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182 & REVIEW Announce the Matel

1 White to move 2 Black to move Right at the start, get the So be it for minus credit. best solution. Not just mate For a plus, just prove the but the speediest, and with given solution wrong: double Mate of course is your objective here. Make it in four­ all variations truly indicated. credil Or find a dual solu· teen; perfect In twelve; excellent. In ten; good. See solutions For any omission on your tion: take one and a half (per table of contents) in order to check on your tally. part, deduct credit of some points. Find a dual but not Righto? Jack Straley Battell sort: we suggest one-half the given solution-take but point minimum. one.

3 White to move 4 Black to move 5 White to move 6 Bleck to move Have checks; will you re­ Announce what Fischer Rectify the deficiencies in Reduce White's position to veal a mate? may for Taimanov. White's game. one solid error.

7 White to move 8 Bhlck to move 9 White to move 10 Black to move In one blow, assure your­ Scout out here shrewd play To your full board, add Anyone mate is too easy self a kayo. and no bluff. lodgini gratuitous. in this arena.

11 White to move 12 Black to ~vo 13 White to move 14 Black to move Look, solve, then paste in for your prey, make Sure·fire is your mate if Tally once more to com­ your hi·H! the mate clear. you make it sure. plete your taUy,

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Volume XXVI Number 4 April, 1971 EDITOR: Burt Hochberg U/litNI Statl''< Che.<.< fi",/eratio/l ASSOCIATE EDITOR CONSULTING EDITOR Jack Straley Batten I. A. Horowlh: President Dr. Leroy Dubeck Vice-President Frank Skoff Secretary Eric Bone CONTENTS Immediate Past President Marshall Rohland Execufive Director E. B. Edmondson Announce the Mate, by J. S. Sattell (Solutions p. 215).. .. J 83 Regional Vice-Presidents Chess Caviar, by J, S. Bottel l ...... 185 NEW ENGLAND ... Benjamin Landey, Fred Townsend. Ralph Williams EASTERN .. . William A Difficu lt Rood Ahead, by Bozidof Kozic ...... 186 Goichberg, Denis Barry, Al Highduchek MID-ATLANTIC .. . Bobby G. Dudley, Lewis Wanted: Qualified FIDE Judges, by Fred Cramer ...... 189 Hucks, James Politowski SOUTHERN ... Samuel Observotion Point, by Mira Radojcic ...... 190 Fulkerson, Jack Randall. Donald Schultz GREAT LAKES .. . James Grau, J. D. Brattin, Rating Reports Received ...... 192 Thcodore Pehnec NORTH CENTRAL .. -. Richard Vcrber. Dale Gustafson, Aleksander Liepniecks The Art of Positional Play, by Sammy Reshevksy ...... 194 SOUTHWESTERN . . . Ken Smith, George E. Bailey, Dr. Alfred Sorenson PACIFIC ..• Col. Over the Boord, by Dr. Petor Trifunovic ...... 195 Charles Daly, Russell Miller, Harvey Presley How Not to Organize on Exhibition, by David National Chairmen and Officers Schanholtzer ...... 198 ARMED FORCES CHESS .. . Maj. Arthur Joy BYLAWS ... James Van Horn In the Arena, by Pol Benko ...... 199 CHESS EDUCATION ... Dale Gustafson Keres Annotates ...... 201 COLLEGE CHESS ..• Peter Meschter COUNSEL. & TREASURER ... David Hoffmann Chess life Here & There ...... 206, 2 J 4, 215 INDUSTRIAL CHESS A. Pavitt JUNIOR CHESS . . . Armed Forces Championship ...... 207 MASTERS AFFAIRS MERIT AWARDS Lorry Evans on Chess ...... 208 NOMINATIONS . What's the BEST Move?, by Lorry Evans ...... 212 I I I Benko's Bafflers, by ...... 216 . George

Niagara Fa lls Open ...... 217 CERTIFICATION • • • Postal Chess, directed by Jock Straley Battell ...... 218 I . _ . Maurice Kasper Tournament Life ...... 222 _ . . Eva Aronson WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL . .• Kathryn Slater WORLD CHESS FEDERATION (F.I.D.E.) Fred Cramer, Vice-President. Zon c 5 (U.S.A. ) THE ESS

0",. Con'" P/roto ... 's No. 1 player, Grand· master Svetozar Gligoric, who has been touring the U. S. dur­ ing March and April. See Miro Radojcic's affectionate tribute to his friend in "Observation Point" on page 190. Photo by Milos Pet­ ronic, . CHESS LIFE & REVIEW is published monthly by USCF, 479 Broadway. Newburgh, N.Y. 12550. Second class postage paid at Bast Dubuque, Illinois. Authorj~ed as second·elass mail by the Post Office Dept. at Bast Dubuque) Illinois and ior payment of postage in cash. NOn·memDer l.yr. subscription: ~ . 50; foreign, $10; single COpy, 85¢. Change e>f address: Allow six weeks notice; please give us both the new address and the old addr2ss, ineludfnli! the num· bers and dates on the top line or your st<:- ncll. Address all communications, and make all checks payabl ... to: UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION 479 Broadway, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 lB4 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW Black must develop and must stop 18 Q-K5ch (17 ... K-R4 18 Q-K5ch, P-N4 19 QxR, QxR 20 QxPch loses to 20 ... Q-R3 21 P·N4ch or 20 ... K-N5 21 Q-R3ch), but it is too late now. 17 ... QxBP of course loses to 18 R-K5ch. 18 QxN QxBP 20 R-K5ch K-R3 ess 19 P-B4ch K·R4 21 R-R5ch And Black resigned. • Flohr breaks the apparent or semi­ duplication of tactics to floor his foe. aVlar NEO·GRUENFELD A. Dunkelblum S. Flohr Belgium Czechoslovakia 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 5 PxP NxP 2 P.QB4 P.KN3 6 N·KB3 B-N2 3 P·KN3 P·B3 7 0-0 0·0 4 B-N2 P-Q4 8 P·KR3 P-QB4 BREVITIES FROM THE OLYMPIADS Here Flohr reverts in effect to the 7th Olympiad, Stockholm 1937 spirit of the Gruenfeld; his is not a permanent one. 9 PxP N·R3 10 P·B6 •.•. The short, short of this Olympiad may .. . Q· N3 may be better, but White has Though this cannot be held, this have had some sort of moral significance. a strong attack in any event. mode of reversion gives Black a much 14 Q·RS 8·Q1 too useful file for his . It CLOSED SICILIAN REVERSED is hard to propose a plan for White, Ozols Reid The main threat is 15 N-B7ch; and 14 Latvia .. . P-N3 15 NxQBP, PxQ 16 NxQ leaves however, as the Gruenfeld is ex­ Scotland erting a disconcerting effect. 1 P·QB4 P·K4 B.N2 P-03 it still operative. 4 TO • • • • PxP 11 N·Q4 N/4_N5 2 N·QB3 N-KB3 5 P·KJ N·a3 15 RxBch QxR Resigns It could be, however, that White, ex­ 3 P-KN3 8·84 6 KN·K2 B-K3 16 N.B7ch Thc co-name of the Greco Counter pecting to rewin the Pawn on Black's Black offers a piece at a bargain. QB3, had not foreseen this replY. 7 N·QS .•.. is Latvian, and Dr. Trifunovic For whatever his reason, White re­ may have been prepared for it. At any frains from 7 P·Q4. Usually, the over­ rate, he smashes this attempt. looking of an error launches the re­ GRECO COUNTER GAMBIT prieved on a winning line. Dr. P. Trifunovic Apscheneck 7 .••• N·QNS 8 NxN Resigns Yugoslavia Latvia But BlaCk responds by offering a piece 1 P·K4 P·K4 4 N-B4 PxP all over again, and then concedes. 2 N-KB3 P·KB4 5 N·B3 Q·KN3 Here the wily Doctor snares himself. 3 NxP Q-B3 6 P·Q3 ...• PHILIDOR DEFENSE At the time, this move was an inno­ V. Castaldi D •. S. Tartakower v,ltion, instead of the usual 6 P·B3. Italy Poland 6 •••• B-N5 9 PxB N.KB3 1 P·K4 P·K4 6 0·0 P-KR3 7 PxP QxPch 10 B.84 P.B3 2 N-KB3 P·Ql 7 P·QN3 P-B3 8 N-K3 BxNch 11 0-0 P·Q4 3 P·Q4 N·K83 8 8·N2 Q·82 If this move had worked, Black might 4 N-B3 QN.Q2 9 Q·Q2 P-KN4 well have had the better game, but 12 P-K3 • • • • 5 B·K2 B·K2 White refutes it quite elegantly. White shuns, apparently wisely, such It seems that Black wants a Kingside chances as 12 NxP, NxN 13 BxN, BxRP attack at all costs. 14 QxQ? QRxQ 15 R·KI, N-N5 and an 10 KR-Ql N·Bl 11 PxP PxP eventual . . . N-B7 or 12 BxP, Bx...1\' 13 But now the costs prove unbearable. BxR? BxRP etc. He has better lines of 1 .• course, but Black seems always to have 1 a decided . 12 •. . . R·N1 14 N/4·N5 B-K3 13 N·R3 P·QB4 15 NxP • • • • Now begins a series of echoing ma­ neuvers, a symmetry of tactics. 15 . • .• Q-N3 17 R·N1 KR_Q1 16 N!7·NS NxP Now that policy of tit for tat ends, and Black demonstrates that the side with the initiative can break symmetry The next moves are quite clearly of position and maneuver decisively. forced on Black. 18 Q·K2 B..Q2 19 R·Rl .... 12 NxP QxB 14 NxN KxN White's advanced Knight cannot re­ 13 R·K1ch K·B2 treat: 19 N-B3, BxN 20 PxB, NxP. 12 NxKP B·K3 If Black has a chance of a favorable 19 . . •. N/3-N5 20 R·Q1 • • • • 12 . .. QxN is met by 13 N-Q5, mat­ deviation, it seems trying to develop White still cannot well retreat that ing on 13 ... QxB 14 N·B7 or winning might be it. But 14 ... B-K3 15 Q-B3, Knight: 20 N-B3, NxN 21 PxN, BxP, if on 13 ... Q-Nl or Q-Q3 14 NxNch and R·Ql 16 N-Q5ch and 17 N-B7 or simply Black has no better, is unappetizing. But 13 . . . NxP 14 BxQ, NxQ 15 N-B7ch. 16 B·N5 does not look propitious; nor the sequel is worse. 13 N·NS Q-N1 docs 14 . . . B-B4 15 Q·Q6, QxBP? 16 20 , • • • BxN 23 RxN N·Q6 Black's game simply deteriorates: 13 R·K7ch. 21 RxRch RxR Resigns .. PxN 14 BxPch, N/l·Q2 15 NxN has 15 Q-Q6ch B·K3 17 RxB N-Q2 22 NxB NxB a final BxR as a snapper for White. 13 16 B·N5ch KxB J. S. Battell APRIL, 1971 ISS On the Eve of the Candidates Matches- A Difficult Road Ahead by Bozidar Kazic

Foreword Taking part in this year's matches, then, will be four play· ers from the and four from other countries. As The Candidates Matches are the most Important and inter­ determined by lot, the strongest Soviet players will meet In esting chess competition this year. Many experts believe that the first group, the strongest of the ot her countries will meet the outcome of the competition between the strongest grand­ in the second group. masters-candidates for the title of world champion-is more It Is interesting to note that the older g~neration of this uncertain now than ever before. For the first time in the competition consists of the Soviet quartet and the younger post-war history of world chess competition, a player from players are Larsen, Fischer, Uhlmann and Huebner. outside the Soviet Union may find himself in the finals. The Following are short interviews with the candidates. progress made by some grandmasters over the past few years leads one to the conclusion that the of Soviet players is now more threatened than ever. : A Cmcial Period The idea at a competition among candidates to determine "I believe it will now be for the first time that both the player to challenge the world champion was introduced finalists in the Candidatcs Matches are not from the Soviet after the Second World War. During the first few years the Union. I don't think that Taimanov in our group can defeat competition took the form of tournaments, but since 1965 the both me and Larsen. I hope it will be me or Larsen who plays method of selection has been a series of matches. for the title against Spassky, but it is difficult to make predic­ The previous winners of candidates contests to date are: tions. In short matches surpriscs are possible." ( 1950); Vassily Smyslov (Neuhausen­ Caution and reserve characterize Bobby's remarks about 1953); Smyslov ( 195t}); (Bled­ his chances, even though he was the absolute winner of the Zagreb-Belgrade }959); Petrosian (Willemstadt, Curacao 1962); Tournament in the same year in which he scored (1965, defeating Tal in the finals); and again his greatest successes on the international chess scene. Fis­ Spassky (1968, defeating Korchnoi in the finals). cher does not deceive himself about his results. He realizes This year the eighth competition of candidates for the that his previous absence from competition has had a certain world championship will be played accordini to the match elim­ effect on his play. He is aware of his achievements but he ination system. Taking part will be eight pl3yers: the six knows that he has not reached perfection. who qualified from the Interzonal (Fischer, Geller, Larsen, "1 am satisfied with the result, but not with my play," Huebner, Taimanov and Uhlmann), the former world champion, Fischer stated after the intcrtonnl at Palma, won by an ad­ Petrosian, and the losing finalist from the preceding candi­ vantage of 3 1,2 points! "I am not in the best shape. I feel I dates series, Korehnoi. The pairings were made at the end of am not sufficiently playcd in. I need more tournaments. Can· the Interzonal in Palma: the first quarter-final group is Pe­ didates matches require thorough preparations. I have so far trosian vs. Huebner and Korchnoi vs. Geller. The second quar­ played matches on1y with Cnrdoso (1956) and Reshevsky ter-final i roup Is Fischer vs. Taimanov and Larsen vs. Uhl­ (1961)." mann. The two winners in each group will meet in the semi­ Many have sa id that Bobby plays like a machine. or that finals, and the winners of those two matches will play each he is a man· machine symbiosis, etc. But Bobby is capable of other in the finals to choose the challenger for Boris Spassky in mistakes. though not so often as others. At Pa lma he had a the fight for the title of World Champion. The matches in the period of crisis after losing to Larsen. he was on the brink of quarter·finals and semi·finals will each consist of ten games, defeat against i\latulovic and N3ranja. and achieved onh' a and the finals will be a match of twelve games. Additional with the lowest player in the tournament crosstable. games will be played if ties exist after the normal schedule. Jimenez. Paradoxically, experts take his arduous game with The players and their records in world championship events: Matulovic as an example of Fischer's genius! Accol"ding to Soviet Gufeld, it is just this game-which Fis· Yefim GELLER (USSR), born March 8, 1925, participated in cher. notwithstanding the extrcmely difficult position, rna· the of 1953 (6th·7th plac~), 1956 (3rd- naged to dl'aw-that shows just how important is the psycho­ 7th), 1962 (2nd-3rd ), 1965 (lost in semi·finals) and 1968 (lost logical factor in his successes. As did thc famous American in quarter.finals). champion, Frank Marshall, who spent rcars preparing a va· Robert FISCHER (USA), born March 9, 1943. played in two riation for a game with Capablanca, so Matulovic was long pre­ candidates tournaments: 1959 (5th·6th) and 1962 (4th). paring the opening variation he played. ,

188 CHESS LIFE IS, REVIEW But Huebner says: "I shall fight, I shall try everything cally I am not equipped for great achievement in sports or possible." And this is his greatest virtue. Who ever gave him chess." even an outside chance before the Interzonal? Is this to be "Do you expect that chess will bring you money or profit?" his last surprise? "No. My ambition is to travel with chess if I can. I would "My suttess in the Interzonal came unexpectedly to me. like, for instance, to go to America." I had much luck. I fought well and I was not burdened psycho­ "What do you think about the prospects of the various can· logically by having always to calculate the tournament stand­ didates?" ings. I came simply to play chess. I did not dream of qualify· "The performances of Geller and Larsen in the Interzonal ing for the candidates. My aim was to score 50% to confirm were extraordinary. Fischer played well too, of course, but he my title of international master." also showed certain weaknesses. I think Korchnoi and Fischer "When did you sense that you would have a chance to get will meet in the finals. The American champion has chances into the candidates?" to win that duel, but he will lose the match with Spassky." "The prospect opened to me after the victory in my dra­ Huebner, Mecking, Karpov and Andersson are the greatest matic game with Ivkov. It was after I lost to Geller that my young hopes of the world today. What they lack is only ex· series of six victories followed. Then in the evening I could perience. And all four have one little handicap--each is a play bridge rather than worry about chess." featherweight physically. A certain grandmaster was probably "Has success changed anything in your plans? What are right in saying that for great achievements in chess, a player your plans now?" should weigh at least 100 pounds!- "Nothing has changed. I remain a chess amateur, I do not (To be continued) plan to become a professional. I shall remain a student of classical languages and I shall try to put my studies first. • It 15 to be recalled, however, th.t Morphy, aecordinc to his early Chess is an interesting game; it is my hobby. To me chess is blol"npher F. M. Edge, was at 21 "five leet lour Inches In hel,ht. or a sport; in fact, contest is the essence of chess. EVen physi- sUm tI,lIre and (ace like. YOllnl" I"lrl ... " - Ed

North Fiebrantz Drive, Brookfield, Wise. '53005) by the fed· eration of the candidate, by a member of the Committee, or by the candidate himself. The candidate must SUbstantiate his WANTED: claim under each of the four requirements. This, I expect, may produce some highly imaiinative literature, particularly when it comes to item (b). Although the average age of our five title holders-and what wonderful people they are!-is 72, youth is no bar to QUALIFIED FIDE JUDGES applying. Neither is sex: six of the world's FIDE Judges are women. Fourteen countries have more judges than we do: USSR 38: Yugoslavia 31; Great Britain, Czechoslovakia, Ar­ By Fred Cramer gentina 11 ; Spain, Bulgaria. Rumania 10; Holland, Italy, Po­ VIce-PresideD' of FIDE:, Zone V land 9: Hungary. Switzerland 6. France like us has 5. Six nations, including Cuba, havc 4. Fourteen others, including One big bar to the title FIDE Judge was dropped by the Puerto Rico, have at least onc. recent FIDE Congress at Siegen, a change that should interest The requirements and procedures for Certified USCF many USCF tournament directors. For years they have had Tournament Director, as yet not finalized, may in time be no chance to acquire this prestigious designation, rarer here coordinated with those for FIDE Judge. In the meantime, we even than the Grandmaster tag. We have eleven of the world's have far less than our proper share of the FIDE title, and 89 lGM's, but only five of its 225 FIDE Judges! Neighbors the newly-relaxed requirements are not likely to become Canada and Mexico have none at all. any easier in the future. Those who can should apply now. AI Horowitz, Hans Kmoch, Ed Lasker, , and At Vancouver next August we certainly ought to name at George Koltanowski were titled long aeo, when the only re­ least one FlDE Judge from the USCF-for the first time in quirement was endorsement by one's federation of his general eight years! merit, when the title was not abused, when only nine men received it in an average year. The late Hermann Helms, Maurice Wertheim, Jerry Spann, and Canada's Malcolm Sims REQUESTS FOR RATINGS also held the title. Wertheim was titled posthumously, the only man ever so honored. The Rating Statistician's workload, like that of every· The number of new titles rose (to 19 in 1964 and 25 in one else in your USCF office, has increased tremendously 1965) as the inevitable abuse crept in, and fell (to 9 in 1966 with our growth during the past year. She is so busy that and 6 in 1967) after FIDE replaced the Kentucky colonel requests for individual ratinis endanger her ability to seledion basis with specific requirements for title candidates complete the essential rating task. We fully appreciate how eager most players are to to meet. One of these, a requirement for experience directing learn their latest rating. That is why we have, for the past international tournaments, completely excluded us from the several years, published a Supplemental Rating List every title, since certain other FIDE regulations effeetively pre­ three months in addition to the Annual Rating List. clude holding international tournaments here. It is this re­ Even though we understand why you desire to learn quirement which has now been dropped. your rating before the next list is published, it costs time Article 3 of Chapter ID of the new FlOE Titles Regula­ and money to comply with such requests. We regret that tions is brief enough to quote: we will be unable to accommodate future requests for "The Title of International Judge of FIDE concerns over­ individual ratings unless they are accompanied by a the·board competition. It is awarded only on recommenda. rcmittance to cover the resultant expense. tion of a ~/6 majority of the Qualification Committee. The The minimum chug. to supply ratings for one or two candidate must (a) know exactly the of FIDE persons is $1.00. and all further FIDE regulations for chess competitions; (b) When ratings for three or more persons are requested, have in his activities as judge always showed absolute ob­ the charge is 50¢ per ratini. jectivity; (c) possess a sufficient knowledge of at least two We regret that requests which are not accompanied by of the languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Russian) the correct remittance simply cannot be acknowledged. officially recognized by FIDE; (d) have acquired experience IMPORTANT: Tournament directors are authorized to use by acting as chief referee of at least four important cbess your last published rating as the basis for pairings at competitions." tournaments, not updated ratings sent you by the statisti­ An application for a title may (per Article 8) be submitted cian. to the Qualification Committee (Arpad Elo, Secretary, 3945 APRil., 1971 189 It is perhaps exactly his almost unchanged way of life that has kept him so youthful and fresh. Even to this day he has for instance remained true to the loves of his youth: he Observation enjoys more than anything else gay, noisy music of modern times; and, if there is anything to top this, it is playing soccer, that European craze about which he is so crazy himself • that twice a week he gets up before the sun to play it with a group of others like himself, with the same zest as when he was a teenager. But I always suspected that there might have been some­ thing deeper. After aU these years I guessed it well when on the eve of his match with Tal three years ago we got into one of those long and frank talks which two friends from early youth, separated by their different occupations and by their different locations (if only temporarily) could have but once in a decade. For years I had lived in New York and he had lived wherever his next tournament was to be. Then, to our mutual surprise, we found ourselves in Belgrade, our home town, at the same time. Mind you, our close friendship has lasted for years despite the fact that we hardly ever agreed on anything whenever chess became the subject. Funny thing! You may know somebody all your life and still, all of a sudden, you can discover something new about him. This was what happened to me on that occasion: in the process of that long conversation I discovered a new Gligoric­ a man who had somehow found a new peace, that is to say, peace with himself. Talking about the forthcoming match with the former champion of the world, GHga was so relaxed he by Miro Radojcic appeared to be unconcerned, which of course was not the case. "My conscience is clear," he said. "I do not feel any ten­ sion about these things any more. I am going to play this At Peace With Himself match fully convinced that in my preparations I have done everything that could possibly have been done. From now on, I thought his trip to the United States would be a good it is up to the stars." occasion to write about him. Then suddenly I discovered how Rather surprised and very curious about this change of difficult it is to write about one's friend. The first thing that personality, having known him when in other similar cir­ comes to mind is some kind of piatitude-"He's a very nice cumstances he was quite different. I asked him how this guy." But the trouble is that he-Svetozar Gligoric, or Gliga change had come about-how did hc find this new peace? as we always call him-really is a nice guy. So nice in fact "In this match," he replied, "for the first time in my that exactly for this reason, in days gone by, he often got on career I will play without that ever-present complex of mine­ my nerves. You remember those days when your mother still that feeling that I am obliged to achieve something. I do cherished hopes of making you a well·behaved young gentle­ not even know whether I am able to achieve anything any more. man, and when occasionally, with those high hopes waning, she But I do know that I don't have to. I sensed this pleasant would in distress over your misbehavior remark: "Look at feeling for the first time in my life at the Interzonal in him, would he behave like this?" In my case, "he" always used Tunisia. For the first time I was at the Interzonal without to be that damned nice guy, Gliga. The years, however, have mellowed my former grudges and I feel confident that now I can write about him without any ill feelings and that I will even be able to say a few nice things about him. So, as I have already mentioned, he is very nice. And, so what? Even I can be nice occasionally. Yes, he can play chess, great chess indeed-but I am no patzer either. Yes, he can write well, but I can do it better. He could ... But let us not embark on this kind of fencing as the two of us used to do sometimes as a sort of game. Seriously, I believe that whatever his merits and short­ comings he holds a record unique in contemporary chess: for about a quarter of a century he has been Number One in his country. This is certainly no mean achievement, Yugoslavia being one of the three strongest powers in the chess world. I really wonder whether there is a player on this earth who has played in more tournaments throughout these years, ever since he first came to fame as an unknown 22-year-old, when he was invited in 1947 to play in a strong Moscow tournament, winning it rather sensationally two full points ahead of the big favorites Smyslov and Boleslavsky. Inevitably you start wondering how it was possible to last that long and still to be at the top. You wonder where this stamina comes from. You will find some people talking about Gliga's eternal youth and with some good reason, for although he is now 47 years old, he looks consIderably younger. But as you know, you are only as old as you feel. In this A souvenir lrom three years ago when Gliga played his respect Gliga belongs to that much smaller catcgory of people close match with Tal (4Y2:5Y2}. Very often, Gligoric-not a who find that every age in a man's life has its joys. In his bad writer himsell-c:ame to my paper ("PoJilika" in Belgrade) own case he feels much more 47 years young than 47 years and we would qo over some Inleresllng positions. (Gliga is old. His way of life would suggest that he feels his age much sealed, lell. Radojcic: is standing at his right. The other!; are less as a burden of fatigue than as an advantage of experience. not identified'] 190 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW being considered one of the favorites to qualify for the Can­ Whatever you think of these words, you cannot help sensing didates. To be frank, this somehow suited me and it was like that there Is an honest man and a true professional behind playing without some unbearable burden. You know, when them. To my mind, there is also one of the very few great you are younger you take very seriously what other people players of our time, who has succeeded in accomplishing what say and prophesy, but nowadays this seems to have no im­ wise men have said is the most difficult task in life- to get portance to me." to know oneself. It Js wUh this knowledge that Gliga told me AU this sounded to me like a new dimension of maturity a few weeks ago, when we met in Hastings, that he felt almost in a distinguished professional who for a long time had been happy when he Tailed to qualify in Palma for the next Can­ able to take the measure of his opponents but who now was didates. From someone else this could sound hollow, but not at last able to take the measure of himself as well. Getting from him: he has been through it so many times, he has seen it deeper into our conversation we eventually found ourselves all and the ambition he once might have had to become even trapped in our "eternal" argument about his approaches to the champ has in the meantime given way to the wisdom that practical play-to be more precise, about his choices in tbe everything in life has its time and that there is no eternal openings over the board. Realizinr that it could sound pre­ prime. tentious for a reporter who knows a thing or two about chess And so, this spring when Gliga starts his American tour. to criticize one of the leading vandmasters, even though he his hosts will certainly not see a future champion of the has been a friend from childhood, I used an old trick of my world. But they will see a truly great professional, a grand­ profession, namely, I expressed myself through the mouth of master who has for so many years belonged to the top dozen some bigger shot and better authority. So 1 recalled that once in the world, who was the fifth board for the world team in during the in Munich 1958, I had a very long that unforgettable "Match of the Century." Above all, they and illuminating conversation with Bronstein, who memioned will see a perfect gentleman with an unusual mixture of that at that time he considered Gligoric one of the half·dozen warmth, charm and modesty that has made him so popular best players in the world. "But," he added, "I feel Gligoric is the world over that at any iiven moment he has more in­ not doing justice to himself because with his terrific instinct vitations than he can cope with. for the openings he depriVes himself of a tremendous weapon To give an example of the most up-to·date efforts of this by limiting his repertoire so much." American guest-lo.be, I chose this game from the Interzonal As this bas been my point In my attempts at friendly per­ in Palma. Many readers will find it surprising that a drawn suasion, I hastened to repeat Bronstein's remark, the more so game was chosen, but there are at least two good reasons: because I also remembered so well various hotel rooms in first, when 1 saw him tast a few weeks ago at Hastings. Gli­ Zurich, Stockholm, Munich, HasUnil5-wherever I would on goric told me that this was his most exciting struggle at occasion meet this friend of mine. Disappointed and dis­ Palma; second, this game will perhaps convince some doubters illusioned after a lost game, he would analyze for the nth that a well-fought draw can be even more beautifuf than a time to find where his ever·reliable King's Indian had be­ brilliancy and that eternal complaints about draws in chess trayed him. Now, in a monoloeue, as though talking to him· have no place here. self and trying to justify his attitude to himself, GJiga gave This duel has almost everything chess can offer: fierce at­ me a golden opportunity to gain a deep insight into what tack, stubborn defense, daring sacrifice and explosive tension. could be described as "the soul of the contemporary chess A patient observer may find that at a certain critical point professional." either of these two worthy opponents might have won, but neither ?f them knew, evcn long alter the game was over, and "Yes, I know what Bronstein said ; he was probably right. probably does not know to the present day, who or how. So it But who could blame me, who could blame so many others of is up to you to try finding out for yourself. my generation, when fifteen years ago we found ourselves so obsessed by Smyslov. So obsessed, in fact, that we sim ply de­ The notes to the game are based on those by R. G. Wade cided to follow the example of the player we considered and L. Blackstock from their book on the Interzonal, published the most successful competitor of the day. He then symbolized only days after the tournament ended. unmistakable precision, he symbolized the deepest knowledge of those systems he chose to play. Each one of us was eager Interzonal 1970 to probe Smyslov's methods and apply them in our own play. GRUENFELD DEFENSE And then came Tal to negate this approach completely. Smy­ Gligoric Llrsen slav was the prophet of the scientific approach; Tal, on the 1 P·Q4 N·KB3 6 PxN B·N2 opposite side, the prophet of the psychological approach. As for 2 P·QB4 P·KN3 7 B-QB4 0-0 : myself, I am still inclined to take the scientific attitude. At 3 N·QBl P·Q4 8 N·K2 N.B3 present I am perhaps better both In the art of attack and in the 4 PxP N,P 9 B·K3 • • • • art of defense than l ance was. But on the other hand, I am 5 P-K4 N,N less optimistic and less ambitious than some years ago. Per­ There have been two other approaches by White in tackling haps this comes with age, but 1 am more inclined to think this position: the aHempt to lVeaken and attack Black's King that this philosophy is a result of my struggles through the position by P-KR4, which failed In the game Spassky-Stein (31 various phases at the fight for the world championship. But USSR Championship) after 9 ... N-R4 10 B-N3, p·B4 I1 P-R5, let us look at the whole complex from a practical point of NxB 12 PxN, BPxP 13 BPxP, B-Q2 14 PxP, BPxP 15 Q-Q3 ?!, view. A young generation at chess masters has imposed on all (}N3. The other way Is the strengthening of the center by 9 competitors the need for a thorough knowledge of chess va­ 0·0, P-N3 10 B-K3, B-N2 11 R-Bl, P-K3, as in the game Bala· riations, forced variations, as a kind of law of survival. There shov-Uhlmann (Hastings 1966·67). Gligoric now tries to com· are more and more of these variations because chess is played t ine some of the salient points of both plans. more and more all over the world j there is, one may say, more 9 ,. .. P·N3 12 8-03 P-K4 and more of this classified knowledge, there are so many 10 Q-Q2 a.N2 13 P·R5 • • • • books. You ha ve to embark on a tremendous task about which 11 P·KR4 N·R4 none of us from the older generation can be very enthusiastic, Larsen, who injects more P·KR4-5's and P-QR4-5's than but whiCh, nevertheless, each of us has to accept. The alterna­ any other grandmaster, must feel stifled when someone else tive is to remain ignorant and you could pay heavily for that. is doing it. What was the choice before me? If I try a broader repertoire, 13 • • . • Q.K2 15 P·Q5 • • • • I could bring myself to the point of exhaustion; moreover 1 14 RPxP BPxP could find myself exposed to the unenviable risk of not being Gligoric must be content with having weakened the ap­ able to find over the board something that my opponent al­ proaches to Black's King position from the center. But now ready knows by heart. Not without some sorrow, 1 then de­ the center must be closed to safeguard his own King. cided to stay on firm ground and to play what 1 know very 15 • • • • P·B3 18 R.QB1 KR.Ql deeply indeed. Yes, my opponents know what 1 am going to 16 PxP BxP 19 R·R3 • • • • play, but then ... I also know them ... " 17 P·QB4 Q.KB2i APRil., 1971 IS! Preparing to exchange the for a pair of Rooks after tators that he was overcoming his earlier poor form and he 19 ... BxP by 20 BxB, RxQ 21 BxQR and 22 S.Q5 with the KR was going to qualify." ready to go to KB3 or Q3. 31 Q.K7 , . . . 19 . , . • QR·B1 22 8xN Ox S Maybe 31 QxP was playable, but there are so many mating 20 R·KB 3 Q.K3 23 NoOS 8xN! nets to be avoided. After Q--K7 most of them can be countered 21 H·B3t NxP by . Larsen, perforce, offers his Queen-price: Rook, Knight, 31 ••• , 8·81 33 K·B2 • • • • pawn and initiative. If 23 .. QxKP 24 RxB followed by N· 32 QxK P R,Q3ch K7ch. And if 33 B·Q4, then 33 ... R·K3 (not 33 .. P.QN4 34 Q. 24 RxQ BxR 26 B·NS , . . . K5, R·K3 35 Q-R8ch, K-B2 36 R·B3ch) 34 B-K5, P-QN4 with an 25 Q·H2 R·83 unclear pOSition. To be able to counter Black's doubling of Rooks by get­ ting his Rook to the QUeensjde. 33 •• , ,B·K3 34 K·N2 P·QN4 26 , . , , R·QS 28 8-K3 R·RS Here both players had about one minute to reach the 40th 27 R·B3 RxPch move. If 28 . B·KR3 29 Q-B2, so Larsen finds a better move. 35 P·N4 R·K8 39 RxP R(K7)·B7ch 29 Q.R3 R.R8ch .30 K-Q2 P-KS 36 Q-Ra R·R3 40 K_Q4 R-B1 As the present British champion, R. G. Wade, relates: 37 R·N3 R·K7ch 41 R·Na R/7·Q87 "With this iame Larsen convinced his supporters and the spec- 38 K·B3 R/ 3xP 42 K·KS Dr.w

