U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPION (Sec llGge 158) Volume XXI Nllmber 7 Jill)", 1966

EDITORS: Lt. Colonel E. B. Edmondson and Wm. Goichberg 1966 USCF FED E R ATION A fin al report from Frank Skoff, Cha ir man of the No mi nations Committee. lists the following candidates for offi ce.

PRESIDE NT U . C(llonel E. B. Edmondson REGIONAL VICE.PRESIDENT Region V ICE·PRESIDE NT J ames Bolton, 249 Highlan d Street, New Have n, Conn. David Hoffmann " Region II: Mic hael Raimo, 434 Scotland Road, Orange, N.J. REGIONAL V ICE·PRESIDENTS NEW I!NGLAND Stanley Kin, Region Ill: Steve Carr uth£lrs, RO 2, Ephrata, Pa. 17422 Hnold Dondl. Ell Uo urdon EASTERN I. ero), Dubeck Region IV: Ralph Hall, 897 1 SW 57t h. Terrace, Miami, Fla. 33 143 ~wll E. Wood Robert LaO.lIe P hilip Lamb, 779 Orange St., Maeon, Ga. 31201 Albert T. Pearson, 313 Plantation Place, Charlotte, N.C. M I D-ATLANTIC Earl Clary Edward O. Strehle William A. Scott, 1387 Morley Place SW, Atlanta, Ga. Robert t;rkCI SOUTHERN Or. Robert )' roemke Re gion V: V. E. Vandenburg, 2177 M·99 Road, Route 3, Ea1 0n Rapids, Mich. Pa ter Lahde CarrOll M. Crull CREAT L A K ES No rbert Ma tt hewa Region VI: Dr. George Tiers, 165 S. Cleveland, St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Don.. ld W. IIUdl nl' Peter WoH, 6427 N. Damen, C hh:~ ago , Ill. 60647 Dr. H.rvey McClella n NORTH CENT RAL ((obert Lerne r .Iohn Oslle.. Region VII : J ohn A. Howell, 244 Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colo . K en Ryk k en SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew Region VIII: Burrard Eddy, 504 Terry Ave. (209), Seattle, Wash. Ke nneth S mit h "art IlI. hop As delailed in last month's CHESS LIFE, nominees for national ofrice are: PACI F IC Kenneth Jone. Gordon Barrett President: Dav id HolIman, Marshall Ro hland, Donald D. Schultz. Col. P.u.l L. W e bb SECRETARY Vice-President: Peter P. Berlow, Isaac Knshdan. Marshall Rohland Secretary: Dr. Leroy Dubeck, Robert Goodspeed.

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Dubuque, n Unoia. NOli_member l.yr.• u b-cr lpUon: ....00 ("'.00 ouUlde USA); .Inille cop,.: t.OII! ( ~ WORLD CHESS FEDERATION outside USA). C!lange of adelre,,: Allow .1:1: weeka nOUoo; plea5o! ,I\'e u s both t he new .ddr es, (F.I.D.E.) and the old addre ... Includtna !.he lIumbe.... n d d .tu on the top Une of your stencil. F red Cramer Vice·President, Zo ne 5 (U.S.A.) Add",,, all communle.Uon., and m.ke , II cheek, payable to: ------UNITED STATES CHESS FEDIiRATION, 10 I!nt 11th Street, NEW YORK, N.Y. 11003 150 CHESS LIFE - Petrosian Comments on His Victory By Yury Averbakh thcse games had a bad effect on Korch · affected me in a good way: it forced me noi; they gave him a wrong im pression to concentratc myself for the concluding, APN Chess Commentotor of his ability. decisive games." " It is important, during a five-hour I met the next day Q : " What would you like to say about battle on the chessboard, to have a fresh Spassky?" aHer the 22nd game of his world chess mind throughout, not to overwork your­ title match with . The self. Therefore, if you want to win, you A : "The commentators believe that he series was still on, but the main thing mu st know how to save your phySical didn't show his lull ability in this had already become clear: Petrosian nervous energy, to last out till the end. match, or as Botvinnik put it: 'Boris would wear the world chess crown for We know of many highly-talented players didn't program himself properly (or another three years. who have failed to show thcir true ability Pelrosian.' True, Botvinnik also failed to I called on Tigran in the morning beCause of their poor distribuUon of do this himselI in his time. A title match when he and his trainer Isaac Boleslav­ strength and energy." is a clash of two personalities, and 'pro­ sky were getting ready for game 23. gramming' doesn't depend only on one of When these preparations were over, the Q : " What can yo u say about yo ur them. world chess sovereign turned towards match with Spassky?" "I agree with Botvinnik that Spassky's me and said: "O.K., shoo t with your A: "I missed a wondcrful chance of journey to the Ha stings Christmas Co n­ questions." ga ining the lead in the very first game, gress wasn't tbe bcst way to prcpare for the world titlc match. 1 also believe that Q: "The commentators observed that and this upset me so much that I was yo u were well prepared [or the title too nervous in the ncxt two games. Thc th.c results of the Challengers' Rounds ending of the second game wasn't so were to blame for Boris's underestima· defense. Could you give some details tion of the games with me. He believed about this?" simple as it seemed to certain commen· tators. I want to point out that Boris in his lucky star after his hrilJiant vic· A: "I began training long before the displayed great perseverance and in­ tories over Keres, Geller, and T al, and match was supposed to start. Spassky had genuity in defense. thought that things would continue to move on by inertia, to say." not yet sat down to play with Tal in the " 1 regard the seventh game as my so last elimination match when Boleslav­ best aebievement in thc match. It demon­ Q : "Are you very tired after the sky and I drew up a detailed plan of stratcs my views-the rival's limited pos­ match?" preparations. The first stage was devoted sibilities, strategy of play everywhere A: " I ce rtainly am, but I think that I to the study of my games from all on the board, and the encircling and angles. I made a special trip to Tbilisi was much more worn out after the world gradUal tightening of the ring of e n· title match with Botvinnik. Or, perhaps, to watch my rivals, Spassky and Tal, in circlement around the rival King. their knockout round . When it grew it's simply that I've grown accustomed " There were two crucial moments for to match play." clear that Spassky would win, t returned me in the match. 'rhe first came up after to and began analysing his thc 12th game, wh ere I launched a beau­ Q: "Wh at·s your opinion about Spas· games. This took up a co nsiderable tiful combination, but didn't carry it out sky's experiments in the opening stages amount of time. Only after that did 1 to the end. I wish to explain that the of games in the latter h.alf of the match?" begin training for the approaching 24- ending of this game proceeded in deep game marathon match. with the aspirant A : '·!t's possible to play this way, too, ti me trouble, and I forgot about the pos­ but whether it's necessary is another to the world throne. Boleslavsky and 1 sibility of repeating the same position matter. Spassky. evidently, felt that he elaborated the opening systems and also three times. Naturally, this blunder ar­ the tactics I would employ. 1 quit all had to do something to change the tide . fecled me, and , probably, this was the He began avoiding th e popular opening chess training about a month before the cause of me later suffcring a sore throat. systems. Once he took to this course, It world series to give myself a good rest." I had to ask the judgcs for a time-out but was necessary for me to take tbis into ac­ Q: "Ex-world champion Mikhail Bot­ evidcntly, while 1 was receiving treat­ count. You may be interested to know vinnik once remarked that the challenger ment, Spassky was able to pull himself lh.at Boleslavsky and I foresaw a possible is always better prepared in practice than together after those unpleasant moments reply by Spassky with 1...... , P-QKt4 the world title defender. Do you agree?" for him in the first half of the match; to 1. P-Q4." he came back to beat me in the 13th A: "I agree that the challenger who game. Q: " Do you agree with some of the earns the right to face the world cham­ "Setbacks by themselves don't worry commentators, who declared that defense pion does acquire good and envious prac­ me very much. What worries me more is proved stronger than attack in this tical training, but, at tbe same time, he how I lost. I lost the 13th game twice. match?" wears himself out physicaliy and mental­ I was able to regain a drawn position A: "Not aitogther. This is a feature ly. I realized that I could find myself in upon resumption of the adjourned game, of contemporary chess. In our day highly worse playing form than Spassky, and, but got into time trouble and madc a effective methods of defense have been therefore, competed in the in­ second mistake. worked out- a prevention of au ack, a ternational tournament, Moscow-Lenin­ " Needless to say, I was demoralized timely retreat to impregnable positions, grad match, Moscow team championships, when 1 sat down to play the next game, different ways of relaxing tension on and a specially-organized Grandmastel'5' which took place the following day. The the board, sacrifices of Pawns with tourney. In aU of these fixtures I pur­ threat of a new defeat forced me to transitions to drawn endings, etc. De­ sued the needed training purposes and pull myself together . The 14th game was feating an equal player in our day calls tried to find out my weak spots. a difficult one, but it made me believe in for enormous preliminary work and "Th. c two games with Victor Korchnoi my strength and ability once more. thorough.ly-conceived battle tactics." in the Moscow-Leiningrad match rend· "The second crisis occurred after the ered me a great service in this respet!t. Q: "Could you tcll me, briefly, what 19tb game, which I lost when exper ienc· yo ur future plans are?" They forced me to give serious attention ing time trouble. To a certain extent, it to my training, to pull myself together was a chance defeat. Although the situa­ A: 'T il take a rest first, of course, and for the coming title clash. Unfortunately, tion gr ew tense in the match, this defeat then tackle my dissertation, which prob- JULY, 1966 151 ably will keep me away from ehess for 9. PxB PxBP 17...... :.. P-B5 a certain period of time." 10. BxP Q·B2 18. B·K2 B·K3 Q: "What wi ll yOU I' chess plans be A few years ago this continuation was Much better was 18...... , Q.B4ch. afterwards?" very popular; however, a variation may 19. B.K3 Q·B2 cventually lose favor. The great prac­ 20. QR.H1 N.Q2 A: " I'll gladly CQ mpete in an inter­ tical checkup showed that White main­ 21 . R.NS PoOH3 national tournament. It would be inter­ tains a slight but clear positional super­ 22. KR·Nl Q·B3 esting to check up on how a more mature iority. 23. B·Q4 P-B3 Fischer is playing now, to sec whether After Spassky's move, the theoreti· 24. Q·R2 ...... Bcnt Larsen has really gone so far ahead cians became curious: the chttllenger As a result of Black's unfavorable op· as they say." plays tt well-known but not too satisfac­ ening, White has a very promising po­ On taking my leave, I asain, on be­ tory variation; ohviously, thcre must be sition; Black is fated to a passive defense half of the chess fans, congratulated a novelty in the making which would in the expectation of White's onslaught. the world champion on bis latcst brilliant change the evaluation of the position. 24...... K·Rl achievement. 11 . B·Q3 P·K4 25. B·Bl P-KR3 12. Q.B2 B·NS 26. P·R3 QR·N1 THE FINAL GAMES 27. P·RS R·N2 Translated by Oscar Freedman Other possibilities are: 12...... , Many commentators suggested here Q-K2 ; 12 ...... , R-Ql; 12...... , R·Kl. Game 20 27 ...... P.QR3; but then after 28. RxP, Pachman prefers, of all these, 12 ...... , NxR; 29. PxN, Q·N2; 30. Q-R5, Black's Notes by R·KI, Citing as a model the game CIi· position is a sad one. Grandmaste r gorich·Filip (Portoro:!;, 1958); 12 ...... , 28. PxP PxP How would it be to compare the match R·Kl; 13. NxP, NxN; 14. PxN, QxP; 15. 29. Q·KB2? ...... for the World's Championship with a P·B3, B·Q2; 16. P·QR4, B-B3; 17. P·K4, An error. after which Black could ob­ 19. R­ 6·day bicycle race? I think tbere is QR-QI; 18. B-QB4, P-QN3; B-Q2, tain counter chances. White gives up the sornethins plausible in this comparison. Q2. Still, it seems to me, White stands open QR file- probably an oversight. At At any rate, the marathon feature of better. any rate, best was 29. Q·N2, Le., 29 ...... , these competitions brings about a very 13. NxP NxN R-Rl; 30. Q-N4, R/N-R2; 31. BxNP, R­ difficult type of struggle for the com· 14. PxN QxP R6; 32. B-Q4, R·N6; 33. RxR, PxR; 34. petitors. 15. P- B3 B·Q2 P-QB4! The Grandmasters are tired, yet must 29 ...... R·R l be wide awake. One misstep, one wrong 30. Q·N2 R!N-R2 move in a given game, and it is very 31. BxNP ...... difficult to make up for the lapse. To pJay in a chess match of this type one must be thoroughly prepared. The 20th game was played in a pecul­ iar psychological atmosphere. This was the first time since the 7th game that the challenger succeeded in equalizing the match and thus creating a new sport· ing situation. The situation took on a new aspect, and so did the players' plans. The preparation (or this game was of utmost importance because the result The above position must have been of each skirmish could now decide the analyzed by both rivals before the match one way or the other. match. In the Challengers' Tournament NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE (1956), this position occurred in the PETROS IAN SPASSKY game between Geller and Spassky. There 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 followed 16. R·Kl, B-R5!; 17. Q·N2, QR­ 2. P-QB4 P·K3 Ql; 18. B·Bl, P-QN3; 19. P-QB4, KR·Kl; 3. N·QB3 B·NS 20. QxQ, RxQ; 21. P-K4, N-Q2; 22. B·N2, COMING SOON! This popular defellse makes its first R-K3; 23. P-K5, N-Nl; 24. K·B2, N-B3, appcarance in this match. The lovers of with potential for Black. The Chess Charts chess theory are happy; finaUy there Later on, many games featured 16. P­ Blue Book is an opening the many variations of K4 for White. Spassky hardly expected which bave been analyzed almost to the a repetition of his game with Geller, All the openings-in easily read endings! but he may have counted upon a strong· chart form-in a set of two uni­ Spassky was being criticized in this er continuation for Black in reply to form volumes. Based on a statis· match for adhering to somewhat unusual 16. P·K4. But then Petrosian succeeded opening schemes. But was he right in in veering the game from the beaten tical analysis of 60,000 tourna­ this casc to bring down this game to path. ment games by the world's greatest quiet positional pathways? Wasn't it a 16. P·QR4 ...... p1ayers. The winning percentage case of o\'er·confidence alter taking the In such a classical variation one move 19th game? Everybody knows that the cannot be of deCisive importance, but shown for every move. A postcard World's Champion is very much at home the new continuation has a definitc request will bring you free sample precisely in those simple positions often psychological effect. pages and complete infonnation abounding in variations of the Nirnzo· 16...... KR·Kl vitch Defense. Worthy of consideration was 16 ...... , about the sensational money·saving 4. P·K3 0·0 P·B5! 17. BxP (inferior would be 17. pre· publication offer. 5. B·Q3 P·B4 B·K2, N-Q4), QR·Bl! wjth chances of 6. N·B3 P.Q4 equalization. CHESS CHARTS 7. 0·0 N.B3 17. P·K4 ...... In recent competitions one finds rath­ What should Black play now? The Box 5326, San Diego; er often thc continuation 7 ...... , PxBP; threat is 18. P·B4 and 19. P·K5, and 17. 8. BxP, QN-Q2...... , Q·K2 would be followed by 18. California 92105 8. P·QR3 BxN P-QB4! with White for choice. 152 CHESS LIFE 31 ...... R·R7 3. N..QB3 N·KB3 sacrifice the Knight on B7 with unfore· Black's other chance was in the con· 4. B-KN5 PxP seen complications. Black could answer tinuation 31 ...... , R·R6. If then 32. B- So here it is! Pctrosian. who gener· 15 ...... • Q-K2ch; 16. K-B1, N-Q4; but B2, R-N6; 33. RxR, PxR; 34. P-QB4, It­ ally took the King Paw n on the third after 17. &oKl White has the initiative. QNl and Black has saving chances. move, decided to do it on the fourth, Black's best would have been IS...... , n . Q·N4 R-QB7? after the White was already on N·Q4. True, tbis modest manuever Here, however, RI'1·R6 does not work. KN5. would amply suffice for a safe defense. For instance, 32 ...... R!'1-R6; 33. B- S. NxP B-K 2 At any rate, 15. N-NS was the only pos­ Q4, R-N6; 34. RxR, PxR; 35. P·QB4; but 6. BxN BxB sibility to Introduce complications be­ worthy of a serious try was 32...... , 1. P·QB3 N·Q2 cause Petrosian now lets loose with his R/ l -RS. A curious possibility was pointed 8. N·B3 0 ·0 famous mechanism of Simplification. out by Master Nikltin-32...... , R/'1· 9. B-Q3 ...... 15. 0-0·0 NxN! R5; 33. Q-K7, R-QNl; 34. R/5-N2, R/ R­ Spassky undoubtedly foresaw the pos· 16. BxN B-NS Rl; 35. D·Q4, R-Kl; 36. Q-N4, R/ K·Nlj slbllity of this variation in the 21st 17. Q-N3 ...... 37. QxRch, RxQ ; 38. RxRch, NxR; 39. game. He therefore should have pre· Of course, the QNP is taboo-the QN RxNch., K-R2 ; 40. R-N6, with a sligh.t pared for this highly important game a file would beeome mortally dangerous pull for White. True, on the 35t.h move minute analysis. But we observe again for White. But even this move wi th the White could continue 35. B·B7! (instead the same situation which prevailed transparent threat of 18. BxNP is easily of 35. B.Q4). throughout the entire match: Pelrosian beaten back. While has no more serious 33. B·B2 Q-B2 brings with bim the full arsenal of basis for an attack. After prolonged Or 33 ...... , R/ R-R'1; 34. B-N3. theoretical preparation while Spassky thinking, Spassky apparently came to 34. Q-K7 BxP lags behind in this respect. Ali he had the same conclusion. Black's position is already hopeless to do was to open the popular book by 11...... _ Q-Q' and one cannot blame the challenger Pacbman in which we see the variation 18. R·R4 ...... for a desperate try. 9. B·Q3?, P-K4!; 10. 0 ·0 , PxP, and there And yet it was too early in the game 35. PxB Rx. is equality (Ragosin·Bondnrevsky, USSR for this peaceful move. The exchange of 36. KxR Q·R1ch Championship, 1939). And so Spassky Queens, to which Spassky consents, 31. B·N2 N·K4 plays the opening n la Ragosin, but Pe· brings about an end to all hope, not 3S. R·NS ch RxR trosian a la Bondarevsky. It is possible only Cor the game but also for the 39. RxRch K·R2 that Bondarevsky, Spassky 's trainer, match. That's why it was necessary to 40. R.Q8 N-N' came to a revaluation of this system, but hunt for chances by playing the pieces. 41 . Q·K6 Re signs this game does not indicate it. To avoid exchanges. for instance, by 9...... P·K4 Game 21 means or 18. K·Nl. 10. Q·B2 PxP 18...... Q-BSch Notes by 11 . PxP P·KN3 19. Q·K3 QxQch Grandmaster Alexander Kotoy 12. P·KR4 ••• ••••• 20. PxQ BxN "The decisive game! Precisely this Not so much in thc spirit of the po­ Here. Pelrosian offered a draw but game will determine the future holder sition as the desire to brace up, to pre· Spassky, probably by incrtia, continueSAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782-14) 2. P.o4 P.Q4 N5, R·Klch; 16. K-Bl, N·Q4j White could CHESS LIFE ANNUALS 1961-1962-1963-1964-1965 Each volume contoins all the issues of "Chess Life" published in that year, sturdily bound. Each volume is a chranicle af the most important chess tournaments and matches and contains hundreds of games, ana lysis by the world's leading players, photos, etc., etc. Price: $6 per vol., postpaid USCF Available only from 80 E. 11th St. New York, N.Y. 10003

