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CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 193 No.1 White to move No, 2 Black to move THE KO DECISION Are you going to falter on Really, the same statement the very fi rst POSltiOiI set be­ applies to this position also. Do tactics amount truly to 90% of chess? Perhaps not fore you? We trust not Cor You may have some choices on a quantita.tive count or all moves. But the decisions must two reasonK: though you as a matter ot fact. B ut , even turn on tactics rather near to 90% of the time. And, in a may be j ust warming up, the If you trust merely to in· literal sense, mates may be called tactical 100% of the time. first of the "IIJ"oblems" are stinct here, you ought to hlt So try [01' 100% here; but call yourself excellent for ten cor­ too easy for that lltle; and the nail square on the head rect solutions: good lor eight plus (watch out tor No.4); tllel'e are not too many or head hlply to the smooth and talr for seven. Turn to solutions on page 219 after you choices ... .s o Ju st ge-t this solution, All rIght then, an· have chocked out each and every tactic. one, natch! 110Ullce the maote!

No. 3 Whitt! to move No. 4 Slilick to move No. 5 White to move No.6 Slack to move King to go kaput! Don't Don't IIgure this quizzer Attention now: We are no Yesterday, this was a. ha rd figure this Q,ulzzer neces­ to be any pushover either. longer POllltfi (, lItillg 0 11 the IJroblem for you. Now the sarily to be any pushover. It won't stymie any master ease of thelle easy Ill"oblems, correct moves follow like Still, essentially it Is yet In or expert, to be sure. Dut, You lire all you r own: and It the days in the week So the "warm-up" category at for the average chess fan, Is iI ~ It should he : noll' hm't we are pontificating again? that. A little ease, to be we can add a word or two it? Just rel' el in your own Well, forgive us, for we sure, to sugar it up. And a or caution. Always look for tactical gio!'y here and reo know not what else to do! little spke in the key ideas. the best way to mate. And veal the tnle ma ting denoue· The point is: you must know It's the latter which may be sure you enumerate, one ment. When yOll get t he what to do, not we: Do you? make you stretch for YOUI' way or another, all the idea, the relit \1111 swim O.K. Don't tell us; tell your success. mates. clear. mate.

N o. 7 White to move No.8 Black to move No.9 White to move No. 10 Black to move So there were only riv e For a proper quietus here, On th iS penulti mate mate, Redeem any past errors days in that week. But, yes, we are sorely templed to lIeI'l.reh again tor the vel'y II"\ UI one good effon. here. or o! course, because now you abandon you to your own, no best, not just the approxl· soc k home the sockdolager will Ileed your Saturday and doubt Ingenious devices. Do mate. Not that we mean to for one m Ol"!: tally and an Sunday punches to meet the a lways search for the best intimate that any two llnes excellent score. Make a care· threats of two neaNlueen· of the apparent solutions, are aetual mates. And don't (ul s ummation before you ing passed Pawns, pedlaps tliough, Don't Just take the rely Oil self· mates or help· begin. For the victorious even doubled as thoRe easiest: nor, on the other mates. But do mate the exl· method and ultimate mate punches may have to I·un on hand, so belabor tlle point gencles of lhe position undel' must come about not by one a bit, at least as far as tha t you fall Into any bog, estimate with a ,tl'ue, Corced single stroke but blow after moves Ili and Iv. ruire or vlel. mate, shrewd blow, 194 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 CHESS Vol. 37, No.7 REVIEW JULY 1969

, ~- was -to have played, but was denied an INTERNATIONAL .' . "I'.. - " exit visa hy the Czechoslovak government. New World Champion It will be recalled that Pachman has strongly and courageously protested of Leningrad has won against the Russian invasion of his home, the title of Champion 1)£ the Chess World. Jand. He did so or at least clinched the title as Rating Tournament we go to press with this issue, scoring 12% to IOY2 against former Wodd Cham. In the Sixty·sixth USCF European Rat, pion Tigran Petrosyan of Armenia. The ing Tournament, held in , Germany, twenty-fourt h game may not be played. . , Julius Steuer, Henry Herbst, Gary Caruso The match started inauspiciollsly for and John Davidson, each 4·1, finished in th e new Champion as Petrosyan won. the order listed on tiebreaks. Then two games were drawn. But Spassky • broke wit h precedent by taking two games UNITED STATES in a row, Games 4 and S, [0 move in front. He won again, after Games 6 and 7 were t 969 Amateur Champion drawn, to lead by two points. Kimbal Nedved with a clean sweep of Game 9 has evoked some disagreement. six points won the U. S. Amateur crown It saw Spassky up. And over Memorial Day weekend at the War· most commentator~ think he ought to wick Hotel in Philadelphia. Other high have won . He did not, only drawing ~corers in Group I (ratings of 1800 ·and finally. And it may he significant that he BOR I S SPASS K Y up) were Sam Sloan 5%, Richard lost Games 10 and 11. By those results, emerges as the new Champion of th e Pariseau. George F. l\Iiller III, Ross P etrosyan pulled the match score up even, W orld of Chess Nickel and Jack Kempler all 5, and Wil, and so it remained through Game 16 with liam Atkinson 4Jh. They fi nished in that five successive draws. order, with Kempler and Atkinson as lst In the last third of the match, Spassky Americans Down British and 2d in Class A. pulled ahead again, winning in Games 17 In Group II (1799 and down), tbe prize and 19 (18 was a ). And, though A dud in ~ r un i ch, Germany, bel ween winners were Jon Jacohs 6 points and lst the incumbent Champion came back in teams representing the arllled forces of in Class B, Steven Wexler 5% and 2d; Game 20, Spassky regained that point in the Un ited Slates and Britain was won Robert Tinkham and Drmnally Miller 5 Game 21. By then, the two· point margin handily by 'the Americans, 11 to 5. and lst and 2d in Class C; Dan iel Holz· was 11 very heavy factor with only three man and Geza Boulik 5 and 3% and lst games Iv go. With 111;2 points, Spassky Win for Hort and 2d in Class D; and Pete Koelsch 4 needed but one win (or two draws) in led in Class E. Greta Olsson playi ng in At Venice. Vla ~ tim il Hort of Czech· the remaining three game~. When Petro. oslovakia scored 1P/"2·3%. two full points Group I was lst Woman and Ruth Don. syan, as White, started to exchange down ahead of a powerful field. No less than nelly 2d Woman. T he Junior awards went in Game 22, he mnst have been mentally six players tied at 91,6·5Y2: P . Benko to Erik Isaacson 1st in the 19,20 bracket; conceding the title. That draw gave Spas. (USA), 1. Lengyel (). K. Ro· Paul Enright 16.17; Richard Lorentz sky 12 points, and he had White in Game batsch (Austria): A. Saidy (USA) , M. 14·15; and Lewis Cohen 13 and under. 23 and needed but one more draw. After Taimanov (USSR), and S. Tatai (Italy). Bernard Meltzner came ou t on top of all a stout try by the Champion. Game 23 the unrated entries. was adjourned with Spassky a Pawn up and a healthy game. And Tigran Petros. Political Complications REGIONAL and INTERSTATE The Churchill Memorial Tournament at yan conceded the match graciously. In Deep South The new Champion was bo rn in Lenin. Bognor Regis resulted in victory for D. B. grad in 1937 of a Russian father and a Pritchard (England) with a tally of 7,2. The forty·man Mississippi-Louisiana Jewish mother. He learned chess early, Four players lied at 6%.2%: V. Musil Open in Natchez, Mississippi, which in, was playing in tournaments at 10 and (Yugoslavia), J . Kostro (Poland), D. cluded players from Mississippi, Loui, was an international master at 16 and at Wright (England) and M. Fuller (Aus, siana. Texas and Virginia, was won by 18 won the World J unior Championship tralia). There were 57 entrants. Spencer Hurd of New Orleans by a 4%.% and gained the title of International At least as interesting as the outcome tally. A 4·1 deadlock for second through , setting an age record for of the tournament was the disclosure that fourth was shared by Woodrow Crew, Jim that time. the Czech grandmaster Ludek Pachman Lewark and Warren P orler.

CHUS REVt EW, JULY, t969 195 No.1 Edgar Holliday White mates in two

Pal Benko (left) and Robert Byrnes seem to be in high spirits at last fall.

Greater Chicago Open CALIFORNIA For every problem, a. theme: here It's In the Greater Chicago Open, allended Held at the ]l,fecllanics' Institute in San unpin and crosscheck for starters. by 150 players, Richard Verber captured Francisco, the round robin for the Cali· first with 7.1. A heptagonal tie at 6%. fornia State Championship went to David No.2 Nathan Rubens 1% was registered by Rose Sprague, Greg Blohm of , 4Yz.IYz. George White mates in three DeFotis, Karl Panzrner, Warren Kreckler. Kane and R. Schutt followed with 4-2 Ed Vano, Dr. Jorge Fischbarg and Charles each. Bassin. Tim Redman, 6.2, won the junior title. Sponsor of tile event was the Chi. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA cago Chess Foundation. In the round robin for the District Verber A'Jain championship, Larry Gilden scored 7Yz .. %, ahead of Herberl :hrarn, 7-1. Third The First nIid·America Chicagoland was Emanuel Sztein. 6·2. The latter is a Opell at Park Forest, Illinois, went to recent arrival in this country, and was a Richard Verber when his 41/2_% tie with Candidate .\faster in Poland and Russia. Creg DeFotis was resolved by a tiebreak. Forty-eight players took part. ILLINOIS The minois State High School Invita· Sweep by Brandts The key idea throughout this problem ti'.mal Team Tournament was won by Is a real discovery. The Fourth Annual Chess Forum Open Hi ghl and Park High School with a five· in New Haven, Connecticut. was won by point match score and nineteen game No.3 Otto Wurzburg Paul Brandts with a 6-0 s·hutout. Second jJuint s. Team members were Craig Chell· Slr"'p, White mates in three in the twenty·two·man race was Rene Rick Lowenthal, Larry Aschcrman, Saguisag, 4%.1%. Kerry Flom and Steve Bortz. The runner· up tC3m represC!nted Morgan Park (Chi. Sherwin Stars cago) High School.

In the Berkshire Hills Open in Pills· MASSACHUSEIIS field, Massachusetts international master James T. Sherwin was successful with a Winning five straight matches, Brook. perfect 5.0, followed by David Harring. line High School took the Massachusetts ton, 41f2.Yz. Eight players in the Swiss Hi gh School Team Championship, fol· tourney tied at 4-1 in the followiilg lie· lO""ed hy Boston Latin. Tilular honors in break order: S. Pozarek, E. Arhetter, l\.-L the thirty. four· player Schoolboy Individual Hart, S. Frymer, D. Teasley, D. Vavoulis, Championship were credited to Barry T. Polese and D. Harris. Cohen. 4Yz·lh.

Of course, Black's only plan can be to War Between States MONTANA effect a stalemate. In the match hetween Washingmn and Dr. Peter Lapiken proved invincible in Solutions, page 207. Oregon, the former won by 6·4. the Thirty.fourth Montana Open when he 196 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 bowl ed over five opponents in succes!ion. N ebrflsk a. T he Swenson Memorial Cham. Dan Rogers, 4-1, placed second. The field pionship, which a ttracted fifteen entrants, comprised seventeen contestants. ""as won by Roger Anderson with a 4-0 sweep, one point ahead of K arl K night and Willia m Gewinner. T he Omaha OKLAHOMA YMCA was the scene of the play, A ten-man round robin for the Lincoln The fourteen.player Oklahoma Junior City title went to Alexander Liepniecks, lith: tournament in Norman was won by 8·1. Runnerup was Anton Sildmets. T om Eve ry, 4Ih-lh. R unnerup was T om Amburn, 4-1. New Jersey. A playoff for the Jersey City YMCA championship was won by Edward Allen, 2-1. WISCONSIN Arnold Chertkotl won the South J ersey Open, wh ile Denis Ba rry and E, Schuyler W illiam ro.fa rtl dominated the sixty. Jackson tied for 5econd. eight. player tou rnamen t for the Wiscon­ I n the i\'I ontcia ir Chess Club Champion. sin State Cham l)ionship w ith an outstand· sh ip, Steve Stoyko easil y crushed the ing 6lh·¥.:, Peter Webster, R ichard K u· twelve·ma n fiel d with a 10·1 steamroller. jotl! ami Arthur Oomsky, each 5%-1 %, SeC{l nd a nd third were sh ared by Patter. placed second through fourth respeetively son Smith and John Sussman, 7% -3% on tiebreaks. each. New York. I n the st rong Manhattan Open LOCAL EVENTS in New York City, i\li chael Shahade dis­ Chess Master vs. tinguished himself by postin g a clear Cali/Ofilia. At the eleven.player :Mechan· first of 5%.1f2, half a point better than ics' I nstit ute I nvi tational in San F ran· ve te ran E. Scbuyle r Jackson. Scores of Chess cisco, F rank T hornally emerged on top 4Jh· l-lh in the fift)·.pla yer a ffra y were with an 8-2 tally, one point in front of IUrned in by Asa H offmann, P aul by MAX ~uw~ and David Blohm a nd Rex Wilcox. Brand ts, Michael Valvo, Den is Strenz· • WALT~R M~ID~N With a clear first of 5%-%, A. Kana­ wilk and J ames Fl ynn. The event was mori headed a roster o f 79 competitors in sponsored by the New York City Chess the EI Segundo Open. C. Henin, T. W ein· Association. In this marvelously clear book, the authors set out to teach you berger and K. Commons, e ach 5.1, finished The nineteen-player Genesee Cup Open ill the ord er mentioned on tiebreaks. how to think in a given chess was won by Robert Fordon, 4%.%, in position. T hrough a series of Georgia. Gerald Blair won the Middle front of Dr. Walter Buehl, 4·1. In the games where the master plays Georgia Open in Macon with a score of Genesee team tournament, tlle Rochester the amateur, yOll find yourself 4¥2·Yz, followed by Robert Cole, Bob Oless Club won the cup for the second confronted with dozens of posi. J oi ner and P hili p Lamb, each 4-1. T here consecutive year. tions where you ask yourself: " How should I play in this posi· were 20 players. l. T heodorovitch scored 5·0 to capture A rated to u rnamenl a t the Forest P a rk tion? What is the best move ?" the Lake Ontario Open at Rochester. F ive Chess Club, allended by 14 players, re- You ana lyze, you make yo ur own players, each 4-1, placed second through 5U lted in victory fo r Steve Lon k. l rv deeision, and only then do you sixth on tiebreaks in the following order : read on in the book, and find Roth5child was runnerup and Jay H. Toll R. Eberlein, G. OI le, M. K alrein, Or. E. out just what the master does pl aced third. W. M archand and R. COZli. There were and why. You also discover why Illinois. Tn the "2100" tournament of the 48 players. he has not mad e some of the Oh icago Chess Cl ub, Dr. E. Martinowski alte rnate moves which you con­ I n the sixteen.player Uti ca Open, M. placed first with 6%-1%. Deadlocked for sidered. Katrein ed ged Dr. E. W. Marchand after second and third in the sixteen-man tour· a tiebreak had resolved their 4 1 standoff. The annotations of the games in ney we re E. Formanek a nd Greg DeFot is, this book a re amazingly reveal· T he Fi rst F rank J. Valvo Memorial each. ing. They have as their pu rpose Tournament was annexed by John T imm Louisiana. In the fo rty. fou r· player New to show how Ihe master thinks with a clear first of 4%.%. Next, wi th Orleans O pen, Rusty Potter was fi rst with m a given position. 4-1 each, we re Dr. E. W. Ma rchand, Rob· 7Yz·%. ahead of David Levin, 7·1. Third ert Goble and M. Katrein, who placed CH~SS MAST~R " . and fou rth werc gained by J ames Lewark second through fourth respeetively on tie· and Adrian McAuley, 6·2 each. breaks. CH~SS AMAT~UR Mi/lnesow. The Seventh Annual Twin Final standings in the ind ividual cham­ takes up such ty pically amateur Cities Open a t the St. Paul YMCA was pionship of the Commercial Chess League moves a..s 1 P- K 4, P- K4; 2 N­ won by Rick A rmagost with a clear first of New York found Braun and Leonards KB3, N- QB3; 3 D- B4, P-KR3. of 4%.1/2. Fonr players tied with 4·1 each: tied for first with 6-1 each. I t discusses topics such as the Keith Smith, William Kaiser, J eff Pennig meaning of gambit play, the use and George Tie rs. The contestants num· North Car olina. The USCF, Co llegiate, of the strong square, the superi. bered 29. Amateur and J unior sections of the R e. oritv of the Good Bishop, fian· search Triangle T ournament in Ra leigh cbcito play, etc. $5.95 Miuouri. 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CHESS REV IEW. JULY, 1969 197 Swiss poin'ts broke a 611z-1Y2 tie be­ spectively, Bruce Garrett, Harvey Brad­ In the Toronto Open, Lawrence Day, tween A. Nasvytis and M. Pankiw and low, Mike Kubacki and Joe Schwing. Denis Allan and Alex Panayotu tied for gave premier honors in the Cleveland first at 5%-%. Open to the former. Thirty-nine players Tennessee. E. Tsitseklis, 4Yz-Yz, was king_ participated. pin in the sixteen-man East Tennessee Quebec In the twenty-two· man Lakewood Chess Open in Oak Ridge. Charles Ball, Bill Club championship, Tom Ellison, John Irwin, Arthur Moore and Andy Shor At Quebec City, the Eastern Canada Hoy and Ed Kirkham led the field with shared a 3lh-llh tally. championship was won by Leslie Witt, 5·1. A playoff was won by Ellison. 41,1z-Y2. Runnerup was Serge Lacroix, 4-1. Utah. In the Salt Lake City Chess Club Oregon. The Black Knights placed first in title tourney, Vazgen Gregory headed a the Portl'and Metropolitan Chess League list of seven, _ahead of Hans 1\-1orrow. LATIN AMERICA with a 4·2 match record. Other scores: Argentino Bookends, 3%·2%; Rocky Butte Raiders, WiscOIlsin. In an invitational tournament 3-2; Dark Avengers, 1%-4%. in Milwaukee, William Martz was first Raoul Sanguinetti and with 6·2. Runnerup in the double round tied for first in the Argentine champion. Pennsylvania. William M. Byland, who robin was Henry Meifert, 5Yz-2%. Third ~hip with a 7%-1¥Z soore. has frequently won the Pittsburgh Chess place went to Robert Holyon, 5·3. and Quinteros followed with 6¥Z-ZY2 each. Club championship, is again ·repository of There was an attendance of 20 players. that signal honor. His winning score was !J-l, followed by Charles S. Hiher, 4lh-11/2• CANADA There were 18 players. FOREIGN The Third Valiey Forge Open in Phila_ British Columbia Bulgaria delphia was pocketed by R. Nickle on a Bob Zuk won the forty-nine·man British tiebreak after he and R. Szendroi had Columbia Open when he downed Duncan The Bulgarian Women's Championship tallied 4%-lh. R. Lunenfeld and C. Suttles in the last round. Suttlei' was was gained by Venka Assenova, 9-2. E. Kalenian, each 4-1, placed second and runnerup and Viktors Pupois took third. Troyanska took second with 8-3. third respectively on median totals. A large turnout of 76 players featured the England Ontario occasion. The annual match between the universi_ In the Philadelphia Junior title tilt, The Toronto Closed was bagged by ti es of Oxford and Cambridge was won which drew 34 hopefuls, Bill Atkinson Geza Fuster, 7-3. Scores of 6%.3% were hl' the former by 41,1z.2lh. posted a clear 4Y2-lh first. Second through made by W. Dobrich, Z_ Vranesic and D. fifth on tiebreaks of a 4·1 score were, re- Allan. Roumania With a 13·6 tally, Dr. O. Troianescu took the national title, half a point better than Ungureanu. IT'S YOUR MOVE, •••• Make it a good one. Get one of these giant imported wooden chess sets at a price sub. Yugoslavia stanti'ally below what you'd expect to pay. King stands 'over 5 5/8". Pawn stands The formidable Yugoslav championship was won by Aleksandar Matanovich with over 2 5/8". Board a 13-7 record. Borislav Minich placed sec­ is 17 3/4" x 17 1/2" ond with 12'lh-7%. when unfolded. Our price is only $17.50! Send a check or a money order to Tournament Calendar (Continued from pa.ge 193) MORGAN Rd 55; 40 moves/2 hours: EF $10 + IMPORTS USCF dues: $$ 125, 70, 40 & (handicap) 25 & trophies to lst, 2d, & tops in A, B P. O. B'Ox 771, & C-D-E; EFS & inquiries to Minnesota Chess Journal, 165 S Cleveland Av, St Santa Ana, Paul, Minn. 55105. Calif. 92702. Ohio _ July 19 to 20 Cincinnati Open at Central Parkway We pay the postage_ YMCA, nos Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio: Money back guaran­ 5 Rd SS: EF $7.50 (under 19, $5) + teed if not satisfied. USCF dues ($1 less recvd by July 15; $1 less for OCA members): starts 10 AM, July 19; register by 9: S$ at least 65% of EFs: inquiries & adv EFs to R B Hayes, 820 Woodbine Av, Glendale, • Ohio.

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CH~SS RIVIEW, JULY, 19459 199 An outstanding recent game, annotated by SVETOZAR GLiGORICH by an outstanding Grandmaster.

