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America ~ e~e:M n6W61'"l'er Copyright 1951 by United States Chess Federation Vol. XI, No. 19 Wednesday, June 5, 1957 15 Cenls Rohland Triumphs In Wisconsin State
Conducl«l b" POJitio1l No. 209 USCF Secretary Scores 6 -1 Victory IRWIN SIGMOND - USCF Secretary Marshall Rohland of Milwaukee tallied 6-1 i.n the END solutions to Position No. 23rd annual Wisconsin State Championship event at LaCrosse to Win the Wisconsin State Championship, succeeding Jerome ~l'aszcwski w~o S 209 to reach Irwin Sigmond, did not defend his title. The new champion learned his chess on Mil" 5200 Williasmburg Blvd., Arlington waukee's playgrounds, a contribution of the famous Milwau~ee ch~ss 7, Va., by July 5, 1957. With your solution, please send analysis or program, and as a junior won the Milwaukee Journal's ~11,clty JUnior reasons supporting your choice of Championship, but Illis is his first major victory in statewide chess. "Best Move" or moves. Second, also with 6·1, was Alfred vice-president, Arpad Elo of Mi! Solution to position No. 209 will ap· Wehrley of Milwaukee, who lost waukee secl'etary.treasur~r . Madl pear In the July 20, 1957 Issue. out to Rohland on weighted points son was awarded the 1958 state after drawing with the champion tournament. NOTE: Do "at pldu solutions to tl>'O in the fifth round in a game which FRENCH DEFENSE pOlitio"s 0" o,,~ ~d,d; b~ JUrt to jnJjCt1t~ spectators believed Wehrley should Meo: p~ge 56, column 58 (i) Cf)rr~a numbe, of politio" being solyd, have won. Third place went to Wisconsin State Championship d"d giye the full n"",e dnd dJd,t!f of William Banerdt of Milwaukee the solyer to dSrist in p10ptr ~1tdjting of with 5lh-l%, while fourth to ninth laCrosse, 1957 solution. White Black all weighted scores with 5-2 each M. ROHLAND DR. O. WEHRLEY were Werner Schroeder of La 1. P·K4 P-K3 16. Kt-KtS K-Kl Crosse, Dr. L. C. Young of Madi 2. P·Q4 P.Q4 17. KR.QKt1 Kt·Q2 Chicago Team Captures Mid-West 3. Kt·QB3 B·KtS 18. R·KtS P.KR3 son, Dr. O. Wehrley of Milwaukee, 4. P·KS P-QB4 19. Kt·B3 Kt·QB3 Inter-University Tournament Huse of Appleton, Helke of La 5. P·QR3 BxKt eh 20. QR.QKtl P·KB3 Crosse, and Weldon of Milwaukee. 6. PxB Q.B2 21. Kt·R4 K·B2 By FREDERICK KERR Tenth to twelfth 41,-2-2% each were 7. Kt.KB3 Kt-Q2 22. P.KB4 P·Kt4 8. P..QR4 P.QA4 23. B_RSch K·Kt2 College Uft Edito, Arpad Elo of Milwaukee, Herman 9. Q·Q2 P·B5 24. Kt-Kt6 KtltB The United States Intercollegiate Championship Team from the Un! Zierke of Racine, and Mrs. Lois 10. B·R3 Kt-Kt3 2S. PltKt R_Q1 versity of Chirago finished first in the strong 1957 Mjdwe~t Inter-Um Housfeld of Milw:mkee. 11. Q·Kt5 P.KKt3 26. RxKtPch BltR versity Team Tournament. The Chicago team was the same one that 12. 8·B5 R-R3 27. RxBch K-Kt1 Mrs. Housfeld, for many years 13. B-K2 Q.Q1 28. KPltP A-R2 captured the national title at Philadelphia last December; it is composed Wisconsin Woman Champion, re 14. QxQch KltQ 29. P.B7eh ReSigns of Mitchell Sweig, Robion Kirby, Michael Robinson, and Leonard Fran. 15. K-Q2 Kt·K2 gained the title from Mrs. L. kenstein. , - - --- The event was the second in an annual series. It was held at the Uni. Schuetze of LaCrosse who has held versity of Chicago on May 11 and 12. the title since 1953. They drew their individual encounter. The THREE SHARE 1ST The University of Minnesota and =c-;c=-=::-~;-o-:::-::-:-:=--- Wisconsin junior title went to a IN MARYLAND the University of Michigan were BURDICK WINS brilliant new star in David Allen second and third. Only one-half INVITATIONAL of Sturgeon Bay, 15, who finished The Maryland Open Champion of a game point separated each of sixteenth with 4-3 in the 46-player ship at Baltimore ended in a three the first three teams. Donald Burdick of Duke Univer· Swiss. way tie for first place between sity tallied 4 1h_% to win the ().. CHESS LrFE columnist Irwin Sig 1. u. of Chicago (A team) ...... 14'h. SV2 The annual meeting of the Wis 2. U. MInnesota ...... 