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World Champion Petrosian World Champion Petrosian • Volume XXI Numl)e r 1 Fe l)r uary, 1966 EDITOR: J. F . Reinhardt CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION Erevon ................................................................................................ 44-46 From the Spossky-Tol Motch ..................................... .. ............................ .46 PRESIDENT Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondson Zinnowitz, 1965 ...................................................................................... 49 VICE·PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Chigorin Memoria l .... ................................................................: ........... ..50 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Asztolos Memoriol ....................................... .. ... ......... ............................... 51 NEW ~NOLAND St,nley KJng Ha rold Dondls Here & There ........................................................... ............................... 52 &I I Bourdon EASTERN Donald Sctu.llb Upset of 0 Chomp ion, by Edmar MedniS ..................................................54 Lew's E. Wood Robert wl.lelle MID-ATLANTIC WillIam Bra" Tournament Life .. ................................................................... ................. 55 &.rl Clary Edw'rd O. Slnhle SOUTHEItN Dr. Robert Froemke P. ler LahdCl Curoll M. Crull GREAT LAKES Norbert Matthew, Don.Ld W. Hlldln, Dr. Harvey McClelln NORTH CIiNTRAt. Robert Lerner ,John (nne" * * * Ken Ryklr.en SOUTHWESTERN W. W. Crew K enneth Smith Park Bltbop THERE'S A USCF TOURNAMENT PACIFIC Kenneth .I0MI Ool'llon Barrett Col. Paull.. Webb IN YOUR AREA - SECRETARY Marshall Rohland SEE THE "TOURNAMENT LIFE" LISTINGS! NATIONAL CHAIRMEN lind OFFICERS ARMED FORCES CHESS ............ .... ftobert Karch BUSINESS MANAOER........... .....J . F. Reinhardt COLLEGE CHI!II.... ............................ l'aul C. Jon * * * INDUSTRIAL CHI!!:S I ............ Stanley W . D. KIna: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.... .... lsaa.;: Kalhd.n Women 's Jnle rn.llonal .............. Kathryn SI.ter JUNIOR eHESI ~ ...... _ ..... H... H_ ._Robert Erkea MASTERS AFFAIRS.... _............ ~~ .... Roberl BYrDe MEMBERSHIP ................................ OonaJd Schultz MEMBERSHIP SECRETARy ........... _.(;reta Yuchl JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION NATIONAL OPEN ........... ............. Her man Estrada NOMtNATIONS .............. Or. Alex J .nulhkowslty usc, III a DOllopront demOCrtUe or,anllaUOn, the otndal , oYem1l:l, body and FIDE Il.I:I1t tor PRESIOI!NTIAL ASSISTANT....... _. •'re d Cumer ehcta lra the USA. Anyone internted lJl ad"anelD, American ehe .. III e U,lble tor membenblp. RATINGS & "AIRINGS_.. __ ._._~ Arpad E. £10 RATING STATISTICIAN._. __ .... Wm. Golchber, Membenhltl', Indudlaz CHrsS u:n: su.bKrlpUon. e UClbillty l or USCP·raUaz. and an TAX DEOUCTIIIILITy .. ~ .............. _Harold Dond1, prlvUe,et: 1 yr.: 5.00; 1 yr..: " .50; S y~ .: $Is.so; Su.lalnln&:: $ 10.00 (becomlDl W. Membenblp TOURNAMI!NT AOM ....... _Georre Koltanow, k1 ..ner 10 paymenu); Life: $100.00. Famllr Membeuhlp (two or mo,.. family m emberl at .. m' TOURNAMENT RULES .. _......... _.J. mes Sherwu. addu.. oRb' one CHESS LIFE AlbK riptlon): ratea .. above for ftrIt tllln1ly member. plwi TREASURER __. _._ ... _._ ...... _.... _...... MUton Ru,ldn U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP_...... __ .... Maurice Kuper tnlJowinl lor each addJUonal mem ber: I yr.: n .so; 1 yra.: ",.'15; 3 yra.: "''15. U.S. OPEN _... _... H.... _... _._ .............. ~ ...... W. B. Akin WOMEN'S CHESS. __........... _. ___. Ev. AronlOn eNlil1 LIFE it: pUbl,.boed monthb' by USCF aDd entered .. .ecol1d·da .. natter at EMt Dul)uque, D.l.l.IIo1I. Non_ber I·yr. 1\I1)u:r1ptlon: "'.00 (P .OO ouU:!de USA); tln"e cOpy: 40t ~ WORLD CHESS FEDERATION ou\.l1d.e USA). Chan.. of MId"I ..· AJJow f our .... eek. notice; p lease I1v. WI both the new a~ {F.I.D.E.I ...d the old addrel&. lnehz~ the numben and date. on the t.op lbIe of ,.our atenell Fred Cramer Vice·President, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) Addrus all communlcaUonl, aDd make all checU pl.)laWe to: UNlno STATU CN'" 'IOIRATION. .. I ..t 11th It ...... NIW YOIlK 3. N. Y. 42 CHESS LIFE BENKO WINS BKLYN. OPEN Grandmaster Pal Benko turned in a World Petrosian 6-0 score to walk off with the first Brooklyn Open, played January 28-30. Tigran Petrosian, who wo n the world chess championship by defeating Mikhail Benko's wins were scored against Joseph Botvinnik in 1963 by a score of 12 Y.a-91h:, will defend his title against Boris Spassky D'Atri, Sal Matera, Intercollegiate in a 24-game match that will begin on April 11 . Champion Marc Yoffie, Morton Siegel, As in previous world championship matches, the wi nner will be the player who Arthur Feuerstein and Serge Goregllad. first scores 12~ points; in the event of a tic, Petrosian will retain the title. Finishing a clear second in the 120- The Champion will have Bolcslavsky {or his second, the Challenger will have player field was James Sherwin, 5'h-2'h, Bondarcvsky. who yielded a draw to the New York