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BY I. A. HOROWITZ in collaboration with Former World Champion. Dr. Max Euwe. Ernest Gruenfeld. Hans Kmoch. a nd many other noted authorit ies This latest and immense work, the rno:;t exhaustive of its ki ud, ex· plains in encyclopedic detail the fine points of all openings. It carries the reader well into the middle game, evaluates the prospects there and often gives complete exemplary games so that he is not left hanging in mid.position with the query: What happens now? A logical sequence binds the continuity in each opening. First come the moves with footnotes leading to the key position . Then fol· BIBLIOPHILES! low pertinent observations, illustrated by "Idea Variations." Finally, Glossy paper, handsome print. Practical and Supplementary Variations, weB annotated. exemplify the effective' possibilities. Each line is appraised: or = , spacious poC)inCJ and a ll the +, - The large format- 7V2 x 9 inches- is designed for ease of read· other appurtenances of exquis. ing and playing. It eliminates much tiresome shuffling of pages ite book-makinCJ combine to between the principal lines and the respective comments. Clear. make t his the handsomest of legible type, a wide margin for inserting notes and variation-id entify. ing diagrams are other plus features. • chess books! In addition,.to all else, thi·s book contains 439 complete games- a golden treasu,ry.j n itself! ORDER FROM CHESS REVIEW 1------1 I Please send me Ghell Openings : Theory and Practice at $12.50 I

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3 White t o move and w i n 4 Black t o move a nd win 5 White to move and win 6 Blac k to move and win Now, If your wrist was Tile genel'al Idea fol' this He re, too, is excellent prac· Eventually, of course, you not supple enough at tirst, month Is to get In a quick Uce for such occasions as encounter a position which it ought to be at this cr itical twist of the wrist. For you playing against a n old friend l'esls ts a ny two-or·lliree-move juncture. One Quick f lip of never had It so good, and who is apt to take back s leight of ham!. It may tax the wrist wltl have th e win the whole q uiz may vanish moves about the Ume you the endura nce of your wrist wet! In hand. It a lmost like a drea m, If you don't begin II) sense tlle fi ne a bit. But, In this instance, amounts to legerdemain. presUd lgilnte Into it lillt chance hIs last has made not too much. So keep flip, That Is, it does If you flip in [as t! So one accelerated possible f(w you. Sharpen plng- but with only the best the apOt'opl'late dlrection­ twist of the wrist, or a yOllr e)'e and slIap off the (qualitatively speaking) flips, whet'e! couple gives a win. Get it: " 'Inning move! o ( cO Ul'se!

7 White t o move and w in 8 Black to move and w i n 9 White t o move and win 10 Blaek to move and win Let's review now: a quick Unless yOIl al'e just going Comes old age a nd arthrl· Klngg become kangaroos twist of the wris t may do to be ri!ppant, you'll win tis, and all this flipping and and hop nimbly out of harm YOII much more good than from this position by a nifty twisting Is not so easy­ when YOII exercise the deft til e redeeming of your di­ series of flips of the wrist. not In any rli pping long se­ dash of dexterity. But yOIl vagating Knighl, th e while Lift your pieces witll deft Quence, tha t Is. So, fO l' the can a lso make ki ngHshers of pondering also how to sal· nngen, not a ny grubby flsL oldsters, we recommend a your pieces when YOIl prac­ vage your Queen. But the P lace them Jl,Q ua rely on the two-handed, alternating sin· lice the proper prestidlglta· direction or your twist can correct squares and, 10, then ister and dexte r, levitation tion, P ress the old digits be all·lmportan1. See what you have the finishing of lhe tlgurlnes, Anyhow, here and see what you can we mean'! touch ! whip Oll t a win! achieve!

130 CHUS RE VIEW, MAY , 1968 • CHESS Vol. 36, No.5 REVIEW MAY 1968

INTERNATIONAL The Year of the Challenger In this, the yea r 10 detennine the Chal. lenger for the title of Tigran Petro5yan. Boris Spassky and Yd im Geller of the Soviet Uni on were first 10 engage in the elimination matches. As we go to press, the score is Sp8ss ky 5112. Geller 2%. and lhe Challenger 0'1 1966 moves up a peg. Other first round matches are Bent Larsen of Denmark vs. IJajos Porlisch "f Hungary-the win ner 10 meet S pa!;5 ky : ;\liklla il Tah! of the USSR vs. S\'CIQZar Gligorich of Yogosla";a; and Samuel Reshcl'sky of the USA vs Vik'tor Korchno), of the USSR-Ille win ners \0 meet t' 8ch other. The FIDE on Fischer Meanwhile, of ["he complaint lodged b~' the U. S. Chess Federation with th e FIDE on behalf of Hobert J. Fischer, no wurd has heen received. It seems, Ihe FIDE. like die Sooise inlerwwJi mana ge menl . Some of the part icipants at !)al ma de Mallorca, as Trifunovich gives it ( our Latin is going to leI the mailer ride till irre· baek9round causes us to prefer , in cont rast to the othe r istlnd. Minorca, Majorca parable 'a nd it can declare nothing can _ but, as S isguier says, those who don't like "j" can 90 to "I"). Whom can you I be done aboUl it. Shall we then co n ~ id e r identify? We don't see La rsen, Botvin nik or SmYlllov a nd can point out only Matol. the World Championship tainled? ovich (dark glasses, left) !)ortisch (rear, center) and (front, right) O' Kelly, T oran, Gligorich and Donntr. For story, see page 156. F or Larsen, see cover. At Reggio Emilia The Reggio Emilia international tourna· the Swedish titleholder, while Nona Gap. placed thi rd • t hl' thirt y.two-player ment in Itllly wen! 10 Mil'an Matulovich rindashvili. women 's wo rirl champion. contest. '" of Yugoslavia with a lO%.2Y2 showin g, Ill acer! thinl with 6·3. half 11 point -ahead of the American enlry, NEW YORK Anthony Saidy. Third was Mista, 9',6.31h. T he New Y"rk Scholastic Champion. UNITED STATES ~hi! ) . held at Cornell Unive rsity in Ilhaca, Event in Paris REGIONAL and INTERSTATE "'as captured by II trio who scored 5V:!·% Mata Oomjanovich and N. N. Todor· each: Leigh Wulker o f Binghamtun North cevich, both of Yugoslavia. tied for first Palm to Paluc:ius High School. !\fare Lonoff of Francis and sccond wit h 9·2 each in an interna· A t Elkha rt. Indiana, the )[id" 'C51 Che5s Lewis High School an..! Eric Pedersen of tional tourney al Ihe Cercle Caissa in Cen ter hosted the Third Mid·Central Windsor High School. Thirty·seven Paris. A. Kot'ov and A. O'Kelly, 81,6·2% Open, which wa5 won by Bruce Palucius schools were relJrcsented by 105 students each, ti ed for third and fourt h. "f Chicago() with a clear first of 412'Y2' in this statewide lligh·sdlOol e~·en\. Scores of 4-1 were made hy l. Thedoro· WASHINGTON English Victory \·;ch. Jack PYli C and Charles E. Newland. Jame ~ !'IicCorrnick defeated Rohen Hoi· A students' tClim tournament at Brus· wlm finished second through fourth in the zinger in II IJJllyuff aftcr both hall scored sels was ""on by the University of London order menli..,ned on tie·breaking to tal ~ . 6-1 ill the ft'guluf round robin fo r the with 30% points, followed by Darmstadt. T here were 21 competitor~. 28Y2, and Prague, 27. state title. ~e)( 1 were Ch ri5 Curwin and GEORGIA ['at Herbers. each 4-3. Olsen Memorial Dave L. Truesdel and Robert Williams. LOCAL EVENTS In Goteborg, Sweden. the Erik Ol ~n both of Macon. tied at 4Y2·V2 in the Memorial Tournament was \\"on by Yefim Georgia Open, the nod for first going to Arizoll u. In the fift)·· four.player Tucson Geller of the Soviet Union with a 7%.llh Truesdel "on a tiebreak. Veteran Nomlllll Open, William Cornwall tallied a perfect Lally. Runnerup wit h 7·2 was Martens, T. Whitaker of Shadyside, Maryland, 5.0, thereby collecting a trophy and a

CHESS REVIEW, MAY . t968 131 On his retreat to Moscow, Leonid St e in stopped off at t he Vice-President Morris Steinberg introduces Stein : others stand_ Manhattan Chess Club in New York t o give a simu ltaneous ex_ ing, Oscar F riedman (far left), Yuri Averbakh, L A. Horowitz, hibition, scoring 17 wins, 5 d raws and 3 losses. Arthur Bisguier and Robert J. F ischer.

fir~t prize of $100. Harold Blajwas and Wachtel on first board. T he gala event IVu5hington. At the Walla Walla Chess Ronald Ufson registered 4%-Y2 each. was organized and directed by D. 1. Barn' Club, premier honors were gained by Dr. and Albert Boczal'. Victor Keiser as a result of his play.off Arku/I5(1S. The Fayetteville Open was The Atlantic City Chess Cl ub dispused victory over Dave Clendani el and Bill credited -to Jude Acers, 4%_1;2. Jack Win· of Moorestown by 4-1 when Harold Krapful. All th ree had scored 5·1 in the ters and Victor McBee, each 4-1, placed Burdge and James Doran won their tournament proper. ~econd and t hird respectively on tiebreaks. games, while Marvin L. Sills and Hobert Thirty-two players took part. T. Durkin drew, respectively, with Moores. Chessmen at Brooklyn Museum tliwn players Kimball Nedved and C. New Jersey. A spectacular multi board Frazier Miller III. Roland Homer of At_ match involving 102 players resulted in lantic City won by default. a 30·21 triumph for P lainfield over the Raritan Valley League. The winnin g team New Mexico. I n the Albuquerque Chess was led by its club champion , A. G. Club Championship, T homas Heldt, Jr. Yorgan, who downed master Robert scored a 5·0 shutout, followed by Howard Shube's 4-1 s'howing. Twenty-one players participated. Ptay Martian Checkers or. as it is some­ times ctalled. War Board. A board game New York . .t\I. Patterson tallied 6·0 to win with a simple 16 x 18 square board and 120 the twen ty·two-man Senior Division of the bi-chrome pieces. Completety unlike either Niagara County Championship Tourna­ checkers Or chess. So easy to learn that anyone can play after simply reading In_ ment. J. Patterson was second on a tie_ ~tructions. But capabte or great skill. far break after he and A. O. Rogers had mOrC than Checkers. Anyone can easily make a set. Send $1.00 for complete rutes to posted 4Y2-IYz scores. Pacific Games Co., 1991 Webster St. . Pato At to. Calif. Texas. The E1 Paso Chess Club Open was Sets of board and 120 pieces. $10.00 post­ paid, \.;"".S .. Canada Or "'Iexico; cardboard won by Ronald A. Li fson. Tied for second set, $5.00. and third were William A. Bills and Ken_ 71lC Same board is used for )fartian neth Smith. Checkers, Advancerl Chess and AdVanced Scrabble (See pages 157 and lCO). Martian Checke"~ is also often ptayed Virginia. In the University of Virginia with a board marked into hexagons rather Open, Carl Sloan prevailed with a 5·1 The Battle of Sarat oga, 32 clleSSmen, than the usuat squares. The hex -marked Silver v. gold: Amel'ican, 1933, carved board is best used with round l'alher than scme, ahead of Rick Callaghan, 4%.1%. square pieces. Hex marked board and set of The event drew 27 players. magnolia wood, paint.ed in oil, blue or round pieces, cardboard. $10.00. red with polychr ome details, decoration a round bases slivered for Colonists, gild· ON THE ,COVER ed for BJ":itish: Queen 60/,", Rook 4". Walnut a nd Leather Chessboard It fell to Bent Larsen of Denmark to On Colonists' side: King, Washing ton; This chessboard has an elegantly styted wIn the first "Chess Oscar" this year at Queen, Liberty; Bishops, generals Mol" d\l.rk brown and beige intaid leather play­ the tournament at Palma de Majorca. Ing tleld surrounded by two inches of wal­ gan and Gates; Knights, flags; P awns nut. The three-quarter of an inch thick Lar sen and the trophy therefore appeal' (2 of each) P enn Line infantry, N. Y. walnut is finished with spar varnish and on our f!'ont covel' this month, and the hand rubbed with pumic and rottenstone Line infantry, Continental artillery and to achieve a smooth and llstrollS finish. first part of Dr. Petar Tri!unovich's ac­ ;',forgan Riflemen. Each leather square Is individually inlaid count of Palma de Majorca carries the In pressboard to give a dimensionally stable On British side : King, GeO!'ge III; and heavy board. Corners are mitered and story in some detail (page 156). Queen, BritannIa; Bishops, generals Bur­ pegged to form an eighteen inch square. The Does Larsen , who happened to win goyne and Fraser; K nights, flags; Pawns side OPPOSite lhe pta;'in" field is fet t covered lo provide another playing surface. \Ve are when and where the tournament organ­ (2 of each) Iroquois Indian, British sure you too w ill enjoy this attractive well izers dreamed up the scheme of nominat· Grenadier, Brunswick Dragoon and Cana· ~~~edfO~h~7~ i?o~1~ar~obe ~~~u'~~eite has yet ing and electing the "Playel' of the dian Militia. Year ," merit that award? Petal' gives T & S The Rooks are military drums wit h %04 North 19th Street some ponderable cons to l'at e against the appropl'iate scroll maps. Milwaukee. Wisconsin 53206 Dane's four straight victolies. (See page 102, Apri l issue) 132 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1968 CANADA Rhodesia A 75c BARGAIN A -double round robin at the Salisbury This will bring you a sample copy of British 'Columbia Ohess Club was won by B. P. Donnelly, Chess Digest Magazi ne. You are welcome Tile thirty-player Vancouver City Open 12n·P/z. M. Levy, IOn·3n, came in sec· to pick any month except January (al· went to Zaredic wit'h a 6·0 sweep, followed ond. ready in short supply and being saved by Beisheim, 5-1. for future subscrIbers). Be prepared for South Africa a very pleasant chess surprise. If you Nova Scotia Winner of the Second Lu'bowski Memo. are pleased, you may apply the 75c to the At Halifax, the Bluenose Chess Club rial Tournament was P. Kroon, 11.2, a annual (12 issues) SUbscription of $8.00. title was gained by R. Hubley. ,brace of points better than D. Morschel New Books in Brief - the very latest! and P. J. S. Robbertse. Flank Openings by R. D. Keene $3.00 SUrvey of the Reti, English, King's LATIN AMERICA In the Northern Transvaal title tourney, Indian Attack. Benko's Opening. etc. So A. P.onelis emerged on top with a score up to date that it includes these open· Argentina of 8·1. Three players tied at 6n·2n: A. ings from the Tunis Interzonal. Descrip· OIavarria was t'he scene of a great suc­ Haller, P . J. S. Robbertse and N. de long. tlve passages give you modern day stra· cess by Raul Sanguinetti when he piled tegy clear Into midgame. 170 pages. up a score of 8%-%, three big points Franzosische Verteigigung $7.80 ahead of Hector Rossetto and S. A Chess Pundit This beautlrul cloth·bound book (in Quinnetti. We understand Boris Spassky was German by R. Schwartz) on the French asked: "Don't you find that. as a result Defense is the most thorough (573 pages) of playing chess, you have acquired the work ever published. The la nguage bar. FOREIGN habit of working out in advance all your rier is broken by a code system much moves in life. too? Doesn·t that Inter· like MCO. Other books by Schwartz also Australia fere with life's sponstaneity?" available. Noel Craske won the national junior Spassky replied : "Well, yes. It's true Free on Request : one of the world's title, while Nona ~Ionachowec took the that I am sometimes too calculating in largest chess catalogs. Some of the list· girls' Cr(}Wll. certain situations. But life is the sort ings are: of opponent who occasionally makes Comb inations in the Middle Game $1.00 Hungary such unexpected moves that. no matter (Bondarevsky) In the Hun garian Championship, Laszlo how much you want to, you can never Sizi li anische Verteidi gung 3.55 Szabo placed first with 13%-4%, well in think up the reply In advance." (GligorIch) front of Gedeon Barcza, 12-6. Sometimes it even works out that way Futuristic Opening (Santasiere) 2.00 in chess, as for example in the tenlh Tunis 1967 (German) 1.60 Israel game of Spassky's world championship Send to CHESS OIGEST Tel Aviv saw Kagan score 11-4 to bag match with Petrosyan (page 201 , July Ken Smith, Editor, P. O. Box 21225 the Israeli title. Perez finished half a 1966) . Dallas, T exas 75211 point behind. 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~.;~- .; ; <'ice Of APROO I&Y: . P LE OF . PROflll Wr i!ll~ ! " " of A PRODIGY: . I' i s l'~r l' The Life and Games of BOBBY FISCHER

by FRANK BRADY Editor. Chessworld Magazine

Bobhy Fischer burst on the chess world before. And in his c1ose.up portrait, before he was twelve, and in his short Brady refutes, or at least explains, life he has become one of the most elec· some of the aspects of Bobby Fischer's trifying, well.known, and controversial personali ty that have been publicly cri. Knig ht, xiii century French: ivory carv· players of all time. Now, in Profile of ticized. In addition to the biography, ed with oval base; now without color: a Prodigy, Frank Brady (who has Mr. Brady has annotated, with dia· 3*". known Bobby Fischer since he was grams, 75 of J<'ischer's most important St. George. kllling the dragon, in a eleven years old) presents the first au· games, ranging from his first tourna· cuirass over a tunic and a closed helmet : thoritative account of Fischer's life and ment wins at the age of eleven to his sword and right arm broken off. This chess career. games with Botvinnik, Reshevsky, Tal, deeply undercut piece Is far more ele· Many of the facts, observations, and Smyslov, Petrosian, and others. gant than many of thIs date, In great quotations have never appeared in print 250 paCJes. 75 diaCJrams $6.50 contrast to German pieces and even those of England. This was used only in arIstocratic cIrcles while com temporary, The World's foremost publisher of books on CHESS nonfigural sets were conventional and used by all social degrees. DAVID McKAY COMPANY. INC .• 750 Third Ave. . New York 10017 CHESS REVI EW , MAY, 1968 133 TOURNAMENT CALENDAR New York _ June 21 to 23 North Carolina - Juty 4 to 1