14 _ (\ player North Carolina Invitational mond, I. Kandel, and N. T. Whita consin Chess Association saw Her 3. U. of MIchigan ...... 13'/.1;· 6'h Tournament comprising the six ker with equal 5--1 scores. AU three 4. U. of Illinois ...... 11 . 9 ranking players in the state. Run man Zierke of Racine elected pres· were undefeated. Sigmond drew S. U. Of Chicago (B team) ...... 5'h-14'h ident, Dr. L . E. Young of Madison 6. Southern illinoIs U ...... 11f.z_181f.z ·ner·up with 4-1 was Berti! Westin with both Kandel and Whitaker; of Raleigh who drew with Bur· Kandel also drew with M. Pivar, It became evident in the early dick and Dr. A. M. Jenkins of BENHAM TAKES and Whitaker with R. McComas. rounds that a close race between Raleigh who placed third with Since Sigmond is a resident of and Chicago, Minnesota, Michigan, 3%-1%. Dr. Norman M. Hornstein Virginia, Kandel and Whitaker be lllinois was at band. In the third SO. JERSEY TITLE of Hope Mills finished fourth with Thomas Benham of Trenton tal came co·champions of Maryland. round, Michigan defeated Illinois Pete Henderson of the University Fourth to sixth with 4% ·Ph each 3·1 to knock the mini from the top of North Carolina fifth and Dan lied 6-1 to win the annual South group. Michigan's depth was too Jersey Chess Association Individ· were R. McComas, M. Pivar, and Diano of North Carolina State Col· ual Championship, losing no games Dr. B. Garfinkel, while seventh to much for the lllinois team led by lege sixth. The tourney was played USCF Master Paul Poschel. This but drawing with Lewis E. Wood eleventh with 4·2 each were C. in the public meeting room of the Cross, H. Heimlich, O. Hutaff, I. left the Wolverines with a eom\ News and Observer-Raleigh Times and Andrew Chressanthis. Placing manding lead. second, also with 6·1, was Andrew Zucker, and L. GUden. Gliden, 14, Bldg. at Raleigh and drew good Chressanthis of Philadelphia, rep was declared Junior Champion Minnesota scored a close win pUblicity and a number of specta resenting Camden, who also lost while Mrs. Krieg won the Woman's ~ver Chicago when Arturo Colon, tors. Stuart Noblin directed the title. The youngest pl·ayer was event. no games but drew with Benham the former Puerto Rican Champ. and Tom Jorgensen. Tied for third 12·year old S. Sloan who had to ion, drew with Mitchell Sweig. Chi with 5·2 each were Philip Selvaggi withdraw-but had an excellent )ago bounced hack, however, to win COHEN COPS of Moorestown and Lewis E. Wood reason (chicken·pox!). The tourna ~heir match with Michigan 2%-1% of Haddon Heights, while Leonard ment was held in the Jr. I.O.A.M. ;0 take the title. PHILA TITLE Streitfeld of Hammonton was fifth, Bldg. and was directed by William Dr. Max Cohen tallied 5¥.!-% to also with a 5·2 score. Sixth to C. Koenig. win the Metropolitan Philadelphia eighth with 4%-2% each were Gus champoinship, drawing with Attilio tave Krauhs of Trenton, Ewald U. S. JUNIOR DiCamillo who placed second, also Carlson of Camden, and Thomas 58TH U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP with 5¥.!-%. Third and fourth with Jorgensen of Wildwood Crest. The 4·1 each in the 22-p!ayer Swiss were Junior title went to Frank DiEian CHAMPIONSHIP July 8-14, 1957 Gilbert Raich and Mrs. Mary D. ca of Atlantic City with 3lh-3lh Selensky. Scoring 3%-llh were G. score while Herbert A. Wright August 5·17. 1957 San Francisco. Calif. Marcus, S. Geller, D. SCiarretta, V. with 4-3 won the Class B prize. D. Smith, Jr. and W. A. Ruth. D. A. The event, held at Hammonton, Cleveland. Ohio Giangiulio directed. was directed by Lewis E. Wood, DUKE TEAM TOPS Finish It The Clever Way! b, Edm •• d N~h SOUTH COllEGES Po/ilio)) No. 201 POtiliol! N o. 102 By FREDE RICK H. KERR E. Nash 'Is. J . Galvins M. Stark 'IS. E. Nash Col/t,t Lift Ediu" Wnshington, 1957 Washington, 1957:-_ The host Duke University team ~ won the 1957 Southern Intercolleg· Conti"tl,d 6., iate Team Championship with a Frederick H. KeN' 16%.3% scor e. Tied for second were Georgetown University and All college clubs and playars a re urged 10 send nlt"'S Items to Frederick the University of North Carolina. H. Kerr, 1776 Si mple I!:oild, ALLlsDn 1. Oukll u niversity •..