World Champion Petrosian

• Volume XXI Numl)e r 1 Fe l)r uary, 1966

EDITOR: J. F . Reinhardt

CONTENTS 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 ...... 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 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 turned in a World Petrosian 6-0 score to walk off with the first Brooklyn Open, played January 28-30. , who wo n the 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 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 to the Since winning the championship, Petroslan has appeared in four International Junior Champion, . tournaments: The , 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. (6-4), Ewfim Gellcr (5'h .2'h ) and (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 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 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

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FEBRUARY, 1 ~66 45 EREVAN-Cont'd ' uy LOPEZ LIIiERSON .",. P·K4 P·K4 21 . Q·N7 M·Ol From the Spassky-Tal Match ,. M·Klll H.QII3 22. Q. 1I3 B·B3 ,. B·NS P-QR3 23. II·B4 NO< B· R4 H·Bl 24. I(R-Ql a ·Nl •• 0 ·0 B·K2 15. H·H4 B·a S bV BERNARD •• R·I(I P·QH4 26. N·1( 3 N>N ,.•• B·H3 0 ·0 27. PxN 11. 83 1st Game of Match (slightly better was 28 ...... , P·N4) with P· B3 21 . P·K4 P·IISc h a winning ending for White. After the •• ... ' H . I(.Rl QR·QI "N' •• .... 8 ·1(2 game Spassky was told that this was an 10. P·QR4 H·QR4 30. P·K5 TAL SPASSKY I(Px P 31. a ·I(N3 B·1(1\4 analysis of the Yugoslav m a ~ter Brad· 11. B·B2 1. P·K4 P· K4 S. 0-0 B-K2 12. BPxP P· B4 32. B·H5 varevich. An 01 this had been published ... N·KB3 N ·QB3 R· K1 P.QN4 13. QPxP QPxP 33. Q" B Rx Rd. 2. 6. 14. Q.K2 N·B3 34. R" R in Bondarevsky's article on the fi rst Zon· ... 3. B-N5 P.QR3 7. B·N3 0-0 al Tournament (including the improvc· 15. B- 1(3 N·N5 35 . R-Q8 ... 4. B· R4 N·B3 8 . P·B3 P.Q41? 16. H·B3 3&. Rx Rch .. , ment on Black's 28th move) in "Chess in ••• In his match with Keres, Spassky did 17. QxH P·N5 37, g .qkh Q·I(I the U.s.S.R." no. 5 of 1964! It is possible 18. N·K2 P·N6 38. g.q6ch I(·Nl not even threaten to play the Marshall that Keres was acquainted with all this " . QxNP N • • 39 . N.Nl P·1I6 Var iation, preferring 7 ...... , P·Q3. Per· 20. N·1(5 B·1( 3 Ruill n. and it is surprising that Spassky wasn't, haps he did this to avoid (after 7 ...... , since Bondarevsky is his trainer. RETI OPEHING 0-0) Keres' favorite continuation 8. PETROSIAN MNATSAKAHIAN P ·QR4 which Tal played in the ninth With the text move Black strengthens ,. P·gB4 P·QB3 19. P· 85 B.Hl ,. P·ON3 .... 20. 11·11 3 N·04 game of this match. his Knight on Q4 and prepares ...... , ,. 8 ·N2 H·KII3 21. a ·N2 N • • 9. PxP N •• KR·Kl. •• N·KII 3 II ·B4 22. g xN Q'02 •• ... , P·KR l 23 . R·1(3 N· 82 10. NxP N, N 19. P x P RPxP •• QN ·Q2 ... , 24. B·BI N·N4 11. RxN P·QB3 •• P·N3 B.Q3 2S. Q· Rl B·H3 12. P·Q4 ...... •• B·N2 0.0 26. R'0 3 g .B2 •• 0 ·0 QN ·02 27. Rx Rch .., In the fifth and scv

SICili AN DEFENSE RUY lOPEZ SPASSOV KOZMA HENNINGS SPASSOV 1. P-K4 ".Q84 11. 8-N2 O·gl 11 . N x Pch P·B3 1. P·K4 P·K4 2. N .KB3 N ·Q83 I'. O· Bl N·N3 2. N·KBl N.QB3 12. Nxll Q·N5eh 3. P.Q4 20. B·K3 N·R5 3. B·N5 P-84 13. B-Q2 Qx B 4. NxP ,'".", 21 . 0 ·Q2 P·B3 4. H ·B, U . P· 84 QxNP 5. N.oB3 Q· B2 22. N.QS H" 5. QNx P ,'"... 15. 0-0 RxN 6. B·K2 P·QR, 23 . NxBch 0'. 6. NxP "H 16. 0 · K3 B·NS 7. P·B4 B·K2 24. QxN 1. NxN Q-N4 11. Q.KR3 0·0 I . B·B3 P·Q3 2S . BxP Q.Q2 18. II·K3 B-Q7 '" 8. Q·K2 H·Bl 9. B.K3 N-83 26. R·K3 R·KB2 24 • ....•... Rx1"\1 19. 8 ·B2 OR-Kl 9 . P' KB4 OxBP 10. 0 ·0 0.0 27. R·K N3 P·Q4 Resigns (b l 10. P.Q4 Re. Ic'"1 11 . " · KN4 H,H U . R.QT R·QB5 (_, If Inslead, 24. R·KNl?, QxNPI 8'" WIS SICiliAN0'" DEFENSE 12. BxN 2 • . B· R4 R_B2 P·K4 24. Q.Q4 or 24. R-0 4. HAAG BEDNARSKI 13. 