Vol. V Saturday, Number 10 Official Publication of me Unlted States (lJessfedetation January 20, 1951 BROOKLYN DISPLAYS CHESS LIBRARY OPENS Columbia Chess Team Wins Intercollegiate Pt,)J;lio,. No. 49 CHESS DISPLAY The Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Li· In Hard Fought Battle At John Jay Holl brary has open a display of chess By JAMES T. SHERWIN sets and books which is attracting large crowds. Among the sets are Columbia College's Chess Team won a hard fought victory in the such rarities as an "Alice in Won­ Intereollegiate Team Tournament held at John Jay Hall, Columbia Uni­ derland" set designed by Alice versity, during the Christmas vacation, December 26-30. The Lions with f>rank Merriam, in which the Ten­ 19* points gained possession of the Harold M. Phillips trophy, which niel charactcrs become C!hess pice-­ had been held by City College for the last four years. es, as welt as several ancient earv· Columbia and City jumped ot! to early leads and it appeared lhat ed sets. At the opening night a their individual match would decide the tournament. City won 3-1, but match game between lormer U.S. the Lions rallied to take seven of the ir last eight points from Syracusc Champion Samuel Reshevsky and and Brooklyn, while City could score only five against lighting RP.I. Hermann Helms, veteran editor of and Michigan teams. City College finished a close ·second with 19 points the Amcrican Chess BuUetin_ while N.Y.U. wilh 17 * and Miami with 17 finished strong to capture third and fourth place. LUDWIG TAKES Individual scores of the winning Columbia Team: Captain and New CCLA REELECTS OMAHA EXPERTS York State Champion Eliot Hearst Victory in the 7-player round 4%-2*; James Sherwin 6-1 ; Fran­ TOP OFFICIALS robin Omaha Experts' Tournameot cis Mechner 41f.z-21h ; Karl Burger The ;l nnual election of the Cor­ went to A. C. Ludwig with 5'f.t:.* , 31h-l '-h;; Ernest Berget 1-1. respondence Chess League 0 f Finish It The Clever Way! drawing with David Ackerman. At the eonclusion ·of play prizes America, an affiliate of the United Second place went to J. L. Spence, were ;.warded to the high scorers Stutes Chess Federation, resulted CondlLcted by EdmlLnd Nash editor of the Nebraska Chess Bul­ Send . u cOftlnb"tlons 10' this 001"",,. '" Ed",,,nd HMh, 1530 21th PI-. 5.E_ . on each board. First board- Larry in the reelection of the top oUi· Washln u"'n 2U. D. e. letin, with 5-1, losing a game to Friedman, former U. S. Junior cials. Maj. J. B. Holt was rc· Ludwig. Third pJace was reserved Chnm l)ion, Ca~e Tech. 5'h-J'h. elected wesidcnt by GOl voles. W. N POSITION No. 49, Black resigned aHer White's first move. for youthful D. Ackerman with Second bonrd---Clarencc Kaleni:m. Slwckman. editot· of the Chess I Black in Position No. 50, by a five·move combination, wins 3'h-2'h, losing to Spence and Miami U. 61f.r.-Ih. Third board-­ Cun-cspundcnt, waN reelected ht bllck (he cxchanjle and oOwfns an easily drawn Jlosfllon. urdraw was ,'I.Y.U. 5-1. ' uSC ~' Direcl{'r E. N. Anderson 01 his }"Ook pawli otf.-,: wilen the Ehtck King is on B3 ulld the White King ilLo 3 cU;'icu:: incidllnt. .'\djourn:!d tit J: The ncw IntcrcoUegiatc Rapid Owassa, Okla.. with 383 voles. B2 or R2; also w'\'c n the Black King is on K4 and the White King on ,·ery crucial moment, before re· fransil Champion is Arthur Dis­ James R. campbell of Hot R3. However, it nppears that the Soviet analysts also missed their way suming play Ackerman offered a guier, Pace College. Larry Evans, Spt'i ngs, Ark., was reelected treas· in recommendinJ:! 1. ,K-B3; 2. K·R3, K-K3 ; 3. K-KtZ, K-K4; 4. draw because his private analysis City's star !irst board, received a: urer by 602 votes. (llr. Cllmpbell K-B2, K-B3(?), fOl' this leads nowhere after 5. K.Kt2(!), as Black docs or the position eonvinecd him that in non-chess moments iq Speaker prize for the best played game. nol have one oC the three winning positions dcscribed by them." he had u lost game. The draw of the Arkansas House oC Repre· Further analysis by D. [.evadi, J. Bolton and E. E. Hand indicates was acceptcd by Ludwig whose The difficult job of running the sentntives.) tournament '. Tears KxR: 4. Q-KRl cll. Kt·R6 chI!); 5. P-Kt4, BxP. etc. .ill the players participated proved Of th~ , Pic Wigren repl'esents Please turn to PAge three for solutions. that the position for aU its appear. HYDE PARK HAS onc oC the few women who have ance was indeed a draw! come to the fore in national ad. CHESS COLUMN ministration in chess. In a scnse UNZICKER TOPS The Hyde Park (Chicago) Chess lhe directorship re presenL~ recol(. Club has been successful in in· nition of her efficient sen'ice a~ AT HASTINGS ratin, statistician for the CCLA Queens (N.Y.) Chess Ctub saw augurating a loe.al chess eolumll Racine (Wis., Chess Club saw Wolfgang Unzicker, 25-year old in its local weekly newspaper, thl) the past year. Mr. 8mce has the annual club l; hampionship go Cily Champion Art Domsky add Ule been active in the administraUon Lo David GJadstOIH! with 7-1 score, German student, topped the field Hydo Park lIe.