•...... •.... 16V'· 3th Park, Pennsylvilnla. 2. Georgetown Un,venity ...... 13V.· 61/lt 2. un'\ler. of North Carolln' ._.13'h· 6'12 HYS W. HAYS, Eliot S. Hearst, 4. U. S. Naval A(.Id. tA Te.rn )._. 71Jt.121/lt R and Harold M. Phillips have S. Un ivarsily Of Rkhmond ..•. ._ . ' 1/lt. I31/J been appointed to the Advisory 6. U. S. N ... "I And. (8 T ..m) .... 2'12.17'h The A tcam of the Unitcd States Board of the Intereollegiate Chess Naval Academy took an early Icad League of America. All are former by defeating the B team from An· presidents of the League. napolis 3·1. In the second round The University of Dlinois champ· Georgctown took a half.point lead ionship was won by J. J. Jackson as the top three teams won their with a score of 7 Ih ·"h in a twenty matches 4·0. Duke beat the Navy live player Swiss. USCF Mas~er B team 4'() to take the lead after Paul Poschel finished second With OTH positions above occurred in the District of Columbia chess the third round. Georgetown was 6.2. Next were Karl Simon, Valdis B championship tournament, in progress as this is being written. second with 91h. gamc points to Turns and Eriks Leitis with 5·3. What is amusing abOllt Position No. 201 is that a nationally rated master Duke's 10. 'rhe Blue Devils in· poschel scored an overwhelming had looked at it ,l11d declared it a "dead draw"; so I heard later. How· creased their lead by scoring 2'h· victory in the rapid·transit champ ever, a two·move combination decides; Black resigned after White's l'h over Georgetown, and took the ionship with 19th·lf.!. Tums and third move. title by beating the Richmond Zabin werc second and third. Position No. 202 belongs In an entirely different class; it is higllly Spiders 4-0. or thc twenty·four players in the instructivc because of the fine points invo lvcd. By a fantastic coinci· Thc wining Duke team included 1957 Midwest Inter.University Team dence this position, 'like Position No. 176, was an adjourned postion Donald Burdick, William Chapman, Tournament, fourteen were USCF (W hite had sealed the move B(N8)·B4). Many hou rs of analysis showed David Moy, and Jamcs Connelly. masters and experts. Since the 1957 that there's no way fOI" Black to save his Queen Roo k Pawn: however, Burdick, the West Virginia Champ· Intercollegiate will be held in Eric, analysis also showed that Black's loss of tile QRP is not fatal if both een ion, and Zollan Szabo of George· Pennsylvania, more midwesterners ter pawns are off the board, for then the Black King and Knight ean town had the best record on fi rst will be able to participate than ever prevent the advance of the Wh ite QRP! The beauty of this position board, 4'h·'h. Second·board honors before. Competition between East it is in fnct an endgame composition in esscnce-is in the way Black went to Malcolm Clark of North and West will be keen. achieves his purpose. As the game was played ou t, all the points men· Carolina and William Chapman of Fordham University defeated the tioned are H1 us trated (see solution). Duke with 4·1. Hank Wolff of University of Pennsylvania 3·1 in a For solutions, please turn to page eight Georgctown scored 5·0 on thil·d match held at the Marshall Chess Send .If eontributlons for thll column to Edmund Nuh, 1530 28th PlaeR, '.11. board. and Mike Atheneos of North Club in New York City. Wnhinglon 20. D. C. Carolina did the same at the last FORDHAM PENNSYLVANIA table. A. Said)' 1 R. Cantor (I W. Hlgler 0 T . Levine 1 w. Walker J 1.. Dlnneutcln 0 SMITH :CAPTURES I. TOUl 1 C.·MacNamara 0 John R. Beitling won the Greater 11·3 score. losing one game each Several other matches were play Kansas City Championship with a to J. Allen, K. Steege, and G. M. CCCl INDIVIDUAL ed at tbe end of the school year. Banker. Second with 9·5 was John Phil Smith of Fresno scored 3th· Columbia U. 7 ~ U.S. ~ U lltary A. 