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(Solutions on Pig. 8) AN APPEAL TO THE MEMBERSHIP Once again we must appeal to our members for the financial support n<.>eded to send American representatives to an important international <.:hcss event. This time the occasion is the Ioterzonal Tournament which will begin shortly in Stockholm. As most of you know, the top scorers in the lnterwoal go on to play in the Candidatcs' Tournament- the winner of which will playa match with M. Botvinnik for the World Championship. The United States has three players who arc qualified to play in the Intel.r.ona1 and who are ready to go all-out in pursuit of the World Title. If OUf generosity is commensurate with their talent and determination, the United States may, it year fro m now, have its first World Champion sinec Paul Morphy. The following letters explain the circumstances connected with this emergency appeal. Please read thorn care­ fully,-and then send ),our sUPIXlrting contributions as soon as possihle to F.I.D.E. Vice Prcsident Jerry Spann. The coupon below is provided for your convcnience. --

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JANUARY, 1962 3 International Tournaments Games From Recent Events ANNOTATED BY MASTER LEONARD BARDEN Top Technician Some players n ourish when sacrifi ces are in the air, when opponent took a mere 20 minutes over the whole game, which the position is hazy and ripe {or intuition rather than calcu­ was eventually drawn. lation. Others are the mathematicians of the chessboard, who When Bagirov asked his opponent why he had used so rely on the clear situations which used to delight Rubinstein little time he was startled by the reply: "You have already and CapabJanca, and who are at their best in the precise cal­ played this game once before!" And so he had; Bagirov had culations of an ending. completely fo rgottcn It, but his opponent had spotted it in his ])rc·game perparati on. Bagiro ~"S opponent was satisfied One of the greatest masters in a technical position is Yuri with his draw. Averbakh. Th is amiable giant (well over six feet) is a former engineer turned chess editor (o[ Shakhmatl1Y Bulletin) and Then there was the player who liked to meet another com· the author of some excellent writing on the endgame. You petitor only with m

(1) White exchanges 0(( minor pieces so as to clear the board and oblige the heavy pieces to mass on the only open file. 11. N·QR4, B.K 2. ; 12. B·N2, N·K5; 13. R.B1 , 8-B3; 14. BxB, NxB; 15. N·Q4, N·K4; 16. N·QB5, Q·K2; 17. N.Q3, NxN: 18. QxN, B·K3. 4 CHESS LIFE 36. P·N3, N·QI; 37. N·Q4, N·B3 Chi 3S. NxN, KxN; 39. P·B4, p.B4? (Just what White wants. He shOUld try 39 ...... , P·R3; 40. P·R4, K-Q3; 41. P·N4!, still with chances of a White win, ac· cording to Averbakh.); 40. P·R4, K·Q3 (if 40 ...... P·R4; 41. B·B2!, K-Q3; 42. B·R4, and wins by B-K8 or K·B5); 41. P·RS, PxP (or 41...... , B·N2; 42. P-R6, B-Bl; 43. K·B3, K-B4; 44. B-K2, B·N2; 45. P·N4! wins); 42. K·B3. (5) The logical outcome of successful play against a weak color complex: zugzwang! Herc the game was adjourned, but Black resigned without resumption. Why? He must continue to guard his QRP and KBP with his bi~hop, else White simply acquires a passed (2) By threatening to take control of the QB file and in­ pawn with an ea~y win. Similarly, his king must prevent vade the seventh, White eliminates queens and rooks. White's king entering at K5 or QB5. Hence. Black's king be· 19. R·B2, QR·BI; 20. KR·BI, Q.Q2; 21. P·B3, RxR; 22. QxR, comes fixed on Q3 and his bishop on QB1; while White can R·BI; 23. QxR ch, QxQ; 24. RxQ ch, BxR. tempo with bishop moves. Eventually, Black runs out of pawn moves and has to allow a decisive entry. The following moves, given by Averbakh, indicate the natural conclusion. 42 ...... , K·84; 43. 8--B11 ttempo), B·N2; 44. B.K2, B·81; 43. B.Q3!, P·R3 (Black st2rts using up pawn moves); 46. B·Bl, B·N2; 47. 8.K2, B·Bl; 48. B..o3, p·QS ch (the only chance); 49. PxP ch, K·Q4; 50. B·B4 ch, K·Q3; 51. P.QS, K·84; 52. P·Q61 (giving back the pawn to re·establish Black's movebound situation), KxP; 53. K.Q4, B·N2; 54. B·K2, B·Bl; 55. B·Q31

(3) White brings his king to the center, increases the black square stranglehold, and ensures that Black's queen's wing pawns will stay pcrmanently on white squares. 2S_ K_B2, K-BI; 26. K·Kl, K·K2; 27. K-Q2, K.Qa; 28. P·QN4, N-Kl; 29. 8-Q3, p-KNa; 30_ K·83. N·B2; 31. P·QR4, P·N3; 32. P-RS, PxP; 3a. PxP, K-84; 34. N·N3 eh, K-Q3; 35. K·N4, N-K3. (4) Black's increasing cramp induces him to exchange knights, and White then creates a black square bind on the king's side. It's all over: the white king penctrates to K5 or QB5.

Repeat Performance Games like the previous one, though interesting and pleas­ What may be unique is that Averbakh had played a game ing, havc occurred many times since thc principles and ideas remarkably similar in strategical content at Odessa only a of Steinitz and Tarrasch, Rubinstein and Nimzovitch became few months previously: identical opening, same black square widely known. theme, same weak black QRP! Here it is.

TARRASCH DEFENSE * * *(2) Here Black has fixed hanging pawns instead of a fixed Yuri Averbakh S. Furman IQP: but White's plan is still to utilize this weakness to re­ Soviet Championship Semi·final, Odessa, 1960 duce Black to passive defense and initiate exchanges (always (Moves 1-10, with a few transpositions, were identical with excepting th~ bishops). In the next phase, the queens come the previous game. So set up your pieces at the diagram on off and the o,p-cning of the K file enables White to force the page 4. Minor and major pieces ar e exchanged and the fixing trade of rooks. of Black's queen's side pawns on white squares is confirmed. 27. R·Q4, Q·B4; 28. R·QR4, Q·N3; 92. Q·KBII, R·RI; 30. 11. N-QR4, B·Q3; 12. B·N2, N-K5; 13. R·Bl, R·KI; 14. N-B3, Q·Q3, B·82; 31. P·QN4, B·K3; 32. Q·Q4, QxQ; 33. PxQ, K·BI; NxN; 15. BxN, B·B2; 16. Q·Q2, B-K3; 17. KR.Ql, R·QBI; 18. 34. B·K2, B·Bl; 35. P.B3, K·K2; 36. K·B2, K.Q3; 37. R·RS, B·N2; Q-N2, Q·K2; 19. Q·RI, P·83; 20. N·Q4, NxN; 21. 8xN, B·Q3; 38. K·K3, K·B2; 39. K·Q2, K·N3; 40. P·QR3, R·KI; 41. R·8S, 22. B·KB3, R·B3; 23. B·N2, KR·QB1; 24. P·N3, B·QR6; 25. Rd, B·Bl; 42. P.QR4, B·Q2; 43. 8·Q3, P·R3; 44. P·RS ch, K·N2; 4S. PxR; 26. 8x8, QxB. R·BI, B.Bl; 46. B·N6, R·K2; 47. R·KI, RxR; 48. KxR, K·B2. (3) As White's only king entry is via KN6, he commits the apparent illogicality of placing his KNP on a white square so as to clear a route to the king's side. 49. P·N4, K..Qa; SO. K.B2, K·K2; 51. K-Na, K·SI; 52. K·R4, B·K3; 53. K·R5, B·81 (the pawn ending is lost after 53 ...... , B·B2; 54. P·B4, BxB ch; 55. KxB, K·Nl; 56. P·R4, K-Bl; 57. K·R7, K·B2; 58. P·KN5!, RPxP; 59. RPxP, P·KB4; 60. K·Ra, K.N3; 61. K·N8); 54. B·Q3, K·B2; 55. P·R3, K·BI; 56. K·N6, K·NI. (4) The zugzwang motif enables the white king to reach KR8 and ties the black king to KB1. 57. B·Bl, K·Bl; 58. B·K2, K·Nl; 59. B·Q3, K.Sl; 60. K·R7, K·B2; 61. B·N6 ch, K·81; 62. K·RS, B·Q2; 63. P·B4, 8·BI; 64. P·BS, B·Q2; 65. B·RS, B·BI. JANUARY. 1962 5 (5) Having penetrated into the heart of the black game and advanced his pawns, White sets up an irresistible horde of passed pawns by sacrificing his bishop. 66, B·K81, Kd (amusing is 66 ...... B-N2: 67. B·Q7, B-RI: 68. 8-B8!); 67. KxP, P-R4; 68. KxP, PXPi 69. PXP, K-Bl; 70. poNS, K-Nl; 71 . P.N6, K-Bl; 12. K-NS, 8-Q2; 73. P·B6, B-Kl; 74. K·8S, K·Nl; 7S. P·N7, 8.82; 76. K·KS, 8·N3; 77. K.Q6, 8 Q6; 78. KxP, K·B2; 79. K·Q6 (preparing 80. P·N8=Q cb!, KxQ; 81. K·K7, B·N3; 82. P-N5!), 8-84; 80. P·NS, Religns.

