. P-Q4, is carefully studied. Black rejected the PXP; 4. NxP, N-KBS; 5. N-QB3, P·QR3; Greek gift because he did not wish to be In Chess Review, Sept. 1967, pg. 264, Gligoric comments: "18...... , Q-N7; 19. 6. B-N5, P·KS; 7. P-B4, Q-NS; 8. Q·Q2!?, mated in at most 12 moves or face an QxP; 9. R·QN1, Q-R6; 10. P-B5, N-B3j ending a piece down. As the game is al· Q·K4, QxPch; 20. K-Q2 favors White." I can't see how after 20 ...... , P-B4; 21. 11. PxP, PXPj 12. NxN, PxN; 13. P.K5, ready a classic, I hope you will publish N-Q4; 14. N-K4, PxP. the enclosed analysis and establish for Q-B3 (not 21. Q-Q3, P·K5), N·Q5!; 22. yourself that White wins. How about it. NxN, PxN (or ...... , QxNch). Shouldn't Right? Black come out alive? A. The main line arises after 18 ...... , A. Black can Improve his defense Q·N7; 19. Q.K4, QxPch; 20. K.Q2, P·B4 against your winning try. The key posl. (20 ...... , B·B4! also comes into considera· tion arises after 15 ...... , KxB; 16. Q. tlon); 21. Q.B3, N.QS; 22. NxN, PxNI R4ch, K·N2; 17_ B·R6ch, K·N3; 18. B·K3. (not 22 ...... , QxNch; 23. K.Bl! and Instead of Kmoch's 18...... , K·N2?, White retains his extra Pawn); 23. N.NS, which is the only move you consider, Q·K6ch (23 ...... , QxQ; 24. BxQ, N·B7; Black has at his disposal the defense 25. NxP gives White two sound central 18_ ...... , P·K41 with the objective of Pawns for the Exchange); 24. QxQ, bringing his beleaguered King to safety PxQch; 25. K·Q3, N·B7ch; 26. KxP, NxKR; via K3. Probably White does best to 27. RxN, B.Q2 with ill probable draw in take the perpetual after 19. Q·R6ch, K· the offing. B4, 20. Q-R3ch, K·N3 (on 20...... , K·K51?, Second question: This is one of those 21. N·N5chl, K-Q41: 22. KR·Qlch, N.Q5 "grande variantes" of the Sicilian: 1. Position after 14 ...... PxP it is not immediately apparent how P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N.KB3, P·Q3; 3. P-Q4, As you pointed out, 15. P-B4? loses to White can force mate): 21. Q-R6ch (not PXP; 4. NxP, N-KB3; 5. N-QBS, P·QR3; 21. N·R4ch, K·N2), K.B4, etc. 19_ P· KN4 B-N5. 6. B-N5, P-K3; 7. P-B4, B-K2; 8. Q-B3, White's improvement is supposed to be fails against simply K·N2. Q-B2; 9. 0-0·0, QN-Q2j 10. P-KN4, P.N4j Q. Jorge Riberio, Lewisburg, W. Va.: 15. B·K2, B·N5; 16. RxB, QxR; 17. QxQ, 11. BxN, NxB; 12. P-N5, N-Q2j IS. P-B5, NxQ: 18. 0 -0 , N-Q4; 19. N-Q6ch, K-Q2; I have a question on the Orthodox De­ N-B4; 14. P·B6, PXPj 15. PxP, B-B1. fense to the Q's Gambit, MCO.10, pg. 276, 20. N·B4, K-K1: 21. N·Q6ch, K-Q2; and coL 3 note (g): 1. P_Q4, P-Q4j 2. P-QB4, her e White refused the draw (draw!,) P-K3; 3. N-QBS, N·KB3; 4. B-N5, B-K2; with 22. N-B7 in the game Gherkov-Asta· 5. P-K3, 0-0; 6. N-BS, QN-Q2; 7. R·B1, shin, USSR Trade Unions Chmp. 1964. P·B3; 8. B-QS, PxP; 9. BxP, N·Q4j 10. Bringing it all back home, Wagner· BxB, QxB; 11. 0-0, NxNj 12. RxN, P.K4; Robertie, 1967 New England Open, went: IS. Q-B2, PxP; 14. PxP, N·N3j 15. R-K1, 20...... , p.B4; 21. R·B7ch, K-B3: 22. Q-B3; 16. B-NS, B·B4j 17. Q·K2, QR.Ql; NxPch K·Q3; 23. N-B4ch, K-B3 and 18. Q-K7, QxQ; 19. RxQ, R-Q2j 20. QR.K3, again a draw was offered- this time ac­ N-B1; 21. RxR, BxR; 22. N·K5, B-K3=. cepted. I have no opinion of my own to Doesn't White win a Pawn after 23. BxB, offer here (for what that's worth) be­ PxB; 24. N-Q7, R-any; 25. N·B5? cause I have tried analyzing this, both at home and in concert, and it gets frus· A. After 24. N.Q7, R·Ql; 25. N·B5 trating. What do you think? (25. RxP?, K·B2; 26. N.BS, P·QN3), RxP As a footnote, Geller's "more frequent" is sufficient, threatening mate. 14. R-N3, Q-R4 has also been met with Q. Jim Marfia, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Position alter 15 ..... , B·B1 15. N-K4, QxQch; 16. KxQ, PXP; 17. Here I am again. First question: Port­ After 16. B-RS, P·N5! is quite obviously P-B4, P-R3; 18. B-R4, N-B5; 19. B-B2, isch-Spassky, Havana Olympic 1966: 1. an improvement, relatively speaking, B-K2; 20. P-N3, N-R4; 21. B·N2 and a P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P-QB4, P-K3j 3. N·QBS, over 17 ...... , B-Q2; 18. Q-B5--at least Shakhmaty article says Black "still has B-K2; 4. N-BS, N-KB3; 5. B-B4, 0-0; 6. judging by what happened to Black in difficulties." P·K3, P-B4; 7. PxBP, BxP; 8. Q-B2, N-B3; Parma·Bogdanovic of haIlowed memory. A. Thanks for the information; it only JUNE, 1969 249 serves to verify that this whole variation After 22. QxPch, K-Rl it seems to me '11. Q-N4? (11. Q-B2! is correct), NxBP; is still playable for Black. For 10. P·BS, White doesn't have enough scope to win; 12. R-Q1, N-Q6ch!j 13. PxN, QxN White P·N4 see the next question. for if 2S. RxQ, R-K8 mates. Resigns. Q. Dana Dlott, Indianapolis: In the A. 22. QxPch, K.Rl; 23. QxRchl, RxQ; A. A bird in the hand is worth two In Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian after 24. RxQ is decisive. the bush. Black should take the Rook be­ 1. P·K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KBS, p·QS; S. P-Q4, Q. Tom Pagano, Bronx, N.Y.: I believe cause the worst that can happen is two PxP; 4. NxP, N-KBS; 5. N-QBS, P-QR3; Nimzovich overlooked the win of a Rooks for the Queen--and he has many 6. B-N5, P-KS; 7. P-B4, Q-NS; 8. Q-Q2!?, Pawn on page 14 of My System. After 1. tactical shots along the way. After 11. QxP; 9. R-QN1, Q-R6; 10. P-B5, most P·K4, P-K4; 2. N-KBS, N-QBS; 3. B-B4, Q.B2; · NxBP; 12. R·Kl, N.B3; 13. B·N2, texts give 10 ...... , N-BS, although some B-K2; 4. P-Q4, B-Ba?; 5. PxP, NxP; 6. NxPl saves the day (e.g., 14. Q.Q2, NxN; mention that 10 ...... , P-N4 is interesting. NxN, BxN; he gives 7. P-B4. How does 15. PxN, N·Q6ch). What is the proper reply? 7. Q-R5 grab you? Q. Bill Maillard, Los Angeles: One question about an important line in the Sicilian Defense (Richter-Rauzer Attack), p; 190 of MCO-lO, col. 17: 1. P-K4, P­ QB4j 2. N-KBa, N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxPj 4. NxP, N-BS; 5. N-QB3, P-Q3; 6. B-KN5, P,K3j 7. Q-Q2, B-K2; 8. 0 .0 -0, 0-0; 9. P-B4, NxN; 10. QxN, P-KR3; 11. B-R4, Q-R4; 12. B-B4. Continuing with note j (B), 12 ...... , R-Ql; IS. KR-B1. Now my opponent in a recent postal game tried the suggested IS ...... , P-K4; but after 14. Q-Q3 White seems to maintain the advantage.