JULY,· 1966 153 28. R/ 4·Nl R·KRI wants to win; White would be satisfIed 27. P·R3 P·RS 29. R·KRI RxR with a draw. Petrosian's system is quite 28. N·B1 PxP 30. RxR Ro02 safe, but of course is not the only one 29. PxP N/ K·Q2 31. 8oN3 BoOI possible. There is nothing better; nor Is it the 32. p.B4 P·KB4 I...... p·BJ answer to thc difficult position. 33. Ko03 P·R4 9. N·K2 QN.Q2 30. N!1-Q2 ...... 34. PxP BxP 10. 0 -0 0-0 White has many choices. Good was 35. R.QBI K·B3 11 . N·KN3 R·Kl also 30. P·K5, NxP; 31. N·BS. 36. R.B4 R·QI 12. PxP RPxP 30...... P·B4 37. K·K2 B·B2 BPxP was also feaSible, opening up thc "Oxygen" {or the Queen's B. However, 38. R.R4 P·KN4 diagonal fr the B. However, one had to Black's position is much too bad. 39. PxPch KxP think 01 the maneuver 13. N-QN3 and 31. NxP NxN Here it was Spassky who offered a then N·R5. 31 PxN BxP draw which Petrosian aceepted. 13. RxR QxR 33. B-N31 _.MM. 1-4. Q-B2 B-KBI 33. BxN also wins. Game 22 IS. P·N41 ...... 33...... 8oB4 The QR file can be occupied by White 34. R·R7 N·Q2 Notes by Soviet Master only. It Is also of note that the pOSition of 35. N·B3 Q·N1 Vladimir Alotortsev the N on QN3 will bear strongly on the Without waiting for the obvious reply, The 22nd game substantially ended the ensuing struggle for the center. 36. p .B6, Spassky resigned. tensest struggle for the coveted chess 15...... Q-NI Game 23 title. Tlgran Petrosian has brUU lI. nUy 16. N·N3 P·N3 passed the difficult examination; the last 17. R·Rl P·K-4 Nates by Soyiet Master two games notwithstanding, be has kept T8. Q.B2 p.Q4 Oleg Moiseyev the title of WorJd Champion. Hls success 19. QPxP ...... FRENCH DEFENSE is fully deserved. 1'he respective plans have been clari· SPASSKY PETROSIAN Which Is the position o{ vantage from fied; the fully armed White contingent 1. P·K4 p·K3 which one should examine the fight be· is meeting the agressor in the center. 2. P·Q4 P.Q4 tween the chll.mpion II.nd cbll.llenger? The Black B on QN2 is hapless. This 3. N·QB3 N·KB3 Should one eXlI.mine the wlI.y the adver· sharpens White's attention to prevent 4. B·NS PxP saries bave been evaluating the various Black'S QBP from advancing and giving S. NxP 8oK2 positions, and has everythinj' been util· his QB more " lebensraum." 6. BxN BxB ized, "squeezed" out on the logical plane? 19...... NxP 7. N·KB3 ...... Or should one compare the psychological 20. B-B2 B·N2? In the 21st game of the match, Spassky insights, the will to win of the two op­ played 7. P·QBS, but failed to get any­ ponents? thing out of the position as Black easily How many interesting, perturbing, and obtained the liberation continuation ...... , stirring discussions and reflections! We P·K4. must reaUte that conte mporary chess is 7...... Bo02 placed above all on a high, Intellectual In this variation, Black usually plays level. Even the experienced master can· 7 ...... , N-Q2. The move made allows not always avoid pitfalls or overcome dif· him to post the B on QB3 as tried in the ficulties, and yet keep up the abIlity to game Polugaevsky·Keres (XXIX USSR maintain an even workability. We often Championship) which continued 8. B·Q3, see how the logical development of a B·B3; 9. P-B3, N-Q2; 10. Q-K2, B-K2; 11. game cedes its tenor to the sharpest 0 ·0, 0-0; 12. QR-Ql, N·KBS with a psychological struggle. solid position lor Black. Spassky elects As the finish is approaching, the par· for White a more energetic plan In con· tid pants show the a~ u mu l ated fatigue, nection with 0-0·0. the kooness of perception dulled, the Inconslstenl The B is needed for the 8. Q.Q2 B.B3 volume of thinking shrinking. Success protection of the square Q3. And chess 9. NxBch QxN depended In part upon the ability to tempi are also expensive I In order to Worthy of consideration was 9 ...... , overcome fatigue. Hcnce the factor of introduce a plan to complicate the situa· PxN, maintaining control of the point endurance spells to a conslderabJe degree tion, Black should have immediately ad· K4. Black culd subsequently castle long. psychological steadiness and the ability vanced 20 ...... , P·R4! and, if 21. PxP, 10. N KS ().() to work. then 21...... , P·R5! and possIbly later, 11 . 0.()4) No02 Petrosian sbowed the greater ability to P·R6. On 22. N·K4, it was possible to A crucial move. Black allows a consid­ overcome tbe nervous tension; he seized proceed 22 ...... , NxN; 23. BxN, PXP; erable weakening of his Queen's Pawns' the initiaUve and, wi th greater confi· 24. 8 ·B2, P·R6! Having missed this op· ch ain. Petrosian apparently counted upon dence, raised before Spassky difficult portunity, Spassky finds himself in great play via the opened QN me; in this, problems. difficulties in the ensuing struggle. however, he failed. Safer was 11 ...... , ? 21 . B·R7 Q·B2 R-Ql, followed by 12 ...... , B-Kl and PETROSIAN SPASSKY 22. B·N6 Q-N1 then, conditions allowing, N·QB3 or p. 1. P.Q4 PoON4 23. B-R7 Q-B2 QB4. What would you cali this defense? The 24. B·N6 Q.N1 12. NxB PxN "Polish Irregular Defense," the "Sokol· 25. B-R7 ...... 13-. P·KR4 QRoNl sky Opening?" Or should we t!all it "Ex· The players have repeated the position 14. R·R3 ...... travagant?" three times, and Spassky. whose position Thus the Rook gets into play with 2. P·K4 B·N2 was inferior , could claim a draw. After great force and is able to Ottupy the 3. P·KB3 P·QR3 prolonged thinking, the challenger opted necesslI.ry poSition on any of the squares 4. B·K3 P·K3 for the continuation of the game. Ap· on the third rank. 5. N·Q2 N·KBl plause was heard [rom the crowd but 14...... P·B4 6. P·QB3 B-K2 that did not help Black's position. This natural move allows White to 7. B.Q3 POO3 25...... o.Bl1 fort!e the exchange or Queens and to ob­ • • PoOR4 ...... Of course Spassky should have taken tain the better ending. Better was 14. Let's not pay too much attention the draw and had It out In the 2Srd...... R·N3, in order to answer 15. Q-N5 to the openiDg maneuvering of the adver· 2&. 8-041 P.R4 by 15 ...... R/l·Nl. saries. Let us merely say that Black Too late! 15. Q·NSI ...... 15. CHESS LIF:E; 9. PxP NxP 29. B·N3 P·KR4 10. 0 ·0 0-0 It is not certain that a[ter the passive Petrosian played the opening very move 29 ...... , R/ B.K2 ; 30. P-KB4, K-B3 quickly; after the 13th game he had an White could obtain a decisive advantage unholy terror of Zeitnot. - the double exchange of Rooks bringing 11. N·KS B-Q2 the King into the center leads to equal­ Avoiding the trap 11 ...... N-K5; 12. ity. BxNI , RxB; 13. N-Q3! with advantage to 30. N·K3! N·N3 White. The weakness of the "hanging" Pawns 12. NxN BxN is very apparent. White threatens to play If 12 ...... , PxNj 13. N-R4. R-Ql controlling the Q5 square. 13. Q·K2 Q·K2 31. N·B2! N·Q2 13 ...... , N·K5 would be refuted by 32. R·K3 P·RS 14. B·N3, as after 14 ...... , NxB; 15. Fearing P·N3 and 1'-84, but weakening Black cannot avoid exchanging now, QxPch, Black does not have sufficient the Rook Pawn. Simpler was 32 ...... , because if 115...... , QxBPj 16. R-B3, com.pensation for the pawn. Black has, R/ B-K2, or even 32 ...... K-Bl; 33. P-N3, Q·N8; 17. B·NS or 17. Q·N3. however, a more active move at his dis- R/ B-K2 etc. 15...... PxP posal- 13...... , Q·Q2; and if 14. QR-Ql, 33. P·R3 R·B3 If IS ...... , KR·Ql ; 16. R/R-Q3. QR·K1 threatening ...... , P-K4 which the Petrosian had only 10 mInutes left on 1~ QxQ NxQ Bishop cannot take because of N-N5. the clock. 17. RxP ...... 14. QR-Kl QR -Kl 34. N-Q4! B·N2 The White Rooks are ready to aUaek 15. B-N3 P-QR3 35. P.QR4' R·Q l the weak Black pawns on QR7 and QB7. After 15...... N-Q2; 16. B-NS, P-K4j 36. N·B2 PxP Black's defense is very difficult. 17. BxB. PxB; 18. N·R4, B·Q3; 19. P·QB4 The beginning of the debacle. A new 17...... R·N2 etc. weakness emerges on Black's R3. Such is 18. R·QN3 bR 16. P-QR3! Q-KB2 more than Black's shaky position can 19. RPxR R·Rl 17. P·QN4 8·Q5 bear. 20. R·QB4 N·Kl Forced because of the threat of B-Q6 37. BxP N·N3 On 20 ...... , N·Q4, White would say the by White. 38. B·N3 P·KS happy choice between 21. P·N3, with 18. B·K5 BxB Positional capitulation. There is no the following 22. B.N2, or 21. R-BS, with 19. QxB N·Q2 longer any satisfactory move- If 38 ...... , the threat of 22. P·B4. 20. Q·N3 P·K4 N·Q2j 39. R.Q3, R-Q3j 40. P-QB4 penetrat­ 21. R·R4 N·Q3 21 . P·B;t Q·B51 ing the center. 22. P·N3 K·Bl 22. QxQ RxQ 39. N·Q4 K-R3 Black could not avoid losing a Pawn, 23. R-B2 P·KN3 40. R-QI! ...... as on N·Bl would follow 23. R-QB4; nor 24. R-Q2 N-N3 Threatening PxP and, if the UJ aek would 22 ...... , P·QR4 do because of 23. Waste of time; Q4 is no Jonger threat· Pawn recaptures. N-B5eh . P-N4. ened. K-N2 would have been better. 40 ...... : R·QB 1 23. B·N2 R-Bl 25. RjQ-K2 N.Q2 41. PxP! PxP 24. RxP K-K2 26. N·Q1 P·QN4 42. N·K6 N-BS 2S. K·Q2 P·R3 27. P-B3 R·B2 If 42 ...... , P-R4; 43. R-Q6!. N-BS; 44. 26. P·QB4 P·N4 Here Petrosian offered a draw, which BxN, RxB; 45. N'Q8!!, RxR ; 46. N-B7ch 27. PxP PxP Spassky refused. etc. 28. K·B3 K·Q2 28. B-B2 K·N2 43. BxN ••• 29. P·QN4 R·KRl 30. P·NS R·R7 Or 30 ...... , N-B1 ; 31. B-B6ch, K-Ql; 32. R-RB, with the decisive threat of 33. SOLID CATALIN LIFETIME SET B-N7. 31 . B-B6ch K-Ql Here, before White replied, Black re­ signed. After 32. P·BS, N-84; 33. P -N6, White's passed pawn cannot be stopped_ The immediate 32. P-N6 is weak be- cause of 32...... , PxP; 33. R·Q7ch, K-Bl; 34. RxN, K·B2; 35. R-Q7ch, KxBj 35. RxP, u and BlaCk could still offer resistance. Game 19 5 Nates by A. O'Kelly de Galway c translated by Beth Cassidy F FRENCH DEFENSE SPASSKY PETROSIAN 1. P.K4 P·K3 80 E. 11 St. 2. p.Q4 p.Q4 3. NoOB3 N·K83 New York, 4. P·KS KN-Q2 S. N·BJ P·Q84 N.Y. No. 82S Red and Ivory No. 826 Black and Ivory 6. PxP N·QB3 10003 7. B-KB4 •• p Solid catalin plastic Staunton DeSign, King 3%" high. Artistic The alternative was 7 ...... , NxBP; 8. craftsmanship, a superb set for lifetime enjoyment. The B-Q3, P-QR3j 9. 0·0, P-QN4; etc. carrying case is velvet-lined with felt padded compartments. 8. 8·QJ p·B3 (16" x 11" x 2lh"). The win of a pawn by 8 ...... , Q-N3; List Price $30.00 ...... " ...... " ...... Members $27.00 9. 0 -0 , QxP; 10. N-QN5 would be very bad for Black.