Where Did Black Go Wrong? In neUher of these glmes did Black make an obvious mis· (1) In delaying B-QN2, White prepares to meet 11. N.QR4, take, and the lesson may be that White's layout is a more B·R2 (intending to regroup the B at QN1 for an eventual K· effective one against a Tarrasch formation than the chess sIde attack); by 12. B-R3, R·K1 ; 13. B·B5, P·QN3; 14. N-Q4 (though after 14 ...... N·K4; 15. B·Ra, N·K5; Black has better public, conditioned for half a century to accept tbe Rubinstein play tban in the two games we have anal)'7.ed). idea of a fianchetto of the white K8 as best, has hitherto (2) White abstains from the C

Grandmaster Circus Oct:asionaUy experienced grandmasters bebave like dunces, Black'S aUack is becoming overwhelming; Pachman chooses overlOOking wins and revealing ordinary human weaknesses. the best practical chance. As in the game below, time trouble is the usual explanation, but this needn't prevent us enjoying the sight of a circus 28. H·QS. RxN; 29. P-B7I turn. If 29. BxR. Q·Q5. PACHMAN·SMYSlOV (Old Indian). Moscow International, 1961. 1. P·QB4, P·K4; 2. N·QB3. P·Q3; 3. P·KN3, B·NS; 4. B·N2, 29 ...... Q·QSl; 30. K·81 (not 30. K·Rl, R-Kl; 31. p .B8=Q, P·QB3; 5. N·B3. N·B3; 6. 0 ·0 , B·K2; 7. P-KR3. B·R4; 8. p.Q4, RxQ; 32. QxR, N-B7 Chi 33. K-R2, NxR; 34. BxR, QxR and QN-Q2; 9. N·KR4! wins or here 30. K·Rl. R·Kl; 31. BxR, QxB cb; 32. Q·N2. N·B'1 ch), Q·BS ch; 31 . K·Nl, Q-Q5; 32. K·Bl and a draw was This Irregular compound of English and Old Indian turns out slightly in favor of White, who can establish his KN at agreed, with both grandmasters terribly short of time. the useful outpost KB5. 9 ...... 0·0; 10. N·BS, R·Kl; 11. P·KN4, B·N3; 12. P·K4, BxN; 13. KPxB, PxP. White was threatening 14. P·N5. 14. Qxp. P·KR3; 15. P·N3? After establishing a good pOSition with space advantage and the two bishops. White over·finesses and gives his op· ponent unnecessary freedom. After the immediate 15. B·B4, Q-R4?; 16. BxQP wins a pawn, while if 15 ...... , Q·N3; 16. QxQ, NxQ (16...... , PxQ; 17. KR·Ql); 18. P·N3 leaves Black with a sick QP and a passive game. 1S ...... , 8·Bl ; 16. 8·84, Q-R4; 17. KR.Ql , QR·Ql; 18. P·R3, o.B4; 19. Q·Q2; O-N3; 20. 8·K3, Q-82 (but not 20 ...... , QxP??; 21. KR·Nl, QxBP; 22. B·Bl); 21. B·Q4, P·R3 ; 22. P·B4? To Smys!ov's chagrin, the other masters immediately sur· rounded the board once the game was over and pointed Dangerously weakening his own king's side in an attempt out to him that be had a clear win in the diagrammed pos!· to disrupt Black's now solid position. The more restrained tion. Can YOU, as Black to move, work out the win (note 22. Q·B2 or 22. QR·Nl is better. that White is threatening to make a second queen)? Give 22 ...... , N·B4, 23. Q·Q82? yourself five minutes; then turn to the solution below. The basic idea is only two moves deep; the variations rather A further mistake: 23. QR·Nl is now essential. longer. 23 ...... P·Q41 • • • A tactical phase begins, with White's king alrl!ady feeling the draught. Solution to Pachman·Smyslov ending: 32 ...... , R(Q4)·K4! 24. 8xN(S6). PxB; 2S. PxP, QxP; 26. P·N4. wins, for if 33. P·BS Q, QxR!; 34. QxN (otherwise 34 ...... R·K8 ch mates), R·K8 chI; 35. K·B2, RxR and White is In a White had relied on this move to halt the attack, but now mating net. comes a fine resource. 26 ...... , R·K61; 27. PxP. If 33. Q·Q2 (stopping the mate). Q-B5!; 34. BxP (otherwise Black captures the dangerous QBP and his attack wins easily). The knight is inviolate because of 27. PxN, BxP; 28. K·Rl, N·N7 dis. cb (clearer than 34 ...... , N·B4 dis. Chi 35. K·N I. NxB; B-Q3; 29. K·Nl , Q·R7 ch ; 30. K·Bl, R·B6 ch! 36. QR·BI); 35. K·N l , NxR; 36. P·B8=Q, R·K8 eh; followed 27 ...... , N·Q6. by ...... , R(K4)·K7 ch and wins. 6 CHESS LIFE HOW ARE WON America's most renowned player illustrates the technique of victory

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Without Counter-play 111C following variation of the King's Indian Defense game to complete passivity. Black's principal trouble was il> still of great interest today. With 8. B-K3 my plan h is immobilized king-bishop. On move 21 I started action was to induce my opponent to gain a few tempi at the on the queen-side. The advance of the queen-bishop expense of weakening his ki ng-side slightly. I gave up pawn was a serious threat. my king-bishop for a knight, obtaining temporary con­ I managed to gct my paWl} to QB6, supported by trol of the KB file. the knight-pawn. Najdorf tricd everything to get counter­ Realizing that his queen-bishop had limited mobility, play, but to no avail. He fi nally wa... forced to give up a my opponent exchanged it for my king-knight. I neutral­ piece for the advanced pawn. I'laving no compensation ized Najdorfs action on the king-wing, reducing his for the piece, he resigncd.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 13...... PxB 28. N·NS, RxPj 29. NxBP); 22. Q·K6, fol· Meo: Page 30', Column' 14. P·B3 PxP lowed by H·KBl·B7. Dlack could have put Nojdorf-Reshevsky Match 15. NxP P·KR3 up better resistance with 20 ...... Q·K2 Argentino, 1953 16. B·K3 ...... stopping. at least temporarily, the p3wn advance. I was ready to meet this move S. Reshevsky M. Naidorf Wh ite is completing his developml!nt. His obvious continuation will be an at· with 21. Q·R3, K·R2; 22. R.KBI. followed 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 tempted breakthrough on the queen· by P·QN4, etc. Najdorf would have been 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 side. Will black be able to stop white's unable to challenge me for the control 3. N-QB3 B·N2 contemplated pawn advance? This diffi· of the KB filc. For if. in this, 22 ...... , 4. P-K4 P.Q3 cult problem must have plagued my op· R·KBl; 23. RxR, BxR (23 ...... , QxR; S. B·K2 O.() ponent, as evidenced by the length of 24. Q·Q7) 24. Q.B8, and black would have 6. N·B3 P·K4 timc he took (or his next move. been in serious trouble. 7. 0-0 N·B3 16...... N·Nl 21. P·BS ...... 8. B·K3 N·KNS This knight had to be movcd somewhere, The beginning of dccisive action on the 9. S·NS P·B3 so that it would not be hampering the 10. B·Bl ...... queen·side. Black's chances of halting a activity of the other pieces . breakthrough are very poor. Although white has lost some time with 17. Q·Kl ...... 21...... P·R3 the bishop, he succeedcd in creating a Threatening 18. Q.N3, K·R2 (18 ...... , slight weakness in black's king·position. P·KN4; 19. P·KR4) 19. N·KR4. Aimed at preventing P·QN4·S. followed This compcnsation scems to be suffi· 17...... e·NS by P·B6. cient. Najdorf correctly foresaw no promising 22. P·QN4 K·R2 10...... K·Rl future for this bishop, and so. he de· Marking time: an indication, at this In our first game of the samc match cides to give it up for the knight. point, that my opponent has run out of Najdorf tricd here 10 ...... , N·R3, with 18. Q·N3 ...... constructive ideas. the same degree of sueccss. Bad would have been 18. N·KR4, be· 23. R·QBl N.B3 11 , p·QS N·K2 cause of 18 ...... , RxRch; 19. KxR, Q. 24. P·B6 ...... 12. N·Kl P.K B4 B3ch; 20. Q·B2 (if 20. K·Nl, P·KN4. win· ning a pawn) R·KBl ; 21. QxQ, RxQch, The altcrnative 12 ...... , N·R3; 13. p. fo llowed by P·KN4. 84, P·KB4; 14. N·Q3 would have given 18...... BxN white a great lead in development. On 18 ...... , Q·Q2 might come 19. N-Q2, 13. BxN ...... and black's queen·bishop could eoneeiv· It is usually unwise to give up a bishop ably get trapped. for a knight. In this instance, however. 19. RxB RxR I was prompted to do so by two consid· 20. QxR Q.Q2 erations: I. I was in a position to be Black had to prevent 21. Q·B7. For in· able to gain, at least, temporary control stance. if 20 ...... , P·N3 (in order to pre· of the KB file. 2. The all important vcnt 21. P·BS); 21. Q·B7, N·K2 (2 1...... , fact that this exchange enabled me to K·R2 is met by 22. R·KBl , Q.K2; 23. immobilize black's other knight by deny· QxQ, NxQ; 24. R·B7. R..K l ; 2S. N·N5, ing it access to black's KB4 square. K-Nlj 26. R·B2, R·QB1 ; 27. NxRP. R·R1j JANUARY, 1962 7 Causing a weakening of black's queen· Why can't black win a pawn! The rea­ side pawn formation. In addition, and son becomes apparent from the follow- what is perhaps more important, en· ing analysis: if 31 ...... , NxPj 32. N-Q5, COLLEGE CHESS abling white to get an important passed- Q-R4 (otherwise, NxP)j 33. B-N6! PxBj by Peter Berlow pawn. 34. QxN, QXPj 35. P-B7, R-Bl (35 ...... , 24...... PxP Q.R3j 36. N-K7, if 35...... , Q·Q2j 36. Congratulations to Alan Himber and No better is 24 ...... , Q·Bl, where I NxP) 36. N-K7, etc, would have continued with 25. P-QR4, 32. P-N6 PxP John Young, thc winners of this year's followed by an eventual P·QN5. If 32...... , NxP; 33. N-Q5, followed by rCLA Regional Qualifying Tournaments. 25. PxP Q-K3 NxP. We hope that these events will expand 33. P·87 25 ...... , QxP loses to 26. N·Q5...... to cover the entire country, to keep pace A pawn on the seventh rank, which can 26. P·QR4 Q·N6 with the continued growth of college be adequately protected, is unpleasant chess. Najdorf is desperately trying to get for any opponent. some semblance of counter·play. 26. 33 ...... R·Q8T The Southern Intercollegiate Individ­ ...... , N·NS would have been successfully ual Championship was held at the Uni­ met by 27. N-Q5. versity of Florida in November, and at­ 27. PANS PxP tracted thirteen players from U.F. and 28. PxP R.QNl Florida State University. Himber swept Black has no aggressive possibilities. first with a 5-0 score, (ollowed by Bob The text·move is a waiting move. Cook with 4-1 and Rich Wilson with 3*- 29. P-R3 ...... 