ANNOUNCING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL ENDGAME AND PROBLEM

MATES IN THREE

BY PAL BENKO

COMPOSING CONTEST OF THE UNITED STATES

The problems above were composed especially for this important occa­ sion by Pal Benko. Each diagram contains two separate and distinct prob­ lems in the shape of a letter of the alphabet, corresponding to the initials of the new contest. Each solution is confined to the area of the problem and does not interfere with the other position within the same diagram. Each problem is a mate in three. Every piece is necessary.

Complete contest details and solutions to the above problems will be found on page 68. ~ UNITED STATES

Vo lume XXIll Number 2 February, 1968 EDITOR: Burt Hochberg

CONTENTS PRESIDENT Marshall Rohland The Interzonol Story, by E. B. Edmondson ...... 43 VICE·PRESIDENT Isaac Kashdan Observation POint, by Miro Radojeic ...... 47

SECRETARY I Was There, by Dimitrije Bjeliea ...... 49 Dr. Leroy Dubeck

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Interzonal W jnner's Style, by Robert Byrne ...... 51 E. B. Edmondson Saidy Triumphs in American Open ...... 54 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS NEW I!NGlAND James Bolton Thomas C. Barham No Problem, by Pol Benko ...... 56 Ell Bourdon EASTERN Robert LaBelle Allen Kaufman Larsen Wins Again, by Bernard Zuckerman ...... 58 Michael Raimo MID-ATLANTIC Steve Caruthers Robert Erkes Larry Evans on Chess ...... 61 Dr. FTed A. Sorensen SOUTHIiiRN Phlllp Lamb Peter Lahde Letters ...... 63 Robert Cole GREAT LAKES Robert Byrne Dr. Harvey McCLellan Gomes by USCF Members, by John W. Co ll ins ...... 64 V. E. Vandenburg NORTH CENTRAL Dr. George Tiers Robert Lerner Chess Life, Here and There ...... 66, 72 Peter Wolt SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew The Art of Positional Play, by Sammy Reshevsky ...... 67 John A. Howell Robert S. Brleler PACIFIC Burrard Eddy Benko's Bafflers, by Pal Benko ...... 68 Kenneth Jones A. M. Gardner Tournament Life ...... 70 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN .nd OFFICERS ARMED FORCES CHESS ...... Robert Karch COLLEGE CHESS ...... M.rk L. Schwarcz COUNSEL" TREASURER...... Davld Hoffmann INDUSTRIAL CHESS ...... Matthew A. Pavitt JUNIOR CHESS ...... Robert Erkes JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION MASTERS AFFAIRS...... Robert Byrne NOMINATIONS ...... Frank Skoff USCF Is a non·profit de mocr.tlc orranl~atlon, the offlcla! govcrnln, bOdy and FlOE (World RATINGS" PAIRINGS ...... Arpad E. Do Chesl Federation) unit for chess In the USA. Anyone Interested In advancing American chess TAX DEDUCTIBILITY ...... Harold Dondil Is eligible for membership, with benefits which Include a CHESS LIFE subscription and eligibility TOURNAMENT ADM ...... Georre Koltanowsld fo r USCF rating. TOURNAMENT RULES ...... Ja mes Sherwin U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP...... Maurlce Kuper Regular Membership: I year, $10.00; 2 yeilrs, $19.00; 3 years, $27.00. Junior Membership WOMEN'S CHESS ...... 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Address aU communications, and make aU ehecks P*)'ab!e to: UNITED STATES CHESS FIiDERATION, 47' BroadwilY, NeWbUrgh, N.Y, 12550 42 CHESS LIFE m" " I)('(lk Frem;h; /Ileu cmlle/.ull IIlII/ers/lm!! line amnller. Nor colliel Fischcr seem 10 get l'iI me'Sl'J:(l'S ucrou 10 Po." Diocoflest:1I of USCF Protests to FIDE RlIlIlalliu, Referee in Clrarge lrom Oc/obcr 15 /hrough Oc/obc,OO. Tire au/V 1l'0IJ.illelll of/icifll ullllurclIl/y COlllierwul willi Euglish WCI .\lr. Be/I.:.alli. However, he may ,wI han! Iwderslooc/ (I.' lliell (1$ on Fischer's Behalf Fischer 11101lglrl, or he /lwy IIfI~ e l)cC II too bllsy Irying to I.:.eep Ihe ur;c fllll orguni:::u/iOlI rullll;"g slIwolhly. Wlwlcr; er the re/l!OU, Fischer fell I/tIIl WOllcr eO Il .~ideruli()11 W/I,~ ,wi /Jeillg g ir;CII to ~C/riulls 11'0- by E. B. Edmondson, IJrml/s Ire made 10 Ihe offieillk Executive Director, USCF Wednesday, October 25: Round 8 was scheduled for this date, but Fischer's game against Korchnoi was postponed (as per Tens of thousands or words have already been written on September 10 schedule) until October 30 because Fischer was the elimination of U.S. Champion Robert J. Fischer from the observing a religious holiday from sundown October 2~ until 1967 Interzonal Tournament. Unfortunately most of the reports sundown October 26. Also-and Fischer considered this un· were written hastily, with scant knowledge of the truth, and necessary-his Round 9 ga me from the next day (Thursday, in some instances with a great deal or distortion. Wherever October 26, against Geller) was postponed until November 6. in the world these incorrect accounts appeared, and whether they were In chess publications, the dally press, or magazines Thursday, Odober 26: Feeling that It was not only to his best devoted to news and commentary. they have left wrong impres­ interest but also better for everyone Concerned, and consider· sions of the facts. We shall do OUf best in the pages of CHESS ing that verbal suggestions he had made on the two preceding LIFE to bring the true story to our members and to chess days had perhaps been misunderstOOd, Fischer proposed in players everywhere. writing that the schedule be readjusted to avoid postponement As always with such an emotional issue as "The Fischer of his game. He suggested two days of doing this, the most Affair," it is not easy to determine what is truth, what is direct one being that he should play his Round 9 game against rumor, what is outright falsehood, and-above aU-what was Geller at 6:30 p.m. this day (at the immediate end of his reli· right or wrong about the actions of the principals. Haste can gious observance and on the date he would normally play often lead to injustice in a complicatcd situation so rampant Geller according to the pairing tables). with opportunities to err in judgment or opinion. Realizing SUII on October 26, Tournament Director Hentati replied this, your USCF officers have been extrcmely careful in in writing as fn llows: "I acknowledgc receipt of your Jetter their study of the documents and testimonies available to dated October 26, 1967, and would like to inform you that the them. We shall be equally cardul in this report, refraining Organization Committee of the Intcrzonal Tournament regrets from the temptation to editorialize, giving you the factual its inability to grant your request." That was all. No proposal story as nearly as we have been able to determine it at this for solving the problem in some way other than that suggested writing. Our account will be chronological and, of necessity, by ~~is cher; no ex planation of why nothing could (or would) not elaborated upon too much or wc could never find space be done; no communication between the officials and the con· enough for it in these pages. testanl. September 10: Mr. Ridha Belkadi, President of the TUnisian Friday, Odober 27: The question lay dormant, with no action Chess Federation and of the Organizing Co mmittee, trans· by the officals and with Fischer's Rounds 8 and 9 being post· mitted to all Federations the Calendar of the 1967 Interzonal. poned. As a result, Fischer informed the Tournament Director With the exception of Round 1, Monday, October 16, the in writing that he would have to withdraw because his recom· schedule was arranged so that thcre were rounds on Tuesdays, mendations on tournament conditions were being ignored and Wednesdays, and Thursdays; Fridays were free; rounds again because o( the hardship imp03ed by games on six con~utive on Saturdays and Sundays; and Mondays free. Exceptions days later in the tournament alter the unnecessary postpone' to this schedule of a free day alter each second or third round ment of his Round 9 game. His withdrawal was acknowledged applied to Reshevsky and Fischer and were thought to be the same day, in writing, by the Tournament Director-an necessary to fully accommodate their religious beliefs. important techical point. as will be seen later. October 12: Fischer had staycd on in Yugoslavia aftcr winning the tournament at Skopje, and so had not seen the Interzonal Saturday, October 28: The accepted rule when a player with· Calendar before this dale. He telephoned from Yugoslavia and draws is that "A contestant should not be given a free point by pointed out that a slight misunderstanding evidently existed pai ring him with a player who has withdrawn, and then with regard to his religious h olidays. scoring the game as won by default." Despite this, and despite the fact that the Tournament Director had the day before I discussed with Fischer the fact that Mr. Bclkadi and the Organizing Co mmittee had been extremely cooperativt! in ar· acknowledged Fischer's wi thdrawal in writing, at 7:00 p.m. this date Fischer's clock was illegally started against Gipslis; ranging the schedule. I also reminded him that the players would begin arriving in Tunisia the following day; for this aHer one hour, the Referee and Mr. Gipslis signed the game report as a forfeit b)' Fischer. reason, further correspondence betwecn myself and Mr. Belkadi was hardly possible before the tournament started. TherefOre. In (/ IIJJeciul November 1$ report to FIDE President Rogard (in Bobby should make any suggestions about schcd ule readjust· re$ l)('Jn~'e to his cuhlcd iUf/uiry), II, c /lJurJwmcllt officials attempted ment to the officials at Sousse. III jlls/ily /h eir error by stll/iug Ilml bcr;llUse of a lii;;t to Fischer by /1 .\lr;. jol1J1sO I1 of tlte Americflll Eml)/I;sy "the TOflrnament Direclor Sunday, Odober 15 : Fischer and Reshcvsky started the tourna· Il1Ou~ht hc ought 1I0t 10 gir;1! tir e CI, lel Releree the notification sent ment early, playi ng their opponents from Round 3 so they lIy Fisellcr, to jlef/uit lIim II 111.,1 c/wm:e 10 be able 10 rcenler lire could be excused on Wednesday, October 18, a religious holiday lournament if he reciclCcd Iris dt't"ision." \Vc are asl.:.ed 10 belier;e for both of them. til/It there u:as (I{;tual/!I a tlll/ruill/Wut official I,rcsellt who e/idn'l 1.:.1101'" that Fischer had ,eilhl/raum! Tllc likelihood of any 10lmla­ Monday, Odober 16, through Tuesday, Odober 24: The first mell/ of!iciol's nol hlO!~illg tlwl fischer had lefl the loufllament seven rounds were completed as per the schcd ule distributed seems lJeru slight, whel/ler Ire luul Iwell lo/cl by lire ToufIIllment by Mr. Belkadl on September 10. Direclor or ltod simlJly hearei it all tile iillS 01 everyone ",escnt. F"iKh er ,uy, 11101 throll~"olll II,iI IJeriQ(1 lie wu" lrau i ll ~ a com· Tll c officiliU u.:/1O .figncc/ ",i3 r('11011 to FIDE were Ridha Bel­ mllnicotion /lroble lu WMell IIl1doll"le<1111 cQnt ributed 10 Ille lorger kadi, Pr~ id e ll/ of tile Orj,!flIli:::ing Committee; Ahmcd Hell/ati, woblemf willI tOllrno meut conditioM ond .Ic/tedlllc. Tire TOlmw­ Tournament Director; PC/ul Dil/eonescu, Referee Irom Oc/aher 15- ment Dircclor, Ahmcd Helltali, slwke 110 En/!.lis/I lind Fi.~clrer dues 31,. (md Jaros/at;; Sailar, Refcr('c fmm Nar;cmber 1-20. FEBRUARY, 1968 43 Sunday. October 29: Mr, 8elkadi went from Sousse to Tunis Saturday, November 4: SUII; for Ihe tIIo~' 1 inexplicable epi.sode ill and visited Fischer in his hotel room, After prolonged discus­ 'lti~' u;hvlc tmlorlutlUtl.! st'ril.!S of misllufierslouilillgs, Bclkacli and I sion (and we give great credit to Mr. Belkadi for his efforts had clearly .ullt/ustDOII Due lit/other lite uighl before; he had in this instance), Fischer agreed to return to Sousse and reo assured tll C fl.l·cher tCIIS bllck ill tll c tournameut aud therc were no ob$taclcs. Could /hc langllo!e barri(!r possibly be so bod or was enter the tournament He did so after Mr. Belkadi promised ~~. IIIC{llle clwugillg lite $igna s alter each IlIIddle--and is tlwt 1I;ltv that a free day or two would be arranged so that Fischer need h fdwr cOllid UCt;(!f s(!cm 10 IWI sali·'locliotl from the t;ariolls offic­ not play on six consecutive days; he also promised to either iflls? have the lighting improved or to arrange for Fischer's games Fischer's Sabbath ended at 5:30 p.m., and he found waiting to be played in another room. Fischer also wanted a date set for him Mrs. Johnson (rom the American Embassy, Not a memo for his game against Gipslis. To the best of Fischer's recollec· ber of the Committee, but an intermediary delivering this tion now, Mr. Belkadi telephoned the Rcferce (M r. Diaconescu letter. of Rumania), who staled that FIDE wo uld have to makc this 'flints, Tunisia decision, In expectatiOn that the improperly forfeited game November 4, 1967 rumors . bout the return on Saturday would be rcscheduled, Fischer retur ned to the tournament Fischer " f1er his second withdraw,,! just in time to play his Round 11 game against Reshevsky. the Organlz.aUon Committee .nd Friday, Nove mber 3, and CAme to Monday. October 30: Fischer played his postponed game from hIS forfeited Round 8, drawing against Korchnoi. 10 have Tuesday, October 31: Round 12 was played on schedule by all competitors, Fischer defeating Byrne. He had scored 7 wins and 3 draws, with one game postponed and one (Gipslis) still a bone of contention, His nearest competitor, with two more this pledge, he will be excluded games already played, trailed with an 8·4 score. Signed: Wednesday, November 1: Playing the remainder of his games PreSident of the Organl~allon Committee with the Gipslis uncertainty hanging in mid·air was certainly Ch ief Referec The fonowlng comment wll Included by thl! Committee when they not desirable, and Fischer pressed for a decision by the Referee. r.c pD,·ted to the FlOE president; It was not part of the letter which f ischer received: IkcIIl/se the o ffidlll~' IW t;cr did rCS jJolld to certll;u (I "cries l!ltt The playcr$, In • general meeting, agreed to the above pOints 10 II,em by U5C l-" 0 11 Fisc her's behal/, It'e III"St rely on heorsoy on condition that all the Fischer gamu be "nnulled-rejardIU$ of how regarding a t;(!ry illll'or/IIIII 1IIlllIcr. lIcllwly has the Sot;icls iliforlll­ man)' g~mes he playl-If he luves the tournament al'a n iug the toumamellt officiul.1 that ull fmu USS It ent((Jllts lcould he Fischer, understandably taken aback by thiS authoritarian u;ithdrOlt; /I frvlII til(! IlIt(!r:otwl if tlt e "' i~cllC r . Gilt ~·lis J::amc IH'r(! demand that he give up even his right to protest, told Mrs. ~C luall y pillyed. If suclt a threat U; II ~ tllllll(!, (!~ell by ilUplicotivlI, Johnson that he could not sign such an outright waiver and il hell'S to e.tll/aiu u;/wt 1I 111't'eued lIext. n.e eded time to consider. Mrs. J ohnson had evidently been as· Signed the onerous task of carrying the captive in chains back Jaros)av Sajtar of Czechoslovakia had j ust begun his stint to Sousse; when he balked, she departed immediately leaving as Referee of the last half of the tourname nt. He informed him totally without transportation. ' Fischer that the Gipslis forfeit was irrevocable. Upon hearing By 6:55 p.m, Fischer had composed the following reply and this, and in view of the fact thaI the promised free day had began trying to transmit it to the Committee: not yet been scheduled and the promise of improved lighting had not been kept. Fischer withdrew fOr a second time. After his withdrawal, Fischer was told FIDE's reply on the question of rescheduling the Gipslis game was that the decision should be made by the Referee. as soon as I nn arrl~ In Thursd.y, November 2: New Referee, same mistake-starting Signed: the clock of a player already withdrawn from the tournament. Robert J . Fisch.. , This time. Hort of Czechoslovakia received the questionable The usual problem arose, that of contacting an interpreter forfeit point. ~o eon~ey this message to the Committee. Finally, Danish Fischer called Newburgh from Tunis this afternoon to in· Journaitst 1\1. Hansen (reached at the tournament hotel by telephone) relayed Fischer's message to the Committee at form USCF that he had withdrawn from the tournament and '/:25 p.m. to cxplain why. I asked him to stay in Tunis for another 48 hours while we ex plored the possibilities, and he agreed. . The Committee and the Referee held a short, urgent meet· mg, and at 7:40 p.m, replied to Fischer that his clock had Friday, November 3: After a night's consideration and consulta· been started at 7:00 p.m" that his propositions were not tion between variOUS USCF officers, I telephoned Fischer in justified and were rejected, and that it was up to him to make Tunis, (This had to be done before his Sabbath began at arrangements to be present in the playing room before 8:00 sundown on Friday.) We discussed the principles llt Slake. and p.m. what his successful completion oC the Intenonlll could mean /" t; i ~l t; .0/ Illy c Q!' ~C r~IIIi Q" witlt Bclkodi Ihe nigltt before, to him and to the United States. Bobby stated he was quite IItlff c m, ~·td{'f m~ till! ofll clIIls kltillcledge tltol Fischer Ilia.!' marooned willing to pilly, but expressed the need for II USCF representa· lit 11.'11.,t 1 ~!z /'o ur., trll~eI //ICilY lI y fllst cor, Illeir reply s(!cms un­ fCIt/i"lic III tI,c t;CfY It'6SI, tive to protcel his interests away from the chess board itsclf. When Fischer was not present in the tournament haH at USeF President Rohland then made the decision that, if we 8:00 p,m., he was declared generally forfeited and was ex· could get Fischer back into the tournament, I should proceed chided from t he tournament. to Soussc to " run int e r fe ren ~" for the remainder of the Inter· Tuuday, November 7: Fischer returned to New York. zonal. This was communicated to Fischer, who promised .0 Thursd.y. November 9: Fischer visited the USCF office and return 10 Sousse the next day and to play his Rou nd 15 and 16 discussed the Sousse problems. games in the expectation that I would be there to represent November 16: After discussing all information available to us, him by Monday, November 6. He said that he would stay in including Fischer's verbal report, USCF officers concurred in the tournament even if a final ruling by FIDE saddled him and sent the following cable: with forfeit losses to Gipslis and Hort. ,\hmcd IIc ntati I then placed a call to Mr, Belkadi of the Organizing Dlrcetor InlenOnaL Tournament Co mmittee, He was enroute from Sousse to Tunis, and it was So,,~S(! Palacc n otel well after midnight before we made contact. He immediately Souss(!, Tunisia Onlt\'d States C h~", F~de rat!on desires all possible Information F<"h.. assured me that Fischer w.u already back in the tournament case. Sp .. c\flcally rcquelt coplcs corr\'spondcnce, minutes .nd we h.d nothing to worry about, He had been in contact Organlutlon and Arbltr~t1on commilleu. Also chronological When .ll fa cts 3vDUabl\, will det\,rmln .. wh~lher or not to with Fischer, and promised lo arrange transportation back to Ftscher'S behalf. Sousse the next evening. Edmondson 44 CHESS LIFE November 17: The Collowing cabled r eply reached Ne wburgh: appear, 'H he was exclUded rrom the tournament. This time, as a Copy of final report wUi be mailed to you promptly, Including photo$, condition of reentry, he was asked to obtain the Arabian magic 81ao copln of document.. Ahmed Hentati carpel! Despite IMs prom f.se from th e T ouru!lmcllt Director. no USCF official hllJ vet received a single d()(; II I11Cllt from Tlllli&ia, nor from either of the Referee!, December 4: Fred Cramer , FIDE Vice-president for Zone 5 (USA) received from FIDE President Rogard a copy of the re­ port dated Nove mber 15, Subject: The Robert Fischer Affair, sent to him by tournament officials in response to his cabled We shall be "ery much Inle~ $ ted In learning what you think of t his m atter. a nd whlll you " 'ould ~omm e nd by " 'ay of correctlve inquiry. prlX'edure. December 19: After deep study and many careful consultations, P lu!Ie ae<:ept my hlg he.t personal ~gard s, thanks for all the grand favors 10 date. and m y pled.!:e to work for and wllh the chief the official USeF views were transmitted to FIDE. whe reve r FIDE and chess un be helped. Ver.v s ln«~I )' yours. Fred Cra mer. Vlee·Prffiden t FLOE, Zone V I!!XHIIIIT "'_ 1967 Inleno nal

