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CMclurtwsi br Position N D. 134 MARCHAND WINS IRWIN SIGMOND Send solutions to Position No. U. S. AMATEUR 234 to reach Irwin Sigmond, 5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington 7, Va., by July 20, 1958. With your 142 Players Set Record Attendance solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting yo ur choice of "Best Move" or moves. In USCF Tournament at Asbury, Park

501",110" to PO$itio n No. 234 wil l ~ p . .,.... in the August 5, 1.51 l u ll.... Dr. Erich W. Marchand of Rochester, New York, is the 1958 U. S. Amateur Champion. The CHESS LIFE correspondent clinched his title N OTE: Do "", pl.. u ,ollilioll' to '10'0 only by winning a tough 52 move last-round game from Lt. John Hudson, po.ilitm, 0 11 Ont <.rd; be , .. r ~ t o iM"tIIt .. the 1956 Champion, thus scoring 51,% -1,% 1n the ' Annual USCF classic, corrrct ,u.mbu 0/ position hi", wlntl, played over the Memorial Day weekend at Asbury Park, N. J. Columbia .",4 gi", the full .....,., "nd Milrtu of Student Stuart Margulies, and Ci ty College graduate Claude Hillinger, the so/rtf to New York City; Hugh U.S. In 1958 Olympics! Myers of Jersey City, N. J.; Robert T. Durkin of Lyons, N. J. T ho, h, ,,Jli,u rc,reunlS the ""nO'Hu,m,n' 0/ /I {!)mmilla of USCF "", J ACF Mrs. M. Fuchs of Kent, Conn., wo n the Womens Amateur Tille, officer, m Nnv York, Ju.n .. 17, 1918. The Ilory h;";nti I;'" Ilo ry, "nti I;"~ (>11"log of close ly,.., £ollowed by Miss Isabelle Lynn of Wash ington, D. C., who de· runll I'Ming up 10 Ih is CHESS LIFE 6, USCF Pruititnl, Jury G. Splllnn. only other woman entrant, finished third in the women's event. r don't know whether it's Reshevsky's fine accomplishment at The (allowing class wtnners were awarded trophics: the DaUas lnternational, or Lombardy'S crushing 11-0 victory at the lst Cl u s A: World's J unior, or the breath-taking heroics of one Bobby Fischer, or Robert T. Durkin, Lyons, N. 'J . ... _.. ._ ...... 5 points. the combination of all three, but what was first a hunch has now 2nd Clan A: become a conviction . . . we can win the World's Championshi p at the Leroy Dubeck, Maplewood , N. J ...... 41h. points. Olympics in Municb this fall ! A Pianist by the name of Van Cliburn h t Cl UJ B: received a Ticker-Tape Parade, and believe me, so will a victor ious U. S. ScoU Lilly, E. Orange, N. J ...... 4 points. (13 median) Olympic Chess Team, for we will have (literally) beaten the Russians ' 2nd CI lSs B: at th eir own game! The propaganda value to the U. S. (particularly William Slater, New York City ...... 4 points. (12 median) abroad) 1 leave to your imagination, but there can be no question as to lst Class C: the magnitude of its impact on Amer ican Chess and expansion over­ Timothy Kent. Pittsburg, Pa...... 4 points. tones that will ripple merrily in its wake! 2nd Class C: The stand-out reason for this great chance is that we will go into William Lukowiak, Belleville, N. J ...... 21h points. this competition unshackled by that boary disadv antage in depth that h t Un rltitd pllyer: plagued us in the 10·board USA-USSR Team Matches. An Olympic J ohn Evans, Brooklyn, N. Y...... 5 points. Team consists of 4 regulars and 2 alternates, so there are only 4 boards 2nd Unrlted player: of ac tual play! George Thomas, Burtonsville, Md ...... 41h points. (P/",u lurn 10 pttgt 7, (o/u m" 1, fo, ,U I of Olympic Sio ry) 3rd Unr. ted player: Edward Scher, Fresh Meadows, N. Y...... 4 points. The last round brought six undefeated players together in tbe games Welcome To World Famous Rochester which were to decide the title: Marchand and Hudson with 41h points; Ma rgulies and Benedicta, each with 41h points; with 41h , and Jones with 5 needing only a draw to be sure of a ' place For The 1958 U. S. Open tie. Marchand, Margulies, and Hillinger won their ga mes, tieing at 5* points. Before the tie·breaklng points had been computed (16lh , 15112 , (But make your reservations at least one month in advance!) and 13'"h, respectively) Dr. Marchand left for the drive back to Rochester, B"I USCF D j.u to. G ~o rg. S. B""'eJ not knowing that he would be the ultimate winner. You'll enjoy friendly Rochester, Minnesota, which combines the in­ USFC President Jerry Spann, who had been play ing in the Mich­ timate congeniatity of a small city (population 35,000) with the advan· igan State Open at Jackson that forenoon, arrived by ' air tax i from tages of a metropolitan center. For the 59th Annual US. Open Chess Newark Airport 1n time to award the trophies, and congratulate tbe Championship tournament will be held in Rochester from August 4th to winners. 