• ess 1 e -4ntl!rica ~ eked:! Copyrtght 1154 by Unlted Stet., VoL IX. No.5 Friday, November 5, 1954. i"s Cents CONN STATE ASSN. FIDE PROVIDES USCF AFFILIATE FOR 19S5 EVENTS Conduci.-ed by Most recent acquiSition to the Meeting at Amslerdam, the FIDE RUSS ELL CHAUVENET uscr family oC affiliated chess or· General Assembly made a number END solutions to Position No. ganizations is the Connecticut State o( important decisions, many of S 148 to Russell Chl.luycnet, 721 Chess Association, formerly known which were morc important to the Gist Ave., Silver Spring, Mary­ as the Connecticut Chess League. chess organizer and mastcr player land, by Decemher 5, 1954. This Ol'gani:t.ation, which conducts (han to thc average enthusiast. Position No. 148 the Con necticut State Champion· Supplements' No. 3 and No. 4 With your solution, please ship and other events, changcd its were approved as addenda to the send analysis or reasons supporting name to the more appropriate ti· Laws of Chess with two changes in your choice as "Best Move" or Ue of State Association at the an· wording, and at last the chess code moves. nual meeting at which it also vot! oUidaUy covers postal and tele· $Oh"l1o" to Position No. 148 wilt 'p_ ed for USCF affiliation. President graphic notation, and provides {or pur in th' December 20 issft. of the Association is Elliot S. Wolk, blind players in tournament com· NOTE: Do no/ plaer ,oililion, 10 f_ 34 Mansfield Apts., Storrs, Conn. petition. This last was a provision Ixui/ion, .,n Gne Cf Jllrl! 10 indicate strongly recommended by CHESS (O'7t(l lIum~r of po,ititln bring ,oIreJ, ANDERSON TOPS LIFE when the new code was in .... J $;"'11' ""mil' 'lilt! .JJ,ts, 0/ ~fyn. thc first stages of being prepared . BD TWO PLAYERS Wbile rejceting the proposal or In the recent International Team West Germany to restore the 30· MAST ERS NAMED WISCONSIN TEAM Matches at Amsterdam, Canadia n move rule on agreed draws, tlle BY FI DE ASSEM BLY Co-oChamplon FTank R. Andcrson Assemhly strongly endorsed dis· TOPS MINNESOTA of Toronto with 13 wins, 2 losses The United State!; was recog· Playing without the services of approval of short., agreed draws, and 2 draws for 82.47 pcr~ n t was calling upon FroE Grandmasters nized in the recent FIDE Congress State Champion Averill Powers awarded a Dutch delll plaque as at Amsterdam by the conferring of and International Masters to set and other strong Milwaukee play· the top scorer on Board Two. On an example to other players. titles upon several outstanding ers (Kujoth, Kampars, Kraszewski, Board One World Champion 'M. American players. Isa"c Kasbdan of etc.), a Wisconsin team eked out Botvinnlk took the top honors with The Women's candidates Tourna· California was at last rccogni7.ed a 191,2·16% vidory over a l\rinne-­ 77.3%; Barcza of Hungary with ment lor 1955 was awarded once as .1Il InternatiQnal Grand Master sota team led by Curt nrasket and 77 % wns high man for Board again to Moscow; the World Junior (an honor thal CHESS LIFE has Slate Champion K. Pederson in an Three; Kercs with the phenomenal Championship for 1955 was sct {or long claimed his due), Arthur W. encounter at LaG:rosse, Wis. Bras­ 96.2% outshone all other on Board France or Belgium with Canada Dake of Oregon was recognized as ke l and Pederson tallied victories Four; Kotov as 1st Reserve had selected 'for 1957. The World Team an International Master, and our respectively over Hugh Myers (for. 71.3%; and Bernstein of France as Tournamcnt will be held in Mos­ "dean of American Chess" Her­ merly of flIinois 'but now a Racine 2nd Reserve with 70%. n14l nn ~elms was proclaimed an resident) and J. Grkavae on boards , cow in 1946. Internalional Judge (or referee). one and two. 101 . Surgies of Wiscon· The 1955 FIDE Assembly will The only American player denied si n drew with~ W. Kaiser on board K. R. SMITH WINS meet in t he USSR as first choice, his application lor recognition was three, while Dr. G. Koelsclle swin· Norman 1'. Whitaker of Shadyside, died A. Eto of Wisconsin out of COUNT·Y EVENTS failing that in Sweden, or failing .Potd:, whose application was not what seemed an easy victory on K. R. Smith of Texas, who has that in Luxembourg. Suggcstions approved by the FIDE Qualifica­ board four. Scoring 5'h-Ph on t he been serving in the Armed J:o~ orces lor Women's Team Championship in England fo r the past three tions CommiUcc. (The announce­ nrst sevell boards, Minnesot.a. lost were tabled for the 1955 Assembly. ment in "Chess" that illr. Whit.a.kcr through lack of sll-ength 011 the years, expects to return to thc was nominated an International lower ·boards. USA this November. He will bring Master is incorrect.) back with him the Lancashire County and Manchcstcr titles in UNITED STATES Others receiving recognition by • addition to his already reported co­ CHESS FEDERATION FIDE were: International Grand­ ROUTINE SETTLED ehampicnship or the SaUord In· masters: W. Unzicker ' CW. Ger­ OFF ICERS FOR MASTER EVEN T vitational in which he sharcd (irst P,nHlmt Frank R. Gra".., many), G. Barcza (Hungary), G. place with International Master R. 20'1 Fu", & Ho"" Stoltz (Sweden), L. Pachman (Czecb­ Since Dr. Reuben Fine cannot Bldg., Ft. Wor th, T ell. compete, the Lessing J . Rosenwald G. Wade. oslovakia). Intcrnational Musters: T'~.JJ .. rtr WIlliam M. Byl.nd Trophy tournament will be a six At Manchester in a 28·player 32... · L aton" A .... Dr. F. Ilohatirchuk (CD nada), R. Swiss, Smith tallied 7·2, losing one Pittsbu rgh U, P •• Toran Albel'o (Spain), G. KJuger player double round rohin evcnt with Reshevsky, U.S. Champion game to runner·up C. llillon, and Major J . B. Holt (Hune-ll ry), JJ. Bouwmeester 3nd H . drawing with D. Crllyson in third Long B ..c h .. I, Kramer (Holland), 1. Balanel (Rou· Arthur Bisguier, former U. S. Sar'lote, Fl •• Champion Larry Evans, Donald and place and .T. Pollitt. Hilton was sec­ M~mkr6hip K.n neth H.rltne" mania), V. Korlchnoi, N. Mejmet­ t3 B.rrow Sfr•• 1 Robert Byrne, and George Kramer ond with 61f~·2lh, while third to . Secret'"' dinov, R. Kholmov, a nd S. Furman as the participants. sixth with 6-3 each were Grayson, New York 14, N.Y. (USSR), B. Ivkov (Yugoslavia). In· F . Whitham, E. Ansell, and A. Hoi· V;u·P,uidenu ternatiOllill Judges: II. Golom.hek J:o~ irst round will be on Dec. 19th land. Rhys W. Hays M'1I P, .. ey (Grcat Ur itain), L. Szabo und Dr. at 2:30 p.m. at Manhattan Chess In the Lancashire Counly Cham· N ew Y ork, N.Y. New York, N.Y. A. L. Club; 2nd rd. Dee. 20th at 7:30 p.m. Vajda (Hungary), Penco pionship, an 8"'plllyer round robin, A. Wyatt Jones Will, Whit, Owens (Italy), Dr. S. Herseth (Nol'way), A. at Manhattan C.C.; 3rd rd Dec. 21 Smith scored 5Ih·Ph, losing onc Shr e"eport, I .', A"on L.ke, O. Nagler (Switzerland), I. Bondarev· at 7:30 p.m. at Manhattan C.C.; game to runner·up Gerald A·bra· E. T . Mc:Co r ",lc:C Or. H . J. Ralston - sky (USSR). 4th rd Dec. 22 at Manhattan C.C. hams, the wcU·known chess aulhor E . Orlnge, N.J . $. n Frlncls<;o, Cal. at 7:30 p.m.; and 5th r d. Dec. 23 who was runner-up in the 1954 Phil J . Mary Dr. Bel. ROU' Automatically as result of tour· Cincinnati, O. TuIS., Okl •. nament performances in 1954, Os· at 7:30 p.m. at Manhattan Chess British Championship, while draw· car l~anno (Argentina) was pro· Club. ing witb T. J. Beach. Abrahams P4Jl P,u;d,nll claimed an International Master The sixth to tenth rounds will scored 5-2 for second. T. J . Beacb, Paul G. G it" I!. A. W...... r, Jr. and Mme. V. Jovanovic.Nedejkovic a former Lancasbire champion, Fayette"i'le, N.Y. Chlc.go, liL (Yugoslavia) and Miss P. A: Sun· be played at the Marshall Chess was third with 4!h.2'-h, while P. C. Herold M . Phillips nucks (Great Britain) International Club with the same pairings and Hoad, 1954 Livcrpool Champion, New York, N. Y. Womcn Masters. colors reversed for the players. placed fourth with 31h-3lh. Finish It The Clever Way,! Milwaukee's version of 30-30 chess is a ga me in which each r/.w USC:;;' 1'olilion No. JJ9 POlifigl1 No. UO player is allotled a total oJ 45 min· Cani l \IS. Schmid By N. D. Grigoriev utes, In which the game must be 1053 (See previous column) comple ted or the player first ()ver­ slel?ping the time-limH loses. In the A/#Chess Club Swiss wtlh twenty-two contestants, McetJI Mondays 1:30 p.m. lit Carlton Hotel, lIl&hw"J' 101 a "d Trl fne Wly. victory went to Averill Powers, Address t / O ROY E. Russell, P .O. Uoill chess edilor of the Milwaukee Jour· il, Atuc:adero, C.llf. nal, with 7Y.a- I Y.a. Second was It CONN ECTICUT Abrams with 7·2, third and fourth Connecticut Sllte Ch... Aliloc:lation Formerly known a. Connecticut Cheu A. E. Elo and M. Rohland with 6¥i· Le'cue, con4uebl atale championship 2* each, rHth E. Rowlns with and other e venU. Addreu c/ o }!IlIott 6·3, and sixth J . Grkavac, the Wis­ S. Wol.Ir; . president, 34 .hndfleld Apta., consi n Speed King, with 5'k-3Y.a. Storn, Conn. Hutford Chess Club MC>!U Fridays 7:30 p.m. at 45 Churcb Atuud.ro IC.lif. I. Ch.n Club: RoJ' St., Cllrllot Church C.thcdral. Add ...... E . Iluuen .... on the round robin club c/ o GcorJ:e 1':. Avery, 30 Hillcrest Ave., eh a mpion~hlp 144. Charles H .nly plpced Wetherslield 9, Conn. seeond with 12.2. 101ln, ,amea to Ru.. ..,11 lind Tom Ca'-.y, While F.. r1 C. INDIANA White t o pilly and draw Wllkcr ~ on wu third willi UH, loling Fo,t w IY". Chen Club ll"anlU to ltusscll, Hardy, Andrew T . !\teeta ;I t J etfenon Community Cen­ N Position No. 139, two moves by While, and Black can resign. Slephen.on, and Frank Stanton. 'ned t(:r. $1$ W. J otrerJon MondQYI AI 7:00 to 10:00 v.m. Addreu c/ o Fred II. Viet· I Position No, 140 may ,be the last wo,'d in a Knight drawing agai nst r... r rourth were Phylll~ Stroh and An­ a Rook Pawn (agllinst other pawns, the Kni ght can draw more easily drew Ste phenson with 9'.... -4 '/.a each . meyer, preSident, 6U!Iz 1::. Washing ton, A USCF Club Arallilio. Ft. WI)'nc, Iud. because he cun ol>c mtc on both sides of the given pawn). In this posi. Mllwauk.. (Wi •.) Chen Club: Victory t>limmo!lO Chen Club tion, the draw can be achieved only by precise know-bow. There are In the c hnmplonshlp wu a h~rcd by Meet, at Hammond Civic Center two ideas that will simplify the tusk of solvi ng: 1) to draw, lhe Knight Nkh... las Kampa,. lind Arpad E. }!Io Thur$(lllYK at 7:00 p .m . Addl(!u 1'/0 William Trink' , keretary, 1714 Cleve. ~ust land saIely on l~ e squm'o in Cronl of the pawn (except the queen­ . with 9·2 each. They (]~w their encoun­ ter and Elo ICMt a I"me to Averill land St., H.mmond, Ind. Ing square); 2) the Kmght mus-t be able to land on QB4 (the key square) Poweu Ind drew with Mark Sur,lea, KANSAS when Black prevents him from approaching the pawn from behind. From whilll Kamp~ ", )oat no IIlmet but drew Wlc hlt, Chen Club QB4 the Knight can move to K3 and BI., with Mark Surc lu, Allred Wehrley Meet" "·ridl )'. 