Volume XVII Number 2 FEBRU AR Y, 1962 40 Cents Larry Evans United States Champion Interzonal News Ex·prodigy and lntemational Grandmaster Larry Evans achieved the greatest As this issue of CHESS LIFE goes to victory of his adult chess·playing career by wi nning thc Lessing J. Rosenwald press, both Bobby Fischer and Pal Ben· Tournament (see J anuary CHESS LIFE) and thus becomi ng the Uni ted States ko of the United States are among the leaders in the Interzonal Tournament in Champion and holder of the Frank J. MarshaU Trophy for 1962. Stockholm. The top six players from The classic event, held in New York City under the joint auspices of the this event will join Tal and Keres in U.S. Chess Federation and the American Chess Foundation, was played in the the Candidates' Tournament which will be held in Curacao, Netherlands An· ballruom of the Prince George Hotel and ran from December 17, 19(H, through tilles, in }1ay and J une. The winner of January 4, 1962. By taking the title, Evans won $1,000 of the $3,000 in cash the Cand idates' will playa match next prizes awarded by the Amer ican Chess Foundation. year with Mikhail Botvinnik fo r the World Championship. He's Done It Before A Scrappy Scramble This 15 the l1II!eo nd time that Enns has held EvanI' vletor y clme .. no great surprise, F'mE Vice·president Jerry Spann reo tho title: on the f lnt O«'asilln. In 1951, he: dnce he WIS a mon ,lll Ihe pre·tour nament por ls that the USCF appeal for Cunds f.vorltes and look Ihe I u d right at Ihe _ wu " mere nlnetef!n years of age, wh~h to finance the American players' entry made him the youngest U.s. Champion UP I tlrt. Even 10, it t urned oul to be. I close unUl Ihat time. L.a r ry has alao won the U.s. race, a.nd It wasn't until the a d JO\lrnment ~ fees in the Interzonal has now passed Ope n title three times and Ihe Canadian f rom the I ...t round were comple ted that the hall·way mark. Our original quola Open once. In 1936, he was selected by the Ihe final standings or the top players could be determined. was $1125.00. We appeal to each USCF U.s. Depar lment of Slate 10 ma ke a good.wlll member to reach for his checkbook and On January 5. a day a fter the tour namenl was "over", EvaM clinched the title by draw· send in his contribution, whatever the Ing his adjourned game wllh Seidman while amount, to: Interzonal Fund, c/ o Jerry Robert Byrne look second by drawing with G. Spann, 30 11 Pasco, Oklahoma City 3, R~ 3' mond Weln. teln. Byrne, like Evans, W IS Okla. ltndefealed, . nd his tlna l scon_ of 1-4 was only :I h alf point below the wlnner'l. Interzonal Slandings, as of February Benko, Mednls, S(! ldman, and Sherwin (to 13 : rn them alphabetically) all ended up In I 6;·polnt langle for third. thr ough sixth. Seld· W L W L man and Mcdllis had chance. right down to Uhlmann ...... 7"" 1.,. IJolbochan .... 5 ~ !he wire. Seidman's 1.lt·roun(l (lraw wllh ?Il1p ...... 7 3 Slein ..... _ ...... 5 5 Ihe winner was mentioned above; Mednls ha(l ~·~sc h e r ...... ,6 'h 11,2 Barna ...... 4'h 4'7 :I ch ance 10 tie fo r tlrs! by defeating Benko Petr08lan .... 6\011 1~" Yanofs1
u. S. Champion s hip_1961 _1962 , , , • , , , • • Score L EVANS .. " -...... x , , , , I , '", ", ", 11·31 ,.• BYltNE, ft...... a , ,• ,• , , I , , , , •, , H . SENKO ...... ---...... --.-- ...... ~ , 0 , , , , 0 , • • • I .Hi. MEDNIS ...... • , 0 • , I j , , ! 0 , 3·6. SEIDMEN ...... _...... i ! , 0 0 , , , 0 , ! , • - , , ,.. S HERWIN ...... _...... 0 0 , , • • ! , , , , ,. HEARST ... ~ ._ ...... _.. _ ...... O , , 0 , , , , , , ! • , ,• •• BYRNE, O. _...... _. .. _...... - ._. ..1 , 0 0 0 I , • , • • , , ~ ,. WEINSTEIN ...... _...... 1 , 0 0 , 0 , 0 , • • • , .... T URNER ...... __.... _...... _ ...... 0 , • , ,• , 0 0 , 0 • • , ~ ". KRAMER ...... _...... 0 , , , , • ". 0 ,0 0 0 • ! • • 0 ''''-' ". BERNSTEIN ...... __...... 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 • , • , ~ lIanke n will not be able to play In the ft..... '.' , Weinberger Scores !tubln will take h is place. ]n Santa Monica T he tournament, .conducted under tile USCI' Master Tlbor Weinberger turned In auspices 01 the Southern CaLIfornia rn-=:: a 7·1 score to win t he strong, U·player Sant~ LCigue, was directed by Gordon BarretZ:- .-I Monica Open, concluded December II. Second ran f rom September 10 to No... embe r 5, was Robert J acobs, 6--2, while Robert Cr os5, AUen Troy, and Imre Bar lal - all wll h $~ - Runner·up: Robert By rne finished In that order. Evans To Go On Tour Weinberger's only loSll In Ihe tournament But Raymond Weins tein, lut year's biggest ""a~ 10 Robert Cross, who also defeated Irv· U, S. Champion Larry Evans has an surprtse, was also thl$ year's, _ though ing RLv lse with a neat sacrlflce. for reasons that can hardlY have been a source nounced that he will go on a transcon of saUsfaction to hl8 many well·wlshers. Last The tournament was directed by lIerbert tinental tour, giving si multaneous dis T. Abel, and ran from December 2 to II. year, Raymond finished a strong thir d, losing plays, between Mareh 30 and May 15, only two games and !>Coring 6 ~ 4 &; thl' year he ..-on only two, and finished ninth, wtth Martin Takes S. Cal. 1962. The tour is being co-sponsored by 4 ~ -6 ~ . Uncertain in his strategy, a nd lacking Raymond Martin of Simi took first place the USCF and the American Chess his usual concentrallon, he was oovlou,ly In the Southern California Championship, Foundation. off his ,trlde ror thiS tourname nt and didn't come dO/le to showing his real caplbllltle,. played at the Herman Steiner Chess Club In Los Angeles. His score of 6 j-I! w.s equal. All winners will receiVe a free one A f ine ~ POrt $man, he r duscd to alibI. He led by Irvlng Rlvise and Walt Cunningham, can eon$Ole hlmselt with the thought that year subscription to the "American but Old Man Median ga... e Martin the title Chess Quarterly." lor a player o f his youth and talent, the re hy a narrOw margin. 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Membership G. ining Everywhere The membership growth has been ac MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Chess players ar e joining the Un ited complished without gimmicks and with Sybilla Harkness States Chess Federation in all parts of out high·powe red promotions. No adver t he country. They are joining, and thcy tising has been run in newspapers or REGIONA!. VICE·PRESIDENTS are staying. Chess organizers and leader NEW ENGLAND Wlllil m C. Ne wber r y magazincs. No expensive premiums or R1eba.rd Tlr .... l1 ship in all major chess centers, always prizcs have been offered. These new I!I.I. Bourdon aware of the need for an effective organi· memberships have not been "bought," zation, now has almost unanimously EAITERN Charlu A. Keyser but they have been solidly sold on the David Hoffm ann given USCF its unstinting support. basis of their value. Allen Kaufmann The membership growth has been ~ Oil Our W. y To 10,000! M ID·A TLAN"rIC J ohn O. M atheson broad, very broad. Almost every USCF Willlam A. Ruth Region has doubled its membership • WUUam S. Byland Only thru our own men,bership has the . . since the start of Operation M in June membership campaign been conducted . SOUTHERN Or. Stuart Noblln of 1958. And almost every important Every USe F member is on the member Robert Eu twood state has show n tremendous growth. LIInneau Foster ship corrun ittee, and wbat a wo nderful Some areas, once descr ibed as " blank committee that is! The target, set when GREAT LAKU J ad;; O'KeeCe spots" on the chess map, arc now flour Operation Mlol began a year ago, is 10,000 Jamet Schroeder ishing wi th activity. Dr. Howard Gabe members by August of 1963 - Less than IT any truly tremendous performances one new member per existing member NORTH CENTRAL Geor,. S. Bllrn cs Eva Aronson are to be singled out. loo k at states llkc in the next 18 months! Should be easy Dr . Ceo. Van Dyke TIers Colorado, from 18 to 119, or Arizona, - but it will be only if the present 17 113, 28 members conti nue their enthusiastic ci SOUTHWESTERN C. Harold Bone from to or Louisiana, fr om to D REVOLUTION IN CHESS TEACHING? AL one ti me or another every chess devotee has found becomes overwhelmed by the di[[iculty of the subject matter himscU in the position of trying to introduce a non-chess and he docs not become discouraged early. The question player to the rules of the game. Teaching one's wife how to and answer method used in such programs ([ he answers are play chess may not be as hard on onc's patience as teaching concealed and revealed one by one) enables the student to her how to drive, but at least in the laUer case there are compose his own answer.; and Lhen to learn immediately several time-tested methods for converting an absolute be· whether he is right or wrong. ginne r into a competent perrol'mer. Some ve ry ambi tious souls can learn chess from the Encyclopedia, and some from The only previous chess teaching device even remotely a beginner's