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CHESS ON CH. ll

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221 diol)rams 493 idea variations 1704 practical variations 463 supplementary variations 3894 notes to all variations ".d 439 COMPLETE GAMES !

BY I. A. HOROWITZ in collaboration with Former World Champion, Dr. Max Euwe, Ernest Gruenfeld, Hans Kmoch, and many other authorities

This latest and iml11 e ll ~c work. tbe 1ll0,;! e xhllll.:'li\'c of its kind, ex· I)i a ills ill encyclopedic dctailthe finc p oillt~ of HII (l peni u(;,:. It ca rries the reader well into the middle game, evalua tes the pro!S pecls there and often gives complete exempla ry games so that he is not left hanging in mid-position with the query: What happens now ? A logical sequence binds the continuit y in each opening. First come the moves with footnotes leading to the key posi tion. Then fol· BIBLIOPHILES! low pertinent observations, illustrated by " Idea Variations. " Finally, Glossy poper, handsome print. Practical and Supplemen tary Variations , Wellll.!lll otaled. exemplify the effective possibilities. Each line is appraised : OJ' spacious paging and all the +, - = . The large formal- 71!2 x 9 i ll ches~ i s designed fo), ease of read· other appurtenances of exquis­ ing and playing. It eliminates much tiresome shuffling of pages ite book-making combine to between the principal lines and the respective commen ts. Clea r, legible type and a wide margin for insel1ing notes chess books! In addition to a ll else, th is book contains 439 complete ga mes-a golden treasury in itself! r------1 I Pl ea1SC scud me Che.~$ Openings: Tlreor), ami Practice at 812.50 I

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CHESSIC CYCLOMETER T hese posiUons are deriv­ H ere, again, th e key move ed [ !"Qm Ne w Traps i n the -the initial blow in the win­ As your chess c ycles wax and wane (see ()age 212, July Che ss Opening by AI HOro­ nhlg combination fai rly 1963), yoU pel'ronn bettel' or more poorly. You cannot ever witz_ The tl"RpS il. re not-re­ scream !; CO!· YOllr attention. pinpoint the stage of YOUI' cycles exactly, perhaps; but, wit h peat- Ilot easy; but the crIti­ Yo n should see it in some­ the aid of this quiz, YOll can tell If fit to enter that tallnln.­ cal posItion!! In lhls quiz are thing like a trice. Again. meUL this weekend, In each example, oue Sllal"]) move spells a.nother matter, A s here, however, check out the pos­ doom (O!' the oppos ition. If yOIl soll'e tell positions. you SCOJ"e what mlls t be the k ey mOl'e sible sequels in order to excellent. If you solve eIght, yOll may still try tlHl.t tourna,­ is self-evident. !'\flme It and clllim [ull credit fo r percelv­ ment. If only six, stand clear! Solut Ions on page 96, t he sequels! Ing the win. Ca n you?

3 White to move a nd w in 4 Black to move ilnd win 5 White t o move lind mat~ 6 Black to move and w in

Here you jllsl may need a Conceding a point, we'll As we said _ howe\'er, the Sll ieimann is quoted to t he bit more lhan a t l'lce t o admit. the solutions don't lra(ls themselves a re not so effect that he could see t h~ glimpse t he key move-say, exact ly wa llop you in t he easy. To see l he win is one winn ing idell in the positions a trice and a hair? And " the eye. Bll t. if you're at ali itt th i ng; to bring the game to ,,·hich A lek hi ne handl ed so sequel" Is more a malleI' of form, you will find them tile eve of that win Is an ­ erfecth"ely, but he could not summing up correctly what w i th but lltlle effort. For other story, So New T raps get t he Im~itiOIlS that ern­ least YOIi win In this par­ you are at the cI'itical pOint in the Chen Opening is fI. cientlr. \I·ell. here's a sam­ Iticular instance. Easy does Or t he trap, artel" guileful pal in need fOl- those who ple po ~j lion. You CI\l1 get it . i t, but with due Cal s ~lc call­ builtiup, the position fOI- the wish for sure wins, such as rrom New Traps_ .'\ow you tion. Yes? payoff. See it? h er e. ·Wrup t h is one tiP! have it. sohe i1:

7 White to move and win , BlaC k to move and w in 9 W h ite t o move and win 10 Biack to move and win

or course, on occasion, It New Traps show s such, Here-s a faI r sample of t he Now one ri na l ghol! Yon trail well In hand Is still 115 of them _ w i th how to ob­ sort of performance to which IUlve a. Pawn al ready here, quite a tough nut for the ta[n t he position and, if you YOII may attaiU fl'om work ­ and 1 ... Q-K6t can secu re cracking. Here's one which do need it, how to clinch the illg hard- don't ~(Jul r m from you a ~o l id advantage. It just may stretch your capa­ w in. Reatl iug in i t provides that phrase--wilh t he book . certainly seems safe. But bilities a bit. At the top or yolt with ideas and !nay en­ A Pawn sacr!fice a nd nn ad­ w ill YOII go f()r mOI-e! Re­ your Caissie cycle, you w!ll courage YOll to (\ream up a mittedly tricky win In h aml view the po ~ sibiliti es latent surely see the conquering few fOl' yoursel f and also -all in tho open ing, mind in t he POSH 1011. All r ight. coup in conv,lnClng detail. may sha.rpen your eye to de­ you! :Meflllll'hile tty for the e lln YOII clinch a. majol· ad­ Do you? tect a chance lil(e this. best win here! ,·anlage ;

66 CHESS R£VIEW, MARCH, 196~ CHESS Vol. JJ, No. J REVIEW MARCH 1965

INTERNATIONAL St andoff North Central Open in Iowa Evenl y matched lealliS from F rance and Also termed "North Ce nt ral Open" (be­ Beverwijk Twosome Switzerland fought [0 a lO· lO drill" in II sides the !ong-sllilld ing one held annually Yefim Geller of Ihe Soviet Union and traditional European Ilou hl e-round con­ in Milwaukee) was an Iowan competition Lajos Portisch of Hu ngary tied for fi rst tesl. attended hy 24 enthusiasts who braved place in the annual tournament 'at Bever_ 5 ub·~ero temperatures to reach the tour. '''ijk, lOll:! to 4% . M. B"obotsov of Bulgaria UNITED STATES nament roo m at Fort Dodge. The winner was ulird, 10 to 5. J. H. Donn er of HoI. Wa s D. Da le Gillette of Ames, Iowa, who land ·and B. Tvkov of Yu goslavia tied with With the Collegians swept five rounds. Tied for second and 8% points. 1\fore details next mont h. The National Intercollegiate Team third were James H. Yo ung of Coon Championship, Illaycd at California State Rapids, Minnesota, and ~Iark BeJlnap of Event in Yugoslavia College in Los Angeles, resuhed in a win Des i\lo i n~. Two Yugoslavs, Buljovich and Mini ch, for San Jose Stale Collete by virt ue of I join tly won an internationa l tourney in a 22·6 game score as against the 20·8 Midwest Me lee the Yugoslav city o( Sombor. Thei r 8-3 showin g by the Un h-e rsit )' of Texas. Both Dennis Frit zinger breezed through the :scores were one I)o int better than those teams tall ied 6·} in matelH:s. Al so with :'.lidwest Ol)(:n in Lincoln, Nebraska, with of Daskolo\', Paoli an d P ile. a 6· } match record was M. I. T., but a a I)erfect 5·0. An ex tra dh'idend was his relativel)' poor game score of 16%.11 % acquisition of the Nebraska state title. Chess and Cigars relegated this squad to third place. Twcn. :'.'like Dow ns, Ken Ow, Ri chard Moore Accordin g to the Jlritish Ch ess Maca . t)'·one schools participate(l. and Anton SHdm ets, ' ~· l each, wound UI) ine, the Agio Company, Holland's big. in the order mentioned on tiebreaking. gest cigar 'manufacturer, financed the Agio REGIONAL There ,,'ere :{2 playe rs. Tournament held at Ecrsel, Hulland. First prize in Group "A" was shared. by Boey Emulat ing Marshall ? Bu sy Vermonters of Belgium and Golombek of England, Pictun:squely d e ~ c r i bed by the WasIl ' The acl i",:: Norwich Un iversity Chess while top money in Group "B" was divid· i/Iglon Clieu Leller as the "chessic arch· Club in Ve rmont claims chess pre· ed by Dr. Bergsma of Holland and Wade s wind ler of thc ~ ort h \\"estt" James i\ lc. eminence in Ne'" England's academic ci r. o( New 7..ealand. CC)fInick had 110 tmub]c tak ing the Pacific d e ... Their Iota] record incl udes successes Northwest Opcn with it clear first of against privalc chess cl ubs as well as II Di staff Doings 5%.%. Gregory Kern and William Kip. 3·2 victory over Co lby College (Maine) Emmen, Holl and, WIIS the scene of the linuer each scored 4.!f:J.I Yz in the twenty. to round out an ollt standing performance Danloll International Women's Tourna· fuur.player affair, wilh Kern gaining in New England int ercollegiate team play. ment, in wh ich the victor was Nicolau of runner,ul) position on a mi crosco pi c tic. Especially noteworth y in Norwich's roster Houmania, 51h·llh- hreak. of tri um phs was the display of power by

.. , \ , ,. • -~~ . - • - - - • Dr. Trifunovich .ends us these pictures: fir.t of New Year Here i$ the Champion and his fa mily, al,o at New Year: his celebration In the home of World Champion T igran Petroysan. wife Rona, his older son Mi scha and hi. younger son Vartan. CHESS REVtEW , MARCH , 1915S 67 Chess goes great guns a t La ke View High School; t he ent ire his students, J eff Neme rovskl, Frank Sacks a nd (above) s chool is learning it as a n individ ua l game w h ich can be Howard Sagett who a re class le cturers. F ra nk Skoff of the p layed in adult li fe. A c hess program and demonstration Chicago Ch ess Foun dation and P r inci pal A. A. Moore endorse board was devised by t eacher J . J. Walsh (left, a bove) a nd t he program. Below: gi r l st udents take chess earnest ly . freshman Hick P asookhush 01 Thailand, tn g on first bo ard was made lJ y Carl City, .\lissolJri, when his ,ly'!.yj tie with who took seven st raight games from repre· McGee. Fred Bristol WIIS resolved on 5.·8. I)o inls. sentatives of other schools. Bristol, as best.scurlng Kansan. was de. FLORIDA dared state champion. T he tou rney was ARIZONA R ichard Owen of Ulah, 4%.'1'2. was sponsored lJy Ihc Wichita CAC Chess In t he team tournament of the Arizona kingpin in the open Florida Students' Club, a thriving m unicipal organilalion Chess League, p remier honors went to the T ournament, followed by George Carswell stemming from the Wichita University Hay-Kearny group with 3Y2·Y2. Best show. and Bill E ason , each 4·1. These two Campus Activities Center. placed second and third respectively on titl break. Eighteen playe rs comprised dll~ field. MA INE P rof. Dr. Max Eu we's In the Ma ine Open, Alexander Keyes KA NSAS uf Cambridge, !\Iassachusetts, aceull!U­ Th e thirty.four-player Kansas Open was lated a 51/2-% score (In d crossed the finish CHESS ARc m VES annexed by Michael Davidson of Ka nsas line une full point a head uf Paul Witt-

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68 (H ESS RIVI IW, MARC H, 19U genstein of Great Neck, New York. Idaho Open, but a substantial Solkoff men!, in which the time limit was 40 Eighty-one-year-old Harlow Daly, 4-2, took margin easily gave firs t place to Vanden. moves in 2Y2 hours, was won by William third and, as highest-ranking Maine resi_ burg. Martz of Madison, Wisconsin, with a dent, won the state tiLle fo r the sixth 3Y:J- % score. Runnerup on tiehreaking Illinois. The Rogers Park Open ill straight year. was Mark Schulman, who shared a Chicago, which attracted 24 players, saw 2% .1% game score with three others. 'MARYLAND Walter Grombacher and Stewart Silver· The state's j unior championship was man become co-champions with 3Y:oi-% New York. In the Interscholastic Chess credited to sixteen-year-old Peter Graves, each. David Sillars, William Seitz and League competition in New York City, 5Y:oi-%. Half a point behind was Martin Sam Crown were bracketed at 3·1. directed, as usual, by Dr. Milton 1- Schwartz, and third, witn 4Y:oi-1 %, was Kenneth Whyld is coming out with a Hanauer, the four-hoard team of Jamaica Stanley Thomas. third voll,Jme of the collected games of High School (Ronald Moore, John Hecht. Dr. Emanuel Lasker. Having already pub. linger, David Posner and David Laveman) NEW MEXICO lished Lasker's tournament and match achieved a considerable upset by finishing Los Alamos was the scene of the New games in two previ ous books, Whyld is first with a 23%.8% point score. One Mexico Open, where Jack Shaw of Albu_ now compiling the famous master's ex· point behind was Bronx High School of querque outwitted an agglomeration of 33 hibition and simultaneous games. CHESS Science, while third was Francis Lewis players by turning in a score of 4%-Y:oi. REVIE W readers who have such games or High School, 21%. 10%. Individual hon· Bunched at 4-1 were Sid Brower, Mark know where they can be found are urged ors in the Junior High School Champion­ Wells, Don Dodder and Hector Fabela, to cooperate by notifying Frank J . Skoff ship were gained by Kenneth Schaeffer of all of whom registered in the order listed at 1400 W. Warner, Chicago, Illinois O'Shea )HS with a score of 14-2. on tiebreaks. 60613. Texas. A tournament staged by the Chess Louisiana. In a match between Shreve· Friends of Denton was won by Roy Vokey LOCAL EVENTS port and Monroe, the former won de. of Dallas. cisively by a 6%.% score. Solkoff points gave David M. Lees first California. A record nwnber of players place in the Valley Open at Corpus participated in the Northern California Maine. Eighteen·year.old Richard Collins Christi. His 4·1 game score was shared Championship of the Chess Friends of dethroned defendin g three-time champion by runnerup John Payne. Northern California. Main res ults : Arthur Harlow Daly in the Portland city tourna. Jim Wright took the Golden Spread Wang of Berkeley and Michael Bedford ment. Collins sco red 4.1, John Morrill Open in Amarillo when he monopolized of Salinas tied for firs t, wi th. Wang win. was next with 3Y:oi.Ph and Daly tied for five rounds in a fifteen_player field. Mike ning the title and trophy on the basis of third wi th 3-2. and John Steele were next witn 3% points Solkoff reckoning. Minnesota. The ?-'Iin nesota State Chess each. The j unior championship was won At the E1 Segundo Chess Club, Guil­ Association's by John Schmidt. lermo E. N ushaum, a recent arrival from " E. ur opean-styI e" tourna- \rgentina, sprinted to victory with '8. n un· touchable 7-0. The Garden Grove Chess Club cham­ pionship was won by Robert Heisler, 8-2. The event was a double round robin of six players. Chess Strategy for Amateurs Colorado. A Denver Rating Tournament was pocketed by Jack Hursch, 5·1. Gerry Blair, with the same game score, was nosed out on a tiebreak. CHESS VS.

District of Columbia. In a one·sided con· test between the P an American Chess Cl ub and the George Washington Uni· v e r~it y Chess Cl ub, the former collec ted By DR. MAX EUWE and the marbles with a 6Y:oi-% tally. DR. WALTER MEIDEN

Florida. The North Florida Open was Wall "This is a work written specifically fol' amateurs who play other ama­ by Milan Momie, in front of Richard teUl·S. Based on the theory that the best way for the amateur to meet Schultz and Norman Whitaker. the errors of other amateurs is to study how a master would exploit In the South Florida Championship, Dr. those errors, Chess Master VS, Chess Amateur consists of a st'lies of twenty·fi ve copiously annotated games between master and amateur Juan Gonzalez was predominant as usual. into which are woven comments .... takes up almost every aspect of His winnin g score was 4%-%, includin g the nature of chess. Starting with games against beginners, to show a draw he conceded in the last round. how to derive the greatest advantage from gross errors, it continues Oscar W. Manney and Emil Bersbach with games of stronger amateurs whose errors are more subtle. Each game incl udes explanations or chess terms and develops concepts of placed sccond and third respectively. chess and teaches chess techniques .... In short, the book contains a great deal of materIal or Interest to the amateur, much of which Is Georgia. The Atlanta Metropolitan Cham· essential to understanding the game and considerable of which is not pionship was WOll hy William A. Scott, a found in the traditional chess book."- Jack Straley Batt.eli, Chess Negro. D. H. Wade tied his 4Y:oi.Yz game Revi ew. ;core, but fell back to second place on 314 pages, 25 games $5.95 Solkoff totals. Twenty-three players took Send for free catalogue of chess publications to part. The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS Idrtho. Dick Vandenburg and Max Wenn. DAVID McKAY COMPANY, 750 Third New York 10017 strom scored 3%.% each in the Western CHESS REVtEW, MARCH, 1965 69 R. C. Kirby downed William A. Bills SOMth Africa Peterson and Sakharo\' 7%; Goldenov by 4112- 1% in a match played at the In the Pretoria Chess Club title tourna· 6%; and Bakulin and Lyavdansky 5%. Houston Chess Club. ment, G. de Villiers and G. du Preez be· Bronstein and Tahl overtook Korehnoy more than once during the tournament, Vermont. Rutland was the scene of thc came eo.champions with 5%-1% each. and once both together (discnunting the eighth Grcen Mountain Open, won by Soviet Union adjourned games). But they fell off al Alexander Keyes with a tally. Vet­ 5J.h-% Viktor Korehnoy has won the absolute most immediately. Tahl was ill during eran Harlow 8. Daly, 5·1, lllaeed second. championship of the USSR, actually the mid-tourney, and Tass reports mentioned 1964 title with fifteen points out of ·a possibility of llis having to be withdrawn. FOREIGN possible 19, and without a single defeat. 1963 Champion Stein skidded gradually Finals standings: Korehnoy 15; David back. Denmark Bronstein 13;· Mikhail Tahl 12%; Leonid International master Leonid Shamko· The Copenhagen Ollen was won by Stein 12; Kholmov and Shamkovich, each vich scored points toward winning the Hyenekilde, with B. Larsen and F. Olafs­ 11%; Lein 11; Krogius and Lyutikov title of grandmaster. And Anatoly Lein son 'performing much below their usual 10Y2; Averbakh and Osnos 9; Borisenko scored the best result in games of a mas­ strength. SY2; Suet in and Vasyukov 8; Bannik, ter versus grandmlsters.

