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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Masterinll the End (; ome Bv W AtTER KOnN. EfiilO' of Meo AMERICANA (Il l-Maryin Palmer Man'in live~ in Detroit, and although his talents have been dormant lately. he has composed quile a Jot of end·game ~ ludies. Quite a ,ale Iwr:gs around this miniature. (Diagram 76) Sec solution on page 8. Looking at this gem recently, I rcalizcd that I had seen the idea elsewhere. True, it was one of ReU's studies, published in 1928, the only difference being that Reti has the Black rook on Black'S Q·3. and an additional White pawn , on White's Q3. His solution ran; •.. 1. P-Q4, RxQP ; 2. P·K7, R·Q3ch; -,"",".~ . i~·N7, R-QI: 4. K·B7, winning as ~b(;\'e. but adding the minor varia· •• don 1. _.... _.. , K·B2; 2. P·Q5, RxQP; , 3. P·K7 etc. (Continued, with solution, Column I, 8) FISCHER BE ING PHOTOGRAPH ED AFTER FI NAL ROUND WIN OVER SMYSLOV

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Colorado Story- The Perfecter! PIIIII From: Fred Cramer, General Membe rship Chairman To: Ju .. n J. Reid, Colorado Membership Chairman Colorado shows a sensational gain, from 15 mCJllher~ a y('ar ago to 53! Drop me a li ne, telling me how it was donI;' ... From: Juan J. Reid, Colorado Membership Chairman To: Fred Cramer, General Membership Ch ai rma n The increase in USCF memberShip in Colorari0 is uUt' mainly to a few ideas and the concentrated effort of a few key people. Organiza· tion of the Colorauo State Chess Association 11I st year united our chess leaders in a common effort to promote the game. The CSCA di rectors. Ben Kriegh of Boulder, AI Hulme ~ of Den\'er. and Warren Barter of Pueblo, were in agree me nt that the USCF was the best instrument to promote chess for the typical club in the outlying provinces as well as at level, and they became the Membership Committee for OPERATION M. As a result the USCF program was publicized at the club level, at CSCA meetings, and through the eSCA Newsletter. The CSCA adopted the requireme nt of USCF membershi !J for par· ticipation in the state tournament. The Denver YMCA CC inaugurated r Ol li ng tournaments {or USCF members. The promise of national rat· ings brought out the best players in the state for the 1959 tourna ment, and the number of entries was 43% greater tha n the previous year. Special recognition must be given two men. Dr. George Pipiringos of the De nver YMCA CC and the 1958 state champion. was (:11 indcfati· gable worker for OPERATION M. Hans Berline r, member of the Martin Co. CC of LiUleton, USC F Master and 1959 Colorado champion, offered simultaneous exhibitions at 52.00 per board. or free to anyone joining OlAFSSON MAKING A F INAL ROuND MOVE. (HE WON FROM (Continued on page 2) KERES)

Make your plans now U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP- August 8·19 RATINGS SUPPLEMENT to attend one of these Hotel Sheraton·J efferson. Sl. Louis, Missouri. USeF Ratings, reflecting performances up to and including some of top·notch USCF·rated. U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP-May 28, 29, the 1959 Labor Day events, are included in this issue, beginning on tournaments. Details 30---Ashu ry Park. New Jersey. Page 3. Inquiries 01" complaints about your ratings should be ad· late r in CHESS LIFE. GREATER NEW YORK OPEN CHAMPION· dl"e~ se d to Frank Brady, U.S.C.F. Rating Statistician, 80 East 11 th St.. SHIP-June 24, 25, 26-New York, N.Y. New York 3, N.Y. OPERATION M- Ill. AU the principal rating systems arc basically identical