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Vol. VI Wedncs d~ y, Number 13 , Offjeial Publication of ]je Unltecl States (bess'federation M:lrch 5. 1952 HEARST WINS AT MARSHALL SHERWIN SECOND, MASSACHUSETIS ADOPTS NCCP THIRD A TIE Holding the lead all the way, former New York State Cbampion ~S FIFTH STATE CHAPTER Eliot Hearst scored 12'1..-3Jh to win the annual Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York. By Decisive Vote of MSC A Members Undefeated, Hear st concedcd draws to Collins, Hill, Howard, Santasiere, Massachusetts Affiliates with USCF Dunst, Mednis and Sibbett State Champion James Sherwin, At the annu;')l meeting of the Massachusetts Slate Chess As~ocia· who also holds the Intercollegiate lion on February 22nd, adoption of NCCP wa.<; voted by a decisive title, finished a strong second with majority of the members of the MSCA, making the Massachusetts Slate 11·5. He lost 'a game to his Colum­ Chess Association the fifth State Chapter of the United Stales Chess bian team-mate Hcarst, as well as · Federation under the NationnL Chess Coordination Plan. Massachusetts gll mcs to Donovan and Santasiere, now joins with Michigan, Pcnnsyivnniu, Texas and Tennessee in co­ while he drcw with Collins, How­ ordinating its own program and membership with the nalional organiza. ard. Dunst, and Fajans. tion. ' In third place Jack Collins and By it<. prompt decision, the MSCA stok a march on several other .1erry Donovan lied for the honors Stale Associ:1tions wh ich Ufe also contemplating affiJiu tion under NCCP. with 10 'l~· 5 \1'~ each. Collins lost Actual coordination will lake place upon January 1, 1953, when the gam e~ to lIill. l~ajan s , Westbrock d ucs of UIC MSCA will become ~4.00 and include membership in the a nd Sibbett, while drawing with USCF (with subscriptioll to CHESS LIFE). The delay h occasioned by Hearst, Sherwin, Burger. Donovan the fact the USCF and M.SCA have already collected individua l dues lost games to Hearst, Collings, Ihis year independently und a combined dues is not now practical fO!' BrandiS and Dunst, and drew with J!t52. n ut USC{,' mcmbers in Massachusetts who arc not already mem­ Santasiere, Burger and !\fednis. bers or the MSCA are urged to join the Stale Chapler fOI' 1952, whil(' Till:'. EDITH L. \\'lEART T ROPHY Bernard IIiU placed fiftll with the !'IISeA is asking ill! me mbership to join the USCF, j( they arc not No.. ;11 crtf,.,J1 "I u. s. WOU,d" CI"",.pWII, MGrandmaster Samuel Reshevsky, tinental tour of U.S. Woman A full report upon the other de­ event with 3-0. He has defeated Champion Mary Bain found the cisions made at the annual meet­ Valdis Turns, Albert Sandrin and former U. S. Champion Her man Steiner, Senior Mastei· Israel A. Hol'O- ing of the MSCA is not yet availa­ witz, veteran U. S. Master Edward Lasker. . early birds alert; and already Burton Dahlstrom. Angelo Sandrin plans for simultaneous evcnts are ble, but will be published later. holds second with 2lh-lh. Turian­ Natura1iy, we aU hope that one of our boys will bring home the set in Decatur (Ill.), Cleveland, In the election of officers for 1952, sky has I Ih-Jh with an adjourned bacon. And even with the price of meat these days, you can buy a lot Sail Lake City, and Las Vegas. Robert W. Reddy was again re· game, while V. Tums and Earl of bacon with the $2500.00 first prize being offered by our good frie nds elected president. Paul J . Wor­ But there arc 1t number of open Davidson have I Jh . in Cuba. H our brilliant young champion Larry Evans brings home that dz..tes remaining and any club de­ cester became treasurer, J. Le­ much dough he can pay his taxes and stiU play B t idg~ at the Marshall land Cawthorne secretary, GCReuben Fine ...... 2676 Another city-wide " open" tourn­ In 1951 the Correspondence Chess brought his average down to 2704 a very slight edge because he has 3. Larry Evans ...... 2660 ament to stimulate formation of League o[ America, an affiliate of points for the second period of been the most consistent for the 4. Israe l A. H orowin ..... _.2545 clubs in high schools will be the USCF, established a new re­ 1951. past three years. Horowitz is also S. Arthur W. Dake ..... 2510 launched by the COlmty League on cord in membership with 1208 3. La rry Evans, U.S.A. _ ....__ .... 2660 a steady pla.yer, having rated as 6. Arnold S. Denker .... 2504 April 26, and if possible the Board active members-its largest memo 4. S. Gligorl<;h, Yugoslavia ._._.. .2654 a Senior Master since 1934. He is 7. Max Pavey ...... 2502 of Education will publiCize the bership in the SO-odd years of its 5. Erich Ell5ka s~ Bra!il .... 2648 capable of fin ish.ing higher than 8. Robert Byrne ...... 2462 event on TV to draw in as many existence. Early indication!\.in 1952 Anyone of these three could sixth, but it is nine years since 9. ISllac Kashdan ...... 2455 young chess enthusiasts as pos­ give promise of an even larger take third prize, and there is about Horowib: scored more t han 2600 10. Alexander Kevin ...... 2450 sible. membership for the current year. (Please turn to page 5, col. 3) is well exemplified by volume 16 of Chen, Oclober 1950·September 1951. There are 270 games, including all of the Staunton Cenlcnary Tourna­ ment; hundred Of problems in the depar tment conducted by C. S. Kipping; diagram features like " Winning Practice from the Masters"; Ct. ••• JJ/e a regula r "Analytical Com er"; in the final numbers the beginning or a new series of articles by Euwe on "The Current Situation in the .!)n r/.w '/jork Published fWic:e • moath OQ mt 5tb .ad 20th by Principal Openings"; in aU 289 pages. Every important tournament in the world is covered, usually witb annotated games if not surveys of By Eliot Hi4TSI THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION theory. Book reviews, sbort stories, ancedotcs, cartoons, chcss charivari HE National cbess scene and EDttred .. _nd ClaM muter September 6, 1~6, It 1Jw pud off;'" at o..boqu~, Iowa, a re il U prescnt in pleasing var iety. Even bits of American news not " no:teT the .ct of ),[arch .. 1m. publicized in our own journals occur in this and otber foreign magazines. T New York in particular have indeed lost an industrious organizer Subscripdon-42.00 Pft' YN1'; Single copia lOt: uch Beginners at library·building oiten ask for a list of the best books and an enthusiastic devotee in the for a sta rt. Nowhere else can they get so much for so little as in the Address .11 subscriptions (0:- 8·15 BluEr Street OR 3219 Washington A ..... death of Sidney Kenton, director of Glenn E. Hardtb., Mrm . S«', Dubuque, Iowa Erie, Pennsylvania bound volumes of back issues of the good periodicals. the !