16th, 1958. USFC Business Manager Kenneth Harkness directed the event. Not only is Rochester the largest non·metropolitan Minnesota city, Var ious USFC masters worked on "adj udication of games, with CHESS but It Is the most rapidly growing city in the state. Located in a vaHey LIFE columnist John Collins bearing the brunt o[ the burden. Anthony of the Zumbro River, Its rolling terrain, tree·lIned streets and the attrac­ Santasiere, Arthur Feuerste1n, Walter SUesman, and William Lombardy tive yards and gardens of its well maintained bomes all contribute to ab o assisted with adjudications. the beauty of the city. The Rochester Art Centcr and Rochester Symphony Orchestra are sym­ , bolic of the city's metropoli tan character. There are summer park con­ COM ING SOON INCH ESS LI FE certs by the Rochester Municipal band and daily church organ recitals. WOODPUSHER'S SCOREBOOK-a new column conducted by your Several Civic Theatre productions are staged each year, and co ncerts editor, containing unannotated games of the boi polloi rated less than are held thrice weekly on the 23·bell Rochester carillon. Practically all 1900. national and international organizations in service clubs, veterans' or­ SWAP SHOP-a new service to readers in which we act as your ganizations, fraternities, and wo men's gro.ups are on the Rochester roster. clearing house to help you exchange that extra set, or clock, or boo k (P/t<1St /lim to pd'. 2, lo/umn 3, for mo.t U. S. Opt n) you don't want, for chess material which you do want. U.S. OPEN_(Contlnued from page 1) Impressed with its beauty and industriousness, International Busi­ ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL ness Machines joined the Rochester community two years ago, and is completing its new plant facilities which now house approximately 1800 Maotering the End Game employees. 18M, as co-sponsor, will be host to the 1958 Open tournament in its new $8,000,000 plant, and its spacious, well lighted, and aireon· By WALTER KORN, Editor of MCO ditioned cafeteria will provide ideal playing quarters for those entering the 1958 US Open. Draw by Blockade The distinctive featUres of Rochester would not be complete unless Fine in BCE' states that endings of Bishop versus Knight and 2 we mentioned that it is the home of the world's largest association of Pawns are in general tI fairly simple win, and that the exceptions come physidans in private practice of medicine (The Mayo Clinic); also the only with a blockade. Diagram 53 shows such an example where White, world's largest graduate medic:1I scbool, the world's largest privately su rely to Black's disappointment, suC(:ecds in d,'awing. There is no win operated hospital, and tbe most complete community public health service for Black-try! The ending is from Fleisher-Bernstein, Marshall Chess in Mi nnesota. Cl ub Championship New Yo rk 1957·58. II is immaterial who has the Rochester has 18 hotels with 1930 rooms; 29 motels wi th :565 units; move. 86 guest homes with 800 rooms-a total of 3,295 rooms available. Sounds D"'gr].Itm, "PIKa" J in 1& Dtumln" J9J7, 'mot oj T he Ohio Cluu Bu ll""n, I"" A triple tie (or the Massachusetts ollicu./ publi,,,';,,,, 0/ T ht Ohio Chm Allo,;"I;">!. 1/ ;s ,~p, j"l tJ ",i,h flu IP";"/ HUe will not be played 0((, and the bt,,. WOlK WINS pc,min;o n 0/ 11. ..

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Ie eopl.. 1&:r e8Gb W. aU claw p&,.bJa .: niB l1NITBD STAliS aiBss PBDImATJON TACTICS FOR WITH THE CLUBS Lllroy Dubeck conceded only two _ draws in a 12. player Consolatlon round robin at the Independent CheSS Club, By V. ,S. Expert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND East Orange, N. J., to finish In fIrst place with a 10·1 score, three full (1958 U.S. Amateur Champion) points ahead of Allan Brown who took. ~econd with 7-4. Steve Goldstein fin· Ished third, and Bill Lukowlak. roul·th, after their iJlh·4\-Z tle had been bn,k.en, Carl Pennington was fifth and Bruce Dr. Marchand will answer beginners' questions on this page, If of lufflcllnt Not, a t once II...... , NxP because 12. Lilly Sixth, after scoring 6·5 In game gene ral interest. Those wishing a personal reply Should Inciosl "emped, ...If. BxB Is with chcck. But after Black's points . Arthur Patterson, Warre n Beg· ilddressed envelop!!. Addre,,: Dr. Erich W. Muchlnd, 192 Sevili. Drive, Ro<:h"t.r move this can be playcd. Illy, and Phillip Albert were seventh, 17, N,Y. 12. P·B4 NxP eighth, and ninth, respectlvCly, with This does not win anything but gives tlcd 4¥.! ·6¥.! scores. 1. Answers to Readeu' Questions Black the ad,·antagc or the " two Bisb. L. A. Ware, Iowa City, Iowa, asks about a line of the Winawer varia­ o p~" while free!ng BlaCk's position a little. On 13. BxB. NxN, of course, While tion of the French Defense. After L P·K4, P-K3; 2. P-Q4, P-Q4; 3. N-QB3, would Come out second best. A seven·round Swiss for the 1S58 13. NltN Bxa IS. NxBP KR.KBI champIonship 0{ the South Jersey Chess B-N5; 4. P·K5, P-QB4; 5. Q-N4, K-Bl he feels that the Black game is in- ASSOCiation, played at Hammonf on, feriol'. Answer: Modern Chess Openings (8th Edition) gives 5...... , N-K2; 14. N·Q6ch K·K2 16. N.K5 ...... Not 16. n .R5, B·K1. Also not 16. N.Q6, N. J., OVer a 4 month period, was won 6. PxP, BxNch; 7. PxB, 0-0; 8. N-B3, QN-Q2; 9. B-Q3, P-B4 = . T9uS the RxP; 17. P·KN3, R.B7. The teJ:t move by George Cake of Haddonfield, N. J., answer seems to lie in 5...... , N-K2j nstead o[ 5 ...... , K-Bl. prel'ents 16 ...... , RxP because of 17, wlih a 6'12·\-2 score. Cake won his flrst N·N5ch. 6 games, and gave up a 7th round draw Richard Wellstood wishes to know about Becker's Defense to the 16...... B·KI 18. P'KN3 P.KN4 to L. Strcitfe14, who finished in 6th King's Gambit. The Jine runs 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. P-KB4, PxP; 3. N-KB3, 17. N· B3 8.137 place. Tom Benham of Trenton, Ihe This ""as foolhardy and !ncorrect with. 1957 champion, took 2nd honors atter P·KR3; 4. P·Q4, P·KN4 so that apparently Black holds his BP and has hi. 5',i.