1:30 p.m. pt ecnll"al au ~onI4. Call"h. Averill Powen YMCA, lit Avenue AI EruporJlI. Cun· For solutions, please turn to Page Seven...... thlrd with 1M.-3 ~, wblle Frank In­ ducts Wichita Open ChDnlplo"shlp. Ad. busch, J r. pillced fourth with G-S. In d....," club at YMCA Or c/ o J.m~ . H. Send a ll cO,ntrlbutlonl for Ihll colum" 10 Edmund N"sh, ISlO 28th PI",,,, S.E. the c"au 8 tourney Jamea Mangan was Maglilre, secretary. 117 t.oxint:ton Rd., Wn hlnlflo" 20, D. C. tint with 7.1, Jame. Fokela seCClnd with Wl<:hita 17. Xa"". 6\0\-2\0\, and Melvin Cohen third with N EW JERSEY &-3. I" the ClaSl C event, W. Otteson iJCOl"t.'d 8-0, fint, )larJl:rpfl 6-2 North J ersey Chen l.tatue lor n. Conduct!! .nnual telm tournament t or ~ ccona, lind A. Kul\flttlg 5-3 for third. amo~ le;ldln" North Jersey dul»l. Ad· e a to" Roug. (La.) ChHS Club: a t earn dress c/ o Jobn L. BI.eh, accrctuy, 10 John B. Grkkd lind opt.-n t ...,rn.· HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS ments, team lournamenta In club, in­ dustrial and scholasUe l""lU c~. Pub­ OFFICIALLY RATE DI l.Ishes nle Cle~e l ~nd Cheu U"II"Un. Address c / o t-:rne>il Mehwlld, 184\1 ".n:_ Club To",n"mtnIJ 01 USCE C lub hW Drtve, P..-n,a Ih'J.hta 30, Ohl<>. C&'ptt,J .,t "lItd w"ho,,/ fhn,~; TEXAS ollK, <:ytnt, Iry Club Ch.tP/t,J .re Tower Chess Club Meeu TI,ursdaYIl 7;00 p.m. :It ,'he ,,,ttd on eo/lution 0111.00 USCP 'M_ HESS·PLAY is a good and witty exercise of the mind for some kind Tower, 4.07 S. Congreu Ave.. A1I5UU, in" In /rom pl..,.t" not USCE mtm­ of me n, and fit for suc h melancholy ones, Rhasis holds, as arc idle, Tex. AdIllinois it is again very necessary, and therefore in those parts (saith Habastien) Centra l California Chess L.,g ....: Opening p lay saw San J o~e KOre 6·1 Do nOl w,ile 10 ollK, USC! much used. At Fez in Africa, where the like inCkdale; Sner:lmento ully 41,\- o/luiols 10, tlK.t ",'.ng lonm. within doors is -through heat, it. is veri laudable, and (as Leo Afer re­ 3'>\1 against ~'rl!Sno; .nd Piltsburl: de­ lales) as much frequented. A sport fit fOI' idle Gentlewomen, Soldiers in leal lIIodesto 4\o!t·l\lo. Other Lea,ue a.c­ Garrison, and Courtiers that have nought but love mallers to busy them­ t"'lty Indudes the CCCL QUalifying selves about, but not altogether so convenient for such as are students. TourlOam",nl :II Mode,lo In which a I',ia..." Page 2. k"ue .... vre""'nt.Uve will bo qualified ROBER'- BURTON_Tht A".tomy of M.iln"holy for the St.ate Championship Toum.· NOYtmlnr 1, I!1H (Quo/alum lug,~sleJ by WI(JtT Geo,ge E. Dunn, 01 D~",born, Mjeh.) meaL Page 3 CHESS AS WE SEE IT Non",b~, S, 1954

D~ possible; JI t o keep his QRP at H2. Contributions from tlte Pens where Its eaptu,·c hy the Black K I~ rather Inconvenient. Kg.: 1) J6. P·KU4!, 01 Outstanding Chess Analysts and Writers B·K4 Cor ...... , K·87; 37. K.K3); 37. P·R5, K_LlG; 38. K_K3, K_Kt7; 39. B·K6, K"p; 40. P·BS eh dr:lw; 2) 3(;. P·KR4!, B-83; 37. p.uS, K-Q5; 3(;. K·K2, K·B4; Addenda To "Basic Chess Endings'; Thi, "I: 40. PxP, KxP; 41. the USA·USSR Ted'" M; 41. K·B2, "",/ IIO/(I (USA) {USSR) DtJe",~ c.. reful stud.,; JWC. P·Kt~), U·Kt4; 41. R.K6, K.B6 wilh win· 1. P·04 KI·K83 ulnll chan«,_Black lhreaten~ to I:lvc 2. P·084 P·KKU away Ihe KIP, while bringing his QP 3. P·KKt3 8·K11 4) 24. Pxl', KtxQP; 25. lll:Qwltch J>ctense-It b rutored as '\lid White wins. Resume: L11llck Kill arc 41. K-B3 B·K.t4 the main WUIJ-On a i"alnsl the QP open· pertectly matchtn~ WhILe's & , Slack'S 42. K-82 P·R4! Ings. In tact, It Is a .ood proof of the advanced QR}> I~ POtenUally danll'er. 43. K-KI3 P ·RS ch modern che.u.masters credn, Ihat the ous-I.articularly In the end~ame­ f:xciudln, the POSSlblllty rncntloned Black's ga'ne Is t n be estimated as equal abo,·c. problem. of a defense Is rather dynaml. at leuL cal in Its very n:lture. A ve,·y dl$putable momenl. tn a game 44. K·Kt4 8·01 4. KI·83 OKt·02 Nowotclnov.t.mlcnth~1 there was 1~. 2. . P"P! 45. P-R4 ..•.... 7. 0·0 P·K4 IJ..1l4!. s·m; 16. Kt·1)3. B·K3; 17. OxP, Th" t:letical point mentloned above The 1'3sxlve defense continuing with 45. IlxSP: 18. (1,,8, IIKB; 19. p·KS, with an •• P·K4 inVOl ves :I tempo--ellsy sacrifice of a K·n., would be ~11I1 the hardest for advantagc ror White. It's a logical as­ ple~. BI:'ck to meeL By advancing his QItP A good alt",rnaUve Is •• Q·B2, P·U3; "umption t!,at Kotov must have had 23. P"Kt 9. ll.-QI, R·Kl; 10. \"'·K1! It - In place WhUc wants to exch,ml:c It (or Black',. :In jnll"'/)vement for maek In this pa ... 2:1. Q."

" ":teh"n.,-,,!! IIl!alnst tho In~cti"" 24. 0 -K2 Kt Ka figure number as shown in ...... , PxP; but If 14. Kl(4).K2, I)"", 14. Black 15. Uut the allernutlves aren't 27 . OxKt B·OS t h the diagram below: ...... • Q·Kt.1; 15. K.HI , Kt·K4. Through 28. K·Rl K·Bl heUer, IH. KI.P:tP, p·Q4! 0" III. KPxp, Black Iransl)o~lllon of moves, Kotov Is tryIng Ilxll ch ; m. !l"n, R:tR ch ; 2<1. BxR, KI 29. 0·0 21 10 ehulc the ~'l lines. {1fj).K5 (nlll >< u clear KtxKtl'; ABC 0 E F G H 9. P_KR3 R-K! za ...... , ThUS fordng the exchange of Qs on 21. KtxBP); 21. Q·Ql (or 21. KI(4)·K2, the con-ect assumpUon, that only the 10. R·Kl P·OR4 1 18 129 138 148 [ 53 J 48 [ 78 J 28J 8 I'.Q~), I'·Q·I; 22. K·1I2, Q·KtJ and wfll,·th. 11. B·KJ endin!: l camp, rather While much mO"e 10 crealc polnt:;o for a p"'" IJ) A movc (including a cap­ Hlble l'o""t"r'pressure In lhat ot his ture) is c1cnoled by stating opponent. 