Grondmaster ayme, lefl, explafntnq the qallle 01 d»eu to 80"011, c.nter, and USSR Champion Stein, Byrne later floated SteIn 10 anOfher leuon o"er the board. accountmq tor Sleln's only lou 01 lhe lournamenl, SARAJEVO 1967 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 W L D !: ~~::: :::::::::::::::::::::.:.... .::: :' .' ...: . ~ ~~, ---.-~;.-.::~;--:~;-"~,==~: =~~f. =~"tl =j~~=;~t="ii"'\'----;.~:;:--;"-;-·I - ::- -;:===-;~'----;~'---";:""~=- 10 ~ .4- ~ 3. tknko , If.! Y.i: % 0 I 0 1 1 I ~ I \ _ ;-1 _~'~ ,;--;;-, - \1)-5 x 1h 'h ':-l - '--'' 1 I I 1 'h I 0 I ,';-,,'c-- -:';-_-- 1().5_ °1 '""' 1h x 0 0 n 1 n I ¥, I 1 1 I ,..' .....;:3_ ~ 9Ik.5 ~ h 1 x I,i h ~ 1 n h I I,i 1;.--:1_ _ 5 1 9 9h . ~~ ° "1 h 1 I,i x 0 I 'h 0 1 "':"''-''''7----:-1 t 6" 5'- - 8'7 .6% o o lit liz 1 x 1,1: .., .., 1 "':t I t ¥l -.' , 2 ~ 81.1 f1lh 1 0 0 n 0 If. :< 0 0 1 J I n _ -;-I _ ';--;-6_ ,_ _ ,.. - 11 Duc1n tcin ...... n ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ "~'- : : ~ ~ ~ --,~,,-:~:-~ ----.-~ :: ~! 12. Ja.noS('vic ...... ~_-;";... _~ ~ _Ifl "1 ;;:0'--;,;..0 _ 0,,-:"':-"''7--;;:''--''''' 1 ~"''-.;.I _ _.;:-' _ ;!i 8 f.. 9 13. Pict%.Sch ...... \o!t Vr 'tit;. _ ";. ,-~O:- 0 n 'fl 0 0 . __1 'h x 0 1:'.1 0 1 6 --;8- - - 5- 10 14. Bogdanuvic ...... Y.t 0 0 0 0 lit Yt 0 0 Yt 1 0 I x 0 h 2 8 5 _ _ " "1.100" :~ : ~:~;:~. ~; :: .. :':.'.:::: ...... ::::.:::::. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ; I: .-=--';_-~l~"--:;'-- " ;: :~~ A lull report on thb important tour nament will appear in July CHESS LIFE. ~ UNITED
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JUNE, 1967 143 International Grand Prix of Monaco 1967 by International Grandmaster William Lombardy
"Very early Fischer caused the tension to run high," commented a well·known chess columnist analyzing the Lombardy Fischer game, a deadly serious affair in contrast to the other games between nati!! ns. Indeed, it was th ~ first bl ood· letting of the tournament. The first round pairings were forced and so were the results. The French, the Yugoslavs, the Soviets, all played "friendly" draws. Mutual respect, fear of losing, a desire not to hurt the other man's feelings sums up an approach to the game to which }'ischer certainly does not sub· scribe. Both sides began quiet build-ups. But Lombardy, undoubtedly due to the lack of serious international competition, consumed too much time. The critical last hour saw him commit severai faulh which, though minor, resulted in the dissipation of a clear positional advan· t1ge. Adjournment came with Lombardy sealing his move.
Lombardy.Fischer
next but Fischer soon revealed himself that Friday morning. Imagine Bobby on to be the master chef in this variation the Black side of a Dragon Sicilian! d the King's Indian. Confer the glme Playing lackadaisically, he missed a Reshevsky-Fischer, Piatigorsky Cup 1966. chance to get the betler of it and soon I Fischer then proceeded to dispatch the was struggling for a draw. The cautious French contingent, the Doctors Mazzoni Yugoslav, however, chose to simplify and Bergraser, so that by the time his into a drawn Rook ending, to be the first The general concensus was that Lorn· bye Came along it was Fischer 5-0, to dent Bobby's scor e. bardy (White) had an uphill struggle. Smyslov 3;2·1¥.!. Saturday evening was now at hand. Nevertheless, White should find it The hall was filled with fans who saw extremely difficult to lose after 1. B·Q4, Yet despite his dazzling start most Fischer Initiate the dreaded (ask Gligoric BxB; 2. N/2xB, N·Q3; 3. RxR, QxR; 4. observers, judging Bobby's play to be and Portisch) Exchange Variation of the K·B2, BxP; 5. NxKBP, NxN; 6. QxB. In· somewhat spotty, predicted a day of Ruy Lopez against Smyslov. Fischer stead of the sealed move, B-Q4, White reckoning. Even Doctor Bergraser, the transposed into an early Rook ending could also have played with Impunity dark horse of the tournament, had in which he was virtually a pawn ahead. 1. N/2-Q4, NxB; 2. RxR, BxR; 3. KxN, missed some genuine opportunities on Black had the traditional doubled pawns B-Q2; 4. Q·Q3, in which case he could the Black side of a Center Counter on the Queen.side. Putting himself out hardly fear any grave danger. Incredibly, Game. First place was far from secure, on a limb, Gligoric opined that Smyslov and only two moves after resumption of for the toughest opposition was yet to was lost, and if that were the case, the play, there occurred 1. B·Q4, BxB; 2. come. Smyslov, however, was beset by tournament was over. N/ 2xB. N·Q3; 3. R·K5??, RxR; 4. PxR, severe dental troubles, so his game with Bobby is known to have high regard Q·Kl!. and appropriately White exceeded Bobby, scheduled for Thursday, April for Smyslov's Rook-ending ability. The the time limit several moves later. 30, had to be postponed to the following respect was well warranted for Smyslov Now Fischer was on his way, and as Saturday evening. In fact, so much was so outplayed his young opponent that matters developed it appeared that he the World Champion suffering that only one move before a draw was agreed would have little serious opposition for speculation arose that he might be upon, he missed a move that appeared first place. Forintos equalized rather forced to withdraw. All were anxiously to give him a clear win. effortlessly on the Black side of a Ruy waiting to see Fischer meet his stiUest Lopez but managed to lose his way in opposition. the endgame complications. Someone IT'S UP TO YOU ... to tell u, that you're moving. Copl., remarked that to ensure the draw, Forin· But Fischer was to tread the rocky of CHESS LIFE arG not fOrwllrd,d path somewhat earlier than expected. tos gave up a pawn to get into a lost by the po,toHlce. We nNd six =ct' $ Bishops-of·opposite-colors ending. Lar· Anticipating the Sabbath, Fischer ar notic:. of any ehange of add. U" sen, with his home-cooked analysis, came ranged to play Alexander Matanovlc late 144 CHESS lEE a .ory tired and w...,uraged Gli;lorie, The ch.tnce. were ...:.tinrt it, out .till tile .. wAS. possibii:ty of a photo·fini.h. At t~.e tim<, Ihi. writer (~\» hod hi, own prc~ !e "" with Lar.. n (5). A O sO Uon ~ad develo~d frem In unever.llul Q"c
Chess e~Here and There . .. BISGUIER TAKES ANOTHER The fi rst round saw probably the Stuyvesant Hi gh School student Henry most sensational upset since the early Friedel edged Charles Cortese on tie· Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier repeated days of Bobby Fischer's career. Sewnd break to win the Booster Seclion, each as Greater New York Open Champion, ranked Michael Valvo, who entered the scoring 5% -%. Third through sixth with pacing a 119-player field at the Henry tournament with a Senior Master rating 5-1 were Luis F. Hodges, Harry Lee, Cy· Hudson Hotel April 7-9. Bisguier scored of 2405, was defeatcd by thirteen-year ril Penn, and Alan Pincus. Don Vavoulis 572 -%, drawing with Larry Gilden in oLd Ron Stillman (pre·tournament rating won the C prize, Raphael Berger the D, round 15 ; he won on tie-break over sec 1838), who recently moved to Brooklyn Mitchell Drobbi.n the E, Richard Ermish ond piace Walter Shipman and thi.rd {rom S1. Augustine, }' Iorida. (See game the Under-lOOO, M. Shener the Unrated, place Gilden, who made a strong come on page 152. William Furman the Under·16, and Else back after two years of inactivity. Bis Tied for fourth in the Open were Miro Lehmann the Woman's prize. guier has now won the last four New Tournament Directors were William York City weekend tournaments in Radojcic, Orest Popovych, Anthony Dctltsch, and Mayer Riff with 5 points Goichberg and Sanford Greene. All pro which he has competed, compiling an im· each; scoring 4% were Paul Brandts, ceeds were donated to the American pressive aggregate score in the four of Walter Browne, Lawrcnce Heinen, Jo Chess Foundation. 22 wins, four draws, and no losses. The seph Tamargo, Robert Avery, and tournament, conducted by the New York WaLter Oorne. Deutsch took the Junior BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! City Chess Association, again set a rec prize, Radojcic the l."xpert, Riff the A, TELL YOUR FRtENDS ord for a t hree-day Swiss with a total J ulius Kador the Senior, William Belvin (>{ 222 contestants, 103 of them in the the Under·IS, and Stillman the Under· ABOUT USCF Booster Section. 14. JUNE, 1967 147 vans ess
(NOTE: Th is arlid . is Copyriqhl 1967 by Larry Evalls. The opinions expressed are those 01 Lorry Evans. 0 1 his quoted sources. and do not neceuorlly reflecl Ih. "iews 01 Ihe United Slat •• Chull F.d.raUoD. eheu LII., or lis Editor.' Our Hero. - '67
F~vc r since Robert Fischer became the So it is not a question of doll.rs or it and won?" I told him "no:' whereupon hero, though not the winner, of both of f•• r-and all the same, Fischer reo he looked pained. As for the FIDE rules, the Pintigorsky t ::. urnament and lirst fused to play. Whit is the r.ason? his ideas for Improving the machinel'Y board at the Havana Olympic-as well W. proceed from the supposition th.t for the qualifying procedure and the as the U.S. titleholder for the eighth th.re is In explanltion. though gi ... en title match itse U we re set forth in a time _ he has been treating the cheSS the imm.ture cMncter of the young letter, to President Folke Rogard, that world to new examples of his unique U.S. Ch.mpion, one Clnnot affirm I helped him prepare last summer. These behavior. Presenlly, among oth ~r things, th.t it exists 15 • concr.t. re.son In proposals were taken up at the F IDE he is de mandini that the next U.S. his mind. In my opinion, the Cluse of congress in Havana during the course of Championship became a d:lUble round Fischer's refuSilI to tlke p.rt in the the Olympics. Fred Cramer, our dele robin-or elMl! His willful absence from C.ndid.tes' Tourn.y is the following : sate. invited Bobby to amplify his views serious competition for almost two yean Bob Fischer tlkes into con,ideration for the benefit of the congress; but B:lb· after winning the tIlle in '63/4 (with. a (like most young people) first of III, by, after due dC!libcration, did not ap· perfect score!) certai nly did net improve Ind perh.ps exclusi".ly, his own opin pear. His proposals were vot C!d down . his game. Apropos, Korchnoi