Position aller lO_ .... , p·N4 Position aller 7. Q·R5 A. 10...... , P·N4 looks like a perfect. After 7 ...... , Q-K2 (or Q-B3); ·there is Iy reasonable defense. The threat of simply 8. BxPch, QxB; 9. QxBch. Am ...... , P·N5 practically compels 11. BxN, I right? PxB; 12. B·K2. Black's normal reply of A. Yes. 12 ...... , B·N2 is now shaky after 13. Q. Marc Gehring, Hartford, Ct.: I PxP, PxP; 14. B·R5ch. However, Black played in a tOlirnament where in one of seems to have resources with 12 ...... , my games I no'ticed I had the chance of Q·B4 or 12 ...... , B·R3 or even 12 ...... , winning a Rook, though at the possible P·KR41? More tournament experience cost of my Queen. Could you please tell can be anticipated with these lines. me if my (Black's) sixth move was accept­ Q. Dennis Jones, Linden, Texas: In the able? Hall-Gehring: 1. P-Q4, N-KE3; 2. diagram attached, from game XU of P-QB4, p -Ka; a. P-KN3, B-N5ch; 4. B-Q2, Position alter 14. Q·Q3 Morphy's Games of Chess, the book says BxBch; 5. QxB, P-Q4; 6. N·QRa?!, PxP; Morphy (White) played 22. QxPch and 7. NxP, Q-Q4?!; 8. N-K3!, QxR ; 9. N-BS, '-White threatens BxN followed by P­ wins. 0 -0; 10. 0 ·0-0, N·K5! B5, 'gaining undisputed control of Q5 while retaining K-side attacking chances. Therefore, it seems that 14 ...... , PXP is best. Here are two ideas after 15. RxP! (a) 15 ...... , P-KN4?; 16. P-K5!, PxRj 17. Q·N6ch, K-Rl; 18. QxPch wins. (b) 15 ...... , B-K3 (looks best); 16. ExE, PxB; 17. QR-Bl and White appears only to have a slight advantage. Does this last line pull Black even or, if not, do you see anything better for him? A. Agreed, the last line is Black's best and leaves White with a pull. On 17. Q. R3 (instead of QR·Bl), K·B2 holds. WhIle to play Position aller 10 • .. . .. N-K5 * * * State Championo

The following list of state champions supplements the A state champion must bea resident of the state in which first such list, which appeared in the April, 1969 issue. A he holds the title, or he must be a student, or in military complete list of state champions will appear with the annual service, or other temporary _resident therein. An out-of-state USCF Rating List at the end of the year. In the meantime, player who wins a tOl;lrilament in which the championship is each quarterly rating list will include those state champions at stake wins only the tournament, not the title. which have been determined since the previous list. D.C.: Lawrence Gilden; Junior: Ed Kitces Only those states are represented whose state association KANSAS: Randy Mills and Don McCrory (Co-champions); has sent us official notification of the name of the state Junior: Doug Hensley. NEBRASKA: John E. Tomas (correction) champion (and junior champion, if any). In order to be listed, NEW JERSEY: Robert Wachtel; Junior: Jonathan Josephs a special notice must be submitted" and it must come from OHIO: Harkins . an authoritative source. TEXAS: Eric Bone and Steve Moffitt (Co-champions). 250 CHESS LIFE RATING SUPPLEMENT, SUMMER 1969