Oct. 15 r U I Rd. 3 Rd. I Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 2 " Rd. 3 " Rd. 4 ,." reat " Rd . S " Rd. 6 " r est " ftd. 7 " Rd. 8 " Rd. 9 " Rd. 10re" no. " ftd. II ... rut Rd " Rd . 12 Rd. No\". "I Rd. 13 Rd. ", Rd. 14 Rd. , rut rut , Rd. 15 Rd. 15 (\"5 Larsen) , ftd. 16 Rd . 16 Meeklng , rut Rd 9 Celler , Rd . 17 Rd . 17 Uouazl. Rd . 18 Rd . 16 Suttles • Rd. 19 ftd. 19 Gllllorlc • ~o< r eS! Rd . 20 Rd . 20 Ivkoy " Rd. 21 Rd. 21 Ma ta novlc " re.. reo< " Rd. 22 Rd. 22 (\"s Matlllovlc) " Rd. 23 Rd . 23 Bilek " Dolbochan did no t show liP I t Sous..e . EXHIBIT B- Intenonai Sched ule Changes Requested by USCI'. September 2, 1967 M r . • ' otkc Rorard . P r eSide nt Federatio n Inle "n,Uon,te des Echees N~rva v ~g e n 7 StlX'kholm. Sweden

m, Reshevs ky sundown Saturday. 1967 INTERZONAL Sou sse, Tunisia PllYu , , , , , , , w , 0 Score . Larsen _ • •, , , , , , , , , , ...... _...... ,. I I • , , I " ", ", ", "I "• " "I " " " " " , 151· •• Geller ._. ..•...... _ ._. .. _...... ·... 1 • I •I I , I I , I , I I , I I , I , , , " , · , , GlIgOrlc .•....•.••.•.• _._ ..•••.•..• _...... __ .....• -..•..• ··1 I I I I •I , I I I I I , , I I I , , , , ,• · " _•.• _•. •.••.•..•.• _•.••.. _..•..... _...... • _•.. _•.. 1 • , , , • " .." , •• Korchnol I I • , I I I I I , , , I , , , "0 14 • 7 Porll,ch ..•• _.••.•••••••••.•••••.•..•.. _•..•.. __ ._ ... _•..•. . 1 I I I I , I • I• I• I. , , I , I I , , , , 131· •• Hort ...... • • , , , , , , "• •• _ _ _ __ ...... _._ _ -.... I I I • I , I •I I I I I I I , , " • 0 ,. Rnhev'ky -_•.• _•.• _•••••• - ...... _•••••••••••••.•. 11 ,• I I I I I I , I , I I I I , , , , I , , " "0 Stain ...... •....• ...• • , , , , •, , , , "". _.__ ._ _ -_ -...... __ ...... -...... • I I I • I I I , , I , I • " n · 0 • Matanovlc ._..... _...... _... _...... _... _...... 1 I •I I •I •I , I • , I , I I I I , I I I , • · •• Matulovlc ._._ .••.• _•.••.•.••.• __ ._ •.• _._ ..•.• - •.• - •.• _11 I , , , I , , I , I I I •, I , , • , " · ,• ". ._ •.•_ • .••.•.•__ •.••.• _...... _...... _._. __ •.••.•. .11 • • , , , , • " ...Ivkov I I , I • •I I •I • , I •, I I • • , • .." . Mecklng .. .. _.. •.•..•. ...•..... ~ ...... _.. ..0 I , , I • , • , , , I I I , I , I , .. " ". Glpslls . __ ... _._ ...... _ ...... •...... •...... •...... 0 • • • • • , , , , • "• ." ". I I , I , I • I I I • • I • , I • I • , ." ... KaVilak ... _...... 1 I I I I I I I • I I , , , , , " 10" ·11 ... SulUas ...... 1 • • • , , I ,• • , I I , •I , I , • ", ' 1·111 n. Bllak ...... 11 •I •I • •I , , • I I •I •I •I I •I , I , •, • , Blrual ...... 1 • • • • • , • , , • ." I I • • • • • • , • I I I •, I • , I , • .." 71·131 ...". Byrne ...... I I • • • I I I , I I • , I I , , , 71·131 ... Cuallir ..•....•....•...... •...... 0 •I • I , • , •, I • , •, , , 61-14.1 1O. MI'lImarluren ...... •0 • • • • •, •, •I •I •, •I •I , • , " , 61-141 Sirapu • • • • • • • • • • •, • ,• ...... • • I • • • I • • • • • I • , , • • I , .." • 0 ." ...". Boazls ...... 0 • • • • • I , , • • I • • • • • , • • I • .. , 31-i7l FEBRUARY, 1968 45 Additionally. MI', Reshcvs ky can"ot play from sundown October And that's where matters stand as we go to press. Fischer 18 through sundown October 21. a nd again front ~ ,,"down Ocl oiw r 25 through sundown October 28. is working on his report for submission to FIDE President Grandmaster Robert Byrne has definltely stated t hat he pians 10 Hogard; USCF is still hoping that the documents asked for on play In the Interzonal. You have heard directly from Mr. Rcshcvsky on the subl'eel, and are aware of his feeUn gs; hOWever, it is my November 16 and promised on November 17 will be forthcom· personal be Jef that he will be In Tunisia. Our third qualH1Cl', Mr. ing. If recei ved, they will undoubtedly shed much light on the Fischer, bas Biven nQ definite indication one way or the o the r . so we must presume that be will play unless he noUfies us to the happenings at Sousse. If not received, this failure can only contrary. Our alternates, Messrs. Addison and Zuckcl'man, are standing serve to deepen the mystery regarding conduct of the entire by If needed. With al1 good wishes. Interzonal Tournament. E. B. EDMONDSON Executive DIrector, USCF Not the least of the puzzles in this mystery occurred after EXHIBIT C Fischer's departure from TUnisia. The Interzonal Calendar dis· Federatlon Tunlslenne des Echecs AHlllee a 13 FIO£ tributed on September 10 shows November 6 as a day for 13. Rue Dar £1.DJeld :1djournments to be played off, with a day of rest for anyone Tunl. 27 October. 1967 having no unfinished games. November 7 was given as the MonsleUI' Robert Fischer date on which everyone would play Round 17. At this late Grand Maitre International (U.s,AI, Dear Sir, stage of the tournament, when illnesses, adjournments, and We acknowledge receipt of your Icuer dated 27 October 1967. and postponements might be expected to make schedule changes YOllr decision to withdraw from tbe present tOlll·nament. difficult indeed, a change was made for no fewer than four Accepting this decision We have the honour to In form you thaI beginning noon October 28. you will be no longer under the charge ga mes. Because the USSR players wished to observe a national or the organization of the InlerzonaL (not religious) holiday on November 7, their Round 17 games A car wlll be at your disposition to bring you back to the Tunis. were moved up a day and played on November 6. Question: Carthage airport , Yours sincerely. How could the Committee accommodate an unplanned change Signed in the schedule which affected eight players, alter having Ahmed Hentati 'l'ollrnament Director failed to establish a dialogUe with Fischer over a relatively EXHIBIT D simple change earlier in the tournament? This Is t be Jeller dated NOvember 4 whtch appcars earlier )n thIS article. Many conflicting rumors and reports have been published December 27: The reply from Stockholn'. throughout the entire chess world. One thing only seems Mr. Fred Cramer ccrtain: with the possible exception of Soviet officialdom, there VIce President of F.I.D.£. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is general agreement that Fischer belongs in the Candidates U.S,A, Matches. Is it not a main function of FIDE to produce a My dear Vice PresIdent. competitiO n among the eight strongest players of the world YOllr letter dated December 19 has been received tOd ay, I glless th~t a certain delay has been caused by th(' Christmas holld~ys. to provide a challenger for the world title? And can anyone This very serious mailer wUl, of course be bandied wIth utll"ost Care. question that Fischer is one of these eight strongest players? I t hink that J will have to let all material at hand he tral'slated Into the French, English and German langllages and then dlstrl;'uted Quite apart from their effeet on Fischer's score, the for a preparatory study to experts like members of the permal:~nt commission for the rules of t he game. forfcits to Gipslis and Hort were grossly unfair to the twenty In the first pla('e, however. I think thnt Mr. F ischer himself should other Interzonal competitors. What a howl there would have study the report daled NO " emher 15 and your leUer or December 19 been had Fischer played all his remaining games and Gipslis and then let me ha\'e his own report of the happenings. I remember that one Or two years ago an American lawyer told me that he WaS and Hort actually received the free points. For one t hing. an ad\:isor to Mr. F IScher. and I think that this is just a case where Hort would have finished a point ahead of Stein and Reshev· Mr, FIscher shou ld US e lellal assistance to' present his ease 1 a lso Intend to let the four gentlemen who Signed the November report sky! have each one copy of your letter and then fUrnish me with their comments on each point. Despite our good intentio ns to the contrary. we have Will you please contact Mr. Fischer and let him know that I feel editorialized in this account-not as much as we might have that he should take the time he needs to wQ-,'k out a f,,11 report hut more than we had intended. Forgive us for its length, YOII will easl!v under.tand that at this stage I do not make ' any personal comments. which seemed imperative if we were to convey to USCF memo yours. bel'S the true picture-which they are entitled to know. As the story evolves further, we shall continue to report it to you in future issues of CHESS LIFE.

INTERZDNAL INTERZONAL INTERZONAL Sousse 1967 Sousse 1967 Sous." 1967 KiV;llllk Fischer B' lek Lilrsen Me~king Korchnol l. P·K4 P·QB4 15. N·K4 B·K1 I . P·K4 N·KB3 20. R·N3 R·KNI 1. P·Q4 16. B·K2 P·KR4 N·KB3 24. B·Nl P·KS 2. N·KB3 P·03 ,. P·KS N·Q4 21. PxP N·83 2. N·KB3 P. KN3 11. P·B4 P·KB4 '5. B·M .. , 3. P·04 J. N·QB] N.N 22. B·B4 QxBP 3. P· KN3 B·N2 26. PxR N., N·KB_1 18. R·N3 Q·RS 4. NxP '" 4. NPxN ' , 23. Q·R5 QxRP 4. B·N2 0-0 27. BxP ,., 5. N·OB3 P·QR3 19. 0·0 "N 5. P·KB4 N· KB3.. 24. P·R3 Q·QB7 5. 0·0 28. RKP 6. B,NS P·K3 20. Q'B3 QxRP ,.. , 6. N·B3 ,., 25. K· R2 P· R4 6. P·B4 N·S3 29. R.QI N·B6chN", 7. P·B4 0·N3 21. B·QI R·BI 1. PxP Q.Q4 26. 8 · K3 Q· K5 1. N·B3 B·NS 30. K·BI N., 8. 0·01 12. BxPch K·OI 0.' 8. P·Q4 S·NS 27. RxBP .. , 8. P·KR3 ..N 31. RxP B·BI t. R·ONI 0·R6 13. RoOlch B.Q2 9. B·'(2 P·K3 28. QxR N.Q2 14. Q.K3 Q.R4 N., 9. Bx8 32. P·R3 R·N2 10. P·BS N'B3 10. 0 ·0 B·K2 29. Q.K7 N·N3 10. P·K3 P·K4 33. R/ 4·Q4 ,., 15. R·N7 B,B4 R·N3 11. PxP II. N·NS .. , 30. Q·OB1 P· RS 11. P·Q5 N·K2 34. R.Q8 N·B4 12. NxN ,., 26. KRxBch K·BI 12.0xB 0-0 31. B·Q4 P·K4 P.KB4 ,., K·QI 12. P·K4 35. R·R8 R·N1 13. P·K5 27. KR·B7ch 13. 0 · 11.5 ..N 32. B·Bl R·KBI 13. B·Q2 N·KB3 36. R·Q5 R·KB2 14. BxN 18. R·Q7ch Draw 14. QxB Q·KS 33. R·N4 Q·B3 14. P·QN4 Q·Q2 37. R·R5 N·Q3 '" 15. B·R3 KR·OI 34. QxQ ,.. IS. P·KR4 R·B2 38. P·BS N., Korchnol Klv;llek 16. R·B2 R·Q2 3S. B·N3 R· RI 16. Q·R4 0 •• 39. R/ 5xP .., I. P·04 N.KB3 19. BxB 17 . QR·KBI N·R4 36. P·R4 P·R6 17. NxQ ,., 40. RxR N·QS 2. P·OB4 P·KN3 20. Q·Q6ch Q·K2'"' 18. B·81 P.QB4 37. P·RS P·R7 18. B·N2 P·QN4 41. R.Q1 N·K3 3. N·QB3 B·N2 11. OxBP O·NS 19. R·B3 K· RI Rllslgns 19. N·B3 ,., 41 . R·N7 N·BS 4. P·KN3 0-0 22. N·OS N.N 10. QR·BI R·NI 43. P·R4 N.Q6 S. B·N2 P·Q3 13. PxN PoON4 R ~ shllv'kY Suttles 21. NxP N.N 44. P·N5 N·B4 6. N·B3 P·B3 14. R·R7 QxNP 1. P·04 P·KN3 14. Q·N3ch K·Rl 22. BxN P·e3 45. R·R7 Resigns 7. P·KR3 Q.R4 25. Q·Q6ch K·NI 1. P·K4 8·N2 15. B·B5 Q·RS 23. PxP P,Q4 8. B·Q2 Q·R3 26. NxP ..N 3, N·KB3 P·03 16. P·N3 Q·R6 9. P·N3 QN.Q2 27. RxN .. , 4. 8·K1 N.Ql 17. Q.B4 B·Q2 10. P·OR4 P·K4 18. QxRch R·KI S. P·B4 P·K4 II. QxP QR·KI 11. P,K3 Q·Nl 19. Q·B7 B·84 6. 0 ·0 N·K2 19. B·N4 Q·R3 12. P·R5 Q.Ql 3D. P·N4 B.Q6 7. N·Bl 0-0 10. 0·03 P·N3 IT'S UP TO YOU ... 13. B.QBl R·KI 31. P.Q6 .. , I . R·Nl P·083 21. P·B4 B·N2 P·KB4 to tell us that you're moYlng, Cople' 14. B·N2 R·Nt 32. POO7 R·KBI 9. B·K3 22. B·B~ P·KN4 of CHESS LIF5 iIIrG not forwarded IS. 0·0 P.QN4 33. P·08 = Q .. , 10. QPxP N., 23. QR·Kl ,.. , 16. PxP e.p. RPxP 34. Q.KB6 B·RI 11. NKN ..N 24. R·K5 Q·N3 by the postofflce. We need six weeks 11. B·R3 B·BI 35. Q/ 7.K5 Resigns 12. P·BS BPKP 25. R·K4 Draw notice of any change of address. U. PxP ,., 13. PxP N,B4 46 CHESS LIFE by Miro Radojcic THE FISCHER AFFAIR

As everybody knows by now, the first half of the Inter· demned Bobby's behavior, but wrote: '·The chess world eer· zonal Tournament in Tunisia-actually the whole tourna­ tainly would not like to sec a wonder.boy of chess develop me nt-was over-shadowed by the confusing "Fischer Affair." into a monster·boy World Champion." The following day we I say confusing because although we did learn some basic heard quite a difCerent commentator, siding with the chess facts of this tragic comedy, we did not learn them all; what profeSSionals, who wrote that perhaps the infantile behavior is more, we do not know the inRcr feelings of the people of a chess genius should be met with more understanding involved. The only comment you could make with any cer· and that chess enthusiasts all over the world were interested tainty would be that the entire affair could be looked at from only in seeing that the best players reached the Candidate various angles. stagc. To begin with, it all starled before the tenth round when It may be Ihat Ihis was an appropriate comment, for as Fischer submitted a proposal to change his tournament we know, Act Two was vcry .~hOl't and lasted only three more schedule. Somehow a misunderstanding had occurred prior rounds before Fischer left for good. After downing Reshev· to the tournament regarding Fischer's religious holidays. In sky, drawing with Korchnoi. and then defeating Byrne, who an effort to accommodate Fischer, the committee had left was simply off form in this toul"nament, Bobby (and all of him free on a date when his re lillion would have permitted us) learned that the Tournament Committee was not about him to play in the evening. A game thus unnecessarily post· to allow him to play Gipslis. It was Bobby's contention that poned and scheduled to be made up at a later date left this unplayed tenth round game should be played off on Bobby with ga mes to be played on six consecutive days. The a free day, since he was not evcn in the tournament at the other competitors (except lor Reshevsky, again for religious time ol the committee's fo rfeit action and had been promised reasons) would play on just three consecutive days and then consideration on this point when he reentered the tourna· have a free day. The Tournament Committee turned down ment. Again he withdraw when the committee vacillated in Fischer's request, making no counter·suggestion to alleviate the Gipslis matter; again he left Sousse for Tunis; and again the situation. The end of this part of the story, which could the committee awarded a questionable lorleit against a player be called Act One of the Interzonal Drama, was that Fischer withdrawn from the tournament (lIort was beneficiary this departed Sousse (the site of the tournament) for Tunis to time). eateh a plane for home, and he was forfeited for not show· The way we heard it . Fischer was eventually forfeited in ing up to play his scheduled game with Gipslis. all his remaining games when the Tournament Director and If I may be allowed to interject a personal opinion, I sim· the other orficials suddcnly decided 10 act with a very strong ply never bclie\"Cd, at the end of Act One, that Bobby would policy. I say suddenly because there had been some reports really walk out definitely. Before he flew to Tunisia to begin already that these orricials were lacking real authority. For the tournament, Bobby stayed in Belgrade lor more than a inslance, Yugoslav Cham pion Matulovie said as much openly month, during which time we had many long talks. I was in an interview published in a Belgrade newspaper. Be that convinced ol his determination to go all the way. Not only as it may, we then read that Fischer had been informed by that, his standing in the tournament was such that it seemed the 'foUl'nament Co mmitlee that he must sign a statement almost insa ne that someone in his position would even think that he would accept his forfeits against Gipslis and Hort, of quitting. As a reminder, at that point in the tournarne'lt or otherwise he would be banned from the tournament. Fisch· he had already defeated Soviet Champion Stein, he was lead· er refused, arguing that this would be illegal and that he ing by a convincing margin. and hc was playing in top form. would accept two forfeits only if FIDE requested him to So I was one of the very lew outsiders who was not do so. surprised, let alone taken aback as some of his rivals were, AI this point we learned about the most intriguing epi· when Bobby eventually returned. For it is reported that sode of this comcdy. Whilc these legalistic points were hang· Reshevsky, who was to play Fischer on the very day of his ing in the air, II meeting of all the players was called to try return, was so shocked when he saw him that he reached a to find a solution for this crlsis. wh ich to the chess world lost position alter only twenty moves or so, and that Stein loomed larger than the crisis in th l! Middle East. The climax became so nervous that he almost lost to Boualis and was came whcn Fischer's countryman Re shevsky argued that Bob­ lucky to draw. It was also reported that Bobby arrived only by had Ilwile a (arce out of the tournament and the Tourna· about fi ve minutes before he wou ld have lost to Sammy by ment CO lU llliuee should consider the possibility ol throwing fo rfeil. and that he was ~ady to leave Tunis when the Presi· Fischer out. Rcshen;ky was supported by the Soviet Grand· dent of the Tunisian Chess Federation somehow persuaded the masters. who said that Bobb~' had offended not only the chess you ng American to go back to the tournament. c",le hut chess ethics as well . This was the beginning of Act Two of this strange play But somehow this argument was not too convincing--or at being staged in Sousse. Before going into further description least it did not seem so to this observer. At that time none I should remind you that at this stage a furious discussion of these Grandmasters was faring too well in the tourna· in the world press was in fun swing, and that along with ment and the impression was that they we~ thinking more some intelligent arguments a lot of nonsense was also being of their own interests than of the chess code. This is why I written. It was my impression that under the influence of wa .. very proud of the stand lakell by the Yugoslavs. We were this "bad press" the general public was turning against informed through the pres., that at this meeting Jl'kov and Fischer, while the chess players had more understanding for Matanovic stuck to the view that a solution shou ld be fOund the American champion. To give you an idea of how high so that Fischer could eonlinue to play. lI1atulovic, on his part. the tempers were running, I will mention that in my own commented in an interview thai "Fischer is childishly spoiled, paper, our chess editor ((ollowing the public) not only con· hut in this case it doe.'; not matter." Besides, the Yugoslav . FEBRUARY. 1968 47 champion was sure that "Bobby is the strongest player now another, it was both childish and illogical, and at the height in Tunisia." of his emotional outburst, even insulting and undignified. I It seemed to me that in this particular situation one needed read an interview in which he reportedly said on the eve of his a big heart and a very broad mind to take this stand. For let departure: "I'm leaving these patzers to fight each other for us not forget that, like Bobby's immediate rivals, the Yugo· the right to play against another patzer." If he truly said this, slavs could only have benefited by Fischer's departure. By it is not the way to talk about chess players who have proved leaving, he would leave open one more place in the "Candi­ their strength so many times and against some of whom Bobby dates' Paradise." And yet, however great the pressure of self­ has suffered some sensational losses. interest must have been, a higher motive prevailed with th,e But I look at this kind of behavior as a wise theatrical Yugoslavs. They obviously felt that the whole struggle for director might. He assumes that all his people are a bit silly the World Championship would lose very much if the most and that the bigger the star, the greater the right to be silly. attractive star and the strongest player of the Interzonal As a matter of fact, I've seen much lesser chess stars do much were lost. worse things than torture a tournament director with some un· Act Three of this play is the shortest: after refusing to expected demands. This is exactly why I think that the tourna­ sign the forfeit statement in which the leading man was asked ment director and the Tournament Committee in Sousse should to promise that he would behave in the future, Bobby packed have shown a little more leniency and a little more diplomacy, up and left upon being dropped finally by the Tournament instead of gOing the way they did only to strengthen Fischer's Committee. This was the end of the "Fischer Affair" the way impression that everybody wanted him to leave and that almost we followed it from many reports and press sources. everybody was being "malicious." After ali, there were some And now comes the most difficult task, at least for this other complaints about this tournament and its officials and observer: to place this comedy of errors into proper perspec­ whichever way you look at it, it seemed petty on the part of a tive, for to be sure, errors must have been many. tournament director not to do something about moving a table to where the light was better, especially when the vast room One is almost obliged to begin with the leading protagon­ was almost empty and the other tables not occupied. This was ist, Robert Fischer. But before I go any further, let me start Bobby's complaint during the postponed game against Cuellar, with an admission: I am Bobby's friend and I am a chess and eventually the public saw both players carry their table to player myself and that is why as a judge I may not be wholly a better lighted area. impartial. As a friend, I sensed from time to time how much Bobby To close with something which would be closest to general­ was haunted by his feelings, amounting almost to a persecu­ ly acceptable truth-the "Fischer Affair" must have been tion mania. And again as a friend, I know how nice and warm painful for everybody. This is particularly true owing to its a person he can be when his initial suspicians and doubts are most disappointing certainty: once again the American cham­ dispelled. How many times, while he was here in Belgrade pion will miss his chance to become Champion of the World before flying to Tunisia, did we discuss any subject and talk and once again he will have to wait three more years for warmly or laugh heartily about any woodpusher from New another try. A lot of arguments will be heard, and with them York who came to mind; and many times would Bobby go to a lot of nonsense like that which has already found its way Gligoric's home, turn on the phonograph, and accompany the into certain chess columns; namely, that Bobby wanted to be melodies like the most natural human being in this not-so­ disqualified from the Interzonal because twice before, as a simple world. participant in the Candidates' tournament, he did not succeed in coming to the top and challenging the reigning World As a chess player I take into consideration first and fore· Champion. This really sounds as improbable as anything that most the fundamental facts that Bobby is one of the strongest, has exploded around this affair. For the simple truth is that perhaps the strongest player in the world, and that all chess if there was anything which was never challenged in Sousse, people would like to see him in the duel fOr the chess crown. it. was Bobby's strength over the chess board. What was chal­ I personally would go any distance to see him playing Tal, lenged was his behavior away from the board. And with this who is (let me be frank again) my other weakness. in mind, we come to an idea of what could become the final All this does not mean that I have no reservations and no tragedy of Bobby Fischer; he may be the strongest player in criticisms of Bobby's behavior in Sousse. At one time or the world today, and he may never prove it.