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CH!SS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965 71 An outstanding recent game, annotated by DR. MAX EUWE by a former World Champion.

A LIABILITY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP T IGHAN PETROSYAN claims as tory, He scored many dnms Lut did a shadows ide of hi s otherwise not lose a single game. very favored position as World Champion the fact that he has little In the following game, we fully opportunity for training. And he recognize the World Champion, His certainly has less chance to meet style is quiet, careful and position­ the strongest players of the world ally ba sed on an isolated Queen since he does not compete in vari­ Pawn of his opponent's ; hut, after ous preliminary rounds for the the mu til ation of the opposing Pawn Position ~fter 10 P,QN4 World Championship. He considers formation, he concentratcs hi s at­ ThiS position revives memories o r the his staying out of the Candidates tention against Black's wcak :;quare, Ellwe- Alekbine 1937 match in which the latter succeeded in eliminating his iso, Round especially as a serious handi­ KB4, His strategical plar is lard , l ~lted Pawn in a surprising way : 1 P-Q4. cap in regard to practical training. ed wilh little combinHtions wh ich, ",- KB3 2 P- QD4. P-K3 3 K- QD3, D- N5 4 Therefore, he does lIot miss a in the end, break th e sp irit of his P- K3, 0-0 5 KN- K2, P - Q·j 6 P-QR3. D- K2 7 PxP, PxP 8 N- N3, P- B4 9 PxP. single chance to participate in other Dutch opponent. ExP 10 P- QN1. P - Q5! In this position. strong tournaments, sllch as the in. Altogether, the Pet ros),,,!! style lJ K- QR4 fails against 11 . PxP! ternational contests in Los Angeles shows great analogy with that of 11 N-QR4 8-6 2 in 1963 and Buenos Aires in 1964. Capablanca who, too, was notoriolls 12 B-N2 , , , • Consistcntly. Pelrosyan postpones cas, And now again he has played on the fo r hi s almost faultless play, spiced tling. first securing absolute c011ll'ol of first boa rd of his country in the with small venomous pinprieks. his Q4. team 10ul11ament at Tel Aviv. Only, mu ch better than Capablanca, 12 . . . . Q- K 2 His result at Tel Aviv, though not toda y's World Champion masters 13 0 - 0 R- Q1 14 R_B1! , , , . overwhelming, was very satisfac- the theory of openi ngs,

Tel Aviv 1964 White llsed to continue with 6 B- Q3 or QUEEN'S GAMBIT DEC LI NED 6 P- QR3. Pelrosyall tries anolher lac k. H e plars to isolate the Queen Pawn. (By Transposi t ion) 6 PxQP KPxP T. Petrosyan H. Bouwmeester Soviet Union Holland 6 .. . J.i:l\"xP is to be cOllsidered. in order to avoid the isolation. On the otllel' ·White Black hand. as is well known. t he isolated 1 P-QB4 P-QB4 3 N_B3 N-83 Pawn goes along with free play for 2 N_ KB3 N_QB3 4 P-K3 P-K3 Dlack·s pieces as a compensation, 5 P-Q4 P-Q4 7 6 - K2 B- Q3 After 7 .,. P - B5 (the Pallov rel-e r sed), Noll' White threatens 15 ExN as then White's best prospects lie in S N-K5. 15 . ' , QxB cOIns Black a piece, after 8 PxP BxP 16 P - N5. 9 P_QR3 . , , , 14 , , . B_Q3 Obdol1 slr. White·s intentioll is P- QN·] 15 R_K 1 , , , . and 8 - N2. thus aiming to achieve com, White's last is a waiting mOl'e but plete coI111·01 or the importHnt Q--I . also workH as a prophylactic ag:lin;;t an 9 , , ' . 0-0 el'entlml . ' . P- Q5. 15 . , , , B_K3 10 P- QN4 . ' , . He re 15, ' . B- N5 is to be considered. ( See di~granl , top of next co lumn) The point is 10 anSWel' 16 N- DS by 16 10 , . , . B- N3 . , . ::-1- K5 wMch threatens 1i , . . BxN Ur lranSI)osition of mOI·es. the ch,u" On 10 . , , B- Q3. White has 11 1\- QX5 followcd by I S . .. DxPt. acteristic position of the Tal'raseh De, and 12 "' / 5 -Q~ . And 10 .. , P- Q5 is 16 N_B5 , . , . fense has arisen. In the good old times. l'efuted by 11 "'- QHA. Again. White threatens 17 Ox:"\'.

72 CHESS REVI EW , MARCH , 1965 AS long as there a!'e heavy pieces on the boa rd. an e8ca lle hatch muy turn ant to be \'er}' u s ef~l l . WhI te ill not In a YOU ARE IN hurry. Petrosyan ne\-er ill! 29 .... Q_N3 ZUGZWANGl 30 Q-B2 Q_R4 .. . if you do not know the give· Bl nck means to ans,,'CI' 31 Q- Bi by 3 1 and·lake of chess sirategy • . .. Q- R6. Wh at, for example, is the value 31 Q- BS . . . . of cenler control ? Or how weak is an isolated Pawn .ft. ' or a

doulJled Pawn 1.1 ? How 16 . . . . P-QR4 The t ex~ Is faulty, whereas, after 16 strong is an outpost Knight ~ . . N- K 5, the chances remain equa l: e.g. 1i Q- D2, D- N5 or 17 NxB , PxN. or a salient 17 BxN PxB reverse .. lient 17 .. . QxU permllli 18 NxP . 18 B- N5 ! · . . . Or Ihe more than thirty char­ No\\' White threa tens III ;-'; xP, QxN 20 acteristic feal ures of P,wn anJ BxN. Piece structures? 18 , ' • . N- K4 31 , . . . Q- R7 . . . if you are constantly in a muddle as 10 what to do, and 19 N- 04 · . , . 31 . , . Q- Q7 jlJ'oleds th e Queen Pall'n your play is planless, pointless­ Always, lhese little comblnatloll s a la indi!'cct ly: but th ell White CUll play 31 Capablanca. He l'e Wh ite th reatens 20 H- U2, Q- K8t 33 K- H2 as 33 . . . R- HS i ~ plain shiftless, P-B4, N- N5 21 N/5xil. I'efuted s imply by 3 ~ Q-US. Then yo u need POINT COUNT 19 . . . . p,p 32 Q-QS . . . . CHESS by I. A. Horowitz and 20 p )( p N- N 3 A l ways the sim Jll est : White aHacks Geollrey Molt · Smith. T hese two champions have collaborated 21 B- 03! · . . , mack's Bis hop Pawn. Stone hartl. Now While concentrates 32., . . Q_N7 to bring you an entirely new, agai nst KlJ5. The text prevents . . . P-B~ 32 . . . K- X2 is auswel'ed by 33 ll- IH. simple s pproach to the ever·re· curring pro blems of chess strate· and prepal't!8 P- 8 ·I, White's pi eces op· 33 R_Nl ! , , , . erate In perfect harmony. Even his King gy, They have defined, describ t'd Thus, White fOl'ces a slm pll fl cn tl on. Rook Is best jlosted with regard to the and appraised via a POINT R_RS advance 1'- 8 ·1. 33 , . . . COUNT all the effective, stra· 34 RxR Q)(Rt 21 . , . . B,N 35 K _ R2 K _ N2 tegic ideas of the great masters. With the text, mack's only caunleL' When yo u have read this book, Now 35 . .. Q-Hi is met by 36 Q- QS ! chance, the use of ~he Two Bishops. dis­ you will no longer treat an iso­ K- lll 37 B-Q7 etc. appears. T rue, 21 ... P- N3 is incorrect But White has Ihe answel'S In any Isted P a wn t merely as an on account of 22 N/ 5xB, PxN 23 N- B6. event. First he proceeds to take o\'er K'. unimportant detail or banging Dut 21 . .. QR- Bt Is playable ; after 22 P-B~ , Black defends by 22 . . . i'\--B l. Pawn s .ft. ft with a bored 22 R)(B KR-QB1 24 P-N5 Q_N S '·Iet 'em hang." You will see 23 A)(R t B)(R 25 R_B1 , . , , these as plans, plans to inflict White alms to ens ure tbe mobl1!ty of weaknesses on yo ur opponent hi s Queen and lIO secures his Rook. and to avoid for yo urself. Simi­ 25 , . . . Q-B6 larly, you will see sll structures as plans, and you, yourself. will 26 Q_Nl ! · ' . . be able to evaluate them. You will lesrn when to accept we,k­ nesses, when not to. In shorl, by counting the plus and minus points involved in 36 BxN ! every move, you will become 'lin 36 . .. KxB walks the King Into a expert tn der, an expert chess mate starti ng with 37 Q- N3t. Dut the player. And you can see how a.c llIa.1 finis h is n ear l ~' as (h·fl stlc. the masters have done so in 37 Q-K7 Q_R1 many, com plete. illustrative 38 N-KSt K _ R2 games. Your move is to get your Olhel' mo",~s immediately lead to male, copy of Point Count Chess, 39 N-B7 Q_Nl today. 340 pages " .. , ,$4.95 Now White pl'epal'es to drive awa)' 1. Zugzwlng (German. compul­ A rClIHu'kable ll in. .. io n to move) the situation or a th e Black Queen and then renew his player whoa e move.. are .. 0 re­ initiative against Black's positional we" k· 40 P- N6! Resigns .. lrlcled that a ny move he choose.. Thc [Jishol) can be saved but Oll iv at w ill Impair hi.. defense .. er louely nesses. or fatally. 26 . . . , B-Q2 the eXllellse ot ~ o , . . 8 - B3 H QxPt etc. '" o ther useful che.... lI~rm ... from A cln.s slcal game. "a.d"aneed P'Oup·· 10 "Zwl.chen. 27 8 - 8 5! B_ Kl zug" are defined a nd deacrlbed In lhls work. Actually, 27 . , . Q- B2 Is a bit belter. ORDER FROM 28 R- S1 Q_ R4 CHESS REVIEW 29 P_R3 • • • 134 Welt 72nd St" N,Y, 23, N.Y.

> - I ' - check; $ ::;: db!. check; § = dla. ell. • CHESS REV IEW, MAR CH, 1965 73 BATTLE OF THE AMAZONS IN MOSCOW By Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH

The Women Cand idates Tourna­ Championship wi th Noml Guprill(lashvili, present ment ill Suhumi on the Black Sea Warn ell 's World Champion. [see our brief report, page 323, Novemher-EIlJ ended in a joint The FIDE Congress, held in Tel Aviv, decided that victory hy three contenders, . two this crucial event was to take place in Moscow, from Soviet chCSsp)8ycrs, Tatyana Za tulov­ the 21st of December till the 30th . It seems 10 th is sku and All a Ku shnir, and the Yugo­ writer that, since the Ca nd idates Tournament wa s held slavian representative, Milunka in Ihe USSR and two Soviet representatives were 10 be u17.a revich. Consequently, a supple­ pl aying aga inst one Yugoslav, having this se5sion ill menta ry tou rnament wa s necessary to determine which eilher Yugoslavia or a neut ral coullt ry would have been of them is to cross swords in ba ttle for the World more logical.

The tournament in Suh umi had nil un· h/l d n:cen!iy given birlh to iI sun and. event. LII1.a r(:vich doesn't need even the expected and so rrowful end for Milu nku 11 5 II y(1Ung mot her, cuuld nnt he e xpected hIl H'poill t, tn allain the goal. When Cuissa Lazarevich . She hud such un udvun t ag(~ tl! play lit full strength. ilbanduII 8 anrone, however. she can do su in the point SC UI'C thu t it wa s un a b· In the second e ncounter, Lawrt:v ich V8. in a most d rll $ti C lind brutal ma nner. After surd it y eve n 10 ima gine ~ h c wOJu Jd nOI K ushnir, tilt Yugoslav contrived tu win in II ~ericH of e rrors, Kushnir improves her reach the goal. In the Jast duce I ·u und ~. a long game of eighty muves. An cncour· J!() ~ iti () n a nd hy II strong defense, she however, she made unly II half'pnillt, nnd aging $ueceS$ against the une who a p· ~Ilves the Game. Zatulovska and K\I ~ l ln ir overtuok her. lleared to be her main ri val after her Qrtier Lawrn'icll T he l a~t gamc, wil h the American. ro.'1u. victory a gainst Zatulov5ka. Now'/'II sUlIlds : Wid Gisella K. G r e~se l' . will remuill II ve ry If yuu $llOuld thin k that these cncuulI ' K.IIS/Illir 2, Zailliollskil 'h. Til e laller lias ,;ad remembrancc Fur LU1.urel·ic h. Nt'!ed· tel'S passed wilhout nolice. he ad\'i5cd the losl (Ill c/UIIICt: of lIIillllillS Ihe eve/l/. ing only half a "oint a g a in ~t Gresser, fur ha ll wa s uvercrowded li nd it i" difficuh Kushnir cl efeals Laza revich ! Lazare. Wh Oli1 the result lilld 11<1 g reat. s ileeill i to en ume rate a ll the Gra n dma ~ le rs, anlli' .. ieh hud recently recovered from in flu . si~lI if ic an ee, Lazarcvich pillyed liS though leur;; of women's dles$, who diSCUSSt:d e nza ; bUl he r t"·o points in the firsl round only semi.consciQulf, and lost. \'ehelllently the strength o f the mU\·L'!. One Il ad added g rea tl y to her recovery. For It When she left Belgrade for the sC(:o nd lI'as none other than Wo rld Cham Ilion i ~ wel l knO"'n thllt , for a sick chessplayer. lilllc wit h her a ides. Grand mll$ter Damjan. Tigran P etrosyan who, when he could not there ii no better IlCnicillin than \· i c t o r ie~. ovich and internatiunal master Djurase. Ill! present. was informed of the mO\'es by She "tarts Ihis game, however, under vicll , 110 ulle--e:o;cellt a fe w eternal a nd te!ellhone. Former World QlaJllpioll Mi k. Ils)'cil ulogical pre$S lI re lind is u,·cr·anxious incorrig ible OJltimiilts- reaUy e xpected hail Tahl abo showed great intere:!!. And a bo ll l the \'cr)' imllorlallt outcoille. Con· her lu IJe successfu l. 1\ona Gallrinduslu'ili, the Chess Queen. trary lu the ath'icc o f he r aid es, she play ~ likewise appeared, interested to sec whic;1 a :;ame ~ he had Il ever tried "d ore ; and, Round 1 lOr these chess " intrudef$" will Ollllose her in thc \'c ry beginning, Kushnir acquire5 T he bll llie took Illacc in the hall of Ihe ill he r long und vigorous struggle for the a 5upcrlur pO$i tiull and vcry suon makes Central Chess Clu h in Moscuw, where til Ie. it J;ootl . there was room for IIc l'ha ]J s t wo h nnd red Ne",spaper5, bot h Soviet and Yugosillv, Th l.! Ii/wlffing bl'for e the l asl game: spectators. T hc Amamnl' were (JIlly a bout ran lvng articles a bout oecu r re n cc~ duro Klis/lIIil' 2V~ , L II~a/'l'!li ch 2 flltd lllllllQ!I&ka ten yards or so from Ih e spectaturs, but iug each encounter and ahout. ti l(' C~\ll! 'se ther had at the ir disposul u sepal'a te roum ,,[ each game. It was IIverred Ihal Ill! J/~. for walking and resting. Ent rance to thi ~ three contenders were talented but thut In the Ju~ t and deci5ive encounter, Laz. latter roolll was permilted onl)' f(JI ' pel" Miluuka was also " lovely and chal'lnin ~." ul'evich still needs on ly half a point, but 50n5 a uthorized hy the Yugo~ lav (lrlJilcr It is evident that these wert: nut "pu re il he ilS unuhle tu get it. She plays the .\mo~ Petronich. chc;;.s affairs." gamc under lotal "che$s blindness." Here The IHHtieiJllIl1ts wtre t" 11111), tw" In the third encon nter, Zalulovska V5. i ~ the gUllIe, which needs no commentary. games with each of the other~. Anti Laza revieh, the latter was losing. \.J ut S ICI LlA N DEFENSE LUl.llrevich had one advantage: in the the Ru ;;.s ian did not secure her advuntage. L u.rtvic:h Z atulovska event or a tie, she wou ld will hecause she She erred a nd, ut the end, in a l)Qor 1 P- K4 P-QB4 15 Q-B3 P-KR4 he ld the lead ill the Sunnehorn- Be rger Ilosition, she blundered. 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 16 P- KR4 N_N5 Iluint cuunt at Suhumi. AI!!' eueh lither the end of the first round, Lazarevich had 4 B-NSt N_B3 18 B-N l P- K 3 5 N )( P fi rst. l.e r F IDE rulCi, LU1.un:vich W(l $ twu l'toinlS, Kushnir one and Zatulovskll B- Q2 19 Q-K2 Q- K 2 6 N_Q B3 P- K N3 20 Nx BP KPxN gi"en N ... 1 in the lIn wing; K u ~ hn ir got nunc. \VIm now could d oubt her ultimate B-N2 No.2, and ~ o ~ he hall White "er;lus 7 0-0 21 R- B3 PxP success'? She needed onlr half a JJlJi nt . i B- K 3 N-B3 22 R_R3 Za tu lo,' ~ k a. RxP SInce 0 11 a tie, ~ he woultl win ! 9 P_KR3 0 - 0 23 R-Q1 Rj 1_K 8 1 T he " p as~iu n ll t e chel's hall," !!