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S3 ALABAMA-Hunt.vllle Chess Club Winter Ratln. Tnt., Nov·Dec ..... 12 ILL INOIS- neeatur Winter Opon. Deeembcr ...... 18 Art Hymel Tnt" January·February ...... _..... 6 Northwestern UniverSity Aulumn Quadrangular. Nov·Dec ...... 12 Mitch: Kteley S~-Hendry l'h IIlInots High School Tournamcnt, December ...... 104 AL ASKA-3rd AnnUli ASCF Open Membership Chn. Tnt, January 2:; Chteaj!'O Wamsley Open. Febnury ...... 66 Match: Reynold, 6-Dardes 4 71h ROj!'ers Park Open. January ...... __ ..... _... _..... __ ._ ..... __ . ______.. 18 ARIZONA-Dr. Rudolph Schwan. Memorial ChampionShip, December 5 O... kI Taylor Invitational. January __ ... __ . __ ..... _. __ . __ ... __ ...... __ ._.. fI 1971 Phoenix CheSll Club P re-Hieh School Champkmship, Decem. Twin Clly Chess Club Winter IbUn, T,mrnament , Jan.Feb.. _ .. 18 ber ...... __ . ____ . __ ._. ____ . ______. __ . __ ...... __ ...... ___ ._____ 4 Chlcatn Wamsley Open. JlnUllry ._._ ..... _. __ ... _. ____ . __ . ____ ... __.. 79 ROOks &; Crooks CheSll Club Championship, ~em be r ______8 \\\t. lIawley Ho1lday Chess FesU... I. JAnuary _ ... __ ...... __ . __ ... ____ .. 1I 4-Player Round Robin, Nov.·Dec.. ___ . __ . ___ ... __ ~~_ ... ______. __ .. 4 1970·7\ Peoria Chess Lelue, Finl naif, Date~ ... __ . __ . ___ ... _. _____ . I~ Phoenix Chell Club Ladder Tnt. 3·70, November.De<:ember __ .. 13 Twin Cit\' SectiOns. Dece mber ...... _...... __ .. _...... ___ ._ ..... __ ... _... fI Tueson Chess A'SOClatlon December·January udder, Dec.Jan .. 9 MAhee Open. January .... _... _. __ ...... "" ... """ ...... ",_ ...... _..... __ ... _...... __ • Tueson Open, January ...... " .. , .. " ...... _" ...... ,,_. , SO 6th AnnUli Rockrord High School Invitational. De<:ember ...... '1 Phoenix Ratln, Round Robins. October·January ...... 17 MIIChes: Quinn SY.!·Broyles 4\-\; Taylor Hi·Kolber 1\-\; Zane· Matehes: Moreno '.Blble 0; Atkinson 5·Feyer t; Ml1Ier 5',!,·Atk!n_ lurynlkl 3·Mathls 2 Ion 4~; Brown 3~-Blanchard 'h. INDIAN A-Eutern Indiana Open, De<:ember ...... 47 ARKANSAS: Matehel: Sivils 6'h-FeiUneef 3\-\; Wllwer, a.Baskin I; 111111 Stilt! VI. Earlham Col1eee. January .. " ...... 14 Walten 3\-\·Jon.. 1'h Earlharm·nal1 State Match. Date? .... " ...... 21 CALIFORN IA_Sa nti Barbara Invitational. September ...... ~ Indlan apo l1~ Chess Club Champton!h!p, Janu.ry ...... 18 Conejo Valley Chess Club v.s. Simi Valley Chess Club, November 20 C.W.F. Hegel Memorial Bi centennial, Oec-J.n ...... 5 Simian Memorial, Date? ...... ,...... 9 Mateh: Ful1er a\-\·Cohron 2'Ao Oran,e Cheu Club 2nd Annual Club ChampIOn.hlp, Nov·Dec . .. 18 IOWA- 7th 10wa·NGrth Central Open. Chcu Tnt.. 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" ...... __ .. ___ . 52 Riverside Chen Club Championship Prellmlnarlcs, Jan·Feb. __ 21 MatCh: Shanholtzer &-Feldsteln 4 Santa Monica B.y Chess Club Dec·Jan Ralln, Tnt .. Dec ..Jan ...... 49 MASSAC HUSE TTS- 2nd Worcestcr Poly tech Open, December ...... 22 Berkeley Chell Club SUpplemental USCF Tnl. I. • January...... , Weaver Adams Memorial, Dccember ...... ,...... 68 Simi Valley VI. Ventura, Date? ...... 18 Bur,es. Memorial, January ...... ,.... ,...... 68 192 CHESS LIFE & RE VIEW 46th W. MaS!. & Conn. Valley Che~~ Championship, February ...... 26 GI'(Iundho, Special, February ...... 45 Worcester County Met League, 1st Half, Date? ...... 28 Match: Tabor 3Yz·Maloney 'fz Western Mass. Schoolboy Singles Championshlp, January ...... 26 OHIO-May Action 70, May ...... 12 Worcester Winter Spectacular, January ...... 25 June Action 70, June ...... 12 MIT Chess Open, January ...... 22 Quadrangle Tourney No.4, Aprll.June ...... 5 1971 Mass. Amateur Championship, January ...... 53 July Action 70, July ...... 16 Matches: Morln 31h-Swartz 'At; Nugent 3'A1.Somerset 21h De<;ember Action 70, Deeember ...... 18 MICHIGAN-Lansing Ladder, Sept.Oct...... 17 Great Lakes HI'h SchOOl Championship, Deeember ...... 80 Lansing Ladder, Nov·Dec ...... 17 Holiday Tournament, December ...... 7 2nd Annual Holiday Rating Tnt., December ...... 42 Glass Bowl Open, January ...... 92 January 9th Quadrangular, January ...... 25 Parkway Rating Tornado, January ...... 4 Matches: Courtney 6·Dlckerson 4; Schaefer 3'A1·Peher Ih January Action 71, January ...... 20 MINNESOTA-Western Minnesota Open, December ...... 11 YMCA InVitational, January ...... 41 Exurl)an Championship Playoff, December ...... 9 Happy Furlou,h, Roger Blaine, Date? ...... 21 MSCA New Year's Tornado *1, January ...... 27 Match: Gundlach 6·Dodd 0 MSCA New Year's Tornado *2, January ...... 34 OKLAHOMA-3rd Annual Region VII Open, January ...... 24 MSCA New Year's Tornado *3, January ...... 20 Matches: Brown 4·Broukal 1; Moore 2'h·E1l1son IIh MISSISSIPPI-MatChes: Doredant 2.Harrell 4; Krousc 6·Harrell 0 OREGON-Washington County Open, July ...... ,...... 23 MISSOURI- 2nd Capablanca Memorial Open, December ...... ,...... , 30 Portland Winter Open, January ...... 46 Capablanca Cheu Club Championship, Oct.December ...... ,...... 46 PENNSYLVANIA_Dickinson Quadrangular, December ...... 18 Greater St. Louis OPen Chess Tnt., January ...... 56 1971 Philadelphia Junior Championship, December ...... ,...... 31 NEVADA-Reno City Chess Tnt., Oct.Nov ...... 21 Mid.Atlantic Open, December ...... ,...... 26 MatCh: Wheeler 5',1t·Landa 4'At Mld.Atlantic High School Championship, December ...... 46 NEW JERSEY-New Jersey Junior & High School Tournament, Ja· PlttsbW'gh Chen Club Quadrangular, January ...... 20 nuary ...... ,...... 34 Pittsburgh Chess Club 1970 Junior Club Championship ...... 11 Maura Stevenson Memorial Open, January ...... 7 Match: Lel8ht 4·Seldltch 0 Matches: Schiffer 61h·Bradlow 3'!.z; Pole 3'!.z·Kryslak '!.z SOUTH CAROLINA-Alken.Augusta Team Match, January ...... 10 NEW MEXICO-1970 New Mexico Under 18 Invitational Tournament, Wade Hampton Open, January ...... 24 Date? ...... 6 Aiken Chess Festival, January ...... 31 Los Alamos Ladder Tnt., Continuing ...... 7 Aiken Handicap Tournament, Sept.January ...... 6 NEW YORK_ Jamutown Chess Club Booster ChampionShip, Oct·Dec. 7 Sea Island Open, January ...... 15 Marshall Chess Club Championship Prcllmlnarles, Oct·Dec ...... 40 TENNESSEE-Nashville Quadrangular, February ...... 16 1970 Kln,smen Chess Club Championship Tnt., Oct·Dec...... 9 Matches: Wrltht 2'h.Churchill 1'h.; Churchll\ 2Yz·Hurt IJh Shorefront Winter Warm·Up Quadrangular, December ...... 13 TEXAS-MSC Premium Tnt *2, Oct· Nov ...... 2.3 2nd Annual 1971 Syracuse HIgh School Open, December ...... 18 North Texas Open, December ...... ,...... 70 mM Research.ASD Team Members Tnt, June·Dcc...... 6 Dallas Chess Club Fall Round Robin, Oct·December ...... 16 Greater New York Chess Congress, December ...... 610 The Alamo Open , January ...... ,...... 45 bt Annual Gotham February Quadrangular, February ...... 16 1970 Corpus Christi Rating Tnt., Oct-January ...... ,...... 6 1971 Syracuse Junior & Boys Open, February ...... 23 Matches : Murphy ~·Conway 1; Bush 2'h.·Conway 21h Rochester City Championship, February ...... 30 UTAH-Salt Lake Chess Club Autumn Round Robin. 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APRIL. 1971 193 36 R·R7 RxP 38 N·K2 B·K3 37 RxP P·K4 39 P·R4 R·R7 If 39 ... P-N6 (the obvious move) 40 R·N6, R·B7 (40 ... R-R7 41 N·Bl, R­ KN7 42 N·K2 with the Rook out of The Art of play) 41 P-RS, P-N7 42 P-R6, and if 42 . . . B·R7 43 P-R7, just in time. 40 P·RS B·Q4 So that if 41 R-R7ch, K-Q3 42 R·RSch, Positional Play B-B3. 41 R·N6 • • • •

14 N·K2? •••• The text enables Black to obtain a slight advantage. Necessary was 14 PxN, PxN 15 NPxP, PxP 16 B·Q4, B-K2 17 0 ·0, with the slightly better prospects. 14 • . •. N·Q4 17 PxB K-Q2 15 B·B5 P·Q3! 18 R·QBl KxP 16 BxQP BxB Black has regained his pawn with the brighter prospects because of White's isolated QP. In addition, Black's Knight is strongly posted. 19 K·Q2 B·Q2 21 P·KN3? •••• 41 . • • • B·B6! 20 N·R5 KR.QBT After 41 ... RxP 42 RxNP, Black's Desirous of protecting his KBP and extra pawn would by no means guaran­ by Sammy Reshevsky freeing his Knight fo r action, White tee victory. gives Black a target to shoot at, as will 42 N·Nl • • • • A MINIMAL ADVANTAGE be seen from the progress of the game. Not 42 N·B l? because of 42 ... R-QB7 Bad is 21 RxR, RxR 22 R.QBl? (in order 43 N-N3, R-K7 mate. . to simplify), RxR 23 KxR, N-K6 24 P­ 42 • • •• B·Qa 44 P·R6 •••• Playing Black against Rocha of Brazil KN3, N-88, winning a pawn. Correct was 43 RxNP R·KN7 at the recent Olympiad in Siegen, I 21 KR·Bl, freeing the Knight. There was nothing else. If 44 R-Nl, seized the initiative at an carly stage 21 • • • • P-R4! RxN 45 K·Q2 (45 K-B2, R-R8 46 K-N2, of the Sicilian Defense. The resulting Attempting to open the KR file with B·B6ch. etc.), RxP 46 RxB, R-N7ch 47 middle game soon turned into an in· P·R5. K-B3, R-QR7, etc. teresting endgame, in which I bad a 22 N·Q4 44 • . • • RxPch minimal advantage. It appeared as • • • • Unsuspecting, White proceeds me· Not 44 . .. RxN? 45 R-N7c h, K-K3 46 though my opponent might succeed in P·R7 and the White pawn cannot be holding his own, but my persistence chanically. Relatively better was 22 P­ KR4, though White's KNP would be stopped. was finally rewarded when I was able weakened. 45 K·Q2 .••• to create a weakness in Rocha's posi· On 45 KBZ would come 45 ... RxP tion. In seizing control of the KR file, 22 • . • . RxR 25 N·B4ch K·K2 23 KxR P·RS 26 NxP 46 P-R7, R-QR6. I was able to make an incursion with • • • • 45 . • . . RxN 49 R·KN7 K·B4 my Rook into my opponent's territory, 24 N·B3 R·Rl If 26 R-N1, PXP 27 PxP, R-R6! 28 46 R·N7ch K·K3 50 K·Bl eventually netting a pawn, Rocha fin­ 47 P·R7 R-N7ch White resigns ally succumbed to a which K-Q2, NxP, etc. 26 • • • . NxP 27 N·KS 48 KxB R·QR7 cost him a piece. • • • • In the semifinals of Group A, the U. S. XIX Olympiad, Siegen team met the Hungarian team. We knew SICILIAN DEFENSE it was an important match and we were Rocha Reshevsky hoping for a good result, but we lost 1 P·K4 P·Q84 5 N-QB3 P·K3 2~"2-11/z, which enhanced Hungary's 2 N·KB3 N·QB3 6 B.K3 N·B3 chances for second place. Lengyel, con~ 3 P·Q4 PxP 7 B·Q3 P-QR3 ducting the Black pieces, resorted to a 4 NxP Q·B2 8 N·N3 •••• form of the Nimzo·Indian Defense. I More usual in this variation is 8 0·0, retained the two Bishops, which gave N·K4 9 P·KR3, P·QN4, with equality. me a small advantage. On his 15th turn, 8 •••• N·K4 Lengyel made a dubious move, which he Black proceeds with the plan of post· claimed after the game was recommend· ing his Knight at QB5 before arrang­ cd by theory. This opinion was refuted ing for . when he had to resign nine moves later. 9 P·B4 N.B5 NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Inadvisable was 9 ... N/4·N5 10 B· 27 • . • . B·Kl! Reshevsky Lengyel Q2, followed by p.KR3, and the Knight If 27 ... B-N4 28 K-Q2, NxP? 29 N/5· 1 P·Q4 N-KB3 5 N·B3 P·QN3 would be chased to an unfavorable N6ch, PxN 30 NxPch, K·B3 31 NxR, N· 2 p·QB4 P·K3 6 B·Q3 B-N2 square. K4 32 P·KR4, followed by P-KRS, and 3 N·QB3 B·NS 7 0·0 P·Q4 10 BxN QxB 11 Q·Q3 •••• the Knight escapes. The text intends to 4 P·K3 0·0 8 B·Q2 •••• Hoping for 11 . . . QxQ 12 PxQ, chase the Knight at K5 with P-B3. An alternative is 8 PxP, PxP 9 N·K5, whereby White would achieve a strong 28 K-Q2 P·B3 30 R·QBl P·N4 B-Q3 10 P-B4, P-B4 11 B.Q2, N·B3. center pawn formation plus control of 29 N·B4 N·Q4 31 N·B3 R-R6! 8 .... PxP 11 KR·Q1 PxP the vital QB file. Preventing P-KR4 and forcing the win 9 BxP P·B4 12 PxP • • • • 11 • • •• P·QN4 12 P·K5 •••• of the KRP due to the threat of . . . 10 Q·K2 QN·Q2 12 QxQ, PxQ 13 N·Q2, B·N5 14 P·K5, P·N5. More promising than 12 NxP, N-K4 N-Q4 would be satisfactory for Black. 32 N·K3 NxN 34 N·Q4 RxP 13 B·N3 (13 B·R6, Q-Bl), P'QR4, with 12 • • • • QxQ 13 PxQ P·NS 33 KxN P·NS 35 R·B7ch B·Q2 the possibility of ... B-R3. 194 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW 12 • • • • R·Bl 14 BxB! • • • • 13 B·Q3 BxN Superior to the usual 14 PxB, Q·B2, and if 15 P-B4, BxN 16 QxB, P·K4 with a good game. 14 • . •• N·Q4 IS B·Q2 Q·B3? ver

VINKOVCI SECOND by Dr. Petor Trifunovic

A dubious move, to say the least. The simple 15 ... Q·K2 was necessary, with The second international tournament of "The autumn of Vinkovci White having a slight positional advan· 1970" was slated to be a much grander affair than the first, won by Rob­ tage. Black was hoping for 16 B·KN5?, ert J. Fischer. Fischer had had to overcome only local Yugoslav oppo­ N·B5! 17 Q·K3, N-R6ch! (not 17 ... NxP nents. This time, the organizers had secured in advance the participation 18 KxN, BxNch 19 K-Nl and wins), with of World Champion Boris Spassky and his leading rival Fischer and the better position for Black. 16 N·NS! QxP? surely expected a very strong tournament, perhaps even greater than Necessary was 16 ... P-N3, but after the Interzonal in Palma de Mallorca. But the devil knows what will 17 N·K4, Q·K2 (not 17 ... QxP 18 B­ bring the day and what the knight, and those who know the situation KR6, KR·Ql 19 N·Q6 and wins) 18 B· in the chess world know also that nothing is sure. KN5, P-B3 19 B·KR6, White would have excellent attacking prospects, as Black's First, Spassky was lost. His Federa· players. From the first ten, he won King position would be considerably tion would not give him permission to only two games and lost one, drawing weakened. participate. Then came a telegram from the remaining seven games. His finish 17 BxPch K·Rl 18 B·K3! • • • • Fischer stating that he was ill and un· was decisive: in rounds 12 and 13, he The winning move. able to play. Likely, he learned of the defeated two main rivals, GHgoric and 18 • • • • Q·K4 withdrawal of Spassky, and lost inter­ Taimanov, and these two points brought There was nothing better. If 18 ... est. Yet, it was an intelligent decision him first place. So it was; yet his vic· Q-KR5 19 R-Q4, Q-R3 20 NxPch, etc. If as he had next to play in the more tory is still imposing. 18 ... Q-QB5 19 B·Q3, Q·KRS 20 P·KN3 difficult and more important interzonal. The series of victories by Soviet chess and wms. This commentator would have been sur­ players abroad have now become mere 19 Q·R5 N/4-B3 prised if he had played in Vinkovci af· history. Petrosian and Taimanov could tel' tournaments in Zagreb, Buenos do nothing. Taimanov finished unexpect· Aires and the Olympiad in Siegen. It edly low. Rated the probable winner, was too much, and it was better to reo and leading along with Gligoric, he lost nounce Vinkovci in order to make the in round 12 to his compatriot Petrosian indispensable psychic and physical and went into a profound depression preparations for the important test in losing successively two more games to Palma. Larsen and Minie. It was a catastrophe. So Vinkovci lost its original, imagin· In only four rounds, he fell from first ary importance, and the organizers were to ninth place (per Sonneborn.Berger obliged to roll up their sleeves to save tally). As for Petrosian, he drew too the tournament. They did well to pro­ often. His loss to Rudolf Maric won the cure former world champion Tigran Pe· prize as the most beautiful game of the trosian, Bent Larsen, Vlastimil Hort, tournament. Mark Taimanov, David Bronstein, Sveto­ Bronstein fought for first place. He shared second to fourth, but by Sonne· The only move. If 19 ... N/2-B3 20 zar Gligoric, Laszlo Szabo and Dragol­ jub Minic. born·Berger points was second only a NxPch, winning the Queen. half-point behind Larsen. And he alone 20 Q·R3! •••• They entered, however, three local lost no game in the tournament. He Leaving the KR4 square for the Rook. players, without titles; and the tourna· fought himself into form dUring the 20 • • •• B·Q4 23 BxPch K·N 1 ment thus lost much of its repute. It tournament and won the prize for the 21 R·Q4 P·N3 24 B·R7ch Resigns is interesting to observe that these best finish, four points in the last five 22 Q·R6 R·BS three, Ledic, Ozanic and Tomic, secured games. Hort and Gligoric also came only one draw from thirty games played close. For Hort, the defeat by young against the first ten in the tournament, Argentinian Miguel Quinteros was ca­ losing all 29 other games. Yet, on the tastrophic. (See February.) For Gligoric, $200 other hand, if the three could be erased the decisive setback was by Larsen. (See from the standings, the number of January.) MAKES YOU draws in the tournament would be Bruno Parma and Mario Bertok had shocking. The three did build up the but meager successes though Parma at A score table! [q.v. January issue.] least drew with many of the leaders. USCF MEMBER It was Larsen who won the tourna· As for Drashko Velimirovic, he scored ment, with lOJh to 4¥2. Analysis of his reasonably well but his customary pyro­ FOR LIFE! score indicates it was not a great vic­ technics seem at least to have been tory. He won against the five last thoroughly quenched by the leaders. APRIL, 1971 195 The Prize for Beauty 21 P·R5! •••• Black finds himself immediately in a This last-round game was one of the Black is completely paralyzed, with­ bad situation. There is the unpleasant greatest sensations of the tournament. out a single good move. White is threat· threat of 21 N-K4, and White's Bishops Maric became glorious but won only the ening 22 B-N6 with such consequences are much better posted than Black's. prize for the most beautiful game of as (a) 21 . . . N-Kl 22 B·N6! NxB 23 20 . . .• B·Q2 21 N·K4 B·K3 the tournament while Petrosian lost PxN, NxR 24 PxR, N-B1 25 NxBP! K­ Nor is 21 . .. Q-K2 any good in view $600 (his prize would have been that R2 (or 25 ... RxP 26 N·N5ch, K-R1 of 22 NxB, PxN 23 Q·B7, KR-Bl 24 much more had he won the game)_ 27 R-Q8ch) 26 N·N5ch, K-R3 27 N·K6, Q·R7! N-R! 25 QR-Bl! PIRC DEFENSE P·B4 28 B·QS; or (b) 21 ... B-Ra 22 22 NxB PxN 23 Q·B71 _ ••. Rudolf Marie Tigran Petrosian B-N6! NxB 23 NxBP! N-B1 24 RxN, K-N2 Now Black not only loses a Pawn but Yugoslavia Soviet Union 25 NxB, KxR 26 N-NSch, K-N2 27 NxR, also finds White with the terribly pow­ 1 P-K4 P_Q3 4 N-B3 P-KN3 RxN 28 R-QS, and White has a Pawn erful Two Bishops. 2 P-Q4 N-KB3 5 B-K2 B-N2 and the better position. 23 .. _ _ N·Q2 32 Q·R6 R·Kl 3 N-QB3 P-B3 6 0-0 0-0 21 • • • • K-S1 24 QxP R·N7 33 Q·R5 B·R6 Black frees his pieces better by 6 This moves loses immediately. 25 KR-Kl Q-N1 34 B·Q5 Q·N5 _ .. B·NS to trade Bishop for Knight. 22 BxP RxB ' 24 NxR B-KB1 26 B-B7 Q-N6 35 QxQ RxQ 7 P-KR3 _ ••• 23 N·K6eh K-NT 25 N·K8! •••• 27 B·B6 N·Nl 36 P·B3 P·R4 Now White prevents that stratagem, Maric has played the whole game ex· 28 B·B3 N·Q2 37 K·B2 N·B3 and that Bishop becomes a passive cellently. Now he threatens 26 RxNI7, 29 B·B6 N-Nl 38 B·B6 R·K3 piece. nor ean Black reply 25 ... BxR as 26 30 B·B3 N-Q2 39 R·R5 P-K5 7 • _ •• QN_Q2 8 B-K3 P-K4 NxB retains White's material advantage. 31 KR·QBl R·B1 40 QPxP R·N7 First, 8 ... Q-B2 is better to prevent 25 • • • • K-R2 26 RxN/71 Resigns Black resigned without resuming play. the later Q·Q6 by White. Third Defeat 9 PxP PxP TO Q·Q6 R-KT First Defeat Here Taimanov ran up his "castles It seems 1G ... N·K1 11 Q-Q2, N·B2 Here is where Taimanov, winner of long"- O-O-O-with the third succes­ 12 QR-Q1, N·K3 improves the position the previous great tournament in Skop­ sive defeat (for the second, Taimanov­ of Black's King Knight. je, started his calamitous decline in the Larsen, see page 22, January issue). 11 B·QB4! Q·K2 twelfth round of this event. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE After 11 ... B-B1 12 Q·Q3, P-KR3 to Mark Taimanov Dragoljub Minie prevent N·KNS, and 13 N-KR4! Black has Tigran Petrosian Mark Taimanov Soviet Union Yugoslavia troubles defending his King Knight Soviet Union Soviet Union 1 P·Q4 N·KB3 14 Q·Q2 N-N5 Pawn: 13 ... K-N2 14 BxPch, KxB 15 T P·QB4 P-K4 2 P·QB4 P-KN3 15 B·N5 • Q-B2 BxP, etc. This move does not comport with the 3 N-QB3 B-N2 16 Q·K2 N·KB3 12 QxQ RxQ 13 P-QR4 P·N3 style of Taimanov who now has to play 4 P.K4 P·Q3 17 QR_B1 QN·Q2 Black has no completely satisfying against the Sicilian Defense when his 5 KN·K2 0·0 18 P.QN4 PxP answer. After 13 ... N·BI 14 B·B5, opponent has an extra . 6 N-N3 P·B4 19 N·NS Q·Nl R-K1 15 BxN, BxB 16 N-KNS, B-K3 17 2 N·QB3 N-QB3 4 P·KN3 P·Q4 7 P·Q5 P-K3 20 N.B7 N-B4 NxB, PxN 18 P·B4, White also has an 3 N.B3 N·B3 8 B-K2 PxP 21 NxKR QxN attack. This system of play has been nearly 9 BPxP P·N3 22 P·R5 N/3·Q2 T4 QR·Q1 B·N2 15 R·Q6 P-QR3 abandoned in modern tournament prac· 10 P·QR4 R-K1 23 PxP R·N1 Black's defense poses a difficult di­ tice and is seen very rarely. 11 0·0 B.QR3 24 Q-K3 RxP lemma. 15 ... N·K1 16 R·Q2, N-B1 17 5 PxP NxP 8 P-QR3 B.K2 12 B·KB4 BxB 25 B·R6 B·B3 KR·Ql, P-KR3 18 P-R5 leads also to the 6 B·N2 B-K3 9 P·QN4 0.0 13 QxB P·QR3 26 P·K5 QxP same troubles as in the game. 7 0·0 N·N3 10 P·Q3 P.QR4 16 KR·QT P-QN4 17 B.N3 P·R3 Black overestimates his chances. It Black parries 18 N-KN5 and NxBP. is better to safeguard the King Pawn by He can try 17 . . . poNS 18 N·N1, P-Ra; .. . P·BS', then play ... Q-Q2. but, with 19 P-N4! P-N4 (or 19 ... P-B4 11 P·N5 N·Q5 12 N·Q2! •• _ . 20 P·N5, PxP 21 NxNP, R-KBI 22 N-Q2, White parries 12 ... N-N6 or ... B·R3 23 QN-B3 with a winning advan­ B·N6 while attacking the Queen Knight tage for White) 20 P-R4! PxP 21 NxRP, Pawn. On 12 NxP, N·N6 13 R-Nl, Q-Q5, N·Bl 22 N-BS, R·Q2 23 P-B3, White se­ White must lose . cures the superior position. 12 • • • • Q-Q2 18 P·N41 R·QB1 12 ... N·Q4 is better. Black hastens to defend on the sec­ 13 BxP QR·Nl 15 NxN Q,N ond rank by . . . R-B2 and soon arrives 14 B·KN2 NxNP 16 P·QR4 Q·K1 in a position in which he has no moves. Black's intention is 17 . .. B·Q2. He remains inferior also after 18 . . . 17 B·N2 B-Q3 18 B-QB31 •••• N-B l 19 poNS, PxP 20 NxKNP, poNS 21 White frees himself of his weak 27 N.K4 B·N2 37 K·B2 P-N6eh N-R2, P-R4 22 R-Q8, RxR 23 RxR, N/3- Queen Rook Pawn, later to have time 28 BxB KxB 38 K·Nl R·N2 Q2 24 N·B1, B-B3 25 N·Q3, K-N2 26 P·R4. to work on Black's backward Queen 29 NxN QxQ 39 R·Q4 R-K2 19 P-N5 PXP 20 NxKNP R·B2 Bishop Pawn. 3D N·K6ch PxN 40 R-B3 N·K5 Here Black parries 21 NxBP, RxN 22 18 . • •• B·Q2 20 Q·BlI • • • • 31 PxQ N·B4 41 R-Q3 R·N2 RxN/7, etc. 19 BxRP BxP 32 PxP NxP 42 P·R4 P·R4 33 K·B2 N·B4 43 R·B4 P·Q4 34 K·K2 P·QR4 44 R·KB3 R·N5 35 R·QB4 P·R5 45 R·B4 R·B5 36 K·Q2 P-R6 Resigns larsen's Sole loss Larsen not only allows a to the Maroczy Bind but also tries a dubious variation. SICILIAN DEFENSE Laszlo SIabo Bent Larsen Hungary Denmark 1 N·KB3 P·QB4 3 P.Q4 PxP 2 P-B4 N-QB3 4 NxP P·KN3 196 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW S P·K4 B·N2 7 N·QB3 N·R3 9 P·QR3 B_R4 10 B·Q3! ••.• Having said A (. .. P-K4), Black fair­ 6 B-K3 P·Q3 This newer try has not been explored ly clearly must say B. At least, 18 ... This system is dubious. enough. Experience has shown .that the N-K2 loses to 19 NxP; and the only al­ 8 B·K2 • • • • old 10 Q-Q3, P·QR3 11 R·Ql, P·QN4 gives ternative, 18 .. . B·KE4, does not im­ White must prevent 8 ... N·N5. Black satisfactory play. prove that point after the simple 19 8 • • • • 0.0 9 0·0 P·B4 10 • . • • PxP 11 PxP B-N3 Q·K2 even if Whitc has nothing better. This move is part of the system but Not 11 . . . NxP 12 NxN, QxN 13 19 NxP! B-KB4 20 Q·B3! ..•• is not sound creating positional weak­ BxPch. Because of the threat of 21 N-B6ch, nesses: the Black King and Queen 12 B·K3 P·KR3 Black is forced into the sequeL Pawns are backward and easily attacked For this loss of time and weakening, 20 • • . . BxN 21 PxN Q·K2 on the opened files; the weakness on Black will pay a fancy price. 12 ... N· Or 21 .. . Q-B2 22 N-K5! his K3 can be especially delicate. K2-Q4 and then ... E-Q2 is correct. 10 PxP PxP 13 BxN P,B 13 B·B2 N·KN5 11 P-B4! 8·Q2 14 N-QS! • • • • Black doesn't perceive the danger. He 12 Q.Q2 N·KNS continues his plan of attack on his diag­ The Knight occupies a very strong onal QR2-KN8. But the cautious ... N­ post and can be ousted only by . . . K2-Q4 is still correct. P-K3 which leaves the Queen Pawn 14 Q·Q3 P·N3 15 B·N3 • • • • much weaker. White posts this Bishop more actively 14 _ . . . R·B2 and so can counter 15 ... NxQP 16 14 ... R-Bl threatening 15 .. NxN NxN, P·K4 with 17 QxPch. and 16 . .. QRxP is better. 15 • . . • K-R2 15 P·KBS! •••• Now Black renews his threats on that White throttles off . P-K3 and also diagonal, e.g. 16 ... P·K4. threatens N-K6. 16 QR·Q1 P·K4 15 • • . . K·Rl Such a move, however, is not good if 22 R·Q7! Q-B4 23 RxPch Resigns Black has no good move. On 15 .. . the opponent has the better develop­ It is mate after 23 . .. RxR 24 N­ NxN 16 BxN, he can try vainly: 16 .. . ment as he has in this game. N5ch! PxN 25 RxRch, K-R3 26 Q·N7ch, ExE 17 QxB, BxP? 18 RxB, RxR 19 17 P·Q5 NxB 18 BPxN P.K5 etc. QxPch or 16 ... BxP 17 BxB, KxB 18 Q·N5ch, E·N3 19 RxRch, KxR 20 R·Blch, K-Kl 21 Q-R6, K-Q2 22 Q·N7! and R·Kl. CURRENT SERIES • T6 N·K6 Q·KNT Bued On articles from the leading theoretical publication CHESSMAN QUARTERLY, Or 16 . . . BxN 17 PxB, RxRch 18 this series brings you the latest up·to·date analysis on selected openings. RxR, Q-QBl 19 B·R6, B-Q5ch (19 ... QxP 20 ExEch, KxB 21 N-B7) 20 K-Rl, NEWLY AVAILABLE Black$tock Gnd Wade R-Nl 21 NxP! etc. Gipslis, Aivar BREYER DEFENCE 1969 17 NxB QxN THE RUBINSTEIN VARIATION Morphy Defence, of the Niml;o.lndian, Second booklet In the Serles. The latest analysis (thl'ough the 1969 USSR Cham. with 8 ... QN·Q2 plonship) of a variation favored by such Eighth and latest booklet. A leading Soviet great players as Spassky, Benko, Unzicker, Grandmaster and theoretician analyzes a Panno, Portlsch, and Matanovic. English variation which Is one of the most popu_ . lar lor both sides In the Nimzo·lndian De· postpaid $1.10 fense. Postpaid $'.20 Samarian, S. Harding and Wade (Editor of Rumania's "Revista de Sah") THE NAJDORF SICILIAN THE CLASSICAL TARRASCH Do you ever play the Sicllian, Or eVer have DEFENCE, Q.G.D. it played against you? If so, you will find New ideas on the resultant middle game this book to be invaluable, for it contains pOSitions have brought the Tarrasch back the latest analysis on one of the most into Grandmaster play. Boris Spassky bril­ frequently played and excitJni" variations liantly demonstrated its vitality In his of thc Sicilian. Contains many l1iustrative 18 NxP! NxN 19 P.B6 Q.N3 World Championship victory Over Petro· g3mes and positions from recent tourna_ sian. Keres, Geller, Lein and others also ment play. Third booklet In the Cun-ent Not 19 . RxP 20 RxR, QxR 21 B-Q4. "champion" the new treatment. Chess Openini" Series; English Descriptlve 20 PxN RxP 22 R-B6 Q·R4 Postpaid ,1.10 Notation. 21 B·Q4c:h K·Nl 23 QR·KBT ••.• Postpaid ,1.40 White's attack is irresistible. Harding and Wade THE VELIMIROVIC ATTACK 23 . . •. P·N6 25 Q·B4 R·KB2 Solin Sicilian Bolterill, G. S. 24 PxP B-K3 26 P-KN4 Resigns The sixth booklet In this series ana· All is hopeless: 26 . . . BxP 27 RxR; PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENCE 1969 Iyzes a dangerous attacking Idea by White The Austrian Attack against a variation loni thought quite 26 . . . QxP 27 QxQch, BxQ 28 RxR; The Austrian attack Is One of the sharpest 26 ... Q-R5 27 RxR; and 26 ... RxR satisfactory for Black. Introduced by Bog_ danovic, the plan has been adopted, reo and most clear ways of handllni the mod· 27 QxR, Q-N3 28 Q·R8 mate. fined, and used with spectacular success, ern Pirc.Robatsch Defense. These two book· A Good Result especially by the young Yugoslav master lets discuss the line thoroughly for both Vellmirovic. In the last three years, the sides and show that Black has quite ade. The sad part of the tale of Taimanov variation has been seen frequently in maS_ quate reSOUrceS with which to meet the ter play; Fischer, Tal, and Matulovic are attack. Fourth and fifth in the Series. is that his disaster followed after many Volume 1 ,1.20 such good results as in this game. among those who have been successful with it. Volume 2 ,1.20 NIMZO·INDIAN DEFENSE Postpaid $1.00 Both for ,2.15 Mark Taimanov Bruno Parma Keene, Raymond Send payment with order to Soviet Union Yugoslavia YUGOSLAV ATTACK 1969 1 P·Q4 N-KB3 S N·B3 P-Q4 U.S. CHESS FEDERATION Dragon Variation, Sic:ilian Defense 479 Broadway 2 P·QB4 P·K3 6 B-K2 0·0 The first booklet of the Series brought to 3 N·QB3 B-NS 7 0-0 PxBP the U.S.A. by Ken Smith's CHESS DIGEST. Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 4 P·K3 P·B4 8 BxP N·B3 This volume constitutes the most up·to· On orders for less than $3.00, add 50\!' Black exerts pressure on his Q5 as he date analysis on the Dragon. Postpaid 50j! for handling and shipping. doesn't care for 8 ... QN-Q2 9 Q-K2. APRIL, 1971 197 The following game is from the ex- hibition: How Not to Organize an Exhibition Kavalek Freeman 1 P-K4 P·K3 23 PxP Q.P 2 P·Q3 P·QB3 24 QR·Kl B·B2 by David Schanholh:er 3 P-KR4 P·Q4 25 BxB _.B Silver Spring Chess Club. Maryland 4 N-Q2 B·Q3 26 Q-B4 R.K2 5 KN·B3 N·K2 27 QxBP _.­ 6 P-R5 P·KR3 28 RxR Q.Q 7 P·KN3 N-Q2 29 BxQ B.P A great number of chess players have Finally, advance registrations started at some time participated in a simul­ to appear and I became hopeful. Slowly 8 B-N2 N·K4 30 P·KN4 P·KN3 taneous eXhibition given by some master at first, then a rash of them. 9 0-0 N.N 31 B·K6 B.P 0-0 32 BxB RxPch or grandmaster. However, the responsi­ Refreshments were suggested and ap­ 10 NxN 11 P·K5 B·B4 33 K-N3 _.P bility for organizing an exhibition be­ proved. I attempted to locate a coffee longs to relatively few people. I recent­ percolator, again by myself, without suc· 12 P-Q4 B-N3 34 B·B8 P-N3 13 B-K3 B-Q2 35 B·N7 R-R6 ly had the "pleasure" of the nerve­ cess. Almost too late, I remembered Ha· wracking experience when I applied my rold Parr having asked to help with reo 14 N·R4 N·B4 36 R-K3 P·B4 15 NxN P.N 37 QPxP P.P efforts to the organization of a simulta­ freshments. I called him and 3 days later 38 PxP P_Q5 neous by Grandmaster Lubomir Kavaiek. he had the percolator and the snacks. 16 P·QB3 B·K3 17 B·R3 Q-K2 39 R·B3 News travels fast by word of mouth At last the day arrived. I was nervous P.P 18 B-KB4 QR-BT 40 B·K4 in all circles; it was thus that I became for I had assured Lubosh that we would R·R5 aware that Kavalek was living near my have a good turnout. The exhibition was 19 P-QN4 P·QR3 41 B·Q3 R·R4 42 R·B8ch home. I learned of an exhibition he gave to start at 2 P.M. on Sunday, December 20 K·R2 K-Rl K·N2 B_B2 not too far from where I live, at which 13. Lubosh and I arrived at the Silver 2T R-KNI Draw only 12 people showed up. He played Spring Chess Club at one minute before 22 Q·Q2 P-B3 these 12 blindfold-"to make it interest­ 2 P.M. and my fears were allayed. Note: Grandmaster Kavalek is avaU· ing!" Of course he won all 12 games. We had managed to gather 22 boards. a b 1 e for simultaneous exhibitions. Later, he gave another exhibition. Having The percolator was there and the coffee Groups wishing to arrange same should obtained his phone number, I called him was ready. Soon everyone was ready and contact him directly at: 2025 Eye SI, to ask how he did. Seven boards had the exhibition began. NW, Apt. 520, Washington D.C. 20006. been played, so there was rio need now Lubosh varied his openings. He pushed to ask how he fared, but I did ask the P-K4 with some, P·Q4 with others, he - fateful question: "Mr. Kavalek, are you played Reli's Opening and, I believe, still interested in giving exhibitions the English. Soon, one man was mated, * * * around here?" then another resigned. Another dropped His reply was short and sharp: "Are a piece but played on. Soon he too re­ you sure you can organize one?" And signed and others started dropping. there it was-The Question. We talked A man sitting next to me kept mutter· some more and the conversation ended ing "Fantastic, just fantastic!" He had wiLh his assurance that he would give an ventured a King's Indian and was so exhibition if I could get it organized. diabolically constricted that he coudn't After making about 20 phone calls, I move. I tried the O'Kelly variation of was confident that enough people would the Sicilian. After 33 moves I resigned, play to warrant holding the event; Lu· a piece down and more losses inevitable. bosh agreed. We invited him to our And then-a miracle! Lubosh had lost chess club and there set the date, fi­ a piece to Ken Short, a Class A player. nancial arrangements and transpOrtation. lie offered a draw to Bill Freeman, With these confirmed, the actuai Work another "A" player, and the draw was of orgahizing the exhibition began. accepted. Sid Magram had li nice game From the beginning I felt that pub· and Rene Stolbach had what seemed to ildty was the key to a successful event. be a tenable ending, but then lightning Accordingly, I had some flyers printed struck. Sid made a tragic error and re· to post in various chess clubs here to signed as his Queen was lost. Rene proclaim the coming siniiil. Here is bowed in defeat and a crowd gathered Where my Inexperience started to show. around the last game to see if Lubosh That I was chairman of the effort could salvage a draw. It seemed as was not enough; I took the 'responsibili­ though a perpetual was in the making, ty also for the distributiort of the flyers, but Ken got the initiative and was try· instead of calling for others to pass them ing for the win with his extra piece. No out. Consequently, with the limited time draw was offered, none given. The I had available, I was able to post ortly bombsheiI came wherl Ken made a di­ a few at the University of Maryland and sastrous oversight and lost his Queen, The photo above is of Mr. Peretz Miller, Prince George's Community College. A to everyorte's disappointment. a member of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chess couple went to a high school and one to The result; Grandmaster Lubomir Club, who is holding the two trophies anothet chess club. I finally gave some Kavalek had 21 wins and one draw. He he won within the period ot one week to other members of our club and they is still undefeated in simultaneous ex­ in January. At left is the trophy for the Were very helpful in distributing the hibitions in the country. Onondaga C a u n t y Championship, rest. I wish to express my appreciation for which he had also won in 1965, be· Phone calls had to be made to make the fine ttirnout to everyone, and for coming its first winner. On the fight is sure that all of our club members were the help I so belatedly requested and the trophy for the championship of the aware of the exhibition, and again I took which was so generously given. Finally, Syracuse Chess Club, which Mr. MilIer this task upon myself without delegating my thanks and apprecialion, as well as has also WOIl before. In both present it to the activities committee. Letters to that of the Silver Spring Chess Club, to cases, Mr. Miller nosed out Robert Na­ a television station which had a com­ Grandmaster Kavalek for a marvelous sill by tiebreaking points. Mr. Miller is munity bulletin board, and to a major exhibition. He proved to be a perfect former champion of the state of New newspaper, produced no results (though gentleman, extending his friendship to !ersey. I may have missed the announcements). us all. Photo: lay K. Klein 198 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW vinced that with a little more self-con' 11 NxN QxN 13 P·B3! • • • • fidence he will soon make the second 12 BxB QxB leg too, depending on tournament oppor­ White's purpose in trading down is tunities. Go to it, Andy! not merely the simplification of the posi­ Mention here should be made of the tion, but the maintenance of the initia­ young and talented Czech player, Mista tive. In this variation White can also - a player of a keen combinative style­ strivc for the building of a strong cen­ who fulfilled his for the second ter-here the threat is P-K4'5---instead of time and will thus receive the interna· the normal Queenside play. This cannot tional master title at the next FIDE be easily pal'ried here, as after, for in­ Congress. stance, 13 . . . Q-K2, Black's Queen I present below two interesting and, I would be pinned following the exchanges. hope, instructive games played against And 13 ... 0-0-0 14 P-K4, PXP 15 PXP, two international masters. B-N5 16 RxN would result in the loss of a piece. 13 . . . . Q-NS 15 PxP B-NS QUEEN'S GAMBIT 14 P-K4 PxP 16 Q-Q2 0·0·0 P. Benko (1) M. Clerniak (0) The King escapes by means of a t P·QB4 P·K3 3 PxP (?) .•.• tempo move directed against White's Q4 2 P·Q4 P-Q4 and forces P-Q5, but finds no refuge. Premature, for it solves Black's prob­ 17 p·QS KR·K1 18 QR·BlI .... lems with the development of his QB. Taking aim at the hostile King which The text ought to have been prepared cannot flee now (18 .. • K-Nl) on ac­ by 3 N-QB3. count of 19 RxN and 20 Q-B4ch. 3 .... PxP 5 N-B3 B-KB4 18 . . .. B·Q2 19 P·QR3 .•.. 4 N·QB3 P·QB3 Also 19 Q·B4 was possible, but then Now White would not make much Black can reply 19 .... Q·Q5ch and 20 headway with 6 Q-N3, because Black ... Q·K4. After the text move White can strongly counter with 6 . . . Q·N3. offers "better" opportunities for Black by Pal Benko The same would follow 6 B·B4 or 6 B· to commit an error. No. Therefore White tries to explore new 19 ... , Q·K2 20 N-NS paths. • • • • Another View of Reggio 6 P·KN3 N·e3 7 B·N2 P-KR3 Black wants to secure the position of Reggio Emilia, a little town in nor­ his strong QB, for after 7 ... B-K2 or thern Italy, received us true to the 7 ... B-Q3 White would continue with Christmas spirit-cold and snow. Cer­ 8 N-R4, B·K3 9 Q-B2 (eyeing N-B5). tainly, we also felt this in the tourna­ 8 0·0 B·Q3 9 N·KSI ...• ment hall, a palazzo built in the 13th Century, This traditional tournament, al­ ready the 13th, coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Italian Tricolor and for that reason the field was stronger (2a this time) than ever before. The cre­ dit for the organization of this event goes first of all to Dr. Enrico Paoli who is untiring in his efforts year after year. 20 • • . • P·QR3(?) First place was deservedly won by Black could have put up stiffer re­ Parma of Yugoslavia, who owed his vic­ sistance after 20 ... K-Nl 21 Q-B4ch tory mainly to his excellent theoretical (21 P.Q6. ~.K4 22 N-B7, R-KBI 23 Q-B4, knowledge. Though this dependence on I\'·N5 holding the center), Q·K4 22 N·Q6, theory tends to narrow the scope of in­ QxQ 23 RxQ, R·KBI (23 ... R-K2 24 ventive play and reduce creativity, none­ PxP, ,BxP 25 N-B5) 24 PXP, BxP 25 P­ theless it assures success, especially White takes the opportunity to occupy Ko WinS .Ill extra pawn for White but against the weaker opponents. the only central square at his disposal. with some good chances for Black t~ de­ As to my result, I had hopes only of Should the Knight be driven off, it fend successfully. securing second place after having again would jump to Q3, providing the possi­ 21 P·KS •... -true to my "tradition"-left a !Wok bility of P·QN4·5 on the Queenside or Though 21 PxP, BxP 22 N-R7ch, K-NI en prise, this time against the Bulga­ of breaking up the center with P·B3. 23 NxBch would destroy the Black rian champion, Popov (see below). Such Also, P.B4, to secure K5, cannot be ex­ King's position, I found the text move serious oversights mean not only the cluded completely. Finally, I had to rec­ aesthetically more attractive. loss of a point, but affect as well the kon with 9 ... BxN 10 PxB, N-N5, in 21 . . . • QxKP fighting spirit of a player. which case I planned to play 11 Q-Q4, Q­ Irot case of 21 ... PxN 22 PxN, PXP, Damjanovic was not on bad terms with N3 12 Q-KB4, B·K3 13 P·KR3, P-N4 14 WhIte can choose between 24 QxP of­ luck but he assured his third place Q-R4, NxKP 15 NxP. fering a good endgame or 24 Q-RS rather easily. All signs indicated that 9 •... QN.Q2(?) launching an attack. first place would go, as expected, to the Correct was 9 ... 0-0. Mter the text 22 QR·K1 Q·N4 four grandmasters. The last round, how· White gains further tempi by using new 22 ... Q-Nl 23 PxP, BxP 25 B-R3ch ever, saw an unexpected defeat of the threats. would be lethal. The variation also shows Hungarian Barczay at the hands of Sol­ 10 B·B4! • • • • why White played 22 QR·Kl, rather than tis (see March issue), who thus got ahead White takes immediate advantage of 22 KR-KI, for now the Rooks cannot be of him. the opportunity (threatening NxP). exchanged with check. Soltis played calmly and assuredly and 10 . . • • Q·K2 23 N·Q6ch K·N1 24 Q·N4 .... was able to make the first leg towards Also 10 ... BxN 11 PxB, N-N5 12 P­ White tries to squeeze the most out of his international master title. I am con- K4, PxP 13 NxP, BxN 14 QxN would be the position. to White's advantage. AU this shows that 24 . . . . B·B1 27 PxP B·K3 Ed. note: In the !\larch issue, lWgglo Emilia Black's King is unsafe in the middle of 25 NxR NxN 28 Q·N6 B·BS was misspelled Reggio Emmo. Apologies. the board. 26 PxP N·Q3 29 P·KR4 Resigns APRIL, 1971 199 SICILIAN DEFENSE 35 BPxR, RxRch 36 KxR , Q-R7ch (oe L. Popov E. Paoli (0) P. Benko (1) . . • Q-N7ch) winning , pawn. Th' 1 P·K4 p·QB4 5 N.QB3 N·B3 greater danger will materialize after the 2 N-KBJ P-Q3 6 B·KNS 8 ·Q2 lext move. 3 P-Q4 p,p 7 B.QB4 , 33 P·R3 P·K4 3S Q·BS P·R5 . . . p,p 4 N,P N-KB3 34 BPxP 36 R·N6 • • • • It seems too much to expect to make both "good" Bishop moves. 7 .••. Q-R4 A sharp reply forcing B BxN, regard­ less of the . 8 BxN NPxB 9 N-N3 ... . White tries to parry the possible .. . Q-B4. Another variation occurred in a game Huguet·Benko (Malaga 1970), in which White continued 9 B·N3, B-N2 P. Benko ( suggests 9 . .. R-KNl) After having explOited a similar back­ 10 0-0, 0-0 11 N·Q5!, but Black's posi· ward pawn in my game with Popov, a tion weathered alJ storms. hard struggle led to this stage. I could 9 •• ,. Q·KN4 10 P·N3 p.B4! have exchanged Queens and one of the Black gets rid of his doubled pawn and 36 • . . . RxBP! Rooks reaching an easily won Rook end­ activates his KB, which solves all his One tactical coup reaps the fruit of game, but I had made up my mind not problems. Black's strategy. to postpone an unfinished game to the 11 P·B4 Q·N3 14 BxKP B·B4 37 RxR QxP! new year (we played on New Year's 12 B·QS B·N2 1S BxB QxB l\'ly opponcnt appears to have expected Eve), but to play until mate. So I went 13 Q·K2 PxP 16 0..0·0 •. . • only 37 ... RxR, fonowing which he on . . . Perhaps IG N·K4, directed against ... would obtain real drawing chances after 1 QxR!! •• , • BxN, was more advisable, though in that 38 QxPch, QxQ 39 PxQ, RxKRP 40 R­ A sound which cannot case Black's Bishop would exert strong KBG. After the temporary Rook sacri­ bc accepted because of 2 R-B7ch and 3 pressure on the long diagonal following fice White's position is hopeless. R·R8 mate. What can Black play, besides 16 . .. 0·0, for 17 0·0·0 would be too 38 Q-Q3 •••• a spite check? . dangerous owing to 17 ... KR·B!. 38 RxPch, KxR 39 Q-B3ch, K·N3, and 1 . • • • QxKPch 2 K·R2??... 16 • • . . BxN 17 PxB 0·0·0 after trading, the extra pawn will decide I was still under the spell of the com­ the issue. hination; thus I reversed two moves and 38 •.•. QxR/Nch 39 K·R1 .... instead of the correct 2 K-Nl; I made 39 K-R2, Q-B7ch also would lead to a this grave . In case of 2 K·Nl!, general exchange of the pieces. Q·K6 or 2 ... Q·K8ch 3 K·R2 Black 39 , . . . RxR 42 K·B2 QxQch would have nothing left but to resign. 40 QxR Q·QS 43 KxQ K-B2 But now ... 41 K-N2 P·N4 White resigns 2 .... QxRch White resigned.