11h . The three players received large r wanted to get my king to a safe spot, before I made my final push on the travel grants to the National Champion. queen-wing. ship in Washington, D.C. December 26- 29...... Q·NS 30. Other prize winners were: Ted 30. K·R2 R·K81 Zwerdling, Leonard Weinstein and Paul 3T. Q.K2 ...... McMillan with 3-2 . Unclear was 31. P-N6, PxP (31...... , N· Q4? 32. NxN, etc.) 32. P-B7, R-B1; 33. The Middle Atlantic Individual was N-QS, NxN; 34. PxN, P-QN4; 35. B·N6, held at Penn State for Region III players. Hoping for 34. N-Q5, NxNj 35. PxN, Following John Young, a Pitt freshman, Q-RS, and it would have been difficult P-QN4, in which black would have had for white to have made progress. who scored 4% -1h, were: Jobn Yehl 4-1, good chances. Henry Huffman and John Szurek 3lh·l*, 31...... R-QR1 34_ Q.NS ...... and Tom Mashey and Val Djurdjevie The stroke that makes black's game com­ with 3-2. Players frarn Pitt, Lehigh, Penn pletely untenable. State and LaSalle took part in the event 34_ ...... Q.R. directed by USCF Senior Master Donald There is nothing better. For if 34 ...... , Byrne, Penn State's Varsity Chess Coach. QxQ; 35. NxQ, N-Kl; 36. BxP, followed Two travel grants to the National Cham­ by N-R7. pionship were awarded. 35. QxNP Q-R1 The Met College League (N.Y. area) Preventing Q·N7. bas expanded to five sections, and 33 36. N·NS N·Kl teams, from 19 different sc~ools! Favor­ 37. Q.86 Q·R7 ed to do well are ColumbIa's National 38. Q·N7 Q.K3 Champions (headed by the two Aults and 39_ N·R7 RxP Valvo), Brooklyn (captained by Ray 40. RxR NxR Weinstein) and C.C.N.Y. (with Howard 41. QxN Resigns Cohen at lst board). Watch for upsets, though, from Cooper Union, Fordham, Brooklyn Tech, Queens and NYU in sec­ tion Ij Hunter, 10na, L.I.U., St. John's, and Yeshiva in section II. The New Solutions to Problems on Coyer Jersey section may be a toss-up, with No.1-I. P·BS/N. Princeton, Fairleigh Dickinson, St. Pet­ er's, Stevens, Seton HaU, and N.C.E. No.2-Key: R-K3 (six: different mates). battling for the honors. No.3-I. Q-KB (threatening 2. Q·QN, if 2 ...... , P·N3, 3. QxB). If 1...... , B-K4 or B3, In the rvy League, Columbia and Har­ 2. Q-B5 and as above. If 1...... , P·N6; 2. N-N6ch, PxN; 3. Q-R3. vard are leading with 3'() scores in their sectional contests, with the winner to No. 4-1. B·N7!; P·K4; 2. B-BS!, P-K3; 3. B·QR6!, K-Q4; 4. B-QN7. be decided in the joint matches in Febru­ No.5-I. B·Q5 (threatening B·B7), B-R7; 2. R-QB4, BxR: 3. B·K4, 8-B2; 4. K-B2, ary at Yale. Brown is 2-1, followed by B·Q4; 5. B-N6. If 4 ...... , and other move by QB; 5. B-N6 or 8-B3; if 4 ...... , Princeton, Corncll and Penn with 1-2. any otber move by Black; 5. B-Bl. Latest ICLA members: Geneseo State No. 6-1. p·Ra, P.N4; 2. R-KN4, PXP; 3. R-N6, PxR; 4. K·B6, P-N4; 5. K-B5, P-N5; College and Lemoyne College (N.Y.) 6. PxP. Long Island Univ., Stevens Institute, and Vanderbilt University. No.7-I. B-R2eh, K-R5; 2. RxP, PxR: 3. B-B7, P-K8/ Qeh; 4. K-R2, Q-B7; 5. B·Q6, Q-B5ch; 6. P-N3ch, QxPch; 7. BxQ. Watch for the full report on the 1961 National Intercollegiate Championship in No.8-I. K-BS, P-B5; 2. P-N4, P-K5; 3. P·B4, P-B4; 4. P-N5, P-K4; 5. P-BS, P.B3; a future issue. 6. P-N6, P-K3; 7. P-B6, K-Q4j 8. RxB. Send all news and queries to Peter No. 9-1. K-R6, P-N6; 2. N-N7, K-N4; 3. K-R2, K·R4: 4. K·N6, K-N4; 5. N-KS, K-R4; Berlow, 221-1938 Hall, Princeton Uni­ 6. N-Q6, K-N4; 7. N-B7, K-R4; S. N-R6, P-N5; 9. N-B5. versity, Princeton, N.J. , CHESS LIFE Chess Tlleties For Beginners

by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND, U. S. Master Endgame Lesson II 1. King and One Pawn versus King avoid possible error.> in counting or Note thnt 6. P-N3 here or a Pawn move In I.e ~ s on I it was indicated that in when visualizing positions long before at any of the stages d iscussed above will order to win an endgame with no Pawns they occur. ~ote that when the Pawn is not help White's chances since these de· it is usuaI1 )' necessary to have an ad­ on its $econd rank the rule Is different pend on getting his King well enough vantage of a Rook or more in material. bccause of the Pawn's double move. Re· in Cronl of his Pawn to force it through. In fact even the advantage of two turning to the diagrammed position, We shall discuss this matter further Knights is insufficient if no other mater­ suppose it is Black's move. Then we below. ial is left except the Kings. lind that he can just draw although it 6...... K·B4 In most endings, however, there are takes some analysis to prove it. 7. K·N3 K·N4 some Pawns left, and then the situation Firstly, with 1...... , K-N2; 2. P-N4, BLACK is quite different from that described K·B3 Black is in the $quare and so can ~ above. Usually the adVantage of a h tch the Pawn. SUPPO"ll!l, therefore, single Pawn suHices to win with pro-per Wh ite tries to muddy the waters as play. but there are exceptions to this. follows: L ...... , K·N2; 2. K -~2. K·B3; The winning procedure almost invari­ 3. K·B3, KB4! Cu r i ou ~ l y cnough the ably consists in forcing through a Pawn natural-looki ng 3 ...... , K·Q4 loses: The and promoting to a Queen. secret of this position lies in an end· We c

18. B·Ns ...... 22. K-N2 R.Ql ONE OF THE BEST Or 18. NxQP, NxN (18 ...... R·Q2; 19. 23. QR-Rl Q·Bl Arthur Spiller, who came second, wins :-l·B7#!); 19. QxN, QxQ (19 ...... R-Q2; 24. N·K2? ...... one of the best games of the tourna­ 20. QxQR); 20. RxQ, and wins. An oversight. 24. Nx...'I, or 24. K·B2. is ment. 18...... Q.Q2 correct. October Rating Tournament If 18 ...... , Q.B2; 19. NxQP, R-Q2; 20. 24...... • BxPI! New !.ork, 1961 NxN! wins. BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT 19. NxQP NxN Mea 9: p. 219, c. 19 (I:B) 20. QxN QxQ A. Spiller P. Robey With the QR attacked, Black must ex­ change Queens and play the lost ending. , . P·Q4 P-QB4 21. RxQ B-N2 23. R/l-Ql K-Nl 2. p·QS P-Q3 22. BxB R/2xB 24. K·N2 K-B2 3. P.KN3 ...... Better is 24 ...... • P·KR3. Black is march­ 3. N·QB3, P-KN3; 4. P·K4 , B-N2; 5. N·B3, ing straight into a mate. is a strong approach. 25. R-Q7# K·K3 27. P·KR41 P-KR3 3, ...... P·KN3 26. R/I-Q6# K-B4 28. P-K 4' 1 ...... 4. B·N2 P·K3? And White mates with 28 ...... , KxP; Opening the long diagonal for White's (28 ...... , K·N5; 29. p.B3# and 30. P·N4 KB is very dubious. Logical is 4 ...... , mate) 29. P·B3#, K·B4; 30. P·K4. N·KB3 and 5...... , B·N2. An example of how a bad opening can s. PxP PxP lead directly to a lost end game. Miraculously, thc dead Bishop comes to life and wins the game. •• N·KR31 •••••••• In order tn give thn KB its full reach. PRODUCTION 25. Px8 ...... B·N2 N ·B3 0.0 A Bishop sacrifice and a discovered Declining the offer with 25. R-R3 is •7.• 0 ·0 N·KBl •10•. 8·841 ...... check produce a mate. comparatively better. •• P·QB4 N·Bl U.S. Amateur 25...... P-Qs# This forces 10 ...... , P-K4 or 10...... , Asbury Pork, 1961 26.. P·K4 ...... N- Kl, both undesirable. STONEWALL SYSTEM Or 26. B·K4 , PxBP; Zl. BxB. (27. BxP? Meo 9: p . n •• c. 14 10...... N·Kl 13. QR-Ql R-N1 C. Wilcox E. Faust NxP# wins. or Zl. 8·B1, PXP wins) 11 . Q.Q2 N·K4 14. N-K4 ...... 1. P-Q4 P..Q4 R/ hB and the several threats win. 12. P·N3 N·KB2 2. P·K3 N·KB3 26...... QPxP Threatening 15. NxQP and Hi. NxBP and 3. B..Q3 P·KN3 27. NxP RxB thus forcing the second of the undesir­ Or 3 ...... , N·B3, followed by 4...... , Black has played well, winning a Pawn, ables. P-K4 or 4 ...... , l\·QN5. doubling White's KPs, and securing an 14...... P-K4 4. QN-Q2 B·N2 attack against the King. ::'-low :J.8 • •..... •. , 15. B·K3 P-N3 5. P-KB4 ...... RxB# and 28 ...... • R-N6# are menaced. 16. N/ 3-Nsl ...... White makcs it a Stonewall, rather than 28. B·81? ...... a ColJe with 5. KN-B3. This hastens the end. Either 28. Q-K2 5...... QN·Q2 or 28. B-B4 is needed for prolongation. Sometimes 5...... , P·K3 is played a 28...... R·N6# 32. N-K2 R.Q6# measure against 6. P-BS. 29. QxR NxQ 33. K-R4 Q-B6 6. P·B3 P-B4 9. 0-0 P·N3 30. KxN Ro02 34. B·M Q·R4 7. KN·Bl 0·0 10. P·KN4 B·N2 31. PxP BPxP mate 8. N·K5 Q·B2 Threatening 11...... • N·K5. 11. Q-B3 P·QR3 PAWN-BAIT 12. P-N5 N-R4 White wins the backward QP and then a The alternative is 12 ...... , N-K1 and piece with a pawn baited trap. 13 ...... , N-Q3. Pennsylvania Championship 13. R·B2 NxN 16. N·Nl N·N2 Allentown, 1961 14. BPxN Q·Q2 17. P-KR4? ...... 15. N·Bl B·Rl KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE White wins a Pawn and, in this position, Mare development is needed. So: 17. Meo ,: P. 1M, c. 11 where Black has no counter chances. P-K4! or 17. B·Q2. H. Cohen D. Gat that means a won game. 17...... P·K3 20. Q·N4 QR·B1 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 4. P·K4 POO3 16.. .. M... K-Rl 18. P·R5 N-B4 21 . 8·Q2 R·B21 2. P-Q4 P-KN3 5. N·B3 0-0 If 16 ...... • NxN (16 ...... KB-R3 lases 19. R-R2 Q-K2 3. N·QB3 B.N2 6. 8·K2 QN.Q2? a piece); 17. BxN, B·B3; 18. NxB# wins. Indirectly strengthening KR2, a wise This is unprecise. Standard is 6...... , 17. NxN# RxN precaution. P-K4. JANUARY, 1962 II 7. 0 ·0 ...... Confronted with White's extra, passed 22. PxP BxNP . White permits transposition to the r egu· QRP, Black shQuld lose eventually any· 23. R·N3! P·KR4 lar variation. Refutation consists of 7. way. But there was still fight with an Not 2S ...... , NxH? 24. QxB#, K· RI; 25. P-K51, PxP; 8. PxP, N-N5; 9. P·K6. advance of the RP and NP. QxN, and White wins. 7...... P·K4 2S. N·R4! ...... 