·I'h tie with tournament dl· attacking chances. The question which Wellstood raises is about Black's out adequate I,,·epar~tion. First sbould comc 18 ...... , B·KGch. Since every cbess rector, Louis E. Wood, had becn broken. procedure when White plays 4. P·KR4 preventing 4 ...... , P ·KN4. An· player must hal'c alibis· for his mis­ Aiter a thre.... way tie ior 4th, 5t.h swer: Firstly it is not clear whether Becker's Defense proper does offer takes (especially in the Case or a col. ~nd 6th places was broken, the foUow-. Black very good chances. For instance, MCO, 9, gives 3 ...... , p.KR3; ,unnls!), mine is that I was talking to lng three ' players flnl5hed In the 4. P-Q4, p·KN4; 5. P·KR4, B·N2; 6. PxP, PXP; 7. RxR, BxR; 8. P-KN3 a reporte,· between mOVes hereabouts order listed, after each had scored 5·2; and did not pay sufficient attention Ludwig Turman; Allen Spielman.; L. with a slight advantage for White. To be sure the continuation after to the game. StrcltIeld. 8 ...... , P·NS is difficult to analyze. After 4. P·KR4,Jl.Owever, Black might 19. PxP PxP 20. R.Q3 ...... Of CoUI".>e not 20. NxP, B.KBch Winning. This event attracted 32 entries and try 4 ...... , N-KB3; S. P·Q4, N·R4 to hold the BP for a while and also But White'$ last move threatens NxP. brought 19 new members Into the USCF. threaten, in some cases, to go into the hole at N6. Also worth consider- 20...... 8.KN3 ing is the old variation (a bit different from Becker's Defense) 3 ...... , Another mistake, allowing White to P·KN4; 4. P-KR4, P·NS, which might go into the Allgaier Gambit S. attack a second Pawn so that ,me or TEXAS YOUTH the othe,· must fall. Black had II cOm. N·NS, or the Kieseritzky Gambit, S. N·KS. ' binatlon in mind, hut It proved to be! For se,'eral years the Texas Chess 2. Thinking Ahead then one can feel fairly confident faulty. 20 ...... , R·KNt would bold the Association has been encouraging the m~telial , White's position, however, formation of high scbool cbcss IQajJues, Chess masters are oHen asked that the future will look bright. being superior. which we are told, are nOW operatlng "How far ahead do you think?" This means (1) that if and when 21. R·N3 B.N] In H;uston, San AntoniO, Ft. Worth, Reshevsky is said to have answered combinations do arise, they will be Black's original Intentlon here had been Corpus Christi, and DaUas. This pro- the question with "One move, the favorabl:e for your side and (2) that 21...... B·KS; 22. RxPch, K·KI; 23. 1lI0tion Is paying off. R·N3, P·N5; 24. n·Bl, PxN; 25. RxB, PxB. In the recent Te:.:as State Cham· right move." This answer sounds if and when an endgame arises, However, 23 . R-Bl! directly 1V0uid give plonshlp finals, II six·player round rob­ facetious but may be closer to the this will be favorable for your side. White a c1eor plus. The te:.:! move In of seeded and quallfled finalists, truth than one would think. An· It is sometimes said of the play yields the Pawn but presenu White won by Blake Stevens, Jr., with II 3'1..­ with some prOblems. l 'h score, 16 year old Stcphen J ones other top master answered the of masters that their pieces always 22. NxP R·B' 23. B.Ql ...... f!nlshed second with 3·2, ahead of such question with "Two moves." seem to be ri'ght where they want Slroll!,;e r Is 23. R·Kl yIelding the RP seasoned campal!,;ners as USCF Master The truth of the matter, of them to be when they need to use for a dangerO\l .~ attack. As played the Kenneth SmIth, and 1957 State Cbam· advantage of the two Bishops shows pion, John Bob Payne. course, lies in the fact that in some them. Is this the result of exact lis great pO"'cr for BlaCk. position one can (and must) cal. calculation 25 or 30 moves ahead? 23...... R.QI 24. R·Q83 ...... In the Texas Open Chllmplonshlp a 15 year old boy, Byron Douglas, of In Black threatened 24 ...... , RxBch!; 25. culatc far ahead in an exact man. No. most cases it is the result KxR (or 25. RxR, RxPch), BxPch. Dallas, took top honol"s in a 6 round nero While in others one cannot of far·sighted planning based on 24...... B.QR4 26. R·N3 P·N4 Swiss with 5'h·¥.!. Henry Davis of San do so. Furthermore, the latter case general principles and probabili· 25. N·R3 R-B3 27. R·R3 B-Q1ch Antonio, a 16 year old, t ook fourth is for more common and hence the ties. Added to this, of course, is Equally good objectively is 27 ...... , piace with 4-'f.!·1'h, after forleltlng bls B-N3. The text movc, In conjunction first round game to complete hili unexpected answers "One move" the fact that when a crucial stage with the next. lays a neat trap Into school tenll. Taking 4'h pOints rr<.