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• . . ess 1 e A • , ~lnel'tca.:1 el.... 'fI.w.paper Copy right 1954 by Unit ed Siaies Chess Fed uat lon Vol. IX. N~. 1 Sunday, September 5, 1954 15 Cen.ls Mr. Alexander Reveals His Intentions We publish verbatim thl! text of a telegram sent to USCF Vice-Presi EVANS WINS dent A. Wyatt Jones by Mr. John Alexander of San Diego, California. The telegram reads: MONTY SAYS NEXT TWO ISSUES WILL BE HOT IF PRO· VOCATION GIVEN I SHALL FLY CHICAGO SEPT TWELVE U. S. OPEN AND BRING SUIT WILL SILENCE AND IMPOVERISH HIM FOR GOOD ALSO W)LL ATTEMPT TO F ORCE NON DECEp· TIVE ACCOUNTING OF JCSF FUNDS YOUR PERMITTING Pomar Ties Evans in Games Won, SUCH. OBVIOUSLY MISLEADING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SURPRISES ME CONSIDERING YOUR REPUTATION. We had intended to discuss some or the statements made by Mr. t Steinmeyer 3rd, Bisguier 4th Alaxand~r and his associates at tbe 'New Orleans meeting and elsewhere in this issue, but have decided that such a discussion is now unnecessary .. By MRS. C. L. DANIEL We orrer instead the text of Mr. Alexander's telegram as an adequate SOllthem Rt!prutnlal;"e, USCF Wom~"'s Di,,;t;on commentary upon Mr. Alexander and his methods. Larry Evans, who emerged the oniy one of 1.09 players undefeated, is the new U. S. Chess Federation Open Champion. He and Arturo Pomar, former Spanish champion, with 9lh-2Jh each in the 12 round Swiss system tournament hcld in New Orleans at the Roosevelt Hotel Gresser Wins Women's Open Title August 2-14 were tied for first place. The Sonneborn-Berger tie-breaking system was used to determine the winner-Evans totalling 09%. point..., Stevenson Second, Karff Third Pomar 69. Both Evans, who is former U. S. Chess Champion, and Pomac, of Madrid, Spain, went to the' Open direct from the Pan-American in By MRS. C. l. DANIEL Hollywood. Prize money, of $1,000 for f1rst place and $400 for scCNew York City, is many times winner of the City who came out fourth. Four former Open Champions were in the U. S. Women's Championship; has played in the Women's World can contention for the title in Evans, Bisguier, Albert Stlndrin of Chicago, didates Tournament in lIIoscow in 1950. With an 8-2 score she lead and Anthony E. Santasiere of New York City. . the field of eleven women in the tournament whieh she called "the The Women's Open, which was Martin Harrow, Jamaica, L, I., strongest women's chess tournament ever held in this c·ountry." She held as a separate section, was also sixth; Allen Kaufman, New York won 7 gamcs, drew 2, and lost her only game to Mrs. Stevenson. a Zonal and attracted 11 players- City, seventh. Filth prize was $100. Mrs. Steve nson, who recently Owens, Ohio Woman Champion, it was tcrmed "the strongest wom- sixth pri1.(! $75, and seventh $50. won the California women's champ (rom Mrs. Slevcnson and Miss en's national tournament ever held Other prizes of chess clocks, boards ionship after resuming her chess KarIf; and a draw from Mrs. Gres in this country."... and sets were awarded from 8th career three months ago following ser. Evans won 7 games and drew 5' through 50th places. David A. Wals-. a 7-year absence from the scene, Tied for 6th place were Mrs. Pomar won 8 games, drew 3 and dor!, Jr., 'preSident, and Dr. Ken played in her first American na Eva Aronson, of Chicago, 1953 lost I-his loss to Evans. neth N. Vllles vice-president of the U. S. Women's Open Champion, t ional contest at this time. She has Private Saul Yarmak (former U. New Orleans Chess Club offidnted played in tournaments in almost und !'tIrs. Kathryn Slater, of New S. Junior Champion), of Ft. Bel at the award ceremonies Saturday every country in Europc and in York City, each with 6·4 scores. voir, Va., was undefeated but he evcning' August 14th. Argentina, and at one time was Mrs_ Owens, of Avon Lake, Ohio, was recalled to military duties Closing game of the U_ S. OpeD' considered a serious threat to the with 5-5 score came in 8th; Mrs. after the 5th round and did not was a 7-hour game between Marvin. late Vera Menchik, then Women's Kama Martin, of Sarasota, Fla., complete the tournament. His rce Palmer of Detroit and Major J. B. World Champion. The California lust year's Southern Women's ord was two draws and three wins Holt of Carasota Fla. lasting 131 woman tied with Miss !'tiona May Champion, 9th with 2-8; Mrs. C. L. in' the five rounds. moves and resulting in a win for Kar£!, New York City, another in Daniel, of Ncw Orleans, lOth with Palmer: ternational woman master, both 1-9; and Mrs. Virgil Giani, of New Bisguiel' got off to a bad start Orle ans, last with 0·10. on opening n ight when he lost Opening night ceremonies where having 7-3 score. The Sonneborn Councilman A. Brown Moorc of Bel'ger tie·breaking systcm gave Bill Byland was tournament di his (irst game to WilUam A. Bills, Houston, Texas t!xpert, and in the Ncw Orleans. in the absence of Mrs. Slevcnson 29.5 points to 27.:i reclor for the Women's Open, -held Mayo.' deLesseps S. Morrison, pre for Miss KarfL Thus Miss KarH, as a separate section of the big eighth round lost again to Rosso Open. limo. Bisguier, who won 8 games sented keys to the city to seven who is the prcsent U. S. Women's USCF officials and tiUeholders and Champion, ranked third. and drew 2, tied with a total of QU EEN 'S GAMBI T DECLINED 9-3 with Robert Steinm.cycr, St. made thc opening move at the Bis First prize for the Women's M e o: page 166 guier-Bills board were followed by contest was $100; the second prize Louis, Mo. chess master. Stein U. S. Women's Open Championshi p meyer totalled 64'h wints getting upsets. Not only did Bisguier lose of $75 and third prize of $50 were to Bills but Anthony Santasiere,. pooled and divided Witll second New Orleans, 1954 third place; Bisguier 59=%; points While B1l1ck and fourth place. Third prize was New York City master, drew with and third place winners getting I RE N E V INES M. MAY KARFF Blake Stevens, of San Antonio, I. P·Q4 Kt-KBl 14. R·Ktl B-Kt5 $250 and fourth was $125. $62.50 each. Texas and Anthony F. Saidy, Doug Mrs. Kenneth N. Vines, of New 2. P·Q84 P·K3 15. B-Kt:2 Q.K3 Tournament director was Newton 3. Kt·K83 P.Q4 16. K t·KtS Q.Bl Grant, Monroe, La., college teacher. laston, L. I. eXllcrt, beat James Orleans, playing in her fi rst na 4. Kt·Q83 8 _K IS 17_ B"Pch K ·Rl Sherwin, Ncw York City master. tional contest, wo n fourth place, re S. P·QR3 B"Ktch 18. Q·82 Q.e' He was assisted by Bill Byland, of ceiving a tournament-size chess 6. P,,8 0 ·0 1~. P· R4 P.83 Pittshurgh, who also directed the One of the most unusual games 7. p"p Q"P 20. Q·Kt6 Kt·K1 Women's tournament. was in the fifth round when Abe sel Sh{; and Mrs. Mary Selensky, 8. P·K3 P·84 21. k t -BTch R"Kt of Philadelphia, each had 61h ·3ih t. B·Q3 K t·QS3 21. Q"R K.. Three men with 8%-31,2 scores Turner, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., chess score. Mrs. Selell5ky received a 10. 0 ·0 P·K4 :23. B"P Q-KKtI tied for 5th place and were ranked master, and Larry Evans adjourned 11. P·84 Q.Q3 14. Q"Kt 8 _84 alter 5 hours o[ play in which standard-sized chess set. Mrs. Vines 12. P"K P Q-K2 15. R"P Resigns by S·B points as follows: James had wins from Mrs. Willa White 13. PxKt QxP Sherwin, New York City, fifth; (Plene turn to page 3, col, 1) by Edmund NdSh WOMEN LAY PLANS Finish It 'The Clever Way! FOR THE FUTURE 1'os;/;on No. 13J PoS;I'on No. 136 Thoc following report of the Boleslavsky Y$, Sterner By G. Fadotov USCF Women's Division indicates that not all the time WIIS spent in Sweden, 1954 Shakhmllty. May 1,,9,' _4--.,-. playing chess or sight-seeing at New Orleans: loleetlng of the WOlne n's Division or the USCF at the Patio Roya). New Or lealUl, AUl:Wlt 7, 19M. Pr(:$I!nt: W11Ia Owens, Ohio; Kama R. Martin, Florida; ITtne Vines, T.oulsl ~na; ltachel Daniel, Loulclana; G isela K. Cruse,. New York; Mona May KarlC, New York; Kath ryn Sial.<: r. New Yor k; Mary Selen.ky, l'enn ~y l van l a; !::vII Arons(m, Ullnols; Sybilla H ark neu, New York. In InCorm.aI d lS\lunion, ~h e follOWIng deellhm S were unanimously agreed u pon: 1. That the United SLate_ Women'~ Champlon~hlp be h eld bIennially, librt. I n~ with lh ~ 1955 Tournament. 2. That the U. S. Wotnc"'s C ham pIonShIp be held ft . a ~e J )Urllte event r~)th e , ' than In conjunction with the )SlTION No. 135 occurred in the Sweden-USSR tcam maLc h. Black U. S. Ch~tmplnnshl p . . r esigned a[tel' three forcefu l moves by White. 3. 1'hat the preCer,...,d time or yea r NEVADA'S NEW TROPHY P for the U. S. Womtn's ChampionShip Thjt tp/~ndid and imp'tuj~ f Irophy, I enjoyed solving POsition No. 136 and :lm giving my own solution, Is early fnll, whencver this time does not contllet with the Inl.<:rnaUonal lisling Nn-"dll Chll"'pioJU /'0'" 19JO as the Russian-langullge Shnkhmaly usually publishes solutions about a tournament. Ihro"sh 19H on Iht sidt p.ntlt, it 27~ half year after the publication of the problems, Readers al'e invited to 4. That tilt 1955 U. S. Women's ;nchu /'ir,/' ",;I/' " bau I ~ y, ;,,(htl /0"'. scnd comments if ·Lhey find a better 01' other solution. Tournament 00 held In Nt ... York City? . 1"h~ Whitt King i, O,tRO II m.",lt b,j,t III For solutions, please turn to Page Twelve. 5. That lhe 1955 U. S. Women 's Tou rnament be a round robin, not to lIT.. Ih. cornu Roo/u II"d Q"ttn ",p Send I II contributions for this co'umn 10 Edmund Nash, 1530 28th Piau, S.E. e"cnd 12 players. parlat. Tht dtJtat.d Kill, is Abielln W.nhin,,'on 20, D. C. 6. ' 1Ial a q uallry ln. committee cnn.. bl"dc"ooJ, "I il the K"ilChl ..i,/, zirfon slsUn g of Kenneth Llarkness, Willa tytf. Tilt co/um .. ;s vtnurtJ thony /'0711 Owens, a nd a CaliCornla repr(:senta tlve, seed the known atron. players for ""d sid~1 0/ vtrmilljon wood. Btllt il I Ihlll tournament and crn the remain mllpl~ b",I; inl",!' blll<1c .,11I",j' b"rI, slltin Ing vacanciel rrom the list or available wooJ IInJ YII,io"s Jy ..d wood,. ()Yilt is Hans Broden and Rainer R. Sachs plllyerl, b ....l n.. I.helr dccll5lons upon fIIlin-.oot/ I,immtd ..ilh tho .. .,. Top 0/ LYMAN TRIUMPHS \.he known st",n.. th, tournament rec shared first place honors in the b..u ;1 king ..ood . Tlot plllitl IIrt do ..- recent Syracuse (N.Y.) City Cham ord, and U.s.C.F. ,aUn.. of the appli_ AT NEWBURYPORT unlS. The U.s.CF. ,aUn, of the appli. mdll/ lind tlot map 0/ Ntt'ltdll rt, ",. Clllb CMptt1l "'~ An All-American Esionian Chess posers will be welcomed and com EighUt of 'suc h eve nts lor e mployes ,"In! IU, (ollution 01 $I.oIJ USCF ,IIt_ Congress and Championship will be posers will be sent prooI or clip of the Bell System. This CG ITe ing Itt ( ,om pl"'!t,s ItOI USCF mt". held in Toronto, in which it is ping of those submitted and pub spondence lcague for employees, k". hoped that all Estonian chess play lished. Contributions should !lEo erated by Bell System, remains TOllrMmtnlr MId b, USCF Stlltt ers in the USA and Ca nada will addressed to Frank Fillery. 