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Presenting all the games from this playoff, as we are doing, takes On 51 RxBP, K - Q4 52 R-KN6, Blaek savell himself with 52 .. . KxP but not too much space for a single issue. One way of looking at the pl ayoff is 52 ... R- BSt 53 K- K2, RxP 54 RxP as that of regarding three four-game matches. These "matches" were inter­ White then wins by retaining both his Pawns or by forcing his King BisllOP locked, of course, and so the players had to regard the " tourney" score Pawn through to Queen. as they began and played out each game. We are therefore giving the 51 . . . . RICP 58 R-N7t K- B1 three matches-each as one Part, indicating the tourney scores before 52 R-Q7 K-KS 59 R_KR7 R_S8 each game.-Ed. 53 R-Q6t K-K2 60 K- B6 K_N1 54 K-B4 R_QN7 61 R- R9t K- R2 PART 1 18 RxN ! • • • • 55 RxP K-Q2 62 R-QS R- B7 White's sharp re-acUon Is designed to 56 R-QN6 R-QB7 63 R_Q6 K_N 1 Games between Re shevsky and Stein deny Black it. convenient swap of pieces. 57 K-NS Rx P Drawn While wins a Pawn. 18 . . . . p- KB4 Hort 1·1, Reshevsky 1-1, Siein 1-1 Now Blaek ought to lose another Game 4 Pawn. His best reply, 18 ... BxR, fig­ Round 2 ures In a later game (Round 3, Game 7). A Day off 19 A-Kl P-K5 22 PxAP Q-KN3 This gamelet Is of but moderate in· 20 PxN PxN 23 p_N4 B-K5 terest, mostly In the deployment [Cf. 21 RPxP 0-B3 24 BxB PxB game, page 138.-Ed.]. 25 Q-R4 .. . . White's Queen comes eftectlvely Into KING'S IN DIAN DEFENSE action. 25 P-R7 is not bad either: 25 Reshevsky Stein ... P- R4 is met by 26 K - RI, PXP 27 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 4 P-K4 P- Q3 R-KNl, Q-R4 28 Q- 8]. A t any rate, 2 P-QB4 P-KN3 5 B-K2 0-0 White has the edge. 3 N-QB3 B- N2 6 N-B3 P-K4 25 . . . . P_R4 7 B- K3 . . . . 26 Q-Q7 White provokes 7 '. N-N5 with this, 27 QxNP one of Reshevsky's pet lines. Blael, has to remove this Pawn. 7 . . . • p-B3 8 Q- Q2 R-K1 ! 9 P-Q5 N-N5 Now that the tenSion In the center has slackened, this chasing of White's Bishop RE SHEVSKY has a satlsfactory eHeet. 10 B-N5 p-B3 Round 1 Game 1 11 B_R4 P-QM By fully closing the cenier, Black A Happy Start renders the position of the enemy Queen Black'S counter aellon in the center Bishop lIomewhat awkward. is cleverly mel, Ilnd his enterprise ought 12 p- KR3 N-KR3 14 p_R3 N_B2 to cost him two Pawns. But White con­ tents hlmselt with one while he has a 13 0 -0 N- Q2 15 P-QN4 P-QR4! weaitened PAwn structure to boot. So 28 B_B4 , . . . Black Is provoiling P- N5 to leave him· Black holds his own In a happy start Here White neglects collecting another self wIth fine Klng·slde chances. fo r his ultimate play-off victory. Pawn: 28 RxR! QxR 29 RxP. Probably, he overlooks that 29 ... RxR 30 QxR. AUY LOPEZ Q- R8 can be met by 31 Q- K l~ L eonid St ein Samuel Aeshevsky 28 . . . . Q-xQt 30 P_~5 B-Q3 Soviet Union United St ates 29 P-xQ R-KN3 31 B_Q2 . . . . White Black Now 'Vhite's extra Pawn means less 1 P_K4 P-K4 7 B- N3 0-0 as he has it. doubled Pawn as well as the 2 N_KB3 N-QBS 8 P-KA3 P- Q3 vulnerability of his King Knight Pawn. 3 B_N5 P-QA3 9 P-B3 P-A3 31 . . . . K_B2 36 K_N3 R-KN1 4 B-A4 N_B3 10 P-Q4 A-K1 32 R- R5 R/l- K3 37 K_N4 R-KR1 5 0-0 B_K2 11 QN-Q2 B-B1 33 P-B5 B-K2 38 B- B4 R-R4 6 A-K1 P_QN4 12 N-B1 8-N2 34 A-R7 P-B3 39 8- K5 Rxpt Black deviates from his 12 . ' B - Q2 35 K- R2 . K-N3 40 K- B4 8 _B3 In Flscher-Reshevsky (Sousse 1967: see 41 RxP .... 16 pICRP! • • • • page 43, lo~e bruar y). There ll e bl undered On 41 BxB also, Black has ... R-B4t! White realizes, how ever, that he must wUh 24 ... K-R2. whlle 41 KxKP loses a piece. retain an open Queen·slde file so as to 13 N- N3 N_QR4 41 . . . . R-B4t 46 RxR R-xR t keep chances In the balance. 14 B-B2 N-B5 42 K-N4 R-N4t 47 K-Q4 R- Q4 t 15 P_QA4 P_Q4 16 . . . . RxP 18 N-B2 N-R5 43 KxP BxB 48 K-B4 R- B4 17 N-K1 N_N3 Drawn This sharp bid for counterplay Is not 44 K-K3 K-B3! 49 R- B7 R- BSt uncommon In similar situations but is Neither side Is entitled to cherish real 45 PxBt R/4xP 50 K- Q3 K-K4! hopes. So they take a day orr. somewhat dubious here. 51 RxNP . . . . 16 P-N3 PxKP 17 N/NxP N,N t cheek; t _ db!. ChflCIl: : I = dis. ch. Stein 2*·11,i, Reshevsky 2·2, Hort Ilh·21,i CHESS IUVI!W, MAY , 1968 135 Round 3 Game 7 Stein 4%-3%, Reshevsky 4-4, Hort 2%-llh One-sided Improvement Round 4 Game 10 C R esllevsky improves on Game One, and his opponent fails to do so. As a r esult, Successful Desperation the game quick ly becomes drawish .• In a losing position , Black attempts desperately to create compUcations. In INFORMANT RU Y LO PEZ the sequel, White can win two pieces for St ei n Re shevsky a Rook, but hIs bid for mor e leads to 1 P-K4 P- K4 10 P_Q4 R- K1 nothing. Books 1, 2 and 3 2 N-KB3 N- QB3 11 QN- Q2 B- B1 3 B- N5 P-QR3 12 N- B1 B_ N2 KI NG'S INDIAN DEFENSE The Chess Informant is a 4 B-R4 N-B3 13 N-N3 N-QR4 Re shevsky S t ein new project, a compilation by 5 0 - 0 B- K2 14 B-B2 N-B5 1 P- Q4 N-KB3 3 N_ QB3 S- N2 6 R_ K1 P- QN4 15 P-QR4 P-Q4!? 2 P- QB4 P_ KN3 "" P-K4 P-Q3 the Yugoslav Chess Federation 7 B_ N3 0 - 0 16 P-N3 PxKP 5 P-B3 • • • • of the most important games 8 P- KR3 P- Q3 17 Nj NxP Nx N F or a change, Resh evsky essays the in the world.wide arena from 9 P-B3 P- R3 18 Rx N! BxR ! Saemisch Variation. tournament and match play. T h e Improvement. 5 .. .. P- 83 19 BxB N-N3 6 B-K3 P-QR3 20 BxR N,B This method is fashionable t oday, but Book I al $6.00 21 RPxP RPxP 6 . . . P- K4 or .. 0 - 0 first is more Book 2 al $6.00 T he crucial position . reliable. 7 P-QR4 P- QR4 10 0-0 P- K4 8 8 -Q3 N-R3 11 Q- Q2 N..Q2 The project arranges selec­ 9 KN-K2 0 _0 12 QR-Q1 p,p tion of games by leading At the moment, it may look better to Yugoslav and Soviet Union hold the center with 12 . .. Q-K2; but what to do after will be a problem. Black players, including W 0 rId cannot stand the tension in the center Champion Ti gran Petl'osyan. indefinitely. So he eliminates White's Queen Pawn t o obtain posts for his Knigh ts. Book 3 al $6.00 13 Nx P Nj2-B4 contains 748 great games from 14 B- N1 Q-N3 January to June, 1967. Black must r eckon on the vulnera billty 22 B- K3 . . of his Queen Pawn ; e.g. 14 ... N-K3 15 NxN , QBxN 16 P-QN3, N-B2 17 B-Q4, Book 3 alone also contains T he text is harmless and drawish. In· stead, 22 NxP wins a Pawn. Why the BxBt 18 QxB, N-Kl 19 P- K5! crosstables of the major tour· chance goes by is bard to explain. After' 15 P- B4 ! P-84 naments : Hastings, H egg i 0 22 ... R.-;:N 23 RxN, QxR 2,1 PxR, either Black is att em pting radically t o stop Emilia, Groningen, T i fl i s 24 .. . Q- K5 25 P - KB4 or 24 ... Q- R8 White's impending, King·side action. 15 25 Q- Rl, Q- N8 26 P- QN4 lllay follow. · .. B- N5 16 QR- K l , QR- Q1 likewise (USSR Championship), New Black retains the superior Bishop in fails because of 17 P- B5! with threat of Yo& (U. S. Championship). either event but whether it compensates 18 P- R3 . Ina smuch as Black is entitled Stockholm, Beverwijk, Vrn· for the Pawn remains t o be seen. to take chances a nd rely 011 complica­ tions, he may as well continue with 15 jacka Banja, Buenos Aires, 22 . . . . PxP 30 R-Q? N- B3 23 NxP Q-Q4 31 R_B? N-N5 · .. Q- N5. Malaga. Colditz, Riga, Sara­ 24 N-63 QxQt 32 R- Q7 N_B3 16 PxP p,p jevo, Monte Carlo, Halle, 25 RxQ P-QB4 33 B-K3 N-R4 17 P-K N4! . . . . Bucharest, Kraljevo, Moscow 26 R-Q? N-N3 34 N-Q2 R_ N1 T his POII' €t'fl1] shot ex poses frigh tful 27 R- N? N-Q4 35 R-Q3 R_B1 weaknesses on Black's Ringside. and Leningrad. 28 B- Q2 P-N5 36 R- B3 P-B5 17 . . . . N- N6 29 PxP NxP 37 Nx P Drawn The Looks are completely A possible sequel could be 37 . .. NxP • A.• Stein was leading" with the one won 38 RxN, RxN 39 R-N8, P- B3 etc.· ,mme in the event (vs. Bort in Game 5). indexed, by players, openings h" nmy ",p ll h'we been content to drall' . ~Ed . and commentators. Comments are by code sy mbol s (explain­ ed in English

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Stein, wi nner of the great Moscow 1%7 Tournament David Bronstein 136 CHESS REVIEW, MAY , 1968 Nol 17 ... PxP because of 18 Q~Qn2! 18 NxN Q,N 19 B-Q4 BxBt 20 QxB Q-N5 Swapping Queens is Blacl!'s one dim hope. 21 KR-K1 Q-94 22 QxQ N,Q On 22 ... P xQ. White wins easily with either 23 P- N5 or 23 R- K7. AS THE RED QUEEN SA ID 23 RxP PxP Th is Queen's Gamhit Accepted, Steillitz-~Gllllsberg, New York 24 R-K5 N-K3 1890. is much the same as the va riations of today. It ma y be a sad Here Black tums despel·ate. His posi­ commentary on the progress of opening theory over the past three-qllalter Uon is indefensible. So he chooses to make the enemy task as hard as possible century. Bllt that is the story, In fact, th e middle-game combination from the technical point of vi ew. is also of the same leagu e. So, it seems, ill chess, too , you have to run fast to stand stilL Th e game begins: 1 P- Q4, P-Q4 2 P- QB4, PxP 3 N-KB3, N-KB3 4 P- K3, P- K 3 5 BxP, 8- N5t (a) 6 N- B3, 0- 0 7 0- 0 , P- QN3 8 N- K5. Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's next move (exposing table just enough to read it). Now guess White's 9th move, then expose it. Sco re par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on.

COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BEL OW. EXPOSE ONE 1.INE AT A T IME

White p" Black Your Selection Your P layed Scor e P layed foc White's move Score 25 R_R5 • • • • 8 B_ N2 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · • · · · White ought to accept t he sacrifice. 9 Q- N3 ...... 3 9 S,N · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · He must wIn in the long run after 25 10 PxB ...... 3 (b) 10 B-Q4 · • • • • · · " · · • • • · · • • · · · · · • R/6xN, BxR 26 RxB, RxP 27 R- K7. In· 11 BxB ...... 3 11 p,s stead, he squanders his advantage, try· • · • • • • • • • · · · • • • • • • • • • • · · ing to play better than well. 12 B- R3 ...... 4 12 R-K1 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · • • • • · · 13P- QB4 ...... 4 13 P_ B4 25 • • • • N,P 34 K,P N-K6 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · · · • · · 14 QR-B1 ...... 3 N- K5 ( 26 RxKRP B- K3 35 N-K4 K-N2 14 • , ) • · · • · • · · · · · • " · · • • · · · • · · 27 RxNP ...... 4 QR-N1! 36 N-B2 B-K7 15 KR-Q1 15 BPxP · · · · • · · · • · • • · • • · • • • • • • .. 28 R,R R,R 37 B_Q3 s,s 16 KPxP ...... 4 16 • P_ B3'" · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · • · · .. • .. 29 K _ B2 RxPt 38 N,S N_ B3 17 PxP (d) ...... 11 17 P,N 30 K _ K3 N- N7t 39 K_N5 N,P · · · · • • · · • · · · · · · · .. · · · ... 18 P-Q6§ ...... 6 31 K _Q4 R-Q7t 40 K,P N_B6 18 K-R1 · · • • · • • • · • • · • • · • • • · · • • • • 32 K _ B5 R,R 41 K-N6 N-Q7! 19 Q- Q5 ...... 6 19 NxBP · · • • • · • • • • · • • • · · • • • • • • · • 33 K,R S,P Drawn 20 R_Q2 ...... 5 20 N-Q2 • • · · · · • · • · · • · · • · · · • • • · · · 21 RxN ...... 5 21 N_B3 · · · · · · · · · · • • · · · · • · · · · · .. Pal'l II. Hort V B Reshevsky, nex t month 22RxN! ...... 7 22 P,R (,' • · • · · · · · · · · • · · · · • • · · · • .. 23 P-Q7 ...... •... , . . 6 23 R-KN 1 · · • · • · • · • • • • · • • • • • • • • · • • 24 PxP ...... 5 24 R_ N4 ( f ) · · · · · · • · · · · .. · · · · · · · · · · · 25QxR ...... 7 Q,Q '1.'1 · · · · · · • · · · · • · · · · · · · · · · • • 26 R- BSt ...... ,...... 5 "26 R_N1 · · · · · · • · · · · • · · · · · · • • • · · • \ \. 27 RxQ ...... 4 27 R,R · • • • · · · • · · • .. · · · • • • • • • • • 28 P-K6 ...... 5 28 Resign s • • • • • • · · • · .. · · · • • • • · • • · ·

Total Seore ...... 100 Your Percentage ...... = SCA1.E: 75-100-Excellent; 55-74-Superior; 4O--54-Good; 25-39-Fair

NOTES TO Til E GAME o Position after 16 ... P-B3 a) 5.. P- B4 is probably b et'l~r. b) 10 ... N- B3 is more natnral. Black ought nul 10 in sist on parting wilh an activ e Bishop and on foregoing development. c) Th~ exchange of Pawns, ... BPxP, then . .. QPxP, followed by . .. Q- Q4 ii' indicated. " H e a lways plays the French Defense. Once in a while. it actually gets him all d) Black's und ~velo p e d Qu eenside Hughl In ha" ~ the way into the m iddle game," forewarned 1lim of this laclieal stroke. e) 22 . .. QxR in curs the same answer. I T'S YOUR MOVEl £) The trouble with Ihis reply is that il leaves Rememberl Olve UII six weeks notice of ch ;o.nge of add r e... Copi es do not get for_ the back rank weakened. warded and also can take wuks en route. So we must have notice early! t = check; t = dount., check; I d ill. check CHESS REVIEW. MAY , 1968 13i An outstand Ing r ecent ga me, a nnotated by SVETOZAR GLiGORICH ~y an outstandi ng Grandma ster.

RES HEVS KY IS BACK! Exciting things have been happening lately. T he victories, as judged hy a special method of appre­ Soviet g randmasters lost more ground ill that they ciation oy Yugoslav international master Rahal'. missed the last chllllce to outnumber the others in the Nevertheless, though perhaps inferior ill tournament Challengers Round malches. And the Jlla ll who q uali­ results, Reshevsky 11II s proved to be especially strong fied after the draJllati c finish ill Lo;; Angeles is none in singJe dllels HS for instance when he retained the oth er than Samuel Heshevsky, the grandmaster with balance ill lhe lu ng rim agai nst U. S. Champion Robert I such n glor ious past. J. Fischer in their lamentably unfinished match of He was excellent in 1953 when he tied for sec­ several years ago. ond place, along with Paul Keres and David Bronstein, Reshcvsky is persistent and hu s improved his in the Challengers To urnament. H is undisguised knowledge of openings, which might have been his distress during the closing ceremony ill Zurich still weak spot,

Sousse 1967 the center a nd bette,' del'elopment after KI NG'S INDI A N DE FENSE 9 Q- 132. 1\'- 1\'5 10 B-N5. P- KD3 11 B- Q2. Samuel Resnevsky Yeflm Gelle r P- D3 12 QR-QI, Q-K2 13 P- KH3. N- R3. he olltplayed SLein with l~ P- B5, PxBP United States Soviet Union lr, P:.:KP, P:.:P 16 B- KN5. Q-Kl Ii White Blncl( X- Ql{.1. K- Hl 18 N:.:BP. N:.:N 19 Q:.:N but 1 P-Q4 N-K B3 4 P- K4 P-Q3 Iilt er missed t he "'In (whidl could have 2 P- QB4 P-KN 3 5 B_ K2 0 - 0 ~a\'e [1 11 1m from the playoff eventUally). 3 N_QB3 B-N2 6 N- B3 P_ K4 / . In Hound 10 vs. H. Byrne, he encoun· 7 B-K3 • • • • t er'cd rhe ~ !m!la r Black line with i .. . (1;\' - Q2 8 0 - 0 an(! gave Black difficulties Reshey ~ky's 'n\'ol 'lte mel hod de vel· or Ihen:l llriel' 8 ... :\'- NS 9 B-NS. oplllent against lhe Klng's Indian. He also ! ~ - "B3 10 B- Q2 [ Heshevsky I)]'efe,'s to pioneered the same Iden arter i 0 - 0. keep his Queen llishop ac tive rather than I\'- B3 till Najdol" IIII(:ol'e,'ed the IlrO lle r ro slow down Black 's Ki ng·side activity reply to 8 B- K3: 11 '.' l{- KI:· with 10 n-R ~ J. P- B3 II P- KR3, N-R3 7 . . . . P- B3 12 P-QN~ ! P- KB·J 13 B-1\'5, Q- Kl 14 If t his game were not plnyed In the P- QS, 1\'- 82 15 B- Bl. N- B3 16 N-KNS. se.'enth rou nd. two rOlulus aftel' Resh· NxN 17 BxN, P- KR3 18 D:.:N! RxB ] 9 evsky-Steln, Geller might ha"e ca n tin· QPxP. Qx P 20 R- Bl , B- K3 21 P- B5. QPxP ued: i . .. QN-Q2 8 0 - 0. P--QIH e xpect· 22 N- Q5, Bx1\' 23 PxO, Q- Kl 2~ PxP. ing : 9 P- Q5, N- N5 ]0 8 - N5. P- KD3 11 (5« dl.lgram, tOp 01 next p~ g e) B-R~. P-R ~ 12 N - Q2. N- R3 13 P- B3, 8 Q_Q2 . . . . :\'-B2 14 B- Q3. B- H3 15 Q- K2. K- R l 16 WhIte prepares for t he IlOssi ble 8 B- KB2, R- KNI Ii K- R l, N - Dl 18 B- 0 2. PxP 9 :-<:.:P, R- Kl 10 P- B3 , P-Q4 II Q- K2 ] 9 QR- K I, R- X2 liS Black thell K PxP, PxP 12 0 - 0 with which he h eld had very good 1)lay III Najdorr- Sleln ulicI the Initiative against this commentator Gligorich- Geller (i\loscow 196i ). In the (Snnta ~Ion \ea 1963 ) an(! later WOIl Interzonal. however. Heshe\'sky illlpJ'O\" Ilgalnsl Bolbochan (Mal' del Plata). Of these two Ukrai nians, Reshevlky ed White's line. holding the tension in An alternative Is 8 P -Q5, N-NS 9 B-N5 ",1$ outplayed Geller (seated) and out. with cOlllplications. 8 0 - 0, P:.:P 9 N:.:P, • Cf. COIl1Il1~"(~ 1,)' 'l'rir""o'·l<:h. pal!" IQS. April i$~l,,~ . _ Ed. t ied S t ein (standing). n- K I 10 P- D3, P - Q4 preven ts White 138 CHESS REV IEW. MAY, 1968 22 N-K4 N-N3 24 R-B6 Q-K1 23 R-B1 QR_N1 25 NxNt B,N 26 Rj1 _B1 N-B5 Black's hope now lies i n reducing the materIal on the board. 27 Bx N P,B Of CO\ll'se not 27 . .. QxR 28 BxPt. 28 R/6xBP RxNP 30 QxR P-KR4 29 R/4-B2 RxR 31 Q-B6 Q_K3 By retaining Queens, Black can still hope to destroy the very unpleasant White passed Pawn. Position after 7 ... P-B3 32 QxP P-N4 Position after 45 ... Q·63 33 8-N3 P-R5 Lloubled, Pawns and so gual"flntee him· from recapturing with his King Pawn 34 R-K1 ! Q-Q4 on Q5. self a slow b\lt Sllre win. 8 . . . . QN_Q2 49 . . . . QxP 51 K-N3 Q-Kat 50 QxP Q-Q7t 52 K-R2 K_R2 I n game fOUl' of the playoff !n Los 53 P-N3 .... Angeles this year, Heshel'sky- Stein (see Not 53 P-N5 because of 53 . .. Q- R5t. page 135), Dlacl, found another resoun:e, with immediate threat of opening the 53 . . . . K-N1 center, in 8 ... R- Kl: The game was 54 Q-Qat .... an eariy draw. White prepares better pl'otection for 9 0 -0 Q-K2 the white squares before ad"anclng a 10 B-N5! . . . . Pawn. For the advance of the first opens more diagonals fOl" Black's Queen. By this pin, White eases the threat on his King Pawn and mai(es it difficult 54 . . . . K-R2 56 Q-Q5t K- R2 ror Black to free his game. The position 55 Q-Q7t K-N1 57 K-R3 Q-K7 Black t hwarts 58 P-N5 on account of i s very reminiscent of another line In 35 P-Q7 ! B-B6 Polugaye\'sky- Gllgorlch (Havana 1967) 58 .. . Q- R4t ami also 58 K - R4 by rea· After 35 . . ' PxB 36 QxB. Black's KIng· i n which. after 1 P- Q4, N - KB3 2 ~OH of 58 ... Q- H1t. side might be completely destroyC!d. So P- QB4, P- KN3 3 N-QE3. B- N2 4 P- K4. K-R3 he will offel" the Bishop on a less dan· 58 Q-Q7t P- Q3 5 B-K2, 0 - 0 6 B - NS, QN-Q2 [the K-N2 gel'olls square. 59 Q-Q6t recognized move is 6 . . . P- B4] 7 Q- Q2, 60 K-R4 Q-K5 36 Q-B8! QxQP P-B3 8 N- B3, P- K4 9 0 - 0, White had a ;\"ow 60 . .. Q- H7 t lacks force as, 011 37 QxB cl ear advantage. 61 K - N5, B l ack'~ Q- H3t Is not possible. 38 PxP • • • • 10 . . . . PxP 61 Q-Q7t K-R3 Here 38 Q- KB6 is lllel by 38 . 11 NxP R_K1 . . 62 Q-Q2t K-R2 Q- Q7.· 11 . .. P- KH3 12 BxP, NxP 13 NxN. On 62 ... K - N3, White can exchange 38 . . . . Q-Q3 BxB 14 QxB, QxN ]5 QR- QI favors the Queen artel' 63 Q- N5t, etc. White: If 15 .. , P-QB·l, he has 16 8 - DS. 39 P_N4 Q-R3t 63 Q-B11 .... 12 P_BS N_N3 40 K-Nt R-R1 White guards hIs KRl and makes it 13QR-Q1 ., .. The Rook ending after 40 ... Q-QN3t 41 Q-K3, QxQt ·12 RxQ, R- Q7 43 R-R3, hard for Black to make a good move. K- N2 H R- RS, K - N3 45 P-H4, R- R7 46 63 . . . . Q_Q4 67 Q-BS Q-R5t K - B1, P-B3 47 K - K1, RxNP 48 R-KB5, 64 P_N5 Q-K5t 68 K_R5 Q-K1t R- QR7 49 P- R5 is lost for Dlack. 65 Q_B4 Q-Rat 69 K_R4 K-N1 41 Q_Q4 Q-QB3 66 K_N4 Q-Q8t 70 P-N6! .... 42 R-K5 .... White defends his Queen Hook Pawn. indil'ectly by threats on the Black King. 42 . . . . P-83 43 R_K7 R_ K1 Black heads tor a Queen ending as his last practical chance. 44 Rx Rt Q,R Now Black is cramped and makes a 45 K_B2 Q- B3 desperate allempt to trade off his weak l3lack [lOSeS some problems for White. Queen Pawll but Incurs matelial loss. On 46 P-H4, he can reply with 46 . . . 13.... P-Q4!? Q- B7t ·17 K - N3, Q-B2t. So White de· 14 BPxP PxP cldes to reduce the matel'ial on the King· 70 . . . . Q-K2t 15 PxP B_Q2 side so as to cut some diagonals fOl" On 70 ... QxP 71 Q- N4, White has a Too late, Black realizes he cannot rIO· Black's Queen and increase the mobility sure wi n in the Pawn endgame as coup with 15 ... Q- B4 because of 16 of his own King. Black's K ing cannot hold the opposition. ExN, BxE 17 N-K4. (See diagram, top of next column) On the next turns, White utllizes tlle 16 K-R1 Q_B1 19 P-Q6 P-QR3 same motif to force a quick decision. 20 B_K2 46 P_B4 p,p 48 P_R5 Q-R6 17 N/4-N5 BxN N-B1 71 K-N4 Q- K3t 21 B_KB4 Q_BB 49 QxP/4 . . . 18 BxB KR-Q1 . . . . 47 P-R4 . 72 Q_B5 Q-K7t Black's hope of regainIng his Pawn Now the basic idea emerges: while 73 K-R3 Re signs ends here. B lack is trying to capture the passed There is nothing left for Black to try 21 . . . . P-QN4 Pawn, White wUl destroy all the oppo· against, for example, 73 ... Q-K2 74 21 .. . N - R4 fails because of 22 P-Q7, nent's Pawns, remai n with two, though Q- B7t. After 74 . .. QxQ 75 PxQt, K"I(P N-N3 23 E - Q6 winning the Exchange. 76 K - R4, K - N3 77 K - N4, White takes • Ai; Trlfunovlch pOinted OUI. however. 38 t d::: check; ~ = dbl. check; I = dis. ch. Q-K5 Is Whlle's heller alternallve.-Ed. the oppOS i tion and can Queen. CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1968 139 35th u. S. S. R. CHAMPIONSHIP Recounted by Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH

THE thirty-fifth championship of the Soviet Un ion, held in 1967, WRussia and th e world over. And 1 Tahl '1 Kholmoy Consequence s of the Swiss 3 Vasyuko'-' " 12 Shelyandinoy everyone had anticipated a rare anthology 4 Ta imJnoy 13 Zaitsev " The tournament was limited to 13 of selccted gamcs whieh would snrely 5 P"latal1ov " 14 I syostchikovv " 6 Zakha rov ," 15 Steinberg " rounds and held in the city of Kharkm·. solemnize the 50th Anniversary. l3ut 11" 7 Antoshio ," 15 OZnos " As pairings, per the Swiss System, were " hltll etins have appeared. Perhalh. it 11";1 .-; 8 Zhuravlev 17 Tukmakov "1 9 8agirov " h eeau~e the large number of game.; (81\)} " 18 Ch istJakov • was tuv lllllCh for publication . Perha!':,. Thn ~l" "F interes"t helow were Lutikov, the bulletin will appear later"? 27th .: (;urgell. ilhe. 30tb; and Nezhmedti- A quest ionnaire directed to the parlici. pants asked their n:-actiun to the use of the Swiss System. And the answers of Taimanov, Osnos, Lutikov and A. Lein were published in Sovetski Sport. All un· reservedl\" declared themsdves again:'t Ih e Swi ss as a dubious instrument and un· fair test. It does no\. they as~erted, a~· sure equal conditions For all partieip;ll1t". And th e majol"ity of those ([llCsti"ned . even the manv wh o otherwise could n"t have entered the championshi p. dedared againsl the system. Among reasons offer· cd were such as that it offers greater chances to the young: players and the un­ knowns desiring 10 distinguish them_ selve5. In an opinion to the conlrary. the ad­ I'ucates of the Swiss had a telling argu· ment. They said there are strong pro· tests that contrived draws may be th e death of ehess and, in the Swiss, there is a built-in antidote. And, indeed. the draw Polugayevsky (right) was also on top_ t ' a ct ic ~ were most inconvenient in th e 35th after sage advice at the Spartaki ad? 140 CHESS REV tE W . MAY. l Q68 T a hl went undefeated for t he first ti me in the Soviet c hampions1.ijl as he has heen ]!roud 10 point Ollt . Bu-I t here was a nother d ifference in Tahl, l!i s style. He re were 1I0ne of h is vehement a lt acks. on ly Ihe ski lful u;;c of minimal advantage;; and techni ca l \'ir t uo ~ it)· , He achieved some in. t c r e~ ting endin gs and won the prize for t he most fighling endgame. Ineredihlc, !J UI. 111is l ime. Ta hl d id not IIIa y in Tahl's $1)'le_ Co.wi nne r P ol uguyevsky declared ecstat­ ically Ihat he was more sat is fied wit h his fi ghting spirit as d emons't rated in the last rOllnd ~ th an with his co·title. He has rea· son for his pride since he has long been reprClU ched ror lack of combativeness. Ye t, as though ironica ll ),. t he jury awarded him Ihe prize. not ror entc q Jrising attack. hut for the sternesl ddense. Perh a llS in d reams, Pol ugayevs ky has seen h imself Khol mov - among those demoted as II fearl ess wa rrior. B ut the j ury, unin. K or chnoy _ among those m iss ing form ed as to his dreams, honored him for aga inst grand mH ste rs ( he 1\' <1 n from two h is normal and formc i' cha racteristics, of t he Iluee whom he en countered). and this commentator believes the jur y Kholmov's low position is sur p rising. nev, 38th, each wit h 71/ 2 IJoi nls; and WIIS ri ght. But. j ud ging also from the I J i aee~ of such Miken'as wilh 7 in a tie for 44t h to 5Isl. Crandnfa;;ter Vasyuko\' d isl)layed excel­ known, strong masters as LU l ikov. Gur­ It "'a ~ to he e :q leeted thul Ta hl a mi lent form. His games were creative, a nd /!e nid7.e. Nezhmedtinol' and :'of ikena!!. the P oiugaycl'sky wou ld be winners. for these Fluhr Slate;; he merited nomina tion II ~ tou rnament has 10 rale a ~ a very sl rong two grnndma~ t e r s were n j ump a head o f tuum-ament winne r on that accou nt. He competition, tIl e rest. And ~<1, in ~ p it (l of a ll ohjec. won the prize fo r the g reatest number of Some o f t he you ng I' l aye r ~ nlade a n tions, the Swiss did hring forth the two I'ictories and for the most ene rgetic at· excellent ilnpression. But gran dmaste r strongest pl ayers on top. Grandmaster tack. against Gu rgenidze. And he earned Vas)'uko\' ha;; re porte(1 that he d id not re­ T aimano" had his fair chance to a ttain the r igh t 1<1 he ~ee d e d inlo the neX I USSR joice over thei r play. He ohsen 'ed the th is honor. ton, until lie hegall from Hound cha III pion;;h i p. pl ay of !\reek ing (,f Brazil du ring t he 9 on to fa bricate d raws in g reate r q uan. Ma;;ter Palatano\' of Kiev I,'as Ihe lOc n· Inu rnament at Sousse and i;; firmly con. tity thall can he absorhed in the Swiss sal i"n Hf the lournalll enl. Engaging ill the vi nced that the young Brazilian is strong· System. chll mpi" n~ hi p fo r the fi rs t l im e. he fin ­ cr t.han any of the Soviet masters of up T he cu·championship sUJl erseded JH I!' ished hi gh and hllll·fulfilled the norm fo r to twenty years () id . S teinberg was the declared arrangements fo r a six-gam!: the tit'le of gnllld llla ~te r . (Some malicioll s leadi ng younger plu yer in this tourna· m'atch hc tw~n tht: winners, T he ma in rt:a _ g(f8s ips whisper that he will never earn ment, followed h y Uhilava, lind he won son I':as 10 uUuw T .. hl mort: time for the 0111er ha lf of fhe title.) He won Iwo the Il rizes bodl for t he bt.'St e nd game a nd prella r .. tion for h i ~ coming ma tch wi lh Ilrizes. hest of the neophytes in the Fi na l ~ the hest score for Iho$t: of under twe nty. Gl igorich. and fur the bes l r e;;u h ~ by a master five.

RETI SYST E M T ah t Znur avtev I White Black 1 N-K B3 P- Q4 4 B- N2 B- K 2 2 P- QB4 P-K3 5 0-0 0-0 3 P- K N3 N-KB3 6 P- N3 . . . . T he Catala n sanll P_Q'I 01', more co.'· l'ectly, lhe Ret! Syuem has become mod· ish again (as a1l,o in lJ otvinnik-Larsen at PlI lma de MallOI'CIt 1967 ) . 6 . . . • P- B4 7 B_ N2 N_B 3 7 . . . P- Q5 8 P- Q,q : g il'es White It Ilosillonat a d \·a ntllJ!:fl. 8 P- K 3 . . . . No\\' Bla ck forres It ~ha fl le ll i n g of t he cenlrat po ~ ition . which Whi te ('a n pre· vent by 8 Pxp, NxP (O t' S . .. PxP 9 P- Q4: a Tarrllsch p o~ i 1! on fn vo)'ab Je for White.]. 6 . . , . P_Q5 Actually, m ack seu; 11 11 11 Henon! [n Rever se. BUl he is t wo t empi beh ind and must mOl'e h is King Pawn again to de­ fend his Queen Pa wn. So his system can Somewhat as at H avana above, Tai manov ( right) m issed f irst t h is t i me, too nOI be recommended. S . , . P- QN 3 and CHESS REVtEW . MAY , 1968 141 ... B- N2 as Lal'sen played against Dot, Now White has a clear win because of P ilnlk. Black had th e better play after vinnik is bette I', his active. Queen·side, Pawn majority, 16 . . . l{- K l 17 P - B3 as 17 QxP is m et 9 PxP his more active pieces a nd Black's half· by 17 ... B- Q3! l<~or it was considered 10 R-K1 • • • • dead Bishop. thal, after H P- K5, N- Q2, White ha s no One m ight expect 10 P-Q3, but White 26 . . , . B_N5 attacking pl'ospects with h is King Pawn is aiming to prel'en t 10 . , , P-K4, 27 R_R2 R- K 3 fixed and P- B5 Ol1t of the question. 28 R_K2 · , . , 14 P-K5! ... . 28 R- RSt, B-Bl 29 Q-Q5! also wins; Evidently, Vasyul,ov does not concur bu t White wants to preven t . . . P-K5. wit h this opinion. A ny attacking player 28 . . .. P- KN3 30 P-B5 Q-R5 desires a position lil,e this. 29 Q- Q5 Q-R2 31 Q-B4 , . 14 , . . . N- Q2 While's Pawns canno t be stemmed. 15 P-N5 . . . , 31 , , , , Q- R6 White fOl'esee~ an atta ck on KR7. 32 P- N6 ! · , , , 15 . . . . N- B4 Of the many ways t o win. Tahl p!cl(s Blac!, pla ys i nto his opponent's hand. the most energetic. He th l'eatens a later 15 . .. R- Ql and ... N- B1 Is necessary ~' xP . P xN ; RxR with an ea sy win. to fortify his K H2, It would be inter est· 32 , . . . 9_66 ing to see what Vasyukov intended then. 33 Q_Q5 P-R4 For the project i~ not at a ll sim ple. 10 . R-Kl . 16 Q-R5 , .. . The Russian suggestion here is )0 With threat or 17 R-B3 and R- R3. P-Q6! confining Wh Ite and giving free play (01' BlacJ, : e,g, 11 P- QR3, P- QR4 16 . , . . N-K5 12 N- B3, Q-N3! targeting White's KB2 17 R-B3! , . . . a nd QN3 and preparing , . . R- Ql , White Black reckoned onl y on 17 NxN , PxN has no good means of assailing the ex· a fter which White h as no easy attack. posed Black Qu een Pawn, 17 . . . . NxN 19 Px N QxBP 11 P-Q3 , , . . 18 R-R3 ! P-R3 20 R- Q1 K- R2 Now White has prel'ented , , , P- K·\ Black anticipa tes 21 PxP. P- KN3 22 a t no cost and ah'eady stands beiter, P- R7t, K- JU 23 Q- Rij. ell'. 11 , , . . B-91 13 N_ K5 N x N 12 P_QR3 P_ QR4 14 RxN N-Q2 15 R-QN5 ! .. . , y.. QxN P! From t his excellent post, the Rook • • • • exerts grea t pressure on BlaCk's whole Elegant a nd energe tic! Another ma ster Queenside, would also win her e, but prosaically. 15 , , , , P- K 4 34 , . . . QxN 37 K _N2 QxR 35 Q- BSt K_ N 2 38 P-N8(Q ) K- B 3 16 N_Q2 · . ' , 36 P-N7 Q-Q8t 39 Q-R8t K- B4 Though Wh ite has two Pawns atter 16 40 Q/ N.N8 R_KB3 BxNP, BxB 17 RxB, N- B4 IS R- N5, P - R5 19 PxP [19 P-QN4, N- l'\6 20 R- R2, Or ·\0. . P-B3 n Q/R- R7 ! Q- N5 ~2 P- K5! opens the game and especially Q- Q7. etc. th e King file dangerously] , the reply, 41 Q/N- N 7 Resigns Q-B3 ! with threat of , , . Q- KN3, grants 21 P-B5! . , , . Black It promising initiative. Now all lines open for White, and the 16 , , , , R-R3 SI CILIAN DEFENS E attack fl ows smoothly. 17 Q-K2 · . , , Vasyu kov Gurgenidze 21 , , . . PxBP 23 P- N6t K_N1 Now Bla ck has the chance to repah' 1 P_ K4 P-QB4 5 N-QB3 N-B3 22 R-N3! 6-64 24 BxP! , , , , his position. 17 Q- B2 bener protects and 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 6 B-QB4 P-K3 Elegant and simple: White threatens activates the Queen·side major ity. 3 P-Q4 p,p 7 B_ N3 P- QR3 RxQ and BxNP. 17 , , , . N_B4! 4 NxP N- KB3 S B-K3 N_ QR4 24 , , , . BxNt 18 P-QN4 .... Going after the Bishop tJ1US Is du b· 25 K -R1 p,p W hite is solicitous of his Rook and lou s. incurring loss of tempo and leaving 26 Qx NP anticipates, .. B- Q2. 18 N-K4, P- QN3: White a powerful centl'al Knight. Or 26 ... Q- B2 27 Bx P, etc. leave s that Rook in trou ble. 9 0 - 0 . . , . 27 RxQ B,R 18 , . . . N-R5 20 PxP N,B 9 P-B4 is m Ol'e precise, followed by 28 R- Kl! P-B5 19 N_ N3 p,p 21 QxN R_QN3 ! Q-B3, then 0 -0. White renounces cas· 29 R-K7 Resigns Black finds his best defense, eliminat· tling long as he ca n s till atta( ~ k on the ing the mos t active Wh ite piece. K-ingside favoI'ably. 22 RxR . ' . . 9 , . , . 6 -K2 EN GLIS H OPENING Support by 22 R/l- It5 fails against 22 Black fails to profit by White's Inac· N ei Gurgenidze BxP : 23 RxR, B- B6 ! etc. curacy. 9 . . . P-QN4 ! 10 P- RI, NxB 11 1 P_ QB4 P- QB4 5 B_ N 2 B_N2 22 . , . . Q,R RPxN, B- N2 gives him a good position. 2 N-KB3 N_KB3 60-0 B- K2 3 N_B3 p,p 23 P- N5 B-KB4 10 P- B4 NxB 12 Q-B3 Q- B!! P- K 3 7 P- Q4 24 Q- K2 P_R3 11 RPxN 0 - 0 13 P_ KN4 . ". 4 P-KN3 P-QN3 8 NxP . . . . Here Black falters, losing tlme a nd so Com mental'ies on P rince-Pilnik (Stock· White's only way to advantage lies in his Initiative. ·With H , . , Q- KN3 ! Black holm Interzonal 1952) queried the text. 8 QxP as in Kor chnoy- Barcza (L eningrad 1967) : N- B3 9 Q-B4, Q- N1 10 can hold the game: e.g. 25 B-K~, BxB 13 . , . . P-Q4 S , .. N- QN5! 0-0 11 QxQ, QRxQ 12 B- B4, 26 QxB, QxQ 27 P xQ, P- QN3: And they gave th is move a n exclama· QR-Q1 13 D-Q6, BxB 14 NxB, In the 25 B_ K4! B,B tion mark. The supposition ran that match, Korchnoy- Glpslis (Tallinn 1967) , Whit e is obliged to con tinue: 14 PxP, Black has nothing else: 25 . , B- Q2 B lack tried 8 . . . 0 - 0 a nd reached NxQP 15 NxK, PxN 16 P- B5. In P rince- is met by 26 Q- B3 ! equality alter 9 P - K4, N- B3 10 Q-Q3, 26 QxB • • • t = check: t = db!. check; i = d is. ch. P-Q4! But 10 Q- K3! !s better. 142 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1968 8 . . . . a,a proves that accepting the sacrifice is dis­ 9 KxB Q-B1 ! ast.rous. Declining by 23 B- B3 likewise CHESS LITERATU RE This we!! known manenver assures loses: 23 . ' RxNt 24 QxH, BxB etc. New and antiquarian _ Many languages Black of equalizing. 23 • , . . PxP 27 NxN N,N Lists for new books and for tournaments 10 Q- Q3 · . . . 24 PxP RxNt 28 0-B2 Q-R6t Offer sheets for antiquarian copies and new arrivals Or 10 P- N3? P-Q4. 25 QxR QxPt 29 K-N1 B-B4 26 K_ B1 N/S-B5 30 B- 04 R- B31 Please specify YOlll' wants 10 • • . . N_ BS Resigns Correspondence by air mail 11 P- N3 • • • • Now the text is forced beeause of the UNO LINDE threat of 11 . _ N- K4 or N- QN5. Box 14002. Goe te bor9 14. Swe den A Tale of 0 Title Lost 11 • . , , N_ K4 On the indication below of 'White's 12 Q-K3 •••. omission on his thlrty·second move turns 12 Q-Q2 'Is better as it allows free ad· the fate of the Soviet Championship. CHESS and CH EC KER S Supplies vance of the King Pawn, Vasyukov could have won the title with High Quality Catalin and Plastic Checkers 12 • . , • Q-N2t this game! Plain or Grooved •• All Sizes 1S P- BS N_ NS SICILIAN DEFENSE CHESS Sets . •. WOOd •• Catalin •• Plastic 14 R-Q1 • • • • AU Sizes .. All Prices Vasyukov Taimanov 14 B- N2 and then QR- Q1 is correct. CHESS and CHECKER Boards Now 'White's Queen Rook remains un- 1 P- K4 P- QB4 16 P-B4 P _K4 Folding, Non.Folding, Regulatlon or employed, 2 N- KB3 N-QB3 17 P_ KB5 P- QNS Numbered 3 P_Q4 p,p 14 • • • . 0-0 18 P- QNS Q-N2 CHESS·CHECKER Timing Clocks 4 N,P P-K3 15 B- N2 · . . . 19 N- Q5 B- Q2 All Merchandise Reasonably Priced 5 N-N5 P- QS 20 NxNt a,N At this point. this move is also inept. SEND FOR FREE CATALOG 6 P-QB4 N_ B3 21 N-N1 N- BS The Bishop stays inactive, So 14 Q-Q3 STARR SPECIALTY COMPANY 7 QN- B3 P-QRS 22 N-B3 N-Q5 preparing B- N5 and P-K4 is right. 1529 South Noble Road, 8 N_ R3 B-K2 23 Q-N4 B_BS Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 13 . . . . P-KR4! 9 B- K2 0-0 24 QR_ K1 P- QN4 Trying for attack seems fruitless at 10 0 - 0 B- 02 25 B- Q2 K-Bl first glance. But Black has reasons: 11 B-K3 N_ R2 26 N-Q5 a,N White's King position is weakened; 12 B-Q3 Q_Nl 27 KPxB P-N5 Th e Biggest Bargain Black has forces converging there; and 13 Q-K2 R-K1 28 R-K4 P_QR4 in Chen Literature he intends to open this flank. 14 QR- Bl B- Q l 29 Q-R5 P- R3 16 Q-Q3 P- R5 15 K - R 1 B_B3 SO R-N4 P- R5 CHESS 17 P-K4 N-R4 The threat is , _ . N- B5t. ANNUAL Volume 35 - $8.00 18 Q- K3 • • • • LL twehce issues of CHESS REVIEW White misses a last chance for return· published during 1967 have been ing his Bishop to play; B- BI- K3 to I'e· A inforee the defense of his King. handsomely bound in cloth making this jumbo·sized book more than 384 18 . . . . QR- K l ! ultra·sized pages. Games from the im· Black is ready fol' a decisive attack. portant 1967 chess events, picked and 19 N/4-K2 P_ B4! annotated by such 'authorities as Dr. The text looks anti-positional, allowing M. Filip, Svetozar Gligorich, Hans White a strong Q5 for his Knight. But Kmoch, Alexander Suetin, Dr. Pet-ar Black is opening the position for a Trifunovich and even World Champion vehement attack in which tactics are of 31 RxP!! K,R Tigran Petrosyan, primary importance. White wins on ill ... BxR 32 P- B6. Tbere arc thrills aplenty, likewise, 20 PxP 32 QxRPt . . . . in the US and USSR Championships, 21 Q- Q2 • • • • The win here is the easy 32 BxPt • Grandmaster Tournaments such as 21 Q- B2 Is met by 21 . . . B- 84 etc. K-N1 33 Q- )l",J,t. On 33 . . ' K-R1, White r-.Ioscow and Winnipeg and all top 1967 21 • . • . Q- Nt turns the trick with 34 B-N7t! BxB 35 events. 22 N-Q5 . . · . P- B6. On 33 . . . K-R2 34 B- )l"5 ! Black You'll have also a permanent record or course, 'White could defend some has no defense against 35 Q-R4t. 3·t of news and best games of 1967, out· other way-and deprive us of the magni· .. . K-N2 allow~ either 35 B-R4~ 01' 3G standing articles by chess writers from ficent combination to come. On 22 QxP, BxE;!:, KxE 36 Q-RH. And 3·1 . BxB here and abroad and up.to.the.minute however, 22 . . . B- N5 Is fatal fOI' White. 35 P-B6~ leads to an early mate. 32 . ... K-N1 34 Q_ R6 P- B3 studies on all phases of the game. 33 QxB 0-K2 35 BxP . . . . The cheery side of chess is well represented witb quizzes, quips, 'tales Black is lucky: White cannot contillue and cartoons and Waltcr Korn's fasci· with 35 R- Ba nor with 35 n-B~. nating series, "The Finishing Touen." 35 .. .. PxP Postal Chess fans will find pIent)' 36 P- QR3 to interest them, including John W. Now 'Whlte is lost. But, on 36 PxP. Collins' studies of postal games. t\lere follo\\'s 36 . _ . QR-Nl . Remember: there's no such thing as 36 . . . . QR-Bl S8 Q-R4 P- K5! an old CHESS R EVIEW! Try: 37 P_ R3 Q_N2 39 BxP N_K7 Volume 15, 1947 _ $5,00 40 B- Q3 . . . . Volumes 26 and 27, 1958 and 1959 Or ~O K-R2, HxP. and 29.34, 1961 _ 1966 still on hand for each 22 ... . B- N5! ! 40 , • • • N- N6t 42 KxN R_ K6 $8.00 23 Q_Q3 · . . . 41 K-N1 NxR 43 B-N 1 QR_ K1 23 NxB, RxNt! 24 QxR. N/4- B5t 25 C H ESS RE VIEW Resigns 134 W. 72 St., New York, N. Y. 10023 PxN. NxPt 26 K- B2, NxQ 27 KxN, QxPt CHESS REVIEW, M AY. 1968 143 The Secret Life of Walter Patzer by GILBERT E. FELDSTEIN

