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Z VCKER TORT- T o 1lWY( As of May 31, 1·959 COIl(lllcted by Since Ken Harkness did not furnish his usual introduction to the rating Jist, your editor, without knowing anything about the technicali­ FRED M. WREN ties of rating statistics, will attempt to give you a few general fa.cts about Editor CHESS LIFE the list in this issue. The pcrformances of 2 grandmasters, 11 senior masters, 86 masters, and 1488 players ranging from expert to Class C, in US CF rated tour­ In the position at the right the naments have been rated up to and including May 31, 1959, on the basis great Zuckertort played L ...... , of tournament reports submitted to Mr. Ha rkness. The list of tourna­ R-N!. He won a.fter thirty more ments thus reported is included. If, therefore, you have played in a moves, but IT WASN'T TIIE BEST USCF rated tournamcnt with results which make you believe that your rating should have changed, and if you find that it has not changed, or l'IIOVE. Think of the time and that your name has not been included in this list, please look first of agony he might have saved him­ aU at the list of tournaments which have bcen rated for the compila­ self had he seen the forced mate tion of this list. If thc tournament is listed, inquiry as to your individual in two. 1...... , Q-R8ch; 2. KxQ, rating may be made to USCF Rating Statistician, 80 East 11th St., New R-BS mate. York 3, N.Y. If the tournament is not listed, your inquiry should be addrcsscd to the sponsoring USCF chapter or affiliate which promoted the tournament in question. No inquiry concerning rating matters should be addressed to your editor, since such inquiries are simply sent for­ ward to the Rating Statistician in New York. 1000 This is probably not the place to comment on individual rating status = NEW changes, but sinCe Dr. Erich Marchand, 1958 U.s. Amateur Champion, Operation MEMBERS and L. R. Chauvenet, 1959 U.S. Amateur Champion, have been prominent contributors to CHESS LIFE for years, it may not be out of place to mention that they have lost their amateur status, and are now listed ARIZONA, T HE CINDERELLA STOR Y with the masters. And in a year when women's rhess was very ina~tiv~ in lhe , our congratulations to Lisa Lane who competed in To: Fred Cramer, General Membership Chairman several tournaments in which she was the only female entrant, and From: Special Confi denti,,! Arizona Correspondent competcd so successfully that she has graduated into the Expert Class, I am sending you this report as I think it's time they published the and has jumped from ninth to third place among the highest USCF-rated Arizona story. As you know, there are really only .two cities, Phoenix women players of the country. and Tucson. At Fort Huchuachua they come and go . Mesa had a chess (Continued on page 9) festival in the Valley of the Sun with 16 players, mostly from Phoenix. Tucson has a small club, mostly unorganized. But Phoenix has Mabel Burlingame, State Membership Chairman, ROB IN AULT WINS U . .S . JU N IOR TITLE-G IL RAMIREZ SECOND­ and a real worker. She got 42 members for our club since last June. Here L A RRY GILDEN THIRD. IN U_ S. OREN: ARTHUR BI SGUIER FIRST is the history-making! Phoenix soon will have at least 55 members, all W ITH 10·2, PAL BENKO SECOND WITH 9%-2%, RAYMOND W EIN­ due ,to her! STEIN THIRD, FOLLOWED BY HEARST, BERLINER, STEINM EY ER, Last May ,the Encanto Chess Club dared us to hold rated tourna­ BRA SKET, ULV ESTAD, SHERWIN, AND HENIN IN THAT ORDER_ ments, so Mrs. Burlingame invited about 15 good players to her house, (Details and cross·score in next issue) where we organized the Phoenix Chess Club. Things went slow at first, but we picked up members, l!-nd to date we have 43. To belong to the BENKO WINS Phoenix Club you have to p"y $5.00 to join; that also makes you a mem­ (B y Sp~

Publlshed twice a mont h on ~he Sth and 20th by THE UNITED STATES CHESS AS AT JUNE 30, 19S9 FEDERATION. Entered as . econd clju maUer S eptember 5, 1946, at the po, t office at Dubuque, 10WII, under the act of March II, 1879. ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Edito r: FRED M. WREN Cash In Manuf acturers Trust Company ...... $ 1.139.30 Petly Cash ...... ,...... ,...... SO.OO POSTMASTER: Pluse r al ... rn ... ndellverable caples wllh For m 3579 to Frank Account.s Receivable ...... ,...... ,...... 274. 34 Brady, USCF Busi ness Manager , 80 East 11th Sireet, Na W' York 3, N. Y. Inve ntory_ Chess Equipment and Books ...... 2,648. 15 In"entory-Supplles ...... ,...... 1.297.62 $ 5,409.61 OTHER ASSETS F ... r nltur e and Fixtures ...... $ 411.49 L ... u - Rese .... e for Depreciation ...... 148.40 $ 26 3.09 Sec ... rlty DepOSits ...... 115.00 It may be that this will be the first year in thirty that the cry P repaid F.t.D. E. Ex.penses ...... __ ...... 266.45 644.54 " Break up the Yankees" will not be heard in baseball circles. We well remember when one of the greatest basketball aggregations in the TOTAL ASSETS ...... $ 6,OM.IS history of that sport-The Original New York Celtics-was broken up L IAB ILITIES just to give t he otber teams in tbe professional league a chance. After CURRENT LIABILITIES seeing what the teams of the Independent Chcss Club have done in Accounts Payable ...... $ 1,886.59 Acco ... nts Payable-Telegraph.Herald ...... 2,405.25 the North J ersey Chess League, we are momentarily expecting to re­ Expe nses Accr ued ...... 717.70 ceiVe a demand that some of tbeir concentrated chess strength be Taxes Payable ...... ,...... 299.60 spread over other American centers of chess ac tivity. In a nine·team Defer r ed Income ...... 106.56 league, the Independent Chess Club of 102 N. Maple St., East Orange, TOTAL LIABILITIES ...... $ 5,415.70 N. J . en tered two teams, the Seniors and the Juniors. They became NET WORTH co·champions after each team scored seven wins and one loss. With SURPLUS-July I, 1958 Deficit ...... :...... $ (1):05.16) Add_ Net Income Cor t he Year E nded players like Weaver Adams, Clint Parmalee, Edgar McCormick, and J une 30, 1959 ...... 