OCTOBER 1969

MESSAGE OF PROGRESS

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SubscnptiOfl Rot. \ ONE YEAR S8.S0 1 White to move and win 2 Black to move and win AU or these poslUons, no In each and every single QUELL THE QUIZ QUAVERS matter bow teasing or in an­ Instanee here and In other other word tantalizing, do quiz positions, mueh Here Is another set of teasln, posltiona, all from prac­ yield or course to the sen· the SAme can be sald-----all Ucal play. If you find all te.n (correct) solutions, you'll be sible application or logic, right, we'll SAY it--exactly equaling -the &trorts of ten worthies (though without their chess logic, that Is, In some the same can be said: a pply tournament pressure) and can fairly lay credit to the rating sense what the greal Eman· your ehesslc talent for eals· or excellent, or for eight true answers to that of good, or for uel meant when he wrote sle eommonsense. Do not ask six to tllat of fair. For our SOIUtlODS (don't look now!), turn "Common Sense In Chess_" us to supply the winning to the table ot content! on the facing leaL You need no other elue! Jdea!

3 White to move and win 4 Black to move and win 5 White to move and win 6 Black to move and win Low and high, wide and Chess, atter all, Is lIke Haul and tug at the veri· Every solution wlU ·yleld far, wherever you look for tbat and must be so consid· ties In the position. Mesh In to the process which we've the winning method, ruse or ered both in earnest play the true clues and dlseard been expounding when it I. Idea, It must be where the and in honest quiz·solving. the false. And reject the applied with the -neeessary practical clue of common­ (As tor the dishonest, we vain endeavors tor tbe frull­ degree ot application, unre. sense dictates In the posi­ have no advlee to offer!) ful ones. By just such a milling thoughtfulness and, tion as It Is-not as fancy Chess rewards the seeker ot method, you may properly lome times, a requisite touch would prescribe or some per­ truth over the sixty-four aspire, here and In other or insicht. Do set to the task sonal and wJlfult a mblUon squares, the capable seeker, quizzes, to establish yourself everything which Is truly but pragmatic reason! In the end! as a real solver! site!

7 White to move and win 8 Black to move and win 9 White to move and win 10 BI«ck to move «nd win So it Is all quite simple to So, too, to make like a Look hard of course; for Interject In your practical solve these teasers. alter all. Spassky or a Tchlgorin. or the way to win, no matter ploulng, ot eourse, some No need to huk to Corks, a Morphy or a Marshall or what your method, is not al· leaven of inspiration. There pins or Novotny Interter· a Flseher, or any true chess ways easy. Look hard, work may, atter all, be some need ences. No embroilment Is you may desire hard a nd think hard to un· Cor genius or at least a touch needed with special mating to emulate, you simply find ravel aU the detailS each in ot talent, tor some types of attacks on the seventh or on what's In the position with theIr proper perspective. winning machinations. But. this or that file. Think no regard for terminologies Then you ean expect to win mostly, you should wIn or straight to make like Smy· -Just tor practicalities. by assiduous cogitation, not at least enjoy the try, any· slov or Talmanov! Then say: "There go It" by rote! how! 5 Rd 55; 40 moves/2 hours! EF $10 (b before Oct 17) + U5CF dues; SS (per CHESS EFs) to top 3, 1st & 2d in eacll class, 1st woman, 1st under 18, 1st under 15; REVIEW other trophies & awards: inquiries to W rlf, "'''tt, CH'SS .... OAJlH' Kennedy (address above). Volume 37 Number 10 October 1969 Ohio - October 17 to 19 ~DITEO &. PUBLISHED BY Columbus Open at Central YMCA (ad. r. A. Horowitz: dress below): 5 Rd 5S; 50 moves/2 hours: EF $7 (junior $5) + USCF dues (less SI till Oct 13): S8 100, 50 & 25: Table of Contents inquiries & adv EFs to D Bryant, Yr.. ICA, Annual Index ...... 319 40 W Long St, Columbus, Ohio 43215. 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INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE of PROGRESS Dear Chessplayer: Reti Memorials join CHESS LIFE in what purports to be Happy days! I have good news for you. the biggest, greatest and the best periodi. Returning to the chess wars, fonner CHESS REVIEW as a periodical and its cal in all the world. world champion Dr. Max Euwe, now 68 auxiliary operations, Postal Chess, the The interests of subscribers, customers years old, scored 2·1 in a small invita­ sale of books and equipment and news and pos ta.lites of CHESS REVIEW will 'be tional round robin of veterans commem­ of chess, are being acquired by the U. S. well secured. Through an amalgam, to be orating the life and limes of Richard Reti. Chess Federation. In the pages of CHESS known as CHESS LIFE AND REVIEW, a new Salo Flohr and Karel Opocensky tied with LIFE, the o'fficial organ of the USeF, dynamic force in the royal game will 1%.1% each, and Hans Muller tallied will appear the results of postal competi. dominate t,he American scene. 1-2. Each participant had known and play­ tions and the other outstanding features Those who get both magazines now ed Reti in the past and thus had personal of CHESS REVIEW together with the should notify us so that the subscriptions memories of this distinguished protag_ notable writings of CHESS LIFE. may be adiustedaccordingly. onist of the hypermodern chess schooL Key personnel of the Review, including Cordially yours, The tourney was held at Blade! in the lack Straley Battell and Al Horowitz, will AL HOROWITZ Netherlands. In another Reti Memorial (marking the twentieth anniversary of Rei's death) , Soviet grandmaster Viktor Korchnoy was Scottish First Finns Rout Swedes first at Bad Luhacovice, Czechoslovakia, 111/2, one point ahead of his compatriot, R. M. McKay of Scotland took the first At Mariehamn. Finland, a double·round , 101/z. Vlastimil Hart of Scottish Junior International Tournament match between Sweden and Finland was Czechoslovakia, 10, Dolfi Drimer of Rou. with a 7·2 score, halI a point ahead of a loss for the Swedes by 141/2-7%. Cukicn of Yugoslavia. Third was West mania and young Smejkal of Czechoslo· Surprise vakia 81/z. Levente Lengyel of Hungary 's Borngasser with 6·3. trailed. And Ludek Pachman ranks as At picturesque Adelboden in the Swiss persona non grata these days for his Eastern European Youth Contest Alps, the Clare Benedict Team Tourna· courageous defense of Czechoslovakian In an international youth tournament at ment featured an upset victory by the liberty- in fact, the latest news is that Varna, Bulgaria, the Soviet entry, Kudish. Dutch team with a game score of lllh· he has actually been imprisoned. evich, was first with 6·1. Adjoran of Hun· 8~i Switzerland was one point behind, gary, 5%.11/z, placed second. The tourna. and England, Spain and West Germany One for Damjanovich ment drew twenty players from six coun· 'tied with 10·10 each. Austria brought up , Yugoslavia, was ·the scene of a tries. the rear with. 8·12. strong tournament won by Mata Damjan. ovich of Yugoslavia with a score of 11112· 31/z. Tied for second were V. Hart of Czechoslovakia and Mijo Udovich of Yugoslavia, each 10·5, while the Greek master Triandaffylos Siaperas distinguish. ed himself by matching the 9·6 showing 18th Chess OJympiade. Lugano/SwitzerJand 1968 of Marangunich of Yugoslavia. The Rev. William Lombardy, ·the American entry, Approx. 250p, 18 illustrations, German text. This book gives a was not in top form and could only -tie with the Yugoslav Bojan Kurajica at 8·7. selection of 87 of the best games with diagrams (Keres, Larsen, Toward the Intenonal Flohr, Paoli etd. Price $15.0a ppd (N.Y. Residents odd tox) and , each 151/z.2"1/z, jointly dominated the South American Zonal Tournament at Mar del BOOKS, INC. Plata in Argentina, and thus qualified for ADLER'S the . A playoff between Raim· 162 FIFTH AVE., NEW VORK, N. Y. 10010 _ 691-5151 undo Garcia and Enrigue Meekins, each 13.5, will determine the third qualifier.

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 291 ...... "'." ...... , ... . In the Riverside Open, D. Anderson annual inter-Varsity. The other scores: o o o was a clear first with 5Y2·Yz. Players Monash I 17%, New South Wales 16%, o If King Ferdinand o : with scores of 4Yz.IYz were S. Schwartz, Melbourne 16, Australia Northern Univ. o o didn't push his : J. Loftsson. A. Wicher and R. Stountboro, 14%, Adelaide 12, Monash II 7 and o o o at the proper time, : who finished in the order mentioned on Flinders 5. o o : tiebreaks. The field comprised 46 players. o it would have been o o o Bulgaria o o goodbye, Columbus. : Jude Acers also took top honors, along o In Sofia, the national ·team champion. o · with Gary Pickler, however, in the Cen. o ship was won by JSC-Slavia, closely pur. o But, by winning an appar­ · Iral California Chess Association's USCF o sued by the Locomotive group. o ently lost game, Ferd was o • Class Tournament at Concord. Frank o o in such a good mood that he · Berry topped the B's, and Richard Flink o o Denmark o acceded to Columbus's vain o : the C·D-E's. Fifty-six competed in all. o The Copenhagen title was credited to o requests. The rest is history, o o O. Jakobsen. o : Indiana. Theodore Pehnec, 4Y2-Y2, won o o Chess hasn't changed much : the Second Elkhart Open, while directing o England o since 1492, Only now it's a : the tournament. William Hale, 4-1, was o o : second, ahead of Robert Bozo. and G. D. Dr. Jonathan Penrose won the British • lot easier to improve your • • game. Thanks to Al Horowitz : Johnson. Championship for the tenth time, sur· o o o o passing H. E. Atkins nine ~imes. He led o and The New York Times. o : Massachusetts. Harvard University won by a half-point over R. G. Wade. o Three times each week, AI's o : the championship of -the Boston Metro_ o chess mastery shines through. In the finals I)f the National Club o : politan Chess League ahead of Boylston o Championship, played between the Uni­ o Amateurs and international o : Y, Cambridge Y, M.I.T. and Baltic. Robin versities of Cambridge and Glasgow, the o experts alike follow him faith­ o : Spital of Harvard 5'f:!.Yz as lop scorer o former was successful with 3%·2·%. o fully. And pick up pointers on ; surpassed William Robertie also of Har· o In his year's Ilford Whitsun Congress, o how to polish off opponents. o : vard 4'f:!.1Y2 and John A. Curdo of Boyl_ o M. J. Franklin 4 outscored R. G. Wade o : ston Y 5·2. o Pick up your copy of o and D. Wright 3, J. B. Howson 2Y2, B. o o o o H. Wood 2, and P. H. Clarke %. in the o The New York Times, And • In the North Jersey Chess League, final o o • discover the new world Premier Section. o : standings show the Jersey City YMCA in o o every day. : first place with an 8-1 match score. o France o : Elizabeth finished second with 6'f:!-21'2. o o o ilbt~t\tl Mork ilimu o Huguet was winner of the Parish Cham. • o You don't have to read it all, but : Pennsylvania. The United Stale~ Steel pionship with 8%.2Yz. Tied for second at o o it's nice to know it's all there. o : learn flattened all opposition in the Pitts- 7·4 were Todorcevic and Ferry. -...... • burgh Chess League with an 8·0 sleam. .- .- roller. Carnegie-Mellon and Colleges were Iceland : .- next with 5%-2% each. o : Fridrik Olafsson won the championship o 0 o o of Iceland for his sixth time, 9-2. The 00 Washington. G. Alan Clark won this youthful Sigurjonsson 8y:!, Angantysson •" year's Boeing Chess Club's Swiss Tourna_ and Thorsteinsson 7, Thorbergsson 6Yz ment, 6%-%, drawing with Kent Pullen. and Halfdanarson 51'2 were the other Bob Holland won the upset prize. leaders. Ireland CANADA The Irish Championship, held in Dublin, was gained by N. ]. Patterson with a 7-2 and Zvonko Vranesic showing, followed by P. Henry and the tied for first in the Canadian Champion. youngster J. L. Moles, each 6Y2-2Y2. ship, Suttles overtaking Vranesic only in the penultimate round. The winner of the South Africa playoff will represent Canada in the In­ terzonal Tournament at Palma de Majorca D. Friedgood took the Johannesburg next year. Geza Fuster, with 12 points, Chess Club title with a 9Y2.1% tally, half was one back of the leaders. Of the other a point better than H. E. Price. K. Dreyer, fifteen in the event, the leading scores 8Y2-2Y2, placed third. were Amos and Wilt 111'2, Day and Switzerland Dobrich 101,-2. Kuprejanov 10, Biyiasas and Coudari 9% and Macskasy 8Y2. In the Swiss title tournament at Lucerne, Schaufelberger and Lombard tied for first In a 7.round Reserves Tournament, with 7-2 each. Richard Ganong at 5%.11'2 outscored Ivan Stankovic and Paul Lemyre 5·2. Wales The Welsh Club Championship was won by Cwmbran. FOREIGN West Germany Australia In the championship of Berlin, first Western Australia University 23% won went to Hecht 7-2, who was followed by from seven other university teams in the Janus, Lieb and Lohsse 6·3. 292 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 19G9 DistaH Notes defending champion Glen Buckendorf. Rick Heilbut won the Junior title. A women's international tournament In Sofia, Bulgaria, went to Medianikova of ILLINOIS the Soviet Union and Po.Iichroniade of Ronmania, each 672-2%_ Richard Verber topped the Greater Chicago Open and its field of 150 by Another women's internation::tl meet an undefeated 7·1. In the 6%.Ph bracket was held at Balatonszeplak, Hungary, were Ross Sprague, Gregory DeFotis_ where ?lIaya Ranniku of the Soviet Union Karl Panzner, Warren Kreckler, Ed Vano, outdistanced the field with an 11-2 tally. Dr. Jorge Fischbarg and Charles Bassin Polichroniade of Roumania and Veroczi (the latter of Michigan). And Al Sand· of Hungary tied for second with 8%.4Y2 rin, Erik Karklins, Ted Pehnec, Tim Red· each. man, Larry Mason and M. Turiansky scored 6-2. Redman therehy took the jun· Youth Team Tournament ior title. Class winners were: Jim War· The European Junior Team Tourna­ ren, Class A; J. A. Bennett (of Indiana), ment at Zuthpen, Holland, was captured B; Dan Vasto, C; Peter Gilruth, D-E; by West Germany. Britain and Holland Rick Davis, Unrated; and Bertha Rober. tied for second and third. Six countries son, Women's title. were represented. MINNESOTA The veteran Curt Brasket won the Min­ nesota Open again this year, 5%.%. What No.1 Dr. Artur Mandler White to move and win UNITED STATES his followers scored we know not; but the even more veteran Dr. Giles A. Merrimac Grand Prix Koelsche tied for second with Laszlo Fresh from the U. S. Open, Ficsor and Terry Nelson. And Ronald won the remunerative first prize in the Elmquist and Stephan Popel tied for fifth. Merrimac Grand Prix held annually in Seventy-six competed. New Hampshire with 6%-%, ahead of Meanwhile in a (nearby?) concurrent Bernard Zuckerman 6·1 and Robert Byrne Twin Cities Open, Rick Armagost was and Ed Friedman 512-112. There were 80 the winner, 4%-12, ahead of William contestants in the main event, 137 in the Kaiser, Jeff Pennig and George Tiers in Reserves. Grandmaster Arthur B. Bisguier a twenty-nine. player event. had a disastrous tournament, upset by an NEW YORK accident to his wife, Carol, which oc· A clear case of opposition. curred early in the tournament. I. Petroff The WEATT Chess Club garnered the won the Reserves. laurels of the Commercial Chess League of New York city this year, scoring 8·1, No.2 Nadareisvili White to move and CALIFORNIA ahead of Alumni #1, 6-3, in the A Divi· sion. WEAIT stands for Western-Electric The annual team match between North -AT&T. In the other divisions, Metro­ and South went to the North by an 11-7 politan Life 10-2 and N. Y. Transit Au. tally. On first and second boards, how_ thority 9 were leaders in Division B; ever, I. Rivise and S. Almgren accounted Ebasco Industries 8-4 and Bronx Post for two of Southern California's victories. Office 6% in C; Mobil Oil 9·1 and In· In the California State Federation Open ternational Paper 7 in D; J. C. Penney Tornado, directed by Isaac Kashdan, joint # 1 8-2 and Insurance Data Processing winners were G. L. Brinkley and Phil #1 712 in E; J. C. Penney #2 8%_ Smith, each 3%~12. The sixteen·man tour_ 1% and Naval Applied Science Lab 612 ney was held in Pismo Beach. in F. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA In the individual championship. forty competed, in a 7 round Swiss. Robert The result displeases both sides. In Opens for Expert, Amateur and Leonards and Leslie Braun tied at 6-1, Novice, in Washington, D. C. the follow­ and Leonards won the title on a playoff. No.3 Dr. Alois Wotawa ing were winners: Experts, Lev Zaitsev White to move and win (relative of Alex Zaitsev?) of the USSR embassy, led the field of fourteen, 412-%, defeating James T. Sherwin of New York LOCAL EVENTS who scored 4·1; Amateur, Carl Sloan, 5Yz­ California. Jude Acers bagged the Capital '12, led the seventy-seven-man field; City Championship at Sacramento with a Novice, Jorge Ribeiro, 4%-% led the 4-0 sweep. Runnerup was H. Noland, twenty.nine.man field. 31;2-%, and third was O. Celie, 3·1. There were 32 contestants. IDAHO Top team in the San Francisco Bay Wolfgange Freese is the new champion Area Chess League was the Mechanics of Idaho. He placed ahead of Dave Rey. Institute with a match record of 4%-112 nolds second, Dick Vandenburg (who and a game score of 22-13. The first team directed the 26-player event) third, and of the University of California was next Out of check. Ezra Brumback fourth on tiebreak over with 3Yz-l% and 20·14. Solutions, page 294 CHESS REVtEW, OCTOBER, 1969 293 Tournament Calendar Maryland _ November 14 to 16 Baltimore Open at 600 W Chesapeake (Continued from page 289) Av, Towson, Maryland: 6 Rd 55, 50 Williams, 75 Prynnwood Rd, Longmeadow, moves/ 2 hr: Open EF EF S10 (under 21. Mass. sa) + USCF dues: 8S 1st $100 guaran­ teed & trophy; SS to next three per EFs; Indiana _ November 8 &. 9 trophies or $$ to tops in A, Jr, top under Region V Open at Hotel Elkhart, 500 laOO, and Unrated: Amateur EF $7 5 Main St, Elkhart, Ind: 5 Rd SS; 45 (under 18, $5) + USCF dues, SS to top moves/2 hours: EF SIO (students S8): 3 per EFs; & trophies or SS to Champion; register 8:30 AM: S$ 100, 75, 50 & 25; & tops in B·C & D, Lady, Jr 15·1a & Jr trophies to A, B, C, D & Unrated: in· under 15: inquiries to H E Ross (checks quiries & adv EFs to T Pehnec, 1124 to Towson Chess Club), 17 W 5eminary Grant St, Elkhart, Indiana 46514. Av, Lutherville, Maryland 21093. Massachusetts - November 8 '" 9 Rhode Island _ November 14 &. 16 Central New England Fall Open at S E New England Open at 23 Aborn Holiday Inn of Fitchburg & Leominster, St, Providence, R I: 6 Rd 55, 40 moves/ vs. Mass: 5 Rd SS; 50 moves/2 hours: 3 100 minutes, the 25/60: EF sa (under sections, Open, Reserve & Booster: EF 21, S5) + USCF dues & + $2.50 after $12 (86 Nov 6, $6 at door, or 514 by Nov 7: $S from 3/4 of EFs, 25% 15, 10 Chess 9:30 AM Nova): $$ include 1st $150, 2d to 1,2,3; 20% to Class A 1,2,3, so on for 75, 3d 50 in Open; also some trophies: other classes; trophy to winner & tops and eheeks to Wachusett Chess Club: apply Expert, Junior, Woman, other awards: early for rooms: inquiries R R Pasquale, Veteran's Tornado 4- Rd SS, 50/75, Nov The Road to Rindge, New Hampshire 03461. 16 EF $3 (+ $1.50 after Nov 13); 15% New Mexico _ November 8 &. 9 to each class winner: inquiries to H H Rose, 258 Trafalgar E, 5300 Post Rd, E New Mexico Open at Albuquerque Fed Greenwieh, R I 02818. Chess stery Savings & Loan Asso, 8321 Menual Blvd WaShington - November 15 & 16 both by NE, Albuquerque: 5 Rd 5S; 45 mo ... es/2 hours (mostly): EF $5 (juniors S3) + Washington W oodbuster at Seatt.1e MAX EUWE N\fSCA dues: register by 10 AM: tro­ Chess Club, 617 5 Jackson St, Seattle, and phies to Champion, Runnerup, tops A, B, Wash: 5 Rd 55, 40 moves/PI, hours: EF C, D, E & Junior & Unrated (highest New 83.50 + WCF dues: restricted to 1650 WAl. TER MEIDEN \fexican becomes "State Champion") : in. rating and under: $$ & trophies: inquiries In these two m~rvelowsly clear books. the quiries & ad ... EFs to 5 H Brower, 2473·B to Seattle CC. authors S()t out to teach you how to think 36 St, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544. in a given choss position. Through a serics Ohio _ November 21 to 23 01 gam()s where the master plays tl'I<' ama­ teur, you find yourself confronted wah Solutions to Hollenbaugh's Birthdate Tournament at dozens 01 positions where you ask yourself: Masonie Temple, 3615 Euclid Av, Cleve­ "How would I pl~y in this position? What is CHESS· BOARD MAGIC! the best move?" You analyze, yOll make land, 0: 5 Rd SS: register by 10 AM, 1 R-R7, R-Nlt 2 your own de<:i5ion , and Ihen you read on in No.1 Whlte wins with Nov 22 (optional Rd 8 PM, Nov 21): EF K -B6, R-Blt 3 K - N6, R-NIt ·1 K-BS, the book. and you find the,e explaIned in $9 (under 21, S7, und er 18, $5) cry.tal_clear language just what the master R-XI S R-B7, R-Kl 6 K-Q4, RxP 7 RxRt, + uscr docs and why. You also d,«;over why he KxR s K-K5. dues: $$ 1st 82 x no. EFs, others per EFs: has not made certain of the "Iternate moves inquiries to R Hollenbaugh, 2539 Kenil· Ihat you considered. No.2 White draws with 1 R-B2t , {{-RS 2 P- B7, P- R7 3 RxP, RxR -I P- BS(Q), P­ worth, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. ThQ_annotations of the games in thes.. book. ;'\6 5 QxXt , R-R7 6 P-Q5, RxQ 7 B-Q4t, Massachusetts - November 22 & 23 are amazingly revealing. Their purpose is K- R7 B-N2. to illustrate how the m~ster thinks in a s given position. No. 3 White wins with 1 B-R3, BxB 2 Pioneer Open at A I C College, 170 P-R7, R-ftSt 3 K-N5, R-R4t -1 K-R4, Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, Mass: 5 Rd R - RSt 5 K-K3, R- RGt 7 K -B2, R- R7t S SS, 50 moves/2 hr: EF $7 (at door $9) CHESS MASTER vs. K-Ql, R- RSt 8 K-K2, R-R7t 9 K-B3, + U5CF dues: register by 8:30 AM: $I CHESS AMATEUR R-B6t 10 K - N4. 1st, 2d; lst, 2d & 3d in each of A, B, C. D & Unrated: inquiries to H Burger, 131 takes up sud, typically amateur moves as 1 P_K4, P-K4; 2 N-KB3, N_Q83; 3 8-B4, Hudson St, Springfield, Mass 01118. P-KR3 . It di$Cusses topics such as the meaning of gambit play, the use of the CHESS and CHECKERS Supplies Wisconsin - November 27 to 30 strong square. Ihe superiority of the Good High Quality Catalin and Plasti c Checkers North Central Open in skyroom at . fianchetto play, etc. $5.95 Plain or Greoved . • All Sizes Plankinton House, Milwaukee, Wise: 7 CHESS Sets ... Woed .• Cat~lin •• Plastic All Sizes .. All Pr,,::es Rd 55, 45 moves/ 2 hours: EF $15 (under THE ROAD TO CHESS MASTERY 18, SIO) USCF dues: $$ 1st 300, 2d CHESS and CHECKER Beards + takes up such topics gS how to play the Feldi ng, Non_FOlding. RegUiatlen or 200, 3d 100 & merits prize SIS per % pt minority attack. how to exploit the weak­ Numbered over 4%; trophies to Class winners & Jr ness of hanging Pawns. how to attack a diagonal Pawn formation, how to use the CHESS. CHECKER T iming Clocks & Woman: inquiries & adv EFs to W Wil_ open file. how to attack the weakened All MerChandise Reasonably Priced liams, 2065 5 15 Place, Milwaukee, Wis­ K-side, etc. $7.95 consin 53204. SEND FOR FREE CATAL-OQ DAVID McKAY COMPANY, tNC. STARR SPECIAL-TV COMPANV Colorado - November 28 to 30 1529 South NOble Road, 750 Third Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10017 Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 Colorado Sprin.gs Open at Civil De­ fense Center, 230 E Kiowa St, Colo Spr, 294 CHESS REVtEW, OCTOBER, 1969 Colo: 6 Rd 55, 45 move3j2 hours: EF 87.50 (under 18, 85) + U5cr dues: S5 per EFs: register by 12 M: inquiries to R C Howard, 4 Elk Path, Manitou Springs, Colo 80829.