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48 CHESS LIFE by Dinaitrii@ Di@""" The Interzonal in Sousse was one of He was in his best form and very dan· A: "The best was Philidor, because he the most exciting tournaments ever held, gerous as a challenger for the wor ld title, was ahead of the others. Then Morphy, with drama in the chess arena and but now all went with the wind. Sieinilz, Lasker, Nimzovic, Alekhine, Bot· around it. The excitement began with \'innik ... these arc the best." J ulio Bolbochan of Argentina in Rome L.. rsen Q: "But you have fo rgotten Capl' instead of Sousse as play began. After Somebody remarked that h@ was a blanca?" several rounds, we heard that he could Chess Viking, with his big beard, always A: '"No, I did not forget him. I think not get a Tunisian visa and had returned fi ghting for the win. After Havana and he did not give to chess what he could." to Argentina. Then there was the Fischer Winnipeg, he is again first at Tunis­ Q: "Who are the most genial player s Affair, Matulovic's "new rule" against a well-deserved new success. After Fisch· of all time?" Bilek, and many other things inconsist· er's leaving, Larsen was the only candI· A: "Philidor, Steinitz. Nimzovic." ent with good tournament management. date for first place. Q: "Do you think that Bobby will be But on the plus side, many great games "1 did not play so well here as In World Champion?" and the spectacular showing of Bent Havana," Larsen told me. "The others A: "He won't be, Ix>cause he is too Larsen. Let's start with Fischer. who did did not aspire for first place and that is afraid to lose a game." not finish the tournament. why it was so easy. When Fischer was here I believed that he would be first ; The Other Candidates Fische r after be left, I thought Korchnol or me. Gligoric, Geller, and Korch noi finished He was leading the tournament and I had no brilliant games, but had some tied for second place. Gligoric was the had already demonstrated by his form very bad ones." Larsen said the tour na· only onc without defeat; he played very that he was the outstanding candidate ment was as strong as the Amsterdam In· surely, and he explained it: for first place. Then Bobby asked for a terzonal, and that his most difficult "I wanted only to qualify and because schedule adjustment, a simple enough games were against Kavalek and Stein. of that I had many draws. 11 was a very request occasioned by an apparent mis· Ahout Fischer he said, "He made a difficult tournament, very nerve·wrack· mistake in permitting things to happen understanding. When the oHidals said ing. but with a lot of good games. I must no adjustment was possible, he witb· as they did. He could easily have quali. thank my second, Drasko Velimirovic, drew and departed for Tunis (and bis fied even with two games forfeit, but he who helped me very much. He will be my game against Gipslis was marked as for· has bad nerves." second also aga inst Tal." fei!). He was very angry because the QUestion: "Who will be the sixth Can· Committee did nol wish to chanie the didate, Stein, Reshevsky, or Hort?" Q: "About Fischer?" schedule. Answer : "Stein, of course. The poor A: "He knew that he had been fin· A day and a half later, Bobby returned showing of he and Byrne were for me essed. He wanted to play but it was too from Tunis when few expected hi m to do the biggest surprises at the Interzonal." late and he is the unhappiest player or so. His d ock was already running al::ai nst Q: "What is happening to Petrosian, this tournament." Reshevsky, only ten minutes and Bobby and who will be the next Wo rld Champ· Q: "Who are the best players oC to· would lose. I was surprised when I sal\' ion?" day?" him in his room; he was tired and asked A: "Some people are satisfied when A: "Larsen, Fischer, Botvinnik, Smys· how many minutes remained before the thcy attain the title: maybe Ihls is so 10\'. Tal, Petrosian, Reshevsky, Bronstein, one·hour forfeit limit. "Only ten," 1 said, with Petrosian. I will be the next World Spassky, Keres." and Bobby rested for five of these be· Champion." Geller played very well, qualified fore going down stairs and winning from Q: "Who are the best players in chess easily, and was the only Russian player Reshevsky. history?" who had no troubles ahout qualification. Then a draw against KorchnOi, a win over Byrne, a bye, and on the fourth day after his return Bobby withdr ew for USCF and the Rena & University Chess Club the second time. Now because he felt invite YOU to the it was impossible to work with the of· ficials, who would not reschedule his game against Gipslis. Two more days of speculation and we Tahoe in Sousse heard that Fischer (who was in Tunis) wanted to continue play. The Committee sent him a letter to sign, it's main point being that he must accept the two losses against Gipslis and Hort. He telephoned me about 6:00 p.m. and said that he was not a cr iminal to be reo March 24-29, 1968 - Eight Round Swiss quired to sign such a letter. A little after 7:00 he phoned again and said he wanted to play and would sign his letter $1250 Guaranteed First Prize accepting the forefeits if they were ac· cording to FIDE rules. M. Hansen and I conveyed this message to the Committee. which rcplied at 7:40 p.m. that if he ar· $5000 TOTAL PRIZE rived by 8:00 p.m. he could play. Of course he could not make it in half an (Based upon 150 Entries) hour from Tunis to Sousse (150 kilo· meters), and it was the end of this stor y. AND CASH IN ALL CLASSES A pity for Bobby, as well as for world them. chess, that things happened as they did. f EBRUARY, 196B . 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Korchnoi told me that Larsen de­ Mecking Korchnoi, Byrne, Geller, Vasjukov, and served such a big success but he would The youngest player, I5·year·old Bra· others. In Mccking's company here was like to play against him at the Candi­ zilian Henrique Mecking, Is a real chess also his father, who is not a chess player dates Matches. About the tournament, prodigy. He learned chess from his but says he always can guess when his he said "It was very nervous competition, mother, beginning at the age oC six. He son has a good position. Fischer being responsible for that. He is told me that he had little time for chess, Mlltulovic, Byrne, Suttles like a machine that does not make mis­ for he must spend eight months on his takes, but he is not creative cnough. I school studies each year; and he did not In his game against Bilek, Matulovic am satisfied with my play, but I don't prepare for this tournament. touched his piece; after that he said hope to become World Champion. Earlier "J'adoube" and moved a different piece! I deserved it, maybe ..." "I thought that I would be last," said Bilek protested, but the Referee said to i\1ccking, "because the others are main· continue the game (w hich was in time Stein, Reshcysky, or Hart. It is difficult ly professional chess players. I am very pressure), which ended in a draw. The to say, but Stein has a chance to get satisfied with my play here, having had other players aller this gave l\fatulovic a what he missed during the tournament. only about 50 tournament games at all new name-J'adoubovic. Matulovic's an· After his loss against Fischer he played until now; but I will not devote all my swer was, "All is fair in chess and war." badly. He was the biggest surprise, at life to chess. It is impossible in Brazil Robert BYrne started very well, but the last moment tying with Reshevsky to devote one's self to chess; in my place, suddenly after thc first loss he could not and Hort. Pelotas, I have no opponent against recognize himself. The oldest player, Samuel Reshevsky, whom to practice." Canadian Duncan Suttles made big played several wonderful games. He beat His second, Erich El1skases, was also progress, getting an International Mas· the Russian players 2J.h ·l'h; he deserved surprised by the play of this young ter's title, beating Larsen, and gcneral· to qualify, but he was very tired at the talent. Mccking tied for first place in a ly being onc of the heroes of the Inter· end. blitz tournament with Gipslis, ahead of zo na\.

Each contestant will play four games iNTERZONAL agai nst each of the othel· contestants, Souue 1967 INTERZONAL Fischer Mlagmllrsuren and the winner will enter the Candidate5 I . P·K4 P·K3 11. N·BI N·Nl Matches (expccted to start in May). You 1. P·Q3 P.Q4 18. N·NS N·Q4 LOS ANGELES will not want to miss this unusual op· 1. N·Q1 N ·KB1 19. B·Q2 8xN 4. P·K N1 P·&4 20. Bx& Q·Q2 Samuel Reshevky, Leonid Stein (USSR), portunity to watch three of the greatest S. 8·N2 N· B1 21. Q.R5 KR·81 ' and VlasUmil Hort (Czechoslovakia) players of our time engage in battle 6. KN·83 B·K2 22. N·Q2 N·86 ended in a three·way tie for sixth plac"! royal for a possible crack at the world 7. 0·0 0.0 23. 8·86 Q.Kl title. Admission is $2.00 for adults, SUlO s. P·K5 N·Q1 14. N·K4 P·N3 in the 1967 Interzonal with scores of 9. R·KI P.QN4 15. Q.N5 NxN 13·8. A play·off is necessary to deter· Cor juniors; those of you in the western 10. N·8! P·N S 26. RxN P·85 mine which of these three will join Boris part of the United States be sure to II. P·KR4 P.QR4 27. P·R5 p x P Spassky (USSR), Mikhail Tal (USSR), watch Kashdan's chess column in the 12. 8·B4 P· R! 28. R·R4 R.R2 Los Angeles Times for fu rther details. 11. P·R1 29. 8·N2 PxP Bent Larsen (Denmark), Svetozar Gligor· 14. PxP N'"·R4 30. 0-11:6 Q·8 1 ic (Yugoslavia), Victor Korchnoi (USSR), I S. N ·K3 B·Rl 11. QxRPch KxQ Ewfim Geller (USSR), and Lajos Port· 16. 8·R3 32. PxPch Resigns isch (Hunga ry) in the Candidates Ma tc ~es CANDIDATES "" to determine a challenger for the world INTERZONAL title now held by Tigran Petrosian Souue ' 967 (USSR). M ecking Glptlls The Intet'zonal Play·off site is the ht Group I. P·Q4 N·KB3 18. P·84 N·BI Larsen vs. Porlisch 2. P.QB4 P·K3 11. N·B4 P·ON4 Herman Steiner Chess Club in Los An· 3. N·KB3 8·N5ch 20. Pxp geles. The first round will be played Spassky vs. Geller 4. B.Q2 Q.K1 21. N·R! B.Q2'" Sunday afternoon, February 18, and the 2nd Group s. P·K3 8 x Bch 22. N·B6 a,. Tal vs. Gligoric 6. QxB P·84 23. PxB P·85 twelfth and final round Saturday even· P.QN1 X 7. B·K2 14. B·B3 N·K3 ing, l\Iarch 2. Tou rnament Director will Korchnoi vs. Mr. (Reshevskl', Stein, 8. N·B3 0.0 25. P·KS be Grandmastcr and USCF Vice Presi· or Hort) 9. ().O B·N2 26. "xP P·NS'" dent Isaac Kashdan. FIDE Referee and 10. P·Q5 27. PxN Q·S4ch 11. Px P ,..Q3'" 28. 0-82 QxQch Vice President Jaroslav Sajtar of Czecho· 11. QR.Q! P-QR3 10. KxQ slovakia Is expected to be present in his BOOST AMERICAN CHESS 13. P-QR4 QN-Q2 30. PxP K·Bl". capacity as Referee (which he performed TELL YOUR FRIENDS 14. Q·B2 KR·Kl 31. R·Q7 R·N4 15. KR·KI P·NS 32. 8·N4 R·QB4 in the last hal{ at Sousse) should the ABOUT USCF 16. P·K4 QR.NI 33. BxN ,.. need for arbitration arise. 17. N .Q2 8·81 34. P·OB7 R,ulgnt 50 CHESS LIFE • , e nterzona lnnerS t e by Robert Byrne

Those who are accustomed to seeing King Bishop which leads to more danger­ challenge , Black Rook invasion down in Bent Larsen the wild, eccentric, ous but more lively play (because of the the King file. though extraordinarily talented advent· respective pawn majorities on opposite 24. P·N3 KR-Kl 26. K·R2? ...... urer would have had great trouble identi· wings). Reuben Fine once experimented OS. K-N2 Q-N4! fying him as the winner of the 1967 In­ with 5 ...... , QxP?! against Kashdan, but terzonal in Sousse, Tunisia. For, although eve)) though he won that game after a his play was spirited, it was very well bitter struggle, he did not induce any subjected to a logical positional discip· disciple to repeat his experiment. line. For the most part, he put aside 6. N·QB3 B-K2 S. B·K2 ...... his unaccountable penchant for such 7. B·K3 0·0 pOor opening choices as Bird's Opening, 8. B-Q3 and 9. KN-Q2 has also been the Vienna Game, Bishop's Opening and played quite often without demonstrating the various nondescript Irregular Open­ its superiority to the text. ing systems. In the two games I have S...... N·B3 10. p·QN3 ...... chosen for comment, he derives two fine 9. N·B3 B-NS victories from quiet, solid position play_ Obviating the threat of 10 ...... , BxN And both show excellent endgame tech­ which would have doubled the KB pawn nique- ominous for his opponents in the or forced White to sacrifice the QBP. forthcoming qualification matches. When 10...... B·B3 11. 0-0 P·Q4 one recalls that a little better endgame This sharpens the conflict. 12. PxP, 26. P-B4 was the only move to hold technique would have carried him to NxP would be strongly in Black's favor, the game. After 26 ...... , N-K6ch; 27. victory in his match with Tal, his chances for, in the absence of any attacking pos­ QxN, RxQ; 28. PxQ, RxN; 29. BxN, RPxB; for meeting petrosian in the Champion­ sibilities by White, the isolated QP is a 30. QR·N1, White should draw easily. ship Match have to be rated ver~' high pure disadvantage. Since there is now After 26 ...... Q-K2!; 27. P-B5, N·Bl; this time. the threat to win a pawn by 12...... , 28. K-R2. Q·K6, Black has a beautiful PxP, White's reply )s forced. grip on the King file but White can still ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE 12. P-BS ...... resist. After the text, Larsen demon­ Aivar Gipslis Bent Larsen strates that the game is over. 1. P·K4 N·KB3 4. p·QB4 N·N3 26...... N·N7! 2S. BxN RPxB 2. P·K5 N·Q4 5. PxP ...... 27. Q·B3 Q·Q7 29. N-Ql N·B5! 3. P.Q4 P-Q3 The QP will not run away. Meanwhile Larsen extracts every last drop of posi­ tional advantage before devouring it. 30. Q-B3 QR·NT! 33. QxQ RxQ 31. R·B1 R-KS 34. R·Kl P·R4! 32. R-B2 QxQP Naturally Black could have gone after the indefensible White KBP, but his method of wrapping up the game is a masterpiecc of efficiency. 35. K·N2 P·R5 40. R·B3 R,P 36. N-B3 P·R6 41. NxN P,N F ixi ng the char acter of the game. 37. N·R4 P·N4 42. R-B7 R/S-Q7 White controls more space on the Queen­ :'IS. R-K7 R·QNS 43. R·B3 P-B6! side, but his QP has become immobile 39. N-N6 R·N7! Resigns and something of a bother since it must A clear indication that Alekhine's De­ be defended by pieces. fense has achieved complete respectabil­ 12...... N·Bl 13. P·N4 N/l-K2 ity. Almost no one tries to refute it any 13 ...... , NxNP? is very bad after more. (A rare exception was Verber­ either 14. Q·N3 or 14. R-N1 recovering segal, November Chess Life.) At the the pawn with a powerful Queenside in­ same time it has not been shown that itiative. Black is able to equalize fully against 14, P·NS N-R4 the broad pawn center White can set up The Knight doesn't look like much at by 5. P-B4, BPxP; 6. BPxP, 8-84; 7. N­ the moment but in a few moves it nests QB3, P-K3; 8. B·K3, B-K2; 9. N-B3, 0 -0; on QB5 and dominates the game. 10. B-K2, P-KB3; 11. 0·0, N-B3; 12. PxP, 15. P·KR3 ...... BxP. While Black can exert pressure on Perhaps a better idea was 15. N-K5, the White cent er and thus get some play BxB; 16. QxB, BxN; 17. PxB, N-B4; 18. for his pieces, the White cente!' pawns QR-Ql, P-QB3. still stand and enable the first player to IS...... BxN lB. B-B4 N·KN3 On 44. R/3xKBP comes 44...... , control more space. 16. BxB P·B3 19. B·R2 B·N4! RxPch!; 45. RxR, RxRch; 46. KxR, P-B7. The lext co ntinuation modestly avoid~ 17. Q·Q3 N-B5 sliarpening the conflict and looks toward Preparing to exchange Bishops and KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE cautiously maintaining a minute advant­ ,get KB5 for his Knight. Bent Larsen S. Reshevsky age in space. 20. PxP PxP 22. B-B2 BxBch 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 4. P·Q4 B·N2 S...... KPxP 21. B·Ql B·BS 23. KxB Q·B3! 2. N·QB3 P·KN3 5. N-83 0·0 The most solid reply to White's solid Observing both White's QP and KEP. 3. P·K4 P·Q3 6. B-K3 QN·Q2 capture. Hans Berliner has championed White must arrange to free his KR from Also possible was 6...... , P·K4. BPxP followed by the fianchetto of the its defensive task so it will be able to 7. P·KR3 ...... FEBRUARY, 1968 51 It is too bad in a way that Larsen did 17 ...... , N-Q6ch is pointless after 18. He cannot exchange at any price­ not try 7. B-K2, the move with which K-N1, while White's intended N-Q4 is giving Black a tempo to bring his other Reshevsky had such great success in this too strong to handle. Rook to the KB file would not help tournament, for it would have been in· 17...... NxNch 18. QxN N·Q2 White. But Black cannot exchange either, teresting to see Reshevsky countering Strong in every way-a new Knight for then K-K3 is available for attack on his own favorite system. The text move reaches QB4 and in the event White the pawn. is quiet and unpretentious and takes the doubles Rooks on the KN file, Black can 30...... R·B4 32. B·Bl .... " .. game out of the best known channels. take his KB out of danger by B-K4. 31. RxR BxO 7. ...•.... P·K4 9. N·Q2 ...... 19. Q·B2 Q·B3 Preparing I;) lay siege to the pawn 8. p·QS N·B4 But this move plays directly into from KN2. 9. BxN, PxB; 10. NxKP? gives Black a White's hands. Black should not plan 32...... R·KNl tremendous game after 10 ...... , NxP. simplification but keep up the complica- Again a dubious exchange. Black 9...... P·QR4 11. P·KN4 ...... tions by 19 ...... , N-B4, followed possibly should have tried 32...... , R-KBI fol- 10. B·K2 KN·Q2 by B-K4 and only then Q-B3. lowed by B-R2 and hope to keep White 20. R·N3 B·R3 busy by threats of Rook incursion. The exchange safeguards the Black 33. N·K2! ...... King all right, but it gets Black nearer and nearer to the fatal endgame. Clears QB3-Q4 as a route for his King 21. Q·Q2 BxB 25. P.RS QxQch and allows the Knight to do double duty 22. QxB B·N3 26. PxQ B·B4 attacking the KP and defending his own 23. R·R2 N·B4 27. K·Q2 ...... RP. 24. P·KR4 Q-B5 33...... PxP 35. NxR B·NS 34. PxP OxO 36. B·K21 ......