2947 the largest and most impressive O r gllni~al;on, IIrt ,.'td if 1111 lht ,,"' gather fOf exchange of ideas and Turner St., Vancouver, B. C., Can company-supported chess projed lici",n" IIrt USCF mnnbtrl. chess competition. The dllte is set ada. in the USA, if not in the world. T ,,",nllmtnt, «lnd"rtd ",. "MIJi/;· as September 4-6, and those in aln! groliPI lilt tliSiblt /0' ,"ling j/ terested may con tact Koit TuHus, • 11 "."/iO,,,nl, ..Ito II't not USCF 1314 State Road, Seabrook, N.J . Californian Repudiates Alexander mtmk" p.., II $1.00 USCF ",Iin, for details. fa. At the request of Dr. H. J. Ralston, prominent California chess or T tllm mll'rbtr bf",.,un USCF Ctllb ganizer and USCF Vice-President, we quote some excerpts (rom a recent C&'ptt" IIrt ,attil ,~il/lO"t th_r,t. letter from Dr. Ralston: Offi ela l rating forms should H. Matthai won the Montreal City For r"50nJ Which probably Ire not too clear even to "lm51If, John AttlC_ be secured in advance from: t nde r of San Diego attended the meeting of the United States Chtu Feden. Championship with 8!h-llh, ahead tlon In New Orlunli with ~ consuming pauior> to reform thl Fede utlon. Montgomery Ma ior of Mauricc Fox, 8-2; Lionel Joyner, 123 No_ Humphrey Avanue Wh~t Mr. Allunder hlled to realize, in all probabltfty, 1$ that he benme 7!h-2!h; E. Davis, 6'h-3!h; and J. , t M dupe of a h.ndful of m alcontents who never min I n opportllnlty to Oak Park, Illinois N. Williams and P. Brunet with ~ da mage the USCf. As • eon$equer>ce of being egged on by thase m . lcon. Do not .,.,ritt loothu USCF each in the 22-player event. Victory te nts, Ale><.nder fln. lly s ucceeded in hav;r>g a vole of censure p.lled o/l1<:ill& /or Ihtlf ,"lin8 fo,m,. in the Premier Resezves went to J. Is.lnst Montgomery Ma lor, the vote being 18 to 3. Hardly I representa tive Engel with 5-0, with K. Paulus sec 11 11 '1'1 ond with 3-2 on 8-B; and M. Moss • _ . Aleunder'1i .ctlvllifl at New Orleans are a d;Sgra.ce to Cl mornla chell_ • u..,e .... memMn of the California Stat. ChHS Federat ion to repudl.te third with 3-2_ Six survivors o( a A"xender. I .Iso u"e m embe,s of the United Slate$ ChflS Flderallon to G\)ess tift S.,oJ.,. two-section 36 player preliminary like Immediat e slapi tow~rd undoing, so far IS possibll, the dlmag. done Stpttmbn 1, 1914 competed in the Resezves final. 10 C ...ss Life . nd the USCF by Alexander and his backe" e' New Orleanl. U. S. OPEN Remarks By Frank R. Graves, President S .. n4.,." P.g_ 3 (Continued from page " col. 41 StJ1ttmbcr J, 19H only one knight each was ex changed. They agreed to a draw Of U.S.C.F. At The Tomb Of Paul Murphy next day without further play. :Joumam. ..t. fiig l.!;gl.t; Mrs. Kenneth N. Vines, 28-year In New Orleans August 8, 1954 old New Orleans housewife, play Friends: A I O,t.aM ing in hcr first national contest. This is indeed a very solemn occasion. We are gathered (rom the n.w provided the upsets in the Worn· four corners of the Western Hemisphere and from the European Con· By Mrs. C, L. Daniel en's Open when she beat two inter tlncnt to honor the- memory of a chess player. We are assembled· here national women masters, Mrs. Son because we arc devotces of that ancicnt and honorable sport ealled RANK GLADNEY (Baton Rouge, ja Graf Stevenson, of Palm Springs Chen. Yes, it is ancient-in lact It is the oldest game of sport that is La.) with his inevitable eye- Calir.. and Miss Mona May Karle, of t he invention o( the human mind, Its origin is lost in lhe obscurity of F New York City; and drew with the centuries and we are dependent entirely upon tradition lind legends to shade, sipping milk at intcrvals third, Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser, of piece together the earlier stages of its history. It is honorable-yes, it between plays from a boltle under New York City. has entertained and been indulged by Kings-Potentates and Peasan,ts the table ... Mrs. Gisela K. Gres Receiving keys nnd honorary cer alike. It knows no race, nor color, nor creed, yet it has a common ser (New York City), international tificates at the Opening night cere language which is understood by every civiHzed peoples on this Earth. woman mastcr, munching on a monies were: Outgoing 'l>rcsident New Orleans praline ·between In appearance it is a simple game-yet it is stupendously compli moves, for quick energy .. . large Harold 1\1. Phillips, New York City. cated in the possibility of Hs maneuvers and it is beyond the realm Newly-elected President Frank n ash trays filled to the brim with of human endeavor for anyone man to know all the possible ramifica cigaret butts following a long eve Graves, of Fort Worth, Texas; and tions of the moves in a game of chess. Vice-President A. Wyatt Jones, of ning . _ . Fred W. (Gorgeous) Bor· In the his lory of the game a few men have stood out preeminently ges making u p his own listing of Shreveport, La., of the U. S. Chess in their mastery of ·the intricacies of chess. One of those men was Paul Federation; Arthur B. BisguicT, U ·all players' ratings - he always Charles Morphy. Within a stones throw oC the spot where I now stand, S. Chess Champion; Miss Mona keeps such a chart .. , one married Paul Morphy was born )une 22, 1837. He spent his childhood romping couple enlrants-Mr. nnd Mrs. Ken May Karff, Now York City, U. S and playing in this very locale. Throughout his life he maintained his Women's Chess Champion; Mrs neth N. Vines of New Orleans, home in New Orleans, where he died July la, 1884. All that was mortal each in a separate tournament SO Eva Aron!i9~1 pI Chj~~R9, l!};;;J u. s. Womeu's Ol>cn Champion; of his remains resls beneath this tomb. thcy d on't havc to play each oth and Airs. Willa White Owens, of J shall not, at this time, attempt to review the record of his ac er ... Abe Turner, New York Avon L::lkc, Ohio, chairman of the tivities in chess. Sulficc it to state that at the carly agc of 13 he startled master, trying a "Po Boy" sand Women's Division of the USCF_ the entire ehess world by his brilliant victory over Grand Master Lowen wich ... a fathe r and son duo in thaL At t.he age of 20 he competed at New York in the first National the tourney-Walter Otteson of A speed tournament where Chess Tournament ever hcld in the United States. There he met all the Milwaukee and Milton B. Otteson moves were limited to 10 seconds strongest players of this Contine nt and his overwhc lming rout of 85 wins, of St. Paul, Minn .... two broth· each was held Saturday afternoon. 8 draws and onJy 4 losses created a popular demand that be invade ers-Albert and Angelo Sandrin August 7, when players had a re Europe seeking Dew chess fields-to conquer. The following year he did of Cbicago ... Larry Evans grow spi l ~ from their Open games. go to Europe and there met and decisiveJy defeated every GransJ Master ing another or his tournament Glenn HarUe b, of Erie, Pa., was of the Old World, except Staunton, then champion of England, who beards like he did at the Tampa director. Winners were: 1st James steadfastly dodged him. He was wholly unable to secure a match' with tourney ... another young bearded Sherwin 21·2; 2nd Arthur Bisguier Siaunlon, but be did meet and defeat Adolf Anderssen, who had a few man, James Sherwin of New York 19-4; 3r? WiUiam Lombardy, New years previously won the World's Championship by defeating Staunton. who wears shorts most of the time- York City, 18'h-4'h; 4th, a four Thus, our hero was indisputably c ntlUed to be proclaimed Chess Champ- . _ . the shorts cult also induded way lie between AlJen Kau(man, ion of the World. A • at times Allen Kaufman of New New York City, J. F. Donovan. York City, Glenn HarUeb of Erie, Brooklyn, Abe TUrner,?it. Vel'noll, Shortly after his return to the United States he was unfortunately obliged to give up chess cntirely because of a complete breakdown in Pa .... Willa While Owens, Ohio's N. Y., and Anthony F. Saidy, lady champion and a ncwly elected Douglaston, L. 1., with 17-6 each; his health. Although the span of years of his chess activity was brlef-yet by "vecp" in the U.S. Chess Federa 8th, a two-way tie between Edmar the ' magic of his genius, he emblazoned the name P.ul Morphy across tion, sitting on the floor in the hall Mednis, of New York City, a nd the horizon in such brilliant colors that the passing of a century has playing a skittles game with ,Mrs. N. T. Wbitaker, of Shady Side, Md. not in one iota dimmed the luster of his fame. Now while the New Albert Kirst o[ New Orleans . ": . Mrs. Sonja Graf Stevenson, of Palm dilto Arthur B. Bisguier, U.S. Chess Springs, CaUf., was the sole wom Orlcans Chess Club and Louisiana State Chess Association are the hosts to the United States Chess }~ ederation , holding its annual congress and Champion, playing over a game an entry. First prize of $15 and with the feUows in the hall where other cash prizes were awal·ded. championship tournaments in New Orleans, it is' becomingly fitting that those three chess organizations-t he New Orleans Chess Club, rcpre conversation is allowed unlike the A visit to Paul MOrphy's grave at sented by Mr. Walsdorf, its Pres ident; the Louisiana State Chess As playing room inside. ... the prom historic old S1. Louis Cemetery on sociation, by its Secretary, Mr_ McAuley; and The United States Chess enading constantly aboullhe tables Basin Street within a few blocks Federation, by myseU, as its President-jointly pay it tribute to one 'down the long stretch o[ the room, of tbe tournament site took place whom we consider the greatest chess wizard the world bas ever produced both the players to watch other Sunday afternoon, August 8th. -and now as we three reverently place upon his tomb this floral wreath games while awaiting their oppo President Frank Graves of the U. S. as a token of our respect-we say "God Bless and preserve the memory nents' moves and the spectators ... Chess Federation made a brief of Paul Morphy." men and women, some chil dren in eulogy in which he said "By the the Roosevelt University room ... magic of his genius he emblazoned of M1. Vernon, N. Y., 13th; Edgar Ala. 34th; Angelo Sandrin of Chi Pie Dufour, New Orleans colu.m the name oC Paul Morphy across Mcdnis of New York City, 14th; cago 35th; John Alexander of San nist. taking in the sights ... Du· the horizon in such brfllipnt colors Milton n. Otteson of SI. Paul, 15th; Dicgo, 36th. four confesses he has gollen biUen that the passing of an entire cen Ronald Gross of Compton, Calif., 6Y.z ·5% scores: Hunter Weaks again 'by the chess 'bug and intends tury