Walter Patzer, user rating 1427. stared " Hey, Patzer, sleeping in the lobby? formidable than his 1725 rating would gloomily at the chessboard. His IlI)pOllen!, Can 't you afford a room?" indicate. who seemed carved out of granite, calmly The high, chirping voice of .Max brought Patzer opened with 1 P-Q4 and was said: " ;'l1ate in four," Then Mr. Slone \Valter back to reality. much encouraged when his opponent play. Face IJroceeded to demonstrate the mate. The next day was Saturday, and he had cd the Tarrasch Defense against the Walter Patl'.er signed his opponent's to play three games. The morning game Queen's Gambit Declined. The isolated score sheet and walked out of the tourna· wa s against a Class A player. He was Queen Pawn definitely gavc White the edge. But soon it was evident that Mr. ment roolll in a da:l;c. He seated himself ~ hort , bald and nervous, and seemed on a couch in the hOlel lobby ami began to be ol'crwhelmed by the strain of tourna­ Scholarly Looking had gained a big ad­ ,to think positive thoughts. 11r. Slone Face ment chess. By the thirty-first move, how­ vantage in mobility, 'and knew exactly had been an E}[pert. His future opposition ever, it was Patzer who cracked. There what to do with it. By the thirty.ninth would not be as strong. "I'll win my fivc was the choice of losing the Exchange or move, Black had a mating net, and Patzer remaining games with hrilliant comhina­ being mated. Patzer sacrificed the Ex­ had a throbbing headache. tions," he told the vacant space next to change and, five moves later, resigned, This time, he went up to his room, took him on the couch. unable to stop his opponent's passed an aspirin and got into bed. He tossed "Talking 10 yourseH after on e round! Pawn without further loss of material. and turned. Then suddenl), it was the year 1908 in the city of Dusseldorf. The third How many moves did YOli last?" asked a Patzer found his way to the lobby and, game of the Lasker- Tarrasch match had cherubic-looking, middle·aged man. this time, found Max already seated on just ended. "My performance was camille ci comme the couch. Walter Patzer approached the smiling ca, if you must know, Max." "My opponent didn't show up. Easiest ~·ictor. "Herr Doktor, you were lucky to "You were blitzed off the board, right. game I ever won. How'd it go, Patzer?" win that game. I would have beaten you." Patzer? Cheer up. So was L" And Max "My opponent got lucky." The smile vanished from Tarrasch's waddled off to the hotel drugstore to "Well, good players have all the luck face. The angry Tarrasch glared through drown his defeat in an elctra-thick milk .. Not that I mean to imply ... Say, his pince.nt'1: and said in a voice icy shake. this hotel lobby has all the warmth of a with scorn: "Who is this patzer who dares "That fat clown doesn't even know the railroad station. It lacks Gemutlichkeit. address a great master in this manner?" meaning of comme ci COl/lflle co ," said I prefer small, intimate .... "I see )'ou know my name, Herr Doktor. Walter Patzer to the couch. French, hc Max chirped on and on. But Walter I have come all the "'a)" from America thought is ·the language of culture. Thc Patzer, eyes closed, leaning back on the to dare you to play the inferior Tarrasch language spoken in the Calc de fa Re. couch. had 'already spiritually left the Defense. Only a miracle could save you if gcm;c. Ah! Those were the golden days of hotel lobby. YOU play that weak line against me. And chess. Gemutlichkeit. The old days in Vienna. you arc a medical doctor, not a witch He leaned back on tbe couch and close'] Wilhelm Steinitz taking on all comers in doctor." his e)'es. The )'ear was 1858. Paul !'."lor­ that little cafe in Vienna. "Enough insolence! " growled Tarraseh. phy's smooth, effeminate face showed "No mortal can beat me. I am the Aus­ "Let's play." signs of fatigue. He had just completed a trian :\[orphy," said the stout little man After Walter Patzer 'had said check· blindfold exhibition. Walter Patzer, tall. with the imposing forehead and patriarchal mate, Dr. Tarrasch seemed stunned. masculine and virile, approached the deli_ beard. "Cheer up, Herr Doktor. Just remember cate-looking genius. ,. , am Walter Patzer. the chess im­ that chess, like IO\'e, like music, has the "Now that you are "'armed up, how mortal. I beat the original Morphy, and I power to make men happy." about a real game of chcs~?" can heat the Austrian i\iorphy." "I wish I'd said that," said Tarraseh. "I'm sorry," said i\forphy, " hut I've "The Theory of Steinilz will c.rush YOUT "You will," said Patzer. "I'm sure." been playing for sevcral hnurs, and I'm impudence, young man!" That evening, his opponent was a blond. exllausted." "The Practice of Patzer will pulverize haby-faced yo uth who was unrated. Walter "Could it be thm you're afraid to play th e Theory of Steinitz!" Patzer faced him with a sense of despera. a real chessplayer?" They played as a large crowd uf awed tion. To lose to one so obviously inex· Morphy's face flushed. "I'll give ynu ~ pectator s gathered around. Steinitz play. perienced would he worse than .... odds of Pawn and move:' cd one of his bizarre defenses against the He couldn't even think of a comparison. "100 to 1 in American dollars s ay~ YO Il Rur Lopez. His position became morc and The youngster opened with 1 P-K4 and don't last 50 moves." more cramped until he was in total lug. played the Exchange Variation of the Ruy j\'[orphy stiffened. His gray eyes fla sh· :U;(/flg. He made a desperate attempt to LOllez. The Queens were exchanged and cd angrily. "He]lutation is the only ineen· free himself with a startling Queen sac­ several other exchanges ensued. A Rook tive I recogni1.e. I'll play you without odds rifice, but Patzer accepted the sacrifice and Pawn ending was reached. His third and without a stake. An,] I'll prove to you and calmly refuted it. Steinitz fought on consecutive difficult game in one day was that I am the world's greatest player." with a fanatical gleam in 'his eyes. But too much for Patzer. TIle hoard, the mcn They played. The ~hshing thrusts of hi s defeat was inevitable. After all, he was ·and the blond youngster all looked blurred. Morphy's Evan Gambit were repelled by Iltaying Patzer. "How about a draw?" asked the young· Patzer's IJreeise defense. By the fifteenth "Stop dreaming, Patzer! How long d" ster. move, Morphy was losl. But he fought on I have to shake you? Come on, we'll get " All right. It's a draw." stubbornly for twenty more nlOl'es before ~omething to eat before the next round." As he climbed into bed that night, he turning his King down. Patzer's third round opponent was a fclt weary beyond weariness; but he still "YOIL are the greatest player in the scholarly.looking man with rimless glasses. could not sleep. He lay awake replaying world." said ~.forphy. His appearance made him seem more the last game in his mind. It was are· 144 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1968 lief 10 have a half.poin t next to his name She played rapid ly and carelessly, em· after three 1.ero!;. But it hu rt to have been barking on a King.side anack that was so eager to concede a draw to a mere wildly illogical. B\lt PaCzer was so badly cheu novice. A chessphlyer should be a rattled by her inC!!!sa nl chatter thaI he fi ghter . . . a battler ... a struggler failed to defend properly and lost a Rook . . . . for a Bishop. Sweat broke Ollt on his fore. The year was 1914. The sreat St. Peters· helld. This was the game he had to win burg Tournament was ov er. Dr. Emanuel to salvage some pride from 'a hu mi liating Lllsker, the win ner, was talki ng to a group tournament. of admireu. "I believe in the theory of His previous opponent, the bubble-gum struggle. Life is a slruggle and chess is chewer, walked ove r 10 the young wom an a struggle. The only diffe rence is dlat, and said: " How's it goi ng Mabel? Ex· in chess, we have masters; in life, we are change ahead, I see. T his is you r big all du ffers." chance to win one. This guy could n't "Enough philosophy. If you think chess beat an egg, Mabel baby," has bee n a st ruggle fo r you up until now, He was gone before Patzer could make Herr Lasker, prepare to learn the real the angry retort that was trembling on mean ing of st ruggle. You aTe about to his lips. Somehow, he controlled his anler play Walter Palzer." and played very carefully. Frustrated by Lasker smiled li nd lit a cigllc. He tou k his careful defense, i\fIIbel made one weak a lon g puff and said ; " I always welcome bouting that he put Su much I)ressure on move after another. She blundered away a challenge, Herr Patzer." II. you that you r nerve cracked. All right. Knight and then a Rook. They I)layed. Patzer opened with 1 So you left yo ur Queen ell pri$e . DOll 't let ';Oh, well, 1 resign," she continued (for P- K4 and played the Exchange Variation it iet yuu. Thank God yo u're human. ~ h e had never stopped talking) . " You've of the Ruy Lopez.. A long struggle follow. There was only one chess machine, and probably bee n playing lo nge r than me, ed ; bUI, eventual!y, P at2.er had an irre· his name was Capablanca." and 1 gave you a good fight, and in sistible passed Pawn, and Lasker's im· Walter Patzer leaned back and dosed anot her year or SO I'll beal you easily be· cali se your st ), le is too conservative. Why movable defense disintegrated. h i ~ tearful eye;;. The year was 1927. C!l pa. ''Congratulations, Herr P atzer. You used don', you play boldly like Alekhine. My blanca had ju~ t won the Sextangular Tour· marvelous psychology in playing my fa vur· nament in New York. Walter Patzer ap· husband showed me some of Alekhine'! ite variatiun of the Ruy Lopez against me. proached the handsome, poised tourna· game s, and I simply adore ,his style." One must nut he concerned with austract ment winner. Upstai rs in his roum, he deci ded. to lie truth, but with the best moves againsl a " Senor CapablanclI, you\ 'e been called down for a few minutes hefore checking given oPllonent." the c rcatest chessplayer of all time. I. Oll l. He closed his eyes lin d felt a delight. " You're a good loser, Or. Lasker. I Walter Patzer, believe that I have a claim ful sensalion of tranquility. hope thai I'll be a good loser, 100, in the to th'8 t hono r. A game hetween us should The yellr was 1932. Between round! at unlikely event that 1 should ever lose a settl e the i~s ue ." lhe Pasadena International Tournament, game." "I have never heard (If yuu, Senor Alekhine was sitt ing in '!In armchair, The next mo rning, Walter Patzer walk· Put7.cr : hut, if you won t a lesson in chess. pocket.chess set in hand , nervously analyz. ed into rh e tournament room, tha nkful ~it down." ing a position. that the long ordeal was almost over. 'fbI: C4 1)ablanca opened wi th 1 P- K4, and " Mr. Alekhine. your style has been chess clock nea r his board did not wo rk. Patzer played the French Defense. A widely 'admired fo r its bold imllgination. "This clock doesn', work." he said tu slighl inaccuracy in Capablanca's Ol)!!n· But my style, though. conservative, is far a red·headed teenager wh o was c1lcwin g 11. illg strategy gave Patze r the chance ". more sound. Tll erefore, I, Walter Patze r, huge wad of bubble gum. win a Pawn. After a middle game, bril· should be able to defeat yuu." " Don't worry ahout it. I've got my own liantly played by both s-ides, there follow. "TIle other masters must be indulging clock. If you're Patzer-ho y, i ~ that a cd an endgame of unbearable tension. But in a li ttle pleasantry. Did they put you up name for a chesspl ay er!- then I'm yo ur Paher's steel nerves were equ al 10 th" 10 Ihis. Monsieur Pat7.er? Well. no mat· oppunent... ehllllenge : and the extra Pawn proved de· ler. lel's sit down at a t'Rble and see how The ga me was bitterly fought. The cisive aher eighty. five moves. sound YOll r style is:' youngster had a slashing go- for.broke "Thanks for the lesson." said I'atl':c r. Palzer opened with 1 P-Q4, and Alek· style, wh ich was unsound but ve ry tax ing The !lir of assurance h!ld vanishe(1 frolll hine played the Dutch Defense. Neither on a defender's nerve. P atzer got into tim t Oa ll ablanca's ,aristocratic fca tu re ~ . He side obtained any open ing advanl'age. trouble and fuund ,himself with ten mov e~ sllO ke solemnly. "There have heen times Alekh ine attempted a razzle·dazzle 'Com· to make in two minutes. The pressure in my life, Senor P atzer, when I callie binat ion ill the midd le game, but mis· added to t'he accumulated strain of the ve ry near thinking that I could nul I ,,~e ca.l culated. He ga\'e up a Rook for a Rook previous games caused another of those even a ! ingie game. One game I)CoveS and Kni ght, wi th no mate in prospect. throbbing headaches. It seemed as if an norhin&, howe\'er, eXCe l)1 thaI en~, n a He ran hi s hands through his hair, then inSlme drummer was I)Ounding i n ~ id e Ilis cheu machi ne is only human." jumped up and walked aroond the t ll ble. skull. And anotller mad drummer was Walter Patzer's opponent in the si xth Then he sat down again ; and then he heatin g a tom·lom inside the mocking and last rou nd was 'an attract ive y()u ng jumt>e d up again. He picked up his King clock that proclaimed hi s impending woman who never stopped 'talkin g. and hurled it across the roo m. duom. And Patltr, in a difficult pus ition. "I only took up chess two yea rs ago In "I dominate them all ," he shouted, "and left his Queen en prise . ... 1l1e.se my husband," she announced. as yet I lose to a patzer.''' Minutes later, Max j uined him on the if someone had asked her for biographical Walter P alzer IIw llke from his day· couch in the lobby. Patzer had tears in data. "When 1 W'8s a kid, I thought chess dream, and packed his clothing and toilet his eyes. Max was warmly sym pathetic. WII S a dull game for old men. But once articles into a va lise. He checked out of "I heard what happened. That fresh kid I learned the mov!!!, I found it very ex· the hotel; but, before le-aving, he paid one who chews bubble gum is ru nning around citing. and besides ... ." (Concl uded on pAge t 48) CHUS REVIEW , MAY, t968 145 • Entertaining and instructive games by HANS KMOCH annotated by a famous expert.