White hopes to take advantage of Black's standard counter, P-KB4, by ex­ changing twice, thus getting an open KN file and the square K4 for a Knight. Nevertheless, in such a position as this, Black cannot hold back without getting a hopelessly passive position. 11...... P·B4 13. PxP N-B3 12. NPxP PxP Now if White can exchange a few more pieces he can bring his King via Black cannot exchange Bishops now, Reshevsky correctly estimates that aC­ QB3 to Q4 for a successful attack on for if 36 ...... , BxB; 37. KxB, K-N2; 38. tive defense, even if it involves sacrific­ the KP. N-B5ch, KB3; 39. NxQP, K-N4; 40. P­ ing a pawn, is the right way. 27...... P·B3 QR2!, KxP; 41. P-N4, PxP; 42. PxP, N·R3; 14. Q·B2 P·KS! So that he doesn't always have to be 43. NxNP, NxP; 44. P-Q6 and wins. Now on 15. N/ 2xP comes 15...... , on guard against an embarrassing N-N5. 36...... B.Q2 38. P-QR3! ...... N/4xN; 16. NxN, BxBP, and if 17. P-B3?? 28. R-B2...... 37. K·B3 K·N2 then 17 ...... , NxN; 18. PxN, Q-R5ch and Preparing to get rid of more material, The Knight will now be driven out of wins. If 15. BxN, PxB; 16. N/2xP, NxN; preferabJy the Rooks. play. 17. NxN, BxBP and since, at the very 28...... P·R3 30. R·B4 •••••••• 38...... K·B3 40. PxP N·RSch? least, Black can always create Bishops 29. P·N3 B·R2 39. P·N4 PxP of opposite color by BxN, White's extra pawn is useless. In fact, Black might consider refusing a draw because of White's disorganized position. -

15. 0·0·0 BxP 17. N·N3! •••••••• 16. QR·N1 K·Rl

This is not the work of a wild Indian with massacre on the KN file in mind. Far from it, White wishes to use various tactical threats to simplify this compli­ cated position in order to take advantage of the fact that the Black KP will be overextended and weak in an endgame. ", Larsen's theme is 80% positional. Tacti· , cally, Black must exchange Knights, for 52 CHESS LIFE 46. P·K4ch K-B3 46 ...... , K-B5 lose~ the same way but fasler. Another Star In 47. P·K5ch! K·K2 47 ...... , PxPch; 48. K-B5, N·B1; 49. P-Q6 and Black loses the Knight at once. Open If 4B ...... , N·Rl; 49. P-Q6, K-K3; 50. Father William Lombardy has in­ B-Q3, K-Q2; 51. B-B5ch, K-Ql ; 52. P·N5, formed us that he plans to compete in K·Kl ; 53. B-K4 and once again the Knight the 1968 Sahara-Tahoe National Open goes. at the Sahara-Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, 48. K·K4 PxP Nevada. With the earlier announce­ Also without hope was 48...... , N·Bl ; ment by Pal Benko that be would be de· 49. B-B4, N-N3; SO. B·N3, N-Q2; 51. fending his National Open title at Lake PxPch, KxP; 52. K-BS, N·K4; 53. 8·82, Tahoe, the tournament is shaping up as a real gathering of stars. Two Inter· 40 ...... , N·R3; 41. SxN, PxS; 42. K· KxP; 54. B-K4ch, K·Q3; 55. BxP. 49. KxP N·Bl 51. B·R2! ...... national Grandmasters already entered, Q4, K·N4; 43. NxPch, KxP; 44. N·B6ch, and several others indicating strong in­ K-N4; 45. NxB, P.R4; 46. K·K4 is hope· 50. 8·B4 N.Q3 Black is now but one step from com· terest as our story is being written (two less. But here 42 ...... , B·NS! draws be· months before the event). cause 43. NxPch, K.K2 ; 44 , N·N3, K·Ra; plete zugzwang. A King move allows K· 45. P-K4, K-N4; 46. K-K3, B·Q2!; 47. K­ BB-NB, while 51...... , N·N4 allows 52. This will be Grandmaster Lombardy's K-B5, K-B2; 53. P-Q6ch, K·Kl; 54. K·NB. first open tournament since he was or­ B3, B-Nsch; 48. K·K3, B·Q2 does not al· dained to the priesthood last May. He is low White to get any further. 51...... P·N3 53. B·84 ...... 52. B·N3 N·N4 a formidable opponent for top honors 41. K·Q4 B·B4 42. B·N51 ...... against Benko, with many notable It is necessary to tie up the Knight, achievements on the record books. These for otherwise the game still cannot be include the 1963 U.S. Open title in the I won. re.cord.breaking event at Chicago; a tie 42...... N·N3 44. KxB K·N4 Wi th Benko for the 1965 U.S. Open title 43. NxPch BxN 45. K·Q41 ...... In Puerto Rico; and the following inter­ national successes: 1957- World Junior Champion 1958-Second board on the U.S. team at the Chess Olympiad in Mu­ nich. Scored 6 wins, 10 draws, and only 1 loss. 1960-0n first board, led the U.S. team to the World Student Team Championship. A crucial White is reworking the zugzwang. He victory was bis win over Spass­ could not play 53. K-B5? because of ...... , ky on the Soviet's home grounds N-Q5c h, but now 53 ...... , N-Q3; 54. B· (the event was played in Mos­ R2! reestablishes it. A Bishop can gain cow). and loses a tempo, a Knight cannot. In this line, i f Black continues 54 ...... , 1960-The Chess Olympiad again, this The only way to win. 45. B-K8? allows P·N4, While can win the KRP by 55, time in Leipzig. A great score 45 ...... ,' N-B5; 46. K·Q4, N·K4, draw. B·N3 or the QNP by 55. K·Q4, N·N2; 5G. of 8 wins, 7 draws, and but 2 45. B-K2? is no better after 45 ...... , B·NI, K-Q2; 57. B-Q3, N·Q3 ; 58, K·B5, losses; the draws included an N-Q2 and again the Knight reaches K4 53...... N·R6? exciting top·board battle against and a fool.proof defensive blockade. Botvinnik, then World Cham­ But this is not chess at all. He either pion. 45...... K·B4 had to follow one of the lines of the Against 45 ...... , KxP, Larsen had 46. We hope you are planning to join previous note or resign. the masters at the Sahara·Tahoe this P·K4, K-N3; 47. P-K5, PxPch; 'lB. KxP, 54. B·Q3 ...... March 24-29thl K-B2; 49. K-Q6!, p·R4; 50. K-BS, N·B1; Trapping the Knight. 51. P·Q6, N-R2; 52. B-Q7!, P-R5; 53. K·N6, 54...... P·N4 58. K-N3 N·B5 N-B3; 54. BxN, PxB; 55. p·Q7 and wins. 55. P·Q6ch K-Ql 59. BxN p," OUR NEW ADDRESS On 50...... , N-Rl, 51. P·Q6, P·R5; 52. 56. K·Q4 K·Q2 60. KxP K·B3 B·Q7, K-B3; 53. B-B8, P·N3ch; 54. K-BB 57. K·B3 KxP 61. K·Q4 Resigns U.S. Chess Federation wins. 479 Broadway Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 SEVENTH EDITION 1967 U. S. OPEN JUST OFF THE PRESS OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT THE COLLE SYSTEM BOOK List of Tournament by International Mister Published by Philip M. lamb GEORGE KOL TANOWSKI and USCF Master Dave Tl"\lesd.1 and Match Books 1824-1940 Sant upon re<:e ipt of $1.00, which will be applied to first purchase of • $3.00 or more. GEORGE •payab. ~'r.' KOLTANOWSKI 1967 U. S. Tournament Book A. 8ukl.l., 1200 Gough St., Apt. 0-.3 Philip M. lamb San Francisco, CaUf. 94109 779 Orange St. 80 Ga,1 lilt. 51. (California resldants add 5" .al.. tall:.) Macon, Georgia 31201 'f/.w yorl., 'f/.w Yorl. 10003

FEBRUARY, 1968 TRI IN (The following report is based upon Wall Ihe Expert Prize, Ray Kerr, John 17. B·N4 P·QN4 26. PxP P·N6 Grandmaster lsacrc Kashdan's articles Grefe, Walter Harris and R. Laver. 18. It·B3 P·QR4 27. PxP 19. 'l.B2 P·NS 28. 'l.SI N·K3'" lor the Los Angeles Times.) Bruce Antman won the trophy a ~ best 20, N.KS P·RS 29. PxN Dr. Anthony Saidy of Los Angeles A plnyer for his 5% points; Antman 21. N·B6chl "N 30. P·R4 QR·BI'" won seven games and drew one for a won the tie·break over Robert Hammie, 22. PxB P·N3 31. P·B7ch K·N2 23. P·K4 P·K4 32. Q.NS .. , brilliant total of 7¥2·1h to win the Amer­ who had the same score. The B trophy 24, P.Q5 Q·N3ch 33. QxKPch K·Nl ican Open held during Thanksgiving was won by R. Klein on tie·break over 25, K.Rl 34. BxP Resigns weekend at the Miramar Hotel in Santa James Mathis. The trophy for the best C Dedinsky '" Oorne Monica. player went 10 K. Commons and the I. P·K4 P''lB4 11, P·N4 Playing probably the most strenuous best unrated player was J. Hoggatt. 2. N·KB3 N.QS3 12, RxN N·B6N" 3. P·Q4 13. NxN schedule of any of the 131 participants Trophies Lor the best players in val" ... in the event, Saidy was at least tied for 4. NxP P·KN3'" 14. Q·Q3 P·Q4 ious age groups went to Tarjan for S. N·QB3 B·Nt 15. BxP B·B4 the lead throughout. He won his first under 18, Bruce Murdock for under 15, 6. B·K3 N·B3 16. B·K4 ... six games, defeating among others, Irv­ and i\t Siero for over 50. 7. B·'lB4 0·0 17. PxS QR.BI ing Rivise, Norman Lessing, Arthur Spil. 8, P·B3 Q·N3 18. K·Q2 KR·QI The women's championship trophy was 9, R.'lNl N" 19. R·QNl •• N ler and Laszlo Binet. In the seventh 10. N.'l5 Q.R4ch 20. ReSigns round, paired against Grandmaster Pal won by Mrs. Bunny Herschensohn with a Benko, the tournament's highest rated total of four points. She was a winner in J. Hanken Almgren player, Saidy had an inferior game and Ihe last round, while all her ri vals lost. 1. N·KB3 N·Ke3 16. N.Q5 ... , 2. P·KN3 17. NxB ••N Mrs. Joan Ba tch~lder , Miss Greta Olsson ,... lost a pawn. However, after some ex­ 3. B·N1 P·S3 18. P·B4 changes the game drilted into an ending and i\'1rs. Linn Grumette were all tied 4. 0·0 B·84 19. BXBPch K·Rl'" where the material advantage proved in· with 3lh points gOi ng into the last round. S. P·Q3 QN·Q2 20, P·B5 P·KN4 Had any of them won, her tie·breaking 6. P·B4 21. B.Q6 Q·Q2 sufficient and Benko conceded the draw. 7. PxP P·K4'" 22. N·RS P·RS In the final round, now half a point points would have given her the nod 8. N·B3 Q·B2 23. N·B4 ••N ahead of the field, Saidy defeated Tibor OVfr Mrs. Herschensohn. 9. N·Q2 B·K2 24. QxB N·Kl The tournament was sponsored for the 10. P·K4 8·K3 25. P·KS N •• Weinberger to clinch the tiUe. He reo 11. Q·K2 0·0·0 26. BPxN P·B3 ceived the Championship Trophy and third year by the active Santa Monica 12. N·N3 P·KR4 27. QR·QI KR·KI first prize of S600. Bay Chess Club. The total prize fund was 13. B·NS N·BI 28. PxP R·K3 Benko finished in a tie for second $2,400. 14. 'lR·Bl NIl·lt2 29. B·R3 Resigns place with John Blackstone. Benko had Isaac Kashdan was the Tournament 15. B·K3 K·Nl earlier drawn with Jim Tarjan, a former Director. J. Tarlan K. Stani Cali fornia Junior Champion, and won following are a few games from the 1. P·K4 P·K3 23, BxN ••• his other six games for a score of 7·1. event. The first three are winners of 2. P·'l3 ' 24. N·S6 KR·QI 3. N.Q1 P·'lB4... 2S. N/5xRP B·RI Blackstone's identical score also includ· spccial prizes for the best·playcd games 4. P·KN3 N·Q83 26. N·NS Q.N2 ed two draws. (in the order presented). S. S·N2 N·B3 27. N/S·K4 'l.K2 In fourth place was former U.S. Junior B. Anlman L. Kupersmlth 6. KN·B3 a·K2 28. P·KN4 N·RS Champion Walter Browne. A dramatic I, N·KB3 P·Q4 !1. BxB N.Bs 7. 0·0 0·0 29. 'l.B4 P·BS 2. P·B4 30. Q.N3 •• N last·round struggle between Browne and N·KBl 10. Q·R4 NxB 8. R·KI 'l·B2 3. PxP N" 11. PxN Q.Q2 9. 'l.K1 ,.. , 31. RxB P·KN4 Tarjan was won by the former, giving 4. P·K4 N·N3 12. 'l·NS N·Ql 10. P·K5 N", 32. P·B4 pxQP him n total of 6lh·llh. S. P·Q4 B·NS 13. N·B3 P.'lB3 11. P.'lR4 P.QN3 33. pxQP QR·Bl 6, B.K3 N·B3 14. Q·N3 B·K2 12. P·R4 B·N2 34. PxP N·N3 Following with 6·2 were Tibor Wein· 7. B·K2 P.K3 IS. P.KS OOO 13. P·KR5 KR·Kl 35. Q.B:1 R·B4 berger, Eric Osbun, Irving Rivise, who 8. 0·0 ..N 16. QR.QI Q.B2 14. P·R6 P·N3 36. QR.KI Q.B2 IS. N·BI B·K81 37. N.Q7 P·S4 16. NIl·Rt N/3-K2 38. NxR "N 17. N·N4 N·B4 39. pxP R·KBl 18. N·N5 B·K2 40. PxN ... 19. N·K4 R·KI 41. KxR Q·K2 20. B·NS a •• 42. R·B4 K·NI 21, NxB 'l.K2 43. P·N7 Resigns 22. Q·Q2 'lR·NI

A. Spiller A. F. Saldy 1. P·Q4 N·KBS 13. Q·Q1? hN 2. P.QB4 P·KN3 14. BxB Q·N5 3. N·QB3 S·N1 IS. B.Ql N·K4 4. P·K4 ,.. , 16. K·K2? N•• S. B·NS P·B4 17. KxN NxKP 6. p·QS P·N4 18. NxN Q.Q5ch 7. PxP P·QR3 19. K·K2 QxNch 8. N·Bl QN·'l2 20. K·BI KIt·NI 9. N·Q2 0·0 21, R·KI Q·BSch 10. PxP Q·N3 22. Q·K2 Qx'lP 11. N·B4 Q·NI 23. Resigns 12. B·K2 ." Comments on the foliowlnl,l game 3l'C by S~jdy. If 12. PxP??, N·B7ch: 13. K·BI, Q·Q8ch and ",ntes: 12 ...... , P·KB3 loses. If 12 ...... , N· B7ch: 13. K·Q2, NxR; 14. BxR, QxB; IS. RxN :md Wh,le has a slight edge. If 14 ...... , Q·KI; 15. B·B4 and White wins easily. If 15 ...... , PxB; 16. BxN!, RxB?; 17. P·Q6!. A. F. Saidy L Binet 1. N·KB3 P·Q4 10. QxB? P·K3 2. P·KN3 N-QB3 11. N·B3 N·NS l. P.Q4 B.NS 12. B·N5! P·KB3? 4. B·N2 ... , 13. B·R3! K·Nl 5. P·B4 ,.. 14. BxKP Q·K2 6. p.QS a.N 15. 0·01 Q·B4 Saidy, sealed right. vs, Weinberger. Benko, extreme left, is playing Laver. Next to 7. BXB N·K4 16, 'lxQ Laver is I, Blackstone. 8. B·N2 0·0-0 17. B·B4 and White••• Photo by Art Zeller 9. Q.Q4 N.QB3 won after 51 moves 54 CHESS LIFE 'l'ypleDl or arowne' ~ style is hi. fe rocious AMERICAN OPEN TOURNAMENT will to win, whleh has usually pU$hed him to (lie llili. In this ,arne, too, hI> seem$ to have Hotel Miramar, Santa Monica it ,,11 "'rapped up lomewhere around the 25th move. SuddenlY White gets a strong countn. Nav. 23 ta 26, 1967 aU.ck goin" "'hleh, howeyer, sholi id be ,ood for no morl th. n a draw. Cb.uderlstle.Uy, , , , , ToUI • • • Browne dlellne. the repetition of position, ~ • 1. Stldy. A . F . •.. _... _._. __ ._. ____W3S W>, wn W1 w.. w" e, WS 7l Civlng up • piece In I eourageou.s. In,enioul, 1. Benko, P. __ •...... __... _...... _._ .WI2 W" Oil WI. w. wu e' Wll 7 and extn-mdy r isky attempt to win. T he Clm. 3. BllCkstont, J • ...•.. _ ...... _... _. ... D" W.. W43 Dl0 wn WI> w, W, , ble doc. not PlY Off, thouCh. as SIOln p l. ys 4. Brown" W...... W.. w" L17 W48 woo c. W10 W16 6" the lut part or the game inclslYely. Black 5, Wolnbe rg, r, T ...... W9. e .. W21 W46 w.. c. WlO could hive dr.wn with 37 ...... , K·NI, etc. 6. Osbun, I ...... W100 w'" WI7 W40 en e, "W21 .6 S. Slain W. Brown. 7. Rlvln_ I...... " ...... Wl01 w.. W27 LI w" wn "W' I . P· K' P.QB4 26. P·R5 P.NS •• Gref" J ...... WS5 W, W22 L13 woo w.. "W15 .6 2. N·K83 N·Q83 21. PxP R"xP 9. Hl rrl., W . .. ""...... W101 W" WSO W71 e. "wu 011 6 3. B·NS P·KN3 21. K·N2 P·R4 10. Kerr, R ...... " ...... W87 W"' 012 Ol "w" w.. W2. ~ 4. 0·0 B·N2 29. p·QS B·Nl 11. Llv, r, R ...... __ .... __ ...... WllD CO, w66 Wll0 woo w'" w".. " S. P-B3 N· 11l 30. PxP ... P 12. Pruner, E...... wt7 W>. 010 l41 wu w'" W42 .51 6. R_KI 0-0 31. R-KRI 111·87 13. Bin't, L...... __ ._ ...... WU W" W39 W' e. " '"~ W43 SI 7. P-Q4 PxP 32. R·N1 R.R" 14. GrolS, R. _ ...... _... _._ ... _...... 1." W.. W98 WI1 woo " cOl W45 51 I. PxP P-Q4 33. 8.NS R·KB1 15. 1.lyin, I!. __ ...... _._ ... _. __ ._ ... __ .W36 W" Olt W1. w.. ". W31 51 9. P·K5 N·KS 3• . B-N R.B 16. Tll rjlln, J . ._ ... _...... _... _._ ...... WU W.. 02 W61 "w., wn" l4 51 10. N·B] NxN 35. PxR BxP 17. Hll nk.n, J • •.•..• _..• _._ ...... _...... W112 w" L6 WSO W" .. w" D9 SI 11 . PxN Q.R4 360 R·NIdI K·N2 18. Hoh. n sll, S. ..~ ...... ~ •...... _~. W4t wn DIS 1.2 W01 "w" LI W5l 51 12. B·Bl 8 ·Ns 37. R·N7ch B·K2?1 19. Rlllumen, 1.. .~.~~ ...... ~ ...... W5t wn LS' W64 e" WIO Wi4 51 13. Q·Ql BxN 38. Rx8ch K·Bl 20. Btlgg, W. __ ...... __ .L72 Will W81 WS2 '"~ '"en wu WSI 51 14. ,.x8 P·K3 39. R".R7 K·K4 21. B.t,h. ld.r, C ...... _W122 e" LS WS6 e" w" e1< W52 51 15. 8·KR3 KR·81 40. P·84thl K.Q2? 22. Antmen, B ...... WI11 WI26 U Wl7 ,n coo w.. wn 51 16. 8·K] Q·R6 41 . R-QB71 K-Q' 23 . Hemmll, R ...... W119 WID' D3' woo w" W40 51 11. B-KB! N·R4 42. R/ R7-Q1ch K·KS 24. Henln, C. •...... WI3 W"'" 1.40 W33 e" w.. ,n 02' 5 18. Q.NS !"-QR3 43. RxPch K· 84 2S. Sluo, M...... W70 D," 044 W19 wn woo'" co • 19. Q·N. RxP 44. R·87ch K·N5 W110 WS2 1.59 '"e" en W64 5 20. QxQ RxQ 45. P·8sch K·N4 21. Rubin, S. W12. L7 L" w.. '" 21. KR'B! P.QN4 46. PxKP R·K7 26. Shun, R, • .;...... \ we. wu w"w'" co W"w.. "LIO .S 12. R' BS B_81 47. P_K1 P·Ns ~: : ~:;~~SI~~ : .. ' ...... •. " 010 L 103 W1I2 Will Ws> 02. 5 23. R·81 N_85 41. P-KI = QI RxQ 30. Gllilr, S ...... WI30 m'" WS5 W67 W," WOO • 24. 8xN QPXB 47. R-QN7 R1I19n' 31. Pollerd, B • •_ ... ~ ...... _...... W71 WIDI W44 " W.. W20". 1.IS S 25. P·R4 R· 86 n. Almgrl n, S . ....•..... _...... _...... WI06 W124 W', wn 5 "'"~ '" w"' w. 8rown, T. Tltj_n 31. Ho c h~r" 8 ...~._ ...... ___...... W1G1 W112 L24 "w'" co, '"w," W59 5 ,. P·K4 P·K4 23. K·K2 P·B1 34. Fornoff, F ...... _... _...... _...... W116 " 072 W92 ". w" en WOO • ,. N·KB1 N.(tB3 2 •• P_N3 "-N4 35. K Il in, R. .. .. _...... _... _. __ ._.~_ .... 1.1 '"Will WIll L:1I w" ", w" W62 S ,. B·N5 p... 15. R·KBI QR·K82 36. Melhls, J. _... _. __ ._. __ ._.~_.~.~ .. Ll5 W130 WI24 w.. w" W63 5 BxNth p.a 26. P-QR4 P·R4 31. Spllllr, A . _...... _..• ~ ... _.~ ...... _.WIS " .. LI L21 eu WII 41 •• P_83 27. R·B2 R-QN2 L46 1.54 w'" ",'" •• .... 31. Ol dlnsky, J ...... __ WllI CO> wn w.. WIO 41 N·83 P·N3 n_ N-R2 QR·K82 37. SlIidl, G...... _W95 LU 02l woo wn 1.22 4~ ,.•• B. K3 B·N2 n . N-QBI R·QN2 40. 1.eldnlr, M ...... W121 w.. W24 L6 '"w .. en L23 41 Q·Q3 N· R] 30. R-QI P'BS W.. W54 WI2 •• 41. Kuplrsmlth, L...... 019 " '"~ WI2 41. •• Q· 84 B·Q2 31. PxP !t·NS 42. Wood, N...... W56 L69 0112 '"W"' w.. '"w"' L12 41 10. PxP BPxP 32. P.B$ 8·8Sch 43. En' qulst, L ...... D80 "w" L3 W70 WI03 coo coo LI3 41 11. B·NS Q_NI 33. NxB •• N 44. Rhee, P ...... W1I4 e, 02S L31 W.. e" co. WI3 '1 12. 0 -0-0 P·R4 34. PxP R.QI Wl00 W97 4S . Mlln.r, H ...... WI01 coo '"~ w.. L14 41 13. NxPI Q·N5 35. P-Q7 Rx8Pth 46. Oornl, W ...... 092 w" .. W38 L5 e" e" co. W86 ' 1 14. P·QR3 36. K·BI R-B5 41. Singillon, H ...... WI23 CO. 056 051 co, en w.. wn 4 ), IS. N"Q B•••·K3 37. N.N3 RxRP 48. Neul ilidter, R... _ ...... _...... _.... WI15 WIS L4 ". woo w.. 051 ' 1 16. N·K3 0 .. 38. N.B5 49. Lubin. A . __ ...... _._. __ ...... _ ..... ~ . 1.11 WI07 Wl04 .... " e .. coo coo Wfl 41 17. P-B1 Q • • NI 39. 1(/2-Q2 SO. Kolk.y. J . ____ ~.~ ... ~.~~.~. __ .... W15 Wl0l'" Lt L17 w," e .. W,. 41 18. R·Q3 N·82 40. RxR P-QR5••• SI. Hllfneg.l. F ...... _ ...... _... _. ___. L94 Wl05 0'1 W7S "" wn coo 048 '1 19. B·B4 N·K4 41 . N.K6 •• P 51. SllImbrs, O . .... _...... __ ._. __ ._._ .. W5I wn L26 L20 wn'" wn coo L21 '1 20. BxN a.a 42_ RxR P·R6 53. Kllone, S • ._ ... _...... _...... _.~ __ W!2f en 1.61 060 w.. w" eM LII 4} 11. P-QNl R·N2 4l. R-QR1 Rlligns 54. ShY lY. P ...... _...... ~ . WI15 co> 1.41 WlI e" e .. w.. LI9 41 22 . K-Q2 P' 84 55. WiIllllm., R. __ ._ ... _ ...... _...... 18 WUl LlO W111 co. wnl e .. W77 4} 56. Gllrdnlr. R ...... L42 WIn 047 L21 ,,, w.. WilD W7I '1 51. Common•• K ...... 1.19 co> W99 D41 e" W110 ". W79 41 U.S. CHESS FEDERATION sa. Hoggett, J ...... L52 w.. WU D63 e .. e" W.. L20 41 59. Lessing. N...... WII4 w" W19 W26 ,n '28 L33 4 419 BrDadway 60. 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Hav ing become preoccupied recently and only now 5 ...... , P-QN4. Bronstein with problem composition (see the Janu· writes: "What docs Black hope to get ary issue and elsewhere In this issue), for the sacrificed pawn? First, he wants my over·the·board chess seems to have to weaken the advance-guard of White's suffered somewhat Playing in the Amer· pawn chain, i.c. Qa, and then, after the ican Open in Santa Monica, 1 ac hieved inevitable ...... • P-QR3, followed by 4. PxP ...... only second place, having drawn two White's capture of the QRP, to obtain Seve ral times the sacrifice was not games in which 1 stood clearly beUer. a good diagonal for the QB (QR3·KB8) accepted, my opponents trying 4. P·B3 Even in the first of the two games which which would have fewer prospects on or the timid 4. P·QN3. Naturally White follow. a certain lack of accuracy Is evi· its original diagonal. Additional justifi· <:an n,t hope to obtain any advantage in dent, although I was able to summon the cation for the sacrifice is the two open the opening by such measures. concentration to wi n. In my game against lines which give Black play against 4...... P·QR3 S. PxP ...... Tarjan, which was drawn, I became ob· White's QRP and QNP. The effectiveness MCD·lO, as do other opening manuals, sessed with a mating idea which si mply of Black's KB should not fail to be men­ mentions only 5. P·K3, P·K3; 6. N·QB3, did not work- l thought 1 was compos· tioned since in this system, Black in· etc. ing a problem! tends to keep his KP on K2, thus auto­ S...... BxP 6. P·KN3 ...... Playing chess, however, is not a prob· maticaUy increasing the scope of t he As in the Taimanov·Bronstein game lem, if you know what I mean. RB's activity. Another interesting stra· quoted, if White plays for P·K4, after tegic idea, also inherent in other systems the exchange of Bishops he will be un· BENONI COUNTER-GAMBIT of the King's Indian Defense, Is the de· able to castle. White decides, therefore, Laver Benko velopment of the QR without moving it. to fianchetto his Ki ng Bishop, but this 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 3. p·QS P·QN4 "There are, of course, negative as· allows Black's Queen Bishop to control 2. P·QB4 p. B4 an im portant diagonal unopposed. What is the reason for BLack's sudden pects of the sacrifice-the main one be· agression, even to the extent of sacrific· ing the loss of a pawn. U White is grad· 6...... p·Q3 10. 0-0 QN·Q2 ing a pawn? The idea is not new, but ually able to overcome his difficulties, 7. B·N 2 P·N3 11. R·N1 Q·R4 it is unusual at such an early stage. For then he will bave a clear advantage In 8. N·QB3 B·KN2 12. P·QR3 ...... the endgame." 9. N·B3 0-0 an explanation, let us see what Grand· Wh ite is trying to free his position master Bronstein writes about his game 1 have used this line, which might be called the Blumenfeld Counter·gambit with P·QN4, but Black never allows i t. versus Taimanov (White) in his hook of In fact, he is even able to take advan· the Zurich 1953 candidates' Tournament Accelerated. successfully in internation· al tournaments. I have found that Wbite tage of the weakened white squares of (quoted from the manuscript of the Eng· While's Queenside. Iish translation by Oscar Freedman and is hard put to overcome his difficulties, KR·Nl 14. B·Q2 B·BS! 3. and if Ulack is able to win bis pawn 12...... Burt Hochberg). That game continued 13. R·Kl N·Kl ...... , P·KN3; 4. N·QB3, P·Q3; 5. P·K4, back, his position will be overwhelming .

