DECEMBER 1960

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Subscription Rate ONE YEAR 56.00 1 White to move 2 Black to move Mind rOll. we lire not going If. in t hese pos ilions. the BLUNDERFUL! t o calnlllni;t t e yOll r opponent. wlnner,to·bc se ems so often 'i'fl. r tal{o ver·s poetic ann maJ"l' elously truth f111 pronotlllce· H is " bluuder" ma y have to be an down, ment: "All the li ttle blunders a re there on th e board. waiting been pe nlJ itting you to sac, ther e is, p e rh ap~ n reason. to be made." is n ot s trict ly applicable her e. ~' or t he blunde r s. rifice the Exc- ha llge, for e x' T he Exchange is a CO mpara · little 01' otherwise, ha"e been ma de - amI. ir you don't add ample. Howcvcr t h:l t may tively inexpensive . to th em, you a re now to cash them in. Appz'a is e eac h posi, be. you ,He mate rial down it lea,'es til" g iver with st ill tion a nd select the win n ing li ne including any variations. F or but enjoying a won gam e. an equa l n umber' of pieces te n COlTcct solutions, rate yourse lf e xcellent: for cight. good; For n MelTY Christmas Il OW. and it usually costs ' the for s ix, f;lir. find how to will alld ca ll it ta ke l' a. . You win So lutions on page 380, out lond ,llld cle a l". ellsily here. How ?

3 White to move 4 B laek t o move 5 W h it e t o move 6 Black to move YOII a re only a mere mat, FOI' a mere Pawl), you Once ilg:till. you a re a n Ex, You're no mer e Exchange tel' of P awns down h ere; hal'e a 1\' 0 11 game. That's chan;:::e down: monoto nous is behind t his time - but then s Ull it is a m ply enough to chea p at any Iw icc ; hut it nOt? \\'ell. no. because it betokens only that your los e. Ir YOli sae'd t hose this is so chea p here tha t the !

7 White t o move 8 Black to move 9 W h ite t o move 10 B lack to move Whe never YOIl fin d a A Pawn per haps divides Over the board and with a T his time, YOU I" question is s traying out in front of ili s t he fa lse from trlle. willner tour nament clO Ck tick ing, what did White miss ? It is Pawn ba lTier, you can judge fl'om loser in m ost (Ie cisions this position is one t o shake cleal" that he i ~ hungrily t he opponent hns blundered ol'e r the board. And you are t he nerves, ' Ware mate ! B Ul eyeing 2 QxHi: and, If your an d Is " dead." T rue. you o n e P awn d .o II' II h e re ! Is there nny defense? 1 B-Bl defe nse is 1 . , , R/ 6- Bl, seem hel"€ to he lacking a White's game is nlight y won't do; nor 1 B- RZ, You you won't be goi ng a nywhere a nd t o hal'e a Hook solid . too, S till. it is abso­ can tl1' tile panic button fast. So make n. Nell' Year's e n prise. But don't let s uch lutely so ? Jus t one little with 1 P - QB3. But s utJpose I'esolution for hel'e a nd now tl'millg detail s stop YOII c revice migh t provide a. way you r emember th a t you'r e and also t he fu ture: Look from the swi ft com pletion of into th e s tr onghold. Can you supposed t o win? What (l id fo r wha t you can do to win ! the willning line. create one? Black miss? And a Happy N ew Y ear! 'It, ,.,cu,., C"'U . "O. "H' Volume 28 Number 12 O."embe r, 19&1 EDITED & PUBLISHED BY I. A. Horowitz: TABLE OF CONTENTS APPAL.L.ING HORROR ! mllgaz.mes. It is unc alled fo r in even the FEATURES As do ma ny chess e nt h u ~ia.s t s, I live most comme rcial of chess publicalions. Chen Biaeuits ...... 362 ror each issue of CII.:55 R t:\u:w. Imagine Game of t he Month ...... 360 A I.lIF.RT \V£ ISS MI,," Ill y a l)pa lling ho rror when I OI)CUOO III )" Tales of a Wood pusher .... ••...... 370 I\' ~ II' LOl/doll , COIIII. World T eam Championship ...... 354 m ail box Ihis morning and round all REAL. 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CUBA: E. Berger. 2 to 6 P. m. Tele!)hone: Lycewn 5-1620. Distributed nationally by Eastern Newt. CHESS REVIlW, DECE MBER, 1960 353 WORLD T AM CHAMPIONSHIP The pre.favored team from th e USSR THE LEADING TEAMS point difference in the standings. BuL won the World Championship in the In· whil~ Ma t~ hes Points apparently the US won 1% points, ternational Team Tournament, held this Soviet Union 11_0 34 .10 Yugoslavia dropped one to Bulgaria. rear in Leipzig, East Germany; but the United States 8V2 29 .15 What the members of the United States U, S. "scratch" l ea rn, which 1I'1IS sum· Yugoslavia 8V2 27 .17 team did individually is not yet all fP.­ moned so hastily at the last minute, did Hungary 6 22Y2·21Y2 ported. As we go to press, the greater itself fairly proud. Dr. , who Czeeho.Slovakia 6 21 Y2·22Y2 parI of the team is still abroad. modestly says his play was off form, Bulgaria 5 21 .23 Rohert J. Fischer, however, held down states there was general amazement at first board, throughout all games - in it· the strength of the US team's play. And Coho. And, at that time, Botvinnik and self a notable feat - and he scored six the team did take 11 rousi ng second in a Keres were drawing with J. H. Donner wins, four draws and lost only one, to very strong fi eld. Dr. Euwe's pleasant and Bouwmeester of Holland. And so it Svetozar Gligorich of Yugoslavia in rounrl suggestion that, with 11 couple of possible went - hut the US team pulled out win~ 4. As stated earlier, we don't have all additions, the US team might have taken and took Belgium hy 3%·% in the fourth the statistics and arc not sure of Tahl's first, though, has to he discou nted. After round, 4·0 against Lebanon to lead its score. He is said to be highest percent· all, the Soviet Union had four players of section in the preliminaries. By defeating agewise of all board one players. He did world championship caliber, .Mikhail Spain and West Germany, each by 2Vz·l V2 not play in every match. And Fischer\ Tahl, the World Champion, Mikhail Bot· and sweeping 4.0 against Chili in·between. percenlage is at least very close. "innik, the previous World Champion, the US team qualified first in its section. William Lombardy, who returned to Vassily Smyslov, a fornler World Cham· (The first three in each section of the chess just in time to join the team, played pion, Paul Keres who could well have prel iminaries qualified for the finals.) a stout second board, winning three had the title, and present and former In thc first round of the final ~, the US games, drawing six, and losing one to Soviet Champions Victor Korchnoj and scored 3Y2.1h against Roumania, while the Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czecho·Slovakia in Tigran Petrosyan . USSR stop ped Bulgaria 4·0. In round 2 the tenth round. Mikhail Tahl, by the way, was reported and after , the US was held Robert Byrne went undefeated, winning as injured in an auto accident on the way to 2·2 with Great Britain, while Russia five games, drawing three. He says he to the tournament, and the story had it defeated Yugoslavia 2Y2.1%. Temporarily was lucky; hut we say it has to be a that he'd he unable to play. There had in round 3, the US and the USSR tied in very distinguished record. been worse rumors in Leipzi g, according points; but the Soviet moved ahead (after For lack of reports on adjourned games, to Raymond Weinstein - but, he says, adjournments with Holland for 2Y2.1%, we are uncertain of the scores of the Tahl llroved to be yery healthy in the way while the US had 3%·ljz against Bul· other three on the team. But accounts in· he handled his first game, a win from garia) in round 4 and then staved there. dieate that Arthur Bisguier got himself Florencio Campomanes of the Phillip. The US won from Yugoslavia 2%.1%; into and out of hot water almost unac· pines. Toward the end of the tourna· Russia from Hungary 3Yz.1h. countably, and apparently for an even ment, however, Jonathan Penrose of Eng. Tllen the two leaders met in round 5. score. Raymond Weinstein saved the match land made headlines by defeating Tahl - Bob Fischer held Tahl even, Bill LOlli· with Great Britain by winning from R. G. not until after the Russians had clinched bardy drew with Botvinnik (after ad· Wade. first place! Still, it seems that Tahl journment) , Bob Byrne tied Korehnoj; had the highest percentage of all first but Bisguier lost to Smyslov. One fine bit of Fischer! board players. Thereafter, the USSR went on to sweep KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE As to the US team, from Weinstein and all its elcvcn matches: Argentina 3%.lf2, Rene Letelier R. J. Fischer others, we learn that the team had some· Czecho·Slovakia 3.1, West Germany (score 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 13 Q-N1 p,p what of a shaky start and had to play it· missing), East Germany 3·1, ROUllIaniu 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 14 P-KB5 P-K5 self into form. In the first round, Bill 3·1 and finally Great Britain 3·1. 3 N- QB3 B-N2 15 PxB P,N Lombardy dropped a point to Drimer of The US team lost one more match to 4 P-K4 0-0 16 NPxP P-B4 Roumania. But then everyone can have the Czechs iu the tenth round, 5 P-K5 N-K1 17 P-B4 N_B3 1%.2%. P_B4 P_Q3 B_K2 KR_Kl first round troubles: Dr. Euwe was losing It won from Hungary 2%.Ilh, Argentina 6 18 7 B_K3 P_QB4 19 K-B2 R,P to one till then unknown, M. Aaron of 2%·1%, Holland 3%.%, West Germany 8 QPxP N_QB3 20 R-Kl QR_Kl New Delhi, the Indian Champion. In the 2Yz. IYz and East Germany 3%.%. 9 BPxP p,p 21 B-B3 R,S second round, lost to Mu· At the end, Yugoslavia was pressing for 10 N-K4 B-B4 22 RxR R,R noz of Ecuador. Against Cu ba, Fischer second place; and, with the last reported 11 N-N3 B-K3 23 KxR QxP"t and Robert Byrne drew with Jimenez and games received here, there was a half· 12 N-B3 Q-B2 Resigns

The Final Standings in the Preliminaries Section 1 Section 3 Bulgaria ...... 27 . 9 Israel ...... 19 · 17 Czecho·Slovakia .. . 28 - 8 Iceland ...... 16 .20 Yugoslavia ...... 26 _10 Indonesia ...... 18Y2·17V2 England ...... 28 _ 8 Mongolia ...... 15Yz.20Y2 East Germany ..... 25 ·11 France ...... 11 ·25 Hungary ...... 27 _ 9 Tunisia ...... 14 .22 Norway ...... 20Y2·15Y2 Albania ...... 10Y2·25V2 Sweden ...... 23 ·13 Greece ...... 7 ·29 Finland ...... 19Y2·16Y2 Malta ...... 3 ·33 Denmark ...... 16Y2· 19Y2 Bolivia ...... 5 ·31 Section 2 Section 4 Soviet Union ...... 32 - 4 India ...... 15Y2·20Y2 United States .. ... 29 ·7 Cuba ...... 19 .17 Argentina ...... 25 .11 Portugal ...... 14Y2·21 Y2 West Germany ... . 25Y2-10Y2 Belgium ...... 17 ·19 Netherlands ...... 23Y2·12Y2 ...... 13Y2·22Y2 Roumania ...... 24 ·12 Ecuador ...... 12 ·24 Poland ...... 21V2-14V2 Italy ...... 12 ·24 Spain ...... 23V2·12Y2 Ireland ...... 6 ·30 Austria ...... 19 _17 Monaco ...... 3Y2·32Y2 Chile ...... 22 ·14 Lebanon ...... 2 .34 354 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1960 CHESS Vol. 28,No.12 REVIEW DECEMBER, 1960

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INTERNATIONAL 10.1, followed. by F. J. Perez (51Iain) anrl Chanll)ionship and at second board in 1. H. Donner ( Holland) , each 9 ~2· 1 % . the chess Ol ym piad at LcillZig, was one of Battling Belgian O'Kell}' also Iriumpllcd at Lltlgoslcra. four players officiall y granted the title of The Belgiall ace, A. O'Kelly de Galway, 5 118ill, where, wilh a 6·1 score, he placed internatio nal g randlllaster. The olher.> is having an outstanding year. He wad one·halr Iloini ahc3d of Llado. In still an· we re Victor Khol mov of the Soviet Union fi rst at Whitby, England, with a score of other good victory with 7.2, he wenl un · and t"'O Argenlin iulI s, Ca rl os GlIimard defeated through a round robin at Zurich un d Hector Hossetto. designated as a Nitllzovich Memorial Tournament. Here, D. Keller, Swiss title­ hold er, was runner-up with 6l;'2·2 Jh. When O'Kelly wasn't fini~hin g an undisputed first, as in the Ei ghth Annual Open at Eastbourne, England, he tied for that honor with J. H. Donner, each scoring 8 wi ns and 4 draws. No Forfeits For once, all American team pl ayers showed lip in a match versus a Canadian province, and, partly as a result of this fu ll attendance, came out on top. (After aI! , you can't win 'em if you're nol pres· ent!) Specifically, Washington defeated British Columbia by a 5core of 61h.l % when E. Zemgalis, R. Schultz, V. Seglins, Dr. A. A. Murray and C. Joachim regis· tered full points, while three of their leam.mates were turning in draws. New American former world champion Willi am Lombardy, who distinguished himself at WILLIAM LOMBARDY ALBERIC O'KELL.Y de GALY"AY first board in the Students' World Team Newly a Grandmaster

CHESS REVIEW, DlCEMB~R , 1960 355 Czech Victory Ann Arbor became stale cham [liun as the poi nt in front of S. Werthamlller. Eigh. At Muricnbad, C:rocho-Sluvakia, th~ mnking Michigander. He also placed sec_ teen playe rs took part. The junior cham­ Czech puir of Dr. Miroslav Filip and ond on tie-break, though 1>I. Rog-Im of pionship was won by Robert Hendricks, Ludek Pachmlln tallied 8·4 each to tie fur Chicago also scored 6-1. 6·0. first, followed by Dr. Peter Trifunovich Women's Champion Lu cille Kellner of J LOCAL EVENTS of Yugoslavia. 7 / 2 ·51;2. Detroit scured 4-3. John Duwnes of Lan· sing won the junior ChanllJionship with New York. The New Rochelle Portisch Prevails 4 ~ -2 1h, ahead of four other j uniors, Lat· was successful in matches against the Portiseh of Hungury, 10·1, captured an vis ·Celmins (4) , Varnor Vinge. James Bronx- Westchester Ches;; Club and the internalionul tourney at San Benedetto, Hanik and Kenneth Evans. And. in a Carmel Chess Club with score.s 01 61h-1'lh Italy. Tied for sccolld lind th ird at 81h-2% new (.."Vent added to this year's progralll. and 6·0 respectively_ Victors over Bronx· .... ere Call1ll of Peru and Durasjevich of Grand Rapids "·on the (five.mall ) team Westchester were Abraham Kussman, J. Yugoslavia. championship. Wesler Burgaf of Detroit .Morrissey, Prof. Saul Solowa\'. Henn­ won the speed tou rnamcnt. La ndau, Art Byers and Nich o l~ ~ Mille;, Correction One final pQint of iuterest - to will. with Mrs. E. Lehman accoun ting fo r Not Pirc, but P uc, was the IJlaye r who Angelo had tu he,ll h i ~ brother Albert in Bronx·Westchester';;; lone win. The New shared first place with Pachman in an the la ~ t round. No mean feat. as Albert, Hochelle sweep ve rsus Carmel wa~ international tourney Itt Sarajevo. This though blind, scored 8-4 in the US Open! achieved by Abraham Kussman, Oscar notice corrects the account in CUESS R.:­ Radin, Dr. Royal Davis, Henry Landau, WEST VIRGINIA VIEW for Au gust, 1960, page 227. Prof. Saul Soloway and Arthur Byers. H. Landis Marks of Huntington won th tl In a contest between Columbia Univer_ state title with a score of Slj:!.%, a full sity and the Morningside Heights Chess UNITED STATES Gateway Open a Smash Hit At the P ittsburgh Chcss Club, 58 com· HOW TO WIN IN THE ENDING petitors from nine states vied for premier honors in the Gateway Open. Dividing END GAME STUDY 34 by Dr. Max Euwe first -and s~cond prizes we re Richard Knuse and A. Dicamillo, each 4lh-lh, with Tlie following is a very Interesting tries the obvious derense: 53 .. . R-KI Median totals putting Kause on tOI). Wil­ end-game fragment from the match be· 54 P-Q7. R- Ql 55 R- Q6 ! This is the liam Byland directed the smooth-running tween Yugoslavia and Hungary for the poi nt of 51 P- N4t! Black has no . .. EUfO])ean Team Championship. Dudapest. K-N5 now and can only fru[tlessly sac­ tou rnament, and Fred Sorenson aided in 1960. Dolis h 'kov was White. a nd Por· ri fice Pawns: 55 .. . P-N6t 56 KxP, p _ the adjudicatiolls_ tisch of Hungary was Black. N5 57 R-Q5t. K- N3 58 KxP , etc. New En91and News Lawccnce Noderer of Hartford, Co nnec­ ticut, captured the New England titl e with a clear first of 6-1. Next were J ulian Keil· son , James Bolton and John Curdo, each 5Y2-1~, who .... ound up in the order men­ tioned on Swiss p

