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A merica j C/"e,u 'f/ew:Jpape,. Copyright 1956 by UnlNd ,t.,,,, CheS$ Fede rat Lo n VoL X, No. 12 Monday. February 20, 1956 15 Cents Toledo's Silver Knights Tourney Conducted by P'Wllo" No. 179 Contributed by Won by Dr. Pence, Draws 34 Entries RU SSEll CHAUVENET ABE L R. BOMBERAUL T ;-:::-;:"'" The newly USCF affili ated Toledo Club celebrated the oc· END solutions to Position No. casion of affiliation with a large city tournament drawing 34 entries in S 179 to Russel Chauvenet, 721 the Senior event and 16 entries in the Junior. Dr. Mark E. Pence of Gist Ave., Silver Spring, Md., by Adrian, ?lidl. tallied a 7-0 victory to win the event. Second place went March 20, 1936. WiLh your solution, to Woldemar J. 'Valter of FremonL, O. with 5'h-H2, losing one ga me to please send analysis or reasons Pence and drawing with Hobert J . Henry. Third to scventh on SoB points supporting your choice of "Best wilh 5-2 scores were Fl'ancis H. Ashley, Robert G. Lake, James H. Move" or moves. Cochrane. George E. Robinson, Archie R. Kendall, all of Toledo. Robert Sor""ion to Po sition No. 17' will "p. J. Henry. a!.so of Toledo, was eighth with 4Jf-21h. peilr In the Ap ril 5th, 1956 Issu•. Mrs. Exalena COllins won the ~---,-- woman's title with a 4-3 score as INTERCOLLEGIATE NOTE: Do n,,' p/4(, ,ol"ti,ititnu "n _ c••• ; lot I1lU t. ifttIiCllft Mildred X. Gribbin was SC(»nd P cornrt " ... ",10 .... II/ p#Jilion brinf IO /-ml, with a 2·5 sCOte. In the Junior TIle special prizes for the 1955 .... Ii I;"f the 1,,/1 .... m' uw/ . JJ,en "I event, David Hatch tallied 6-1 to Intercollegale Championship in ,h, 'o/Yf'I' 10 o,.ilt in proper u el/itins 0/ win the title, representing Wash- New York last December have been ,,,lu/wfI, White to play ington Junior High. He lost one awarded as follows: game t·o runner-up A!11.hur_Hateh of Brilliancy 'Prize to Charles Witte B~RNHOLZ TOPS SCHMITT TOPS W.hitmer High who scored 5-2. of Columbia for h.is game a·gainst Third and fourtoh, also with 5-2 Anthony F. Saidy, Fordham, Hon­ PITTSBURGH CITY PUGET OPEN scores, were Joseph Smith of Syl· orable Mention to Edmar Mednis Th e Men=.. were -awarded to winners and ooable Mention to Tim Anderson of David Spiro, Everett Coons, and Noland and Dr. G. H. Parker on Glenn Waltz with 3*·1 * scores. Median points. Fourth and fifth other prize winners. Dr. Pence reo Ohio State for his game against ceived an imposing 17*" silver Richard Friede'nthal, Bridgeport. Held at the downtown YM CA, with 4-2 were Ted Warner and Jim McCormick, Jr.. while sixth to trophy, as did Mrs. Collins. David The judges were CHESS LIFE the tournament was SPOIl5ored by Hatch received a 15" trophy; Wal. Games EditDr John W. ColliIl5 and the USCF aifiliated P ittsburgh tenth wUh 3%-2lh. each were Rus­ ter, AShley, Mrs. Gribbin, Arthur Dr. Haro-ld Sussma11.. Che&s Club. A total of twenty-four s~ ll Ve'llias, Daniel E. Wade, Terry players made t his the largest Met- Nelson. Dick Parsons, and Dr. A. A. Hatch and Smith were given 9lh" • ropolitan Pittsburgh to date. Bill MUlTay . trophies. Silver medals WeD! to OKLAHOMA CITY Byland directed the 5 rd Swiss; In I>iacing second Noland lost to Lake, Cochrane, Tenney and Under­ chief kibitzers were club president Schmitt and drew 'With McCormick, hill. In addition silver medals en­ CHESS CONSCIOUS Adam Bert a nd I. A. Horowitz. whilc Dr. Parker of Spokane lost scribed "Silver !Knights Patron" The tentative site of the 1956 Bornholz learned his chess as a to Deane Moore and drew with were given as tokens of apprecia· U. S. Open Tournnment, Oklahoma tion to !\lrs. Ruth Bartram, Mr. and ~I)t h in New York. A-t one time Wade. Wamer lost to Nol-and and City, is a chess conscious locality. he held down fi rst board for New drew with Schmit.t ·and Robert E. Mrs. Robert Beach , Mr. and ),frs. P...eshevsky's 4O·board simultaneous York Univcrsity in the N. Y. Metro­ &lbUl.·g, while McCormick lost to T. Kennetoh Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. exhibition rated a front page col­ politan League. He has been Warner and drew with Noland and Stanley Goscin, Dr. and Mrs. Ed­ umn in the Oklahoma CiLy Times champion of the Pittsburgh Chess Parsons. ward A. Gribbin, Mr. and Mrs, with a three column picture of 18- David J . Gribben, Mr. and Mrs. Club (to-rmerly knovnl. as the Down­ year old Dale Ruth who drew and town YMCA Chess Club) for two PLAN U. S. TEAM Harry Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Szy· 19-year old Ernie Chace who al­ straight years and he finished sec­ manskoi. Sr., 'and Mr. and Mrs. mOM drew the . ond in the strong Tri·State Open TO STUDENT MEET Steven L. Markowski. Max Moldaw­ When Columbia picture star, sky acted as tournament director last year, proving that his' absence Eliot Hearst, president of the Kathryn Grant, in town to plug her for both events. of about 25 years from serious Inlereollegiate C h e s s League, new movie, "The Last Frontier," chess has not meant Joss of skiU. hopes ,to assemble funds to send a played Jerry Spann a ehess game, team of four college undergradu, that 'also earned a three column ates to eompete in the Inte.malional