JULY, 1966 15..'i 44. N·B5 R·B2 GAME 24 45. NEWS RELEASE SERVICE R·Rl K·N4 KI NG' S IHDIAH DEFENSE 46. R·R5 K·B5 .. ETROSIAN SPASSKY USCF recently instituted a service de­ 47. K· B2 B.Q' signed to promote publicity for chess . '- .... H·KS3 40. Kxll KR..QI 48. N·N3! K·K4ch ,. ".Q84 P.KN] 41. P·1I5 Q.K3ch We began sending news releases to news· 49. K·K2 R..Q B3 ,. P.KH] 8·N2 42. K·Hl II ·R3 papers we know carry chess stories, to 50. N·Q2 K·K3 •• 8 ·N2 0 ·0 O . H..Ql N·lll chess colUmnists, and to the editors of S. N..Q1I3 44 . H ·H2 ... , ... , regional, st ate, or local chess publica· If 50...... , K·Q3; 51. NxPch , BxN ; 52. •• P·K] QN.Q2 45 . R·K&3 Q·N5 RxB, RxP; 53. RxPch offering no chance ,. KN·K2 P·QR3 46. Q.1I4ch K·Nl tions. The first story supplied was that of escapc. P·N3 A·Nl 47. N.Q3 R· KI of the inaugural closed U.S. Junior •• P.QA4 P..QR4 .... A·QNI Q·K3 51. NxP B·B5ch •10•. II..QU P· 1I3 4• • QxQ R.O Championship, held last June 20-26 and 52. K·Q2 R·Q2ch 11. 0-0 Q·Bl .so. P..QN4 ." reported on elsewhere iD this issue. 53. K·G2 K·B2 12. Q-Q1 R·Kl 51. AlINP R·R2 13. QR. 8 1 ... , 51 . R·Nl R·KI Future stories will mostly be on chess 54. R·K 5 K·N2 14. KR.QI N·N! 53 . R· BI K· 1I2 events of national interest; i.e., this 55. N·Q2 B·N4 U . P·R3 N· R3 54. P· RS K.K3 August's U.S. Opcn at Seattle. From 56. N·B3 B·R5ch I'. K· R2 p. 1I:4 55 . a·N4 II· K' 17. P·1I4 N·N5 56 . R· K2 II.Q5 time to time we will include mat erial 57. K·N2 R·Q8 1•. R·III P· K4 57. K·A3 R· Klll on large regional events or on U.S. par· 58. R/ 5·K4 R·KBS 19. IIPlIP ". 5• • R·lll R/2·lI.l ticipation on the in ternational scene. 59. R·K1 2C1. p·QS R", st. K·N2 R·KNI ... 60. N·KI 6O. hR R·KB3 21. " ·K4 ... , " ·KN4 Il you did not receive the U.S. Junior 22 . RoONI N·1I4 '1. H·1I3 61. R·K4 P·N4 23. H·R2 N/ J-1I3 n . NlIA" R."·N5 release but would like to be placed on After 61 ...... • B·83; 62. RxP. 8xN is 24. Q·K3 Q·N3 63. H·1I5 R/1·Nl our list for future mailings, please send equally bad for Black. U . N/ K·.I .. " .... K·R3 R/ l ·N4 your request to the address given be· U . N.Q3 ••• '5. R..QNl ... low. A sample of your column or publi· 62. NlI P R·B7ch 27. Q~N II.·KI U . RlIA 63'. K·R3 B·B3 21. R·N2 N·1I4 67 . R·K2 R••·II'• cation should be included with this reo 64. RlI P Bli P 19. Q.1(3 ... , 68. K·N2 R·O' quest, and one copy of each of your 31. R/ 2.KII2 P·83 6t. R..Q2 A.K, 65. N·K4 R·K7 future issucs should also be sent to this 30. Q.lll Q·N3 7C1. R·R2 " ·114 address: 66. N·B5 B·B8 n . 11·113 Q·QI 71 . II· KI ." 67. R·KB4 R·K8 33 . "'·113 H·1I1 11. 11 ·82 A·N' Lt. E. B. 34. 0-112 N·R2 13. RlIR N.R Colonel Edmondson 68. P·R4 ...... U . R.Q3 Q.1I2 74 . R·R3 H· 84 U.s. Chess Federation Black resigns. With two pawns down )6. Q.K2 II ·R3 75. IIlIli ... 80 East 11th Street the game is lost. A remarkable perfor m· 37 . P·R4 11· 111 76. R·KBl .... ance by Spassky. 3'. p .Q' Q·1I2 77 . K· 1I2 Drllwn New York, N.Y. WOO3 3'. II ·R3 ... GAME lB * QUEEN'S IHDIAN DEFEHSE * * PETROS IAH SPASSKY I . P..Q4 H·K e , I'. R..Q1 Q·Hl 2. P-084 P·K] I • . H·83 Q·HI 3. H·K83 ,.·enn 20. Q.82 K·H2 4. H .83 8 ·N2 21 . 8·83 P·KR4 5. P..QR3 BxH 22. QxQ RxQ 6. NPlIB B·K1 23 . R·S2 R/ ..QHI 1. P·B4 P..Q4 24. P· Kl K· Bl B. p.Kes KPxP 2S. R.Ql N·H3 • . 8.N1 0·0 11. 8xN KXB 10. PxP a ·Q3 11. II ·K2 P·R5 11. Q.Q3 P·H3 21. P·1I4 R·KI 12. II·N5 R.KI U . K·Q2 RxH u n. P·KR4 QH..Q2 20. RxR HxP 14. " ·R5 R·Nl ]1. 8 .HS H"R 15. Px P IIPxP 32. 8xR H"R 16. 0-0-0 P·N4 n . KxH Dnwn 17. HxP Q·lll

