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-4merica ~ eh e~~ nll W~fafer , Copyright 1954 by Un lt ... d Statu Chus F ... d ... n t lon Vol. IX. No. 2 Monday, SeptGmber 20, 1954. IS Cenls HERNANDEZ · KEEPS CUMMINGS TOPS Ragan Takes Heart Of American Open, FLORIDA TITLE LOUISIANA MEET For the third consecutive year, Fred Cummings, New Orleans, Tops Hearst By One Solkoff Point Nestor Hernandez of Tampa won won the Louisiana State Chnmpion' the Florida State litle, scoring this sh ip at Natcbotoches with 5-1, edg· By JAC K SPE NCE year 6lk·1h. He h,tls not lost a ing out W. T. Miller on Kuhns John Ragan, St. Louis Expert, edged Eliot Hearst, New York Master, game in three years, but has con morliiicntion of Sonneborn·Berger by the slender margin of 1 Solkoff point after the two players toppcd ceded one draw in each tourna points. Miller also scor~d 5·1. Third a 54 player, 6 round Harkness Modified Swiss System to tie at 5lfl·lh. ment, this time to runner-up Bobby and fourth with 4¥.t·Ph each were The even wru; sponsored by the Kansas City Chess Club nnd the Missouri Ludlow, ' a lS-year sensalion (rom A. L. McAuley and Frank W. Glad· Chess Association, both USCF affiliatcs, and was conducted by Mort Orlando who won the Florida Jun ney. Fifth to tenth on S·B wilh 4·2 Ltlebbert. ior tille. Second and third on S-B each in the 25 player event were Th~ event was exceptionally strong for a regional aHair as the wilh 5ifl ·llh were Ludlow and R. Newton Grant, Fenner Parham, enlry list included Eliot Heart, Lee Magee, J. Ragan, F. S. Anderson, B. C. Eastwood. Ludlow lost onc game Orlean C. Dupree, David A. Wals· Rozsa, and H. Horak, all listed by lhe USCF as Experts. In addition 16 to W. R. Kimball\ while d,rawins dorf, Jr., James S. Noel, Otto S. players rated as Class A entered to present a formidable barricr to the with Hernandez, and Eastwood ClaitOl·. stronger players. lost to Hernandez while drawing Cummings received a tournament Hearst had the diHicuit task of with John H. Divine 3rd. W. R. si:re ceramic chess set made by Mr. defeating Victor Pupols, Seattle, in LOMBARDY TAKES KimbeJl, formerly champion of Kenner of the Natchitoches Chess the opencr, then went on to win Mississippi was fourth with 5-2, Club as a special {jrst prize, also from Lee Magee as the laUer's nag NEW YORK STATE while !iIth to eighth on SoB with a swivel top table on which was dropped on t he 38th move at a By drawing his final game with 41" .2* were Murray G. Cohen, R. mounted a lueite chess board. In time when Magee had a promisin g F. Campomanes, William Lombar. A. Carlyle, Charles B. Stallings, addition his name will be' inscribed position. His third round test was dy, Marshall Chess Club Junior and William F. B. Clevenger. The on the permanent state trophy. not a difficult one as he downed Champion, gained the New York 30 player Swiss was directed by A rapid tnmsit tourney saw A. L. DuBois, K.C., in a brief game. In State title at the age of 16, He was the meanwhile Ragan defeated Horace P. Taylor with R. C. East· l'aIcAuley pla~e first with 12·1 with on Ihe white side oI a King's In· Frankcnstein, K.C., !o~. S. Anderson, wood as assistant director. James Noel and Woodrow W.'Crew dian Defense lasting 52 moves. tied .Cor second with 11·2 each, Noel St. L., and Leo Ratermanis, Iowa Lombardy had some anxiety in The team title (based on four City, to set the stage for their highest scorers from (,':1 I nd D. A. Ma~dam of Montreal, pat· USCt· Secretary Major J. B. Holt the annu .. 