HASTINGS ENDS piclUre in the Daily Oklahoman. KASHDAN AGAIN Student Union Team Tournament in Sweden this April. If funds are IN TIE FOR 1ST CHESS EDITOR raised , it is planned to man the The annual Hastings Christmas I F YOU WANT Grandmaster Isaac I. Kashdan, team with the four top-ranking Congress, scene of Pillsbury's great The USA Represented in an who- some twenty Or more years USCF rMed collegians available. . triumph in 1895, saw Victor Kor­ International Event · ago 'MaS associated with the editing Studen.ts who are undergraduates chnoi of the USSR and Icelandic YOU CAN HELP of Ohess Review, has resumed a.n in recognized co-lle·gcs and under Champion Fridrik Olafsson share By contributing to the ' Travel editorial toga to ~ssu me the post of 30 yeal'S old , who may wish to par­ finlt place with 7·2 scores each. Fund for a Team of Four to Ohess Editor of the Los Angeles ticipate in this team match and Boris Ivkov of Yugoslavia finished re present the USA at the Times, succeeding his brilliant pre­ 3rc free to travel in April are re­ third with 6'h ·21h, while grand­ INTE RNATIONAL decessor Herman Steiner in the quested by Mr. HearS t to send him master Mark Taimanov of the USSR STUDENT UN ION TOURN EY writing of one of the most influ­ all pertinent information concern· was a surprising fourth with 6·3. ential and important chess columns in Sweden this April ing themselves and their USCF Other results were: Klaus Darga (A FIDE endorsed event) in the American press. Kashdan's ratings. address 300 West l08th (W. Germany) 4lh -4 lh, J . A. Fuller background both as international St.. New York City. Wbile the (England) and Raalphy Persitz Os­ SEND YOUR CONT RIBU TIONS TO performer and chess journalist three top boards will probably be rael) 3*·5* each, Jesus del CoITal ELIOT HEARST guarantee the Pacific Coast that filled by Medn.is, Lombardy and (Spain) 3·6, Jonathon Penrose (Eng­ 300 West l 08th Street the high quality of press coverage Saidy, t he fourth boar-d is open to land) 2%-6lh, and Harry Golombek New Yo rk City, N_ Y. in the Times will be maintained. the highest bidder. (England) I1h-7%. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL The newest Tie-Breaking System Mastering the End Game announced is the "Adickes Tie. Breaking System" which is basical­ By WALTER KORN, Editor of Meo ly a combination of S·B and Sol· koff. It gives 100% of opponent's By AU", Kaufman BY THE SKIN OF THE TEETH score for wins, 75% of opponent's I HIS position in diagram No. 27 is linked with our explanation in the score for draws, and 50% of oppon. SHORT while ago Louis Wolff, T previous column about the possibility of letting Black's pawn ad- cnt's score for losses. In it, as ac. A master of countless Marshall vance almost to the point of queening and yet win with a White Rook cording to Mr. Adickes, "Tic-break­ Chess Club ceremonies, interrupted Pawn and a Knight. Diagram No. 27 instructively wills as follows: ing systems are of a secondary na­ these to introduce a gentl.cman all ture to the main issue of game present knew very well-the Dean 1. K·BS, K-R3; 2. K·N4, P-B7; 3. points, therefore no special allow­ of American Chess, Herman Helms. N·Q2, K-R2; 4. N·Bl, K·N2 (if 4. ances are made for the cases of Once a year, on his birthday, many ...... , K·H3; 5. N·N5, K·N2; 6, K-H3 games won or lost by default. As a members of this club gather to pay p I a y e-r is given or loses game tribute to octagenarian Helms, wins); 5. KxNP, K-R2. We now points for a win or loss by default, Chess Edito1' of the New York have reached a position which ac­ the same credit is then given for Times. the World-Telegram and cording to diagram 116 in BeE· is ti~·breaking points." One of its ·the Sun, and publisher (for fifty­ drawn, but actually is won, al· p r inc i p a I differences from the -two years!) of the American Chess though the Black pawn is two Coons System, according to Mr. Bulletin. squares further down as against William C. Adickes, Jr., the invent­ For ·no man, in the whole history Fine's winning diagram. 6. N·N3!, or, is that under the Coons System of chess 'has given more of him· K-N2; 7. K-N4 (threatening 8. R­ a player with a loss always wins self for the cause of chess than B3 just as above), K·R3; 8. K·R4, K­ the tic· break over a player with Hermann Helms, who, as aU his N2; 9. K·R3, K·R3; 10. K·N2 and two draws, assuming both faced friends know, has devoted a long White wins. equal opposition; the Adikes Sys­ and active lHe-timc to reporting, '~'Inc's Basic Ch.