I CROSSTABLE (Co ntinued) N•. Name , , , , , , , To"l 92. Tvttle, G...... D46 W" W'" w.. CO•, '1 "- Harvey. R...... L.l '"wao ,,, '"L 101 om '" wa7 WIl3 31 Pillnin, ,...... W51 '" 0"' W"' co,'" W1l1 31 ". Steers, O...... L3' WI2.1 CO. WII' W.. '" , '" W122 WI06 , ". Schaumburger, K...... WI26 " '" '" '" ". KUrtz, N...... L 12. W". W'".. co.'" '"LI 05 WI23 , Wa2 W123 L107 '"W124 , 9". •• Vlyss;e, •• ...... L! ". '" '" Winter, H...... D3 CO, '"Wl28 '"WIl 2 on - , 100.". Ralien, ...... L' W11'" 7 WlIS W'" , •• WI08 CO,'" WOO 0 .. ". , 101. Bonns, A. •• ...... L7 '" '"Dlot ,'".. 102. Fotlas, ,...... L9 LI09 LI03 WI30 WI24 '" WI26 , 103. Meln iker, R...... D60 " WI01 W" '" '" CO, , 104. Nanusy, ...... L61 . WI08 '"WI31 '" ""'WI21 co, , JonlS, A. ••...... L2.7 WI2.5 COO". LI09 ".WI31 co, , lOS. '" CO, CO, 106. Gusner, ,...... L32. W"'" WI1 7 co • , 107. Judd, ,. R...... L45 WilD WI19 CO. CO • , L 101 LI04 CO, '"L123 W 131 W122 , ,,,. COi n. •• ...... L33 '" CO,'" B" Summing up the opening, Black has ,,,. Dunkin, W. H...... _...... L64 WI02 0" WIOS CO, DIOI , considerable pressure on the white ...... _...... WI31 W" 0111 CO. II D. M iller , G. ,. '"- ' 1 S(juat'es and against White's Queenside 111. MuUnex. ,...... _. __ ...... L3 . WI16'" CO, W13'" 1 Dll0 CO,'" CO. ,.. 31 112.. Rad l, R...... _... __ ...... _. L 17 W12.5 CO. L11 3 Wl29 ' 1 paw ns, whi le White is unable to counter. We;ler, ...... _...... _. L76 CO, '"L1I 1 WUO WII2. DII6 31 11 3. •• CO, "" "" With his next move, White tries to 114. McGrann, W. _. __ ...... __ L44 CO, W'".. Lll1 LII7 D129 'WI"3l '1 fin d counterplay on the Kingside. 115. Bragg, O. .... __ ....._ ...... LU CO • WI2D CO, 011' W127 31 ,,. Mohawk, W...... _...... L34 LIII W.. "" W'" "DI.13 '1 15. P·R3 Q..R3 117. Murdock, B. .... ___ ...... L22. W113 '" '" WII4 0 .. '"co. 31 U 15...... , R·N6; 16. B·N5 leads to 118. i fill, O...... __ . __ ...... L65 ""W"' CO, '" Wl14 0 .. m ' 1 a complicated game, White threatening __ ._ ...... L23 CO, CO, ""LID7 DlIS ",. OsllDme, R. W'" '" '" "m 0'" ' 1 17. N·Q2. J iron, •• A. __ ...... _...... _.. L '1 CO> L1l5 LI 07 LI21 D1 ZS Dll' , 12.1'''.. Wood, G. ._ ...... _...... _L40 DI 28 WI20 0'"'" - , It would be a mistake now for White S inglet on, W...... L21 CO.'" W"."" 0" CO. "D119" LIOS , to try to trap the Bishop with 16. P·N3 '''12.3. Epst ein, A. _ ...... _...... L47 CO, WI21 CO.'" m w'" CO, because of 16 ...... QxP, etc. 124. Hinrichsen, D...... W7' CO, LI02. W126 • LI12 LIDS ". '" 16. N·KR2 B·N6? 12.5. Morrisey, K...... LS4 '" , .. DI27 WI28 ''"012 0 '" •, 116. Sino, M ...... L" en WI27 L124 W128 '"LIOl , More direct was 16...... R·N6 and 127. PItsch, A...... L28 '"L11' Ll26 '" W12' CO, Ll1S ' 1 doubling or even tripling on the QN file. 118. Narcisl, J ...... L7. " . CO. D121 "U'CO, L12S LI26 ' YO '1 The Bishop really only interferes with 12.9. Jones, Miss N...... L53 '" en LI27 D114 L 11 2 11 130. Wood, R...... L30 '"ca • "" '"LI02 L 113 L1 16 ' YO , Black's open file. 131. Briggs, ...... L 110 L111 L104 LIDS Llt4 , E. '" 'Y''" "" 17. Q·B1 N/2·B3 56 CHESS LIFE Black Is confusing several plans. The This is not satisfactory but the threat A move with a double purpose: to de­ idea was to transfer the Knight from 32 ...... , P·Q4, as well as 32 ...... , BxN fend White's only weakness, the QNP, Kl to QN4. For this reason I did not Chi 33. KR·Ql, P-Q4; 34. BxQP, BxN win­ and preparing to double Rooks on the want to move this Knight to .KE3. How- ning a piece, are not easy to meet. Best KR file. ever, one of the points of 16 ...... , B- appears to be 32. N.QI, which, although 18...... N·N4 N6 was to free the square QB5 for a passive, seems to hold for a while. Better was first 18...... , Rll·Nl, as Knight, but it is plain that both plans 32...... BxB 34. RxR RxR then White's Knight on K2 cannot move not simultaneously playable. Fur­ 33. QxB RxNP 35. N·K4 P-BSJ without allowing the Black Knight to I was concerned about White's reach Q5. after he gets his Knight to and I thought it best to return one of my Knights to KB3 to meet Black's. Actually, though, Black's Knight on KN4 would not be as dangerous it would seem to be. 18. N·N4 NxN 19. PxN N·B3 Switching back to the plan N-Q2-N3- B5. I was also hoping to provoke 20. P·N5, blocking White's Bishop. 20. B·NS ...... A strategical error, leading to the ex­ c1Jange of White's valuable Queen Bish­ op. Better, even though the Queen Bish­ op would be blocked, was 20. poNS. Probably this is what White over· 20...... R.R2 21. B·B3 O-B11 looked. The point is 36. QxQP, RxPch; 19. P-R41 ...... Forcing White's next, as on 22. Q·B4, 37. K-R3, RxN; 38. Q-N8ch, Q-Kl, etc., This looks like a serious weakening B·B7 wins the QNP. winning, of White's King position, but it is really 22. BxN BxB 23. K·N2 ...... 36. Q·Q1 P·Q4 40. QxP RxNch very strong because It gains a few tempi. White tries to work up an attack along 37. N·B2 RxP 41. RxR QxRch 19...... NxN 20. NxN R/l-Nl 38. R·Bl Q-K6 42. K-R3 Q·N8 the KR file, but Black has nothing to More consistent was 20 ...... , R-N5, fear because his unopposed KB defends 39. QxP B-QS 43. poNS B·K4 White resigned as mate in inevitable. defending the QBP and attacking the the Kingside while exerting pressure on QRP, but after 21. R/2·R2, R/I-NI; White the Queenside. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE keeps his advantage with 22. PxP, RPxP; 23...... B·N2 26. Q·Q2 P·R3 Benko W. Harris 23. P-R5. 24. R·KRl R/2·N2 21. B-K4 ...85 1. P.Q4 N·KB3 4. P-K4 0-0 21. BxP ...... 25. R-R4 O-Bt 2. P.QB4 P·KN3 5, B·K3 P-Q3 3. N·QB3 B-N2 6. P·B3 N·B3 White decides that he can, after all, It is not too late to admit the mistake Saemlsch versus Taimanov. White has capture this pawn safely-why not? on the 16th move. Now White's pieces set up the classic Saemisch pawn struc­ are tied to the defense of the Queenside. ture and Black reacts with the so-called 28. R·R2? ...... Taimanov defense. One of the purposes It was better at once to think more of of this Knight move is to provoke White defense with 28. R/4·RI, but White prob­ to commit himself with P·Q5, after which ably was still thinking of doubling Rooks Black will be able to break sooner or on the KR file. later with P-QB3 or P·K3. lt was possible now for Black to win 7. KN·K2 8·Q2 9. B·R6 ... ,.... back his pawn by 28...... , B·R7, but I 8. Q·Q2 P-QR3 felt that with opposite-color·Bishops re­ Most of the time it is a good idea to maining, the win would be problemati­ exchange the opponent's fianchettoed IF YOU'RE MOVING SOON ... cal. I preferred to maintain my position­ Bishop, especially when his King is be­ DON'T LEAVE CHESS LIFE al superiority. hind it, as it is a strong defensive piece. "EN PASSANT" 28...... R-N6 29. R/2-RT 9. .... _... R·Nl Possible also was 9...... , BxBj 10. USCF wanh; to help you and wel­ QxB, P-QN4; 11. PxP, PXP; 12. NxP, N· come you promptly in your new QN5, etc. However, I intended 11. 0·0·0. home. To be sure we can do this, 10. 0·0·0 P·QN4 11. P·KR4 ...... As usual when the opponents castle on we must know at least six weeks opposite wings, the fight becomes sharp before you move ... with both sides attacking. The question -YOUR OLD ADDRESS (A RECENT is: should White begin his attack by CHESS LIFE LABEL IS BEST) first playing P·KN4? 11...... P·K4 13. P·KN4 ·N·N1 -YOUR NEW ADDRESS 12. BxB KxB This move holds Black's Kingside at· -AND YOUR NEW ZIP CODE tack for the time being, but the Knight NUMBER is far from the action. An interesting try was 13 ...... , P-KR4 or possibly 13. Chess Life is not forwarded by the Now that White's Kingside "attack" ...... , P-R3; 14. poNS, N-KR4. post office. Be sure to mail us a has come to a standstill, Black is ready 14. poNS! ...... post office change.of.address form, to roll him up in the center. Now Black cannot avoid the opening post card, or letter. Then USCF 29...... Q·Bl 30. P·B3 P-K3! of a file on the Kingside by P·R5. can help you find chess fun and This breakthrough in the center quick­ 14...... NPxP 15. P·Q5 N·R2 fulfillment at your new location. ly decides the Issue, Suddenly every· Black's win of the QBP is of no prac· thing in the White camp is hanging. 30. tical value, since White can easily reo ...... , Q-N2, to win the QNP, would mis­ gain it, while the Black pawn on QB5 U.S. CHESS FEDERATION fire after 31. B-B2, RxNP; 32. RxR, QxR; only hampers Black's Queenside attack. 479 Broadway 33. R·QN1, etc. 16. P·RS Q·K2 18. R-Q2 ...... NEWBURGH, N.Y. 12S50 31. PxP QxP 32. B-Q3? ...... 17. Q·K3 R-N2 FEBRUARY, 1969 57 21...... R·NS 22. P·N3 ...... Stopping all of Black's aggressive in· lentions, unless he is prepared to sacri­ fice the Exchange with RxB or RxNP. As a matter of fact, such a plan would really be his best chance, as his game is strategically lost anyway. 22...... Q-Kl 23. R-QB2 ...... by Bernard Zuckerman Simple but strong-it relieves White of concern about a possible sacrifice. The V Capablanca Memorial Tourna· and the present game, Larsen won at 23...... N-K2 ment in Havana, played in September Mallorca. 1967, was another one of the recent vic­ 5. 8·Q3 ...... To reinforce his attack, Black wants to tories of the Dane, Bent Larsen. As usual White strives for a quick and harmon­ transfer his Knight via QB1 to QN3, but he avoided the most analyzed variations ious development of his pieces. It is the Knight is needed to defend the King­ in favor of lines he had analyzed at possible that 5. N-K2 offers more chanc­ side, as he soon remembers. hOme. In some games he could be con· es. The game Donner-Pachman, Amster- 24. PXP RPxP 25. P·B4 N·N1 sidered fortunate to have escaped loss, dam 1967, continued: 5 ...... , B·R3; 6. Black resumes the defense. The Knight but as Capablanca is quoted as saying: N-N3, BxNch; 7. PxB, P-Q4; 8. Q·B3, 0 -0; maneuver has only served to get White's "The good player is always lucky." 9. PXPl. White's last is an improvement attack going in earnest. Against Hennings in the first round Lar· on 9. P-K4 which was played in the 26. R-B2 PxP 28. R/l·B 1 B-KI sen was a pawn down with a "hopeless" games Saidy-Fischer 1965-66 U.S. Cham· 27. QxP Q·K2 position, but his opponent overlooked an pionship, and Porlisch-Fischer, Piatigor­ If 28 ...... , R-KB1; 29. Q·B6ch!, QxQ; obvious mate in two. Letelier had Larsen sky Cup 1966. After 9. PxP, PxP (but not 30. PxQch, K-R3; 31. P-K5!, PxP; 32. tied hand and foot but allowed him to 9 ...... , BxB, because of 10. PxPI); 10. R-R1ch, K-N4; 33. N-K4ch, followed by sacrifice a Rook by a tactical trick. Thus BxB, NxB; 11. Q-K2, Q·B1; 12. P-B3, a mate, but Black can no longer avoid his LeteHer would have had to allow a forced position arises that is very similar to the doom. draw or try a Queen ending. The end­ Bovinnik Variation of the Rubinstein 29. K-B2 RIS-N3 game might have given Letelier some System, which is favorable for White. winning chances, but since he was in (1. P-Q4, N-KB3; 2. P·QB4, P-K3; 3. N­ last place, he risked nothing by agreeing QB3, B-N5; 4. P-K3, P-Q4j 5. P·QR3, to the draw. Taimanov, who used up BxNch; 6. PxB, P·B4; 7. PxQP, KPxP; 8. much time in the opening combating one B·Q3, 0-0; 9. N·K2, P-QN3; 10. 0·0, B·R3; of Larsen's new ideas, in time pressure 11 . BxB [11. P-B3!l , NxB; 12. Q-Q3, Q-B1; first threw away his advantage and then 13. P-B3 leads to an almost identical the draw. However, Larsen played a position.) Worth considering is 9 ...... , number of good names and fully deserv­ QxP; 10. P-K4, Q·QR4. It would be inter­ ed his triumph. Two of his games from esting to see how Larsen would proceed the Havana tournament follow. against the 5. N-K2, B·R3; 6. N-N3 varia­ tion. NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE 5...... B-N2 6, N·B3 N-KS Gligoric Larsen More often seen are 6 ...... , P-B4, 6. I. P-Q4 N·KB3 3. N·QD3 B-NS ...... , P-Q4, or 6 ...... , 0-0. The game 2. P·QB4 P-K3 Reshevsky-Fischer, U.S. Championship 30. Q-B6ch! QxQ This seems to be Larsen's favorite de· 1965·66, continued 6 ...... , 0-0; 7. 0 -0 , fense to 1. P·Q4. KBxN (of course 7 ...... , P·Q4 or 7...... , Of course 30 ...... , NxQ loses a piece 4. P-K3 P-QNl P·B4 are still possible); 8. PxB, B·K5; and 30 ...... , K·B1 loses to 31. QxNP. Usually Larsen continues with 4 ...... , 9. Q-B2! , with advantage for White. The 31. PxQch K-BI 33_ R-R8 ...... O·Oj 5. B-Q3, P-B4 (sometimes he trans· text move has had a bad reputation for 32. R·R2 B-Q2 pOses Black's last two moves); 6. N·B3, scme time but Larsen makes a serious A strangely hopeless position for P-Q4; 7. 0-0, N-B3; 8. P-QR3, PxBP; 9. attempt in this game to rehabilitate it. Black. The threat is R/1-KR1·R7-N7, with BxP, B-R4; 10. Q-Q3, P·QR3. A month 7. 0·0 ...... a mating attack. If 33 ...... , R-K1; 34. befrJl'e the Havana tournament, at Dun· R/l-KR1, R-K4; 35. RIl-R7, R·R4; 36. dee, Gligoric against Larsen played here RxR, PxR; 37. B·Q3, threatening P-K5 11. R-Q1, P·QN4; 12. B-R2. Though White foUowed by B-R7, or simply 37. P-R5, won, later in the same tournament, Gli­ followed by BxRP and B-Q3, with the goric played against O'Kelly 11. PxP, same idea. QxQj 12. BxQ, BxN; 13. PxB, N-QR4! 33...... D-NS 35. B-K2 RxP Black's last is an innovation of Larsen's 34. R!1·KRI B-R4 that O'Kelly culled from the post-mortem If 35 ...... , ExE; 36. R/1-R7! of the Gligoric-Larsen game. After the 36. BxB PxD 37. R·KNI inexact 14. B-B2, the game was shortly Resigns drawn: 14 ...... , B-Q2; 15. P-K4, B-B3; 16. R-K1, KR-B1; 17. B-B4, N·Q2; 18. B-Q6, B-N4; 19. P·QR4, B-B5, draw. In round 6 of the Havana tournament Announcing the Taimanov against Larsen improved on this with 14. R·N1!, B-Q2; 15. P·B4, B-R5; 7...... P.KB4 16. P-B6!, and Black has difficulties. How· It is interesting that here Black can ever, this is not the last word. In the win a pawll in two different ways, but in Interzonal tournament at Sousse, Tunisia, bolh cases White's attacking chances after 14. R-N1, R-Q1!, a draw was agreed more than compensate for the material March 29 - April 7 in the game GHgoric-Larsen. (This is the loss: (a) 7 ...... , NxNj 8. PxN, BxPj 9. same Larsen who has suggested that R·N1, B-R4 (bad is 9 ...... , 0-0; 10. Q-B2); New York City draws be outlawed.) By the way, the 10. B-R3, P-Q3; 11. P-B5!, 0-0; 12. PxQP, game GHgOric won from Larsen at Dun­ PxP; 13. P-K4, and the active position of dee is the only game Gligoric has won White's pieces gives him the advantage See p. 71 for details in their last 9 encounterS. Previous to (Denker.Fine, New York 1944). Here 10. that Larsen had won 5(!) in a row, and P-K4 may be even stronger. In these later, besides the draw at the Interzonal variations White's strong center, better 58 CHESS LIFE development and open lines, as well as The Rook on KB4, in addition to indirect­ There is no longer any defense to the the badly placed Black KB and the Black ly defending the pawn on K5, also has at· storm brewing around Wh ite's castled Kingside having no pieces to defend il tacking functions. position. After 24. P·K4, there follows are excellent value fOI' a pawn. (b) 7. 12. p·QS ...... naturally 24...... , R·KN1j 25. K-Rl?, ...... , BxN; B. PxB, NxQBP; 9. Q-B2, BxN; As he sees no method of quietly im­ QxPch!, or 24. Q·K2, R-KNI ; 25. K-RI, 10. PxB, Q·N4eh; 11. K-R1 , Q·KR4; 12. prOving his position, Gligoric decides to R·N6, etc. R-KN1, QxBPch; 13. R·N2, P-KB4 (but not open up diagonals for both Bishops. As 24. R-B2 R-K NI 25. K·Bl •••••••• 13 ...... , Q-Q8eh; 14. QxQ, NxQ; 15. B-B2, Black's Bishop can be more easily co· and the Knight is lost); 14. B·R3 (even ordinated wi th his other pieces, he h as stronger than 14. B·N2 as in Taimanov· no objection. Kluger, Budapest 1961); 14 ...... , N·K5; 12...... R·N4 14. PxP BxP 15. H·KB I . R-NI ; 16. B·R2. Q·R6; 17. p.B3, 13. Q·B4 PxP 15. P·B4 8--831 N-KB3; lB. P-Q5!, with a winning attack This is much better than 15...... • for White (Keres-Spassky. 8lh match B-N2 as the text frees the Queen and ga me, 1965). Knight Irom the defense of the QP. 8. BxN ...... Black, 01 course, plans to develop h is An interesting alternative Is 8. P-Q5. Knight on QR3 and then go to QN5 After 8 ...... , BxN; 9. PxB, PxP; 10. PXP, or QB4 according to circumstances. BxP; 11. P-B4. B·N2; 12. N·Q4, White has 16. NxP R·N3 17. B-N2 •••••••• positional eompensation for the pawn Both Bishops are now very strong, but (Bolbochan - Enevoldsen, Havana Olym· Black's is better because it cooperates piad 1966). A possible Improvement is morc easily with his other pieces; for 8 ...... , NxN. 9. PxN (unsound is 9. Q­ instanee, the Bishop and Rook bear "He can r un, but he can't hide."- J oc N3?!; 10. NxRP!, winning a pawn); 9. down on White's KN2. As is well known, Louis...... , BxP; 10. R-N1 (White does nO t ob· Bishops of opposite color often strength. 25...... RxPII tain sufficient compensalion for the Ex­ en an attack as t hey cannot be opposed A not very complicated sacrifice, as change with 10. B-R3. BxR; 11. QxB, Q­ and points attacked by one cannot be there are few variations, but very pretty B3; 12. B-N2, Q·N3 as he cannot capture defended by the other. nonetheless as it is thematic, exploiting on KN7 since 13. BxNP, R-Nl wIns the 17...... N·R3 18. P·B3? ...... the position of Black's strong QB on t he Bishop because of the mate threat on According to Gligoric and Larsen, this long diagonal and increasing its scope. KN7, and 13. N-K5. Q·R4 is not good was the first mistake. Correct was 18. 26. RxR QxRP enough either); 10 ...... , 0-0, though N-N3, to be able to play 19. P·K4 without Slack now has three threats, only two here White has some tacUcal chances loss of time. In this case also in view cf which can be defended against: QxPch, with 11. Q-B2 (or 11. B·R3 first), com· of White's weakened Queen s id ~ and the BxP, and R-N3. bined with an eventual P·K4. The old active position of Black's pieces, he 27. P·K4 •••••••• 8. Q·B2, BxN; 9. PxS; 0-0 promises would have had some advantage. Prob- White defends against the first two White hardly mo re than an equal game. ably, 18 ...... , N-B4 would have been threats. Tbe move in the game was considered best. 27. . ...•... R·N3 by theory as better for White as after 18...... N·NS 19. 8 ·B3 8...... , PxB. it was thought that Black's ...... White resigned as on 28. Q·K2, the reo ply 28 ...... • Q·R8ch decides immediately. pawn on K5 was weak and he would If White tries to prevent 19...... , not be able to develop normal1y as he N·Q6 with 19. KR-Ql or 19. N·B2, then 19 ...... , Q·KBI in either case is very SICILIAN DEFENSE wo uld be kept busy parrying White's Larsen Bednarski threats. Larsen's analysis has convinced strong, but 19...... • Q·K2! with the him that this is not so, and that Black threat 20 ...... , R·KBI would be even 1. P·K4 P·QB4 3. B-NSeh ...... has simple ways of meeting White's stronger. For exam ple: (a) 19. KR.Ql, 2. N·KB3 P·Q3 threats. Q-K2, and the threats of 20 ...... , R.KBI The Rossolimo Variation, which Larsen 8...... PxB 10. PxB O·O! and 20 ...... , N-B7 are 100 strong. (b) 19. has been playing for the last few months. 9. N·Q2 BxN N·B2. Q·K2; 20. P-K4, R-KBl, (this is For a tlme Larsen's favorite continuation Except for Black's last move. this was stronger than 20...... , Q-B4 which here was 3. N·B3, N-KB3; 4. P -K5, PxP; 5. all "theory." It was previously thought threatens 21...... , R·KBI as well as 21. NxP. I cannot be certain when this was that the threat 11. Q·N4 had to be pre· ...... , QxR or 21...... , N·Q6) ; 21. Q.Q2, first played, but the game Tartakower­ vented with 10...... , Q.N4 or 10 ...... , RxBP. Bronstein (Hastings 1953-54) could be Q·R5. For example, after 10 ...... • Q·N4; 19...... N·Q6 21. N·B6eh? ...... the earliest example. One of the points of these two variations is to avoid well 11. B·R3, N-R3; 12. P·B~, White has the 20. Q·85 Q·R5 initiative. Larsen shows that the pawn analyzed lines, such as t he Najdorf Varia- on K5 is not In danger, and that Black tion. Bronstein played 5 ...... , P·QR3 and can simply develop his forces. after the weak 6. 8-B4 (better is 6. p. 11 . Q·N4 R·B4J KN3), Black continued 6 ...... , P·K3 and obtained an advantage. Usually Black has played 5 ...... , QN·Q2 which is strategi. cally incorrect as the Black Knigh.t be­ longs on QB3 to control and per haps eventually occupy the outpost on Q5. After 6. N·B4 Black re mains cramped. A good continuation fo r Black is the simple 5 ...... , P·K3 with the idea of driving White's Knight away with e...... • B·Q3 and later developing the Knight at Q83. In a game Keres-Bobotsov This seemingly active move only wors­ (Moscow International Tournament 1967), ellS things for White. The "weakness" of Black succeeded in obtaining some ad· the Black KBP and Black's "exposed" vantage in this way. King are only illuso ry, and Black quickly 3...... 8·Q2 12. NxP? ••...... utilizes the open KN file for a decisive After 3 ...... , N·Q2; 4. P-Q4, PXP; 5. Now White cannot play 12. NxP? be- attack. Probably White should have tried QxP, Black is somewhat cramped and causc of 12 ...... , P.KR41, winning a 21. B-Kl. White is better developed and central- piece. If Black's Rook were still at KB I 21...... PxN 23. P·KR3 K·821 ized. In my opinion, 3 ...... , N·QB3 is in- White would have the defense 13. Q-N6. 22. QxN R·R3! ferior, as after 4. 0 ·0 , Black has mainly FEBRUARY, 1968 59 to choose between (a) 4 ...... , p·QR3; 5. This advance is good here as it activ­ simply increases the preSSure. llxNch, PxB, when Black's t wo Bishops ates White's pieces. Black cannot easily 20. QR-Kl P-KN3 21. Q-B3 PxP probably do not sufficiently compensate make use of the outpost point on the Now that White has freed his K2 for White's better pawn formation and hali open file, Q5, as if he later brings square for his Rook, Black must take on devclopment, and (b) the somewhat pas- his Knight to QB3 it is simply captured. KB5 or else lost a pawn without com­ sive 4 ...... , B-Q2, which allows White to 7...... PxP 8. NxP P·QR3 pensation. set up a pawn center with 5. P-B3 and Black wishes to shake off the pressure 22. N·N61 ...... 6. P-Q4. The text move IS the simplest. on his position, but he loses a tempo This removes an important defender, 4. P-QR4 ... ,.... and also weakens his Queenside. Now the Knight on Q4. there is a hole on QN3 and his QBP is 22...... NxN 24. QxP ...... weaker. Correct was 8 ...... , 0·0. 23_ PxN Q·Q2 9. BxBch QNxB 12. N·B4 N·Q4 White now threatens 25. Q·B7 or 25. 10. NxN QxN 13. P-RS ...... B-B3 . 11. N-Q2 0·0 24...... P·B4 Apparently Black has survived the worst, as after the Rook retreats Black consolidates with 25 ...... , B-B3 and all would be in order. However, Larsen has a little surprise in store, based on the weakening of the long diagonal.