'h Allen, while thir:d place went to * to win the Central California Columbia U. 4 Yeshiva U. 1 Chess League Individual Cham· Columbl"- U. 8 Lone: I1land U. 1 a newcomer, Donald Seifert, with Colunlbus YMCA Ohlo State U. 4'f.t HAVE YOU R TOURNAMENTS Slh·5lh. Dan Allen with 8lh·5lh pionship at Oakdale, drawing one ,~ 1 OFFIC IA LLY RATEO was fourth on S·B points in the game with William C. Haines. Sec· U. of nllnols !)'h Peoria C. C. 2 h a· player double·mund finals, fol· ond to lifth with equat 3-1 scores U. Of Ullnols 6 Purdue U. 01 New Regulatio1l3 lowing a aO·p layer Swiss prelimi. we re William C. Haines of Sac· The "Chess for Fun" program on Effective Mar ch I, ·1955 nary. Bill Ward directed the event. ramento, J. C. Scheuerman, also WOSU.TV at Ohio State University Tournaments, malches (Individua l of Sacramen to, Robert Leigh of sponsored a double blindfold match o r 'urn; round robin or Swln) are Stockton, and Meredith E. Mat· between James Schroeder of the r" l""blll wh~n spoon,or"" by USCF afllll.,,,,, organizations, If playRd tingly of Lodi. Haines lost no Columbus YMCA Chess Club and under FIDE Laws, direcled by a Scoring 51f.! ·J,li, Walter Jursevskis games but drew with Smith and Daniel Fidlow of Ohio. Tim An· compotent Offic;;}I, and played II of North Bumaby retained the Brit Mattingly: Scheuerman and Leigh derson operated a demonstration time limit of not more .han 30 ish Columbia championship in a both lost to Smith; and Mattingly board and commented on the moves movel per hour. The .nnual championsh ip t Durn.. 14-player Swiss tourney. Placing drew with Haines and Hans P. Mor· for the benefit of the television ment Df .n USCF Club Chap'er .nd second. with only a loss to the win· tenson. Capt. E. B. Edmondson of audience. tho annu.l championship t ourn.... ner. was Howard rudout of Van Mather AFB directed the event. Thl"ee Ohio Slate tearns qualified ment o r any USC" IIflJlialo who-se By·LiWI provide tna ••11 iI, m.m· couver with 5-1. Just prior to the for the finals of the Greater Colum ber, mut t b. USCI' members alto championship event, Jursevsk.is tal· bus Chess League. The O.S.U. Grad· are reted without char". lied 11 ·1 in a 12-ooard simultaneous uate Team, Undergraduate Team, All olher eligibl~ even.s "r, raled exhibition 3t the New Westminster Robin Ault, 16·year-old Cran· and Faculty Team will compete only If official ropDr' of event Is acco mpanll d by • rern ith nc. cov· Chess Club, drawing with Arthur ford High student, was the sole against the Battelle Team for the orlng a nllng fee of 10e per game Arrow and J. Grabekils. vietor in a 26-player simultaneous championship. for all ,.rnes adu.lI~ played In the exhibition given by U.S. Champion Robert Sobel of Temple Univer' contils'. ( In a Swb. one-half t ha Arthur Bisguier in Maplewood, N.J. number Df "Iaye" tlme$ th. num· sity scored 8-3 in a simultaneous at bar of rounds rtpre,enls to.,,1 Petre Sager of Leonia · High and the annual banquet of the Phila gameS played if no byes or forfell$.) With the transferring of New Louis Somma of East Orange High delphia Chess Association. His only NOlt lhtlt 10, 1<,,1'·n, fu ptr glmll Mexico State Champio n Carl Free· drew against the master. . The ex· loss was to Dr. M. Cohen. U ,eI!tettd I'Dm ,,/I p/trytrl, ..lullHr man of Sandia Base overseas, the hibition was spollSOrcd by' the Es· New clubs have been formed at USCF mt mbtr< Dr " 01. tournament committee of the AI· sex County Secondary Schools Oregon State College an d. the Uni· Ratings will be published period· buquerque YMCA Chess Club, Chess League, which now compris. Ically 0' "II par' iclpanh In all USCF· versity of Toledo. The Kmght Club R"ted events. whIch conducted the State Tourna· es of eight schools engaged in 5- of Toledo is interested in arranging Officia l rating forms should ment, have resolved that Jack man team league competition. matches with other colleges for Show of Albuquerq\le shall be rec President of the League is Jack be secu~d in advllnc.e from: next year. Write to Glen lXluble, ognized as New Mexico