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Volume XVIII Number 4 AprU. 1963

EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt

THE FIRST TWELVE GAMES (Petrosian p hlly ed white in the odd· numbl red gam l s) FEDERATION Number 1 Nimzo·Indian ...... 40 mO\'es PRESIDENT Botvinnik won Fred Cramer 2 's Accepted ...... 35 moves Drawn VICE PRESIDENT 3 Queen's Indian Defense ...... 86 mO\'es Drawn Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. 4 ...... 24 mO\'es Drawn SECRETARY 5 Gruenfeld Defense ...... ,48 mO\'es Petrosian woo Marshall Rohland 6 Queen's Gambit Accepted ...... 27 moves Drawn REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS 7 English Opening ...... 5 2 moves NEW 1!NGLAND WWlam C. Newberry Petr osian won J amu 8mpS! Eli Bourdon 8 Quecn's Gambit Accepted ...... 55 mO \'es Drawn EASTERN Davi d Hoffmann 9 Charles A. Keyser ...... 55 moves Drawn Allen K aufm ann 10 Queen's Gambit Accepted ...... 43 moves Drawn MID·ATLANTIC 11 Queen's Gambit Declined ...... 41 moves Drawn

SOUTHERN Dr. Stuart Noblin 12 (?) ...... 53 moves Drawn J erry Sullivan Lanlleau F09ter (The first six games oI the match at'e given on pp. 81-82) GREAT LAKES J ack O'Keefe F. W rn. Bauer Dr. Howard Gaba Match ph%graph,· by sou/oto. NORTH CENTRAL Dr. Geo. V an Dy ke Tiers Frank Stolt Eva Aronwn SOUTHWliSTERN Juan J . Reid C. Harold Bone John killing I -TOURNAMENT REMINDERSS-- PACIFIC U.S. AMATEUR_ Asbury Park, N.J. ······· ·······. ·...... Moay »June 2 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN AND OFFICERS EASTERN OPEN- Washington, D.C ...... July 4-7 AFFILIATE STATUS ...... Spencer Van Gelder - Bay City, Mich ...... July 4.7 ARMED FORCES CHESS ...... Rober t Karch L.AS VEGAS OPEN_ L.a s Vegas, Nev...... ,...... July 4.7 BUSINESS MANAGER...... •....•.... J. F. ReInhardt COLLEGE CHESS ...... Peter Berlow U.S. OPEN- Chi cago, III ...... ,...... Aug. 11.23 INDUSTRIAL CHESS...... Stanlcy W, D , Kin a: INSTITUTIONS CHESS ...•..•. " .•D r . Ralph K uhns INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ....•.J erry G. Spann CHESS ....•...... 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Ad<1reQ all CODlInwlieations, and make all <:bect. payable to: UNITED STATU CHESS f'EDERATION, 10 Eut 11th Strut, NEW YORK S. lILY. 78 CH&SS LIFE PETROS IAN LEADS The World Chompionship how much they resented the way in which Botvinnik would not give a firm AT HALF-WAY MARK by Harry Gol ombek answer as to whether he was prepared As we go to press, twelve of the twenty­ Though this IS the sixth World to defend his title in March, 1963, and Championship match at which I have how they intimated that they regarded four games in the world championship officiated as judge (this is the official this behaviour merely as the first step match have been completed, with chal­ term, but in practice I am assistant in the psychological warfare of the lenger leading by a referee) the thrill of being present on ma tch itself. score of 6 ~~·5Y.z. Nine of the twelve such an occasion still aHects me. My At Varna in fact Botvi nnik had told colleague, the chief umpire, grandmas· games have been drawn. Bolvinnik won me that only after consulting his doctor tel' Stahlberg from Sweden, and myself the first game, Petrosiao the firth and as to whether he was 100% fit to play seventh. from England, may constitute a judicial could he give any definite answer and board that is in theory neutral, objec· it appears his doctor must have give n Botvinnik, the defending champion, tive and emotionless; but we, in common him this assurance since in late Janu· needs only to the match in order to with the 1500 spectators that fill the ary of 1963 I received a telegram from keep his title. If Petrosian should win, auditorium, still tense up when time the F.I.D.E. President asking me if I however, Botvinnik would not be en­ trouble is reached or when the game was prepared to act as assistant referee suddenly takes a dynamic turn. titled to a return match but would have in the World Championship Match at 22. to go through_ (and win)-the Candi­ An additional touch of drama is given commenCing .illarch to this match by the fact that the two dates' Matches in 1965. Leaving spring in England I arrived contestants, Botvinnik and Petrosian, at ~Ioscow Airport on March 21 to find Therefore not only the world cham­ are antipathetic personalities. I suppose still in the grip of winter, with it was only to be expected that the snow and ice everywhere and a bitter pionship but Botvinnik's whole chess wind blowing down from the steppes. career could well be at stake in this one from the cold north of Leningrad That very evening a small conference and the other from the hot south of match with Petrosinn. If he loses, there was due to take place at which a j Erevan would hardly be twin souls; but number of items of match procedure is a good chance that Botvinnik-who there is more than a lack of sympathy were to be discussed and the drawing has dominated world chess since 1948-­ between them. They are definitely an· of lots for color was to be made. After tagonistic towards each other, suspicious a hasty meal I made my way to Stahl· will never again have a chance to play of each other's motives and fail to give berg's room in the Hotel Metropole and for the title. their opponent credit for any chivalry there, after a number of items had of deed or manner. In this respect it been dealt with and a debate occurred A resume of the games played so far seems that Petrosian is greatly influ· in which it was clear that Bolvinnik's is given on the opposite page. At this enced by his wife who is so ambitious agile mind was way ahcad of Petrosian's, for her husband's succcss that she fer· we proceeded to make the drawing of stage of the match it is interesting to venlly dislikes anything that stands in lots. Dr. Euwe, who, as ex·world note that neither player has opened with his way _ and at the moment the champion, had been fittingly chosen by supreme bar is Botvinnik. r well re· the F.I.D.E. President, , to 1. P·K4. member at Varna, during the Olympiad represent him at the opening cere· last year, the two Petrosians telling me monies, held a coin in each hand and