textbook, but these volumes pl'oceed so rapidly similar to this programmed method is the "Solitaire Chess" through th() fundamentals of the game that most readers technique populari1;ed by CHESS REVIEW and later em are lost by the firth Of sixth page-unless there is a teacher ployed in amplified form in several books, where the rcader nca rby to explain aU the details omitted In the text or to successively guesses and then rcvea ls the moves or a master supply additio nal examples oI the specific moves of each ga me. He is scored Ior his answers depending upon the rela· piece. How many more chessplayen there would be if a tive diHiculty of each move. Usually no credit is given fo r smooth and relatively painless method of in !itruetion were moves which are as good (or better) than the move the master available! selected and often no explanations arc included to pinpoint the reasons for the effectivehess of !'p... h ~artjcular mo\"(:. In The only relatively painIul characteristic or Encyclopedia contrast, a carefully-constructed program wou ld " De com" Brittanica Films' Programmed Introduction to Chen" (1961) posed of successive quesUons which involve much smaller is its price ($9.95) ; however, programmed courses in Elemen "learning steps" than are involved in the rather gross choice tary Russian, Fundamentals of Statistics, etc., cost approxi of a " best move"; such specific questions as, what square mately the same amount and reflect the tremendous expendi in black's camp is undefended, what black piece is pinned. ture o[ time and work that must go into the formulation and etc., might pl'ecede the selection of the "best move." After practical 1.Csting o[ the thousands of ite ms that constitute any appropriate questioning and hinting, the correct move ought single program. to be chosen by 90% of the students and not the 5% which score highly in the "Solitaire Chess" method. Those of you who have read about teaching machines and programmed learning in Sunday Suppleme nts or in the The EBF program is designed primarily for beginners, education sections of your newspaper will have realized that not advanced players, and the few guinea pigs (non·chcss the EBF chess course (the work of Dr. M. W. Sullivan of Hol player humans) on whom I have tested the program not only lins College - with the inevitable introduction by Fred found it engrossing to study but have also mastered the Reinfeld) represents the fi rst published extension of this fundamentals of chess by themselves within a few hours. new teaching medium into lhe field of chess. Based on prin· The course covers everything that any introductory book on ciples of learning derived from the laboratory of the experi· chess ordinarily eontainll _ from elementary mates and mental pSychologist, teaching.machinc programs, if adequately chess nolation to pins and forks li nd smothered mates. So prepared, enable the student to progress at his own rate in if you've a wife or friend who has always wa nted you to very small , logical steps, which guarantee that the student teach them chess, this progr am will do the job fO J' you, and will make very few errors. Thus the beginner rarely. if ever, probably better than you alone can. Maybe the luture will bring really adva nced programs which can make experts ' See udverti"umeut, CHt:SS l.lFE, Ot'Ceml>er 1001. out of patzers and world champions out of mere masters. TAL AND FISCHER SPEAK AT BLED (ExClrph from an interview with Yugoslav D. Andric) Tal: "There is no absolute chess champion of the world feet. Bronstein's unlucky defeat agaInst Cardoso, an un today, but at least ten top players of approximately equal known player from the Philippines. in the last round of the strength; Botvinnik, all four Russian participants at Bled Interzonal Tournament in Portoroz in 1958, eliminated him (Tal himself, Keres, Petrosian and Geller), Korchnoi, Smy from the competition and had a lasting effect on his career. slov, Spassky. Fischer, Reshevsky and Gligoric. Any of them There should not be such haza rds. Why should leading grand· could win any of the strongest tournamenls anywhel·e. masters have to prove their st" ength in a series of ollicial 'The impac t or a defeat is less in a tournament, where tournaments, time and again? Here is another absurdity: the you can compensate it more easily than in a match. Botvinnik former World Champion Smyslov, who wo n some of the himself, in a period of his top tour nament form, was unable strongest tournaments ever held, includi ng two Candidates' to win his matches against Flohr and Levenfish. 'rournaments, has not the right even to compete in the Inter "As ror the system of the official world chess competition, zonal Tournament Uiis time, as he was temporarily indisposed in my opinion the distance a candidate has to go before he at the time of the U.S.S.R. Championship" (which counted obtains the r ight to play the match for the title is too long. as one of the Zona Is). "It is a loss not only fo r Smyslov but He has to participate in several tournaments for which the for world chess as he is undoubtedly among those who could selection of participants could ha rdly be considered per- rightly aspire towards the highest title." CHESS LIFE L" "A ehungc in the system of oWcial competition seems Fischer: Some other participants of the tournament per· to be necessury. Two tournamcnts should suffice. F.I.D.E. suaded Fischer to sing when at a Bled night club one even could select the thirty best players of the moment who ing, hoping to have some fun at his expense. They were could compete in two semi-final groups, and then we should hushed to awe however, when he sang a series of rock-and have the finals to establish who should challenge the cham· roll songs attractively and well. "My main talent lies not in pion to a match. There arc other possible solutions: for chess but in music: I've written this somewhere in my diary," example the ten best players in the world at the moment he remarked when he returned to his table. "Grandmaster could be selected on the basis of their results over the last Smyslov who could be an opera singer anywhere - admitted two or three years, and they would then playa double-round I had a suitable voice, and I've got rhythm, too . Some sing Candidates' Tournament." without any proper gift for it - it's sheer nonsense." When asked whom he would like to have as his opponent in the match for the world title Tal said jokingly: "Why, It was obvious that what he thought about other singers, my son of course - the title would then stay at home any he could not help thinking about other chess players, too, how." About his matches against Botvinnik he said. "Eighteen even though at one time he was not quite so good himself. months ago, it was simply beyond my comprehension how When he came to Yugoslavia in 1958, the only Serbo-Croat r had won thc match. Half a year ago, it was even less con word he knew for quite a time was "prvi" ("the first"). ccivable to me how I could have lost our second match. At Fischer can already sign his autograph in English, Serbo·Croat, the closing ceremony in 1960, Botvinnik looked old, worn or Russian! Coming to Bled this year, he said he was sorry out, unable even to think of wanting a return. This year, on not to see Botvinnik there, who had promised to play before the stage where I lost the titie, he looked like a giant to me! he regained the chess crown, but withdrew when he won r still believe in myself, but I respect Botvinnik more than his match against Tal. "I hope" said Fischer, "to meet him ever. " after the next Candidates' Tournament~" Asked about the conditions in which top Russian players Asked what he thought about his chances in such a work and progrcss, Tal said: "It is usually believed that match, the eighteen-year-old grandmaster said of the fifty these conditions are much better than they objectively are: year-old world champion "I think Tal lost because he wasn't there arc twelve grandmasters in our country who have a well, not because of Botvinnik's greater strength." monthly income of 180 roubles" (about that many doUars) "each: Smys!ov, Bronstein, Keres, Petrosian, Korchnoi, Spassky, "For more than a year I have not lived with my mother," Taimanov, Averbakh, Geller, Polugayevsky, Stein and my he said with boyish pride. "I've got a four-room flat of my self. Botvinnik gets fifty roubles more, as I did whilst world own in Brooklyn, as her presence hampered me in my chess champion. We are professionals of course, competing in studies. A special chess table was made for me in Zurich tournaments, working on chess theory, visiting small towns for $100, and that is, beside my T.V. set, the thing I like for simultaneous displays. However, Gligoric, Reshevsky, Pach most. But I'm moving to Manhattan soon, I've got an offer man or Fischer do not· seem to me to be in a less favourable to appear on television in the U.S.A., advertising some pro p03ition." ducts for $500 a minute - I'll accept it. I am preparing a "Your next plans?" "Keres and I have to be in Riga four book which should contain my fifty best games: I'll publish duys after the end of the Bled tOllrnament for the team cham· it after my match for the world title in 1963. I devote five pionship of our chess clubs." hours a day to the study of chess, more before a tournament." ALEKHINE'S WORST GAME OF CHESS? Belgian mastcr V. Soultanbeieff shocked the readers of P-QR3 14. P-QR4 Q·B3 15. R·Q1 R-K1 16. Q-B2 P·N3 17. 