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( Sec p. 190) Volume XIX Number II August, 19M

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardt

PETROSIAH, KERES TIE 11'1 BUEHOS AIRES; CHE S S FEDERATION ROBERT BYRHE TAKES THIRD World Champion Tigl'an Petrosian and of thc Soviet Union tied PR ESIDENT for first in tbe international tournament recently completed in , Ar· Lt. CoL E. B. Edmondson gentina. Keres won nine, drew seven. lost one, while Petrosian, the only undefeated player in the tournament, won eight and drew nine. V ICE-PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Close behind the two Soviet stars was Robert Byrne, long·time candidate lor REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS International honors, who clinched that title by a fine performance NEW E NGLAN D Foil Bnurdon Robert GoodSpeed in an outstanding field. Byrne led the tournament lor most of the way and finished StamlY Kin, with seven wins, nine draws, and just one loss-to Petrosian in the late stages. EASTERN Donald Scblllts Cbarlu Keyser 1.liguel Nlljdorf (who lost to Byrne) finished fourth, with 11·6, and Peter Berlow was fifth, with 10·7. MID_ATLANTIC The rest of thc players. in order Qf finish, were Julio Bolbochan. Carlos Gui· SOUTH ERN Dr. StUlrt Noblin mard. Raimundo Garcia, Herman Pilnik, Miroslav f'ilip, Hector Rossetto, Jorge Ru· Jerry SuWvln Dr. Robert FrMmke binetti, , Samuel Sehwebcr. Alberto f'Qguelman. Carlos Bielicki , Rene Letelicr, aDd Al[redo Olivera. GREAT L A K ES Jame. Schroeder Or. Howard G.b. Norbert MatU.awl Byrne's claim t6 the grandmaster ti tle has been solidly documented b)' previous N ORTH CE N TRAL Dr. Geor,. Tie", Frank Skoff perfQr mances, includi ng the United States Championship and the t'. S. Open; with John Otne .. his showing in Argentina- no doubt the (inest of his cal'eer-efficial reeognitioo by SOUTHWES TERN JU'n J . Raid John BeilUnc FIDE is assured. LIFE Wkes the earliest opportunity to salutp the newesl Kennetb SmlOt United Slales grandmaster- Raben BY l' lle ~ PAClFIC lUehard Vandenhur, Mabel Burllll,ame Gordon Barrett SECRETARY Marshall Rohland - OUR COVER - NATIONAL CHAIRMEN .nd OFFICERS As even Dr. Watson could deduce from the presencc of Oscar PanDO in the ARMED FORCES CHESS ...... Rohert Karch background, our cover photo isn't from the Argentina International Tournament at BUS INESS M A NAGE R ...... " ...... " .. J. F . Reinhar dt all. It is, in fuct, a scene [rom un event of exactly a year ago: last August's PiaU. COLLEGE CHESS ...... Owen Harris gorsky Cup Tournament in Los Angeles. Th cre. too, the Soviet aces scored a one. IN DUST RIA L CH ESS...... St.nley W. D. Kin, two victory. INSTITUTIONS CHESS ...... Dr. Rl.lph Kuhn. -Photo by Rothschild INTERNATIONA L AF FA IRS ...... Jer ry Sf'"" Women'. InternatlonaL ...... K.thryn 5 ater JU NIO R CHIlESS ...... Mordeeal P. Treblow MASTE RS AFFAIRS._...... _.. 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N.Y. 190 CHESS LIFE Six Tie AI Sandrin Scores In Western Open in Las Vegas It could well have been called the Al­ On July 4, the tremendous Schlitz Cir· bert Sandrin Open. for the veteran Chi­ CllS Par ade, "A Day in Old Milwaukee" cago Master made almost a clean sweep (~ ee Life magazine, or almost any news With a turnout or 164 players (99 more of the Weslern Open at Mi lwaukee over medium) passed the Plankinton House, than last year!) the Las Vegas Open was the second largest tournament played in the July 4 weekend. He fi nished a full site of the Western, lasting almost 4 the naUon over the Independence Day point ahead of a lO·way tie for second hours. The morning round was sel for weekend. Tournament rri7.cs of wen QV(!r place, shared by such names as Steve 8 a.m. and the second round for 6 p.m., $2000 were distributed by the sponsoring popel, Curt Brasket, Paul Poschel, Dick so players could advantageously watch Las Vegas Chess Associalion with Class Vetber, Brian Owens, Ed Formanek, the spcctaele. Phil LcCornu of Chicago A, B, and C players receiving a sub­ stantial portion of the cash awards. Charles Weldon, William Martz, Dr. Alex and Gregory Nowak of West Allis, how­ Top money was divided sil( ways Angos, and brother Angelo Sandrin, who ever, wefe still playing their 8 a.m. game among William Bills. Houston, Irving received the lone hall-point given up by when the parade began, and, indeed, Riv isc, Los Angeles. Duncan Sutties, Re­ the wi nner_ when it fin ished! That game was ad­ no, Peter Cleghorn, San Francisco, Tibor journed at 6 p.m. fo r the next round, Wei nberger. Santa Monica, and Arthur First place paid an und ivided $400.00, (which, incidentally, both lost), was re­ Spiller, Santa Monica. All finished with scores of 6·1. The championsh ip trophy while the ten sccond-placers cut up prize sumed at 11 :30 p.m., and was finally went to Bills on tic-break points. He, to­ money that came to $54.00 each. Eight concluded- you guessed it-a draw, in gether with Suttles, Rivise and Cleghorn, players who tied lor 10th place, with 5 129 moves. was undcCcatcdj the other three leaders points, also cut themselves into the mer­ lost one game apiece. it prizes. Kate Sillars and Adele Goddard lin· Hy Wallach of Brooklyn, N.Y. found ished first and second for the women's prizes. Ralph Tobler and Andrew Kark· the long trip rewarding: he scored 5·2 The strong field was balanccd more and won the Class "A " trophy. Class "A" lines were one- two for the Junior awards. evenly than usual, with no outstanding Class A, B, C, and unrated tops went cash was divided four ways among Wal­ favorites at the start, and with more lach, William T. Adams, K. R. Jones and respectively to Samuel Greenlaw, Larry than the usual number of upsets early Manter, Gary Sauer, and Larry Leuallen. William Maillard. in the upper ranks. The entry of 114 In Class B John Steele 01 Ft. Hood , players, although lower than 1963 and The cross-table, wilh players' lull Texas \\'on the troph)' and sharcd the '62, when the Western ran 8 or 9 rounds, names and cities-showing the wide geo­ cash with lIlike Carr, Joseph l\I izrachL exceeded the previous 7-round Western_ graphical draw_appears on p. 208, as Dennis Littreli and Dr. M. Schick. Because the 4th of July fell on Saturday, does a sample of games, particularly Class C was won outright by Keith the shorter 7-round schedule was used, those of AI Sandrin, for it was indeed Draughton of Clovis, California who was but the Milwaukee Chess Foundation, his day, and it is his name that now fol­ undefeated while scori ng 4lh points. Sec· promoters of the Weslern, promise a re­ lows Don Byrne, Pal Benko, Stephan and place in Class C was sha red by Ncil turn to the more popular longer event Popel, Roberl Byrne, and Robert Fischer Walters, Theodore Bi ngamon, and Mar­ next year, when the holiday weekend on the roll of wi nners of the Western tin Ahlstrom. will be more suitable_ Open. The Junior prize of $100 and trophy went to Bruce V. Samuelson of Shcrman Oaks, California who scored 4-3. Ma rk Holgerson, Dennis P. S:Jccuzzo and Ak i Kan amori shared the second junior award. U na Grumette of Hollywood, Califor­ nia finishcd a clear first among the women, scol"i ng 4-3 and receiving a $50 cash award plus the wo men's trophy. Mabel Burlingame placed second in the women's division. A total of thirty· one playcn received certificates of out· standing performance and magnetic chess sets and books valued at more than $5 each. The "Vegas Fun Tournament ," in which dice join the pawns and pieccl and set novel problems to the player, ended in a seven·way tie, the trophy go· ing to Mabel Burlingame. International Master George Koltanow­ ski d irected the tournament and Art Gamlin and Herman Estrada wcre in charge or publicity and arrangements. (Tournamcnt crosstable in our Septem· ber issue). A BIG 4TH OF JULY In Lu VegilS, Nevada brought out 164 playe rs (ne col. one) a nd e nded with a six_ma n tie for first. Shown here are tourna me nt promote rs He rma n Estrada . nd Art Gamlin (left), T. D. George Kolta nowski IT'S UP TO YOU • • • (second from r ight) .. nd the siuling six: W illiam A. Biits, Duncan Suttles, to tell U I thlt you're moving. Copies Art hur Spiiter, Irvin" Rlv lse, Peter S. Cleghorn .. nd Tlbor Weinberger. of CHESS LIFE are not fo rwarded Other big July 4th events are covered in this issue: the Weste rn Ope n by the postoffice_ We need six weeks iII bove iIInd on p. 208, the E.. ste rn on p. 192. And if you think that July 4 notice of any change of address. wu .. big weekend for c:fIe5S, just take . look at whd' s in store for the Labor Day weekend-see Tournament Life, p, 2101 AUGUST, 1964 191 SOLTIS WINS Addison Wins Eastern Open N.Y.C. JUNIOR USCF Senior Master William Addison 2nd E:xpt!l"t, Dr. Ar iel Mengarini (N.Y.)­ The 1964 New York City Junior Cham· scored 7 1/.z points in 8 rounds to lake a both 6·2; lst Class A, Roy Oster (N.Y.); pionship was won by Andrew Soltis of clear first in the 1964 Eastern Open, 2nd Class A, James Higginbotham (N.Y.) Long Island City, N. Y. Soltis, a 17-year­ played in Washington, D.C. on July 2-5. - both 51/.! ; lst Class B, Vine Smith old recent graduate of Stuyvesant High (N.Y.) ; 2nd Class B, Carl Pe nnington The turnout of 186 players made this School now enrolloo at CCNY, scored year's Eastern the second-largest week· (Co nn.)-bol.h 4% ; 1st Class C, Bruce 5%·* to lead a field of 34 plaYers, aU Pandolfini (N.Y .); 2nd Class C, Raymond end Swiss ever played, with only last of whom were under 21 years of age, in year's rCC