1,843.61 Bob Durkin, to call upon, we are not at all surprised at the success of Lhe Senior Team. But when the same club can field a Junior team which SURPLUS-June 30. 19119 ...... $ 638.45 includes 2 USC F masters- Popovych and Dubeck-and 3 USCF experts­ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH .. $ 6,054.15 Kerr, Hickman, and Jones- I say it's time to break. 'em up . STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 19S9 INCOME FROM SALES Sales of Chess Equipment and Books ...... $16,398.16 C05T OF SALES: f.. . R ... n e ll Cha ... vene t, o ... r 1959 U . S. Amate ... r Ch. mpion writes: Jnventory- Chess Equipment &: Bo0fs, July I, 1958 .. $ 1,670.76 Dear Mr. Wren: Purchases ...... 11.G80.21 J oseph Weininger 's point of view Is wort h listening 10 (CL. June 20). but I do not beileve that for all h is lo ve of t he game he h as much Insight Into the 12.730.97 natu r e of chess. Less-Inventory. June 30, 1959 ...... 2,648.15 10,102.82 Chess Is not basically an a r t, a n a musement, or a soclalWng pastime. It Is baSically combnt- a clvlUzed st ruggle which has s ubstituted for duels with clu bs GROSS PROFIT ON SALES ...... " ...... $ 6,29U4 or swords an eqUivalent combat In which Ideas a re the weapon •. A tr... e game of OTHER INCOME ~he$S 15 a clash of wlUs with Ihe object of beating the opponent Into submiS­ E armarked Donations ...... ,...... 135.25 sion. unde r the rules of tbe game. Individ ual Membership Dues ...... 16,506.81 T he fact t hat chess has ol her aspects, and can be enjoyed for esthetic or A ffiliation Dues ...... 1,816.00 ..sOcial reasons, Is all to t he good, but should not be allowed to disguise t he basic Chess Life S ubscriptions (Non·members) ...... 541.21 n ature of the game. Rating Fees .,...... ____ ...... ,...... 1,274.115 There was never a losing move which br ought me Ihe least esth eUc appre· T ournament Fee, ...... 4,170.00 ciaUon. Suppose that Marshall's fll mOUS "showe r of gold" move fQ.KN6) h ad Ge neral Donations _...... 175.53 rcrulted mer ely In t be loss of Ihe and the game. W ho would r emember It Chess Life Adve rtising ...... 136.36 as a n artistic m ove and derive any esthetic pleasure , rom considering It? Foreign r.tagaUne Su bscr iptlons ...... 45.70 Mr. Weininger's suggestion t h at chess should be p romoted for the pure love of the game, and t hat our present promotion methods with the ir empbasls TOTAL INCOME ...... $33,097.05 on the rating systcm are regrettable, shows only t hat be Is unacquainted wllh EXPENSES Ihe his tory of the USCF. It was learned from experience that the people wbo PubUcation of CHESS LIF'E: love Ihe game only as an art or a musement d o nOI see tbe need for the e x.is tenee Printing and Mailing ...... $ 6,825.24 of the USCF and will not support It. The USCF ran up a debt of sever al thousand Editorial F('es and E xpenses ...... 2,841.75 $ 9,600.99 d ollaTS before tbls bitter lesson was learned. Our more r ecent d iscover y Is tbat competition Is th e soul of organized chess , b ecause It Is In harmony wllh t he basic nat u re of Ihe game. The rating sys tem Membership Promotion &: Retention : , P rinting and Mailing ...... 1,325.93 stands as a symbol of OUr recognition t bat chess Is basically a struggle, not an Seiling a nd S hipping Expenses: art. This approach has brought health to t he USCF. At the sam e time It has Prlntlng of Catalogs ...... $ 1,403.43 n ot depr ived II Single chessplayer of the right to regard hlJg o ..... n chess as an e sthetic expe r ience or whatever be likes. We ta ke nothing away from tbose who P arcel Post a nd F relgbt ...... 829.42 share Mr. W('lnlngeT's point of view. We add much to the pleasures of t bose Shipping S upplies a nd Expense ...... 723.32 2,956.]7 who like to test the ir skill a nd Im pr ove t heir abilltles by p articipating In tour. n amenl5. supporting t he r ating sys te m, and promoting the USCF. To ... rnament Prizes and Expenses ...... 3,952.82 Stationery and Office Supplies ...... It ~ houl d not be supposed t hat my strong support of the rating system comes 608.80 f rom any delusion that It will ever flatter my abilities. Tber e would be SOme. Mlscellaneo ... s Exp('nse and Bank Chllre:cs ...... 824.64 thing wrong with a system tbat called me a master. and I undoubtedly filII In t be Inventory of Supplles-July I, 1958 ...... $ 543.90 class Incxpllcably condem ned by M,-. We ininger , who a re never going to Improve Less, Inv. of Suppllu, J une 30, 19S9 ...... 1,297.82 ( 75~.92 ) their games sUbstantlally. Our support of the rating s)'stem does no~ cOme from Business Manager's Comm issions ...... 3.879.43 any ridiculOUS notion tha t It wiU be a path to glory. Rather, we are confldent Admlnl5trallve Expenses: that It gives U5 a fair appr aisal of whatever we are aetuaUy able to accomplish, Printing and Mailing ...... $ 203.08 and we believe this to be well worth whlle . Miscellaneous ...... ~. _~':'~' .:": 750. 17 J d o not like to seem 100 barsh towards Mr. Weininger. He lJl a m Gst agr ee_ :able ma n, a nd that he Is Interested In e bess at a ll Is a fortunate clr eum,tance Travel Expense .. ,...... ,.,.. ,...... ,...... ,...... 150.00 'for othe r players. I earnestly hope that he will continue to enJGy the game. Yet Rent .... . ,...... ,...... 1,320.00 h is views, wer e they to pre ,·ail. would be. In m y opinion. disastrous for t he USCF, Office Salaries ... ,...... 3,1l86.OO s o t hat I have felt It necessar y to rcply to his letter. Ins ura nce ...... 97.75 Ceneral Postage ...... 501.76 Francll Collinl Of '.'1 Bord ..... x, Dallas 9, Te xas writu : Te lephone and Telegraph ...... 230.15 " { ha ve received a notice of t he 1S59 U.S. Open and tbe playing conditions Accounting ...... ,...... ,...... 250.00 once agllin contain t hat a bsurd sentence : " Tbe flnal round ..... 1lI be played to a Legal ...... 250.00 conclusion." Payroll T axes ...... 401.G8 Do the tournament operators realize how tong a game may last? Four hours DepreclaUon- F urniture &. FIxtures ...... ' ...... 41.15 Sh ould be the longest playlnJ,:" session. T be basic time (If flve hours Is already F.I.D.E. Duc. &. Entry F('es for U.S. Players In too long. But t hen to Insist that players go on beyond five hours :!! " FIDE International Tournamenh abroad ...... 