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200 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW ings are without doubt the most com­ pawn; secondly, the White Rook is in a plicated of all, with many hidden inter· position in front of his RP. esting resources and many surprising But in fact there is no essential differ­ points. The following few examples will ence between the t\\' o positions; also illustrate this fact best, and I hope here Black is able to win by using the they will increase the interest among Lasker maneuver. Let us see how Ule all classes of chess players in further game continued. study of this most interesting area of the game of chess. Opocensky·Keres Making a choice of theme from among Buenos Aires 1939 Annotates ... the almost unlimited number of various lypes of Rook endings, I will deal with some positions that include elements from the world-famous by Dr. . This study was published at the end ' of the last cen­ tury in a German chess magatine and is the position in the following diagram.

Dr. E. Lasker Oeutsehes Wochenschach, 1890

WhIte moves

I KxP? The decisive mistake. White could have drawn here by giving up his pawn at once. AlIel' 1 R-KN8!, Black would Interesting Rook Endings not obtain anything after either_ 1 ... RxP 2 R·Nlch, K-Q7 3 R·N2ch, K·K8 4 R·QB2, R·QB2 5 K·N4! P-R6 6 RxP, P­ R7 7 R.QR3, nor 1 .. . P-B7ch 2 K·R2! (but not 2 KxP?, RxP, etc.), RxP 3 R­ Everybody knows that the endgame White to move end win Nlch, K.Q7 4 R·N2ch, K·Q6 .5 R.N3ch, is one of the most important parts of K-Q5 6 R·N5ch and Black cannot im· the game of chess. It is the phase of In this seemingly drawish position prove his position. the game where the middle-game ad­ White forces a win in the following in­ 1 , , • P·87 2 K-RS. vantages must be converted into a win, teresting way. This is the main defensive line. In the where usually the imagination will have 1 K·N8!, R-N7ch 2 K·Ra, R·QB7. actual game, Opocensky played 2 R·KN8 less importance than technique. In the It appears that White has achieved and had to resign after 2 ... RxP 3 K· endgame a player is not permitted even nothing. His pawn is attacked and N3. K-N8. etc. After the text it is more minor mistakes, as he will not have the Black's threatens to Queen difficult fol' Black, but knowing the opportunity to rectify them later with with an immediate d raw. Of course a Lasker maneuver, he has the following skillful play. King move is followed by a check. clear winnina; line. The endgame requires good tech­ 3 R·R6ch, K·R4. 2 ... K·N7. nique, a must for any first-class tourna­ Black's King cannot move to the It is interesting to mention that with ment player. To achieve good technique Knight file because of 4 K·N7 with an the White Rook in front of his pawn, requires hard work, mostly on seem­ immediate win. Black hns another winning line here, ingly dry positions which do not seem 4 K·N7, R·N7ch 5 K·R7, R·QB7 6 R· bringing White into . Actually, to offer broad possibilities for the creat· RSch!, K·RS. this wins more quickly than the Lasker ive mind. Many players do not find It By repeating his combined King and maneuver: 2 ... R-R5! 3 K·R6 (of course pleasurable to study positions like this, Rook maneuver, White has forced the the King cannot go to the Knight file), but without proper study it is almost enemy King further down. But still R-R4! 4 K·R7 and now 4 ... K·N7 5 ft. impossible to handle correctly even the nothing decisive has been ga ined, it N8ch, K·R6 6 R·QB8, RxPch wins with· simplest endgame positions. This is seems. out difficulty. where I see the reason for the fact 7 K·N7, R·N7ch a K·R6, R·QB7 9 R· 3 R·N8ch. K·R6 4 R-QBa, R·R4ch 5 that most modern players, not always R4ch, K·R6. K-R6, K·N6. excluding even the top ones, do not Now Black's King Is far enouih away All according to the Lasker idea. The show their usual fine and errorless play and White is able to make the following threat 6 ... RxP fort'es White to clleck in endgames. It is not accidental that decisive maneuver. again. all the world champions and other great 10 K·N6, R·N7ch 1 T K·RS!, R·QB7 12 6 R·Nach, K-P.5 7 R-QBa, R.R3ch 8 players of history have paid special Il t­ R·R3ch, K·R7 13 RxPI, and wins. K-R7, RxPc h with an easy win. tention to endgames, achieving absolute· This fine endgame study was widely There are othcr examples in which Iy the hi ghest class in this realm. admired after its publication. The Las· the Lasker maneuver helps to win this The theory of endgames is very ex­ ker maneuver was something embarrass· kind of ending. but we will not deal pansive, with many thick books having ingly new to the theory of Rook end· with them here. Instead, let us pay at­ been written about it. In the present ar­ ings. Nowadays almost everyone is fa· tention to another question: What hap· ticle I would like to deal with only one miliar with this maneuver: it sometimes Ilens if White's advanced pawn is not small part of this theory. including some occurs even in practical play. An exam­ on the Bishop file but closer to the intcrcstine: pOSitions on Rook endings. ple is the next diagram. cente r on one of the central files? I have limited the scope of the article This position is from the Opocensky­ At first glance, endgames like this to positions with only little material. Kzres game at the Buenos Aires Olym­ seem to be dead draws. For instance, in Sometimes these positions may seem to piad in 1939. Formally, the situation the Lasker ending. with the pawn on be too Simple, too easy to handle, but here is differcnt from the Lasker com­ the Queen file, White could make no this simplicity is deceiving. Rook end- position. Firstly, Black has an extra progress because Black would have the APRIL, 19n 201 opportunity to check not only on the K8=Q, R-Q6ch and 13 ... R·K6ch with easy win for him, as the following pos­ Knight file, but also on the Bishop file, a draw, would be foiled by the simple sibilities will show: thus forcing the White King too far 11 R-R8!, etc. (1) 4 ... K-N2 5 R-R3, R-QN8 (other_ from his passed pawn. 11 K-BS!, R-K6. wise positions from variations 2 or 3 But actually the matter is not so Hopeless would be 11 ... R-B6ch 12 will arise) 6 laP, R-Nlch 7 K-Q7, R­ simple, and there are many positions K·Q5, R·B8 13 RxP, etc. N7ch 8 K·Q8, R-Nlch 9 K-B7 and wins. where White remains with excellent T2 RxPl, and White wins, as 12 ... (2) 4 . . . K·RS 5 R·R3, K-R4 6 R-R3ch, winning chances even with a center RxP would allow 13 R-R3 mate, and K-N5 7 R·R2, K·N6 8 R-Q2, K-B6 9 K·Q7, pawn. Let us examine the position in after 12 ... R·K4ch 13 K-Q6 leads to R-K8 10 RxP and wins. the next diagram. an easy win. A very nice composition. (S) 4 ... K-R3 5 R-R3, K-N4 6 R-N3ch, (Author not identified.-Ed.) K-B5 7 R·N2, K-B6 8 R-QN2, K-K6 (White Let us now have a look at a position threatened 9 K-B7, and 8 ... K·N6 9 with a White center pawn, but with the R·Q2 leads to variation 2) 9 K-Q7, R­ Black pawn already on the seventh Q8ch 10 K-B7, R-E8ch 11 R-N7 and wins. rank. The presence here of a second With the text move Black intends to White pawn is not essential, as one will prevent this winning method by bringing see from the solution. his King in due time to the 4th rank. It P. Keres, 1944 looks at first as though Black has succeeded with his plan, as here the Lasker maneuver would be ineffective: 5 R·RS, K'R5 6 K-B7, R·B8ch 7 K-N6, R·N8ch 8 K-R6, R-K8 and the White King has been driven too far from his pawn. But only now does the really fine play begin, which so enriches the orig­ White moves inal Lasker play. S R·R3, K·R5. Here the White pawn is very far The only way to prevent the maneu­ away. But the Black pawn has not yet ver 6 R-R3ch followed by 7 R-R2, etc. reached the seventh rank, and this gives The move 5 ... K-N5 would only short­ White the possibility to vary his attack­ en the solution. ing methods. First, in many variations • he will be able to cover White's checks with his Rook, and second, Black's pawn White to move and win on the sixth rank means that White must force the enemy King only to the At first glance, one would think the sixth rank, when using the Lasker ma­ position is a dead draw. White must de_ neuver. Now let us follow the fine so­ fend his KP with the King (otherwise lution. Black plays R·K8), the White RP plays 1 K.Q8, R·Q6ch 2 K-B8, R·K6 3 R· no role, and it cannot be seen how he R6ch, K·B4! can make any progress. One idea might The only move. Bad, of course, is be to play the Rook to Q2 and then 3 ... K-Q4 4 K-Q7, etc., and 3 ... proceed with K-Q7 and P·K7-K8=Q. But K-N4 4 K-Q7, R·Q6ch allows 5 R-Q6!, this is not so easy. which threatens to queen with check. 1 R·RSch, K·R2 2 R·R3, K·R1. Now, having forced the enemy King to Also possible, of course, is 2 ... KxP, remain on the QB file, White is able to but the text is more instructive. execute the Lasker maneuver success­ 3 P·R7, KxP 4 R-R3ch, K·N3 5 R·R2, 6 R-RS! fully. K·N4. This fine move decides. Black is now 4 K·Q7, R·Q6ch 5 K.B7. Also good for a draw is 5 ... K·B4 in zugzwang and must move his King Nothing would be gained by 5 K-K8, 6 K.B7, K-N5, etc., but not 5 ... R·QN8? either to the Knight file or the Srd R·K6! and if now 6 R-R8, then ... K­ 6 laP, R-N2ch 7 K-Q6, R·NSch 8 K·Q7, rank. Q3! is an adequate defense. White must R-N2ch 9 K·B6, R-N8 10 R·K2! and wins. 6 . . . K·NS. repeat the Lasker maneuver. 6 R·Q2, K·BS 7 K·Q7, K-K6 S R-Q6, 6 . . . K-N6(R6) would lead to the S •.. R-K6 6 R·RSch, K·NS!. After 8 P-K7, KxR 9 P-K8=Q, R-Q8! , main line after 7 K·B7, etc. Here 6 ... K·B5 would permit White White will have to fight for the draw. 7 K·B7!, R·B8ch S K·N6, R·K8. to continue successfully with the Las­ 8 ... R-QNS! and Black draws easily. Now we see why White had to force ker maneuver: 7 K·Q7, R·Q6ch 8 K·B6, We can see, therefore, that White the Black King to N5, otherwise 8 ... R-K6 9 R·R4ch followed by 10 RxP and must look for a better way to play if R-N8ch would have drawn here. wins. he hopes for success. His first objective 9 R-R4ch, K-R6J TO K·B6. 7 K·Q7, R-Q6ch 8 K·B6, R-K6! in the position of the diagram is to get The following play proceeds accord­ Again the best. Having his pawn on his KP to the seventh rank. This is ing to the familiar Lasker method. the sixth rank, Black could not play achieved as follows: TO ... R·BSch 11 K.NS, R-NSch 12 here 8 . . . R-E6ch because of 9 K-N6, 1 R-R7!, K-Rl 2 P.R7! K·RS, R·K8 13 R·R3ch, K-N7 14 RxPch, R-K6 10 R-R4ch and 11 RxP, winning. This places Black in a zugzwang po· K·B6 1S R·R7. Now White would gain nothing by pro­ sition and enables White to get his KP In the Lasker endgame the fall of tecting the pawn with his King, as there to K7. It is interesting to mention that Black's pawn meant the end of resist­ would again follow a check on the if, in the diagram, the Black King stood ance. Here, on the contrary, an interest­ Queen file. on Rl instead of Nl, the position would ing fight is still to come. 9 R·R4ch! be a draw, as there would be no :lUg­ lS ... R·K3! Placing an unpleasant choice before zwang. On the contrary, White would be This is the point. Now the White Black. His King cannot enter the sixth unable to force his KP forward because King is cut off at the sixth rank and rank (because of 10 RxP), but he will of his own zugzwang. he cannot approach the Black Rook be­ not feel quite well on the Rook file 2 ... KxP 3 K-K8ch, K·N3 4 P-K7, cause of the presence of the Black King. either. K·R4! How to proceed now? 9 . , , K-R4 10 K·Q6, R·Q6ch. White has achieved his first objective 16 K·N5, K·KS 17 R·N7(B7)! The threat was 11 RxP. The clever and was threatening to play his Rook to Only one of these waiting moves will trap 10 ... K-N3 11 RxP?, RxR 12 p- the second rank. This would lead to an do it! The natural-looking 17 R-Q7 202 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW would be bad because of 17 . . . K-K4 White has achieved his aim and he The other example occurred in the and it is White who is in zugzwang. can return to the famous Lasker plan. Ge ller·Fischer iame and is shown in the 17 _ .. K·K4 IS R·Q7! 9 K·K7, R·K7ch 10 K·Q6, R·Q6ch 11 fo llowing diagram. Only now does the Rook go to Q7, and K·B6, R·B7ch 12 K-NS, R·N7ch 13 R·RS! , now Black is in zugzwang. R-Q7 14 R·R3ch, K-R7 15 RxP! and Geller·Fischer 18 ... K-KS 19 R-Ql!, K·B6 20 R-Blch, White wins. Very fine! Intenonal 1970 K·K7 21 R·B7, K.K6 22 K·BS and White These examples have shown only a W inS. very small part of Rook endings, the Very fine play on both sides, and Lasker maneuver and its variations. But furthermore, an essential enrichment of even this small choie.\:! demonstrates the original Lasker idea. One could the very many fine points that are in­ hardly imagine so many fine points such cluded in those simple endgame posi­ a "simple" endgame position. tions. It does make sense to pay greater These examples have by no means attention to endgame technique! exhausted the variations on the Lasker * * • • • method. For example, let us look at the Some readers may think that the pre­ following composition. vious analysis is all quite nice and in­ teresting, but of little practical value. N. Kopayev, 2nd Prile Positions like this almost never occur " Chess in USSR" 19S1 in master tournaments. This may be true, but only partially. I shall now Blick to move show you two examples from the recent Interzonal Tournament at Palma de Mal­ The position Is drawish. Fischer nev· lorca, where even the world's leading ertheless makes a last attempt to wIn. grandmasters had some trouble with 1 .•• R·KaS. rather simple Rook endings. Now 2 K·N3, K·N4 3 K-N2 would lead In the Taimanov-Larsen game, the fol­ to an easy draw. But, exhausted after lowing position occurred. a long and difficult defense, Geller blundered with ... Taimanov·lanen 2 R-Q2? Intenonal 1970 Black, of course, answers ... 2 .• • K·RS I Now White's position looks desperate. Black threatens 3 ... P·NG and 3 K-K3 is also met by 3 . . . P·N6, etc. White White to move and win has nothing but to capture the pawn. 3 KxP, P·N6 4 P.B4, K·R6. Here we see immediately some simi­ Black still has problems to solve. As larity to the previous study. But there the actual continuation shows, he can­ are some fine differences in the actual not strengthen his position this way. At play, as the following analysis demon· once 4 . . . R.QR8 would save a few strates. For instance, if White begins moves. with 1 R-KRS, R-Q6 2 R-RSch, Black S R.Q61, K-RS. answers 2 ... K-R5! and White can· There is nothing better. If 5 ... K-R7, not improve his position. On 3 K-B7, White will achieve a draw by 6 K-N4!, R-B6ch 4 K·Q8, Black plays 4 _ .. R-B7 Black to move P-N7 (or 6 . . . R-KN8 7 P-B5, etc.) 7 without fear of a zugzwang po~~~on as R·R3ch, K·N8 8 p.~ , K-B7 9 R-R2!, etc. in the previous study. Also, 3 K-B7, This position is a theoretical draw, in 6 R-Q2, R·QRS 7 K·K5? . R-B6ch 4 K·N6 would lead to nothing as view of the following continuation which White's position did look desperate, after 4 . . . R-N6ch 5 K·R6, R-Q6 6 R· is held to be the Simplest for Black: 1 but only after this second mistake is It R4ch, K.RB, White's King is too fal" fl"om . , . R·Nlch 2 K-B7, R-NS 8 K-B6, R-N!! finally lost. A surprising draw was pos· his pawn. /lnd White cannot strengthen his posi­ sible here by means of 7 R-Q8!, for in· How, then, can White make ~l'ogl'!!SS~ tion. But look at what happened in the stance: 7 ... P·N7 8 R·RSch, K·N6 9 The fine solution rl1ns as fol1ows . actual game. R·N8ch, K·B6 10 K·K6!! Very surprising! 1 R·BSch, K·RS 2 R-RSchl 1 . .. K·QS!? 2 R·R3, K·KS. This is the only move to save the game. This is the pOint! To have success As a result of 1 ... K-Q5, Black ob· Now 10 ... P·N8=Q 11 RxQ, RxR 12 with the following maneuver, Black's viously cannot prevent the advance of P·B5, K·N5 13 P·B6 will draw easily, and King must first be driven from lUi. He the pawn, as 2 ... RNlch is met by 3 10 ... R-R5 is met by 11 RxP!, KxR 12 cannot nQW ~ I ay 2 ... KxR because of K-B'1 , and now 3 ... R-N5 is impossible P-BS, with a draw. Also, 10 ... R-R3ch 3 P-Q8= Qch, K·N4 (3 _ .. K-R5 4 Q. because of 4 R-R4ch, etc. 11 K·K7, R·R4 12 K-K6! !, or 10 ... Rkh) 4 Q·Q5ch, followed by a check 3 P·N4, R·Nlch 4 K·RS, R·Rlch S R·l{8ch 11 K.Q6 would not change any· on the second rank and the capture of K·N5, R·Nlch 6 K-R4. thing. the pawn. The game is still a draw. Black has By the way, White could have played 2 ..• K·NS 3 R-RS, R·Q6 4 I(·B7, R· only to play 6 ... R-Rlch! 7 K·N3, K-K4 R.QB even earlier, for instance instead B6ch S K·N61 8 R-R6, R·R8 and White can make no of 6 R·Q2. Then 6 R-Q8, P-N7 7 R-RSch, Now the Lasker maneUTer functions progress. Quite simple, but ... K·N6 8 R·N8ch, K-B6 9 K-K6! would again. fi K·Q8, R·QB7 would lead only 6 . . . K-B5?? lead to prllctically the same position. to a draw. This loses the game. Even 5 R·Q8, P·N7 6 R·R8ch, etc., was S .. • R.Q6 6 R·R4ch, K-R6 7 K_B7! 7 R·R4ch, K-K4 8 R-R61 possible. A new point! Nothing would be gaineq Now the difference can be seen. 7 .•• K_NSI by 7 K·B6, R-B6ch 8 K-N5, R-N6ch 9 White threatens 9 P-Nfi and on a . . . This is the point. Now it is all over. K· R5, R·Q6 at once, as White would not R-Rlch 9 K-N5, R-Nlch, there tollows a P·BS, R_R4ch. and Geller resigned. have the nCttssary checking possibil­ 10 R·N6, R-KRI 11 R-N7, {ollowed by Anothcr fine endgame with haro-to- ity on the third rank. Before beginning 12 K-N6 with a win. Suddenly Black is find points from practical play. I hope this maneuver, he must first force the lost. these examples will convince every Black Rook to leave the third rank. S ... K-BS 9 R-B6ch, K-K4 10 P·NS, player of the necessity of detailed stu­ Therefore: and Larsen resigned. His position is dy of even the simplest-looking end­ 7 ... R·B6ch a K·QS!, R·B7. hopeless, games. APRIL, IS71 203 series on Chess THE CLOSED RUY LOPEZ ";" A short but most common by R. G. Wade, L. S. Blackstock, P. J. 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The Regional Golden Bear Tourna­ Holme~ was third on tiebreak over Dean The Mississippi Championship was con­ ment, another Central California record­ Howard. All players in the Boys Sec­ cluded by a four-man playoff in Septem· breaking event, drew 103 players to the tion (even the girl) were under 15 years bel'. The winner was Jerry Krouse, who University of California at Berkeley_ old. The event was sponsored by the will remain champion until the next Charles Pardini, 2Y2-1f2, and Takashi Syracuse Chess Club and directed by Al championship, in September 1971. Kurosaki, 2-1, topped a field of masters Highducheck. , • • • • • • • and experts to win gift certificates to • • • • • • • • Wynette Yao, an ll-year-old sixth Chess Digest. In the Class A division, The Championship of Taipei, Taiwan, grade student in Phoenix, Arizona won Craig Barnes and Stephen Quen, both ended in a 3·way unbreakable tie for out over 48 other students from grade juniors from the Oakland Chess Club, first among Major L. Hervert, Lt. Com­ 3 to grade 8 to become the Arizona Pre· shared 1st and 2nd. Lawrence Hughes mander G. Gross and Staff Sgt. R. High School Champion. Paul Webb di­ and Bruce Keeney, shared 1st in the B Schmidt, each with 8-1. Fourth place was rected. division. All four players scored 4-0. taken by Sgt. J. Cajacob, 6-3. , , Leading in the Class C division with • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Rudolph Schwartz Memorial 3%-% were Michael Maloney and Mi­ Dr. Roger Moritz, Assistant Professor chael Tomey. Clear winner in the DI E Championship (Arizona State Champion­ of Mathematics at Alfred University, Al­ ship) was won by Robert J. Rowley, Jr., division was Matthew Hubbard. Organi­ fred, New York, gave a course in chess zers and tournament directors for this with a score of 7I/z·Jh. Second place in in January during Alfred's "AUentcl'm." this invitational double round robin was event, the third sponsored by the Cen­ Endgames and openings were extensively tral California Chess Association to go taken by Jack L. Gibson, a former state studied. It is hoped that a chess club champion. In third was defending champ over the lOO-player mark in the last will be formed at the university due to year, were Martin E. Morrison and EI· David Hestencs. who tied witli Robert the interest in the course. Stetson and William Abbot. Rowley, a win Meyers. The Rochester City Championship, * * * * * * * * junior at Arizona State University, is with 30 players, was won by Robert the youngest player (20) ever to win the Mike Frithiof, with a score of 4%·Jh, Eberlein and Randy !lIacKenzie, each won the Quad City Closed, sponsored by state tille ; in addition, his score is the with 4·0. Following with 3 were Yizzy highest ever in this competition. Paul the lUowa Chess Club of Mollne, Ill. Raichyk (top Bl, Robert Joynt, Jr. (top Second was Melvin Matherly with 4; he Webb directed. A) and Donald Reithel, who directed. was followed by Robert Long and John Russell Cjick was top C and Dan Schulze • • • • • • Hoye with 312, and Martin Miller with 3. was top D. Gordan Skukan was best un­ The Suffolk County Open, a 26·player Tom Blade directed. rated. event held in Patchogue, L.I., was won * * * * * * * * , by Steve Morrison with a score of 4%­ Twenty-four players in six sections • • • • • • • The Seattle Winter Open was won by If. In second place was Mrs. Ruth Don­ competed in the Gotham Sunday Quad· nelly, who drew with Morrison in the rangular in New York City. Section win­ Vlktors Pupols, who scorecj 4lh-%. Inter­ national Ma~ter Duncan Suttles of Cana­ final round. In third on tiebreak was ners were: Julius Kadar, Jon Mandel, Tom McMillen. Top B was L.J, Artiszone, Angelo George, Sheldon Rothman, Win· da was upset ill the 3rd round by Dennis Waterman and finished 4th with 4-1. top C was Glen Klopfenstein, top D was sor Schmidt, and David Hamburger. Dave Hutchings. Top unrateds, in order Louis and Henry Brockman directed {or This was his first appearance·in regional tournaments since his fetUI'Il from the of finish, were Al Hala, John Pollak and the Empire State Chess Assn. Herb MussIer. Top students were Alan In the Gotham February Quadrangu­ Interzonal. 2nd through 7th in tiebreak order, were: Dennis Waterman, Peter Flamberg (anybody remember Alexan­ lar, with 16 players in 4 sections, win­ der Flamberg, 1880·1926, a weU-known ners were: David Hamburger, Sheldon Blylasls, Duncan SuUles, James McCor· mick, George Krauss and Bruce Harper. player of the 1900·1920 period?) and Jo· Rothman, Peter Duncan and William seph Hanlon II. Joseph KoUer directed. Klein. Louis and Henry Brockman di­ all with 4. Top A was shared py i\Iike rected. Murray, R. Fancett and Dave Williams, , • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • while top B was Barry Thorvardson. Ron The December CL&R unaccountably The 46th (!) Western l'IIass. and Con­ Smith and Steve Christopher split the B carried two conflicting reports of the necticut Valley Championship, with 26 prize, Tom Rowan was top C, and four same tournament, the Georgia Closed players, was won by Ronald Burris and players shared second C: Hal Wright, Championship. The account stating that Robert Corwin, each with 4%-%. Donald Mike Wellens, Dennis Turinia and Bar­ Phil Lamb has become the new state Courtney scored 4. Eli Bourdon was "A" rett MCMau(:"h, $ub~criptions to Chess champion is incorrect. The current cham­ champ with 3, and Arnold Woods was Digest w~re won by Walter Gentala, Mike pion of Georgia is Brad Wade, who won "B" champ with 4. The Western New Montchahn and Russ Vogler. The East­ the title on the basis of better tiebreak· England Chess Assn. sponsored; F. Kel­ West Tournament Assn. sponsored; Ha­ ing points, he and Mr. Lamb having both ler, Jr. and Thomas Colthart (?) directed. non Russell directed, scored 5lh-lh. * * • * * • • * • • , • • • • • Twenty-three competed in the 3rd an· Carter Lenoir emerged on top of a • • • • • • • • nual Syracuse Junior and Boys Open. 50·player field in the 1971 Tucson Open The Junior Section was won by N.Y. with a perfeet 5-0. Joe Polchinski, Jr., Junior Champion Jon TisdaIl, 4-0. He was clear second with 4%·%. John Alex­ was 1% points ahead o{ Ed Thall (top ander was top A, Young Yee aI).d Thomas 15·year·old), George Exner (2nd place), Nelson were top B, William Waddell was It isn't hard­ Tom Walz and Phil Jensen. The Boys best C, Marcus Chang was lop unrated, Section was won by Keith Ruterman and Robert Stetson won the Brilliancy Carry your card. 3lh-Jh, on ticbreak over Jon Honig. Su~ Prize. William Abbott directed. 206 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW again at the Thomas Emery Chess Awards Luncheon in the Sheraton-Carl­ Armed Forces Championships ton Hotel. Maj, Gen. Lawrence J. Fuller, Assistant Judge Advocate General of the The 11th annual Armed Forces Chess 7 Air Force LT Robert Bliss, Charles­ Army and Executive Committee Chair­ Championship, a project of the American son AFB, S.C. (7). (Winner of the man of the USO - All Service Postal Chess Foundation in cooperation with 1970 Speed Tournament). Chess Club, presided at the luncheon. the U,S,O., American Legion, U.S. Chess 8 Army SP4 David C. Floreen, Army General David M. Shoup, CMH, retired Federation and Defense and Service QM Center, Ft. Lee, Va. (6lh). Commandant of the Marine Corps and authorities, was held in The American 9 Navy SD2 Ernesto V. Gabuyo, Amphi­ Honorary President of the American Legion's Hall of Flags, Washington, D.C., bious Base, San Diego, CaL (6lh). Chess Foundation, presented the Emery Nov. 14·21, 1970, and ended with the 10 Air Force SSGT Steven Morrison, Of­ Trophy to Gen. Fuller for the Army and Army and Air Force in a tie for the futt AFB, Neb. (6lh). Brig. Gen. John W. Roberts for the Air second year in a row, each team scoring 11 Army PFC John Caks, HHB 56th Arty Force. 41 points. The Sea Services scored 26. Bde, U.S. Army, Europe (6). Individual honors went to Air Force 12 Air Force Capt. Robert M. Bond, Ent Major John A. Hudson of Mather AFB, AFB, Col. (5%). Cal., with 9 points out of a possible 12. 13 Air Force SGT Paul G. Heinrich, A USCF-rated Master who won the title Fairchild AFB, Wash. (41,2). in 1961 after sharing top honors in 1960, 14 Army SP4 Richard J. Sylvester, U.S. Hudson eked out a halfpoint margin over Army, Europe (SHAPE) (4lh). the 1969 Armed Forces champion, SP5 15 Navy DPSN Edward A Williams, NAS Steven D. Hohensee of U.S, Army, Viet Imperial Beach, Cal. (3%). Nam, and Air Force 2LT Brendan B. 16 Coast Guard EN Zaccarias S. Chavez, Godfrey of Kirtland AFB, N.M. The two 11th USCG District, San Diego (3Ih). runners-up had 8% points. The tiebreak­ 17 Navy PN2 Thomas B. Jobe, Naval Air er procedure gave second place to Ho­ Station, Norfolk, Va. (2%). hensee. He and Godfrey are also USCF­ 18 Navy DPSN Clay R. Kelleher, OPNAV, rated Masters. Other players finished in Washington, D.C. (2lh). this order: After the tournament the players were 4 Army SP4 William L. Cornwall, Army guests of The American Legion with Signal Center, Ft. Monmouth, N.J. (8). National Vice Commander Robert E. L. Eaton (Maj. Gen., USAF, Ret) as host for 5 Navy SN Joseph M. Bradford, USS a party featuring demonstrations by In­ Newport News, Norfolk, Va. (7lh). ternational Grandmaster Lubomir Kava­ 6 Army Capt. James A. Davies, Red­ lek. The next morning they visited the stone Arsenal, Ala. (7). White House and at noon were honored