12 0-0, K-K2 13 QR- Kl, KR- Kl. THE SEARCH FOR WEAPONS Recapturing toward the center in this line, however, cha.nges the complexion of The late Dr. Vidmar had good reason to regard the past with the horse; 4 NPxN, P - Q3 5 P-KB4, N- B3 nostalgia, naming it "the golden chess times." The great ones of that [5 . .. PxP 6 PxP, B- B4 is simpler] 6 era, with an appreciably lesser burden of competition on their backs, N- B3, PxP 7 PxP, Q- Q4 8 P-Q4, B- N5 9 B-K2, P-K3 10 0 - 0, B-K2 11 N-N5, could afford to defend some principles, to create their theories or even BxB 12 QxB left White with the pressure 10 evolve a definite philosophy in chess. in Bilek- Larsen ( 1967). Nowadays, thousands and thousands of important tournament games And there Is an original Larsen at· tempt with 4 . , , P-QN3 5 P- KB4, B- N2 are being played every year; and, paradoxically enough, in the forest of 6 N- B3, P-K3 7 P - Q4, P- Q3 8 B- Q3, B­ lines and improving moves, the noble ambition of seeking "the final K2 9 0 - 0, N- B3 10 Q- K1 [more aggres· truth" has had to be replaced by a pragmatic approach to the problem. sive than 10 Q- K2, Q-Q2 11 PxP, QxP 12 N- K5, 0 - 0 13 P- QR4, NxN 14 BPxN, Not "how one should play," but "how one can win" has become the Q-Q4 15 R- D4, P-QB4 16 B- K3, QR- BI task imposed by thi s day. It is strange that broadened experience has 17 QR-KBl, PxP 18 PxP, R-B6 19 B- K4, influenced chess practice in such a way. But, for any of the contempor­ Q- Q2 20 BxPt, KxB 21 Q- R5t , K-Nl Drawn (Padevsk\-Larsen, Lugano 1968)], ary grandmasters, that outcome is quite natural. For the number of Q-Q2 11 PxP, QxP 12 N-N5, P-KR3 13 strong opponents and of major tournaments has increased immensely, N- K-I , Q-Q2 14 P- B5, 0-0- 0 15 PxP, QxP too. 16 Q- B2, NxP 17 N- N3 which was won by White (n. Byrne-Larsen, Monte Carlo So long as any system brings in points, one cannot sneer at it. 1968) but in which one sus pects Black Thus, Larsen often prefers to open with 1 P-QN3; and Korchnoy would can Improve his game somewhere. use any of the openings in order to make it more difficult for his oppo­ 3.". P-Q3 4 N-KB3 , . . , nent to produce forty good moves in two and a half hours. This is the up-ta-date continuation. Considering the present knowledge of all crucial lines, there are not Hort once was a sked by an expert friend many surprises left. Among the few possible and if played on a shrewdly after his win as Biack in 1968; chosen occasion, Alekhine's Defense could be one. "What would you play against the Four Pawns Attack?" Hort replied: "J do no! 1969 know ; but who plays that?" ALEKHINE DEFENSE As a matter of fact, White seldom tries 4 P-QB4, N- N3 5 P- B4, PxP 6 DPxP, Dragoljub Janosevich Victor Korchno)' N- B3 7 B- K3, B- B4 8 N- QB3, P - K3 9 Yugoslavia B- K2, B-K2 10 N- B3, 0 - 0 11 0-0 as Black has prospects of equalizIng with White Black 11 . .. P- B3! Indeed, in Letzelter- Hort 1 P-K4 N-KB3 (Monte Carlo 1968), Black had the bet· This "anti·dogmatic" reply may be two tel' game a fter 12 N- KR4 ! ? PxP 13 NxB, centuries old; but Alekh\ne had the PxN 14 P - Q5, N- Q5 15 BxN, PxD 16 QxP, merit to be the tirst, beCore Lasker, Reti ::-:1- Q2 17 Q- Q2, B- B4t 18 K- Rl, Q- R5. and others, to give it officia l recognition And. in Matanovlch- Allan (Lugano 1968 ), in m odern master practice, Diack saved the draw in the endgame Although there is no known refutation aftel' 12 PxP, BxP 13 Q-Q2, Q- Q2 14 Position after 2 • ' • N·Q4 of Black's idea of provoking a premature QR- Ql, QR-Ql 15 P-KR3, Q- Kl 16 Q-Kl, advance of 'Vhite's center Pawns, the de­ QR-I, P- QR4 7 P-Q4, P-Q3 8 pxQP, QxP R-Q2 17 Q-N3, Q-N3 18 QxQ, BxQ 19 fense is seldom played today. That is one 9 N-B3, PxP 10 N-N5, Q-B4! 11 B- R3, R- Q2, KR-Ql 20 P - B5, N-Q·J 21 NxN, mO l'e reason for it to become a favorite Q- K4t 12 Q-K2, Q:x.:Qt 13 NxQ, N-R3 14 PxN 22 B- QN5, R-K2 23 Ex;.;', PxB 24 weapoll of Korchnoy, Larsen, Hort and KNxP, P - K-I, Dlack had the strategically B- D·J, B- K5 25 N- K5, R- K3. And, from other international competitors, superior position for the endgame. th is same line but with 13 ... Q- K2 14 2 P-K5 N-Q4 A playable possibility is to Improve QR- Q1, QR- Ql 15 Q- Dl, K- Rl 16 K-Rl, R- Q2 17 R-Q2, KR- Ql 18 KR-Ql, B-N5, (See diagram, top of next column) the development with 3 N-QB3. On the Black had no problems (Kostro-Gheor­ 3 P_Q4 normal 3 .. . NxN and then .. QPxN, • • • • Black came Ollt agaiu with better chances ghill, Lugano 1968) . Mestrovlch-Janosevich (Sarajevo 1969) in the endgame In Sarapu-Hort (Sousse Nor does an early exchange variation displayed a naive attempt to snare 1967): 4 " , P-Q3 5 N-B3, PxP! 6 QxQt, with -I P-QB·I, N- N3 5 PxP, KPxP fright· B lack's Knight : 3 P- QB4, N-N3 4 P-QN3 KxQ 7 NxP, K-Kl 8 B-QB4, P· ·K3 9 en Diack either. On 6 N- QB3, B- K2 7 [4 P-B5, N- Q4 5 N- QB3, NxN and 6 ' , , P-B4, N- Q2 10 NxN, BxN 11 B- K3, B- Q3 D- K3, N-B3 8 R-Bl! ? 0 - 0 9 P- KR4!? P-Q3 gains equality], P-N3 5 Q- B3?! D- B3 10 P- KN4, R- Kl 11 B-K2, BxNP! Naive because, after 5 ... P-QB4 6 P- t _ check; .I: ::: db]. check; ~ ::: dis. ch. 12 ExB, NxBP 13 N- Q5, NxB 14 NxN, 200 CHESS IUVIEW, JULY, 1969 NxP, Black had a strong attack and PxP 10 QN- Q2! the better to support hIs This blow Is decisive positionally. Black Pawns tor the sacrificed piece (Suttles­ Knight and cantrol or the vital Q4 and threatens 17 ... PXP and 18 , , , R-Nl. Korchnoy, Sousse 1967), And, after 7", KS. Then, after 10 .. . N- B3 11 P-QN3, White cannot stand that, and his whole 0-0 instead, White was outplayed in 0-0 12 B-N2, P-QR4 13 P-QR3, P-Q4 14 strategy is deteated. Gipslis-Larsen (Sousse 1967): 8 B-K2, P-B5, N-Q2 15 B-B3, BxN 16 NxB, P-K4 17 PxP N/5xP 19 P-QR3 P-N3 N-B3 9 N-B3, B-N5 10 P-QN3, B-B3 11 17 P-QN4! PxNP 18 PxNP, Black had to 18 B_K2 B_B3 2Q B-KB1 Q-K2 0 - 0, P-Q4! 12 P-B5, N-Bl 13 P-QN4, worry over equalizing. He tried 18 . , , 21 N-K2 . . , , N/I-K2 14 P-N5, N-R4 15 P - KR3, BxN PxP 19 NxP, B-B3 20 Q-Q2, BxN 21 BxB, 21 N- R4, NxN 22 QxN looks more nat· 16 BxB, P-B3 17 Q-Q3, N-B5 18 B-B4, Q-RS 22 B-B3, BxR 23 RxR, N-B3; and, ural; but, after 22 . , . Q- N2 [intending N-KN3 19 B-R2, B-N4 20 PxP, PxP. it may be, he missed somewhere in there 23 ... Q- N3J 23 P-N5, PxP 24 QxP, Also on 6 N-KB3 in this line, Black the saving of half a point. KR-NI, Black has a great advantage. captured the initiative with 6 , .. B-K2 6 . . . . N-N3 8 0-0 B-K2 21 • . .. KR-B1 23 P_N5 P-R5 7 B-K2, 0-0 8 0-0, B-B3 9 N-B3, R-Kl 7 PxP PxP 9 B-K3 , , , • 22 K-R1 P-QR4! 24 Q-.R2 N-R4 10 P-KR3, N-B3 11 B-B4, B- B4 12 R-Bl, 9 QN- Q2 is more cautious here. But P-KR3 13 P-QN3, R-K2 14 Q-Q2, Q-Q2 25 B-Q2 .... White is blindly following the recommen· Now White has three weak Pawns, all 15 KR-Ql, QR-Kl 16 B- Bl, P-N4 ! 17 dation of theory. He hopes for 9 .. , on the Queenside, and his position logl· B- N3, B- K5 18 NxB. RxN 19 B- Q3. R/5- B- B3 10 N-B3, N-B3 11 P-QN3, P-Q4 cally is lost. K2 20 B-Nl, B- N2 21 R-Kl, RxRt 22 12 P-B5, N-Q2 13 P-N4! NxP 14 R-Nl, RxR, RxRt 23 QxR, P - B4 (Matanovich­ N-B3 15 RxP, BxN [not 15 ... NxBP 16 25 .... N_N6 Larsen, Palma de Maliorca 1968), PxN, BxQN 17 Q-R4, Q-Bl 18 B-QN5 26 B_N4 Q-Q2 winning] 16 BxB, NxBP 17 NxP! with a 27 Q-N1 N-B5 surprisingly favorable outcome tor White, 27 ... QxP at once is met etlectively 9,... 0-0 by 28 N-B3 and 29 B-N5, etc. Simple and strong. Now the 10 QN-Q2 28 R-Q3 . • • • to support White's King Knight is met White's pieces instead of mutually col· by 10 .. . P-B4. So White has to settle laboratlng are in complete disarray. • for a standard method ot development 28 , , • • QxP 30 NxRP NxQP with insutficlent control of the vital cen· 29 N-B3 Q-N2 31 N_B5 Q-.R2 ter squares. White continues merely on inertia. 10 N_B3 P-Q4! The position is ripe for resignation. Herewith, Black Immobilizes White's 32 N-N3 N-N4 34 Q- R2 B-N2 Queen Pawn and makes it the main 33 R-KB3 Nj4xP 35 P_R4 . N-K4 weakness ot White's position, Resigns 4 . , , , B-N5 11 P-B5 BxN! Here Black has a playable, though less 12 BxB N_B5 consequent, continuation in 4 ... P -KN3. In Janosevich-Gheorghiu (Skopje 1968), Already, Black almost stands better. White secured excellent chances for the His Pawn center is firm and limits the MASSI WE CHm Exchange: 5 B-K2, B-N2 6 P- QB4, N-N3 activity of White's minor pieces. And White's center is a target for attaek. 7 PxP, BPxP 8 N-B3, B-N5 9 B-K3, N-B3 SET ]0 P-QN3, 0-0 11 0-0, P-Q4 12 P- B5, N-Bl 13 P-QN4, P-QR3 14 R-Nt, BxN 15 BxB, P-K3 16 P-QR4, N/I-K2 17 P-N5, PxP 18 PxP, N-R4 19 B-N5, P- KR3 20 BxN, QxB 21 Q-Q3, Q-N4 22 R- N4, N- B5? 23 fuN! PxR 24 QxP. And, in Parma-Gheorghiu (Skopje 1968), a draw was agreed after 5 B-QB4, N-N3 6 B-N3, B-N2 7 N-N5, P-Q4 8 O...Q, 0-0 9 R-Kl, N-B3 10 P-QB3, P-B3! 11 PxP, PxP 12 N-K6, BxN 13 RxB, Q-Q2 14 R-Kl, QR-Kl 15 RxR, RxH. White ex· pended too much time in obtaining the Two Bishops. 5 B-K2 P-K3 13 P- QN4 , , . . Price $19,95 Postpaid. Texans add 4% '\'hite is losing his sense ot diredion, MILLER IMPORTS going for "all or nothing" and relying on Dept. I, 2507 West Woodl,wlI Av•• his Queen·side majority. As it proves , TEXAS 78228 readily possible fol' Black to render that immobile, White ought rather to consider trying to hold the balance with 13 B-K2, NxB [13 ... NxP 14 Q- N3 is not attrac· CHESS and CHECKERS Suppli.s tive lor Black] 14 PxN, P-QN3 15 P-QN4, High Quality Cataltn and Plutlc Ch.ck.... PxP 16 NPxP. Plain Or Grooved, • AU Slzel 13 . . , . P-QR3 CHESS Sets •• ' Wood. , Catalln •• Plastic All Sizes •• All Prices 14 Q-N3 • • • • This mistake gives Black a lasting lni· CHESS and CHECKER Bo~rdl folding, Non.foldlng, Ftegulatlon or tlative. The Queen is badly posted here, Numbered and there is still time enough for 14 6 P-QB4 , . . , B- K2. CHESS.CHECKER TimIng Clocks This game was played in Round 4 and 14 , , . . B_N4! A.II M.rchandl,e Reuonably Prlc.d gives an example ot the exact, yet elastic SEND FOR FREE CATAL.OG treatment to be expected from Korchnoy, Black is shooting to set up an unpro· tected White Queen Pawn, STA.RR SPECIALTY COMPANy Warned by it, White (Matulovlch-Janos· 1529 South Noble Road, evlch in Round 1) tried 6 0-0, B- K2 7 15 KR-K1 N-B3 Cleveland Heights, Ohio «121 P-KR3, B-R4 8 P-QB4. N-N3 9 PxP, 16 QR-Q1 P-QN3! CHESS REVIEW, IULY, 1969 201 OF UNION XXXVI Related by Dr. PETAR TRIFUNOVICH

THE SOVIET UNION ~as ?f late years directed its attention more and blunder. So, finally, he placed very low, for such as Tal, sharing sixth to tenth to the Far East (the title IS customary-but what is "far" these days places. Plainly, he no longer has that of jet planes and radio?) or, as we may more exactly say, to Siberia, that freshness and energy needed to sustain immense and rich territory, though still little built up or even explored. the vigorous efforts imposed by his -style And politics expressed itself this year in terms of chess. For the first of play. He had a battle on two fronts time in the history of Soviet chess, the championship took place behind throughout, with his opponent and with his health. That is the true reason for his the Urals and outside of the European part of Russia, in Alma Ata, failure.* December 31, 1968 to January 28, 1969. It is not a great change; yet Tal's place was unexpectedly occupied it has its meaning within the Soviet Union. In Siberia, chess is very by Aleksandar Zait~ e v, Grandmaster from popular, especially during the long winters, but it was desired to add to Vladivostock in Siberia. (There is an· the impulse and importance of chess. other Zaitsev, from ; his name is Igor.). He shared first place along with On March 30 of this year, the official it followed all the forecast undeviatingly. Po!ugayevski. And, if the places were al· list of -the thirty best players of the Soviet Tal started well; but, in round 8, he suf· lotted on Ihe Sonneborn-Berger system Union appeared. Comparing it with the fered a lamentable defeat by Platonov: (as is usual in tournaments), he would list of contenders in the Championship the game even won the "best·played.game" have been the real winner. He came into tournament is unseuling. In the Cham· prize. He made up for tllat slip and again the tournament with the modest desire to pionship, where are the knowns: Petros· appeared as a possible winner but, at the be among the first ten and so he was, yan, Spassky, Korchnoy, Batvinnik, Gel· very end in rounds 15 and 16, he suffered but first among the fint ten. No one had ler, Stein, Sm~lov, Keres, Br(lnstein, two unmerited losses, with Lutikov and expected such a success of him. Taimanov, Suetin, Krogius and Gipslis? Vasyukov. Either or both of these results In a six.game match for the title, it It is clear that the tournament was only a might easily have been reversed. was Polugayevski who won, but by the formality; but as such it served a primary Here is what happened with Vasyukov. minimal score of 3"h-2"h. A. Zaitsev show· ed himself a completely equal rival, his meaning and importance as a staircase for Vasyukov the further development (If the y(lung second surprise. That match was a hard masters. one and uncertain till the end (Ihe games The oldsters. however, and those at the will be presented later). Also, A. Zaitsev summit cannot preserve their standing by alone went undefeated throughout the abstaining from the Championship. The Championship proper, a clear testament Soviet Federation publishes the list of the of his careful and so und play. thirty best each year. And those who fail Polugayc\·ski kept his laurels as cham· to participate in the Soviet Championship pion. \·Vith Tal not in form, it was ex· or the FIDE program for the World pected that he would take first, alone Championship along with those who tum without a rh·al. So his sharing of first in poor results will gradually descend the could ha\" l;' becn considered rather a set· rating list. And, soon enough, they wi11 back and l}Crhaps was until the course of vanish from the Ii$!: of thirty. Exception the match proved that Zailzev is stronger was made only for Botvinnik and Keres Tal than his reputa-tion had been. Though Tal was a Rook down, 'he could this year of the older abstainers-but that • F rom time to time. some s hocked reader is easily understood. Otherwise, the im· have forced a very fine victory with 35 \el l., u~ of Tal's health problem. But we portance of the Championship in the de· Q-B3!! Instead, he played 35 BxRt and h'we m entioned It. 'Vhell he played the $e<:o nd mSlch with Botvlnnlk, he had all velopment of chess in the country was well suffered defeat. It is seldom indeed that of five a ilme nts at onee. The most $erious underscored. Tal ever missed such a chance. Also, in ; ~ a p, ·o l:"r es~ Jve a.nd apparently Incura.ble kid ner di'lease. W ith good health. Tal The sole direct (seeded) participants his game with Lutikov (given in full), IIIi !:·ht y et be way a bove the rest of the in this year's Championship were had good chances but lost on a gross c h e. ~ w OI·ld.- Ed. Tal and Lev Polugayevski as winners of the previous Championship, and E. Vasyu. 36th Soviet Championship kov. All the others qualified as in the , , 3 , 5 , , 8 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Totals championships of Moscow and Leningrad, , Zaltsev. A. , , ,• ,'" " , ,• , , of Russia and the Ukraine and in two • I ,I I I I I , I I I I I "I , Polugayevskl I • , I I , I I, I ,• , ,• I I , ,• , , 12~ Semi·finals for representatives IJf the 3 L.utikov , , • , , I I , , , ,• , , , I I , I , other republics. At a glance, one notes , Liberzon ,• , , , I I I I , , , ,• , I , I , I I 5 Zeachkovski , I , ,• I I , I , , ,• ,• , , , , , , , '" that there are many young and at least • , , " 8 Kholmov ,• , I ,, I • , I , I , ,• , I , , I , " comparatively unknown names in this , PodgaJec I , , , , , I , , , , ,• ,• ,• , , • , , '" 8 ToO , I • , , , , , ,• , , Championship; Platonov, Podgajec, Niki· I , I I I • I I, I I '" , Klowan , , , I I I , , , I , , , ,• , , , , , "I 10 Vasyukov , , , , •, , , , '" tin, Ceskovski, I. Zaitsev and Cerepkov. ,• , , ,, I, , ,I , ,I ,, , , , , The tournament had not formally the 11 L.eln , I , I , I I • ,, I I I I '" 12 Averbakll , 1 , , I I , I I I , • , , I I I 1 1 I " strength of an FIDE lA tournament but 13 Osnol , , , I I , I , I 1 1 , 1 I , 1 I I 1 " , 1 • 1 1 1 was actually stronger than many an of. 14 Zacharov , , , , I I I I , 1, , • I , I ", 15 Bagirov , I, , , , I I I I I , • ,• , • , I I , 1 ficial FIDE lA event. 16 Gurgenidze ,• , I , 1 , , , , , , I , I 1 • I I 1 I " The favorites in the Championship were 17 Zaitsev, I. I , I I , I , , 1 , , I , 1 ,• I • 1 I ,1 " Tal and Polugayevski. But the Champion. 18 Plato nov , I , , , I , , , , I I ,, ,• , I 81 19 Cherepkov I , , I , I I , , , , , I , , , I •I , " • , 3, ship would have been no tournament, had 20 Nlkltln , , , I , I , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 " 202 CHESS REVIEW. JULY, 1969 An~her great surprise in the Otam· 15 ... N-R4 Is stronger. For White 36.", R-R7t 38 Q-R3 Q-R4t pionship was the third place, and bronze can not reply 16 B-B2 because of 16 ... 37 K-R3 R-QB7 39 R-R4 Q-B4t medal, won by A. Lutikov. He thus gain. P-KN5 threatening the unpleasant . . . 40 R_N4 P-R4 ed the title of a Soviet Grandmaster, and B-N4 or 17 P-B4, NxP etc. 40 , .. Q:!;P is enough to win, he also won the special prizes for the best 16 P-B4 , . . . 41 Q-RBt K-Q2 50 K-R4 P-B7 start and best finish and, incidentally, White must do something to meet ... 42 Q-R7t K-B3 51 P.BS(Q) Q·R2t! scored the greatest number ()f victories in N-QN3-B5 and tries tor an attack over 43 QxR PxRt 52 K-N4 Q-N2t the Championship (9), making him the the King Bishop lile. 44 K-R2 PxP 53 K-R4 P-B8(Q) 45 P_N6 P-K4 54 Qj8-B1 QxQ most fighting contender. He lost all his 16.", PxP 18 PxP RxP 46 P-B7 B-K3 55 QxQ Q-R2t games with the £iI'St five in the standings 17 BxBP P-N5 19 R-Bl Q-NS , , , 47 Q-Q3 Q-B7t 56 K-N4 Q-B4t but was terrific with the rest, taking 20 P-QN3 . Clearly, White dislikes the ending on 48 K_R3 Q-R2t 57 K_R4 K_N3 twelve points from fourteen games. His 49 K-N4 Q-B4t Resigns 20 N-N3~ QxQt 21 BxQ, but he Is choos­ style is active and dangerous, and it is Ing the major evil. not poss;ible to wait against him and hold 20 .•.. the position undetermined for very long. N-N3! Interesting Innovation 21 B-R5 The st'anding of Ceskovski was no less • • • • This game as a whole is not so much, 21 N-R2 loses to 21 , , . RxN! 22 RxR, but Polugayevski's opening novelty Is a surprise. He was a novice in the Oham. NxB 23 RxN, B-N4 and 24 ... P-K4. pionship, quite unk.n()wn, and he began dessert for the adherents of the King's with three defeats. But he climbed to Indian Defense. share fourth and fifth with N. Liberzon. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE He is strong on tactics. Cherepkov Polugayevlki The next greatest surprise was the per· 1 P_Q4 N-KB3 5 N-QB3 P-Q3 fonnance of the youngest participant in .2 P-QB4 P-KN3 6 N-B3 P-B3 the tournament, Podgajec. He is young 3 P-KN3 B-N2 7 0-0 Q-R4 but plays like an old and experienced 4 B_N2 0-0 8 P-K4 Q-R4 master. He drew thirteen and lost only Black takes KR6 and KN5 under con· two games and scored four wins though trol and intends to attack on this side. it was his first time in such strong com. The idea is known but in a new dress petition. Next to Tal, he had the most here. Theory condemns the move stating fans, that White obtains the advantage with 9 P-K5, KN-Q2 10 B-B4 or 9· , .. P:!;P The games in the Champiooship were 21.". RxNl replete with theoretical innovations, espe· 10 PxP. But, apparently, judging from White must have counted only on 21 the continua.tlon in this game, Black ex· cially in the , and make good .. NxB 22 BxPt, KxB 23 QxNt, N-B3 pects the strong 9 P-K5. material for a study of the openings, [or 23 ... B- B3 24 NxP!] 24 P-K5, PxP 9 P-K5 PxP! 25 QxP with attacking chances. Ot course not 9 ... KN-Q2 as White Tal Not 9uite Tal 22 RxR NxB has better than theory offers: 10 PXP, This game won the prIze for the best 23 RxN · , , . PxP 11 B-B4, P-Q4 12 PxP, PxP 13 p ­ played game '3it the expense of Tal who Here 23 BxPt, K- Q1 24 RxN is met by KR3 with the threat of 14 P-KN4 provo might be expected 00 win such. 24 ... P-K4. ing Black's Queen badly posted. 23 . • , , B_N4 10 PxP , , , SICILIAN DEFENSE . 23 ... P-K4 Is countered menacingly This Is a mlstake, but we can excuse Mikhail Tal Platonov with 24 !brBP! PxR 25 RxB§, KxR 26 White as he is following the suggestion White Black N-Q5t, K-Q1 27 Q- N3. of theory. 10 NxP, Q:!;Q [White is favored