-lanhaUan Chess Club, who, Mah all cb«h fN.,ahll to: THE UNITED ST AYES Q-IESS FEDERAnON in addition to his duties at that worJd·famous club, had perhaps the Addre$S all communiutions regarding CHESS LIFE or editorial c reates! hand in the renaissance matters to: or international chess tourneys ill MONTGOMERY MAJOR 123 Nonh Humphuy Avenue the U.S. with his scheduling of the EJit"r ""J B.. si"ell M"n"str o.u: Parr, Illi;'is by Vincent L. Eaton 1948 N.Y. tourney and the reecnt Contrihti", £Jitor$ Wertheim Memorial. Dr. A. Buschke Eliot Hearst Vincent L. Eaton AddrlJs III communiutions to this column '0 Vincent L. Elton, '12 McN IIII Mr. Kenton was forever interested Guilherme Groesser Erich W. Marchand Edmund Nash RO I d,. Sliver Spring, Meryl.nd. in arranging new contests-from Fred Reinfeld William Rojam Dr. Kester Svendsen N MEMORY of the late Alain Campbell White, America's great matches, exhibitions, and tourneys I patron and authority on the chess problem, four international com· down to Swiss System r apid trans. UN ITED STATES CHESS FEDERAT ION . posing tourneys are a nnounced by the American Chess Problem As­ its a nd "Tripleheader" cclebra. p, tsUl~ nt Tre"wrn Surd"", sociation. Chen Life is happy to join wilh the American Chen Bullelin tions; and once he got a novel Phil J. Mary Harold M. Phillips Edward I. Treend and American Chen Problemist in conducting these tourneys for the i de ~ he always follow7d it through, 258 Broadway 12869 Strathmoor Ave. 2011 Carew Tower Association. unlike many others 10 the chess­ New York 7, N.Y. Detroit 27, Mich. Cincinnati 2, Ohio The four sections are as follows: organrung field . How else can one USCF Membership due5 $3.00, except: Michigan $5.00, Penn5ylvania Tourney A. For two-move problems, without restrictions explain his raising more than $10,- $4.00, Tennenee $4.00, Texa5 $4.00. as to theme. J udges: Edgar Holladay and J ulius Buchwald. 000 for the Wertheim Tourney Tourney B. For two-move problems embodying the follow· Vol. VI, Number 13 WednesdaY, March 5, 1952 ( when many said r aising hal! that ing theme: One Black defense provides the Black King with amount would be impossible) and one !light square; another Black dclense provides him with two just reeenlly ful!iUing his goal of flights; and a third providcs him with three. Judges: Eric M. $1000 in pritts for the annual Man. SIDNEY F. KENTON Hassbera: and another to be announced. hattan Club championship--almost --- Tou rney C. For three- move problems, without restrictions an unheard of a mount for an an. HE New York Chess World was shocked on Sunday, February 17, as to theme. J udges: Vincent L . Eaton and anothe r to be an­ nua ~ fix.ture. His r apid siz,ing·up T lo learn of the unexpected death or Sidney F. Kenton, long vicc· nounced. of s ituations enabled him to sched. president and tournament director of the Manhattan Chess Club. Fol· Tourney D . fo~or sell·m ate in two moves, without restric­ • ulc the recent Rossolimo-Bisguier lowing, as it did SO closely upon the passing or Mau rice Wertheim, the tions as to thcme. J udges to be announced. match in the short time that Bis· tragedy len a wide gap in the chess organization of Ne\'.' York, 'for AU entries should be diagrammed in duplicate, marked " A" , "B" , guier WllS in N.Y. on furlough, a nd Mr. Kenlon's able leadershi p was frequently rcquired by the Manhat­ "C", 01' "D" according to the tourney for wbich they are destined. nu.merous Reshevsky.Fine games, tan Chess Club in the staging of such outstanding chess cvents as the In· Names and addresses of the composers r.hould appear on only one of blmdfold a nd olherwise. His Man· ternational Tournament in memory of Mr. Wcrtheim in 1951. the two diagrams. Composers are limited to two entries ror each Iha ttan C.C. teams bave dominated Mr. Kenton was 71 years old, vice-president of a large New York lourney. Send all entries to Eric M. Hassberg, 41·26 73 Street, Jackson N.Y.'s Met League for a decOl de oil corporation. Born in Chicago, he stUdied at City College and joined Heights, Long Island, N~ York. The closing date for the receipt of now dcspite the presence of the the Manhattan Chess Club about 25 years ago, serving as a vice-president entries will be December 31, 1952. Marshall C.C. as perennial com­ of that organization for some ten years. In each tourney there will be three prizes of $10.00, $7.50, and I petitor. And no one in the Man· ~.oo . The w'lnning problems will be published in CheS5 Life, together haltan Club, or in the nation as with the reports of the ~cve ral judgcs. well, can forget how he took in NATIONAL RATINGS P , ob/~ m No. JlZ those "cherubim o[ clless"-Bis· guier, the Byrne brothers, Kramer GAIN CHESS LWE presents the scmi·annuallisting of National Chess nnd Shipman-and was instrumcn· A Halings- Ihi s time as or l>Cccmbcr 3 1, 1951. And. as WItS to I.)c ta l In their devclopment right up expecled, the newcst listing prescnts a more accuralc I'anki ng or the to their present master strcngth. comparative loum ament s uccess o{ t hc various playel's than any of the previous lists. Thcl'c :I re a numbcr of reasons rot' this. l)erhaps my pc.rsonal remem· First, as Statistician Kenncth Harkness relates in his article upon brances of Mr. Kenton would not the Nation:ll Chess Ralin,s, a modification 3nd rerincment of the dctails be out of place . . . I first met of the system havc proved a more accurate gauging of comparative him llbout eight years ago when rnnkings--a modification that will eventually permit also the rating o{ my mother brought me, then a team malches, Icague contests, and individual matches. tweJvc-year-old enthusiast, to the Secondly, as any mathematician knows, aceumulatcd detail produecs Manhattan C.C.; Mr. Kenton greatcr accuracy; and each rating list represents the coordination of showed me around the club, a mass of new detail with all the data pl'eviously accumulated. As pointed out the masters at play In Sapper has stated in simpliried fonn: Once is aecident, twice is coin· the club championship games which ddcnce, three times is certainty. When the ratings of various players were going that day (I think I (:ontinue over a period of extended computation to remain at approxi· still have Arnold Denker's auto­ mately the same level, there is definite indication that the system &roph which I obtained then-he which produces such results is giving an accuratc measurement of was U.S. Champion at lhat time), in· comparative success in tournament performance. vited me to stay (or the a fternoon Lastly, the Increase in number of tournaments reportcd (or rating :lnd corne and join the Manhattan purposes provides morc precise and accurate data for determining the Whit': I me n White: 1 min when I attained high school agc. K2b4, J'1J6, Sp2, kGp, ~bQ, 354, b6B, !'SRI, RlslJ'lIt2, 3Qt, SPlb, 8, 8, 7K As it later turned out I joined the comparative ran kings of various players. For examplc, the listing as 18.'02• • Whltl m;)'n In two moves of December 31, 1950 was based upon 44 reported touraments. The White m l tn In t wo movn Marshall a (eW months afterward present list is based upon 100 events. In particular, there is an improve· and have been very happy there P,ob/rm N o. JJJ P,oblrm No. JIf since, but an occasional visit to ment in the ratings for certain sections of the counlry where previously By L. A. luyev By Dr. A. Kraemer the lack of adequate data prevented complete