-.ss tem reverses this. publicizing, and promoting the Royal Game. And he has many friends, for his kindliness aDd the sweetness of his disposition have The USCF International Affairs A tcn week course in "How to Charles Edward Gray, president endeared 'him to all. Committee is now studying the Play Bettcr Chess" will be re­ of the Cosmopolitan Chess Club Many other aspects of his per­ problems involved in determining peated by popular request at the of Los Angeles, is ·author of a novel sonality- his honesty, courage, and how International Master Titles Weequahic Adult SchOOl in New· "Murdcr Defies the Roman Em­ intellect- have, over the years, should be awarded, how Oandidates ark, N. J., begining February 28. peror" which will be published this been pointed out and praised. Per­ for the World Championship Classes will be held Tuesday eve­ spring by Bruce Humphries, Inc., :haps the most extraordinary qual­ should be selected, what rules nings -at ·the Weequ'ahic High of Boston. The book is both a de­ ity 'he possesses now is his phen· should govern play in international School from 8 to 10 p.m., conduct­ tective story and historical novel, omenal energy. He is always say· events and other related ed by Sta.nley B. Winters, former laid in ·the .reign of Hadrian. Its ing, "I don' t get around as much as in -accord with 'a request Southern Champion. Last faU the -author was graduate assistant at I used to," 'tIS he dashes off to COver FIDE Assembly course attracted ten students, three Nebraska University before desert­ some tournament for his paper. consider of t hem women, -and a larger en· ing an academic career and is Last winter on a particularly rollment is expected for the new formulator of the "epicyclical one of the Instruction is through use ·tlieory" of Graeco-Roman history. ! , . board, simuitan· . - K'ashdan, Emanu·EI Chess Club (Youngstown): study of mimeo­ Scott M. Anllrews, 367 Franklin Ave. • not being Sol Rubinow. on the principles Hubbard, Ohio, beeame president at he usually plays in major the annual election of ortleers, with rapid tourneys here each week, GeorgI': Sill as vlee·presldent, Lawrence Someone else pointed out that it Trenton (N.J.) Chess Club: Election of Briskin seeretary and Willlam Shelley HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS offlccrs saw Thomas Benton become treasurer. The club meet$ Sundays, must be because of the unpleasant OFFICIALLY RATED president, with Caesar SUlpo tre3surer. 3:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu·EI, Filth weather. Surely Hermann wouldn't and A. J . Sloan, 441 East State Street, and I'"atrgreen, Youngstown, Ohio. Out. come out on a night like this. New Regulations TN'nton 9, .secretary. The club Is SP')n' of·town visitors Dre cordially welcomed. A USCF Club Amllate. Several 'hours later b4lh the Effective March 1. 1955 sorlng the Trenton City Championship, storm and the rapids ended, and whiCh started f'ebruary 6. A USCF Club Texas Chess Association: Annual elee· Tournaments, matehes (Individual AmUnte. in came Hennann. He was greeted, or tum; round rObin or Swlu) .... tlon of o(f1ccrs saw John B. Payne of ratubl. when spansorad by USCF North Jersey Chess Le~gue: After five Slln Antonio beeome preSident with and his wiseness in staying in dur­ affmated organlutlons, If played rounds Irvington and »Iatnrleld arc tied Allen H. Baker, Jr., 1811 Edison Dr. • ing the storm was praised. "Oh, under FIDE Laws, dIrected by • for first with 5-0 match >;cores, followed San AntQnlo, Tex., as seeretary·treasur. by Orange and Phtllder. tied for third no," replied the chess reporter. cOfl"lpetent oHlcI.l, .lind played It er. The TeA conducts the annual "I wasn't home. I was in Queens, time Umlt of not mare than 30 with 4·1 match scores .... ach. Montclair Southwestern Open as well as the mov.. Per hour. Is fifth with $1" .1',,, In th.... 10 dub event. Texas Stale Championship. A USCF giving a simultaneous exhibition." The InnuII cfllmplonshlp tourna. A USCI'" League Affiliate. Affmated Assoc!allon. In his speeches, Hennann al­ ment of .n USCF Club Chapter Ind ways says, "1 haven't much more the annu,l ch.mplonshlp tourna. ment of any USCF aHmat. whose FROM CARTER'S CHESS WHIZ QUIZS. time Icft," but we have been hear­ By·Laws provIde that .U Its memo ing this from him for many years, bers must be USCF membors ,Iso A BOXED LEIIER QUIZ. and will surely be hearing it for Ire r.ted without charge. AU other eUglble eventl ere r.ted Writc letters of answer to the kcy question diagonally downward in many more. Preparations are under only If offklal report of avent Is the hoxed squares. These are clues to the remaining questions. Read way for a huge one-hundreth birth­ accompanlld by a remlttanca cov. each question below and insert the remaining letters of the answer day party, which will mark the erlng I rating fll of lOc par game beginning of a second century of for aU g.mn actuaUy played In the to each of them opposite the starting letter you have in the respective contest. (In a Swiss on.. half the boxed squares. reporting chess and making number of playerl tlmn the num. friends. ber of rounds raptesents totel Key Question:-What is the name of the official publication of the gimes pleyltd If no byn or forfeits.) U. S. Chess Federation? IMr N."ring per g.nnf Salt Lake ClIy YMCA (Utah) Chess NtJt~ 10~ f~~ 1 0 60 Club: Grandmaster Samuel R.eshevsky il (01!~cleJ f,crn ,,/I pitt'Jers, ..herher 20 tallied 38 wins, one loss and one useF membfrs Or net. 70 In a simultaneous exhibition at the Salt Seml·annually r,lIngl wm be pub­ 3D 8 0 ...... "'...... Lake Stock Exchange against 40 Utahns. lished of .11 participants In all 4 0 90 ...... The loss was to Peter J. Kruse, recent USCF.Ratltd Ivants. 50 ... .. • victor In the Salt Lake Duteh Tourna· Official rating forms should ment, who mated the grandmaster when 1 J. !'