cial prizesJ donated by the Ma nhattan Chess Club. U. S. AMATEUR, 1964 Cuban Captures Gold Coast Previous New Yo rk City Junior Cham· Dr . Juan Gonza lez, international mas· K ·FIANCHETTO DEFENSE pions are Bernard Zuckerman (1961) and W . GOt CHaERG L . TURMAN ter and one-time U. S. speed champion 1. P·K( P-KN] 23. QR. K N! K-R2 Asa Hoffmunn (1962). The tournament who arrived rccently in the U. S. from 2. P.o( B·N2 24. N.oB3 B_Rl was not held in 1963. Cuba, took a clear first in the Gold Coast 3. N-Qa3 P·Q3 25. H_K2 R·KH2 Open played in Miami Beach, Florida on 4. p·a( H·Q2 26. RxRch ... Sobel Scores in Cleveland 5. H·B3 P·QBl 27. N·N] R·KBT July 24-26. Dr. Gonznlez scored 4lh points 6. B-Q3 P·K3 28. H.R5 B·RI in five rounds, being held to a draw by 7. 0 ·0 N ·K2 2• • N·N, R-KNI Robert Sobel of Philadelphia, P a., Carl Dover o[ Orlando. Florida in the 8. Q-KI 0 -0 30. HxB •• N after losing his first-round game to Tom third round. Dover, with 4-1, took second t . Q_R4 N-H3 31. N·B, RxRch Mazuchowski of Toledo, Ohio, went on 10. P-KH4 P·KB4 32. "xR B-B2 pLace ahead of Charles Stallings of Or· 11 . HPxP KPxP 33. K·B2 K·Hl to take six straight and finish a clear lando il nd P. C. Knox of Deland. Knox 12. :>·K5 .... 14. K·K3 K_B1 first in the Cleveland Chess Co ngress was awarded the " A" prize; the " B" 13. P·Nl P·KR3 lS. K-en K-K2 Open on July 2·5. Tied for second and prize went to Robert Cole of Cocoa, Fla. 14. B·R] R· Kl 36. P ·84 ... , third were Mazuchowski and another 15. K·R l B_K3 37. K ·B) P.oR4 (2ih). A total of 32 players took part in " . R·K HI N/ :J-Bl 31. PxP ... Ohio player-Richard Kause of Union· the main division; a reserve section of 17. N·R( P·N] 39 . ' ·H4 K ·82 town. Both scored 5lh. Tied for fourth, 17 pl ayers was won by Robert Foutch of 1•. B.R, ... , 40. Px" ,.. with 5·2, wer e George Berry, Dayton, 1•. KBxH 41. K-H 3 Coral Cables, 4 Ih ·lh. QRxB B·K3 20. BxH ••• 42. N·K 8ch K-N3 Ohio; J ames Harkins Jr" Cleveland; 21 . RxP ••• 43. H·N7 Res igns and Erich Marchand, Rochester, N.Y. Four Tie in N.Y. State 21. Nx Q R-B2 In a Junior Open tournament, Alan Kirshner and Wayne Rohricht tied for The Ncw York State Championship, first with scores of 5-1. played at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. NOW AVAILABLE The Congress was sponsored by the on July 18·26, attracted a field of 43 Ohio Chess Association and directed by players-the largest in r ecent years. FROM USCF James R. Schroeder. When the week·long battle ended, four players were deadlockoo with scores of 80 E. 11 St. 7·2 and shared fi rst place: Duncan NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Suttles, Reno, Nevada; Ivan Theodora­ Leo Kupersmith of Los Angeles, Calif., vieh, Toronto, Canada; Stan Tomchin, East Meadow, N.Y. and Alex Dunne of INDIAN SYSTEMS a recent addition to the USCF master New York City. Next in line, with by Ludek P.lChman list, has improved his rating in each of scor es of 6·3, were Edgar McCormick, the last 12 tournaments in which he has Hnrold Feldheim, Frank Valvo and J o­ A famous and comprehensive played. The streak, covering a year and seph Rosenstein. Valvo and Rosenstein treatise on a ll the " Indi an" de­ a half, has carried his rating (rom 1955 shared the Paul Morgan Trophy for the fe n ses by a leading authority. best performance by an upstate New to 2231 . York player. Special Members' Price $3.50 Another USCF Master, Ivars Dalbergs At the annual meeting of the New 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures o[ Portland, Oregon has gained rating York State Chess Association the follow· points in every event o[ his chess career, by P. H. CI.rke ing orticers were elected for one·year wb ich began ( for rating purposes) in terms: Peler Berlow, President; Robert LaBelle, Vice-President; Harold Evans, Special Members' Price $3.85 1951 and includes 15 tournaments. His Treasurer. first r ating was 1688, his latest is 22721 192 CHESS LIFE NEW YORK CITY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SICILIAN DEFENSE ALAN KU5SACK ANDREW SOL TIS 1. P-K4 P_QB4 24. PxP N -K3 2. H-Ke3 H·KBl 25. R-QNl R-R7ch 3. N-B3 P·Ql 2'. K-BI N -B4 4. P·Q4 PxP 27. R-N5 .. , ejj ..---ncorej 5. NxP P-KN3 28. R-RS N" 6. P-B3 B-N2 29, RXRP N" 7. B·Kl N_B3 30. P·R4 R·K5 8. Q-Q1 B-Q2 31. P· R5 .. , 9. 8 ·K2 0-0 32. R·B' P-R4 10. P- KN4 NXN 33. P-R6 R· R4 11. BxN Q-R4 34. R-Q7 P-R5 12. p oNS N-KI 35. P-R7 R· Rl Paris, 1864 Washington, D.C., 1901 13. axe NxB 36. P-B3 Rj4xP 14. P-B4 B·B3 37. R-Q4 K_N2 SCOTCH GAME RUY LOPEZ 15. P-KR4 P-N4 38. R/6-Q6 P· R6 Maczuski Kolisch A. W. Fox Bauer 16. B_B3 P·K4 39. B_B2 P-RY 1. P-K4 P·K4 7. N.N QPxN 1. P·K4 P·K4 P·QB3 P·Q4 17. QxP poNS 40. R-Ql R-Rl B.Q2 •• 18. QxB PXN 41 . R·RI R-R8ch 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 S. O.N 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 10. Q·Q3 R·Kl 19. QxBP QxQch 42 . B-NI N-K5 3. P·Q4 PxP 9. 0 .. N.P 3. S·NS N·B3 11. P·KB4 N·Q3 20. PxQ OR_BI 43. K-N1 RxBc h 4. N.P Q·RS 10. Q·Q4 Q·K2 4. 0·0 NxP 12. R·K3 N·R4? 21. R·KB! RxP 44. KxR N>R N-QB3 B-NS 1 T. 0-0·0 Q·N4ch 22. K·Q2 KR-Bl 45. Reslgn$ 5. 5. R-KT N·Q3 13. N-Q2 N.B4 23. B.QI R-KR6 •• Q·Q3 N-B3 •• N.P B·K2 14. R·R3 N-RS FR ENCH DEFENSE 7. B-B1 0·0 15. P-KN4 N-N3 WALTER BROWNE ANDREW SOL TIS S. P·Q4 N-B4 16. R·RS N-B3 1. P-K4 P-K3 19. Px N NxQP 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 20. Q·K3 Q·KB3 3. PxP 21. Q·Q2 e•• 4. N·KB3 '" 22. Q-N2 R-K7 5. B·Q3 B-NS..." 23. Q·B3 R·B7 6. P·KR3 B-R4 24. Q·Q3 R·Q7 7. 0 -0 N-QB3 25. Q·K3 exe 8. N_B3 KN-K2 "16. PxQ N·K7ch 9. N-QNS P' QR3 27. K·B2 N·B6ch 10. NxBch e.N 28 . K-B3 N·K5 11. P.B3 P-R3 29. N-N4 R·N7 12. P·QN4 Q-B3 30. KR·Bl P·QB3 13. B·K2 0 ·0 31. N_K5 R·B7ch 14. P-Q R4 KR_KI 32. K·N4 P·B4c h 15. N·R2 ... 33. K_RS 16. QxB N_B4 34. N-Q7 K."·R2 17. Q-B3 Q-K3 35 . N-B6ch NxNch 12. P-B4! QxPch 18. B·B4 N/4XP 36 . Resigns ll. B-Q2 Q·NS SICILIAN DEFENSE 14. Q-Q8ch! K.Q 17. QN-B4! P.N CHARLES STEIR WA LTER BROWNE 1S. 8·NSch K-KT 1. P·K4 P·QB4 14. Q·R6ch K ·K l 18. QxN!! RPxQ 2. N-K B3 P-Q3 IS. Q·N7 R·Bl T6. R·Q8 Mate 19. NxNP! P.N 3. P.Q4 16. QxRP P·04 20. SxPch K·B1 4. NxP '" 17. P·KS PxP Paris, 1878 21. R·R8 Mate 5. N.QB3 18. PxP N·BS 6. B·NS 19. Q·R5 NxNP FRENCH DEFENSE 7. P·B4 B·K2 20. BxP QxN G. H. Mackenzie Jas. Mason 8. Q·B3 Q-B2 21. BxPch RxB U. S. AMATEUR 9. 0 .0 ·0 QN-Q2 22. KR-Bl N·Q6ch 1. P·K4 P-Kl •• Bxl'l P.O 10. B·K2 P-N4 23. RxN B·R6ch 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 10. N-KR4 K·N2 1964 11. Bx N 24 . K-Ql B·N5ch 3. N-QBl N·KB3 11. Q·RS R·Rl 12. Q·R5 N'"-N3 25. N·B3 Qx Rch 13. B·N4 K ·BI 26. Res igns 4. P.P P.P 12. P·B4 P-B3 5. CARO·KANN DEFENSE PONZIANI OPENING N·B3 B·Q3 13. R-B3 N·N3 0-<13 0 ·0 14. QR·KB1 Q-B2 H. LYMAN Z . HUBER f>AUL JOSS MARC YOFFIE ,. P·K4 P·QB3 '6. BxP I. P·K4 •• 'xN P·K4 11. Q-QR4 N·C!6 7. 0·0 N·B3 15. N·K2 B-Q2 ,. P·Q4 P·Q4 17. PxB 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 12. QxP B·B4 S. B·KNS N·K2 16. N-N3 QR·KNT ,. N·QB) 18. Q·N4ch K·BI". 3. P·B3 P·Q4 13. BxN Nxe N·Q2 19. N· RS Q·QI 4. Q.R4 Ox' •• '" N·B3 14. Q·R8ch K.Q1 ,. B·QB4 KN·B3 20. Q·N7ch K·K2 S. Nx P B·Q2 15. QxP R·K' •• N·N3 P·K3 2'. BxN R·NI 6. NxB e.N '6. Q·NSch P·B3 ,. N·B3 B·K2 22. QxP R·N3 7. PxP e.' 17. Q·N7ch K·Q3 •• 0 ·0 0 ·0 23. Q· K3 'x, 8. Q·QB4 Q·KB4 18. N·R3 QxPch •• Q·K2 P·B4 24. Q·R3ch K· KI 9. B·K2 0 ·0-0 19. Resigns 10. B·KNS Q·N! 25 . KR·KI Q·N4 10. 0 -0 N·K4 11 . P·B3 R·K' 26 . N· B6ch K·QI 12. QR·QT 27. Q·R5ch K· K2 13. PxP P·KR3'" 28. Q·R3eh K·QI 14. B·B4 B·Q3 29. P·KN3 N·N3? BONFIRE I S. N·KS N ·Q4 30. Q·B8ch Resigns BONFIRE, a newsletter, requests your SICILIAN DEFENSE letter for publication discussing any M. O'DONNELL c. Re HBERG ,. P·K4 P·QB4 15. K ·RI P·N4 aspect of chess. Letters should be ,. N·KB3 N·QB3 16. N·N3 B·B3 written as open letters to BONFIRE's ,. P·Q4 17. BxN ... readers and signed with the writer's •• N'"·B3 18. N·R5 Q·K1 17. Q.R611 KxQ 20. P·N4ch KxP ,. ""N·QB3 P·Ql 19. Q·N4 K·RI address included. Subscription rates of B·QB4 P·K3 20. B·Q5 R·KNI 18. N/4·BSch BxN 21. R·N3ch K·R4 •• BONFIRE are $1.30 for twelve iS5ue5. ,. B·K3 B·K2 21. R·Bl N·BS 19. NxBch K·R4 22. B·K2 Mate •• 0·0 P·QR3 22. BxB ... BONFIRE •• P·QR3 Q·B2 23. N·QS Q.Q, 10. B·R1 0 ·0 24. N/ RxB ' xN Box 14122 BOOST *AMERICAN * * CHESS! 1'. P·B4 B·Q2 15. Q· R4 K·N2 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782·14) 12. P· BS P·K4 26. R·N3ch K·BI TELL YOUR FRIENDS 13. N/4. K2 N·QR4 27. Q·R6ch Resi!lns ABOUT USCF 14. B·NS QR·BI AUGUST, 1964 193 Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

The Ullited Stales Champion cOI~lin!les his presentation of "ie Sicillitz­ Dubois ma tch of 186:2 .. .. GAME THREE 14_ ...... P·Q4 A surprising positional lemon_ consid_ EVANS GAMBIT ering that Steinitz is handling the Black Dubois Steinitz pieces. After 14 ..... __ .. , P-KB4! (threaten· 1, P-K4 P·K4 ing to win a piece with ...... , P-BS) 15. 2, N·KB3 N·QB3 PxP e.p. (best). BxP; 16. N·K4, B-K2 fol- 3. 8·84 8·84 lowed by ...... , Q-Kl, etc., Black is a 4. 0·0 N·a3 ahead with good attacking pros­ After this the best White can hope for pects to boot. is equality. Now the Evans·type gambit IS. N-Q4! Q·Kl loses all its stine because Black, having Another lemon. Not only does it per­ already developed his KN, is prepared mit White to build up a pawn steam­ 24. N-B3? ...... to casUe. roUer on the K-s ide but it also gives It is doubtful if Black retains any real 5. P-QN4 ...... him a bind on the QB5 square. Correct This simply loses a pawn without com­ winning chances after 21. PxP! BxP (2 1. was 15 ...... , P·QB4; 16. N·BS-though ...... RxP; 22. R-Q Bl folJowed by N-N3); pensation. Also unsound is 5. P-B3, NxPj Dubois is alrcady back in the ballgame. 6. Q·K2 (if 6. P·Q4, P·Q4!) P·Q4j 7. B·NS, 22. N·B3 and R·QB1. Aftcr the text, Black 0 -0; 8. BKN, PxB and Black holds the 16. P-KB4 P·N3 should win by means of simple tech­ edge even though White recovers his Still another lemon-completing the nique: he dissolves his double QBP. pawn. trilogy. Steiniu, who later became fam· 24...... P·QB4 1£ 6. B·Q5 (instead of Q-K2), NxKBP; ous for his understanding of square com­ 25. PxKBP RxP 7. RxN, BxRch; 8. KxR, N-K2j 9. B·N3, plexes, is apparently completely unawarc 26_ PxP BxPch p oKS followed by P-Q4 with the initia­ of the danger. 16 ...... , P-QB4 was a 27. K-BI P-B3 tive. must. 28. P-QR4 K-NI Inoffensive but best is 5. P·Q3, P-Q3; 29. K·K2 K·BI 6. B·K3 (6. B·KN5, P-KR3; 7. B-R4, P­ 30. K·Q3 K_K2 KN4; 8. B·N3, P-KR4! IS lost for White) 31. R·Klch K·Q3 with an even game. 32. R-K8 B·N3 5...... 8xP 33. R·KN8 P·B4 6. P-B3 B-K 2 34. N·R4 P·BSch This retreat refutes White's strategy. 35. K-B2 P-QS Ironically, more than 30 years alter this Perhaps posterity should be grateful game was played. Steini1z himself (play­ to Steinitz for getting so careless; this ing White) fell into this same trap. leads to an intricate study which is fea­ 7. P-Q4 NxKP tured in Fine's Basic Chess Endings. Simpler is 7 ...... • P·Q3 leading to a White can rcsign after 35 ...... , R-B7ch; Hungarian Defense formation, but with 36. K-Ql (if 36. KB3, B·R4 ch fo lJowed Black a clear pawn ahead and with no by R-B5 ch) B-K6; 37. RxPch, K-B4 fol- lowed by ...... , P·B6. prospects of counterplay fCJr White. The 17. P-BS? text is also good but it gives White a ...... 36. RxP P-Q6ch chance (which he doesn't deserve) to For some reason White gets desperate 37. K-Q2 B-R4ch open up the game. just when he is beginning to come into 38. K·K3 RxR 8_ PxP 0-0 the game. Compare this with Game One 39. NxR POO7 9. 8-Q5 N·B4 (C HESS LIFE, April 1964, p. 84) where This seems to permit White to set 10. B-KJ N·K3 Dubois built up a beautiful position and up a blockade on the light sq uares; how­ 11 . Q-B2 K-r.l then threw it away with one impetuous ever Sleinitz foresees that he can break A defensive move that apparently pre- move (11. P·Q5). Correct here is 17. NxN, through it at the r ight moment. But pares for a later ...... , P-B3. 11...... , BxN; 18. N-N3 followed possibly by B-B5 simpler seems 39 ...... , K-B4; 40. N·K5, P-Q3 at once seems more natural. with a bind on the dark squares. In that K-N5; 4l. NxPch. (if 41. N·S6 ch, K·B6 12. QN·Q2 p-Q3 event, Black, though still a pawn ahead, wins) l'xN; 42. KxP, B-Ql! The pawns 13. BxN/ B6 PxS would not have much play. are stopped cold and Black wins easily 14. QR-QI ...... 17...... NxN! with his QRP since the is of the 18_ PxN BxP right color. 19. RxB PxR 40. K-K2 P-86 20. QxKBP P·B3 41. K·QI K·B4 preparing to blunder. Correct was 20. 42. N·KS 8 ·B2 ...... , Q-Bl (and, if White refuses to 42 ...... , K·N5 also wins after 43. N·B6 exchange, 21...... , Q-K3) completely re· ch, KxP; 44. NxB. KxN; 45. P·R4 (if 45. pulses the attack. P-N4. K-N5: 46. K·B2, K-B4 and Black 21. B·R6 Q·N3? wins by blockading the White passers Mueh better is 21...... , Q-Bl; 22. P- alid queening his own RP) K-N5; 46. K6, R-KNI. still win ning easil y. Stcinitz K·B2, P ·Q8 (Q) ch; 47. KxQ, K-N6; 48. must have thought that the ensuing end· K-Bl, P·R4. etc. game was much simpler than it actually 43. N-B3 K·N5 44. K·82 K,P 22. QxQ P,Q 45. P-N4 8·B5 23_ BxR ",B 46. P·NS P-Q8(Q)e h 194 CHESS LIFE This is the sacrifice that breaks the blockadc. For the rest, thcre is no point explaining what Steinitz demonstrates. SMASHING THE SICILIAN 47. KxQ K·N6 by USCF Senior Moster BERNARD ZUCKERMAN