13 . • • • B-Q2

Bla~k is obliged to play passively. 14 R_ K2 B_ K 81 15 R/l-Kl R,R 16 RxR P-B4 This is li e r Ollly "·a.l" to attain to adi,·e j,lay. 6 . • • • N-Q5 17 P x P e.p. PxP 19 Q,N P- KB4 Black was well llrepared fo r the Berlin 18 N-K4 Nx N 20 Q-B3 Q-B3 Var iation, but her hapless seconds had 21 B- B4t K-Rl not postulated what to play artet· 6 P- Q5. 30 P_KN3? • • • • Not 21 . . P- Q·1. 22 BxP'" PxO 23 Coneet is 6 . . . N- Q3 7 N - BS. NxB 8 • • • Zatulovska has fall en into hO lT ible QxPt etc. NxN, P- QR3! 9 N- B3, N-Nl 10 NxP. lime vressure 01" else she would see t he P- Q3 J1 N - B3. 0 - 0 with an equal game. 22 8_B3 Q_N4 24 P _KR4! QxRP logical 30 i3- K5! mainta ining the pres· P_Q4 7 Nx N PxN 23 B-Q3 25 Bx BP • • • • >l u re and the attack . 8 QxP N- B3 30 . . . . R- Q3! 9 N_B3 .. . . 31 Q-BS . . . . 31 PxQ. RxQ 32 B- K 5 is good enough I'or a timw; but nag on the clock per· m its no time fOI" meditatioll. 31 . . . . Q-B6 32 R_ R4 R~N3! Here White's flag fell and she for·. feited: ilut Black has a decisive advan· tage.

25 . . . . 25 . . . B- KI i8 not feasible: e.g. 2G •• I3- B8! B - l<2 [or 26 . . . UxB?? 27 QxBn 27 P- letter. P. O. Box 91. '\'oodmont. Conn. Losing a lways makes you so unpleasant!" ,. = check : * = db!. chc"k : § _ d i ~. cll. CHESS REV IEW, MARCH, 1965 75 Up-to -date opening analysis by DR. MAX EUWE by an outstanding authority, Former World Champion

THE GRUENFELD GAMBIT THE theory of the openings contains many unsolved From the fi rst d iagram (below), we can state problems, a numbe,· of which OCC lIl" even in fre­ two concl usions: First, if Black does not wish to give quently played va riations. The Jun eI' afford the prac­ up 1.1 Pawn , he ought to have played 5 ' .. P-B3 ( in. tical player a welcome opportuni ty for study_ For ~ t ead of 5 .. . 0 - 0). Yet that . .. P- B3 meanjS that he can th en surprise opponents who have not gone Black refrains from th e forcef ul hand ling of the Gruen. deeply into those problem s. feld by means of an eventu al . . . P- QB4, the essence T he theme of thi s a rticle is one of those qu estions indeed of the whole Gruenfeld system. So that Pawn in the Gruenfeld Ind ia n Defense. It is a prohlem sacrifice i ~, in a higher sense, forced. Second, Wh ite which must he considered from two points of ,'iew. need not accept the sacrifice, by 6 PxP, hut can play On the one side. the gambit playe r can ho pe to ohta in 6 N- 13 3, 6 R- Bl or 6 Q- N3 instead. Yet, in all these com pensa tion fo r his Pawn by taking adva ntage of his va riations, Black obtains vi rtually a hundred per cent ral)id mobili zation of pieces. On the other, the ad­ counter play just by push ing his Pawn to QB4. SO, versary may trust to hi s defensive capabilities 10 ell­ from a hi gher point of view, the acceptance of the sac­ able him to overcome all difficulties and finally verify rif ice is forced for White, too . the opinion : "A Pawn is a Pawn," if not qu ite, indeed, LeL us now consid er the consequences of this turn "A Pawn is worth a little trouble," " forced" on both sid es , White Black Val'iation I. - The Classic 1 P_Q4 N_ KSS 3 N- QB3 P- Q4 8 . . . , N _R3 2 P_QB4 P_ K N3 4 B--B4 B_N2 5 P- K 3 0-0 Ten years ago, tbhl mo\'e was consId­ ered the l'lght answer. Today, we know bette.·: the text a t its best ( but conced· ing correct 1lI0l'es by White or course) lead!! to a na rrow d l"3.w wIthout a Si ngle chalice fOl' Black to obtain coun ter r lay, A POO l' result for a gnmb!t! 9 BxN . . . .

Posit ion ~ he r 11 . . . P"B

ga me ( KaraklnJlch- Gligorich, Belgrade 1962). 12 . . . , 6 PxP P- B3 7 N xN For long, J2 , _ . P- QR4 wa s thought 8 Bx P to s ecure a draw, It does if White ac· cepts t he P nwn: 13 BxP, D- r.. 2 14 K-1(2. B--Q H3t 15 K-Q2. B- ?'.'Z etc. B ut White h a s better : 13 H-K::-;l ! P- R5 14 K-Q2, 13- N 2 15 N - K I , B- Q,j 16 P - QR 3, Im- Bl 17 N- Q3. 8-D1 18 H- B3, P- J<3 19 Subvarlation A R/l- QDl . a nd W hIt e clearly stands bo:t· tel" (lvkov- i'lHl ev, Havana 1962). 9 . , . , QxN P 13 R_K N1 B_ N2 ThIs Is Dlack's befIt try. 14 K - K 2 A-B2 10 Q-B3 I S B-AS P- K 3 11 NxQ Chances are abollt equal except t haI (See d iallra m , top of ne xt <;olum n j White has command of t he ganle. 12 R-QB l . , , . Le ngyel-Gli gorich (Enscbede 1963 ) led Key Posi t ion After 12 0 - 0 , P-B3 13 QR- BJ , D-N2 to a draw anel' 40 mo \'es. Ther e are now fOU l' major possibliltles, 1-1 ~--Q 2 , P- K4, B lacl ~ has a satisfa ctory t _ c h eck; : = db1. ch

Now Bl ack has a t hrcerold cholcc.

Subvar iation A 1 0 . , , , 10 . , ' . Q-N2 BxBP This is an unsound s 16 Q- 82. Blac k's attack dies down. 15 Q_ Nl BxN t 15 .. , 1\' - N5 is answered by 16 8 -K2. 16 PxB Q_Q4 17 B_K4 Q-Qlt 18 K-Bl ' , ' . Although matte rs are still not so easy 9 N_ K2 , . . ' for W hite, Ihe final resul t Cllllnot be 11 , , , , N_N5 T his is the key to the variation fOl' doubtful. White, The Knight he;lds for QD3 to com· 11\ Hamnnn- Olafsson (Collellhagcu I (Il ete consolidalion or t he pos ition. The 196H. Dlack won rnpldly lifter II , , . Subvariation C "demi-c hl s sical" 9 N- B3, B- N5 a llows KR-QI 12 8 - K2, QxP 13 D- 83, Q-H6 J.I m;lck strong COllntel' play. (Continue f Nlm l ast diag ram) Q-N3, I'- K·J! While ought, however, \0 have played 12 Q-N3. 9 .... 8-N5 10 , . . . Q-Q2 I 12 R- B1 QR_B1 8-K3 ( Barcza.'s idea. [I . . . P- J(.1. doesn't 11 B_N3 , , , . H e re 12 .. , K R- QI may also be goo< l. work : 10 PxP. Q - N~ U Q- N3! QxQ 12 12 N-84! 13 P_QR3 N-Q4 i PxQ, NxP (if 12 ... N- N5, thell ;:lso.13 He rc this move is stronger than 12 N- Q-Il ]3 N- Q4, N- BS 14 NxN, PxN 15 N- B3 which led only to a quick draw in 14 NxN QxN ll- QB4, i3xP 16 R - RZ. D-BGt 17 K- K2. O'Kelly- i\l unoz (Leipzig 1960),. The threat Hel'e, too, Black has reasonable com· la nd White has a positional advlIntnge. now is J3 P- Q5, lind that move is strong pens atlon fol' the sacrificed Pawn.

CM!SS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965' 77 lAD SELECTED GAMES Jlosti ng the Knights on Q2 and K2 lind :\ow White ha~ the nishol' on K83 i,; a<:lually an ide" tlu'ce Ihn~all<: 32 Annotated by Hans Kmoeh or T..tliJ:"orin·~ . QxP mate. 32 QxB Kere l< ha~ us ually jll'o<:eeded with ~ ­ amI 32 Q--Q5t follow· Sketc.hes by G. Ross .. :\- QI(-1 10 D-B2, P-B·I 11 P- Q-I. ell by 33 Ox,"". Prob· from the Israeli bulletins .'\- Q2. Th is line is bad fOJ' BlH Ck. accord· "blr s hort of time, ing to F'i gchel', but Kel'es has ll~ ed it S myslol' lllUst have THE UPSET OF THE OLYMPIAD s uecesMll ll y fOI' years, The next few thought he l'eCOI'eI'S West Germany 3 Soviet U nion 1 Fi~ (' hel" - Kel"es gam es may clarify the (he sacrificed rna· ques tion, jll'ovided they are played, ii West Ger-many's victory is such a le l'ial by fon'e.· sensational pel'ror'mancc that il seems Un:tick~r at all, be[ol'e Keres sinks into senility best to present all fOil I" 1l:ame~ to our 10 P-R4 . , .. readel'll. Only Olle. though, Schmid- Ke res. In dis<;lIssing this system, Keres hn ~ deserves really thorough notes. paid no attention to 10 P-QR~ . He does gi"e, however. 10 P- Q'I, 8-B3 11 P- QR-I Suic:idal Action and l'e('ollllllends 11 .. , B-N2 as Dlack's In West Gel'many';; senf {'onseqne lH'eS 4 N-KB3 p,p 8 0-0 B-K2 1 i P- Q4 '? PxP 18 NxP, Bx!\ 19 QxB, of the 1)lallSible 31 .. . B- 1l3? One seque l 9 N-R3 . . , , :'\'-Di; 01' Ii P- Q3? :'\'- B4 18 n - K3. {'llll be: 32 Q-·K6t [32 Q_Q:;t. R- K B2!]. P- Q·l! White el'ade~ tnlnspo~ition 10 th'~ K- \ll 33 BxB, PxB 3·1 P- B6, !\- R,] and much more <:ommon Catalan System by e.g. 35 H- Qi. /{xQBP 36 11xR. QxR 3i 17 P-QN3! . , . . refraining fl'om 9 P- Q'1. Q- Ki, Q-BSt 38 K- K2, Q· R3 39 R- Q8! White soh'es his III'oblom. His llishol) 9 , , , , 0-0 11 P_QR4 P-QN3 wilh most like l\" a 'Jraw, has a better future on QH3 than it might 10 N-B4 P-B4 12 P-Q3 . . , , 32 Q-K6 R,P have had on K3, Now the opening can be (: lassiried a s 33 R_R1 Q-83 17 , . , . N-Q6 a 1',U'iation of the English which is iden­ Resigns 18 R-K3 N-B5 tical with a variation of the King'g In· After 18 . . . NxB 19 QxN or Rxl'\, the dian Re\'ersed. extra White Pawn. though weakened by 12 , , . . B-N2 17 Nj3- K5 Nj2xN A Great Game doubling, {'OllntS heavily for positional 13 8-84 R_Rl 18 NxNj5 B- N2 In this game, Board 2, of the sensa· l'eaSOns, mainly because of the back­ 14 P_K4 B-B3 19 P-N3 Q-B2 lional victory by IYest Germany over wa.nlness lind vulnerability of Black's 15 8-Q2 N_Kl 20 QR-Bl QR-Bl Ihe Soviet team. t he Gel'llHl n outph,ys Queen Dishop Pnwn. One evil is as bad 16 8-B3 N-Q3 21 8_N2 P-QN4 his opponent and ('merges from ra ~c illa t · a s the othel·. The game is in t he balanre, ing inilirll complications with lhe Ex· 19 P_Q4! p,p 21 N_ B6 Q_K1

22 P-Q4 • • • (')mnge to lhe good. Even so. howel·e r . 20 NxP N-B4 22 P-K5! , , , , hi~ real job is just sUITting. For it i~ Here White starts to leave solid With this powerful breakthrough, the extreme l~' diffic\11t to mal;:e the adnlll· grouad, He speculates 011 the pin on game takes H decis ive turn in White's tage tell. Schmid solves his technical Black's Queen Bishop Pawn. [avol'. pl'obJem admirably with a lot of patie nce 22 . . , . P-B3! and a good deal of ingennity. It's a g reat 22 .... 23 N-Q3 • • • • game. Obl'iously forced. The text is consistent but highly duo RUY LOPEZ 23 B-R3!! . . . . bious : yielding the King PilWn fot" the Lothar Schmid Paul K eres \vhite'~ ele\'e!' point. The pin on the Bishop Pawn is not a good lden. 'There W est Germany K n ig ht brool(s no adequate defense . Is more to say for 23 N- N·l: e.g, ~3 ... Soviet Union P-B·( 2·1 KPxP, BxB 25 KxB, Q- N2t 26 White mac k K- Nl, KPxP 2i N- K5, PxQP 28 l'\- B6. 1 P_K4 P_ K4 5 0 - 0 B-K2 23 . , . . BxP 26 K-Nl N-N2 2 N_KB3 N_Q83 6 R-K1 P-QN4 24 QPxP 8x8 27 Q_K2 P-K4 3 8-N5 P-QR3 7 8-N3 0-0 25 Kx8 Q-83t 28 KR_Q1 "., 4 B_ R4 N_B3 B P-B3 P-Q3 P_KR3 NOli' White g il'es up a Pawn in order 9 N-Q2 to give tip a piece: but his whol", com' Blaek aims fo\' .. D-lJ3 and. .,",, - K -' . bination is faulty. The posH ion favors This system of defense is rather ne\\" Bla!;k anyholl', howe\,el': e.g. 28 l'xP, and liule tested s o far. Bllt it seems to QxP! or 28 N- N·I, Q- K1! be sound, Kel'es says. O ne may add that