24. RxB# ! ...... 8. P·Q5 ...... Wins a whole piece. Two as played . Also good is 8. R·Kl, P·B3; 9. B·Bl. 2S...... N·N6 8...... P·QR4 On 25...... , B-N6 (25 ...... , NxN; 26. Flohr-Petrosian, XVII USSR Champ., con· QxB#, K-R l ; Zl. QxN); 26. QxN, BxN; 27. Q·B4#, K·Rl ; 28. QxB, and White wins. tinued: 8 ...... , N·B4; 9. N·Q2, P·QR4; 26. QxB# Resigns 10. Q·B2, B·Ra; 11. N·N3, BxB; 12. QR·B, KN·Q2; 13. QR·Ql, NxN; 14. QxN, N·B4; 15. Q·B2, P·84; 16. PxP, BxP; 17. Q·Bl , FROM ALBUQUERQUE P·KN4!; 18. Q·K3, Q.B3; 19. R·Q2, B·Q2j 20 . N·K4, NxN; 21. QxN, Q·B5. Jack F. Shaw of Albuquerque sends in one from his state's top tourney. 9. B.N5 ...... Preferable are 9. N·Kl 'or 9. N·Q2. 1960 New M e xico Open 9...... N·B4 SLAV DEFENSE 10. P·QR3? ...... MCO 9: p. 220, c. U (e) A well motivated sacrifice. White se· Now the QNP bC!comcs backward. 10. J. F. Shaw W. Miller cures a strong .. ttack against thc King "'·Kl is still the move. 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 and/ or a winning endgame. 10...... P·R5 2. N·K83 P.QS3 24...... PxR 25. QxP# K·Sl With 10...... • P·R3; 11. BxN (11. B·R4? This i. unusual on the second move. 2~ SxN QxB P·KN4; 12. B·N3, KNxP); QxB Black ob· 3. P·K3 ...... The Catalan (S. P·KKS) can be adopted. If 26 ...... , PxB; 27. N·B5, Q·B3; 28. Q. tains thc two BishOps. R5 ! R-K3; 29. B·BS, Q·N3; 30. Q·R8#, ./ 11. N·Q2 R·R3? 3...... B·B4 And the Gruenfeld (S ...... , P·KN3) can Q·Nl; 31. B·N7# and Black loses his The Rook is badly placed at QR3. Black be adeptcd. Queen. has a good choice of 11 ...... , P.R3; 11. 4. P·B4 P·K3 27. N·ES B·K4l ...... , B-Q2; and 11...... , Q·Kl. 5. N·B3 N·B3 28. B.B3! p·gSI 12. B·K3 N/3-Q2 6. B-K2 ...... Ingenious play on both sides. If 28 ...... , 13. P·QN4 PxP e.p. 6. B·QS. BxB; 7. QxB. B·N5; 8. 0 ·0, 0 ·0; QxR; 29. BxB, RxB; 30. Q·N7#, K·Kl; 14. NxP P·QB3? 9. B·Q2, N·R3; 10. P·QR3, BxN; 11. BxB, 31. QxR#, K·Q2; 32. Q·K7#- and White This leaves the QP fatally weak. All PxP; 12. QxP, Q·Q4; 13. Q·K2, N·K5 = mates in two. And if 28 ...... , BxB; 29. better are 14 ...... , NxN; 14...... , P·N3; transposes into Pirc·1'rifunovich, Yugo· RxB, R·K3; 30. Q·NU, K·Kl ; 31. Q·N8,o!!, and 14 ...... , P·B4. s ~ av Champ., 1948. K·Q2; 32. QxR, QxN; 33. QxP# and 1S. PxP NxN? 6...... QN.Q2 10. P·R3 N-KS White wins. And this loses twa pieces for a Rook. 7. 0-0 B.Q3 11 . PxP KPxP 29. BxP BxB Forced is 15...... , RxBP. 8. P·KR3 P·KR3 12. R·B1 Q·K2 30. PxB R-K3 ,16. QxN? ...... 9. B·Q2 0 ·0 13. P.QN4 P·R3 Ma te was menaced. White fails to take advantage with 16. Simpler is IS ...... , NxN; 14. BxN, P·R3 31. Q·N7# K·Kl PxN! NxR; 17. PxB= Q, QxQ; 18. QxN. and 15 ...... , N·B3. 32. Q·N8# K·Q2 16...... RxBP 19. KR·Ql Q·K2 14. N.QR4 KR·Kl? 33. QxP# K·Q1 17. N·NS N·B4 20. RxPl ...... Correct is 14 ...... , QRKH, as shown by If 3S ...... , R·K2; S4. QxR#, QxQ; 35. 18. Q..B2 B·K3 the note to Black's 18th. NxQ, KxN; 36. K·B2, and White wins 15. N·BS N/ 2xN the ending. 16. QPxN? ...... 34. R·B2 R·BI Positionally preferable is 16. NPxN, 3S. Q·R7 R·Kl maintaining control of K5 and setting 36. Q·N6 ...... up Black's QNP as a t arget. Thrcatening 37 . Q· C;: 6, an epaulette mate. 16...... B·82 36...... R·82 38. Q·B7# K·Ql 17. N.Q4 B..Q2 37. o.B6# K.Q2 39. Q·86# ...... 18. R·B2 Q·K4 In time trouble, White gains on the Black spends a move to threaten mate clock. and to provoke a weakness. Simpler, 39...... K·Q2 41. R·B1 Q·K6# however, (and more certain) is 18 ...... , 40. N·Q6 Q·K8 # 42. K·Rl R·K2 NxB; 19. QxN, P·B4. In turn, threatening mate. 19. P·S4? ...... 43. Q·BS# K·Ql Weakening the KP is a serious matter. 44. Q·KS8# K·Q2 Better is 19. N·BS, Q·K2; 20. B·B1, and 45. Q..BS# K·Ql The weakling is Jiquidated. 21. B-N2. An exchange of Queens (45 ...... , Q·K3) 20...... P·B4 19...... Q-K2 gives White a won ending. If 20 ...... , RxR; 21. BXi'l wins. Threatening 20 ...... , NxB; 21. QxN, 46. Q·56 K·Q2 21. Rx R Px R QxP#. 47. Q·R81 ...... 22. N·B3 P·SS 20. R·KB3 ...... Defending against 47 ...... , R·R2# and 23. B-Q2 ...... Ii 20. B-Bl , N·N6. threatening 48. N·B5. Parting with the Bishop (23. BxN?) 20...... P·KN4? 47...... Q·K7 would be inferior. Rather violent. More serene is 20 ...... , If 47 ...... , Q·Q6; 48. Q·R3# forces the 23...... Q·N4 NxB; 21. QxN, P·B4, followed by ...... , Queen swap. 24. B·8 31 ...... Q·B3, ...... , R·K2, and ...... , QR·K1 with 48. R·B3 Q·QB7 Although 24 ...... , P·B6 was not immedi· the advantage of the two Bishops and Black still tries for 49 ...... , R-R2# . ately threatened, White makes certain with pressure on the KP. 49. Q·R 3# K·Ql 51. Q·N4# K·QI it does not continue to hang fire. And 21. B·Q31 ...... 50. Q·R4! j(·Q2 52. R·R3 Resigns 24. B·B3 contains a sly trap- into which Black's next is anticipated. It is all over. If 52...... , R·R2; 53. Black promptly falls! 21 ...... P·NS Q·N8# wins. And if 52 ...... , RKl ; 53. 24...... SxP? Better is 21...... , NxB. NxR. KxR; 54. R·nal wins. 12 CHESS LIFE - True, the de£enses to the KNP are awk· U 21. P-K6. RxRI; 22. KxR, N·B3. CHAMPS VIE ward (19 ...... , K-BI ; 19 ...... RrKNl ; 21 ...... P·N3 Dan Reynolds, two times champion of 19 ...... , B·KB3, and 19 ...... P·N3-not 22. N·R6I- ...... Iowa, exacts the full penalty when John 19 ...... 0 -01 20. P-B6 wins), but better Combining with 22. R-N3, K-Rl; 23. RxP Penquite. liYe times champion ot the awkwardness than material loss and only draws. Thus 23 ...... , PxR; 24. Q­ state, opens up the game prematurely. structural rupture. R3#, K·Nl ; 25. Q-R6, PxN; 26. Q·N6#. 2(). Qx NP K·Q2 K·R1 ; 27. R·B3? (27. Q-R6# draws) Q·M ; Iowa Open 28. RrR3, QxR; 29. PxQ. R-KNI and Black Cedar Rapids, 1961 21. N·K41 ...... Another piece gets into the act and the wins. And 22. P-K6, RxN ! 23. RxR, PxR; SICILIAN DEFENSE threat of 21 ...... QR·KNl j 22. QxKP, 24. QlCP, Q·K2! (not 24 ...... , :'i·Nl ? 25. Mea . : P. 145, c. '11 RxP# winning is countered. R-N31, K-RI; 26. Q·K5# wins); 25. Rr N31, K·RI; 26. PxN, Q-K8#; 27. Q-Bl, I D. Reynolds J. Penquite 21...... KR·KN1 QxQ I; 28. KxQ. R·Q1 also draws. 1. P·K4 P·QB4 4. NxP H·KB l If 21 ...... , BxN; 22. PxB, QxP; 23. KR- 22...... K·H2 24. N.N4 Q-K2 2. N·Ke3 P·Q3 S. N·Qa3 P.QR3 Ql# wi ns for White. 23. RxR NxR 25. R·N3 K_B2?? 3. P.Q4 PxP 22. OxK P ...... This attempt to transfer the King first This is the Najdorf Variation, onc of Threatening 23. P·B6. to the center and then to the Q-side the most recurrent lines. 22...... _ P·B3 fails and loses the QP. Logical is 25. 6. 8·Kl ...... 23. R·B711 ...... P-B4! and 26...... PxP, activating 6. D·N5 is the most popular. A clever finish. the Rook and isolating White's QP. 6...... P·Kl 23...... QxR 26. Q·B3# K·H2 Fischer continues with the Najdorf (6. 24. OxOBI Rultn, Admitting the error of his ways. If 26 ...... P.K4). but Benko favors the text· For if 24 ...... , B-Q3; 25. Q·K61, K-B3 ...... K-K3? (as planned) 27. N·B6! men· move-which comprises the Modern (25 ...... , K-Ql; 26. QxR# wins) 26. R- acing 28. QxP and 28. Q·N4#. If then Paulsen Variation. BlI wins the Black Queen. 27 ...... , R·Ql; 28. Q.N4#. K·B2; 29. Nx 7. 0 ·0 B-Kl RP! NxN; 30. QxP# and White wins. Or 7...... , Q-B2; 8. P-QR4, P·QN3; 9. 27. N·K3 Q- K3 P-B4, B·N2; 10. B·B3, QN.Q2. TRUESDEL TAKES 28. NxP N·Q2 8. a· K3 P.QN4 GEORGIA 29. N·B41 ...... Threatening 9...... , P·NS; 10. N-R4, L. Dave Truesdel, Jr., of Macon. a col­ NxP. lege student. wins the following last 9, p.QR3 B-N2 round game. Needing a win to take the 10. B·Q3 QN.Q2 .,.02 state tltie, he produces a ga me which is 11 . P·B4 reminiscent of the Botvlnnik-Capablan­ Much sharper is 11 ...... , N-B4! ca. AVRO, 1938, masterpiece. 12. P·B5 P·K4 13. N·N3 N·B4 Georgia Champion. hip 14. N·Q2 P.o4? 1961 By and large a very eHectlve break in the Paulsen Sicilian. here this is pre· NIMZD-INDIAN DEFENSE mature. Black maintai ns a good position MCO t : p. in. c. 40, (m:"') with 14...... 0-0: 14 ...... R·QB1; 14. L. D. Truesdel P. D.vil ...... , B--B3 (intending 15...... , Q-N2), 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 3. N-OB3 B-N5 and 14...... NxB. 2. P~B4 P.K3 4. P·K3 0.0 I 15. PxP NxB 5. B.o3 BxN#? Or 15 ...... , NxPj 16. NxN, BxNj 17. Black should play 5...... , P-Q4 or 5. In order to prosecute the attack on the Q-N4! ...... , P-B4. Capturing, without being 16. PxN NxP K·side, White sacrifices the QRP as provoked by 6. P-Q.R3, loses a tempo. in the Botvinnik-Capablanca aUair. If 16 ...... 0 ·0 or 16...... Q·Q2, then 6. PxB P.oN3 17. N/ 2·K4 ! is strong. 29...... OxRP Or 6...... , P·B4; 7. N-B3, P·Q4 with the 30. P·R4 P-B4?? 17. Nx N OxN Normal Variatlon--except Black is a 18. R·Bl ...... In a losi ng position. Black blunders and move behind . loses a piece. Relatively best is 30...... , A free tempo. 7. P·B3 N·B3 9. N·N3 N~R4 18 ...... Q.N2 8. N·K2 B·R3 10. Q·K2 R-BI R·B1. 31. Q-N7 R-Ql 19. Q-N41 ...... Better is 10...... , P-B4, for if 11. P-Q5, 32. P·K6 PxP PXP ; 12. P·B5! I PxP, 33. PxN 11 . P.K4 P-04 ...... Now 11 ...... , P·B4 allows 12. P-K5, N· 33. P-K7 wins faster. Kl; 13. P-Q5, P-Q3; 14. QPxP, PxP; 15. 33...... PxP Q·K4. P-N3 ; 16. B·R6. R·KB2; 17. P-B4. 34. Q·87 Q·R8# 12. BPxP a xB 15. 0.0 R·Kl If 34 ...... , P·B7; ~. R·Q83 wins. 13. QxB PxP 16. P·KB4 P·KB31 35. K·R2 P·B7 14. P·K$ N.o2 36. QxRI ...... Otherwise White s~ ures a strong at· tack with 17. P·BS-6. Best. although 36. QxBP wins too. 17. B·K3 N-BS 36...... P·B8- Q 18. QR·Kl ...... Three Queens in being and another one White's pieces are ;11 actively placed, in the offing! Black's arc not. 37. Q-K7# K·R3 40. N·K6# K_ B2 18...... PxP 31. 