'MICHIGAN In winning the Michiga.n Open Cham­ pionship, as rCI)olted last month, Angelo Sandrin of Chicago set a record not men­ Black's last move. 49 . .. H- KSt, [s 53 . , . • R-K6 ! tioned in the brief bulletin which we re­ designed to obstruct \Vhlte as much as Vel'Y Ingenious. Black is thl'eatenlng ceived. He is the first in the elevcn years possible aftel' 50 P-Q7 or 50 D- N2 with 54 ... P- N6t and mate by 55 ... P-N5 or of the l\Iichigan Open to carry off the 50 ... R-Q8. If both passed Pawns are by 55 ... H.- K8. eliminated, White call hardly hope to Io'u l·thermore, If White plays 5·\ P-N3. title from state residents. Angelo scored win wIth an the I'emaln[ng Pawns on 6%-12. With 6-1, Dr. Paul Poschel of Blnck r.a n rosort to 54 ... R-Kl 55 p _ the same side of the boon!. He Is a Q7. R- Ql 56 R- Q6, R-KEI! 57 P-Q8(QJ. up, but his pal"U­ R- D7 t 58 K- Nl , R-BSt, etc" for a stale­ Iyze his Jlosition. mate. In this last line, tr White tries T he 4th (1959) CANDI DATES' TOURNA_ M E N T by H . Golombek. Alt 112 glLmu an­ Ivkov fi nds a neat tactical solution. 57 R- Q2. Black plays. R-Ql with the notated. 56 d llLgram s. Full lAblell-l lldexe_ 50 R-B4t K-R4 threat of 58 ... K_N3. Introduction. In Engltsh Algebra ic notation. 54 R-Q5! 128 page3. "Varitype(!" edition. T a l's last On 50 .. . P-B5, White wins easil y be· . . - . vie tory before becominlr \Vorld Ch(ln,plon. ca.use his doubleton is diSSO lved : e.g .. The fUlswer Is no less wilty. By pi n' Send $3 (bll1~) to n[ ng Black's real"lllOst Pawn. The British Chen Magazine, Ltd. 51 P- Q7. R-QS 52 PxP (52 .. HxP 53 to Chestnut Road West NorwOO(! RxP, PxP 54 R-B~ , etc.). White prevents the ma te after 54 ... Lond on. S.E. 21 Ol'(!tit Britain 51 P-N4f! PxP P- N6t 55 K- 1l3. 54_ ... R-K1 Black must capture. Elise 51 ... K-N3 Wou tef you eMe to be the only player in Black has little else: e.g. • 54 . .. K­ the wodef who hill bun allte to tlnef I de· 52 RxP. RxB 53 R-Q2. R- Kl 54 P-Q7, R5 55 P-N3t! and White will win. fen.e to the V l enn~ Opening (I P·K4. P_K4 R-Ql 55 H- Q6 t and, after 56 PxP. WlJIte 2 N,.QB3) ? lJas a w[nnlng and Pawn ending. 55 P-Q7 R-Q1 For $10, I offer to ptay you • g~me viI 56 R-Q6! Resigns eorre.ponefenee; ~nd , If you w in or efrlw, 52 RxBP ! RxS efouble your money will be refu nefeef. tf 53 R- Q2 . - . . WhIte has set up Bisek fOf a Zug:l!wang sound, t he glme w ill no efoubt be pUblished. aUer all. W eaver W. Adam a, 247 Nor th Grove Street, Now it is clear that White wins by Or~ng e, forcIng Black into Zug:l!wa ng If Black East New. Jers ey. t = cheek; * :::: db!. cheek; § = dis. ch. 356 CHU$ REVIEW, DECEMBER . 1960 Club, the former emerged on the long end of the score by 6-4_ Leslie Ault, Roscn­ EVENT OF THE MONTH stein, Finkelstein, Sayer and Bei rn e were 10 Years Ago The outstanding event re­ Columbia winners, while Durki n_ Dunn 25 Year. Ago The World Championship Match between Champion Ale>:a ndel' A. ported fo r ~ c em be l ' or 1950 was thilt on and Schey tall ied for _I\f orningside Heigills. Alek hine and Challenger Dr. Max Euwe the Interna tional tournament at Died, Two draws ..... ere recorded. cont!lllled to be the E,'ent of the Mon th. Yugoshw la. Probat> ly not as great ag For the December issue or CH ESS RE· the Bled tournament of 1931. this wag Oh io. Lawrence Jackson, 6%.7'2, paced an VIEW, 20 games wel-e reported. and nonetheless vel'y ~trong. Mignel r-.·ajdorf Alekhlne had lost hiS lelul allli then (101f.z-3¥.z) And Herman Pilnik (9-5) led 18 man field in th e Fifth Annual Toledo the field. Albel'lc O'Kelly was third Silver Knishts Tournament. Second was regained it for a score of 10%·9%. The match, played in Holland, wns well reo (8¥.!·5¥.z). And the YOllng Yugosla\'S An· Mark P ence, 6. 1, followed by Anthony dija Fuderel' lind Boris I"kov figured In Barteck, 5·2. pm·ted In newspapers - and nlso over th e radio. the next phlces. The Cleveland Chess Club troun ced the 5 Years Ago Zagreb was the YIIgoslav Firestone Chess Club of Akron by a score 20 Years Ago Play started In the first scene of another tniernational tourna.­ of 147'2.3~. Among upper board winners CHESS REVIEW c ort'e ~ ponde l l c e (' hess ment. and the Sov iet Un ion secured first for Cleveland were Jim Harkins, Richard tOlll'naments in 1940 with two sections: place in the persoll or Vagsily Smyslov Kause, George Baumanis, Carl Johnson, the (l rst: Hans Emmermann. Havana, (14%-4¥.z). Boris h'kov and Aleksandar Tom Wo~mey and Ernie Somlo. Tht: only Cuba; Hugll Noland, New Med co ; Anton Matanovlcll (I2 'h-6'h) made good al llec· winners fo r Firestone, all on lower boards, Under, Erie, Pennsylvania; W, J ulian ond for Yugoslavia. And Svetozar ClI· were Ralph Wessmore, Arthur Hullain Ja.mes. Maryland; and N . W. Mitchell, gorich tied Hussla's second player, Yefim and Bill Mall ardi. Watel·bury. Connecticut. 'fhe Id ea of Gellel' (J2·7) for fourth. ArUlllr B. Bls­ Cincinnati and Dayton Jlad a merry grading players for totll"lla.ment "pair­ guier l'epresented the USA and placed sixth (11 1h·7'h) In the field of twenty. time of it on 24 boards, the decision going ings" by skill was just bei ng considered. to Cincinnati by 13';4·10%. For Cincinnati, 15 Years Ago The USeF' adopted an 1 Year Ago It was In December of 1959 the victors were Tom Lajci k, Phil Mor· Area Qualifying Plan fot' the USA that .i\llkha!l Talll was llcralded to the rell, Mildred 1\lorrell, Adam Rueckert, Ch(lmpionship with thelle 1)1'01'1.;lon5: chess world as the new challenger fo r Bot\"\Jlnl k's crown. He fi nished with the Bill Wright, Gus Leder, Ron Weidner, only the chaml>\on 10 be seeded; fifo scol'e of 20·8, shading Panl Keres who Howard Goodrich, Mike Thayer, Aurelio teen others to qllallfy as repl"esentatives had lS'h·9¥.z. well ahead of the third Luna, Roger ChITk and Edward Roach. or ge \'en geographical nreas. two rrom Dayton winners were Richard Li ng, and rou rth Sov iet players, T. Petrogyan. each a l'ea bll t tlll-ee from New York; 15Ih·12'h and V. Smyslov 15·13. It was George Bcrry, Jim Crider, Frank Varga, the intent was to tHl\'e qunllr)'lng tOUT­ notable, however. that Bobby Fischer at Floyd Helm, Wayne Petran, Leonard Full, IHllllellts ill each area and obtnln coulltry­ 16 tied S. Gligorich (12%-15%) In the Ri chard Olsc7.ewski and William Ken. wille par'ticiTmtion. lead of a ll non·Sovlet playel·s. nedy. There were three draws. At one time, Cincinnati trailed by 4 points, but more than recouped when ret urns wcre received from outlying districts. 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A textbook of the first order." - Arbeiter· irony (I n view of the fact that the pro· Zeitung. "One of the few books which, at a glance, ono can recognize 18 an im. letarian chess set Is Sllpposed to sym· mortal." - ChNS. bolize a theoretically classless society). the Pawns are represented as humble 304 page&, 182 diagra m. $5.50 worke~, with nary a big shot among them. This absurd set was on display The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS at Leipzig In East Germany during the chess Olympics. Send for free catalogue of chess publications to (World of Ch ... continu es on page 359) DAVID McKAY COMPANY, Inc.,·ll' West 40th St., New York 18. N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, DECEM BER , 1960 351 Zurich, 1959 White's threat of Knight 0" the Black Queen decides" the game.

SICILIAN DEFENSE Kuppe r O lahson \':hite Black 1 P-K4 P_QB4 9 P- QR4 P-QN3 Miniature games a re the hors d'oeuvres of chess. 2 N_ KB3 P-Q3 10 0 - 0 B-N2 3 P_Q4 p,p 1 1 Q-K1 P-N3 Budapest. 1933 4 N,P N-KB3 12 Q-R4 B-N2 5 N-QB3 P-QR3 13 p,p p,p Andreas J~iHentha! could pul! off

PLASTIC CHESSMEN Bled, 1931 U.S.S.R. Championship, 1944 Scene of one of Alel{hine's great tri­ umphs was also of tilis Quick one. Higoro\!s refutation of an ineguJar derense is a regular SmysJov forte. FRENCH DEFENSE GRECO COUNT ER GA MBI T A. Alekhine A. Nimzovich 'W hite Blacl, V. Smyslov I. Kamshov 1 P_ K4 P-K3 4 N- K2 p ,p White Black 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 5 P-QR3 Bx Nt 1 P-K4 P- K4 4 N- B4! p , p 3 N_QB3 B-N5 6 N,S P_KB1 2 N_ KB3 P_ KB4 5 N_ B3 Q-N3 7 P- B3 . . , . 3 NxP Q- B3 6 P- Q3! B- N5 White will orrer two Pawns! 7 B-Q2 • • • 7 . . . . p,p 11 B-K2 R_N1 Per Keres, Blaclr has a practically lost 8 Q, P Q,P 12 Q- RB R_ N3 game in prospect . 9 Q-N3 N-K B3 13 Q-R4 8- Q2 7 . , . . S ,N 11 B-K2 N-KB3 10 Q xNP Q- K4t 14 B_ N5 B_ B3 8 Bx B P_Q4 12 0-0 P_B3 15 0-0- 0 8,P 9 N_ K5 Q_ B4 13 B- R5t K-B1 These Plastic Chessmen are made of Blacl, has a troublesome game at best, 10 PxP QxPt 14 R- K1 Q-KR5 durable Tenlte and molded in the basic but this move probably decides t he game Staunton pattern. Sturdy and practical, against him. they are made in three sizes: Tourna. 16 KR_ K1 B-K5 ment Size with 5" K ing, for use on 21,2 or 2%," squares; St anda rd S iz e in 2·sec· tlon case. with 3IA1" King, for use on 1* to 21,&" squares; Student S ize with 2lh" King, for use on 1", to 1 0/.." IIquares. All sizes are weighted and felted, avail· able in Black & Ivory and Red & Ivory. (See Student Size above.) No. L 500 S t udent S ize ; specify if want Red & White or Black & White __ $3.95 No. 836--Sbndard Size ______$ 5.50 No. 837-Same but in Red & Ivory_$ 5.50 No. 110-T ournament Size ______$19.95 15 B- N6! N-R3 No. 111 _Same but in Red & Ivory $19.95 16 Q- K2 B-R6 17 B-R5! NxB E lse, 17 N- B3, Q any 18 Q- KRt and Send for complet e catalog of equi pment 18 R- Q8t! K-B2 mate next. 19 QxN Resigns 17 N-B3 Resigns 20 QxPt will be fatal: but defense by MAIL YOUR ORDER TO As 'Vh ite mates anyway after IS 19 ... K- N2 runs into 20 NxB, PxN 21 Q-K7t. CHESS REVIEW B-R6t, K-B3 22 R-Dlt and by 19 . .. 134 West 72nd St., New Yor k 23, N. Y. Q-N2 into 20 NxB, PxN 21 R-Blt. t = ; t = db), check; § = db. ch. 358 CHtsS REV IE W, DECEM BER, 1960 (Continued from page 357) CHESS VIGNETTES Pennsylvania. Witlt an invincible 4·0 sweep, Marty Lubell took a 30·30 tourney at the Pittsburgh. Ch.ess Club. Dividing second and thi rd places were Woody Arm· strong and George Doschek, each 2Y2-1¥z.

Washington. The Walla Walla Valley Ch.ampionship wenl to Ken Haltwig, 5·0, followed by Bruce Bailey, 4·1. In the 13th North Seattle Invitational, Dr. A. A. Murray emerged victorious with 4%.1Y2. Dan Wade, 3%·2%, placed sec· ond. These roles were reversed in the Labor Day North Seattle Invitational, which saw Wade in first place with 4%­ l Y2, followed by Dr. Murray, 4-2. The Woodpushers' Tournament at Seattle resulted in a 4·0 shutout for Edwin Simanis. Runner-up was Terry Nelson,3%-¥2.

CANADA "I think they're up to something - " Conception: AI Gowan All rights reserved Photography: Mike Graznan Quebec: Lionel Joyner, 51h-¥2. bagged the pro­ vincial championship, followed by Siklo~, ies." We are in trigued by the phrase, Switzerland Schlosser and Therrien, each 4%-Fh. "demoniacal energy," for it seems to D. Keller decisively \\'on the national bea sine qua non fo r the survival of tille by 9-1. E. Walther, 7%.2-12, was next. any chess publication anywhere in the LATIN AMERICA world. Like the Red Queen, chess editors Argentina usually are obliged to fun like blazes in Grandmaster Miguel Najdor{ returned order 10 remain in the same place. Some· to the wars with a bang when he tallied 'times, however, they inch forward; and 15%.3% at Buenos Aires, wcll ahead of Chess, we are happy to note, seems to he his nearest rival, J ulio Bolbochan, with marching along. QUI' fel icitations on a 13¥2·5¥2. Third was J. Pelican, 12·7. quarter century of successful chess pub. I lication. Cuba Poland In the Mario Figuerdo !'.femorial Tour. The national title went to Sliwa with a nament at the 'Capablanca Chess Club, score that outdistanced his closest rival Elclis Cobo, former U. S. open champion, bl' two full points. tied for first with Eleazar Jiminez, each 7-1. Third was C. Calero, 5-3. Soviet Union Tn the leningrad championship, Shish­ kin was Sll ccessful with 12-7, ahead of FOREIGN Osno s. 11 %-7%. COMING EVE.NTS I N THE. U. S. AND CANADA Australia A relul'll malch between Lenin grad and Budllpesl was won by the former with Abbreviations-SS Tmt: SwIss System Tour­ The Victoria championship was won nament (in 1st round entries paIred by lot 32·20. or ~electlo n; In subsequent rounds players jointly by E. A. Basta and K. Ozols, with similar scores paired). RR Tmt: Round 8¥2.1¥z each. One point behind was L. Robin Tournament (each man plays every other man). KO T mt: Knock-out Tourna­ Browning. ment (losers or low scorers eUmlnated). Lucius Endzelins was willner of the UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP $$: Cash prizes. EF: Entry tee. ee: Chess South Australian championship with a Club. CF: Chess Federation. CAl Chess As­ As we go to pre~s. we have wonl that soclatlon. e L: Chess League. Rd: rounds. tally of followed by Dr. Peter 9-12 .112, the U. S. Championship, the Lessing J. Kalinovsky, 8·3. Rosenwald Tournament for the United Massachusetts _ Dec. 31 to J a n. 2 States Championship and the Fran]! J. at Cambridge YMCA, :Marshall Trophy. will be held at the England 820 Mass. Av., Cambridge, ~Iass: 6 Rd SS Em!li!'e Hotel, Broadway and 63 Street. At the Paignton Congress, A. W. 'Bow­ Tmt : EF Class A 810, Qass iJ3 $5 plus den, C. F. Girling and C. Kottnauer each !"e\\' Yo!'l!, beginning December 18. 2 to 7 Pi\f. but generally 6 to 11 Pill with usaF and MSA dues: 40 movcs/2 hours, scored 5·2 in a three· way tie for first. the last l'OtHld on January ~. possibly 45/ 2 : register 9 AM , Sa!., Dec. In eelebrating its twenty-fifth birthday, Playing will be . Bans Bel'· 31; for information, write to George L. the magazine C!less comments that it was linel·. Arthur Bisguier. Robert Byrne. Nute, 201 Hamilton Street, Cambridge 39, "conceived in September, 1935, on a loan Robert J. Fischer, Charles Kalme, \Vi!· Massachusetts. of 25 pounds and a credit of 91 pounds, liam Lombardy. Samuel Reshevsky. An­ For benefit of OUr readers, these items backed up by demoniacal energy and thony Saldy. Herbert Seidman. James T. are printed If reparted by authorized offi _ friendly co-operation from club secretar- Sherwin and Raymond Weinstein. cial" at least two month" In advance. CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, t960 35, -

An out.tandlng recent game, annotated by DR. MAX EUWE by iI former World Champion,

STUDENTS AT PLAY At second board on the Neth erland's eighth place One of the most interesting annllal tournaments is team was H. 1. Tan, H young Indonesian studying in the Student Team Tournament. In it at Leningrad , whose pla y holds great promise. He this yea r, fo urteen teams pa rticipated. La st year's scored 10 out of 13 points. tOlHllument was won by Bulgaria, which just nosed In the follo\\'ing game, lhis young Indonesian stu· out th e Soviet Union. This year, the tournamen t was dent obtains a slight advantage in the course of the won by the United States of America, II point and a half ahea d of the Soviet Union, though the latter had opening. He avoids several traps ski llfully. And he brought out a strong team, including Sp

L eningrad, 1960 N- 1J 3 13 KR- Ql , N- QN5 with abou t eq ual Now the position Ill ustrates the ob· QUEEN'S DECLIN ED chHlI ces. jections to Bluck's s trategy. White hits a constant t hreat or aCling on the diag· ( T artakover Var iation) 11 QR-B1 • • • • onal QN1 - R7. a lld his haj[·open Queen H . L. . T an D. Drimer 13hhop file Is an Impol·tant pIns. Holland Roumania 15 . . . . B- N2 White Dlack Ul ,u·k wants to dellY White the tempo 1 P-Q4 P-Qo\ 3 N-Q83 N-KB3 move. P-K4. H e n lso a voids l he pOS' 2 P-Q84 P-K3 4 N_B 3 B-K2 ~I h le t ntll ill 15 ... PxP 16 N"xP, K lt- Dl ! or late, 4 . .. P - U4 hall often been 17 Q- ll2! employed here. The chosen text move, 16 KR- Bl KR- Q1 however, Is safer Hnd pl'obably better. I If Black plays 16 . .. KH-BJ . Wh ite 5 B-N5 0-0 Clt!l then l·e·lllfol" ce h!.~ g-arne with 17 6 P-K3 P- KR3 p- Qna: e.g .. 17 . .. l)xP 18 UxRt . R xR? 1 B-R4 P-QN3 19 HxRt. BxH 20 Q- Il2. The las t Is T a rtako\' e r's move a nd one 17 P xP of the mos t solid In the Orthodox De· 11 . . . . N-K5 fense. or (·ourse. 17 .. . i>xP merel)" weakens A(lv/tntageol1s fOJ" White now is 11 .. . Black'S Queen·slde Pawns. OPxP 12 KPxP, PxP 13 DxP: e.g., 13 .. . 18 P-QN4 N-Q2 N- Q4 ? 14 DxN! 01" 13 ... P - R3 14 p- R·'! In Sza bo-P etro~ylt1\, Zurich, 1953. Here 18 . . . B- Ha seems worthwhile. Black t ried 11 .. . P- H3; bllt, arter 12 But "'hite 11m:! 19 Q- B2 ! wIllen l"irtilltlly DPxP, KPxP 13 PxP. PxP H KH- QI . ron:es 19 .. . 8 - Q6 20 nxB, "xR: :tnd he White oblained the better game. follows UII with 21 1\- K5 (21 1"- K I Is surricient a lso). QH- lJI 22 QxR. NxH! 23 12 BxB QxB N- B6!! and White wins. (Note OliH 23 13 BPxP N xN QxX loses to 23 . . . Q_.n2! ). Black intends to recllpbll'e the PlIwn 19 R-B7 BxN with the Bishop and so al'oid h,wing " hanging Pawns." The effect or 15 8-:'<1 Is stlll being felt: e.g., 19 .. . QH- Dl 20 R xH. BxR 21 14 R:>:N R-D7, and Wli lle the n t lH'ea tens 22 Q-1l2 15 B-Nl ! • • • • 8 B-Q3 • • • • a lld has a ve ry SU"()lIg position. ( 0 11 20 Here 8 PxP is frequently pla yed ; but .. . RxR. Wh ite has the slime old 21 the text has be come popular lately. RxHt . BxR 22 Q- D2 fo r a win.) 8 . . . . B- N2 20 QxB • • • 9 0-0 P_ B4 Now White h it s a clear ad"allta"e In Here Black avoids the continuation, his conirol of the open Qlleen Dishop 9 ... PxP 10 BxP, N- K 5 11 B- N3! which file and in his Dishop which Is s tronger posell problems for Black li S demonsi rat· than the K night In t11is sort of positloll. ed In Gligorich-Unzlc ker, Dub rovnik, 20 . . . . Q-Q3 ] 950. among other games. 20 ... QxP loses of course to 21 JI)(N. 10 Q-K2 QN-Q2 21 P-N3 N-K4 Slightly better at t his point seems to be 10 ... BPxP 11 I{ PxP, PxP 12 BxP. t che.ck; .j: = d.b!. cb&ek; f = (!.j a. oh. 360 C HESS REVIEW, DECEM BER, 1960 Black stops being passive. But Z1 . . . ~-B3 seems more suitable now in a fight for a .

22 Q- K4 • • • •

Jose Raoul Capablanca has to be reo consequent pillng up on it has some ele- garded today as of a past generation, ments of the mechanical to be sure. and the newcomers to the chess world 15 . . . . Q~B2 may easily be oblivious of his true worth 16 QR-Q1 QR-Q1 as a chess master. Especially as he has been tagged with the easy but rather shoddy char acterization of the "chess machine." It he saw chess readily, however, it was not with anything like mechanical computing but ratber with that touch of insight that smacks of genius.

22 . . . P- B4 New York, 1910 This move is unsuitable wit h any view RUY L OPEZ of orgamZJllg a defense. Relatively Cilpablanca T anerow speaking, the best is 22 . .. P- N3 23 Q­ 1 P- K4 P-K4 KB4, K- R2 2.1 P-KR4! and, e.g., 2·1 . . . 2 N~KB3 N- QB3 P - KR4 (not 24 ... P - QR4? 25 P - R5!) 3 B- N5 N- B3 17 RxP! · . . . 25 B- K4, QR- Nl 26 RxH.P. The Berlin Defense is hardly seen in But, if this be "mechanical," what, we 23 Q- N7 Q-B1 master play auy more. m ust ask, is inspired play! 24 P-QR3! • • • • 4 0 - 0 P- Q3 We can be fairly certain that Capa has White clears the way for B- R2. 5 P-Q4 B- Q2 seen past this surprise move to the ulti­ mate victory. 24 . ... KR- N 1 Now the defense has tl"Rl\sposed into 17 . . . . 25 Q-RS Q_Q3 the Steinitz Defens e. not so rare as the 18 BXN 26 B- R2 • • • • Berlin but considered definitely Inferior • • • • This move Is not meant only for at· to the Steinitz DefelTed (Le .. with ... White has a Pawn in hand for the Ex­ tacking purposes but also to keep Black's P- QR3 interpolated). Black has too change and threat ens to regain a whole Queen off its diagonal, QRI- KR8 (after c I'amped a game ; but that fact it must Rook (18 ... BxB 19 QxB, t hreatening 20 which Black has a threat in . .. N- B6t). be noted was learned from just ~uch QxP mate) to be a full piece ahead as well as a Pawn. 26 . . . . K- R1 games as this one. 1S • • • • R-Q8 27 B-N3 • • • • 6 N-B3 B-K2 p,p White plays carefully to protect his 7 R- K1 Black has a tactical sur prise himself. Ql: e.g., 27 R - B8t, RxR 28 RxRt, RxR 29 It was known at this time that 7 19 RxR B,B QxRt, K- R2 3(} QxP, Q-Q8t eliminates 0-0 loses a Pawn (t o 8 BxN and 9 PxP). Apparently now, Blacl;: can regain his White's advantage. Black now proceeds to relieve h is Pawn (20 P- KB4, BxNP 21 P- K5, P- B3J. R- Q1 cra mped position by exchanges. 27 . . . . 20 N- R6t • • • • 28 Q-N7! • • • • 8 NxP NxN T he text is \Vhite's str ongest move. 9 QxN BxB 28 RxRP is not convincing because of 28 10 NxB 0- 0 ... RxR 29 QxR, Q- Q6!