PETROS IAN AND BOTVINNIK di scuss terms of the championship match The Ch ampio n Ponders with Soviet Sports Officials. APRIL, 1963 79 I was delegated to choose one or the other. Heads, Botvinnik had White and tails, Petrosian. It was tails and later on Petrosian thanked me for getting him the right color, though, as was to appear subsequently, he made poor use of this advantage. One of the matters discussed at this meeting was when the match was really started. This may appear trilling and plain as a pikestaff to the reader but it took us nearly an hour to seUle and eventually it was decided that the ma tch started when it was officially opened the next day. The point con­ cealed behind all this was the fact that Botv innik had a cold and was not feel­ ing very well. If he were to get worse he might appeal to the doctor to certify that he was unable to play and h,lVc the match postponed for six months; but this could only occur before the match had officially started. Once the match commenced the players were each entitled to three breaks of two days duration owing to sickness, but nothing more. ROUND ONE. Champion

though the nights are still cold. The soon as they are made. At one side Estrada was originally a theatre but of the stage, a few yards away from had been converted to a club for the the players, there is a long table at ministers of state, being not far from wh ich the umpire and judge sit, with the Kremlin. Then, no doubt, with some­ Dr. Euwe, who is here for the first one observing the shortage of theatres week's play. in Moscow and with the necessity of a club for the ministers not so ap­ The sessions arc five hours in length, parent, the building reverted to its orig­ from 4:30 to 9:30 and the rate of play inal use. Play in the match lakes place is the normal international one of 40 here on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat­ mo ves in 2!fi hours, with the further urdays. Adjourned games (there have rate of 16 moves every subsequent hour. becn none so far) are dUe to be held Now for the actual play itself. After de­ at the Central Chess Cl ub (a beautirul voting five minutes to allowing the press building that was once, before the Revo­ photographers to do their worst to the lution, the home of the Civil Governor unfortunate players the first game was of Moscow) on Tuesdays, Thursdays and started at 4:35 in the afternoon of Sundays, with Friday as a completely Saturday, Ma rch 23. Every subsequent free day. game should commence punctually at 4:30 sinee from now on till the end of The Estrada contained its full com­ the mateh no photographing will be per­ plement of 1500 spectators when play mitted in the hall of play. commenced on the first day and I am told that all tickets for scats haVe al­ What of the game itself? Well, to ready been sold for the first twelve those who expect a world champion­ games of the match_ Some speCial sealS ship match to be a flawless display of great chess it must have proved a bit­ Anyway, Botvinnik's cold turned out have been reserved for such notables as grandmasters, generals, ambassadors ter disappointment. It was exciting to be less serious than he had imagined and visiting potentates or prime minis­ enough and one must render the players and, though some days went by during due credit for this. But, with first-round which he religiously refused to shake ters and these are always occupied­ iI not by potentates then by journalists, nerves playing a great part, neither of hands with anybody for fear of spread­ the contestants was in his best form. ing infection, he eventually recovered of whom there are no less than 80 accredited fOI'eign representatives. from it and by the end of the second Petrosian, the more nervous of the game (the period at which I am writing) Perhaps I had better for the moment two, was playing with a weakness hard­ he was able once more to shake hands keep to the present tense since the ly recognizable in a great master. He without plunging all Moscow into an match is in full swing as I write and was slower than Botvinnik and took 20 epidemic of colds. should still be in such a state when mi nutes over his 13th move, which was, the readers read these lines. In the The opening ceremony was held at as so often happens, the worst move of center of the stage is a chess-table at the game. the Estrada Theatre and the next day which the two contestants sit. At the the first game was played there, the back direcUy behind the players are The opening moves were the same as next day being Saturday, March 23. two large electric clocks that show the in the Reshevsky-Geller game from the A word or two about the scene_ The spectators whose turn it is to move and 1953 at Zurich. &trada is a va riety theatre overlooking how much time each player has taken. But on the 12th move Petrosian varied the banks of the river Mos kva, ice­ At each wing there is a large demon­ with a worse continuation and soon he bound at the beginning of the match stration board showing the moves to was playing passively and with an ob­ but now (I refer to the river not the all parts of the theatre and these moves vious desire to get down to a draw as theatre) melting Cast under the influ· are transmitted by telephone to all the quickly as possible. Such tactics are enee of a quite strong sun by day, major cities of the just as -Coot'd. 011 p. 83 80 CHESS LIFE • Botvinnik's Victory In First Match Game Presented e"clusively for CHESS LIFE by International NIMZ().INDIAN chances of getting the on the Q.Q2, RxP! ; 2:l. NxR. QxP cb; would T. PefrO$ill n M. Botvlnnlk Queen's wing by P-N4-5, as Black now leave Black wi th a decisive attack. With 1. P.Q4 N·KB3 alwayS gets sufficient counter·play the text move Botvinnik hopes to ex· 2. P.QB4 P·K3 against the weakness on K3. The text plait the weakness on KN6, but now 3. N·Q8l B.NS move would be quite good ir White Petros ian again gets sufficient defensi.ve 4. Q-82 ...... could arrive at P·K4 in the future. But. possibilities. The first surprises in this match:­ as will be seen, this is not possible 2l.. QR.QI N·R4 Botvinnik had never used the Nlmroin· and therefore preferable here was 13. 