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Vo l. x, No.1 Monda y, September 5, 1955 15 Cents W~at~ :J~ e Be.t move? Conducted by Positi"n No. 168 ROSSOllMO RUSSELL CHAUVENET """...-,;-;;;; END solutions to Position No. S 16A to Russell Chauvcnct, 721 Gist Avenue, Silver Springs, Md., WINS OPEN by October :;, 1955. With your . solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice as Reshevsky Second on Median Points, "Best Move" or moves. SoluTion to Position No, 168 wUl ap Byrne Third, Then Evans and Turner D~.ar in th.. Or . ... h .. ~ ~ I h. 10~ t I ...... Wllh the aWllrding or II Buick Cllr, donated by t.he Cn mpbell 13uick NOTE: Do 110/ pia" sol",io,1I /0 /71'0 Co. of Long Bcach. Ca liL.. to U.S. Open Champion Nicolas Rosso iimo, onc poSif;OtlJ 0 " ""t (a,d; be ture 10 ;"dicate of the greatest of U.s. Open Tournaments became a page of chess history. correct ",.mba of posit jon being wived, In winning Rossolimo made a brilliant reversal of his disappointing rcc and give the full name dnJ atlJTell 01 ot'd at Milwaukee in 1953 and ugain dcmonstrated that his l~IDE-awa rded the JO/vu to aHiSI in propn 'rediting of so/ulion, distinction of Grandmaster was well deserv~d recognition of his ability. Black to play In scoring 10-2, the new Open Champion l~t no games but conceded hard fought. draws to Donald Byrne, Samuel Reshevsky, Peter Lapiken (an up YARMAK TAKES SONJA GRAF WINS set), and Anthony Saidy. Among the victims of his powress were former CAROLINAS OPEN U.s. Chllmpion L:trry Evans, James T. Sherwin, anrt Irving Rivise. WOMEN'S TITLE In second place with equal score of 10·2 by h aH a Median point came Pv t. S'llll Yarmak pf ~~t. Belvoir, The title of U.S. Women's Open VII " former U.s . •Junlo l' Champion, Grllndmnsler Snmuel Reshevsky who also lost no games but conceded Champion went to Sonja GraI· dt'aws Peter Lapiken (somewhat a giant-killer in this tournament), Donald l'Ion the North lind South CNew York City. Faced bnsis to the 'claims of his follow- ing all other women players in the The tournament drew contestants with the necessity of a choice be ers that he bas been grc:ltly under· (Please turn 10 page 7. col. 1) from Connecticut to Florida on the tWee n events, ranking women play Eastern Seaboard with entrants ers lik~ Gi.~eJa Gre.~ser. Mona Mar from Co nnecticut, New York Vir Karff, Irene Vines, Willa White ginia, West Virginia, North and Owens, Nancy Roos. and Lucille South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kellner prcfereel to participatc in Tennessee and Ohio. the U.S. title event, although strong plavers eli ,gible fOr the t.itle con test like Mrs. GraI-Stevenson. Mrs. NEW YORKERS TIE Piati):!orsky. and Mrs. Slater pre SAN DIEGO OPEN ferred the U. S. Open contest. William Lombardy. James Sher win, and Abo Turner tied with (;th Ph for first in the 8·rd San Diego VINES LEADS Open held at the Manor Hotel in San Dicgo. Tied for third with 5-3 WOMEN'S CHAM P were A. Spillcr, Gustave Drexel, After five rounds, Irene Vinc~ of Mark Eueher, and Charles Henin Nt~w Orleans lead~ the U_S. Wom Tied at 41,2·3 % wcrc D. Fischheim: en's Chamnion~hi o wlt.h 4-1, n lone er, W. Grombacher, Dudley Hosea 1M3 to Mrs. Willi a White Owens, V. PafnutkII, Dr. n. Schmidt. Bor: USCF Vice-President of Avon Lake. is Garfinlwl, W. Shirey and Albert Standings Sandrin. 1. M,.~. Trene Vines ...... 4 _1 2. Mrs. Gisela Gr"sser ...... ~1s- ~ In novel arrangement the first 3. Mr~. wm ~ Owens ...... 3 ~. 1 ~ 4-rds served as a tourney also of 4. MI.'IS 1 . u ~!1Ie Kellner ...... ~~.TiI which the winner was Larry Evans !I. Mr~. Nancy Roos ...... ~&-l& with 3% --% , Viktor Pupols second, 6. Mr8. Jnc~ ue l!n .. Plntlgorsky ...... 3 .2 7. Mlu Mona M. KArH ...... 2~ .2 i Nicolas ROlSolimo (lr/I) r~ai,, ~s /he congratulations 0/ the rt prut "tali"t s 01 and Sven Almgren, DOll Robey, and R. Mr~. Lenl\ Cr\1ln~Uc ...... 2 .2 tht Campbell B"ick. Co., 1881 American .umg Blach, Calif. on his "ic/ory. Robert Brieger. Imre Konig was di 9. j\fr". Mnrv Selend Wltb 5!h·;j!h each were Karpi this ...,ilinB 1M, tIT' still pl""I .. , .nil I iowsky ana Latry .l"rembling. wolle (dTI onl,. s&'rt .,ith )'<1M the 10110";11, nt .., liItb to clcvcntb wj tb 5-4 each came Irller /rom MrI. K.lh..,,, SI.ur, TM.-r !JOnalU Young, George Rubin, l'au! mllli h~ ",mrlhi", .bout the Iu",tin, 1'" . 1II1eJ.sen, Davia Elliott, Leroy John· Imion lh.a m"~t ' prop/t t hi n ~ .n" u · SOD, Larry Wew, and Eric Johans press them/clus i" • most ort/rrl,. mt to Ed anything on Sonja Gral, J acqueilile For solutio"s, ple.ue tur" to PAge eight. ward Foy. ~waru f'oy, deIendmg Piatigorsky, or myseU, as you bave Send "II conlrlbutlons for ttll' column to Edmund Nash, 1S30 28lh pliIIc_. S.IE. c.l:lampion, led much of the way but W"dllngtot'l 20. D. C. enough about. us on file. two losses (to DuVall and Dave Mar· Seven women are competing; pies) dropped him LO third with 5-2. scores at the end of ei&hth round: Uave Marples finished fourth with Sonja Gra!, Palm Springs, 4-;;1. Tne co-champions will sbare Cali!...... 5 Organizers o[ the 31St Annual The annual Valley of tbe Moon custoay of the Winlieid D. Scott .a Hastings Cbristmas Tournament Kathryn Slater, New York, Chess Festival in Sonoma. Calif, Trophy which bas been in competi· N.Y...... 3*'4'h have invited Do nald Byrne to par· drew some two hundred players and tion since the thirties. ticipate. The accent this year at J acqueline Piatigorsky. Los bundreds of spectators. The Class Angeles, Calif . . _.. .3if.1-4'h Hastings is on youth and among A event was won by Jaek Strong of Olga Higgins, Santa those already inv ited to partici· Napa, CJass B by Wallace F. Getz of pate are Spassky. Panno, Ivkov, Per. Ivan Suk o{ the Ukranian Chess Barbara, Calit. ... 