even (Continued from page 1) though the formulae used for the computation of the ratings may super­ USCF. Several clubs have sponsored Hans' exhibitions, and others arc ficially look different. The fact is that when the formulae are general· due to follow. ized they are either of identical algebraic form or if of scemingly dif­ Don 't count Colorado's OPERATION i\t as concluded. We have just ferent form derivable from one another. This fact was quite unsuspected started! at the beginning of this study. From: Fred Cramer, General Membership Chairman The oscillatory character and the uncertainty in the ratings may To: All State and Local Membership Chairmen be demonstrated by the following oversimplified example. Suppose that Formula for membership success-thm's the Colorado story. It has I WO evenly rated players A & 8 playa match by correspomlence one t:verythingl Notice the leadership, the working together of the leaders, game at OJ time and that they are rerated after each game. Lei it be lhe concentratcd crforts of those named, the all·out propaganda cam­ further assumed that the players alternate wi nning games. (Each could, paign, followed by the action-producing activit ies (rated tournaments, say, exploit the advantage of the first move and win with the white Be!'liner simuls). And what a fillc thing it has been' for chess in Colo· pjeccs.) This order is not important but simplifies the computations. ["ado, and for the Chess organization in Colorado. A sweet smooth op­ For the computations the Chess Review system will be used as the 50 eration. a model for any Sl' , .. ", ,,,,,,"d,,, After A wins · ...... 104 2 959 84 pr,,,/(d ItO l"bu q""1j1 " ",,', of C f-Jl::~ S LIFE. After 8 wins · ...... 984 1016 -32 Introduction: Alter A wins ...... 1037 963 74 The USCF ratings and the rating system itself as devised by ,",If. Etc. Kennech Harkness have become the object of a great deal of contro­ Now if the calculations arc continued with the ~OJmc pattern of vel '>y ',lilhin the American chess fraternity. 1'0 rcsolve this controversy wins it will be cvident that the differences in th~ two ratings. both the PresIdent Jerry Spann early this year appointed a COlllllllllee consisting plus and minus, aPP!'oach a value of 55 and the rating ~ approach the uJ VI'. Erich Marchand, Mr. Guthrie l\"Ic Clain and the writer ' to study figures 972.5 and 1027.5 respectively. Aftcr these figures arc reached t"e malter and to make such recommendations as would C[fect an lhe riltings of the two playcrs will mercly oscillate between the two impruvclllt'nt in the rating system. This report summanzc" lh e findings extrcmes bUl will never again be equal to 1000 or to on :! anotile!". Mani· and some of the recommendations that have developed ow of the study festly th e example chosen IS far fctched but it docs i![ustrate the un· tllUS lar. ('ertainty principle. A similar situation would result in a match between At (ht' outset the commillee acccpted a definition of the objective two unusual players provided that the win·Joss pattern bears som ~ rela· of a lacing system us stated by Mr. C. H. Bone of the Texas Chess Asso· tion 10 the probabilily oC either player winning. It should be apparent lla Li on, !:amely; then that all Ihat can bc said of any rating is that it is somewhere "THE RATING SYSTEM SHALL PROVIDE: AS CLOSE AN ESTI· within a I'ange of values and not something which is absolutely definite. j.;. A rE AS POSSIBLE OF THE CURRENT PLAYING STRENGTH (To be continued) Of 'l'rIl:: INutVlDUAL AS CO!