pointed out Ion. For years, the manner in which Bob in '65, with reference to th ~ Belgrade " Th.re exids a worldwide chess or· by's attitude has made itself apparent chess co ngress: Olnintion," re.sons Bob Fischer, has provoked comment throughout the FIschlr mlde hIs plrticlpetion cond l· "which seh conditions for winning the chess world. Ker es was moved to Say tionll on In extra hon:)fuium of world chlmpionship. Of course, thl, Is of it: $1 .000 _ • sum equII to the fint well .nd good, but much more Impor· In my opinion•• nd not only mine, prize in the tournlment! I think the t.nt .nd significant is wh.t [. Robert Bobby Fisch.,.s ,reatest failino il [.ck or~n[zer. were right in not .cceptin, FiICh.r, consider to be rioht. If a of objectl ... ity towlrd his .chi."ements. hi. term•. Of course It I. too b.d th.t chesspl.yer hilS far. f.r .xce.ded the his .billty, .nd the pl.yino strenoth of the Chell world was depri"ed of the ."er.ge le... el of accomplishment, he his opponents ... disp.raoing the per pOSlibllity of comPl'ring the play of is .bo"e the usual rules. He has no form.nce. of his H"erslfies will not the t.lented Amenun with th.t of n ••d to stubbornly make hi' w.y up impro"e hll own results. In the Au the recotnized m.sters of the "old the st.ps of competiti"•• vents I.. d oust'65 Illueof 5HAKHMATY. Bolvi ... workl." But Fischer himself .uffered: Ino to • match for the titl. of World nik opined: Fllther Is a "ery t.lented without contesting with pllyers of Champion. He can be gi"en direct ac pl.y.r. But wh.t Is the n.tur. of his one's own streneth, it is h.rd to im c.ss to .. match•• _ ..' t.lent? A chessp'.yer Cllcul.tes e[.· pro"e. If Fischer continu.s to conduct AIte r reviewing Fischer'S record, par ment.ry Wndlon ••nd from tII.se h. himself so arrotant[y In the future, he ticularly his " relative failure" in the .rri..... at further, IIk.wise r.th.r ele will be runnln, I gr'''e risk. Challengers' Tourney at Curacao in '62, ment.ry functions, Ind so forth. FilCh Similarl)" but for unstated reasons, Euwe concludes: .r nlcu[.tes these element.ry func he did not take part in the Candidates' Fischer (e ... en o"erlooklng the FIDE tion. very w.1I indeed. For this re.· tourney in Amsterdam, even after the ru[ •• ) c.n hardly declare himself to Ion he findl his way fait and confl. world championship qualifying system be the first in line to chall.nee the d.ntly In t.dlcal complications. But had been changed, essentially to nullify World Ch'mpion. All the ume, Fisch when the ,.me t.kes on • more indefi his printed accusations that thc Russians .d il r •• dy to bring up In .ddltion.l nite ch.r.ct.r, .nd one must first of had colluded aialnst him. Former world ar,um.nt. We know th.t h. has pro .11 .tt.ck qu ••tlons of p[.nnin, .nd of champion Max Euwe, in the Nove mber posed th.t • m.tch b. org.nlqd be subtle po.ltlon.1 ..... Iu.tions, Fischer's '64 issue of OGONEK, sought an expla· tween him .nd one of the fi .... strong g.m. i. w •• k.r. H. is .[so ob ... ious[y nation for Bobby's puzzling boycott: est USSR pl'yers. And he hIS forc .. hampered by hil .motions. When Why did Bob Fischer refused to fully stressed that this m.tch will there Is nothln, to cllcul.te, h. is not play It Amsterdam? On this score, no h'''e no connection with the question infr.quently thrown at the mercy of re.sonab[y utl.hlctory expl.n.tion has of the World Ch'mpionlhlp. It I. cI • ." his .motlons .nd lotes control. been 91 .... n. In fact no expl.nation though, thilt Fischer hOpei, In the Bobby attributed his bad start in the whlte"er. FIscher hImself was sati .. .".nt of • possible .nd, stili mor., • Piatigorsky Cup to "rustiness and poor fied with. curt "no comment." •. . con"incino ... ictory, to oain n.w .rou chess nerves." Among other examples from se"enl qu.rt.n he recel"ed of· menls for. direct encount.r with the of those "chess nervcs" was his com fers th., would h."e liken c.r. of World Champion. And lo.in: Flsch.r plaint (after a few early losses) that the him with • sum expressed in thou hopes. where... er posslb[., to circum chessmen we1"1! too large. Thc tourna· nnds of doll.rs_ Fischer turned them "en' the procedurel set up by the ment committee promptly supplicd a .11 down. 50 It was not • question of FIDE, where he does not consld.r smaller set. He also found it necessary mon.y. them right in the oiven CIte. (to insure greater tranquility) to change Wh.t then? WIS Fischer sclred? Bobby bas assured me that Euwe was hotel rooms. A photographer at Santa No, the young orlndmlst.r is never wrong on one point. lie said n :l body Monica grumbled about Bobby's diffi cult sc.red. His filth In himself Is bound had offered him anything to go to Am temperament: IISs. Th. contr.ry is the sooner case: sterdam. This SUrprised me, since Ben· His unbeli..... bl. comeb.ck m.d. me he lack! ".r bec.use h. tends to exag ko, Reshcvsky and mysel( each wcre giv foroi .... him ..... rything as he em.rged !Jerat. hi. own pollibillti.s. Remem on $500. It seems most unlikely that the hero of the tourn.ment. I cheer.d ber. for exampl •• th.t M"era[ y•• rs Bobby was oUered less, since for some for him with the rest. But I h.d to .go he proposed to pl.y Botvlnnlk. years now, for other tour naments, he shoot under dur.ss. Fischer put the who was World Ch.mpion It the time, has always received more. And in reply pressure on Mrs. Pi.tiqorsky .nd she • match for the Championship with to my recent question about oUering on me. A' first he objected to flash. Botvinnik ol .... n two points at the out· Botvinnik two points in a match, Bobby Th.n he Slid the click of the shutt.r set! said: "Don't you think I could have done distracted him .nd so did tlmeras 148 CHESS LIFE pointing in his flc •. But wh.n I mov.d Fischer has I lot of growing up to ll.k.r that h. had rather a dry style, to the very blck of the room with • do before he can create work. of .rt that h. could not pllY brilliantly and 400mm I.ns Ind tripod, wh.r. h. like the Ruy lope:.: Lask.r won from that hi. victories w.re chiefly the reo couid n.lther h •• r nor s •• m. (with· C'p.blanca (at St. Petersburg, 1914) sult of hi. uncanny endgame Ikill and out trying hlrd) Ind h. still ob· or the game he played with the BI.ck of hi. oppon.nt's mistakes. That he jected _ th.t W.lS obnoxlou •. From piecel againd Alekhine's Queen's w.. a IIr•• t .ndgame player is un· there on I hid to .n•• k ..... ry shot. Gambit in New York (1924). 'Ev.n qu.stlonabl.; in fad, he WI5 the gre.t· No other player obj.ct.d to Iny of the AI'khlne himlelf willin,ly admitt.d .st I have .".r known. But he was also abov.. Fisch.r .v.n pr.v.nt.d P.tro that in the course of two dead.s, ba the nKlst profound and the most ilnolgi· si.n from ,.klng .ny photosl Onc. ,inning with the "ictory OVlr Stlinih:, nltiv. play.r I h."•• ver known .••• Mrs. P. c.ugh, me sn.lking • shot L'lker h.d no equ.' in the .rt of the Ev.n toward the end, during the and got aU exclt.d. I told h.r that endgame .•• gr.at Nottin,ham Tournament (1936) 5he would be glad to hn. th... pic' I p4'edict th.t, despit. hi. youth, wh.n h. was &8, his quick si,ht of the turn when the ,.mes w.r. ov.r. Th. which gi"" him. tremendous advln· bolrd wa. still notable. In this con· thought _mid to strlk. home .nd tl,., Fischer will ne"er become World n.ction I 1m r.minded of the follow· she only h.lf·h •• rt.dly tortured m. Ch.mpion. in, incident: I had just won • very thereafter. However devoutly one may hope th-al import.nt ",me and WIS on my way This calls tl mind Fischer's ~xplana · this prediction will not come to pass, b.ck to the hotel. During the course l ion for his dismal showing at the great there is no question that-ability apart of the game, my opponent built up a Buenos Aires tournamcnt in 1960: "Poor - Bobby must clear certain emotional m.llnlflcent polltion. At a certain llghting." WiU Bobby be plaiUed In fu· hurdles before he can achieve his ambi· point h. ..w In opportunity to win ture competition by such small matters? tion. Further along in the already quoted the exchanll., and did so. Yet he lost Dhturbcd enough to be put off his OGONEK article, Euwe analyzes the the IIlm.1 Some of the world's great· game? So far that basn't appeared to striking absence from Fischer's li st of ••t ml.t.rs, who wera present, began be the case because he did win deci· Botvinnik and Petrosian, as opposed to to .tudy the g.m•. All of them begin sively at Monaco despite the fact that the inclusion of Spassky and Tal (all con· th.lr inv.stig.tlons from the point the tournament bad not been run en· temporaries): wh.r. my opponent had won the ex, tirely to his satisfaction . Certainly, everyone h .. the right to chang., for they ...umed th.t thil had Toward the end of the first week of his f.vorites, Ind to his opinion on the b •• n the proper course, Ind that his play he telephoned New York (coUect) strength .nd talent of this or th.t .rror must have occurred later on. to complain that the organizing commit· ch.sspl.yer, though Fisch.r's comm.n· ThlY .p.nt • good deal of time on the Le had broken their agreement with tari.s could be seriously critlcb.d. But gam., Ind m.anwhil. Lasker came in. him. Although to satisfy his religious what does thil list meln? If Qn. CQn· They told him how the g.me had .nd· ~ cruples they had scheduled no lames siders that Botvinnik, and P.trosiln .d and play.d It over for him; but f.ir him on his " holy day," as agreed, ."en more, .re in Fischers' .y.s hi. wh.n thly came to the point where tiley had scheduled the round for every· dir.ct ri"als (1964) whil. Tal .nd my opponent h.d won the .xchange, one else in the tournament. Bobby Spauky un be his riv.'s only in thl he Int.rrupted them and Solid, "Oh no, secmcd to think that III the participants nKlre or Iiss dist.nt future, then on. th.t move can't be ri,htl" The aged ought also to observe his " holy day." In coin condude thIIt Fisch.r consciously m.st.r hold r •• liI.d .It once what the fact, since they didn't, be declared that or unconKioully downgrades ... his others h.d filled to perceive: that the he was going to drop out. It took sixty direct rivals. In this resped it is typi· win of the .xchange WIS an error d JUars worth of dimes to ccmvince him cal