2 -6 Los Altos, Class C by Avery Mac Kathryn McGregor, Chicago, silz, Olalsson, Petclr Clarke. and Neill of Brisbane, Junior tiUe by Club WOll the Ontario Cbampion Ill...... 2 -6 Jonathan Penrose. The first tbree D. BogdanoU of Redwood City, and ship Oil S·8 points with 5-1, narrow Sara Goodman, New York, named are the 1955, 1951 and 1953 Ladies title by Miss Elena Danilofl ly outpointing former Canadian World Junior Champions. (.:hampion Povllas VaUonis who also New Yo rk ...... _llh-6lh of San Francisco. Prize for best r,'l:Lrjorie McKenna, Santa local score went to W . Cooperider tallled 5-1. Suk and Vaitonb fought to a tenacious draw in the final Monica, Cali!. . ... 1 ·7 of Sonoma. The Carroll Ogden Sara Goodman- Member Marshall HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS Chess Club won a trophy for most round of the tourney. Suk's other draw was with Rudolpb Draxl, Chess Club. Has played about one OFFICIALLY RATED members participating (30) and · an· year- baby of tournament, 21 years other for most points scored by wbile Vaitonis drew with Jobn N~w R.egulations Kegel. Second and third were R. old. members. The Colle Chess Club Kathryn McGregor _ Member Effective March 1. 1955 won a trophy fo r higbest'"perccnt. Uraxl and R. E. Orlando with 4% Hamilton Park Chess Club, Chicago. Tourn"me nl•• mltche' (Indlvld .... 1 age of membership participating. ]I,~ each. while Toronto City or tum; round robin or $wlu) .re First major tournamcnt. Widow But the General Dean Cup for best Champion G. Fustcr, E. T. Jewitt, utubre when spon~red b., USCF Real estate busineS5-Son is Chess "UIII.'ed O..,itnll"lon., If pl• .,flI score of four members of one club and J. Kegel were fourth to sixth under FIDE L"ws, d lreclld b., " went jointly to the Carroll Ogden, with 4-2 each. . Cbampien of Wyoming. lIe suggest· compe,... t offlclitl, itnd pl'yltd It ed that she enter Open. Chess is Stclinitz, and Vallejo Chess Clubs. Gexa f'usler succesSfully defend· time limit of not mor. th"n lei her only hobby. moves per hour. In ttle featured simultaneous ex ed his Toronto City title by defeat· Olga Higgins - Husband plays, The a nnUIII cJ!lImpiondllp tOl,lm. hibition by George Koltanowski, ing Rudolph Draxl in a play.oU men. of "n USCF Club Chllpter Inc! the master scored 27 wins, two loss· match aller botb had tied at 7·1 but not seriously. She is first and Ih_ IInnuIII ch"mp;'mdlip I~ rn. eacb in the regular city ebampion fo remost an artist. Also a student ment of 10., USCF IIUlU ... whose es and six draws. The victories of mathematics and nuclear physics. B.,.Lllws provide th.t 1111 II. mit,.,. went to G. Maloof of Benicia and ship event. H. Anto placed third ben m ust be USCF membe" III~ wi th 6-2, while fourth to sixth with Has two sons. First major tourna· "" rllted without cha.,.. R. Stcvenson of Menlo Park; the draws to Robert Dickinson, Stein 5·3 each were P. Avcry, E. T. Jewitt, ment was CaIi!ornia State Women's All oth. r .liglbl • • v.nt$ life rlltfll ·Cbampionship last year. Came in DIlly If officl,,1 report of .....nt 1$ Hope, Arthur Wang, V. Bloomfield, and Z. Leskowsky. fourth. Plays correspondence CCLA. IIccamp.n'" b., II rltmin.nc. co.... D. BogdanoU, and L Zbitnoll. The .ring II rating f .. of lOe per 811me Marjorie McKenna. Husband play for 1111 "limes IIcfuaU., plll.,ed In th. Festival was directed by George con",st. (In " SwiU _hl'f Ih. Koltanowski, assisted_by Mrs. LeaH ing in Open also. Memlx!r of Holly· ..umber of p ill.,e" Ii ..... th. num. Koltanowski and sponsored by the H. Mattbai, a player of consider wood Chess Club. Four cbUdren . ber of rounds repr.sen's tolal able E uropean experience before Likes swimming, tennis, and is "limes pll.,.d If no byu or forfeltl.) Sonoma Chamber of Commerce for the filth consecutive year. co ming to Canada, wo n the Mon learning to play the violin. Nal~ Ihtlt IOc X.ti", 1« plF 'tim, lreal City title 12-3. Second and Additional . inIormation: SOnjA is cnl!rttt" from ,,/I pl.,cTl, .,lntMr Manhllttll n (N.Y.) Chess Club: The third on S-B with 11 %·3 Y.z each Gra!, Jacqueline PiaUgorsky and USCF mcmb'rs "r MI. .nnu ol Spring tourmunent .... s con Sem .... nnuIlU., rlltlnlll will be pub ducted In rour graded sections based were L. J oyner and J. Engel. A . Olga Higgins played in Calilornia Udled of "II Pl rtlclpllnt. In 11 11 on USCF l'IItings. In seetlon I (ratlng. Shilov was fourth wilh 9%4%. Slale Women's Championship last USCF·Ritted ..... nts. 214.7_18'14) Arthur FeuenUln scor ed ~ while Dr. J . Rauch was filth in the year. Graf first, Piatigorsky lied Offici. I r .ting forms s hould ror fl n t w itb Martin H.rrow seeond with "'1 and Vietor GUalll .nd Sydney Hi·player event with 9-6. The Mon· for second and Higgins fourth. be 5ecured in IIdv.n ce f r om: Schlllre tied t or thIrd with U ellCh. treal Speed Championship went to In eighth round of present Open, Montgomery M .ior In Section n (186$.176S) Noilin S;oltzm"n I. Zalys with 4Y.z·llh, while sc<:ond Sonja Gra! defeated Charles Bagby, topped with 4-1, Kenn.th Blue and 123 No. Humphrav Ava"ue PAtterson Smith sh.",d l;eeond with to filth with 4-2 each were H. Matt· expert from San Francisco, in a O.k P.rk, IllInol. 