Major John A. Hudson of Mather AfB. Calif .. holds the "Bulova Watch Time Award" for winning the 1970 Armed forces Chess Tournament. (U.S. Coast Guard PhotoJ

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APRIL, 1971 207 for Black (Penrose·Smyslov, Munich 1958) and at a recent tournament I trustingly followed that game: 1 P·K4, P-K4 2 N·KB3, N·QB3 3 P-Q4, PxP 4 P-B3, PxP 5 NxP, B-N5 6 B·QB4, N·B3 7 0·0, BxN 8 PxB, P·Q3 9 Q·B2 (this surprised me, instead of the expected 9 P·K5 or arr vans 9 B·R3) 0·0 10 P·K5, NxP 11 NxN, PxN 12 B·RS, R·Kl 13 QR·Ql, N·Q2. (Up to here the game is the same as Reti-Hro. madka, Baden 1914, as given in MCO, p. 19, note i. The continuation was 14 on ess R-Q3', Q-N4 15 Q·N3, Q·R4 16 R·RS, Q-NS 17 R-N3, draw.) But my game went 14 BxPch(!) KxB 15 Q·N3ch.

A. Interested groups quickly contact 507 Submit brief analytical questions. Sony, Union St., .#301, S.F. California. nQ personal replies. Q. (2) Second, in the Sicilian 1 P·K4, P·QB4 2 N·KB3, N·QB3 3 N·B3, N·Q5!? Q. Dave Zechiel, Santa Ana, CaL: I had (Acers·Raymond, 3rd match game 1970) the opportunity to play against the what is White's best move? Greenblatt program on a PDP-lO com­ puter and the game started 1 P-Q4, P-K3 2 P-K4, P-Q4 3 N-QB3, PxP 4 NxP, N-QB3 -the computer, playing Black, made this move and I can't find it in any of the opening books I own. Position after 15 Q·N3ch I lost quickly after 15 .. . K·NS 16 P-KB4, P-K5 17 P.B5ch, K·B3 18 P.B4, P·B4 19 Q-R3, Q-B2 20 QxP, etc. Is this sacrifice corrcct? I cannot find a good defense for Black. A. The sacrifice looks dangerous, but can White muster enough pieces to rein· force his K·side attack? One obvious im­ Position after 3 . . . N·Q5 provement in the defense is 15 • ,. K·B3 I was foolish enough to avoid planning 16 P·KB4, P·K5 and Black is a tempo and played intuitively 4 B·B4. Was I ahead of the game, which should suffice. correct in avoiding 4 NxN, PxN 5 N·N5, There are new developments and Q·N3 6 P·QB3 fighting for the Q4 square? "Chess Digest" has been running a series Or was mechanical developing with 4 of articles on the Goring Gambit. A Man vs. Computer B·B4 really best here after all? year's sub. is $8.50, and well worth it, I can't find a gross blunder in it and A. The trouble with 4 NxN, PxN 5 N·N5 from Box 21225, Dallas, Texas 7521l. it does put pressure on the QP. The (5 N·K2 is better), P·K4! 6 P·QB3, P·QR3 game continued 5 N·KB3, N-B3 6 B-KN5, 7 Q·R4, R·Nl (8 N·R7? P·QN4). However, Q. Max Uram, Washington, D.C.: I am B-N5ch? 7 F-B3, B·K2 and White won there's nothing wrong with 4 B·B4, P·K3 writing a book to be called Zukertort's eventually_ Could you show me the error 5 0·0, N·K2 6 NxN, PxN 7 N·K2. Chess Masterpieces and have searched in 4 ... N-Q B3, if there is one? Q. Eduardo Fernandez, Los Angeles: I everywhere for the following informa· A. The main trouble with the move is had considered Smyslov's line against tion to fill the gaps: In 1861 Zukertort that it hinders •.• P·QB4 which is often the Goring Gambit to be the best defense played in a Breslau handicap tournament required to free Black's position. It was in which he received Queen odds. Do played in F. Steiner-O:tols, 1937, which you know where Zukertort finished and continued: 5 N·KB3, B·K2 6 p·B3, N·B3 how many games he played? And in 7 B·Q3, 0·0 8 Q·B2, P·KR3 9 B·Q2, P.QN3 1869 he played in 2 tournaments - 10 0·0·0 with a nice attack shaping up. INTERNATIONAL (the German Chess Association It's obvious that with time and money GRANDMASTER Northern Masters in which he finished a computer can reach master strength, LARRY EVANS 3-5, winning 2, drawing 1, losing 2); the but it will take longer for a computer to other was the Hamburg Championship in contribute worthwhile theoretical inno· Joins which he finished in a triple tie with vations. U.S.C.F. MASTER KEN SMITH Minckwitz and Schallop. ? wins? draws ? lost. Can you help? Q. Jude Acers, San Francisco: First, it As Co·Editor of Chess Digest Magazine seems that readers fail to understand A. We don't do research or answer this that you cannot possibly spend many Yes, there is "excitement in 1971" and sort of question, but if anyone can con· hours per question. Tactical lemons are you are invited to subscribe to tribute information please write directly bound to creep in but much analysis of to Mr. Uram at 2744 Woodley Place your replies convinces me your judgment 1971 CHESS DIGEST MAGAZINE N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. $8.50 is extremely accurate if, due to practical Q. Stuart Wagman, overseas: I replayed considerations, not entirely worked out MODERN OPENING THEORY $6,70 with great interest your game with West· until mate. And beJieve me, I should erinen in Nov. '70, p. 608, and have know-I examine your columns line by CHESS NEWSLETTER $2.88 been unable to resist the temptation of line. I'm doing a nationwide tour of Send to Chess Digest: P.O. Box 21225: observing that, in my game with S. Tatai, small clubs and groups that are never champion of Italy, played at Reggio visited by traveling masters and am be­ Dallas, Texas 75211 Emilio 1965/6, I also played 12 P-K5!? ing swamped by questions from your (after 1 P·K4, P·QB4 2 N·KB3, P·Q3 3 readers in one hamlet after another. P-Q4, PxP 4 NxP, N·KB3 5 N·QB3, P·QR3 208 CHESS LIFE &- REVIEW 6 B-N5, P-K3 7 P-B4, B-K2 8 Q.B3, P-R3 for being smart enough to quit with 9 B-R4, Q-B2 10 0-0-0, QN-Q2 11 B-Q3, somc integrity.) Well, my first question P-KN4), a move discovered over the is: what should I have done in the dia­ board after 30 minutes of thought. This gram? And, secondly: what if I had done game is given in Chess Informant # 1 this--69 RxR, RxR 70 K-N2. Q-K7ch 71 (~329) and went 12 P-K5, PxKP 13 R·B2, Q-KB 72 R-B1, and the draw would NxKP, Q-N3 14 N-N7ch with a strong at­ be better than losing-agreed!? tack. You found the best defense (12 A. The refutation of your last line is ... PxB!), as Tatai and I concluded in 70 • . . N.Q7 (not to mention 72 ... post mortem analysis. Anyway I wanted QxRch 73 KxQ, N·Q7chl. White's best you to know that Westerlnen may not chance to hold is 69 K·N2. have been so original, after all. Q. Harry Mayer, Oakland, Cal.: You A. Thanks. Keep in touch. better tell Fischer to start hunting for Q. Steven Steinshower, Denver: In the a new defensc to 1 P·K4 because the days Winawer Variation of the French, MeO, Position after 12 B-K3 of the Najdorf Sicilian are over: 1 P-K4, p. 155, note (k): 1 P-K4, P-K3 2 P-Q4, able to find any win after 13 ... KxQN P-QB4 2 N-KB3, P·Q3 3 N-B3, p"QRJ P·Q4 3 N·QB3, B-N5 4 P-K5, P-QB4 5 14 RxN, KxR. Can you find a win for 4 B·K2! (the Mayer anti.Najdorf system). P-QR3, BxNch 6 PxB, N·K2 7 Q-N4, 0-0 White? If you can't, I submit this as If now 4 ... N·KB3 5 P·KS, PxP 6 NxP, it is stated that 8 B-KN5 is parried by proof that 6 . .. N-KB3 is not a mistake QN·Q2 7 P-Q4, NxN 8 PxN, QxQch 9 Q-R4. as many opening books claim. BxQ is in White's favor. A. After 12 ... K-Q3' the win is there Black has no other move to transpose with 13 B-B4! N·R4 (if 13 ... KxN 14 into the Najdorf and, more importantly, NxPch is decisive) 14 N·NSch (dearer has no way to get a favorable transposi­ than 14 NxPch, K-K2 15 NxR, NxB) K·K2 tion into any other system. If 4 ... 1S N-N6ch, RPxN 16 BxR and it should P·KN3 5 P·Q4, PxP 6 QxP! is good (so be a matter of technique after having is 6 NxP as Black's ... P·QR3 is a wast­ snared the Exchange. ed tempo in this line). 4 ... P·K4 looks Q. Ed Del Rio, Corpus Christi, Texas: positionally bad with the hole on Q5. In yo ur draw with Pandolfini in the dia­ Black's best is probably 4 ... N-QB3 5 gram given on p. 390, July '70, I think P·Q4, PxP 6 NxP, P-K3 transposing to that White should win easily. a Scheveningen-but that isn't a Najdorf either. A. An effective system for Black is 4 ... P·K4 followed by ... KN·K2, .•. P-KN3, ..• B·N2, etc. But perhaps Fisch­ Position after 8 ••• Q-R4 er already has heard you since he adopt­ But can it be this simple? My idea is ed Alekhlne's defense at the last inter­ 9 B-Q3 with interesting complications. tonal in Palma. Although 9 ... QN-B3 or ... P-B5 or Q. Bob Probasco, Lenox, Iowa: In the ... N-N3- are all plausible, Black should Sicilian 1 P-K4, P·QB4 2 P-QB3, P-Q4 reply 9 ... QxPch 10 K-K2, N-N3 11 3 PxP, QxP 4 P'Q4, PxP 5 PXP, N-QB3 6 N-B3, P-B5 12 B-Q2, PxBch 13 PxP and N-KB3, B·N5 the books give 7 N-B3 as by advancing the KRP White retains offering White a strong attack. good chances in the attack. A. There are many flaws in 9 B-Q3, in' eluding the last line where Black wins with 13 . _ . Q-B2 14 P-KR4, p.B4. White moves A piece in the hand is worth an attack I analyzed 31 RxN (insteaa of Pandol­ in the bush. This kind of soft analysis lini's 31 NxPch), QxR 32 N-K7ch, RxN results from trying to justify a sacri­ (otherwise Q·BBch anyway) 33 Q-BBch, fice rather than tryIng to assess It ob­ B-B1 34 BxR. What do you think? jectively. In the diagram 9 BxN Is reo A. Yes. Anything wins, including 31 futed by QxPch 10 K-K2, N·B3. A good N-K7ch, RxN 32 BxR, QxB 33 RxN­ sample continuation Is Gligoric.Pietuch, as well as the move played in the game. 1962: 9 Q.R3, N-N3 10 B·Q2, Q·RS 11 However, both sides were in time·pres· N-B3, P-B4 12 PxPe.p., RxP 13 B·Q3, sure and playing "blitz" to the very end. N-B3 14 Q·RS, N-Bl 15 PxP, P·K4 16 0·0, Q. Steve Buntin, Durham, N.C.: I was B-NS 17 Q-R4, N·N3 18 BxN, RxB 19 playing a good friend of mine in a rated PosItion after 7 N·B3 N-NS, P-KR3 20 P·R3, QxBP 21 QxB, QxB match and the following position arose 22 N-K4! RxQ draw. in the 10th (and fatal) game. The line quoted is 7 ... BxN 8 PxB, Q. Marvin Barker, Charleston, W.Va.: QxQP 9 QxQ, NxQ 10 N-NS! ("Chess Di­ In the Smith-Morra Gambit of the Sicil­ gest" Vol. 2 #1, March '69 p. 14 exam­ ian 1 P-K4, P-QB4 2 P-Q4, PxP 3 P-QB3, ines both 10 .•. N·B7ch and 10 ... N-K3 PXP 4 NxP, N-QB3 5 N.B3, P-Q3 6 B-QB4, 11 P·B4 leading to advantage for White­ N-B3!? 7 P-K5, PxP 8 QxQch. NxQ 9 N­ LE) QN5, R-QNl 10 NxKP, P-K3 11 N-B7ch, My first question is what would be K-K2 12 B-K3 we arrived at a position wrong with 7 ... BxN 8 NxQ? (Simply which I later discovered was reached in 8 ••. BxQ 9 KxB, 0-0-0) Kristiansson-Roberts, Harrachov 1967 Second, it seems to me that Black's (Chess Informant #4, game 383). best reply is a retreat like 7 ... Q·Q2. (See diaqram next column} What do you think? A. Any retreat to Ql or Q2 with the In the quoted game Black lost after Queen Is open to the obiection of 8 P_QS! 12 ... N-B3? 13 O·O-O! N·Q2 14 NxBP! The best try is 7 ... Q·QR4 but still KxN 15 BxPch, K·N3 16 BxN, etc. But 8 P-QS, N·K4 9 NxNI BxQ 10 B-NSch, my opponent played 12 ... K-Q3, after White moves K·Ql 11 NxPch, K-Bl 12 KxB, N-R3 13 which the Informant recommends 13 I played 69 Q·B2? RxR 70 NxR, Q-Q4 NxR, P·K4 14 PxPe.p., B-NS 1S B-Q7ch, O-O·Och! and wins. But I have not been 71 White Resigns!!! (I give myself these K·B2 16 N-NSch, K-N3 17 B-K3ch, K-R3 APRIL, 1971 209 - 18 P·QR3 gives White a winning .. thick game Gligoric-Boleslavsky, Stockholm book line 12 NxQP, PxN 13 QxN=) what (Ki rilloy·SkuY'In, 17th Latvian Chmp). 1948, in the Gruenleld: 1 P·Q4, N·KB3 is Black's best defense against the pseu· Q . Stephen Jacobs, Houston, Texas: 2 p.QB4, P·KN3 3 N·QB3, P·Q4 4 B·B4, B· do·sacrifice on Q5? My opponent con· Please tell me the best continuation for N2 5 P·K3, 0·0 6 Q.N3, P·B3 7 N·B3, tinued 12 ... Q.K2 13 NxQP! PxN 14 1 P-K4, P·QB4 2 P·QB3, etc.? Q·R4 8 N·K5, N·R4 and now (instead of BxP, B·K3 (not 14 •.• Q·R6ch IS K-NI, A. It all depends on your style. Some 9 PxP, NxB as in the quoted game) I NxPch 16 K·RI , N·NS 17 B·Q6ch, and pl .. yers like 2 . . . P·K3, and others tried 9 B·N5, which preserves the good mates-LE ) 15 QxN and White wins. prefer 2 .. . P·Q4. Sharpest is 2 •.. Bishop and leaves Black's KN stranded. Perhaps best is 12 ... N·B3 when White N·KB3- 3 P·KS, N·Q4, See " Meo" p. 226, What is yo ur opinion? should perhaps try 13 B·QN3 followed col. 198·9. by P·B4. Does 12 B·B4 win? Q. Randy Brown, Willingboro, N.J.: In A. Boleslavsky & Estrin both give 8 the Sicilian 1 P·K4, P·QB4 2 N.KB3, P-Q3 . •. K·K2! while Schwarz gives it 8 • •• 3 P·Q4, PxP 4 NxP, N·KB3 5 N-QB3, p. K.K2!? The main line continues 9 Q.B3, QR3 6 P-KR3, P·R3 7 P·KN4, P·Q4 this P.Q4 TO 0·0·0, BxN II PltB, P·K N4 12 is considered good lor Black (MeO, p. QxN, PltQ! 13 BxPch, P·B3 14 BxPch, 220, note s). But after 8 P·N5, NxP 9 KxB 15 RxQ, RltR 16 NI(R, B·Q2 17 N· NxN, PxN 10 B·K3 I wo nder how "good" B7, P·QR3 ("Black stands better" - a game Black gets. The more I look at Boleslavsky). Against your 12 B·B4 Black White's position, the more impatient I hu many defenses (such as 12 . .. become to play for it in a tournament. P·KN4). The move is probably too slow. Is Mea mistaken? Q. Anthony JasaHis, Chicago: In Alek· A. No. After 10 •.. B·K2 Whit. will hine's Defense 1 P·K4, N·KB3 2 P·K5, h;!lve great difficulty regillining his Pawn, N· Q4 3 p.QB4, N·N3 4 P'Q4, P·Q3 5 but this is no reason to deter yo u if P·B4, PxP 6 BPxP, N·B3 7 B·K3, B·B4 you feel comfortable. Trust your own Position after 9 B·NS 8 N·QB3, P·K3 9 N·B3, B·K2 10 P·Q5(!), judgment. Try it out in some skIttles My game continued 9 ... P-B3 10 N.N5 Black's brilliant play in Kokkoris· games before you test it in a tourna· PxP, Q·N3 11 B·QB4, QxQ 12 BxQ, PxN Marovic (June '70, p. 320) gave the im' ment. This will give you the feel of the 13 PxPch, K·Rl 14 P·Q5, N·B3 15 N·N5, pression that 10 P.Q5 is unsound. variation without risk. N·R3 16 P·Q6, PxBP 17 PXP. R·Kl 18 Q. Peter Duncan, Patterson, N.J .: I N·Q6. RxP 19 N·K4, etc. know how you love to get these letters A. In your final position 19 .. . NxN about the mistakes in MCO and I'm is still ill fight but Black cerhinly CilIn ready to admit too that a substantial pel" improve earlier with 14 ... PxP and centage of them are just picayune stuff, White has little to show for the piece. of no consequence whatever. I find my· Another objection to 9 B·NS is PxP self referring to MCO at all times, and (9 .•. P·K3 is also playable) 10 BltBP, as a guide to preparation for that tough BxN 11 PltB, QxKP 12 B·KR6, N·N2 upcoming tournament or club match, it and again White must justify hi s Pawn. stands alone. While your 9 S·NS is well·motiv,ted, At the same time, just glance over p. Black just has too many good replies. 41 . note b(B): "1 P·K4, P·K4 2 N·KB3, The offender is a premature 8 N·KS. As N.QB3 3 B-N5, P·QR3 4 B-R4, N·B3 5 usual, one bad move leads to another. 0 ·0 , B·K2 6 R·Kl, P·QN4 7 B-N3, 0 ·0 Q. Jim Marfia, Lansing, l\Iich: My first I 8 P·Q4, NxQP? 9 BxPch!" This definitely questi on concerns Zuckerman·Benko, an· Position after 10 ... N·NS should have been carried on a few more notated by Zuckerman in October '68, In the quoted game White lost with 11 moves to show the line of the White at· p. 362. N.Q4(?) But doesn't 11 R·BI! revive the tack. whole line? After 11 ... PxP 12 P·QRS, A. You're right, but space and lack of it appears that 12 .. . N·B7ch is forced master practice mitigillted agill i"st it. A to avoid getting strangled, when 13 RxN, likely continuation is 9 •.. RltB (not 9 BxR 14 QxB, NxP (14 . .. PxP 15 N·K4) ... K·Rl? 10 Nlt P) 10 NxP, R·BI (10 15 BxN, PxB 16 0·0 gives a slight ad· . . . N.B3 11 NltR, KltN 12 P·KS , N·KI vantage to White. 13 Q·QSch is too dangerous) 11 QxN, p. A, Make that 16 Q·R4ch and we agree B4 followed by ... B·N2 gives Black with you. II R·BII Is a valuable addition some compensilltion-but not enough­ to theory, and deserves testing. for the Pawn. Q. (2) In the Ru y 1 P·K4, P·K4 2 N· Q. Robert Woodworth, Omaha: In a pos­ KB3, N·QB3 3 B·N5, P·QRS 4 B·R4, N·B3 tal game my opponent and I followed the 5 0 ·0, B·K2 6 R·Kl, p·QN4 7 B·N3, P.Q3 8 P·B3, 0 ·0 9 P·KR3, N·QR4 10 B.B2, P·B4 11 P.Q4, Q·B 2 12 QN·Q2, N· "EXCELLENT" . . . R. G., JamaIca B3 13 N·BI, BPxP 14 PxP, NxQP 15 Plain, Mass. Black moves NxN, PxN all the books give 16 N·N3 " LrARN A LOT' •• • Capt. A.J. Sol It.. Benko lost rapidly wi th 17 . . . PXP which leads to a dull equality. How San Francisco, Calif. 18 R-R4! In his notes Zuckerman states about the immediate 16 R..-K2! after that "Relatively best was 17 ... P·R3 18 which the typical 16 ... N·Q2 17 QxP, THE BxP, N·R2 with a bad position, but mate B·B3 18 Q·Ql, R·Kl 19 B·B4, B·K4 (19 (Section on Klnr/s Indian added) is still far away." But mate appears . . . BxP 20 BxP may be playable for by International Master very close indeed alter 19 N·N5! (threat· Black but again White is hap py to get GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI This improYid eiGHTH printed adltlon. ening 20 BxB, NxN 21 Q.R8 mate). away from dull equality) 20 Q·Q2 (or ...... h dur~ble cover, spinl bound. Is a A. Zuckermilln was right. Aft" r 19 N· 20 B·KN3) gives a game much richer MUST FOR EVERY CHESS PLAYER. Extra NS?, BxB! wins ill piece. in chances for White than the presently ;lfU Included ..... ith your lutograph ~ d copy. Order your copy by sending $3.00 t o: Q. (2) In the Sicilian Four Knights' accepted line. What do you think? I P·K4, P·QB4 2 N·KB3, N·QB3· 3 P·Q4, A. Your idea is good and deserves GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI PxP 4 NxP, N·B3 5 N·QB3, P·K3 6 N/ 4- testing. If 16 .•. Q·N3 17 R·Q2 rega ins 1200 Gough St. Apt. 0·3 N5, B·NS 7 B-KB4, NxP 8 N·B7ch, K·BI the Pawn favorably. Or 16 ... p.Q4 17 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 94109 (what do yo u think of 8 . . . K·K2, by P·KS . (C.lifornia residents add 5%% sales Q. William Johnson, Lansing, Mich: In tn., the way? ) 9 Q.B3, P·Q4 10 0·0·0 , BxN 11 pxB, R-QNl 12 B-B4 (instead of the the "" variation of the Lopez 1 P·K4, 210 CHESS LIFE 6. REVIEW P-K4 2 N-KB3, N·QB3 3 B·N5, P-QR3 4 B·R4, N-B3 5 0-0, B-K2 6 R-Kl, P-QN4 7 B.N3, P-Q3 8 P-B3, 0 -0 9 P-Q4, B·N5 UNDERRATED? 10 B-K3, PxP 11 PxP, N-QR4 12 B·B2, Amazing new scientific discovery gives INSTANT RELIEF Crom pain and N-B5 13 B-Bl, P-B4 14 P.QN3 I have sev· discomfort of rating deficiency! Try the sensational new 12·round eral questions. BIG BONUS RATING TOURNAMENTS DID YOU KNOW that if ing are better than in any you are rated 1700 and per· other length event, but your form like a 2100 player in chances of losing are not si- two 6-round tournaments, milarly increased as there is your rating will rise to 1969· no negative bonus. If you per- but if your 2100 performance {Ofm 100 poi nts better than comes instead in one 12-round yO lll' rating, you'll gain 42 event, you'll shoot up to 21321 points from two 6·rounders Even four straigh t 2 100 per· a nd 72 from one 12-rounder. (armances in 6-rounders (24 200 points better, you get 103 games!) will only advance you points from the two 6·round- to 2024, over a hundred ers, 192 from the 12-rounder. Position Ifter 14 P·QN3 points less than from one 300 points better, you get 184 MCO and Horowitz disagree in their fast·acting 12-rounder! (See from the two 6·rounders, 312 evaluation here. February CL&R, page 89, re- from the 12·rounder. 500 What is Black's best reply: 14 ... gulations # 7 and #8). points better, you get 354 N·N3 or 14 ... N.QR4? Which line did TWELVE ROUNDS is now from the two 6-rounders but Fischer analyze? In either line, what the optimum to urn arne n t a whopping 552 from the 12- happens after 15 P·Q5, KN.Q2! A cur· length! Your chances of gain· rounder! rcnt postal game of mine continued 14 The BIG BONUS RATING TOURNAMENT, open to all, will be . , . N-N3 15 P'Q5, KN·Q2 16 QN·Q2, B·B3 17 R-Nl, R·Bl and Black has an held May 8·9·15-16 at the McAlpin Hotel, New York City. 3 games dailYr 45/ 1 V2. Details in Tournament Life. awful lot of play. • A. In "My 60 Memorlble Gimes" Fisch· EXTRA ADDED A'ITRACTION! t l> make possible even bigger gains er says: " Korchnoi Is of a mind that If you are rated 1700 or over, you for them! Ideal tournament condi- the retreat 14 ... N·N3 completely also have the opportunity, for a lions-2 games daily. 40/2. Some " "' d ti' h SU travel is necessary (tournament is equalizes. But White can keep I pull 1ml I.' me on y, to enter t e· in New York City one weekend and after 15 QN·Q2, PxP (maylM beHer Is 'PER BONUS RATING TOURNA· in the suburbs the other two), but 15 ... KN-Q2 16 P·KR3, B·R4 11 p. MENT! Starting \\lay 22, this one is it's wort h it! See Tournament Lire KN4, B·N3 18 P-Q5, B·B3 19 R-Nl, p. restricted to higher rated players for details. KR4! Pietuch-Szabo, Keukeme. 1962) Warning-if low rating persists, a mO'"e serious condition may be present, 16 P.KR3, B·R4 11 P·KN41 B·N3 18 NxP. such as insuCficient playing strength. Further study and play in strong tour· Pietuch·Matanoyle, Havanl 1962." naments are recommended. The actual game FIs-char·Korchnoi, Stockholm 1962 (#36) ccmtinued: 14 ..• N·QR4 15 P·Q51 N·Q2 16 QN·Q2, B·B3 Hastings 1970-71 11 R·Nl, P·B5 (Korchnol prefer. 17 ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total N.. K4J with roughly equal chance•. 1 Portiseh ...... x ! ! ! ! I 1 ! 1 1 6 Black's sliTIplut path to equility 15 2 Uhlmann ...... i x 1 0 1 I ! I 0 1 5 12 .. ; P·84 13 QN·Q2, p"p 14 BxP, 3 Markland ...... t 0 , 1 I I 1 I I ! 5 N·B3 15 B.K3, P·Q4 16 PxP, N·N5= . Un· 4 Hort ...... ,...... ~ 1 0 x I I 1 I ! I 5 zicker·Keres, match 1956, , 5 GHgorie ...... ~ 0 ! , , I 1 I 1 I 5 6 Krogius ...... q ! I I I x 0 ! 1 1 5 7 Mestrovic ...... ,,, ...... 0, I 0 0 0 1 x 1 1 I 4 8 R. Byrne ...... a I I I I 0 x 0 ; 31 9 Wade ...... "" ... " ...... 0 •1 I ! 0 0 0 1 x ! 31 10 Keene " ...... 0 0 I I I 0 I I 1 x 3