\Vhite, however, has another surprise. Mechanically, he is merely mopping up. But such a method requires insight! 11 Q- B3! . . . . 20 . . . . K- R1 28 .... K R- QN1 "Book" of that day was 11 B- N5. But, 21 QxB ! • • • • with a touch of genius, Capa foresees a Here 28 . .. (.~ - Q6 is impossible be· Throughout, the game has had a simple simple regrouping which is practically cause of 29 RxP! And 28 . .. Q- t)7 is starkness, a direct, forceful clarity - decisive - 01" at least exerts serious answered by 29 R-Ql. such as t he bystander can see but only pressure on Black. 29 R-B8f! . .. , by second guessing! 11 • . • • P~B3 13 N_B5 B_B3 21 . . . . QxQ Now, however, White can swap down 12 N-Q4 N- Q2 14 Q-K N3 N_K4 into a won ending; but, in passing, it 22 NxPt Resigns Seemingly, Black has contrived a is worth noting how effective 27 B- N3 Such ecstatic play cannot be termed stable defense. But White's deployment has been. mechanical. Just remember that, when on the King-side is portentous, and he Capablanca is spoken of as a "chess 29 . . . . RxR has a weakness to work on. Black has t o acquiesce to the loss of machin e," it is not because of the Quality 15 B- B4 • • • • a P awn one way or another. of his play bllt rather because of the \Vhite "fixes" Black's Queen Pawn constancy of h is results, for instance, ten 30 RxRt RxR while preparing a frontal assault on it. years of active tour nament play without (Continued on page 380) The detection of this weakness and the the loss of a single game! J.S.B. CHESS REVI EW, DECEM BER, 1960 361 By ARTHUR B. • BISGUIER

A RABBLE ROUSER Kn lgllt on K~ . The absence of this Black Knight rrom the scene of ballle , The fo Howing game played ill the ]%0 Open Chess Cham­ howe,'e l·. will be sOI-e ly relt throughout user the remainder of t he game_ pionship ToUrt1 amenl at St. Louis is o f interest for varioli S re,u.aIlS. 17 R/2_QB2 Rx R 19 N/ 4-Q2 R-Bl First of all, it is a very thrilling, crowd .pleasing game. III fa ct, it 18 RxR Q_ Rl 20 N-K5 • • • excited the ~pecl iltor s so Illll ch th at th ey milled about the ta bl e during the Now White tlHente n ~ 21 BxPt! (21 .. struggle. Occasionally, they even vo iced their various opinions of the KxB 22 Q- H5t. I\- Nl 23 QxPt, e tc.), posi tion to the apparent discom fiture of pOOl' Benko who obvio ll sly suf­ 20 , ... P-N3 fered during the later phase of th e game. Black feels this weakening Is not particulnl'ly serious as he has confl, Pe rsollu lly, fo r me, the tri umph was ve ry S<.\tis£ying. In the past, all dence In the abl1!ty of h is King Bishop my enCOlll tle rs with Benko had been drawll, with a single exception. The to plug the hole. exception was our last match at the iVhmhatia n Chess Club whe re Pal had defeated me in a very fine game a nd then gone on Lo wi n the club cham­ pionship. This game finally evenoo the score - though the re is a meilsure of irony ill the fact th at, though Ill y dcfcil tin g Benko may have prcventcd him frolll winning the open title, it did not enable me to defend Ill )' open crown succef:.sfull y. T heoretically speaking, th e opening is of more th an passing interest. The variation is a common one, favored in the past by Botvinnik; Lut the key posit ion may be reached frolll a l least three d ifferent openings.

A. BilSgllier e" Benk o GIII;ol'ich's I I B- K~ (played against White Black Ellska ses In AI-ge nt! na t h l~ real') may 21 B-K4 . . - - 1 P-Q4 N_KB3 4 P_Kl e,e be a mor'e Illansible a tte m pt at genlng A good move which retains a s llI all ad· 2 P- QB4 P_K3 5 e,e e-Q4 something Ollt o r t he po sitI on. I III;lyed I'a n[.'lge fo.- Wh ite In all variatioll ll, 1f 1 N-KB3 P_B4 6 N_B3 B- K2 I I B- 1\3 only a fte r' long (le libe ra Uon. Blac k excha nges Di shops lind Hooks, the 7 PxP N,e rea lizi ng that. though W !lite Fo rFeits his white s(jllarell on the Queen·slde RIlII Ulllhop ror a Knig ht. he still retaills an l he poor I)o ~ ilion or his Knight will make In itiative rOI' s ome tlme. a s \ l<:ce~l!f ul t1e fenlle difficult if Ilot 1m· AI~o . ir BI;l ck attelUllt s to contest the possible. center with 11 ... ;.;xl\: 12 PxN. P-K~, 21 . . . . P-B3 It cos ts Ilim ;I P awn : l a l' xP. l\xP H This 1lI01'e llllilears to be too rash. 21 NxN. 13xN 15 Dx P t . K xB 16 Q- R5t and P- B·j Is safer; though White mal' 17 Qx l3. then reta in a smull a d l'fllltage. it Is cer· Incide ntally, t he Gllgorlch-E liskases tain that Dlnc k ollg h t to hold a d m w game w all t he Cenle r Conu te.· Game: 1 with accum te piny. P- K4, P- Q·I 2 P xP , N - K n a a P- Q13 ·1. p ­ 22 BxP ! • • • • na 4 P- Q·I, PxP 5 N-Qna. etc. Bh('k ei the r ol'e l'looked this 1ll0l'e or 1 1 • • _ . N,B 13 N_K4 B-K2 under·es tlmated the pl'OSllects which Ihlli 12 PxN P-QN3 14 R_QB1 B-N2 sac I' ifice seems to orfel'. 8 B- Ql • • • • 15 P- QR3 • • • • He re Dotvlnnlk prefers S B - QB~ (DOl , White's laH move pI·e"ents an annoy­ vinnlk- KhIlVln, MOMoOW . 19-] ·1) arter Ing . .. N- N5 and IJosS lbly . .. N- Q·I by wh ich S ... NxN 9 PxN. Q- 132 10 Q-NS. Black and also prepa res the Ilossibllity P- QR3 with an equlil position Is a like­ or P- QN4 fOI' a Queen-side . ly IIOlIs ib\l!t)'. Thnt ga me, howevel·. was 15 • . . . R_B1 a Panov Attac k against t he Caro-Kann 16 R- K2 N_R4 Deren )Se. T he Ollenlng moves were I P­ K4. p-Qoa :I: P- Q 4. P-Q4 3 PxP, Px P ~ Seemingly, Black's la s t a lilleal's to P - QD'I, N - K B3 5 N- QB3, P- K3 6 N- 03, clear III) what bad been becoming a B- K2 7 PxP. NxP . ~ omewhat d irficu] t position fOI' him_ He 8 . . . . N_QB3 10 R_K1 B- B3 Intends to answer 17 P-QN·j with .. , N­ 9 0 - 0 0-0 11 B-K3 - , . . D5, utilizing the vulnerability of White's 362 CHUS REVIEW, DECEM BER, 1960 22 . . . . Oil 22 ... PxB. White forces the same continuation as in tile game by 23 Q-N·I. 23 Q-R5 P.B 24 QxP t K_B1 Benko claimed aftel' the game thnt 24 . , K-nl forces White to take the drnw (by perpet\1al). But White can play fOl' a will 25 Q-R6t. K -l\l 26 QxPt, K- n1 27 QxPt, K -Nl 28 QxB, RxR 29 Q- N5t, K -· RI (on other King moves, 30 Q- B5t re­ r;alns the Rook) 30 Q-RGt. K- Nl 31 Q­ N6t, followed by QxR. 33 QxN B_R5 In these variations, though Black reo And the last comment appl!es accu rate­ mains a piece ahead, his bad King and ly for this move as well. bad K night positions a nd the abu ndance of '''hite Pawns I'ender his game very 34 Q-K B7 . . - , difficult. Black's threats wel'f! beginning to mount, and White had to exercise aceI" 25 N-B4 ! . . , , tain care, A g rievOIl S error here might This is the real point to the combina· be 34 Q-B8t , H- Nt 35 Q-fi3, 8 - Q6 mate. tlon Initiated by 22 BxP, Out the text move puts an end to Black's hopes, It forces a rapid liquidation, after which Black's Bishop is no match No.1 F. F ischer fo t' fou l' White Pawns. W h ite draws 34 , . . . R-B7t 36 KxB B.N 35 QxR BxQ 37 K-N3 K-N2 Here and for the rema inder of the game, Black Is too ~ol'ely pressed for time to resign. The remaining moves, thel'f!fOl'f!, are gh'en without comm ent. 38 K - B4 K_B3 44 K_K4 K_B2 39 P-K4 B_B3 45 K-Q4 K_ K2 40 P- Q5 B_R 5 46 K- B5 K-Q2 41 P_N4 B_B7 47 P-K6t K-K2 42 P-K5t K_N3 48 K-B6 B-86 25 ... . B-K5 43 P_K R4 B-Q8 49 P- N5 B-Q8 Black's only chance lies in 25 . . . Here Black o\,erstellped the time limit. RxN 26 R- B2t . 8 -B6 27 RxBt. QxR 28 PxQ with some small possibilities or Stop that Pawn! a draw, Though Black then h as three pieces ror the Queen, he stands badly No.2 H . Ma. ttis on because of the exposed position of his With a b!l of space to spare, we add W hite w ins King, the POOl' co·ordlnation of his another game by Bisg\l!er. - Ed . pieces and (again) t he extra White Pawns, especially the Kin;- R ook Pa\\'n. Omaha, 1959 26 Q-R6t . . , . T ltis gamelet illustmtes II. master de· vIce for breaking out of II. , I saw the win quite cleal'ly after this move. But there Is an alternate line QU E EN'S GAMBIT which Is stronger and even more pleas· Vissepo Bi sguier ing; 26 R-B2t, 8-D,1 27 QxP , NxN 28 While Black RxBt. K-K1 29 R- B7, Q-N2 (O t' 29 ... R-B2 30 RxBt, RxR 31 Q-N8t!) 30 RxDt, 1 P- Q4 P_Q4 5 N- QB3 B_QB4 QxR 31 QxRt and, arter 32 QxN, White 2 P-QB4 P.P 6 B_N5 P- B3 ! remains a clear tlu'ee Pawns ahead, 3 P- K4 P_K4 7 BxP P_ N4 Black's inability to vary his defense suc, 4 P_Q5 N_KB3 8 B_K2 P- N5 cessfully Is Indicative of his helplessness 9 N-R4 , , . . It's !I, long way to go. in these and I'elated lines. No.3 A. A, Trolh:ky 26 . . • . K-N1 W h ite w ins All a lternate moves lose even mO re quickly: e.g., 28 , .. K- B2 29 NxPt, K - K1 30 Q- R5t, K- Ql 31 Q-R8t; or 28 , .. K-K1 29 Q- R8t, B- Bl 30 N-Q6't, fol· lowed by 31 RxR(t); 01'. In this last line, 29 . , , K- Q2 (29 . . , K- B2 30 NxP Is mate!) 30 NxPt. K- Q3 32 RxR. 27 QxPt K-R1 29 Q-K6t K-R l 28 QxPt K_Nl 30 NxP ! R. R Obviously, this capture Is m a ck's hest try here, 9 . . , . Bx Pt ! 14 B_B4 Q-B5 S1 NxQ Rx Pt 10 KxB NxPt 15 Q-B1 N-Q7t! 32 K- B1 N_ B5! 11 K_B1 Q.B 16 QxN Qx Bt P_K 5 The old "Illdian." Another good move, In a lost position, 12 N- KB3 Q-K6 17 K_B2 13 Q_K1 0 - 0 18 KR_QB1? Q_N4 t = check ; : = dbl, check; § = dl •. ch, Resigns Solutions, page 380. CHESS REVIEW, DEC EM8ER, 1960 363 F or how your clu h can be UB l ~ d WHERE TO PLAY CHESS ",rite to CHESS REVIEW. LEADING CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA

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TRAVELOGUE. 1960 Rotterdam, 1925 Througho ut the past year, a panorama of elegance un d hrill iancy, RETI OPENING forceIu lness and daring, invention and imagination has been paraded he­ D,. M.. Euwe Rudo lf Loman 1 N- KB3 P_Q4 S Px P p,p fore the eyes of this ed itor. Here it ma y be an unexpected turn, a re­ 2 P- B4 P-Q5 9 P- KR3 B,N sourceful riposte, a probleml ike conclusion, a mi raculou s resc ue - they 3 P- QN4 P-KN3 10 QxB P-QB3 conjure up a dreamworld of uplifti ng inspiration which can make one feel 4 B_N2 B- N2 11 P- KR4 0-0 5 N_R3 P-K4 12 P-R5 R-K1 for fleeting moments almost like kings walking in Sansollci, Belvedere, 6 N_ B2 B- N5 13 0-0- 0 P_R4 Versailles or other palatial surroundings. 7 P- K3 N- K2 14 RPxP KRPxP Yet, behind the " boarded" curtain we very rarely come upon an en­ 15 Q-KR3 p,p vironment consistent ·with the fantasies of the game or even fa intly reo sembling the dignity of chess. If chess is th e poor man's hashish, it is dis­ pensed truly in dens. To drop the phraseology and become blunt: seldom are Ihe surroundings where we pract ice chess in consonance with its pu r­ ported aurora. Caissa is a poorly equipped goddess, indeed. It is remarkable how, in comparison to a golfplayer's often considerable yearly ou tlay for hi s hobby, or to any other sportsman's, a chessplayer's is a rel uctant frac­ tion, and yet he expects to participate most intensiyely. And , on ma ny lengthy journeys by this editor, few chess abodes proved to be worth y of praise. And there were many which clea n ha nds would he fea rful to 16 NxQP . , . . tou ch. A gl imm er of ljght is provided by those richl y endowed locales in T he su btle t hreat emerging is 17 Q­ R7t, K - Dl 18 N - K 6t, un velllng "White's which, for instance, a ca mpus can be induced to th row open its mo re spa· Bishop and 19 QxBt. So Black ta kes ciolls facilities to a chess event occurrin g between semesters. And some the K night - why not It's for nothing? municipalities and social agencies sometimes step into the hreach and - not reclwning on the rapid punish­ ment to foHow. provide an ideal spot. 16 , , , . BxN 17 Q-R8tl! • • • • The writer recalls one oasis of fertile chess activity, Milwaukee, There, in th e From the local scenario. we switch to Nor th Centra l Open of 1957, t he follow­ E ngland where your editor stopped dur­ ing attractive game blossomed under t he ing h is peregrinations this year. ",Ia ny hands of J a ck O'Keefe, t he Ann Arbor o( the old haunts IJave gone where people expert a nd successful chess organize r, a nd places had seemed to stay pel'ennlal· KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE ly unchanged. The "'Gam bit" has dis­ , by tra nsposition) appeal'ed : the "l\landrake" ch anged hands a nd is gone as R ch ess hangout, J. Zilic Jack O'Ke efe with its owner, the famoll s ches s s tudy W hite Black composer and Inter national J udge Lom­ 1 N_KB3 N_ KB3 10 P_B3 P- B3 mer now shunning the rain in Spa in.· 2 P_B4 P_KN3 11 Q- B2 N-K3 His previous partner opened another Po. it io n

SKIPPY by Percy L, Crosby • t H&"1t YO_tilt F'A'I'I-Ie~ YA G~'f 1'ALlCIN' '1'0 FATHER AN' WAS IN, 'THe J-IS'('L TELL VA Hew TeItRIJW: ,'I" 4JAJ. He's ~OUI~O SINes A90U't SAN ~1t"NC:ISc.o EAR'THQtJ.qKE, He NEllER. PeR~oT Ii, HS WAS PI.AY/N' (HESS AN' HE tUAS ALL lteADY T~ HOW THIIT GE'e" 1'1" -MOST HAV£ l(,IOULO . 8eeN ieItRIBLe:. CHtc.:K TH~ KIN(;. WHSN -2fN(;"t _THE: aMRO GeSlIJPIN- rHE.AI,q':

366 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1960 A first variation is 1 N- Q5, BxP!! 2 KxD, Q- KSt 3 K-Bl, N- Q6t 4 K-Nl, N- N5: after wllich Blacl, concludes with a "Philidor's Legacy." In another, mack mates with 2 K- Rl, N- N6t! 3 PxN, Q-R6 mate. 'While, if White defends the remaining way, the game goes: 2 K- Bl, N - Q6t 3 KxB, Q- KS! 4 NxDt. RxN 5 RxR, N- N5t, with mate next move. Of course, Black WHAT HAPPENED TO MICKEY -MOUSE? has other fourth moves here; but they lead to an ea!'ly mate: e.g., 4 B- B3 N­ A couple of decades, it seems, is sufficient to go from limelight to N5: 5 K-Q2, Q- Q6t 6 K-Kl , N-B7t 7 obscurity. Masler M ikenas (formerly nicknamed Mickey Mouse) cer­ K - B2, B- K5:t, e tc. tainly traversed that path. \,\Then he was on top, his brilliance was blind­ ing. Here at Gruzinske, 194], in the staid Queen's Gambit, he downs While Israel is one of the livliest Lebedew with a dazzling sacrificial orgy. The game begins wi th 1 P-Q4, Eastern outposts of the game, and prob· ably the furthest South, with master Bas­ N-KB3 2 P- QB4, P- K3 3 N- QB3, P-Q4 4 B- N5. jouni of Lebanon separated by a cold Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's war, t he environment of the game here next move (exposing table just enough to read it) . Now guess White's again reflects the general air of a "poor man's sport," accentuated by the coun· 4th move, then expose it. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make try's struggle to survive and need to move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so all. spend more on defense than on leisure. COVE R W HI TE MOV ES IN T ABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A T IME There Is an established club with 'round the week attendance a nd ('at er­ White p" Black Yo ur Sel ection Your ing. Out players rub shoulders too close· Played Score Played for W hit e's move Score ly, for a climate so stiflingly hot. And 4 B- K2 · ...... · ...... they cluster over boards that are too 5 P_K3 · ...... 2 5 P-KR3 · ...... · ...... small and men too light (in weight) and too dark (in colorl. This condition, how· 6 8- R4 2 6 0-0 · ...... · ...... ever, will improve with economic prog· 7 R- B1 · ...... 2 7 P_ B3 · ...... · ...... ress. And the country certainly has a 8 B- Q3 ...... 2 8 QN_Q2 · ...... · ...... potential !'eservoir of promising young 9 N- B3 · ...... 2 9 p,p · ...... players. So national interest in the game 10 N- Q4 (a) · ...... · should be strong, though it is cu rrently 10BxP ...... 2 ...... dormant. 11 B- KN3! (b) ...... 4 11 • N,N · ...... , ...... · ...... All leading papers a lso have chess col­ 12PxN ...... 3 12 P- QB4 · ...... · ...... umns. M. Czerniak conducts one in the 130-0 ...... 2 13 P- QR3 · . . . , ...... · , ...... large and popular Haaret z (on which 14 B- Q3 ...... 5 14 N-B3 · ...... · ...... master R. Persitz is employed as a news editor). J . Aloni has a column in a Ger· 15 N-K5 · ...... , ...... 3 15 • • B-Q3? · ...... · ...... man-language paper. An d the problemlst 16 B_ R4 ...... 5 16 8 - K2 · ...... · ...... Shahaf is chess editor for the .Jerusnlem 17 B_N1 ( c ) ...... 6 17 Q-K1 · ...... · ...... Post. The latter paper published a r e­ 18PxP ...... 5 18 P_ KN4 · ...... · . , . . . . , view by the writer of this department on 19B- N3 ...... 2 19 S,P · . . . . , ...... · ...... nell" chess bool,s, including Larry Evans' New Ideas. 20 P-K B4! (d) ...... 7 20 BxPt · . . . . , ...... · ...... 21 K-Rl 3 21 S,R · ...... -...... 22 ?xP!! (e) ...... 8 22 S,P · ...... · ...... The latter z'eference algo gives rise 23RxN ...... • ... . • • • . 6 23 K- N2 · . . . , . . . . , . . . . , . · . , . . . . . to a reminiscence. It carries us back NQ- Q3 ...... 5 24 P- KR4 · ...... , ...... · ...... in one long sweep to the States, specifi­ , cally to Dallas, Texas, 1957, where Lar· 2') P-KR4 ...... -...... 5 25 K, R · ...... · ...... sen (Black) brought orf a subtly con· 213 N-N4t ...... 6 26 P,N · ...... · ...... cealed , with Evans as 27 fJ- I<5t ...... 7 27 • K,S · ...... · ...... the victim. 28 Q- Q4 mate ...... 6

Tota! Score ______100 Your Percentage ______SCALE: 75.100-Exce[Jent ; 55.74--Super ior; 4O_54--Good; 25-39-Falr

NOT£S TO THE GM,tE " Position after 25 ... K xR a) 10 . .. P.Q!\'4 11 B.Q3, P-QR3, followed by . . . P-B4 is the best way of liberating Black's problem Bishop. bl This move, made possible and good only because or 5 ... P-KR3. exer cises a fine hind on the position. c ) Inaugur ating the standard K ing.side as· 25 . . . . RxBP! 27 Rj3xP R- BSt! sault. A later Q-Q3 threatens BxN and 26 N_K4 N, N 28 RxR Q- B4t Q-R7 mate. Resigns d) A great conception. The point is that smothered mate can· e) The real point. But there is more, much not be aVOided. more. t = check; t = dbl. check; § dis. ch. t = check ; * = ; § - dis. check CH ESS REVIEW, DE CEM BER, 1960 367 Up-to-date opening analysis by DR. MAX EUWE by an outstanding authorir.y. Former World Champion

THE SCHLIEMANN DEFERRED For quite some time, this gambi l line, at leasl in its deferred fo rm, has been consid· ered as completely satisractory fo r Black. As long as the line held up at all, na t1ll'ally, it has been popular with enterpri sin g players who certainly prefer to enter upon a !; harp struggle at the very outset rather than hold out in a long, painful defense in the cl osed va ri-atio- n. Afler 1 P-K4, P- K4 2 N- KB3, N- QB3 Sub·sub·variant 1 13 . . . . P-B3 16 BxB Q,B 3 B-N5, P- QR3 4 B- R4, I'- B4 (see [;rst d;o­ 14 R- K 1t 8-K2 17 RxQt K,R gram ) , White sim pl y !nllst meet the challenge which Black poses. Tame, t5 B-N5 P,B 18 QxQP R_Q N1 or even no rmal developing move!;, sueh as 5 0 - 0 or 5 P- Q3, si mply 19 R- K1 t give m ack no problems at all. Sub·su b- variant 2 (Cont in ue f rom ..... t diagr am) As to the last statement. one example On S ... P-Q3, WhIte lUIS a very 13 . . . . B-K2 15 Rx B ! Q, R may surfice. After 5 P- Q3. N- n 3 6 0-0, l' t rOll g move in 9 B- K5: e.g .. 9 ... B- K2 14 R- K1 K _ B1 16 B-N 5 Q_K4 P-Q3 7 N- na, B- K 2 S B-N3, N-QR4, 10 BxD. KNxD 11 K- iX5, NxP 12 Q-R5t. 17 Q-B3t -White sta nds second best, certainly so K- Q2 (what else?) 13 N- D7, Q- 1\:1 14 on results rmm actual play. An d accept· D- HH. and White wins, S ub,variat ion B (Continut f r om ne "t t o I.... t diagr~m ) ing the gambit by a PxP Isn't even con· 9 QxP . . . , I sidered seriously. 9 . . . . B_ K 2 Nonetheless. recent games and anal· This move Is It bit better than 9 . , . yses have brought [orth so many 1m· N- B3 bll t still 1I0t Qulle sufficient tor provement.s for White that It seems equality. Black'S romantic building up can no longer maintain its trend. WhIte has two good continuations.