8 ·K3 30. PxP B·84 Ibl Since, If 25. PxR, QxRchi 24. R·Nl, R· T. P·K4 P_QIH 10. 0 ·0-0 Q·1I2 B",.K 1 31. P·B3 R·85 14. Bx" Ki m . 2. N·KB, ,.. , n . B·K2 R.QNI IS. K ·RI OR·81 32. R·K I R·R5 3. P·04 11. Q·N3 0 -0 16. R·Kl 33 . RxPch Rl sIgnl QU EEN'S PAWN OPENING H", KORCHNOI KERES 4. HxP N·KB)'" 13. B·1I3 P·QN4 17. P·N5 N-K4 5. H.QB3 P'OR3 14. P·K5 PxP 1. P'04 N·K83 tl. N·KI P·R3 6. B·N5 P·K3 15. PxP P·N4 2. N-KB' P. K3 14. N ·OB3 P.(l4 1. P·B4 8-1(2 16. N ·B6 NxP 3. B·NS P· KRl 15. P·B4 P· K84 8. Q.B3 P·R' 17. N x Ben Resigns 4. BxN Ox8 16. PxP I .p . QxP 9. B·R4 QN-Q2 1965 Soviet Championship 5. P·K4 P·QN3 11. P·RS P·B41 BOGOl YUIIOV. INDIAN ,. P·gR3 B·N2 18. PxP PxP DElY The foHowing three games arc from 1. N·B3 P.Q3 19. P-KN3 8 ·B3 N· KB · 15. R.QI P.QRl th is event, which was won by Leon id t . Q.Q2 N.Q2 20. R·R4 R·KNI ,. P-K3 16. " ·NS N/3-Q2 9. 0 -0·0 P·KN4 21. N .Q3 R·N' ,. B·N5ch \1. 0-0 P·K83 Slein (see January CL, p. 10) 10. N·N5 K.Ql 22. N·82 " .85 Q·K2 18. N·N3 B·N2 11 . P·KR4 P·NS 2'. NxNP 0 ·K21 I_I •• BxNen n . P·QR4 KR·QBl RUY lOPEX 12. P·K5 g ·N2 24. R. Kl? (bl ...... SUETIN 6••. Qx B 0.0 20. P·R5 P-B3 KERES 7. P.QH4 P'03 2T . NPxP I . P·K4 P· K4 22 . N·Q2 R· R7 ~~~'= 8. B-N2 QN.Q2 22. N·Q4 B."·H4 2. N.KB3 N-QB3 23. P·KB4? KPxP 9. P·K3 P·K4 23. B.R3 Q·a2 3. 8 ·N5 P·QR' 24. BxKBP px" 10. PxP ,,, 24. N-85 R·B2 4. 8-R4 N·83 25 . PxP N·Qll 11. II·K2 " ·KS 25. H ·Q6 0 -K3 5. 0 -0 8 .K2 2'. R·KB1 ? R/ 1·B7 12. N·Q4 N-K4 24. 0 ·04 ." , . R-KI P·QN4 27. R·B2 N·Q2 13. Q.B3 R·Kl 27. BXN Resigns 1. 8 ·N 3 ,... ' 11. 0 ·N4 N·K4 14. P·R3 P.(lN3 t . 1"·8 3 ... " . 8xN Px8 , . P.QRl B.K3 F RENCH DEFENSE 10. Q..Q7 K ·81 UHLMANN 10. P·04 21 . N/ 3.B I Q·H3 HAAG g .NT 1. P·K4 P·K . 19. R-B1 QR·NI 11. Ox8 '" 22 . Q·R' B·N41 (_ ) 2. p .Q4 ,..Q4 20. N.QR2 K·Nl 11. QN.Q2 0 ·H 3 3'. R·Ql 0 ·05 3. N.Q2 N-KB3 21 . N·N4 K-R2 n . P.Q5 N.QR4 34. QxP BxN 4. P·K$ KN.Q2 22 . H·0 3 N·BS 14. Q·QI P.QB4 35. P·Q61 K ·KII (b) $ . P· KB4 P.QB4 23. RxN 15. P·QN4 N·N2 36 . 0 ·R4 QxQP KR_81 6. P-B3 N·QB3 24 . P'OSch K·Rl " . R._NI 37. K· R.1 0 .Q5 '" 11. N.B1 1. QN·B3 Q.N3 25. PxN P·QR4 38 . Q.B' II..RII Rl"xP 8. " .KN 3 U . KxR BxBP'" 18. Q.K2 29. RxR Ic) Qx R/ ' , . PxP B·N5ch." 27. N ·N4 R·Ol It. RPx P R·RS ! 44. Q.Q' B·N4I (d) 24. __ ._ RxPI ' 3. R·B3 8 ·K I P·N3 Ru lgns 10. K ·82 , . ~ 2$. Q.K2 B-teS 20. N·N' 25. K x R. Qx Pch ~. Q·R2 Q_Qch 21. 8 ·K 3 g .R3 11 . N ·K2 Q.B2 29. N·Q2 B·O' 2'. K ·Nl 8 ·N2! 3S . KxQ RxRP 11. P.KR) N·N3 30. 0 ·B2 (I ) Not failing f o r thl tr_p 31 ...... , RxN?; 21. N· K5 K ·821 '6. K ·R3 N· K5 ~ I. ... 28 . N·NSeh PxN 31 . R·BI B·02 13. P-N4 P·N3 NxB P·B6 33 . NxR, R.xNi 34. Q.R6( h . 14. R·KNt B.Q2 32. 0 -B2 Q.B5 (b) If 35 ...... , QxQP; 3' . R/ lxB, RxR; 37. 29. P·B3 BxN 38. K.N4 15. PxP NPxP 33. N·N3 B·B4 Rx R, IbR; 38. Q-R6ch. 30. PxB RxP 39. R·Rl R'"·84 16. P-R) B·K2 34. N·Bl R-NIch Icl 39. R/ 2x8, R/ hR; 40. RxR/ Q2, RxNch! 31 . R· R' R·N4 40. R· KR8 R·871 17. N ·83 P·OR3 35 . K ·82 QxPch Id l Not 40• ...... , 8 x l"?; 41 . Qx8, RxR; 42 . ' 2. R/ 3·K3 N·B4 Resigns Ic) 11. B·K3 0 ·0 ·0 Ru l,n, Ox Peh _nd Whi t e w i n , Ihe Rook . 1_' Threa t ens 23...... , QxP! (b ) N. cess... ., WU 24. Q.K3. Ic) If 41 . R·R7ch, K·N'I; 42. RxB, R.N7d1; 43. I(' R3, R·Nkh; « . K ·R2, NXl"ch ; 45. K ·Rl, R.NI mat•• Coming up • • • • • • The U.S. Amateur BOOST AMERICAN May 27-30 CHESS TELL YOUR FRIENDS Detoils in our next issue ABOUT USCF FEBRUARY, 1966 " 'UY LOPEZ KOTKOV SPA$SKY , 1965 ,. P' K4 P· K4 n . BxBP N_R2 , , , , ,. > N.K83 N-Q83 N_N3 B· KN4 ,. Spusky ...... ,_...... x I I •I •, •I I •I •I , , I , I , , 10 ~ . 