"Tournament Life" ,,""ovneements ~r. received on the California-EI Segundo Winter Rating Tournament, Feb. 4- following tournaments .. nd published in good faith. Unfor­ Mar. 4. Report received Apr. 24. tunateiv. the tournament director or org.. niurs had not sub­ Illinois-Chicago Chess Club Championship, played Jan. miHed rating reports .. t the time this Issue ~nt to press. through Mar. Report received May 12. Louisian_New Orleans CC Rated Tournament #3, played SEPTEMBER 1968 Mar. 22-23. Report received Apr. 30. New York-Syracuse Fall Open, September 14-15. Rating Pennsylvania-Philadelphia Team Championship, played Jan. reminder notice sent to Robert Nasiff on Jan. 8. Follow-up through Mar. Report received Apr. 23. letter sent to Mr. Nasiff (with copy to David Hutchinson) on Tennessee-Memphis City Championship, played Jan. lO-Mar. March 17. Neither man has replied. 21. Report received Apr. 29. OCTOBER 1968 We've said it before and we'll say it again. There may be Californie-Greater Redwood Empire Open, Oct. 12-13. Re­ a very good reason for late submission of a particular rating minder letter sent March 17 to Otto Halungs, with information report. Illness in the family, an unexpected business trip away copy to George Koltanowski. Mr. Haiungs replied that Mr. from home, or perhaps some hard.working individual who is Koltanowski had the rating information; Mr. Koltanowski just spread too thin in his efforts on behalf of chess. When replied that Mr. Haiungs had the rating information. We are you have occasion to speak to a person about his late sub­ still waiting for the rating report. mission of a rating report, don't just complain--offer to help. illinois-Chicago Premier Tournament, Oct. IS-Nov. 2. Re· If there were a few more workers to help carry the load, it minder letter sent to Thomas McCormack on March 14. No would undoubtedly do wonders toward getting future reports reply. in on time. Although late r eports are an inconvenience and an annoy­ NOVEMBER 1968 ance to you, we can all be forgiving because at least they were Texas-Capital City Open, Nov. 9·10. Several complaints reo ceived from people who say they paid dues to Denver Dolman finally sent in. But it is very difficult to understand the cases at this tournament. We wrote Mr. Dolman on Feb. 27 inquiring listed from September through February at the beginning of about the Capital City Open and also about the University of this article. If there are good reasons why these reports have Texas Open (Oct.) and the University of Texas Championship not been submitted, the responsible people should at 'east (Feb,), neither of which was advertised in "Tournament Life" explain the delay and take steps possible to c;:orrec;:t the situa· but about which complaints have also reached us. Mr. Dolman tlon. If you played in one of the missing tournaments, help did not reply. Several Texas Chess Association offciials have us to get adion by personally c;:ontacting the man you think responsible. attempted to contact him; we wrote again on March 19. Mr. Dolman still continues to ignore our request for informa­ Now for an example of a tournament which had to be tion on the missing memberships and dating reports. held over to the September List through no fault of the or· ganizers. We refer to the Midwest Open Team Chess Festival, JANUARY 1969 played Feb. 22-23. The rcport originally reached us on March Ohio-Glass City Open, Jan. 25-26. Reminder notice sent to 17; unfortunately, non·members had partiCipated and the re­ James Grau on March 14. No reply. port was submitted in an incorrect format. We returned it to the tournament directors. calling the discrepancies to their FEBRUARY 1969 attention. They responded fully by collecting the necessary California-John Gilbreth Memorial Open, Feb. 21-23. Re­ membershi ps and by redOing the report on the correct form. minder letter sent Apr. 10 with copies going to Tournament Our thanks and congr atulations to Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Fuller Director Andrew Kempner, Gordon Barrett, Donald Cotten, and to Susan Boone for their cooperation and successful Larry Hoke, Isaac Kashdan, and Darrell Rader. Still no report. efforts in connection with this fine tournament. Listed below are reports which were submitted but which MARCH 1969 we could not rate for the reasons indicated. These reports New Jersey-Eastern Shore High School Team ChampIonship, were returned to the persons who submitted them with an March 1. explanation as to why the return was necessary. Colorado-AI Wallace Memor ial, March 21·23. California-Four Man Sectional, Oakland, March 30. Cleveland Winter Open. (1) Fischer-Christiansen Match. (2) (3) Rating reports on the following tournaments were all de­ Marshall Chess Club (New York) Class A & B Tournaments. (1) layed in submission to this officc, for reasons unknown to us. Mingos·Clark Match. (3) They reached us long after the deadline for this June Rating Spedale·Rice Match. (4) List and the results will be reflected in September. Various matches submitted by L. Trottier. (3) University City Open. Reserve Di vision (Florida). (1) Note: OCTOBER 196B The Open and AmateUr Di visions were rated. Rhode Island_New England Amateur, played Oct. 26-27. Re· (I) Non·members participated. port not submitted until May 9. (2) Sent Incorrect rating fee (or none at all). (3) Match of Incon-ect length. Matches must be no shorter than four NOVEMBER 196B games and no longer than ten games. Rhode Island-SENEOCC 500, Nov. 8·11 . Report received May (4) One playe r was unrated. Both must be rated to' play a match. 9. EVENTS RATED FOR THIS LIST JANUARY 1969 This supplement lists only those who have played in the California-Central California Chess League, played Nov. following reported events. Every tournament report properly through January. Report not received until May 1. submitted to your Federation through April 21, 1969 is in­ Rhode Island-New Year's Special Amateur Championship. cluded. played Jan. 4-5. Report not received until May 9. Our next list will appear in the September issue and will include all correct Rating Reports which reach us not later FEBRUARY 1969 than July 7. California-Van Hooser Memorial Tournament, played Oct. through Feb. Report received Apr. 24. Members who did not play in at least one of the following California-Concord Open, played Feb. 15-16. Report received events will not find their names on this list, unless we are May 12. printing a correction. The most recently published ratings MARCH 1969 remain in effect for all members whose names are not Alabama-Apollo 9 Open, played Mar. 10-17. Report received included herein. , Apr. 25. JUNE, 1969 251 NO. of Twin City Chess Club Winter Rating Tflurnament-Jan .. Feb...... 8 Playen Twin City Chess Tornado-February ...... 