>m a or "Two moves" from the masters. arises the master can make the which White raus. possible 5 In !,;ames played, .be Is con· sldcred to be a player of great prom· In '28. K·NI 8·K5 29. RxPch many positions (especially most efficient use of' the terrain Th!s PI"O'·os to be a serious error, . Ise. Another plus score of 4·2 waS where combinations are possible) which he then 11as to work with, plau. playable Is 8 ...... , NPxN, which With two pawns plus and an appar. wou1<1 !:Ive Black better chances to ently sound position, White suddenly u.s. OPEN You say to yourself that if the play for a win but which also I. dan· realizes that he must lOBe at least a pawns are placed in a sound fash­ gerous since it wtll Inke time for Black piece, due partly to poor placement of TOURNAMENT ion (not doubled, not isolated, not to straighten out his ragged pawn pos!· his N, B, and KR, and partly to the power of Black's two bishops, plus the backward, not all on one color), if tton and free hIs game. By [Jl\"ltlng the AUGUST 4-1S, 1958 cxchange of Queens mack accepts a effective posts of Black's rooks. If the pieces are placed effectively sllghll" Inferior pOSition. which ts hard 30. R.Nt, B·KG ; 31. R·KI, BxR; 32. RxB, (bearing on the center, with pl~n­ for Wblte . to exploit with the Queen. RxB mate. If 30. N·B2., BxJt; 31. NxB, Rochester, Minn. B.K6; 32. R.R7. RxB mate. In dcspere· ty of mobility to move among the off. "Many players are "~cnred to death" of losing the rlgbt to castle. But with lion White pl~ y s: pawns and not getting in each the Queens gone, as here, this Is not 30. 8·83 BxB 33. RxP R·N' other's way), if one's center is alwavs serious. 31. R·KBI R·B4 34. N.B4 S.N strong, one's King is safe, and one 7. QxQch KxQ P·KR3 32. P-R4 PxP 35. PxB B·Q4 LET'S SEND A U.S. TEAM TO 8. B·KN5 S·K2 K'Kl And WhIte resigned after five more has the ioitiative (if th~re is any), t. O·O·Och e·Q2 moves, MUNICH IN OCTOBER. GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS

useE MEMBERS: Submit )'our b,st ~.,...tS for lhi, ,/,pmtmmt to JOHN W. then 20. Q·N2. And If 19 ...... , P.KN4; The /ollo1l'ing arlide by Dr. Norm,", COLLlNS, 91 Uno:rc Ro.<~; Brooklyn 26, N. Y. SP4t bring /imittJ, Mr. Colli", will 20. B"Pch, K·RI; 21. N·N6eb, KxB; · 22. N.BRch forces mate with 23. Q·R7 no HOTlIJtein wa, inttrlded for the front select th, most ;"uTuring .md ;ml"u:I;"I for publicuwn, Un/tSl ot~n>'is, Ittll" rIOt" matter what Black plays. plfge of thiJ i,me. The fact thlft it Ifp' to 8"mu vcr, on., slight dUfcrence in that a correspondence chess page in Chess ' in the best lines Wbite has d.,veloped Life, and would certainly ~nter tourna· his U to Q3 at tbis point while the KN ments, but I can't guarantee to win Is still at Its Qfiglnal square. them all." Three USCF members ex· 6...... QN.Q2 pressed disapproval, and one member No! a bad move. but the best method Queen tor King? Is dubious. It Is regrettcd that answers by wbich to exploit tbe previously out. 22...... R·KNI 23. Q·N2 to ali cannot be undertaken. Sugges­ lined difference would appear to be to Now the threat is NxP. Black a £"ain tions will be seriously considered for break the pin on tbe KN via ...... , parries with a eoullterthreat against Ineorporatlon In the rules of Cbess Life B·K2 wihch would threaten Immediate Whlte's King. Postal Tournaments. Readers are asked freedom. If White tben continued wltb 23...... • B·KS 24. P·83 Q.B7 to send advice. Black's mate threat forces thc exchangc the best move 7. Q·B2. Black could Anhough the objections {or a postal then swing the game into lines slmUar of Quecns. But the bind continues. 25. QXQ B>tQ 27. NxP KR.Q81 cbess department for C.hess LIfe are to tbe Kotov·Byrne game (column 36, the voIce of a tiny min(lrity. the coun· page 188 MCO) wltb moves sucb M 26. P·Q6! PxP 28. N·RS R·KNl The tandcm Rook. "Did you ever .:et terpolnts are: 1. If Chess Lite readers ...... , QN.Q2; ...... , 0·0; ...... , P·KR3; want a postal ehess department, they ...... , R·Kl, and finally ...... N·K5 with the feellng that you wanted to iO and Lhe feeHllg that you wanlcd to stay?" al'e entitled to It. 2. This department approx.imatc equality. wlll not be running competition wIth 7. P·K3 B.NS 29. B·Q2 N·BS 31. P·B4 KR·QBl 30. B·B3ch N·K4 any other group or magwne devoted Not the best place for tbe B in lb.\lI 30. N>tB'hl KxR to post.al che!;!!. In fact, '. other poata1 line. Better .....•.. , B·K2. Preferrlng a speedy death to the loss On 31 ...... , B·K5: 32. P·N3 Is adequate. And on 31 ...... B·N3; 32. PxN, BxE; cheSS groups and magazines will bene­ S. B'Q3 Q·R4 of II piece. fit. 3. A postal che!;!! department would 9. Q·B2 ...... 31. QxN Checkmate. 33. PxPch mates in 2 or 32 ...... , BxN: be a sourec, and not a sop of reVenUe • AVOiding any possiblllties J uch as 9. R· A fine, logical Victory. 33. PxPch, R·N2; 34. P·K7. Qal, QxP. 32. S·Rl R·B4 34. R· Kl ResIgns Finally, tbere wlll not be a postal 9...... P.KR3 33. PxN P>tP chess department at aU unIe!;!! at least Net a bad move. but on ber next Black MINOR PIECE MAGIC! 34...... • P.KR3; 35. BxPch. K·R2: and fifty more readers scnd in their ap· Initiates the transfer of the QN to K3 GRUENFELD INDIAN DEFENSE now 36. N·B6ch winning the exchange proval. If you would like to have a via Kill. 