State Cham· MacDonough, teacher in Columbia 5586 Monroe Street, Sylvania, Ohio. Montgomery Malor pion. High, Maplewood, while vice-presi· 123 No. Humphrev Avenue dent is U.S. Expert Stanley Win· Oak Par k. IllInol, Milwauk ee Chess Found ~ tion; A re port o n past activities and a d iscun loD ters, teacher at Livingston High. U,S, INTERCOLLEGIATE Do """ .rilt 10 Dlhn USC! ot ruture IllDllS formed the larO':I.' part .,f!kkIU fflr Ihnt r • By SAMUEL BARON and MORTON SIEGEL e~ e'6 .,lit 3n nWYo"/' A Ferocious Draw! By Aben Rudy IUS game. Keres-Walter, is (rom the team match between the USSR N BRIEF; We noted with keen T and Swiuer land in the fin als of the Chess Olympics at Moscow last I disappointment the leiter of year. Although the game ended in a draw, it was by no means a level Prcsident Frank Graves Iln nounc· struggle. as fi rst one side and then the ot her had the advantage. U there ing thc withdrawal of the Chess is a moral victor in this game, it is undoubtedly the young Swiss, Edgar Olympics from the Uni ted States. Walter , who outplayed his famous opponent early in the game, and then Whose letter will appear next?? later. when he had lei his adva ntage slip, held him even through many . . . A four game match has been a perilous situation. W31tcr also r,ieserves credit for his enterpr ising arranged to decide finally who will sacrifice of the exchange. This is not to say that Keres did nothing be the fifth member of thc team at all in the game. On the conlrary, he came up with many sparkling con· that will represent our country ceptions. This is a gll me Ihllt docs credit to both players, a game which in the World Students Team Tour· extended both sides to the utmost, and a game full of fascinating posi· ney. the choice is betwecn Robert tions. Sobel and Ronald Gross .. . Warn· • P.B$ ing to those intending to visit SICILIAN DEFENSE ",p ".>0 . P·K5 ,.. ,...... , New Yo rk this summl'r-it is safer MCO: palla 292, colum n 139 U. KI.B4! p" 35. Q.tt. ch R· I(, Internat ional Team Matchel n . "" 36. Q·96 ...... to place you r arm in a lion's den ." tha n to shake hands with Oscar MOIC OW, 1956 The pr ecedln, .. xehange8 have brou,ht AI a r esult of his two s urprt~ln , ahots about a basic change In the posltlon . lmo\"e' 33 and 3 ~ ) wh ic h took Black Freedman. This ex·wrestler will Whlle BliCk The p3\\"n posillon Is no longe r rluld. some" 'hal hy lurprlse. White hal gotten kill you ... Poets and playw rites. P. KE RES E. WA L.TE R Now the pieces strive to liIke up dom· a much needed bruthln, s pace. (Time tradi tional inhabitants of Green· (USSR) ($wlturllnd j inatlng pOSitions, and It will be noted p reuure mlly h.,·e been a factor .) Bis ek 1. P·K4 P.oII 4 Ihat Black b sUU In the lead In thla no longer hDi D win. T he eame Is . UIl wich Village CoUC(!· Houses. are 2. Kt·K2 ...... part of the stnlg,le . f e r ~lou.ty dlrrlcult, however. yielding grou nd to the onrushing A ("vor lte syslem of Ker cs·. He retains 23...... R·K2 36...... a ·R51 stcps or the chessplayer. Sidewalk Ihe opUon ot pllyln, the elo.ed varia· 24. P·A: S 36 ...... QxQ; 37. BxQ, R·QI; 38. P.Q7 chess cafes are now t h~end in lion (with P·Ql) Or of advand n, P.Q4 Kerel Is a nxious to snatch some Inllla. followed by 39. R·K I b not ,ood for this Bohemian section of New ~lIhe r Immediately. or a rter P.KKI3. live on the Q·slde of the board, but by Blaek. Ill' dectdct to fight for a win 8 ·Kt2 and 0 ·0 . this n,o\·., he gives Black a tactic.. and , Iv ... s up a pawn. York ... Surprise of the Mon th: 2. . ..•.... P .., opportunity which young Waller d oc, 31 . QxKtP Kt·K5 Victor Guala sacrificed a piece l . P·KKtl Kl.Qlll nOI overlook . lI. 1I: .R2 P·1U1 and wo n. It happened in the Met 4. II·Kt2 P·I(Ktl This I I,"ong pa ..' n Is Blaek'i only r.,· League match between the Mar· 5. 