B- Ql ! (I)age 3H, Nov. 1967) but 1101 20 21 B_Q1 ! . . . . >,'>-INTERNATIONAL B- N4 with which Fischer lost quickly to While renews his th reats. wisely re· Geller (Monte Carlo. page 168. J une frainlng from 21 QxP which only drives TUNISIA 1967 1967) ) with which Tahi won quick I)' Dlack's Klns 1,0 safety: 21 , .. QxR! 22 Interzonal at Sousse from Bogdanovlch (Bud va, page 346. QxRt. K - Q2 23 R- QIt . K- B2 24 Q- K iH. Nov. 1967). K- N3 after which Black's extra Pawn The Sisyphus Variation 14 Bx N Px . mu st win. It's a gamblt line ot the Slcnlan, d!·ead· 15 N_K4 B- K2 21 .... R-B1! 16 B-K2 P-KR4! fully complicated and actually torturous. Again with 1\ sharp counter point. Persistently a ttaclled trom both sides by The oidel- continuation Is 16 . . . 0 - 0: ~ the finest chess brains, It has stubbornly 22 BxPt K-Q1 17 R-N3. Q- R5 18 P -B4. K-Rl 19 0 - 0. 23 R- Q1t B-Q2! resisted final classification. 10'01' no soon· R- R2 20 Q- R6, Q-R4! [20 ... P-KB4 Now Black's point Is apparent: threat· er lias someone found the definite win 21 R- N3. B- N5 22 N- B6. Resigns (Gip· ening mate In three, he can Ignore the for White than another cornell up with sl!s- Korchnoy. 31st USSR Championship. possibility of 24 R- N7. the definite win for Black. Up and down. page 347. Nov. 1967) ] in which Black the stone of Wisdom has been rolling for probably can h old, mainly in view of 21 24 Q-Kl! • • • • years. So it is a l'ellef to see fl game In R- N3 . 8 - B4t 22 K- Rl. P - B4 23 N- 86. wh ich this Sisyphus variation produces Now. howevel', White threatens mate Q- Ql. ill three. R-N7. a draw- as It does hel·e. besides 25 'l'hreats and Compare generally Gllgorich'!\ !ltudle!\ counter threats match each other in de­ SICILIAN DEFENS E on page 169. June. am1 346. Nov. .1967. lightful counter point If not harmony. Lubomil Kavalek Robert J. F ischer 17 P- B4 P_KB4 Cz echoslovakia United States 18 R-N3 Q-R5 Wllite Black 1 P- K4 P- QB4 5 N-QB3 P-QR3 2 N_KB3 P_Q3 S B-K N5 P- K 3 3 P-Q4 PxP 7 P_B4 Q-N3 4 NxP N_KB3 8 Q_Q2 Qx P The c rucial gam biL Grabbing this Pawn with the Queen ill pl'O\'erblally risk)', often too much so. But r. hls Is a border case: it mayor may not be I;ound. 9 R- QN 1 Q-RS 10 P-B5 .... 24 .... Q-R4 AI; f01' the consequences of 10 P-K5. see Gllgodch's review (page 169. June Black pal'rles the mate and threatens to win Willie's Queen. He holds his own 1967) . For other references. see Tl'lngov­ 19 O-O ! • • • • F ischel' (page 22. Jan. 1966). Byrne­ White meels Black's novelty wilh h is bnt (:a1l11ot do better. E vans (page 93. March 1966) allli Byrne­ own. This sacrifice. whether perfectly 25 R-N7! 8- B4 Zuckerman ( page 62, Feb. 1967). sound 01' not, seems at an), rate to be 26 R/ 1x Bt K_B1 10 . . . . N_Bl 12 Nx N Whlte's best try, He cannot afford to 27 R/Q-B7t Dra wn 11 PxP PxP 13 P_K5 • • • • proceed q uietly. And, while 19 N-Q6f seems worth further Investigation: e.g. ]9 . . , BxN 20 QxB, Q- R4t 21 K- Bl. Again, Sisyphus U- QR2 22 R- N8 [22 QxBPt, K-K2 lets In the same tournament, the Sisyphus Black out] . K- B2 23 BxPt. RxD 2·\ RxB. Va1'lation poses lIew problems. This time, R- K2 25 Q- NS. Q- Q7 probably leads to Kavalek Is Involved again. but on the a draw. th e line looks rather unreliable suffering side. from White's point of view. 19 . . . . PxN SICI LIAN DEF ENSE 20 Q-B3! • • • • Milan Matulovich L ubomil Kavalek White poses two th reats. lhe bl'Utai Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia 21 QxP and the delicate 21 Q-N3. Bolh 1 P_K4 P_QB4 5 N-QB3 P- QRl create havoc behind t he enemy lines. 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 6 B-N5 P- K 3 20 _ .. . Qx RP! 3 P_Q4 Px P 7 P_B4 Q-N3 13 • . . . 4 NxP N-KB3 8 Q-Q2 QxP "'!scher is not the man to conrine him· The main alternative supposedly ra\'ors 9 N-N3 .... self to IlRsslvity. as hy 20 _ . _ B- Q3 or White (at least till further nollce): 13 The text (rrom Hound 15) de\'lales radi­ 20 .. . B- BH 21 K- RI. B- Q5_ He meets ... N ·Q4 14 NxN. BPxN 15 B- K2. PxP (·ally fl'om Ka\'atek- Flscher (of Round 6) attack with a Uack. 16 0-0, D- B4t 17 K- Rl. R- B1 18 1'- 84. and (rom the many othe r rece11l games Uxlti' 19 RxR. B- N2 20 Q- B2: [or 20 t :; check; t :; db!. check; t :; dis. eh. with the main line of 9 R- QNl, Q-R6 10 146 CHUS REVIEW, MAY , 1968 P- KS , Now White t hl'eatens 10 P-QRS BULGARIA 1967 White is at least a~ well off atter 20 a nd 11 R- R2, European Team Semi-final in Sofia . , PxP 21 B- B7. II.nd 21 . ' . Q- K1 22 9 , , , , N_8 3 RxP , R- B2 23 N- N5 or 21 , . . B- 83 22 No'" Black ca n meet 10 P- QRS wilh 10 Shattered Again Q-Ql , Q-Bl 23 RxP and a lso 20 . ' , . . N-Qn~. He eould play 9 , . . QN-Q2 l-'Ischer recently s hattered Blae k with N- N3 21 NxN, QxN' 22 Pxpt, RxP 23 with t he same idea : 10 OxN, PxO: 11 lhls Hne, NO li' Black trle~ to improl'e on N- K5, P- QHS, N- B,\. The sole a llernative b; 11 bllt w the same end, 21 NxBt Q,N 9 ' , , Q- Hti. 22 N-K5! FRENCH DEFENS E B- N3 10 A- Q N1 Q- R6 23 N-B6! Q_ N2 Florian Gheorghiu W olfgang Uhlma nn 11 Bx N P,B Black's moya Is fo!' r- ed, Rou mania East Germany 12 B- Q3 B_ N2 24 B-Q6! B-K5 It r emains to be t ested whether this 1 P- K4 P-K3 8 R- Kl P-QN4 25 Rx B! ! Q,N BIs hop s erves bett er 0 11 K Z, 2 P- Q3 P-Q4 9 P-KS N-Q2 26 Bx R Res ign. 3 N- Q2 N-KB3 10 N-Bl P-Q R4 13 0 - 0 0 -0 15 R-A3 N- K2 26 , ' , NxR Is out of course, So is 26 4 KN-B3 B-K2 11 P- KR4 P_NS 14 R-B3 K- R1 16 P- B5! , . , ' . , KxB 27 P - K7t, K- Kl 28 R - Kl, And 5 P- KN3 P-B4 12 B- B4 P-R5 26 , , , RxE lose!! to 27 QxNI QxR 28 For II si ngle Pawn, W hite has a fine 6 B_N2 N-B3 13 P- QR3 PxP game, and without facing IIny such wild QxBPt! 7 0-0 0 -0 14 PxP , , , , complications a~ in the main li ne, This Is a poSition from F ischer- My!tg· Hi , , , , PxP lII !t rll ll re n (Sollsse. page H , Jan.). If lhe text is necessary, then the whole 14 . . . . B-R3 HOLLAND 1968 line certa in ly favors W h ile, Black IlI lI st Beverwijk International Uhlmann ha s in mind a more aclh'e do Ills utmost to hold his Pall'll on K3 use of his Queen Knight than iI'iyagmar· Ma sters Section or at Jea ~ t a dvance rather than capture, sur en's 14 , , ,N- R4 15 N- K3, B- R3. The advance may s erve In view of the Nat Pin-proof pOssible 17 P- K5: e,g, 16 , ' , B- Q2 or 15 N-K3 N-Q5 W h ite's enticing combination falls be­ R- KNI 17 P- K5. QPxP 18 Pxp, Bu t h is Here Is Black's suppo!led ImpI'ovement, cause of a nasty pin. True, he gets bes t, ti ndel' the ci rcnmstances. s eems to Gl"R nd lll!tster Uhlmann Is II. top authority three Pawns for his pIece, but Circum. be 16 ' , . Q- N5 (17 P- K5. QPxP 18 P xP , on the F'rench a nd h is judgment r-e r· s tances Cavor the IlI. tler as Black demo P- D ~ ). Du t, in any event, Bla ck is in talnly calls for r especl. H ere, howe"el', ons tl1ltes with dexterity, g l'ea t da ngel', he fa ils to prOI'e his point. Black needs SICILIAN DEFENS E 17 PxP BxP an Improvemen t ea rlier in this line, 16 P_ B4 ! A, Tat ai B. Zuckerman From bad 10 worse, Ollick ought at , . . . Italy Unit ed least play 17 , , Q- NS, leaving thal This mOI'e is strong liS it bl'ings the Statu Pawn alone, fl/lnchettoe!l White Bilihop to life, 1 P- K4 P_QB4 6 B_QB4 P_ K3 2 N-KB3 P- Q3 18 BxB Nd 16 . , , . N_N 6 7 B-K3 B- K2 3 P_Q4 p,p 8 B_N3 19 N-QS! KR_B1 0-0 16 ' , . PxP 17 NxN, PxN 18 Nx P fal" 4 N,P N-KB3 9 P_ B4 N,N or!! Wh ite. With the tex t. Bla ck a ims for DhH,k Is hope lessly lost, 5 N-QB3 N- B3 10 BxN P- Q N4 ! an Importallt tempo: 17 R a ny, PxP. The text follow! F'lscher-Geller (Cura· 1:80 1962, page 276. CHESS REVIEW, September 1962). Black has circumvented the crucial variation of Zuckerman­ Couderl (page 53, l"ebl'uary 1968) and Tl\ta l ~Paoli (page 52) . 11 P_ K5 p, p 12 Px P N-Q2 13 Q-B3 . . , , Her e Fischel' played 13 0 - 0 with long and captivating complications, The Cham. pion of Italy Is attempting plausibly to Im prove on Filich el"s line, 20 Q-Q3 ! , , , , 13 , . . . R_ Nl 15 Q-N4 P_ N5 17 PxP ! . , , , The Exchange (by 20 N- N6) 1& too i n· 14 0 _0 -0 B_N2 16 Bx RP , . , . W hite retains a power(u l a t tack by Significant a I1I nsom, Now follows an ex· He re Is the combination mentioned. It ecutlon, menns Of t his (l'8t he r obV iOUS) sa cl'i t ice ot the Exchange, is a r tificia l, a nd 16 N- K4 Is th e prefer. 20 . . ' , 23 RxN K-N2 a ble move, 17 . . , • N,R 21 P-B3 24 Qx P t K_Bl 16 . , , , R_ Rl 18 QxKPt K- Rl 22 Nx P I 25 RxB R_B2 18 QxN p,p 17 Bx P Px9 ' 19 RxN , . . . 26 R_ Kl Res igns 19 NxP BxQP With this Bishop left exposed to al· So far. so good : W hite Is wInning, It appears, Utck and the Queen Rook also on the c l'!ticat list, " ' h ile wins by force, The Bearded Dane Black does be tter with 19 , .. It- Dl. Th ose of you wh o have not ed th e pic­ Por ZO P- K6, N-B3 21 NxBt , QxN does ture of the bearded Larsen (page 35, not \\'ol'k so well a s In the gallle : 22 Febl'llal"y) and the same clean·shaven N-K5 has no point. nor 22 N- N5 much (as on 0111' cover this month) may be ot n one either after 22 , . , PxP [23 interested to know that he has a bent NxKP, KR-Kl or 23 UxP. Q- R2]. for going unshaven wh en he Is doing On th e other hand, While then ha s It badly [n a tou rnament or thi nks he has Pawn tor the Excha.nge a.n d , In II, fi ne been playing badly. It seems he d id so I),osltlon. need not r ush, H e ca n proceed early a t Havana and again a l SOllsse. etrect h'ety with 20 P- Q4 , PxP 21 NxP. la!! t year. ' Vhenever anyone beards th e threat e ning not only 22 N- B6 bu t a lso g reat Dane, It appear!!, he takes It, like, 22 N- D5, literallY, 20 P- K61 N-B3 19 . . , , 9- Bl ! ! CHUS RlVIEW , MAY , 1968 147 And here is the nasty pin. Pressure along the King file Is Inef· especially hi s Queen. The latter factor 20 ' RxQ BxQ 22 B- Q4 P,N fective while Waite Jlas P- B3 possible is decisive. 21 RxRt BxR 23 BxP R, P for protection of his King Pawn. For 24 K- N1 R-R1 then Blacl! needs . . . P- B4 and can af· Now, of ' Vhlte's three Pawns, one is ford that only later, If at all. isolated, exposed and a hindrance to its His next objective ought to be _ . . own Bishop, and the two, connected, P-QN4 for which he needs the support passed Pawns are in their infancy, so to of his Queen Knight. H ence. 9 .. . N- R3 speak, not yet having started to walk. [10 BxN. PxB favors Black} and . . Under these circumstances, the Pawns N- B2 best serves Black strategically. do not compensate for the piece. And 10 N_Q2 P-N3 Zuckerman displays the DroDer technique Apparently, Black prepa t'es . __ N- R3 . for certifying his win. unnecessarl!y avoiding the doubled 25 R-Q1 K-N 1 38 K-R3 K, P Pawns. 10 ... N~R3 is better. 26 P-QN3 B-QB4 39 P_QN4 B_Q6 11 P- B3 B-QR3 27 B- N2 K- B2 40 K_N3 K_ K5 The text, however. is defi nitely weak. 23 B_Q2! • • • • 28 B- Q4 B_K2 41 P- N5 B_B4 trading a basically better Bishop. Black This very clever and strong rlpost 29 P-B4 B-B4t 42 P-N4 8-B8 must try 11 ... N- R3 though his posi· threatens prlmat'l ly 23 B- B3 with th reat 30 K-N2 K-K3 43 P- R4 B- K 7 tion is already difficu lt. 31 R_ KB1 B- QN5 P_N5 in turn on Black's Knight and, if 23 ... 44 B-Q6 12 Bx B N , B 32 P- R3 B_K5 45 K-R4 B,P N-Kl. then the Queen by 24 R- R5, Q- N6 13 N_B4 Q-Q2 33 R_B2 R_ KB1 46 K_R5 K_Q4 25 fi/l- fiS. 14 P-QR4 N-B2 34 Rx R BxR 47 B-N3 P- N3 23 . . . . R/ Q- B2 Too late now. 35 P-N3 B_N5 48 K-R6 K_K5 Now the Queen has a retreat. K_B6 15 B_B4 B-B1 36 B_B3 B_QB4 49 K- R5 24 B- R5! R-B1 K- N5 16 P-KN4! . . . . 37 B- K1 B-Q5t 50 B-B7 Now Black's Queen Rook Pawn is Resigns With this fi ne defenSive move. White again Insufficiently protected. 24 .. • secures his wen posted Bishop against After 51 P- N6, Blac,k nablrally avoids It- Q2, however. is fatal as foretold, and dislodgment by 16 ... N- R4. Bishops of opposHe colo rs and Dlays 51 there is nothing better than Black's text. . . . B-Q4! 16 . . . . QR-Q1 25 B_B3 . _ .. 16 . .. QR- Nl is more thematic. but If not Knight, then Rook Pawn falls. the possibility for . . . P-QN4 with ITALY 1967 proper effect is dim. With the text. Black 25 . . . . N-K1 Venice International may have a refutation of 17 P- K5 in 26 RxP Rx R mind : 17 . . . PxP 18 NxKP, Q- Bl 19 27 RxR B- R3 Elementary Masterpiece N- B6, RxP! 20 NxR, N/2xN etc. The win of a second Pawn looms : 28 By an opening trade of pieces. Black 17 Q-Q2 P-QN4 RxP! KxR 29 N- K5t, etc. So now Black incurs a lasting difficulty and his violent This key move, played without prepara· makes a bid for complications. bid for freedom meets a delicate refuta· tlon by . .. R-N1 and . .. P-QR3 only 28 P_K5! .... tion. Tournament winner Donner uses creates targets for White. But 17 .. _ White chooses a clear line. On 2S RxP. his advantage remarkably well. and the R- Nl loses to 18 B- N5! and 19 Q-B4 ! It- HI: his Rook. though safe fol' the last stage of th e game, culminating in 18 PxP NxQNP 20 Q-Q3 R-Q2 moment. lives precariously, and Black total Zugzwa ng is an elementary master· 19 NxN QxN 21 R-R3 R- N1 threatens 29 .. _ R- R5. The text Is piece. 22 R/1·R1 R/1-N2 perfect. BLITZ BENON I Black protects his weak Pawn. but 28 .... p ,p 30 Q_K4 Q-NS J. H. Donner Janosevic h most of his pieces are awkwardly posted. 29 BxP B_B1 31 K- B2! • • • • Holland Yugoslavia 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 5 P_ K4 P- Q3 2 P-QB4 P- B4 6 N- B3 0-0 The Secret Life of ~r alter Patzer P- KN3 7 B-K2 P-K3 3 P-Q5 (Continued f rom page 145) 4 N- QB3 B- N2 8 0-0 Px P 9 BPxP R- K 1 more reluctant visit to the tournament thought proudly, would be capable of such room. hu mility. Two men were standing beside the With hi s head held high, and a sm il e score chart on the wall. "Look," said one uf Christian charity upon his lips, Walter CHESS to the other : "Here's a player that lived Patzer, undefeated and un official chess SET up to his name. See where it says 'Patzer'? champion of the world, marched trium­ He made exactly one and a half points." phantly oul of the hotel. "You don't know the half of it," said the red-headed youngster, who appeared suddenly, still chewing gum. "This guy Patzer left his Queen en prise againsl me. And his only win was against my cousin Mabel, who was playing in her first tour· nament. He wouldn't even have beaten her if she hadn't become fed up with hi s boring style and bl undered away a couple of pieces." Walter Patzer didn't stay to answer his critic. All great men have had their de. Postpaid. add 1 % tractors. he thought as he wa lked out to MILLER IMPORTS the lobby. But he was too unassuming to Dept. B, 1S01 West Woodl.wn Ave. speak harshly even to one who spoke SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 18118 harshly of him. Very few great men, he 148 CHESS REVIEW, MAY, 1968 Now that Wh ite has ro!'esta Hed 31 , ' , 8 . . , , 0- 0 7 . . . , p,p 9 B_N3 N, N Q-Q8t , he th reatens both 31 P-Q6 a nd Castiing Queen·side r equires too grea t 8 NxP P_QN4 10 Qx N P-K3 31 Q- B4. H e is usin g his advantage pa­ an eUort, nor can the King r emain long T he situation is amusing. Black with tiently and irresis tibly. T he pa rticipa tion In th e center. a lone Knight out is better d eve! oDed of h is King presently is r emarkable. 9 B-KR6 B- N2 a s White's Queen and Bishop a re poorly 31 . . . . R-Q1 34 K-N3 QxBP 10 Q- Q2 N-Q2 posted, If they'd not moved at all, they 32 Q_B4 P-B4 35 QxQ PxQ 11 P- KR 4! , . . . would serve bette r, 33 PxP Q- B7 t 36 N- K3 P-B5t This attack is clearly decisive. 11 B-KB4 , . . . 37 KxP! . . . , 11 . . . . N-B3 White prevents .. . B- Q3, bu t mo· White Is k eeping the Bla ck K night 12 P- RS a,a bilizing the Knight is m ore urgent. sta lemated, t he basis of the la ter, total White's game r emai ns inferior but pla y· Zugzwang as it would not be on 37 BxP, 12 . . . N- N5 13 BxB, KxB 14 N- N5 is also a winning lin e for Wh ite: able after 11 N- Q2, B-Q3 12 Q- K2, B- N2 N- B3, The rest of th e game is quite 13 0 - 0 followed possibly by 14 N- B3 or amusing. 1) 14 ' . • P - B3 15 P- R6t, K-Rl (15 . . . NxRP 16 N- K6tJ 16 N-B7t , etc. 14 P- KR3 first . 37 42 . . . . B-R3t K-K6! RxBP 2) 14 .. , P -KR3 15 NxP, RxN 16 BxR , 1 t • . , • B_N 2 38 K-K4 a,N 43 R-K7 R-B1 KxB 17 PxPt, KxP 18 P- B3, N- B3 19 12 0-0 Q-N3 39 K,a R,P 44 P-R4 P-BS RxPt, K-B 2 20 P-KN4, etc. 13 N_B3 • • • • 40 K_ K4 R- Q7 45 P-RS P-R3 13 N-Q2 is a bit more na tura l ll hardly 41 K-BS! R- KB7 46 B_ B3 Res igns 13 QxB N-NS 1S PxP BPxP 14 Q-NS K-N2 16 N- KS! R-B4 much better: e.g. 13 . . , B- B4 14 Q-K2 The text loses even fas ter than 16 ... 15 N- B3. NxN does. 13 . . . B-B4 14 Q- B7 , . . . In view of 14 . . Q- B3 15 Q- N5, P - R3 16 Q- N3, N- R4 , White hasten s to trad e Queens.

14 • • • • Q,Q 1S BxQ R-QB1 16 B-R5 · . . . Now the second Bishop goes out or a ction, inviting trouble. It is not easy to see. however. that the e nergetic Queen·side program wh ich White has in Mi lites sub mu r O$ constipatl su nt mind w!ll fail aga inst a still mor e en eI'· getic King·side action. White ought to try 16 B- KB4. 17 RxPt K, R 18 QxNPt K- R1 ~:, UNITED STATES 19 0 - 0 - 0 Res ig ns

NEW YORK 1968 Manhattan CC Championship Ostracized Bishops With future action in mind, W h ite sets Paper Dragon on Fire his Bishops on the Queenside wher e they A la th e Dragon Variation of the are ou t of play, only temDorarily, he Sicilian Defense, one may generally reo thinks. But Black correctly perceives the fer to flanchettolng the King Bishop as Bishops to be ostracized and b!illia ntly "dragonization." Numerou s system and cuts t hem down to their tru e size by a variations are or can be satisfa ctorily King-side a tta ck which a ctually defies dra gonized. Bu t there a r e exce ptions. In resistance. t his game, a papel' d ragon quickly goes 16 . . . , P- R4! ! SICI LIAN DEFENSE up in fla m es. The brilliant idea . Louis Levy A rthur B , Bisguier CARO_KANN DEFENSE 17 P-QR4 R- R3! t P- K4 P-Q64 3 B-NSt N_Q2 18 PxP R_ N3! J ames T. Sherwin Ar nol d S. Denker 2 N- KB3 P-Q3 4 P-Q4 p,p 19 P_ N3 P-RS! 1 P-K4 P- QB3 3 N_QB3 PxP S QxP . , . . One blow fo llows another: Bla ck's at· 2 P-Q4 4 NxP P_ KN3 P-Q4 This line i s r a r ely adopted, probably tack Is irresistible. The fianchetto is too dar ing at this playable but hardly of promise. After 5 20 KR-Q1 point though feasible in some side lin es: NxP, KN- B3, Rossollmo's P a wn sa crifice • • • • e.g. 4 . .. N- B3 5 N-N3, P- KN3, works well if accepted : 6 0 -0, NxP 7 On 20 PxP, B - B6! Black win s : e.g. 21 N- R4, PxP 22 NxB [22 R PxP, R- R3!l, S B-QB4 B_ N2 R- Kl [7 .. . KN-B3 8 N- B5 or 7 . . . PxRP,j: 23 KxP, K-K2 etc. 6 N- KB 3 N-B3 P- Q4 8 P-QB4J. But 6 . , . P- KN3 Is safe. S • • • , P_QR3 ! 20 . .. , KRPxP 22 K-B1 R-B6 Black h asn't time for the preparatory 21 RPx P RxPt 23 R_Q2 6 . .. N- Q2 beca use of 7 N/3- N5, N-R3 6 B-R4 • • • • 24 QR-Q1 . , . . [7 . , . P - K3 8 N- Q6tJ 8 BxPt ! NxB One Bishop goes out of action . But 9 N- K6, Q-R 4t 10 B- Q2, Q- N3 11 NxBt, G BxNt, BxB 7 P-B4 is not advisa ble as Or 24 Nx P , N- K51 K- Bl or K- Ql 12 N-K6t with a winning Black attacks the bind effectively with 24 .... N-NS advantage for White. 7 . . . P-QN4. 6 B- K2 is correct. The finishing touch, 7 Nx Nt Bx N 6 . . . . KN-B3 25 Nx P · . . , 7 , . . PxN is the lesser evil by fa r. 7 P-KS , . . . 25 R- Q8t offers no chances either: 25 White th en has a decisive advantage in The text is ver y s tra nge. 7 B- KN 5 is . . . RxR 26 RxRt, K-K2 27 N-Ql, NxP. regard to th e Pawn formation but a ineffective against 7 , , . P - QN4, and 25 . , . , N-K6t 29 K-K2 R-B5 ver y far cry to ma ke t hat advanta ge tell. 7 N-B3 looks clumsy in view of th e pos­ 26 K-K2 NxR 30 P-QB3 P-K4 8 P-B3 .... sible .. . P - QN4- S. 7 P- B4 is worth try· 27 Kx N K-K2 31 N- NS AxPt ing, and 7 0-0 cannot be too bad, 8 B- KR6 stops Black's castling, but 28 N_Q4 R_KR1 ! Res igns Wh ite wants Black to castle, t = check; : = dbl check; I = dl~. th. CHESS REVIEw, MAY, 1968 149 Activities Of CHESS REVIEW Post al Chess JACK STRALEY BATTELL players, ga me reports &. ratings, nameS of new players, prize_ w inners, s elected games, Postal Chess Editor tourney instructions &. editorial comment.