thlt Fi5Cher, during the period which lost not only the adv.ntlge, but of the unwisdom of such a move. when Tal WIS World Champion, ••• the ,.me It ..lf. Llsker saw th.t it WIS not my opponent who h.d mad•• Bobby's opinions about the g.me have pressed himself, according to Til, to the effect that the Champion wa•• combination, but II S.verll hours I.t· provoked as much controversy as his ex· er, h. met me in the hotel and Slid, ploits over·the-board. For example, the weak player, while now, on the con trlry, when Tal is I little further .... " You must h.ve been relieved when brouhaha occasioned by his selection of your oppon.nt sWlliowed the IMit." Morphy, Staunton, Steinitz., Tarrasch, nKI"ed from the highest of titl.s, Th.n h. Idd.d, ''These players .Ire Tchigorin, A1ckhine, Capablanca, Spass· Fischer counts him among the best. In the words of the proverb, Fisch.r I. not so .tron" as most people think." ky, Tal, and Reshevsky as the 10 great· And so La.k.r hid been the only one est chessplayers of all time. This list contemptuous Ibout "wolv.s In the fore.t." But what will hlppen if the who had .ppr.l.ed the pOlition prop' appeared in the first issue of the now .rly and had b.en fully IWlre of the defunct CHESS WORLD which noted: fore.t wQlves brelk into the gardln? Confirmation of Edward La s k~r' s view poulbllltl •• It cont.ined. In naming the ten gr.at.st mlst.rs of Emanuel (as opposed to Bobby's) may Of course, no one-not even a cham· in the hiltory of ChIU, Bobby (who, be found in a recently published book, pion performer-is obliged to be a in the editor's opinion, b.longs In the "Chess Lectures," by Bobby's acknow]· sound critic. It is said that Bill Tilden, list himself) gives dlcislv. sillniflcance edged hero, Capablanca: the tennis great, could never pick a win· to the quality of th.lr pllY, not to ncr in any match. Bobby's judgment, or their successes and r •• ulli. This may No other great m ..ter ha. be.n so misunderstood...• It was often Hid of lack of It, may not affect the quality explain the exclusion from the lI.t of of his play. But his performances away such players .II luk.r, Boh/nnlk .nd from the board are, for the most part, other .. British Chess Magazine interesting because of what they tell us That Bobby considered Staunton, for about him as a human being; tbey shed. cxampl::, as stronger than eltber Lasker 1966 Annual little light on Bobby the chessmaster. or Botvinoik, was curious indeed. He jus· 361 paal'S plul Ie-peal' lode:.:. Nearl)' JOO aeme.. o"er 100 probl"'..... and all lbe llMIal Stili, the master lives in the man-not tified his choice thus: f .... tures U.ll I\.a"'" mad", lb", "B.C. •." the the other way around. Ironically, it was I.... dtna cheu publJceUoo It u. ruu 811tlalJ Emanuel Lasker who emphasized that Just beclUse somlone w.s chlmpion and "o~lan Newi. Tournament Reports, for mlny ye.rs doesn't mlln that he Quotn AI Queries. 800k Reviews. etc. chess involves a struggle of the total Eaeh annUli (for, after buJ'lDa thls Dfl.ej human personality in which the rounded was a gr.. t cheupl.y.r, lu.t a. w. YOU wUl want othen) 18 bound to rE'O would not c.1I thl rul.r of .ome c;oun cloth. «old·blocked spine. man, and not necessarily the better play· try grelt just bec.u.. h. rul", a long Send $4.50 chick to cr, eventually is bound to triumph. But tim•• Bobby is not yet 25. Perhaps in a lew British Ltd. years we may feci, looking back, that A thundering rebuke from the veteran mlny or his statements and much of his ST. Edward Lasker (not to be confused with behavior Si mply refle
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s.. TOURNAMENT UTE lor addlliollol dekril& 150 CHFSS LIFE by Miro Radojcic STARDUST In the recent Greater New York Open Tournament, a sen· when the art of defense was greatly improved compared with satioD was registered in the first round when U. S. Senior the times of Capablanca, not to mention the times of Morphy. Master Valvo lost to an almost unknown little fellow by the On the other hand, Fischer produced by rar the longest com name of Ron Stillman. The Cact that the boy was barely 13 bination, in which he had to rely both on his judgment and years old instantly provoked the kind of comment which his instinct and yet still to demonstrate considerable technique could be expc£led under the circumstances: "Is another Bobby before he could taste the fruits of his well-deserved victory. Fischer coming from the sky?". the whisper went around as Of course. I could be wrong, and the old Latins were cer some amazed participants hastened to replay this game in tainly right when they said, "de gu,tlbu, non e,t di,put.ndum ." order to rind out bow competent the youngster's victory was. Meditating along these lines, an idea oceurred to me. Why Bisguier. the ultimate winner of the tournament, was right, not let all CHESS LIFE readers come to this "Observation I thought, when he said at this point that the ract that th.e Point"? In other words, why not let them decide for them· boy won was not so remarkable, but the way he won. To put selves which game they liked best, and how they compared it straight, little Ron was outplayed in the opening, and after them among each other? So- the games are here, and now a dozen moves or so, Valvo had an overwhelming game. The I can ask: "What do you think?" mastcr then took matters too lightly, and instead of playing Before closing, I should perhaps only add that this collec· a move which would have secured a permanent pressure on tion of "prodigy games" could have been considerably larger, his opponent's position, he embarked on a hasty combination. and that it wo uld have been only fair to bave included an It looked promising, but only loaked so, for actually it helped example of the chess prowess of that yo ung Brazilian boy Stillman to recover from his opening troubles. But not before wonder, Henrique Mecking, who earlier this year won the he made some very good moves which told us enough of his Latin-American Zonal championship so convincingly, at the good judgment and his surprisingly cool head in a diffieult age of fourteen. We have also heard recently of a six-year- Life ~Here and There, .. The We5tchu ter County Scholl5tic 2'h ·'h in the finals. Second was Mike BENKO SWEEPS MANHATTAN Champion5hip5, held April 22-23 In White Levinson of Albert Leonard, New Ro Plains, N.Y., drew an astonishing turn· chelle; third was John Dolan of Irving· International Grandmaster Pal Benko out of 148 entrants, including 91 in ton. Woodlands won the Team Cham· put on an awesome display of chess USCF·rated SCheck charts wlnted and mill today: players in an easier way, using the tbanks to Mabel for sending in the o 1, Th. Sicililn Oefense game. USCF Rating System, a far simpler 2. The Ruy Lope, Opening method, entirely sufficient for our pur· o o 3. The Nimto·lndlan O. fense Simultoneous Exhihition, Chicago pose. But what a vision the other is, of 1964 endless flux and ceaseless ebb and flow, o 4. The King's Indlln Defense of crowded Kafkaesque offices that o 5. The French D.fense SICILIAN DEFENSE stretch into the distance . . .. o 6. The Caro·Kann Defense R. Fischer K. Sill trs 1. p·K4 P·QB4 9. P·B4 QN·Q2 Semi ~ Finall, USSR Women's o 7. The Queen's Gambit Championship o 8. The English Opening 2. N·K B3 P.Q3 10. Q·B3 N·B4 9. The Blackmlr·Di. mer Gambit 3. P·Q4 PxP IT . P·N4 P.QN4 RUY LOPEZ o 4. NxP N·KB3 12. P·N5 N/ 3xP G. Ul im,hi. vl L. Klntorovich o 10. Th. King', Gambit 5. N·QB3 P·QR3 13. NxN 8-N2 1. P·K4 P·K4 4. N·B3 N·B3 o 11. Bird's Opening 6. B·QB4 P·K3 14. NxN BxQ 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 5. PxP B·84 o 12. Pirc's Defense 7. B-K3 8-K2 15. N/ 5xKP BICR 3. 8-NS p.B4 6. P·Q3 ...... o 13. The Dutch o.f.., .. 8. B·N3 0.0 16. NxQ BICN Stronger Is 6. 0 ·0 . Price: $2 each; 3 for $5.50; 6 for With Ihe indication that Black has the 6...... O,() 8. O,() P·Q4 $10.50; or aU 13 lor $21. Satisfaction better game. From MCO 10th edition , 7. N·K4 B·K2 9. N·N3 B·Q3 page 220, column 169, note "M". Defending the KP and threatening to qua ranteed or your money back. JOTTINGS open up on While's KR2 after ...... , P·K5. ExIra Speciall Order ALL 13 charts From the unpublished work of Sonja 10. R·Kl N·QS 12. QxN P·KSI NOW, and we will send you FREE, Graf wo learn that the first Women's II. B·R4 NxNch when ready. the Chess Charts BLUE Tournament, London 1897, had twenty· Black sacri£ices still another pawn two players, and was won by Miss Rut· but opens up lines for her Bishops. BOOK. soon 10 be published I Approx. 500 pages charting AU the openings ! ledge . .... E. Bykova states that for 13. Q·K2 might be answered by 13 ...... , women to improve they should play in BxN; 14. RPxB, BxP with a good name men's tournaments . . . Next month for Black. we wi ll have games from the 1967 U.S. 13. PxP NxP 16. QICP K·Rl CHESS CHARTS Women's Championship. 14. NxN PxN 17. B·N3 ...... We appreciate heari ng from our read. 15. QIC P BxP BOX 5326 ers. Send games, newsworthy items, let. While is two pawns up, but she is ters,- any material pertaining to worn· behind in development, and her King SAN OIEGO, CALIF. en's chess,- to Kathryn Slater, 116 Pine. does not have enough protection. hurst Ave., New York, N.Y. 10033. JUNE. 1967 153 causes a switch to the Opening Without a Name. 3. QN-Q2, P-K4; 4. P·K4 would GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS keep it a King's Indian Reversed. Annotated 3...... B·NS S. Q-N3 0-0-0 4, P·B3 Q-Q3 6, B-K3 ...... by JOHN W, COLLINS White refuses to cramp his Q8 with 6. P-K3. STREAK BROKEN and White has an overwhelming Queen 6...... P·83 7. QN.Q2 P·K4! Richard Kujotb of Milwaukee, long side aUack. Having achieved. this. his first strate prontinent in mid-Western events and 28. BxB NxB 29. Q-Q2 ...... gical objective. Black has the better cen· in postal play, and now a graduate stu Quicker is 29. P-QB5, for if 29 ...... , t." dent at U.W.M. in Educational Psychol· QPxP; SO. NxP. Q-N3; 31. NxBP. QxNP; 8. PxP PxP 9. P-N3 ...... ogy, writes that he has just scored his 32. N·B7 and the Exchange is won. Time rr 9. Q-R4, N·B3; 10. BxP?? P·QN3; first tournament victory in about f OUf pressure was beginning hereabouts. 