Volume XXIII Number 1 July. 1968

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CONTENTS PRI!!SIDENT Marshall Rohland Second Grand Prix de Monaco, by Robert By rne ...... 239 Monte Corio 1968, games annotated by Larsen, Botvi nn ik, VICE·PRESIDENT Isuc Kashdan ond Smyslov ...... 24 1 The Opening of the Future?, by Po l Benko ...... 245 SECRETARY Dr. Leroy Dubeck life, Here and There ...... 246, 253, 254, 264, 274 EXECUTIVE D1RICTOR Observation Poi nt, by Miro Radojcic ...... 247 E. B. Edmondson Keres Wins in ...... 250 REGIONAL VICE·PRISIDENTS Pachmon On the Ope nings, by Ludek Pachman ...... 251 NEW ENGLAND James Bolton Thoma. C. Buham Ell Bourdon Fi rst Knoc kout, by Bernard Zuckerman ...... 255 EASTERN Robert LaBelle AII~n Kaufm.n Keres Annotates, by ...... 260 MI~hu l R.lmo The Art of Posi tionol Ploy, by Sammy Reshevsky ...... 262 MID·ATLANTIC St"'e C.ruthers Robert Erkes Dr. Fred A. Sorensen Colorado Hosts U.S. Open ...... 265 SOUTHERN Philip Lamb PC't~ r LaMe From My Notebook, by Pa ul Keres ...... 266 RObert Cole GREAT LAKES Robert 8),rne Lorry Evans On Chess ...... 268 Or. Han'ey MeCtelian V. E. VandenburC A Computer World Champion?, An Interview with Botvinnik, NORTH CENTRAL Or. Clor,e Tlen Robert Lerner by Dimitrije Bj elico ...... 27 1 Peter WoU SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew Letters ...... 273 John A. Howell Robert S. Brleler Be nko's Baffle rs, by Po l Ben ko ...... 274 PACIFtC Burnrd Edd)' Kenneth Jones A. M. Gardner Ro ting Re ports Received ...... 276 Tournament Life ...... 277 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS Karch

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WORLD CHESS FED.HATIOt.! is published monthl)' by USCF and entered IS second-class matter .t Ent (F.I.D.E.) Dubu,!ue. Imnoi•. Non·mem ber , .yr .•u bstrlptlon: ~ . 50 (57.50 ouhlde USA); .ingle cop)': 65i!' (75i!' outside USA). Cha nge of add,eU: Allow SIX weeki noUee; plene live us both the new addre.. Fred Cramer and t he old address, Including the numbers and dales on Ihe top line of your stencil. Vice-PresideDt, Zone IS (U.S.A.) Address all communleaUOnS, and make all checks payable to: UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 419 Broadway, Nlwbur,h, N.Y. 12550 238 CHESS LIFE he gave away the ending by several mis· takes. Even his win from Uhlmann was more than suspect, since his opening SECOND GRAND PRIX idea was at best dubious and required strong support from his opponent to justify itself. The tournament was directed with ex­ DE MONACO traordinary dedication and savoir·faire by AJI>eric O'Kelly de Galway. What I mean can best be illustrated by his skill· In the second funning of what is shap­ the point. Throughout his long game ed handling o( a certain difficulty that ing up as one of the most important tOUf­ with Padevsky he showed beautiful posi· arose in regard to the eleventh-round nament series in chess, it was Bent Lar­ tional technique and he surprised Port· encounter between Byrne and Padevsky. sen all the way. Even a star -studded field isch with the ancient Scotch Opening After the game was adjourned, 1 took a of twelve Grandmasters out of fourteen to win an important point. brief look at the position, decided my entrants was unable to muffle his win­ I came fifth with 8 points compiled in opponent could draw easily and button­ ning punch as he piled up seven wins games of all sorts. At times I played in holed him in the hotel lobby, offering a and five draws for an Impressive 9"h. the "European draw style" that Dr. Tri· split point. He accepted, but some min· points. From start to finish he was never funovic recommends I learn, taking early utes later returned, in some agitation, to out of the lead although Botvinnik, Smy­ draws against Smyslov and Forinlos in tell me that he wanted to resign because slov and I kept the pace for quite a positions that were slightly in my favor. his sealed move was a blunder. We while. One of Larsen's prominent capac­ But at other times I willingly ventured consulted O'Kelly who said he would ities is his tortuous change of pace. In into positions so complex and difficult announce his decision in a half hour. his game with Gheorghiu he sacrificed a as to be outside the control of either Whereupon he retired to his room. Ex· pawn Cor positional considerations and player. In my Winawer French with Bot· actly a half hour later he returned and won classically In the manner of a vinnik, we found ourselves in a posi­ declared the game drawn, so far not Capablanca. But against Botvinnlk, oU­ tion so dangerous by the 25th move that having gone beyond the call of duty and beat Nimzovichean strategy left him neither player dared break off a repeti· the FIDE rules. But now comes the best treading the brink of a precipice and tion of moves. Byrne-Uhlmann, another part-that which far exceeds the mini­ only cold-blooded Lasker·lIke tactics Winawer FrenCh, started with a risky mum o( correctness in a tournament di­ brought about his escape with a hal{­ opening innovation by the first player, rector. To cheer up the by now discon­ point. was shortly after saluted by a daring solate Padevsky, he had analyzed the Late in the tournament, round 12 to Knight sacrilice by the second player position to a fo rced draw, beginning be exact, he surprised me by playing it and later ran to a time-pressure endgame with Padevsky's sealed '·blunder." What safe and accepting a draw with Smyslov which I won despite post-mortem assur· more could be asked of any tournament when his position was superior. That ances from Smyslov that it should have director? draw assured him of at least a tie for been drawn. My best errort, my last· And now for my best game from the first place even if he lost in the last round win from Larsen, I comment on tournament. round and Botvinnik were to win. I re­ below. ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE marked to him that 1 didn't know he was Sharing the sixth and last prize and R. Byrne B. Larsen so practical, and he replied emphatically seventh and eighth places were Benko, 1. P·K4 N·K83 that, yes, he was. There is no question Gheorghiu and Portisch wi th 7'h points. I was not really expecting this that he fully deserved his Monaco vie­ Benko complained of fatigue resulting defense, since this was the last tory, another in his almost unbroken from his strenuous efforts at Lake Tahoe round and all Larsen needed to as· skein of triumphs over the past two just prior to this tournament. On the sure first prize was a draw. But his years. White side of his favorite English Open· choice is not as strange as it might ap­ Botvinnik played steady, solid chess in ing he built up positional advantage pear, since these days he is the leading taking second prize with 9 points. He against Botvinnik only to a authority 011 Alckhine's Defense, while might have achieved a tie for first had piece unsoundly and go down to defeat. he has rarely shown any liking for l. he continued his last round game with As he meandered dazedly away from the ...... , P-K4 and the consequent defense Damjanovic in which Uhlmann and I, table, he kept muttering: "All I could of a . analyzing it later that evening, consider­ think of was tbe headline in the papcrs­ 2. P·KS N·Q4 3. N-QB3 ...... ed he bad good chances. But he offered BENKO SACRIFICES KNIGHT; BEATS This move is new for me, but I wanted a draw fairly early, notwithstanding the BOTVINNIK!" It was a clear case of to avoid my former preference, 3. P·Q4, fact that I had an advantageous position counting your headline before the chick· P-Q3; 4. N·KB3, because I have not come against Larsen. Indeed, he had scarcely en has hatched. up with a good answer to Larsen's new· left the tournament hall when I estab­ Gheorghiu was definitely the hard esl Idea-4 ...... , PxP; 5. NxP, P-KN3, lished a sure win. His renowned attack­ luck player of the tournament, throwing with which he defeated Jimenez in Palma ing play showed itself in two fine wins away three or four winning posltions de Mallorca. against Portisch and Padevsky, but he through carelessness or shoddy tech· 3...... Nx N was not able to capitalize on his opening nique. Against most of the players in Strengthening White's center while advantage against Hort, who managed a this tournament, strong concentration saddling him with doubled pawns. 3. draw by dogged, alert defense. and hard application were required, for ...... , N-N3 wastes too much time, but Smyslov and Hort shared third and no one was willing to part with a point possibly 3 ...... • P-K3 is playable. fourth place with 8'h points. Along with for the asking. However, Gheorghiu did 4. NPxN ...... Botvinnik, they made up the trio of un· evince his familiar style against Fortinos. 4. QPxN is downright silly since it defeated players in the tournament. For showing the laUer's Sicilian with gives Black a fine Kingside pawn major- the most part Smyslov played a bit too smashing sacrifices. ity after 4...... P·Q3 as in Sarapu.Hort, casually, lacking the sharp edge that is Portiseh played as though bis upcom· Sousse . required in going after the highest prize. ing match with La rsen might have been He did win forcefully on the Black side on his mind. He was the only Grand· of a Scheveningen Sicilian against Padev­ master to be upset by the French player We need your sky, but was disappointed when Portisch Letzelter. Portisch handled the White squeaked a draw out of a very bad side of an Orthodox Defense very badly iour-Rook ending. Hort proved once and Letzelter seized every opportunity, ZIP CODE again that he is a tough man to lock never allowing his renowned opponent to horns with. Although a pawn down recover. After obtaining a decent enough to send CHESS LIFE against Larsen, he refused to surrender pOSition against Hort's Scotch Opening, JULY, 1968 239 4...... P·QN3!? Here a nice question arises as to To this quiet crusher there is no de· whether the finesse B. B·N5ch was fense. If 16 ...... , P.B3, then 17. N·B5!, stronger. It would force the Black Knight Q.Q4; 18. B·K4, Q·B5; 19. NxB, KxN; to Q2 where it impedes Black's Queen· 20. Q-B3 and Black is helpless against the side castling, for if 8 ...... , N·B3; 9. terrible pin. After 16 ...... , N-N5 White P·Q5!, PxQP; 10. QxP, Q·Q2; 11. N·Q4, wins the Exchange by 17. N·B5!, NxB; White wins a piece. But the Bishop lB. NxQ, NxQ; 19. NxR. would have to lose a tempo to relurn 16...... NxP? to Q3 and that might be just enough to . .Prevents 17. N·B5 and 17. N·N5 be· allow Black to castle safely Ringside. cause Black's KB4 is defended and 17. 8...... B·K2 9. 0·0 N.B3 PxN, BxN; 18. R·Kl, P·KB4 leaves Black It is obvious that White will be able to a pawn ahead. But ... bring an awful lot of fire·power to bear 17. N·N3! ...... on the Kingside. So Black leaves the Converts Black's intended pseudo-sac· castling question open while he develops rifice into the loss of a piece. Black all his pieces. cannot now play 17 ...... , N·B6ch; 18. An innovation in Larsen's Nimzovich­ 10. Q·Kl ...... PxN, B·B4, for 19. B-B5 also wins Black's ean mood. He wanted to avoid a repeti­ Just in case Black forgets himself, Queen, which turns out to cost one less tion of his game with Bilek from the In­ White is ready to answer 0·0 by Q·N3 piece than White's Queen. 17 ...... , B·B4 terzonal since I had told him about the and P·B5 with an overwhelming attack. amounts to the same thing: 18. PxN, improvements I had discovered for White 10...... Q·Q2 11. PxPI ...... BxQP; 19. B·B5, while 17 ...... , N·B3 in the course of commenting on the White must work energetically be· fails after 18. B-B5, B·B4; 19. B-K3. game in a previous Chess Life article cause Black is ready for a safe 0·0·0. 17...... Q·QB3 (April 196B, p. 129). 11...... QxP Black hopes to develop some desper· 5. P-KB4 ate counter chances...... Possible ~as 11 ...... , BxP; 12. N·K5, Although Black has postponed counter­ NxN; 13. BPxN, B·K2, but White has a 18. PxN RxP 19. N·BSI ...... attack on White's center, it will surely clear advantage after 14. Q·B2 or 14. Played exactly- White is prepared to follow and therefore should be antici­ Q·N3. On 11 ...... , PxP, White stands repulse the dangerous possibilities on pated. better after 12. Q·N3, P-N3; 13. N·N5. Black's 20th move. 5...... B·N2 12. N·NS P·KR3 13. N·K4 Q.Q2 19...... B·B4 20. B·K3 ...... 13 ...... , Q·Q4 would have been met Naturally 20. NxR would have lost at 5...... , B·R3? would have left Black once to 20 ...... , BxN. badly misplaced after 6. Q·B3, P·QB3; by 14. P·B5, 0·0-0; 15. B·K3, N·R4 ; 7. P-Q3. 16. PxP, PxP; 17. R-B7. 20...... R·BS 14. P·BSI He had to settle for this since 20 ...... , 6. N·B3 P·K3 8. B..Q3 ...... R·KN5 was refuted by 21. N·K7ch!, BxN; 7. p.Q4 P·Q3 22. B·B5ch, winning the Rook. 21. BxB! R·K1 22. N·Q4!

IF YOU'RE MOVING SOON .•. DON·T LEAVE CHESS LIFE "EN PASSANT" Ruling out 0 ·0 altogether because of USCF wants to help you and 15. P·B6 and there are some hidden welcome you promptly in your points directed against 0·0·0 too. If new home. To be sure we can 14 ...... , PxP; 15. RxP, QxR? ; 16. N­ 22. N-K7ch would also have won, but Q6ch wins the Queen. If here 15 ...... , the text move compels almost total reo do thiS, we must know at least duction, eliminating all Black counter six weeks before you move ... P·B3?, then 16. RxP! wins. 14...... 0·0·0 15. PxP QxP? chances. Black cannot keep things alive ·YOUR OLD ADDRESS (A RE­ This move is based on a by 22 ...... , Q·Q4, for 23. B·B5ch, K-N1; CENT CHESS LIFE LABEL IS that overlooks the force of White's 17th 24. P·B4 compels exchange of Queens BEST) move. 15 ...... , PxP was necessary, lead· on terms worse than those in the game ing to only a small advantage for White continuation. ·YOUR NEW ADDRESS after 16. B·K3, QR-B1; 17. Q.N3, P·KN4; 22...... RxQ 27. BxR B·Q4 18. Q-R3. 23. NxQ RxRch 28. P·QR3 P·R4 24. RxR BxN K·Q2 ·AND YOUR NEW ZIP CODE 16. Q·B21 29. K·B2 NUMBER ...... 25. B·B2 P·QR4 30. P·N3 P·QRS 26. R·Kl RxRch 31. B·B3 P·N3 Chess Life is not forwarded by 31...... , P·KE3 loses a pawn to 32. the post office. Be sure to B-N6. mail us a post office change­ 32. K·K3 P·QB3 38. B·BSch K·K2 of-address form, post card, or 33. B·KS K·K3 39. P·B3 B·B6 letter. Then USCF can help 34. B·B7 P·QN4 40. B·Q6ch K·Ql you find chess fun and fu lfill ­ 35. K·Q4 P·N4 41. K·N6 B·N7 ment at your new location. 36. K·BS P·RS 42. B·BS Resigns 37. P·N4 P·B3 White would have won all of the u.s. CHESS FEDERATION Kingside pawns by 42 ...... , B·B6; 43. 479 Broadway B·Q4, K-K2; 44. K·B7, B·N7; 45. B-B5ch, NEWBURGH, N.Y. 12550 K·B2; 46. K-Q7, B·Q4; 47. B·Q4, B·B6; 48. B·K6ch, K-N3; 49. K·K7, etc. 240 CHESS LIFE Games Annotated Especially for Chess Life

by Larsen by Botvinnik by Smyslov KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE SICILIAN DEFENSE M. Botvinnik 8, Larsen P. Benko M. Botvinnik N. Padevsky V. Smyslov 1. P-QB4 N·K83 5, 0 ·0 P-Q3 1. P.QB4 P·KN3 3. B·N2 P·K4 1. P.K4 P·QB4 4. NxP P·QR3 2. N-KB3 P-KN3 6. N·B3 p·e3 2. P·KN3 B-N2 2. N·KB3 P·K3 5. B·Q3 B·B4 3. P·KN3 B·N2 7. P·Q4 Q·R4 The so·called English Opening, or 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. B·N2 0·0 plainly speaking, the Sicilian Defense I first tried this continuation against A rather unusual line _ I wanted a wi th colors reversed. Keres in the 29th USSR Championship complicated game. White's next is very 4. N·QB3 N·K2 5. P-K4 ...... (1962) in , and since then it has natural but as far as I know it bas not Black could play here (or one move often been played in tournaments by been played before. Normally While later) ...... , P-QB4, but then the position adherents of the Sicilian Defense. plays 8. P-KR3, against which Black would assume a symmetrieal character Not having seen anything serious probably must play P·K4, or B. P-Q5, with a small advantage for White. against this system of development, 1 which Black answers by Q-N5. 5. .... P-Q3 7. P-Q3 p.B4 deeided to repeat It in my game against 8. P·K4 e·NS 10. 8x 8 KN·Q2 6. KN·K2 QN·B3 Padevsky. 9. P-K R3 BxN 11 . 8·K3 P-QB4!? Caution characteristic of the experi· 6. N·N3 B-Rl 8. Q-K2 ...... enced . Btack is in no hur· 7. 0-0 N·QB3 ry to castle in order not to provoke As is known, 8. Q·N4 is answered by White, in case he does not castle King· 8...... , N-B3; 9. QxNP, R-KNl; 10. Q. side, into an attack against the Black R6, N-K4, and Black has sufficient com· Ki ng. My adversary, however, had other pensation for the lost pawn, thanks to plans. his good piece development. 8. N·Q5 •••••••• S...... p·Q3 12. QR-Ql Q·B2 A typical maneuver. Before playing 9. B·K3 BxB 13. K-Rl P·QN4 9. B-K3, White's Knight occupies a cen­ 10. QxB N·B3 14. P·B4 B·N2 tral position. If 8. B-K3, Black could 11 . N·B3 0 ·0 15. Q.R3 P-N5 answer 8 ...... , N-Q5. An indispensable link in Black's plan, 8...... 0-0 9. B·K3 B-K3 in order not to allow 16. P·BS, P·K4; The only way-and it is not bad-to 17. N-Q5, NxN ; 18. PxN, followed by co mplete the development of the pieces. 19. P-B6. 10. Q·Q2 Q·Q2 12. QR·Kl 16. N·K2 KR-Q1 18. N-'N3 QR·B1 Played after long thought. Botvinnik 11 . 0-0 R·B2 QR-KBl was expecting 11...... , Q-N5 and was 13. P·B4 ...... 17. QR~-;;K~'=i P,:-~'3~ not sure that White has better than the Here Black conceives a crafty plan, draw 12. B-K2, QxNP; 13. N-R4, Q-R6; consisting of the attempt to weaken 14. B-Bl, Q-N5; 15. B-Q2 and so on. I White's KP and the position of the rejected 11. .... _... , Q-N5 because of 12. White King. This plan is actually real· Q-Q3_ ized in the course of the next several A few days later, in the Master group, moves. Kozrna.Ostojic reached the same posi- tion. Black played 11 ...... , P-QR3 and only after 12. P-QR4, P-QB4. Then the Black QR is not in danger, but White probably has better moves than 12. p­ QR4_ Anyway, the text is very risky_ I was most afraid of the unclear pawn sacri­ A calm defense. In event of 19. fice 12. P-K5, PxQP; 13. BxQP, PxP; P-K5, PxP; 20. PxP, ; 21. RxN/ 6, 14. B·KS, but Botvinnik probably saw 1 intended 21 ...... , RxB; PxR, PxR; no reason for this as he thought he was 23. N-R5, P-B4 or 23. QxRP. N·N5, and winning without any sacrifices. in the sharp struggle Black's chances 12. PxP PxP 16. N·Q5 Q·Ql are not inferior. IS. P·K5 Q·82 17. N·B4 Q..N3 19. N.Q2 N·Q5 22. PxP N,N 14. N..Q5 Q..Ql 18. P·QN4 __ .. _. __ 20. N·B3 Q.N3 23. NPxN N·Rl 15. N-B4 Q-N3 13...... BPxP 14. QPxP ...... 21. P·K5 PxP 24. N-RS P·N3 This looks like a lethal blow but Black Otherwise there wo uld follow 14 ...... , (Confinued nexl page) actually has many resources in the posi­ N·B4. tion. 14...... N·Bl 18_ ...... 19. BxBP _ USE THIS ADDRESS A necessary part of Black's plan. Now for ALL USCF moil: (Conlinued nexl page) t he QBP is defended and there is the possibility of exchanging the white· U.S. Chess Federation squared Bishops. Show Your USCF Membership 15. P..QB5 B·R6 17. KxB KPxP 479 Broadway Cord At Every T~urnoment 16. P·QN4 BxB Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 (Conlinued nexl page! JULY, 1968 241 LARSEN, Conrd. BOTVINNIK Cont'd. SMYSLOV, Cont'd. In order not to concede his K5 square, White must play 18. NPxP, after which his King position is weakened. 18. NPxP R·Kl Finally the KP is under siege. 19. N·N3 •••••••• A natural move, safeguarding the cas· tled position and defending the KP. However, after the game it seemed to me that the move 19. N/2·B3 would have been more prudent. 19...... P·KR4

Afterwards Botvinnik considered this A critical position has arisen in which a mistake. He said that 19. N-Q5 should White's energetic attack has been met be an easy win. My eyes don't see this­ by a solid defense. The best reply here after 19. N-Q5, Q·Ql; 20. BxP, QN-B3; seemed to be 25. N-B4. This would be 21. P-N5, Black has two possibilities. 21. followed by 25 ...... , RxB!; 26. PxR, R· ...... , Q·R4 and 21...... , P-N3 (22. B-R3, B7, with dangerous counterplay, for in· NxP). It is all very complicated, but stance: 27. QxRP, R·B7, or 27. R·K2, Black looks aU right to me, to say the RxR; 28. NxR, Q·K6; 29. N-Nl, QxKP, least. or 27. Q.N3, P·N4; 28. R·K2, Q·B3; 29. 19...... NxBch 21. N·QS R·Kl RxR, QxR; 30. N·R5, QxNP; 31. N·B6 20. QxN Q-QB3 22. QR·Ql ...... ch, NxN; 32. PxN, B·Q4, and the Bishop Botvinnik's original intention was 22. is excellently posted. BxKP, but now he realized that after 25. N·B6 NxN 26. PxN P·K4! 22 ...... , BxR; 23. RxB, N·Q2, he would This is the position envisioned by This maneuver definitely liquidates not have enough for the Exchange. Black when he played 13 ...... , BPxP. White's threats, and now White's pawn Now comes a funny Exchange com­ The continuation 20. P·KR4 favors Black; weaknesses begin to tell. bination. no better is 20. P·B5, P·R5; 21. PxP (21. 27. RxP ...... 22...... P·K3 23. N·B6ch ...... P·B6, B·Rl), RxR; 22. RxR, PxN; 23. If 27. B·K4, BxB; 28. PxB, R·B3; 29. Botvinnik feels nothing for the inter­ R·B7, Q·N5; 24. RxBch, KxR; 25. B·R6ch QxP, RxKBP, with the better chances esting ending after 23. N·K7ch, RxN; 24. (25. Q·B3ch, N·K4), KxP. for Black. QxQ, NxQ; 25. BxR, NxB; 26. R-Q7, and But Benko finds a way to add fuel to 27...... QxP 28. Q·N3 R·Q4 after 26 ...... , N·B3; 27. RxP, B·B1; 28. the fire! It is necessary to exchange White's P-B5, P-K4, Black is probably safe. 20. P·NS N!3·K2 active Rook in order to avoid 29. R·KB5. 23...... BxN 24. QxB N-Q2 Possibly simpler and better would 29. 'RxR BxR 32. R·82 K·N2 The story of this Knight is a dark have been 20 ...... , N·Q1. Now begin 30. P·N3 R·Kl 33. B·K2 P·KR4 chapter. It stood on its initial square great complications. 31. K·N2 R·K6 34. B·Ql Q.Q5 for most of the game, and when it fin­ 21. P·B5! P·R5 23. RxR Black's positional pressure grows with ally moved, it was immediately killed. 22. PxNP RxR 24. R.B7! ...... every move and the Black pieces domi­ 25. RxN QxR 27. BxKP RxB nate the board. Black cannot be stopped. 26. 8·Q4 P·K4 28. QxR QxP 35. R·81 R·K4 38. Q·N6 R·Q4! There is still some danger due to the 36. Q·B2 Q·86 White resigned White Queenside majority. In fact I 37. K·Rl B·83 think Botvinnik got the most out of the position, but it is not enough to win. ENGLISH OPENING 29. R·Ql Q·B1 30. P-B5 Q·83 L. Portisch V. Smyslov Black is ready to bring his Rook to 1. P·QB4 P·K4 4. B·N2 B·N2 the King file. In a last attempt Botvinnik 2. N·QB3 N·QB3 5. P·Q3 P·Q3 temporarily sacrifices a pawn. 3. P·KN3 P·KN3 6. P·K4 ...... 31. R·Q6 Q·N4 33. R-Q7 Q·K8ch This continuation was introduced into 32. Q·Q5 QxP 34. K-N2 Q·K3 tournament practice by Botvinnik and is now one of the most popular and re­ The best defense; otherwise White liable systems among the branches of might still get very good winning the English Opening. Having obtained chances with his active position and his The job would not have been accom· control of Q5, White prepares a pawn dangerous QBP. Now 35. QxP, R·Kl is plished by 24. B·R6, Q·K3. Now an aw· attack by means of P·B4. very good for Black, who still dreams of ful blow is threatened: 25. RxBch! For 6...... KN·K2 9. NxN P.N a Kingside attack beginning with P·R4-5. instance, in case of 24 ...... , Q·N5; 25. 7. KN·K2 0·0 10. N·K2 P·QB3 (Continued next page! (Continued next page! 8. 0·0 N·Q5 The strategic contours of Black's plan MONTE CARLO 1968 are now clarified and the move ...... , Player , , , , , n ,. w , 0 Score P·Q4 is in the offing, or if needed, ...... , • • • • , P·KB4. I did not like 10 ...... , P·QB4 1. Lanen ...... x ! ! ! , ! , ! , ", , " ", , , , , 9~. 3~ ,. Botvinnlk ...... 1 ! ! ! , ! , ! ! ,• , , , , , because White then has the possibility 3. Smyslov " , , , , , • • • • ...... " ! • ! ! ! ! , ! ! ! , , , • • 8~. 41 of playing P·QN4 as well as being per­ •• Hort ...... ··· ..... l ! ! • ! ! ! I ! ! 81· 41 mitted to playa Knight to Q5 . ,. Byrne ...... •...... 1 ! ! ! ! ! , , ! ! ! , , • ,• • . , • , , • • , 11. P·QN4 P.QR4 14. B·QR3 P.P •• Benko ...... 1 ! ! ! • ! ! ! !, ! , , , , • ·7!. 5! ,. Gheorghlu •..•...... 0 ! ! ! ! ! • ! , ! ! ! , • 11· 51 12. P·NS PxP 15. BxP R·Kl Portlsch ...... ! , ! , , ! ! ! , , , , , , , 1j. 51 13. PxP p·Q4 •• Uhlmann ...... 0 ! ! ! , ! ! ,• ! , , , , , . , •• , • , , • • • . Freeing the Knight for the march via ". Forlntos •.•. ...•...... 0 ! ! ! ! , ! ,! ,! • ! ! , , , , • • , n. Oam[lnovlc ...... 0 ,! , ! , ! ! ! , , ! • ! , , •, , 5j. 1! Q4 to the outpost on QB6 . ". Padevsky ...... 0 , , , ,! ,! ,! , , ,! , ! ,• I , •, ... 16. N·B4 B·R3! Lebelter ...... 0 , , , , , , , , , , • ! , , ,11·11j ,..". Zinser ...... •...... 0 ! ! " " ." (Continued next page) 242 CHESS LIFE LARSEN, Cont'd. BOTVINNIK Cont'd. SMYSLOV, Cont'd. 35. QxQ PxQ 39. P·B4 R·Q4 RxBch, KxR; 26. Q·Q4, KxPj 27. Q.B6ch, The most difficult move of t he game. 36. RxNP R·QBl 40. P·R4 P·K4 K·R2; 28. Q·B7ch, Q·N2; 29. N·B6ch and Black consistenUy fights for his Q4 and 37. RxQRP RxP 41. P·RS Draw the affair ends in a mate. at the same time prevents the maneuver 38. K·R3 R.B4 24...... B·K41 17. BxN, RxBj 18. N·Q5, because of 18. But Botvinnik only offered the draw The last resource. By keeping the ...... , R·K4. the next morning, so at least he bad the Bishop, Black repels the attack. 17. Q.B3 BxN pleasure of getting me out of bed early. 25. B·Q4 Q-N5 16. R·B4 ...... In this game my search for compliea. A distressing mistake in time pres· lions only earned me a lot of problems, sure, but to be sure, it must be pointed but I don't think I was lost at any stage. out that 26. BxB, PxPch (26 ...... , QxP It probably had a certain psyehologi· Chi 27. K·R3)j 27. B·N3!, QxPch; 2B. eal effect on Botvinnik, however, that KxP, QxP (28 ...... , QxN; 29. Q·R6); he couldn't win this game. The next 29. NxNch (29. R·B3, Q·R4ch; 30. K·N2, round he played badly against Benko­ QxN), RxN!; 30. RxR, NxR; 31. PxP, but won! (Benko thought he had a mat· N·B4; 32. Q·Q5ch, K·B1 would hardly ing attack and sacrificed a Knight. Well, have saved the game. in one variation there was no mate.) 16...... Q-R4 MERAN DEFENSE The threats now are 27. QxPch and W. Uhlmann B. Larsen 27. NxN. The rest is obvious. 1. P-04 N·KB3 5. P-K3 QN·Ql 27. BxB QxPch 31. BxNP Q·Q6ch 1. p.oB4 P-K3 6. B·Q3 PxP 28. K·B3 QxQ 33. K-Bl QxNP 3. N·KB3 p-Q4 7. BxBP P.oN4 29. N·B6ch K·N2 34. PxP QxN 18. BxN! ...... 4. N·B3 P-B3 8. B.Q3 B·Nl 30. NxRch KxP While resigned The proper solution of the positional The Reynolds Variation 8 ...... , p . 31. R·B6ch K·Rl problem. Otherwise, after lB. QxB, N· QR3j 9. P·K4, P·B4; 10. P·Q5 has given A fighting game which does credit Q4; 19. Q·B3, N·B6, Black's prospects very good results for White, so .Black to both sides. would be preferable. is probably better off with the Swedish ,(Translafed by Oscar Freedman) 18...... RxB 20. Q·B6 Variation, B...... , P·N5, or the text 19. QxB B·K3 move, which has never been very popu· This move leads to difficulties because lar. I played it in two match games C8MC EXCLUSIVES: of the resulting endgame which is in against Ivkov in 1965 with good results, Black's favor. Better was 20. KR·B1, B· although at that time I had not studied 1-$10 Life Memberships, with no Q4; 21. P·BS, p.B4; 22. BxB, QxB; 23. it very much. additional dues, ever. R-B4, with chances for both sides. 9. P-K4 P·NS 11. P-KS N-Q4 2-Friendly, free, and unlimited post· 20...... R·Bl 12. P·N6 R·B6! 10. N-OR4 P.84 11. PxP ...... al chess. 21. QxQch RxQ Theory gives 12. NxP as stronger; Blaek's position is unquestionably against Ivkov I answered 12...... , BxN, 3-50% Member discounts on CBMC preferable and if 23. BxNP, R·Nl. Mini·Maiiable Chess Sets (the most and after 13. PxB in one of the games convenient way to play chess by 23. KR·N1 B·Q4 26. K·N2 • .oS I even played 13 ...... , NxBP!?j 14. B· mall). 14. P·QR4 BxB 27. K·B3 N5ch, K·Bl. I admit this is a little duo 25. PxB P·Q6 bious. Maybe I know better lines now. 4-CBMC Certified Rating Tourna· 12...... \ Q.R4 13. 0·0 BxP ments, with big prizes for all, I have read somewhere that 13 ...... , and "status symbol" tie tacks, in B·B3 is a good move here. That is too gold plate, solid sterling silver, deep for me-what is wrong with 14. and solid 10K gold. B·B2? Write for details-or, better yet, use 14. P-OR3 B.K2 16. R·K1 KR·Ql the coupon below, join now, and get a 15. B-Q2 0·0 free gift of 6 Mini·Maiiable Chess Black already has an absolutely salis· Sets. factory position. If he wanted to sim· CBMC, Box 414, plify, then 16 ...... , N/2-N3 was not Wakefield, Mass. 01880 bad. 17. Q-N3 QR·Nl Or 17...... , N·B4. But I wanted it CHESS BY MAIL CLUB more complicated. With his next move P.O. Box 414 the East German Grandmaster offered Wakefield, Mass. 01880 (Continued next paqe) a draw- he had just lost three games in a row. Life Membership Application lS. B·K4 B·QB3 o Enclosed is my $10 Life Member· SEVENTH EDITION Even 18 ...... , P·KR3 was possible! ship fee (payable to CBMC). 19. PxP BxP 21. Q·B2 P·KR3 JUST OFF THE PRESS 20. N·B3 Q·B4 22. BxN? ...... Name ...... _._...... THE COLLE SYSTEM Greedy. Or maybe just playing it safe, for with no pawns on the Queen· by International Master Address ...... -...... - ~ide, how can Black win? 22...... BxB 14. BxQRP R-R1 ...... -.--..... -.-.... ,...... ~ 23. B·K3 Q·81 In this pOSition the White Bishop is ZIP CODE ...... __._ ...... very bad; it cannot do very much and it must be hidden or protected. It is Category: 0 Beginner 0 Avanced GEORGE the one piece that Black is not ready to exchange off. Black is planning some· o Expert 0 Master KOLTANOWSKI thing along the long white diagonal and 1100 Gough St., Apt. 0·3 his Knight is headed for the Kingside. San Francisco, Calif. 94109 ·.. ·'· .. ·'··'·'· .. ·'· .. ·'· .. ·Sig~atl!i-·e· .. ·.. ·'· .. ·'· .. ·'· .. ··· ...... Black has a very difficult position. (California residents Idd 5% sales tax.) (Con!lnued next page)