0-88' Q-N2 4.1. P~I=Q KxN This and the follov 'lg move arc de-­ 39. OxO ' KxO 42. R·K3#! signed to pre\'ent 19 \·8 1 and 20. P·K6. Rel lgnl Attacking one KNP and defending the 19. BPxP NxB If Black captures the Rook, he loses other one. 20. R:c N R·Bl h:s Queen. and if he docs not, be is 19...... P·KR4? 21 . N·.5 ...... m3 ted in two moves. JANUARY, 1962 13 Son Antonio City Chompionship--1961, , , (ross I. StO .. l nl, B ..._ ••.._ . ... _ ...... WI4 W" W.• W. D'• 81· 1 2. PUtlnlky, M • .•. _ •...... _. .. _...... _...... WI' D' W" W" W" 4) . i 3. 041 .. 11, H. __ ...... _._ ... _...... _• .•_ . ~~._. wt D" W, W, , ., 4. R.wUnson, E. _~ _ •••... _....•...... __ ._ .. W" .. D' W'" 31·11 S. II lh . rl, F. __ ..... __. __•• . ~~. __ .... _... _.... W. ... (ountry wu " W" 3 1- 1 ~ 6. IIrlme, M • ...... _._. __ ._._.. . _._ ...... _.W21 W" "' "W" 31-11 7. 511'lr, W ...... _.• _. •. _...... _. .•... _. ..•.•..•.•... W23 w'" "DO "'D, ., FINAL RESULTS OF AMERICA'S I . Du r io, F. M ...... •••...... LS woo W" " W" ·. , '.I. Giron, L ...... L3 w.. W." ·,., 10. W u thlrford, W ...... W16 .'"W,. "W" , ., LEADING TOURNAMENTS II. Ce llnl, O • ...... LI7· "W26' WI' W'"'" , ., 11. Krlnlt.k, L...... W'2S W" "W'" , ., 1961 Greater Chicago City Chell Championship 13. Mlisoth, F ...... W24 "D' " W33 21,.1. PI.y.rs 1 2 3 " $ , 7 8 Scor. 14. Qulnonn, J. S ...... Ll W35 " Dn "W33 11-21 I , Tum" J , ...... wn W30 W44 W6 WI. Wl W7 L2 7 -1 15. Mon' lIh.n, D...... W22 ".'" D,. W33 21.2.\ 2. Sind.ln, A . •...... W26 W31 W48 DS L3 wn W23 WI ' t " l I'. H.nnn, V • ...... L4 "w'" wn .. 3. Kirby, R ...... W64 W4S W3, 01. W2 Ll W5 D6 6.2 17. Donoho, C • ...... WII· ,." " " .. 4. Swel .., M ...... Wlf L36 047 W35 WU W37 W14 D7 , -2 I •• Wi lli, W . N • ..•...•...... W2D '" " '"W .. , ., 5. Currolukl, K ..... Wlt 013 WI. D1 W21 W13 L3 WI" -2 19. C.rUIO, G...... _ ._ ...... •..•... L2 " '"W26' "W2$ .., 6. Robinson, M. __ WU W1t Wt8 Ll wn DU Wf D3 , ., 211. I(.w.s. G. ._. __ ._ ... _._._ ...... _._ ...... LII ". Ll4' W16' '"WU' 2 ·3 7. T. ut.... lw •• P ..... W47 011 011 W14 W44 W. Ll D4 5 ' .2 ~ 21 . BOring, T • ...... _._. __ ._ •...... _ ...... L6 Dn" " WBYI Il -3 ~ .. ROO""" M. __ .... wsa W3I D22 023 W20 L7 W18 all 51-21 22. Canon, J . _•• ..•_ _. _. .. _. ... __ ...... _ .•.•.••. L 1$ en. ,."'" 'loll t . H.,.tnl, H . ..., ... U ' W57 W34 WIS 011 W24 L6 WSS 5 ~ .2 l 21.. Ml ng"s, C. _. .. _. ___ .. .. _...... _L1 w"'''' ".'" , . It. Forma,..k, " •••. 05' WI] L23 WU W21 011 02, W21 51-2J 14. Rhyln, J . .... ___ ... _._ ...... •..•.. LU "WU' '"L22 en , . 11. Sku.I., PH.••. •..•... W7. D15 07 WI' D9 0 11 015 W2) 51-2 !. 25 . Arnold, T • • _ .• .• ...... _ .... _ ...... LI1 " W" LlO' , . 12. Zulu', A • ...... W34 LIO lit WSQ WU 055 W33 W2. 51.21 26. Wide, E. B .•...... L 10 L'" 11' L 1" ".L20' wid H 13. Rodin, L ...... WS. W21 024 016 W36 L5 W39 08 51,-21, 14. Slndrln, A ...... W70 W15 W20 03 LI W5$ L4 W1, 5 ~. 1 ~ 15. Loopoldl, N •...... U, W'6 W'4 L9 W27 04S W37 W25 5 ~. 2~ 16. Gromb.t.her ... . 041 W62 W53 D13 L4 L25 W47 W39 5-3 First Oregon Chompionship--1961 17. Granl, D •...... WS7 07 W60 02:1. 037 010 Ll' W34 5.3 18. Flr'.roff, K • .... W51 US W7' 05S W56 Oil La W38 5-3 PI.yers , , , , Scorl 19. WonZlI, R • ...... L4 W17 WI2 Lll W70 W16 W17 LS 5-3 ,. O.,blr"., ,...... IC , I• I ,• ,• , •, ., 10. Sk.lchuk, P • .... wn W46 L14 Wll La 05l 043 W49 S-3 ,. H.rmon, <...... 0 I I , , , , • ., . ..• ...... •...... j • , , • 21 . H.llm. n, O •...... W7I· L13 W41 W'I LS W3. U4 W4I 5-3 •• Turne r, D. I • , I , 41-21 22. Mon"olls, A . ... . W7' WU O' 017 L' L), WS, W43 S., ,. 11'11 , ,. .. _ ...... • ...... • . 1 I , I , I , , ., lIyron, • ...... •....•...... •..•.II , • , , , 23 . R.ynold s. O. _. Wll 05 WIO D8 wn D6 L2 LII 41ol} •• ,. • I • 31-3 1 24. Buer.. r . E. •.•• wn W43 013 L7 Wolf L9 W21 L12 41.31 •• Moore, D...... _ .. ..• , I , , I , , 25. Knl lp. P . .•. .•_ ... _W42 LI4 UI W78 WlO W16 011 L15 41-31 ,. NI III. ton, ,. .•...... 0 , I •I , , • __•.. ... _.... _...... _0 • • • 16_ RockwIII, O•.••. L2 W72 W30 L36 W66 W44 DIO L14 41ol1 •• 5ln,l r, G. , , , , • .•, 27. hlklusku, F .• _wn· L44 D46 W41 LIS W56 W5l LIO 41ol1 • • • 21. Armltronl. T •.•.. W71 WI. L6 D59 Lit Ul W56 WSS 41-31 29. VlJutls, A •...... W67 U L31 W73 WlS' DI2 W45 L9 4) .31 30. W.rrl n. J ...... W17 LI L26 W49 L25 W64 W44 D31 4) .3 .1 u.s. Open. Speed Championship 31. Dlndo nll, A • ....W72 L1 L12 WS' L3I W66 W36 030 4) -3) Final Results 32 . MUI,ro.. . , C • .... L21 W70 W31 L20 L 11 W6. W40 D45 41-3J 33. Rlmu, C • ...... 054 LS3 W71 W60 WSt L2 L12 WS1 41-31 I , 3 4 5 6 7 9 Score 34. Borowlot.kl, G ... LI2 W81' L9 W64 D43 W50 W51 LI7 41.31 • 35. H.m'rschmld .... By. Dll OS9 l4 129' 070 W69 W53 4 ~- 3 1 1. Byrne, R...... x I I I I I I I I .-0 36. BrUIiS. M ...... W.l" W4 L3 W26 L13 L19 L31 W'I 4.4 ,. Addison, w...... 0 , I I I I I I 61j,·1V2 37. Moon, C • ...... L3. WS. W29 W4. 017 U LIS 050 4.4 3. Bilguier, A. .. .•...... 0 0 , I I 0 I I I s.3 38. M4Iyo r, H ...... W37 La L52 WU W31 UI W46 LI. 4-4 " 39. H.berJlnd. H ..... LS L41 wn W74 W4, W2:I. L 13 L16 4 .4 4. Gran, R. .... ' ...... 0 0 • I I I I s~ 40. Milin., B. ...•.•. . 050 DSS 056 W47 L24 D41 Lll W63 4-4 s. Lofnlon, J...... •...... •.... 0 "0 0 0 • "I I I I ..... 41. BIIlr , J . E • .•.•• 016 L54 W65 127 W6:l D40 L4I WM 4-4 6. Hopp~, R...... 0 0 I y, 0 I 0 0 2V2·SY1 C2. Mlh.llo.. kh. S •.. Lt5 W:)9 L21 D69 W.o 046 DS3 0S4 4 .... • Eggert, ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 , I I 43. R"dlitls, E • .• _•.•. W63 L24 W67 L" 034 Yil. 020 L22 4-4 7. R. ,.. 44. Donni lly, W • .. _W73 W27 L1 WQ L1 L16 LlO WS9 4-4 •• OttelOn, M . •...... 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 • I ,.. 4S . GoII,. R • .•.•...• _.W80 L3 W49 LS2 W61 D15 L2f 031 4-4 9. Borochow, H. •• ...... 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 , 1·7 46. Wolf, P • . _._ ... _.W61 L20 027 wn L55 042 LlI W64 4-4 47.lIrl dln. It• ...... L7 W69 D4 L40 WS4 059 L16 W67 4·4 41. ROlin, S • •...... W69 W49 L2 L37 L3. W73 W41 L21 4 .4 4'. P . ul, C...... W15 L4I L4S L30 W74 WU W70 L20 4.4 Selected 10-S.c::ond G.mes 50. Perklr, J • ...... 040 L60 W76 LI2 W69 L34 WS' 037 4.4 51. Bernheim, Ii . .... L1S 071 L62 076 WIO 060 D73 W68 4-4 A. Bisgui., R. Byrn. 26. R ·Q7 B·B4 52. Jlmllon, T •...... L2.4 W63 W3. W45 L23 020 L34 L3) 31·41 $3 . Johnson, G •...... 055 W33 LI6 L10 065 W61 042 L35 3J-4} J. P.o4 Kt·KB3 27. K· Bl BICKt 54 . Roy, 0 . ' ...... 033 W41 L5 LS6 L47 W61 063 041 31-41 ,. P-QB4 P · KKt3 28. RxB QR-Ql 55. Verber, R ...... 051 040 W6I Oil W46 LI4 L27 US 31-4 j 3. Kt·QB3 B-Kt2 29. RICR R,R 56.Stl"l r, L ...... L13 W71 040 W54 LIe l27 UI W73 31-41 57 . Elliott, W . _...... LI7 L9 L39 W12 U4 W75 OU W70 31-41 4. Kt·B3 0 ·0 30. K-K2 K·B2 58. V. n n ... r, K . .... La L37 W7S L31 W67 OU LSlI W" 3 1 -4 ~ s. B ·B4 P-Q3 31. B-Ktl K·B3 59. Du"lnl , 1 ••. _. .. 011) W74 035 OU U 3 047 L22 L44 3·5 6. P ·KR3 P . B4 32. P . KKt4 P·K4 60. StlW.rell on, J _.DU WSO LI7 U3 U2 051 L64 W75 3 ·S QKI-Q2 61. An-derson R • •_. L46 W1S Wl5 Ul L45 LS3 W6S LlI> 3 '5 7. P·K3 33. B-Kt6 R.o' B-K2 p,p 34. K · K3 R.o, 62 . L. hp.ml r, P ~ ... D60 LI6 WSI U6 L41 LS4 D71 W76 3-5 •• 63. R.ln ll, G ...... L43 L52 L69 W77 W7.· 058 D54 L40 3 -5 9. P.P Kt·R4 35. PxPch K,P 64. Klrpusk., W ..... L3 wao LIS L34 WS7 L30 W60 U6 3 -5 10. B-R2 P · K4 36. B·B7ch K·K3 65 . Bender. F • ...... L6 076 L41 W71 053 L4' LSI W77 3-5 66. B.llou, R • ...... 0· LIS W72 L79 L26 L31 W74 L41 3-S 11 . 0 ·0 Kt-BS 37. K-B4 R. KR8 67. K.pp, A ...... L29 lIyo U 3 L70 LSI W79' W72 L47 3 ·5 12. R·Kl KtxB Resigns. 68. Glbbl, J • ...... W. L22 US L38 W7" L32 057 LSI 1 1-51 13. RxKt P.P 69. B.uer, F ...... L4I L47 W63 042 L50 W7. L35 L58 21·51 70. Gont.hl roff, N ... LI4 L32 wn W67 LI9 015 U9 U7 21.51 14. KtxP Kt·K4 71 . R.dlun, G ...... U. 051 L33 US L7S L71 W7. W80 21, ·5 1, 15. P-QKt3 P·QR3 R. Eggert R, Byrne 72. Hendrlt. kl, H ... .. L31 L26 L66 U7 077 W7I U7 W74 2j .5j 16. Q-Q2 o.R4 J. P . K4 P·QB4 73. St.hllle r, A •...... L44 L79 Bye L19 W76 LU D51 L56 21·51 17. Kt·QS Q,Q ,. Kt·QB3 Kt·QB3 74. B.II.y, 1( • •••••• •• LlI LS9 WH' L39 l4' W76 LM L72 1 .. 75. NIUWlrk, J . .... UO L61 LS. Lao W7I LSl W7t· L60 2 .. 18. RICQ B .. K3 3. P ·Q3 P · KKt3 76. CUIII., R. __ •... L22 065 LSO 051 L73 L74 WIG U2 1 .. 19. Kt· B7 QR-BI 4. P·B4 B· Kt2 71. F .. ller, J • .•.•..•_. LlO L19 L7t L63 012 wao 062 L6S 2 .. 20. KIn d PICKt s. P.o3 78. D~ph 'I ~ , K • ••.. L2I · L56 Wto U5 L63' L6t L71 Byo 2-t. B.o' 7'. KOCi a n, W . •.•• _.. LI W73 Lli L66 L6I' ur Ln' 1 ·7 21. R · Kl KR-Kl 6. Kt·B3 Kt·Bl 80. HlrdllOn. II . _.. US L64 L71 W75 LSI L71 L76 L71 1·7 22. P·B4 Kt-Bl 7. B·K2 0.0 II. Hl mmerml ch .. L36' ...... • ...... • o·a 23. KtxKt B ·B6 0.0 R-Ktl n . W . lk, M • •...... Ll7" L34' L74' ...... 0 .• •• • Forfllt 24. RxQP B,R .•...... Withdrewl 25. Kt-Q4 B·KtS (Cont'd p. 19) CHESS LIFE With Gresser and Lane In Europe by DIMITRIJE BJELICA