29 Tournament-January·February .. 16 Wamsley Cup-February ...... ,...... 102 ...... 15 Northwestern University Winter Tournliment--Jan. •Feb ...... 12 .... 16 l'oUSl!lsslppl Knlrhts Ladder-JanuarY·... brch ...... 6 Gompers Park Chess Club Champlonshlp-October·March ...... 8 ...... 9 First 1969 Twin City OpeD-March ...... 33 .... "25 Gompers Park Chess Club Champlonshlv-Class C &< D-Date? .... 20 Austln Chess Club Champlonshlp-February·March ...... IS Bradley University Spring inVitational-March ...... 12 Tournament-Nov . .Jan ...... "16 Greater Chlcaro Open- March ...... 150 Match: Goch/Erlckson. " INDIANA-LaPorte Junior Open-February ...... 4 Che!i.3 Champlonshlp- Suuthern Indiana Open-March ...... 24 , Winter Ratlnr Improvement Tournament-Elkhart Chcss Club- Tournament- February ...... 24 Date? ...... 10 1969 Indiana ...... 52 ...... ,...... ,...... 28 Tournament-March ...... ,...... ,...... 8 ...... 16 Open of 1968--December ...... 21 ChesS Club- of 1969--February ...... 12 ...... 22 Championship and Playo££s-Jan.·Feb ...... 20 ...... 6 Open-March ...... 22 Prison Seml·Open-August ...... 26 "mo .. ~ ..... 37 Tournament-December ...... 9 ...... 17 ...... , .. 30 A & Chess ...... 9 ..... 28 ... 20 ...... 45 ... 13 ...... 6 • ...... 40 ...... 8 ...... oW , ...... ,...... 17 ...... 53 ...... 6 Chess Cluh ...... 20 ...... 24 CALIFORNIA_NAR ...... "12 ...... 15 California State ...... 10 ...... 18 Holiday Round ...... ,...... 41 ...... 59 Sl!()ond San Francisco Open-November ...... 39 ...... ,...... ,... 15 Expert Candidates Tournament-Qualitylng_ May.Ju'lle ...... 66 Expert Candidates Tournament-Finals-June ...... 36 Expert Candldates-Open-May·December ...... 14 LA County Open-January ...... 75 Boston Championship Division-Sec· Santa Monica Winter Tornado-February ...... 80 ond ...... 39 Sacramento City League Team Champlonshlp-Oct.·Dec...... 65 Burgess ...... 49 1968 San Gabriel Valley Open-October·November ...... 22 Mass. Open-February ...... ,...... 68 Nuel Tournament-December ...... 22 Northeast Chess League Closed Tournament-March ...... 18 Amador Chess Club Week-Enders-January ...... 10 Sturgis Memorial_March ...... 62 Cherry Tree Open- February ...... 22 Spring£ield Chess Club ChamplQllshlp-March ...... 12 Downey Chess Club Championship-February ...... 14 First Eastrleld Mall Open-Open I< Reserve Sections-MarCh ...... 147 John Gilbreth Memorial Open_ 1968-May ...... 81 19611 Berkshire HUls Open~AprU ...... 67 Whittier Winter Rating Tournament-January.February ...... 36 JCC Winter Tournament-January.March ...... 14 Team Match: Sacramento va. Davls-January·February ...... 35 Match: Leman/Nurent. Hayward Open-February ...... ,...... ,...... ,...... 19 MICHIGAN_First Annual Ann Arbor Chess Conrress-March ...... 78 West Covina Open-January·February ...... ,...... 26 Lansing Ladder-December·February ...... , ...... ,...... , ...... 13 Sl!()ond Master·Expert Tournament-January ...... 17 1969 Lanslnr Open-February ...... 28 17th Davis Hated Tournament- January·March ...... 18 Matches: E. Molenda/phllllps, Brady!Reed. Monterey Park California Open-January·March ...... ,...... 18 MINNESOTA-Chrlstmas Special Rating Tornado-December ...... 8 Bernard Oaks Memorlal- October·November ...... 6 st. Paul Winter Carnival Tornado-February ...... 14 St. Patrick's Day Four Leaf Clover Tournament-March ...... 12 St. PaUl Winter Carnival Grand Championship-February ...... 36 Antelope Valley Chess Club Tournament-January·March ." ...... 10 Eden Prairie Tornado-January ...... ,...... 22 Southern CaUC. Team Matches-1968, Divisions A, B. C·l. C·2 ...... 147 76th Annual Minn. Open State Championship and PlayoUs- San Francisco Bay Area Team Matches-January.March ...... 74 February.March ...... 82 Whittier Area High School Tournament-March ...... 13 Matches: Dowllnr/N. Truelsoo, Greene!Beckman, Younr/ Random Albanian Ratlnr Tournament-March·Aprll ...... 6 ProeChel. Clalremont Winter Round RObin- Date? ...... 13 MISSISSIPPI_Match: Krouse/Poolc. Third Redlands Open_ March ...... 12 MISSOURI-5t. Louis District Qualifying Tournament-Feb...... 19 San Fernando Valley Open-March.Aprll ...... 23 Second Annual Monterey Peninsula Schools Championship- NEBRASKA_Match: Grande/Holiis. April ...... of NEVADA-Nevada State Open- February ...... 85 Fifth Visalia Amateur, Mareh ...... 37 NEW JERSEY-1969 Ivy League Team Championship-February ...... 20 Matches: WUson/Davldson, Kaner/HlIl, Kaner!Bowe. Bowe/Mar· Northeast Open Championship-February ...... 105 shall, Wilson/McNally, MorriseY/Berry, Hough/Morrisey, North Jersey High School Champlonshlp--November ...... 73 Castleberry/Rader, Acers/Raymond. 1969 Jer5ey City YMCA Chess Club Tournament-Championship COLORADO-Gates Rubber Company Six Round Swlss-Jan.·Feb..... 53 and Consolatlon-Date1 ...... 17 Matches: Sills/Bickford, SUIs/Riley, McCuistion/Lundstrom, So. Jersey Open-March ...... 46 McCuistion/Kessler, McCUlation/p!plrlngos, Roode/Sills. Jersey City YMCA Chess Club Champlonshlp-Playofrs and Team Roode/Gentala. Matches-Date1 ...... 12 CONNECTICUT-Hartford Scholastic Tournament- Lower Elemen· Matches; Noel/Keeven, Klein/Timberlake, Moran/VitellI. tary Flnals--4, Elementary Flnals-7, Junior High School--6, NEW MEXICO_lde5 of March Open-March ...... ,...... ,...... 22 High School FInals-g. February ...... 28 Annual GOldwater.Marshall Invltatlonal- ConUnental AmateUr Champion~h!p-March ...... 115 Match: New London Chess Club Vs. Westerly, Rhode Island .... Chess Club-April ... ,...... ,...... 4 I Sec· • ...... 22 DC-Individual Matches-Permanent Ladder Tournament or Pan ...... 14 American Chess Club-October.January ...... 22 ...... 16 DC Club Ladder Contest-December·January ...... 15 ...... 20 Washington Open-March ...... 41 ,...... 8 Washington Booster-March ...... 70 Federal City Chess Club Ladder Contest-February·March ...... 12 ...... 2 DELAWARE_Match: Aptt/Vlggiano...... 25 FLORIDA-5econd Mlsslleland Chess Club Tournament-JlInuary ...... 8 ...... 16 Christmas Holiday Tournament-Dl!()ember ...... 28 ...... 9 University City Open_ Open &. Amateur DiviSions ONLY_ Mar<.:h ...... 33 .. .; ..; .. ,;;;...... :.: .:::::':"::': "18 Match: Haskins/Raymond. ·a ...... 24 ...... 9 GEORGIA-1969 Georgia Open_February ...... 28 ...... 63 ILLINOIS-Chicago Chess Club Tournament-Scpt.·Dec...... ,...... 1I6 ...... 8B Chess Unlimited Rating Improvement Toumliment- Nov.. Dec...... 16 ';h;~ICIUb-FebrUary ...... 9 Fifth Rorers Park Open-January ...... 22 '" Championship-Feb...... 126 252 CHESS LIFE