\lPUTED mml HIS PBRI·'ORM· ANI.l:: iN COMPETITION WITH OTHEtl PLAYERS AND MEAS­ BRASKET WINS NORTH CENTRAL OPEN uRED ALOi\ Li AN ARBITRARY ARITHMETIC SCALE." Milwaukee. Wis.- Curl Brasket, Minneapolis, triumphed over a field Som o: 01 inC cGlu rovcrsy in the past has resuited from an improper of 90 pl:lycrs to win the uth Annu1l1 North Central Open here. A half • understanding of the objectives of a rating system; some has re~ulted (rom a lack of appreciation of the limitations of any rating systems. The point in arrears, splitting 2nd and 3rd prize and a share' of die Merit Harkness system has been criticized for not showing past achievements fund were Hans Berliner, Littleton, Colorado, Charles Henin, Chicago, and Martin Harrow, Ind ianapOlis. Each received nearly $100. Brasket, (if these were good); for not agreeing with the subjective evaluation of playing strength and for not being accurate. Those individuals who who al so won the title in 1954, thus becoming the first player to win in particular criticised the accuracy of the system ci

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    S.muel Reshlvsky Low.1I T ullis D.vld Spiro Robe rt E.slwood ErIc h Mlrch,nd P.ul LI 1th Gulhrie McClaIn Edwud Nash Cl ,ude 810odiOod 111 WIltI.m Lombardy Robert Knch Funk Brady _M_ Fr ~ Cr,mer Walle r Korn Ru Hllyes Irwin Sigmond Georlle Koltlnowskl Er nUl OHIt L.. try EVins Kuler Svend sen H .. rry Boroehow Nicholu Glbo r John Collins Anthony Sanlulen W ., Sr. (W.non.h, ···u···

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    LIST OF EVENTS ~ATED IN MARCH RATING SUPPLEMENT ALABAMA- Championship, Birmingham. July 2·5. 1959. Southern Chess Association Championship. - 0- AR IZO NA- Cham pionship. Phoenix. Sept. 5·7, 1959. Qulnonos, J . {Sin Antonio, Te • . ),... l n 6 AR KA NSAS-Arkansas Open Championship, Hot Springs, July 25-26, 1959 Qulnd,.." L. /Phllede'phle, Pe.) _._.1'" Arkansas Reserve Tour nament. -R _ CALIFORNIA-First San Bernardino Open. S. Bernardino. J une, 1959. Southern California Championship, qualifying rounds. Santa Mo nica July 15·Aug. 19. 1959. Santa Monica Bay Chess Club Invitational Tournament, Santa Monica. July 6·Aug. 24, 1959. Official USCF CONNECTI CUT- Bristol Chess Club Championship. Bristol, Jan.·May, 1959. FLORIDA _Broward Cou nty Championship-Finals and play-ofr. Ft. E",blem Lauderdale, Mar . 15·May IS. 1959. South Florida Team League, Spring Championship. Sou th Florida Team League, Summer Champio nship. Southeast . Miami Beach, August, 1959. ILLI NOIS-Irving Park Chess Club Championships. "A" and " 8 ". Chicago, March·Sept.. 1959. MI CHI GA N- . Ann Arbor. Sept. 4·7. 1959. MISS OURI _ "Heart of America" Open . Kansas City. Mo .. Sept., 1959. NE BRASKA_UB. Open. Omaha , J uly 20·Aug. 1. 1959. U.S. Junior Championship, Omaha. NE W JERSEY-South Jersey Chess League, Team Champio nship. Sept. 1958· 1\1 ay, 1959. North .Jersey Chess League. Team Championship, Oct.. 1958-May. 1959. U.S. Seeded Tournament, Lo g Cabin Chess Club, Aug .. 1959. NEW YOR K_ Marshall Chess Clu b Co nsolation Tournament. N. CAROLINA-North Ca l'olina Closed Championship, Raleigh. Sept. 5·7, 1959. OHI O- Ohio Championship. Colu mbus. Aug-Sept.. 1958 (reported late). Ohio J unior Championship. Columbus, Aug.-Sepl., 1958 (reported late) Ohio Championship. Columbus, Sept. 1959. Ohio J unior Champion­ ship. Columbus, Sept. 1959. Cincinnati Open. Aug. 1·2. 1959. Peter Be proud of your n. llon _1 ~h.n J. Hal'vey Memorial Tournament, Cleveland. Ma r. I-J uly 5, 1959, of g. nlrilloni Wee, thl$ e!frldlve OK LAHOMA- Oklahoma Open, Tulsa. Sept. 5-7. 1959. li pe' button .nd show everyone PENNSYLV ANIA- Philadelph ia Metropolitan Championship, April, 1959. you're a USCF member e nd e chen· player, -5_ Pittsburgh Chess Club Champio nships, Mar.·June, 1959. Penn State Chess Club ma tches agai nst Altoona Chess Club, Dickinson CoUege Gold ple ted with enameled b'e~k Chess Club, Fr