1 P-K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N_KB3 24 BxPt • • • • on 10 ... N- N5 11 NxN, BxN 12 Q-N3!] 2 N-KB3 P_Q3 5 N-QB3 P-QR3 White has no luck this time: 24 P-KS, 11 RxQ, R-Ql gives an eQual game. 3 P-Q4 PxP 6 B-KN5 P_K3 PXP 25 BxPt, Black has but one reply, 10 N-N5 7 Q-B3 , , 11 :M'1 N-Q2! . . 25 .. . K-Bl; but it more than snffices Tal knows or course that 7 P- B4 Is as White's discovered check Is In vain. Here th point is that 12 P-K6, PXP stronger. He wishes to avoid home analy· 24 .... K_Q1 13 RxP loses to 13 . . . QN-K4! and sis and surpl'lses after 7 ... Q-N3. 25 P_K5 R_B1 otherwise the ()pening of .the King Bishop 7 . . .. P-KR3! 9 0-0-0 Q-B.2 Now Black wins a piece, and Tal has lIle favors Black. B B-R4 QN-Q2 10 B-K.2 B-K.2 only two minutes left on his clock. 12 B-B4 . , , , Against 10 .. . P-QN4, White has 11 26 N-K2 RxB P-KS! B-N2 12 NxKP! PxN 13 Q-RSt! 27 P_R4 BxR 11 KR-K1 .•. , 28 NxB P_Q4 A better program here is 11 B-N3 fol· Again, Black lIas but one sure move. lowed by Q- K3 and P- B4. 29 P-KN4 R_N2 11 . • • . P-KN4 30 P_N5 PxP 12 B-N3 N_K4 31 PxP · . . , 13 Q-K3 P-N4 Though Black has an extra piece, the Black has gained acUve counterplay. win Is n()t easy as his King is Insecure His King In the center is more secure and his pieces passively posted. than his opponent's castled King. 14 P_QR3 QR-N1 31 . • • . K-K1 34 KPxN R-RSt 32 N-R5 15P-B3 •• ,. R-R21 35 K-N2 R-R5 33 N-B6t NxN 36 P-B3 12 . P-KN4! White cannot find a way to attack and • • • • • • • plays passively. But waiting is not possi· Even at.ter the better rejoinder, 36 Thus, Black eliminates White's central ble in such a sharp positi()n. R-Q3, Black comes out with a winning Pawn and obtains free play for his pieces and attack on White's Queenslde Pawns. 15 . ", KN-Q2 ending: 36 ... QxQ 37 !brQ, P-Q5 38 R-N3, P- K4 39 P-N6, R-N5 40 R-R3, 13 BxP QNxP t :::: check; :;: :::: dbl. check; • :::: dla. ch. RxP 41 R- RSt, K-B2 42 RxB, IU:P. 14P-KR4 "" CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 203 14 B-R4 is better as now WhIte is too Here Is the "last cry" of the chess The Champl•• ', Sole Det.at weak on bis KN4. mode that Is so changeable. Black Is no longer satisfied with the old continua­ Actually, this game Is not so Interest­ 14 • • . . QNxP 16 B-N5 8-K3 Ing lIave for the way In which White 15 8xP R-K1 17 0.81 tions: 1) 11 ... P- KR3 12 B-R", P-K4 • • • • 13 PXP. PXP 14 Q-Q3. B-KN5 15 BxN, avoids the normal varia.tlons or the 17 Q-B2 is better. BxB 16 QR-B1; nor 2) immediately 11 King's Indian Defense. 17 •••. P_KR3 .. P-K4 yielding White the etrong Q5. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Q_R4! 188-B4 12 B-N3 .••. Averbakh Polugayevski 19 R_N1 • • • • White cannot prevent 12 . .. B-B3 by 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 3 P_KN3 8-N2 White bas round nothIng better than 12 P-K5, PxP 13 PXP, B-B3! 14 BxN 2 N-KB3 P-KN3 4 B-N2 0-0 to concede the Exchange. But his posi· [not 14 PxN, QxBtl, PxB 15 PxP as 5 0-0 •..• tion Is dUticult: on 19 N-Ql, Black has Bla.ck has very good play alter 15 ... White refrains trom P-QB4. He haa 19 ... B-Q4! on 19 IJ..-Qi, 19 ... Q-N3 Q-N5t 16 K-NI, BxP. no great ambition to meet the King's In· decides. And how Is he to defend other­ 12 .. _ . dian. Rather he Is ready tor a simple, wise against 19 ... NxNP? 8-B3 13 KR-B1 P-N4 symmetrical position In which he will re­ 19 • . . • 8-0. tain his tempo edge and work with only Bla.ck must re-act energetically. On 20 N-Q2 • that !Ul.vantage. In his day, Grandmaster • • • 13 ... KR-Q1 [or 13 QR- B11, White Is Or 20 R-Rl, NxNP. Plrc was a great expert and unpleasant first In attacking with 14 P-B5! opponent with this strategy. 20 •••• NxN 14 BxN ax8 16 QxB QR-B1 5 . . . . P_B3 21 QxN Ox" 15 QxQP BxN 17 Q_Q7 KR-Q1 Bla.ck likewise walts and refrains from The game is lost as White has no com· This Rook Is needed to guard the King pensation at aU tor the Exchange. 5 . . . P-Q3. He does not Intend to allow Bishop Pa.wn. Black can defend after 17 6 N-QB3 whereby White threatens 6 22 RxB QR-Q1 29 B-R3 N_K4 · .. QR-Q1 18 Q- N7, B-Q7t [not 18 ... 23 Q-B2 Q Q84 30 0.85 N-QO P-K4. In Ivkov-Flscher, Santa Monica R-N1 19 Q-K7] 19 K-NI, BxP 20 RxR, 1967, there occurred 5 ... P-Q3 6 N-B3, 24 R-KB1 N-K4 31 QxQ NxQ QxR! 21 P-Na, B-K4 22 QxNP, Q-Q5. 25 B_K4 N-Ba 32 8-K3 N-QO P-Q4. Here Black Intends after 6 N-B3 18 Q-K7 B-Q7t to win a small tempo by ... P-Q4,. 26 B-B1 R-K3 33 BxQRP NxNP 19 K-N1 BxP 6 P-QR4 .•.. 27 B-R7t K-R1 34 N_N1 R-R1 20 RxRt RxR 28 B-Ba R/3-K1 35 B-K3 "x. White aims to draw his opponent from White resigned on the 41st move. Bla.ck puts up more resistance with 20 well known ways. This Is an old and Cor­ · .. QxR 21 QxRP, R- B2 etc. gotten Idea of Soviet Mast.6r Klaman, aiming to gain Queen·slde space with the Won oyer the 10aNi thrust. P-QR5. 6 . • _ • P-QR4 Internat10nal Master 011008 ot Lenin· 6 ... P-Q4 actually Is better. grad was very well prepared, or at least 7 QN-Q2 P-Q4 he thought so, tor meeUng the Soviet Champion Polugayevskl. Bllt his home Finally, Black has to stop P-K4. analysis had a hole. It was not easy to 8 P-B3 8-84 discover, but Osnos was not lucky. Polu­ Here Black can continue symmetrically gayevskl round over the board what was without danger: 8 ... QN-Q2 9 R-K1, not seen In the analysts. It otten ha.p­ R-Kl 10 P- K4, P-K4 11 PxKP, KNxP pens. There Is a big dltference between gives equal chances. analyses and serious play. In analysis, 9 N_R4 • • • • one can do as be wishes. There Is no 21 P-K5! • • • • The Idea Is to chase the Bishop, then punishment. But, In pla.y. one pays im· Here Is the tine answer which must mediately tor any mistake. have escaped the attention of Master get In P-K4. Osnos In his home analysis. Black Is lost 9 • . . . Q-B1 SICILIAN DEFENSE as he cannot guard his KB2. This bad solution yields the Important Polugayev.ki O,ne. 21 . . • • Q-Q7 Bishop and does not stop P-K4. 9 ... 1 P-K4 P-Q84 5 N-QB3 N_83 It Is a nice point that 21 ... R-KB1 B-N5 Is correct: on 10 P-R3, Black has 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 6 B-KN5 P_K3 does not help: 22 P-B3, BxKP 23 RxP, 10 ... B- Q2 11 K- R2 {White must pro­ 3 P-Q4 PxP 7 Q Q2 B-K2 RxR 24 Q-K8t, R-Bl 25 Bxpt, etc. tect his Rook Pawn betore playing P-K41, 4 NxP N-K83 8 04) 0 NxN Q-Bl 12 R- K1. P-B-l! and Bla.ck has 22 P-QR3 R-KB1 enough counterplay. This trade Is necessary as 8 ... 0-0 23 BxPi P-N4 9 N-N3! sets up the disturbing threa.t 10 NxB QxN And another nice point Is seen In 23 11 P-K4 Px. ot 10 BxN with pressure on Bla.ck's · .. PxB 24 QxKPt, K-R1 25 P-KN3, etc. 12 R_K1 • • • • Queen Pawn. 24 P-KN3 pxa g QxN 0-0 Now White has the Two Bishops and The points multiply! 24 ... Q-K7 Is more active play. 10 B-Q84 Q-R4 met by 25 RxB! pxR 26 Q-N5t, X-Rl 27 11 P-B4 • • • • 12 . . . . P-K4 Q-R6! R-KN1 [not 27 ... K-Nl 28 13 NxPI B-B51 28 Q-B6t, R-N2 29 BxP followed • • • • by PXP and P-K6. etc. White does better than 13 Pl:P, P-K6! 14 RxP, N- N5 whereon Black Is tree 25 QxKPt K-N2 trom all trouble. 26 PxB Q-N7 13 • . . . PxPi Afier 26 ... RxP, White still may err. Here Is the only good detense. On 13 27 R-Q1 PxP , . . R-Q1, White wins with 14 B-N5, and 28 Q-Q7t R-B2 14 ... QN-Q2 15 P-KN4! Q-KS 16 29 P-K6 Reaign. P-KB4! Dr 14 ... PxP 15 P-KN4. etc. IT'S YOUR MOVE! 14 QxP N-Q4 Rememberl Give u. six week. notice of Black goes down illusion alley. By change of addre... Cople. do not get slmplllylng: 14 . , . NxN 15 QxN, QxQ forwarded and also can take weeks en­ 16 RxQ! N-Q2 17 R-K7, QR-Q1 18 B- N5. 11 •••• a Q2 route. So we must have notice early! P-B3, he can defend.