• ...... 2314 ...... BBllieo hm, ks,t oneDnid, John (CI!. ()C .".. :"'",:"'::'::::::':":'::','::::':"':',':::: ':_:_: ...... 2204 ...... Boyk, Diniel (0 .) ...... '121)6 ...... •...... •...... 225. Br~dlow , HirvIIV (PII.) ...... 2210 ...... Brandis, Pllul (N.Y.) ...... 2230 ., ...... Brnke', Curt (Minn.) ...... 2323 ..•. Burger, Robert (CII'.) ...... 2%93 ...... 2349 ...... •....•....•..•. 233 7 Cay ford, Rlchud (N .J.) ...... 2247 Cle ghorn, p, t. r (AIlS., ...... 2377 ...... Cunninghlm, Wilt. ,. (Ariz.) ...... 2203 ...... Curdo, John (Mass.) ...... ______..... __ .. 2156 .•.. Currie, Robert (CII., ...... 2239 DeFotis, Greg (III.) ...... 2313 ...... Feuenteln, Arthur (N.Y.) ...... 2316 •••• •••• Yarmak, ...... •...... •....•.. 2211 Fillgerald, Ken (C al. ) ...... •...... •.... 1145 Zaltsev, ...... 111 8 Formanek, Edwlri:l (III.) ...... •...... 2288 ZemitJs, ...... 1101 Gilden, Larry (Md.) ...... 22n Godfrey, Brendln (N.J.) ...... 2206 ...... Gould, Peter (R.I.) ...... 2220 ...... MASTERS EMERITI Gro.. , Ronald (CIL) ...... 2233 ..... H.arris, W i llar (CIL) ...... 2239 ..... Borochow, Harry (Cit) Henin, Charles (CII.) ..•...... •.•... 225. Lasker, Edward (N.Y.) Hoffmann, As. (N.Y.) ...... 2223 Ruth, WiIIiilm (N.J .) Hook, William (Md.) ...... 2205 Santulere, Anthony (Fla.) Hud$On, John (Cat) ...... 2336 ...... Stapp, JesSI (TeX.) Jones, Stephe n (N .J .) •...... 2221 ...... Turover, I. S. (Md.) Kalot.y, Andrew (Ont., ....•....•...... 2233 • Whitaker, Normiln T. (D.C.)