Texas - November 29 & 30 Texas Open (in conjunction with Texas Candidates) at Ramada Inn, Loop 410 Wand San Pedro Av, San Antonio, Tex: A STAID STAYED TCHIGORIN 5 Rd 55, 45 moves/ 2 hours: restricted to Texan residenls: EF SIO + uscr & TCA Over-the· board iconoclast, Wilhelm Steinitz, could tum a verbal dues: S8 ht 8100 guaranteed, other 88 offensive to advantage by introducing picturesque invectives and over per EFs & trophies 3 places & 2 eaeh in the 61 square arena his strategy and tactics ran a range singularly esoteric. A, B, C, D & Unrated: register by 9 Here, in his second match with Tchigorin in 1892, the game begins with AM (Candidates for qualified only): in­ quiries to H H Hyde, 231 Cherry Ridge a slaid Ruy, 1 P- K4, P-K4 2 N-KB3, N-QB3 3 B-NS, N- B3 4 P- Q3. Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78213_ Steinitz was White. Washington _ December 13 & 14 Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's 30 in 30 Spectacular at Seattle Chess next move (exposing table just enough to read it). Now guess White's Club, 617 5 Jackson 5t, 5eattle, Wash: 5th move, then expose it. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make 7 Rd 55, 30 moves/30 minutes: EF $4 + move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on. WCF dues: 8$ per EFs: register by 9 AM: inquiries to Seattle CC. COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BEL.OW. EXPOSE ONE L.INE AT A TIME

California - December 20 & 21 White p" Black Your Selection Your San Francisco Bay Amateur at CACA Ptayed Score Played for White's move Score Oakland Lodge, 303 8 St, Oakland, Calif: 4 •.• P-Q3 · ...... • • • • • • • • 5 Rd 55, restricted to raling under 2000: 5 P-B3 ...... , 5 . . . P-KN3 ·...... 6 QN_Q2 .. _.. ' _., ...... , 6 . . • B-N2 · • • • • • • • • register by 11 AM: EF 85 + USCF dues: ...... 7 N-Bt . . . , 7 . . . 0-0 o • • • • • • • • ., • • • • • ... , .... 8S lst 825, title, trophy & 200/0 net EFs · ...... 8 8-R4 ...... 2 8 . . . N-Q2 ·...... , . . . ., ...... & 20% each to lst in A, B, C-D-E: in­ · 9 N-K3 · ...... 2 9 . . • N-B4 • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • 0 ...... quiries 10 M E Morrison, Box 1622, Oak. 10 8-82 · ...... -...... , 10 . . . N-K3 ·...... , ...... land, Calif 94604. 11 P-KR4 •...... _. 4 11 .. . N_K2 • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • 0 ...... 12 P-A5 ..... _....•....•• , 12 .•. P-Q4 ·...... ·. . . , . . . Quebec _ December 26 to 30 13 RPxP ...... 4 13 ..• BPxP I') · ...... " ...... " . N American Intercollegiate /ndividllal 14 PxP ...... •...... 4 14 ••. NxP ·...... ", .. ". and Team Championships: at Berkeley 15 NxN ...... 4 15 ..• QxN • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4 16 ... Q-B3 · Hotel. 1188 Sherbrooke 5t W, Montreal 16 B-N3 · ...... 17 Q-K2 ...... _...... 4 t 7 • . . B-Q2 ...... 110, P Q: 8 Rd 55, 40 moves/ 2 hours, . 18 B_K3 ...... _...... 4 18 . . . K_R1 Ib) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... open to full or part.time grad or under­ 19 0-0-0 ...... 4 19 ... QR-K1 ·...... , . .. 0 ...... grad students (team score by combined 20 Q_Bl(e) ...... 5 20 ... P-QR4 · ...... individ scores): EF 86 (88 after Dec 1) 21 P_Q4 ...... 5 . .. p,p • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... + ICLA dues (815) for 4-man teams, 22 NxP ...... 4 "22 ... BxN* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • also user dues for individuals: register 23RxB ...... 6 23 . . . N,R · ...... by 6 PM, Dec 26; colleges may enter more 24 RxPt ...... •...... 9 24 ... K,R • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • ""0'" K_N2 ,.. than 1 team: inquiries to G Lantos, 4060 25 Q-R1t .... _...... 5 25. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ..... 26 B-R6t .....•. __ ...... 5 26 ... K_B3 • • • • • • • • • • • • Kindersley, Montreal, P Q. Canada. • • • • ...... 27 Q-R4t ...... •...... 5 27 • . . K-K4 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... Catifornia _ January 3, 1970 28 QxNt ...... 5 28 • " Resigns (d) · ...... 0...... Central CaU/ornia One·day Round Rob­ in at Walnut Creek Recreation Center, Civic Dr, Walnut Creek: 4.man sectionals; Total Score ...•.••... ,. 100 Your Percentage ...... 40 mo\'e~/ 1 '-h hours: EF 84 + uscr SCALE: 75-100-Exeellentj 55-74-Superior; 40-54-Goodj 25-39-Fair dues: 88 85 & 3 each section: register before 10 AM: inquiries & adv EFs (per .. Position after 22 ••• BxN check 10) Saleh Mujahed, Sec. Walnut NOTES TO THE GAlliI': Creek CC. ,) Abbey Court, Walnut Creek, Calif 19595. a) Sleinitz and critic Hoffer agreed that 13 • • • RPxP is correct, insinuating that Black is Louisiana _ February 6 to 8 lost. Capital Citr Open at lack Tar Capital b) The defender is vulnerable to the sweep of the House, Lafarette at Convention, Baton Queen Bishop and ·the swoop of the King . Rouge, La: 5 Rd 55, 45 moves/2 hr, then c) This mysterious Queen move anticipates White's 20/ 1: EF S10 (under 18, 86) + USCF twenty.fifth move. dues: 88 from 8125 & trophy lst, 2d 860, d) This game displays 5teinitz at perhaps his very 3d 830, A 825 etc & trophies inc! for best best. upset: inquiries to C L Turner, 463 W Chalfont Dr, Baton Rouge, La 70815. t ::;; check; t::;; double check: § ::;; dis. check CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 z,s An outatandlng recent game, annotated by SVETOZAR GLiGORICH by an Clutmndlng Grandmaater.

bar 1967 ) atter the improvement, 14 .. . PORTISCH'S CONSTANCY R-Ql ! Dra.wn ! (Gllgorlch-Larsen, SoulUle N0W, as the new cycle of FIDE competitions to determine the Cha l. 1967) . White can attempt to render the pasl· lenger next to meet the World Champion is starting, the Hun ga rian tiol! or Black's King Bishop tutlle by 11 grandmaster, , is approaching the best age for peak per· N-K4. But, after 11 .. _ P-QN4 12 NxNt, formances in chess (according to general data obtained by Professor Elo QxN 13 Q-K4, B-N2 H B-Q3, P-N3 15 PxP. N-N5! 16 Q-K5! QxQ 17 NxQ, NxB and other investigators). POl·tisch's first prizes won in Skopje in 1968 IS NxN, KR-Ql 19 N- K5, B-B2 20 N-B3, and in Amsterdam this year may be confirmation. P-QR4! 21 N-Q4, R-Q4 22 P-B6 [on 22 Although ranks only a little above Portisch on the rating NxNP, B- K4, Black's active pieces secure the balance despIte his material InferI· scale of the best grandmasters, POl'lisch-very strangely- has never been ority]. B-Bl 23 B- Q2. P- K4 24 N-B3, regarded popularly as an equally dangerous contender for the highest B-N5 25 P-K4. R-Q3 26 B-K3, RxP, title. That Portisch has an extremely high level of resuits, even on the Dlack reca ptured the Pawn with full equality and a draw was agreed (Gil­ average, has passed unnoticed as has the fact that he has incurred no real gorich-Unzlcker, Ljubljana 1969). failures. 11 P-QR4. B-Q2 12 PxP (12 R-Ql anI!, How does he obtain such results? The truth is that the Hungarian if 12 .. _ Q-K2, 13 P-Q5, N-QN5 14 grandmaster is probably today a kind of world champion in hard, sys· P-Q6 may be better] offers nothing arter 12 ... Q-K2 13 P- K4, QxP 14 B-K3, tematic study of our complex game and is usually full y prepared for Q-R4 15 B-D4, QR-Bl 16 QR-Bl, KJt.­ anything which may come at him across the board. He ','orks eight Ql (3d game ot Portlsch-Larsen match, page 254. August 1968) as Black has hours a day, with no days off. His colleague, Istvan Bilek, has con· harmoniously developed with no weak fessed that, after one such session together with Portisch, he felt dizzy spots in his position. and wanted to depart. Portisch was very surprised and asked: "How 11 . . . • P-QN4 can you go home when we are just getting to a proper understanding of 12 8_R2 • • • • this variation?" Larsen had guessed at Portisch's zest for always hunting up the best moves. So, in their match last year, he avoided the poss ibility of ever entering upon a critical position which they had previously played. Another, more naive master, however, had the bad luck to take on just such a position a year later.