0-0 EUROPE-ECHECS by devoting a column to h.is choice for P·QR4 18. KR-K1 N-R3 19. B-N5 N·N5 20. Q-K2 R·K2 21. Q·B4 Alckhine's worst game of chess. The following game indicates K-N2 22. R-K2 QR-Kl 23. Q-N3 P·N4 24. B·B4 P·N5 25. N·Q2 that he succeeded pretty well in his selection although Alek· P-B5! 26. PXP QxP 27. N-B1 R·KB1 28. QR-Kl RxR 29. RxR hine's play is quite strong and original up to move 34. Toe B·K4 30. P-N3 Q-N4 31. N-K4 Q-B4 32. Q-K3 B-Q5 33. Q-N3 game was played at Margate, 1937. NxP 34. Q-Q1 34 . .. N-B5?? (either N-N5 or N-K6 should V. Buerger _ A. Alekhine win easily) 35. PxN BxN 36. N·N3! (Alekhine overlooked that this move attacked two pieces) QxP??? (Probably the worst 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N·KB3 P-K3 3. P·B4 N·K5 4. N-B3 B-N5 sequence of blunders ever made by a world champion) 37. 5. Q-B2 P-KB4 6. P-K3 P·QN3 7. B·Q3 B-N2 8. B·Q2 NxB NxB?? (Even at the age of seven, Bobby Fischer would have 9. QxN 0 ·0 10. P·QR3 B-Q3 11. Q-K2 P-B4 12. P-Q5 PxP 13. PxP seen N-lUich!). White won eventually, anyhow, after 54 moves. SERENDIPITY IN CHESS If you tell a scientist that he is gifted with serendipity In a very similar way, perha!,s, the master chess player he probably will be immensely flattered - if he knows what cxamines a variation which may intuitively look like a rea the word means, of course. The gift of serendipity is essen· sonable way of meeting his opponent's threats. In the course tial to good chess players as well , but who has ever heard of his analysis, he incldenlaJiy nO ilces ti,at tne moves lead Botvirnik described in exactly that manner? I recently had to several neal tactical or strategical possibilities, a con occa8ion to look up the origins and exact meaning of the sequence he had not foreseen when he first thought of the word and, armed with this new knowledge, I can now make variation. Many lesser players would have considered the a plea for the recognition of serendipity in chess! same line of play, but might have discarded it because they Serendipity, the "gift of finding valuable or agreeable had a preconceived notion about its potentialities and so things not sought for" or "the proccss of finding one thing overlooked some of the variations' more subtle characteristics. How often do we overlook wort,.wr.ile po ~ sibiUtieB in a chess while looking for another," is il word coined by Horace Walpole from a tale about three Princes fwm Serendip (in game because we are so intent on a particular idea that we Ceylon) who in their travels were always discovering, by are completely insensitive to other, seemingly irrelevant, chance or by sagacity, things they had not set out to find. aspects of the position? I have no statistics or evidence to rely Applied to a scientist, for example, the word refers to the on, but my experience indicates that most chess blunders almost uncanny ability of some researchers to notice "inci dental" events during their experiments and thus to obtain are due to this sort of failing. So, if one can develop such information and ideas on topics the experiments were not an attribute as serendipity; chess players cultivate sereno originally dcsigned to investigate. dipity! February, 1962 25 ON CHESS by U. S. Champion LARRY EVANS The Coro-Kann Defense One might ask, reasonably, why the Caro-Kann had all reach himsell, when behind in seorc, was utterly predictable. but disappeared from practical opening repertory until Bot Hence that infuriating Caro·Kann! vinnik made it his workhorse in his return match against Tal The Sicilian givcs Black a fighting ga me, but against a in 1961. To ask the question is to answer it Botvinnik wo n strong altacking player it is a dubious defense. Indeed, one the match, and victory has that sweet smell of success. The has begun to detect a falling off in popularity of the Sicilian popularity of a given opening is more a matter of fad than in recent international tournaments. Reshevsky is still the only intrinsic value. Botvinnik won the match because he was master who clings to the Dragon Variation with unshakeable self-confident and in good form. Tal is the foremost attacking faith. The Black side of the Ruy Lopez is lifeless; the French player in the world, and Botvinnik needed a solid defense is stodgy; Alekhine's Defense is intricate. That leaves _ the to 1. P-K4 - a defense which contains no risk (as do the Caro·Kann. Any defense which consistently confounds Tal French and Sicilian) and leads to drawish positions. In a match, must be examined and, if necessary, exhumed. The Caro·Kann especially, the Black player is content to draw all his games, is already gaining popularity. (Look at the opening index in any chess magazine at year's end _ or measure the number popping them off like foul balls, reserving the White pieces of columns devoted by MCO, edition by edition, to dcterm~ne to lry and secure an opening advantage. That Tal would over· the popularity of an opening.) 11. NxN, PxN; 12. N·Q4, Q·NI; 13. Q·K2, P-K3 ; 14. N·N3, BxP; 15. NxB, Q·NS + ; 16. P·B3, QxN; 17. B·K3, advantage to White. Game # 18: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. P·KS, B-B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR3; S. P·KN4, B-Q2; 6. P·QB3, P·QB4; 7. B·N2, P·K3; 8. N·K2, B.N4; 9. N·R3, BxN; 10. QxB, PxP; 11. PxP, BxN; 12. PxB, N·QB3: 13. B·K3, Q·R4+; 14. K·Bl, KN·K2; and Black's position is solid. Game #20: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. P·KS, B·B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR3; S. N·K2, P·K3; 6. N·N3, N·K2; 7. N·B3, N·Q2; 8. B·K3, B-R2; 9. B·Q3, 8x8; 10. PxB (originally Spassky's idea), P·KR4; 11 . QN.K2 (it 11. NxP, N·B4; 12. P·KN3, p.QB4!), P·KN3; 12. Q.Q2, N·KNI (Flohr recommends B·N2 instead); 13. 0 ·0·0, B·R3; 14. K·NI , BxB; IS. PxB, N.R3; 16. P·K4, ad vantage to White. Position lifter 1. P·K4, P·Q83 All of which proves that Tal's peculiar tropism (3. P·K5 The stolid Coro-Kann and 4. P·KR4) leads to a dead end. Tal tried everything under the sun, but to no avail. He sought tactical. rather than posi· Game #10: (Tai·Botvinnik, Moscow, 1961) 1. P·K4, P·QB3; tional, refutations. Black's game is too solid for that. 2. P·Q4, P·Q4: 3. P·KS, B·B4 (the great advantage over the White of course can vary. His most popular joust oc· French is that Black docs not voluntarily hem in his QB by eurred in Fischer·Keres, Bled, 1961: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. N.Q83, playing P·K3 before developing it); 4. P·KR4?1, P·KR3; S. P·Q4; 3. N·B3, B·NS; 4. P·KR3, BxN; S. Qx8, N·B3; 6. P·Q4, P·KN4, B·Q2 (if 5 . .... , B·N3; 6. P·K6!, PXPj 7. B·Q3); 6. P·RS?, PxP; 7. Q·K3, QN·Q2; 8. NxP, NxN; 9. QxN, N·B3; 10. Q·Q3, P.QB4; 7. P·QB3, N·QB3; 8. B.R3 (intending P·KB4·5), P·K3; Q·Q4; 11. P·QB4, Q·Q3; 12. B·K2, P·K4; 13. p·QS, P·KS; 14. 9. B·K3, Q·N3: 10. Q.N3 (if 10. Q·Q2, PxP; 11. PxP, B·NS; 12. Q·B2, B·K2; 15. PxP, QxP; 16. 0·0, 0·0= N·QB3, N·R4! is satisfactory for Black), PxP; 11. QxQ?, PxQ; 12. PxP, N·R4 (also possible is 12 ... N·NS; 13. K·Q2, RxP; 14. In a later game, Fischer.Pctrosian, Bled. 1961. White RxR, NxR); 13. N·QB3, P-QN4 and Black has the better game. tried a more conventional assault: I. P-K4, P·QB3: 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. N.Q83, PxP; 4. NxP, N·Q2; S. N·KB3, KN .B3: 6. NxN + , Game # 14 : The drama compounds: each time one won· (6. N·N3 is inferioT and time·consuming), NxN; 7. B.QB4, del'S which side will find an improvement. 1. P·K4, P·QB3; B.B4: 8. Q-K2, P·K3; 9. B·KNS, B·NS; 10. 0 ·0 ·0, B·K2; 11. 2. P.o4, p.Q4; 3. P·KS, B·B4; 4. P·KR4, P·KR4?1; S. N·K2, P·K3; P·KR3, BxN; 12. QxB, N·Q4; 13. BxB, Qx8; and Black is rock· 6. N·N3, P·KN3 (not 6 .. . B·N3; 7. B·K2, B-K2; 8. NxP, BxRP; solid. 9. P·RN3, B·K2; 10. N·B6+ wins; if instead 9 . .. BxN; 10. BxB, Still another variant for Black in Keres·Qlafsson, Bled, B·K2; 11. BxP+ wins); 7. NxB, NPxN; 8. P·QB4, P·84; 9. PxQP, 1961: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, p.Q4; 3. N·QB3, PxP; 4. NxP, QxP: and Black stands welL B-B4; S. N·N3, B·N3; 6. B·QB4, P·K3; 7. KN ·K2, N·B3; 8. Game #16: 1. P·K4, P·QB3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4: 3. P·KS, B·B4; P·KR4, P·KR3; 9. N·B4, B·R2; 10. Q·K2, B·Q3; 11. P·QB3, 4. P·KR4, P·B4?1; S. PxP, Q·B2; 6. N·QB3 (QxP is also good), QN·Q2?: 12, BxP!, PxB; 13. NxP, Q·K2; 14. N(3).BS, BxN; N·QB3; 7. N.B3, R·Ql; 8. N·QNS, Q·Bl; 9, KN·Q4 (Smyslov 15. NxP +, K·B2; 16. NxB, QxO + ; 17. KxQ, White won the recommends 9. P·B3, B·NS; 10. Q·R4), B·NS; 10. P·KB3, B·Q2; ensuing endgame. 