    USCF MEMBERS, S"b",i/ yo... be., g"mu 10, tbit '~fMrrmtlll In JOHN W. ElCcellc'u. lie prcse,,'cs the QB. More­ C.O.LI.INS, St"T"(s"nt 511 E411 14th St., Ntw 9, N. Y. Sp_ kin8 over • . n will be ~n. this Knight plays TI;I.", yo,A:: several Important roles. Another plan Cot!.ge CI.." of;/. 1",,,uJ. Mr, Co/lim ..il/ .c1Uj tnt mo.1 ill/fluting ""J i".f,,,aj>'t for p"bli(41j.m. W;II! Ihe Quccnsldc push, P-QR3. R·I''', U"/~JJ Dincrwiu "O:md 10 at­ The gam~ Kere.·Mlkenu. lUnd U.S. Tension was high as the winner lack. terdub tournament was held from S.R. Champ.) eonUnued 8 ...... 0.0; 9. 16. P·6 3 KR ·BI Odob ~ r to D<."C<:mber, 19~9. In lhh game twenly I,j ayer S ..-ls.s, Leslie Ault, ncw B-K3, B-Q2; 10. p·84. NxN ; n. 8xN, of ~h is would be crowned 17. B·8 2 intetcoll<'glate ehamplun, with a lou &- 83; 12. Q·Ql. P·QN~. Mikenas evenlu. U.S. Junior Champion. Both play­ Whlle Is faced wllh a powerful hut not aUy WOn. An alternallve 15 8. * ...... N. to A!an Abramson and a d ra", wllh ers ar(' among the newest Masters Irrul,Uble attack. AS Ihe bishop drives Mark Chodrow, lied for fi rst and sec­ QR4 followed by 9 ...... NxB which Is the queen to a better square (attack· ~upposedly I)(,s\. fo the USCF. A sideline of the ond with Joseph Rosenstein. whO 10$1 In, the pinned) 11. N·Q3 Ihould ha~ 9. B·Kl 8 .Q2 Kings India n is played with en­ to Leslie Ault and also drew wltll been played. Then 17 ••..•~_ , N·RS; IS. 10. P.S4 It.QRl Cbodro"·. Third and fourth place. suing complexities lhat are not al­ B·K I and ellden can consolidat e his 11 . P·BSI •.•..•.• we." annexed by Robin Aull. U. S. ways correctly solved. But the vel1'~ position. Junior champ. and Alan Abr amson, Formerly t he Idea wn that the blsllop 17...... was wasted On the QRl·K N8 dillional (laws make this struggle interest­ .. .. both with S·2 scores. Pete Sa,er took II. Q.NI 5inC<' Black invariably WOuld play p .K3 ing. Incidentally. if lhis game had fIllh with 4'h:·2~ and J erry f1nkcl· a:,d the bishop "'ould bite on II'fanite. Falal. N·Q3 wo uld sllll hold. stein r ounded out t he plus scorers Now the Idea 1$ to u tlllze the blsbop resulled in a draw, a third player, I'...... N·RSI with a 5b:lb place 4·3 score. tt. NxN anyway .nd to eliminate the I/ranlle. Ramirez, would have won the title. .,. The t"ams of Ih" Western Dlvl!ion II...... NXN 20. P·QN3 Q.A4 21. 8 ·Kl N·A4 of Ihe 1959·60 Ivy Lea,ue Tum Cham. 12. BXN P'k4 KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE plonshlp mel at Prlneelon on Decem· 22. P'N3 ...... 13. S·K3 8 .B3 Meo: Pdg~ HI, colum" 2J ber 12-13. 1959, for a trlaniular match• White's primar), purpose Is achieved as Ault', t hreat 10 the second rank ts Columbia WOn aU three of lIS matches; his bIshop now has cle~r aCcess. The U. S. Junior Championship onty one ke), to the sltuallon. If 22. the Uni\'u$lty of Penn~~' lv anla scored pleee . •. a baekward KP ... nils. Omaha, 1959 N·Q3, N·IIS: 24. NxN, KPaN! lienee the One and a half; Cornell one; and blllty for the endgame. But an attack. text 18 rOI·ced. N OI"s by Nor",,,,, M. Hornstein, M.D. Princeton one·half. The renlil! of tho Ing player gambles lhat thare will be 22...... P·B4 individual mDteh~s Were as tollowa: no endgame. L. Gilden R. Ault 23 . Q.N2 B·N41 14. Q·B3 0.0 24. BxB White Black ... Some pla)'er. prefer Ic~vlllg the king 25. Q·N2 N·B3 Round I In the eelltel' In obvlou~ attacking Iitu. 