12. KbP KI·B4 the number of the square I J. 0·82 P·R5 from' which a picce movcs 14. OR·QI Q·R4?1 and the number of the H ...•. .... KJ(II;lJ·Q2! stood Ih'l. crucial (Ire o( II", C,u"Hd"les 'l'ournUDlent in square to which H moves, Swiberl",,,I. I!I~';I: Il 1$. p.KKt4, Q·IUi; thus (orming one fOur·fig: l6. II ·KIII. 1(1·10, 17. K _t·Q., ~:uwe·GlI­ go,·1e.21 15. 1" 1:4. Q·!t·I: Ill. n·U2, Kt·Kt.l; move. Thus e2 - 04 (P-K4) = 11. B.II I, IHI2: III. I'.ttl, QR·Ql; 19. 5254 and 0 0 (Castles K) K·R2, B·QIlI. SLahlbe'·I!· llok~luv~k~ 31 ror white = 5J71 or black = Re8tlev~ky trlctl 111<' ._t,.""it·lo"klng 15. Kt(4)·K2 aGaln~t IImn.'lI·I", yd It wa" 5878. mel by 15 ...... Q.IH~ ,,,,,I "Ow IG. II"P B_ Telecommunications Notation 5adjournment of the a) Each square o( the chess K~R, KtxKl'; 22. II·Q3. Q·1I11 rh M sug· BxR, 1'44: we ~,.e coming to the key game is cl05e at halul-lhnL's the rca· board is Signified by two letters as Rested lJy the Russl"n 'u,aly~I 'l-Whitc Po~ltlon, trom Ihe evalu"llon of which son tor the 80mewbat colorless rnan"uv· shown in the diagram on page 8. 15 a piece up tmt lad'" :ln y ",,\ls(actory the whole estimation of the Byrne's erine durlnl: the comine- five moves. contlnu aliun. So lIel'hev" ky went on lin'l (ooJ:!nnlng IS. p.JW) depends. Po,.. mack cannot be prevcnted from getting b) A move (including a cap­ with 1&. B.KIJl, KI.-K~; 11. 1'l ·(~' I. p.RG; sible eon tinUOltlons. 1) 24. P ·Kt$, Kt(B3)­ two connected passed pawns-QP anti ture) is denoted -by slating 18. p·RoI (lB. P_Kt:l, Kt·HG ch!l. J{t(K4)­ K!i; 25. P -BI;, n·BI; 26. PxP, Pxf'. 2) 24. BP or QBI' and KtP. 'l 'hus Whlte' ~ Jlrob­ the! two lC!ttc rs of the square Q2; I~. 1'·)(13. Kt·U3; 20. g .B2. Kt(2)-B4: Q.K2, O.Ql; 25. p·Kt5. Kt(llJJ...K5: 26. lem l.Jt tn nenflce his B agnlnsl both [rom which a piece moves 21. It.K3, Kt.KtS; 22. Q.K2 !l.Q2 coming P·B6, n ·DI; 27 . .uxKt, l'xB; 28. KtxP. IIf them. seeking 5anctuary tor his K OUI with an inferior i/allle. It I ~ ,1",az_ Q..Q5 eh; 29. Kt·B2, KJ..KJ!; 30. Q.Q2 (or at KRI In the well·known ending. where and the two letters of the Ing to to\1ow Ihe reSO"" C,, (ul coun~ r· 30. Q·K4, Q· Kt7). B-B4!; 31. QxQ, KtxQ, u.e lone K draws ag,dnst K and Band square Lo which it moves, p lay of mack in these IIn"s. The SCCrn· Lllack lhrelllens KtxXlp! followed by RP. 1n order to Olch le"e Ihls White has; thus forming one l()ur Ict-­ Ing superiority of Whlte's POSition h as R.Q5. Or Kl-B6 eh at once. 3) 24. Q·QI, 1) to push his Rp to RS; 2) to kcep his been exporod as a mirage. »,,1>; 25. PxP, Kt(B3)·Q2; 26. Kt·K4 (26. K close to the" center, In order to op· te!r wora. Caslles is ex: 15. P-B4 Kt-Q5, Q·Ql), Q.B2; 27. B-K13, B·K4. pose the adv~ncln{ Blacl!; P8 118 early (Please turn to pasc 8 , co l. 1) CHARLES W. GRAHAM , ..A..riCA ~ et.~ n."",pap.' ([bess tife N October 3rd, Chess lost another of the at"dent souls who cannot Vol. IX, Number 5 Friday, November 5, 1954 O well be spared when ChQrles W. Graham pas:;ed away at the Me­ norah hospital at Kansas City after a lung illness which had forced him Publid;.d • wic. a ~on'" on ,b• ,'" and 20th. by to withdraw Crom all chess activity. THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Although a chess player of considerable ability, it is -as a chess ad­ EDtYc;OId. .. 5e(:ond clue matter September 5, 1!H6. at the post office at Du- ministrator that Charley Graham will -be long r emembered. As secretary buque. owe, unde r the .e~ 01 .March t. 1879. o[ the Kansas City YMCA Chess Club from 1952-54, he built the club POSTMASTER: Pl... s. return undeliveuble copin with Form Kenneth m • .. membership from 17 members to 64 members; he created the popular H a rlMissouri State Chcss Associa­ ONE YEAR: $5.00 TWO YEARS: $9.sa THREE YEARS: $13:50 LIFE: $100.00 tion in 1954, and as its head was instrumental in bringing Missouri into A. new mcmbcr$hlp starts On 21st of mUllth of enrollment, expires direct affilia tion with the USCF as a State Chllpter. ~nd or the period for wllieh dues are paId. Family Dues for two or mON! "mem '"- bero of one family Jivlnll' at same '"address, Ine ludin/:, only one su bscription to But chess was only a minor role in Charley ·Graham's career. He Chess Life, arc lit regular rates (see above) ror f!nt membership, at the foUow· was also a great repor·ter on the staff oC the Kansas City St..ar-that Lng rates for eaeh additional membership; One year $2.50; two years $4.1S; three per year. school of great newspapermen. As a reporter he spearhqaded two great yearll $6.7S. Subscription rate of Chess Lire .. noo·members is $3.00 newspaper crusades: thc Kansas City vole fnlU(ls and the Kansas mental Sl llJI le eoplC$ IS<: each. CHANGE ., ADD RESS: Feur weeks' notlee required. When ordering change hospitals. We q uote the Kansas City Star upon hi:; role in thc former: please furniSh an ilt!drcu .!Itendl Impression from reel!nt '!lSue or cKaet repro- In the Star', 19310 vote fraud investigation Charley Graham took the 1uetlon. Including numbers II. nd datea on top line. _ leading role ... "d showed an unusual sense for spotlln9 the devioul avenues of fraud. 