204 ~HUS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 15 Q-Q1 N-BS 44 K-N1 Q-Qe6 47 K-B3 Q-N7t 19 Q-KR4 • • • • 15 ... QN--Q2 runs adversely Into 16 45 Q-K6 Q-BSt 48 K_N4 B-BS Of course, 20 QxPt is a threat. N-Q6, Q- B3 17 Nx,NP, KR-Nl 18 P--QB4! 46 K-B2 Q-B7t 49 Q-K5 Reaiglla 19 • • • • Q-K3 16 Q-NS NxN 17 BxN Q-B1 On 19 ... K- R2, White mates after 20 N-N5t, K-NS 21 B-K2 r 18 B-KS ••.. Better than his Result The Two Bishops are too active, espe­ 20 B-B4! Q-NS cially the one on black which exploits Grandmaster Yurt Averbakh finished 21 R-Q7 B--K2 the weaknesses, QN6 and QR5. In the lower half ot the standings. But Black Is defenseless. On 21 .. . N-Q5 his play was better than that result in· 22 PxN, BxN 23 Q-NS, he loses a piece. 18 . • . . N-Q2 20 R-K2 KR-K1 dicates. His objectivity and sometimes 19 QR_Q1 Q_B2 21 KR_Q2! N-BS relUctant, Indifferent play are the 1m. 22 B-BS •••• pediments preventing him from attaining the posslblUtIes of his playing strength. Besides his game with PolugayevskI, here Is another exampl-e ot his prowess. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Averbakh Platonov 1 P-QB4 P-QB4 2 N_KB3 N-QB3 3 P-K3 P-K3 It Is Interestlng to note that Black has no better answer. On 3 ... P-KN3 4 P-Q4, B-N2, the continuation by 5 P- Q5 22 RxQB! • • • • Is disagreeable tor him. This move, though elegant, is not the only way to win. 22 ...• RxB! 4 N-B3 N-B3 5 P-Q4 P-Q4 22 •••• exQ Black tries the only chance to create 23 NxB Q-N4 counterplay: he sets up weaknesses on SO here, instead of the English Open· White's Kingslde and attempts to exploit ing. Is the Semi·Tarrasch Defense. The maln variation, rather than the actual game Une, Is much more interest· them. 6 P-QR3 •••• ing: 23 . . . Q- R2 24 B-Q5! QR-Bl 25 23 PxR R-K1 25 K-N2 B_RS The text looks naive but is really a B-K6, QR-Kl 26 BxP! RxB 27 RxNP, 24 R-QS P_R4 26 R-Q6 K-N2 dangerous move. White Is fighting for a R-QN428 N- N6t, and White wIns. tempo and, after 6 ... B-K2 7 QPxP. On 26 ... N- Q4 27 Bl:N, QxR?, White 24 P-B4 Q-NS has 28 BxPt. Bx;P 8 P- QN4, intends to enter the Queen's Gambit Accepted wIth colors re­ 25 B-K2! Realgn. 27 P-K4! • • • • versed, with two tempi plus. On 25 ... QxN [25 ... QxB 26 N-NSt Now this Pawn is no longer a target 6 • • • • N-K5 and mate nextJ 26 BxPt, K-Nl [or 26 [ 27 ... NxP?? 28 R-Q7, etc.]. ... K-R2 27 B-B6§, etc.J 27 B-B4t. Though this move is seen In practice, 27 • • • • P-R5 29 Q-Q4 Q-K2 R-B2 28 RxR, Black loses even more mao it Is noOt to be recommended. It Is no 28 Q-B4 R-K4 30 P_QN4! terial. • • • • error; but 6 ... BPxP Is beUer, giving White secures hIs Queen's strong post the Panov Attack In the Caro-Kann. against ... P- B4. 7 B-Q3 NxN 9 0-0 0-0 The Tarrasch Alive 30 . . . . K-R2 8 PxN B-K2 10 B-N2 P-QN3 31 R_Q8 Q-K3 The Tarrasch Defense Is being used In After the correct 10 ... QPxP 11 BxP, the World Championship match. There 32 R-KB1 • • • • P- QNS, White's advantage Is slight. On an Immediate 32 R-QN8, Black sets are some innovations intusing young up dangerous threats with 32 ... P-R6t 11 PxQP KPxP blood into this old detense so long con· 12 PxP BxP 33 K- Nl, N- N5! demned to ertlnction. But the Une never On 12 ... PXP 13 Q- B2, P- KR3 14 32 . . . . P-R6t dies, always 'Comes back revived toOr the P-B4 and, It 14 ... P-Q5, WhIte then most serious tournament play. 33 K-N1 B-N4 has 15 B-K4! As both sides are now in great time TARRASCH DEFENSE 13 Q-B2 • • • • pressure, it's hardly fair to analyze too Kholmov Leln critically. On 13 P- B4, PxP 14 BxBP, QxQ, Wh1ite no longer has any attack. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4 4 BPxP KPxP 34 R-QN8 PxP 36 RxP NxP 2 P-QB4 P-K3 5 N-BS N-QB3 13 • • • • P-KR3 35 PxP P-N3 37 BxN! • • • • 3 N-QB3 P-QB4 6 P-KN3 14 P-B4 PxP • • • • 37 R- Kl is met by 37 .. . N- Q7! This, the Rubinstein Attack, is con· Again, 14 ... P- Q5 leads to 15 B-K4! 37 . . . . RxB S9 QxR Q-R7 sidered the strongest weapon and critical Nor Is 14 . . . B-K3 any good because of 38 RxPt QxR 40 R-N7t ..•• 15 KR- Ql. continuation tor this defense. On 40 fuP, White is mated by 40 ... 6 . • .. N-B3 S 0-0 0-0 15 BxBP K-R1 B-K6t! etc. So also on 40 QxBP. And, 7 B-N2 B_K2 9 PxP •••• Here Black has to parry the threat ot for that matter, 40 . . . B-K6t was a An alternative is 9 B-N5 as employed 16 Q-B3. threat to win the Rook, for the same by Petrosyan In his recent second match reason. 16 Q-K4 •••• game with Spassky. ThIs game Is also 40 • • •• K-R3 NoOW the Queen gains a tempo to reach very interesting as to the theory ot the the Klngs\de. 41 R-Q7 • • • • Tarrasch Defense. Now, on 41 ... B-K6t, White Is saved 16 • • • • B--N2 9 . . • • BxP only by the fact that 42 QxB Is with Now Black taces a forced loss. 16 ..• 10 N-R4 B--K2 check! Q- B2 is better. 11 B-K3 • • • • 41 • • • • Q-RSt 17 KR-Q1 Q-B1 So tar, the game has followed the old 42 K_B2 Q-N7t On 17 .. . Q-K2, White has 18 Q-N4, recIpe of Reti. 43 Q-K2 Q-B3t P-B3 [18 ... P- B4 19 Q- N6] 19 N-R4, 11 . . • • R-K1 Here 43 ... QxP is better but would etc. not change the final result. 18 B-Q3 P_B4 t chec1&:; * = dbl. check; I = 4111. Clh. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 ZOS The common continuation is 11 ... This line is most popular of late. N-K5 12 R- Bl, Q- R4 13 P - QR3, B- Q2 13 PxBP · . . , 14 N-B3 with somewhat better chances IS P-Q5 Is possible but closes the for White. So Biack deviates and offers game too much. See, in this respect, the a new injection for this oid position. rirst game of the Spassky-Korchnoy 12 R_B1 B-KN5 14 BxB Q-Q2 match [page 370, December 1968-Ed.]. 13 P_KR3 BxN 15 B-N2 .... A!I lor Tal, see page 207. 13 . . . . 14 N-B1 • • • • Stein-Mecklng (Sousse 1967) is an alternative: 14 N- R2, B-K3 15 Q-BS, QR-Ql 16 QN-Bl. It is not dangerous; for Black has 16 ... P- B5 [Mecklng's move was 16 ... P - N3] and, if 17 N-K3, 29 .... N_BS! Q-R4! White has difficulties. Black This neat and decisive opens threatens 18 ... N-Q5 01', If 18 R- El, lines for attack; and the capture of the P- N5! (Kotkov-Karelov 1968). Knight Is forced. 14 .. , , B_K3 16 Q-K2 P-B5 30 PxN 15 N-K3 QR-Q1 17 N_ B5 • • • • 31 R_K1 . , . . In Fischer-Kholmov ( 1965) Or 31 R-BS, R-NSt 32 K-R2, RxP 33 15 . . . . P-Q5! [page 19, Jan. 1966.-Ed.], White chose B-Q2, R-K4! The point is that White cannot well the wrong plan: 17 N-N5? P-R3 18 l\'xB, 31 , , , , answer 16 DxN, NP-xB 17 QxP because of PxN 19 P-QN4 [19 P-QNS, B-B4! 20 PxP, 32 N-N3 , , , . 17 ... QxP [with threat of 18 N-N5] 18 P-N5! 1. N-Q5! etc. Q-R4, QxQ 19 PxQ, N-Q4! with better On 32 K-R2, RxP, White is helpless. play for Black. 32, •• , RxP! 16 B_N5 N-K5J S2 ... P-xN 33 P-BS is not so good. 17 BxB • • • • 33 BxP , . . . Or 17 BxN, BxB 18 B-xN, PxB 19 N-B5, The Bishop at last enters the game, QxP 20 R-B4, Q-N5 etc. only to sacrifice itself. 17 . . • . Q,B 33 . . • • B-N2 35 K-B1 Q-:N7t 18 P_QR$ QR-Q1 34 RxR Q,R 36 K-K1 R-K3t With central1zed Knight and Pawn 37 K-Q2 . . . , squeezing White's position, Black has a Anotller "sacrifice" by the Bishop Is of very good game. That is the Interest in no help: 37 B-K3, RxBt 38 PxR, P-Q7t this game, the revived Tarrasch. 39 K-Q1, B-B6t. 19 R-B2 R-Q3 31 K_K1 K-N2 37 , • . , QxPt 20 Q-Q3 P-KR4 32 R-B4 K-B3 17 • • • • KR_K1 ! 38 KxP Q,B 21 P-R4 P-B4 33 R/1~2 K-N2 At last, the Bishop achieves self·immo· Ivkov-Mecking (Sousse 1967) contln· 22 N-B5 K-R2 34 K_B1 K-B3 lation. 23 Q-Q1 P-KN3 35 P-N4 P_R3 ued 17 ... BxN 18 PxB, KR-Kl 19 ~-~5, 39 Q-N4 R-K6t 24 N-Q3 R-KN1 36 P_R4 R-Q1 N-Nl; and, as Grandmastel' Boleslavsky 40 K_B2 Q,N 25 Q-B1 R-N2 37 P-N5 p,p has pointed out, White obtains a consld· Resillns 26 Q-B4 R-Q1 38 PxP N-R2 erable advantage with 20 P-Q~4 : He pre· 27 R/1-B1 R-K1 39 P-N6 N-QN4 vents the maneuver, ... QN-Q2-D·!-Q6 So does the Knight, and so does White. 28 B_B3 Q_QB2 40 R_B8 R,R and retains control of the central K4. 29 K-B1 QxQ 41 RxR N/4-B6 Black of course is well acquainted with 30 PxQ R/2_K2 Drawn all thIs and prepared the reinforcement The Lesser Ambition for this game. Opinions as to how to develop the 18 NxBt , . . . Queen Knight In the Catalan, to Q2 or Now White begins to lose control. 18 to QB3, remain divided. Aggressive play· Specialist against the Ruy B-N5 followed by QR-Ql is better. ers prefer N-QB3 as the Knight hag more influence on the center there. There are lots of Spanish caval1ers in· 18 . . . . NxB 19 N_ N5 · . . , Kholmov, inclining to defensive play, cludlng such well known ones as Fischer, chooses the more elastic and less ambi· Keres and Tal. But the specialist against Again, completing development by B-N5 and QR-Ql is correct. tious N-Q2. His lessel' ambitIon is reo the Spanish torture Is nearly non·exlst· warded, this time at least. ent. Grandmaster Kholmov alone is the 19 , , , , B-B1 21 N_ B3 N-N3 rare bird who can not only endure the 20 P-QR4 P-R3 22 PxP p,p CATALAN OPENING Spanish inquisition but even convert it 23 N-R2 • • • • Kholmov 06nO. into torture for the inquisitors. Kholmov White continues passive and planless 1 P-QB4 N-KB3 4 B_N2 B_K2 as Black is a most rankling opponent play doing nothing against the threat of 2 N-KB3 P_ K3 for Spanish cavaliers. N-Q2-B4-Q6. 5 0-0 0-0 3 P_ KN3 P_Q4 6 P-Q4 P-B3 RUY LOPEZ 23 .... N-Q2 25 Q-RS N_Q6 7 QN-Q2 , . . . 24 P-KN3 N_B4 26 R_K2 Q-B3! Vasyukov Kholmov Here is Kholmov's choice. Now threats along the diagonal QRl- 7 . . . , P_QN3 9 P-N3 QN-Q2 1 P-K4 P-K4 4 B-R4 N_B3 KR8 become real. 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 50-0 B-K2 8 Q_B2 B_N2 10 B-N2 R-B1 3 B_N5 P_QR$ 6 R_K1 P-QN4 27 N-B1 R-Q3 11 QR_B1! . . , . 7 B_N3 P-Q$ Black marshalls all his pieces tor a On 11 KR-Ql, P-B4 12 P-K3, R-B2 13 King lield attack. Kholmov Is no adherent of rlsky play QR-Bl, Black equalizes by 13 ... Q- R1! nor of the Marshall Counter Gambit. 28 BxN · . . , 11 . . . . P-B4 8 P-B3 0-0 10 B-B2 P-B4 This KnIght has become unbearable. 12 Q-N1 •. , . 9 P-KR3 N-QR4 11 P-Q4 Q-B2 28 .... P,B 12 KR-Ql allows the interesting 12 12 QN_Q2 N-B3 29 R-K3 • • • • .. P-QN4!? with complications. 206 tHUS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 12 . . . . R_B2 Here the nebtlng begins. Black sup· 13 PxQP KPxP poses White will playas he expects. Arter 13 ... NxP 14 P-K4 and 15 KR- 7 Q- Q2 R-B1 9 QxN Q-R4 Ql, While commands the center. 8 0-0-0 NxN 10 P-B4 ..•• 14 KR-Q1 Q-N1 ! The risherman is cheerful; the fish The oCt played 14 . . . Q-Hl allows is swimming directly into the net. White, after 15 PxP, PxP 16 N-Q4! dis· agreeable threats of N-N5 or N- B5. Hi N-B1! ••.. This Knight on K3 creates a perma· nent danger for Black's Queen Pawn. 15 . • . . B-R3 By ... P- BS, Black intendS to prevent 13 P-QR3 . . . , the opening of the Queen file. Evidently, Tal is no longer pleased 16 R_B2 P_B5 19 QxR R-B1 witll old and well known continuations 17 N-K3 PxP 20 Q-Q2 N_K5 such as 13 PxBP, 13 P- QS or 13 N-Bl. 18 PxP RxR 21 Q-K1 B-N2 This move is his patent, and he has em· The Bishop must retrea.t. For, alter 21 ployed It stubbornly of late. ... QN-B3, White's N-KS is strong; and 10 . , . , RxN 13 , , , , BPxP 21 ... B-B3 falls against 22 NxP, R-B1 PxP! White's threat of 11 P-K5 is very 14 PxP 23 N- Q2! NxN 24 RxN. strong; so this sacrifice Is not only pre· Black's last move is against all the 22 B-KR3 R-Q1 pared but also forced. It can be seen in rules ot theory, yet all right. Black Black fails to hold the Bishop file as earlier games of Simagin and Larsen. abandons the center, will remain with he ougllt and can by 22 . .. R-B2. 11 PxR , ••. an isolated and backward Pawn but hopes to find compensallon In the active 23 R_B1 P-N3 11 QxR, QxQ 12 PxQ, NxP gives Black 24 R-B2 play of pieces and in the vacant K4, B4 • • • a very good game. Nor is 11 BxN good, and QB5 which he will use as outposts. White will activate his Queen Bishop because of 11 ... R-B2 12 BxNP? P-K4! 15 N-N3 N-Q2 via QBl. 11 •• , . P-K4 16 QNxP NxN 24 . . . . N_N4 12 Q-N4! QxQ 17 NxN B_83 Dlack misses the chance to neutralize 12 ... QxRP is met by 13 QxNP, etc. Here the King Bishop, condemned gen­ tile Bishop file by 24 ... R-DI! 25 BxN, 13 PxQ N,P erally in the Spanish game to a passive RxR 26 NxR, Q- B2 regaining the piece 14 B-R4! . , , , role, swims all over the board. with equal play. 18 R-K2 .• , , Now the fisherman is surprised. He Blaek was threatening 18 ... BxN and, 25 NxN B,N did not see this hole in his net and finds 26 B-QB1! N-B3 on 18 B- K3, his 18 ... B- N2 Is strong. the fish threatens to overturn his boat. 18 . . . . N-K4 Black makes one last and decisive mis· Tal thought a half·hour and declared Now this Knight also Is strongly post· take when 26 ... B-K2 will hold. utter the game that this move refutes ed. It cannot expediently be expelled by the idea of the sacrifice. 19 P-B4 because of 19 ... N-B5 and 14 . . . . P-B4 ... Q-N3. Also, Black has acted against 15 B_B4 . . . , 19 N-B5. The correct continuation: on 15 PxP, 19 B-Q2 . . , , P-KN4 [or IS ... PxP 16 R- QS!] 16 White alma to trade Bishops after B-Kl, PxP 17 B-B4, fisherman and boat getting in B-B3. do go down. 19 . . . . B_Q2 15 . . . . PxP Not 19 ... B-N2 as Black wants to Now the fisherman is safe: with two prevent 20 N-B5. Pawns and a strong Knight In the cen· 20 B_B3 P-QR4 tel', lllack can play on. Black has obtained equality. easlly and 16 KR-K1 B_K2 20 RxB K_B3 simply. 17 BxB KxB 21 R-Q3 P_KN4 21 R-K1 KA-K1 27 N-N4! N-K5 18 B-Q5 B-B3 22 R-QR3 R-R1 22 N-K2 B-B3 On 21 . .. BxB, White has 28 NxNt, 19 P-NS BxB 23 R-B1 K-K4 The Bishop takes this post since K- N2 29 N-Q1, etc. Drawn White's Knight no longer has N-B5. 28 P-B3 B," 30 R_B7 B-B1 The fisherman is happy. He returned 23 QR-81 QR_B1 29 Qx8 N-QS 31 N-RSt K-B1 to harbor with no fish; but it could have 24 B-N1 •..• 32 NxP! Resigns been worse. On 24 B-N3, Black gets the advantage Else, 32 .. NxN 33 BxB; or 32 ... by 24 ... Q- N2! 25 BxRP, BxP 26 N-B4, BxB 33 NxN, RxN 34 Q-BH. N-B5! Black Has the Ruy in Hand Unhappy Fishin9 or late, Black is still finding new and good weapons against the Spanish phan· Solutions to PROBLEMART Tal prepared his net so well at home tom. This championship proves to be No.1 The key, 1 N-B4, sets up thne.t ot tha.t he had high hopes for fishing. But very instructive in this regard. mate by N-R6: a) 1 ... P-KSt 2 N-Q5! the fish proved stronger than the net, b) 1 ... BxN 2 RxB 0) 1 ... KxN 2 B-K6 not only found an escape but nearly RUY LOPEZ d) 1 ... NxN 2 B-RS. ruined the fisherman. T.r Averbakh No.2 White's 1 R-KR2 leads to a) 1 ... R- KRS 2 K-K7, R-KSt 3 B-K5! b) 1. , . SICIL.iAN DEFENSE 1 P-K4 P-K4 7 B-N3 P-Q3 2 N-KB3 N-QB3 8 P-B3 0-0 R-QSt 2 BxRt, etc. Bagirov T.r 3 B_NS P-QR3 9 P_KR3 N-QR4 No. 3 The Initial 1 P-N8(R) sets the 1 P_K4 P-QB4 4 NxP N_KB3 4 B_R4 N-B3 10 8-B2 P- B4 threat of 2 RxR: a) 1 ... RxR 2 PxR(R) 2 N-KB3 P-Q3 5 N-Q83 N-B3 50-0 B-K2 11 P-Q4 Q-B2 b) 1 ... R-K4t 2 PxR 0) 1 ... R-K1 2 3 P-Q4 p,p 6 B_KN5 B-Q2 S R_K1 P-QN4 12 QN-Q2 N-B3 QxR. CHESS REVIEW, IULY, 1969 _ 207 24 ..•• Q-Q1 Befe Nolr 15 • . . . R-Q1 25 N-Q4 • • • • 16 K-R1 B-N2 The old reputation as an "Inconveni· 17 P-QN4 White cannot Improve hIs position; ent opponent" for Tal was confirmed of • • • • 25 ... P-B4 leads to 25 . . . N-B5! Lutikov herewith. This result, too, Is "in­ White aims to occupy QB5 and. it be 25 • • • • 8-0:2 28 QR-Q1 B-N' convenient" for TaL WIth the standings succeeds, leave Black with a very bad BIshop. 26 Q-K2 Q-N3 29 R-Q2 B-N4 at 4 to 1 with 2 draws, Tal avoids draw· 27 N-B2 B-K3 30 R-Q4 B-B3 Ing varIations too eagerly and flnlshoo 17 . . . . 8-R1 Black gives WhIte no rest. wIth the sUll more "Inconvenient" result Black ought to free his BIshop im· 31 Q-Q2 • • • • of 5 to 1 and 2 dra.ws. mediately and be satistled with a draw: e.g. 17 ••• P-B4! 18 BxN, BxB 19 PxQP, SICILIAN DEFENSE BxP 20 NxB, RxN 21 BxP, RxP 22 IUR, Lutlkov Tal PxR 23 QxP, QxP 24 B-B4, Q-Q7! wIth 1 P_K4 P-QB4 4 P-Q4 p,p a clearly equal poslti()n. 2 N_KB3 P-K3 5 NxP Q-B2 18 BxN B,B N-QB3 3 N-B3 6 B-K3 • • • • 19 N_R4! • • • • The Paulsen System experienced black Now White comm.ands QB5 and Black's da.ys In the Soviet ChampIonship. The Bishop wUl long be imprisoned. continuation wIth 6 P-KN3! was esps­ 19 • • • • P-QR4 cla.l1y critical: 20 P-QR3 8-K2 1) Vasyukov-Liberzon: 6 ... P-QRS 21 N-B5 Q-R2 7 B-N2, N- B3 8 0-0, P-Q3 9 R-KI, N.lI:N White also retains his advantage on [or 9 ... B-K2 10 NxN, PxN 11 P-K5! 21 ... BxN 22 PxB, RxR 23 QxR, R-Nl 81 • . . . BxNI PXP 12 RxP, 0-0 13 B--B4! etc.) 10 QxN, 24 Q-Kl, P-B3 2S Q- B3, B-N2 26 R-QN1, Now, just as White thought to estab­ B-1C2 11 P- K5, PXP 12 RxP, 0-0 13 B-Bl 27 R-N3! with the threat of Q-N2. Ush an advantage, Black begins a com· B-B4, B-Q3 14 R-Ql with advantage for White: 22 Q-B3 P-Q5 bination which forces a draw. 23 Q-B4 R-N4! 32 Bd N-B6t! 35 QxR Q,B 2) Za.ikev-Llbenon: 9 R- Kl, B- Q2 10 NxN, PxN 11 N-R4, B-K2 12 P-QB4, 0-0 Black, it seems, has won the fight for 33 PxN BxR 36 R-Q1 Q-B3 White's QB5. 34 BxB RxB 37 Q-B6 R-KB1 13 P-N3, QR- Nt 14 P-B5! likewise wIth 38 Q-B3 Dr-awn advantage tor White. One more game whIch Grandmaster 6 • • • • P-QR3 Averbakh played in grea.t style. 7 B_Q3 N-B3

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World Champion Turns it onl Black's . . . N-K5 Is strong In some Soviet Union 1968 trans posltlons but dubious here. 16 B-R3 •••. PHILIDOR DEFENSE Here Is an ImprovemeIJJt on 16 Q- R3 T. Petrosyan Gusev on which Black can gain the edge. Now Black falls Into a plausible trap. White Black 16 . . • • N-Q7 1 P-K4 P-K4 5 N-QB3 B-K2 2 N-KB3 P-

Winning by Unpinning This is Czom Finish! Black Isn't really up to out·tick·tacklng East Berlin 1968 Fischer, but gives it a try. ROBATSCH DEFENSE Natanya 1968 A. Sueti n Czom PJRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE 1 P- K4 P-QB3 4 B-Q3 P-Q3 2 P-Q4 P-KN3 5 P-KB4 P-K4 A. J. Fischer Zadok Domnitz 3 P-QB3 B-N2 6 QPxP p,p 1 P-K4 P-KN3 4 P-B4 N-KB3 7 PxP B-K3 2 P-Q4 B_ N2 5 N-B3 0-0 Black can bid for aquallty by 7 . . . 3 N-QB3 P-Q3 6 B- Q3 KN-Q2 Q-R5t 8 P- KN3, Q-K2 9 N-B3, B-N5. T he text seems premature, certainly 8 N-B3 N-Q2 11 B_B2 N-Q6t doesn't work in the sequel. 9 B_KB4 P-KA3 12 BxN QxB 17 R-K7 • • • • 7 0-0 P-QB4 9 PxP PxP 10 QN-Q2 N-B4 13 N-Q4 0-0-0 One of Petrosyan's famous sacrifices 8 P_Q5 P-K3 10 N-KN5 N_N3 Tempted into bls QUeen IncursIon, of the Excha nge: 17 ... BxR?? 18 NxBt 10 ... Q-K2 11 P-B5 also favors White, Black is in trouble, but 13 ... B-Q2 14 K- Rl 19 N-N6t, looks good; but 18 BxB, but now this Knight has no retreat, and Q-N3 gives White only a sUght edge. Q away 19 Q-N5 Is better. Black's consequent counter measure 17 • • • • K_R1 14 NxB PxN 16 0-0-0 P-KN4 gravely weakens his Kingside. 15 Q-N4 Q-Q2 17 N_B4 Q-K2 18 RxN BxPt 11 P-QA4 N_B3 13 PxN PxN 18 B-K3 P_KR4 18 ... QxR leads to mate or loss of 12 P_R5 P-KR3 14 Q-N4 P-B5 Queen after 19 BxB, PxB 20 Q-R6. Apparently, this is a ploy to free 19 KxB QxR Black's Queen Bish op for action ..•. 20 B-B6 Resigns 15 BxP P_Q4 Threat of 21 Q-R6 Is too strong. 16 B-Q3 PxKP The Go·erring Gambit .... but the text, developing White, This Goerrlng Gambit transposes Into seems ill advised: it may be Black ex· a Dallish unhappily tor Black. pects to pin White's King Bishop...• Hungary 1968 SCOTCH GAMBIT Superbrevity Rlbli Imre Prof. E. B. Adams informs us that, 1 P-K4 P-K4 8 PxB N-B3 after: 2 N_KB3 N-QB3 9 P-K5 N,P 1 P_ K4 N_QB3 19 RxRt KxR 3 P-Q4 p,p 10 NxN P,N 2 P-KB4 P-K4 19 ... QxR 20 QxPt is not tasty. p,p 4 P-B3 11 Q-N3 Q-K2 3 PxP • • • • 20 Q-Q1t K_B1 5 NxP B-N5 12 B-R3 P_B4 he has, as Black, usually found It suf· 21 Q- R4 Resigna 6 B-QB4 P_Q3 13 B- N5t B-Q2 flcient to Inquire: "Give up? Black's King field cannot be held. 7 0-0 B,N 14 BxBt Q,B J. S. Battell 15 BxP N-K5 t = check: ~ = dbl. check: I = dis. ch. CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 209 ActlVItiel of CHESS REVIEW Pottal Che.. JACK STRALEY BAnELL players: game reportt &. ratings, names of new players, prlze·wlnners, seleeted games, Postal Chess Editor tourney In.tructlons & editorial comment.