1 I"lorida State Cham· Canida fifth with IT. As r egards ron. Ottawa placed 11 hid {or the is seriO.Usly ill in the hospital at pionship united to send Major Holt, m atch vic:t o r~, the two leaders won five and drew with each other; 1955 Canadian Championship Tour· Sa rasota, Fla. and is expected to who is also secrelary-treasurer of Engla nd won four, Bruil three and namenL undergo an operation. Members the Florida Chess Lcague, a get Canida two. of the Florida Chess League at well card signed by all prcsent. It was the first Florida Statc tour nament in many years that Major Chairman A. Wyatt Jones of thc HAVE ,yOUR TOURNAMENTS Holt had not attended. USCF Tournament CommiUee has OFFICIAl.L Y RATEDI The ever-wand~r in g Log Cabin ites have been heard from variously announced the membership of his Club Tournlonshlp off Z.O from J. Cox to take tile club Chess Club. wltb Ell Trelsnlltn (victor In 1950) win_ litlc. Underwood won Section A with The itinerary of the Cabinites nl nC" thc Utle 18-2. Sccolld wcnt to William Hogl! (1953 victor) ",Uh 15-3, Mond...,. Page 2 7~, with T. Anderson I!('cond with 6-1, called for further chess contests w h ile n oll Wlvlk and Stephcn Fnlk tied GbtsS tift while Cox won Section B with 7~, with at Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Seattle, ror third with 14-:5 cach in the 12-player SepumfHr ZO , 1954 J ames Schroeder second with 5·2. Vancouver, Boise, and Salt Lake. double round eve nt. ft)fSS tile M,.'." P'g' 3 S~pUmbtr 20, 1914

By Charles Morgan de•• ofl/e !In flew 1}ort CAPTAIN MACKENZIE EORGE Henry Mackeruic was born on ).larch 24,. 1837 at Rosshirc, By Eliot Hears( G Scotland, He w~s the young,st o! four sons o! John Mackenzie :md ,.,-,HE New York State Champion Ann Douglas, Due to his father's death the following year, the family .J. ship bas more than once in moved to Aberdeen, whcre he obtained bis primary education. He the past provided the " proving received his high school education at Southhampton. With a mercantile grounds" for a young player who career as his goat, Mackenzie entered a business at, Rouen, France. had not previously made a serious During this high school and apprenticeship period, be played chess bid for chess stardom. Larry Evans, regularly, including several correspondence games wilh his oldest George Kramer, and Jimmy Sher· brothel". win, to name but three of the most In .1854, he went to Germany ' ---;To.h-.-yC,C'-'-1~88::::5~w-,,-ClhC,-y~,-,-,-o-1 recent, have scored their first where hc accepted an invitation Mackenzie 's greatest t r i u mph: LATEST NOVELTY major victories in New York State to join the German legion, an aHer winning only last prize at CHESS WALLPAPER encounters and each of them army of Brilish soldiers. When he Hamburg and fourth at He reford, pocketed the state title while still returned to Scotland in 1856, he he forged ahead of such masters In a design called "Two Moves" less than seventeen years of age. purchased a commission in The as Blackburne, Gunsoorg, and bccause it represents a two-move Youth(ul Willy Lombardy, only King's Royal Rifle Corps. Under Zukertort to win lirst prize at chess problem by International 16, has just attained the same hon· mi li tary orders, he eventually FrankIort. Due to his new vie- Master George Koltanowski, chess or and, if one can generalite from 1'C3chcd India to help fight the tories, the Captain was immedi· editor of the San Francisco Chron· the future chess careers o( the Sepoy Mutiny. Soon, he received atcly invited to play matches with icle and Los Angeles Daily News, above-mentioned trio, Lombardy, Lhe James Kemble Mills, Inc. have his Iicutenancy in a newly·formed the Cuban masters Golmayo and too, seems destined to be one of division and was ordered to join Vasquez in Havana; he won both. introduced a chess wallpaper. This special design if! hand printed to the U.S.'s top masters in the years it in Dublin. He was quite active In 1886 in London, Mackenzie tG rome. m !.?e Ubr.?r}' Chets Club there. drew a match with Amos Burn, order in any colors desired. .md. In 1861 , l\Inckcnzie sold his com- 4-4-2. At the tournament t..hat year retails at $8.50 per roll in quanti· Previous to the stale champion ship at Binghamton Willy had per· mission in order to become active In London, he failed for the only ties of six rolls and at $12.00 per in the Lonrlon chess circles, where time in his career to win a prize. roll in lesser quantities. Chess