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Stahlberg.Reshevsky, in a later LARRY EVANS ON THE OPENINGS rOlmd, continucd: 13. N·N3, NxN; 14. PxN, N;J{~; 15. B·K3, N·n3.; 16. QR·Ql, N·Jf4) , 17. Q·Bl, B·Q2, 18. By International Master LARRY EVANS K·H2, Q·K2; 19. p·a4, B·QB3 ; 20. Q·Q2, Q·Hl; 21. Q·B2 P·B4; 22. n· U. S. OPEN CHAMPION , 1954 Q4, axB, and Blilcf managed to draw with C!, PxP; 19. Nx P (BxP!, liS we shall sec, is strong), years out-of-date. Glancing through the 10 columns on the Tchigorin KBP , BxN; 20. KPxB, RxR chi 21. N·B4; 12. Q·B2. und now il ...... , Q. Q Indian, ih e 101est dale that catches one's eye is 1950. But so much has Rxn, P·R6; and now 22. P·N3 would K2 ?; ll. KR·K l, KN·Q2 (not 13. been done to make it obsolete! How many of you know the game huve given White an ovenvbelming ...... , KNxP; 14. NxN, NxNj 15. Bx Botvinnik-GclJ er, Budapest, 1952, which threw a monkey wrench in position. InstCl'ld he played 22. p . N, QxB; iti. D·Q2! winning); 14. QR· all existing theory? Or the fate of this defense in that toul'Dament of N5'!, PxP! Ql +. (Evans-Rillise, Hollywood, tournaments, Zurich, 1953? Stahlbcrg·Boleslavsky, Z u ri c h, 1954) Black's Qucen is misplaced. In our last three articles, we examined attempts both on the part 19:>3, continued: 15. P·B4, KN·Q2; Botvinnik·Smyslov, 24th m atch of White and Black to wriggle {I"O m the classic cocoon. Black, with 16. B·B2, N·N3; 17. B·B1, B·Q2j game, 1954, vllried with 9...... • eX:let pl3y, ;Ichieved einitiative; (TI) to K4, B·R3; 29. K-R1, B-K3; 30. p . bui there i ~ another important sys­ man itain the central pressure and N5. B·N2; 31. R·B4, B-B4; 32. N·K4, operate behind his Jines. Let us tem beginning wi ih P·B3: 8. BxN ell; 33. R(4)xB, N-R3; 34. P·K6, PxP; 9. NxP. N·B4; 10. P·B3. analyze these in' their respective PxP; 35. RxP, R·KBl; 36. R-K7, order: B-Q5 + . A fascinating game-typi· cal of the chances and counter· I. The central exchange: chances inherent in the position! B• ..•. ....• PxP Euwe-GJigorich, Zurich, 1953, (Becnusc oC the abundant possi· continued: 15. P·KN4, KN-Q2; 16. bility of transpoSition, we have B·KBl, N-K3 ; 17 . K·N2, P·R4; 18. done violence to the natural order P-B3, PxP; 19. RPxP, N·K4; 20. QN· of moves in several of the quoted K2±. gam es.) 9. NxP. R-K1; 10. P-KR3, Conclusion: from d ia g~a m Position after 7. KN·K2 N-B4; 11. R·K1, P-QR4; 12. Q·82. Whitc is for choice provided he P-RS; (not KNxP; 13. NxN, meets Black's Q·side play with care variation now is 7 ...... • QN·Q2 (7. BxN; 14. B·N5, Q-Q2; 15. N-BS ch, and builds tt I> a Pawn roller on the ...... PxP; 8. NxP, N·E3; 9. N-B2!, BxN; 16. BxB, R·K3; 17. Q·B3, Q. K-side, as in the Byrne·Kotov game. B·K3; 10. P·N3, Q-Q2; 11. 0·0, B· Kl; 18. B-QQ5); 13. 8-K3. P-B3; Return to diagram 2. There arc R6; 12. B-Q2, Kn·K1; 13. R·K1 + 14. QR-Ql, Q-R4 and we arrive at several more interesting tr ies. One is Sllaffer·Evans, US Open, 1949. 7. the "Geller System," diagram 3, of the most important is: B• ...... , N·B3; R. P-Q5, N-Q5!; 9. NxN first introduced in the now famous PxP; 9. NxP, R-Kl; 10. P·KR3, [9. 0 ·0 , 10. PxP ep., NxN eh; 11. game Botvinnik·Geller, Budapest, 84; 11. R·Kl. P·QR4; 12. Q-62, QxN, PxP= l PxN; 10. N.K2, R-K1; H152. We have glossed ovcr some N5!? Let 's give this a diagram. 11. P-B3, P·B4; 12. PxP ep., PxP; important side variants, to which The objcct of this move is to reo 13. NxP, Q-N3= as in Evans·Lam· we shall rcturn. in order to t ry strain Black, wh ilst meeting his bert, Dubrovnik, 1950.) and reach a verdict on this diffi· counterplay move by move and 8. 0'-0 and we arrive at diagram cult line. quietly building up a K·side steam· 2. roller. The quiet system is strong, and thus far no satisfactory answer has appeared in tournament play. The move also prepares B·K3, with· out wasting the P ·KR3 tempo. Evans·Pavey, U .S. Chmp., 1951, continued: 10 ...... , P-QR4; 11. B· K3, N·K4; 12. Q·K2, P-B3; 13. QR· QI, Q·B2; 14. P-KR3, P·QR4; 15. R·Q2, P-N3; 16. P-N3, B·N2; 17. KR-Ql , QR· Ql; l R. K-R2, KR·Kl; 19. Q·B2+ Black is cramped and his position is lifeless. Kotov·Gellcr, XVII USSR Chmp., varied with 11. .... , P·B3 (instead of N·K4); 12. Q-Q.2, P·QR4; 13. QR· Averbach·Bronstein, Zurich, 1953, Q1, again witI] the freer position. continued : 13. R-Ql , N-K4 ; 14. N(3)· Averbaeh·Gligor ich, Zurich, 1953, K2, P-B3; 15. B-K3, Q-K2; 16. P·N3, continued: 10. , P-QR4; 11. B- P ·R4: the gam r. "' ~fi

Ahnotaled by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Chess Club Champion, 1954

useE M~1BEIIS : Sub'nli yo,., br~1 gam", '0' th'f d.,,,..rt,,,.,,,t to JOHN W. Black has a m al'kcd positional advan­ No w it Is a S tonewall. l age, du~ to the weakness o f \Vhlte's KI·B3 12. KI·Kt4 B·K2 COt LlNS, 91 1.ttWX Rrud, Brooklyn 26, N.Y. Spa,,, btjng limited, Mr. Co/lilt$ will .. d o u bled pawn~_ Flut don't look for a 10. Q·B3 R·B1 13. P.QKt3 0-0 ,tlt <' tn., moll 1tI1 ••ts/jng ,"'4 i"slru"j~t fo, pub/jurie",. Unltss oth"rwiN stat.,d ""tt. poSition al denollcment for this gatl\e! 11. R-B2 P-Q3 14. B-Ktl KlxKt 14. PxP; and 14. ,/0 g""'''' ''''.­ 28...... QxP(5) Q·Q5 eh, R·lU; 21. QxBPj 4.. ninK ~nl,. b, perful liming and lry ,~n ' But this h asty move should not have Or if 19 ...... , P-Q5; 19. PxP , KtxP; 20. • Teem Match BxKt, PxU; 21. Q.Q3, a nd White has the trolling jurt ~h . right sq" .."J_ w on. Correct wa" 2.8 ...•..... , KtPxP; 29. New York, 1954 PxP, QxP (5) with a pawn ahead and better position. . This ;s the lint tim. Anthony F. adequate defenSi ve resources'. 