POSTAL CHESS RATINGS tho very same figures against a 900 TOURNAMENT NOTES Next month, we begin publishing the rating. After ahout si,;; results, th e ratings Progress Reports for Postal Chess ratings for mid.year: that resulting from the original 1000 and 900 is, as determined by all results reported are close together; in about 10, th ey are Golden Knights Tournaments and received here by June 30. almost exactly equal. Thus, the blunderer 16th Annual Championship The interval between June 30 and the gels there after ali, provided he does not August issue is necessary. We cannot com· lose more than one game out of ten, or In the 1963 Golden Knights, we still plete computing the ratings till early approximately there for one in six. await completion ot Finals seetions, 63·Nt 24 and 63·Nf 27. Meanwhile, how· July. And, meanwhile, the July issue has The point of the "self·correction" de· ever. we haye a corrected scoring for already been printed and mailed. rives from the system of the ratings: a 53_Nt 25 with W W Buchanan totaling The ratings are an important feature of higher player wins less from a lower and 31.85. Thus, tile llst ot prospective, cash· Postal Chess. In the long run, they put vice versa. Consequently, too, you cannot pI'ize winners becomes for the time the yarious class players where approxI. predict your rating: a player whom you being: mately equal competition is to be met in are going to beat may lose several games our Class and Prize tournaments. The hefore you do deleat him-then you win PRESENT LEADERS'" old-timers quite clearly tend to remain in less. Or, incongruously enough, rOll mily G R At>ram .... 46.2 F Nusser ...... 35.05 G Goodman .... 46.2 Morton Lane ... 35.05 their apparently proper classes; the wind up with a lower rating after hal"ing S J Rundlett ... 44.0 H Gaughran ... 35.0 younger and developing players m~)Ve up won more games than you lost. G Soules ...... 44.0 E Brlgmanls ... 34.95 well; and, when higher·rated and lower Rememher also that, with each result, R V Cook ...... 42.95 G J Ferber ..... 34.5 R P. Johnson •.• ~2.85 V J Bnrolck . ... 3~.45 meet in Ule Golden Knights tournaments, your rating changes and becomes past his· Y W Gales ..... ~2.S R K Bostwick .. 3t.1S upsets reaching out of one class to an· tory. For the next result, you are com· J H Dunkle .... 42.35 H Freeman .... 34.15 1 Bizar ...... 41.9 R B Abrams ... 34.1 other are very, very rare, enough so to puted not by your starting rating but by S Simcoe ....• . . 41.75 S Greenberg ... . 3~.1 he accountable by the normal expeetation what yOllr rating has become. J R i7.M .•.•..... 41.9 E E Hildreth .. S~.l H R Hardin .... 40.75 C II-[ Crenshaw .H.05 of blunders. Consequently, the ratings do Remember also that you have a rating E F ~[artin ... . 40.6 J P Laird ...... H.O fulfill their primary purpose: to put to play for, whether first place in the A Sildmets . ... . 40.6 K Collins ...... 33.95 players into proper classes fQr -the Class tournament has been settled or not. Ap. o ~lacCorlllell . . 40.35 G Rudel1s •..... 33.95 E Kirchner .... 40.2 W :r: Smith .... 33.9 and Prize tournaments. . parently, some players cease playing. C ~lllsgrOye .. .. 39.75 W Bland ...... 33.85 The system does not work so well where especially in Class tournaments, after a P II Yolkman . . 39.65 G E Feldstein .. 33.55 \\' ~Ieiden ...... 39.6 E A Pflumm ... 33 .5 there is insufficient activity. Thus, the winner has heen determined. But YOllr re· G Aguilera ... . . 39.5 W P Bigler .... 33.05 very high. rated and the very low who sel· sults count for ratings, and it is worth· ~t L Perea ..... 39.5 R E Lohrmann .33.0 J Sarar _...... 39.5 dom meet close equals (there are not while playing on to gain due rating J Paterson ..... 32.85 X ~I Hornstein .39.45 r Sch"'artz ..... 32.8 enough of either to get good tonrnament credit. ~I ~litchel1 ..... 39.(5 L Thompson ... 32.8 groUI)ings, rating.wise, for tlJem) tend to As to whether or not you should "go iJ Stolzenberg .. 39.0 H B Daly ...... 32.75 R D Hough . .. . Z8.65 n Glassberg .... 3lU be somewhat irregular, or static, in their . for the draw," when that will secure a S Baron ...... 38.S G Snlllnger .... 32.4 ratings, whereas Classes C and B and­ first prize for you in a Prize tournament L Dreit>ergs • ... 38.45 It E Berg ...... 32.2 F .J Yerhoff . . .. 38.4 1" D Dullcn; .. . . 32.3 lower A's and higher D's come close to or a qualification to the next rOllnd in J Starkinas .. . . 37 .35 10" Townsend .... 32.3 expectations: that is, B players heat A the Golden Knights, that is your own G Katz ...... 37.3 W Buchanan ... 31.85 R Christiansen .37.25 11( Dock ...... 31.8 but rarely or lose to C and draw infre· problem and a real one if the draw is to Mrs lI-! L Hatch 36.4 F R Stauffer ... 31.8 quently enough with either. he with a much lower·rated opponent. S G Priebe ..... 36.3 R T Chace ..... 30.8 Also, for those inclined to play bril. If you find opponents withdrawing or 1-, J\.[oorin ...... 36.3 it! '1' Reilly ..... 30.55 A Donlns ...... 36.2 B R Worrell .. . 30.55 liantly perhaps bllt sometimes hlunder, forfeiting when they have losing games, R H Jessen .. . . 35.75 J H .\[arica .... 30.5 the system cannot seem to register closely. you can have recourse to adjudication to H Rosenberg ... 35.55 A Slys ...... 30.5 With each win (espeeially of 50 or more gain the proper rating credit. We refuse points), a player's rating may be deemed 10 win the game for you: "winning a won 17th Annual Championship "inflated." And it remains so until an· game can be the hardest thing in chess;' In the 1964 Golden Knights, Finals other win confirms the former and sets someone said. So we require that you have section, 64·Nf 18, has completed play, lip a "new inflation." For a hlunderer, material advantage enough to win or that and the contestants thereIn scored these of course, every win and loss may repre· you demonstrate that you can force the weighted·point totaJs:* P L Thompson 36.8; Ozols 36.35; D sent a temporary dislocation of his rating win of sufficient material (or of course J Carper 35.25; R C Evans 32.9; C E rather than a "confirmation." a mate). We cannot "adjudge" a posi. Moore 27.2; J N Murray 18.4; and S J On the whole, thouglJ, we may say that tional advantage as a win for you; for Rundlett withdrew. the ratings are "self.correcting." Try this that does require additional skill on our experiment: rate, say, 1000 against a part. Nor do we "adjudicate" for draws ·Welghted point totals are baaed on the series of wins and losses with various (you have to win to uphold your win hy following Male: 1.0 polntll per win In the preUIll/I; 3.2 In aem1.l1n&la; and ,-/1 In tlnals. ratings. Then run off a parallel string of forfeit) . Dra ..... count hatf of the.e value•. 210 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 Melding these scores with those pub­ PRESENT LEADERS' this month either. But the tollowing large lished in May (page 144), we have thIs D E Owens .... 46.2 D GIb son ...... 31.3 list is that ol contenders who have quali· list of prospective cash-prize wInners for W E Robertie . .46.2 J Mayer ...... 31.15 fied for the Semi-finals: the time beIng: B Maillard .... . 43.45 R DeVault .' " .30.8 N Zimninski, M Polonski, L McGowan. R Lohrman .... 42.95 R A Peterson . . 30.8 P D Hammen, J F Healy, K S Brown, T PRESENT LEADERS* R Murphy ..... 42.95 S P Wang .. . .. 30.65 :J Phythyon .... 42.95 C S Weikel .... 30.5 Myles, J Sarar, K Graham, K Kelly, E A SlIdmets _.' .. 46.2 E A Smith . .. . . 33.85 L Drelbergs .. .40.75 R L COllins .... 29.95 Toennies, M Hebert. A Wilner, L J Cop­ El McNally .... 45.1 E V Solot ...... 33.85 S Tennant . . . . . 39.95 E F James . . . . 29.5 lin, Mrs J Coghill, B E Endsley. P Dod­ D A Littrell . . . H.O J Christman . . . 33.0 S J Elowltch . . 39.65 \V I Weinkauf .29.35 dridge. N Charney. 0 G Birsten, P Marks, R A Cayford . .. ~3.95 R C Evans .. .. . 32.9 M Book ...... 39.S R Chagnot .... . 29 .05 L Stolzenberg .. ~3.95 J OZOls ...... 32.8 R Melton ...... 39.5 0 \V Strahan .. 29. 05 R Gabrielson. V Morrolle, R W Lebo, J B Maillard ..... 42.85 N Tener ...... 31.8 L Tuttle ...... 38.95 J F Shaw ...... 29.0 Letzkus. D E Wilson. T R Fontana, D C J Stein ...... 42.0 H B Daly ...... 31.15 L B Joyner .... 38.45 J Duchesne . . . 28.3 Kooi. G E Dunn, L R Jollllson, J Ozols, R M Burley . . .. 41.85 H J Graves ..... 31.75 P S Lelnwebber 38.35 H J Graves .... 28.2 Morton Lane ... 40.75 J E Bischoff ... 31.65 D Sibbett ., .. . . 38.35 W L Perry .. . . 27.4 T 0 McCormick, S Gordon, R Johnson, Vine Smith ... .40.6 B L Neff ...... 31.65 J Hobson ...... 30.85 KOMott-Smlth 27.1 L BOwen. R Pease, L C Larson, K I ZalyS ...... 40.6 G B Dunham .. . 31.6 V A Ezerins ... 36.7 C J Tabert ... . 26.15 Cargill, T Lathrop, P L Thompson, D N D Kucera ...... 39.8 G B Oakes .... . 31.35 OS Klein ...... 36.2 F G Laoh , . . ... 26.0 J G Sulllvan ... 39.5 J T AleJtander .31.3 J Ozols ...... 36.15 G J Ferber .... 25.55 Lovinger, E P Baker. N Freeman, S J D Paterson . . . 39 .1 F D Dulloal ... 30.8 C M Bender ... ,35.75 H E Winston .. 25.05 Gerzadowicz. W C Neumann. P J Nowak B B Wlsegarver 38.6 J H Marica . ... 30.7 P W Pittman .. 35.3 D R Belasco ... 2~ . 55 (2), F Undzlus. C N Ludvik, N L FIcken, E E Hildreth .. 38.55 G A Crum ..... 30.05 B Kaczmarek .. 35.0 L H Gilbert ... 24. 05 R De Vault, R Gittens, B B Wisegarver, A E Caroe ..... 38.3S S Klein ...... 30. 0 B L Neff ...... 35,0 C Dowling ..... 24, 0 J H Dunkle . . .. 37.85 E J Werner . . . 29.55 or Peisach ..... 35.0 D R Heath .... t4.0 R Wenzel. R Rutlierford, P C Cavaliere. R A Carlyle .... 37.25 L Kwartler .... 29.5 A Sildmets .... 34.95 H Scott ...... 23.8 R J Gallagher, W W Fuchs, M E ResnIck, G Katz ...... 37.25 A C SU)'ker .... 29.5 D Oscada ...... 31.~5 R Sidl'Ys ...... 22.8 F H Clark and R D Hough. P L Thompson .36.8 R A Bloom ... .. 2S .35 S Narkinsky ... 3~.05 A F Wright ... 22.8 J O~ols ...... 3G.35 R L Anderson . . 28.9 J F Campbell .. 34.0 G Bancroft ... . 22.75 S G Priebe . . ... 36.35 F A Rudolph .. 28.9 G Stayart ...... 33.55 A de Sherblnin 22.! W Muir ...... 36.3 C A Butland .. . 28.55 ]) Brandreth . . . 33.0 G Good ...... 22.25 22d Annual Championship L Dreibergs .... 36.25 F B Bender ... . 28.3 R Nester ...... 32.8 B"\V Paul ...... 21.65 G J Ferber . . ... 36.2 "\V Bland ...... 28.3 H Rosenberg .. 32.7 S HuJber ...... 20.65 In the (current) 1969 Golden Knights, J B Stearns .... 36.2 C A Van Brunt .28.3 J Limarzi ...... 32.4 D A Booth . .. .. 19.55 R J Pleva is the first to quaJ!fy tor as­ L POliakoff . . .. 35.6 B Davidson .... 27.8 B L Patteson .. 32.25 J R Piazza ..... 18.9 signment to the Semi·finals. M Fitts ...... 31.9 F D Dulieai .. .. ISA D Carper ...... 35.2" H F Wright .... 27.8 As or the end of May, ninety·llve sec­ R O'Nell ... , ... 35.1 Virgil Smith ... 27.3 W Neumann . . . 31.8 L R Johnson, . . IS.3 S Baron ...... 35.0 R F McGregor .27.25 G Dlnesco ..... 31.75 G A Cave ...... 17.1 tions were in play, or all ol 665 con­ P S Leinweber .34.95 C E Moore ..... 27 .2 P D Joslin .... 16.0 tenders. so far. S R Brown •.... 3~.5 J L Weininger .26.3 A Makaitis ..... 34.5 S Lenz ...... 26.0 E A PfIumm . .. 33.95 D Bohley ...... 25.55 19th Annual Championship G Goodman .... 33.9 J:-.r Ogni ...... 25.05 H Rosenberg- . . . 33.85 R Franke ...... 25.0 In the 1966 Golden Knights. Finals M N Herrick ... 25.0 POSTAL MORTEMS sections. 66.Nf 4 and 66·Nf 5, hal'e cow­ pleted play, and the contestants therein Postal Chess Reports Received 18th Annual Championship scored these weighted'point totals;· during May 1969 66-Nf 4 L Roberts 38.4; A G Sgro 35; In the 1965 Golden Knights, Finals K V Grivainis 33.9; E A Pflumm 31.6; section, 65-Nf 8, has completed play. and To report results, follow instructions on R O'Neil 27.4; E J Kent 21.15; and J the contestants therein scored these pages 4 & 5 of your booklet on Postal H Buhalo 15.05; weighted·point totals:' Chess strictly and exactly. Otherwise the 66.Nf 5 Mrs J Greene 43.95; L Stol· P S Leinwebber and D Sibbett 38.35 report may be misrecorded, up or zenberg 39.5; F K Foote 37.2; R De Vault held each; eM Bender 35.75; G Dinesco 31.75; 29.6; C Henderson 22 ,15; B Haimes 20.65; {'ven lost. Name winner first! J R Piazza 18.9; G A Cave 17.1; and R and J Marfla 18.35. For results in any tournament, give short, L Collins withdrew. Meanwhile, C A Gorostiaga, J P Laird brief report: it's easier 10r you and tor UI. Melding these scores with those pub­ Typical Is: and R C Brandt have qualified for assign' lished in June (page 186), we have tlds 68_C 466: Paul Morphy 1 A. B. Meek 0 (1st) ment to the Finals. 68-P 273: A. Halprin y" H. N. Ptusbury y" list or prospective cash·prize winners for 68.Nf 13: F. J , Marshall 1 H. E. Atkins O. the time being: Please note: Winners (and those with the 20th Annual Championship \Vhlte pieces in case of draws) must report as soon as result is contirmed by opponent. In the 1967 Championship, these con· The opponent may report also to ensure bls tenders have qualified for assignment to record and rating gOing through hut must the Finals; G Moltchanoff. R A Mallon, then state clearly that he was the lo!er (or played Black In case ot a draw). W F Friesema, G ~I SImms, W A Naff. Game reports sent In time for receipt by R Chalker, I Zalys. A B De Vl"i endt. G dates indicated above are printed below. Kellner. R De Vault. W Wei I, 0 M Mac· But the players concerned should check to Connell. C R Bednarz, K S Werc and see that they are so published. To spot R 0 Ell'ing. them. look under your section number. tirst by the key: e.g.. 68-C (Indicating Class Tour~ Also. 'W J L11tes, J :Musumeci, H Har· ney begun In 1968) and by number (466) vey and P T Smi·th qualified for the given in text beTow the key, See Rule 18. Seml·flnals. Symhol 1 indicates a win by torfelt with. , out ratin..:: credit: a shows a rating credit adjudication: d1 marks II double-tortelt. ': - 21st Annual Championship In the 1968 Championship. no new CLASS TOURNAMENTS qualifier for the Fina.ls ha.s come through Four_man Tournaments Graded by Clall"s Started in 1967 (Key: 67 .. C) Qualifying Assignments Tourneys 1 .379: 196 Deal wins [rom Best. Assignments to Semi-finals and l<~ inals 202 Parks pinks Frank. 203 DolloU downs are mailed after yoU score the fourth qual!­ Gray. 214 Ouellette tops (0.) Gussman. 250 [ylng point. First though. we must rlnish Hamilton tops (a) Anthopoulos. 274 Gingrl\.!l "ll work toward publishing results 101 the downs Anderson. 275 GingraS pinks Powell. "He says he doesn't like the way the ne"t !~ ~ "e . So assignment (if you nre 280 Somerville socks Wlllls. 282 HendriCks World Champion played the ending in in a oomplete seven) comes, because by first. stops Haystead. 2% Fenner tops (f) CillSS mail. just about the t ime that iS$ue 'l'omaino, 297 Faust tops (2f) Ba.lrd. 315 the fourteenth match game." does. 01' a bit earlier. Schlieslng beats Baxter. 321 Norris. White CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 211 The FIght That F.llmed POSTAL GAMES An imaginative opening iry, an oppo­ from CHESS REVIEW tourllCY\ nent's lack of book knowledge and a lerocious attack achieve a bright mini· ature lor Black, Annotated by JOHN W. COLLINS The Fight That Failed R. G. Carter B. Endsley This is a story about the King Knight's 1 P_K4 P-K4 file. Just about everything happens on 2 N-KB3 N_QB3 it-a Pawn sacritice, a piece sacrifice, 3 B-B4 N-B3! threats to the Queen and 'R maUng attack. The Two Knights Defense seizes the PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE Initiative and denies the Evans Gambit and the . G. Gribushin R. Potter n 4 N-N5 P-Q4 Whi,te Fingering It (lilt - royally I Black 5 PxP P-N4 1 P-K4 P_Q3 This Is Ulvestad's imaginative hut un· Now White threatens to win a pl~e It has been said the Plre Is not a fight· sound move, Best is 5 , . , N-QR4 6 with 24 BxB, QxQ 25 RxQt. lng delense. But there are various ways B-N5t, P-B3 7 PxP, PxP S B-K2, P-KR3. of fighting. That in the Fire is flexible 6 BxP • • • • and subtle. The book refutation is 6 B-Bl! NxP 2 P_Q4 N_KB3 7 BxP, B-N2 S P- Q4, P- B3 9 0-0, Q-Q4 3 N_QB3 P-KN3 10 P-QB4, N-N3 11 P-Q5, PxN 12 PxN, 4 P-B4 · , . . BxP 13 Q- R5t, P-N3 14 QxNP, B- KN2 While this move is very sharp, 4 B-N5 15 N- B3, as White is a Pawn up with a and 4 N-B3 are good alternatives. much better position. But 6 ... N-Q5 4 . . . . 8-N2 gives Black fair chances. 5 N_B3 P_B3 6 .. , , QxP 8 0-0 B-N2 5 ... 0-0 and 5 ... P-B4 are more 7 BxNt QxB 9 N-KB3 •.•• usuaL Baretich-Pirc (Cateske Top!ice 9 Q-B3, P-K5 10 Q-QN3, 0-0-0 11 1968) continued: 5 ... 0 - 0 6 B-QS, Q- R3 t , K-Nl 12 N-QB3 [12 NxBP, R-Q4 N-B3 7 B-K3 [7 P-K5! ?J. P-K4! 8 BPxP, is unclear], R- Q2 is better, giving about PxP 9 P-Q5, N-Q5 10 NxP, NxQP!! 11 23.... BxN even chances. BxN, N-B5 12 B-Bl? [12 B-B4!], N-K3 On 23 ... BxB 24 QxB, QxQ 25 RxQt, 9 • • . . P-N4 13 NxNP? BxB! 14 NxR, Q-R5t with a B-N3 [25 ... K-Rl 26 QR-KNl, B-K3! 10 P-KR3 • • • • winning attack for Black [page 185, June 27 R- N7 ties up Black] 26 NxB, PxN 27 The text provides a welcome target. 1968-Ed.] R.xPt, K- R2 28 QR-KN1, White is a Probably best is 10 P- Q3, P-N5 11 N-R4, Pawn up with a commanding position. 6 B-Q3 0-0 8 P_QR3 Q-N3 holding the King Knight Pawn, 7 0-0 P_QN4 9 K-R1 B-N5 24 PxB .•.• 10 • . .. P_KR4! 12 P-Q3 P-N5 10 P-K5 N-K1 Now White may win the Exchange: 11 Q-K2 B-Q3 13 PxP PxP 10.. Px:P 11 BPxP, N-Q4 and 10 25 B- R6, QxQ 26 RxQt, B-N3 27 BxR. 14 N-K1 P-K5! KN-Q2 are preferable. 24 ... , R_B2 Now Black threatens 15 ., B-R7t 11 P-R3 B-B1 25 Q_R4! • • • • 16 K-Rl, B- B5§ winning the Bishop. Black is losing time and giving White 26 B-R6 threatens Black's Queen. a free hand. 11 . . . BxN 12 QxB, PxP 25 .... B-N3 is better-not 12 .. QxP 13 B- K3! 26 B-B6 R,B 12 Q-K1 P_Q4 Or 26 . , , Q-Bi 27 RxBt! 13 B-K3 P-KB4 27 PxR Q-Bf Else, 14 P-B5 follows. 28 QR-K1 N-Q2 14 PxP e.p. KBxP 16 P_KN4 Q-B2 29 R-K7 • • • 15 N_K5 N-Q3 17 Q-N3 P-K3 The threat is 30 QxP mRite. 18 P-B5! • • • • 29 • . . . NxP This is the breakthrough providing On 29 ... QxP 30 QxPt, K-Bl 31 RxB, play on the King Knight file. Q-BSt 32 R- Nl, Q- B6t 33 R- N2, Q-BSt 18 • • • • KPxP 34 K- R2, Q-B5t 35 K-Nl, Q-QBSt 36 19 B-KB4! • • • • N-Ql! QxNt 37 K- R2, White mates in a White threatens 20 NxNP! PxN 21 move or two, 15 P_KN3 0-0-0 BxN, winning the Exchange. 30 RxKRP!! NxR Now the threat is 16 . , R-RSt! 17 19 . . • . P-N4 31 RxBt Resigns KxR, PxP§ winning the Queen. 20 PxP! Q_KN2 After 31 ... K- Rl 32 Q- Q4t, N-B3 33 16 PxP R-R6 On 20 ... NxP 21 BxN, BxB 22 BxP, RxN, Q-N2 34 R-R6t, K- Nl 35 QxQt, Black threatens 17 . . . R/l-Rl and BxN 23 PxB [threatening 24 B-B6§], KxQ 36 RxP, White is a Knight and a 17 ' .. NxP followed by IS ... NxNP. ·White lias a winning attack, Pawn up with more in sight. 17 B_B4 R/1_R1 21 R_KN1 • • • • Forceful play throughout by White. The threat is IS ... R-RSt 19 K- N2, Now the play on the pivotal file Is in R/I-R7 mate. full swing, whlte Black's Queen Knight PERSONAL SERVICE 18 P_KB3 B-R3 and Queen Rook are out of play. 