41 , S· NS P-QR3 ". N·RS " " " " " " B_R4 N_B3 ... Unzicke r ...... "...... ! , , , , , ". P·KB4 ,. • I I I I I I ! ! , 101- ' ! •• ". ... ,. Chirlch ...... 1 ! • ! ! , ! ! , ! , ! ! , ! , · •• 0 ·0 B·K2 ". B le BP •• Kroglus ...... ,...... 1 ! I • I I ! I ! ! , , I I , , "$ 1- •' i •• R-I(J P·QN4 P'"·QN4 N·BS Flohr ...... ,...... 0 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I ! , ! ! ! , · , ,. B·N3 0 ·0 ""-. R· BT R- KBI •• • , P. B3 P·Q3 B-B T •• lIivitlky ...... 1 ! , I I • , I I , I ! ! , ! •• , •• K·RI ,. Zalttev ...... _ _...... 1 , ! ! ! , , , ! ! , ! , , ! • • , P· KR3 P-R3 ". N·B6 Q.B3 , ,• • •• P·Q4 R_KT ". poNS •• Da mlanovieh .... ,_...... , ...... , ! I ! ! ! • , ! , , , I , , ' I· Jansa ., ...... !; ! , ! ! ! , , , , , ! ! , , "II .•• B_K3 B_BI ". Q·N3 •• • 'I· ' ! QN.Q2. ... '" Nethmetdlnov ...... •...... 0 , , , , , , , B-Q2. ". R_KN3 Q·B2 ! ! ! ! • , ! , ' I· '"! ". "n.. Antosh lm ...... •...... •..•.. 0 , , , ! ! ! , , , I ! , I , , · p·QS N-K2 ". N·QN4 N·B3 Le ln , , , , , , , • ". N_R2 N-N3 ". N-N4 •• N ...... ·.1 ! ! ! • ! , , , •' ! ". ". Kotkov ..•.•...... 0 ! ! ! ! ! ! , ! , ! ! , ! , ". P.QR4 B-K2. ". N·'" • • • ". P_QB4 ". ... M, Uch ...... 1 ! , ! ! ! , ! ! , , , , , • PxBP R·K3 ...•... " • ! • • ". . ". Uitu rrum ...... 0 ! I , ! , , , , ! ! , ! ! , •41 -10A ". ". G. rel, ...... •.•... .•.0 , , , , , , , , , , • ". I ! , , • • ." SICILIAN DEFENSE 'UY LOPEZ CHIRICH lL1V1TSKY OAMIANOVI CH LEIN ,. P·K4 P .QB4 22. poNS .,N !. P-K4 P·K4 17. Q-8 7 Q·84 ,. N·KB3 P·K3 23. Qx B B-B3 ,. N-K83 N.QB3 18. NlC Pch , . N ,. P_Q4 ,., 2.4. 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August 14-26 THE PLAY CHESS, I. Cherne... Seattle, Washington n£ty-alx a nnotated. ,amOll played by Soviet players in the par10d ltu-ll16O. $ $ $ 4,000.00 in Prizes! 1)..3 ,1.25 Complete details soon in CHESS LIFE USCF 80 E. 11 St. New York, N.Y. 10003 FEBRUARY, 1966 SI- USCF Expert Hugh Myers, now with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Re­ (;hess L.-fe.,----u---uu-u-uuu-y.. ~~ public, gave a in which he won 14, lost 3, drew 3. He also defeated Dominican Cha mpion Gustavo He.. and The.. . . . Pena, 2-0, in a short match. The South Florida Open, played in match between the cities of Denver olInd • • • • • p'fiami Beach on December 17-19, aUract­ Aspen. His passing is a serious Ion to The raUng list in our last issue did not ed 34 players in three sections. Winner Colorado chess ilnd to the U.S. Chess include the U.s. Championship. As a in the I4-player Open Division was Federation. result of this tournamcnt, the twelve Charles Musgrove, USCF expert from , competitors emerged with the following • • • • new USCF ratings: Fischer, 2708; Resh· Vero Beach, who had a median edge The Southern Cillifornia Chen Lelgue over David Brummer of Miami Beach. evsky, 2605; Benko, 2571; R. Byrne, now has permanent quarters at 3351 W. 2550; William Addison, 2535; Larry Ev· Each scored 4-1. Ricky Sylvester, St. 43rd St., Los Angeles- in the heart of Petersburgh, placed third. ans, 2534; Dr. , 2507; the Crenshaw district. Recently elected , 2484; Bernard Zuck· In the Amateur Division, also with president of the League IS Dr. Allan erman, 24tH ; , 2419; Dr. 14 players, Cyrus Neuman took a clear Hendy of San Bernardino. first with a score of 41h. -lh. The Reserve Karl Burger, 2384; and , Division was won by Bernice Rill. • • • • • 2378. Biggest gainers were Zuckerman (35 • • • • • Hector Guadarrama won thc 1965 points) and Byrne (31 points); biggest championship of the Whittier (Calif.) losers were Sutties (35 points)and Benko On January 23 the Dartmouth College Chess Club, scoring 5%-% to top a 24· Chess Club held what is believed to be (28 points). Fischer'S rating