0-0 8 -1(12 malnlng t rump. A. • n>aller of fact, 6. P.QII3 P· 1(4 White must now play ... ery well to avoid shall A team and the Manhattan Black do.,. nol wa nt to arrive at a 105lng himself. Resen'es. Our good friend Allen In pa llSlve polltlon such u occur red )9. Q·'71 ...... K:lUfma n was his victim ... Ru Keres-PUnlck. Amsterdam, 195&. when mors persist that Dr. Reuben Fine White achieved P-Q4 easily (for example. T hrCltenlna: 40. SxKI. RxB; 41. RxB!. and 6 ...... Kt-B.1; 7. P-Q4). QxR; 42. QxP ch. K·R ]; 43. P·Q7 will desist (rom observing ches wina (43 ...... Q.Q5; U . Q·KB eh). 7. KI·ltl I(KI.K2 playe rs under his psychologica. t . KI ·1I2 39...... Kt.o11 microscope long enough to play " ·Q41 40. R"II QxR Aftcr B...... 0 ·0, 9. P·Q4 White haa the some tournament chess again ..• Inltlallve. But now BlaCk haa a r rtved Not 40 ...... QxQ; 41. PxQ. KtxR; 42. The chess clubs are overflowing fl rsl In the center. Walter hal found R·QD4 and wlnl. a good melhod ot combltin, Kerel ' with junior members who are ,·arlatlon. relatives of well·known chess ex· , . P-Q3 0-0 perts. Julius Gre5ser. SOil of U.S. '0. Kt.K3 ,... Women's Champion Gisella Gres· 10...... B·K3 Is perfcdly , ood, but ser. and Hamilton Fish, nephew Black II already atrivtng f or m ore. of Fred Reinleld, immediately 11. Kt.oS ...... come to mind ... Is it true th. t The Knight II awkwardly plleed here, 24...... 8·K141 T h ru te nlng ...... , B.RS. Sara GQOdman is for ming an as· but 11 . PxP . KPxP Ia rilJky for White sociation to be known as "Chesso IS the Black Q'llde majorily comea for. 25. II: ·QKI2 lI: / l·K l wsrd very quickly. For (nl ta nee: 11. PXP, Threate nln!: ...... , R·KII ch. holies' Anonymous"? ... Dr. Dan· KPxP; 12 . Kt-B2. P·B5; or 11. PltP. iel Beninson, poss ibly the strong· KPxP, 12. KI.B4, P-QKt4. 26. KI.KI2 .... 27. R·lll 8 .KI6 est nOlI·tournament player in the 11...... P ili P 21. B.KI5 ...... world. recently demolished ana· Playing to ex ~ a weakness on White'. Q3, I nd In this sense bctter than 11 . White II sorely pressed by I h ... threats tionally known chess master 1().1 ...... B.K3 ; 12. P-QB4. of ...... KI·Kt4 and ...... Kt·JU. He in skittles competition . .. The fo l· rtgu rea th.1 only acUv... p lay .... n .... ve lowing chcssplayers have becn 12. Px " K'IIII( I him now. 13. PxKt Kt·K2 (Continued on Page 7, col. 2) 14. Q.Kll ...... 21...... Kt-KI4 2t. Q·Rl While ..-old, p.QB4 bce.UIC of ...... The . dJourned polltlon. White has two moves thllt to win orrha nd: 41. 15. R.KII , PxP; 16, QxP , Kt·B4 _m P·K5; While may have Inte nded 29. Q.Kt4. 8 ·86 Ind 41 . P.Q7 . But neither or the m Ihreatenlng ...... KI.q3 Ind ...... B·84. KlxQP"?!; 30. BxR! But now h e f el!he. PAUL MORPHY .du i lly d ocl! 14...... KI.1I4 that On ~ . Q.KI4 the answer ...... B. Centennial Tournament lS. P.oII:4 I(t.o.J III ~ Is 100 strong. T he quee n will be If 41. a·oo, Q.QBS! (detentt. KB2 and n . Q.Rl ... 1(" trapped. Ihr..-alenl male); 42. R.B], R·KBI; 43. Yankton. S.D. 17. R-Q l ...... P.Q7. K t · K t6 ~ ; 44 . P.QII{Q). KlxR; 4S. n ...... KhrllPIi Q·Q I. I(I·Q8! and wins, August 21-September 2 White would like 10 undermine B] ack', An e nte rpr ising 5i\crtflee of the ... If 41 . P·Q7 . KtxR; 42. B·86!, KtxP eh W HO CA N P L. AY : Open to all solid pawn It ruelure on th e Q •• lde. He IThe .....In g reaource): 43. PxKt (not 43. eha nge. T he crisis Is at hind. t>1~yers. .: ... cry p arllcip. n l recel"e. holds In r eadlneu the break p .R,S Ind U . QxKt , Q.QBeh; )(I.KI, RxKteh; 4S. ~ P aul Morphy Gold Cenlennlal nOw with Ihe lexl mo,'e preparel a lO. BxR BxP eh K.Kt2. R·I(t8 ch ; 46. K·R3 . Q.R4eh; 47. Me dal. pou lble P·Q4 . 31. K · 1I:1 ... Q·R4 , Q·a4 e h and m . lel), Q-Q8 eh; U . 32. R-Q2 ...... PRI ZES: 1.t prlu: $250 plu. tro 17 ...... K·R2 , Q·R4 cr. ; 45. Kt-R4, Q·K7 eh and draw•• phy; 2nd: $]50; 3rd: $1 5, 4th; $50, Absolulely forced. The threat was ...... 51h : $25; 6th; $15 ; 7th : $10 . •'urlh er PrevenUng P·Q4 . Kt·R5. So Ke rel ma ke. a sharp third choice, ~pccl~ t priZe! for top player from 11. R·R2 QII.Rl 32...... B.Kt2 a O1o .. e which r elalna m ost o( the win. Soulh Dakota, and 11 apecial pri!C tor nl ng chanCe!. Again dlr ecled against P'Q4 , Ind also Now th reat!'nlng ...... each 10 pa rtlclpanls. thru tenlng on his part ...... P· K~ . 