en· formed well for the Marshall Jun hc did well against such players Later, in New York, he defeated thusiasts with probleins of their ior team in the MetropoliLan as narnes, Boden, and KoJisc:h. Simon Lipschuetz. own can have thcir own special de League, toppling more than one master in this j n ter~lub eompe· The £ollowill, year, Mackenzie Returning to Europe in 1888, he sign reproduccd to order. Informa· tion is available from James tition. The U.S. Opens at Milwau· entered the International HOi ndi- won second prize at Bradford be kee and New Orleans found Lorn· cnp Tournament in London. Here hind Gunsherg. At umdon that Kemble Mills, Ine., 407 Jadson bardy scoring 81,2 and 71k points he caught the eyes or the ehess year, he lost.a return match with Street, Sa n Francisco, California. respei:tively and just this year he world when he twiee deleated the Biackburne, 2.{).l, World Champion Adolph Ander. His health began to fail ltae added the Marshall Junior Cham ssen, who was under a handicap of roUowina: years: he had to with Acco,.ding ~o pionship and the N.Y. InterschD pawn and move. Luter in the year, draw rrom the New York Tourna Jastic Champicnshlp to his list Mackenzie confirmed his newly mcnt of 1889 and it weakened him o( laurels. Willy is primarily a aequ it'Cd mastcr r,lOk by drawing during the Manchester Tourna· A . 3.J 5.,/ fine positional player and, as a match with the Rev. G. A. Me- mcnt of 1889 although he won most chess Cans will agree, thi! type of player is more likely to Donnell, one o[ England's ranking third prize. Mackenzie died on non' t be .~...... ,.. M.n.,. I pl• .,.e ~ hn players, 10-10·4. April 14, 1891 in New York. Like .rillbbed the QKTP Ind lost the lime. reach the chess heig hts than is Thillt millkes him eligible to willk the one whose play emphasizes tac. In 186.1, Maekcnzie came to Morphy and Andcrsscn, Macken· litreet. 0' London with the bridge America and enlisted as a private zie never married. pl • .,.er who ,.n. d to tlke out trump tics and risky aUacks. Lombardy'S in the Ullion Army. The next year, The power of l't1acken1.ie's play consuming interest in chess and he was givcn a captaincy in the is seen in holding plus scores A frl.nd of min. h.$ I h illndoe.",. ... " his manifest ambitions to improve Tcnth U"nited Statef! Infantry. agninst such international masters che.. N t which h e proudly bring. to his play arc other factors which the club; bUI doe ... ·t help him win .ny lead one to predict a glowing Cu · After the Civil Wa!', Macltende a.~ Dr. S. Tarrasch, J. H. Black more ••m .$.. It I. the hilnd Ih , t moYes lived in New York where he soon burne, Dr. J. H. Zultertort, H. E. them. I nd not thl pllKll. th.t Wi" the ~ ure fc ~ ~e New York youngster; joined the Manhattan Chess Club Bird, and Max Weiss. ..m .. lD additIOn, he doesn't like to and won the New York Club lose! Tournament for four straight BUFFALO CITY CHAMPIONSH IP . Edmar Mednl!, 17, also exhib years. Buffalo. 1954 Ited great skill in this, his first Before lIle .Second American USCF Riled EY.nt state tourney, with only a missed no, T . Bilek M ...... M_ ...... "." x , , , , .. • I • • • •, • 13 -J checkmate against Collins (the Chess Congress, Mackenzie was 2. A. Vouler ...... _._...... _ ..... 0 • 0 , , 0 • •, , 1 104 generally regarded as the strong· C. Fell ...... __.... 0 , , ,• •, •0 , 0 1• 1 11-41 game was drawn by perpetual •• ...... __...... ____... 0 • est player in the United States .. J . Barret! • , • 1 1 , , ,• g}-4) check) preventing his tying Lom 5. Z. Slop'"' ''' _ ...... _ ...... 0 0• 0• 0 • 1 .•, 0 •1 , , •I 81·51 bardy Cor first place. Mednls has since Mo rphy had already retired V. Cillble ·_. __· .. ·· ...... 1 , •0 • , 0 0 ,• 0 U •• ...... _ ...... __... _... __... 0 • • ,• performed well in the four U.S. from chcs.