3-2, .nd Alpen Murpby was f ourth with hai, M. Szczerbak, A. Shilov, and I. Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves. Do not .,rilt 10 olher USCF 1",·11b . In SeCtiOD In (170.1643) Al POirier. In fifth round, Kathryn Sillter de· bert Seroplitn scored 4-1 f or rrrst, Ed· offirittls for r.ti", larms. feated Dr. Sandor Trest of Cleve too, ward Holodny w;IS second with 3-2, and Ch ..l eston (W.V".) Chel ' Club is Jerry Schimmel wu third with 2~2v... looJdnC for ncw member'S; It meet'll on land in a bundred seventeen move In Section tv (1580-1400) li£rs.. 8etlJ' Wcdneadlly nl8 ht'll .t the YMCA itnd game, lasting n ine hours of play, in Gu.l" was vlctar with 4-1 with Nkh o will be hoat on September l-5 to the two sessions, of course. (Husband Morul." .9_ 2 lu Calyo and Isaac n eiseher sh.ri.... .nnuIII Wel t VlrcInlit Cbcsa Conv-us. seeo"d with l 'l.a-l 'h neh. A USCF Club Ineludlnl the "nnual ch.unplonsbip playing also.) Srptcmbcr J, 1911 AJ'tlIlitte. tour nament. ( Please turn to plge 5, col. 4 ) .. t'''' Mo,'." P ••• 3 CHESS AS WE SEE IT .JjJtS..s J IC S~pt~mb cr 1, 1911 Contributionf> from the Pens U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 0/ Outstanding Chess Analysts and Writers , RANKING PLAYERS 1. Nlcoles aou-oUmo (Now York 16. _._ Cit y) ...... _. __ ..•.. ___ ..... __ .... M ••• M •••10 ·2 " -Kt4 l . hmuol Ras.h tioned. The former because he failed to qualify for the finals nod then C.llf.) .••.• . _. M •• _ •••• M .... '1-'1 subsequently did badly in the consolation tournament. The opposite I. Ha r bert Saldmln ( Brooklyn, N.Y.) .••.. ____.M ._.M_. __MM '1-31 can be said of Farre. A surprise • • 1.. ln Romlnonko ( ..l llnfi.ld, qualifier from his section Mong N.J .) ... •...... Il·l l with Keller and Mcdnis, ahead of 10_ Anthony S.ldy (Douglnton, eifie, Broden and others), he did N.Y.) ...... M' ••••• • ...... ,· 31 11. Herm .. n Steiner (Los Angellll, well in the finals too, finishing C .. lif.) ._ ... _ ..... I -4 third. 12. Aobert Steinmaye, (St . Lo",I •• Mo.) ..•...... M...... M._ •• .••.•• ••••••••• • -4 A rather common sight in tour 13. Alb. rt Sandrln (Ch lugo, III.) .-4 naments now seems to be the pres 14. Hans Be rl iner (Wlshlngton, ence or seconds. In Antwerp O.C.) ...... •...... •• -4 Grandmaster Avcrbacb was dele IS. a .. ym ond M l rtln (Slnti Monl· The thre. t wlnnln~ a piece I. r -K R3 c.. , C .. llf.) ...•. .. M ...... -4 gated to be Spassky's second. The and 8x'Kt I... nswered by 20. Rxll, R-KS 16. Alex Suthobeck ' ''.ciflc Grove, representatives or Hungary, Bul c:h; 21. K·02 (not 21. R-81?, B-R6!) Wln C .. ll f.) ...... • -4 garia, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Snar nlnl: a Roult. 11. L.,ry Remllng., (L ong Buch , also were not without a helper. I ...... , C,lIf.) .. _...... • -4 10. Kt·K4 '" II. Arlhur W . O .. ke ("orlland, would Hke to take this oDDortunily 21. KtxB .." xK t O,e.) M •• ___ •• ".M • • -4 to thank U.S. Champion Arthur 12. KI.Ql Q-Kkh 19. I. Zalys (Mont,n l, Que.. Can- Bisguier, who on his own expense, 23. Q-B1 B_R4 Ida) _ .. _. _. . ... __.. _. __... __. • -4 14. QxQ 20. Willl...... AddillOn (S... F" , .. ... was there during nearly Ule whole 25_ KI·BS ... cisco, C .. llf.) .. _ .... 1 ,-41 Win"lng a second pawn. tournament and was a great help 21. P .. ul B,,",lta (B,onx, N.Y.) •• M 71-4, to me. 15. .. R·K7 11. K .. rl Burger (Brooklyn, N.Y.) . 71.-41. An extremely satisfying sight "hoto: H . 8 aclen 26. KIx" B· Ktl 13. Robert Cross (Santa Mon ica, 27. ".0'1 Calif .) _ . . ... 71-41 was the friendly understanding between the players irrespective or any 14. J e r emiah F. Dono.... n (Brook· political or other diCCerences thcir '~'""C"" countries might have. I,n, N.Y.) ...... ~.~ ... _ ..• 71-41 Also a special Lh3nks should be 4. B-Kt2 1$. Mo rris Go,don (Los Angeles. C .. lif.) _._ _ 71.-41 given to tourn3ment director Ger- S. " -84 0-0 26. Mike H .. Upun (FrltSno, C.llf.) 71-41 ard Heynen, under whose able di· B-Q3 nr!i. hiK:-~:ue bit mo..e ··;e~r.te. 17. Eliot Hea .. ' (NIW York City) 71-41 rection the tournament progressed ,. ".0411'" U . Allen K .. ufman (Ne w Yor1c City) .. .• 71-41 sma:othly. 29. Euge ne L ...in (.. ; Clflt .... II-
An interesting situation occurred sades, Callf_) ...... M .M •••••••• 71-4} in the semi-linal round or the pre lO. William Lomba rdy (Bronx, N.Y.) ...... ~. 71-4} liminaries. In the game Philippe 31. Edg .. , M cCo rm ick {Eu t (Luxembourg) _ CiTic (Yugoslavia) Or.. nge, N.J .I ...... M ...... M. 71-41 Black had a winning advantage lor 32. C.rl Pllnick (New York City) 71-41 33. Mira Radloclc (Slnt .. Mon lcl, a long while. But.suddenly he made C .. llf.) 7J-41 a horrible blundcr and r ight away 34. Bru no w:· ·.. S~h;;;ldt ·····i H ;;;;:,· ~ ~; offercd a draw. Philippe (with a N.Y.) ...... 71.41 forced win in one!! move) accepted 35. J . G. Sulll"'n (Knoxville, it instantaneously. Tenn .) ..... ~ M 7}-41 .,. Ranking Woman .. llyer CJlUC The Intended". n·KtI losu alter 21. RxP! M n. Sonjl Grit-Ste.. e nson {Calif, 6 .. U. KIX" S,. :tt. BxPc:h (NOTE: PllI7tts in this fist 'Ir ~ not The win now, .. lthough not e!emeDu,ry, Pu,uJ in /i ...1 w~i~h ltJ J", r~ orJ~r 4ttr 1.1 $"till only a m ..tter o f Urne lind teeb fifth Pu,cr.) roque. No rurther comments are "O:CC" "'1'),. tt_ ... M. K·Kt2 .... "·KR3 a·KI Very intel'utlng, hut not qull.c sound_ lei. a·B2 a ·KBch 4S. A..qB2 P~ RS ~ P-B4 Is S. _ .. ... better. ll. K ·Kt2 44. A·BS Kt-KtS 7. BxKI h8 .... n. Kt-K'ch K·Bl 47. " -Rl •. h.P .. __ _ ..... R. D. Westra ' with 5-0 won the ll. S·Uch K·Kt1 .... R·Bkh K-82 Premier Reserves Championship of Kt.'tP tails because of .. _ ...