'l'he Editor of this department, a former Resigns 21 . . . . NxP .Marshall Chess Cluo, ~ew York State and U. S. Correspondence Champion, and Co- re­ For 19 N-Q3 [or 19 P-B4, BxP 20 On 21 ... Px:B 22 QxP, the Black viser of Modern Chess Openings, 9th cd .. Q-QB2, R- RSt], Black wins with 19 , .. Queen Is lost. will play you a correspondence !;"! Trost and Ufl Dry_ FUlche r. 387 Ru... bows 10 Hines but beau downs Gunderson. li9 Bau. Pope lie. IH de n . 331 Jackson Jolls Hoa-gan once and Arnold twice. 389 Blaney mauls !.toyer. 391 Malkin lotea t}Vo to Friedman. one to Le"Y­ Hamllhe r twlee. 332 Krach tops (Zf) !.fueller. )(OOdy downs Dumas. 393 Sheller lIckl nero 61 McNulty nips Lasar. as Blenker 333 Dameron withdraws. loses (a) 10 Moyer. 395 Gunn liCks Lane t ...· ice. 396 Mc­ halu HOgan twice. 7~ Tepk.r tapti McBride. Hotlletter. 33~ Waller whips Perdue. 336 Cue drubs Sidrys and Veith. U9 Correction: 75 Clark cUps. Bartetta. U Berres rips Cla.rk CIOlltl Pritchard. 337 Fetbrod tops Ouyer withdra..... n, not Bell. Chureh!li. 59 Yantz yerkJ< Curr(ln. 94 GoUin (~a) Peters. Tourneys 400 - 421: 402 Deutsch win, tram­ tops Slgl and Crum two each. 108 SpIro Tourney. 340 - 399: 341 Mitchell wins two Gruenwald twicf!. 410 Pauotta. tops Gorham cUps Clarren. ltO Keh;er conb Pittman from Carpenter, one from Cooley and ties and ties Blankenship. 413 Economou belts twice. 117 j ohnson tops (f) Alexander. 111 Mesareh. 343 Waller top. and !leG Edward,. Balluck. (20 Abney tops and ties Lute and Hud.llOn bo..... to Hayne, Gon:&aln once, to 3H Shea tops Haden twice but splits .... Ith nip. Price: 1Ilazzll/erro withdrawn. Ande ... twice. 123 Frank wllhdrawn. 130 SOileau.. 3($ Clark. Mitc hell aptlt t""'O. J H Hayn.. halls Probs t. 136 Lemyre licks Moore. 138 Blraten, Lawrence tie. 139 Benner Started ill 1969 (Xey: 69-C) bell, Plotlowakl. TOllrney. t - 99: 1 GTe{!F\18.ng withdrawn. 2 Tourneys 140 _ 1119: 14' Blatt l\'lnl two tram POSTALMIGHTIES! Ha.llIllp !lcks L inke Iwlce. 9 ROI!enlltoek Frank. 14t Lemyre tops and tiel Martin. 153 Withdrawn. 10 Grl.wold top~ SeeKer tWice. Lleffrlng Quells Younl"Q.ulst. 154 Lemyre Prize Tourllomellb 18 Nelson nlpa Bircher. 19 Trotti top. (2t) belts Baldwin. 157 Kelly conk! Oustafson. Haye8. 26 Kennedy tWice tops Shannon and These Postalltes have won a wards In the 158 Hubbard halb Pease. 16~ FItzgerald ties (2t) Smith. 29 Wall loses to Krou ~e but and lose. to Perry and lops Ut) Rocheleau. 1961 a..nd U68 Prize 'l'ournamenh. beats Schott. 31 De Ana-ells wlthdra.w8. !7 163 Queen bows twice to Jones. OnCe to Tourney Player. Place Score O.trow8ky bol\" to Roseman but besls Zacate; Zaca.te tops (a) ThOlT\l;,.. 169 Gordon 6f_P 18 M A Farrell ...... 1-3 3,-2. Holecy. ~2 Lerner licks Keith t,,·lcc. 43 tOJlll (U) Schmitt; Davl,. withdrawn; L SWard ...... l-Z 3!-!) PhHlpp socks Saell!. H r-reek. Shamel IPllt Thra ~ hn tles Gordon twice a nd tapti (a) 30 C H lber ...... 1at 51- II two: Murdoch replaces Coppola. 47 Helt Davll. 171 Fahrenberg fells CUto twice. 173 E L Mott ...... 2nd 4-2 h i t.!! S hamel Iwlce. 50 Sagan lo..ltlI 10 Milla rd. Rasmuuen 10IIe8 to Gm but IIc'" Johnson 31 W F Schick., ...... 2-3 ( _2 wlthdra.. ·s. 55 Powell replaces Foster. 58 twice. 1'16 Correction: Preston Wan tram A J Stesko ...... :-4 4-~ )-Iantell replaces Mintz; Hei!, Leeson tie. 60 Klnalow. 182 Tolliver tOPll Flynn; Suhr bests 58 D Ewlni" ...... 1-2 5~- i WUson bows to Berger-OlBen but belts Barne•. IS( Schmitt, Roseman each top (211.) M A PavItt ...... 1-2 5}-. Coaker. 61 Yanh withdraws. H Anders. Cala.bro. !to Clark twice toP' Kaufman and 70 FLee ...... 2nd 5-1 MitChell tie twlca. 72 Gallagher IIclQj om McKeon. 193 Kirby tops Goodman twice. 77 G Masslnger ...... 1-2 H-ll Szlltyal. 75 Dolloff downs Shipley twlca. 71 191 Agnew. ON!en tie. 19' Lewl,. withdraws. W RaUdenbush ...... 1-2 H-1' Riddle rips lfeye.... 81 Appel lOP' (tt) Tourneys 200 _ 2-111: 200 Gray win. from 8! P D JD.lllln ...... ht 5-1 Young. 86 SOilin aocb Simon. 88 D·Arcy. Clark.. 202 Spriggs rl.,.. Ripandelll. 203 Kothe u-p 5 J Gob.!ller ...... 1st 5_1 Greenburg down J a blon. kI. 90 Bojfla. beal. conk" Mataon. !lOS F1ynn mps Carpenter L L newl ...... 2-3 41-1l Shannon. 92 Yaung boW8 to Johnson and tWice. '0'1 Burlant beltl Miller. 208 Fried_ A Hahn ...... Z-3 41-1i Beeker but beal. Rice. 94 Frazer tal'l Evans twice. man, Lauer tie. 209 Arml tops (2f) Ollborn. 13 R Brum ...... ht e-o 2U Blumberg tops (21) Wommack. 216 H B Kline ...... 2nd 5-1 Tourneys 100 - 187: 111 Vandenberc Wins O'Mearre withdrawn. 217 Sidell tops (f) 19 ;r L :Murphy ...... ~nd (~-li (2f) from Dummlch. IIJ Stephens stopa Hughen. 218 Com~tock stOPI Helt and Con_ 21 C 'V 'Vellman , ...... 1st 5~- i Dlelteldt twice. 116 Setton socks Severson. ley. 220 Brand cllps Clark. 221 Lockton tops N Charney ...... 2nd 5-1 122 Millard licks Gross. 124 Pearson plnka (2t) Furle. 225 lazar liCks Leeaon; Furie 41 B Bartle ...... 1st 6-0 Dielfeldt. 13' H\l"Ck~ replaces Lee. 151 Buck_ withdrawn; Leeson lopl (fa) Furle. 228 U D L Nlermann ...... lsl G-O endorf replaces Montanaro. 153 Powell re­ Gales yerk. Youmans. :'.31 Done... tops Vec­ plaeu Blier. lU Waller N!places Danllovlch. chio (a) and Nobile (ta). :32 Cla rk c lout.!! 111 Kautz replace. Helper. 183 l!.leek replace. WAller and (to Furle; Wa.ller licks Livers. Smith. U3 Mullison loptl Sample tWice. U4 Lucas Theae Postalite.. ha"Ye ",'on or tied for first yerkl Younger twice. 235 D61a n lops McKin­ In lH7 and 1968 Cia.." Tournaments. ney and Keeler twice each; Keeler top~ Tou~ney Player. Place Score PRIZE TOURNAMENTS McKinney twice. 237 Schlleslng tops Jamison and (It & 180) Furie. 2{0 Probst top. Thomas H-C H L Chappel ...... ht 31-2i Seven-man Tou~narnent. for Premiums twice. 241 Flnette fells Kepple twice. 243 '" F Kluytmans · ...... ht , ., Watkin. QueU~ Queen; Patton withdrawn, '" W Lindberg · ...... 1st , ., Started ill 1967 (Xey: 67-P) loaes to Wuklna (211.) and Riddle (a). 2H C E Whitlow ...... 1st , ., '" Tourney. 1· &g: 33 Hawksley win" from Corraetlon: Anders. Smith tied. U5 TerhUne G , Benner · ...... 1_~ , ., '" PalmQuist. 13 Larra.bee withdraws. 53 Lar­ t iM Rupprecht and loses 10 SeUers. '" E W Deuchler ...... 1-3 , ., A P arks · ...... hi , ., rabee withdraws. 5$ ROllins tops (f) Le· Tourney. 2SO _ 2119: f511 Powe ll I~es to , mleux. 56 Arbo tOPI (a) Barker. S8 Ewln&". Rucke r but lkks Logan; Charbonneau bows 29''" Somerville · ...... lsi , ., D Sa.:hs ...... ht I Pavitt tie. 70 Lea licks Bailey. '17 Rauden­ once to Locan, twice to RUcker. 251 Gag­ 51· bush nlpa Naff. lIZ Leach licks Stauffer. nOn nips Hannon. 252 Rosenteld rips Lang­ ...'" R Frederick · ...... lst 51· I &S-C H L Chappel don. 258 Downll conks Call to. 255 Farrell · ...... 1st , ., 29• D C Hal"Yersen ...... 1st , ., Started ill 1968 (Key: 6I.P) rips Ledlie. 256 Coomb~ tapa (If & 111.) G S Rasmuuen ...... lst ., Perry. 261 Ashley. Quinn Ue. 259 Willemsen Tourney. 1 - 49: ~ Larsen wins from Nerl. ~ So, Buonanm!e! .. ..•.•. 1-2 Jars J ohn"on. 260 Keeler toP' (t) Diamond. •4i-l} Dursteln downs Dews. 6 Lou licks Wa.rd. " B Schenllul 262 Garth tOPII (2f) Horvath. U3 BUrgess, S · ...... 1 -2 4!-H 7 Larrabee withdraws. 13 Bennington with • " W Friedman Kranu best Pa&"e: Maraalls .... llhdraws. 264 .. · ...... lst 51· I drawn. loses (a) to Brum. 14 Cantrell Irlps A Zimmenna..nn tops Tarter t .... lce. 26"5 Aem_ Blenker · ...... 1st 51· I Crouch. 1'1 ca.rr tOPI (II.I Raguette. U Mur_ II\¥ nlN Malhls. 266 Gallo lick. Brown. 21;9 H V Clark ...... hi ., phy whips Wellman. :t Charney clips Kline: " R Berres ...... lst •, He nnosue c rackll Crump. f10 McClelland .." ., Wellman pinks Paquay. n Bender oo.ls R withdrawn. 271 Garrett withdrawn. 272 lip_ Gonzalez ...... lst ., Kalden. 26 DeVine downs Kowalkov,s kl. 2f S • kin tops (2t) CarrOll. 279 Nalson nips Twigg. Blunt ...... 1"t ., Darker bow .. (a) to Bscorn but tiel Sul­ U,'" P Lemyre · ...... b t •(Hi f82 Walker, Sauve down Duke. 28~ Kinnu<.:an '" Perry Unger; Kahn nips ~emelhy and Rurt. 21 quells Youn,:qulst twice; Johnstone Jau 159 B · ...... 1IIt 51· Plant conks COhen. 30 Brum ties Farber M E Zacate Melli twice. 285 Shannon socks Sogin and .. , · ...... lst 51· • and tops O'Neil. 32 PrattM tops Martin. 37 A Roseman split, with Santarlus. 287 Harr tops (2t) .. , · ...... lst ., • RUlz TUpS Hoglund; Courtney tops (f) New_ Malouln. 280 !.ener Uob Manning. 2U Kluka. H V Clark · ...... 1st •51· land. 39 Nommay nips Harper; Joseph, Leach R clips Chamberlain. 2lH Davolt downs Mc­ M Burlant · ...... 1-2 , ., • lie. 40 Zacate socks Slnu; Parka. top, (f) '" P O'Connor Waters. U7 Kelly Jars JOhnaon...... 1-3 , ., 'Valter. 41 Oberg best. Thomas but bows '" R E Matthew8 ...... Lsi , ., A , Retain Record, '" L ...... lst , ., ." , Do"~ ...... lst , ., Gam. N!POru tor ClaQ &lid Prbe TOW'_ Keep records at your carnes lilt chance U, , Dolan '" · ...... lst , ., nament.!! 1:"0 p&.!It-dlle In t ....o :yean. ATOki a at any counter claims haa J)&8sed well after ... , M Ga.rth .... , ...... 13t ., double-torfeit by reportlnl" on at betore publication ot the re.sultl. ... M Zimmerman ...... 1st ,• ., end at month that p.mes began In aS7, CHUS Rl'lIIW, JULY, 1969 213 to Bartle. U P armley Hcks Ge.rdner . ~~ FINALS (Key: 66· Nfj Anderson; Wes t but. \Vade hut bOWl to Larrabee wIthdraws. ~5 Aus tIn rips Roger• . Sect Ion, 1 - 29; 8 Bender " '11l-'! from Sibbett. F.wlng. &0 Gancher. M~Clle hnlt Hedl;"coek: 46 Alexander topa Yanl.. and tin Frank. 47 U Throop downs DeVo re. 11 "'Volt whlpa 'Veber downs Dix. 62 Pynu wh l l>'l \Venne'_ E lkes withdrawn. ~ 8 Me rsereau downs Dolle COdy. n PelT)' r iP3 Brandl. 26 Abroms. a trom: F.Ibogen tops (a) Croyle. 63 Madison and Fleken. H Hamilton topa Anden;un and Kireh ner. Danon. Ts y lor halt He rtz; Abrams maul" Geary. 14 Dloe-.;o downs Wehh. (a) J04eph; Nler mann nlpa Morrhion. conk. Kln:hner ; Danon nips Slayart. 28 F I N A L S (KeY: 57 _N f ) T ourneys 50 - 69: 5(1 Blaneh a rd wins from Vaughan bows to Crandan but be.ts Dry­ Pleree. 51 Rlbowsk y ties Carr and t ops (0 foo. : Crandall withdra.ws. loses (a) to Free­ SectIons 1 - 11 : 1 LeVine win. trom Ferber Little; Wohlgemuth 1000es to Notan bu t tops lander. 29 Sidrys drubl! Mulliken: S tarcevlc but loses to Pickler. 2 Greene. Neff tie. 3 H ) Wommack. 52 KleIn tops (&) Church ill. SlOP' Druce. Tennant downs Daly and Duhcal; Johnson sa SuLLInger tlc6 Ashley and Rapter; Lou jara Dullca l. 5 MeUlard licks Sample but Uclul Rupler. U Dardes tlu Gayton and tops loses to McCarthy: McCarthy. E)owltch tie; Whiteman; Cllsto conlul Stephe ns. 56 Casto 19th Annual Championslillp 1966 Fischbarg belts :Bee.tey. bows to Huber but best, Glntrer; Leeson lic ks Huber and Latterty. 51 Cohen. Thoms S E M I. F I NAL S (Key: 56-Ns) tle; Mime. teUs FItzge rald; Gorenflo with­ SectIons 1 _ 68: !fo We.k1ey .... In" from Sk in· 21st Annual CllamploDship 1968 d rawn. 10'" (al to Ewina-. S8 Rousseau r ip" nero SS Klu ytma n l lic k' Leef. 55 Whitney P RELI M INARY ROUND (Key: 63_N) Owen. 5' FO>Iter downs Dougll"; 'Vorley IW!SIl Berger -Olsen: GoroatlaF;"a tops H) whIps ParrInello; COllette beaU Ball. 63 Sllch • . S5 Henecke ti el Lelzku" a nd Laird 5,<;:tl"n, 1 _ 99; 1 Joy~e. McKaIg tIe. 4 Wsr­ Chromik nIps VerNooy. 65 Berger-Olsen. and tops 'Vebb. 68 ,VslTe n tici Secord and ren whips Parka. 9 Zimnin.kl nips Green­ Burton tie. 66 Jones Jars See; Lambert t op~ (n) Grivas. 67 Kama n conks RalJinowlt~ span and PelllnL 16 K en t. Goldberg tie. 20 withdrawn. 67 Ginige. fells 11'tnelll; Leeson and Patterson. 68 Haralson beats llahrt but Klndret d rubs Houser. a1 Polonskl but. tops PhlUp and (a) Cu.tls; Latterty licks bow. to Brandt. l3e08llk. 3"5 Oko]a WIthdraws. H Heath top, Phillip and Glnlge.. 58 Green5lte mauls (a) Prince. 46 McGowan maull Slezak ; Sue Macormac; Greenslte. Rou.ueau top (a) F INAL S (Key: 56_Nf ) belts B,reb olt:r.. SO OlSOn withdrawn, U Bailey. U Sullinger top3 1.oebo and ties Section. 1 • 23: ~ O' Neil w ins from ('fl lIIn. ) lareha.nd. S ....ln tie. 51 But;:en licks Lind_ Fonlan: Huebaeh tops Sul1lnger a nd ties 5 Hende raon. l larfh' tie. , Wea.. er nip" :\'ert. s ey. 64 Healy bea.. BuUa nd: PlulIlmer tops Lebo: Lauen licks COte. 1(1 Roode rips Meyer; Ae llilera ho "'~ 10 (0 Fa.irbanks. 6S Geanes withdra.wn. 6' Tou rneys 70 _ 99: 7(1 Hahn. Green win from Roode and }feyer but bel" Chnrnc~·. 11 Dennis nips Netter. 72 Marples mau] ~ W e n ­ Nau: Hahn tops (rJ Schleel. 12 Lafferty Pedersen s tops Johnson II-I,d Story: Johnl14 nc rI ps n edmO"fl. ~I Smith loses to Jacobs and wIthdraw!. 128 a Arnow nIps Guthrie. 1(1 Nahl stops PIlly. Wenver tie. 22 BohfIC tiu Ole\' hu t )Iorrone mauls Nunthl.la., 129 Crayton best! Stephen.; Lnrrabee wlt hd raw@. 14 L ipkin 10$" to ~Ieg o . 2~ Bouche r best!! Hen ly 11.",1 H u~hes hu t l.>ows to Kownackl. Ucb Miller. IS Bernero belt. POlk. 16 norgen Geibel: Henly tops (a) Godin. !.'} Bo"e ~" I~ ! t ~ Sections 130 _ 149: 13(1 Ashley wins t rom beats Cartlidge . IS Tha)'cr yerk" Yani,,: Tho,""", !8 Ag ree wlthdrnwn. !9 Kn"'n t.e~ t .• Foelker; "fallison. m elefeld top (a ) Ltnvltle. Fos ter lI plth. Spe ncer. W Kaltenhrun re­ Ul;. 3~ Ch,,]kcr 131 ) Ie)'er jolts Jamison. U~ Campana conks places Parker. !3 Womack rips Ralston. 21 tic. Naff and tops SUChClln])'n; LUle>; wilh _ Cac h. 134 }lorey bells Beard. U~ Lebo. llunoz mnnl,. Aldermnn. 26 Fllzzlo]a downs drawn: Stein. Suchomlyn tie. 3] Prn n~ k y Shull tie. 13G Letzkul loses to 'Vi!son but Dao''I)IHLr¥. 28 :\'001 loses to " -"rd and wlthdrnws. 10SM (Il) to " 'elke!. 3S Zal.,·s tOpll (a) Fitzglbbone. 137 Fon tana tell. "'eaver and withdraws. a3 Lnl'I'abee with­ llcka SIg ler. 39 Stulkc n tOIlS (0 OononlH. Lerner. 138 Koo) tOil" Hamm a nd tie. Dunn draws. 34 Aldcnnan. \\'alte,· tie. a :Mueller 40 De Vrlendt downs Karl!. H Smile~ ' lo~e~ and You man ~ ; Dunn lo~es to ;\lartln but replace. Herrick. to Johlll.on but tle ~ Prazak. 4~ GIllloi" I)C~l~ licks Durrant; Youmans tops Hamm and Brandreth. 43 Sehlleaine bow", to Frank !Jut ties Du nn; Ha mm. Martin tie. 139 White belli Sales: Quirk withdra"'n; Wrfl lhall. besls Poort but bows to Twalten; Kle lnlck GOLDEN KNIGHTS Well wh Ip Frank. H Ru nlek rlp.s Tc.. ~"ro. ellps Twait en. Poort and \Vhlte; Johnaon t5 Ta bert bells Bonlen. 46 Bednarz. Wri\nrver tie. ~ 9 Mel­ n ip" Varnik. 142 St ?!fa rUn. MCCormick rIlp lon losea to Werc b u t !Icks Shener; We r<: 1"llLyter; St Martin down. Dowling; Merrell 16th Annual Champlonshlp-1959~60 downs Deacon. With draws. 143 Johnson Jars Abel. Gordon; Seetlon. 50 - 67: 50 W u1\ace tIes F. l bo~en ~Ieglis mau ls Al.>e]. Ha.ll; Gordon downs Hall. F INALS ( Key: 63.Nf j and HIllman; Sigler whips Jones nnd Wal· HI Shaw Ueks Vance and Lo.wrence; Litson Sections 1 - 27: 25 Correctlon: Buchanan Ince. n }'osaaen withdrawn. 53 Krall'. socks Vance. U S KIs tler. Terkeltaub tie. tied P nnk in and lost to MacConnell and Sanved ra. tic; Ki rchner. Kr:lllS top (a) 1~ 6 Owen tllPt! Flayter: Perry withdrawn. Houa-h. 27 Ozols maula ~Ienlle s ; Muller I·"rank. ~~ " 'ahl bows to "," uS>ler but bests 141 Pease. Lo.rson pink Pal trey: Peas e lOPS ~ I o l)j! SteJ)han. Dlaneha rd . :.s CUnningham. Let:r.kus tie. 56 (a) Pariza ; Cargill bests Il16 to G reene and to ps Smltll. 164 Du nkle lies Klft a nd tops Miles. 79 Alexander. Va lk­ For Seml-flnllls and Finals gsmN. u1l: downs Danon. 155 McCrory teUs F earey .nd enbura- but Pleme]; Gordon withdra.wn. 81 exten. lon after twenty- two month$ or rue ·ralavs. loG Baker bel ts Brittlnl\'ham. 158 COOk conkl Kent. tor adjudication a t end of twenty-tour. Vrl.rnik l o~es to Freeman but IIcb Lloyd. 214 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19" 159 Ellb ties Kingsley and loses to Duff. tops Veith. 18 Baker. Grlvalnfs belt Sogin. 160 Goodwin pinks Peavy. 161 Powers loses 19 Jacobs Jolts Brlgmanis. 29 \Velnberg re­ MAIL · to Looks. withdrawn. loses to :-erg and copy of it, to CHESS REVIEW, 134 West to Sidrys tlnd Sanford and withdraws. 169 Klein: GOldberg rips Rickless; GUimond, 72d Street, New York, N, Y. 10023. Gittens bows to Gorden but bests ;\Iay and Salguero · ~Ilp Klein. 9 Paul ties \Vest and Saffan. 170 Lauter ties ~Iontltlore and loses tops B1an~o. 1(1 Abel wlthdra.ws. 11 Starke You may enter as many lectlons as to Dragonelll: Clark cUps Hannold. 171 rips '\' rlght; Dickey downs May. 12 ~[eans you please at proper entry (eel. Yeung yerk~ Harris; Owen beHtS ima.moto withdraws; Danc!s tops (a) Means and Key­ but bows to fluchanan; ;\Iartin tops 1m,,· Smith. 13 Fawbush. Ksala. aX Alter. 15 Start playing chess by mail NOW 1 mota; correction Harris WOn from Owen. Bone~s bests Sherburne. 16 'l'arbell tops 172 :Marlca mauls Clothier. 173 Dickson loses Starkweather and Meyer. 17 Brllshler I!cks CLASS TOURNAMENT to MacNeill but licks O·Keefe. 174 Glssel­ Paszotta and Buys. 18 Sildmet~ pinks Pal­ Enter one of the 4 man groups. qulst. Nold ax Edenburn; Lind~eth quellS frey; Stowell stops \Vallace. 19 Murphy Gisselqui!lt. 175 Hennessee rips Rahl no\\"Jt<:. mauls Oppenheim and Lokey; Helper nip" You will be assigned to a section with 177 Bessaw belts Benner. 118 Naif top~ (0 Xonella. 2(1 ~lu~ATO"e whips White; Jones 3 other players about equal to yourself Hardesty. 17~ l ~ nd~ley bests Thomas hut withdraws. 21 Koch bows to Gach but bests in playing skill. You play both White bows (a) to Bruno. 180 Peavy l.inkS ClaspJll; Gerke; Benker belts :\Jartin; Gibson wlth_ and Black against the other three. You Stansby bests Schmitt and Penvy. lSI drllwn. 22 Heskes, Pleva, Kuperman and Foelke fells Becker; Stratton wIthdraws. Dolan mob Hess: He8s. Pleva and Kuper­ play all she games simultaneously, two 182 Coburn conks Bircher. 183 Blanc hard. man conk :'olarcellino. 23 Rader rips Alston: games on one let of postcards. Deuchler beat Bedin. 184 Prsychod?kl with­ Bucholtz belts Garcia. 24 Baxter tops Your game results will be recorded and drawn. Plummer. published in CHESS REVIEW as well as SectIons 185 • 1~: 185 \Visegarver wins from Sections 25 . 95: 25 Stern wins from Sidrys your postal chess rating. Norman. 186 St Martin tops HlIlI: Lovlnll"er and ;\Ioody and loses to Br\1ce: Hoglund licks Horton. 187 Sogin Itcks Coi~h. Blan­ licks Moo(ly. 2G ,"ouug yerks Goodspeed. 29 The entry fee is only $2.50, chard and Mallna but loses to Erickson and Van Brunt re!l~ Fried; Okola Withdraws; Rutherford; Wenzel whips Rutherford; Kauffmann tOJ>~ (f) McGrath. 30 Lynch 1------1 CHESS REVIEW Blanchard mauls .Malina; Coish withdrawn. licks Cook. 31 Smiley smites j··ultlneer. 14 o Cherk i/ a "ew­ loses (a) to ntanehard. RutherfoNl alld Dean downs Allen and Garcia. 35 l'olonski I 134 W. 72d St., (0111" 10 Postal Chess New Vork, N, I \Ven~el. 188 Gallagher loses to Vlln Brunt tops (0 Spadafora. 36 Butland belts Taylor. v. & Jtate dass .(below) but licks F'Uchs; Cavaliere bows to l~uchs 37 Wright rips Sales. ~O Johnson Jars AI _ I 10023 but beat~ Gallagher; Castelle wlth