'rhis line usually implies the MCO: Page 289, Column 6c(6) and lca"lng White a piece and a passed postal chess section In Che..s Life continuation ...... • P·KN3, ...... , N.N2, Wichita Open pawn ahead is perhaps easIest a1. with tournaments you can enter. write lind ...... , J3...KB4 getting rid of the al· I though 36. P·K7, B·R5: 37. P.KB(Q). to Dr. N. M. Hornstein. Southport, ways potentially dangerous WhJte KB. Wichita, 1957 BxQ; 38. BxS also wins (3 mlnor pIeces North Carolina. and we'!l get It! The mixing of these variously possible NOles by v. S. Expnt Don D4in~ for a Rook). A nice game by the Omaha defensive schemes does not appear Are You _ Memb... , wise. Richard McLellan Dale Ruth player, although Ruth deserves credit 10. B.KB4 N.Bl White Black for fighting well in a difficult variation. Is Your Friend _ MembM'? 11. 0·0 N·K3 ". 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 3. N·QB3 p.Q4 12. B·N3 N.N4 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 4. PxP Possibly heading for K5 with the SUb. The exchange system. Other tries at U. S. Tournament Reminders ~Idlary opening of the KR file shoulu this point are 4. N·B3. 4. B·B4 or 4. p. June 28-29 West Texas Open, Nat'! Bank Bldg .. Midland, Texas (CL +5-58) White venture NxN. K3. The text Is II fa\'orlte of Bronstein, 13. N-Q21 who has been able to exploit to the July 3·6 2nd New Western Open, aotel Astor, Milwaukee. Wis. (CL 4-5-58) Frustrating both objectives and leav. fullest Its attacking possibililles. ing the N somewhat out on a limb. 4. N>tP 8. N·K2 0 ·0 July 3-6 Major J. B. Holt Memorial and 37th SCA Championship, Sarasota, F1a. 13...... 0.0 5. P·K4 NlO:N 9. 0·0 PxP (CL 4·5·58) 14. P.QR3 BXN 6. PxN P·QB4 10. PxP N·B3 July 4·6 '1'e"as State Junior Championship, Austin, Texas. Using the prlvllegc of "annotator's 7. B-QB4 B·N2 11. B·K3 N·R4 hindsight" one wonders if ...... • £·K2 Or II...... , Il·N5; 12. P.B3. N·R4; 13. July 4·6 Masters and Experts Invitational, San Antonio. Texas preserving SOme "Black square con· B·Q3, J3...K3; (preferable Is 13 ...... , B· July 8-12 U. S. Junior Championship and Chess Festival, Homestead. F1orida. trol" might not have avoided some Q2) 14. P·Q5. BxR; IS. QxB. P·B3; 16. (CL 5.20-58) of the ensuing difficultlcs. B·KR6. Q·N3ch; 17. K·RI!. KR.Ql; (again IS. Px8 R.Kl 17 ...... , B·Q2j 18. R·QN1, Q·B4; 19. B· July 26-27 Arkansis Opcn. Hot Springs Nat'l Park, Arkansas. (CL 6-5·58) 16. N·N3 Q.QT Q2! (Bronsteln.Boleslavsky, 1st match July 31·AlIg. 1·2 Carolina Open, Myrtle Beach, Soutb Carolina. (CL 6-5-58) 11. B·R41 N(8)KS game, Moscow 1950). White won In 32 On ...... , N(N) K5, 18. P.B3 would doubt- moveS. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Ohio Chcss Championship. Seneca Hotel, Columbus. Ohio: less follow. This line would, however, 12. B·Q3 8·K3 13. P.Q5 ...... (CL 6-5·58) be just as playable for Black. A "thematle" move In this position. IS. K·Rl! ...... Aug. 30·Sept. I Ohio Junior Championship. Seneca Hotel, Columbns, Olllo. This meve must be well known to Oma. (CL 6·5-58) Guarding against the threal of 18 ...... , ha players as Lee Magee used itl In N.B6ch; 19. px,,,<. QxB; 20. PxN. Q.NSch Kansas City In 1954 (Heart of America with a perpetual chcck. Blaek In turn Open) and MCLellan himself scored prepares to answer P·KB4 with the errectlvely vs. Hcwes In a correspond· same ret(lrt N·B6ch. ence game. FLASH NEWS RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR FRONT PAGE IS...... Q.B2 13...... 8xR? OLD MAESTRO ARTHUR DAKE RETURNS TO CHESS WARS­ White threatcncd to win a piece by This Is a losing mOve. Belter IS 13 ...... , EDGES OLAF ULVESTAD AND JIM McCORMICK TO WIN GOLDEN P·KB4. This movc. while necessary, al. B..Q2!; 14. B.Q4. F·Ra; 15. BxB, KxB: lows a subsequent weakening of the 16. P",P, BxP: 17. N.B4, N.B3 (Kramer· ROSE OPEN. FREE HOUSING GUARANTEED FOR FIRST FIF"I'Y K side. Black's Iroubles appear to stem Rosenblatt, Vlmprck 1M9). mainly from the previously referred to 14. QxB P·B3 16. N·B4 B·Q2 JUNIORS TO REGISTER FOR U.S. JUNIOR AT HOMESTEAD, FLOR· trade of the Black B for White Knight. IS. B·R6 R·Kl 11. P·KS Q·B2 IDA, JULy 8·12. MARSHALL C.C. TRIMS MANHATTAN C.C. FIRST 19. P·83 N'Q3 23. Q·BI Q.K2 Identical to this point Is Sokol.ky·To­ 20. 8xN PxB 24. P·B4 Pxp lush. Xmth U.S.S.R. Ch~mplonshlp TU>4E IN 14 YEARS (6·4). RESHEVSKY TELLS CHESS LIFE: "I HAVE 21. P·K4 B·KJ 25. QxP P·KN3 ~eml·finRl g (Omsk 1944) which continued DECIDED NOT TO PLAY IN THE INTERZONAL IN YUGOSLAVIA." 22. P·KS N·BS 17•. '...... , P·K3; 18. QPxP, B"P; 19. "fl. As always. an undesirable weakening QN5, B.Q2: 20. PxPt, K·B2: 21. BxB. m ovc but one which White could force QxB; 22. N·R3!. R.K3; 23. P·B7! reSigns, anyway by playing R·BS and R·N3 with - and 17. __ ...... P"P? 18. QxP forces matc. JOIN THE USCF F,;d"" Ideas of Q·R6. IS. P·K6 B·ln 19. Q·Nl KR.QBl m.. P.1Io P... , ~6. R·~3 K·H2 Anticipating 21). BxP. U 19 • •....•.. , P·B4 SUBSCRmF NOW 1I ",..,.-SS ...... , .. lunt 211, 1958 Page 7 OLYMPICS-(Cont, from page 1)