Budapest 1969 this position came up three times In the Hungarian Championship Portlsch-Larsen match last year. NIMZO.INOIAN DEFENSE '0 Q-Q3 P_QR3 LaJos Portilch Ervin Haag White Black 12 • • • • P-85 1 p-Q4 N_KB3 3 N-QB3 B-N5 Of the possible continuations here, th1s 2 P-QB4 P_ K3 4 P-K3 P-B4 is the sharpest. It enhance~ the power As the text cuts oft the Black KJng of White's Pawn center In return for Bishop's retreat, It Is possible to play temporarily dIsrupting the activation of for the Two Bishops by 5 N-K2 and 6 his Queens!de pIeces. Larsen tried this P-QR3. Hence, many prefer 4 ... 0-0. in his tirst match game with Portisch Portisch, as White, however, wants the and, knowing POrtisch's propensity for standard position, anyhow, as he Is well finding improvements, did not repeat It prepared for it. in that match. The Hungarian Interna· 5 B- Q3 P_Q4 70-0 QPlIP tional master Haag Is bold enough to 6 N-B3 0-0 8 BlISP N-S3 tempt his great opponent to show what 11 R-Q1 • • • • 9 P-QR3 B-R4 he has In store. The endgame with 11 PxP, QxQ 12 Black hopes, by keeping pressure on DlIQ, BxN 13 PxB. N-QR4 14 R-NI, B-Q2 In Game 7 of that match (page %70. White's Queen and Queen Pawn, lost Its attractiveness (Talmanov-Lar­ September 1968), Larsen was clever to develop his Queenside faster than sen, Havana 1967, see page 328, Novem- enoUgh to dodge Portlsch's possible 1m· White. The line was played before: Lar­ provement by the solid 12 ... B-N2 (also sen revived the method for Black and t = cheek; ~ ;:::: dbl. check; I = dis. eh. played in the match, Najdorf-Reshevsk1, 296 eHU, IEVIEW, OCTOBEI, 19" San Salvador 1952, page 209, July 19 52) 13 PxP, DxN H Q-D2, Q- K 2 15 QxB, KR- Qt (15 ... N- K5 16 Q- D2, NxQBP is less Jll'eche as 17 P- K1 favors White (Reshevsky-Damjallovich, Natanya 1969)] 16 D-Q2, N- I~ S 17 Q- D2, NxQDP 18 D-IO, N-RS [or 18 ... P- K4? 19 Q-B5 (Gligorich-Lal'scn, Dundee, 1967)], keep­ ing the balance. A new problem tor White \les In 12 , , . B-N3 (Porllscli- Olafsson, Hoog· o,'en 1969, page 191, J une 1969) which retains the tension In the cente r. While replied 13 Q-D2 In order to meet 13 ... ThiS is the c rucial pos ition rrom the Pult ion dler 19 11,112 PxP by 14 I\'xNP! but, after 13 ... P-BS, fi rst game of the Portisch- Larsen match he tried vainly to prepare P-K4. by 14 ill Porec, and ne ver repeated. PorUsch White to sh ut oCt his King Bishop by 20 N-K2 and reached an interior position has had to wail ever s ince that spring P- K4, offers a better chance; but White after H ... Q-D2! 15 N- N3 [15 P- K 4 of 1968 to disclose what he had In has 20 N- NS, P- KR3 [or 20 ... N-B5 21 fails against 15 .. , P- K4 16 P-QS, N-Q5 mlnu [0 try next a gainst another, much P-QR4 as in the game] 21 N/5-K4., NxN 17 NxN, PxN 18 NxP, Q-K4 regaining morc iml>Ol·tant rival. 22 NxN with threat of the -win· the Pawn with a good game], D- N2 16 The pressure on White's Queen Pawn nlng 23 B- Nt. B-Q2, QR-Ql as Dlack hilS more freedom prevents 15 P-K4. 20 P-Q R4 P-K5 of action after 17 . .. P-K4. 15 P-QN3! , 13 Q_K2 Q_Kl . . . In a. bad position, Black is seeking Here is Portisch's essential improve· compllcatiolls. On 23 ... N-Q3, White This, Larsen's key move justifies the lUent; he breaks the chain or Diacl; replies with 21 QR-Nl. risk of the previous 12 ... P- DS. The Pawns and activates his King Blsiloll. 21 N- Q4 N- Q3 more natural 13 ' .. Q- K2 talls agaInst In Game 1 of the POl'tlsch-Larsen 22 PxP B,N 14 P-K4, P-K4 15 N-Q5! match (page 252, August 1968) , White An attempt to save the Pawn. played 15 B- Nl, and Black repJ!ed with 23 RxB NxNP the premature 15 ... P- K4 [15 ... D- N2 T his Is wha.t Black desired, a rather and, If 16 P-QR4, then 16 ... N-QR·\ Is blocked position with no material disad, correct). In the s equel, 16 pxP, N:l: P 17 vantage as on 24 NxN, QxN. But there N- KI! N/3xN 18 DxN, N- D3 [else, the Is a disagreeable tactical surprise hidden Excha nge is 10Sl) 19 N-N5, P-R3 [19 , .. In the position. 1'- 8 ·\ 20 D-Q5t, K-Rl 21 B-N4 a lso loses ), " ' hile went wrong with 20 Q-H5! D- Ql. H e could inst('ad ha"c continued the a ttack "Uh 20 Q-D3 ~ D­ Q2 [ 20 ... D- ::\2 21 Q- D5: P- :S3 22 Q-R3, PxN 23 8-83, N-Q5 2 ~ Rx:S: 8xR 25 DxD, P-03 26 DxD wins for While] 21 n-Rit! K- R l 22 B-03 wi th great 14 B-Q2 • • • • difficulties fol' B la ck : 22 . , . N-K·j 23 The usefulness of this good developing DxN', QxD 24 QxR! 01' 22 , .. P-D3 23 move is Indicated by another line: 14 HxD, QxR 24 B-D5; or 22 . , . P xN 23 B- Nl, P-K4 15 P-QS, BxN 16 PxB [here fixD! KxD 2~ Q-R5t, K-Nl 25 QxNP 16 BxB would post Wblle's Queen Bishop wi th it mating net; ot' 22 . , . D-Ql 23 ideally], N-QR4 17 P- K4, N- N6 18 R- R2, RxD! QxR 2-1 B- B5! ot' 22 . ' , D- R·l 23 NxB 19 Ib:N, B-N5 with an easy game IlxB [on 23 B- B6, Black s tops the killing 24 NxP! • • • • for Black (GUgorlch-Tal, 8th match game th]'l:)nt of 2·\ Q-R5 by 23 . , . D- Q1! while A d ecisive blow. 24 . .. NxR loses to 1968, page 234, Augus t 1968) . 2·\ D-85, DxKB 25 QxB, PxN 26 DxPt, Here It may be noted, also, that Black, 2S NxNt , PxN 26 Q-N4.t, K- Rl 27 B- B3 KxD 27 QxNP t offers only a draw], NxD and the consequent mating attack. with his Queen In security, Is ready to 2·1 D- D2 wilh advantage tor White. meet the main threat of 14 P- K4 with p,p The rest of the game is hopeless tor 15 . . . . Black. 14 . .. P-K4 15 P-Q5, N-Q5 ! 16 N xN, 16 BxP B-N2 PxN 17 Ib:P, Q- K4! [17 . . . 13-N3 18 24 .... Q-K4 29 B-R5! 17 8-K1 , . . . P-R5 B-K3, N-NS gives White opportunity for 25 NxN t Q,N 30 P-R3 N_B6 Noll' P- K-l and P- KS Is a constant the dangerous sacrifice 19 P-KS! ] IS 26 Rj 4-Q1 KR-B1 31 R-Kl threat as Bla ck's King is In disaster It R-84 B-K3, N-N5 19 P- B4, Q- Nl! 20 QR-QI, 27 Q--Q3 P-N3 32 Q-Q4! Q,Q left without its sole defending piece. B-N3 with plenty of counterplay WI!· 28 B-N3 P_KR4 33 PxQ R-N4 17 . . . . P-K4 gorich-Gheorghlu, Skopje 1968), 34 P-Q6! • • • • This is why the pre"enJiI'e H P- I{R3 T his manner of meeting the threat of White employs his a dvantage sharply. has also been tried, Arter 14 . , . P-K4, Whitc's a dvance in the {'enter Is un· 34 . . . . RxB/ 6 39 K-R2 N, P satisfactory as seen in Ihls game. But howe\'er [,,'hUe has a clear a d l'n nJage 35 P- Q7 B-B3 40 B-B6 the Question is if Black's position Is good N-K3 after the less energetic 14 ' . . B-K2 15 36 P-Q8(Q)t RxQ 41 QR_B1 K-R2 P-K4, P- K4 ]6 P-QS, N-Q5 17 NxN. PxN at a ll. 17 , , , R- Ql to lUaintalll pressure 37 8xR B-N4 42 P-R4 on White',;; Queen Pawn is met by 18 P-N4 ]8 R xP, BxN 19 PxB, NxQP 20 B-Q2, 38 BxP N- K7f 43 P xP K-N3 D-8 2 which a lso sets Black serious prob· P-B4 21 R-Kl (Jvkol'- Wade, Vlnko\'cl 44 R-K5 Resigns 1968)], 15 P-QS, N- Ql 16 P- K4, N- N2 lems. Nor is 17 ' .. N-QR4 18 D- B2, 17 B-Nl, N-Q2 18 D-82, N-Q3, Black R-Dl 19 P-Kt any better either. had sufficient counter chances (Reshel" 18 P-Q5 N_QR4 3D CHESS RULES $2 sky-Larsen, Lugano 19G8). 19 8-82 ...• 3D Chess Board $15 &. $30 14 . . . . B-N3 (See dIagram, next column) U.S.-Canada 3D Club $3/Yr. Here 14 . .. P-K4. permits 15 P-QS, 19 , . . , N_B5 ( I Vrjclub &. rules free w Ith board) N-Ql 16 N- K,j wIth \lllIlleasant conse· The text provokes White's textual con· Box 4277-H, Hampton, Va. 23364 quences. tlnuatlon. 19 ... R-Ql, l! It obllges CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 19'9 297 By WALTER KORN FIDE International Judge

pllies. The narrations are objective; and, THE INVENTORIZING OF CHESS MATERIAL while the author necessarily focuses on several past occasions, this department has dwelt upon the defects achievements, he does not shrink Cram ON apl criticism. as ot the SOViet, or any, which exist in the proper "input" and "autout" of information con· '·Commiuee System" with Its frustrating cerning source references. dictates of what shalt or shall not be promoted or published within an ideologi· Progress has perfotce been made in the field of opening literature. cal framework. Some compliers such as the Chess lnformant, Archives and various hul. In his chapter on Russia's "Early letins give openings in running order, as do hook editors, including ChamIJions." scores openly the omission this writer in And individual enthusiaH;:. Iwvc from all Soviet reference books of lhe Modern Chess Openings. pre·War Ukrainian grandmaster and all· learned to maintain detailed, funning records of opening theory and Russian champion, Dr. F. Dohatirchuk, game scores 011 constantly updated, endless, card indices. now a Canadian citizen, And or the vener· able E. Dogolyubov, several times all· To a great extent, these source references are still handled manu· Russian champion and winner of the 1m· ally and mechanically, not electronically. Such is possible as the reo mensely strong Moscow 1925 tournament, cording and reproduction of game scores is a merely quantitative opcra· ahead of any who counted except the absent emigre Alekhlne. tion, in, so to speak, linear arithmetic progression, with deYiation~ ciwrt· Bogolyubov's name is Included in the ed as they occur. The sole "programmatic" problem lies in the technical Russian chess encyclope(lia Siovar means used to ferret out identical positions, transpositions via differing (1914). But Bohatirchuk's name Is only in the tonrnament tables. Somewhat like routes and varied numbers of moves. Even so, progress in eolleC'ting the now comic omission of Lasker and chess information is often limited to specific geographic or bibliographic Steinitz from an old, popular German areas, therefore only superficially completed and not yet really ha sed bre\'iarr on chess wheD re·lssued in 1943 hr the German master Max Bluemlch on a universal system of communication, expandable, adaptable und 1\"110 preferred a job under the Nuls to translatable. his chess integrity. The Czech grand· So, whether or not a given line in the openings is to be comidercd r1a~ter Ludek Pachman conversely pre­ fers holding to his convictions than to obsolete turns on the speed of the information. Basically, however, the his job at this very moment. source is determined and available, and the process rather statj ~ ti c :l1. AC'tually, the whole soclo-polltlcal role With endgames and study composition, the matter is more complex. ot chess in the ussn and as II weapon for foreign penetration was explored In If openings are easily tabulated and cross-referenced, studies nonethc· scholastic detail b}' D. J. Richards in less have to be grouped by themes, the schematic structure of which dif· another Soviet Chess (Oxford 1965). With fer from book to book. Studies have been classified by materinl-a Ihe :-<. L Greko" Soviet Chess (~ew York, 1949, an already "expurgated" helpful quantitative arrangement-btlt not by themes. And the latter translation~) as well as these two, it Is is the essential qualitative difference for proper grouping and examin­ II pity that the publishers were unable ation of compositions. And, consequently, mere "manual" compilation to choose another title. of studies is rapidly becoming inadequate. In illustra.tion at the vexing problem While electronic (computerized) records will one day bc imperative or communlcation, Bob Wade reproduces for the mastery of quantity within feasible range of time for the lore a piece published in 1933 in Veehernaya Moskva (lI[oscow Evening News): of the openings, electronics is already i\ positive need for collecting and M. S. L.lburkin recording compositions as well as to sort out and compare the qualitative thematic contents of past and present examples. This complementary task must be completed and coupled ,dth routine analysis of sidelines and their correctness. Then only will the programmers of che5splaying computers be ablc to say that chess has successfully served as a guinea pig for the "Theory of Games and Probabilities" and other techniques of simulation. Meanwhile, chess communication is still disjointed on hoth the professional and the geographic plane, as may be seen from some reo marks given below on recent books, Robert Wade's Soviet Chess (publ. o\'e!'vicw ot RUSsian 'tournament games, White to move and win Neville Spearman, London 1968) is a sludles, problems, woman champions and This same diagram was originally con· most commendable and well produced postal chess, with history and biogm· ceived without a Pawn on QD4 and so 298 CHUS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 given in Harold Lommer's tlrst (1938) I ~awll is missing In Dob Wade's di ag-nim. 1 P_N6 B-Kl edition of 1234 Modern End Game Studies 3 K-Q5 B_' And, j( the information aTl'iI'ed too late 2 K_B4 B-NJ 4 P-N7 B-N4: and Kaspai'yan Spanl ~ h omnIbus or 2000 for hi s printing, still and ali, the ~I\me 5 P-N8( R) , - - endgames (1963) and a recent book b)' omi ~s i O IL o{:cll rred in the end·game see­ . Here Is a first clue: 5 P-N8(Q), D- 8S Bond;U'enko, whereas the RU SS ian anthol· tion of the Brit ish Chess MOLgiu: ine of ogy of end-game studies (1955), and Lorn­ March 1969! 6 Q-NI, KxO 7 QxD is stale mate. mel-'S Dover edition (1968), like Wade, InCidentally, we nole a "gray area" S __ , _ B-B8 10 R_KR6! B- Bl add the Pawn without explanation. Turn. s liJ1 extant in the Kazantsev line, wi th 2 6 R-Nl ! K-N7 11 R_R4 8_Q2 ing the Pawn oll·off·on·off-on again dates . .. Q- Rl (Instead of 2 .. . Q-R2t l 3 7 K-K4 8-85 12 K_B4! K,P from an alleged cook In the solution to I!.xP, K-N4! 4 N-QI!? D-D1?! 5 D- 06, 8 R_N4 8-K3 13 RxP B," the original selting: K-R3! For the moment Black's Queen 9 R_N6 B- Q2 14 KxB K-N7 1 N-K4t K-Q6 8 P-N7 8_K4 gelS a breathing spell, it should be most 158_Nl! 2 N-B5t K-86 9 P-N8(8) B,B difficult ,to disilrove Black's perennial AS Andre Cheron points out, this set. 3 N-N3 B_K4 10 N_B7 B,N checking threats. tlng con t a l n~ an unnecessary "dual" In 4 P-B4 B_N2 11 P-K7 8- K4 There were claims and counter claims, the very Introduction (at the start, a 5 P-K8(N) B-Rl 12 P-K8(R) B_N 2 as our readers will recall, about the dual matters seriously). Cheron ind!. G P-BS B_K4 13 R-KG B-QS propriety o( the award. This editor who cates that 2 P- N7! D-N4 could and 7 B-R2 BxB 14 R-Kl B_83 had judged and honored the piece has should {ollow Immedia.tely (as 2 . .. 15 R-QNl only admiration (or It and wishes to D- D3t 3 KxB also wins ultimately, it Is Iti this, Cheron doubted the veracity carry the "affair" no further. Dut, In not a legItimate sideline) with 3 P- N8(R) or 8 . . . D-K~ and conceived a draw rairness to other contestants, it is be winning but in one move less_ To elim_ after 8 ... K-Q6?! 9 N-Blt, K-Q7 10 pointed out what has largely been Over­ inate this "twin," Charon amended ~he K-N2, D- K.Jt 11 K- N3, KxN 12 X- Di, looked: Kazantsev's study had won a position by mOving the White Queen-Side BxN 13 P-K7 Draw. So he thought reo jOint rJrst and second, and the par. Pawn and King to ~6 and Q6 respec­ pair necessary and added the White tlcipalilS In this a ward were the com rlOS­ tively, and Black's Bishop to Kl. Thus, Pawn On QB·j so as to win in this )jne Illg team of the Ukrainians, ~!. Don­ the "cleansed" solution starts more de­ a lso by 13 . .. K-Q7 14 P- KS(Q), p_ darenko and Anatol Kutnetsov. ci sively with 1 K- B5, B-NS, etc. B8(Q) 15 Q-Q7t. But It seems to this Linguistically, Mr_ Wade uses the Cheron published the correction and editor that Whlle can win with 12 P- I!6! s pellings "Alaton;ev" and "LIsltzin" In SOlution with an the many sidelines In (instead of 12 N- B7 ), K-N8 13 P- B7, place of the British (or International) In­ hiS own book which Bondarenko Quotes P- D8 (Q) H P- D8(Q) wi thout need ror stltute(s) ot Standards: Alatortsev and among his source references. But Bonda r_ the added Pawn. Llsitsyn- although we aU ~ ti1 1 live with enko does not seem to have checked his lt would be good to clear up the mat. the (G erman-lnllJ)fred) transl!teration or collection against these sources. In his tel', acknowledging or disclaiming this "T r oitzky" ~ An d, curious to witness, the blb1!ographlca, he also l!sts Stamma's analnls before the next FIDE album for :--;ew Zea la nd author's cOn\-ersion from a Endgames, Kling and Horw!t: (l8S9), 1914:44, which shOuld Include this piece, young rebel to a good conventionalist In Ta ttersall (1909) , etc. though his can­ goes to print. his pi'erace where he cites the names oC temJ)orary "gallery" does not date that his helpers not as "Mr." nor even by fa r back. Still, this serves as userul in. On tho same J)age (233). Wade IlRS an­ first and last names as equals, in good formation for his domestic readers about other fR\llty diAgram, this time with a DL'itish classical fashion, but as each and some ot the chess production In the Pa.wn missing, and what a vital Pawn f everyone with the artJx "Esq." Wetl­ West, pro\'lded they can read the orlg_ This is the over·much·dlscussed study by pei'haps better than "comrade," we illal Lalin (the book and Russian Sources Alexander Kazantsev, repeated here In would agree. are given In Cyrillic letlering) and can its a.mended version: pi'ocure th e foreign cUrrency needed to Revertlng to M, Bondarenko, he has get those books. just publJshed a Ga!iery of Chess End. game Composers (Moscow 1965), in Ru s. Here Is one more eJ)lsode before the sian but easily decipherable. It covers fall ot the Iron CUrtain which separated ma ny internationally known composers_ actol'S alld audience in the bygone thea. w!th photos and brier J)rofiles. A real ter. Bondarenko presents In the USA sec­ expert, Dondarenko yet does not escape tion of the Gallery of COmposer, thls in­ mal-information. His diagram on page teresting study: 155 WflS composed jointly by A. Kazant. sev, 11. Liburkin and L. Starovyerov, and I. A. Horowitz & lliaae Kaahdan won a 5th honorable mention In Shakh, maty in 1933. The Chess Amateur 1928