Vrnjacka Banja is Yugoslavia's Hasl· she played against her five brothers dreams. So it was at Vrnjacka Ba nya. ings, for here, every year, chess festivals [or the home championship. Only one o( Nona Gapr indasvili was elated, but the are held. A Women's Zonal Tournament the brothers is younger than Nona, and others? took place here in 1960 and from Oct. 27 two of them arc first category players. Yalentina Borisenko, present Soviet to Nov. 2~, 1961 the Women's Candidates With her Cather's consent, she went to Women's Champion, had as a second her Tournament. This beautiful place has the city of (formerly Tiflis). Here husband, a master and theoretician. In only eight thousand inhabitants, yet the she met a very good chess teacher her game against Nona, she had the ad· tournament hall was always crowded; named Karseladze. She spent two years vantage and was expected to win, but many came from Belgrade, which is not in the "Dvorac pionerjev"- the house under time pressure, she made several far away, to see seventeen of the best for young boys and girls. In 1957, Mik· mistakes, and lost. After this game, Val· women players in the wor ld. hail Vasilevic Sisov became her "train· entina said: "It is always like this in The USSR conlingent aroused great cr." chess. One never knows whether one interest; it consisted of five players, five The you ng dark..eyed girl, now a stu· will win or lase, but when the end of "seconds" and the group leader. Grand· dent of the English language, will be the tournament rolls around, one finds master Isak Boleslavsky was Zvorikina's 8ikova's opponent early in 1962 for onescU just about where she belongs." ~ond, Grandmaster Igor Bondarevsky the women's world title. Up to now she But generally, she played very well in· was the group leader. Master Sisov was has only played one game against Bi­ deed, and will be seeded into the next second lor Gaprindasvili, Master Makag· kova, and lost it. It was in 1958, when Women's . onav for Zatu!ovskaya and Master Kon· Nona took third place in the USSR Belore the beginning of the battIe, dratijev for Vol pert. This formidable Women's Championship and became a Kira Zvorikina was conceded the best array of players and seconds made thc chess master. In the Women's Interna· chance for victary, because she was first USSR entries the favorites for top hon· tional Tournament at Tbilisi in 1960, in the previous Candidates Tournament ors. Also in the running were the Yugo­ Nona was second, and became an Inter· in Plovdlv, and had played in a world slav participants, Mrs. Vera Nedeljkovie national Women's Master. title match against Bikova. But she did and Mrs. Milunka Lazarevic. But the happiest part of Nona's stOry not li ve up to these expectations. How. According to FIDE rules, the games began in Round 16 at Vm jacka Banja. ever, in the last rou nds, she was at between players from the same country When Valentina 8orisenko drew with her best and took third place, thus qual. had to be played in the early rounds; Eilzabeta Polihroniade, applause broke ifying for the next Women's Candidates for the USSR players. this meant the out. NODa , then playing with Mrs. Gisela Tournament. first eight rounds. In their litUe tour na· Gresser, rose in ack nowledgment. (or Ex·world champion Mikhail Tal said ment with five players, Nona Gaprindas· she now was two points ahead of Borj· before the tournament that Tatiana Za· viii took first place with three wins and senko and officially became the chal· tu!ovskaya had the best chance for first one draw. lenger for the women's world crown. place. Tatiana told me afterward the The youngest player in the tourna· Her second, Sisov, said that evening rcason for Tal's view. She had won the ment, 20 year old Gaprindasvili, started that as part of her preparation fOT the prize for the best game at the Women's off with some fine wins, and led at all world championship match, she would Championship at , where Tal was times. Let us then first tcll her story. play against male opponents in the one or the judges. But in several games, Two years ago, she played in the Georgian Championship. Nona received she left a piece en prise - and her 100 telegrams that evening, among Georgian Republic "~len's" Champion· dreams were not fulfilled. ship. She drew with Masters Gurgenidte thcm messages from Tal and Bikova. Vera Nedcljkovic was without the and Beslavski, won her game with Bla· Nona told me that the USSR players had help of her husband Srecke, an interna· gidze and was in the middle of the final been preparing fo r Vr njacka Vanja fOT tional master, who was busy at his pro'­ standing table. But her story goes back four months. This was probably the fession. But this was not the main to that day in Zugdida in the heart of cause of their success. reason why she did not realize her Georgia, when a teacher introduced Grandmaster Petrosian said after the dreams. She lost her first game, but chess to his five sons and his only Candidates Tournament in Amsterdam still had high hopes toward the end. daughter. When Nona was five, she five years ago that those tour naments In the match last May between the So­ learned how to move the pieces; at 12, brought jOy to only one person, the vict Union and Yugoslavia, Vera had five was champion af her school. Very often winner. The others did not realize their points out of six and it was the best

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JANUARY, 1962 15 round, had the better position against games. She drew with the winner, and Zvorikina, but still lost. her victory over Heemskerk was very Lisa Lane's first visit to Yugoslavia fine. She also needs more practice and was a real sensation. When she arrived theorctieal preparation. at the Belgrade Airport, we thought she was a film star from Hollywood. Every· Madame Chaude de Silans did not play body recognized her lrom newspaper as well as she did some years back. She photos. Yugoslav chess columns often played a fine game against Vol pert. told of a young, beautiful lady who' io~an ny Hccmskerk is a very good singer , wa nted to become a Gra ndmaster. In but she didn't feel like Singing, because the first round, she was unlucky, leav· of her lost games. She began with a ing a piece en prise against Gresser, but sensational vi ctory over Zvorikina, but it the next round showed us the big talent was her first and tbe last but one victory ol this player who could be ve ry soon a at Vrnjacka Banya. At the closing cere· world champion. Lack of experience is mony the biggest applause went to the holding her back. Her best game prob­ tailender, S. Hundsuren of Mungolia. ably was the one with Zvorikina; the Other seconds we rc: For Nedeljkovic, American champion plaved in real International Master Djurasevic; for master style, was near vie"tory, but just Lazar evic, Master Minie; for Konarkow· couldn't make it. The same thing hap. ska, Polish Master Dada; for Karakas, pened against Zatulovskaya. Lisa said Master Silagy; for Heemskerk and de Si· later: "I expected more from the USSR lans, Master Withuis; for Polihroniade players; they have not shown very much and Nicolau, Master Simeany; for Lisa in the games with me. If I practice Lane, International Master Drageljub enough till the next Candidates Tourna· Ciric. ment, 1 will be the first" score. Because of this, the Soviet players Lisa Lane's popularity in Yugoslavia were a little bit afraid of her, but Vera, was very high. She got lots of letters, in her turn, lacked self.c onfidence. telegrams and invitations to visit various parts of Yugoslavia. One letter was ad· Three different styles-three different dressed only with her photo and it persons had at the end the same number reached her. When she visited Sarajevo, of points: Larissa Volpert, Eva Karakas over five hundred people came to the and Alexandra Nieolau. Vol pert is a professor or io"rench, and Nicolau an ehess club to listen to her being In ter· expert in the Chinese . Of Viewed. "Everybody has a milliOn ex· course, everybody expected [rom cuses for not fulfilling her ambitions," Volpert, several times the Wo- said Lisa. " But I can tell you that J was nat well prepared for the tournament. men's Champion. She did not play in her usual manner. Karakas, in the first half Or else, 1 haven't enough luck." ,,:or of the tournament, was one of the big. half an hour afterward, she had to Sign autographs, like a film star. gest surprises. Nicolau played a wonder· Alter the tournament, Lisa got invita· ful game against Zvorikina. tions to play at Hastings, England and Elizabeta Polihroniade is a Ru manian at Beverwijk, Holland in December and radio reporter. But the reports from her January. chess board were not too favorable. The second American representative, Henrieta Konarkowska, in the last Gisela Kahn Gresser played several good