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 He nOw proceeds to den'olbh the white a llons. 14 ...... P ·KR4 seems ~n nller. 2. N·KBl P·KN3 center. Columbia 6 Princeton 0 ,,~tl\'e. 3. P·B4 B_N2 L. H. Ault ...... 1 Berlow ...... 0 26. R.B2 PxP 27. PxP . Q.NS IS. P·N4 Q·Rt 4. N·Bl 0 ·0 R. Aull ...... 1 Beckedorff ...... 0 18. R·K2 QxKP 29. QXQ NxQ 16. P·N5 N·Q2 Sy d('laylnG' Ihe advance of hb center J. Rose"sleln .... 1 R~ndolph ...... 0 17. Q·A5 B·Q) pawns. Ault ..,serv es the option of hi. 31t. R·BI RxA 31. 8XR N·BI Chocll'ow ...... 1 Kcnez ...... 0 18. P·B61 B){BP The remaluder ar the game Is Inter· Abrams!)n ...... 1 Kennedy ...... 0 defence. The mel hod Is not without eilini but requires nn comment. daneer. Robison ...... 1 Powell ...... 0 S. P_K4 .--..... 32. R·QB2 P_KSt 33. 8 ·N2 NxQP Pe nn 3'h Cornali 2V. 5. 6·B4 se<:1nS to have more posslbill' 34. 8xB KxB 35. R·Q2 R·KBl! f'Th-dn>;!l' ...... ,..1 Severance ...... ~ tics fo r white. Other round var iants are 36. b:N R.Skh 37. K·N2 RxN Kell)' .. ____ ...... 1 El$man ...... 0 P.KN3 and B·N5. 11. Rx R A·K7ch 3'. K·Nl RxQRP Welsh ...... _...... _1 Voune ...... _...... __ 0 S...... 0. R·Q7ch K·8) 41. R"P K·K4 J_ Arnold ~ _ ...... O Wa, n ~ r ...... 1 6. 8 -NS n_ R·R1 P·K6 43. k · BI RxP D. Al'nold .... _.... 0 Siegel ....•.• ~ .....•..• I ;';ow this m O,'e has "·"aknesses."" Tile .4. R"QRP R-QN7 0. R·R6 Ax ? Ichlro ... _.• ~_ .•_ .... I Yorfeh ...... 0 classical B·K2 or P·KR3 ar e belle r . 46. R"P K·KS 47 . K·K2 R·N7ch 6. __ .... P·KRl U. RH lgns Aound II 7. B·A4 QN·Q2 With Ihls move. Black could have land· Colu mb'. 6 Cornell 0 ed In lastln!:, dHfleulties. Best IS 7. PERSONAL SERVICE L. H . Ault ~._. __ 1 Severance _.. .. _• .0 .•~ .... , P·KN4; 8. B·N3, N·R4 at least Tht Ctiito. 01 thi, D~p47lmt" " " Roseusteln _...... 1 Eisman ~ ...... O according 10 Ihe books. P~rsonally r Chodrow ...... 1 Young .... _..•... _•... 0 like P-B4 85 a n alternative. /0""" Ntw Yor.\; SI"lt Ch champion. 4·1; no other point scores or durln>: th.., solutlon, the K will be able to move closer to them. This obvious places reported, except that Durkin lost in 1st round to Mike Con· fact may indicate the keymove. In No. 1062 the Bl K Is also hlocked . The Bl Q and B are in " half·pln" which means that moves of one of them away from neliy. and came into last round tied with Peter Irwin, whom he de· the diagonal "pins" the olheri And this plnninl:" of the B or Q wlll be exploited featcd [or the title. in Wh·s second move. the mate. STUTTGART INVITATIONAL, Stuttgart, Arkansas. Never look for checking keymoves! AsI!!e from a very few exhrtlng samples, twe have publi~hcd some, In the past} such "keymoves," if t hey mate In 2 moves, 1st, Troy Ar mstrong, 4% ·%; 2nd, Leonard Scott. 4·1; 3rd, James must be "cooks." (UnIntended solut!ons which ruin thc problem!) 'Never look for Wright, 3ljz·l!h ; 4th, Gowan Meacham, 3!h·llh; 5th, Orval Allbrit· pi~ce ..:: apturlng keymoves! Pawn·capturing keymoves are frequent. Neve,' look ton. 3·2. for "·keymoves" whleh decrease the freedom of the BI K without any recom· pensatlon. Good keymoves often increase the BI K's (or other In pieces') free· ARKANSAS STATE CHAMPIONSH IP, Li ttle Rock, Arkansas. dom and seemIngly gIve Wh some disadvantages! . . 1st, Capt. Charles Rosburg. USAF, 5-0; 2nd to 4th with 4·1, Bill .Iones. Leonard Scott. Jr .