White to move and win As submitted originally to the Chess Federation tourney (1964), this study had no Black Pawn on White's KN6, and the Intended solution ran: 1 P-K7 Q-R6t 6 K-Q5§ K-N4 2 R- N4 Q-R2t 7 P-R4t K-B4 3 KxP QxP 8 P-N4t PxP 4 N-N6t PxN 9 R-B4t BxR 5 8-86t QxB 10 P-K4 mate A beautiful, manifold self-blocking can. White to move and win ception. White to move and win The first two key moves are abSOl utely Because of II cook discol' ered soon 'fhe winning Id ea begins to emerge II nique-and only then the subsequent after, by 1 R- NS, the Pawn Was adlled artel' White's second move. The peculiar compact solution becomes evident. on Wliite's KN6. It is another poin t nC position of Black's Ki ng a ll ows him a failure of "in Col'mation retrieval" that, 116 1"11etual draw aller his Dishop immolates 1 N-N3! K_N5 4 K-Q6 P-R6 though the corrected J)ollition appeared Itself at WhIte's RBI, except that then 2 N_Rl!! P-R4 5 N-B2t K-N6 in sevel'al magazines (including CHESS a lL other maneuver by White Is success_ *'3 K_K7 P-R5 6 PxP IlEVIEW, page 301, October 1967), th e fuJly originated . (Concluded on page 317) CHt.. S REVI[W, OCTOBER , 1969 299 u.s. OPEN 1969 Related by ARTHUR B. BISGUIER The 70th annual United Siaies Open Championship, held from i\man Vukcevic may be a new name August 10 to 22 at the Hotel Lincoln, in Lincoln, Nebraska, was distin­ to readers of CIlf:SS REVIEW: his high place is no fluke. He is a knowledgeable guished 'in many ways. First of all, the tournament was hard-fought, chessplayer, well schooled in all the being to the best of this commentator's knowledge the first time the Open phases of the game and, in particular, brought lip the problem of settling the title after a three-way lie for first the openings. He was a master player place. The graciousness of the tournament committee and the hosp itality in Yugoslavia who came to this country of the host city was always in evidence and added small touches and con· about seven years ago but abandoned chess for his studies. He recently reo veniences which make for a successful tournament. The easy avai l­ sumed play and more will be heard from ability of ice water, coffee and sandwiches can always help the tournament him. H is sole loss was against Benko. player through difficult positions and are always much appreciated. The and he beat Bisguier deci~ively, once given tournament direction of George Kohanowski. ably assisted by Colonel the opportunity. Paul Webb, was very superior. Their knack for anticipating problems As fo r this writer, it was Nebraska reo visited. Ten years ago, he won the Open and smoothing all possible sources of friction was all the more amazing when it was held in nearby Omaha, wh en in view of the 197 player participation in the event. on his honeymoon. Except for one bad, careless move which cost the game against Vukcevic, he played very well. aggres· sively and interestingly. Robert Byrne of Indianapolis, Indiana, alone had reuon to be disappointed with his result. Cert ainly, he was one of the pre. tournament favorites, and his steady, ·con· sistent play had him tied for the lead (with Vukcevic) dler round nine, a full point ahead of Benko and Bisguier. In round ten, he "coasted" with a quick draw against Paul Poschel of Ann Arbor, Michigan (one of the very few fast draws in Ihe tournament), and, since Benko was beating Vukcevic, he then led with but two rounds to go. Then came the crilical Byrne-Benko in round 11. Benko as Black sacrificed a Pawn in the Sicil ian fo r a promising King.side attack and posi. tional pressure wh ich appeared irresist· ible. Then Byrne at Ihe small cost of an Exchange for a Pawn had the attack and apparently the upper hand. But, as the clock took its toll, Benko carne out a piece up for little compensation, and Byrne resigned. And round 12 turned out another heartbreaker for Robert ..~s Black against Dr. E. ltIartinowsky of Chicago, Walter Shipman (Black) confronts Pal Benko Byrne of ,11 the top boards had easily the most favorable position. But a couple of second-best continuations, while Mar_ THE THREE.WAY TIE (or (jrst place, .... hich subjects all his opponents to very linowsky was discomfited by scantness of and, of course, second and third, involved grcat pre~su re . Only once did he falter, time, gained Byrne two pieces for II. Rook fo rmer open champions, Pal Benk.o of 3gainst Viktor Pupols of Holly, Washing. but a problem.like draw in which aU his Jersey Cil)", New Jersey, and Arthur Bis. ton. Then he was almost unrecognizable efforts to win proved unavailing. Credit guier of Hartsdale,' New York, and also but for understandable reason: he had Martinowsky for his stout resistance and Milan Vukcevic of Cleveland Heighls, jusl received his first picture of his new· a tough break for Byrne, since the draw Ohio, who scored 91h.2¥2. Benko was the born girl, a large beauteous doll named cost him about $600, as he ended with a first of equals as he had defeated two of Palma. Apparently, she occupied hi~ score of 9·3. his chief rivals, Vukcevic and Robert whole mind since he committed two blun. William Marlz of Hartland, Wisconsin, Byrne, in "mus," games, and he was ders of the greatest magnilUde in one also scored 9·3, but had good reason to awarded the first place trophy. The ·three game. nbollt double his usual quota for a be pleased with his play. He lost only winners evenly divided 52800 01 the three whole tou rn3ment. 10 Byrne and drew with Benko, Bisguier, fi rst prizes (8 1500,800 and 500).- • It "·,UI ""thor Arthur'S uud~rstllndlng at Vukcevic and Posche!. The other nine Benko displayed his usual brand of the tournament th:lt the title wo" split poinier, Robert Gauntt of Fullerton, Cali. thNle W~)"l;. hut the GSCF Informs us (hR.t fornia, played , weaker schedule than qualily chess combining positional play title as well as trophy wcnt to Pol Benko of a high order with a fighting spirit 011 the tie\.>rellk.-Ed. Byrne and Martz, but this inequity is un· 300 CHISS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 Pal Benko (left) ve. Donald McCrory, Shawnee Mission, and Arthur Bisguier vs. Fred Cramer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Kansas; Robert Byrne vs. Robert Gardner, San Diego; Right: Milan Vukcevich vs. Sa l Matera of Brooklyn, New York. avoidable in the Swiss System of pair­ son of St. Petersburg, Fla., who scored played frequently by Robert Byrne. The ings. And Gauntt did score victories six points. Adele Goddard of Miami, Fla., critical diffe rence here, though, is that a'gainst Paul Brandts of New York and finishing with two wins in her last two 'White's King·side play comes laster, and Andrew Karklins of Chicago in the last Black must re·act more urgently in the gameB, scored SY2 to take over second center. two rounds and so earned his position. place . .i\Jrs. Mary Bain of New York and S N-B3 P-R3 10 B-Q3 N-R3 The players who scored 8%.3% were Greta Olsson of Los Angeles each scored 9 P-R4 P-QR4 11 0-0 . N-QN5 Poschel, Pupols, Martinowsky, Walter 5 points. Miss Olsson was tbe last of the Shipman of New York, P. Rhee of Cali· women to finish, and the eyes of the other So Black's subtle play has gained him fornia, James Bolton of New Haven, women were on her as by winning she the QN5 square- aU well and good ex· cel)t that it will be his Klng- and not his Conn., Earl Pruner of Hollywood, Ca1., could tie for first or by drawing share in Queensitie which will be critea!. Stephen Popel of Fargo, North Dakota, second. But she lost a close ending and 12 B_N1 B-K3 Dr. Erich W. Marchand of Rochester, finished out of the money. 13 P-QN3 • , •• N. Y., 'and Stephen Stoyko of Newark, The U. S. Speed Championship was New Jersey. 'White is not too happy about making won handily by Robert Byrne, and the this move but is unwilling to weaken Of this group, special mention must be newly elected president of the United made of Poschel and Pupois. Poschel was his center with 13 P~Q5, and 13 Q-K2 States Chess Federation, Leroy Dubeck, is met unpleasantly by ... N-R4 with the sole undefeated player until he lost look second place. no convenient defense for the KIng Blsh· to Bisguier in the last round, and he had op Pawn. rung up draws against Byrne, Vukcevic As a player may be said reasonably 13 . . . . B-N5 and Martz and had defeated former U. enough to know his own games best, here 14 P_KB5 • • • • S. Champion Arnold S. Denker of New are a few from the horse's mouth. 'White is attacking already with Pawn York. sacrifices in mind. Viktor Pupols scored the upset of the This game from the second round was tournament when he beat Benko in round against an ex-Australian of Yugoslav orig­ 14 . . .. P_KN4 16 P-R3 B.N in. now residing in . 15 B-KB2 N-Q2 17 QxB P_B4 7, and he actually led the tournament Herewith, Black's game takes on a with an impressive 6% points. Subsequent K I NG'S INDIAN DEFENSE losses to Byrne, Poschel and Pruner (in more benign aspect as apparently he will Arthur B. Bisguier Siobodan Krstic gain hIs K4 and, with the "dead" White time pressure, Pupols actually overlooked White Black Bishop at QNl, it even looks as though 'a mate in one) dimmed the luster of his 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 3 N-QB3 B-N2 he is gaining the upper hand. Now, how· early showing. 2 P-QB4 P_KN3 4 P_ K4 0-0 ever, 'White's Pawn sacrlflces put the Of the players with 8 points, veteran 5 B-N5 • • • • situation in Its true perspective. chessmaster Denker played in his first This deployment has somewhat more 18 P-K5! PxQP Open of more than 25 years and made point after '* . . . 0 - 0 than 4 ... P-Q3. his presence felt by drawing with Benko For now the 5 ... P-KR3 option Is weak and losing hard games 10 Byrne, Vukcevic as White's Bishop retires to K3 and and Poschel. He also played some of the transpositiou to the SaemIsch Variation longest games in the tournament; his witll P- KB3 and a later Q-Q2 gaIns a draw with Martinowsky and hiB loss to tempo by the attack on the King Rook POBchel must bave averaged 100 moves Pawn. apiece. Certainly, such enthusiasm and 5 . . . . P-Q3 zest for chess is commendable particularly 6 P_B4 P-KR3 in view of the tendency of more and more 7 B-R4 P_B3 players to settle for fast draws. Black re·acts too slowly; ••• P-B4 The Women's Championship was also must be played. Black Is following a Une often used agaillst the Saemlsch and extremely close and hard-fought. It re­ sulted in a victory for affable E,'s Aron_ t = check; .j: :::; db!. cheelr.; I = 41, eh. HI P_B6!

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1 Robert Byrne vs. Fitzgerald Andrew Karkllns vs. Arthur Bisguier

White has not both.ered to calculate Black had anticipated this reply all any variations based Oil 19 ... P:"N as playing 14 , .. P- Q5 as he has little to he was confident that possession of the fear 011 16 BxP. For he has wonderful Two Bishops on the open board offer ex· compensation after 16 ... Q- Q4: not cellent chances. only is White's King Knight Pawn under The critical variation is 19 ... PxBP observation but Black also threatens to 20 Q- B5 [look at the power of the continue with fast development all with Lazarus Bishop], R-IG 21 B:"P, QPxP gain of time by such moves as ... N-B3, [what else?] 22 Q-R7t, K-Bl 23 B-K3 attacking Knight Pawn and Bis110Pe and with a curious position. Though Biack is •.. B-K3, attacking the Knight on R2. two Pawns ahead, he is virtually help­ Now there is the danger that Black's less against the maneuver, N-K4-N3-B5 Queen Pawn wIll prove weak and faU at or R5. Black's Bishop hemmed in by its a time more propitious for 'White to ac· own Pawns plays a pitiful role. Position after 6 •• , P·Q3 cept It. 20 PxB KxP 16 . . . . N-B3 21 PxP P-K4 the game was equal. In positions of this 17 0-0 N-N5 Here 21 ... P-B7 is meaningless in type, White's Knight on KN3 is not well Black has been COllnting on this move view of 22 PxP, Q:"P 23 Q-D3t, K-N1 positioned to take advantage of a Black to scare up complications aiming either [any Queen interposition allows B-Q-n isolan! on his Q4 as the Isolan! can often to maintain the Queen Pawn or other­ 24 BxP with the superior position for be dissolved. lI'iso obtain sufficient Counterplay. While on many counts. Still, in this line, 7 . . , . B-K2 18 B_N5 ...• Black can still fight on, and his actual 8 N-N3 . . , . 'White goes after the Queen Pawn. play here- and for the remainder of the Here 8 P-B.J, to permanently restrain game-is feeble. 18 , , . , B-N2 Black's ... P-K4, may be better. 19 Q-Q1 . . . , 22 B-KB5 • • • • 8 . . . . P-QN3 10 B_N2 RPxP This good move gets the Queen back This very strong move ~ssures can· 9 P-QN4 P-QR4 11 RPxP R,R into play. White has observed in time tinued activity for the Bishop and, in 12 QxR . , , certain variations, prepares the advance . that his contemplated 19 BxN, BxB 20 of the Queen Pawn. Here recapture with the Bishop is also BxP? would cost him a piece by 20 ... possible; but, apparently, White has his Q-Q4 21 P-B3, R-Rl. 22 .... N_QB3 24 QR-Q1 P-B3 game plan drawn up. 19 . . , . Q_Q2 23 QxP R-K1 25 Q-B3 P-K5 12 . . . . 20 N-B1 Nj5-K4 Here Black prefers suicide to continu­ 13 QPxP . . . . ing the hopeless struggle. Black parries White's threat or 21 The recapture with the Knight Pawll B- K2 followed by 22 P-N5 and 23 P-B6. 26 BxP Resigns is more natural, but the text is consist­ 21 Nj1- K2 Q-Q4 23 BxN NxB ent with 'White's plan for exel'cising pres· 22 N_B4 Q-R7 24 BxP , ••• This game was played in the succeed­ sure On the QR1- KR8 diagonal. White finally wins the Pawn but as ing round tllree. 13 . . . . P-K4 a result has a bad position. 24 • . . . R-Q1 NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Certainly, this is the natural move, but more complicated than it seems. William Batchelder Arthur B. Bisguier 14 N_ R2 ... , 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P-K3 0-0 2 P-QB4 P-K3 5 KN-K2 P-Q4 And this is the move which poses 3 N-QB3 B-N5 6 P-QR3 B-Q3 problems for Black. White chooses the H.2 for the Knight as, in some variations, (See diagram, next column) it is convenient to have the Knight Pawn 7 P-B5 ... defended after a ... P-Q5 and ... The text is naturally the only attempt N- QB3. at a refutation of 6 ... B-Q3. 14 . , , . P-Q5 In the Leipzig , Dr. 15 PxP PxP Juan Gonzalez (formerly of Cuba bllt 16 B-84 , , , . now residing in Florida) played 7 N-N3 against the write!'; but, after 7 ... P-B4, t check; * = dbl. cbeck; § = dis. ch.

302 CHESS REVIEW. OCT08EA. 1~'~ 25 Q-R1 • • • • 11 • • • • QN_Q2 Here, too, one would think that some An Interesting possibility here Is 25 12 P_B4 • • • • saries of checks followed by RxE and N-B5. On 25 ... B-B3 26 Q- Rl, White Other alternatives are not convinCing. R- B3 ought to win; but, If Black defends enjoys much better prospects than In On 12 NxN, QxN 13 BxN, PxB 14 Q-NH, coolly with ... R-IC'H, While cannot the game. But Black had planned simply K- Rl 15 Q-R4, P-B4, Black threatens ... do better than draw. 25 . . . NxB with some lovely variations, Q-Ql, and it is not clear how White is 16 . . . . QxN ellie! of which Is 26 NxBt, K-Bl 27 to proceed. And, after 12 R-Kl, NxN 13 17 Q-RSt •••. N-DS, Q-B5 28 Q-N4 [or 28 Q-R5] , QxRt PxN, PxP, Black can probably hold the The point of 16 NxRt: White gets In 29 KxQ, B-R3t 30 K-Nl [or 30 K-K1, position with opposite·colored Bishops. this move wilh a tempo as 17 ... Q-R3 N-B7 mate], N-K7t winning because of 12 .... BxP loses a. vital Pawn to 18 QxPt. the possibility of ... R-Q8 mate. 13 BxPt •••• 17. . . • K-Nl 25 . • . • Q-B5 This obvious sacrifice seems to lead 18 RxB Q-R6 26 B_K3 B_B3 to a Winning position though not to a 27 Q_N1 QxNP This bad move allows White to force mate nor e~'en material gain. au immediate decision. White may have Now that he llas recaptured his Pawn, 13 .... a winning position in view of his passed Black has a likely win based on the 14 NxN King Rook Pawn and Black's exposed Two Bishops and White's weak Queen The text is Black's only move. For 14 King, but a more tenacious defense may Bishop Pawn. . . QxN 15 BxN leads to a forced mate be offered by 18 ... Q-Q3 19 Q-N4t, 28 QxQ NxQ 32 B-Q2 N-R6 after either 15 ... PxB 16 Q- RSt, K- Nl K-Bl and, if 20 P-B5, then ... P- K4. 29 R-N1 B-R3 33 R-K1 N-B7 (or ... K- N2) 17 Q-NH and 18 R-B3; 19 P-B5 P-K4 30 P-R3 N-B7 34 R-N1 P-R3 or 15 .. . BxR 16 Q-RSt, K-Nl 17 Q- N5, 31 N-K4 B-K4 35 R-QB1 On 19 ... QxBP, Whlte wins with 20 • • • • P-N3 18 Q- R6; or 15 ... R-Rl 16 Q-N4, Q-N4t and 21 PxP. Here White blunders, but his game is PxB 17 R-B3. lost anyway in view of the threats of 20 Q-N4t K_B1 35 . , . P-B4 or simply 35 ,. fuB fol· 21 Q-R4 • • • • lowed by , , . BxN. White wins because ot the threat of 22 Q-R8t and 23 QxR. 35 .... N-Q5 36 K-R1 N-N6 21 . • • • R-K1 22 QxP Resigns R~$ign. One ot the most trying tactical games Arter three consecutive good wins, this this writer has ever played, and with commentator was beginning to . feel in· most Interesting activity of the minor .... Incible but was to get his comeuppance. pieces. Here is the game without notes as, with just one comment, it is self·explanatory. Round 4 produces the commentator's In this opening, Blacl, must always reo third exciting win In a row. act to a White B-KN5 with ... P-KR3 Bl.UMENFEl.D COUNTER GAMBIT 1S BxN . . . . instead of with the routine ... 0 - 0, and with that move on his fourteenth turn, A. B. Bi,guier Andrew Karklins While sweated over this positiOn for a full hour. trying to work out a forced mack would have had equal play. As the 1 P-Q4 N_KB3 3 N-KB3 P-B4 mate O!' fit least gain of material but was game went, there was absolutely DO 2 P_QB4 P-K3 4 P-K3 P_QN3 unable to find a clearer line. prospects of a successful defense. But re­ 5 N-B3 PxP Black stands better after 15 Nx:S+. signing on move 15 would have been In such positions, the routine 5 ... Px~ 16 Q-RSt, K-Nl 17 B-R6. D- Q6 : more difficult to explain to all the kibitz· B-N2 Is more usual as 6 B-Q3, PxP 7 and, though 17 B- R4 may offer attacking ers in the audience than was playing on PxP, P-Q4 gives theoretical equality. ~han c es. it seems too speculative as a few llloves to let all see for themselves Black is playing too ambitiously for a \Yhlte does have a clear advantage In what a hopeless mess the pOSition was. type or Nimzo·Indlan in which he hopes the text line. to exert pressure on White's Queen Bish· RUY LOPEZ 1S . . . . PxB op Pawn. Su(;h plans often leave Black's Mi! an Vukeevie A. B. Bisguier 1~ NxRt ' .•• King position vulnerable as happens in 1 P-K4 P-K4 8 P-B3 P-Q3 this game. 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 9 P-Q4 B-N3 6 PxP B-N5 9 B-NS B,N 3 B-NS P-QR3 10 P-QR4 Q-K2 7 B-Q3 0-0 10 PxB P-Q' 4 B-R4 N-B3 11 PxNP RPxP 80-0 B-R3 11 N_KS • • • • S 0-0 P_QN4 12 RxRt B'R Black's play has been a model of con· 6 B_N3 B_N2 13 N-R3 N-R2 sistency, but his game Is quite bad 7 R_K1 B-B4 14 B_NS • • • • mainly as a result of this move. Note that nOlI' 11 .. . PxP 12 B-K4 costs him the Exchange as does 11 . . . BxP 12 NxB, PxN 13 B-K4 though the latter variation might yet be his best play.

14 . . . . 0-0 19 R-Q1 B-Q3 15 N-R4 B-N2 20 N-R6t K-R1 "Being able to beat him at ehe,s . 16 N_BS Q-Q1 21 NxPt R,N doesn't justify your giving your father 17 PxP p,p 22 BxR Q-Rl a lot of lip!" 18 Q-B3 B-B4 23 QxN Resign. CHESS REVIEW, OCT08£R, 1969 303 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a famous expert.