• P-KB4! :14_ B·B7ch K· BI 4t. KI.oOkh K· Kt2 •• .__ .. Kt.o02 lSI B·RSch K·KtI SO. Kt-K4 the Montreal Chess League. Seeood •• 8-114! .. ~.:.. 36. KI·B6ch K-Ktl SI. KIx .. R.QR. and third on 8-B were G. Aleksis It ts surprising that White Un a!lord 37. BxB ."'. S1. A.oOR6 1(1·8.$ and V. Judzentavicius with 3-2 each. to prated hu extra P ....· D, even at the lI. KI·K4 ..- ".KRl 53. P·R4 Kt·Kt3 ClqIense of c ..... tlIng. The six-man round robin rcpresent 39. R-Q2 R·'" 54. ..·as Kt-BS t. 'M_'_ KI.Ktl 40. Kt.o' a ·K3 5S. AxPch K-Ktl ed survivors of a 32-player two UI. B-K13 .. ., 41. Kt·BSch K-Ktl 56. Kt-K4 KtxP section preliminaries. The Major 11 . P-KI3 B-Kts 42. " ·KKI4 Kt·Q' S7. R-akh K· Kt2 Reserves was won by R. Teene, a Ir In~te.d 11. _.~ .., U-Kl eh, then .lmply U . K·Sl p·KR4 .st. K·B4 Resigns 12. K-M to be followed by Q-Q2,. QR newcomer from Estonia. with 5-0. White 1. A.o71 KI . cit. J . Schneider was second with 4-1 12. 0-0 R·KI The following gamc was impor 13. Q.o2 and W. Stanley third with 3·2. tant ·beC!lllSe at th3t stage Farre ... , Twenty·two players competed in the 14. QR·Kl Club: 1f~ 15. KlxR R...·K1 was a poin t ahead of me, and prelims in which Teene won Sec· to overtake him I had to win this 16. KI.Q3 tion 1 with 6·0 and Schneidcr Sec game. Now the KnJ.::ht threatens to gO to QJl.5 . wUh tion 2 with 6-0. To delay It Yarre starts .. tounter wu PI RC DEFENSE alUltk. W orld Jun ior C hampion5hip r" Antwerp , 1955 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP White m atk Antwerp, 1955 Revival of the East Side vs. West E. MEDNIS M. FAlUn 1. B. SpaRky (USSR) ....•. ,. t 1 1 1 1 Side team matches, a feature of (USA) (Spain) 2. E. MedM (USA) •...... 1 x • • ... I I I 1 1 1 , ., Charleston, W.Va. chess in the thir 1. P.K4 ".ol l. M. Fnre (Spain) .. _ ... _ ...... ~ .. ~."" ...... _._ ..... _.M. I 0 , 1 1 I 1 61-2i 2. ".004 Kt-KSl • ties, saw West down East 4-3. For 4. L. PorUsch (lIung..-.,., .~._ .. ~.~.~ .... __ .. _.M ..O I 0 , I •1 1 I 1 lit-3~ l. Kt.oBl " ·KKtl 5. G. P. Trin&"ov (BuJ..-artl) .,~ .. ___... _. __ .. __ MO I 0 I , 1 I 1 I H West George Hendricks tallied two 4. 8 . KKts M ••• M. It D. K. K ciller (Swilieriand) ... _ •. ~ ..... __...... ••. 0 • I 0 0 , 1 q wins while Daye Maples and Allen In our a:ame In the prellmlnarlu I hId 1. I. I . Osterom (lIoUand) M_••••••• _.~ •••••• _ •••••••• M 0 0 0 I I ,• • 0 Sl-S\ scored one eaclt; for East J ohn F . pla.yed f. p.B4 Without aehl(:vln,- 1liiy, I. L. HilLstrom (FInland) .. _ ..•. _.M .....•....0 0 0• I 0 0 0 • thlng special. so now I decided to try g. S . .Johane5>len (Norw.. y) _ ...... ••...... _ ...... •...0 0 0 0 0 0 •0 , • "l ion... Hurt, Edward M. Foy and Ruda t he ten movl!!. I 10. S. Scbwe!)er (ArgenUnal ....•.• M •••••••• ••••••••••••• _ •• O 0 • 0 0 I 0 1 0 • • 11-16 scored ttle points. Vol. X, Number 1 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS September 5, 1955 57th ANNUAL CONGRESS AND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Publl.shed twice a month on the $th Ind 20t h by THE UNITED STATES CHESS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUG. 8-20, 1955 FEDERATlON. Entered II lecond c1ISS mltter September 5, 1i46, I t the POlt ofr1ce RE CEIPTS: It Dubuque, 10WI, ·... nder the act of Marcb 9. 1819. Independent·Pre" Telegram (Long 8ell ch, Celli.) ...... $3.550.00 Editor: MONTGOl\fERY MAJOR Entr.nce Fe .. 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DISBURSEMENTS: , Tournament Prlle Aw. rds (36 Cash PrlIul _..... _. ....____ .... __.... _.. $S'OSO.1S Is There Magic In Ten? Sped.I Prite for Ranking Wom.n Pl aye r ...... _ ...... _. SO.OO Tournament E"'penns ._ ...... _...... _...... _ ..... _ ...... _... .__ ...... _...... 151l.00 ... ,md pl4)'td « ch«mpionship lou,n«mtnt g«mt btll'tM Go,tch«/cof/ mid Mtnin/cin. USCF Portion of Tournamen t Fees ...... _...... _..... _...... _.. ..._. 780.00 It'l'tnly·two mOt'II 10 fI d,«I'. fI pritc Iptdmt1t 0/ Iht tsiSI""'t loret 1M i•• mUling $4,UO_15 ;mmorManhattan Chess Club., By RHYS W. HAYS After a very .successful career of business executive as president of the Schulte Real Estate Compnny and vice-president of the Schulte Retail HAD thought that my days 01 playing chess for a university were over , Sto~es Corporation, in 1937 Mr. l\-Jeyer retired from business to become I ten years ago, when I graduated from Columbia; but on coming to active as a labor mediator, soon becoming chairm:an of the New York London, I registered for a night coun:;e ' in medieval palaeography at State Mediation Board, established by Gov. H. H . Lehman. His career the Univcn:;ity, and by the rules applying there, I was eligible to play 01 pouring oil on the troubled waters of labor dispute was eJ\ceptionally on the tetlm. During the regular season, I won four games and drew two distingui>;hed, and it was the recommendation o[ Mr. Meyer's board which for London University, and as a result I was awarded.full colors equiva became the basis of the famous ''Little Steel Formula" which became a len t, more or less, to a varsity letter, but