·ald. This should speed title to his collection with at the ann ual Uastings (England) suggest a (ertile field of publicity of the giant postal tourn:,Unent be­ losing onc game to Dr. G. Soos. 6-1, lOSing a Single game to .Jim ing conducted by the Americ;1JI Second place went to CHESS LIFE Christmas Tournament by drawing to other chess t'11I!)!; in citics when) Weidner who finishl)d second with his last round game against Nich­ local newspapers are publishcd in Telephone and Telegraph Company annot,ltor E. J. KO l'panty with 6-2, 51k-1'-h. Third plllcc was a lic for its employees. Mr. Tears is while Dr. G. Soos lind Dr. H. Box­ olas Hossolimo of France. Um:iek­ addition to the citywide press. between Dan Clark nnd Dan An­ er, undefeated, scored 7·2. Second Celebrating its continued growth, a prominent player and chess er :;hared third with 5-3 each. N. derson with 5-3 each. wo rker in Texas. Babykin was fourth with 4 '-h; - place ended in a tic between AI. Hyde Park will have I. A. Horo· berie O'Kelly de Galway of Bel­ witz for a s imull4lncous exhibition CCLA Secrelary Dick Rees was 3%, defeating Dr. Boxer in the not up for election, as his term last round to depdve the latter CHESS CHAMPION gium and Rossolimo with 6 11,z-2% on February 3 at 6 p.m. for his each, while fourth place was a only Chicago appearance. Every of th ree years has two m 0 r c of a possible tie for second place. WINS CHECKERS YCars to go. quadruple tie at 4%-4'h betwccn opponent, win , lose or draw, will Omaha (Neb.) Chess Club's an­ J. M. Stull of the Wichita Vinccnzo Castaldi of Italy, Henry receive a COllY of the Chess Re­ nual New Year's nay simultaneous (Kans.>... Chcs.q Club, who won the Golombek, Jonathan Penrose and view Annual for 1946 or 1947, BALLET DANCES saw Rev. Howartl Ohman substi­ Kansas Chess Championship in A. R B. Thomas. Former U.S. which retails at $5.00. Fifty to CHESS TO MUSIC tUling ;It thc lasl minute lor Lee 1947 and the Wichita Chess Cham. Open Champion Weaver W. Ad­ sixty board~ will be played at the Magee who was rorced to rcturn pionship in 1045, took time out ams faired poorly, bcing ninth with simultuneous, and those desiring Among the features on the Sad­ to Fort Riley. Ohman won six, ler's Wells Ballet. now on tour in Crom chess to gather in the Kan­ 21h·6Y.t, scoring hi s two wins to play shoulll contact Dr. Leonard drew one and l o.~t four. Among the USA is a ballet entitled Check­ !:as Stale Checker Championship lit against ~nrose in the last round Pcal, 7103 Suo Ridgeland Avenue, his victims were David Ackerman I mute wiUI music by Arthur Bliss Beloi1 in Dct.'embcr. The re were and Phimps. Chicago (Hyde Park 3-4413). Ad­ and Delmar Saxtoll, while he drew 47 entries, lind Stull played 32 ... nc choreography by Ninette mission and playing fee is $3.~ with Ludwig. games without a loss. It was and general IIdmis."ion alone $1.00. l'Jis. The plot is somewhat BISGUIER WINS orical with the players in the University of Washington Chess the seventh time he has held the Players should bring their own Slate Checkcr tille. Prologue r'eprescnting Love lind Club saw the championship go to COLLEGE RAPID sets and bm.rds. Ken Mulford detisively, drawing Death, while the at'tual ballet in The Intercollegiate Rapid Trans. only olle UUNITED STATES CHESS FEDERA~ (Continued) Address aU communlutlons Editorial 123 North H umphrey Avmue With the exception of the re­ on editorial mllters to:- Office: C4k Park., Illin ois viewer of the English edition or Edito, lind Bllli"ell M " In. g .. me bel.... H n Alekhine player as the man who was most responsible [or the "Open" tournament. ~ r>d Gr i gor l~ ff, quoted in MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, there It was his persuasive tongue which was most directly responsible for were ~ I ..... lime FIVE QUEENS the decision of the American Chess Fcderation's tourname nt committee on Ihe bo ~ rd! " to make an "Open" tournament of the 1934 American Chess Federation The "game" as such is quoted Congress at the Lawson YMCA in Chicago-and it was the success of in "My Best Game of Chess", as this first Open Tournament which established it as a permanent event we have seen belore, but certainly for t hrl (!hrl!<:!<: Jl1l\vf!r. Thp. Jlroven vlline of the OpP.n 1'mlrnllmp.nt both NOT GrigorieCl's name as Alek­ to the player and to chess stands as Mr. Margolis' greatest and most hlne's opponent in this IIgame". appreciated contribution to the cause 01 chess. W h i 1 e Chernev refers to the "game" between Alekhine and Grigvrleif repeatedly (e.g.; Ch1:!S~ LOUDER THAN WORDS Review, Dec. 1942, Feb. 1950; CTIONS, so the proverb runs, speak louder than words. Il this were Bright Side of Chess. 1948, p. 40), A indeed true, we would nol fcel impelled at this time to voice a we could not find the misquote of brief but earnest appreciation of the long and diligent labors in the his source repeated in his more re­ world of chess performed by the retiring USCF President Paul G. Giers. cent compilation of "Curious Chess For if actions could indeed give voice. there would be no need lor words. }~acts" in the "Fireside Book of Fcw, save those most intimately associated with the toil and per­ Chess" - but what was his REAL plexities of those criticaJ years, appreciate now how shaky was the source (and that of the many oth· recently cemented foundation of the United States Chess Federation ers who have reprinted the "game" again and again)? wben Elbert A. Wagner, Jr. succeeded to r the presidency a nd began the FIFTY-oNE BR ILLI AN T CHESS MASTERPIECES. By Fred Rei nfe ld. There really ARE earlier publi. dilfieult ta.'dc: of consolidating t he organization. IDs success has been r"ew York: Capitol Publishing Company. $2:50. 