JULY, 1968 243 LARSEN, Cont'd. 25. B-Q4 N-Bl 26. B·N6 R-Q2 The Opening of the Future? by

The opening 1. P-KN3 is very popular 3. P-QB4 N-KB3 4. P-N3 ...... and to many chess players it is known Larsen very often shows his preference as the "Benko System." The Klngslde for the double fianchetto. One can also Fianchetto has proved to be a very use· play here 4. P-K3. l uI weapon in tournament practice. It Is 4...... P-KN3 7. N-B3 P-B3 quite logical to ask, therefore, if the S. B-N1 B-N2 8. O.() R·Kl Queenside fianchetto with 1. P·QN3 is 6. N·K83 O,() 9. P·K3! altogether wrong. Indeed, there is nothing wrong with it. It is, in fact, not a new move at all, but lately the Dane, , has adopted this opening Now Uhlmann thought for quite some with success in many tournaments. time, and then he blundered. He did Even so, it came as a surprise to me not find anything good, got depressed, when he chose this move to open our and in the end he just made a move. fourth·round game in the Monte Carlo I do not know what he should have International Tournament. I was a bit done, but there were certainly better confused, not being sure what the best moves than .. . setup was, since I had never before faced 27. Q-K2? RxR 29. PxB QxP this move in my long tournament 28. RxR BxQN 30. Q-Kl ...... experience. It is all very bad. 30. B·Q4 would lose In the other game below (eighth a piece to 30 ...... , BxN. round), I myself put this move to the 30...... Q-B3 32. PxB N-N3 test in order to embarass my opponent It would seem the obvious move here 31. Q-K3 BxN 33. R-QBl N-R5 in the same way. is 9. P-Q4, but Black could then have White resigned. He resigned, in fact, But let the games speak for them· continued with the very good reply before I made the move on the board, selves. 9...... , P·K5 (10. N-Q2, P-Q4, or ...... , but since I had written it down, I sup­ NIMZO-DANISH OPENING 8-B4) with a promising game for pose it belongs to the game. All other B. Lar:sen P. Benko Black). After the text move, however , Queen-saving moves also win - White 1. P-QN3 ...... it is hard to find a good developing loses at least two pawns. The rather strange name of this open· move for Black, since 9...... , QN·Q2 When I beat a Grandmaster so eas· ing stems from the tournament bulletins. would block the path of the Bishop. With ily, I never quite understand what hap­ It was probably A. Nimzovich (a Dane his next dubious move Black attempts to pened. But I guess I played the game himself, by adoption) who laid the avoid this. rather well. Maybe things started going groundwor k for this opening, and later 9...... B·B4 10. P-Q3 Q-Q1 wrong fo r Uhlmann on the 12th move. the Danish masters, among them Grand­ Black tries to get rid of the Bishops, Four moves earlier he had planned 12. master Larsen, enriched its theory. but his position is not sound anyway. NxP, which he fo rgot, and then remem­ 1...... P-K4 2_ 8-N2 P-03 11 . N-KNS I 12. N/ S-K4 N·R1! bered immediately afterwards. I decided upon the King's In dian setup P-KR3 and tried completely to ignore the psy­ Black has to be very careful, for his SMYSLOV, Cont'd. chological warfare of my opponent. Bishop is not safely posted and his

Portisch fights stubbornly in a diffi· ~-- cult position. Black now has a choice of continuing as in the game or 27 ...... , R/6-B5, with the following variation: 28. I ;Y Wl,.i K-K3, RxPch; 29. KxP, R/K-Q5ch; SO. K-K3 , RxP; 31 . RxR, RxR; 32. R-N15, R­ R7. But this method seemed to me in· sufficient to win and I chose another, sharper continuation, in which the White King is attacked. 27...... P·Q7ch 30. R-NS RxPch 28. K-K2 RxPch 31. K-Q3 R_K NS 29. KxP R·B6 If 31...... , R·K 3, then 32. Rll-QN1, R/7-B3; 33. RxP, RxP; 34. RxR, RxR ; 35. K·K3, with definite drawing chances for White. 32. RxP RxRP 37. K-BS R·B6ch 33. R-R7 RxPch 38. K-QS R·Qkh 34. K_B4 R·R5ch 39. K·8S R·R4ch 35. K-B5 R-B6c:' 40. K·84 R-Q2 36. K-QS R·Q6c :' The King needs a little rest now. White's Queenside pawns are dangerous and this brings about equality. 41. P-RS R-R5ch 42. K·B3 R/ S-QS The sealed move. However, the play­ ers agreed to a draw because after 43. P-R6, Black can force a perpetual. (Translated by Oscar Freedman) Larsen, left, aqainsf Benko. Man ...lflt mustache, center, is Prince Rainier. . 244 CHESS LIFE Queenside Is underdeveloped. At this 22. KR·Q81 PxP 25, NxN My last move was made with the idea moment I was preoccupied with the idea 23. QxPch K·R2 26. Q·N3 of bringing the Ki ng to a safe place of restoring the balance. The text move 24. B·B1 N/2·Q4 C...... K·B2, ...... R·KN 1, followed by aims at regaining flexibility by means With this move Black safeguards the a royal march to QN2), again doubli ng of a possible ...... ,' P·KB4 at a later position of his dominating Knight for the Rooks on the Q file, and then to stage. 12...... , B·R6 would fail against good, so there is no longer anything attempt to break open White's position. 13. NxP, BxB; 14. NxR, BxR; l ~. NxNch, to fear. The only weakness is the QBP, At any rate, White would have had to BxN; 16. QxB, winning a pawn. 12 ...... , but It can be sufficiently guarded. face all the problems of how to keep NxN or 12 ...... , BxN are not promising 27. P·QR4 ...... everything in balance, while al! the either, for after 13. PxN (or 13. PxB), White tries desperately to open the winning chances would have been Black's QP would become a permanent position even if it costs him a pawn. Black's. weakness on the open file. Should Black accept the sacrifice, White I have to admit that I was soft this 13. 8·QR3 B·B1 14. P-04 BxN wo uld obtain dangerous counterplay, time. since I was already very tired and White poses considerable threats, so e, g. 27 ...... , BxP; 28. PxP, PxP; 29. had another adjourned game to play Black has to take quick action to close R·R6. on the same day. So it remains the task the center, even by trading his Bishop 27...... P·R3 28. R·B5?1 ...... of the reader to discover how Larsen for the Knight. co uld have been beaten. 15. NxB P·KB4 17. p.B4 NIMZO-DANISH OPENING T6. N·8 3 P·K5 Benko Zinser 1. P·QN 3 P·QN3 My opponent adopts imitation tactics. I was barely ab le to suppress my smile. 2. B·N2 B·N2 3. N·KB3 P·K3 To my relief Black breaks the monot· ony of symmetrical play. I was already haunted by the nightmare that he would try to drive me to a symmetrical dead· end- a draw! 4. P·N3 -N·KB3 6. O.() O,() 5. B·N2 8 ·K2 7. p.B4 Q.Bl A very risky sacrifice of the Exchange. It would, of course, be somewhat awk· ward to defend the QNP by B·QR3. The A surprise indeed! I expected instead lcxt move is very typical of Larsen's 17. P·B3 to force open the center and style, who often tries to solve difficult clear the diagonal for the Bishop, e.g. problems by violent methods. 17 ...... , p·Q4; 18. BxB, RxB; 19. PxKP 28...... QR·N) or 19. P·KN4. After the text move I There is no need for haste. White tried to keep the position blocked in cannot move the Rook on account of the view of the lack of development of my weakness of the QNP. I Queenslde. 29. P·RS BxR 30. QPxB ...... 17 ...... N·B3 19. P·QR3 P·R4 At last White has achieved his aim 18. B·N2 N·R3 of obtaining the long dIagonal as com· The purpose of this move is to prevent pensation for the loss of the Exchange. any possible hreakup of the position by 30...... QR·Q) 32. P·R4 ...... Actually we have reached a position P·KN4 and to pave the way for an offen· 31 . R·Ql Q·K3 well known from lhe Queen's Indian slve ...... , P·R5. To prevent ...... P·KR5 which would Defense. Instead of the text move, it is 20. Q·K2 N·B2 21 . P·QN4 P·Q4 open the KR file for Black'S Rooks. Of much more usual to play here 7...... , Just at the right moment, because course, 32. .. .. ,.. .. NxBP would be pre· P·B4 which, however, offers slightly with his P·QN4 White has weakened his mature because of 33. Q·B3, winning the better chances for White after 8. p·Q4, QB4, which means that after ...... , PxP, Knight. PxP; 9. QxP, N·B3; 10. Q·B4. 8. P·Q4 P·Q3 he cannot recapture with a pawn, thus 32...... R·K2 33. B·K2 ...... Black could also have played 8 ...... allowing Black to occupy his Q4 with a This time, 33 ...... , NxBP fails to 34. piece. P·Q4 and in case of 9. PxP, PxP, his Rxa. Queen would find a cozy place on K3. Of course 22. P·B5 would only slow R/ 2..Q2 35. Q·R3 down White's offensive on the Queen· 33 ...... 9. N·B3 N·K5 10. P·Q5 ...... " side, while Black would concentrate his 34. K·B2 K·Nl The only way to achieve some advan· forces for an attack on the Kingside. tage-the Bishop's diagonal had to be cut. 10...... NxN 12. Q·B2 P·QB3? BRIDGEPORT OPEN 11 . BxN P·K4 Black's position is a little cl'8mped, August 17-18 but is too early at the moment to break 5 round Swiss, open to all USCF up the center because of the e nsuing members. weaknesses (the Q4. square and the very weak QP). Black ought to have shown At the STRATFIELO MOTOR INN, morc patience with 12...... , N.Q2 Pl'c· one of New England's finest hotels. paring to push his KBP. Air·condltioned - Swimming pool - 13. PxP 8 xP 15. B·N4 ...... Fre. parking - 2 blocks from rail· 14. KR·Ql N·Q2 road itil t io n (low 2-dIY round t rip White is massi ng unbearable pressu re fares) - 2 blocks from bus terminal. In this position White proposed a against the weak QP. In case of the f or delails see Tournamen t Lile, draw and I accepted. The reader may obvious 15 ...... " N·B4, I would have pa qe 278. ask whether the position is really a followed a simple plan: 16. BxN, NPxN; draw, and t he question may be justified. 17. N·Q 2, and after the exchange of the JULY, 1968 245 Bishops on the 10ng diagonal, the Knight would occupy a strong position on Q5. 15...... Q.B2 16. N·R4! P·N3 Chess Life Here and There . • .

The 5t. Louis District Qualifying Tour· New York, finished with the following nament was won by Elliott Winslow with scores: Albert W. Hamilton 2*" Den· a score of 5-0. David Malan was second nis J . Ciborowski llh, Robert J. Lisanke with 4·1; David Edwards, Charles N. Lud· 1%, Albert E. Hiehducbeck 1, and Ernest vik and James Marsters followed on Chale 1f.:. Hamilton directed. tie·break with 31f.:·l'h. Jeff Zust 3·2 and • • • $ • Robert Vornberg 3·2, together with the The 2nd Mid·Central Open drew 24 above winners, qualified for the S1. Louis players. First prize went to Master Wil· District round robin with three seeded liam E. Martz wi th 41f.: points. He drew player.;:. The event, directed by Judge his 5th round game against J. Bruce Lackland H. Bloom, drew 22 entrants. Palucius. Second place was shared by • • • • • Palucius and Serge La Croix, who scored With a score of 5·1, Sal Matera won 4·1 points. On tie·break points, how· Black has almost no choice at all. Of the 2nd Kings Open in Brooklyn. Second ever, Palucius Is second and La Croix course 16 ...... BxN is not satisfactory and third places were won by Alan third. Fourth place was shared by J im because of 17. BxP. Black tries to pre· Pincus and Irving Prus, each with 41h · Marlia, Jack Pyne and David W. White· vent White from occupying the highly ·11f.:. Fourth went to Jan Pamiljens house, who scored 31h·Ih. each. important KBS squal'c, but things are who scored 41f.:·l1f.: . Russel Shurig was • • • a • not that simple and Black overlooks top A with 4·2, and Don Vavoulis top B Winners in the 5th Iowa North Central White's combination. with 3·S. Richard Little was tournament Open in Marshalltown, Iowa, were Dan 17. BxP B/2xB 18. Q.Q2 ...... director for the 20·player event. Reynolds with 4Vz·lh, Dan Harger 4·1, This is the point. White gets back • • • • • Don Rogers Slh·l1f.:, and Dan Frohardt his piece and Black will be a pawn Robert Bonwell was winner of the 31f.: ·l1f.:. John M. Osness directed the 33· down. Naturally Black has several ways Charleston (W. Va.) Club Championship player tournament. to lose that pawn, and It is most prob· with a score of 5·0. Dr. Cornelio Nolasco • • • • • able that his choice was not the best was second with 4·1. Ronald Kennedy, The LSU Tournament played at Balon way of obtaining some chances for Steve Gerrard and Larry Scites took Rouge, La., was won by Jude Acers with resistance. third, fourth and fifth, all scoring 31h· a score of S·D. Second through seventh 18...... BxB Ilh. Steve Gerrard and Larry Scites tied place wer e won by Karl Cavanaugh, 18 ...... , B·B4; 19. 8xB, QxB; 20. QxN, for the junior prize. Fifteen players Warren Porter, R. J. Rader, E. T. C. Q·B3 or Q·K5 was better, though with· entered the tournament which was di· Lewis, Charles Phillips and Adrian Mc· out any real compensation. rected by Daniel G. Lowder. Auley with scores of 31f.:·llh. Warren Porter directed the tournament which 19. NxB N·B4 • • • • • The Cornell Spring Open in Ithaca. drew 22 players. Even now, playing Black, I would try • • • to save the game with 19 ...... , B·B4; N.Y. drew 16 players. Dr. Erich March· • • and won first place with 5{). Stanley In Santa Monica the Masters and Ex· 20. QxN, QxQ; 21. RxQ. P·QR4. Perlo was second with 4·1, and Peter perts Tournament was won by Tibor 20. QxB QR·B1 22. QxQ Graves third with 31h ·I%. Class Band Weinberger with a score of 6-0. Paul 21. N·K3 KR·Q1 C went to Leigh Walker, Class D and Quillen was second with 4.2, and Spiller, A must, because after 22. Q·KB6, Unrated to Richard J. Donald. Paul C. Lessing, Seidner, Schain, Gerlach and N·K5; 23. Q·R4, N·B6, Black would ob· Joss was tournament director. Bragg tied for third. Sixteen players tai n countel'·chances. • • • • • were entered in the tournament di· Rca Hayes, director of the Cincinnati rected by Herbert T. Abel. Championship, won first place in that • • • • • tournament with a score of 8·2. Other In the City of Rochester Championship prizes went to Bert Edwards T%·2 1h, Tournament, B. K. Rogoff and R. Eber­ Roberto Galvao 7·3, Adam Rueckert and lein became co·champions of the city Vincent Strangio. Nineteen players par· with a quick draw in the last round after ticipated. mowing down their opponents in the Srd • • • • • round, including Dr. E. Marchand. cham· In the 1968 Palo Alto Absolute Cham· pion for the previous 5 years. Each scor· pionship, the top five players were John ed 3Jfl·Jfl. Third through fifth with a Dedinsky 7VZ·VZ, Ira Pohl 7·1, Anthony score of 3·1 were Marchand, D. Relthel LaVergne and Robert Hammie 5J.k ·2 ¥.!:. and L. Tuttle. Robert B. Eberlein was and Edward Syrett 4¥2·Slh. Ira Pohl di· tournament director for the I6·player event. rected; 9 players participated. • • • , , 22...... RxRch 24. R·Q8ch K·N2 • • • • • The Rhode Island Championship, with 23. Rx R RxQ 25. N·Q5 R·Nl Norman T. Whitaker on tie·break over 12 players, was won by Mi lford Freden· Black's game is hopeless, not only Emanuel Tsitseklis won the Kentucky burgh on tiebreak over Edward Fried· because he is a pawn down, but also Open in Louisville. The other places, also man. Top "A" player was R. Adenstedt because White's pieces control all im· on tie·break, went to S!!lden Trimble, and top junior was G. John. portant squares. George Radican and Samuel Fulkerson, all with scores of 4·1. Top C was shared • • • 26. R·K8 N·K3 28. P.QR4 N·B2 by Walter Alexander and Lloyd Lenar; James Wright, 5'h·1f.!, came out on 27. P·QN4 R·Q2 Top Junior: Alonzo Ross. top in the Memphis (Tenn.) Chess Cham· Desperate. Black's pieces are hope· Noble O'Neal directed this 32·player pionship. The event was a 7·player lessly tied up. tournament in which the age range was round robin. 29. Rx P Ruigns from 10 (W. Schickli) to 83 (N. Whitak· • • • er). Ted Yudacufski with a perfect 3-0 won • • • • • the 8·player St. Patrick's Day Tourna­ The 5 players who entered the SGE ment at the Casa Alvarado Chess Cen· * * * Round Robin Tournament in SYracuse, ter in California. 246 CHESS LIFE by Miro Radojcic