has not dimmed in one iota 16th. A of Memphis, 37th; Orest Popovych o{ Newark, 38th; Dr_ V. Bcn:zerjns to join the New Orleans Chess the lustre of his fame." He then 7 Y.t -4 lh scores: James Schroeder Club ... at any rate he has been laid a large wreath on the tomb of Columbus, Ohio, 17th; William of Glen Gardner, N. J., 391h; Mar· buying chess books from Sybilla vin Palmer of Detroit, 40th; Rob~ from the USCF, the Louisiana Lombardy of New York City, 18th; Harkness (wife of Kenneth W. Chess Association and New Or N .T. Whitaker of Shady Side, Md., ert S. Brieger of Houston, 41st; USCF ,business manager) . , . she Glenn C. Hartleb of Eric, Pa., 42nd; leans Chess Club. Among those 19th; Frcd W. Borges of Kew Gar· has a booth with sets and books and ' witnessing the event were Nicolas dens, N. Y., 20th; Benjamin Green· R. B. Potter of Dallas, 4:3rd; Leon is the last one to lcave every Rossolimo, former Champion of wald of Provo~ Utah, 21st; John B. Poliakoff of San Antonio, 44th; A. night .. the press coverage the L . McAuley of New Orleans, 45th; Francc; Miss MOJla May Kartf, Payne of San Antonio, 22nd; Alfred tournamcnt has attracted through U. S. Wome n's Champion; and B. Wills of New Orleans, 23rd. Fled Cummings of New Orleans, AP, UP, in the big metropolitan 46th; Amos Kaminsky of New York former USCF President and Mrs. 7-5 scores: Anthony _F. Saidy, papers and relayed overseas via City, 47th; Edward M . Borsodi of Harold 1\;1. Phillips. Douglaston, L. I., 24th; Edgar T. New Orleans, 48th; Stephcn Smalc wire ... Major Holt (retired army McCormich, East Orange, 25th; AI· man and USCF secretary) always in Other tournament standings in of Grand Blanc, Mich., 49th. bert Sandrin of Chicago, 27th; Lev khakis and cap .. , the litlie cir· the first 50 high players: Blonarovych of Newark, 26th; Wil Blake W. Stevens of San Antonio cle of wives chatting together every 8--4 scores: Nicholas Rossolimo liam A. Bills of Houston, 28th; placed SOth. He was one of the 15 of New York City, 8th; Anthony Daniel Fischheimer of Chicago. players with 6-6 score·to his ~redit. evening in the ' hallway . _ . young Santasiere of New York City, 9th; 29th; George Kr~uss, Jr. of Fay chess masters asking about Mor· Jeremiah F. Donovan of Brooklyn, etteville, N. C., 30th; Geratd Field Nil. HIO"e" (Conn., Chess Club: In 10 phy's birth place aDd former borne clUb meeUnc member Russell Chatfield ing of Easton, canada, 31st; Jack .. . players from 24 states, Wash lOth; Erich W. Marc:hand oC Roch O'Keefe of Ann Arbor, 32nd; W. demon-"uted 10 blludfold Kt's tour, ester, N. Y., llUl; Charles C. Hen mrlna- IOl sqUIO,-e selc:etcd by ..,dl"u"". ington, D.C., Canada, and one from Keith Hastings of Toronto, canada, The New 1I1I"en club defeaud a team in of Chi cago, l~th ; Abe Turner 33rd; C. Wingard of Birmingham, from Wallingford by 6'Ao-2Y.o (Please turn to page 12, col. 3) diligent housekeeper) and play a little Contract Bridge (naturally, after New Orleans, he would not be playing ch ess). We trust that these high resolves of the cditor are in the spirit of Vol. IX, Number 1 Sunday, September 5, 1954 the recommendations mado at the USCF annual meeting at New Orleans and therefore that they will be a source or great comfort and rejoicing Published twice a montb on the ' tb nnd 20th by to the members there present who voted for the resolution. We a re not • THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION quite so certain that these decisions of the editor will universall y meet Entered .. aeoond cia.. malter September " 1946, at tbe p oat ort lee a t Du the approval of USCF members who were not present at New Orlcans. buque. low8, under the ac t ot March 9, !tiN. POSTMASTER: Please ret urn unde llynabte copies with Form 357' to Ken neth Tbose who wish to express their approval or disapproval of the action Harkness, USCF BU5;ness Manag e r, ' 3 Ba rrow Street, H ew York 14, N. Y. taken at New Orlcans may register their complaints or applause with USCF President Frank R. Graves, who will undoubtedly be interested in Editor: MONTGOMERY MAJ OR learning their opinions. USC. ' MeUl~ r~ h IV Dues, lneludln, aUb$c rlvUon .to ("'heSS Life, leml'lnn ual pub U_ Hie finis (andi. .,a llon or n ational .,h ... ,." r ating, nnd a U other p rivileges: - --- -,,--,--- O NE YEAR: ' S_OO TWO YEARS: , 9.50 TH REE YEARS: , 13.50 LI FE, $HIO.IIO A new mIiH.nber$h lp I tarta on 21st day of month of enrollmcnt, expire. at the HERMANN A. ,DITTMANN e n d of the p~rlnd for whiCh duel are paId. i"smlly DUel {or two or mor e memo N Sunday, July 4th, 1954 Hermann Dittmann, internationally. known Ibera oC one fSUll!y living at ",me Iddreu, Including only one , ubscrlptlon t o O fo r his a rtistic creations in wood, passed away suddenly at Ius home Chess Life, arc at regular rates (see nbove) for first m embership, at the follow Ing rates for each uddltlon a l membership; One year $2_50; two yeara $4.75; three from a heart ailmenl. His loss as a creator of beau Ufu! chess trophies, years $6 .75. SublJC rlpUon nto of Cheu Life to n on·members Is $3.00 per y eu. boards and sets will not be more· deeply felt by chess players th:l n the Bln,le copl..." 15c cnch. loss of his driving force as an organizer and promoter of chcss in the CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks' noUce required. When orderln, change mter·mountain states. • p lease furnish a n address stencil Im pre6slon fcom recent Issuc or e xact rep r G A veteran of World War r, Mr. Dittmann reti red after 30 years of ductlon, Including n um bers a nd dates. on t op li ne. service in the ·U.S. Post OHice Depal·tment in 1951 and began to devote Sa nll ma mbenhlp d u" lor s ub ~ cr l p!lon s J and chan.es of .. dd r", to Kt NNETH HARKNESS, 80slnen Man.. gc r, ' 3 Bu row Street, New York 1., N.Y . his time to his hobby of creating from exotic woods the chess sets, tables, Send tourn a ment ra ting re ports {with fees, If I nyl lind a ll communlu l loM reo bourds and tl'ophies fo l' which he soon became famous. Several o( his p rding CHESS LIFE ed itorial m il tten to MONTGOMERY MAJOR, Ed itor, 123 chess sets have sold for $500 and been eonsidercd bargains. Among his North Hu mphrey Avenue, Oak Puk, 111_ .- masterpieces was a trophy [or the World Clmmpiollship, which he do Make .n checl:. p.wnble to: THE UNITED STATES CHESS fEDERATION nated to FIDE through the offices of the USCF and which is now in the custody of World Cham pion Mikllail Botvinnik. The USCF is proud to possess other fi ne ~x u mplcs of his wOl'k in trophies for the U.S. Cham pionship, the U.S. Women's Championship, and the U.S. J uniol' Cham -- By pionship-all donated by Mr. Diltmann. But in addition Lo his loving labors in creating chess masterpieces L ~aio r :Jopic. Montgomery Ma;or . f!'Om wood, Mr. DiUnw nn was a tireless organi7.cr of chess evenLs, driving lhousa nds of miles in a yeLlr to atlend chess tournaments in aU neighbor ing intermountain states, where he was aiways a strong contender. Much Here Is An End To Speaking of the present intermountain chess activity stems from the initial pr o motional efforls of Mr. Dillmann, who for many years was one of the key 1 .."I not bo.n 10 be fa.ui. I ..jll brulh "flu "',. o.. n ""turt. men in the Salt Lake City Chess Club. HENRY DAVID THOREAU As a fitUng memorial to his career of service in chess, his vast col E MUST acknowledge that the action taken by the USCF annual lection of bound chess magazines and chess books, totalling so!lle 200 W meeting at New Orleans in censuring the Editor or CHESS LIFE volumes, has been given to the Salt Lake P-ublic Library and will form and in expressing a rather vivid hope lhat the Editor would in the f uture a permanc'nt "Hermilnn A. Dittmann Memorial Chess Library". restrain his impetUOSity has placed us under a deep obligation to the Mr. Dittmann is sUn>ived ·by his widow, Mrs. Armelia Ingram Ditlmann , members or the Federation. They have [jnaUy made that grand gesture and -three brothers. To these we wish to express the deep sympathy of of ingratitude fo r services rendered that all workers for chess should the whole chess fraternity. expect and welcome as ample N!:wa rd for thcir labor. -~---- , Muc h to the surprise, probably, of Mr. Johu Alcxander of San Diego a nd his hopeful associates, we plan to accept t he restrictions of this U. S. Not Represented at Amsterdam resolution passed at New Orleans even more completely than they have anticipated and Possibly may desire_ For we feel that this resolution The United States is not represented in the FIDE International Team o[ censure has N!:moved f[Om us any obligation we may have felt that Tournament which began Scptember 4th at Amsterdam. We believe that we owed the membership to strive beyond the strict and narrow limits our members are entitled to an explanation of this unusual circumstance_ that are enjoined upon us by our contract as ed.itor. Henceforth we shall This event was originally scheduled to begin September 1 at Buenos perform no services for the Federation that are not definitely prescribed Aires. The Argentine Chess Federation had guaranteed travel, lodging, by the terms o[ this contract. and living eJtpenses fo r teams representing aU member units. As a result of negotiations begun April 1st, the United States team was selected, and This means, since the contract docs not provide for the editor pre all necessary arrangements Cor our participation were in -the final stag~s paring special features, that the editor will no longer devote many hours of completion whcn, on July 15, the Argentinc Fedcration announced in each semi·monthly period to selecting a position for "What's the Best that it would be unable to stage the event. On J uly 22, FIDE lIeadquar · Move?", cheCking solutions to previously published positions, and N!:cord tern announced transfer of the tournament to Amsterdam, with the un ing the ladder scores of some 250 solvers in the Solving Ladder. dcrstanding that the Dutch Chess }~ederation would not assume travel This means, since the contract does not provide for the- editor writing expenses for any participating team. spceial feature articles, th.:lt the many hours devoted to research on . As the USCF was not in a position to underwrite the latter expenses, various chess subjects may in the future be enjoyed by t he editor in recognized chess patrons in this country were immediately contacted, and non-chess pursuits since he need no longer provide special m.:l tcria] under we were advised that the requisite financing to send our team abroad .the pseudonym of William Roj.:lm. co uld not be arranged ill sufficient time to definitely register our par This means, since the contract does not require the editor to write