271.52 Rating System Expe nses: R. J . W atlon, 201 North Mills St., M~d Js on S, Wisconsin, wrltes: CommISSions ...... ,...... 637.43 " Pleas(' a ~ k (In columns of Chcss Life ) t bat any adult Inte r esled In pr omoting N ... w York City Cross Receipts &. Oecup.ncy Tax .. .. 25.51 I chess among young people under 16 In W isconsin contact me. h ave organized • a boys' chess club at the Madison YMCA, and have found tbat the 9, 10, and 11 TOTAL eXPENSES ...... $31,253. 44 year old, take to the game eagerly. Further mor c, Ihey r etllin t belr Interest. (Continued on page 7) NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR ...... " ...... • 1,843.61 USCF Membership D ... n , Includ ing s ubSCrip tion to Ch ess Llle, periodical p ubll. CHANGE OF AODRESS: . ·our weeks' n oUce r equired. When or dering cbange oatlon of national ehe!l.!l rating. and all othl!r prlvllcg('s: please furnish an addr eas .um cU Impression f rom r ecent IS3ue or e xact repro· ONE YEAR: TWO YEARS: $9.50 THREE YEARS: $13.5t1 LIFE: $100 .00 ductlon, InCluding numben and dates on top line. : $1 0.00 ( Life afte r 10 Send me mbership d ... es (or s ... blcrlptlons) and chlnVes of addreS$ to Frank Br.dy, B",slnen Menager, 80 East 11th Sireet, New York l, N. Y. Send To... rna..,pnt retlng raport, (wilh fees, If any) and aU com m ... nlcatlons r .. glrdlnv CHESS LIFE edItorial maHe rs to FRED M. WREN, Editor, Gove HOIoI .., Parry, Maln t. ldake slI chy ·kt .,.,able to: 1liB UNtiBO STAl13S 0iBSS FBOERATION , • T/nmJd)', p ... I (f!)ess I:lfe A"g"" 20 , "19

15...... R·BS • 16. B_K l R·87 LARRY EVANS ON CHESS 17. B·BI R·BS I • . N· NS K·Q2 19. B·02 8·NS 20. P..QR3 R·RI By International Grarnlmaster LARRY 'EY ANS 21. R.QNI K·B] 22. Bx8 K.N 23. B..Q2 R" ORAW THE FRENCH DEFENSE DRAW Black Is more lIcllve. but Whltl! .:Ill If 20. QR·QI. n ·BI. just hold t he balance with 24. K-n 1. P·K4, P·K3. and If K_RS ; 25. P·N3ch! Out on 24. Game NO.3 .. .. _.. . R·QBI Billck h u $Ome wlnnJn, Lu ds to • solid, closed gll me where Black chan.:es. will have difficulty in freeing his Q-Bishop. ALEXANDER UHLMANN Munich. 1958 The French is a hard formation to crack. Premature attacks a fC WHITE BLACK , easily repulsed by Black's strong, ciosely-knit Pawn structure. Somewhat 1. P·K4 P·K3 Game No.5 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 11 BOLESLAV,SKY GUIMARD out of Cashion, this defense still is favorite of Botvinnik's, wh o likes 3. P.K5 P·QB4 the opportunities for patient maneuvering in closed positions. This is m ack a lways m ust attack t he base Groningen, 1946 SLACI( one of the soundest games at Black's disposal, but it is not recommended of Wh!lc ' ~ advanced KP. WHITE T. P·K4 P·K3 for players seeking f as t act ion with o,Pc'=nclc;nc'='c. ______~ 4. P·QB3 N·QB3 5. N·83 Q·H) 2. P·Q4 P·Q 4 3. H-QB3 N·KB3 10. .. B·KN! 6. P.QR3 6. B-I" . Px P~; 1. P xP, KN·K'; 8. p. 4. B· NS B·K2 11. P.KR3 B· R4 Som<'what more v~nturuo nl C Is 4 ...... 12. P·KN4 B·N3 QN3. N·IH ; 9. B·N2, D·NSe h Is better {or B!pck. B.NS; S. P·K5, P.KR3; 6. B.Q2. BxN; 13. N·KS BII8 1. PXB. N·KS. 14. QxB P·B3 6...... P·B5 1. P. I(N3 P·B3 5. P·KS KN ·Q2 15. B·NS? NxPI 6. BxB 16. NxOBP NxN 8. PxP Nxap ••• 9. B·N2 B·Q3 7. P· B4 P·QR3 17. 8xB NxB 8. N·B3 P.QB4 18. PxN P·B4 10. 0 ·0 0·0 11. Q.K2 K· R I 9 . PIIP N.QBl 19. QR·KI PxP 10. P-OR3 20. R·KS R·B6 12. N·KS •• N ... 11.Q..Q2 P·QN4 21. Q·N5 N·N] 13. PxB N·Q2 14. a ·K3 N-B4 12. Q·82 B·N2 22 . RxP Q.B3 13. QIIQ 23. R·N5 R-KBI 15. H·Q2 Q·R4 16. P·B4 , 14. H·K1 24. N·K4 Q·85 ... 15. N(2)-Q4 1&. N·Q6 11 me t by 17. P·Q N4...... 25. QoQSch I( ·RI IS. PXP. PXP; 16. P·RN3 , Iv" s Wbite, 26 . R_R! R·R6! 17. axH? Much better ta 17. N·B3. Once thts mo ~ play. 27. RIIR PxR 15 ...... _ HI(N 2'. N·N) N·R5 BIsho p Is cxchll n8ed Whit e Incurs too many wellk . q u a~l. \6. NxN Px P 2t. Q.K4 N·B6c.h 11. fO xP K.K2 30. K·Rl QxQ 17...... QlIIBch 11. Q.1I2 QxQch II. 0 ·0·0 QR·KBI M,,;n U nt 31. NxQ R·BS 19. 8 ·K2 R·B5 32. R·81 P·R3 19. RxQ P·KN4I White ShIck 20. N·III R·1I2 20. S·Bl R.QBI 33. R·83 P·KN4 21. K-Nl I5 ·B3 I. P·1(4 P-Kl 34. p·QS P·H5 21 . H·K1 PIIP 22. PxP R· KNI 22. P-KH3 R(S).Bl 2. P·Q4 ._ ..... 35. R·K3 R·B4 23. KR·BI B.Q2 U. N.B3 R·B3 23. QR· K·SI P·H4 The tame 2. P·Q3, transposes into Black has plllY on both wing.. WhIte 24. 8·K2 Rx" 31. R-K6 K_N2 25. RXR 11· 1(1 a reverse K's Indian with a move­ 38. RxR KxR II tied down, hI, pIeces h ave no IfCOpe. 26. R. B] ",.Q2 in-hand. For 2. PXP see game 1. 39. P·Q6 K·K] 27. R-K3 • • H] 2...... P.Q4 40. H·QS? KxP 24. P· R3 ...... Cr ulln, a ne w weakness On his KN3. 28. K·81 8 ·K5 3. N.Q83 ...... 41. NIIP P·R41 29. B·83 HxP 42. N·B4ch K·Q4 Beller Is 24. N·BZ. More popular nowadays is 3. N·Q2, 24...... P· KR4 30. BxB P~8 O. N·Klch K-K5 31. RxP K·Q3 which leads to simplification after 44. P·R4 K·Q6 25 . N·82 B·Kl 3. 26. N·N4? H·K2 32. P·B3 K..Q4 P·QB4-see game 2. For P·K5, 45. N.Q5 K-K7 ]3. R·K2 R·Bl 3. 46. N·B4ch KxP 27. K.R2 R(1)·Bl Nimzovitch's move, see game 28. K·NI? R·H2 34. K·B2 R.83 3...... B· NS 47. HxPch K·B81 35. K_N3 H·Q6 48. N·B4 P·N6 29 . N·B2 N·B4 This move constitutes the Wina­ 30. K·R2 P·RS 36. R·Q2 H.B4ch 49. H·N2 K·B1 37. K-N4 H·KS wer Variation. For the passive 3. SO. P·R5 P·R5 31. NoQ4 NlIIH 32. PxN >' B-N3 31. R·QI N·B1 PXP see game 4. For 3. N·KB3 51 . N·B4 K·B8 39. R·Q2 N·KS 52 . N·N2 P·R6 33. P·B5 see game 5. Du p erlUon . The threat was ...... B·Q6 40. R-aT H·B7 4. P·K5 ...... 53. H·K3.:h K·B7 41. R.Q2 DRAW 54. N·H4ch K·K7 followed by R(2).}{B2. On other moves, such as 4. N·K2 33...... RxP If White attemptl to vary with 41:1i· WHITE RESIGNS QNI. then P·K4 fives Black the IniUa· or B-Q2, Black replies with PXP. There Is no def ense to P·N7ch. 34. RIIR BxR 4...... PoQB4 35. R· B4 R·KB2 live by vlnue or hI.$ dan,erOUI pused 5. PoQR3 allNeh • 36. RxP.:h K·N2 KP. Thl$ - endgame II a , ood e umple 8-R4; 6. 6. 31. B.B3 P·R4 of the positions that are likely to arise For 5. P·QN4 see game when Black ac.::epta a blCkwlI rd. ho­ 6. PIIB ...... 