LUCKIER MAN WON

Tal-G ligoric: 5Jh ·31h . of this match looks more convincing than Tal's play In these few words of cold print the whole story and would Justify. It was Gligoric, in fact, who seemed better the whole drama of Belgrade's "match of the century" is prepared wi th some improved variations and who had fewer contained. From the Yugoslav Grandmaster's corner it was problems with the openings. This was probably the first a tragedy. Not because he eventually lost this struggle-that match in Tal's stormy career in which he did not strike with was generally expected-but because he lost it in an almost some fantastic combination and in which the audience had unbelievable manner after a very successful start and very no opportunity to get excited, let alone overwhelmed. good play in th e first half, leading at the half-way point by a score of 3·2. In the remaining four games Gligoric was able to score only a half point; to be morc specific, in the last four games, Gligoric drew one and lost three! The old saying has i t that it is useless to cry over spilled milk, but it is permitted at leas t to sigh and to ponder. And when once again he quietly goes over these games, Gligoric will find many reasons to sigh and to repent. First of all for his failure to execute a winning combination in the very second game which would hve given him a lead of 2·D-­ probably decisive. For his failure in that first half of the match to try harder for another win, when Tal seemed in· disposed, instead of letting himself get sleepy after a series of rather anemic draws. For his failure in the sixth game to make up his mind wh ich of the two voices fighting within him he should follow: the vo ice tempting him to seek more, or tbe voice telling him to use caution. For his failure in t he seventh game, which must have been the most painful for him, to seRiga," . overreached himself. In the second game the Yugoslav built When after a span of ten years the time came once again up such a powerful attack that without knowing who was to say good·bye to Belgrade, Tal himself knew best that this playing what color, one was prepared to bet that the White departure was not to be compared with that of ten years pieces were under Tal's comman d. Unfortunately, at the criti· ago when, at the conclusion of a splendid Candidates' tourna· cal stage Gligo ric did noi find the winning plan because he ment, he boarded the plane as the new challenger for the did not see the concluding move, and Tal was saved in a World Champion and the man who was soon to become the game in whIch some experts thought his opponent missed King of the chess world. No, this time his victory meant only the win not once but twice. that the first hurdle was overcome, not without some luck, To the amazement of ma ny, three uneventful draws were and that a more difficult match was imminent. The next to follow, the amazement being the greatest in the third hurdle is "the terrible KorchnOi," which is, for Tal, more game, when the great attacking hero Tal, playing White, ex· like a match with himself because of that most unpleasant changed Queens in the ve ry opening and then agreed to a feeling that it must have been Destiny in its cruelest mood draw after onl y a dozen moves! Some old·timers suggested that chose for him an opponent aga inst whom he has never that it was in the best tradition of Dr. Tartakower's famous played very well and against whom he has a disastrous life­ dictum that aft er a loss or a shaky start, one should play time score. resolutely fo r a draw in the next game! Yet in the new struggle, all the hearts in this emotional So the tirst half ended wi th Gligorie firmly in the saddle city of Belgrade-where as far as the fans were concerned and with every right to hope for the best in the second half. must have felt like home to Tal-will beat for Gligoric's Rut it was not so written in the stars. It is not easy to explain conqueror, even those hearts which until the very last move the cause of Gligorie's complete debacle in the second haiL of this match were beating for Gligoric. Such is the enthu· i\ ly impression was that his downfall had more to do wi th siastic response even to the mention of TaJ's name; the only chess psychology than chess ability. Leading 3·2 with fiv e comparable example here is the name . games to go, he was tortured by that ever·present dilemma And now let us be cool for a while, let us forget our of whether to try only to maintain that lead- which seemed enthusiasms and face reality: Tal will have to play better, too difficult against a Tal-or to Iry to play for a bigger much better, to stand II chance against Korchnoi. He will lead, whieh seemed too risky. have to enter that duel much better prepared than he was In this state of mind he began the sixth game, which against Gligoric. For let us make no mistake: the final score marked the beginning of th e second half and which proved JULY, 1968 247 LO be the beginning of the end for Gligoric. Not that it was moves later, the '"devil from Riga" must have overlooked a very eventful game, not at all. A tame Queen's Indian was Gligoric's 35. R/ I-KS when he embarked on his combination on the board when Gllgorle, who by the choice of opening with 31. Q-R5. From then on there was no hope. After Black's was not inclined to be advcnturous, all of a sudden became 40th move the game was adjourned but further resistance more ambitious and going all the way for a powerful center, by Tal was more symbolic than real. he lost his way in the ensuing complications. Tal, who before the game said to Ivkov, "If only I could open one good file ..." RUY LOPEZ had too ma ny of them and gave Gligoric no chance, although Whit.: Til Bil ek: Gligoric to everybody's amazement, he missed a much easier winning 1. P·K4, P·K4; 2. N-KB3, N·QB3; 3. B·N5, P-QR3; 4. 8-R4, line before his opponent eventually resigned. N-B3; 5. 0·0, B-K2; 6. RKl, P-QN4 ; 7. B-N3, P-Q3; B. P·B3, Because of this still unconvincing performance by Tal, 0-0; 9. P.KRS, P·R3; 10. P-Q4, R-Kl ; 11 . QN-Q2, B·B1; 12. many people, including myself, thought that Gligoric still had N·BI, B·N2; IS. N·N3, N·QR4; 14. B·B2, N-B5; 15. P·QR4, a good chance to take the matCh, but then came the pitiful P·Q4; 16. P.N3, QPXP j 17. NxP/4, NxN; l B. BxN. BxB; 19. seventh game. In a variation of the Ruy Lopez which was RxB, Q.Q4; 20. R·N4, N·R4; 21. BxP, NxP, 22. R-R3!?, NPxP; rf'vived by Bobby Fischer some years back and which was 23. RxP, QR·Nl ; 24. RxP, PxP; 25. PxP, P·QB4!; 26. B·K3, now used as a secret weapon by Tal, the Yugoslav defended R·N5; 'l:7. R·NS!?, Q.N2!; 28. R·R6, NxP; 29. NxN, R-N8; 30. well and although he was a pawn down at adjournment, a B·Bl, Q-N7!; 31. Q·R5?, QxBch; 32. K·R2, B·Q3ch !; 33. RxB, draw seemed inevitable. Yet when play was resumed, Gligoric, Q-B5ch; 34. RN3, QxR; 35. N-B5, R/ I-K8!; 3S. QxPch, KxQ; no doubt after a slC!C pless night analysing the position, began 37. NxQch, K·K3; 38. R·N6ch, K·Q4; 39. N.B5, R-N2; 40. N· to have hallucinations and with no cause whatsoever went in K3ch, RxN! ; 41. PxR, R.B2; 42. K·N3, P-B5; 43. K-B4, P-BS; for a Knight sacrifice with the idea of . The 44. P·K4ch, K·BS; 45. R·QR6, P.B7; 4S. R·RI, K-Q6; While irony was, that even after this unnecessary risk, the game, resigned. by Tal's own admission, still could have been drawn. But in time pressure Gligoric gave one too many checks and that Game Two was fata\. The most exciting game of the match, which could have The tables were completely turned and wi th this "lucky given Gligoric a perhaps decisive lead. It was established strike" Tal took the lead. In the eighth game Gligoric wanted after the game that White had a winning combination: 31 . to play [or greatcr glory but his morale was on the decline R-N4, RxB; 32. RxPch, QxR; 33. BxQ, KxB; 34. Q-R4!, but and even though he declined a draw on about the twentieth in time pressure GHgoric did not see this last move. His move, it was he who a few moves later offered to make peace. second, Veliml rovlc, thinks that he could have sacrificed He was prepared to try again with the White pieces in the his Rook on KN7 even on the 21st movc, a threat which tenth game, but-there was to be no tenth game! The final was hanging in the air ever since Gligoric played 19. Q. blow came in the ninth, the only game in which Tal had the Q2(!). Trifunovic believes that Tal's 19 ...... , N-Kl was bad initiative from beginning to end. Gligorie could have resigned and that he should have played 19 ...... , N-R5, one of the at adjournment but he put up his last valiant resistance only possible continuations being 20. RxPch, KxR; 21. Q.R6ch, K. to resign 22 moves later. He congratulated his opponent and Nl; 22. p.B3, P-K4; 23. Q·R4, P-B4, and Black has a satis­ wished him good luck in his further attempts to regain his factory defense. But it is necessary to examine all this analy­ old crown. sis with less passion that was the case on the site of this This was the end. And so it goes on-the most concise Belgradian "Match of the Century." The game was adjourned fi nal verdict on this match could very well be that Tal may in the final position and after some home analysis, t he players not have played better, but he used his opportunities better. agreed to the draw. And now here are the games. NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Wh ite: GJigori c Black: Til 1. P.Q4, N·KB3 ; 2. P-QB4, P·K3; 3. N·QB3, B·N5; 4. P-K3, P·Q4; 5. B·Q3, 0·0; 6. N·B3, P-B4; 7. 0-0, QN·Q2; 8. P-QR3, B·R4; 9. Q·B2, BPxP; 10. KPxP, PxP; 11. BxP, BxN; 12. PxB, P-QN3; 13. R·K!, B·N2; 14. N·KS, R·B l ; 15. B·Q3, NxN; IS. RxN, Q.B2; 17. P.QB4, Q·B3; 18. R-KN5, B·R3; 19. Q-Q2, N­ Kl?; 20. P·Q5, Q-Q 3; 21. B·N2, P·B3; 22. R.RS, P-B4; 23. Q. K2, N.B3; 24. B-K5, Q.B4; 25. R·R4, PxP; 26. B·Q4, Q·Q3; 27. BxBP, QR-Kl; 28. Q·B2, P·R3; 29. P-BS!, Q·K2!; 30. P·R3, N-KS?!; 31. BxN, QxR; 32. 8xPch, K·RI; 33. Q.B3, Q-N4; 34. B-QBS, R-K3; M. B·B3!, B·K7; 36. BxB, RxB; 37. PxP, PxP; 38. BxP, R·K3; 39. B·K3, Q·B4; 40. Q·B5, R·K4; Draw. Glme Three A series of uneventful games followed this exciting start. The ncxt game is completely in contrast with Tal's style as we know it. Maybe it was the intention of the great attacker to give his opponent some kind of psychological surprise. G.m. One Or perhaps Tal thought Gligoric wouldn't find the ugly·look· A rather sensational beginning for a not·so-sensational ing 9 ...... R·Q2!, which is best in this position and which- match. As fal" as the two Grandmasters were concerned, the to complete the irony-was played by Tal in a game with first 21 moves were a repetition or their encounter in Budva Ivkov. Some authorities thought Tal's 10. 0·0-0 was a mis· during the USSR·Yugoslavla match last summer. The move take and that Gligoric should have taken the KP. Tri funovic 22. R·R3!?! was Tal's intended improvement obviously found gives these li nes: 10 ...... , NxP; 11 . N.K7ch, RxN; 12. R·QBch, in home analysis. It is obvious that Black cannot play 22. B·BI; 13. RxB, N.QS; 14. RQ8, R·Q2; or 10...... , NxP; 11 ...... , BxR because o( 23. RxPch, and if then 23 ...... , K·RI, NxBP, RxN ; 12. R.Q8ch, B·B l ; IS. B·RS, N-Q2; 14. NxP, N/ 5- White gets an irresistible attack with 24. N·N5, R-K2; 25. B4, but the second li ne is not too convinc ing. It is under· Q·R5, etc. Some experts think that Gligoric could have standable thai Gligoric. after an unexpected win in the first played better on his 26th move: 26 ...... , R·Rl instead of game, was not in the mood to risk too much. 26 ...... , R·NS. As the game shows, Tal's 27. R·N5 was too risky and 27. Q.Q3 might have served better. With his 30 . KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE ...... , Q.N7, Gligoric started playing (or the win, while 30. White: Ti l Black: Gligoric ...... , PxN could have secured a draw, for instance: 30 ...... , 1. N-KB3, N-KB3; 2. P·B4, P·KN3; 3. N·B3, B·N2; 4. P·K4, PxN; 31. Q·RS, RxBch ; 32. K·R2, B.Q3chj 33. RxB, Q-B2; P-Q3; 5. P.Q4, 0 ·0; 6. B-K3, P·K4; 7. PxP, PxP; 8. QxQ, RxQ; 34. Q·R6!. Tal's 31st move was the decisive blunder- with 9. N·QS, R-Q2!; 10. 0·0·0, N·B3; 11. B·Q3, N.KN5; 12. 8-B5, 31. N-N3 he could have done much better. As we saw two N·Q5! , Draw. 248 CHESS LIFE Glme four BxN; 20. QxB, R-KI; 21. B-B4, B-K4; 22. B·Q2, N-N2; 23. Q­ A repetition of the opening of the second game until K2, Q·B3; 24. QR-QI, B-B5; 25. Q-B3, B·N4; 26. Q·Q3, BxS; 27. White's 12. QxB, which is no improvement as this game P-K5!, Q-R3; 28. RxB, P-B5!; 29. NPxP, NPxP; 30. Q·QB3, RxP; shows. The only excitement came when some onlookers saw 31. RxR, PxR; 32. R-K2, N-Q3j 33, QxKP, Q·88ch; 34. K-R2, the possibility of 17. NxKP instead of 17. N·R3. But that Q-R6; 35. Q-B4, R·KI; 36. RxRch, NxR; 37. QxP, P-N3; 38. sacrifice would have been suicidal: 17. NxKP, PxN; 18. 8xPch, B-N3, N-Q3; 39. Q-Q4, Q-B8; 40. Q-QR4, P-QR4; 41. Q·Q4, N· K·Rl; 19. P·KN4, NxP; 20. BxN, Q·N4!, and there will be only B4j 42. Q-QI, Q-N7; 43. K-N1, N-Q3j 44. Q·N4, Q-K4; 45. P·N3, sorrow for White. P-R4; 46. Q·QR4, N-B4??; 47. QxP, NxP; 48. PxN, QxPch; 49. NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE K·BI, QxPch; 50. K-K2, Q-N5ch; 51. K-Q3 , Q·N6ch; 52. K-B4 , White: Gligork Black: Tal P-R5; 53. K-B5, Q-K6ch; 54. K-B6, Q.Klchj 55. K·N7, P-R6; 56. 1. P·Q4. N·KB3; 2. P·QB4, P-K3; 3. N-QB3, B-NS; 4. p. Q·B7!, K.N2; 57. Q-B3ch, P-B3; 58. QxP, Q·N4ch; 59. K-B7, K3, 0-0; 5. B-Q3. P-Q4; 6_ N-B3, P·B4; 7_ 0-0, QN-Q2; 8. Q·B4ch; 60. K-Q7, Q-R2ch; 61. K-K8, Q-N lch; 62. K-K7, Q­ P-QR3. B-R4; 9. Q-B2, BPxP; 10. KPxP. PxP; 11. BxP, BxN; K4ch; 63. Q·K6, Q-B2ch; 64. Q-Q7, Q-K4ch: 65. K-Q8ch, K-BI; 12. QxB, P-QN3; 13. B·84, B-N2; 14. Q·Q3, N-R4; 15. N·NS. 66. K·B8, Black resigned. N/ 2-B3; 16. B·KS, P·KR3; 17. N·R3, N-N5; Draw. Game Eight Glme Five Nothing to write home about, as they say, cxcept to mcn­ It is a mystery why Tal decided to play this line for tion that until the 14th move, the game is a repetition of the third time against Gligoric (the first was in Budva). On Portisch-Larsen_the first game of their match which began his 22nd move he chose 22. R-NI. the move he played in while Tal·Gligoric was in progress. Gligoric did not find any- Budva in the original game. It is likely that he found some thing effective against Larsen's maneuver 13 ...... , Q·Kl!. new poison against GHgoric's 23 ...... , P·KB4, which was NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE played in Budva, but this time the Yugoslav Grandmaster White: Gligoric Black: Tal found a much better move, 23 ...... Q·K3!. Tal decided to 1. P-Q4, N-KB3; 2. P·QB4, P-K3; 3. N.QB3, B·N5j 4. P·K3, play it safe and another draw- a "perpetual check" on Black's 0·0; 5. B-Q3, P-Q4; 6. N·B3, P-B4; 7. 0·0, N·B3; 8. P·QR3. Queen- was the outcome. The following moves would be QPxP; 9. BxP, B·R4; 10. Q-Q3, P·QR3; 11 . R·Ql, P·QN4; 12. forced: 25 ...... , K-N2; 26. Q-N3, Q-R3; 27. R-R4, Q·B3; 28. B-R2, P-B5; 13. Q-K2, Q-Kl!; 14. B-NI, P·K4; 15. P-Q5, BxN; R-B4, Q-R3; 29. R-R4, etc. 16. PxB, N-QR4; 17. P-K4, N-N6; 18. R-R2, Nx8; 19. RxN, RUY LOPEZ B·N5; 20, P·R3, BxN; 21. QxB, Q-K2; 22. P-QR4, KR-Nl ; 23. White: Til Black: Gligoric 8-B2, P-N5; 24. PxP, RxP; 25. R·R3, N·KI; 26. R·83, P·QR4: The first 21 moves as in the first game. 22. R·Nl, PxP; 27. Q·R5, Draw. 23. NxP, Q-K3; 24. Q·B3, P-QB4; 25. BxP, Draw! Game Nine Glme Six It is obvious that Tal decided to try to force the issue This game evened the score. It is marked by Gligoric's in this penultimate of the stipulated ten games of the match, inconsistent play. He almost never plays 3. N-KB3, but he rather than wait and give Gligoric another chance with the decided to accept the advice of too many advisors around him White pieces. With 18 ...... , N·R5? Black lost a lot of time; to play "a safe line." But during the game he changed his he probably overlooked that the intended 19 ...... , P-B5 can· mind and with 13. P-K4 he started complications, whereas not be played because of 20. BxBP, NxNP; 21. RxN, PxB; with 13. B-B3 he could have taken a very safe course indeed. 22. Q-R4, and a pawn is lost The Exchan!;e sacrifice by Not once but twice he overlooked the twist around the K5 Black was almost forced because otherwise he can't breathe. square! His 19. B.Q4 was an outright blunder-19. Q-B3 could On the 35th move, ...... , P-R5 is probably better than IS. have held the position. His 21. R-B2 was forced because 21...... , R-K2, but it is doubtful whether anything could change K-Rl? loses to 21...... BxPch; 22. KxB, N-K6ch. From that the outcome of the game. In short, this was the cnd of a point on White's position was hopeless and the only sensa­ match in which Tal did not shine, and that is why most of tion was that Tal did not see the win on his 29th move: 29. the better connoisseurs considered Korchnoi the favoritc in ...... , BxN; 30. PxB, N-K6; 31. R-Q2, R-Q4, winning at least the Semi-finals. a piece. RUY LOPEZ BOGOLYUBOV INDIAN DEFENSE White: Tal Black: Gligoric White: Gligoric Bilek: Til 1. P·K4, P-K4; 2. N·K83, N·QB3; 3. B·N5. P·QR3; 4. B·R4, 1. P·Q4, N-KB3; 2. P-QB4, P-K3; 3. N-K83, 8 ·N5ch; 4. N·83; 5. 0-0, 8-K2; 6. R-KI, P·QN4: 7. 8 ·N3. P-Q3; 8. P-B3, 8-Q2, P·QR4; 5. N·B3, 0-0; 6. P·K3, P.Q3; 7. Q-B2, QN·Q2: 0-0; 9. P-KR3. F-R3; 10. P·Q4. R-KI; 11. QN-Q2, B-BI; 12. 8. P·QR3, 8xN; 9. 8xB, Q-K2; 10. B·K2, P·R5; 11. 0-0, P-QN3: N·81. B·N2: 13. N-N3. N·QR4; 14. 8·82. N·B5; 15. 8·Q3, N-N3; 12. N-Q2, B·N2; 13. P-K4, P·B4; 14. P-K5, N·KI; IS. P-B4, 16. 8·Q2, P·B4: 17. P·Q5, 8·81; 18. N·R2, N-R5; 19. R-NI, B­ BPxP; 16. BxP, PxP;. 17. PxP, NxP!; 18. BxP, N·Q3; 19. B·Q4? Q2; 20. P·N3. N·N3 : 21. P-QB4. R·NI; 22. P·84, NPxP; 23. N-B4; 20. BxN, Q-B4ch; 21. R-B2, Qx8; 22. N-B3, Q·B4; 23. NPxP, N·R5; 24. Q-B2, PxP; 25. 8x8P, R-N5: 26. 8-Q2, Q·B2; Q-B3, KR-QI; 24. Q-N4, Q-R2; 25. P-BS, QR·NI!; 26, Q-B3, 27. BxR, Px8; 28. R·KBI, P-QR4; 29. K·Rl , 8·K2; 30. Q·Q2, QR-Bl; 27. R-QI, RxRch; 28. BxR, RxP; 29. Q-N4, R-Q4; 30. N·B4; 31. B-B2, B·QI; 32. QR-Kl, 8·81; 33. N·B3, N/ 3-Q2; 34. Q-KB4, R·Q4; 31. B·K2. P·R3; 32. N-K5, B·RI; 33. P-KN4, p. P-K5, NxP; 35. Q·84, R-K2; 36. N-Q4, N/ K-Q6; 37. BxN, NxB; N4; 34. Q-84, RxN; White resigned. 38. RxR, QxR; 39. Q·K4, N-K4; 40. N-B6, NxN; 41. PxN, Q-K4; Glme Seven 42. QxQ, PxQ; 43. R-QI, B-B2; 44. N-K4, K·BI; 45. N·Q6, BxN; As Tal was ready to admit, he couldn't find a win after 46. RxB, K-K2; 47. R-Q5, P-R5; 48. P·B7, P-N6; 49. PxP, PxP; adjournment and was prepared to take a draw after a few 50. RxPch, K-Q3; 51. KxP, KxP; 52. RxP, K-B3 ; 53. P,B5, B-K3; moves. By covering the black squares with 46 ...... , Q-B6; 54. R-Q83, 8·Q4; 55. K-Nl, P-B4; 56. R-R3. K-N2; 57. R-KN3, 47. Q-KB4, Q.B4, Gligoric had an easy defense. When he P-N4j 58. R-K3, K·B3; 59. R-K7, KxP; 60. R-KR7, P·N5; 61. played 46 ...... N·B4, his idea was to proceed with N-Q5, PxP, PxP; 62. RxP, 8·N2; 63. R-KN6, Black resigncd. but then to his horror he saw that White has a good answer with B·Ql! SO he went for the sacrifice out of plain despera. tion, and even thlt line, some people argued, could have NO CARD, NO PLAY drawn, but Gligoric gave one check too many. It is not In order to have their events USCF rated, Tournament proved, but Tal is said to have remarked that 51 ...... , Q-N6 Directors must see your USCF membership card and deter­ was wrong and that 51...... , P-R5 certainly looked better. mine that you are currently a member. RUY LOPEZ White: Til Blick: Gligorlc Please be prepared to show this card, pay another year's dues at the tournament, or not play. 1. P·K4, P-K4; 2. N·KE3. N·QB3; 3. B·N5, P·QR3; 4. B-R4, N·B3; 5. 0 ·0, 8-K2; 6. R-KI, P-QN4; 7. B-N3, P·Q3; 8. P-B3, And don't blame the poor TD- he's just following the 0·0; 9. P·Q4, B·N5; 10. B·K3, PXP; 11. PxP, N·QR4; 12. B-B2. rules when he Insists that you conform to our membership N-B5; 13. B·81, P-B4; 14, P-QN3, N·QR4; 15. P·Q5, N·Q2; 16. requirements in order to insure that his event will be rated! QN-Q2, B-B3; 17, R·NI, N-K4; 18. P.KR3, NxNch; 19. NxN, JULY, 1968 249 at the finish, according to Schmid, but 17. Q.QJ Q·B3 37. Q·B3 Q-B2 Teufel apparently was satisfied to draw. 18. QR-Ql N-R4 J8. Q-K3 ... , 19. B·K3 N / 4·BJ 39. P-KB3 N.Q3 Not much is known in the United 20. N_Q4 Q_Q2 40. Q.K5 N/Q_Kl Keres Wins 21. P·KRJ P-QR3 States about the Finnish International 41. K·B2 N-Q3 22. KR-Kl N-Q3 42. P-KN4 Q·B2 Master Heikko Westerinen, but his fame 2J. N_B3 Q·RS 43. K·K2 Q.B4 is sure to grow. He is an aggressive tac­ 14. P-QNJ Q.R4 44. K·Q2 N·Q2 tical player with, however, a strong po­ 25. P-QR4 N/Q-KS 45. Q-K3 Q·R4ch In Ba 26. B.Q4 Q_BS P·R3 46. QxQch sitional sense-his style is m the Lar­ 21. R·K3 . N·R4 47. KxQ N-K4 In a smashing demonstration of great sen mold-and unafraid to take risks. 28. B-N2 N/4-B3 48. B·R3 N·Kl chess, Paul Keres won the Bamberg In­ His eight and a half points include vic· 29. QR_Kl N·B4 4'. P-B4 N_NS 30. Q·Q4 .. , so. N·K2 N·B2 ternational Jubilee Tournament in April. tories over Grandmasters Ivkov, Szabo 31. RxR R-KS 51. P·B5 N_RS Totaling twelve points (nine wins, six and Bobotsov. 32. RxR N/4xR 52. K-Q4 P-QNJ draws, no losses), Grandmaster Keres The powerful triumph of Keres in this 33. Q·K3 Q.B2 53. K_K5 N.B6ch 34. N-Q4 Q·Q2 54. K·Q6 N·Klch took the lead at the very beginning, tournament reaffirms his position as 35. Q.B4 Q·Q3 55. KxP N-NS finally winning the tournament two one of the great players now active. 36. Q·BS Q·B4 56. N-B4 ResIgns full pOints ahead of Grandmaster Lothal' Bronstein once wrote of him: "The word PETROS IAN TEUFEL 1. P·KN3 P·Q4 16. QR_Nl P_KR4 Schmid and World Champion Tigran Pe­ 'tournament' brings to Keres's mind the 2. B·N2 P-KN3 17. P_K4 N_K2 trosian, who tied for second and third. figures of the medieval knights charg. 3. P-QB4 P·QB3 18. P·NS KR·Ql (When was the last time Petrosian won ing with lances at the ready, not of a 4. Q·B2 N·KB3 19. NPxP NPxP 5. P·N3 B·N2 20. KPxP BPXP a tournament?) mind to offer the opponent a draw." 6. B·N2 0-0 21. Q_R3 QR_Nl Grandmaster Schmid, who lives in 1. N-KB3 B_NS 22. RxR this West German city, is said to be B. 0-0 QN·Q2 23. pXP '" the man responsible for the organiza· ~. P.Q3 24. N-N3 P-R5'" 10. ·BxB P-K3". 25. QxP R·QBl tion of the event, and it is hoped that 11. N·Q2 N·Kl 26. P_Q4 N·B6ch it will become an annual spring fixture. 12. BxB • .a 27. K-Rl R_B7 In any case, Schmid can certainly be 13. P·QN4 N·K4 28. P-R4 NxRPI! 14. B-N2 N·B4 29. Craw proud of his performance, one of his IS. Q.N2 Q-B3 best in recent years. DUCKSTEIN WESTERINEN Petrosian remarked recently that 1. P·K4 N_KB3 10. QPxKP N-B3 2. P·K5 N_Q4 11. B-K3 Q·B2 since becoming World Champion it is 3. N-QB3 .,. 12. Q_Kl B_B4 harder to win games-everybody plays 4. NPxN p.QJ 13. BxB PxB for a draw and refuses to take risks 5. P·KB4 P·KN3 14. N·R4 P-K3 6. P·Q4 B·N2 15. BxP KR-Ql against him. This, of course, is an ex­ 7. B·Q3 0-0 16. Q.K3 N-R4! cuse, not a reason, why Petrosian has 8. N·B3 P_QB4 17. BxP? RxB! had virtually no tournament successes 9. 0·0 QPxP 18. Resigns in the last five years. Everyone knows (After 18. QxR, B·Bll White loses his Queen.) that in order to win chess games one must take certain risks (assuming, nat· BAMBERG 1968 urally, than one is playing an opponent L Keres ...... 12 of one's own approximate strength). • - 2.-3. Schmid-Pctrosian ...... 10 This style of play, though, seems com· 4.·5. Teschner·Unzicker ••••••• ••• ••• ••• • pletely foreign to Petrosian's style, and ~ .- 6. Ivkov ...... '"9 so he turns in one draw after another. Paul Keres 7. Westerinen ...... 8\, In the Bamberg tournament, however, 8. Donner ...... 8 three of the draws he turned in were KERES IVKOV ,. Pfleger ...... 7" against three completely unknown local '- P·K4 P·K3 •• ." 10_ Bobotsov ...... 7 masters, and this is not worthy of ,. P·Q4 ,.. , N·N3'" N/4·K5 11. Kestler ...... 6 ,- N·Q2 P_QB4 "-'". KN·Q4 Q.Q2 the Champion. Altogether Petrosian ,. N / l·B3 N-KB3 Q.B3 0-0 12.-13. Duckstein-Szabo ...... 5" achieved ten draws and five wins. As ,. KPxP KPxP ".,,- N·BS KR·Kl 14. Teufel ...... a matter of fact, in the game against •• B_N5ch B·Q2 ,,- NxBch 15. Klundt ...... " ,- BxBch QNxB ,,- B·K3 Q·N4". • Teufel (see below), Petrosian was lost B_Q4 QR_KT 16. Toran ...... - 0-0 B·K2 ". 3" •

Petrosian meets Der Teufel! At the awarding of prizes, left to right: R. Wehr, Bamberg Chess Club President; Government official Dollinger; Tour. nament Director de Grad; ; Jan Hein Donner_ 250 CHESS LIFE WESTERINEN UABO ,. P-K~ P-QB~ 13. N·K61 0.. ,. N.KB3 P-Ql 14_ BlIB P-KR~ •• P-Q4 15. IIlIN ... PACHMAN •• .., N-KB3'" 16. P·BS Q.N4ch • • • ,. N·QBl QN.Ql 17. K·NI •• B-QB~ P.QRl 18. PlIP 0"'" ,. B_KNS P-Rl 19. N·K4 0·0 On the Openings •• ... ••• 20. KR·III Q-R~ •• <>0' P-KNl 21. N·N3 O·N~ 10. 0-0-0 B-N2 22. N.BS OR-BI Benoni Defense 11. P-B~ N·NS 23. R-Ql Rnlgns 12. o-K2 P-K4 Blockade System IVKOV KESTLER ,. P-OB. P-QB4 13. II·NS "0' , N-OBl P.KNl QR_Nl 14. N·KI The opening 1. P·Q4, N-KB3; 2. P·Q84, A : is. N-83, B·N2; 7. 8·K2, 0·0, ,. P·KN3 B·N2 15. N·B2 P·KS P-84 has been very popular in recent •• B·N2 N·OBl 16. 0 ·02 ,. N-Bl ,.. , 11. QlIP N·K4'" tournaments. Playing thus, Black is not •• 0<> P·K~ 18. Q-Q2 P.IlS limited to a passive defense and can ,. P-QR3 KN_K2 19. N~P P·N4 fight for the initiative. The only danger­ R-Nl P·OR4 :to. N~P •• ... ~ply •• ,.. , 0·0 21. OliO "0 ous is 3. p·QS, and now Black has 10. B·02 P·84 22. BlIN KR·KI two prinCipal lines: II. Q·81 K·RI 23. B·06 R·N3 12. P·N3 8·1(3 24. BliP R.slgns I: 3 ...... , P·K3 followed by PxP, which TEUFEL IVKOV opens the King file and obtains major· ,. P·K4 P·KNl 22. II~N 0·0 a ,. P·O~ B·N2 23 . R.R2 KR·BI ity on the Queenside but permits White ,. N·QB] P·Q3 24. B·OB4 ... to keep a strong center. •• B-K3 P·QR3 25. QlIB N·02 ,. 0·Q2 N·Q2 26. P·B4 Q·N4 II: 3 ...... , P·K4; 4. N·QB3, P·Q3; S. p. •• 0·0·0 P·ON~ 21. O~O "0 ,. P·B3 B·N2 28 . R·OB2 R·R4 K4. •• P.KR~ P·KR4 29. B·Q4 ... •• N/3.K2 P·084 lO, RlIB N·N] 10. N·R3 0·B2 31. R·OI P·8S AI mentioned earlier this position can arise 11. N·N5 NIl·83 32. R.Q4 R/ l·Rl In the Kln,'s Indian Defense. White cannot 12. K·NI QR·81 33. PlIP N·RS quietly eontlnue his development because aIt­ 13. P·05 N-K4 34. P.K5 N· B&ch er 8. 0·01, N·KI; 9. P·QR3, P-B4, Black'. 14. N·84 Q.N3 l5. K-Bl a ttack Is lu r~ly more effedive. 15. P.KN3 R·QNI 36. RlIR .0.." 8. e·NS!, P·KR3; 9. B·R4. 16. 0·N2 B_Q81 l7. N·1(4 R·R6 Also 9. II·Q2 has been tried here. Two ex· 17. P.B3 P·R4 38 . PlIP amples: 18. Q·082 poNS 39. NlIN RlINch'" (a) 9•. _... _, N.KI ; 10. P.KIl4!, P·B4; 11. P-Il5, '9. PlIP RPlIP 40. K·N2 K·81 P.KN4; 12. PxP, Brl>; 13. 8-K3, N·KB3; 14. N. :to. P·N3 B·QR3 41 . p·es RxNP Q2 with II clear advantaee for White. (petros­ 21 . N·03 •• N 42. Rulgns lan·NlkOlalevsky, Seml.f;nals of the XXV So· SCHMID WESTERINI!N viet Championship). ,. P·084 P·K4 10. P.KR3 8· B4 (b) 9 ...... P·R3; 10. P'QR3, N-Kl ; 11. P.KR4. ,. N·08l N·l(e] 11 . N.Na 8·N3 P.B4; 12. P·R3, P·KN4; 13. PXP, BxP; 14. N·KR2. ,. N·8l ' , 12. P·KR4 P·KRl N.KB3; 1$. N·BI , QN-Q2; 16. N·m, B·H2; 17. P·KS.. N~P1 •• , ... u. O·Na! P·B3, p.K$!; 18. PxP, Q.K2 and Black had the ,. N·I(NS B·84 14. 0·K3ch N.K3 better pOSition in the game Pachman.!vkov, P-KN41? In this system t he center is blockaded •• 1$. P·B4! P·K84 and both players have to look for active Bled 1961. Here, of eourse, 14. 8-K3, as In the ,. 8_N2 N·81." 16. 8~P R'OI Petro$lan·Nlkolaievsky game, would be much •• Nf 5l1KP ••• 11. 8·861 ResIgns play on the wings. Usually White oper· better . •• 0·02 ates 011 the Queenside, preparing the I Ihlnk Black has to wait with N·KI which I WESTERINEN••• PFLEGER makes pOSsible the attack p.KR4. for example : P·K4 P-Q83 30. Rxp N·K5ch advance P-QN4, and Black tries a King· .. side attack preparing the advance P-B4 . 9 ...... , Q·K2 or 9 ...... P·QR3; 10. P.QRl. Q_ ,. P·Q4 P·04 31. K.QI R·RBch J<2! , or It l~ast 9 ...... , N-Ra, are &,ood con_ ,. N·QB] 32. N·III R·R3 He has two possibilities to develop his IInuaUons. Black can play N·KI after WhIte" •• ." N'"·Q2 33. R·B4 R_R3 KB which we analyze separately. 0·0 or Q·B2. ,. B·OB4 N/ l·Bl 34. P·R4 P·N3 9 ...... , P·R3. •• N_NS P·K3 3S. N·03 8·R3 The Development S ...... , P ~ KN3 ,. 0·1(2 N·N3 36. P·B4 8·N2 To prevcnt the throst N-QN5 aftcr 9 ...... , After 5 ...... P·KN3, some varIations Q·KI. It II possible, naturally, to play Q-B2 B·N3 P_KR3 37. I(.B2 N·03 of the King's Indian Defense, in which ,.•• N/S·B3 P·B4 38. K·83 R/3·K3 at once, lmt In this case BlaCk Is obliged to 10. PxP 39. I(·N4 K·R2 Black plays P-QB4, can be reached by r the posll!on of his Queen sooner or 11. N-K5 QN·02." 40. R·Q4 N·B4 transposition, for instance: 1. p·Q4. N· alternative, however, b 9...... 12. N·Q3 B·03 41. R·Q7ch R/l·02 KB3; 2. P·QB4, P-KN3; 3. N-QB3, B·N2; 13. N· 83 0 ·82 42 . N·84 R_K6 B·N3, N·R4. Now White has two 14. B·02 0·. 43. Rfl 'Ol B·B6 4. P-K4, P-Q3; 5. N·B3, 0 ·0; 6. B·K2. p. 15. P·N4 P_K~ 44. R/ l '03 K4; 7. P-Q5, P·B4 (more popular is QN· 16. P·N5 .. , 45. K·N5 R/."2l1R Q2), or 5. P-B3, 0 -0; 6. B-K3, P·K4; 7. 17. NxNP P-KS 46. R~Rch K·R3 18. NxKP R-KI 47. R·Q3 R·1(5 P·Q5, P-B4 (better is P -B3 or N·R4 as 19. P·KB3 P · R~ 4'. N·QS R·K1 demonstrated in the June issue). As the 20. Q·N2 P·RS ~9 . NxP 0., main variations we wil l analyze the con­ 21. R_KNI B-81 SO. P·N4 N·B4 tinuations 6. N-B3 followed by B-K2, and 22. B·R' N.N 51 . K.8$ 8 _K7 23. PxN Q·83 52. R·QB3 K-N3 6. B·Q3 followed by KN·K2. 24. BxNP OxPch 51. N·Q5 K-82 A short survey of the other possIbilities: 25. K·02 OxQl;h 54. N·84 K·1(2 fa) 6. P·B3. Intending to reach pO$lUo ns of 26. RxO 55. Nx8 o.N the Saeml$ch S)'stem 15 not advanta,eous: 6...... _._., N-R4!; 7. B·K3, P·B4; 8. PxP (8. Q.Q2? 21. OR·KNl ,.. 56. P·Ns ... , 211. RxBch K·R1 57. K·8' R·K1 p.B5; 9. B·B2. B·K2!, f ollowed by D·RSI, PxP; 29. RPlIP N'Bl sa. Dnw 9. P .B4, N.KB3 with sh arp and promising pl.y for Black; or 7. P·KN3, B-N2 (now b4tter th.n P·84; 8. PxP, PxP; 9. P-B ~ , N·KB3; 10. N.83 and If P·KS; n. N-KR4 followed by B·R3 Is pos. USE THIS ADDRESS sible); 8. B.R3!?; 0·0; 9. BxB, QxB; 10. P·KN4, N·BS; 11. KN·K2. N·R6; 12. N·KNI, N·B5; 13. • for ALL USCF moil: KN_K2. draw tl) as In the game Ilivllsky­ position of the Petroslan (Interzonal 1935). has played QN.Q2 (b) 6. P·KR3, B·N2 (N-R4 Is to be tak~n Into cannot force P·KB4 so U.S. Chess Federation consideration); 7. KN-K2 (now, after N.R4; 8. Is no problem. Another 479 BroCldwoy P·KN4 would h~ pOSSible), N_R3; 8. 8·1'15, N ·B2; Black's P-QB4, White h .. 9. Q.Q2, P·QR3; 10. P-QR4, R·QNl; 11. P.M, 011 the Queensi~e (P'QN4, P-QB5), Newburgh, N,Y. 12SS0 P·QN4; 12. PxP e.p., RxP; 13. P·KN4, and why r I:!on't consIder n. P.J(M as Whlte has a slight advantage (Fuderer-Naj. danMerous CaJ.' Blaek. dorf, Interzonal 1955). 10. N-Q2, Q-Kl. JULY, 1968 251 According to Talmanov, the Queen Is better wlD.$. But Black wu able to pl.)' 20...... , pOSSible aetions-P-QN4 and P-KB4. This fact placed on B2 IC Black is preparing for passive 0·0; after which 1 prepared a ..crillee: 21 . wl$ dearly demonstrated in two ,ames. de Cemse of the Qlleenslde. bllt Q·Kl Is milch BxB. PxB; 22. N.R.5!? Now If 22. ~ ... ~. , PxN; 8...... , N.Q2; 9. P·R3, P·KN3; 10. B· belter If he wi shes to look for a counter­ %3. Q·NSch, K·Rl; 24. QxPch, K·NI; 25. Q. R6, N·N2; 11 . P·KN4, N· B3! 10• •...... , U. N5ch. K·RI; 26. Q·B6eh, K·Nl; 27. P·Q6 secur· attack. One example with Q.S2: A very typical maneuver fOI' this vorlation; P.S3, N·R2; 12. P·QR3. P·B4; 13. P·QN4, N·Q2; Ing White a vc!"y strong attack. But 22 ...... •, P·B4! leads to an undear game u shown by Black will continue with K·RI and N·NI, reo 14. R·NI, P·N3; 15. Q·R4. 8·B3; 18. B·B2, B-Ql; moving tho pin of his KN and at least pre· 17. 0 ·0, QN·B3: 18. Q-B6, R.NI; 19. QxQ, BxQ Talmanov. and White hal a .ughtl)' better game (poili' paring P·KE4. galevs ky·Geller, Mo.cow 19&3). 8 ...... , B·N2; 9. P.QN4, P·N3; 10. R·QN1 , N·R4; 11 . Q·82, O.(); 12. 0 -0, 12. N·K2. 11 . P·QR3, QN ..Q 2j 12, P·QN4, N·R2j I pl. yed still worae a gainst Clocaltel (Har· P·B4. rachov 1~66); 12. Q·Q2, p -Ra; 13. N·K2, K·Rl; 13. R·N1 , N·N4. This advance II, or course. a strategical 14. N·NS, N·Nl; 15. B·-K:I. P·QN4i; 16. R·QBl But not 13 ...... • P·B4?; 14. PXP and Black necessity but It finds an Intcresting refUtat.ton. (16. PxP, pxP; 17. BxP, P·B4!), PxP; 17. RxP, has to recapture with the Rook (14 .._ . __ • px P.QR4!; 16. R·B2. P-RS ; 19. K·Bl. P . B~ , with a P??; 15. B·RS!), which gives White complete 13. NPxP, NPxP; 14. PxP, PxP; 15. clear ;:ad vantage for Bhlck. control over Ihe strategical pOint K4. H·H3I, NxN; 16. BPxN!! 12 ...... , K· Rl; 13. N·N3, N·Nl; 14. 14. P.8 3, p.B4; 15. 8·8 2, P·N3; 16. Doubles tbe pawn. and .allows Black a pasied pawn, but the strength of the blockade (Nlm· B·K3, P·QR3; 15. Q·B2. NPxP, NPxP; 17. Q·82!. ~ ovlch!) Is once .ga]n manifest! Here IS. P·QN 4 Is the only ponlbUity to Acco!"ding to my experience, this modest fight for the Initiative. After U ...... , Pxp; continuation Is the best. In my game .,.Inst 16 • ...... , P-K5; 17. B.K2, Q·Kl ; 18, 16. PlIP, p.B4, the game has a very $harp Ta lmanov (Harrach ov 1966) I p layed. 17. Q·R4 B·B4, B·K4j 19. o-Q2, Q·K2; 20. N.Ql l, c::harader with eve n cha nces. (1), Q·K2; 18. Q-B6, R·R2; 19. 0-0, N·B2; 20. N·K1: 21. N·K3, BxB; 22. RxB. 15, ...... , P·QN4! ; 16. P·N3, B.Q2; 17. R·N2. N·B3; n. KR·Nl, R·B2, and I h.d to Black'. pOsition II ItrateglcaUy 10$t (O'Kelly. ri! turn my Queen (22. Q·R4, P·KR4; 23. Q·BZ) Rodriguez). K·K2, R·Nl ; 18, KR ·KN1 , Q-Kl. to defend my Kln,'s position. Talmanov equal· Black h aa slightly b etter chanCC$ (Polugaiev. Ized the gamc and lost only because or ;: The Development 5 ...... , B-K2 sky-Steln, Soviet Cha mpionship 1966). later mistake. The position after 17. Q·B2! must be exam· B: 6, N·B3, 0·0; 7. B·K2. Ined In practice. !oIy opinion is that White In the game Ivkov· Hort. mentioned In our ha. beUer prospeels on the open QN lUe article abOut Sousae (May 191;8), White made (0·0 , R·N3 and KR·Kl) than Black on the an unsueees$ful try to connect the develop· Klngslde where his attack Is rsther slow. ment N.B3 with P·t(N3 and B·N2; after 1. P.K N3, QN.Q2; B. B·N2, P·QN4!; 9. PxP, B: 6. B·Q3(1) P·QR3, Black obtained the Initiative.

