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Amel'ica ~ e~e:M neWjpapel' - Copyright 1960 by United States CheSS,"'"'"'"'."n"oo"--_. ______-;;--;;c--:- Vol. xrv, No. ,','______f,,"',d,ay""-, ,F,e,b,w,a,'"y'--'S,'c'"'"',O ______'--' ,,,S Cents Fischer Wins U.S. Championship Third Year In Succession Robert Byrne Second ky Third Benko Fourth U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP, 19S9· 60 NEW YORK W L W L 1. Fische r ...... 9 2 7. Seid man ...... 5'12 510 2. Byrne ...... 8 3 8. She rwin ...... 5 3. Reshevsky ...... 7 V2 3% 9. Mednis ...... 4'12 •6V 2 4. Be nko ...... 7 4 10. Bernstein ...... 4 7 S. Bisq uie r ...... 6% 4V2 11. Denker ...... 3 6. We inste in ...... 6 5 12. Ault ...... 0 11• FISCHER A THREE TIME WINNER by PAUL LEITH Hobert Fischer's star shines ever bdghler. Our phenomenal 16·year· old International Grandmaster made it three in a row by winning the 12Lh U.S. Championship played from Dec. 18, 1959 to Jan. 4, 1960 in New York City under the joi nt auspices of the U.S. Cbess Federation and the Amerk an Cb f'~s FOlmritl tion. J:f ig. ~C(l"e was-.9·2; W'I, ' fl, D4, Poland, Argentina and now USCF membership crossed the 4000 mark fo r the first time, hiUing Venezuela) once said: "When Reshevsky offers you a draw, look around; an all·time high of 4002 with the Dec. 5 mailing of Chess Life. These you can probably mate him in IWo." When before adjournment the pre membership tapes have been distributed to ali State Membership Chair vious day Reshevsky had offered a draw, Denker could find no mate men for use in Ihe all·out effort to hit 5000 before OPERATION M in two, but believing that he had the advantage, he refused the offer. closes on June 5. Thus second place was decided in the final rou nd, when Byrne Texas. under the chairmanship of C. Harold Bone, has taken the beat Robin Ault of Cranford, New Jersey, 1959 U.S. JUnior Champion; lead in num.. ber of members gained since June 5, 1959, the starting date and Rcshevsky accepted Fischer's ollcr of a draw. Fcw anticipated sec· for the second hitch in OPERA TION M. Texas has added 43 members ond place (or the hero of the Helsinki Chess Olympics of 1952, for in that period. During t he same per iod California, Harry Borochow, last year, he merely tied for 9th-l Oth places. Byrne's seol'e was 8·3; chairman, added 35 (on top of the 236 they added in the previous year)l W5, LO, 08; he was the only player outside of Fischer who did not lose Sensational gains have been shown in Colorado, Indiana, and Mis a gamc. souri, each of which added more than 20 members, for a percentage Reshevsky in third place scored 7lh -3 lh; W6, L2, D3. He drew with gain of as high as 104% (Colorado). Tabulation of the leading states Benko, Byrne and Fischer; he lost to Seidman and Denker. This marks follows: thc first lime in the history of the U.S. Championships since 1936 (he Sta te 6-5-59 12·5·59 Gain Membership Chairman competed in ni ne of them) that he has finished 10weL' than second. But Texas 211 25. 43 C. Harold Bone no one can take from him his brilliant simultaneous exhibitions as a California ". 531 3S Harry Borochow child prodigy, his splendid record in the long history of the U.S. Cham· Colorado ,. 53 27 Juan Reid pionships and in international tournaments, both individual and team, Indiana 57 79 Mildred Morrell and his great contribution to the development of chess in the USA. Mi ssouri 43 " J. Donald Define Pi ew York 477 •• 18 Jose Calderon Pal Benko was fourth with 7-4; W5, L2, 04; his losses were to Byrne "5 " in the 5th round to Fischer in the 10th. Last year, he was in eighth A call for more volunteers and for renewed eifort on the part place. of every committeeman was issued by Fred Cramer, Membership Chair (Continued-Col. 1, Page 2) (Continued-Col. 1, Page 7) FISCHER A THREE TIME WINNER-(Continued from Page 1) ~ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...••••••....•••.• Arthur B. Bisguicr, 1954 U.S. Champion was fifth with 6ih-4lf.z; W4, • • L2, Of); he lost only to Fischer and Reshcvsky. He made fifth place E CONTINENTAL QUICKIES 5 by scorillg four out of fIVe points in adjourned games before the final round (t hree wi ns :lIld two drawn), Last year, he was in a four way tie : by : fo r fou rth place. • • Truly astonishing was Weinstein's capture of sixth place, scoring ! David Spiro : 6·5; W5, L4, 0:::, a "'list Improvement over last year when he tied for • • the last two places. He drew against Fischer and Bisguier, and defeated •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• a ~M~ .a ••••••••••••••• such old timers as Bernstein, Uenkc.' and Seidman. His win o\'cr Bern MARIANSKE LAINE, 1959 and alte r 18. " ***, NxD; 19. NxNth. K-B; stein in round lour (Game No. 22) was a particularly fine one, putting Reti Opening 20. NxlU'ch, K·N; 21. N·B6c:h , K·B; u. his Queen en prise on the 22nd move, forcing his opponent to resign Q.R5! Now If 22 . _.. . _., R·Q4 ; 23. N·K7ch . three moves later. L. SZABO M. HERINK K.N; 2~. NxH, Nxn; 2$. QxPch, K·R; H. ( Hung_ ry) (Ctechosloukia) p.8(;, and wins. Herbert Seidman of Brookl yn. N.Y. was seventh with an even score I. 'H( 83 P-Q4 If 18. K.R; 19. NxN, faUs arte r 20. RxR, of 5lk·5lk; W4. LA. 0 3. betler than his ninth place two years ago. He 2. P-KNl N.Q83 BxP! will be 10ll g remembered l or h is startling defeat of Reshevsky in the This unluual a nd Interesting defe nse Nor 15 thl5 line Jatllf.ctory: tIS ....._ .. , I,alnll the n ell Is II r ecent developmenl K.R; 19. PxN, PQR3; ZOo Q·S t , N·N! Wllh fou rth round {Ga me No. 19). in which he broke up the castled King 'S de of ClechosloVIK m asler·pll yers. An a difficult, but by no muna h opeless fenses by a olle-two punch. a Bishop and then a Knight sacriIice. while analysll, of this opening was published game. Black's pieces, a Sicilian Defense, were concentrated on the Queen side. In Calkol lovanl ky n ch, t959/ 4 by J. 18 ...... • K·R; 19. BxN, PxB; 20. QxPch, Vesely. K·N; 21. R·Q3, RxN; 2.2. RxR. N·B7; 23. Sherwin'S eighth place with 5·6; W2, 1.3, IJ6 was a drop ftom third 3. P-Q4 8 ·N5 R·Q7. Q·K4; (If 23 ...... R·QD Inltead. place in the championships of the last t\\" o years. His two victories were 4. 8 ·N2 P·K3 24 . n ·Q3 ) 24 . R! K·Q, R.QD; 25. n.qa and over the tcen·age rs Ault and Weinstei n; he did however draw with More comJlltenl W I.$ 4 •••.•••••, Q.Q2; fol- wins. lowed by II l uble'luent ...... P.H3 and a Fi ~ c! l e l" . lale r lId vlnce of Ihe King's Pawn. 18 ...... , K·R; 19 . Il xN. R.QN ; 20. PltN. 5. 