increased player field. John Kuehn, Gary Chicoine, two points from 2706. the first New Hampshire Rapid Open. Bill Hayes and Larry Hoke all scored Twenty-six players from New Hampshire • • • • • 4lh points to finish second through Jack L. Gibson of Phoenix defeated and Vermont took part in the event, with fifth. victory going to Miles Schlosberg (Dart· , defending champion Sam G. Priebe in a mouth '68) who posted a clean 5{1. Peter • • • • match for the Arbona State Champion­ Sterling (Dartmouth '66) took second The 1965 Marple·Newton CPa.) Open, ship played on January 8-9. The score with 4·1. played during November and December was 3-1, no draws. Play was in the com· · ...... was won bv Louis Teplitsky whose score munity room of the Gibraltar Savings A 7·round BI·Club Invitolltionolll Tour· of 4-1 was matched by Larry Daly and and Loan Co. in Phoenix and spectators nollment. played at the Monterey Park Edward Kelly. Tie-breaking put them in were able to fo llow the games on a (Cali!.) Chcss Club was won by Walter that order in a field of 15 players. demonstration board in an adjoining Cunningham whose score of 5'h· l lh • • • • • room. topped a field of 28. Saul Yarmak, Sid The Atomics In'ernationill Chen Club • • • • • Rubin, Jcrome Hanken and Steve Rains of Canoga Park, Calif. has had its club A rating tournament sponsored by the -all with 5-2-placed SC(!ond through championship rccently-a 23-player, 6-rd. Pace College Chess Club in New fifth in the order listed. Swiss. Winner, on tie·break, was J. C...... York City attracted 16 players on Decem­ . . Gysbers whose 5-1 score was matched by ber 12 and 19 and was won by Harry The Golden Gate Chess Club Cham· runner-up H. Kolin and third-place W. B. Ploss with a score of HI. Larry Stoller pionship. with 21 players, ended in a lie Thomson. and George Spritzer, each 3·1 finished between Arthur Wang and Alan Bourke, • • • • • second and third respectively. each scoring 8-2. David Blohm and Peter Michael Connelly, champion of the • • • • • Dahl, 7% ·21h, tied {or third and fourth. Jersey City YMCA Chess Club, will Fifty-six players took' part in a tourna­ • • • • • defend his title against the leaders in ment at UCLA from October 25 to De­ The Western Amateur Open. held at the club preliminaries, played from Sep­ cember 3. Winner, with a perfect 6-0, was the Monterey Park (Calif.) Chess Club tember to December. Charles Diskin, 6·1, William Maillard. L. Harter, P. Eberlein on January 28-30, saw Karl Stani eke out Mayer Riff and Richard Grossman, 5-2 and D. W. Van Arsdale finished second a tie-brcak victory over Frank Alonso, each, and Raymond Heitmann, 43, in the through fourth in that order, all with 5-1. eaeh player scoring 5-1. Third, with 4'h , Knight Section; Edward Allen, 5%·11ft, was William Stewart. A total of 24 non­ John Power, 5-2, Sanford Lichtenberg, • • • • • masters took part in the event. 4!h-2Ih , and Michael Trott, 4-3, in the The 70-player North Florida Open, • • • • • Bishop Section will be the contestants. played in Jacksonville on January 28-30, In addition, Harry Faivus, winner of the was won by Dr. Juan Gonzalez whose Ronald Thacker swept to a 5-0 vic­ score of 4lh-% put him a half point tory in the 1966 championship of the club's Summer Tournament, will take part. ahead of runner-up Pro!. C. Crittenden Chess Friends of Northern Californioll. , and third-place "Duke" Chinn. Milan played in Berkeley on January 23-24. • • • • Momic and Philip Lamb, each with 3% Edgar Bogas, George Butler and Z. Bar· The first South Jersey Invitational points, took fourth and fifth. oudi- all with 4 pOints--finished next Chess Tournament, a team competition in line. A total of 118 players, in