Candidates Set to Go The quarter·fi nals of the series of matches to seleet a challenger fo r World Champion Boris Spassky is set 10 commence on May 2, 1971. Following are the pairings and the sites for the four matches. Korchnoi·GeIlIr ill Soc hi, USSR Petroslan·Huebnar in Holland lan.e n·Uhlmann in Ihe Canary Islands, Spain Fischar·Taimanoy in Venezuela CHESS DIAGRAM SERVICE Each of the matches will consist of ten games, the winner to be he who Edi ,ors, problemi.,., ..... ite"; hove YOll' first scores 51h points. If a tie exists after ten games, further games will be che.. problem. ond diog.oml ,eproduced os played, photographic p.int.. 2N " 2" .in, S2.6O The winner of the Korehnol-Gcller Match will play the winner of the Petro· eoch, min;m .. m order , diogrom •. PCl laboratories sian-Huebner match in the semifinals. The winner of the Larsen-Uhlmann match 2711 Briarfield will play the winner of the Fischer·Taimanov match in the semifinals, which are S~n Antonio; Texas 78230 expected to be held in late summer or early fall. APRIL; 1971 '" 54 On 6 . .. B·B4 (6 . .. NxN 7 PxN, P·QR3 8 B·R4, P·QN4 9 PxN, PxB 10 P·B3, B­ R4 11 QxP wins material) 7 P·Q4, PxP 8 B·N5 (or simply 8 NxP) makes it diffi­ cult for Black to get out of the opening alive. (c) 6 P·Q4 is second·best. After 6 ... What's the B·Q2 Black has no further worries (if 7 BxN, BxB 8 PxP, BxN 9 PxB, NxP). When choosing a move, it is advisable to consider your follow·up against what looks like your opponent's best reply. BEST Move? If you don't see how to obtain an ad· vantage (when there should bc one), then reconsider the alternatives which you White moves have already rejected. This procedUre (a) P·Q3 (b) P·Q4 (e) P-KR3 generally produces more energetic chess. 56 54. b (4 ... B-84 5 0·0, P·Q3). (a) 6 P·Q3 is sound but tame. When you see a good move, look for something bet· tel'. Therefore- (b) 6 P·Q4! is right on prinCiple. The sidc which is better developed profits from the opening of lines. After 6 ... PxP 7 NxP, B·Q2 8 N-B5! gives Black problems (if 8 .. .0-0 9 B·NS). (c) P·KR3 is an over·cautious reaction from a passive mentality. In his eager· by larry Evans ness to prevent a pin, which probably caused him trouble in the past, White doesn't bother to find a more energetic Four Knights' Game continuation .. White moves • 55 (aJ NxP (b) NxN (c) B·B4 (1 P·K4, P·K4 2 N-KB3, N·QB3 3 N·B3, 56. b (4 ... B·N5 5 0·0, N·Q5!?). N·B3 4 e·NS). (a) Ten lashes for 6 NxP? BxN 7 QPxB, 53 NxB and White loses a piece. (b) The key here is to see that aIter 6 NxN, PxN 7 P-K5! is very strong. For example, 7 ... PxN 8 NPxP, B·K2 9 PxN, BxP 10 R·KIch, K·BI (forced, else 10 ... B·K2? 11 B·R3 wins) and Black forfeits the privilege of castling. (c) 6 B·84 is a lackluster retreat which gives Black time to consolidate with 6 ... P·Q3 (or even ... NxNch). Since Black has violated principle by moving the same piece twice, White should be White moves looking for a refutation rather than a (a) 8xNeh (b) N·Q5 (e) P·Q4 way to play it safc. While moves 57 (a) BxN (b) NxP (d 0-0 55. b (4 ... B·N5 5 0·0, P·Q3?). (a) 6 BxNch is totally uninspired, giv· 53. c (4 ... 8·84). ing up a Bishop for a Knight without (a) 5 BxN, QPxB only has validity if provocation or an adequate follow·up. White can safely snatch 6 NxP (since 6 This exchange only allows Black to con· 0-0 gives Black a good Exchange Va­ solidate and solve his opening problems riation of the Ru)' in which he was not -the reason simplification generally compelled to waste a tempo with . . . should be shunned. P-QR3) , But Black regains his Pawn in· (b) 6 N·Q5! threatening to win a picce stantly and forces White to move his is the refutation of Black's last movc. King to boot; 6 ... BxPch 7 KxB, Q­ Q5ch 8 K-BI, QxKN 9 P-Q4, Q-K2, etc. (b) By launching carly complications CHESS and CHECKERS Supplies White usually dissipates any hope for High Quality Catalin and Plastic Checkers advantage. Thus 5 NxP, NxN (but not Plain or Grooved .• All Sizes White moves 5 . . . BxPch? 6 KxB, NxN 7 P-Q4, QN­ CHESS Sets •• Wood .• Catolin .. Plastic (aJ BxN (bJ B·R4 (e:) B·B4 N5ch 8 K-Nl) 6 P-Q4, B-Q3! 7 P-B4, N­ All Si:tes .. All Prices 57. a (4 ... B·NS 5 0·0, P·QR3?). B3 8 P.K5, E·N5 9 P-Q5, N·K5 10 Q-Q3, CHESS and CHECKER Boards (a) White should simply carry out his NxN 11 PxN, B·K2 12 PxN, QPxP 13 Folding, Non·Folding, Regulation or threat to win the KP and watch Black QxQch, BxQ::::; . Numbered CHESS.CHECKER Timing Clocb squirm as he tries to regain it: 6 BxN, (c) Quiet moves which advance devel­ QPxB 7 NxP, BxN (if 7 ... Q·K2 8 P·Q4) opment are normally the hardest ones to All Merchandise Reo.onobly Priced 8 NPxB, NxP 9 R·KI and the pin on thc meet. After 5 O·O! 0·0 6 NxP (now the SEND FOR FREE CATALOG K·fiIe is deadly. time is right). NxN 7 P-Q4, B·Q3 8 P·B4, STARR SPECIALTY COMPANY (b) 6 B·R4 is weak because White does N·B3 9 P·K5, B·NS 10 P·Q5, P·QR3 11 B· 1529 South Noble Road not realize that he is already in a posi· K2, 8·B4ch 12 K·RI, NxQP 13 QxN holds Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 tion to win the KP. The purpose of this the advantage. retreat in the Ruy Lopez, for example, 212 CHESS LIFE &. REVIEW is to step up the pressure because White cannot win the KP right away. (c) 6 B-B4 is totally inconsistent. What was the point of developing the Bishop BOOKS to N5 in the first place if the slightest Published In the U.S.A._English De5c rlp· En 'ill1sh DU crlpt ive Notation, published by breeze will blow it back? tive Notat ion. Clear p ri nting, h ig h quality "The e MU Player!' .. poope r, crosstl ble. ZAGREB 1970 AMSTERDAM 1970 In Flscher'. first tournament since Vin_ by J<4I1(: X.lbJlI$ kovd 1968, he liCored one of his greale$t A gren tournament willi no leu than ten aueceues. His sixth eonsecutive tourn~­ Grandmasters in the fleld of ailet«o play· ment win saw him finish two full points ers. Many Cie rcely contested g;mes, U · ahead of Gl1 cork, Hort, KOr(:hnol, ~nd pecbtly by PolugaeV$ky who performed $mysiOv_ Pet ro.sian and others trailed. Thts brilliantly to Ue for first with World hook It poorly reproduced but has .....ny Champion Spassky. Uhlmann, Gdler, CU. redHlDlng fea tures, It contains all 1M gorlc, and Hort finished third througb , ames of one of the greatest modern toUI"­ sh:th. naments, many phOlos and diagrams. Cn>Sli­ The first in a new series or paper-covend table. The openlncs are surveyed by L. S. tournament booklets prepared by Gnnd. Black$toek and IndeXed by variation for easy reference. ___ ._. __. __ ...... _._. __ '1.05 master K;shdan for USCF. All ]21) gamea In English Deroriptlve NDtatlon, Index to Openings, crosstable, plus knowledgeable 37TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1969 introduction and short round-bY'round A Zonal Tournament and one of the While moves comments from Mr. Kashdan ...... '1.75 strongest Soviet Championships in many fa) B-QB4 (b) B-R4 (e) NxN yeall, held In MOlcow from September &. BUENOS AIRES October a, 1969. Petroslan tied for first 14.8; 58. c (4 ... B·N5 5 0·0, 6 P·Q3, N­ by J.~~(: KlIsbJlln with Polugaevsky, each nen came Q5). Fischer scored one of his greatest vic. GeUer, Smyslov, and Taimanov with 13~_ BIr!!. Contains all 258 carnes, an openings (a) Black's last Is Duras' move, mis­ tories, finishinc out front by Sir!! pOints in his seve nth consecutive tournament win. survey and Index, m any diagrams and takenly rewarded with an exclamation He surprised t he chess world In the flnt photos, a erosstabJe and introductory -rna. mark in MCO-IO. As usual, the retreat round by openinC with 1. P-QNS! And thl! terlal. A "must" for every chess Ian and "cainst the Soviet player Tukmakov, wh.o student, despite low'quallty reproduc. with 7 B-QB4 only justifies Black's stra­ tlon...... $ 2.'5 7 ... eventu;Uy took clear second place. Bob­ tegy and gives him the option of hy's record of 13 wins and four draws I, P-Q3, 7 ... NxNch or 7 .. . P-B3! ? all the more tremendous for th.e lact 1969 U.S. OPEN (b) 7 B-R4 is open to the same objec­ that three of the wins were over those by Jllck SPmu tion, except that the Bishop is posted opponents who finished In the second, Selection ot ,ameli from the 70th An-nual more passively here. White has the onus third, ;nd fourth plaCe!. HJs ovet'pOwer­ U.S. Open held at Lincoln, Nebraska. Com­ Ing will to win and mastery of all phu es piler Ja(k SpaDee writes that it "repre· of finding something more forcing. are well illustrated In man" of these senb an Intuntinc cross-section of Amer· (c) Correct is 7 NxN, PxN 8 N-K2, P·B3 games. Ican e heS$ between masters, experts, and The second of Grandmaster Kuhdan'. ave nce amateurs ... allJ' chess devotee 9 B-R4, P-Q4 10 P-KS, N-NS 11 P-QB3! book1eta for USCJ', onee again with an PXP 12 PxP (perlis.Alekhine, Carlsbad should find many carnes of interest to Informative lntroducllon and round.by_ him." CroMtable, introductory comments 1911) and Black's pieees are misplaced round comments. All 1S3 games In Eng· (by BI$guler). __ .... ___ .. ____ . ____. _ ___ ._.$ US aUer 12 . .. B-K2 13 P-Qouvenirs ...... _.. '1.50 tween Poluga_evsky and Zltlt'""v ...... , 1.0S ' Cil y. .."..-,. 'Il--- . -'..'':- ,0 , . 1969 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP 35TH USSR CHAMPIONSHIP, 1967 by MCH't(m Sirgd Played In the Swiss System, the first time Reshevsky wins his alxth U.s. Utle, thirty­ ever In Russia! 130 players battled through IF YOU'RE MOVING SOON . . . three years alter IIrst doing so In 1936! 13 rounds, Tal and P{)lugaevsky emerging DON'T LEAVE CHESS LIFE & USCF Master Morton Siegel haa wrltten a vlctorl{)u$ wit h 10·3 scor es. The book con­ bsclnating intrOduction and round-by_ tains 136 carefully selected games from REVIEW "" round commentary. All 66 games, cross- this premiere Soviet event...... $1.50 USCF wants to help you and wel­ table, phot{) s and sketches ...... $2 .50 BUSUM 1969 come you promptl y in your new 1968 U.S, CHAMPIONSHIP An{)ther great tournament victory for Lar. home. To be sure we can do th is, All 66 games fr{)m America's top alUlual sen, who scored 11-4 to edge out Soviet must event. .... _...... __ ... _...... ' 1.50 Champion PolulI'aevsky by one·h;lf point. we know at last six weeks Larsen won their individual game and before you move ... t/:{)red 8 wins, 6 draws, and only 1 1055. 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If you have not pllyed in 01,11" podll toul"nlYs before, pllase spec:ify in which clau you would likl to start. WI recom· mend Cll5s A for unusually str-ong pllY· Chess life, Here There en, Cllss B fOI" Iboye ayerilgl plly.rl, Clul C fOI" about Ivuilge plily.r5 Ind Clln 0 fOI" below Iv.rilgl. If you hIVe pllyed, plene sf;!lte your problbll r;!lting. Mlil proper entry coupon b.low, or copy of it, to U.S. CHESS FEDERATION, ress, each with 4-1 . Top B were David 479 BrOldwlY, Nlwburgh, N.Y. 12550. Saul Rubin Crownfield and Roger Leslie, best C You may enter .s m;!lny sldions u was Dick McDonald, and top D·E-unr . you pll.se .t proper entry fHS. M.rshall Chen Club P~$id."t was Richard Volesky. An unrated section Stlrt pl;!lying chess by m.il NOWI Saul Rubin, President-Emeritus of was won by Keith Erickson. Bob Meline the Marshall Chess Club in New York and John Osness directed; 54 played. Ci ty, died in Mi ami on January 23. , , CLASS TOURNAMENT His health had not been good for • • • • • • Ent.r one of the 4 m.n groupS. some time. Mr. Rubin held the office A 30-30 held at the Jersey City Y was You will be assignld to ;!I sedion with of president for ten years, far longer won by Trevor Corso. Second was Jon 3 othlr plilyers ;!Ibout equ;!ll to your,,1f than anyone elS(! had done. This was Josephs. Top junior was J ohn DiGioia. in pllying skill. You pl;!ly both Whitl indicative of the fact that he was con­ Paul Helbig directed., , ;!Ind BlIck .g;!linst the other thr.. . You sidered the best president the Club • • · . , • pl;!ly III six g;!lmes simultlneously, two ever had. The Club, and American The Parkway Rating Tornado in Cin· gilm15 on one set of posteards. chess, will miss him. cinnati was won by Vince Strangio, 3·0. Your gilme results will be rlcordld Walter Goldwater Second was Arthur Ferguson, followed and publis hed 15 well 15 your ·po.tal for lhe Board 01 Governers by Mike Juhasz and George Leonard. ch",ss rilting. Marshall Chess Club • • • • • • • • The .ntry fee is only $3.00. Mark Schneider won the University of Competition Announced Maryland Championship with a score of ------5·0. Second was Grcg Byrne followed by I u.s. CHIESS 0 Check If ' . new· I An informal prohlem-composing con­ Gary Firestone. I FEDERATION cOmer to POlt.1 I test has been announced by the Hun­ , • • • • , , . " 8ro.dway Chen I. 11.11 eI.1I I garian magaz:ine, "Magyar • Newburgh , N.Y. 11550 Ibelow, Sakkelet." The Texas Open. the top five of which I Four categories are represented: 1) End­ qualify into the Texas Closed Champion· I I enclole $."."_ .. __ " ..• ,, ...... Enter my n.m. In I game studies; 2) 2-move direct mates; ... ""." ... " ...... _ .(how many?) leclions of your I ship, was held in San Antonio. The Win· I POIUI Chen CLASS Tourn.m.nll. Th. 3) longer direct mates; 4) orthodox help­ ner, with 5·0, was Bill Wheeler of Cor· I mOllnl Inclosed coverl the enlry f .. of I mates (no fairy pieces or special stipu· I ,3,00 per section. Kindly stlrt/contlnut pus Christi. He was followed by John \Itrlke oul one, ml I" CIIIS...... lations) in any number of moves. Three I I Dunning of San Antonio with 41,2 , and prizes are offered in each section. Each I NAME ...... --.. -...... ~ ... -...... -..... -.-~.~-* ..... -- I Larry Ware of Austin, John Hall of Dal­ contributor will l'C(eive a copy of his las and Fred King of Houston, each with I ADDRESS ...... _... * ....*._ • . -.--...... * ..-.** .. I published work. Entries should be sent 4. Top A was Tom Snow, second Larry CITY ...... -"...... -...... to Magyar Sakkelet, P.O. Box 52. Buda· I I Englebretson; top B was Jack Reed, se­ pest 502, Hungary. The deadline Is pre· I STATE ...... "...... ZIP ...... "... I cond Joachim Fox: top C was Robin sumably December 31 , 1971. Graham, second Fred Speck, best D was ------, , • • • • • , David Zimmerman, second Don Messer. PRIZE TOURNAMENT Steve Pozarek. with 4!h·1h, won the Robert Mapes was top unrated, second 2nd Worcester Polytech Open (Mass.). Bill Gillespie. Enter onl of the 7 min groups. Second was Vilar KeUy wi th 4. Top under , , You will be u5igned to I sedion with 2000 was John Thornley with 31h, top B • • • • • • six other pl;!lyers about equII to '101,11". were John Adamson and Hugh O'Donnell The Simian Open, held in San Fran· self in pl;!lying skill. You pl.y White with 3, and top under 1600 was Vincente cisco, was won by Frank Thornally on Ig;!linst three of your opponlnts, Blilck Abanllla with 3!h. tiebreak over Dennis Fritzinger . each ag.i",t the other thr" and you play • • . , • • • • with 41h·11h . Next was Alan Benson. ;!III six games simultlneously• The 1st Iowa Junior Championship, Mike, Goodall, directed. You Itand ;!I good chance of winning held in Waterloo, was won by Jon Fran· • • • • • • a priIe, too! Credits of $6.00 ;!Ind $3.00 kle with a scorc of HV-h. Dick McDonald The Massachusetts Amateur, held in ;!II'I Iwarded to ht and 2nd pllee winners finished 2nd with 4. Dan Harger directed Springfield, was won by Robert Corwin, in etch section. Credits mav be used to the 12 players. ~O. He was followed by R. Burris and V. purchl" chen books or equipment. An unratcd Iowa High School Cham· Livermore, each with 41f.t. Stephan Ger· The entry fee is only $4.00. pionship drew 72 players from 19 Iowa zadowicz directed;, 53 ,played. schools. Two Des Moines Roosevelt ju· • • • • • • ------niors. Jon Frankie and Dick McDonald, The Kingsmen Chess Club Champion· 'I u.s. CHESS 0 Check If I new. II tied for 1st with 51h · 1h. Tied with 5 were ship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was won by FI:DERATIDN com er to Poslal Gary Schuster, Pleasantville; LouiS Blake, Matthew LeGrand, 8·0. FoUowina werc 47' Broadwly Chtu .. sl.l. clul I I Ntwburth, N.Y. 11550 (bllow ) Des Moines Teeh; and Scott KelIey 0.1>'1. Glenn Leotaud (6) and Adolphus Holder (5 lf.z). Leotaud won the j unior trophy, I I ,ncloll $ ...... _...... Enter my "1m. In I Merrill JHS. Top sophomore was Doug 1 ...... _...... (h ow m.ny?) IIcllOn l of your I Eckley of Roosevelt. Roosevelt won the the first time it has been offered. Jer· POII.I Chell PRIZE TournamenlS. Tht team event. Bob Meline directed the orne Bibuld directed. I . mount enclolld covel'l the Intrr. fet of I , , S4.00 per sec!lo". Kindly Stilrt conli"ue event, held in Des Moines. • • , I (Itrlke out one, ml In Clils ...... I The Shorefront Winter Warmup, had • • • • • • • • I NAME __ ...... _.... _..... *.*._...... _ ... _ ...... * ...... ____ I Thc 7th Iowa·North Central Open, held these section winners: Roy Greenberg, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, resulted in a five· Arthur Lipper and Robert Thurn. Roy I ADDRESS .... _..... __ ._* ...... _... _ ...... _* ...... _* .. I way tie for first among (in tiebrcak or· Grecnberg directed for the Abraham I CITY ...... ,...... _ ...... I der) Jon Frankie, Mark Bellnap, Richard Lincoln High School Chess Club. I STATE ...... _. ZIP ...... ! Douglas, Jack Winters and Carl Child· • • , • • - - ....------214 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW each with 4·1. Third was Donald Thurber · with 3lh. Top unrated was Garret Fortin (3l1t) of Holyoke HS. Next two unrateds were Mark Warren of Classical and Gary LaPierre of Chico pee HS. In the Novice secUon, winner was Fred Wardwell (3.ih ) Ii Chess life. Here There of Mt. Hermon School. Second and third were Paul BUrnham of Mt. Hermon and = John LaRosa of Chicopee. The 26-player eve nt was d irected by Mrs. Sally Howes and sponsored by the Western Mass.­ Conn. Valley Interscholastic Chess Lea· The Whittier Chess Club in California Cha rlottesville, who also scored 6 but gue and the Mass. State Chess Assn. held an Amateur Open which attracted placed 2nd on tie-break. Bernie Green· ...... 56 players, a 22% increase over last span of Whilr:lan was 3rd and Charles George Tessaro, wi th a score of 4lh ·lh, year's turnout. The event was held in 4 Borden of Key 4th, each with 5lh; fo l· took first plaee on tiebreak over Wil· sections. Paul Koploy , S¥.t-Ih. was first lowing with 5 were Kevin Malloy, Neil fred Brown in the Michiana Open. Scor· in the Open Section. Second was Ra y Kurland, Paul Montague, Randy Dona· ing 4 were Lee Maring, Jerry Cetrangelo Mendoza with 4Jf.z and third was Jeff hue, and James Monaeell. Best D was and Larry Quigley. Top unrated were Birkel with 3'k. The "B" section was Mark Ashland, E Da vid Bush, Unrated Don Florence and Ad Armstrong, each won by James McCaffrey, 5·1 and Greg Matt Cushing, 2nd Unrated Bill Lofthus, wi th 3%. Of the 35 players in the event, Schweger; third was Craig Faber. The 3rd Unrated Jim Stevenson. Walt Whit· 20 were unrated! Lester Van Meter di· "C" section was won by William Mc­ man won the team title with 19Jh·8 Ih. rected. Grann, second was Elmer Salcido and followed by Bishop O'Connell (19), Wake· • • ...... * * • • third was John Thomas. The "D" sec­ field (15lh), Walter Johnson (13), Ein· tion was won by Jeff King and Robert stein (13), and Herndon (12). Solutions to ANNOUNCE THE MATE! Kunz, 5-1, followed by Starlus pyle with The High School Novice, which, like 41f2. J. K. Fleshman directed. It's mate after: , the Championship, had 58 players, ended No. 1 1 Q·K7ch, K·Nl 2 Q-K8ch, B·BI 3 . . . . in a 4-way tie for first at 6·1. Tic-break The Decatur Winter Open, with 18 R-K7, B·K3 4 PxB, RxQ 5 PxPch, K·N2 placed Bruce Bell of Springbrook 1st, 6 PxR= Qch, K·R3 7 R·K6ch, K-N2 8 R· players, was won by Ross Sprague, 4lh· Stanley Scheiner of Bethesda·Chevy liz. Following with 4 were David Taylor, N6ch or 7 ... K·N4 8 Q or R·N6ch. Chase 2nd, Stewart Klein of Suitland 3rd, No. 2 1 ... BxBch 2 RxB (2 R·B2 BxR Warren Kreckler and Larry Evans; Tom and Mark Anderson of Jefferson 4th. 5th Mabee scored 3. Karl Peterson directed. ch), B·N7 3 BxN, Q·R8ch. . , through lith with 5 were Robert Riley, No. l 1 Q·R8ch, NxQ 2 B-R7ch, KxB 3 • • • • • Dan Barnett. Stan Heard, Da\'id Blowe, The 4th Colorado J unior, with 55 R.Rl ch, K·N3 4 Nx Pch. James Colicchio. John Overcash, and No. 4 1 ... Q·Q2 2 K·RI (or 2 PxR, Q­ players, was won by Alan Sebeckis .on George Robinson. Bethesda·Chevy Chase tiebreak over J ames Olson, each With R6), Q·R6 3 R·KNl , QxPeh 4 KxQ, N·N5 won the Team Championshi p with 19 ~!, 51,i.1h. Following with 5 were Eric An· ch 5 K any, Nx Peh. {onowed by Springbrook (l 7~2), Cross­ No. S 1 Q·Q7ch, BxQ 2 N·Q6ch, K·QI 3 derson and Ed Roche with 5, and Martin land (161h ), Key (15) and Eastern (15). Deschner with 41h. George E. Bailey di· N·B7ch, K·BI 4 R·K8c h. reeted on behalf of the Denver Chess Mark Diesen of Cabin John JHS, Rock· No. 6 I ... Q·R8ch 2 K.B2, N· KSch 3 K· Club and the Colorado Chess Assn. ville, scored 6Yl ·lh to pace the 26·player K2, QxPch: and 4 BxQ, R·B7eh 5 K·Q3, • • • • • • • • Junior High School Championship. Fol· N·N5ch 6 K-Q4, P.B4ch; or 4 K·Q3, N­ Elliot Winslow, a former Missouri lowing were Roy Nakatsuka of Gunston N5ch much as before. champion, won the Greater St. Louis (5 Ih), Phil Goulding and Leo Wang (5), No. 7 I Q·R6--0n I ... R-B2!? White has Open. He scored 5-0. Tied with 4 were Ken Holroyd, Jeffery Gardner, and Pa· 2 RxR, RxRch 3 B·B1. Doug McClintock, Leroy J ackson, Ron tricia Taaffe (4"h). Gunston won the team No.8 1 ... R·B8eh: 2 K-K2, B·N4ch ; 2 Harvey, Lee Cranberg, and Ralph Erick­ title with Woodward JHS second. K·Q2, Q·B7ch; or 2 RxR, B·N5ch 3 K· son. McClintock was top A, Ron Harvey Bill Goichberg and Bob Moran direct· Bl , Q·B5ch. was best B, Mark Johnson best C, James cd the events, sponsored by the Continen· No, 9 I QxPch, KxQ 2 N·N5ch, K·B3 3 Scowdon best D, and top unrated was Al tal Chess Association. P·K5ch, KxP 4 N/ 2·B3ch, K·B3 5 N·K4 Friedman. William R. Hewitt directed the 13 teams of 4 competed in the North­ ch, K·B2 5 N/3·NSch. 56 players. east High School Team Championship, No. 10 1 ... N·N5ch 2 K·Nl, R·B8ch 3 ...... played in New Haven, Conn. Brookline, QxR, BxPeh; or 2 ... BxPch etc. Washington's Mayflower Hotel was the Mass. HS, the 1970 National Champions, No. 11 1 B·BSch, K·B8 2 R-B8ch, K.K8 scene of four tournaments attracting a won the tournament with a 4lh·lh match 3 B·N4ch, K·Q8 4 R·Q8ch, K·B8 5 B·R3 total of 218 players over the weekend of score. Second with 4·1 was Greater Ncw ch, K·N8 6 R-N8ch, K·RB 7 B·N2ch, K­ Jan. 2·3: the Washington Adult Open, York and Eastern High School Champion N8 8 B·KS (the mate is easy if you see Washington·Baltimore Area High School Stuyvesant HS of New York City. Mt. the point of this particular discovery be­ Championship, Hi gh School Novice, and Vernon placed 3rd with 3lh; then fo ilow· Core you star!!), K·B8 9 B-B4ch, K·Q8 10 Junior High School Championship. ed Monmouth Regional of New Shrews­ R·QBch, K·K8 11 B-N3ch, K·BS 12 R.B8eh , Scoring 41h·1h, USCF Master Larry bury, N.J. (3), Miskayuna of Schenectady, K·N8 13 K·R3. Gilden paced a 76·player field to cap. N. Y. (3), and Notre Dame of West Havc n, No. 12 1 . .- . RxPch 2 K·Nl , R·RSc h 3 ture the Adult Open. Bill Hook took 2nd Conn. (21h). Peter Koretsky, J ames SuI· KxR, Q·R file ch 4 K·NI, Q·R7ch 5 K· and Joseph Bradford 3rd with 4-1 ; also tan, Alan Trefler, and Gil bert Hoy com· BI, Q·R8ch 6 K·K2, P·Q6ch 7 KxP (or scoring 4 were DeniS Strenzwilk, Herbert prised the Brookline team; the latter 7 K·B3, B·Q4ch etc.), Q·R2eh 8 P·BS (or Avram, Phil Collier, James Slagle, Jaek three also won board 2, 3, and 4 prizes 8 K·K2, B·N5ch etc.), QxPch 9 K·K2, Q. Mayer, Jose Balinas, and Michael Got· respectively. Top first board was Hugh K5ch 10 K·BI, B·B5ch etc. tesman. The A trophy went to Slagle, the Tobin of Hillhouse wi th 41h. William No. 13 I QxPch, KxQ 2 RxRch, K·R l 3 B to Kent Goulding, the C to Uwe Behr· Goichberg directed for the Continental R·N8ch, K·R2 4 R!1.N7ch, K·R3 5 R·N6 mann, the D to Stanley VerNooy, the Un· Chess Association. ch, K·R2 6 R/8·N7ch. rated to Thomas Cole, and the Women's • • • • • • • • No. 14 1 .. . B·K2: and 2 QxB, R·R4ch 3 to Isabel Lynne. The Western Massachusetts Schoolboy BxR, P·N4ch; 2 B·N3, BxQch 3 RxB, R· Robert Hendrickson of Walt Whitman Singles Championship saw the top 3 R4 ch; 2 R·BS, BxQch 3 RxB, R·R4ch ; 2 HS, Bethesda, won the High School places taken by Springfield Classical HS B·Q8, BxQch and 3 ... R·R4ch; 2 B·K5, Championship with a 6·1 score, losing players. Alan Cabot was first on tic· RxB and 3 QxB, R·R4ch or 3 NxR, Q. only to Harold Riggs of Albemarle, breaks over schoolmate James Greco, K8ch; or 2 N·K5, Q·K8ch etc. APRIL, 1971 215 No. 415 No. 416 , M. R. Vukeevieh, Ohio C. Milnsfield, England en os ers

White males in Iwo While mates in two

No. 417 No. 418 E. R. Wirtanen, Finland W. L. Billrclay, Pennsylvania

by Pal Benko March Solutions No. 407 (Benedek): 1 Q ·871 2uqlliwang. NQ. 408 (Froberg): 1 N·R6t No. 409 (Peckover!: 1 Q .BJch (1 K·B3. R·Q7 2 K-K3. R.QR?) 1 ••• K·N4 (1 ••• K-Q4 2 K-BS. K-QS 3 Q.Q2ch) 2 K-B3. R-Q7 3 K·NS. B·X? (3 ••. g·BS 4 K-B2. B-R7 5 Q-83 wins) 4 K-H2. K-NS 5 Q­ White mates in three White males in live KB4ch. K-BS 6 Q-B3eh. X-Q7 7 K·NI, K· K8 8 Q.B3eh. K.QS 9 Q .Q3c:h. K-KB ID Q-Q4 wins. Praclical endqamo. but it is No. 419 No. 420 hard '0 determine Ihe eKed moves in P. Benko. New York Gy. Bakesi, Hungary this type. No. 410 (Motor): 1 K·RSI, KxR 2 B­ KSch!, R-B2! 3 B·NS. 8-82 4 8·H2. B-NS (4 .•• P-B4 5 BxRr:h. KxB 6 KxP. P·BSr:h 7 K-RB ) 5 BxRch. KxB 6 P·NS (Q )ch, KxQ stcdemate. No. 411 (Paros): J K·K3. RxP 2 QN.B4, B.K4 mate. I K·NS . BxP 2 HIS-B4. B·K2 mate. Pin-model males twke repealed. No. 412 (Benko): Sel: 1 .•. N·R? 2 p. 03. N-BS mate. 1 8·82, R·QSeh 2 K·K3, N·B7 mate. I Q.N3. R·K4eh 2 K·B4, N· QS male. 1 Q ·BS. R·QSeh 2 K·KS , N·B3 mate. 1 P·Q3. R·K4eh 2 K·QS. N·B3 mate. Cross theme with same type males al· together live fimes. Helpmate in two. Set. Helpmate in Iwo. Two solutions No. 413 {Vukcevieh}: 1 B.Q8 (thteat H·B8). 1 •.• B·BS 2 R·Q41 I ••. B·BS 2 R·Q3! 1 ... R·NS 2 B·Hl eh. I ••• Q ·N6 No. 421 No. 422 2 NxPen. R. Naranja. Philippines G. M . Kasparian, USSR No. 414 (VuJrcevich): Tty: 1 PxP? Q. N6! 1 R·R8!!. QxBeh 2 K·H2, Q .QNI 3 PxP. Please send all material for this c0- lumn to: Pal Benko, P .O. Box 313, Grade Station, New York, N.Y. 10028. Remember; in the helpmate problems, Black moves first except in the set play.