11. Q-R6ch, K.Q2; 12. BxP. PxB; 13. years. In the following game, which 29...... N·B4 32. R/ l .QRl N·N3 QxP, R·QNl; 14. Q-R6. RxP; 15. N-N3. clinched the title, he defeats William 30. P·N4 KN·K2 33. PxQP N/ lxP N-KS and White does not have enough Martz several times champion of Wis 31. R·R2 P-Q4 34, RxP ...... for his Bishop. eon s i~ and 1965 U. S. Junior Champion, 9...... N·83 11 , N·Q4 NxN who had beaten him lour straight in pre 10. B·N2 P· KS 12. PxN •••••••• vious encounters. Prefe rable is 12. BxN, 12...... Q.R3 13. 0-01 •••• •••• Wisconsin Invitational Less submissive is IS. P-B3. Milwaukee, 1967 13, ...... 9-Q3 17. Q-81 K·Nl KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 14. P·KR3 B·R4 18. P·N4 P·QN3 R. Kui oth W. M llrtl IS. P·KN4 8·B2 19. Q·N2 P· KN4 1. P.Q4 N.KB3 4. B-N2 0 ·0 16. P-R3 KR·N1 2. N.KB3 P·KN J S. 0 -0 P·Q3 This and 16...... R-KNI are neces- 3. P·KN3 B·N2 6. P-N3 ...... sary preparations for the vigorous thrust Rather than continue in the Main Line p·KR4. (6. P-B4, 7. N·B3, 8. P-K4, and 9. p .K(3), 20. P·QR4 P·R4 22. P·RS ...... White determines to develop in a slow, 21 . P·NS Q-81 unorthodox manner. 22. PxP?, NxP, followed by ...... , 6...... P·B4 • . P- K3 ...... With two advanced. oonneeted passed N-KB5, would give BLack a winning 7. B-N2 KN.Q1 pawns the win for White is no longer Kingside initiative. Or 8. Q·Bl with a view to exchanging in doubt. 22...... RPxP 23. Q-R2 Q-Q2 Black's KB. 34...... RxR 37. BxN NxB An "X·ray" defense of the RP. B...... QN·B3 10. PxP Q.N3? 35. RxR NxP 38. P·N6 Q·B1 24. KRPx P B·K3 25, R-R6 QR·KBl 9. Q·81 PxP 36. Q·Q61 N/3-Q4 39. Q·Q7 ...... Quicker is 39. N·B5, R-Ql; 40 P·N7. Not 25 ...... • NxP??, 26. RxB!, QxR, Black loses time and space with this 27. PxP and White gets going on the move. While not completely satisfactory, 39...... N·B3 41. P·B7 ...... 40. QxQ RxQ QR file. 9 ...... , P-Q4 seems better. 26. K-QT R-N2! 11 . p·QS QN-K4 13. N·Q4! ...... Again. 41. N-R5 is much quicker. 11. QN·Q2 Q.B2 41...... N-Kl 42. N·BS N·Q3 With Black cranlped and crowded, If 42 ...... NxP; 43. P-N7, It-Ql; 44. trading pieces would be illogical. R-B6 wins. 13...... P-QR3 16. K·R1 R-Kl 43, R·R7 K·81 49. R-N6 P·K5 14. P·KR3 N·B4 17. P-QR4 ...... 44, P-N7 NxP SO. K·84 R·Kl IS. P-KB 4 KN.Q2 45. RxN K-K2 51 . R·N3 R.QBl Threatenina 18. P-QN4 winning a 46. N-R6 P·B4 52. R-Na P· R3 47, P·N5 P·K4 53, PxP piece...... 17...... N-B 3 48. K·N3 K-Q2 Better is 17 ...... , P-QR4, even though Not 53 RxR1? PxPch and Black still it cedes control of QN4. has some chance to draw. 18. P_QN4 QN.Q2 21. N·B6 B·N2 53, ...... P·N4eh 57, P·B8= Qeh 19. P·RS P·QN4 22. N·B4 Q-B2 54. KxBP P-K6 K-B2 20. PxPe.p. QxNP 55. RxR P·K7 58. Q.K6eh If 22 ...... , Q·N4 j 2S. NJ4·R5 and P-B4 56. R·K8 Kx R Resigns By further X-raying the RP, Black is follows with more effect than in the MENGARINI WINNER now able to win one of the NPs. game continuation. Ariel Mengarini. M.D., of tht! Bronx. On the other hand. 26 ...... , BxP??, 23. N/ 4-R5 BxN N.Y.• a psychiatrist with the Veterans 'l:1. RxN!, RxR, 28. NxP! (28 ...... , PxN?? This gives White a passed pawn and Administration and a former U. S. Ama 29. QxReh) would present White with a the two Bishops, but if 2S ...... • B-QBl. teur Champion. won the annual South dangerous oounter·attaek. 24. P·B4 and, after regrouping the Queen Jersey Open Championship with a score 27. P-B3 KPxP 31. B-Q3 B·BS I and Rooks, then White can break of 51,2 -lh in a 68·player field. His defeat 28. KPxP QxP 32, BxB PxB through at QB5 or KB5. of Ivan Theodorovich of Toronto, one of 29. PxP BPxP 33. Q-R3 Q-K2 24. PxBI N·N 3 26. P·NS N·Bl fiva who tied for second place, was a 30. B·B1 Q-Q2 34, QxQ ...... 25. P·B4 P·K3 27. N·N7! N·R4 hard·fought, chancy struggle with play Exchanging Queens, a pawn behind, rr 27...... , Q·N3? 28. P·QB5! QPxP on both sides of the board. almost certainly loses. 34. Q-Rti, and if (28 ...... , QxNPj 29. PxP wins) 29. QxP South Je rsey Open possible. 35. B-N5 offers greater resist· Atlantic City, 1967 anee. We need your IRREGULAR OPENING 34...... 35. P·NS? ...... I. Theodorovieh Dr. A. Men!Ja rini This squanders White's only asset. 35. 1. N·KB3 P-04 2. P.Q3 ...... K-B2. letting the QR reach the K·Cil e Apparently. Wbite intends a King'S In· 0 1" the KR file. is the best. ZIP CODE dian Reversed. 35...... N·KT 37. R·B1 N· B4! to send CHESS LIFE 2. .,...... N.QB3 3. P·Q4 ...... 36. R·KR4 N-Q 3 But the "threat" of 3...... , P-K4 In effect, winning the NP. 154 CHESS LIFE 38. BxN ...... 15. BPxP PxP 16. PxP N/ 3xP? If 38. RxP1, N·K6ch wins the Ex· Better is 16 ...... , N/2xP so that the change. KR protects the QP and the QB is 38...... RxB 43. K·K2 RxP freed. NEW STATE 39. P-N6 R·KN2 44_ K-B2 R-B2 17. B-NSI NxN/ Q6 40_ R-RSch K·Nl 45_ R-K5 R-R2 41_ R·K8 B-Q2 46. N-Bt R/2-N2 U 17...... , R-Kl, 18. N·N4 wins the 42. R-Kl B-R5chl 47. K-Kl ...... QP. 18. 8xR! If 47. RxP, R-N7cb, 48. K-KI, B-B3, 49...... One of AmerIca's Iruditfonal R·KB5, BxP, 50. RxP, R-K2ch wins. chess happenIngs 47...... B-N4 Forcing White to surrender the Ex· change because 48 ...... , BxN, 49. KxB, Canandaigua, New York R-N8ch and 48 ...... , R-N8 immediately JULY 22-29, 1967 are threatened. 48. R-K2 BxR 52. N-Q2 TAKE A CHESS VACATION with 49. KxB R..QB2 R/2-B6ch your family in the beautiful Finger 50_ R-Ql R·N7ch 53. K-K2 R-K6ch Lakes Vacationland. Spend days re 51. K-Q3 R/7-QB7 54_ K-B2 R-Q6 Resigns laxing at the beach, on the lake, o r On 55. K·K2, RxQP, 56. K·Kl, mack in the lovely hills. Visit the amuse can force reSignation with 56...... , ment park. race track, wineries, rose R/5xN, 57. RxR, RxR, 58. KxR, P·R4. gardens, museums. and State Parks. THREE REMAIN A little comhino which wins the Play chess one round per evening for With Idaho and Kentucky falling into Exchange. best play and most enjoyment. Send line this month, the Parade of the 18...... QxS for vacation brochure. States is coming to an end. Only Mon Exactly, for if 18 ...... , N-B7ch, 19. Delails Life" tana, Oregon, and Wyoming remain to RxN, QxR, 20. QxPch, K-Rl, 21. B-B4, in "Tournament step out. N-B3, 22. BxN, B-B4, 23. Q-B7! and White this issue GAP FILLED mates. Bert Germalm of Glastonbury, Conn., formerly of Idaho, noticed we had not published any games from the latter State and decided to submit this short, OFFICIAL NOTICE sharp one to fill the gap. ELECTION OF USCF STATE DIRECTORS Western Idaho Championship Attention of all officials of state chess organizations is directed to Article V Boise, 1965 of the USCF By-laws, stating that " ... the State Directors shall be certified in BIRD OPENING writing to the USCF Secretary by the authorized state offiCer before June 30th . . ." B. Germa1m R. Vandenburg The number of State Directors to which each state is entitled for the year be 1. P-KB4 P-Q4 ginning July 1 follows. The From Gambit-I...... , P·K4!?, 2. N.Y...... 35 IND. ' ...... 3 UTAH' .. . ,...... 2 PxP, P-Q3, 3. PxP, BxP, 4. N-KB3, CALIF ...... 30 MO." ...... 3 W.VA ...... 2 P-KN4-is often psychologically dis N.J ...... 13 N.MEX." ...... 3 ALASKA' ...... 1 turbing to White. ILL...... 12 ARK...... 1 2_ N-KB3 P-KN3 4. B-K2 P-QB4 ORE. . .. ,...... 3 P A...... 12 WASH...... 3 DEL.'" ...... I 3. P-K3 B·N2 5. P-Q4 ...... HAW...... 1 Switching into a type of Stonewall MASS...... 10 ALA...... 2 OHIO ...... 9 D.C...... 2 IDAHO ...... 1 System instead of sticking to the Bird MAINE'" ...... 1 TEX...... 8 GA...... 2 with 5. P-Q3, 6. 0-0, and 7. Q-Kl MISS...... 1 MICH...... 7 IOWA ...... 2 5...... PxP? N.D.'" ...... 1 Fixing the center and opening White's MD ...... 6 KANS.' ...... 2 N.H.' ...... 1 K-file is generally a serious mistake in MINN...... 6 KY...... 2 P.R.'" ...... 1 the StonewalL A logical program is 5. CONN ...... 5 LA...... 2 R.I...... 1 ...... , N-KB3, 6...... , B-N5, 7...... , FLA...... 5 NEBR.' ...... 2 S.C.'" ...... 1 QN-Q2, 8 ...... , 0-0, and 9 ...... , Q-B2. ARIZ...... 4 NEV.'"...... 2 S.D.· ...... 1 6. PxP N-QB3 7. P-B3 P-K3 VA...... 4 N.C...... 2 VT ...... 1 Why continue the QB? Better is 7. WIS...... 4 OKLA...... 2 MONT.' ...... 0 ...... , N-B3 and then 8 ...... , B-N5 or COLO...... 3 TENN...... 2 \ITO.' ...... 0 8 ...... , B-B4. S. 0-0 N·B3 10. N-Q2 N-Q2 9. N-K5 0-0 The number of Directors shown is in addition to any Life Directors or Officer Simpler is 10...... , B-Q2, welcoming Directors who may reside in a given state. an exchange of the bad Bishop, and n. Officials in states marked with the asterisk (*) need not observe this notice, ...... , R-Bl. Another plan is 10...... , (or tnose states are not USCF affiliates and their USCF Directors will be appointed Q-B2, n ...... , P-QR3, 12...... , P-QN4, by the USCF President. However, chess officials in these states woutd do well to and 13 ...... , B-N2. have the state affiliated; all it takes is sending the required $20 fee to our business 11_ N/ 2-B3 P.S3 12, N-Q3! ...... office. Exchanging Knights would ease Black's State officials are reminded that the new directors will vote in the forthcoming difficulties. election for Regional Vice-Presidents. 12_ ...... Q-N3 13. K-Rl R-Ql Please get your certified lists to me by June 30th; otherwise, they will be named Better is 13...... , R-B2 followed by by the USCF President. 14...... , N-Bl, 15 ...... , B-Q2, and 16...... , R-KI. DR. LEROY DUBECK 14. R-QN1 P-K4? Secretary, USCF Consistent, but bad. The quiet 14. 306 Browning Lane ...... , N-Bl was in order. .cherry Hill, N.J. 08034 JUNE, 1967 [55 19. BxN N·B3 23. Q·K6ch K·Rl 11. B-B4 with advantage to White. II 9. If 17 ...... , Q·N5, 18. K·Rl wins. 20. Q·K2 B·NS 24. QR·KBl N·Kl ...... , P·KR3, 10. p·.KR4! 18. 'RxN QxR 19. PxB P·KB41 21. P·KR3 B,N 25. R·B8chl ...... 9...... R·Kl 11. N·K5? ...... 22. RxB P.QR3 10. 0·0 N-Bl Forcing mate in four. Two other lines are more promising: 25...... BxR 28. RxPch K·R4 a) 11. QR·Nl !, N·K5, 12. B·KB4! , P·KB4, 26. RxBch K·N2 29. Q..N4 mate 13. N·K5, B-B3, 14. P·B3 (petrosian· 27. R·N8ch K·R3 Vaiton is, Saltsjobaden. 1952) and b) 11 . Germalm, 1966 Idaho champion, wo n BxN, BxB, 12. P·QN4, B·N5, 13. N.Q2. this tournament with 4·0 and Dick Van· R·Bl. 14. B·85, BxB. 15. QxB. B·K2. 16. denburg. the 1965 champion. was second QR·N l , P·QR3. 17. P·QR4 (Euwe-Guj· with 3-1. mard, New York, 1951). HELPFUL TEENAGER 11...... NoNSI 13. NxN "I do not think Kcntucky has ever had 12. 