Variation I. The Tactical Try 5 N-B3 . . . , At fl rll t sight, this move doesn't seem trustworthy liS Black can gain an impor· tant center Pawl\. But White has some surprisingly tactical turns In reply. A most interesting position. White is !i . . . . P_QN4 threatening 10 NxPt, as 10 . . . Qx:-1 leads 6 8-N3 P- N5 to Dlael" s being maled. Black has a 7 N- Q5! . , .. choIce between two pla usible moves 10 NxPt • • • • here. T his move is stronger than 7 N- QNl . To stick to the tactical attitude with T rue, on 1 N-QXl, P xP 8 !';xP. Black can 10 B-N5 here Is just not convincing. To not answer 8 ... NxN (9 Q-R5t. iX- X3 S ub-va ria tion A be sure 10 ... Bx 8 ? permits 11 :-':xP t! 10 Q-Q5). But Black stands best aitel' 8 9 . , . . N-B3 And 10 ... B- U3 11 Q-R5t, P-N3 12 ... Q-N~! ( BJau-O'Kelly. H!lvel's um, NxBt , NxN 13 Q-B3. R-Bl 14 PXP ar· C, Cllpelan of We!'mel~kll'chen in Ger· 1947.) lords \Vhite a strong attack. But Black many gives the follow ing in his excel· 7 , . . . comes out we ll with 13 N-B3! Fol' one lent ana lyses. 8 P- Q4! . . , . example, he holds the position arlel' 11 N_N3 A genial conception qu ite In harmony 10 PxP N,N 12 Q- R5t DxN. DxD 12 0 - 0 - 0. O-o ! (most sur· 11 BxN 13 O- O ! . . . , wllh the demands of this fasc:! nUllng po. prl!3lng) 13 "xBt (there Is nothing be lle r ), sition. Wbite'!; chances a l'e doubtful after 13 K-Rl H PxP. P lIO"" 15 P-K6, R-Ql'\1 16 KR- K l, K- K ~ . For anotber examille. he 8 . . . . BxR. p-n3! But, following on the text move, White has the decision in hand gains a draw with 11 PxP ( Molsejev), t = c heck; ; = dbl. chock; • = db . ch. as shown in these two !lne variations. NxN 12 BxN, K xP 13 Q-K4, P-B3 14 368 CHESS REV I EW, DE CEMBER , 1960 QxN, PxB 15 0-0, K-·BJ 16 BxBt, QxB Here it is well to note that 10 N- N5 YOU HAVE TROUBLES? 17 QxQP, R- QNl ]8 KR- Kl, Q-TI3 19 leads to nothing aftel' 10 ... N-Ql! e.g., Q-B5t, K- B2 20 Q- Q5t. 11 R- I{1, P- R3 12 N-R3, B- K3 IS B-KB4, \Vith the text move, howel'er, White Q- Q2 14 Q- B3, O-O! (Zagol'ovski) . regains all material sacrificed. 10 . . . . QxN 12 QxP P-Q4 11 Q-B7t K- Q1 13 QxR • • • • Not 13 BxP as now Black can save his Rook with 13 ... B-B3. 13 . . . . B-K3 15 QxQ N,Q 14 PxP QxPt 16 B- KB4! N-N3 17 B_ N3 . . . . The final judgment is a little in favor of ·White. Black is vulnerable in the center. and the White pieces have great­ er mobility: e.g., 17 .. . N- B3 18 0 - 0 - 0. K- Kl 19 KR-Kl. K- 1l2 20 R-K2 with good prospects fOl· White. 10 . . . . P-R3 Black loses the Exchange on 10 .. . 8 - Exhibitor E. V. Traihush, Colorado Variation II. The Strategic Way Q2: 11 8 - 1'\5, 0-0-0 (01' 11 ... P-R3 12 Champion, is making move on one board BxN, NxB 13 N-K5) 12 8xN, NxB 13 N­ and about to move on next in eight een (Continue from first di~",ram) N5, and either 13 ... B- Kl 14 N-K6, board simultaneous at Universi'ty of 5 P-Q4 PxQP R- Q2 15 NxB. QxN ]6 B- 1\:6 or 13 . ColoradO. Think you could adjust your B- B3 H 13 - K6 t! (much better than 1·1 viewing powe rs from the micro.board at 1\- 87 at once), K-Nl 15 N- B7. Q-B5 16 hand to the macro·board to come? Photo P- KN3l l3Iack gets no in is by John Greenway of U. of C. either line. 11 QN- Q21 , . . . White controls all important squares The Biggest Bargain and threatens 12 N- B'I, followed by 13 N-K5. in Chess Liferafure! 1 1 . • • • P-QN4 CHESS REVIEW Certainly. 11 ... Q- B3 is no better; for Black has only a choice of evils ANNUAL after 12 N-B4: e.g., 12 ... B-K3 13 Volume 27 - $7.00 N- Q6t, BxN 14 BxB. P-KN'I 15 P- B3. LL twelve issues of CHESS REVIEW 6 P-K5 ! · . . . PxP 16 PxP. N- Q117 N-Q4. NxB 18 NxN, and Black cannot move; or· 12 . .. ll- Q2 A published during 1959 'have been For a long time, 6 NxP has been con­ 13 Nj·I-K5. NxN 14 NxN, H- KBJ Hi Q­ handsomely bound III cloth to make sidered as guaranteeing White a small this j umbo-sized 384 plus page book. positional advantage. But 1...11'. Hall of R5j'. K-Ql 16 Nx13, KxN 17 It- K6, etc. Games from the most important events Oxford states that, after 6 ... NxN 7 12 P-QR4 QR_ Nl QxN. Q-KZ: Bla.ck has nothing to fear; 13 PxP PxP in 1959 have been picked by experts, e.g., 8 B-N3, QxPt 9 QxQ, PxQ 10 0 - 0. annotated by masters, along with in _ N-B3 11 R-Kl, P-Q·\ 12 N-B3, P- B3 13 structive ones and rare old gems. P-BS. B-QN5 H B- Q2, BxN 15 DxB. The great events of 1959, also, are B-B4, and Black is all l·ight. well represented by games, stories, 6 . . . . 8-B4 photos, Sarajevo, :Mar del Plata, Santi­ 7 0 - 0 • • • • ago, Zurich and the Challengers tourna­ 7 P- B3 doesn't amount to much here: ments, with Tahl on the rise toward the 7 ... PxP 8 NxP, KN- K2 9 B- N3. P- Q4! world championship and with Bobby 10 NxP. NxN 11 BxN. N-N5, etc. Fischer continuing 10 fIashaslounding 7 . . . . KN- K2 chess. And Bisguier wins the USCF 8 B- N3! • • • • Open and Lombardy the Log Cabin In some earlier analyses, 8 P- B3 has Invitation Tournament. been tried, but with no clear decision. With all this are quizzes, tales and Black is able to parry White's most Relatively speaking, this Is Black's cartoons and a series on Morphy which danger'ous threats in an ingenious way. best continuation: but It certainly is not adds to his stature. For one example, 8 . . . PxP 9 NxP. P­ satisfactory. He cannot develop his Instruction, entertainment from the Q1! 10 B- N3, B- K3 11 N- N5. B- Nl 12 forces. while White has many methods of world of chess, "Chess Movies," Q- R5 t, K- Bl! 13 8-K3, BxB H PxB, imprOl'ing his position. "Chess Caviar" and the shrewd an· Q- Kl. The following is a plausible continua­ notations of Postal Chess play by John The text move is the obvious and the tion. W. Collins and Korn's survey of open­ best continuation. Fl'om here on, \'lhite B-Q2 14 N- S1 ing in 1959 - all are yours in this plays to prevent Black from . 15 R-R6 • • • • 8 . . . . P-Q4 great tome! Now 16 N-K5 is a threat. Also on hand: Good·looking but insufficient is 8 . 15 . . . . 8-N3 Volumes 20 to 26 N-R·J 9 P-B3, Nx8 10 QxN, P- Q·J (or Or 15 . .. 8 - 8116 8 - B4! for 1952 to 1958 - $7.00 each 10 ... PxP? 11 N- N5) 11 PxP e.p., QxP Also some very few other volumes 12 PxP, 8 - 1\3 13 R- IU, P - R3 14 N- 83, 16 N-R4 K- Q1 K- Bl 15 B-B4! as \Vhite wins: e.g .. 15 0 1' 16 ... P- N3 17 B-84! Or 16 • • • Send for eomp(ete catal09 of chess .. . QxB 16 Rx!'.'! (Fuderer·O'Kelly, Bled, P- N4 17 Q-R5t, K-Ql 18 8xP. equipment and books 1951) . 17 N-N3 P-N3 CHESS REVIEW 9 PxP e.p. 18 N-B3 134 W. 72nd St., New York 23, N. V. 10 R-Kl ! • • • • It will be difficult for Black to escape. CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER , 1960 369 ED M. WIU

VISITING FIREMEN strategy and tactics out of last month's lion on so me particular subject usually Any player who has dropped in to visit ShQkma.ty! Provided, of co urse, that you seeks it at the United States Embassy. have accepted the visitor's own evalu a­ II strange chess cl ub, hoping to get a The more experienced traveler will seek friendly game or two waiting for a train tion of his playing strength and tha t yOIl , it from a more accessible (and in some a Class B player, have not yet learned or a plane or II date, only to find every cases, more reliable) source - his hotel club member dee ply engrossed in his own that chess players closely approach fish· concierge. I sprung it on him cold. "If game, will probably have so me r eCOll!­ ermen in a generic disregard for truth. one of your guests wants to play chess, mendation to make about the arrange· There is added cause for to ssin g your wh ere do you advise him 10 go, now that ments which each club sho uld make to $trongest club player into the ring with the Regence is closed?" He didn't bat provide hospitality 'a nd competition for an unknown. Suppose that the vi sitor ia an eye or hesitate for a second. the visitor. Club policies in such cases a weak player - even as weak liS he "The best place is Cerde Caissa on the are in patternless va riety. In so me large claims to be - and that you knoc k hi m Boulevard Montmartre -Number 9 - and prosperous clubs, as well as in many off in twenty moves. Then you, as the that is the d uh I recommended no t long small (J iles who arc three months behind cl ub champion, know the va rious levels of ago to the Argenline champion, Pilnik, playing strength of yo ur fellow members, in thei r rent, II director or II volun teer or when he was a gues t here. He thanked drafted member is always on hand to greel and yo u are in a perfect position to turn me afterward, said it was fine.'" all Y vi sitors and to fu rnish any would-be him ove r to one of them wh o plays about So off we rushed to the Boule"ard player with competition in his ow n cale· the same kind of game and lei them fig ht Montmartre, and found Number 9 to be an gory of chess strength. In other club$, it out for the remainder of the even ing. entra nce between a store and a restaurant, Lll e "isilor is ignored unless he is " a name I shall never forget one nigllt in Paris with stairs leading to the club rOOlllS player," and lI e can sit all ni gh t wa tching in 1953 when I "isited tile Cerde CQisSII above. As I entered 1 could see several the members play without ever receivin g II all the Boulevard Monlmartre. During lh ~ games in progress, but before I co uld get bid to display hi s own prowess, And don't afternoon, I had taken a swing by the fa. 10 them to see wh ether or not I could let your nationalistic pride lead you to mous Cale de la Regence, hoping 10 catch ki bi tz effectively in French, I was greeted believe that your coun trymen couldn't pro· the shade of Napoleon ki bitzin g a game be. by a little old lady, who welcomed me to duce one of these unhospitable evenings. tween the spirits of Morphy and Labour. Cerde Caissa, inlroduced herself and The writ er has personally visited clubs of donnais. My side trip to the Place dll asked if she co uld help me. This was that category in the United States, En g­ Palais Royal was in vain, and was ex· Madame i.e Bey Taillis, Vice·President of land, France, Switzerland, Germany, Ca n· tremely depressing. Not only were the the French Chess Federation, P resident of ada and in other countries. famous habitues absent - the Regenc!l the Chess League of the lie de France If, however, you are welcomed into one itself wasn't there. Oh, the walls wel'e (that's a part of Paris - not the ship) of the more hos pitable groups and are standing, but the entire interior was bein;,\' and di rectrice of the Cerde Caiua. I told invited to play, the chances are that you renovated, all furnishin gs removed, lind her that I was just returning Lafayette's will be paired with the strongest play er posters on the barricaded entrance in· call, that I was either a strong Oass B or who happens to be there at the moment. formed one that entry hy unauthorized a weak Class A player in the United There are several good reasons for this. persons would be punished by imprison. States and that I had come hoping for an One is that eheS.'! pio.ye rs whose words are ment in the 1953 edition of the Ens lil e. evening of chess play. She showed me undoubtedly bonds in every day busi ness Wi th some French workmen giving me all over the ciub, peeking quietly into II and social affai rs sum absolutel y unable dirty looks - I obvi ously didll't helon;; back room where Ihe masler Seneca was to tell the trutil when questioned as to to their union - I didn't stop to wonder giving a lecture on chess to a group of their strength as players. T he young hot· what had become of the sllecial t a bl e ~ about a dozen students, and going the shot champion of his own cl ub at home where Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin rounds of Ihe various games in progress, usually becomes a guy who "used to play and Jean J acques Rousseau and other not interrupting them, but telling me soft· on the hi gh school learn," while a streak notables we re supposed to ha"e Illayed Iy who (and sometimes what) the playens of grey in the hair of the visiti ng expert chess. I did n't even inq uire what had were. T hen she said, "You want to play. or Class A player always seems to make become of the portrait of P hilidor wh ich Come. You shall play fi rst with one of used to hang on one interior wall . I got him a chap wh o " used to pl ay a good our best players." She led me to a table out of there fast, before the ghost of SI. wh ere three men were analyzing a posi· Class B gam e yea rs ago - haven't seen II Amant emerged from the shadows of t h>! tion, talking quit e animatedly in a Ian· chess book or played a game for twenty forsaken and forbidding interior to ask guage which I didn't understand. The years! " And then, wilen you li re chosen me what a Yankee woodpusher was doing language was Russian, the players were to be the home-club's representative ID nosing around such hallowed ground. of the famou$ Paris colony of White Rus. play either of these birds, you get snowed When visiting Paris, the inexperienced sians, and the player with whom I was under by the visitor's application of American tourist who is seeking informa· paired for my first game was Rossolimo!

370 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER , 1960 I had met him briefly in New York when stupid words with a curt how, he fol­ GIFTS FOR XMAS he was playing a short match with Bis­ lowed the winner into the night wi thout guier, so I knew 'him, and I also knew another word. Such was my first and what u waste of his time and mine it only meeting with Tanakover. I was so would be for me to play chess wilh him. shaken by Ih e in cident that I quickly lost The French grandmaster understood my a won position against my opponent of Ilredicament and gracefully turned me the lllOment and left a few min ut es later over to "Ihe boys" who were with him. without ever finding out the identit y of I played three of them, losing twice quick. the fur-upholstered player who had taken ly 10 the French master Raizman, losing about a dozen games in a row from Tarla­ one and drawing one with Guilfaud and kove!". If Hossolimo ever sees this, he finally hitting a winning streak against may be a'ble to tell us. the Russian, Reschetnikoff. And all Ihis In the morning, when I next met the time Grandmaster Rossolimo stood by anti hOlel concierge, I must have still carried kibitzed impartially and helped us all some trace of the prevIOus evening's THE MIKADO, the finest peg-i n set with postmortem analysis. strain. available, made of smoothly f inished Tsuge wood in a handsome Staunton Eight or ten feet from our table, two "Well." he began, "did you find the • cherry pattern (King he ight 1"), is a su­ players were engaged in whut Edward chess club?" perb gift for a real chess friend. It is en­ Lasker must have had in mind when he "I certainly did," I replied, thanking hanced by a handmade two.tone leather wrote about "Chess for Blood." They were him for his detailed and exuct directions board and an unfolding case attractively playing five-min ute clock chess for fairly of the night before_ covered in rayon vel vet. When opened (see small photo), the substantial stakes, wilh three or four dol­ "That's good," he said, "I was afraid lars changing hands at the end of each hinges slide the top underneath to be­ you hadn't found it. You look as if you come the supporting base (as in top game. They were a remarkahle pair in had had a hard night - or as if YOli photo). Closed site is 7Y8" by 5Y8" by appearance. The loser - and he lost had seen a ghost." 1%". P laying board is 4Y2" square. every game, so fa r as I could see - wa~ Thoughts of the Tartakover of the The site of board and men gives ex· short and stocky and bald. The winner cettent playing vis ibility. The design of 1920's und 1930's flashed through my was tall and husky. The composure with men is both finely artistic and, w ith their mind as I replied, "I did!" undoubtedly which the loser would hegin each game exceptiona! size, of top quality for play_ confirming in the mind of the concierge would start to crack afler about ten ing purposes. the truth of the French expression of moves; and, as time grew short, he would World War I vintage - le.~ Order by catalogue become quite excited, foll owing through "Tous Allleri· cains .wIlt jOlls!" (All Americans are number: The Mi_ with body-English on each move of a cralY!). kado No. 181 piece or the lever of his clock. His op­ ponent, on the other hand, was like ice. Price Postpaid His face betrayed no emotion at any time, Omaha City, 1949 $15.00 and he played like an automaton, produc­ BISHOP' S OPENING ing impersonal, ruthless and errorless D_ Acke rman w. Carr chess. What fir~ t attracted my attention t P-K4 P-K4 9 Q_Q2? to him was the fact that he was wearing 2 B-B4 N- KB3 10 NxP N,N TRA VEUNG CHESS SET - in spite of the well-heated room - a 3 P-Q3 B-K2 11 BxN B-83 fur hat and a heavy overcoat with a fur 4 N-QB3 N-B3 12 BxB N,B collar turned up. It seemed that the hot­ 5 P-B4 p,p 13 0-0 Q- Q5t? ter his opponent became the more was he 6 QBxP 0-0 14 K-R1 8 _Q2 N_K1 Q_B4? determined to protect himself against a 7 P - K5 15 R-B4 B N-B3 P- Q3 16 QR-KB1 stray draft. I can almost heur you ~aying QR-Kl? "So what? Just another screwball chess ]f; . . Q-Q3 and 16 .. , 0 - 03 were player!" That's what I t.h ought, too. But virtually vilal for Black. after two hours or more of this 5·5 ches~ they called il off for the evening; and the winner rose silently and, so far as I could see or hear, departed wilhout a word to anyone_ The loser came over to our table, and Rossolimo introduced me to Tartakover! I was overwhelmed, and the great Polish-French grandmasler prob­ ably never understood my mumhled, con­ This peg-in traveling set has a p!aying fused, language enough to reali7.e what a board at! of 8" square! Plastic men, %" state of shock 1 was in. To meet one of high, plug into plywood board which is the chess giants of the world - a man as encased in a leatherette cover: The De Luxe model (a!so has compartments at famous for his equanimity under fire or N,N each elll:! for captured men)_ Standard in adversity, as for his unorthodox bril­ 17 N-K4!! model is in pasteboard cover (has no 18 RxP! liancy and masler of all phases of the N-B3 compartments). De Luxe in photo. game - in such circumstances. For he Black is lost anyway but lasts longer Order by catalogue number: afte,' 18 .. . K-R119 PxN. was obviously in the throes of seething No. 900-Standard model . . . ,.. $1.50 19 Q-NS! Resigns rage - probably as much because of what No_ 9003-De Luxe mod e! ...... $7.00 19 __ . QxQ 20 RxN§. R- B2 21 RxH. etc. must have been faulty play on his part, MA!L YOUR ORDER TO as because of the not inconsiderable sum We rail this game so in 19~9. Now we of money he had lost - and, after ac­ see 18 ... QxB! wins. We're seeing them CHESS REVIEW knowledging the introduction and my rathel' beller in 1960 - we hope. 134 West 72nd Street, New York 23, N. Y. CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1960 371 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a fa mous analyst,