23. R·Bl ... __ dian Defense in previous encounters for B-Q3, P·KR4; 14. P·KR4. Instead of tbis complete passivity it the World Championship. while Petro· 13...... P·kR4 would be preferable to undertake adem· sian chooses a variation that was popu­ 14. B-K2 N.Q2 onstration on the Queen's wing by p. lar during the Alekhlne-Euwe matches. 15. K·B2 ...... QN4. Both sides obviously want to avoid pre­ White cannot play 15. P·K4 , because 23. •.....•. Q.Q3 ~red variations. of 15 ...... , P·R5; 16. P·K5, Q·N4; etc. 24. R.B3 N·N6 4...... P-04 15...... P·RS 25. K-Nl ...... S. PxP PxP 16. N·BI N·Bl Playable was 25. NxN, QxN ch; 26. Many theoreticians recommend 5. 17. N·Q2 R·K2 K·Bl , as the possible 26 ...... , ...... , QxP but Botvinnlk prefers to cap­ lB. KR· Kl ...... BxPj 27. PxB, QxRP ch; 28. K·Nl, Q·N6 tu re with the . Petrosian chooses passive tactics, hop· ch; 29. K·Rl , RxP; 30. RxR, RxR; 31. 6. B.NS P.K RJ ing to have sufficient defensive r eo Qx.R, QxR ch; 32. K·N2, etc. is not 7. BxN ...... sources against the ensuing pressure on quite clear. Now Botvinnik avoids the 7. B-R4, P·B4 leads to great complica· the K file. Probably better was the lDove of Knights. tions, well-known to Botvinnlk from recommended by Tal, 11. P·B4, followed 25...... N·R4 many of his games played before the by N-B3-K5. 26. B·Q1 R·K3 war. Naturally Petroslan does not want 18...... B·54 Better seems 26 ...... , B-Bl, preparing to create so early in the match compU. 19. P·R3 •••••••• the ensuing advance with the ·side cations the n suHs of which are very It would be better to avoid fresh pawns. After the text move White could hard to foresee. weaknesses on the King's wing and to have exchanged Bishops by Z7. B-B2. 7...... Q. a play at once 19. N·BL 21. Q.KB2 Q.K2 S. PoOR3 BxNc: h 19...... QR·K1 2B. B·N3 •... _ .. 9. QxB P·B3 20. N·BI N·K3 A better chance here was 28. p.B4! 10. P·k3 ().() 21 . Qo02? ...... so aa to bring the into play via Tl . N·K2 •••••••• A mistake; he should have tried 21. KB3 or KN4. Passive play leads to a dif· B-Q3. ficult position for White. 28...... P·KN4 29. BoOl B-N3

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We have reached a well·known posl. tion with clear strategical plans for both 21...... N·N2 sides. Usually here White prepares a It seems to me that here Botvinnik minority attack on the Queen's wIng by misses a forced win by 21 ...... , N·N4! P·QN4-5, fo r which purpose he wlll play White has two main lines of defense 30. P·KN4?? ...... N·B3, B-K2, ().O, li nd evcntually bring against the threat of 22 ...... , BxP. In Petrosian commits sui· his Knight to Q3. Black, on the other F irsUy, 22. K-Nl is answered by 22. clde. After 30. B-B2, he would still have hand. must seek some counter.play on ...... , BxP! 23. hB, NxRP cb, which had good chances of holding the posi· the other wi ng by engineering an attack leads to the following pretty variations: tion. on White's King's position. I: 24. K·R2, RxP!; 25. Nxll., (or %5. KxN, Rx.8! 30. ....••.. PxP e.p. The text move does not fi t in wen etc.) 25. ._. __ • Q-BS ch; 26. K.IU. N·B1 c b; 31. NxP N·BS I with White's pian, as his Knight should 27. K·HI. Q-N6 cb; 28. K·Bt, (or 28. N·N2. p . A strong move which Petroslan had M; 29 . B.al, P·R1 mate!) 28. _. __ , N·M ; 29 . be brought to Q3. Natural and better B-QI, Q.NS ch; 30. K·K1. N·W mate! All very probably overlooked. Now White cannot was the usual 11. N·B3. PRtty. defend all the weaknesses in his position 11...... R·KlI J[: :u. K.Ri. CH'f'; 25.. X.JU, Q-N8 c h ; 26. KsN, and must lose some material. RxPI and White baa no adequa~ defe~ A very good move which prevents 12. a.alnst the threat of P -N.... NS ch, or 8(Kl)­ 32. Q.R2 •...... N·B4. White should now have continued K$-N. Alter 32. Q-Bl, the thrust 32...... • p. with 12. N·Bl, preparing for N-Q3. A better cbance seems to be 2l. Q-Ql, QB4! would be decisive. Now Black 12. N·N3 P·KN 31 but even then Blaek gets a decisive -at· could have decided the issue simply hy Another strong move. Now the threat tack by 21 ...... • BxP!; 22. PxB, N·K5 playing 32...... , N-Q6, but both play· of P-Jt4.5 is very annoying for White. t ho 23. K·N2, Q-N4 chi 24. K·H2. N·B7. ers were already in time trouble. 13. P·B3 •.....•• Now 25. Q-Q2. RxP! would lead to a 32...... P.QB4 After this move White loses all quick Joss, but also 25. p·m , Q·B3! 26. Even here this move is very strong. APRIL, 1963 81 33. Q-Q2 P·BS GAME TWO GAME FIVE 34. B-R4 ...... A last attempt to frighten his oppo· QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED Botvinni k is in trouble here once he sur. renders the center with 6 ...... , PxP (better nent. BOTVINNIK PETROSIAN 6. __... _.. , P·K3). Petrosian heads for the ending 34...... P·N4! 1. P·Q4 P_Q4 19. R· R3 N_KN 3 with an eyp on the weak pawn at K3, but Now, afte!" 35. ExP, R-Nl. the move 2. p.QB4 20. BxN Px B Black would be in better shape with 12 . ... _.__ , 36 ...... • N-Q6 would be decisive. 3. N·KB3 N_KB 3 21 . Q·BS Q.Q3 N.Q4; 13. l\'·K4, N-Q2; and later with Flohr's '" suggestion of 13. ".__ ... _ K·B2. Af.er Botvlnnlk 35. B·B2 NxPch 4. P·K3 P·B4 22. R·QN3 R·B2 S. BxP P·K3 23. p·N3 p·N3 over looks the cute minority attack begu! 36. K-B I Q-B3 6. 0 ·0 P·QR3 24. R·KI N·K2 with 23. P -(,,!N4 ! (which could ha"e been pre- 37. K-N2 N-BS ch 7. P.QR4 N·B3 25. Q·B4 R·B7 vented b y 22 ..