8x8 Qx8 a game in your column, so here is a As in Flohr·Keres, Semmeriog·Baden, chance for you to add it to the Parade 1937, Black has equalized. of the States," writes 15·year ·old Mark 14. QR·Kl Q·N4 Gorman of Louisville. Leave it to our Too optimistic. Sounder are 14...... , This achieves material equality and teenagers! His opponent in this game. QR·QI, 14 ...... , B·R4, and 14 ...... P·B3. freshens the attack. Edwin Cohen. also of Louisville, is the 1S. P-83 B·R6? 20. Q·N3? ...... 1966·67 Kentucky state champion. And this should lose a piece. Best is By attempting to save a Pawn and to 15...... B·Q2. counter attack, White ·leaves his King Falls City Open 16. P·K4? ...... to the mercy of the rampaging Black Louisville, 1966 White can win a piece with 16. P·Bol! , Queen. 20. Q·B2 seems the best at hand. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Q·N5, 17. K·R1. 20...... Q..Q7 21. R·Ql ...... ·E. Cohen M. Gorman 16...... N·K31 No better is 21. Q.Q1. 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 3. N..QB3 P·Q4 Perhaps the best practical chance. If 21...... Q·K6ch 24. K·N2 PxP 2. P·QB4 P·K3 4. PxP PxP now 16 ...... , B-Q2, 17. P·B4 and White 22. K·RT Q..B6ch 25. B·K2 R·KB1 Black is probably best advised to takes full command. 23. K·Nl Q·K6ch 26. R·KNl ...... avoid the strict Exchange Variation with 17. P·B4 NxBP Or 26. R·KBl, RxRch, 27. BxR, R·KBI 4 ...... , NxP. (Scmi·Tarrasch Def.). and Black h ll. ~ a winning positi'Jn. 5. B·NS B·K2 6. P·K3 ...... 26...... R·B7ch 27. K·Rl QxRP! An immediate 6. Q.B2 avoids the con· PERSONAL SERVICE White's last hope is 27 ...... , RxB?? tingcncies of 6 ...... , B·KB4!? The Editor of this department, n 28. NxR, QxN, 29. QxP, thrcatening 30. 6...... 0-0 former New York State and U. S. QxP mate. Black must then settle for a A well known defensive system is 6. Correspondence Champion, and Co perpetual with 29...... , Q·B6ch, 30...... , QN·Q2, 7...... N·Bl . 8...... , reviser of Modern Chess Openings, R·N2, Q-B8ch. 31. R·Nl , Q-B6ch or have N·K3. 9...... P·KN3. 10...... , N·N2, 9th Edition, will play you a corres the fight go on with 29 ...... , Q-B6ch. and 11 ...... , B·KB4. pcmdence game and give critical 30. R- N2, Q·B1. 31. QxBP. U 6 ...... , B-KB4!? , 7. Q.B3! comments on every move for a $15.00 28. RxPch KxR 30. O-R6 7. 8-03 P·B3 9. N·B3 ...... fee. Write to John W. Collins, Stuy· 29. QxPch R·82 8. Q..82 QN..Q2 vesant Town. 521 East 14th Street, U 30. QxR, R·B8ch, 31. BxR, QxB mate. Very strong is Botvinnik's 9. P·KN4!. Apt. 3A, New York, N. Y. ]0009. 30 ...... QR·KBl 31. K-Nl R·B7 If then 9 ...... , NxP, 10. BxPch, K·Rl, Resigns USCF! The Isrllel Chess Federdion hilS lIppointed USCF as exclusive U.S. agent for its book of the XVI CHESS OL Y , TEL-AVIV • 1964 USCF scores another first by bringing to American chess· "The games have been selected with the intention of players the long·awaited book of the Tel·Aviv Olympiad. An presenting the most varied collection to the reader- ranging invaluable account of this record·setting event, containing: from the weighty chess of Masters to the flights of fantasy of relatively little-known p'layers who, with no international 163 games and endgames, fully annotated by repute to endanger, can shll play chess just for the fun of it. Internation.l Master M. C:zerniak and eminent Grandmasters. Algebraic notation. "In order to make the selection as complete as possible. the 163 games are presented in various forms; some are fully A round-by.round "arrative account, together with annotated, including many short games; with some. we have m.ny photographs whkh reveal the spirit and j". given a condensed tlccount of the game's development; and tenlity of the OlympIH. others are endgames and combinations, starting from a dia· grammed. position. Complete ICOre-tabllS, Including Individual scores of .. II the players. All in all, a comprehensive record of the best games and theoretical innovations; the wealth and scope of the book's Articles, letters, exCirpts by our own Beth Cas· stimulating material merit its inclusion in every chessplayer 's sidy. Yuri Averbakh, Hugo Bjork, Alois Nagler• library. Gold·inscribed plastic cover , hard bound. • nd others. There are only 1,000 copies of this book for worldwide Index of players and openings. distribution, so we recommend that you order yours now. Postpaid to you $4.25 Send check or money order to U.S. Chess Federation BO E. 11 th St. New York, N.Y. 10003 156 CHESS UFE 68th Annual U. S. OPEN CHESS Twelve Rounds - At the Atlanta Ame.iCGn Mot." Hot THE ATLANTA AMERICAN Pl.1EA$E MAItIi YOUR IlUIEIlVATIOM r«)W. At:"" ... It _ ..be" !to Bro_ play at ~"""" whioh !t!)' do duri"$ !te fin! u..-.. ...,.. o~ 0\11" :ou...... cc:r. ""rile d,u ctl]r Ie: Tltli An.... NTA AMUteAH MOTOR HOT1!L 5"",.,. St • • "" c...... Way Allon'., G.. lCIlI03 Don' r..-ret :0 :ell It •..,. y"" ...... "i~i 100 I ... u.s. Opn Cl>eoo C "'mp lo ~sI"j~ . JUNE. 1967 1~1 HE CAN PLAY, TOO While apparenUy changes his mind, and decides to return Our newest columnist, the loquacious Mira Radojcic (Ob· the paw n. However, the extra lost tempo is one too many. serntlon Point) has recently proved again that he can produce 12. Q·B2 seems perfectly playable, altbough White probably very fine games as well as very fine articles for CHESS LIFE. did not relish lhe idea of making yet another Queen move. Th.e occasion this lime was the Chess Forum Spring Open, 12...... B·R6l held in New York City (see Chess Life, Here and There in a Obvious but effective. future issue for a full report). The tournament was won by ll. Q·B2 BxNP 15. Q·B5ch ...... Asa Hoffman; a tie for second between Zuckerman and Radoj 14. KR·Nl BxN de was broken when Zuckerman was awarded second place If immediately 15. BxB, then 15 ...... , N·Q5! deprives on tie-breaking points. White of the Bishop·pair. So again, White is obliged to spend Radojcic is an advocate of the aggressive style. His oppon ti me in order to avoid disadvantage. ent in this game, of similar temperament, is the well·known 15...... K·Nt 16. QxB/3 N·K4 New York master, Dr. Ariel Mengarinl. Curiously, although. Threatening N·Q6(ch) with a great advantage for Black. Mengarini and Radojcic have participated together in perhaps t7. Q.B5 P·KNl 20. B·N2 R·QBt twenty tournaments, this is the lirst time they nave mel 18. Q-B2 R·Q2 2l. R·Ql ...... across the board. 19. P·N4 B-N3 Hoping to blunt the force of the coming attack by exchang QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ing a pair of Rooks, but Radojcic will have none of that! Dr. A. Meng.rini Mlro Radolcic 21...... R/ 2·B2 22. Q·N3 ... _... 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 l. N·QBl P·QB4 Now White is feeling helter. He is beginning to coordinate 2. P-QB4 P·Kl 4. BPxP BPxP his pieces, and as soon as he gets the chance, he will see to the Radojcic invariably plays a gambit if given the opportunity. safety of his King. But watch! For that matter, so does Mengarini. This one is called the Schara:Hennig Gambit, and as is the case with most gambits, a pawn IS offered in exchange for rapid mobilization. Spassky has played it occasionally. S. QxP N·QBl 8. N·Bl N-B3 6. Q.Q1 PxP 9. 0-01 •••••••• 7. QxP B·Q2 The Whiti Queen has already moved four times; it may therefore be said that Black, at least temporarily, has suffic ient compensation for the sacrificed pawn. 9...... B-QB4 11. P·QRl? ...... 10. P·Kl Q·K2 The usual and better plan is B·K2 and quick development. White believes he can gain several tempi by advancing his Queenside pawns while attempting to discourage Black from east1i.ng Queenside. 22...... BxPI! 11 ...... 0-0-0 12. B-K2? The start of a very original sacrificial combination. 23. PxB N·B6chll 24. BxN ...... H 24. K·B2, NxR; 25. RxN, RxN!; 26. BxR, Rill!; 27. QxR, N.K5ch, etc. I 24 ...... QxPch 26. K·Q2 Q-N4ch • USCF 25. B-K2 QxRch 27. K·B2 N·K5 The preceding several moves were all more or less forced. Black now piles up on the pinned Knight. 28. R-Q3 ...... Naturally. Everything is defended, or so White thinks. Bul another combination is in store. N.o. 815 Magnetic: Chess Set • • • $6.50 Play chess anywhere-even on your first trip into Space! The magnetized, Staunton design chessmen cling to the hand-screened, Iinen-covered board under aU conditions. 28...... RxNthl 30. RxR Q.Q7ch Take it along when you go boating skiing, to the beach, 29. BxR RxBch! Resigns fishing, hunting- anywhere! King zt %" high; board size, 12 Ys " x 12Ys"; box size, 13" x 7" x 1%". Chessmen A wonderful game by Radojcic. Dr. Mengarini heartily con· housed in durable plastic compartments and packed in gratulated him right after r esigning. We are certain the game sturdy, hinged box with leatherette snap·lock strap. will find its way into future manuals on the art of combina· tion. Bravo, Miro! 158 CHESS LIFE PARALLEL ARTS (CONT.): though the printing and production could be improved). While OUf February column contained a short item comparing the most of the material, naturally, is primarily of interest to practitioners of the arts of music and chess. We were pleas stamp collectors and enthusiasts, we believe there is much antly surprised to discover that a fairly large number of in Phil .. telic Caissa to interest all lovers of chess. readers responded favorably to this little recreation of ours. Interested readers should contact Mr. Brandon at Philatelic (Or is it that the music lovers are simply more vocal?) Of the Cain.. , P.O. Box 435, Oskaloosa, Kansas 66066. suggestions that have come in, we present the following small VITAL STATISTICS DEPT.: selection. June 1, 1923---L. Shamkovitch, Soviet Grandmaster born. Arpad E. Ela, of rating formula fame (see the next issue) June 6, 1929- Richard Reti, Czech player and theorist died. suggests Euwe- Haydn, both for clarity of style and for the June 7, 1906- Harry N. Pillsbury, fonner American Cham- fact that each was (and Euwe still is) friend and helper to pion and blindfold player died. the younger generation. June 10, 1935-M. Matulovic, Yugoslav Grandmaster born. David Ames of Quincy, Mass. suggests Tarrasch-St. Saens, June 13, 1933- L. Lengyel, Hungarian Grandmaster born. teachers of formalism; Tchigorin-Moussorgsky, "mad Rus June 15, 1919- V. Simagin, Soviet Grandmaster born. sians"; Pillsbury- Richard Strauss, "zwei Heldenleben"; and June 17, 1929-Tigran Petrosian, World Champion born. Bronstein- Ives, "creators of the uncreatable, thinkers of the June la, 1952- E. Bogoljubov, Russian-born German player unthinkable." died. Our own latest addition is Tartakower-Varese, not only be June 20, 1888-J. Zukertort, German-English player died. cause of their "hypermodernism", but as well for their dynam June 22, 1837- Paul Morphy, American master, greatest player ism and eccentricity. of the 19th century horn. Our thanks to Messrs. Elo and Ames, and to others who June 22, 1874-Howard Staunton, English master, writer, de- also sent in suggestions. signer of most popular chess pieces died. THEY'VE GOT IT LICKED June 22, 1a85--Milan Vidmar, Yugoslav Grandmaster born. We are happy to introduce our readers to an unusual chess June 26, 1925-W. Unzicker, German Grandmaster born. publication, Vol. II, No. 4 of which has just reached us. June 27, 1944--Vera Menchik, Russian-born former Women's It is called Philatelic C.. isia, and as the name implies, it is World Champion died. devoted to articles, news, etc. about chess stamps (postage variety). Edited and produced by Larry L. Brandon, the publi (All material for this column, suggestions, criticisms, cation seems to be in its second year, which is somewhat whatever, should be sent to Burt HOChberg, 574 West End surprising for such a specialized subject. Ave., New York, New York 10024. 