Dlack is r educed to more or less des· A Bright Monument 4iJ}. INTER NATIONAL perate measures. The text has the prac· This beautiful game, played in h ype r· tical (Irawback of m a king matters r:1.the r modern style, is a bl"ight monument fo r simple fOl' White. 15 ... P- KN3 with the great Latvian emigrant who has DENMARK, 1960 some chance for complication s seems found a second home in Denmark. Nimzovic::h Memorial I)!·eferable. KI NG'S F IA NCHETTO OPENING at Copenhagen 16 Bx Nj5 • • • Of course, White obtains a Ilowerfully Be nt larsen Yefim Geller Hospitality advanced King·side major'ity and leaves De nmark Sov iet Un ion Larsen treats his opponent in this I31ad! with a crippled Qu een·side. 1 P-KN3 , , . . game with hospitality rathe r than with 16 . . . . PxB 19 R- Q3 QR-Q1 Re tl t r ied this move a few times. but the ingenuity with which he treated GeI­ 17 P- K5 N-Q2 20 KR_Q1 N-N3 not ver y su ccessfully. It is ha1"d , a t ler. Guests are guests after all. Touma· 18 N/2- K4 Q-B2 21 P-N3 N-B1 t his point, to guess into what opening ment winne!' Petrosyan promptly seor es 22 P-N5 B-K2 the m ove will lead. There is bountiful a neat victory. The defense which Lar· chance for transpositions. sen employes has a POOl' reputation. Ulacl, aims at getting some reller by exc hanging Rooks . Note that the imme· 1 • • • , P-Q4 OLD IND IAN DEFENSE diate 22 ... R xR is hopeless in that It 2 B-N2 P-K4 · T igran P etrosyan Be nt Larsen gives While control of the : This is now a n independent opening. 23 QxR, 13-K2 2-! Q- Q7! or 23 . .. N- N3 Soviet Un ion Denmark 3 N-KB3 H N- B6t! PxN 25 N- K'I. B- N2 26 KPxP, N- QB3 4 0-0 N- B3 White Black B- H3 27 Q- H3. B- Bl 28 N-N5. Als o good here is·] . . B- K3 with the 1 N-KB3 P- Q3 23 Q-R5! R,R idea of . . . P-B3, ... Q- Q2 and ... D­ 2 P_Q4 N- KB3 24 RxR R-Q1 O- D. 3 P-B4 B-N5 Black hopes perhaps for 25 R- R3, P­ 5 P- B4 P- Q5 An obsolete line of t h e Old India n. R3 26 PxP. P-KNS 27 P-R7t, K- RJ aftel' offering Bind, nothing but toil. whieh Wh ite's attack stall s. Here, too, Black has a good alter na· tlve; 5 . .. PxP 6 Q- R4 , N-Q2! 7 QxBP, 4 N_B3 QN_Q2 6 B_K2 B-K2 N- NS. 5 P-K 4 P_K4 7 B- K3 0-0 8 0 - 0 B-R4 6 P- Q3 B-Q3 7 N- R3 . . , , Black has a cramped position with no chance to equalize in any logical way. A speculation on the powel' of the Two The text move apparently is played in Bishops. anticipation of White's next move. 7 , . . , 0-0 9 N-Q2! , ... The consequences of 7 . . . BxN 8 P xB, Characteristically fo r this ,·ariation. 0 - 0 9 P- QR-I, Q-K2 are not necessarily White. having a pr edominantly white· bad for Black, but Gel1el' prefers a steadier line of play and continues to bound Pawn formation. is intent 011 ex­ changing the white· bound Bishops. do so 0 11 his next move. 8 R-N1 R-K1 9 . . . . PxP 9 N- B2 P- QR4 25 N-B6t! 9 ... I3-N3 is better: 10 P-B4, P xBP • • • • 10 P-N3 P-R3 11 BxBP. P- 133. This wins by force. He re Black can oppose his oppon ent's 10 BxP BxB 25 , , . . P,N Queen·side intentions more smoothly Now thRt Dlacl"s King Pawn can no 0 1" 25 ... BxN 26 NPxB, RxR 27 Q- N5, with 10 .. . N- QN 5 11 P- QR3, NxN 12 longer counter P- K13·I, 10 ... B- N3 11 P- KN3 28 Q-R6 and mate next. QxN. Q- K2. 10 . .. Q- K2 , with the same P - B4 is more t roublesome for Black than 26 R-R3! K-B1 in tent, also offers a more comfortahie a mOl'e earlier. 27 QxP K-K1 defe nse t han t he next move. 11 QxB R- K 1 28 P_N6! , , . . 11 P-QR3 B- KB4 13 PxP Q-Q2 12 P-B4 8-B1 A neat and somewhat surprising point. 12 P- QN4 PxP 14 P- N5 N-Q1 13 QR- Q1 P- QR3 15 P- K 3 PxP 28 . , . . B-B1 Artel' 13 . .. NxP H N/ZxN, P- KB-! 15 15 . .. BxP 16 QxB. P-K 5 17 QxQP Q- BS (also good is 15 Q-R5 0 1" 15 Q-Q3) . Black has not hing better. After 28 . . . merely hands over a Pawll to White. P xP. mate follOWS 29 QxPt, K-Q2 30 Q­ PxN 16 NxP, mack is in great danger 16 N(2xP B-R2 18 R_R1 RxR Bst, K- K l 31 Q-K 6! K - Bl 32 R-R7, etc. on t he King·side - still his chances a re 17 B-N2 P-B3 19 QxR . , .. 29 P- N7 BxP 32 K_B2 P-B4 a little better then than In t he game. A position r eminiscent of RetL "White 30 QxB Q- K2 33 N- B6t K-Q1 14 Q-B3 P- B3 has a dangerous initiative. 31 N-K4 R-Q8t 34 R- R8t Resigns 15 P_ K N4 ! . . .. 19 . , . , PxP 16 P - N5 is a threat to win a piece. For now White t he Queen : H . . . K-B2 35 R- K8! Black m isses his best chance; 19 White's advantage is noll' decisive. BxP: e .g., 20 R-Ql , B-K7 21 NxP, Q-K3, 15 , , , . N-B4 t = check: ;- = db!. c heck ; ~ dIs . eh. a nd t he defen se h olds. 372 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER , 1960 20 NxP Q-B2 24 N-Q5 N,N For now the threat of (28) PxN Is 21 N_B3 B-K2 25 PxN B-B1 (Sicilian Reversed) e ffective again and, If the K night mo\'es, p,p 26 B_Q4 Q_N6 22 R-B1 Mikhail Botvinnik Kostjoeri:1 W hite has 28 NxP! 23 PxP Q_N3 27 N-K5 P_QN4 28 N-Q7! . , . . Soviet Union Monaco White Black T he threat of 29 NxB and 30 BxPt is Rout Ends Doubt too hard to meet. White's attack h a s 1 P-KN3 P-K4 Black handles the opening doubtfully, 2 P-QB4 , achieved d ecisive force, though stiff reo . . . then commits an errol' incurring a rout, sistance Is s till possible. White thus tra ns poses into that "al'ia· 28 , • . . B- R6 lion of the E nglish which is a ctually the BOGOLYUBOV DEFENSE Sicilian in reverse, By resorting to this counter·threat, A. Bisguier MititeJu Black wa lks righ t Into a brilliancy, 28 2 . . . , N-KBS Un ited States Roumania S N-QBS N-BS , . . Q- R6 29 BxP, QxQ is n ot so hard on Wh ite Black him. An other escape at the cost of a Here 3 , , . P- Q4 in conformity to the 1 P-Q4 Pawn is 28 . . . P- B3 29 BxP, B-KB4 ! regular Sicilian Is supposed to be Black's N-KB3 2 P-QB4 30 BxN, etc., and this line may lea d best. P-KS 3 N- KBS B-N5t otherwise to somewhat obscure compll· 4 B-N2 P-Q3 cations, 28 , ' , Q-N5 29 NxB. QxN, on 5 P-Q3 B-K2 Bogolyubov's Line, the other hand, is not good at a ll, be, 4 QN-Q2 P-QS More a ctive Is 5 ' , . P-KN3 by which cause of 30 B-B5! Black call be emulating Wh ite's closed Black's last is playable, as are several line against the l'egular Slclilan. other moves, Steadiest actually is 4 6 R_N1 B-Q2 9 P_KRS N_Q1 . .. P-Q4, T he tl'a ns pos ition to the 7 P_QN4 Q-B1 10 P_KS 8 - BS Queen's Gambit is more convenient he re 8 B_Q2 0-0 11 P_K4! N_ KS than in the Nimzo-India n a s White's 12 KN-K2 N- R4 QUeen K night is not active ly pla yed, Kostjoerin may be Russian h imself so 5 P- KS 0-0 far as his name goes; but his style does 6 B-QS N-BS 7 0 - 0 , BxN not in dicate anything typical of Rnssian masters. The re is no discernible plan­ This exchange is not necessary and ning In his set-up. is poor, 7 , .. P - K4 is far better, 1S N-Q5 B-Q1 15 K_R2 P-QRS 8 BxB P-K4 10 Q-B2 Q-K2 14 0-0 B-Q2 16 N_KS P_KNS 9 PxP PxP 11 N-N5 P-KRS 17 P_B4 , . . . 12 N-K4 R-Q1 29 BxP!! . ' . . H aving e fficiently obtained a superior 12 . , . B-K3 Is m ore natural, 01' 12 A pretty combination, and much deep' game, \\'h ite sta r ts to attack, P-QR4, but e ven then Wh ite has the er than It may first appear, 17 • .. . B-KBS edge. 29 • • • • BxR 31 NxR; K_B1 18 N_ N4 PxP 1S QR-Q1 N,N 14 BxN 30 N-B6t! KxB 32 Q-R8t K_K2 Or 18 , , , B- N2 19 P-KB5, a nd Wllite Q-B4 Now Black loses by force, 32 , .. B- N l mus t win: e,g" 19 . " N- Q5 20 NxN, PxN Black's last is a disastrous waste of h a s somewhat more difficult conse· 21 N-R6t, K-lU 22 NxPt! R xN 23 PxP, time, indeed an oversight. 14 B-Q2 quences. RxR 24 QxN, etc, is indicated, White may expect to win with 33 Q­ 19 NxBt N,N 15 P- QN4! .. . N7t, K>.:N 34 QxBt , K-K2 35 P- Q6t, 20 PxP P-KR4 Black had overlooked this reply. Db· KxP 36 QxNt as White wins the Bis hop, It matters little now what Black plays, violls ly, the P a wu is immune, and too, But Black has an out: 35 . , , K- Q2 his position is so bad. Black's fOl'ces a re routed, 36 B- R 3t. K-B3 37 Q- K8t, K-B4 38 QxN, 21 Q-K1 K_R2 2S Q-R4 N-N1 15 , , . . Q-K2 Q- Q8t with most likely a draw, 22 P_KB5 N_N2 24 P-B6! . , , . 16 P- N5 N_N1 With 33 N- B6, however, White recov· White drives to dislodge the Kn ight 17 B-N4! . . , . ers the piece with a winning advantage: and break thl'ough victorious ly with ]\1- Now this Bishop is im mune for much e.g" 33 . , . Q-Q8t (33 . , . Q- N7 34 p ­ N3xP, Without this tactical poi nt, the the same sort of reasons a s the P a wn Q6 !) 34 B - Bl, B-N4 35 NxB! text would have the u ndesirable effect was on move 15, 33 P-Q6t K-Q2 of closing lines and diminishing ch ances 17 • . . . Q-K1 19 R-Q1 Q_K1 33 , . . K-K3 34 Q- B6t, and male In for a ttack. 18 RxR Q>R 20 Q-QS! . , . . two. Now .Vhite th reatens 21 Q- Q8, His a d­ 34 N-B6t K_ B1 van tage has become decisive. Or 34 , .. K-K3 35 B-Q5t! 35 B-R3t K-N2 36 QxN Q-Q8t Obvlonsly, Black is helple ss in the face of all t he mating threats, 37 K-N2 B-Q6 38 B-B8t K-R1 39 Q-R5t Resigns

EAST GERMANY, 1960 24 .... Q_Q1 International Team Tournament at Leipzil) Black va inly tries to escape disaster. He perceIves the danger just m entioned 20 .. .. N-Q2 One for Size and so maintains his Knigh t a t KN2. Black loses a Pawn ; but h, h" 'w This game demonstrates the differ· 25 N_N3 R_K1 better move. ence In size between the Soviet Union 26 P-Q4 R-K3 21 B,P B,B and Monaco. 27 8-N5 Resigns 22 QxN , , . .

CHESS REVIEW. DEC~MBER, 1960 373 With Bishops of OIJposite COIOl's, a Now W hite threatens not only 28 N,B S ICILI AN DE F ENSE Pawn up 01' down does not necessm'i!y but als o 28 NxN/4! (which in tllrn Aguerre William Lombnrdy cons titute a t! edsiv e fad m', Dut. in a threate ns 2D P- K5!). Whitp. Black case 1:lw t his. It doe5. White haH su· 27 , • . . N/3xN 2~ KPxN Q- B1 1 P- K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N-KB3 pe rior cen"lopm,mt :t!1 d e', .~ y brIT ClS i!\ 28 NxN NxN 30. P- El5! • • • • 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 5 N-QB3 P-QR3 additi::Jll. In conscquence, he ~:;c on wins White is playing very pOI·lel'fully. This 3 P-Q4 p,p 6 P-QR4 • • • • anot!wi Pawn. Pa wn s im ply can not be eli!llinated. Q_Q Bl More usual Is G 8-KN5 or 6 B- QD4 so 22 .... 25 Px P 30 , . . . QR-N1 23 D_ R') P_ R3 26 QxQt ~ ~ to discourage Blaek from playing .. . l' ·1(4. it 2~· [3x P p,p 27 Bx P . , . . Note that, a fter 30 .. . NPxP 31 p "p, The text does the opposite : PxP? 32 P ..Q6§ . White wins D uch :nol'e ~ l"'y be e ood fOI' Nl.u:llity but that's a ll. T hel'C r, oes the additio!\:\l Pawn. and t~ta n a Bishop, ]\fate is inevitable un· White simultaneously sets up the threat 6 • , . . P-K4 8 B- K2 B- K3 less Blach: plays the n onsensical 32 . , . 7 N- N3 B-K2 9 B-8 3 , ... of 28 R-QSt and 29 fixB. Q- B3, 27 . . . , R- B7 29 Now this Bishop is poorly placed ; but P- f':4 P- R4 31 P-B6t K-B2 P-N6 White wants to prevent . .. P- Q4. 28 R- Q8t K-R2 30 B-R3 32 P- R5 P xP 31 R-R8 R_B·1 9 .• ,. 0 - 011 0-0 N_ N3 White ough t to wi n now, anyway. and After this move, Black's game becomes 10 B- K3 QN-Q2 12 BxN , . .• enUI'ely hopeless. Nor is 32 .. , R xR does; but here Black seems to blu nder And n ow White m ust part with his 33 RxR, R- Nl? playable : 34 PxPt, P xP again. permitting 32 BxP (32 . .. K xB hetter Bishop In order to prevent, . , 35 BxPt ! KxB 36 Q-B2t lea ds to e ither 33 fixB; 01' 32 . .. B- N2 33 R- R7, etc.). N-B5, His set'lIp is not Impressive, yet 36 ... K-R3 37 B- K2 m:l. te or 36 . . . K­ (;eems playable. 32 B-Q4? R- B8t 34 R_ R7 B_Q4 B2 37 Q-R7t, etc., or 36 . , . K- N-I 37 D­ 12 , . . . Q,B 33 K_R2 B_N2 35 R_ R5 B_ B3 K2t and 38 K- N2, etc. But there are 13 P-R5 Q-B2 36 RxP t Res ig ns 5evel'al moves which do hold, at least 14 Q- Q2 , for the time being: e.g .. 32 , .. Q- Nl, .. 32 .. . B-B4 01' 32 . . . B-NH. Now. however, White fnils to antici· pate mack's pressure along the halt· A Double Surprise opened file. It he s aw cor rectly, he'd One of the great sU r pris es of the tour· play 14 N-Q5: e.g., 14 . . , BxN 15 P xB, nament came right at the beginning with K n - Bl 16 P- B3, P- QN3 17 P;