City Since winning the championship, Petroslan has appeared in four International Junior Champion, Andrew Soltis. tournaments: The Piatigorsky Cup, Los Angeles (tied for first with Keres), Buenos Scoring 5-1 and placing third through Aires (tied for first with Keres), Zagreb (third piace, behind Ivkov and Uhlmann) nintb were Paul Brandts, Goregllad, Dr. and, most recently, Erevan (tied for second and third with. Stein, behind Korchnoi). Orest Popovyeh, Edgar McCormick, Vir· In addition, be has played in several Soviet events, sometimes with rather poor ginia State Champion Charles Powell, Sal results. Matera and Harry Baker. Matera Is the Spassky, Petrosian's challenger, won his right to a crack at the title by defeating New York City "Under-16" Champion. Paul Keres (6-4), Ewfim Gellcr (5'h .2'h ) and Mikhail Tal (7-4 ) in a series of Candi­ Other prizes: Top Expert - Powell; dates matches played last year. Class A - Robert Lopez (4-2); Top B _ Mathew LeGrand (3'h); Top C - JeHrey Satenstein (3); Top D - J. T. McGuin­ n es! (2lh); Unrated - Steven Alpern (3'h); Junior - Matera; Women's Prize -Eclesia Cestone (2lf.:). Ernest OIfe Rating statistician William Goichberg On Tuesday, January 18, Ernest OUe died in the Community Memorial Hospital was the T.D., assisted by Bruce Pandol· in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He was 68 years old and had been seriously ill for finL many months. Mr. Olfe, who was active on the national cbess scene for well over thirty years, VALVO TOPS S. JERSEY served as secretary·treasurer of the old Western Chess Association, a post that he The South Jersey Open, played in At· retained wben tbat organization became the American Chess Federation in 1935. lantic City on February 11·13. attracted Following the merger that created tbe United States Chess Federation, Mr. Olfe 84 players and was won by Michael J. became the USCF's first secretary-a position that he beld until 1943, when he Valvo whose score of 5'f.t ·1h was equalled left the country in connection with Red Cross work during World War 11. His by young Sal Matera, New York City service with the Red Cross received official recognition when he was received by "Under·16" Champion. Prize money (or King George VJ at Buckingham Palace in 1945- first and second was split, but Valvo had As a tournament director, Mr. Olfe was known to thousands of chessplayers a slight edge in median points. from all parts of the nation. He directed the United States Open Championship in Placing third through fifth, all with Milwaukee (1953) and Chicago (1963). The latter event, with 266 players, set an 5-1, were Paul Brandts, William Goich­ attendance record (or U.S. tournaments that stili stands. Mr. OUe also directed the berg and George Proll. The tournament, new Western Open, an annual Independence Day weekend event that was instituted sponsored by the South Jersey Chess As· about ten years ago, and the North Centr al Open, held annually over the Thanks· soclation, was directed by Lew Wood. giving Day weekend. In addition, he directed many Wisconsin State Championships and most of the local chess events beld in Milwaukee during the past three decades. • • • • • AIr. Olfe was employed by the municipal recreation division of the Milwaukee The lowa·North Central, played in Fort school system (rom 1932 to 1943 and, upon his return from the Red Cro", from 1948 Dodge on January 15-16, ended in a tie until his retirement in January of 1965. Duri ng the latter period, be was director of between Daryl Bohning and Glen Proe. Milwaukee's municipal chess program- by far the most famous and extensive c: hel, eacb scoring 4'f.t -'h. Matthew Baird, program of its kind in the nation. with 4-1, took third in the 22--player A chess column in the Milwaukee "Journal"_the "Game of Klngs"- was eon­ event. d ueted by Mr. Olfe from 1937 until 1943 and he organized the "Night of Knights", • • • • • an annual chess tournament sponsored by the "Journal" and the municipal recreation The sixth annual Mid-South Open, play­ division. ed in Memphis, Tenn. on November 26- In addition to his chess activities, Mr. OUe was in charge of the Men's Municipal 28 was won by Jude Acers with a score Center, 923 N. Market St., Milwaukee, for many years prior to his retirement. of 4'h-l'h . The winner (rated 2202) lost, Ernest OUe made many hundreds of friends during his years of service to the however, in a stunning upset to Marty chess-playing community. By them he will be mourned and remembered. Appleberry of Alabama (rated 1404 t). James Wright, Ken Williamson and Ap. pleberry-all with 4·2-placed second * * * through fourth in a field of 22. JUST PUBLISHED! ''The Molt Instructive Games of Coming- Up ..... Cha" Evar Plavad", bV Irvin, Cher. nev. A collaction of 62 carefullv ~ actad and annotatad gamas d.slg"" to 11- IU I'rale such bu lc aspects 0' chad stratat, as • • p,assed p,awn, the The 1966 Greater New York knight outpolt, tha cenft'al b:ad King, ale., ate. April 1-2-3 - Henry Hudson Hotel, N. Y.C. 217 pp. ManV diagrams. List Prlc. $5.95 (See "Tournament Life" for details) USCF Mambers Prlc. : $5 .06 Postpaid FEBRUARY, 1966 BENONI KORCHNOI SCHMID EKEVAN, 1965 ,.
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