CARRY YOUR CARD Carry your USCF membership card with you at all times and be prepared to show it at each USCF·rated tour· nament. White to move and win WhIte to move and win 216 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW Niagara Falls Open, Sets Record

The Editor, in perhaps an excess of them with 311z points were Zuckennan, whimsey, could nof resist the seductive Shaffer, Marchand, Dobrich and Presser. headlines suggested by the name of The atmosphere became tense as it be­ this tournament. The comma, like the came apparent that Rogoff as White had lowly pawn, has at times decisive in­ run into a complex middle game after a fluence. slight inexactitude in the opening. Mar­ tinovsky pressed the issue, declining to The story of this record-breaking simplify, and fell just short of a break­ tournament in Western New York was through. With a fluid position, but dan­ written by Fred Pena for a Niagara gerous possibilities, the players agreed Falls newspaper, from which it has to a draw, and now we had 3 games in been somewhat eondensed for presen­ progress that would affect first place. tation here. Of the 3, Presser-Zuckerman had the earmarks of a mismatch. Bernard Zuckerman is an International The Parkway Inn was the scene of Master with a USCF rating of 2409, the largest chess tournament ever held whlle David Presser is a Class A player. in Western New York as 84 players Presser, however, was White and was competed in the Niagara Falls Open, tearing into Zuckerman with an all-out January 22-24. The bitterly fought con­ attack. Instead of trying to hold the posi­ test produced a 3-way tie for first place tion for a draw, Zuckerman, who had gi­ and was resolved on a tiebreak in favor ven up a pawn for the initiative, was of Kenneth Rogoff, a 17-year-old chess counterattacking. He was in an apparent­ prodigy from Rochester, N.Y. Rogoff, ly lost position when a problem-like who confided he would soon be attend­ move secured him the draw, but his ing college in the Midwest, had been co­ chances to share first place were lost. winner in the two previous NFO's and Presser, incidentally, would not only Trophy Winner last year. His winning have shared first place with a win, he effort this time rewarded him with would also have taken sole possession enough rating points to qualify him as of the "A" prize. a U.S. Senior Master. Dr. Shaffer, as is his custom, had Sharing the prize money for the first thrown caution to the winds and as 3 places with Rogoff were Dr. Joseph White was engaged in a furious battle Shaffer of Toledo, Ohio, and Dr. Eugene with Dobrich. It was obvious there would Martinovsky of Novi, Michigan. All be no draw here. Shaffer succeeded in three winners scored 4%-%, as the cramping Dobrich's game, then winning Swiss system took its toll of perfect pawns with his superior mobility. Do­ scores early and forced the leaders to brich saw his third straight last·round battle each other starting with the 4th chance to win the NFO evaporate under round, Theoretically, there were 21 per­ the onslaught, and Dr. Shaffer secured fect scores possible at the end of the a share of $445. 3rd round, but by pairing the 1st quar­ Dr. Marchand's clock was dangerously For thc first lime in English. the ter against the 2nd, and the 3rd against close as Piasetski struggled to maintain Danish grandmaster. one of the the 4th (as recommended by Kenneth a big time advantage. Dr. Marchand con­ great personalities of modern Harkness), in the first 2 rounds, only sumed large chunks of time in making chcs~. analyzes his developmcnt as 9 perfect scores remained, what seemed like forced replies to Pia­ a player from the age of twelve The 4th round proved a crucial one setski's pawn maneuvers, and in what on. He (l Isa presents in chrono­ as International Master Bernard Zucker­ seemed like a superior position, he had logical order an annotated collec­ man just managed to draw with Cana­ to accept the Canadian's offer of a draw tion of 50 mllgnificent games that dian Walter Dobrich. Dr. Shaffer, mean­ lest his flag drop. reflect his ··imaginative and origi­ while, was hard pressed by Mohan Ra­ And there it was. All other games had na l chess style (lnd confirms his jagopal, a recent contestant in the Ca­ long since ended. David Presser, Alan status as a playcr who confines an nadian Junior Championship, and drew Fenster and Robert Joynt shared the individual approach with an artic­ a wild and woolly game. Class A prize, with 4 points each. Dr. ulate and practical philosophy of New York State Champion Dr. Erich Rawle Farley, William Zachary and De­ thc game. Candid and intimate, the Marchand spent too much time examin­ metrius Anastasiadis took the B. Peter wr iting reveals the courage of a ing David Presser's offer to simplify in Bunjevac and Mark Lanze split the C grandmaster who goes into action the end of the game and missed an easy prize. David Kozak captured the D-un­ without a ~ceond. A book . . . winning line under time pressure, but rated prize. which requires the highest acco­ held the draw. In a preview of coming Andrew Matyej and Andris Staklis Jadcs for clarity, instructiveness events, U.S. Junior Champion Rogoff de­ both scored 3 points to shalOe a prize for and interest .. · - LEONARD BAR­ feated Canadian Junior Champion Leon the highest score among players from DEN. The Guardiall $6.95 Piasetski, while Dr. Martinovsky crushed Niagara County. Ronald Lohrman in a difficult endgame. Charles Brown of NFCC did his usual So the stage was set for a tournament beautiful job of posting results and keep­ director's dream-a clear winner-as Ro­ ing his cool, while the NFCC member­ I McKAY I goff and Martinovsky squared off with ship all helped with the many equip­ the only perfect scores. Right behind ment details and registration. APRIL, 1971 217 conks Nickerson and Petru; Nickerson mps Petras. 175 Goldbui beat. Conto twice. 177 Callalher withdraw•. 161 Parsons belts Barker twice. 182 Wlede,.,ann whips Vest. 185 Guerrl jan J ohnson. 187 Blankenhorn ties and tops Shaw. 188 KamlLar plnu Peebles. 191 Bundy bests Levit h,·lce. 192 Albrecht halts Hurls· 193 Marcus, Thorn.. tie. 194 Olson al.l$ Snap. 196 Wrilht tOPI McDermott twice. Tourneys 100 - 25': 204 Ballenger Splltl with Gieselman and bOWl once to Kraft, twice to Bltd50e. 210 Hor\'lth tops Hall twice. 211 Polsteln stops Prank. 212 Edwards nips Flet· cher Iwiee. 214 Rood rips Ballenller; BalLell,er, Rood beat Carth. 21 5 Shaw trips Trotter. 117 Lautenbach fe lls Flsnnan. 220 Wellman whip, Sinai and Swarll. 216 Jany 10115 Hatneld once, !'olerlel twlc•. 231 Stledyke tops Thomp· fOn twice. 234 Stowe $IOps White twice. 236 Crelner nips Casler. 238 Millard quells Qui,· ley; Morris, Qul, , ~y maul Koster. 239 Sower. whips White. 240 Hayes, Tabash tie. 242 WellS whips TheiS. 243 l'>ladl socks Sorenson twIce. Directed by Jack Straley Battell 144 Oberg trips Trolli. 146 Becker belta W •. but bows to My ers. 171 Siple tops and ties ten; Smith s mites Wlters and Becker. 141 POSTAL SCRIPTS Prager. 189 Dolloff dOwl'UI Kerley twice. 219 ~ I CQUmln quellJ Bearth. 1:~9 Neuhaus nIps Cha"'pney n ips Ashley. 232 Adams. Murdoch Skaills; O'Hal'an halts Fri.. nd . 2SO Hayes best. Tourney Closings tie. 24.i Bf.>5Sa ..... , Pennlnglon i Plit two. %52 B)rrett. 251 Barker beats Bibby. 253 Seward As mentioned under Tournam.nt Notes IIlber beats Mathe..,,,, tiel Nadon but lose8 licks WerUieb. 254 F'ltlgerald belts Blldwln. ("20th Annual Championship") this to Clnter. 257 Burlanl belts CuUini twice; 2506 Morphy mau!s Bled..,e. 257 Payne bOws to month, a number of critical game results Hayes halt.s Burlant and Guttln,. 268 Schier. Norton and Goodman but bests Bosa. 259 Un g and (a) Osborne top Twalten. U2 Shetler DU\'all licks Price twice but loses to Phlll!p" in the 1967 Golden Knights have not been UckS Kent. 263 Shen cr socks Symonds. 29S Tourneys 260 . 314 : 2(1 1 Shelley (nee Myers) reported when due, Under "Forced Con­ O·Donnell. White cUp i\TcClure. 305 Gropp nipS wins from Wood. 261 Krani, beals Fontenot clusion" (page 49, January Issue), some­ NOrris twice. 316 Clark clouts Wright. 317 twice but bows twice to Weis. 263 Rosenberry Dryfoos drubS Hawksley. 334 Work whIp' roUtl Capshew twice. 264 Hokanson tops Pes­ thing was said of this sort of (actor. MOOdy. 336 Bilod.... u wIthdraw.. 339 Stonkus kin twice. US Cortese nips Schreiner. 271 In the 1967 Golden Kn ights, since stops Shannon. 341 BaUey be.ts DuFrene. 351 Wrlllht splits with Edeerton but bows tWice some sections assigned later still have Rafa lski ..... it hdraws. 3$4 CSIIO conk.s P rice. to Ulrich. 27S Sil/aty c racks Kretz,.,..,; Schu· months to run, we shall prod the delin­ :161 lIasega""a tops ~ l cCuen twice, i\laxlield mer tops (al Louie. 276 Ferrell. KaezlJlarek tie. once. 368 Walker, Haral..,n beat Beirne. J71 2~ Garcia gaff. Kretzmer. 281 Bravo tOP5 quent players for their reports. But they LedUc licks BartkowskI. 382 Mudd maUls In-In. (2f eachl Pruitt and Steadman. 286 Clan top. could be held as responsible under Rule 3U Cn,mp tops Krantz once, Jackson twice. (h) Cantrell. 187 Anders tops (2f) DeBaets. 15; and, in the near future, we shalI ap­ 288 Cail ties Turner and tops Cortese. 289 Sta rte d in 1970 (Key: 7o..C ) Sebecki! nips Nepley. 292 Norwood downs ply Rule 15, forfeiting those delaying Tou rnl YS 1 . 70: I Grltflth wins two from Cordon. 297 Schllellng belts Osborne. 298 tournament terminations by not report· Salo'·ara. S Hunt hit. Brown and F .. nner. 9 Dial downs Donica. 299 P .. rkins tops Taylor i\lcl\all nips Pritchard. 13 Mltsen splits with ing in due time. twice. ~Ol Leonard licks Wis"'11I. 304 Smllh Joncs, tops Pccbies. 14 Noland licu ToLLiver sm ites Cupp. 306 Cooley 10 5e$ two to Kreutz In all tournaments, give us a "progress a nd JO ~'c e; TOIli"er tops and ties Joyce. 15 but lops Wong (2n. 310 De Lozier licks Den· report" on all your finished and unfin­ Ooan be.ts Thompson. 17 Euter whips Wood­ man twice. 311 Gre<'ne withdrawn. loses (a) to ished games about one year after play be­ bury. 20 Newell nips White: StoutenboroUlh Howard and Wilbu r. 312 Buchholtz belts Mil. tOIlS Antman twice, tin White twice and ler; Messer withdrawn. 314 Howard halts OUvo. gan in that tournament section. Most lOses twice to Newell. 201 Culp conks Karcher. games are done by then. 2.S Wrlghl tops and ties Cnne. 29 l\fergenthall Tournl YS 315 - 369: 315 Brown withdraw,. withdrawn. 31 DcRle" tie. lIamm a nd Holl· ~ 1 8 I_erner licks Weeks; Wine withdrawn. In most tournaments, give us yo ur fi n­ wei. 39 Barnett beats Fs,nan!. 40 Dunne 320 Robison fells Ma r tleld. 321 Creekmur ished standing by the end of two years dOWns Chanl twice. 44 Kohn conk. DOuld. 49 bests Buchholtz twice. 323 Fausey tops (If of play (18 months for Golden Knights ~lltchell lo~es to Layden but tics McNally. 55 & tal Feldman. 3U Alex rips Ruuel1. 326 preliminary sections) or, if you foresee GllSbreehl ",·Uhdn,.'$. 64 Svacha belts Booth Houril:an twice. 342 Robarge loSt'S t,.·o to in your application two months before but bows to Bry an. 70 Zaplatynsky jars John· Auxier. one to WIlII. mson. 344 Kaiser conk. son. 76 Willil whips Burns. Somers. 345 Clark bows to Won!!" but beats the terminal date. Oppedal; Oppedal. Wong each top Hourigan Tou rneYI 80 . 149: 80 Caprltta, Weiss tie. 8S twice; Oppedal. Wong I I~. 347 Marhenke mauls Burkett. Caster split two. 67 Montgomery Cravenhorst. 351 JRmlsDn tops (U) Arab. 352 Ilwuls Silverman. 89 Croxton tops Weaver Olson telis Ford. 353 O'Neill tops LaBrecque POSTAL MORTEMS tWice. Maxon onc.. . 93 Clark clips "'leek•. 901 twice: Barkshadt. LaBre<:que wlthdra,,·. 358 Post, l Chess Game Reports R. ceived La Rue lOPS and lies Smith. 96 Buck bests West bows to Stone but belts Ball twiee: Bell t",·lce. 97 McCallen eonks WllUs. 104 J . nuuy throu gh F e bru. ry Stone tops Ban twice; Edenburn whips West. 19 16 Cuto tOp5 Welsh twIce. 101 Alderman beats To raport results. follow Instrucllons on 360 Anton"" belts Bic kfOrd. 382 ChOSlk rips Osborn and splits with St Gcoree. 108 Rob. Rauch twi.,... 365 Dillon downs NichOlS. 366 pllga " " 5 of the Postal Che» booklet or re­ Ion socks Schliesinl. 109 Barlow belts Cooper. port rnlIY be misinterpreted. Give brief re­ Miller mauls Friend. 113 Rhoades top. Saylor Iwlee. 116 Had~n port modeled on thcsc: bC'sts Bayley. 118 Vancc liCk s Sullinger. 123 TournlYs 370 - 4": 371 Irvine ,,'ins trom Mc· 7l·C 7": I A. B. MflIk 0 (ht) Ellloit bests Burdick twice. 124 Odear d owns Kee. 373 Wallace whips PatenOde and (2f1 71 ·P 2U: F. J. M ~ rsh . 1l 1 H. &. Atkins 0 ;\hliler. 125 Paeheian clips Kluka t wice. 127 Hogshead. 377 Nicholl nips Bradley. 385 Harn 71 ·Nf 13: A. Halprin '12 H. N. PlliJbury V) Knouer nips Baron twlc~ . 128 Ambul'll tops halls Chapin. 387 Johnson jars Muno~ . 388 Winner (o r White for a draw) must report (/1 Zel£"ier. 134 Tucker conki Carter. 136 RU· Behn tops (2f) Tindell. 391 Thomas tops D.· as soon aa opponent cDnCirms. OppOnent may mUlS.-1'1>. Lecker, Williams tie. 37 Cass conks Wilson. 51 J Fox ...... 15t 6 -0 46 C01l1ns licks Sarar. 53 Hough, Taye tie. 63 Started in 1970 (Key: 70-P) 54 J LAmson ...... lst 4'1>.·1'h Harker rips Rudelis; Looks, Pflumm tie. 64 Tourneys I . 39; 2 Porter wins from Graziano. 59 J Cardena ...... 12 4 _2 Skeets conks Cole. 66 Naff loses to Henriksen, 5 Parmley pinks PIerce. 6 Dallcy, Moravec L S Owen ...... 1·2 4 ·2 withdraws, loses (a) to Moore. 67 Graham socks and Hobbs mob Cooper; McKee mauls Hobbs. 61 C HendriCkS ...... lst 4 ·2 Se\'erance. 68 Aicher ails LaPlante. 69 Scott 7 Thomas bests Crump but bows to Murphy. 171 P M Siple ...... lst 5'11.. 'h bow. 10 Good but hests O'Neil. 70 Eiring nips 10 Greenberg stops Stuart. 11 Cargill whips 219 K Champney ...... lst 5'1>.. 'h Norman. 72 Harrison tops Bruckner and Ues Weil. 12 Culp jolts HeIdel and Jennings; Theis 232 A J Meglls ...... 151 5 ·1 Hellslen; Bruckner withdraws. 73 Knosp loses licks Leeper. 13 Suehodolskl socks Jamison. 245 D J Bessaw .. ,...... lst 5 ·1 to Hughart but \lcks Conley. 74 Porter pinks 14 Will whips Well. 15 Gittens, Jamison tie. 252 J Nadon ...... lst 4'h-l'h Cook: Stol~enberg zips Cook and Porter. 77 16 MacMillan zips Zeigler; FrenCh halts Hyde. 267 W Hayes ...... lst 6 -0 Nunziata bows to Hauser, St Martin and Ger· 17 Gordon, H!l1lard down Leeper. 18 Green· 282 E J Kent ...... 1_2 5 ·1 zadowicz but beat. (a) Johnson; Delia, Glass· span spills Maxon. 19 Hilliard, MacAdam and M Shcfier ...... 1_2 5 ·1 berg tic. 80 Blaney, Kaikow tie. Coopennan mob May; Coopennan conks Mae· 283 P 0 Kent ...... 1_24'h_l '1>. Adam and Cohen. 20 Kalish licks Rubenstein. FINALS (Key: 68-Nf) i\I Shefler ...... 1-2 4'fz-H!z SectIons 1 - 25: 3 Warren wins from i\luskat: 22 Duykers downs Clarkson. 23 Gittens gaffs 295 R P O'Donnell ...... Ist 5 _1 Williams. 24 ~Ienzel mauls Wiencek. 25 Wernes Dean downs Oswald. 4 Obi: whips Woods. 5 341 H B Balley ...... IS1 5 _1 Olh'eau licks Leary; Stendel stops Henry and nips Franklin. 26 Heidel downs Hall. 'J:l Rob· 351 C Vance ...... 15t 3'fz·2'h Le Sample. 6 MacNeil nip. Brigmanls and Zemke. son rlps Gros. 28 Frieden stops Stephens. 385 J H Crump ...... " ...15t 6 ·0 33 Rece, Baker down Glidden; Baker, Reee rip 7 Label licks Asselin. 9 Tegel tops Sarar. 70-C 24 B Culp ...... lst 6 -0 11 Stys stops Ficken: Smidchens. Stark tie. Work. 34 Sinclair, Siple beat McBeth, 36 25 J B Crane ...... lst 3'h-2'h Larrabee tops (f) Robert•. 39 Richmond tops 12 Brown top~. Kirk ties Frumkin. 13 Pohle 62 T L Wright ...... lst 6 -0 W Siedell but bows to Northam. tie. Coplin and tops Frithiof. 14 Bland, Hell· 76 J J Burns ...... 1·3 4 ·2 but pink Pnlonskl: Rulhcrford feUs Bland: Tourneys 40 - 7<4: 4.0 KaliSh wins {rom Ruben_ 101 Cartlidge ...... 1·3 4 ·2 stein and tics Mlllauska•. 41 Montgomery tops Hei1hut, Coplin and Polonski stop Stanlaw. 15 T A Willis ...... 1.3 4 .2 16 Thomas. 42 Couch tops Giniger and (t) Shiell. Wright rips Sianding. Owen nips Wilner 85 Joan Burkitt ...... 1.2 5 ·1 and Hehert. 17 Huckln. Klssln lie. 20 CYane 47 Mills, Dasher, HaU and Kraft mob Hoglund. R G Caster ...... 1 -2 5 _I 48 Crown cracks Dennis. 50 Neff, WeIss tie. resigns to Pettlgrew, Johnson and Marples, 97 W R van Eerbe ...... Ist 4 -2 withdraws. 51 Simmons socks Hardin. 52 Bartels belts St 118 R L Vance ...... lst 6 ·0 Martin, 55 Bolwell bests Isler. 56 Mills smites 143 0 B Hohtetter ...... 1·2 5 ·1 22d AnnUli Championship-1969 Smith. 57 Larsen licks Johnson but loses to R L Wilson ...... 1-2 5 ·1 PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: "_N) Towne. 58 Finch fells Coben. S9 Kretzmer 175 L G Goldberg ...... I.t 6 _0 Sections 1 ' 210: 101 Murphy wins from Pi_ ties Carr, tops Fleming but bows to Maturama. 226 A Jany ...... I.t 5 -1 perno. 108 Walsh tops (al Surba. no Arm· 60 Wendllnr whips GOgo\. 61 WlIson whips 232 P F Seedyke ...... Ist 6 -0 strong. Walsh tie. 118 Dragonelti drubs Kra· Blasenak and !'oIaguire. 63 Reynolds, Wu \!e: 271 J C Uhich ...... " ..... 18t 6 -0 mer. 119 BG~'ster bests Schmldel. 124 Piperno ReynOlds, Buchholtz and Wu ax Appel. 64 299 S L PerkIns ...... 15t 6 _0 beats Rabinowitz but bows to Struss and (a) Ellezer beats Campbell and Bacon. 66 Jobe 323 Verna M FauMy ...... 15t 6 -0 Yanis. 126 Perry pinks Panlce. 131 Salgado jars Allard. 68 Darden downs Hujber and Dic­ conks Campbell. 133 Sharpen socks Symonds, kens; Nowak, Campbell nip Dlckcns. 69 Currie 148 Bryan nips Anthony. 151 Heap downs Dier. lops Pechter. 70 Mersereau mauls Chromlk; Priz~ Tournaments mann. 162 Lachky liCks Erk. 165 Flowers Eshbach jolts Jurado. 71 Greenslte conks Kauf. These Poslalll .. s ha\'e won awards In 1969 downs Alexander. 167 Alberts belts DuFrene. mann; Carroll withdrawn. 73 AShley licks ~nd 1970 Prb.e Tournaments. 169 Ozols zip~ Kcrkes, 171 Oberr besls Nano­ MUlett and Wellman but 10$Cs to Cavanaugh; Tourney Players Place Score vic. 173 Broyles tops (a\ McKay. lRO Geiver Barley, Murphy tie. 74 ""'hlte withdraws. 69.P 2 J M Hartley ... " ...... 1·24 ·2 withdrawn. la8 Ruth rips Pra'.at. 189 Smith Tourneys 75 ' t09; 78 Schutt wins from Whar. G L Tweten ...... 1.2 4 ·2 smites Ball. 191 Veith tops (a) Suber. 194 ram. 80 Gauer gaffs Hustead and Kuhn. 82 4 G Pereira da Cunha ...... I.t 5 ·1 Wllson halts Hill. 201 Ferber fel1s Greer. 205 Cruz cracks ROllins. 83 Chalker halts Hujber; K Hovev ...... " ..... 2.4 4 ·2 Pincus conks Hovdestad and Carl. 209 Keske Brown withdraws; Trone, Kahn and Sinclair Mrs K Rollins ...... 2-4 4 _2 tops (al Buchanan. trip Dickens. 84 Woodward withdraws. as Lat· AI Yanls ...... 2-4 4 _2 SEMI_FINALS (Key; '9-Ns) tlmore withdraws. 86 Fischer, O'D~niels and 5 W H Luce ...... 2nd 4. -2 Sections 1 ' 34: 2 Gibson wins If) from Dolan. Lopez ax Ellezer. 87 Zelms. Bailey zip Ander. 7 R Gittens ...... 2nd 4'",·1'1>. 6 Richards loses to Gibbs but l1cks West. 7 son. 88 Jacklyn licks Gallagher and Dasher; 13 C H Decker ...... Ist 5 ·1 Diedrich downs Dean. 9 Gill, Mara tie, 11 Lattlmore withdraw•. 89 Ward loses to Wen_ G R Mumson ...... 2-3 4 ·2 Rickie.. rips Beezak; Zavanem nIps Anders. ner.trom but ties Brooks; Turmell belts Bee· D F. Saunders ...... 2·3 4 ·2 12 Clark clips Terry;; Tanner tops Brum. 14 ker. 91 Rockmore rips Connors; Rollins tops 14 C II F.chols ...... 2·3 4 ·2 Daugman tops Hallparn and ties Gaeh; Lynn Bouchard and en Taylor. 93 Smith smites Go­ D 111 Miller ...... 2-3 4 ·2 tops Frank and ties Hallparn. 15 Kerr tops, danis. 94 Howell stops Stevens. 9S Lockhart 48 111 Lou ...... 2nd 5 -I Cornwel1 tics Pearlstein; Abney withdrawn. tops (l) Schultz and Smith. 97 Feger fells Ash_ 49 A Greenslte ...... 151 4'h-I'h 16 Collins mauls Murphy, Perry, Towles and APRIL, 1971 219 Owen. 17 Hough, Latzel tle. 18 Lovinger, and iohnson; Monroe rips Hunt. 111 Radke plro, Gillogly zip Sanzone; Shapiro fells Fox. Delva down Brison: Delva tops (f) Ablanedo. withdraws. 112 Belliveau tops Paul and AI· 243 Bulloch withdraws. 245 Invln withdraws. 19 Goddard, Foote best Rosenberg. 21 Mac· brecht and ties Mann. 113 Kraft ties ""LIkins 246 Garcia pinks Paul; Packer beats Bell. 248 Connell, Hlidreth nip Novak; correction: Wise· and tops Finch. 116 Keshner, T!angarls tie. Leary licks Jackson. 250 Heath halts Bruch. gar... er won from McCormack, not MacCon. 117 Furze rells Hoy. 118 De Maria downs Erd· 256 Robles withdrawn; Wcst tops (f) Boyd. nell. 22 Spencer spills Dragonelti; Delaune, mann and Brewer. 119 !'olontgomery tops Ho]· 257 Tabert spills Speer. 258 Greanlos halts Wall tie. 24 StauUer, Karch crack Crayton. stein; Cartwright withdrawn. 120 Thayer Hall. 259 Carter concedes to Hyde and Stra· 25 Hess hits Devereaux. 26 Satanove nips thumps Norris. 121 Parsons pinks Gayton. 123 ban, withdraws. 260 PruIU. Foutch pink Par· Wall; Tomlinson tops Fltl.gerald. 2:1 Saldana Biro tops (f) Peterson. 124 Lyle licks Gross. sons; Bradford withdraws. 261 Carr withdrawn. concedes to COllins, withdraws. 28 licks 125 Baltaro clips Clark: Lemke licks Batko; 264 Naff bows to Goldberg, withdraws. 266 Bullert withdrawn. 126 Hall licks Shelley. 12:1 Mayer mauls Givens. 267 Sandborg tops Tafe. toDickey. Clark Bischoff withdraws; MarZOlf mauls Revak and 275 Erickson jolts Javert. 277 Slagl", withdraws. Lf:~"~m:;'\':ri'~"~~d and (a) Klta. 128 Kent conks Leeson; BiSchoff with· 278 Ballentine withdraws. 283 Sherman fells and ties drawn. 129 Thayer waps Waters. Kornfeld. 294 Sadofsky withdraWn. Sections 130 . 159, 130 Mergenthal withdrawn; Sections 300 . 314: 305 Ussery wins from GI· '" arratano. 306 Butensky, Sadofsky withdrawn. Mat. Miller, Thompson tie. 131 Golovko, Santos ;;;;,;,:!~O~m~:.ob ax Osbome; Kinder! drubs SantO.'l. 132 WoodS son. SEMI.FINALS (Key 70·Ns) whips Krc. 133 Feuerstein stops Alicn. 134 Sections 1 • 28, 2. Warren wins from Rofe. 4 Sections 35 • 5': 36 Tortorella wins from Scheidt gatts Gow. 135 Buhalo bests Calv~nlco. Hunt licks Leeson. 5 iurcvlcs Jars Leeson. Kraus. Burlant, Warren tie; Symonds downs 136 Applewhite downs Anderson. 138 Ficlding 6 Kerst withdraw~. 7 Spedal, Burkett with. Dash. 36 Kilmer conks Gala; Rafalski with. fells Ferguson. 139 Kenney tops (f) Goodman. draw. 8 Vance blanks Blenker. 9 Wlsegarver draws, loses (a) to Go la. 40 Chapman with· 14] Scheidt mauls McEvoy: Schmidt withdraws. downs Zeidel. 18 Bowe withdraws. 27 Heitz· drawn; Moan conks Kirchner; Gerzadowlcz 142 StancH, Washer stop !'olann; Glisson nips man withdraws. zips Telega. 41 Gurton bows to MacConnell Vernooy and Mann. 143 Rail rips iackson. 145 and Conley but belts Ruggs. 43 Tennant tops Sigaty socks Rawson; Spears spills Tenrlndo; 24th Annual Championship-1971 Martin. 45 Morin, Wldrln yerk Yanis. 46 Dobbs withdrawn. 146 Hibbetts, Warner beat PRELIMINARY ROUND {Key: n·N) Stowell stops Hellslen; Sales loses to Stowell, Molslcr. 147 Eng tops If) Broadwln. 148 Hen· Sections 1 • &5, 2 Sneshkoff wins from Lef. withdraws, loses (a) to Tucker. 47 Kramer derson downs Tanner and Skratulla. 149 few. 6 Bliese replaces Kerst. 11 Buchholtz cracks Brewer; Bischof! withdraws, loses (a) Greenc belts Biondi. 150 iobe, (f) Trone top replaces Deibler. 14 Vaccaro withdraws. 21 to Kramer. 48 Schmidt bows to Schutte, with· Wells. 151 Olson withdrawn; Crlce rips Radel; Dalager withdraws. 48 Butensky withdraws. draws; Hill halts Jocl; Capritta bests Bazov· Wheeler whips Sutton. 152 Heatherington tops sky. 49 Towles, Keiser conk Kirks;; Thoms, Krug. 153 Rader bests Membry but bows to Towles stop Stevens; Newman nips Thoms. Albrecht. 155 Pettit, Ferrell, Stark and Un· 50 Ellezer beats Siancil but bows to Burns; ruh rout Hawkins. 156 Roust rips Rogers. 157 TOURNAMENT NOTES Jones loses to all; Stayart stops Ryden. 51 1\10naco nips Newell. ISS Hosier downs Duer. Progress Reports for Wang dowtU Anderson: Peterson pinks Camp. Sections 160 . 179: 161 Bebko wins from Star. Golden Knights Tournaments bell. 52 Stavrakas loses to Godskesen but tles nng and (f) Harrigan; correction, Troncone not Nowak. 53 Weber tops (fl Carlson. 56 Taback withdrawn. 162 Spadafora withdraws, loses (a) 19th Annual Championship belts Mann. 58 Bruce bows to Lazar, Dicker· to Kunz and Shultis; correction, Goodman I~ the 1966 Golden Knights, Finals son and Smith and withdraws. 59 Smith with. won from Kunz, not King. 163 Goff gafts Han· draws. sen. 164 Gauer nips Gagnon. 165 Vasillauskas sectIon, MoNf 22, has completed play, Sections 60 • 77: 60 Lobdell, Greenberg with· jolts iavert. 167 iohnston bows to Town but and the contestants therein earned these draw. 61 Stys stops Oostendoll'. 68 Schmidt bcats Rett; Lach licks Rett. 168 Gibson loses weighted·point totals:· withdraws. 73 Hawker tops (f) Palmer. to COllette and ROCk but licks Holliday. 170 D Stark 34.1; M J Kaner 32.35; E R FINALS (Key' ,,.Nf) i\letzmaker mauls WojnOWSki. 171 Berres, Franklin lick Weinschenk. 172 Young ycrks Case 29.05; E M Gault 27.3; R D Gish Sections 1 . 4: 1 Diedrich, Gibson tie. Kelly; Brown withdraws. 173 Carlson conks 26.3; D Lindseth 22.8; and J Limarzi 23d Annual Championship-1970 Hurley: lIurley withdraws. 174 Trone trips withdrew. Homer: Miles nips Nelson. 176 Bonner belts PRELIMINARY ROUNO (Key' 7G-N) Also, H C Sanderson in 66·Nf 8 was Sections 1 • 69: I Ward wins from Kinder. 3 Haglln; Coplin licks Pitts but loses to Mona· Laiva, Martin tie. 4 Munoz downs Dietrich. cell. 117 Terrant rips MUll'hy. 178 Brown with· miscredited 30.5, has actually 32.75. 15 Houser clips Clendaniel. 17 Gordon with· draws. 179 Hebert bests Prince; Bilodeau Melding the top scores with those pub­ draWn, loses (a) to Sildmets. 16 Newman nips withdraws, loses (a) to Schutt; Dahl downs lished in March, we have these prospec· Fausey: Greene tops Martin. .11 A~Plequlst Schutt. withdrawn. 23 Hoat withdrawn. 24 Emlg drubs Sections 180 • 199: 180 Woodward withdraws; tive, cash.prize winners: Hildreth. 26 Hopkins halts Cooper. 28 Herr Smith tops (f) Lopez. 181 Ham tops (a) Bow. mauls Moan. 32 Greer lickS Leeper. 33 Zalys ers and Soetaert. 183 Flgard licks Sax but Present Leaders in 1966 Golden Knights drubs Driscoll. 35 Bovemi besls McCaffrey. loscs to Leeson. 184 Newman nips Ashworth. 36 Chandler Ucks Limbeck. 38 Ataynatan nips 185 Kalkow conks Renaut and Anderson. 186 H Mayer ...... 46.2 G Aguilera ...... 36.1 Durant. 40 Lewis licks Lipper; Younl!" with· Stormo stops McKaig; Parker pinks Cole. 187 GiVan Deene ..45.7 B Ewart ...... 36.1 drawn. 43 Gustafson bows to Fitzpatrick but Daniel, Tappert, Coulbourn, Brlgmanl! and M Ahlstrom ...... 43.95 C Feuchter ...... 35.1 beats McBeth; McBeth, Fitzpatrick nip Drag· Kevorkian rout Rosenberg. 186 Scott, Vogel Mrs J Green ...... 43.95 A G Saro ...... 35.0 oneUI. 51 Selenol, Collins lick Wojnowski; clip Clark. 169 Hadady downs Irvin; Wilson B Maillard ...... 43.6 B B Wisegarver 34.55 Collins conks Selenol and Armstrong. 53 nips Rena"t. 190 Schinder, Harkin best Ball; B L Neff ...... 43.6 o L Friedl ...... 34.45 Chalker, Tuggle tie. 54 Bourassa belts Blais­ Harkin downs Dibble. 191 iones Jars Menter G J Ferber ...... 42.85 i Byrne ...... 34.15 dell. 55 Long tops (a) Dabney. 56 Rackwitz, and West. ]92 Taylor withdrawn. 193 Lowe o A Lester ...... 42.85 D Stark ...... 34.1 Wieher tie. 57 Mooradian, Shea lie. 60 Cro· loscs to Hunnex, withdrawn. 195 Klink, Hag. i H Lubbers ...... 41.75 H Pearlstein ...... 34.05 well, Dould tie. 63 Lenthauser, Schmidt lin lick Lyne; Klink clips Mailhot; Myers M Goldinger ...... 41.7 F Scherff ...... 34.0 tie. 65 Tuggle, HaiSlip top Hillman. 66 Beck· mauls Vallee. 196 'Vennerstrom bows to SkI). I C Clntlns ...... 41.2 E Brlgmanls ...... 33.9 erman bests Chapin and Spargo; Emlg spillS ruph but beats Lopez: Olson licks Lopez; I Zalys ...... 40.7 K V Grlvalnls .... 33.9 Spargo. 69 Thomas tops Tuttle; Howell, Owen Eklund tops Towne. 197 Hunnex, Noland nip i Roode ...... 40 .6 L P Weiss ...... 33.~ tie. Thomas; Hlklda withdraws. 198 Bulloch with. N E Pedersen .... 40.1 F C Ruys ...... 33.0 draws; Peretti, Barry belt Wazalek. 199 Bethke S Tennant ...... 39.65 M i Lawrence .. 32.9 Sections 70 • 99: 70 Tennant wins from Voel· i D Paterson .... 39.6 H C Sanderson 32.75 ker; iohnson jars Fulker. 71 McMillan, Snesh· bests Walccka; iones jars Cain. L StoI~enberg .... 39.5 P Velllotes ...... 32.7 200 • 234, 200 kaff tie. 72 Stansby stops Lee; Hunt halts Sections Spieker wins from WH· I Schwartz ...... 39.45 M i Kaner ...... 32.35 Anders. 73 Desmet downs Kenny. 74 Buch· ~.• ";; Wilson \lek. Lewis. 201 Wand waps Hlc· H F Herz ...... 39.15 K Aro ...... 31.8 holtz beats Campbell. 76 Conley belts Ander· . 2.02 , I Zach zips R Lunenfeld ...... 39.0 J H McCormack 31.8 son but bows to Popel. 77 Harms halts Ma· 204 Elime.s R Lirson ...... 38.95 A F Woods ...... 31.11 tias. 80 Robinson rips Klemme and Randlett; 'OS J E Mitchell ...... 38.5 E A Pflumm .... 31.6 Randlett routs Espinosa. 81 Sheedy socks Reynolds nips Glese]man. L Roberts ...... 38.4 W P Huckin ...... 31.3 Suchodo]skl. 82 Hubbard bests Schul~, Hikade 208 Walloch whips Smith; Hill pinks Pickering. P H Volkman .. .. 38.4 B I. Patteson ...... 31.3 and Thomas; Hlkadc conks Schultz and Ayer. 210 Ekstrom loses to Neff but licks BUlloch; A Sl]dmets ...... 38.35 o G Blrsten ...... 31.25 6J Towne tops Mathias. 88 Towne licks Bulloch withdraws. 211 Wayman mauls Hof. S J €Iowitch ....37.9 E E Hildreth ...... 31.25 Taeusch but lases to Warrord; Krause conks fcldcr. 213 Silverbush beats Perry. 214 Wells S Baron ...... 37.85 N B Godfrey ...... 31.1 Carlyle. 90 Shephard whips Widrln. 91 Noo· withdraWn. 215 Ste"ens stops Ward. 216 Kent i A Vegullla ...... 37.4 R B Bocek ...... :lll.8 nan tops McCray and ties Rothe. 92 Hansen conks Kelly. 217 Summitt withdrawn. 219 Oct· H Lurie ...... 37.25 J Ostriker ...... 30.65 halts Miller; Reynolds rips Abrams; Siedell gt'n trips Trigger. 21.0 1.fuclenat nlp~ M!l1er; F K Foote ...... 37.2 D Lecker ...... 30.6 withdrawn. 94 Dlckcrson downs Newton. 95 Gorman ~affs Murphy. 221 Bone .. belts Rosen· B Wheeler ...... 37.2 W RaUdenbush 30.6 Ribowsky tops MaUon and ties Warnshuis. berg and Grossman; Rosenberg ties Porter D S Wilson ...... 37.2 A StyS ...... 30.6 96 Fantan, ioseph and Fontenrose mob Mon· and Greenberg; Greenherg, Porter and Peters H Rothe ...... 36.7 B P Bowman .... :lll.5 chanh. 97 Greer licks Harzler. 98 Foelker, mob Grnssman. 224 Bolen bests Choat; Ste· A A Keske ...... 36.4 L R iohnson .... 30.15 Luce tie. wart withdrawn. 230 Lynch, Wittman ax Ink. C i Gibbs ...... 36.3 R E iohnson .. ..29.65 Sections 100 • 129: 100 Werner wins from 231 Kelly conks Foster; Leverett liCks Lupien· M E Resnick .... 36.3 R Bilodeau ...... 29.65 Blankenhorn. 102 Hutchings bows to Halsilp skI. 131 Stephenson withdraw~. 2.33 Morrison, E Sellgson ...... 36.3 R De Vault ...... 29.6 but belts (a) Stocks: Cornwell conks Cole; Karll lick Lopez. 234 Niver tops (a) Lewis. Hunter hits Hal.sllp. 104 Bljkerk smites Her· Sections 235 • 29', 2.36 Boylball wins from • Weighted·point totals arc based on the fol· stein, Schmidt and Wl1lett. 105 Lipkin, Or. Mailhot; Lynch nips Nelson. 2.37 Leeklcy with. lowIng .cale: 1 point per win in prelims; lofsky ax Chen. 106 Lewis loses to Schultz drawn: Buckley. iohnson and Griner lick 1.0· .1.2 In semi.finals; and 4.5 In £inals. Draws but licks Drewnycky. 108 Frank ties 1\10nroe pez. 238 Brauer tops (f) Hawley. 2."19 Sha· count half these valuu. 220 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW ., .. , .... , ... , .. -, ... " ... , ... " .. ". Four are tied currently for 75th placc with R E Edberg R·lJ24, E J Ekstrom 900, J Emery 0 0 0 29.5: R L Andel'son, J A Koller, G W Tessaro 900, M Evangelista 900, ~l T E"ertt! 600, K 0 0 0 0 and G E Weaver. Fec 900, S J Feinmark 600, Ann Colette Felder 0 0 600, D Fender 900, M Flannery 1200, K Flod· 0 0 0 ''Not tonight Josephine.•. strom 1300, A Frank 900, T B Gale 600, A W 0 0 20th Annual Championship 0 0 Gallla 600, T i\1 Garvey 900, C R Galles 900, I've got a game with 0 0 0 In the 1967 Golden Knights, there are R F Geley 900, M H GeiSZler 600, B D Genrd 0 0 Mme. de Remusat" 0 no Finals sections reported completing lZOO, Judy Gettle 600, J Geyh 600, J M G1lle 0 0 900, Z Gilstein 900, L A Ginder 900, J Glynn 0 0 during this scoring period, though a num­ 0 0 900, R Goodwin 900, J Graham 900, A J Gran. 0 0 ber of finalists' results are past due. Nor chelle 900 , W C Green 900, S C GreenfIeld 600, 0 Pity poor Napoleon. He had a 0 0 have any contenders qualified for assign­ Greenstein 111 600, C Gregger 900, D Grubin 0 fancy for the game of chess. But, 0 1200, W J Guttman 12.00, E 111 Haefele 900, 0 ment to the Finals, though some potential 0 alas! ... not the flair. He not only 0 W H Hall 1200, R j\I Hanagan 900, R Hanson 0 finalists have rcsults past due. Conten­ 0 0 1300, Ii H Harmsen 1300, K Hasel 900, D Hawke 0 played a poor game ... he was a 0 0 0 ders must check on the starting dates of GOO. S Hayes 1300, W T Heaton 1300, R F 0 0 poor loser. 0 sections and report final results after Heckel 600, D Heinzman 600, R B Hendrlck­ 0 0 0 sun 1200, D C Hiekox 1200, J Hiliins 600, 0 0 Pity he didn>t ha\'e Thc New York two years of playaI' write to arrange 0 R 0 Hinkle 000, L F Hodges R·I098, G 5 Hoff· 0 0 0 for extension of play before the two-year Times to refer to. And noted au- 0 man 900. S Hudson 900; 0 0 period is up. J P ingoilla 900, E Jakobowic~ 900, S F 0 0 thority Al Horowitz. In his three- 0 Jezak 900, L G Joerg 900, D Johnsun 900, E F 0 0 0 21st Annual Championship 0 times-a-week chess column in The Johnson 1200, L Jurdan 600, A Kaminski 1200, 0 0 0 In the 1968 Golden Knights, these o L Keller 900, P D Kennedy 1200, P R Ken. 0 Times, Al analyzes the game and 0 0 ncdy 600, L L Kern 900, G L Kilbourne 900, 0 contenders have qualified for assign­ the moves ofthe masters. Amateurs 0 n W King 900, P King 900, P Koeferl 900, G 0 0 0 ment to the Finals: Kramer 600, J J Lach R·894, G D Laemont 900, 0 and international experts alike. 0 0 J G Kramer, A Cass, J Harrison, H J L Lathrop 900, V W Laurie 900, R E Lee 0 The Times chess column keeps the 0 0 900 , J A Lincoln 900, R L Lininger 900, S Llnz· 0 Hughart, A Knosp and L Stolzenberg. 0 novice and the advanced player meier 900, R 111 Luberger 900, P G Lutz 900, 0 0 0 0 22d Annual Championship J W Lux 600, S 1Ilaciei 900, D J Mager 1200, abreast of what's happening on the 0 0 R ~I Malevicz 1200, 111 ~Iargolln 900, K E Marks 0 0 In the 1969 Golden Knights, these 0 worldwide tournament seene- 0 900, G :'>!azzarella 600, Jll McGonagle 900, J 0 0 contenders have qualified {or the Finals: 0 ""cLellan 900, R N :McLemore 1200, J ~Icasure 0 covering over 400 major competi- 0 0 C J Gibbs, D Rickless, J Tanner, J 900. K :'>Ieibert 600, W J :'>Ierlens 900, B L 0 tions each year. ~Ietcalr 900, J V ~Iiles 1200, D L Mi11er 600, 0 0 Daugman, D P Lynn, J Boness, K Collins, 0 0 T E ~'i11er R·8IS, A ~Iilliken R.620, J eMit· 0 J Delva, D AI Lovinger, 0 i\1 MacConnell, 0 Pity poor Napoleon. Through The chick 1300, II Mohrmann 1300, L Mongird 900, 0 0 BEWail, F D Lynch, R Symonds, B E J JlIOI"Ulli 900, N ~Iunchak 600, W ~Iunday 900; 0 New York Times he could have 0 Owens, L E Kilmer and S Gerzadowicz. C J Nace 900, D A Nation 600, W Nelson 900, 0 learned the long and short of the 0 K D Novak 600, T O'Gorman 900, F E Olmstead 0 Also, these contenders qualified for 0 game. And perhaps improved his 1200, It P Ol5on 000, F P Orlando 900, J Os' 0 0 the Semi-finals: G Yanis. J Struss, T J ~I ~I 0 performancc at Waterloo. borne 900, Pnppolln 900, G Parish 900, 0 0 Perry, R R Salgado, "LIIrs V A Anthony, S Payson 900. P W Pekkanen 900, G Pennoyer 0 0 • 0 A Pincus and E Krc. 1200, M Person 600, P W Phelps 600, !\I Poli· 0 0 dorl 900. L B Portlllo 1300, G P Predinehuk 0 €br Nrlu Ilork €imrs 0 0 0 0 23d Annual Championship 600. G E Preston 1300, A It Itandolpll 900, 0 Without it,y~'re not with it. A n Reagan 500 , DReamer R·1338, II-! Reid 0 0 In the 1970 Golden Knights, these con­ 0 0 600, D M Revell 900. D S Rinnas 600, A N 0 0 tenders have qualified for assignment to 0 ...... ,', ...... , .. , ...... ,,' .0 Itoehllng 600, It M Rosewell 900, D Salaelak 0 the Semi-finals: 900, K D Sandel's 900, I N Schaffel 1t·912, A 0 Vesa Nelson, M Emig, J F Bovenzi, J E Schmidt 900, J C Schonberg 600, R D Scott 900. T Seifert 900, R A Sharfsteln 1300. J G Chandler, H Atoynatan, R Fitzpatrick, K Sharp 1300. L Short 1300, T SImmons 900, Collins, C E Bourassa, R R Sullivan, R D ~I Sloane 900, L L Smith 90-0. 0 A Spalding Leuthauser, J Haislip, J Beckerman, W H 1200. G Sperl 900, J J Spisak 900. L J Steven· Johnson. R S Harms, R J Robinson, P T SOn 900. R D Stuart 1200, J J Surman. T E Testant 1200, J E Tittle 600, J Toren 600; Hubbard, R n Dickerson, JIoI E Ribowsky, R Valenza 900, D Van Riper 900, W E Volt C R Fontan, R Fontenrose, R J Bijkerk, 900, M R Warren 1200, H Watkin 900, R L A Gach, D De Maria, M Thayer, S Biro, Watson 900. N Wenolh 900, R A Whipple 900. T Wild 600. V Willlams 1200, H J Wilt 600. J AKita, T R Marzoff, E J Kent, R H Mil­ JEW Wolf 1200, D Wung 900, J i\1 Wrba 900. ler, T H Glisson, D Rail, S Sandager, B o Yaslnski 1200. C II-! Youns 1200 and F L Wheeler, J W Heatherington, I Albrecht, Zimmerman R·1020. G Vasiliauskaus, R Schutt, R F Smith, H Noland and M Shapiro. 24th Annual Championship In the (current) 1971 Golden Knights, assignments made ran through February * * 16 to 65 tournament sections, or 455 can· * testants.