accuracy being obtained. the uplown club was always re· First Prize, Trud, 192n Deutsche Schachzeitung, 1936 I But there is still room for improvement in the matter of report· Bl ick: I mi n Bilek: t mi n warding. When started writing ing events. Tournaments such as the Vermont State Championship, Ut3h Cor CHESS LIFE, M.r. Kenton was State Championship, Ncw Mcxico Slate Championship and Minnesota always ready wltb Dew "tips" (or State Championship ror 1951 remain unreported to the detriment of the me (l think I was one or the first individual standings of the players who participated in these events­ outsiders to know about his sched­ particviarly in regard lo the players who wo n them or placed high in uling the Wertheim Memorial ) and the final standings. with penetr ating criticisms of my There is also room for improvement in the number of events previous columns. The last time I which are 100% USCF rated tournaments. These are tournaments in saw him was exactly a week be­ which aU the entrants are either USCF members or haVe paid a rating fore his death; he confessed that fee. The number of such events have increased in the past six months, he was tired from continuous testi­ but could be increased still more. When a player participates in an mony in an oil·suit trial the week event, he should not only be able to see his own standing in print, before, but said he was at work but should also be ahle to compare it with other players in the same on a new idea-a tremendous in· event. But he can only haVe the satisfaction or this comparison, if ternatlonal tourney to be held at the evcnt is Joo% rate4-that is, has the rating of nIl players in it the Mlnhattan in November to published in the semi·annual Nallonal Ratings. celebrate the club's 75th a nniver­ Montgomery Ma;or sar y. He will never bave the Whito: 11 m,n Whit,; , m .... chance to see the realization of 5K I, IlIPb:'~'5.1~~~3" RIPklt, 7k, lRSP, I, 8, SP2, SBIQ2, I, 2KS White m lm In 'hr.. mo." this plan, but we hope that the White m. t ~ In 'wo mOVIH tourney (perhaps the Kenton Me­ morial) can still be scheduled in his memory. eai~~ae Such a staunch patriot for the Rej Manhattan C.C. must have had ANY rC(.~n t devotces o( chcss over look the wonderrul opportunities By Guilherme Groesser enemies a nd dctractors, but even M to build their libraries offercd by the leading periodicals. Chess his most jealous compctitors would Review, Chess World, British Chess Magaline, and Chess all issue Chess and Checker Boards are an essential tor players, but there huve to ad mit his organizing prow, bound volumes at reduced prices. Several less widely circulated serials is much possibility of selection. Wise players now avoid the glaring css and unceasing work {or cheSS. are similarly available, among them Dr. A. Buschke's Chess News from black and red squared boards that onCe were so popular-but hard on May he not be forgotten. Russia tirom November 1945) and the first volume of his "Chess the eyes. A sturdy folding board of tough structure and with an imita· IN BRIEF: Rossolimo beat Bis­ Tournamcnts Abroad," The 9T Ga mes in the Training Tournament at tion leather back is now available with the squares in a soft buff and guier l Y.r-Y.r in their recent two Parnu 1947, wo·n by Keres. Super bargain oUers abound; Chess at one green. These boards with 2" squares may be obtained numbered for ga me match. Rossolimo, who is to time offered for $5 the fu ll run o( the magazine from October 1946 to checker players or unnumbered for chess players at the reasonable selUe down in N.Y.C. with his October 1950, three bound volumes and the twclve issues or volume IS. price of $1.50 each. Special prices are made to clubs ror quantity wire and 12 year old SOil , won the The wealth of gamel, analysis, news (chess news is never old), orders. Inqueries should be addressed to J. P. Charbonnier, 542 So. Ou r­ first game on a n unsound piece departments, special articles in bo und volumcs of the major periodicals born St•• Chlnut- III. (Please turn to page 5, col. 1) Page 3 \ I THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION ~essCife NATIONAL CHESS RATINGS LV ~ ,j"ml.." M omh J, 1952 (as af December 31, 19S1) MASTERS EMERITUS The National Chess Ratings l'fLES of !\ Iaster Emeritus have been conferred by the U. S. Chess T Fe deration upon the f ollowing pluyCl's w ho h ave compilcd out· As of December 31st, 1951 standi ng record s in American chess compe tition. in many cases cven prior to the iniUai yeat· ( 1921) cove red by t he N ntiona ( Rating Sys te m, By KENNETH }lAnKNESS a nd whose present ratings do nol I·eflect the ir outstanding past per· IJSCF R"/;l1g Sr" ' ;s l;ci~ " formances. Some have r etircd from active tour n a m e nt play an d some (Kcn"elh H" ,/:,u lJ, ( HIul!,;" 0/ WAil /111';/41 ;,," 10 c~u" tlnd allibo. 0/ "I,,· still indulge in Com. City. Dkla.) interval. This m ay be due to one or more of the followin g reasons: Adicke., W. C. Jr. (Ashav 1l1e, N.C.) .. 2OS3 ·.. ·_·*...... _._. __ ...... _...... _ _.. .1940 · 1. A new method of r ating Swiss System tournaments is now Andenon. E. N . (Owas.o. Okl • . ) .... 1979 Maclean. H. (Sturgeon Bay. Wis.) .. 1910 Austin, N. T. (Sacr3m.nto. C. I.) .... 1965· Malyno~ky. H. (lIufhlo, H.Y.I...... 198 S· being used and has been made r etroactive to the U. S. Open Champion· Ba ln. Mary (New York) ...... _...... 2047 Mann, W. lter (Co lumbus, 0.) ..... __ .2043 s hip of 1950. Bara"k" t, Th om ~s (Yeadon. Pa.) .. 2007· M. nney. D. W. (Seattle, W~. h .) .... _1914 Biron. Samuel (Brooklynl ...... 1.011 Margulies. S. (Brooktyn, N.Y. ) ...... 1949 2. The Jntercollegiate Team Tourna ment o( 1950 has been rated Barrett, J. (Buffalo, N.Y...... 19 94 Me.se. A. N. (R eadIng. P.. . ) ...... ~ .. . '934 Barry. James E. (Detroit ...... 1974· Mednls, Edmar (B rOOkl yn, N.Y ., .... 2098 and thc per formances incorporated into t he raling of players in that Battell. Jack S. (Brooklvn, N.Y.) ... .19 66 Meifert, H. R. (K.lamazoo, Mic h.) .. 1938 contest. Bueh. Wi"throp (Seaellffe, N.J., .. 19&] M e reh ~n l . C. ( Hou ~to n , Tex.) ...... 2007 Berg, R. A. Jr. (Chicago, III.) . . .. . 1973 Merki s. KuyS (50. Boston, Mass.) •. 1969 3. A ll importa n t forcign t ournaments since 1945 have been rat cd BI.eh, J. L. fCn"ford. N.J.) ...... 2014 Mitchell. D .~ ;d T. (DeuNr, III. ) ..2024' Bml, W. A. I Hou ~lon, T.. . ) .... _ ...... 1"0 Mltch,II, W. M. P. (Br ooklin •• and the pcrfOl'lllnnecS of Amcriclltl 1>I:lycl's have been included in their Bi llr. John (Tillu. Okla.) ___.... _ 2024 M.".) _. __... .. ____..... __1'5' current ratings. Blum., Henry (Mllw IIUkH) _. __* 9 Moo.... Clarence (C hlugo. HI.) _ 1"4 CLASSIFICATION Bolden. Harry (Philadelphia, P • . ) _*2' Mor.. n . Cha,les T. (Hu"linglon. W. Boyer, R. (1IIIff.lo, N.Y.) ___2tH V ...) __... ____._._ 2060 Gnlndmasler ...... _ ...... 2700 points up Seniur M. ~ ter ...... 2500 to 2699 points :~:::.re~~enDiA~I~~:."'M!::1 :::=: ~:~f.,)~. ~:~w:. g=~::.ti ~~~~~W~ II ruk.t. C. J . (Tracy. Minn.) _... _ 2Ooft Myen, H . E. (c.catur, III.) _. __"" Muter ...