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Note for purchasers outside the U.S.: ALL PRICES IH U.S. DOLLARS. 160 CHESS LIFE Just Published! Newest Addition To The Famous Pergamon Chess Series A EYE YO 1. P A Study of Petroff's Defence by David Hooper The author advocates in this book a defensive sys preparation for his successful candidates matches tem to the kings pawn opening based on the Open against Keres and Tal. Likewise. I expect A COM Came ( 1. P·K4, P-K4 ), yet avoiding the Ruy Lopez PLETE DEFENCE TO 1. P-K4 to be useful for am by playing instead Petroffs Defence (2. N-KB3, bitious players at all levels of the game." N·KB3). Part I of the new book deals with Petroff's Defence This way of avoiding the Lopez has been regularly both from Black's point of view and from White's, and used in the past and present by Pillsbury. Marshall, should be useful to all players who play or defend the Kan, Kashdan, Trifunovic, Mikenas, and Kholmov. king's pawn opening. It not only shows the currently Others, from Morphy to Alekhinc, and morc recently popular variations, but also deals with all old and Smyslov, Lilienthal, and Bronstein, have used Petroff's almost forgotten lines which, as we sometimes find to Defence from time to time. our cost, may at any moment be resuscitated. Leonard Barden, who wrote the introduction, Some opponents may avoid Petroff's Defence alto states: "Like others in the Pergamon Chess Series, gether, and you will need to know good defences thL" is meant basically as a practical book to help you against the Vienna Opening, King's Gambit, Four win more games. David Hooper shares my own view Knight's Opening, Scotch Opening, Center Opening, that the fcal test of the success of A COMPLETE and Bishop's Opening. These are dealt with in Part DEFENCE TO 1. P-K4 is whether, after reading and II, but- with a difference-only from Black's point absorbing it, you do better than before in your tour of view. nament, club, or postal chess. In writing an earlier The two parts of the book together make a com book in tlle series, on the Ruy Lopez, 1 had a similar plete answer to 1. P-K4. philosophy. That book did indeed have some value fo~ practical players, and was used by Boris Spassky in list Price, $4.50 USCF Members, $4.00 OTHER PERGAMON TITLES IN STOCK As we know from recent experience, books published the same time, the expert player can prolit Crom this book in Europe (as these are) go out ol print and out of stock by using it to revise and widen his knowledge of the end with no warning whatsoever to distributors and dealers. game. l( you've thought of buying one or more of these quality List Price $2.95 Members $2.50 Pergamon books but have I,ot yet done so, we strongly reoommend that yo'u DO IT NOW, while we have a good TIGRAN PETROSIAN: WORLD supply on band. NEXT FALL MAY BE TOO LATE! CHAMPION, by A. O'Kelly de Galway THE book on Petrosian-one of the greatest of World MODERN CHESS OPENING Champions and the only one In the last 33 years to win THEORY, by A. S. Suetln a match in defense of his title! Both biographical and The author is a leading Soviet Grandmaster who helped technical in nature, the book is up to date with regard to to coach andlrepare Tigran Petrosian in his successful bid and covers the life of Petrosian from 1946- for the worl title. Here he fully explains the basic ideas carefully selected games give a C Paradoxically, a one-track mind is a Making more room on the Quecnside two-edged proposition. Often it leads to so that after ...... , 0·0·0. he can find a stagnation, ignoring a wide f ange or pos way to defend against the mating idea sibilities to concentrate shorlsigbtcdly mentioned in the previous note. If he on a li mited ~beme. But every once in a can play ...... B-B3, then White's P·K6 while, oplimistic obstinacy pays olf, as will not simultaneously aUack the Bisb· the following game shows. At a quite op (with check) and the Queen (w hich early stage White ohtains a highly mo will be on B2 to block the mate). bile, aggressive Kingside pawn majority. 19. KR·811 ...... So impressed is he with its strength that It was not quite sound to gi ve the he builds his entire strategy around it. Exchange for a pawn by 19. NxP. NxN; First the pressure it exerts forees Black 20. QxN. B·B3. Now the threat is P·B6, to give up a pawn, and finally, despite forcing Black's next. Bishops of opposite colors, It produces 19...... P·B3 21. QxN 0 ·0·0 the vital passed pawn that wins the Black very likely underestimated this 20. NxP NxN 22. Q-Q6 ...... game. move in his earlier forecast of this posi. Certainly a lazy way to win such a tion. However. after 13 ...... Q·R5ch, game, but on 22. PxP, there would fol· Chess Olympiad the pawn sacrifice 14. P·KN3 is not low 22 ...... B·R5!j 23. Q·K5. RxRch; Havana 1966 quite sound: 14 ...... QxRPj Hi. B·Bl. 24. RxR, BxR; 25. Q·N8ch. K·Q2j 26. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Q.K3 ; 16. p·KN4. Q.K2, still offering QxR, QxP; 27. KxB, QxNP; and Black has perpetual check. Of course. White Robert Byrne WlJlfgang Pietueh Black a sufficient defense. J intended simply 14. K-Q2, after which 14...... , could play here (after 22. PxP, B·BS) 23. United State, east Germany Q·B7ch; 15. Q.K2. QxQch leads to an Q·K6ch, QxQ; 24. RxR£h, RxR; 25. PxQ, 1. P..Q4 P-Q4 3. N·QB3 B-K2 overwhelming endga me for White, while but that endgame is not as strong as 2. P·QB4 P·K3 keeping the Queens on leaves Black the one he forces now. The latest finesse In the Orthodox Dc· witb the inferior middle game since 22...... B·N4 15. RxR R·QI fense. By postponing the development there is no way he can take advantage 23. QxQ PxQ 26. R·KNI ...... of his King Knight, Black prevents B· of Whlte's Steinitzian King in the cen· 24. KR·Kl RxRch KN5, which is far and away the strong· ter. Naturally the endgame with Bishops est post for the Bishop. 13 ...... Q·N3 of opposite colors is harder with the Rooks off. 4. PxP PxP 6. P·K3 N·B3 Planning to castle long, thus hoping 5. B·M P·B3 26...... R·Q6 28. B·B4 ...... to sidestep the menacing advance of 27. PXP PxP In tbe World Championship match with White's Kingside majority. Threatening to obtain connected Botvinnik, Petrosian played 6 ...... , B· 14. Q·Q2 N·B4 15. 0 ·0·0 ...... passed pawns by 29. P·N5, but Black KB4 in order to exchange Bishops after 15. B·Nl could, of course, be played, immediately prevents it. 7. B·Q3. Pietzsch continues in an older but for one thing, I thought the King· 28...... R·Q4 fashion and soon runs into dif£iculties. side pawns would win the game wUh· White will have to find another way. 7. QN·Q2 8. P·KR3 ...... B·Q3 out the help of the Blshop·pair. Another 29. P·K4 loses the pawn after 29...... , If 8. N·B3, then 8 ...... , N·R4 ex· consideration was not to lose time. and R·Q5: 30. R·Kl. B-B3. changes Knight for Bishop. Perhaps 8. besides, the Knight is Black's only well· 29. 8-N3 R-Q6 31 . B·R41 K·K2 P·KN4 was the sharpest. developed piece. ]0. R·Kl K·Q2 32. P·NS B.Q2 8...... N·Bl 10. B·R2 8-Q3 15...... N·K2 17. QxN 8-Q2 Instead. 32 ...... PxP; 33. BxPch, fol· 9. N·B3 N·N3 11 . N·K51 ...... 16. P·KN4 NxBch 18. P·BSI ...... lowed by P·KR4 and P·K4 would have made things too straightforward for White. 33. PxPch K·B2 34. R·NlI ...... 34. P·K4. RxP; 35. B-N5. P·KRJ. fol· lowed by KxP would have al1 0wed Black to prolong the figbt. 34...... BxP 37. B-NS Ox, 35. R·N7ch K·Bl 38. B·B411 ...... 36. RxNP RxP INSTRUCTION Economical and efficient chess in· struction for aU chessplayers below Threatening to obtain a powerful ini· Let the pawn roller roll! I scarcely Expert strength. A developed teacb· tiative by follow ing with P·KB4, P·KN4, glanced at other good moves such as ing method that is interesting and etc. 18. N·K4. It should be observed that helpful. Send $6.00 for 12'month sub· 11...... 8xN 12. PxB scripton or $3.00 for 6·month subscrip· N·Q2 18 ...... 0·0 runs into 19. P·B6, and tion. Setting a little trap. The seemingly that 18...... , 0 ·0 ·0 is equally impos· powerful 13. Q·R5 is only a blunder 19. Chl!SS Scribe losing a pawn after 13 ...... , N/ 3xP!; 14. sible because of P·K4!, followed by BxN. P·KN3; 15. Q·R6, NxB. and now tbe crushing 20. Q·KN31, threatening 21. 20 Simmons Street 16. Q.N7 fails against 16 ...... NxBch. P·K6 and 22. Q·N8 mate. Providence, R.I. 02909 13. P·B4 ...... 18...... P·B4 162 CHESS LIFE USCF OFFERS Greatest Advance in Chess Literature The crushing point of the preceding exchanges. Black must now givc up a Since the Printing Press! piece to prevent the KBP {rom queen· ing. B·Q6ch and P-B7ch and P-B8(Q) is LANGUAGE PROBLEMS ELIMINATED IN MASTERFUL COMPEN threatened, and 38...... , R·Q6 allows DIUM OF ALL THEORETICALLY IMPORTANT GAMES FROM 39. B-R6ch. RECENT MAJOR CHESS EVENTS 38. ...