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At its ennuI I September meetinlil. rencevilJe Townsrup, RCA Research Tournament, slarting October; the Dlowa the Gompers Park Chess Club of Chicago Labs, RCA Astro Eleetronics, Industrial Club Championship·Nov.; Quad-C i t y elected the following officers: President, Reactor Labs, and Princeton University Challengers.Feb.; and the Trans·Missis· Frank Skoff; Vice·President, Dr. M,x It meets every MOOlday evening at the sippi Open·summer, 1962. Starting in Maslovih; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Princeton YMCA, Princeton, N.J. July with a nucleus of six members, Eva Aronson; Treasur.r, Richard Guell; they organiZed 11 public meeting, "closely Publicity Director, Winton D. Fulk. Cincinnati had a very sucClSlful High following the suggestions in the USCF Dennis Klein WII appointed to nsist Mr•. School Lelgue in 1960·1, reports R. B. Blue Book." Of the 37 attending the Aronson and Fred Rosen to assist Mr. Hayes. Besides the individual tournament meeting, 32 became members during the Fulk. conducted by the boys themselves, there first week. One third 01 the member· wu • tum tournament with twelve ship consists of younger players. 32 The club tournament began on Oct. entries. Tied for lst were Maderia and members took part in the club ladder 6th, in three groups. The club is host Walnut Hills (91h·l'h); 3rd Westet'"n tournament. They were fortunate in to the Ill inois State Chess Championship, Hills (8'h); and Tift fourth 16). Wllnut getting playing accommodations at the scheduled for Oct. 28-9, and Nov. 4-5lh. Hills won the playoff mitch, S'h·2'h. Ha ubcrg Civic Center, a mansion which The Gompers Park SUperviSOT, A1 Mar­ was donated to the eity recreation de· chese, is giving active support to the Jim Stevenson, a school teacher, in· partment by heirs of the estate of a Club in these tournaments. forms us r;f the Hayward Area District wealthy resident. The rental is only a chess tournament finals held at Del Rey token one dollar for each session, for Charles Garwin, I Von Steuben high Park, in which more than 300 boys co m· whieh they get the use of several carpet· school ,'udent and unnted, took the peted (What? No girLs?). The champion_ ed rooms, kitchen, patio and tables and strong a-round Spring Swiss Tournament Raymond Schutt, 16; the runner·up­ chairs. The club meets Tuesdays and with the fine scor. of 7·1. Sam Cohen MichaeL Tritch, 14. Hayward is 10 miles Thursdays (7·}1 P.M.) and Saturday was second with 61f.a; Dr. MaJ( Mulowitz south of Oakland- across the bay (rom (1·5 P.M.). It now bas 44 active members. third with 6-2; and Mrs. Eva Aronson San Francisco. The club. which serves a metropolitan fourth with S1f.a , ouhcoring Richlrd area comprising towns in both Illinois Guetl on median points. Dr. Ralph H. Kuhns, USCF Chairman and Iowa, has afCiliated with the USCF. for Institutions CheSl, reports that the To Ed Mofritt, Secretary: Ph~ase extend Peter Wolf brushed 18 players aside to the members of your club O'Ur heart· to grab first place honors in a 6·round Illinois Stlte CheSi Anoelltion WIS "re­ activated" with James Brotson IS Presi· iest congratulations on their fine work. Swiss 30·30 tournament, scoring 5!h·lh. We look forward to splendid achieve· Tied with Charles Garwin at 4lh points dent lind Mrs. EVI Aronson as Trelsurer. Dr. Kuhns: Please send us your program ments by yo ur officers and members, going into' the final round, Wolf defeated about which we hope you will write us. Frank Skoff to cinch first place, as Dr. of aetlvities. We would' like to heir from Pimsler overcame Garwin to take second III other State Associations ill well. place at 5-1, with Garwin half a point Robert G. Lake, 1732 Freemln St., behind. Tied for fourth with 4·2 were The rating improvement mateh be· Toledo 6, Ohio, wishes to play postll Mrs. Eva Aronson, Matt Koenig and tween Joseph Wasserman and Robert chess with players in Spanish or Germln David Kn ickcrbocker. Uhlmann, which was (;Tganized by the speaking countries. USCF membe" G. R. Hollway Chess Club o( Grand abroad and foreign chess ma9l1ines, Twenty·five members tried their skill Rapids, Michigan, was won by Wasser· please note. at climbing in the s ummer I.dder tour· man, 4-2, Diredor Fred Foote informs nament of the Olk Park (Illinois) Chen us that "the match created considerable Dr. Milton L. Hanauer, well known Club, Top rung, Chlrles W. Musgrove; speBobby Fischer reading Mikhail Bill Fahey." Fahey owns 21 chess sels Nebraska Air Force Base ... Dr. Jacques Tal's palm, which appeared in the March valued at $2,000. There is a photo of Gosteli of Cambridge, Mass., with 5-1, issue of Chess Life, and referred to in his most treasured set, made of ivory became the Open Champion of South· our October issue, have now cropped and bone, in the mid·18th century Eastern New England sponsored by the up in "El Ajedrez Espanol," official "Maltese" style. The last photo is of a Fall River Cbess Club; second and third organ of the Spanish Chess Federation. hand made set of Fahey's own design, after tie·breaking, half a poont behind, Bobby "read" from Tal's hand a future made of brass and aluminum. We would were G. M. Irwin and Robert Barry, both American world champion, meaning appreciate it if Fahey and other service· of Providence, R. I. ". Dr. Alex J. himself. "El Ajedrez Espanol" indicates men, ilt home and abroad, would send Darbes of Huntington was the dark horse Tal's cleverness in turning immediately us reports on their chess activities. winner {6·0J of the 23rd annual West to Lombardy, grasping his hand, and Virginia State Championship. saying: "Congratulations!" Senior Master Donald Byrne is Chess US Master Attilio DiCamillo (Lisa Stewart Silverman of Chicago reo Coach and member of the English De· Lane's mentor) won the 23rd annual minds us of the 5·4 score at the 1961 partment at Pennsylvania State Univer· Pennsylvania S tat e Championship, U.S. Open in San Francisco rolled up sity ... Chaplain (Major) Kalman L. 672 ' %; Dr. Max Cahen was second with by Lewis J. Isaacs of Chicago-at the age Levitan, of Headquarters Air Training 6·1. Among officers elected by the Penn· of 841 Command, Randolph (Texas) Air Force sylvania State Chess Federation were Base, handcarved chess pieces, each rep· William Byland, Pres. and Mordecai resenting a form of marine life. The Treblow, Sec.·Treas . . . Jim McCormick Leland A. Quindry, former President King is Neptune, the Queen a mermaid, O'.f the Philadelphia Chess Association, of Seattle (whom we remember from his other pieces sea horses, dolphins and visit to New York a few years back) suc· has originated what he calls "Integrated sharks. Three and a half years of work Chess." Here are the rules: "The game cessfully invaded Oregon once again, went into it. The set took first place in winning the 1961 Oregon Open with a is played on a conventional board and the wood division of the ATC Designer with conventional pieces, the same as 6·1 scme (after tie·breaking); second, Craftsman contests ... Orchids to Fred S. John Bell. regular chess .The pieces are set up in Townsend, formerly of Pittsfield, Mass., the conventional manner, except that who upon moving to Reading, Pa. every piece is set on a square of its own brought back to life the Reading YMCA John Curdo clean-s..... ept the Greater color. Thus, each ptayer plays with Chess Club. Clubs in the southeastern Boston Tournament, ~; a quadruple tie eight white pieces and eight black Pennsylvania area eager for hClffie·and· for second bound together Carl Gron· pieces, which makes it somewhat more home matches should write to Fred S. guth, Jacques Godeli, Algis Makaitis difficult than regular chess but not so Townsend, Reading YMCA Chess Club, and Dave ScheHer . . . A visitor to iI hard as blindfold chess. First move goes blindfold exhibition given by Grandmas­ to the player having the white queen." Washington and Reed Streets, Reading, Penna. ter Samisch kept looking at him, and There you have it. What do you think then remarked to the exhibition organiz­ of it? er: "What a farcel He isn't blind at all." US Master Charles Kalme once more Participating in the Hudson Valley Chus Encouraged by the fine success of the plucked the North American Latvian Leilgue (N.Y.) team tournament are three recent Western Open, the Wisconsin Championship, at Kalamazoo, Michigan, clubs from Poughkeepsie, two fro m Chess Association has considerably in· 'With a perfect 6·0 score ..• Robin Ault Kingston, one each from Carmel, New· creased the prize fund for this year's thrice successive US Junior Cham~pion , burgh and Yorktown Heights .•• Fred North Central to be held in MiI ..... aukee took the Ivy League Individual Cham· Zarse in a somewhat meteoric rise to over the Thanksgiving weekend. The pionship, 3%.%, beating out Michael the top of the Milwaukee chess scene guaranteed prize fund, upped to $1,000 Valvo by half a point ••• Abroad with made a 9·0 clean s ..... eep of the an· this year, repre5ents a 100% increase the Armed Forces: Marvin Sills, USCF nual Milwaukee County Championship. since the inception of the tournament nted Expert, and Bernhard Pfister tied Charles Weldon was second, 7·2; a re­ eight years ago. Raymond Weinstein, for first place in the sixth bi·monthly cord field of 56 competed. current North Central Champion, is ex· USCF European Rating Tournament at pected to defend the title he won a Kulsruhe, Germany. The indefatigable William B. Wise, corresponding sec· year ago. organizer, Robert A. Karch, stationed- in Munich, came in fourth. retary of the Pittsburgh Chess Club, reports: "Here in Pittsburgh, a metro. Dr. Kuhns sent us a clipping from the politan chess league has been formed Chicago Tribune of Sept. 3rd, which con· Fifteen year old Tom Ousley won the consisting of fourteen teams formed tains this interesting information: Alabama State Junior Championship .... from members of various high schools, "There are 20 chess clubs in Chicago George Pirinsky (5·1) is the Colorado colleges and industrial concerns in the which operate under the auspices of the State Open Champion ... Dr. Joseph Pittsburgh area. Game5 will be rated by Chicago Park District system, according Platz of the Hartford Chess Club de· the USCF. At the first of the monthly to Tom Hackett, physical activities di. feated James Bolton 3·2 and became matches, played in October, 25 new memo rector. He estimates that each club Connecticut Champion .. . Nick Lanni, bers were recruited for the U$CF." Nice has about 35 members. Each year more 1007 rated player from Gainesville jump· workl .