In this case the opening Is completely independent of ali King's Indian designs. The intention is to castle and play N-Kl. which gives Black two pOSitional threats: B·N4 exchanging his "bad" Bishop. and P·KN3, followed by N·N2 t used this deve lopment in my game against and P-B4. To prevent thes e threats is 7 ...... , N·Kl. Ivkov at 1966. After 6.. _. __ , B-N2; The game O'KeJly.LeteUe r (lI.yana 1967) no 7. KN·K2. 0·0; 8. P·W!, N-R4; 9. B-K3, P·B4; easy problem for While. We will ex· continued: 7. . _._~, QN·Kl; 8. 0·0 N·Kl ; 9. p . 10. Pxp. PxP; II. Q-Q2. a pOSItion of the amine four main lines for White: (A) KR3 (an unnecessary loss of time; more ellact Saemlseh System of the Kine'a lDd.lan De· is Immediately 9. P.QR 3 foll owed by P·QN4), fense was reached 11. P·Q4, N·KB3; 2. P·QB4, 6. B·Q3; (B) 6. N·E3; (C) 6. KN·K2; (0) P ·KN3; 10. B·RG, N-N2; n. Q.Q2, K·Rl; 12. P.KN3; 3. N·QB3, B·N2; 4. P·K4, P·Q3; ~. 6. P·KN3. QR·QI, P.R3; 13. P·R3, P·N3; 14. P'QN4, 1'·B3 P.D3. 0·0: 6. B·K3, P·K4; 1. P·Q5, P·B4?; 8. A: 6. B·Q3, 0 ·0 ; 7. P·KR 3. (now the move K·R I loaes its mea nln, ; logical S.Q3, N·R4; 9. KN-K2, P_B4; 10. PXP, PxF; The main defect or the develOpment 6. B-Q3 Is 14 ..._._., N·B3 and N·N!); 15. N·KI. P·B4; 11 . Q.Q2) which 15 generaUy considered ad· ls that White mu st lose anothe r tempo to pre· 16. N·Q3, P-BS; 17. B·Nt, B-N4 ; 18. BxNch. vantageous ror White (see the June tuue). vent the eKchan. e ot his KN, ror example: 1. Kx8; 19. P ·B3, Q·82, a nd White kc pt a slight In the Capablanca Tournament 1961. Black, N·B3, N·Kl; 3. 0 ·0 (3. P·KR3 Is IitUl possible, advantage. In several gamee, tried to eliminate this of course). B·NS; 9. P-KRJ, BxN; 11). QxB, po.slb!llty. All the 2ames mentioned below B·N4, with good play for Black because White a, 0 ·0 , P·KN3; 9. B·R6, N·N2; 10. are from 1967. ri!malns with a "bad" Bishop. Q·Q2. 6, ...... , N·R3 . Arter 1. KN.Kl, Black re.C::hes his obJec­ Preventing 10...... , p .B4 for the moment H.rdly better I. to.. ___, P.QA.3; 7. KN·K2, tive; 7 . .. __. , N·K I; 6. 0·0, B.N4!; 9. P-QIU, because It. N·KN5! would be a strong reply. QN-Q2; 8. B·Q2, R-QN I; 9. P ·QR4. B·N2; 10. N·Q2; 10. P·KN3, BxB; 11. NxB, P·KN3; 12. In the c ame Malich.Jansa (Har.-aehov 1966), p.ns, P·N3; II. PXP, RxP; U. R-QNI, 0 ·0 ; B.K2, N·N2; 13. N.Q3. P.Bt; 14. PxP, NxP; White d id not take pre~ aution s about ...... • p . 13. 0-0, N·R4; 14. N·R4, R-Na; 15. P-QN4 with 15. B·B3, N·Q5; 16. B·N2, N·KE3; 17. N.}(.2, KB4; 10. P·QR 3, N·Q2; 11. 1'-QN4, P·B4; 12. advantage (O·Kolly·Garcia). B·NS; 18. P ·B3, B·B4; 19. NxN, BPxN; 20 . R·NI, P·N3; 13. Q·Q2, 1'·B5; 14. Q.Q\! (White N·B2, R·Bl with advantage (Hamann·Hort, Har. has [arced Black's P·BS and now he intendS 7. KN·K2, N·B2; 8. P·QR3. rachOv IS68). the maneu ver N-Q2, B·N4 to d lspO£C of h is Naturally, 8. P.B3 is also possJble. But In 7...... , N ·K\ ; N·B3_ passive Bi5h op-as we can See the p"oblem this ease Bla ck has other possibilities besides a. of the Bishops is yery Important In such the Saeml&eh Syitem: he Can postpone easUln. blockaded position,!), lind White ohtalned an and p repare an action on the Queen$lde. advantage a ftcr 14 ...... , P·KN4?; l~ . N·Q2, R· Ono example; 8. P·B3, P·QR3; 9. R·QNl (with B3; 16. BxN, KxB; 17. B·N4, P.KR4! (the besl the Intention: 9 ...... , B·Q2; 10. P·QN4!), N.Q2; chance !); 18. BxP (solid and good was 18. 10. 0 ·0 , P·QN41?; 11. PxP. PXP; 12. BxP (but B.85), R·R3; IS. B·"'4, N·B3; 20. P·B3!. etc. not 12. NxP, P.BS!; 13. NxNeh_not 13. Bx.P?, The Sl"Imc:: oppone nts (O'Kelly-Letellc r) met NxN; 14_ BxN, Q·N3ch- t3 . .~.~ ..• QxN; 14. again a half year la ter (H av ~n a Ol),mpiad 6 ·6Z, RxP= ), NxB; 13. NxN, Q.N3 (naturally 1966) and this is the game we lI"e analyzing not RxP; 14. N·R3 and the Rook Is trapped); in tho text. 14. N/5·B3, P·B5ch; 15. K-Rl, N·B4; 16. B·K3, 10...... , N·Q2; 11. P·QR3, N·8 3; 12. Q·NS; 17. Q.Q2, B·KN2 (if 17 ...... , B·K2; 18. B· R6 and Black h as troubles with his King's P·QN 4, P·N3; 13, N·Kl. position). The strategical character of this If 13. P.R3, Black plays K·RI and N.NI. position Is very Inteustlnc. Where should forein, at lent the advance P-B4. That Is why White be active? If he prepaTn an action on Mallch Is gOing to be active on the K!ngslde the Queenslde (advanclnr the QNP). after ...... • prepuln, P·134. PxP and ...... , B'QR3, Black's QB wW be 13 ...... , K·R1: 14. PxP, NPxP; 15. very active. In my game against LetelLer I decided to launch an attack on the Klng· P·M , N·N1! s ide; 16. P-B4! , PxPi Ill. PXP; 19. s.q4!, B-K4; White remains the possibllit)' of play)". The onl)' correct defense. 15. _~ .... , PxP? 20. NxP. If now 20. __ ._., RxP~; 21. BxB, Px8; P-KN4 to make Blac::k's p.J(B4 difl1c::ult. He I, leads to a clcar advantage for White: 16. n . NxP!!, RPxN; 23. Q-NS, R·KR4; 24. NxR and unable, however, to prevent both or Black's BxP, N.Q2; 17. N·Q3, P·N4!?; 18. B·N3, P·Bt; 252 CHESS LIFE 19. P·KS, P·BS; 20. PXP, BxP; 21 . B·B2, B.R' ; Black soon lilot Into trouble by playing ...... , rect pawn sacrlflce. In our game 1 consoLi· 22. N·NS!, etc. P.QR3; 9. P-QR4, P·QN3; Ill. N·B5, BxN; 11. dated my pOSItion ....· ithout difficultl•• : 1. Now White get, a passed QP but s urely PxB, P.K5! ?; 12. NxP, N-BJ; 13. N·N4, R·Kl; P:, NxP; Il. N·B3. P·BS; 12. 0 ·0 , N·B4: KxB, 17. PXP, PXP; 18. N·Q3, P·B3, and Black l ~&d on h is Klngslde majority. 13. N·Q2, N·Q6; 14. Q·K2, B·QI; 15. P ·N3!. Q·R6? Intends the Ideal blo.e kade by N·R3·B2-Q!. 9. B·R6, N·N2; 10. O-Q21, P·B4! (B-R4; 1(1. N.R4. NxB; 17. QRxN, BxN; 18. c: 6. KN·K2. S l m~ lin me n tioned only the contlnu.aUon RxP!): 16. NxP. e tc. 8 . . *.*_. QN-Q2 (to retain In connection with the ronowlng two move., 10 . .. _• .. , BxP?; II. 0 ·0 .0 (II. B·K2 Is also thc Important QB) Is lurely better but I dou bt this IS • very $harp try to refute Black', lood), with e x«,Uenl attacking ch ances. How. whether Black h as m ore than ~ om e tactical defense. ever. Black i. «'ftalnly not obllred to accept chances. 6, ...... , 0.0; 7, N·Nl, N·Kl; 8. P·KR41 the . The logical advance se· 7. B·R3. cures him good counterplsy In a ah ~rp posl· An Id ea of Talm a nOV'5 w hich we ~ nal ytcd tlon. (11. P·RS. P.BS or II. P xP. PxP, etc.). after my game "'Ith J ansa. I wantcd 10 p lay D: 6. P-KN3. 1. B.N2, N·KI; 8. KN.K2 and II B.Nt ?: 9. P·B4, PxP; Ill. PxP , B·RSch: 11. N·N3, P·B4; 12. 0·0, PxP; 13. QNxP, followed by )!.Q2 I nd B·QB3 Is vcry stron g. But mack Clln continue quie tly wIth 8 ...... , P ·KN3: 9. 0 ·0, N.N2; 10. P·B4, N·Q2 followed by 1'·84 (I! 11. p ·BS, B·N4!). Talm anov'l 1. B·R3 resolvcs once mOre the Bishop p rob l em~ 7...... , BxB. Another posSibility 15 10 kecp thc BI$hop by playlnll' 7 . . **._. QH-Q2; 8. fu"\i ·K2. N.K l. But In thl. case While's Bishop II actively polted working all . lnst Black's P .84. 8. NxB, Q·Bl ; 9. N·KN5, P·KR3; 10. N·B3, Q·R6. White has a eicar positional a(! vanta(e ("good" BiSh op) and Black has to Iry to look Thu$ Black'. maneuver B·N4 Is prevented for some tactical complications. It .eem s. and 8 ...... , BlIP? Is bad, of course, becau$. howeve r, thot White can finish his develop ' or 9. Q·M, P·KN4; II). BxP, qr 10. N.B5, BxN; ment withou t m uch difficulty. ll. PxB, N·N2; 12. Q·N4, P·KR4; 13. Q·K4 , A very logical move, {or as wo h ave l een, 11. Q·K2, N·Kl; 12. B·K3. P.NS; 14. p ·Be!, e tc. the Bishop Is n ot actively placed. on K2. This p osition is to be . examined In p ra ctice. 8...... • P·KN3. 6...... 0-0. 12 ...... • P·B4; 13. PxP lIberates th e Importa nt In the only game played with this vulatlon J anu p layed a.i!"al nBt m e (Karrach ov 1966) K4 Squ are for a Kn lll'h t. 12...... , P·K N3; 13 so rar (Slmalln.Talmanov, Klslovods k 1968), ...... P-QN4!? an In te rutlng but hardly cor· 0.0·0 Is to b e t ried. .

Chess ~Here and There . .. OHIO PLAYERS SCORE IN F uchs, Under·800 Casimir Nosek, Un· Ray TIIt!ns Larry Ev.ns rated Mark Wieder, GII'1 Robin Kavall. (BrUSh HS, Cleveland) (Bowne HS, Queens ) EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL 1. P·K4 P.QB4 18. B·R7 Q· RT Shaker Heights High School of Shaker 2. N·KB3 P·K3 19. B·N6 N·B2 The Second Annual Eastern States Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Clcveland. 3. P·Q4 20. P·NS II·B3 won the Team Championship. deter­ 4. NxP N·KB3'" 21. B·N4 R·Kl High School Championship, held April 5. N·QB ) p·03 22. P·BS Q·Nl 26·28 in New York, attracted 177 players mi ned by combining the scores of each 6. 8 ·K1 B·K2 23. PxP PxP from nine states. Greatest success was school's three best scoring players. The 7. 0·0 N·1I3 24. Q.B7ch K·Rl Shaker Heights team of Michael Ca vallo. 8. K·Rl 0.0 25 . R-Q3 R· K2 enjoyed by players from Cleveland. 9. P·84 P-QR3 26. Q.B2 N·N4 Ohio, as New Yorkers failed to maintain Jon SilVer man. and Go rdon Sheeket 10. 1I·lIl Q.B2 21. H-QS R·KI last year's dominance. Ray THtins, a jun· scored 15-6. Wi th t he same team score. 11 . B·Kl 21. R·B3 K·Nl but placing second on median tie·break. 12. Q·Kl II ·Q2 29. RxBch RxR ior at Brush High School, Cleveland, n. R·QI N""·Kl 1II. N·K1ch K·Rl won the individual champioDsrup with was the Cranston East (Rhode Island) '4. P·KN4 N.N 31. H·N6<:h PxH a 6lh·lh score. Second through iifth with team of Stephen rolartin. CoUn Blair. and 15. BxN 8 ·KBI 32. Q·R4ch K. HI Bruce Gunther. The defending cham· 16. Q·R4 QR·BI 33. 8xPch R·1I2 6-1 were Mjchael Cavallo, a senior at 17. Q·B2 Q.NI 34. 8xRch Rulgns Shaker Heights HS, Shaker Heights, pions. Bronx High School of Science. Ohio; Vincent Livermore, a senior at overcame a poor start also to score 15·6. Taft HS, Bronx, N.Y.; Stephen Martin, but placed third on tie·break: thei r team SgIutJons lor Game Positions a senior at Cranston East HS, Cranston. consisted of Marvin Winsto n. Ira Rich· No. 127: One 01 our alert readers. R.I.; and H o wa rd Weiss, a junior at mond, and Steve Messer. Fourth and Daniel Samuels. Armonk. fifth in the hotly con tested team com· Mepham HS, Bellmore. N.Y. Sixth N. Y.. saw the qame in the petition were Sharon. Mass. and Lincoln through tweUth with 5!h-l'h were Mark N. Y. Times and sent U3 of Brooklyn, each with 14 1!i, with Seton H a nc~k (Sharon, Mass.), Paul Devlin the followinq pretty combI· Hall and Horace Greeley next wi th 14. (Seton Hall, South Orange. NJ .l. Theo· nation: 1: B·K&! . K·H2 (I. dore Soares (Bayside, Queens. N.Y.), Following were Irvington. N.J . and Pea· ... .• Px8: 2. QxPch. B·N2; body of Pittsburgh of Ncw Y OI'k ( 12). Marvin Wi nston (Bronx Science, Bronx, 3. R·R7. etc., gl 1 • .... , N.Y.), J ohn Bertschy (Horace Greeley, Horace rolann of the Bronx. Amherst of QxP: 2. OR·NI wins): 2. Buffalo (l1lfi), Yonkers. N.Y., John Chappaqua. N.Y.), b'a Richmond (Bronx R·R7ch!, KxR: 3. Q .R3ch. Bowne of Queens ( ll). Wheaton, Md., Science), and Robert Falotico (Erasmus. K·N2: 4. Q·R6ch and 5. R· Bayside of Queens (Wlt'l). Watchung Brooklyn, N.Y.). Tiltins' only draw was Rl wins. with Cavallo in r ound six, and it created Hills. N.J .. Xavier of Nell' York, Wilbra· ham, Mass., and West Essex, N.J. (10), No. 128: 1. RxN!, BxR; 2. RxPch. K· a quadruple tie for the lead which was RI: 3. RxPeh!!. KxR; 4. p. resolved when Tiltins defeated Soares in and others. Dalton School of New York repeated as Junior High Team Cham· N6ch. KxP; 5. B·K4ch, reo the final round while Livermore drew signs. an exciting baUle with cavallo. Philip pions, foIlowed by East Brunswick, N.J., Rosenbach was top 10th grade, David and River Dell. N.J . No. J 29: No. because alter 1. N·K5 , Timberlake best Junior High player; The tourname nt was sponsored by the NxN; 2. P..QR4. RxPf: 3. Steve KrawC%yk won the 9th grade Chess Association and QxR, QxQ: 4. NxQ. BxP: 5. award, Alex Oclpoff the 8th, and Robert directed by William GO ichberg and Da· KR·Kl. NxP; 6. RxB. NxB: Nadir the 7th. Best Class C was Ira vid Kaplan. April 11·13, 1969 have been 7. NxP. P·Q8. While could Mickenberg, Class D John Bertschy, selected as the probable dates for next barely draw the position. Class E Harry Jue, Under·1Ooo Willie year's event, at a different location. JULY, 1968 253 ere and There ...