ticipation by the FIDE deadline of J uly 31st. Subsequent cable com -editorials, that Ule cditor will no longer spend many weary evenings in munications extending the date for definite registration had no eUect scarching for ideas or in polishing phrases. In eight years the editor has on the financial problem. written approximately 200 ed itorials and is happy to call it quits. If new Regretfully, then, it was concluded that the U. S. tea ~ entry be w.ith er assaihmts of thc Federation arise to publish their slanders, i t will no drawn. Had the original plan to stage the tournament ill Buenos An'?s longer be the editor's self·imposed duty to rcveal thcir duplicity and de been adhered to, there is no doubt that we would have had a team In fend the good name of the Federation. Nor will thc editor feel hereaIter attendance. Under the revised condiHons, however, the change in dates authorized to protcet the membership from lhe actions of over-zealous (which would have deprived our team or at least one top-board player) USCF official.. by calling attention to official actions at variance wi th and thc impossibility of raising thc requisite financial support in so short By-laws or Board or Director resolutions. a period, necessitatcd our withdrawal from Ule t~urnamen t. . This means, si nce the contract does not provide for the editor acting W. M. BYLAND, C""i,m"" USC f. /nlt"ItIIIO""/ Ca"'''''tlte as a general bureau of information on eh'Css matters, that in the future only those letters addressed to him need be answered that relate! directly SAN ANTONIO WOODPUSHERS' TOURNAMENT to CHESS LIFE or the USCF Rating System reports. Inquiries on how to San Antonio, 1954 cOnduct a·knight's tour, how to pair a tournament, how to run a Swiss, 100% USC F R;o l"d E y~ nl how to organize a chess club, whcre to buy a chess clock, who were t he I. Blake W. Slevcns _. ___. x el l I 1 1 0 I 1 1 I, 1 14} 1i\ recognh:ed World Champions, etc., can henceforth be forwarded to some 2. Clemente Vlll~rcal .. _...... ~ x 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 l' I 14 !_ 1~ 3. J. n. Payne ...... ___ .0 ~ x 0 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1~-l-2.!1 other long suffering official of the Federation. As the editor usually de voted his week-cnds to such correspondence, often writing thir ty to forty :: ~~~er:l~a~~~/r~ .. :::-~::::::: ~ ~ :! ~! i ~ ~ ~ m~~ letters on a week·cnd mainly on subjects not jn the least related to CHESS S. Maj. W. A. }henoigc: ..... O 0 0 • ~ xli tit 1 Jl ~-4"" 7. nuben R. Nune~ _...... 0 0 0 :; lOx I 1 • t I I ll}!-$l LIFE, the relief afforded is tremendous. The editor will be happy now 8. Tony B3dow ...... _._ ....: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 I} 1 I II -8 to devote these salvaged week-ends to his patient family. 9.Josenores ...... __ ._._ OOO ~ oOOtxO~1 I t 11-8 In other words, henceforth the ed itor will strictly limit his activities 10. Cal'los Mangus 7·9; 11. MurrllY Adamll 7·9; 12. Yran k W . lIanunett 6-10; 13. MOI_ Dorothea "";ongll!! 4-12; 14. Col. 1'1. II. Maury 3~-12 ~ ; 15. T. O. \lbas 3-13; IS. RuS$tH to the cditing of CHESS UFE, and with the lime saved from those pur Poage 1·15; 17. nr. I. S. Kah n 0-16. suits now permancntly abandoned he will read a few good books (which nurow foneited two g:,mes, un. M:lngus thr..e games, Col. Maury threo would long since have been covered with dust if his wife were not such a games, Maas two gnlnes, ... nd Dr. Kahn 13 I:'ames. u. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP New Orleans, 1954 A Pictorial Review

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U. S. WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND ZONE 4 TOURNAMENT New Orleans, 1954 USCF Rated Event L Glsel!> I(ahn Gress." (N•• "'" York) .. 0 , ,., 2. Sonja Crar S tevenson (C;,n(ornla) , 0• • 0• • ,• • ,., Yark) ..• • • ,. "lona Mny Kar H (New ...... ~ , • 0 0 • • • , ., .. I rene VlnC1l (Louls;;!na) .... ~ • 0 0 0• • 6! - 3~ Mary ~I"'nsky (Pe nn ~ylva nl:a ) __ ...... __.. 0 • • • • ,. 0 • • I 0 • 6 .~-3~ ,. Eva Arvrl5()n (illinois) ...... _ .. _...... ___.. 0 • 0• , • 0 • ,~ ,. Kathryn Sla ter (New York) . .. 0 0 0 • • • 0• • , .. /.trl. :;o .. ja GTa! SU"'t .. S() ... C"I;. .. WIIJa W hile Owens (Ohio) .. , 0 0• , ,., Mrs. Willa Wh'tt 0.,.,("" Ohio jorn'a Womt"'S Ch,mrpio .. • ,J ,..orld K:un:a Martin (t' lorida) .•.. • • ,• • ,.. ,...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wo",~,,'s Chtss Ch"mpio .. /amo1<' i"Umal;om,I"/I'om,m m !)iCI'C, master, (Black) drew with 14 . .l<:tlmar Mednls (NeW Vork City) ...... L45 W7t W36 W77 01 W35 026 W41 D4 W50 Ll D" 8·4 52.00 Blake Stevens, of San Antonio, 15. M1Jton B. otteson (St. Pa"I, MInn.)...... W82 DII 06 LS W!16 L50 W49 W211 1)25 W47 018 ' W," 8·4 50.75 Tex.; Anthony F. Saidy, Douglas 16. Ron"IlI Gross (Compton. Calif.) ...... l.27 WfiG L5 WI.oo W61 055 W52 D7l L12 W76 W33 W", 8·4 45.;-.0 17. James Schroeder (Columbus. OhIo) ...... W7 W10 031 L9 W47 LM W20 W38 L19 W39 ])22 7H~ 53.;,0 ton, L.I. (White), beat .Tames T. HI. William Lombl"'dy (New York City) .. " •.•. W55 W27 L31! W82 W12 D6 W84 L2 WZ9 L I0 015 0" 7Hi! 49.75 Sherwin, master, or New York City. 19. N. T. Whitaker (Shady SIde, Md.) L22 W7G 02:9 W53 050 W60 D7l W33 W17 lA W27 L' 7 ~' 4! 47.50 Willa White Owens, Ohio Women 20. Benjamin Greenwald (Provo, 'Utah).. . D48 1.12 W75 W37 W52 L26 LI7 W53 Wll6 033 W41 022 7l-4i ,16(79) 21. F...,d W. lIm·ges (K"w Garden, N.J.) ...... W73 L115 rHO W2!I L35 L22 1.99 W68 W45 WllG W37 W" 7HI 46(72) Champion, in an adjourned game, 22. John B. Payne (S3n Antonio, Tcx.) ...... WI9 DlG WI08 L114 L3 W21 D2:I W95 D3'J W49 0 17 020 n-4b 45.50 drew with Mrs. Sonja Gra£ Steven 2:1. Alfred 8. Wliis (Ncw Orleans, La.).y.... _ lAl W74 037 L21 W67 W7!l 022 W42 Wl1 Ll W57 D" 7&-46 43.75 son, international woman master. 24. (I.. F . Saidy (Oouglaston, L.l., N.y.)" ..•..• W5 LI W67 W96 W45 W17 L8 W19 W9 J.\3 Ll L" 7·5 ~6.50 25. Jo:. T . McCor mick ( E. Orange, N .J) ...... \\>71 W3l W6t L2 L27 W43 W31 L13 DIS W26 1.9 7·5 46.00 Round Two: Uneventful . Mrs. 26. Lev Blonarovyeh (Newark, N.J.) D6 W62 L!I 11'73 W40 W20 D14 1.7 DGS L25 036 WW"» 7 .r, Owens had a hot game with Mrs. 27. Albert Sandrln (Chicago, Il1.) W16 LlH WII4 W85 W25 D5 L9 1.3 W72 W31 LI9 028 7 ·5 45.25 Gre!j~er but lost. 28. William A. Bills (Houston, Tex.) W4 W29 WII9 LI L114 L76 W77 LI5 W7S D46 W40 0" 7 ·5 44.75 Round Three: Eight men leading: 2'J . llunlcl ~'i"chhelnler (Chicago, 111.) WS9 L28 ol!) L9 W62 W40 W86 W47 1.18 W(;5 L7 025 , ., · 1~.25 30. G. K,·uus., .Ir. (lo'ayctlc"ilIe. N.C.) . L42 W~7 L7 W59 W5l:I W46 L a W7G WU L6 W SO Lll 7 ·5 .12(81) Rossolimo, Evans, Turner, Mar· 31. G. Flelhln.!:: (Eston, Snsk., Canada) ..... W87 W67 D17 . W50 LB 045 L25 W57 W44 L27 W49 LI6 7 ·5 42(79) chand, Pomar, McCormick, Polia· 32. Ja.ck O'Keefe (Ann, A.r1)or, Mich.) ....•... 1..52 W59 LSI W91 L39 W80 D66 W36 D37 W71 Ll2 WS3 3~1.50 koff, Bills, each with 3 wins. Mrs. 33 . W. K. lla$tJngs (Toronto, Ont. Can.). WHO Ll'.5 L96 W72 W81 D36 W35 L19 W!:W D20 Ll6 W58 3H.50 34. C. Wing"rd (Rlrmlngh"Dl, Ala.) .. . 1 )5~ L6 W39 LIO 037 1.58 W61 WI03 DII6 W48 W67 IHI 7 ·5 :!7.2.~ Vines won from Mrs. Owens. 35. Angclp Sandrln (Chic"go. III.) ...... 1.8 075 W62 W63 W21 LI4 [,.33 046 LA3 W59 W81 W57 7 ·5 :"•. 25 Round Four: Larry Evans, Ar· 36. John Alexander (S;'n D ie~o, CaUL) Wlil I A4 LI4 067 W 100 L47 W82 L32 W85 WOO D26 WOO iuro Pomal", Abc. TW-flt~~·, and 117. Hunler W.,,,klS (Memphis, ·r cnn.) .... 1)40 O!H 023 1.20 03~ W59 W54 D44 032 1).12 1..21 W67 QI'est Popovych undefeated {olioII" 38. Oresl I'opovych (NeWlll'k, N.J .) ..•.... _ ...... W9l W95 WI8 W40 02 01 1.11 LI7 I~ lAJ WS4 043 6~~~~ 41.25 311. Dr. J ~r~~ar1ns (Clen Gardner, N.J ) ...... _ W83 W68 1.13 1.94 W32 W42 WOO L24 D22 LI7 DS3 O~G 6~ ·5~ 40.00 ing 4th round; Rossolimo score ~O. Mnrvln Palmer (Oetroll. Mich.) ...... 037 W48 W$8 1.38 L26 1.29 W63 1)5~ llGQ WSI 1.:uI WfoG 6~·S ~ :l!l.Z5 31,2.%, rcsull or draw with EI'ich 41. Rubert S. llrlcrer {IIoust on, TeX.).. . W23 L2 W68 WGI L94 W78 W95 LI4 L30 W38 L20 034 6Hl 38.00 Marchand. 42. Glenn E . H3rtleb (Brie, P h.) ...•..... W30 LA3 W56 L711 W611 L39 W70 L23 W81 037 lA7 W65 6 ~ ·!H 37.75 4l. R. n. POUer (Dallos, Tex.) ... W100 W42 L8 I A W~9 1.25 W7!l L65 Wl5 LS7 W62 1)38 6!,51 37.:>0 Round Five: Rossolimo, Santa· 4 ~. l.eon Pollakofr {San Antonio, Tex.L W54 W3G W85 LIS T..5 [.$1 \V78 037 L.'IO 062 W76 039 6~·S~ 37.00 siere, ~opovych, Kl'um ins, lind Po· 45. A. 1•. McAuley (New Orleanll. I.n.) ... WI4 LII W88 WI05 L24 D31 1..3 LA9 L21 . W68 WHO W63 6~·5 1 35.00 mar WIth 41h·1h each lead follow· 46. ~' . W . Cummln¥.. (New Or1Un8, L a.), LI0 T..G4 wn W68 WOO Ll{) 1) 56 0$ W95 1)28 WM 1.15 1I~·5~ 34.00 ing 5th round. Abc Turner and 47. Amos Kamln ~ kl (New York Clty) .. ._ .. D3 L9 W!)OJ Wloa LI7 \\I3S W55 L29 W73 Ll~ \\142 L21 Sa·5l 34.00 ~II. K 111. lIorsodl (New Orleans. La.)..• __ D20 LAO Ll W75 W63 1.52 wI05 072 D56 W4 \\170 W69 6A·5! 33.75 Larry Evans adjourned game after 49. Stet'hen Smale (Grand Diane, M!ch.)_ .. . W99 063 lA WI03 I A3 W73 Lla W45 W55 L22 ~ I W71 6~-5~ 32.00 5 hours of play where each ex· SO. 8. W. Stevens (San Antonio, Tex.).... . I)ll W3 W63 L31 1>19 WI5 L39 W51 W38 LI~ 1.30 L26 6", ~3. 25 changed olily one knight. Agreed ~I. W. I". Gladney ( n~tun RouJ(e, r.n.) ...... W:ilI LG9 W32 L6$ W57 WOW L7 1.50 W74 lAO 1.j.6 W81 6 -6 35.:>0 52. Donald Vlvcl (Auhurn, Ala.) ...... W32 LI3 073 W79 L20 W48 L16 1.66 L67 W88 D56 W74 6 .(I .. 33.50 to draw next day without further 53. Edmund COdboid CS t. l.(Iuls, Mo.)...... I)l' W64 LAO LI9 1.73 W IOII W98 L20 W79 W58 D3!I 1.32 6.(1 32.25 play, bring their 5th rd score up 54. LewIs J. l.saacs (Chl~;1::0. Ill.) ..... 1A1 W~6 UiS W74 W77 L12 L37 wr>9 1.76 WlI l 1.38 W78 6"' 32.0(1 to 4·%·I,i also. Pomar.Popovych 5S. Walter Grombachcr (Chicago. 1lI.) .~. LI8 1..5 W7l1 W64 WIIS Dl6 L47 0 40 LAlI L74 W89 W73 6 -6 ~ 1 .75 56. 1-1. F. Stock hold {L3kewuod, N.J.)...... •. .... 1.51 WU.1 LA2 L57 W67 W69 D4G 085 1)411 1.53 l) .~ 2 W76 6.(l 31.Z5 game was :l draw. Upsets in Worn· 57. Ivan Romancnko (plalnrlcld, N.J.) .. ,," .• L2 L30 WII3 W56 1.51 W91 W103 Lll W56 W43 1,23 L35 6 -6 31.00 cl}'s Open in Rd 5 when Mrs. Mary 511. Cenr/!o S. Smith mou.to n, Tex.) ..... ,. Will WI05 L2 T,7 1.30 W34 LG5 wao L57 W77 W 51 L33 G.(J 30.50 Selcnsky, Philadelphia. defeated :i!.I. Edwin M. FQust (PJalntield, N.J.)...... • LZ1) L32 W87 L30 W92 L.17 W83 L54 Wfo4 1.35 W7U ·wn; 6"' 30.00 60. 'r. 1'. I1ob~on {MontpeLIer, Vt.) ...... W74 LI1 Woo W8t 1.6 L19 L72 W91 040 D7l W71 Ll6 6 ·6 29.15 Miss Mona May Karff, international 61 ••·n nk Chavc;t (New Orleans. La.)