~. Winning lirst pri7,c in ,. A. Kro' 0 •0 0• 0 0 • , ,• , , , H that event in Cleveland in 1871 , ,. R. M~ku ...... _. __.... __... ..0 , 0 , 0 , 1 • 1 0 , , , Opens in which he has competed, N. Wilder Ii ~ ·n; G. Mauer 6H ~ : U. U. • .. the Captain confirmed this and .. • • ?otceau.hey 5-9: n. n. LeBlanc ... has held the Marshall Junior and Ill; 13. II. I •. Frelbr '".3~. I O!; ...G. Ch:.ac 3-11: 10. W. Rusch l 1rn~. oHicially became the United KI'UI forfeited to Vonler. N.Y. Interscholastic tilles and States Chess Champion. Tn 1874. CLASS A DIVISION has carried off prizes in the Mar he again won the championship I. Edward Sehmitt ...... _...... _._._ ...... " X I , 1 1 I I 1 1 7 .1 shall Senior Championship as well. 1. Amlr.:: ... A. G;oge _...... _ ...... _. ___...... __ ...... __ .. ~ t X X I 1 1 1 IOB·1 Were he more ambitious and con whcn he finished first in the 3. Donald w. H.-ney ~; of. C. f'r<:ld Chnrlton 3-5: S. Nleholl).l DIPaolo ' ·7. DlP.olo Third Amcrienn Ches5 Congress at forrelted twice to Sr.h mltt lind once to Chorlton. fident about his play, he mJg ht well have already ,become one of Chicago. CHARLESTON VAl CITY CHI).MPIONSHIP In 1878. he finished fourth, with Cw. the U.S.'s top masters! Charleston, 1954 nil'd, at Paris. 100% USC F R.ted EYlnt Florcncio Campomanes, who tied with Mcdni!l for second, was the Macken:,de returned {rom EUl'ope I. EdwIn! M. ~'oy ...... _ .... x 1 1 I 1 I t ·0 in 1800 in time to win the Fifth surprise of the tourney. Unranked American Chess Congress in New ~: ~~~e';. ii. ~~~I~r ...... _ ~:=: =::: ::::=::: :::: :::: ::::: : : :g ~. ! ~ ~ ~ ~:~: and recently only a third prize win· YU!·k. The following year, he won 4. Georre Hendrick ...__ ...... __.. ... _...... _ ..... 0 0 I x 0 I St·3t ner in a Manhattan C.C. non·master ~ . WI!U . m F. HlI"tIlnJ: __. ___._ ...... _._...... __ ... 0 0 0 I x I 0 I • I 4Hi tournament, be upset Burger, a mateh [rom Max Judd of St. II. David· Y . Mal'1)lu 3t-51; 7. H. Bruel! Marples 3~..s ~ ; e. l1a n Lowder 1-7; 9. Paul Louis, 7·5-1. All... " 2-7; 10. Wa lter Privette 1-8. Hearst, Suchobeck and Sullivan The Captain won fourth pri:«l and drew with Black, Lombardy LONDON TERRACE CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP at Vi enna in 1882. New York, 1953-54 and Santasiere among others. His When in London the followini 1 ~ USCF Ihted EYlflt tournament behavior is most dis yeilr. he \V() n CUth prize, with 1. lI.ared Ouehamp __. .I 0 1 t St.lt tinctive, to say the least! He ar· Mason ,lOll Englisc.h. He ddeated 2. Hillrold M. PhIllips ______. 1 II: 0 i Sl-ll rived for each game with blaek cof· 1. Ma tthew De Lleto ______0 1 II: • '1"' I~ J. IT. Blackburne, 2-1-0. but lost 4. Da"ld Holtmann _ 0 i • xl, 1 1 4i-2i lee and two oranges which were to James J.bson, 0-}-2, in matches II. Rld'l.rd Brennels 3--4: I. A~st N. Tow.-n 3--4; , . Samuel MoUor 1-0; .. Wil. usually consumed by the tenth that year, I.rd Wl4D.ey 0.1. (Ptease tu rn to page B, col. 1) A final word should be offered about the illustrations, several of which do not appear elsewhere. The familiar-and for many masters foreboding-picture of Alekhine dead in n duttercd room, the 1929 Vol. IX, Number 2 Monday, .Seplember 20, 1954 match with Bogoljubow, the relaxed pose with his Siamese cat "Check· mate," these are supplemented by the rarely seen picture of Alekhine Published twice a month on the 5th and lO.h by with his son AJexander and several groups with Alekhine and his wife THE UNITED STATES CHESS ' FEDERATION of that time. Unusual in a ehessbook but appropriate enough for a life £nl~d as aeoond ",lau matter September 5. 1946. at Ihe peal olllee at Du. hi~tory is the picture of the Lisbon mausoleum and crypt where his huq~e. Jowa. under the act of Mareb 9, 1m. coffin rests. POSTMASTER: Plcase re turn "ndeliverable coplas with Form 3519 to Kenneth Harknus, USCF Business Managlr. 93 Barrow Street, New York 14, N. Y. STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS . Ed'tor: MONTGOMERY MAJOR S5TH ANNUAL CONGRE SS AN D OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND , OSCF l\1o:,mhcrshlp Dues, IneludlDg ti ubscripUon to Che" LIfe, seml·annual p ubU. ~a li on of national chess ratin, and .U olher prlvlle;u: WOMEN 'S OPEN AND ZONAL ONE yeAR: $5.00 TWO YEARS: ~'. 