•.... B-N3 39. B-Q6ch K-KT On 39 ...... , K-Nl, Whit e has 40. R· N7ch, K-Rl. when 41. RxB, PxR; 42. p . A unique, newly-devised system of annotating games by coded signs B7 wins, as does 41. P·B7 or 41. B-K5. avoids aU language obstacles! This makes possible a universally useable 40_ P-B7ch! Resigns and yet reasonably-priced book which brings the newest ideas in the openings On 40...... , BxP; 41. R-K7ch wins and throughout the game to every chess enthusiast more quickly than , ever the Bishop after 41...... K·Ql, or wins the Rook after 41...... , K-B1; 42. R·K3 before! dis. ch. A completely new soft by E. B. Edmondson USCF Executive Director For many months we have been doing our best to bring TOURNAMENT PLAYERS your ratings as up to date as possible, and this list repre sents a considerable accomplishment along those lines, Every There are many ways you can assist yourself, your loca l tournament played through April 9 and received by us not organizer, and your USCF business office. Here are a few later than April 24 is included! Please consider the schedule suu estioDS. neressary to achieve these results. 1. When you reiister for a tournament, always be sure the First, It took about a week to calculate the ratings for organizer has your complete name, properly spelled, and the last few tournaments received and to type the list before your address. Tell him If you have moved recently. sending it to the printer. Then approximately a week and 2. If you played in a tournament prior to April 9 and your a half elapsed while tbe list traveled from our oHiee to the name is not on this list, don't write to us unless your print shop. was typeset and run on gaUey proofs, and re tournament Is Included among the "Events Rated for this turned to us. Next, a week for proofreading, corrections, List." If your tournament is not one of the events listed, and pasting up a "dummy"-not just of the rating list but it wasn't submitted on time and wrlUng to us will only of this enUre issue of CHESS LIFE. Yet another week to create further delays. The person for you to see is the get the "dummy" to the printer, have him make the neces· man responsible for submitting the rating report! sary corrections, run a trial copy of the assembled magazine, 3. When you do have occasion to speak to an organizer about and finaJly print his full run of magazines and mail them probable late submission of a rating report, remember, to you. Now the last and longest time·consumer of them all; there may have been a reason. Perhaps he is doing the after your magaa ne is in the mail, it takes two to three job all by himself in your area, and could use some weeks (depending upon the service tendered by your regional assistance. Surprise tbe man-don't just complain-offer and local post office) for your copy to reach you. to help! As you can see, we have an lDescapable time lapse of 4. When it does become necessary to write to your USCF about seven weeks trom the day we "close" a rating list rating statistician, be concise and to the point. Give all until the CHESS LIFE containing that list Is delivered to the details of your rating problem or question, but do you. This particular issue should have reached you not later not Include memberships, merchandise orders, or ques than June 12-just seven weeks alter the receipt date of tions on other subjects in the same letter. Doing so the final tournament report included on the rating list. usually creates more problems and slows down or side· Yes, tbls is the most current USCF rating list ever pub tracks the reply. lished, and we in the business oHice would be hard·pressed 5. Only the mechanics of rating system application are ac to close the gap further. But YOU can do it-YOU can make complished by the rating statisticians. Please do nol ad· eacb succeeding list that much more current and that much dress general questions about theory or how ratings are better! Here's bow! calculated to the business office. Save the next two issues oC CHESS LIFE; study of the articles therein will reward TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS you with an understanding of the present and proposed rating systems. After you read the two articles, any thc You are aU·important to tbe tuture of our rating system. oretlcal discussions, questions, or contributions on the sub We can make our ratings more inclusive, more accurate, ject should be addressed to the Chairman of the USCF more up to date, if you submit your raUng reports with Ratings and Pairings Co mmittee: Arpad E. Elo, 3945 N. greater timeliness. All reports should reach us wit hin two Fiebrantz Driye, Brookfield, Wisconsin. weeks aner conciusiOD of play- even sooner If possible! This enables us to rate tournaments in the proper chronological AN AC KNOWLEDGMENT order, maintain an even workload, and make each succeeding list more accurate as well as more timely. (Late reports The currency of this rating list resulted from a whole cause delay and distortion of the true ralings.) hearted team effort on the part of every USCF offi ce em· Remember, it is not neeenary on a raUng report to list ployee. Before the list itself, I must say thanks to Nancy the players In tbe order of finisb, nor is it necessary to Edmondson and Linda Ulrich tor tbeir indispensable con· figure tie-breaking. You may give the players' full names tribution in processing all incoming mcmberships and rating in the $ame order as on your wall chart, with home state reports; to CHESS LIFE editor Burt Hochberg, who played indicated for out-o(.towners. If the tournament has 60 or such an important role by bringing the magazine itself up more players, you can even save time by sending us the to date; and to these three young men who functioned so wall chart itself; please check it for accuracy first, however, ably as rating statisticians: and be sure each player's fu ll name is given. In eitber case, 1. STEVEN SPENCER. With the new year 1967 came this it helps if you place a symbol beside the names of those newcomer to the ranks, past and present, ot USCF rating who have not previously participated in a rated event and statisticians. Steve brought to the office an eagerness, if you identify the tormer residences ot those who have energy, and ability which bas been immensely cffective moved recently, in our drive to up-date the ratings. He performed a major Our next list will appear in the September issue and will portion ot the calculations requ.ired for this list, and is include aU to urnaments reported to u.s by July 14. Don't now well along on September's. hold reports on events played before July to send at the 2. MAYER RIFF. After worlUne: for us during the summer last moment.---this would make it impossible for us to rate of 1966, Mayer went back to New Jersey and fu ll-time them as well as the big July 4th tournaments which will college attendance last September. However, in response be coming in at that time. So get your reports in nowl to our need this winter and spring, he worked on ratings PLEASE submit them promptly, and you will have made during his semester recess and his Easter vacation; a an immense contribution to our common goal of better truly big factor in our achieving currency. ratiDJSI . 3. WlLUAM GOICHBERG. Bill bas been our rating statls· 164 CHESS LIFE o. .• 1471' Ell I! • .." . .. 1742' ...... •....•.• 155' . ... 2143 Ell L. ...... _._ ..•.....1145 IArll.) ...... 1431 IArll .) •.•... 1286 654# (Arb.) •. ... •. 1425. (CII•• .) ....•.... 1417# .. 1641# T . .. IU5 •...•...... •• .... 17 66 (Mlnn.1 ... . 1780 L . (N.Y .) •. 52.';:: R. (0 .1 ....1655 ..... 1647 (N.Y.) ...... 1.26 .... 1$27 J. (Mo.) .... 1863 E. (PI.) ...... 1632 ...... 1643 (N.Y .) •...... •. m# 1111 .\ .••.•....• _1390· I .) •.•..... _ .. N M.} ._. __ ",,#,66'# ( ArI~ .) ...... 14,.. ( .M.) _ __ ..I3M· 111 .) ...... 1715' ~ /Wllh ) .... 1.,,# (S.C.) ._. __. . 1"" (M ... ) ...... 1"' (CII.) .. __ 941# •• IN•.Y•.) ...... ,",.it JUNE, 1967 161 , ···· ...... 1792 R. (Mlell.) •• n ~3 .... 1711# (Mich.) ...... 1491# M . (N.J.) .. 123'# (C,I.) ...... lUI courson, D. (Aln.) .. 1251# 168 CHESS LIFE .... 141# .. 994 .... 1"5 ...... 1 332 .... 1756 w. r... .Y. ) .. '4~O ...... 1483· L. (G ••) ...... 1760 ...... 1.01 ...... ' 907 ...... 15.6 ...... 1111· ..... •. 1192 ...... 1901 D. (N.Y.) .. 944# D. (N.Y.) .. 139J# w ...... •. .•... .•.... 1277 (LII.) ...... 1695# . (Md.) ...... 1527· c . ...... •... .•. .•.•1457 (N.Y .) .... 1375 ... JUNE, 1967 169 GUlmen, C. (Pa.) .. 845 Huske, C. (III.) ...... 1434 Gwln, J. ~i"": D. (N.Y.) ..190 3 Huuong, It. (N.J.) .. 1211# Gwyn, J . ;.; Dr. J . Hutlff.. O. C. (N.C.) .. 1969 Gysbers, Hut,h,nson, D. (N.Y.) ...... •.•. ... '468 Hutchinson, G. E. .. 1062 (Cel.) ....•...... •....•. 1::194 Hut,hlnson, L . (N.Y.) ...... 1::190# Huth, E. (P•• ) ...... 1753· Huweth, W. (CI)'I .... 1964# Hvostlk, W. Jr. (I 1.) .. 1576# Hyde, H. H. (Aex.) .... 1703 Hyde, It. Jr. (N.Y.) .. 134S· Hyde, It. W. (N.Y.) .... 1644 Hyder, L. (S .C.) ...... 2031 Hydle, H. (Cat) ...... 1432# •·•·...... 1852 fl. (Md.) .... 1218# ...... 2091 It. A. (C t.) .. 1621 M. (N.C.) .. 1922 It. B. (P •. ) ..1991 It. E. • . ...••...... , 114 ···· ...... 1909· J. (Md.) .... '683# It. D. (Col.I .. 1S14 T . (Cel,) ...... 1964· 170 CHESS LIFE P. I 411# .... ,,11" I • 1 JUNE , 1967 171 393;:: J . (N.J.) .... 1435· z. IVI.) .1175 ' w. ...... _...... 1460 E. J . Jr. .... _...... •1441 J . A. (III.' •. 16 2 __... _...... __ ._.157$ J . (Cit, .... 1110 A. (PI.) .... __.. 1741# D. (FII., .... 1512 A. (III .) .... __ 1581 J . AI, V. (III.' ...... 1610 ...... 1850 A. (N.Y., .. 1123 J . (N.J., .. 1470 R. W. ...... 1443· E. Sr...... 1703 ...... "".1638 (M Ich.) .. 1617 (Or•. ) .. .. 1000# G. ,...... 1647 ( N Y.) .. 1557 (N.V.) .. 1636 w :';" ...... 1 •...... " ...... 1 ' 45 · (M lch'l ...... 1925# A. (CI.) ...... 821# .... v . J. Jr• ...... 189' .... i ~: ;:...... 1434# ...... 1341# w ...... 1561· P. (Minn.) .. II" A. (P.A.) .... 1605· Jr. (Clr.) .. 14'" L . sr:., ...... 141'· H. G • ...... It04 ...... 10$3# N.v .) ...... 1349# IN.V .) ...... 1461# A. (N .J.) H. A. Jr., "'# CHESS LIFE .... 1113 ...... 1321' ...... 1135 .. 1515 .•.. 1541 :~'"...... ,,,, H. (N.J .) .. 