•• The QUak6r City Open (Phil., than 1,000 persons enter the city·wide eded over a master and many experts to Pa.) showed A. DiCamillo on top, 5-0; chess tournaments sponsored by the grab the Florida State title; his score 6·1 second, with 4%, B. Baczynsky ••• Park District." Can any other city (five wins, two draws) .... Steve Buining better this showing? of New Orleans (51.-2 .%) captured the In a match conducted by the Sperry Louisiana Open, The Louisiana State Chess Club of Salt Lake City, Utah, Ben The "Sembach Missileer," weekly organ Associaticm Bulletin reports: "Over· J. Peterson plastered Dick Plaster 4·0 of the Sembach Air Base, Germany, r .. heard- " Gimme plenty of those onions . . . Utah beat Idaho 12·7. 18 CHESS LIFE Picturcs of 8 women, one man and a Et tu, Brute? . . The Chess Studio of (Cont'd from p. 14) child at chess boards fill a handsome Detroit announces that after the con­ 9. P·QR3 P·QKt4 18. K-BI P·K4 feature page in the Sunday Oregonian, clusion in December oi the Detroit 10. Q·Bl P·QR4 19. B-B3 P-B4 Portland, Oregon, Oct. 8, 1961. "Spark­ Amateur Championship sponsored by it, 11. Kt-Ql P·Kt5 20. Q·K2 P·K5 plug among area players is Mrs. We ndell a series of 10 le<:tures will be given from 12. PxP RPxP 21. p.B4 PxP e.p. (Pat) Bates who loves to play and has January to March by the Detroit News 13. R-Kt1 B·QR3 22. Q.R2 BxPch even taught 3-year.old Ed the names of Chess Editor. In April and Ma y, top 14_ P.QKt3 KtxP 13. B-K2 R·Rl the chief pieces; she collects unusual masters of Mich..igan will give a series IS. R·KI Ktd 24. QxR Q,Q chess sets, some of which are shown in of simUltaneous exhibitions. 16, QxKt Kt·Q5 25. BxB P,B the bottom row of player pictures" states 17. KtxKt BxKtch Resigns. Staff Writer Jean Henniger . .. Richard Secret.ry R. H. B.nnon, secretary of Long, a student at Vanderbilt Univer­ the Memphis Che" Club Is enthusiastic H.Borochow K.FerkasT3. P_BS PxP sity in Nashville, Tenn. became the about his club: "Che" II booming in 1. P-K4 P·Q4 14. KtxP 8 .R4 Rocket City (Huntsville, Alabama) Open Tennessee, .nd it looks like most of the 2. PxP Kt·KB3 15. KtxKt BxQ Champion, 4-1, after tie-breaking; Hunt. strength is in Memphis." They won .11 3. B·KtSch B·Q2 16. QKtxBch K.Rl er Weaks was second. The unrated play· four team matches pl.yed this ye.r, de. 4. B-B4 B·Kt5 17. RxB P.KKt3 er to finish. highest was to get a hand feating Arkansas, Birmlngh.m .nd Mis­ 5. P·B3 B-84 18. B-Kt5 P-KR3 carved bone set from Mexico, contributed Iissippi. In the latest m.tch, they slaugh­ 6. Kt·B3 QKt·Q2 19. BxKtch K.R2 by Mr. Robinson, manager of the Sahara tered Nashville, Tenn. on ten bo.rds, 7. KKt-K2 Kt·Kt3 20. Kt·Kt3 R.KI MotOT In n, where the tournament was double round, 161f2-3Y2 , getting pet"fect 8. B-Kt3 QKtxP 21. R·Kl Q.Q3 held; this orrer altracted five new mem­ scores on the lowest five bo.rds. 9. p.Q4 P·K3 22. Kt·K4 Q.Kt3 bers to the USCF ... John Alexander, TO. 0-0 B·K2 23. R·K3 QR.Ql Rod Freeman and George Geyer-tied Homestead, Coral Gables, Miami, 11. Kt-Kt3 B·Kt3 24. Kt-Kt5ch PxKt for first, with 5-1, were among the five Miami Beach, North Dade, Hollywood 12. P.B4 0 ·0 25. R-R3 mate who qualified in the preliminaries for and Broward arc competing in the South the fnials of the San Diego City-County Florida Team League. In addition to Championship ... the 12 board team matches, there arc the Expert division, Class A and Class Willi.m L. Fredericks of Queens Vil­ B ... The Jersey City YM CA Chess Club ILLINOIS CHAMP lege took first pl.ce In the October nt­ defeated Elizabeth, N.J. 5-3 ... In a 20 ing improv.ment tournam.nt in N.w hoard match, Cleveland outplayed P itts· Angelo Sandrin won the 1961 Dlinois York City, Sol ; in November the winn.r burgh H -9. in an annual series begun Chess Cha mpionship in an 8-round Swiss was Peul Robey of Brooklyn, N.Y •.. A in 19-45. Pittsburgh won in 1958, 1959 held at Compers Park recently. He scor. strong 30·30 tourn.ment in New York and 1960 ..• In New York State, Hudson ed 7 straight wins, drawing his 8lh to City in Octob.r, with US Senior Mast.r Valley outscored Westchester 14 *-7% clinch the tille. There were 77 entrants. J.mes T. Sh.rwin .nd US Masters Dr. in .an inter-league match at Pough­ Dan Fischheimer took 2nd with 7 points; Karl Burger, Lerry Gilden and Dr. Ad.1 keepsie. then followed at 6 po:ints: Paul Tautvai­ sas, John Turns, Ed Formanek, Ed Buerg. Mengerini p.rticlpating, was won by OF KINGS AND MEN . The 32nd Sherwin. er, Seymour Rosen, and Frank Salkaus. FIDE Congress (1961) et Sofie awarded kas. to Raymond Weinstein the title of In­ A simil.r tourn.ment in November ternational Master ... "Like Morphy of Masters had a tough time: Taulvaisas 'with 30 pl.yen including six mast.,. Old" is a tribute to L.rry Gilden heed­ lost to Marty Klein and Buerger, while was won lointly by P.l Benko end P.ul lined above his g.me eg.inst O. J.kob­ J ohn Tums was defeated by Fred Ben· Brends, 41h·'12; Menguini .nd H.rry sen of Denmark in the 1961 World Junior der. Another se nsation was the winning Fej.ns were nut with 4-\. Ch.mpionship, annot.t.d in the Septem­ of the Women's Ch.mpionship by 14- ber 23rd issue of Seh.ch·Echo (West ye.r-old K.te Sill.,., who upset Mrs. Eva Germ.ny). Our original Intry, Wein­ Aronson, 1961 U.S. Open Women's Cham· The Cleveland Chess Center , 1610 Eu· stein, was barr.d because of old .ge, pionsh.ip, in the final round. On tbe c1 id Ave., conducts a simultaneous ex· three over the limit. Gilden finished other side of the age scale, Lewis J . hibition 011 the first Friday of every Isaacs, 84-year-old master emer itus, month at 8 P .It. .. Secretary Carl Haes­ fourth in the Consolation A group, and scored a creditable 31h points. overall 16th out of 28 contestants. Nine· sler of the Kingsmen Chess Club of teen year old Yugoslev Bruno Parma, The tourney was sponsored by the Detroit reports plans for a Detroit Me· Gompers Park CC and the Division of tropolitan Chess League .. . Richard Vcr· an economics student .t the University of Liubliana, was fint with 9·2. Decisive Recreation of the Chicago Park District. her topped the field in both the June Without the encouragement and help of and July rating tournaments of the was his win, in the penultimate round, over Florin Gheorghiu of Rum.ni. (for AI Marc h.e sc, Supervisor of Gompers Chicago Chess Club ... Ed Carlson and Park, the event would have been impos­ Lew Wood, with 5-2, tied l or first in write·up on the letter, see CHESS KAL­ EIDOSCOPE, Mey, 1961). Gheorghiu was sible. Free coHee and doughnuts were the round robin Woodberry, N.J. Sum· served the entrants through the courtesy mer Open; Herb Wright led in Class second with 8V,; third, Alex.nder Kuind­ rbi, USSR with 8 points. of Anthony C. Laurino, Secretary, 39th " 8 "; and Henr)' Frueh in "e" ... The Ward. Championship trophies were do­ annual rapid transit tournament of the nated by Alderman Philip Sbapiro of the Morningside Heights Chess Club (New 39tb Ward and Siale Senator Seymour York City) was won by Henry StockhoM. CHESS PLAYERS Fox. Gus Sayer, captain of the Columbia Bored with dull endings? Enjoy a Universi ty Chess Team was second, and slashing attack? Play fabulous J apa­ Martin Kirshenbaum and Robert Augus­ nese Chess, the game 1n which cap­ ON TAP tine tied for third place ... The 2nd tured men come back to life!! 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GLASS CITY OPEN PITTSBURGH METROPOLITAN SEVENTIETH ANNUAL MINNESOTA CHAMPIONSHIP STATE TOURNAMENT 5 round Swiss at Central YMCA, 1110 6 round Swiss, 2 rounds on each of Jefferson Ave., Toledo, Ohio. $5.00 en· In three sections: Premier and Major above dates at Downtown YMC A, 304 sections require USCF membership. try. 1st prize $112.50. Top junior, A. B, &. Wood St., Pittsburgh 2, Pa. Open to all Tournament to be held at Main Ballroom C will receive trophies. Other prizes as USCF members who live in Alleghany of University of Minnesota's Coffman County or who belong to a chess club Union, one block east of Washington income permits. Entries and inquiries located in Alleghany County. Entry fees: Ave. Bridge on Washi ngton Ave., Min­ to Donald Widing, P.O. Box 6667, Toledo $5.00 adults, $2.50 Juniors under i 8. neapolis, Minn. Top five players in Trophy for winner, cash prizes depend­ Premier Section qualify for round rob­ 12, Ohio. ing on receipts from entries. For ad· in championshi p in Ma rch. Cash prizes vance entry and details write: Tourna· and trophies awarded. Ma iL entry or ad­ ment Director, Fred A. Sorenson at dress inquiries to Sheldon Rein, 6901 above address. South Cedar La ke Road, Min neapolis, Minn., or G. S. Barnes, 3001 Overlook Dr., Minneapolis, Minn.

Fl bru..-y l' Ind 2S WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT VALLEY GEM CITY OPEN TOURNAMENT 5 round Swiss at The Loretto, 125 W. Teu,nllment o'f.lnIMU wlshln. In· 6 round Swiss, at Springfield, Mass. Fif"St St., Dayton 2, Ohio. $5.00 entry fee nouncl _nt of USCF ,.,.d e nnh YMCA, Chestnut St., Springfield, Ma!""s. plus USCF membership. ($3.50 advance stIou ld m.h Ippllutlon .t ~ ..t shl Open to all USCF members who are re "i­ entry fee If received by February 22). WN Ita Mfono ttli publlutfotl d. 'e of dents of western Massachusetts or tl ~ $40.00 first pri ze guaranteed. Cash prizes CHISS LIF I! . ' ..-cl •• fon'llS for rOo C