Manhattan Chess Club 13 ...... , N·Q4 is stronger, althongh here also White has chances. Gipslis Championship 1963-4 suggests 14. Nx:"! , BPxK; 15. B-K2,PxP; 16. P·B4. In a few Soviet games, 14. N­ SICILIAN DEFENSE K4 was tried. Two of these continued 14 . Bernard Zuckerman Robert Steinmeyer ...... , QxP? 15. R-Ql, and now in one game Black continned 15 ...... , R·QN1 1. P-K4 P·QB4 on which 16. PxP is very strong. Thc 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 ot.he r game went 15...... , Q-R5; 16. 3. P·Q4 P.P B·Q3, PxP ; 17. 0 -0 , Q-Q5ch; If!. K-R1 , 4. NxP N·KB3 Q-R2; 19. P·B4, B-K2; 20. BxB, QxB; 21. 5. N·QB3 P·QR3 This is the position given in B",sic PxN. KPxP; 22. N-N5, B·K3; 23. NxB, 6. B·KNS ...... Chess Endings (p. 233) QxN; 24. Q·B3 Resigns. Gipslis has ana­ The most popular move nowadays. lyzed 15 ...... • PxP; 16. B·K2, B-N5?; 48. N·Q4 ch K·N7 During the period 1961-3 this continua­ 49. P·N6 B-R3 17. QxB, NxQ; 18. R-Q8ch, KB2; 19. tion was neglectcd by many players who O-Och, KN3; 20. P-R4 with unovoidable 50. P·R4 P·R4 had previously favored it, including M. 51. P·R5 P·R5 mate. Better for Black is 14 ...... , PxP Tal. This neglect, in my opinion, was threatening 15 ...... , B·N5. Shortly after 52. N-B2 P·R6 caused by Black's 7 ...... , Q-N3, which 53. N·Q4 .. . .. the game, I analyzed the possibility of . . . scored many successes during that peri. 15. B-K2, B·N5; 16. RxB. QxR; 17. QxQ . Of course sacrificing the by 53. od. However, some new ideas have re· KxQ; 18. 0-0. White is the exchange and NxP, KxN; 54. K-B2, K·N5 is futile since cently been discovered for White, and two pawns down in this ending hut he White will eventualIy be zugzwanged in· in th is game I decided to try one of has a great lead in development and to relinquishing control of QB2. them. Black's pieees are uncoordinated and he 53...... P-R7 6, ...... P·K3 has many weaknesses. The immediate 54. N-Bl B-N2 7. P·B4 Q-N3 threat is 19. N·Q6ch. In one game Black 55. N·R1 KxN 8. Q·Q2 ...... played 18 ...... N-Q4 and after 19. N· 56, K_B2 B·R3! During 1962 8. N·N3 was often played, Q6ch, KQ2; 20. N-B4, K -K1; 21. N-Q6ch, 57. Resigns' hut it was realized that after 8 ...... , B· KQ2, White rejected the draw with 22. K2 ; 9. Q·B3, Q-B2; 10. 0·0-0, QN·Q2 Black N-B4, played 22. N·B7 and drew anyway. Chart of the Spectacular has a good game. The position arbing is Also interesting is 14. R·N3, Q-R4; 15. similar to that aftcr 7 ...... , B-K2; 8. N-K4. QxQch; 16. KxQ, PxP; 17. P-B4 BLACKMAR-DIEMER Q·B3, Q·B2; 9. 0·0-0, QN-Q2 except that as in a game Bergin-Zlotnik, Moscow, GAMBIT '''hite's knight on QN3 is not as well 1964. White won. placed as at Q4 as it does not observe 14. BxN P.B Only $1.50 the squares QN5. K6, and KE5. 15. N·K4! ...... 8...... QxP Weaker is 15. B·K2, as after 15 ...... , (Pre ~ publication price) 9. R-QNl Q-R6 Q-Q3; 16. B-R5ch, KK2; 17. Q·K2 Black 10. P·BS ...... secures an attack with 17...... , Q-Q5 Ready for publication on Sept. 1 . OUT 10. P·K5 and 10. BxN have often been followed by 18 ...... B-Ra. chart of this exciting gambit opening playcd here, but Mike Valvo had r e­ -highly favorable to White-will be 15...... B-K2 cently shown me the game Gipslis-Kot'ch­ Black is in great difficulties, e.g.: priced uniformly with our other charts noi from the XXXIst U. S. S. R. Cham· --$2 each. However, we offer it now pionship in which the text wa s success­ 1) 15 ...... , P·KB4; 16. B-K2!, PxN; 17. at the SPECIAL PRE·PUBLICATIOK fully tried. B·R5ch, K·K2; 18. R-KBl (18. 0 -0 allows PRICE of only $1.50, postpaid. Ko 10...... N-B3 Black a spite check.) Q·Q3; 19. R-B7ch, orders accepted after Sept. 1st at this K·Ql, and now not 20. RxBch(!) as givcn, Best, as nnsatisfactory are 10...... , price. Winning percentage shown for P·K4 (because of 11. BxN followed by among other places, in Euwe's Archives, every move. the occupation of Q5) and 10 ...... , B-K2 since it only wins the and a few pieces, but 20. Q.R5ch~!, Q - B2~ (Of course Charts now available (11. PxP, PxP; 12. B-QB4! with advan· - tage for White.) not 20 ...... , K·Kl; 21. R-R7, QK7, KN7 1. Sicilian 11 . PxP PxP or xl' Mate) 21. QxQch, K·K1 and now 2. Roy LOPez 12. NxN PxN 22. R·Q7, K7 , N7. or xP -r..-1 aie. 3. Nimzo-Indian 13. P·KS PxP 2) 15 ...... , Q·K2; 16. B·K2. P-KR4; 17. 4. 's Indi",n 0 -0, P-KB4; 18. Q-B3! S. French 3) 15 ...... , B·KN2 ; 16. R-N3, Q·K2; 17. N·Q6ch , K-Bl; 18. B·K2 (or 18. B·B4); Caro-Kann •• 16. B·K2 P-KR4 7. Queen's Gambit Korehnoi continued 16...... , 0·0 •• English against Gipslis. Price, $2 each; any 4 for $7.50; or 17. R·N3 Q-R5 all 8 for S15, postpaid. Satisfaction 18. P·B4 B·Q2 guaranteed or money refunded. 18 ...... , P-KB4 was Black's last chance Order from CHESS CHARTS, to hold out ; 19. N·Q6ch, BxN; 20. QxB. 3533 Centr",1 Avenue, Q-R4ch; 21. K-B2, K· B2~ After the pas· sive text, Black's game is hopeless. S"'n Diego, Calif. 92105 19. 0·0 P_K84 20. N·Q6ch BxN AUGUST, 1964 195 20 ...... , K-Ql is at least as bad, e.g. 11. N·Q5, PxN (11...... , NxP? 12. QxP, 16...... Px8P 21. R-N7, P-B4 (otherwise 22. N-B7ch and QxQ ; 13. N-B7 Mate) 12. N-B6 and 13. 23. QxB Mate) 22. N·N5! ; and after 20. 16 ...... , ExP, BxP is answered by 17. PxP. NxP, K-Q2 (17 ...... , PxN; 18. QxPch, ...... , K-BI; 21. NxP, PxN; 22. QxB, and 11 , KR ·K l B-K2 K-Ql ; 19. QxPch, K·BI; 20. B·K6 Mate); now 22 ...... , P·B5; 23. Q-B5eh, or 22. And here. 11 ...... , P-N5 is bad in view 18. Q-R3! (stronger than 18. N·B5ch, ...... , R-KR2; 23. RxPch, R-B2; 24. Rl3- of 12. N-QS, e.g. 12. PxN, 13. PxPch, K· K·B2). KB3 etc. QI; 14. N·B6eh, BxN; 15. I'xB, N·K4; 16. 17. NxPI PxPch 21. QxB ...... Q-B4 with a strong attack. Bad also is White now threatens 22. R-N8ch , 22. 18. K· Nl PxN 12 ...... , NxP; 13. NxKP, NxQ ; 14. N· 19. QxP R·K R2 R-N7, 22. QxP(S), and 22. R-QL After the B7eh and Mate. 11...... , N-B4 and II. best defense, 21...... , Q-R4; 22. R-N7, ...... , R-Bl have also been tried here. If 19 ...... , Q-B2: 20. fuP!, R·KBI (20. R-Q1; 23. R-Q1, R-R2; 24. BxPch, fuB; Interesting is Rcshevsky's 11 ...... 0 ·0 ·0 ...... , QxR; 21. QxQ or 20 ...... , R·KR2; 25. RxB, RxR; 26. QxRch, K·B1; 27. Qx which has given Black good re ~ ult s . See, 21. Q-N8 Mate) 21. B-R4ch. KP, Black must lose at least his queen for a . But Black shortens the agony. for instance Mednis-Saidy, U. S. Cham· 20. Q-N8ch K·Q2 21...... P-K5 pionship, 1963·4. 21. QxK R R· Kl 22. R·N8ch Resigns 12. P-B4 P-R3? 22. 8·87 ••••• ••• • • • Black loses a tempo when he must 22. B-K6ch was also good. However the Manhattan Chess Club take immediate measures against White's text wins another exchange since a rook threat to break through in the center . move allows 23. RxBch and 24. B-Q5ch . Championship 1963-4 Usual here is 12 ...... , N-E4 in order to Since 22 ...... , Q-Q 1 is lorecd, Black re- answer 13. P·KS with 13 ...... , PXP and signs. SICILIAN DEFENSE if 14. PxP?, KN·K5; 15. NxN, QxQch; 16. BxQ, BxN with the better game. Bet· Berna rd Zuckerman Arthur Feuerstein ter is 14. BxN though after 14...... , Px 1. P-K4 P.QB4 B! 15. PxP, O-O-O! Black stands well. Addison Sweeps Central Mass. 2. N·KB3 P-Q3 Best on 12 ...... , N·B4 is 13. BxN. 3. p.Q4 PxP 13. 8 xN NxB? William Addison, USCF Senior Master 4. NxP N·KB3 lrom Calilornia, swept the Central New 5. N.QB3 QN·Q2 13 ...... , PxB would have kept the lines closed though in that case Black's England Open with a 6·0 score just one Black's last move has been played on week before moving on to take first occasion by Petrosian. In my opinion, game is not good either. On 13 ...... , BxB White has several possibilities, for ex· prize in the big Eastern Open in Wash· committing the knight to a decentral­ ington, D.C. ized position at this stage leaves Black ample: cramped. 1) 14. P·K5, NxP (14 ...... , PxP; IS. Addison topped a recor

Bill Addison ...... 0 5 off-form in this tournament by A consistently conducted game has not only several comparison with h is creditable debut of the previous lessons (as all games do), but also a prevailing theme yeor. I pe rce ived 0 subt le lessening of dete rmination which is both the impulse toward its logical end and in his ploy. Conversely, when we sat down to this game its prime didactic point. The theme of this game is 1 was in the running for second prize and pressing White's exploitation of the white squares, based on a hard for each po int. powe rful King's Bishop. It is my most pleasing win of the tourname nt.