__ . __._ , R·NI or 22 ...... R·B2) 38. PxN ...... II. Q_K2 26. N·Q3 Q-Ql he is po ~ ilionally lost owing to his sick QBP 9. R·Ql B'"'·K2 27. Q·NS N· BI A neat possibility, given by Tal. 1$ 29 ...... , Otherwise Black wins by 38 ...... • BxB TO. PxP 0-0 28. QxQ RxQ B"N; 30. KxB, K·Q3; 31. K·B3, K_B4; 32 . R.Q2. followed by 39 ...... • N-Q6. White IS 11. B·KNS N·Q4 29 . P·R5 PxP P-K4? (else R·Q4 wins thc pawn); 33. P-K4! totall y lost. 12. BxB N(B3)xB 30. R·N II R·Bl and mates. 38...... d 13. N· KS B·Q2 31. R_Rl N-K2 ·t hough Botvinnik kecps material equality. 14. N·Q2 B·B3 32. RxRch KxR Petroslan decides the game and squares t he 39. PxP Q-K3 15. N· K4 N·BS 33. RxP R·Q7 match with a powerful king march. 40. P.B4 ...... 16. Q·B3 34. Rx RP Rx N 17. QxB N(BS")·Q4 . 35. R·R8ch N·BI A mistake In GRUENFELD DEFENSE last a lost position. 18. R·R3 R·Bl Draw agreed 40...... R_K7ch P ETROS IAN BOTVINNIK White resigns. ,- P·QB4 P_K N3 25. B·B3 B·R6 ,- P·Q4 N·KB3 26. R·B2 NxBch ,- N·QB3 ,... 27. Rx N B·N5 •• N·B3 B·N2 28. R·B2 K-K2 GAME THREE P·K3 0-0 29. N·Q2 P·B' .- B·K2 l O. N·K4 B_R4 .,- P'"·B4 ll. K-Q 3 R·Qlch QUEEN'S INDIAN DE F ENSE .- '"P·Q5 P·K3 32. K·B4 ,.. . PETROSIAN BOTVINNIK .- QxQch 33. NxP R_KR8 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 45. R·N5 R·BSc h ,,-...'" 34. N-K4 2. N·KB3 P·K3 46. K·K3 R-R5 ,'- ,., ,.,'" 35. K·Q4 K·Q''''2 3. P·KN3 P·QN3 47. R·N4 K·K4 ". K-K2 N-B3 36 . P·N3 B· NS 4. B·N2 B_N2 48. K-Q3 K·K3 ". R·QI QR-Ql ,,- K·KS R·R4ch S. P· B4 B·K2 49. R·N S K·B3 ". R.R U_ K·B6 B-K2ch 6. 0 ·0 0 _0 50. K_K2 R·KSc h ". '"N·KN5! R_Kl ,,- K·N7 P-K4 7. N·B3 N·KS 51. K·Bl R·RS ". N(N5 ).K4 ••• ...R ·B6 R_R8 t . NxN ". 52. K_NI R·NSch ". ••• P-N3 .'- K·fl 7 R_R8 9. N·KI 53. K·R2 R·R5ch ". R·NI N-NS ". R·K6 B·QI 10. NxB P'"·Q4 54_ K·N2 R·NSc h ". B·Q2 N·Q4 ,,-R·Q6ch K·Bl 11. Q·R4 P·QB4 55 . K·R3 R· R5ch P·QR4 R-QBl ...K ·KS B·B2 12. B· K3= Q·Q2 56. K·N3 R·QS "., '- P·QNJ B·BI ,,- R-Q B6 R·Q8 13. QXQ 51. K·B3 R·BSch ,,-R-QBI B·K2 N_NS R·Qlch 14. BPxP KPxP••• 58. K-K3 R·R5 23. P·QN4 P·BS ".47_ K_B1 R·Q2ch IS. N·B4 N·B3 59. R·N8 K·K3 24. P·NS K·B 2 48 . K· N8 Resign5 16. PxP 60. R_Klch K_Bl 17. QR·BI P·Q5'" 61. K.Q2 K·B2 III. B·Q2 P·QR4 62. R·K3 R·KB5 19. N·Q3 N·Q2 63. P·B3 R·R5 GAME SIX 20 . P·K3 64. K_B3 R·R6 21. BxKP KR'"·NI 65_ K·Q4 R·R1 Botvinnlk's patent 7. P·QR4 m akes little im· 22. KR·QI P·RS 66. P_ N4 PxP " .p. pression here. though Black creates problemS 23_ K·N2 P·R3 67. RMP K·Kl for himself by missing 16...... • B·Q5 maintain· 24. R·Q2 R·N4 6S. K·B5 K·Q2 ing h is hold on his K4. Botvlnnik could keep 25. N·B4 N· Bl 69. K·QS R·K1 a slight advantage by 18. B·K5. but afterwards 26. K·B3 QR_Nl 70. P·R4 K_B2 drHts Into slight difficulties with hiS QB 27. N·Q3 N·Q2 71 . P·R5 R·QR7 out of play. A correct equallslng p lan t hreat· 28 . B·B4 R(1 )·N2 72. R·NS R·R5 ens at the end to bring the baCK 29. B·K3 P·B3 73. K·KS P·NS -NEW PAPERBACKS_ Into the game with P·B3 and K.B2. so tha~ 30_ P_R4 P·R4 74. P_B4 P·N6 Black is forced to liquidate the queen's side Availillble From 31. R_B4 N·N3 75. R·N3 RxPch 76. K·K6 R·R3ch pawns, after which there Is IIttl.. for either n. R(B4 )· B2 P·BS side to play for. 80 E. llf1h St. 33. BxN 77. K·K 7 R_KN3 New York 3, N.Y. ". 34. R_B8ch K·B2 71. R·B3ch K·N3 QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED 35. B·04 P·N4 79. R.Bl P·N7 36. R·B4 R·NS 80. R_KN I K· B2 BOTV1NNIK PETROSIAN THE CHESS TOURNA. 37. RxR 81. P_BS R·N6 '- P·Q4 P·Q4 I S. QR-Ql P·QN3 MENT-189S 38_ B·B3 R·B'"S 112. P ·B6 R_K6-ch ,- p.QB4 16. Q·RS .. , 39. PxP 83. K·B7 R_KN6 ,. N_KB3 N·KB'"3 U . P·R4 All 230 games played In one of the most 40. RxP B·B3 84. K·K6 R·K6-c h ••• Q_K2 famous tournaments of all time, Cully '" P-K3 P·K3 N·K5 41. P·Rl P· RS •• " . annotated by PlIlsbury, Lasker, Tarrascll, 115. K·BS R·KN6 ,. P·B4 19. R-Q2 P·B3 U. PxP Stelnltz and others. Illustrated with por­ ,.. 8'. P·B7 R·B6ch 0_'"0 P·QR3 20. N·Q3 P·K4 43. Rx B Drawn .- P·QR4 N·B3 21. Nx B traits of all the players. 44. R·BS ,- ••• 370 pp. $2.00 K·B'"l Q-K2 B·K2 22. Q_QI B·K3 .- ,., 23. R·KI QR_Bl .-,,- '"P·K4 N·KN5 24. P-R3 Q·NS CHESS PRAXIS ,, -B·B4 Q·B3 25. R_K3 R·KBS By A. Nimzovkh GAME FOUR B-N] KN · K4 ". P ·NJ R·B3 ". ••• ••• K_Ffl P·QN4 A full e xposition of Nimzovkh's t heories ".,,- N·Q2 0-0 ". Drawn as illustrated In 109 of hiS lInest games. ENGLISH OPENING A book for every serious chess sludent. 3&9 PP. ~2.00 BOTVINNIK PETROS IAN '- P_QB4 P-QB4 14. B-R3 B.KBI EASTERN OPEN THE BOOK OF THE NOTTINGHAM ,. N·QB3 N-QB3 IS . Bx B .. , ,. N·B3 P·KN3 16. 0 ·0 K·N2 July 4-5-6-7 TOURNAMENT-1936 P·K3 N·B] 11. B·K2 P·N3 By A. Alekhine .-,. ,-<" 18. P·B4 Q.B3 Burlington Hotel, All the games of this famous event_In •• ,'"... ". Q·K3 KR·KI which Botvlnnlk tied with Capablanea for ,. '" KNxP ,,- N·K5 QR.Ql Washington, D.C. first and second, ahead of Euwe, Fine, •• Q·N'"l ,,-QR·Ql Q.K2 Reshevsky, Alekhlne, Flohr, Lasker and B·QB4 •P·K3•• ". P·B5 S-Round Swiss seven other leading masters. .10.- PxN B·N2 ". QxNch Q•••_Bl 291 pp. $1.85 11. B_Rl B·Bl ". Prizes and details to be announced. 12. B·QBI B·N2 '"Craw ~g re ed '" 13. B-QNS B·Q2 82 CHESS LIFE The influence of the moves on the audience throughout this game was amllsing, if not instr uctive. When Petr o­ sian attacked Botvinnik's Queen on move 15 there came a hum of excite­ ment. When Bot\'innik switched his over from QR3 to KR3, a long move, there was a still greater hum and there was quite a commotion when one of the demonstrators changed the same move three times on the board. The Press Room which I visited dur­ ing the course of this game, contained a number of the leading lights of Soviet c h ess-}<~l o hr , Lilienthal, Polugaevsky, Keres, Aronin. Bronstein, Tal, Averbakh, Panov and Kotov, to mention some of the more select None of them seemed greatly impressed with the course of play; but this is no new phenomenon in the history of World Championships and I have yet to sec the world cham­ pionsh ip event which was currently reo garded as containing great chess. It is only later that time gives the affa ir its golden halo. Hotel 1'>lel ropole Moscow, U.S.S.n. )1arch 26, 1%3 EX-CHAMPION TAL analYling a match game at the press center.