374 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMB ER. 1960 19 • • • • p,p 2' N-B2 Q,P (15 ... P- n.l 16 P-KN~! or 15 .. , P­ N_K2 N,B 20 NxP N-Q4 2' KR3 16 P-KK3), Hans Berliner Stephen Jones 21 N-B1 N-B5 26 NxN R,P 10 BxP Q-B2 1 P-Q4 22 Q-B3 Q_Q4 27 Q-Q1 R,N P-Q4 , P- K3 QN-Q2 White also gets a sUllerlOI' game on Q_B2 23 Q-Q2 Q-Q5t Re signs 2 P-QB4 P-QB3 6 B-Q3 0 10 ... Q-K2 11 PxP, QNxP 12 NxN, ilxN 0 N_QB3 N-B3 7 B-Q2 0-0 13 B-Q3! (threatening 14 P - B4). The 4 N_B3 P-K3 8 0 - 0 - 0 Q-K2 text move aims at preventing a later mack's eighth move here Is certainly White P-KB~. and Black succeeds in this 4£~ UNITED STATES better than 8 . , . PxP? But how it com· I'espect but at the expense of scattering pares with the 8 ... P - B4 of Ta.imanov­ his piece. NEW YORK, 1960 Dotl'innik remains to be seen. Pachman (It is remarlmble that this whole line Manhattan C. C. Championship indicates the text move witll a Question alises from 8 ... PxP? It cannot come mark indicated possible inferiority. But, up after 8 ... Q- K2, much less after 8 so far, there is no conclusive experience Taimanov's Line. Example 1 . . . P-B4). 'Ve have now seen repeatedly in U, S. one way or the other. events the line inaugurated in the game. 11 K-N1 • • • Taimanov- Botvinllik (CHESS REVIEW, This move is typical of the line. It page 89, Mat'eh, 1953). This month, we consolidates White's position and at the have all of three examples of the line. same time Illtts Black into . illustrating as many different features FOI' Dlac k has nothing bettel' to do tban of It. (For the other eX:lmples, see initiate the second exchange of Pawns this page and next.) in the center, which as Is customary of Usually, White is well off in this line such actions merely enhances the ae· tivlty of the enemy pieces. if he can establish a Pawn majority on the King·side. The point is dmstically 11 . . , . exemplified in the following game. 12 NxP . . . , Here we can safely brellk off our SLAV DEFENSE analysis, concluding that White dearly Pal Benko Walter J. Shipman has a great advantage, The question as 9 P-K4 • • • • 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 4 N_B3 P-BS to whether 01' not he must win so dras· 2 P-Q4 P-K3 5 P-K3 QN-Q2 tically as he does in this gmne is aside This advance, belonging actually to the 3 N_KB3 P-Q' 6 Q_B2 B-Q3 from our thesis here. Stoltz System, is not truly effective hel·e. For the ensuing Pawn exchanges 7 B-Q2 • • • • 12 . , , . N_K4 16 P-KR3! N- R3 13 B_ N3 N/4-N5 17 P-N3 Q-N4 in the center gil'e White no Klng·side 14 B-61 B-B5 18 N-B3 Q-QB4 majority and gO Hl'e not particularlY dangerous for Blacle 15 B,B Q,B 19 P-N4! . . , . Snpposedly, the best move Is 9 K- Nl, which is designed to let Biacl! start action in the center and take ch;l.nces to some degt·ee. 1) 9 .. . PxP hel'e played without el'en a tempo (compared to a ... PxP after a \Yhite B- Q3) is vel'y dubious. Then 10 DxP is inaccllrate in return as Black achieves fair chances with 10 , , , P ­ D4 (10 ... P - K4 favors \\lhite aecording to Pachman who gil'es 11 PxP, NxP 12 This is Taimanov's Variation, which NxN. BxN 13 P-D4; but note that 11 P­ has superceded Stoltz' Variation (7 P­ K4! gives White a tl'an3positlon into K4) ill theoretieal significance. the following line.) White's best line, 7 , . , , 0-0 The game exemplifies, as it were, the yielding a very promising game is 10 8 0-0- 0 PxP veritable flood·tide of a Pawn assault. P-K4! P-K4 11 BxP (d. Example 3). This move, followed by . , . P-K4, is an Black is reduced to desperation. 2) 9 . .. P- B4, which is similar to idea of TchigOlin's which works out 19 . , .. N/RxP 22 PxN P_ KN3 Taimanol'-Botvinni1!, mny work out sat· well after White's B-Q3 and 0-0. Here, 20 PxN BxP 23 QR_N1 K- R1 Isfll.ctorily for Black. however, it works pool"iy. With White's 21 P- K5! BxN 24 R-R3 . , . , 3) 9 , ' . P-K4, similar to Example 3 set up the impending King·side majority may also be sufficient. MOl'e in style is 24 RxP! is enhanced, And Blaek's capture also is -1) 9 , . , P- QR3 is the best but sti1l premature. 8 ... Q- K2 is a compara· 24 . . . . B-R4 28 R_K3 P_KR3 25 N-K4 QxQt 29 R_K7! R,R inadequate try to counter White's use· tively better move, preparing for Tehi· ful waiting move with a move of like gOl'in's maneuver (cr. Example 2). 26 KxQ QR_Q1 30 P,R R_K1 N-N5 R_Q2 31 K-N2 properties. On 10 0-Q3, PxP! to be 9 P_ K4! .... 27 NxPt 32 N-Q6! Resigns slll'e. Black gets rine counter·play: 11 This Zwische l"lzug gives White a l)al'· DxP, P-QN·I 12 n - Q3, P- D4, And 10 Black loses his Rook for White's Pawn ticular!y favorable position, gainiug It P - K4 comes to about the same thing one way or another. full tempo toward his play for a King· as the text move. But White has the side Pawn majority, 9 B:-;:P allows 9 , , , sharp continuation or 10 P-H;:i! B- H2 P - B4 which, though not perfect, does 11 P-K4 which gil'e him fine chances offer Dlack considerable relief since it NEW MEXICO, 1960 mainly because Black's Queen is unpro· prevents White from getting the stated tected (e,g., 11 . , . PxP ]2 NxP. NxN 13 South West "Open" QxN. P-K4 101 B- KB·I! or 11 , .. P- K4 majority. at Albuquerque 9 ... , P_ K4 12 PxQP, NxQP 13 It- KU). N ow th e 0 th erWlse. d eSlra. bl e 9 ,., p - Taimanoy's Line, Example 2 9 • • . , PxKP B4 is weak. Black has no adequate de· This game raises some important ques· 10 NxP N,N fense after 10 P- K5, PxP 11 PxN, PxN tions in its inconspicuous first part. Its 11 QxN P_ KB4 12 QBxP (also strong are 12 B- N;:i and more attractive second part actually is This weak move, however, canses serio 12 PxNP, PxDt 13 QxQP), B-B5t 13 K­ less significant as Black naturally must ous trouble fOl' Black. 11 ... P - K4 is N1, PxP 14 KBxP, threatening 15 r:-Q3 lose after weal,ening his King,side. COl"rect and sufficient. It may be fol· CHESS REVIEW. DECEMBER, 1960 375 lowed by 12 P -KD-I 01' by 1~ • • • h" 9 p-K4 • • • • 5 Q-B2 P-KB4 (12 P-D5? PxP!). Another and fair White gains little by 9 PxQP a nd so on 6 P- K3 . . , . altemative is 11 ... P-QB~ . to isolate Black's Queen Pawn as he Is 6 P- KN3 is also good ; but, In posi. 12 Q-K3 P-K4 then hampered by his King posiUon. tions with the doubled Pawns on the Now Dlacl;: makes matters worse. HI, Weinstein thel'efol'e looks rOt' something Bis hop file, the text is more effective. best. comparatively s peaking, is 12 . . . betteJ' (as did Benko in Game 5 of his 6 . . . . P-QN3 match with Reshevsky, page 3-11, Novem­ P- B4. Black has to meet 7 B- Q3. ber issue) , But the text move offers no 13 PxP N,P 15 B-B4t K-R1 7 B-Q3 B_N2 9 PxB 0-0 14 P-B5 B_B2 16 KR-K1 P-B5 tangible advantage either. mack's new line seems to hold, 8 0 - 0 B,N 10 N-K1 N-QB3 Black has no other way of getting out 9 . . , , Black's continuation here is somewhat of the hot'l'ible pin. PxKP 10 QNxP N,N aJ·tificial. His point is 11 BxN', PxB 12 17 Q-Q4 • • • • 11 QxN N-B3 QxP, N- R~ 13 Q-Q3, D- IU. But 10 . .. P-Q3 11 P- B3, N-KRS is s t ~adier: e.g., White keeps hi!; Queen Bishop Pawn Now Black goes astray (and at the 12 P-K~, PxP IS PxP. P- K-1. On 12 P-Q5, protected. Artel' 17 Q-K2, Black may same turn as In Example 2. page 375). Blacl;: can choose between 12 .. , PxP 13 escape disaste r, e.g.. 17 ... QxP 18 NxN. In chas ing White's Queen. he makes the BxP, P xP and 12 ... P-NS IS PxP, Q-K2. BxN 19 QxD, QxDt 20 B-83, Q- B2 21 King file too hot for his own Quee n. R-K4, Q-N3 22 RxP, D- K3, etc. 11 B_R3 P- Q3 13 R_N1 P_N3 11 . .. PxP is s till worse White has as 12 P- B3 N-B3 14 P-BS QPxP 17 . . . . Q-Q2 too many threats after 12 QxQP (e.g" Black saves his piece but to no avail. 12 ... 0 - 013 B- B3 ! ). This capture is not a good idea. It may have been just un oversight. The (17 .. . R-Ql fails against 18 RxN!). 11 , , . 0-0, however, is indicated a nd pro!)et' move Is 14 , , , N-K2, . 18 QxQ seems safe enough. (It leads to the 19 8-B3 . . , , same position whic h Black could have 15 QBxP! ... Now 20 R- IO is the threat; White's reached with 11 ... P-K~ in Example 2. Black probably ex!)ected only the attack is murderous. 12 Q-R4 PxP harmless 15 ... PxP. 19 , . . . B-Q1 13 B-Q3! B-K3 , 15..._ P,B 20 R-Q6 B-83 The pin after 13 .. . P- D4 14 Kit- KI , As Black now has an infeJ·lot· posi­ 20 . . . NxP can be refuted in several B- K3 15 B-B5, etc., is worse - and tion in any el'ent, it is hard to say what ways ; e.g.. 21 RxD ! RxR 22 R- K7 or sUll worse than that is 13 _ .. 0 - 0 H his comparatively best move is. Still, 15 22 N- N5. KR- Kl. B-K3 15 B-N5, P- KR3 16 ExP! . , . R-Kl seems prefe rable to the text. 21 BxB N,B 24 N-K5 N-R3 14 NxP 0-0-0 16 RxB N_QR4 19 Q-Q2 R_N1 22 R-K7 N-N1 25 N- Q7 BxN 15 KR-K1 • • • • 17 R_N1 P-QB5 20 N-B2 Q--Q3 23 R_QB7 R_Nl 26 Rj6xN N_B4 White gets ~l supel'ior game simply 18 B-K2 N- Q4 21 P-N3 N_KB3 27 RxQNP Resigns enough with 15 NxB, QxN 16 KR- Kl, 22 R_N4 Q- B3 and 15 N- B5 and 15 B-B5 are strong al· Black is working to set up a blockade .. ternatives. But White eithe r overlooks Obvious ly, his defense depends largely MISSOURI, 1960 or unde r·estimates Black's ensuing rt:'ply, on his protecting his advanced Queen ~lIld so White runs into difficulty him­ Bishop Pawn and at the same time on USCF "Open" at St. Louis self. his preventing P-K·' by White. Taimanoy's Line, Example 3 15 . • • . N-N5! 23 P-K4! .•.. In this game, Black has a new idea, 16 QxQ · , , . Tactical circumstances, however, en· somewhat simihu' to Botvinnik's, and 01' 16 B- N5 ?? B- B5t!! able Wh ite to make this move directly. obtains a satisfactory position. Dut then 16 . , , . BxQ 19 B_B3 NxBP! 23 . . . • PxP the game goes up and down : Black runs 17 NxB RxB 20 R_Q2 R/1-Q1 Black is going to accept the sacrifice into tt'ouble, but White misses the right 18 NxP B-B4 21 R_K8 , , . . - tha t is hopeless. His best resource is way by m iles and finally commits a And now White simply blunders. AfteJ' 23 , , . RxR 24 P xH, N- N'2 Ot· 24 NxR, blunder. 21 R/ 2- K2, his game is tenable ; e. g .. 21 Q-N2. He then pt'orits to some extent SLAV DEFENSE , , , RxBt 22 PxR, N-Q61 23 K-B2. NxHt from the unprotected state of \'1ihite's 2~ RxN. R- N l 25 R-KSt . Raymond Weinstein James T, Sherwin King Pawn. 21 . , , . R/1xR 23 N_B6 R-Q3 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 N_B3 P-K3 24 RxR! RxR 22 NxR B-K6! 24 P-B5 BxRt 2 P-QB4 25 PxP NxP P-QB3 5 P-K3 QN-Q2 Resigns 3 N_QB3 N-B3 6 Q-B2 B-Q3 Now Black com mits himself to losing 7 B- Q2 Q_K2 a piece, He ought to try 25 . . , N- Q2 Played befol'e castling, Black's mO\'e or 25 . , . R- I\:B1 (26 Q- N5, QxP!), is new, OJ' at least ullusuaL Thet'e is Cocky Yields to Rocky 26 Q-K3 ..•• a new idea behind it, too. This Is the fierce encounter between Now 27 B- B3 is threatened. 8 0-0-0 P_K4 the titleholde r of yes teryear and his suc­ 26 • . . . R-N7 cessor. Defending Champion Disgulet', This is the idea. It is s imilat' to On ~ 26 , . , N- Q3 27 QxPt. K- N2 28 plnying somewhat cockily in nccortiance Botvlnnik's In that Black does not caJ'e Q- K5 t, the other Knight fails. with his temperament, is out of luck about the possible Isolation of his Qneen 27 Q-B4! Q-R1 Pawn, agains t rocky Robert who e ventually wins a piece. 28 B-B3 NxBP Artet' 28 ... RxN 29 DxN, White wins NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE a Roolc \Vith the text, Black can hope Robert Byrne Arthur Bisguier for 29 DxQ, N-K7t, e tc. 1 P_Q4 N_KB3 3 N-QB3 B-N5 29 Q-K3! Q-N1 2 P_QB4 P-K3 4 N-B3 . . , . On 29 , . , N-Q4 30 QxPt, the Knight A somewhat unusnal continuation. also falls. 4 , . • • N-K5 The rest of the game Is all White's, A pretentious reply. Steadier is 4 • though Black temporaJily has some P- QNS 01' 4 . .. P-B4. The latter move Pawns fot· his piece. may transpose into the Nim7.o Foul' 30 QxN RxP 33 R-B7t K-R1 Knights Game which is most usual to· 31 B-N4 Q-N6 34 Q_K1! N_B3 day; 5 P-K3. P- Q4 6 B-Q3, N- B3. 32 BxPt K-N2 35 BxP! Resigns

376 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 19~O Activities of CHESS REVIEW Postal Chess players: game reports & rat ings, names of JACK STRALEY BA TTELL new players, prize_winne rs, selected ga mes , Postal Chess Editor tourney Ins t ructions & ",d ltorial comment.