47 Q-Q7 . . . - (';:>·INTERNA nONAL The text is decisive since White wins Ii piece, but his job then becomes deli­ ca.te. He can win more easily by 47 R-Q2, ITALY 1969 D- N3 48 NxD, QxN 49 P-Q7, Q- Ql 50 Venice International Q- N3, R- K3 51 P- R4.

47 . . . 0 B_N3 Praise to Both 48 NxB RxP Usually, there is a touch of roman· Or 48 .. Q or RxN 49 R- KB2, etc, ticism in Bronstein's games which makes 49 N_R4! Q_Q5 52 P-R4 Q-B8 them attractive' even when he loses as 50 Q-N4 Q-K6 53 N-N2! R-Q7 he does here. Whereas praise is well 51 R-KB2 R-Q6 54 Q-B3 • • • • deserved by the loser, however, even White clearS the road to victory by more must naturally go to the winner. Position after 14 P_Q51 returning the piece. This is a fine performance by . 54 . . . . QxN 58 QxPt K-R1 The comments are mainly by Teschner then 17 P-B5, a sham sacrifice which 55 QxPt K-Rt 59 Q-B6t K-N1 Black cannot afford to "accept." in the Deutsche Schachzeiting. 56 Q-B8t K-R2 60 Q-B7t K-R1 15 P_N3! PxQP 17 QR_Bt N-B4 57 Q-R6t K_N 1 61 P-N6 RxRt KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 16 BPxQP KN-Q2 18 R-B2 P-R5 62 QxR Resigns Lothar Schmid With this (urther eccentricity, Black West Germany Soviet Union malles this Pawn a future target. I S ... P- B4 is called for instead. White Black ENGLAND 1969 19 P-KN4 B-B3 22 P-B3 N/3-Q2 1 P-K4 P-KN3 International 20 KR_Bt B- K2 23 B_B1 R- N1 2 P-Q4 B-N2 21 N-Q1 P-R4 24 B-Q3 • • • • Bronstein is playing what he undoub­ Strictly Chess Here, as Schmid later declared, 24 tedly calls the Ufimtsev Defense. As a There has been much discussion of N-N2 is cOITect. German, Schmid Is entitled to refer it to political tension between the Soviet WIlfl'ied Paulsen. Most commentators 24 . . . . N_B3 Union and Czechoslovakia. But chess, call it the Plrc, some the Yugoslav, some Black also elTs, howevel', as he ought and nothing else, Is the reason for pre­ (especially Austliansj the Robatsch and to rid himself of his bad Bishop. He gets senting the following game. It Is a tine some the Fianchetto del Re. What finally a tenable game, according to Schmid, by performance by the Czech youngster, develops from the opening, however, is 24 .. , NxB 25 QxN, B-N4! and sensational, too. It was the only loss an irregular King's Indian Defense. 25 Q_ K2 P_N5 28 K-R1 K_Nl by the tournament winner. 26 N-N2 N/3-Q2 29 R-KN1 R-Kl 3 P-QB4 P-Q3 6 B-K3 N-Q2 PJRC DEFENSE 4 N-QB3 P_QB3 7 B_K2 BxN 27 Q- Q2 K-R2 30 P-N5 K-N2 5 N- B3 B_N5 8 BxB KN-B3 31 R_N4 R_KR1 Smejkal Vassily SmysJov Here a rare sideline or the King's In· Hel-e 31 .. P- B3 32 PXP, NxBP 33 Czechoslovakia Sovi et Union dian has come about in which White's RxRP, Q-Q2 oHers bebter resistance. 1 P-K4 P-KN3 5 P-K5 N-Q4 Two Bishops give him a gloeater advan­ 32 Q_Kl R- R4 39 P- B4 RPxP 2 P_Q4 B-N2 6 N-B3 0-0 tage than is normal. 33 R/2-N2 N,. 40 RPxP K_N1 3 P-QB3 P-Q3 7 B_B4 P-QB3 9 0-0 P_QR3 34 NxN R-QBt 41 R-QR2 N-B4 4 P-KB4 N-KB3 8 P-QR4 N-R3 10 P_KN3 P-KR4 35 N_N2 Q-B2 42 BxN QxB White has chosen a.n unexplored but p,p Neither the swapping ofr of Black's 36 N-B4 R/4-Rl 43 PxP promiSing deployment, and Black finds K_N2 Bishop nor this added sllght eccentricity 37 RxP R,R 44 Q_N4 dlftlculty in meeting it satisfactorily. The is to be commended. 38 QxR P-RS 45 P-Q6!? B-Q1!7 text is risky, for Black's Knights will re­ 46 K_N2 R_B3 main out of play in regard to the King­ P-K4 11 P-KR3! side for some time. 12 B_N2 0-0 Possibly better Is 8 _ .. N- B2 with the 13 Q_Q2 P-QN4 plausible continuation: 9 0-0, B-K3 10 Later, Bronstein asserted that he B-Q3, P- B3. Dut then 10 BxB, NxB 11 ought to have interpola.ted 13 ... PxP. P- B5 may be too strong. 14 P-Q5! ... . H seems necessary to find some im­ This well conceived thrust involves the provement for Black earlier In the game, possible sacrifice or a piece. Quite a technical task. 9 0-0 QN_B2 13 B-Q2 P-QN4 (See diagram, top of next column) 10 Q-K1 P-B3 14 B-Q3 N-N3 14 . . . . N_N3 11 Q-R4 B-K3 15 PxNP PxNP 12 N_RS Q-Q2 16 QR_K1 After 14 ... P-N5, White intended 15 • • • • PxP, PxN 16 QxP and, if 16 ... Q-N3, t = check: ~ = db!. check: I = dis. ch. 216 'HESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 Wirth a great advantage, White is al­ ready tilreatenlng decisive actIon. Salvatore Matera Andrew Soltis 16 . . . . P-QR3 Columbia Univ. City College Here Black ignores (lr overlooks a rather hidden threat. His best try seems 1 P-QB4 N_ KB3 3 P-KN3 P-B3 to be 16 ... QPxP 17 BPxP, B-Q4 as 2 N_QB3 P-K4 4 N-B3! • • • • suggested in the Deutsche Schachzeitung. This favorite move of Keres is the best 17 PxQP PxP way of meeting 3 ... P-B3. 4 . , . • P-KS 5 N-Q4 Q-N3 This extension of the Keres line Is most likely attributable to Tal. At any rate, H became known through Botvinnik -Tal, Game 9, 1961 Match (page 170, Position after 33 ... B_B2 June 1961). It Is ultra·sharp and hardly to be recommended. 6 N-N3 P-QR4 34 .... Rj7xN 38 RxQ K-B1 7 P-Q3! P-RS 35 PxR R-N3t 39 BxB R-QB3 8 N-Q2 P_K6 36 K_B1 NxP 40 R_K4 P-B4 37 RxP! N,Q 41 R-B4 Resigns Atter 8 ... PxP, White has several good continuations. The simplest is 9 18 RxB!! , , .. PxP, but 9 P-K3 and 9 NxP have their WASHINGTON, D. C., 1969 merits. With this sacritice of the Exchange, District Championship 9 PxP N_N5 11 Q-Q2! Nthis type of position, Is 15 N- B5!? 29 B_N6 N-Q1 31 QxBt K-Q2 23 PxP B-N2 26 Q-B3 B,P most llkely fa voring Whi

CRAFTSMAN 10 NxP • • • • The text is unsatisfactory; but the A Superb Chess Set 16 N_B5! . . . . alternaUves also favor Black more or This characteristic sacrifice is perfectly less distinctly. correct here. White's best c11ance for equality may 16 . . • . BxN lie in 10 BxNP, NxKP 11 NxN, Q-R4t 12 Q-Q2 [not 12 N- B3, BxNt 13 PxB, Black mllst parry 17 NxP mate; and 16 QxB 14. Q- K2, R- Kl 15 B-K3, QxQt 16 . . PxN 17 NPxP obviously wins. The KxQ, B-R3t 17 K- Kl. B-B5]. QxB 13 text entatIs the drawbaek of opening NxQP, Q- R3 14 NxB, RxN 15 Q-K2. Black's King position. 16 . .. Q- Q1 is Black has the edge after 10 BxQP, QxB Black's strongest reply; but then 'WhIte 11 P-K5. Q-N3 12 PxN. BxP as he can has several strong continuations, one be­ answer 13 NxP by 13 ... P-QRS! ing 17 Q-K2. On 10 N- Q2, Black gains the edge by 17 NPxB NxBP 10 ... P-QR3! [not 10 ... P-N5 11 RE you looking for a wooden cheu 18 PxP! RPxP N- N5! N- K1 12 N-B4 which favors White operates with mate threats. White] 11 P-QRS, R-Kl. A set of distinguished design, eltactil1~ workmanship and long-lasting durahilil)" 19 Q-N2 N_K4 10 . • • • NxKP -at a reasonable price? II you are, tilell 20 N-Q5 Q-Q1 11 N_Q2 R-K11 12 N-B4 THE CRAFTSMAN is the set for you. Now, after 20. . NxN 21 fuN. White · . , . Its pieces are shaped in the graceful wins with 22 fuN, PxR 23 QxPt . etc. This attempt on Black's Queen Pawn is In vain. But 12 NxN, RxN 13 BxP loses lines of the famous Staunton pattern, in 21 NxNt BxN 22 R-Q5 P_ K3 to 13 ... P-QRS 14. BxN, RxB 15 N-B3, a lJtIJoothly finished wood. called Tsuge­ 23 RxN BxR BxNt 16 PxB, QR-N7. one of the £illest and most expensive ill 12 . . . . B-QR3 Japan-and are perfectly weighted £01 On 23 ... PxR, White wins by 24 BxP. But now a prettier knockollt follows. 13 P-QR4 · , . . halance at the base, which is felted with 24 QxPt! Resigns That Queen Pawn is still ta:bu, and billiard cloth. The King is four inche$ White now speculates on : i.e. It is mate in live. high, with a 1%. inch base; and the other since 13 ... N- Q2 entails the fall of men are in the true Staunton proportions. that Pawn, isn't Black at a loss for any The pieces, which come in deep black properly effective move? and sleek yellow, lire heautifully turned Just One Tempo 13 , . , • Q-R5! out and carved. A particularly lovely de­ In making a premature move, White Here Is the brilliant answer. Mate Is tail is the wonderful carving done on the loses a tempo in respect to castling. Just threatened and a Bishop attacked; and Knights-in the best tradition of famed one tempo. But it counts hoovtIy in this 14 B-N3 loses to 14. • . • NxB 15 BPxN, oriental workmanship. sharp opening. Fascinating complications QxN; and 14 B-K3 as well, to 14 .. . NxP 15 BxN. QxN. This outstandingly good.looking set is follow, masterfully controlled by tourna· boxed attractively in sturdy Nara wood, lllent winner Gilden, who finally emerges 14 P-KN3 Q-R6 15 N-K3 , favored for furniture and flooring becau.e with an extra piece. · . . Now White has the threat of B-N4. of its durable qualities. BLITZ BENONI 15 , , . . P-R4 Striking to look at and perfect for che" Herbert Avram Larry Gilden play, this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz· Black parries the threat while creat· 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 5 p,p P_Q3 Ing the posslb!llty of 16 ... P-N4 17 ingly reasonable price! 2 P_QB4 P-B4 6 P-K4 P-KN3 BxRP. PxB 18 B- N4 and 18 ... P:

CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 19/$9 219 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Middle Games - Annotated by HANS KMOCH T 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 T Black Is rather favored on the King· Tigr-an Petrosyan 3 y, 1 1 Y, y, y, y, y, side: h, controls th, half-open King 8 Bishop me and White's King Bishop Boris Spassky 5 y, 0 0 y, y, y, y, y, 8 Pawn is backward and his King Knight Pawn Isolated. Starting with a two-point deficit from the first of the twenty-four 22 QR-N1 Q-Kl games scheduled in the World Championship Match, Champion Tigran 23 P-NS • • • • Petrosyan won consecutively in Games 10 and 11 from Challenger Boris The text is probably not immediately necessary, but White wants to ensure Spassky, and then a tie 'Score persisted through Game 16. that the front before his King will reo main as closed as possible. GAME 9 9 • • • • B- Q2 12 B_Q3 N-QN5 23 .... R-Rl 10 B-K3 0-0 13 B-Nl N-R3 24 K_B2 R-B6 Hard Fight 11 Q_Q2 N-R3 14 P_R3 • • • • Doubtless, Black is already contemplat· There have been reports about this It is difficult to lell why Spassky tried Ing the sacritlce of the Exchange. game that Petrosyan just lost the Ex­ to refrain from and Pelrosyan insisted 25 N-N3 P-R3 27 BPxP Q-B2 change while Spassky, after adjourn­ on this move. 26 P_R4 PxP 28 B-K2 R_B5! ment, missed scoring the full point. But 14 . . . . N_B2 16 P-QN4 P- N3 White has been put on a spot: his the game itself tells a different story 15 B-Q3 R-Nl 17 P-N4 • • • • showing hard righting and a lot of ma­ King Knight Pawn is about to faU while 'White can afford to operate on both 29 BxR, PxB opens Black's King Bishop neuvering on treacherous terrain. Black wings as his King is safe enough behind for full action. gives up the Exchange for a Pawn and the barricaded center. emerges with a Pawn structure in which the Rooks cannot excel: the open King 17 . . . . P-KR4! Bishop rue offers no points of penetra­ This energetic counter is often Indl· tion nor does the Queen Rook file when cated in such situations. Black takes the White reluctantly opens that some thirty bull by the horns and starts aggressive moves later. When further action with King·side actioll himself. Pawns becomes impossible, the oppo­ nents agree to a draw. BENONI DEFENSE Boris Spassky Tigran Petrosyan Challenger Champion White Black