.Iieses was victorious here in 1904. Sammy went pawn.grabblng Instead of be ••cured in edvance from:_ guarding home·base. The draw went to 2 The 6th Chess Champion of the world was born in this city. Jeny Stromberg. A USCI'" Club Affiliate. Mont90mery M.jor 3 What is the French word for "Chess"? 123 No. Humphrev Avenue 4 Only a Knight perfects ·this kind of Mate. Lexington (Ky.) Chess Club: James A. Oak Park, 11111'01. S A Hungarian Player of the 19th century. Roark tamed lO'h·l'," in a double round. Dc nor ..rile to orfur USCF robin to win the club title, drawln.g 6 The 1955 U. S. Open was held here. once with George Anderson "nd twtee c/fi,i4/.s fo, thut rdring forms. 7 Patti & Piyada are the old and nell' ... names for Pawns. with Jack l'oI:tyer. Second place went to Anderson who scored 10·2, losing one 8 To flank. game to Roark and drawing once each 9 Captain . . . introduced this Gambit in the 19th century. with Roark and :'>tayer. Mayer was third For answers, pleaso turn to page eight. with 3Y.l·$Y.l, lind Russell Freeman placed fourth with 5-7. A USCF Club AfflUate. ({he ss rife M, .. J.,. p-.- • BEH THE SCENES Fcbru<1r'/ 20, 19'6 CoE!.'}. THE STORIES BEHIND THE GAMES By In/.emational Master ARTHUR B. BlSGUlER C~ C~~ JJj. ConJucttJ l7 u. S. CHAMPION, 1954 Frederick H. KerT

All colle g, clubl . M pl.yen Ire Wh~I 'C he hns n n umerical I,awn super · urged t o send lIaWI Ilems to: Fre-dl r lck A Promise Kept lor ity. So Ula"k _ks to mobilt.e his H. Kerr, H. m llt o n HIli, BOX 441, Penn­ p~"'n s While Iltemp Un.r to neutralize sy l v~ n l. 51 al ' Un lvIl"lty, Unlv.,.,lty HE folJowing game took place in the Interzonal Tournament in the While ,najorJly on tile X.wlng. This P ar k, P ennsylv.n! •• e" pJaJn ~ the ne"t pilI.$Boris SpAssky, who was soon to become the world's youngest In rend J n~ u for P-Kt5 and also io guard headquarters in Czechoslovakia, is aGainst nfOl·elllcntloned COllnterplay. a Communist organization. Among grandmaster of chess. So before I left for Sweden I promised lIJednis 31. KI.KS R·QKt2 that no matter how I fared in my other games I would emerge victorious 38. K·K3 p_B5 its other activities, this group pub­ against Spassky in the IntetWlOnals. 39. I(.Q4 Kt_84 lishes several propaganda maga­ 40. P· II.5 zines in eight languages. The head The win itseLf aHorded me considerable satisfaction for. at least, The logical "Ol1nterplay whleh should J LL ~ t ~uffl"'e to save the Ilame. of the IUS Physic-a! Education and two other reasons: 1) Though I have scored numerous draws. this I·e· 40...... PlIP SPOl'ts Department, Kurt Vogel, mains my sole victory over a player of the Soviet Union; 2) All of the 41. II. _K Rt writes: "As regards our interest In participants excepting Sliwa, Medina, and myself had seconds of Grand· ehess. the rus helped to organize master strength assisting them throughout the tournament (a nd Medina the 1st International Chess Tourna­ had his newly acquired wUe but I refuse to argue tbe advantages or ment for students In 1952 in Liver­ disadvantages of sucb a variation) Spassky's second was Tolusch, but pool, England, the 2nd in 1953 in neitber be nor any otber possible collaborators of the adjourned posi· Brussels, BelgiU m and the 3rd in tion found the probable draw which Spassky missed after resumption of 1954 in Oslo, Norway. The latter play (see note to White's 43rd move). was later organized by FIDE as Iibe A""vway, here is the fulfillment of my promise. Ist World- Student (.bess Oham~ ionship. In 1955 the lInd such championship was held in Lyon, France." The current champion is (Schliem. nn Oefenn) · the other nations 'n'-none' Ch.mplonl hlp ed in the Goteborg, 1955 lowing: White Bilek Finland, 8 . $PASSKY A. B. BISOUIl!R Iceland, Norway, Poland, (USSR) (USA) 1. P·K4 P· K4 Th~ Illme Spain, and Yugoslavia. 2. KI·KB3 Kt.QBl In trut.h, J As long as ,ther e is no eatch to 3. B· Kt5 P·B4 the We-\! hOUri As I said In tho Inlroductlon- l-'U"om­ a hidden resource identify the players with the IUS. Ised the whole poInt-hence t he ri$ky mOI'e 43). the USCF and the Intercollegiate test. 41 ...... \ Kt-K3 eh Chess League would like to send a 4. Kt·B3 KI.83 Here Spassky e>:pe.:ted t he plausible team to Uppsaia. There ~ems to S. Q-K2 mov~ 41...... • R·Kt2 whleh Is met by Tile n'commended Une ill S. PxP alld If ~ 2. R"P. Kt·K3 ch (not 42 ...... , RxP; be no doubt that a strong team will S...... , P.KS; 6. Kt_KKt.5, P·Q4; 1. P-Q3, H. Kt·n7 eh and the Kt admInisters represent the United States if BxP; 8. Pxl', PXP; 9. Q-KZ, and White pel'j)ctual check); 4~ . K_K3. RxP ch; -4-1. enough money can be raised. The Is clearly superior. 1 prob:&bly would Kt·B3~ (not 44. K·B2, R·Kt1 cnt). The necessary affiQunt is about $2,000. have played $...... • B·B4 wtth some 23...... QxR po.,ltlon here re.clled II I curious on ~ . inltl~tive for Ihe pawn. 24. QxQ IClxQ Tllol1gll " pawn ahead. White Is not at Contributions would be welcome; 5. Kt·QS 2S. P-B3 kl.B4 aU well orr. 1'01 only RlLP. hut also they may be scnt to Eliot Hearst, 6. KtxKt PlI Kt Sp/O$sky offered the draw al tllis stase. R·R6 I nd / or P·BS and KI.Q4 arc thrnU. president of Intercollegiate Chess 7. p· K5 U . Kt·Q4 R·Kl BI~ck wo\.ld ha. ve el leest equal chall"es. U!