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Vol. VII Wednesday, Number 5 OfficiCll Publication ofjfje United States (oessfederation November 5, 1952 USSR- SWEEPS INTERZONAL KOTOV TRIUMPHS RIVISE TAKES BLACK, BOYER Position No. 21H POJilion No. 204 8y Vincent L. Eaton 8y C. 8. Cook IN INTERZONAL so. CALIF TITLE SHARE BUFFALO Silyer Spring, Md. Fort Worth, Tex. Soviet players swept the five top In an 18 player 12 round Swiss, The Buffalo City Championship First Publication First Publication places in the Inlernational Tourna· Irving Rivisc of Los Angeles (and was shared by veleran Roy T. mcnt at Saltsjobaden, Sweden with Cormel'iy of New York) nosed our Black and youthful Richard E. Kotov scoring 161f.a·3lh for first Cormer State Chllmpion Raymond Boyer at 8·2 each, and play..off pla(.'C, while Petrosian and Taima­ Martin on SoB points for the South­ for the title WilS prevented by the nov tied [or sccond with 13Y.,: ·61k ern CaJifornia. title. Both scored illness of TIiehard Boyer, res ulting each. Geller placed fourth witb 9 Y~-2% but Rivisc had 73.50 in SoB unfortunately in his dealh in 13-7, and Auerbach gained the to Martin's 68.25 points. Eugene August before all adjourned games coveted fifth place with 12 ¥~-7 % on Levin was third with 81h-3'h, while of lhe tournament were completed. S·B points, althougb tied in games fourth and fHth on S-B points with Albert E. VOssle r placed third with won with Gligoric of Yugoslavia, equal 71h-4Jh scores were M. Gor­ 61h·3Ih, while Chester T. Fell, Jr. Stahlberg of Sweden, and Szabo of don :md M. AltshiUer. and Morton R. Sicgel shared four th Hungary. Unzicker of West Ger· Rivise, who led the tournament with 5ihAIh cacho many was ninlh with 1l'h·8lh. from the fourth round until Martin Black drew with Boyer and Fcll, It was notable that Kotov, Pet· caught up in the semi-final, lost and lost one game to George J . rushm, and Taimanov lost no games one game to H. Gordon, and drew Mauer. Boyer lost no games but in the 21 player event. Kotov won with Ray Martin, P. Lapiken, and drew with Black, Vossler, Fell and 13 and drew 7; Petrosian and Taim­ A. Weiss. Martin lost a game to R. Siegel. Vossler lost games to Black 8, 8, SKI, 2plQ3, 2p2p2, 865, 8, 5Kl'l . 2rlkls, plspp3: 3pp2b, 2S1PplU, 3Sp3, anov each won 7 and drew 13. J acobs, and drew with S. Almgren, White t o play .. nd win 5PIK. 6R I, 2RS Geller won 8, drew 10 and lost 1- and Alfred A. Allison, and drew White to play and win M. Gordon, I. Rivise. Levin in third with Boyer, Carl E. Diesen, and - to Gligoric and Stahlbcrg. Auer­ place lost to Rivise, Ma rtin and M.. J ames J. Barrett, Buffalo's chess bach won 6, drew 13 and lost one Altshiller, while drawing with M. columnist. White To Play And Win! game to Stahlberg. It was notable Gordon. Rivise, Ma rtin and Levin Conducted by WiUiam Rojam that the Soviel playcrs drew all qualified for the California State In the Class A tourney, Charles thcir contests with each other. Championship finaIs. E. Braun placed first with 7·3; Send 1111 contributions for this column to WIlliam Rolam, '" CHESS LIFE, Former U.S. Champion Herman Norman C. Wilder, Jr. ;:vas second 123 No. Humphrey Avenue, ~ak Park, illinois, Steiner compiled a 11).10 score in with 6lh-3lh, and Gordon J. Daven· OTH compositions this issue arc the work of problemists, and the a tic [or 11th place with Pachmann POLIAKOFF WINS pOrt third with 64. B tOllch of the problemist is evident in the soluticms. No. 2a3 is an and I'ilnik. NO. CALIF TITLE Class B was conducted in two interesting study in the "Staircase th eme" with "switchbacks," technically INTERZONAL TOURNAMENT In a 10 player round robin D. sections. In Section I Karl L. Wald, di rricult to compose and not easy to solve. No. 204 with its sael'ificial key Saltsiobaden, 1952 !':::!:::!:o'"! ~t:<)ro'l 13· ... ' ~'\. win the . a young player, placed first with is also in proble m style, but has a constructive idea in progessivc eHmi· 6'h-1Ih, Henry M. Pinkham was !'in,,) SI. nGlng, "- NO l· tltern California uUe, losing naUon wh ich is lrrquently quite applicable in an actual game in simiiar I. A lexander Kotov (USSR) ...... 161· 3~ one game to B. popor£. Second second with 6·2, and Craig M. situations. 2. T . Petruslao (USSR) .. _...... _ 1 3~· 6 ~ Schmidt third with 5lh·21h:. In J. S. TairnallOv (USStt) .. _._...... 13~· 66 place we nt to H. GroSS with 7-2, For solutions, ple"se tourn to Page four. 4. E. Geller (USSR) ...... ~ .. ~ ...... ~13 • 7 who lost to PoliakoH ;'I nd drew Section IT victory went to Richard 5. Y. Aue rbach (USSR) ._...... ~_12~ . 11 with C. M. Capps a nd B. Popo£f. J. Bauer, playing from an iron ;: ~~~~"::rsf:.l~f~~ (~~=!~)~~m: n C. M. Capps was third with 6-3, lUng, with 8-1, while Joscph Baran· ENLARGED PLANS 16 TEAMS VIE 8. Laszlo Slibo (Hungary) ...... _._121· n etsky was second with 7·2, and 9. W. Unzicker (Wesl Cermany) 116· 86 losing to Poliakoff and n. Currie, FOR CHGO LEAGUE IN DC LEAGUE 10. },;rlch t!lI.