31. B.Ql P· NS 3' . R·B4 B·N] illed KP. Notice how Blick" Q·8lshop For 6. N·K2 see game 8. For Game No. 2 40. R·H4 R·87ch played a paasive role lhr ou,hout the 6. Q-B2 see game 7. Both of WHITE RESIGHS mid·game. these replies lead to interesting ROSSOLIMO STAHLBERG struggles leaving Black with bet· Am$ferdilm, 1950 ter endgame prospects, but taxing WHITE BLACI( Game No.6 his defensive capabilities in tbe 1. P·K4 P·K1 SMYSLOV 1. P·Q4 P..Q4 Game No.4 BOTVINNIK mid·game. 1. H.Q2 PoQ84 9th match glm_, 1954 4. PxQP QxP SEIDMAN SHAINSWIT WHITE IILACI( Game No. 1 Another eHectlve reply Is 4. KPxP; US •• P-K4 P·K3 5. KN.B3, N-KBS; 6. B·NSeh, B.Q1- WHITli Chlmpion5hip. l ~S~LACK L .... P·Q4 BIs ek must be willing to accept ." ,. N..QB] B.HS TARTAKOWER BOTVINNIK Isolated QP. .. P·K4 P·K3 •• P·KS P.QB4 Groningen, 1946 5. KN-B1 ,. P·Q4 P·Q4 P..QR3 B·R4 Q..._Ql ,. N.QB3 •• P·QN4 PIIQP WHITE BLACK •• B·84 ... •• N.. H.Q2 It 6...... PxNP; 7. 1. 0·0 H.QB3 •• , N·NS. with ad· I. P·K4 P·1( 3 a. Q.K2 ...... ,. N·KI53 KN·B) vantage. 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 NxN.:h N.N 7. Q.H41 3. PIIP PIIP 8. N·NS regains t he Pawn without .,. •• ...... vintage. ,. 15·03 P·QN) 7. N-NS I" met by B·B2. The game i9 dnwllh. because , ym· 8...... B·K21 •• N·K5 ...... 7...... N.K21' metrical. Wholenle exchan,e. ,en­ 9. N·N3 8·B3 A" alter n ate $y$tem S. Q_K 2. Better either K·Bl or P·KN3. erally foHow alonl the K.flle. Thl. 10. R·Ql KH ·K2 ...... " B·N2 8. PxB PxN variation hu been I ba ndoned because 11 . P·B3 P·QRl •"• B·NS.: h P·B3 9. QxNP R-HI It dissipates Whlte's Initiative . 12. 8·K3 0 ·0 10. Q.B3 10. QxP N·Q2 4. N.KB3 BoQ 3 13. KNxP Q·82 to. BxPch. BxB; II. NxB. Q·Q4i + 11. N·Bl N·Bl 5. P·B4 ...... 14. NxN N.N If 10. NxQBP. Q.Q4; n . p.Qa.4. QxNP; 12. Q.Q] QxP' 13. P·KR4 B.Q2 An attempt to Introduce Imbalance. 15. B·B5 8·K2 12. N·K5 dl •• ch .• K·Q1; 13. R·BI. B· 16. Q.K3 14. B·NS R. 151 N.K B3 N5ch; .. 14 ... B·Q2 ... Q.K5<:h;.. 15... Q.K2 • 17. QIIB .•••...... 81(8.:h 15. H.Q4 N·1I4 ••6. P·BS I5 ·K2 + . White has a sll&'hI advantlge In spaee 10...... 16. R..QNI R·IIS? 7. B.Q3 P·QN3 .... Relatively best Ia 16...... NaN, and conlrol o r the Q.flle. Onee Bli ck 11. QIIQ N •• •• PxP RPIIP luc«cdl in connectIng hI" , he 12. BXPeh QxN. P -N3. t. 0·0 0.0 e quaU ~e ... 17 . HxH ' PxN wUl by co ntesting the file. U. Hxl5 R·lll 10. H·B] 11. _...... BoQ2 14. NxP R" 11. RxP R.Kkh Safer a nd mOre reUrlclive II 10. P·KR3. 18. Q·Q6 QXQ 15. R·BI (Continued- page 6) 16. P· KR4 QN.83 17. R·R1 QR-Bl II. R· N3 K·Rl 19. P_RS R· KB2 20. P_R' P-N3 GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS 21. R·Bl KR·BI 22. N·K2 N·QNl • 23. K·BI R·B5 14. K·Nl QN.B3 AlIIlOtated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS ~S . B· NS N·K NI 26. R·Kl Q·K B1 27. P.QB3 N·R4 28. N·B4 R-83 USCF MEMBERS: Submit you, bm g ; 7. Qxa, NxQP!. 30. P.QR4 P·R4? pr lslng game whe re Whlta sacrifi ces 5...... BXNel> 31. Q.Ql P·B4? The two most common varlatlons he r e ,. PiII B Q.B2 are : 1) 8 ...... P-KS4; 9. P:

KIBITZERS' MAILBOX­ (Continued from page 4) by N £chow Gabor For the pal t yca r 'n ' lIal'e b~ n t r ying In \'Dln to conlacl j ust onl! othe r I boys' chell dub In the S t al e o f Wisco nsin. We want to make Id ps to to"'08 not 10 0 far from Madison, a nd . play n,atches "'llh ot her dubs. We JUSI ca n'l find an yone 10 play wit h. The Bo}'s' ~ e r et . ry hn correspOnded ",Ith othe r YM CAs In Wisco nsin. Many hl\'!! boys wlllln r 10 ta ke par t In a eheu progra m and the playing facilities, but A fe '" omissio ns and m isp r in t s are he rewith c ... rrect.. d . fo r the u ke o f p r e­ are unable to have a ebeu p r o,r a m beuu. e they " "onot fi nd an adult to direct cision o f ... u r r ecord: No. '76 Bakesl: keym ....· .. I. P .Q3 waiting. No. , " Orio.. . r : It. All Ihal b need ed In m an y t o"'ns and cll \(~s 10 hll\"" an .. ffective ehe... pro­ gram amone boy. II Just One in ("rested ad ult. I sug gest t hat any adult " 'ho II t OOked by I. P·N4. No. , " Tho mpson: keym... ve should read: 1. N·ns. No. "' Morrll: w ith a l PN2 n ...... I ullo n; ... It h ... ut It at least 4 cooks (m aybe mO N! t). AU d1sluJlle d w ith t he adult apathy t o wuds t he" In h b c ... mmunit y g ... d own t o the Joeal YMCA and atart a p r ocrll m amonll' t hc boys. In ten yea rs t hey will be men . ':o rrcet claims were awar d ed extra poln'" ... n t he Ladder. and t he c ... mmunlty can the n hllve li n adUlt chess clu b. F rom whal I ca n see amone t he adutls In t his co mmu nity It will lak.. annlh .. r hundr ed )·earo Ixl fn re Problem No. 1013 Pro bl e m No. 1014 there I, a live adult che .. ctub here. By M. ~tari sco seo By David Hjelle l.et·s .... ork fo r the future." Tchechoslovakia Norway O"8md/ l or Chtu Lilt O,;gin,,/ lOT Chtss Lift Dea r Mr. Wren: '-- The Tournament DIrector of Our D .. nver Y.M.C.A. Che!lS Club. Mer l W. Reese. '-;;- 68, died Saturd ay, Aprll II, 19S9 . Merl Reuc was for m any years p u t an en· t h u.l a ~t!c p romotor o f chen actl,·ltlu In Colo rado. He p ro moted and conducted the series of Colorldo Open Che ss Tourname nts frorll 19SZ through 1956. fi e dlr ected m any De n ver li nd Color.d o C h ~ mplon $ hlp Chess TOUrneys . Merl Ree.e served for . .. veral yeaTi n director o f the U.S.C.I'" . for Colorad o. He d id much fo r orcanlzed cheu In ColoradO. and will be sor ely missed. P erhaps you have been notified from other . ... uren. but w" h ave JU l t or g anl~ e d the Me t r opOlitan Den"er I n du ~ t rlal Chen League. At present we have Iwelve on: anlutlons fieldi ng slx·man chess teams for mont hly mat ches l o r thlo SUmmer. T hll fall .... e will probably have mOre team. added to the Le ague. Our C ... lor ado State Chess AlIodatlon h n voted to m ak .. our n .. xt ".te l ourn~men t a 100". U.S.C.F . dhlr . W e s ho uld reap several new membeu for the l'"ed erUlon froln Ihls. This lIate tournament will be h .. ld In Boulder, Colorad o. Over the Lab ... r Day we .. kend . bul Ihe offld al det ails will have to com.. 10 Y"'u f rom those pr... m o tlng this t ourney. Sincerdy you rs, Alfred liulme. Sec re ta r y Den ver Y, Ch ..ss Club and Colo. State Au n . Thr... ugh Ipedal c ... r respOndence Cllt:sS l.IFE Is Info r med o f t h .. suc<:<,u ... r