The 1968 High School by J. HUl; the "B" by J. Patterson; the Eugene Meyer won the Berks hire Hills Team Championship was won by Seton "c" by I. Sofronow; unrated by C. Wal· Open in Pittsfield , Mass., with a score Hall, followed by Highland Park, Irving· lace and tbe junior by R. Howard. of 41h·'h. He was followed by S. Pozar· ton, St. Benedict and Snyder. Best in· Fifty-one players participated in the ek, M. Hart, D. Lamson and S. Stadnicki. dividual players were: J. Dutton, D. Ro· open section; there were 24 more in a Hart was top "A" ; K. Dean top "B"; \V. gath, B. Hearon, D. Gold, D. Izzo, S. non·rated junior tournament. Richard Scott top "C"; and B. Williams was best Silinsky and R. Mac Isaac. TD was Bill Dermer directed, ably assisted by Jim unrated. The 45 players were directed Lukowiak. Haley. by Louis Petithory and Edward Kolski. • • • At a pre-tournament meeting the • • • Richard Lunenfeld was the winner of players voted to rename the tournament Dr. Harlan Graves and Richard Jour· the 2nd Valley Forge Open in Philadel· the Jerry Spann Memorial Tournament. dan jointly won the AI Wallace Memor· phia. He was followed by K. Nedved, C. The tournament brought the 2nd largo ial Tournament In Denver. Following Hcising, USCF Secretary L. Dubeck and est turnout in its history. Twelve new were R. Burley, R. Wendling and C. Po­ S. KananL USCF members were recruited. It is reo koik. Top "A" was W. Gentala; top "B" R. Cintron, W. Handley, G. Thomas ported tbat in addition to pIctorial sto· was E. Anderson; top "C" D. Jones; and and M. Waldo tied for top "A" honors­ ries In Tulsa and Oklahoma City news· the unrated trophy was won by M. Leo. Cintron was awarded the trophy on the paper, the tournament was given 45 sec· Arthur Hauser directed the 56·player basis of beUer tlebreak points. F. Pepp onds of prime time TV news coverage. event. was the winner of the under 1800/ un· Hearty congratulations are due the Dr. Graves, it is reported, became the rated trophy. There were 46 players. organizers of this event. father of a baby girl during the 3rd The amateur section, boasting 62 in· • • • round of the tournament. This tourna· trepid gladiators, was won by G. Berg· The 4th Annual Visalia Amateur Op· ment produced 2 ncw records: number mann on a tlebreak over J. Heise and en in California resulted in a 3.way tie of participants (56) and number of jun· D. Ostrowski. G. Clapp won the "B" for first among John Rowell, James Fo· iors (i6). The junior turnout seems to trophy; top junior was D. Heisman; R. of better tiebreak, Rowell was awarded assure the continuance oC considerable Sewell was best unrated; best woman saaen and Randall Hough. On the basis chess activity in the, area. was G. Fuchs; J. Rogers won the "C" the trophy. The "B" prize was won by • • trophy and G. Bottlik received the "0" S. Schwartz; the "C" by R. Sills; and W. Hendry, 5IAr·IIz. won the 21·player trophy. the "D" by hi. Johnson. Los Alamos Spring Tournament in New James Van Horn directed. The youngest player participating was Mexico. He was followed by K. Wilson, • • • Kelly Toomey-7 years of age. Gordon J . Sapir and J. Bridge. The Peninsula·Tidewater Champion· Barrett directed the 33·player event. ship Elimination at Newport News, Va., • • • was won by John Marvin, followed by • • • The Syracuse (N.Y.) Winter Open with 34 players was taken by Ken Rogoff. R Mack, J . Flowers and B. Parun, Jr. Greenville, Pa., was the scene of a These 4 will play for the Tidewater match between the Butler Chess Circuit 41f.r ·1h, followed by Dr. E. Marchand and and the Paul Morphy Chess Club. This W. Porter. Porter won the "A" prize; Championship. was the first match for the Greenville G. Fox nnd D. Stubblebinc tied for the • • • " 8" prize; R. Fordon won the "C" prize; The first tornado has invaded the club. just organized in the Call of 1967. best unrated was R. Garvie. Robert Na· Arizona State Prison! Fourteen players Its iniUal effort was crowned with suc· participated in the Rooks & Crooks Tor· cess as evidenced by its victory by a siff directed. nado in February. The winner was Earl score of 6Yz ·3Yz . • • • Wagner, 31h·1h, followed by R. Irwin, • • • There were 23 participants in the Min· M. Pruett and R. Phelps; the latter won Flfty·two players participated in the nesota Chaliengers' Tournament in Min· the unrated trophy. Four·leaf Clover Tournament in Oak· neapolis. Ke ith Smith won on tlebreak The Rooks and Crooks Chess Club has land, California. This event was organ· over Eugene Swiderski and Terrence 2 teams participating in the Arizona ized as a 3·game round robin of 4· Beckman. The " D·E" trophy was won by Chess League this year and also expects player sections. Six sections were USCF S. Hoffmeyer. to send mcn "outside" to play chess for rated. Winners of these sections were: • • • the first time this year. Club president George F. Kane, David Rapoport, Wil· The Iowa State Championship was James Morrow reports that they have Iiam Clipson, DUrean Campbell. Tim· won by Dan Reynolds, 41f.r·lh. He was at least one USCF rated tournament othy Molter and Curtis Wilson. followed by D. Harger and B. Bailey. each month, and that friends from the • • • This is the 6th time that Reynolds has Phoenix and Tucson clubs visit regular· New York City's Marshall Chess Club won this tournament. ly to participate in them. held its annual championship this John M. Osness directed the 26·player • • • spring. The winner was Ma rc Yotrie, event. Twenty-one players participated in the 61h ·'h, followed by A. Soltis, A. Guadag. • • • 2nd Annual Albuquerque Chess Club nini, Dr. M. Finkelstein and A. Kauf· David Lees too k the Springfield Championship. Thomas Heldt, Jr., had man. Top Expert wa:; J. Wcstbrock and (Mass.) Chess Club Cha mpionship by a a perfect score to take first place. A top "A" H. Kushner. score of 5-0. Dr. G. Grosser took the modified Swiss pairing system was used Durlni the same period the Marshall "B" prize; J. Skalbite won the " C" tro· in which the top half of the tournament Candidates' Tournament was won by phy. Thcrc were 13 pla)'ers. was given a point before the beginning Howard Ant, 51h·IIz; second was T. Niles. • • • of the tournament and retained this ex· The winner qualified into thc 1969 David Chin, 10.2, won the Hudson tra point for pairing purposes through championship. County (N.J .) Junior High School Cham­ the second round. • • • pionship. He was followed by R. Gru· • • • Forty players participated in the ehaa and S. Hrenluk. Thcrc were 18 The 22nd Annual Oklahoma Open was Spring: Rating Tournament in 8cottsdale. players. won by Ken Smith of Dallas (publisher Arizona. The tournament wa .i held in • • • of the new Chess Digest magazine) with 2 sections, the winners of which were Don Dubois was the winner of the a perfect s.o score. He was followed by Jack Gibson and C. W. Phillips, followed Ann Arbor Challengers' Tournament. R. Mills, G. Hulburd, J. Hill, T. Amburn by J. Leach and R. Day resj>tetively. Col. Second was R. Connelly. Eightcen par· and V. McBee. The "A" prize was won Paul L. Webb directed. ticipated. 254 CHESS LIFE A popular move for thc last two years bas been 6. N·RS. This keeps the Q1·KR5 diagonal open for the Queen and FIRST the Knight can go to KNS, KB4 or KB2 as the occasion demands. In a few games in the Sousse Interzonal, Black answered by Bernard Zuckerman 6. N·Ra with 6 ...... , P·K3 and 7 ...... , KN·K2 and had no difficulties. Not bad As followcn or chess know, three White's plan is to control his Q5 and is 6 ...... , N·B3, but 6 ...... , P·K4 is years ago eight Grandmasters played a hinder Black's attempt to free his game not to be recommended because after series of matches instead of the tradi­ by advancing ...... , P·Q4. However, 7. 0.0, KN·K2; 8. p.B4, 0·0; 9. P·BS, tional tournament in order to decide White's strategy allows Black to control White has a strong attack. who was to be the opponent for the his QS , which means that it will not 6...... N·B3 World Champion. The same match sys­ be possible for either player to open Gligoric's boo k on the Sicilian recom· tem is being used in the current chal· the center. Thus this variation is known mends the reply 6 ...... , P·K4, but does lenge round. as the "Closed Sicilian." The struggle not consider the answer 7. N.R3!, which The matches are conducted on the is usuaJly confined to the wings and transposes to the previous note. A knockout system (the loser drops out). generally flares up only in the middle recent game Bilek.Gheorghiu (Bucharest In the quarter.finals and semi.finals, the game. Theory considers this variation 1968) continued (after 6...... , P·K4; matches at'e of ten games, and in the harmless but in many games it has 7. N·R3) 7 ...... , KN·K2; 8. 0·0, O·O? finals, twelve games. The eight candi· proven difficult for Black to save his (Black should try 8...... , p.B4 even dates arc di vided by lot into two groups King. though his King is stIlI in the center); which are in turn divided in two. The Tchigorin employed the Closed Varia· 9. P·BS! (much better than 9. P·KN4 as quarter-final matches, then, afC between tion in his day with great success. Later in Benko·Zuckerman, U. S. Champion· Spassky.Gelier and Larsen.Portisch, the it was played by Mieses and oceasionally ship 1965-66), 9...... , PxP; 10. PxP! two winners meeting in the semi·finals, by Smyslov. It is rarely seen nowadays (Suttles, who showed me all this three and Tal.Gligoric and Korchnoi-Reshev­ because most players prefer the more years ago, analyzed only 10. Q·R5, which sky. the winners meeting in the sem~ . contemporary setups. Hort is one of the is not bad either), 10...... , BxP?? fi nals. The two winners of the semI· few Grandmasters who play the Closed (necessary is 10 ...... , P·B3); 11. RxB!, fi nal matches will then play a final Variation with any regularity, mainly NxR; 12. B·K4, KN·Q5; 13. Q·R5, R·K1 match, the wi nner of which plays Petro­ in order to avoid the most analyzed (or 13 ...... , p.B4; 14. B·Q5ch, K·Rl ; I S. sian for the title. variations. Lately Spassky has been N·KN5, P.KR3; 16. Q·N6, PxN; 17. In the Spassky.Geller match, the ref· trying it more and more frequently. J:Iis Q·RSch, B·R3; 18. QxB mate); 14. QxPch, eree was L. Mikenas. Spassky's second decision to use it in his match WIth K·BI ; 15. B-NS, Q.Q2; 16. N·QS, R·K3; was Grandmaster I. Bondarevsky and Geller was undoubtedly influenced by 17. R·RB1, NxP; 18. B·N6, N/7·Q5; 19. Geller's second was Grandmaster E. Gu· the fact that it gives White Kingside B·R6, Black resigned. feld. attacking chances, and although Geller In the second and fourth games of the On April 2, in Sukhumi (in the Soviet is a good all·around player with good present match Geller played 6...... , Union), the lirst game began. Playing opening knowledge and excellent end· N·B3 and both times achieved a material White, Geller opened by playing his KP game ability and technique, .he excels advantage for which his opponent had two squares, a surprise not only for the in combinative play and especIally when insufficient compensation-it was Spass. spectators but also (or the specialists. he has the initiative, but he is somewhat ky's attacks that carried him to victory. Ge ller had never before played this weaker when he has to defend. Only after the crushing defeat he suffers move in his matches. In his turn, Spass· 2...... p.Q3 in this game did Geller decide to change ky also came up with a Sllfprise. He Black usual 2 ...... , N·QB3 his plan of defense: he played 6 ...... , chose the French Defense for the first as then 3. or 3. N·Ba may trans· P·K3 followed by 7 ...... , KN·K2 in the time in his matches. Both players stuck pose Into one of the open variations and eighth game. In this case it is more to their principles throughout; all the Black may prefer to play a variation difficult for White to build up a King· games in which Geiler had White began where his QN is not developed so early, side attack as Black can always play 1. P·K4, P·K3, and all the games in such as the Najdorf Variation...... , P·K84. which Spassky was White began 1. P·K4, 3. P·KN3 N·QB3 5. P·Q3 B·N2 Spassky's score of 3'-h ·1h with the P·QB4. 4. B.N2 P·KN3 6. P.B4 ...... Closed Sicilian will probably increase Spassky proved to have been better its popularity. prepared. He declined an invitation to 7. N·B3 0 ·0 8. 0 ·0 R·N1 the strong tour nament in Palma de Mal· The opening is over and both sides lorca in order to spend his time pre· begin to conduct the plans characteristic paring for the matches and reportedly of such poSitions. Black, who has suffi· spent six months in preparation. cient control of the center, advances the Apparently Spassky was not very sur· pawns on the Queenside, where he has prised by GeUer's use of the KP open· more space and where the advance has ing. Geller, on the other hand, could the support of the RB. White strives to hardly have expected the French De· develop activity on the other half of fense, although Spassky did beat Stein the board, where he has the better with it last year and he has played it prospects. on other occasions. 9. P·KR3 ...... Just as in the semi·final match three In the second game Spassky tried a years ago, the younger player won by a plan which is analogo us to one he used score of S1ft.21ft, with three wins and The most elastic conti nuation. White in a match game against Petrosian: five draws. spassky seized the psycho. does not yet decide where he intends 9. N·KR4, N·Q5; 10. P·B5, P·QN4 ; 11. logical initiative right from the start. to develop his KN. It is usually de· B·NS, P·N5, and now he played the some· n is generally agreed among masters veloped on B3, but in some cases it is what strange 12. N·Nl, after which Black and amateurs alike that the sixth game more usefully placed on R3. Formerly had the better chances. In case of 9. was the most beautiful and consistent the Knight was almost always developed P·QR4, P·QR3j 10. P·R3, P.QN4; 11. PxP, of the match. Here it Is. to K2. PXP ; 12. B·K3, P·N5 ; 13. N·K2 trans· Hort usuaUy plays 6. B·R3 here; in poses to the f!ame. SICILIAN DEFENSE some variations White may want to play 9...... P·QN4 10. P·R3 ...... Yefim Geller 7. Q.Q2 or 7. Q·B1 before deciding what This is a new way of treating such 1. p.K4 P·QB4 2. N·Q83 ...... to do about the Kingside. positions. White opens lines on the side 255 JULY, 1968 where his opponent is superiOl' in order open the Bishop tile and attack with Q-B2j 8. QxNP, R-Nl j 9. QxP, PXP; 10. to exchange a potential weakness. pieces than to try fo r a pawn storm N-K2 (10. K·Ql was played almost with· 10...... P·QR4 12. PxP RP xP with P-N5 and an evenlual P-B6 or p.R.S. out exception for the last two years, but 11 . B·K3 P·NS 13. N·K2 B·N2 20...... RPxP after a match game Matulovic-Uhlmann This move does not impress me. The Aller 20 ...... , BPxPj 21. N-B4, B-B1 ; in which Black quickly obtained the ad· Bishop on QN2 remains inacHve for the 22. N-N5, etc., White's great positional vantage it disappeared from master prac· rest of the game and does not help in advantage, in view of the weakness of tice; that game went: 10 ...... , QN·B3; the defense of the King, while K3 is Black's K3, would be quite obvious. 11. N-B3, PxP; 12. N-N5, NxP; 13. B­ weakened. A possible plan here is to try 21 . N-NS N·R6 KB4, Q·N3!-the whole point, after which to bring the KN to Q5 via Kl, QB2 and Both sides have almost succeeded in Black has the advantage), 10 ...... , QN- QN4. Of course, in this case Black's completing their plans. Geller tries to B3; 11. P-KB4, B-Q2, and now Portiseh Kingside would miss the defensive help obtain counterplay on the Queenside, ex' played 12. Q·Q3 and after Black played o[ the Knight. crting pressure against the QBP. Spas· PxP, White later recaptured with the sky, profiting from the fact that Black's Queen, which is considered bad. Byrne Queen, Rook and Bishop are cut off on played in a more original way: 12. P-R3 the edge oC the board and can only spec· and 13. P-N4. tate, develops a destructive attack, not 7...... P·QN3 hesitating to make material sacrifices. 22. Q-R4 R·Bl 24. Q·R7eh K· BI 23. RxN PxR

14. P-N3 ...... Until now, the game has foi1owed the fo urth match game, in which Spassky continued 14. Q·Q2. But this time, taught by experience, he seleels another plan. The Queen may turn out to be better Usual here is 7 ...... , QN·B3 or 7. placed on the K1-KR4 diagonal. The point ...... , Q·R4 or 7...... , B-Q2. H Black of 14. P·N3 is that the pawn will not It seems that the storm is over and wants to exchange the white·squared be under attack when Black's Rook gets that there will now be a lull. But the fol­ Bishops he usually plays 7 ...... , Q.B2 to QR7 and it is taken out of the line lowing effective blow exposes the Black before ...... , P.QN3. of Black's KB while Black's ...... , P·BS King and bis illusions ot safety. 8. P.QR4 B-R3 10. O..() NoON I is prevented. 25. NxPI RxP 9, BxB NxB 11 . B-R3 ...... 14...... R· RI 15. R·Bl ...... As analysis sho ws, Black already lacks Naturally, White avoids simplification tbe power to offer meaningful resistance. as he is preparing a storm on the King's In view of such threats as 25. B·R6, flank. The Rook, in the meantime, de­ 25. N·B4, 25. QxP, 25. N-R6, etc., Black fends the weak QBP. cannot react passively. Also quite hope· 15...... R-R7 16. P·N4 Q·R I less is 25 ...... , KxN j 26. B·R6, R-KNl j Once again, as in the fourth game, 2:1. N-B4, p.Q4; 28. PxP, p.B4; 29. N-K6, Geller brings his Queen to the Queen's etc. fl ank in search of counterplay. OC course 26. B·R6 RxReh 27. NxR Kx N the Queen now cannot help in the de­ No better is 2:1 ...... , BxB; 28. NxB, fense of the King. K-Kl; 29. QxPch (if 29. N·N8, then 29. 17. Q-K I Q·R3 ...... , K-Bl!), K-Q2; 30. Q·B7ch, K·B3; Geller prevents 18. Q-R4, which would 31. p.Ke;ch, etc. be answered by 18 ...... , NxKP. 28. QxBc h K· KI 29. P·N S! ...... 18. Q-B2 N·R2 Of course Black cannot capture on KN4 as after 30. BxP he would soon be Geller thought for 00 minutes before mated. White now threatens simply 30. making t bis move, but his decision is PxP with good chances of making a new probably erroneous. Stronger was 11 . Queen or giving mate, so Black makes Q·Q3, not deciding the position of the one last gasp. Bishop so early and definitely prevent­ 29...... P·B4 32. PxPeh ing Black from castling at once, which 30. QXPeh K·Q 2 Re signs would be met by 12. N·N5, N.N3; 1S. 31 . Q·B7eh K·B3 P·KB4 with a great advantage. It is 3rd Match Game interesting to observe the ways that FRENCH DEFENSE White tries to provoke his opponent into playing ...... , P-B5, in which case ~ 1I .r Spassky 1. P·K4 P·K3 3. N·QB3 ...... the presence of White's Bishop on QR3 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 would be quite unpleasant. In the first and seventh games, Geller In the fifth game Geller continued As soon as the Black Knight wanders played his favorite 3. N·Q2 but achieved 11. PxP, but after 11...... , PXP; 12. from the center Spassky beeins activity. little. P.QB4, 0·0; 13. PxP, QxP; 14. Q.K2, Black's plan to bring the QN to QN4 3...... B·NS 6. PxB N·K2 N·Q2; 15. R-Q1, Q·N2, Black achieved in order to attack the weak QBP and 4. P·KS P·QB4 7. N·B3 ...... a good position. the holes at White's QR3 and QB3 would S. P·QR3 BxNeh 11 ...... N·Q2 13. KR·QI ...... be quite good if he didn't have a K~ng. More popular nowadays is 7. Q·N4. 12. Q·Q3 R·QBl 19. P·BS N·N4 20. PxP ...... Two of Uhlmann's games (as Black) in Clearly preparing to open the center White decides that it is stronger to Monte Carlo 1968 continued: 7 ...... , with P-QB4.

256 __ CHESS LIFE 13...... O·O! 1968 U.S. Championship Twelve of the country's top players will participate in the 1968 United IOU States Chess Championship at the Em­ pire Hotel, New York City, July 14·31. The tournament, a twelve-player round robin, will be directed by USCF Master Paul Brandts. • Algebraic notation The field of entrants will be selected • Produced by the Yugoslav Chess from the following, all of whom have Federation been asked whether they are available 35TH SOVIET to participate: Defending Champion Rob· ert J. Fischer; Former Champions Sam· CHAMPIONSHIP, 1967 uel Reshevsky, Larry Evans, and Arthur The most recent Soviet Championship Bisguier; Pal Benko, , was played in the Swiss System, the It appears that the programmed 14. Robert Byrne, Doctor Anthony Saidy, first time ever in RUssia! 130 players battled through 13 rounds, Tal and P·QB4 gives nothing because of 14 ...... , William Addison, I. A. Horowitz, Ber­ nard Zuckerman, Tibor Weinberger, Polugaevsky emerging victorious with QPxP; 15. QxBP, PxP; 16. QxQP, N-B4. 10-3 scores. The hook contains 136 In this way White's whole setup be­ Nicolas Rossolimo, , Her· bert Seidman, Doctor Neil McKelvie, carefully selected games from this comes unsatisfactory. premiere Soviet event. Algebraic nota­ 14. P-RS P-KR3 17. PxP PxP and Robert Steinmeyer. For members who may wish to visit tion with symbols showing pieces 1 S. Q-K2 R-Kl 18. B-B1 •••••••• makes for universal, easily under­ 16. P-R4 N-QB3 New York City as spectators at the Championship, here is the schedule. stood game scores. White loses time, thus giving Spassky Postpaid to you, the right to try for the initiative. Round 1, 2 p.m., Sunday, July 14; Round 18...... P·B3 19. PxP ...... 2, 6 p.m., Monday, July 15; Round 3, 6 jll" $1.50 And at this interesting moment Geller p.m., Wednesday, July 17; Round 4, 6 MAJORCA 1967 p.m., Thursday, July 18; Round 5, 2 p.m., proposed a draw which was accepted. Larsen's great fourth tournament vic­ 1234567 8 Sunday, July 21; Round 6, 6 p.m., Mon­ tory in a row. All 153 games including SpasskY····l1 i 1 i 1! ! day, July 22; Round 7, 6 p.m., Wednes­ Geller ...... iO!OiOl I Botvinnik and Medina over Larsen, day, July 24; Round 8, 6 p.m., Thursday, Larsen's 11 wins and 4 draws. Botvin­ July 25; Round 9, 2 p.m., Sunday, July nik and Smyslov tied for second, fol­ Go West, Young Man 28; Round 10, 6 p.m., Monday, July 29; lowed by Portisch, GIigoric, and Ivkov. Round 11, 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 31. Postpaid to you, We join Greeley this year in recom­ The U.S. Championship Committee is mending a westward journey for those composed of Chairman M. J. Kasper, E. jll" $1.75 Juniors who are East Coast residents. B. 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Be sure to specify either a, L, or T. Available List Price $12.95 Members $11.00 only to USCF members...... Price $3.00 JULY, 1968 259 variation by 12 ...... , QN·Q2 instead of Black has no choice. The exchange of 12 ...... , QN-Q4, but It is more exact White's KB would make no sense, as to make this move at once. after 19 ...... , N-B5; 20. Q-B3, NxBj 21. 12. N!1·B3 NxN 14. 0 ·0 ...... RxN, Black would face great difficulties 13. NxN 0 ·0 when accepting the pawn sacrifice for • • Smyslov must have been very much Instance: 21...... , BxPchj 22. K-Rl, satisfied with the results of his openi ng B·Q6 ; 23. RxBl, QxR; 24. B-R3 and wins. Annotates ••• play. White stands slightly better with Black must keep his good Knight which a very solid position-the only question is his only chance to hold the p'osltion. Palma de Mallorca 1967 Is: can Black gain full equality? In posi­ 20. K·R1 B·Q3 21. B-K4 ...... It is always a kind of sensation for tions of this kind it is usually not easy The simplest way to regain the pawn the chess world when one of the world's to withstand Smyslov's constant posi­ with a good game. Also worthy of con­ leading players loses a game, even tional pressure. sideration was 2l. P.QB4. N-B5; 22. Q-B3 against one of his fellow Grandmasters. The text move is typical of Smyslov's or 22. Q·K3, which would lead to a fine In the Palma de Mallorca tournament style. Having forced the weakening of game for White after 22 ...... , NxBj 23. last fail, ex·World Champion Smyslov's Black's King position (P-KR3), the de­ RxN, etc. But Black would play 22 ...... only loss occurred in his game against velopment 14. E-Q2, intending 15. 0 -0-0 B-N2, which just holds the position. Donner, this time a very good Donner and P-KN4. would probably be objective­ 21...... B-N2 indeed, although ODe must state that ly better. But as a matter of fact it Black cannot save his extra pawn, as Smys!ov was far from his best. But the gives Black the opportunity to create 21...... , N-B5 would be met by 22. Q·Q2. game was very interesting, a tough fight great complications by 14 ...... • B·Q5; Also 22. P·QB4 was threatened. to the last pawn, and I am sure you Hi. 0-0-0, Q·Q4, as in the Honfi-Pfleger 22. BxN ...... wila enjoy it. game from 1966. Although it Here 22. P-QB4 could be answered by was later established that White here 22 ...... , BxN; 23. PxB, N-K2 or 23 ...... , CARO·KANN DEFENSE N-BS. The text, removing Black's strong­ Smyslov Donner had very good attacking chances after 16. P-KB4!, Smyslov would not allow his est defensive piece, seems to be the 1. P·K4 P·QB3 best. As a general rule, it is tactically not opponent to get active counterplay. He prefers to risk achieving less rather than 22...... PxB 23. Q-N4 ...... the best choice to play a purely defen­ Also good was 23. RxP, BxN; 24. PxB sive opening like the Caro.Kann or allowing Black to escape from the po­ sitional pressure. at once. as Black cannot recapture 24. French against Smyslov. The reason Is ...... QxP because of 25. Q-N4!, etc. 14. .... P·QNJ 15. R·Ql Q·K2 that SmysJov handles these lines with 23...... P·B3 great perlection and usually arrives at Donner points out that 15 ...... , Q-B2 positions which offer him some solid would allow 16. N·N4, NxNj 17. QxN, advantaees, making the proper defense forcing Black to play 17 ...... , P-B4. for his opponent a difficult task. There­ But also 16. B-B4 is simple and good. fore it seems to me that replies like 1...... , P-K4 or 1...... , P-QB4 are better choices against Smyslov. 2. P-Q4 P·Q4 4. NxP N·Q2 3. N·QB3 PxP The latest fashion in the Caro-Kann, after the Petrosian·Spassky match pro­ duced some critical problems for Black in the main line 4 ...... , B·B4. 5. B-Q84 N/ 1·B3 6. N·NS ...... This is probably the most promising line for White. On 6. NxNch, NxN ; 7. 24. Q·K6ch? ...... P-QB3, which avoids 7 ...... , B·B4 be- Until now Smyslov has conducted the cause of 8. Q.N3, Filip has found a good game very well and after the immediate answer in 7...... , Q-B2. 16. p·QN4! 24. RxP, he would attain the superior 6...... P.K3 1. Q·K2 N·N3 ...... game. Black is practically forced to Black must pay attention to various Although not quite in Smyslov's style. answer 24 ...... , BxNj 25. PxB, and now b:ctical threats like 8. NxBP! here. His this is a very good move and promises the threats of 26. Q·K6ch or 26. QR-Ql Knight does not stand very well on N3, White more than 16. B-KB4, B-N2; 17. are not easy to meet. but this is the only way he can obtain B-N3, KR-QI, etc., as in the game Mata­ 24...... K·Rl 26. PxB B-B41 a normal development of his pieces. novie-Pfleger, Tel Aviv 1964. It is ob­ 25. RxP BxN 8. B·Q3 P-KR3 vious that Black cannot take the pawn It is well known that Black cannot as he would lose the Exchange after 16. Here we see the difference. Without take the pawn: 8 ...... , QxP; 9. N/ 1·B3, ...... , BxP; 17. N-D6, Q.B4; 18. NxB, checking on move 24, Whi te would not followed by 10. N·K5. But also 8 ...... , QxN; 19. Q-B3, threatening 20. QxR or have to consider this move because of P·B4 at once is inferior and leaves White 20. B·R3. for instance: 19 ...... , Q·N5; the possibility of 27. R-Q7, winning the with the better game after 9. PxP, BxP; 20. QxQ. NxQ; 2l. B-Ra, etc. Queen. Now the Rook move would make no sense because of the answer 27 ...... , 10. N/ 1-B3, p.KR3; 11. N-K4, NxN; 12. 16...... B·Q6 17. N·B6 ...... QxN, etc., as in the Matulovic-Donner Q.B5!, with strong threats against the game from the same tournament. One This leads to complications which are White King. gets the Impression that Black's prob· not quite clear and give Black a chance Smyslov's decision to stop the threats lems in this variation are no less than for active counterplay. There was no by exchanging Bishops is therefore quite after 4 ...... , B-B4. objective reason for White to create reasonable. 9. N/ S-B3 P-B4 11. 'N-KS QN·Q2 these complications and sacrifice a 27. B-Q4 BxB 28. RxB QR.Bl pawn, even though temporarily, as with 10. PxP BxP On 28 ...... QR-Kl the continuation Black still has to be very careful. At 17. B·N2, E-N2; 18. P-QR3. he could retain all his positional advantages. 29. R·Q7, Q.B5; 30. R-K7! is good enough once 11...... 0-0 looks more danger· to equalize. After the text Whlte's ous and gives White good attacking pos· 17...... Q·B2 18. P·NS N·Q4 simplest choice would probably have sibilities after 12. Nf1.B3, QN-Q4; 13. The continuation 18 ...... , BxPch j 19. been 29. R-Q7, QxP; 30. QxQ, RxQ j 31. P-QR3. P-QN3; 14. P-KN4!, etc. (Darga­ K·Rl, B·Q3; 20. B-N2. N.Q4 leads to the RxRP, RxP; 32. K-Nl, R-Q1; 33. R·Kl Filip. Tel Aviv 1964). Certainly Black game. with excellent drawing chances. One could have tried to switch to the text 19. B·N2 BxPch must approve this line of play when he 260 CHESS LIFE takes into account the fact that Smyslov would mean a serious threat to eliminate ing of the second rank. Let us sce an was already in time trouble. Black's winning attempts. example: 29. R·Q6 KR·Kl 31. Q·Q4 ...... 44. Q·Q3? ...... White begins with a waiting move, 30. Q-Q5 R·K4 In my opinion, this must be consid· 56. H·Q2, and there could follow 56. Better at once was 31. Q-Q3, winning ered the decisive mistake, which leads ...... , P·R5j 57. R·QB2, P·N4; 58. R·Q2, an important tempo. to a very dificult Rook ending for White. K·N3; 59. R-QB2, K-B4 (59 ...... , P·NS; 31...... R/T-Kl! He must take the chance here and give 60. R-B4 would lead to nothing); 60. Very well played. The threat is now his Rook more activity by 44. R-K8!, R.B5ch, K-B3; 61. R·B2, R-K.N6 (other· 32 ...... , R·KSch; 33. RxR, RxRch; 34. threatening in some variations Q·Q5 or wise Black's King cannot leave the K-H2, R-Ka, winning the Rook. H instead Q·Q8. I think then Black would retain KNP); 62. R-B4, P·R6; 63. R·K4!, K·B4; 31...... , R-B4, then 32. R-KI!, giving only very slight winning chances, if any 64. R·K8, K-B5; 65. R-K7, H·K6; 66. R· White serious counterplay after 32 ...... , at all. QR7, and it is not to be seen how Black HxP/3j 33. R-Q7, or 32 ...... , HxPI7; 44 ...... R·N3 can improve his position. 33. R-Q7!, QxP; 34. Q·N4, R-KNI; 35. Donner does not find the point ai White seems to have efficient defend· H-KS!, etc. once and repeats the moves, so the deci· ing possibilities even then, if he can 32. P·KS4 R·QB4 33. R·Q1 Q·S2 sive mistake takes place once more. cut off the Black King on the Queen White's defense would have been much 45. Q·Q2 R·QS3 46. Q·Q3? QxP! file, for instance, after the further more difficult after the simple capture This is the point. Black brings the moves 66 ...... , R·QB6; 67. R·B7ch (sim· 33 ...... , RxPI7. Maybe White intended game to a Rook ending in which he has pIer, of course, is 67. R·R4ch, etc.), 67. then 34. Q-Q3, RxBP; 35. R-Q7, QxP; 36. excellent winning chances...... , KK5; 68. R·KN7, R·KN6j 69. R· Q-N6, R-KNl; 37. RxNP!, but this beauti­ 47. RxP Q·SS 48. R·B7ch ...... Q7. Black seems to be unable to get ful variation is completely refuted by White's best chance; otherwise he los· any further unless he is willing to ex· 36 ...... , H-KSch!; 37. RxR, Q-R5ch, with es another pawn. change his KNP for White's QRP. But mate to follow. 48...... QxQ 49. PxQ P·QR4 then the ending should be a draw. 34. Q.Q3 Q·R4ch 36. Q·Bl ...... Anyway, the passive waiting method 35. K·Nl Q·N5 was the only way here, which left This must have been a miscalculation White possibilities of fighting for a in time trouble. According to Donner, draw. Now, on the other hand, the end· White had excellent drawing chances in ing is lost for White. the Queen ending after 36. R·QS, RxR; 56...... P·N4 57. K·N2 ...... 37. QxRch, K·R2; 38. P·B7, RxP/2; 39. Against checks Black would bring his QxR, QxRch; 40. K-B2, but here the King via KN5 to KB6, but now the possible Rook ending 38 ...... , RxPI7; threat 58. R·N7ch may get annoying. 39. Q·Q3ch, Q-N3j 40. QxQch, KxQ; 41. 57...... R·Q6 58. R·N4 ...... R·Q7, P-QR4 does not look very inviting A desperate decision, but passive de· for White. fense is now hopeless too. Black would But simply 36. R-KBI was a good de­ proceed according to the following plan: fending move here leaving Black with first push P·R6, then approach with his many problems of how to improve his King, and when White makes a try to initiative. This Rook ending is very difficult for cut it off by R·KB2, Black has the 36...... R·K7? White. He is not only a pawn down, but threat R-QS·QN8·N7. When Black bas Why not 36...... , RxPI7? Donner all his remaining pawns are isolated and was of the opinion that this would be very weak, his King cannot leave the bad because of 37. R-Q8, RxR; 3S. RxRch, KNP, and Black possesses the majority K·R2; 39. Q-Q3ch, Q-N3; 40. R·RSch and on both wings. Black's threat in the MASSIVE wins, but Black has a better reply in diagrammed position is 50 ...... , R·Q3, 37 ...... , Q-K3!, putting an end to his so White's answer is practically forced. opponent's attacking attempts. 50. R·Q7 P·R5 52. R·N7 R·Q3? CHESS SET After the erroneous text move the 51. R·R7 R·N4 chances will soon be equal again. It is hard to understand why Donner 37. R/6·Q2 RxR 38. RxR RxP/3 exchanges his good QNP for his oppo· After this the game could be agreed nent's main weakness. By playing 52. as drawn, and even Donner's recom­ ...... , R·B4 first, which threatens 53. mendation 3S...... , Q·Bl would not ...... , R·Q4, Black could then after 53. make any essential difference. White K·B2 bring his King into play, protect· would continue 39. R-Q7!, QxP (taking ing, when necessary, his KNP by R-N4. either pawn with the Rook would lose It would be extremcly difficult [or the game after 40. Q·Q3!); 40. Q·Q3, P·B4j White, perhaps even impossible, to save 41. Q·Q4, Q-N3; 42. RxRP, RxP; 43. the Rook ending then. Now, on the H-RSch, K-R2j 44. Q-Q5, and Black's contrary, the ending looks more and winning chances are practically nil. more like a draw. 39. R·Q8ch K·R2 41. R-Q5? ...... 53. RxP RxP 54. R·N7 R·QR3 40. Q·Q3ch P·B4 It does not make any difference if Smys!ov must have missed the fact Black makes this unnecessary move or that the time control was already over not. Also after 54 ...... , P·R6j 55. R· and makes a mistake which leads to a QB2, White can get the Rook behind the difficult game for him. With the obvious QRP, for instance: 55 ...... , P·R4; 56. 41. Q-Q5! he could force perpetual check. R·B5, K·R3; 57. R-R5, etc. 41...... R·N3 42. Q.Q2 R·K3 55. K·R2 P·R4 56. P·N3? ...... This is only a loss of time and enables Opening the second rank is suicide, White to place his Rook in a better as now White's Rook can never leave position. Donner is quite right when he this rank because of the loss of the Price $19.95 Postpaid. considers 42...... , P·KR4 here as the QRP. Probably Smyslov was afraid of (Texans add 2%) proper continuation. the maneuver ...... , P·R5, followed by MILLER IMPORTS 43. R·K5 R·QB3 ...... , P·N5, ...... , RKN6, ...... , P-QR6 Dept. A, 2507 WltSt Woodlawn AVII. In the Queen ending after 43 ...... , and the King's voyage to the Queenside. San AntonIo, Texu 78228 RxR; 44. PxR, White's passed pawn But all this was not as bad as the open· JULY, 1968 261 his King centralized, he will realize the threat of bringing his Rook to QN7, win· ning easily. With the text, which gives up the QRP at once, but gives the White pieces THE ART OF more freedom of action, White creates more technical difficulties for his op­ ponent. But the outcome is finally a book win. POSITIONAL PLAY 58...... P·R6 It does not make any essential dif· ference if Black makes this move first or takes the pawn at once by R-Q7chxP. 59. P·N4 PxP by Sammy Reshevsky This is certainly the simplest way, although Donner says that 59...... , P- R5 would be more exact. In the latter THE CRUCIAL GAME To prevent N·N5. case Black must avoid stalemate after Actually, the crucial game of the re­ 18. Q·N4 ...... 60. R-R4, R-Q7ch; 61. K-R3, RxP?; 62. cent playoff match in Los Angeles for I expected 18. Q.R2, with the idea of R-R7ch, K-N3; 63. R-R6ch, K·B2; 64. sixth place in the Interzonal Tournament continuing with 19. P·N4. I was intending R-B6ch!, etc., but wins finally with 60. of 1967 was the game between Stein and to meet it with 18 ...... , P-N4; 19. P-N4 ...... , R-N6ch; 61. K-B2, K-N3; 62. R-N4, Hort (Stein's eighth game). After that Q·N3. ' K-B3; 63. R·K4, K·B2 and the King the issue was to be decided between 18...... QxQ 19. PxQ .... ' ... comes through, because White will be Hort and me in the last game. He had in a zugzwang position. to win in order to qualify and I needed 60. RxP K·N3 62, K·N3 RxP only a draw, but he conducted the White 61. R·QR4 R-Q7ch 63. R·R5 ...... pieces so my task was far from easy. 63. K-N4 does not make any sense, as He was in a position to take risks, since after 63 ...... , R-R8 the King is forced a loss was the same as a draw from his back because of the threat 64...... , standpoint, while I was compelled to P-R7. play conservatively. The tension was in· 63...... R·R8 describable. This winning position we have in the ENGLISH OPENING books, so we will use hereafter the V. Hort S. Reshevsky notes by Averbakh. [Editor's note: Aver· 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 4. P·Q4 PxP bakh is the editor of the definitive end· 2. N·K83 P-84 5. NxP N-83 game books in Russian.] J. N·B3 P-KJ 6. N/4·N5 ...... 64. K·N2 K·BJ 65. K·R2 P·N51 This is unusual in recent tournaments. But not 65 ...... , K·K3?; 66. RxNP, More popular is 6. P·KN3 or 6. P-K3. To appraise the ensuing endgame: R.R7ch; 67. K-R3, R-QN7 (the threat was The purpoSe of the text was probablv White still has the two Bishops but he 68. R-N3); 68. R·QR5, P-R7; 69. K-N3, for surprise. . is saddled with a doubled pawn. Black K-Q3; 70. K-B3, K-B3; 71. K·K3, K·N3; 6...... B·NS 7. P.QR3 ...... has no visible weakness. White enjoys 72. R-Ha, K-N4; 73. K-Q3, K·N5; 74. Not dangerous for Black is 7. N·Q6ch, control of no files and there are no im· R-NSch, and White draws. K-K2; 8. NxBch (against 8. B-B4, Black mediate prospeets for White's incursion 66. R·R4 K·K4 67. RxNP R·R7chl could reply with either 8...... , N·KR4 This check is essential, as 6S. R-N3 or 8...... , Q-R4), RxN ; 9. B·Q2 P·Q4 was threatened, and after 67 ...... , R- with equality. " THE BROOKLYN CHESS N8; 68. R-QR4, R-N7ch; 69. K-N3, P-R7; 7...... BxNch 9. e·NS 0.0 CLUB 70. K-B3, White draws easily. 8. NxB P.Q4 10. P-KJ ...... 68. K·RJ ...... After 10. PxP, PxP; 11. BxN, QxB; The last hope: 68...... , K-Q4?; 69. 12. QxP, R-QI, followed by ...... , N-Q5, New York City's New R-N3! and White draws, but now the Black has much the better development White King remains too far from the -more than sufficient compensation for Tournament Center pawn. the pawn. • Air-conditioned No better was 68. K-N3, when Black 10, ...... P·KR3 11. B.R4 ...... • Well liqhted would proceed 68...... , K-Q4, for in· EVen now the pawn is immune to • Conveniently located c~Pture; 1~. PxP, PxB; 12. PxN, PxP stance: 69. R-QR4 (69. R-KB4, R-QN7; Easy to reach! By subway, the club 70. R-QR4, P-R7 and White is one tempo With equahty; and if 11. BxN, QxB; 12. PxP, R-Ql, and Black will encounter no is more accessible than most places too late), 69 ...... , K-B4; 70. K-B3, K-N4; in Manhattan-it is served by five 71. R·R8, K-N5; 72. R-N8ch (or 72. K-K3, difficulty regaining the pawn. 11...... PxP 13. B-K2 N-N3 major subway lines. The BMT (De­ R·KR7, etc.), 72 ...... , K-B6; 73. R-B8ch, Kalb Ave.), IND "D" (DeKalb Ave.), K-Q7; 74. R-QR8, K-BS; 75. K-N3 (or 12. BxP N·K4 Finally disposing of the annoying pin. and IRT 7th Ave. (Hoyt St.) stops are . 75. K·K3, R-KR7!), 75 ...... , R-R8; 76. one block from the club, while the R-BSch, K-N7; 77. R.NSch, K-R7, fol- 14. B·NJ B·Q2 15. 0·0 B.83 . Having succeeded in developing the IRT Lexington (Nevins St.) and IND lowed by 78...... , R-QN8 and Black "A" (Hoyt-Schermerhorn) stops are wins easily. BIShop, I felt that White's advantage was minimal, even though he had the two th~ee block.s away. By car, it's a four 68...... R·QN7 72. K·K3 K·N4 mlOute dnve from the Manhattan 69. R·QR4 P·R7 73, R·R8 K·BS Bishops. 16. R·Bl Q.R4 Bridge. See TOURNAMENT LIFE for 70. K.NJ K·Q4 White resigns. details on the big BROOKLYN OPEN, 71. K·BJ K·B4 I discarded 16 ...... , QxQ; 17. KRxQ. KR-Ql; 18. N-NS, BxN; 19. BxB, with August 2-4, and many other events An instructive game with many in­ at the club. Club is open every Tues­ teresting moments. substantial pressure exerted by the Bish· ops. Also unappetizing to me was 16. day night as well as for weekend ...... , Qx.Q; 17. KRxQ, P·R3; 18. P-N4 tournaments . BOOST AMERICAN CHESS (threatenlOg P-QR4 and poNS), and if 18. NOTEI The New York City Chess TELL YOUR FRIENDS ...... , N-Q4, then 19. NxN, BxN; 20. R·B7, Association will run only two more ABOUT USCF QR-Bl; 21. R/I-QBl, with pressure. tournaments in M,lnhiilttan in 1968. 17. Q·N3 P.R3 262 CHESS ·LIFE into Black's territory. The position is ap­ 35. R·QS (35. K·K2, R-B3; 36. B·K3, R­ proximately even. BS), R-B7ch; 36. K-K3, RxNP; 37. Rx 19...... KR·Ql 20. KR·Ql N·K2! NP, K-Q2; 38. B-R5, K-Bl, with the better This Knight now begins to play an prospects. important role. It is beaded for Q4 to 33...... B·Rs attack the pawn. Simpler was 33...... , RxR; 34. RxR, 21. K·Bl N/2·Q4 22. R-Q4 ...... BxB; 35. KxB, K-Q2, followed by ...... , So that if Black decides to exchange R-QBl with a draw. Knights, White's pawns would be un­ 35...... BxR 36. K·K3 P.N4 doubled. I was not about to oblige. Imperative, in order to prevent p·B4 22...... QR·B) followed by P-B5, enabling White's QB Not bad, but more prudent was 22. to reach the important QB5 square to ...... , K·BI, to get the King to K2 in harass Black's King. order to be able to exchange Rooks on 37. B·81 R·QBl 38. R·Q82 R.QR1 Any other Rook move loses a pawn to the Queen file if necessary. 'fhe adjoured position. With the ten· 23. OR-Ql R·KT BxP. 39. R·Q2 R·QBl 41. B-Bs R.KNI sion gone, thorough analysiS by both 24. P-K4 was the immediate threat. 40. B·R3 R·QRl 24. NxN ...... sides followed. I felt that I would Interesting but unproductive was 24. P·N5, NxN; 25. PxB, NxB (not 25 ...... , NxR?; 26. PxP, NxNP; 27. It·QN4 and wins); 26. PxP, NxBch; 27. RPxN, R-NI and wins. 2ND 24...... NxN 24 ...... , PxN would have given Black an isolated pawn, and 24 ...... , BxN would have permitted White to get rid of his doubled pawn with 25. P-N5. 25. P-K4 N·B2 26. P-B3 ...... Five Rounds Sepcember 7 - 8, 1968