19. PxP Kt_KtS Nolif by N.Y. Slott Champion S ..iJy, a l ushm.. " ..t Fordh,"" Unj"~'sity, 29. Pxl(lP BPxP 31. Q·B7 R·Ktl T hreatening both 2Il _ _...... • KtxQP; and William Lombardy and a pl"yer with a mn~u,ial style, has 3D. Q·B7 ch K· Rol 32. R·BT 20. . ... , Kt-Q6; winning the e xchange. White, too. mi.s>lc s the r l,.ht line. fIe White . Black "ppt.. ",! ..s a GlI,st Annot.. ro , . A /tr, 20. P·K4! E. SPECTOR J. CALDERON should pIny 32. B.RG!, BxiI; 3.1. R-ll7, Th l ~ defends li nd attacks with a Pawn (Franklin C.C., (Marshall C.C., r... din g Ih.,. busineu·/ike "otu, lU hop. R-KBl (the pOint: If 33 ...... , B-Ktz, sacrifice. 1. P-Q4 P-K3 4. B·Kt2 QKf·Q2 h. »'ill b«ome " 1tgul.. , cOTltrib-utor: then 34. ltl< R, \t)(R; 35. Q-Q3 eh wIth 20 ....•.. , pc rpetu~l check); 34. RxR ch. E xR; 35. .. 2. P-QB4 Kt-KB3 5. Q.B1 P·B4 fwe. 21. K"':P KlxP? 3. P-KKf.3 P·Q4 . Q.S7, n -R3; 36. P- f{i~ nod ,iraws! Now White obtains a vp ry strong at- Taking advantage of his slight lead in QUEEN'S KNIGHT OPENING 32_ P·Q6 t ack. Correct Is 21...... , QR-Bl; threat- devel\,pment Black inlllledlutcly uttaeks MCO: page 135, co lumn 8 "nlng the BP, and securing the option White's center. U.S. Open Cha mpionship of 22 ...... , Q-Bl. 6. PxQ P •..•.... # New O r leans, ·19S4 22 . Q-K6 Kt·KtS An attempt to ease the prcssure by On 22. .., Kt.B3; White wins with simplification. Not~J by U. S. Exprrt A "thony F. Said,. 23. Kt -Kt5, but 22...... , Q-B3; is an 6. PxP(4) 7. Kt·KB3 Kt-K5 White Black Improvement On the decentralizing text. . Proceeding calmly with bitter dctcr­ A . E. SANTASIERE A. F. SAIDY • 23. R·83 P·Q4 m.lnation to ScOrn thc pOint. 1. Kt-QBl 24. R· Klll S. QKt_Q2 QKt_B3 10. PxP Olherwl~e known as the "Wild Bull". T hereatenlng to mate, beginning with 9. 0 ·0 B-K2 1...... P·Q4 25. RxP ch. White gains a tempo. But this means The only move with w hich a refuta­ 24. ... K-BI little. tion oi this "irreg ular" opening can be This is the final mistake. Why not lhe 10. .. BxP 12. QKt-Q'4 0 ·0 attempted. ' simple, natural ll].ove, 24. .... , P-Q5!; 11. Kt-Ktl B-KIl 13. B_B4 B_Q2 2. P· K4 shutting out White's Bishop? PreventIng the infiltration of the White Not 1\ bad move is 2. P-Q4. 25. B-K5 Q-B3 rook by 14. QR_Bl, •...... ; 15. B-B7, BxB; 2...... P'Q5 l. QKt·K2 ...... If 25 ...... , Q-Kt2; 25. Kt-Q6, BxKt; 2.7. 16. Qxn, QxQ; 17. RxQ. This sequence of moves was onCe played Uxp! and White wins. E.g., 27 . •...... , 14. QR.B1 R·Bl 15. Q-03 by two Russians! Not that anyone cares, R-Kl ; 28. llxll ch, KxR; 29 . QxR/B; or Q_Kt3 is better. but it here contlnucd: 3 ...... •. , P-K4; 27. , RxR; 28. BxB ch, R·K2; 29: B:xR 15. RxR 16. RxR B_KfS . 4. Kt-Kt3, D.K3; 5. P-Q3, Kt-QD3; 6. ch, QxB; 30 . QxR eh; or 27. ., BxB; A line positional Idea which Wbite P·QR.1, P-KKt3; 7. P_Kll4, PxP; 8. BxP, 28. RxU ch, QxR; 29. QxR ch, K·Kt2; fails t o " cc through. B-QJ; 9. Q_Q2, Q·K2; 10. Kt-B3, 0-0·0; 30. PxB. 17. P·KR3 B·KR4 l S. B·Kl 11. Kt-Kt5, P_KIU (Petrov·Ragosln, Sem_ Now all is wplI: Rinck's utbck is strong. 26. Kt_Q6 er than White's. ' A' weak move which loses valuable time. merlng-Baden, 1937). A liberal sprinkling The little white cloud has been trans· 18. B·Kt3 of queNtlon m .~T ks Seems Indicated. l3. 8·R6 formed into a hurricane. The pOint! From nOw on Black r UnS the 3. P-OB4 S. B·KtS Now :13. RxB fnils ugainst ...... , QxP 26...... BxN show. 4. KI· Kt3 Kt'QB3 ell; 34. K-B2 (or 34. K·RI, Q-B6 ch), Q.B4 27. Rx P!t 19. Q-Ql R-Kl 20. Kt-R4 Threat ening 6. BxKt cb. eh; 35. K·Kt2, Hili and the White Q S. B·Q2 O. 0-0 P·KJ no longer has aCCeSS to the key squure Losing a pawn and the game. Black KlJ6. . now take,.; full advantage of the situa_ 6. P-KB4 P·KKtl 9. P·Q3 KKt-K2 7. Kt· BJ B-Ktl 10. P·QR4 ...... 33. QxP ch 35. K-K il tion. 34. K-R1 Q-KS ch 36. K·Kt2 20. KtxKtPI I The point of this move is not abnndant_ Iy ele;!T since Black gets ' in P.QKt4 "Quiet" hut deadly! easily and soon. 37. RxB ...... 10. 0 ·0 11 . P·KS Alas, Mter 37_ ExS eh, RxB there Is no Readying the strong squarc K4 for bls check on QB and WhIte must play 38. K<- RxR , Q-Kt5 eh; 39. K-B2, Q·R5 eh; 40. 11. . P·QR3 12. 8·B4 K any, P-B8(Q); 41. ReSig ns! Reu~oning that he will give up the B 31. Q·KIS ch 38. K-Rl In such a way as to Inhibit Black's Hopeless, too, Is 38. K_ll2, Q·R5 ch; P -QKt4. H owever, as will soon be seen, K.IU2, QxB; 41J. RxR ch, KxR; 4l. and as pointed out in a previous note, ch, Q.llI ; 42. QxP ch, K-Kt2. this Is not the case. 38. Q.86 eh 40. BxQ 12...... KI·R4 14. PxKt Q·B2 39. K-Ktl 41. QxP 11. KI· K4 KtxB 15. Q·K2 P-QKt4! . P-B8(Q) ch ObviOUS and ~ trong. Afkr 4l. Q·Q8 eh, R·Ktl. RB6 is 16. RP:xP Px P lil. KI·Q6 cd, of cour se. 17. RxR RxR 41. R·KB2 4"2.. Q· B.4 If 18. PXP, then Black regains his pawn Resigns with 11 fine gam.e by ...... , Q.Kt3. If A very fine move~ then HI. Kt-Q6, then , Kt-Sl. Or If ~. 27. RXR' 19. P -F.l4, then ..., P xP e.p.; 20 KtxP, Ir 27 ...... , Q-Q2; 211. RxR ch wins. Kt-Q4. BEH1ND SCHEDULE 29 . B}[ B eh QxB 18. PxP 19_ KtxQBP F orccd. f or if 28 . , R-K2; 29. llxR This bright g"",e 1I'a.< COLLE SYSTEM 30. R·KI R·B2 33. Q·B6 ch K-Kl ". P_Ktl R-B4 32. P·B4 Q-Kt 6ch ahead. MCO : page 201 31. R·K5 P·Q5 ". P-B3 ' Kt_B6 33. K-Rl KtxP B·Kt4 Nati?nal Intercollegiate If ~3 ...... , R-Bll: 3-4. Q·R8 mate_ There". is n O derense. An". Important pin. 34. O·RB ch K_B2 38. QxR ch K·Q1 20. KI(=3)-Q2 Kt·Q4 Championship 35. QxP ch K· Bl 39. P·B6 ' P·Q6 PERSONAL SERVICE Threatening 21 ...... , Kt_K6. New York, 1953 36. R-K6 chi Rx R 40. P-B7 P·Q7 21. Kt-k4 Kt·KI3 23. Q-B3 White Black 37. Q_Kt6 ch K_K2 Th~ Edito, of this Dt!