106 pp. related in thcse columns some time ago. It now but proper to add to cations of the "game" than Alek­ this aceount the fact that in tbis rebuilding of the organization Paul G. liE MASTERS know how to handle the famous Colle System, but it hine's own publication of the score Giel"S, first as secretary·trellsurer and then as Executive Vice'Prcsident, is still in the opinion of many (among them Koltanowski) now onc (without his opponent's name and T without stating clearly who play. was invaluable both as builder and as counsellor. of the best opc!nings (or an average player to use against strong opposi· Were this the only contl'ibution that Paul Giers had made to chess, tion. Colle won some bl'illiant games with it before gastriC ulcer killed ed Whi te) in "My Best Games of Chess (1908-1923)", but the discov. it would in itsell be sufficient to e ntitle him to the' respect and ap. him in 1932 at the age of thirty·five. As one plays over the games here, he preciation of all chess players in the USA. But his real contribution was has no hint of what Kmoeh says in the introduction: "Poor Colle was ery o( these earlier sources, for wh ich I am indebted to :Mr. M. something ral" more valuable than the years or toil devoted to chess sick-I ncvcr saw him in any other condition ... I never heard him complain All his games were hard·fought; and lengthy, dlflicult V. Ande{'SOn of Melbourne, Aus­ ... administration as Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Vice·President and tralia, rather adds to the mystery finally as Presldcnt, valuable as these were to the Federation. It waS' tiring gallles wel"e pm·t 01 his style. Onl y his stupendous will·power surrounding t his "game" than the conception and designing of the National Chess Coordination Pro· carried hi m through those games." Colle played in more than lifty helps to solve it. gram under which the Federation is becoming closely knit with Its tournaments in ten years, won many prizes, and defeated such lum· So far, the earliest publication various affiliated chess associations in the various states. inaries as Euwe. Yatcs, Rubinstein, Tartakower, and Bogoljubof!. 01 the "game" with Alekhine as It is unfortunate that chcss administration becomes in time a back· White and Gregorieff as Black is breaking task which is calculated to wear down the strongest spirit.­ These fllty-()ne games arc Colle's best, selected and anotated by that prince of chess writers, Fred Reinfeld. Colle was an aUacking player in the chess column in the "Western principally because too few arc willing to share the burdens, althOUih Mail", Perth, of August 7, 1924 _ many can be found to cntize those s houldering the load. the tradition of Alekhine and Spielmann, and tbe cleven Colle System games given here make up, as the annotator says, "3. comprehensive while we here find the names of Therefore, we cannol in good conscience bewail the {act that Paul both "players" all that is s.a i d G. Giers, impedcd in his work by illness in the household and a greater course of study in one of the most uscful and successful opening variations of modern times." To the usual indexes of players and open· about the place and date (later so weight of personal business, lound it necessary to pass the burden on. often repeated as "Moscow 1915") ings, Reinfeld adds those of tactical motifs, strategical motifs, end We can only lament the fuct that chess so drives its administrators that is "played some time ago in Rus­ games, and ga mes quoted in the text. These features, occasionally met this becomes a natural consequence; and express our own regret that sia". There is no explanation where in continental anthologies, but seldom in American, enhance the in· Paul Glen could not escape Ule general rule. I the editor of this chess column That he gave iencrously of his time, his eUorts and himself not slructive villue of the book._ found this "game" _ on the other only for national chess in the USCF but local chess in the New York Belore offering a specimen game, one must regretfully remark the hand, we can hardly believe that State Chess Association for a number of ycars before the Federation extremely poor J)resswork and production job done on the volume. The ! such a rather obseu.fC! and distant called him to Jarier tasks, will be remembered as a debt chess owe!t paper is too stiH, the inking and impression are uneven, sometimes too source as the chess column in a to him. heavy, somctimc-s too light, and the covers arc starched. The result is" Western Australian newspaper 01 Fortunately, his counsel is not lost to us; but as a member of the a W;lrpcd book with btu.rred type and diagrams (sec pp. 52, 76, 97·1}8 1924 could have started t h i s Executive Committee his voice will still be heard. And it is to be hoped (or typical examples), bad presentation, bad reading. Chessplayers will "game" to make the rounds in the