-ag ue, 300 West l oath St., New 7. PxP ch Is to be p~terred tor White. 21. R·Ktl Quite ennv,need Illat Spllssky e l Br had Arter 7. __ ••.•. , B·K2 (In 01)" opinion bel· A ralher s inn!:".. \ookin!:" move. but the IInllll~ed thIs po~ltLon quite tllorougbl)", York City. Be sure ,to designate ler than 7.. w •• _. , K·BZ; 8. Kt-K4 the twin tllreats of Kt-R5 o r Kt-Q& make. I decided to p l",y t he text which at that your contribution is for the game I ~ quite dillicult tor both sides. Whlt .. 's life rather difficult. E.g .• -no lead enable. me t o retain lome wln­ Third World Student Cbess Tourn­ T he s ame continuaLion sO<)n leads to P-QKt3, R·K6; 28. R.BI, Kt.Q6; 29. R.Bl, n lllg chances. an endgame wlllch I.s dltrlcult o nly for R·K8 ch, o r it 21. R-B2, R-K8 ch and 42. K·K3 Kt·Kt2 ament. This will be a good way White. While cannot Interpose his n>Ok be­ 43. P·KKt4 for the fdends of cbess to help in­ ,. ""USC the ex"hange of rO<)ks followed Tile 10511 n( the j!ame m.y be aUribuled crease American pa.rticipation in Natul'aUy not 7. .... , l > xKl ~ 8. PxKI by Kt·RS would win a pawn. to t hb IInparenUy !!tron/:" mn\'e which int<>rnalional events. Undoubtedly, "h. K · HZ ~ 9. PxKIP. etC. 27...... KI_R5 lead~ to Ihe recapiurtl of White's pawn. I. p· KR l KI·R3 but In II hOIII(!leSI pOsition. Cor",ct was contact with Amer ican students 9. Kt·QI Q·1(2 Ihe m nne11l'er U. Kt·B3 followed b.\" will have some effect on young 10. P·QB3 P·8 3 KI·Q4 U soon a~ possible. T then Intend_ men from the other side of the 11 . B·QJ PxP I'd t o play 43 ...... P -Kts; 44. RP" P . 12. QPx P Kt· B2 Kt·B4 ch ; 4.'1. K·B2. PxP, 4&. B~ P . PxP!; Iron Curtain. Someone has said 13. BxP QxP 27. PxP, n·Kt1 ell and R1~ck can make that a picture is wort:h a thousand 14. KI-Kl 8 ·84 some rur ther winning ~ttempb. thougll W'Ords. Let me add that friendly IS. 0·0 P.Q4 White ~ h"uld stili dr~w with I>e~ ! play. 16. Q·Q3 Bx 8 A 11 ntll(!r line! ,Ive White no difficulty competition and fellowship is 17. KtxB 0 ·0 whatsnev"r. worth a thousand pictures. How 18. B·KJ BxB 43...... P_Kts c;an the future leaders of Europe 19. KtxB QR -K I a~ck on t h e- .Il"old standard. .4. RPxP P xQKtP gain a better understanding of the (Su Ji<1gr<1m top ntxt col~mn) .S. Px RP PlIP American way than to meet, Black has emerged from the openln.!;" 46. P xP kt.B4 eh through a common interest in in fine s ha~. HI$ plece\ have nne 41. K-Bl R.·Kt' chess, their contemporaries from scope, his ~ntral tonnaUon Is superior, 48. II.04 Bl Kt·QS cll ,the United states of America. U II.nd he has the Q..slde pawn majority. .9. K_Kt4 ...... That these advantsgcs are not neee5- On 49. K·Ka. Ki·Kt4 ; so. K·Q~. White Is you would like to 'help. get out sarlly ~ u!flelent to toree • win Ulll5- completel.... tied down and Black wlm that checkbook now! tn-tes --the equall~tnll Injustice of $Imply b" K-K3·54, etc. che ...". .9...... _ Kt·K7 Congratulations once again to 20 . QR·KI KI-1(14 Tile function of this move III to Ue SO. II. ·QRI ",p William Lombardy of CCNY: his 21. KI·B2 0 -8 5 down the ....'hlt e rook and t o support a 51. R_1I 6 ch K·8 4 latm title is Greater New York 22. Q44 R.KS Q.slde pawn ad vance eulmlnattn, In 52. 1I. · 1I 5ch K·Q3 gain on Open Champion. Other collegians 23. RxR .~~ ... P·QKt.5. This plan would certainly ...-tn A one move I'CpeUtion to .. " 23. QxRP is very Itron,ly answe~d by we~ It not f o r the possibility or Wblte clod;. in the event were Anthony SaIdy, 23. .ww .... Q-Q1. obulnlng eounterplay on t he other w inS (Please turn to page 8, col 4) (Please turn to plIge 8, col, 21 fOb 0 'f Vol. x, Numb" 12 the game, but this one is (to this reviewer) an original approach. The \ll eS5 1..1 l! .A....,ica'. CI. •.u r!.II4P"P., February 20, 1956 volume as a whole fills a need in the chessplayer's repertoire; it is a Published twice a TIl(}ntb on the 5th and 20th by THE UNl'l'ED STATI:B CIlESEI worthwhile addition to the series. FEDERA'l'ION. Entered as second class matter September 5, 19411, at tile It oUlc<'! at Dubuque, Iowa, under the act of March 9, 1879. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS Editor: MONTGOMERY MAJOR U S. WOMEN 'S CHAMP IONSHIP POSTMASTER; Please return undellver.. ble copies with Form :lI79 t. "ennath NEW YORK, 1955 Harkness, USCF 8IJsiness Manager, 81 8edford Street, New York 14, N. Y. RECEIPTS: Donations (less 2Sc collection charges) ...... $1,004.15 r~======~ Entry fees ...... •...... 120.00 By $1,114.25 major 50piCj DISBURSEMENTS: Alontg~ery Alafor Radio City LeHer Service for printing and millling of pro· motional malerial$ ...... •...... $ 69.94 Postage ...... _...... 20.91 Leaflets printed ...... 13.90 TheCausels Worthy, TheF undsAreLacking Tournament Prize Awards (11 prizes) ...... 557.50 H ,· give, by h"IYef, n'!,,, hailaNf 10 gi'" ContributioM to Travel Costs of players ...... 247.00 Supervision of Tournament (H. Kmoch, Mrs. Marshall) ...... 150.00 BROOME_Letter to Cornwall1s Refreshments ...... 9.15 HOSE who have frequently averred that the USA needs greater Bank Charges ...... •...... 