28 ... , PxP 30 NxP?? • .-\. S!enchklel n ~ay s : "Th i~ was a hOly­ 29 PxP QxRP 31 QxP , , . , ~in·,,!ion!" 78 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 196$ 23 . . . . On any t ra de of Queens, includi ng H Black must gi,-e 1I]} the E~change . 23 RxQ and even H QxP, Bla ck hasn' t mUc h . . B- K2 24 H~ P elc. 01' 23 ... N/5- K3 u 'ouble in holding his own . 2~ Q-Q5 is worse for Black. \ Vhat follows is a long series of more 24 NxR Q,N 01' less meaning less m oves as bot h sides 25 Q_KB1 R- N1 spar fo r an opening. 44 . . . . Q-K4 51 K_ B2 K_B1 After 25 . .. N ~K NP 26 QxN. QxN 27 45 R- Q1 K_ N1 52 R_B2 H- QD1 , White w ins another E xchange. K-N1 46 R- QS Q-R8t 53 R-R2 K- R2 26 R_QB3! .... 47 K_B2 Q-N7f 54 R-Q2 K-Nl Anot he t· neat poin t . By r epi nn ing t he 48 K-B1 Q-R8t 55 R_B2 K-N2 Knight, White retains h is adva ntage. 49 K- K2 Q-N7t 56 Q-BSt K-N1 50 R- Q2 Q-N8 57 Q_B4 K_ N2 26 .... R,N 58 QxKP! 74 R- Q5! 27 RxN R,R • • • • • • 28 BxR P_ R3 F inally, a move of significa nce , a mi Wh ite completes his e ncirclement of g reat signiFicance. mack's K ing mUtet' than lose a t empo Or 28 . . ' QxR?'! 29 It- RSt etc. In a situation of th is sor t, wi nn in.e: by 7~ PxP. Nou' the threat is 75 Q- R7 t . 29 B- K3 N- K3 ehances for the stronger side de pen d to K - Bl 76 R- Q7. The initial complicati on s a re over, and a high degree on having Pawns 0 11 both 74 . . . . P-B4 Bla ck is the E xchange down. Rut , as wings. So White has been "ery r eluctant Othel"ll'ise, White simply can ies out h e has a P a wn plus, a major piece still to give up his Queen Knight P awn . his t hreat: e.g. 74 . .. Q- N6 75 Q- R7t, in action a nd no convenient ta rgets in Appare ntly now, he has become con· K - B1 76 H- Q7 ! QxPt 77 K- R7, Q-K5t his own Pawn structure, his disadvan· vinced t ha t pr ogt·ess. if any. ean be or N- NH 7S K- HS , and the comedy is tage is Quite small. So the ensuing pan made only by concentrated action 01\ the over. of the game requil'es patticnlarly deil· Kingside. F or t h is pu rpose, he must free 75 Q- R7t K- B3 79 QxBP p,p cate man euvering by W h ite. his fOI'ces from the t edi ous job of gua rd­ 76 Q-R7 Q- KB7 80 PxP K-Q3 ing his Queen·!;!de Pa wn. 77 Q-N6t K-K2 81 Q-B6 Q- N6 58 .. . . 78 R-K5 Q- R7 82 K-RS! • • • • 59 R-B4 . . . . While Black h as no meaningful move;;. 59 QxRP loses to 59 .. . Q- BH! But White calmly picks liP anothel' Pawn. now 60 QxP is a genuin e threat ; and, to 82 . . . . K-Q2 84 K- R5 Q-N6 me et it. Dlack must weaken t he P awn 83 KxP Q-N5t 85 K-R6 Q-B5 wall by h is King; and, in t u rn, W h ite's 86 P- K4! .. _ . King is enabled to marcJl to the attack. Ko\\" t he threat of 87 R-Q5t presages This is White's plan fo r victory. To the end. carry it Ollt in detail s till t'eqll il"ies a lot 86 . . . . N-B2 or work. 87 R- K7t K- Bl 59 • • • • P- N4 63 R_Q7 Q-B3 88 Q- Q6 Resigns 60 R- B2 Q-R4 64 R-Q5 Q-N7t 30 P- QN4 B-N4 61 K_ K2 Q- R8 65 K- B3 Q-N4 31 Q-Q3 B,B 62 R- Q2 P-QB4 66 K-N4 . . . . A. Radical Bid for Safety 32 PxB ! • • • • His majesty go e ~ to work. In this game, the Soviet boa rd·three ThIs method of reta king causes a lit· 66 . . . . Q- K7t 67 Q-BS Q_ N7 player m akes it radical bid for the sa fety tle weakening of White's Pa wn [ol·ma· or his K ing, gives Il P a P awn a nd t ian but is necessary in order to keep Now trading Queens oHers Dl ack no reaches an ending which he can easily the enemy K nigh t from Black's Q5. cha nce as his Pawns are too vulnerable: hol d with Bishops of opposite colors. 32 . . . . P- K5 34 P-N5 Q-B4 e.g. 67 . . . QxQt 68 PxQ. and White SIC ILIAN DEFENSE 33 Q-N3 P-R4 35 R_ R4 Q- K4 t h l"eatens J>- B4- 5. 36 Q- B4 P-N3 68 R- B5 P-B3 Wolfram Bi a las Bor is Spa ssky 69 K-R5 ! • • • • West Ge rma ny Soviet Union Not 36 . . . ~- N·[ hecause of 37 P- It·[ a fter which neit her 37 . . . N- B6t nor White's plan is wO I'k ing beauUfull v. White Black 37 , .. Q- N6 leads to a. perpetual. NOli' he threate ns to s urround the enem y 1 P_ K4 P-QB4 7 0-0 0 - 0 King : 70 H- Q5 followed possibly by 2 N-KB3 P-K3 8 B- N3 N-B3 37 Q- B6 N_N4 Q- B5. 3 P- Q4 p,p 9 B_ KS B-Q2 Now Bla ck has lhis move a s 37 P- Rl, 69 . • • • K-B2 4 N,P N-KBS 10 Q-K2 N ,N Q- N6 ! 38 PxN, Q- KS t is a perpe tual. A lltile eountel' t h reat; ... N- N2t. 5 N~QB3 P-Q3 11 B,N P_QN4 38 K_B2 P- RS 41 K_ N1 Q_ K4 70 K- R6 K- K2 72 K- R6 N-KS 6 B-QB4 B_ K2 12 N,P • • • • 39 K-B1 K-N2 42 Q-BS Q- R8t 71 K_N6 N-B1t 73 Q_R8 P- N5 A good transa ction: a wing Pawn 40 R_ B4 Q- B4 t 43 R_ B1 N- K3 Black must hope to expose t he enem y isn 't a lwaJ's infer ior t o a cen te)" Pawn. 44 Q- B4 . .. . King t o chec ks, somehow, pt'obably start· 12 . . . . BxN 14 QR- Q1 Q- B2 13 QxB NxP 15 Q-Q3 N-B3 t :::: chcck ; ~ _ db1. check; ~ _ dis. ch . ing with 74 . . . Q- Q7.

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Stern Botvinni k Keres Kotov Smyslo v Spa 5Sk)' CH ESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965 79 16 P_ KB4 KR_Ql CARO-KA NN DEFENS E Again, only cou nterallack helps. 17 BxN ... Leonid Stein Helmut Pflege r 32 B-R3 P_B4 19 P_B5! • • • • Soviet Union West Ge rm a ny 33 6_81 · . . . He re the good s ide of Wh ite 's trans· 1 P_K4 P-QB3 4 Nx.P N-Q2 0 11 35 N -K5. Blac k has 33 .. . R- N5. action nppears: the enemy Pawns han' . 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 5 8_QB4 KN-B3 His main concern is to avoid an end in:; become tal'gets. Black Is In danger a mi 3 N_QB3 Px P 6 N_N5 P-K3 o~ bad Bish op l'e l"S U8 Knight. mus t piny with g reat care. 7 N_ K2 • • • • 33 . . . . B-R3 35 KxB RxP 34 N_ K5 BxB 36 P_R4 N_ B3 All fI. change. White avoids the usual 7 Q-K2, N-N3 8 B-l'\3. With swap of Bishops, the tension has 7 . • • . P-KR3 .0-0 Q-.2 receded. N ow Black prepares active 8 N-KB3 B-Q3 to R-K1 0-0 counterplay by ... N- K5 or ... N-N5 a nd a lso guards aga inst possible White 11 N- B3 • • • • mating th reats bued on P-R5. Whlte's l{nlghts are posted normally. one may say; but they are not In that 37 R-N8t K- R2 41 NxP R- B7 King find Queen Knights tll'e transposed. 38 NxP R-QB5 42 N-Q4 R-B4 They have m ade six moves mther than 39 N-Q8 R-B8t 43 R-N7 R_ K4 two. Yet no harm has been done. 40 K-N2 Rx P Drawn

11 • • • • N_Q4 P_ KN 3 Q-B2 12 N_K4 B-., " B-N2 B-N2 Ullique Duplicatioll 13 . x. Qx. 17 P- B4 N/ 4-B3 Round e leven of the Finals p roduced 18 • . • • BxP ! " 14 8_81 P-QN3 NxNt NxN the unique ca se ot a game of thir ty Belll. O[ the a lternatives, two are bad: "19 P- B5 • • • • mo\'es, only a few of which we re forced, 18 .. . PxP 19 RxP and 18 . .. P-K 4 This radical, though s lightly c\ouble· being duplicated on anothe l' board. Devla· 19 B-Q5! and two are unreliable as they edged, mensure Is sometimes adopted In tlon in the moves takes pla ce only afte r leave Black with hanging P a wns In the ~ Imlh\l" positions to lIl'eV ent the im· the gam es are a s good all over. center: 18 ... P-Q4 19 PxP and 18 mlnent ... P - QB4. White relies on his . Q-K2 19 FxP. better Bis ho p and t he ullassaila ble s tate RUY LOPEZ 19 PxP Px P 21 R-B7 Q-B4t of h is backward Queen Pawn. The stra· A. D. Yanofs ky w. Unzi c k ~ r K_ Rt 20 BxPt 22 K_Rl . . . . tagem works satisfactor il y in this game. Canada W~st Germa ny There is equality as ra r as P a.w n s truc· While retains a s light but lasting In itla· a lao tures a re concerned : t wo singletons on tlve. F , Kuype rs L. Porti,cll- eith er side. But Wh ite has strong 19 . , , . KR-Q1 22 P_QR3 RPxP Holl a nd cha nces [01' a. regal attack. 20 Q_82 R- Q4 23 RPxP R/ 4-Q1 Hu ngary 22 . • . . R_KBt ! 2t P_QN4 P-QR4 24 Q_B4 PxP 1 P_ K4 P- K4 e R-Kl P- QN4 2 N- K83 N-QB3 7 B-N3 P-Q3 By th us giving up a Pawn, B lack elim· 25 NPx P • • • • 3 B- N5 P-QR3 8 P-B3 0 -0 inates t he da nger for h is K ing. 25 QPlI.:P gh'es White a Queen·s lde 4 B-R4 N-B3 9 P-KR3 N_Nl majority which Is 11 bu rden rather than 23 Qx.P .•.. B-K2 10 P--Q3 an asset as he has but sUm chance or '0-0 • • • • While realh;es t hat, after excha nge of playing P-QN5 with pl'oper effect. The lext is a playable alternative fol' a Rook : 23 R/l- KBl, RxR, his cbances the llSUal a nd exten! lvely analyzed 10 25 . . . . R-R4! ot attack are problematic. So he prefers P- Q4 . It ought, h owevel', to be employ· to take the Pawn. Now Dlack seeks to activate h is Dish· ed with in tent of either P- Q4 or P- K B·, 23 • . . . QxQ 25 Bx R B- 8 3 op by 26 .. B-R3. In the next rew moves in a position of 24 RxQ RxR 26 R- Q2 . . . . 26 Q- B3 R/ 1_R1 28 QxQ RxQ th is type. With White's Rook on KI, W hite h" t he edge, yes, but h is a d· 27 Rx. R Qx. R 29 N_K5 · . . . the only slm must be a deterred P--Q ~ vantage Is too s mall to be decisive. Wh ite pre\'e nts 29 . .. D-R3 and sUIl In re-action to the likely ... B- QNZ. 26 . . , , R-KBt 30 R-Q3 R-QBl hits some initia th'e. Th l ~ e ndgltme !s Whe lher the project ofters a ny a dvan­ 27 8-84 P-N3 31 K_ N2 K- N2 rraughl with tens ion. tage remains to be seen. 28 P- N3 R-Ql 32 R_ B3 R- 82 10 • , . . QN_Q2 29 B_Q5 B_B6 33 K-Bl Drawn 11 QN_Q2 B- N2 12 N- 81 • • • • Here is the right moment tor P- Q4 : End-9ame Tactics e.g. 12 P - Q4, P xP 13 P xP e13 NxP. In t his board·four gam e, a ll exchange P- N3! J. P-Q~ 14 P- K5, N-K5 15 Nxl'\. of Queens creates a c ritically tense and PxN 16 N--Q2, B-N5. Stili and all, much dangerous situation fO I' Bl ack. But the :. i \(.; . 29 . . . . N_Q4! 14 N-N3 • • • • No w Wh ite has d Uticulty In acllievlng The only good move-a produc t of .'I " ,, P- Q4: his King P/t.wn need s protection. , , Shfll'!1 calculation. 30 R_N 1 . . . . 14 , , . . B-KBt 15 B- N5 • • • • 01' 31) BxN. KPxB 31 H- N l , P- B3!! White seems to be specula ting on 15 30. ... P-83!! .. P-R3 16 BxN, QxB 17 P-Q4, N- KS

• This counteratta ck alone works·-anc\ IS PxP , PxP 19 N-R5! aftel" which Black • does sin ce both White's ce nter P awns must a bandon bls K ing P awn. al"8 under im mediate allllck a fter 31 R xB. • Order of n8.mlng lhe player.. is not m eanl I'xN. to Indlca.te degree or orl!;ln!l.llty: U nzicker I ~ 31 N-B4 R-R5! named tlrst £UI \\'e~t Germ:>.ny o""eored Hllnga r~·. the only \o l,;"l e8.1 point of p"c' Alanl _ I, r ael f _ Check: t = db1. check; f = dill. c h. eedenee visible.- H . K. 80 CHUS RE VIEW, MAR CH, I 96S 15 , , ' , N- K 3! UII to this (Joint. so far along thlll It 16 8-K3 , ' , , Is mos t u nlikely Unzicker and Por tlsc h Now 16 8xl'\, QxO 11 P- Q I fa\'on; Ilal'o been following Mn analysis, the tWO I ga mes have been Identical twillll. A uni· Blac k who I)roceeds wltli 17 , , ' l'\- n:;, que case. mOl'e s pec tnctllar than the Black a ll'ead)' hllS lhe bette T' of the "sea serpent" V,lrlllUon or the Ruy Lopez game in ;I ny e\'e nt. (24 moves: e.g, Znckernmn- Ranki!<, pal-:"C P_B4 16 ' , , , 152. 1961) and more so e\'en l hRIl the 17 P_Q4 , ' , , famoll s threedecke r In which t\lI"ec RllS· What seems lhe Slllr mO l'e Is IIctually s lans defeated three ArgentinialUl In th ... a. dubious one here, W h ite doe!; be ttel' snme round with til e same combination s eeking relief by Ii N- N5 followed POSi;j· W •• '.r - Arge ... t ina Slepak - Is rael (1 3 mOl'es, page Si 3, 1955 ), bly by N- R5, Now tbelle t wo ga mes take s epa ra t~ 17 , . ' , KPlCP Uhtck II. d istinct a d l'ant.age, nut 24 B)[R ways only i1\ t heir I'e l'y last and 1I1l 1"el)' 18 Px P p,p o ffer!! glimpses of hope fOl ' White: e .g, technical stage. 19 NxP . ' , . I ) 24 , .. N~D3 plnys fOI" the pin on Yanofsky Unzic ker Again, a s econd·flue move, Whi te fails White 's Knight bllt lner i e ~ t i\'ely beClluse 31 N-K4 to realb:e t hat parting wiLh his Queen of 25 n - KD2, N-K3 26 D- K4; • • • Bishop for a Knight is tlie leas t damag· 2) 11 0 1" is 24 ... l'\- K3 erreetil'e In Apllarently. White I~ SIHa<: ula t ing on ing concession here : e.g. 19 BxP, NxD d e '" or 25 )/'x,,"! Q )[Q 21i D)[Pt, KxD 27 Bishops o f opposite color!!. (19 . , . N- D'I 20 N-Q2!) 20 l'\xN. p- :.::t :':)[Ot, Rx;'; 28 RxQ. ;\" xp with mere 31 , ' , . B:o:N 33 R_QB1 R-Q8t equnlll}'; [20 , , ' P-Q~ 21 P- K 5!) 21 P - QR~ . and S2 PlCB N:o:P 34 RlC R NxR 3) li nd the s ituation III mlhe .· ob ~ cm"e Wblte oug ht to be able to hold his own. 35 P_Q R4 , , . , Mt er 24 . . . N/ 'I- Q6 25 0 - 03: White 19 , . , , N_B4 ! Now, ilowe\'el', he rea li zes t hat 35 ( ' l UI ]It'Ohably hold his own. lU eans of IIt·O' B- Q·I, BxP 36 B- N3, N- N 7 (or 36 . , . Noll' White hilS no good 23 , , , . Q,R tectlng his King Pawn. 0 - N7 etc.] 37 DxN, Exn offers no hope 24 B_Nl R-Ql in view of Bla ck 's mntel'lal and po!!ltlonll\ 20 P-B3 , . , , I;;ven this portentolls 1)ln iI. not In It· a d\'a n lage. The text b bad wea kening; b ut 20 a seU decisive , 35 , . . . N_B6! B-N5, P - R3 21 BxN, QxB Is not muc h 2'5 P-R3 N_B3 be tter as W hite trades BIshop fo r K nigh t XO\\', wit h o nly II si ngle or a doublel\ 26 Q-B2 , , , , under more nnfa \'orable circu m s tan c e ~ Pawn lert on the Ql1 ee n~hle, DIac k mus t than In the !IOte for his move 19. , T h is Wily, White gains the tempo a \'old BishoPli of oPllollite colors. which lIlI\'es his ga me, fOI" the moment. 36 PxP 26 , , , . P-N3 O( course not 3\; ..• Nxn11 37 P)[P. 27 NxN QlCN 37 B-Q5 Nx B 39 B-Q4 B_N2 :':ow, ho\\,e\·er. he must !lomehow gel 38 PlCN P-N5 40 8-B5 P- N6 h is Hook into play. Resigns 28 B- R2 N_Q6! Kuypers So Black llronts f."O m Portis c h a.ctlvlt y or h is force s. (Con t inue from 11\11 dillgr~m) 31 R-Q2 29 QlCQ , ' , , N,. 32 RxN Het'e White seeks r elief through slm· R-Q8t 33 K-R2 , . pllflcatlon, but In l'nln, a ll becomes ob· . . VIOIl Il n lmast a l once. Olac k wins I\. Pawn and Lhe ga me 011 A \'e "), pla usible is 29 Q- t\3, t hl"ellt, 33 R- Bl, RxRt 34 Kx R, D- KN2. 20 . , ' , P-Q4! ening mate. Blac k cannOl sarel}' pan')' 33 ... , B-Q3! Now tbls thrus t Is I)()ll" e rful as it can· with hili Qlleen, eXeel)l I)mbably by thl! A ne,,' horror ror White: the pIll on not be met by 21 P- K5. mo

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CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965 81 A~t i v l t l u o f C H ess REV I EW P Olt ,,1 Ch ... JACK STRALEY BATTELL player I' !l a me r e por t ~ &. r 3.tlng5, names of new playe r •. prize. w in ners, select ed ga mes, Postal Chess Editor tou rney In struction, &. editoria l comment.