GOLOM8EK-Cont'd. from p. 80 game and once again played in the pas­ worse than useless against a player of sive lireless style that in\'tled disaster. FIDE 1956-1958 Botvinnik's calibre and he took ,'igor­ He looked like scoring yet another Collected by the Intern~tional Chess ous usc of the initiative so kindly given nought but (and Ihis may well have Fedenttion, 661 .problem$ of all type$, the be$t published in 1956- him to launch out on a strong King-s ide some significance for the remaining 1958. attack. This part of the game was han­ course of the match) Botvinnik notice· dled 10 perfection by the world cham­ ably tired during the fi[th hour. In· Large, clear diagrams, complete solutions ...... $2.00 pion. But, he in turn faltered in th" stead of avoiding of later stages when he could have forced Queens and thus maintaining the pres· U. S. CHESS FEDERATION a quick win by 11 beautiful sacrificial sure on Black's posit ion he exchanged 80 East 11th St. continuation and lor this reason onc down to a Rook and pawn ending that New York 3, N. Y. must criticize his play too. was manifestly drawn, the agreement Neve rtheless. he maintained and in· coming after 35 moves. creased his presrmr e whil st. to make matters worse. Petrosi an got into ne ule time trouble and had to make his last seven moves in t\\"o minutes. He man· aged to do so only to find when the dust cleared that he was fo rced to lose a piece and he resigned on the 41st move amidst tumultuous applause from the audience (obviously mainly compris­ ing Muscovites) fo r the world champion. So Botvinnik was already a point up and had White in his next game wh ich was duly I,layed on Monday, Ma rch 25th . The theatre was only half full at the beginning of play but grad uall y filled up as, presumably, people re­ turned home from work. The opening. a Queen's Gambit Acceptcd, cost me 20 Kopecks si nce this wa ~ the sum that Stahlberg bet me Petrosian would play 2 ...... , PXP if Botvinnik played 2. p. QB4. Curiously enough, Petrosian seemed to have drawn no moral from the first APRIL, 1963 - - 83 Notes from Chess World The Australian periodical "Chess World" is one of the CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE best in the chess world. Edi ted by C. Purdy, It specializes in clear, and yet often profo und, instruction for the average by U. S. Senior Master Eliot Hearst player-something that is a rarity in most chess maguines. Space doesn't permit us to reprint some of this educational material, but here arc a couple of notes from CW that may in· terest tournament players: Masters International Ad ... ice from Onlookers: "What happens if an onlooker Many of the U.S.'s leading masters have never had an makes an audible remark about a move and a player makes opportunity to obtain international master ratings from FlOE that move? only because they have never played in any international "The answer is nothing, except the ejection of the onlooker. tournaments- which is a prerequisite for obtai ning the title. If the player could be penalized for "accepting advice," there American masters feel, wi th much justification, that perform­ wo uld be occasional reports of games declared null and void ance in the USA against internationally ranked American for such reasons, but in fact we have never heard of such masters should be a sufficient standard---evcn if there arc no a thing. "foreigners" competing in these events. You often will hear "To apply Article 18 in such cases opens up magnilicent some of our top players assert that they are better than 50% possibilities to an unscrupulous player. He could arrange to of masters in the wo rld and yet they do signal to a friend when (because of having a losing game) not qualify for the title while playing here in the USA. In he was about to leave a piece en prise, and the friend could order to enable our readers to evaluate the justice of tbis loudly draw attention to it after he moved. The player could claim, here is a complete list of the current international then protest if B t ook the piece and if B did not take the masters, as published in the fine Finnish publication "Suomen piece he would doubtless have improved his position sub­ ShakkilehH." Please note that tbis list does not include Grand­ stantially. masters, who are a step above. "Further if a pl ayer makes a natural move tbat he would USSR. Alatortsev, Aronln, Dubin, Gogli dzc, Yudovich, Kan, ma ke anyway, can he be 5aid to have "bad recourse to the Kasparyn, Konstantinopo16 ky, Lissitsin, Makogonov, Mikenas, advi ce of a third party," unless he asked for such advice? Nenarokov, Panov, Romanovsky, Chechove r, Veresov, Novollel­ In our vi ew Article 18 of the F1DE Laws is not intended to nov, Furman, Nejmetdinov, Dlivitsky, SueHn, Shamkovich, apply to situations of this sort, but rather to penalize a player yugosl .... i.: Nedeljkovic, Puc, Rabar, Vidmar, jr., Milic, Vuko­ for mixing with the onlookers where he could either delib­ vic, Fuderer, Karaklaie, Bertok, DUrasevlc, Ciric, Matulovic, erately seek advice or at least run the risk of getting it. For Damjanovic. Ihis reason, players should avoid mixing with onlookers, es­ pecially such. onl ookers as might be capable of aSSisting Hunll.ry: Florian, Gereben, Nagy, Vajda, Szily, Kluger, Bely, them; if they do, an umpire should have no compunctIon In Szilagyi, Hang, Dely, Honn, Lc::ngyel. politely asking them to desist." ,West Germ.ny: Abues, Kieninger, Rellstab, Schmidt, Brink· , Gilg, Heinecke, Rodl, N eiffer, Teschner, Lehmann. Gamesmanship: "A correspondent reports that in the Wag­ ga and District championship two player'S sat down to playa Czechoslo .... ki.: Kottnauer (now of England). Opocensky, Saj· key game and, before any moves were made, one of them tar, Zita, Katatov, Richter, Kozma, FichU , Ujtelky, Hort. said , "Would you like to resign now or later?" H.,U.nd: CorUevcr, Prins, Van Schellinga, Muhring, Bouw­ meester, Kramer, Barcndregt, Henncrbcrke, Langeweg. "What is the best reply to such gamesmanship? We should USA: Denker, Horowitz, Kmoch, Koltanowski, R. Byrne, Dakc, say, go to the umpire and tell him, "Mr. So·and so says he Sherwin, D. Byrne, R. Weinstein. wants to resign straightway_" The umpire goes along to the gamesman and asks him why he wants to resign and he says It.ly: Castaldi, Monticelli, Sacconi, Paoli, Szabados, Porreca, he doesn't. You say, "Well, why did he say he did?" The Scafarelli, Giustolisi. gamesman says, "I didn't. I asked him if he wanted to re­ Switzerland: Grob, Johner, Christoffel, Blau, Kupper, Bhend, sign." You say, "Why on earth would I want to resign? Is Keller. this a lunatic asylum?" By conducting the dialogue along Buillari.: Svetkov, l\-lilev, Kolarov, Neikirch, Padevski, Minev. these Jines as long as possible, you will punish your opponent RUlThln l.: Troianescu, Erdclyi, Balanel, Ciocaltea, Drimer, much better than you would with some bit of repartee. Ghitescu. You can finish up, "I'm claiming the game, anyway, under Arllentin.: Frydmann, Michel, Sanguinetti, Bielicki, Wexler. Article 18, 1(c), " It is forbidden to distract or worry the op­ ponent in any way whatsoever." You don't intend to pursue England: Alexander, Goiombek, Thomas, Konig, Fazekas, Pen· this claim, but your opponent will certainly end up wishing rose, he hadn't opened his mouth. None of this dialogue should East Germ. ny: Keller, Koch, Richter, Pietzsch, Fuchs, Malich. have any disturbing eUed on you yoursel£, as you are leg· Austria: Muller, Beni, Lokvenc, Becker, Duckstein. pulling the whole time." Sp.in: Med ina, Toran, Farre, Perez. Somehow I think most Americans would not use this solu­ Pol.nd: Makarczyk, Plater , Eliwa. tion to the problem! What would you do1 Finland : Book, Kaila, Ojanen. Can.da: Yanofsky, Bohalyrchuk, Anderson, Fuster. Read Carefully Now! Others: Ekstrom, Lundin (Sweden), Steiner, Purdy (Australia), Czerniak, Porath (Israel), Cuellar, de Greif (Colombia), Barda, "Leaves of Chess" reprinted the following sentence ex­ Johannessen (), Enevoldsen (Denmark), Muffang actly as it appeared in for Man!h 22, (), Dunkelblum (Belgium), Fairhurst (Scotland), Wade 1959: (New Zealand), German (Brazil), Martner (C hil e), Canal (), "Svetozar Gligoric, one of the eight candidates (or the and Cardoso (). honors by virtue of his No. 2 finish in the matches at Portoroz, and Dr. Petar Trifunovich, also a grandmother, From this list one can see that USA Senior Masters and narrowly cscaped death in an automobile mishap." probably quite a few "regular" masters deserve the FIDE master rating as much as a good percentage of the above Well, my friends always say chessplayer'S are a little ec­ names do. We need either more international tournaments in centric. the USA or a change in the FIDE regulations in order to Send all fJl(Jt criat for this column to E/la( Hearst, Arlington qualify more of our players for the title. Towers J-11 25, Arlington 9, Va. •• CHESS LIFE Olympiad Statistics Morphy Day 1443 games were actually played at the 15th Chess Olym­ pics. 957 games (66.3%) were decided, while 486 (33.7%) were drawn. This shows that the games were sharply contested. In Southern California Out of the 957 games that were decided, Wh ite won 527 games (55% ) and Bl ack won 430 (45% ). A unique chess festival wiD be held on Saturday, May 11 The shortest game, lasting only 8 moves, was won by in Lynwood, California. A gala "Morphy Day," co·sponsored Wade (White) from Kinzel. The longest game was played by Torstcinsen-Momo (146 moves), by the Lynwood City Creation Department and the Soutbern Opening Who won 81. won Drawn California Chess League, will be heLd at Bateman Hall in the ...... 70 ., 72 Lynwood City Civic Cenler (rom 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. ...... 0 1 Two Knights' Defense ...... ,...... 3 7 •2 Designed as a chess spectacular to attract the player who ...... 4 3 5 has never joined a club or taken part in formal, organized Four Knights' Game ...... 2 competition, Morphy Day will feature: Three Knights' Game ...... 0 •2 • P onzl3nt. ., s 0 penm. g ...... 1 3 •2 Lectures (in various languages) on openings, middle Philidor's Defense ...... 1 1 o game, endgame, and problem solving; Petroff's Defense ...... 1 1 ...... 0 •1 1 A presentation by William Addison of some of his ga.mes Game ...... 3 2 from the recent U. S. Championship; . , King's Gambit ...... 4 • 3 3 Simultaneous play by leading western masters; ...... 0 1 o . Sicilian Defense ...... 92 107 78 A "Yankee-Rebel" warm-up match in preparation for the French Defense ...... 3 2 23 27 California North-South match on May 26 ; Caro·Kann Defense ...... 15 21 21 Robatsch Defense ...... 15 A Southern CaliIornia Rapid Transit Championship. Alekhinc's Defense ...... 4 " •1 Centcr Counter Gambit ...... 4 •1 1 There will be many other chess activities during the day Queen's Gambit Declined ...... 50 2' 50 and evening. Refreshments wiu Ix! served, there will be picnic Queen's Pawn Opening ...... 16 I. 15 areas for families and a playground for children. All of the Albin Counter Gambit ...... 2 o activities, with the exception of the Rapid Transit Tourna.. Queen's Gambit-Tchigorin's Defense ...... 1 • o menl, will be free to the chessplaying (and non.chessplaying) Quecn's Gambit Accepted ...... 7 3• 10 King's Indian ...... 80 68 72 public. Gruenfcld ...... 8 8 12 Nimw·Indian ...... 21 18 28 Old Indian ...... 15 9 I. United States Queen's Indian ...... 14 8 22 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit ...... 2 1 AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Queen's Gambit-Ragozin System ...... 1 • o Defense ...... 0 • 1 Dutch Defense ...... 7 •6 7 FOUR DAYS - SEVEN ROUNDS Catalan System ..... , ...... 5 2 4 English Opening ...... 27 17 12 May 30-31 June 1-2 Rcti Opening ...... 8 5 6 King's Indian Reversed ...... 6 3 Motel, Asbury Park, N.J. Bird's Opening ...... 2 •3 1 Irregular Openings ...... 4 • 1 Entry Fee $10; Juniors (unde r 21 ) $8.00 Individual Perfarmances Open '0 aU who are or become USCF members except The best performance was made by Geller who scored 10lk-l% Rlted Mli sters. (87.5%). First Board OlaIfson ...... 14 -4 (77.78%) Najdorf ...... 121,2 ·4ih (73.53 % ) The winner will be recognized lIS the U.S. Amateur Penrosc ...... 12 Y.!·4% (73.53% ) Champion and will retain custody of the new Uhlmann ...... 12 ·5 (70.59 %) MEMORIAL TROPHY for one year. Gligoric ...... 12 ·5 (70.59 %) Botvinnik ...... 8 -4 (66.67 %) Second Board Petrosian ...... 10 ·2 (83.33%) SCHEDULE Ghitescu ...... 8ih·3lh (70.83%) p.m. 1...... 11 a.m. Benko ...... 8 -4 (66.67% ) Round 1 May 30...... 1 Round 5 June Third Board Spassky ...... 11 ·3 (78.66%) 2 M,y 30 ...... 8 p.m. , June 2 .... 9:30 a.m. Bilek ...... 10 ·4 (71.42%) Hort ...... 12 ·5 (70.59%) 3 M,y 31...... 10 a.m. 7 June 2 .... 2:30 p.m. Gheorgiu ...... 10 -5 (66.67 %) M.y p.m. Fourth Board Sanguinetti ...... 13*·2% (84.37%) • 31 ...... 7 Ivkov ...... 13lh·2% (84.37%) Keres ...... 9Jh-3lh (73.67 %) Send odvance entries to First Alternate Geller ...... 10Jf.: -llh (87.50%) D. Byrne ...... 9lh-2% (79.16%) USCF Lendyel ...... 3%·3% (70.83%) Schmid ...... 10 ·5 (86.67%) 80 E. 11th St. Second Alternate Tal ...... 10 -3 (76.92 %) New York 3, N.Y. - Shakhmathy Biulleten' No. 2-1963 APRIL, 1963 as Modern Strategy and the Brilliancy Prize by International Grandmaster ARTHUR B. BISGUIER

(The jQllOldng gllllle U;{18 (J.u.;llrdCli Ifle 12. BxP. It is true that thc latter move Harry Zirn Brilliancy J'ri:.e in- the 1962- temporarily leaves his black squares on 63 U.S. ChalllpiOlISltil'-Ed.) the queen's wing somewhat vul nerable but this would have been a much Jesser Over the years the criteria for the evil than permanently consigning his brilliancy prize have undergone a sub­ queen bishop to inactivity. White prob· tle metamorphosis. In bygone days the ably had visions of a kingside attack award was invariably given to a game with P·KB4 and P·KES but this is not abounding in hair-raising complications to be and after the pawn recapture he and though the ultimate has a positionally lost game. leading to victory was usually sound enough, positional considerations had to 12...... R·B2 take the back seat to imaginative tours 13. Q·K2 Q.RI de loree. In modern chess, perhaps be­ cause best-played game awards are going This maneuver, first attributed to out of fashion or perhaps because of Reti in analogous positions delineates the change of opening style, the bril­ black's advantage. After the exchange 21...... Q·N3 liancy prize is becoming more a measure of bishops it will be easier for black 22. QxQ ...... of depth of positional conception and to exploit the weaknesses of the white correct strategical judgment than of cor· . Clearly forced since black is threat· uscating brilliancies. This is the reason ening 22 ...... , RxB as well as 22...... , I was fortunate enough to receive this 14. P·B4 P. p RxN. prize for my game against Addison in 1S. BxB ...... the recent U.S. Championship even ...... though the only sacrifice employed was If white omits this exchange and plays 23. B·B 1 ••• ••• •• in the nature of a blue·chip, gilt·edged, 15. PxP directly he must accede to an dh·idend·paying investment rather than exchange of queens which is unpromis. This bishop is certainly having his a wild speculation. ing in view of his hanging pawns. troubles.