50 THREE YEARS: $13.50 LIFE: $100.00 NEW ORLEANS, LOUI SIANA, AUG. a-14TH, 1954 A new membetshlp st arts on 21st day Of month of enrollment, explre5 at the Receipts: ~ nd of 'Ihe per lnd for wllleh duel are paid. ) '1111\11.1' Dues fo r two 0 1' more JUem· Contributions (List of Oonon be ltlw) U. S. Open ...... $1,573.50 bers of One family livIng at same address, Inch.ldlng only one subscription t o Contdbutions U. S. Women's ...... _...... 22 .15 Cll e&ll Life, are pi .... Cular rates (see above) for first membership, at the follow· Receiph from AI. Willi Exhitlllion ...... 71 .00 tng r ales for ellch addlthmal member, hlp; Ono year $2.50; two yeart $4.75; tbree New Orluns Clutl Piggy Bank ...... :...... 17.58 years $6.75. Subscription rate 01 Cheu Lite to no n·members Is $3.00 pel' year. Tourn'Jment Entry Feet U\ S. Open ...... _._ ...... 1,730.00 Single copies 15<: each. Tourn . m ~ nt Eotry Feel U. S. Women', ...... _...... 165.00 CHANGE OF ADDRESS: F our weeks', notice rC\ >\ · 1 10.75 chess to produce the same sort of comparative annotation Alekhine hi m 2. m ake W . Stevens ...... 1.4 WI3 W7 W8 W3 4 ·1 10.00 self wrote. Salient points of middle game strateI!)' are emphasized; and 3. R. L. Gllrver ...... __...... WJ2 WS W4 Dr L2 3Hj,' 9.50 one sees in print the working out of the proverb that a plOlyer had to 4. Allen . If. Bake l', Jr. _...... W2 W7 f,3 WIO Ll 3 ·2 9.00 beat AJekhinc three times: in the opening, in the middle game, and in 5. Tony 8 erlnw ...... D1 L3 WI4 W9 ' D6 3·2 6.00 6. J. B. Woolllnil ...... _...... _...... WII D9 1,10 W t3 05 3 ·2 5.75 the ending. The debate over AJekhine's personal integrity (if there is 7. J. R. Pay ne .... ___ ...... WI3 IA L2 W11 WID :1·2 5.00 one) may leave US with the impression of a sordill human being. But II. F ,'"nk W . n "mmetl ...... _...... I..... LI0 W 14 WII L2 0 12 21·21 2.75 the man won more fir!>t pri1.~ than anyone else in the world, and his 9. Shc.rwln t n y ...... _...... W 14 D6 Ll L5 W 13 2! . 2 ~ 2.50 10. Jame~ M. Wrl.ll:h t W (5.5-0); 11. Murr ay Adams 203 (1.50); 12. Carlos Mangus 1~.J;' record will not he equalled in chess as we know it today. His genius (1.25); 13. RulWn R. Nunez 14 (1.50): 14. nm Wells 0.5. lIas Jeft the world a her itage of beauty which it is not likely to let die, I..cvy forfeited to Barlow and Wells to Adams. J ust reeoh'ed the Au.. 20th CHESS Ut'E-notcd the blld NEWS a bout Mo"J." P,g- 5 Groe'!lCr lind RoJllnl. <1J)ess I:ife WHO IN H~'LL IS n ils JOliN A LEX· Srp t ~",bt , 20, 1914 ANOEn or San Ole,o!?? WHAT COUJ.O liE POSSIBLY DO J W 85 V"I')' disappointed to he.!l.r of TO CAUSE SUCH A FURORE!?1? There .the disc:ontlnu>lnee or this CO lr m n. I 'll is alway. /O() me<1 ne In ache" club-Crll"n~ I ... ch e ..., a nd Is require. that menlb,;rI ln t~ re~ l lhc m ~e l ve. In the o l 'gllnl~l> t ion IIleiC. unfavnrah le to them u well. I t 111 od chance Ihat Ihe eonUnu<.'(I healthy f unctioning oC t he U.S.C.l". may be t hreatened- n ow. I th{nk the threat may arise, as a \nltely out or fashion to lovc the Ru... 81<> ns. Soln() hllve thoua:ht thcr e w as a thre at has a risen In the case ot many I nothe r democratic or&anization, throu!it:h little mort, me (l tlon of them and . ueh J eujoyed your editorials In the Au~ . the Operfttlon ... the quo r um. r th"n w"" " e,,«:ause It has happened to othcr QfIl'"n I1;o. U... ns. I do say that ShO(:k.!fl by ! contrlbute the J do not usert that the 10 .. ot t hO! special featuUI from the pazC5 or CHESS <.'(1 with PNlteltl. I nd be pt:l"IUad<.'