this year given to only three national pattern for settling various labor disputes. players (R. r~. Streater, B. J. Benjamin, and myself), and was chosen to Although not so aclive in chess a~ his brother, Leonard B. M(!yer, the' come on a post-season tour of Gcrmany to play against German lc:ams. f!?rn;er prO"sident of the Metropolitan Chess League, Mr . Meyer retained The trip began on July 30. and ing ~aplai n , who man" all the ar hIS mterest in chess and bis memben:;hip in lhe Manhattan Che'ss Club. ended, so far as chess was con- rangement.s. Jonathan Penrose and Chess players everywhere extend their sincere sympathy to his wile, cerned, on AUgWit 8. The London A. P hillips, who played occasionally two sons, daughter, brother and sister. team did not fare we H, although for thc University during the year, every mtltch but one was close. We were not able to come. Also missing lost to the University of Aachen were Michael Fox, the regular cap· 4·3 in a preliminary match, belore lain, and Richard Marriott our lull team had arrivcd, then The best record was turned in by :lA. Reader;y 'f.:~1.n?.~ C'Ae~ '=::J played a 44 lie with the regular Correia, a Portu.,rruese student, who team. Then we were beaten badly, seol'ed 5'h·B~. Bellis arid Carpen- A SELECTION OF GAMES FROM THE 52nd UNITED STATES OPEN 7!.h·2'h, by a powerful University ter also did well. I played three CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, Fort Worth, Texas, 1951. Published bv Jack of Cologne team. We lost 6-5 to matches at first board, drawing Ford Works 01 Cologne, 64 to two and losing to Christoph of Co Spence, 208 So. 25th Ave.• Omaha, Neb. Vol. ~ " . American Tournament Series. 37 pp. mimeo. $2. Bonn «(!ity and university com- logne University. The other lour bi ncd), 5% 4 % to the University of I played at second, winning two GAMES FROM THE NINTI1 BIENNIAL UNITED STATES CHESS CHAM. Frankfurt, and 5'h-4lh to the Uni- (both at Aachen) and drawing two. PJON;iHIP, New York. 1954. Published by Jack Spence. 208 So. 25th Ave.• vcrsity of Wurzburg. This record is Among those with whom I drew Omaha. Neb. Vol. XIII, Amer ican Tournament Series.' 34 pp. mimeo. $2. surprising, as London is not a weak wcre Laschek 01 Wurzburg, (!ham ITH ·these two volumes, editor Jack Spence completes one oI the team. But with a few breaks, many pion o[ Frnnconia, and Slachowiu W most valuable con tributions of recent years to American chess games might have gone the other of FrankIurt, who has qualified lor histoJY. He has now brought up to d:ate a full record of all post-war way, and the strain 01 travelling thios year's Gennan championsh ip. American open and closed championships from 1946 forward. The 1951 undoubtedly told on some of the One match remains to be pltlyed- Opcn will be remembered as a milestone in the career o( Larry Evans, -players. against Heidelberg (town and uni- then oD:1y 19 yean:; old. Of the 450 games in the tourney, 187 are given . Making the trip were, roughly In versity combined). tomorr o""" Aug here, WIthout notes, but with scoretable and indexes. The 19M Biennial order of strength, Raymond Streat- ust 10; but since Streatcr, Sch utz, {onows the sam~ format. Eighty-eight of the 91 games ti re given, however, er, myself, Brian Bcnjamin, Jose and I have decided to miss this and the.re are hght notes. Artbur Bisguier's win here suggests that this Correia, David Toms, Colin Carpen· and go on [or a. brief visit to Aus gener atton has produced another Reshevsky-Fine r ivalry; lor Bisguier and ter, J ohn Houlihan, Watson F uUer, tria and Switzerland, I omit it from ~ans have. traded tour,?-aments with the same regularity. 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u. S. OPEN CHAMPION, 1954
Evidently this is Black's best -USSR Match, Moscow, 1955 way of neutralizing the centc.c: by RUY LOPEZ The point of Black's timing. avoiding an e arly P-Q4 Black Whether this move is playable de seems to achieve equality in this Evans-Bronstein: 1.p·K4, P-K4; variation . White must even be 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. S-NS, P·QR3; pends on whether or not White call exploit Black's lost move by open perpetually wary of an early .p 4. B·R4, P·Q3; S. P-B3, 8-Q2; 6. Position .fler t • ...... ~ . B.K3 ing up the center. 11, P-QN4!, Px KB4 break. 10. N·N3, P·N3: 11. 0-0, P-KN3; 7. p.Q4, B·N2; 8. B· NP (Not 11 ...... N·N2; 12. NPxP. P·Q4. B.QR3= CATALAN SYSTEM KN5, !CN-K2; 9. Pl(P, PxP; Incidentally. it was this game 11...... N-B3; 12. NPxP, PxP; In Smyslov-Bisguicr, B 1 a c k whieh caused Botvinnik to say to 13. PxP. NxP(4); 14. NxN, QxN; achieved a satisfactory game Iol presents White with many attacK me dter the match : " Reshevsky is a changed player since 1948. For lowing some Kevitz analysis: 1. ing cha nces in the center, but 15 p.Q4. p.Q4; 2. P·QB4. p·X-3; 3. P one lhing, his style is much more perhaps playable): 12. B·N21 KN3. N·KB3; 4. N-B3, N·B3; 5. passive. For another , I used to win Black is always Ol;le move behind PxP. Px P; 6. B.N2, P·KN3; 7. N· - and this is his undoing. Arter lost pOSitions. Now I lose won ones!" B3, B·N2; 8. 0·0. 0 ·0 ; 9. 8-B4, 12. P-QR3. B-N2; Black survives N-K2; with equality. (If 10. . N·QN5, be cause it takes White ODe move KI NG'S GAMBIT N·Kl.) ionger to occupy io ~lae . 