three for high schools from southern New Dr. Gonzalez also gave a simultaneous sections, took part in the event. Jersey, was played on January 29 at East­ exhibition during the tournament which ern Re gional High School, Gibbsboro, aroused a good deal of public interest. • • • • • Playing 31 boards, he won 27, drew 2 We have leollrned. with deep regret, ~.J. Seventeen teams took part in the event, sponsored by the South Jersey and lost 2-to 15-year-old Bill Thombs of the duth on December 31 of Alfred of Pearson, Ga. and Phil Knox of Deland, A. Wallace, USCF DlrKtor from Colo, Chess Association and directed by Lew Fla. rado, Mr. Wallace, who Wo1l5 48 years old. Wood. Toms River, Bishop Eustaoe and was an extremely actiYe chess organizer Pemberton took the top three prizes. The tournament, sponsored by the and directed mollny USCF-rated tourna­ • • • • • Jacksonville Chess Club, was directed ments. He founded the Central Bank Pennsylvania chess suffered a heavy by Robert F. Turrill. Chess Club In DenYer and was a former lou recently with the death, on January • • • • • president of the Denver Chess Leollgue. 20, of Harry Morris, USCF Master and New York City's Mlrshall Chess Club At the time of his dedh he WollS tre.s­ four.tlme State Champion. Mr. Morris, held its "under·I6" championship in urer of the Colorado State Chess As· who was 60 years old, was a past presi. December- an a-player round robin. The sociation. Mr. Wallace was illso active as dent of the Mercilntile Chess Club Ind I result was a three·way tic at 5-2 among a player_winning the Denver Open in procurement officer in the United States Marc Lonoff, Steven Spencer and Nor­ 1960, hiking part In the U.S. Open in Air Force until his retirement five years man Weinstein. Spencer won the play­ , and reecntly playing in a ago. off, 2-0. 52 CHESS LiFE The preliminaries of the Manhattan The Atlantic City (N.J .) Championship, 5th round victory over Daly. He yielded Chess Club Championship qUalified the played from December 1 through Janu· draws to Collins and Larry Eldridge, following players into the Finals: Walter ary 15, ended in a tie between Fred Hap· who wound up tied for 4th place in the Browne, 5-1; Edgar McCormick 4% .Ph; good and I. Stenhouse, each of whom to·man field with 3'h points. Harald Hohenberger 4·2 (from the "Sat· scored an undefeated 5-1 to top a field . . "' . . urday" group) and John W. Collins, 6·2; of 18 players. Adolf Berghoff, with 4;2, As reported previously, Nona Gaprind· Martin Harrow, 6·2; E. S. J ackson, 5%- took third. ashvili retained the World Women's title. 21h and Nat Halper, 5'h-2% (from the • • • • • Here are two games from her successful "Monday" group). Sheldon Gelbart scored 4% ·1'h to win match with A. Kushnir: • • • • • the g·player Class A Championship of Thc fo llowing three games were play­ the Gompers Park (Chicago) Chess Club, cd at the Student Chess Club of Los concluded in January. Winton Fulk, 4·2, GAME 12 SICILIAN DeFeNSE Angeles and revcal that this new group was second and Walt Alberts, with 3% GAPRINDASHVILI KUSHNIR has already produced some remarkable points, finished third. 1. P· K4 P·QB4 25 . QR·B2 ... chess talents. The club's Class D & Unrated Tour· 2. N· KB3 N.QB3 26. RxR Q·B2 3. P·Q4 PxP 27. R.B7 Q.88ch nament, played concurrently with the 4. P·B3 P-Q6 28. K .B2 P·QR4! above, was won by Dan Shedroff with a S. P·B4 P·Q3 19. P·NS 8 ·B4 NIMZOVICH ATTACK score of 8·2. Rudolph Mayer and Bob 6. 8xP N·B] 30. R·B3? P· RS S. GRUEN (11) T. PINKHAM (16) Ferris, each with 7·3, shared second 1. 0 ·0 p· K3 31. K'N3 P·R6 I. P.QN3 P.Q4 14. NxN NxN 8. N·B3 B·K1 32. Q.K4 P· N3 2. N·KBl p.QB4 15. 8xPeh KxB and third. 9. B·B4 P·K4 33. K .R3 Q·K8! 