(I to blood. sweat a nd tears Iwle .. each monlh in your place in you rc.Ilgned! LIFE is a v lt:ol \0lil. thouCh It seem s to mu an ImportII.nt len. I do not ~Mer t r,"sclnd your d cc\tlon. As you know, I case dogmaUcolly th at the resolution oC Ci!nsure .... wr... ng. thou gh the facts 3.!1 J Most chess p l aye~ are , relll with the 01. like end·g~mes. und the 'act that tlIls It ... a~ I .!I. £;a b hul ~ hort with Ihe action. AI a kno... thcm Indleate to me tb;,t wrong. can't know that vote by Ihe w:o~ n c ... nten addocd spice to It. J also fo,.m~·r promoter. I know!. fuil membership of U.S.C.Y. would not contlrm th., vote al Ncw Orleans, Ihou,h greatly c'!nJ')ved t he vllrlous writings of I am forced to doubt tlIat It woul(l. "Wllllim RoJam," "nd gather that this U ... w enme t hcy clected thq olll dur. I do 3$5Crt Ihat It a minority h .. uken action 00 ... ,nin... r matter contrary and "Gull!!!!rn..., GI'Of!8Hr" are your fer, Gravel, pre.lde"t? I hop e he doesn't to the w is hes and inlere,", of the n>lJol'lty today II "'Ill almost certainly take own n(>m d""'P!u"'.... T hlnkin, of these ad like hb name. Hc look. like he slmliar action on a vital matter tomorro.. . aDd that the time to scotch such and all Iho other devoted work you h'llve has one hoo' In the ,r" ve. 01 course he action is now. done Cor Ihe Fedc ...U ... n and tlIe paper, Is j ....t a tliUr c-helld and, no d.oubt. I s uggest, thererore, that, by wrltln, to the editor ... f CHESS LWE or the It 15 hard to _ how cemrure would hOnat aequalni;;mces, for your pains Is ahu.c. P e r haps you it wu q uite a s hock to me to read In could lake ov~r Ih" \Itle or prelidcnt Just a I>u,rl<.-d note betw een touma· II 15 with relret that J read of Ihe the AUI. 20 luue 0' CHI::SS LD'E of ami get a IIU le ... f tha t olel jllory. ments CI leave ~· rl . ror OIn, ham ton) to Ihe 1>105IIIn" or two Chesa Lire stalwarts, p ~ss i .... of Gullhcr..,e Groesser a nd Wil. Why do thne awfu l people write let you know I'm lOO; rs . (JroeMer I nd RoJam. such spitefu l, mallCloul Iturf, Iny"'ay? YOUr prcsent IInnoyunce•. I love e ver y· wrll l n ~s fnr m .,ny years. 50 wl1l mls!; Mav on.. rllt to a~k just who this I am $ure YO'" have alwlly8 been cour t· thin, you do li nd ~ay_nd you may Mr. J ohn AlcMunder of San Diego l& these inlerestin g {ea\ures, as I know eous and Crlendly In your eorn:spond· quote me. other e he,,* lovers wlt!. It l ~ too b:od , I never bcfot'il heart! o{ him. Anyone enee. J'1I het Y... 1\ h avO! neve r been spite ANTHONY E. SANTASIERE Polities mu ~t e nter e h~ ~~. The g3me Is who ohJer.t8 tn the wrlUngs In CHESS 1.II"E needs to be kicked eut of t he rul or n.altcl... ust N~,.. Yo,'\: Cit·" N.Y. 50 fine and h as such a univ"rs,11 ap· D. E. WADE peal, It would bc Wonderful If ch ess USCF Inlo the USSltCJo' :ond see h ow a nd the pJayerR could be rated on ihe they like It. Srtl tl l~. W tllh. I:am .. a lone. and wor k In h am .ony to Anyway. Mr. TAilor, I am for you, p romole chess. rlllhi or ... rong. D. J . GRAY GEORGE W. PAYNE I wu shocked to read Of the tragic lV"bltt, GU1'J'U, Mo . pawn. 0' Mr. Groesscr and Mr. RoJam .1,.. ..1". Colo. Berore staU n~ my p roblem . I want to ~i t ia a v .. ry lad afra lr. eommend y<)u {or yoor conduct a nd ad· I have o nly ,ood faith' and p ra ise for herenc:e to prlnc1plel Collowlnc t he oc you and your staff, for all you r ",. corene", ~I r-.'ew Orlean. and th.c con· forts to protnot t better chess. It aeems Clon't know what hll.ppencd in N .. w iroversy over the dliles lor the Russian· to me very VktOUI .... hy .ome people It docs ""cm to me that your unllrl".g OrleaN! with Gullherme ' Gl'OCSS<' r :IIJ>d America n m'll tch. I al ~rely hope )'OU think they know ,,11 l he answers and and hlJ:h-quallly crrorb on behalf of tlw; W11I1'11n. Rojlln •• hul I'm reliev.. d that will continue 1.0 ""rve chellS in the ' have the p ll to abu 5e and eenlUre USF deserve a vote of c:onndence rathe r their demlse. did not Inc:1ud., Monlgom' United Statel und.unted by petty grlev· othe,. to a point to eau.e a tn,edl'. than censure. ery Major! "'nee" Cr ... m minorltlCII. WM. 8 . W ILSON H UGH E. HA RT WILLIAM PLAMPIN W. D. M cLAUGHLIN A mlurltb.. ,g, Onto O"Ie.""", ll/. W .uhirl8tOn. D. C. lVichi,,,, K""I. GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS

Annotated by Che•• Ma.ster JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Che .. Club Champion, 1954

USCF MEMBERS; S.''"';' )'0.' /nil ,,,,,,a /0' ,bis depn''"tfli '0 JOHN W. 12. I(.Rl • •I( t1 14. Q-. 2 .... K.Kt2 K·BS S2. K·8S ..... 11. PxJi PX P " 7. K. 8l Sl. K· I(, 8 ' Kt5 COU.INS,91 unox H,o.J, Broolj7" N.Y. Sp«c U.. ; u4, M •• Colli", will 16. brill, White pn;:PIOn;:. an attac'k 011 Black' ...... K· Ka .·••as• S4. PoKt' 8 · B' "In, Ihe "Oil mltlcfl;", .,,4 ,"/IIWli"c 101 ,ublic4l;on. Unlcn OlbenriH " ",d nOlt) ""O).lu:n.(I K-lIld. Iqu ...... 4t . p ·K14 K·B' 55. P·R5 K· KS ... _ 0.(1 15, Q.R. tct-J!:41 10 I""'tl "It by M,. Collin,. SCI. p·KIS u.. P·R' RHllln' A plan. Blade prepa .... 51. P·A4 .....", nne cklen-'v, KI'US with Q.Ql In mind U • eonsoli 11. _._ Ax R STlUKE T lJREE 36.. Kt. Q .... datin, ma nClU "" ". 3t. Ax A Q x P 37. Kt-Bl ..... 16. Kt·KIS _ Wllile twl~ mlmr.t cllOncu for a ll. Q x BP QoQ5 ch 31., A·81 R·B' To force. wo;:akDeM In Black's K-slde .rtroog mid(lIe game fllit/aUUfI. A l4. K·RI p .... 39, P..QRl :lml p ''event Ih' poutbUlty 01 Kt-BS CONSUMMATE SKll.L tlllrd chance- to drolu tlte end ,am. n. Q..Q2 QXO alt... U'I, subMQ\lcnl retreat to Rl. Or 39. R·U2, UxRP. , .. __ P-R3 'I. Q.8 1 Q-B' al.ro goc' by. T/lere II no fourth . 39. __ I-KI, 40. Kt.Kn P ·Kt'l BiJ~nin &'"Jltl lbe Ritht" V "r""io" 17. K'·R3 Q-Ql '9. Q-1(1I '_"M oj ,he: Sitifj"" ",ilh con/Olmm"u ,till. QUEEN 'S GAMB IT Unnee:euar7. M~l preel>lO Is 40.. _.M_ ' On a move Ilk' 19. Q.KI, Q.lt$! prove. • MCO: pag' 1S4 r .B7; 41. KllcP. n .Q I: "2. Kl-X$. R0Q6 nne posl lor Ulaek" Q. His mit/'r;"'''t ""J t"J',"lIIt pI.., It""" Kansas City Championship and it'l 111 over. 11, __ Q-Q' 20. 8 ·K2 Kt(4)-83 lill/c to h" Ittired. Thil 7011"8 "tin,," "1. K.Kn P · B1.,. K· B2 A·BS Ken", City, 1954 20 ••_ ..... KIC2}-Bl I. Illso pOMI!)l c with i, "I ,he: /1<:4ft: of hil (tIlter. "nJ il i, '""I Black is "Iwhnmlnl". n.... t looks like the Idea cd continuing P_K' ''' and KI·85. Note! by U. S. Ervert lIug/l E. Mile" 42. ... ~._ , n .Ql: 43. KI,..Kl, P ·K t4 lolluwed 21. Q _It' __ ,,_ opinion he: .ill hol4 hi, 0"''' in lhe lor/h. \Vblte Dlack by n.QG, B-1I5, and Rx ll, or of course. Preparing the dublO\I, aacr\rlce 10 fol co ... i,,/: U . S. Champion/hi, ""J 1M P . w. MOAAELL L. E. GAA HAM n .Q8 It White sends his Kt out of p l!\)'. low. 0 ·a3 or 843 'f(l the .lI.e rnaUvu USA·USSR "'"lch. (Prophe:lktlI/7. 0,. I , P-Q4 P..Q4 " Kt,Q.' Kt.lC81 43. KI·K2 P·.5 46. K..Q3 R. B! a lliO prolectln, Whltc'. threatened K P . SOlUm,," . ,olt Ihut bt/ort 1M lI"rt 2. P..QB4 P. K1 4, P . l(l QKt-Q2 44. I(·Kl P ·Kt+ 47. Kt· B3 21 . _M" ,..I(141? Ii"", White's conscrvllllve d eve lopment al· 45. K..Q2 K, B2 On K. lt2 Wh it. could ,)111)' 22 . '!Ct.-KU eh 01 lhe: u. S. Ch..""ion,hi, Toum","'rt' lows h is OPllonent a choice or .Mvual wllh • t/r. w by N!peUlion If bulh aid" -Eii/or). ' vllrl,nons le.dlng to e qu llllty, l1ere, While mlucR h ls lIut ollportunlly. Uc are content with INCh n sequence! Blaek mi, h t prderably h ave pl~ed would win the p;own ba(:k a nd "hould However, EVlln. wu rI.c:hUnll It out fu r SICILIAN DEFENSE p .84 or the varilltlon B·X2, O..Q, P-QKt1, draw w ith 41. Kt..Q4, ch (47 • . __., u.s:; n n l plll~ ;lind I w&¥ 1ryln.c: to belter (By T ran lpolltlo n ) a nd 1'.84 or Jl.Kt2. R.QJ : 48. K·W): 408. K-Ql!, n -Ql• • 9. my poor -'COre, !IO 'uch .In Qutcome ..... 8.1 MCO : P a, a 21', coJllmn 10 S, Kt·B3 B-K1 II.. 8..Q1 P..QR3 K·Hl. Kow no more problelllil bce unlikely. Perhaps bel t In 11'11" position Blade evidently det;lre. to transpose In Ulaek and 1'10 wins quickly. M e tropolit.n Le .gue Match was 21. _ ... , Kt.04! to meet 22.. BxRP New York, 1954 to the Qu~n's Gambit Aeeepled. But "7... __ R.QI ch 51. K· Kl ..... with QKI.x.P l. it would be beUer to .hnply do so by 41. K·K2 p.R.S S2. Kt·K2 ch ..... 22. 8 x KKt PI? _._ NOin by V. S. Mtlilcr H"roIJ S"JI,"1'" PxP now or On the next move. 4t. K· Kt K·Kl Sl. K·B2 R·KI While 8 1/1ck 7. 0..0 O..