• and Orval Allbritten; 5lh. Ronnie Tay· To be ront;tlu~d . lor, 3¥J-H2. CHINA LAKE OPEN, California. Problem No. 1061 Probl ~ m No. 106Z 1st, Imre Barlai (California Collegiate Champ) 5-1 ; 2nd, Al Ray­ By Petko A. Petkow By Waldemar! Tura mond. 4lh ·Ph; 3rd Roger Smook, 4¥.!·1¥J ; 4th, Phil Smith, 4·2; fol· Tolbuchin, Bulgaria Lublin, Poland lowcd by Metz, EidemHler, and Richards, cach with 4·2. Original for Chess Life Original for Chess Life WEST FLORIDA OPEN, Tampa, Fla. 1st, Charles W. Stallings, (who lost an H ·mover, but rallied to win title) 5·1; 2nd, Bob Bailey, 41;2·Ph ; 31'd and 4lh, Dr. R. A. Carlyle (defending champion) and Ned. Hardy, each with 4-2. Glen Hartleb, Alan Himber and Dr. R. L. Froemke, each scored 3!h ·2~ . Ex· cLamp. Joel Chalifoux, scored 3·3. The 12·player amateur (separate event) division was won by Bill Baer, 5-1; 2nd, Bob Durrett, 41f~·l1hj 3rd and 4th, John Jacobs and MorilJ Goddard, each with 4-2. Bailey, Hardy (who hit winner Stallings with the 11 move win). Himber, and Jacobs, were all University of Florida students. IRVING PARK CC CHAMPIONSH IP, Chicago. 1st, Tom McCloud, 6lk·l'hj 2nd and 3rd, Ninus At'onson and Roy Radys, each with 6·2. EASTERN IDAHO CHAMP IONSHI P, Pocatello, Idaho. 1st, Nigel Robinson, 4'6, ·lk; 2nd. Eugene Cowan, 3Ifl·1!h ; 3rd, Ray Fricke, 3lf.l"llh; 4th, Mel Schubert, 3·2. NORTH WEST STATES OPE N, Mi ssoula, Montana, 1st, Richard Schultz (Seattie), 6-0, defeating players finishing 16. 13, 10. 2, 3. and 5. in final standings! 2nd, Olav, Ulvestad, 5-1; 3rd. Problrm No. 10 63 ProblmJ No. 10 64 Herman Hesse, (Bethlehem, Pa.) 4%·1%; 4th to 7th in order listed, By George Bakcsi By M. Marysko e:;ch with 4-2-Jim McCormick, Loren :r.Ieierding, Viktors Pupols Budapest, Hunga r.y Olesnice, Tchehoslovakia and lngwold Stromsberg. Since CHESS LIFE was criticized for not Original for Chess Life Original for Chess Life having given this event more advance publicity, it may give its generous sponsors something to think about to learn that the in· formation above was gleaned from "The Idaho Chess Bulletin." no report on the tournament having been received from the reo spon~ible organizers. , Sal t Lake City, Utah. 1st, Richard Heilbut, 5·1 ; 2nd, Donald Benge. 5-1; 3rd and 4th. each with 4-2, Bill Taber and C. K. Williamson; 5th to 9th, each with 3¥.!·2¥.! , L . N. Page, Ken Jones. Fred Docekal, Raymond Smith, and Clinton McDaniel. (Interesting note on 1st place tie·br eak-S.B. points were used; if median points had been used, Heilbut and Benge would have remained in a tie; if Solkoff system had been employed. Benge would have taken the title by lh point.) CENTRAL , Yakima, Wash. 1st. Clark Harmon, 51h·ih; 2nd, Olaf Ulvestad (defending cham· pion) 5'1z ·lk; 3rd, Viktors Pupols, 5·1 ; 4th, Ivars Dalhergs. 5-1; 5th to 8th, each with 4Y2,·1¥.!: Danny Towne, Dr. David Groenig, Don· aid Turner; Bth to loth, each with 4-2. Richard Jeromc. Mike Fra­ nett, and Richard Schultz. JACKSON OPEN, Jackson, Mississi ppi. Solutiolls to "Matd the Subtle Way" 1st, Andrew Lockett. 4lf.!·J.h; 2nd, Jack Rushing, 4·1; 3rd to 5th, each with 3%·Ilh, John Poole, Frank Shavez, and Ed Felts. In the No. 1049 Ba rclay Sweene y: try 1. R(R4).R2 defeated hy I. .. .. _._., P.NS. Keymove I. Q.R2 tttreat ening 2. N.Q4. Grants a flight and permits check. If I ...... , PxBch! B Sectien , the following finished in the order listed: Woody J ames. 2. N·Q4. If 1...... , K·B6, 2. N·K. If 1...... P·NS (kt!) 2. R·KE. If 1...... , NxP, 4Vz· lf.!; James West, 4·1; Douglas Harvey, 31;2 ·11;2 ; Ross Moore. 3·2; 2. QxR. If 1. .. _.... _, P·N6. 