3. B·N2 P-J(3 16. Q·RSch K·NI • • • • • 10. B·N S B·NS 34. P·N3 Q·HS 4. p.K3 N·K83 17. N·K4 P·N3 Dr. Erich W. Marchand is again 11. B·K2 8xN 35. Q.821 a .. 5. P·B4 QN-Q2 IS. Q·R6 P·83 n . BxB O.() 36. Q.B2 Q.Kl 6. P-Q4 P-QN3 19. BxN BxB Rochester (N.Y.) City Champion, scoring 13. B· 1(3 N·Q2 37. R·B1 Q·QI 1. N·B3 B·N2 20. QxPch K·RI a 5-0 sweep in a lO·player tournament 14. Q.Q2 Q·NI 38. Q·83 P·QN4! 8. B-Q3 B·Q3 21. P·B4 B·NI held on February 11·13. Donald P. Rei· IS. N·QS B·Ql 39. P·1(4 P·NS 9. 0-0 0·0 22. R·KB3 B·Bl 16. P-QN4 N·N3 40. Q.Bl P·N6 10. R·QBl PxBP 23. Q·R6ch K·Nl thel, with 3lh, was runner·up and Robert 11. QR·B1 NxN 41. Q.Bl R·R2! 11. NPx P N·NS 24. R·N3ch K·B2 Eberlein placed third. 18. BPxN N·K2 42 . RxR P·N11 12. P·Q5 PxP 25. R.N7ch K·Kl '" '" 19. R·B1 P·B4 4:. RxPch K.. 13. PxP N/ 2. K4 26. Q·N6ch ResIgns " . '" 20. PxP Nl(BP 44 . Q·B' B·B7 Marvin Boskin, scoring 5% ·'h, won a QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 21. B·N4 NxB 4S . B·N4 Q·N3 TELINGATOR (15) TARJON (13) 7·player rating tournament at the James· 22. PxN B·N3! 46. Q·QNI 8 ·Nt 1. P·Q4 P.Q4 19. R·B3 B·NS town (N.Y.) YMCA Chess Club. William 23. B·K6ch K·Rl 41. B·Ql Q·B7 2. P·QB4 P·K3 20. Rj3·Bl QR·QI Wilcock, 4'h·llh, placed second and Ron· 24. Q.Q3 P·N · ' Resigns 3. N·QB3 N·Ke3 21. Q.B3 RxQP aid Main, with 3% points, was third. 4. B·NS QN·Q2 22. N·Q4 R·KR4 GAME 5 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED S. P·K 3 P·B3 23. QR·Kl Q·R1ch '" '" '" '" GAPRINDASHVILl KUSHNIR 6. N·83 Q·R4 24. K ·B2 Q·RSch . John Hall edged out KC. Terry for 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 15. Q· R4 R·BI 1. N·Q2 &oN5 25. K.NI Q·R1eh first place in the Denton Knights Speed 2. H·KB] N·KB3 16. B.NS P. KN3 8. Q·82 26. K· B2 R·R6 0 ·0 3. P·B4 PxP 11. N· l(s N / S-Q4 9. BxN NxB 21. R· KRI Q.Nkh Tournament, a 15-player event held in 4. P·K3 P· K3 lS. R-Q3 N ·R4? 10. B-Q3 R·Kl 2S. K·NI RxP Denton, Texas. Players from , Ft. S. BxP P·B4 19. Bx8 Nl(B 11. 0 ·0 P·K4 29. RxR/ K3 Qx Reh Worth and Denton took part in the event 6. P-QR3 20. P·KN4 N·BS 12. QPxP 8xN 30. QxQ RxQ 0 ·0 7. P·QR4 N·B3 21. R. B3 N j 2.Q4 13. N·N3 Q·Ql 31. N·N3 R·Kkh which was directed by Tibor Rekey. S. Q·K2 PxP 22. P·NS N·R4 14. Qx B N·NS 32. K·R2 RxRch '" " • * • 9. R·QI B· 1(2 23. N·K4? R·B8 ch IS. PxP Q·RS 33. K xR P·B3 Martin S. Lubell successfully defended 10. PxP 24. K·N2 BxP! 16. P·KR3 NxP/4 34. K ·R2 K·B2 0 ·0 his title of Pittsburgh (Pa.) Metropolitan , I. N·8 3 N·Q4 25. N.Bs B·Qt 17. P·B4 NxB Rn lgns 12. B·Q3 N j 3·N5 26. N j B$·Q1 BxRch 18. QxN BxP Champion by scoring 5% ·% in a 29·play· 13. B·NT B.Q2 21. Kx8 ...... RETI OPENING er Swiss that ended on February 19. 14. Q.K4 N·KB3 GRUEN SACKS Robert Walker, 5·1, was r unner·up and ,. N · KB ~ P·KN3 IS. B·B3 N·B3 George Doschek and Harry Noden tied ,. P·KN3 B·N2 19. B· KN2 ... , for third and fourth with 4¥i points. ,. B·N2 N·KB' 20. N· K3 N·R2 •• P·Q3 ,.. , 21 . B·N2 P·BS " '" " '" ,. B·NS P·KR3 22. PICP ,., . William Duhlmeier is champion of the ,. ... , 0 ·0 2'. 8xB a•• ,. 0 ·0 P·83 24. N·B2 P·B6 Parkway Chess Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, •• P·B4 QN.Q2 2$. NxP B·NS winning a 12-player Swiss that ended in B·83 P' K4 26. K·Rl N·N4, December wilh an undefeated 5-1. J aek 10.•• P· K4 P·QR4 27. N/ 2.KT Q· B3 11. P·N3 N·B4 28. R· KNI K ·RI Riesenbeck edged out Michael Thayer 12. N·R3 N·R4 29. P·Q4 NjB4·KS for second, each scoring 4% points. John 13. N·B2 P·84 ZOo Q·82 N· R6 Petrison (4) took fourth place and Cin· 14. N·R4 Q·N4 31. IbN BxNch 15. PxP .. , 32. B·N2 BxBch cinnati Champion Rea Hayes was rele· '6. N·B3 Q.N3 33. RxB NxPch gated to fifth with a score of 3Jh ·2 ¥.: . 