English Opening R-QN I and White doesn't have much. small advantages indeed seem irresist­ 8...... • KN -K2(?) To me this move sig. ible in the long run. 1. P-QB4, P·K4; 2. N·QB3, N·QB3; 3. nifies a loss of spirit. Why part with 9...... , PxN; 10. 0-0, 0 ·0 ; 11 . 8-Q2, P-KN 3, P-KN3; 4. B·N2, S-N2; 5. P·K3, a vital Bishop, creating a weak pawn R·N1 ; 12. R·Nl. P·QR3; 13. Q·K2. Fore­ P·Ql; 6. KN·K2. A well-tried opening structure to boot? To expOse the K· stalling an expansion of space by Black line. I now half expected Addison to file and the QNI' with 8 ...... , NxN? 9. via ...... , P·QN4. 13 ...... • Q..o2; 14. KR- essay 6 ...... , P·KR4, in the same aggres- PxN would have made further co nces· Ql, N.Q1. Slightly preferable is 14 ...... , sive spirit that prompted him against sions inevitable, as Addison pointed out, N·K4, threatening 15 ...... , P.QN4, thus ReshevskY in another English Opening. but the belter part of valor is to admit inducing a minimal commitment with 15. (Perhaps failure begets prudence.) Nor- ert'or with B...... , B-Q2. P-B4 (...... , N-B2). 15. B·Kl. A quiet mal would be 6 ...... , KN-K2, as in, 9. NxB. With alacrity, or, musically mo ve. The Q- file is cleared and KB2 e.g., Botvinnik-Reshcvsky, AVRO, 1938 speaking, allegro COli moto. Future strat­ secured. The Bishop can later join the (in which, howcver , Black neve!' equal­ egy is now clear (although "the game conllict efIectively. 15 ...... , P-QN4. It ized). Instcad he plays a movc which plays itself" is an exaggeration). It is is difficult for the defender to await de. is quite good in the Closcd Sicilian, with based on White's two advantages: velopments passively. He attempts to an extra movc, viz. I. P·K4 , P·QB4; 2. 1. The unopposed King's Bishop. Strat. exchange QRP for QBP and thus obtain N-QB3, N-QB3; 3. P-KN3, P·KN3; 4. B·N2, egy: Open up the game opportunely. a central pawn preponderance. But op­ B·N2; 5. P·Q3, P.K3j 6. B-K3. Now 6. It will be seen that White can act as ening li nes is entirely to the taste of ...... , P·Q4 is bad, and if 6 ...... N· Q5, he prefers in the center or either the holder of the Bishop-pair. White seizcs thc uppcr hand wi th 7. Oank because of- QN·K2!, as Smyslov showed niccly. 2. Black's pawn weaknesses, which 6...... , 8·K3 (?) But hcrc this is all foliow from the absence of his wh ite­ opening inaccuracy from which Black squared Bishop. They are: the QNP, never fu ll y recovers. Perhaps he intends already under diagonal pressure (this 7. I\'·Q5, QN·K2 with a speculative sac· one he succecds in relieving); the KP rifice of thc QNP. But White has a more vulnerable to diagonal attack; and th ~ forceful rejoindcr. KNP, vulnerable to pawn attack from the flank. Moreover, Black has no counterplay and defcnding all fronts is a strain on his limited resources. White's cumulative

16. P-KR4! An ideal moment to start action away from the flank on which Black has already committed himself. Note that ...... , NPxP would only bring White's Queen into play against a weak pawn fo rmation, here or on the next move. 16...... , N·8 2; 17. N·K4, N·K4. Black forces a slight gain. White could 7. P·Q4{11 A fairly simple llseudo·pawn have prevented it with 17. P·KB4, but sacrifice which convincingly shows that felt that to be slightly loosening; more­ Black's last is a loss or onc tempo at the over , Black's pawn mass will be ungainly. minimu m. (I would presume that all 18. P.,P, PxP; 19. P-RS, P.,P Black this has been played before.) chooses to have his weak pawn on KR2 7 ...... , PxP. No t 7 ...... Bxl'j 8. rather than KN3- and gives White a def­ P·Q5 (better than 8. Q·R4 , BxN; 9. p. inite target to concentrate on for the Q5?!-9. BxNch is about equal- 9 ...... , rest of the game. 20. QxRP, N..o4. Tempt­ B·Q6; 10. PxN. P·QN3 and Black retains ing_but 21. RxN, PxR; 22. N-N5, B-B3! an extra pawn) 8 ...... , OxN (forced); 23. BxPch, K·Rl is inconclusive. 21. N· 9. QxB. QN·K2; 10. Q·N5ch regaining the NS, N-K83. No t 21...... , P.KR3 ; 22. Nx pawn with a big plus for White. KP. 22. Q· K2, N·B 2; 23. N·K4. Exchang. 8. NxP. Better than 8. PxP, BxBP; 9. ing the piece that Black needs to protect Q·R4 (9. P·Q5? N· K4-this square is now KR2 in the moves to come. 23...... • open) 9 ...... , BxN j 10. BxNch, PxB; 11. N.,N; 24. BxN, N·N4; 25. 8·N2. Forced­ QxPch, K-BI; 12. NxB, N.K2; 13. Q-K4, but the Bishop will soon return to the AUGUST, 1964 197 K-side attack. 25 ...... , Q·Kl. it should VI. 41...... • Q-KZ 42. n ·M, Q·fil 43 . Q.Q2 be pointed out that, P-K4 during this and now ~ i mply ...... , Q.K2~ If 44. Q-Q4 o r B3 , then ...... , Q.Bl again. White should coo· phase of the game would weaken Q4 and solida!e and avoid all sacrificial traps with invite White's P·KB4 . 26. P-B4, N-B2. 44. R(I)·R3'. BxP 45 . B-B5!, e .g. A. 45 ...... , BxP?! 46. nxB, Rl1· 44 ...... , B·Ql 45. R·R8ch! lind mates) 45. Q-Kl ; 42 ...... , R·N5 fails to the usual perfectly, as Black manages to protect KxR. QxPCh oM. K·B2, Q.N6ch 47. K·l:(2, Q. BxPch, e.g., 43. BxPch, K-N2; 44. £..B5! , his KRP in time- but has to drop a N5ch (47...... , Q.N7eh a1s(> fails)

198 CHESS LIFE MY GAMES FROM CHICAGO by U. S. Open Champion WILLIAM LOMBARDY

Gmne/lIll/ster Lom lxmly II ere Im:sellts tlte filial tllree games trom tile 1963 U"iteli States O,}ell Chtlllll} ioIl Shil', I1It/yeti ill Chicago jllst one ycur ago. In ollr next issue we will t etltlm.: (/ se/eclioll of games trom tile 1964 U. S. Open which is /lOte tlllder 1t)(llj ill Bosioll.

Round 11 be. The best move should never be taken for granted. The winning move was 19. Q·B3; a Pawn falls, and with proper In this game i missed the opportunity for full possession of play the game is won ; 20. N·Q2, QxRP: 21. P·N!), QxP: 22. first place. in fact, what is more curious is that Bisguier didn't QxQ, PxQ ; 23. BxP, P·Q4 and the Bishops of opposite colors realize that I had such an opportunity nor did I even consider are not enough to draw, 24. PxP, NxP; 25. N·B4, N·B2! the possibility of its existence. Bisguier found 19 ...... , Q·B3 20. N·Q2, KR ·Q1 ; 21. Q·N1 , PxP; 22. NxP, NxN; 23. QxN, P·KN3. as an afterthought and pointed it out at the end of the game. And here the players agreed on a draw. Pcrhaps even here, Black is slightly better owing to his central Pawn majority, SICILIAN DEFENSE but White has adequate counter·pl ay against the Black Quecn·side Pawns. WHITE: Arthur 8isguier 8LACK: W. Lombardy 1. P·K4, P·Q84; 2. N·K83, P·Q3: 3. P·Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N·KB3; Round 12 S. N·Q83, P·QR3; 6. 8·K2, P·K4 ; 7. N·83, ...... More aggressive is 7. N·N3. The text is too passive and cer· To convert the very least of advantages into the win tainly not suited to the temperament of Bisguier, Crom whom is really any master's greatest task. So seldom docs the mosier we have seen so many sparkli ng combinations. meet with players of considerably lesser strength, who more often than not present hi m with no more than routine 7 ...... , 8·K2; 8. 0·0. 0 ·0 ; 9. 8·KNS ...... problems, that it is this ability to convert the minute into An old move wi th a sound objective: to ga in control of Q5 the decisive edge that must serve to mark that person as for occupation by removing the defend ers of that square. mllSter. In this case, White has nothing more than the renown· 9 ...... , a.K3; 10. 8xN, Bx8; 11 . N·QS, N·Q2. ed, but surely overrated, advantag '! of the two Bishops; he Black develops this piece purposefull y to C{l unter Wh ite's allows, even eneourlges, sim plification to increase the scope plan. His Bishop is already posted on K3 and his Knight of the Bishop pair, making the advantage a little more pro· will be posted on KB3, both picces with an eye on White's Q5. nounced, and suddenly Black colla!)s!!s. as if from some inncr 12. Q·Q2, R·81 . weakness in the position. in order indirectly to defend the Queen Pawn Black poses a counter·attack agains t the QB Pawn. Then. should he have CARO-KANN DEFENSE need for the defense of the Queen Pawn, he has a rcady de· Ccnse with R·QB3 in constant reserve. WHITE : W. Lombardy BLACK: S"m Cohen 13. P·B3, R.84; 14. P·QN4, ...... 1. P·K4, P·Q83; 2. N.Q83, P·Q4; 3. N·83, PxP; 4. NxP. B·NS; Too weakening. White ought to take the opportunity to retreat S. P·KRJ, 8 xN; 6. QxB, N·Q2; 7. P·KN3, ...... his Knight to K3 and then play KR·Q1, since he has no Strange to spend more than half an hour to lind this move. convenient method of preventing Black's P·Q4 anyway. Even more ~trange that White should h ve so much trouble 14 ...... , R·81; 15. P·QR4, ...... " ...... developing his King Bishop: 7. P·Q4, QN·B3!; 8. P·B3, NxN; This proves to be too ambitious. White ought to piay for 9. QxN , N·H3; 10. Q·B3, P·K3 with a difficult gD. me in prospect, solidity with P·QB4 . perhaps favoring White slightly. 15 • ...... , B·K2; 16. KR·Q1 , BxNI; 17. QxB. Q·B2; 18. QR·BT?, 7 ...... KN .Bl; 8. P·Ql?!, ...... N·83; 19. Q.o3, P·Q4? With a Pawn in the center White Cln effectively restr ict the Black Knight. The drawback is th at Black may develop his Bishop to QB4 unimpeded. B...... , NxN; 9. PxN, P·K3! Co rrect. Black must guard the White squares; else White may decide to develop his own Bishop to QB4. 10. B·N2, 8 ·84. More accurate was 10 ...... , Q.8J immediately: 11 . Q·K2?! B·N5ch! ; 12. K·BI (12. P·B3, BxPch!). Natu rally, 11 . Qx.Q would offer White an advantage similar to that he obtained in the actual game. The exchange of Queens, however, wou ld greatly reduce Whi te's winning chances. II. 0·0, Q·83; 12. Q·K2, 0-0; 13. P·B3, KR.QI; 14. B·84, ...... To tempt Black into P·K4 , while at the same time losing nothing in developing a piece. Incredible! Black had calculated that once having achieved 14 ...... , N·K4; IS. QR.oI, B.N3. P.Q4, he would be guaranteed at least a minimal advantage. Black prepares to exchange all the rooks; un fortunately, For this reason he proceeded, blindly, with his preconceived this is not to his advantage. Correct was 15...... , P·KR3 plan, not even vaguely aware that his opponcnt had left a Pawn so that 16. Q·R5 may be refuted by N· Q6. for the taking. This only proves that one should not always 16. K·R2 . N.N3; 17. 8.81 . P·K4. expect the best move. no matter who his opponent might Now that the White Bishop is deployed at KN2 Black can

AUGUST, 1964 199 more readily afford this move. But why move the Pawn at aU, Round 13 particularly since the move limits the scope oi his own Bishop? Certainly the text does not permanently prevent AU I can say about this game is that I didn't win, or couldn't White from playing P·KB4. Black ought to advance his plan wi n, or even might have lost. Well, I'll let the reader solve of exchanging rooks so that he may C

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200 CHESS· LIFE CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U. S. Senior Master ELIOT HEARST

other, loud ly analysed his games, etc. Grandmasters on Fischer These allegations, a typical symptom of his self-deception Everybody has an opinion ahout . This over the outcome of tbe tournament, shows how subjectively month we feature the opinions of three grandmasters: Tigran he had weighed up the prospects beforehand, Arter his grand Petrosian and Paul Keres of the USSR, and of victory in the Interzonal Tournament at Stockholm, 2% points Denmark. The Russian remarks have previously been published in front of his nearest rivals, he thought the Candidates' in English in the British magazine "CHESS," but we feel Tournament was in his hands. He had completely overlooked sure that these comments are worth reprinting here. The the {act that the Interzonal Tournament was an eliminating opinions or Larsen were culled from a conversation he had contest for places 1 to 6; in the Ca ndidates', on the other with Dick Cantwell of the USA, who was a visitor at the hand, only first place had any sIgnificance and thus the Interzonal in Amsterdam. terms of battle were entirely different. It was his belief in Paul Keres his own superiority over all his rivals that brought about his downfall, not the conspiracy of his imagining! Bobby Fischer's play places him in the topmost group of grandmasters. He has demonstrated in various tournaments The fact is, and remains, that in the Ca nd idates' Tourney that he can take up the gauntlet with anybody; he is a most he was never seriously in the running for first place, from dangerous opponent. Not without good reason, he has par­ the very start. Can yo U offer me a plausible reason why ticipated in the last two Candidates' To urnaments; he is th is "teamwork" should be put into operation against a co m· thus established among the bcst eight players in the world, petitor who was never a serious danger to the rest? Why His latest great achievement, scoring 100% in the U,S. Cham­ should Korchnoi offer himsel{ up suddenly as a sacrifice (as pionship, shows him to be in peak lorm. Hi s participation Fischer claimed) when he himself still had good chances of in the tournaments lor the World Championship is expected finishing first? Why did Korchnoi start his self·immolation by the whole chess world, and will be followed with great as early as round 12 against Bobby Fischer himself, putting interest.