chcss press all over the world. that ho will remain us FIDE delegate of the USCF, a function which he be glad to have this re·issue of Reinfeld's book, but they will think tha~ The next publication of the f illed with tact, diplomacy and lorce, together with a somewhat rare a 10G·page chesshook at $2.00 ought to be well printeu. The games and understanding of world chess polity which is difficul t of achievement t he annotations, however, are so valuable that they will put the volume, "g arne" in another Australian neWSpaper, also discovered by Mr. by Americans. howevel' undistinguished as to production, into mnny a chesser's hnnds . . ~ We will miss Paul Giers (or many reasons; but we would be most M. V. Anderson, can be found in seUish if we did not wish him a happy relaxation in his retirement and The most (;mIOlL'I or Colle's bCllutiful games is his brilliancy prizcr the "Australasian" of May 22, 1925 and here, fOr the first time, the the opportunity to enjoy it little 01 the chess that he has done so much against Gruen{eld, Berlin 1926, but it has often becn reprinted. The game to make more readily available to so many others. below, less fami liar but described by Reinfcld as one of Colle's best, source ill revealed: DuMont's "Ele· shows how he dC£ended against his own system as played by the un· ments of Chess", "Recently pub· pronounceable f'rzcpiorka, l~rank[ort 1930. lished". "'But this cannot be the source of the much earlier publi· White, O. Pneplork~ , 8 1Kk: E. Colle. T. P-Q4, KI·Kel; 2. K'.K B3, P.K3; l. cation in the "Western Mail": ae· P.Kl, P.QN3; 4. B-Ql, 8 .KI2; S. QKI.Q2, P·B4; 6. 0 ·0 , K' · 'U; 7. P. B), Q.a2; a. It·KI, A·al ; f. KI· al, P-Q41; 10. a.o1, a .Ql; 11. R·BI, 0 ·0 ; 12. P II P, 8}(P; 11. P .84 cording to ;I II records known to P-Q51; 14. P.QA,. " ·QR4; 15. P·K4, B-Ql!; 16. KI·KIl, KI-Q21; 17. Q·K1, K It-Q1t; U. 8: us, DuMont's "Elements of Chess" k ll, KKI·K41 ; I f. Klllkt, K IIIKI; U . K.ltl, P.lt5!; 21. Q·Ql, 0-8'; 22. K I·K2" 8 .Ktl; 21. a .a4, " ·CUt; 24. KI.Kl l, K'xP; 15. 8-01. Q.Q31; 26. KI.B3, KlxKIP; While was published in 1925; a review res'sns. If 21. a .KI4, KIXQ; u. 811Q, ItIlA, (Plene turn to page 3, col. 4) (!bess tile Page 3 CI. .." ~or :JI.. :lr.J BuJin .." man S"I",ci#'j, J",./Ury 20, J911 By Fretl RtinftJd All .i",tlts ...... tod by Pitman Publltlllno eol'llor.Uon. Intern.llona. Copyr1oht. SeaHle (Wash.) Chess Club elect­ Montreal Chess Cl ub was host to UU. No ~ ..t 01 thll article fllJ;Y be ,qlrodue.d In atly form without ... rltt. ~ .-rml.. l on from .... P\lbll,hl"'. ed T. Davidsen president, Fred N. the Club de Mat, a group of blind Burgess vice-president, Clar!!nce chess players, winning a hard CI. .." ollie Bushnell secretary - treasurer, Paul fought match by 'an 8·2 sChandicap event, re being arrang­ Solutions: weaving a mating nel Finish It The Clever Way! C. C. N. Y., the defending champ­ K. OPOCENSKY J.HROINA ed (or the imme iate future. 15. .. 8 ·KtS Position No. 49: 1. bB, and Black ions, admitted that a detailed I. P·K4 P·K4 If 15. PXP; 16. BxP followed' Portsmouth (N.H.) Chess Club rcslgned, (or If 1. , QxR; 2.. Q·KtG se.:trch of their premises yielded 2. Kt.KB3 Kt.Q83 drew 31h·3* i a match with a and Black cannot coontcr the threat 3. k t ·83 K t ·83 by 17. Q-R4 and 18. Q.R8 mate. 3. QxRP mate, or 3. QxKtP mate if no trace of the prize won by them 4. B·KtS 8 ·KtS Amusing is 15. BxKt; 16. Q. strong Boston team, headed by Dr. the mac}< Rook DlO\·cl. for four successive ycars. "We'll S. OOO O OO Putzman, W. Adams and H. 8. PosItlBishop to good use. The Knight huffs and pulls in from Harlow l]Ily, A. Sadowsky im­ {Continued from page 2, col. SI Columbia, overC(B KtxR issue of " British Chess Magazine", victory, and with it won the tr0- 11. P· B4 and J. SUllivanl lost to J. Gates " Now will you pay attention to p. 186, and while review copies of phy. Now the quest was on in The logical move: he wants to and J. Cheevers respectively. me?!" But White goes brusquely the book might have reached Aus­ earnest! open the King's Bishop file, as the lor the mate. Janesville (Wi*-) travelled to Ill· resulting prcssure should give him inois to defeat ole Rockford Chess tralia at approximately the same Your reporter, as Captain of C0- 19. P·R6!! Resigns time, it is very unlikely that ad· a very strong game because of the The threat is 20. RPxP and 21. Club by a 3-1 sc~re. Dr. I. Schwartz lumbia's team, felt that perhaps V3m.:e copies should h.:tve been the C.C.N.Y. chessmen were not pin on Black's King's Knight. Q·R8 mate. Either 19 . .. . PxBP or of Rocklord salxaged the 0 n I y sent to Westcrn Australia about 8 too eager to part with the prize, 11. Q·Ktlch? 19. PxRP allows a quick mate. point for Rockford on board one, RighUy l'calizing that he must while M. Moser, K. Morford and months earlier so that a newspa· perhaps even lacked the incent­ (One of many brilliant games in­ pel' in Perth could cite the "g.:tme" get out of the pin, but executing C. Morford seo~ed for Janesville. ive to make a careful search. So t he idea v!! ry badly. The " book" cluded in RELAX WITH CHESS from this book. a teammate and myself invaded C. line is II. B·B4Ch! (see the by Fred Reinfeld, published by the HASTINGS CHRISTMAS (To be Continued) C.N.Y. to conduct .:tn "inspired in­ first not!!); 12. K·Hl, B·K6!; 13. Pitman Publishing Corporation.) vestigation" for the missing Phil· TOURNAMENT lips trophy, which we had learned Q·B3, BxP; ]4. BxB, I'xBj 15. QxP, Hastings, 1950-51 MIAMI CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Q·K2 with a fairly level game. Miami, 19S0 was massive, ornate, and rumored 12. K·IU Kt·KtS g~~~Jt.