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Vol. IV Friday, Number 17 OffjciCll Publication of me Unltecl States Cbessfederatl on May 5, 1950 BISGUIER TOPS SOUTASEA Shares First Place With Tartakower; Position No. n By Walter P. Murphy GEDENCE WINS Chicilgo, III. By L. I. Kubbel NEVADA TITLE Golombek, Penrose, Schmid Share Third Composed for Chess Life 150 Shakhmatnikh Etyudov, 1925 SPEClAL:-By virtue of a 10th Tound win while Dr. Tartakower was Maurice Gedence of Las Vegas drawing a difficult Caro-Kann against BogoljuboU, U. S. Junior Champ. with 9"1f.z points gained the Nevada ion Arthur Bisguier in the best tradition of young American masters State Championship in an Open abroad shared first place bonors at the Southsea International Tour na Tournament at Carson City in ment in England with Grandmaster Tartakower. which contestants from lour states Bisguier suffered his only loss, and with it lead in the tournament, wcre entered. Tbe tournament in the semi·final round when he succumbed to English Champion was held in the Senate Chamber Golombek in a 56 move Budapest. of the. Nevada State Capitol, with Penrose, the I6-year old London Champion, drew with Golombek Hal Kispert of Reno acting as di in the final round and thus shared third pl¥e with Golombek and the rector and the Carson City Chess young German master Schmid - a very distinguished beginning for a Club as hosts for the event. teen-age player in his first international venture. BogoljuboU, who Second place saw a tie between has been very successful in recent German tournament, placed sixth. Utah State Champion Louis N . Page and former Nevada Cham Early rounds in tbe Southsea In pion William F. Taber of Reno at ternational Tournament in Eng SOUTHSEA TOURNAMENT 8lh each. Fourth and fifth spots land have been a triumph for Leading Sco T." J\ i,~,, ; , .. .. _.... _ .. 7~·2~ T I",ma. __ .. _ .. _IH plbSkp, llrSl. S, I'~PSP, 6111, were shared by two Idaho broth youth in the persons of our own 1'"""k.. ",,·. __7~ · ~~ TTevcnell _... ,.. ~ 2pJ'Q3. ~mmn 8, . '13. 2i'r., 2Pt!Q2, ,,,.<;1,. ik, ~. 11\(; ers, LaVerl and Lloyd Kimpton U. S. Junior Champion Arthur (:"I.. ,,, I.,k .. __. _,·3 lI""de _ ....... __6. 1 Whit. t o play and ... i~ White to o '.y and win ,',.", ..., ....... _ .. ___7·3 Aitke" ___ .... J,I·~~ with '6lh points each, while Her Bisguier and the teen-age Cham :>.;)" .. i,1 ....... ___7·3 Rdl"ulter):' ...... _!,b·.& man A. DiUmann of Salt Lake pion of London, Jonathan Penrose. 1I '>J("lj,,(~,H __ fj~ ·:I~ (,,,I,' .. __.... .. _.-'~:, M ","'~I"T ____ ... ,\H ' '''Th.'' ___ ..... _.. ..J~r; White To Play And Win! City, utah, and Dr. David McIn At the e nd or 8 rounds, Bisguier Il" ... ~·" ...___ ._(.-- ( ( :"ul,I;I>t:.II,-"w II J, .~, turff of Sunnyvale, C a I if., was leading with 61h -11f.z, while .'\ ..... ,,,.,, .. ____. fH ",,;:(I« . __.... _r ~ :, Conducted by William Roiam l·rI". _._ .... ____':· 4 1' •• ,1.' __.. _._.... --....!" , shared sixth and seventh with 6 Penrose and Tartakower were tied OSITION No. 75 is the first original composition of a young col points each. for second with 6·2. P legiate chess player, which wc arc publishing in the interest of ---- In the lirst 8 rounds Bisguier NASH , THOMAS TOP encouraging a revial of the delicate art o( end-game composition. While the position is a little bizz31'C, the winning line is clear-cut and cHeetive. ADICKES VICTOR tJci..cmw lA;§Jjs( 9'H.;mJ9.Q, W,jj.~ ~, EARLY D", ROUNDS Ursell, und Pe nrose, whllll drllw POfi ition No. 76 is a rather famous study by Kubbcl in which a very IN NO. CAROLINA ing with Prins, Tartakower and As the 1950 District o[ Columbia deft serics of checks force Black into a losing pOSition, fo r all of his advantage in malerial. S!:'hll1id. Thl:' IS-year old Pf'>nrose ('.hll.mpionship goes into the {oltrlh l Victorl. in the 1950 Western was a little less steady, but morc round, CHESS LIFE columnist Ed Mr. Richard 1(. Guy of London writes me, moralizing aoout ena· North Carolma Open Tournament spectacular in his wins, scoring mund Nash and Gcol'ge Thomas game compositions and the diHicult)' or creating one that is absolutely went t'6 W. C. Adickes of Ashe· outright victories over Thomas, arc ticd ror the lcad with 3-0 each sound. His own composition (published as No. 70 in this column on ville with a 4-1 score in a 10-man Bogoljubof[, Prins and Tartakow· in an event that incl udes such l~c bruary 5) won 1st Prize in the informal composing tourney of the 5-round Swiss event at Winston· er, but losing his 8th round con· players <IS Hans Berliner, Oscar Homanian "Sah" in 1948-yet recently Mr. Walter Veitch or London Salem. Adickes drew with Sny tcst with Bisguier. Shapiro and Martin Stark. has found a continuation which leaves White no promise of victOry; der and Chapman, while besting 1. P-R7, RxKl!; 2. 