26 CHESS LIFE This is all background mate"ial whieh will Ii kcly wend its Th.i s is the kind of a game where both sides are in trou· way into the next edition oC MCO. A line which was con· ble! That White bas anything is doubtful. A so·called "im· sidered dangerous to Black- which even put the Caro-Kann provement" (over an origi nal 16. B·K3) is 16. 0·0, as in Benko· out of commission [or a good many years in the thirties-is Addison, US Open, 1961, which continued: 16...... , B·Q3; the Panov·Botvinnik "Attack." The characteristic moves are: 17. R-Ql, Q·R6; 18. B·N5+!, K·N3; 19. Q·Q3+, P·B4; 20. P·84, 1. P·K4, P·Q83: 2. p.Q4. P·Q4: 3. Pll P, PxP; 4. P.Q84. QxQ; 21. RxQ, P·KR3; 22. RxP, and now B-R6! (instead o[ B·NI as played) leads to a drawn ending. IT, indeed, White is to try lor an advantage, then his best chance (though risky) is 16. B- K3. introduced in EVans-Wein· berger, California, 1961. White had an idea which appeared neither in the ga me nor in the published notes by Kmocb in Chess Review. The game continued: 16 ...... B·NS + (best, owing to the devastating threat 01 B·Q4+; if 16 ...... , P·Q5? ; 17. Q·R6+ !, K·K2; 18. RrQ l wins); 17. K·Ql, P·Q5: 18. B·NS + ?I (instead of lB. B·Q2? as played in the game where Wh ite was short oC time and could n ot see the consequences of his intended sac· rifice with the clock ticking over·the·board.), Kx B (accept· ance is virtually forced: jf l B...... , K·N3; 20. R·KNI is powerful); 19. Q.K5+ . The Ponov-Botvinnik Attock It is remarkable that such an innocuous line should con· tain such a positional sting. There have been improvements for both sides since Ihis variation was first popularized in the Flohr·Botvinnik match, 1933. The best continuation is 4 ...... N· KB3: S. N·Q83. N·B3; 6. N·B3 (6. B·NS, P·K3; 7. N·B3, PxP; 8. BxP, n.K2; 9. 0 ·0 , 0 ·0; leads to a typical Q's Gambit Ac· cepted type of position). Here various moves have been tried for Black. Bronste in introduced 6 ...... • P·KN3; an ingcnious method of getting into a Grunleld Defense. 6 ...... P·K3; 7. P·BS, leads into Fischer·lvkov. Buenos Aires, 1960. The basic adva ntage of White's game, despite the drawback of his isolated QP, is the open diagonals which both his Bishops Position Ifle, n. 0.1(5+ enjoy. Curiously enough, Black does not have many good replies. 6...... B·NS leads to interesting complications after 7. PxP (not so sharp is 7. B-K2, P·K3; 8. P·BS, N·J(5), KNxP: 19 ...... , Q.B4 loses immediately to 20. R.Nl+ . and 8. Q-N3 (the "book" alternate is 8. B·QN5, R·B1 ; 9. p.KR3, Black's Queen Calls. BxN; 10. QxB, P·K3; 11. 0 ·0 , P-QR3); Bll N (there is little tour· nament experience with B...... , N·N3); 9. Px8 (9. QxP is 19 ...... K·R3; 20. Q·B4+ . P·N4?; 21 . Q·86+ , K· R4; 22. easily refuted by ... N(4} N5; 10. PxB, R·QNl winning the P·KR41 leads to mate. We shall return to this vatiation again Queen), P· K3 (9 ...... , N·N3 ; 10. P·Q5, N·Q5; U. Q·Ql, N·B4; later. 12. B-N5+, White's (avor): 10. QxP, NxP; 11. B·NS + , NxB; 19 ...... , P·B4; 20. R.Nl +. K· R41 (, ...... , KR3?; 21. Q·B4+, 12. Q·B6+ (an important finesse- forcing Black to move his K·R4; 22. Q·N5 mate); and we have a fascinating position which King, else QxR+), K·K2: 13. QxN(NS ), Q·Q2 (the only wortb· deserves another diagram. while alternative here is 13 ...... , NxN; 14. PxN. but Fischer· Euwe, Zurich, 1960 ended in a slaughter aIter 14 ...... , Q·Q2 ; 15. R·QNl. On 14...... , Q·Q4; 15. QxQ. PxQ; 16. R·QN l is great· ly in favor of White also. The point of Black's refusal to ex· cha nge Knights, even though it weakens White's Pawns, ' is to keep the QN file closed); 14. NxN+ , PxN; 15. Q-K2+ , K-B3 (...... , Q·K3; 16. B·K3, p .B3; 17. O.()·O, K·B2; 18. Q·Q3 favors White). The first move that leaps to mind is, 21. RxP, whereafter Black has at least a draw after KR· Kl (...... , Q.R5 + is always refuted by P·N3); 21. Q·86. R·K8+ (22...... , QxR; 23. QxQ does not win for Black); 23. K·B2, p.Q6+ ; 24. K-N3, Q.Q4+ ; 2S. K· R41, Q-R4+ ; 26. K·N3, Q-Q4+ - RETURN TO DIAGRAM. After 21. Q-N3. B·K2 appears to hold evel'ything with can ful play. U 22. Q_p. Q·K3 followed by QR-KN I wins. H Black has tbe better of it. He can have an immedial.e draw with 21...... , Q·N4 (threatening Q-Q6 +); 22. Q-N4+ , K·R3; 22. Q·R3 + . B·RS; 23. P·B4, P·N3 (...... • P-KR3 ?; 24. Q·B3 mate); 22. Q-B4+ (22. Q.R4+ loses to Q·R4; 23. Q-Bol+, P-N4; 24. 24. R·N5+. K·R3; 25. QxB+ . K-N2 and Black has the better Q-B6+, Q-N3); K·R4; 23. Q-N4+~ K·R3; 24. 0-84+ . K·R4- of It. perpetual ehC(:k- llOt 24 • ...... • P·N4?; 25. 0-86+ . K·R4; 26. RETURN TO DIAGRAM. QxBP+ , K·R5; 27. R-N"+, K·R6; 28. Q·R5 m .. I ~ . Still another try is 21 . Q·B4. and If P·KR3; 22. P-KR4 (not A winning try is 21...... • P·83; 24. P-KR4 (renewi ng the threat of R-N5+, PxR; QxP mate). and now if P·KR3; 25. R_P. 22. Q-N3, P·N4), B-K2 (to meet the Ihnat o( R·N5+ & mate Q_R? (25...... , Q·K3 leads to a problem-like endi ng after next); 23. RxP. KR.KNl?; 24. RxB. QxR; 25. Qx8P+ , R-N4; 26, 26. Q·N4+, QxQ; 27. PxQ+, KxP; 28. K-K2, K-R6; 29. K·B3, P_R. This variation is unclear, and Black doubtlessly has bet· K-R7!-all forced, but Black seems to win!); 26. Q.85+ . Q·N4; ter than 21 ...... • P-KR3. 27. P_O. RPxP; 28. K·K2. and the threat of R-R1 mate wins for White. RETURN TO DIAGRAM AFTER 19. Q-K5+ I'm tired of analyzing. This is far as I gotCo~,~e r - t he-board Instead of 19 ...... • p .B4 Black has a good defense at his in my game wi th Weinberger before giving up and playing disposal with 19 • ...... , K·R3 ; 20. Q·84+ . (20. R·N1 imme the lemon, 18. B-Q2? It appears that tbe worst Black can do diately is refuted by P·N3l ; 21. R·Nol , Q-K21, K·R4! (i nstead is draw, so apparently this variation does not yield White of P-N4??); 21 . R·KNI. any advantage. Now Ready . .. THE FIRST CHESS LIFE ANNUAL Over 350 pages permanently bound of the entire year's 12 issues. Cra m-packed wi th hundreds of games, analysis, photos, news, ratings, cross-tabl es, ca rtoons. articles. This volume will mo ke a ha ndsome addition to your libra ry. Expertly bound and gold sta mped, it will serve as a handy reference guide preserving all of your copies of C HESS LI FE, for 1961. Only a limited number will be ava ilable. Order yaur copy now! Volume XV I- Numbers 1-12. U. S. Cheo Fecleration 80 East 11th St. New York 3, N. Y. POSTAGE PAID 28 CHESS LIFE ities (includ ing pool, ping pong, and S. MATZNI!R D. RIVERA u separllte "skittles" room). Special I. P'04 H·K83 15. N(K4)1I0P N.N College Chess thanks are due to Professor HOward and 2. P-Q84 P-Kl 16. 8.,N • • N llr. Anderson for their help in making 3. N·Q83 P·Q84 17. 8.,R by Peter Berlow 4. P.QS ••• the event a success. ... 11. R·81 II-R3 S. p.,p P·KH3 19. a ·a2 H·Kl 6. N· K83 .," 20. KR.QI H·Q3 Co ngratulations to Larry Gilden, of At tte annual J.C.l.... A. membership 7. P.KNl 8· H2 21 . P ·K4 P·84 meeting, Nath,micl Pierce (Cornell) and • . B·N2 . ~ U . 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QR.NI 8 _R6 3• • R·H6 Q. K4ch and ni ne experts. The players came events to; I I. P·K5 P·1I4 3'. K·82 R·81 ch [rom 13 states (and Puerto Ri co) and 19. Q.R5 KR·Nl 40. K·Nl Q·K6ch represented 26 colleges. Howard Univ Peter Berlow, 22 1-1938 Hall, 30. R·83 Q.al 41. K.R2 R_B1,h ersity provided very comfortable faeil· Pr inceton Univ., Princeton, N.J. 21. P·H4 P·H4 42. Ruilin. NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL CHESS Howard University. Washington, D.C. December 26·30, 1961 , , PIIY.' ColI 'II' • • • , Score 1. Glld4n. LI'.y ...... " ~I 'yll nd ...... " ...... "" ...... W35 W'" W. W'" ., W• w, 6.\ ' J 2. Gould. P. t • • H ...... "" .. .. "" """ ...... " .. ... ".'3 rown ...... N 23 wn ., wn WOO w. 51·1,! 3. Zuck.rml n. a e .nl .d ...... '1rooklyn C ...... " ...... "." ...... 'N32 WU ., W2< ., W• "•• $J·H 4. Rlv. " , Oonl to Jr...... ~ u . rto Rico ...... " ...... " W37 W22 .n W20 W. ., ., S. Ml t1n. r. St. ph. n .. " ...... " ...... " ... " ...... :llIf. Poly ...... 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B·B4 ,.. , 27 . Q.Q2 N·1U P ·B4 44. P-Q6 10. P·B4 B.Q2 2S . P-QRl K· R2 28 . B-BI Q-1(2 10. P·Q4 g·B2 4S. Q.Klth .,,'K· N2 7. g · B' II. Q· K2 R.QBI 26. RxQ R•••·Q7 •. g ·Bl 19. Q XN II. QN-Q2 0 ·0 46. Q.B6 Q.aSch QN·a2 12. N·B3 0 ·0 27. B·Bl A·B7 9. RoO! P·83 3D. IIxll ••• 12. N· Bl N·BS 41. K· Nl g ·K6ch •. , 13. N· KNS P· R3 21 . K· NI a ·B4 10. P _KR4 N_A4 31. N ·N2 g ·R4 13. p-ONl N· N3 41. I(·Rl P·B4 14. N· R3 N.QN5 29. N· Nl B)[KP 11. B-81 33. N/ 2. N4 gxRch 14. N·K3 P·N3 49. Q-QS Q.B8ch N / 2.B3 15. R·B] 30. Resigns 12. P · K4 Q_82 3/1. I(xA ... 15. P· KR3 B·g2 SO. K·R2 Q·B5th ••• 13. P· KS ,.. 35. B-N2 PxN (6) 16. PxKP ,.. 