() .. P · K" __ 50. K·K2 K·K4 S4. Kt·Kt! .... , A . BISGUIER A . C. SIMONSON An In,pulsive mo\·e. Better is P ·QKU o r Ae$19D$ (M..nhalta n C.C.) (Marshall C.C.) K t..KS. 1. P.Q.. P,aU L _ ..... The Bo.nonl Counter Gambit which has Black I. still lhlDkln' sbout the QGA, some.... bat of II revival recently In the but more 10Cleal. would be 8. __• PxKP; ONE. ERROR form or a variation o r the Ktnr. I n. 9. KUP. KlxXt; 10. BxKt. Kt..W: 11. BI«fr. only olle ~nor, bill it . ", dia.n Defense. 8-B1, P·M. ",..tie 2. P·K"I __ t. BxP PoQKt.. 10. 8oQ3 B· Kt'.Z ~"""8h to tost him .... Olhnwist bt",'i. Oril:lnal a nd very e1e ver. The automat. Hett..r p .B4 finlt . f .. 1y plqtJ «""'t on his /N"I. This ."s Ic (and also I t ron,) ' move here is 2. 11. Q .B2 P·84 12. PoQKtl E"... ,' 07117 10Jl in ' his tonmt"/' H t.."t. P-Q5 and Wh ite can secure n powerrul With P·KS, W hite esn , et a stron " p awn <>ente r. Howeve r, It h al beQ3lUon to a lost one 1m· 1. Q-Q2, U·KZ; 9. 0.0-0. O..Q with li t· 10. 0..0 QKt..cn 11. ,.,aR) ' nedlately. lacking chances for both s.ldes on op. _~.. eh 31 . Ax P1'? 37. A..Q7 K·B3 pOSj ng wi~ ... 32. Ax R R·KBI lI. R·QR7 KI·84 7. BxKI KIPx B t . Q·RSI n . QxA chI B)lQ " . P..QKI4 KI·KS U. Ih,,. K·82 40. R", P c;h K·K4 • • B..QKI5 BoQ,,' :;-.,....,.;;:;;_-. 3S. R·B5 ch K·KI2 41. A·A5 Kt·B6 36. A·Q5 KI· AS 42. P·QR" ...... White, In time pressure, thou ght this 10 bc the cll ~le$ t way to win. 12. .. ~ ".. BxP 44. Pxl(t B·B4 43. RxP "h KfltR 45. P· Kt3 K·QS Lu ~ e~ quickly. but attempts to keep Wh ltc" King buxed in (sa)" by K·K.> 25. ~ ...... and K6 ) .... ould lose evcntually 26. Kt . B5 1{·lIde pawn ad vance. '" . 27. KbB 28, P ·KS Q .Kl Sol" compenSlltlon ror tho p.wn PERSON AL SERVICE is his pasud QP, so It'l foolish to ex. T M E/ito. 01 , hi, Dt/N"lmnll will change It. 11. Q..Q4 or P·Q6 ue piIlY. able. ,1." 7'"' " «"mt I1y ... .,;1, co ...... tfII 0 .. n"., ...... "ruI «ir" 701< " thoro .. , h poll. , .....t ....Jy'i'. F« 110. MonJ.." P . ge 6 M,. Col"'" ...11 .Jro _ ..o lm Itrr'f OM &,umbt;r 10. 1954 ot YOllr f"l"t' I.r " It( -I /1, Simonson could 'ae' the e"eh l n le with ..,ould Ihen rollmo about pickinl up 21 . ..H .. _' P"KI; 21. Itxft ch. Qxll; 13. 100M Pawn •. A nne lin e. however, 1s. GUEST ANNOTATORS QxR. P·K81 and 24. ._H.' !'xP and 38 •••..•. _. B·Qt; st. Kt-QS e.h! Now 39. White f aCOl!! a slcr ner tNk thlln with .. ~._ .• K"P Ia met by 40. P-B4! rug ~l1ot Hunt the lcxt ilae. ltw;lni! The thre:ot ie P ·KKt4, etc. J! Hugh E_ Myen 21_ ._. ~_ KtxKt 22. IbKt B-Q1!I3 40. ...• _. P-R4; 41. K-B2, U.K\.S; 42. Naturally 22. _. __• RllR Is met by Q.Kt7 K.KI.2. U.QI ; U . X-IU. finla. If 40. _ .• N.Y. TOURNEY Hlro\d SUlim an, M.D. and White IIIwlOyS I ta),' one or two P.R4; oiL K-8.2, P· M. Ulen 42. P·W e nd. (Continue d f r om page 1, e.ol. 4) = pawna up. the redlltlnee (or Ihe Kltp Ia umnlll In lhc speed tournnmcnt. Lom 23_ R,,1It ~h Ox. 24. R.QI Iltlbl e. Bbguier h ili a learlest .lyle. This A very rine movc. Instead 24. PaP 31. •.... _ II-QS 41. K·I(2 K-1I6 b·ardy won thc finals 8-0. Collins move. 1I::IIn orllllnill here. putll pru· l would be provoking da~r. e ...... 14. 3t. Kt" p K·B6 42. K-QI P-R4 was second with 6 h -l lk. and Bur lUre on black'a KSr a nd eontaIns SOY· 40. Kt.1I K"Kt e r l l traPL The .smpl e trap proeeeda ._.. U.K1J; 25. S.M. BxB; 36. R>tB, ger third with 5Yl -2Y.!:. In the pre Q.Q7. e te. Now. mUtit moves other II ... _. P·84. then 43. p.JU who .. t . __• p.IU!!; 10. Kl.I;K P !. nllKt~!; Uminaries Lombardy won Section than Q.Kl1 are .tr onCIY nlcl by Q·K17. 43. P-BS P_B3 45. K-K2 I(·K5 11. BllKt eh. a':lIln win nln, the Queen. 24. _.. _ Q-Itn Q-K31 Q-62 44. P·R3 K.QS 46. P-lIll Reslgnl A 7-0. with Burger second wllh t . _._. P.QIU 12. 0.01 0 ·K13 11. While thla deeld<.>n Ill&¥ secm prema· 10. Kt-Kt3 O.Ql 13. Olt-QI 15. Q· It, PlII P 29. KI· R41 R..qJ 5-2; Black won Section 8 witb 6-1 lure II flnol IIl::ht. It ie nonethetets 11. 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