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156 CHESS LIFE WORLD STUDENT Meeting in the Sticks TEAM EVENT FIDE announces that the World Stu­ by Peter K. Cook dent Team Championship is being host­ USCF Director from Alamogordo, N.M. ed hy the Swedish Chess Federation at Orebro, Swedcn. Dates fo r the evcnt are US plain members in the sticks have no onc to talk to. There aren't any July 30 through August 14, 1966. of us per square mile, and only few per state of the union. We live in the USCF President Edmondson and FIDE South, Southwest, Midwest, Northern fringes; areas with chess populations too Vice-President Cramer, upon learning sparse for easy coagulation into state associatiom. that several top U.S. student chess mas­ YOli pays your fi ve dollars and you belong. Buy at a discount! Yloney, ters had made other commitments dur­ money-no love lost. Big tournaments are distant and local affairs ragged, ing the foregoing period, regretfully in­ too often destined to die on the vi ne. Helpl- no answer. formed FIDE that tbe U.S. would not ActunUy. it can be claimed that USCF has constantly been able to improve participate in the Student Championship and expand operations; morc tournament activity, morc state associations, a tbis yea r. better magazine, an improved rating system, increases in membership. But are Larsen Defeats Geller we anywhere near what w e should be? Not as 1001 g (IS a member-no matter In a playoff to determine third place how plain- has 110 OTie to talk to. in the world Championship Candidates' A movement is now under way to bolster national organization. Under the Matches, Denmark's scored code name "Operation H i ~ Cear," a number of devoted and distinguished chess a 5-4 vic tory over the Soviet Union's promoters have firmly committed us on a course towards progress. 1 am not a Ewfim Geller. Larsen triumphed in the member of this group, and I am not (''Ommissionoo to speak for them; but 1 have ni nth game of the matcb alter the had the p rivilege of partaking in some of their plans and ideas, and I sincerely scheduled eight resulted in a deadlock. hope that they will succeed in providing for all of us the inspiration and op­ Thc victory qualifies La rsen as the stand­ portunity for participation that will allow us to feel tlwl tve belong. in should an eligible player decline to participate in the next Candidates' As part at "Operation I'Ii-Gear," Prl,.,"Sidcnt Edmonson has retired from the Matches; this position was last occupied Air Force, d eparted California, and is now in New York preparing to take by Geller, who thereby entered the charge of the national command post. On his trek east he visited organizers matches when de­ and plain members along his route. And that is how the USCF President clined to play. (Larsen ma y, of course, happened to be in our town. insure his participation in the ma tches T he "Meeting in the Sticks" should leave its impact on aU of us, for it via the next .) signifies communication be tween top and the bottom, an awarencss on the GAME 9 OF MATCH part of our leadership of the need to be aware, a possibility of expression CATALAH SYSTEM for the dues-paying class, and a source of nevcr-before-available information. GELLER LARSEN 1. P-QII4 P-K3 24 . 0 ·112 N-N5 Did yOIl know that donations to th e United States Chess Federation are not 2. P-KN3 P-Q4 25 . Q.Q2 3. 8_H2 ... tax deductible to the donor? I did not, and I am aroused by the discovery that N·KB3 U . PIIP 4. H.KII3 B_K2 17. N/ IIIQ R-•••OBI the most vital source of life blood for any non ~p r ofit organization in the coun­ 5. 0 _0 0 ·0 21. R-Rl R-B2 try today has not yet been pried open for chess. Surely we are entitled to 6. P.Q4 QN-Q2 29. 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JULY, 1966 157 BROWNE NS U.S. Walter Browne, a seventeen-year-o ld to make about 25 moves in four minutes tion. Tournament director was William Senior at Brooklyn's Erasmus HiJ h while Wachtel had 45 minutes; as he Lukowiak. School, seored a thrilli ng come·from-be· played his last ten it seemed his flag This new tournament is designed to hind victory in the fi rst annual invita· might fan at any moment. The time con· encourage America's youthful chessplay· tional Uni ted States Junior Chess Cham· trol at move 50 having been reached, the ers to greater efforts by providing worth· pionship. Browne scored 5·2 in the eight· game was adjourned; it seemed that while national and international goals for player round robin held at the Henry Browne was about to win back his pawn those wi th the capacity to excel. The Hudson Hotel In J une and would have good chances, but after Junior is 20-2fi. the resumption of play he did not eve n held every odd·numbercd year; I.e., 1967 Tied ror second place with 4if.! ·2lh succeed in holding the position. and 1969. In those years, first prize in the scores were New Jersey Junior Cham­ Robert Wachtel, 18, recently won the U.S. Junior Championship will be quali­ pion Robert Wachtel and David Blohm New Jersey Junior Championship for £i cation into and an all-expenses·paid trip of San FrancisCQ , the 1965 California the third consecutive year. The only un· to the Wor ld event. Each even·numbered Junior Champion. Alan Baisley of Hat· defeated player in the tournament. he year, lirst prize Is an all-expense·paid boro, Pa. was fourth and U.S. Intercol· was also unbeaten in last year's U.S. trip to the U.S. Open; Browne has wo n legiate Champion Marc Yo£fie fifth. Tied Junior Open in wh ich he placed second. this trip and will compete at Seatlle for the last three places were Brendan Da vid Blohm, 19, has been playing August 1+26. He also has the honor of Godfrey of Minneapolis, Ralph Tobler of rated chess Cor only two years but has being the initial winner to have his name and Jeffrey Harris of Philadel­ established himself as one of California's engraved upon the permanent trophy phia. 1 leading players. Last year he scored a symbolic or the U.S. J unior Champion­ Although Browne was the lop-rated strong 8·4 in the U.S. Open, drawing with ship. Personal trophies were also award· piayer, he trailed lor much of the tourna· Zuckerman and MedniS, and placed 7th ed to the top three players. ment and had to win his last three gamcs in the American Open. to capture the title. After defeating Alan Baisley, 18, has also played r ated Godfrey In the first round, Browne (for chess for only two years. His greatest ROUND 1 unexplained personal reasons) did not success to date was his 5-1 score (draws WHITE BLACK appear for his second round game vs. with Sherwin and Valvo) to tie for second Browne ...... 1 Godfrey ...... 0 Ha rris and lost by £orfeil. He defeated In the 1965 Empire City Open in New Harris ...... 0 Baisley ...... 1 Yo[fie in the third round but lost a York. Yoflie ...... 1 Blohm ...... 0 hard·[ought game to Wachtel in the Marc YoHie, 18, won the U.S. Inter· Wachtel ...... 'h Tobler ...... 'h fourth. At this point his chances did collegiate Championship last December. not look good; his score stood at 2-2 and He has played rated chess for four years, ROUND 2 both victories had been scored despite but was a Class B player until 1964 and Godfrey ...... 1 Tobler ...... 0 positional inferiority and severe time became an Expert only last ycar. Blohm ...... lh Wachtel ...... 1h pressure. His play picked up at this Brendan Godfrey, 20, is the 1965 Min­ Baisley ...... 1 YofIie ...... 0 point, though, as he scored sO I.i d vict?r. nesota Junior Champion. He has played Browne ...... OF Harris ...... 1F in rated tournaments lor four years; he ies over Tobler and Blohm. HIs cruCial ROUND 3 last-round game with Baisley provided placed third in the last U.S. Intcn:ollegi· ate. Harris ...... 1 Godfrey ...... 0 a tense climax; with over 20 moves left Yollie ...... 0 Browne ...... I before the time control, both players' Ralph Tobler, Jr., 18, has played in rated tournaments for over three years. Wachtel ...... 1 Baisley ...... 0 flags were literally hanging. Howevcr, Tobler ...... 0 Blohm ...... 1 Browne had the better of the game and He is now striving to ~galn the Master also won thc battle for time whcn Bals­ rating he had at the close of 1965. ROUND -4 ley's flag fc ll with 15 moves to go. J effrey Harris, 18, was the youngest Godfrey ...... 0 Blohm ...... 1 . Walter Browne began rated tourna· Pennsylvania Champion in history, win· Baisley ...... 'h Tobler ...... 'h 1 ment play in 1963. establishing a rating ning the title at the age of 15 and thereby Browne ...... 0 Wachtel ...... 1 in the 1800's. During 1964 his rating went earning a Master rating. He began rated Harris ...... 0 Yoffic ...... 1 tournament play in 1958 but has been up 400 points to give him the Master ROUND 5 title which he has retained since. Among largely inactive for the past two years, YoHie ...... 0 Godfrey ...... 1 . his victims in tournament play are Mich· which probably accounts for his dis· appointing showing. Wachtel ...... lh Harris ...... 1h ael Valvo, Edmar Mednis, James Gore, Tobler ...... 0 Browne ...... 1 Paul Br andts, and Arthur Feuerstein. The players were invited on the basis of USCF r atings including all tournament Blohm ...... 1 Baisley ...... 0 I. Browne's style Is probably unlike that results reported through JUarch 15th. The ROUND 6 ·of any other prominent player. There raUngs on which the invi tations were have been others (i.e., Reshevsky, Benko, based were: Browne 2292, Blohm 2249, God£rey ...... 0 Baisley ...... 1 Sherwin) who often spend great quantit· Harris 223 1, Baisley 2228, Wachtel 2198, Browne ...... 1 Blohm ...... 0 ies of time on the early part of the game YoCHe 2192, Godfrey 2180, Tobler 2178. Harris ...... 0 Tobler ...... I and count on their ability to play "blitz" YoHie ...... 1h Wachtel ...... 'h later but none go quite as far as Browne. This ..... as the first U.S. J unior Cham­ To have less than five minutes for his pionship to be conducted on an invita· ROUND 7 last 25 or 30 moves is a situation to tional basis. All expenses or the players Wachtel ...... 1h Godfrey ...... 'h which he bas become accustomed; fre­ wcre paid; the tournament was conduct· Tobler ...... 1h YoHie ...... 'h quently he not only gets in the moves ed by USCF and made possible through Blohm ...... 1 Harris ...... 0 but also succeeds in outplaying his op­ the generosity of the Piatigorsky Founda· Baisley ...... 0 Browne ...... 1 ponent, who has plenty o[ time, in the process. He has been known to success­ fully make 30 moves in his last minute. 1966 U.S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 1. • rowne. Walter, .rooklyn, N.Y. __ .~. __ . ___. ____x , , , , , ., , ., Strangely, he sometimes seems to play 1. W";htel. Robert, P.,lin . N.J . ____._ .. _____. 1 • I , I I I I 41·11 better when shorl of time than other. :I • • Iohm, David, Silln Fnnd..:;o, eel. __...... ____ ... . •I , , , , 41-11 4 . • " II IIY, A lan, Hal boro. PiO...... ______.... __ ._.0 • • wise. In his only loss of this tourna­ • , , I , :11" 1 ment, at the bands of Wachtel, Browne S. Yoffl". Marc, Ne. York, N.Y ...... 0 •I •, I , ,. • . Godfrey• • rendan, Mln ..... apoU •• Minn ...... _.0 • ,• • , was a pawn down in an ending, appar· I • • • ,• 11.... 1 7. Tobler. Ra lph. Chlcalo. III ...... 0 I • I I •, • 21 .... 1 ently without compensation. He also had • . HI . ,I., J.ffre,. Phil"delphl", P" ...... I F I • • • • • 21.... 1 158 CHESS LIFE - - 16...... P-N4! Now the above·mentioned va riation is SECRET OF A impossible since Black's QB is prepared to operate along the long diagonal. 17. P-ON3 NPxP 18. NPxP R·N1 by bardy lf now 19. PXP, then B-N2; 20. P-B6, NxN; 21. B·K4, N·N5! Or 20. R-QN I, IntCrII61/ollai Grallli mnsler Lombard!! is S. N-QB3 0 -82 NxN ; 21. RxB, QxR and the gain of t.he eminelllill .m /l ett 10 allnotate tlll!5c games 6. B-03 N·KB3 Exchange demands th at Black suffer a from tlle immgllral U.S. J!ln /or Champion. ship, since he iJ: u form er W orld Jun la r Aside from the fact tbat sharp play little. Or 20. B-K4, QxP; 21. N-K7ch, CiI(lfllpit)ll alld m;xl !leur's U.S. !ullw r wln­ is inherent in this ga me, there is a great­ BxN; 22. BxB, RxB snatches the initia­ lI et (Iulllifics 10 CO III/lcie for the lVorld l Ull" er and twofold reason fo r presenting it tive. iur titlc. for the reader's consideration. A victory 19. B-Q2 B-K3 for Browne meant the championship, 20. B·B3 ...... Nothing suCBobby Fischer, although ky·Tal in which this opening was twice 22. NxN BxN not quite so meteoric, Browne is a lanky essayed. Witb his sixth move, Browne 23_ QR·Ql ...... teenager with a personable if sometimes White has visions oC transferring his erratic disposition. His appearance in might possibly have thought to take his opponent out of the book . The second QR to tbe King.side via Q4. The only re­ manner and dress is a hit casual so as match game had go ne (Tal was Black maining obstacle to this plan is the vul· not to betray a better-than·average In· in both games): 6 ...... , N-QB3; 7. B·K3, nerability of his Queen to the pin of telligence, most oC which is presently N·B3; 8. 0-0, P-QN4; 9. N-N3, B·K2 ; 10. Black's QB. directed toward the perfection of his 23...... OR-Kl chess prowess and pursuit of other typi­ P·M , P-Q3 ; 11. Q·B3, O·Oj 12. P-QR4, P·N5; 13. N-K2, P-K4; 14. P·BS, P·Q4; 24. R.Q4 Q-84 cally youthful interests. 15. N-N3, N-QR4; 16. PxP, B-N2; 17. 25. R·Q5 ...... Bobby has become a friendly, refined N·K4. N-B5; and Black, holding the ini· A drastic measure, a drasUc situation. gentleman and his chess seems even tiative, won in 41 moves. The sixth 25...... Bd more refined. Walter, too, is growing match game contained an improvement 26. BxB R-K2 both ways. But let's stick to results. by White, who got a slight edge as a 27. B·B6 R-K6 Walter is the new U.S. J unior Champion result but drew in 70 moves: 9. NxN, Someone might ask, "What happens (not to be confused with the U.S. J unior QxN; 10. P·QR3. B·B4; ll. P·K5. B·N2; if 27 ...... , PxB?" And the reply would Opcn Champion). He won his title, and 12. Q-B3, QxQ ; 13. PxQ, BxB; 14. PxB, come, "28. PxP, R·K6 j 29. Q·N4ch, K-Rl ; how! Who can afford not to show for the N-Q4; 15. N·K4. 30. Q·N7 mate." second game of a seven-round tourna­ 28. Q-N2 K-Rl 7. . ... 0-0 B·K2 29 _ BxBP B-Q1 ment, get forfeited for this fa il ure, and 8. K-Rl still come out on top? The answer is ...... Time pressure; the fact Ihat Browne Walter Browne. (In the several years Not to criticize, but the routine B·K3 d id not overstep the time limit is a minor I've known him, I ha\'en'l yet discov­ is better, avoiding loss of ti me, bolster­ miracle. There's another surprise coming. ered whether he prefers Wally, Walt. or ing the center, and preparing the im· NaluraUy, RxB loses to Q·R8ch. Browne! Being known by one's last mediate P·B4. 3 ~. B·N3 Q-B2 name is one sure sign of having achieved 8...... 0·0 31. B·04 RxRch chess mastery.) 9_ P·B4 P·Q3 32_ OxR R-KI The foregoing story rcporls the de­ 10. P·KN4 ...... A certain distingu ished spectator point- tails of this new annual evcnt sponsored Us ually the younge r player would be ed out that 32 ...... Q·B3ch is more ef- by the PlaU gorsky Foundation, so I shall criticized for not playing this move, but fici ent; 33. K·Nl . R-KBB ; 34. Q·Rl, B-N3! say no more than a hearty congratula. there arc times when restraint must be 33_ B·Q5 Q·K2 tion to that Foundation for having exercised. This is one oC those times. 34. B-OBl Q-OB2 brought to fruition an idea that should p·QR4 not only exercises such restraint 35. B·04 BxP catapult American chess. The inv ita­ but also contains Black's Queen·side. And guess wha t? Remember when tional U.S. Junior Chess Cbampionshlp 10...... N·B3 Black had only live minutes left for 31 will certainly be a means of providing 11 . NxN QxN moves? At that time White had more a growth incentive for our young players, than half an hour. Now Wh ite, of all Black cannot prevent P-N5 but he can people, overstepped the time limit! the players whose burden it is to bring at least delay P·KB5. the U.S. into chess prominence. A precise, if slow, pcrformance by 12. poNS N_Kl Browne-and by his opponent, who went Allow me to present two specimens 13_ P·BS?I ...... all out trying for the win . of play from the first U.S. Junior Cham­ In an attempt to gain time White pre· In any tournament there can be only pionship. Also aUow me to wish (o n be­ fers to sacrifice a pawn. The alternative one winner, but the other players also half of all American chessplaycrs) the B·K3 is slow: 13. B·K3, P-QN4 ; 14. P-QR3 , deserve recognition. A good perfor mance very best of luck to Bobby Fischer in p·B4; 15. Q-R5, P·N3; 16. Q-R6, Px.P; is turned in by Tobler of Chicago. In any the 2nd , and many fu· 17. BxP, P-Q4; 18. B·Q3, N.N2; 19. B·Q4. case, we are taught something about the ture successes to Walter Browne, who R_B2; and White has reached a stand· French Defense. has just won himsel( an all·expense·paid still. Black threatens N·R4 and B-B1, trip to the 1966 U.S. Open in Seattle. winning the Queen. FRENCH DEFENSE 13 ...... p,.p HARRIS TOBLER SICILIAN DEFENSE 14. N-05 8.01 1. P·K4 P·K3 BAISLEY BROWNE IS. Q-B3 N·B2 2. P·Q4 p.Q4 1. P- K4 P-QB4 16. P·84 ...... 3. N-OB) 8·NS 2. N·KB3 P-K3 Whi te shOUld content himself with 16. 4. B·0 3 p,p 3. P-04 p,p NxN, BxN; 17. PXP, since his endgame S. BxP N-KB3 4. NxP P-QR3 prospects are not inferior. 6. B-B3 O.() JULY, 1966 159 7. N·K2 P·K41 In any case there was nothing White This aggressive sally frees Black's could do to extricate his Knight. TARJAN IN game completely. P·B4 is safer but has 36...... P·QB41 the disadvantage of keeping his Queen White resigned, for if 37. K-Q2, then 14·year old J ames E. Tarjan of Sher· Bishop locked in. N-NS; 38. N·N8, K-B2 and the Knight man Oaks scored a remarkable vi ctory a. B·NS ...... is oo rraled. in the California Junior Championship, U 8. PXP, then QxQeh; 9. KxQ, R-Qlch; Not short, more than a fraction, of held June 17·19 at the Herman Stei ner 10. K·KI, N·N5 and White's game is a bit masterly play on Black's part. Chess Club in Los Angeles. Tarjan humid. scored 5·1 to lead the field of 54 players GAME under 21 , most of whom were consider· 8...... PxP WACHTEL BAISLEY ably older than him. Also scoring 5-1, 9. NxP R-Klch I . P· K4 P·1(4 27. QxB ... 10. N/ 4-K2 BxNch 2. N·QB3 N-KB3 21. KxN Q·K7ch and finishing second through fourth on l. B-B4 .. , 2 • • K· NI QxQNP tic-break, were Greg Gean, Tom Beck­ 11 . PxB QN-Q2 4. Q·RS ... , 30. 11..01 R-B3 man and Bill Stewart; fifth through 12. O.() N·K4 , . B-N3 N-Bl 11. Q-Q4 K·K2 seventh with 4 1,2-1 1,2 were defending 13. N·Q4 ...... I . N· N5 P·KN1 32. RxP QxRP 7. Q· B3 Q. Nlch The exchange of Queens gives Black I'·B4 33. N·NS champion David Blohm, Steve Rains. I . Q-Q5 Q. K2 34. R-Ql Q·.4 and Steve Hohensee. too great an endgame edge. ,. NxPch ... , 35 . R·Klc" , ... GO ing into the final round Blohm and 13...... P-KR3 10. NxR P-QN3 :W. Q-N6ch K·BI 14. B·R4 P-QB4 11 . P-Ql 8.QN2 17. R· NI N· N4 Hohensee were tied fo r the lead, but 12. P·KR4 P·BS 38. QxN Q·B7c" Blohm was upset by Tarjan and Hohensee IS. N·NS P-QR3 U . Q·Bl ... , :It. K·Rl QxRPc" lost to Gean. Blohm then departed for 16. N·R3 ...... 14. Q-N4 B·KIt] 40. N·R3 Q.NI "'·Q6 is an overly ambitious try. 16. 15. P-QBl N/ S-B4 41 . Q· N7ch ... , New York, where he tied for second 16 . • •Q2 42. Q· Nlch N·Q6, NxBch ; 17. PxB, R·K3; 18. N-BS, P-K' in the U.S. Junior Championship. Tar· 17. BxP PxPch 41. RxQch K·B2••• jan lost in round three to Rains; Beck· B-Q2 and Black's position plays itself, II. K· Bl 11.·111 44. R· NI K-B3 man's loss was also to Rains while Gean m a manner of speaking. If.• xB 4S. K·NI P·Q4 ••• and Stewart lost to Blohm. Play was holly 16...... QxQ 20. Q.oN4 N/ Rl-B4 46. R· N4 K-B4 21. N· .3 N·Nkh 47. N·NS P-R3 contested ; there were few draws and no 17. BItQ Ii-K31 22. K·NI ... 41. N·Bl R.R3 players came through the event undefeat· The threat is actually N· BS since, 21 . NxP ,.. n . N-Q4 11.·11.6 should White capture, the recapture with 24. QxPch K·Bl so. N· N3ch K-a3 . d. 25 . Q.BSch ... , 51 . K·B2 Reslgnl the Bishop traps White's Rook on KBI. 26 . B.o' 18. Il·KI B-Q4 ••• 19. B·K2 ...... HARRIS YOFFIE A two-Bishop advantage in this setup I . P·K4 N-QBl 21 . BxP N·B1 IS a myth; DxN was imperative . 2_ N·KfU P·K4 21. KR.oa Q·N3 19...... N·KS 1. B-N5 P-QRl :HI. B.Q7 ... , 4. B·1t4 N·KBl 30. RxRc h h. 20. PoOli4 B-83 5. 0 ·0 ~., 11 . Q.o3 ... 21. N-NI? ...... 6. R·K P·QN4 32. R.Q R·B7 The necessary allernatives were B-Q3 7. B· Nl 0-0 31. R· Ka N.K7ch • . P·Q3 .. 14. K· R2 or B·N3 or even QR·Ql ; now a pawn goes. , , ... , ,. P_B3 N-QR4 3'. K·N .., 21...... P·KN4 10 .•- 112 P·B4 31. Q. K3 R-B2 22. 8·N3 NxB 11 . QN-Q2 Q·B2 37 . B·al P·B3 12. N-B N·B3 38. R·K Q·N1 23. RPItN ...... 13. N_K3 p. 1t3 :It. " ·Nl N· B1 The fact that Black has any trouble 14. P-Q4 BPxP 40. Q·K2 11.· 11.2 with the ending may be attributed to his 15. PxP ... 41. It .Q Q-N6 inexperience. He played well up until 16. P.o' N-QN5 42. It .QB ... , P-QR4 43. Q.B R.R2 now, but hopefully he will play the finish 17. B·N I I . "·KIt] ... , 44. Q·R6 N·B6ch more accurately next time. In all lair· n . N·R2 KR-QBl 45. K·N2 R·R7 ch ness, however, he does play well enough 20. B.o2 N·Rl 46. K·B N-Q7ch 21 . Q·Bl P·N3 41 . K·K2 Q-B6ch to win! 22 . Nf2· N4 41. K·Kl QxPch 23...... NItPI 23. NxN ••• .,. K.oI R·Rlch 24. N·B3 N-R6 24. PxB B•••-N4 SO. K·B2 Q. B4ch 2S. 8·Q3 RxRch 25 . BxB ,.. 51 . Reslgnl There is no need to surrender the King 26. B-Q 3 N· NS file ; K-N2 is simple enough. ROUND BAISLEY " YOFFIE 26. RxR R·Kl ,. " _K4 N.QB3 R·Kl KR-Kl 27. Ilxllch BxR ,. P_Q4 p.Q. II". K· N2 Q·B2 28. N·K4 P·B5 ,. N·QBl P· K3 11. N·B4 .. , 29. N-B6ch K-BI •• P·K5 P-QN3 11. P x P R·K2 JIM TARJAN ,. N·B3 KN·K2 " . P· Klt4 N· NI 30. B·K4 8-83 •• N·K2 a·R3 20 . P·B4 ,.. , 31. lixB PItB ,. N·B4 ... 21 . Q-K4ch P-B3 The new California J unior Champion 31. BxB PxB N·B4 22 . N·N5 Q-NI wiU be a junior at Van Nuys Hi gh •• •••N· 1tS A· NI n . N/ 5xKP h. Although Black still has the win, he •10•. B_NS B· K2 24 . QxN R-K2 School, Van Nuys, this fall. He learned made the winning process unnecessarily II. BxB ... 25 . P.K6 N-R3 the moves at about age 8 from watching difficult for himself by voluntarily clear· 12. P·Bl 0-0-0 26. It ·K5 N-B4 his father and brother play; started to ing off the Rooks. White should now 13. Q·K2 K· N2 27 . P.QN4 R·KBI 14. P·KNl P-Bl 21. Q.NS Rellgnl play serio usly at age 12 in the chess club enter the following continuation : 32. N· ROUNO V at John Marshall Junior Hi gh School, Q7ch, K-Kl; 33. N-NS and hope that Black TOBLER BROWNE Pomona. He was top unrated and top will err in his attempt to Queen his QN ,. N·KB3 P·Q4 15. P-KB4 N-B! under-I4 at the 1965 American Open, his pawn. Perhaps a Knight on the eighth ,. P·KN3 p-Qa4 16. N·Q2 ... , first rated tournament; this year he will serve to confuse Black. ,. II ·N2 N·QB3 17. N·K4 P-QN3 •• 0-0 P_K4 ... N· N5 P·K R3 scored an 8-0 sweep in a Spielmann 32. N-Q7ch K·K I ,. P-QB4 ,.. , If. N·al QR·KI Memorial Gambit Tournament and has 33. N·BS NxPI •• P.Ql N·al 20. Q.o2 N·K2 done well in several rated events. His U 33 ...... , p· .... QR4 ; then 34. P·QB3 ,. P-K1 B-1<2 21 . N·K5 N·B4 latest r ating (not yet computed) should •• .., KPxP 22. K·a2 N·KI and the QB pawn can now be defended •• P-QRl 0-0 21. R·K2 B-Bl be we ll over 2000, probably making him by the Knight. 10. a · N5 N. KN5 24. QR. KI B·N2 the strongest player under IS in the 34. NxP K·Q2 11. a x. .. , 25. N· N4 ... nation. He is President of the Student 12. It ·Kl Q.B2 26. Rx N ,"xRch 35. K-BI K·Q3 13. P-KRl N/ S.K4 21. Rellgnl Chess Club of Los Angeles and plans to 36. K·K2 14. NxN ••• enter the U.S. Open at Seattle. 160 CHESS LIFE Spassky Leads After Eight Rounds As we go to press, the lead in the 2nd two luminaries in a ten-s tar field which Piatlgorsky Cup has been taken by the makes this ODe of the strongest tourna­ FIRST GAMES recent challenger [or the world title, ments eve r held. The other players are The first two game scores to reach Boris Spassky. with II score of 5'h -2lh. 's Boris Spassky , recent loser to us were wi ns by Spassky and Najdorf in This Internation al All Grandmaster Pctrosian in a match fo r the world title; the seCQnd round. The un annotated Chess Tournament, the most significant , U.S.A.; Bent Larson, scores are given below; all games (many event to be played in this country for Denmark; , ; with Grandmaster noles) will be pub­ decades, started on JUly 17 and will be , Hungary; J an H. Donncr, lished in later issucs or CHESS LIFE. played through August 15 at the Mira· Holland; , ; and RUY LOPEZ mar Hotel, Santa Monica. California. Ten , West Germany. SPASSKY UNZICKIlR of the wo rld's greatest players arc pitted CHESS LIFE will carry a full report 1, P·K4 P· K4 24. Q·1I3 N, . against onc another in a double Round OD the Piatigorsky Cup in later issues but 1. H ·Ke 3 H-Q1I3 25. PxH Q.K2 presents herewith the first round-by­ ) . a ·NS p-QRa 24. P·Nl "p Robin which is being watched tensely by 4. a· R4 N·1I3 21. P xP II·KII3 chess enthusiasts the world over. round results available. The player on 5. 0-0 • • K2 2' . H-• . ·H4 World Champion Tigran Petrosian and the leIt in each instance had the White ,. R-K P.oN4 It. H-IO a·a U.S. Champion Robert J . Fischer are but pieces. 1. B·N3 0 ·0 lO. P· N3 H·Q2 •. p·a3 P ·Q3 31. Q·K2 N_B) ROUND 1 ROUND 5 t . P-K R3 N·N 32. P·B3 P·KR4 10. P-Q4 QN·Q2 33 . K ·H2 Q_Ql Petrosian ...... 1h Spassky ...... lh Portisch ...... 1f.t Spassky ...... Y.z 11. QN·Q2 B_N2 34. R·KR K·N Re shevsky ...... l£ Fischer ...... % Ivkov ...... lh Reshevsky ...... lh 12. B·B2 ' ·K 35. QR-KII . ·R3 Portisch ...... lh Najdorf ...... lh Donner ...... 'h Petrosian ...... Y.z 13. H·B II· Ka :14. N ·.51 a .. U . N. N3 P·H3 37 . QxB Ivkov ...... 1 Larsen ...... 0 Unzicker ...... 'h Fischer ...... ¥.z IS. B·N5 P·R3 3•. Q.R, .,.NP"N Donner ...... lh Unzicker ...... Ih Larsen ...... 1 Najdorf ...... 0 " . • •Q2 a ·H2 39. "xP a .. ROUND 2 ROUND 6 17. R-QB p ·a4 40. RxH Q.K2 Spassky ...... 1 Un zicker ...... 0 Spassky ...... 'h Najdor£ ...... lh 1• • P-QS N·H3 . , . Q·H5ch K·' It. B·Q3 Q.B2 .2. B·Q .. , Larsen ...... Ih Donner ...... lh FIscher ...... 0 Larsen ...... 1 20. N·R2 H· R5 43. RxB KR·!! Najdorf ...... 1 Ivkov ...... 0 Petrosian ...... % Unzicker ...... % 21 . R·N P·B5 44. R(l r KB ',P Fischer ...... lh Portisch ...... if.I Rcshcvs ky ...... 1 Donner ...... 0 22 . 11·.2 H-a4 45. QxRP R·B7ch Petrosian ...... lh Reshevsky ...... Ih Portisch ...... lh Ivkov ...... Y.z n . N· N4 K-R2 44. K ·R R ••lltns ROUND 3 ROUND 7 QUEEH'S GAM.IT Rcshevsky ...... lh Spassky ...... Ih Ivkov ...... 0 Spassky ...... 1 NAJDORF IVIoCOV Donner ...... lh 1. P-Q4 p ... 14. P.OS N.oNS Portisch ...... 1 Petrosian ...... 0 Portisch ...... lh p,p Unzicker ...... 'h Ih 2. P.oB4 15. N_B4 QNxQP Ivkov ...... 0 Fischer ...... I Reshevsky ...... 3. N· KB3 N.KII) 16. Nx N .,N Donner ...... lh Najdorf ...... 1h Larsen ...... 1 Petrosian ...... 0 4. P_K3 B·N5 17. KR.o Q.K3 Unzicker ...... lh Larsen ...... Ih Najdorf ...... 1 Fischer ...... 0 5. P-KR3 II-R4 18. NxB a,N ROUND 4 ROUND 8 6. Bx P P-K) n. Q.B. N· N3 7. N·B3 P.oR) 20. Q-K4 Q.Kl Spassky ...... lh Larse n ...... lh Spassky ...... 1 Fischer ...... 0 • . 0.0 N .a , 21. QxNP KR-a Najdorf ...... Ih Unzicker ...... If.z Petrosian ...... 1 Najdorf ...... 0 t . a-K2 ... , n . QR·II P.QB4 Fischer ...... If.z Donner ...... Ih Rcshevsky ...... 'h Lar~n ...... Ih 10. P.oN) 0.0 23. RxPI .. ·.3 Petrosian ...... lh Ivkov ...... lh Portisch ...... lh Unziekcr ...... lh 11. B·N2 a·K 2•. RxRe," ... 12. N-Q2 ..a 2S . OxRP R_B7 Reshevsky ...... Ih portisch ...... Ih Ivkov ...... If.z Don ncr ...... Y.z 13. Qxll P·K. 26 . Q·N7 hilltn.