EXPERTS AND CLASSES A, B, C, 0, AND E Expert: 2000·2199 ClliS A : 1800·1'99 Cllis B: 1600.1799 Cills C: '''00·1599 Cllis D: 1200·1399 CllSs E: Below 1200 'Indlcales provlslonll uting based on 10 to 18 glmel. Such r atings ,.e less rell~br e thi n est.blished rltlngs. #Indicates Tltlng based on 4 10 9 gamn. Such r.tlngl Ire highly unreliable. Pll yers who have played less than" gimes Ire not listed. The number after each name indicates total ratad games on record for thilt individuII: 1 = 110100 2= 101 to 300 3= Ove r 300 WANTED: Name and date of birth of ali pl.yers under 21 ra,ted 2000 or above Ind all pl.yers under 16 and rlted lSOO Or above; .1$0 namel of women r. ted lSOO Or aboVi. If you qUllify for one of these categories, or think you may when III events you played In hive been r i led, writ, Mrs. Lynne Hedberlil, U.S. CheS$ Fedlrltlon, 479 Broadway, New· bUrgh, N.Y. 12550.

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Chess Life~Here and There . .. The St. Patrick's Day Four-Leaf Clo­ dates' Tournament, with 14 players, was Philip Ro senbach, 4lh-lh . In Uebreak ver tournament, at the Casa Alvarado won by Howard Ostennan, 5-1. He was order with 4-1 were John Farenkopf, Chess Center In California, was won by followed by David Striker, 4%·1 'h, and Konstantin Ehlert, George Shrler and Alex Suhobeck in Group A. Tied In Cullen Inman, 4-2. Odarchenko won the Peter Gavrushenko. Dr. Leroy Du~k Group B were Stan l'IlacCarty and Eric B prize. Howard Ant directed. and Michael Raimo directed. Johanson. Group C winner was Virgil The Marshall Championship, held con­ Held co ncurrently, the N.J. Junior Pope. 12 played; Ted Yudacufski di· currently in the world-famous chess club Champioship was won by Jonathan Jo­ rected. in New York, was won by Andrew Sol­ sephs. 4Y,.·11f.r:. Second was John Marko­ , • • • , tis. 6·1. Close behind with :!'h-Ph was vitch and third was David Jungk. Jo­ The Sturgis Memorial In Boston, with Paul Robey, and he was followed by Asa sephs was also the winner of the N.J. 62 players, was won by Carl Wagner, Hoffmann and Richard Glickman. each Intercollegiate. 5·0. Second with 4lh-1h was Dan Har· 4% -21h . Charles Rehberg, 4·3, was top • • • • , rlngton, and tied with 4·1 were Alex Expert and Leonard Sussman won the The January Fayetteville Invitational Keyes, Dave Scheffer, John Curdo and A prize. was won by Bill Witwers, 41h . Serond Gerald McCaUrey. ScheUer and McCaf· International Master Dr. Edward Las· was Bob Adkins and third was Frank frey tied for top A honors, E. Teodor· ker, one of the most revered fi e:u res in Thorpe. son and W. Boucher were best B, best American chess, competed in this tour­ C was S. Ritterbush, L. Icenogle and P. nament at the age of 83. He tied for • • • • Bush were top D&E, M. Brame was best 5th with a score of 4-3. The 17th "DRT" (Davis Championship unrated and M. Tobin and R. Shor were Howard Ant directed; there were 18 prelims) was won jointly by Gary Pick· best juniors. The woman's prize was players. ler and Ali Estilai, each 4%-1f.r:. Follow· won by Frances Goldfarb. • • • • • ing were Mohamed EI Sayed, 4, and Ste· The "Goichberg Pairing System" was The Indiana Open attracted 52 play· phen Sosnick. These 4, plus 1968 champ used-to this system was attributed the ers. Allan Tschetter came out on top S. von Oettingen. will play a double round robi n for the championship this fa ct that the six highest·rated players with a ~ score. There were six players spring. Best student was Gene Lee, best took the top six places. Richard Collins tied with 4-I-of this group, Hilmar directed. Hintter took second place and Ken Col­ unrated was S. Rubenstein. There were , lins third, Randy Fraser was best Jr./B . 18 players directed by Gary Pickier and • • • • von Oettingen. A Rating Tournament at the New Or· John Campbell best C, Eric Isaacson leans Chess Club was won by Rusty Pot· best A, and L. Bond was best E. Four • • • • • ter, 41h·1f.r:. He was followed by James players tier for 0 prize: Phil Newcomb. The Richard Brown Memorial Open, Lewark, Wayne Trosclair and R. A. Barry Hamm, Jay Elker and D. Kooi . in Cortland, N. Y., was won by Dr. Leeper, each 4·1. E. T. C. Lewis scored The best unrated player was R. Stoops. Erich Marchand, 5-0. Following with 3-2 31h·l lh. Frank Repass directed: 20 Larry Landry directed., , were Robert Fordon, Thomas McMillan, played. , , , • • • Harry Simmon and Donald Stubblebine. • • The New Jersey High School Cham· There we~ 12 players di~cted by The 1969 Marshall Chess Club Candi· pionship, with 56 players, was won by Frank Llewellyn. 262 CHESS LIFE IMPORTANT All USCF·rated tournaments require that each partici· if there are cash prizes); re,.: r egistration or register; rd: pant is a paid-up member of the USCF. You mu,t carry your round; re•• : reserve or reservation; req.; r equired; CC: chess membership eud with you and mow it to the tournament club; TO: tournament director . director, or pay him another yalf's dua.. All tournaments Most tournament organizers would like you to bring seLs listed below are rated, with the exception of those with a and clocks in case the event aUracts more piayers than origl· fast time limit, such as 30-30, etc. Memberships in organiza­ nally planned for. tions other than USCF, such as slate or city chess associations Specla' not. to tflo.. submlttln, announcements for pub­ or chess clubs, ARE REQUIRED ONLY AS SPECIF'lED IN lication; PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TO AVOID THE ANNOUNCEMENT. MISUNDERSTANDINGS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN DELAYS Advauce entry fees are reluodable If tournament officials AND WHICH MAY JEOPARDIZ. SUCCESS OF YOUR are notified of your inability to play within a ruson_bl, time TOURNAMENT. prlo, to the first round, unless otherwise specified in the entry lees announcement. It is a good idea to send your entry in ad­ VERY vance--it's usually cheaper and It's a big help to the tourna­ n ON IN THESE PAGES EARLY ENOUGH TO ment org· Dlurs. A GOOD TURNOUT AT YOUR TOURNAMENT, WE MUST Abbreviations wed in these announcements: SSt Swiss RECEIVE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT AT LEAST TWELVE System; TL: time limit; EF: entry fee; ENT: send entries to WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT. PLEASE COMPOSE AN· the following address; INQ: send Inqulrle. to the following NOUNCEMENTS IN THE FORMAT BELOW AND SEND addreS! (If different from ENT); $$: prizes (symbol used only THEM TO USCF, 479 Broadway, Newburgh, New York 12550. J un. 21 -12 (N.Y .) duM only. EF: $15 per dub; .11 enlrles must be rec'd by 6/ 14. Adyance entry only. Tro. Third Annual phl.. s for h i, 2nd and !lrd teanu; 1st Indu. NEW YORK METROPOLITAN CLASS TRIPLE CROWN DATES tria l and lst HS only If ~ t leut !I t .. am, or each enlar. Il1dlyldual trophies for best on CHAMPIONSHIPS I't. 2nd . 3rd a nd 4th boards. Rds Sat. 10. August 10.22, 1969 12:30, 1 :30; Sun. 9:30, 2:30. ENT: Denil: J . U. S. OPEN Barry. 10 Sarun Aye., EdIson, N. J. 0881 7. Lincoln, Nebra.ka

March ).ii, 1970 NATIONAL OPEN John Ascuaga'. NUGGET Sparks, Nevada

June 21 ·" ," • . j 3rd Annual FRED THOMPSON MEMORIAL S-SS. Golden Triangle YMCA , Pltt,burllh. Pol. EF: $3. plus PSCF dUel ($2). ReI. elos~ 9:~0 AM 6121. Trophle$ to wlnnu and lop ~~ B, C, D.E. Jr. EN T: Leon.rd Rablnowlb. 292!1 Beechwood Blyd .• Plttsburlh, P •. t5217.

June 21 -12 (III.) THIRD SOY CITY OPEN S-SS. 40/100. Ambassador Motor In l1 . 141 S. IIlaln. Dec-tur, Ill. IT: sa. SS 100. SO 2~; A 20, B IS. C 10. J).E·Unr. 10. total fund accord· Ing to entrIes. ENT: Karl L.. Peterson, 44 Barnes Dr .• Di!eatur. III. 62526. J un. 1 ..29 (Mi ch.) OETROIT SUMMER RATING OPEN

Jun. 11·21 (Co nn., NEW ENGLAND JUNIOR OPEN S-SS , son. Wnhlnilion RO t<>1' A, S, C, 0, J:: end unret",!. $12.50, under 18 Lile Mew· sets and eloc.k$. Playera receive memento. Best Denver jr. hershlp OR $150 Handicap 5 (age as of 7/4. 1969) becomes Denver Jr. yr.!. USCF memo Donald R. July 3~ (D.C.) Champ. Reg. clOses 8 AM 7/ 4, Rds. 9, 2, 7; Cotlen. 3966 Royce Cal. 92503. EASTERN OPEN noon, 6; 10 AM, 4. ENT: John HarriS, 2523 Mayflower liotel, Wa$hlnltOn D. C. $600 Emerson St., Denver, Colo. 80205. July 1'·20 (Ind.) guar. first. Special rates at hotel. 8 rOllnd 55, INDIANA "SOil" OPEN 50/2. DetaUs In a fut\lre I5lue, or write Bar­ July 4-6 (Texas) GREAT PLAINS OPEN 5-SS, 5012, Eastgate Shopping Center Audl· ry Sperling, 2272 p Immit Dr., FaUs Church, torium. Road 100 and E. Washington St., In­ Va. 22.048. dlanapolli, Ind. EF: $8.50. jn. $5. $I (Il at J\lly 3~ (Tenn., least 50 players) 1001 50, 25, and class prizes. Reg. closes 9 AM ~uly 19. ENT: Don Hills, SOUTHERN OPEN 2129 North Talbot, Indianapolis, Ind . .a202. July 1'·20 (Cal.) 1st Annual CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CHESS July 5~ (Texas) ASSOCIATION BIG "0" OPEN ADULT AND JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 5-8S, 45/2, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas. EF: $10, plus TCA dues. $$ 100, 60; 5·SS, Willow Pass Park Community Cen· A 40, 10; B 30 , lU; C 20, 10; trophies to win· ter. Saivio st. snd E. Olivera Rd., Concord, July U (Wise.) ners atld top unr. Reg. closes 9 AM Sat. ENT: Cal. EF: $5 (Chsmplonshlp DIVision: 1800 or WESTERN OPEN Dallas CC, 5513lf.l E. Grand, Dailas, Texas over); 53 (Reserve; under 1800); $1 (Jr.: under 7$, 45/ 2, Plankinton House, MUwaukee, 75223. 17 yrs.). 9 cash prizes plus unrated and Jr. Wise. EF: SIS. \Inder 18 $10. $I 400, 250, ISO-­ prizes. Reg. e!oses 11 AM July 19. ENT: Mar· for others, $30 hon\ls for each pt. over 4'4 July 12·2Q (N.Y.) tin Morrison, Box 1622, Oakland, Cal. 94604. ($15 each 'h pt.) trophies to top A, B, C, D· NEW YORK STATE CONGRESS unrated , woma.., jr. Reg. closes 7 PM 7/8. July 19-20 (Cal.) 1st rd. 8 PM. Mall entry urged. ENT: Arpad (Harold Phillips Memorial) MONTEREY ART OPEN Elo, '3945 Fiebrantz Dr., Brookfield, Wla. (State 53005.