Now Black has retained tile bettel' 4 . . . . P-B4 f{A 'NTERNATlONAL Bishop and exercises heavy pl"eSSllre on This rejoinder Is sharp but dubious. the Queen Knight file while the White In the eleventh game of the World PI"essure on the Rook me Is negligible. SPAIN 1969 Championship match, Petrosyan as Black 20 . . . . R-N5 played the steadier 4 ... D-N2 5 N-B3, Palma de Majorca 21 Q_K2 P_K4 ! P-Q4 (page 221, July Issue). Instructive for Instructors White can take neither way: 22 PxP 5 P-Q51 PxP e.p. BxP costs his Queen Bishop Pawn 6 Px P This is a game highly Instructive tor P- N3 as does 22 PAP, PAP followed by ... 7 N_B3 • • • • advanced players and even Instructors. N-Q3. '''hlte's crossing into the ellemy terri· From the Queen's Indian, the opening tory looks routine, but there Is a. little haa turned Into a Benoni, and Black gen· difference of which Black takes advan· erally does well to stop White's Queen tage by refined IJosltiollaimaneuvel'ing. Pawn at once with ... P- Q3 in tllat line. But 7 P-Q6 hu no alllleal to Petrosyan: KING'S INDIAN D EF ENSE he probably has eyed 7 ... B-KNZ 8 N-B3, Donald Byrne T igrJ.n Petrosyan P- QRS 9 P-K4, 0-0 as favorIng Black: United St ates Soviet Union 10 P- K5? N-N5 etc. White Black. 7 . . . . B-KN2 8 -N5 1 P-QB4 P-KN3 !5 P-K4 P-Q3 8 0-0 2 N-QB3 B-N2 6 KN- K2 P-B3 Though not very good, 8 ... B-QR3 is 3 P-KN3 N- K B3 7 0 -0 P_QR3 better than the text. 4 B-N2 0-0 8 P_Q4 • • • • 9 P-K3 • • • • Tile opening Is a n unusual King's In· 22 P- B5 Remarkable but characteristic of Petro­ dian, with KN- K2 instead or the usual • • • • White has nothing beUer a nd, as hi, syan's non·committal style, the text K-KB3 along with B-N2. avoids, for example, 9 P- K4. P-KR3 10 QN_Q2 Bishop has become extremely bad, hi' 8 . • . • King·slde chances are nebulous. D-R ~, P- KN4 11 B-N3, NxKP!? 12 NxN, 9 P-KR3 R_Nt U- J\l which Is chancy, hardly perfect but 22 . . . . N_B3 24 K-R2 P_N4! to P-Q5 • • • • ma~' be dangerous. 23 R_B2 K-R1 25 N-K3 R-N1 The teAt does not hanllOn lte with the P-Q3 26 8 -83 R-QN3 9 . . • • White deployment. 1I10re ill style Is 10 10 N-Q2 P-KR3 P- B .. and, on 10 ... P-QN4, 11 P-K5 or Black switches guards on his Queen 11 8-R4 N- R3 Rook Pawn so as to free his Knlgilt. 10 P-KN4 and, on 10 .. . P-QN~, 11 PAP, The Queen·side situation is or vital RPAP 12 N- N3 followed possibly by P­ 27 K-R1 K-N2 30 N-N4 NxN importance. Black starts the regular N5 and P-N·I. 28 P_R4 P- R3 31 BxN N-K1 29 R_KN1 K-B1 32 P- B6 . . •• counterplay but is handil:!allped by his 10 . . . . P_B4 12 P_B4 N_B2 useless P-QN3 wMle White's P-QR3 Is 11 P-QR4 N_K1 13 Q- Q3 N_B3 Scoring a little Phyrric victory, White a firm lock against Black's local Pawn mack tries a teasing move. White's trades Bishops bnt at the expense of a majority. Pawn. deployment calls fol' P-KS but he is 12 B-K2 N_B2 tactically unprepared for that, even play· 32 . . . • a,s 34 R/ 1_KB1 Px P 13 P-K4 • • • • ed with a tempo: 14 P-J(S? N-Q2! And 33 QxB R-N3 35 QxP RxQNP White can neither maintain his Pawn 011 Now White's game collapses. Th!s belated thrust has full etrect. Dlnel! has no extra chance trom tile loet 1(5 nor safely advance It whUe 15 PxP 36 P-N4 Rx R 39 P-N5 strongly favors the actlvlty of Black's tempo. The Blitz Benoni, sound as It 37 RxR Q--N6 40 Q-N4 may be, Is a dlftlcult defense In whIch pieces. 38 R-B3 K-N1! Resigns Nole that, after 14 P-K5, Interpolation lost tempi normally accrue to White. of 14 ... D-B4 helps White who can, 13 . . . . P-QN4 for one thi ng, win a piece tor some Truly Provocative Dlack seeks reliel by way of an iodirect Pawns: 15 Q-Q2, N/3-In 16 P-K6 and Larsen's provocative attitude In the trade of Pawns. Ii P-KN4. opening enables Petrosyan to display a 14 0 -01 • • • • 14 B-Q2 • • • • fine example of his mastery of positional Black can recover his Pawn In aoy Again, not best. The impending Queen· play. event: 14 BxP, R-Nl! or H NxP, NxN side activit)' by the roe Is better met by IS BxN, R-Nl! and with a fair game. King·side action: 14 P-KN .. , B-Q2 IS 8 L ITZ BENONI 14 . . . . Q- Q2 N-N3, P-QN4 16 P-N5, PxP 17 QxP, T igran Petrosyan Bent L arsen N/3-K1 18 P- K5, PxP 19 P- BS. This strange but comllrehensible move Soviet Union Denmark 14 . . . . B-Q2 17 Q- B2 Q-N1 means Black wants to shake the pin. 15 P- R5 P-N3! 18 N- Q1 N/3-K1 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 3 N_KB3 P-QN3 15 Q-B2 R-K 1 17 P-R3 P-R3 16 Px P Rx P 19 B-QB3 a,a 2 P_QB4 P-K3 4 P-QR3 • • • • 16 K R_K1 B-N2 18 P-84 P-85 20 N/2xB . . . , ThIs Is a pet move of Petl"osyan's. 19 B- B3 .• • • 304 CHESS RWI£W, OCTOBER, 1969 In W hite's t ar superior position, he W hi t e h as much the better game threatens t o make h eadway by 20 P-K.l\;4 t hough h e has but one Bishop and a bad and soon af ter by the key P- KS. one at that. H is B ishop does n eu t ra1i~e 19 . , , , P-KR4 Ul e good Dlack Bishop and thus renders 20 QR- Q1 . . . , better service than B lack's Queen B ish· Kow the threat Is to win by 21 BxN, op. A nd the closed posi tion Is more suit· BxB 22 P-KS, PxP 23 N/ 2-K4, B- N2 24 able for K nlb"h ts than Bish ops. N-B5, Q-Bl 25 N xB, QxN 26 P-Q6. 1S . .. , Q_N3 2Q N-N3 P- QB4 20 . . , . N_R2 16 0 - 0 N_K2 21 KR_Ql N-B3 Black Is helpless. 17 P·KN4l B.QR3 22 NPxP NP..:P 18 K-N2 R_QN1 23 N-R3 p,p 19 QR- QNl Q_B2 24 PxP R_N5 25 N- B4 , . , ' Position after 12 N . e 3 W hite's ad vantage Is decisive lnas· much as the B lack King Rook Pawn 14 B-84 • • • • must fall. Not unduly fear ing 14 . . . Q-R 5, W hite returns the Pa,,'n rather than r eo SO I't to 1-1 P-QX3. 14 , . . . Q-B3 Black probably thinks he has t[l e bet· tCl' but actually ought t o strh'C tor cQuality. The tex t is Insufficient as is 1~ .. . QxQ 15 K fixQ, N xP beca use ot 21 P-KSJ , . , , 16 J3 xN , DxD 17 B xDP. H ... N xP i s The key move turns into the winning con'ect as th en Black r emains with a move, as so often In t his opening. bearable dis(l(l\'antage: 15 QxQt is lIlet 21 , . . . PxP by . , , KxQ. E lse, 22 P-K 6 and maybe 23 P-BS. 15 N-Q5 BxN 17 QxB B_Q3 22 N/ 2- K4 •.. • 16 BxN QxB 18 P- B4 QxNP 2S . • . . NxK. P N ow W hite threatens 23 N-BS as well The endgallie after 18 ... QxQ 19 Consequently, B lack. makes a bid roc as 23 P-Q6. DPxQ is harlH), tenab le (or B lack. conwlicaUons. Dut It fails. 22 .. .. Q-B4 19 BxP Q-N3t 21 B_N4 R- Ql 26 N/ 4xRP l P_B3 31 BxP ! P, R 27 9-94! NxP 32 9 xR K,N 23 Q- B2 ! • • • • 20 K_Rl P_ KN3 22 QR- N1 • • • • 28 BxQ ! NxQ 33 P- R5 R_QN 1 N ow Q-NS and N - Q6 are threats. Now W hile w i ns in a walk. 29 N..:Bt K_B2 34 B-B3 B- 9S 23 . . . . QR-Q1 22 . . . . Q- K6 29 QxQ .,Q 30 RxN P- B6 35 R-Q1 B,P T h e t ext or course is desperation, and 23 R_N3 Q-R2 30 R,P B_N3 36 Rx P • • • • the gam e wins Itselt. 2. R,P Q_ K6 31 R- N7 B_B4 A voiding major compUcations, W hite 24 BxR R,S 28 QxQ R,Q 25 R_N3 Q-R2 32 P_BS P-N4 has emerged with an ex tra piece. T he 25 Q-N6 Q- B1 29 P-Q6 B- B1 26 P-KS 8-K2 33 8 - 8 3 R-Q7 fight is ove r. 26 N_BS P- K5 30 N_N7 N_K 3 27 Q- B6 t K_B1 34 B- QS R_R2 27 QxB P,S 31 P- Q7 R- Nl 23 R_N7 Q_B4 3S P_B6 B-Q5 36 . . . . K- R3 38 R_K2 R-Kl 32 Rx N Resions 36 R_N8 mate 37 K-B3 K_N4 39 B·Q2t! Resigns I H 's mate next move. SWITZERLAND 1968 NEW YORK 1969 Olympiad at Lugano <'~;, UNITED STATES Atlantic Open Urge far Research CALIFORNIA 1969 Captivating Book Hugh M yers' penchant for open ing novelties, practiced here in New Y ork Arthur B, Stamer Memorial at The opening or this game has numer· ous branches, sOllie sound, some uDsound, as well as Santo Domingo ,,"her e lie now the Mechanics Institute r esides, her e almost pr oves the play· and Black has t he m isfortune to walk ability or a crucial line. T he urge tor Exemplary Line into one of the latter . B ook ! Y es, but a r esearch orten pl'oduces a near m iss. capth'ating example. W hite's line may seem modest and i s F R ENCH DEF ENSE BUDAPEST D EFEN SE not \'ery populat·; but It has the advan· Dr. Orest Popovych Edward For manek tage of being steady and f lexible, T ou r· H ugh Myers 1 P-K4 P- K3 Pd P-QB4 namen t winner Pru ner shows well how Spain Domin ican Republic 2 p-Q4 P- Q4 •7 Q-N4 Q_9 2 the line can be employed. 1 P- QB4 N_KB3 7 N- KB3 N_QB3 3 N- Q93 9-NS 8 QxNP R_Nl 2 P-Q4 P_ K4 8 N- B3 B- K3 ROBAT SCH DEFENSE 4 P- KS N_K2 9 QxP p,p 3 PxP N- N5 9 N- QNS B-NSt Earl Pruner Joh n Gref e 5 P-QR3 BxN t 10 K-Q1 QN- B3 4 P-K4 P_Q3 10 B- Q2 B_QB4 From a welter or r ecent analysis and 1 P- Q4 P_ KN3 4 B- K3 P- QB3 S PxP .,p 11 0 - 0 P- R3 2 P- K4 B-N2 5 Q_Q2 N-Q2 ex perience, the chances seem In the bal· 6 B_ K2 P- K R4 12 N-B3 . ... allce, though Robert Byrne and W olfgang 3 N-QB3 P_Q3 6 P- B3 P_QN4 (See cl l_g rl m, t op of next col u m n ) 7 N-Ql N_N3 Uhlmann have had grim setbacks. 11 N_B3 NxP 12 . . . . N/ 3-K4 Dy the initi al m ng·slde f ianchetto and Myers calls thlt mO\'e weak, says DJack also the deferred d eployment of Dlack's This capture was thought playable till has a good ga me but must play 12 ... K ing Knight , h e adopts the idea of la tely. 11 ... PxP Is a must. Q-Q3. Experts on openi ngs ( not mere Robatsch rather than that ot Pirc. 12 B_K B4 QxP statisticians) may take u p this challenge. 8 N_B2 B-N2 12 BxN P,. 13 NxN! QxRt 13 NxN NxN 9 P-B3 P-QR4 13 N_K2 P- Q4 14 9-91 P-Q6 10 P_KR4 P- R4 14 P-K5 P-K3 On 14 . .. R- B l 15 B-N5t , N-D3 IS t = check ; t ::; d bl. cheek; I ::; dll. ch. 11 B-Q3 N-B5 15 B_N5! • • • • NxN, P- R3 wit h the Idea or 17 B- R4, CHU$ R~ V I! W , OCTOB ER , 19S9 305 B-Q2!, Black loses after aU to 17 Q-R4! service In that one faUs while the other P-B3 18 Q-R7! checkmates. 15 QxPt K-Q1 S ICILIAN DEFENSE 16 Q_B6 PxPt JOleph H lda,lgo Kutner Else, 17 N-B7t and 18 QxQ. 1 P_K4 P-QB4 4 NxP P-KN3 17 K-Q2 ..•. 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 5 NxN NPxN 3 P-Q4 Px P 6 Q-Q4 • • • • This move makes the old·fashioned line narrowly enough tor equa lity. 6 . . • • N-B3 8 P-QB4 Q..N3 7 P_K5 N-Q4 9 Q-Q1 • • • • The W hite K ing Pawn Is too much or 11 . . . . Q_R41 a target in the endgame after 9 QxQ. After 11 ... PxN 12 PxP~, B-K2 13 NxQ, subject to 10 ... B- KN2, 11 ... N-D5. N-K..'ll, White's attack Is In all 0-0 and 12 ... P-BS. likelihood decisive: 14 NxQPt. K- Bl I S 9 • • • • N_B 2 12 PxP Px P NxP, KxN 16 P-Q6§. X-Blli PxBt, NxP 10 B-Q3 B-KN2 13 Q-K2t N_K3 18 D-KB.t 1 and 19 B-Q6! 11 P_B4 P-Q3 14 P-KB5 · . , , 17 • • • • P_Q5 12 P-QBS PxP T hiS sacrHlce, weakenIng the enemy White wins after 17 ... Q-QSf 18 12 ... PxN 13 PxP§, 1<:-Ql and the Klng-81de, is fine If White has the means B-Q3, Q-B4 19 K- K2, RxP 20 B-K3.: 20 key move of 14 N - D6t! opens more Hnes for tlttncklng-but he hasn't, from lack of ... QxP 21 D-N6t: or 20 ... P-Q;, 21 than Black can wHhstand. del"elopment. B-KD4. 13 NxBP B_K2 14 . . . . PxP 18 B-N5! Q-B6t 20 P-QR4 P-R3 14 B-82 0-0 1SN- B3 ..• , 19 K-K2 Q- B4 21 B_Q3 K_B2 15 N-N3 • • • • 15 DxP loses to 15 .. . Q-R4t. By now, noth.ing is good for Black. Here the game Is about even but 15 . . . . 0-0 While's chances are on the Kingslde nnd 22 B_KB4 1 . . •. 16 B_K3 N-Q6 tills Knight ought to remain as Is. 15 17 BxN ..•• Thollgh the Exchan,e down, WhIte has p-n-I Is correct. White must concede a Bishop lor an IrreslsUble attack. The sacli!lce by 15 P-QN4, QxNP 16 22 , • . . K-NS 29 Bx Pt K-N2 R-Nl , QxN/6 17 R:"tB wJlh threat of R­ Knight as 17 Q-KB2 or Q2, R-Xl Is worse. 23 N-B4t K_R2 30 N-Q6t KxB N3-KRS Is dublolls on 17 •.. QR- Nl. N-N5 24 B_Q6 Q-R4t 31 R-N1t 15 •.. , Q_B2 17 . . . . BxB 25 K-Q2 N-B3 32 RxNt B-N4 With his Two Bishops, 16 B-N5 • • • • Black bas a 26 KxP RxP S3 N-B4 t K_R2 great advantage. 27 Q-B8 B-Q2 34 Q-K7t K-N1 This Bishop belongs on K3: but. In • 18 K-B1 R-N1 28 B-B5t P_N 3 35 Q-Q8t Resilln, fact. 16 P-D~ must come nex t to meet 16 ... P-Q4 with li P-X5. 19 N-Q1 B-Q2 20 Q-K7 16 . . . . P-R3 18 N-Q2 QR-B1 • • • • Disappointment a Fador 17 B_R4 N_K4 19 P- B4 . . . , White may be hoping tor somethIng In this game, White's etrorts to con· );"0\\' this move is wrongly timed. 19 like 20 ... Q-B2 21 BxP, KR-Kl 22 dllct a gambit are rebuffed 811(\ l1e pro"ss D-KN3 Is better here. DxPt, K.1CB 23 Q-R4t and 24 QxB. But Black has much better. to be psychologically \lnsulted fOI' a 19 . • , . N-N3 steady positional struggle. A disappoint· 20 BxN • • • • ed man goes easlly wrong. White must yield his Important Bishop SICILIAN DEFENSE as 20 ... NxP 01" 20 ... Q-N"3t and 21 I ... QxP oUlerwlse score for Black. Andrew Soltis Dr. Orest Popovych 20 . . , • BxB 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N-KB3 21 P-B5 2 N-KBS P_Q3 5 N-QB3 P-QRS • • • • 3 P-Q4 PxP 6 B_QB4 P_K3 While has no c}loice In the lace of 7 8-N3 .. .• 21 . .. BxN aM 21 ... Q-NSt. Here White has sacrificial lines in 21 . , • . Q- NSt mind. Bronstein'S 7 P-QR3 Is best tor a 22 K_R1 Px P s teadier continuation. 23 R-QN1 • ••• 7 . . . . P_QN4 B1nck wins also on 23 Px.P, Qx.P: e.g. 2.1 PxN, QxN; or 24 R-QN1, BxPt 25 80-0 8-N2 20 •••• KR-K1 K..1CD, N-R5t. White meets 8 ... P-N5 with 9 N-Nl As Black Is winning a. t empo and a de­ 23 . . . . Q-B3 or 9 QN-K2 depending on the line (prob­ 27 PxN BxN calve one, he can afford to pay tor It 24 N-B3 N_R5 ably a new one) he has In mind. 28 -PxB Rx' with a piece. 25 N-Q4 Q-Q2 29 P-66 KR-B1 9 R-K1 .... 21 QxB 26 NxP NxN 30 RxB • • • • A quiet a lternaUve II 9 P- BS. QN-Q2 • • • • White seeks to enjoy a counter threat Or the Queen can trap itsel! by 21 10 P-QR3 [10 ... N-B4 11 B-R2J; bllt before resigning. Q.x:P, R- K3! 22 QxQB. R-Ql, while 21 White Inslsb on gambit play. Q-N5t, K-Rl Si mply offers White no 30 . . . . 9 . . . . QN_Q2 OxR 33 Px P P- KR4 hope, 31 Q-N4 P_N4 34 Q-N3 Q..N. 10 P-QR4 • • • • 21 • , . . 32 P-R4 Rx B 35 R-K3 Q..N5 Q-N5!1 It Is too late tor 10 P-BS or 10 P-QR3 Resign, Hel'e is the point: White has no ade­ as Black gets a good game with 10 . , . quate detense against 22 ... Q-KS mate. N-D4. The 'Bishops Teamed up 011 22 N-B3. Black wins by 22 . .. QxNP. P_N5 10 . • • • Black bas the better of It against an 22 P-KN3 R-KSt 25 K-R3 R- K3 11 N-Q5 • • • • old·fashloned deployment and dis plays 23 K_N2 Q-Q7t 26 K-R4 R-R3t Black refused to take chances tor a modern technique as to Il0w to make the 24 N-B2 QxNt 27 K-N5 B_K6 mere Pawn, bllt might for a Knight. best of It. His Bishops render special mate