$ k a~s {A rgenUnaJ .. ~ .. IO ~. IIi whHe drawing with H. Gross and Paul O'Brien third with 5*-3*. ll. Ludek Pachman (C .... c's\ov.llkia 10 ·10 The Chicago City Chess League The District of Columbia Chess 12. lierman Pllnlck ( Ar g~ntl ll a) ._._ IO ·10 S. Smale. Fourth place went to R. faces the 1952-53 season with an League begi ns its 1952-53 season Il. Herman Steiner (USA) _...... _1 0 ·to Currie who scored 5-4. 14. A . JI.I atanovlC (YugOSlavia) ...... 9 · 11 BALLOT FAVORS enlarged program [or chess in Chi· with a record number of teams 15. G. R al"'C~n (l{ ulleury) ,_._ ...... ~. 8 ·12 PoliakoH and Gross qualified for cago. In addition to the usual learn participating in the play. For con· IG. GChess Club team matches and team tourna­ Chess Federetion for Vote vidual tournaments must become " B," Georgetown Uni versity, L i· menls can now be rated, according DOE OVERTHROWS by Mail, members (members of member brary of Congress, Paragon Club, to an official announcement by No.1 clubs may pay SOc dues). Junior Naval Communications "B," lind USCF Vice·President William M. HOLOWACH'S RULE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Dlrec· membership will be 5Oc. Operations Research ' OiIice. In 8yland and USCF Rating Statistic· In the Alberta Provincial Champ· torI Ind the ExecutlYe Committ.. of "The National l.,eague" sections lhe ian Kenneth Harkness. ionship Rae Doe of Calgary upset Ihe Uniled SUleS Chess F eder.'lon, Individual toul'llamcnts planned vol ing by m.il, do he re by utify li nd are: Chicago Christmas Social teams are Applied Physics Labora­ The mid·year rat ing list, as of the live·year reign of Walter Holo­ COnfirm Ihe Ippolntme nt Of A. tory, 8ald Eagle Chess Club, J uly 31st 1953, will be the first to wach of Edmonton by winning the Wy.tt Jonu, Wm. M. By'.nd, Edgu Tournament in December, 1953 T. McCorm ick, Herm.n S ieiner .nd Chicago Cily Championship in Jan­ Wa.<; hi ngton Chess Divan "B," include the results of team play Alberta title 7·1 in a 16 player 8 F r . nk R. GUYU itS • Promotlon.l Committee to negotil te with Ke n· uary to February, 1953 Speed Fedel'al Chcss Club " A," Federal in the average ratings published round Swiss. J)Qe lost no games neth H.rkness with • view of im· 5eeurity Agency, Maryland Uni­ semi·annually in CHESS LIFE; but but drew with D. Sinclair and II. pleme nting the promotlonll pl.n Championship ill February, and outtined by Ha rknen, and We ex· 1952·53 Chicago Junior Champion· versity, National Chcss Club, and forms to report these contests are Bergmann. press'y r " tify .nd confirm the adlon Naval Communications "A." ship in Decembt~r. The Chicago now available (or distribution to Holowach was sccond on S·B of the H id Committee In m.klng II club secretaries and tournament points with 5'h·2Ih, losing to Doe, conlra ct wllh Mr. Harkness I nd we Board of Education is cooperating do hereby .uthorize the Hoid Com· in thc last event. }' or information EUWE TO PLAY directors who request them. and drawing with W. Litwinczuk, mittee to do any .nd eyery thing Any tea m maleh or team tourna­ P. Connell, and L. Moser. Third wh'Ihoever necess.ry to be done or mcmbership, apply to A. Kauf· and to execul e any p.pers rfljuired man, 5531 So. Kimbark Ave., Chi· IN CANDIDATES ment heJd ·in 1952 will be rated if on S·8 wi th 51h: ·2ifl also was L. 10 -effectively carry into operation According to an announcement the complete results aro sent in, Moser, who lost to Doe, and drew the said Pill n. cago 37, No. 2 by FIDE, Dr. Max Euwe has de-­ on an official report form, before with P. Connell, H. Bergmaqn, and BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pro­ eided to play in the World Cbamp· March "31St 1953. For matches and Holowach. H. Bergmann placed mot ion.' Committee Is hereby aulh­ ionship Candidates' Tournament in tournamcnts now in progress, or fourth with 5-3. It was lhe strongest orized to employ Montgomery Malor, HOLD SEVENTH or any other pe rson, lIS editor of 1953. His entry will reduce to five scheduled to begin soon, report Alberta title event in recent years. Chess Life on any lerms .nd condl. HUDSON CO MEET tions Ihal 10 Silid Committee m 'y players the number to be qualified forms should be ordered at once. seem besl and prope r for a term of The seventh annual Hudson fo r the Candidatcs by the current To insure the accuracy of ratings, CFC ELECTS ye.rs not to exceed five yu,n. Counly Interscholastic Chess Tourn­ Intet'lOnal event in Sweden. . evcry player is required to fill in USCF Secretary Major J . B. HoIt amcnt at the J ersey City YMCA At this stage of the tournamcnt, and sign a report slip (a "pink NEW OFFICERS announces the final tabulation of Chess Club will see Demerest and it seems probable that all five slip" for a tcam tournament and The Chess Federation of Canada the voting as follows: Me morial High Schools struggling qualifying players will rcpresent a "blue slip" for a team match). elected Canon H. L. Roy of Van­ Resolution No. 1 For 72 for permanent I)Ossession of the the Soviet way of chess and life. These slips are mailed to the couver prcsident; J. G. Prentice of Against 3 Paul Helbig Trophy, which cach At pr4!scnt standings only Gligoric USCF with the complete results of Vancouver was named patron. The Resolution No. 2 For 69 team has won twice. Weehawken of Yugoslavia, Stahlberg of Swe­ the contest after it is finished. office of 1st vice.president was not Agains' 6 and Sweeney High Schools will be den, Szabo of Hungary, and Unzic­ The rating of team play pre­ filled, but Frank R. Anderson of Ballots were mailed on October the other contenders, and the latter ker of West Germany seem to have sented many difficult problems. Toronto was chosen 2nd vice·presi· 6, 1952, and the final date for re­ is the defending champion. The any chance of overtaking the USSR After much effort and a great dent, G. F. Cooper of Winnipeg cording votes was October 20, 1952. matches will be held on October quintette, conSisting of Kotov, many tests, a method has finally treasurer, and J. F. Vest of Ottawa Five ballots received after closing 24, November 7, and November 14 Pelrosian, Geller, Taimanov, and been developed that gives accurate secretary. date are not included. at 7:00 p.m. sharp. Auerbacb. ( Ple"se turn to page 3, col. 3) reid claims, and his analysis of the match supports him, is that ''Morphy won not because of a superior theoretical conception but because of a superior practical skill." This will come as a surprise to those who (like the reviewer) have always accepted Reti's evaluation of the great Ger­ --4f.tl.ine ~ Garl,! man as an attacking player with no insight into positional chess or the close game. The, other discussions, though less challenging, are no less Che~ :j Career interesting. Fourteen annotated illustrative games, two from each man, Additional Data complete the book, which (praise Allah and the publishers) h as an index. -4m.erica ~ Che:H new~paper 8., A. BlI.lCM:.~ This is easily one of the most fascinating chess hooks ever written. Puhlished cwic~ a month on the 'th and 20th hy ReinfeJd's grasp of human personality is as important bere as his pro­ THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION found knowledge of chess and chess history. He has no heroes or V. AlEKHINE IN SOVIET-LAND villains, no axe to grind. He is concerned to present the seven men as OMPARED with thc rather H arold M. Phillips, P"'$iJ~nl; Wm. M. Byw.d, Trttmmr; M .. jor J. B. Holt, . men excelling: at chess, not just as chess champions: Anderssen the C close results of t he present S«rtl"rr; K~nneth Harkness, Busi"u$ M"""8U .. nd Membt:rship Suulttry. Romantic, laIorphy the Gentleman, Sleinitz the Lawgiver, Lasker the Soviet Champion, Keres, in the Editor: MONTGOMERY MAJOR Philosopher, Capablanca the Machine, Alekhine the Fighter, and Euwe latest Soviet Champjonship Tourn. CONTRJBUTING EDITORS: D r. A . BUJchk.e, Vi .. " .. , L. Eaton, Gui/hnmt the Logician. His display o[ their stylcs and habits o[ play, their weak­ aments and even some o[ Botvin. G,rxlStr, Elio/ H torrll, Erich W. Morrc&tnd, Edmu .. d Nlllh, Fttd Rein/refJ nesses and their strengths, is set forth in some of the most readable nik's successes in such evcnts W;!Iillm Roi""', Dr. Kuitr S"tnJ"n. prose I have seen devoted to chess. (70.59-73.68% for Keres; 67.5- = Entered as second clan matter September S, 1946, at the post oCflce at Du· 88.24% [or Botvi nnik), Alekhine's buque. (owa. under the act of Mareh g, 1879. 80% in the First Soviet Champion. USCF Membership Dues, IncludlnJ: $ubserlption to CltESS LIFE, enronment In ship or 1920 appears rather im. State Chess Association (it State or member's residence has an Assocl.. tion af· pressive. However, we have to take filiated with the USCF), seml·annual pubJi~lI.tioo of nationa l chess r ating, and all other privileges oC membership: into account that Soviet Chess in ONE YEA R: $05.00 TWO YEARS: $9.S0 THREE YEARS: $13..50 ] 920 was not what it is today, that by Vincent L. Eaton only three recognized masters A new n.cmbership starts with the date of the nrst CH"ESS LlYE issue mailed (Levenfish and 1. and A. Rabino. arter applicaUon is received. a renewal wltb the date of the llest issue publisbed Addr,ss a ll communications to t his column to Vincent L. Eaton. '12 McNeill atter old membership expires. Subscription rate of CHESS LIFE to non-members Road. Silver Sp ring, Maryla nd. vieh) competed in the 1920 Olym. is $3 p(lr year. Single copies ISc eaelL Fee Cor publication or non·member's na- pics against Grandmaster Alekhinc, ~~~a:a~r:s li~i~~~t $ ~ a ~! :~~~e:m~-:;nJ-;;~ 1:~~intS~Fo a~r£l~ o ~~n~~l~:t: ~: ROBLEM No. 375 is by a newcomer to problem compOSing, bnt by and that the participants were all $5.00 {or one lJSCF MembeJ"$hlp plus $2.59 for eaeb additional uscr,· Member­ no means an amatcur at it. Sergeant Myzel, who is stationed at ship. Such additional family membf'rshlps will r.,.,elve aU pr!vUegCJi of Member· P or almost all-as has been attcsted .