During the past couple of months, viewing the size of the obstacle on ODe Problem No. 919 Problem No. 920 hand and the generally expressed resolve on the olhel', I have been du!ng some By William J. Couture By Leonard L. Lussier hard thinking and ehecklni and have come up with what I think is a real­ btle, workable plan, which 1 ha"e labelled, OPERATION SHOESTRING! A South Walpole, Mass. Norfolk, Mas5. team consists of 6 players (4 for actual play and 2 alternates) and a "salty" Original for Chess Life Original for Chess Life team captain who knows his way around In International Chess. George Kol­ tanowski, who was with the U. S. Team at HelSinki, wJll lake the captaincy - Sratls with his newspaper eonnecUons footing his expenses. We can get 6 roundtrip all' travel tickets for S3,OOO,no. All lodging expens~ for plavers while In Munich is furnlshed hy the Hosts. I propose we pa)' each learn m~mber and alternate $10.00 per day, or $300.00 eaCh. Total expense On this basis is ap­ proximately .\l5,OOO.OO. Now from whence comes the $5,00(l.00?· One.half ($2,500.00) will come froDl the USCF and half from the ACF, a partnership deal In the full sense or the word. Assumins that the ACF agrees with this plan, where does that "broke" _ _ "l!'SOC!F get $2,5QO.QO? Weli, It isn' t easy but here's how. You will note there are 24 names shown at the head of tbls letter. Whut you don't know ltill now) Is that In addlllon to heinG recipients of this letter you are all Underwriters, each to the tune of $100.00: You each have suddenly become vigorous Munich money-raisers hecause any part of the $100.00 you faU to ralse dUring the next 3 months wlll come out of your own wafer·thin wallets! Yon will each raise the "hundred"; I'll make book on that! You will nute cOrl'ectly that this totals only $2,400.00. The other $100.00 Is mine. I wm play in the Michigan OPEN, May 28th to June 1st, but will catch a plane to New York at Noon, Sunday, June I, so 1 can ),let over 10 Asbury Park, New Jersey in time to hand out Ihe Trophies to the U. S. Amateur winners. I will leave New York Tuesday night, June 3rd fo,' Washington, D. C. to make prellminary arrangements with the State Department. While In New York, Chess In general-and chess-problems In particular have a great recreational assuming that I have received assurances of your support in the 2 week value In Institutions In which people must, fur one reason or otlWr, Ilve In interim, I will meet with the AmeLican Chess FoundaUon (ACF) executIve to regulated (Institutionalized) life, like hospitals, and often pL'omote such activities fonnallze our joint-venture proposal and organize the Olympic Team CODl­ mlttee. Please let me hear from you as quickly as pOSsible. amongst their inmate&. The 4 compositions presented above and constructed with Warmest Fraternal Re!:ards, perhaps greater enthusiasm than expert technique, are all works of cbess­ Jerry G. Spann problem enthusiasts Il"'ng such "lnstltullonallzed" lIfc. (Sec letter, page 4, June In New York on June 3rd Walter players: Bi'tlllier, D. Bryne, R. 5 Is!ue "Chess Life." Ed.) Shipman, N. Y. Director, and I, Byrne, Evans, Fischer, Lombardy, Reshevsky and Sherwin. representing the USCF, met with 5. Mr. Sidney WallaCh of a Now the ACF President Walter Fried York public relations firm Was and ACF Treasurer Morris Kasper, named Public1ty Director. I I and the following action was 6. It was decided that public an_ No. 903 Hlelle: key 1.B·B6, threat 2.R·Q1. Any other place for the B Is de. taken: nouncement would be delayed feated by 1. •••P·KB3. No. 904 Ravenscroft·Hawes: key 1.KxP threat 2.N_B5, Key. until Mr. WallaCh COuld. make 1. Encollraged by the enthusiastic mo"e exposes the K to 4 checks. No, 90S Dr. Keeney_Barclay: key 1. K·N3. No. 9D6 effective preparations. Tentative Lanela: key l.R·N3 threat 2.P.Q8 (Q). No. 907 Riley: Intended key 1.Q·K4 followed response to my May 14 ~ppeal, announcement was set for June I pledged the USCF to • $1500.00 by 2,Q.QB4 and 3.RxP mate. Cooked by l.RxP ch;·KN4, 2.R·N1ch; and 3.R_N6 17, the date of the next Olympic mate or 3.BxP mate. No. 903 FiJlery: keymove l.P_N3 waiting. Two model matel! contribution to the OLYMPIC Committee Meeting, and would and a symmetrical echo. I EXPENSE FUND, 91ving a per­ be in the form of a Press Con. sonal gllarantee, and formally ference al close of committee invited the ACF .10 co·venture meeting. to the committeeman in your area, CORRECTIONS With the USCF In this prolect. 7. A cible WaS sent to FlO E or mail to me at 3011 Paseo, Okla­ Paul Leith writes to My that In 1. Mr. Fried announced formal ac· president, the Honorable Folke homa City 18, Oklahoma and the "Portoro~ Preview" (CL,:;'S·5a) the' ceptance with the $Iaternen' that name of Dr. Mlroslav Filip of Czecho. Rogard of Stockholm, Sweden fund·raiser in your area will be the ACF would exceed the announcing that the United ~Iovakla, winner of the SoCia Zonal, $2S00.00 minImum In order to States would be represented in credited. Checks should be made was omItted, a~ was the last name of raise the player fee from the World Olympics at Munich. out to: USCF OLYMPIC TEAM Laszlo Szabo, wInner of the strong $300.00 to $500.00, and I re­ Wagenlngen Zonal. FUND. Thank you for your sup­ plied to this fine gesture with The Drive, though just barely WhUe maklns corrections the June expression of hope that the underway, is going well with North port. 5 Issue arrived, and we were as sur­ USCF OLYMPIC FUND DRIVE Carolina and Florida 100% sub­ prIsed as you to see that the fine would be over·subscrlbed. scribed, Michigan 60%, Washing­ Reshevsky.Yanofsky game was played 3. An Olympic Team Committee waS OPERATION SHOESTRING In "the last