41. QxP chi ...... ENTRY FEE: 55 plus USCF me mo 33. P.o6 bershlp ($5) from non· members. W ith polnl that ...... , KxQ; , ". R·B2 ...... W HE RE : Holel Charlel Gurney, ( See diagram top next column ) B.Q~ mate! So Iha t he can anawe r ...... P. K ~ '" " Yankton, S.D. 20. PxP, KtxP; 21. 8·Kt2. Safer was ...... , R·KI. But Black did not ...... K· Rl Send your entries 10: see Whlte'li r e ply. P", ,.. , MRS. NANCY GURNEY I'...... , HOTEL CHAR LES GURNEY Now IJI'ck aceml IO.. ell off again. He 20. P·83 .~ ..... 34. PxP' mus t wI n the QP. Or d ocs he1 YANKTON. 50. DAKOTA By a l temptlng to th,,'art Black" I d· A surprlsln, resource. If now ...... )(1. T YPE OF TOURNEY: 6 or more 43. II: ·KlI vince of the KP, While leACM the ae K5, 35. QxP! and White wins. (Not, rd Swls.~; 1st rd Ita r ts a t 12:30 p.m . thity of hll pleen atln further a nd livn howe .. er. 35. PxP? BxQ: 36. P ·R&(QI eh, Forced a nd forcln,. em Saturday. August 311t. Blick the opportunity to puib hla QBP R·K ]; 37. QxB. KtxJt; 38. R·B2. KtaB; with advantage. 39. IbKt, Q:lP with a WIn lor Black.) (Continued on Page 7, c ~1. 1) -- Vol. Xl, Number 19 over time demonstrated its incompetence that drastic eriti June 5, 1957 cism ",,; becomes permissable. • 4) : ~ ;. :',~ of the a bove, it becomes possible to set Publ n bed I"1I1e1! • month on the 5th . 00 20th by THE other vt J( the USCF, based upon the program dis· FEDERATION . Entered lOS ~ooo cl.uiP rnalUlr Sept.embe.r , It Dllbuqu., lo"a, IIDder the act of March g, 111'19. cussed in 1953 (a program never put into erred because Editor : MONTGOMERY }!AJOR or the calamities of New Orleans, 1954). Some of these PO STMA$TIR: PI.. se r. hI,n undell .... r.bl. copl" wit h Form 35" to K.nn..... limited were: H.rXnln, USCF Bulln.,1 Manlglr, 10 Ellt 111t! Stru t, New York 3, N. Y. o,f U$..CF memhlrship by Idve rtiling .nd direct By grim I "c ) Deve lopm. nt of Montgomery Malar d) Developm. nt of eJ R.vlslon 0' mo re recent developm. nts Chess. II these limited are served conscie ntiously, chess in the USA will find itself apprO -. [0 "·f w t'/ nt$lJ~'" Page 5 \t~eS5l..1 ~ ]rmt5,19'7 "Simple and decisive; after the SACCHIC DIALOGUES trade of Rooks, Black soon resigns ---on move 32, to be exact. "Lastly, lest you think only Alek· By "HIPPONAX" hine had such strategical meth· ods under copyright, let me show you what a not-sa-famous master STIi RK can do in the same unexpected vein. Let's look at Landau·Van The Virtues of Inexpectation Docsburgh, Hilversum, 1940. The NE of the principal weaknesses of your game, aside {rom your lack position after fourteen moves is O of talent," remarked Kl cinerteufel, "is the fact that your attack interesting but does not suggest is obvious at all times. By the time you have marshaUed your pieces to that an overwhclming avalanche Is your satisfaction, your opponent already knows precisely what you plan overhanging unsuspecting Black. to do and has had ample time to prepare his defenses. If you had sent him II polite note of your intentions in advance, he CQuid not be more VAN COE5BURGH forewarned. But do not blush, you are no more inept in your strategy --:- than most club players." I was not blushing, being by DOW inured to Kleinerteufel's blunt discourses, but I saw no point in indicating this fact. Instead I hastily bit into my dou,ghnut belore he could seize it from my plate, for his had already vamshed in two enormous bites. And my strategy with the doughnut was rewarded by a mournful and reproachful glance from those St. Bcrnardian brown eyes. So disconcerting in fact, that I hastily ordered more doughnuts and coffee. "Take Alekhlne," said ArisUdes pated blow, Alekhine unveils the >S . P·Kt3 Kleinerteufel didactically, taking Q-Q6 decisive King·side attack he has ". Q.B4 two doughnuts as he spoke. "Did been building behind the quiet ". Q-87 he telegraph his intentions in ad structure of his position: "Black". ca nnot trade Queens, be· vance? Did he forewarn his oppo 16. B-K4! ing a piece down. nent of an impending King-s ide "There is no adequate answer. 