e ..,.--~------. Here and There • • • Robert Walker and Robert Bornholz The S.cnmento City Ch'mpionship, USCF Master Saul Wachs won the scored ' ·1 to tie for first In the Pitts­ held in mid·May, resulted in a 3Jh -'h tic Ohio Valley Open on tie·break over Mast· burgh Chen Club Invit. t io n.1 Ch lmpion_ between Serge Von Oeltingen and An­ er Erich Marchand and David Gu ndlach, ship, Walker winning thcir individual thony DiMilo. Daniel Litowsky scored all scoring 4-- 1 In the 16-player tourna­ game. Third in thc round robin was 3. 18 participated. ment held at Steubenville June 11·12. Dan Lawrence, 41f.z-3Jh. The club's open • • • • • Michael Ross, fourth wi t h 3.ih , was also Ch. mplonshlp went 10 John Kolts, who The second Tulare County Open, held top junior and top unrated, while Allan swept a 4-man playofC 3·0, ahead of Paul on Friday nights in Visalia, Cal. in April Burkett won the "unrated senior" Neuer, 2-1· and May, drew 16 playe rs. Dr. Robert award. Thc biggest upset was scored • • • • • Sl. Clair was victorious with a 6-1 score, by Harry Barton (1 599 rating) who beat The Tldew.ter Ch. mpionshlp, a round ahead of Robert E. Hall (5%), John Marchand in the second round; however robin held in Norfolk, Va. in April and Bazinet (5), Pele Lang and Ray Walker the latter recovered and beat Wachs May, was won by Charles W. Rider, (4 1h). In the final round. Sponsor was the whose 6¥.z- 11h score placed him half a Steubenville Chess Club and tourna· point ahead of Johan Hansen. J erry • • • • • ment director was Sister Blanche Marie Flowers, 5-3, was thi rd. The Huntington (W. Va.) Open cnded Van Denaek. • • • • • in a deadlock between Paul Sayre, Wil­ • • • • • The Oh io Junior Championship, a liam Payne and John Sche rer, all scor­ Howard Ross swept a round robi n lor round robin held June 11-12 in Dayton, ing 4-1. Fourth wilh 31,2 was Derek Lin· the Pace College (New York City) Ch l m­ we nt to Edgar J. Lawrence with a 4-0 ton, who also wo n the "Class B-C" pri ze. sweep. Following were Woodrow Ryan The " D-unrated" prize went to Eddy pionship with four wins· Second was (3) and Robert EiTing (2). Swarbrick. There were 16 players. William Feyer, who scored 2. JULY, 1966 lSI Wayne Porter won the Metropolitln Syricull tournament with a 31h-1h score, -fe ~~...... ahead of Robert Buck, Bruce Francis L. and Ray Canale all of whom scored 3. The II·player event was held late in Here and There • • • June at the Syracuse YWCA. • • • • • The third annual match between the J obn Morrill won his third straight Maine Chess League and the Northeast Portland, Maine, Chess Club Champion­ Chess League of Massachusetts ended ship, Icading a 12-player round robin JULY FLASH In a t ().lO standon, keeping the teams' with a 9 ~ - 1 1h score. Morrill lost to overall records even, as they had split Stanley EJowitch, who tied for second 265 AT EASTERN OPEN t he ir previous matches. On first board, with 16·year old Tom Shorlill at 81h ·21h . The 1966 Eastern Open, played in Maine champion Harlow Daly defealed • • • • • Washington, D.C. over the July 4th Donald Haffner. [n California, the Monterey Peninsull weekend , attracted a massive entry of • • • • • Ch.ss Club has brought new enthusiasm 265 players. For awhile it was believed The 1965-66 Pittsburgh Ch.ss Lelgue and activity to that area. Under the that the all-time high of 266, set by the was won by the Westinghouse Electric guidance of Max Mobley of the Monterey 1963 Chicago U.S. Open, bad been brok­ Company. Westinghouse won the 9·team Recreation Department, a series of or­ en, however {our other expected entries round robin witb a 7-1 match record. ganizational meetings was held last did not participate. The winning team was led by Pittsburgh spring. Ted Yudacufski, Fred Searle, and Four players posted 7-1 scores to take Champion Marty Lubell on first board. John Parkhurst constituted a guidance the bulk of the prize fund-Grandmaster Other team members were Bob Spear, Nicholas Rossolimo was first on tie-break, committee until the new club elected Emmet O'Hare, Earl Clary J , and Harry officers, which was done on May 12. followed by Grandmaster Arthur BIs­ Mathews. guier, Michael Valvo and Leroy Jackson. Elected were: Sebastian Dav!, President; Sensation of the tournament was Jackson, • • • • • Jerry Jennings, Vice-President; Helen a 17-ycar old high school student from The Idaho Open, held in May at the Bennett, Secretary; Ted Yudacufski , St. [.ouis, Mo. Among the 6if.z· pointers Boise YMCA, ended with Gaston Chap­ Treasurer. Since then, activity galore, in­ was Pal Benko, who encountered an es­ puis of Salt Lake City and Robert Mit­ cluding a club ladder, instruction for be· pecially tough schedule and allowed chell of Klamath Falls, Oregon, post­ ginners, and victorY over Salinas in a three draws. Ing 4-} scores; Chappuis wo n the tour­ team match played at the First Annual nament on tie-break. Bert Germalm SPOrts and Hobby Show in Monterey. scored 31h and Mike Murray 3. The "8" We hope the new group will re-establish SUTTLES SWEEPS STAMER division went to C. E. Harris, 41h ·1h , a the annual Monterey International Open MEMORIAL hal f point ahead of Fred Docekal. R. S. in 1967. The 3rd Arthur B. Stamer Memorial Vandenberg directed. • • • • • Tournament. held July 2·4 in San Fran· • • • • • The AI Wl ille-e Memorill, held In cisco, drew 104 players, a great increase Denver March 25-27, ended in a 5-0 swcep over previous years in which It was held Glen Proechcl scorcd a 5-0 sweep In the Des Moines, lowl! Open held June by Daniel Goll ub. Scoring 4-1 were in the Spring. won with a 11-12. Second in the ficld of 40 players Robert C. Brandt, Richard Lazaro, Dr. 6·0 score, ahead of Anthony Saldy and Harlan Graves, Valento Matley and Earl Pruner, 51h ·1h , and John Blackstone, was John Watson (14 years old!) who scored 4%·%, while John Tomas, Roger George Pipiringos, who finished in the 5-1. Anderson, Arnold Adelberg, Constantine order named on tie·break· 40 players Rasis and Dale Gillette scored 4. R.G. participated; $2 from each enry fee was SHAW WINS DENVER OPEN Bullard won the nonrated Middle Divi­ donated to the USCF International Fund. J ack Shaw of New Mexico topped four sion and Jon Frankie the nonratcd Jun­ Wesley Koehler was the T.D. 5-1 scorers on tie-break to win the Den. ior Division. Matthew Baird directed. • • • • • ver Open, held July 2-4. Dennis Naylin, Gary Robinson, a student at the UnJ· Dr. Harlan Graves and Wesley Koehler , • • • • • verslty of Michigan, scored an astonish· aU o[ Colorado, also scored 5-1 while Val Harry Lyman, 1957 U.S. Amateur ing victory In the GIIISs City Open, held Maney, Dan Gollub, Robert Wendling and Champion and current New England in Toledo at the end of January. Despite Mark Wells followed with 4"h . Class Champion, romped to an 11 ·0 victory in a pre-tournament rating of 1652, Robin· prizes went to Val MaU ey (A·4ih), Jim the New London "Y" Championship. Al son won all 5 games to finish a clear Roode (8·4), Bill Riley (C·4), Jeff Ma· Weissman, 1953 U.S. Intercollegiate first, ahead of Masters Richard Verber guire (D·21h). Wendling was top unrated; Champion, was second, dropping just and Paul Poschel, who were second and Riley was awarded the trophy for "1966 one point to Lyman. Stan King (7), Ron third with 41h and 4 respectively. Also Greater Denver J unior Champion" and Morgan (6) and Richard J ohnson (5"h) scoring 4 were Roger Underhill and Gary Naylin for "Greater Denver Champion." were next in the round robin. Abram. The event drew 52 players. Any­ 44 players participated in the tourna· • • • • • one know of a bigger upset? ment, wh ich was directed by Richard S. USCF Master Robert Jacobs wo n the • • • • • Lazaro. 48-player Sin Bernlrdino Open with a The 36·player Memorial Ol y Open, • • • • • 5ih·* score. Following in order were played in Denver, was won by Dennis In other July 4th weekend tournament William Stewart, Tim Delaney, Ron Naylin with a score o[ 5 1f2 ·%. Hal1 a activity, Tibor Weinberger wo n the Pease and Donald Cotten, all 5·1. Class point back were Daniel Gollub and P.c:ific Southwest Open in Santa Monica prizes went to Greg Herlick (under Harlan Graves in 2nd and 3rd places, and William Lombardy won the Southern 2000), Robert Klein and C. Whitman (un· followed by Wesley Koehler and Richard Open in Atlanta. The Western Open es­ der 1800), H. D. Rader (undcr 17oo), G. Lauro with 4ih . The A prize wcnt to tablished a new high with 178 players; Fennell (under 1600); top junior was Steve Sawyer, the B to Lazaro, the C to we have no results yet. Full details on Roger Neustaedter. Gordon Barrett di­ Clarence McCuistion, the D to Richard the July 4 tournaments in our August rected the event whiCh was played May Wilson and the unrated to Robert Wendl­ issue. 6·7. ing. Pat Mahoney directed. • • • • • • • • • • The Gambiteers Chess Club of Indiana The Ster-Gerl CIoHd, a I6-player BOOST AMERICAN CHE5~ State Prison defeated the Marquette event held in June at King of Prussla, TELL YOUR FRIENDS Park, 1lI. Chess Club 31£ -214 in a match Pa., saw Robert Shumski score 4-1 and at the prison June 25. The Gambiteers win on tle·bruk over Don Nestler and ABOUT USCF have now won three matches from this Walt Dobley. Sponsors were the Star dub and tied one. and GERA chess clubs. 162 CHESS LIFE TERS TO AT SEATTLE Four International Grandmasters have announced their intentions of vying fo r top honors in the 1966 U.S. Open Chess Championship at Seattle this August 14- 26. The two-week tournament, 67th in the annual series, will be played in the CO liseum No rth Court rooms of Seattle Center, site of the 1962 World's Fair. The 1965 Co·Champlons, William Lom· bardy and Pal Benko, will be playing in defense of their title and were the first Grandmasters to sign up fo r play at Seattle. F,ach will no doubt be trying to capture the title entirely for himself this year, and based on past records either one is more than capable of succeeding. Benko, who was champion of his native Hungary before coming to this country, won the U.S. Open in 1961 and 1964 be· fore sharing first place with Lombardy last year. He currently holds the Triple Crown of Chess; in addition to the U.S. Open co·title, Benko won the American Open at Santa Monica, California, last November and then scored a decisive victory in the National Open at Las Vegas, Nevada, in February. Lombardy won a clear U.S. Open title at Chicago in 1963 and is a for mer World Junior Chess Champion. The Space Needle dominAtes Se. ttle Center, home of the 1962 World's The two other Grandmasters who have FAir And site of the 1966 U,S, Open. MonorAil (Cillrs visible in foreground) already signed up for this year's tourna· will trAnsport plAye rs from their heAdqUArters hotel, the Roosevelt, to the ment are also former U.S. Open title· Center in just 90 seconds. holders. Robert Byrne was champion in 1960, and won three August 26. ROOSEVELT HOTEL IS tlmes-1950, 1956, and 1959. Play begins at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug· Though still quite young, all fo ur of USCF HEADQUARTERS ust 14, and continues for thirteen days. Headquarters hotel, highly recommend· these men have impressive reeords in Final registration will be at the Roose· international competition in addition to ed for lodging and meals to all U.S. their U.S. efforts. They are expected velt Hotel, 7th Avenue and Pine Street, Open contestants and site of the annual to lead one of the largest fields ever downtown Seattle, from 8:00 a,m. to 3:00 business meetings, is the Roosevelt Motor when the final scores are posted on p.m., August 14. Hotel, conveniently located in the heart of Seattle at the intersection of 7th Av· enue and Pine Street. Good rooms are vcry difficult to ob· • tain in Seattle during August and we were lucky enough to have the Roosevelt It's to Play Both reserve forty rooms for chessplayers plus another ten rooms at a nearby afiiliated hotel, the Windsor. Both are close to the the U.S. Monorail station fo r easy transportation to the playing rooms at the Seattle Cen· A letter from Mr, Kalev Pugi, Chairman, Organizing Committee of the Sixth ter. Each has a coffee shop, dining room, Canadian Open Chess Championship, confirmed that a special provision has been and lounge for patrons' convenience_the made for those desiring to play in both the U.S. Open at Seattle, August 14·26, and Lanai in the Roosevelt and the Kalua the Sixth Canadian Open at Kingston, OntariO, August 27·September 5. Room in the Windsor. We urge all out·ol·town C{lntestants to International Grandmaster Pal Benko, Co-Champion of the 1965 U.S. Open and stay at the Roosevelt or the nearby Wind· also Defending Canadian Open Champion, is one player we know of who intends to sor, thus enabling everyone to keep in participate in botb events. Even though the strike of U.S. transcontinental airlines congenial contact throughout the 1966 may still be on, Benko says he will make connections from Seattle to Vancouver, U.S. Open. B.C., to Kingston via Canadian airlines. Benko (and anyone else who plays in both tournaments) will be permitted to play two rounds in the Ca nadian Open on MEETING DATES SHIFT Sunday, August 28, rather than playing Round 1 on Saturday. All members and directors present at Our ''Tournament Life" listing in this issue shows a pretty full docket or Labor Seattle are urged to attend the USCF's Day Tournaments which are USCl" ·rated and may be closer to home for you than Annual Business Mectings, the schedule Kingston, Ontario. But for those who may be interested in visiting our good neigh· for which has been changed slightly from bors to the north for ten days of chess, details may be obtained from this address: the original announcements, The correct schedule: Mr. Kalev Pugi Aug. 17, 3:00 p.m., Mem bers' Meeting. 32 Algonquin Terrace Aug. 18, 1:00 p.m., Directors' Meeting Kingston, Ontario and Elcction. Canada Aug. 19, 1:00 p.m., Directors' Meeting. JULY, 1966 163 Seeing Too Far Ahead by SAIOY