17. N·R4 Q·82 Resign, .. '" . . . David Eisen and Samuel Greenlaw, 17...... K·N21(a) 40 . R·R4 RxPch each scoring 3% ·%, tied for first and 18. NxR QxN 41 . K·N3 R·B6ch second in the Abe Lincoln Open, played 29. Q· K4 R·N8 42. K·R2 N·Q4 at the National Chess Club in Washing· 30. P·R4 Q.NS 43. P· R5 PxP .' 1. N·Q3 Q·Q3 44. R·R4 P·R3 ton, D.C. on February 12·13. Jack Mayer, 32 . N·KS Q-B2 45. RxP PxP BONFIRE WiUiam Bragg and Carl Sloan- all with 33. M·Q3 R·RS 46. RxPch K ·81 BONFIRE, a newsletter, requests your 3·I- placed third through fifth in the 18· 34. Q·K5ch QxQ 41. R.Rs R·K6 letter for publication diSCussing any player field. 35. PxQ R·R6ch 4S. R·Rkh K ·K1 aspect of chess. Leite" should be 36. K· 1(2 N / R4-BSch , AdJourned; White " " '" '" , 37. NxN NXNch resigned without written as open letters to BONFIRE's Stanley Elowitch , winner of five 38. K·Q2 R·RS resuming plan. 39. K· B2 R.BS readers and signed with the writer's straight Portland city titles as a school· address included. Subscription rates (a) If 27 . ____.... , R·Kl? 28 . BxP. RltR; 29. BltBPch of BONFIRE are $1.30 for twelve Is. boy from 1957·61, regained the champion· sues. ship tbis year by posting an undefeated 5·1 score. Defending champion Richard BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! BONFIRE Collins was second with 4% , and 82·year· Box 14122 old Harlow Daly, a three·time winner TELL YOUR FRIENDS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782·14) from 1962-64, finished thir d with 4. Elo· ABOUT USCF witch won four games, including a key FEBRUARY, 1966 53 14. P-K5! PxP Loses immediately. lnstea.a, 26 ...... , 15. PxP N-Q2 B-Q4 would hold since 27. BxB, NxB; Upset of a Since this should lose by force, slight- 28. QxN? loses to 28 ...... , R·Ql; 29. ly better would have been 15...... , Q·KR5, B-B4 ch. N-N5 ; 16. Q·N3, P-KR4 with a very 27. RxB! P, ' dubious position, but apparently no 28. Q.. K6! Resigns forced win for White (17. P-KR3? Qx An imposing attack by Liberson. Champion KP!) Polanica Zdroj, 1965 by EDMAR MEDNIS SICILIAN DEFENSE FUCHS VASIU KOV The Sicilian Defense is a popular (E. Ge rmany) (U.S.S.R. ) weapon 01 the stronger player when 1. P·K4 P.QB4 6. P-K N3 p·K3 meeting someone supposedly weaker. 2. N·KB3 P·Q3 7. 8 -N2 B·K2 That tbe sword is double-edged is Ulu· 3. P·Q4 PxP 8. 0·0 0-0 strated by the losses sustained by 4. NxP N·KB3 9. P·B4 Q.B2 famous grandmasters Portisch of Hun­ 5. N·QB3 P..QR3 10. P·KN41 ...... gary cmd Vasiukov 01 the U.S.S.R. in First played in Fischer-Gligorie, Var­ na 1962. A good defense for Black still the following games. has not been found. Since Fuchs even Erevon, 1965 improves on Fischer's play, it is easy to appreciate Vasiukov's difficulties. T6. RxP!! ...... SICILI AN DEFENSE Beautiful and completely sound. LlBERSON PORTI$CH Black has little choice in his next moves. (U.S.S.R.) (Hungary) 16...... KxR 1. P·K4 P-QB4 4. NxP N·Qa3 T7. N-K4! QxKP p.oJ 2. N·KB3 P·K3 S. N· QB] After 17 ...... , Q-N3, White retains a 3. P·Q4 p, p 6. I)·K3 N·83 winning attack after 18. BxKP ch, K ­ 7. B·QB4 ...... K1; 19. N·Q6ch, BxN; 20. PxB, QxQP; An interesting and unusual idea in 21. B-N3ch and now (a) 21...... , Q·K4; this position. 'rhe normal quiet way is 22. Q-QB3! or (b) 21 ...... , N-K4; 22. 7. B-K2, 8. 0 -0, 9. P-KB4, etc., with a P-B3 ! Scheveningen · type posi ti on. Violent 18. NxP? ...... attacking players instead prefer 7. P-KB4. and 8. Q·B3, e.g., Tal·Larsen, lOth match A slight inaccuracy. Immediately de­ game. Liberson aims for an attack cisive was 18. N-KB3! and thc Queen against Black's K3 and is completely has no good defensive square: if 18. 