July 1'·20 (Minn.) REGION SIX CHAMPIONSHIP 5-SS, 4012, Calhoun Beach Manor, 2730 W. NEW YORK STATE SPEED Lake St.. Minneapolis, Minn. Open only to CHAMPIONSHIP residents of Region 6 (Minn., Wisc.. Iowa, Mont., Neb., N. Dak., Wyo., 5. Oak.). EF: 10 seconds per move at same location 7 $10. $$ 125, 70, 40 handlcap 25; trophies to PM 7/13. top 2. top A. B Cob-E. ENT; Minnesota Chess JOUrnal, 165 S. Cleveland Ave., St. Paul. NEW YORK STATE TEAM Minn. 55105. Reg. by 9:30 AM. CHAMPIONSHIP July 19-20 (OhiO) For the Susquehanna Cup. 4-SS, 30/30, rdlJ. 12th Annual 7/19 5 &. 8 PM, 2 rds. 7/20 early PM. No EF, NYSCA memo and club amUatlon req. CINCINNATI OPEN ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING 4 PM 7/19. 5-SS, 45/lY.. (Sat.). 50/2 (Sun.), Central Park. way YMCA. Elm St. at Central Pkwy. (1105 July 12·13 (Pa.) Elm St.), CinCinnati, Ohio. EF: $7.50. under 8th Annual 19 55, $1 less belore 7/15, $1 less for OCA memo Cash prizes. Reg. closes 9:30 7/19. lst SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OPEN rd. 10 AM. ENT: R. B. Hayes, 820 WOOdbine 5-SS, 50/ 2, Hotel Magee, 20 W. Main 5t., Ave .• Glendale, Ohio 45246. Bloomsburg, Pa. EF: $6, under 21 S3. $1 less by July 5. $$60 min., cash to 2nd, 3rd; prizes July 19-20 (III.) to top A, B, C 0, Unr., woman (If at lesst two), Jr., family, others to be announced. FOREST CITY OPEN Air-conditioned ballroom. PSCF memo req. 5-SS, 50/2. Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, ($2). Brine sets and clocks. ENT: Hotel ad­ 3909 11th St .. Rocklon!, Ill. EF: $9. under 19 dress above. $7 before 7/19, later $10 or $8. $I 100 1st guar., others ace. to entries. Reg. clOSe! 8:45 July 12·13 (W"h.) AM Sat. INQ: Mike Frlthlor 2016 22nd St.. NORTHWEST CANOl DATE MASTERS Rockford. W. 61108. ENT: AUen Kemp, 7621 C&flyon Woods Dr., Rockford, Ill. 61109. Bring TOURNEY clocks and sets. 342-l Fremont North, RR playoffs of first July 19·2Q.2&·27 (N.Y.) 1950 or higher. EF: 8th Annual . Bring clocn. ENT: Box 42, Seattle, NEW YORK AREA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP July 14-18 (N.J.) JERSEY CITY "Y" INTERLUDE 5-SS, 50/2, Jersey City YMCA. Bergen Ave., July .-6 (la.) Jersey City, N. J. EF: $5 for club mem.. oth. PAUL MORPHY OPEN ers $6. $$ 2~ 15, 10, 5. Each rd. at 1 PM. ENT: Dick urossman (TO), 1995 Bonlevard, 7·SS, 45/2-players vote on Dermer exten· Jersey City, N. J. 07305. slon (see CL Feb. p. 72)\ Capitol House Ho~'.: Baton RO\lge La. EF: IS, under 21 $13. '" less If rec'd by 6/ 28. If unrated., $15 inclusive July 18-20 (Cal.) of USCF' dues. $I 125, 60, 40, A 25. B 25 C 25; 8th Annual trophies to top D&.E, unr. and upsets. Checks payable to Baton Rouge Chess Assoc. ENT: RIVERSIDE OPEN Charles Turner, 463 W. Chalfont, Baton 6-SS, 40/ 2, Riverside City College. Siudent Rouge, La. 70815. Reg. closes 1 PM Frl. Center, 3650 Fairfax Ave.. Riverside, Cal. EF: July .-6 (MO.) MISSOURI VALLEY OPEN 6-SS. 40/2, Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 $200 Wornsll. Kansas City, Mo. EF: $6, under 21 $3. $I 75 min. gusr. 1st, others as entries JUly 19·20 (N.Y.) permit. ENT: Avrom Rosen 7809 ~land , MAKES YOU Overland Park, KallSllS 66204. Reg. close. noon NEW YORK AREA UNDER.14 7/4; 1st rd. 1 PM. A CHAMPIONSHIP July .-6 (COlO.) DENVER OPEN USCF MEMBER 7-SS, 50/2 (rds. 1-3), 50/2Y.. (4-7), Gates Rub· her Co., 999 S. Broadway, Denver, Colo. EF: FOR LIFE! 58.50. under 18 $5. $$ 100 gun. 1st, UUe (Den. ver Open Champion) &. trophy to top Denver player. Other cash aecordlnr to entrlu. '64 CHESS LIFE tmts. to winner' book prJ,,,s to all scoring payable to 4 or more pts. Reg. closes 9:30 am July 19; Goichberg, rds. 10, 12:30, 3 each day. BRING CLOCKS N.Y. 10553. IF POSSIBLE-NONE WILL BE SUPPLIED, Specl~1 hotel rates (see NY Junior announce· July 26·27 (N.Y.) ment.) Checks payable to Contlnl!1ltal Chess Sth Annual Assn. ENT: W. Goichberg, 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, N.Y, 10553. NEW YORK AREA UNDER-16 CHAMPIONSHIP