>.utmmt will 22. Kt(k)·Qt. B·QR3 C. McKINNON C. MORGAN Or 40. .., RxP; 41. QxR, P_Q'1; 42 . Q - Q (Fordham) (Wash. Cnll.) pl~ you " g"mt I" ",tril, (ommml CHI Gett ing the off the diagon31, but the B3, and White wins easily. n remains. 1. P.Q4 P· K3 3. P-K3 P.B4 41. P-B8·Q ch K·B2 t"l'try m'>Vt, and g;..., "ou • thorough post_ 23. . R-Ktl 25. KtXKt 2. Kt-KBl Kt·KB3 4. P-B3 P-QKtl 42 . Q-Kt8 ch Resigns I.mt . 4. . .. , P -Q4. nf .."u, g\'c Is &.'lldolll played because Black Clln cquollze easily by maltlng arising from the early central ex- stead of K2) B...... , P-B3; 9. P- usc of the QS t;qullre. Either 2 ...... • change 8 ...... , PxP lavor White. KR3, N-R4; lO. B·K3, Q-K2; 11. R­ P·K1 or the plan :adQptcd In this game II. Maintaining the K1 (weake r is 11. N-R2, K-Rl; 12. arc adeQunle for Black. l o ~ es by fO I"<:". PXP, central pressure R.Kl, P-QR3; as in Botvinnik-Bron­ 1 ...... '. Kt-QB3 S. 8 ·K3 T hs Arter 45. IN)7 3. KI·QS3 P·KKt3 6. Q·Q2 ch; 4(;. K_HI. RKKt7 t h e win Is IIUll There is less tournament data stein, 21st match game, 1951), K­ "ut clear. I n ~ome slluatlon~ Black may 4. P·Q3 8·K12 available on this system, which is Rl; 12. Q-K2± even s~c li f1c e his 11 t or the l a~ ~ Black Blnck might belter consider . retaining not really a system since there. is Conclusion; The last word has his K R b y 6 ...... P ·KRJ with P·K3 lind pawn and draw ",I!.h It versus Rand B. KKI·K2 to foUow so tha t the KK t ean 45.... PxP 50. K·K2 B·86 ch no set Black pattern. not yet been spoken on the Geller also ,,1m lor tll<.' Q5 square. 46. RXP P·B6 51 . KxP BItB The Guimard·Boleslavsky game System (diagram 3), but White 52. 7. S·Rt. BxB 11. KxQ KtxKt 47. R·KB4 RxR P·BS K·B3 48. PxR p.QS 53. K-KtJ (Argentina vs. USSR, Rd. 1, 1954) seems to retain the freer game 8. QxS 1<1.05 n. KPxKt P·K3 proved that if Black wishes to ex' 9. Q·02 q.R4 13. PKP 49_ K.Q:2 P· B1 and the better chances. White can If 53. P·M, a·RtG but not 53. 10. 1. 1&. P_Bl B·Q2 24. PxP B-Kt4 FQr t Wayne, 1954 17. B·K2 P-Q R4 25. B·Ql K·K2 :J!.e .J(;bilzer , 100% USCF Rated Event 18. KR·Q81 8 ·B3 :26 . B·KI3 P_R3 1. Frank Ferryman (Middletown, 0 .) ...... W3l W l0 W7 W14 D2 4!- i 13.00 19. P_B5 P-Q4 :27. R·K81 K..,' 2. W. II. Donnelly (Valparaiso, Ind.)...... W 15 W5 DI9 W8 Dl 4 -1 14.00 20. P-QKt3 P·KKt4 :28. R_R I B·B3 .JJaj Jlij 'J)al/ 3. Ei\ill Bersbach (Sedalia, Ind.) ...... 017 W9 D6 W25 Wll 4 -1 11.SO :21. P·QR3 K·Kt2 :29 . RxR 4. Ed Vano (Highland, Ind.) ...... W38 08 W17 06 W14 4 -1 9.00 ThIS looks promisIng since. In giving 5. Dr. ]',lark .Ii:. Pence (Adrian, Mich.) ••., W33 1.2 W28 W27 W18 4 _1 7.50 the QR file, Whlie will gain the KR Amung the em.biUe,·ed words which are now hurling midst chess players 6. Robert Erps (Woodburn, Ind.) ... W36 W32 D3 D4 D7 31-l} 10.0a file. White CO llI(!. Instead, continuc t o 7. Donald Johnson (South llend, Ind.) ...... W23 W27 Ll W15 D6 3 ~ · a 9.$ murk .lime and let mack Iry to make f rom coast to coast may I state some opinions which Ure not purely my own 8. },ouis Persinger (New York, N.Y.) ...... W28 04 WJl L2 WI7 3'.1 ~ 8.00 headway. As things turn out thL~ would 9. Robert L. Hewcs (South Bend, I nd.) .... D18 La W3S W21 W19 311 ·1! 6.25 Iwve bcen wiser. hut have also been cnlled from four reel'nt t o urnamenls In the Soulh. 10. Paul R. Fisher (Elwood, Ind.) ..... W21 L1 W16 W19 3 -2 8.00 :29. RxR, 32. R·R6 K·B2 11. Jaek Walter s (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) ...... W29 L24 W32 W12 L3 3 -2 8.50 30. P·R4 K·K:2 33. K·B:2 First. r wonld like to state my- ap_ 12. Rlchard Ling (FaIrborn, 0.) : ...... WI6 L19 W29 Lll W34 3 -2 6.00 31. PxP PxP preciation of the womferfnl job you are 13. Albert Baptist (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ...... L25 W33 L15 W26 W29 3 _2 5.00 White could play at once 33. l'_Kt5, doing as editor of United St~tcs Chess 14. Donald C. Jones (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) .....W40 W22 W20 Ll IA S·2 5.00 ilxP (not 33. , K·Kt2; 34. PxB, KxR; Life. However. there has always been 15. John Penqnlte (Des Moines, 111..) ...... L2 W39 WIS L7 W26 3 _2 5.00 35 . p"p winning); 34 . R·R7 eh. one sin - o f omi s~ ion in CHESS LIl-'E 16. Bob Beehdolt (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) ...... L I2 Was Lla W33 W25 3 -2 3.00 33. R·KI 34. P-KtS BxP whIch Is p"obably the basis for the 17. Gerald Johnson (Chicago, lll.) ..... ~ . ..03 W18 L4 W2a L8 2t-2~ 7.00 Here again 3.1. ., K·Kt2?; 35 . PxB present feudin' and fussin'. Orl1anhed 18. William R. 'l' rlnk~ (Hammond, Ind.) ...... D9 Ll1 W3a W22 L5 2 ! ·2 ~ 6.25 would win for While. Actually Black chess In the United Slales is pitiably 19. George Kellner (Lipla, 0.) ...... W35 W12 02 L10 L9 :2 1-2 ~ 6.00 h;,s a definite advantage as he has h"d small. The numher of members of the ~O. G. W. Suhs (IIa=ond, Ind.) ...... W26 W25 L14 L17 D23 2~·2~ 5.2a for some time. lIis pawn" ~re mO,'e for· United S lates Chess ~'ederation is a 21 . Norval St~mm (Hustlni!S. Mtch.) ...... LI0 W30 D22 L9 W32 2 ~ ·2 i1 4.75 w"rd, his center Is clea"ly stronger, minute fr'aeUon "'hat it ~ honld be. or 22. Roger Richardson (South Bend, Ind.).... W30 L14 D21 L 18 W31 2 ~ · 2, 4.25 and his Rook is morc active. In this situation I feel that CHESS LIFE 35. R_R7 ch K·83 39. K·R3 R-RI ch 23. V. L . Lanrberl Wt. Wayne, Ind.) ...... L7 L 26 W39 W38 020 2,,-2, 1.25 should carry a department of constrne· 24. Hog'er Oren (Muncie, Ind.) 2-3 (4.00); 25. Willard Wilson (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 2-3 36 . RxP 8·83 40. K·Kt2 K-Q2 tive cl"lti el~m In the f orm of letters (4 .00); 26. William R . Shuler (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 2-3 (3.