~r .: :: -6~!2~ ih~="" : t~t 1. C. Kalenlan 6·1 l1. n. Washburn to be the most beautiful reward 13. Q·KI Kt·K6 Ro"""Umo , . 6 ~ ·2} Barden .. . 3-6 2. A. Go ldman 6-1 3, ·3 ~ ever offered fOI" any chess title. Castald i . . . H-c4} Adams .... . 2 ~.6.~ 3. S. Shaw S)·U 12. D.flrls Ross ~-4 The move that Black relied on: Wt.al~ :JI.. Golombek . 4~-4t . Phillll'S . IJ.7a 4. 1'>1. Donon 5-2 13. E. Hymans 3-4 Obviously such an objeet couldn't the double attack on Bishop and S. N. 8. Church 4-3 14. R. Eastwood 3-c4 disaoDear into thin air! But where tI...... aUI'on, 4~ l a. AI raUKHta ..... Rook will ensure the removal ()t 7. Joe Zucker .·3 16. n. Justice ).4 w.:ts the trophy? While's King Bishop. Be"l moUll? 8. L. L. Orkln 4-3 17. T. McCunnlgle A e.CN.Y. team member recall· Madison 11&. ~ IJ. C. Shaw 4-3 ).4 p · aS!l ". 14. By Guilh"me Groess" R~ clne .. 11 ·7 10. S. Ferns 1~·3i 18. M. Zalchlcky ed seeing the trophy "about a year . '- While sees further into the f"l ookfo rd 6 · 12 ., ago" in the Lavender's athletic .Ianesvllle 1 ~· 16} Knlenlan won title jllay-orr by 2·1 .score. position. His concentrntion of force PO/;I;,,,, Nfl. 6J .:twards showcase. But DO such against the King·side enables him U. S. INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP chess trophy reposed there now. to ignore the superfici;ll, not to The Dean of Students disclosed New York, 19S0 frivolous, Knight mancuvers. Mat,he, Gam" that no one knew its preseRt I. Columbia ...... W3 0' WII ,.,W, L' W12 ,.,W. S~·a whereabouts. "Maybe it ~ve r ,., ,., 3~· t I " .~ 191· 8~ came to City," suggested one 01· 2. City College . W. W' W6 W. WI W' W, ,~ , -, H 2!-J t 2Hi 3 ·1 2Hi 2~'H 19 . 9 ficial; " perhaps Brooklyn College, 3. NYU W>O W. WI WI2 .... ILI _, WI6 , -, the last winner before City, never !~.Ib 2H~ ,., 2 ~. 1~ 2~· 1 ~ 3 ~ · 6 17610 ~ 4. Mlarnl .. L2 W35 WI2 '"CO W1I L3 WII turned it over to us." , -I ., H 3-3 1 !·2~ 3-3 IH~ H · 17 ·11 5. Michigan . . . . WIO DI LO W' WII This sounded logical enough. Olf , -I ,., ,., a·2~ 21-1& "' H a"'·2~ '" 16Hlt we went to Brooklyn College to ,. Pennsylvania .... Wl6 W32 '-' L3 0' WIO W7 4~·2:!I follow through on this hunch. For 3}· a 3 ~· ~ IH~ 1·3 2·2 2 ~· a 2!·lb 16 ~· 1I1 7. R. P. I...... W13 UI 09 WIl WIO L2 ,. 3H~ a time there we were stymied by 2~·1 ~ 1 }-:!~ 2 ·2 , -, H Il ·2~ 1 ~ ·2~ 16 ·11 red tape, but a chance mceting .. Syracuse .. WI! W7 W' ,~ W13 L7 1-3 2 ~· 3~ 2~' I A 2H ~ "' with Fred 'furim of Brooklyn Col· H·2~ 1 ~·2~ H I -, 15 !- 1 2 ~ lege's chess team aided us greatly. ,. Y('"shiva .. WI5 '-' 07 L3 L< WI< Wit 1~·3~ 3-7 H ,., I ~ , -, H 3 -l 15 ·11 We gained admittance to the Stu· " _ Case Tecb ... L5 1.3 WI< WI< L7 UI wn dent Activities Room, where a sec· , ~ H·2!1 2-lil~ <-0 ,. 11 ·2 ~ • • 14 1·13~ II. 'remplc .. .. L8 W13 L' D32 WIS •L' • .2~ -c41 retary said words we were long­ n ·2} • -I ~·3~ I -, 2 -, 3 ~ · ~ H 12H5~ ing to hear," Sure, the Intereol· 32. Brooklbyn ...... WI4 L< W13 011 r., 2H ~ Send solutions to Position No. 3~ · .. I ~ • -I 1·31 10).176 legiate Championship trophy is in 14. I .. .. . , ,• •I , "I , ,• I .., us back to reality; it said INTER­ Immortal Games of Capa. cb; 2. K·n 2, Kt·R6 eh, etc.; othen l<'Iund .. Ernest Defllel (Columbia) ... 0 ," , , , I , I 31-S} , , , • -R COLLEGIATE BRIDGE CHAMP· blanca ...... 3.50 a pseudo-win by I . , R·R9 ch; 2. K· ,. Jamcs Ricard 1ft P') , , ! , K12, Kt.l15 ch, rorgettlng that White can. 10_ Robert Leonards (City College) ...... 0 ! , , , , , • • Chess by Yourself ...... 2.00 • IONSHIP, BR OOKLYN COL­ now play ~lml'ly 3. PxKt! DES MOINES CITY CHAMPIONSHIP• • " LEGE. Holding back her laughter, Nim:r:o vich the Hypermod· w , acknQwledge correct ~o lutlon s 0 .. Moinel, 1950 the secretary eXQ.ressed her apolo­ ern 2.00 rrom: David Arganlan enaclne), l ame, PenQultc 60tvinnik the Invincible .... 2.00 I. John ... x·x ... '-I 1-' .- 1-' 8Hi gies lor hcr grie"ous error and es· ~::.:;~y }0'1rol:lak~rell(::~~\~I)~ ~~~i 2. Mil", ~'nA'c l ...... 1-0 .-, 1-, ' -.I I -I 7 H~ ... corted us, dis.:tppointed, to the Keres' Best Games ...... 3.50 Baron (Brooklyn), J . E. Comstock (Ou' 3. Jim Hyde ...... 1-, '-I 1-' 6 6-3~ Challenge to Chessplayers.. 2.00 4. Richard 1ofcLeIl:.n ._ ~1 ." ... '-1 I-I 5~-c4' door. ~~l!~herA '( N:';" :=;~~:ri ), ( :::~!~ra1i;r ll ~~: ~. nm MMninll ..... 0.(1 ~! , ... 7-3 U Tarrnch's Best Games ...... 3.75 8. \lOb Mllnnlng ".. . 0 ·10 Finally, on the subway back to ("evllnt), JOlIcp h HuSS (Lancasler). ,. .-. Practical Endgame Play ... 2.00 A. .. .. Charle5 Joac him (Seattle), Kaurman Manhattan, my teammate got an (Chicago). F.dw. J. Korpanty (Wood side), OMAHA EXPERTS TOURNAMENT" " Chess Mastery ...... 2.00 1950 inspired idea. "Maybe Mr. Phil· How to Play Better Chess.. 