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G 1200 ."~5~ T raVis I' W e bb J 1200 1086 Trayers l~ J " ' ebber It J 790 SOO T reimer R II' Webber R Jr 604 Treller G Wel.ler 1<~ G 1026 ""10G8 T remblay G Weber J H 950 T "enkamp H J Weber L ll~ ~ TI'ifiro [i"' F W eek A 954 1086'" " r imbach W E Weeks A R 1212 1358"" Trimingham J \V Week:e J ,,- 1366 It C 1376'" TroWer R Well ~l 1010 90, Tro1.zul, G U ~l Weil W 1330 HI1 Truesdel D PH Weinberg H 57G T r u itt H \I'elnberg Harry 938 L TuccI P R W einberg N 9aG P '"7,. Tucker A J Weiner L 1285 R '"568 T ucker R N Weininger J L lSlO 1236 T uggle .J 'V Weinkauf R 600 654 'Tullis L 0 Welnkaur 'V I 900 1230 Tu)ving E \Velns teln S R 894 GO. Tuma" )1 1\l Weir L 1150 1276 Tum aszi k G V Welser AIrs H 438 TUlllPtlr i J R W elslllu n D 900 '" TUlle J n 'Velss A 1144 13-10 Turbi n I B Wel ~s A G G76 '"73 . Turgeon )[ ,,'el$s F 1136 J ", Turkel S WeIss S 850 'SO Tunnell R L Weluberg F 1480 1300 Turner J E Weltthorf J J 980 108. T urner L C Welch C IV 1200 Tuttle G K Welch G B ?-Iii 1316 Tuttle J E Weleh J N 196 W C 1122'"' 'r utile L Weldon F 826 Twa!len T Weller J 686 1060 'r weele" D 'Veiling A F 960 1200"" Twete" G L Welllng X E 1308 70' TycJu;en L L Wellman C 682 T)'gum J Wellman L P 9U 90. T }'kw i"skl D A Weill! L ,\ 726 1300'" 'rymec J P WeIhs }( B 776 L T y mniak " . Weill> R 900 '07'I2H Tyner C WeUsand R. 802 Tyson J D WeUstood It ~[ 1100 702 Uberti J 'Velsh E 600 7'"58 Ulrich J C Welsh J C}{ 600 l..'p~her B G Wendel G A 882 '"",. U nderh[J1 J A Wendling R 1314 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965" 85 Xle.rd a ,· C A l2DS %ol l er~ E M CHESS BY MAIL , '- XI t1\ t1\ eI" D nun Xotoll o A ", , '-," " " 10701 IIlm""" '1 1I 'I' i\ ~ · IIJ Xul"·T.)"ck i C R If you have not played In our tourneYI , 5~6 Xlmme l"ll1 itn C' F ~IIO ;t,"c k ~I ' It 117-1 XI"""cr",,,,, )1 11.1S X"" k m'l >c rl< S before, pleue .pec if), In w h ich cia .. you Xlne k R W is.! Zuelke It I' - 0', would like to start. We recommend A G"", ~ Xlnkln B ~ ., ~ Zurelt I,: J 976 ZIrkel' .\ 1 R 1 1$8 Zukorr L Class A for unusually strong playera, ZIIIX C f' ]ZJ S Zunll;"'" H Class B for above average playera, cr." 7'"l S XI . znn, n )( g 158! Zu"ker R A XOnl.,8 P Xwell ~I C for about averllg. playe r. and Cia.. ,~O o for below average. If you have played. '" Ratings as of'" D ecember 31, 1964 please sa te your proba ble rating. - K lO'"''"~ O Mail proper ent r y coupon below, or "H copy of it. to CHESS REVIEW, 134 Welt C aU , H'"I; 72d Street, New Vor k, N. V. 10023. 1368 NEW POSTALITES "1160 892 The rollowhlg ne w PolI' a l C hess Illayenl CLASS TOURNAMENT .. , heg" i,) In Jfl. nua ry w ith the»e raUllg.\l : Start pla ying c hest by ma ll NOW! C LASS A a t 1300: L. Bird. E . J . Bowers. C. A. 1)eu t lSCh. G. D inellCO. L. H. Ga ben . Enter one of the 4 man groups. l '"IiZ D. O. H " IlKIl. P. K l ac~nm"n. G. Lodge. G . Vou will be aSllgned to a .ection w ith '" D .." ,\ . P.,rr)". C. D. P<;)\\"ell. G. Ratliff. D. J . 3 other player. about equal to yourse lf B S Ibbet!. A. S l er n, B. fo'. S u therland a nd in playing .kill. You play both White B '",-.,- J~,,)}e l W H~on ; F 7U"'" C LASS B at 1200: O. H. Aa\·lk. P. Aut'S>'. and Black against the other three. You ZG ' play all six gamel aimultaneously, two J oS ,,., \\'. I·'. Uelke. G. Bo,"d ner, J . Celebucki. R. D. Cohen. J. L. C us tus, W. Dobriek. :"II. J . games on one aet of postcard • . .'"-, .- DU nne. r. B . Griffit h . J . H " rri~. ;\1. J. Iris . Your game result. will be recorded and 592 H. C. Kohn. L. OHoorne. 1I. I'ohl. D. R aynOl·. publi.hed In CH ESS REVIEW III well 1522 1-'. Sadewat er, .1. \ V. S iadak. D. K S tronlle. a. 9~ ,1 your posta l chen raU ng. O. SwlgS'"r t, p. 'l' ~C ho pp, K . Vamnmoto a nd D. Worden; The e ntry fee Is only $1 .150. Vou may 1HZ 1'"200" C L ASS C at 900: M. D. Heck . R. Boe. D . E enter as many .ectlon. a. you pleil.Se at ,CO JJoyntOIl . M . J. 13nnll"', I·'. C. Ch"se. S. 13. $1.50 each. Send coupon below. I 07S Chrl$l )', H. C r~~ pi, W. D. Dennis, D. E . 700 D!cke r ~ <)n, D . Duchoenx. D . 1150 Devil " D. J. - - I I" rlt!d e ll berg , C. £. Gall!lIG"cr, J . Glenn, D. -- - lO~6 '-cH7ss-;;I!:~E';- o Chu. if II ntlV­ lOB Orll" le ln . K. GOI·don. E. T. Gossett. M. 134 W . 72d S t ., 1258 Orlffln . W. H. H a ll"gett. L. Ham!>ro, R. J . (cm" to POJI II' Ch,u I I N ew York, N . y, ~! 1300 .10ube,·1. J. Ku.rpiel. B. J . K i rb~· . O. w. 10023 P>- I.Hz. O. :"If. Longellocker. '}'. C . Ma cGowan. 5U C. R . S. llae KeuzJe. W. G. ) ]"rl111. R. D . I enelOSIt $ ...... Enter my na m a In '" I I :\1,,>·CiI. K . A . \\IcXee l ~.. It. L. .\lerkel, X. 5 ~ :; ...... • ...•. (ho w m~n y' ) tect lon, of your '" ) U" i«,..,.k,-. P . J . :"I h ,Ue n . J . II. NeWbold . I P ostal C hen CLASS T ourna m ents. The I 9iil amo unt enClOsed cove... t he entry felt of -,.- .\1. 0..11 ". P. :"II. P"rker. C. Pepper. .\ . . l'noi tt. Patricia A. I{egen. S . G. R ichardson. lI!G $1.!;!) per lecllo n . Kind ly s taM/contln ue I 1281 (s t rike o ut o ne) ma In C I...... O. Saudek. W . L. Sh i ft ~· . )). R. S hupe. M. I 11 18 T . 5 1)l"Ou t. J. C. Vn n Horn. O. W. Vega. J . 1240 ' ·orKI .. h ". \\'. fo'. W a"nc r . J. '''ak!'I)". D. J . I NAME ...... I R 95l UlOO Wilcox. :"Il r lS. D. Wolcoa ,,,ul Carolyn E. Wol f: I ADDR E SS ...... ) C 1010 C CLASS 0 at 600: T . Am burn. EUl"e ll j" , H ,\nderlI ~r. L . l~at""IUHein . J . K rato. R. Leon_ Vo u will be a"lgned to a .ectlon wit h T -'"',,. - n ,.d . .T. L . LuX. C. Mm'", A. R. Melzer. G. " '" ~ lIl1 e , · . R. Xel'lO II . J . L. B(ls h . D. RatHer. s ix ot her players about equal to your· 1326 I" R n~ D. I. Belc h nrd. S. HII"e ,·. A. J . Roscoe. B . self in playing skill. You play White G J.- 131).1 8c)' " ,oll,·. J . Shandor. S ..\L Smola n. II.. SI. J .\< 1300 Cyr. A. S trU I}(!ck. F . ,\. S t rllpe ck. J . I ~. against three of your opponent. , Black s - ~ WUd or lInd ~J. R. Yell~ r·. a gainst the other t hree- and you play 1086.- " 0 a ll six gamea almultaneoualy. '"R m RK ]298 RETURN POSTS Vou stand a good chance of winning R L 8GG The follow l)]1( old timer s re lilmed durll1l: a prize, too! Cred its of $6.00 and $3 .00 W 966 L" m J""" ur)' tt l theBe former ra.tinl(s: are awarded to 1st a nd 2d place w inners p I llS P . P . D unkel!>erg 91G: S. I~a rber 9H ; H . in each . ectio n. Credits mol Y be u.ed to R 1370 N. Rock l (l ~ O ; "lid 'r . A. Throop 1:;98. purchase c he .. books or equipment. Ro' ..58,l T he e ntry fee i. only $2.75. Vou may enter as many .ect io na a. y ou please at m"" $2.75 each. Send coupon below. " 1048''"" C 1------1 E ,'".. C H ESS R E V IEW 0 Chul i/ II ", ..... C ,,0& I 1 3 ~ W . 72d S t. , t OtlU' 10 P(1s llIl CIHtI I " '" New Yo r k, N. V . E I !;)l D '" I ''''''' I p I enclOle $ .. .• ..•.... E nte r m y name In 11'"32 ...... (how m a n y?) ueUon. ef your I 992"" I Postal C hess PRIZI!; T Ol/ rnamenta. The C a m oUnt enelostd cover. the entry t el of R ".. I $2.75 per stet le n. Ki ndly start/ co ntinue I H 1231'" (strike o ut o n I ) me In C lan ...... D H 1306 0 1086'" I NAME ...... · .. .. ·· ...... · I I OH o I ADDR E SS ...... I 1124 '" " I can't beat you during office hours L C iT______y ...... S T AT E .._.... _. , '"' because I'm not a born loafe r." L '""" 86 CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965 Hc mdt. 11;; Lockton tops Caster. 119 VOiJ(ht POSTAL MORTEMS H p lil~ two with Dittman and down.< Dcn_ Game Reports Received IIiHIoII. 121 Lewis 1ic1,~ Solomon "UI 10l!e .• during January 1965 ' 0 Be"l; e"r riga" lOp!! Be'll twice. Solomon "n"e. 12:1 C hamj)lo" lO p" ,,"d liel! Krau~H To report results. follow instructions "",I tol'" Fiu". \25 Monch"rs h tOPH West_ on pages 4 & 5 of your booklet on Postal wick l.wice "nd (U) Koch. 126 Kin"low bow~ 10 Pridd~' but heats Brcl,,,,d. 127 Sclu;:per Che~s strictly and exac!ly. Otherwise the downs Dall"s. 129 Y ielS tO P8 "ml l ie" CoH_ report may be misrecorded, held up or man (tnd tops .\Inker. Tourneys 130 · 179 : ]34 B"ant win.~ (I"Om even lost. Kaufman. 13.:; Bena!)"rgcr be"ts '\Ii,! h" e l~. Please note: Winners (and those with the ]aG King conks Peters. 111 Hielf" I" t be"l.~ White pieces In case of draws) must report Seybold. 14 5 Kess ler conks Wa\lnc,·. 1·16 as sOOn as ,'eS111t Is confirmed by opponent. )lcKcnzie m a ul~ 'Volf ami .\lagum. H9 Cam. The opponent may report aloo to ensUre his marala withdraws and lo. e~ ~tOjls then state clear)y that he was the loser (or Stonkus . 152 Real bests _\[onlS¥ue. ]G4 G I I\~s­ played B lack in . case of a draw), mll'e downs Siomowit z and D'Atri: D 'A tl'i Game reports sent In Ume tor receipt by tOJ)~ (a) Ford. 156 Hodges lind Woodle tie. dates given ahove should be printed below. No.1 Matty MyJlyniemi 157 Ba""ard whip" Woodle: PetH80n ri]l~ And the piuyeu conce rned should check Woodle and Reinbold. 158 Dullcai ~nd J.'leld White mates i n two to see that they are 30 published. To !pot ~l>llt lWO. 160 " ' ebbe" whips Bjwer. 161 them. look under your section number, first IYAonsl feU" Bielefeld. lG2 Y i"' l~ h~,, { s by the key (e.g., 63-C Indicating Class Bielefeldt. BerlT halls Hood. 165 Shaffer Tourn",y b",gull in 1963) and by number to p ~ William" twice. Fas olino on~e. 167 Ga~'­ (466) glv",n In l",Xl below the key. Ion lies Brown and Derry. 168 Humph,.le" Symbol f indicates a win by forfeil with· and 'I'yne,· fe ll Pox. 171 Dun)"I). S heldon tI ~. out rating credit: a shows a rating credit 172 D 'Aoust do\\"ns Oray. 17·1 Gotle!!n)an hil~ adjudication: df marks a double-forfeit. Hempel and Schlisse,·. l i S ,\ustin bow~ 10 Ge!"l'a i.~ but bes{~ Fox , wice. ],9 C Ill"eHonlis b"Ht~ BeaL CLASS TOURNAMENTS Tourneys 180·219: lSi) Ye.• 1 wilh"r",,".". 1 .~ 1 Four_man Tourneys Graded by Clanes Welch whips ~Ioyer . 182 Bancroft besIs Ju.c kijon a,,,1 B,·"t1.. I S;I Eickmeyp.r ~mltes Started in 1963 (Key: 63-C) Smith. 184 Cent" lose~ to Quinlan and (tl) ;';milh. ]S.:; Smith IO))~ Price and Cotting­ Notice: Game reports On all tourneys be!>u" ham. 18 6 On'T fin(1 [ ...,,.zeIHe heat Berge", in lIIlI.rch lD63 b<::come past-due during thj~ OIHcn. 18S Lama~"e)' lOps (a) No,.ri~. Isn month. Get in reports to reach us here be_ Lavender lick~ Schmitt. 192 Schwa,·{z down~ Guard the exits: fore April lSI. to axoid losing on double­ Dur,'c": Gutm"nn mauls D"'Te" :",d Sch­ forfeit ( bOlh pln)"~" s losc~). I\","·IZ. 1% Do\\"n~ b",,·s twice to I {"~m" .' _ 't"OU"I\CYS ~ I"r led In .Ianua ,·)" (and Febru ­ sen. once 10 Ca~Ic! · . 197 Folke~ felll! Smil!' No.2 W. A. Shinkman ary) have J,..,.;:n <:Io~ed . We are nOI pu b ll~h­ and J~aUllan ; Entma" tops (2,,) Quee". !9S White mates in two ing i"dh' id"a l double-(or(eits but an, pub­ Be,,1 bests Downs. 200 Eldredge and Tene,. lishing w ln uC'rs. no.w left b~' clOSing l>roce~s lie IWiee. 203 Gra n "mileS Smilh. 20'; On .Januar)" IO"""e~'S , i" Po:>stalmighties! .\lo,,"'lh conks C","""". 2]] Dennislon dO~\"I1S To:>urneys 1·404: III Burns tO ps Beetchie Brown. 212 Shaffer nil)!; O·:-;eil. 213 Knnig Iwice. ]]3 Poillon tOps Lyon twicc. )63 conks '\liller. 2!5 Denniston downs ;':ucker. Su)"ker stoP$ StOnkn8. 190 Kumro rips Roth 21G l~"and tops Zinck. 217 ~leOui"ne8.< a nd ties S('ch~. 194 Barnes, DenllislOn tic. ma"ls Mo~e " l\\"ke. 219 Sehlei(lt to]>~ 22 Bowen. Go~swlller tie. 22] Viets halts Stu.uss. Howard once and Jeans twke. 225 Vieis Tourneys 220· 259: 221 Ramn,..lka n,p wln~ """,Is Maye ,. . 5~ Amorosi tOps (0 BeHchie. f ,'om Lilly and Riegler. 225 Zinck down~ 258 Reis tops (U ) Keeley. 286 Viets conks n"nn1.,ton. 228 "ellring nips Jo~l in; .Jon e~ ;UcC ..nn. ' 326 Lleberma,) toPS (aj Eylward. Joll.S Cassill. 229 Benm !)e~l~ Lnrwlel'e: 328 Kelso lick~ Leon. 334 Steele stop~ Taylor H:u"ilton loses t wo to Scotl. Wllh(I'·HW~. OnCe and J\"ichois Iwice. 336 Cunningham d,·op.~ ( In) to La,·zelen:. 2:11 M cC ros~ ~1I 101'.< tops ,Yexlcr twice. 350 "err ni ps Suyke". ScI"·,,ine,·. 2~2 J\"elson 10])~ Shi""ledecke,. 357 Van GOl'de" and Merchant down once. S ite",,,n (\\"ice. 233 Zonles sto\>s Sh",.pe. Schecter. 3;;8 a,·"y sock~ Scheper. 368 Small 2:l1 White \\"hip.~ Co"itz ami Kin8!o,,". 23.:; I "i ps Trifiro twie<::. 386 Viets licks Ca~~111 An!<8Ienberge,· SlOlJ~ \\'oodle. 237 Zoni.;.s twice and Lon!:" once. 390 Fanman re-i". he;l\~ Ben",. 23 S ~1""t"l1 IOI)S I'npl"8kn.<. All set but ~ta\ed. l i.;:s J>erkuh,,; Pel'kuhn conks Chap­ 2:19 HIIll:'.en IOp~ ""d lie,; TumaH ""d 10J>~ in. 394 Lunsing tOjlS .\[o,·gan I\\"icc. 41Ju HOllo eas.~il l . 2·) 1 mmne{ti bo"'s to S iomowllz bu t downs O·Donnell. IN"'" Gl"Oss. 2·[2 Purdy out1>olnl~ Penis: No. 3 Kenneth S. Howard l.imh(:{·k wi{h"r"ws ""d lose~ (n) 10 gu,lt;'. Started in 1964 (Key: 64-C) 2·)" Heid,,,,,,n ripR Cmyle. 2·IG Hns~ell ri ps Tourneys 1 .99: 1 )foore and Petersons tie. ]5 Viets b e"t~ .Llutz. 28 Pa.lerso" stops SlevensOtl. :;G S\ephansl,y hal\s H aber""''' and Lee. 40 S \eflen mauls .\1I1In. ·[2 Lu­ precht lid,s ~1.ve"8. 45 AI;:s downs Mc_ Donough. ·W Hi<::k~ ami Gibbons split two. -Ii D'meoml!e sntites Smith. ·W Casey conk~ \\'Us,",n. ~1 Genter clips Cla,'k twice. Ij~ Crosbie 1) <:Hel~ Cathers. 64 Br,,,, n whip,.; \Vhltt. 68 E"n~ls n [ p~ \Ve""icke tw ice. 71 J)ltbe downs 1")"00 1(00". H Ylets licks Shake but loses to nU8till. i5 GleaSOI). ~[cG'l\" in lie. 79 '\IOOll(l ~' mnnli< Selu·el,,<:l·. 82 EI'nl!1 conks Kc""edy: Slrelecky licks Cardne,·. 83 I""u" fell~ BaXler. S5 B"uCl"oft beS IH Ca81"r. S9 f..ebowll:'. 10]'S Chase 1\\·;Ce. 9] One Pawn too many. Caln·Hta. lIoh"iehl Ii". 95 Wood tops (20 Koch. 9'; Cun,mi,,;.;." conks Boroughs. 97 Solutions 01) page 96. Bonill,e loeHI" 1:I "chman ""d Hughe.. . 9~ Spivack t OPH (n) Burten. 99 G"uHon 10])" Zibelli twice. Tourn ~ ys 100 • 129: 100 Pennislon wins frolll 'rHE CHESS FORU~I featuring: opening P r ice. 10~ KollUle r bests BocK 11)3 Domanico It'anslations from SCHACH~lAT\' and do,,"n.< Shea,·",,,n. lOG Green licks Lesniew_ SCHACHUATXY BULLETIN. is nOW ski; Dav1.". 'I'a"iche ti.,. 108 Ballenger !)e~ts available to U. S. pla)'e"~ rOI" j,,~t $5.~0 ~vans . 109 Quinlnn wins from HendrickH. a year. For a sample ot Ihls amazing 110 Schmllt. Horv",h whip ,Voodle: Horv"th Quar,erLy ,,,,l.g-nz ine. send 25c to; ties Petrl ~o n and tops Schmitt. 111 Enlen_ " I guess you've got me, Pete. I had no THE CHESS FORUM ~tcili ~tops Shattncl<; Koch withd,·nwn. 112 idea you were so go:>od without s ight of the P. O. Box 91. \\'oOOmonl. Conll. Gosswiller beS lS ReSIle twlee but bows to bo:>ard!" CHESS REV]!W, MARCH, 1965 87 E ll e)'s, 2<7 W illinms n ips Neff. 24 9 P ipher '<;ofo)'lc lo~es to "'ojto wj..,z h ut Iicl<~ Smith. Started in 1965 (Key: 65·P) beat~ Goldhc)'/{c)" , 250 Cov eyou conk~ A"g' 1i:1 )1i c h"e l ~ hO\\'l! to B",·t h ut h,'nts 1\' ixon: stenber/{c)·. ~,i l Rader. Be"ski top You,,;;, :,ixon I Me~ to Hc,del and withd,·aws. G'I Tourneys 1 • '10: 2 GreH r"plllceM St"u peck, and tic. 2,,2 S'''',u'y h"l1~ Hop",. 