•..•...... 2300 to 2499 points 8rlu.r. A. (Mldl"nd, Mich.) ...... _190] Expert ...... •...... 2100 to 2299 points arlc.·N" h, 8. (M. dorl, Kans.) _ 2024 : :~: DE,:. z:'t.' i~!tr':-II .DoC,;la.r=~r~; Brick..,. " . l.oulS (Phll.. delphl.1 __ It" Neldlch, Geo. (Roch-tost !:! r. H.Y.) __ 1915 Class A ...... 1900 to 2099 points N,wberry. Wm. H. (Alto", Ill.) _.. _I"l Class B ...... 1700 to 1899 points :~~:f:k. Htio~~1:~~u~:r';~t On.-··W : ~':.) Cless C ...... 1500 to 1699 points ...... _...... _...... _...... _ ...... _1'61 ~~ea'!:·H~w~;d(~~~0R,!~t'i. 1~~i)::~m Bu r", Mu rray (Ntw York) _ ...... _."" O·K..,fe, Jack (Detroit) ...... _ 2091 Cleu D ...... Below 1500 points Burlon. C. M. (S t. LOlli s" Mo.) ...... 1'" Buskager. Reuben (BaW. C... etI. Mich.) g:~~o~~':III~~ r l:"l; f:e~pii... iSi···=~~ Names are arrangcd alphabelically in each cia.... " . Below the rank _._._ ... __. ___. ___._ ...... _20.., Ow."'. Brla" (Kln,,510", N.Y.) _ 2031 of Master, the players arc either members of the USCF or hnve paid .yla"d. W. M. (Pittsburgh, pa.) .. _2OIt ;:~II, AG~;,~J a[E~:~U~~C~y.~ru~ a rating f ee for inclusion in this list Records nrc kept on othe r tourna­ Clfar.lII, J . (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ...... _19t1 C.llls. J. (Wlchl". K.ns.) __...... 19n Paul. Aaron (HOUl ton. T u.) .. ___ 1910' ment competitors but t.hcir n ames and ratinp are not publish ed. C. pt ll, M. tNew York) ___...... _It12· Pecferstn. K. N. (Mlnne.polls, C.rN, Dr. A. E. (S.n An9ll1o, T.X.)_1931 MInn.) .... _ ...... _____...... _._1907 Pecfrlck. E. W. (Phlh.delphia. P"I-2012' D.ly. Hulow 8 . (W. Roxbury, Mus.) ~~:::'-;::: (~O:I ~~~:~ ~~k :::~m Pence, Mark (Co""ene, ,"d.) _ 1930 GRANDMASTERS ~ ___...... __...... ___..... 21 OS Clntro", R. fll.1 (Put rto Rlcol ___ It" Penquile. John (Des MoI".s, I• . ) _ 1ff3 RH hevsky, S.muel (N_ Yortr) -2734 Coleburn. N. (Washl"oton. D.C.) _.20U Paten, W. J. Jr. (Durh.m. H . C.I .. 20]9 Da"o", Milto" ( P hil~ d el ph '" _... _ 2112 Pohl.. R. E. (llrookh.... " " . Miu.)_2049 Dietl, P~ul Jr. jPilt$burgh, P • . , _ 22M COI H, A. P. III (EI P.so. Tew.) .. _.. ' 913 Cook. bmes W. (St. louis. tAo.) ._20S0 POlllkoff, l.. (san Antonio, Tex..I .. 194. Drel~ rfS. l.. (S. gi" ~w. Mich.) .. _. . _220S · pron. G. S. (W. Dra"ge, N.J.) __ 19'05 DuV. II. Alte" H. (St. Alb. " s, w. V • •) Cott. r. N. J. (Phill delphl... PiI .) .... 1945 .... ___...... ___ ...... _._ ...... 2 10] COy.you, R. R. (Dlk Rldgt, T, ,,n.)_2093 Pullman, Dr. S. D. (Boston, Mau.)..2070 Crl mer, Fred (M ilwauke., WII.) .. _2016 Oulll' '', J. P. (bnl. Monica. C3 1.1 _2053 Elltma" , Georg. (DetrOit. Mich.) .. 2201 Rl thm. n, Fred (MII.'uk.. , ..... __ I94S Edelbaum. Theo::lore (N&w York) ..2 165 Currl" R. G. tS.n FrancIsco, C.I.).. 2O.n Francl$co).. 21S4' H"n.ndel. Nestor (T. m.. .. Fl •. ) ..2010 Hlckm.", Herbert W. (HI".rford, P4.) :::f . ~: gr.( ~" :'~t.Oj~:' ':'::i ~ ''" ' ~~~~e~;I~ ·l. ~ 0;~ ' ·(;1iY ~:I·Ap.. rin~ 7 . :~:~~r"~ ' As:~e:i~~~.~'~1.) -=::: m: _ ...... ___ ._ ..•.. _._ ••.. _ •...... ___ ..2Otl WIs.) .... _ ...... _.... __...... _.. _ ... 20" Md ,) .. ~._ ...... ~ ...... _._._ ...... ___2 112 Sc hmitt, J. N. (S.n Fr::mclKo, C.I.). .2100 Hlg,.nbolham, D. K. (Tullill. Dkt •. ). .2002 WellSm.n, A. (N.w Yorkl _...... _ ... 20f2 Coh. n, Robt. (Now York) ...... 2109 Schroeder J. R. (Columbus, 0 .) ...... 2104 Werlhammer, Dr. S. (HunllnSlton. Crilt. nd. n. Kit (Rol.lgh, N,C.) ...... 2111 Shaff.r. Jos.ph (Phllad. lphl.) ..21 11 ~ :~~~.:: !J: l ::m~~!I;r.'y ~t·!. ..: : ::: ~m· W. V •• ) _~ .•.• "'...... _._1000 Page 4 ([bess tife THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION

Levitin. M. (Cleveland. 0.) ______ln6 NATIONAL CHESS RATINGS Lewis, T e d (Ch lc.;ogo, III.) ..... _.... __ ... 1761 Cohenour, W. H. (Fl. Worth, TeJ<.)_'6015" CLASS D LI~ht l!ns tl!in, I. (Brooklyn) _.. ____ ... 1710 Collins. Hal {Fort W orth, Tex.I. ... 1S46· RATED TOURNAMENTS Connally, G. K. (Waco, Tex.)..... _... 1641 Ad ickes, Wm. C. Sr. (Ashev ille, N. C.) ~~~~~~g'B .K·(p~\:'d"e !P<:;!~, ·"·paX -:~~:::: ~m Corfman. Howa rd (C leveland, 0 .1 .. 1612' HF: TOURN AMENTS l isted below were ruled during the period Ames, '(:':"'8:' 'j' i;:"' i ok i '~'hom ::" "'c'it;:; I300' Lubin. A . (Brooklynl ,...... __ ... __ .1164 Cuwford, E. (Phllade lphla. Pa.)_.. 1S0B T A1Ig:u st bt 1.0 December 3 1st, 1951. MCClure, J. A. l N ~h yIUe, T eon.) .... lB64 CUs hman. J . A. (Fort Worth, Te x.}.. 1544* Okla.1 ...... 14S. McKee, Frank H. (Dallas, Tex.) .... 1889 Cullip, Ma1l:ine (Wewoka. Okla.).. _.. 1661 Be ll, H. E. (Pe oria, 111. ) ...•...... ••. 1478 Tf you played i n a U. S. or Canadia n t ourname nt concluded iii McLe lla n. R. A. (Des MOines, 'a., __ .1826 Davis, Roy (Denison, T ex.}...... _._ .. 1SS8· Bie rschenk, E.(P o nca City. Okla.).... .,'15· MacQuown, W. C. (De nver, Colo.) .. 176' De an, S. (Boonville. N.V.'...... 1613 Bollige r, E. A. (Fort Worth, Tex.).. 147S· 1951, you received n o raling for y our performance in that tournament Maher, G. (Woburn_ MUL l _.. ___... 173$' Dillmar, F. (Philadelphia, Pa.). . _ .. 1S62" Bollon. F. B. (E. Chicago, Ind.)._ .• l465 if it is not listed below, o r in the list p ubHshed in CHESS LIFE, issue Maring. O. (Wkhita, Kans.) .... _ .. _... 1839 Donahue. V. (Hartford. Conn.} .. _._.. 1637 lI oihwell. J . l . {Roseb"'rg, Or".)_.. _'35O· Marpj.es, B. (5. C .... r luton. W.Va.).. • '" Donon, M. (Miami Beach, Fla.}_ .. 1613 Cap ilion. Edward (Attleboro, MISS.) of October 5, 1951. A s a r ule, the omission of a tournament is due Martin. D. B. (Fort Wort h, Ti!x.)._.112G Elkins, G. Sr. (Fort Worth, TeJ<.} .. 1681· ...... 1434 to the fac t that t h e I-eSUItS have not been r e ported t o t h e USCF. M.'e w Yorl<, N. Y., Prelim. Sec. D ...... 6 ""2361 Muelle r. M. F. (B.e lvid e re, N. J .) .... 1704 Gny, Clyde (Rock Is land, 111.) •.•••.•. 1659 France. James (J ame,'own, N. Y.) 1357' 18th U. S. Championship. New York , N. Y .. F:l n a l ~ ...... ••.•.. . 12 Muller, E. F. (Flint, Mich.) ...... __ ...... 1772 Grldseth, S. (Salt Lake City) ...... 1632· Gallus, Julius {Oklahoma City, Okla.1 '"1847 .. Mulloney. Fred (Winthrop, MilSs.) .. I86S· Guthridge. Le R. (York, Pa.) ...... 1SB9 ...... _...... 1045· W: ~ r.:r~~~~;iet::~~~nt~;.:'~,~lt;n::.~;, ~~fl~ ~I::i> hya ...... __ ..... ::::::::::::::::: ~ Murphy, Alphe n (Bronxville, N.V.I.. 179' Halperin. Dr. I. (E. Cleveland, 0 .).. 1641' Gladney, E. (P hl/adelphla, PII.) ...... I1$2· Murphy, J . (Alcoa. Tenn., .. ____ ..1131 Ha rdest y. G. (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Go uld. Mrs. M. (N:>w buryport, REGIONAL "'" Mulo, P. (Britt, la.) .••...... __ ~_ •....1146 ...• _ .• 1585' Mass.) ___...... _. ... _...... • _.1481 Soulhern <; hCSll Assoc;al\on Tournament. Asheville, N C •.__ ...... 22 Nicke l, ~. F. (Philade lphia, P a., .... 1750 Hardy, J ack (Dallas, Te1l:.1...... __ ...1653 · Grig!JS. F. (Bav City. Mich.)...... •.. 1374· .'" ...... •• ... Nle lds, N. B. (ReadIng, Pa.' .... __ ... IU. Ha rris. R . D. (Shrevep<> rt, La.I. ... 154(t· GruoP. Olto (Eddington, P a.)