Rossolimo usually continued with 4. BxBch or 4. Q-K2. The text has often been employed by the Soviet Master Gurgenidze. Of course it would be weak for Black to capture now on QN4, be- cause after 4 ...... , BxB?; 5. PxB, the Larsen has now reached an ideal posi­ pawn on White's QN5, combined with the tion in the 4. P-QR4 variation. Black's open QR file have a cramping effect on Queenside is fixed and he is reduced to Black's game. passivity. The idea behind 4. P-QR4 is to main· The pOSition resembles somewhat tain the tension on the Queenside, and if those ariSing in certain variations of the Black eventually plays ...... , P-QR2, the King's Indian Defense, except that colors 2S. B·B3!! ...... Bishop can be exchanged and White ean are reversed and a few pieces have been A beautiful Rook offer which cannot advantage of the ho le on Black's exchanged. be declined. The threat is 26. Q-K5 and with P-R5. In some cases White can 13...... KR-Kl IS. B-Q2 OR-Ol 25 ...... , B·B1 does not work because of answer ...... , P·QR3 with 8 ·84. 14. R-Kl B-Bl 16. R-K4 ...... 26. RxR, RxR; 27. Q-B4ch. 4...... N-KB3 White plans to double Rooks on the 2S...... PxR 27. Q-R8ch K-Bl Of course other moves are also pos­ King file and make a demonstration 011 26. Q-KS B-B1 28. R-Blch Q-B4 sible. Against Gurgenidze in the XXV the Kingside combined with some pres­ This is forced, of course, as 28 ...... , USSR Championship, petrosian played 4. sure on the weakened Queenside, hoping K-K3 allows 29. Q-K5 mate. Naturally, ...... , N-QB3 and Tal 4 ...... , P-KN3. thi~ will lead to something concrete . giving up the Queen will not save Black's 5. P-Q3 ...... 16...... Q-B2 game either, as the White Queen in In similar positions Gurgenidze has Black, with nothing to do, simply the enemy camp takes one pawn after continued with 5. Q·K2 with the plan mobilizes his pieces and now prepares another. What follows now is not really a chess game but a clean up. of setting up a pawn center after 6. P-B3 his next mistake. and 7. P-Q4. Larsen had already played 17. Q-B3 P-K4? 29. RxQch PxR 30. Q-B6ch ...... First White captures the KBP with the quiet text move against Olafsson at This advance is the decisive error. In Dundee 1967. In a later game against his search for active play, Black only check so that he can later take the Geller in the recent Interzonal, Larsen weakens his position and gives White KRP with check and be in a position tried the sharper 5. P-K5?!, PxP; 6. NxP, an object of attack which Larsen exploits to answer ...... , K·K3 with QxKPch. BxB; 7. PxB, Q-Q4!; 8. N-B3, Q-K5ch; very energetically. It would be better for 30...... K-Nl 34. Q-B6ch K-Nl 9. Q-K2, QxP; 10. N-B3, but he did not Black to pursue a waiting policy and see 31. Q-NSch K·B2 3S. Q-R8ch K-B2 how White plans to improve his position. 32. QxBPch K·N1 36. QXPch ... ,. ... get sufficient compensation for the pawn 33. Q-NSch K-B2 and in order to recover it he had to 18. Q-K2! ...... submit to positional inferiority. This is, of course, much stronger than Black is being taken to the cleaners. 18. QR-Kl, as it frees the KBP for all He could spare himself the rest but as 5. . .. ~... P-K3 so often happens, he overlooks "resigns" This seems somewhat passive; more attack on the Black's KP. in time pressure. 18...... P-B3 19. P-B4 B-K2 natural and better would be 5. N-B3 fol· 36...... K-K3 40. P-N7ch B-Q3 lowed by 6...... , P-KN3 as Olafsson This is comparatively best. White can· 37. QxPch K-03 41. Q-B4ch played in the quoted game. not take the pawn on K5 because of 20. 38. QxP R-Q2 Resigns 6. 0·0 B-K2 7. P-KS ...... , P-B4 trapping the Rook, but White 39. QxP K-K3