0 ·0 Q·Q2 PxB; 21. QxllPc h, R-N2; 22. N·N3! K·N ; Edmar Mednis was 9th with 4lh ·6lf.!; W3, L3, D5. Last year , he tied 6. P·841 ...... (Iw n o w 22 ...... _., Q·K; 23. R.Q7, P.K4 ; N . N.RS, Q-Q U; 25. n xNP ; or 22 ...... for lIle i;lst 1\1' 1.1 places, but he was 8lh lh e year before. in 10th place This rtne III"II:/"iluive move showd have U:U>; 23 . N·ns. B·IlS; 24 . I'·K4 . or 22 . was Sid ney Bernstei n, who [rom 1936 on, has played in seven U.S. becn s warning for Black. not to caslle ...... _., !.llt P; 23. N·1I5, Q·U6; H. RaB, • Queen·llde. Champio nships: his score was 4-7 ; W3, 1.6, D2. Denker was 11th wilh wln5) 2:1. N· ns, RxNP; (I( ••••.... , R.N5; 6...... PxP 24. P-QRJ), 24 . II .QN, Q·K4 ; 2S. N.QB4. 3·8; W2, L7 , D2: to his credit-defealing Reshevsky and drawing wi th 1. Q.R4 0-0-0 ~nd wins. Benko. Illack eeneenlratu his fire on the I t . 8aN Queen Pawn. He hopes for &-P K3, Ihut 20. Q.R6ch K.Q2 And in last place, Auit with eleven defeats. Uke Weinstein last tlng In the QB. If 7...... • B",-':; 8. BxB, '" 21 . Qlt8P~h NxQP? 9. QltQch. KxQ; 10. R·Q win ning K·' yea r, Ault was invited to play because of winning the 1959 U.S. Junior No b.!lte r ,... s 21...... K·K2 ; 22. he • piece. Cnampionship. He feels that has learned a great deal by playing I . QN·Q2 K·N QxBPch. K.K ; 23. N·m wlnnlnJl pr elUly. against our Masters, and believes that future U.S. Junior Champions t . Qlt 8P P·8) 22 . N·N5 ...... should be similarly invited. t'aulty ...· ou ld hive b O)(! n 9 .•... , NzP? Be And Black realM nl. On 22 ...._ . .• , Q-K4 ? taUH of 10. N·K5. NxPeb ; U . K·R a nd n . Q-R8 mate; On 22. _...... , N·Q4 ; 23. While duly haili ng Fischer's third straight viclory, we sho u.ld not Biack toses malerl.l. ItxN and m ate follow. , __ ..... A cha rming forget that Reshevsky wo n fo ur times in a row (1 936, 1938. 1940, 1942) 10. N.QN) Q-Q4 miniatur e ! and again in 1946. Thereafter , howel'er, the latter fi nished second (195 1, A \".In attem pt at slmpliflcatlon 15 after 10 •...•. ... , HaN; 11. BIB, NaQP; 1957·8, and 1958-9). 12. NxN, QltN; 13. QxKP, the Bl aek Kin g MINSK, USSR, 1958 • would be eJtposed to • concentrated Duleh Defense The best 'attendance (admission Iwo dollars) was about 200 at the I II.ck o f White'. two BIshops. linal session at the West Side YM CA, where the first three sessions were n . Q·ft4 Q-KR4 LITVINOV VERESOV I. P-Q84 P·k84 I also held. Two rounds we re at the Marshall CC, and five rounds plus the 12. ft·K .... _~ To avoid the eltchl nge 0 2 . .. .•....• B-R6) _of 2. P-Q 4 N·KBl playoff s were at the Manhattan CC. Demonstration boards were put up. ) • .N.QBJ P·K3 hla good Bllhop. _ 4. trC83- _ Tbe New York Times on Dec. 16th blazoned a six column headline 12 . .... _.. KH.K1 U . H·B5 N-Q4 More el. stlc \.II of. p-.K3, 10 be followed on olle of the sports pages: " lo' ischer Dropped {I'om Title Chess in Pairing 14. Q.N5 N·N3 by Kl·II-}'2. Thl. plan would permit Ihe Dispute". The champion had demanded, in line wi th international prac· Lose, a tempo. Beller wll the Immedi. option or a Il ler P-KB3 Ind P ·K4, to tice. a public draw ing. Anthony Saidy was substituted {or Fischer. ate 14 . .... , BxN ; 15. PltB. N(Q4)·N5; 16. challenge Ihe center. Also gO Od I. Ihe US CF President Jerry Spann fl ew to New York and straightened it out. n .Q2. P.QR3; It t8 ...... , N.B7; 17. N_K5 !) KIng-B ide nanehctto couplcd with N.R3. 17. Q.S4. a nd While retains I ~ound 4...... •. 8·N5 Hercafter, drawing wilt be public. Fischer defended his tille. And attack. 5. Q·B2 0 ·0 on Dec. 19th, the New York Times' five column headline was: "Fischer 15. 8· \(3 KBltN 6. P·K3 P·QN) Decides to Defend Chess Laurels". 16. Pa8 N-Q' Despite P.KB4 a l bla firsl move, Black 11. QR.Q? Is really playlna: a Nllnlo-Indlan com· The New York Times pl"i nted daily articles prepared by the 90 -- pin .. year old Hermann Helms. '1'0 get into the nexl morning's paper not HERINK 7. 8·K2 ...... Unduly tame and Iack.l,..tre. only who won. but the moves of several games, verifying them by 1.. ____ B·N2 playing them ol'er from players' score sheets, often illegible and some Black II &ettlng: up an Idu .1 formation limes inaccurate, and meeting a deadline is no mean jour nalistic ac against the some what old·t ashloned complishment. (Dav id R. Stevenson, please note). developmeot adopted by hl.s opponent. T bb BI.ck p 051lion, with lis NlDuoyl tcll Among the contestants were four International Grandmasters; lin overtones can be deadly In. thl Benko, Bisguier, Fischer and RcshevskYi and two International Masters: bands of an undenlandinj: ptayer. Robert Byrne and James T. Sherwin. The best score against the IGM's • • 0-0 .. *.~. Uninspired. Wor th conllderlllJl wa. IS. was made by Byrne, 2lf.d ih; next best by Denker and Seidman with B-Q2 and J>OI5lbly O.()·O. 1lf.!-21h, thanks 10 theil' victories over Rcshevsky. The latter could well ...... __ BaQN remark to these two co·veterans: "Yours were the most unkind cuts Conslslent play to undu liUne White" control or Kol.. of aU:' Against the six holding in ternational titles, the best record t . QltB __ was made by Seidman, 2!k·31h. Rather a 1055 of llme:-Ihe po_Ilion Is nol IS clo5O!d 18 It may appe ar at The percentage of games drawn is quile lo w, 3O ,),~; it does not renect first giance! exactly the deter mi nation of the pl ayers to win, but to a great extent, 9_ ...... N·kS the comparative weakness or the last three players in the final standing. 10. Q.B2 R·831 Brutal and lor cln g-but why no\1 The Was the level or pl ay as high as in previous tournaments? Only a AUlr 17. QR·Q? Black Knillht, a block.der at K5, limply detailed comparison of the ga mes can decide. But it should be noted paral}'1.eI the While Clmp. Wblte'. that some outstanding players like International Grandmaster Larry W hite mIsses 11. N-Q4 wbleh give_ him pie..,." Btand by h elpleuty u the aUaek the . du nlage. He r elle. on the follow suddenly accelerate•• Eva ns and Internalional Master Lombardy declined to play. Ing "Ir lp"_whlch his opponent com n, N-Q2 R·R) :Continued-Cols. 3 _nd 4, P_ge 7) pletely overiooks l 12. P-N) .... ~_ 11...... Nlt8? Apparently dlreeted .galnst 12. .•...... , A real blun de r in a position where Q.R5. Black can actually nve hll game! Black (Diagram TOURN/\ M EN'f HEMINDERS gaI n. the ad"'lntage after t7...... 12. .•..•... Q.RS! Feb. 12-14 US CF MONTHLY RATING IMPROVEl\fENT TOURNA P.QR3; tIS . Q·N3. N_R4; Ig. q..Q3, 8-B4; Not only brilliant-bu t overwhelm,n" 20. Q.Q4 , N. B3; 2t. Q.Q2, N·M . If nOw 13. PxQ. R-N3c.b ; 14. K.R, NzP MENT, 212 West 42nd St.. New Yor k 36, N.Y. (The I". N·Q411 ...... m ale. Chess and Checker Club of New York). For details call An une ltpecled turpr lse and a fltlIng 13. N·8) N·N.. I or write Frank Brady, USCF, 80 East l ith St .