306 'HUI R[VIEW, ~TOIIR, a61l PENNSYLVANIA 1969 24 NxNP R-N4 26 QxR Q-K2 18 QR-Q1 • • • • 25 N-K8! RxR U. S. Amateur Championship 27 P-B6! • • • • It Is probable, however, that White While threatens mate In two ways. Is a bit better oft as he has more at· Exceptional Attack 27 .... o,a tacking chances, With a 4 to 3 majority on the Klng­ 28 Q-N7t OxO 18 • • • • B-Q2 20 B-K2 Q-B4t side, It Is sometimes possible to launch 29 PxQ mate 19 N/N·BS P.QN4 21 K-R1 N-N5 a winnJng Pawn attack; but, If the ma.· 22 BxNj8 pxa jority is only 3 to 2, such an attack Is TEXAS 1969 Black may also have drawing chances hIghly excepUonal. This game lIlustrates atter 22 . , . QxB 23 QxQ, PxQ 24 N-K7t, the excepUonal. When White's majority Great Plains Open K-Dl 25 RxB, BxN 26 N-Q5. N-K4 27 Pawn is allowed to cross the middle line, The MaimintJ i$ ShamintJ R-N7. B-QS. On principle, however, Jt Black's fate Is sea1ed. Is better to ret.a.ln the Queen. In this very attractive game, Black RUY LOPEZ should have had a draw with fifty·one 23 Q-N7 R-Q1 per cent the credit, as he initiated 24 P-KR3 •••• Kimball Nedved George Millar ot the brilliant action, had he held out Returning the Exchange, White ob· 1 P-K4 P-K4 against one last little Utreat. But the talns a strong attack. But he meets tough 2 N-KB3 N-QBS highly captivating play is worth repeated resistance. 3 B-N5 P-B4 analysis, anyhow. 24 , , , , N-B7t 28 N_B61 a,N The Schllemann Defense, supposed to 25 RxN OxR PxB be refuted, still appeals to some players. SICIL.IAN DEFENSE 29 OxP 26 Q-B71 Q-R5 30 N-K4 Q-K2 4 P-Q3 •••• Arthur B. Bisguier John Hall 27 P-K5 K-R1! 31 QxBP , , . . The text Is rarely played but very I P-Q4 N-KB3 58-K2 0-0 Though White Is a Pawn down, his at· good. White smoothly obtains a promis­ 2 P-QB4 P_KN3 6 P-B4 P-B4 tack Is strong: one threat Is 32 Q-Q-It ing game avoiding such dltrlcult com· 3 N-QB3 B-N2 7 N-B3 PxP followed by either 33 N-B6, or 33 N- B5 plications as 4 N-B3, the supposedly besl 4 P-K4 P-Q3 8 NxP , . , . to win the Bishop. line, entails. Now the King's Indian has become a 31 , . . . B-K3 4 • • • • PxP Dragon Siclllan with the Maroczy Bind. N_B3 The Bishop must move, and this Is Its 5 PxP White has the edge. only good square, 6 N_B3 • • • • 8 • • , , QN-Q2 Th, best here, however, I. 6 Q-K2! 9 B-K3 N_B4 The text is less eftectlve, 10 B-B3 P_K4 6 . • • • S-N5 Here Black begins an original and 70-0 axN courageous counter action. 8 PxS P-Q3 11 N/4-N5 PxP Here 8 , , , NxP 9 R-Kl favors White: 12 BxP Nj3-Q2! ? 9 , , , NxQBP 10 NxP! 13 BxP N_K4! ? 9 S-N5 0-0 11 N_Q2 P-QR3 Black evinces reUned judgment In pre· 10 Q-Q3 Q-K1 12 B-R4 B-K3 senting the grandmaster with a Pawn 13 P-KB4 Q-R4 and the Exchange for dynamic compen· Here Black errs serIously, He must saUon. The sacrifices seem to be correct. prevent the further advance ot White's Pawn by 13 • , . Pl:p, 32 Q-B3t • • • • 14 BxKN Rxa Is this tne winning move? 15 P-85! , , , . 32 •• , , P-B31 Now White has a distinct advantage. No. This return ot the Pawn bolds. 15 , , , , 8-82 18 R-N3 Q-B3 White does win a(ter 32 . . . K-Nl 33 16 R-B3 R_R3 19 R-N1 N_R4 N-D6t, K-Bl 34 N-Q5! K- Kl 35 NxQ. 17 R_R3 Q-N4 20 N_83 K-R111 lb:Rt 36 K-RZ, KxN 37 Q-R3t or Q-D5t 21 N-N5 B-N1 and 38 QxP. In this variation, winning It Is hard to understand why both the Queen Rook Pawn Is Quite Important. sides neglect White's Queen Rook Pawn. 33 RxRt QxR 22 B~7 R-R4 34 NxP Q-Q8t 23 N-K61 •• , , The text works as Black can still post 14 O-O! Now White's advantage Is decisive, • • • • his Queen on the right spot. and a pretty finish tollows, 'White's clever reply puts his King In 35 K-R2 Q-Q3t safety without declining the sacrIrlce. 36 K-N1 Q-K2 The allernatl\'~s, 14 BxNjD? N·Qat and It Is a shame, that Is, a pity, that 14 BxR? N/B-Q6t are promising for Black falters here. 36 . . . Q-Bl both Black. But now 15 BxNjD Is a real threat: thus, White gets the Exchange. forecloses on White discoveries and also meets 37 Q-K5 because ot 37 ...BxQRP 14 , . . . NjB_Q6 38 N-Q7§, Q-N2 39 Q-N8t, Q-Nl 40 15 N_Q5! .... Q-N2t, Q-N2 etc. This additional good move but post· 37 Q-K5! , pones taking the Exchange. · . . Now White threatens not only 38 N­ 15 . . . . NxNP QS§ but also 38 N-NH, K-Nl 39 N-R6t, 16 Q-N3 Nj7xP K-Dl 40 Q-R8t and mate next. Black 17 BxR • • • • Is helpless since 37 ' , . Q-Bl costs his Now Utls capture is sate but offers Bishop. 23 • • • • P-QN4 \lttle, It any, advantage. 37 , ••• K_N2 On 23 .. , BxN 24 PxB, White wins on 17 . . . . Oxa 38 N-Q5§ the strength ot his advanced passed. Black has an extra Pawn and the Two Pawn. Bishops, Cairly good compensation. t cheek; 1: ::; db!. elleek.; I ::; 418, ell. CHU$ REVIEW, OCTOBER, '96' 307 Actlvlt lu of CHESS REVI EW Putal Che .. JACK STRALEY BATTELL players, game reportl &. ratings. namn ot new play... . prize-winner.. , sel ected gam .., Postol Chess Editor tourney IllItructions &. editorial comment.

POSTAL SCRIPTS ;'Ieanwhlle, the last Fina ls, 64-Nt 21 , Meanwhile the last Finals, 65-Nt 31, has begun play, rilled In with highest· has begun play, filled In wltb highest· By !\o\'e m~r, Postal Chess will be In rated 3'h point,winners: G J Kawas, C rated 3~ poi nt winners: H Montague, the lIew publication, Chess Life and Re· J Gibbs, B Tachdjlan and N i\I HolscllUh, ),1 Berger·Olsan and R Lavallee, the reg· view, un(,!e r the sponsor ship or the U. S. the regular 4 pointers, and G Aguilera ular " pointers, and J E Blschon 1578, Chess Federation (see page 291). Ad· 1556, Dr R T Weaver 1504 and S Klein S St Martin 1486, N H Abrahamson 1456 dress \15 here through October but RS 1454 as top 3% poInters. and 0 M MacConnell 1456 as top 3* on bottom ot page 810 in November. pointers. 18th Annual Championship In the 1965 Golden KnIghts, Finals 19th Annual Championship TOURNAMENT NOTES section, 65-Nf 24, has completed play, In the 1966 Golden Knights, FInals see· and the contestants thereIn scored these Pro9ress Reports for tion, 66·Nf 8, has completed play, and weighted·point totals:- Golden Kn19hts Tournaments the contestants therein scored these C Musgrove 41.25; J Rlesenbeck 35.1 5; weighted·polnt totals:· A Lester 34.05; 0 W Strahan 28.5; 17th Annual Championship o R Lunenfeld 39.0; E Seligson 36.3; H and D A Littrell, D Roublk and A Stern C Sanderson 30.5; J Mayer 29.45; J" B In the 1964 Golden Knights, Finals sec· were withdrawn. tion, 64-Nf 15, has compleled play, and the Grafa. 26.75; S S Johnson 26.65; and H On corrected results tor D Brandreth Scott 13.3. contestants therein scored these weight· and R A Peterson, their weighted· point ?Ieanwhlle, J . E. Warren has quaUfied ed'point totals; - totals are changed. for assignment to the Finals. J Stein 37.25; R E Pohle 36.1; J i\I Melding these scores into those pub· DiJoseph 26.3; R C Howard 25 .05 ; J W 1!shed In September (page 283). we have 20th Annual Championship Weillo 24.35; C M Deitrich 20.55; and this list of prospective, cash·prlze win· R E Lohrman was withdrawn. ners; In the 1967 Golden Knights, these Melding these scores into those pub­ contenders hal'e qualified for assignment lished last July (page 211), we have P RESENT L EADERS- to the Finals: thIs Ilst of pros pective, cash· prize wi n· B E O"'ens .... 4G.2 R De Vanlt .... 33.0 R Burkhardt, J Deld un, F King, D P ners: W E Robertle .. 4&.2 R "'e~ t er ••..•.. 3~.8 Wmthall, J J Dragonettl, G J Ruiz, R B R )Ialllard ..... 43.45 H Ilo~~mberg .. 32 .7 Fielding, ;\1 Braz)"s, A J l\Uskin, S Spiro PRESENT LEADERS· B Wheeler ..... n.6 J Lhna rzl •..... 3~. ~ R Lohrman .... U.95 n L Paunon .. 3~.25 and C D Pynes. A Sildmetl ....•• 6.~ G Goodman .... 33 .9 R Mllrphy .... . 42.'~ ,\f f·'HUt ...... 31.9 E )leXaHy .... ~5.l H Rosenberg ... 33.85 J Phnhyon .... a.95 W Bland ...... 31.$ 21 st Annual Championship D A Llth'ell ... H.O E A Smith ... .. 33.55 C :o.lusl;"rove . ... H.25 \V Nellmt\nn ... 31.8 L Drelberg$ ... 40 .75 H B DI11y ...... 31.75 R A Cayford. ... a. 95 E V SolOl .. ... 33.B5 In the 1968 Golden Knights, these con­ L Stoluubel"g .. 43.95 J ChristmUIl . •. 33.0 N !lIlntz .•... . . ·10.6 G Dlncsco ...•• . 31.75 B .llIamnrd ..... (2.85 R C Evans . .... 32.9 S Tennant .... . 39.95 J G Wl1rron .•.. 31.75 tenders have quaU!led lor assignment to J Stein ...... 42.0 J OZOls ...... 32.8 S J Elcwltch . . 39.65 0 Glblon ...... 31.3 the Finals: R :II Burler .... H.85 N Tenor ...... 31.$ M Bock ...... 39.5 J !lra.l·er ...... 31.15 Morton L.111e ... 40.75 H n Daly ...... 31.1~ R Melton ...... 39.5 S P Wang ..... 30 .&5 Dr A Weissman, H Hughart, R P Klein, Vine Smith ....• O. G H J Gr:wes . .... 31.75 L Tllltle ...... 38.9~ C S Weikel .... 30.5 A Sildmets, C Cortese, J H Warren, R L Joyner .... 38.~5 R L Colllni .•.. 29.95 I ZalYll .•••..•.• 40.6 J E BischOff . .. l1.6~ n Dean and E P Baker. D Kucera .••... 3'.8 B L Xeff ...... 31.GS P S Lelnwebber 3$.35 E F Jnmn .... 29.5 J G S"tllnl n ... H.S G B Duntmm ... 31.6 D Sibbet! ...... 3$.35 W I \\"elnk3ur .n.35 Also, these contenders qua lified tor the J D Paterson ... 39. 1 G B Oake" .•••• 31.35 R R !..araen .... 3$.0 R Ch3gnOt ...•. U .03 SemHlnals: n n Wbeg-n rver 38.6 J T Alex.'1 l1der .31.3 J Hobson .•.... 36.8a 0 W Strahan .. 29 .05 Brundrcth ... 3;.5 J f' S Mw ....• . 29.0 W P A E E H ltdN)th .. 33.~~ F D Dulieal •.. 30.8 o H uck ln, D Bebko, J L Martin, A E CarOe ... . . 38.8~ J H ~Inrica •... 30.7 V A EzcrJn$ ... 36.1 0 W Straha n .. ~8.5 H Sigler, Q R Sampson, M Bielefeld, G J H Dunkle .... 31.85 G A Crum ..... 30.05 S Klein ...... 36.2 J !)uchesne ... 28.3 Rudelis, H E Fa;vus, E A Pflumm, H J Ozol' ...... 36. 15 B J ohnson ..... U .25 R A Cnrl)"le .... 31.ZJ S Klein ...... 30.0 Freeman, M Looks, C Carrigan, D Hark· J Stein . .•...... 37.25 F. J WernCI' ... 29.:;5 C :0.1 Bender .. .. 35.7S H J Gravel .... 28.2 G KII.lz ...... 37.25 L Kwartlcr ' . .. 29.5 ? W Pltl man .. 35.3 W 1. Perry ..•. 27 .• er, 0 A Cole, R A Sanford, J K Davis, J Rlesenbeck .. 35.1~ It J Hendul .... 27.3 P L 'rhOlllpMOIi .3G.8 A C Su)"k~r • ... 29.5 F LO I'ejo)", P S Deck, J B Skeels, J B D Kaczmarok .. 35.0 KO~IOll-~mllh 27.1 J Ozol$ ...... 30.35 n A mOOn> ...•. 2~.3~ B L NeH ...•.. 35.0 R,\ Peter,on .. 26.3 Harvey aud E C Porter. S G Pl-lebc ..... 36.35 It L Ander~OIl .. 28.' T Pel$lI.ch . .... 35.0 C J '('nbcrt .... H. t5 W :l1"lr ....•... 3G.3 F A Rudolph . . 28.' L Dr",ib(!rgl .... 36.25 C A nutland .. • 28.55 A Slldmets . . .. 34 .95 r·' GUlch ...... 26.0 22d Annual Championship G J Ferber ..... 36.2 F n Bender ... . 28.3 B OscndD. . .•.•. 34.55 G J Ferber .... n .55 J B Stern •.. ' .36.2 WEiand ...... • 28.3 M Sherm:m " .. 34.1 H E WlnUon .. 2.'.05 In the 1969 Golden Knights (entries A Lester .... 31.05 D R Dela,co ... 2~ . 55 R E Pohle •.•..• 311.1 C A Vall Druul .25.3 o close soon!), these contenders have qual· L Poll"kott •••. 35.6 B Da\'ldson .... 21.S S Narklnsky ... 3~.05 W W F'uchs .... 2(.55 J F Campbell .. 34.0 L H G ilbert ... 24.U5 ified for allSlgnment to the SemHina ls: D Carper ••• . ••• 3~.!5 H F Wrif:"ht .... 27.8 R O'Xcll .• . ••.• 3S. 1 Vir!;:il Smith ... 21.3 G Stayarl .••... 33.55 C Oo"'hnl:" .•••. 24.0 S Goldberg, D Paul, C G Miller, R N DR H eath .•... 24.0 S D.1rou ...•.•. • a~.o R F :o.lcGN!~ r .nz~ Tarbell, W P H uckin, H 0 :o.fsdison, L P S Uinweb4r .3~.95 C E :o.loore •••.. %7.2 point 10\31s nrc h,1~(!(1 on Iht! KauHmann, H J Gral'es, D L ?lendel, T S R Brown ..... ' ~ .$ J )1 D;Jo~cph .. tC.3 " \\'el/::hloo followin/:" !!Cnlc: 1.0 poinl~ l>er win In the De :\Iarinls, :0.1 FI&ch, D L Neff, G Helm· A :lr~kaills .... 31.5 J L Weininger .26.3 prelim;,.; 2.2 in ~e",I·finaB; (]l,d ~.G In finals. E A P[Julllm . .. 33.'5 S LeIiZ .... •... 26.0 rei('h, P Kontautus, R T Richards and Draws COUtll half of these values. D Dohle)" •..•. . 25.55 C J Gibbs .