Here and There . . . The Lilke Ontario Open, played in Ro ­ chester, N.Y_ on April 4-5, was won by The Spring Tourney of the Jersey City The Oak Park (Illinois) Open, played Dr. Erich W. Marchand with a score of YMCA Chess Club ended on June 24, during June and July at the Oak Park 41h -Ih. The 24-player event included en. victory going to Richard Grossma n who Chcss Club, was won by C. W. Musgrove tries from Canada and New Jersey. Ivan posted a perfect 5·0. Edward Allen took who to pped a field of 18 players by seor· T h e~orov i c h , Dr. Orest Popovych, and second and Sanford Lichtenberg was ing 41h·¥i. J . Pahlavan (4-1) was runner· OerwlO Kerr all scored 4-1 to take the third. Fourteen players took part in the "p. ncxt three p laces. event which was dirceted by Paul Hel· • • • big. • • • • • • Starting in the early fall, television The Honolutu Open Championship, station KQED (Channel 9) in San F ran· user Expert Da vid Daniels won the sponsored by the Hawa ii Chess Associa­ cisco will feature a chess program by Susquehannil Valley Open in Blooms­ tion, di.rected by Fred Borges, drew an International Master George Koltanow· buri;. Pa. for the seeond year in a row, entry of 28 over the Fourth of July week· ski. Chessplaycrs in the area should scormg a clean 5-0. Peter Berlow edged end and was won by Don Philley, 5-0. watch their newspapers and TV guides out E. McKenney for second, both play. Uoyd Kawamura, tournament director for the starting date. ers posting scores of 4lh_ A field of 42 Borges, and Patr ick Ryan followed in • • players competed in the tournament, that order-all with 4·1. • A Youth Tournament sponsored by held on July 11 -12. • • • the Uptown Plaza Merchants Association Edgar Sneidcrs banged out a 6'() score in Phoenix, Arizona attracted seventeen • • • t o take top hon ors in the Second Annual playcrs, 18 years old and under, and Eut Lansi ng Spring Open, played in was won by Mark Litterman of · Walter Suesman scored 6-1 to win the E. Lansi ng, Mich. in March and ApriL back High School. The winner received championship of the Providence (R.I.) Paul Taylor, 4¥i ·l lh, was runner·up in a US CF membership, awarded by the Chen Club. Albert C. Martin was second a 21-player field_ Merchants Association. in thc B-player round robin. 202 CHESS LIFE The Lure of by HANS BERLINER

10 come up wjlb the 10110"';09 IiTSt-class perlonnance. My Best Postal Game My opponen(s openinq innovation yields him an attock .so stronq fha! it would almas! certainly succeed in oveT·the-board The oem. below. which was played in the semi-finals of play. Fortunately tbere is an Intricate delense which relutes Ihe filth Correspondence World Championship. is qoinq 10 the line and qives me a sUqhtJy bett.r endqan;:e. A/ler some decide Ihe difference b e'weefl lirs! and second place in my eXlremely dillicui! and instructive pasHfonal decisions lor bolh qua1ilylnq qroup. Since only one player qua lfties lor the Finals sides. I am able to obtain a favorable valdie! by means 01 a from each qroup. It was indeed lortunate that I was able problem.me. Kinq maneuver.

KING' S INDIAN DEFENSE 14. B·NS! ...... N-B3!; 24. 8-R6, N·NS! or 24. P-KR31 , M. Maedler H. Berliner A great surprise which I later found N·K5!; 25. P·N4!, NxB; 26. QxN, B·Q6; (W. Germ.ny) (U.S.A.) out has been recommended in Euwc's 27. Q·R4 , Q·B8ch; 28. K·R2. Q·B5ch; 29. I. P.QB4 P·KN3 Archivel. White takes advantage ot K·N l , P·KN4! ; 30. Q·R6. Q·N6ch; 31. K-RI , 2. N·QB3 B·N2 Black's poor development to launch a B·K5ch wins...... 3. P·Q4 P-Q' Very strong attack. 20...... N-B3! 4. P·K4 N·KB3 14...... RxRch Now it is essential to bring out the Black transposes to the K-lndian Dc· 15. QxR P·KR31 Knight to mute the force of White's fense. 4 ...... N·QB3, though more enter· The Knight cannot be taken immedi­ attack; e.g., 20 ...... , B·Q2; 21. P·N4 is too prising, has had little success in master ately, since after 15 ...... , PxN; 16. BxP, strong. Even though the text move re­ play. the threat of R·Kl is devastating; e.g., turns the piece, Black gets a poSitional S. B·K2 O.() 16 ...... , P·KR3; 17 . BxNP! wins Im- advantage. 6. N·B3 P·K4 mediately. 21. QBxN ...... 7. 0 -0 N-B3 16. BxPI ...... The alternative was 21. P·N4, N-R2! ; 8. p·QS N·K2 After 16. Bx N, White has nothing to Z2. PxN. NxB; 23. QxN, BxP!! and White 9. N·K l N-Kl show tor his pawn. ,,"ow he really gives must retreat the Bishop, allowing Black's Despite popular opinion, I believe this up a pi~e , but the attack is very strong. Rook to occupy the K·tile since after 24. move to be better than ...... , N·Q2, since 16...... N·B41 BxB, PxB; 25. QxQch, KxQ, Black has a from Kl the Knight does a fine job of 17. Q·B41 PxN winning endgame. White's pawns are defending the bases of the pawn chain Black dare not tirst eliminate the devastatingly weak. (Q3 and QB2) against White's eventual Bishop with 17 ...... NxB as 18. QxN, 21...... QxB Q-side pawn storm. PxN; 19. QxPch, N·N2; 20. BxP, Q-R5; 10. N·Q3 P-KB4 22. P·N4 Q·K41 21. R-K.Bl, Q·R4; 22. Q.B6, B-Q2; 23. Forced. since after 22 ...... , Q-R5; 23. 11 . P·B4I? ...... n ·N6 leads to mate or win of the An interesting departure from the us· R·Bt, White comes out at least a pawn Queen. ahead. ual P-B3 which has been found wanting, 18. B-NS! Q.Q211 or PxP which leads to equality. White has preserved his Bishop lor 23. QxQ PxQ 11 ...... KPxP the attack, but Black gains time with 24. PxN BxPI 12. BxP BxN!!? a fine Queen maneuver along the sec· But not 24 ...... , PxP?; 25. R·Bl!, P·K5; Such moves are usually avoided on ond rank. Instead 18 ...... , N-B3 ; 19. 26. 8-K2 and White will bring his King principle alone. But if one wants to win, BxP and Black's task ot rescuing the two to the centcr to blockade the pawns. it is sometimes nccessar), to take a I'al· pinned Knights is hopeless. Since Whitc's Bishop is better than his eulated risk. In accepting the pawn sac­ 19. BxP Q·N2! opposite number, White would have all rifice, 1 was not aware of a precedcnt­ the chances. Now it is the other way Petrosian-TIlI, Bled 1961, in which Black around, since White dare not exchange played 12 ...... , PxP and held equality Bishops. the black pawns being protect· only through great ingenuity. able by the Rook. We can now appraise 13. PxB PxP White's opening innovation. Play has When going into this position I ton· been forced on both sides since move sidered the tollowing Hnes: 14. N·N4, 14; Black htls an indisputable edgc. N·B4; 15. P-N4, P-RN4! or 15. Q·Q2, 25. B·K2 ...... Q·K2!; 16. 8-NS, Q·K4! ; 17. P-N4, P-K6; 18. Q·Q3, N·N6!; 19. RxRch, Kx R; 20. 8-R6ch, K-Nl and in each case Black's game is superior since the Knight cannot be taken in the second variation without the QB being lost.