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60 CHESS LIFE arr ess Analytical Questions bit not by 2 ...... , B-B4 but protects his should White's strategy be in this event, KP by 2 ...... , N-QB3 or even ...... , uality?" E. Tobias, Abington, Pa.: "One of the P·Q3. None of the major books on open­ variations in the Sicilian goes 1. P-K4, ings discuss this (at least not under P-QB4; 2. N-KE3. P-K3; 3. P-Q4, PxF; K's Gambit). I presume this is because 4. NxP, N-KB3; 5. N-QB3, B-N5; 6. N-N5, these replies are either obviously infer­ P-Q4. l\'ICO now gives White's next move ior (but I sure don't see why!) or trans· 7. PxP, but what's wrong with 7. B·KB4?" pose into other openings (which ones?). How should White proceed on this third move?" ANSWER: After 2 ...... , N-QB3; 3. N-K83, P-Q3; (if 3 ...... , PxPi 4. P·Q4, P·KN4; 5. P-Q5); simply 4, P-Q4 gives White a spac:e advantage. After 2 ...... , P·Q3; White c:an either play 3. P·Q4 or 3. N-KB3, the latter c:an transpose into the Gambit Ac:c:epted with ...... , PxP, etc:. Any other reply for Blac:k leads to a Position after 8...... B-N5 cramped position. ANSWER: Tournament experienc:e has G. Godeck, Austin, Texas: "After 1. shown that Black's 8ishop gets misplac:ed P-K4, P-K4; 2. P-Q4, PxP; 3. QxP, N-QB3; after 9. P·KR3, B-R4; 10. P·Q3. MCO·l0 4. Q·K3. N-B3; my book says '5. P·K5 col. 76. note (a) quotes Weinstein·Lom· is premature: 5 ...... N-KN5; 6. Q-K2, Position alter 7. B-KB4 bardy, U.S. Chmp. 1961, which went: 9. P-Q3!'. Why can't White answer: 7. p ­ P-Q3, P-R3; 10. QN·Q2, N·QR4; 11. 8·B2, ANSWER: Superficially Black appears KR3. N-R3; 8. BxN, PxB; 9. PXP dis. eh. N-R2; 12. P·N4, N·QB3; 13. P·QR4, N·N4; to have only two replies: (a) 7 ...... , B·K3; 10. PxP, QxP; and I don't see how 14. B-N3, with advantage. N-R3; 8. P-KS, N·K5: 9. Q·N4, with good Black can motlnt an attack worth the "Also. for the Semi-Tarrasch Defense attacking prospects. (b) 7 ...... , NxP; pawn?" to the Q's Gambit Declined, Meo gives 8, N-B7ch, K·Kl; 9. NxR, NxN: 10. 0-02 1. P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P·QB4, P-K3; 3. N-QB3, (if. 10...... , NxP; 11. P·Q83), and White N-KB3; 4. N-B3, P·B4, why doesn't White is ahead in material. However, sharpest play 5. PxBP (i nstead of 5. PxQP, NxP, is 7 ...... , O·O! Now B. N·B7 is refuted etc.), thus forCing White to accept an by P·K4! (S, ...... , P-Q5; 9, P·QR3, PxN; isolated QP?" 10. PxB leads to unclear complications); ANSWER: After 5...... , BxP (5 ...... , 9. BxP, N·B3; 10. B·KB4, NxP with a PxP is also playable); 6. PxP, PxP Black's murderous attac:k. rapid development c:ompensates for his D. Goodwin, Hollywood, Calif.: "In isolated QP, which can frequently be Bassin-Tarjan, U.S. Junior, 1967, a new liquidated by ...... , P·Q5 shortly. move was made in the Ruy Lopez Ex­ D. Pritchard, Dodge City, Kansas: "The change Variation. After 1. P-K4, P-K4; following position was reached in Fisch­ 2. N-KE3, N·QB3; 3. B·N5, P-QR3; 4. BxN, er-Portisch, Interzonal, 1962. Black play- QPxB; 5. 0·0, B·KN5; 6. P-KR3, P-KR4; ed 16 ...... , 0-0. Couldn't he have got- 7. p·B3, Q"Q6 (!); 8, PxB, PxP; 9. N-R2, Posilion alter 7. P·KR3 ten the better game by 16 ...... , B-Q6; 17. P-N6! BlaCk got a very strong attack QxB, BxB? Black then plans to attack with mating threats. Is there a way for ANSWER: The crucial position ariseS after 7...... , KNxKP; 8. P·KB4, N·QS; the QP by B-B2-N3 and doubling Rooks White to salvage a good game after Q·Q6, on the open Q-file." particularly, does White have to take the 9. Q-K4, P·QB4 (wrong is 9 ...... , Q-R5ch; Bishop?" 10. K-Ql, P·Q84; 11. N·KB3!); 10. PxN, P-Q4 (not 10 ...... B·84?; 11. B·NSch, K-K2; 12. QxPch); 11. Q·84 (appears bet· ter than 11. Q·Q3, 8·B4; 12. Q·KN3, NxPch as quoted in MCO), NxPc:h; 12. K·Ql, NxR; 13. N·KB3. This is a double' edged game where White will eventually get two pieces vs. a Rook and 2 pawns. One possible continuation is 13 ...... , 6·K2; 14. 6·N5ch, 6-Q2; 15. P-K6, PxP; 16. N-K5, R-KB1; 17. BxBch, QxB; 18. QxRch, 8xQ; 19. NxQ, KxN; 20. P·QN3, winning a piec:e, but Black gets 4 pawns for it! Ed English, Honolulu: "After 1. P-K4 , Posilion alter Q-K2 p·K4; 2. N·KB3, N·QB3: 3. B-N5, P-QR3; 16. ANSWER: After 16...... , 8-Q6; 17. Position alter 7..... , Q-Q6 4. B-R4. N-B3: 5. 0·0, B-K2: 6. R-IG, P-QN4: 7. B-N3, P-Q3 ; 8. P·B3, why QxB, BxB; 18. QR·Ql, B·B2; 19. P·Q5 ANSWER: If 8. PxB, PxP; 9. NxP, doesn't Black play 8 ...... , B-N5 (instead inscures White an advantage. The move QxKP; 10. R-Kl, Q·R2; 11. N-N6 dis. c:h., of 0·0), thus preventing P·Q4? What Portisc:h played is better sinc:e the Blac:k any; 12. NxR etc:. But for 9 ...... , B-Q3, Bishop (on KR2) is strongly placed. see next issue. Show Your USCF Membership R. De Vault, Dallas, Texas: "After 1. W. Sinclair, Upper Darby, Pa.: "I am P ·K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-Q3; 3. P-Q4, somewhat puzzled after 1. P-K4, P-K4: Card At Every Tournament PxP; 4. NxP, N-KE3; 5. N·QB3, P-K3; why 2. P-KB4 where Black declines the Gam- is 6. B-N5 bad (or not in the books)?" FEBRUARY, 1968 Sl ANSWER: It is not bad, but has no QN4; 12. P-QB3); 11. P·K5 , RxBj 12. PxN, after (c) 12. Q.K1. QxP (if 13. QxP, a·54; independent significance and trOlnsposes RxP and Black remains a pawn lip." 14, Q-R4, p.Q6; 15. P-QB3, P·Q7!; 16. NxP, into other main lines after either 6 ...... ANSWER: After ,. BxPch, RxBi 10. QR·Ql---or Q·N3). (d) After 12, Q·Q2, N-Bl (Richter Attack) or 6 •...... • P-QRl NxR, KxN; produces a double·edged QxP (or B·NSch) White is welcomo to (Najdorf VOIriation) cr 6 ...... P·K R3 or game where mOlterial i5 theoretically defend the position, and perhaps a few ...... , B·K2 (Scheveningen Variation). equal and White cennot be said to postal tests are In order. Frcd Wren, Cambridge, Mass. : "One stand better. After 11. B-Q2. for eXlm· B. Woodworth, Omaha, Ncbra!ka: of my woodpusher friends came to me pll, Q·R4 holds the balance. "Would you give me your opinion of the with the following question; what to do L. Cranbcrg, Des Moines, Iowa: "I have fo llowing (somewhat obscure) variation for White aHer 1. P-K4, P·K4; 2. N-KB3, found in a few sources (MCO·1O for one) of the Ft'ench Defense? 1. P-K4, P·K3; 2. N-QBJj 3. B-N5, P-QR3; 4. ij·R4, P·QN4; a line in the Pelroff Defense where P-Q4, P-Q4 ; a. N·Q2 (or QB3), PxP; 4. 5. B-NJ, N- R4 ? He says this syste m can't Black is given a plus in a seemingly NxP, P·QNl. Is White's best line 5. B­ be sound, vi olating the axiom by 3 inferior position: 1. P·K4, P·K4; 2. N·KB3, N5ch? I've played this variation in sev· Knight moves in the opening, but he N-KB3; 3. P·Q4, PXP j 4. P·K5, N-K5; 5. eral tournament and postal games and docsn't know how to refute it. Can you Q·K2, B-N5ch; 6. K·Ql, P·Q4; 7. PxP c.p., have never fou nd anything to pose a devote a couple of lines to this wood· P·KB4; 8. N-N5, 0·0; 9. Q·B4ch, K-R1 problem for Black." pusher problem?" (Steinitz·Pillsbury, Hastings 1895); but it ANSWER: Whlt.'s best is probablv 5. seems here White can win a whole piece N·KB3, transposing into one of the pro· by 10. NxN (instead of QxB, NxPch). saic main linos of the Rubinstein Varia· PxN; 11. QxB, (or PxP). How can Black tion, E.g" 5...... , B-N2; 6. B·Q3 (or proceed?" 6, B-NSch. P·53; 7. B·Q3), N·Q2, 8. Q.K2, KN-B3, etc, If you feel comfortable with Black's position, by all means continue to play this vlrlatIon. B. Reynolds, Santa Barbara, Calif., makes some interesting points, the most important of which follows: "My next suggestion deals with MCO-10. the Dil· worth Attack, page 45, col. 109, note (1 ). I've discovered that 18...... , R·KBl is unsatisfactory. but that 18...... , R·K1! results in at least a wo n endgame." Pos-ilion alter 5. . ...• N·R4 ANSWER: R. Bvrne maintains White's best line is 6. NxP, NxB; 7. RPxN, Q·K2; 8. P·Q4, P-KB3; 9. N-KB3, QxPch; 10. B-K3, B_N2; 11. 0-0 (vs. Lomb..rdy, U.S. Position alter 11. QxB Open, 1966). There is no outright refuta­ tion. 6. 5xPch is unSCIund. 6. P·Q4 or 6. ANSWER: {First it shOUld be noted 0·0 both leOld to complicated games that 11. PxP [instead of QxB} can be mel whli!rli! White prli!servli!S • slight advOlnt­ with B-NSch; 12. B·K2, BxBch; 13. KxB, age. POIchman·Evans, Havana, 1964, for P·Q6ch; 14. PxP, PxPch; 15, K·Ql, Q·K2; example, went: 6. 0-0, P·Q3; 7. P-Q4, saving the piece wIth a strong attack.) PxP; 8. NxP, B·N2; 9. 5-02, NxB {not 9. Like most of these antiquated vari,· ...... , P·QB4? 10. B·QSI, BxB; 11. PxB, tlons the answer can probably be found 1 PxN; 12. Q.K1chl; 10. RPxN, and Black in old opening manuals_but we engage has some difficulty developing his pieces. in analysis, not research. BIOIck's best is Fischer (vs. Addison) played 6. p.Q4, 11...... N·B3 (if 11 ...... , RxP; 12. Posilion allel 18 • ....• R·KI PxP; 7. QxP, which is considered theor­ QxQP. B·NSch; 13. K·Kl); White now!,as " If 19. Q.K2, B·Q2; 20. Q·Q2, BxRch; etically best. 4 alternatives: (a ) 12. PxP, B-NSch; 13. 21. QxB, R·K8ch." H. Osterman: "In Chess Openings, K· Kl (not 13. B-K2?, BxBch; 14. KxB, ANSWER: Congratulations on an im­ Theory and Practice. after 1. P-K4, P-K4; RxPch!; 15. KxR, Q·B3ch; 16. any, NxQ). portant innovation (if it hasn't already 2. N-KBS, N-QB3; 3. N-Ba, N-BS; 4. B·N5, Q·B3; 14, Q·Q2, P-K6; 15. PxP, PxP; 16. been discovered)! White has no adequate B-N5; 5. 0-0, 0·0; 6. p·Qa, page 13, note QxP, QR·Kl wins. (b) 12. Q-54, RxP with defense. If 19, Q·N2, B-R6; 20. B·NS, (d) says that 6 ...... , N-Q5 seems play· a strong attack, although a forced win BxRch etc. If 19. B-Q2, B-R6; 20. R·K l , able; and after 7. B-QB4. P-B3; if 8. NxP , cennot be proved. The same holds true BxQ; 21 . RxRch, K-B2 wins. t hen Q·R4!"

Position alter 8. . . . .• Q-R4 Wouldn't 9. BxPch, RxB; 10. NxR, KxB lead to an advantage for White since he gets a Rook and 2 pawns for a Bishop and Knight? H 9. Bxpch , K·Rl; 10. N-B4. Q·B2 (or 10 ...... , Q-QB4; 11. N-R4, Q.

62 CHESS LIFE I wOl.lId like two ftalUrfl, and I'd Hire to de· would b~mlqht Jt not tum out to be scrille both of them to you. more Gon/uslnq than clarifying to the The first feature would N some thin,a alcin to weaker player? ... hat BRIDGE WORLD dou whe n ie iiyes a This arqumenl a side. tbere is also the hfn t? We have 00 cbus tOl.lr · ree:(' move: each player ml1ll decide on de in The WHkly Time".] nament," he sal· d . his plc:rn according to hta personal laae. W hiln fhe rtpttunt:ltive of our P"Cific "But USCF sca nd, for Unile! r egaining the pawn with a would transpose into book lines. The good game. text-move seems to seek a Catalan Threatening 21...... , ., NxB; 22. QxN, 9. QN·Q2 QN·B3 11. N·Q2 NxN System. BxN. 10. NxN NxN 12. QxN P·Q83? 2...... P·Q4 3. P·Q4 P·QB4 21. N-K4? ...... Too passive. Again 12 ...... , P·K4 is the move. LETTERS-(Continued) 13. P·K4 Q·B2 14. P·B41 ...... What an array of pawns! ona of the p;lrricipantJ in cha IntttZOllaI Failing to bring forward in bis artick 14...... P.QB4 16. P-QS P·83? 1000fOfli from a so-caUtd P3(ific 'Zone who ~ny con5truClIve allemarive, who i. Mr. 15. NPxP PxP might not have the llrmgth of '" highly Radojejc to judge whether we live in II Now Black gets squeezed to death. rated U. S. Erpen. By virC\lt of his living chen d l!Sen ? Comparatively better is 16...... , BxB; in I chess desett, this lucky man will come As for the comparison of USA Experts 17. QxB, P-K4. to play for the World O"llmpionship, whil e with our "lucky" men, we would confi· 17. P·BSI ...... Korchnoi, T . imanov and. Gip,li., after play· dendy accept a chllHen;e to II match on 10 This confines both Bishops. ing 20 gruelling round. in th e Soviet Cham· boards between OUt lOp pbyers and alum 17...... B·Q2 18. B·Q3 ...... pionship, will now hive to ,WUt through [onsisting of USA pl.yers rated as txpetrS. Threatening 19. PxP, PXP; 20. P·K5, ye o another pur-gatory to d~id. wh ich two AI! rh~t is needed is II wMlthy chess ~. PXP? ; 21. KBxP and wins. of thlm will "".nruaUy join this r~esenra· Iron to pay OUr air fares, we are r""dy. T8 ...... P·KN4 19. P·KSI P·KR3 riVI of the PacifIC." E. A. Bllea If 19 ...... , PxP; 20. QxP, threatening The mOtto of the FIDE, ",em una "En Pauant" 21. R-B3 and 22. R·N3, wins for White. ,\lmu," aptly stre$I-eS tht brotherhood of It would certainly seem that there are 20. P·Q6! Q·Q1 chtu all over the world. Thuefore no chess a qroup of chess players in the Pacific If 20...... , KPxPj 21. PxBP gives talent . . . can be arbitrarily deprived of Zone who are anxIous lor an expense· White a winning Kingside attack. his right to try for the world's title. If paid lrip to the United Slates. Air lares, 11. P·K6 8·B3 22. P-Q7 ...... he qualifies by some reasonable elimination belnq what they are, would seem 10 The march of the pawns is remark­ proteu, and despite its wukne$l-el the prts­ make prospects lor such a matcn. OVER able. Black is now almost completely mt one is a fair O.. f, h. should have THE BOARD. somewhat dim. However, hemmed in. ~ry tip. to do so. H ow else would the a match by cable or redio, or even by 21...... R·KBl 2S. QR·Ql Q·KBT world know whether he is a budding gmiu$ mail, would seem not impossible to or· 13. Q-K1 K·R2 26. KR·KT O.Ql or m,rtly II lucky man? ranq•. Any suqgestions, anyone? 24. Q-RS R·R1

64 CHESS LIFE White returns the pawn in order to 46. K· B3 N·K3 48. B·B8 N· K2 obtain the two Bishops. 47. Bx P oN ·Q1 49. P.N7 NxP 7...... BxNeh 10. P·B4 N·QBl Forced, in vie-.v of 50. P·N8=Q. 8. BxS BxN 11 . B·Q3 N·B3 SO. BxN P·B4 51 . B·R6 ...... 9. PxB Nx P Now it is merely a mopping.up job, a Nothing is gained by 11 ...... , Q·K2ch maUer of centralizi ng the Bishops to as White could weloome an ending with hold Black's passed pawns, and of threat· 12. Q·K2 or play 12. K·B1, 1a. K·N2, and ening to advn nce the RP. 14. R·Kl with promise. 51...... P·N4 57. BXN PxB 12. ().() 0·0 14. P·QN4 ...... 52. B·B4eh K· N2 58. P·B6 K.N3 13. Q-B3 P-QR4 53. B·B3eh K·N3 59. B·Q4 K.N4 Threatening to win the QNP with 54. B·K6! K·R4 60. B·K3ch K. B3 15. P·N5. 55. 8-B6! P·NSeh 61. P·B7 Resigns 14...... Q·Bl 15. K·N7 Q·N5 56. K·N3 N·Q4 Even Steiniu would not have enjoyed Not wanting to sit and defend the So it lurned out to be the BP that such. constriction! QNP or wait for White to play 16. p·Ra got through, not the RP. 77. B· K4 Id 29. R·K3 R·Nl and then advance both Knight pawns, Mayer says his associates kid him for 78. RxB K.Nl 30. B·B31 P·R3 Black goes for an exchange of Queens. calling the two Bishops his friends. This If 30 ...... • P·N3; 31. R/ 3·Q3, R·Ql, This, however, is bound to give him an game justified his fcelings. White can win by 32. B·Kl, 33. :8-NS, and unfavorable ending. 34. :8-87. or by 32. P.QR4, 33. P·R5, and 16. P·R3 QxQ<.h 20. Rx R P·R3 WEST a breakthrough on the Queenside. 17. KxQ P·R5 71. P·KN5 PxP H. Rogosin r eally demOlishes his op­ 31 . B·R5 R.Ql 18. P·N4 KR·Kl l'2. PxP N·Kl ponent with surpr ise sacrifices on his If 31 ...... P·N3; 32. BxP, RxB; 3S. 19. QR·Kl RxR 73. P·NS N·R7 14th and 16th moves. P-Q8= Q and White wins. As so often happens in endings wUh SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 32. R.QN3 ResI gns two Bishops against two Knights, the Knights are driven back to the first AMATEUR For If 32 ...... , P·N4; 33. PxP, PxP; Santa Monica, 1965 34. RxP wins, and If 32 ...... , R·Nl ; 33. and second ranks. RxP, RxR; 34. P·Q8=Q wIns. 24. P·B5! R·QI 27. P·QN6 N·BI Sicilian Defe nse overpowering poSitional play by 25. B·QB4 K·BI 28. K· N4? ...... , . P. Rh ee H. Rogosin Santasiere. 26. B·N4 P·QB3 1. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N·KB 3 P·KN 3 28. K·K4 would soon win the QP. EAST 28...... P·N3 29. B·Q3 N·N2 Exploiting his two Bishops in the The party begins to get a little rough. A New Publication ending, J ack Mayer triumphs in the last White will win the RP and obtain a "P0- round and captures third place in the tential passed pawn on the Queenside, tournament. but Black will get his Knights back DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OPEN into play and will harrass the White CHESS DIGEST King and h is vulnerable Kingside pawn s. Washington, 1967 30. R.Ql N·K7 35. K·K3 J. Mayer H. Jones 31 . B·B2 N!2·B4eh 1. P-Q4 P.Q4 3. P·B4 P·K4!? MAGAZINE N(K2j·B4 36. K·Q2 N·B6eh 2. N· KB3 NoOB3 32. BxP P·Q6 37. K·S I NxP Theoretical opening articles: Vigorous but suspect is this Albin 33, B·N3 R·QSch 38. B·s3 R·Q2 Fron, Shakhmltn y Bu llelln Ind Ol her Rus­ Counter Gambit. Followers of the late alan , Yu goslav. Hun,a.rian, German 'ou ~ e!. 34. K· B3 N·RSc h 39. 8·84 N·KS All e u r ~nt dlltl l Weaver W. Adams are particularly fond 40. B·Kl P·Q7ch of it. Great games section: 4. QPx P P.Q5 5. QN·Q7 ...... Black was at something of a stand· , Way back in 1914, Lasker got the still. Of course 40 ...... , NxQBP ?? loses better of Alekhine at St . Petersburg a piece to 41. B·N4. with 5. P·QR3! (at least as good as 5. 41. BxP K· Nl QN·Q2) B·N5; 6. QN·Q2, Q·K2; 7. p·Ra, Not 41...... , NxKBP?? 42. B·R6ch, BxN; 8. NxB, 0 ·0·0 ; 9. Q·Q3, P·KR3; 10. NxB: 43. RxR and White wins. p·KNa, P-KN3; 11. B·N2, B·N2; 12. 0-0, 42. B·N4 RxRch 44. K·K7 NxP Cumulative openings index: 43. KxR NxPch Each opening diVided Into Indlvidul var i· NxP; l a. NxN. BxN; 14. P-Q N4. allons ror easy r e fe~n ce. T hl, useful f ...... 5...... B·KNS 6. P·KN3 ...... ture glv85 t ourn ~ men t and postal playen • quick way to keep up with the latn t Pachman prefers this and 6. P·QR3 to Innovations. 6. p·KRa. 6...... , B·N5 Subscription: 1 year, 12 issues Making boo k. Opening manuals give (beginning Jonuary 1968) 6 ...... , Q-Q2; 6 ...... , KN·K2 , and 6...... , p.Ba, all leadini to II slight advan· $8.00 tage for White. Send check or money order to: 7. PoOR3 ...... CHESS DIGEST, INC . KEN SMITH, EDITOR PERSONAL SERVICE P. O. BOX 2122S The Editor of this department, a DALLAS, TEXAS 75211 former New York State and U. S. Correspondence Champion, and Co· Also Iv.. ilable : GREA T T OURNAMENT S ERIES. All the games, in English descrip­ reviser of Modern Chess Openings, Black is now actualIy a pawn ahead tive notaUon, with erGlstabr"'$ and d ill' , r ami. Includina- openin,s Indell> as de­ 9th Edition, will play yo u a corres· and has two connected passed pawns, ac ribed above. pondence game and give critical but the short·hopping Kn ights are a W IN NIPEG IU7: Larsen and Darga ahead comments on every move for a $15.00 long way from home (QN2 and QB3) and of Spassky, K eres, etc ...... _.. .. $1.60 fee. Write to John W. Collins, Stuy· are no match for the ranging Bishops BE VE RW IJ K 1967 : Spassky In front of Lar· vesant Town. 521 East 14th Street, sen, Darga, etc ...... $I.eo in a distance race. iNTERZONAL If67: A ll th e great ,ames. Apt. 3A, New York, N. Y. 10009. 45. B·R6! N·BSch ...... _...... $2..'5 If 45 ...... , hB; 46. P·N7 wins. FEBRUARY, 1968 65 This Accelerated Fianchetto Variation Threatening 12. NxN, 8xN; 13. N·Q5 of the Sicilian is a great favorite of forcing the retreat 13 ...... , Q.Q1. USSR Champion Leonid Stein who 11...... QR·B1! played it regularly at Sarajevo, 1967, Threatening to win a piece with 12. where he tied with Ivkov for fi rst and ...... , NxN; 13. QxN, N·NS. second. 12. B-N3 ...... 3. P·Q4 PxP Not now 12. NxN, RxN! 13. N·Q5? Stein plays 3 ...... , B-N2, perhaps not QxQ; 14. NxPch?? (14. NxNch) K-Rl; 15. wanting to find the answer to 4. QxP. RxQ, RxB and Black wins. 4. NxP ...... 12...... N·K4 13. Q·K2 ...... Or 4. QxP, N·KB3; 5. P·K5. Rather than lose time trying to main· 4...... 8·Nl S. N·QB3 ...... tain his KB, which cannot be done in Or 5. P·QB4-the Maroczy Bind. the long run, White should build his S...... N·Q83 6. 8·K3 Kingside attack with 13. B-R6, 13. P­ And this is the second surprise. From Black has nothing to fear after 6. NxN, KR4, or 13. P·N4. 13...... P·QR3 14_ P-N4? here on it is a King·hunt. NPxN. 17. PxR NxP 19. BxN QxB 6...... P·Q3 7. Q.Q2 ...... Strong in similar positions, this seems 18. B-Q4 NxPch Tringov.Stein, Sarajevo, 1967, with to lose here. Feasible afe 14. P-KR4 and Menacing both 20 ...... , Q-R8 (or N7) transposition, continued: 7. B·QB4, N­ 14. N·Q5. mate and 20 ...... , BxN. B3; 8. B-N3, Q-R4; 9. 0 -0, 0 ·0; 10. P­ 14...... 'N/ 4xNP!! 20. K-B1 8xN 21 . Q-Q3 ...... KR3, B-Q2; 11 . p.B4, QR·B I ; 12. Q-B3. This is the first surprise sacrifice. Apt to be mated, four pawns behind , 7...... ·N·B3 9. B.QB4 ...... White must accept it or be a pawn down and about to lose a Rook, White should 8. P-B3 0·0 with the worse position. resign. Alternatives are 9. 0-0-0, 9. B-K2, 15. PxN BxP 16. N·B3 21...... Q-N7ch 25. K-B2 QxPch and 9. P-KN4. If the Queen moves then 16 ...... , BxR 22. K-Q2 B-R3ch 26. K· Kl B·BS 9...... 8·Q2 11. K·Nl and Black has full material equality. 23. K-Kl BxKR Resigns 10. 0 ·0 -0 Q-R4 16...... RxN!! 24. K·K2 Q·K4ch

ess and There ... A rating improvement tournament held players have been living, and Geoffrey Tim Schum, and the upset trophy was at the Salt Lake City Chess Club was Gilbert. Robert Rubin was top A, Eli won by Don Welch. TO was L. Randall won by Don Arnow, followed by John Bourdon was top B, Paul Muskat was Rogers. Reed and Fred Docekal. There were 6 top C, and Jules Therien was top un· • • • players. rated. There were 21 players. • • • • • • The 12th annual South Jersey Ama­ The Maine Open, with 14 players, was teur, with 45 players, was won by Rafael won decisively by USCF Master Emeritus Cintron with 51/2-%, although John Yehl, Norman T. Whitaker, followed by Stanley wUh 4 Lh , as top-scoring member of an Elowitch, Harlow Daly, James Quirk and SJCA club, was awarded the title of David Nelson. South Jersey AmateUr Champion. Other • • • high scorers we re Dr. Robert Weaver, W. E. Martz, with a perfect score, won Dr. George Proll and G. F. Miller. Yehl the Illowa Open, in Moline. IlL He was also won the top A prize, Chris DuBOis followed by Harold Saberhagen. Mike top B, Donald Stone top C, Bernard Toal Frithiof, Peter Thayer and Eugene SoioL t"p D. Miller was top unrated, Lew Solo! tied with Tom Blade for the A Wood repeated as SJ Amateur Senior prize, Roger Leslie and Marilyn Koput Champ, and Junior Champ is William At· tied for the B prize, R. E. Anderson and kinson. TO was Dr. H. B. Matty. Mark Wegner tied for the C prize, and • • • Phil Cobert won the D-E and unrated Russell Garber and George Kellner prize. Best junior was Ri chard Weedman. became co-champions of the 1st annual Stan Roberts directed. Columbus Open. They were followed by • • • Photo by Beth Cauldy J. Paul May and Fred Smith. May also The Utah Open, with 26 players, was won the B prize, while Bill Chambers won by Glen Buckendorf with 5 wins HANS KMOCH RETURNS won the C and Donald Mason the D. and two draws. He was followed by Don· Fred Borges directed the 17-player event. Hans Kmoch, for fifteen years Execu· aid Benge, Dick Heilbut and Gaston tive Director of the Manhattan Chess • • • Chappuis, all with 51h-l Lh, and Walt Club, has recovered from a long illness. 10 player competed in the Twin City Gentala with 4Lfl. Heilbut won the resi· Intemational master , author and chess Section Tournament, held in Normal, Ill. dent trophy, the B prize was taken by teacher, Mr. Kmoch will direct special Section A was won jointly by Murrel Allen Healon, and the C prize was won activities at the Manhattan Chess Club, Rhodes and Douglas Ultch, Section B by Don Arnow. John Reed was TO. 353 W. 57 St., New York, New York was won by Richard Johnston, and Sec­ • • • 10019. On Tuesday evenings he will dis· tion C was won by James Magorian. Gar­ The New Mexico Open, with 38 players, cuss questions of practical chess. On rett Scott directed. was won by Warren B. Miller on tie· Friday evenings he will supervise a • • • break over Peter K. Cook. Following "chess clock" rapids. There will be up The Oartmouth Open in Hanover, New were U. Robert Barry, Dan Suseo and to three sections, for masters, experts Hampshire was won by Gerald Rubin Benjamin J. Munson. The A trophy was and amateurs. 1\Ir. Kmoch will also give with an undefeated 41h ·1f.: . Second and won by Sidney Brower, the B by Munson, chess lessons at the club at specified Ihird, also unbeaten, were Norman T. the C by Howard Shube, the 0 by Thorn· per iods. The chess world is happy to Whitaker, an "old pro" who has been as Grannemann, the E by James Barbcr learn that its distinguished elder states­ beating masters longer than most chess (he's 12 years old), best unrated was man is returning to active service. 66 CHESS LIFE THE ART OF POSITIONAL PLAY by Sammy Reshevsky