2. R·KB4. No. 1050 Kowa lewski: set play: I. __ ...... , N·Q2, E. H. Gleason, 3·2. New Orleans _players took 1st and 4th places in 2. Q or BxP; 1 ...... • B--Q5. 2. Q.K4 Or NxP; 1 ...... , R·Q5, 2. Q. R5; 1 ...... RxP, Class A, while Baton Rouge pushers took 2nd, 3rd, and 5th in 2. QxR Or Q·K4; 1 ...... , R·KS. 2. QxR. Close tries; 1. KxP, R·BS? 1. N·K6, RxP 1. B-Q-l, R·Ka? Keymove 1. N·B7 threatening 2. R·B5. Two ch~nged mates in the Class B. All other prize winners were from the host state of Mis· actual play. No. 1051 Rinetti: Misprint: The Rook on Wh·s K3 should he a Black sissippi. Rook! Apparently. If 1 ...... , N·Q3, 2. QxB end if L ..... _.. , R-QB6. 2. Q.R5. Key ALAMO OPEN, San Antonio, Texas. I. Q·NS, threatening 2. N·B4 mate. Now, If 1. .. .. , N·Q3, 2. B-N:.! and Ii 1...... , R.QB6. 2. Q.N6. No. 1052 J acobs: key 1. N·NS threateulng 2. N.BS chi----Q}' member for each of LIFE In whleh )'OU wl.h to hav. the IIngame, 3310 Eo Roosevelt Stre"t, Phoe· EVERY CHESS PLAYER. Order the following posts, which will IInnouncement Ippur. Specl. l form, nix. Arlzonl. you. (:01')'. autogr" ph...t by the for nquestlng Juch .nnouncemants author. by lending $2.15 10- become vacant in August: m,)' be obt.lned either '.om UsCF Apr" V·N a A pril JI.I. M", I President (one) au,lnalS Man,ger Funk and)" 80 MAS1'I::R PUBLICATIONS Vice-presidents (thrM, E. IIlh 51., New York 3, N. Y. or 1960 l049 L.lI'un. St., I. » m your editor, but the com. Will be held al Ihe Dund!lk Y:'>lCA. Sin t'undsco 23, Cillforni. including one wom.n) J)l eled . ~ qu ...t form. ,hoUld be 10 Dunlnanway, Dundalk. MAryl a nd. 6 S ecret.ry (one) m.lled only to Editor CHESS LIFE, round Swiss, open 10 811 . wIth a time Gov. HOUl e, Perry, M.h... . limit of SO moves In IWo hOur$. Title rCltrlcH,d 10 to!, Maryland pll\),eT. En· In' fre Is 13.00; sp.,ebl e ntry fee of BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERCITY MATCH M ... ~h 11 6' IJ $2:.00 fur Juniors u"der 21. Prltes In· 2nd AnnU1I1 USCF Pllcific­ dude 15i. 50":-; 2nd. 30._.; 3rd. 20..... II was Washington over Ballimore 18·11 in a giant 29 board match Nor thwest Open Trophlu to lOp A. B .nd J Un ior play· 13 ....". Addre.. entries and Inqulrtes to Dec. at the Dundalk YM CA. Washington thus retained the 1. S . W·1I be held III Ihe On'lon!an UQ.lI less Turover Irophy and went ahead in this annual event 3 to 2. Besides House, Orej'on!an Bid,.. 13W S. W . Wllilim C. Koenig. 810 B r~e.lde Road. llaltlntore ~. M 3r)· I~nd . Broad ..... a)'. PorUand. Orellon. 6 round setting a record for size. this was the !irst time that the home team has Sw!u. open 10 all, with a time Umll or been upset. featUring four masters, the Washingtonians couldn't be 45 Inov". In 2 hours. Entry fce Is .'li"'/ Z') . JO <51 M ", I headed although the first fiv e boards were split. From there on down. 55.00. $SO (lrsl prlte, olh" r cas h prl:e •. Third Mid·Continent it was just about all Washington. Kudos are due Bill Koenig (B), George A ddr~M "ntrles and Inqul.le. 10 Cla rk R. Harmon. $706 S.E. Flora Drl\·". Port. Open Chess Tournament Thomas (W), and the Bay Region C.€-. for the great job they did in land 22, Orej'on. & bringing off this huge m3tch. The line-ups and results are given below. 1960 Ka n SoJs State Chels M""b ' 'I Championship Tournament FLORIDA TEAMS North C.ro linll-Vil:9ini. Washington Will be held at the Armor),. Ea.1 8th EXPAND AGAIN Speed Chlmpionship Street. Rus.sell. Kan585. Entry fee is I. S. Wane tick 0 E. Hunt , The annual tpam league pro­ WIll be held at 7 p.m., M~rch 19th $5.SO it registered before AI>rU 25th 2. R. McComu • M. st• • k I gram during the winter months in ~t t.