51. K· NI Q.QBlch KAAMER-O SHERWIN_ I Q.B7ch 14. "xP P-B4 36, NKKP K· N2 11. p·B4 KR·Kl 51. K·Bl 1. P.g4 N.KB3 21. Q· NJ P·B! 15, N·NS g ,Nl 37. P·84 K·B3 18. B· N2 B·g3 53. K· N3 P·BSch 2. p·Qa4 P.QB4 23. B·Bl K· RI 16. Q-Kl P · R3 38. K·R2 .", 19. P·QR4 P~RP 54. K·B3 Q.e6c h 3. N·KB3 P· K3 24. NxB 17. N _R3 39. A-Q2 10. P~P B·B3 55. K)[P Q·each .. , R·KNI 4. N· a3 PxP 25. R~QP N•••· B3 18. P-KN4 ... 40. B·A3 Rf2· N2 11 . B·Bl gN.Q' 56. K·B3 Q· B6ch S. NxP Q· N3 16. P · NS N· R4 '9. NxN P · &4 41 . N·81 R.gB2 22. H·gS 51. K·B2 g ·B3ch 6. P·QR3 P·QR3 27. P·QR4 20 . N· R1 P·K4 42. ResIgn s 23. BPxB N•••· R4 58 . K· Nl Q·e5 1. P·gH4 Q .Bl ... 21. R·1I6 Q· B2 '1' . H-82 B -K3 32. H-K3 P·KN4 24. p· RS N/ 4.B3 59. P·Q1 Q. K6ch • • B·,n p-QN3 29. g·gBl B· K3 25 . N.gl KA·Nl 60 . K·Bl Q· Bl ch 9. P· K4 B· Nl 30. II·R3 KA·Ql Q. N1ch 26. H·B4 R·N4 61 . K·e2 10. p. B3 II· Kl 31. R·QBl RxAP 27. B·R4 62. K· N3 Q· Nlch MEDNI$-l SEI0MAN_ O R/ I· NI 11 . e ·K2 0 ·0 12. B· N4 P· KR3 28. P·B4 A· KI 63 . P·K5 Q·Ql 12. 0 ·0 B·Q3 33. Q· N] RI S- Rl 1. P-K4 ,. .. 23. "MU p· B4 19. PxP NflxP 64. I(· A2 P·R4 13. p· R3 N·R4 34. R/ hH 2. P III: P 24. P It P B· Nl 30. NxB 65. 0 ·Q6 K.R3 ••• ••• 14. P·B4 NxP 35. RxB QR·Bl 3. N·Qlll ...... " U . a -NS g .B3 31 . B~A ... "- P·K6 P·R5 n . H{B31·HS PxN 36. RxR Q·R4 4. P-04 H ·Klll u . a xllch .d 32. P· AI> N/ 3-02 61 . P·K7 16. NxNP NxBch 37. R~Ach K•••· A2 5. N·B) .. " 27 . QR·lll R·KBT 33. Q .Kl P·HS 68. p-OI/ Q OoK4c h 17. QxN OoBl 38. B·KI 6. B·QNS ... , U . P·86 14. BxN ••• l>9. Q~Q Ru lgns 11. OoH 4 P·K4 :no. A·(11 ..••• ., 1. ().O 0 ·0-0 ,., N·IIS Rj2·gBl'" 15. KR·gBT R· AI 19. QR.oI ... B2 40. R·AI QxKp t . B· K l 30. H·I(6 20. R-Q S 1'.0] 41 . Resigns 9. P.oR4 .".••• 31. g .1I4 Rl."·B2 21 . KR-QI B·BI 10. PxN P· 83 :no R( K81}-Q1 B·B3 HEARST_v.. KRAMER_ Va 11. N-Q2 P_K) 33. NlIR ... WEINSTEIN-O D. BYRNE_ l 12. N· R2 N · K4 U . P · NS p ·B4 1. P·K4 P·K3 24. N·Q3 .,,' I. P·K4 P.oB4 14. P· NS N·R4 Il. P-oN4 G·H3 35. A·QS B·K4 1. P.o4 ,,,. 25. N-QBS a ·B3 2. H· KB! P-Q3 I S. QBxB ... 14. P·B4 P · R) U . Ax" .", 3. N·Q2 N·QBl 26. N(3)·K4 ••• 3. P·Q4 16. H-Q5 ••• 15. P-85 g · 82 37. IhlRc h 4. KN·B3 .. , 27. N)[B ••• 4. NxP 17. BxB Q-QB4 ... P·gB4 S. N-QB3 16. B·K2 N·N) lB. g.a, g-QSch S. NxP N·B3 21. P)[N 18. 0 ·0 ·0 QR· Nl 17. N-QB3 P-K4 It, I(· RI g · N3 6. N·N3 P·gN3 29. P.g5 P·K4 1>. B·K3 B· N2 19. KR· KI KR ·gBI lB. P.Q5 ,., 40. Q. Klt h K· N2 7. B·QNS B.Q2 30. R·KBI R·R7 ,. P·B] H·B3 20. R·K3 P· N4 19. NxP g _Bl 41 , Q-86eh 8. 0 ·0 P·gR3 31 . R·Bl R/ I ·RI •• Q.Qt. 0·0 21. R·B3 Q · N3 20. P· K4 M·B5 42. RxQ P•••· NS 9. B.R4 P·gN4 32. R(g ).KBI P· B3 •• B·ga4 P·gR4 2,. PxP ••• 21. NxN ... Black 10. B· N3 N-QR4 33. P· KR4 R·R8 ". II· N3 B·Ql 13. R· NJ Q·B4 22. g -B2 P· KN4 II. N·KS B·Bl 34. P·RS R(1 )'R7 n. P·QR4 g .Bl 24. RxR ,.. 12. R·KI ••• 35. R)[R R~R c h ". P·H4 ••• 25. B·N3 ... 13. RPxN B·N2 36 K.R2 Q.K2 u. B·K3 26. Resigns 14. P·QB4 B·g3 37. Q.KR3 R·Rl ••• D. BYRNE- '!:I SHERWIN_'h, 15. g .Kl 0 ·0 31. R·Q2 Q.Q3 BENKO- O BEANSTEIN_ l T. H-KB3 N · KB) '6. ItP"P 16. B· NS B·K2 39. g .K6ch ••• 1. P·KN3 P·K4 21. Q·02 R·K5 2. P.oB4 P·gR4 11. Pit" ."'" 11. QR·QT 40. P~Q K·Bl 2. P·gB4 H.QBl 21. P·B3 A.K2 3. P-KN) P-kN3 " . N ltN II. P~P P'"·R3 41 . R·07 R·R7 3. B· N2 II ·K2 23. R·KI P.KAJ ... P·QR4 4. 8-N1- B· N:1 If. Ax'" 19. B·02 42 . P·QN3 R· N7 4. N·QBl P·Ql 14. A)[R QxA ... RxQNPch 5. 0 -0 0 ·0 20. g -H3 B·gl 20. B·B] B· N5 43. K· N3 S. p· K3 B·K3 25. K· N2 B. N8 6. N·83 N · B 3 21 . A· Bl g · NI 21 . BxB ... 44. K· N4 R· K' , . N·QS Q .Q2 26. P·QN4 P·QA4 7. P.Q3 p.QU 22. Q-1 "REVtOUS TITLES HELD: A VITAL BOOK BY LA.Il ItY E VANS describing, in For the Novice to Internlition.1 Grtndmaster detail, his basic principles and tactics which the Ne..,·Muter U. S. Ch'mpion have so electrified the chess world - including Three times U, S. "Open" a lucid elaboration on the four elements of Space, Ch.mpion Time, Force, Pawn Structure; how to outplay Only C.n.dl.n " Opan" Chllmpion your opponent. PITMAN PUBLISHING CORPORATION, 2 W. 45th St., New York, N.Y. February. 1962 35 • • • OF MASTER PLAY BY LOM ROBIN HOOD IN CHESS? In Sherwood Forest it is difficult to tell the woods from the trees, and one never knows who might be skulking behind one of those mighty oaks. A wealthy nobleman, traveling the lonely forest road, might suddenly be confronted by Little J oh n emerging from the shadows. With his mighty staff he enforces his ideal _ to rob from the rich and to give to the poor. For like purpose was the Battle of Hastings, the 1961 Christmas Tournament, fought. Against the distinguished foreign invaders the Britishers lined up their stoutest opposition. The renowned Penrose, the stubborn defenders Barden and Wade, and the little-known John Littlewood, all were lurking at their boards patiently waiting for the invaders to make the slightest mistake. None of these staunch Englishmen fulfilled his mission more faithfully than John Littlewood. Not only did he draw with the once·world championship contender, Salo Flohr, but he carried off the shields of two Grandmasters Gligoric and Bisguier. This must be considered a splendid feat, though his disappointing score of 4·5 did not give him a place among the leaders. The question remains whether LitiJewood was taken much too lightly, or whether he may really be a candidate for championship chess. If the players at Hastings had seen the following game, they would probably have decided on the lat· ter. The game, played at the Clare Benedict Team Tournament, April 1961, reveals a spirited attacking style combined with a good sense of position play. CARO·KANN Black had two other possibilities, QxP or B·NS+ . Littlewood Bhand (Great Britain) (Swit:lerland) The latter is particularly dangerous 1. P·K4 P.QB3 as the example will demonstrate. i.e., 2. N·KB3 P.o' 9 ...... B-NS+, 10. P·B3 QxB (BxP+, l. N·Bl B-N' 11 . K·K2!), 11. NxN + PxN, 12. QxKBP 4. P·KRl BxN R·N1, 13. PxB and black's position is S. Ox! P·Kl the weaker. The text may be considered 6. p.Q4 N·B3 the safest continuation. 7. B.Ql 10. 0·0·0 QN·Q2 So far quite familiar (Smyslov·Botvin· 11. Q·N3 Q·R4 nik, return match), but here white essays 12. K·NI N-Q4 a much recommended but rarely tried pawn sacrifice, the merit of which can· Black still has difficulty coordinating not be denied. For the pawn white ob his development; however, his position Position after 21. Q·K3! tains the greater development, open is basically sound. Thus, it remains a lines, and a dangerous initiative. It is fighting game with chances for both This move serves a double purpose, this writer's opinion that with patience sides. a threat against the black king pawn and black can defend the game. 13. B·Q2 Q·B2 queen rook pawn by enforcing P·QN4, 7...... PxP 14. P·KB4 0·0-0 15. P·B4 N{4}-Bl and the attack against the king's wing 8. NxP QxP by the advance P·KN4·NS. 9. B·K3 Q.Ql The alternative IS...... N·NS, 16. BxN BxB, 17. Qx,P QxP, 18. KR·Bl Q·K4 21 • ...... P·QR4 gives black easy equality. 22. P·QRl K·NI 16. B·B3 NxN 17. BxN N·B4 A better chance for survival is of· 18. RxR+ Qx. fered by 22 ...... P-M, 23. B-N4 Q·N3, 19. B·B2 P·Bl 24. BxN BxB, 2S. QxP+ K·N1 , 26. K-R2 ; Suddenly it becomes clear that white and although white still has the advan has the better position. The pressure tage, the bishops of opposite colors offer he exerts against the black king·side excellent drawing chances. is more than enough compensation for the pawn minus, especially since black 23. P-QN4 PxP has already weakened his king pawn. 24. PxP N·Rl 20. R·QI Q·B2 2S. P.QBS Q·Bl Position Ifter 9 ...... Q-Ql 21. Q·K3! 26. P·N4 ...... 36 CHESS LIFE White has effectively tied down the black queen side ; so he may now turn his attention to the other wing. Byrne Wins North Central Open 26 ...... N·B2 27. P·KN5 B·K2 The only move. 27 ...... N·Q4 is an· of the U . S. In t e r national St udents' swered by 28. RxN! any PxR, 29 PxP PxP, p lace. 30. BxBP R·Nl, 31. B-K5+ ! for the event, again r eflected the growln j popu. events. T he tournament w<:s sponsored by t h e W scon sin SI000 p r be fund. Scene of pla y was t h e Sky Room of 28. PxP BxKBP r ecent 162-player W estern Open. Ernest Olfe w as 29. B-K5! R·Ql Mann. In the final round, after successively winning ; USCF P r esident . ~' r ed Cr amer, Milwau kee; If black did not have that extra pawn ; and Theodol'Ovitch and Br aSke t in the 5th he would be able to relieve the pin which will eventually r esult in his demise. As , t opped the ju nlo'- p l ayers, and title. W . H. D onnelly, Valpar aiso, it is, the king pawn I S weak anyway. fou rteen·year--old £tnd from Mil the Class C title. 30. R·Q6 K·R2 31. Q·R3 + N·R3 32. Q.R5 OxO U.S, Championship-Cont'd, BENKO_ v> HEARST_ v> L P, K4 R. BYRNE_ I BERNSTEIN_ O P.QB4 54. RxPch 'x, ,. N· KB3 P·QR3 55. Kx B R·B4 I. P-Q4 N·KB3 IS. B· KBI KR·KI ,. P· KN 3 P· KN3 2. P·QH4 P·QB] 16. Q·K2 P·QR3 56. K·Kl K· KS B·N2 B· N2 57. B·R4 3. N. KB 3 P.Q4 11. P·QR] N·B4 •• R·B6 ,. 0·0 NoOB3 58. B·QI 4. P· K3 P·Kl 18. QR.QI Q.B5 K·Q5 P·B3 P·K4 59. B·R4 5. B·Q3 QN.Ql It. P·QN4 N/ 4.KS •• R· R6 ,. N· R3 KN ·K2 60. B·Q7 R·R7ch 6. QN·Q2 P.QN 3 21). Nx N Nx N ,. N· B4 1. 