...... WOO W79 LZ5 lA l LI6 L95 L3~ L87 WIOI W92 W83 W71 6", V.5O woman mastel'; and Mrs. Eva Aron· 62. John C. 8nrne~ (New Orlean$, La.I. 01011 U6 LaS 1..9~ L:!9 W90 W(l8 W75 W99 1)44 tA3 W72 0", 26.50 son, 1953 U. S. Women's Open 63. Max }'. Mueller (.\! cmphls, ·renn.) ....•.... WI09 D40 LSO L3S LA6 W(l7 LtO 098 W92 W!l5 W7~ LAS 6 -6 25.00 Champion. dcfentcd !l.Irs. Sonja 64 . .l\rm$lI·onl1 Chinn, Jr. (MiamI, Fla.)... WI04 LS3 1.2'7 LM 1.72 w87 r.74 W97 1.59 WllO W96 WR6 11·6 23.50 65. William Kraker~ (lIo tll ~, N.y.)..... LI W8~ w 54 W51 lA L71 W58 W43 1)26 LZ'J TA6 lA2 5 ~· 6 ~ 32.50 Gra( Stevenson, In1crnational wo 66. Major J. O. Holt (Saruo1.lI, .' Ia.). L10 1.16 WIOI W90 L79 W85 U32 W52 1..20 L36 W7l lAO 5,·6A 27.00 man master. 67. Thomas A. Jcnklns (Huntington Woods, MiCh.)...... WI02 1.:11 L24 D36 L2.1 1..63 Wl08 W90 W52 W72 1..34 L37 5~.6) 24.00 Six: Round Pomar lends 6th with GIl. Chester A. Lyon Weona, Ill.). W89 Ll9 tAt lAS 096 L15 W9~ L21 WB2 lAS W!I!I W811 S}"'! 23.15 .:]1h ·Y.l. Players with 5·1 ' scores: 69. Kun S. w enlnr (Columbus, Ohio).... Wl06 WSI L2lI LI2 lA2 UIl 085 1)71) '1'87 w!J9 W86 L48 5 ~ ", ~ 2S(M) :nossolimo, Turnel', Evans, Popo· 70. Ahr a hnn. Croll (Detroit, Mich.) ...... WIiG 1.77 L19 W99 L71 W89 L42 L81 W I03 D80 1.48 W87 i!ll-6l 23(59) .... ych, Bisguier, Saidy. 7 1. Charles R. Hel81ng (!la mllton, OhIo)...... L25 LI4 W10!l W98 W70 W85 D19 DIS L2:I 1032 I..GO 1.61 5 ·7 34.00 12. He nry Mycr~ (S henandoah. Va.)...... Wl8 WI02 1.82 L33 W64 WOO W60 0>1-8 L27 1.67 D1~ L62 5 ·7 25.25 Round Seven: ~varu;, Bisguier, 73. Gary B. i::rdal (New Orleans. La.)..... L21 W87 D52 L2G \\'53 lA9 W75 W9'.l L47 060 T..66 L.~5 5·7 ZS.OO .nnd Rossolimo tied for first with 74. Alan L. Browl> (S. Orall.!::e, N.J.)...... LOO ),23 W!n 1.54 WI02 L77 W64 W92 L51 W5.~ 1.63 LS2 5·7 24{fi6) 6·1 each. Evans won [rom Pomnr. 75. Juek t'. Shaw (Albuquerque, N.M.)..... L8S D35 L20 lA8 WIOI W68 Ln J.62 W93 Wffl D72 1,59 5·7 24(115) 76. MaMlhall R. Rohland (Milwaukee)...... I, ll LI9 WI07 WI()4 W82 W28 LI0 WO WM 1.16 L41 1M 5·7 2.3.SO Mrs. Stevenson won from Mrs. 77. J. Schwar ll\ lDurnnd . 111.) ...... W8$ W711 1. 1 LH 1 ..5~ W71 1.28 L711 Wl00 L58 W91 lAD 5 ·7 2-1.00 Gresser. 78 • .ft.. M. Lockdt. Jr. (Now Orlean', La,)... W I07 W98 1.11 W42 LIO lAl LA4 W77 1.28 1.111 W95 1.54 $·1 21.50 Round Eig ht: Rossolimo took 711. Fennar Parham (Nnichaz, Mis!.)..... bye 1.61 ,W70 L~2 W66 T,23 lA3 069 L~3 W85 L59 0110 5·7 20.75 80. Alphan lI1u'·phy (Nr,w York City).... L33 Wl01 W90 104 lAr, 1.32 wn L511 Ww.I 070 L45 D79 S·7 19.75 lead with 7·1; won from Bisguier. 81. John L . Pu~cck ~r rCo lu l nbu ~ , O h lu) L58 WIl19 WI04 1..60 1..33 LI03 W811 W70 tA2 W78 1..35 1.51 G·1 19.00 Evans nnd Pomar with 6¥.r:·11h 112. M. D. Rh,menthlll (nellall'e, Tl;x.)... LIS WI06 W72 IA8 L76 O lll$ L36 1.85 U8 0102 W I03 W!l6 5·7 17.50 ned. Mrs. Vines scores upset in 83. J ames ;\1an.llllO (Mllwu"keo, WI!!.)... L39 Loo loS7 Wloe L8!I WI07 1.59 1. 100 W!i7 WI03 Ull W95 5·7 UI.OIl win over Mrs. Stevenson, interna. 84. Alfred J. Krurnlns (Chicago, Ill.)... . WD7 WI03 0\2 W22 W28 L4 Ll8 L6 L33 4 ~-7} 25.$0 OS. James S. Noel {ShrevePOI'L La.)... W75 W21 1A4 L27 1.55 UoG 1)69 W82 L36 L79 W90 1..68 4H~ 24.75 tion:ll woman master. 86. J. W. Slapp (O.lI as, Tex.) ...... L13 T,4 WI02 W88 WJ05 033 L29 056 034 L21 1.69 Ui4 4 ~·n 2<1.50 Ro u~~ Nine: Pomar back in lead 87. L. J . Coplin (Washington, i).C. )...... L3t 1.7l 1.59 WIOI 1..'16 1M WI07 W61 DO!! L75 W88 L70 4,·n 19.25 88. E. Forry Lauck, (W. Orange, N.J.)...... L71 W97 lAS LR6 1.95 1)93 1.62 W96 WOO 1~2 1.87 W99 4 ~· 1~ 18.25 with 7¥.l· Ph; defealcd Rossolimo. 119. K. N. VIM. (New Orleans. LIl.) ...... _... _._ L68 L65 1..34 W I09 W83 L70 1.8 1 Wl0t 1.80 W911 1..55 091 4H6 1S(57) Next with 7·2 arc Evans, Sllerwin, 90. A. E. Crew (Marion. IOwl)...... tAil W91 L60 1.66 IHoo L62 WI04 1,67 LIlI WI07 LIIS WI02 4t·n Ill(5S) Saidy, and possible winner of ad· 91. John De Vine (port Arthur, TeIC.)... L3G L90 W}(16 L32 WICW 1-57 WIIlO 1.60 W98 LS4 L77 D89 41·7~ 14{.53) journed game, Marchand·Turner. 92. James B. Glblll)n, Jr. (Tampa, Fla.)... '-103 L99 IA6 Wl07 U9 WI04 W9G L74 L8l tAil 0102 W101 4~·7lE 14(52) (K~lamaWl), 1 93. Paul S. LIglvoet Mich.).. L38 LS6 1.55 W97 LI03 D8/I 1..68 WIOS L7S L9G W I06 WI04 4i·7, 13.25 Bisguier in 6 h.2·1h bracket with 94. SRul V. rmak (Ft: Belvoir, V ••) ...... 012 1):J7 WI03 W39 W41 4.a 2:1.25 five others; had a won game 95. W. T. Miller (N.tehe.... Mill.)..... WOO L38 LI05 W62 W811 W61 L41 J.22 Lifo 1.63 L78 TA3 4 -8 20.50 agaiinst Mednis, 'blundered and 96. John L. MarkS (Chalmette, La.)... 1.9~ W83 Wl3 L24 1.15 L72 1.92 L8II WI07 W93 L64 L112 4 ·8 19.00 97. John B. Loeb (New Orlun~. La.) .. _.. _... L84 L88 L74 L9l bye WIOG L80 L64 r..83 LICW WI07 WlOO 4 ~ 8.50 opponent got pcrpe,1ual check. Rd 98. William D. Mun.. le (I'lainfleld, N.J.)...... W72 1.78 LBO L71 Ofoll WI02 L53 063 U.9 1.89 LIO;t 0107 l~·8' 15.00 9 upset for women when Mrs. Ken· 99. J . B. Tlln.. ~man (Cinclnnatl. Ohio)...... lA9 W92 lA7 L"iO W109 0100 W21 L71 L91 L69 L68 UI8 3~·8~ 14.75 neth Vines drew with Mrs. Gisela 100. D. A. Wnladort, ,Jr. (New Orleana).. lAS L7 bye LIG 090 D99 un WII3 1,77 LM 0101 L97 3~.a~ 10.15 101. Ralph G. HoulJ:hton (Newark, N.J.) LI05 LIOB I..66 L87 L75 WID9 WI02 L89 L61 WtOG 0100 L92 3&·8~ 8.75 K. Gresser. )02. Renalo ROlchcr (New Orieans. La.)... Uj1 1-72 L8(l bye L74 L9B LIO! 1)106 Wl08 082 092 L90 3~.8i1 8.00 Round Ten: Pomar and Turner 103. John C. Luneau (Alexandria. La.)... W9Z U!4 L94 lA9 W93 W81 L57 L34 L70 L83 L82 Ll06 3 -0 14.00 with 8-2 leading in 10th. 104. Tommy Baumler (New Orleans, La.) 1..64 bye La) L76 1.91 1.92 1.90 L I07 LI06 W97 W98 L9l 3·9 7.00 lOS. Wm. R. Hamilton (PltUbufa:'h, Pa)_ W l 01 L58 W95 lA5 LII6 082 L48 ...... 21-9~ 10.00 Round Elev.n: Pornar leads with 106. R. O. O rre nber, (New York City)...... L69 L82 L91 L83 LI07 L97 LI09 0102 WICW LI01 L93 WI03 21-91 1.75 9·2; followed by Bisguier, Sherwin, 107. Frank R. Craves (Fort Worth, Tex.)...... L78 1.60 L76 1.92 WI06 1.a.3 LG7 W104 LIHl L90 L97 098 2~-91 7.25 Evans, caeh with 8¥.l·2lh. loa. Gordon C. Bates (Birmingham, AlII.) 062 WIOI L22 L47 L36 1.53 L67 L93 L92 •...... • a·l01 8.50 Rou~d Twelve: Larry EV:lllS and 109. Walter Otteson (Milwaukee, Wis.)... 1.63 . LSI I.71 L89 L99 LIOI WI06 ...... •...... •.•.• 1·11 2.50 Arturo Pornar tie with 9!f.t·21h Pvt. Yurmak was recalled by Army alter 5th round; W. R. Hamilton and W. Otteson wIthdrew aner 7th round; Krumlns and Bales withdrew after 9th round. Bates rorfelted to LI8tvoet .nd R<»cher; Loeb forfeited to Chinn I nd Baumler; LUD' eaeb, and Evans gets it on tic· ","u rorCclted 10 Orrenber8; Baumler fOrfelled 10 LIgtvoet; Krumlnl rorfelted to Hastings: Siapp forfeited to Chinn. breaking points. TournDment w .. s directed by Newton GriOnl, aasllted by Wlmam M. Bylilld. THE UNITED STAT ES CHESS FED E RA T ION' PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENTS VICE-PRESIDENTS VICE·PRESIDENTS (Tmll E:Kpim 19'7) (Trrms El

Tho m eeting WII$ oJ)u lsl~ na (I) Mr. W .•' r"nk (:ladney. lo, Jr., Mr. Wllll.!tm R. Hamilton. " tor of Ches~ L ife. l'1r!t order of business is the read· jl,l:Iln.., (I) Mr. HarlOW B. Daley. !thode Island (I) Will he !;Upplied. Mr. W. II. R~m Uton, for M r. Byland, lng 01 Minutes of forme r nl(letln~, and Mary l_~ nd J U Mr. N. T, Whltakf' r. South carolina ( .I ~ Mr. Lanneau L. Chalr ....n of the lnternational Af1alf1l - Mr. H"lt. Secret",.y. stated th"t the Mn!l.~. (3) Will be supplied. J.·oster. Committee, raild' a report' at' the work 1't1lrlLltM hntl been l",bll ~ he(] ;lnd moved Michigan Il) Mr. T. A. Jenkins, Mr. South Dakola (1) l'rtr. l'rl. F. Ander- of that committee during the year. thnt the ,-clI

Ti).lS meeting of lhe Board of 01· ;\1r. Byland, Our Treasurer, be present Major J. B. 1I0lt, Secretary. and the rulln!:" of the Chair was sus. re<:lors b called lo order. at t he Dlrcctors Meeting tomorrow af· Mr. Phillips then installed the ncw lalned. The Minutes of the Jut Directors ternoon at 2:00 P.M. Motion passed. Officen. 'l'he moUon of Mr. Hamilton Wa$ Meetin/:" arc in order and they were Mrs. Owen moved that this moUon be Mr. Normnn Whitaker presented the then presented and passed 22 to 1. publlshed. In view of the fact that the reSCinded. The President ruled her mo followln t:" resolution. Seconded by J. lII1nutes of the last DII"f!ctors Meeting tion out Of order. n. Cibson: Resolution by Mr. Edgar McCorm ick. Seconded by Mr. Forry Lauclu: were pubUsbed In full In Chess Life, A report of the Tellers on hallots f or llESOLVED th~t this "8o:'rd recom motion H\lould b~ in order to dispense eleellon ..,r OHicers W,," made by-..Mr. mend today to the Executive ComnUt RF.SOLVED that it Is the polley of with Ihe reading of these minutes. Hamilton; 61 ballots cast as fOllows : tec for outstanrllng scrylce to eh~S 5 , the U. S. C. F. to: Motion p;,s$Cd. For Pre~ldcnt: Mr. Frank R. Grayes, thal Glen Harlleb be cl~cted a Life (a) Sprcad prize money offered The President stated thai hili report 61 votes. Dlreetor to the U.S.C.F. Motion lost, through as large a segmCnt of the had been glyen In rull to all pre....,nt ~'or Vlce·P'·es.: Mr. Max Payy, 59 12-9. players as possihle, with a mlnlmum at the Memhership MeeUng and need yoles. Resolution hy JoIr. Hamilton. Second prizc ot $50.00. not be ropeated. However, he would I"or VI«·Pros.: Dr. H . J . Ralston, 57 cd: (b) To give approxl ..... ately l~% of add that the receipts for ndmisslon votes. RESOLV~:D that thc Directors as_ the prlle lund as 1st PriM!. to the U. S. vs. U.S.S.R. Match ex· ¥'or Vlce·l'r" •. : Mrs. Willa White semble.d herc authorize the Presldcnt (c) It Shall be lbe objective In the ceeded $10,000, but that the expenscs Owen, 55 votes. to appoint a stan ding cilton read a full niport on For Vlcc·Pres.: Mr. Carl Weberg, and approve the plnn~ of local tour 2:00 P. M. tomorrow. the I nternational Affairs Committee, vote. naments, approye the 'l'ou rnament DI. composed by Mr. Byland, Chairman. For VIce-Pres.: Mr. Milton Hanaur, rector and approye the pOlley coyer· J. B. HOLT, Mr. Hamilton. Chain nan Of a Com_ 1 yote. Ing the conditions of playing. mittee to rc·th·nft the by.laws, reported For Vlce·Pre •. : Mr. C. F. T ears, Jr., Any and all tournaments sponsored USCF Surttary proeress and stated that a copy of pro 1 vote. . by the U.S.C.F. to be conducted ac (Please turn to page 8, col. 1) posed new by·lnws will be furnished all For Vlee·Pres.: Mr. Bill Pardue, cordingly. This resolution 19 Intended Directors before the Meeting In 1955. vote. 10 nboJlsh the two separate committees There has been nO chanJ1"e and nO r For Vlce·Pres.: Mr. Louis Waag', appointed to bandle tournnment rl· North Am.rlcan AYiation Chess Club "cport on modifying Ihc ,'ules of tour· yote. fairs, as approved by the Dlrector6 at (Downey, Ca lif); Victory In thc club " n",cnt play. Fo, secretary: Major J. B. Holt, III Mllwaukee In 1953. championship went t o M. C. Ek on 8-B Mr. J. B. Gibson movcd that we give votes. Mr. Phillips raised n point of order with 4 10'.1· 110'.1, whDe second to fourth on a vot