$hlp ucept a subscription to CHESS LIFE. Bolling Field Air Ba~e , in Washington, has been an cnthusiastic solver cspecially by and [or Romanovsky, Send memberSh ip dues (o r s u b~ c rlp l lonsl a nd chang es of 3ddress t o KENNETH lor some months, and has reeenUy turned his hand to composition. Shakhmaty v SSSR 1950 no. 10 p. HARKNE SS, Business Manager, 93 Ba rrow Street. New York 14. N.Y. From this eICort it will be seen that he possesscs ideas and the skill to Send tournament rating reports (with fees, if a ny) and a ll communications re­ 209; also "Ways o[ Chess Creativ­ garding CHESS LIFE edilorill l mailers to MONTGOME RY MAJOR. Editor, 123 carry them out. ity," in Rus.<;i an, 1932, p. 159-0ut North Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, III. The British Chess Fedcration has just announcc'or three·movers containing at least two model Wednesday, November 5. 1952 Wc have even stronger indica. Vol. VII, Number 5 mates. Judge: M. Havel. tions 10 prove that Alekhinc's No. 72. , For thrcc·movers without restrictions as to the SUCCess in this tournament, in nature of tbe males. Judge: V . L. Eaton. No. 73. For two·movers (limited to no more than two en· spite of the impressive figures, is not one of the really outstanding tries Irom each composer). Judge: A. W. Danicl. :J/'c}ttg/'tJ Oil :J.he "!)n l.erzoltaf results o[ his chess career, not to Composers mnst submit two diagram~ in clear chess type (stamped o criticism can be dirccted at the conducting or the Interzonal speak of the quality of the games or drawn) or each pmblcm enten.'Budapest, which remains shillings will be awarded [or the fOUl' best problems in each tourney. quered the Soviet Championship in a monument to incompetence in arranging an important chess cvent. the Second Championship Tourna­ By this statemcnt we do not mean to criticize the actual tournament Problrm No. 376 ment of 1923 in Petrogr ad, made arrangements at Budapest, which were vcry competently handled. by By J. T, Lightbourn 10 points out of possible 12, and the Hungarian Chess Fcderation, but rather to repeat our condemnatIOn Hamilton, Ber muda . against the 6 players who had also of the spineless attitude of the FIDE Assembly which yicldcd to Soviet First Publication competcd in 1920 and against Black: 1 men prt!ssuJ"e illJ9.. ~h9se Budapest in pt'eIerence to a prior and better offer whom Alekhinc had made 4% {!"Om Buenos h ires. points or 75 % (J..evc nIish, A, Kub. It is now to be hoped lhat the Sw iss Chess Feder ulion will be suc· bel, lIyin·Zhenevsky, I. Rabinovich, cessful in an'anging the World Championship Candidates Tournament Grigoriev and Zubarev), he had Ivr 1953", whero pla~cr " C,lIl m(!e t or. nc::t.;·:ll grolln"' . Due t" &l'!ic! exactly lQe &Ilmc result; Lewmfish arrogance un offer to hold the Candidates' event in the USA was de· the runneNlp, who inflicted the c1 ined, and if Switzcrland cannot alTunge the event, it is destined for only defeat on Romanovsky (*), Moscow as another cozy Soviet monopoly. made even 5lh or 91.67 % against There is monopoly enough in lhe Candidates' event as it is with this particular gro up of 6. all livc players qualify ing [rom the Intel'"olona l coming from Ul e USSR. Even morc striking, however, The monopOly is unfortunatc for chess, but is nol subject to criticism are another Grandmaster's achieve· for the playcrs in question won the right to participation by superior ments ill similar compeLition. We play under equitable playing conditions. re(er to Bogoljubow's successes in In this connection one cannot 'even cl"i.licise the inclusion 01 Y. the III and IV Soviet Champion­ Auerbach· in preference to Gligoric, Stahlberg or Szabo with whom hc s hip Tournaments or Moscow 1924 was lied in game score. Ties in un event o[ th is nature are a:lways and Lcningrnd 1925. unfortunate and the S·B system of tie·breaking is not altogether a In Moscow l!)24 (III Chumpion· satisfactory way of solving the problem; hnt it is the best we have at ship), Bogoljubow won, without present for such situations. As Aucrbach had thc best S·B score, his Whjle Loss (13 WillS, 4 dr2l,vs and 2lh selection fo r the (irth spot was legiti mate and correct. pOints ahcad of Ro manovsky who Howevel', the result is unlorlunate in that it sUlTcnders the next ~If-r- P",'I,m No. 177 Problem No. J7B ty'. By Ottavio Stocchi By A. Akerblom again was the runner·up; with the Candidates' Tournament almost completely to the Soviet plaYers, with o players who had ;llso becn Dr. Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky as prilCtically the only players fr om Langt..irano, Italy 2nd Prize, British Chess First rublieation Federation, 1951·52 among Alekhinc's opponents in the the wOt'ld outside the Iron Curtain. Such monopoly by anyone country Bl ack: ., me n Black; II men ]920 Olympics (Romanovsky, Lev­ 0 1' region is unhealthy ror chess. For this one must not blame the en(ish, I. Rabinovich, Grcgoriev, A. USSR lor pl"Oducing so many fine players (for this fad redounds to Rabinovich, und llyn·Z henevsky), their credit), but rather one must criticbc the countl"ies oI the Wester n Hogoljubow made a perfect 100% World ror not giving more support to chess. Chess· playing talent is score wi nning all six games while not a monOpoly of uny raee; but talent thr ives best in those countries Alekhine had dropped half points where popular support (01' govemment support) make thc lile of the to Romanovsky, Lcvenfish, and chess player easier . IJyin·Zhcnevsky and this made only That the USA, wilh two places reserved in the Interzonal event, 4 J.h points or 75%, could only send onc representative, is a criticism o[ the indifference of Also in Leningrad 1925 (IV American chess players regarding international chess. It is an indifler· Championship) when Bogoljubow . ence that must be ovcrcome beforc the USA can hope to play an met even 8 of Alckhine's 1920 adequate part in international chess events. opponents (i n addition to the 6 of Mon tgomery AI ajor 1924 also A. Kubbel and Zubarev), he Iinished lllem olf with a better score than Alckhine (6lh out of possible 8, or 81.25% against White: ., me n Wh ite: 4 men 58 2, 2qp4. 4p3, plpkpSIR, Q1s5, blrlkb2, prplppl, IpplSl, 8, 8, Alekhine's t.i or only 7fi%), and JSIP2, 21l1Kl, 2MB 4Q3, 31t1, ls5K (Please turn to page 3, col. 2) White mi les In two moves While mi tes In three mo ves By Kestu S,,~ndsen ( 0) This w~s like t aking revenge for the inglorious deCeat Levenflsh had sufferl'd THE HUMAN SIDE OF CHESS. By Fred Reinfeld. New York: Pellegrini NORTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP from J{omanov8ky'S hands Itl the Chess Olympics of 192G-ilnd not without Alek· I nd Cudahy, Pp. Ix, 302. $3.75. Grand Forks, 1952 hlne's Interference. Levent'lsh reports 1. Gordon Anderson (Nor thwood, N. D.) ...... •. W8 W1 W6 Wl OS 41- ' 17.7S this s tory In "Shakhmaty v SSSn. " p. "THE Reader's Road to Chess" welcomes yet another publisher to 2. Leonard Orne'" (HallSboro) ..... _._ ...... W5 1.6 W7 wa Wg 4·1 14.50 290: "I starh.'tl Ihe tournament very un_ fortunately. In tho £Jut round, mcetinB t he group who include chessbooks in Uleir trade lists. Tr ll ~, Ab­ ~. ~'O lf.e r1i~0 Hi~~~~~e~~rand Forks) ..:: . .::. ::. .: .. :: . .::. \~~IZ ~4 ~~ I tA ~~O ; : ~ I ~:gg Homanovsky, 1 succeeded, after Inter· rahams' "The Chess Mind" was republished from England by Pellegrini S. Loui.s Wu; (Grand Forks) ...... L2 rAO W12 W4 01 26·26 7.75 estlng light, In gettinJ: s dua d won 6 MelVin Johnson (Nor1hwood) 2-3 (7 00). 7. Itlebard G. Wertb (Moorhea.!, Minn.) position. I walked about in expectation and Cu dahy. But this present volume, written in America by one oI the 3·2 (7.00~; 8. St.tnley S. JohMon (Grund l'orks) 3·2 (5.00); 9. Thor Nelson (Grana or my opponent'. reply wh on Alekhlne world's most gifted and most interesting chess writers, is the first I have 1 t. Jonas H lldremyr approached a nd said: 'I ~ee, you have ~~~S~!b~~B~4.~); (2~gil)Fil'J;~n ~Pl~~r;m~nig;~k) 10\ (~o~i. pl"epared a mate with rook auerUlce.' known to originate with thcm. It is a noble beginning. What Rcinfeld does Just then Rom;movsky make!! hi. move, is oller the first connected "stol'Y o[ thc world cha mpions: their triumphs SAN ANTONIO CITY CHAMPION SH IP and I. like UgMeninB, sacrifice the rook Siln Antonio, 1952 . ... only to notice wltb lerror that and their illusions, their achievcments and thcir [ailures," He seeks 1. Leon Poliakotf ...... WlO W4 W2 L3 W9 4 ·1 11.00 the o[lponent'~ lUng bas II loophole and below the surface of their records and their games for their qualities as 2. Hnn, Struck ...... W12 W(I Ll W9 W4 4 ·1 7.50 there is no mate. lis a result, I bad to 3. }\lake W. Stevens ...... D9 08 WIl WL L5 3 -2 8.00 resh:o a few moves later." Romllnovsky. bUman beings, from Morphy to Alekhine. In some he follows fa irly con, 4. Dr. 11. A. Murray...... WIl Ll W7 W8 LZ 3 .2 6.50 In "Ways of Chess Creativity," p. 163, ventional interpr etation (Enwe and Alekhine); in some he revives [or­ 2 ellU~ th is m()ve, without mentioning ~: ~~~.~ .BB.PU'~d lil g··· rial g t:~' ~:~ Alekhlne's inn uenec on It. "one o r those gotten evidence (Steinitz and Lasker). In at least one instance, he oIlers ·::::::::::gf Ei M 't,,'1 a brand·new theory: namely, Anderssen's understanding of the center 1: ~~ie~ok ~~:lr~ J~ : r;W2iir:"'ii:"Le&i~ Gh::~ l er ~ (4.