0 ·0 B· N2 21. P·KN3 Q·R3 0·0 61. K·KI K·K5 N·Q6 Q·B2 6l. B·B6ch 8. P·QN3 B· K2 22 . B· Nl P ·B4 •10.• NxB QRx N K.o. 9. B· N2 0 ·0 23. P·B3 Rx N 63. B· N5ch K·B7 II. P·Q3 P·Q4 64. B·Q7 R· R4 Ie. P·K4 PxKP 24. RxR N· N4 12. PxP II. NxP P·B4 25 . P·KR4 N·Bl Nxe 65. K·K2 R·K4ch 12. N· N3 PxP 24. Qx P QxQ 13. R·KI QR.QI 66. K· BI K·Q7 13. NxP Q.B2 27. RxQ P· B5 14. Q-B2 P-KR3 67. B·B8 R·R4 14. R·KI QR.QI 28. R·Q7 Res. 15. B·Q2 K· Rl 6S. B·Q7 R·K4 16. QR·QI P·B4 69. B· BB R·B4 ROUND NINE 17. P·QR3 '.o' 70. B.Q7 K·Q6 18. B·QBI R/IoOI 71. B·K6 K·K5 BE RNSTE IN_ I KRAMER_ a 19. N·Q2 N/3.K2 n . K· N2 R·B8 Position 3l ...... , RxR 20. N·BI Q.Q3 "fter I . N·KB3 P·Q4 37. P·QN4 73. B·Q7 R·B2 Q·R4 21. B·B3 B· B3 74. B·R4 2. P·B4 P· K3 38 . R·K R·R5 K.Q6 22. Q·K2 P·QN4 75. B· N3 R·K2 3. P·QN3 P.QB4 39. Q· NS R·R6 l 3. P· KR4 Here could black better hold out with 4. Px P PxP K· N2 76. K· BI K·Q7 40. N·B7 0 _0 :4. N·Q2 N·B2 32. B·K2? An interesting line wo uld S. P·Q4 N·QB3 41. NxQ R.QN6 77. B·R4 R·K8ch 25. N· N3 N·K3 K-N2 6. P,K3 N·B3 42 . P· K4 Ox. R· K5 follow, 33 . P·N5! BxR, 34. Q·N6 + K·Rl, l6. Q·B2 R· KRI ". B·Q7 R·K4 35. PxB PXP, 36. B·K4! threatening 7. B·K2 PxP 43. BxB 'xO l7. B· N2 P· N4 ". 8. Nx P Q. N3 44. N·Q6 R·K2 00. K·BI K·Q6 28. PxP K· N2 QxN to which there I S no defense. 9. NxN PxN 45 . R·QB ' ·N ... ". K·K7 29. Q· K2 10. 0 ·0 B. K2 N·Q4 B·B8 K·K8 46. R·B4 N·' 30. N·RI K· N3 ". 33. Q·N6+ K·Rl 11. N· B3 0 ·0 K· NI R·B4 47. P· R4 PQR4 31. N· B2 Rjl·R2 "84.. B·Q7 34. PxR B-Q1 12: B· N2 R·Q 48. R·QR3 K·K7 R·R2 31. P·QB4 N·Kl K· N2 13. Q·B2 Q·B2 ' 9. RI" . R4 R· N8c" K·Q6 35. Q·Q4 Q·Q2 33. P·QN4 N·B3 86.". B·K6 14. QR· B B· Nl 50. K·R2 R·Q8 K·K5 NPxP QxBP 87. B·Q7 R·B2 The power of the bishop pair in its 15. N· R4 N.Q2 51 . N· N5 R· Nl ". B· N2 16. B·Q3 P·KR3 52 . RxP P·KNS 88. B·R4 P· BS full force is dem-onstrated in this posi· N· N3 ". 89. Px P 17. B·B5 N·B 53. P,N3 N· K2 "...... Kx. P·Q4 N/ K3xP tion. White can have his pawn hack any 18. Q·K2 B.Q3 54. R·R2 N·B3 ". 90. B· N1 R·Q2 NxN NxN 91 . B· R4 R·Q3 time he so chooses, but he has better. If. P·B4 Q. K2 55. R·R8 t h K·R2 "39. Bx N 20. R·KB3 P· B] 56. N·B3 R·K8 'xO 92. B· N5 R·Q7 4 ~. Q·Q3 Q· BS 36. B·Q3 P·KN3 21 . R·QBl R·K 57. R·QBS N·Q5 93. K·BI R·B7 41. R· K2 OxO 94. B· R6 37. Q·R1 2' . Q.Bl P·B4 58. P· R5 P· N3 R·B8ch K·R2 'xO R·QB2 95. K· N2 R·B2 38. B.Q4+ K·NI 23 . R· R3 QR·Q 59. R·B4 R·QB8 ". R·QI 24. R·B B.B 60. RxN •.o, 96. B·Q3 R·B3 OxN ". B·BI R·B6 97. K.BI If 38 ...... B·N3 then 39. BxB+ KxB, 25. BxB 61. R·Q6 K· Nl ". R· N2 26. R' Q P-'x'QBS Ox. 98. B· N5 K'.o· N4' 62. P· K5 P x KP ". RxNP P·Q6 40. Q·Q4+ P·B4, 41. PxP+ NxP, 42. 27. N·B3 63. RxPch ... 99. K· N2 K·RS ... K· Rl !l· N2 P·Q7 lOO . B·B4 R.Q] Q·N4+ etc. l8. NxP Q.N2 64. PxP R·K6 ". R·Q5 'x, 101. K· BI K· N4 29. Q·B3 Q· KB2 65. R(2 ).R6 R,N7ch ".49. BxR 39. Q·R4 Q.KB2 30. Pxp B· N4 102. B· N5 R·B7 N·R2 66. K·R3 Ox. SO. K·BI K·B3 40. B·K5 K·R2 31. Q· N4 R,B7 103. Bo03 R· N7 67. R·R7c h K·' 51. K·Kl K·K4 41. P·N5 32. B·B3 B·B4 68. RxPch K·N 104. B·K4 K·B5 PxP ". B·B6 K·Q5 lOS. B·B6 Dra wn 42. BxQNP Q.B4+ 33. Q·B5 R·K7 69. R·QB' . ·K B·Q7 R·R4 34. Q·Q3 R·R7 70. P· N4 K·' ". With so little mater ial left on the 35. Q·B4 ,., 71. K· R4 36. R· N3 K·' RESIGNS board, it is amazing that white actually WEINSTEIN_ V> EVANS-'At has the win. Nevertheless, Little J ohn o. BYRNE- 'h. R. BYRNE_ lh I . P·Q4 N·KB3 17. RxR N.B3 wraps up the prize with a few swift I . P·QB4 P·KN3 16. QxB B·B3 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 18. R·Q3 B·B4 strokes of his mighty staff. l. N·QB3 B· Nl 17. P·QN4 P·QN4 1. N·QB3 B· Nl 19. R· K3 Bx N 3. P·KN3 N·KBl 18. PxP e.p. N· K3 4. P· K4 P·Q3 20. Rx B No04 43. K·R2 Q·B2 4. B·Nl 0 ·0 I'. Q. K3 oxe 5. B·K2 0 ·0 21. RxN PxR 44. P·Q7 B.N3 5. P·K4 P·QB4 lO. N·Q5 OxN 6. N·B3 P· K4 22. B·QR5 N. KB 5 45. BxN PxN 6. KN·Kl N·QB3 ll. KPxB N·Q5 7. B· NS P·KR3 23. B· KB3 N.Q6c h 7. 0·0 P·Q3 22 . QxP N· B7 8. B· R4 QNoOl l 4. K·Ql NxP 46. Q·B6 Resig'"s 8. P·Q3 R· NI 23 . P·B5 QxNP 9. Q·Ql ... l5, 8 x P R·QBI 9. P·KR3 P·QR3 24. RxP 10. NxP Nxe It is easy to see how Littlewood could ... 26. R·QBI B·KS 10. P·QR4 N· KI 25. R·QB6 11. BxQ N .." NxO 27. Bx B NxBch beat any player at any given time, since II. B·K3 N·B2 26. R·B7 P·B5 12. BxP Nxe 28. K·Ql N·B7ch he does not appear to be in the least 12. P·Q4 PxP 27 . R·KI N·B4 13. '0·0·0 Nj2·N3 :9. K' Ql N· K5 ch timid about sacrifi-cing material early 13. NxP Bo02 28 . QxQ OXO 14. P·QN3 N-K4 30. K·QI N·B7ch 14. P·R5 Nx N DRAW 15. Bx P R·QI 31. K·Q2 N·K5c h in the game. 15. BxN BxB 16. B· B7 'xN DRAW February, 1962 3' SHERWIN_ 'll MEDNIS-\It MIDNIS_ I WEINSTEIH-4 KRAMIIl_V. TURNIR- V. I. N·KII3 N-KII3 22 . ..·RS " -OH4 1. P·K4 P-oll. 37. R.A., H-OII5 H-K.3 12 • • -K2 23. OR-QI 0 -K4 I. "·04 ,.. , 2. "-Q4 " ·KH3 2. H· KII3 " ·01 ,.. axN , 1_ P-Q1I4 P·K3 13. 0-0 O·Kl 1. a -HS II·Hl 24. KR ·KI P ·1I4 .. 3. P-Q4 P.P It. N/ 4-H5 H-.5 3_ H-QlIl 14. P-QH4 . ·H5 4_ OH-Q2 ..-Q4 K-Rl . ·H5 25. " -H3 4_ HXP H_K.3 40_ IIXH 4. H-Ill P _.4 IS_ H-Q4 S. " ·K3 0-0 26. II_HI 0 ·113 ,.. S. H-QIIl P-oRl 41 . R .... 5 • • -02 0.0 16. H .. H ... ' , . a-Q) OH-Q2 21. Q.1I1 R·Ol ••• ... 6 _ II·KH5 " ·K3 41. H .. R R·H5 6 _ R·II ,"P 11. R-K KR·K 1 . ... a3 ".Hl 1 • . R·K2 RI.oI 1. 0 -.3 ..· R3 41 . K-II' 7. HXP H·.3 II...... 0 .0 . ·N2 29. K-al K·HI ' .... I . • . R4 , , 44. H .. II II·Kkh... I . N·.3 ..· 04 It. " -H3 H-K5 t_ O.H " _114 10. K·Kl .. K·.' t . 0-0-0 H-1I3 U . K' HI t . P-oR3 . -K2 10_ NXH 10. "-QN4 .. 11 . K-Q2 _.5 K·H' 10. 0 · K2 0 -N3 46 . H·OI II•••·H3 10. P· K3 P-QRl DRAW ••• 12. K-QIU R·O) II. a-.' R-K 11 . H.H3 P·N4 47. R· A.4 11 _ .... P 12 . ... 0R4 " ·K4 n . K·Hl R(3)·02 ... , "P 12. II -H3 H-K4 4'. K·II1 " -K4 n . "x" NxK" 24. R(l )-Ol 0 -112 13. P-KR4 R-KNI 49. P ·II1 14. H.N RxH 35. R-QBI 0 ·K2 ' 14 ...... 50. PoON4 II_Kkh... .ERHSTIIH-4 D ••VRHE_I R·03 P., IS. H·.3 R-KI 36. 0-01 IS. P·83 0 ·111 51 . N .. 8 P •• 16. 0 _01 0 -.' 31. O-RI R(3)-Q2 1. N.K.3 " ·0" 11. Il· .. P·ON' 16. 0 ·K3 P_N4 52. A.· 11t! 1. P-Q.4 P-KN3 17. axH .xa 3.. P_KR4 P-KR4 .... 12. P-QR4 POP 11. 0 ·04 R·NI 53. K-.2 R·07ch 1. N-.3 II. H-Q4 "-QR3 19. Rl-Ql K·R2 . ·N2 23. N-" O·H' I I. " -R3 B_te2 5-4 . K' H3 ..P 19_ 0 -01 a _Hl 40. K·1I2 0 ·K4 4. P-KH3 H-o.3 24. O-Kl R·KI n . II-K2 II-QIII 55_ R·KI P ·K1 S. II-H2 10. 11-01 Q.al 41 . N-K2 1"-1(4 25 . K· 1I1 H·K4 20. K.HI HI l-Q2 R-1I7 • • P-Q3 21 . a .a3 OR·O DRAW U . K·.' 1"·03 U . HxN ••• 21 . R· R' 0-" 51. K-Q2 ... 1. R.QNI KH.K2 17_".3 OR·KI 22 . R-R7 II ·K2 51. R ... P _1I4 I . P-QIU I"·OR4 21. II ... RxKI" SEIDMAN 0 TUltNER_ I 21. R·R' .... 5•. "X" K", • • 0-'0 0.0 29. 0·111 Pd 24. R·Rl R-QN2 60. K-.2 1. I'·K4 1'-Q.3 30. It-Q K", 10. N·KI . -K3 30. R.O" R.RI" ... 25. H.R2 . -K2 6t_ K·Hl ..·KS II. N·.2 ... 31 . K-HI R-oIlI 2. H-KII3 , ,... 31 . "x. , 26. R·R6 II-III 62_ R-Qlch K_K4 12. P .. I" ... •• P 3. N.o.3 PoP n. N·II' H·.l n . OxR .. 0 ·K3 . _ H .. P , 33. K-R B •• 27 . • ·.7 K-1<2 63. R-O' ... 13. H.H ... 33. Q-Q5 ... 21. 0 ·113 M . " -HS P-K' 14 . .... P·K3 ,.. 0 •• 34. R ..Q R•-••K' 5. 0 -K2 O·R' ••• K·1I5 ... , . 1'·03 KN·lll 35. P·N4 fl. HXO 0-., .s. K·II. 15. N.K3 35. R-01 RxPch o..' lO_ H·04 N·II1 "- R·KI R·a3 16_ . ·02 KR-Ql"K' 36. K-Rl R/ "N7 7. 11·114 36 • • ·113 0 ·K.7 B_B3 R-Okh 0 ·R4ch••• 37. K-R2 0 ·N3 31 . R·ItS 61. K·04 11. 1"·114 37. R-Kl R/ NI. K7 • • ...N 32. P· R4 ... 1(·11$ 9. P·083 p· K4 31. R·O' K·Nl N/'·H3 R·O' 11. Rxl" 11·05 31. Rxll 33. PxP P.P R-ONI R-K4 '" ... 10 • • -H3 II· Kl 39 . 0 ·03 Q • • 2 n . "·H. n . 0 -R7 39. R-ONI R-07 34. HI 4xH .. R-Ol 10. " ·114 K·1I6 10. K-Nl 1"-.4 40_ R•• I,n, 11 . 0 -82 0 ·0 40. P·R3 H·O' P_K7 II-a, 41 . R .. N P .. 35. H·04 B·OH2 11 . K·1I6 12. II· Kl 72 . P·H1 R ••I,n, 11. 0 ·0 '·K .2. PxP 0 ·03 36. 11 · 111 It·Olli 14_ H'02 0 ·111 43. P-Q84 P-QN3 ROUND ELEVEN N-H3 44. 0·83 R·OII U . H_" R. IIVRHE- 1 SHIiRWIN-O 5HIRWIH-I IIERHSTEIN-4 16_ H.K3 II·N4 45_ Q-03 P ·.4 17. N·N. 8 _.5 46. . ·K2 P· KS I . P-Q' N-K.3 31 . RxH R·HI 1. P-Q4 N.K., 0-Q3 p ... n . I'·N5 11_ II·R4 I'·KIt. 47. Q.IU 0 ·K4 2. P-QII. n . R·a, ..., 2_ P-Q.4 P-oll3 23. I'x" P-QS P·KN3 J3. R.H •• R(31 ""P It. N·K3 I'· KH3 .... 1'-0R4 R_1I1 3. 3. N_K.3 2• • 8-0" 4. H-oll3 II·H2 34_ RxR II-K1 ,... , II_R3 ... 10. OR-Q 49. P-ItS POP 4. H·1I3 I'· K3 15_ 0 -Klt3 P· lt3 21 . II -H3 0 _K2 SO . P.P R·.2 5. " ' K4 P,,' 35. R...... 5. " -K3 OH-Q2 26_ N·.3 B.P 22_ P· KIt. II-liS K_It2 • • N·K.3 0 ·0 06• • -0 It -al . _ 0 ·112 51. K·N K_1I2 8 -H5 27. R·N 11-.' 13. R-03 II-K3 52 . K-.2 1'_85 1. • -K2 P·K4 37 . • · R4ch 7 • • -02 0 ·0 18 ...... 14. KR-O OR·O 53. P .. P R.Pch I . II ·H5 P-KR3 38. N·N7 II·K2 • . I'-OU • -R4 29. N-It • • • • -R4 39 . II·K R·OHI H".· Rl 15. p·Ot'" 54_ K·N Q· Rlch 0-.2 9. B·03 POP 30. N-.S 0 ·H4 26. OIlR 0•••·lt6 55 . K-Rl RxPch 10. H·02 N·R2 40 . • -.6 P·H4 10 . ....1' 0 ·K2 31. N .. Pch 27. R-02 0 -K2 56. K-N3 0 ·K8ch 11 . ... ., P·R3 41 . K·a2 I'_KR4 . ·112 K·' P_HS n. 0 ·0 n . RxH OR·O 21. R·O O· R' 57_ Q-1I2 R·H5ch 11. P-oRl ... , 42 . I'·KR3 12. II -It2 33. HxPch Q.Kl 11 . • ·.2 "_.4 43 . RP.I' POP ••• ... It. R·02 51_ Itell,n, 11. 