2.50 n. A. McCallister fHackcmsac k), Or. J. Omah" Melnick (Portiand ). F~ F. Muller (Flint), I. A_,_ C. I.udw lg ...... • >( , n'l lips would know whe re his trophy Relax With Chess ...... 2.50 n. Mich ell (IJrew.tcr), M. 'F. Mueller ,. I .. Spence .. . 0 . • , -I is," hc suggested. The brilliance 51 Brilliant Chess Master· IPIUsburgh), &I. Nash (Washington). ,. D_ Ackerman ...... ~ , I• 3 ~·2!i v. V. Ogane""v (Los Angeles), W. B. - G_ C. Halscy ...... 0 , ,• 2~·1! of the idea struck me at once - pieces ...... 2.50 Wilson (Amhcrstburl:'l . N. P. Wilting .5. A. C. Antrnm . , , •, • , now to contact Mr. Philips him­ S. F. , 0 , 1 )-c4~. The Elements of Combin ... (&lle nl). n. Undcrwood ; • tion Play ...... 2.50 ,. I. Hamlin ...... 0 , I I , • I -, self. I found him that night at the With Irving Chernev Jo~vt~.'~ ~,ci. eo/ !~~ 'k~ R 'j~~r~~~\~st ,.;1~~ PlCADI LL Y VICTORY • London Terr.:tce Chess Club and 2:21 poin t", each, representing a second posed the al1·importunt question. Fireside Book of Chess ...... 3.50 ascenL of the ladder Cor each of Ihcm. Willernie, 19S0 Winning Chen 2.7S We will Jlubl1~h lhe c()J1\p l<:: te ladder 1. U. S. Smith (WlIlernla) . X I I 2 2 2. 2 2. 2 14 ·2 "Come here," he said with a twin­ In ned Issue. but will Indlcalc that the :to nenl')' Muska (St. Pllul) . I >( 1 1:1. 2. 11 2: 2: 2. 13 oJ kle in his eye:- He wcnt on, I sent SEND ORDERS TO: It..,,dlng """ .... rs nrc Eddie Gault with 3. A. L . Johnson CWlllr.rnle) . 1 t l( 2. 2 1 1 U 2 11 ~ -c4 ~ FRED RE INFELD 4. P au l Winters (8,,1<1 Eagle) 0 ~ 0 x 1 2 I~ 2 2 9 ·7 for the trophy 3 few months ago "10 Q.ochambu u Av~u . ~~. PJ~n~:'u~i.~~pl~;Ju&. W~~$~o~wftc:!n~ 5. H. Mebtnnd (St . Paul) 0 0 0 I X ~. 2 2. 2 !I ·7 to h 'lYe it redecorated - you boys No.... Yflrk 67, N. Y. pOint. each. Ind Dr. J . Melnick with 19 6. K. Moen (Mahtomrdl) &·10; 7. JIm De lchantv (White Rel'lr) ~1I: 6. V. O. Lowe, pOint •. Jr. (Mlhtomedl) 2~.IU; 9. Dou glu Swa~lclt (Mahtomcdll 2-1 •. (Plene turn to page 4, col. 5) Page 4 Annotators «besstife Co1Id.mJ h7 192 Seville Dri ve Journamenf JJ/e Erich W. Mnchami Rochester 17, N. Y. K. C. ltt,"dIn Or. M. HenberflH' E, J. /(o,panly J. E. Howorth J. lapin J. M.,ytr KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 14. Q·Kt4, PXP1; IS. H-I«i! Dowl!wcr, 14. Or. J. PI." f'. ~Inf. ld VIENNA GAMBIT RUY LOPEZ . , P·H4 Is £:"ood enuugh. Internation Al Tetlm Tourne.,. Southern Open Championship 14. QxP If. p .KU p-QKt4 Or. 8. Ro... A. E. Sant ..r ••• IS. Kt·B3 8-Kn 20. PxP PxP J . Soud_koll W.Y'" Wagne, Dubrovnik, 1950 , Durham, 1950 16. Q·1e5 QR· BI 21 . 8 ·Q3 p-KtS 11. KtxKt KtxKt 22. Q·Kt3 Kt.B6 NotCl fry Dr. J. PI"I~ Noln bry Eliot H.-Iml 18. QR_BI Q-Q1 White mack White Black ~::e.lmPOrtance or • P·base .. app.rent $, II.ESHEVSKY GLIGORIC H. BERLINEII. E_ HEA Il$T (U.S .A., I YuSJo $ l .v~1 1. P_K4 Kt-QS3 23. Q·R3 P·Kt3 26. 8 -82 Q-Q4 1. P.o4 Kt·KB3 3. P·KKtl 8·1(12 Just a hluff! 1 Wall eager to avoid the 24. Bxlet RXB 27. Q-R' R.Rt L P·QB. P·KKt3 4. 8· IC12 P.(Ia main varlaU,ms of the King'. GambIt, 25. RxR Px R 21. Q .K3 8 .KIS This moye lra n5p~ the orlgll,.1 Kln8" IkrUoer's most potent weapon. There 15 IIOme weakness in the White Indian Into the Grueateld Defense 2. Kt-Q83 P·K4 3. P· B4 ...• sct.up. WhUe there is nO overwhelming which Is ch"raeterlzed by P.Q4 at D 1·h ... more 10g-ICaJ 3. P·KKtl is lIOuode1". superiority at this SU8'l--the more moment when White thr eatens lo play But then again very few moves In Ihi, avallabll! attacking forces on the Black P·K4. game a ppear demonstr ably sound! sid e should p r o,",e .dequat.e enough to 5. p)lp Kt... 1. 1(1.1(1 0.0 3. .".. I'xl' 4. Kt·B3 P·KKI4 enforce II victory. 6. P-K4 Kt·1(13 Practically forcing While 1.0 sacrlClce • fl. Kt·K' R·R7 30. P· B3 Black prefer.'! to develop quietly rather plec<:. for unlike similar var iations 10 Black WllS threutcnlq RxB and thlln to harraJl$ the White centcr with the Kio.:'" Gambit, White's K t can no . , QxP IOate. 7. • lJ.-K15, hut White answers 8. lonj:er ':0 to K5. 30. Q-QR4 32.. P -RS Q.R6 S. P-KR4 P·KtS , . Kt·KKtS 31. P-R4 B-Q4 33. PXP &:lli: I1f:QI~:KL,,~~~O:Pl!:I~ r~O;"eO;~r See I;.st nute. ~Br.-~~c.Bxl'; 34. BxB, QxB; 3S, Q·K5, White (Rctl-E"w,·, KlMln,en, 1928). ,. ... p·KR3 8. P-Q4 p·Q4 8. 0 -0 ,..Q8l 10. "·K.3 7. KlxP KxKt 33. RPxp 3S. Q·K3 8 xKtP t. QKI-Bl K'·Rl B. , P·BS is <::qu ally good. 34. Q·B4 8-Q3 3'. QxBp T hl~ safcgll~nl~ While's QU. ,. PxP . ... 10. KI_Bl 15. a·K t. PxP A/Itt )6. QItBP 11. B.QRl 8 ·1(15 ' 6. P It P 8 ·1(3 :'rt~:~. , IV eS, ~~I~ w~r;;.~~~ri:~:l ; bli~ BYRNE 12. P· B3 8·BI 17. R·l(tI KI·BI B·K2, Q·Q2; 12. 0 ·0 , K-KI2 Black should 13. Q.Q2 P·QR4 18. KR.QI Kt.lt3 bl! able to weatller the storm . 14. QR·BI P·RS 19. B·QR3 KI·B2 , . Q·K2 ch 10. B·K21? ... SII<)nl orrel' or a draw which, howevcr, In • game p layed by Capablanea In Is d,.. cll ned by W hite throu,h hb next 1902. his opponcn~ Corzo continucd 10. 24. .. RxQPIl 25. KR. B3 mOVe. . lr PxQ. RxP ch, K·RI, R·Kt5ch. 20. Q. Bl KI-Q3 21. P·KS .... ~~~l, l'Q~~!~h; I :fL K~.i&l. J.'it~!~; l:: 25. Q·K' eh fl. p. B1 ch KXP 1'0 m~k<) this move wlllch leaves him QxQ, RPxQ; 15. K t·Q4, B·QB4; 16. P·B3, 26. RxQ RxP ch 30_ Q·RS ch K·Kn with n backward QP requires a lot n ·RS! and thc cutur e world champion 27. K·RI R· Kts ch 31. QxR BxR eh of eo\'r~!