II~ J':lli~ aXeS Xewman. 11~ a"een heats gullockus helts Ferro. 2·15 Warn er downs POSTAL MORTEMS Goldhe n: Iolll bows 1.0 Rodriguez . 120 Conley Decke,·. 246 Xeff nips Fo~t c, ' tWice. 247 Postal Chess Reports Rece ived conk .• Westhrook ollce and GoelJel lwi':e. Su.,'l, er halts Hayes. 2,19 Ou'nlmlougll licks 121 Mazzaferro, Kistler maul Bryant. 124 during March 1968 G\l~tn f son. Kaer"her dl"l,b~ Hen,drick~. 126 FO"sa Ile~ Tourn.eys 250·299: 250 '\nlhopoulos wins To report results, follow instructions .\le.<"rc h and Arml.>ruster; Burgess lies r"om J amison and llanvlllc. 251 Jamison on pages 4 & 5 of your booklet on Postal .\I e~arcll and tops Arn,brllste,·. 13 1 J)ll,",ies jolts Sil kowski. 252 Ba d en he rl.tH Drazen 10p~ (U) l~ eith. 132 Capritla conl(x HlIlJ · nnd Schmidt. 26~ \VIIIlnms withdraws. 2S~ Chess strictly lInd exactly. Otherwise the b,u·d . 1:,3 White whips )Iiller tWice. 13.1 Hradley tops Clark and 13 r owI1 tWlee each. Prichl,,·d . l'eff conk Cooley. 135 KI\lytman~. report may be misrecorded, held up or 258 )Iesarch whips 'Vm e m ~ e ". 26D Brnlns Lemke lie. 136 Kufs wl thdr"w". 13S n"K­ ",,,uls Monk. 261 Leedom w!(hdrnwn. 262 even lost. Name winner first ! Ken hextx Xewton. US Lindberg l! cks Blu· Siple licks Lind herg. 26~ John~ton tops ) lar' m enth"l. 1·15 'Vhi1.low whips .\Ianning. 1·16 Please not e: "'Inners (and those with the shall Iwice. 266 f;cott conk~ Ki ll g . 273 Car· 'Vhit£! pie<:£!s In cas£! of draws) must report Schli e ~ing ,,"allops WalbeMC!". 1·19 Hl'own penter rerks York twice. 275 ./umison jolts down~ GOldy. as sOOn as r£!sult is confirmed by opponent. A"pis. 27G Sperstad s top~ \Villiul11s. 273 Tho oppanent may report also to £!nsure his Tourneys 150 · 189, 150 Drake willS from Holec~' downs Dale. 2S0 Yalley licks Herrick. record and rating going through but must C hu,·c hill. 152 )1cCloud clips \\'illiams "nd 28 1 Pahl bows 10 Eberbach hut bests Caro· then state Clearly that he wa.~ the loser (or l!:d e n b' ''·n. 153 Hic ks. Perry m il "! )Ieck. 15·! ~ e lla. 282 Hendricks d " "h ~ Gar";son. 2S6 played mack In ca~e of a draw). Andc, · ~ t()l>~ and ties Leach. 155 \ \'lIl1"ms. Hansen whips \V"I;ncr. 2'0 Oehrlein tops Game repo,·ts s ent i n time for r eceipt b~' K C ~ln€!" rip Ro~e, 156 Pearlstein. Sclu'elller (2f) Ross. 292 Cargill cOllk~ W o odrufr. 293 dates Indicated above arc printed below. .~plit two. 163 Wallach conks Kelle )". 16·1 Lief withdra ws. 294 DO)'I " wlthdmws. 29S But the players concerned shOUld check Liltl" lo~c~ to Carp"'lte,' and twice to C:o e l~: Coaker downs De Vel'. to see that they are so published. To spot GoelZ lick~ L ittell. IGG Dobitsch downs Tourneys 300·379: 300 )[ ~ "~el. Prichard them. look under your section number, first A(illm.<. 168 Redwine withdrawn. 171 Cole ~p lit t wo. ~O~ Brockman lllOlll~ P '·ice. 3D4 b y thB key (e.g .. 67-C Indicating Cle.ss lJe~t~ H Wilson but bows to J 'Vilson. 173 Car penter conks Sllinner. 311 Wesley licks Tourney begun In J961) and by number \\"illla',,~ 108es to Prichard l.>ut lick~ '<;11an ­ L affer!)'. 312 Howe lOPS (2f) Du" ne. 314 (466) given In t«XI l.>elow the key. non. 17-1 Kraki wsk~' tops .Jones and ties Eberhart. 'VnnlCr ~pllt two. 315 Baxter Symbol f Indlcutes a w in by forfeit with­ WIIllu'ns. 177 Johnson tops and ties Kelly. lJeats Tab.".!. 317 Gl"ibu*hin tops (2{) out rating- credit; a s how" a. rat ing credit 178 D illicr downs Rios twice. 180 Klebanoff Hughes. 32 ·1 K e)'cs jar~ John~on. 325 Buc­ adJudication: df marks a. double-forfeit. conks Ka'·"lesky. 181 Neff tops (21) Gott­ cino. Sossin )'erk Yeakel; Yeak el loses Iwice ~ c h"lk. 183 Hibowsky "Ips DI ) larUno and 10 Kilbride. 32G ' ''eiss. 1)0"ld beat Baker. Kent; Di ) !artino downs )lcFal"la,)(l. 1M :; 28 Little licks Dewey. 329 B "ookins with­ CLASS TOURNAMENTS A'Hl e r~o" whips 'Velch. 185 '\' e(lln whi pH d rawn . 332 Tymniak JOlt s .J ac kson. 340 f;e \" e r"on twice. Ell iolt ollc e. IS7 Buonamic i. Truitt tOps Jaek .• on twice. :l 52 VlIn Anlwerp Four_man Tournaments G r aded by Classes Patlon tie. ISS Sn""e dow,"s 00,,1' 1. I S' withdr ,,,,·~ . 3"8 'Ioore ~' c rk~ Ycakel. 360 Hamillo" 10p~ (al Hose: "on-ec l io,,: Hamil· .Johnston jars C urtis and Sample. 364 EUa~ Started in 1966 t o n wo" f!"Om .r"d,o". nip., I~" shller . 3GS Renrlllan belts Brown. Tourneys t · 403, 8G Bonllla. wins from Com· Tourneys 190· 249 : 1' 0 Co ckb""" w l ll ~ frolll stock. 145 Byrd tops (f) Schwanz. 257 Ye"kel but loses to Hahn: Hahn top~ (aJ Started in 1968 {Key: 68-C 1 Kubls1.a. Sallla ri" ~ tie 264 Dilli",· dOWll~ P eal"! . 1~2 Stay"rt whips Wal(~nH'" lwic". Tourneys 1 · j 17 : 7 Stuyart replaces S("l\­ (2f) 1~6 D(wl~. Barber. 292 MOllCharsh tops .Johnson; 19;; Hudgc"s ):.It·s J Cllsen. Beal mers. S Folkes rell l ace~ \Vhite . 29 Hal"erse" Thompson withdrawn. 293 Sachs w ins (2n) down I·'""elli. 19$ CUnningham conk.' Sovc ,.· "e places Yeal,el. (rom bolh Cuss and Blume"thal. 2% Stube" Hon. ln9 Olivell.(, t ops (f) Friedman; HI1 'm _ SlOPS Ke«ney. 291; nn"by tops (f) Z)'dbak. be "g: ho\\"~ to Olivea" and lOpS "nd llc~ 320 J~"kell. Hodkln lie. 326 r-.:eff nips George. P llIM. 204 Thiessen chops Ch,"·chill. 205 :128 Kle ~lIck conks Powell. 337 Olsen 1J0w~ Aicher'. Williams tie. 209 B rlln be,·~ belts PRIZE TOURNAMENTS 10 Aderholdl blOt l.>ests Chauncey. 341 Scott Harn : Sa " dhau~ wllhdraw". 212 Conley hltHs Herhl."::. 356 Bass withdraws. 3£6 Bas8 conks l.-OOlle~' and lleyerlein. 213 Boehm lOps Started in 1966 (Key: 66-PI wHhdr"ws. 377 Dickel riel~on tops (2f) Lightbody. Tourneys 1 ·99, 3 ) f"" l\"ully wins (2[) from .·~aa . 110 Je""ing~ jars Du rkee. ll~ Lewis. 4 .Ione8 jars )lills. 17 1 ~'l.tlI~ IIck~ ( U) I)·Antonio. ns Sellers socks Coolt:'y :':inc lalr clips Hoffmao,. 115 Hnmphr e ~' . .J ami· Comstock and )Tark icwiez. 19 Backman hests twice. ~ · L1 Lahroz~i. Caster bQst Ba,·one . 2-1-1 Henshaw. 23 HarH!)". Peterson split tWO . ._0" tie. :19 Brown eonk~ Culderonl. ·10 '\leCormnck Fi le Proper Report s! mauls CnlTen. 4;; ParlIer belts SnffRlano: Started in 1967 {Key: 67-PI Chnpick ti".' Boroughs and tops Purker. 47 f"o ,' game reports, file strictly as on page " of yonr Postal Chess booklet. For example. Tourneys 1 _ 34: 2 Snell Wins from .Jones. Bailey lJest~ .Jack"on twice. 54 Schmidt ·1 "rlmma,m. Yell e,. tie. 7 DragoneUi. Jany ~mlte~ 1{UlllOh,· twice. ;;7 Bailey l.>"at~ I I~t winner first! (Hold booklet to conSUlt.) lie. S Humphreys down~ Condon. 9 Lindsey Scharf. 61 Hr"m IJdts S trOng. 71 Duke For time complain t s (any r eport Of oppo­ li ck~ P lummer. 10 Grae ff rip~ Rand. 11 downs .JOhll" On. 73 Safran bests Lay l.>llt ncnt not replying on time ). m" str ict ly In I3Iwer loses 1.0 Hawksley and (f) Boykin. bows to Pennl~ton. 75 Drolos. Sllap splH "ccordance with Rules 12. 13 and H. 12 Hock. T immann ~tO)l St e ven~. 13 Prattes two. S2 mlUnhe,'I:,' tops (a) Bortz. 83 Holecy Note also: your 1"'C starts all Inquiry. Be bests Sr.ooner hill bows to I" )Iiller. l-I beats Lamhel"l but bows twice to HIIlvorsell. sure to send your repl)'. as directed. to that Xegrin tops ( f) \"eill s le in. l;-. )loorer rlp~ ~5 E"dsle~' downs ])i01"io: Rash rips Endsley inqulr)'; else. action stalls. Hochm. 18 Stalhalll .~!Ojl~ "hepha'·(i. 20 \wlce and Plo"lo ollce. 86 PUnn downs (2f) We w ill not process improper reportsl Coplin eonkx J-'arrell alld K mlllody. 21 Hen­ Stielow. 88 Hopkjn~ . Taylor tie twice. no Report all results p romptly: i.e, within nis" IIlp~ Barr ell. 23 S chllaf to p ~ ( f) Perl­ Zimmer stops Stewart. 93 Pritchard chops nHllte,·. 24 Rich,,'ond. Bo ,'k er und Brenner 72 hours. And ch~k to see that they a.p­ Gallinger. 9& Rim; rips Stout twice. rout Herbst; Richmond lie" Borke" and tops Tourneys 100· 149 : 100 Clark wins from pear In Postal Mortems per proper date (ct. Roth; Schweitzer rips Roth twice. 101 Smith page 220 this issue). Game reports for Class and P ri~ e Tour­ smites Prol.>st. 103 W.,isickle conks Ken n ed.~'. If not sure your report went in and also naments gO past-due !n two years. Avoid a 10 6 G"eriK, SmHh split two. 108 Steward when all your games In a tourney are over. do(!ble·(orlelt b y reporting On Or l.>efore SlOPS Blnnchllrd. 110 Friedman nips Gar d ner. send ll. summary of your results. ~ra;- 31 game~ begun ~Ia.,· 1966. ISO CHESS RE VIEW, MAY. 1968 Brenner. 25 Heidel, Graeff belt Beek. 26 \Velhe. 16 PatHson tops C r um, 17 Alexander, '.froyer trip" Parke"; \Yalker whips Groth". Paterson smite Smithers: Brodersen with· 'l7 Harditl downs Harms; Priedl tops Cotter. drawn. 19 \,v"lnkauf bents Birsten: 'Vein­ 29 Meglis licks Case. 30 Addelston, Dould herg withdrawn. tie. 31 Schick mauls Merrell; H oglund, Lim­ beek tie. 32 Tegel lops H.oglund and Cas,, ; 18th Annual Championship 1965 Cn~e quell" Palmqubt. ,1:1 Larrabee licks PRELI MI NARY RO UN D (Key : 65- N) Shan"on: Curtis stops Stephens. 3~ Und"r· hili hows 10 Pendleton but hest Cookstly; Sect ions 1 · 207: 183 Bergsten, Hennles

Tourney s 33 . 59: 3;' A~hley wins from Bu­ SE MI· F IN ALS ( Key: 65- Ns) chanan _ 37 Naff be~t~ lIIersereuu. bows to Sect ions 1·30: 37 McBee wins from Ek· Birsten and ties 'j' ess1l,ro. 38 Rhode r ips strom. 40 Struss bests Blan<:hard. 54 Wilson Carpenter: l\lullelt licks Moore. 39 Land, whip~ " 'eibel. 59 l\etter nips .\lalkln. GI Post yerk Yanis; Phinney. Post fell Glaser; Rinella rips Struss. 62 \Vallac" tollS Dram Land jolts Johnson , 40 )'mler maills O r· a nd ties Roublk; Bram. P lant tie. 64 Rufr, hanowski. BOI'etl and Garner but loses to Wheeler tie. 65 Rapier loses to Schaaf hut Lee, H Londry, lIIatlhews lick Cllyers. 43 lreks De Carlo. G6 Norris nips Von Saleski. Limbeck bests Bernal. Urbas and (r) Heath. 69 Chism. DeLleto down Brown. 71 Abra­ H Booth. Thom" Ii". 45 Egbert belts John­ hamson tops Taylor_ 73 K irchner conks From Kenneth S. H o w ard's son and Shefler, ,16 Brown bes ls Prazak and Caser ta and Kay but bows to Hertz: Taylor Spect acula r C hess Problems B enningtoll. 48 Casto. Fazziolo [I". 49 )"Iat· tops Caserta; Her lz halts Kay. H YOUliger tine" licks lIlichaels but loses to Goodwin: bow~ to Thayer bill bests Bate. 75 Blltland. .Tacobs tops Kavalesky and ties lI-richaels. -'I!les tie_ 77 Carter withdraws. 78 Herdt 50 Komor jolts Jacobs and Thomas: Coplin withdraws, loses (a) to DiJoseph. 79 Ste\"(llls N o.1 S am Loyd conks Helper and .Tacob; Helper, Negrin lie. slOPS Partlow. W h ite mates in three 53 Hahn tops Cohen and (a) Potts. 54 Pierce FINA LS (Key: 56_Nf) downs Dugan. Hicks aner tie. 18 Klein top., 65 Cayetano rells Clay and Ferro, 67 Adder­ (f) Mar kma n. 20 Pittman, Tabert tie. ley withdrawn. 70 J3ark~dale downs Della Santa. 71 1I10lt lies \Veaver and Cohcn. 73 Nowak. Staufr"" and Clark stop EpsteIn; 19th Annual Championship- 1966 Stauffer clIps Clark. 76 Queen quells Ram· PRELI MINARY ROUNO (Key: 66-N) thun. 82 Staurrer, Graves ax Epstein: Graves Sections 1· 179: 71 lIlahrt wl"~ (rom Carleton_ ja,'s Joslin. 83 Leffew ties Lafferty and tops :14 Volkman toll~ ( f) Gottesman. 147 Brandl. Keith; Olsson wilhdraw~ . 84 Miller mauls Slonkus Stoll Gutsche. 167 Kriegel quells A sh!eld is the theme. Parsons. 86 Abplanalp downs Hogend)'k. Youngquist. 169 Phipps conks CovinKlon: )'Toody withdrawn. 172 Shaw tops (a) Noren. Started in 1968 (Key: 68 ~ P) SEMI·FINALS (Key: 66. Nsj No. 2 William A. S h ink m a n Tourneys 1 _ 26: 2 Little w ins from Stein· Sections 1 · 39: 10 Dreibergs win.. from born. 4 Stauffer replaces Smullin: Sullinger W hite mates in t w o lops (f) Trip. 15 ,Johnson jars Frank. 19 l"Ietche'·. 11) 1I11lchell , Scott maul .\1,,''Cellino. Stark replaces Gallagher. 17 Van Koman whlllS \Vood: hOws t.o Nerr bu t bests :-"orman. 21 Bocek. Webb (Ie, 22 Hubbard, Lee tIe: Ko,nor conks Welling. 24 Grah halts Hart. 27 Cushleg conks Sachs, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 28 Cros~ tle~ Hughen but loses to Koller. 29 Shannon nips Stron,,; Bielefeld, Stys tie. P rogressive Qualification Championships ,~O CorreCLion: llurkley won "'om Grosky. 31 Joyce jars Hot'nstei". 32 ~laye!' downs 13th Annual Championship-1959 lJavoH; Athey lops (a) Covinglon. 33 Smiley P LAYOFFS (Key: 59 · Np) smites SchlieSlng. 34 Youmans. St ~lartln Sections 1 ·4: 1 Berliner wins lwo games <; wlth ~ 60 Hickey "mites Smit. man a nd George; Langston wlthdruwn. 146 draws. 170 Sigler. MaJchrowicz and SImms Borden hests Aspl,,; Kellner conk" \Venner_ FINAL.S (Key: 66.Nf) lOP Thomas; Simms stops Stillwell. 173 Geist Slrom. H7 De Sherblnln. Shefier tie. H 8 mauls Myrna. 17li King conks Owen. 179 Sections 1·7: I Lubh.. .rs. Kaczmllrek and Ryan. SI)'S lie: Ryan. Van Harris riJ> Criner; Baron. Paule~· . Nusser and Greeue best Priedl win from Eklund: Lifson. Lubbers 5lys. Ryan rOut Ritcbie. 149 Ha)'es, Bolsverl , ' olg1: Gree ne. "'usser nip Pauley. tie: Friedl lies Patteson and K"cllmarek. belt CaS(!. 2 Sildmets, Lurie lOp Tessaro: .\Iei."el wllh· SEMI·FINALS (Key: 67·Ns) drawn. 3 Johnson Jars Gilbert. Sections 150 • 179: 150 Wisegarver wins froIU Sections t· 28: 1 Luna.n }";n" from ·Ward. George: Pierce beSlS l-lcKaig bul bows to ·1 Clauser tops (a) Jone~. 5 Kat" conks Oa.kes. 151 Harvey halts Pynes. 152 Gabriel­ 20th Annual Championship-1967 Lane: Neff nips Abrams; P!ckler licks End­ son best~ Foster and (a) BlI..Ss. 153 DobbIns ~Iey: Pickle,·. Abrams and Lane aX Thomas. PREL.IMINARY ROUND (Key: 67.N) downs Howe. 154 Byrd. Wright belt Sims; 6 Norman nips Rosenfeld; Bass withdraws. Vargas withdrawn. 155 Kraus. \Verc fell SectIons 1 .59: 4 'Viseley wln~ from Blan' 7 Bouche" hests Cortese. 8 1-'J~her fells chard. 7 Eldridge conks Collin ... 14 Pransky Fo~ter . 15G Prichard halts Van Harris: Barasch and Martin. 9 Henley loses to Sager sock" Kirks. 157 Kit·chner. Klein beat m"uls ~rcCarthy. 15 Reil1~' rip,; Kuru. IS Reilly and Addelstou. II Taylor tops Blr­ l[cLaffert)· licks Atherton. Henley and Bircher: Klel" ClII)S Leroy. IS8 Luce lick" sten: Sgro fells l"'it.-.gerald. 13 Harl'ey beat.~ Bebko: Bebko bows to Carney but bests Uthe: I~ieldinl:" rells Sogin. 159 Lawrence Salmonson but bows to Muir. 14 llarUne" Henley. 2;; '\faillard jars Joyce. 26 Page mauls -'leyerS; epstein loses 10 Stauffer and cUps Clark. 15 Ws.lker. Bass withdraw; Gil· cracks Crum. 28 Corrections: Godin tied Smith and Withdraws. 160 BedllArlI belts bert tops (a) Bass. 16 Kolker withdrawn. Welsh: Sogln bows to Brashier but bests lIoyer and topped C"meron. 37 Venturini 18 LO~Ano Withdrawn. Ball. 16\ Brandreth routs ROOeschln and rips RosB. 39 Xorman nips Sildmet~. H COOk. Inman. 164 ,\fatthys jars Jones. 165 l~onten· Rolnick tie. 45 Futrell trips ~lcFarlt\nd and 21st Annual Championship 1968 Goodale and ties Bumbalough; McFarland rose fells Oradley. 166 Elbogen licks La- fells Rogers: Goodale downs \Valyus. 46 Gil· PRELI MINARY ROUND (Key: 68·N) hert bests Churney. 49 Collins conks Mac_ Sections 1 ·86: 1 Gra.fa wins from Hlldreth Xelli. 5·1 Pinette. Kohn tie; Cohen with­ and l'.lcKalg. 3 Ke!1y jolts JacObs. ~ Nouhan drawn. 55 \Val)'lls ties Wright and top" Her_ POSTALMIGHTIES! \\·Hhdrawll. 7 Petersons licks Llltle. 8 Bnlm ring and Schliesing. 57 llcGel":e whips Prize Tournaments rip" Rabinowitz and Moyer. H) Orlrflth tops \Yalker: Cleere clips Brownell. ~9 Raum. These Postalltes ha.I'e Won awards i" 1966 «) Fairbairn. 12 Clark clips Wl,dlowe. 13 Doebell rll) lHchael. and 1967 Prize Tournaments. Lyne licks \"Ileox. 14 Friesema smites Tourn.ey Players Place Smiley. 15 Wy"ockl whips Landey. 18 Sections 60 • 89: GO \Viill$ wln$ from Ranel· Score .\filiauskas mauls lIantell. 19 Gross whips leW; tops (a) Claxton. 61 Gordon ties am 66·P 20 I~ T Gordon ...... ~ ·3 3l; · n White. 20 Houser fell~ lfacl'hall; Walloch Thrison and lops Lucas: Luca$ tie.~ Ant· o H Paetkau ...... 2·3 3l;-2l; maul s 1IIa~on. 21 Scott rips Roberts. 25 Cake. clif( and loses to Youmans. 62 Short~ sockB D R B"own ...... 1·2 5 _I Shefler tie. 26 Lome lose" to Spooner. with· Ceaare; Hodge8 Withdrawn. 65 LeI~kuB loses I. .Jami~on ...... 1·2 5 ·1 draws. 27 I~uy licks Porter. 35 Pierce re­ to Rua~anow but licks Youngquist. 67 Sin· Mrs H Carpenter ...... 2·5 3 ·3 places P ruitt. 42 \Velistood replaces \Vhite. clair top~ WUson and tie" Hughen. 68 C N Seale ...... 2·.'i , ., 47 Sogin lOPS Watkins and (f) Orenic. 50 Brandt nips Shannon. 69 Beczak be>! ts Cook. B Van Schoor ...... ~-.>; , ., \Yoods whlp>< Harris. 62 Van 'Vaguer nips iO Hurd belts Batllner. 14 llalri n",nls Carl. J A \Vennerstrom ...... ~.~ H Grosk~·. i5 Selvaggl pounds Post. 77 Haver>!tra\\" 'V B McArthur ...... I·~ ;; • 1 downs Dickerson. 78 George jal'$ Scheper. R If Pope ...... 1-2 5 • I 81 Adair downs Umlas; De Pietro and Duck· o A Perry ...... 2nd 4 ·2 NEW POSTALITES field wlthdr~"vn: Boardman tops (a) De l-J ,I Ba b b ...... 1Sl H The (ollowlng neW Postal Chess players Pietro. S3 Muskat mauls Piggins. 84 Eatman J \V Coburn ...... 2nd 5 . J begun In l~ebr\1ary 1968 with these ratings: ties Simpson but bows to King; Larsen with· o W Hail ...... 2nd oj -2 A 1300; B 1200; C 900: D 600; and old timers dra.wlI. 85 Lemke l!cks Johnson. 87 Deldtm R E Matthews ...... I st 5 • 1 (R) returned at former ratings: downs Reed a.nd Falls. 88 Cook wHhdrawn. A E Huber ...... 2nd L Araiza (A). J A Avrech (D). F \ Y Bald_ loses (a) to Bbhop. 89 \Velnberg withdrawn. H Hlntzer ...... lst ~ - 1 '"' Win (C). A Blumer (C). A B og!~ (D). \V A 0 Weaver ...... 2nd n Sections 90· 109: ~O Weinberg. Shefler Win H· 1 ~ Bonin (A). K S Brown (A ) . T L Burden T T Cain ...... 1·2 4,i·U from Elnllteln; Frank, Weinberg tie. 92 Zim· (0). i\[ Bmland (D). R J Byers (D). A .J SChmidt ...... I·~ nlnskl tops Bennington and (a) Knfs. 95 4~-1~ Castro (D), H Chinn (C). 1'1 R Chipman (C). iG J .\llatek ...... 2nd 5 · 1 Devine dOIl'ns \Vatklns; Hohlmer with_ ;; _ I P C Ch"is tenllen (C). J J Clcllk (C), W \V I. Hunt ...... I~t drawn. 10llC>! (a) to Fouser. 96 GrMn tOps Clark (Cl. l-: ConHz (C) , Il COllrtne)' (D) . 67·P 9 •1 I~i ndsey ...... I~l 6 · 0 Tweten: Marlca slllites Smith. 97 Cook " V Baron (C). C Daum (8). \V Davey (C). 5 - 1 heats \Velnschcnck but bows to Williams. D l~ Oswald ...... , Z'l<1 Donna G Davis (B). R Dean (A). D F ;i -1 98 Clark clips Kluytmans; Clark, Graham H Levin ...... 1·2 Delgadillo (B), D Devine (C). R Doblja (E). Ii . I whip Wiencek. $9 Dragonetll tieM Pohl but ,., I .. \) Statham ...... t · ~ P Dyer (D). B Eldreth (C). B Evans (C). loses to Clauser. 100 Ryan ties Bruce a nd L BOI·ke,· ...... I·~ 5~' ~ I" }<'Isc her (D). E A F1eish (C). J ,\[ Flynn Ii~ _ ~ tops Langdon; Langdon downs Zieman. 102 I~ H Richmond ...... 1-2 (e) , I( H. F oote (C), P W Foote (C). \'..- E Barbier bests Laffin. 106 Gaissert lose8 to :u 'I' P Pendleton ...... I~t n -0 Fourn!er (ll ), R F r isch (B). R GIttens (D). Cintinll and Keiser but licks Heske~; Heskes J GiunlH (C). G f' Goldman (C ). R Gouin beats Elnul~ and l'.Iarshall but bows to (D). A J Grosse (C). J R Hadell (B), S W Cintins. 107 Well stops Einstein. 108 He nrlk· Class Tournaments Rage (C). J) F Haines (C). D Hall (D), J ~en bows to De \frlendt bnt top~ (f) Torna· L Hardin (C). R Harger (D). R Hlckol< These Po>! Jones. 137 Grlvainis licks Ashley. US Tabert 8S D I~ Hopkin ...... I:

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PART 1 first, be und uly apt to be awarded to the has to meet slieh an old· fashioned novel· winner of the concurrent tournament. ty. And Larsen has the advantage of \Ve don't 'have space this month for all Second, the j ury gave no explanation as home preparation, So, as a rule, no one of Dr. Trifunovich's article on Palma. We to why Robert J. Fischer, for instance, finds the light answer, and Larsen at· tains his main scope, full eounterplay. afe giving now what applies to our cover surely a possible rival, was excluded. this issue and will give the rest as Part Surely, all aspirants 'and all results Also, as White, Larsen has his special Jl. next issue.- £d. repertory of openIngs, hale and hearty, ought to be taken into consideration, rife with ideas slich that not e\'en the both tile positive and the negative, Here First "Chess Oscar" great Russian experts can shackle in is II brief resume, which this commenta. the chains of theory and technique. As Palma was the last chess event for tor offers ,as possibly incomplete, speak. Larsen dared even to experiment with 1967. the organizers h it upon the great ing without fu ll documentation. Larsen Gligorich, known as one of the world's idea of proclaiming "the hest chess player shared thi rd and fourth with Ycfim Geller greatest ex·experts on openings. of the year." Along with the proclama­ at ]\'Jonaco; -and. what is quite important, Here are two examples of how Larsen tion goes a "Chess Oscar" after the long­ he was not only outscored but also beat· thus fabricates points with Black, established custom of filmdom. For chess, en by Fischer. At Dundee in Ireland, Lar· QUEEN'S IND IA N DE FENS E this is a (more modest) silver cup. This !en split seeond and third with Fredrik idea introduces a bit of change and en· Olafsson of Iceland, and behind Svetozar S . Gtigori ch B, La rsen livening into the humdrum routine of Gligorich of Yugoslavia, At Winnipeg, \,.,hite Black chess life. Larsen shared first with Darga. True, Lar­ 1 P_Q4 N- KB3 2 P_QB4 P- QN3 For this 'pu rpose, a jury was consti­ sen's 'great victories at Havana, Sou~e tuted of chess journalists accredited by and Palma are clean 'as a raindrop, But The text has been thrown away as in· the tournamen t: Puig Laborda and Fischer 'had first places exclusively ; at correct. Yet Larsen dares to use it here! Eduardo de Perez of Spain; Harry de Skopje and Monaco, he :had no consort; 3 N-QB3 B-N2 4 Q- B2 P_Q4 Graa! of Holland; Silvain Zinser of and, even when dismissed from the Inter· France; and Deimitry BjeHca of Yugo. zonal al Sousse, he led un defeated. It's too late rOI' ,I , . P-K3 since 5 slavia. They voted for Bent Larsen of P-K4, B-N5 6 P- B3! gives White a At the least, a decision between these strong center. Denmark as the best player in 1967 on • two chess giants does not come easily. 5 PxP the strength of his first.place viclories in But ["be jury left us with no explanation. 6 P_ K4 , , . . the Capahlanca Memorial at Havana, the And what wou ld have happened if the Winnipeg International (a tie with Klaus The text pulls at heart and hand but jury had designated someone else, some· Is not good. Alekhine demonstrated as Darga of West Gennany), the Interzonal one not among the participants at Palma? bettel' : 6 N- B3! P- K3 7 P-K4, NxN 8 a'l Sousse 'and tIle International Tourna­ "Oscar" ct:rtainly co uld not have been PxN, B- K2 9 B- QN5t, P-QB3 10 B- Q3 ment at Palma de Mallorea. handed over! with better play for White. The deeision of course has no official 6 . , , , N,N significance-rates perhaps somewhat less Larsen's Hunting Strategy 7 PxN . . , , than the " grandmasterships" conferred by To wIn with Black these days is \'el'Y the Czar of Russia at SI. Petersburg in hal'll, especially if the opponent follows 1914--for it was brought about without the main. theoretical, opening lines. the collaboration or agreement of Ihe Thus, even relatively weak players are FIDE. It is a one-sided declaration of the able to dt'aw with the strongest masters. journalists who happened to collect at So Larsen periodically employs, espe· one tournament. And, in fact. one notable dally in minor games. the old, long·fol·· chess reporler present, Grandmaster /l;'otten openings and variations eondem· ned in theory as dubious or even incor· Kotov. did not .~ u]lp ort the declaration. rect. The opponent welcomes the experi· Indeed, the objectivity of this decision menl but underestimates it. Or he is may be questioned, The Chess Oscar may, Su rprised and cannot remember how he