~" Warrenton Hotl'!, Warrenton ($1.$0 afte r that date); Juniors have 3. M. Till., 0 C. Mott , ~. C. Open to all Vlrlln!. and Norlh a specIal enlry fee of $3.00 If regis. 4. a . Gl rflnkel 1 N. Whlt.ker South Florida continues to expand. Cuollna r(,.~den(.. 10 minute chess. lered before April 25 ($5.00 arter that 5. A. Surg'a. 1 V.E.lon ,• Four leagues with 17 teams are Enlry ree S2.00. First prlte $50. North 6. G. 0 dale). GUDunleed prize. In Ihe Op"n Jon., L. Gilden , active now In the various rating C.roJi n. players a re Invi ted to st.y Tournament: 1st-trophy plus $5(1.00; 7. H. Halmllch 0 J . M.yar , O VH for a nnual North Carolln •. Vlrglnll 2nd- trophy plu. 525.00; 3rd- trophy I. a. Rosenth. 1 0 R. Grlnda , categories. I,,;om match to be pll ),...t on the fol. plu. $JS.OO; ~th-troph)' plu. 510.00; " a . Tilles, Jr. 0 R. Plul , The Open division includes en· lowln$' day st~r Unj' at nOOn . A dd~5S 5th- trophy. Prlu- mone)' " '111 be In· 10. J. GI.tt 0 J . Math.,on , In,!u lrles to Dr. Norman Bomsleln tries from the defending cham­ creas...t according to reglslr.Uon. Sep.· H . R. R.van I M . Kurtz I pions. tbe Miami Club, plus Miami K'!'ghtd.le. N. C, • rate Junior Di vision: 1st Rnd 2nd pl.ee 12. Tlshhhenko I G, Thom.. , trophIes Jl6 yurS or under); 1st place lJ. R. Ri,l.. I L. Helfen,teln l Beach. the UniverSity of Miami, March 19 & 10 trophy for b..sl Junior girl (16 yens 14. T. Pr1"1I1. , T.Slo.n 0 Broward Co unty and Dade County. Fifth A n nual Capital City Or under); 1st plact Irophy for best 15. J. L ...,ko , H. Clmma.mlnl. 0 Co-titleholders North Dade and Open Chess Tournament rI8)'er under 12 year$ of ale. Women'. 16. H. Heimlich , R. Turaskev 0 pl~ce 17. G, aorraro K . Bur 1 Miami Beach are being challenged WlU be 361 Division: lSI and 2nd trophies. held al Ihe Seneca Hotel, There wlll also be 2 prizes ,,-eh In II, W. Bundick • Broad Sireet. Columbus, Ohio S round D. Olm.tud 1 in Class A by Homestead, Miami CIIIS. A. B. Ind C. Plu, • Iroph), for 19. 0 , M.thll • R. Frederickson 1 S"·l~. with a time limit of 50' moves In • Cl ub. and Ihe Miami Herald. AI 2 4 best pl.yer thaI has nCnr pla),ed In 20. R. Erkn I G. O' Rourka, Sr. I hour•. Adjudications arter houtS of 2t. R. Le rch , R. McKenn, 0 the halfway mark the first four play. Enlry fee- Is $S.OO plul memb4:0 r. a rll...t tournament before. Pr11ea In the SlIle Tournament_ d" t"rmlned b)' 22 . N. Antokol B. MItchell 1 teams were tied for the lead in this 5h;p In I j SC ~·. First prlz". trophy plus highest ranking Kansas pl.y.... s. lit. 23. C, aarrl"h ,• J . Rum 0 U S . O~ . OthH euh prize •. Toufnlm"nt extremely weU balanced competi· 2nd. 3rd. 4th a nd 5th pl l~e trophlcs 24. D. Gros.m.n G. G•• c la Dlrfclor Is James Sehroedcr. 1463 Penn. I l tion. sylvania, Co lumbus. OhIo. a nd State lilies. Junior (18 or unde r)- 25. L. L.ndar R. Jollenstan , 1st place trophy . nd State Junior TItle. 26. A. Howard • V. Buck , A new Class B loop includes .-4pri/ 8·l(J Women's-181 place troph), and St.le 27. L. Hucks ,• Mlu A. Clrter groups from Miami, North Dade, Wome n', TIlle. For (urlher Information 28. E. Mya.s I Mrs. R. Gr.nde •, New Jersey State Amllteur and reserv.tlons eont.el Mr •. H . P. 29 . E, Schulh R. Mlrrltt , and three from liny Homestead. Will be held I t the Town House Rn. Killough. Tournament Seeretsr)'. RUI' • Homestead dominates entries in 6 ta1: rant. ",..lnmonton. New JerICy. ~ll. Xl nsa •. Tot.l. 11 Total 11 the new Class C League as well.