Rosenwald Tournament." organized consisting of myself, ton, D. C. 50%, Texas 50%, Mil­ It was, of course. actually played In New York Directors Jerry Dono· waukee 50%, Oklahoma 30%, New LOOKS LIKE SURE THING Dallas, 1957, when Reshevsky and Gil· van and Walter Shipman repre· York 25% and California 20%, to Mayb~ ;1'$ tf)~ carrOl of encOI'Tagemml go.lc tied for top honQrs, above Larsen sentlng the USCF, and President and Szabo, tied £01' third and fourth, Waite. Fried, MorrIs Kasper and name a few. We will start publish­ h~/J ;n frotU of us, and nlarbe it's Ih~ with Yanofsky In firth place. ahead of AI Horowih representing the ing the names of all Donors in the Oklahonld City nud/;"g behind us; ;/ Olafssen, NajdoL'f and Evans. ACF. next issue of CHESS LIFE. Please co,,/d b~ Ihe shame withi" us: ""hale"n the In Evans' No. 2 problem, the black 4. It was agreed that an all.out at· do the best YOIl can, if every mem­ cauu, th~ campaign is sfill rollillg, queen on the rook's file should be a tempt would be made to develop white one. Honor and glory to those the o.man U. S. Team from these ber gives at least a dollar We will Ohio is 150% s"b$aibd, tlnd stil/ going who solved It anyway! 8 (lIsled here aphabetlcallyl) go over the top in a hurry! Give strong. Kap 'em coming! Sorry about the errors and omissions: Solven' Ladder- What's the Best Move? P.... (includes lolulions 10 positions IIIrlKll" No. t301 J,mt 2t1, 19" E. Godbold I1Vi D. Hlib 21'1l F. Klmp Slit L. Maoon -, F. Trnk 19V:. G. T iers 21V:. E. Scllnoor Sv. F . 11:0" , ~ournamcmf ofl/e E. Korplllly" 75 l. Wood 21 P. Albert I V. G. Thom .. , M . Blum.nlhal 71 Vz Curlin 20 11: . Cohln 4\11 W . Abbott ", Send 10 CHESS LIFE. Gova Hou"• .sot.Ii..,. 30 M. MII".ln 56'1> R. Aull 19'1:1 v . l ksunlkl 4'12 H. Bur,.r n, Perry Malnl, fo, ,ppllcal1on form F . Valvo $4'12 J . Davl1 " v. 11: . Schn.ld .. 4V. H. Friedman for announcing lournam,nl In Ihll 11: . HIYIS 53 F . AlhlY "P. Walln.r 4\0'1 M. Ladackl '" column. WL.t> :Jl. Sul m~.? F. Ituyl SO O. JohniOn 17'Il lI: . l ln9 4 V:. H . Lerman ",'" • M. Schloua, 43 J. Punt.. 17V. H . a .wkln 4 J . Mill .. ", J . Ishkan 42'1:1 J . Scripps 17YJ C. Oov. r 4 F. R.mus W. Jwfy " IfnJ J Position No. 231 E. GIUlt.. 42 S. Einhorn "J. Goodwin 4 Wy. WlllOn J . Germain 4O'Il W. Bundick 1411t L. LUSSier 4 V. BI. ncOOI ," .. TEXAS J UNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Endgame study by O. Duras A. Kafko ;no H. McCI.llan l5'IJ D. II:Yit,om 4 J . Bohn , Open to T .. IaJ · r e.ldenll, boy. Ind H . Und...... ood· H D. Amu 14 11: . M. S. 4 P. Cadmu' , girl.... ho h ~"e not reached 21 . 1 blrlh· While's only .... Innln' mon Is I. K·M J . Comi'od... • 1IV:. A. eombtoraull' 14 O. Taylor • 11: . Faub., , day on July 4. U~SI . Commodor e Perry Ther... are t.,.. o main .,arlaUon•• One J. W.lnlnla,· lSlIt R. Rav.n 14 W. WltlOfl · ··· 4 O. Goddard • HOlel. Au.Un, T.,xa•. S rd.59; " movu runs I. K·B", KxPU»J; 2. P..q4, P.R4 ; 3. H. ft.ober" :w A. Dunn. ll'll L. Clemlnl 3V:. P. GrllMk , III 2 hr>l.; £F: $3.00 tor USF<;: me n'l)crs: p·QS! (K.NS?, p .R:I ! draw.). K . K~; ~ . K· I. Schwlrtt· 32'1a W . Coulur.· 11 '11 A . CoUlnl WI G. HldllY , non-lII..,rnbcn must p ay ~x lr a ".00 10 BS, p.J(5; 6. 1'-Q6. K.K3; 7. K·B6, P·R6; 8. 11: . Gib lin 31 H. W lernlk ll VJ J . J.nkow.ky 3V:. J . K.nnllOn , become memben, and 10 become ell. P·Q7, P.R7; 9. I'·QB tQl, p·rta (Q); 10. F. Knuppel lO Y. R. Woodworlh llVt D. N.poll J'n H. Lansdlll , gible 10 "Illy. P rizes: $25 .. $IS., '10. • 11 .• Q·Klkh, K any; I I. Q·KRkh, snd lrins. ft.. Chauv.n,t 29'1:1 G. Rou 11 B. Schult .. 1'IJ A . L~ l n,on , S3 .. for lsi 10 51h place•• rCipeetl"ely, The olher main .,aristlo n II I. K·B.4, K. Curnl.ckl 2' H. Gould 'V. H. E""ow 3 F. Ott , plus trophle. ro r tint Ihn... pl.cel. Kl1P (B6); 2. P .Q4, KxP; .1. p .QS. K.K4; N. Witting" 29 B. Schlm.1 'Vi C. Hl lmblrl J J . Sln,.r , ;:ond chen merch~ndlM crldlt slip. 4. K · B~, P·BS; s. p.Q6, K·K3; 6, K.86, W. S I.v.n,· 21 B. Adams 'W. Jo.d,n 1 F. Town"nd , rou rlh .nd tlUh place 1 ,I~yen. Ad· p ·B6; 7. P·Q7, P·U7; It. P..QS(Q), p .Ba E. Rom.n· 26'1:1 E. Nihcllk. '0. ko.nreleh 3 G. Wall , dr"SIi Inqulrle. and rC IIslnt lon. 10 (Q): II. Q·Kkh, K . ny; 10, Q.KBkh, I. F.ank 26 E. Pow,1I 'H. W.llht 2Vr J . Wl11mln , T o umament Dlreclnr . Mr. John Cr ow, lind .... Ins. H. Kay. 25 G. P lynl' 'VI S. Cha"rln 2 R. Greenbank y, 407 S. ConK rellll A\·enue. AU llln. Texu. Ii. N.. h···· 231h R. McIntyre 7'1> W . Coburn 2 B. Pallnon y, I . K·BS (aUI bee~u lo Whlta don not July ~ ·'· 6 h8va lime fur 3. p ·QS In Ihe rlnl varia. F. L,.nch 23 M. B.ooks 7 F. J ...... lh 2 11: . p , l , rllOn 'h tlon above. This Una run. I. K.BS, T . CUSick 22V, P. Hilib ul 7 L. Mlrlln 2 G. Trefl.r V. MASTERS, EXPERTS, CLASS A J . krlullr 2:21h P. KI,b, Kx~ t B ~!; 2. P .Q4, P . R~ : 3, K·NS (No .... "It INVITATIONAL o n 3. p·QS, P·IU; 4. P·Q8, P·R6 Black Tile publt..lled I;>dder includu only IhOM ",Iverl .... hu hllve submitted .t lust HUt.on Holel, !Ian Anio nio. Tex ••• drew. ,utly; White cannol pl.y 4. K·N4 o ne solution during t be Ian Ih ree monlha. Olher anlverl mr.y r esume It any OPEN: 10 all playen rated o¥er ItOO. here because 4. MM . ... ' K·K4 win. (ar lime with