~~ lJ~~au ) ~~'~Isher 3ij f~~;lf.. O~~~~ g ~~ ili~ic~ r ~~t~,~ n orc;'::c; (2.25); II. Morley Pastinsky 2·3 (2.25); 12. S~t . Marvin Ell!nll"ston ()"5 (0.00). I:reatest masters," but did n ot like this and, in consequence, the r eal m e~n i ng of the match with Morphy. Rein· Ellingilon fQi"Celted the lut two round8. wlY to .win liuch a I,[sme. USCF WILL RATE TEAM MATCH PLAY (Continued from page 1, col. 5) GII'ss tilt .. Cl.e.j ~o; :Jl.e :lind Bu.ine •• credit to the performances of play­ port must be accompanied by a rc· By Frtd Rtin/eiJ ers in these popular contests. As mittance covering the rating fees All r1lilht. reserved by DeI/lei McKay Company, International Copy. right, 1941. No part of this artlele may be reproduced In al'loy form with­ a by·product of this work, tlie rat­ of all players, including both memo out written permission from the publishers. ing. of Swiss System tournaments bel'S and non·members of the has also been greatly improved. USCF. As in the past, the average One of the most serious problems, ratings of members arc published Wl.at~ :Jl.e CHALLENGE TO CHESS PLAYERS however, is the added expense in­ semi·annually. A non·member may N RECENT YEARS we have had· a great many fine books on chess, volved in rating team play, The have his rating listed on payment BMt move? · I dealing with almost every conceivable aspect of the game. Yet cost of maintaining the rating sys­ of a publication fee of $1 per list­ By Guilherme GToesser these books have neglected what is after aU the primary object of tem has increased T:lnidlv durin"! ing. a game of chess: the actual process of checkmating your opponent's the past two years. This year, the For the time being, the USCF Pm;tio" N o. 104 King. The purpose of this book is to instruct you, the reader, in all the performances of about 3500 entries will continue to r .. te Swiss System many ways of achieving checkmate, in more than 200 tournaments are and round·robin tournaments free being measured by the rating of charge. However, the entD' fees statis tician in order to calculate or national tourn .. ments sponsored the ratingl> of USCF members who by the USCF will include a ch .. rge take part in these events. In all for rating the players' perform· probabi litv. the ' year 1953 will ances; and after July 31st 1953, show a big increase over these fees will be required to rate Swiss fi /turcs as interest in the rating System and round·robin tourna· system spreads from coast to ments conducted by Chess Clubs coast. and City or County Chess Le:Jlolues To meet expenses, it has become or Associations. The full details nccessary to charge fees fot· some will be announced before the fees contests. The fees are nominal but go into effect. will enllble the USCI~ to maintain its rating division and do an even When ordering official rating bettel' job than it has done in the fOI'ml> or slips be sure to past. For team tournaments below specify the type or eontest nnd the the nation:!l level, the rating fee is approximate number of players. now 50 cents per player. For team RequesL<; should be .. ddresscd to Send solutions to Position No. rl1 atches, the fee is 15 cenl:s per Montgomery Major, Editor of 104 to tbe Editor, CHESS LIFE, player (or 25 cents for a double· CHESS LIFE, 123 North Humphrey by December 5, 1952. round match). To be rated, the reo Ave., Oak Park, Ill. Thb hright little pOSition yields to the I'roblem·\J kc move of 1. B-BSI In the Mates in three moves .o::-nme lte(]·Ounielson, Buenos Aires 1&39 • t he re followed 1...... , QxQB; 2. B.K6 eh, 'auo S!tt1 pal.{sHoJ aA~q sU01l'uaual:f K ·KI; 3. Q·R4 eh, R·Q2; 4. RxQP, Q.B2; 'alllW 911·g 'r. ~bxd IIlJaAas 'aww (In·n '1)J.)[ . ~ ~q:> Will. Cl.e •• O. R> SR·b , ...... [ '''61 signed. Note that thc solution sugr,e$tcd 'q:> bxb .('; ~D:lxg 'q:> tIXDI '1 ·r.61 by severn! Bolvers o( I. R·KBli, P·K3; St. Mary's Ches, Club (Wichita) Hyde Park Chess Club (Chicago) (Th($~ posilions "rt uproduud Iry pam;u;on. 'rom "C""II~"f(t To Chtnp/ayul' ~~/~l~;k dr~~Ii:!O~i\'"hP2. t~~.}~~t~ 3i by Fr~d Rein.ldJ, published Iry D~ ... id McK.ryo Company. For" camp/tIe JCJaipliyt elected the following officers: Bill staged a very successful member· and emerges wlth ,m equal or better ~4t4IQg,,~ oj by this 'i,m, Da~;d McK.ryo Wiesner president, Don Thesenger .ship drive in October, highlighted game. ol her Ii"., booh in".-d ""i/('; COf1lP"" ")" Cor"ect solutions are acknowledged Dt pl. CL, 221 Park. A;'ffl"t, Nt ... Y ork. 17, N. Y .) vicc·prel> idenl, Bob Wemple. tr c~lS­ by an advertisement in Ute Chicago r eeeived from; C. M. Banker (K,' nsas urcr, Robbie Robertson secretary, Daily News and a sel'ies of simul· City), J. Darry (f)ctroitJ. F. Cabot III tancous events. Joe Shaner won (..<:; tu r/:eon Day); J. E. Comslock (Ouluth), DOUBLE FOR NOTHING Paul F oley sgt. at arms, Sister Eva W . J. Couture (Charleston), J . • ·aul:her the lO-se<:and tourney. M. Turian· (New Haven), Dr. H . Gaba (Oetrolt), K Eight pages of CHESS LIFE will N. Y. CHESS LIFE sponsor. sky won 17, drew 2 and lost 4 in a Cault (Philadelphia), E. Codbol<.l (St. cost the reader no more than four. (Continued from page 2, col. 5) Wichita University Chess Club I.ouis), A . Kaufman (Chicago). E. J. Bul !'.-Iore n e,ldcrs mean More also in the Moscow International is being reactivated through the simultaneous exhibition, drawing Korpanty (Woodside). "R. 1\. McCalllsl.cr P. (IIaekenSllck), D. C. McDaniel (Los An· Pages. Tournnmcnt of 1925, when Bogol· efforts of John Albright, Richard with Marcus and R. Floyd, while I':"des). Dr. J. Melnick (Portland). E. F. losing to K. Jakstas, B. Greenstein, jubow mct again 5 from the same Sinkhorn, and Booth Myers. An : C. Stein .. nd J. RaIl. ;.