• N.Y. 3. conclusIon to th is I trlklng game. Incisively played. The Feb. 20·22 EL PASO OPEN, Hilton Hotel, El Paso, Texas. (CI.- II...... K·...... • QzPch; 15. NxQ, Loses qu ickly. but ther e WII nothing 14. N",Q, N·HS m . le. 12/20/ 59) . better :- If 14. PlI:Q, NxNch; 15. BxN. R·N3ch; Mar ch ll, 12, 13 The Ma rch USCF MONTHLY RATING L~1PROVE 1t 18 ...... Naft; t9. BxN, ia dKlslye, 16. B·N2, RxNch; 11. K·R, RxBPch ; and MENT TOURNAMENT. Same locale 3 S first item in this wIns. T here ia no defensa: Whlta Rulina list. tr, (\ . f F,iJWILLIAM LOMBARDY In 11 44 player event Tibor Wein· berger scored 7"1 to win tbe title, World Junior Champion-1957·Z958 and qualify fot" the statc champion ship tournament. Zoltan Kovacs, who was Ihe only one to win from T H E NEXT WORLD CHAMPION? Weinberger, scorcd OYo! -Hil, and placed 2nd. Third was J ames Cross, How many have foreseen the startling event that came to pass at who beat out Saul Yarmak on tie the Candidates Tournament in Yugoslavia? I suggest that few had picked breaking, after each had scored the winner for that one! Who is this maft.? His record speaks for itself. 6-2. Irving Rivise with 5"'h -2 1h For a future world champion he began his international chess placed fifth. career at a relatively late stage. This is not to beJitlic his accomplish. ments. At the age of eighteen he carried off the prize for third board at the World "Students" Team Championship, Upsala, 1956. His score TIBOR WEINBERGER CALIF. was no less than 81 %! Similar fcats were recorded at Reykjavik, 1957 STATE CHAMPION and Varna, 19~8. Successive firsts in the Russian Championships of 1957, Tibor Weinberger scored 7-2 to 58 can be conSldered no mean achievement. take the California State Cham The story only begins at this point. Mikhail Tal sky-rocketed to pionship by a margin of I lh points fame with victories at Portoroz and Zurich 1959. Not satisfied with oYer his nearest competitors, Jim '"minor success," he flashed through the Candidates Tournament win. Cross and Zoltan Kovacs who tied ning sixteen games while drawing eight and losing only four. F irst for 2nd (mel 3rd places with 5lh- prize and the right to chal!enge Botvinnik for thc WOrld Title is his. 2lf.z . J . H. E. Lof\sson, a young Ice 42. R·QI B·Q41 lander who came to California two The game selectcd is not necessarily Tal's best performance, but 42 ...... R-Q2: 43. IbQP!, RxH; 44. N· years ago, handed Weinberger one it does reveal a strong fighter with understanding of the intricacies of B7ch. Rx.7\;; 45. R·Q8eb etc. of his two defeats whilc scoring positional play. His patience, endurance and ambition may well lead 43. B·BI R-K2 44. B· K2 P..Q' 5-3 and taking 4th place. Kovacs, him to the World Championship. 45 . BxP RxB who had also bealen Weinberger WORLD CHAMPIONSH IP 46. RxR P-K7 in the Southern California Cham 20...... BXN 47. R(N )'K3 P·K8= Qch pionslrip in September , won the CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT, 21. Q·RS P-N3 48. RItQ RxReh 19S9 22 . BxKNP Q.K2 49. K·B2 R·QRS other point from the new cham Sicilian Defense Nat.urally not 22 ...... , Pill: 23. QxPch The ,·est of the game Is not without pion. Saul Yarmak, wit h 4% -3 lh. unci While h ~ s at least a perpetual some inle rest as far as technique Is placed 5th. F. Olafson (Iceland) M. Tal (USSR) check. concerned; however the result Is (1). White Black 23. Bx B vlous and so no further comment Is Since Weinberger. former New necessary. P·K4 P.QB4 24. Q·B3 R·N!••• Jersey Open champ, has now won .. SO. R.Q2 P-R3 S1. K·K3 R·K8ch N·KB3 25. B·Q3 B·N2 about every major California chess ,. P·K3 52. K-Bl ,. p.Q. P.. 24. Q·K2 K·R! R·K2 53. K·B ... title (he took the California Open 54. PxP SS. P.KR3 N.Kkh P-QR3 N·NS •• ... 56. K-B2 BxKNP 57. R·Q4 P·R. over a distinguished Held in Scp P·QB4 N·KB3 ,. 58. P_KR4 K·N2 59. P·RS N·B4 •• N.qBJ P· NS tember- ~ ee CHESS LIFE front ,. B.Q3 N-B3 60. R·QB4 ... , 61 . R·BS B·K! page, Nov. 5 issue) it would seem R·K5 R_K.1 R_QB2 KN·Kl •...... n . '3. RxP •• 64. R·R6 R·Bleh 'S. K·KI , that he has done everything neces· All Is quite familiar to Us up to move ... 66. R· R7ch K·BI 67. P·N6 N·B6ch sary to qualify for an invitation to seven. White's eighth move has yet to 68. K·QI R..Q7eh 69. K·BI R_Rl be prm·"d correct. B. NlIN followed by 10. R·Bleh K-KI 71. K·QI play in the next U.S. Champion Q ·82 Is beUI'r nlthough even Ihis does .... W hile resigns. ship. not guaranie" a lasting superiority. A"' 8...... Q.B2 9. 0 ·0 N.K4 BENKO WINS U.S. RAPID TRANSIT CHAMPIONSHIP 10. P ·B41 After just returning to this country from the Candidates' Tourna An interestlng but unnecessary pawn ment in Yugoslavia, Pal Benko ca ptured the first U.S. Rapid Transit s3crlfice. (a) 10. 8·84. B_Q3; II. R·BI (N:o;: P ?, 12. BxB and wlna) Is a possIbil. Championship co nducted at the Log Cabin Chess Club, and sponsored Ity. (b) 10. 8·84. N-KR4; 11. BlBobby Fischer who scored 7-3. Fischer lost We're having a nlte out. 28. N·BS? 11. B·N2 A complete wasil' of time. 28. Q.N2 to Benko, Sherwin and Ma tthew Green. Dr. Karl Burger and Matthew 18. R_BI with the Intention of Q·Q4 and P -BS Is better. Also should W hite care to Green shared 45 place honors with their scores of 64. 19. Q·K2 The other scores were 6tb, J ames T. Sherwin. 5lh·4\h; 7th, Paul 20. Nx Ne h neutralize Black's bishop, he may do so by B·K2·B3. Brandts, 4·6; 6th, William Hook, 3·7; 9th and 10th, Miro Rodoicij and A. 2lL ...... Q· N5 Nedclkojvic, 2·6; and 11th, Robin Ault, Ph·6\h . 29. Q.-N2 R·BI 30. N·N ] Q·B6 E. Forry Laucks presented the cash prizes to the winners. Frtlnk 31. Q.K2 ...•.... Brady dir ected the event. 31. QxQ. RxQ; 32. B·NI Is better. 31...... R·KNI ------32. N· K4 Q.QS TOURNAMENT RESULTS 33. N·NS R-N2 34. Q·K3 EAST SIDE OPEN (1 6 playcrs), City Terrace C.C. (Los Angeles). 1. Gor White Is In n q uandry. First he aays don Barret! (5-1) 2. Paul Kl aus (5·1) 3. D. Voung (4\h-l\h) 4. Ben he d oesn't Ih"o he says he does. R.QI Kakimi (42) 5. C. Edward Swett (3l,2·2\h). Is better. 34...... QxQ WICHITA OPEN (27 players), Y.M.C.A., Wichita, Kansas. 1. George 35. RItQ R-B' Krauss, J r. (5lh-\h) 2. J . D. Brattin (5-1) 3. L. T. Brewster (41h -l\h) 36. R·R3 p oNS 4. Ralph L. Hall (4\h-l %) 5. A. Mu rphy (4 2). 