The point of the detense. The threat of QxP followed by Q-Q5ch, forces White to waste a precious tempo. The Queen is ideally placed on N2, helping to defend the Black squares around the King and even ultimately exerting an influence on the now closed KN liIe. 20. R-QB1 ...... After this apparently tor~d move, 2S...... P-N3! White's game goes steadily down hill. This unoblrusive and in some ways If instead, 20. R-KI , B·Q2; 21. BxN!, obvious move was the most difficult BxB; 22. R·K7, Q·Bl!! (but not 22 ...... , of the game! The r eason: Black must QxP; 23. P·N4, N·N2; 24. B·R6!); 23. Q-K3 , choose betwecn in hibiting White's Q·side AUGUST, 1964 203 pawns or his KRP since he does not have The beginning of White's hour of K·NS • K-Q6; 67_ K-N2, KxP; 68_ K-B2 time for both. He can keep the KRP agony. He must make the right move Draw. backward with K-B2, Collowed by R-R1. each time until move 45 in order to 41 _ ...... K-Q3 In that case White could play P-B5, but draw. Here he docs right; if, instead, 40. 42. P-B4 ...... this would not be satisfactory because B-R5, K-Q3; 41. B-B7 (41. B-K8, K·B4 ; of P·N3! (Pxp. RPxP) and Black stymies 42. B-N5, B·N8; 43. K-Q2 , B·R7; 44. K-Q3, White's pawns on both sides of the board. BxPCh!; 45. BxB, P-K5ch wins); 41...... However, after 25...... , K·B2, White B-NS; 42. K-Q2, B·B7; 43. K·Q3, P·B3!! ; would have at his disposal 26. P-QR4!! 44. PxP (44. B-N8, PXP; 45. BxP, K·B4 and if 26...... • P-N3; 2:1 . P-RS! or 26. followed by BxPch wins); 44...... • P-R4; 27. P·B5 with no difficulties R-NSch !! ; 45. K-K3, KxP; 46. B·N8, K·B4; in either case. Black has to weigh the pos­ 47. R-K6, B·R7; 48. K-Q2 (K-Q3, BxPch sibility of White not finding 26. P-QR4!! wins). BxP; 49. B-Q7, B·Q4; 50. K-Q3. against the winning chances he obtains PK5ch and the Black king penetrates. in the endgame that is reached after the 40...... PxP 32nd move. I chose the latter , since Black's winning chances are excellent and White is hard put to find the correct defense at all times. Now Black maneuv­ ers to exchange Rooks_ And now we can turn the situation 26. K·B2 K-B2 around and say: "Black to Play and Win": 27. P·KR4! K·K2 a problem to which all my attentive 28. R·KN1 R·Rl readers will know the answer. 29. K·N3 R-R2 42...... P·R41J 30. R·KB1 R·B2 Now that the pawn cannot be block­ 31. p·R3? ••••• ••• aded at R2, the rest is routine (well, 31. P-R5 ? which liquidates the only almost). An unusual King mareh ends good target in Black's camp is not a the take. good idea. but neither is the text move 43. B·R4 K·K2 which weakens White's QN3. White 44. B-Q1 K·B3 should strive to avoid the exchange of 45. B-B3 K-N4 Rooks by just mo ving his Rook back The position diagrammed above is one 46. B·N2 K·R51 and forth on the fi rst rank, e.g.• 3 l. of the most amazing I have ever seen: A little triangulation now and then is R-KRI. B-K5; 32. R·KNI. R-BS. Now. in it could be labeled " White to play and relished by the best of me n! If at once order to make progress, Black must at· draw" and my bet would be that there 46...... , K-N5, then 47. B-K4. Now tack the pawn at QB4 with his Bishop. aren·t a half dozen players in the world. White gets into Zugswang and must But the maneuver B·QB l·R3 removes tbe given 24 hours of analysis Hme, who retreat. Bishop from the critical diagonal KR2- could work out the draw. (o r course. I 47. B-K4 K.N5 QNS for too long and allows White to h~d many months to work on it). T he 48. B-B3c:h K· N6 play R-KRI and I' -RS with lOO much problem move is 41. B·R6!!! blockading I( in this posit ion the White pawn CQunterplay. But now Black can attack the RP and threatening ot play P·R4-R5. were at QRS and the Black at QR2, Wltite the QBP in one move from QB7. QN6 and What dilCere nC1! this makes can be seen could draw by 49. B.R5, R·N7; 50. K-K2! this threat forces the exchange of Rooks about ten moves later. Suffice it to say 8-:;..IS; 51. B-KS, P·K5; 52. K-K3, K·B8; and allows Black to make more progress. right now that Black's only attempt to 53. B-N6, K -Ka (B-Q6; 54. BxP, BxP; 55. But White can still h ave himself. frustrate this maneuver falls barely K-Q2 also draws); 54. BxP, BxB; 55. 31...... B-K5 short: 41. B-R6 !!!, K-Q3; 42. p.B4, B-Q2!; KxB, K-Q7 ; 56. P-Q6! , PxP; 57. K-Q5, 32. R)(Rch ...... 43. K-Q3!!! (43. K-K4?, P-B3; 44. B·N7. K-B6; 59. KxP, KxP; 60. K·B6 and While Now the exchange cannot be avoided; PxP; 45. BxP, B·K3 or 44. PxP, BxPch; queens one move after Black. With the e.g. , 32. R-KNl, R·B5; 33. R·QBl, K-Q3 45. K-BS, P-KS; 46. K-B4, K·B2; 47. K·K3, Black pawn on QR4, this variation is no and White is In Zugzwang lind must B-Q2!!; 4S. KxP, K-N3; 49. K-QS, KxB; riO. longer possible- the point of the 42nd move! allow the Bishop to 8 7 OJ' exchange KxP, K-R7 and White's King cannot Rooks. reach the queening square); 48 ...... , 49. B·Q1 K·N7 P-B3; ' 44. B-N7!! (PxF, KxP!!) and the 50. B·R4 K·B8 32 ...... K," Bishop is trapped), PxP; 45. BxP!, 51 . B·Ql K·K8! 33, K·B 2 K·K2 B·B4ch; 46. K-K3, K·B2; 47. B·B3, K-N3; The King's interesting promenade is 34. K-K3 8·B4 48. B·Ql, K·R4; 49. B-N3, B-Q2; 50. K.Q2!, cornplete; he is ready to invade the Q_ 35. B·Bl K·B3 (K-K4, B·RS; 51. B-R2, B-B7ch wins) B·R5; side, having gone "Around the Horn" to Black is in effect a passed pawn 51. B·R2, B'QS! ; 52. Kx8. K-R5; !l3. K·Bl!, reach his goal. ahead, but since it is a center pawn it is KxP; 54. B·NI, K-N6; 55. B-Q3, K-B6; 156. 52. B-R4 B·N3! difficult to utilize it to produce fUrther B-Bl, P-K5j 57. B-K2, K-Q5; 58. K-Q2, 53. B·N3 B-N. gains. It is clear that if victory is to P-R4 ; 59. B-Bl . P.R5; 60. B-K2, P.R6; 61. 54. B-R4 P·K51 come i t must be produced by an invasion KB2. K-K6; 62. B-RS, K-B7; 63. K-NS, 55. B·N3 B-Q6 of the Q·side by the Black monarch. since P·R6; 64. Kx P, P-R7; 65. BxP, KxB; 66. 56. Resigns this is where White's weaknesses Iie_ While is again in Zugzwang. The final However , this cannot be undertaken im- moves might have been: 56. B-R4. BxP mediately: 35 ...... K-Q3; 36. B-K2, K- (this capture only wins when tbe King is B4 ; 'Sl. B·Bl, 8-B7; 38. B-K2. 8-N6???; $100 poised to control the Q·side; d. all the • 39. B·Q3, BxP; 40. BxP and White wins. previous analysis); 57. KxP, K-Q7; 58. Therefore the KNP must be exchanged KK-K5. B-R7!; 59. p.Q6, PxPch; 60. KxP. before any Q·side progress can be con­ MAKES YOU A P·B5; 61. K·B5, P-B6; 62. K-N6, B-NB; templated. 63. KxP, B-B7; 64. B·Q7, B-Q8; 65. B-BS. 36. B·N2 P·KN4 USCF MEMBER­ B.K7!; 66. K.N4, B-Q6 and the pawn 37. PxPch KxP queens. 38. B·Bl K·B3 An extremely interesting and difficult 39. 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W I 39 ." Wl07 W90." WOO .., ". Hornick, ...... W I 18 ."W, W 123 , , W" P.'. • '" '" '" •• ". Str,. t, ...... W10li WI31 .., • ". ". ,. " ". W" w" " W.. ...Luwish , ,...... L73 '"W I 18 WI24 U. '"0114 '".n , •• Biron, ,...... Wl02 WI31 W"' W.. " wO> , ., Gree nberg, ,...... L25 CO. WHO WI26 '"WI22 , •• ". Sunci, ...... W9' 0102 WlOO OU WO> , ., ". W131 W124 ,.. ". A. '" " w" ". Gl nt, G...... L60 W" ,'".. '" ,.. "- Morrl,on, ,...... 01 W'"'" W" w.. W" 4j,.21 ". Plllr lst ein, H...... LU '" ". W I41 W131 W120 ".'" ,.. 23. Qulndl"/', A...... Wt2 W" ."" W" W" " 41'21 ". F.g. ... , ,W ...... _. .•..•...... 0 11 2 '" Dill Wll1 WII' ,.. 14. O' Oonn. lI, " ~7 M ...... WIt W" "U DO> WOO w.. 4 P l n . R ~ k , -. •.•..• _...... •... '" ".W II 2 ,.. Ll00 W121 '"090 15. VIKontl, Robt. .. .. _.. W91 ." W" U< W"'" CO, ~ 41·21 ...William s, C. ._. __ ...... 1.11 '"CO, wIn L71 " WIlli WI23 1 • ". Turm.n, L ...... WI35 .H WU ". WIOl W58 4Pl ". Seidel, ,. .. , ...... L27 en W132 CO,.. WI37 W125 ,.. ". Loot, T...... ,. W91 WI28 .n "W" WOO ". 41-21 Humphrey, G...... 047 .n'" W132 Wll' ,.. Kraml r, M ...... OU w" WOO "wn 4PI ". B.-rett, C...... LF CO. '"W"' " "L124 W I33 W120 3 -4 ". B.nhlm, T...... wn ." co, W IOI W" '" w"." 41-21 100" . Smith, V...... L 19 W"' ". W"' CO, 21.4\ "30. SChl fflr, ...... 064 W.".. W.. w" W'".. 4.\ ·21 101. Koltenuk, ...... W45 ." '" Ll ,2 '"CO, WilD 21-41 Spl ctor, .•• WOO W IOI WI20 •• ." ". ". , ...... OU '" "wo> 4Pl 102. R. l msey, •• ...... L20 WI33 '"." WIDI ". CO. 21-41 n. Clflrl lll, N...... WI6 CO. W" "co. w.. ".n w'" 4HI 103. Leeds, o...... L80 on Wl08 '".0< .0> ". co. 2H I ". GrOll, •• ...... WI 36 CO, CO, W" W" .0> w.. 4HI lOt. Oerr, •• ...... 04' L113 W.. WI26 n ·41 34. Mi lton, R...... WI I' .. , 0103 W" W.. ." 4HI Cestone, ,...... •...... L5O '" '"WII8 D7I LIl' WIl3 ,'",. 21-41 khulh , ...... W I26 '" W"' D" w'" 41.21 "'. Humph.eys, •.•..•.. L2 .n. W112 W i l D U' 21-4, ". ••...... _ ...... _. LF .," ." W IlO W59 '''. •• '" 36. powl lI, C• W" '"wn " U • 41'21 107. Ol .. in g, H...... L" '"W I., CO . ." '" L Il2 WI28 21-41 ". Llchtlnblrg, ,...... W101 ," . WID1 W.. w.. 41·21 108. Goode, W • .....•...... L37 ." LI03 W IlS '1.63" Will 21-41 ". Gwyn, ,...... L43 '"LIl' ..,., '"0127 WIU W67 w" 41-21 lot. McClrrin, •• ...... L 9 L III Wl15 WI31 CO, ."'" CO, 21-4 1 3'. W.gnlr, C...... W51 W" w" .., 110. Grlnt, G...... L3 W1l5 DIU Will ". 21-4 1 40. Sl rl nyl, ...... W74 wn w"." ." W"" " . .., 111. Peretti, ,...... WI'l5 WI". l' .H ,n " 21.41 L.blt l, •• .., ". ,...... W8S ." • n '" '"w" "W .. 11 2. Blrnhak, •• ...... 094 " LIO' W I 35 "W l 07 "" 2,.41. 42. Stllr, C...... L I 7 wn5 w.. w" .. co. wn'" .., 113. Seney, •• ...... L 11 '"0103 '" W ID4 L110 L105 WIl7. 11·41 Wigner, ,...... W38 w" co. '"W .. .., 114. GI.ssbe rg, ...... L69 W138 'CO," 0129 .oo .0> CO, 21·41 ". 2ukOn, ,...... W93 " W'"". W" ." woo .., I 15. Ma hon, ...... ••...... L4 0130 LIDI WIl3 W12' CO, 2HI ". ".. ". •• 45. Wnhl", R...... L I 01 W.. W 11 6 ." W.. .. '"CO • .~ 116. Haug, ,...... L 7 WI32'" .n w," 2J·41 ...Prlc l, ,. ....•...... L 61 W"' W'" W" WU .., 117. Rock, H...... , .... L57 " ro '"wm ".n. "W IH 2j·41 PIS'!"O, ....._ .. _.. 09. W I34 L25 .., Hamillon, 0133 ,,» WI15 WI36 21-4' •• ". W" 'W"" '"." . n. R...... •.••.•. L" '" '" ".... Tomuu•• lo, ...... _.. ... Wnl L7 co, W"' W" wu , , 1l9. KftVers, ...... L34 '"W'" 1.""111 wn co. ,.. O. ltrlch, •• ...... 0104 ". .., •• ". ,.. ... C. W"' W" ... ." D" 120. Andreye ... , ,...... L 70 W117 wIn '" ,.. 50. Wlldl nberg, G...... W105 WIlD '"W .. W" .., 121 . Lynne, ,...... L53 W,~ ,.. '"WIl' '"L79 '" CO, ,.. Hobson, A...... LJ, '"W"' • n '"CO, WI29 W69 '" .., 112. Chapman, A...... L54 CO, W"7 WI24 L73 '" ,.. "52.. O' Oonn.n, ...... 0123 ." .., ,.. W. WI'" WID ." ... 123. Finger, W...... 052 L110 ." W I" '"CO. ".'" Hille, ,...... WI21 WI28 ".'" W.. W."" .., 124. Rubi n, ,...... L I 29 "WHO \.90 LI 22 W.. , ., ".54. Cherne.. , ,...... W1l2 " '"CO, WI03 .., 125. Cluldy, ...... L I I , L 110 ,,~ L137 W I41 'WUl" '"CO, , ., Pl nnlngton, C...... L I 6 ."W130 ." ."0107 W1l4 WII ." .., 1l6. Sierk, M.• •...... L35 WI35 L123 W137 2 -5 ". WI2l ." .., $6. Cintr on, •• ...... WIll CO. '" ." ." co. w"' 127. Shapiro, A...... , ...... W'I " ". ."'" ". CO,"" L1 13 11·51 Vuu r , .. _...... W Il7 wIn ., nk.m~' . II . r , n . •• w"' w"' • K .. A ~ ... WF '" 0 11 0 LI07 II-51 Ll Bow, K. _...... _._.L I W.. "wn D'"" w'"" ". 11·31 1'19" . H .. tctler, K...... W124 'L4" '" 0 114 '" '"U 15 1.11 7 11-5 1 ". co.rm. ' m, 8 . _._...... Wil W ID 023 '"m. l PI no. Fin ucane, ,...... L 78 ".DI U '"W i ll Ll06 Ll01 'l·Sl "60.. Mlyer , ...... wn W119 ". 31 ·1 \ ,ro ". "w>o ''" .n 131 . Oon,ldson, • ...... W I41 '" en CO, LI25 0 132 I I-51 •• "co, w,~ • n • ". ". PICker, M...... W46 CO. '"W" . '" ". 31 ·11 132. Mltty, H...... , ...... L79 Ll16 LI17 W139 ". Dill 11-51 n. TlK hUche nko, M. .... LU W137 wn wn CO. ". .oo 31 ·3& 133. Hoffmann, •• ...... L.8 Ll02 ,.. '"0118 L lIS ". w, I l·S! Herrick, M...... 02. W l ,4 WIOS WIO 3!·3 ~ 134. Hauck, ,...... W I 37 ." co, I j.51 "64.. J Oy, A...... 030 " Wl 13 '"W .. ." ". '".n 3J.3, 135. Lakios, A...... Ll6 CO, "L126 0140 '"L1 12 "L1 18 "WIl9 11.51 65. W . llach, H...... WI40 W'"'" ... W"' 31-31 136 . Bow. rs, •• ...... L33 W, LI21 CO, 0117 L 118 11·51 Lincoln, •• ...... Wl07 W79 .0> '".0< CO. "." '" 31 .31 137. Frazier, ,...... L I 34 '" L122 W I25 CO, L126 , •• ". Hili", W...... W95 W.. CO • W" ." , '"WID 31·l l 141. T"omits, ,. ....•.•...... L 131 L107 '" CO, L115 " " .., ". ,. "'" . '" '" " " CHESS LIFE ANNUALS 1961 - 1962 - 1963 Eoch volume contains _ . _ hundreds of games photos articles by the world's leading chess authorities Each volume contains all twelve issues of CHESS LIFE published during its respective year. Attractively baund_ $6.00 postpaid eoch volume Available only from USCF 80 E. 11th St. New York, N.Y. 10003 AUGUST, 1964 207 SICILIAN DEFENSE WELOON MARTZ L P-K4 P.QB4 18. NxB R ' R~ Milwaukee, July 2-5 ,. N-KB 3 P·Q3 19. N· BS BxNP P-Q4 Players Final Stand. ,. 20. B·Q3 N·B3 N·KB3 21. P-N3 N·N5 l 41 P·N3 P·OB4 33. QRxP RxKP 25. Tiers, George, St. Paul, Minn ...... W86 L47 W44 W42 W59 020 4 ~ •• p·K3 pxQP 34. RxR 26. Potter, Robert, Dallas, T exllS ...... __ __ .... _" ...... wn LSI W67 W79 W"" 1.4 029 4 ~ •10•. KPxP N.'lB] 35. K·B1 K'"· B2 21. LeCornu, Phil, Chicago, III...... " ...... W94 W'2 1.5 043 ,,. WS8 W65 41 11. B·N2 B·K3 36. P·QR3 P-OR4 28. Ol'rlch, Raymond, De Kalb, III ...... _...... W96 W48 1.10 055 w.. 1.9 W62 41 12. NxN "N 37. R-QS p _R5 1'). Zsolnay, Gabrie l, Chlc.go, III . .... _...... " .. .WI06 1.S W64 L2 1 wn W48 D26 41 13. N_K5 N,N 38. P·N4 R·K5 30. Vano, Edward, Highland, Ind. .. .. __ ... __ .... " ...... " ...... L48 W9' W61 034 w" L22 W53 41 14. PxN S·B4 39 . R· BS K·KI 31. Cr.mer, Fred, Milwaukee, Wis. _...... ____ ...... " ...... W91 L6 W78 L48 0" WSS' W52 41; IS. R·KI 0 ·Q6 40. K-B3 K·Q2 32. Velrosta, Vladimir, Chlc.go, 111 . ... ._ ___ ...... 084 U9 WH W93 ". W83 W54 4). I,. QxO R·Q5ch K·K3 33. Wasserman, Joseph, Grand Rapids, Mich ...... 024 W14 038 W6S W" L5 LIS 4 17. BxNp QR·Ql ". R· BS K·Q3 :14. Holyon, Robert, Milw.ukee, Wis ...... __WSS L I W77 030 014 1.13 4 ". ". R·B8 W" 18. QR·Q! R·02 R·KS 35. DeBlois, James, Chlc;ogo, III ...... _W" 037 W21 1.23 "- 0" W50 L15 4 19_ B·S' R·B2 ~4. p-85ch K·04 36. Leopoldl, Norbert, Chicago, 111 ...... " ...... WJ(!5 W77 W55 1.10 ' W5 ~ L3 L19 * 4 10. B·K4 .,. 4S. poNS R·QR8 31. Ohman, Howard, Omaha, Neb...... " ...... " .... __.. ... WR7 035 1. 52 DS9 W" W47 1.17 4 R-OI 46. P·B6 RxPch 38. Rosen, Seymour, Evanston, II I ...... " ...... __ 069 wa4 033 1.13 WOO W SS L14 4 ". ".p·KB4 Rfl·02 K·N2 K-K5 39. Johnson, Donald, Chicago, III...... W76 L 13 L'O W82 WOO ". LIS W70 4 "-". B-B3 p·B3 ...P· N6 40. GOlum, Dr. Ekrem, Hastings, Minn ...... _...... W83 1.71 W45 LIS W"' L16 W69 4 14. B·R5 R·OBI Black's flag fell 41. Wheeler, Hugh, Chlugo, Ill ...... __ ...... " .... ___W89 1.10 Wl0S 1. 3 W9I> W72 4 25. p·K6 R·O) 42. Stone, William, Chlugo, m...... ______LI7 WlI2' W87 US ". WRS W77 4 43. Nowak, Gregory, W est Allis, Wis...... _. __ _..- ___W1Hl 1.21 WI07027 ,,.'" 0'9 W73 4 44. Elder, John, Chicago, III...... _...... " ...... " .. . L6 W91 L25 L95 W.. W74 W 71 4 DANISH GAMBIT 45. Lueallen, Larry, Chicago, Ill...... L20 WIGl 1.40 WIOI 0" 046 W88 4 MARTZ AC SAN ORIN 46 . Rasis, Constantine, Chlugo, 111. .. _...... " ...... " ... W113 1.14 083 L69 045 W76 4 ,. p·K4 P·K4 12. RxR O-RS 47. Lauzon, August, Grand Rapids, Mich. _...... W60 W2S 1.11 W19 co.W"' L37 067 31 ,. p·Q4 "- R-KNI B-Q2 48. Mllofsky, Carl, MilwaUkee, Wis. __...... " ...... W30 L28 W'3 W 31 L19 OSI 31. ,. p·O B3 '" ". P·BS K·Nl 49. Galgals, Leonid" Milwaukee, Wi ...... W99 L7 WS, W60 '" 01>5 L16 31 •• B·QB4 ". so. Hallman, Donald, Chicago, III ...... W98 L9 W73 W17 ".'" L35 057 31 ,. BxNP P·03'" ". '"R·KBI Q'"·K2 51. Nevid, Maynard, Jamesville, N. Y . .. _. _.. .- ...... W101 W2, LI W71 L17 048 3! •• N·KB3 p·QB3 B·R3 Q.KI 52. Pahlavan, Jam, Chicago, 111._ ...... __...... _...... 059 WS8 W37 1.2 '"CO, W66 LJl 31 ,. 0 ·0 N·02 ".2B. B·N2 1'·84 53. Schmidt, Dr. 8runo, Homer, N. Y ...... W1I2 OT7 L8 W88 0" 024 L30 31 •• III ·Q4 KN·B3 29. 'lxPch N·K3 •• N·QB3 P·KN3 30. NxN .,N 10. K·RI 8 ·N2 31. Qx NP ... SO LID CATALIN LIFETIME SET 11. P-B4 0 ·0 32. oxB B-Q4ch 12. B·N3 R-KI 33. K·NI Q·K6ch 13. Q·B3 N·B4 34 . R·B2 R·KBI 14. 8 · B2 :> ·04 35. B-Q3 P·B5 I S. P_KS KN·'l2 36. B·BI P·86 16. NJ3-K2 N·BI 37. Q.B2 QxRch 17. p·N4 Nj 4-K3 38. 'lxO la. QR·KI N,N 39. KxR p-B7". ". N," p-B3 40. B·03 p-B8(Q) 20. PxP ". .,' 0 ·KB5ch 21. P·87(h ,,''" Re.lgns USCF ". ENGLISH OPENING 80 E. 11 St. P OSCH E L AC SANDRIN ,. P·OS4 p-QB4 24. Q·QS Q·K2 New York, N.Y. ,. 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AUGUST, 196 4. 209 TOURNAMENT LIFE September 01-7 Calif. Guaranteed 1st pdze $150; over Tourn ..... nt organize ... wllhlna .n· OHIO CHESS CONGRESS twenty other cash awards, trophies. En· nounce",e nt of USCF r.t,d ..... ntl try fee $10.50, USCF and California should ."Ika application .t tliit Ilx Ohio Chess Championship, to be played State Chess F ederation membership re­ ...k t bafor. the publlntlon dlt. of at Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, Public quired. Registration closes 10 :30 a.m. CHESS LIFE. Spacial forms for ,." Square, Cleveland, Ohio. Entt·y fee $7.50 Saturday, September 5. Entries & in· qUI,tlng l ueh _nnounc. mlntl may be plus USCF membership. Junior entrants obl.ln.d only from U.s. eMS' Fad.r. quiries to: Gordon Barrett, 1744 Redes­ (20 or younger) will receive a years dale Ave., Los Angeles 26, Cali£. lion. 80 E, 11th St., Mlw York 3, N.Y. membership in Ohio Chess Association. 7·round Swiss; registration 5 to 7 p.m ., September 4; round 1 starts at 7:30 p.m. Septemt.., 5·7 Contestants who do not want to begin COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP & OPEN play on Friday may register between 9 NEW JERSEY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP and 10 a.m., September 5. Their first 6·round S .....is s, 5012 lf.l, to be played at game will begin at 10:30 a.m. Denver Central YM CA, E. 16th Ave. and 7.round SWiSli, 48/ 2, to be played at Lincoln. First, second and third prizes Park Holel, 123 West Seventh St., Plain­ Round Robin Tournlmenh (Sept. 5-7) guaranteed to be not less than $100, $50 fi eld. New Jersey. Prizes: lsL-$250; 2nd USC"~- rated ; six players per section. and $25 respe<:tively. Prizes also for top -$125; 3rd-$75; 4th---S50; 5th $25; Entry fee, $4; registration: 1 to 2 p.m., Class A, B, C. Winner will be declared Expcrts-$50, $2.5 , $15; Class A--$40, September 5. Colorado Open Champion and highest· $20, $10; Class 8-$20, $10. $5; Class C­ scoring Colorado r esident will be de­ $15, $5, plus trophics. Entry fee $10; Amdaur Open (Sept. 5-7) No restric­ clar ed State Champion. Registration Juniors under 21, $6. USCF and NJ tions; USC}>' membeship optional. Entry until noon, September 5th, 1st round Chess l<'edet'ation membership ($2) rc­ fcc $4; registration 1 to 2 p.m., Septem­ starts 1 p.m. Entry fee $5 plus USCF quired. First found starts at 8 p.m. on ber :i. membership. For further infor matlon: September 4. Entries &: inquiries: Leroy John Howell, c/ o Denver Central YMCA. "~o r (urther information: Ohio Chess Dubeck 2062 s ta nley Terrace, Union, Assn., Box 5268, Cleveland, O. N.J . 07083. Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier will give a simultaneous exhibition at the tournament site on Saturday, Septem­ September 01-7 September 5·6·7 ber 5, at 8:30 p.m. Fee: $2.50 per player. ALABAMA OPEN & AMATEUR Book prizes will be awarded to anyone who defeats Mr. Bisguicr. who will also Swiss system, 7·rounds, 45/ 2, to be act as adjudicakJr at the tournament . played at Thomas Jefferson Hotel, 2nd THE ROCKY Ave. N. & 17th St., Birmingham, Ala. MOUNTAIN OPEN Cash prizes and trophies to be li n· nounced. Entry fee $8 in Open; $4 in Sponsored by the Phoenix Chess Club SeptemlHo r 4·7 Amateur ; Junior under 17 (in Amateur NEW ENGLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP only) $1. Alabama resident with highest score in Open to be Alabama champion. $700 Guaranteed Prize Fund 7-round Swiss, 4012, to be held at new Entries and inquiries: Charles Cleve· land, 15th Floor Empire Bldg., Birming. H ... tel America, Constitution Plaza, Hart­ $200 First P rize, plus trophy ford, Conn. "~ i rse Prize, Class A $200, ham, AJa. 100 Second Prize, plus trophy Class B $75, books to best Class C and Unrated players. Entry fees, which in­ 50 Third Prize, plus trophy September 01-, clude banquet ticket, Class A $15, Class 25 each for lst Class A , B, C, D, MICHIGAN OPEN Unrated, Woman, Junior- B $11, Juniors under 18 $9. $1 discount 7-round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be played at for advance r egistrations before Aug. 31. Hart Hotel, 31 N. Washington, Battle 10 each for 2nd Class A, B, C, D, First round 8 P.M .; registration closes Crcek, Mich. $100 for 1st place and nine Unrated, Woman, Junior 6:30 September 4. Send registrations to other cash awards. State championship to 'plus trophy Robert Mitchell, King Street, Ware­ highest seoring Michigan player; trophies OTHER PRIZES ACCORD ING TO house Point, Conn. Proof of USCF mem­ and runner·up prizes in Classes A, B, C, NUMBER OF ENTRIES bership required. Women's, Junior. Entry fee $7.50; Juniors under 19 , $5. For further infor­ • • • mation: Mrs. E. R. Shafer, 117 Lamora, Entry ree: $10 plus $5 USCF d ues if September 4·7 Battle Creek, Mich. 49017. not a member FLORIDA STATE OPEN 7·round Swiss, to be played at DiUdo Place: Phoenix Adult Center Sep.... mblr ' ·7 Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Registration: NORTH DAKOTA OPEN 1101 West Washington Phoenix, Arizona "~ rid ay , September 4, 6 to 8 p.m.; round I To be played in Skyline Room of starts 8:30 p.m. Players requested to Clarence Parker Hotel, SE 1st St. and lst bring sets and clocks. To be played in Ave., Minot, North Dakota. 6-round Swiss, Registration closes 12 noon on Sep­ two se<: tions: Championship Division, 5012. Entry ree $5 ($2.50 lor Juniors tember 5; 1st round slarts at 1 p.m. open to ali who are or who become under 18). Title 01 North Dakota Champ­ Six-Round Swiss; two rounds a day US Cl<~ and FCA members; entry fee $10. ion to highest·seoring state resident. For further inlormation write or call: Reserve Division, open to all rated be­ F'uther details: Dr. B. Jayapathy, 9 Souris low 1700 or unrated who arc or who Court, Minot, N.D. Phone: TR 8-6350. JIMMY ADEN become FCA members. Entry Fee, $7. 7249 E. Coronado Rd., Entry fees reduced $2 (or players staying SCGth~:hile , Arizona at DiLido Hotel. Prizes: cash, trophies, S.pl, mt..' S·7 chess books, supplies. Inquiries: Ralph L. CALIFORNIA OPEN WH-50297 Hall , 8971 S.W. 57 Terrace, Miami 43, 7 round Swiss, 4012, to be played at Fla. Hacienda Motel, Hi ghway 99, Fresno, 210 CHESS LIFE Fcc $5 ($2.50 for Juniors under 18). Sept.mb.r 5·7 Title of No rth Dakota Champion to LOUISIANA OPEN AND PENNA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP highest-scoring state resident. FUrther CHAMPIONSHIP details: Dr. B. Jayapathy, 9 Sour is Court, 6·round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at 7-round Swiss, 5012, will be held at the Minot, N.D. Phone: TE 8-6530. American Legion Bldg., Independence Jung Holel, 1500 Canal St., New Orleans, La. Twenty trophy prizes (lst, 2nd, 3rd, and Liberty St., Shamokin. It is restricted to residents of Penna. and Penna chess State Champion, Class A, B, C, Women's, club members. Entry fee: $5.00 plus Upset, etc.) Entry fee $5; USCF and Louisiana Chess Assn. Membership ($2) USCF membership. Pr izes: cash awards S. pl.mbar 5-7 plus the Allen Clark Trophy. The P enna. required. Open champion will be the State Federation is the sponsor. For WEST VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP tournament winner; state champion will further info: Mr . Neil H. Tasker, P .O. be highest scor ing Louisiana player. De­ Box 131, Shamokin, Pa. A to-second 6·ro und Swss, 5012, to be played at tails: George B. Lecompte, 805 SI. Ann, rapid tourney will be held on Friday, Hotel Daniel Boone, Capitol & Washing· Apt. 4, Ne w Orleans, La. Sept. 4. ton Sts., Charleston, W. Va. Entry fee $5 plus uscr mem bership; J uniors un­ der 21, $4.00. Title oC West Virginia Stpt. mbt. 26, '17 Champion to highest-scoring state resi­ CHATEAUROU:: OPEN 5ep1.mbtr s-f, dent. For further details: Edward M. Sponsored hy t.h e European Chess 10TH A NNUAL IOWA OPE N }o' oy, 1563 Lewis St., Charleston 1, W. District's CHAS Chess Club, a 5·round Virginia. Swiss, 45/ 2, will be hetd at the Chateau To be played at Sheraton-Montrose Recreation Center, Chateauroux Air Hotel, 223 3rd Ave., 8.E., Cedar Ra pids, Station, Chateauroux, France. Entry: Iowa. 5-round Swiss, 40 moves/ lOO min., $3.50 ; prizes according to entries. For $6. entry fcc. $200 total pr ize fund plus further details write to (Air Mail) the $4 additional for each player above 50 September 5·' T .D., Walter Welsh, Box 3328, APO 10, who enter. Register by 12:30 p.m. C.D.T. VIRGINIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP N.Y ., N.Y. A Middle Class Divisio n (limited to play­ ers below 1700 who are over 16 years 7-round Swiss, 50/ 2, r estricted to of age) and a J unior Division (limited to residents of Virginia, to be pLayed at S.pt. m btr 26-'17 players under 19 years of age) will be Richmond Hotel, Grace and 9th Sts., BRAZOS OPEN held concurrently with the main event Richmond, Va. Trophy and cash prizes. 5- round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at Entry fees: $5 and $2 respectively. Entry fee $5; Juniors (17 and under) $3; Memorial Student Center, Texas A & M Entries and inquiries: John M. Osness, USCF membership required. Players are University, College Station , Texas. $50 320 Columbia Circle, Waterloo, Iowa requested to bring chess sets and clock.'!. fi rst prize guar anteed; mor e as eotries 5070 1. For further information: B. M. Mo tina, permit ; trophies to winner and class 7203 Stoneman Rd., Richmond, Va. winner s. Entry fee $5; USCF and TCA membership r equired. For entr ies and details; B. G. Dudley, 1013 E. 23rd S1.. S. pt.mb. r 5·7 Bryan, Texas 7780 1. 11TH A NNUAL HEART OF AMERICA S.pt.mb.r $-7 OPEN NEW YORK STATE OPEN S. p .... mbtr 26-27 QUAKER CITY OPEN 7·round Swiss to be played at YMCA 6-round Swiss, 5012, to be played at Youth Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Cenral YMCA, 100 Gibbs St., Rochester, 5-round Sw iss, 5012, to be played at Entry fee $10; $7.50 for J uniors (uDd er N.Y. Entry fee S10 ($9 if received one LaSalle College, 20th & Olney Ave., 2 1) First prize $75-more if entries week in advance). Cash prizes: $200, $100, Philadelphia, Pd. Cash prizes as income permit. Additional prizes for Classes A, $50, $Z5. USCF and NYSCA membership permits. Entry fee $5; Juniors under 21, B, C, Unrated, Junior under 21 and ($2) required. Entries an d inquiries; $3. Details: Edward D. Strehle, 3480 J unior under 16. For details: John R. Erich W. Marchand, 192 Seville Drive, Emerald St., Philadelphia, Pa. Players Beitling, 3533 Genesee St., Kansas City Rochester, N.Y. 14617. ar e r equested to bring sets, boards, and 11, Mo. clocks.