~u ~ ~rs,,(~nn~h~~g~)~S1>r \i~S~~,~~~~lz group (Romnnovsky, Lcvenfish. I organb::lt.ionnl meeting will be held ~~~::a~~)'ol. r\,ufvu l(~~~fii~~.~2n1iwJJ~t~~: Are You Getting HlliJinovich , 11yin.Zhel1cvsky, and in thc ncar fu hll'C. W. IJ. WlI!IOn (AI1lherstbu ra;).,N. P. Witt­ Zuhar'ev), llgni nst whom Alckhinc Tri·City Chen Club (Borger, Tex) ing (Salem). Roting Credit made 3 out of possible 5 points, 01' held ;1 5-round Swiss rapid transit SOLVERS' LADDER usc.:J. (Only IOI"trs ...ho h.n-t miJmilttt/ solu· Far Your Ploy? 60%, Bogoljubow's score against event with 15 ~layers. Eugene tions to thf last qlpawn. losing his final round game to Ra· Join thc USCF and get unity in approximate number of pla)'ers. American chess. Address request to Montgomery cine Club Champion E. Mack. Art Major. Editor of Chess Life, Domsky placed second with 6·1, los­ 123 No. Humphrey Ave., Oak ing to Kunz. Third ;1nd fourth on RATING FEES Pal'k, Dl. S·B with equal 5-2 scores were n. EffectiYe January " 1953, the charge for publication of the E. Higg and E. Mack, whilc fifth semi·annual rating of pleyers and sixth on S-B with 4*·21h were who are not members of the CHESS BOOKS defending County Champion H. C. USCF will be $1 .00 for .ach By Fred Reinfeld Zierke and Dnn Anderson. 25 play· semi.... nnu.l listing. The Unknown Alekhine ....$4 .00 ers competed for the title. Immortal Games of Capa· ALBERTA CHAMPIONSHIP blanca ...... :...... 3.50 Edmonton, 1952 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIP Chess by Yourself ...... 2.00 1."R. Ooe (C6 Will WIZ WZ 04 W5 W7 7 -I 30.7~ Los Angeles, 1952 Niml0vich the Hypermod· 1: ~ . U~~;·(t!!'~n"(:~)to~!... =:: ~:3 W, ~: ~:3 ~A ~\2 'j'jr B~ ~ t:~~ ~~ 5 ern ...... 2.00 I . H. Ber,mcr, .Ir. ($caUlo) ...... _._.WlO W15 IA T..6 :1 .~ 3.00 o , SEND ORDERS TO; 9. Roy Lc.ch (Tncoma) ...... _...... 1.2 W l2 UI WlS :1 ·z 2.00 ~: ~. rc°,f~~ il .. ::::: ...... ~ ...... _.~.~_.: ·::::::::A 3 8 ~ •o • , , FRED REINFELD 10. H H Robert!J (Seattle) ...... _._ ..lA WIS L7 WI2 2 ·2 1.00 7. S. 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R-Kl; Ie.. p.B4 (lhnl Kmoch). energetleally-and accurately-if he Is The text method or defend!ns the P QUEEN 'S PAWN GAME Cannovia, 1952 to maintain the balance. hal several dlsadvan~.. : (I) One ot 9 _ _ M.. Kt·B4 10. R-ol B-K2 the main drawbJ!ck. of Black ptaylns Not" by j-.u Stbmill ;" lin " W.,.b­ Not~s by J. N . Cottrt hlI Kt lo QR4 Is the pouIblUty that Wh.ik Black Aft~, III • •_ ...... B·KZ ;"fIoII Clnu utttl' J . SHERWIN J . COLLINS BU'RDICK ~~ ~n~~~9.P~~ s;!.t~"re!:~ Mechanics Institut, Championship 1. P-K4 ~84 4. KtxP Kf_.3 QKtl well protected _hUe 9. Q-Ql does 1. Kl-KBl Kt.Qfl3 5. Kf.C~.' ....e u DOt. (2:) Black rna)' be able to pilly ... __• S .. n Fr"nciseo, 1952 3. P- ly ease Black'. wanl tu exchance 12. BPxPP. UPx" .. To fnle the Q tur K-side actlvlty. more cramped garne. hiB center would be weake ned lind Wack 20 . .... _ P.Kt4 , . .... __ Q·B2 11. P· 84 0-0 ...nulu have a tormldable IIne-u.p on Ihe Tu mike room for the Q so a$ to Less hardy lOOub wuuld prder _._ B·Q2 Q-slde and White's QIU> mlllht I.Iccome double R's . and _._ 0-0·0. 11 .BxPI __ ._ an objeet M nllck. To avnld this. White. 21. Q-K2 8xPI 23. RXB 11 . BxKI P xB 14. Kt·K11 8-01 a Her ]0. 8-1W, It-QKtI. could try II. 22. KlxQP "xKt 12. P·BS! K·Jll 15.l(t·D41 Q·Ktl 'I'hls looks extre .....l y strong, but there What a p ity! A su .... rb positlonal victory Is :.n equalizer. To an ""prepared oJ'­ QIt·1U /11. QIt-Kti. P.QKt4: 12. P-K L' Klack'. 1'5 are all lIolat...... and weak_ 1l. B.Ql KI·K4 Ihrown away wit" one h urried m<>ve. ponent.. however. this must have come lose5 the exehan.c:;c by 12 ..~.~~. P-KCi l. 2]. _ Q·R4 24. R{l r Kti While'", fine Kt maneuvc:r hn Ued down t 4. _. P·K" ch 45. PxP QIIQ u an awfully "npleasant " hock. P-QKt4! 12. P-QKtJ and Black can try Concentratlng on t he QKtJ>. BI"ek'", QB to a pUr.l>ly defellJilve rOle. ResOgns 14. _ R.oSI 16. B·K2 R·I(Ktl 1D . • xKI Rx8 11. __ .... Bx. n_ KI'- Bl Xt·KIS?! Whkh pro,'~ th:lt the law ur :lvenj(CII An Interesting try which m1Jtht well ~~-~: g) ~terlo""'~~lt~I ~~~h n:l~ £yelll.l:' Q"R. 11. KR·Ktl QR.oBI 21. Kt(1I4)x" BxKI nave soeceeded aplnst a less talented might think (1£ 13. Kt-Ktl or 13. Kt-QI. 2S. P-R3 R-R7 II. PxP PXP 22. KtxB RxKP ~h~cb~~~ r=~n'!;~~~;~:~ then 13 . .~ .. ~ .• U-IM CIVCIf mack a /(uod 19. KI.o4 KI>BS 11. Kt·S4 .... _ ..o':.'i: adyersary. The book move. which I Chas..... the Q to where It wants to ~o. e ..... Pro.... r ma"3J:"emcnt or the dock I/h'e for the benent M those who either game). Or (2) 12 ...... ~ . hPJ 13. l'xP. hut it is doubUul the posiLio.. e:an be Sherwin has emerced from the openin, mu.st be considered a prime requisite don't po_ (Uk! iskl) Or don't use R-Kt5: 14. KJ..Q2. Kt.