(<). lJIaek wilL now try to ex· wun easily. 21. QR-B3 Rxll. 32. QxB RxQ change some piece. and . leer lnto lin 10. . p· B61? Resigns cnding. lIere We i:'o! For the next ten movu And they stared in amazement! 21. Ktm·Kt4 _.fIIJ'i'U."..18: Ihe eumpllc"lIons ~re t..rrifk. A playablc :ou.crnaUve wu 21. , II. O,()! Qxp 12. 8xBpl? . Kt.lJ.4. lIere tb" Kt QC<:uples • s trol'l 12. PxKt ~ is not feasible because Jl. outl'O'it :ond eannol be dislodged without Q3 wins immedilltely. Chess Life In N. Y. ~Cri01l 5 weakeoiof{ of While'. posiUon. 12. .. 8.Q3!1 (Continued from Page 3, col. 51 22. Kh:Kt KtxKt 14. R·Kt2! Olher rno,",8" lellYe Black In hoi water ; 23. B.Kt4 Q-Q1 e.g. 12. .. , P xD!?; 13. QxP ch, Kt-U3; will get it in a few weeks." (Such While is On g uard III 81ack wu about to .&C 1 ~.c the Inilla tlve with n · R ? and I~c~~~d a;~ay!~.I"t~ ~r'k b~aJ.~K4~~ a sim ply solution, but I'm still COD· doubllnl: of ~h c RII o n the It·fUe. 13. Jl.R5 dbLch, K·K:!; 14. Q·K2 eh males vinced tbat someone at C.C.N.Y. 24. KR-QU I horlly. Now Illack threatenK IJxKP, hut White 13. P-KKt3! must have known and sent us on pllrrles wllh II counter th .... at. Obviously (!!) the only move! Dlscovel'll'd the wild goose chase to make us 25. Q.B5 B·Bl 1'. Kt.B4 KI·B2 eh..,.,ks me"O nothing and Wllite must really earn the award.) After "hl ~ seems nece5""ry, ••• rter w. , tit"" tbe main threat DC B-R7 eh maUng. u. _. Bx B 40. QxQ RxQ Jl.Q4; 71. Ktx8. PxKt; 28. Q·B2 White'. 13. . QxP e h 14. B·Kt2 eh K·Kn 37. Q·B8eh K-Kt2 41. PxP 8·B4ch thanking Mr. Phillips and congratu­ only wl!aknc~s, the buo.:kward QP on the 14. , Kt.U3? would lo ~e the ..,ntlre 38. KlxB Q-KI7 Resigns lating him un his election to the open file, hll ~ dlsuppeued und the game after 15. RxKt eh, KxR; 16. KI· 39. P·Q5 QxKt two n.~ wlll soun aUer! theIr I>ower. K4 ch, winning the Q. A well played g,am~ bY, Byrne. , \ , U.S.C.F. Presidency, I wenl away 17. B·RS! KR·BI fl. KheB QxK! 15. R·B2 Q_R7 ell 17. B·B41 a wiser man, ror all future detect. 28. BxKt RxB 30. p .B4 Q.Bl 16. K·B I P·KU Whil,' lhre1.(.('ned r·Q$. SICILIAN DEFENSE , , ' ive work will be left to Ellel:'Y 31. Q.Bl P·K3 n. P.Qlet4! . Wisconsin State Championship Queen. Thlti I)revenl$ p . QIJ.4 and In~ututes the Milwaukee, 1950 minority aUaek nn the Q·slde! ---- 32. Q·QI 33. B·B3 .. Nolet by N.i~h4.d K"jolh W hite 1tlSO I>r~I';"'c~ a l'·lIdvance un the While RI;,ck othcr wing. R. KUJOT,", FASHINGBAU"II 33. R·Q2 3S. P·BSI II.· Rl 1. p-K4 P ·Q84 ,. P·KS Q. 8 2 :Jor :J/'e :U. " ·KU fl·fl5 2. P.QKt4 .. x t' 7. P.Q4 Kt.Q4 To tllke the P I ~ very dangeroul fo r 3. P·QR3 Kt·Q83 I. p·Q8 4 Kt·KI] Black ns lhe folluwln&: v.rlpUon iIlu.. Qxlet ~ ~:ts · KI~t;m ~ : :~l, .ndK~~~ :Journament- minded n. Q·Bl Resigns :: ;0. ~.Q\~: ;;P; 38: ~Kr~::: ';t~'l PM:kU; For Black mu.t lost a piece: If 10. • february 11 P ,falls, and the end· Q.Qt: It. n x p. RxR: I~ PxJl. Q·R4ch; ~ithBX:::a~)!l; :: ~~~: ~ 41n~~::' ' 13. Kt-I)3!!, KbKt; 14. PxKt(Q) KtxQ eh; Rapid Transit Championship Q.Q4!); 40. RXR, QxR; 41. p ·Ke eh and ., win. SICILIAN DEFENSE ~n,~; ~:;:, II~~~ ~h:~'1~~n~R~f! Chicago City Che-ss League­ 36. PxleP Px P . 3f. RxP R·81 31. Q·B4 Q·K2 40. Q·K2 M.nh.ttan "'1. Capablanca Club ~~"'! ~~~nf:~IW~~. pawn wons to Chicago, Illinois 3L P-QKtS Px P New York, 1950 , Individual speed tournament will Of COUZ'Ml not .0. Q-Xt3 b«'uff! of . . . \ \ Notel b, }. F.. Ho•• •th be held at YMCA Hotel, 826 So. :O~ ~r QII.. 81 43. RxP RxR White Dl:ack NIMZOVITCH ATTACKi' Wabash Avenue, at 2 p.m. Sunday, .,. Q.K4 Q-RSI 44. QxR Jl.KI eh QUESEDA R. IIYRNE u. S. Open Championship C1. R·K81 8·Rl.$. " · ltl ..· .. 1 (C' lu,bt.rlu) (Manha"an ) February 11; entry lee $1.50 of Black Is ton timid. Aftu-.s•... , R-B7; 1. p ·1e4 P-Q84 1. Kt -KBl P-Q'l 0 4troit, 1950 which $1.00 will be returned to 4&. Jl.Kt2., R· lJ1 I ClOnot nnd II win f o r The 1\10:11 or the I" ~ t is to avoid the White b«aull8 47. R·RI 111 nlet by R_K7. Rlchwr AU.ck, c.I.: %. , Kt.QBl; 3. Notu by f._Ie Ho.ard lrom Bw tI;tI those completing playing schedule; "'- Q.Q7 Q.R'''' Q·".I P-Clf, PXP; 4. Ktd', Kt-B3; !i. Kt-QBl, 0/ Chm CI"b tilt O ..... Rt1 all entry fees go in prize fund; P.Q3: II. H·KKt:i (Rlehtcr). 0/ 47. QxKP eh K·RI -8"III'tt«1·""·.... ' !IiIJ Proving that the comp!icaUon, arc White lU"ek This Is the muve lUack m.y no t ruave not over! :I. p ·a1 prelims will sort into A and B fo rc_n In a ll Itt consequences. It now 17 B·R" Mo~ popular here I ~ the line: 3. r.Q4, R. 8USKAGER E. T . McCORMICK sections wilb 50 percent or prize 4a. ,KxB, then 49. Q.B8 ch, X·XU; Nnw threats uf Q.Jl.8 eh hecome poaibll!. 1. KI·KBl p-Q4 4. P·,U p·K4 fund alloled to each scction; froo SO. Q.Kt7 eb willi ell.Hy. ~~; c~e. KJ:':tc~~~l~ ~: ~~~~ ' wfJ; 2. P-QKt1 P-Q84 S. Kt" p 4L BxP If It ll~;Kt, n :< R will win. If 18. IJxKB 'fOme luCCcsa. 1. B·Kn 1'.83 refreshments provided by the the amp le l'x8 leaves White with too 3. Kt·K8l 4. 8 ·BU An "unwund1" Nerlflee, but they :o.~ Hyde Park Cllcss ' Club; for fur· A/Ut 46. , BlCP many threal$ 1.0 meet. the kind thllt usua lly work. G LIGORtC II. . BxB eh t . Jt5~3'7 .X ~~h3~· :tx(iht:' KJ;~~' 8~K~t 5. PxKt I. Iet·8] KI-QB3 ther details contact A. Kaurman, If 18.. , KtxP??; 1!1. B·K5 ch males! 