253 Klaw · :;l'ohr ~plrr~ E"d~le)" . G.; Rure,' l'Ip" Hami l· itter tops (2,,) Steiu. ron . I,i, .-\~hley. Reamer tie. r,7 Croshil' ' · I·"d,~ C,,~g i ll _ 68 Locmcr 10~o .~ to 8imon. Tourneys :zeo· 416: 261 !khle idt w in" (~r) GOLDEN KNIGHTS fro m Trapp. 2~5 Bro w n t o ps (20 Xorris, 27u . J"ck~on. C:,,'" and )Ialkln. 69 lIeare) 'I~ r iJ'~ draws. i O Ge,-m'lin l i"8 P oli llo and l o~'ls to Everolt. 273 $tayart ~IO p s Peacock. 2,' Wal­ W'l""el' : Xerr nips Polillo. 72 H.n\... hai lS lace bests Bakal'. 2S1 P aml>el )' ips Robin. l'l>ohr: C)a"kson clip" Burk. 73 .1o" c ~ JO IIS 13th Annual Championship-1959..60 1(,«le)'. 7·1 G"l s~ .. l't hailS H ed .. kl<. SO n. 282 G(lylon. Strout lie Iwic". 285 D ibble F INA LS (Key: 59.Nt) bows twice to Ealman. once \0 81".\,(» ·t. 2!1 ~ T o urneys 75 · 120: is \\·a,.,) \\'hip~ l~an\\'I!(". Sections 1 ·32: S Fischer rells O·Neil. 11 Baber ties DlIn iel and l o~e~ 10 E(>cek . 29li 77 Cohen conks "kGow"n: Fuchs t o ps (0 Hnssell, Slonl1o dr. 23 Sherr b0"''' 10 ~1)'er8 but I )es t~ 28 Schoo:lne tops Tomaino a nd tiea D rukel'. top >lIantell: !,lantell, S truss tie. 307 .\ rac POl"wl(l: C"rpmner l op~ (f) :-::tc in, 7n 31 Boucher tops (0 Stev'lns, 32 'rurbln b e st~ 141wrellCe licks Simon twice; .J ohnson with· HHrris. drawn. 319 Steffee downs D essaul es. 328 ~~ ' e~: ,I;l~~,f~ I:~~~ a.~~hl~;~'.ne;1 r ijoi;,~~~:;rdJ~~~; Bogle loses two each t o Greene and Halley. L:)cffl c " "nd )lel;lis: I::rkm anis m"nls Gon. 14th Annual Championship-1960.1 ;:,,1 07.. S2 Stevens ~ l opg Heinrich. S~ Lifson Started in 1965 (Key: 65-C) liel'" Wojtowicz, 8~ .\Ietzl"r 10"e8 (0 J(""soch SE MI · FI NA L S ( Key : 5O· Ns ) Tourneys 1 · 49: 4 Bancroft replaces .\lit· nnd \\'ithdraw~. 87 Cnrr conk~ Ar"cn""l{, SS Sect ion s 1.80: 5,1 Col1ln~, Largo df. 51 chell. 11 RusclO r eplaces Gould. Pcny withdraws. 9S Ga llagher n ips 1\'C I80n. Alber t ~on df with Frcnch and Powers. 58 IU7 Schevre)' l OPH (I) G(lmhc~ci" . 108 ,/"rvis Konol>liv, Lidstone df. G5 Post .-jf with hC"I~ Hee,·. I;oucher and Roth . G7 Heim oints Pullen. .12 Ander son "' H Dube ...... , ...... 1sl 6 -0 downs D'AO\lst. 53 Alvord beat .• Babb. 5S "3' A Lebowitz . . , ...... , . . 1st H (POSTAL MORTEMS conti nued, page 90) Cotlc" conk~ Itkin and L ieberma". 56 '''oel· 1I ~ R Diltman ...... 1·3 4 -2 finger top~ 'tart'lr . 58 Petit halt~ Hall: o B .\{antell . ... . " .. ",1·3 ,j -2 Loeffler bows to Appel and Twaiten b ut 1" B Volg h i ...... 1· 3 1 -2 Postalites are reQIlested to check on R ule hes t s Petit. 60 Norris nips 'rener a nd Poli l1o. 121 C El Curril:an ...... , . . 1 8t 5 - 1 IS: resllits On these pages are publlshed GI Cuschleg und D' Aoust l!e: Buckendor f, 125 G 1 ronchnrsh .. . , . . . . , . . 1st ,.. s ubject to correction. \Ve expect you to Cu~c h leg "lid Piemel conk Cohen. 62 D R McKenzie ...... 1st <-2 ca,'e enough abou t your own tallies to ob­ Ramtlmm boWl! to Smith but bests Broyles; '"''" J EIckmeyer ...... I st o -0 serve, check and. if now~ to HBII : Gel,,, lick. mid" and Self. 15$ Rattler lick. I"agan but 1·'lnlll .. ilf!clions (o!ll lnlnl( lowe,' talil"" tllr S<:hnaf bUI 10Res to Kline. 79 S tockwe ll tles lo~C8 to F'(l.U~t. I G1 A mOro»i. ~ :\ Ix nu nallorr .. 43.' ~ It It CO\'eyou ... 34.45 tie; Wolt lickS" Lauderda le. 88 Ho>11(,,( and Ki....,hncr conk ~ I ct.:cttjl:"nn . Section. 9:)· 1()9: 91 \\'oj1Owl.;:;& wins from It J I"lec"eam .·I Z. C/ W B la nd .. • . . • . 34.05 It ~[ CYCrt. l,nd ~JcL!,"ghlln ",uul Younl;" : ..... neler.. ; \"'lrre" whlp ~ L ee; Co~tig .. n I) Crowder .... • -U.1 :\1 S okoler . ..• . 3·1.05 ~I"rljn llck • .\Id .."lughlln. 1>:.:: 11 )" lI nd lJendc,'. bow$ to Wnrreu but be s ts Hendricks. n It Verb«r .•.•. • ·\l.1 I Homanenko • . 33.4 15 Larsen. Thom"~ tie: 'Velill e r ~ !l 'om loseil Wirton !.leatll Jamison. 93 fielse" loses IQ '1' V Kildeu. ... . 40.S I, A Walker ... 33.35 10 S ulllllll'er and lie ~ L9..~ e n, 16 Joy ner jails !...e")' lind Ile~ Shorlz: fillufmnn w ithdr"w3. G C Oro>!!! .... AG.6 n L Anderson .. 33.\. S mllh, 17 UI'1l :;oneu l d r ubs Pudu , 18 B<:ck. 91 Schleldt con k s Car j)e," er. 95 H errick S IS Johnson .•. 40.1 I. J oh nson ..... 33.0 h"m lIul. Bachman; Lay, S:\rar t ie. 19 hnllll Bendix. 98 R i<:e l>efl t " Filip bu t bo... . ,.' 0 DuH.;:ui ..• 3'.6 L J noxa ...... 32.85 Go\\' licks L u nd . Sim coe I) e~ t ll Bur ton 20 10 Albe rtI!: \"ou ngq "l ~ t lI.;:ks Rice bul loses o H oward .••.. 39.6 I ~ Potra.r .• •.... U .S Im l 00"'. 10 Hornstein: BU r ton beall' Kar... to Alber u. I!l0 ;>-;Icolelll Il l p ~ Rablno wlu:: ~t W H e rri.;:k ... 3S.5~ 0 H ).tlles .•.•. 31.15 laltls a nd B n halo. %1 Volklllan do"' n~ Ador· 8lnRer SOCks Gette13oll. Ull Slel"el. Ruud l o E Goddar d .• . 3S.5 S Sl :\la,.On . .. U. ~ jan. U Chace loses to I" e flle r 1)111 lick... "1)) Brown; Siegel topa "hmlel!. IO! lI fll ka ill~ o U SlU:hs . .... 38.5 G Bo,'owleckl .. 32.3 Un!.>e lind tles Hock. 23 Heg.u) be~\ 8 Sn'ith_ 111.'1.1113 Hamilton, Moonel' and Hill!: H ,lIl A I.ldaels .... 38.3u G ], ~!unson . .. 32,25 e r s nul OOWij to Brow",., Ulld S IOI'(l Il$OIl. 21 l1cks Tarry but loses to ;\ Ift lk ln. 103 Levine .J I) P(lUeli . . . . ~8.35 It!3 J~ ischel" ... 31. 7 ~ Uoron down~ Hobinson. 25 Smith S llllte~ bcatR Browll. 104 Bloom motlls ~IlIsgro ..e: S WuU e "~on . • . 3S.35 C G Gibbs .... . 31. 7 O I~OIl . 16 Palerson Olll lX>l nl~ Wend ilng. 27 lJerller· 0 1Re n bests Burk. )05 Crow h R l t~ ,\\ S ZltzmU!I .• 3S.3; S .\lont ...... 31.? Von H !ll,;e l. Oulicui. &:hlnlel and I ..~ ne lick Horwllz. 107 Gottesma n 1Ill\1I1R Murphy; ]. VIlles ...... 37.55 I ?alys ...... 31. 7 Peultle: Duliea; down. von HUlOel. 28 f1r njt"1(" conk" Conway. )(IS Oswald whlpB W L Eastmu ll •• !7AS H M .-\ \"ram .•. 31.6 T homJ)lfOIl l>e.I ts Bulle" bill bOWl! to Beck· WeIr. 109 :\Iagnone mauls :\I o)·e.r and Dry· .1 H ealy ...... 31.3 n E Edberg .•. 3\.6 h:"llll: SI Me mall13 Moore. %:t H u .. h e~. Lach fOOR: :\Io)·"r dn.hs Dryfoos; Sten> s topa .J JohnSlon .... !7.3 It K H art ...... 31.3 l ie. Ha ll. .I A Veguillo , . . 37.25 It or S hultis ... 31. 1 Sect ion, 30· 62: 31 B utler a nd Brllndl nip se<: t ion. 110 - 151: 1U Roth. Bii-; 1I $lnoff .•. . . 30.6 bealS .'bwmSQn and Bole ~ . ~ O I·~dvu$. Hllye~ Smi th Ue$ Jllm lson and Chl,rchlll but lot!ell t:: I!: H.:In ~ e n . .•. 36.1 .1 n Ruff .• , .•• 30. S& lie. ~ I Glte""n Wllhdr (lw~. ·12 r:arllsch. to C. 1". Smith. 120 Bender bests Ba)'lor, I. H K lar ...... 35.65 H I{ L.1.TSeIl .. .. 30. 1 P flulllnl. Roby and Hildrelh I!O(k Sullivan; Rohlnson and 'raylor ; B llila nd. Rob inson. I. Dreiber g$ . •. 3".6 C 0 Gish ...... 30.0 H"rnsch besi l (h!o l~. oil ~'1c l d 101leii to aU: ~ ' ar!lh.o. lI !\nd Vandemark IIlob Baylor. 1t1 L S lo r l1lo • . • ... . 2~.6 .\Tllche ll 0011 111 Bl. ron. ~ ;. Gret nber" bealS Graywn beM~ & xeva n ldls. I!! Vallee riP; t;lIrllnpm e. ~7 J oh,,· RO>Iellberg-. I!l Ta.;: hdjlan (01)Jl H e idel. 1%4 14th Ann.al Championship 'IC ure the leading weighted-point BishOI) be~ t ~ H enderson. 11 HII.lI nip!! :\eal. Se~tlo n . 1 ·65: 19 Albert ~ repln CM Lap sle~' . 12 1'ratt und Schwart;& I'll) Hahllne. 19 " cor OH of '-:01)te'I[11111 In published. flnlshl'(! 2' RU !;8 r eplaces Waite. 1 ·'I II"I ~ Hectloll" \Ol1li ll\l1Jl lower talllell for Buh."r l.>oW5 to Kol ts but b M t ~ Jal'vi$. 21 Heal)' haltA Ak s ; Kortcgluu'd IIcklil Law. tho~e In more thnn olOe l:'\nnl~ sectlon) . •\s oth~r I"ill"lll flllllh, the top scorers aro renee. 22 Down~ defeat... Doren and Hamil· me lded Into thl~ lin. ton: Anderson bow~ to DoWnli but beStS ) 1 L P erea . •... H .! I. D .\larUn ... 3~ .GS Dor .. n. H"ml1 lon ami '\1eCon nlek. !~ Bell TOURNAMENT NOT~S and WelnbelV lie. !5 J a m hson jol18 .\lu lIi ­ C S R llb i~ .... . H .I 0 Rosenberger .24.{,5 J H O u n k le .. A3. 9~ I ~ l) D ulical ... 34.1" ken : King ~ mi tcs S mith. Z7 Dehr a nd Progress Reports for Wa.lmlsle)· tie. 3(1 Val tkus t ies D UI\.;:omhe I, F WlllOner .. . 43.~5 I ~ L Walrath . . 3~ . 0 Golde. K.ights TouMiaments ,! :\( OI.lo8(>1)h •• U A5 ], Opp ...... n. ~ and Hog lund. 33 Dragonelll d r ubs Fra nk. 36 I-\(l.nlll,n ,;:ollks Favorite, 37 Smith beS18 N :\{ Horns tein .~2 .S.' 0 P O'Donnell .32.8 13th Annual Championship I, Dreibe,'gs ..• -11.85 C A V!1.n B"unt 32.8 HUrton. 38 Marcus mU\l l~ Peck.. 3~ Duncomue In the 1959·60 Golden Knights. the W Muir ...... ~ l. ? 0 C \\'olford ., . 32.75 n lpH .\l lchnels . 42 LaPorle hILlt" Hoglund. H B ullwillkel . .41.25 0 RO l1blk ...... 31. 75 ~ 3 l> ullllnd he ~ ts Wilson. H Uruln. Nu~ser following Finals sections have completed n .r I·'el"l>e r ... . ~0 . 7 G J W Weihe ... . 31.65 hatt H u ghe ~ ; Bt':ull be"t~ HOI·den. play, and the contes tants obtained these J Chr!~ l nul1l • .. 39.95 J I1l P a lrl nge ... 31. 6 Section, SO - 69: 5Q J h'cz kow~ k l d e fe "t~ weighted· point totals : · IJ Golch berg .• . 3~A~ H E Ecks l rom .30.1" Lan.o;er. 51 Lapen na Ii.;:k>i Blumetll. 5! 59.Nf 8 N OOllmanoft 43.95: R R Cove· R IJ I>otler . .• • 39. ~ 5 f' ..\ 011)' ...... SO.55 Shr e"e ~s t~ Bmland. 53 M"rks l o~es 10 I ~ J'olJ;"ar ...... 38.5 D HO\\"a rd .. , . . 30.5 S l en> I)u t Ik ks Andc r llOn. 54 Baron and YOll 3 ~A 5: 8 8 t Marli n 32.'1 ; R B Fi ~ch · p Konuu .I "~ ... 38.4 11 A Seh"effer .30.5 "("rlea. r ip Wren : Gurlon, Uaron u nd Mar_ e r in .75 ; R O'Neil 21.8: and R LeClerc H Ho~ellzwe i g .JS.l5 I·' W COlillo r ... 3(1.05 i.;:1I. IIOCk Sinnott. ,, ~ 'r,-onc Irlp. F.<;k ert; and R M Thurber withdrew: I' Sch r() lber . . . . 37.85 W L F..nsllIlan .30.0 Hyde ha.lw Huckin. &6 Gates beltll :\Ien'in ~ I·'clillel· ...... 17.-1 W RI.:\nd ..• . .. . 29.9& 59·Nt 17 M W H en1ck 38.55; H G ami BII U,nall. 57 Lenher losee to Miller bUI I:: S H()mpel ... 37. 2 I:: Wood . ' ..•• •. 29.9~ tiC H Owe n ~ ; S trans~ tOI'$ Owon". 61 B I'elder Moorhead 30.65; L Stot'mo 29.6; R D t:: HIl ~st C1' , .• , . 3G.85 J.' D Lynch ... . 29.55 rip ~ G "a"ell ond Roberu. 62 C ""'l'!)tOn whipH Glsl1 29.55: S Gordon 28.5; R E Vorpagel II )1 Ann1ll .•. 'G.~5 J S Hnl1.·ey •.•. %9.55 WoJtowl.;:?; Goodman 1x:HI~ Der.l( cr·Olsen. 17.3; and C LRuss e lllS.05 : II \ \'Isegur"er .. 35.S A 51)"s ...... •.. 29.55 1>-1 CustMlIOn eonk>< Coulbonrn Mid Caudill: . ; O Il:r:"ns ... 35.OS .I :\I"yer ...... 29. ~ 66 ,\kl!-. Blanz lie. " O':\ell nl"" \\' r lg hl: R I. Anderson 33.0: R Bilodeau %S A ; J I·: Hi !l(:hoff .. 3 1.95 J) ' ry k ~' in s kl . . . 28.' Colbow conk" Gildea " ud Can'ero" . G8 S he p_ o C"rll lI ter •. •• . '._.aa-- Sect ion. 70 ·89: 1"1 l{o!l>l Ilell Ik-'l l on und followln" $Cule: 1.0 poln l ~ ller w In In Ihe \\"t;l .;till have no nell" QualUif.'!" fOI" IH'Clhll"; Z.2 In seml.flnllls; and {.S in final $. \\'estllrook; .\la ilh\'~1 1nlll1!1. Rou lind Be n· ass ignment 10 the Flnnl!!. 1On. 72 "Oo na.ld to!)S (f) Koller. n Burns Draws COll nt hair thes,," vlllue ~ . CHUS REVIEW, M..... RCH , 1965" 15th Annual Championship In the 1961-2 Golden Knights, no lIew Finals section has completed play on Postal Mortems for Lh ls month. The following, however, have q ualirted for assig nment to the Finals: L E Wood, R C Brandt, M V Churchill. A S Eld redge, R R Coveyou, j\I H F reedman and R D Goods peed. 16th Annual Championship IS THIS LEGAL'? In t he 1963 Golde n Knights, the lol· lowing have QualUled for assignment to TJJe sleazy trap, no malleI' ho\\' embellished, is usua ll y for the the Finals: F Nusse l', H B Daly, H E patzer. But many a grandmaster has salon its wrong end. \Vay back Steputat, E F Martin, L D J OYller. G J in 1893, in the malch between Ta rrasch and Tch igorin, Black ga ined Ferber, B "on Hag'el, }O' D Dulica..l and j\{ Lane. negative imlllorta lil)' ill actually ba cki ng himself into a well known type Also, t he following q ua lified fol' the of snare. The opelliug, a Ruy Lopez, began: 1. P- K4., P- K4 2 N-KB3 , SemHlnals: N RattleI' (2), J Realbnto, N-QB3 :l B- NS, P-QR3 4 B- R4, N-B3 5 N-B3, E J Werner. G W Suilingel', C .T Entwistle, W Mel den, C L!ngk Rnd G Cover scoring ta ble at line indicated, Set up position, make Black's Rudells. next move (exposing table just enough to read it ) . Now guess White's 17th Annual Championship 6th move, Lhen expose it. Score pal', if move agrees; zero, if not. Make In the 1964 Golden Knights. tile fol· move actually given, Black's reply_ Then guess White's next, and so 011_ lowing ha.ve Qualified fo r assignment to the Seml·f1nals: G L ~ I ason, W C P ratt, I Schwartz, \V Buh rer. D L KOI·t egaanl. COV ER WHIT E MOV ES I N TA6L E B EL.OW. EXP OSE ON E LI N E AT A TIM E or Anderson, 1\-[ D Downs, H \Yel nberg. Whit e Par Blaek Yo ur Selection Your R Wnlmlsley, A E Gatee. B Brelder, It PI;1,y ed Score Played for W hite's move Scoro Gusta.tson, K Colbow. n A Carlyle, B n Steel, L Kwarller, N Tener and R A 5 B- N5 ( a) · . , ...... Bloom. 6 N-Q5 ...... , ...... 5 , . B_ R4 · ...... 7 0 - 0 ...... 4 7 , P_Q N4 · . . , ...... 18th Annual Championship . 8B-N3 ...... 3 8. P- Q3 · ...... · ...... In the 1965 Golden Knights, all of 9P- Q3 ...... 3 9 B_ K N5 ( b ) · ...... sb:ty-[ive sections wel'e in piny by the 10 P- B3 ...... 4 10 N- K2 ? O( c) · . . . . . , ...... end of January, 455 cO ll tesllults. None 11 NxKP ! (d ) ...... 8 11 PxN (e) ...... has Qualified as yet to the Seml·tinals: 12NxNt···· ·· ···········5 12 P ,N · ...... , . . . . · ...... we look with interest to see II'ho will 13 QxB ...... 4 13 N_N3 · ...... ·...... be ri rst. 14 B-Q5 ...... 6 14 Q R_N1 · . , ...... PoslallleJI are raqlluteAlexander Alekhine In 19·16 just befo re b ) Black's defense is awk .... a rd. NOle that, on t he latter died a re samples. He gIves In· 9 ... ?-lx:'ll 10 Bx:'ll, B- N2 or B- Q2, " Ihile gains s 1l11CtiOil S on chess, spiced with anec· the decision hy mea n ~ of 11 N-N5. dotes. In some progl'llmS, he deals with c) T hi~ cu rious blundcr puts Black in jeopardy h is specialty. bllnd·fold chess, playing of o ne of the oldest of t raps. For t.h is position, it against th lr teen'yeal'-old David Moore 10 ... Q- Q2 is the t hematic dC£cnsc. ( not blindfolded) . And he concludes each program with a J) 1'oblem to be SOlved by d) T he in it ial coup of wll at some call Legal's t he viewe rs and answeNd at the next :\Ialc, olher;; Bla ckb urne's Trap : it is modificd session. here of course. Look alive! If tbe pJ'ogram Is not COIll­ e ) The trap "formula" runs : II . ' . BxQ 12 ing your way. It may come-especi:=tlly if i\'xl\'+, PxN 13 BxPt, K- BI 14 B- R6 mllte. you ask fO I' it In TV ofrlces. We pre­ sume It's now on ttlpe wh ich can be run f) Desperately ~eek in g counter play.