1\ron R. Byrne-Keres was a game that stein's move js sharper. ,12...... • created a sensation for the Moscow B· KN2 (12 ...... , NxNP.; 13. R-B1); audience. Black m anaged to dem 13. R·Bl, B-N2 (If 13. _...... , 0-0;· onstrate 'that the old·fashio.lled de 14. B-N3 wins a Pawn); 14. 8·N3, fense is not only simple and good, Q-K2; 15. RxN!!, BJCR; 16. PxP. but perhaps even besL with a winning position. If now 16. 1. P-K4. P·K4; 2. P-KB4, Px P; PxP; 17. NxP, B·Q2; 18. BxPch, 3. N·KB3, P·KN4; 4. P· KR4. poNS; K·B1; 19. BxP! Position Mter 9. _ ...... , PxP S. N-KS . N-KB3; 6. B·B4, P.Q4: 7. 'The game continued: 16...... • PxP, B·N2; 8. P-Q4, N-R4; 9. 0·0, This position is theoretically im N-R4; 17. P·N4, N·BS: "18. PxP, Q. QxP; 10. Q-KI , QxQ; 11. RxQ. 0·0: portant inasmuch as it has been Q21; 19. N·KSI and all the com 12. N-QB3; N.Q2; 13. N·NS, P·QB3, reached before without W hite be plications favor White. 14. N·B7? (the crucial line is 14 ing able to produce a demonstrable PXP. and if N xN; 15. PxP). superiority. Su:i.:t in·Bronstein, XX FRENCH DEFENSE USSR Chmp:, continued: 10. P·B4. P·KR3; 11. B·K3, N-Q5!; 12. Bx8 In Reshevsky-Botvinnik, ch, QJil3; 13. ' N-B3, 0-0; with full trie d an idea recommended in our ': equality for Black. Alj'!khine ,has July 5 colUmn: 1. P-K4. P.. K3: 2. ""--plaxed 10. Q·Q3, but after 10 ·0 P·Q3. LONDON CHESS Bhick"llas nothing to fear. H_cnce- (Continued from p age 4, col. 4) 10.0.81, P.KR3 ( 10. . _...... , 0·0; 11. ' R_Ql is har d t9 !Jleet); 11. B.K3, I wish I could list all the cbess .N·R4; 12. R·Q l, ··p.QN4; 13 .. B-B2, players and otiler s who have; ~hown N-Bl; 14. P·QN4, N-N2 (not 14.. us haspUality in Germany, but ~ t h e N·B5; 15. B-85); "15. • P·QR4. with a list would be far too long to pub lasting · initiative. lish. Suffice it to · say that we have been royally entertained. We. have, '. In the very next rO'und , Bron- ' of course, combined sight-seeing stein·Evans, Black tr ied a new idc'a . with chess, and I think th~ t all which seems attended with too of us will r emember this German · much r isk. I trip as a great event in ' otir lives. l.P·K4, P·K4; 2. N_KB3, N·QB3;, ...... PxP! (If 14 ...... , R-N l ; 3. B.NS, P·QR3; 4. B·R4, N-B3; 5. ~ 15: p-Q6, with a bind); IS. ·NxR, 0-0, P-QN4; 6. B·N3. 'P.Q3!? The l PxB; and White must fight for the order o[ moves is deliberate. Black ' dra'f despite the fact that he is an invites 7. N·N5. P-Q4; B. P xP, N-Q5. c:Annotated by Che .. MClIter JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Chess Club Champion, 1954
• USCF MEMBE )'011' ,."", I", IhiJ t/r,."Plfnli 10 " up never Uno>: 26, ~; g COUJNS, 91 ROpt POfcupine measures with 15. KtxP; 6. KKt.K~ p.K3; 7. P·K4. KtxKt; l. QPxP p·QS 1. Q·B2. Thc Immediate K·BI·KU was better...... _. K·RI; 16 •...... , 11-1<2; 17. H. KtxKt, B.Kt3; 9. B-K3. B ·KtS; -J.D. B-Ql, 4. Kt· KBl KI-QB3 I 17. Kt·8l K.Bl II. KI-QSI P-B3; and 18 • ... __ ..• B-82. 0 ·0 ; II. 0-0 lind White has • slightly Better 7. B-Kt2, BxP; 8. 0·0 with equal· I While noW obtainS two pawns lor the 16. Kt·K3 K·RI b",tter position. If n .•....•• P-QB4 simply Ity at leasL : forlorn Knight snd has at least e nou, h 17. Q-Q2 Kt·K1 12. PXP and If 11. . _ •.. , Q.R4, or Q-B%, 7. KKt·K2 B-84 for the Queen. 11. QR-Ql of Q·Kt or Kt·M White can hold on to I. P-QR3 BxKtch 1&. •.. _.. Kt·k1 EverythIng Is made shipshape before the pawn with 13. Kt·:Ft4 followed b y More umal Is 10. The lInly move er the Knight ueapu the atl.ack ill launcl!ed. Q·B2. Also, If after 11 .....•.., p.B4; 1:' 10. B·KSI altogether. II. P.B3 p"p Black plays 12 ...... , Dx.Kt, then 13. Better 11. 0·0·0 19. KtxPch PxKI 21. Kt·QS Kt-Ql n . P·KR4 Px8, Q·B2; 14. Q·R4! and 1£ 14••.••. •.• Kl 10. KtxPch K·Kt2 Threatcnlng to win a piece with m. Q2 Whltc may ret urn the pawn with Kt·B2 WaS better. p·K~a5. J5. p.B6! and retain the two Bishops 12. 0·0 Kt·KK 23. P·QBl n ...... Kt·Bl which .hould enjoy a aUght pull on the That Sprlng<.IC goe.'\" n owhere in this Superior are 19 • . __ .. _., Kt-KU; bolster. p O$ttlon. 'ilme. log the klng-8lde. and 19 ...... • P-Q4; S. B-Q3 13•...... ml&i.ng matters. An alternstlve to the above Jru'!ntloned. "t·B! Is still In order. 10. P·KKtS p," eontlnuatlan •. 14. P-QR4 R·Rl Kt· B~ should On 20 . . ,...... , B-K2; 11. PXP, . Pxp; n. 5. ~ •.•~. BxB 7. Kt.83 P·K3 be played. R·KKU, Whlte also gets bl$ athck roU. 6. Q xB QKt.Q1 25. P.Q4! ing. P·KKt3 I.'\" !llso quite good and more to Black's game can now be conside r ed 21. PXP B.K2 the point, since the .nlval of Black'a hopeless as White soon h.as evcry p iece 22. K· Kt2 Bishop at KKt3 will hinder White In active coordination. To clear the KR file. som.. what In his IIdvance Of th~ KP. 15...... Q·Kl 11. KI·B1 g·Ktl 22. ... B.R4 L 0.0 B-Q3 26. B·KB4 KI· R2 and t o try to obstruct thc KR me. 8 ...•_ .• PXP; 9. QxBp. p.B4 is sUghtly Temporarlly holding the game since hetl<'lr. K.b:R cannot be played because of Q.xB. PERSONAL SERVICE 9. P.K41 21. Kt·K£I Q.Rl l1. P ·QKt4 K.Ktl White now opens up the gam", In his H. KtXB QxKt 32. P·KtS Tiu Editor "f this D~/IiI.tmmt will favor. One can readily see thilt Black's 30. B.(;I5ch Kt·B3 pI"" you .. g .. m~ by mllil, (Omm~nI Oil Bishop Is badly plac;:ed since It o bviously Tbc Knight Is stW Immobllc, now for will not take P.rt In an attack on the a different nason. I t'Yny move, lind ,;ye '10U .. ' /""01181, ".sl. 31. .