...... _1487' m~~ ~~ h.:~::~~ g~,':,p~~~~f~~N~$ · H~~~~~~o~~~·.. :::::: ~ Nlppen, Norman H. (Houston, Tex.) Harwood. B. (Clift on. N.J.}. .. .. _... .. _.l$30· Gullett. G. E. (Fort Worth, T ex.I.•.• 14R9 tTri·State Championship. HunUngton. W. Va•. _._ ...... _.... 6 t'l'ri-Slate Junior ChamplonRhlp, Iiuntington. W . Va ...... _... _ ...... _. .:: "" ...... ~ .•.•...•...... ••...._ .. 1786 Hayward. Or. V. S. (Huntington, W.Va.) Haines, W. F. IHa',erford, Pa.'.M ... 1419· "" Noel, J . S. (S hreveport, La.) .. _ .•.... .1819 ...... _ ...... __ .. 1622 Hamm, W. (Attleboro, Mass.) ...... 1 ... 1:191 N nrth Carolina-South Carollna ChampionshIp. Columbia, S. C. ..14 ...."" Noonan, Dr. T. (Rochester, N.V.) .. 1735 Hlne. Brooks (C levela nd) ...... • 1660· Harle, Albe rt L. (Bol .... Ida.) ...... _1414 t 2nd Lake Erle Open T o urnament, Burfalo, N. Y. • .. 21 t855 NOrman, Grant E. (Topeka. Kans.) Hoover, Z. L. (Montoursville, Pa .) ..16BS Hinto n, N. (Tolsa, Okla.)...... 1381 a 1671 Horend, Paul (Syr.cu ~e, N. Y.) .. _ .. 1661' Holmes, Dr. W. G. (Den iSttn. T ex.) .... l '"S· ?s~ ]OM~~~'ls t °.)p~n CB;:~r:!:~~:~~~tp, H~ tipf~ta~ ; :';b: ...... •.•.. :~ H .. Northil;;':· J:· ··iM.~h a"·aii;· ··K·ans:) ~.. :::: ~m Hownd, W. J . (Philadelphia, Pa., .. t"'­ Hunte r , J . N. (Denison. T ex.) ...... 1435· ALABAMA Owe n, J . C. (Avon. Conn.) ..... __...•.. 170B Huie, Douglas (Da llas. Tex.' .... __.. lSU· Johnson, Floyd A. (Asheville, N. C.l P ar k in. C. L. (Forth Worth, Tex., .. ln4 Hultman, V. E. (Seattle, Wash.J._._1609 ...... _...... _._ •...... _._ .. _...... _..• 13'11· No tOIiUldoncntJ uportca Pauksta, A. (Mi.ioml. Fla., .. ___._ ..1806' Hunte r, E. A . (Baton Rouge, La.). •.16S1 J ohnson, Me lvin (Tulsa, Okla .l _.... 1305· Plaligorsky, Mrs. G. (Los Angeles, J .ckson. G. Jr. (Miami, Fla.).... ___ 1618 Killough. F. (Shre-.,eport, La.)...... 1486· ARIZONA Cal.) ...... __ .. __ ...... _ .•.•.•.•. 1840 J effre y, H. E. (Rock Island, III.) .... 1'69 Knaur, J . S. J r. fFort Worth, T ex.). 14:19· No tOlltlJ,Wu"ts uportea Piper, A. D. (Elmir ll, N.V.) _•...... IBO' Johnson. A. L. (Willernie, Minn.) ..•. 1696 Kramer . Llovd IWis!/"k, N. D.) ...... 14110· Po11ack. V. (Clevela nd, 0.) ..... _... .•... 1770 J ohnson. D. (Deep River, Conn.'.... I6U L" gowsk V, W . (Buffalo, N.Y.J...... 1472· A RKANSAS Popp, J. H. (HavC!n. Kans.) .....•...... 1711 Johnson. E. (Jamestown, N.Y.)....• 1S36· Li ndgr~n. I. W. (T ampa. Fla.) ...... • 1438· No (0",,,,,,,, .. ,,1. reportra Puckett, R. E. Jr. (Richmond, Va.) .. 1771 Longenecker. J . vS. (Wichita, Kans.) Quinones, Joel S. (San Antonio, Tex.) ~:~~;~W.FS .v.; D ·~!~~~..: ~~.If:.~· :::=:=:: m: ...... •...... ! ...... 1272 ._ ...... •.••...... __ ....•.•1735 Ka lodner, H. (Philadelphia, P i.).. _1691· Mahiouhlan, R. / Philadelphia. Pa.).. 1N4· Sout~!:~I~a~:o~t QualUy lng T ournament, Lo$ Ang'eles ...... ': 17 ,.., Raymond, N. (Hartford, Conn., .. _ .. Ul4 Kalz, M. (Greeley, Colo.) ...... _. ... _._I631· Martina\(, Pau l (E. Chica3 .. Starinskas, J. (So. Boston. Mass.) .. 1159 MaUle, J. (Philadelphia. Pa.) ...... 16611 Trumbull, S. L. (Columbu~ . 0 .) . . 1477 GEORGIA Micheli, P. (Denv.. r, Colo.) ...... 1663 Van Dragt, Wm. (Fltnt, Mich.) . 1~66 Stauffer. W. G. (Elizabethtown. Pa.) No I""rname,,t. rep"'l ~ d d"ring year 1951...... 1795 Mott, C. D. (Denison, Tex.) ..... 1595' Walsdorf, D. (New Orleans. La.) .1425' ("t;" Stetzer, D. (WaShington, D.C.) ..... 1856 M1Jntl, E. (Millburn, N. J.). ,1530' Waters, Mrs. C. L. (Lubbock. T ex.I .. 1440 IDAHO Stiefel, M. (Philadelph,a. Pa.) ..... 1119 Nasca, R. J. (BuffalO. N.Y.). .1593" W aters, Earl (Sacramento, Cal.) .... 12 41 · Only ,m" /o"rtJdmcn t (the State Champion.hip) "puruJ aurin!; 1951 Sussman. Sidney X. (Toledo, 0.) •. 1854' Nast, Ted (Douglas, Wyo.I ...... 1587 W~rber, Ernest G. (TlImpa, Fla.) .1394 Svend .. n, Prof. Kester (Norman, Ne el, R. T. {Huntington, W.Va.). . 1652 Willard, W. A. L. Sr. (Bay City, ILLINO(S Okla.) .1776 Newman, A. (N. V.) ...... 1692· Mich.1 ...... 1182· Illinois state Champlonshlp, Chicago . . .51 Swelfach. J. (Sweeney, N J) ...... 1845· NiI"hke, G. (Buffalo. N.y.) ...... 1660' Wil50n. M. M. (Oklahoma City. lllinoL. Open 'l'ournament, Decatur ...... 27 ..183r." Talt, Thomas (Ph,ladelphla) .... 1886· O'Brien, P. (Buffalo, N.V.) ...... 15S1 Okla.) ...... 1343 Chicago City ChampIonship. Chicago ...... 20 2()()3 Tamillow, R. (Fort Worth, Tex.) .... 1121 · Olson, G. L. (Fort Worth, Tex.). ... 1675· Wood, Jesse (Denver, C'Olo.) .. 1546' Chlcal'!o City League Xmas >; oo; lal T y .• Class A Finals ...... 3 Taylor, Irwin W. (sBIt Lake City) .. 1197 , Owens. Mrs. W. W. {Avon Lake, 0.) .. 1680 Wrighl, H. F. Jr. (West v ille, N.J.).1471~ Chlcar:o City Lea)::u e Xmas Social T.y., Class B Finals ...... 4 .." Teitelbaum, Sam (Salt Lake City) .. IBI5· Panebianco, T. (New Vork)...... 1561· Yascolt. John (Bay City. Mich.) ...... 1374 Decatur City Championship. Prelim •.• Decatur ...... 8 ""1377 Terry. Mai. G. H. B. (Asheville. PathakiS, T. (Salt Lake Cily, U.) ... . 1673 INDIANA N. C.) ...... 17117 Pena. R. E. (Norman, Okl".) ...... 1583 CANADIAN, PAT"·AMERICAN. Tilles, J. (Baltimore, Md.)...... 1117 Pendergrass, J. D. (WilCO, Tex.) ...... 1658· T hrre tooIT""meootf .. p",ltd i" 1951 (Sidle ChctmpiQn.hip. ["dianapo!i. -Open, ""d Pettigrew, T. F. (RiChmond, Va.) ... 16'O FOREIGN Tritchel. W. (Passaic, N. J.) ... 0, ••••••• 1715· Gary City Champi"".hip) Twombley, J. (Shreveport. La.'...... 1700· Pinkham, H. M. (Buffalo, N.V.) ..... 1511 Underwood, H. F. (Omaha, Neb.)...... 1782 Pinney, W. T. (Los Angeles) ...... 1537· (P/dye,s who compcled in " ,atd U. S. IOWA Underwood. H. C. (Washington. Platt, Sgt. Lee (Rapid City. S. D.} .. 1695* Tourndm eTlt during 1950 or 1951 .) DeS Moines City Champion.h ip, Des Moines...... 7 1623 D. C.) ...... 1857 Powell, C. L. (Honolulu, Hawail) ... . 1500 Cohen, M. (Montreal, Que.)...... 1058 KANSAS Underwood, Dr. R. S. (Lubbock, Te1l:.) Raettlg. Adele (HOboken, N.J.I .. . 1563 Ramboer, H. (Bay City, Mich.). .. . 1551 Euwe. Dr. Ma1l: (Holland) ...... 1591 2nd Annual 'Wlchlta Open Ch.~mplonshjp ...... 34 1744 ...... 1838 Florido, J. R. (Havana, Cuba) ...... 1180 KENTUCKY Unruh. A. E. (Fort Worth, Tex.) .. .. 1141· Rearick, W. K. (Gary, Ind.) ...... 16" F01l:, Mau rice (Montr"al, Que.) .. .2300 Redwine, D. A. (Fort Worth, Te1l:.) .. 1682· Only two t"uma"' ~ ntf (Slale Champi""ship and W este nl l'rr/im.) re ported d",ing 1951 Vandenburg, V. E. (LanSing. Mich.) Gonzale s, Dr. J. ( H~vana, Cuba) .. 2343 ...... 1880 Reese, Merl W. (Denver, COlo.) ...... 1655· Guimard, C. 1::. (Arge ntina). ... 15111 Van Fleet, H. C. (Fort Worth. Te1l:.) Reinsch, H. T. (Decp) River, Conn.) .. U09 LOUISIANA Rhead, O. E. (Gary, Ind.) ...... 16S8 Guze, Ma1l: (Montreal, Que.l ...... 2085 LoUisiana Sl:.> te Ch~mpio nAhlp . >;h,'eveport ...... 15 1747 ...... 175S' Hayes, R. B. ((Reg)na, Sask.) ...... ~00 4 V,rgln, R. H. (Tulsa, Okla ) ...... 1808 Rickless, N. (Roch.-.ster, N.V.) ...... 1691 Kagetsu. T. (Toronto, Onl.)...... 1970 MA INE Voet. Dr. A. (Borger, Tex.) ...... 