in YOUl' neighborhood. f = check: ~ = double check: I = (II •. check (:HESS REVIEW , MA R. CH , 1965 91 By WALTER KORN International Judge for FIDE

ODDS AND ENDS Man is a hoarder. Sometimes, because biLlen by bitter experience, he provides d uring the seven fut for the seven lean years. Or because he feels in sec ure without a reserve to fall back on in times of need (and, ironicall y, then his stock proves to be moth-eaten!). Or, fi nally, because hoarding gives him th e ill usion of possession (a lth ough the weight only ties him down). Because your ed itor "hoards" chess literature (hut just for a strictly limited period of time!), he ClI ll at 20 . . . . N-N5 Walter Korn times provid e additional info rmation requested hy Resigns readers. In deed, he must, in a sense, supply supplementary chess nou r· O n 21 QxQ, N- B7 is mate . 21 RxN of course averts t he mate, but loses. ishment since the readers in turn like to " hoard" or (to put it in modern elegance of expression) to select, collect and keep complete a ll the desideruta fitt ing unto a them e. Co-incidences Therefore, your editor has sampled this time some dom ino points F rom a nother con telllporary. the A us­ tralian Chess World, comes this curious . and bricks miss ing from the chain of previous topics. The chosen head­ quadruple repetition oC games all end· ings will have a fami liar rin g for ou r longstand ing subscribers. ing in a forced (\ntw. The oft·copied game is from t he Australian Correspond· Synonyms and Antonyms ence Championship 19·15. An amazing set of contrasting games, GRU E NF ELD DEFE NSE provi{iln g a pendant set of "reflex" F. L. Vaugha n J. J. S. Pur dy mates, linlts an int er val of eighty years While Black and t wo namesakes. A t t h e 16th Olym· 4 B_ B4 B_ N2 piad a t Tel Aviv In November 1964, the 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 following game a nd exciting finish took 2 P_QB4 P_ K N3 5 P-K3 P- QB4 P_Q4 Q_ R4 pla ce. 3 N- QB3 6 PxBP 7 PxP • • • • KING 'S INDIAN DEFENSE P urdy comments that 7 Q- N3 avoids Bjornsson Weiss the fO I'c ed dl'aw (which w ill be seen Iceland Monaco soon ) but does not confer much of an advantage ei th er . White Blao:; k POSit io n after 21 • . . Q- Bl 7 . . . , NxP ! 10 K- K2 OxR 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 11 NxN PxN 8 QxN 11 B_K5 Q- S8! 2 P_QB4 P- KN3 12 Q R_ Q1 B-K3 administered with on ly a Knight a nd a BxN t 9 PxB QxPt 12 BxR S-K3 3 N- QB3 B-N2 13 B-R6 R-K1 P1Lw n and on a full b oard, or rather be· 13 QxP Q- B7 t 4 P- K4 P-Q3 14 BxB K xB caURe of it . 5 N_ B3 0-0 15 P_QN3 N_Q2 Dr aw by repelilion follol1's HS Black 6 B-K2 P_ K4 16 P-B4 N-N3 The Jl!rusalem Post of J a nuary 22, in is down in m aterial. 7 0 - 0 PxP 17 P_KB5 B_Q2? quoting this game, reached back in to Th e conrse of this g ame act ually be· B N x P B-Q2 18 P- B6t K_R1 the past and disin terred this deft crea· came a b ook dr a w, fl owing most logi­ 9 B- N5 Q_ B1 19 Q-R6 R-KN1 ture or (another) Mr. Weiss, losing as caJly ollce 'Wh ite ch ose to adopt 4 B-B~ 10 Q-Q2 N-B3 20 P-K5! PxP ·· White." - a s he m ight do so if he wants a (Il'all' Nurnberg, 1883 Had Black foreseen tbe consequence rat her than jeopardize h is standing in it RUY LOPEZ o f the text. he might ha ve l)iayed . . . tour name nt. Indeed, the sanlC sequence Q- Bl instea d. just to avoid t he ignominy Max Weiss Emil Schallopp and ultimate outcome ",el'e accepted in of a drastic defeat-he is lost, a nyway­ White Black these encounters: Filip- Pachman. B uch. arest 1954, Darga-Pachman, Amsterdam but now we are t reated to a rare fini sh· 1 P-K4 P_ K4 11 P_ B3 BxN ing touch . 2 N- KB3 N-QB3 12 PxB NxB 196 4 in t he third r ound, and Del'ger­ Bilek in t he last round of the sam e 21 N_K4 Q_ B1 3 B-N5 P_QR3 13 PxN P- KR4 totlrnament. (See diagram, nl!"t co lum n) 4 B_ R4 N-B3 14 B_K3 P- R5 5 N_ B3 B- B4 15 N-K2 Q-R6 22 N-N5! 6 0-0 P_Q N4 16 N_ Bl P-N4 23 NxP mate 7 B- N3 P-Q3 17 K_R1 P_KN5 Parollelograms A neat win agains t Monaco's Mr. 'Weis:,; 8 P_Q3 B- KN5 18 R-KN l BxB Her e Is another pair 01' posit ions. rem· - i.e. Mr. "White"- t hough h e 's "Blac k." 9 N_ K2 Q-Q2 19 PxB PxP iniscent t oo of th e attack with N- N 5 10 N-N3 N-Q5 20 Q_B1 . re-infoJ'cing the QUeen which appeal'~ ., - check; f = dbl. check; ~ = dis . eh . . . . CHESS REV IEW , MARC H, 1965 elsewhere in t.his installment of Finish. The Staircase Theme ing TO ll <.: h e~. Sol Rubinow 1965 The firs t was brough t

1 • • • , R-K7! Another re·in carnation of th e same idea, in s impler presentation and with the clima x now easily guessed, Is In W hi t e to move and m ate with F'ichU- Novak, Czechoslovakian Cham· t he Pawn on his sixth m ove 1 B_ N 7!! . , , , pionship Preliminaries. Brno 1955. Sol ution, bottom of col umn. A nd mate fo ll ows. The followi ng pos ition was won br THE CHESS FORU"'I fealu r ing opening White u ltimately after 1 R~Q3 in the transla.tions from SCHACHMA TY and S zikra Club T OUrnamen t, H ungary 1957. SCHACHMATNY" DUL1~ETIN, is now Hence it is 11 case of " it alm ost ha ppen· availa ble to U. S. players for just $5 .50 a. year. For a sampl e of this ama?lng ed." quarterly magazine, send 25c to: Dr, SalJay T HE CHESS FORU M P . O. Box 91 , \Voodmont, Conn.

c======CHESS and CHECKERS Supplies H igh Qua lity Catalln a nd Plastic Checkers Plain or Grooved . ' All Sizes CHESS Sets , .. Wood . ,Cat alln .• Plut lc 1 Q-R6! . . . , All SIzes .. All Pr ices il is mate in two--Black has the des· CH ESS a nd CHEC KER Boa rd s perate interpolation of 1 . .. QxP t. Foldin g, No n-Folding, Regulatio n or Numbered CHESS·CHEC KER Timing Cloc ks All Merchandise Reasona bly PrIced Ma cskasy The Everwinding Staircase SEN D FOR FREE CATALOG Finally, finally, finally ( in a mad, mad, ST AR R SPECIALTY COMPANY Had \'lhite Itnown of and deposited in 1529 SO llth Nob!e Road, his r epository of brain grooves, the rna· mad, mad, world) and your editor means Cleveland HeIght s, Ohio 441 21 neuver employed in the previou s exam· fi nally even .if he m ust again stand COl'· pie, he might have hit upon t he same rected in correspondence, another com· immediate strike : ment a nd conection has come in on the ~u bj ec t given in December 1961 , July 1 6-N7 !! . . . . 1962, iI-{arch May a nd Novem· 196'1, 1964 I K lI I·t H ichter (Joi nted out t his paral· bel' 1964, a real marathon.· The st.all'· lellsm in Einfaelle·Reinfaelle, Berlin 1960. case them e a~ ameuded by Krebs (see page 3~0, November ), as pointed out by H ere is n triplet Oll a nother problem· Gordon McPherson of VanCOllvel' and Sol like subject. lwil:e r ecalled aite!' a lapse l{ubinow of ~ew York, is illegal. For of a half a cenluI'Y. the !lumber of White pieces left on the The first e:wmple is from the BI'ilish boal'd leaves illega l (or shall the editor Challlp i on~hip , Plymouth 1957. say impossible?) t h e status of Black's Caffe rty Pawns. The Pawns would r equire more captm'es to gain their places than there a l'e White men missing. ( McPherson therefore com es up with a general I'eduction of materia\. and a mate in sel·ell. Sol R ubinoII' comes up with the same idea. But he materiRliz.;s it into a conr:rete diagram and a solution in s ix m oves. The previous proviso, voiced by the E xecutiye Editor, that the artist ic pOint of the a ncient original setting (page 364, Decembel' 1961), the " Tell Mil{e he left his g irl en prise ballet·like pirouettes of Blacl{'s Pawns too long." alight to be retained if the theme is to have real merit, that proviso is un· Prit cha rd fortunately not m et. But h ere is at last, Solution to Staircase Theme 1 QR_Kl? Q- R6! and Ulllt " last" is definite ly m eant, the ( f rom top of ool umn) This ches s tune- which does not work last reader-inspired ver sion of the Stair· 1 N_R7§ K_ K2 4 K- Q3 P_ B6 after 1 KR- KI- Is a refrain from t he r:ase Theme. 2 Q-Q8t K_K3 5 Q-KBt* K_ B5 classical chess poem from Snosko-Borov· 3 N-BBt K-K4 6 P- K 3 mat e "A. Stenchkleln says: "Such r e peti tion~ mllst sky- D uras, St. Petersburg 1909 . be resen·ed." • Or 5 Q- K7t. CHESS REVIEW, MARCH, 1965 93 Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a famous expert.