OctOber 2-4 S.pt.mb. r $-7 CORNELL CENTENNIAL OPEN S. pt. mber 5-7 ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN 5 round Swiss, 5012, to be played at SOUTHWEST OPEN 6-round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at Willard Straight Hall, Cornell University, Phoenix Adult Center, 1101 W. Washing. 7-Round Swiss, to be played at Granada Ithaca, K Y. $100 first prize ; other ton, Phoenix, Ariz.. $700 prize fund. Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Register 9:30 awards according to number of entries. Entry fee $10. Advance entries and in­ Entry $6; USCF membership reo a.m. to 12 noon, September 5. Entry Ce~ ree $10, plus membership in USCF and TCA . quiries: Jimmy Aden, 7249 E. Coronado quired . Registration from 7 to 8 p.m. Ro ad, Scottsdale, Arizona. (See advt. in $150 guaranteed first prize. Trophies and October 2. F.urther det ails: Paul C. J oss, this issue). 427 McFaddin Hail, Cornell University, cash prizes, as entries permit, for second Ithaca, N.Y. and third, also Class A, B, C, Unrated, etc. Book prizes through 20th place. Tournamcnt Director: George Koltanow­ Odob. r 3·4 ski. For information and advance en· Septemb. r 5-7 RUSE DE GUERRE OPEN tries: W. N. Wells, 2711 Briarfield, San TENNESSEE OPEN 6·round Swiss, to be played at 424 Antonio, 78230. 6-round Swiss, 5O/ 2lh , to be played at N. E. Adams St., Ca mas, Washington. Albert Pick Motel, 320 Murfressboro Main section entry fee $5 (j uniors under Road (on Highway 41), Nashville, Tenn. 18, $3 ~ ; prizes $100 fi rst, $SO second, S. p .. mber 5·7 Entry fee $7 in Open, $5 in Amateur $25 third plus class awards. Restricted (players below 1800), USCF membership NO RTH DAKOTA OPEN division (for players rated below 1800), required. First prize minimum $75. For same entry fee, no cash prizes. Details: To be played. in Minot , N.D., site to further details: Peter P. Lahde, 80 Lyle Ruse de Guerr e Chess Club at above ad­ be announced. 6·round Swiss, 50/ 2, Entry Lane, Nashville, Tenn. 87211. dress. AUGUST, 1964 211 October 3·4 October 16-18 for first, sC(!ond, third plus top player 5TH ANNUAL GATEWAY OPEN ROCKET CITY OPEN each class; 1st prize if 50 players $75, 5 round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be played at 5 rOlmd Swiss with Open and Reserve if 75 players $100. Entry fee for USCF Golden Triangle YMCA, 304 Wood St., divisions to be played in Dogwood Roo m members $6.00, for Juniors under 18, Pittsburgh, Pa .•' irst prize $100; other of Russell Erskine Holel in dow ntown $4.00 . • 'or details: Norbert L. Matthews, cash awards to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and top Huntsville, Ala. A non·pro[jt tournament 238 N. 15th Ave., 8ee<:h Grove, Indiana. classes, junior. Entry fee $6 (Juniors un· with $125.00 guaranteed prize fund, S50 Phone (3 17) 51' 7-2136. der 18, $3.50). Inquiries : Dr. F. Sorensen, guaranteed 1st in Open plus other eash 814 East End Ave., Pittsburgh 21, Pa. prizes and five trophies. E ntry fee $6 in Open and $4 in Reserve; USCF me mo October 23024-25 bership required. Optional 1st round at MIDWEST OPEN 8 p.m. Oct. l6 or 8 a.m. on Oct. 17. Reg­ OctolH: r 16-18, 1964 5-round Swiss (modified 1st round istraUon 7 to 7:45 p.m. Oct. 16 and 7 to only: top quarter paired with second CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OPEN AND 7:45 a.m. Oct. 17. Details: C. M. Crull. quarter; third with fourth); 50/2, to be QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 3706 Vogel Drive, HUntsville, Ala. played at Lincoln Hotel, 147 North 9th 5-round Swiss at the YMCA, 1717 The St., Lincoln, Nebraska. Prizes: $15 a Alameda, San Jose. Entrants living out­ point over 3 points (e.g., 3lh pts-$7.50) side of Alameda, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Octobe r 17.18; 14·15 ILLINOIS OPEN If entries exceed 30, $50 guar anteed and San Mateo counties and unable to first prize; other cash awards as entries reach San Jose in time for round 1 (8 a ·round Swiss to be played at Gom· pel'S Park Fieldhouse, 4224 W. Foster, permit. State championship to highest p.m. Friday, October 16) can arrange to scoring Nebraska resident; merchandise play the first round in advance. $300 Chicago 60630. Prize fund of over $1000 with $200, $125, $100 for first three prizes for biggest upset, awards for guaranteed minimum prize fund, with shortest win, etc. Entry fee $7.50; upset awards and prizes to Classes A, B, places. Entry fee $13 plus USCF dues if not a member; $9 for juniors under 19; Juinors (16 or under) $5. Optional speed C, and D. Highest finishing California touranment Sunday afternoon. Registra­ resident who has not qualified earlier $1 discount to all who enter before Oc­ tober 17. A spectator fee of $1 will be tion starts 6:30 p.m., October 23, first for State Championship Tournament will round 7:30 p.m. Entries and do so from this event. Open to alJ who charged. Registration at tournament site on cvcning ~ of October 9 and 16 and up details : 4524 Calvart St., Lin- are or become members of USCF and coln 6, Nebraska. California State Chess Federation ($2.50). to to a.m. on October 17. Entries aC· Entry fees: $10 if USCF Rating is 1900 cepted by phone {rom r ated players (PE or over ; $7 if USCF Rating is 1899 or 6·4338). Details: Frank Skoff, 4833 N. Avers Ave., Chicago 25, lIIinois. October 24·25 less. New members who have never had LAKE ERIE OPEN a published USCF Rati ng may obtain 5 round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be played at USCF & CSCF memberships plus entry October 17·18 Hotel Richford, Delaware & Chippewa fee for a bargain total of only $11 .50. En­ HOOSIER OPEN Sls., Buffalo, N.Y. $100 guaranteed lst tr ies and further details: U. Colonel E. 5 round Swiss, Saturday rounds 45/ 1'12 , prize: ot her awards as funds permil En­ B. Edmonson, 210 BriUon Way, Mather Sunday 50/2, to be played at Sheraton­ try fee $7.00 lor USCF members. Entries AFB, calif. 95655. Lincoln Hotel, I'arlor A, 117 West Wash­ & inquiries; Ralph Nasca, I II Whitney ington St., Indianapolis, Ind. Cash prizes Place, Buffalo 1, N.Y.