Metltlnc ovcne(l a t 2:15 P . M. by Mr. Molion palHd UoO. that a vote 01 thsnkM mOuld be ,Iyen won in ono or Ihc InlJor tournlments h lnk R. Grave~. Prelldent. Mr. Forrey Lauclui remarked on 10 Otticera Ind Dlrectu... ot the U. S. which h.. never h-een reported in Mr. W. n. lIamuton made a few death. IImong memMn. Also. !'ttr. J. B. C .... t he year books ot the Fede ration. On Itatemen ll aoout clarifying for mer OI~n re marked on wha t should be Mr. J . 8. Glb $O n re m arked on how mollon by Mr. Phillips. Seconde-d by &tatemcn l.l he had made. done. He moved th at the Pruldent Chcu Llle could be Improved. lie IIld Mr. Glbsoo. thl' is lo be Inserted In Mr. U sar McCormick p rcliC nlcd the write Ihe nenrest relatlve. or ro la llves. Iha t he fell Ihat Che" Li re had Ircat.- the unsold year boon ot 19~ lIS el'o lollow]ng resolution : tit ,,.ch or o u ~ deceased mcmber~ ex· Iy improved In Ihe pall. raUa. Mollon pllled. RESOLVED that the Board ot OJ. prcnlnll nmpailly to them un the 10" Remark. by M n. Willa White Owen Mr. Phlilipi rem.rked on the U.s.' reeton I!I'Pulnl II Committee each yellr or thll departed member. Tilil should rllgardlng work 01 the Trellurer. Russian mlteh. to audit lhe rallnt system and report cove" members who h ave passed away Remarks by Mr. ·HllmUton In Cll l.I:o. Mr. Gibson remar ked 011 Ih lngs In to th" Rallng Committee lit the n ... xl durin, the yellr. Motion pauc:d . nallon or the TrcM"l"<.)r·. work. general. I nnual meeting. Secont/cd by Mr. N. n enlllrk~ by lI1r. Clbson: M".Ior Holt s tated that he thin ks II ·r. WhUakcr. Renuwk.s by M ,'•. Owell Ihlt we ue I 'novll that wo 1l"\cIICI a rlih lll Votll all vel'y Ill uch IntereHlcll In a hl flj"e r ltesolutlfll1 Committee should b>;! up AmC'Hlment mnde by Mr. IIl1mll(O" of Lhunn to the Louisiana ChIlU A50 memllen;!s ____. __._. ___ . __ . ___ . __ ._. __$ 4,543.71 .... m ... Donations _...... _...... _... . __ ._. __ ._. ___ . __. ______. __ ._. 834 ."16 Mconben.hlp Dues .... _._ ...... _. __ ._. __ . ___. __._. __ . ____.. __._ 9,496.18 Totll Income ...... _... _... _ .... _... _ ...... $19;165.411 '11.789.56 $111.091.10 Mflllilion . nd Ciub Ducs ...... _...... __ ._._ ...... __ .H. __ ._.__ 561.00 "EXPENSES Subscription to Chess UIc (non·member) . __ ._H ...... _. __ . .:_ 1,696.14 Direct Mall Advertl. lng ~ ...... __ ._. ___ ._. __ ...... _ ...... , 1,331.36 $. 1.734.90 Rl tlhe Fees ...... :._.H ...... _...... _..... 'H'_"'_'_'''_'' 405.90 NeWSp aper Ie MliJ ulne I\dve rllslng __ .00_ ...... _ ...... _ ..•••.•• 1,737.10 Income Irum Tournament Fee, ._._ ...... _.... _... _... _._ ... H... _.H.. 1.118.50 St..atlon",ry, P r lntlnC, Office Su pplies ._ ..._ ...... $ 1.116.51 573.01 1,122.47 Ml sce JJ ~ neou. Income ...... _._.H __ ._._._._ ... _._._. __ ... ___ ._. __ .. %34.25 Shipping Supplies ._ ...... _...... __ ...... _.H ...... _ .. _ 67.01 109.23 01l1ce: Rent (8 mOnths 19!i3) _...... _ ..._ ... _...... H...... "'.DO ....00 $lt,091.10 Commissions, BUl lnell Menacor .. HH ... _ .... _ .. _ 2.325.60 Pos tlge &: Exprell ______. ____._ ... _. __ ._. :t.S49.53 EXPENSES 1.20:t.511 4154.14 1.014.17 Accounting .____ ... __.. 00 __ ._. ____ • __ ._. ___ •• Direct Ms il AdYertl5lng . ~ _____.• ____ $ ].734.90 50.00 1".00 175.00 MI,ldne Ind Nltwlpupe r Advertlllr1&" ______.H ].737.70 Travel Expense __ . ______• __ Freight Charges ______3lU2 470.00 Stationery. Printing &: Olflee Supp8ea . ______._ 1,122.47 211.20 Shipping Supplies .. ______.. 109.23 Tournament P rlzel &: !!JIpe1U't1 ____.H___ 569.00 681.1111 f'.I.D.E. Duel &: f'eeI _.. ____.. ______.H . ___ . __. llent_ Nltw Yor k OUlIle H _.______660.00 317.76 Comm.lulon •• 8us]neSli Manager '. __.. __ . ___ ._. __ ._. __ . __ .__ 2.549.53 Socl.al Security n:o: __ ._ ...... _____ ... __ H.H_._ . __._. __...... Pos tlge and Expresa _. __. ______._. ___.. _...... _.. 1.014.17 !laUnc Statistician's Fees .. _._ ... _.... _._ ... __ ...... 600.00 Accountlnll _H ... _. __ .... _. ___ ._.H_. ____.. ____ ._._ ... _._._.. 175.00 Telephone &: 'l'e lecrapb _____._._ ... _. __ ...... 654.71 16.9$ Travel Expense ...... _H .... _..... _H .. H•... _H_._._ ...... _._ .. H..... 470.00 Clerical Asalslan CC) --.---.-7:-.--...... -----.-- 360.10 FrelJ:ht ChnrJ(l...... _ .... H...... _.H._H ...... _._ ... _. ___._ .. __ ._.___ 211.20 Mlse<>lIaneous ... H... H_ ... _.... _._. _____.. ___.__ 559.55 291.46 m .o< T uurnament Expenses ...... _...... H...... _ ...... _...... 283.98 ....dll orl:.l Expensolf (ChellS LIte) _____. ._._ 2.0&07.76 570.48 949.73 U. S. ChamplonHbip Pri ~es ... H...... _...... _. . _._ . 391.10 Printing &: Mailing Chesl Life ._.. ... _._._...... 15.935.88 4.'109.43 5.790.92 F.I.D.K Duel and Fees ...... _...... 377.16 Chlpler Commiu lons on Duel ...... 38.10 Total ExpcnMS ...... $23.770.38 $18,449.69 Soeln] S~'C urll y T.x .. _H .... _._ ... _...... H...... 64.80 NET LOSS ...... S 4,i»t.OO T elephone ..... _ ... _... _... _._. __ ._. __._ ... _._.. _._ .... _... _...... 16.96 Forelgo Mag.xlne Account. H_.H. __ H__ ._._._.M_._._ ... _. __ ... _. 22.51 MlteeU.".... ul Expen$eS _. __... ___ . __ . ____. __.___ 7t2..33 NET INCOME F..eI!turlal Expense- (Cht5S Llle) .... _. ___._. __.______949.73 Printing" lilllllnr CbeQ LUe (current year) ______. 5,790.9:2 NORTH AND SOUTH CAROliNAS OPEN Clems on, 1954 100% USCF R.ted EYant I. Ccot8'e Knll.. u (J amllca. N.Y.) .... _ ... _... _W7 W6 W4 W I2 W5 1.2 S -I Z. Dr. S. Werthammer (lJuntlnlt:tun. W.Va.) W2S WI3 D:; 0 3 WIO WI 5 ·1 UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION 3. It O. J"awceU (Lnke Mary, Fla.] ...... ~ ..... WHi LU WI5 0:& WI.3 W6 41·ll Report by Ke nneth Harkness, Business M~ni!lge r 4. Neswr Hern'nnde! (Tmnpa. "!-·Io.) ...... WI7 W2t LI D1 Wl9 WI:t 4 1·1~ AUDITED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. JUNE 30, 1954 5. Simuel Ba ron (Nllw York. N.V.) ...... W27 wa 02 WU LI D7 4 ·2 ASSETS 6. f:dnUlnd God bold (St. Loul!. Mil.) ...... •...... 'V23 Ll W13 WI4 Wi2 L3 4·:& Cash In Blnk ...... _...... _...... _.... _._ ... _H.H._ ...... $ 565.11 7. Anlhony Pabun (Roanoke. VII .) ...... LI W2.1 W22 04 WI8 05 4·:t Pelty Cuh Fund_N",w York ._. __ ._ ...... _.... _.H __ ... _...... __ .. H 50.00 R. Henr y Blume (A llum., Ga.) _. __...... :._LI3 WI7 W21 U W20 Wt4 4 ·:t P elty C.sh F"u nd-Qak P ark ... ___ . __ ... H._._. ____.H .... __ .. __ . 50.00 t . 1'tI. J. McChesney (WlImil'lIton. N.C.) _.HWI8 U; WII LI0 W:&I \ OIS n·2 ~ lnventor),-MercbandlSl> .... _._ ... _._. ___ ._._. __ ._ .... __ ._. ___ . __ 2.186.14 10. Rea 8. Hayes (G~en vllle. S.C.) ._._._. __ W28 WI4 LI2 WI 1.2 011 3 ~ ·2~ Invenlory_Dlrect Mall On1e r &: Stationery Suppllel ._._ 68(.10 11 . Lan neau L. FoSt41 r (Culunlbla, S.C.) ~._ .Ll~ W21 L9 WJS W22 DIG n·21 11. Ch arles Sharp (W. Sc:uooro. Me.) ...... WIII W3 W IO LI L6 lA 3-3 Totl l Assels __. __. ____ .... __ ._._._. __ ._ ... ~._H. __ 13. Dr. N. M. Horlllltein (South Port. S.C.) W8 L1 L6 WW L3 Will 3·' 14. Geo. F. F,..,nch (Fort 8rllJ:g . N.C.) .... __ .. WIl LtO WI6 1..8 w:t4 La 3·3 Surpl us De(lclt--Sack Yeln __• ______.$3,718. 115 15. Chrb Wingard (Blm1.lngham. Ala.) ._. __ 0%2 W26 1.3 Lt!l W25 09 3-3 LeIS Net Incume lor Yen Ended J une 30, 1954 . ______. 641.41 16. Jolts. W.O. Compton (Riackyllle, S.C.) 1..:J W28 Lt4 Lll W23 W21 3 oJ ._-- 17. Cf.. dy Brown (HlrL~yllle. S.C.) __ ._._._ . ..lA 1.8 1.20 W28 W27 W24 3·3 $3)177.44 16. Dr. A. W. Taylor (Atlantl, CI.) _. ___ ._.L9 L25 W28 W23 L7 WU 3·S 19. W. G. McGavock (pavldson, N.C.) 2 j · 3~ :to. Don Wilson (Atlanta . Ga.) 2Hl; $6,613.45 21. 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game was by no means the "end of LARRY EVANS ON THE OPENINGS 'the line." A remarkable opporlun ity to test the line occurred in the USA-USSR match where, Evans By International/Master LARRY EVANS and 'l'uimanov each playing White against each other in two out of u. S. OPEN CHAMPION, 1954 their four games, sought to reha bilitate the line. Both lost! Evans-Taimanov, Rd. 1, USA USSR match, 1954: 8. P-Q5, N-K2; to easy equality. and is dispos~d 9. N-K!, N-Q2; 10. N-Q3-the at The King's Indians Defense of on those grounds. tempted imp['ovement over Tai (1) 8, B·K3, N-N5; 9. B-N5, P·B3; manov's B-K3, which pcrmits Black 10. B·Bl, PxP C. N-R3 has been too s!J:ong counterplay on the K's (Taimanov Variation) tried with su)("1'; 18. Q·Q2, P-N5; 19. KR- 81, 1>·N6+ KN4; 13. R·B1, R·S3!; 14. poBSt? Black has threc moves, (Taimanov played the e ntire open which appear to equali1.e, though ing " blitz," not even troubling to B· K2 to dHIerent degrees; (A) 7. conceal t.he fact t.ha t he was unrC'p.l_ Blrepared analysis), NxP 6. P. K4! Il is true that While us consider thcse in order. ('PI-ayed on the · assumption that it (':111 forcc a draw, but this is insuf A 7. I'x1'; fl. NxP, R-Kl ; 9. frees the QB. PxP is 31so good, per fk i('n t theoretically, e.g., Flohr 1'-8::1, P-B3: 10. N·B2, N-R3; 11. B haps eve n betier); 15 NxN, PxN; II r" 11 3Iein, Budapest, 1950: 7. PxP, "K3 (Golombek l·ecommends 11. N 16. N-R4, P.QN3; 17. P-QN4, PxP; I'xl': Po. QxQ, RxQ: 9. n·N~ (9. NxP, K3 fo llowetl by (~'Q2, l" QN3, and 18. 6xP (Still "blilZ"!), 8-81 (1 con Nx l': is slightly in Black'» favor), B·N2), l'-QxN; HI. ExP, lli:l'; 20. B 7. QN·Q2; 8. R·Rl, P-B3; it is not clear bow \'/hite gains 1m( BxB, Kxfi-DRA WN. O. B-K3, n, K 1; 10. J>-Q5, P-B4; 11. ficient compensation for his Pawn). One other try is 7. I'·Q5, ns in R-N1, N-.\lfi: 12. B-N5, P -B3; ]3. (Please turn to page 11 , (01. 4) Sz.abo-Boleslavsky, Buci 'QR3 ~ Stahlberg· which continued: N-R4!?; 8. Troilluesl:lt, Budapest, 1952. Position after 19...... P·N6! Federal Chess Club (Washington): Nor N·NI!"!, N' Q2!'~ (Risky; however 7. QN-Q2; 8. R·KI , PxP ; 9. ZOo PxP, PxP; Zl. BxP, N-I:t4; 22. man T. Whitaker 'n"dil a de:," sweep if 8. .... N-B5; 9. B-Bl, P-KB4; 10. NxP, N- l34 : 10. 8 -B1, R-K1; n . B-R2, B-K2; 23. N·N I, B-Q2 and of the club Cham[llonshlp with 9·0. Second waS I. Romanenku with 7·2. P-KN3, N-R4; 11. PxP!, \'/hite P-B3, N(3l·Q2; 12. B-K3, P-B3; 1::1. Biuck eventu,[lly won by K-side F. .' Boschnl\ and J. C. Williams tied for: stand,~ better); 9. BxN, PxB; 10. Q-Q2, I'.QR4; 14. QR-Q1, P-R5; 15. inIiHration: Taimanov - Najdorf, thl,.d with S'h·3\ol1 each, whlle Z. Rode QxP, N·B4; 11. N·B3, P-B4; with N·82, B·K,,: 16. B·Q4, N-R::!; 17. Zurich, 1953. Chess Review wrote was rourth with . 4~· 4 'h In the 10 player round rubin. a position d ifficult to evaluate, hut HxR, P 'lt H: In. Q·82, Q-K2; HI. P oC this ga me ~ "Black's vichlry which Black won over-the·board. KN3, N-B3; 20. P·QN4-DRA WN though brillant, comes DS a natural Columbus Y (Ohio) Chess Club de S1.abo-Najdorf, in a latcr round, Taimanov-Reshevsky, Zurich, 1953. result. Achieved 'against Taim;mov fc"ted TOledu Che!<8 Club 7·3 at Colum bus. Scoring ror the "Y" w ere James continued: 7. P-Q5, QN·Q2; 8. Q·B2, C The ma in variation_7. N- himself, it may be considered as SChl'o~>der, W. T'r;,tI, J . Puscekcr. V. P-QR4; 9. P·KR3, P·QB3; 10. B·K3, 83! White now has two moves closing the case on this lille, with Voskres~cnsky, M. Nelson, and O. "ud_ PxP; 11. BPxP, P·N3-=: (Black's threat is PxP fol the conclusion: Black for choice." sun, while G. Robinson und M. Pence blJlud ror 'I'u!',do. Fnr Columbu. W. If White sceks to prove an ad lowcd ·by N xKJ>~): ( I) B-K3; (2) This judgment "Black: for Rehold and G. Platau drew resp~'Ctivel,y vantage, therefoJ'e, hc must con- P-Q5. 8. PxP, QNxP obviously leads choice" seems j uslified, but that with W. Maxwell and R. Cou$lno. GAMES BY USC;F MEMBERS

Annotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Chess Club Champion, 1954

USCF MEMBERS; SlIbmit ,0111 _ . ,~:._. KnI,ht roams tar a field. With U. _." powerfUl dusttr 01 «nter p . .... 111 which, COU.1NS. 91 Lnoo" R"'/. B,ookly" lIS, Kt.R4; 13. B-IU. P.QB4; 8l.cl< linda U properly handled, &houId suree fo ... queeD-aldC! pl.,.- and :I. ..Usf"dory ~ ward. and cnunble the ·Black poslUon. 1<11«, ,J,c. "'0" "'tu~sti,. • .rJ ;'1Il,.,in 10. siUon. ". _ fIt_Bl 19... ·K 4 fl..Kt2 '" .,.... ~, .. ,~ "" Mr_ Coil'1I/. 13. R-QI II-Ql 14. a.ICU Q-Bl To restraio. p.K.5. If now p-lU. KUP; On. by one the Blaek pk-ee.. d._ct 21. Kl-B4, Kt·K2! n. QxQ. RxQ; u. Kl QUEEN SACRIFICE The ~~o.nln. of a beautifUl roncep. the kln~·a!d •. Q6. BxD; 24. KlllR, RxKt; 25. Pltll. R-B7; Uo", The more prosaic _.~ .• Q-Q2. is J5. Qkt-Q2 ICt·Ql 11. 1e ' ·K') Kt•• 26. k-Q1, P.KR4! with. advllnt.,e. WIlDt graJter loy to .he cll/!lUPWI/"" also ~ood ••.•. , 29. RxR, Q"n; !IO. Q-Ql, 16. Iet·BI let·Kl 10. KI-B4 .. ~ .... er'.t !lCD" than ,lie H.sack" of Her n -QI with Ktrong pressure; o r Z9. ll-B2, Thill hcl~ White. Better arc 17. A pawerCu! a1ter"ative wu Kl-Bl! tol fl.Q? ch: SO. 1(.J(t3, R-QI, ete. K·nl ; lind 11. __ I Kt.lf,5. lowed by J(t·K.S. P·KKt4 .1 once aI.so Royal Ma;e.tfu_ llere Bon McGrogor H. 8-QS 1 •. Kt.Kt " ·R] came into COlllideration. The fact that puIU iI off $IIccet3fuI1u in a cnJdol 19. Kt-W ff.lliowa on White has xuc:h plcuant m . ltero.ativC!S fifI(JZ rollnd game vf tlte ruenllf/ heM 19. K'_8S! showa the hOPtIO!l!sn_ of Black'S .ame. 20_ _ .. PoQKt4 22. QxQ W"oming StDte Chomp/ONh.p. 21. Kt·K3 Q.Kt3 RUY LOPEZ The ted I.s alia sufficienl. Q-Q3. threat,. MCO: page 231, column 20 11) erung U-Q4 a"d Ihe eventual Xt-KB5. w .. ahlo good_ Wyoming St~e Champion.hip 22. ~_.H' " ltQ 25. P·K6 "x" Uni venity of Wyoming, 1954 21. P-K5 KI-Q2 26. "xP1 NOfl14 by J. Normon COlter 24. B_Kt4! KIt-Q1 White l.I\aek E. PEIlK R. McGREGOR 1. " ·K4 .._K4 1. ,,1(15 "oQR] 2. I(I·I(B] 1(,..gB] 4. B· 1t4 P-03 The Stelniu Der~11S<1: Deterred, favored by the late Alc... nder Alekhlnt. $. 0.0 Kf.lU ArrtY1n... I the lame p""ltIon II. SIlC mlseh.Alckhine, Prque. 1943. In his ex· ~ 1I (lnl nota to this RaIne, Ihe £nillish m aster C. H. Aleunder , u,~tA 6. BxKt cb. PxB; ? r .Q4, Kl-Q2; t. 1>-QKU, lJ.KZ; e. 8oKI2, p·w; to. p·Bt III Whl\.e·1 movcs bell line. . compltle eontrol ot 6. p •• , "oQK14 I. ..B2 P·84 29. _ .. ~ Rxall ? .. Kt3 I(t-QR4 t . ' ''oQt o.et Rejection ot the offtr Arriving at a positio" IlmUlr 10 Ihe a very bad ~t1on. mort usu.. 1 IInc. of the "dO/i1ed H Morphy ". __ R·B7ch ~renllC . ~rk would now do well to 31. K·KI] axB play 10. 1".)(113 to prcv1.'nl Ihe anrn.>yl llg 32. Q.e1 1t (I)-01 19 . .. __ pin whkh f0I10 ..• •• Permltunl: n nelll rintsh. but other tnK The winnlna Ih....,ot is u . 10. Q I( t-02 B· KI5 11. " ·KI4? ~~.~. "1"0 equ,lly IInlvlllllng. 34. Q·KUI eh, 20. ,,_._. Pak, 21 . Q.I('" Res'lnl A Hriou* potJUonal eITor which l e~ve. K-R2: 35. p .Jl,4 (to prevc"l __. , P ·Kt4) Nolllln, un .top 2%. Q"P mate. An a "Iooae" QKtP a" we1l O!J a permanent ml,!:ht ' end ~. follows: 35. _ ..... , R·KI6!; intnC"lIl .... ftnul ... "hoh,1" at Q.B4. Best, u"der the dreum 3C . X·II" (nol 341. R-W , 8·H7 eh!; n. It.. neet-, was II. 1".Q5 dOOlh'lr the eeDter. K·KI2. B-It!! ch pleklnl! up Itlolher aI, 11. __. pxl(tP U. PxP KI-.' R-XR?; 31. p.K5. Rxr ch: ~. K·Kts, 12, ... K.. hI(" 14. " _KIt3 __ R·R4 chi 40. T'xft, nltP ma~ 'al 5"'ns",;, Q-Q3; • . KR-QI with the better ,ame. White Black In Ihl. line "cOre,or COU ld, however, M.. TAIMANOV L. I! VANS continue calmly with 14.. _._. Kt-QI; 15. 1. p.os. ICHClll 4. P-K3 0-0 1s.t(U, KlxKt ch ; 16. PxKt. 8oRC; 17. Tun,,;,,; NECES MATE 2.. ICf-Q.' " ·IU S. Kt·Sl p .... R.KI, Q-QI wllh 5Qme pOSitional I livan II /1(1 $ lmm Mid tllot 11m:. piece. 3. P-Q4 B·KIS 6. B·1(2 8.lel ell .~, tugc. l:xperk!netl In thl. openln, II .., been 2" __H Kt·B. 30. I(lxP cqulIl II "wId. Tllfll .teem.t It ·...QB2 14 ..... ~.. B·R4? liule cull$ thot llIaek .hould plllY D"Kt only alter 21. P·K7 1t·1(1 31. 8 ·R] I'alllng to exploit Perk's re ml"- Car. to prol)/J il. Whlto haa plQycd P-QR3, thu. calnlnjt 11. Bxa BxB 32. ltoQ l H" 1'«1 and qulle IllayabIe I, ..... 8xKt; :I. tcm,po. My own p l ~rCnlnCCl here H, KI-Q S B-I(12 15. Ktxn. XI.KIP with II de., INlw n RUY LOPEZ .... ould be! Pxt', followed by P-Qek 11 . Kt-K6 Px p 12. KIXKP? ...... GISELA GRESSER WILLA OWENS A. E. Sant.sler . But thlll Is Ineorrect, as Black OO/luU 1. P·K4 P· K3 22. " ·K14 R(1 )-K1 fully demondr/lt...... Instead, 12. KtxUP, 2. P-G4 P-04 21. Q-KKI3 P ·KI3 Q·R4; 13. KtxKP! would have I:'lvcn 3. QKI-Q2 p.Qa4 24 . R·84 RxR SICILIAN DEFENSE Wblte the better l:'alllC.'. 4. PxQ,. KP",,. 25. QxR R-K1 MCO: P.. ge 116, ~olumn 110 (nO) 12 .... __ P.Q6!! S. a ·KlSch K'·B3 26. 1t ·81 Q-B4 Eastern St.fes Open This ltwlschen:ll' :: turns the tabln. Now 6. Q·K2ch a ·K3 27. p·KR4 P.KR4 if Qx... KI_K4! ""M a pi""'" l~ B lack. 7. KKI·03 r 'QR3 n. 1"·04 R·K' West Orange, 1954 .. IIxK' PxB :If_ PxP QxP No/.(J by U. S. M"stt, A . E. S4"'oUitrf ,. 0 ·0 KI·B3 30. Q·B6 R·K3 White Blaek 10. PxP IIxP 11. Q.QOl QxRP A. E. SANTASIERE A . TURNER II. Kt·Ktl B-Kt3 32. R.QI P-B4 1. P-K4 P.Q84 7. B-QJ P·K4 12. II.KI5 0 ·0 31. Q·85 K·02 2. KHeB' P-Q3 •• Kt·BJ 8·K3 13. QR·Ql R·KI 34. R.Q7ch K-KI 3. P-Q. pxP t . ().O QK'-Ql 14. Q.Q1. B-Kt5 35. R·KR1 Q·Kl kh 4. KtxP Kt-KBJ 10. K ·RI 8 -1(2 u . Q.81 R-K3 36. K·II:2 Q.K5 5. Kt-QBJ P-QRl 11 . Q·Kl R·QBI 16. QKI.Q4 8 x K' 37. R-Rleh K-Q2 .. p_.. Q-B1 11. Kt·KR4 ~ .... ~ 17. RxB Bx KI lI. Q.R7eh K-QJ All as In II. Iram" Najdorl.nuhev. ky. II. QXB Q·Kt3 ». R·Qkh K·K4 .My next move prepores II l impl. pawn 19. 8xKI RxB 40. Q·BSch K-8$ onslll",~ht, u In v .. dlltlon~ or the 2<1. Q·B3 R·KI 41. R·Q4 Resign, Vleuna. 21. R.QKt. Q.R2 12...... 0-0 15. QBxP P-KKU This move is ext.remely difficult 13. P_KIU KA·Kl U . Q.K'3 Kt·K4 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE to refute. Wha l can Black 110" On 14. P·KKt4 pxP 17. Kt·B3 the obvious 19 ...... QxR; 20. p - Sha.rper than K t·85. MCO: pa lO It, (aAI 11...... Kh:Kt 10. aXKI px8 U. S. Women's Ope n Championship Q6, Black is lost, e.g.• Q-QI; 21. 18. RxKt Kt-Q2 21. KI-QS BxKt New Orleans, 1954 PxN, Bx'P; 22. BxB, QxB; 23. Q- 19. QR-K BI Kt·K' 22. pxa .• _... Q5ch, followed by QxR; or 20 ...... 'rho;! re. ult o f 101 leal play ha. been II.n Whltll U1ack KB file. I COl1J!lder the openlng vann WILLA OWENS MARY SELENSKY Q-B3; 21. PxN, B-N2; 22. Q-Q5ch is 1. P.Q4 1(1_KI'l3 16. P·1(84 P_084 tlon unsou~d and lit , aul t. ter. d ecisive. 011 all OUn:r 1U1IVtl! Black 2. P.QB4 P·KKtl 17. pxp" P. KtxP 21...... R-K81 24. Q·K!4 QR·KI 14 ...... _. 8xKt 16. P·81 P-ct4! 3. KI.QB3 B·KI2 is lost-except 19...... N·84!1 23. P·Kt5 B-Q] 25. Q-K4 15. R·Kl KI(2)-BJ 11. 0 · K3 QR·Bl With two h 'emcndous centrQl pawns 4. P·K4 ,..QJ 19. B·B4 P·QR3 lJIockade. 5. KI. KB] 0 ·0 20. P·QR] K·Rl Now it is White who is lost in 25. __ ._. Q·84 26. P·81 lor Ihe cxehange, Black hal a wl1lnln, an variations: e.g., 20_ PxN, QxR; pa$lUon. '- 8 ·K2 P· K4 21. 1>· 05 Kt·K' 1. 0 ·0 KI·a3 22. " ·8' Q.Q2 21. P-Q6, Q-B3. Hc chooses the best 11. PxKI PxKP 1 •. Bx P I .•.Kl P x l> Uesptr aUon. 21. 0 ·1t, R.KKI1 chance. 20 8)(8, Q)(R; 21 . 8·R3. N· 18 ...... _. 8-11. ch 20. QxP 8 ·R4 chi t . KlxP K'xl(l 24. R.QBl KI·Kts K6; 22. Q-B1 , Q·KN2! (22. H ..... Q ... K·Kt1 KtxB 10. BxKI Q·K2 25. QXPe h KxQ lJIack now wllllJ a piece. n. P-KBl B·K3 24. R·Rlch KI.R3 Q2; 23. Q.R3! provides fine coun 12. KI.QS BxKt 21. Kx8 KI·87 dt 22. K·Kn K'xQ 27. R·B4 Rxll terplay); 23. R·82, P-N5 Resigns 13. BPXB K'.Q2 n . It·R. QxR 14. R-QBI BxBch 2'. ItxQ P_KKI4 TaimanQv'~ Pl!."f!!:i!!!.!riUjI:C b ob U . 4xl KMU Resl,ns viously the last refuge of his: varia tion, upon which its ultimate sal FRENCH DEFENSE vation hinges. I do not believe it is KING'S GAMBIT MCO: pllgs 5'. column 60 sound; moreover, Black can safely MCO: pag' 131, cOlumn 10 U. S. Women's Open Championship rerme it and go about building U. S. Open Championship New Orle1lns, 1954 up his K·sidc attack. The tbeory N ew Orleans, 1954 White BI'IIck While 81atk SGNJA G. STEVENSON behind White's n.Q2 is that he A. E. SANTASIERE E. McCORMICK ~.y SELENSKY does not lose a tempo hnving to 1. P·K4 P_K4 11. Px8 Qxo .. P·K4 P-K3 25. 0.0 R-KKI1 retreat it to B2 after ...... p.B5. "P_KIiI4 fOxP 12. Kt·03 Q·K3 ,. P·Q4 24. 0 ·R3 g ·B2 3. K!·KII3 B·K2 13. KtxP BxKt KI·QBl B.",.·K'5 27. KI(B3)·KIS However on Q2 it is consigned to 4. B·K1. KI·KII3 14. Qx B Q·K'eh •••. P. KS P-QB4 B·KIl a miserable destiny . I1..QI 21. P-KR4 S. p.QJ P·Q4 IS. K·Rl KI.B1ch .. P.QR] II_1t4 21. P.QRS B·B2 WhltCl will s mllsh open the KR tile. ,. P.KS KI·Kts 16. RxKt QxR .. P·QK" PxQP 19. KlxB RxKI CONOLUSION: We probably have U. . 8 -K2 32 . QRPxP QRPxP 1. BxP P·KB3 11. 8 .KI5 R·Q1 7. B·Bt 30. PxP , sCeri Etlmar Medll/$ 12. KtxP KlxKI n. Q·BSch K_KII While SI:u:k 6. P.K] 8 .K2 21. KI·84 Q·KI by applying Ih' rul .. of Arti_ 1. 8 ·Q3 0.0 n. 8xKI 8 ltB It. P' 84 Q·K2ch cle 8 10 Ih' move rllplacl"g A. KAMINSKI I. ROMANENKO 22. Q·K13eh Q·B2 H . Qx ll ' P.QB. I. KKI-K2 P· 1I3 23. Q·Bl KI·Bl 40. K·B] Q-R6 Ihe lIIegll l move. If ths position IMauhali C.C., ILog Ca bin C.C., 15. QR.oI KI·B3 41. Q.QSch K_81 1. P-Q4 p·K84 5. p ·KKt3 0 ·0 , . 0.0 K'·KS 24. R-Q' QR.Ql cannot b, rtillilills d, Ih' g.ms , '- Q·A4 KR~I n . Q·Q2 Q ·1n '1. Kt-K81 KI·K II3 6. II. Kt1 P-Q3 1e.8ltO QXO 25'. QR.Ql Q·K2 shill be annull' d lind II new 11. OxKI PxB 1.1>. RxR RxR 17. KR·KI P x p 43. Q·Q4 Q·RS gamll pl.ysd. 3. P-B4 P·K3 1. 