Aug. 8_10 (N. Clr.) CAROLINAS OPEN

Aug. '.10 (Miss.) MISSISSIPPI OPEN (State Chilmpionshlp) 5·55, 45/2, Eola Hotel. Main and Pearl Sh., Natchez. Miss. EF: $7, $$ 1st ZO, trophies 10 July 2D (MInn.) top 2 A. D, C, top D, Unr. Championship AQUATENNIAL TORNADO trophy to top Mississippian. Reg. closes 9 4-85, 3011. Calhoun Beach Manor, 2130 W. AM Sat. ENT; Jerry Krouse, Box 1003, Nat. Lake St., Minneapolis. Minn. EF; $~. $$ 25, chez, Miss. 39120. 15, trophies. to top A, B, C-O-E, unrated (tf .. t lust 4). ENT: Minnesota Chess Journal, 165 S. Cleveland Ave" St. Paul, Minn. 55105. OPEN Reg. by 9:30 AM. 5,55, New Haven Motor 11m, 100 Pond Lily Ave., New HaVen, Conn. In two sections; OPEN, 50/2, open to all; BOOSTER, 45/105, open 10 all rated belOW 1800 or unr. Guaran. teed prizes; Open $150, 80. 40, under.2000 to Unr. 50; Booster $100. 50, 30, Under-1600 30. Trophies to 1st and A In Open and 1st, C D, E, Unr, in Booster. Open reg. c1~es 9;30 AM Aug. 9; rds. Sat. In, 3, 8; Sun. 10, 3. Boostxtra. If not mailed by 8/11, all EF ORANGE OUTDOOR AMATEUR $2.50 extra. Open reg. closes 9:30 am 8/ 16 : rds. Sat. 10. 3, 8; Sun. 10 , 3. Booster reg. 6-5S, 45/1'h, Orana:e CC at Hart Park, closes 11 am 8/ 16; rds. Sat. 11 ;30, 4, 8:30; Sun. July 26·21 (Minn.) Oranle, CaL (Glassell at G. G. Fwyl. Limited 10, 23;0. Special rates for players at HOlel to players under 2000 or unrated. EF; $6. un· utica $9 Single, $14 twin, 517.50 3 in room, 7th Annual der 21 $5 ($ 1 less by 7/15). SS 11)(1 % of EF less $21 4 In room (menUon chess tm!.) BRING AQUATENNIAL OPEN expenses, allocated according to entri

AFTER A TEN-YEAR WAIT, FISCHER'S SECOND PUBLISHED COLLECTION OF HIS GAMES

With introductions to the games by U.S. Champion Larry Evans Penetrating, in-depth annotations by Fischer of his most importont and representotive games to dote. Fascinating di scussions a nd insights into his ploy and thot of his opponents by the most excit ing chess genius by of our time. scher Whatever one thinks of Fischer's personality, attitude, and relation­ ship with others in the chess wo rld, there is no doubt that he is the most exciting ployer in the wo rld today. He has won the lost five tourna ments wh ich he completed, and he has not finished lowe r thon second in any of his fourteen events during the past six years. Hi s exploits in interna­ tiona l competiti on, his unprecedented record of eight straig ht U.S. Championships, his brillianc ies af tact ical invention, and his contribu­ tions to opening theory--oll have won him a high ploce in chess history. His very presence in a tournament generates excitement. In this book, Bobby analyzes his most important a nd representative games, showing the strategic considerations, the tactics--ond sometimes the blunders-that occur during the pressure of taurnament ploy. He assesses his opponents' th inking a s we ll. Each game has, in addition to Fischer's own a nnotations, a n analytical introduction by the present U.S. Champion, Lorry Evans. Index of openings, index of opponents, a nd Bobby Fi scher's tournament and match record. BE AMONG THE FIRST TO OWN THIS REMARKABLE BOOK Li st Price, $6.95 Members, $6.25

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JUNE, 1969 267 'S BIGGEST CHESS EVENT! Enter the

JULY 3·6 (Novice Section, July 4-6) At the beautiful McALPIN NEW CITY

(1 block from Penn Station, V1 hlocIr lrom the EmpIre State Buildinq)

a-round Swiss in 3 seetions: OPEN SECTION, open to everyone. BOOSTER SECTION, open to aU rated below 1800 or unrated. NOVICE SECTION, open to all rated below 1400 or unrated.

• The ATLANTIC OPEN has been the nation's most popular open tournament for the past two years. In 1968 it established an all-time U.S. attendance record with 329 participants- 63 more than any other open ever held. And this year the BIG ONE will be BETTER THAN EVER!

• Those who enjoyed last year's luxurious playing facilities may find it hard to believe, but THIS YEAR'S ACCOMMODATIONS ARE EVEN NICER! With the McAlpin's magnificent Crystal Ball­ room and two nearby rooms, we have MORE SPACE f.nd BEITER LIGHTING than last year. And the McAlpin's special sleeping room rates- $12 single, $16 twin, additional persons in room $5 each- are much lower than those at last year's site. • $3400 GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES! This is the largest prize fund ever offered for a weekend tournament in the United States!

OPEN SECTION, 1ST PRIZE $1000.00 2ND $400,00, 3RD $200.00, 4TH $150.00, 5TH $100.00. 1ST UNDER-2200 OR UNP.ATED $250.00, 1ST UNDER-2000 OR UNRATED $200.00. 2ND UNDER-2000 OR UNRATED $100.00. Trophies top 3, Expert, A, B or below. BOOSTER SECTION, 1ST $200.00, 2ND $125,00, 3RD $100.00, 4TH $75.00, 5TH $50,00, 1ST UNDER-1600 $125.00, 2ND UNDER-1600 $75.00. Trophies to top 3, C, Unrated. NOVICE SECTION, 1ST $100.00, 2ND $50,00, 3RD $25.00. 1ST UNDER-1200 $50.00, 1ST UNDER-1000 $25.00. Trophies to top 3, E, Under-1000, Unrated.

Save by mailing your entry now for this MATCHLESS CHESS SPECTACULAR! For entry fees, schedule, and other details, see Tournament Life, page 218. Send entries to W. Goichberg, 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553; send hotel reservations (be sure to mention chess tournament) to McAlpin Hotel, 34th St. & Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10001. Please BRING CHESS CLOCKS if possible- none will be supplied.

268 • CHESS LIFE