37. K· NI •...... SANTA MONICA OPEN (18 players), Santa Monica Bay C.C. (California) £Ither White Is In extreme time pres sure or he is thinking or opening a 1. Dr. Sidney Weinbaum (B·O) 2. E mil Bersbach (6\h-l \h) 3. T. M. chicken farm, without the heads. Straus (6·2) 4. AI Michaelson (5-3) 5. Unbroken three way tie with 37...... P . K411 (4Jh-3lh) between Donald Benge, Dr. Bruce Collins, and Brett 38. R·N] P·KS I 39. B.B4 P.q41 Hamilton. As highest scoring club member, Emil Bersback won trophy as club champion. (Su diag"sm lOp nt?:/ column) Anxious for Ihe return of hls long lost THANKSGIVING 3()"30 (10 players) Cedar Valley C.C., Waterloo, Iowa. pawn. White proceeds with a combina_ All of a sudden a bad game has be· 1. Roger Holler (5-1) 2. Willis Vanderberg (4\h-l Jh) 3. Unbroken tion to reCOVer II. However, 20. p .B5! come a losl One. gives him ellceUent winning chan ces as 411. B.K2 P-Q5 tie with 3lh-2lh between Richard Runke and Richard Bullard, BlaCk', development Is still retarded. 41 . B-B4 P.KS 5. Jack Donath. Vaylard Smith, and Clay Robison, each with 3·3. Vol. XIV, Number 11 THE EDITOR'S BOOKSHELF February 5, 1960 by P"lJhSIl~u I'llce a m(}nth on tHe 5t h uml 20~h by T Ut: UNITt:D STATI::S CHESS Fred M. Wren n';U l::HA TlUN. EHLen,,, ~s . ec!)nd c/:JS5 Ill .' lle!' SC I>I ~ l\lb cr ii, 19 46, ~ l I h~ p ost o!flce Since it~ ~ppearunce many years ago I have touted (without "pay at J)ubuque , Iowa, under t he act of ~\ arch 9, 1~ 7 ~ . ola") the Harkness-Chernev "Invitation to Chess" as the best and easiest Editor: FRED M. WREN ~cxt by which a beginncr could learn to play chess. A few months ago POSTM ASTER: Please r etu rn undeliverable cO l> ln with Form 3S79 to F ra nk Larry Evans wrote to me saying he was working on a book ior be Brady, USC F BU5iness Manager, 80 Easl 11th Street, New York J, N. Y. ginn('rs. I remember thinking as I read his letter that if his book was half as good as the one mentioned above, it wou ld be a rca] contribu tion to the world of chess. Now the book is OUl. "CHESS in ten lessons" COLUMNISTS AND CONTRIBUTORS published in December by A. S. Barne~ and Co., New York, and while I am not prepared to say it is better than the old standby, I honestly Samuel Reshevsky Lowe ll T u ll is Oavld Spiro Robert Eastwood believe it is just as good, and, of course, it ha~ the advuntage of being Eric h Marchand Paul Leith Gut hrie McC lain Edwa rd Nash able to bring to the beginner of today developments and finesses in Cla ude Bl oodgood III Wi lliam Lombardy Robert Karen Frank Brady Fred Crl me r W alle r Korn Rea Hayes Irwin Sigmond chc ~s thought up to and through 1959. George Koltllnow.kl Ernest Olfe La rry Evans Kesle r Svendsen The dust-cover blurb states "This book, by an acknowledged chess Ha rry Borocho .... Nicholas Gabor J ohn Collins Anthony Santasiere genius, assumes that the student knows absolutely nothing about chess, and leads him to the point where he can conduct an intelligent game." I think that it can do ju~t that. and I can heartily rCcommend it to n any parent who wanls a textual guide for his child'~ first struggles GVIlIIJ, with the intricacies of chess, or to the chess teacher as (I text for his disciples to study. Any book written by Larry Evan~ would attract at a" d Je"" !J .s~atll1! tention thl'oughout the English,speaking chess world, even if mediocre· With fUrl her reference to the article on Ihe 1958 Munich Olympiad And this one, far from being mediocre, is very, very good. by ~II'. K. f.'. Kirhy, which CHESS LIFE: reprintcd in the October 5, (Tim b~ ok IS 1101>' bri,,!:

Sealed: (Left to right) USCF Business Manager, and Tournament Director, BO BBY vs SAMMY: Although the outcome of t his final·round g lme In Ine Frank Brady: Mona N. Karlf; Gl u la K. Gresse r; Lisa Lane: Eva Aronson; 19S9·196 0 U.s. Cha mpionsh ip and Rosenwald T rophy T ou &na ment could not USC F Past Pre.ldent, Harold M. Phillips. 'ffect Bo bby's already.usured thi rd championshIp In a row, he appuently Sfanding: USC F Maste r Emeritus Or. Edward Laske r; Mary Selensky: Mabel g.ve it a ll he had in the way of conce nt rallon. A win for Reshevsky would Bu r li ngame; Lena Grummette; Nancy McLeod; Mildr ed Morre ll ; USCF Vice ha ve earned him a t ic for second p lace wit h Ro bert Byrne. The game was, President E. Forry La uck., Founder and Pre sident 01 Log Cabin Chess Club, however, a 40·move draw. (Photo by Har kness) and fi nancial sponsor of the 19S9 Women's Championship T ournament. USCF Me mbe rsh ip Oues Including subsuiption to Ch ess Lire, pcdodlcal puhll. CHANGE OF AODRESS: Four weeks' notice r equired. When ordering change cation of national chess rallng, and all othe r privileges: plcage furr lsh an addreB~ stencH Impr('sston from r('cent llIli ue or exuct repro· ONE YEAR: $5.00 TWO YEARS: $9.50 THRE E YE ARS: 513.50 LI FE: $100.00 ductlon. Including numbers a nd d::o tes on lop line. SUSTAINING: $10.00 (Becomes Life Memb ~ ..hil> after 10 payments) _ Send membe r shIp dues, subscriptions, tournam ent r eports for rating, ratIng ~ n, A ncw membership storts on 21st day of month of enrollment, expires al the . nd changes of add ress to FRANK BRAOY, Business Manlger, 80 East 11th, New end uf Ihe period for whiCh dues arc paid. Family Due. r(}r Iwo or more memo York 3, N. Y. bers or one f~mlly living al nine address, Including onl.\' one ~ubscripliOn to CHESS LIFE. are at regular rates (sec above) for flrst me mbership, at the follow· Se nd only news Items and communications re CHESS LIFE ed Itorial matte .. to Ine r~tes ror each additional membership: One year S2.50; two years s~ _ n; three FRED M. WREN, Editor, Gove House, Perry, Mi lne, years $6.75. SubscrlptlOn Ta te of Chus LIre to non·members 15 $3.00 per year. SInt:le coplet 15c each. Mah a]] clmb payable to: THE UNlIED STATES CHESS FEDERATION 29. Nx Bch ,.. 30. II · N' P.gBS U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT GAMES 31 . IIxP AXNP 32. hll PxA rrh"SS ~'f F, id",. P"., 3]. R·N6 N.g2 34. Aellg '" \UJII: ... 1 eFtb"",rt 1, 1960 The a l mo ~ t overwhelming approval with which our sp ~ cia l games issu{' {J:lI1. 5, 1960) was received (so far we have received ni ne letters Mednis Benko 19. g ·IIS .... 20. 8 ·03 I 0 ·1(2 on the subject- eight approving, and one suggesting that we allocate 21. H·A7 ." 22. P x H .... White BIlek 21. R·I(B lI·g2 24. P· R4 A·86 our space \ 0 games pl:1yed In the U.S. tournaments) has prompted us 1. P ·K4 p.ga4 2. N·KB] p.g ] 25. H· N5 U . RxP to agree to publish C\'CI'y game played In the U.S. Champio nship and ... ' 3. P..Q 4 .. , 4. HxP N·I(B] 27. P·K4 ••• 21. Nxgch ...••• Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, from Dec. 18. 1959 to Jan. 3, 5. N·083 P·gR] ,. B·I(NS P ·K] 19. OxR ... 30. A·K ItxPc h 1960. Fifteen games from the (irst three (of 11 ) rounds arc presented 7. g ·83 8 ·g2 I. 0 ·0 ·0 H·83 31 . I(·B .... :no A·K2 A· N5 t . 8 ·1(1 B·K2 10. g · N3 0·B2 33. R·g82 K·II.2 34. P ·1lS A· N4 without notes elsewhere in this issue. Although the tournament will be 11. 1( · 1011 0 _0 12. P·B4 I(R·OBI 35. I(·K2 A·N7ch 36. K·g 3 R·Nkh fin is hed by the time yo u read this, the other games will be printed as 13. P ·K5 .. , 14. P xP ... 