4.38 paP1: idpation in international chess events, now have the opportun­ T $1,072.94 Hy of sharing in the act of making at least one episode of participation possible by contributing, acco rding to their mood and estate, to the Balance on hand ...... 51.31 Travel Fund being collected to scnd foill' U. S. Collegians to Sweden to Plus 18~ errOr in underpiilyment of expenses ilnd ~1.00 overage in bank ...... 1.18 compete in the Interrrationa! Student Union T(mrnament. Prize Award returned by Mrs. Gresser as con. tributlon to ne>:t tournament ...... The Student Union, based In Czechoslovakia, may be f'airly de­ , 150.00 ~cribed a'S a Soviet enterprise, but its membership includes students Net Balance ...... $ 201.49 IS from universities throughout the world-it dominated by the S{lviet (Nou: From thi, ba/a"" i, to {,e ded,,(I.:d wst of Prj,e Awa,ds y ~ 1 to b~ made mainly in the fact that student teams from behind the Imn CUrt·ain have '" th, Caro,ur' Prize Rail ing Fu nd Co"tu t.) so far been victorious in Hs tournaments. But it is the one domain in Statement complIed from financlal report rendered by Dr. Edward Lasker, chess where hope lies of wresting the crown from Communist World­ Treasurer, Women's Championship Tournament Committee. provided we in the USA will finilnce a .team to make this gall-ant en­ deavor. - The present tournament, 'to be held in Sweden from April 6 to 15, SCHEDULE OF PRIZE AWARDS AND TRAVEL DISBURSEMENTS 1956, is endorsetl by FIDE. which recognizes it as conferring the Inter· PRIZES national Student Team title. Teams are restricted to unde:rgraduates in Mrs. Gisela K. Gr""ser ...... $150.00 Mrs. Lena GrumeHe •...... $ 20.00 recognized universities and colleges under 30 years of age. Mrs. Nancy Roos ...... 150.00 Mrs. Willa Owens ...... 20.00 Miss Mona May Karff ...... 60.00 Mrs. Milry Selensky ...... 20.00 Eliot Hearst, president of t he Intercollegiate League of America, is Mrs. Ja~queline Platigorsky ...... 40.00 Mrs. RQsalie de Serrano ...... 12.50 ina·king. heroic endeavors to arrnnge for a team of four to represent the Mrs. Irene Vines ...... 37.$0 Miss Wally Hensehei ...... , ...... 10.00 USA, and ,his activities have received the support and blessing of the Miss Lucille Kellner ...... •....•...... 32.50 Miss Kate Henschel ...... 5,00 USeF CommHtee on International Affairs. Plans call for the enlistment TRAVEL Mrs. Nancy Roos ...... $100.00 MIss Lueille Kellner ...... 14.00 of the four top-ranking U. S. co-llege undergradUat es, with the first three Mrs. Lena GrumeHe ...... 45.00 Mrs. Willa Owens ...... 12..00 boards probably filled by Edmar Mednis (who placed second in the Mrs. J. PiatigQrsky ...... 45.00 Mrs. Mary Selensky ...... ~. . 3.00 recent World Junior Championship), WilHam Lombardy and Anthony Mrs. Irene, Vines ...... n.oo ~ Saidy. Such a t eam need fear nothing-exccpt the lack of funds to l inance the ven.ture. . If Here is your chance, chess players. to share in t he fun and glory __ , of mak:i&g, U. S. participation in -an internl1tional event possible. No con- :J~e YitUzer .JIad .JILJ:J)ag - 11 i n bu hon Wilfb e too small, and none too large. . ~- ~--~~--~~~~~ Opportunity is knocking-are you r eady? Or 'are you knocking too? (Furthn (() mmmt an T;~ ·Bredk i" g SYfl nnf ind;cdt~ Ihdi opi"ions r ~ m aln Jj,,;d~J as 10 tilt "' ~ r itf of Ydr joul S""/st~ "' J--Th r Editor. ) Dear Mr. Major: I must SUPPQrt Robert Brieger's Interesting protem: against the uSe of the Solkoff tle hreaking system In SwiSS tournaments. He is entirely right; right for a losing effort Is contrary to the spirit of the game. In goll, bowUng or track and By Kester Svendsen field, where a player competes primarily agrunst perfection and only i ncidentally against his opponent. the defeated may be honored for a worthy effort but in 1001 WAYS TO CHECKMATE. By Fred Reinfeld. New York: Sterling man to man ~porl;s such aN tenniS, boxing and chess, a loser rates only Con­ Publishing Company. 224 pp. 1001 diags. $3.95. dol",nces. An outgrowth of the Solkoff is the Median, which can lead to even more OLUME [ in the Sterling Chess Students' Library was the mammoth peculiar results. Here the scores of opponent.s, win, lose or draw, are totalled V lOOT Brilliant Chess Sacrifices and Combinations. Volume IT is the but the strongest and weakest players are arbitrarily excluded. Wlly? The !fames were actually played and are Included in the gam<'! score. Conc<'!lvably thl ~ method equally encyclopedic book under conSideration here. The positions are might eUml!!a!e a w1n against a strong player and a 10m> to an Inferior one though gathered six to a page under eight headings: queen sacrifices, checkmate usually, in deddlng top places, It works the other way. In any event, it produce~ without the queen. storming the castled position, harrying the king, dis· r e markable results. covered check and double check, pawn promotion, a variety of motifs, Let us look at the recent Intercollegiate Championship. Here Mednls and ­ Saldy tied In iame points, 5'h·l'h. each winning five gam.