0-0 QKI.Q1. I I. KlxP Q.KI2 .... Q..Q6eh K·B2 4. K'-81 B·K2 n . Q·K" P·K84 21. RxRch QxR U . P-QK'4 KI.KI3 21. Q.8'ch K.RI ". K'IIKP P xK' 45. Q-QSch K_Kl The text in CHESS LIFE omitted This I ~ Ineuct lind p uts Black In 20. oxKI PxB 46. Q·Kllch K·K2 trouble, beeau!lO hit KP It unprotected H . P.QR. B·Kl :If. P·R3 Q.Q2 tlle second jlnd third sentences in U. " ·Rt KI·aS Orawn 31. RxB Rx R 47. Q·KISch QxQ DOW. Detter wDU ld hIve been Q..KI to 12. Q·Klkh K· 1I2 41. "xQ K·Q] advertcnUy. be lonowed by Q-R4. 23. Q II R Q.K2 4t. K·KI4 ".QR4 .. Q-62 Q-Kl t. "·K4 " x P BOOST AMERICAN CHESSI 2.4. Q.o] K·Bl SO. K·RS " ·RS Q-RoI .lun Menu better. 25. R.QI R·Bl 51 . P XP Resign' SIl"J"1, Page 11 10. KI·KKISI By Joining Ihe U.S.C .F . u.. K· 81 I1.·Kl 4bess rife S,pttmOcr '. 1914 Su.nday. P"ge 12 U. S. OPEN TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS «busti,. S~pumbe, 5, 1954 (Continued from page 3, column 4) 50urnamenl JJ/e SpaiR in tourney . . . husbands players .inscribed thereon .. Mrs. watching their wives in Women's Kenneth N. Vines, the dark horse Send to CHESS LIFE, 123 No. Open-William Slater (New Vork), of the Women's Open was termed Humphrey Ave., O" k Park. Ill. for application form for annooncing Ninus Aronson (Chicago), Jolr. Gres "the terror of the tourn ament" by tournament in this colomn. ser (New York) ... Andrew M. one international wo man master Lock;ctt, Jr" former city and state , , , the women's tourney and Mrs, champ from New Orlcans, baving Harkness giIted Willa Owens and Position No. 145 ScpUmbt, 18-19 Washington State Junior players autograph his beautiful Rachel Daniel eaeh with a beauti In t he position, Helnicke-Wustenhor wooden chess board he won at a luI tray, one of the trays having et, Hamburg 1926, White did not hesI' Championship it .. tate to seize the four_move ulate of I. Yakima, Wash. tourney ... Sonja Graf Stevenson, chess figures in Sonja Graf R-K8 ch, K-R2; 2. R·RB ch!, KxR; 3. Open t o Su-I.e residents under 3!:e of international woman master, the Stevenson brought her 3¥.l year old Q-R6 ch and Black resigned fur of. 21; at YMCA, 6 Sout h 4th St.; 5 or 6 only woman in the speed tourna son, her Afghan hound and her QxKtP mate cannot be avoided. Only rd Swiss, 30 moves per hr.; It;l p lace has mcnt ol Saturday ... Mrs. Gresser husband with her to New Orleans, one solver railed to find the proper choice of cash, trophy o r m erchandise, sequence, sug gesting 1. Q-R6,. PxQ; 2. $15 minimum guaranl.eed; entry fees and Miss Mona May Karfi, inter all planning to make a swing by R-lGI ch. K-RZ; 3. R-R3 male instead. S~.50 with $1.00 deducted for USCF national women rn.a ~te rs, who Cinci nnati to scc Mrs. Stevenson's Unfortunately . on 1. Q-H6, Black would m embership card and 50<: deducted f or shar ed a trip to Russia 'at the Wom sister before returning to Cali answer 1. _ ,R-Q3 ch and there W CP card; lst rd begins 12 noon S atur · would fullow 2. R-KI, UxR eh; 3. Bill, day ; for details, write: Ollv"r W. La cn's Candidates Tourney at Mos fornia . she hopes to make some pxQ wllh Black ",Ionin!! or 2. B_KI, ~'renl e re , 2807 West Yakima A ... e., Ya cow wound up in New Orleans simul taneous exhibitions which are UIB Ch i 2. R,,8, PxQ with the victory kima, WaSh. next door to each other at- the her special dish .. Stevenson for Black. Not a diHicult position , 1f 100% USCF rated .. vent. InstnJctivc; for It Is the type of C O~ Roosevelt. . Mrs. Virgil Giani made quite a hit at New Orleans binatiuD that is often overlooked lD moving from New Orleans to Pass aHair-a White Russian, born in over-board pl a y. Octobp 2.) Christian in the middle oC the tour Ger many, who speaks with a thick Correct solutions are acknowledged Fort Wayne Open Tournament ney and driving back and forth the German accent but whose conver received from: I). Ames (Qu incy), F. E . Anru Cana(la). D. lIamburc er chess display which had been set Swiss with ~ moves In 2 hn. 15 min., (PItUburgh), R. S. H ,, ~ (Evanston), the wire .. . Willa Owens sported a of( during the e ntire tournament aajuclleatlon after 4 n.rs. 30 mills., J ros H . E. H art (Oakwood), R. W. Hays Sat., 2 rds SUn.; open 10 all; entry fee chess blouse ODC night which had by a vivid bunch of huge chrysan (New York), R. A. Hedgcock (Frank. $5 pl llll $1 r a ting f ee for n o n·members the signatures . of famous chess themums. fort), R. E . Hltehcock (Ann Arbor), W . USCF; winne r'S name en&r a vcd on James (FOil> Lake), C. Joachim (Seattle). Richard E. Boyer Me morial Trophy; L . T . J ohnst o n, Jr. (Seattle), J . Kauf !:naranl.eed lSt p rhe of $50, trophies m an (Lus Angeles), P. Kerins (Syosset ). for lst, 2nd. 3rd; also Rapid Tra nsit E. J. Kllrpanty (Woodside), n. Kurruk event with $1 enlry fcc; l o r details, (San FcrlUlndo), K. Lay (Me rrill), n, write: Donald W. Haney, 212 Orchard Ling (Fairborn), J. L. MeDo n ald (New Ortve, Kenmo re 17, N.Y. Y ork), J. Me lniCk (l"'ortiand), M. Mil 100% USCF Tilted event. UP TO stein (New Yo rk), R. A. Monroe (Knox· SAVE 70% ville). P. )iurtha (Monroe), C. Jol u.s grove (Northlake), E. Nash (Washin, · N oYttnb.cr 2' -28 ton), -¥. V. Oganesov (Montere y P3rkJ, Lo g Cabin Thl nksgiving - n, O'Neil (Norristown), G. W. Payne CHESS BOOKS AT BARGAIN PRICES (Webs ter G roves), H. Pierson (ChlcaJl"o), Elstern States Open R.. Pinson (Salem). J . E. Relnholdt (St. West Orange, New J ersey TO USCF MEMBERS Albaral, E. Roman (New Britain). S. At Log Cabi.II Chess Club, SO Colla· Rubin (New York), 1. Seh",'arl1 (Du mo re Terrace; open t o all; 7 rd eveot; CHAMPIONSHIP CH ESS by Mikhail WORLD'S GREAT CHESS GANES by rand), B. ShacIter (San Bernard lnol, W . Hans Kmoch rcleree; palrlng5 based o n Bot'll"nik. 00 pnM!II 10)' Bot"" nnik. Of. Reuben Fino. Graodm.. ~r Fine', Sbu, ert (Redwood City), B. J. Sidey USCI' rat lnes and score; prlU'S, $150.00 KUd, Sm)"lOl".... BoI""I...... ,. . Lilien· ,.Iection of the too b8t Pm" u. hie (Cincinnati), 1. Sig mo nd (Colwick), D. 1s t, $121).00 2nd. $100.00 3rd, $50.00 4th, thai, Bondi..,...,., M l)' Inu.ota~ lOry. Ituotnocll.-e .nnotatio n• • I"MI In· Silver {Ne w York), P. J. Sommer (Dc· ele.; e ntry fee $10.00 with $7.00 t or 190 PI', 12:2 dlAgnmL .. .., 48 lft'CCing r....ting mlUn . B_ll!: $2..!16, 1_ l ~" ___ ",",. trolt). W. E. St...... M (Laramie). G. V. junior", $5.00 r otu",ab lo; USCI' du.... ~p,:~ dl::~\- ___ $2:48 D. Tiers (St. Paul), F. W. Tn-sk (Ply· $5.00 frpm noo·USCF m embers; for de. mouth), fl.. Truds (PhIl3dclphia), A. KERES' BEST GAMES OF CHESS tails write Lo,: Cabin Chess Club, SO lU] .)",! by Fr-.l Relnf.ld. Nl:nety Varnik (S tamford), L. A. Ware (Iowa Co1l3mor e T err., West Orange, N. J. t hfllling- p m8 plllJ'ed by Or:t.l td m • • m R£SHEVSKY ON CHESS by SMiuel C ity), H. L.. Weigand (Victoria), J . 100% USCF rited event. Kerce with complete amlotAUO ..... R ..hevolcy. Ameriet.', ~t~t mQtcr telt. the Itory of hi. ClIl"CM", n"!'.,.I. Weininger (Scotia), II. D. Wlibut (Cor. 2Gt PI'. no dil """,,," $2 80 pus Ch r ~t1 J , W . B . Wilson (Amherst. R·20: t3-IlO leo. !O?I>___ . h i, .... innln!: methodo b)' I n nOl.l ti ~ burt), N. P . W lttln, (Salem), N. Zem· NDrtm!n, 26·2& 110 of Lis ~ gam" In lull detlil. THE RUSSIANS PLAY CHESS by m pp, 830 d ~ m a. $2 40 ke (DetrOit). 1st Annual No rth-Central Open R-41: iJ:J.OO I..... 20%____ . lrvin~ Chernev. Collection 01 lift,. Solution W tlnal " Best ·Move" posl Wis. Uon in n ext issue. Milwaukee, .....U; .. 1t .,..~ m e. b), modem Ru.. l a .... Open to all; entry fee $7 plus $1 !Jl(I " 1', - d l.~ ' 98 W e learn f rom the ehess colwnn of c·n: $%.00 1_ ~ 1 %____ c THE WORL.D'S A CHESSBOARD by the Melbourne (Autitrallal We"kly rOllin, fee {or non-m e mbers of USCF; , Of. Reuben flne. Gran dm "'t~r J"1n ~ Times tha t Inadvertently we revers ed $100 m inimum first prize JlUatanl.eed, t:lkeI the rud<:<' <>n I per. 'n ~lI)' .,.,... BOTVINNIK THE INVINCIBLE by dud.td M tbe ch-.ter. names in e l'CdlUng poslti.-," N o. 128 as J250 min. tol:ll prl~ ' cuaranleed; 7 rd Fred Reinfeld. 02 maatcrplfcet b)' the ttM,. S wiss. sl:lrting 8:00 p.rn. Friday, Nov...... 1 11. FlIt)' greAt modtrn .,.""'" Ze rngali&-En d~ lIn s (posItio n a ppu.red wodd ehampion. tul1)' aDnOl.l lcd. Aft tiloroughJ.y I"not.;ot t'd. UnUlual n !ue. 26; e ntries close 6:00 p .m. l-'rIday; spon· ""u."al ba'1!O"in a~ lh il prk:e. N ovember S, 1953). It s hould have been - I'p, 318 dl"ltramo• $1 77 End-ullns-ZemC'alls, with the now-Aus sored by Wiseons:ln Stllte A$$'n and :uo pp, llJO d j ~ gr:i"...... $1 20 F-15: $a.00 J.... 41 %____ . R-I6: n.oo 1_ tralian master End~ln s as the winner . Milwa ukee Chess Found3Uon; {or de· "*"'"___ . Enohellns i$ at present South Aust r al tails, wrJte: A. E . Eio. lr.I35 No. F\e. NIMZOVICH THE HYPERMODERN ian Champion. branb: Dr., Mllwaukee 10, Wis. (Orid MY FIFTY YEARS OF CHESS BY nally anno unced II1II Wisconsin state by Fred Relnffld. 58 ItIO me. played hy Fr&n k J. Mlnhl lt. A ""C"'Ii r l~ nt eoJ· . Open). the authM 01 "M,. Syo;km" and a !ectlon of 140 )/a1"l!i>~n ~ ri m.nd "" pionee.- III the ~Iopmen t 01 h)'pN' .. lIh .Iubln" - attack_ and a_i ..c Solutions: 100% USCF r ated ..... nt. modern do ...... "11,. annob.led. ""mblnoU" ..... Qu:ontit), limited. Finish It The Clever Way :h '; P'~ 1 ~ ___ $L20 f:lz~l' · ~~ ~:r"00% __.. _. $ L 75 Position No. 135: I . QxBP eh, RxQ; Corpus Christl (Tex.) C!M-sS Club: 2. R-Q8 eh, K·H2; 3. BxR, and Blaek Norman James sco red 11·1, losing one TARRASCH'S BEST GAMES OF resigned. If 3. , P.Kt3; 4. PIP eh game to He nry Young man, to win tbe CH ESS by F"rod Ftoinfeid. Monumenlal BRITISH CHESS MASTERS by "'''''' and Bl ack loses " Q or 51 m a ted by s. Corpus Chrlstl Club lItie. Sceond w aa eollcctlo01 of 183 ..,perb mMterpi~ Relnt"ld. 62 .....r k\i"S" gIm ~ ' ... ith 'ull R.KUl/. Har ley W. Wilbur with 10-2, 10510, Pull,. InllOl:&ted. Sr>t>elal b.:Irplnl ,nnotali"n.. 1li><'<:1.11 "''V~ lnl game. to J a mes an d Ellmest MorgaD. 400 1>1>. 1811 J"' ~m ... $1 69 po, ltion NO. 136: 1. Kt-B4, 8-Q8 R·19: $3.75 10:.. ro,,___ . ~~ fr' ii ~~~~ __~ 60c (forced ; otherw ise 2. p.B6); 2. Kt-Q5 Charles Fue hm uln wu thLnl with 9-3, eh, K·KI6; 3. P .B6, B-R4, 4. Kt-B4, KxP and E.. Folk We(lve r fourth with 7·5 In (If !J..Kl; 5. K·llS, B-Kl4; 6. K .K7, 8-85; the 13 player round robin e ... ent. 7. Kt-K6 lind the Pawn que<.:ns); 5. KI.J< Manhattan (N.Y.' Chess Club: Arthur Discounts to USCF members only. Mail your order to: W. Feuer$te1n won the f1nab of the ::K~6;S~. 6K t.-~~~4 !~ n: · I~;hi~ ~\!~ ~:; Spring Cia" B Championship with 7·1, alter Blaek c:.aptun:, the Kl, the White drawing With Victor A. Guaa and Ke n' UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION P awn quee ra with a check. neth B. KeatlD':. Brian E. Owe"" ...., scc:ond w ith 61h·1¥., losing to F e uemeln 93 Barrow Street .New York 14, N. Y. and drawing with Schuyler Broughton. Boosl American Chessl Victor A . Guala was third with 5'h-2~.