37. K·1(2 R· N7c h 31. 1( ·1(1 R· N6ch soon as they arc received from New York, where Paul Leith is burning IS. S ·KI4 B·g1 It.. 1(·111 N·BS a9. 1( ·82 A·N4 40. K·l(l Or.... n 11. 8x8 o.a II . QxO No. 1/ Ite midnight oil after every sessio n, playing the games Over . rorrccting It. NxP 101 ·114 20. N·g4 ••• ••• Weinstein Sherwin f:tully ga me scores. and laboring in other ways to give you a picture of 21 . AxN 8 ·111 22. 8 ·83 ... what actuully happened in the annual fi xture. Those of you who have 23. Px8 ' 24. I(A·gt Wh ite BI.ck 25. IIxR R..Q81... 2'. P·H3 P·I(N4 I. P·04 2. P..Q 84 PxP had tournament experience. and those of ~'ou who have had a batch of '" ,... 21 . K· N2 I(· N2 21. N·1(4 3. H·K B3 N·I(B) 4. P ·K3 P·1(3 tournament game scores dropped on yo u. (some originals :t nd some 29. RxN )( · B3 ] ). P·OR4 •••K·B4 S. BxP P·B4 6. 0 ·0 P..QR3 ciJ :-bon copies) with instructions 10 "straighten out these scores, so 31 . R·ON4 A·B2 32 . I(·BI P·I(R4 1. g ·1(2 P..QN4 I. 8 ·H3 8 · 1012 the game will " play," know what Paul has been up against in this proj· U . P·1(1I 3 R·g2 34. R·g84 K·1(4 t . P·OA4 QNoQ 2 10. PxP P x P 35 . R·K4ch I(·B4 36. R.QH4 K·K4 11. AxA 12. N·81 P· NS ect. Readers who have had no experience in these lines may take your 37. R·1( 4ch I(·B4 D rlwn 13. N·ONS O•••·Hl 14. P·1(4 PxP editor's word for it that about half of such scores are cocke yed, with 15. NIl)xP N·B4 16. P ·I(S I(N..Q2 moves omitted, wi th Black's moves appearing in the While column. ROUND T,YlO 11. O B·B4 ••• 11. Nx H 8·g4 and wit h ambiguous mo ve notations. such as PXP, when there are foul' Dec. 19, 1959 19. R·lll H· N3 20. N·02 8 -a4 21. A·Q8 N'92 21. B·1(3 g x l(P different pu rls of the board on whic h PxP could be played. And when No. 7 23. IIxB 24 . P·84 gxNP both players are in time trouble-both scores are likely 10 be messed Seidman Benko 25. BxN g .BBch••• 26. Rlllgn, UP. either by transposed moves, or ' by illegible notations. White BlIck _ No. 12 1. P· K4 P.gB4 2. N·gB3 N·gB3 Denker Ault Wor thy of note is the fact that of the 15 games presented in thi s 3. P·I(Nl P.I(N3 4. B·N2 8 · 1012 issue nOlle IS subject to possible cri ticism as a "grandmaster draw." White Bllc:k S. P·g3 P·03 6. B·K3 ... , 1. P..Q4 , 2. P·OB4 P.gBl 7. 0 ·81 N·KB] 8. H·gl P·g4 ... We lw\'e always bel ie\'ed that such games arc insulting on all levels 3. P·1(3 101 ·1(83 4. N.g81 P_I(N) t . P.gB] 10. P·I(B3 P.g5 N·IIl S. N·B3 B·N2 t.. P ·gN3 N·KS particularly to the other players in the tournament whose final standings 12. B. At. N·ONS 11. PxP ,.. 7. B·N2 0 -0 I. A·B P· KB4 may be adversely aHeeted by sueh tame tactics. and to the chess public 0 _0 13. K·l(l 14. BxB ... t. B· K2 P·85 10. Px8P NxN in general. including the promoters of the event, who have a right to 15. g ·02 g . N3 It.. P·OA3 N·B3 11. RxN 12. 0 ·0 8 · NS the best eHorts of such highly·rated (and. in some cases, such 17. II·OB I N·OA4 18. 0 · 101 4 N·N' 13. PxP 14. 8xl PxP expect 20. PxO B·1(3 '" highly paid) masters of the game. 19. R·B2 ••• IS . g ·B •••.-, 16. R·BS P·K3 21. N·R3 K A·Bl 22. RxR ••• 17. B·H4 0 ·0 3 11. R·1(1 A·1(1 23. A·I(I A·B1 24 . 1(·81 N·g7ch 20. AxP OAxR ROUND ONE 27. gA..o Q.B4 28. PxP N(2)xP 1'. 11·8. N·83 25. I(·B2 NxlPc h 26. KxN B·N5ch 21 . AxO 22. QxA A•• lgnl 29. NoQ5 B·Nl 30. g ·1(4 R·K82 27. 1( ·84 28. N[1)·82 ... Dec. 18, 1959 - 31. P·N3 , .. 32. B·Rl .-, n . H x8 R•••xAP 3 ~. 1( ·1(5 A•••·N7 ROUND THREE 33. P· B4 N·83 34. B·H 8·N 1 31. KxP Axl(NP n . P· N5 P·KR4 Dec. 20, 1959 No. I 3S . O·N 8·N2 n. R·1(4 ,-. 13. H·B3 P.1(4ch 34. I(xP ... Denker Se idml n 31. AxA ••• 38. R·)( 35. 1( ·84 ... , 16. p. )($ N·84 No. IJ 39. g · K4 40. B·B2 8·1017.-. White Blick .-, 37 . R·ORI I(·R3 38. R·1(81 PoQN3 Ault Seidman 41 . P' KN4 N·N2 42. N·1(1 It. II·B2 40. Aeslgnl 1. P·g4 H·K83 2. P..Q84 P·I(Nl 43. OxN 44. Axg •••.. , ". White Blick ]. H..Q83 ,... 4. PxP .. , 45. 8 ·H3 •••P·A4 46. AxP , N o. 8 1. P ·K4 ,.... 2. N·1(83 PoQ3 S. P.K) 8 .H2 .. • • 8 .B4 P·K3 47. 8xP B-BI 41. 8 ·1( Reshev$ky Mednis 3. P..Q4 ,.. 4. NxP N·K8l 0 _0 .. , 7. N·Bl .. 0 ·0 P·Hl .,. 8xP B·K4 50. K·N2 N·84 White BI.ck S. NoQ83 P· I(N) t.. P·1(8) 8 ·N2 t . 0 ·1(2 , 10. AoQI S2. I(· B3 1. B·I() 0.0 I. Q..Q2 "oQ4 .... 51 . -.02 ,. • a., 1. P.Q4 N·1(8' 1. P-Q84 P· I(Nl 11. PxP B·N2 12. 8 ·KNS P_I(, 10. N(4)· NS P·05 53. BxN , .. $01. B·B4 1. N,OB3 I · N2 4. P·1(4 P·0 3 'I. B·1(2 n. PXH Q·81 14. gA. al N•••'"·B, ... 11 . gR..Ql P-QR] 12. NxP pxN 55. KxB R, I(Bl 56. R· N6 R·81 5. 8 · K2 0 -0 , . H· 83 P·B3 15. 8 · A4 OA·B 16. 8 · KHl g ·1(2 I ). BxP N·83 14. 8 ·aS gxgch 51. P·H4 I(·N2 sa. PxP .. , P·1(4 •. R· Kl g · H~ 17. B·NS g .R6 A·B2 N·1(2 7. 0 ·0 15. IIxg R-Kl It.. N..QS HxN I'. 59. P· NS K·N3 &0. AxP R·1(3 t. P'OS P.84 10. N·I(R4 g ·OI I t . H·K5 H·B4 20. N·84 g ·1(2 11. PxN N· 1(4 11. I(·B2 8 -R3 '1. AxP R·I(B3 onw 11 . P·KN3 N·1(1 12. B·BI H·R) 21. N·K3 22. APxN 19. R(2).gl 8 · 20. P.014 8 ·81 .... 13. P'ORl P·84 14. PxP PxP B' 23. B· At. ." 24. gXa P· A4 21 . R·RT B.gt. 22. RlIlgn. d 25. P·A4 R."·B2 26. g ·NS 8 ·Rl No.4 IS. P·S4 P ·I(S 16. B·K3 8 ·8] 27. R·K2 0 ·Rt. 28. p·ga4 11. N·N2 N·N2 18. P.R3 N·B2 No_ 14 ••• Fischer Bisguier It. P·I(N4 N· KI 20. P·N5 BxN 29. RxB g . R7 30. A.g81 R·B4 White Sherwin Denker 31. 0 · N4 R·B4 32 . P·8 3 R·H4 Black 21 . Pxll g·1I4 12. B.Q2 1( ·82 21. P ·I(R4 R·KNI 24. P.R5 101 ·83 White Blick 31. R(3).g] A·gB 34 . P·B4 A·A4 I . P ·K4 P· K4 2. N.I(B3 H·I(B3 I. P.04 N·1(83 2. P .g84 P-Kl 35. P·OB5 gxAP 3&. g ·KI g .8S 1. NxP P·g3 •. H·K83 25. PxN 26. II ·K) NxP ... 27. 8 ·1(1 8•·g2•• 21. B·R4 g·IIS 3. N·OBa B·N5 4. P·83 P..Q4 37. PxP , 31 . K·R2 R·A7 S. 0·K2 g .K2 6. P·g3 N·I(B3 .. 30. BxN I(xB S. P..QR) 8xNch 5. Px8 P.84 29 . gxg 39 . R(1 )·g2 A(I ). Al 40. g . KS 7. B·NS gxgch 8. Bxg 8 ·1(2 ... 7. Pxgp NxP I . g ·g2 g .R4 41. RxA 0.QB8 42. P·1(8S R•••· A' 9. N·B3 B·g1 10. 0 ·0 ·0 N·8] 31. K·82 8 .g2 12. A·N3 AxR 33. I(xR R.KNIch 34 . K·B2 B·1(1 9. P·1(4 gx8P 10. 8 · 1012 oxgch 43. O·Nkh K·N2 44. g ·I(Sch P .B] 11. P'04 P·I(R3 12. B· R4 0 ·0·0 11. Kxg N· 1(83 12. R· 8 0 ·0 45. Resig." 13. 1 ·84 gR. I(Bl 14. OR·1(1 8·g1 35. B·K2 B·02 36. N·K3 B· A5 17. 8 ·g1 B.Q2 38 . P·R4 B·81 13. RxP OH..Q2 14. A·8 H·N3 IS. P..QS gN· Nl 16. N·04 R· Kl 15. 1(.1(3 B..Q2 16. lI..Ql I(R·8 N o. ! 17. N(4). HS 18. Bx8 Rxllc h l!. P_RS R·N2 40. A·Hl R·Hl ... R· N2 42. N.B2Adlournld 17. 101·1(2 N·K II. Ax R RxA Ault Weinstein I t . AxA 10. NxN " . B·1(2 ... 43. M_dnll r_5l gnl d ... Ithout .... sumlng I'. R·08 RxA 20. axR H..Q3 - 21. P· KH 3 8·N4ch 22. P·B4 P·•OB••3 White Blick pll y. 21. H·83 B·83 22. P·H4 P..QR3 21. Px8 .. , 24. A·1(1 ,.. 23. I(·K2 N-RS 24. NxN 8xN I . P· K4 P·Kl 2. N·08l ,... 