\\'hite aims to mOH! his Queen Hook S ICI LIAN DEFENSE @-INTERNATIONAL and so FirH secures the Queen Hook Edgar T . McCormick Arthur Feuerst ein Pawn- bllt now he loses another, 20 White Dlack KH-Q I is a bit better. GREAT BR ITAIN 196 4 ~ 5 1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 N,P P_Q R3 Hastings Ann ual Xmas Congress 2 N_KB3 P- K3 5 P-KN3 P-QN4 3 P_Q4 p,p 6 B-N2 B- N2 P'csiHona l Miniature 7 0 - 0 N_ K2 In this game. ·White strays very early Both sides «void the COlllmon lines. -his fOU1'th moYe lits I)OOI'ly into his Ap/!Hl·eully. Black aims for . .. QN-B~, deployment. Still. it is anmzing how Nxt-.' and ... N - 13S. quickly his game deteriorates tllel·eaftel'. 8 P-QR4 P-N5 Only II few moves later. he s uffers hang· 9 N- Q2 Q- B2 ing Pawns in the center 1S PXP 22 IhQP [22 QxP. QxQ aud 23 .. . is . . . P-QD·J in the DlIleh Defense. It Bx!\"Pl ll- QX(j 23 D-QB2, QxQ r23 .. . suits t he opening peorly, e~peei 'lllr so Q- 82 will do] 2·1 HxQ. HxR 25 DxB. H-Q2 eal'ly. ·1 D- K2 is regular. and ·1 £>- IC\3 and. the Exchange up, Dlaek na! nrallr :ing Bishop Pawn still home. Master Rese rve Section I31aek's text is consistent. but catas· 7 8- B4 N_N3 trophic under lhe circumstances. 11 , . . 8 8- K2 P-QB4 A LitHe Zwischenzug K-N3 is necessalT. Then White has a Dlack's position is s npe rior mainly fur Feuerstein IS too good at tactical finesses to be trapped easily. He sees ~1ighi edge, his pressure on the Queen fil e. Hi~ next 12 B_B4! , objective is ... P- I\>l. tinough the shallow t nw set [or him. . . . proceeds calmly to trade off his Queen Here is the Zwischenzug. 9 N_ K5 , , . . Knight an(i replace it by his King 12 . . , . White was tes timc. bllt li e has no good Knight. with tempo, al that, but. in Dlaek can interpose nothing usefully: conti nuation. 9 P- Q4, P xP 10 PxP [10 doing so. falls into anothe r, most as· 12 . , . P- K4 13 ExP, and has no safe NxP. P-K·!!] leaves hi~ two advanced tonishinG trap which cuiminateb iu a f;quare fOl' his' Queen either, except on Pall"ns as su many \\'ealmesse~. lillie Zwischen:wg, QU3. After J2 .. . Q-B3, however, he be­ 9 . QN_Q2 11 0-0 P-K4 Winner McCormick. in spite of his • • • comes eren worse of[ than with the 10 N,N BxN/ 2 12 p,p B,P good-natured appearance. IS Quite desperate text lJlove: e,g. ]3 N-QGr. 13 Q_K1 s hrewd one when it comes to c he~s. " • • • • K- q l 1·[ NxPt. K- Kl 01' K-Bl 15 NxR. White's game is baa with hanging cen· X/ 5- 13 ·1 16 Q- H5(tl. Or White can COli ' ter Pawlls Hnd undeveloped Queensid,,'. tinue after 12 , .. Q- 13S 13 N- Q6t, K- QI His best is to concNle an isolation by Il'Is tructoi McCoimick more simply with 14 QxK as Black i~ Thc Fairleigh Dickin~on U ni \'er~ it y 13 P- Q4. The text, probably in anticipa, still helpless against t he threat of ]5 tion of ... Q-R5. is a further s tell Chc.,s Cluh i., ~]lon~or ing a chc~s seminar :-':xP ·;· . downhill. taught hy the noted :iew Jersey player, B_QB3 Edgar .\lcCormick. Thc seminar is huilt 13 . • . . 17 B-K3 P-N3 IT'S YO UR MOV E ! Q-Q3! 14 P- Q3 N- Q4 18 Q-Q2 around 11 variety of instruction:d tech. Remember! Give us six weeks notice of KR_Q1 15 N,N B,N 19 P-KR3 niquc. incl uding dcmonstration ' hoard change of address. Copies do not get 1G P-K4 B-K3l 20 P- R3 • • • • analysis, qncst ion.and.anslI'cr sessions and forwarded and a lso ca n t.ke wee ks en· , , --chc·ck : , - (\ bl. check: , - oJ i.<. eh. simultaneous exhibition. route. So we m us t have notice early! 94 CHESS REVIEW , MA RCH , 1965 13 P,Q N/2-B3 23 Q_K4 8 _ 81 mack has the superior chances fOl' at· 26 , . . . P-K6! 14 N-R5 N-B6f 24 P-B5 8-N2 tack, largely because of his local Pawn Now Black uses his advantage bril­ 15 B,N N,N 25 P_B6 8-81 majority on King and King Bishop fil es. liantly and wins by fOI'(;e. White has P_Q4 16 Q-Q4 8-83 26 R- R3 17 QR-B1 .. . . against 26 ... n-Qll~ til ... expe!li€:rlt ot' 17 QR-Ql 8-K2 27 PxP .., .p. R,P 17 P- QIi. Q- B3 sets up a mating threat 27 Q-K3. 18 R- Q3 0-0 2S R- Q3 R-B1 which must be panied. 18 P - BS b; COUll' 27 Q-K2 . . 19 P-K5 B,B R,R B,R . . 29 t('red very strongly by 1$ .. . P - D-L And 20 R,B KR-Ql 30 R-Ql 8_B1 The al tel"1laUve~ are no hettel': 1) Z, 18 Q- Q5, QxQ 19 RxQ. P-NS leaves 21 K- Rl P_N 3 31 R-Q7 N-Nl NxP. B- KRf: 2) 27 Q- QN2. B-QRI 28 White's artificially isolated Queen Pawn R-K2, ll- Q6 etc. 3) 27 HxP. R xR and 28 22 R_KNl N-B3 32 R,P Res igns hopelessly weal;:, as does 18 P-D3. QxR, QxQ 29 NxQ, BxP 30 fl.- B3. R- Kl! 17 ... , P-B4 20 B-B2 QR_Kl et<;. 01' 28 1\xH, ExP 29 H- TIS, R-In et<;. 18 P-QN4 B-Q3 21 K-Rl KR-Nl 27 • • • • B-Q6! 19 P_B3 ' P-B5 22 R-K1 P-K5 4). FOREIGN . There are ot,her good moves here, e.g . Black's attack virtually plays itselL 27 ... B- QHA; but Bronstein's continu­ 23 BxP N,B ation is most powerful and beautiru!. SOVIET UNION 1964·5 24 PxN Q,P 28 QxB R-N8t ! USSR Champion ship Now Black threatens 25 . .. Q- B7. 29 KxR P_ K7§ 25 B-Q1 30 N-K3 .... Ultra-att ractive Fini sh 8-82 And now he t hreatens 26 .. . B·-N3. On 30 K- Rl, Q- B7, \\'hite cannot 1)I'e­ III this game. Black chuoses a some· vent male. wha.t dubious variation. It l'equil'es 26 NPxP • • • • 30 . . . . R,N sharp counterpla.y, however. whereas White a ims to meet 213 . .. B- N3 with 31 Q-B5t R-K3§ ! Whit e proceeds peacefully. An ill-consid· 27 N- NS. ered Pawn move then deprives White The crowning point. of any chance to open Unes for counter­ 32 K-Rl Q-B7 lliay Rnd so seals his fate. Obtaining all Resigns the aUae]!. ll1acl;: presses it home with an ultra-attractive finish.

CARO_KANN DEFENSE Solutions to PROBLEMART Nicolai Bakulin David Bronstein No.1 The Key is 1 Q- R3! White Black No.2 The Key is 1 Q- B8. threatening 2 K-H4. 1 P_K4 P_QB3 3 N_QBS p,p 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 N,P N_B3 No.3 White mate~ aftel' 1 J: - R6: J •• 5 NxNt NPxN P- R6 2 R-H5t etc. 01' 1 . . . 1'-N3 2 HxHP etc. or 1 . .. P - H4 2 Q- N3t e1<, . Nimzovich often used to play this 01' I . . . K-R5 2 R-K1\6 etc, var iation. and later Flobr, and Quite sth;· cess(ully u lltil it "got worn out" (as 1"lohl' /lut it after running into a losing position against llel'llstein at Groningen An Original A pproach t o Chess Strategy 1946), Today, the variation is rarely adopted. PAWN POWER 6 B-K3 • • As Black needs to get in .. , B-K1J I before ... P- K3. White's recommended IN CHESS continuation is 6 N-K2, B-B4 7 1\- 1\:.1. by HANS KMOCH B- N3 8 P-j(J{·, (HOI'owitz- Flohl', lJSSH­ USA Radio Matcb 1945). At any rate, UNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS of Pawn play are White ought to operate with the 1)ossi· keys to chess strategy, govern lhe game hy reo bililies o( P- KR5 or P - KB5. Bak u lin '~ F continuatioll is harmless. mote control. Basic relationships hetween Pawns and pieces illustrate how each can show to best 6 , . . . 8-84 9 N-N3 B_N3 7 Q- Q2 P-K3 10 B_ K2 Q-B2 advantage. 8 N_K2 N-Q2 11 0-0 . . . The author of this profound book defines a 11 0 - 0-0 is more consistent amI completely new set of terms which vigorously de· safer. too, now. lineate the outstanding features of Pawn configura. 11 , . " P-KR4! 13 N_Bl P-R5 tions and their significance. Originally published in 12 K R-Ql P- R5 14 P- KN3 0_0_0 Berlin, the book met with instant acclaim: "A sensational book ... a primer of Both ~ides play for attack on tlie chess strategy unparalleled since Nimzovich's Mr System . .. we con~ider it the enemJ' King position. But it is Black best publir.ation on chess stralegy since the end of World War II," - Die Welt. who alone has made any progress. "The publication of this outstanding book constitutes a turning point in the history 15 P- QB4 P-QB4 of modern chess literature ..• can be highly recommended to players of all 16 P-Q5 .... strengths,"-Aachener Volkueitung. "Kmoch's masterful explanation makes it per· Here is the ill-considered move. II fectly clear to the beginner as well as to the advanced playcr how the fate of a blocks the center, whereas the possi game depends on Pawn formation. A te~!book of the first order." - Arbeiter. bility of QPxBP ought to be kept opel I. Zeilung. "One of the few books which, at a glance, one can recognize as an im· i\Iol'eover, White ought to remove hi~ morta!''' - Chess. Queen from the fire of the oppo~ing Rook. 16 Q- KI accomplishes both aims 304 pages, 182 dIagrams $5.50 and may be rollowed, in d1.1e time, by Q- Bl. On 16 .. . PxP 17 BxP, P-K4. he The world's foremost publisher of books on CHESS can avoid the speculative 18 BxRP, P - N3 Send for free catalogue of chess publications to by playing 19 B-QB3. 16 . . . . P-K4! DAVID 'M cKAY COMPANY, Inc .• 750 Third Av., New York, N. Y. 10017

CHESS REVIEW. MARCH, 1965 95 Black eyes a King-side attack but does better with 13 ... Pxl\" which secure~ a satisfactory game. 14 PxN BxKRP

Miniature games ore the hors d'oeuvres of chess.

Ukrainian Championship 1959 14 , . . . B-N2 A questionable sacrifice may win on A Rook UP. 'Black is lost! e.g. 1} 14 the merit of sharp play in complications. · , , B- K3 15 .1'.'/Q-B7t, K- Ql 16 QxQ and 17 NxR; 2) 14 . .. RxP 15 K- l\"1 , R- R4 S ICILIAN DEFENSE 16 N/N- B7t, K- Q1 17 QxP, and 17 .. , Remeniuk St ei n PxP [to avoid 18 P- K61] 18 R- Ql or 17 White Black · , . RxN 18 NxR with 19 B- N6t to fo l· 15 PxP! • • • • low: 01' 3) 14 . . . B- Q2 15 N/N- B,t 1 P- K4 P_QB4 6 B- NS P-KR3 This Zwischenzug blunts the attaclc K- Ql and 16 NxR, QxN/117 B- N6t. K- Bl 2 N_K B3 P-Q3 7 B_K3 P- R3 15 N-Q4? P - QN4) and 16 B-B2, RxNI 17 18 N- K7t and 19 QxQ will do. 3 P- Q4 p , p 8 Q-B3 Q-B2 QxR, Q- N5) or 16 PxB, QxP. 4 N,P N_KB3 9 P- QN4 15 N/N- B7t K- Q1 0 - 0 - 0 15 . . . . Q-NS S N_QB3 BxP! ? 16 QxP! N- R3 P-K3 10 • • • • 16 N- R4! QxN E lse 17 N·-K6t . K- Bl 18 Q-K8tl and The moot point. 16 ... QxQ 17 RxQ, RxRt 18 BxR and mate next. 10 • • • • P,S 16 . . . R.xQ 17 BxR also win fo r White. 11 N/4xNP Q-63? 17 N-K6t K- B1 17 PxR(Q) RxQ 12 P-KS! N-Q4 18 N-N6t K- N1 18 P-N3 Resigns 19 N-Q7t Resigns Black fights agaInst the contingency Black is a Rook down and must swap of N- B7t by White arter exchange of Queens, Queens (hence. 11 .. . Q- Q2 may have been preferable). Trade Unions Tournament Finals Moseow 1956 13 RxN! Armenian Championship 1955 14 NxP . . . , White's opening is not l'eally good; nor Black's counterplay, though [1 2.! pointl<; clielt I!".une WOn in the fi"al cal'1;t and In.ert a new one. 12: extra .core 1 CH ESS rt E\'I.E II.... ISth ,\""" .. 1 Gold · round all 4.~ llOln\.ll. A drawn ",alne will be cardl lire included In the kit. e" K" i !;ht~ Po~ta l CheM C h l .mpIO"~hl p Tour­ ~'-'()red a~ ""If uf thelle re" I ~lh' e a mo "n1.~. namen t I" open 1. 0 "II i> I )( ('I·I ESS I U~',\, IR \ \"" em · POlt Cardl for sending moves to you I ~ a m " '0,,,1 ~<.:or~. Il~ COHIll",,,,,1 i n Hule 7. 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PRIZE .. $250.00 Second Prize S100 Sixth Prize $40 Third Prize S80 Seventh Prize S30 Fourth Prize S65 Eighth Prize S15 Fifth Prize S50 Ninth Prize S10 Tenth Prize S15 65 Prizes - Eleventh to Seventy-fifth S5.00 each AND THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS EM'LEMS!

To befit the Championship. there are added prizes for the winners of the first five places in this national in the form of handsome plaques, suitably inscribed event, as well as the Golden Knights emblems.

SEVENTY-FIVE CASH PRIZES, amounting OPEN TO ALL CLASSES OF lILAYERS to a total of $1000.00, will be awarded Even if you've never played in a competitive event to the seventy-five players who finish before you may turn out to be Gol den Knights cham· with highest scores in the Eighteenth pion 0'1' a leading prize--winner-and, at least, you'll Annual Golden Knights Postal Cham­ have lots of fun. For all classes of postal players pionship now running! Entries accepted from De­ compete together in this "open" p ?sta~ Chess event. cember I, 1964 to end oj Novem ber, 1965 (must bem' Beginners are welcome. If you ve Just started to postmark oj no later than Nov ember 30, 1965). play chess, by all means enter. There is no better This is the 1965 Golden Knights way of improvi ng your skil l. PRIZES FOR EVERYBODY MAIL YOUR ENTRY NOW But that isn't all! Every contestant can win a As a Golden Knighter yo u'\! enjoy the thrill of prize of some kind! You can train your sights on competing for big cash prizes. You'll meet new that big $250.00 first prize, or one of the other 74 friends by mail improve youI' game, and have a whale cash prizes, but even if you don't finish in the money of a good time: So get stal'ted--enter this big event you can win a valuable cO:1solation prize. Every play­ now! The entry fee is only $4.00. You pay no addi· er who qualifies for the final round, and completes his tional fees if you qu alify for the semi· final or fin al playing schedule, will be awarded t he emblem of the rounds. But you can enter other first round sections Golden [(night-a sterling silver, gold·plated and en· at $4.00 each (see Special Rules for Golden Kn ights). ameled lapel button, reproduced above. You ear n the You will receive Postal Chess instructions with your l'ight to wear this handsome emblem in your bu tton· assignment to a tournament section. Fill in and mail hole if you qualify as a Golden Knight finalist, this coupon NOW! whether or not you win a cash prize. And even if you fail to qualify for the finals, you still get a prize! If you are eliminated in the prelim· 1- C:;-E~REV I ~ - - 0 Cherll hut -;j,.:;;",--:: ::.. - 1 134 West 72d St., (O llltr If) PO.'I,,1 Cht n. I inary or semi.final round, but complete your playing I New Vork, N. V. 10023 schedule, you will receive one free entry (worth I Start me as CLASS ...... $1.50) into our regular Class Tournament or can I enclose $ ...... Enter my name III ...... (how I enter our regular Prize Tournament (entry worth many?) sections (sl or the Eightee nth Annual Golde n I J< nlghts Poe tal Chese Championship Tournament. The I $2.75) on payment of only $1.50. First and second in amount enclosed covers the e ntry tee of $4 .00 per section. each Prize Tournament win a $6 and $3 credit re· I o Cbull her, i/ .. lr,,,d, a Ttl' spectively for purchase of chess books or chess equip.- Print Clearly iJm·t J POllalite. I ment. I I FOR SPECIAL RULES I Na me ...... SEE R EVERSE SIDE OF PAGE. Address ...... •...... , MAIL TNIS ENTRY COVPON NOW Zip Code CIty--- ...... -. ..------...... State ...... No. . .--... . 1