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Dallas International Tourney Holds Chess Spotlight In • -4merica ~ Che6J neW6l'apll,. Copyright 1957 by Unltl!d St~tl!S Chen Fedl!ratlon Vol. XII, No.8 Friday, December 20, 1957 15 Cents Dallas International Tourney Conduct"" by PosilioM No. 222 Holds Chess Spotlight In USA IRWIN SIGMOND Wit h a stellar lineup of International Masters and Grandmasters, END solutions to Position No. the Dallas International Tournament at the Hotel Adolphus which began S 222 to reach Irwin Sigmond, on November 30 holds the center of the stage as a chess attraction. The 5200 William~burg Blvd., Arlington event had an auspicious opening with a players' breakfast at which 7, Va., by January 20. 1958. With Govcrnor Price Davb of Texas made the welcoming remarks and USCF your solution, please send analysis President Jerry Spann spoke brieIly but warmly of international amity or reasons supporting your choice as exemplified by chess. The only discord was from Moscow where of "Best Move" or moves. complaints against the U. S. State Department for refusing USSR Grand­ Solution to Position No. 222 will ap· master David Bronstein entry to compete were sounded over Radio pear in the February 5, 195a issue. Moscow. NOTE: Do nOI plac~ sO[lIlions 10 11>'0 Assembled for the event were Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia, Larry positions on on~ c~rd; br sure 10 irnii'aJ~ Evans of the USA (substituting for Bronstein), Bent Larsen of Denmark, co,,~,t numbu of .positirm b~ing sol~td, Miguel Najdori of Argentina, Fridrik Olafson of Iceland, Samuel Reshev­ 4nd gi~~ th( full nam~ ~nd address of sky of the USA, Laszlo Szabo of Hungary, and David Yanofsky of Canada. tht sol~tr to ~1fist in p,opu cre4iting of By·products of this assemblage of masters were two challenges: an ex· solution. White to play hibition match between Dallas Master Kenneth R. Smith and the recent· , ly defected HungariaJ? International Master Paul Benko; and a blindfold match between International Masters Miguel Najdorf and George Kol­ PUPOLS TAKES SULLIVAN WINS t anowski. The opcning rounds were studded OREGON OPEN TENNESSE OPEN STANDING OF PLAYERS Forty·four players from Idaho, with upsets to make the initial Jerry Sullivan of Knoxville re­ stages of the event the more ex­ After 11 Rounds Washington, and · Oregon competed tained the Tennessee title with a Rcshevsky '4 Larsen citing and the final results more Gllgoric 6'h·4¥.! Yanofsky at Portland in the 1957 Oregon 5lh ·1,z score, drawing with R. Scri· Olafson Najdorf Open, a total which is believed to unccliain. In round one Brent Lar· .,6·' vener of Memphis in the £inal sen tallied an impressive win over Szabo Evans constitute the Jarge.st tournament round, a repetition of the 1956 Migu~l Najdorf; D. A. Yanofsky ~ ·; cr held i l' Cregan. Vil,Luc PU1J u15 ~v" n l where Sullivan \VUl! ."" b% · n.elihevsky gained his first victory or Seattle placed first with the defeated Fridrik Olafson; Larry lh and al so drew with Scrivener EVans drew with Svetozar Gligoric; in winning from Najdorf. In round score of 5·0. Tied for ~econd to in the final round. ScriVener, the and Samuel Reshevsky drew with lour Larsen retained the lead by seventh with 4·1 were Viesturs Seg. 1957 Alabama Open Champion, is bested Evans in a brilliant game. lins of Seattle, Ivars Dalbergs of Laszlo Szabo. In round two Olafson a 76·year old player who retired scored the day's surprise with a Gligoric drew with Reshevsky; Naj­ Portland, Dr. A. A. Murray of Ray· from tournament chess ten years dori drew with Olafson; Yanofsky mond, Wash., Harold Hughart of victory over Rcshevsky; Gligoric ago but has recently decided that drew with Lal"Sen; Yanofsky drew dr ew with Szabo. Albany, Ore., Fred Byron of Mil­ he was missing too much fun and waukee, Ore., and D. W. Johnson with Evans; Najdorf drew with The fifth round saw the end of returned to competition. The 16- Szabo. Larsen's winning streak when he of Portland, finishing in order player event was held at Memphis named on l'IIedian points. Seglins In the third round Larsen swept lost in 59 moves to Olafson, while with the Memphis Chess Club act. into the lead with 2lh·lh by defeat· Szabo was winning from Evans. and Dalbergs wcre awarded the ing as host. 1912·13 Western Chess 2nd and 3rd place trophies reo ing Yanofsky. Evans bested Olaf· Rcshevsky drew with