t he William P aller .... n M .. m o r lal To u rna ment pla)·.. d In Lancaster . Callfornia, for the California S tate J u nio r Champl... nshlp. Arte r I"" en ro unds ... f play. Clark Probl. m No. 1015 Pr ... bl e m No. 1016 Hlirmo n ... f P ... r tland . Orell' on . cam .. out ... n t ... p ... f t he 4~ pla)·.. r n .. ld with a n ne By Charles S. Jacobs seore o f 6 "' ,~ ~, USC.' master, Gll Ra mlrCl, for me r Calltornla S tllte senior cham· By J osef Wiesel pl... n . scored 6- 1 fo r lecond place. A. Wang, R. Mortl, and A. Loera Ued lit S·2. Israel Winchester, Mass. T h., even t was d ir ected by AI Raymond and J ... hn AI.. xander . O.. gi n,,/ fo, Chw Li/ e O';llin,,/ 10, ChtJJ Lil t Our co rrespond ... n t loe.... n t ... n y : " This event wll. such a t rem"ndous . uc· '-- cen tha t I telt compelle d to wr it .. you about II. In t he hope th at wha t AI Raym o nd ----. accomplli hed can ser ve as an Imrplrltlon and guid e 10 o th .. r ch ...... rgan l ~ e rs t hrouchou t the eo untry. H e ~ I, an .nlwer to the d er.. atlll. wh... claim tha t money can not be r aised fo r ch.. " ev.. nl1r. A fe w ded lcll ted p ....o nl In Lancnter, Call fQ.rnia. a communit y o f about 5.000 POPUIBlion accompllihed 011 o f this; Acc... mmodallo ns fo r 32 play .. n. " " Im mlng facilities for aiL M ... ls fo r 25 playe n. Prizes as follow" 1st prI=0- $150; 2nd pMxe----$SO; 3rd prize- a handsom .. ch u . set ; ~ th p rize _ a cll<,11 clOCk : A t ro phy for t he Slat e champion (htghest CaU fo rnla se.... er); A trophy for hillhelt ICnre o f ployers under Iii: Cer amic Knig h ts fo r all pla ye ... Inscr lb<,d CJ CC, with the fl rsl 10 pla c<, s numbered; T hree books u br\!· lIancy prlzu (onc fo r .,la)·erl untier 16)." "Succen was mad e posrlblo by Al Ray mond's determlnatlon. suppor ted by Mrs. P atte r son ;Ind ~ sm all Iroup of d evo l .. d men and women. Invaluable a ~ sl s t· a nce cam" f r ... ", the lOCA l C h ~ nlbe r of Comme rce, the Los Ang.. les County Puk a nd Reer n tion Depa r tment. The Sh .. rlff·s Office, a nd the local Scho ol Bo ard, Ihro u lI' h wllOJie eftor!. playlnll' and Ih'lng acc ... mmodations w .. re secu red. M .. ah " 'ere generou. ly pr... vld ed by loeal r ulau r a"teu rs a nd the CalIfornia Ed iso n COm· pan)'. AI Raymond hal d em... n.tuted that an appeal to local clvic o r l Bnilllt\o ns a nd prominent p rofclIJlonal a nd buslncJS leaders un produce result s. T here are 11 lo t o f pe"'ple who bclJ.. ~ e t hat che" Is a wo nd er (u l m .. ans or d" " eloplng the m ind s Solutiolls to "Mote the Subtle W oy"! o f ... u r y ... u t h. Ir a town ... r $.000 Ca n acc... mpllsh so much , t her e Is no N!ason why No. ' 00 1 Lin : keym ..... e I. Q:< P threat .. nlng 1. N· NS d bt.cht mate. Ca ptu re o f t his !i<> r t ... f t ... u rname n t activity shou td n ... t mu ~ h ro ... m ." .. -.-. I'K3 by S d lffer.. n t pieces bring lIb ... ut :; different a nSwerS. (I ...... • QNRxP: 1. QxQNP: J. •..•.•.. , K NRxP, 1. Q·KR4 e lc.) No. ' 002 W irtanen : set : I ...... •.• RxP ~ h! 2. Qxll; t...... , B.8S. 2. p .Q6: I. .. _._. , R·BS. 1. RxP. Ke y I. N·Q3 t hN!al 2. N·B1. DURKIN TAKES STATEN It W.nn't T he Right N ationality I ...... , RxPeh. 1. N·8 $: J...... 8 .8 $. 2. N·R4; I ...... R· B4. 1. N·M : \ ...... _ IIR7xP, ISLAND OPEN 2. NNhR; I. ._ ..... KxN, 2. r.;N6 · 1I~ . Fine play ! No. ' 003 Willem,.,ftI: key I. Qr.: S In our first "IT WASN'T THE thru t 2. QxQP. J...... 11.Q6 1. R·K2 d b1.ch.; I • ...... _ N.K4, 2. RxP: I ...... P·Q5, Robert ( I. N·QR3) T. Durkin of RIGHT MOV E" column in the 2. Q·Ktl5 etc. No. ' 004 SI ,ud ins: ke)"m ... ve 1. Q·R7 threat 2. QxP ch! .. t e. I. ._. __ Lyons, N.J., topped a small but August 5 issue, we mistakenly reo B.N2. 2. Q·QN etc.; I ...... P ·N7. 2. Q.KX8; I ...... K·R5. 2. Q.Qr.; : etc. strong field of 13 participants to ferred to Keres as " the great Lat· vian." In antici pation of the let­ HAINES TOPS IN THE MESA CHESS FESTIVAL win the First Staten Island Open ters which will arrive informing CENTRAL CALIFORNIA (B, s l> ui~1 eOHtfptm Jtnct) Championship conducted by the The sun rose as usual in the us that Ke res was an Estonian. The California State Chess Fed· USCF and sponsored co·jointly in and now is a Soviet national, we Valley of the Sun on April II, 19!)9, eration's Central California Indiv· the day of the fi rst chess festival cooper:Jtio n wi th the Staten Island can only say "Ri ght you are." idual Cham pionship and State Qual· Which reminds us of the introduc­ promoted by the Mcsa (Ar iz.) Chess Club. ifyi ng Section tournament at Jo' res· Chamber of Commerce. Onl y twen­ tion which a fe llow-e ditor wrote no was wo n by William C. Hai nes Du rkin scored :). 1 by winning 4 on Page 1 of No. 1, Vol. l , of a ty pl ayers showed up, but this was of Sacramento. with a 3·1 score, only our first try- we arc told that games and drawing 2. At " Fort Worth City Championship, October-Deccmber, 1958 {twice t he si~ e of rhe reproduct ion above)--or it may be folded and carried Dallas Open Tournament, November 22·23, 1958 Dallas Championship Finals, April·August, 1958 in your wallet. Dallas Class A Finals, April-August 1958 Dallas Class B Finals, April-Atfgust 1958 , T his certificate is s.c nr only on request . Write for yours today, enclosing VIRGINIA Hampton Invitational (Second Half), October 1958 25 Cents to colier the COSt of handling and mailing. Additional copies to , December 26-28. 1958 post in club rOO ms Or carry in your wallet: 10 cents each. Address your «­ Norfolk Open, January 2425, 1959 • Norfolk Team Individual Chantpionship, J anuary-February 1959 quest to Rating Statistician, United States Chess Federation, 80 E. 11th St., , Arlington Chess Club Ladder Tourney, February-April 1959 New Yorlc 3, N. Y. Te.m M.tche5: Norfolk vs. Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Peninsula, U_S_O_, Langley AFB, Tidewater, February·March, 1959 Individu.1 Mdches: C. Bloodgood vs. L. Robinson, D. Shook, R. E. , Cetenski, L . A. Booritch, A. C. Acevedo (tw ice), December 1958· A MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR SHAW WINS Mareh 1959 MR. CHAUVENET CAROLINA OPEN Indiv idu.1 M.tch: Acevedo vs. L . Robinson, January-March 1959 The letter appearing in the Ki­ The Tenth Annual Carolinas WISCONSIN bitze r's Ma il box column was writ­ Open Championship was won by North Central Open, November 28-30, 1958 ten belore the author's Asbury Prof. Steven Shaw of Columbia, South Carolina, with a score of r -: Park triumph. Whcn I wrote lor 5'-h-lh. Dr. Shaw who has won the permission to use the letter in Southern Championship twice drew THE SECOND ANNUAL that column he replied promptly, one game with Henry Stockhold. GOLDEN KINGS giving permission. and including Second Place went to Glen Hart· the following modest and correc­ leb, 5·1 , the popular former Mem­ NEW YORK CITY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP bership Secr etary of the USCF. tive statement concerning Asbury Forty-four players from eight Park, 1959. states made this event the largest to be held at "Thank you for the congratula­ Carolinas Open ever to be held. JOHN FURSA'S CHESS & CHECKER CLUB tions on the Amateur. 1 was fa n­ Tied for Third Place at 4Y.z·l'-h were Henry Stockhold, (23.0 Sol­ 212 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. tastically fortunate in never being paired with a higher rated player koff), Paul Newton, (22.5), Ed­ mund Godbold, (21.5), M.E., Nor· S EPTEMBER 5, , and 7, 1959 and in getting White 4 times out of 6 including rounds 5 and 6. I man T. Whitaker, (21.5), Dan Gal­ don't know that any of my games lik, (21.0). arc much good . Actually the one David Steele, 1958 U. S. Boys' with Hanken where I made some Champion, 'won the Junior Cham­ bad moves is the most interesting. pionship 4-2. Mrs. Kathy Harwell Open to all .... l(Ctl pt rated muters. WInner awarded eneraved lJSCF took the Women's Prize while Golden Kines trophy. lJSCF Golden Kin gs medals to 2nd and 3rd place "in· Someone has wronged David Tommy Sloan received the Boys' nen, l , t and 2nd ClUI a players, lsI and 2nd ClaiS C playe". Friedenthal who may well be a far Prize. finer player than myself. I have The tournament was directed by All trophy and medal winners, plus top Iwo unrated pl ayer!, awarded never played against him and yet Mrs. Gilliam Hornstein of South· chess book. as pme• . he is widely listed as a loser to port, North Carolina. ' me. This does him an injustice. In SIl( round Swls_two fouods per day. Time limIt: 50 movCl In 2 houn . round 4 1 played Fredericks, not Unflnl$hed ,ame, adjudIcated after .. hours. DIrector : Frank Brady. The Arientlne Chess Federation an­ Friedenthal. I will be much inter· nounce. It has a limited number of ested if one of the games pub­ complete sets of bulletins of the 1959 100';;. raled by Ihe lJ SCF. You can obtain a nallonal ratln, Or Improv e lished is a (mythical) Chauvenet­ Mar del Plata tournament In which your present rank by playi ng In this eveot. Intunational Grandmasters Mlruel Friedenthal game which in' my NaJdorr, Ludek Pachman, Borb: Ivkov, Entry ree: $&.00 to USCF members. Non·members must pay addlUonai opinion never occurred! It prob· and Bobby Fischer took part. The 15 , ably all comes from a wrong num­ bull etins contaIn complete $Cores of $5.00 USCF dues. EntrIes accepted at playIng . lIe (u e above) on Saturday, thtl l OS games. 18 dla,rams, 12 'phOtOI, September 5, rrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Play starts promptly at 1:30 p.m. ber in the Swiss boxscore." plus tournament cro" tabln or all Mar del Plat.. tournaments .,nce 1928. Cl ear, attraetlve prInt and lsyout. Na­ UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION The IS59 Safuota" Flortda, Chess tations and summary of each round are Cl ub annual tournament's results: In Spanish. Prlee postpaid $1.$0. Send 80 E. 11th Et. New York 3, N.Y. ChampIon- Richard Resler, Second cheCk or International Money Order , (no cu h) to: Areentlne Che5$ Federa­ Prlze-Mn. Kama Martin. Third Prbe tion, VIa monte 1366, Bueno, AIres, Ar_ ~ ---~~------~------~ -Joae R. Martin. /C eoUna. , EVENTS RATED FOR CURRENT LIST Th " tJJ,,~. Pag. 9 AIlilllt 20, 1919 NATIONAL «bess tife :Journan..,.l ofj~ , United Slates Amateur Cha mpion5hip, May 29·3 1, 1959 ALABAMA MASTERS EMERITUS Toum a",en, 0",1"1"" ...... Ino III­ nounumlnb of thll, forttlcomlng Birmingham Open, April 18-19, 1959 J acob 8e,lnll eln (New York, N. Y.) USC ~ r.,ed n.",h to I PP'" In ttli. ARIZONA Roy T . Black, Sr. (W IIII'm lvllle, N. Y.) «I1",mn I hou ld mike ' P1lllullon . t Phoenix City Open, April 3·5, 1959 H. rry Borochow (Lol Angel .., Calif.) I ••st _In ...k, 'n M Y'nUl, on Albe rt W. Fox (Wuhlnglon, D. C.) Phoenix Club Tournament, October 1958-March 6, 1959 He rmann HlIhlbohm (Chicago, 111 .1 specla' fo rms whIch mlY be obtained He rmann Helml (New York, N. Y.) from USCF 8u,Inus Mln.ger, CALIFORNIA Lewil J . I"aiel (Chlcage, 111_ ) F r ank Brldy, 80 East 11 th $t., Haw Herman Steiner Cl ub "Masters" Tourney, January·April, 1958 Charlu S. J u obl (W lnchesl" , Mus.) York 3, N. Y. o r from Editor CHESS Abr.h l m Kupch lk (Hew York, H . Y.) LIF E, Gove, HOII,e, Purv. Mlln•• Expert Candidates Tourney, Santa Monica, June-July, 1958 Edward Lnker (Naw York, N. Y.) Northern California Championship, October-November, 1958 Frank E. Perkin. (Bollon, M .... ) Ha rold M. Ph Illip,. (H,w York N. Y'I Southern California Championship, September·November, 1958 W illiam A. Rulh (CollingswOOd, N . J . A "glut 2!1.Jt1 Sacramento City Tourney, November 15·16, 1958 Morrl. A. Sch apiro (Brooklyn, H. Y. PAN HA NDLE OPEN I . S. T urover (Be l hnd, Md.) Santa Monica Open, October·November, 1958 Norman T. Whit.kar lSJ.ldy,.lde, Md.) Will ~ held at the Amn!LIo YMCA. Steiner Club " Operation M" Tourney, December 5-19, 1958 al6 Vln Buren St., Amarillo, Tena. Five round Swig open to Ill, wllh • "Masters & Experts" Tournament, Sa nta Monica, January-February, TWENTY TOP-RANKING Um" Umlt of 40 mowu In IVa hOllrl. 1959 ACTIVE U.S. PLAYERS Entry fee for USCt' memben I. $5.00. San Francisco Bay Area Team Tournament., Div. A, January-March, Spedal entry ree lor Junlon under 18 DURING 1957-1959 II $3.00. Title I. rnlrlcted to PanhRll. 