••.. R· R4 34. p·Bm Resl9ns ,."mt ..naiysis. Fu 110. White monllreh. K% Is a better square 11111 the Bishop can thcn p"",vl!nt the 0-0 33. PxKIII RxB Mr. Col/i,u .ilI "IR> (t1lruU Ds. H ...o/J SOUIl'n"" Kt-Kt4. By WilliAm L. B. rdAY By Dlvid H jelle White 81ack 16...... P·8S VoldA, NorwAY L. EVANS O. IIYRNE The only counterplay but too late to Pittsburgh, PA. (Mil Man C.C., (MllnhlOttlOn C.C., /lccomplLsh much. International Contest International Contest 1. " ·K4 " ·K4 7. " Ktl "..QJ 17. " Kt5 )("Kl 19. Q·K3 P·IIl 2. Kt·K8 1 Kt..Q81 '. P·1I 3 0-0 II. a x a Qxll 3. 8· Kt5 P-QR3 • • P.K R' Kt..Q R4 'nte derense if easy. Black'. pOeltion la of. 8·R4 Kt·83 10. a·81 p·a4 quite 5eC\lre. 5. 0-0 .. K2 11 . P ..Q4 Q·al H. QR-Ql .. _ ..... _ ,. R·KI JO.QKtf 11. PXKP ...... Evans ofle:m II. dra" iilt UWI polJrt; Somewhat p~mature. For p(!rIOna! re .. Byrne IOcecpted. sons, EVllna IOvolds lhe POPwIOr 12. QKl.Q2 whIcb mainblna thl eentra! te ...io n. ROSSOLlMO WINS U.S. OPEN (Continued from p.ge 1, col. 4) event. A special feature in hospi· with Louis Levy. Leaders are now tality was the free coHee served to Byrne and Sherwin with 7-1. Re. all contestants and spectators each shevsky, Evans. and Rosso Limo have day by the sponsoring Lincoln 61/.z .1lh, \\o,fjile Brandts, Seidman Park Chess & Checker Club of Long and Levy share a 6-2 score with Beach. Arrangements (or the lour· new potential threats in William nament were ably handled by a com Add ison, Albert Sandrin. Charles P''''''em No. 189 Problem No. 190 mittee headed by .John P. Looney, He nin. Zoltan Kovacs. Anthony By J . L. Bu l. By F. Ravenscroft president of the Lincoln Park club, Saidy. Abe Turner, Robert Cross, . F. T. Hawes. New while the tournament was eUicient and Raymond Martin. Melbourne, AustrAlia ly directed by Orlo M. Rolo, who Round nine-Byrne and Sherwin International Contest Entry last year directed the U.s. Junior draw and still share the lead with Championship, assisted very ably 71/.z .11/.z, because Reshevsky drew by Imre Konig. with Evans and Rossolimo drew Early Rounds A Tussle with Saidy. Tallying 7·2 are Re$hev· Even the first round heralded the sky, Evans, Rossolimo, Sandrin possibility of startling upsets with (With a victory over Brandts),' Seid· William Lombardy losing to Boris man (winning from Henin), and Garfinkel, Jeremiah Donovan los Cross (defeating Kovacs). Hanging ing to J~n Rinaldo, Karl Burger on or tteeping up with 6-'n-2lh drawing with Mrs. Kathryn Slater, each are Hans Berliner, Saidy. and Mrs. Sonja GraC-Slevenson Dakc. Turner, Levy, Addison, Ri· \ drawing with Ben Kakimi. vise, J . G. Sullivan, Ivan Romancm· ...... The second round saw Larry ko and Raymond Martin . Evans. d,rawing with Alber t Sandrin Round ten and 1953 Open Cham who in ihill event seemed to have pion Donald Byrne takes undis· recovered the form tllat made llim puted lead with ~Ph-l'h:, defeating U.S. Open Champion at Omaha. Seidman whUe Sbel"W in loses to Hennan Steiner lost an upset to Rossolimo. In second with 8-2 now 't .I. TITII the three two-move compositions above we begin to publish the Dr. Bela Rozsa and Abe Turner to are Rossolimo, Reshevsky (deIeat· Ivan Romanenko whose linal show YY entries to our "International !\vo-Mover Composing Contest" an ing Sandrin), a*d Evans (besting nounced in our July 20th issue. Our regular solvers are requested to send ing declared him also a player much Cross). On their ,heels with 7lh: ·21/.z underrated in popular opinion. in solutions as before. We will lry to publish new en tries in order 01 thcir arc Sherwin, saidy (a win ov('.r arrival as much as possible. We repeat here the outstanding polnLs the By the filth round Paul Brandts 6"£ Berliner), AddiSon (a win over contest: held the undisputed lead with 5..() Levy), Rivise (a twin over Sullivan), with victories over Saidy. Seidman, and Romanenko (a win over Mar- Orthodox, original (unpublished) two-movers, on any theme; maximum 3 ~ntric:s by composers [rom all over the world; liberal cash and book and Sherwin. On his heels with 4'h· till). i lh each were Rcshcvsky (a draw pr1Ze$; Judges: V. L. Eaton and E. M. Hassburg; first [onnal application The LJad Totters of the "Wilson Scoring System"; entries to be postmarked not later thaD with Lapiken). Byrne (a draw with - I Rosolimo), Rossolimo, Carl Pilnick Ro und cleven! sees the leader top the 31st 'of January 1956. Send entries to Problem Editor, name and (a draw with Robert Steinmeyer). ple Byrne succumbs to Evans, while address above. Round six saw the lead go to Ro.$olimo defdts Rivise, Resbevsky Reshevsky and Byrne with 5'h·Jh: besis Saidy. New leading with 9-2 as Rcsbevsky dcleated Brandis and are \ Rossolimp. Reshevsky and Byrne bested Pilni~. Tied with 5-1 EvalS. Byrne and Romanenko (with were Larry Evans, Rossolimo, Seid· a win over .cross) and Sherwin NO. 57$ (Keeney): 1. KblP. wa.ltlng! man. Sherwin, Saidy, Peter Lapiken. (with a win i over Addison) have No. 576 (Lourie): 1. RxQP. threlOtening Z. ~ mate. Both these problema Charles Henin, and Brandts. 81,-2·2\2. Still in hopeful cornpeti show charmlnl', tr somewha t old.rashloned play.. In\ eontrlSt ... Round Seven and the lead broad· ·tion vit-h 8·3 iate Turner and Sand· No. S77 (MOlT.): Before tha key there are two set play$ based on tbe mutual ened as Rcshevsky drew with Byrne rin. I • Interferen«. of the BlPek R and B nandlng on B11Oc:k'1 Q.slde. It l...... , R-Q$; 2. Q-KS mate; Ir 1...... , B-Q$; 2. Q·K4 mate. (Grimshaw). AIter the key, 1. Kt.Q4. while Rossolimo bested AUen Kauf RoU.ld twe,ive is tense and de· with the threlt 2. R-Kt4 mite. these Grimshaw lnterfert!ncel are .Ilhllted oVer to man and Sherwin defeated Saidy cisive. Rossollmo bests Evans while the Bilek Rand B standln, on Black's K.side ! 