308 CHUS REVIEW , OCTOBER , 1969 , 17 P-QB3 Q-Q6 And tIlls old move, instead of 4 P-K3, POSTAL GAMES 18 QxPt K_N1 seems ,to be having a resurgence, too. 19 N-R3 . , . . The more things change, the more they from CHESS REVIEW tourneys are tIle same. 4 . . . . P_B4

Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS The text Is an equalizer as are 4 , , , 0 -0, 4 ... N-B3 and 4 .. P-Q4. Dubious Fifth 5 PxP 0-0 Despite his taking a dubious fifth, 6 B-Q2 • • • • Black associates with the right tactics Now White is very passive. 6 B-N5, 6 to work up to a good mate. N-B3 and 6 P-QR3 are more active. 6 •• , , N-R3 ALEKHINE DEFENSE 7 P-B6 · . . , S. Baron R. Johnson One must ask why, as 7 N-B3, 8 p­ 1 P-K4 N-KB3 RN3 and 9 B-N2 is a feasible program. 7 . , . • P-Q4! BrainchIld ot former world champIon 19 • • • • QR_KB1 ! , the text at times Rightly, Black stands not to defend Black prefers the center and open lines is adopted by the current world cham· with such an attack in full swing! to a recapture. pion . S PxQP PxQP 20 R-B1 , , •• 2 P- K5 N-Q4 9 N-B3 R-K1 Or 20 NxN, BxPt 21 K-R2, Q-N6t 22 3 P-Q4 · . , Black eyes 10 ... P-Q5 and 11 , , , . K-Rl, RxPt and mate follows. White vlays the sound answer. 3 p ­ P-Q6. 20 ..• , Q-N6 QB4-, N-N3 4- P-Q4-, P-Q3 5 P-B4 tries 10 0-0-0 BxN hardest for a refutation. Now Black has threats of 21 ... KRxP, Thus, Black conquers his K5, 3 . . . . P-Q3 21 . . . QRxP and 21 ... BxPt. White has no valid defense. 11 BxB N-K5 4 N-KB3 • • • • 12 P-K3 21 NxN KRxP 23 BxR Q-N6t N/S-B4 A well informed line Is 4 P-QB4, 13 B-Q4 • • • • N-N3 5 PxP, [ollowed by 6 N-KB3. 22 B-B4 QxQB 24 B-N2 BxPt Resigns 4 . . . . 8-N5 5 P-KR3 8-R4 "This game against a good player, I consider my best etrort."-Johnson. Here is Black's dubious stab. 5 . .. BxN 6 QxB, PXP 7 PxP, P-K3 follows the books and is probably best. Brilliant Camplic:ations 6 P-KN4 8-N3 "The highlight of the game Is," says 78-N2 • • • • winner Himes, "'iVhite's eagerness to Here, liowever, \Vhlte does not force leave the 'books,' which results in bad enough. Gruenfeld gil'es 7 P-B4, N-N3 de\'elopment, and he loses more to the S P-K6! PxP 9 B-Q3, BxB 10 QxB, N­ complications in the position than to the B3 11 N- N5 for a clear plus. And combinations! Black, conversely, den,l· Schories-Rotenstein 1929 continued '1 OI)S quickly, sticks to the theory of the opening and isolani strategy, and may P-K6, BPxP 8 B-Q3, ExD 9 QxD, P-KN3 13 R-K3! , 10 0 - 0, P-B3 11 R-l{1, N-B2 12 P-B4, be said to have won by "brilliant compJ[· · . . Blael. Indirectly protects bls Queen Q-Q2 13 N-B3 also with a clear ad van· catio:ls' " I(nigllt and forces open the Bishop file, tage tor White. NIMZO_INDIAN DEFENSE 14 K-N1 , , 7 . . . . QN_B3 S. Cohen J. H imes · . Hardly 14 BxN, NxB 15 Q:xN?? RxP! 8 N- R4 , . . . 1 P_QB4 N- KB3 14 . , • , RxP Winning the minor excllange costs A popular way of meeting the English 15 BxN B-B4 time, weakens the King file and hail· is 1 ... P-KN3, with a King's Indian In opens Black's King Rool, file. mind. But that's another opening. This effective Zwischenzug threatens the dire 16 ... N-B6t. 8 . . . . PxP 10 PxP P-K3 2 P-Q4 P-K3 16 B- Q3 RxB 18 K-R1 Rj1-QB1 9 NxB RPxN 11 Q-K2 • • • • 3 N-QB3 B-N5 17 Q_K2 Q_N3 19 N-Q4! B_N3 On 11 P- KB4, Black has 11 ... Q-R5t; The Nimzo·Indian-one sees It more 20 P-B3 •••• and, on 11 P-QB4, Nj'l- N5, he has threats and more again. Has the King's Indian on Q8, Q6 and QB7. become old hat? 20 N-N3 Is much better, attacks th, 11 . . . . Q-Q2 Rook and over-protects QBl. 4 Q-B2 • • • • 12 0 - 0 • • • • 20 ... , N-S7l Saner than "castllng Into It" Is 12 21 QxN • • • • P-R3, 13 P-QB4 and 14 N-B3. This is one time that accepting a sac· 12 . . • • 0-0-0 rifice is not the way to refute It. But 13 Q-K4 N-N3 21 BxB also loses though less surely. 14 R-K1 Q-Q5! 21 , , . . BxB Here the Queen dominates the board. 22 Q-Q2 , ... 15 Q-B3 •.•• Black mates after 22 RxB or after 22 15 QxQ, NxQ loses on White's QB2 or, N-N3, QxN! 23 PxQ. it 16 B-K4, to 16 ... RxP. 22 .... R-S7! 15 .• , • N-B5 23 NxR RxN Defense by ... R-Q2 Is far too passive. Resigns Now White must tal{e else 16 ... N/5xKP After 24 QxR, BxQ 25 R-QBl, B-B4, nets Black a Pawn for nothing. Black has an easy win. 16 QxP B-B4! Now Black threatens the opposing • The Nlmzo never went away, but the "Why, Don! I had no idea you W.ere that King's Indian stili outranks It, at least per Queen and three different Pawns. crazy about itl our Index, page 320._Ed. CHESS REVI£W, OCTOBER, 1969 309 tOil" Chllmandy twice a nd tlc~ K omor. ! :,6 to Georgian, 116 Hllderhrand hits Severson. POSTAL MORTEMS P e rr)' \\"I thdr a \\'~ : Burkitt. Coomhe~ tic. 257 119 Tlix lJy heat. Sch~er. I~O Shipe wlth_ Quinn (jutll" HaiL 2~8 :\lIller wl~ h during August 1969 KOO: ~ even lost. Name winner first! 'fClthlln. 31:; G.·ossnu." IOP IJ (20.) :\ lonl",,:ue. Knil)lln!;"; Drown, HIII ~I I I ) lie; Bl"own 10))$ 319 (;",·hel".

The tenth world championship for from which is flowing new strength into ify to the championship finals, Group A, those under twenty was contested in chess. World Champion Boris Spassky and the next two in Group B of the con· Stockholm. Thirty-eight participated, two hirnseH contended, winning tlw junior solations and the remainder in a Swiss from the host connlry, one each from title in 1955. Nor was he alone, Bent System (because more participated there) others. the contender from the Dominican Larsen of Denmark, Boris Jvkov and in Group C. Republic not appearing. It is expected of Yugo9lavia, Oscar Panno Composing the preliminary sections t.hat mote than forty will participate in of Argentina, Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, was a special problem. For they must be 1971. of West Germany and Wil. of approximately equal strength, and The games from this competition may liam Lomhardy of the United States, all many of the "candidates" were perforce not measure up to those of the elder mas­ first became junior world champions, of unknown quality. The FIDE proposed ters, though of that the reader may best then later were affirmed as grandmasters. that each contender list all in the order judge from those presented on the follow. The participants this year as in othcrs of strength as he saw it. The player with ing pages-some are very worthy, indeed! had to be divided into preliminary sec­ the lowest number, i.e. the most "1"s he· In any snch estimation, however, this tions, six of six or seven contenders each, comes No.1, and so on. Seemingly a event must he regarded as the reservoir with the two first in eaclt section to qual. simple and logical process. As grandmaster Trifunov:ich remarked, CHAMPIONSHIP however, none there could actually list all 38 in order, he himself could. not esti. mate the strengths of more than eight. Final Standings _ ties by alphabet Round 6 And, if one section turned out to have 1 A. Karpov 10 7 I.. Neckar 5Y2 Karpov 1 Juhnke 0 2 A. Adorjan 7 8 I.. Vogt 4Y2 Vogt Y2 Kaptan Y2 three or more of the top players, the 3 A. Urzica 7 9 B. VUjacich 4Y2 UrzicaO Adorjan 1 whole system would prove unfair; for 4 J. Kaplan 6Y2 10 J. C. Diaz 4 McKay Y2 Neckar !I:! numbers three and four would be out of 5 U. Andersson 6 11 R. McKay 4 Castro Y2 VuJacich Y2 the championship finals. So he proposed 6 J. Juhnke 5Y2 12 O. Castro 1V2 Diaz Y2 Andersson % that the six known strongest be allotted Round 1 Round 7 one to a preliminary section. Juhnke 1 Diaz 0 Neckar 1 Juhnke 0 A discussion ensued. FIDE President Vogt 1 McKay 0 Karpov 1 Vogt 0 Folke Rogard then remarked: "Why can. Urzica 1 Castro 0 Urzica 1 Kaplan 0 not we determine the twelve strongest and Adorjan Y2 Andersson Y2 Vujacich 1 McKay 0 allot two to each section?" And, after Kaptan 1 Vujacich 0 Andersson 1 Castro 0 Karpov 1 Neckar 0 a short discussion, this proposal was ae. Round 8 cepted. In the outcome, the selections Round 2 Juhnke % Vujacich Y2 were: Section 1 J. Kaplan, the defending Juhnke 1 Vogt 0 Vogt 0 Neckar 1 McKay Y2 Urzica Y2 champion from Puerto Rico and Neckar Urzica 0 Karpov 1 of Czechoslovakia; 2 Karpov of the USSR Castro 0 Adorjan 1 Adorjan Y2 Kaplan % Andersson Y2 Kaplan Y2 and McKay of Scotland; 3 Andersson of McKay 0 Andersson 1 Sweden and Rogoff of the USA; 4. Vujacich 0 Karpov 1 Diaz 0 Castro 1 Diaz 0 Neckar 1 Adorjan of Hungary and Sumiacher of Round 9 Round 3 Argentina; 5 Vujacich of Yugoslavia and Urzica Y2 Juhnke Y2 Andersson Yo! Juhnke % Juhnke of West Germany; and 6 Ermen. Vogt Y2 Diaz !I:! Vujacich Y2 Vogt !I:! kov of Bulgaria and Vogt of East Ger· McKay 1 Adorjan 0 Neckar 0 Urzica 1 many. Kaplan 1 Castro 0 Karpov Y2 Adorjan V:! Kaplan 1 Diaz 0 And the remaining placea in the pre­ Karpov 1 Andersson 0 lims were filled by lottery. Neckar Y2 Vujacich Y2 Castro 0 McKay 1 Round 10 The determination of the twelve peers Round 4 was, by and large upheld; and numbers Castro 0 Juhnke 1 Juhnke 0 Adorjan 1 1 and 2 generally came through with Vogt !I:! Urzica!l:! Andersson 1 Vogt 0 McKay 1 Kaplan 0 Vujacich 0 Urzica 0 preponderant scores. In section 3, Ulf Castro 0 Karpov 1 Neckar Y2 AdorJan Y2 Andersson, the great trust of Swedish Andersson 0 Neckar 1 Kaplan Y2 Karpov Y2 chess qualified readily, hut Rogoff was Diaz 0 Vujacich 1 Diaz 1 McKay 0 displaced by the Roumanian Unica. If Round 5 Round 11 this was an upset or a logical correction Kaplan 1 Juhnke 0 McKay 1 Juhnke 0 is too hard to answer, for this commenta. Adorjan Y2 Vogt Y2 Castro 0 Vogt 1 tor at least; but there were many who Urzica 1 Diaz 0 Andersson Y2 Urzica!l:! deemed Urzica as the stronger. In sec­ Karpov 1 McKay 0 VUjacich 0 Adorjan 1 tion 4, there was a real upset: the Argen. Neckar 0 Castro 1 Neckar 0 Kaplan 1 tinian Sumiacher fell away, and the VuJacich Y2 Andersson Y2 Karpov 1 Diaz 0 Columbian Castro, a completely unknown

CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 313 player took a clear first, upholding the events. They {)ffered some satisfaction for reputation ,of Colombians who have tra_ those who fell out from the top competi_ ditionally surprised in the past. The tion. It was not so much to determine second in this group was the predicted who would be 18t!t or 38th in the rank­ favorite, Adorjan, and he did qualify. ing list of youngsters as to furnish some Section 5 was the most level group; and, further competition and interest especially though the favorites, Juhnke and Vujacich for such as Sumiacher who came all the did quality, they did so only very nar­ way from Argentina, or Green from New rowly, after a hard and uncertain fight. Zealand. rather than have them go back Section 6 offered the greatest sUrprise: home after a mere five rounds in the Ermenkov, considered a sure finalist fell prelims. out, and Diaz of Cuba replaced him. But that explanation raises the ques· tion: was it necessary to have so many 'The Human 'Note· No.1 come so far? And next time the number The tournament was played in two will grow. So why not have zonal elimina_ halls, just big enough that the players, tions, as for the (senior) world cham­ only, could fit comfortably. So, the first pionship? Some such arrangement to day, one hall was thronged: it was im­ bring the final tournament, and the final possible to move about. Apparently, one assemblage, down to sixteen competitors thought, chess in Sweden is very popular. seems advisable. But a head count showed only 40 or 50 ULF' ANDERSSON Final A Tournament visitors, and this on the first day, and a The pride of Sweden seems to be in At the beginning of the whole affair, agony, closing out the present position Sunday. Your commentator noted that interest did seem to center on one game, common opinion was that the title would the better to visualize a future one or, go again to Julio Kaplan of Puerto Rico, can it be? he is sleeping. but he gave little heed to that. Then sud· denly, the hall became empty, so that the defending champion. The most serious challenger was the Russian Anatolii one could walk about comfortably. What The Biggest Bargain had happened? Nearly all the games Karpov, but he was quite unknown and, in the preliminary round, not much at· jn Chess Literature were running. But it was simple really, ·the one game over was that of Ulf Anders_ tention was paid to him. The Swedes had great faith in their favorite, Ulf Anders. CHESS son and the Belgian Meulders, and the favorite of the Swedish public had won. son, who had indeed great confidence and ANNUAL fine talent, After viewing the previously The Final Tournaments unknown Colombian Castro and his sud­ Volume 36 - $8.00 den rise in the prelims, others expected LL twelve issues of CHESS REVIEW The really important event in the series him to stage another upset in the Finals. A published during 1968 have been of events in the Junior World Champion. And the Hungarian Adorjan was seen to handsomely bound in cloth making ship was of course the Final A Tourna. be a very strong player though he had this jumbo·sized book more than 384 ment. It was here that was decided who les~ backing. ultra·sized pages. Games from the im­ was to be the Junior World Champion, As the Final A Tournament began, the portant 1968 chess events are picked and here, presumably, the best games enigma from Colombia was solved. Castro and annotated by such authorities as were played. again arranged a surprise; but, this time, Svetozar Gligorich, Hans Kmoch, Dr. The Final B and the Final C tourna. it was contrariwise: he started with four Petar TrifunoYich and B. J. Withuis. ments were in the nature of consolation straight defeats. Either his previous sue. From the chess scene, TrifunoviCh gives ring-side accounts of the main tournaments. All the games of the chal­ PREl.IMINARY ROUNDS lengers matches and the Hort-Reshev. sky-Stein playoff appear besides a Preliminary Section t Preliminary Section 4 1 Kaptan, Puerto Rico permanent record of news and best 4Y2;-1Y2; 1 O. Castro, Colombia 4Y2;. Y2 2 Neckar, Czechoslovakia 4 .2 2 AdorJan, Hungary games of 1968 and some close glimpses 3Vz-Wz 3 Williams, England 3 .3 3 Kri;tian;en, Denmark 2Y2;-2Y2; of Robert J. Fischer on and off the 4 Craske, Australia , ., 4 Krotki, Canada 2 .3 chess erena. 5 Moles, Ireland 3 ., 5 Weber, l.uxembourg 1Y2;.3Y2; Openings are well covered by the an· 6 Uddenfeldt, Sweden 2Vz·3Vo!: 6 Sumiacher, Argentina 1 .. notators mentioned and in special arti­ 7 Silva, Portugal 1 ·5 Prelim"inary Section 5 cles by H. Bouwmeester and I. A. 1 Juhnke, West Germany , .2 Horowitz. Preliminary Section 2 2 VuJacich, Yugostavia , .2 Problems and endgames appear in 1 Karpov, Soviet Union 4Vz-1Vz 3 l.ingterink, Holland 2Y2;.2Vz the department conducted by Walter 2 R. McKay, Scotland 4 .2 4 Buazi;, Tunisia 2Y2;-2V2 3 Payrhuber, Austria Korn and other insertions; and quizzes_ 3Y2;-2Y2; 5 Ristoja, F'inland 2 -3 4 E. O. Torre, Philippines 3Vz-2Y2; 6 Harandi, Iran 2 .3 cartoons and chess tales, and illustra­ 5 Hug, Switzerland 3 -3 Preliminary Section 6 tions enliven the fare_ 6 Sznapik, Poland 2 .. 1 Diu, Cuba 3Y2;-Wz Postal Chess fans can find their re­ 7 FrldjonS&on, Iceland Y2;·5Vz sults and ratings, and astute annota­ 2 Vogt, East Germany 3V2-1Y2; tions by John W. Collins_ Preliminary Section 3 3 Ogaard, Norway 2Vz-2Vz 1 U If Andersson, Sweden Vz 4 Ermenkov, Bulgaria 2Vz-2Vz Volumes 30_34, 1962-1966 4Y2. 2 ., 2 Urzlca, Roumanla 3J1!-1Y2; 5 Seret, F'rance stili on hand for $8_00 eaoh 3 Kenneth Rogoff, USA 3 -2 6 Makropoulos, Greece 1 .. 4 Green, New Zealand 2 ., Ties were broken by Sonneborn-Berger in CHESS REVIEW !:> BeHon, Spain 1 .. all Instances. except that Juhnke and 134 W. 72 St., New York. N. Y. 10023 VuJaclch. and Diaz and VOgt remained so 6 Meulders, Belgium 1 .. tied (and had drawn their mutual games) 314 eHUS REVIIW, OCTOBER, 19'9 cess was accidental; or, as some asserted, out so complete and good a positional his prelim section was weak. Poor Castro game as Karpov did against Andersson. declared after these four results, he was Karpov as winner of this tournament so upset he had even forgotten his name, automatically gained the title of Inter· and indeed he finished last, national Master, but he already disposes For Andersson, also, expectations died of the strength of a grandmaster. He was quiekly. His first two opponents were too not well known, and his success comes as strong. He did draw, indeed, after stub· a surprise even though he won t he last horn defenses but immediately succeed· USSR Junior Championship and was first ing he encountered Karpov who defeated in the Niemeyer Tournament in Holland. CHESS LITERATURE him. Then, with a loss to Neckar of He was born May 23, 1951, in Zlatousti New and antiquarian _ Many languages Czechoslovakia, too, Andersson could have in South Ural and is too old again to Lists for new books and for tournaments no great expectations: two points hehinrl compt:!e in the junior championship. Offer sheets for antiquarian copies and is too much, even though Andersson did new arrivats. Please specify your wants. score more handsomely later. The Consolation Tournaments Correspondence by air mail. As the favorite for first place, Kaplan It may be a surprise that Torre of the UNO LINDE was regarded with interest from the first Philippines won first place in the Final Box 14002, S·400 20, day of the Finals. But, to the common sur. B group. But he played very well and Goeteborg 14. Sweden prise, he lost in round 4 to the young surely, going undefeated. Chess in the Scot l\'IcKay, And, if that was not enough Philippines has shown a marked gain. to set hack his aspirations, while the Ru~· The name Torre (though. of another coun. "The secret to the ultimate In chess sian Karpov was amassing win after win, try) is famous, and perhaps is to be so mastery". he lost also in round 7 to Urzica of Rou. again. The American Rogoff was the pre· Send $5.00 to mania and thereafter he played consider. favorite in this group and led all the way George's Physical Improvement Program ably under his strength. He had lost his till one rOllnd before the end. But he did 51 Bayard St., New Brunswick, N. J. zest for the tournament. not take his Jast two games seriously 08901. Meanwhile, Karpov simply kept on win· enough, allowing an easy draw with Wil. ning. After round 5. it was evident to Iiams of England and then losing in a WANTED everyone that he would win the tourna· decisive last·round game with the ulti· Antique or unusuat chess sers. Send ment. And it was not till round 9 that he mate winner Torre. photo or description and prices to was held to a draw, by the Hungarian In the Final C group, it is enough to Mr. R. W. Replogle Adorjan; but, by then, two rounds before say that first and second places were Minuet Manor, R.D. 3 the finish, he had secured the champion. shared hr Sumiacher of Argentina and Altoona, Pa. 16601 ship. Swapik of Poland. That gives, with the And the interest for the other places tahles of the other two Finals, the listing was smaiL of the first 26 players in this monster tour· It was not really a fight: Karpov had nament. no real rival, and his victory leaves the For one last remark, addressed to the - impression that he was superior to all FIDE, the patron of this competition, it the other participants in the competition. must be said that the finals were played And that impression grows when you look non·stop over cleven days. That is too over his games. Some time before, Bot· much and too tiring for the production of vinnik gave an interview after the Rus· fine chess. "'Tany of the~e young men, yes, sian Junior Championship. He asserted despite their youth, were tired and it 4·HANDED CHESS sn that Karpov is the strongest junior in the showed plainly in their last·round games, The first reatly p,adical and u· Soviet Union, as was quite believable, Lara Backstrom was tournament {liree. cilingly "playable" 4-handed cheu and that he expected him to win the Jun. game. Ploy "partners" - o. 4· tor, and he performed hls duty perfectly. handed ".ingle.". AI." inl ... ,ling ior World Championship-that last this for 2 0' 3 pt"y .... Some rules and commentator could not quite believe, ex. The Human Note· No.2 move. "s uandard ch ... - just cept that one knows, if Botvinnik says mo,e cheumen, and 216 squa.et in· This commentator came as the sec­ something, it is important. Now Ihis com·