NEW POSTALITES 'l'hese neW Postal Chess players began Jan. 20 through Feb. 16 with these starting rat· ings: Class A 1300: B 1200; C 900; 0 600; and old timers (R) returned. T A Albaueh 900, J Alexandra GOO, D Allen .111 500, D Allen 900, J H Applegate 900, W E Archbold 1200, L Arvan 900, D G Augustyn R· 1. •• 900, J Ausen 900, B Bab~ock 600, B Barton .0••• ..... _ II. ... 900, 111 Berkl 1200, E E Berman 1200, S Biggs ... , . ~ ..... '''' GOO, L Bignami 900, L Bottinelli )200, J T " ...... , .' '''' Braude 1300, R Braull 900, R H Bridges 900, "." J Briese R-748, T Bright 1300, Eva Brinkmann tfiPV4 SOD, W H Brooks 900, L Bucher 900, C B '" . ".'" Call 900, P Calzada 900, F A Camaratta 1200, "''''''... \11 ..... " ...... R L Cannon 900, J C Capeua 600, E W Cars· ..... "... well 1300, S Chllson 900, C C ChImento 900, K Chore 1200, ",1 J Close 1200, R Colpitts 000, LIM( .gPIIU~ \T.o..oP . 11.011. IIG"AT .... E \T ..~ R It Conyers 900, L\I Corey 900, J G Craig 900. I~IIOTO EMG~.Yf:O IIl 10. COIIPLHE ~UIBER ITA"" D Dayton 600, D F Dean 1200, G L Deets 900, W Deitel 900, S DeLapp 900, J Dickman 1200. Patty Dickson 1300, J Dodd 1200, R E Doherty 1300, L R Donaldson SOD, J Dreyfuss 900; APRIL, 1971 221 ournanlent

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY All tournaments listed are USCF·rated and require that Not. to organizers: TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY TO AVOID every participant be a paid-up member of the USCF. You MISUNDERSTANDINGSI Please use the following format: dale must carry your membership card with you and be prepared and name or tournament; number of rounds; type; time limit; to $how it at the tournament or pay another year's dues. location; litles offered or restrictions, if any; entry fee (EF); To be rated, a tournament cannot be played at a time limit prizes ($$); registration hours; schedule of rounds, if desired; which averages out to be any faste r than two minutes per address for entries (El\'T). Do not Include other information­ move. Me moor.;hip in organizations other than the USCF, such driving directions. bus routes, tourist attractions. etc., will be as state or city chess associations or chess clubs, are required removed before publication, except in special circumstances. only as and If specified in the announcement. Entry fees paid in adVance are refundable if tournament '"~~'~:~~:: ~' must be submitted at least officials are notified of yo ur inability to play (for any reason) n of the tournament to assure publication. Exceptions cannot be made. within a reason,ble time prior to the first round. Entry fees are not refundable after the start of the tournament. Send all announcements to: U.S. Chess Federation, 479 Only prizes gUimlnteed by the sponsors are listed. Broadway, Newburgh, New York 12550.

April " ·'8 (ArIz.) mOre Ifter 4/12. $S 200, 100. 50, t rophle. top 3. tOp Expert, A, B, C, D, un r ., under PHOENIX OPEN Cash 10 .11 elaue' ir mor e l han 60 en· 5-SS. 45/ 2. Phoenix Adult Center, 2240 W. TRIPLE CROWN DATES Custody o r Ho rrman T rophf to t op Citrus Wa y~. Phoenix, Ariz. £F: $10, under 19 memo tor I yr . Drin, sets and clocks. $7.30. ~ lUll, SO, Jr. 25, t rophies to t op 2, August 8-20, 1911 Gene Artis, 17 Tarpon Ct., Winlnlborn, top Jr. Cash and t rophIes to A, B, C, D, unr. ,,"oman (Ir at lent 3) aecording to entrlel. U.S. OPEN ENT: John wntlnl, Box 13521;, Phoenix, Ariz. Ventura, California Apr il \1·18 IW.Va. ) 85002. November 2S·28, 1971 1971 CAPITOL OPEN 1'·18 (OhiO) 5·55. ~O/2. Ballroom, Geary Student U nion, MorrIs Harvey College. Charleston. W.Va. EF: CHESS CONGRESS AMERICAN OPEN $3, under 21 $2. WVCA memo req . (01' $tlte 1I 0tel. Euelld Ave. &. E. Santa Monic.. , California residents only. Trophies to lop 2 (cash If Ohio 44101. In 3 sections: posslblel. book to last place. ReI:'. 9·10 AM al! rated 2000 or above, March S·10, 1972 4/17. Rds. 10·30· 1:30·E:30, 10-2. ENT: Charles all rated under 2000 or SZM •. 110 B Kan. B l vd.~ W. Charieston, W .Va. open to al! rated under NATIONAL OPEN 25302. Bring clocks ann .eh. John Ascuaga's NUGGET April 11·" IMo.) Sparks, N.Ylda SPRING KANSAS CITY YMCA OPEN

req .. other state mems. hOnor<:d . T rophy In each sectio n. Rds. 10·2-6. no b)'es, all paired. Brin, sels, clocks. ENT: J . l'ol. Smith, 611 DuPre Dr., Sparlanburll', S. C. 29302. IO hlo) April 17·1' (WiSh.) SEATTLE SPRING OPEN S·SS. 4512, Sorrento Hotel. Terry & Madison, Seattle, Wash. EF: $9, after 4/1 2 Sll, under 21 S2 len. WCF memo req . S$ 100, 80, SO 35, 20, A 20, 10. B 1°110. C 20, 10. Rei. ends 8:30. 9:30 AM 4/17. Is rd. 10. Bring clock!, nOne supplied. £NT: EaU·West Tournament Assn.. Hanon W. Russell. 2858 SE Taggart, P ort­ land, Ore. 97202. April \1·11 (Mus.) April 1£·11 (III.) MASSACHUSETTS OPEN {State Championship) CHICAGO CHESS FESTIVAL 5·55. 50/2. 9.ZO Mot el, Inter sect ion Rtes. 9 & {Chingo Chess Club IOlst Anniversary) W. Nor lhbor

Abbreviation.: HH: hotel rates. EF: entry tee. CC: chess club. ENT: where to send entries. SS: Swiss palrlnis system. $$: Il'ua ranteed cash prlzu. 222 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW April 17·18 (N.J.) April 23.25 (N.Y.l students. State titles limited to state residents. SUBURBAN OPEN 5th Annual 8F: 58, NYSCA memo re'l. 152). Combined indi,'. and tenm tnt" tup 2 SCO rl'S from e~ch school 5·$5. 30/1. Bergen Catholl!! High School, NEW YORK CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS added to gi"c team ScOre, Any no, may entC!' 1040 Oradell Ave.. Oradell, N.J . EF: S3 if mailed by 4/9, later 55. Trophies to top Z from a school. Trophi<'s 10 top 5 ind .. lop 3 teams In each sccUon: Open, College HS. schools. top 7th & 8th g,·adcs. Alsu $50 1st, S2;; 2nd I'lus free entr~ ' 10 stale chmnpionshil>. Trophies to lop 2 indh-idllals in each. Bring Reg. ends 10 ,\M ~ / 2~. rds. 10·2.7: 9·2. IIR 12· clocks. Rds. 9:30·12:30·3:30. 9:3(1..12:30. ENT : 16·18·20. Send reS. to holl'l 8: mention tnt. Robert Stevenson. 140 Klnderkamack Rd., F.N T: Dm'id Wintermute, 1026 E lmwood I) •.. , Westwood, N.J. ':l1dwell, N.Y. 13760. April 17·19 (OhiO) April 24·~5 (N.Y.) UNIVERSITY CITY OPEN NEW YORK STATE INDIVIDUAL S,SS. 50(2, Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., Ohio State Ulllv., Columbus, O. EF: $11, $1 INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP less if OCA member, $1 less if rec'd by 4/4. 5.88. 50 / 2, ShC!'aton ~I0101' Inn. 50 Front St .. $$ 100 plus t rophy. 50, 25 , 1st In each class Binghamlon, N.Y. Open 10 Illi college stndent" 10, 2nd 5; trophy to Jr. More as entries per­ title restrictcd to N.Y. "esldent or student at mit. Reg, ends 8:30 4 18. Optional lsI rd. FrL N,Y. eottege. EF: S10, NYSCA mem. ,'e<\ . 'rro· 8 PM. Jo:NT: Steve FoasteD, Apt. 0.4, 20 E. 14 phles 10 top 3, S50 1st, 2.1 21ld. other prizes as Ave .. Columbus, O. 43201. entries pl'rrnit. Reg. ('n el s 10 AM 4 124. rds. 10.3.S: 10·3. HR 12·16·1 8·20, Send res. to hotel April I. (Ohio) nnd menllon tnt. ~:NT: David Wlntel'rnute, CLEVELAND Q~UiA~O~;"iA}N;~G~UIL~A' 1026 ElmWOOd Dr., Endwell. N.Y. 13760. ., "i": Aprit 24·25 (N.Y.) 2nd BINGHAMTON OPEN

April 24·25 (Iowa) IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 5·8S, 45/2, Memorial UnIon. lown .';Iat~ Uni· April 23·25 (N.Y.1 versit y, Am('s. Iowa. R"stl'ictcd tn reslile nts .';CHOLASTIC NOVICE CHAM· of a t least 6 mos. EF: $6. 70 '; EF r~ tl1rn c: first lime & p~ylng dl,les with EF. BI"lng 40. 20. 10 eaeh to top A. B, C.h('low, Jr. Reg. c locks if pOssible-none supplied. HR 15-18. ends 9:45 All 4/24. EN1': Jll lc lt.1('1 DC<'ker, 21·24. Checks pa)"able & ENT: Contillenta l Rox E·429, Richmond, Ind. 47374. Chess Assn., 4$0 Prosped Ave., lilt. Vernon N.Y. 10553. ' April 24·25 (Ark.) 4th Annual FAYETTEVILLE OPEN 5-5S, 50/2, Student UnIon. Univ. of Ark., Fayetteville. Optional 1st rd. 4/23 7:30 PM. Continental Chess Association EF: S5 , $2 to those joIning USCF for 1st time. $S 50 1st, othHS as entries permit. Tournament Information BOOks. subscriptions to clas.~ winne rs. Reg. ends 9 AM 4/ 24, 1st rd. 9:30. EN1': Larue Gold· finch. P. O. Box 1012. Fayetteville. Ark. 72701. April 24·25 (N.Y.) LAKE ONTARIO OPEN April 24 (N.Y.) 5·SS. 50{2, Cenlral YMCA. 100 Gibbs SI.. 9TH UNDER·13 NOVICE TOURNAMENT Rochester. N.Y. BOOster sectlon for those un· 5.SS Ir ound robiu if under 16 pla)'ers). 3D/ I, ilOlel McAlpin. 3~th St. & Broadway . New York. N.Y. Open to all born aner 4/ 24/58 exeept winners or previOUS USCF.ratcd tour. "am,'nts. ~:F 53 jf mailcd by ~ /1 7, later $5. TOURNAMENT Special EF If joinin!:: USCF for 1st time, ",h;"h includes I yr. membership: $5 If maUed by U17. later $7. Trophies to top S, l~t un· !'atecl. 1st girl: 3 months free entr)' In CCA PLAYERS! tllltS. Iu II'lnner. Ent. end 8:30 am 4/24 ; I'ds. !)·11·1·3.5. Br iny clocks ir possible-Ilone sup· \VC recognj;.·.e that it is sOlnetimes piled. Checks payable & ENT: Continental t.: hCS5 ,\s5n.• 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, ncc('ssary to forfeit a game or drop N,Y. 10553. out of a tournament. Ho\\'('ver, to April 24·25 (Cal,) do so lcitilollt notifying the director SANTA BARBARA AMATEUR in at/oallce is an unsporlsmanlike CHAMPIONSHIP ,let. inconsidpratc of otl\(')'s in the 5·SS. ~512, Davis Recreation Centt'r, 1240 DeLaVina St .. Santa Barbara, Cal. Opt'n to tournament. those belOW 2000 or unrated. EF if mailed by 4/19, SIO, under 18 S5; later SI2 or S1. S$ :\ny pla~ 'e r who forfeits or with· or withdrawal 100. ~O; 25 each to top A, B, C, D·un l· . Tro· draws with ont a(kancc nolic(' from listed in CL&R. phies to all winners, special prize to top jr. most people Reg. ends 9:30 ,\;\1 4/ 24; 3 rds. Sat.. 2 Sun. a CC:\ tournament will Ill' required the deadline Uring sets and clocks. Checks payable to to p,ly ,1 S5 fine in order to enl(']' his Santa Uari>ara CC. ENT: Art Mankin... 29~0 a class is Kenmore PI. . Santa Barbara, Cal. 9310... However, next CC:\ tournament. top April 24·25 (N,Y.) .A"':_ ,':;'iy ,;,;forother. " NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL & TEAM CONTINENTAL CHESS mail or hold trophies. OF TWO HIGH SCHOOL when you win it-or CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATION (Paid Advertlsementl 5.SS, 60/2, Sheratun ltlotor Inn, 50 Front St.. (Paid Advertisement) nit\):hamton, N.Y. Open to att HS and pre·HS

Abbreviations: HR: hotel rates. EF: entl'Y f"e. CC: ehess club. ENT: whe"e to send cnlric~. S.';: SwiSs palrings syst('m. S$: guaranteed cash priles.