1273' (N.M.) ...... ,'" J . {Mo. ) .. U.,# • . IN .y ,1 ..1491 (Ar,. I .) .... ·1119# 174 CHESS LIFE R. (Ca 'l .•.•1 . 14 :::~~~!~~w. C . (II .J ..1471 ' D. (0 .) ••.•1531 D. E. ...... __ .,," ...17"· H. ,. I • ...... 1379· ·...... · .. ··•·•. ·...... 1361 (Cit) .~" ... 413# (..PI ., ...... ,.... ...... ' ...7# T. (III.) ...... 1554 J . ( III.) ...... 1.44 • . (Ariz.) •. '605 C. L • ... . .. .._ ...... __ ... ,.. " .... 1.'4 ...... 1567# M. (N.M.) ._ ..2020- W . CR. I.J .. 2OS7 Thaye" ..... 17'17 Wills, N. (N,Y .) .•.•..1:In T. IN,Y.) 233# Thlyer, W. (R.I.) .... 9110# Welsh, D. (Clr.) ...... '.,5# (II .J ...... 1.,., Thlurl., ,.. (Mich.) .. 1712 Welsh, P. (PI.) ...... ,"" JUNE, 1967 175 L. (N.Y., ...... 1434 (Ida., (VI., 0 ...... "" X X.ntho., C. (l1F.) ...... 1617· • • ••• •••• M • • M •••• ••••• • • • 2014 M. IPI.) ....1660 R. (Tex., ..1512 WhItton, N. {N.Y., .. 126 ~¥.!~I. J, (MInn.) •.•.1094 ~~;i;0.,:· •. Wlcharlk,(AI.s,) . n . ~K':•...... • •••• """ Wi'lis, M. (N.Y.) ...... 1250· Young, J. (N.Y.) ...... 1982 ZYfl, • (MilL) ...... 1613 Wldhlm, E. (ct., ...... 1481 Willmar, N. (FII.) .... l1n# Young, L. (Wis.' ...... 1091 Zyrl, 11:. (Mils) ...... 1696 The Metropolihln College Open, held Championship was open only to tbose Championship field with 4-1 scores. Alan Mar. 31-Apr. 2 in New York, drew 67 who had won a USCF-rated event and Kirshner swept 14 players in the Re ;>Iayers-more tban double last year's the Reserve only to those who had not. serve with 5-0, ahead of Robert PaUer turnout. New York City Junior Cham William Payne, H. Landis Marks, and son (4) and Ed Dutton and David Frank pion Harry Ploss of Cooper Union trio Rea Hayes placed atop the S.player lin (each 3.) umphed with 5if.z ·1h, drawing his last game with Andrew Soltis of CCNY. Sol tis, Marc Yoffie of CCNY, and Larry , Tapper of Harvard tied for second with 5-1. Harvard took the team prize. Rich ard Little directed. Julius Kador edged Bernard Hill on en 0 S a ers tie-break to win the David Gladstone Memorial Tournament for the Queens Chess Club Championship with a 61h -llh score. Following were USCF Master Jo· by PAL BENKO seph Balint (6), and Charles Rehberg and Boris Blumin (51,,). After participating in the Sarajevo In· B. K-N6ch. wiD.s the Rook. • • • ternational tournament in April, Grand· No. 14: 1. H-NBch, K-H2: 2. N·BSch. K-N3: U.S. Junior Champion Walter Browne master Benko decided to spend some 3_ N·R4c:h, K-N4; 4. N-B3cn. K-NS; won ail his games to capture first prize extra time in Europe. His next column is 5. N·H2ch. K·NS; 6. N-Blch. K-N7; at the Seventh Golden Trangle Open. therefore postponed pending his return. 1. KxP. KxN: 8. R·NJ. wiDnfng the The tournament, held April 1-2 in Pitts However, so as to relieve the suspense, Bishop. burgh, drew a record 94 player turnout. here are the May solutions. No. IS: 1. Q-Q7, R-KNl: 2. Q.BSch. K-HI: Tied for second behind Browne's 5-0 No. 10: 1. Q-H1. P-N3; 2. Q·K8B. Ill • . . ..• 3. Q-N6, Q-B4; 4. K-B2. Q.BB; S. B.o4. were International Master Donald Byrne, K-N3; 2. Q-83. It 1•... .• K·B4; 2. Q-B5; 6. B-N2. and there Is no de David Brummer, Richard Abrams, and Q.o4ch. II 1•....• K.o2: 2. Q.KS. fense to 1. QxHPch. Donald McClellan. Jerrold Forbes was No. 11: 1. B-N4. K-BS; 2. N-X2. X-N1: 3. No. 16: 1•.... , RxPchl: 2. KxH. RxPcbl: top Junior under 18. K.Q3. 3. BxH. P-K6cb; 4. H.o5. QxBc:b wins. No. 11: 1. BxP. R·KlI: 2. R·X1. B·KBl: • • • No. 12: 1_ I ·I5. K·RB: 2. N-R3. X-N1; 3. 3. N-Q1, R-Ql: 4. NxB. RxBcb; S• K-B4. The Klng-o'-the-Mountain Ch"mpion X-B2. X-BI: 6. R-B1. B-OS and wins. No. 13: 1. P·R7. R-R3; 2. g-NS. I-N6: 3. No_ 18: 1_ RxN. PxR: 2. QxPcbl. XxQ; ship and Reserve tournaments were held K-B5. X·B6: 4. X-Q5. K-Q6: 5. X·ES, 3_ H-Blen. K-N3: 4_ K-B41. R-K3; S. April 8-9 in Huntington, W. Va.; the K-X6; 6. K·BS. K·B6: 1. H-KBSI. RxP; B-RB and mat•• wJth 6. B-BS. 176 CHESS LIFE TOURNAMENT LIFE tries at the tournament clOSe 9:30 a.m. June 24; If you a re unable to attend and notify Toumament o,ganban wishing an dlredor by the n, your Idvanee e ntry fee will nountement of USCF.r. t.d "".nt$ TRIPLE CROWN DATES be refunded. 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Special rOom rates Entry fee (either section) $8 If recelvec! h y for players S7 single, $12 double. Entries and June 22, otherwise $9. 1st prize S100. 2nd Inquiries: W . Golchherg, 450 Prospect Ave., 145. ard 540 In each section. also S2S to top Mt. Vernon, N.Y. 10553. Clau A . C and below, Unratec!; 81 0 to top Junior In each sectIon; S1 0 to t op woman. Jun. 17_11 Entries and Inquiries' Steve Goldberg. 6~ FRED THOMPSON MEMORIAL Mt. Vernon St., Ant 4. Fltchhurc. Mallachu· TOURNAMENT .sett! Ol U O. (Telep hone 617.3U-5I!18). June 23-25 7th Annu.1 D""'~ VALLEY OPEN Jun, '9·23 NEW ENGLAND JUNIOR OPEN ,p 24-25 CHAMPIONSHIP July , ... WESTERN OPEN We need your ZIP CODE to send CHESS LIFE JUNE, 1961 177 JUl., I.e DENVER OPEN Jvl, 1$-1' INDIANA "500" OPEN J!;II., • CONN'!CTICUT YANKE! 30-~ OPEN JUly " ·30 6-rd Swl .... !1I1311 (nnt rite"', .t YMCA, !15 DOWNEAST OPEN Pu'" ~ .. H.rtfnnl. Conn. 1':ntry fee 15; only 6·rd Swiss. SO/l. It YMCA 10 Forest Ave., 114 11 plkI bv .Tuly 1. S'lv..,. bowl. for eh.m_ Jul.., Portland. Main.... \00 1.1 prize; cub to 2nd pion plWl lilt C!RIS A, 8 . C. O. 1st round It n·''''''30 lrd ; claQ prizes 10 A, Bl .. ~' Unnted. MI~ 111 ' .m. Ent..,... Irw! tnquh1t1: ""edertt-t s. SIx1h Annu.1 mum prize fund ,2$0. Enu-y fee SlO to M •• T,,,...... n" . 10 ~rmud. Ro.d, Wethentleld, I.. rs. Exp.. rts: S9 to CI... A; 18 to B; 117 10 C: Conn. 01101. NEW YORK CITY JUNIOR $$ to D-E-Unrat.. d . SI I.... on . Ii .. ntrles J!;Iht .., CHAMPIONSHIP Hnt befor.. July 28. Entries Ind Inquiries: Rtchlt'd COmnl, '11 Austin St., P orlll"d, ATLANTIC 30-30 II-rd SII"I .. It H .. nJ")' Hud.on Hotel. SS-1 W. Mlln ... e1 !il .. Nell' York. N.Y. Open to all U!iCF membfora 1"''' .... 'I ,",ara of "'e II of July 311: Nell' Vorlil r .. ft' II ... ", 1ft nllt ...... nlred. In two tf'eUon.: JUNlOR CHAMP10NSRTP. Stll2, OOf'n ttl RII "nder 21: JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAM'PIONSRlP, 45 / 11.\, nllen to .11 1Inder 21 ,,"~pt thn.., ... Ied 1600 Or I~. 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Jul,. Jul, !'!., ,.tt.,, t!li. II'h ... fmlrtel elOl Jul, t1-tt July 11-16 MITROPOLITAN UNDER-" NEW YORK STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ASSOCIATION CONGRESS METROPOLITAN UNDER-13 CHAMPIONSHIP 17' CHESS LIFE July 1.4 Ne w Jeney State ChuB .·ederat\on. Entries Helb\i:. Entrlel a nd lnqulrln: Jeney City EAST COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS and Inqulrlel: Dr. Leroy Dubeek, 30e Brown. YMCA Chess CLub, 654 Berlen Avenue, J er· lnl Lane, Cheny Hili, N.J . 08(134. sey City, N.J. 07304. 16- 11 TOURNAMENT SaPtembar 23·24 JERSEY CITY "Y" OPEN Sord Swiss, 50/ 2, . t Seuey Clty_.Y:.1CA, 654 Berlen AVfjh lena)' City, N.J. ~ ht prbe, S30 2nd 3rd, trophic. to tOf A, B, C, ,Un rated. Entry ree, 1 pal"":rrt by, Sept. I': $$: '" to dub members. n ntr. It paid aller Ser,L 15. Bring tel, hurd , a nd clock It poll-Sib e. Make c:hecJu; payable to Paul Aus uS. UNITED STATES The following items from your 1967 catalog are out of stock, ond the publisher or supplier cannot give an estimate as to when they will be ayailable again. Please do not order these items until they are ,eadvertised in CHESS LIFE. Au , un n .u WAMSLEY BOOKS: Alekhine, MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, 1908-1923, paper back edition. Copoblonco, CHESS FUNDAMENTALS. Fine, THE IDEAS BEHIND THE CHESS OPENINGS, poper· back edition. Pochman, OPEN GAMES. A UgUst 1).2$ 68th Annual U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Spence, THE CHESS CAREER OF RUDOLPH SPIELMANN. Am. r ican Motor Hotel T.... k.w e', MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, 1931 · 1954. Atlanta, Georgia DETAILS ON PAGE 157 No. 7 MARBELITE BOARD NEW OPEN 6-rd Swb~, ~ ' 2 . at Put. Hotel, 1 Pllrk Ave., Lockport, N.Y. S!OO lit "rile. others ., e n· tries permit. Entry ree $ 0; $8 to Juniors Wl -I!e .. -_____ ._._._. ______. de r 21. Entrin CIOM 12:30 p.m. Sept. 2. En· trie, and Inquiries: SCott Walters, 411 South L...... ~~ SL, Lockport. S . \ '. 1.0&4. Here and There. • • The Championship of New York's Lon· fi eld. Thi rd was Stephan Gerzadowicz don Terrace Chen Club, a 6·player round with 4'-h and fourth Ronald Burr is with robin, was wo n by USCF Executive Di· 4. Burris took the B prize, Wi nfield SC!ltt rector CoL E. B. Edmondson with a 41h· the C, and Akbar Khan the Unrated. '-At score, a half point ahead of defend· • • • ing champion Allred Braude. A. Slatt Werner Belke scored a 5-0 sweep in was third with 3-2. lhe Arki n"' Clou d Chlmpionship, a • • • 20·player aHair held at Li ttle Rock April Louis Petithory edged Irving Pierce on 1.... 16. Fred C. Hopkins, a promising high tie·break after each posted 5-1 scores to school player, was second, while Bill top a 23·player field in the Berkshire Wilwers and Raymond E. Lawrence tied Hills Open, held April 2 and 9 in Pitts· for third and fourth. JUNE, 1967 179 ANNOUNCING-THE CHESS ' SET A SIGNIFICANT BREAKTHROUGH IN THE POSTAL CHESS " NOTATION BARRIER" SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER TO USCF MEMBERS . . . ,- , • - . (Attach p me reoo rd bere.) - OFFICIAL BOARD - CHESS BY MAIL CLUB GAME RECORD' )' I • G.... '~"r ~ " .. "."., ...... Da~ .. ~ .. ~t.7 . ow .. n ,·" r,o.~, I"II, t;, K,, 1.-/''/. ,;>,.. "'" ...... s,, f (I~, I.Il,c K ,,4..1'1,: s" .. ,'" , , M"," No. While Blaclr SYM BOLS King Queen Rook Bishop Knight Pawn • § ~ '<£l ft White (K) ,Q, (H ) ,0, IN ) (I' ) • - ~. WANTED - NEW MEMBERS ,. . REWARD FOR REFERRALS • I CHESS BY MAIL CLUB, P. O. Box 414 © 1967 1 Pollack Wak.~eld . M.... 01880 " - USCF CBMC PRICES LIST MEMBERS MEMBERS EACH, , , , • • • $ 1.00 .75 ,50 PER DOZEN , • , • 10.00 7.50 5.00 CIMe Membership Application Order Form o Enclosed is my $5 Life Membershi p fee. o Enclosed is $ ____ remittance for __ sets ot the price. Nome Address ______CHESS BY MAIL CLUB City & Stote ______P.O. Box 414 z ;p _ ____ Wakefield, Moss. 01880 Dept. CL My category is ______By o USCF Ro ting o Informal Self Evaluation REWARD FOR PROMPTNESS _ First 500 new CBMe Members will get an extra Mini-mailable chess set free. 180 CHESS LIFF.