1737* Rion;.an, R. {Cincinnati, 0.) ...... 1599 Kokurew;cI, K. (Tor onto, Ont.) .. 184!· I'-h I,,,, ,,,ament. r.·pOTloJ Vollmar, Raymond W. (St. Louis, Mo.) Rothscllild, Leo (T Ulsa, Qkl~,) .... .• ISQ7 Rothwarf, A. (Philadelphia, Pa.} .... 1'35· Le Sagc-, Bernar d (Quebee. Que.) ..1636 MARYLAND Sacks, Paul (St. Louis, Mo.) ...... 1533 Mo ra, Or. (Havan,'. Cub..,)...... 1183' Waag, L·ou·is··("pete;:sb·u;:g·;··t:i:··D.) '. ~~~. MorriS, Robert (Windsor, Ont.) ... . 1880 T wo tOU"",,me"U (Sidle Ch"",pion,hip "nd Ddm"r~a) ..port,,! du,ing 1951 . Wade, B. (LaGrange. Ga.) ...... 1775 Sedig, F. (Fort Worth, Tex.) ...... I61S· Naidorf. Migue l (Argentinal ..2719 Wade, Dan (Seattle, Wash.)...... 1760 Seropian, A. (New York) . . .1554' MASSACHUSETTS Shaw; Charles (Miami, F la.) .1523 O'Ke lly de Galway, A. (~elgium) ..2540 , , Waltz, J. G. (Pittsburgh. Pa.) ...... 180B Pilnik, Herman (Arg "n tin~) . . .. 2542 ...... , .. ~H~~o~"~7:,"Ci~y . ~o~",!~~~!'~tiPllo~tg~o~ Warren, J. G. (Rock Island. III. ) .... 1829 Shields, Morrell (Mt. Joy. Pa.) .....• 1696 Ridout, Howa rd F. (TOronto, Ont.) .. 1018 ]360 Waters, W. L. (Reading, Ma~ s . J ..... 1798 Shore, R. (Denv"r, Colo.)...... 1520' Siemm5, R. E. (Toronto, Ont.).. .2144 Newhuryport Open Championship, Newburyport Weaver, F. H. (Seattle, Wash.) ...... 1808 Silver, A. (New York) ...... 1613· MICHIGAN " .. Weiner. Leon (Houston, Tex.) ... 11l12· Simmons, W. R. (S ioux Falls, S.D.).. 1620· ~ Pro " i.iona[ rating •. ~5,· ~ ~xp!a""lion i" ...... 8 ]524 Smith, B. M. (Schenectady, N.Y.) ... 1502 t Bay City Ope n Champlcn.hip, B~y City . WeIngart, Dr J S (Des Moines. la.) for~rvor" . Midland Cily Champlons]' ip, M!d laml ...... 6 ]794 ...... 1139 Smith, E. J. (Gatesville, Te1l:.) ...... 1581' Weininger, J. L. (Chapel Hili, N. C.) Snyder, Dr. F. D. (Asheville, N. C.) MINNESOTA Picc"diHy CC Victory Tool'na"'ent, Willernie ...... ] 544 Werthei·,:,:;;···M,· ... ·(N·;y:j· ...... ·····:::.m:. Spann. ··i:···G·:··"("N·orm·ar.:··· o·k·i-a·:i. ': :'.:::~ ~~r NEW COMMITTEE Remit. of I~J I Mj"" e'Old Stat. Ch",,, pio mhip .flill not r ~po,tcd. White. R. E. (Fort Worth, Te1l:.) .. 182~ Speck, Sgt. R. (III.) .1506 Wiencek, Ted (Milwaukee, Wis.)... 1701 - Spencer, E. C. (B uffalo, N.V.) ...... 1564 MISSISSIPPI W,lcock. W. ((Jamestown. N.Y.) .... 1738 Swanson, L. A. (Fort Worth, Te".) .. IS85* FOR TOURNAMENTS No toumamwt. ,eporlea. Winston, W. O. (Geiger, Ala.) .... 1730 Terry, Thomas W. (Milwaukee) ..... 1673 Wuelfing, A. (Fort Worth, Tex.). . 184()· Teufel, HugG Jr. (Wichita, Kans.) ... 1689 U SCF President H a rold M. Phil· MISSOURI ZIegler. C. R. (Allentown, Pa.) .... 1858 Theis, D. E. (Ever-green, Colo.)..... 1587 lips hq;; announced the reorgan i· 1.-1issouri s t"te Open Champio nship, >;t. Louis. .... 14 ]352 Thompson, O. D. (Borger, Te1l:.) ..... 1622' zation of the USCE' Tournament MONTANA Venes ~ar, K. (Chic~90, m.)...... 1613 CLASS C Vi rgin, Jerry (Tulsa, Okla.) ...... 1618 Committee w ith a Dumber of new No lo"",ament. rep Qrled. Wald. K. J. (Buffalo, N.Y.) ...... I66J· NEBRASKA Walker, Col. D. F. (Fort Worth, appointments. George E . Roose· :~d:.~~';n~· ~~r~~";,~~lown:' 'N:y':j .. :mr 4th Swenson MemOI"ial TO Ul'l1ameM, O m" h~ ...... R 171 2 Andra, R. (Chicago, III.) ...... 1514' Tex.) ...... 1641 velt remains as Chairman o[ the OIl",h(I·Lincol n r"lercily Champiun;)hlp, Omaho & l-iocoln ...... B 1930 BaldwIn, Marvin (Iowa) ...... 1'01 Wallace, L. H. (Sm ithfield, N. C.) .. 1664 enl arged committee with Hans NEVADA Barwick, E. (LanSing. Mich.) ...... 1639 Wallis, J. (St. Louis, Mo.) .1603' Beer, F. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ...... 1545· Washburn, R. L. (Miami, Fla.) ...... 1535 Kmoeh serving as secretary. Other On!y one to"",amwt (Slat~ Champio,,,hjp) ..portrd during 1951. Bender, M. (Mechanicsb,ng, Pa.)... . 1564· Waterman, C. (A"."esbury, Mass.). ... 1690 members are: Alexander Eisno, NEW HAMPSHIRE Bernhart, Arthur (Norman, Okla.) .. 1660· O"ly one loum,/ment (Sf"le Chctmpiomhip) T~porud d",ing 1951. Bevan. Thomas J. (Tulsa, Okla.) 1530 Watson, Mrs. E. N. (Fort Worth, Wi.lli.am M. Byland, Hermann BlftChfOrd, R. M. (DetrOit) ...... 1650' Tex.) .. 1628 NEW JERSEY Ble ich, J. (Buffalo, N.y.)...... 1655' Wattenmaker. N. (Lansdowne, Pa.) 1654' Helms, Dr. Ralph Kuhns, E. Forry New .re'·sey S lale Ch"mpionship, Orange '",", ::: . ~i Blood, J. A. {Manhattan. Kans.) .... . 1556 Weaver. E. F. (Corpus Christi, New Jersey High School Championship, \ oiC';'"· ::: .:: ::.::.::::::. ""1530 Bly, Frank (Fort Worth, Tex.) ...... 1683· Tex.) ...... 1649 L a uck~. Alfred C. Ludwig, A rthur NEW MEXICO Brogden, W. B. (Winter Haven, Weberg. Ken. (Salina, Kans.) ...... 1545 Nickel, WiJUam S later, and WiI· Fla.) ...... ISOI N o t""",am("t. " ported. W einstein, J. (Buffalo, N.Y.) ...... 1695 lu rd A . Widney. NEW YORK Burreson, Zina (Sheboygan, Wi$.) .. 1697 Weinstein, L. (Shreveport, La.) ...1590 Carter, R. D. (Elmwood, Ind.) ...... 1592 ,.. , Welsh, A. (Battle Creek, Mich.) .. 16116 The reorganized committee faces ~~~ ~~~~ ~:~:~ S£:;~~:~:;s~~;r~::;,a;~'t~e s);~:~~~s e .: :: .:: : . : : :: : .:::::: : :::: . : ::::::: : :.:::: . 3~ 1666 Ce rda, G. (Del Rio, Tex.) ...... 1536· Wettst e in, R. E. (Appleton, Wis.) . 1548 w b usy season from the start, with Marshall CC .Iunlor ChampIonship. 1~50. New York (hilherto unreported) 9 ] 376 Church, N. B. (Miami, Fla.) ...... 1675 Whiteside, C. B. (Tulsa. Okla.) .. .. 1658 M u)"sh~11 CC Junior Championship, 1951. New York ...... 9 1918 Cle ere, C. (Fort Worth, Tex.) ...... 1511· the almost immediate nced of M"rshull CC 1%2 ChampIonship Prdim. Sec. A ., New Yurk ...... 8 1948 Whitlow, D. L. (Denver, Colo.) ...... 167' M" rsh"ll CC 19;'2 Championsh ip Prelim. Sec. B., New York ...... lD 1830 Cloud, W. (Hew Orleans, La.) ...... 1S97· Widney, W. A. (New York) ...... 1588 official determination of the U. S. Marshall CC 19.'>2 Championship Prelhn. See. C., New York ...... 11 1768 Clyatt, H. (Decatur, III.) ...... 1565· Marshall CC 1952 Championsblp Prelim. Sec. D., New York ...... 10 Williams, Mrs. D. A. (FergUson, representatives at the World 1929 Cohan, M. (Bayonne, N.J.) ...... 1635· Mo.) ...... 1679 Cohen, Ronnie (SunbUry, Pa.) ...... 1611'2· Championship Candidates. "" Winters, Paul (Bald Eagle. Minn.) .. IS58 j"i~~~:t~:.f~1~'>~~~~r::n~~i~~h1i:,:W:: :~·~:~:::~::: ·:~~~:::~~~~::::: : :::::::::: :::: ::::~ :: 1 1''''906 RATED TOURNAMENTS Page 5 NORTH CAROLINA Four ro " rnam " nl~ r"porlrd Juring 1951 . NORTH DA KOTA O nly on~ lou",,,,,,,,nl ( Ih~ SI"le Champion,hip) reporl"'! during 1951. OHIO Oh io State Chnmpionshlp, Columbus ...... « OKLAHOMA "'" -.Alekhine~ Gar!',! tOt Okklahlahomaoma l.Statelas:; BChamp T ournament,ionship, TulsaTulsa ..... ::: ::::.:::::.:::::.:::::::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::ii: ,." OREGON "'" Oregon Open Championship, 'Portland ...... 13 C~ e:J:j Career P ENNSY LVANIA "" 1857 Additional Data t 13th Pennsylvania State Championship, Allen"'""w':"' .. :::::::::::: : :::::::::: :::::::::::l!i North City CC Championship, Philadelphia ... 