10...... N-B3? successful...... , Q·KB4; 19. BxKP chI wins, and This logical move must be rated as after 18...... , Q-QR4; 19. N-Q6 ch, K - 7...... P-QR3 suspect. To be investigated are moves 8. 0 -0 B1; 20. QxP, N-K4; 21. NxB, Q-B4 chi like 10...... , P-Q4. Q-B2 22. K-R1, QxN; 23. QxN is decisive. This is inexact. Black should either 11. NxN P, N decide to get his King into safety with 18_ ...... K·KT 12. P·N5 N-Q2 8 ...... , B-K2 and 9_ ...... , 0 -0 or start 19. R·Q5! QxN/K3 13. P-85 R-Kl? action on the Q-side with 8...... , N-QR4. Black has nothing better. Matcrially With hindsight we know that 13 ...... , 9. B-N3 N-K4? Black has enough for the Queen, but the R-Q1 would be better. Too fancy and without good basis. The exposed K·position must lead to his 14. P·B6 thematic move would still be 9...... , downfall. So far the game was identical with N-QR4 or simply 9 ...... , B·K2. Fischer-Gligoric, which continued 14. 10. Q-K2! N/4·N5 K-R1, B-B1; 15. B-84, N-K4; 16. P-B6. 11 . P-B4! ...... _ Fuchs' move is more direct, but even so leads to the above game via trans­ Having a big edge in dcvelopment, position of moves. White starts a dangerous attack. 14...... B·Bl 15. K·Rl P·N3 T6. P-K R4l N- K4 T7. B·B4 P-QR4 18. BxN! ...... This is White's improvement over Fischer's 18. P-R5, B-QR3; 19. R·Kl, Q­ N3; 20. PxP, BPxP; 21. BxN, as White's Rook can oecupy the more active KB3 rather than K1 squsre. And Black would 20. N-Q6ch Q, N be a tempo ahead if 13 ...... , R-Q1 had 21. RxQ N-B3 been played. B.B4 22. R·Q2 18...... 23. Q·K5 P,' B·K5 19. P·R5 B·QR 3 24. R·Q6? ...... 20. R·B3 KR·Ql 11...... 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    FEBRUARY, 1966 59 MODERN CHESS OPENINGS • 10th Edition

    This is the lOth Edition-a comprehensiv~ revision-of the "chess player's bible." Since it was first published' more than a half cen­ , tury ago, Modern Chess Openings has been regularly kept up to date. Now it has been enlarged and updated by International Grandmaster Larry Evans and edited by Chessmaster Walter Korn, who maintains • continuity with his previous editions of this classic. The authentic standard reference, this vol­ ume contains everything the chess player needs in order to gain a thorough under­ standing of contemporary opening practice­ often extending into the middle game. In­ cluding both established practice and recent innovations, the book draws upon Mr. Evans' tournament experience and Mr. Korn's seasoned judgment. As in the previous edi­ • tion, the openings are divided into King's Pawn Openings, Queen's Pawn Openings, the Indian Systems, and Irregular Openings. These are systematically organi~ed to show all ,main variations in consecutive sequence and to proVide extensive and complete sub­ variations. Clarity and economy of space in the tabulation of material and thematic con­ tinuity make this new edition of Modem . J Chess Openings a noteworthy successor to * * * earlier editions of this masterwork. • THE EDITOR

    Walter Korn assumed editorship of Modern THE REVISER Chess Openings in 1946, its Seventh Edition, Larry Evans, International Grandmaster, has which he completely revised. He is FIDE been United States chess champion and International Judge for Chess Compositions • "Open" champion several times, Canadian and a distinguished conttibutor to many "Open" champion once, and was a member chess magazines. Mr. Korn is author of the of the United States Olympic Team in 1958 book The Brilliant Touch which contains and 1962. Mr. Evans is author of New Ideas 240 chess brilliancies chosen from among in Chess, a book in which the many aspects the finest games played in recent years. of strategy are illustrated from actual play.

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