6. Q·AS eh K'K1 t. Q.K13 KI·83 5531 So. Kimbark, Chicago 37. 16. , J{·KBI would alro win. but the ~IIC~r>~l~~t~~a~~lh ~bo~i ~~~~, c~~~~e;; 7. QxP eh 8 .K3 10. 8 ·Q3 Kt·QKtS? text hu the merit or beln!! u Iyplcal seem. b efl. 1I0wuvcr, 11 4. Jl.K15 eh. Wule or lime. K_0 1 lind l.\·t(Z o r Q3 w u "Westbrock mo,",e" (In N. Y. che.. then 4. • QKt·Q2: 5. P·K.~. PXP; 6. better. circles, " move .... hich exchange. ' IPecnR KbP, P -QltJ; 7. II.Kteh. Ktx8; 8. II. 0-0 Kt_8 t4. p · BS B.Ql SU PER $1.00 VALUE when Doe has a matN'lal advanlagc\. 11. P xK t K·B2 l S. Ktx p i B.B3 n. RxB Q·RI eh 10. K·K2 Kl xP eh ~!;t'or Il:.:~:n ~~r.~. Wl lh, ~.Q2~ r&.h/ii, 13. P· 8 4 B·K2 ! ~J~~ ~·~tu~~rb;";'V~'~~~.·nd P.K': G. P.Q4. tlPxP: 7. PxP, Kt-R3; 8. Thl, KI has been "en prise" fur eleVen KtxKt; Q_ .. eh. (Hell)). Send " cam, ch..,k or ll.O. to: "'oves! P -Q!i. KI·K2 wllh equ"llly. Or. If 5. , 1'. Kt·84 8 .Q3 20. Q·lets QR·QI 21. K.K3 KlxQ 21. RxQ HxS; 6. QxBch, Q·Ql; 1. Q.Q2, Q·KtS!, 17. P·K4 It·Kl 21 . p.KS Ie .Ktll 22. RxP ch d Ublem World : T. n. 0.__ ~tlnled more Ihan a UUle Ulne on Ihe f'.. T.ur...... llb IJId hh!bltl..... Buff lint 20 ""oves; or wu thc position alMl Green 2\4" IOU .....n .",. .tock, -S!.!.5 rc-. ,..... (I! lMueI)­ 1'ImpJer than We IbouCht!! IXth CHESS QL YMPICS, dull flnhJ•• APlH'u. 01" 20" a 2Cl". PUk. Speoolmu COr." !k 25. K-Q4 IeR·lel 21. P_U KI·KS Dubrovntk "SO ed III lob of 50 I.. ss.DD : 250 for RO.OO, Special tMn.Jlllpn' edlUool, _nt by 26. Kt·IeIS R·K5 eh 29. R·Kt2 R·KBI Buttetln conl.io .11 410 game scores" alMl SIlO for QUO .... l tO.ld III USA and Nkely printed In EngUsh al.,..1 JUtI per :Jar. 21. Ie-Ql R·1e4 30. K-Q4 Call1de. S.nd M.O.• , ~eck to : Threatening 31. KUQp! PoOl (posIPiid ) CHESS WORLD 30. R·1e2 n. K-Kl R·" ell BOOK OF THE NEW YORK 1'4.... ' B. M, SMITH Con.p",,,,,... Iq: Ault""lla.. ..htw _n­ alne edlte\Inl ... ""kl.... 31. R-KI R·aS 33. K.Q4 R·8S INTE RNATIONAL CHESS )11 OIwlslon SL Obviously tt'> ;:ain time on the c lOCk. TOURNAMENT by Hins Kmocll Sch.neelady 4. H. Y. .n"<>taud Il3m .., P"OI>lemi. ""'"'. l4. K-Kl R·R5 35. Kt-Q4 • I2.SO (p.. " p.idJ I!.DO l'tr ;r..tr-U ~"'et . Loses quickly. but the position i... uf Di$lrlbuted by Sample copy !Do course, hOP,·I""". ALBERT 5. PIN KUS CHESS LIFE. 12.) Ht. Hump""r A ... 35 . KI·B4 ch 38. K·Bl R_P eh 1700 AlbemHle Road O.k Pa,k, Ill. 36. Iet·K'eh Kl xlet St. K·KI1 R·KS Brooklyn 26, N. Y. A. BUSCHKE , Spccialist for 37. K-Q2 K· R2! 40. R·RI Kt-Q5 CHESS and CHEC KER JOIN THE USCF Resigns Nul II ga,ne f,>r Ihose with weak hCll rtJj! 1.ITERATURE 80 East 11th Street, Now York 3 HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS POST A1. CH ESS OFFICIALLY RATEDI Solutions: Mate The Subtle Way! L~t ell tldl IIIUt(!: Toorll .on~n!JI Will Become ~""r Plcuu.o Cb .... ,,,,,I Mntehel No. 215 (Keeney): I . a ·H8. TI,. Oh_ I'rot.lem Under the USCF National Rat­ No. 216 (Uueh wald): I. n·KI2. ... Itll (JI"rl:el'l (l>"ul:ht.o) ing System, any round-robin or Nu. 217 (Hanher!:); ~ f orc the key, If I. .. ,1(.K4; z. Kt·B4 mate or I( Gl1chc,', p",IUo,,·ReDO,de.. --5 In, $I.DO or Hnd oo.lal 10' d.t.lI_ In Prepll'~Uo": ct..... lluoIo: R.. ;,~r~. Swiss System tournament or I . .• Nt·~, ~ il ~!l~~t~~ t t ~~7.krr : ~ 1. K,l·rR7~ h ~~ I :::~~i\J.h~:e I:'sel" .m~~~t 2- uf the lt01.I.h COl.LIHGWOOO SAl.ES CO. W,it ~ {n, )'Owr Fru Copiu. rive rounds or more, with at ~W~l'~p .l i( I: : .. ".~(I18~·2.K:;.~26~h. It 1.... , n .K3; 2. Q·R8. H l. 3116 Chlckadoe Rd. Room "B" Loul$vlll, 11, Ky. Icast two USCF members as SOLVERS' LADOER co ntestants, will be rated with· (2 poiOlIl Jo. 2·tIl0'H'li 'I PO;/l1l /0' J·mO'HTl. Thil tal/, (O'l'tTl 100u1Oo.u 'Nti'Hd out charge. f'ft, IMW. of Canadll~ Chis. LIf., /0' ,.robltmt itl tht D(utllbt., ;UUt. ule so/"'ioll1 .ill bt trtdittd itl t~ tltxl /""/dn.) Official rating forms should J a me. Ilollon .... n 'f ed Lcwlll ...... _. 48 Alain White .... 26 Sulnerlbe To The Rcv. G. M. Chldley .. 62 K. M. Comns ...... 46 K Graham .... _.... :n GUI DE TO GOOD CHESS CANAO IAN CHESS CHAT be secured in advance from:-­ Murray Bum ...... GO Jtobert Craodo 44 R. E. Duma...... 20 By c. J . S. Purdy Montgomery M. jor Ewhen Ony:l(:buk 110 ... Hunsicker ...... 42 W. J. CoutuN: . IS Price $0.75 po4tpald C~!lct::",~~r:: or C~:::"I F. A. HollwllY .M Sal'Vlno Jo'errero . 40 M. W . Luebbert, Jr• . 14 For convenlenc.· of our reade.... Oftlr .... bllc.II"" wHh nIUo".1 co.... ,.;" 123 No. Humphre-y AYenue Edw. J . Korpaaly . M Gardner Murtllu.lb .. . Charles Baraseb .••. 10 E.... b, (limn. A,tle'n .~d "twnlllll .._ 38 ':r' t~~C tI~e:t~!.4 :~~I~m'l;:r~:: C.n... laft Chell H.... ! Oak Park, Illinois )I. A. ~'lc:b.a'" .. . .$6 J . t'fi LOCal! l6 L Hart ...... • 10 Richard MIc:IleIl . 52 Yul')' v. OC.ne",v ... 14 Otto L. Neal ...... 10 delivery. Annual SubteoJpUon: It.OO Do net ..itt to ot~, USCF of/icVls Kenneth Lay ...... 48 Or. J . M. i!!rman .. 32 CHESS LIFE CHESS Uf'E: 12) H• • Hum.h....,. A••.• /0' t~u ratin. /-1. 8eveul In.ctlve eolve'" haVe been dropped from tile Ladder r ecord, but 113 No. ,", umphrey Ave. Oak Pirk, III. Oat p.,t. ltI. .... D. A. MllCAd.m, tbelr Kores will b, relnslatC!d when tbey be,tn sendln£:" In solutions .,eJn. 0.... '.1 DeU .... ?,. 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