1770 By A. Buschke RHODE ISLAND FouT fournamenls uporled Juring 1951. SOUTH CAROLINA V. AlEKHINE IN SOVIET.LAND South Carolina Open Tournament, GCQrgclown ... 8 1762 SOUTH DAKOTA LEKHINE himseU does not T wo fourn"m"nts (SI"te Championfhip anJ R"piJ City CC Championship) reporld A mention any other chess JIlring 1951. , b7, 1k, 4Kl p l, 6PI, 7P, 2S2s2, 8, 186 2k", pSp S'!. p1, 21'5, 7b, 1K6, P5B I, 8 e\:ents in 1920 until he gets to re­ TENNESSEE W h ite to plllY and .... in Wh Ite to plav a nd win porting a bout the Chess Olympics tTenncssce Open Championship, Oak Ridge, 1952 ' ...... 8 1843 ( First Sov:iet Championship Tourn­ - Although (onc/uJd u,i, in 19jz [/,i, tou,nam"nt i, incluJed buau,e White To Play And Win! ament) of October 1920, nor do ,e.ults were upo,frd before doting dat" lOT eu .."" t fist . we have any other of his games TEXAS Conducted by W illiam Rojam played in 192Q, except the few of Corpus Christi CC Summer Tournament ...... ,...... ,.. 12 1531 Corpus Christi CC Championship, Corpus ChrIst! .... 10 1705 the "Olympics," and two with Send a ll co ntributions for t his colu mn to W ill iam Rolam, % CHESS LIF E, P a vlov-Pianov recently come to UTAH 123 No. Hum p h rey Avenue, Oak Park, illinoiS. 0,,1, One tou,,,ament (S"lt lAke City Champion1h,p) ,ep(),t"" du,ing 1951; Siall light. Cha",pi()",hip is unup()"ed. OSITION NO. 87 represents the First Prize for best study putiIished However, we know from other VERMONT P in the Rusisan magazine Shahkmaty in 1949. Position No. 88 won sources that chess in Moscow came No tou",am"nt. ,epo,led. the second prize in the USSR Tourney of 1948. Both were recently reo now really to life again and that VIRGINIA published in Shahkmaty in connection with an article by A. Kazant5cv Alekhine participated actively, al­ Virginia Open ChampionShip, Lynchburg ...... , .. 36 1805 entitled "Creative Level of Soviet Chess Etude." Thpy represent two Virginia Closed Tournament, Charlottesville ...... 19 1634 though probably not in any serious striking examples of the skill and ingenuity of the Soviet school of com­ tournaments. llyin-Zhenevsky men­ W ASHINGTON position. P ierce County Championship " : ::::J~ 15.15 tions several "first category" Composer Edmund Nash writes in reference to Or. Weingart's sug· tournaments played in Moscow in g:~:::'''~e~tu:,~~:~~iO~~~~PI;;;;:~h"iP;···T~~~ma ...... ,., ...... 3 1581 gestions on his Position No. 84 (January 5, 1952) that on 3 . . ... , K-R6. Central Washington Champlon,hlp ...... 4 "" 1~20, both in his "Memoirs of a Washington State Junior Championship, Seattle ...... 4 1650 there is a simple book win by 4. Q-R5 ch and 5. QxP, £01' Q against R is a Soviet Master" and in his chess Washington \VoodplL'lhers' Tournament, Seattle ...... 20 1"'"612 win. F'urthcrmore Composer Nash suggesu; that the proposed line of Seattle City Championship, 1950~ ...... ,.,...... 5' 1675 column in "K Novoi Armii" in­ Seattle City Championship, 1951 ...... _...... ,...... _ ...... _._ ...... 14 1. Q-K6, R-KtS; 2. Q·K2 ch. K-Kt3; 3. Q-B2 ch ends in a draw, for Black cluding one in which he. Grekov . /ncomplde ,esults. T ou,,..,ment nOI r~pOTted in /ul1. Ratings 0/ pl...,u1 "" plays simply 3 ...... • K-Kt2 and on 4. Q-B7 ch. K-Rl! Thcrcafter Black and Grigo riev shared first to third ;fJ Ihi, State a t~ p,obably i.,auu",te buause mod tournamt "ls are "ot can interpose his Rand thc Black K i~ now behind his own P in a posi­ pl'izes with the identical score of 4 re po ,ted in full ddml with f01 /~ itt, elc. tion that I?ine has already demonstrated as a draw in "Basic Chess points out of possible 6, but ovbi­ W EST V IRGINIA Endings." ously "Maestro" Alexander A. 1970 For solutions please turn to Page Six. Alekhine was busy otherwise. Westwest ViVirrgginiainia JuniorState ChaChampmpionship,ionship, Charleston ..••••••• : .•.•••..••..••...••.•••• : •• · •• ,i 1772 west Vir g inia Open Championship. Charleston ' Whether. at the time. he played Kanawha V"Ucy Championship, Charleston "" PI CK IN G THE WINNER AT HAVANA any active part in the political WISCONSIN '"'" Milwaukee City Championship, Milwaukee ...... 35 !l11l (Continued from Page 1, column 4) life of the Russian capital, or was politically "left alone," we have fo rmance points. so we have a WYOMING points in any tournamcnt and there now no way of checking; even if Wyoming State Championship, Douglas' ...... ~ 1693 his lli03 are indicutions that he is on the pretty good line on current strength. The Mexican veteran J. we do trust the story he is supposed .~~~~~l~ ~ ~A~~ ~ ~o~~~~~e~~f, Dr:',f~~;~: •..... ::.::.::::::::::::::...... 5 13ZO down-grade. In the last U . S. to have told shortly before he died " Knock·O "t T ou"",,,,enl •. A mod,/hal,()n ,,1 the ratmg ' Y 1/~ '" """,bit" Cha mpio n ~h i p Horowitz made only J. Arair.a has been out of inter­ national competion since 1945. He about his release from the Odessa , .. /0 .aU e~ e" t ' 0/ this f y p ~ . H ()weyc., Swill SYfum ""d R",,,,d Robi" an even ~core , earning 2400 per­ Che·Ka Prison on TroiLzky's per­ may have slipped below his 2346- rafi"",. " '" ,,,,,ally more a"",afe. formance points. sonal orders, it is of course not (.I AW611 point rati ng. GllimEdmar Mednis ... .. _l , 0 , 0 ' t 0 • , , 7b- 8. Byrne, llY.:t -2lh, are the only two !t.KII o r 4. R(Q).ltsl but not by 4. 14. lIarry f'~I J a ns ...... __. 0 , A 0 0 0 i •, i ; • • , 6 -10 superior to Capablanca, met in. with strong chances for the Man· n ·K6 e h!, RxR; S. Rxlt R·KG e h ; 6. 15. J . T . Wes\brock ~ .. ~._O i , 0 0 ! , 0 , 0 , • , 1920 - and in M08COW, at that!- 15. o . J . Slbb<'-t l _...... _ .... ~ , , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 • R (I)-Q2; ~ • • ~ ~: lgi hattan C.C. title. ~~ . ~~~ ;]~tst"'n"i:;: :)~ e~g~;:r!, 17. l\.1utr.ly R,~ •..••••.• _ ••!:I 0 0 0 0 0• 0 , , 0 , , 0 0 i ,• x 0 ·16 (Please turn ,to page 6, col. 5 ) Page 6 Annota lors al)ess Cite 192 Seville Drive Conducted by K. Crittt nde n J. E. Howa rth W eJ"ud"", March 5, }911 :Joulnamenl ofJ/e Erich lV. March,mJ Roche$ter 17, N, Y. E. J. Korpanty J • . Lapin Dr. J. Plall J . Mayer SICILIAN DEFENSE Dr. B. Rozsa F. Ita lnfeld second P ,md seems to clinch the game. RUY'!LOPEZ A II~r 2<) • .....•..• Q.K'4 Rochester (N.Y.) City Championship 26. BxR Kt-Q6 21. B·KB2 1 J. Souddtoff A. E. Santaslere ZI. Luebbert Invitational 'Tourney POLIAKOFF Not B-K2, ]{t.xll; 28. BxB, Kt.xB. Hen~ r ge r Wayne Wagn~ r Rochester. 1952 21...... KtxR 31. KXB R·Bl Correspondence Chess. 1951·52 28. OxKt OxP 32. R·Kt1 R·06 "} NOleJ by Etich W. MtJlC&.ml 29. R·81 B·QSeh 33. R·Kt4 Nol~1 1'7 Richa,d Knjolh ../ White Black 30. 0 ·B2 OxBeh White Black F. KRAMER E. MARCHAND R. KUJOTH G. HARTLEB 1. P·K4 P.QB4 4. Kt)(P Kt·B3 ~iniht~e ifBl~~I, ' -Qii'p R:~i J!fel~dRJ!gw~~ 1. P· K4 P·1(4 S. P·Q3 P·Q3 2. Kt·KB3 Kt.QB3 S. KlxKt own QIIP ngnlnst 34 ... ,.. ... , R-R1 Cll. 2. Kt·KB3 Kt-QB3 6. P·B4 P·KKt3 3. P·Q4 Px P 33 • ... ,. ... B·OI 34. 0·B3 B· K3 3. B- KtS P·QR3 7. Kt·B3 There are several dlsndvant.:llJ:es to this 4. B· R4 Kt·B3 move. White loses (J. tempo since he ~~t ~~t3:·· ··R_~~G;~ . 