29. Q·R6 RltSlgns onset? No. Rather he sought to If 16. ___• P-KR3; 17_ BxP, p.B4; "Then, there is that brilliancy, divert attention to other possible 18. Q-Kt5, Q-B2; 19_ BxKIP, QxB; Alekhine . Rubinstein. Carlsbad. LANDAU objectives, so that the fi rst trum 2{1_ QXQ ch, KxQ; 21. R-Q7 ch, [01· 1923. For all of White's positional 15. Rxl(tl BxR pet of his onset came as an un lowed by 22_ BxB. And if 16...... , superiority. where is any evidence 16. Ktxl(lch PxKt expected and stunning blow. P-Kt3; 17. B-B6, KtxR; 18. BxKl of preparation for an impending 17. 1 USCF MEMBERS: Submit 70;/1' btlt g ...." /0, Ihis tltp.ttmetll til JO HN w.. 5. Kt·Bl. PxF; 8. P·K4. p.B4) is more The often used cOlltlnuation; 9. ~~.~ .• COLLINS. 91 i.<"0'J/ R....tI. B,ook/,II 26. N. Y. SPMt Mil' IimittJ. M,. C.WIU .;II d ynamtc. B-K3. spedall), l u,gested by ByrDe. 5. Kt.B, " . KR3 Evans. ete. • b UloIlc": 1) WhIle developa u /tel Iht mOIl i"'~rtllin, ,,,,J in$nuClin /0' puMitdtioll. Unffll ot/".,..;sr ft4l,J Il0l#1 6. 8·R4 "·B3 with lempo his ot herwise weall: wh.lte 10 s"mu II" by M,. Coffilll. Luker'a Defense 15 6 . .. __ .. • O.(); 7. p. n ... ld Bishop. ford n, at the ..m e tim.. CLUB CHESS iN MISSOURI 41 ...... R.Qk h SO. K·R3 •• R K3. Kt.K5 . Black's Queen to leave the Import.llt O. Qx R QxQc h 51. R·Kt7,h K·Ktl 1. P·K3 Q Kt.Q2 diagonal QI·R4; 2) White ill hnmel1\.l.tely PHILlDOR'S DEFENSE 4' . K.R2 Q.Q7ch 52. Rx" Qx KP 8. R·Bl 0..0 able to oxchanlc ~hc ,1.rong Black MCO: p.ga 132 Advancin, the. RP wllu t oo. •• B·Q3 " ,8 41 Bishop on Kt2: 3) In the endgame (even Downtown Y.M.C.A. Club 53. R.·O B1 Q.Q' ch Thi.s lOSe! a tempo and retl.llt. In an middle g$me) the dOUbled Black pawns Cha m pion sh ip Black can win the Rook with 53 ...... _ .• Isolated QP. The more prosaic 9 ••.• _. . , are weak. A lew examples lllul lrate Q.8lI eh; U. K.KI2, Q:(P eh; ~. K·B1, PxP; lind 9. .... _... P·R3; .... dea:rly the"" Idenl: 9. _. __ .• B-K3; 10. KtxB. St. Louis, 1956 Q·KI8 eh; SII. K.B2, Q·R7 ch. !Klunde r. PxKt; 11. 1(8.84. White Blad< 54. K·Kt4 Q..QSch 57. RxP Q x Pc h 10. BPXP KtxP 12. l(, xK' Q·R4ch I) I I. _•.•.•. • Q·Q2 ; 12. 8-KRG (a) 12. J . $AitAR C. M. 8URTON SS. K.RS QxlSPch st. K·Kt' QxAth 11. B.Kt3 " xl" 13. 1(.8 1 __' . ._. __ , BxB; 13. QxB. QR.BI; 14. p.KR4 I . P.K4 P·K4 56. K·R' Q.Kts 13. Q.Qz, QxQ ch: (13. _.. QAKt; 14- with the Immed.late threat of P·R3. U 2. K •• K83 P003 Black prd"",.. 10 win the Kin, and PaWl!. B-QB4) 14. KxQ. PlCKt; 1$. KUP• ...urel 13. _..• .•. • Kt-QR4. then U. B-Q3. b\lt If 3. 8·8 4 ...•.... endln,. Other WIDS are ."ailabl!! with While the better endln,. 13•• . ___ • Kl-X4 t beD If. J3...Kt.3. (b) 12. 3. p.Qol hi the usual move. The opening 53...... K·KI2; and "._ .. _.... • Q.Q5 ch. 13 •.. __ .. Px Kt .... _..• Kt-K4; a. B·KU. QR.BI; 14. p.KR4. no ....· becf;>mes /I ctO$5 between a Giuoco 59. KxQ K·B'l , 2. K· B3 P·R4 The chan~J .re about e"en after 13. Kt-BS; 13. BxKt. Rl 26. P· R4 27. KtxP 32. " x8 Like another move. 28. PxKt 33. P x P qulckll'. 19. Kt / ).Q4 34. II:.·K3 ...... If 23 . ....• _., PXP; 24. PXP, B.g2; " . P·KS! 30. P.kt3 8 ·Kt4 wins. And alter U • .. ~ ••.•• 8·Kt4; (perhaps " 34. PXP! R·Kt5 chi 3$. K.BI. B-R3 eh; the best try) 24. PxB. 8 ·Ja ch; 25. K·Rl. No.,.. the tempo ,lined (by not taking 36. KI.}{2. Q·R7; wins. B1IR / '; 28. Kt·K7 ch. K·Kt2; 27. R·Kl! 34...... R. KUeh the pawn on .KU) I. deels1vl!. White appea,.. 10 have a wlnnln, attack. 21 . PXBPC" 8 x " 24 • • XB R/ S·BS I 35. K'Bl B·R3ch 2~ . PxBI Kxlt 36. P·8 4 ._ •.• _ 21. KI.KtT B·KI' 25. Kt-JU 25. P x P R.KKtI 12. B..Q3 BxP I If 36. Kt·K2. Q·R7; wllu: and It 36. K.Kl. [( !S...... Q·Kt2; 26. P·Kt7. BxP; 27. R·K18 mnte. Q·R7 eh. X·KI4; 28. Q.R4 mite. Certatnly not 25. QxQ, RxB mite. The 36...... P x P 26. Px P ...... other possibility Is 2.5. Kt-B3. hut alter Billek threatens to wi nthe Queen with A voracioul Pawn this! RxKt; 26. QxR (or 26. Pl