2S. AxB P RxRP ,t.. Axl(NP N·81 No. , 25. 1( .)(3 B· Nt. 21. 1(002 H· N4 3. p·OJ N·1(83 4. 8 .g 2 8 · 1(2 21. Axl(NP N·1(4 21. R·N1 R·H 7 Bi$guier Bernstein 21. 8·1011 1(·8 21. P·84 P·I(N] 5. P· B4 P·B4 I . N·8 3 N·83 :1'9. 8 ·0 3 N·8S 30. BxN :1'9_ P· NS K·1(2.,.. P·I(R4 1( ·1(1 7. P·1(5 , I. P·I( N3 0.0 31 . P..QA4 ... White Blick ... ' 32. P..QB3 II·Hlch 31. BxH Px8 12. 1(. 83 8 · A7 9. 8 ·R) P ·gN4 10. NXNP R·NI 33. K·02 R· Nlch... I . P.g 4 101 ·1( 8] 2. P..Q84 P·B4 34. K·81 A· Nlch P·gA3 1. p·o s P..oH4 4. Pxp ' P·1(3 31 . )( · 1014 8 · NI 34 . P..QJ IxP 11 . P·OR4 n . N·8 3 35. I(·B2 R..QR8 1&. R·N5 U. P..QI 1(..02 36. I(·BI B· B' 13. 0 ·8 1 R·Nl 14. 0 ·0 g.".B2 31. IhP )(·B2 38. P·I( N4 S. P xP BPxP • • N.gB3 8 · N2 K'"·83 e. P·1(4 p.gS 37. B·KS 8 ·83 31. I(· N' 1(· 8 IS. N·K2 N·HS 16. "oQ4 :ft. R·g2 R·R4 40. 1(.0 R·Q4 1. N·8 3 ,... 39. B·B3 Ko02 40 . 8 ·KS K.lll 17. H·B4 It. B·g1 t . P·KS N·NS 10. P·KRl 101 ·1(111 H(2)x" N·KI '" 41. K·1(2 Rxllch 4'. I(x A l(·g4 41. Adlourned, but dr.w .gI'Md ... Ith· 19. P ·081 20. g · B2 A· N2 11. IIxN 12. 0101· 1011 8 ·N2 101 ·83 43 . K·1(3 1(·1(4 44. 1(·83 P· R4 ... out resuming play. 0 _0 I(·Rl 21. H·0 3 N(l )xH 22. " XN N·NI 45. 1(·1(1 P·R5 46. P·NS 1(·84 13. 8 ·114 14. 8xPch 23 . OxO 24. A·A2 ... 41. l(·g4 48. I(xP ... 1(· 85 15. gN·g2 g ·K2 16. g · Nl ... N o. Ij 25. R·OI N·86ch 26. I( ·B2 ... 17. NxB II ·B3 18. 0 ·0 ". 49. I(· N4 K·1(6 50. I(xP , ... FiKher Weinstein 27. R(1)xN A·BS 21. 8 ·IU ••• ... 19. P·84 20. H(2)83 A·I(NI S! . I(· Nl 52. P·B' , ... , gB·N4 ." ... 1 1. R·B2 22 . HxB R·KS Wh ite Black 29. A·S2 30. R·87 ...... , 51 . K·R4 )(·87 54. I(·R3 K.gt. 1. P·1(4 P..QBl 2. N' 083 ,..g4 31. R· N7 8 ·R4 32. R·B2 R·85 • 55 . K·N3 P·H3 56. I(·N4 13. 0 ·113 N•••·83 24 . A..Q8 R·)(6 K·B7 3. N· B3 8·H5 4. P·I( R3 8xN 33. RXA 34. N·85 R.gl 57. I(· R3 58. K· N3 K·07 25. gxBP Q.K H2 26. gR·82 N·I(S ... 27. gxgp 2•. Nxg 5. QxB N·K83 t.. P..Q3 P·1(3 35. I(·K3 P·N] 1&. N·K4 P·86 .... 59. K·A4 1(·87 t.O. P·H4 Resigns 37. Bx8 P·8 7 :).t. N·8kh I(· N2 U. AxN ••• 30. N.86 A·g•••8ch 7. P·KNl B·1(2 I. 8 .N2 PxP P·I(R.-.4 1( ·1012 9. PxP P ·1(4 10. 0 ·0 gN..Q2 39. Resigns 31. I(·R2 32. " · BS N o. J n . P·86ch 34. NxP P·AS 11. 101 ·01 0 ·0 12. H·K3 P·I(Nl R.-.·gl 36. AxP RxHP 11. R.gl g.B2 14. H·H4 P·I(R4 No. J Bernstein 35. R·B4 Sherwin White 37. P·R4 Rlt.)·1(7 38. R· N4 P ·A4 15. HxNch NxN 16. 8 · NS N·A2 White 39. R·N7 R·1I1 40. P..QNt. .. , 11. B. R6 I(A.QI 11. 8 ·1(81 I · N4 1. P·g4 N·1(83 2. P·gB4 P·1(3 41 . P·H7 R"lgns 19. BxB NxB 20. 0 ·1() 0 ·1(2 1. P '0 4 H·1(83 2. P·g84 P·I(N3 1. H·I(B) P·B4 4. P ·g5 , 21 . P·I(R4 N.I() 22. 8 ·84 P·gN4 p.g) .. No. /0 3. N'OB] B·H2 4. P·K4 S. PxP P.Q3 t.. N.B3 P·I(N3 23. 8xN OxB 24 . g .BS Q.B5 5. N,B3 0 -0 i . 8 · 1(2 gHoQ2 7. P· KH3 8 · N2 8. B.H2 0 -0 Byrne Fischer 25. gxg pxg 26. P ·ON) R.gS 1. 0 ·0 P· K4 8. R·I( P·83 t . 0·0 P..QAl 10. P.QII4 QN·Ol White Black 21. RxR Pxll 28. 1(·81 A·1(1 9. A·N P..QA4 10. 8 ·8 ••• 11 . 8 ·84 g . K2 12. g .Bl R·1(1 1. P·g4 N_1(83 2. P ·gB4 P.1(3 29. P.1( 8l R·1(4 30. R..Ql P..Q14 11. P .gN) n. NxP N·Bt 13. B· R6 A·Hl 14. 8x8 3. N·01l3 ,... • • Px P .. , ll. P.Q83 PxBP n. A..Q81 P·1( 84 13. P·B3 I(N·02 14. 8 ·K3 N·K4 U. P·AS P..QN4 ... N..Q8] 31. I(PxP RxP 34. Rx P pxP '" 11>. PxP _.p. NxNP 5. N·KB3 P..Q1I4 I . P·1(3 15. g ·02 g .K2 16. gAoQl P·B3 17. N..Q2 P ·I(R4 I'. P .R3 N·Al 7. 8 ·84 I . PxH 8 ·K2 35. RxNP P-BS 36. R·R3 R·84 17. I(·Al 101·82 11. p·gU 8 ·g2 It. N·B4 N·82 20. 0 ·B4 ... , 9. 0 ·0 •••0 ·0 10. g ·1(2 P..QN) ]7. 1(·1(2 P ·8t. 31. l(..Ql P .B7t h 19. R·N 0 ·81 20. 8 ·B2 N ·IU 21 . R·R' A·NS n . P·H3 N·N4 11. R·O o..' 12. P·1(4 8 · N2 39. I(.Bl P·A4 40. A.N3 1(· 1012 21. H(4). K2 8 ·Rl n . g ·82 N·N2 21. HxH ... 24. 0 · 1(3 13. B·1(3 OR.II 14. Bo03 .., 41. A. N7ch K·al 42. A·Nkh 1(. 1012 23. N·A4 P· K84 24. N·N' .... 15. HxQ ,.. , 2&. II ·RI A•••·KI 15. P x P " . P·I(S H·N5 43. P-N4 .dlO<.rrnecl. 25. Nx8 U. 101·83 101 ·1(4 B·.' ••• 27. A· NI ltoQHS 21. R.NI 11' 1$4 11. 101 .101$ p .I(Rl I I. a-A7ch ••• 44. Or".... gr ltl'd without "tUrning pl.y. GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by Che.. Master JOHN W. COLLINS ,

USCF MEMBERS: Sub",it ),our bm g"mll /0' Ihi, depa.tm.,,/ 10 JOHN W. Both players must readjust thcmsclves SPECIAL OFFER TO COLLINS, St"y~tla"t T"", .. , 52/ E,m 1411. St" Ne .. Yo,'\: 9, N. Y. Sp""" b.ing to playing a dirferent kind or game. Whlte's progress Is particularly slow CHESS CLUBS 'imit,d. M., Colii", 'll'ill stlut ,h. mOJI inllr~$Ii"8 ,,,,d ;"JI'UU;"( for publication. and pal"rul hereabouts. Even though Un/til DIr>~ ••' iu .ttl/.d noln /0 Barna a,. by M r, CQII;n,. he will be under attack, he cannol The USCF BL-Siness Office an '----'---"------think or 20. Q.B3. for his ul>Opposcd nounces a forthcoming catalog of Sl/JPMAN BEST M A N Ir 27 ...... QxN; 28. QxQ, RxQ; 29. Bishop would lose much of Its power Walter J . Shipman, a New York RxR ch wins. And If :!7 ...... N.B3; ta. after nn e >c cha nge of Quee "s. chcss equipment available to chess RxQ. NxQ; 29 . RxR. RxR ; 30. P ·B3 20. N·KJ N.KS clubs and organizations with extra lawyer, and president of the Mel win • . 21. Q.K2 ...... ropolitan Chess League, won the 2•. Q.QSI O·Rl White would come to grler Tr he discounts and special offers on all New Jersey Open. He won five, slslcd In trying to attack now. equipment purchased in quantity. drew two, and came out best on a 21. N-N4? K·B!! 21. •___ __ .. ... All affiliated clubs will receive one tie·break with Ray Weinstein and 22. QN-B4 ",N Herbert Avram. 23. NxN R·Ql of these catalogs automatically but Shipman springs a surprise with 24. P·Bl OR. Bl non-member clubs will have to reo 25. N·K3 N.Q7ch an old debut in this game and has 26. K·B2 Q· BS quest onc. If you belong to a club the initiative [rom start to finish. 27. KR·Ql QR.·Q1 that is not currently affiliated with SCOTCH GAMBIT 28. K· Nl P·QRl 29. N-N4 R·Q6 USCF , drop a postcard to USCF, 80 Me O 9: p. 51, c. II, fd 30 . QR-B I ...... East 11th St., New York 3, N.Y . New Jersey Open Threa"~"l"g QxR. Both players have Newark, 1959 about 10 minutes left for Iwe nly moves. and this special catalog will be 3D...... Q.Q] W. SHIPMAN H. AVRAM 11_ N·B2 Q.N3 sent. free of charge. by return White Black The modest R . Q~ s .. ve bettcr chances. mail. Whether it's three dozen 1. P.k4 P.K4 Havi ng completed his development, 1. N·KI3 N.oB1 White regains the Initiative by Sivln&: clocks or 3 paper chess boards that 1. P.o4 b;tck some or hb m ate rial. your club needs, it can save money Now thla la quite .. turn, slladu or 12. Q.K 51 ...... 