01t· 1I I'-QR4 34. R.1t 0 · H3 14. P-QH4 P·1I5 44. P.I' It-Kltl 14_ " ·K4 I'-K4 35. 0 -.5 KH_1I3 45. a -R5 It -Itl IS. R·ONI 15_ P-Q$ 36_ R ..O K•••·H2 16. Q.N3 P ·N3 46. I'.N5 ... , ROUND TEN ..... ,,_ I'xl' PoP 37_ p· lt4 H •• 3 17. O..Q R·.2 47 . ..117 R-.7ch 11. N-oR4 . -R3 lI. P -.3 11_ PxP N .... p ..._ K-KI R·"ch ... , 'EVAHS-V. II'ENKO-YJ 11. H-N5 It·K. It. P-R5 N_R2 It_ 0 -Jl4 . _N2 49_ K-Q2 ..P It. KIt-Q . ·N4 40. K-R2 K·lt3 I . P·K' P-oll3 1 • • P·Klt4 KIt·tel 20_ R-H2 N_.' SO_ N .. Pch K ·H3 20. H-Q., 41 • • -H3 RElIGHS 1. P-04 17. II-N5 11 . KR·Hl 51 . • ·I(lch K_H2 .-.1 .-., 21 . H ... •,• •• 3. H-o.3 P'"POP 11. OR." H·Q4 R-It2 R_KHI .. 22. 0 ·11' 52. 8 ·0' • • Nxl' 11 ·114 19. P.R$ POP 23 . R·Ni R-02 53 . II ... It ... ch 5_ N-N3 II-N3 20. N .. P 1'·113 14. 0.0 OR.. O 54. K' 0 3 WIiINITEIN-V1 It. BYRNE_v.. ,. H·1I3 11. 8 ·02 ... N·02 P·K4 15. N·H3 . ·K 55. N·.5ch K_.3 N· K.3 32 . R(2)' K2 7. 11·03 P _K3 22 ...... HXKP 16. N.RS 11 .113 56. P·O' R-HI I. "-04 ••• I. 0-0 KN-1I3 23. N-N3 H'02 2. P-Q8. P' KH3 33. H-oR. N •• 11. R-HI R·I(H2 57. P-oI K· K3 II -N2 ,.. P.H • • It-Kl . -K2 14. O .. R 21. R.RI .51. N-04Ch K-K2 3. H-oll3 R-K2 ••• 35. R-oNl 10. " ·11' 0 ·0 25. 1t .. 1t K-.2 :If. N·R4 ...K-.2 ' n . N·llkh K·1I1 4. P-K' P,,' R-oll2 1"-113 II. p ·N3 0 -R4 26. R-K2 30_ N·H' 60_ P.QI(O) ltelllln5 5. P ·.3 36. K-02 K· .3 ... , • • _K3 P-QR3 17. K·K K·K2 12 . .... RPx. 27. H-04 ••• ... Q-Q2 I'-QNt lI. K-1I2 . 1. U . 0 -K2 I'-QN4 21. It .. P K", 14• • -Q2 0 ·R3 DRAW HEAltST-G SEIDMAH_l I . . .It, B.B 3'). K.N2 It-oHl • . 0 •• 0 ·R4 ... R.. R 15. P·.5 0 ·N2 1_ H·K.3 H·KII3 22 • • ·H R(I )- N ... ON'03 41 _ N·IIS 23. N·K3 0-H3 10. I'·KR4 3. p·KN3 .. ·.4 II. KN-K2 POP 42. P·R5 R•·R5•• N·.3 24 . • -R 0 ·R3 3_ • . H2 12_ O..Q-O 43 . K-H' It -R2 ..·KH3 25. II·Nl , .... , • . 0 -0 .• N·N3 44. R-K R·R4 5_ P-03 . _H2 26 . O·KII H_K2 13. TARRASCH - 14 . N-.'... 1tS It·KH 45 . B_N4 R·R2 , . ... K4 0-0 27. H·K P", ItPIIP 44 • • -K2 300 Chess Games 21 ...... 15 . .... P R-oll2 1_ QN-02 ••• P·K4 16. 0 · R3 O·KN. 41 _ II.RP • . " ·Olt4 P-ORl fl. "xP N .. teP ... This Vr •• t c1.ssic is now n.iI.bl., 11. O·Ri 41. H.II R·K2 • • p _KR3 P-QH4 30. 1'·06 P·KBS ••• complet. in Engli5h, for the first 11. RxO P·04 n . N·II$ ... , 10. p.Q1I3 6 -N2 31 . "xP O".Pch It. P-K5 KH·03 50. P·IIS NPxP tim• • Translated, with comm.nts, by 51 . NxH n . N·K p·N5 32. K-A. H·1I4 20. " ·K' ••• ... U.S. Junior Champion Robin Ault. 11. I"xl'ch 52_ P·R6 R·ORl 33. NxH K" Mimlotlrllph.d, 81/:zxll, with co .... rs 12 _ P-08' P'" ••• 22. R·I( ' ·K 53. R·OR P·K4 Ind plastic spinl binding. U . P.K.4 N·Ol 24. K.R2 ... 23. P-QN3 POP 5-4_ P·N' 1(.1(3 14. K·R2 P_1I4 3$. 1t.1I R .. Rch 14. P .. I' K-N2 55. R-Qa •• P Vol. 1- 119 gam.s, 120 plgIs-$3.00 POP 36 . OxR R .. Och 15. R·Rl K·83 56. P·N7 15. Px" 16. P.KN4 I'-K3 51. P ..P KK-...' Vol. 11-181 gimes, 248 'pages $~ . OO 16. H(11- 113 P ·K3 37. K.R .oP 31_ N.o3 H(I}-Q2 51 . K-.4 K-N3 BOTH FOR ONLY $6.25 11. R-R2 O·Kl SI. N.N ••• 2 .. P·K.' R·KR st. R-Hch K-.2 11. P·H3 K·' It. II·N3 Q-Q4ch 29. P-NSch K·1I2 60. K.I' 1'· 114 30• • ·R3 K·N> 61 . R· KR Ord.r from ROBIN AUL T, 22 MunSH 1• • H·1I2 40. K ·H O.H .. ••• 31 . R·Kl DRAWN Dri.... . Cranford. New J.rs.y 20. II· K3 • -.3 41 . R. KH2 .... ••• 11 • • · 111 R·N3 Rell,n, Cont'd. on pig•• , 3B CHESS LIFE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE OPENINGS by International Master Raymond Weinstein THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE XIVth OLYMPIA DE (Part II) VI. SICILIAN DEFENSE Protecting the K4 square by preventing ...... , B-NS. The Seheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense is char 10...... , P_KN4?; 11 . P·BSt, NxP; 12. Q-K2, QN-B3; 13. acterized by Black's pawns at Q3 and K3 . After several years 0-0-0 , B-K2; 14. B·N2, B·Q2; 15. BxQPt! with a winning attack. of neglect, the world's leading masters arc again adopting it. Keres·Clarke went 6. P·KN4, P-KR3; 7. B-K3, N·B3; 8. P-KR3, Mcrcuri·Petrosian is an excellent example of the difficulties P-Q4I ? 9. P·KS, KN ·Q2; 10. P-QR3! to be mastcred by both sides. Q·B3. P·R3; 13. B·K2 , Q.R4 chi 14. B·Q2, Q·RS; 15. N-N3, Q·KS; 1. P_K4 , P·QB4; 2. N·KB3, P·K3 ; 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, 16. 0 -0·0, 0 ·0 ·0 ; 17. B-K3. N-KB3; S. N-QB3, P-Q3; 6. B·K2. P-QR3: 7_ P-QR4_ Black's structural defect, the isolated Q-Pawn, still remains. White chooses a conventional system of development. Fischer-Najdon: 6. P.KN4, P-QR3; 7. P·NS, KN-Q2; 8. B-K3, P·N4; 9. P-QR3, B·N2; 10. Q-Q2. B-K2; 11. P·KR4, N·B4; 12. P-B3, Q-B2; 13. 0 -0 ·0 , QN·Q2; 14. BxP. Bronstein made a simi larly succcssful Bishop sacrificc against Najdor£ in the USSR-Argcntine match of 1954. Since it is inconceivable that a master of Naj dorPs strength over looked the possibility of White's sacrifice, he must still be convinced that the offer is unsound. _... _.14 ...... , PxB; lS. KNxNP, Q·B3; 16. NxP ch, BxN; 17. QxB. White stands better . • • • A third system of development for Whitc, popUlarized by Spassky, was used succcssfuUy by Tal against Najdorf. 6. B·K3 , P-QR3; 7. P·B4, P·QN4; 8. Q·B3, B-N2: 9. B-Q3, QN·Q2; 10. 0 -0 , B·K2 ; 11 . P-QRJ, 0 ·0 ; 12. Q·R3, Q-B2; (12 ...... , N-B4?; 13. P-KSI ); 13. QR·Kl , N·B4; 14. B-B2, P-Q4? (14 ...... , P-KN3 is bet- Position . fte . 6 ...... , P-QR3 ter); lS. PxP, NxB; 16. PxN , Bli P; (If 16 ...... , NxP, then 17. 7 ...... , 8·K2; B. 0 ·0 , Q·B2; 9. K-R1. NxKPI); 17. NxB, PxN; 18. N-Bs, B·B4i 19. P-Q4, B-R2; 20. B-R4, Waste of time, 9. B·K3 or 9. P·B4 is preferable. N-KS; 21. RxNI , PxR; 22. B·B6t and Wbitc won. 9 ...... , P·QN3; 10. P·B4, B-N2; 11 . B·B3, O-O? White loses an important tempo in Durao-Tal, per mitting A surprising mistake fOr Petrosian. Co rrect is 11...... , Black to equalize. 6. B·K3, P·QR3; 7. P-B4, Q-B2; 8, B-Q3, QN.Q2. QN ·Q2; 9. 0 ·0 , B·K2; 10. K-Rl?, P·QN4; 11 . P-QR3, B-N2; 12. Q-B3, N-B4; 13. QR·Kl , 0 -0 ; 14_ P-BS. 12. P-BS? 14. Q·R3 would now be met by 14 ...... , QR-Kli (Capturing Returning the compliment 12. P-KS! was indicated and strong. 12 ...... , PxP; 13_ PxP, KN -Q2; 14. BxB, QxB: 15. B-B4. White's K-Pawn loses to an eventual NxKP! by White); 15. B-B2. P-K41; 16. PxP, PxP; 17. N-BS, B-Q1. The text movc N-QB3?; 16. Q·B3! or 15 ...... , B-NS; 16. Q-N4! Also possible allows BlaCk to react strongly in the ccnter. is 12. P·KS! . PxP; 13. PxP, N·Q4; 14. BxN, PxB; IS . B-B4 or lS. N-BS, QxP; 16. R-Kl, QxN(4); 17. RxB wi th mc.Te than enough 14 ...... , P-K4; 15. KN·K2 , QR-Ql ; 16. N-N3. NIIB; 17. compensation for the pawn sacrifice. PxN , P-04. The text move clarifies the ccnter pawn posi tion, but not to White's advantage. 12 •. __ ..... , P-K4; 13. KN ·K2, QN·Q2; 14. P-KN4, N-B4; 15. After the moves I. P·K4, P-QB4; 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, N-N3, P-R3; 16_ B-K3 , KR ·Ql ; 17. Q-Q2, N·R2 with equality. PxP; 4. NxP, all the opening primers state that Black must play 4 ...... • N·KB3 in order to fo rcc White to block his Q_ Bishop Pawn by S. N-QB3. If not prevented, White will play P-QB4 and achieve the Maroczy Bind. In recent year s, how A more aggressive system against the Scheveningen is ever , several systems in the Sicilian Defense have been evolved based upon an early P·KN4 for White. After 1. P·K4, P-QB4; which permit the Maroczy Bind, and then proceed to work 2. N-KB3, P-K3 ; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·KB3; S. N·QB3, P·Q3, against it. One of them, the Accelerated Fianchetto, begins Keres-Bilek went 6. B·K3 , P.QR3; 7. P·B4, Q·B2; 8. P·KN4, after 1. P-K4 , P·QB4; 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NIIP, P-Q4t? 9. P· KS, KN -Q2; 10. P·QR3l P-KN3. February, 1962 39 The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian still r emains the most popular answer to 1. P·K4. During the Ol ympiade, it was a favorite weapon of grandmasters and masters alike. After 1. P·K4, P·084; 2. N·KB3, P.o3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·K83; S. N-oa3. P-OR3, White can choose a positional or an ;Ittacking system, as be likes. Posi t i on , ft.r 4 •...... • P. KN3 White has many tries here. If S. NxN. NPxN; 6. Q·Q4, then 6 ...... • N·83; 7. P·KS. N·NI: 8. P·K6, N·83; 9. PxBP ch, KxP with equality . Also 6 ...... " P·83; 7. N·83. 8·KN2; 8. 8-Q84, N·R3; 9. P·KR4. Q·N3 is good enough for Black. , '. "" '- ' '- _. ~ - Slmngln sa-ys Black gets good counterplay after 5. N-Q83, B·N2; 6. 8 ·K3, N-83; 7. 8·K2, 0·0; 8. 0 -0 , P-Q41 but that White Position 1ft • • 5 ...... , P·QRJ can transpose into the nor mal line with 8. N·Nl. Agu ine-Lombardy is a good example of the danger in Aronin·Geller, 18th USSR Championship, went S. N-QB3, playing passively when choosing a positional system. 