3t.:tft!!;ln~~gehJ White Is .ettiug up n fOI' mation not exch,ml! e. a I'ieee which has moved piece. lllaek nOW thn",tuns 35 •.. ,.. ,.. , R· unHke Nlmlov!tch's treatment of the twice for ane th n~ haR moved only R6 or If 35. R ·It I. It·B7 eh and 36 ...... , BngH5h Openin.o:. Rxp. Also if 35. It-Kt7, Rxl:l ch; 36. KxD, 1.. '...... B·Kt2 1'. B·K3 0·Q2 fc1pe. B~:g~n~'fil bILrg~~:~!~nit~I~~n\~~ B·Q4 ch and ~7 •...... , BxR. 8. peKR3 0·0 ·I O.p·KKI4 •...... • and aL~o open II li ne- tor development 35. P·QR4 K·Kt2 With the eenlur SOlid, Whle hustlcs of his QU. In ad.!llIon the P al QB3 Leaylng Ihc trap 36. R·Kt7. nxll ch up a K·slde aU;oe1(. controls nat only Q4 but ~ l so QKt4. open .am1 also threatenln!; 36•...... , It· 10...... R·K I 11. Kt·Kl ...... S...... KtP)(P 7. B·Q3 'fhr entening 12. Kt-Kt3 ;,nd 1:1. P ·Kt5 t.. KI·S3 P·Q3 ~~t '~iO';;I~i~g a t~~ ~~<~ hQ'NF. ~fo:{Sexo:m~l~ to break up the pOSition. Connoisseurs of the Sicilian know that If 36 . p ·H4, n -B5; 37. It.Kt7, );.xnr or 11...... P·QKt4 White'. K13 should I/o to K2, tho chlcf even stronger 37. ,...... , R·B5; 38. RxKP A vali;mt attempt to .tlr complica. (not 36. K-Ktl, R",ll "h nor 38. RxRP, tions. ~~~':-~. ~,~~thct,?,n~~~lrt~c ~1l~tSQ3K~!! ll-Q4), B-Q4; 39. R·K3 and lllack gets 12. PxP KI·QKtS 1]. P.QR3 ...... • ~n eustty won K and I' ~ndlng. ~~tt:f.Q~b:~itho~!'I~} 7~i ~.~~~ .. ~'~p.h\'t~ 36 . P·RS R·Kt6 39. IbR axR n~fh(o.~~~t· i ~l~ \~~ ;~~•• "~.~\i; 'j4~I~x~ FALCONER P·K5, PxP~; 9. BxP"h, KxB; 10. QxQ. 37. R·R4 R·Kt7ch 40. K-Q4 JDet by 9...... 0 ·0 10. P· B4 ...... 'IS. K·Kt1 P·Q5 SO. Q.a6 QxQeh Kt- 134 Is the Id.,.. 31. R.Q4 . Q·03 42. QXBP QxP 36. R·K1 eh rClIalnlng ~h e piece. Probably belle .. Is 10. 8-1(.1, P·Q4; 11. 46. KxP P·Q6 51. KxQ P·B4 23. KtxRP!! Re· 38. Q.B8 ·Q.lnent will be slow but eff ...'CUvc. The r did not like II. B·Kt5. W. A. IIUTH S. SKLAROFF the five years following that ex­ "'ov .. played loses II P and glvcs Black 11. P·K4 P-QS 13. KtXBch 1. P·Q4 Kt.KB3 2. O· KIS a 1a.~Un!! Initiative liS well. 12. Kt·K1S P·K4 14. P ·B4 The Ruth Innov:lUon. hibition, truly a " new generation" 14...... Kt·1l3 15. KI·K4 ...• _ .. T his movc develop~ the U and allows 2...... •.• Kt·K5 3. B·R4 P-Q4 of chess players was born, and a The open K and untleyeloped B bcgln the building UI) o( a defensive patter n In t h,s ~~jUQ n , I'omllr, p layi ng Black to hurl White. which looks soli, QxQ "h; t8. BxQ. Ktxnp. 19• . QR.Bl QR-Ql as a "grandmaster" in period 17. ...•.... Q.8S 18. KI·Q2 A fine move. Z.crYKt .'S~est~~~JI~:' It~: i~fi:~~:ve m'}~~ -in llny case, we do not recall If 1.11. BxP, K tx8P. 20...... P·KKt4 White. having scen another one. Why II. QI(BP ....•..• 1f. BI(QP ...•.•.. PiirlitifJIf fllll/!, /Jut r wilnl ml r l '~mn ,11 ~. P.KB] "t·a] It 1\1. QxQ, KlxQ: 20. Qlt· lIl . It·KtI !; 11. K·I. This mOlY" WIIH f lrsl 1)layed 1I "1I 1n ~ 1 thCl'C had to be a "medilllor" in ltxKt, p.Q6 ; 22. n · n 3, llxll; 2:1. ltxQI'·!. n,,) hy S. C. O"ycy or Grelll Il,·ltnln allelldance al the match between IJ-Qlt3. ". ;",d "'te l' b}' I. I,;,:ullcn.: In the Penna. 19. .. ,... .. D.QIl3 20. Il ·KI St ~t ~. t\l$1. Gri)!O l"ic Y and \'av\ov·Pilltlov :It all, 20. 1I·lll Is 1I0t Illueh heUer. S. Kt·Q2 B·B4 and evell olle who had a subsUutc, 20...... Qx Q J( 20 ...... • KR·ql; 21. Kt-Kll. Castle 'IS. Ru ssians J3~ ~?' $p .~~~tll- ~~~n~~ r1-. .f~~y~; Kt is of course unknown--could it have te xt moya kc(!PlI up the !.reuuro. 1952 P -Q ~, KH <4: 9. » xP, B·Q2 (the P can· been to keep Ale khine busy in the 21. BxQ ..•..... Team Match, not be c aptured beea.ue nl the Q If 21. QRxQ.. K1·1\1; 22. H.K4, B-Q(j. NOlrl /ry N. fi. F"/(O,,o 1,0'" 'II.. ch~k ti n R4); 10. KKt·ru, .KtxKt ch, Moscow Chess Club, to have him 21 . ..•..•.. P.QB4 22. B.QB3 ... ,.... e"/i/omi,, Chw R~PO'ltr. KtxKt eh; II. QxlU with a clear plull around as a "tl'niner," or to make fo r W hll..,. The lexl PIUC. too mnny ~~~U-'!Jr n3!1.I~2. ~~~6~2~·1.I~~ ~: Whltc B lack him feci important so Ul at he also KY:E: N. E. FALCONER O. POLIAKOFF I>roblems for Ulack. 1. P·K4 P·K4 7. B·I( . 3 P.Q3 6. P-QR4 P·QB3 8. P·K4 B·Ktl would be available fol' morc im· ~~'~~~I(~' :~:~·2~·~~tl~B!\\~tt~f:~ : 2. Kt.K B3 Kt.Q83 7. P·B5 Kt.Bl portllnl evcnts such as the Chess BxKt. 22. 8 · K~ sec"'. best. •• P·83 B·KtS 22...... Kt.Q4 24. KtxP 3. B.KIS P·QR3 9. P·KR3 B· R4 Br.°~ .~ ~ ;" I i.x}(K~B3~x~:K~X~t 1~'t-:4 Olym pics which now probably took 23. I(t·1(4 KhlP 25. B·Kt4 4. B.R4 KI·B3 10. P .Q4 BXKt S. 0 -0 8·K2 II. Px8 0 ·0 Lhe 12. B.KIS rh K4:lt shape ill lI yi.n·Zhellevsky'S mind ? 6. R·K I P.QKI4 ;: ln~ ~~13 ~ict3 A fler 21. B·Kt4 t o. PXP QxP \1. R·OI P·QRl MARCHAND If 11 ...... • Kt·KR·I; 12. P ·KB4, KtxBJ>; 13. nxKt, PxEl; 14. Q·KB3 and if Ul ack II. Q xQ PxQ 14. PxP Klx P }!:~~. to hold Ih" f'... t hen I ~. U·Q5 a nd IS. n .ii:t c~~ ··· K . &:~~ I :~;v~d K~~. I~~~~'~(~: FIELDING TOPS KlxQ: III. R.x KI. 12. P .KB4 Px8P I S. B·](2 K.Q22J. B·R4 ch IN SASKATCHEWAN ~~. 'J:Q~) ·:··it ~~r2T',I~t ~f;5'ltcr.h~~·Q2: 16. Kt . Kt3 P.K3 K t(2)·B3 Gerald Fieldin g of Saskatoon 13. BxP P.Q4 14. 8xQP ., ..... eh won the double·round finals of the Le'ldhl/:" to n wloh)-l)pcn j!ame. 14. P·K5. l ~: ~:.:5 :;~; ~:: ~:~B2 K)B~~~ 19. Kt·R3 Kt' B3 26. KR-QI P.I(Kt4 Saskatchewan Champiollship at Re· K L- K5; IS. Kt·Q2, n · Kt~ ; IG. KlxKt 20. P .R3 KI(1).K2 77. KI·K2 P·K4 (for·eed). ExU; 17. [(t-K13 \Va~ pI1.y:.b le. gina with 6·0 score. R. B. Hayes, 14 ...... ,.. KhB 17. B·l(t3 QxRP 21. I(t·B4 Kt·QS 28. 8xKt PXB IS. P xKI Qx P 18. p.QS B·B4 22. B.Ql P. B3 29. Irerer ~ble. 20. Kt.Ql R·Q1 32. P.Ql(t4 RxRP 34. BxP! 1·5. Fielding clinched qle title [n l;:~';~U ~.~ :'~. ~~Q;\) cii·:···ir Rit J~i,:' ~Jfl the next to last round when he Ihrenlens l\x P eh. won on time fl'O m HlIyes who up· 21. P ·KI4! B·Rl 23. R· K1 Kt.Q2 parantly had the beUer gamCYWith 12. Kt·BI Kt·KIl 24. P.Q6 P·KR4 R.QS If 2·1 ...... , 1>·'64, Whitc 1,1'lIned to pl3.y two pawns plus. 1.5. " ·!{51 Winning. 15. Q·Kt2 ..•..•.. Here White had hu l 15 mlnutc,", ror Ohio Sta te University Chess Club the next 1.5 mtW~$. ilnd ~ n g ht ex· scored a 3·2 victory over the chanlCes. 15• ...•.... Q.KtS 27. Kt· K3 Q.KI3 Columbus YMCA Chess Club. Solutions: Mate The Subtle Way! 26. R(I)·Kl B·Ktl n. R.Ql Kt.103 No. 2119 (Corn ~JQ): The author's Inl.entlon wus I . Q.((t8, bIll t here ;ore l wu If !H. KR.I{ I ; 29. I)·R4 Is prom IS, "cooks" hy 1. QxP uh and 1. Kt.xP (K 4)ch. Ill,!:". SUboc. illtiun. ,\e<:tp ted {or unc~~P l ?Co;?te~(~~~P:l: I. P·K4, /:"Ivlng a flit/ht and leadi ng to ' om C1 niCe IfoUf:"h 29. P·Q1 Q.Kt4 THE BRITISH CHESS MAGAZI NE No. 301 (Paul): J. Q·IlI. with IIne·openlngs by lhne Blnclt p ieces. Founded In 18!i1 and now t he oldeSl No. 302 (Wunbllrlf): 1. B-nl!. p.B4; 2. Kt-Ba. If 1...... , K-K4; 2. Q·KL1<;h. Dltfi. IT' S EASIE R TO WIN cult "nd bellutlful. c ~~s 8~~O;:6'::kl_ ~p~~~~eZD 'r.j~rr;,~ltS~: No. 303 (Mllrys ko): I. Q.RS. IN POSTAL CHESS Sedgwick ' No. 304 (Zllllhl): I. Kt·Ql. 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