Yanofsky; Ass·n Champion B. B. Jefferson, son; Szabo defeated Gligoric; and (Please turn to page 7, col. 1) spectively, while thc Class B trophy now 86 ycars old and a resident of went to Bob Walker of Portland Memphis, contributed S50 to the who scot·cd 3lh·lljz, and the Class Memphis Club to hclp defray ex. C trophy to Dave Groenig, 2\<2·2¥l , penses of this event and develop of Spokane. The 5·rd Swiss event chess consciousness in Memphis. was sponsored by the Portland Chess Club and International Mas· tel' Arthur B. Oak, made the McLELLAN WINS awards and adjudicated unfinished WICHITA OPEN games in the last round. Richard McLellan of Omaha tal­ In the nature of an cxperiment lied 5% ·% , drawing in the final was the introduction of a catering round with R. E. Hart. to win the service to provide coffee, soft ~th a.nnual Wichita Open Champ. drinks, sandwiches, pies, and the lOnshlp at the Wichita YMCA Chess like, at nominal prices. Evidently, Club. Second and third with equal the experiment was a success. S·B points as well were J. L. Gib. son and W. D. McLaughlin .. both of Wi chita, with 5·1 each. Fourth ATTEI'-ITION!! and fifth with 4%-1% each were CONTRIBUTORS! Dale Ruth of Midwest City and Rob. ert E. Har t of Wichita, while sixth Until December 23, 1957 con· to ninth in the 35·player Swiss with Unue to mail news items and 4·2 each I\"ere Byron Douglas, Dr. correspondence as in the past W. A. Perkins, Alphen Murphy, to Montgomery Major, 123 No. and B. Brice·Nash. In tieing for Humphrey Ave., Oak Park, Ill. second, Gibson lost a game to Ruth Aiter that date mail all news and McLaughli n a game to R. V. items and CHESS LIFE corre­ Leewright . Howard P. Killough, P.1RTlCIPANTS IN U . S. WOMEN'S CHAMPlONSHIP spondence to: Jr. won the junior title with 3%- S~"l c d (lt ft to right): Mu. t~no GTUmell~ , Mrs. ]"cqucli"e Pi"ligorsk:y, Mrs. Mr. Fred M. Wren 2 1f~ score while Edwin Armstrong Mildr.d Morrell, T OUrndmel!1 Director ISd'" K"J/'d"l! . St"nding: MiS! Lu,ille placed second among juniors with Perry, Me. K.lll!er, Mrs. Sonj" G,,,f Suv, ,,,o,,, Mr<. Gisel" Grc"'r, Mrs. Olg" Higgins, 2·4. K. R. MacDonald directed the Kell".r, M rs. Souid Gr,,! SI<ycnson, Mr>. Giul" G,I!SU" M,s. Olg" H;ggens, event. Sldt ~ ', Mrs. Nd"", McLeod, Mr<. Lmor( Simon. STELLAR CHESS , ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL IN WOMEN'S MEET Priz e-winning examples of chess CO!!.i· Maotering the Erni Game from thc U. S. Women's Champ. By W A.LT ER K ORN, Editor of Meo ionshi p emphasize the steady im­ C~ ... oflj. provement being made by the lady Conducted by players in the brand of chess they Frederick H. Kerr Again Queen and two Pawns \'ersu s Queen and three Pawns play. T\\'o examples arc those of D;48'''"' N o. 17 [AGRAM No. 47 is a near pcn· :'! liss Karer. winning the Best Play­ All eollege elubs ~ nd pl a, eU are urged D dant to the prcceding diagram ed G'llnc Award oUered in memory to send ne ws ilems to Fr, d t r ic k H. No. 46, and it occurcd in the game of Max Pavey by Mrs. Violet Pavey, Kerr. 1776 Sample Road, A11I son Park. Penns ylvania. Cioca ltea-U nzicker, Moscow 1956. and Mrs. Selensky, wi nning the The concl uding moves here were Brill iancy Prize offered by Harry Oi\IPLETE results of the 1957 L Q-K3- a heroic though trans­ Borochow: C United States Intercollegiate p;lI" cnt invitation to stalemate, but Championship will appear in the QUEEN 'S GAMBIT DECLINED next issue of Chen Life. how connter it1-1. ..... _..• P-B5! ! MCO: P ~ !les 167-168 and Wpite resigned because of 2. U. S. Women's Championship This column will be used to catch QxP, Q-N7 mate or 2. {'xP, QxQ Los Ang,les, 1957 up on some of the news whic h has eh; or 2. QxQ ch, KxQ; 3. PxP, While Ul aek been delayed by givi ng space to K-!.l6 winning. How did White get M. KA RF F S. STE VE NSON the pIons for the Erie tournament. into this straight-jacket? Was the I. P·O B4 P. 1e 3 17. B_R4 Kt / B_K5 2. Iet_KB3 P.Q4 16. K·Rl C-Bl Playing without the services of final posit ion fo rced upon him and 3. P·04 Kt·KB3 19. P-B3 Kt·O J the two Quaker masters, Kalme how? This we will di ssect in the 4. B. KI5 P-Bl 20. Bx KI P~B and Sobel, the University of Penn· next instulment, wishing our read­ 5. PXP KPx P 21 . P_K4 B_K3 6. le t·B3 Qlet·Q2 22 _ P-KS KI· BS wlvania defeated the Franklin· ers in the meantime a Hu ppy New 7.
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