1959 ..... dIe resIdent. PrIze. Include i.ophlu lor (NOTE: The California State Championship Finals not reported.) ..... 15t, 2nd, and 3.d, al.o to hla,::helt entry CONNECTICUT ...... from P:anha ndlc, lat Junior. Add . ... Connecticut Championship, March a·Aprii 5. 1959 entries aDd Inquiries to Eua,::ene E. ..•...... • •••• Smith, Box 531, Amarillo, TuBS. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ..... Washington Chess Divan Championship, September 30·November 17, .... S(pltmbtr '-7 1958 .. •...... 1960 OKLAHOMA STATE OPEN ...... Will be held at Henthorne Park, .ath FLORIDA ...... and Quincy, Tulll, Okla homa. Six South Florida International, December 12·14, 1958 ...... round SwiSII, open to all, with • time Miami Experts Tourney, February 28-Mareh 2, 1959 .. .•.. limit of 45 rnO""1 In the fl rn two hours, 20 moves per hou r t herearter. West , March 20-22, 1959 Entry fee for memben of the USC.' II Homestead Easter Tourney, March 25-30, 1959 .. SS.oo. Non-member. PlY In additional ILLINOIS .•.. fee of $5.1Hl. Junlotl under 18 yean ••• • • • of aze pay I fee of $2.00. Prill'S Indude Irving Park Club Tourney, Octobcr 1958-January, 1959 ...... $50 flnt prue, $30 te(:ond prl"" $10 INDIANA t hird prl"" plu. three trophln. S tll t" Elkhart Chess Club Preliminary, April 1958-June 1958 GRANDMASTERS 11957-591 title '-' .....erved to hlzhnt fCorln, Ok. (2600 pO!nts up) 1.lhomln. A Junior tournamen t for Elkhart Chess Club Finals, Group I, June.July, 1958 Re,hev,ky, S. (Sp,lng V''',y, N. Y.I un playns 18 year s of a,e or under wUl Elkhart Chess Club Finals, Group n, July·Au gust, 1958 FiKher, BobbY (Brooklyn, N. Y. ) .•.• _ UU be held at ume time and place. El"ltry NOlE: The perform. neu or u. S. plsy_ fee: 1t.00. Chess boolt$ will be zlven KANSAS "'s In foreIgn events sre NOT Included to nut three. Address entries snd In· Wichita Open Tourney, Novembcr 28-30, 1958 In these ratlnzs. qulrles 10 John I. 8tstr, 1005 N. Elwood KENTUCKY St., Tulsa 8, Oklshoma. SENIOR MASTERS 11957-591 Midwest Open, Louisville, November 1-2, 1958 (2400 to 2$99 polnUl) Stpumbt, '. 6. 7 Kentucky State Open, April 11-12, 1959 PENNSYLVANIA STATE MASSACHUSETTS CHAMPIONSHIP Western Massachusetts and Connecticut Valley Tour ney, February LII"IC8lter, Penn.ylvsnla; Hotel Bruna­ 15-22, 1959 wick , Norlh at Queen St. Seven round Massachusetts State and Open, Classes A and B, February 20-23, 1959 SwIll spOnsored by the Pennaylvanla St.te Chen Federation. Entry du d. New England Amateur Championship, April 24-26, 1959 IIne-l :oo P.M., Sat urdsy, Seplember 5. MICHIGAN First Round-3:00 P.M., Saturday, Sep. tember 5. Final Round_ 2:oo P.M. , Mon· 1957 Michigan Amateur Tournament. (not previously reported) da)", September 7. Time limit: 5(1 moves 1958 Michigan Amatcur Tournament, Labor Day Weekend, 1958 In 2 hn. Championship Trophy .and S60 Huron Valley Amateur Open, April 25-26, 1959 MASTERS 11957-591 tlrst pr l2e, $40 second prlu, $2$ third Huron Valley Experts Invitationa l, April 24·26, 1959 (2100 to 2399 pO int.".,," p ril l'. Otller I,rb... Indudlng Won.en'. Weaver W. (W. Q and Junior e s \(~ ,ory. Open to all r e.l· MINNESOTA dent. of Penn,ylva nll or members of Minnesota State Tournament. February 21·22, 1959 bonafide Pennsylvanl. chell club•. J::n. t r y fee 110 Includes USCF and PSCF MISSISSIPPI annual dues. tOO ~ uscr rated . Tour­ J ackson Invitatio nal Tourney. November 1-2, 1958 na me nt Director- Thoma. Eckenrode. Louisiana·Mi ssissippi Open, Natcbez, February 7·8, 1959 Advllnee entries and Information; wrlle J . C . Wallz, 11299 I,Il,h Point Dr. Pitt.· MISSOU RI bur,h 35, Pa. Greater Kansas City Championship, October 19S5-February 1959 Wesenberg Memorial Tournament, February 8·April 17, 1959 Srpttmb" '.7 North Caro li na Clo$ed NEBRASKA Midwest Open &. State Championship, September 26·28, 1958 Championship NEVADA Will be held at the NaUon.1 Cuard Armory, Pullen Park, Ralel,h, NOrlb State Open Tournament, April 8-11, 1959 Cuollna. SiJt round S will, reU ricted to NEW JERSEY r""ldents of North CsroUna, lneludln. CU. S. Amateur is listed under NATIONAL at top.) servlee personnel. 11me Umll, tIO mewes In 2\1i hours. Entry fee, S~.OO. Spech• .1 Atlantic Coast Championship, Asbury Park, October, 1958 Entry fee to Juniors under 18, $3.00. Independent Club Championship Prelims. March-October , 1958 Non-members of the USCF p.)" a n Id. South Jersey Amateur Open, October 17·19, 1958 d ltlonal fee of $5.00. Non·membe,. or the NCCA p ~ y an additional fee of Independent Club Summer Tournament, July-October, 1958 $2.00. First prize of $50.00 Cuaranteed, Eastern States Open, November 28·30. 1958 other CRsh prlu. for J unIor•• nd Ls· Woodbury Championshi p, September-December, 1958 d ie•. Addreu entrln and Inqulrln to HurUinger Testimonial Tourney, J anuary 23-28, 1959 Paul C. Newlon, Route ~, Box 99, R.· le igh , North Carolina. Camden City Chess Club Championship, December 5, 1958-January 30, 1959 S~pt~mbtr 19.20 Independent Club Finals, October 1958-March 1959 NEW ME XICO OPEN Essex Open, March 14·15. 1959 To be held at the La Ponda Inn, New J ersey State Amateur, April 3-5, 1959 Santi Fe, New l'o1 u leo. Six round SwlJ5, open to aLL. with • time limit Independent Spring Ra ting Tourney, April 24-26, 1959 of 45 moves In t he flnt two hOUri, 24 South J ersey Championship, January·May, 1959 movn per hour thef"i!arter. USCF me mo berehJp reqUired. Entry fee 15.00. Spe. NEW MEXICO clal entry fee of $3.00 for J unior. un­ Individual Match, Pullen vs. Jack Shaw, January-March, 1959 der ~I . Title r estricted to IIlgh",t pille· Albuqucrque Club Championship, October 1958.January 1959 Ing resident of New MeldeD. PrllU In­ elude trophlel for 1st, 2nd., 3rd, 4th NEW YORK placel. Trophle. for 1st. 2nd Junior. Long Island Amateur Champio nship, November 28-30, 1958 Bad,n for Clan A , B, C. Addre" en· USCF Rating-Improvement Tourney, New York, January 1959 trle. I nd Inquiries to William J . Mal· USCF Rating-Improvement Tourney, New York, February 1959 loy. 1305 Mila,. La ne, Sanla Fe, New Mexico. (List continued on page 8) i ;~~~~" :"~;~ EXPERTS AN D CLASSES A, B & C Classlflcatlons as follows: EXPEIITS: WOO to 2199 poInts CLASS ,\: 1800 to 1999 points C"":o;5 S: 1600 to 1199 pointS CL,\ SS C: Below 1600 points