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Open Section: 1 ST $750 Guaranteed 2ND 350 White's plan is to bring the QB to KB2, after it has been shut out by 3RD 150 ...... , P-K4. From KB2, the Bishop could be played to QB5 to harass the Black King. For instance: 26 ...... , P-K4; 27. Reserve Section: 1 ST $250 Guaranteed R/ 4·Q2, P-B3 (in order to bring the Knight to K3); 28. B-B4ch, K-Bl; 29. B·B2 2ND 150 (threatening 30. B·B5ch), N-K3; 30. R-Q6, with an inextricable position for Black. 3RD 75 This was the serious problem with which I was confronted. One thing I was convinced of-I had to bring my King to Class Prizes: Top Expert $100 K2. Hort and I each had about hali an hour left for the remaining 15 moves. Top A. 75 A tense situation! Top C. 60 26...... B-Rs! 28. R·B4 ...... 27. R/I-Q2 P·K4 Top D & Below. 40 White has nothing better. If 2S. R/4- Q3, P-B3: 29. B·B2, N·K3, Black has noth­ Tournament Director: Professor Seth Hawkins ing to worry about, since White cannot now get his Bishop to QB4. If 2S. R·Q6, N-N4; 29. R/ 6·Q5 (29. R-Q7, R-BSch; 30. Registration; Entry fee for the Open Section Is $18 and for the Reserve Section K·B2, N-Q5; 31. RxP, NxB; 32. KxN, B­ (rated 1799 or lower) is $13.50 if received not later than September si $20 N4ch; 33. K-K3, P-B3, with equality due and $15 after September S. Final registration closes at 9:45 a.m., Saturday, to the opposite·colored Bishops), R-BSch; September 7, at the tournament site. 30. K-B2, P·B3, with no promising con­ tinuation for White. The effectiveness of Inquiries and advance entries should be sent to Allan J. Zembruski, 30 Brook Black's 26th move now becomes appar­ Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01841. Make checks payable to Merrimack ent. Grand Prix. 28...... P·B3 31. B·N6 K·K2 29. B·B2 N·K3 32. K·B2 B·N4 30. P·KN3 K-Bl 33. R/4·B2 Please Bring Sets and Clocks Futile was 33. RxR, RxR; 34. BxB, PxB; JULY, 1968 263 be able to hold the position; my feeling Q-B4ch (if 3B. QxB, QxBch; 39. K-R2, was justified. P·N4, followed by ...... , K-N3, and the 4'2.. K-B2 KBP is lost, with excellent winning I had expected the sealed move to be chances for Black), P-N4; 39. Q·B5, Q­ 42. R-Ql, although it didn't make any Nach; 40. K-B3, QxPch; 41. K-K2, Q­ difference what move Hart sealed. The K6ch; 42. K-Q1 (42. K-Bl, Q-KBch, etc.), only try White had to make any progress Q-K8ch; 43. K-B2, Q-K7ch; 44. K-N1, Q­ was to effect P-R4 in an attempt to seize Qach; 45. K-R2, Q-N6ch, etc. control of the Rook file for the Rook. If 36...... BxP 38. Q-B8 ...... 42. R-Ql, B-N4; 43. R-KRI (43. P-R4 was 37. Q-N4 B-K6 meaningless because of 43 ...... , PxP; 44. Px.P with Black in control of the file), Unsatisfactory was 3a. Q-Q7, B·B5; 39. R-QBl! (threatening ...... , R·B7 to be PxB, QxBch; 40. K-Nl, Q-K6ch; 41. K-N2, followed by ...... , R-K7 mate); 44. B-B5ch, PxP; 42. QxBP, Q-K7ch; 43. K-N1 (43. K-B2; 45. P-R4, P·N3 (or even 45. _...... , 36. P-R4?? ...... K-R3, Q-B6ch; 44. K-R2, Q-N6ch; 45. R-Ql, threatening .. _.. ... , R-Q6ch); 46_ BxP, The losing move. Ivkov was attempting K-Rl, QxPchj 46. K-Nl, P-B6 and wins), R-B7, etc. to set up a mating net with P-N4-5. This P-B6; 44. Q·N7ch, K-R4; 45. QxRPch, 42...... B-N4 44. K·K3 P·KR4 being the last game of the tournament K-N5; 46.QxPch, KxP; 47. Q-R6ch, K-N5; 43. R-Ql R·KRl 45. P·R4 ...... and desirious of improving his standing, 48. Q-N6ch, K-B5; 49. Q-R6ch, K-B4 and wins. Otherwise 45 ...... , P-R5 Ivkov took risks, but he underestimated 45...... PxP 46. PxP R-KNl his opponent. Ivkov could eaSily have 38...... Q·B7eh 42. B·N2 Q·Q6 DRAW drawn with 36. B-Q5. There would have 39. K·R3 OxP 43. K·N4 B·B7 Black was threatening ...... , R-N7, followed: 36...... , P-K5 (forced, as 40. P·N4 K·N2 White resigns and if 47. K-B2, N-B5, again threatening otherwise BxKBP); 37. BxKP, BxP; 38. 41. P·NS Q-BBeh ...... , R-N7. Best for White would have been 47. BxN, which would have led to a simple draw because of the Bishops of opposite color. Thus ended an inter' esting and exciting match. ChessLife~ Forcing a position can be costly. A good illustration of this occurred in a Here and There ••. game between Ivkov of and the talented Mecking of Brazil in the In the first significant chess activity 1967 Interzonal. R. Sprague, A. Karklins and R. Verber. in Tucson in a number of years, William The "A" trophy was won by R. Golla; RUY LOPEZ Cornwall won a 5-0 victory in the 196B the "B" prize was won by A. Seid; the Tucson Open. Harold Blajwas and Ron­ "c" was won by D. Hadley; and C. Mi­ Ivkov Meeking ald Lifson took second and third with chel won the "D" prize. Best junior was 1. P-K4 P·K4 B. P·B3 0·0 4lJ.z-l/z. With scores of 4-1, Charles Morg­ J. Stamm and best woman was M. Koput. 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 9. P·KR3 N-QR4 an (state champion), Sol Blackman, See the June Chess Life (Olympiad 3. B·NS P·QR3 10. B-B2 P-B4 Walter Cunningham and Dr. John Kelly for the Blind) for more about Al San­ 4. B·R4 N·B3 11. P-Q4 Q·B2 followed in fourth, fiflh, sixth and sev· drin. S. 0-0 B·K2 12. QN-Q2 N-B3 enth places. Sol Blackman was top A; 6. R·Kl P·QN4 13. PxBP PxP • • • Armand Bosco, B; Dr. Kurt Witton, C/ The Arkansas Closed Championship 7. B·N3 P·Q3 14. N-Bl ...... _ unrated; and Charles Bufe, Junior. A Considered best is 14. N-R2, so that was won by Steve Balsai with 4%-%. total of 54 players entered the event Second was D. Coulter. when Black plays R-Ql, attacking the directed by William B. Abbott. Queen, White is able to play it to KB3 • , • , , It is reported that due to decreasing instead of K2, as in the present game. participation in this event, the Arkansas The Toronto (Canada) Open, a six­ Chess Assn. has voted to change it to 14...... B·K3 17. N-BS BxN round Swiss with 68 players, was won 15. N-K3 QR·Ql lB. PxB KR·Kl the Little Rock Open and Candidates' by former Hungarian Champion Geza Tournament. 16. Q·K2 P·B5 19. N·N5 ...... Fuster, with a score of 5%-%. He was The text achieves nothing. More prom­ followed by D. Allan, I. Theodorovitch • • • ising is 19. B·N5, as I played against and J. Krotky, each with 5. G. F. Miller III won the 1968 Phila­ Eliskases in Argentina in 1966. , , delphia Championship. He was followed 19 ..... _... N·Nl 22. PxP PxP • by W. Fraser and W. Atkinson. A. Alex­ 20. B-K3 QN·Q2 23. BxN ...... The Metropolitan Under-16, Under-14, ander won the "A" prize; K. Boehm 21. P·QR4 N-B4 and Under·12 Championships, held May the "B"; and J. Purvis the "C." Phila­ Forced because of the threat of 24. 18-19 at the Brooklyn Chess Club, drew delphia Woman Champion is E. Panzer...... , P-K5, followed by ...... , N-Q6. But 35 contestants-ll in the Under-12 and , • , in giving up the Bishop, White has to 12 in the others. David Timberlake of resign himsclf to complete equality. East Brunswick, N.J., the Eastern States 23...... BxB 25. N·K4 .. _.... . Junior High School Champion, won the Flash! 24. P·QN4 B·N3 Under·16 with a 5-1 score. Nicholas Oci­ Candidates' results, as we go to press, are: Korchnoi over Reshevsky, Forced, for if 25. QR-Ql, RxRj 26. poff was second and Philip Newman RxR, P-K5; 27. NxKP, NxN; 2B. BxN, third, each with 4-2. The Under-14 went Spassky over Geller, Larsen over Port­ Q-K4; 29. R-K1, QxQBP, with a won to Alex Ocipoff, 41h-l%, followed by isch and Tal over Gllgoric. position. Jeffrey Marder (4) and Jon Jacobs and The next matches in the series 25...... Nxl'ol 28. RxR Ox. School Champion Peter Winston. Second leading to the World Championship 26. BxN R·Q3 29. R·RB ...... was Shaun Lovejoy with 5 and third challenge are: Tal against Korchnoi 27. KR-Ql KR-Ql Lewis Cohen with 4. and Spassky against Larsen, schedul­ To be considered was 29. P-N4, K-Bl; • • ed for mid-summer. 30. K-N2, and if 30 ...... , Q-Q7; ·31. Q-B3. By defeating William Martz in the The August issue of Chess Life 29...... RxR 33. Q-B3 Q_Q7 last round, Al Sandrin won the Greater will contain a complete report on the 30. BxR P·N3 34. P·B6ch? K·R3 Chicago Open by a score of 71,2 -lJ.z. Martz unusual Larsen-Portisch duel, with all 31. B-K4 K·N2 35. K·N2 Q·KB and G. DeFotis scored 7 points in the games. 32. P·N3 Q_Q2 145·player t( urnament. Following were 26' CHESS LIFE HOSTS u.S.

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Denver offers many family attrac­ tions, including its world-famous Museum of Natural History, Colorado State Historical Museum, Denver Botanical Museum, Art Museum, the Colorado Capitol, United States Mint, Elitch Gardens, and Lakeside Amusement Park. To plan your trip thoroughly, Vlrite 986S, Stale Capitol, Denver, Colorado 80203, and ask for their vacation kit of maps, tours, accommodations, prices, and events. United Airlines offices all over the country can tell you the best flight schedules via Denver. Anyone who wants spec­ ial and convenient bus transportation from Denver to Snow­ mass should write to Don Mi.kesell, United Airlines, 205 Secur­ ity Life BUilding, Denver, Colorado 80202, advising date and time of arrival along with !light number. Plan now to attend the 1968 U.S. Open. Remember, this is the first summer of operation for the Snowmass·at-Aspen reo sort, and making your reservations early will assure you of your choice of lodge locations. To make reservations or ask for information on lodging, write directly to Snowmass·at­ Aspen, Box 5000, Aspen, Colorado 816 11. "Black's best practical chance," Saidy. however. in CL. advanced the idea that FROM MY 19•.. _ .. P-R6 was Black's best move. And now back fo Mr. Keres.) When choosing this game for annotat­ ing, I considered it very interesing and NOTEBOOK original, and I was sure the readers would enjoy it. The combination pro­ vided by Dr. Saidy in this game was by Paul Keres original and surprising, actually so sur­ Edilor's Note: When we first arranged questions and problems will be of in· prising for his opponent that he lost the game without a serious fight. I must with Grandmaster Keres for him to con· terest to them. admit that the easy victory by White tribute several articles to Chess Life. Let me begin with the Saidy-Bednar­ ski game from the Tel-Aviv Olympics left me with the impression that Black we sent him. as a token of good will, was simply outplayed and so I did not the last live bound volumes of CL. 1964, which was published in Chess Life 1965, page 264, with comments by Dr. pay attention to Black's ingenious de- In refurn lor this, Keres has apparent. fensive possibility 19 ...... , P-R6!, which ly gone through all this material with Saidy. His commentaries were of special was indicated by Dr. Saidy in his notes. a critical eye. and he has senl us the interest to me, as I had made notes to following short article on his own inilia· this game myself during the Olympics five, unsolicited but deeply appreciated. and published them in the British Chess Our earlier conviction that Keres' love Magazine. 01 chess has remained undiminis£.ed (Editor's Note: For the benelJt at those through Ihe years now receives un· readers not in possession 01 tbe game quali/ied corroboration. The lact thaI score, we give the game up to the point he has taken time from his busy sched­ at which Keres begins his discussion. ule to make the following observations Saidy Bednarski: 1. P-OB4. P-KN3; 2. on the material in Chess Life should N-QB3, B-N2; 3. P-Q4, N·KB3: 4. P-K4. serve as ample evidence. P-03; 5. P·B3. P·B3; 6. B·K3. P·QR3; 7_ Some months ago I received the last Q.Q2, P.QN4: 8. B-03. QN-02; 9. KN·K2, five years of Chess Life, a lot of good 0-0: 10. 0-0. PxP; 11. BxP. N·N3; 12. material and interesting reading. Here B-N3, P-QR4; 13. N·R4. 8.QR3; 14. KR·Bl, and there I made some notes in my KN-Q2: IS. R·B2. P-QB4; 16. NxP(lJ. PxN; notebook about certain questionable mat­ 17.PxP, P·RS; 18. BxPch. RxB; 19. PxN. Position before 19 ..... , P-RSI ters, which I would like now to share and at this point Black played BxN. But then I asked myself the question: with the readers. I think some of the which, according to Keres in BCM. was is 19, ...... , P-R6 really so strong that

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266 CHESS LIFE all White's previous play must be ques­ terrible offense against him, otherwise MOST ACTIVE HIGH SCHOOL tioned? From the article I got the im­ it is hard to explain how my "wretched pression that Dr_ Saidy was too pessi­ defense," 11...... , N-Q2 in the Ruy CLUB mistic about his nice combination and Lopez, found its way into an analysis Way out in the desert, many miles about his own possibilities in the posi­ of the Evans Gambit (Chess Life 1964, northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, there tion. One must remember that every p. 264)! Honestly, by introducing this stands a fine modern school, Dysart High combination is connected with a certain move in CUracao 1962, I never dreamed School. Founded in 1920 by Nat Dysart, amount of risk, that a real combination that it could also influence other open­ the site is now the edge of Sun City, a can never be calculated in every detail ings! famous retirement community. to give a 100% clear result. What would Maybe the reason for Fischer's criti­ The school has a student body of 560, remain of Tal's brilliant and surprising cism was an interview by Larsen granted of which 10% are members of the chess combinations if he always would make to Mr. Cantwell in Amsterdam 1964 and club! Credit for this goes to Larry them only on 100% sure ground? No, printed some issues earlier (Chess Life Kusche, faculty sponsor and chess pro· the combination must not be a deal 1964, p. 202). Larsen apparently said: moteI'. So far this year, Dysart High without risk, a clear matter. Of course, "Keres told me he would beat Fischer amassed a total of 7 wins, 2 draws and it must not be a losing line, connected 8·2 in a match." 3 losses in matches with other schools. with hopes that the opponent will not I must apologize to Bobby Fischer Most of these others are much larger find the refutation, but there should about this. Here there must be a mis· schools, some with student bodies of always be an acceptable line available understanding on somebody's part, as I 2500 to 3000. in case the opponent chooses the best personally was not present at the Inter· In April they decided to accept the defense. To make a surprising combina· zonal in Amsterdam 1964. It is not my challenge of nearby Lysart Junior High, tion often means to correctly consider way to make statements like this. but instead of the normal 8 or 10 boards, its chances for full success. • • • • • the match was a mass attack- 38 sev· Now, what about Dr. Saidy's combina· enth and eighth grade students, led by Now about a to Larry Evans their own faculty sponsor, retired Ad· tion in the mentioned game? It seems by Mr. (1967. p. 236). Mr. to me that even after the best answer, Poliakoff why, in the Ilivitsky· miral J. B. Dimmick, met in the Dysart 19 ...... , P-R6J, White is by no means in Keres games Championship 1955), High library to face an army of almost 80 high school players. Over 25 girls a desperate position. He can play 20. after the moves P·Q4, N·KE3; 2. P- R·Ql, PxP; 21. N-B3, threatening simply were in the playing group, led by Ari· QB4, P-K3; 3. N-QB3, E·N5; 4. P-K3, zona High School Girl Champion Sharon 22. RxP, as well as 22. N-R4 or 22. N·QS. P-QN3; 5. N·K2, B·R3; 6. N·N3, 0·0; 7. After winning the QNP, White would B·Q3, P-B4j 8. 0·0, PxP; 9. PxP, BxN; Drake. The final score was S9-34 in fa­ vor of the high schooL have three pawns for the piece and cer· 10. PxB, Q·B2, the position in MeO is tainly no reason to complain. Also 20. Considerable more activity is planned given as being even, when White gets for this most active high school chess ...... , BxN; 21. QxB, PxP; 22. P-N7, R·Nl; a clear advantage after 11. B-NS! club. 23. Q-NS would leave White with plenty Mr. Poliakoff is right, of course, but of game. These remarks are not meant not Mea. The point is that in the game • • • to be a thorough analysis of the dia­ White actually played not 6. N·N3 but CANADIAN OPEN SET grammed position, but only a demon· 6. N-B4, the remaining moves being the Mr. M. J. Lister, Chairman of the stration of the fact that White has plenty same. With the Knight on B4 instead of Tournament Committee, announces that of play even in the event of White's N3, the strong move 11. B-NS is impos· the Seventh Canadian Open Chess Cham­ best answers. sible and Black has a good game. pionship will be held in Hart House, Uni· Further, after 19 ...... , BxN (as play· • • • • • versity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, ed), White could have played 20. P-N7, And another question to Larry Evans, from August 14 to September 2, 1968. R-Nl; 21. R/l·QB1, where my allegation this one by Mr. Rogoff (1967, p. 267) First prize is announced as $1,000 and that "Black has no adequate defense" is about the variation 1. P·K4, P-K4; 2. P­ there will be numerous other prizes, in· probably too categorical. But Black in KB4, P-Q4; 3. KPxP, P·K5j 4. P·Q3, N· cluding class and junior prizes. The fact encounters great difficulties, and KB3; S. Q·K2, B·KNS; 6. N-KB3, QxP; entry fee will be $20 for adults and $15 practically speaking his position may be 7. QN·Q2, 8-KB4, which in many hand­ Cor juniors under 20 years of age on considered as very bad. I do not want to books on openings is incorrectly men­ September 1, 1968. This will be an elev­ plunge into an analysis of this very com­ tioned as a draw by repetition of moves en'round Swiss tournament, with two plicated position, but I should like to (8. N-R4, B-KN5; 9. N/ 4·B3. B·KNS. etc.). rounds on August 25 and one round per remark that in Dr. Saidy's main varia· Preparing a new book on openings, I day otherwise. Play will be from 6 to 11 tion, 21...... , B·QR3j 22. R·BS, R-KB1; also wondered what is wrong with 8. p.m., with adjourned games played to 23. RxQ, KRxR; 24. R·B7, N-Bl; 2S. Q-RS. PxP, and I came to the conclusion that a finish the following morning. However, QBxPj 26. QxP, KBxP, I do not like for nothing is wrong with this move and that thc final round will start in the morning Black the answer 27. B-R7J with many Black can hardly get an attack suf· to allow out-of·town players an early threats. ficient to compensate for his material start home. Tournament Director will I hope Dr. Saidy does not mind if I losses. be Mr. T. J. Carleton, who has directed do not agree with his rather pessimistic some of Canada's largest tournaments. In my opinion, after 8. PxP, NxP, Registration should be sent as soon opinion of this little game. Although White has better lines than 9. N-NS, not a model performance, I nevertheless as possible, with enry fee payable to mentioned by Mr. Rogoff. Very good is the Seventh Canadian Open Chess Cham· like this game and the original com­ 9. N·R4, practically forcing 9...... , p_ bination very much, and I remain with pionship, Hart House, University oC KN3, and it even seems possible to take Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Final registra. my opinion, that "it was a nice game!" the piece with 9. P-K N4. Therefore, on Tal once told me in jest that there are tion closes at 4 p.m., Saturday, August 8. PxP, Black is forced 10 answer 8. 24. two kinds of sacrifices, Tal's sacrifices ...... , BxP, and now 9. N-NS is very and correct ones. I do not know which of strong. After 9 ...... , N·B3; 10. N/5xB, these h:~cludes Dr. Saidy's combination, 0·0-0; 11. NxN, PxN; 12. Q·B4, R-Klch; but I think most chess fans liked it very 13. K-Ql, Black hardly has sufficient $200 much. attack for the lost piece. MAKES YOU (The qame concluded: 19•....• BxN: • • • * • A 20_ Qd, NxP: 21. R-Ql. Q-Nl; 22. Q·NS. In general I find Chess Life an inter· N-Bl: 23. R-Q8ch. 8·B1; 24. Q-QSc.a. esting magazine which has established USCF MEMBER 8e:slqns.-Ed_, good contact with its readers and brings FOR • • • • • useful material to chess friends in the My next remark touches on Bobby U. S. In my opinion, the content of the LIFE! Fischer. I must have committed some magazine has improved in the last year. JULy. 1968 267 vans ess