full credit ro r tllelr previous solution•• from a ll .I;:ole. lind countrle.. upe· Bla(k), p ·R5; 4. KrtI'. KxP; 5. p .Q5, We Ora pleased to conlutulale Mr. Ednmnd GodbVld of Chicago. Dllnoll, daUy ~t"l lc o and So. Amtrlea. I rd. K.N7; 8, P.Q6. P-US; 7. p.Q7, 1'·06: 8. o n lIil succeurul dln,b 10 Ille lOP o( our ladder. Ed wlJi 'II popular Siaia Champi­ SS; 40 mon's In 2 houn: EF: SIO. plus P.QBIQ), 1'.81; Ind we hm, e ntached I on o r Vlrclnia until hi. work caU.,d 111m 10 t he Windy City. lie ",Inl Ibl QUlrterly Tu:u C. A. Dun or $1.00 lor nOn· " · ~l1·known bOOk dra .... Llddu Prize Dn d may start anotller climb tru", Ihe root of t he laddu. ",,,n,beu. Prize.: 150. ritat prJte .uar­ We t ~ke this opporlunity tCl welcome 1"'0 n ~'" anlverl who Join Mr. Godbold I. " ·"3 lead. 10 the lime book du.,,· anlead. prolJ.blr more; o ther prize. a. at Ih ... Coot of OU T I~dd er: Boyd Cl.lJlett and W. LOllowskl. - entry fl'es Ilermll.· Tn. Bill Wetl. ; En· aHer I...... • I'·IN; 2. p.Q4, P'RS : 3. ' Each asterlk .,.. .. als one l,re\'loua I~dder win. K·Q3 III 3. P·Q5. Black win.). p .R6; 4. Irles and Inquiries 10 JJI ~ke W . SlIv_ K·U2, p-R7; S. K·N2. KrtI'IBS); 6. KIP. = e ns, Jr., 611 Welzmlnn. Ssn Anlonlo. KIP: 7. p ·QS, K·N7; e .... Tellaa. .'I IoII"IIJI 9./0 Correct solutions .... a(knowled,ed Irom: Joseph B. Hoh~c, Abel Bombet· CINCINNATI OPEN II1It, AI, .. Edelsbur,' R. E. ' Fauber, NEW CHESS BOOKS To be held . t Ule Central YMCA, CIn· .I. H. Ct'rmain, £dmund Codbold. H. W. at moueY-SaTInq priC.. 10 USeF member. cinnltl, Ob lo. A 6 round Swill. wltb Could, J ack Hudy', Res Hayes. Vtkton t he oJHlnln8" r o und lit 10 a.m. ReJ1$ln· Ikaunllur. J obn E. Ishkao, Da.,ld Kor.... Uon unUi ' :45 a.m. Entry ( ee II J$ plu. reIch, Alan Levinson, F. D. Lynch, USCF membership. Cuh prill" (t rophl" J lck i\la\h"lIOn, M . MII.teln, FA! Nuh, MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, 193>1957, by V.nlly V. Smyslo¥. It the option of the ... Innlll"ll). For fur­ Edmund Roman, Ceorle RoU, Dave Translated !rom the Russian, this book contains 67 or tbe best games ~ Ulur or ad..anc;:e enlriu, write t o Ron T aylor, H. C. Underwood, M. F. H. WeIdner, n il Brookllnl Ave• • Cin­ WaUeu ', WWlam 8 . Wllann. L. E. of World Smyslov, with his own annotatioDS. Now in stock. cinnati Ohio. Wood. Herb Wrt. ht. and Robert L. 190 pages, 186 . 311, Zin.. This POlltlon deCeata our anl.,ers S-21 : $4.50 less to USCF ' member, ...... $3 .83 AII, IIJt JO·Jl·S~pI . I by 41· 28. SOUTHWESTERN OPEN • Weleome to n.w sol., ..... MASTERS OF THE CHESSBOARD, by Rlchllrd R.tlo This famous classic combines tbe merits of a games collection, a textbook, and CHAMPIONSHIP OPJ::N: ,pClnsorlld b)' T eul Cba ... A. , a survey of the development of chess theory. Now in stock. 224 pages, """,laIlOn. at Shamrock HUton liolel, U. S. OPEN 72 diAgrams. Houston. T"xu: 7 rd. SS; 45 movlII In R-6I : $3.50 leu 15% to USC'" memben ...... $2.98 2 hour$; E~": '~., plus USC~'-TCA Dues CHAMPIONSHIP or $$ If not alrudy II member. Prlzo.: MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS, 1908-1923, by Alulnder Alekhlne. In $100 fo r rinl place; OIlier pri.lf!l I' August 4·16, 1958 e ntr)· reu per mit. 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The annotations to the games In these The North Florida Open was Joumed ,ames played next day. two books ate full of iustruetion on chess strategy and taeties. Ready ENTity FEE: 'IS. 10 USCF memo played at the Orlando Che5S Club bera. 520. to o thetl [15.00 USCF in April or May. over the Memorial Day weekend. dUH) A-12: $4.50 less 15% to USCF member, ..... _...... $3.83 William A. Scott of Atlanta, Ga., ItEGISTIitATION : Dlnln, Room. IBIoI NEW IDEAS IN CHESS, by Lllrry EVins. Internatioual Grandmaster took 1st place in the six round plant In Rochester, ltartin, 2 p.m. Swiss. winning and drawing Sunday, Au•. 3, and . ndlnt: I p.m. Evans defincs and cxplains the dynamic, youlhful principles of mod­ 5 1, Monday, Au •• t. !! nlrle. by m all ern chcss. With many examples, thc formcr U. S. Champion covers for a 5'h·'h score. Carl Dover o[ mUll be poslmark.d nol Iller thin in full detail the principles of SR3ce, time, force and pawn structure. Orlando was 2ud with 4 1f.t· l 'h , los· Jul,. 21, 1951. and .ubmIU" d to AI· ing only to Scott. Philip Knox of den RUey, 63S J::1, hth Ave. SW, North Ready in Mayor June. St. Paul, 1.. lnD. E.18: $4.95 less 15% to USCF members ...... : ...... $4.21 Deland, Florida, took 3rd with a PltIZIiS: ConsllnUy Illerellln, prill! 4-2 score. also losing to Scott, and fund (no... P,200.) ,latlnte" LESSONS FROM MY GAMES, by Or. Reuben Fine_ Instructive and to 7th place Donald Haney. Ken· 51,000. Cash lor l. t place, $500. for entertaining. Scheduled for June but may be later. netb G. Goepper and Samucl Mil· 2nd. and more than 20 other c .... b prIze.. (~ Chell Llle, Juno 5, F·21 : $4.50 len 15% to USCF memb.r, ...... $3.83 ler both of Orlando. placed 4th 10511 ror more detail. IbouL prlzel HOW GOOD IS YOUR CHESS? by Leon.rd Barden. New sell·teaeh· and 5th, respectively. after their Dnd trophies) 3Jh·2'h tie had been broken. TOUItNAMENT OlltECTOIt: I ntorna. ing book. 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