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~ ;:~ :;;;: fD. " ; ~~;~(Ne w~ ~i::sJerse~y~t::~~) .•.••...i~::::....:::m~ 1700· John (Re no, Nev.) ...•...... 201 4· ; i;h~ :,;~~R.J . B.A . l(EIOa kp ,nlinod, , Teell~l' 1t. .)...... 208 \9181 Ch ou . (Mia mi, Fla.) .... 1600· ~ (Chicago, 111 .) ...... 1661· R. S. (We5tPort,

_G _ Gaba Dr . H. B. (De t rOit ) ...... 190] Gabe,l l . (l oui"an') ...... 1700· Gaigals, l . (MilW aukee, W is.) •... _.. 1989 G a llik, D. (Chapel Hill, N. C.) ...... 184 6 G a lvln s, J . A . (Washln llton, D. C.) ..2 163 Gan tne r, H. (Mill ersburg, Ky.) ...... 1400· Garals, I. (Eastlake, Ohio ) ...... 2156 G .. d ner, C. (Wa uwato sa, W is.) ...... 1902 Gardner, R. {Cedar Ra pid s, 1• • ).• •..... 1550· .J ...... __.. __ ___ .... ___ ...... 1693 G ..fl n ke l, B. (Aberdun , Md.) ...... 2064 J. O. (Ne w Orluns, La.) .... 1144 Garmon, T. l . (PItUburg h , Pa.) ...... 17 80 C. M. 1St. L o ui. ) ...... 1925 Ga ry, J . S. E. (N. Iber ia, ' a .) ...... 1 600· Gao. (Kalamaroo) ...... 1880· Gates, A . (loS A ngeles ) ...... •..17 83 Wm. (Mo r t on Grove, 111 .) ... ,1752 Gaun tt, R. (Franklin Sq., N. Y.) ...... 1985 Wm. (Pithbu rgh, Pa.) ...... ,2090 Ga vllo ndo, to . (Ba y City, Mi ch.) ...... 1885· Ge a ry, C. T. (Eu gene, O re. ) •...... 1891 - C- G ed ance, M. N. (l as Veg as, N ..... ) .... 2009 Ca bot, F. J. (Sturge on Bay, Wis.) .. ..1995 G edraltls, A. (Nauga tuck, Conn.) .... 1888 Cadden, E. (l o u iSian a ) ...... 1500· Glmar, J. R. (Ke l.o, Wash.) ...... 1 535 Cade, G . (No. Wildwood , N. J .) ...... 1714 G"nnuso, J . (Brooklyn , N. Y.) ...... 1911 Cafarelli, N. {Westfie ld, N. J.l ...... 1820 Germalm, 8 . H. (O akda le, Co nn.) .... 19(12 Cllirn, ro .., R. W. {Portland, Ore .} 1723 G erma ny, A. (Cli nto n , Miss.) ...... 1670 - B- Cake, G. F . {Haddonfield , N. J .J ....2 11 9 G ersch, C. E. (New York) ...... 1969 Calhamer, A. B. {Cllmbridge, M .... } 19" G e tman, J . (A rling t o n , Va.) ...... 1750· Cllilahan, l . P . (Bingha m t on, N.Y.) 1450' Gib bs, C. J . (l os Angeles) ...... 1888 Cllllahlln, M. {Ne w p o r t Ne ws, Va .} 1592 G ibson, J . l . (Nashob., Okl • . ) .... 19" Camp bell, D. (St . Clai r Sho res, Gifford , O. P . (Gran d view, Wash.) .... 172S· Mich.) ...... 177 8 Gilbert, J. T . (Da llas, Tu :.) ...... 1911 Campbell, J . R. (Hot Spr ings, A r k.) 1168 Gilbert, J. E. (Eu tham pton , Mass.) 1151)' Ca mpbell. R. l. (Edgewood , Md. ) 1650' Gild en, l . C. (Tako ma Pk., Md.) .... 2061 Cant or, N. {N. wport News, Va.} 1746 Gille tte, D. A. t Da vls, Calif .) ...... 17 08 Cantwell, R. S. (Wash. D. C.) ...... 20 14 · Gllvydls, A. (Detroit, Mich.) ...... 1665· Cope n , For d (West Ha ven, Conn.) .... 1734 Glst e r, S. (Boun d Brook , N. J .) .. ,. .... 1746 Caplan, Samu e l (Margate, N. J .) .... 1838 Glad sto n e, l . t Ke w Garden l, N.Y.) 1943 Car ava ccl, E. (Alllquippl, PI.) ...... 1790 Glus, C. (Minneapolis) ...... • 1400· Cardone, J . (Birmingh a m , Ala.) .... 1128 Gleason, H. (S h reve port, l a .) ...... 1693 Carlson, J . (lynnhaven, Va.) ...... 1861 G le uon , R. (Minneap oliS) ...... ,...... 188 2 Car ly le, Dr. A. (St. Pe tenburg, GOd b o ld, Ed. (Ch icago) ...... " ..... 2004 F la.) ...... 21 02 Goff, Ch u . (Woodbury, N. J .) .• ,..•.. 1600· Garn ett. l. (F ords, N. Y.) ...... 189] Goldman , A.. (Miami Beach , Fla.) .... 2150· arte r , R. (W. l afa y e tte, Md.) .... 1781 Gold sm ith , J . (F o rest H IIll, N. Y.) 1908 'Cassott, 8 . (Cin cinna t i, Ohio) ...... 1567 Gold$t e in, J . (Evere tt, MIS' .) ...... 2094 Cnt e n, F. (Norfo lk, V II. ) ...... 1802 G o ldwat e r, W . (Ne W Yo rk) ...... 2 020 Cello, J . A. (Sacramento) ...... 1796 _ E_ GOli a, R. W. (Eva nst on, III .) ..•..... 1916 e lmln s, l . (Grand Rapid s, Mich.) .... 116S 'Cete n sk i, R. E. (Norfolk, Va.) ...... 2 032 Ea ,h, Perry (Elkh a rt, In d.) ...... 1765 Ch affJn, P. (l >ulslana ) ...... 15 51)· East man, W. (Cambr idge, Mass.) .... 1675 , h a grln , S. J. (Brooklyn) ...... 1662 East wood , R. C. (Ho m est e ad, Fla.) .. .. 1981 Qbes.s rife n""',,, p, .. I. Ch"lIfo uJ( J . (T a mp", Fla.) ...... 2002 Eckman, Je r ry (Un Iv. P a rk, PI.) .... 1900 AlIg"Sf 20, 1919 Th,mJ

D. (Ph.... nlx, Arll., .... _.. IISO· D.vld (Phoe nix, Ar)1.) _.. 1112 H. (LO S Angelu) ...... •...... 2023 M. (LOS Ange lu) ...... 2084 J . D. (Cedar Rlpids, 11. ).... 1800 Joh n (New York ) ...... 1664· M. H. (New Hl ve n, c,' ... .

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-0- Oberg, J . E. (heine, Wis.) ...... 1821 O' Brien, E. (Tre nto n, N. J., ...... 170' O' Brie n, J . H. (Ann Arbor, Mic h.) lUI O'Connor, N. (Ca mbridge, Man.) .... 1700· O' Donnell, J . (C.mden, N . J .) .•.•.... 1550 O'Do n nell, W . (Camde n, N . J.,...... 1.05 Ogard, W . D. (Pomp.no Ruc h, Fla.) ...... _...... 1774 O'Keefe, J . (Cha rleston, Man.) .... 2115 O'Ku fe, John (Ann Arbor, Mlch.) .. ..202. Olesen, S. (Chicago ) ...... 2 I U· Olin, R. C. (T uI511, Okla.) ...... 1851 Ollnl, E. (Milwau kee) ...... 1915 O li ve r, C. M. (Louisiana) ...... 1600 · 01. on, G. (Sanl. Monlu, C.IIf.) .•.. 1751 "'f Th"wiay. P.ge 12

Olte, G. (Bridgeport, Ct.) ...... 190<1 O'Nul N. (Kentucky) ...... I77S· Orphanldis, M. E. (Schenectady) .... 1704 ..... Oruno, J . (Wash., O. C.) ...... 2110· .. ,-. Osher, M. ( Br~Oklynr N. Y.) ...... ,2155 Olle lan, M. (St. PI" , Minn.) ...... •..... 2108 Olleson, w. IMil w .... kee) ...... &39 Ouchl, F. K. (Bogol;o. N . J.) ...... 1715 Oversmith, L. (Jackson, Mich.) ...... 163. Owen, J. (Avon, Conn.) ...... 1900 Owen, R. (Salt Lake City, Utah) .... 1888 -p-

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Yae ger, Vaf,., I. Yelll, J . Young, Young, Young, Young, _z_ Zange r !.. , K. H. (Ann Arbor, Mlch.11913 Zangf.!", K . H • ...•. ,...... 1800 Zeeb, C. (Ann Arbor , Mich.) ...... 1600 Zelilch... M. (Philadelph ia, Pa.) ...... ,,1839 Zepp, G, Franklin (A rlingto n, Va.J.. I7M Zimmerman, A. (Bronx, N.Y.) ...... 1992 Zinman, M. E. (New Yorkl ...... 1500 Znolin s, G. (Jamaica, N.Y• .• ...... 2086 Zuckerman, B. (Brooklyn) ...... 1954 lweigu, G. R. (New York) ...... 1800