POSTAL SCRIPTS R. Wasmund 36.75; R. W . Reibel 32.4 : POSTALMIGHTIES! E. J. Kent 30.8; C. A. Keyser 30.75; Prize Tournaments W. Weil 26.7; L. E . Wood 23.95; and Merry Christmas, postalites! Thtl (ollo\ring po~t"lites h,we won prizes It. McCoubrey 19.55. See Xmas inst ruct ions, page 380. in 1908. 1~59 and 1%0 ['ri~e Tourua,nen!$ as a resul t of curre"t Postal Mortems. TOURNAMENT NOTES 11th Annual Championship 1957 Tourney Players Place Score As a result of current Postal Mo r t ems, 5S . P n R 1[ Brn",lIn ...... I~t 5-1 Progress Reports for the following have QualiFied for a ssign' D I~ Stamm ...... 2d 4_2 Golden Knights Tournaments ment to the Finals: J. D. Moore :tll(l C. ;9 C Blek ...... I~t 5-1 J\"l eacham. We need still one more quali­ D R Bmdy ...... 2d ·I ~-H 9th Annual Championship--1955 5~-P 21 G Ec1rr i('k ...... Ist H L Joyner ...... ~5.1 J D Snethlnl;"e .33.45 Meanwhile. the following have {jua li · J N Buck ...... 44.6 J N Cotter . . .. 33.1 fled [or assignment to the Finals (to A El Knhn . . ... 43,45 L Collison ... . . 33.25 make the 12 fi nals mentioned abol'e): Class Tournaments D Burdick ..... ·12.95 r Farher ...... 32.25 The~ e 1 )() ._,aIil e~ have won or tied for first G Fielding ... . . 42.35 D. D. Taylor. H. Derring, H. J. Kneeream. R G Wright ... 31.75 in I ~')~. 1 %~ ana 1%0 Cla~s 'l'onrncy~ . El Buergcr . . . . . 41.2 C Muller ...... 31.65 K A. Smith, J . E. Turner. 1'11. A. 1\!ilas. Tourney Players Place Score R B Potter ... . ·IO.G5 1 ~ K Brown . ... 31.25 .T. D. Moo!·e. G. Mauer a no A. E . G'ltes. S L Miller ..... ~0.6 I'; Hollander ...... 1 ~l F D Lynch .. . . 31.15 TZ'ailing way behind, these ql1aliriell " -1 FE Zit::" ...... 181 5 -1 W Knox ...... :)4.95 S 0 "\Vassncr . . 26.6 :l:lO .J Ib,:;s(!nlo ...... I~t ,j _l B Rosenblum .. 34.65 D. 1. Arnow, J. Cr oy, R. McCollough. V Smith ...... 26.3 ""'• • j. G 13".nCl"oft ...... 1~l Co-O :W El Sleep ...... 34 .51, B Petroff . ... . 26.2 J. F. Jacobs, B. King, J. F. Volpe. J . 3:l7 ]{ L Clodfc\(cr ...... hl 5 - 1 1'( B Daly ...... 34.S F' B Beckma.n .. 25.05 Kan, H. E. Brown, R. T. Shultis, P. L. :l~ 5 L P F'rechelte ...... 1><[ H J D Moore .... 34.1 '" S "'[orris . . . . 25.05 .1~ r, C ,,- 1fcJ.':,,·lan,. 283 Solb()Tg tops Please note: ''''!nnen (and those with the Started in 1960 (Key: 60.c) (20 Apple. 285 Rene rips Dlugatl:. 290 While .. Ieces In case ot draws) must report Tourneys 1 ·59: 3 BenjamIn bests Su1l!vun. Schaaf heats Benjamin. 291 'Vilklnson re­ places Franklin. 311 Ban~roft replace~ Raff. as soon a8 result Is confirmed by opponent, ~ ~f all ~ tops Keith twice. 6 H3J·I><). )Iunsellc 31S Smythe replaces Klukn.. 344 Kottman The opponent may report also to ensure his split two. 1.0 Aiello mauls Mellor. 1(; F'eldmllil record and rating going through but must (o])s Schoeller tWice. 19 Mascari maulg )lcJl­ replaces Werner. then "tate oloorly that he was the loser (or nay. 21 Arnold, Bancroft tie. 22 Spahn tops played Black In case ot a draw). (2[) H(,bbal·d. 23 Keady halts Hallett. 2,; Game reparts sent In time for receipt by Gentry wins two from Osterhoudt. 27 Hana­ PRIZE TOURNJliMENTS dates given above should be printed below. ,nu,. Schwartz tie. 28 Stoneburner top" Mil · And the players concerned shOUld check ler tWice. 30 Doty downs Freyermuth once, 7 man tourneyS for premiums to see that they are so publ!shed, To spot MllIel· twice: ,\[iller mauls Geiger. 31 Porters them, look under your section number, first best~ [lancroft. 33 Xef nips Cohan. 35 Sau­ Started in 1958 (Key: 58·P) bY the key (e.G:.. 6O·C Indicating Class vageau wIthdraws. 36 Gunther withdrawn (or shall we sa .... : ··Gunther outsIde?·'). 37 Notice: On two-)·ear date for closing re­ Tourney be/:-un In 1960) and by number sults. December-started games are now due Smith sm(tes Allen. 3~ Duncombe tOI)S (2f) (466) given In text below the key. to be reported; Tourneys 86 to 100. We con­ Williams . 41 Gifford tops (ta) Smithers. 45 SymOOI f Indicates a win by forfeit with­ tinue to score out as double-forf()ited gameS )fikullk mauls Taylor. ~G Wilkinson downs out rating credit; a shows a rating credit which g(l unreported pa" t the two-year clos­ adjudication; dt mark$ a double-forfeit. Alden. H Gish whips \Vickham; O·Quin qu",lls Edwards. :;2 Gr",ene clips KHn",. li3 ing date. Thomas, Johnson tops ChRppell. 55 Sllver­ Tourneys 1 - 100: 75 Beer, Nathan df. 76 "';),,11 olltpoints Poole. 5S ",V lnograd wl th­ Carler, Kent df. 77 Sherry dt wi th Par­ CLASS TOURNAMENTS dr>l.ws. sons and Stewart. 79 Heap, Karlan dt 4 man tourneys graded by classes Sections 60 - 99: 81 Brown tops (2r) Mivo. 62 Hurlln top~ Barunas twice. r,~ na~m"~ s en Started in 1959 (Key: 59·P) tops Kulp twice. 64 Polli",r outpoints I~alon. Tourneys 1 - 112: 8 P,·ager, ",Vinllton tie. Started in 1958 (Key: 58·C) 6U Pugh licks Martin, Loni"'l\o. 67 GilI() n 9 Goddard, Harris tie. 16 Pavitt rips Repp. Notice: 0'1 two-year date for closing re­ rips Rosenthal. 68 Brandn",r bllst~ B urris. Zl V,rilson. Yanis tie. 41 Berker bests sults, December· started games are now due 70 B,·own bests Nlmetz, bow~ to Davi()!w; Hoger. 42 Garber conks Kalodner, Otis. to be reported: Toltrneys 318 to 354. \Ye con­ Kimel? nips GropP. 71 Paber whips \Vallace. 51 Mackin cHI'S Klass. 5-l Anders downs tinue to sco'·e out as double- forfeited games 73 'Vade whips Hull. 74 Dickinson tops Gal­ Blek. i)8 Boyer tops (f) Schwartz. 61 which gO unrel><)rt()d past th() two-year clos_ ll"a" twice. then ties Yoakum. 77 Sca,·~ Benham beats Kelley; Van de Carr bests ing date. ~ plit~ tW(l with Riggins. loses two to ara­ Bishop. S3 Holling~wo'·th lOPS Tayl(lr. 69 ha"" one to Blum. SO Xeff loses tW(l each ,Bas kett \(lp ~ (a) r"arnham. 71 ReVeal downs Tourneys 1· 354: 25·1 Slat",. \Valdron df. to POllicr. Turner hut licks (Ia) Sta"le.\": 256 Thomns df with )Iallory, 2 df with Anderson. 7-1 Horwitz halts SOltanort. 75 PolliN· lOps Turner. 86 Rainey rips P oilion. Rubin ties lAIjclk. tops Hol(\()n. 78 Simms; Whittaker. 257 Jnckson. Schmelz 2 df. 258 SS HuhlmrlIt tW(l. ~2 Hall. Headlee split two. 9~ 81 Ahramoon resigns to Rubin, withdraws. Arncson. 2 df with CUnningham. 262 "Iint~. ~r"r~h mauls Eikerenkoetter. ~5 r-ra ck()ndol"f Ratner 2 df. 26t Leverett, Wilson df. 26G 87 Peterson conks Caporal. 89 )';:a.lnin. C(ltto hnll~ Hart. 98 Appley tops Sperling tWice. 99 conks Kogan. 90 Thayer. Googins thump Cook. Hancock df. 27-1 \·'ellmand. P hyth)'OIl Ho~ e"t ha. 1 rips )10,")";)..11. de 275 T-1eisen . Young dr. 2iG Bayne, Stett­ Goldm .... n. 91 Smith beRts Barnes, Hubbard. bacher df. 2S,; Cowley 2 lIf with each of Tourneys 100 - 139, 102 Chase stop~ StRn­ 92 Correction: Brown won rrom Thysell. ~3 Bennett and Elnilteln. 286 Doro. Smith 2 df. ley; J~''''G withdrawn. 103 Givens. Rene rip Staab bests Beer. 95 Davl~ downs Yaffe. 289 13 u~~a,·d. I·'rancis 2 df. 290 Duming, Sa.rfr. ]0·1 Carroll tops (2f) Fnlk. 105 )1an­ 97 Grendahl loses to Schleicher, l1cks Pen­ Venesaar 2 d f. 291 Bernero df with Hoh,,­ dnl withdrawn. lOG J;)..cobsen licks Culll­ nington. 99 FishH, Harrl~ halt Brimm. 102 waldo 2 df with '\'-m·1. 293 Joseph tops (() gon. Lc,·itt. 109 D'Addario withdrawn. 110 Schafer, B r ookg whip G,·eenwalt; Schafer Zitz. n,"Own tops ",Yard twice, Gladd once. It! top~ Brooks. 105 KeY"er tops (0 MortOIl. C:empbell best~ .Jacoh~en. bows to Walty.; 106 Soper tops Turgeon. 107 Lodato licks Jaco\)~en. Walt'l. tie. 113 Perney tops (20 Pec k: Hayes conks Ku1!man, Farnham. 108 Started in 1959 ("Key: 59·C) R()nneiseu. 114 Poole splits two with Glkow. F isher, Stark whip Goldwa~ser. 109 Bouvier, Tourneys 1 _ 299: 35 Sypk",n" conks Fr"'e­ thcn loses to ~' eldman. 117 Borchardt tO PI! Hammond, 'Vitte top 'rurge<>n. 110 Anders. man. H Gal'·in liclls Long. 81 D)-son down" Colescolt twice. 118 Dana withdra.wn. 119 Burkett tie: Ralston rips Lyberger. 111 Raft Chase, )Iontgome ry. 8S Bcar,I",)', Snyder Gordon splits two with Colton, then loses routs :\Iarvln. Yaff",. 112 Stanl()y ties Hog. tie. n Banker oo>,ts Andcrson. 100 Or1'. 131 Xmnethy 130 Schonberg to])s. then ties \VODds; 'Voods Started in 1960 (Key: 60·P) whips Soltanza<)w" to Eatou. best" Tourneys t , 24: 1 Zag()r;s tops Turge<>n: .Iartin tops (a) Heckma n. 120 Gilbert Lonzl; Wheaton whips Kaplan. 41 Eastman. drops (a.) to Nlkltin. 43 Tay lor tops Hanson; best~ Boll. 121 McCollou!;"h conks Griffin. La. Salle tie. 43 Lynch lick~ Pavitt. Bran­ S imon lO])S ([) Schwarlz. H RiCha rdson 122 Saraie. lIIarks sock B rods ky; Polglll' din. Wellman. C ullum: \"e]])nall whips Pa­ b es t ~ Yanls . Graham bu t bows to l\ICGlln­ outpoints Sarate. 123 Jackson withdraws; vitt. nigle. 46 "'loewe mauls Ward. ~7 Allhoff Green downs Delk. 121 Van de Carr bests halls Graves. 49 Self ties F\'chs, tops Bm­ Tipton. bows to Limar"i; Tipton Ilcks Ash, Tourneys 45 - 104: ~5 Brill, Butler. "'heeler land. loses to Limarzi. down DQrow; B rill whlp~ Wheeler. -16 Fer_ rero fells Bosch. 47 Lynch licks A"nason; Sections 50. 71: 50 Smith bests Belke. 51 Section8 125 - 139: 125 :>'Iease tOIlS (0 Sliva. Cavanaugh wlthdnLws. -I' Hammond bows Schmitt tops '"I·hompson. 52 Kendall licks 12& Loniello licks Nelson. loses to C"ane; to Perr, beats Gregory; Collette withdrawn. 'I"holllag. loses to Stern. 53 Hildebrant, Crane tops Nelson, trips Schoenborn; Crane, 52 Sauvagea u socks Shaw. Frank; "-'Isner Gatcs lick Argela nder; Gat e ~ ha.lts Hilde· Schoenborn best Vltkus. 121 Klein. Wood withdraws. 53 Ventress conks Cohen. 5~ Bat· brant, Leedham. 5·1 Agnew, Turner lick whip Bricknell; Daly downs Klein, Robert­ chelor beat.i Koffman. 59 D iXon tops (0 Ledr,,!. 55 \Verner whips Hooper; Lndacki, son. U 8 Turgeon, Nn~arh ll\. Hill top Meyersburg. 61 StauCfer s tops Clark. 62 Jfiddings tie. 57 Harrison halts Olson. 58 SchIeidt. 129 MacKenzie ties .~lorgan, tops Bickman bests Tockman. 63 Carlson loses Randlett rips Gray. 59 Kaman conlfflR-.~r smites Smidchens. 'I"urgeon. 137 Collison, Burrill best Ash; Li­ marzi eonks Collison. Hall. 138 Godbold jolts Joerndt; corredlOIl' James won from 9th Annual Championship-1955 13th Annual Championship 1959·60 Joerndt. FINALS (Key: 55.Nf) PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: 59_N) Sections 1 .21: 20 Carpenter withdrawn. 21 Sections 1 _ 49: 5 Itkin licks Beebe. lose8 Crowder, Bowen best Kuehnle. to lIIcG',,"ock. 6 Stern top ~ "-'erner and (a ) Held; Held withdrawn. 10 Arnow conks Co­ CHESS BY MAIL 10th Annudl Championship-1956 ker. 12 Thomas tops COllison. 13 Edwards lJ e st.~ 13 ibul(\. 15 Bullockus. McLennan tie. H FINALS (Key: 56_Nf) If you have not played in our tourneys Priel)e ties Schlapp, to])S Grl(fJn; Semb before, please specify in which clus you Sections 1 • 19: 8 Bacorn tops (f) Daniels. ,,-xes Eva ns. 18 Thomas b ests Brand. bows 10 Buerger oo8ts ·Welbel. 11 Reithel mauls \0 H a llam. 20 Lawrence lick3 GarifalOB. 21 would like to start. We recommend Moss. 12 K eyser, \Vaemund tie. 13 Roth rips Garifll ios downs Don!lll;o. 25 Schwart~ stops CI;J.ss A for unusually strong players, Gibbs. 14 DaVis, Godbold tie. 16 Starer P e nIatllke. 99 Herrick halts Brunner; I CiTy ...... STATE ...... I 13 Buerger, Thornton tie. Stark stops Power, Marsh and (f) Agus. CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1960 ------379 Sections 140 · 164 : 140 Westi ng whips Meli,, : XMAS MORATORIUM Anne Gabaro w" to Houser 1120: H , Hughl\.rt 1300; W , H. Janes Farka,;; . 162 l{ubbard hal ts Fredlund, ItoI' if a clear d ela y is a pparent. 1412 ; 1..., Kro~ e l 1314 ; J. A, ).1 cAteer ·1 76; Fol' the X m as pe riod, hOwever. from C. T . .Morgan liB : D. Schlne 6QO ; S . A. SectlQ ns 165 · 184: 165 Pic kering halts Hold· Schmitt 1270; D. Schroeder 632 ; a lld D. J. croft ; KaUsch con k~ \VIL~on . 166 Roza, \Vat­ December 15 to J a nuary 7th, kindly do M . Weiner 1010. son, DIne rIps Rawlin,.;-; Popel. tops (a) Ha­ NOT rePOl't any time complaints. Try a mann. 167 \\'l1 son whips Jones; Sleep loses to KaUsc h. licks Weiss, 168 Dledrich downs repea t to the o pponent. For the mall is 'Vblte; " lease, Diedrich, Bro.~s ea u. \\'hile \'el'y likely t o be at fault, not he. stop llregstone. 169 Aston 10HeS to Rober . Try a repe at on or after January 1st. Solutions to tie. Golub. 170 Arnow nIps Carter; :Moore, CHESS80ARD MAGIC! Car ter whip \\'heeler , 171 Sliter bows to W a it for a rea~ o na ble time for reply on CrOWd er, bests Murphy. 172 Janusz lose8 that r epeat. T hen, a nd not before then, No.1 W hite se cur e s the dr aw w ith 1 N­ to Moore, 'Veiling, ties Anl:"stenherger. 173 repor t a time com plaint. B4t, K-B4 2 N - K2, P-N8(Q) 3 B-K4t, \"al1oc h. F ra nklin, Moser w hi p Horne; HealY QxB 3 N-N3t. etc, ha lts \Yull och. T hunen. 174 Soper socks \ ViI· li a tn~; !" airba nks fells 'Val\z. 175 Rofe rips No.2 W hite wins with 1 N-B7t, K - N1 2 Berger. FIshel', ~ lcC ol1 um . 176 Tall madge NEW POSTALITES P - R7, R-K3t 3 K-Ql, R-Kl 4 N - Q6, R ­ tops \\'iersch. 177 Crosbie cracks Frankl: Ql 5 N-B5 (decoying tile Bishop), D- Bl Verb'll' mauls ).lcCartney, Cros bie. 180 The following new players sta rted Postal Hayes, Semeniw tie. 181 Gish tops Daulton. Chess dUring Oc tober: 6 P-N 6, B-B4 7 N-K7t, K Rny 8 N- B8, RxN 9 P - N7, etc. Z"'urt and ( 0 Schwartz; DaVis withdraws. CI~ A S S A at 1300 : J. BeRull eu , R. B erres, 182 Kowalski conks EkMl'om, lS3 Slone ' '', G. mall. D. . A, J . Boardman, G. 1.... No.3 W hite win s with 1 N- R 3t. K - R8 2 stops .Jo nes. 184 Preisma n t rips Catron: Boer, 'V. E . Cunni ngham, E . E rnst . E . Ger­ B-B 3, P - R4 3 B- B6, P-R5 4 N - K5, R-N3 Prels n1!ln~ ky . )..r. J . DUnne, E. K-R2 3 NxRt. K-R 3 4 N- N 8t , K- R4 5 B­ replaces )'1c ~ lIl1en. Etchele, ::><. Feilcl', A. I·'rankel. G. Freeman. BSt. K-R5 6 N-N6 mat e. J. H. Frost. I ~. Galh4l:h er, W . T. Gillie. S. Good ml\.n. J . W. Go~~ . J . p . Gral>o n. ).Iad­ No.6 Black actually mates a fter 1 ... GAME OF THE MONTH cli ne O. Harrison. n. C. Hauke. )'Iary Haw. Q-N5t (2 N- Q2, N - B6 mate or 2 QxQ, N ­ (Continued from pa ge 361 ) klnll, L . n. Hcll c1l18 . T. Hoff, ).I. Howell, 1~ , E . H unting. l. Pcler. ).. Irs. R. H . ,rack· B6 mate or 2 R - Q2, QxNt and m a t e just 31 QxRt K-R2 ~O ll , E. S. Jacob. 'V. K. Jennings, A. R takes a little longer). 32 QxP Q,Q Keller, G. K lein . .1t. S. K 'H1PP ..r . R. Kohne, t·'. F. Koblitz, J. \V. Lang. '\'. E. Lebe!lu, No. 7 ''''hlte w ins with 1 P - K N 3; e ,g" Untortu nnt ely, this exchange is com· R. Lee. Mrs. W. J . Levison. W. Llndl.>erg, 2 ... Q-Q5 2 P - R 4t, K-N5 3 K-N2! NxR pulsory, or another Pawn falls. R, [ ~. Lovejoy, H. I·'. Manly, R. B. Manners, 4 P-B3 mate (or 3 ... Q-Q7 4 R - K4t 33 BxQ P-N3 R. H. ).Iarz. H. J , Mills. K. 1.... l Uron. 'r. etc.) or 2 . . . Q- R6 2 P - B4t , K- N5 3 R­ ~I oore , \V. S. )'Iu n1'O. 1.... A. OsterhOUd t, 1.. 34 K-B1 .... Parker, C. L. Pau ll n~ . Lou ' V. G. Parry, N6t, NxR 4 B-K6t , K-R4 5 P - N1t! etc. Not 34 P-B4 ? N-B6t. A rtel' t he t ext B, Jr. Pitts. P. C. PIA U, "Ji ss Ed ith P re~s, No.8 Black w in s with 1 , . . N - B71 On H . P ress, R. Rand, R. A. R ... yes. A. R. Riley, such a s 2 Q- B1. QxP, Black wins ea sily, m ove , t he game is decided. Tan played ).f. Rosenfeld, E. J, Rusho, J , H . Saks, E. C. the end·game well as follows : Scherrer . R, Schmou er, R. E. Scott. R. T. threatens mate with 3 .. , N - R6t. And 34 . . . . K_ N2 44 PxP P-K N4 Seillar, L. ShapIro, 111 1'S. H. G. Sheffield, 2 KxN lea ds to mate; 2 ... QxPt ! 3 K­ H, Shoesteck, T. Shryne, R. Siegel, L. H. N3 (3 KxQ, N- N5 mate or 3 K - B l , N-N5, 35 K_K2 K_ B3 45 P-K4! Nx NP Slocum, D. ,\r. Smythe, R. C. Sorensen. J. 36 B_N3 K_K2 46 P-K5t K-K2 SpRd nforn. B. Stengel. R. B. Talbott. J. H. etc.). K-R4 4 K-R4, QxPt , etc. 37 P-R3 N-Q2 47 P-B5 N-R7 Tarter, G. Tessa ro, J. F. Vall Da m. 1'. No.9 W hite mate s alter 1 QxPt! e.g.; K_B2 Wa kefield. N. A. Weissert. )'Irs. E. E. 1 . . . KxQ 2 B - R6 mate or 1 . .. K - Kl 2 38 B-B2 K-K3 48 P-B6t WeMman, A. E. ' ''lIde. E. \Ving. R. I ~. 39 P_B4 P-QR4 49 8-N3t K- N3 ' Vlsnom, E. \\'ist, G. S. Yacoubinn a nd Q- B7t, K-Ql ,3 Qx P t, K- Kl 4 B-B7t , 40 K-Q3 PxP 50 K-Q5 N_N5 S. Zonles: K - Bl 5 B- R6 mate. 41 PxP N-B3 51 K-K6 N_K6 CLASS D a t 600; R. A. Anderson. W. E. No. 10 Blnck settles matters w ith 1 42 K-Q4 K-Q3 52 P_B7 K_ N2 BenJamin. D. B rotherton, A. Cimino. J. Col. QxPt!' (1) 2 KxQ. B-R6t 3 K - Nl, R-N6t ! lIn ~ . .M rs. G. Crapull0, D. A, Dav i~, P. V, T. 43 P-N4 PxP 53 K_K7 N-B4t Di Paolo, P . L. Dut!ne, E . L. Bake, T.' 4 ..RPxR , N- B6 mate and (2) . 2 K-K2,. 54 K-K8 Resigns Bnkoji. F. W. Person, 1'. P , T rantz. ),10. 1')" R xPt 3 N xR, QxNt 4 K-Q1, IJ..,:N~5 : mate. 380 CHESS REVIEW, DECEMBER, 1960 13 8xP! • • • • This is the Exchange Va riation, :l. POSTAL GAMES If 13 PxP ? NxN 14 PxN, N-N5. s harp. us efnl weapon. 13 . . • • N,N 4 . . . . PxP 6 Q-B2 P- B3 from CHESS REVIEW tourney!. 5 B-N5 B_ K2 7 P- K3 QN-Q2 Be tte r p ra ctical ch a nces re sult from 13 .. . Q-R 4. 8 B-Q3 0-0 Our Postal players 14 P,N N- Q2 Preferable is 8 . . P- KR3 9 B-R~. are invited t o sub­ 15 B-B4 p,p 0 - 0 . mit their BEST 16 B,P • . . . 9 KN- K2 P_ KR3 games for this 10 B-R4 R- K1 department. T he White has a qUantitative and qua li­ moves of each tative a dvantage in development and Or 10 . . . N- K l 1] B-N 3. QN- B3 12 game must be control of the center. mac k ha s a bad 0 - 0, B- Q2 with equal cha nces. Bishop . .... rltten on a stand­ 11 P- B3 • • • • 16 . . . . K- R1 ard score sheet, 19 B-R6 KR- N1 W h i t e '~ timing is good: h e avoids ex­ or typed on a 17 B- R5 B-B4t 20 R- B4 N_ B1 changing his Queen Bishop, prepar es P­ single sheet of 18 K_ R1 Q-K2 21 P-KN4! N- N3 K4 and P- KN4 and r efrains from an paper, and mark. Black la cks counter play after this automatic 11 0-0. ed "for publ ica· move. T h e w i s e~ t policy is 21 . .. B- Q2. tion" __ 11 . . . . P- B4 . . . B- Kl a nd .. . R- QI. 12 0 - 0 - 0 P-B5 Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS 22 BxN 13 B-B5 Q- R4 Equall y uninviting Is 22 . . PxB 23 This pass at the Queen-side is in fe r ior PxP, KPxP 2·1 R- R4. to the unt a ngling 13 . . . N - B l. Determination 23 P-N5 Q-KB2 14 B-K1 ! N- B1 T he result is as migh t be expected Allowing t he Knight to reach its KB6 15 B-Q2 B-N5 when \ Vhite det erminedly adva nces h is Is definitely fatal. The only chance here 16 P-N4 · . . . K ing-side Pawns and maneuvers a is 23 . .. B- Q2 a nd .. 0 - 1\: 1. White 's atta ck is real and effortless: K night to K D6 while Black vacillates 24 P-KR4 8 - B1 26 N_K4 ! Q- K2 Black's a r tificial. between two opening formations. 25 BxB QxB 27 N- B6 • • • • 16 • • • • N-K3 DUTCH DEF ENSE 17 P-KR4 P-QN4 18 P-R3 B,N M e o 9 : page 244 E lse, 18 . . . B-K2? 19 N xQP ! C. T. Mag ee D . W. Johnson W h ite Black 19 NxB Q-N3 20 QR_ N1 R-Q1 1 P-Q4 P-K3 2 P-QB4 - . . . Better is 20 .. . B-N2. Here W hite always has t he optioll of 21 P- N5 PxP 23 P-N6 P-B3 tran sposing int o the F ren ch Def ense 22 PxP N_ K1 24 R- R5 ! K-B1 with 2 P - K 4. If 24 . .. B- N2 25 NxNP! QxN 26 BxNt. 2 •••• P_KB4 4 B- N2 8 - K2 3 P-KN3 N-KB3 5 N_QB3 0-0 6 P_ K3 • • • • 'Whit e's mOl'e is rather mOl'e modem, The rest is easy. though not necessar ily beUer, t ha n 6 N­ 27 . . . . P- N4 29 P_ R5 B_ N2 B3. He keeps open the KRI-U8 diag· 28 R-KN 1 R-N2 30 P_N 6 R_Q1 onal, [urthel' det er s . . . P- KB5 and If 30 .. . RPxP, 31 HPx P a nd 32 H- IHt. makes K N-K2 possible. 31 NxP Rx N 6 . . . . P-Q3 E lse White plays 32 N- D6 and 33 P- !{6. Black strives fOl' 7 . . . P - K4. If 6 32 PxR Qx P . P - Q4 7 KN- K2, Ulen KB4 becom es a n ideal post for White's Knight. On 32 ... P- D4 § 33 K- H2 . Q- Q2 3·1 Q­ 7 N_ B3 Q-K1 KB2 (threatening 35 Q- N3l . " 'h ite wins. 33 P- B5 R-Q4 8 Q- K2 P-Q4 25 NxQP ! 34 P- R6 R-Q2 · . Having chosen t he "Flu id F orma tion " A correct sacrifice wh ich m ust be ac- W hite wins after 3·1 QxPt 35 Q- R2 only t wo moves a go, Black s witches into cepted (25 . . . Q- Q3? 26 R- R8 mate ). the Stone wall. Consiste nt and bett e r (35 . . . QxQ? 36 KxQ and 37 H-R! mate). 25 . . . . RxN Is 8 .. . N-B3 e.g., 9 P -Q5. N- K 4 ! (not 35 R-KR4 Q-K2 26 B-N4t N-Q3 9 .. . N- Q1? 10 N-QN5, Q-Q2 11 N- N 5. 36 R-R5 QxP 27 Q- K4! RxB P-K4 12 P- K4 with advantage t o W h ite) . 37 P- R7 Resig ns 9 0 - 0 P-B3 White has too many maling t hr ea ts . Something m us t gil'e '(27 . .. K- QB2 28 R- R8 mate) . 10 N-K5 P- KN4 28 RxR Resigns 10 .. . QN- Q2 fir st is im por tant. 11 P- B3 On 28 . . . R- N l. 29 R- Q5 is one con­ • • • • Typical I'incing wa y [01' White to win. The cente l' must be pried open. A typical King-side attack in the 11 . . • . Q N-Q2 E xchange Variation and the swap of t wo A weak. mechanica l mor e. Correct is K nights fO l" a Rook a nd two P a wns win 11 . . . Q- R4, t he natura l follow-up to for the fi r st player. 7 .. . Q- K 1 which protects t he K night QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Pawn a nd pins 'W hit e's Bishop Pawn. MeQ 9: page 188, co lumn 38 12 P-K4 QPxKP E. Os bun H. Sm ith BlaCk loses a P a wn after 12 ... NxK White Bla ck 13 P xN, N-Q2 14 KPxQP. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 3 N-QB3 N_1{B3 t = cbeck; * = db\. ch eck; § - dis. cb. 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 PxP • • • • CHESS REVIEW, DECE M BER , 1960 381 Allllual Index t ,o Soli taire Chess ( Quiz ) 32, 52, 96, 112, 155, 179, 209, 256, 264, 320, 322, 367 Spotlight on Openings (by Dr. M. Euwe) 10, 50, 77, 110, CHESS REVIEW 177, 210, 23 4,271, 300, 332, 368 Tales of a Woodpusher (by Fred M. Wren ) 80, 870 VOL. 28, No. 1 to 12 JANUARY to DECEMBER, 1960 W he re to Play Chen (Chess Club Direc tory ) 8, 39, 90, PAGES 1 to 384- 103, 14 8, 176, 194, 256c. 265, 304, 336, 364 World of Chess (Chess news colin ted by T . A, Dunst) 3. 35, 6i , 99, 131, 168, 195, 227, 259, 291 , 323, 355 ARTICLES Beginning on Page SERIALS After the W orld Matc h (by Mikhail T ahl) 328 A U. S, T eam ? 321 W orld Ch