7 • • P-K4 Palma de Mallorca (Majorca)· 1967 Already, Black has obtained a good de- l , , , 7 13 1<1 " " velopment. The line I. noted old , , , , • books, but Gligorich \Iltely was "01'" ". , quainted with it. , , 0 0 0 Corrat 0 0 I , ,• , 0 , 0 0 I ,• 8 PxP , , . . , DamJa novlch , ,• , , , 0 0 , 0 0 0 , , 0 , " , Lehmann , , ,, , ,• 0 , ,, 0 Again, not the best. 8 P- Q5, P-QB3 9 , 1 1 "• • ,,• , 1 1 ,, , .. " 0' Kelt)' 1 0 ,• " 1 ,, ,• 0 , 0 0 0 0 '" P- QB4, p,p 10 BPxP, N-Q2 11 B-QN5 , B.ednarsk)' 0 1 1 , 0 0 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 ' I " 1 , , , , , " Is somewhat better. , Gll gor ic h 0 ,• , , ' 1 1, 1, , 0, , ,• " " Matulovlch 0 0 0 , , ,• , , , 1 , , , , 0 '", 8 , . ' . Q-R5 Don ner 0 0 , , , , , ,, , , ,• 0 , , "" " , • 1 01" 1 1 , "" Ail this can b, found old books Portlsch , , , , , ,• 1 ,• 1 , , 0 1 , , '0 1" " , , " which Larsen tunnels like a mole. " J ime nez 0 1, 1 0 , • , 00 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 , "" Larsen 0 , 0 , , , , ," , 1 , , , , , , 1 '" " , " 9 N-B3 • • • • " Tatal 1 , 1 0 0 , 0 0 1 , , 0 , , 0 ", '" , , 0 , 0 , " Ca lvo , , 0 "00 , ,I , 0 0 1 0, , 0 " White defend Ih' Pawn with , " Ivkov , , 1 ,, , , 1 I 1 ,• ,• 0 1 , , " B- Q3, N- ""Q2 '0 N-B3, Q-R4 11 B- KB4. " Smyslov , , , , , , , , , , 0 1 , 1 , , ,• , "1"" '" " Ties broken by S. B, points '" • Dr. 'T~ · iru"(lvich prefer.'! to);O to .o j." 156 CHESS REVIEW, MA.Y, 1968 O~O - O! But then Black has a vel'Y UII· 28 .... .,. King while Black can COII!:entrate on at· pleasant threat In 12 . . . N- B4 and oh· 29 Rx B R-Q6 tacking White's King Pawll, talns very active play. The Larsen creation, the weakness on 15 PxB P-QS! 17 BxB 9 . . .. QxKPt 11 B- QB4 N- B3 KN3, is decisive. 16 B-R6 KR-Q1 18 KR- K1 · . . , 10 QxQ BxQ 12 0 - 0 . . . . 30 P- N4 · . . . 18 Q- N4 Is met by 18 , . , NxP, Unwa rrantably, White falls to free Or 30 P- K6, PxP 31 RxP , RxP 32 18 . . , . R- Q4 20 P-KNS R- KB4 Ili m self of a weak Pawn and gain a safe R- KB6, R- N5 ! 33 K- B3, R- N8 34 K- B2, 19 B_B4 R-KB1 21 QR- Q1 · . . . position with 12 BxPt ! KxB 13 N- Nfit, R-QNl 35 RxKNP. R- N7t 36 K- Kl, First 21 P- R4 is bettel·. K- N3 14 NxB, NxP 15 0 - 0 . RxP etc. 21 .. ,. Q-NS! 12. . . 0 -0- 0 30 .... N-R3 32 K-K1 N-K6 A mistaken line here is 21 .. . P - N4 Not 12 . . . BxN 13 PxB, NxP? 14 31 P-N5 N- N5t 33 N- Q2 because of 22 Q-N4! P - R4 23 QxRP, PxB R- Kl, White must lose ma terial. 24 Q- N6t, K- B1 25 PxB P! with threat of 13 R- K1 · , , , 33 . . . . N- B7t 26 R~Q3-K3, or even 26 QxP. It may n ot seem so, bnt White really 34 K- B1 K-B2 22 P-R4 QxRP 24 PxP QxNP has a difficult game : e.g. 1 ) 13 BxP, if necessary, Bla cl! can ma rch his King 23 Q-K4 Q- NS 25 R_ N1 QxQP BxN 14 PxB, NxP; 2) 13 B-KN5, B- Q6 ! to Q2, K3 a nd KB4. 26 RxP 3) 13 N- N5, NxP. • • • • 35 R-B.2 R-QR6 38 R- R6 N-K6t 13, . . , B_Q4 15 B-KN5 B-K2 36 P-K6 PxP 39 K- K1 N- N7t 14 B-R6t K-N1 16 BxB NxB 37 R_R2 RxP 40 K-Q1 N, P 17 N_Q4 KR-K1 Resig ns Now Black t h reatens 18 , .. N- N3. 18 P_KB4 . . . . 18 P- K6 runs Into a won endgame for ALEK H IN E DEF ENSE Black: 18 . . . P xP 19 NxP, BxN 20 RxB, E. J imenez Bent Larsen N- Q4! 21 RxR, RxR 22 P- QB4, N- N5 23 Cuba Denmark B- N5, P- B3, 1 P-K4 N-KB3 18., . , P-N3 The A lekhlne Is a rare guest at tour· 19 B_NS · . , , naments today, bnt not with Larsen. 19 P-QR4! Is more actlve with some 2 P-K5 N_Q4 26 . , . . Rj Qx P ! Queen·side threats but mainly to free 3 N-KBS P- Q3 White of this weak P awn. 4 P- Q4 Px P Another s\ll'prise: 27 BxR allows a win by 27 , . QxPt 28 K- Rl, RxB, 19 . . . , P- QB3 T he text is Larsen's try, considered in· 27 Q- N1 Rx Rt 30 R- N8t 20 B-B1 P-KR4! ferior to the nor mal 4 ... B- N5. H e R-Bt 28 QxR Q- Q4 31 RxRt KxR Black crimps White's possibility of ac· seeks to avoid any known position, 29 Q- QBl N- Q5 32 B- R6 t K-Kl tlvating his l{\ng·side Pawn majority 5 NxP P_ KN3 with P- KN4 . 32 , . , K-B2 33 Q- B8! may allow a In matches with Ivkov and Tahl, La r· draw. 21 P-N3 P-QB4 sen tried 5 . . , N- Q2 but desisted be· 3S Q-B8t Q-Q1 39 B_B3 Q- B7 22 N- N3 . . cause of the sacrifice, 6 NxP! · . 34 Q_B4 N-B4 40 K-N1 Q-Q8t 6 B-QB4 B- K3 22 N- N5 with the idea of posting the 35 B_B4 K- B2 41 K- R2 Q- Q4 Knight on Q6 is met by 22 . . . N- B4 23 7 B_ N3 ... . 36 B-K5 Q- Q8t 42 Q_ N4 Q- B6 B- R3, B- B3 ! 24 BxN, BxN. The text is a tempo loss. 7 N- QB3, 37 K_ R2 Q-Q7 43 K- N1 P- R6! 22 , , . . P- R5! B- N2 [7 . .. NxN 8 BxB ! NxQ 9 BxP 38 Q- B5 P-R5 Resigns mate] 8 N-K4! poses the very unpleas· Mate follows after 44 QxRP, N---Q5 45 The text alms not so much to open the ant threat of 9 N- N5, or 9 N-B5. Kin g Rook file as to c.reate a new weak· B- N2, N- K7t 46 K - Bl, NxPt. 7 . . ,. B-N2 ness for White on KN3. 8 0 - 0 0 - 0 23 P- B4 Play Advanced Chess. Many modern chess · . . . 9 Q-K2 P-QR4 players are convinced that present-day chess 23 P- N4 fails against 23 , . , BxN 24 Bla ck's demonstration is nnproductive, has been too thoroughly explored and is now toO simple. T he only answer that hru. PxN, N-Q4! He ought first to secure his center with had greM publlc!lY (as per a rt Icle In Time 23 . . . . B-K3 9 . .. P - QB3 and then has 10 . .. .\lagazine) is Trl-Di, or three dimensional 24 QR_Q1 N- B2 or , . . N- Q2. rhess. The trouble with Trl- D! is that !t · . . , takes practically forever to play, and a set 24 B- K2 first Is better, then QR- Q1. 10 N-QBS , . . , is prohibitively expensive. White hampers his Bishop Pawn need· I have invented and formulated the r Ul es 24 , . .. PxP 26 Rx R t Rx R (or what I call Adva nced Chess, It is played 25 PxP B- N5 27 K-B2 N-B4 ed in the fight for the center. 10 P - QR3 on a board 8 x 9 squares and has 22 men preparing R- Ql and P- QB4 is better. on each side. It has One piece. the Marshall. 10., .. P-QB3 somewhat more pO werful tha n the Queen. T he other pieces a re regular chess men with 11 Nx N · . . . the usual moves. Anyone can eaSil y make a T his exchange frees Black of all con· set If a t all clever with tool s. Because the offensive is more diffi cult to counter than cern for his center. 11 P- QR3 and 12 in regular chess. Advanced Chess tends to R-Ql still is better. White is playing too he faster to pla y In spite of It s greater passively, complexity. Send $1.0{) to Paclric Games Co.. 1991 11 . . , . P, N 'Webster St .. Palo Alto. Calif. fo]" complete 12 P-QR4 · , . . rules and directions as to how to make a Here 12 P-QB3 is better. set . Sels of bo ard and all pi ece ~. S10. 00 aud 12 . . . . N- B3 $25.00. Sent prepa id anywhere in U. S .. 13 P-QB3 Q-N3 Canada or :\Iexico. Cardooa rd set. 55.00. 14 B- R2 Bx N !! 28 B- K2 · . , . Only a master with lhe finest sense I T'S YOUR MOVE! Instead, 28 P- K6! gives good chances of position could th ink of this move. Re membe r! Give us s ix wee ks notice of White will be u na ble to exploit the abo for holding: 28 ... PxP 29 RxP, NxP change of addre$s. Copies do not get sence of this BIshop to attack the Black 30 RxKNP, N- Kfit 31 K- K3, 8 - 8 4 32 forwarded and also can take w eeks e n· R- N7. t = check; t = db!. check: i = dis. cn. route, 50 we must have not ice ear ly ! CHESS REVIEW, M AY, 1968 lSi TUSSLE OF TITANS When Mikhai l Botvinnik met Bent Larsen in the tournament at W hite hll.s nothing better after 13 N- K5, DxB 14 K.xB, N- Q2 ! than to invite repet!· Palma de Majorca,· Larsen had long been leading, often apparently wi th tio:! by 1$ 1'\-B3, N- KB3 etc. a nd, on 13 first place clinched. Botvinnik qualified as the man who bent Larsen, N-Kl , BxD 14 KxD, Q- Q2 15 P- QR3, pulled their scores within range at last for a close race to the finish but Q-N2t. Bla ck has satisfactory count er· play, l)os&l bly by means of ... N-R3-B2, then tailed off- and La rsen won the tou rnament after aU. Botvinnik's t he n . .. P-QR3 and ... P-QN4.-H K game here scored a great try but won him no ciga r. 12 Q_K2 .... The meeting of the two titans, nonetheless, attracted great interest Wlilt e a chieves noth ing w ith 12 PxP, both during the tourna ment and in the commentaries a fterward on the NxP 13 NxN, QxN 14 N-K5, Q-Q3 or H P-Q4, KR- Bl.- PT game. Our commentators, Hans Kmoch and Petar Trifunovich. were 12 , . . . R-Q2 moved to rather giganti c efforts in digestin g the strategy, tactics and gim­ 13 KR _Q1 R-K1 micks of the game. Rather than exclude either's remarks, we offer them An excelle nt prophylactic move d irect­ merged. ed agains t W hite's main plan of 14 PxP Ilnd 15 P-Q4._PT Under the heading, "Strategy up, Alertness down," Hans Kmoch in· Proba bly, Black intends 14 . ' . B- KBl troduces the game with "Botvinnik scored a remarkable success in de· a nti only then 15 ... P - Q5. Now, how· feating the man wh o recently won a series of great tournaments, includ· eve \", Whlle shoots lir st._H K ing this one. The game is characteristic of the former World Cham· 14 PxP 14 . .. PxP 1s correct h er e: 1) 15 P- Q4, pion's profound strategy but, somewhat unfortunately, also for the slack. PxP 16 NxP, NxN 17 RxN, B- B4 18 en'ing of alertness in reverse ratio to advancing age. One also is left R- Ql, P- Q5 with equal play; or 2) 15 with the impression that both players were short of time for a dozen B- KRS, P-Q5! 15 N- N5 [ 16 N-K4, R- B2], R-Q4 17 P- K4. D-Bl! with chances.-PT moves or so . 15 Nx N R,N Dr. Petal' Tl'ifunovich's annotations, from his article on Palma de Aft er 15 ... PxP 16 P-Q4 ! White is Majorca,· are prefaced, under the ca ption, "Central Meeting," by "The favored.-Both game, Botvinnik-Larsen in the eleventh round was the center of atten· While l'elllizes his opening idea, creat­ ing the weak Black Queen P awn.- PT tion of numerous spectators and the press. 1t was the crucial meeting of The Pawn s truct ur e favors 'Vhit e, a l· the tournament. But this meeting, which attracted so much interest, t hough 16 ... B-KBI ma y hold: 16 . . . is remarkable more for the combativeness of the main actors than by any N- N5 threatening 17 ... B-R3 Is weak because o( 17 N- K5!- HK greal play of theirs. The ga me is surprisingly fraught with omissions 16 P-04 . . . . and errors. W h Ite threate ns 17 N- K5.-PT W hite has the edge.-HK Pa lma de MaJ"rea- 1967 11 R-B1 . . . . 16 . . . . Q-R1 RETI OPENING" Botvlnnik h imse lf considers 11 Q- K 2 16 ... PxP doesn't wOl'k: 17 NxP , NxN Mikhail Botvi nnik Bent ( Oscar) Larsen lllore exact befot·e deciding on where to 18 ExN, R-Q2 19 BxB, RxB 19 BxP!_PT pos t the Rooks.-PT Soviet Union Denmark T he Queen takes on a new function on White's deployment, especially his cen­ White Black the diagonal; but it deserts the center ter formation, Is as Ret! liked. T en sion and the Klngslde-and that Is bad. 16 1 P-QB4 N-K83 4 8 - N2 B_K2 abounds, but t here is IltUe indication of . . . R-Q2 Is a better chance to escape 2 N-KB3 P- K3 5 0 - 0 0 - 0 where to start action or what to expect. s el'joll s trou ble: 17 PxP, BxP 18 RxR, 3 P-KN3 P- Q4 6 P-N3 P- B4 The situation is by and la.rge a little QxR offers White only a slight edge: 19 more com fortable for '\oYhite.- H K When White plays 6 P- QNS, Instead R-QI. Q- K2 01' 19 N-N5, R-Ql._H K of P-Q4, Black can let drive with thiB 17 PxP RxR t courageous move wllhout concern ove!" 17 , .. RxP 1& RxR, etc. is only a the opening transposing i nto the Tar· ll'an ~ po s ilion or moves.-H K rascb Defense which tavors Whlle,- PT 7 B_N2 N_B 3 18 RxR BxP 7 . , . P - Q5 Is prematur e a s W hite then Black ough t nOt to permit 19 N- N5, assails the cen ter with 8 P-QN4.- PT fo r the n he Is immediately lost. 18 ... PxP Is necessary with an in ferior but 8 P-K3 P- QN3 not los ing posltion,- PT Now 8 . .. P- Q5 permits W hite to get 19 N_N5 . . . a favorable pos lUon In the Benoni Re· White thr eat ens to win ou tright by 20 versed by 9 PxP. PxP 10 P- Q3.-PT Q- RS,-HK 9 N_B3 B- N2 19 . . . . P-KR3 10 P-Q3 • • • • 1 1 , , _ . R-B2 B lack cannot afford 19 . . . R-QI 20 This position is little k nown bu t has Black will " lift" th is Rook to t he Rx Rt, NxR [20 ... QxR 21 Q-R5] 21 been adopted by Botvlnnlk In R ussla. n Queen tile , a somewhat artUicia l a nd BxB, NxB 22 Q- R5 or 21 ... QxB 22 tournaments. White wan ts first to post d ubious ma neuve r. There are two plau­ Q-Q3._HK his Rooks, then to push P - Q 4._PT sible alternatives: 20 N_K4 . . . . 10 , . , . R_ B1 1) 11 ... P -Q5 12 PxP, PxP, this t rans· position to a Benon i Reversed Is promis­ T he threats are 21 Q-1'\4 with a win· nlng attack and 21 NxB with a great Ing fo!" White: e.g. 13 N- K2, B-B4 14 • A s mentioned prevIouSl y. those who don·t positional advantage. 21 N- B6t is no im· like "3." ean go to "l." P-QRS, P-QR4 15 P-QN4! mediate threat,-H K •• A rather border-line opening. dIfferently 2) 11 ... PxP ! Now 12 QPxP, Q- B2 deslgna.ted by Kmoeh and Trlfunovleh. ean fit well enough under this title. attains eqUality. On 12 N PxP, N- QN5. t = cheek: t == db!. check; I = dis, ch. 158 CHESS REVIEW. MAY, 1968 20 , , , , B_KB1 Ou 23 RxPt. K- Bl 24 Q- R5, R- K2 25 27 .. . . K-B1 The correct move is 20 . .. B-K2, Ou R- N6, N--Ql! Black defends aIL-PT 28 R_ R7 Q-Q4 21 Q-N4, Black has 21 , , . P- K·f.-PT The Rook th rea tens to return : 24 'Ware28 .. Q- Qat.-HK R~Q7, R- K2 25 BxN!-HK The alteruaUves also favol' White: 29 K _ B2 Q-Q8 31 Rx R 1) 20 .. , B-K2 21 Q- N4, and a) 21 30 R-R8t K-B2 32 Q-B2 . . . . . P-N3 22 Q-B4! winning; b) 21 . . . . One extra Pawn with heterochronic P- KN4 22 Q- RS! winning; c) 21 , .. Bis hop Is lIot much. but White a lso has P - K4 22 N-Q6, BxN 23 R.'CB with a dis· the th reat of 33 Q- B3. His combined tinct a dvantage; a ssets may be declslve._ H K 2) 20 . , . R-Ql 21 NxB after which White has the superior position but must 32 • . • • Q-Q4 d o something about 22 . ' N- Q5: 22 Black's Idea seems to be 33 Q-B3. Q- N4 may be best.-H K P-K4 34 K- K2, Q- N4t. A fair try. but it costs another Pawn._ H K 21 R- Q7 • • • T he text is not bad, but White has a 33 Q-B7t K-K1 fautastic flulsh, worthy of the brilliancy 33 . . . K-N3 allows mate In th ree._ H K prize : 21 N- B6t! PxN 22 Q-N4t, K-R2 34 Q-N8t .•. . 23 B-K4t!! P-B4 24 R-Q7, N-K2 [or 24 23 .... N-Q5 Or 34 B-Q4, Q- N4 !_PT · . . N- Ql 25 RxPt. NxR 26 BxPt , P xB 27 In a difficult position in which further 34 . . . . K-Q2 Qxpt, K-Nl 28 Q- N6t] 25 RxN, RxR 26 d efense looks unreasonable [e.g. 23 . . . BxP. PxB 27 QxPt. K-Nl 28 Q- B6 , K- R2 R- K2 24 Q- B4. N-K4 25 Q-Q4! etc.], Dlacl! is groggy. With the sim ple 34 29 P-N4! and threat of 30 Q- R8t.-PT Black finds his best chance, one which . . Q- Ql. be can force the exchauge of There is th e th reat to win by 22 N-B6t, allows continued resistance.-PT Queens [else, 35 .. . Q- Q7t] and draw: Px N 23 Q-N4t.-HK e.g. 35 QxQt , KxQ 36 P-KN4 [White At a loss for a satisfactory continua· must stop 36 . .. P- KR4l, PxP 37 K- N3! 21 . . . . P- B4 tlon. Black resorts to an expedient reo P- KR4 38 K- R4. B- B8! 39 PxP, PxP 40 lying ou Bishops of opposite colors : Black is helpless against the numerous KxP, K- K2. and White has no win.-H K threats: Other pos slbHltles are worse: 35 QxPt K_ B1 1) 21 ... R- K2 22 N- B6t. PxN 23 BxP. 1 ) 23 . .. R- K2 24 Q- Q2! [with th reat 36 Q- R6t K-B2 RxR 24 Q- N4t with mate ahead; of 25 BxN]. K- R2 25 Q- B3 with the de· 2) 21 . . . N-Ql 211 N- B6t , P xN 23 RxB. clsive threats of 26 BxN and 26 RxP. to The sacrifice of the Rook Pawn has NxR 24 Q- N4t. K- R2 25 BxP as Black say nothing of 26 RxN; achieved very little since White safely must concede his Queen to stop B-K4t; 2) 23 . .. Q-B1 24 Q-B4 with a winning can proceed with 37 Q- K2. Black invites 3) 21 . .. N- K2 22 RxB! etc.- PT advantage: a) 2'1 .. . N- Nl 25 BxB. QxD the exchange ot Queens hopiug that will Nor a re other moves substantially bet. 26 RxP, etc. b) 2·1 .. . N- Q1 25 BxB, and improve his chances for a draw.-H K ter t han the text: 25 ... NxB 26 QxQ. Rx Q 27 R- Q7. etc. 37 Q-B4t QxQ 40 P-R4 K_ B2 1) 21 .. . R- K2 22 N- B6t. and a) 22 or 25 . . . QxB 26 Q- N5 ! etc. or c) 24 .. . 38 PxQ K-B3 41 P-B5 PxP · .. PxN 23 Q- N4t, K-R2 24 B-K4t, P-B4 N- R4 25 Q- Q4. P- K4 26 BxB, and 26 39 B-Q4 P-R4 42 BxP K-B3 25 BxPt , PxB 26 QxPt, K-Nl 27 Q-B6 .. . PxQ 27 BxQ. etc. or 26 .. NxB or 43 B_ N4 K-N3 witll mate In a few moves; b) 22 .. . QxB 27 Q--Q5t, elc.- H K Now Black Is reduced to waiting. As K- R l 23 Q-Q3, PxN 24 BxPt [24 BxN 24 RxN White cannot win with his Bishop and a lso wins]. K- Nl 25 B-K4! B- N2 26 BxR, 25 R_Q7 B"_.R6" Queen Rook Pa Wll alone. the issue turns and White wins; Now Black puts this Bishoj) out of on his creating another passed Pawn and 2) 21 . .. P- K4 22 Q-N4 with a win· play. After the correct 25 .. . B--R8 26 retaining an extra Pawn as the ultimate uing aUack: a) 22 ... B-Bl, 23 N-B6t, P-B3 [both 26 RxPt, K-Bl 27 K- Bl. winner. He solves his problem nea tly. K- Rl 24 Q- B5, and 24 . . . PxN 25 B- K4! R--Ql 28 B-Q4. R- Bl and 26 Q- B1, R-Bl -H K or 24 . .. P - N3 25 QxNP! b) 22 . .. are dangerous fo r White], QxP 27 QxQ, 44 P_N41! RPxP R-K2 23 N-B6t. K- Rl 24 N-Q5! a.nd 24 BxQ 28 RxPt. K- B1 29 RxP. R- Bl, White 45 K-N3! . · . . RxR 25 QxR, threatening both 26 . . . is still far from winuing.-PT N- B7 a.nd 26 QxP. and 24 . , . 8 - Bl 25 Now White stalemates all t he enemy NxR. BxN 26 Q- Ql, etc. 26 P- B3 . . . meu except the King. and t he King Is 3) 21 . .. B-K2 22 Q-N4 with a win· Wisely refraining from 26 RxPt, White limited by need to retard the Queen Rook ning attack.-H K uow th reatens to win quickly by advanc· Pawn. a nyhow. White makes his effective ing his Queen: 27 Q- N5! K- Rl 28 Q- K5! headway by \Ising his "extra" Klng.- H K 22 N-Q6 • • • • or 27 . . . P - K4 28 BxP! or 27 . 45 . . . . P-K4 Here White has a simple win with 22 QxP 28 RxPt and mate In two._ H K N-B6t ! PxN 23 Q-R5, R-K2 24 BxN! The tex t is not a mistake In tbe sense BxB 25 Q-N6t, R- N2 26 RxRt, BxR 27 26 . . . . R- Q1 that Blaclt is lost. anyway. But it facili­ BxP, Q- N2 28 BxB, QxB 29 QxKPt tol· The tex t ought to los e by force, A bet· ta tes White's task. Black can offer one lowed by 30 QxB._ PT ter chance for resistance is 26 . . . Q- B3 s mall p!'oblem more: 45 ... K- B3 46 The text Is playaule bu t not best. 22 27 RxPt, K-B1. T hen White must guard P- K4, K- N3 47 PxNP , PxNP [47 . . . BxP N~B6t is much stronger and decisive. On against possible counter action on one of 48 P- R4 !] 48 K- B4 . K- B3 49 B- Kl! K-N3 22 .. . PxN, 'Whlte has two ways of wJn­ the open files: e.g. 28 RxP, R- Ql 29 50 P-K5. K- B4 51 K- N5, K-Q4 52 B-N3! uing: R- R 7. R-Q4 30 RxP. Q-Q3 31 B-Q4. RxB: K- B4 53 P - R5! K- N4 54 K- B6, KxP 55 1) 23 Q-R6. R-K2 24 Q- N6t. and a.) and Black wins. 28 R- R7 seems best: e.g. KxP. K- N3 56 K- Q7! + + - PT 24 . . . B--N2 25 BxN, RxR 26 BxR wln­ 28 ... P - K4 29 R- R8t, K- N2 30 RxR, The text loses outright, but Black is niug [ 26 . . . B- R8 27 BxPt. K-Rl 28 QxR 31 Q-B4 + + .-H K not Interested In making a few more P - K4 . BxP 29 QBxP and mate next] or 27 RxP t • • • • m oves to the same Inevitable effect. If b) 24 .. . R- N2 25 RxRt. BxR 26 BxN. White can win easily with 27 Q-Q3 ! Black confines himself to movi ng his BxB 27 BxP. Q- KBI 28 BxB, B-Kl 29 RxR 28 QxR. Q-KBI 29 QxR P, P- QN4 King, the game may r un thus: 45 . .. BxQ, BxQ 30 BxP; 30 P-R 4, advaucing his Queen Rook K- B2 46 P- K4, K- B3 47 P - K5 [ 47 KPxP 2) 23 BxP, and Black has no adequate Pawn while Bla ck is immobilized because draws] , K- Q4 48 B-B3, K- B5 49 P-R5, defense against the threat of 24 Q-R5: of the threat on his KN2. Now it is very K- N4 50 PxP. PxP [or 50 . . . BxP 51 e.g. 23 .. . R-K2 2·1 BxR, BxB 25 BxN. problematic If White can win._ PT P- R4] 51 K-R4. K- R3 52 K-N5, K-N4 53 BxB 26 R xB, B- R8 27 P- K4, BxP 28 T he text is only fair, not a crusher. K- D6, K- R3 54 B- Kl! K- N4 55 B- N3, P - B3, etc.-H K (Mr. Kmoch offers much the sa m e a na­ KxP 56 KxP, and White wins._HK 22 • • . . BxN lysis as above, adding the try: 29 .. . 46 P-K41 PxKP 23 RxBj 6 • • • • Q- B2 30 QxQt. KxQ 31 P- R4. etc.]-H K 47 Px NP Resigns CHESS REVIEW. MAY. 1968 159 12 Q- N3t K- NS A King Into the open is a lways pre­ Cat·iOllS. But 12 . . . K- I{} 13 NxP leaves no adequate defense : IS .. . N/N- Q4 14 N"xN, NxN 15 QxN, QxP 16 Q-B7t. K- Ql 17 U- N5t, etc. or 15 .. . Q-BS 16 B- N5! QxlJ 17 Q- D7t, K- Ql 18 Q- B7t & P- Q7t! And 12 .. B- K3 13 NxPt loses faster. 13 NxPt K- R4 16 QxB t NxQ Miniature games a re the hors d'oeuvres of chess 14 N-K2! Q-K1 17 N-N3t K-R5 15 Q-B3t " B-N5 18 N- B3 mate TARGET THE KING! Blat k (' astle~ into an a lmost ready· .. Any fat' 15 N-N3t. ]6 N- B3t and 17 Black, with While's co,opeml[on, locks Illade auack. P - R3 mate? [n his target- then strikes. 12 N- Q2 QR- Bl 14 QxN K- Rl I S N- R5 NxN ? 15 P-B6! . . . . Mo scow 1929 Here White goes all-out after the tar· SICILIAN WI NG GAMBIT get. again gets ccroperaUon. Jan ush polsky Rovner Vienna 1922 WhIte Black BLACK MAR. DI EM ER GAMBIT 1 P_K4 P-QB4 5 B-N2 P-K4 2 P_QN4 p,p 6 p,p B,P Erd os Li chtner 3 P-QRS P-Q4 7 P-KB4 N-QBS 1 P_Q4 P- Q4 3 P- KB3 p,p 4 PxQP Q,P p , p N,P 2 P-K4 p , p 4 NxP . , , . 'White h as been promoting• Black 's This gambit is popular today in some caus e by luring on his pieces... . quartet'S. 9 Q-K2 P- BS 11 P- Q4 B-KN5 4 , . . . N-KB3 7 Q N-Q2 N-B3 10 P-B3 B- K2 12 Q-K3 N_ RS 5 B-QB4 P-K3 8 P-B3 0-0 6 B- K N5 B-K2 9 0 - 0 N-KN5 A luditrous situation: Black's King is nearly s nowed under, a nd Black pulls Blnck probably eyes his move the dt'irts disastrously snugger. try what White does, too. with another idea. he will. Still he might find a chance fot' 10 N_ K4 BxB a counter by opening the game a bit as 11 Nj3xB N-K6 by 15 . . . PxP 16 RxP, R- KNI in an at· BlacJ{ sees and seizes a famlly fork; tempt to seize some ODen lines (or him· , Vhlte. a cleat' l'on te to Black's King. selr. The sequel is a dlsastl'ous bind on 12 Q-R5 P-KR3 Black. 13 RxP . , . . 15 . . . . P_ K N3 17 N_B3! 8 - 8t 16 Q- R6 R- KN1 18 N-N5!! Resigns Or 18. . BxQ 19 NxP mate. I S N-Q2 . . . . 10 P- Q6 ! opens olle cleat' t'oad to the .. .. for his st rategy Is bankrupt. 13 PxN tat'get. The finish is Dell·me ll. falls against 13 . .. Q-Q8t 1·1 K- B2. N-B~ 15 Q-Q3. D-D·lt. Helsinki 1949 13 . . . . N-Q2 CARO. KA NN DEFENS E 14 N- K2 Q_ KS Ka i1 a Kivi 15 Q-B2 . . . . 1 P-K4 P-QB3 6 N-QB3 N-Q2 8tlli less well develope(i, White does 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 7 P-Q5 P-K4 better to swap down: 15 QxQ, BxQ, a nd 3 p ,p p,p 8 .N_ B3 P- QR3 advance: 16 N-KB,j and 17 KB OUl. 4 P_QB4 p,p 9 0 - 0 KN_ BS \Vhlte continues to offer sacrlfices in 15 .. ' . N_KB4 17 R- B1 B_ N5 5 B,P P- K3 10 P_Q6 ! . . . . all directions! Black's d ubious best may 16 P_ B4 N_ K6 18 P- Q5 ... . P assive and 'White-developing moves be IS , . . PxN 14 NxP [14 N- B6t, QxN], 'Wh lte falls to sense that he is hem, (4 .. . P xP ] have set Black up badly. QxN [14 ... RxR 15 QxRt, K- Rl 16 med In. permHs a fatal penetration. Q- N6! K-Nl 17 Q-R7t, K- Bl 18 Q-R8t, 18 . ... N_QB4 ! ! K- K2 19 QxPt anti mate next] 15 RxRt. KxR 16 QxQ, NxB. Resigns 13 , . . . Rx R It's one mate, or another: 19 . . . N- Q6, 14 Qx Rt K- R1 or 19 N- B4 or B3. N- B7. Ot' 1!) R- BS. 15 N_B6 , ... BxR etc. Or 19 Q-B5, BxQ! etc. The simple J5 Q-N6 is at least as good: 15 . . . K- Nl 16 Q- R7t. K-Bl 17 Here oue can almost say Black's 11 Q-R8t atl(1 .18 QxP, etc. or 15 ... Q- Nl . 0-0 targets his own King, S m'ely. 16 N- B6, etc. The text a ims at Q- N6 . I I .. . 0 -0- 0 is safer? 15 . , , . N_ K2 17 Q-R 7t~ QxQ 16 Q-N6! Q- Nl 18 N-B7 mate Be rl in 1937 .. Any fO!' 17 N- B7t, 18 Q- R7 mate? SICILIA N DEF ENS E 10 . , , . N- N3 J. S, Battell Ka rste ns F r iesicke The text is plausible, bu t the question 1 P_ K4 P_QB4 6 N_N3? P_Q51 soon rises: has Black a nything beUer? Play Adva nced Scrabble, Requires no more 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 7 P- KB4 B-Q3 10 . .. Q- N3 seems s o. lhan 2 Scrabble sets. although it is best p,p 3 P- Q4 B P_ B5 N_B3 1t BxPt! KxB with " ~])c c jal I)().~r

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T he complete kit C05ts I,'orfeit wins ~oun t as game points. contestan t to compete in one section of the on ly $8.00. To orde r. Just mall the co u pon 4 All contestants who score 4 or more pl'eH mina ry round. No additional fee I, below. (Add 20% for ha nd ling and pos tage lllime poiuts In the vreli minary round wlll charged cont estants who qualify for t he u c. oll tside the U.S.A.) quality for the ..enll · flnal round. SlmUarly, onel or t hird rou nds. A contesta nt ma y e nter all ljuaUtled semi. finalists who score 4 or ~ ny number of sec tions of the preJimi"a ry more ;;·"me I'oints in the 8emi. flnal round rou"d upon payment ot the fee of $5.00 per will quall fy for the final round. If additional seclion entry provided he applies early Illaye,'! (from 1 to 6) " re requlre

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