Q._ J. O'Keefe, Ann ArbO r, Mich: In the K·B4, NxQ; 65. P-R4, N·K7 ; 66. P·R5, speculetive approach can yield a draw. attached position (P 0 r t i s c h·Spassky: N·B5; 67. P-R6, N·K3; 68. P-R7, N-B2; What theoretical r ight has he to play USS R vs. Hungary, 1967) Black played 69. K-B5, K-K2; 70. K-B6, K-Ql ; 71 . for a win? Furthermore, since 22. RxR, 58 ...... • PXP and resi&ned on move 67. P-K6 wins. You are right, however, that RxR; 23. PxRP seems decisive, what [after 59. P.NS! , PXP; 60. QxP, R-KR8; 61. Reshevsky's 59. P-N5 is insufficient. va lUe has 22. PxBP? Q·N6Ch. K-BI; 62. QxP, N·K2; 63. Q-QR6, RxP j 64. K-Q6, N.B4chj 65. K·Q7, P·N3 j Q. R. McLellan, Omaha; Here Is an In· Q. Scott Sensiba Jr., El Paso, Texas; I 66. QxNP, p oB7; 67. P.KG, Resigns]. teresting possibility in the Ruy Lopez have been experimenting with an inter­ (Marshall Attack) {rom MeO·10, coL 81 esting variation of the Sicilian; 1. P-K4, after 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. N-KB3, N·QB3; 3. p.QB4; 2. N-KB3, P-QN3(O This often B-N5, P-QR3; 4. B·R4, N·B3; 5. 0-0, B-K2; leads to an early ...... , P·Q4 for Black 6. R-Kl, P-QN4; 7. B·N3, 0-0; 8. p .B3, with theoretical equality, and if White P-Q4!? ; 9. PxP, NxP; 10. NxP , NxN; 11 . is not careful he may end up with RxN, P-QB3; 12. P-Q4, B·Q3 ; 13. R·Kl, doubJe QBPs. For instance: 3. P-Q4, PxP; Q-R5; 14. P·N3, Q·R6j 15. B·K3, B-KN5; 4. NxP , B·N2; 5. N-QB3, P-K3; 7. B·K2?, l S. Q-Q3, and now note (e) (B) continues B·N5. However, there is one line which 16 . .. QR-KI; 17. N-Q2, R-K3; l B. P-QR4, is giving me trouble, as in the game P·KB4 (error in text); 19. Q·B I, Q·R4; 20. StillwelJ-Sensiba, EI Paso, 1968 - 6. P-KB4, KR-Kl; 21. PxP , RxB. B·KB4! If now 6...... , B-N5; 7. N-N5! In almost any variation 7. N-N5 takes un­ comfortable advantage of the hole at QS and QB7. Can Black make an active move after 6. B-KB4 which stops White Position aller 58. P·Q8=Q and gains equality? 6 ...... , P-Q3 seems Reshevsky in his notes in Ch,ss Life t oo slow after 7. N/ 4-N5. (Jan. '68, pg. 24) considers Black's game lost at this point. It seems to me, how· ever, that after 58 ... P·B7! Black's potential threat of queening with check is so strong that White does well to take a perpet ual check while he can. For example, after 58...... , P-B7 Reshevsky's 59. P·N~ can be met in two ways: (A) 59 ...... , PxP; 60. QxP. N·K6! Position alter 21...... RxB (instead of ...... , R-QRS which he gives); 61. P-R6! dr aws, but not 61, QxN?, R-BS! After 22. RxR, RxR; 23. PxRP, B·N! I and Black wins! (B) 59 ...... , R-KNS! ; 60. the line suggested by Barden in Th. Ruy P-N6ch , RxP; 61 . PxRch (If 61. Q.Q7ch, l opez (pg. SO): 24. P-R7, BxP ; 25. RxB, K·BI ; 62. Q·B8ch , K.K2; 63. K·Q4? - Q·Kl doos not seem adequate. Two ex­ refusing the perpetual - R·N5ch ; 64. amples: (A) 26. R-Rl , R-K7; 27. N·B4, K-Q3, R·N6ch; 65. K.Q2, R-QB6 Joses for K-Bl; 28. N-K5, N·K6; 29. B·B7, QxN; Position alter 6_ B-KB4 White), KxP and Whitc must struggle to 30. QxR! (Rehberg-Gudat, German Corres. Championship). (B) Prochazka.Benner, A. Since this system seems to preclude draw the Q &. P endine: after 62. Q.KSch, Black's normal Q·side expansion with K-N4; 63. QxP, P·B8:::Qch; 64. KxN . European Corres. Championship (Sa me as ...... , P-QR3 and ,...... , P-QN4, 6...... , Alternatives after 58 ...... , P-B7 seem to above to move 30): 30. BPxQ, NxQ; 31. B·B4, RxRPj 32. R-RB ch, K-K2j 33. R-R7ch, P-Q3 loo ks consistent. 7. N/4-N5 (which be no better: e.g., 59. Q.Q7ch. K-BI; 60, you fear) can be met with 7...... , P.K4; QxKP, R-BS; or 60. K-Q6, N-B5!; or 60. K-B l ; 34. R-B7ch, K-Kl; 35. R-QN7, R-R6; 36. BxN, RxPch; 37. K-R2, R-KS; 38 B·N2, 8. B·K3, P·QR3; 9. N·R3, P·QN4 (if 9. K-N5, N-B6ch fo lIowed by ... R·Q8. ,...... , N-KB3; 10. N-B4 is strong); 10. Did Spassky, and Reshevsky, miss B-B6; 39. BxB, RxB; 40. RxP, Black re­ N·Q5, N·Q2. The main drawback of this something? signs. However, Brodt-McLellan, U.S. Co rres. defense, as you point out, is the wellkness A. As usual, reader O' Keefe has come creded on the dark squares (notably up with a hot potato. Spusky probably Championship 1967, continued 22. PxBP, R-K7; 23. BxNch, K-B I ; 24. RxR, RxR; 25. 06 and QB7). After 6...... , P-QR3 rejected 58, ...... , P-B7 because of 59. Black's Q·si de pawns are not we ll-placed. Q-Q7ch, K-Bl (not 59 ...... , N·K2 ; 60. Q- B·N2, RxN ; 26. QxP, B-BS; 27. Q-BBch, Q2) 60. QxKP. and now 60, ...... R·B8? K-B2 ; 28. R-R7ch, B·K2; 29. RxBch, Q, J im Ma rfi a, Fennville, Mich : Like (as you give) loses to 61. Q.BBch, K·K2 Drawn. CVe rybody else I'm interested in Fisch­ (else 61...... • K·B2; 62. K·Q6!, P·BB:::Q; The simple question : is there any er 's Exchange Variation in the Ruy: 1. 63. P·K6ch, K·B3; 64. Q-Q8ch); 62. Q. better procedure for Black after 22. P·K4 , P-K4; 2. N·KB3, N-QB3; 3. B-N5, N7chl, K·Bl ; (equally h~pe l ess is 62, ...... , PxBP. P.QR3; 4. Bx N. QPxB; 5. 0-0, and would N·B2; 63. QxNch, K·K3; 64. Q.Q6ch, K·82; A. After 22. PxBP (22. RxR , RxR ; 23. like to raise a few theoretical poi nts 65. Q·N6ch followed by ...... , QxBP); 63. PxBP seems a more forcing and acc urate about the line 5...... , B-KN5; 6. P-KR3, K·Q6!, P·BB= Q (whit else?); 64. Q·N8ch, order of moves), R-K7 ; 23. BxNch, K·81 ; P-K.R4; 7. P-R3, Q-B3 ; 8. P-Q4, as in K·82; 65. P_K6ch, K_ B3; 66. Q·Q8ch, N-K2; 24. RxR, RxR; 25. B-N2 (a White try is Sleln-Kholmov, Tiflis 1967, as articled 67. QxN mate. Consequently, Black's best 25. N-B3, BxN; 26_ QxB, QxPch; 27. K·Bl ), by R. Byrne in el, Sept. '67. Instead of try is 60 ...... , N·B5!? (i nstead of ...... , RxN ; 26. QxP, B-B6 (. Black try is 8 ...... , RxN; 9. QxB, PxP ; 10. PxP, QxP R·B8 _ 60 ...... , R·Q8 elso loses to 61. 26...... , Q_Kl ); the game should be as played in that game (Pachman in Cl, Q·B5ch, any; 62. QxP); 61. Q_B4 (sim· drawn legitimately. We do not lee an March '68 suggests "10...... , QxQ; 11 . plest), R·Q8 (61...... , R·Ba leads to the improvement for Black. The chances PxQ, 0 ·0 -0 ; 12. B·K3, P-KB4!; 13. N-B3, same conclus i on Ifter 62. QxR, seem to be with White, .nd the re.1 N-B3; 14. QR·Ql, R-Kl, etc." as in Ryo· P·B8 = Qch); 62. QxP (62. QxNch? loses question is where he can improve e.rller. Kupk., Czechoslovakia 1967_lE), Byrne to K·Nl), R-QBa; 63. QxR, N·Q6ch; 64. After all, Bleck is fortunate if his suggests Mestrovic's 8...... B-Q3. 268 CHESS LIFE A. Yes, 26. Q·N3, RlI:B; 27. QxQ, B·QS!! the French Defense in r ecent master produces a beautiful win in all varia· play? This decline seems especially in· tions. Since we don't own a crystal ball congruous in light of the fact that White at the moment, we don't know whether is frequently avoiding the Winawer to or not Henningsen saw this shot. It's employ the wretched Tarrasch (3. N·Q2). quite likely, howaver, that he thought Isn't this a moral victory for French 26. Q·N3 just led to a lost ending. He users (despite Uhlmann's recent feeble probably g(lve the game up as hopeless, play against the Tarrasch)? In his own mind, at this point. Another Increasingly popular answer to the French Is the King's Indian At· Q. Mike Lamb, Silver Spring, Md.: In tack; but doesn't 2. P·Q3, in effect, aCt the King's Gambit after 1. P·K4, P·K4; knowledge the in herent value of the 2. P·KB4, PXP; 3. N·KB3, P·Q3; 4. B·B4, French and try to deal with it only on P·KR3 why not 5. P·KR4? If 5 ...... a very long range basis? Perhaps the B·K2; 6. P·Q4, P·KN4; 7. PxP. BxP; 8. Position alter 8. . ... , B·Q3 answers to these questions point ulti· Pietzsch·Mestrovic, Sarajevo 1967 con· NxB, QxN; 9. Q·B3. After 4 ...... , P·KR3 mately to the illogic with which the tinued: 9. QN·Q2, N·K2; 10. Q·N3, 0·0·0; MCO·10 gives 5. P·Q4. Is this really bet· French is employed and dealt with. Do 11. PxP, BxP; 12. NxB, QxN; 13. R·Kl, ter. you share this feeling that there is a B·K3. I playcd this line as White in a credibility gap somewhere? recent corrcspondence game and tried a A. As far as we can make out, the more direct attempt at refutation: 9. purpose of 4 ...... , N-K2 is to meet an PxP, BxKP (or 9 ...... 8xN; 10. PxQ, early Q·N4 with 0 ·0. Another point, BxQ; 11. PxP-also not 9 ...... , QxP; after S. P.QR3, BlI:Nch; 6. PlI:B, is P·QN3 10. NxQ, BxQ ; 11. NxKBP); 10. PxB. {in place of the usual ...... , P·QB4). This PxP; 11. NxB! (instead of my 11. B·N5. is covered in Mca·10, col. 66 note (a). after which Black can force a draw with S. B·Q2 remains the main line apart ...... , PxN), QxN (of course not 11 ...... , from S. P·QR3, which transposes into Q·R5??; 12. Q.Q7ch); 12. P·KB4, Q·KR4 familiar patterns. (if 12 ...... , Q·B4ch; 13. Q·Q4-0r 12. French players, as we pointed out in ...... , PxP c.p.; 13. QxP); 13. Q·K1! , Q. MeO, " are a bre.d apart." The decHne R7ch; 14. K·B2 and wins. Black does of the French in recent play i5 more not have enough of an attack for t he a matter of fashion than anything elle, piece in my opinion. How about yours? R. Byrne, for example, scored on IV Ih A. This looks like (I simple enough reo Position alter 5. P·KR4 from 3 games at th. Interzonal in Sousse. futation of 8...... , B·Q3. A. Once White plays P·KR4, he has Uhlmann's bad results have also had creatad serious K·side weaknesses and an unsettling effect on the diehards. Q: Jude Acers, New Orleans: A game has difficulty reg(ljning his gambit pawn. We quite agree that both the Tarrasch annotated by Matanovic came to this Simply S ...... , N·KB3 (forrowed by an (3. N·Q2) and the K's Indian Reversed position. .ventual N·KR4) is sufficient. The pawn (2. P·Q3) repreHnt moral victories for Uhlin-Henningsen on KR4 also becomes a target. Black-but that doesn't help him score B. R. Deutschland, 1966 points! That the Winawer is sound, how. Q. Clint Vose, Oberlin, Ohio: In various ever, is unquestionable. Instances of modern opening play, trans· positions result from an unusual pat· [Editor's Note: Readers are referred tern of development. Specifically, I am to the games of the Spassky·GelJer thinking of a presently popular trans· match. Thanks largely to Spassky's sue· poSition found in the main line of the cesses with the Winawer French. we ex· Winawer when, after 1. P·K4, P·K3; 2. pect a resurgence of its popularityJ p·Q4, p.Q4; 3. N·Q83, B·N5; 4. P·K5, Black plays 4 ...... , N·K2 instead of 4. Q. Ear l Thomas. Mclean, Va: In the ...... , P·QB4. Exchange Variation to the Ruy Lopez 1. P-K4, P·K4; 2. N·KB3, N·QB3; 3. B· N5, P·QR3 ; 4. BxN, QPxB; 5. 0·0, B · N~; 6. P·KR3, P·KR4; 7. P·B3 I came up with what I believe is a new and strong move-7 ...... , B·QB4-when I was dis· While 10 move satisfied with published analysis on Matanovic questions White who now ...... , Q.B3. played 26. K·Rl and was creamed after 26...... , RxB; 'l:1. Q·B2, Q.K5ch; 28. K·Nl , R·K7; 29. Q.B3, B·Q5ch; 30. K·Rl, B·N7ch; White resigns. Matanovic realizes that White's game is unstable but thinks "26. Q·N3!?" would be beUer, apparently asking for 26 ...... RxB; 27. QxQ, PxQ; 28. RxB, BxR; 29. KxB. While conSi dering 26. Q. Position afler 4...... N·K2 N3, RxB; 27. QxQ, I suddenly noticed one of the most fantastic problem.like At this point White invariably invites moves I've even seen concerned with a transposition with 5. P·QR3, BxNch; 6. actual play: 27 ...... , B.Q5!!! Black PxB, P·QB4. Exactly what motivates makes a quiet move a Queen down and Black to play ...... , N·K2 so early? Is it apparently wins: If 28. Q·N2, R·KN6 dis. perhaps a lack of desire to play the chi 29. R·B2, RxQch, etc. Or 28. Q·R5, R· ...... , B-R4 lines or a knowledge of some Position aller 7. . ...• B.QB4 KN6ch; 29. K·Rl, B-N7 mate. Is this new line against 5. B·Q2? (My study of The game went 8. P·Q4. PxP; 9. PxB?, right and do you think Henningsen COD· ~I CO did not seem to clarify the point) RPxP; 10. N·N5, Q·Q3; 11. P·K5, Q·R3; sidered this possibility earlier-or at Will you please tell me what accounts 12. N·KR3, Q.N3! (o lder analysis sug· all? for the apparent decline of the use of gests 12 ...... , Q.R5; 13. B·N5. but the JULY, 1968 269 text gains two tempi on that via a little RxBch. K-Kl: 34_ R·QN7, R·R6c:h; 35. will avoid mate alter 24 ...... , QxPch; triangulation maneuver); 13. N·N5. Q. K·K4, RxR: 36. PxR, R·B1 ; 37. B·N4, 25. N-R2, B·K4. R4; 14. N·KR3, 0 ·0·0; 15. P·QB4, PxN; Black Resigns. A. You are right- White cannot avert 16. QxQ. RxQ; 17. B·B4, PxP, etc. mate after 25. N-R2. However, 25. K-Nl Q. Clark Whelton, New York City; In seems to allow B["ck no more than iii A. 7. P-B3 Is known to be a weak Chen Life, Jan. '66, while annotatini movi for WhIte. Both 7...... , P·QB4 Byrne-Evans, U.S. Championship 1966, perpetual. and/ or 7...... , Q-Q6 are .1$0 satisfac- you refer to the famous game Tringov· tory responses. Corred is simply 7. p. Fischer, Havana 1965. and state that in Q3. The interested re"der is referred to that game "17 ...... NxR also wins." Pachman'$ survey of this opening In M"rch '68 Cl, and to Fischer's forthcom­ * * * ing book MY MEMORABLE GAMES (due around Xmu). After 7. P-B3, B-QB4; White's best Is 8. P·Q3, and on Q-83; 9. B_K3. Q. Jack O'Keefe, Ann Arbor. Mi ch ; The diagram is Alekhine vs. Dus Chotimirski, Carlsbad, 1911- game #8 in Alekhine's SALUTE My Best Games of Chess (1908-23) and Chess enthusiasts have a unique op· also game #147 in Alekhine's Chess Llg­ portunity in 1968 to combine tournament acy, Vol. 1 by Kotov. competition with a family fun visit to a world·famous international exposition. From August 31 through September 2, Position alter 17. RxRch the Texas Chess Association and the In a recent game I played 17...... , San Antonio Chess Club are co-sponsor­ NxR and White continued 18. BxB. I ing the Southwest and International was soon crushed. Am I missing some­ Open Chess Tournament, saluting Hem· thing? Have you changed yo ur mind? isFair 1968. A. Yes, you are missing something. No, HemisFair 1968 is situated on 92 acres we have not changed our mind. Fischer in the heart of San Antonio, Texas, and had told us at the time of his game that commemorates the two hundred and fif­ 17 ...... • NxR "also won_" He pointed tieth anniversary of the founding of that out that "Her 18. BxB, -N-B31 19. BxP city. The theme of this 55 million dol­ (if 19. B-R3, N·Q51; 20. QxN, B-84), Q. lar exposition is "The Confluence of Civ­ N3ch; 20. Q-82 (or 20. B_ K3, QxB; 21. ilizations in the Americas." The site is P-QR3, BxN), QxB; 21. P·QR3, N_K3; only 200 yards from the historic Alamo Black 10 m ove 22. B·K3, R-KBlI and White has no good and within easy walking distance of all Alekhine says: "Black has no longer a square for his Queenl downtown hotels, and many sources have sufficient defense: e.g., 26 ...... , B·N3; Q. Ray Rollings, Jr., Sumter, S.C.: I do hailed HemisFair as one of the most ex­ 27. RxB!, PxR; 28. QxNP and White citing, beautiful, and easy-to-get-around­ wins." But despite the wide-open posl. not pretend to be a chess authority (1 am only 17) and this question probably in expOSitions ever held. tion of Black's King, is there a win The San Antonio Civic Center, a per­ after 28...... R-R2? Black has some has a simple answer , but I would appre­ ciate it if you would t ake the time to manent complex constructed as an in­ threats himself with 29 ...... , R-N2 and tegral part of HemisFair, consists of a Wh ite probably does best to play 29. R· answer since chess is not very popular here and I haven't found anyone around Fine Arts Theatre, an Exhibit Hall cov­ B1eh, R-B2; 30. Q-R6ch, K·NI; 31. RxR. ering 200,000 square feet, and a huge KxR; 32. Q·R7ch with a perpetual. to answer. Fernntes-Tal Arena with a capacity of 10,000 persons. (Agreed!) be Milan VI. Rigiil 1957 The chess tournament will held in Kotov's comment is: "There is no de· the River Room of the Exhibit Hall. fense. On 26...... B-N3; comes '1:7. Sounds great, and undoubtedly it will RxB, PxR; 28. QxNP, Q·KN2; 29. R-Bleh be just that-and there's even some­ and 30. Q-K6ch, followed by 31. R-B7 , thing super-special for the money play· ...... " How does White continue after ers among us. First prize is a guaran· 30 ...... , K-R2; 31. R-B7, R-Q8ch; 32. teed $1000, second prize a guaranteed K.B2, R-KB1-? (We agree I After 33. Q. $500, with other cash prizes (including B5ch, K-Nl!; 34. RxQch, KxR Black Classes A, B, C, D and below) to be wins!) White can keep some pressure by generously scaled in accordance with 33. B-K4ch, K-Rl; 34. RxRch, QxRch; the number of entries. Prizes like this 35. B·BS, but ...... , R-Q5 (with ...... , R· are sure to bring out a top field and KR5 in mind) is a satisfactory answer. a large ODe. There is, however, II simple win Homer Hyde, TCA President, writes against 26 ...... , B·N3 by 27. R·Blch: that there is plenty of hotel space con· (a) 27 ...... , B·B2; 28. R/ a-KB3 with venient to the playing site, and that Queen and Bishop for two Rooks. Black 10 move rooms are being held for chess players (a) 27 ...... , K-Kl; 28. RxB, PxR; 29. Tal played 21 ...... , B·N2. In Mikhail who reserve before August 1 by the fol­ QxPch, K-Q2; 30. Q·B6 mate. Tal's Best Giilmes of Chess by P. H. lowing hotels: Bluebonnet Hotel, 426 N. (c) 27 ...... , K_N2; 28. R·B6, Q·Kl; 29. Clarke, the author gives the following St. Mary's; Crockett Hotel, 301 E. Crock· B-B6. note (pg. 83): "if 21...... , R-K6!?; 22. ett; EI Tropicano, 110 Lexington; Men· (d) 27 ...... K·Nl; 28. R-BS. R-Q2; 29. PxR, PxP and White can easily go ger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza; and S1. An· B.Q5ch!, RxB ; 30. R/ 6xBch, K-Bl; astray." and Clarke follows with a con· thony Hotel. 300 E. Travis, all in San 31. Q-B5ch wins the Queen. vincing analysis before going on to say: Antonio, Texas. He says it is important A. At the risk of repeating ourself, WI "However, the more patient 23. Q-Ql! is to write now to "Reservation Manager" "gree. The game ac:lually continued: 26. good enough: e.g., 23 ...... , Q·N6ch; 24. at any of these hotels, stating dates of ...... , Q·K3; 27. B-R3, Q·B5; 28. Q-B2, K-Rl , B-B4 (or 24 ...... • QxPch; 25. N ~ your visit and facilities needed. Be sure Q-Q5; 29. P-K6, QxQch; 30. KxQ, R·Q7ch: R2, etc.) 25. B·B1 and everything is in to mention you are playing in the chess 31 . K-K3, RxNP; 32. R·KB1, RxQRP; 33. order." I do not understand how White tournament! 270 CHESS LIFE • An Interview with Botvinnik Exclusive for Chess Life by Dimitriie Bielica