-Klt4: 1:1. 8 'K3 US. held. ""j\.b <:emin lauglble advanla"C:S whleh rUr the player wbo does not wish tn M .... . 8-KI5. P·KR3), B-B4: 16. B·K4. Ux lJ an " 26. Q'Bl R·Re 27. QxQP! assun: him of the better proIlJ'eeLt. (even louder "lsk! tsIt!") M(."O. Is 12. a.US!. when BI.c... . active minor p~s White hu his piece. Jumbled In t'.... nt Tricky, bu t 8OU.nd. (1) A well placed Kt a,alnst an im· ~:td a~~I~'C~~g!ls Urb[u~~:''':s ::.~~ tl) Illve him " u rricle nt play for of his KP wh ich he would like to ad­ 27 . ._" R· •• eh 29. P-B4 potent Blaek B. (2) A IlUperlor V for­ _m mit...., during th.."., h a ITowins n.omen ... his ",.terlal lou. vanee. 28. K-R2 0.82 t h • m"Uon. The reduction ot the forcea wh .... the minute and second hands I]. Kt-Kti .... __ Not P.Ktl beeause of B-B3 and a threat h"~ made the au«:e" of a dln:ct a ...lt tlpproach the ratal hour or forleitu,-.. WhlU! makes hute Slowly-the Imm/!­ ::. l'i'... · Kt-Q2~.~~t1 al~d ~~~ ._._, p:iCi. of R-Ra mate. dl:.te 13. P.QR3? wu,,11I be more th.n 29 . .... _ R(RI)x R 30. RxR R.N }~.... o;:.~~~~ :rm~nh':~~onCO:;~~~yJ'~~ adequlltely mel by 13. ____ • 8-B:i! -Hils'''iOSeI " 12. XtxP mack begins to reel the time pressun:, le"d to a wlnnln~ enClgame. P~;!;.e d~~g:~K:n ~ M ... 111 White tihortly. 23 ...... _ Q_B4 21. P·KKil Q-85 RUY LOPEZ n ...... P.(I8] Saving Lhe dny? Look ~ , galn- the Kt h as ~~.. ..~o~Q~~ra:-; .ntp'~I~ ~ Q.~h3~ · ~4 lit 31. Q·RI eh Kt·KI 34. Q-Ill e:h Kt.KI 24. Kt.oS B-Ql :n. K·Ktl Q-KKr5 U_ S. Junior Championshq\ been robbed ur It! only rctn:nt square. KII. P -IlS: 15. Q·D2. BxK!: 16. Plen 'and 32. Q-K4 P-84 35. Kt·K1 ch 25. KR-.I R-KU lO. KI·B4 Q.Q2 l3. KtxP Kt·Bl 26. KR·KlI I RxR ll . ...oR1 R·K I4 Omaha, 195'2 u. P.QRl Kl xP 15. KtxKt Kt-Kt6 Blnck'S advantage Is nnt lal'ge. Though 27. R"R R_K tJ :n. KI-o]1 ._. __ Black. raced with the eventual 1,," or ""red for White to .... ke the P nn h i. AL lon& la.d some s1mpUn ""Uon! NOlr. by O. A. LUlr. 12th move. the best WilY to reh,se the lS. ._ .. ~. K·Sl 37. QxQ Ab.solutely n:fu. ~l ng lo be (lIUr:!octed 36. Kt·QS Q.BI hum hi. goal. On the mOre UbVtou5 31_ 8Iack ~:n~r.~~~ '!..r;:lchn :~~~ \i~ ~~erOt~~ p Is prob~ ' bly 12. R.KI, e.c.. 12...... ~ . R·K6 ¥imply . __ • 8 ·1(2 Imd It !l. Q-K2. D. BURDICK Rs-nnd a I ~t same. Fate bas no P·K!..": 13. Kt-QI. a-1U: 14 . Q·82. P·K:!: The red II e»y. f.:worlle genefl,l prlncll,lea. IS. Kl-K3 and White h3n;:,. on with tho 37 . .... _. R"Q 41. 8 ·Q3 R·K2 R-K4! With the lext moVe S herwin 3. 8-Kts Inferior ,arne. :11. Kt-Kt& R·81 dcprlves the llIaek It of 11.11 K4 5quan: U . R·Kt1 KtxB 17. QRxKt 8-B4 42. P-K4 KI·B3 Prts n'nab]y directed against the threat. 12 ...... _. PlIP n . KtxKP P.KtS 39. KIlI8 ch RJ:K 43. P-KS Resigns and proceeds to " r ab complcte control 40. BxP R·KI2 of the open K·lUe lor hlmsell. ened 18. Kt·K3 but 17 ...... R-R2 lOOkS to Hamburger dellver$ the major I.unch. 32. _... _ K-Kt2 34. Q· K4 P-QKt4? be " hetter try. The threat nt U. ._._.. 8-IU for~1I 33. Q· K2 K·BI 11. Ktx8 P"KI 10. P.oKt4 B·K1 Whlltt·s reply. It _mS unlalr to Cive thl.l m ove a 19. Q· .3 Q·Ktl 14. KI·K2 B·QIl3 1'- QIIS KlxQP question mark as Sherwln's ,nl.l:nllicent Now White nnlsM~ 01' with t h .....'C vJt;.. 15. Q·K.1 S IIKt 17. R·Q I P.K3 positional piay, the slmpllctty Of whiCh m ln·packed Kt moves. There II IW de­ H"mborcer hili cal cub ted well and :;'0,. 51.e Is ren.lnl"""nt of some 01 CIlp:obl:'lnca', fense. ~~.o ~~~~ at the"':_ls oaslly digested. games. has len Collin. without a l ull.­ U . Kt·K3 Q-R2 2]. Kt·B7eh! able plan but In truth thc h:xt only 22. K'xP 8001 R"sigRf 1I1! h.u ,m eye on Kl.R4 41 wt'! 11 11 tilt'! cn:atel rurther wcakne$$e' and urren QBP. In view nt 81ack'8 next move It Joumam~nl- mlnJeJ L~W _venues of approach lor the White would seem that t he QB I hould mnve. Q. FRENCH DEFENSE Unrortun;,lely. It has no COOd ,",unel. NlI'I'rmbtr 28·JO 35. Q·R. P.QR4 U. Q ·K~ B·B2? C. lifornia Ope n Championship ~-KII~' o~·Y1. :!Q~kth,!,I~~: ,: I~roc~~'d :-" " Missouri Ope" Tourn.m,nt r'c rmltUn«, what Pl'Ovelf to btl a lalal S.nta S.foara, 1952 pin. Thcn: was nothing bettcr than to St. Louis, Mo. mark tlma with " K move. Whllo Black :;: B:K't5 .. K!.~!t!tenr;{":~~Uld -;01: l7. Q·Kt1 R·Kt2 31. Kt·B41 ..... _ R. CURRIE M. O. MEYER low It. _ Qx8: 20. PxKt B-Q~ leavln/( At Downtown YlfCA. 1528 Loc­ The $quarel K6 altd Q:I loom Invitingly. I. P-K4 P-K] 1_ BP"P PxP Black In ..ooc:I ,hap<:. If I'. n .KtI . RxP 31. _ .... R·K2 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 9. BP ICP B-KtS e:h and now 20. BxKt!? Ilr 20. (I·B2. Kt.LIIl· ust St.; open to all; registration 3. Kt-Q.3 Kt-KB] 10. B.o2 Q-R5 e:h 21. KxKtrKU1. KtxRIQR); 21. QxR. QxKl closes 12:00 noon. November 28; :~rJI:t:k 'Uj," ari~!![ ~h;~ H. Kt-Q:I 4. P·KS KKt.o2 11 . P-Ktl BXB e:h If. RxR QxR? S. QKt·K2 " .(1.4 12. Qx8 Q_KS ;;t.nsJ:n:~!~. Isn~tn~n ihe · .:.A'~: 5 or 6 round Swiss; entry fee •. P-o.3 " ·113 13. 0.113 Rxll 26. 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