'rchlgorln and BI.ckburnc! by taking advantage of this special 3...... PxP 4. B.oB4 I( ZII ...... QxN; 29. RxR wins. Ir 2.8. offer. Write todayl - The Gnmblt. The standard "G~;"'e con_ ...... , RxN; 29. Rx Q. RlIQ; 30. RxRch, tinues 4. NxP, N·B3; 5. N·QB3, B.N ~ ; wln~. lind If 28 ...... , N·K6; 29. Rl(Q, 6. NxN. NPxN; 7. B-Q3, 1>-Q4; 8. FxP, NxQ; 30. }{xR. R>cehange and probably wBl be listed among 6 ...... N.R3. 3. P·QN4 .... " .. was possible. 7. B·N3 P.KR3? A samblt I eKcoCitated some years .go. 32...... Nx Pch the elite before the end of 1960. Arter this White's attack really ellen. 3...... Px P n. PxN Rx Rch Rohlfs. 16·ye:t r ·old Miami Edi A,, ',a!n. the bu t Is 7...... N.R] and 4. P x P NxP 34. Rx R. Rx Rc h . P·K64, QN.NS. 5. K N·B3 P.o4 n. K-N2 P·8 3 son sophomorc, I)laced third with •• P ·1(8 41 8 -I(NS I.. .. It$ drawbacks, but Il seems that 36. QxP '-"'- 4~-2 1h. The talcntcd youngster It 8 ...... P·Q6 ell; 9. K.Rl . N·NS; 9. so d o other Black moves at this point. lost only 10 Sire and to Duke .. -.... . PxN; 10. PxN. RxP ch? 11. KxR 6. Px P N >c P And Black restll/ned. The text Is Sharp· P .N5: 12. BxP ch wlna); 10. N.KR1. 7. B·NSch B.o2 er Ihln 3&. Q-NBch and NxR. U now Chin n. Florida's regular upsetter Q: 36...... R·Q2; 37. N·N4 will mate. e.g_ ItS: ~ t. Q·83. PltP; 12. N·B]! and 8. 8 x Beh Q x8 of expel·ls. White" attack start! rerolllng. 9. P·B4?! ._...... P.QR4; 38. N_R6 ell. K·H2; 39. Q·Ra. The game Is Interullns for lis transI· Third through scventh with 4-3 t. Q·1(1 Px N First 9. 0-0 may b~ sou"der. The Id .... 10. PxN B-K1 wns to utilize th", QR4 to K8 diaconal. tlons from energy.plus matter·mlnus. to and no tic-breaking werc: A. C. Ot Black doC! not put up the stoutest de e.r. Men,arlnl.FaJans 30--30. 19S2, which maUer-pius energy-mlnu.. and back again. It Is charneter!stle of ehcn t hat tcn, 1955 state champ; Fr ed tcnMl .• R.,oth 10...... N.R] a nd 10. conUnu/!:d: 9...... N·BS: 10. P·Q4. Borges, Univ. of Miami instructor ; ...... are #referable. N':-;Peh: II. K·BI. Q-R6; 12. Q-R4eh. K.QI; the road to victory lIos precisely by 11. BxB Px8 12. Q.H 3 13. Q·RSch, K.BI; H . Q-BSeh. (t he im way of such haurdous Interseello"s. Frank Hosc. Fort Lauderdale News 13. Bx P B·K2 14. BxB ... mediate N-NS w as more accurate). K.QI; chess editor; and Richard Glick N" If 14 ...... QxB: I ~ . Q-N6eh. I{·QI; 16. U. N·NS. N·K6 dbl. eh.: 16. K-K.2, Q · R~ STONEWALL SYSTEM man. Miami Beach expert. R·B7. Q.R5; 17. p.R] wins. eh.: 17. KxN. N-B3; 18. K_Q3 eel. 15. Q XHP R·I(NI 16. Q-B7ch K:02 9...... Q· 1C3chl MeO 9:" p. ZZ8, (. 14 The field was restricted to the 17. R·8, K·Bl 18. QxPch K-Nl 10. K-81 N·N3 U. S. Open top 16 players who appli ed for On 18...... Q-Q2. Willie could e x. 11 . N· R3! N·B] Omaha, 1959 permission to compete. Borges change Oue.. ". and win the endlnC Or 13. P·Q5 Q·Bl promoted and directed the event. remove Ihe KP. • n. p.os O·Bl O. ULVESTAD R. SPRAGUE 19. N·Q2 An amateur event hcld at the n . P-OS Q-BI White BI.ck Good te~h"lque. WIn ning m~~'-materlal 14. P-061 P-K] 1. P.o. N·KB] lD. P .RS R·Kl same limc was dominated by young best waUs while development Is com. To pru~rve his easUl" r p rlv\leJlle_ pleted. 2. P-K1 P· KNl 11. RPx P RPxP playcrs. The winner was J erry IS. N-KS ...... 3. 8 ·0 3 B·N2 12. P.B5 QPxf> 19 ...... Tlme·consumlng, for I had to I$lure Aranoff, 14, Mi:tml Beach; while 4. P-KB . 0 ·0 13. P ~ NP P·B3 20. QR-ICBI mys~lt lhat !he rather l oos~ plaeeme"t David SUlnncr, 13, Miami, and ThrMt~nlnlt' 2\. QxRch, Qx Q";·"22. 5. N·I(B3 P·03 14. B·R6 N·K3 R·Ba of this N waS !he only way to ma!". , . P-1(4 ON .Q2 15. B·QB4 N· N] Richard Corbin, 14. Miami Beach, ch. QxR: 23. RxQch N _Q I ' 24 taln $uftlclent ch ""ces, and that arter R>N 7. P· 1(5 N·Kl 16. B ~ N c h BxB mllte. " . IS...... B·N'l; 16. N·N5. 0·0 (White tied for second. 20...... 8. P_KR4 P·QB4 17. 0 ·81 ResIgns P·R3 was threatening P-Q7ch); 17. N·B7. 9. P·83 N·82 21. N.84 K·R2 Black's vprlous possible dl$Covenel Thls losl's Another Pawn but If 21 310"11 the lo,,~ diagonal lVer~ e"en· IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE ...... R·Kl Whlto can t~rce a wo~ tlilly harmless. ending " 'Ith 22. QxR. QlIQ; 23. R.IlI_ 15 . ... _.. _. Q.B4 PERSONAL SERVICE Manutacturers ot cben equip 22. N .. P N.NS ment. booklC'Uen. cheu clubS and 16. B·N2 ...... Th ~ Edito. 01 Dfpdr'm(n'•• 23. Q.B4 Q.K2 Witch this Bishop expatiate. ,hi, anyone who wlsbu to reach !he 24. R·1(6 Q-N2 n . __ .... BxPI lormn Nnt York $''''e C&'mt>ion, chc.u mar ket wlU be ~rprlsed to While tllere's lire .. The best chance. Black eme rrlng wllh _J Co.Rtyju, 01 " MaJe,,, ChefS find the low eoft of Idvertlslng In 25. P· KN3 011:· 1(1 3 PlwnS and • lead In development Openi"gs," 911, Edition, 1IIif/ pI", you CHESS LIFE. 4000 clrcula llon-much 2'. OXOf>c:h tor I piece (not 18 _ _...... QxP? 17. Q_ higher lotal rc.dt rshlp. F ld rate, K-RI " (orruponde"ct g ...... Hil;' 27. R.I(N6 NxBP 83. Q·K'l: 18. N-BII!) Neverthele". e ."d ,we , straight copy: $ .25 per agate line WhIte's .(amblt h8$ paid oft. ,,,' tOmmt nlf On tt>ery mOt>e 10. " (14 aente Unea per Inch.) Contact : Friti.ry, 17. N.o3 0 ·B4 $11 la. USCF NEW YORK OFFICE Page 6 18. P·BS 0-0 Ftb"u,'"-, , , 1960 n. f>xB KR-Ql OPERATION M_(Continued from Page 1) m.m. '·Less than 5 months remain, and we have 998 new members to add. That's faster going than we have done before, and we cannot relax at this time." "It would be very very easy," Cramer added, "if only enough USCF members pitched in and did a little recr uiting. Members should not by Nicholas Gabor wait to be 'instructed' by their local membership chairman, or to re ceive written requests from me or from the state chairman. We are All communlCltlons concerning this problem-column, Including 10'... ' ...... well · as original compolltlons 'or publication Itwo· iIInd thre...mover dlrw mill,"), a volunteer committee and are too overloaded to ask everybody we from composers anywhere .hould be sen' to Nichol .. Glbor, Hotel K.. mper LI." should or to give everybody thanks who deserves them, or even to Cincinnati 6, Ohio. give the help U1at would be valuable. Problnn No. lOH Probl, m No. 10H "Each USCF member-including the new ones-may and should By Edgar Holladay lake it upon himself to become a member of the Membership Com· By David Hjelle Dallas, Pa. mittee, to recruit his friends, and to urge other USCF members to Volda, Norway First Pri:ze do the same. If USCF is to become a strong and sound organization, if British Chess Federation chess is to have the sort of leadership that this magnificent game Original for Chess Life Tourney 1959 deserves, then OPERATION M must reach its 5000 target. That can be done only with more help, everywhere-a little or a lot.-whatever you possibly can."