When tbat great chess artist, Richard N·NS ; 23. B-NS, R/ l·KBl and Black Reli, said thai he looked only one stands better. move ahead, he was of course speak­ The continuation I planned, after 17. ing paradoxically. Here I wjgh to pre­ PxP, N-KNS was 18. P·K4!?, BxP!; 19. sent the opposite paradolC-seeing too Qx B, RxP; 20. Q·K2, P·KS (inconclusive is 20 ...... , RxN; 21. P·R3, RxRP; 22. p. far ahead. B3!-preventing mate in two and regain­ One of the impressive feats of the ing the exchange for two pawns) 21. p . master ;s depth of calculat:on. exempli. RJ, PxN; 22. QxB. Now I hoped for 22. fied by the announced medes of the ...... , R/l·KB1; 23. QBxP!, PxB; 24. KxP Morphy era. The number of allernat:vBs (not 24. Q·K6ch, K-Rl; 2S. B x either R, available to the opponent at each step QxRP! and mates) 24 ...... , RxPch (not is a limiting factor. It is easier to calcu­ 24 ...... , NxP?; 25. Q·K6ch! R/S-B2; 26. RxN and wins) 25. RxR, RxRch; 26. K·Nl late 10 moves ahead when every reply and White, though apparently skating on is forced than 3 moves when alterna­ thin ice, has at least a , tives abound. Alekbine once played the e.g. 26 ...... , R·B3; 27. Q·Q8ch, K-B2; 28. move P-KR3 and was laler amused Q-K7ch, K-N3?; 29. Q-K4ch winning a when asked if he had forseen that. 13 pieee. But, after 22. QxB, the move ...... , moves laler. he would play the decisive R·Kl is decisive, for after 23. QxQP, PxB; Q (on KN3) to R2! 24. KxP Black plays simply ...... , N·K4 In toumament chess the time factor with a mating attaek. I had anticipated only 24 ...... , R·B3; 2S. PxN (or 2S. Q. is vitaL and a profound. time·consuming 23 QxP, R·K2!; 24. Q-B3, RxP!; 2S. N3, N·K4 and R-N3 to follow) 2S . .. 0< •••• , calculation at move 20 may cause fatal R·BS (or Q·B2, R·N6), BxR; 26. B·QB1, QxNPch; 26. Q·N3, Q·KSch; 27. P·B3, Q. time pressure at move 40. Or, if tbe Q-B3 and wins. 22 ...... , RxR, or 22 ...... , B7ch (not Q-B4? 28. QR·K1! RxR; 29. Rx opponent does not go along, one's time QxPch; 23 K-R 1, RxR; 24. QxP etc. 23·. R, R·N3?; 30. R·K8ch, K·B2; 31. R·KB8 has been wasted from the purely prac· QxP and White won easily with two mate) 28. R-B2, Q·B4; 29. B·Q6, R·N3 and tical standpOint. In the following game pieces for a Rook. while White will have to part with Queen from the American Open, Santa Monica, The key move (after 17. PxP) is ...... , for Rook and Bishop, there is some fight 1965, I calculated a fine combination­ N·KNS!, threatening ...... , P·KS, and the left. for my opponent. Unfortunately from an key variation is 18. PxP, B·Q6!! It has been truly said that in modern artistic standpoint. alter my half·bour chess, most of the brilliancies are in the investment, he overlooked it. notes, because of the quality of the defense. In the above game, I "saw too POSITION AFTER BLACK'S far," and chose to solve the problem of 16th MOVE defending against my own attacking conception! Weinberger An analagous example, with a differ· ent result, occurred in the U.S. Cham­ pionship, 1963·64: Benko