1~- R8 ( Q) , R-R4ch; 3. K-Kt7, BxP! Can any of our Crittenden, Gaede and Ashbrook. readers now find a winning line for White. Second place was a two-way tie Please turn to Page four for solutions_ in game points and S-B points between Kit Crittenden of Raleigh and A. Henry Gaede of Charlotte EMIGH CAPTU RES BOSTON WINS with 31f.!·2'h each; to make the tie SO. DAKOTA TITLE JESUIT TITLE more perfect they drew their in· dividual encounter. With equal Don Emigh of Pien-e won the So. In the annual Jesuit Intercol· scores of 3-2,_ but placed 4th to Dakota Championship with a 4lk legial.c Team Tournament, held at 6th on SoB points respectively 'h score in a 5-round, 14-man Dealy Hall at Fordham Univer· wcre H. E. Snyder o[ Winston· Swiss event, held ut ,Rapid City, sity, Boston College nunowly eked Salem, W. Underwood of Washing· So. Dak. The winner, whosc name out the victory by a 3-2 score ton, and Wm. Chapman of Dur is pronounced "amy," is a 22-YC<lr over her rival Fordham Univer ham. old employee of IBM So. Dak. sity in the final round. Other orrice. teams participating in the annual PLANS PERFECTED M. H. Scmqu placed second and event were Georgctown, Loyola B. W. Hol mes tbird on S-B points (Baltimore), St. Peter's (Jersey FOR CANADA MEET City). John White and Alan wilh 4-1 each. D. Goddard was Preparations to insure a success n. Deerficld were the outstanding in fourth with 3lh·l1f.z; whilc M. F. ful USA·Canada 3,000 mile border di Vidual performers for the vic· Anderson was fifth and Dr. Gco. D. match this year huve been fur torious New Englanders. Shaw sixth on S·B points with 3-2 thered by the appointment of two each. seasoned veterans of last year's C. R. Stearns o{ Rapid City won KE NNEDY LEADS campaign [or the states of Ohio the Hapid Transit tilie, while and Montana. S. S. Keeney, 1256 Irving White placed second. WIC HITA CITY Donald Ave., Cleveland 7, Ohio and Dr. Geo. D. Shaw of Tripp was H. M. G. Brandt, 2413 Third Ave. electcd prcsidcnt of the South Dak With a 10-3 score, A. J. Ken No., Great Falls, Mont. will be ota Chess Ass'n, and M. F. Ander nedy is currently leading in the hard at it again this year organiz son of Rapid City was once again Class A division of the Wichita ing chess players in their respec City Championship. B. J. Layde chosen as secretary·treasurer. l tive statcs and both have indicated is second with 111f.!-4 h , while T. things look bright for their side R. Canfield is third with 11-5. In for June 18th. Enthusiasts who the Class B division J. L. Rader BUDAPEST HOLDS feel they may be able to partici heads the field with 25-(), while pate in these areas tbis year are ALL USS R PARTY Lee Streiff has 22~-3'h. In the urged to contact these gentlemen Class C division, Jim GalUs heads The so-called Candidates Tourn the list with 19-1 , while K. G. at once to be assured of proper ament at Budapest began on time Shutts is second with 19-3. arrangcments. Other State Team with the following entrants finding Captains, reported in last issue, travel visas available for the say there is a considerable step-up event: Stahlberg (Sweden), Naj WYMAN LEADS of activity this year. dorf (Argentina or Poland), Szabo IN CLEVELAND - -- (Hungary) and seven Soviet play SAVE THESE DATES! ers: Boleslavsky, Bronstein, Flohr, With the 7th round still incom Keres, Kotov, Lilienthal and Smy plete Wyman clings precariously July 10·- July 22 F OR THE slov. to the lead in the Cleveland City Standings as we go to press are: Championship with a 6-1 score, 51st Annual U. S. Eight rounds of completed play Ri ght on his heels with an un A soulMrn Inrdu, compidt ",ilh • """,, cMnbO<lrJ of /lagslonts anti gran show Boleslavsky in the lead with finished game is Ellison with 5-1, Open Tournament "nJ the- nt'" C.II"nt Knight Lnrn Chfllmfn. (Su slory.) 51f.! -2lk. Keres follows with 5-3. while Robboetoy follows with 5-2. AT DETROIT, MICH. (following 1. , QxP ch) and the control of the White King's second moves in the lines 1.. , QxKt and L .