Korchnoi, tho Fighter So that if I S...... , P-KRJ, White Unproductive was 31. QxQch, NxQ; 32. c ;:. uld have won with 16. NxKP, PxN ; NxP, NxP ; 33. N·K7ch, K -Bl, etc. The Soviet Union boasts numerous 17. QxPch, R-B2; IS. B-N6, Q·KBl ; 19. 31 ...... N-Ql outstanding players. Few of them are as BxRch, QxB; 20. QxB. The Knight is needed on the K i n gsi ~ e versatile in style as Grandmaster V. 15...... R-Kl 16. PxP ...... Korchnoi. He conducts attacks and posi· for defensive purposes. Spassky's task is Unsound is 16. NxBP, KxN; 17. QxP difficult indeed. tional situations with the same degree ch, K·B 1; 18. PxP, B-N5; 19. Q·R3, BxN; of efficiency and fortitude. He is a great 32. P·NS PxP 36. Q·B2 B·B3 20. PxB, BxP; 21. BxP, NxB; 22. QxN, 33. PxP N-R2 37. N-N2 B·Q2 fighter, always playing {or a win even N·B3, and the three pawns are no match though the position might not call for 34. P-N6 N·Bl 38. N·K3 ...... f'l r the piece. 35. PxPch QxP a~ress i ye action. He is fea rless in every 16...... PxP 18. N-R3 B-Ns ~ tl ge of the game and assumes risks in 17. Q.B3 P-KR3 th::: opening regardless of his opponent. Spassky is trying to relieve the pres· K')rchnoi has had numerous impressive sU I'e on his QP, but in doing so he gives successes in international co mpetitions. his opponent the advantage of the two In the fo llowing game from the Sochi Bishops. To be considered was 18 ...... , tournament of 1966 (which he won ahead P-QR3; 19. P-R4 (otherwisc Black would of Pol ugaievsky, Spassky and other not­ have co ntinued with ...... , P-QN4 and ables), he displayed his endgame skill ...... , N-N3-B5, with good prospects), N· against a fo rmidable adversary. Korch­ Nl·B3,·NS. noi enjoyed a minimal advantage 19. Q·N3 BxN 21. P·B3! ...... thrc ughout most of the game; great pa­ 20. PxB K·Rl tience was required to turn this into In depriving Black's Knight access to a victory. his K5, Korchnoi limits the mobility of NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Block's pieces considerably. 21...... RxR ch 23. B-BS ...... Korchnoi Spassky 38...... BxB? • 1. P-Q4 N-K B3 4. N· B3 P·B4 22. RxR Q·KBI 2. P-QB4 P-K3 5. P·K3 0 ·0 Ineffective was 23. Q·B7 on account Teo anxious to simplify. Correct was 3. N·QB3 B·Ns 6. B·Q3 P-QN3 or 23...... , Q.QNl; 24. QxQch, RxQ; :ciS ...... , P-N3; 39. BxB, NxB, after which 25. R· K7, K·N L followed by ...... , R·Kl. White would have had difficulty making This is Spassky's favorite variation of 23...... R·Kl 25. Qx R Q·Q l progress. In this line, unproductive tlJ e Nimzo-Jndian Defense. He resorted 24. N·B4 RxRch wo uld have been 40. NxP, QxN ; 41. QxP to it several times during the Piatigor­ 25 ...... , Q·R6 would have los t to 26. clI , K-Rl. sky Tournament of 1966, with relative BxN, NxB: 27. Q·K8c h, N·Bl; 28. QxP, 39. QxB QxQ 40. NxQ K-B2 success. This is also a favorite with Rob­ etc. ert Fischer . Spassky decides to give up his RP. 26. P·K R4 " ...... 7. 0 ·0 B-N2 8. N·QR4 He discarded 40 ...... , N·B3 because of 41. N-K3, N·K2; 42. B·R3, N!1-N3; 43. Accepted as the best course for an K-B2, K-B2; 44. K-N3, K-K3; 4:;;. K-N4 . attempt to obtain an opening advantage. P-R3; 46. K-N5, K·B2; 47. N-N2, followed 8...... PxP 9. PxP B·K2 by N·B4 or N-R4 , wi th Black's position Otherwise, 10. P·B5 would have been untenable. embarraSsing for Black. 41. N-Q6ch K·K3 42. N·Ns ...... 10. B·84 P·Q3 12. N-B3 P-Q4 One of the pawns has to go. For if 11. R-Kl QN·Q2 42 ...... , N-B3; 43. N-B7ch , K·Q3; 44. B­ Moving this pawn twice appears iI· BAch, followed by NxP . logicaL P,{ore prudent was 12 ...... , R·Kl , 42...... K·Q2 45. K-B2 N·Q3 followed by N-BI-N3, waiting for White 43. NxP N{B1 j·K3 46. N-R3 ...... to undertake something. 44. N-N5 N·N2 13. Q·K2 N-R4 14. B·Q2 N/ 4·B3 (Continued next page) Indicating a willingness to split the point, ' but Korchnoi is not content with With Black completely on the defen­ a "Grandmaster draw." sive, Korchnoi proceeds to initiate action 15. N·KN5! ...... on the Kingside, with the purpose of creating a weakness in Black's camp. Announcing t he 26...... K·Nl 27. 8-Bl ... ~ .. . To deny Black Simplification wit h ...... , K-Bl followed by ...... , Q-K2. 27...... N·Nl Open Relocating the Knight to a more fav­ crable post. March 29~April 7 28. B·QR3 N-B3 30. B·Bl ...... 29. P-N4 Q-N T 30. N·Q3 was out of the question be· New York City cause of 30...... , P-N3, and 30. Q·K3 was unappetizing because of 30 ...... , See p. 71 for detoils N·QR4. 30...... Q-KT 31. Q-B2 ...... 1968 67 RESHEVSKY -(Continued) After the exchange of Knights, White , could have made no progress, despite the plus pawn. 46...... N·QB2 4S. BxN NxB 47. B·B4 N/2-N4 49. K-K3 K-K3 en 0 S a ers After 49 ...... , K-B3; 50. K-B4, Black could have resigned. Though a pawn ahead, Korchnoi still has his work cut out for him. Knight endings can be ex­ by Pal Benko tremely difficult and the win elusive. 50_ N-B2 P-KN4 51. K-Q3 P-N4 It would have been wiser not to ad­ FIRST INTERNATIONAL ENDGAME AND PROBLEM vance this pawn; now it is more easily COMPOSING CONTEST OF THE UNITED STATES subject to attack. 52. N·K3 N-B2 53. K-B2 N-Ql We take great pride in announcing a Here are the names and scores of new competition: THE 1st INTERNA. solvers for the November positions: TIONAL ENDGAME AND PROBLEM 10 points: E. Levin, J. Kastner. COMPOSING CONTEST OF THE UNITED STATES. The contest is open 9 points: C. N. Ludvik, S. H. Langer, to composers all over the world. F. Gorog, L. J. Brooks, S. Latus. Entries will be judged in three divi· 8 points: P. Storch, P . Day, A. Straz· sions: din, J. Morvay, R. W. Fabian, N. Felsing· er, K. Blumberg, T. Sweeney, C. B. Ren­ I: Endgame Studies. ner. II: Two-move Direct Mates. III: Three- or more-move Dircct Mates. 7 points: G. Kitts, M. E. Dickson, P. Herbers. The unprecedented prize fund of $500.00 will be awarded as follows: 6 points: S. Joosten, J. P. Whalen, B. 1st 2nd 3,d Reynolds, J . Adler, R. Keston. Endgame Studies; $100 $60 $40 5 points: B. Spiro, H. W. Stern, J. Two-movers: $75 $45 $30 Jobater Jr., P. K. Smith, D. J. Richman, 54. K-N2! •••••••• Three- or more- P. Duncan, J. Kerk, M. Fundin. ~eaving in reserve an extra tempo, movers: $75 $45 $30 3 points: G. R. Fritts, M. C. Callinan. which could be necessary. After 54. K­ N3, N-B3, White could not have re­ Additional prizes: aU "Praiseworthy" 2 points: W. H. Davis. located his Knight, except by playing and "Honorable Mention" compositions 1 point: A. N. Suchy, R. Virgile. 55. P-R3, which would have exhausted will carn their composers a bound vol­ White's reserve tempo. ume of Chess Life Annual 1968, in which Solutions lor last month's positions: 54...... N·B3 56. N·Ql K·K3 their composition will have appear ed. No. 64: 1. B-R7, K-N6: 2. B·B3. 55. K·N3 K-Q3 57. N·B2 K-B3 For the best composition in each class No. 65: 1. R-R3, KxR: 2. B·B3. Unavailing was 57 ...... , K-B4; 58. N· by an American composer (in addition No. 66: 1. K-N7, P-B4: 2. K-R6. Q3, P·KN5j 59. PxPch, KxP; 60. N·K5ch , to any prizes won in any of the above No. 67: 1. B·N2, PxP; 2. R-K7. 1 •.... , NxN; 61. PxN, K-B4; 62. K·N4, and wins. categories): an Official USCF Chess Tim· P-B4; 2. B-BS. 58. N-Q3 K·K3 60. N-85 N·R4 ". No. 68: 1. B-KS, PxP; 2. B-B6. 1.. . .. , 59. K-N2 K·Q3 61. K·B2 N-BS Restriction: Submissions must be orig· K-R6; 2. BxP. If 61...... , N-B3; 62. N-R6, N·R4; 63. inal compositions and must never have No. 69: 7. B-R8, P-B4: 2. B-KB7. K-Q3, N·B3; 64. K-K2 and K·B2·N3. been published. No. 70: 1. B-KBl, P·N4: 2. B·N2. 62. N-Q3 K·K3 Compositions must include full solu· No. 71: 1. R-NS, P·N4; 2. B·K3eh. If 62 ...... , N·R4; 63. N-K5, K-K3; 64. tions and all variations. Please type or No. 72: 1. R-N2, P·N4: 2. K·QS. K-N2, K·B3; 65. K-R3 and K-N4. write legibly; if your solutions cannot No. 73: 1. K-R4, P·N4: 2. B·K4. 63. K·N3 N·Q7ch 64. K·N4 N·NS be deciphered, your chances are jeop­ No. 74: 1. B-B2, K-K4: 2. R-K7eh. Hopeless would be 64...... , NxP; 65. ardized. No. 7S: 1. B-BS, K-K4; 2. R-N3. KxP, P·N5; 66. K-B6, and if 66 ...... , The deadline for entries is December P-N6; 67. N·B4ch, K·B4j 68. NxP, etc. 31, 1968. Later postmarks will not be Special Announcement 65. N·B2 K-B4 66. N·R3 PoNS considered, in fairness to other competi­ Grandmaster Pal Benko is now ac· Spassky is lost and makes a last stab. tors. Compositions will be judged by inter· cepting commissions for the composi­ Inadequate was 66 ...... , K-B3 on ac· tion of letter problems, such as those count of 67. N-N1, K-B4; 68. N-K2, N­ nationally known judges, whose names will be announced in a forthcoming is· seen in this issue, for the personal and Q7; 69. KxP, NxP; 70. P-R4, etc. exclusive use of those for whom they 67. PxPch KxP 70. KxP KxN sue. This competition is sponsored by the are composed. 6S. N-B2ch K-B6 71. K·N4 K·B7 If you would like your own initials 69. N-Ql K·K7 72. P·R4 Resigns Piatigorsky Foundation in cooperation with the United States Chess Federation. immortalized in an original and ex­ The pawns could not have been clusive chess problem, send them to: stopped; for if 72 ...... , NxP; 73. P-R5, Pal Benko N-K7; 74. K·B5, etc. A fine performance Solutions for the cover problems! P. O. Box 313 by Korchnoi. Gracie Station 1st: 1. Q-B7, K-R2: 2. B-B6. New York, N.Y. 10028 I.: 1. Q-N2, K-R3: 2. Q-R8en. The fee is $100 for any two letters, E.: 1. N·B4, P-B4: 2. QxBPeh. 1. .... , $200 payable in advance. Allow thirty days N-B3: 2. QxRPeh. for delivery. Benko reserves the op­ MAKES YOU P.: 1. R·K3, PxB: 2. B-K6eh. tion of making either two-movers or A C. (lelt): 1. B-N4, P-B4: 2. BxRP. three·movers as circumstances dictate. C. (right): 1. K-RS, K-R8; 2. R-NS. 1. Commissioned problems will be pub­ USCF MEMBER .... , K-N8: 2. R-N6eh. lished in Chess Life at the end of the FOR V.: 1. R·N4, N-Q7; 2. N-N7ch. 1. .... , year, unless otherwise requested. N·Q6: 2. N-N3ch. LIFE! S.: 1. B-RS, any; 2. Q-KB3. A Very Unusual Gift!

68 CHESS LIFE No. 76 No. 77 No. 78

" U" "5" "C"

No. 79 No. 80 No. 81

"F" "J" " P" TWIN: Move position one square left. TWIN: Switch the positions of the Knlaht TWIN: nemeve t he NP. On B4 and the Black Kine',

A Salute to tlte Sponsors Each of the six problems which follows Is in the shape Jacqucline Piatigorsky. Ali are originals by Pal Benko. Each of a letter of the alphabet corresponding to the initials of t he is a mate in three. Solutions to the problems will appear next contest sponsors, the United States Chess Federation and Mrs. mont h.

EACH PROBLEM ABOVE IS A MATE IN THREE .

GAME POSITIONS Partly as a result of the November questio nnaire, the as the positions. This month, the solutiOns will be found on solutions to the game positions will appear In the same issue page 72.

No. 82 No. 83 No. 84 American Open American Open Havan a 1967 Santa Mon ica, 1967 Santa Monica, 1967 M. T aimanov T. Weinberger C. Batchelder

P. Rhee T. Wein ber ge r H. Rossetto White traded his piecu at Q7, bu t this Black resigned here because he cannol Black has Just played __ ._., Nx Peh and was only IQQd for a d .aw. What win nine avoid the loss o f his BP. What would have W hit e answered K·R2. Black, it seems, has line dld he m iss' be{!n a better deciSion? overreached himself and must now 101i8 a piece. Rieht? FEBRUARY, 1968 69 IMPORTANT

All USCF-rated tournaments require that each participant Abbreviations used in these announcements: SS: Swiss is a paid-up member of the USCF. You must carry your memo System. EF: entry fee. $$: prizes or prize fund (dollar signs bership card with you and show it to the tournament director, are omitted from money prizes). INQ: entries and inquiries to or pay him another year's dues. Other memberships, such as the follow ing address. Reg.: registration. Rd.: round. Res.: state chess associations or local chess clubs ARE REQUIRED reserve or reservation. Req.: required. CC : chess club. TO: ONLY AS SPECIFIED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT. (Tourna· Tournament Director. ment organizers note this welL) illost tournament organizers wo uld like you to bring sets and clocks in case the tournament attracts more entrants Advance entry fees are refundable if the Tournament than expected. Officials are notifi ed of your inability to play WITHIN A Special note to those submitting tournament announce­ REASONABLE TIME PRIOR TO THE FIRST ROUND. (Organiz­ ments: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TO AVOID MIS­ ers note well.) This is true unless otherwise specified in the UNDERSTANDINGS! Be sure to note the above generaliza· announcement. It is usually a good idea to send your advance tions; don't fail to let us know whether other than USCF entry early; it's usually cheaper and it saves work for the memberships are required or if advance entry fees will NOT tournament organizers. be refunded.

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April 2Q..21 M., 4.' 4th Annual CHARLESTON OPEN TRI·STATE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ...~~ !;,- CHAMPICY.\ISHIP OPEN 5-SS SO/2. at Y~I CA. Steu ben,·llIe. Ohio. USCF ' IlIcn,J,e" shlp not I"Cq uir <.: d: however match'!' In w h ich both teams ~re USCF will

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Dr. Erich Ma rchand decisively wo n the Peter Cleghorn was undisputed winner ncr won the A prize, Reinhold Seizinger Cornell Fait Open in It haca, r\cw York, of the Anchorage City Open with a score \\"on the B, Krevinko the C, Z. Miller with a score o[ 5·0. All wit h 31f.!: ·1% were o[ 5-0. Following with 4·1 were Ethmer the D. Best unrated was P . J . Morris and Williom Bickham, Paul Glover, William Rllthcr, Donald Anderson and Louis best junior was D. Lim. Kenneth Tack Toikkll llnd Walter Buchl. Th e B prizc Knoepp. 20 players participoted in this directed. was won by Toikka and the C and below Al aska evcnt, directed by Mr. Rather. • • • prize was won by Roben Fonlon. Paul C. ¢... The Indiana University Chess Team Joss directed the 2C·plll yer event. 52 players participated in the E.$t won an overwhelming l2·0 victory over Co "Co Detroit Open, which was won by Bob Ihe Ball State University team. The The Northridge Chess Cl ub in South· Kopasz with 4 ~!z'~2 over J oe Forte and event was a double·round match played ern C:a li fornia has completed its Cham· Steve Krevinko on tie·break. J erry Pos· on six boards. pionship Tournament. The winner was r------­ Harold Mil ner ; runncrup was Michael Leidner.

Solutions for the 90m2 positions: No. 82: White played J. BxNch, QxB: 2, QxQch, BxQ; 3. B·R8ch, K·K2; , 4. RxRch, KxB; 5. B·R6, Ihinkinq to The following items from your 1968 catalog are out win the Lxcna:lqe, but Black has 5. of stock, and the publisher or supplier cannot give an ... .. B·N2!: 6. R·R7ch, K·K3; 7. R· R6ch, K·K2! (jf 7• . . . " K·B4: 8. BxB, estimate as to when they will be available again. Please R·KNl: 9, RxPch and 10. RxP, win· do not order these items until they are readvertised in ning). and a draw was agreed. How· CHESS LIFE, ever, according 10 Al Bisno. While missed l. R·R8!, winning at least a piec•. US-12 CHESS SCORE PADS No. 83: Blaele draws wJth J ...... K·N4; 2. K·K5, P·84; 3. K·K4. K·R5!. Euwe, THE MIDDLE GAME, BOOK II a nd if While takes the pawn, iI's stalemale! 11 he doesn'l, Black plays Evans and Karn, MODERN CHESS OPENINGS, K·N6, No. 84: The qame continued: 1. 10TH EDITION .... , Q·KB3!; 2. B·B3 (2. PxN, QxP mate, or if 2. KxN, RxP!J. NxP: 3. Fine, THE MIDDLE GAME IN CHESS (Paperback) Q·K2, H·K5!; 4. BxN, Q.B5ch; 5. K·Hl. BxB; 6. R·Ql, 8 ·Q3 and Black stands Golombek, MODERN CHESS OPENING STRATEGY much belter, and evenlually won.

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