A beautiful unblocking theme. If now 19. QxB-relatively best-RxN; 20. p . R3, RxQ; 21. PxN, QxKP or NP and Black will win with Queen vs. Rook and Bishop. 19 PxB, RxN; 20 P·R3 , RxRP! (threatening mate in two via 21...... , R· R8ch) 21. BxR (or 21. Q·KB4, PxP), QxB; Saidy 22. Q·KB4 (again a fo rced move), PxP; In this position, White's Queenside 23. Q·N3, QxQch; 24. PxQ, BxB! (dis· pressure is no match for Black's threat· aster in an unexpected sector!) and ened mating attack with ...... , B·R6, Black wins easily with two pieces for a N·KNS etc. Who would believe that Rook. Needless to say, Weinberger was Saidy White's offside Q Bishop's unprotected chagrined when I showed him this White has played a desultory opening state will determine the success of the combination immediately after the game! and has a key weakness in the form of Kingside attack? However, I of course had no inten· the KRP, advanced in front of the King, Rather than passively waiting, I de­ tion of permitting this combination. I inviting a pawn advance to open Jines for cided to call Black's bluff with 17. PxP. didn't, moreover, like the looks of 17. the opponent. Meanwhile, an attempt to Inexplicably, Black now played the in· PXP, N·KNS; 18. P·R3, because of N·R3 start the Q·side minority attack would ferior ...... , P·KS?; IS. N·NS, N·KNS?; and now either 19. PXP, BxP; 20. P·K6 (to be mueh too slow. Black now initiated 19. P·R3, N·K6? after which there was allow N-B8) with dangerous complica' the attack with 16...... , P·KN4! no more play: 20 PxN ja gift), BxN; 21. tions, or 19. N·NS, BxN (or even R to If now 17. N·R2, P·NS; 18. PxP? PxP, PxB, QxNP; 22. RxB. (To simplify.) B3 and N3-if 20 P·K4, then ...... , PxP) 19. N·B1 (to prevent ...... , P-N6), Black Black's last chance was 22. R·B4?, BxP; 20 PxB, QxNP; 21. B·Bl, Q·R4; 22. P·KR4, can double on the KB file against the 164 CHESS LIFE weak KBP with decisive effect. I spent 53 valuable minutes now, but could lind nothing better than 17. Q·B2, P·1'\5!; 18. Chess PxP, PxP; 19. BxPch, K-Rl ; 20. N·R2, p . N6! ; 21. PxP, B-R3; 22. B·Q3, BxPch ; 23. K-Rl, Q-N 4 with a marked positional ad­ Here and There ..• vantage for Black. If White fails to take the KRP, it goes to R4 with str ong ef­ The Third Jilmaica Junior Open, held The Phib,delphiao Championship. play­ fect. Resignedly, I played 17. Q-B2. The May 15 and 22 at the Jamaica Chess Club ed May 7-15, went to Clarence Kalenian times consumed were now: White; ) ;40, (Q ueens, N.Y.) was won by Steven Spen­ on tie-break over Raymond Bassett after Black: 0:21. So I had the inferior posi· cer with 5lhAi. Stephen Siegel, who both scored 5·1. Third and fourth, with tion and a big time delicit to boot. Tbe drew with the tournament winner, was 41h, were Arnold Chcrtkof and Dean game continued 17 ...... , K·RI ; 18. N-R2 second on tie·break abead of Shelby Zes. 20 participated. and now ...... , P-N51 would bring about Singleton, both scoring 4ih-llf.t . Fourth • • • • • the expected line. When Black played was Mark Cohen, 4-2. 15 players par­ The Gates Rating Improvement Tour­ 18 ...... , B·Kl. I was relieved but also ticipated. nament, held at the Gates Rubber Com· annoyed- that I had wasted so much • • • • • pany in Denver during April and May, time anticipating a stronger move than was won by Dennis Naylin, 5 'h",~, on tie­ the opponent was able, or willing, to try! The 16th annual Western M.. s.c hu­ break over Harold Sanderson. J eff Benko's notes to the game later revealed sefts Tournaoment, held May 1 and 8 at Maguire and Pat Mahoney followed in the devious reason: since I was so far Easthampton, ended in a six-way (I) tie tho field of 30. Walt Gentala took the C behind in time, lIe did not care to prc­ lor first place. The following players all prize and Richard Timberlake the D. scnt me with a "forced variation!" scored 41h -Ph to become co-c hampions: John J. Ducharme, Marc Freeman, Mich­ • • • • • I used the respite to develop a counter­ ael M. Hart, Roland Johnson, Edward The Queens Chess Club placed first attack with 19. QR-Nl (inducing an im­ Kolski and Irving Pierce. No tie·breaking in the Long Islaond Chess Leaogue (N.Y.) portant weakness), P·QR4; 20. QR·BT, R· was used. The 30-player event was dl· with 7lh-Jfl. Runnersup were the Nassau B2; 21. Q-K2. R-KNl; 22. Q-RSI . B-B3; rected by Francis W. Keller Jr. and Chess Club, 61ft -Ph , and the Westbury 23. P-KN41 (I now had 7 minutes lelt lor Thomas M. Colthart. Chess Club, 5lh -2lh. Bernard Hill paced 17 moves), B-N2; 24. N-B3. P-R3; 25. Pxp. • Queens with an 8-0 score on board one. BxBP; 26. BxB, RxB; 27. N-R41? (the pru­ • • • • • • • • • dent course, even with plenty of time The 1966 New London "Y" Class B J ames Bolton turned in a perfect 7·0 left, was 27. N-K5, BxNj 28. QxPch, Q-R2 j Chaompionship was won by Joe Coleman, to capture the Connecticut State Cham. 29. QxQch, KxQ j 30. PxB, RxKP with 91h -lh. Following in the field of 30 were pionship in a 33-player tournament held equality. 27 ...... PxNI? And here Peter Dessaules (8lh-lih), Charles Blake at New London during May and June. Black's prudent course was 27 ...... , Q- (7-3) and Julie Perkins and Harry Wit­ He also won permanent possession of the B2; 28. QxQ (forced), RxQ; 29. N·N2, R- kin (61h-3ih). Dcssaules was awarded the state championship trophy by winning it 86; 30. R-B5 and White saves the Pawn title of New London Junior Champion. for the third time; he was previously (...... , R-Rl 31. P·KR4) but has a slight state champion in 1953 a nd 1957. Second endgame disadvantage. 28. QxR, BxPch White played 21 . N·K2. ... threatening with 6-1 was Dr. Elliott Wolk, state and now Black's strategy paid off as to solidify th.e extra pawn with N·Q4 champion in 1958, while Donald John· White omitted the necessary :.!9. K-Rl: and a strategic win. 1 therefore staked son and Joseph Saulnier took third and 29. K·B1?, BxNP; ltI. R-NI, Q-N2 and all on 21...... , P-B6!; 22. BxP, BxNPI Courtb respectively with 5-2. Class priz· Black capitalized on White's King expo­ White now had no reason to fear 23. es went to: Henry Garcia (A), Saulnier sure and further inaccuracies and won Qx8, e.g. (A) 23 ...... , RxB; 24. K·N2, N· (B), Richard Rogers (C), David White (D), in 49 moves. Q2; 25. QxR!; QxQ; (or 25 ...... , RxPchj John Reinboldt (unrated.) Sponsor was 26. RxR, QxQ; 27 B-R6 fon owed by QR­ the New London Y Chess Club; Ronald In Dr . Berne's "Games People Play," Morgan and Richard A. Johnson directed. the "games" are substitutes for secur­ KBl) 26. KxR, Q-N4; 27. N·N3 with a pawn ahead. (B) 23 ...... , N-Q2!; 24. Qx • • • • • ity. In the above examples, my "game" The "most active intercollegiate chess of deep calculation was a minor co nso­ R! (a strong Queen sacrifice), QxQ; 2:;. B-N4, N-K4; 26. B-K6ch, K-Rl; 27. B·N2 team in the nation," the team of Norwich lation for the insccurity of a poor posi­ University of Northfield, Vermont, com. tion! By an alogy with tho book, I would etc. Instead he played 23. Q-B3. The cor­ rect reply was ...... , Q-R5 ; 24. R·Kl, Qx pleted its most successful season with a now like to present a variant of Seeing match record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 1 Too Far Ahead (STFA): Seeing Far- But RPj 25. 8 -KN2, QxQ with approximate equality. Instead, I calculated what ap· draw and a game record of 86·43·9. The Not Too Well (S F-BNTW)! This example school was host to lour USCF-rated occurred in the National Open, Las peared to be a forced combination lead­ ing to regain of the pawn and perhaps a tournaments during the 1965·6 season; in Vegas 1966. (The encounter, by the way, addition, Norwich players competed in fatal exposure of the White King. It was crucial. My opponent's tension was four other USCF tournaments held else­ displayed when he prevented me from loo ked irresistahle at every turn, hard­ ly worth the time of a double·check! I where in New England. Thanks largely adjusting his pieces-before the game to the effort of Norwich Professor Seth started!) therefore played 23 ...... , N·R5; 24. Q- K3, Rx8; 25. QxR. BxN; 26. QxB, N-B6. Hawkins, chess activity in Vermont now S,ldy All according to plan. Now he h ad to surpasses that of many far larger states. play 2:1. Q-B2, NxR; 28. QxN, Q.R5!: 29. • • • • • = K-N2, N-B3; 30. P-B3 (or SO. R-Kl, R·KI), The San Jose Chess Club Spring Tour. N-R4! 31. R-B2, Q-N6ch; 32. K·BI, QxRPcb nament (California) held from March etc. Didn't he? 27. Q.N41 Now I saw, to through May resulted in a 13·0 blitz by my disgust. that after 27 ...... NxR; 28. USCF Master Koit V. Tullus. Second and Q.K6ch White regains the Knight wi th third respectively in Lhe round robin were William T. Adams, 10%, and Robert overwhelming advantage. There followed Baker, 10 ...... , K.Bl, 29. B-R6ch, N-N2; 30. RxN, Q-RS; 31. R-N31 , QxB; 32_ R-K Blch, N·B4; • • • • • 88 players participated in the Arizona 33. RxNch and I resigned on move 40. Chess League, involving teams of fOUT. A sad case of "Amaurosis Schacchistica" Max Gardner 's Phoenix Club Team # 1 (c hess blindness). won the state championship by scoring The Moral; See as far as necessary, 2-0 against the winners of the two other as Cast as pOSSible, but above all-see sections, Fort Huachuca and Phoenix Benko good moves! Club Team #3. JULY, 1966 165 e ~e Chess LI• ...... -~...... INSTRUCIION Economical and efficient chess in· Here and There . • • structlon tot all ehessplayers below The 33rd annual Norther" C,lifo rni, The fourth annual MOTCF (Midw.sl Expert strength. A developed teach· Y$. South.rn C.llforni. team match, held Op.-n T ..m Chus F.-dival) was held in ing metbod that is interesting and in Fresno May 29, was won by the North Columbus, Ohio in F ebruary. 13 5·man hel pful. Send $1.00 for subscription. team which scored heavily on the top teams competed; winner was the "scar· boards for a 241h·15'h margin. Duncan let" team of Ohio State University, with Chess Scribe Suttles, on first board for the Nort h, the Dayton Chess Club and the O.S.U. 20 Simmons Street drew with Irving Rivise; on the n(' xl "grey" tied for second. J erry Gogol o( fo ur boards North players David Blohm, the Steubenville lligh School ·'tempiars" Providence, R.l 02909 John Blackstone, Earl Pruner and Henry scored 5-0 to top the first boards. Gross aU chalked up victories. • • • • • was his third; he won the stale high • • • • • The 1966 Marshall Chen Ctub Junio r school title also in 1963 and 1964. He is The New York City Und,,·14 Ch. m­ Championship, a J:S·player Swiss conclud· a senior at Te mpe High School and pionship, held at the Marshall Chess ed in early June, was won by Andrew will attend Dartmouth University this Cl ub June 4 and 11 , attracted 23 young­ Soltis, 1965 New York City J unior Cham· fall. Kathryn Zetterlund scored 4·2 to sters, including the seven top rated play· pion, who posted an undefeated 5'h·l /h. win the girls' title for the third consecu· ers under 14 in the New York metro­ Steven Spcnct:r took second with 5-2; tive year. The team championShip went politan area. Matthew Boxer of North then followed Marc Yollie (despite for. to Buena High School of Serra Vista. Woodmere, Long Island edged out Jona­ (citing two games) and Norman Wein· • • • • • than Sperber of Brooklyn on tic-break stein, each 4'h.2'h, and Mayer Rm a nd The Marshall Chess Club dominatcd {or the title aHer both scored 5·1. This Marc Lonoff, each 4·3. There were up· the New York City Met ro politan Chess wns Boxer's second USeF·rated tourna· scts galore; the original field included Leagu. this year ; the league's champion' ment; he has won both! Following, in seven players rated above 2000 of whom ship section was a 4- team double round order of tie·break, were Eli Roekowitz only two (Soltis and YoW e) achieved robin and final r esults were: Marshall and Philip Gahtan, 4Jh , and Peter Hen· plus scores. Previous wi nners of the Stars, 4-2; Marshall J uniors, 3lh·21h; ner and J ames Lane, 4. Among the I I Marshall Junior include Larry Evans, Manhattan, 3-3; Queens, l lh -4 lh . Note· trophies awarded wer e: top under·13, J ames Sherwin , Karl Burger, Anthony worthy is the 2-0 score achieved by Daniel Holzman (31h); top under·12. Roy Said}" William Lombardy, James Gor e, Char les Kalme on first board for the Greenberg (3): lop under·l1 , 8-year old Raymond Weinstein and Bernard Zuek· Marsball Stars against Manhattan's Pal Milton Grinberg (21h); top gi rl, Sharon erman. Benko. Podolsky (2): lop u nrated, Jeffrey Mar· Held co ncurrently with the Junior der (3). • • • • • Championship was the Manhall C.C· Jun· A strong In vitational tournament held • • • • • ior Candidal.s Tournament, a 13·player at the Mechanics' Instilut. in San Fran· As reported in our April issue (p. 83), event won by Ri cbard Weinberg with an cisco was captured by Rex Wilcox with Paul Robey defeated Walter Browne in undefeated 6·1. Next were Paul Devlin, a score of 7·2. Alan Bourke (6 IAl ), J ames their playoff for the Marsha1l Chess Club 5·2, and Ira Mickenberg, 4·3. Weinberg Schmitt (5lh), Ricbard Laver (5) and Champio nship, Here is the game: and Devlin qualifi ed for next year's Henry Gross (4\7;) were next in line in Marshall Junior Championship. BROWNE ROBEY • • • • • the IO-player round robin. 1. P·K4 P·K4 IS. K·R2 8 ·BI The 1966 AriIona Hig h School Cham­ • • • • • 2. N· KB3 N·QB3 16. P·QN3 K·RI pio nship, held J an. 29 and lo' eb. 12 in The Marshall Junior Amateur, played 3. 8·NS P·QR3 17. 8·81 R·KN1 Phoenix, attracted 156 entrants, 20 of during April and May, ended in a tie at 4· 8·R4 P·Q3 18, PxP QPxP whom we re USCF members. Tied for 7lh ·2 Y.z between Steven Herman and 5. BxNch PxB 19. N·NI B·QNS fLrst with 51k·if.! were Geoffrey Gilbert, IJ..year old Peter Henner, witb Herman 6. P·Q4 P·8 3 20. R.Ql N·B5 Stephen Travis, Joseph Kezele and Micb· winning on lie·break. Ira Ri chmond (7·3) 7, P·KR3 N·K2 21. 8xN Px B ael J . Ki ng, who fi nished in the order and John Dellova (61f.t ·31h) took third and S, 0 ·0 N·N3 22. Q·B3 P·N4 named on tie·break. Gilbert's triumph fourth in the fi eld of 16 players. The 9. P·B4 B·K2 23. KR·QI B·Q3 tournament was held at New York's 10. N,B3 0 ·0 24. P·KS 8 xKP Marshall Chess Club and was open to 11 . R·Kl 8-02 25. QxQBP B·84 players under 18 rated below 1600 or 12. B·K3 Q- Kl 26· R.QS P·NS GAME COLLECTIONS unrated. 13. Q.K2 Q·8 2 Resigns I I • • • • • 14. QR·QI QR·Kl Brany, Fronk Derek Linton took the West Virgin ia • PROFILE OF A PRODIGY: THE LIFE Junior Ch ampionship with a convincing • • • • AND GAMES OF BOBBY FISCHER The Birmingham Open, played April A pOrtrait of America'. forema.t pllyer 4Jh ·lh In a round robin played June 4-5 29- May 1, drew 37 players-17 in the Ind a coUection of 75 or hi. roOlt 1m · at Huntington· Second was Charles Sz.asz, open section and 20 in the Amateur. Lo n porunt lamel. 3·2, and third was Steven Ger rard, 2lh· Atki ns of Hun tsville, Ala. won the W. t Price $8 .50 Mamba" $$.12 21>. Open Section with 41h ·Vi, hal£ a point • • • • • ahead of J ude Acers. Following were Clarke, P. H. MIKHAIL The New York State Gene,ee Cup AUlan Momie and Ka rl Cavanaugh, 31h, TAL'S BEST GAMES OF CHESS Matches, im'olving teams of four repre· and H. Brad Gambrell , 3. Paul Hargett 50 annotated ,ames f rom the pertod 1951· 1&60. coverlna: T.I'. career from hli early senting State counties, were USCF·rated took the Amateur with 4 1Jz·\7;: Brian day. In Latvian Ch C6S to the wlnn t nl this year fo r the first time. St. La wrence Horn and Norman T. Ross had 4. John or the World Championship match with County won all lour of its matches to Dohne was the T.D. Botvlnnlk. Dla,ra m.J. 195 pp. take first ; Ontario was second and On· Lilt Price JU S ondaga UU rd. Kings, the only Ne w York • • • • • IMm,"" Spacial Prlu ,'.7. Massachusetls defeated Connecticut 21· City County represented, finished 6th 7 in a team match held May 22nd in Bos· USCF but had the top player in John Evans, ton. This was the two !St ates' lIth annual 4-0 on first board. The winning St. Law· match ; the overall score stands at 7·4 in 80 E. 11 St. rence team consisted of Robert Simpson, favor of Massachusetts. A concurrent New York, N.Y. 10003 Denis Strenzwilk, Stephen Magura and j unior match was tied 3·3. Ronald Lohrman. 166 CHESS LIFE The Interstate Open, played in Port­ The N e w En g I a n d Intercollegiate The Queen City Open, held in Cincin­ land, Oregon in April, was won by Clark Championships, held at Norwich Uni­ nati Apr. 30·May 1, was won on tie·break Harmon of Portland whose 5% -% score versity in Northfield, Vermont March by Edgar Lawrence after he and George topped a field of 31. Second and third 4-5-6, wer e swept by the M.I.T. Team Kellner each scored 4%-lh. Third with 5-1 were James McCormick and whose four members each scored 6-0. through fifth in the 32 player field were Rick Ganong, followed by Donald Turner Norwich "A" was second in the field of Anthony Mantia, Alan Kirshner and Ed­ (4%) and Mike Schemm (4) who also took four teams. The four MIT players and ward Ernst. Kirshner was top junior and the A and B prizes respectively. Harry one Norwich player also participated in Theodore Lee top unrated. Tournament Demarest was top C and Larry Allyn top the Vermont State Championship, which director was Donald R. Taylor. unrated. Burrard Eddy directed. was held simultaneously on March 5·6- • • • • • surely a first in American chess! These • • • • • five players each played TWELVE games The Ndional Chess Club of Washing­ A Ma~sachusetts team defeated Rhode ton, D.C. held an invitational tournament in three days, eight of them simultane­ Island 16-11 in a match played at Brown ously, and aU five finished among the for Masters and Experts during April University 1Iay 1st. In addition, a top seven in the 28-player state cham­ and May. Playing in top form, Master junior match between the two states pionship! Bob Wolf of MIT won the state Herbert Avram posted an 8%-% score to was tied, 3·3. take first by a wide margin. Second was championship with a 5%-% score, mak­ ing his grand total for the weekend • • • • • Lev Zaitsev, 6lf.z -2%, while Robert Carl Pilnick, former champion of the Gauntt, William Bragg, Sam Greenlaw 11% -Jh. Second on tie-break was George Marshall Chess Club now living in Los and former US. Amateur Champion Williams, 5-1, who gained the state title as best scoring resident. MIT's Larry Angeles, won the Herman Steiner Chess Frank Street scored 5. $200 in prizes was Kaufman was third; Gerald Rubin and Club Championship in a g·player round awarded. Rick Pasookhush followed with 4lh. robin completed in May· Pilnick scored • • • • • (Pasookhush scored 4-2 for Norwich in 7-1, drawing with Walter Cunningham The annual tournament of the Argon­ the team tournament.) The other MIT and Lars Enequist, who tied for second ne Chess Club of Argonne, Ill. resulted in with 51,2 -2% . Other scores: Saul Yarmak players, Robert Gwirtzman and David a 7-0 sweep by J. J . Jackson. E. Rudzitis 5, Sven Almgren 4, Sam Geller 8%, Sam· and S. Mihailovich tied for second in the Drumm, each scored 4·2 in the state uel Rubin 2, Morris Gor don 11h, Mrs. 8-player round robin with 5-2. championship. G. Piatigorsky 1. PAPERBACK! MY CHESS CAREER THE FIRESIDE BOOK PILLSBURY'S by OF CHESS CHESS CAREER J _ R. Capablanca by by \Vritten one year before he became Che rney & Reinfeld Sergeant & Watts World Champion, this book relives in Still a fascinating potpourri in this Harry Kelson Pilhbury entered the Capablanca's own words 35 of his great­ beautiful paperbound edition. Contains great Hastinb'S TOlUnament in 1895, a est games and thvse events of his life 400 pages of stories, games, cartoons, player rclatively unknown to the world relevant to his chess career. The reader articles, quizzes, and anecd?tes chosen to of chess. To the amazemcnt of all, hc is thereby given the rare opportunity of delight, dazzle, and entertam all devotee> emerged the winner of the tournament. studying not only a magnificent collection of the Royal Game. This accomplishment is staggering whell of individual lames, but also Capa­ we look at the list of his opponents: Part One; Stories and articles by Dill y blanca's gradua developmcnt from the \Vorld Champion Lasker, Former \Vorld Ho~ e, Gerald Kersh, Alfred Kreymborg, greatest chess pi"odigy of all time to Champion Steinitz, Tarrasch, Tchigorin, \vorld Champion and the most successful Joseph Cross, Jay \Vilson, Chidamangus, and other great players. toumament player in the history of the and Solomon Hecht. This book follows Plilsbury's short but game. His opponents in these games are Part Two; The Magic of Chess. Chap­ impressive career in 233 games, all of some of the greatest players of the ti me : ter titles are: Odd But True, Remarkable which are entertaining, and many gems Alekhine, Janowski, Niemzowitch, Yates, Games and Their Stories, Combinations_ of the first water. Bes ides the Hastings :\tarshall, and Bernstein, to name a few. the Heart of Chess, Adv ellture.~ in the eonfrontations, there are his outstanding CapabL'mea's annotations to the game End Game, The Problem Corner, and games at the St. Petersburg Quadrangu­ are thorough and honest. He pallses often What's the Right Move? lar, Nuremherg, , Vi enna, and to make his thinking clear to the reader. Part Three: Chess as it is Played. other international tourname nts. There He considers tJl e relative merits of a Chapter titles are: Quickies, The I-land are individual match games, inter-club variant strategy, explains his reasons fOf is QUicker Than the Mind, Blin