CATALAN SYSTEM a •• 23...... R.QI W. Addison A. Bisguier 1&. PxP P..QN4 24. N·BI ...... 1. N·KB3 N·K B3 6. P..Q4 QN..Q2 This is best since 24. N(K5)·B3 is met 2. P.QB4 P·K3 7. QN.Q2 P..QN3 very strongly by 24 ...... , N·K5 and 3. P·KN3 P..Q4 8. P·N3 B·N2 now 25. NxN. R·Q8ch-all very embar· 4. B·N2 B·K2 9. B·N2 p.B4 rassing for white. This was the real S. O.() 0 ·0 10. P·K3 R·B1 point of the sacrifice of two pieces for Wbite has selected an innocuous op· rook and pawns and was the main varia· ening system which confronts black with tion I felt compelled to calculate to the no real problem as far as equalizing is very end when I played my sixteenth concerned though admittedly it is far move. from easy to play for a win against this type of formation. It is typical of con· 24...... R·Q8 temporary chess that a brilliancy prize 25. B·N2 ...... stems from this placid debut rather than from a wild and wooly opening gambit. 11 . N·KS ...... • Certainly the winning move from a positional viewpoint. If white captures this pawn then black plays R·B7 with a multitude of powerful continuations at his disposal.

17. P·QBS NxP This is possible since black has gained the long diagonal for his queen. 18. PxN BxPch 19. R·B2 BxRc h. 20. QxB R·B7 25...... b R 21. Q·Q4 ...... Here, of course. 25 ...... , RxNch fol· This is an instructive positional cr· The play from blacks' seventeenth lowed by RxB was possible. I discarded rOf. By simply playing 11. Q.K2 followed move was aU forced. White may have this line because I felt that white would by deploying his rooks to QBl and Ql thought he had escaped since be is now get strong counterplay with 27. R·QBl he would have a safe game with little equipped to answer most quiet moves threatcning R·BS as well as R-B7. The to fear. such as 21 ...... • Q·B2 with 22. N-N4 move actually played is slow but sure. 11...... BPxP 12. KPxP ...... with very strong counter threats of his The win of the third pawn is just too own. Black's actual move wins material much for white to handle though he can And here he should have preferred and forces a winning endgamc. make a fight of it os long as he can as CHESS LIFE avoid the exchange of a piece. Once WOZNEY SPARKLES IN GEM CITY a piece is exchanged he cannot defend Kaufman Wins in Md. both wings. Black's strategy for the re­ A record sixty·seven players competed Thomas Wozney of Clcveland won the mainder of the game is clear:-To im· in the 1963 Chess Cham· Gem City Open in Dayton, Ohio on Feb· prove his king position by playing to pionship held March 29·31 at the Dun· rualJ' 23 and 24 with a 5·0 sweep, com· the center and to strive to exchange a dalk YMCA. The event was co-sponsored prising wins over H. Snyder, D. Wolford, knight and/or play P·K4. Only fair by the Maryland Chess Association and W. Grombaeher, A. Mantia and R. Kause. technique is required. the host Bay Region . Second place in the 51·player tourna· Thc open winner was Allen Kaufman, mcnt went to a Class B player: Joseph 26. BxR RxQRP 34. K·Q3 K·Q2 chess master from Whitestonc, New Couperus of Indianapolis, Ind. (4ih·ih). 27. B.Q4 N·Q4 35. N·B4 P·QN4 York, with live wins and one draw. The James Harkins Jr. of Cleveland, David 28. N·B3 P·NS 36, N·RS N·B6 next four players had equal 5·1 gamc Thomson of Dayton and Richard Ling, 29. N/ l·Q2 K·BI 37. N·Q2 K·Q3 point scores, but on Solkoff tie·breaking also of Dayton, tied for third through 30. K·BI R·B7 38. N·N7ch K·B3 points, Russell Chauvenet of Silver fifth with scores of 4-1. A tournamcnt K·Kl P·B3 39. N·BS oddity was the fact that Harold Snyder 31. K·Q4 Spring, Maryland won s~ond place and 32. K·Ql R·Bl N·Q7 of ColUmbus, Ohio won the Class A 40. N·RS title of ~laryland Chcss Champion for prize: Mr. Snyder was thc only Class A 33. K·K2 K·K2 41. Resigns 1963. Third place and winner of the Class "A" trophy went to Frank Street, player who competed! Other awards }o~or otherwise 41. N·N6ch is virtually went to Walter Jackson (C); Edgar Law· forced and alter the exchange of knights Washington. D.C. In fourth was A.P. Som, viSiting from Pakistan, , and rence (Junior); Clifton Rowan (lst Han· black will have an easy time of it by dicap); Portcr Welbourne ("Unrated). penetrating to the eighth rank when Georgc Thomas. Burtonsville, Maryland, white will either have to accede to linished fifth. --- - ~ the loss of his kingside pawns or allow The class "8" title was taken by BONE TEXAS CHAMP one of the black queen knight pawns to Claudc Sayre, Dundalk, and a member march on to victory. of the host club. Class "C" was won by Eric Bone of Baytown won the Tcxas John Cromelin, a teacher at McDonogh State Championship played in Dallas on School and this year's director of the March 9 and 10. Rone was undefeated Maryland Chess League. The top un­ and gave up one draw-to runner·up The Missing Link rated player was 16 year old Tiberiv Ken Smith of Dallas in Round One. Maier, a recent arrival from Rumania. Smith, the defending champion, drew The January issue of CHESS LIFE eon· Allen Chauvenet, age 17. son of Russell also with third·plaee William Bills of tained 64 of the 66 games played in the Chauvenet, took the junior title. All of Houston, to finish with a 4-.1 score-a G. S. Championship. In the March issue the above winners were awarded en· half point behind the winner. (p. 62) Grandmaster Reshevsky present· graved trophies and cash prizes. ed his last round win against Benko. The tournament was arranged and di· The following game, therefore, played rected by William C. Koenig, secretary GARVER WINS QUALIFYING in round three, completes the record of of the Maryland Chess Association. EVENT the tournament proper. We still hope Hobert Garver won the New Orleans Quall. to present all the games from the three· BOOST AMERICAN CHESS! rylng Tournament, conCluded in March with way playoff for third place which was 110 $Core of ~W:'-\.1I. Second Place went to Adrian played in Los Angeles. TELL YO UR FRIENDS McAuley (5) and third to R1ch~rd Schullz A80UT USCF \4\.11). The top twelve plarers ;n the field of NIMZO·INDIAN twenlr·four qualify tor the New Orleans C.C. Championship. ,. BYRNE_Vii EVANS_V• .. P·Q4 N·KB3 21. NxP B·K3 ,. P·QB4 P·K3 22. K.Q2 R· B2 ,. N·QB3 B·N5 23. N·K3 RJl.KBI •• N·B3 0·0 24. N·.1 N·B2 •• B·NS P·B4 25. N·Q4 P·N3 •• R· Bl P·KR3 16. R/4-Rl K·Hl ,. B·R4 P·KN4 27, KR·Kl K·.3 •• B·N3 N·KS 28. R·K2 B·BI •• P·K3 P·B4 29. P·B5 QPxP 111. B·Q3 30. PxP R·Ql 11. HxQP ".'" 31. PxP .. , 12. RPXN Q·Bl 32. R·B6ch K·N2 13. P·R3 B·B4 33 . K·B3 N·Q4ch 14. Q·RS ~. K·B2 N·K2 15. P xB K·""H 2 35. R·.7 16. P-QS N·R3 36. R/lxN , .. 11. P·QN4 37. RxRch I(·B3"" 18. P·B4 P,..· N" S 38. R·KR7 K·N3 19. Q·R4 Q,Q 39. R·R8 B.Q2 ". "Q '" Or~wn