APRIL, 1971 223 der 11100 . E~' , Open S15. under 21 $13; Boost<:'r .'i·R P)I 4/ 30. El\T: F. B. F('rrandiz. 925 :'IW Mly 2 (N.Y.) S!O . lind,,]" 21 S8. All $2 less Ir mailt'd by 4 / 17 . Picnic St.. Port Charloit('. Fla. 33950. Spo n. NASSAU CHESS DIGEST S8 01><'11 \ :-.0. 100. 50; Booster ;5. SO. 2.';. R~g. "on ·d b)' General D""elopownt Corp. 9-9:30 ,\~I 4/ 24. rtls. 10·3·8. 9·2. Uring sets and QUADRANGULAR d Ol"ks. E"T: Erich W. ~["rchand. 192 So,'JUe May I (N.Y.) 4·man round robin sections with players of Il!". . Hoc\H'ster, "'.Y. 14617. SYRACUSE TORNADO OPEN s imiln" rating IIn" ~' be onO r e in low section ). 45/ 1'". Howard John s o" ' ~ lIlotor Lodge, 120 April 2~-'l5 IN .Y.) J,'rieho Turnl>ike at Lon£, island Expressway 8th Annual LANGMAN OPEN ~;xit 40. \\"eslbury. N.Y. Ol>en 10 all Istai(' .;;·s s. ,;(/ 2. L,·\\";s lIo" .~e. I'icrn's",nl A\"~. & "PPJ'OX. s lreng th If unratl'd!. EF 56; 55 to liS & l>n'·ItS slu!1 ('nls If mailed by 4/ 24; lal,'r ~ In i ll SI .. I'olsd',m. C\ . Y. F.F: S8. 5S 100 \sl. oth",-, and das< prizes aceordinj.i' 10 "'ltric5. holh 82 ",o'·e. Trophy ,>lus I year Chess Iiri"g "'Lllil'm"n!. No advance cntl'icti ficas.. . Digest suhscription to wmner of each sec· ]XQ: nkk Lynch. Box 1286. Do nahue 101lse. tion. F.nt. end 9:30 am 5 12; rds. 10:30.1.5:30 Icn"licr by agr('l'lllCn U. S3 flne for quitters . .-1;0 ..1'0;011 Collegl'. Potsdam. N.Y. 13676. Special combined EF & dues if joining USCF April 24·25 IVt.) for 1st time, $6 orf ~ lInder 20, SJ oHI-d"l's must be paid wllh EF. Bring clocks if possi· VERMONT OPEN ble- nonc supplied. Checks payable &- EiXT: 6-55. lOl l (rds. I & 21. 40/ 90 lo thel·~ ) . E. W. Conllnenlal Chess Assn., 450 Prosp('ct Ave .. L~w"~ncc I{ecr('nlioll t;,'ntcr. 86 Cent",- St .• May 1 (III.) nil. Vernon, N.Y. 10553. Rutland, n. OP~1l 10 nI l. EF: S7,SQ. SS 60 1st. BALSLEY·PIERSON ILL.VALLEY utller cash aeco!'ding t o entries 180';; or EF Mily 7·' ( m.) returIled as prl2cSi. Cash to t op A. B. C. top I·BO TOURNEY CHICAGO WAMSLEY OPEN Vt. player. 1St ,·d . 10 A~1. Bring sets. clockS. ~·SS. 30 / 1. IlIdg. /f7, Ill. Valley Colleg(', E",T: R. Prize fund SIOO . P"ize to top Siudent. ~lt . Vernon. N.Y. 105~3. BIG BONUS RATING TOURNAMENT "" g. S.!) A~I 5 11. ENT: ~ I ark Bing. Box W·IO. 12·SS. 45 / 1',':. Hotel McAlpin. 34th St. & 70:1 S1"di"m [W .. San ,\"tonio. Tex. 78212. Aprit 25, Mav 2 (Mus.) Broadwa\'. l\el\' York. N.Y. EF SI~. SJO to HS I< pre·II S students It mailed by 5/ 1: later both 21st WESTERN MASS. CHAMPIONSHIP MOlY 1·2 (Cal.) S3 more. 56 of cal'h paid EF ,..·turned in 6.SS. 50/2. Plimpton Library. Wllllslon Acad· 2nd ANNUAL cash prl~e s with 60 '~ 1st. 25~c 2nd. 15 <';- 3Td: emy, Payson A'·e .. Easthampton, Mass. Open trophies to lSt. A. B. C. 0, Unto Ent. end on ly to residents or Weslern Mass. and memo CAMELLIA OPEN 9:30 am. rds. S/ 8 10·206, ~ / 9 9·'·5. 5/15 1Q..2-l1. bers or local CC's. EF: 58. Tn'o trophies In 5.SS. 4.", \10 H' \·cl' 50 ,nlll" Frnm NY City. Ent. end Des Plaines, III. 60016 & dock>. Reg. ~·IO A)I EN1': S , Il~un. 97 10 (LIn ~i! 8 : rcls. Sat. 11·2:30·6, Sun. 9·12:30·4. GI'al!ite SI .. Worccster, )Iass. 01604. Bring do c ~s if po s ~lbl c - nonc supplied. HR 224 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW 15·18·21·24. Checks payable &. ENT: ContInen_ other tmts. for HR. Checks payable & ENT: tal Chess Assn .. 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vel" Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave" non, N.Y. 10553. Ineiude each player's address Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553. & school erade. M.y .., (N.Y.' NEW YORK AREA SCHOOL GRADE CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 22·23 (Mass.) 2nd BOYLSTON OPEN 5-SS (modified pairings In rds I & 2), 50/2, Boston YMCU, 48 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. EF; $10. under IS $5 it mailed by 5/17, later May 15·16 I S2 more. $$ 100 1st, more iI$ entnes permit. Reg. ends 9:30 AM 5/22. 1st rd. Bring sets, IDAHO clocks. ENT: Steven Fr:vmer. 1251 Common. 5·SS. 5012, YMCA Bldg., 10th & State Sis., wraith A,·e.. Allston, Mass. 02134. Boise. Ida. EF: $7 under 19 $3.50. S$ 50. 25, 15, 25. top B 25, ot~ers as entries permll. ENT; R. S. Vandenburg, 2316 Regan Ave., BOise, May 22·23 (N.Y.' Idaho 83702. 6th Annual WESTCHESTER OPEN May 15·16 (Mass., 5-SS, SO/2, Roger Smith Hotcl, 123 E. Post NEW ENGLAND CLASS Rd.• White Plains, N.Y. Open to all. EF $9.SO, CHAMPIONSHIPS 86 .aO to HS & pre.HS students If mailed by 5/15; later both $2.50 more. Prizes $80-40-20; 5'SS, 50j2~ Worcester YMCA, 766 Main St., trophies to 1st, A, B. C. D, E. Unr; County Worcester. ~lass. EF: Class A $15, B $13, C M.y I·' (MISS.) $11, 0 $8, 1st tou"ney $3, all if in advancc_ Championship plaque to best scoring West· MISS·LOU OPEN all $2 more at door. SS A 100, 75 40; B 75, 40. chester resident. Subtract 56 (under 10, $3) 5·SS, 45/2, Eola Hotel (Club Room), Main 25; C 50, 30, 20; D·E-unr. 30, 26. Bring sets, from EF If joining USCF for 1st time &. pay. & Pearl Sts .• Natchcz, Miss. EF: $12, Jrs. $10. clOcks. nOne supplied. Reg. 9·10 AM. ENT: Ing dues with EF. Ent. end 9:30 am 5/22; $$ ZOO, 75, 25, A SOl B 40, C 30, 0 20, E 11), rds. Sat. 10-3·8, Sun. 10·3:30. Bring elock~ if S. Dann, 97 Granite St., Worcester, Mass. possible-none supplied. Checks payable & unr 5. Trophies to ~op 2, top 2 A, B, C, top 01604. D, E. unr. Reg. ends 9:45 AM 5/8, rds. 10·3· ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect ~.2. Ave .. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553 . 8; Bring clocks, boards, sets. ENT: Jerry M~Y 15·16 (Mich., Krouse, P.O. Box 1003, Natchez, Miss. 39120. UNIVERSITY OPEN MilY 28-31 (Ill.) May", (Fli.) MIDWEST CHESS CONGRESS FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF 1.55, 4012. Chicago Chu.s Club. 538 S. Wa· TECHNOLOGY OPEN bnsh. Chicago, Ill. 60605. Two sections: Mas· 5-$5, 45/2. F.I.T., All·purpose Room, Stu_ ler & Experts for those rated over 2000; dent Union Bldg., Country Club Rd., Mel. Amateur. tor those rated below 2000 Or un· $4. rated. EF: S15, HS students SIO If mailed bourne. Fla. EF: Trophies or plaques to brfore 5123. later $2 more. S$ Maslen/Experts top 2, book to 3rd. Re~. 9·9:30 AliI a/ 8. 1st rd. 200. 100. 50 plus 75 to top Exp. Amateur 100, !I}. Bring sets. clocks, none !rupplied. Checks Parable to F.I.T.C.C. ENT: Art Bradley, Box no. 40 plus 75 each to lop B. C·below. Tro­ 11TH ,.hie~ to top jr. and unrated. Late reg. 4-1:30 64 , c / o F.r.T., Melbourne, Fla. 32901. I'M 5128 ; rds 8, 11.5, 11.5, 10-3. Bring clocks, TOU none supplied. If joining USCF for 1st time Mlly "·16 (Texasl and paving U5CF dues with EF. ded\lct $5 BRAZOSPORT OPEN from EF. under 20 deduct S3. Mall entries 5-5S, 45/2. HOliday Inn, Hwy. 332, Lake Jack· ,h"uld include name, address, USCF expo son, Tx. EF: $10, TCA memo req. Optional 1st !Iatc, ratlng, bIrth datc (l{ Jr.). Hotel Harri· rd. 8:30 5114 eng. for this rd. 7·8 PlIn ReJ(. 8- sun (across street) HR 10·14. Spectator fees 9 AM 5/15 for regular schedule: 9:30·2-7; 8:30. .~~/!I"y, $5 whole tournament. ENT: Chicago 2. Trophies to top 3 and top A, B, C, D, unr. ce. ~ddress above. 5100 1st, other cash as entries permit. ENT: R. Niles BBshan, 606 Magnolia, L~ke Jack~on, Tx. 77541. May 28·31 (Fill.) 3rd CAPE CORAL OPEN MIlY 14, 21, June 11, 18, 25 (N.J.) 6.5S, 45/2, Yacht & Racquet CI\lb, Cape JERSEY CITY Y SPRING OPEN (;oral. Fla. EF: $10, jrs S7, plus FCA memo 5-5S. 50/2, Jersey City YMCA, 654 Ber!". Uefore 5/24, $1 less. 55 60, 45 , 30. 15, plus Ave.. JerseY City, N.J. EF: SID IIncl. $2 or· trophies. If at least 5 In each diviSion, 15 felt fee to be re urned after all games have plus troph ~' to top woman. Jr., Cape Coral been played). S5 less for club members. S$ 40, res. 51 donntcd to Refreshment Fund for all 20. 10. Bring clocks. Rds. Fri. 8 PM sharp. non·l,rize.winners with plus scores. Reg. 5-41 Checks payable to Paul Helbig. ENT: tour· PM 5/1S; rds 9, 1.7, 1.7, I. Bring clocks & sets. nament site. ENT: F. B. Ferrandiz, 925 NW Picnic St., Port Chat'lotte, Fla. 33950. Sponsored by OAC Prop. Mlly 15, 16 (N.Y.) crties, Inc. METROPOLITAN QUADRANGUlARS Separate Saturday & Sunday events-enter May 2'·30 (MuS.) either or both. 4·man round robin secttons NEW ENGLAND TEAM with players of stmUar rating (may be more In low section), 45/n~. Hotel McAlpin, 34th CHAMPIONSHIP St. & Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. Open to all (state 5.SS, 50/2, Worcester YMCA, 768 Main St., approx. strength If unratedl. EF if mailed by M~y 16, 23 (N.H.) Worcester, Mass. Open to '·man teams plus 5/8: Saturday Quad $5. HS & pre·HS stu· DARTMOUTH TWO·SUNDA Y SWISS alternates. Team captains submit lineups be· dents $3; Sunday Quad $4.50, HS & pre·HS fore round L Board order should follow or· stUdents $2.50. If paid later, both $6, HS & der of USCF rating. Teams may represent pre·HS students $4. Trophy to winner of each High SchOOl, College, town. county, chess section. Ent. end 9 am hoth days; rds. 10· club or league. EF: $15 per team by May I, 1:30-5 (earlier by agreement). $3 line for 520 by May 26. later 525. SIOO first team prize quitters. Speeial combined EF & dues II join. guar.. olher cash as enlrles permit. Class Iro' ing USCF for 1st time: $6 off (under W, $3 p:'les to teams based on rallOgs of 4 hill"hest off); dues m\lst be paid With Ef'. Bring clocks member!i. Reg. 9.9:45 A~I 5/29. rd. I 10. Bring If possible-none SUPplied. HR 15·16-21·24. Sf'ts. boards. clocks. ENT: Ink Mutlu. Sir Checks payable & ENT: Continental Chess Francis Apts., RI. 131. Sturbridge, Mass. Assn., 450 Prospect AVe., Mt. Vernon, N.Y. OUi66. 10553. M.y 15-'6 (Mich., May 2'·30 (N.Y.) MICHIGAN AMATEUR LONG ISLAND SCHOLASTIC TEAM S-5S, 50/2, Youth Bldg., 115 West St., Bat· CHAMPIONSHIP tle Creek, Mlch. Open to all rated under 8.SS, Team Matches. 35170. Bethpage High 2000. EF: S6. Prl~es to "lst, 2nd, 3rd class School. Bethpage. N. Y. Open to teams of 4 B.C.D." Reg. ends 9:30 AM 5/15; rds. 9:30· (plus 1 alternate If desired) stUdents from 2:30·7:30. 10·3. ENT: ? any high school or Jr. hllfh school On Long Island (lneL Q\leens and Bkln). All students M.y 15·16 (N.Y.) on team must attend same school. SChOOl may 8th Annual send any no. of teams. Boards may be played In any order but order must be maintained METROPOLITAN OPEN for enUre tournament. Boards w\1l be scored 5·SS. Hotel McAlpin, 34th St. & Broadway, 6-5·4-3 pl\ls 2 pts. to winner of each match. New York, N.Y. 10001. In 3 sectl,;ms: OPEN, EF: $20 per team If mailed by 5/20, $25 later. APRll., 1971 225 May 29-31 (Ore.) ROSE CITY OPEN 6·SS, 5012, YMCA, 44 E. Morehead St., Char. 7-SS. 4512. Park Haviland HotelJ SW Salmon & Park, Portland, Ore. EF: $17, arter 5/24 lotte. N.C. In 2 seclions; Open, open to all; $IS, under 21 $2 less. OCF memo req. This Is Boesler open to those under 1600 or unTo EF: a state championship qualityinll" tournament. Open $10, Booster $8, NCCA memo req. In both $$ 160, 110, 85{ 60, 35, A 35, 15, B 35, 15, C (S3. other slale mcms. honored!. $S open 100, 35, 15. Reg. I ·12 AM, 5/29, 1st rd. 1. Bring boosler 50; 1rophies to top 2, top A, B in open, clocks, nonc supplied. HR 7-8·9. ENT: East· t o top C, D.E. unr .. WOman in booster. Olher West TOurnament Assn., Hanon Russell, 2858 cash as entries permit. Rei. ends. 7:30 P;\l SE Taggart, Portland, Ore. 97202. 6/11: rds. 8; 10.3·8; 9·2. Bring clocks, sets. ENT: Grad.\" BI·own. 3921 Woodleaf Rd., Char· MilY 29·31 (Mo.) Inlle, N.C. 28205. MISSOURI OPEN 6.8S. 5012, St. Louis Gateway Hotel, 822 June 12 (N.J.) Washington Blvd., SI. LOUiS. Mo. EF: $15 i{ 12TH UNDER-13 NOVICE maJled by 5/24, later $17.50. $S 200, 100, 50, TOURNAMENT 25, top A, B, C D, unr. 35 each. Trophies to Mo. champ Irl'$1 dent only), top 2 A, S, C. D. Reg. ends I PM 5/29; rds. t_7, 9.2.7, 9·2. Bring May 29·30 (Cal.) clocks. Special HR. for reSidents. ENT: St. L<:>uis Chess Foundation, Inc. 6206 Devon· CeCA'S USCF REGIONAL shire. SI. Louis, Mo. SAN JOSE CLASS June 2, ,. 16, 23, 30 (III.) 4-55. 40/1',,,, San Jose Central YJ,1CA, 1717 The Alameda, San Jose. Cal. In 3 seetions: CHICAGO WEDNESDAY SWISS JIiIaster/Exrert A, B. C/O/E. Unrateds given 5.55, 40/. Chicago CC, ~JB S. Wabash, Chi· provislona raUng. EF: $5. $$ 75 each to top cago, Ill. EF: $10, HS S8, S2 les~ for Chicajio M/E/ A. top B, top C/D/E. 30 each to top A, CC members. $$ 50 1st. othel'S accordinll" to 2nd B. 2nd C/D/E, 10 to top DIE (based on ap­ entries. '\"l'ophlcs and 6 mO. Club member· prOll: . 100 entries). CeCA Qual. Pts. for State ship. for Clas~ A, B, C, Jr., ullr. winncl·s. 5 Championship. Late reg. 1l·1l:4~ AM, 5/29. consccuti\'c Wed. at 7 PM. Rcg. ends 6:30 Bring sets and clocks. none supplied. Cheeks 6/2. Ikin..: clocks. none supplied. ENT: RIch· payable and ENT: ?fartln Morrl!Kln, P. O. Box a.- (Japan) May 29030 (Ark,) JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2nd FAR EAST OPEN S·SS. 50/2. R .. d Lacquer Room. Alvin Plala 3rd ANNUAL LITTLE ROCK OPEN 6·58, 50/2. Fuchu Base Service Club, Fuchu Hotel, 7 E. 7 St., TUlsa. EF: $10 Open, $7 5·S5, 50/2. Downtowner Motor Inn. 6th & {near Tokyo), JaPan. EF: $3, Prizes 10 be an· ,Jr. OCA memo req. 1$2, out or state $1). $$ Central Sh., Little Reck, Ark. EF: $10. $$ 100 nounced. ENT: R. Grande, 20 Weather Sq., Open SO, A 35. B 30, 15, C 20. 10 , O·below 10; 1st. others as entries permIt. Trophies to Box 1847, APO San FranCiSCO, Cal. 96525. Junlor 1st SO. Trophy to t op Okla. jr. Reg. ends top 3, top A, B, C, D.E. unr. 1st rd. 9 AM 9:30 AM. Bring scts, clocks. ENT; Larry Brou­ (optlonal 5/28 at 8 PM). ENT: David Walters, June $'" (D.C.) kal, ]840 S. Boulder. Tulsa, Okla. 74119. 7201 Fairways Dr., Little Rock, Ark. 72204. 3rd Annual May 29·30 (Texas) WASHINGTON CHESS June 12·13 (pa.) DALLAS OPEN SOUTH PENN OPEN 5·SS. 45/2, Sheraton Hotel. Dallas, Texas. EF: S10, TCA memo req. $300 guar. prize rund. Trophies to winner, 2nd, top A. B, CDE, unr. Bring sets, clocks. boards. ENT: Dallas CC, 5513'h E. Grand, Dallas, Texas 75223. May 29·31 (PiI.) 21st Annual UNITED STATES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 6-8S. Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa. For details see page 119.

May 29·31 (N.Y.) 2nd AUBURN MEMORIAL OPEN June 12·13 (N.J.) 6th Annual NORTH JERSEY OPEN

June 11-13 (N.Y.) MilY 29-31 (MIch.) ISLIP TOWN OPEN 10th ANNUAL FLINT 6·58, 50/2. Bohemia ReCI'C;:llion Center, 6-5S. Flint YMCA, 411 E. 3 St., Smithl~\\"" ,\\·e .. Bohenua, !\.Y. EF: SIO. S$ EF: $15. jrs. $13. SS 350, 170. 80, 100, 50. 25. trophies 10 lop 3, top A, B. C, D. A 60. 25, B 50, 25, C.below 50 25, unr. Reg. ends 7:30 6/11; rds 8; 10·3·8; 11)..3. Trophies to top 2 In each class Bring ""IS, clocks. Checks payable to $uffolk Reg. ends 10:30 AM 5/29. 1st rd. noon. CC. E1':T: Joseph Koller. Patchogue Yaphank L. Harrison, 1209 Paterson, FUnt, Mich. Rd., Yaphank. N.Y. 11980. Jane 11-13 (III .) CHICAGO WAMSLEY OPEN 5-5S. 40/2. Chicago CC, al8 $. Wabash, Chi· Once Rated, cago, 111. Ef": $12, HS $8. $$ 100. 50, 40; tro· phles and 6 mo. CC memberships to top A, B, C, UIII· .. jr. Reg. ends 7:306/11; rds. 8; 11· 5; \l-5. Bring clockS, nOne supplicd. ENT: Always Rated Richard Verber. Chicago CC. If You never lose your rating. you June 11-13 (PiI.) become inactive, your rating is no PENNSYLVANIA STATE June 12·13 (Wash.) longer published but it remains in SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP SEATTLE OPEN effect. 6-SS, 45/90. Cedar Cresl College, 30th & All details changed. For Information write: If you return to tournament play W"lnut SH.. ,\lIenlo,,"n, I'a. i.:ollloined indh·. Russell Miller, Box 1631, Yakima, Wash. 98901. & -I.-man le ~nI e\"enl, opcn to any clem. or sc­ after a long absence, do not tell the condal')" studenl who lives or attends :school June 12·13 (MiSS.) Tournament Director that you are in Pa. Et·: Indl\". S3 if malted by 5/29, later 54; tea",s S.; by 5/29. later S6. Trophies to top BERKSHIRE HILLS OPEN Unrated. Give him your old rating 3 ind"'. 1"' 1' A. B. C. in leams, top JH8 & 5·SS, snn, Boys' Club 16 Melvllle St., Pilts· and its date of publication, as nearly Elern. Individual champion sponsored by PSCF field, Mass. EF: S10, under 18 $7 If rec'd by t~ U.S. Open and funded with $150 in eX· 6!~. later $12, under 18 S8. MSCA memo req. as you can remember them, and we penses. Brln..: s~IS. clockS. liR 10".., (inc!. for Mass. res. ($2, Jr. $1). $$ 200 prize fund, will look it up when calculating your me"lsl. R"Il. ('nds n"'on 6111. Checks payable more as ~nlrles permit: SIOO 1st. Trophies to to Penna. 5tat(' Chl'sS Fl'd. ENT; T . Gule. top 3. top A. B, C, D. Unr. Reg. ends 9:45 AM, opponent's rating. kunsl, 1463 S. Jerrerson St., Allentown, Pa. 6/12. Bring sets, clocks. ENT: Robert CorWin. 18103. Box 79. N. Main St., S. Deerfield, Ma". 01373. 226 CHESS LIFE & REVIEW winner of each secUon. rds. 10:30-3:30·8 (earlier JUNE 20: 4- to HS & pre· later all $2 at McAlpin ~ectlon. Ent. (earlier by

June 13 (N.J.) JERSEY SUNDAY QUADRANGULAR 4·m3n round robin sections with players of similar rat!~ (may be more In low section), 45/1'h, Winfleld Scott Hotel, 32.3 N. Broaa St., Elizabeth, N.J. 07207. Open to all (state approx. strength If Unr.) EF $5.50, $a.50 to June 19·20 (W. Va.) HS &. pre-HS students If mailed by 6/5} later HUNTINGTON OPEN both $1.50 mOre, Trophy to winner Of each secti,m. Ent. end 9:30 am 6/13; I'd!. 10·1:30·5 5·SS, 45(105. YMCA May Bldg., 935 10 Ave .• (earller by agreement). $3 fioe for quitters. Huntington. W, Va. EF: $3, under 21 $2. 55 Special combined EF &. dues If jOlnlol USCF 25. 15. more as entries permit. Reg. 9·10 Ai\l for 1st time: $6 off (under 20, $3 of )_dues 6119: rds 10.2:30.7; 10·2::10. BrIng ~ets, clocks. July 2·5 (D.C.) must be pald with EF. Bring clocks if pos­ ENT: Paul Sayre, 929 12 St., Huntington, W, EASTERN OPEN sible-none supplied. Checks payable &. ENT: Va. 25701. Continental Chess AS9n., 450 ProsPect Ave., 8·55. Mayflower Hotel. 1127 Connecticut June 19·20 (Mass.) A'·e.• NW. Washington. D.C. In 2 sections: Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553. Open, 45/2.. open to al!; Booster, 50/2. open 11th Annual to all under 1700 or unrated, EF: Open $16. June 18·'0 (Fla.) CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND OPEN Sl3 under 21; Booster $13 $8 under 21. All CORAL GABLES SUMMER HOLIDAY ~·SS, 50/2, Hollday Inn, at Rtes. 2 &< 12 , EF $2 morc after 6/26. $$ bpen 700 1st, Boos· TOURNAMENT FitchburJil'.Leomlnster, Mass. In 3 sections: ter 150 1st; IS cash prizes In all. Trophies to Open. open to all; Reserve, open to those top 2 Open, top Booster. top Expert A, B. Jr 5-55, 50/2 (rds, I & ~), 4~/2 (others) Coral (Open); C. D. Unr. (Booster). HR 16·21·25. Reg. Gables War Memorial youth Center, 406 Ana .... helow 1800 Or IInr.; Booster, open to tho~c below 1600 0 " unr. EF: $16 if rec'd by 6/17 ends I PM 7 / 2. Open rds. 2.8: 10·4: 10·4; 9-3. tasia Ave., Coral Gables, Fla. In 3 sections: Booster rds. 2·7; 10·3; 10·3; 9-2. Bring sets, Open, open to all; Amateur open to all rated (may send $9 In adv., pay 59 at door). later 520. S$ Prize fund $IS()O. Open 2.';0. 150. 100, clocks. ENT: B.G. Dudley, 6480 Little Falls below 1900; Reserve. open l 0 all rated below Rd., Arlington, Va, 22213. 15W and unrated. EF: Open $10, Amateur $8, top A 100; Reserve 200, 125. 75: Booster 200. Reserve $6; FCA memo req. $$ Open 60, 40, 125. 7.~. under-1400 100. Reg. ends 9:30 A"t trophies to top 3, chess books to non·winnlng 6/20. 1st rd. 10. Bring sets. clocks. none sup· JUly 3-4 (Mass.) plus scores; Amateur 60, 30, 15, trophies to top plied. Checks payable to Wachuselt CC. ENT: NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR 3, chess hooks to non·winnlng plus scores (14 George Mirljanian. 46 Beacon 8t.. Fitchburg. 5-SS, 50/2. YMCA. 766 Main St., Worcester, entries req. to guar. prizes); Reserve 40, 2.0, Mn ss. 01420. Mass. EF: $5. $3 if 1st tourney, $2 more at 10, trophies to top 3, chess books to non·win· door. Trophies to winners in classes. Chess ning plus scores (12 entries req. to guar. pri· June 26 (Mass.) elock and entry In N.E. Open to winner. zes). Reg. 5:30·7:30 6/18. ENT: Robert Chad· NEW ENGLAND JUNIOR Rrinll sets. clocks. Re),!, 9·10 AM. ENT: 8. wick, II Llesure Mobile Park, Homestead, 4·SS, 45/90. Worcester YMCA, 766 Main St.. Dann, 97 Granite St., Worcester. Mass. 01604. Fla. 33030. Worcester. Mass. EF: $5. $7 at door; 1st tOllrnev $3, $5 at door. 5S 75 schOlarship to Jul"t 3·4 (Ark.) June 11 • August 20 (Cal.) 1st. other prizes as entries permit. Bring ARKANSA5 CHAMPIONSHIP BERKELEY CC'S CLASS sets. clo~ks. Reg. 9-10 AM. ENT: S. Dann. 97 5·55. 50 / 2, Unlv. of Ark .• Medical Center ROUND ROBIN Granite St.• Worcester. Mass. 01604. Student Ullien. 4301 W. Markham, Little ROCk, 45/1'h, Berkeley CC, Palm Rm., Berkeley Ark. Open ollly to Ark. residents. EF: S6~ ACA Central YMCA, 2001 Allston Way, Berkeley, June 26-27 (Ill.) rlues 52. 55 (in " of net EF) 40, 30, ~O. 10. Cal . EF: free. Berkeley CC membership req. FOX VALLEY OPEN Trophies t" top 2. top B. C. D·E. unr. 1st rd. ($4, under 16 $3, students $3.50). Players 5-S8, 50 / 2, Community Center, 69 S. La Salle 9 AM (Olltinnal 7/2 at 6 PM), ENT: Dr. Gene placed in RR ~~ctlons accordin! to strength, 8t., AII"ora. Ill. EF: S9, under 19 $7, $1 less Pvn~s . 7008 Morgan Dr., Little Rock, Ark. Prizes to winners in each sect on. Rds. Fri· if rec'd by 6/22. "Sloo lIuarantee!!. trophies 72209. days 7:30-10:30 PM. Bring sets and clocks, fo r A. B. C. D. Un rated plus cash." Reg. 8:30- none supplied. Reg. 6/18 before 7:30 PM at 9:30. 1st rd 10 ENT: Jim Ober,,"cis. 228 Briar July 3·4 (Texas) site. ENT: Martin Morrison, P. O. Box 1622, Lane. N. Aurora, Ill. 60542. BIG "D" OPEN Oakland, Cal. 94604. 5-S8. 45/2. Sheraton Hotel. Dallas, Tx. EF: June 26·'27 (Conn.) SID. TCA memo req. S300 prize fund. Trophies June 19·20 (Tenn.) 6th Annual to top 2. too A. B. COE. unr. Brln! sets, MUSIC CITY SUMMER TOURNAMENT NEW BRITAIN SUMMER OPEN c'oel". hoards. ENT: Dallas CC, 551 'h. E. &'8S, 5012, Noel Hotel, 202 4th Ave., N., Grand. Dallas. Tx. 75223. Nashville, Tenn. EF: $HI. 'I laO./.. 50, 25 tro­ 5-S5, 50/2. General Haller Post, 112 Grove phies to top 3 and top unra ed.... eg. 8:36 AM St .• N .. w BrItain. Conn. EF: $8 adv., SID at July 3·5 (Mo.) 6/19, rds. 9·2.7, 9·2. Bring clOCks and sets. dJor, under 18 56 adv .• S8 at door. TrophIes to MISSOURI VALLEY OPEN ENT: Music CIty Chess Assn., 150 Cranwlll top 2, top A. B, C. D. unr., under 16. Bring Dr., Hendersonville, Tenn. 37075. sets. clocks. ENT: Peter Kloskowski, 32 Car. 6-SS, 45/2, Loose Park Garden Center. 5200 rol St., New Britain, Conn. 06503. Wornall. Kansas City, Mo. EF: $10. Reg. ends 10:30 AM 7/3. ENT: G.R. Stave, Parks &< Re· June 19-20 (N.Y.) 26027 (V•. ) ueat!on Dept .• City Hall. Kansas City, Mo. 5th Annual SUMMER OPEN 64106. More details later. NEW YORK AREA 6·SS, 30 / 1 (rds. 1 &< 2), 40/90 (others), E.W. Lawrence Recreation Center, 86 Center St., JUly 10 (Mus.) UNDER·13 CHAMPIONSHIP Rutland. Vt. Open tl} all. EF: 57.50. $$ 60 1st. CHESS HORIZONS TORNADO other cash according to entries (80% of EF 4·5S. 45/90. YMCA. 766 Main St.. Worces· returned as prIzes). Cash to top A. B, C. top t'-'T. Mass. EF: S~. 57 at door, Chess Dl)i!est Vt. plavt'f. 1st rd. 10 AM. Bring sets. clocks. ""bs as nrlzes. Brlnl« sets. clocks. Reg. 9.10 ENT: R.lph Williams. Box 300, W. Rutland. AM. ENT: S. Dann. 97 Granite St., Worcester, Vt, 05777, Mass. 01604.

July 2·S (N.Y.) July 10·11 (N.Y.) 5th Annual 11th Annual I OPEN HUDSON VALLEY OPEN -none St. & Broadway, Details In May Issue. able & 4 sections (note Prospect 2·~. open to all; July 31 . AU!lus. 1 (Japan) all below 1800 or to all below TACHIKAWA SUMMER OPEN June 19·20 (N.Y.) 3·4, open to 6·SS. 50/2. Tachlkawa Base Service Clnb, 5th Annual Tachikawa (near Tokyo). Japan. EF: $3. Prizes to be announced. ENT: R. Grande, 20 Weath. NEW YORK CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS er Sq., Box 1847, APO San Francisco. Cal. 96525.

CARRY YOUR CARD Carry your USCF membership card with you at all times and be prepared to show it at each USCF·rated tour· Prizes: t op 4 $100·50· nament. . Trophies to 1st, E, APRll., 1971 227 Thirteenth United States Open Postal Chess Championship ;lnd the Twenty-fo.urth

SAME LARGE PRIZES-SAME MODEST ENTRY FEE First Prize $350 Fourth Prize $70 Second Prize $170 Fifth Prize $60 Third Prize $100 Sixth Prize $SO 4 Prizes, 7th to 10th, $25 each 10 Prizes, 11th to 20th, $15 each 30 Prizes, 21st to 50th, $10 each 30 Prizes, 51st to 80th, $5 each AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EMBLEM!

OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF PLAYERS. EICHTY CASH P RIZES, amounting to a total Even if you've never played in a competitive event of $1500.00, will be awarded to the players before, you may turn out to be Golden Knights champion who finish with top scores in the Twenty­ or a leading prize-winner-and, at least, you'll have lots fourth Annual Golden Knights Postal of fun. For all classes of postal players compete together Championship now running; Entries ac­ in this "open" Postal Chess event. cepted till the end of Nooember, 1971 ( must bear post­ Beginners are welcome. If you've just started to play mark of 110 later tholl November 30, 1971). chess, b y all means enter. There is no better way of im­ This is the 1971 Golden Knights proving your skill. State your class on the coupon: A highest; B next; C average; D lowest; but all classes PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY compete together. But that isn't a11l Every contestant can win a prize of some kindl You can train your sights on that big $350.00 MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW first prize, or one of the other 79 cash prizes, but even As a Golden Knighter you'll enjoy the thrill of com­ if you don't finish in the money, you can win a valuable peting for big cash prizes. You'll meet new friends by consolation prize. Every player who qualifies for the mail, improve your game, and have a whale of a good final round, and completes his playing schedule, will be time. So get started-enter this big event nowl The entry awarded the emblem of the Golden Knight-a sterling fee is only $5.00. You fay no additional fees if you silver, gold-plated and enameled lapel button, reproduced qualify for the semi-fina or final rounds. But you can above. You earn the right to wear this handsome emblem enter other first round sections at $5.00 each (See Special in your buttonhole if you qualify as a finalist and finish Rules for Golden Knights). You will receive our booklet all games, whether or not you win a cash prize. Players containing Postal Chess instructions with your assign­ must complete all games assigned; forfeits lose rights to ment to a tournament section. Fill in and mail this coupon any of the prizes. NOWl And even jf you fail to qualify for the finals, you still get a prize! If you are eliminated in the preliminary ------or semi-final round, but complete your playing schedule, I I you will receive one free entry (worth $3.00 ) into our I o CHECK if YOII arc a new- I regular Class Tournament or can enter our regular Prize comer 10 PMal Chess, UJld slate reqllested CLASS ...... I Tournament (entry worth $4.00 ) on payment of only I I 12550 $2.00. First and second in each Prize Tournament win a I enclose $...... Enter my name in one or more I $6 and $3 credit respectively for purchase of chess books I sections of the Thirteenth U.S. Open and Twenty·fourth I or from USCF. I Annual Golden Knights Postal Chess Championship I Tournament. The amount enclosed covers the entry fee I of 55.00 per section. Sand check or money order. I I Print Clearly ,. ,. 0 If alreatly registered Po.stalile, I SPECIAL RULES ore moiled to all who enter I Sioe (appro%.) rating ...... I I Name ...... I Address ...... I MAIL THIS ENTRY COUPOIY NOW Zip Code City ...... State...... No ...... I ------I