'Thus: 1...... R·B6; 2. Q.K4 mite while Brandts won from Henin: Rcsheviky is defeating Sherwin. and l...... , B-B(;; 2. Q.K3 mate. Othe:r play. arc obVIOUS. (GrJml h.w.RhukJls combtnedJ. Very novel play. even If it has been done before. Leaders at 6-1 wen~ Reshevsky, Byrne iownsl Romanenko and Tur· Byrne, Rossolimo,' Sherwin, and No. li76 (Gabor): 1. KltP. threatening f our K moves (K3. K2, KBl . KD4, Iltd ncr wins rrtJm Sandrio. As the 3. P-Q4 mite. All P05IIIbie Black moves reduce: these four tllrest.s to 10 sl.n.l. po$5l. Brandts. Doggedly following with smoke or b4ttle clears Rossolimo ble choice: I ...... PxR or BxKt force Z. K.K3; 1...... _. Kt-Bl eOmpe1.a 2. K.54 5lh·B2 ea 'c~ were Larry Evans, and Re:hevsky share 1()..2j Bryne (tho motive o r the~ two moves 1$ p revention of night to tbe B1.Ck K); 1...... Herbert Seidman, Arthur Dake Pxp lorcel 2. K·B3. Ind 1 ...... Kt-R3 forces 2. K·K2. ete. (AvoIdance: of ehe:ekll., has 91£.2%;\ Evans and Turner U 1...... " K·D4; 2. K-Q4, abort mate. Louis Levy. Peter Lapiken. ' have 9-3 eacli Just behind are Sai· Tho Seesaw Begins dy (a vittOryl over Pilniek), Roma· Book·End. For $. 1. nenko. Sierwjn, Rivise (a win over BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! Round eight and the lead nar Bookends made from hardwood rows with Byrne beating Brandts, Lombardyl, and Seidman (a decision By Joining the U.s.C.P. Sherwin besting Lapiken, Evans over Addiwn), with cast CheSS &. Bridge orna downing Dake, wbile Reshevsky A stirrhg and exciting struggle ments. Ask for Folder. In. PI" M.,J.,. P" . 7 drew with Rossolimo and Seidman to the vet{ last round. E &. M Mfg. Co., P.O., TilLson. N.Y. \ll}eSS ),. J ~ S~p t ernhff', 19H M,)/uJ." Peg. 8 S~plt""lnr 1, 19H :Journamenl ofJ/e (This lisl inc/lultf solutions ,tui"cJ lip to AIISun Hth rO'>'tfing ptoblnns mJing Send to CHESS LIFE, 113 No. So!.{; •• ::7. Humphrey An.. O.k Pa rk. III. for with tht Ju[y 1 coillmn, No. 174. For correct lery to twtNnO'>'tt, 2 points, fo, thlu, a ppllntlo ... form for .... nou ... cln. mawrs 4 points; cooles "Io~ 2 "nJ " points; cooks .. Iont 2 "nd " /XIi"t, Itfpttt;"',[y, WI." ::71, 0.., m_? tourna m ent In this (olumn. ..hil, /01 cooles .. nJ tht "utho,'s inunJ,J soilition 1 poin" rxlt".) W. I. Luone ~7 J. HaJlburton 180 T. BuUOC:ku. 66 M/ S,I. I1;.mel Unlen otherwise specified, .11 tourna· K. Lay :KI4 D. SUver 168 C. Fernb.u ~h 66 R . Mlo;hell " Pos ition No. 165 m ents . nnounced In thl. column are Heino Kurruk 488 R. HediC(lck 161 J. F . soreth 64 J ohn Ilhk.n '" 100% USCF ,eted. Retln9 ftfl, If any, Dr. I. Schwam 488 J. W. Jlornbl, 188 R. Stein 61 D. B. Braun ":t6 Em$I·Tro¥er, Stuttgart, 1&48. White E. J. Korpanty 4B5 £.H. Benjamin 134 J . MuUigan··· 61 ne included In $p~lf ied entry fee; no P . J .Sommcr wins by 1. P-B7!, Q.u2!: 2. Q-B6eh, W. L Couture 452 H. SChramm 134 P . Leith 57 Q.N1; S. Q.R4ch, Q·R2; 4. PxR(Q}ch, .ddltlon •• rltln9 f ee for non·m embers G. C. Smith " USCF. 1>r. N. Reider 4tO 1)r. J . 8ritaln I~ K. Forumark 56 H arold Leer Klbur" . who persevered to the win. Open; al World Fnendshlp H.n, Ft. "'1a. who top", thlf Jlresent Suh'crs' Ladder wllh 5067 points and ,·ecclve. the quar_ Correct SOlution. acknowledged from: W ayne YMCA, 226 E. Washlniton BIYd.; terly . award, n book on o;hess of his choice. His pain" 011 t his Ladder are can 1loI. F. Andersonl Abel n. Uombcrault, 5 rd SwlU. 2:i move. per hr; entry fee: celled and he be,lm the Climb aialn t r am the boltom. J. t;. Cum:;luek, 1I0be rt J)lckluson, Carl $5.00; prlzca: $3.00 of lee to p rize fund, E. Dlc ~ C I I, John O. P~!lan. Frank J. divIded 50,,", 30%, 2O"l. for 1st, '-nd and J e(ferson High lallied first in ionship. The occasion was notable Golec, lIugh £. lIi1rt. Paul Maker, 3rd; lor deta.lls, write: Willard H . Wll· three sections, plus one third place, in the faet that it was the first lime Ja .... e>< A. Marlin' , Max "lIlstcin, Joe H. son, Jr., 1019 Colerkk St., Fort Wayne , Murray, Charles MU¥8rove, Edmund Ind_ to take the Los Angeles High that a group of Negro chess players N""h, lUcharU B. OlSon, Paul H. Smith; 100% USCF rated event. School Champiom;hip. Section win have swept to victory, although in Bob Stelnmel'C", W. E. Sle~'cns, 1." J. ners were Clarence Green, Ed Dan dividual stars like Walter Mann NO"~lIIbn 21-27 Sullivan, Wlillalll B. WJ.lsGn, lind L . E. iels and Theodore Hnle, while Ed w ..... 2 nd North Central ;Open have previous scored ti tle victories. ~ pomts arc lhe pri~cs of Leon AD Championship Binns placed fourth in Hale's sec· The club was organized in 1949 at hauser· , Irving ]lesen, Dave 8ogda th e Milwaukee, Wis. tion. Earlier in the year JcLferson suggestion of the Cosmo Chess n oH', Kenneth Bliilke·, Milton D. Blu High wo n its district team champ- mcnthal, J. E. Byrd, Jam..". R. Camp... Open; at Holel Wisconsin, No. 3rd Club. bell', Gaslon Chal)puIS, GeI)'nc, Nlchulas R.:Iymond, Norman dia&'r:lms. Reider. Herbert J. Roberts, F.dmund N·n : $4.:;0 I .."" l~% __ ...... _ . .$3.9& ltoman, Dr. Max Schlosser, Dr . I. Finish It the Clevcr Way! Sehwa,·b. Irwin Sigmond , Paul J . Som THE GAME OF CHESS by H. Golom· mer. Andris Slaklb, R. Strasburger' PoslUon No. 159: 1. -' __... • RxB; 2. RxR, Q.K4; 3. R(B).Ktl. Q.l