HUG SWITZERl AND , r - -- Karpov (left) and Kaplan in a post_mortem Payrhuber of Austria at 15 was the youngest contestant

The New Champion 19 N-R2 N_K1 33 N-Q2 · . . . 20 P-KR4! • • • • Here is an excellent performance by 'White does, however, stop . .. R-N8 lhe new Junior "World Champion. ·While's attaf'k is slow but sure. as that would relieve Black's problems. 20 . . . . P-B3 Now Black's Rooks have no useful func· RUY LOPEZ 21 P-R5 N-B2 tion at all on the Queen Knight lile. Anatolii Karpov U. Andersson 33 . . . . N-N5 This defenSive grOUping is weaker than 34 R-K3 .••. Soviet Union Sweden that mentioned earlier. ·White's Enigh t Black This move prepares 35 N-Bl, whHe White 011 85 cannot well be driven or traded 1 P-K4 P-K4 7 B-N3 0-0 and exel'cises great and constant pl·es· Mill allowing the Queen mobility. 2 N-KB3 N_QBS 8 P-B3 P-Q3 SlH'C on Black's King field. 34 . . . . B-K1 3 B-N5 P-QRS 9 P_KR3 N-QR4 35 N-B1 Q-B1 22 R-K3 N-N4 4 8-R4 N_B3 10 8-82 P_B4 23 N-R4 . \\'hite's attack mllst ultimately break 5 0-0 e .. K2 11 P_Q4 Q-B2 · . . tilrough after 35. . DxN? 36 PxB, Q-Kl 6 R_K1 P-QN4 12 QN-Q2 8-N2 23 R- N3 is strong also. 3i Q-H5. Q_Q1 13 P-Q5 . . . . 23 . . . . 36 N-N3 B-Q2 24 R-N3 N-QB2 'White decides to play for a King-side 37 Q_Q2! · , , 25 N/2_B3! . attack and so closes the center. His • • • • White begins his maneuver to trade chances for a successful attack are not While wishes to induce ... P-R3 to t ~le white Bishops. In a bad pOSition and great; really, the play inclines to be gain No definitively for his Knight. And lime pressure, Black Is at a loss for drawish, But there now comes long posi­ it seems Dlack has nothing better, \\'ea\(· what to do. tional maneuvering with difficult pray caing as it is; for 25. . N-D2 26 N-85 37 . . . . N-R2 39 Q-Q1 B_K2 and large possibilities of errol' mostly se ts up many threats. 38 B-K2 K-B2 40 N-B1 • • • • for Black who is under pressure. 25 . . . . P-R3 The objective is N-R2 and B-KN4. 13 . . . . 8-B1 26 N-N6 • • • • 40 . • • • B-Q1 This Bishop retums to better play here As this Knight cannot be dislodged 41 N-R2 K-N1 and l'acates a Knight retreat. without punishment, now 'White has but 42 B-N4 , •• , 14 N-B1 B_Q2 to open the Kingside, with a mating at· 15 P-QN3 N_N2 tack in prospect. White has completed tbe most impor· tant part of his plan, elimination Black errs seriously: he must look for 26 . . . . P_ R4 or Black's strongest defensive piece. Queen·side chances and misses the pos· 27 P_R4! • • • • 42 . . • • N-N4 sibility: 15 ... P-B5! 16 P-QN4, N-N2 White prevents 27 ... P-R~. Now 43 BxB Qx8 17 P-QR4, P-QR4! Blacl, can open only the Queen Knight 44 N-B1 ••.• 16 P_B4! • • • • file which offers him no llrofit or reller. Now this KnIght heads for KB5. White thus prevents 16 .. P-B5 and 27 . . . . Px6P reinforces his center. 23 PxP N-R3 44 . . • • P-B4 16 . . . . KR-N1 28 . .. 1':-K1 is better as this Knight This opening of the position only faclll· Black sets great stress on opening the wi![ die of immoblHty 011 the Queenside. tates White's task. Queen Knight file where he achieves 45 PxP 29 Q-K2! , " nothing. ReinfOrcing his King by .. . 46 N-N3 • • • • N-Kl, ... P-N3, ... N-N2, then .. . White clears a retreat for his Bishop P-B3 and ... N-QI-B2 is Ille correct plan which must be preserved. (See diagram, top of next p~ge) now. 29 . . . . R-R2 31 B-63 N-N5 46 . . . . Q-B2 30 B-Q2 R/2_N2 32 B-Q1! • • • • 17 N-K3 B-KB1 Black is lost. On Ills Intended 46 , , Still, 17 .. . P - N3 is better. White aims to swap the White Bishops Q-B7, White has the strong 46 P-B4! as that promotes his King·side attack. 18 N-B5 N-Ql 47 Q-K2 .... After 18 ... BxN, PxB. White bunds 32 . . . . N-R3 The threat is 48 P- B4, PxP 49 R-K8t. a strong attack with P-KN4. And 18 ... Dlael, cannot enhance his positIon "d P-N3 is now answered by 19 N-R6t. must look passively 011 at events. t = check; t = dbl. check; § = dts. th. 316 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 13 B-B2 P-KN4 While both sides are pressing tl1elr respective plans. Black ought mther here to hamper White's by 13 ... P-QR4. 14 P- B5 N/ l-B3 Black's Knights hinder each other.

15 N-N5 • • • • The threat Is 16 PxP, PXP 17 NxRP. 15 . . . . P-QR3 16 N-B3 B-Q2 As Black cannot prevent White's POl ltlon after 46 N - N3 Queen·side hreak, lie can hetter try 16 ... P-I

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Lombardy ...... 269 Morphy Sidelight by Manlred Zitzman ...... 266 SERIALS Opening Surprise by Boris Spasslty ...... 110 Chess Anagrams .. ', ...... •...... 64, 99 Palmil de Mallorca by Dr. P. Tl'lfunovlch ...... 74 Greatest Game of Chess Ever Played ...... 13, 39, 82, 98, 157 Spassky vs. Korchnoy by DI·. P. Tl'lfunovlch ...... 15 Paris AttacK .. , ...... • , ...... 117, 271 T enth Junior World Championship by Dr. P. Trlfunovlch . . 313 31st Hoogove n Tournament by Dr. P. Trifunovih ..... 155,190 Thomas Emery Variation by I. A. Horowltz ...... 154 World Championship Today's Style in Chen by Nicolas Rossol!mo ...... 262 (game annotations mostly by Hans Kmoch) .. 168, 172, U. S. Open 1969 by Arthur B. Blsguler ...... 300 195, 220, 224, 232, 234 USSR Championship P layoff by Dr. P. TrHunovich ...... 284 GAMES INDEXED BY PLAYERS DEPARTMENTS Announce the Mate (quiz: J . S. Battell) ...... 14, 194, 225c Alekhine \' Bogol)'ubov 13 Botvinnik v Polugayevllki 98, Book of the Month (Book reviel\') ...... 12 Aleksandrija v Belamarlch Keres 127, Lombardy, P or· CiII't oons (Kirk Stiles) 11 ,23.32, 35, 37, 39, 67, 69. 96. 98, 102, 181 tisch 156 128, 135, 131, 160, 161, 191, 192, 193c, 208, 211, 229, 250, Allen v Larsen 27 Bredewout v Kozma 176 256c, 258, 273, 280, 290, 295, 309 (Kreuger) 212 (others) Anderssen v Kieseritzkr 2, Bronstein v Uhlmann 122, 7,9,86,49,93,166,178,181.228 Dufresne 39 Fuchs 123, Schmid 216, Ros· Chess-board Mag ic! (Endgames: J. A. Horoll'itz) .. 39, 118, Andersson I ' H:al'l)ol' 316, sollmo, Benko 270, Mecklng 16~ , 230, 292 i\Ieulders, Rogon 318 2H Chess Caviar (Game brel·ltles: J. S. Battell) .. .. 2,39,82, 98, Anonymous, elC. not indexed Browne v Bachmann 25 130, 1i8, 209 ~cepl v opponents Bukich v Tal 157 Chess Quiz (Quiz: J . S. Datte]]) .. 34, 66,106,138, 162, 257(', 289c Averbakh \' Poluga)'el'ski 204, BUrger v Wiener 50, 117. Blu· Finishing T ouch (Problem, endgame dept. Walter Korn) .. 52, Platanov 205, Tal 201 menfeld 141, Kramer 176 SS , 107, 188, 272, 299 Avram \' Gilden 218 Byrne, D. v Fischer 2, Korch­ Ga me of the Month (Deeply analyl':ed games: S. Gligorich) 8, Bachmann v Browne 25 noy 79, Saidi 275, Petrosyan 40, 72, 104, 136, 174, 200, 212, 232, 264, 296 Bagirov v Tal 207 Games from Recent Events (Annotated by Hans Kmoch) .. 24, Baker v Shipman 276 Byrne,'" R. v Reshevsky 98 50, 151, 176, 216, 238, 274, 304 Ba rcza v Biro 178 Ca rdoso v Malipetrova 181 On t he Co ver (StorIes on 01' reI !lUng to cover plclure) .. 8, 36. Barczay v Fuchs 125, Damjan· Carter v Endsley 212 74, 100, IH, 164, 195, 220, 224, 228, 266, 291 ovich 253 Cebalo v Hort 263 Over the Board (Guest commentatol'll) ...... 110, 139 Barendregt v Szabo 130 Chapman v Hayden 143 Postal Chess (Chess-by-maU: J. S. Battel!) ... 28, 55, 88, 112, Baron v Johnson 309 Chlrich v Pachman 44, Spas­ 144, 184, 210, 242, 277, 30S Batchelder v Dlsgu!er 301 sky 110r, Geller 190 Postal Games (Annotated by J. W. CollJns) .. 95, 116, 212, 309 Battell v Anonymous 14, 16, Cioeiltea v Vlzantladis 43 Postal Ratings: for 1968: ... 55,88; lor mId 1969: ... 2·12,277 34, 106, 138, 16 2, 194, 225c, Cohen v Himes 309 P roblemart (Problem s: t. A. Horowitz) .... 4,68, 132, 196, 260 257c, 289c C:zerniak v Kokkoris 46, SIll.' Readers' Forum (Letters trom readers) ...... 6, 64, 99, 262 Belarm.rich v Zalulol'lIka 179 , peras 255 Solitaire Chess (Quiz: I. A. Horowitz) ..... 11,51,81, 127,150, Aleksandrlja 181 Czom v Suetin 209 165, 224, 240, 273, 295 Beni v Schwa~bach 276 Oamjanovich v Siaperas 48, Spotlight on Openings (Analysis: H . DOllwmeester) ... 83,183 Benko v Larsen 79, Smyslov Barczay 253 (and by Wm. Lombardy) 117 (and by I. A. Horowitz) 154 269, Bronstein 270 Da niels v Lombardy 119 Where to P lay Chess (Chess club directory) .. 32, 64c, 96, 128, Berliner v Mednls 239 Deacon v Morph y 268 160, 192, I93c, 256c, 258, 290 Be/'tok v Hort 25 Denker v Kevitz 142, P artos World of Chess (News collated by T. A. Dunst) .... 3,35,67. Biro v Bare:za 178 149 99, 131, 163, 195, 227, 259, 291 Birsten v Weaver 95 Dobson v Markovlch·Lazar&­ Bisguier v Sherwin 152, KI'!­ FICTION vlch 181 tic 301, Batchelder 302, Doda v Keres 157 MI'. Svensen by David Stevenson ...... 10 Karkllns, Vukcevlch 303, Oomnitr v Fischer 209 Hall 307 • All number references IndleUe page numbers. Monthly issues end Blume nfe ld v !\fcKelvle 139, Donner v Ivkov 130 with following numbers: Jan. lil, F'eb. 64, Mar.::h 96, April 128, Burger 141 Dufres ne v AnderBsen 39 May 160, June 192, July 224 , Aug. il5&, Sept. 288. Dworz ynski v Stein 178 Items appearing on cover. when Indexed are lI.ted with number Bobotsov v Petrosy!ln SS of nearest page (counting .uch, to tal pages run to more than 320): Bogolyubov v Alekhlne 18 Endsley v Carter 212 c indicates cover page 10 Indexed. Boey v Suttles 151 Espig v Vogt, Wehnert 241 CHESS REVIEW, OCTOBER, 1969 319 Euwe v Van Stenls 240 Lomb.. rdy v Burger 117, ROSlol1mo v Lombardy 120, Suttle. v Boey 151 Fine v Partoa 148 Mednl, 118, Daniels 119, Brons tein 270 Szabo v Petrosyan 40, Beren· Fischer v Byrne 2, Saldy 152, Rossollmo 120, Botvlnnlk Saemi.ch v Nlmzovich 54 dregt 130 Najdort 165, Domnltz 209 156, H ort, Kovachevlch 252, S"idi v Byr ne 275 Talmanov v Tatal 174t Flohr v Ravlnsky 51 Hort, PorUsch 271 S"idy v Fischer 152, Zinser Tal v Buklch 157, Platanov Forintos v Portiacb 177 Lutikov v Tal 208 254 , Siaperas 256 203 , Baglrov, Averbakh 207. Formanek v Popovych 305 MacKenrle v Mason 54 st. Amant v Staun ton 224 L utlkov 208 Fuchs v Bronstein 123, Uhl­ MaJipetrov.. v Cardoso 181 Santasiere v P artos 149 Taul v Pachman 46, Parma mann, Barezay 125 Markovlch_Luarevieh v Gres· Schmidt v P a rtos 149 47 , Talmanov 174t Gabrielson v Melton 95 ser 180, Dobson 181 SchulU v Thelen 150 Gaprindlshvlll v Kushnir 239 Marshall v Lewltzky 2 Schwar:l!bach v Benl 276 Theren v Schultz 150 Garcia v Najdort 274 Mason v MacKenzie 54 Seltzer v Gilden 217 Towaon v Partos 148 Geller v PorUsch 104!, Ree Matera y Soltls 217 Sherwin v B!sgulel' 152, Zyra Twalten v Johnson 116 136, Chlrich 190 McCormlick v Zuckerman 140 275 Uhlmann v Bronstein 122, Gheorghiu v Korchnoy 77 McKelvie I' Blumenfeld 139 Shipman v Levy 130, Baker Mln!ch 124, Fuchs 125, Gilden v Seltzer 217, Avram Mecking v Panno 238, Bra n· 276 Vasyukov ]26 218 s tein 174 Siaperas v Pachman 47, Dam­ Unzicker v Planlnc 264r Gligorich v Korchnoy 77 Mednis v Lombardy 118, Ber· janovlch 48, Czerniak, 255, Van Stenis v Esplg 241 Grefe v Pruner 305 liner 239 Sa idy 256 Vuyukov v Uhlman n 126, Gresser v Ma rkovlch·Lazare­ Melton v Ga brielson 95 Smej kal v S myslo\' 216 Kholmov 206 vlch 180 Millar " Ned"ed 307 Smyslov v Petros yan 40, Gu­ Velimlrovlch v l(avalek 54, Gribushin v PoUer 212 Minich v Uhlmann 124 reid 98, S mejkal 216, Benko Sofrevskl 130 Gufeld v Smyslov 98 Mongredien v Steinltz 81 269 Vluntladis v Cloclltea 43 Gusev v P etrosyan 209 Morph y v Allies 2, Paulsen Sofrevskl v Velimirovich 130 Vogt v Es p!g 241 Haag v Portlsch 296 39, Deacon 268 Soltis \' Matera 217, Popo· Vukcevlch v Bisguier 303 "y('h 306 Hall, A. v Stokes 143 Myers \' p omar 305 Weaver v Blrsten 95 Nagy v Portlsch 219 Spassky v Korchnoy 16ft, 7:?r, Hall, J, v Bisgule!' 307 W~hnert v Esplg 241 Na jdorf v Larsen 24, Fischel' i 5, Pomar 80, SUetin 82, Hayden v Chapman 143 Wien~r v Burger 50 165, P anno 238, Anonymous Chirich 110f, Petrosyan 158- Hidalgo v Kastner 306 Yanofsky v O'Kelly 24 , Re· Himes v Cohen 309 27 3, GarcIa 274 9, 168·73, 22(}-4, 23U, 234·7 Stein v Dworzynsk i 178 shevsky 50 Hort \. Bertok 25. Lombardy Nedved " )flllal' 307 Stei n it:!! " l\Iongredien 81 Zaltaev v Poluga yevskl 285·8 252, Ceba lo 253, Lombardy Nimzovlch v Sae mlsch 54 Zatulovsh v Belamarlch 179 O' Kelly v Ya nofsky 24 Stokes v Ha ll 143 271 Zinser v S aldy %54 Olafsson v Kavalek 190, POI'· Suet in " S p:tssky 82, Czom HUMIudov v Kos lkov 178 Zuckerman v McCormick 140 ti sch 191 209 Imre v Rlbll 209 Sumiaeher v Krotki 318 Zyra v Sherwin 275 Ivkov v Petrosyan 81, Donner Osnos v Polugayevski 2 0~ , 130 Kholmov 206 Janosevlch v Korchnoy 200 t Pachman v Chi rich 44, Talal INDEX OF OPENINGS 46, SlaperILS -17 Johnson, E. 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