TULY. 1966 167 67th Annual o STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Seattle, Washingtan August 14-26 • PLAYING SITE: All games will be played in the Ni squolly Room on the Seattle Center grounds (site of the 1962 Seattle World 's Fa ir). -PRIZES- 1ST PRIZE $1000.00 plus TROPHY plus TITLE 4TH PRIZE $150.00 2ND PRIZE 600.00 plus TROPHY 5TH thru 10TH $100.00 each lRD PRIZE lOO.OO plus TROPHY 11TH thru 15TH $50.00 each 1ST EXPERT, $160.00 plus TROPHY 1ST WOMAN: $200.00 plus TROPHY plus TITLE 2ND EXPERT, SO.OO 2ND WOMAN, 100.00 1 ST '"A'", 140.00 plus TROPHY 1 ST '"C'", 100.00 plus TROPHY 2N D '"A'", 70.00 2N D '"C'", 50.00 1ST '"B'", 120.00 plus TROPHY 1ST "0" or Unrated: 100.00 plus TROPHY 2ND '"S'", 60.00 2ND "0" or Unrated: 50.00 plus TROPHY

Entry FM: $20,00 plus USCF membership if not currently (I Meetings: A ployers' meeting will be conducted prior to the be­ member. ginning of the first ro und. The USC F onnuol business meeting will be conducted a t the Roosevelt Hotel on Wednesday, August 17, sto rting at 3 pm. Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 14, USCF directors' meetings will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel 1966 ot the Roosevelt Hotel (7th Ave. and Pine St.l or in on Thursdoy, August 18 ond Fridoy, August 19 at 1 p.m. advonce to U. S. Open Chess Toumoment, P.O. Box 505, (s ubject to chonge by the USCF officers). Bothell, Woshingtorl. An cwords breokfost will be held ot 10 o.m. on Soturdoy, August 27. -SCHEDULE- Round 1-7 p.m., Sunday, August 14 Round r-7 p.m., Thursd .. y, August 18 Round 10--7 p.m., Tuesday, August 23 2-7 p.m., Monday, August 15 6--7 p.m., Frid .. y, August 19 11-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 24 3-7 p.m., Tuesday, August 16 7-7 p.m., S .. turday, August 20* 12-7 p.m., Thursday, August 25 4-7 p.m., Wednesday, August 17 8--7 p.m., Sunday, August 21 13-5 p.m., Friday, August 26 9-7 p.m., Monday, August 22 */n the event that the number of entries does not exceed 200, there will be no round on Soturday, August 20, and 0 speed tournament will be conducted on that dote. This will reduce the total number of rounds to twelve. Adjournments: Gomes will be adjourned cfter five hours of ploy, Tournament Director: George Koltonowski. with pl oy resuming at 10 a.m. the foll owi ng morning. Time Control: The time control for the event will be 50 moves Assistant Directors: BUrford Eddy cnd Eugene Fomin. in 2\12 hours. 20 moves cn hour thereofter.

NISQUALLY ROOM on the Seattle Center - Playing site of the 1966 U. S. Open. TOURNAMENT LIFE .. OPEN Tovrn. m.nl organizers wlihlng .n­ nounc:.m. nt of USCF·r.t. d Iv'nls TRIPLE CROWN DATES $hould s ubmit ' .quetls " .ust $Ix we.kl before Ih. publlullon d.I, of August 14·26 CHESS LIFE on speel.. ' o rml obl.in· U.S. OPEN . bl, from U.S. Chets Fed, r.llon, 10 Suttle, Wlsh lngton E. 11th Sl ~ New yo.k, N.Y. 1GOO3. Se ptember ).4 Nove mbe r 24+27 AMERICAN OPEN 12th Annual Santi MoniCl, Ca lifo rnia IOWA OPEN August 1.. 26 UNITED STATES OPEN February 26 - Ma rch 3, 1967 ll·rd Swiss, 5012'1.1, at the beautlful Seat· tlc Center, S .... ttle, Wuhlngton. Entry lee NATIONAL OPEN '20. Gunanteed prize fund or $4130. For Las Veges, Nevada fuU detail!, see announcement on opposite paze. Septemb" 2·5

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S"ptember 3.$ September 11·1' GEORGIA STATE CLOSED HARTFORD AMATEUR OPEN October 15·16 TOURNAMENT Reslrlcud to Georgia reside nts, I).rd Swiss 2nd CLOUDCROFT RESORT OPEN at Holiday Inn, Waycross, Georgia. $105 5_rd Swiss, 4&/2, at Firemen's Ha ll In Cloud· pri~es guarantlled; lst, $50; 2nd, $25; 3rd, $15; croft, New Mcxlco. Register be tween 8 and 4th, $10; Jllllior (under 19) $5. Trophies to 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. Entry fef! $7.5(1; Juniors ~5.00. All entry feu accrue to prize top six places and trophies to junior a nd top fund. Entries and Inquiries: Christopher Class A, B, C, D, Unrated. All plus $Corers Feu chter, 16(15 Park Ave nue, Alamogordo, N .M. wlll receive books unless they wln aonther September 30, October HZ 8831(1. prize . Entry tee $5 plus USCF and GSCA due •. October 28·29 Reglstratlon 8 S.m. Saturday, September 3; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1st round at 1:3(1 p .m. Entries & Inquiries: Phlilp Lamb, 779 Orange St., Macon, Ga. CHAMPIONSHIPS 31201. 6·n] Swls!> 40/2, at Atlas Chess Club, 3351 W . 43 St., LOS Angeles, Calif. Separate lour_ naments lor Mal!ter.E"pert, A, B, C, D, Prizes: September :I-S Master,Expert $200 1st, $100 2nl1, $100 to top expel"t; $too 1st and $50 2nd In each of WEST VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP Class A, B, C, 0 tournaments, plus trophies I).rd Swiss, 5(1/2, at Daniel Boone Motel, Cap­ to top two and top woman. l:,'ntry fee $12.50. itol &. Wsshlngton Streets, Chsrleston, W.Va. Entries and Inquiries: Arthur Spiller, 3351 W. Entry lee $3. USCF and West Virginia Chess 43 St., LO$ Angeles, Calif. Association memberships both requIred an d may be paid at registration. WVCA duea are $2 annually $1 for u nder age 21. Open tour· n ament with trophy for lst and $5 upset prize, ALL ORDERS TO USCF MUST BE but West VirginIa title and trophy to resi­ dents only. Entries and Inquirie s to TO, Dan · ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER lel G. Lowder, 101 Bradford St., Charleston, W. Va.

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170 CHESS LIFE Octoblt r 21·30 1966 MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Fi fth Annua l , CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN AND , , 5 • • Score QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT ,. I1 l1Iko ...... x , 1 •, ,• , ,• , "1 ", ", ", 10 ·2 ,. A'"rt hur BlslUTIt' ...... 0 , •, , , , , , , , , , ' 1.-2.1. 3. N.n McK.lvllt ...... ~ ...... 1 , , , , ,• , , , • • • 1 • •• •• AI'x'nd,r Kevin .. _ . ~ ...... l 1 , , 1 , , , , 1 , ' 1-4, Ma rtin H. rro...... _. .0 • , 1 , 1 1 •1 , , , 1 1 '1-51 •• ...... 0 • , , , •• Pau l Brandts • 1 1 1 , • 1 1 51-41 ,. Amold Dlt nk' r ...... 0 1 , 1 , • •, , , 1 1 51-41 •• Ed l,r McCormick ...... 0 • •, 1 , , 1 , 0 , , 51.-'1 •• H.rold Hohltnbellle, ...... 0 •, • •, 1 , 1 , , .., 10. Mlro R.dolcic ...... 1 ,• • •1 • 1 , ,• , , .., 11. E. Schuylltr J. ckson ...... 0 • • •, • , 1 , , ,• 4J-7t 12. John COllins ...... 0 • • •1 •1 1 •, • , , 5 ., 13. Nit Halpltr ...... 0 • • • • •, • , • • • 1 1 , • • • • 21.,' 1 * * * Former World Champion Vassily Smyslov of Ih, U.s.s.R. captured first place in the 1966 Mar Del Plata tournament h ~ l d ;" Argentina during March. Second w" Soviet Champion , while Hungarian Champion Lajos Porti s~ h took third. Nov.rn ber '''20 Samuel Reshevsky, Iho lone U.s. representative, started slowly but won his last 2nd A. I. C. OPEN three games to fi nish a respectable fourt h. (S~~ crosstable below, ) , , 5 , • .. ,. Sm Y$lov ...... x 1 1 •1 •, •, , , , ", ", ", "1 "1 "1 1 ,. St.ln ...... 1 , 1 1 1 , , , 1 , , , , , , "" I 5. Portisch ...... 1 1 , , , 1 , , , 1 • 1 , , , 1 'I Ru hltvsky , , , • , , , •• ...... I , , , 1 1 , 1 ,1 , 1 • •• Bolboeh. n ...... 0 1 1 1 , , , 1 1 , , 1, •• UhJmllnn ...... 0 , •, , •, 1 1 1 1 , 1 , 1 •• ,. Rosetto ...... ~ O •1 1 1 , , ,• , , , 1 , , S. nlulnltttl .... 1 1 , , , •, , 1 •, ,• , , "'I •• ...... 0 • • j •, , j j j , •• Ernrna , • • • , ,, • , , ,1 ., IT'S UP TO YOU .. . 10. PItJlk.n .. -~ ...... • ,I , , j j •, , , I • • ., to t, 1I u. thl t you'" movin,. Copl • • 11. Pll nlk ...... 0 , j j I I I I , 12. Se h ..... W:r ...... 0 I , ,• , I , I• , ,• I• , , of CHESS LIFE I r. not forw.rded 13. Elisk.ses ...... 1 • I , •I , , , , , •1 1 "• by the postofflc.. W . n ••d .Ix w eeki 14. GlOrel. -~ ...... ~ .... l •0 • , •, , •, , , , , • , " chl nge • • • • , , ,• • notice of I ny of .dd,..• . IS. Gulrna rd ...... 1 , • • • , • 0 • , , , ,1 • l6. Rubln. t'l ...... 1 0 , , , • • • , • I • , , I • 1------1 I ORDER BLANK I I I 1 Please ship postpaid 10 [

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