BLACKSTONE WINNER IN OAKLANO John Blackstone of Saratoga, Calif. edged out Ken Grover of Tahola. Calif. to win the Oakland "Round·Up" tourna· ment played on Fcbruary 9 and 10. Both players scored 4lh·1h in the 42-player SWISS, with S- B giving the nod to Black· stone. Roy Hoppe of San Francisco led the four·pointers to take third prize. The event was sponsored by thc Chess Friends of Northern California and $375 in cash prizes were awarded. George Kol· tanowski international master and F'IDE NOR8 MATTHEWS, a life member of the USCF, leaches chess to deaf referee was the director. stude nts in Indiana schools. APRIL, 1963 87 The Importance of by Internationul Grandmaster

Every good player realizes the importance of castling. of a pawn. Mr. Berliner grabbed it without much hesitation. This should usually be done as quickly as possible, in order He told me, after the game, that he did not consider it a sac­ to bring the king to a safer place, and, at the same time, rifice; he thought I had made an outright . My su­ bring a rook into play quickly. perior and more rapid development soon became apparent. In the following game my opponent tried a new twist I was able to build up considerablc pressure with serious in a well·known variation. His tenth move, N-M, enabled me threats against the king. Continuously on the defcnsive, my to prevent his castling. This gave me sufficient time to begin opponent was never really able to complete his development action on the queen-wing; action which required the sacrifice satisfactorily.

U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP Starting the queen-s ide minor ity at­ tack immediately. New York 1961~3 13...... Q-K2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 14. 0 ·0 QxNP ResheV$ky Berliner I. P·QB4 P-K3 3. PxP PxP 2. N·QB3 P.Q4 4. P·Q4 ...... The Exchange Variation; one of my favorites. I have played it many times with good results. I have always felt that white obtains good pressure with his queen·side minority attack. Black, on the other hand, is usually on the defensive. His best hope is to draw. I spent some time here considering 4...... B-K2 the tempting sacrifice 23. RxPch. It is S. N-B3 N·KB3 unfortunately unsound, as the follow 6. B-B4 ...... shows; More usual is here 6. B·N5. I felt like varying. 1) 23. fuPch, KxR; 24. N·NSch, K-BI; Snap judgment. Black underestimated 2S. Q·B5ch , (2S. QxP, Q-B3) N-B3; 6...... P·B3 white's resources. More prudent was 14. 26. RxP, R·Q2; 27. RxR, QxRj 28 . 7. Q-B2 ...... , K·N2, followed by QN·Q2. QxNch, K-Nl and the best white To prevent B-KB4. IS. QR·NI Q·K2 can hope for is a draw. 7...... P·KN3 16. P·K4 PxP 17. NxP ...... 2) 23. RxPch, KxR; 24. QxPch, K-B1; Black, however, is determined to play 2S. Q·R8ch, K-B2; 26. N-NSch, K­ B-RB4. The main threat is now 18. KR·Kl fol· N3j 27. Q·R7ch, KxN; 28. P·R4ch, 8. P-K3 B·KB4 lowed by N·B5 and RxNP. KxP; 29. Q-B5, (threatening 30. 9. B·Q3 •••••••• 17...... K-N2 P-N3ch) R·KNl!; 30. R-N3, RxPch; "9. Q-N3 is satisfactorily met by Q-N3. Black must free his KR. If 17 ...... , 31. KxR, (if 31. K-BI , R-NS) Q-Q4 9...... BxB N-BS; 18. Q-R3, N·Q4 (l8 ...... , N-R3? ch; etc. 10. QxB N·R4? 19. Q-R6ch, K·Nl; 20. RxP, QxR; 21. ., A costly waste of time. After this N-B6 mate) 19. Q-R6ch , K-NI; 20. KR-K1 move black secms to have great diffi­ with the double threat of 21. RxP or culties. 21. N·B6ch. BENKO TAKES EMPIRE CITY lB. KR·KI R·QI Grandmaster won his third So that if 19. N·B5, QxN. consecutive New York weekend tourna­ ment by capturing the Empire City 19. N·N3 • ••• ••• • Open on April 5--7 with a score of 5% -lh . Weakening black's king-position. He led by a full point going into the 19...... Q·B3 final round and a draw with Miro Radoj­ 19 ...... , N·B5 fails on account of 20. cic clinched the first prize. RxQ, NxQ; 21. R/ l xP, R-BI; 22. N-NS and black is in real trouble. Senior Master James T. Sherwin took second, Michael Valvo was third, Julius 20. NxNch PxN H. Loftsson fo urth and Paul Brandts 21. R-KS ...... fifth. All had scores of 5·1. Sherwin, 21. RxP, N-Q2 gives black a chance to like Benko, was undefeated _ yielding develop his pieces. draws to Radojcic and Charles Gersch. 21...... N·Q2 22. R-BS Oth er prizes: Top Expert, J . R. Seren­ 11 . B-R61 ...... • ••••••• yi; Class A, Theodore Loos; Class B, Preventing black from castling. I also Now black has some real problems. Daniel Schey; Class C, Douglas Pader ; considered 11. B·KS, but after 11...... , 22...... Q·Q3 Top Junior, David Daniels; Top Woman, P·B3; 12. B·N3, 0 ·0 white hasn't ac­ If 22 ...... , Q-R3; 23. N-NS, N·B3 (23. Mrs. Frances Frazier. Seventy-two play­ complished much ...... , R-RBI ; 24. RxNP, QR-QI; 2S. Rx ers competed in the event which was 11...... B-Bl RP and black is choked) 24. RxNP, R­ held at the Park Sherat on Hotel and di­ . 12. BxB KxB KBl; 2S. N·K6ch. rected by J. F. Reinhardt and Gerald 13. P-QN41 ...... 23. N·NS O'Flahcrty. 88 CHESS LIFE 23...... P·B3 GAMES FROM THE EMPIRE CITY OPEN Bad is 23 ...... N·B3, because of 24. RxP, R·Q2 ; (24 ...... , RKB1, 25. RxN !) FREN CH DEFENSE SI CIL IAN OEFENSE 25. RxN, QxR; 26. QxPch, K·B1 ; n D. DANIELS KERMAN M. VA LVO A. SURAC I RxR, QxN; 28. QxP mate. 1. P-K4 P·K) 23. N·N3 ,. P·K4 P'OB4 14. P·NS 0 · 111 24. N·K4 ...... 2. P.Q4 P-