6. P-QR4, B-N2; 6. B·I<3, N·83; 7. NxN, NPxN ; 8. P·I February, 1962 41 Chess In the United States Veter an uscr Expert Harlow 8 . Daly won the individu, 1 State Ch. mpio n Club's neatly multigraphed bulletin con· won the 1962 Portland (Maine) Cham ship from a strong fi eld." gratulates Bob Bornholtz in its December p ionship, ending the fi ve.year reign o( number on becoming Pittsburgh's £i rst Stanley Elowitch. Daly scored Slh points Frank Skoff, President of the Gompers USCF master. It announces also that the in the six-round Swiss, winning rive and Park Chess Club (Chicago), reports that Pit tsburgh Industrial League got off to drawing with the defending champion. Arthur Glassman took fi rst place in Sec· a good slar t wi th 14 tcams competing. Dr. Vaughn Sturtevant fi nished second tion A o[ the Group II Club Tournament in the 12·man field with 5 points, fol with an 8·1 score. Dr. M. Pimsler took Dick Verber, 17·year ·old high school lowed by John Morrill with 4, and Elo second (7 'h), wbile William Wagenhals scnior, has won all four of Ihe rating witch and Randy Johnson with 31h each. was a close third (7). tournaments conducted by the Chicago Chess Club, with a total score of 16 Still in Ma ine: Th e Portlalld Chess Paul Ewing was first in the B section wins, 7 draws, 0 losses. The last of these Cl ub defeated the Waterville C. C. 6·1, of the 5ame tournament wi th 7·2, nosing tournaments, the Windy City Open saw avenging losses in the two previous meet· out Gerald J ohnso n, who had the same Dick finish ahead of a field of t~enty . ings. Dr . Vaughn Sturtevant of Water score, on S·B points. Winton Fulk l.'3me two. The tournament was directed by ville defeated Harlow Daly on Board in third (6'h) beating Fred Bender on U SC "~ Master Da n Fischheimer . One, but Portland crashed through on S·B, the other boards, victories being scored . Lucil le Kellner of Detroit gave a by Stan Elowitch , Larry Eldridge, Stuart The finals will group the players ac· Sl multuneous exhibition against 15 memo Laughlin, Johll Morri ll , J eff Doucette co rding to their results in both sections. bers of the Down River Chcss Club and Dr. Edward Blumberg. thus creating SUbdivisions of 6, 7, and Wyandotte, Mich. Her results: 9 Win s, :5 losses, 1 draw. 6 players respectiVely. Th e winnel' of Shelby Lyman turned in II record the top division will be Group II Cham· performance in sweeping t he Manhll il pion. (Ed. note: Sounds kind of com· George Smith of Houston won the Chess Club preliminllries with li n 8'() plicated. but it might be fun!) Texas Candid ll tes' Tourn,ment at Dal. score, finishing II big two li nd II half lIS, Tu n , by finish ing one medi.n poi nts il head of Will Iter Hll rris, Al exis Kazys Merkis, of South Boston. Mass.. poi nt ahead of Bob Brieger; both 5'1 ,y. Popov, Abe Zi m m~ rm lln , and Jo~n reports that the "nicest Christ mas greet· ers scoring 4·1 in a field of 14. Mark Westbrock _ 11 11 Wi th SIh . In outdls, ing I received was [rom H. Norell, So· Preisman was a clear third with 3Y2' tancing the 29·plll y. r fi eld, LYlTUln, dertalje, Sweden, who told me the rinal Eric Bone WillS fourth ,nd Bob Potte; New England co-champion, pic ked up scores on board 3 of the Correspondence fifth. The five will compete with de. approxi m ll tely 90 (I) rllfing poin ts and Chess World Team Cbampionship IV, fending ch.mpion Ken Smilh in the fin. ls Ihis mo-nlh. u sity "g.ined his mu ter litle. semi·fi nals." A glance at the I.ist tells why; the results on third board were : In Cincin nati, Bert t):iwards won the The Camden Cit y Chess Club Cham. pionship (New Jersey) was won by An. championship of the Parkway Chess Kazys Me rkis, USA 4lh·l 'h Club by fi nishing with 5 1l ·1f.z in a field of thony C. Dr ago with 4 ¥.! points out of ' 1. Maricic, Yugoslavia J 'h ·2'h 5. SCi!ond was Robert A. Lincoln third fo urteen players. Second was Thomas H. Fabr icius, Ger many ,., Lajcik, 4\oi ·I1h, while Rea Hayes, with Willard Shindle. Stanley Kaimo \~ i tz di. P. Cherla, Spain ,., r eeted. 4-2, beat out Wi lliam Duhlmeier l or F. Schulz, Canada 2Yz ·3lh thir d by half a Median point. Bill Wright Marcussi, Argentina 2'h ·3¥.! J oe Rosenstein of Ithaca won the HoI" took the junior title with 3Yz ·2lh. Laughton, AU stralia 2·4 nell Open at Hornell, N.Y., beating out Still in Cincl nnati: The Qucen City Dr. Erich Mal'chand on median points. Open sponsorcd by the Parkway Chess The U.S. team didn't make it in to t he Both had scores of 3 ¥'! ·1fl . Frederic K. Club,' was won by Allen Reinhard with finals, however; only Germany and Spain Harris directed the event, which was 5lf2 ·11h. . John Petrison too k second and qualified. It is interesting to note that sponsored by the Southern Tier Chess Rea Hayes was third. both with 4·2. Thir Mel'kis defeated both F abricius and AssociatiGn. teen players (they don't seem to be su Pedro Cherta of the qualifying teams. perstitious in Ohio!) took part in the Out in Omaba, Nebraska, David Acker· six·round Swiss. The USCF Rating Tournllment (N.Y.) man, reigning Omaha City Champion, for January was won by Richllrd EII. n won the 14th Annual A.e.R. Swenso n The Connecticut Chen Light, pub· ot Jackson Heights, with I scar. of Memorial Tournament in December with lished by the Connecticut State Chess SIh·1f2. August Otten was a clear se· a store oC 4'h ·Jh. Second was Pat F ur· Assoc illfion, calls attention to u d news cond with 5-1 and Wittill m Fredericks long with 31,2 , a head of R. Watson and in its December number: of Hollis, N.Y., was third on tie-brell k Bill Smith, 3·2. This is Ackerman's points with 41h. Also at 41h were (in fourth victory in this event: he took it .... is with extreme regret Ihat we order of Iheir finish) Richard Glick· also in 1954, 1955, and 1960. notify chen play," of Connecticut of mom and Jack Pinneo, bolh of New the untimely du th of Edmund E. York, and TheodOf'e Loos of J . maica. Frank Rose, Fort Lauderdale cheu Hi nd of 314 Second Avenue, West J l ck Fetdm. n of the Bronx look the columnist, wOt'l himself another titte Hllven, II member of Ihe New Haven A prize; Stuart Keshner of Ellt Pa. by taking the South Florida Chen Chen Cl ub. Until the last he was not t.rso-n , N.J., was top B; Douglll Boe· Championship, pillyed at Homestlld, only II ctive u • pl.yer but . 150 1 5 hme of New Yo rk top C, and M. rtin Florida. He $C ored 4·1, los ing a lI.me the very capeble Membership Secre· Bienenstock of Brooklyn won the un· to Adele Goddllrd. Larry Gray, a llO tary of this Anoci.tion. During the filted prile with a score of 3·3. 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Tne Pittsburgh Chess Club's junior Plrt - six of them with expert's n· appointed with I mere (for him) six championship was won by Jerry Berg· tings. Spencer V.n Gelder won I tro poinls. Hungary's D.ly did r.amark· man wi th 3!h·!h. Ralph Betza and Carl phy for having the h ig hest 1C0r. of Iny I bly well, fin is hing In I til for 4-7, Stark, with 3·1, finished second and pl.yer riled below 1900: he finished . nd hAnding Korchnoi his only def.. t third respectively. with 51h: points. of the tournlment. The Las Vegas City·Wide Tournament, The Ok lahoma City Chess Club eked Klaus Darga won the championshi p of sponsored by the Las Vegas Chess Club, cut a 3·2 victory over a team from the West Germany by taking fi rst place in was won by Maurice Gedance wi th a University of Oklahoma in a match the Bad Pyrmont tournament in October. score ot 5'h-Ih. 8«:ond was Jordan 91 aycd on December 17th. Keith Carson, He went through the event without losing Br own with 4'h:. Paul Savers took third Jack lAng, and Raymond Kelly turned in the wins for O.C. a game, to finish ahead of Grandmaster and Herman Eslr.ada and Dr. Nicholas Wolfgang Unzicker and fou rteen others. Lorusso were fourth and fifth. The Fourlh Annual Thanksgiving 30-30 Tournament of the Cedar Valley (Iowa) In a lelter from Yugo3lavia . Mr. Josip Henry Gross, with 9% points out of Chess Club was copped by Richard Nas· Prokop takes CHESS LIFE to task fo r 10, pow.r.d his w.y to the champion sif of Waterl oo with a clean 6·0. Dr. .he story in its Octoher issue (p. 284) ship of the Gold. n G.te Chess Club. Max Fogel of Iowa City took second "Hungarian Field Day." It was. as Mr. Second wu Alln W. Bou rke, 8%; while with a score of :)-1. Prokop points out, a YUGOSLAV F ield Jules KllilCh out-medianed Curtis Wil Day, since the winner of the New Jersey son for third. Tw. nty·four playe" took Congratulations 10 the City Terrace Open, Dr. S. Nedeljkovic, is a noted Chess Club, 3875 City Terrace Drive, lAs Angeles, and to edilor Go rdon Barrett Yugoslav master and not, as CHESS for their fine club newsletter ''Ter· LIFE termed him, a native of Budapest. rachess." The special Christmas num· Needless to say, many of our readers ber, with its review of 1961, was out· brought this unrortunate error to our standing. attention as soon as the issue appeared; among them, Internalional Grandmaster AROUND THE WORLD Pal Benko - who WIS a native of Buda· Tournlm.nl o,...,nlll(l wl.","_ In noune.m.nt of USCF r.tad a¥