The great tournament in the Spanish seaside resort Palma This great master, who once said he devoted about half his de Mallorca was over. The wonderful sunny weather once time to chess and the other half to electronics, wanted to again drew the Grandmasters out for a walk along the seashore. warn his fellow Grandmasters not to fear the computer be· Although it was the end of December, one could enjoy the cause . . . pleasures of summer. DUring ODe of these walks I had a talk "When computers start pWyillg chess well, interest in. chess with a Grandmaster, who having been at the top of the chess will Increase. I am convinced that chess will gain, and so will the world for 15 years, was always consistent with himself and Grandmasters." his style-Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik. "So Grandmasters," I prodded, "will not be left without He has perfect calmness, the dignity of a great champion employment?" and is cool at the chess board no matter whether he is losing "The present status of the Grandmaster is difficult and in­ or winning. One should see his game against Larsen here at secure. When the computers start playing sllccessfull!l, the Grand­ Mallorca [see Keres' analysis in the May Chess Life1-a great masters' reputations will be enhallced." champion against a young man assaulting the title, an enfant "Don't you think there are too many Grandmasters in the terrible who possesses the title of "best player of 1967." But world today?" the 56·year-old Botvinnik finds the strength to defeat Larsen "Botvinllik OI!su:ercd "Yes, but the fault lies with the World and add the element of drama to the tournament. Even then, Chess Organizatiolt (FIDE), (chose policy is illcomprehellSible." during that game, there were no signs of change on his face, "What is to be done?" I asked. "Perhaps a new title, higher and it seemed to me that he was the same as I had known than Grandmaster, should be introduced?" him in Olympic games and matches in , Tel Aviv, "I really cannot advise the FIDE because that orga"ization i8 Moscow, . As always there was cordiality in this illcapable of accepting sllch adVice," said Botoillnik. "The great champion who had tasted so many joyous moments and sad Russian army leader Suooroo has aptly said 'One does not fight ones, moments only to be encountered in the chess arena. by numbers aume, but by art.' FIDE seems to have forgotten that." "You played perfectly, Mikhail Moseyevich-you beat Lar­ sen." We begin to talk and that calm look behind his glasses held an element of surprise. "No, I have to admit I was playing badly. Larsen could easily have been first," said Botvinnik. "For years now you have not been participating in tourna· . , . ments with more than ten players," I continued. "Years have gone by since you played in an important tournament. Why?" "First of all," replied Botvinnik, "it is difficult to wepare for such long tOl1rnament~ne has to be in perfect condition, and at my age this is not easy. 1 shall tell you a small secret: for fi»c years I haos been working on a book and it took most of , • my time. It is a book about my area of interest--chess-playing com/mters. Now I have fillished that book and I have more time, so I decided to play in Spain." When talking about computers that play chess, it is inter· esting to learn what Botvinnik thinks; he is probably the greatest expert in that field of science, a doctor of electrical engineering. His answer to my obvious question was as surprising as it was sensational. "[ am sure that very SOOIl computers will be able to defeat eoen Grandmasters." With a shade of sadness in his voice and with a trace of I asked: "And can such a computer become World Cham­ bitterness, the chess warrior spoke of many injustices and pion?" of the system of world-wide competition. ''Yes it can," replied the mall who had hinv;elf become World "Is it iust, for instance, that Smyslov, after having lost the Champion on three separate occasions, "but it is doubtful how World Championship, should have had to start again with the much time must pass before that can take place. The ability of zonal tournamellts? As you know, that is exactly what h", was forc",d modern machilles to solve problems is still uncertain." to do and he failed. Or take the matches of the Candidates' "But judging from the match between the American and Toumament; in such a system it can easily happen that· the best Soviet chess computers, could one not make optimistic fore­ of the players does not reach his goal. A tournamellt in which aU casts?" the candidates play against all the others is much better. FOT "That match betwee" computers was really a match between instance, six players should playa few games against one another, wogrammers, and the weaker program was defeated by the and the best should be chosen, bllt only aftsr he has played all strOllger." Botvinnik answered. the others. JULY, 1968 "A" early IU 1949 I made ccrtoin suggestions all this subject Speaking about the World Champion, he thought about but my .wggestioll$ have still not been accepted because the people the time he himself entered chess history. He recalled, In who decide about the systems of competition do not under,!tand fact, his game with a World Champion on that day, long ago much of chest." in 1925, when he, a boy of 14, saw for the first time the great It is not only in the area of systems oC competition where Capablanca. Botvinnik on that occasion played in a simul· FIDE fails, in Botvinnik's opinion, but also in the protection taneous exhibition given by the Champion_ Capablanca often of Grandmasters' Interests. He continues: stopped in thought at Botvinnik's table, and when Capa finaily "Chess federolionlt do not care abollt tile pro/euronal interesfl raised his hand in a gesture of surrender, he said to the of Grandmasters. \Ve Grandmasters do not have our own pro­ astonished spectators: fesswnal organlwtions to which to belong, /JJ writers do, for "He played wonderfully; he will go far." itl$tance. And this is why youngsters do not wish to try climblns The Champion was right. Only two years later the boy the tlncer/oin slopes of chess gloT!! . I co mpletely understand was in the {inals of a Soviet Championship and became a Fischer when he Cin/IIIS his rights, But Fischer /$ not the only master. At 16 he was fifth in the Championship after only onc who h(1$ rights. I Ihink other Grandmasters should follow his four years of playing chess. It was a real sensation. In his example, bllt th ey are afraid. FIDE does not protect GrandmlUlters, twenties he would hecome Soviet Champion and later would It even acts against them and saws off the IJrOllCh upon wlliell be the winner of all the great tournaments from Moscow to it slu." Nottingham. He would win the Soviet Championships in 1944 'These are the words of a man who has dedicated all his and 1945 and the great tournament in Groningen, and in life to chess, but in addition to his successes in chess he 1948, the pages of all the world's newspapers would report has also succeeded as a scientist. It is as a scientist that he the news that following the death of Alekhine, Mikhail Bot· makes his living, but he raises his voice for those Grand­ vinnik had become the new World Champion. masters to whom chess represents the only source of income. Botvinnik, son of a medical family (his father a dental But let us leave these gloomy thoughts for now; it is the technician, his mother a dentist), chose, besides chess, the chess organizations who should think about them. Let us hear profession of electrical engineering. And even though he has now what Botvlnnik thinks about the present moment in the achieved great success in that field, in chess he became one world of chess, about Fischer's withdrawal from the Inter· of the greatest champions of all time and in 1957 be was zonal, about Larsen's triumphs and his future chances, and awarded the Lenin medal for his chess successes. about the poor results of World Champion Petrosian. "To me," says Bololllnik, "Capobianco WlUl Ihe greatest talent, Botvinnik approaches all this analytically. he made tile best impression Upall me of all the champions I "You (Uk about the case of Fischer? I must tel! !IOU what I have met." have told you already. Fisc/ler Is a great /,'ayer allcl a great talent. It Is not strange, therefore, that Botvinnik chose as the He h/J$ won great palmlorily and many Irlends as a ches! player. ")l:ame of his life" that famous encounter with Capablanca He had llis OWII reosons lQT retiring from tIl e InterU)nal fonrnamellt at the A VRO tournament in Holland in 1938. and that i.7 to be regretted; he made a great mistake. Tile coming Botvinnik is perhaps the only one who is able to compare compel/tioM would 'love been much more intresting with him the days of Capablanca and Alekhine with the present day involved, and so would the tournament In So u.sse, which in my in chess and his answer to my question also came as some­ opinion wos not " cry strong for there wcre many competitors who thing of a surprise. were not good enough. Fischer has caused a loss not only to " Evel! tllOllg1l the ed'lcotioual ca/mbilitlcs 01 man are constantlv himself but to chess all over the world." iliCreaslllg, I think that Capl/Mall ca (/1)(1 Alekhine would evell "Do you believe," I asked, "that if Fischer had continued now be In the forefrollt of th e great tournamcnt players. Theil his participation he would have become the World Champion?" would rank among the top tell Grandmasters." "1 know tllat he would hooe cntcred the Candidate !tage despi~e 1 had one question which Botvlnnik was expecting. In the his two forfeits, and wllo knows what might 1I(l1)e happened later? last year Soviet Grandmasters won very few tournaments, I conno' say tllat any partiCldor Illo uer would become lVorld while Larsen and Fischer won wherever they played. What Champion, but it is certo;n that Bobby Is one 01 tcn players is going on? I reminded Botvinnik of his own words to me among w/'olll anyone has tile chalice to become Cilampin«rn· y, poin l <.arrin thfOUgh as part of rh. toql lm. of any glml ullits Ih; out each rimt. The probl.m is complicated fur­ quarlfn of Ihe J.~n Shog; and Ottn Fedora. !'1m ....ga rdlns o~ who Ih. 0ppOnenr m;,hl be, il Ihe. wh en I loo1c II il from Black'. side ... don. {. • .1 II cltar Ihat Iht fmal SCOt., will haye betn earned. , .. I do not btlie¥e it is possibl. 10 lightly ... Aft.. btin, providtd wilh a translator To futlher allay lhe feus of any who m.1y oYt.looJc Ihis adv~nt.l~. of ON. AI Ihe same and cop;ou, &mounu of uke and .w.sh imi ' ra ... fttl .t~e~e il :any lilnificanl adY,nugl in ha"ing ume, bowoevtr, I perf.ctly agrtt with Mr. Portt< fishl, I wu m<11chtd wilh tin" of Ih.ir but Ih. 100Ital txtra half point, nott Ihat .fl" ant thaI AN does indeed sa". spac:e and eliminatt pbYIIS, including Mr. Oyama, Ih . world .hog' round of play apPfoximattly haU of Iht lower "",ral sources of confusion in ON. champion, who in 1964 Ion a two g4me mat(h group will be hi.ghu than half of the upper Bill William, with Unzicker. Afur the gamn we.e over and !troup. And, un lIke what happen, in Ihe 2nd th. post·mort.m, begun. I m.1uer..,f,factly a.kd round. of a noonal Harkn.n, mOM pt..yu, (win. A. w. said earll.t. we personally pte. whether Mr. Kimu.~ , whom Alekhi~ immortal. nltl In I~e Io.w.. group or 10,." in Ih~ upper l.r Ihe alq.bmic .ystem. Because so Iud . . . in hi, " My &st Gam., Of Chen !troup) wll/ sllll bo playing play.n in Iheir own much editorial tim. b occupied by writ­ 1924· 1937," was ~iIl ali .... e~f.!tory line. Iheit K or~J do nol march. Thus, mq chess .cores or " translating" th.m AI Ihis point, f'o\'O of the older members of Iht new melhod. by comparison wilh Ih. Hark. lrom European sources. w. would w.I. ,th.' dub, who. ~,n Altkhine wh en he gave his ~n~, tend" to favo r the low •• group. Nuurally com. virtuaIJy any chanqe that would blIndfold ",h,b,t,on at the ImPmpla inrs. In Ihew tournamtnu the way. Newhurqb. New York l2550. Use AI.lch,ne, opponenl, Ttnner, SWOre fO his dying no other address 10 wrlle to ,he Editor day Ihat Ih. actual lame WaS drawll and the pr,lclice ha, be.n 10 ",," ign Round Zero (fJulu of 1 nnd y. point., r"ptCtively, to Ihe Upper mnd or to the uscr. ~ublishtd game .pMI of a wild POSI'mOrtem sid. line, p.t,hnps Ih" v'r,ion of Ihe Kimura game Iowe~ ,!t roup., which is of cou.se Ihe $Ime thing be.rs credibility. ~s !t""n, Y: and 0 poi nts, resp«l;vely. I Itt no NaSOn why player.' KOrea .hould NATIONAL OPEN EXPERT John K.li,h fo ..",. be e¥a luat«i sol. ly on ,h. b..si. of pm., CHAMPION Mr, Kalish is conlusing two sepamte won . and dr.lwn. Why II« on Ih. b..si, of th. Last month's report on the National AIekhine stories. The Tenner gam. was qualIty, of the oppos:irion a, well, whil. at the Open stated that Wesley Koehler of sam. tIme in .Hul adding pr.tlctically o~ full a drow (or so Tenner swore) wblch round (0 Ih~ rournamfnl sch«iuJe? Colorado, Jim Schmitt of Cali fornia, Alekhin. publlsh.d as a win. Th. "5 CUTI BrMIet, Robert Shean of Camornia, and Doctor Qu•• ns " game was never actually Minneapolis Erich Marchand of New York had each play.d. allhough Ale"'hine. in a note scored 6·2 and split the Expert money. to cmolher gam. "quoled" an earlier en. Th. qu.stions railSed by Mt. W.,hrs However, we did not specify the tie­ count.r betw•• n hlmsell and GllqorJev letter have prompted a heaYy reapense break winner who received the Top (Moscow 1915) In which 'here were 5 on the part 01 r.ad.ts, We t.qr.t w. do Expert trophy because the tie· break was Queens on the boatd. One hesitates to not have the spac. 10 publish all opin- up for a recount. call Alekhine a deliberate hoaxer out 10nlS, but we wJll be interest.d in bear. After a careful review of tie·break ot tespect tor hts genius. but th.t. are inq lrom tournament ditectors who have points, with particular regard to adjust· about .Ix such instances in AI.... hin. ·s experJmented in practtce with modltlca. ing scores (or unplayed games, we an· writin9s. mo.t 01 whleh were di.co ... · lions 01 long-accepled pauing sy.tems. nounce that the National Open Expert et.d by tb. eminent authority Dr. A. a. well as modWcalions in any oth.t Champion is Wesley Koehler of Keenes­ Buschb. And now the Kimura .tory is phase 01 Swiss tournament ol'9'anlza' burg, Colorado. To earn the titie, Wes added to the list. S •• HeinleleI's " Trea.­ tion. numbered USCF Master Koit Tullus and ury 01 Chess Lore" lor more such cases. A hasty SUtv.y amOllq tournament another Top Expert contender, Jim Si.: play.rs indicat.s general appto'l'al 01 Schmitt, among his victims. He lost only ~ a pl.y., of moderAte ratins myldf, I Iu.~ Mt. Bmshl'. id.a. It satislles Mr. Wei. to USCF Master Herbert AVram and in­ .njoyed th. ~Itempu ro bat high ...artWolfgang Unzicker, a resident of Munich, gave a simultaneous We remind you of the two competi· The three problems below are all orig­ exhibition on 15 boards scoring 14-1. tions now in progress which are being inal entries in ou r current competition. • • • run by this column. The 3rd Mid·Central Open held at The First International Endgame and the Midwest Chess Center in Elkhart, Problem Composing Contest of the JUNE SOLUTIONS Indiana, was won by Bruce Paiucius, 41f2- United States, whiCh expires December No. 112: 1. S·K3, K'03: 2. K·BB, any: 'h. He was followed by I. Theodorovich, 31, 1968, boasts a most attractive prize 3. R·K6. II 1...... P-N3: 2. J. Pyne and C. Newland, each with 4l. fund, thanks to the cooperation of the N-NS. K1CN (2•. ... , p·QS; There were 21 players. Piatigorsky Foundation and the USCF. 3. R·KS male': 3. R-QB4. • • • Wc trust you are all busily at work pre· No. 11 3: 1. n·NS . P1CB: 2. N·K6ch. II Charlottesville was the scene of the paring your entries. To have a good 1..... , K·BJ: 2. N·R6. If 1. University of Virginia Open. Carl chance of seeing your problem 01' end· ....• B.Q2: 2. N-K6c:h. Sloan, ~-l, led the field of 27 players; game published in Chess Life, don't wait No. 114: 1. N·S4. K-NI; 2. NI 4-K3. he was followed by R. Callaghan, A. until the last minute for submitting Plutzik, B. Parun and D. Eisen. Parun K-RB; 3. K·N4, K-NS: 4. K· your cntry. Better still, send in many R3. K·RS: S. N-B4, K-NS: 6. won the "8" prize; O. Buchanan was cntries! top "e"; top unrated was F. Kelley; best NI 4-02. K-RS; 7. N-N3ch. K· The "cook" contest has not yet turned NS; 8. N-BJ male. university student was J. Buxton. up anything worthwhile. Can it be that No. JJS : 1. N-N2, X·01: 2. P·R8=Q, It is reported that 11 of the players all our positions are 100% sound?! were brand new USCF members; Pedro P-BS = Q: 3. Q-R2ch. X-BS; J. Saavedra directed. This month we salute the renowned 4. Q ·R3c:h. K-QS: S. Q-8Sc:h. • • • endgame composer, V. Halberstadt. Of K-KS: S. Q-Q5 male. 1 Russian birth, he spent most of his life Duane Clark, 3lh- h, won the first No. lIS: 1. N·Blc:h, K-K5: 2. P-N8= Q. in France. During his composing career, Chess Nuts Tournament in San Francis­ P-RS=O: 3. Q-KSch. K.QS: 50 co. P. Shannon was second. This is the he won over prizes for his works, 4. Q ·BSc:h. K-BS: S. N-K3ch. which are characterized by their close· first of a weekly series. K-NS: 6. Q-N5eh, K-R1: 1. ness to practical game-like positions. In Q-R4ch. E-N1; 8. N-84ch. • • • collaborating with Marcel Du· The A. Scott Open, with 51 players, 1932, K·N8: 9. Q-Qlch, K·R2: 10. champ, he produced a huge book devoted was won jointly by Randy Mills, Lance Q-B2eh. to the opposition and conjugate squarcs Williams and John Tomas, each 4'h-lh. No. 111: 1. K·03, K-R8; 2. N-R4t. K­ They were followed by R. Pease and (now an extremely rare collector's item), N8: 3. K-Q2. K-R8: 4. K·BI. B. McCrory. John R. Beitling directed and later he wrote a book concerned K-BI; S. K-S2, K-R8: 6. N· this Kansas City event. with tactics in the endgame. Born in 1903, Vitaly Halberstadt died in 1967. BS. K-R?; 7. N-Q3, K-R8: 8. • • • N-BI. P-R?; 9_ N·N3 mate. Ivan Theodorovitch, with a perfect We have selected a few of his studies score of :J·O, won the Indiana Open. Tied for yo ur enjoyment. for second we re: E. Va no, P. Fisher, G. Tessara, E. Isaacson, T. McCormick and T. Campbell, each with 4 points. Top "A" player was J. Brattin; top "B" was L. of lOlh-llh. Four of the 6 university John Nowak, 4%-%, was the winner Boileau; top "C" V. Vandivier; best un· players posted 2-0 scores. It is suggested of the 3rd Annual Austin Chess Club rated R. Evans and best junior D. White· that the Kansas City YMCA team pick ChampionshIp in Chicago. He was fol· house. on someone their own size. lowed, in tiebreak order, by E. Buerger, Former Master Ki rk Holland, age 94, • • • T. Redman and T. McCormack. participated. It is assumed that he is The 10th Annual Gem City Open in The photo shows International Grand the nation's oldest active chess player. Dayton, Ohio, was won by Richard Master Robert Byrne giving a I~ture • • • Noel, 41h·Jh. Following, in tiebreak or· at the club. The Westchester Rating Tournament der were: J. Cummings, J. Phythyon, G. - in Yonkers, N.Y. was won by Martin Kellner, F. Magnone, H. Eaves and J. Herrick, 4-1. He was followed by E. Ma· Weitthoff. Top "A" was A. Keske; top yer and N. Kingston. There were 10 "B" H. Carr; the "C" prize was shared players. by J. Gibson, Jr. and B. Espedal; top l.li It • • • unrated was M. Mijatov. There were 5 U t 11 The Columbus YMCA Chess Club players sharing the junior prize: S. Joos· H II Championship with 8 players was wo n tcn, G. Erickson, L. Adams, J. MilleI' by Saul Wachs. and R. Faber. II Dr. Eugene Martinowsky, with a per­ USCF Life Director Harvey B. McClel· -!ill, I fect score of 5·0, won the 1st 196B Warns· lan, M.D., directed the 53-player event , , j ji ley Cup Tournament in Chicago. He was • • • followed by R. Verber, P. Tautvaisas Minnesota's monopoly on the chess and R. WenzeL tornado was broken by the 1st Twin City i t " • • • Tornado in Bloomington, m inois. Tom • .' A match between the Kansas City Mabee won the 4-round, t-day tourna· YMCA Chess Club and the Kansas Uni­ ment with a perfeet 4-0. He was followed versity Chess Club was won by the Uni­ by D. Baker and D. Ultch. Garrett Scott versity team by the overwhelming score directed.

~74 CHESS LtFE Send all mail far this department, and ONLY far th~5 department ta: PAL BENKO, P.O. Box 313, Gracie Station, New York, N.Y. 10028

'No. 121 No. 122 No. 123 Bob Woodworth Thomas Sweeney WIIS4n Augustine Om"ha, Nebraska Wheeling, W. Y". Toronto, Ontario, Canada

White mates in two White mates In thr.e White to move and win

No. 124 No. 125 No, 126 Y. Halberstadt Y. Halberstadt Y. Halberstadt

Whit, to move and win White to move and win White to move and win

GAME POSITIONS Solutions on paqe 253,

No, 127 No. 128 No. 129 Malaga 1968 Reggio Emilia 1968 Monte Carlo 1968 Zuckerman Navarovszky Uhlmann

Damianovic Mista Benko White prayed 1. N·Q2 and rod. Had he • White's quick finish ..rntd him tht brll· White pltnntd to $urprlse his opponent by bett.r mov,,? lIancy prize. Can you 5.. it? saerrfle1n" a plt ct with I. N·K5. 1$ it sound? JULY, 1968 275

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August 30. Septa mber 2 ILLINOIS OPEN

August 17·18 August 3-4 BRIDGEPORT OPEN ' ,d HOL IDAY OPEN I :1-55, 50/2, Holiday So.... I, 4747 N . Harlem Ave., Chicago, III . 60656. EF: 580 by Aug. 3, later '10. SS 75, 50, ~. 15, trophi.. to top A, B, C. clock to 101) un. ENT: Chell Un­ limited, c/o Holiday 80.... 1. August , .... MISSISSIPPI OPEN S-SS. 45{2 , Eola ~IOl or Hotel. ~lIln '" Purl 51 .., Nalehel, !\.I iss. Ef": S7. SS 35 15, plus t ro· Aut. 30 - Sipt. 2 phies tor B . C. Unr., a nd MISS. Champion tro­ VENTURA MARINA OPEN phy for best state e nlrant. Optlon.1 lit rd. 7·55 4012, 1st at Reereat\on Cenler, 1261 Aug. 2. 8:30 p.m., re,. 1st rd Aug. 3, 9 • . m. SENIOR E. M. ln St.• Ventura, C.l. Other rds. at Ma­ ENT: Jury Kroun, Uox 1003, N.lchez, MISS. rln. Park Club House .t the Muln •. EF: $8 39120. &. \~e5da:,°'it. before Aug. 30, otherwise $10 . $S 100" 75, 50, cept ellllibies A 40, B 40, C·unr. 40. EN1': Harold :.an

August 25 STATE FAIR TORNADO 4·55, 30/ 1, site as above 4Mlnnelol.). EF: $4.85. S$ IS hi, plus bonus point money 4$10 Au,. )0. S.pt. 1 a point Ove r 2''''''. Trophies In all cl ...... ENT NEW ENGLAND OPEN as above. 7-S5, 5012, Sheraton·Eastiand Hotel. IS7 HL,h Au,uU 3-4 St.~ Portlandt rotaLne. £F: $16 4Cluomplonshlp), DETROIT MENSA METRO August '''15 $14 (Reser"eJ~A EF includes a dinner. II less 5055, 5012, Mensa Hdqtn. ~trolt Leland Ho­ METROPOLITAN NOVICE before AU' . W. $$ Championship :roo, Reserve tel, addrus not ,iven. EF: $8, jr•. $8. S$ 75. 100 others as entries permit. ENT: 5lan.ley SO tor over 2000; 5:.0, 25, 15, 10 for 1999·1650: CHAMPIONSHIP Elowllch, 26 Melody L.ne, Portl.nd, MaIne. 40, 20, 11, 8 for 11:1'19 and under; 50. 10 ror 6·55, 40 / 80. BrooklYn CC, 434 Albee Sq., unr. Reg. closes 8:45 a.m. Sat. Rds. 9:30, 2:30, Brooklyn, N.Y. Open to all rated below 1400 31 . Septembl r , 1:30 SII.: 10. 3 Sun. ENT: Metro Chell. 21721 or unnted. EF $7.SO, under 18 $4.SO by Aug. Dequlndre. Hazel Park, Mich. 48(130 . 21. later 51.50 more' $1 Jess to Brooklyn CC OF AMERICA OPEN members. 1st prize ho &. trophr.; trophIes to Au,ust l-4 2nd, CI... E, Under·IOGO. ReI". c OIeS t :45 .am. AUI. 24Ln:ls. 10, I ... 4 each d.y. Cheeks pay· KANAWHA VALLEY OPEN able to Ne'" York ",lty Chess ASfOC. ENT: W. s.ss 5012. KnIg hts of COlumbus Bid,. 1117 Golehber,. 450 Prospeet Ave., Mt. Vernon, QUlrrfer St., Charle.ton. W. Va. EF: S~, jrs. N.Y. 10553. ·278 CHESS LIFE Stptlmblr 21 METROPOLITAN CHESS TORNAOO 4·SS. 40/ 80 I USC ~' u tedl. Brooklyn CC. 434 A II>I..., Squue. Brookly n. N. Y. EF $$. .50 . $3.50 to hillh schOOl & pr... ·high school . Iude nts by Sl'pt. 18. Later 51.SU mor.. : 51 less to Brooklyn 0 ': ",.,mbers. 520 l ~t prl .... trophl.. s to top 2 & classcs. 80'; ~ I et PollIl s_ Reg. closes 11 :45 a ,m .. rds. 10, 1. ~ : 30, 8. Ch""k. pa}·.ble to N.. w York Clly Che$i '\5501':. E~T: W . Colch. bent. ~SO Prospcct A'·e .. lilt. Vernon. N.Y. t0553. Sl pt. 11 ,22 HARTFORO AMATEUR OPEN

Se pl. 21.22 HARTFORO EXPERT OPEN ~ ·SS. ~0 / 2. site as sbove. Open onLy 10 tho5e rated 2000 or hij!her. EF: SIO before Sept. 16. 512 1~ler. 5S SlY; groSli to champ. 25'; 2nd. J::NT : Fred Townsend. s ddrus Sl pl. 2 above. 1st r d. 10 '.m. LABOR OAY TORNADO 6·SS. 30/ 1, SI. Paul DO" 'nto" 'n YMCA. gth Slpt, 21 ·22 & Cedar, St. Paul. MInn. EF: $~ .8S . $$ 15 1st . JERSEY CITY Y OPEN plUi bonus pOint money (510 a point our S.SS. 0Il/2. Jerte)' City YMCA, 654 Hcn:en 2V" I. ph.. trophies In mO il clu",s. E NT: Min· A"I! .. J ersey Cily. N.J . EF: $6. $4 for club nelOl1 Ch .. ss J ournal. 16~ 5. Clev.. land Ave .. members by Sepl. 13. 52 more if later. $$ 50. 51. Paul. Minn. 55105. 30. 20. trophlcs In most cl~sses. Checks far· able to Paul llelblg. J::NT: Jersey City y~ CA September 1·8 SIPtemb'r ,., CC, 654 Berren A"e., Jersey Cily. N.J. 07304. MERRIMACK GRANO PRIX WESTCHESTER BOOSTER OPEN S·SS. 5012. Tagastan Hall Student Union. Merrimack Collere. N. Ando' ·u. :.bll. $$ 200(1 pr oposed. wllh guarant ... ed II I 7$0 In Open and 2.50 In R... s ... rve. Then p r o po.~d Open 350 and 1$0; R... ser\·... 130 and 75; ElIp ... rt 100. A 75. C 60. 0 & b ... lo... 40. Plu' trophl.. s. EF: Open. SIS ad"anced. 520 at tourncy; Rt'~r" ... om or 10"'crl $U.SO ad"anced. $15 at to ... r· ney. TD. Prof . Seth Hawkins. ENT: AUan J. Z.. mbr ... skl. 30 Brook SI.. L . ... renc.. , Mus. 01641. Slpl. mber 27·29 5.ptemb. r 7·' 3rd Annual WESTCHESTER EXPERTS OPEN MANHATTAN OPEN 6-SS. Park Sh .. raton Hot.. l. 71h Ave. and 56th St.. Ne" ' Yor k. N.Y. 1001'. In two sec· tlons: OPEN. 50 / 2. open to all; BOOSTER, 451 l Vi, open 10 all rated be]o,,' 1800 or unraled. Open EF 513.50. $9.$0 to high schOOl &. pre­ lugh school studenls by Sept. 2~; later $2.SO Aug. 31 · S .. pl. 2 more. Booste r EF $] 1. 50. $II.SO 10 high school &. pre·hlgh school s tudents by Sept. 24; late r 30th Annual $2.50 more. Open prius: $120. 60, 40 . Trophl .. s PENNSYLVANIA STATE to top 3. Expert. Class A. B or below. Boos. t ... r trophies \0 top 3. Class C. D, E. Unrated. CHAMPIONSHIP Reg. closes 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27. Open rds. Fri. 7.s5. son. Cruter Wllkel'Ba rr.. American Seplember , ., 8 . Sat. 10. 3. S. Sun. 10. 3 ; BooSI ... rds . Fri. 8. Lesion POl t 132. ~ 5 North River 51.. WilkeI' Sal . 10, 2. 6. Sun . 10. 2. Met pts. 120"':- Open. Barre. Pa. Restricted to Pa. resldents and ac· WESTCHESTER UNOER·16 OPEN lIlY; Booster. Che.:ks payable to New 't'ork tive m ... m~rs of Pa. CC. EF: $10 . ... nder IS 6·SS. 30/ 1. ROler Smith )toto.. Holel. 123 E. Clh ' Chess AsSO<.'. ENT: W. Coieh~r&, 450 56. USCF m .. m . req. S$ I~ & troph)·. othtr post Road. Wh I .. Plains. N.Y. Op.. n to 111 ProspoKl A'·e .. MI . V ...no n . N.Y. 105S3. nsh ai ... ntrl .. s permit. trophies 10 dass born .n.. r Sept. 8. 1932. £F 55.50 b}' Sept. 4 . ... Innerl. ENT: Jim Jolin.... 0&0 Co ... rl. R. D. hler 57. Trophies and book I>ri""o. Reg. elole, Odober $·6 ::;5. Bloomlb... rg. Pa. 17815. 9:45 a.m. S .. pt. 7 ; rdl. 10. 12:30. 3 ..ach day. 4th Annual Ch.. cb payable 10 New York Cit.\' Ch.. ss A,· Aug. 31 • Sept. 2 .oe . ENT: W. Colchbcrr. 450 Prospect Ave .. EAST OETROIT OPEN FLORIOA OPEN Mt. Ve rnon. N.Y. lOS". 5.55. 51) / 2. E. Detroit Teen Center. 16600 , St.. phens Dr .• E. DetroIt, Mich. Ut rd. 9:30 I.m. EF: $6. und~r 18 $4. $$ 50 I5t. pLus Iro· phles 10 top winners and In mott cl asses. ENT: Peter T heuerle. 35~ Wayburn. D .. trolt. Mich. ~8224 . CARRY YOUR CARD AuS!. 31. hpt. 2 NEW YORK STATE OPEN Carry your USCF membership card 6·SS. 50/1, Lafay... tte Hotel. Llfayett... with you at all times and be prepared Square. Buffalo. N. Y. EF: '10. under 21 58. to show it at each USCF-rated tourna· plus NVSCA du ... s ($3. jn. 12 1. $S 200 ruar. ment. 1st, others as entr Lu perm t. ENT: Ceorg ... Mauer. 139 S pringville A"I .. Burtalo. N. Y . 14221$. Aug, 31 ,sept. 2 NORTHERN OPEN 5.pt. 14,15 U.S. CHESS FEDERATION 7·55. 50/2. SI. Paul Oo"'"lo,,·n YMCA, 9th WOOD MEMORIAL & C.. d". St. Paul. Minn. EF: $7.77. $$ ~O. 25: 479 Broadway A·B·unr. 25; C· D·E 25, plus trophies to lop $·SS. TL not annouoced. YWCA. 339 E. Onon· dsga St., Syracus ... ~ . Y . lEY: 16 b .. ror.. Sept . ... Inners. ENT: lIIlnn .. sota Cheu Journal. 16$ 10, later $8. jrs. under 18 55. $$ 7S gUlr. lit. Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 S. Clev .. land Ave.. 51. Paul. ~llnne $o ta 5510$. ot hers. 1st rd 9:30 a.m . ENT: Robert Nu lrr. 538 Roberts A'·.. .. Syracuse, N.Y. use the above new a ddress, Aug. 31 • Sipt. 2 D. OHIO STATE CHESS CONGRESS Sept. 17 · O.c. 11 effective immediately, 7..$S. U I IIi". C(MKIyea r CC. G(MKIyur Hall. 11# £. Market. Akron. Ohio. lOY: $8.50 ror YONKERS CLASS TOURNAMENTS outoilf.slal .. non·DCA membe"'; $1..50 ror resl. Round.robln, played Tuel. e'·.. .. at Women', Don't write to us ot any other dent OCA m .. m~l'!i ; lire OCA mem~ rs 51 InslLtute. 18 Palisades An'., Yonkers\ N.Y. Ius; all EY 51 I.. ss berore Au,. 26. SS 70--; EY : 56. jrs. Sol . Trophl.. s to all class w nne .... oddress. or entries plU5 trophies In mo.l classes. E~T: TL ~ 0!2. ENT: Arthur E. Olson, 425 W. !OS Coodyear CC, Box 283, Kent. OhIo ~~24 0. St., N.Y., N.Y. 10034. JULY. 1968 279 69th Annual U. S. CH P Twelve Rounds -In the West Village Conference Center

SNOWMASS-AT-ASPEN, COLO, - AUGUST 11-23 * * * Tournament Director: International Master George Koltanowski Assistant Tournament Director: Col. Paul Webb * * * $4500 GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND 1ST PRIZE $1250 plus TROPHY CLASS B 1ST $100 plus TROPHY 2ND PRIZE 750 CLASS B 2ND 75 3RD PRIZE 400 CLASS C 1ST 75 plus TROPHY 4TH PRIZE 300 CLASS C 2ND 50 STH PRIZE 200 CLASS D 1ST 7S plus TROPHY 6TH thru 10TH 100 each CLASS D 2ND 50 EXPERT 1ST 150 plus TROPHY CLASS E & EXPERT 2ND 100 UNRATED 1ST 7S plus TROPHY CLASS A 1ST 100 plus TROPHY WOMEN'S 1ST 100 plus TROPHY CLASS A 2ND 75 WOMEN' S 2ND 75 * Entry Fe e : $25 plu5 USCF membershi p if r'l or currently a member.* M ••t *ln gs: A ployers' meeting wi ll be held prior to the bel/inning of the fir st round. Registration: Advance entries urged. Send check or money order to U.S. Chess Federotion, 479 Broadway, New burgh, New York The onnuol USCF Members' meeting will be held ot 2 p.m. 12550 . Finol registra ti on at West Vi llage Confer ence Cl!nter from on Tuesdoy. August 13. The USCF Directors' meeting will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p, m ., Sunday, August 11. ot 2 p.m. on Wednesdoy. August 14. Time Cont rol: The time control for the event will be 50 moves An owards breakfos t will be held ot 10 o. m. on So turdoy, in 2 \12 hour$. 20 moves on hour thereaft er. August 24.

BRING YOUR CHESS SET AND CLOCK. WE FURNISH BOARDS ONLY,

SCHEDULE* * * Round 1-8 p.m., Sunday, August 11 Round 5- 6 p.m., Thursday, August 15 Round 9-7 p.m., Tuesday, August 20 2-7 p.m., Monday, August 12 6--1 p.m., Friday, A ugust 16 10-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 21 3--7 p.m., T uesday, August 13 7-8 p.m., Sunday, August 18 11 --6 p.m .. Thursday, August 22 4-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 14 B_7 p.m., Monday, August 19 12-3 p.m., Frid

U.S. Speed Championship* * on Saturday * , August 17 Our Host, WEST VILLAGE, 0 Recreotional Community in SNOWMASS·AT·ASPEN West Village. the first of several holiday villages at person; children under five, free. Single occupancy, $2 off Snowmass·at·Aspen, offers a unique summer vacation can· double occupancy. Family plan available. Special rates for cept. Lodges, shops, and restaurants are nestled at the base Junior players under 21: three in a room for $5 each, four of the mountain, and guests can select from a host of recrea· in a room for $4 each. tional activities within walking distance from their rooms. If yo u prefer a cond ominium with kitchen facilities, This summer, West Village will have five lodges, one hundred rates begin at $20 for a studio for tw o, $35 for a two bedroom condominium apartments, six restaurants (in addition to the apartment for fOllr. . mid·mountain restaurant on Sam·s Knob), over twenty shops, boutiques, and stores, and a conference and banquet center ADVANCE HOTEL RESERVATIONS STRONGLY RE· and t heatre. Re sort facilities include four hented swimming COMMENDED. This is the fi rst summer of operation for the pools. championship golf cou rse, tennis. horseback riding, Snowmass·at·Aspen resort, and making yo ur resen 'alions early jeep trips, archery, skeet and trap, as we IJ ns a complete arts will assure yo u of you r choice of lodge tocations. For hotel and crafts center. For an additional treat, shuttle buses make resen 'ations. descriptive brochures, and specific information the short trip to Aspen until 2 a.m. on the various lodges and condominiums, write directly to: All new, deluxe accommodations, built In 1967. Your choice of five luxurious lodges, all located in West Village­ Snowmass·at.Aspen easy walking distance to everything. Rates: double occupancy Box 5000 rooms-$14, S16, and S18 per night; $3 for each additional Aspen, Colorodo 81611 280 CHESS LI FE