USSR CHESS MAGAZINES by PAUL LEITH A reader of CHESS LlFE requests information on "Russian chess periodicals" and how to subscribe to them. In the past few years, many of our players alld particularly the younger ones (Fischer, Lombardy, Saidy, Weinstein) have been stUdying chess books and magazines in the Russian language. It is quite understandable that they should wish 10 absorb chess theory from that country which for a decade has demo onstrated its superiority in chess. Our younger players, in particular, are imbued with the laudable determination to catch up with and sur· pass USSR chess playel:s.

Most players in our country think that the language barrier keeps Mal~ in Iwo m(»'tJ Mal~ i" Iwo mOV(5 them from access to chess literature in the Russian language. This view was expressed most recently by David R. Stevenson in his very interest Probit m No. JOn Pr"bl~m No. IO'6 ing letter in CHESS UFE, Dec. 5, 1959. But this is not so. Our younger By T. L. Lin By the late Dr. P. G. Keeney Newport, Ky. players are witness to this, for they knew no Russian at aU when they Singapore, Malaya embarked on their exploratory venture. Learn the Russian alphabet, Cincinnati Enquirer 1933 and these words: belie (white), chernie (black), sdalis (resigned) and Original for Chess Life In Memoriaml inichya (draw); and the games are an open book. You should, of course, know the algebraic notation, but this is as easy as eating pie. Mr. D. J. Morgan in his informative, sparkling "Quotes and Queries" column in the BRITISH CHESS MAGAZINE, Dec. 1959, states on this point: "Hardly any difficulty in reading the problems and games. We ourselves, through exchange, see more or less regularly about t:wo dozen different foreign magazines in a dozen or so different foreign .lan guages. Though no linguist, the essential terms come readily from the context." With the aid of a dictionary for key words, you can get the gist of theoretical articles on openings. Further study of the Russian language will bring added dividends. The basic .USSR chess magazine is the 32 page monthly SHAKH· MATY V' SSR (CHESS IN THE USSR). Here is a brief summary of the contents of No. 10, October, 1959. The editorial describes the consti tucnt congress of the USSR Chess Federation, previously the USSR Chess Section under the Council of Ministers. Features are: 1) a six page arti cle on the Sccond National Spartakiad Team Tournament, in which fourteen Grandmasters, fifty-four Masters and over a hundred Candi dales for Master and first category players participated; 2) a four Solutions to "Mate the Subtle Way!" page article on the 1959 World Student Team Tournament at Budapest, No. 1041 Wiilemsens: keymove 1. R(B)QS waiting! 1...... , KxP, 2. B_K6; 1 ...... ° Hungary, by International Master M. Yudovich; and 3) a two page K.K5, 2. B·B5; l...... P-K5, 2. B-P; 1...... PXP, 2. B-B6; I...... N any, 2. QxP. No. 1041 Bata: keymove I. Q·QR2 threatening 2. B-R4. I...... R.Q5, 2. N·K6; article by International Grandmaster A. Kotov on the 1959 World 1...... R-K5, 2. 1J..Q5; 1. •...... N_B2, 2. R-NG; 1...... NxP, 2. N-N4. The "2 rook. Junior CT1ampionship in Switzetland. defences produce 2 half-pin varlatlons both cmoblned wtlh self_interferences Rounding out the issue are four annotated games, a five page sec (with the 2 bishops) whlle the knlght-defences bring about "2 block·variationS. No. 1043 Beale: key 1. N·Ra threatening 2. R.B4. 1...... P-K7, 2. R.QB3 dbl.ch.; tion on Studies and Problems; a two page section on Checkers; several 1...... B·B2. 2. R-KB6; 1.. •....•. BxP, 2. NxB; 1...... Q>:Rch! 2. BxQ. A good try letters from readers disagreeing with some moves in books; an article is 1. N-KG with 8ame threat, defeated by 1 ...... • B-B2 only. No. 1044 Michalak: Oil chess in East Germany; and chess news from various cities. key 1. Q.Q3 threaterung 2. P·K4 and 3. N-B3. It, after 2. PK4BxP, 3. Q_N3; if 2...... R>:P, 3. N-B3 and after 2 • •... .•.• K-B5, 3. N_QB4. If 1...... R·KR4, 2. N Important from another angle, and of special value to USA players (B6)K4 etc.; If l...... B-N7 or RlI, 2. N(Q2)K4 etc.; If l...... RxP, 2. Q_K4ch! etc. for self study is the 32 page monthly SHAKHMATNY BIULETIN, con Arte~ 1...... R-Q5, 2. Q.K4 eh! etc.; If 1 ...... R-KB5, 2. Put chi etc. sisting almost entirely of games, without notes. The No. 10, October 1959 issue contains in a five page theoretical section: 1) "Planning with a FORSYTH NOTATION For Inexperienced solvers and followers of our problem·column, and especlally Closed Center" by Master A. Sokolsky, author of the book "Chess Open for thow who intend to become problem·compose,s, we emphasize the neceSSity ings": 2) "On the Theory of the Sicilian Defense" by A. Christov, trans of developIng their technlQue In readlnit the For~yth Notation used f or giving lated from the Bulgarian SHAKHMATNA MYSL, with comments by Y. chess-posItions .wlthout the space-needing diagrams. In our column we intend Estrin; and 3) a summary by International Master A. Konstantinopolsky to giVe, In addition to the diagrammed positions, more problems, set-ups, out lines, schemes, (combInation-matrixes and patterns etc.) for the benefit of of Dr. Max Euwe's views on the Sicilian Defense, from the latter's Ar thClse Interested In the art of composing and In gIving them, use the Forsyth chives. Notation. This issue of SHAKYMATNY BIULETIN has 184 games in algebraic Looking at any posItion from White's sIde, read the lines from the top·llne notation, without notes. Sixty seven games are from USSR competition going left to right. Numbers mean empty squares. Capital letters mean White pIeces, while small types represent Black pieces. (To avoid mistakes, the Knights (tournament of Masters and Candidates for Master; semi·finals of the are given hy the letter "N" or "n".) When a line Is complete, It Is wparated 26th USSR Championship; 1959 Kiev City Championship; and games r,om the next line by I. To demonstrate the notation, we give here one of the from the career of G. Y. Levenfisch. There are forty-two games from the above 4 positions, No. lOS6 Dr. Keeney's three-mover in Forsyth: 1959 Yugoslav National Championship, and games from the 1959 World 3K4/ S/4pR2/B/3PN3/2BBkppp/2P3br/6Nr Mate In three moves. Keep all columns until at least the "Solutions" anive, In the Issues 6 weeks Student Team Championship, the 1959 Women's Candidates Tournament, after publication of works. Looking into the "solutions" wUJ giVe you complete etc. Included is the Brandt-Benko game, New York, 1959. And finally, Insight and fuller understanding of problems. a brief chronicle of events in foreign countries, and indexes according to players and openings. FISCHER A THREE TIME WINNER-{Continued from Page 2) (Continued-Page 8, Col. 2) < Weinstein's fine showing makes him a valuable addition to the U.S. Students Team now being organized by Captain Saidy to play abroad '"' ~ Of Frjday Page 7/ BOOST AMERICAN CHESS this summer in the World Students Team Tournament. 'l1"eSS .. I e b ' Join the USCFI It II alwan a lOund F ~ mary " J960 opening move. Prizes range from $1000 for first place, down to $50 for 12th place. USSR CHE SS MAGAZINES-(Continued from Page 7) Fridtry, Page 8 CORRECTIO N Bobby Fischer proved the value of studying material in Russian The pos!tlon dla,rammed belllw lip. Fcb"'''I)' }, 1960 in the Fischcl'-Reshcvsky game, Sicilian Def(!nsc, in the U.S. Champion peared in the " It Wasn't T hll ~,t Move" column In Ihe Dee. 20 \uue of ship (Dcc. 1958·Jan. 1959). This devastating val'iation had appeared pre CHESS LIFE. After BI ~c k 's first n,ove viously in SHAKYMATN Y BIULETI N. 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