~s, drawing with each and composed problems. Solutions. as in ali good chess books, arc in an nlb"r and losslng to Lyman and WItte, respectively. On Solkoff points. Saidy lead,., appendix. The positions are realistic (many from actual play) and the ~\.O to 29.S. Under the Sonneberg system. Saldy loses hall of Mednls' SCore and eye·training is invaluable, requiring from one to seven or eight moves. also thc 1'C0re of Witte (5-2) who plaC()d third whUe Mednls' pOints are reduced by his draw with Saldy and bis los.~ to Lyman (4 ",-.2'4) who was seventh. Saldy The paper and binding are inexpensive but the diagrams are sharp and Is sOli In front, 23.25 to 22.25. But under the M.edlau system, which was actually clear and the instruction as well as the entertainment is superb. The used, the original Solkoff points are reduced by 9 in the case of Saldy and 7 for whole performance testifies to the endless variety of chess and inventive· Mcdnls, which gave Mednls the title. Saldy lost l'!fednis' SCore (5'f., l and the score of Cantor (3'h) who placed 12th. whUe Mednl8 was penalized Saldy's SCore (5Jh) ness of the author. and the scor e of Wallach U'h.). his lowest ranking opponent who finished 24th. Thus Mednls wins because he played a we aker player! SIXTH BOOK OF CHESS: HOW TO FIGHT BACK. By Fred Reinfeld. Both the young men In question are splendid players and neither needs the New York: Sterling Publishing Company. 9S pp. 47 diags. $2.50. help of statisticians to win Utles. It is an inju~Uce to them, as well a8 to chess In general, 'to subject them to tbls type of playing with flgures. ERE is still another in Reinfeld's excellent "if expensive series for To labor the pOint, Witte, ranking third with 5-2, had higher Solkotf and H intermediate players. The six chapters deal with counterattack, Median points than either Mednis or Saidy. Under the Sonnebcrg system he Is third. exactly where his game SCOre puts him. simplifying as a resourceful defense, playing for a draw, seizing the The Swiss System has many advantages; it permits tourneys that would be initiative, and the like. The final chapter includes two funy annotated otherv.·lse impossible and it encourages mass participation by every ciass of games emphaSizing the crisis that occurs In almost every game, the player. This Is all to the good. But, sin"" ties al'e IneVitable, we must pick, and stick te, th~ best tle·breaklng method. Titles should be won across the board and "point of no return" at which the player takes a caleulated risl\: and not on adding machines. commits himself to a line of action from which he cannot retreat without THOMAS J. SULLIVAN disaster. The other chapters treat motifs familiar in the literature of Long Mand City, N. Y.

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By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND C~eJ!J JJf. By Wfl!a Whu. 0-,,, Addreu news Item' and Inqul,'" on Women's Chan to Mr•• Will. White Dr. Marchand will anSwer beginners' questions on this page, If of sufficient Owens, 124 South Point Drlva, Avon general interest. Tilose wishing a personal replv should enclose stamped, lelf. ;ddressed envelope. Address, Dr. Erich W. Marchand, 191 Seville Drive, RO<;hester Lake, OhIo. 17, N.Y. EpORT of meeting held during 1. Answers to Readers ' Questions R the 1955 U. S. Women's Championship Tom'nament, Tues­ J. G. Scripps, Del Mar, California, asks "whether it might be good day, August 30, 1955----from notes rather than bad for duffer, with perhaps less memory of opening se­ taken by Mrs. Irene Vines. quences, to deliberately start screwy and somewhat unsound openings The meeting was held at the Har. like 1. P-KKt4 to get 'off the hook: " Answer: In my opinion more harm vard Club. Present were sixteen than good comes from trying to get out of the " book." However, one members of the women's Division can go far by applying simple logic and basic principles instead of more of the USCF: Mrs. Bain, Mrs. De­ memory in connection with opening play. Serrano, Mrs. Gresser, Mrs. Gru­ W. K. Jordan, SuiUanrl. Md., asks about the King's Gambit varia­ mette, the Misses Henschel, Miss tion 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. P-KB4, PXP; 3. Kt-KB3, B-K2; 4. B·B4, B-R5ch; Karff, Miss Kellner, Mrs. Owens, 5. K-Bl. Kt-KR3; 6. P-Q4, Kt-Kt5. Black's procedure with Kt-KR3 does Mrs. Piatigorsky, Mrs. Roos, Mrs. not appear in Meo. Does this mean that it is not satisfactory? Answer: Selensky, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Vines, In the variation Jordan gives, 4. , B·RSch seems premature. In the line and Miss Weart. Mr. William Gres­ given, 7. Q-K2 seems to stop Black's threats. As to Kt-KR3 I do not see White (to ser, host, and the following guests any great advantage of it over Kt-KB3. Modern Chess Openings, 8th ( !) since his Q is obtained first and made up the party of twentv..four: Edition, gives 4. . . ,Kt-KB3; 5. P-K5, Kt-Kt5; 6. P-Q4, P-KKt4! However , then Covers the queening square of Mrs. Kahn, Mrs. Hunvold, Mr. and it seems as if 6. , B·R5ch is stronger for Black. In short the book White's Rtp. This Is a second common Mrs. Pavey, Mr. Kmoch, Dr. Lasker, feature of such endings . The s t udent line, if strengthened by delaying this move to this point, seems definitely should learn to look for this. Also and Mr. Slater. better than the line with 