Novembe r " . BALTIMORE OPEN 6·round SWiss, 50/ 2, to be played at THE II CAPSULE Towson High School, Towson, Md. Cash prizes and trophies. Entry fee $5.50 if r eceived before October 1; thereafter !'650. Entries & inquiries: Towson Ch es~ CHESS LIFE, August 20, 1958 Clu b, 600 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson , Md. "Topping a strong field of 138, which included more than 20 masters and 27 experts, a Cuban dark-horse, E. Cobo·Arteaga of Havana . . . scored 10·2 and .. . Novembe r 74 took the 1958 U.S.Opon title." NEW MEXICO OPEN 5 round Swiss to be played at Pajarito School, 3400 Arizona, Los Alamos, New Mexico. Trophy prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and highest ranking state resident. Entry CHESS LIFE, August 20,1950 fee $5.00, $2.00 for juniors under 18. "The revival of the Chess Olympics for the Hamilton-Russell Trophy • . . Dl:!tails: Mark B. Wells, 190 Manhattan will find a six-man U.S. Team on hand at Dubrovnik in Yugoslavia . .. The Loop, Los Alamos, N.M. 1950 U.S. Team consists of: U.S. Champion Herman Sieiner, team captain; Grand· master , International Master I. A . Horowitz, and Larry Evans, NovemlH:r 21," George Kramer and George Shainswit. The last graciously substituted al the last 6TH ANNUAL MOTOR CITY OPEN minute for U.S. Open Champion Arthur Bisguier ..." Major evenl, 6 round Swiss, 50/2, to be played at Hazel Park Recreation Bldg., 620 Woodward Hts., Hazel Park, J.l ich. 1st and 2nd prizes eash and trophies; CHESS LIFE, September 20, 1958 winner to ahve his name inscribed on Father Steiner Trophy. Trophies for Class "Last week the ehess world gasped when the final results of the Interzonal A, n, C, Top Woman. Entry fee $7.50. Tournament at Portoroz, Yugoslavia were computed. Bobby (Fischer) had fi nished Co ncurrently, an unrated amateur tour· in a tie for 5th place with OIafsson, with a 12-8 score, only 1% points behind the nament will be held (enrry fee: adults tournament winner, Grandmaster Tal, the USSR champion . . . This fantastic $6; Juniors $4); and high school and performance by a fifteen year old boy resulted in the foUowing cablegram from grade school championships. Entries FIDE President Folke Rogard to USCF President J erry Spann: SINCERE CON. close at 11 a.m., November 27. Details: GRATULATIONS ON THE MARVELOUS RESULTS OBTAINED BY FISCHER WHOM Dr. Howard Gaba, 17328 Ohio, Detroit, I AM REGISTERING TODAY AS INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER OF FIDE." Mieh. 212 CHESS LIFE