&a); 27. Fred f'lauding (Port­ 37 . R·Kt6 R·QBl 41. R·Kt4 P·K4 f rom members. In my "c~ oll cction land, rnd.) 2·3 (3.00); 2Il. Edwin Armstrong (Niles. Mich.) 2·J (2.00); 29 . Larry Manis 38. K·Ktl K-K:2 42. P-Kt3 there h~ s never been any letter from a member of the USCF In which poli­ (Elwood, Ind.) 2-3 (2.00 ); 30. Benedict Garza (Lima, 0.) 2-3 (1.00); 31. Paul Ligtvoet (Kalamazoo, Mich.) 1~-3 ~ (1.75); :12. John f!. Tangeman (Cincinnati, 0 .) 1,,-31 (0 .75); cy waS in any way adversely mentioned. Solutions:- 33 . Tho mas G. Clark (Paulding, 0.) 14 (1.00); M. H. C. Garrett (Auburn, Ind.) 1·4 Finish It the Clever Way I would also like to make a sngges­ (0.00); 25. Earl B. Hoff (Ft. Wayne. Ind.) M (0.00); 36. Felix Teoste (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) tion that the state d lr"ctors of the 1-4 (0.00); 37. Carl E. Hassig (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) 14 (0.00); 38 . Dr. William II. Caine Po,ilion No. 139, 1. R-B7 ch. R·Q2; 2. USCF be elected by the indlvidnal state (Antwel·P . 0 .) 0·5 (0.00); J9. Leon~rd 11'1. Cholk (Portland, Ind.) 0_5 (0.00); oW. Eugene Q.QHsr unChess Set, designed for maximum 20. Fred Wolf e 3·4 (10.00); 21. Barnett Glickfeld 3-4 (9.00); 22 . William Grossman 34 clarity and eas~ of play. Walnut TRI·S'l'A'IE CHE;.'lS CONGRESS wllI (9.00); 2:1. Allen Kaye 3·4 (6.50); 24. Jerry Schimmel 3-4 (5.SO); 25. Eugene Salom.e and Maple, beautiful natural finish, be held at Wheeling YMCA, W. Va. 34 (4.25 ); 26. William Richards 2,.4, (6 .25); 27. Stewart A. Danlel~ 2 ~ ·4~ (5.50); 28 . in felt-li ned ma hoga ny box. $34.50. with annual Tri-State Championship and Raymond J. MunIz 2,H ~ (3 .75); 29. D. Compito 2·5 (4.25); 3a. Vict(lr Guala a-5~ Junior Championship restrIcted to (4.7S); 31. Roger A. Spero 1&51 (4. 75); 32. Jay Kay KleIn 1 § ·5 ~ (3.00); 33. Hyman Discount to chess club members_ champions and runners·up (or substl· Dolinsky 1,,·5. (1.75 ); 34. Marvin Kornhauser 1..{\ (0.00); 35 . Schuyler Broughton O~scriptive folder sent on request. tutes) of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West 0-7 (().OO); 36. Emanuel Jakel 0·7 (0 .00); 37. Hraeh Yacoubin 0-7 (0.00).· M. Schroeder "Living p ieces f o r a live game a re .. Virginia. T ho r Tri·State Open will be forfelled to Greene. Grossman to Sokoler and Saltzman, Kaye to FelHans Kmoch. a SSIsted by ~ehuyler Broughton. Friday, Page 8 No .. ,mbt, 26.28 Wichita Open Ch't mbtr 26·28 for detalls. write; .lames H . Maguire , 717 Lexington Road. WI<: h.lta. Kan s. '" " " " " " " " Utah State Championship 1st Annual North·Central Open 100% USCF rated event 7 HE ;0; Salt Lake City. Utah " " " " " " Opcn tu Utah players; pllyen from Milwaukee, Wis. Ducmbu 11 ·12 6 R1 TI Idaho. Nevada. Wyomin£. a nd COlorado Open to all; e ntr y fee $7 plus ' 1 "' " " " " " by lnv\tation ODly; at Salt Lake City rating Cec lor non·members of USCF; Oklahoma State Championship 00 RO SO WO ro YMCA Ch ess Club. 39 Exchange P lace ; at nail Room of Wisconsin Hutel. No. Norma n, Okla. entry fcc $5.00 with $1.00 ratln£ fee ThIrd at West Wisconsin; $12.5 mini. At Student Union I3ldg; over nUe ae· "" '" " mu m first pritt, $75 min. seeond prlze 4 SO CO 00 ro GO NO ,. LO addition {raIn Don ·mem bcu USCII'; comodatlo05 available; <:n try fee $3.00. prl:4Cti Include a ebeS$ clock for wlnner gUarantcod, wlal prl.1es min. $JSO guar­ studen ts $1.50 with $1.00 r aUn, fee ad· anteed In addition to $10 speelal prl.ws Bl CI Fl CI on Kl U in uddltlon la traveling b'oph,y, and dlUonsl f ur non·USCF members; tro­ , a number of other prizes; time limit for ranking A and B cln$$ pla)'ers un. phies and medalt; for details. write: " 4lI moves In f lnt two hours; 6 r4 Swiss; Ie" already prizewinners; time limit , DE GE >IE U ... Dr. A. \II. de la Torre, % U nlvenJty of r eg l ~lraUon taken until 9:00 I.m., N ov. 45 mOVOli in first 2 hours; 7 round Ok lahoma. Nurman. Ok la. " " " 11; advance ref1,stratioD may b e malled SW iSS, starU,.. 8:00 p .m. Friday. Nov. 100% USCF ra ted event. 1 CA ., U tu San Lake City YMCA CheS$ Club; 26 ; cn trles close 6:00 p .m. Friday; sPOn. " " " '" " players rcque'ted tu brlnjl clocks; entry sored hy Wiscon.sln State AM'n and b , , , , fcc Inclu des price of Saturday Victory Milwaukee Chess Jo'oundatlOD; for de. • • • BanqucL taUs. write: A. E. £10. 3935 Nu. F ie. $ol>oerlllll(>l>' A."""OI..d 1M W hile 100% USC F rated event. bra ntz Dr., A1ilwaukcc 10, W!.s. (Orl£1- TH E BRITI SH CHESS MAGAZI NE pressed simply as a King's nally a nnounCed as Wlseonsln state Founded In 1881 and now the otde5t No ..tmbt , lJ·18 Open). cbes !?erl<>dI<:lll extant. Ga .... <'d Editor ; move. Thus c2 -c 4 (P-K4) = Log Ca bin Thanksgivi ng 100% USCF rated event. II. Golom"elc-Prublem Wurld: S. GEGO and 0-0 (Castles K) Eastern States Open Sed ~ w ! ck for white = GAKA o r for D,umiN, Jl·lo.. m .... the normal chess bOa rd and $2.50) write W. H. J OhlUlOD, Decatur l int edited by C. J . S. Purdr. Attk:le•. No ..tmbtr 26·28 YMCA; {or Information or ro,lstraUoD chess men. 10"!HUed "!!'IH. probl . .... "'''''. 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