4. . , B·R5ch. 2. P.Kt4, RPxP w ins for Black. He can Following cocktails and dinner, force a Q with check on his QB8. This the meeting was begun by a motion L. A. Ware, Iowa City. lowa, asks about the following end-game posi­ Is a third Com.m on feat ure, in such end. tion: ings). PxBP (not possible Is 2 ...... , p. by Miss Wally Henschel expressing Black K-Krt1 ; 13. iK-Kt6 stalemate). K­ Kt5; 3. PxP, Pl<1' and Black wins), To learn end-game principles one PxBP and Blatk wins b eo:ause he queens U. S. Women's Championship should study carefully a good many wit h check. which will be held in 1957 and typical cnd-game positions, firstly Variation IV. 1. K.Kt&, P.lCt5 (actually which will be the Zonal Tourna­ of any m ove by Black at this p oint will ment under FIDE rules, qualifying to fix in one's mind the type dr aw ( !) since his K is in 3 potential questions which can arise ami sec· .• talemal e p OSition); 2. RPlCf', RP)(P; 3. the United States representatives Blatk ondly -to discover what some of the p)(p, P·BS! (not S...... , PxP; 4. K·B6, to the 1958 Women's World answers are. Many of the ideas are etc.): 4. PKP, stalemate. Championship Candidates Tourna­ The questioo is whether Black Variation V.I. K.KtS, P.Kt5 (or 1. can draw. simple enough for the average in, ment. (1) It was recommended by ...... KxP ; 2. R·B5, P-Kt5; 3. BPxP, RPx a vote of 15 to 1 that invitations Answer: In 'the majority of K and divid ual to find for himself. Oth­ P ; 4. P><1', PxP; 5. K·K5, K-B2: a. K·Q5, K-K2; 7. R ·BS, K·K2; 8. I{xP, K-B3 ; S. be extended to twelve women to P endings an extra P means a win, ers have been worked out or found out only willh difficulty by some of K-R5 and White wtll w in) ; 2. RP)(P, P.BS play in the 1957 tournament as fol­ and the present example is a good (Black's best cbance\; 3. p)(p, P·RS. Each lows: The present and former U. S, illustration. The winning procedure the best thinkers in the his-tory of side wlll get a Q, but White should win uhe game. In any case it is well since h e will retain two extra P awns. Women's Champions be seeded for White here is ete'ar: push the However, the win Is not as clear as irl and the remaining places be filled KRP and sacrillce it f{)r Black's wO l'th a chess student's while to make a systematic study of some Variation I. on the basis of USCF ratings. (The BP. A typiealline w{)uld be 1...... , 3. A Game with a King and U. S. Women's Champions here K-K4 ; 2. P-KR4, P-R4; 3. P-R5, P-R5; of the standard writings on the sub· ject of end-games. The Game of Pawn Ending mentioned does not include the 4. P-R6, K-B3; 5. K-B4, P-RB (or 5. U. S. Women's Open Champions.) ...... , K-Kt3; 6. P-R7); 6. P-R7, K­ Chess by Tarl'asch conrtains a good VIENNA OPENING short survey of end-game theory, (2) It was suggested that the 1957 Kt2; 7. KxP, KxP; B. K-K4, etc. Ladder Game Tournament be held in the early White ean simply march over and whereas Fine's Basic Chess End_ ings is 'an extended treatise on the Rochester, N. Y., 1956 Fall, if possible, and that invita­ capture Black's RP. Black will not subject. White Bl ack tions to the players be sent out at have time to capture White's KtP V. WEIG E. MARCHAND least six months before the tourna­ and still stop the RP. The following end-game position. 1. P_K4 P·K4 2. Kt·QB3 B·B4 suggested to me by Dr. Max Herz­ T he line 2...... • Kt_K8.1; 3. B-B4, Kt><1' ; ment. White could also win by B. K-B6, berge·r. consHtutes 'a rather pretty -t. Q-R5 (if 4. Kt}(Kt. P·Q4) is wlJd and Mrs. Vines suggested that one or but the play is more delicate. We ('nd-game problem, while at the wooly. H also lend" itself to prepared two women be given places on the '8 varlatlons. give typical variation since there same time illustrating , PxP wins for Black (Please turn to page 7, col. 2) (Please turn tQ P'~~ ~ l ~o1. 3) GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS

Annotated by Che.. Master JOHN W. COLLINS, Ma,.holI Ch .... Club Champion, 1954

. USCF MEM 8E fl:': ~ub"" , ),0 '" but ,,,mil Jor IhW .~,..,t~'" 10 JOHN W . 14. KR· Kl KKt·Q2 16. 8·B2 Q·R4 The Maroc!y Bl nd. _ COLLINS, 91 l~ fll> " RIMJ, B'Qolt.ly" 16, N .Y. Sp.u b.cirt& fimiwi, Mr. Collm, will IS. P·B4 P·A5 17. K·ln ...... S...... 8 ·KI1 7. Kt·8 3 17. P·KKt4, Kt·K!.3; 18. B-Bl, 842; 19. 6. Kt·82 P..Q 3 ~Ul flu "'0. / ""~' U l in , .. ml inst,ucti'l't /0' p"hlic<'tuln . U"/'Sl oIMMN: " du d _t, p.B5. deser ves atte ntion. 7. B- K2 I, t he best move (Euw.... Land. u, to 11."""1 tI'" I>, Mr. Colli",. 11...... Kt·Ktl T h e " atue. 1934). Black's QP Is a lLa bUlty and hl$ pl ece~ 7•. _ ..... Kt·R3 , . P..QKt3 ANNOTATOR KALME but CatllUII" to do so Black g ~t.s Into are pleke te4. The Queen cou ld be lo!t 8. Q·Q2 0-0 Wt art pl(aud 10 ",dcomt Charlts dllfJculties. "'lIh 17 • ...... • Q·Kt.5? 18. P.R3. QxBP?1; This sy. tcm Is 100 .low. Now Black 28. P .KKt3 HI. B·BU If 17 ...... , P·R6; 18. P·KU. gets the play. K,,/m r, 1i.~ U C '" of Phi!..ddphi", to our K.Kt2 30. Q·1I3 Kt·KI6 29. Q·04 O·K] :11 . R·K2 KI·B4 18. 8 ·81 B·02 9...... P·84 11. KI·K3 ••••••• • slaff of C llt SI Annol<,lorr. /" ,nidition to Al"aln 31...... , P·D4 would hove been 19. KI. 8 31 10. PxP 8xp 1m k"flr/t oj