Edwards 269 . Hugot 269. LidraJ 28. Nyman 217. Eliskases 362. Lieb 1·1. Epp 3·12. Ja cobs 75. Lilienthal 140. 3a8. OChsenhaut 5. Euwe 11 8. 140. 178. 221 , 237. Jansevich 5. Lipnitsky 215. O'Hanlon 115. 276 . 309. Janosevich 161 , 323. Lo ewenfisch 96. 237. Ohringer 6. Evans 2H, 276. 307, 310. Janowski 243. Loman 365. O'Keefe 365. Jeffreys 92. Lombardy HI. 305, 308, 339. O'Ke lly 79. 242. 269, 332, 368, Johannessen H. Feue rstei n 223, 224. 3·10,3n 369. Johannesson ~5 . Lundin H . Olafsson 18. a1. 52. 118. 178, Fine 320. J ohansson 221. Fischer 10, 16. 17, 19, 20. 48. Lutikov 52. 235. 333. 184. 22 1. 277, 309. 358. John 256. 51. 85, 86, 87, 117, H9, 150, Olsson H. Johnson 381. 153, 182, 183, 184, 243, 271, Osbun 381. JO h nston 217. MaeGilvary 160. 277, 307, 310, 311, 332, 354 . Osnos 178. Jonas 273. Mackenzie 322. Fleissig 236. Jone s 375. Ma ezynski 269. Flohr ~ 2 . 107. 242, 320. Pachman 210, 23 5, 266. 275. Joyner 92. Magee 2S. 381. Foguelman 243. Mardle 69. 308. Palau 268. Fox 75. Kamshov 35S. Marsalek 339. Penrose ] 21. Frank 79. Karaklajich 1I0. Marsh 160. P erl is 335. Fuderer 83, 368, 369. Katz 11 5. Ma rshall 21. Peters Keilson 161. Martin 160. 2n. P eterson U3. Keres 10, 16, 17, 18. 20. 46. Mashlov 235. Gad ia 184. Petrosyan 10, 16, 46. 52, 119, Geller 141, 144, 179, 300, 372. 79, 83, 17S, 182. 221. 235. 271, Mats kev its 107. 138, 152. 179. 184, 187, 211, Genti l 281. 300. 301 . Matu lovich .184. 2~2, 300. 330. 333, 360. 372. Kevitz IS6. Mayer 105. Gere ben 122. Pilnik 17S. Khavin 272. 362. McC lain 6. Gilg 52. Pinkus ] 61. Kholmov 298. McGavoc k 2H. Gligorich 11. 19, 46. 52. 79, P irc 161. Kirenkov 7. Mednis l iS. 11 9. 149. 150. 152. 83, 116. 138, 149. I H . 184, Polgar 160. Kopylov 42, 23a. 153. 192, 210. 211, 2'12, 276, 308, Pollmaeher 74. Ko rchnoj 110, 14 4, 234. 23a, Mezey 128. 332, 339, 360. 362. Polugayevsky 44, IS7, 211. \ 309. Mi chael .161. Godbold 192. Porath 122. Kostjoerin 373. Mieses 21i 9. Good 303. Portiseh 235. 276. Kots Ill. Mikenas 222. 36 7. Gore 22. Poschel 3,10. Kotsem 179. Milich 3Sa. Gufeld 333. Prante r 28. Krejcik 268. Mil ner.Barry 153. Guimard 276 . Pratte n 269 . Krogins 178. Miti le lu 373. Gunsbe rg 226. Proc horowieh 11 2. Kuche rov 273. Moran 224. 278. Gustafson 7. Puc ]93. Kunin 5. Morphy 64, 74. lOS. Pupols 25. Halprin 222. Kuppe r 3a8. Mow 280. Mueller 107. Hartlaub lOS. Lajcik 22. Radovici H . Hayes 22. Mugrldge 273. Lapiken 222. Muir 352. Ra nken 23 7. Haygarth 149, 153. Larsen 1.1. 46. 52, 119, 210. Ra nkis 3·12. Helmer 268. Lasker, Ed. 20, 106. rl e issman 12 1. Higue ra 120. I..asker, Em. 330. NaJdorf 22. 44, 47, 178, 264. Reshevsky 44 , 47, 4D . g'l, 11 5. Hodges 75. Lasarev 215. Ney 333. 138, IH, 1a1, 178. 2014, 2n Horowitz 6, 106, 161. Lebedew 367. Nield 269. 2i 5, 276, 306, 307. 310. 338. Horvath 105. Lee! 25. Nikolajevs ki 52. 3H . Howard 128. Lete lier 79. ]83, 339, 354. Nimzovich 52. 122, 290, 358. Reti 226. 237. Hudson 223, 278. Liborson 333. Novote lnov 301. Richard 280. CHESS REVI EW, DECEMBER, 1960 383 Rich t 178. Soloview 19. T llJernock 235. W eihnach t 106. Robbins 335. Spanjaard 178. Tylovich 19. W eininger 160. Robinson 223. Spanky ~2, 154, 178, 182, 192, Wei nstein 22, 118, 119. 14 0. , Rodz inski 23 7. 221. 222. 2,13. 305. Ugrinovich 5. 15 1.245. Rosas 2-1 . Spielmann 21, 32. 12 2, 179, U hlmann 116. 178. 275, 298. W ei nstock 273. / Rossetto 306. Stahlberg 215. 311. Wexler ] 83. 276. 307. 332, 3$·. Rubinstein 122, 179. St eele 28. Ujtel ky 193. 233. 305. Wildt 217. Sl e;nitz 155, Unzicker 42. JJ 8, 330, 338, Williams IH. Saalbach 74 , Stoltz 182. W inogradov 42. Saem isch 182. V an den B erg 86. Subarev 89. Wood 281. Saidy 2H, 340. Van Scheltlnga 149. 179, 233. Suetin I i s. J 92. Schaaf 105. Vinograd 7. Suyker 128. Yaffe 247. Schlech!er 21, 209. 222,236. Vissepo 363. Yat es 20. 33;". Szabo 52, S6, 178, 211. 235. Von Ball;li 22.1. Yerhoff 192. Sc h lesinger 192. 277. 332. Von Scheve 32. Sc h loesser 215. V ukovich 333. Young 75, Sc hmid 42. Tahl 18. 20. 51. 72. 83. 99. Yuc htman 83, 184. 242. Schuster 335. 11 8. 123. 138, 139, 140, HI, Wade 7. HI, 309. Seidman H , 49. 92, 153. 171. 172. 1i 3, 174, 175. 184. Walker 223, 278. Z ilic 365. Shai nswit 115. 203. 204. 205. 206. 211 , 235. Wayte 237. Znoska-Borovllki 322. Sherwin 151, 174, 179, 21t. 27 2. 239 , 2·10, HI. 2H. 277. 308, 376. 30 1. 30S. 337. 338, 339. Cambridge Springs Def. 120. Shipman 21, H, 186, 303. 312. INDEX OF OPENINGS Taimanov 277. 307. 309, 335. Canal Gambi t 110r, 375. 375. 376. Showalter 335, DOUBL E K ING P A WN Deel ined 48. 106, 1l0r. T an 360. 209 , 215, 224, 300ff. 309, 312, Sima!!in 235. 1 P- K4, P- K4 Tartakover 11 1, 264, 268. 309. 1. a30f. 360, 367. 381 . Simpson 273. B ishop G;lime 6. 236. 28 7, 3n T chigorin 155. Skold 221. Center Game 75. Slav Defense 116, 335, 375, Smith 1 H T eiCh mann 21. 75. 376. Smith, H. 381. Teschner 337. 105. Smyslov 10, 18. 79. ]1 7. H 9. T o lush 86 , Ill. 11 2. 123. 256. SINGLE QUEEN PAWN 178. 183. 184. 276. 3,13. Ui8, T orre 330. Gjuoeo Piano 179, 267, 352. 4. 1 P_Q4: no 1 . . . P-Q4 Snyder 342. Trautman;s 268. Greco Counter Gambit 358. B enoni Counter Gambit 25 , Soesan 69. Tringov 11 8. Hungar ian Defense 179. 138. 223, 237. 281. 306. K ing's Gambit Blumenfeld Counter G. 279. Accept ed 74. 92, 106. 15·1. Dutch Defense (cf. 5 also ) I S2, 28 0. 107. 160, 224 . 231, 38 1. F al kbeer Counter 105. 215. I nd ian Systems YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF' P hitidor D efense 268. Bogoly ubov Defense 373. P onziani Open ing 237. Bud apest Defense 4~ . 268. ES, you owe it to yourself to have a copy of Queen Pawn Counter Gambit Gruenfeld Def. 247, 276. YT HE FIRESIDE BOOK OF CHESS, which has been 19. King's Indian 7. 22, 50f, specially prepared for the delectation of all chess­ Ruy Lope>: 7, 28, 32. 69. 72!. 79, 8-1, 141, 152, 161, 183. 77. 79. 83, 86, 155, 160. 161, 184. 2~2, 244. 2 ~ 5. 276, 308. players! 221. 226. 322. 338, 339. 368r. 31 3. 332ft, 338. 3~2. 354. 365. It is the one chess book tha t has everything: Scotc h G;limblt 21. 83. 186. N eo·Gruenfeld 341. amusing stories and sketches; mo re than a hun­ T wo Knights Defense 74 . .160. Nim zo. lndian 20. ·15. 49. 85. 23 i. 335. 87, 89, 115, 140, ]51. 152, dred curious chess facts; 170 odd games; 50 su­ V ienna Game 76. 217. 358. 161. lS7. 20·1 , 210(. 217, perb examples of co mbination play; 23,1[. 239. Z-H . 26M. 269. 273. 275, 339. 316. and much more! SINGL E K I NG P AWN O ld Indian 119, 372. 1 P- K4: no 1 .•• P- K4 2. Qu ee n's Indian 192, 2-H, 400 pages Alekhlne Def . ,12f, 144. 290. Caro·Kann Def. lOf. 16. 17. 3-11. 374. Ragoz in Defense 85. 338 diagrams 139, 141 , 204, 205, 385, 362. Queen's Pawn Game 106, 183, Center Counter Game 6·1. 273. Also, this 278,281,362. 264, 276. may be that French Def ense 5, 6. 7, 99, last minute 121 . 138, 215, 2017 . 8 11 , 320. OTHER OPENINGS 3~3. 358. 5. No 1 P-K4; nor 1 P-Q4 Christmas Irregular (d. 3 & 5 also) 303 Bird Opening I H. present - Sicil ian Defense 7, 10. ] 9. 186. 20. 24, 28, H. 46, 41. 52. Dutc h Def . (d. 4 also ) 24 0. a n ideal gift! 14, 114, 116, 11 7, 118. 11 9. English Opening 96, 203, 223. Order from 123, 128. 149. 150, 15 1. 184 . 232C, 24 2, 269, 214 . 218, 192. 215, 24 3, 241. 271!r. 298r, 305. 307, 342, 313. C H E S S 2ii. 30i). 3 10, 343, 352. 358. del Re Def. 340. 374. K ing's Fianchetto Def. 340. REVIEW King's Fianchetto Open ing 134 West 72 St. DOUBLE QU E EN P AWN 274, 372. K i ng's I ndian Reverlled 3~3 . • 1 P- Q4, P- Q4 New York 23, 3 Nim zovich Attack 122. 128. Colle Opening lI 5. N. Y . Irregular (d. 2 & 5) 11 3. Polish Opening 49, 92. 236. Queen's Gambit Queen Knight Opening 269. Cat. No. C·lS­ Accepted 115. lin 203. Reti Opening 27 4. 337, H2, 243. 275. 309. 362, 363. 365. ONLY $5 95 Albin Count er Gambit 193. Robatsch D efense 340. 222. 273. Sicilian Rever sed 223, 373. 384 CHESS REVIEW , DECEMBER , 1960 3rd CHESS REVIEW UNITED STATES OPEN POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Fourteenth Annuol Golden Knights

T HE currcnt edition of the Golden Knights tourna ment is now under wa y, and ent ries are acceptable until May 19, 1961. It is con­ VE RYTHING YOU NEED to piay ducted under CHESS REVIEW's Rules and Regulations lor Postal Chess, Echess by mail ;s i ncluded in the com· plet e Postal Chess Kit produtcd by as mailed wi th assignments and, with the special rules given below. C HESS REVIEW for t he conven ience of postal p lilyers. The kit contains equip. In effect, the Gold en Knights is an "open" tournament, wi thout re­ ment and stationery upeelally designed gard to our rating classes so far as the entry goes. The ratings are ca lculat­ for the pu rpose. These aids t o Postal Chess will keep your records straight, cd, however, quite as usual. 'Ve " rale" all games in C HESS REVIEW tour­ help you to avoid mistakes, give you the neys. It is all " open" tournament because we cannot pretend to "seed" fullest enjoyment and bene' it from your games by mail. candidates for a championship and because it gives the weaker players a chance to gain by experiencc against stronger ones. Contents of Kit To speed pl ay for the first round, we group all th e entries received One of the most important items in geographicall y so far as possible. Otherwise, entries are matched off t he kit is t he Postal Chess Recorder AI· bum _ the greatest aid to postal chess into 7 man groups strictly in the order of Ollr receipt of their applica­ ever invented, The six miniature chess tions. Qua Iifie rs to the later rounds are grouped likewise in order of scts in this album enable you to k eep track of t he positlonl, move by move, qualification, but wi thout regard to geography. in all six games of your section. On the score·cards, supplied w ith the album, you Special Rules for the 1960·1 Golden Knights Tournament. r ecord t he moves o f the garnet. The u p· to_date score of each game faces the cur_ Consult the follo"'iug r ult: lS \\"h e nel'e r 1 \\-he ll complltln. the totsl ~ores 10 de­ r ent position_ Score_cards are r emovable_ a ny ques tion arises a s lO your c hances termine the dis tribution of prizes. ",seh game WO II In Ihe ti n t ro und will be ~ ore d es t Whe n a game i. finished, re m ove the old for qualifying to Semi· fin a ls or Fi nals or card and in.e rt a new one. 12 extr a score ])O Int: each game WOn in the second rolllld for weigh ted point scor e. eu:. tift 2.: polntll; each game w on in I he II na l cards a r e included in the k it_ 1 CHI~SS HEn F; \\"s 111h .\""un l GOld ­ round aa 4.5 POIIII>I. A d rawn game "" 111 be IICOred !\.II half o r these re ~ pec t i ve amounts . The k it a lso con tains 100 Move-Mailing e" KnlKh t" POlIla l Chess Ch " m Jlio,,~ h l p Tour­ ""mCnt Is open lO ,,11 pe r>!On~ H,· in. In the. 8 I n Ihe case of ties. if IWo or more P ost Cards for . e nding m oves t o your COnllne" ,,,1 U nlled StlltCs of .\Illerlca. Hnd In tinal l&ta tie for f lr ~t place. aehieYing the o ppo n e nts, a C h ess Type S tamping Outfit Cnn"dB. e Xc(:»l CHF.:SS H E \"i!:;\\"" e m­ ... me tOtal ""ore. 1\$ com puted in Rule 7. for printing positions on the m a ilin g lI:oyee". con I r il'lli i n<;" ed il o r ~ '.0>,,1 ",c mbel"ll Ihen the f i r ~ t 2 ~r more IIrizes w ill be ~ . c ards, a Game Score Pad of 100 s h eet s o r their r .. m ilie .... ~c r vt~ f()r l ho ~ e nna li,;t..>I a lld the pri>l l in which each contestant tions on how t o p lay c h e ss by mail, an a c.­ , ..,ot h",r person w ill I>c dlsquallfl('l"oken !n lhe same manncr. ,"Ou,uj will be pl a)"cd . In Ilil 'hre .. roundS. ,\ ny tie!! )" hleh Ill ay dev elop in the lie-break­ Saves You Money conte~ W n l ,; will eompete in sto(: ti on ~ Of ~e \'­ Ing COu le!!l!! wll! be played off In additiOn al '''' players. Ea.e h con tes ta.n t in a ~ e-c tI O n will m Ulc hes or lourn" lllenu . Bought s e parate ly, the contents would 1,1;or OnC K:lme with ..", e h or h i~ ~ Ix 0 1> 110- 8 'l'he e ll lt)" fee i$ $3.50 and entitlu the amount to $7.25_ The complete kIt costs ne nls. eOn t (l Kto n t to COlli pete In One !!eetiOll of the only $6.00. To o rde r, Just mail the coupon 4 Ait co"t e sta"l~ who ~c or " ·1 01' more ''''cllmll''U')' !"nund. :-';0 odditiona! tee Is below. game point.~ ill Ule prelimina ry ,'0,,, ,<1 will ,·Imn.::ed COntestants who qualify for the sec­ ,/ualJr:., (0" the semi- final round. Shn IIOrll'. ond Or third rounds. ;1. contestant may ~ nter n it qualified se ml_ flnalists who scol'e 4 or ll'I)' !lulnbe r of H..,ctions or the prelilnlnar:.' more g"m" Jloinl.~ in the 8el),i·U",,1 I"oun'\ "o ,uld 11])011 Imym enl o f the fcc of $3.50 pe r will ,"uRlif)' fo ,· the finRI ,·ou"d. If nddl tlo",,1 ~ ce \I O " e ut,·)· provided he a pplies early pl:lr e r ~ (rr()'" 1 to ~) are reqni"ed \0 com­ !: nollKh so lhat we cnn pl3ce him in separate plete Ihe la;1\ ~e el i o" of the s\'<:o nd 0" Ihlrd ~c "'l o n ll . .\(nltiple e nl " le~ ily one perSOn will ,·o,md. t h e~ e phl .'·e'·~ will be lIelect"d ("om ,~ mu e l e lind qna li fy lI5 Ihollgh made b)' "mong c on t c~ta nt~ who scoret! 11" IlOlnt. in ~ epa l ' a t e In d l'·ldu a l~. No contestant, how­ the pre\· iou." round a nd ill the o rde" or t. helr ever, m a y win more tha n onC II rize, and II. CHESS REVIE W Postal Ha llng~ at lhe time plnyer who (I U .. Il t!es ror more than one ~ec ­ the l a ~t ",""Iioll .~t art s . lIon of the final rou nd will be a ward ed h i" 5 E xcept a" I)rovlded in R ule ~ . C Oll te~t­ prh:e 011 Ihe ba sis ot Ihe to tal score achieved n " t~ w ho S(:oro Ie"" than { pOints In either by on ly one o f hili enlrleS. ( The enlr y mak­ I or the "ualib'inl;" rounds w ill not be ellgi l)le h I. t he h ig hest 101101 ~ r e will be tak en.) I for the a nnounce(i c""h "nd e ll.blem prl1es. ~ 1 " 11I 1 ) l e (lntrle8 will be placed In ditrcre n\ Each () ( Ihe:'Chedulc of p";"", ~ to those ,;; ' l" a Ulled final­ 11 Sin gle entries must be mailed on or j~t~ who a c hic " c the. highest total l'COr(!S before )lay 19. 1ge1. ( .\JultJpJe entrle" must I I ( ~e6 r ule 7 ) in the t h ree round. of thc tour· be ~e n t eIIrly for plaeement.) Entrlea mallc(l NAME ...... na ment. Every q lt(l.liiled f lna Hs t w ill b e "ft",,' t hat date rna)' not l>e accepted. I I " wa rded the em blem o( the GOlde n Knl&hI 12 l-;;';cept a.JI provided In the foregoin~ ADDRESS ...... "pon eO UlI,lelion of all hl8 ...medul$ll games . I·\d e ~. a nd In all other respects. this tourna ­ ...... Also. the first f ive lidze .wlnllera will reo m en t will be conduct ed under CHESS RE­ I I eel," e ~ n i t " bly in ~eribed 1I ia ques to Indicate "lEW'S Offlclll Ru les and Regulations of e lTY ...... STATE ...... I their place" in the final ,,(andlngs of Ihls Po.tal Chen, including any a mendme nt" or L ------I w,lIo",,1 Ollen Posta.l Chess Championship. lI(tultiOn" thereto. , > Chess Review's Third U. S. Open Postol Championship

FIRST PRIZE .. $250.00 Second Prize $100 Sixth Prize $40 Third Prize $80 Seventh Prize $30 Fourth Prize $65 Eighth Prize $25 Fifth Prize $50 Ninth Prize $20 Tenth Prize $15 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth $5.00 each AND THE GOLDEN , NIGHTS EMBLEMS!

To befit the Championship. there are added prizes for the winners of the first five places in this national in the form of handsome plaques, suitably inscribed event, as well as the Golden Knights emblems. SEVENTY-FIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF PLAYERS to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Even if you've never played in a competitive event to the seventy-five players who finish before, you may turn out to be Golden Knights cham­ wit h the highest scores in the Fourteenth pion or a leading prize-winner-and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham­ have lots of fun. For all classes of postal players pionship, now r unning ! Entries close May 19, 1961 compete together in this "open" -\ost3:1 Chess eve~t. (must bear postma rk of no later than May 19). Beginners are welcome. If you ve Just started to play chess, by all means enter. There is no better way of improving your skill. PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY But that isn't all! Every contestant can win a MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW prize of :;ome kind! You can train your sights 011 As a Golden Knighter you'll enjoy the thrill of that big $250.00 first prize, or OBe of the other 74 competing for big cash prizes. You'll meet new cash prizes, hut even if you don't finish in the money friends by mail, improve yOUr game, a nd ~ave. a whale you can win a valuable consolation prize. Every play­ of a good time. So get started-enter thls big event er who qualifies for the final l'ound, and completes his now! The entry fee is only $3.50. You pay no addi­ playing schedule, will be awa rded the emblem of the tional fees if you qualify fOI" the semi-final or final Golden K night--a sterling silver, gold-plated and en­ rounds. But you can enter other first round sections ameled lapel button, reproduced above. You earn the at $3.50 each (see Special Rules on reverse of page). right to wear this handsome emblem in your button­ You will receive Postal Chess instructions with your hole if you qualify as a Golden Knight finalist, assignment to a tournament section. Fill in and mail whether or not you win a cash prize. this coupon NOW! And even if you fail to qualify for the finals, you ------1 still get a prize! If you a re eliminated in the prelim- I C-;E;;- R~Ii~"'::; - o Check here if ),0 11 are " !I~ "' . inary or semi-final roun d, but complete your playing I 134 West 72d St., (om a 10 POJ/,,/ Chf iJ . I schedule, you will receive one free entry (worth New York 23, N. Y. Start me ~s C I. A~S _____ . $1.25) into ollr i·agular Class Tournament or can I enter our regular Prize Tournament (entry worth i eU (' iose $ ______, En ler my nllm" in______I .$2.50) on pay1l1ent of only $1.25. First and secopd in (how many?) section(s) of th e Fourteenth Annua l Golde n I I Knights Postal Cbe8s Champi o n ~ h i p T ournament. The each Prize Tournament win a $6 and $3 credit re­ amou nt enclosed ,-, overs the entry I .. e of $3.50 per se(,tion. spectively fo r purchase of chess books or chf'SS equip- I Prtnt Clearty o Chu k here if a/ready a reg· I ment. if/ned POI/alite. FOR SPECIAL RULES I ,"amp ______. __ I ON REVERSE SIDE OF PAGE. I I A.ddresa ______~ ______

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