5 - 3 3 - 5 29 P_B3! • • • • 1 P-Q4 N-KB3 This counter·comblnation enables 2 P_QB4 P_B4 White to accept the Exchange under 3 P-QS P-K4 more favorable conditions: he loses a This line is rarely seen today; instead, Pawn still, but a less important one. Black usually plays 3 ... P-K3 striving 29 . . . • RxBP! for the Blitz BenonI. 18 P-KN5 • • • • Black's Queen Bishop cannot retreat 4 N-QB3 P-Q3 This does not seem to be a promising because of NxP! possibly either before or 5 P-K4 P-KN3 line as White waives his rights to the after Bxn. To reach this position via the King's King Rook and King Knight files and 30 BxR QxB! Indian Is possible but requires a very un­ concedes the half·open King Bishop file The alternat!ve 30 . .. BxB may be usual sequence of moves on B!a..ck's part. to Black as will soon appear. But Spassky playable but is risky, for example, in 6 B-Q3 N-R3 naturally realizes all that, and more. view of 31 R- R2 with threat to win by 7 KN_K2 _ ... On 18 B-N5, RPxP 19 RPxP, BxP, 32 R- BZ: 3I ... B- N5 32 R-B2, Q-K21 White lacks proper compensation. Much simpler it not more accurate Is [32 . . . Q- Q2!] 33 N-B5 offers White On 18 B- R6, RPxP 19 RPxP, NxNP, he fine chances. Likewise, 31 . . . R-KBI 32 7 P-QR3. White needs that move, any· likewise lacks proper chances especially how, as he must strive for P-QN4. NxP, BxN 33 RxB, PxR 34 P- N6 allows since 20 BxB, KxB 21 P-B3 is ineffec­ 7 . . . . N-QNS complications favoring Black but unde­ tive against 21 ... R- KRl 22 RxR [22 sirable to him from the practical point of This move is actually a loss of time 0 - 0-0, N- B7], QxR. view. but harmlessly so. On 18 P-B3, the natural continuation, 31 R-R2 Q-B1! S B_N1 . . , , Black must regroup on the Kingside be· ginning with 18 ... RPxP, and then 32 R-B2 Q_B1 White correctly retains this bad Bishop The baUle has ended leaving the situ· as he will need it to neutralize Black's White must choose (1) 19 RPxP, N-R2 20 P-N5 [20 B-R6, Q- B3], P-B3 21 ation in the balance. Black has a Pawn good Bishop after the indicated . . . for the Exchange and some positional P-QN4 and ... P-KB4. PxKBP, QxP with rather good counter· play for Black even after White's prob· advantage in his two protected, passed B_N2 8 . . . . able best: 22 P-B4; or (2) 19 BPxP, Pawns. White needs more open lines tor 9 P_KR3 . . . , N-R2 20 P-N5, P-B3 21 PxKBP, QxP proper use of his Rooks; but, to gel any, 9 P-QR3 actually Is stronger as it with a possible edge for Black: 22 p ­ he must trade some Pawns and has only forces the Knight to retreat. Black can­ KR4, B-N5! or 22 0-0- 0, Q-R5! P- R5, an inadequate Pawn move, avail· not 'try 9 ... Q- R4 because 10 B- Q2 18 . . . . N_R2 20 0 - 0 - 0 PxKNP able. threatens 11 N-R2 and 10 ... Q- R3 is 19 P-KR4 P-B3 21 RPxP B_N5 Now there follows prolonged but met by 11 N-N5 followed possibly by fruitless maneuvering. And it is to be 12 Q- N3. t ::: cheek; ; ::: db\. cheek; I ::: dill. eh. remarked that Spassky can find no way 220 CHESS R£VJEW, JULY, 1969 to make headway even aJ.lter the game This might be the move which Spassky 29 NxP · . , . slands adjourned. treated too superficially in anaiysis. This The crusher. is a frequent type of twist in the Nimzo­ 33 N_B1 R-R2 29 .... PxP 34 NxRt K,R Indian to which White responds almost 34 Q-Q3 Q-R1 30 NxB R,R 35 NxN PxN invariably with NPxBP even If he has a Now Black threatens to sacrifice his 31 RxNt K-B2 36 8_83 R_Na choice. But -then Black has chances or remaining Exchange also! 32 N-Q8t K-K2 37 K_B2 P-N5 cQunterplay along the half·open Queen 35 Q-B4 Q-Q1 38 Q_B1 B-Q2 33 N-B6t K-Q2 38 BxKNP Bishop file. Here the text Is much Resigns 36 N_KR2 B-Q2 39 K-N3 B-K1 stronger than recapture with ·the Pawn. 37 N-B3 B-N5 40 N-Q2 N-B1 41 N_B4 N-R2 12 , • • • N-BS Black intends to meet 42 NxNP with Swapping Queells offers Black no reo GAME 11 42 •.. NxQNP! Similia simiJibus. lief while lIe is exposed to pressure on the Queenslde and is facing the Two Another Spassky1 B_K1 42 Q-N2 B-B1 50 K_B2 Bishops and his own Bisbop lacks sig· 43 R_R2 R-N2 51 Q-K2 It is hard to believe that the loser of B-KB2 ntricall'l. activity. 44 -K_B2 B-K2 52 R-KB1 B-Kl this game is the same Spassky who has 45 R-N1 Q-N1 53 R/2_ R1 N-R2 13 P-N5 N-K4 challenged the World Champion. He 46 R/2-N2 N-R1 54 R-KN1 N-B1 14 8-K2 Q_B2 starts to play weakly very early, landing 47 R_R2 B-Q1 55 B-Q2 N-R2 ACtel' fifteen minutes of contemplation, aCter some twenty moves in a mlsel'able 48 K-Q3 B-Q2 56 R-R3 N_B1 Black probably hopes for coullterplay position. 49 R/1-QRt N-B1 57 R/l-QR1 N-R2 based on . , . N-Q6. Petl'osyan uses his advantage Impres· 58 P-R5 • • • • 15 P_K4 sively. His operations culminate in a • • • • sacrifice oJ: the same passive sort as he Naturally, White dlsllltes agreeing to Here White took eighteen minutes, ap· a draw before having tried this chance.'" bl'ought off in Game 9: posting his Rook parently concluding that measures to on a forbidden square. he forces Spassky 58 . . • . PxP 62 B-K3 N-Q2 stop ... N-Q6 are unnecessary. Instead, rinally to take it, to the effect that Dlack 59 NxRP BxN 63 Q_B2 K-N2 he takes his Q5 under control. gets an irresistible pair o! passed Pawns. 60 RxB N_B2 64 K-Q3 K-N1 15 • • • . KR-Q1 61 R-QN1 N-81 65 Q-QR2 N_N3 15 ... Q- B4t 16 K-Rl, KR-Ql 17 QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Drawn Q-Kl, N-Q6 18 BxN, fuN 19 Q-K2 B. Spassky T. Petrosyan makes but little difference since 19 • , • 5Vz-4V2 4!;2·5y2 GAME 10 Q-B5 threatening 20 ... RxN Is met 1 P-Q4 N_KBS 4 P-QRS B_N2 by 20 R-R4! Challenger Outplayed 2 P-QB4 P-K3 5 N-B3 P-Q4 The Challenger suffers his second de· 16 Q-K1 Q-B4t 3 N- KB3 P-QN3 6 P-K3 QN-Q2 17 Q-B2 Q-K2 feat, a more palnfnl one in that he is 7 PxP • • • • outplayed Crom the start. Deviating The endgame after 17 ... QxQt 18 -Wh-ite's last move is weak, as it almost slightly from more or less regular lines, J';:xQ, N- Q6t 19 BxN, R..-...:B 20 K-K2 is bad illvsriably is in positions of this type he is soon in an Inferior position with no for Black as he cannot shake of! the with his Queen Bishop locked In. He has cllance for counterplay, a situation made pressure Oil his Queenside Pawns: e.g. 110 opening advantage and ought to pro­ to order for Petrosyan's style. 20 ... R/6-Ql 21 B- K3, N-Q2 22 KR-Ql ceed directly with 7 B-QS or B-K2. Spassky's play leaves the impression with tIle threat of 23 QR-QDl. 7 . . . . P,P of an experiment which failed. Probably, 18 R-R3 N-K1 8 B_K2 B-QS he had analyzed the line but paid too Arter 13 ... N-Q6 19 DxN, RxB, White 9 P-QN4 • • • • little attention to an Important detail. has an etfective 20 B-N5 with threa.ts o! And this project only aids Black In the NIMZO_INDIAN DEFENSE 21 P-K5 and 21 KR-Rl. starting of Queen·side action. 9 0-0 or 19 B_KB4 N-N3 9 P-QN3 is better. T. Petrosyan B. Spassky On 19 ... N-Q6 20 BxN, RxB 21 KR­ 9 . .. . 0-0 12 R-Nt N-K5 3V2,SY2 5V2·3V2 HI, Blaclt cannot save his Queen Rook 10 0-0 P-QRS 13 P-QR4 QN-B3 1 P-Q4 N_KB3 3 N-QB3 B-NS Pawn as 21 ... B-Bl tails against 22 11 Q-N3 Q_K2 14 P-N5 , . . . 2 P-QB4 P-K3 4 P_K3 0_0 N-Q5! Persistently, White plays into his op· The text Is the more reliable continua· 20 B-K3 N-Q3 p.onent's cards. His position already is in· tlon next to 4 ... P-Q4. One of the de­ 21 KR-R1 N-QB1 ferior. batable systems is ... P-QN3; if Black Fot' a fighter like Spassky, this pas· 14 . • . . N,N 17 8-N2 P-QB3 wants to take it, he ought to do so right sive position is a horrible plight. 15 QxN N- K5 18 Px8P B,P here.'"" 23 B-KB1 P-B4 16 Q-B2 KR-B1 19 Q-N3 Q_Q2 5 B-Q3 P-QN3 Black hastens his defeat by trying to 20 R-R1 • • • • 6 KN-K2 P-Q4 obtain some counterplay. 20 Q:~NP is rebuffed by 20 ... KR- Nl 7 0-0 PxP 23 PxP PxP 26 QxQ PxQ 21 Q-RS, B-N5. Giving up the center a.t this point may 24 R-R4 R-K1 27 R-QB4 R-K4 20 .... P_QN4 not look right; but It Is very difficult, it 25 B-Q2 Q_B4 28 N-R4 P-QRS 21 P-RS • • • • at all possible, to suggest a satisfactory The text Is hopeless, but so are any White's minol'.ity attack has merely alternative. other moves. promoted Blaclt's 10caI major~ty. Now A fair try, possibly Black's best. is 7 the text makes matters worse in conced· ... B-K2: e.g. 8 P-B3, B-R3 9 P-QN3, ing Black a protected, passed Pawn. 21 P-B4. One general point then is that PxP is the lesser evil. Black keeps both Bishops tor the time 21 • . . . B-N2 24 P-N3 Q-K2 being. 22 N_K5 Q_Q1 25 P-BS N_N4 a BxBP B-N2 10 P-QR3 p,p 23 KR-Q1 Q-RS 26 P-R4 N-K3 9 P-B3 P-B4 11 P,N PxB 27 P-84 • • • • 12 NxP! • • • • And now 'Vilite's Pawn moves have sel'iously weakened his Kingslde. But the • Russi(ln Pawn sacrifice (48 P- KN4), Formedy, the significance ot the Pawn sacrifice on White's part which White has secured dominating positions tempo at stake was apparently overem­ brings all operations to a pel1U8.nent for all his pieces but only to the extellt phas[zed. Hence, there is no experience standstill. of holding Black at bay. There could tol· available (or judgment on this position. low 49 ... K-B3 50 K-B4, R-N3 51 R-D5, Subsequently, Petrosyan otfers a cor· t = eheel<; ~ - db!. check; f _ dt., eb. R-R3 52 R- B2, R-N3 etc. I'eCtiOn or that old prejudice. He retains 222 CHESS REVIEW, JULY , 1969 the balance smoothly despite being that 24 R-K2 Q-N5 26 Q- B2 N-B4 extra tempo down. 25 NxN N,N 27 Q-Q2 P-QA4 9 N-B3 P-B3 11 N-K4 N,N 28 P-N3 . . . - 10 0-0-0 N-R3 12 P,N N_B4 The play has been energetic and lIOW 13 KR-K1 BxBt becomes very sharp. Reno, and roc the next few moves, 28 . . . . QxQ 32 B_K2 N-Q6 captlH"e of the King Pawn suits White, 29 RxQ B-R3 33 R/2_Q1 K-K2 as is easy to see. 30 Rj1_Q1 KR-Q1 34 K-Bt N-N5 14 N,B K-K2 20 R_K3 B-N2 31 R-Nt K-B2 35 P_QRJ N-R7 15 N-B3 R-Q1 21 P-QR3 R-Q2 Rere it looks as if Black is getting Ule 16 N-Q4 P-KN3 22 P-N3 R_K1 upper hand. 17 B_ B1 K_B1 23 P_KR4 R/2-Q1 18 P_QN4 N-K3 24 B_B4 N-B2 19 N-N3 P-N3 25 R/1-K1 R-K2 47 R-Q7?! • • • • Drawn If there Is a winning line, It probably starts here with 47 P-B4!? But a lot ot scrutiny may be needed ror the last ten GAME 14 moves of the game. A Win to Sense or a Win to See? One idea suggested Is 47 R- QNZ send· ing the King after Black's Queen'side Spassky, playing Black, is saddled WitJl Pawns; another, the text followed by 48 hanging Pawns and a bad Bishop but has R-Q6 and 49 RxP. fair countel·play. Arollnd adjoul"IllJlent It seems that Petro~yan and team re· time, he, relying on his very active King, turn the favor here which Spassky and delibel·ately "loses" the Exchange. his team e.onferred in Game 9. And both In the second session, Petrosyan sup· 36 PxP! • • • • sides have furnished fuel tor long and posedly ought to have won; but, since But White has a good way out. heated analyses. he didn't although he and his team must 36 . . . . N- B6 4' • • • • P- R4 52 K,P P-B5 have analyzed the crucial position, there 37 R_N6! R-Q3 48 R_QR7 B_B8 53 R-KN5 P- B6 was either 110 win at all or one more 49 P_B4 P-KR5 54 R,P B_R6 easy to sense than to see. Blac], Illust be modest. Anel· 37 NxR III HxB, he is a.t a loss (01· any 50 PxP K,P 55 R_N.1 P-B7 K_ K5 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED satisfactory defense against both 38 BxN 51 R,P 56 R_QB1 Drawn T. Petrosyan B. Spassky and 38 N-B6t. 38 RxR 40 KxN 6V2-6V2 6V2-6V2 39 R-B1 41 K_Q2 - . . . GAME 15 1 P-QB4 P-K3 5 P-K3 0-0 In this endgame, the Knight is supel·lor 2 P_Q4 P-Q4 6 p,p p,p Correction Confirmed 3 N_KB3 N-KB3 7 N-B3 QN_Q2 to the Bishop, but the presence of the Rool(s is a stl·ongl)" equalizing factor. It Spassky tries vainly to Improve on Ills 4 B-N5 B-K2 8 B-Q3 P-QN3 is still deba.l.able whether White has the play in Game 13. Again, Petrosyan demo Here is a bit of a surprise. Qne ex· onstrates how easily Black can afford edge and, if so, to what degree. pects Black to proceed as is usual in the the loss of that extl·a tempo. R-QN1! Orthodox Exchange Varia.tlon with 3 ... 41 . . . . 42 K_B3 K_Q4 P-B3. Instead, Spassky choose the stonier PETROFF DEFENSE 43 R-Q1 K- K5 road of the Old Orthodox, committing B. Spassky T_ Petrosyan himself to hanging Pawns in the center This aggre~sive mO"e probably loses , _ , , - , and to Illore difficult deployment of his while the passive 43 ... K- B4 pl·obably 1 P-K4 P-K4 6 P-Q3 N-KB3 Bishol) than by the open diagonal, QBl­ holds. 2 N-KB3 N-KB3 7 B-N5 QxQt KR6. Probably ... probably ... In such a 3 NxP P- Q3 8 BxQ B-K2 Most pla~' ers would (·onsider Black's case an entel·prising l)layer like Spassky nalul·ally chooses the acU,'e line. The 4 N_KB3 N,P 9 N-B3 P-B3 choice inferior; but Spassky does not 5 Q_K2 Q-K2 10 0_0_0 N_R3 belong to the cl·owd. He is Spassky him· move played amounts to sacrificing the self with a speciOc talent for handling Exchange for considemble cOlllpensation. The pattern Is that of Game 13. center formations as they arise fl·om 44 P-B3t - . . . this lIne 01", for instance, from the Tar· The sealed move- a rather obvious one. rasch Defense. 44 . . _ . KxKP 9 0 - 0 B-N2 11 B-B5 R-K1 The text is obviously forced In view 10 R-B1 P-B4 12 R_K1 N- B1 of 44 ... K-K4 45 N-B6t and 44 ... 13 PxP K- Q4 45 NxP§. Here are the hanging Pawns: weak· 45 R- Q2 lings or giants? It is hard to say here. It • • • • all depends on the dexterity of the op· Now the threat is 16 R-KZ mate. • • • ·posing generals. 45 . . . . R- N6t 14 N-QR4 N-K5 16 N-Q2 N-Q3 . ... and consequently thel"e comes that 15 BxB 17 B- N4 P-B5 sacrifice or the Exchange. Black makes a concession inasllluch as 46 NxR PxN both the hanging Pawns now hamper his In this position, White supposedly has 11 KR-K1 • • • • Bishop. There is considel'able compensa· a winning advantage; and the Soviet Here is how Spassky deviates. But the tion, however, in Black's control of his llews agency Tass cites Russian master taxt has no better effect than that ot 11 Q6, K5 and, possibly, the half-open Queen opinion that Petrosyan missed a win at N- K4 which Spassky chose in the pre· Knight lile. The chances are about even least fOUl" times. vlous game. though, if pl·essed hard, this writer would The win ot course is not absolutely 11 • • • • N-B2 16 P-KR3 R-Q1 probably give ·White a slight edge. clear; but several maEters here and 12 B- B1 N- K3 17 P_R3 0-0 18 N- KB3 P_B4 21 N-Q4 P-N3 abroad have indicated what they con­ 13 B-Q2 B-Q2 18 B-K3 B_B1 19 B-R3 N-Q2 22 N_QB3 N/Q-K5 sider defini·te winning lines as Indubiti­ 14 P-Q4 P-KR3 t9 N-KR4 KR-K1 20 P-KN3 N-B3 23 B_B1 QR_ B1 ably will be publshed. 15 B- Q3 P_Q4 Drawn CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 223 GAME 16 A Smooth Affair Facing the Tarrasch Defense once again, Petrosyan makes no particular ef­ fort to obtain any opening advantage. His early liquidation leads only to an endgame in wlllch a slight KIng-side weakness for Black is rendered harmless by the Bishops of opposite colors. It's a draw quite as unexciting as AN 1843 MATCH MATCHES 1969 Games 13 and 15 were. As contemporary as tomorrow is this century-plus·old game, Pierre TARAASCH DEFENSE de Saint·Amant vs. Howard Staunton, in their match, Paris 1843. The T. Petrosyan B. Spassky 7V2-7 Y2 7Y2-7V: Tarrasch Defense (or what is now so called) figures even as it does now 1 P_QB4 P-K3 5 P-KN3 N-B3 in the World Championship match. The game begins 1 P-Q4, P- K3 2 P-Q4 P-Q4 6 B_N2 N-B3 2 P-QB4, P-Q4 3 P-K3, N- KB3 4 N-QB3, P-QB4 5 N-B3, 3 N_ KB3 P_QB4 7 0-0 B_K2 4 BPxP KPxP 8 N-B3 0-0 Cover scoring table at line indicated. Set up position, make Black's 9 B_N5 B-K3 next move (exposing table ;ust enough to read it). Now guess White's Here Spassky deviates from Games 2, 6th move, then expose it. Score par, if move agrees; zero, if not. Make 4 and 12 in which he played 9 ... PxP. move actually given, Black's reply. Then guess White's next, and so on. 10 PxP BxP 11 BxN •••• COVER WHITE MOVES IN TABLE BELOW. EXPOSE ONE LINE AT A TIME Liquidation starts while the game Is White Po< Black Your Selection Your still in the opening. Played Score Played for White'. move There follows a series of more or less ..... forced moves. 5 . . . N-B3 · ...... • ••••••• 6P-QR3 ...... 3 6 ••. B_K2 11 • • • • Q.B 14 Q-B1 Q.Q ·...... 7B- Q3 ...... •...... 3 7 ... 0-0 ••• •••••••••• ••• • • • • • • • • 12 NxP Q.P 15 QRxQ P_QN3 80-0 ...... • ...... 3 5 .. P-QNS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 13 N_B7 QR-Q1 16 NxB P.N 9 P-QN3 ...... •.•..... 3 9 .•• B-N2 · ...... · ...... 10BPxP ...... 3 10 .•. KPxP • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • 116-N2 ...... 3 11 .•. PxP ••••••••••••••• • ...... 12PxP ...... • • ...... 3 12 ... B-Q3 ·...... • •••••• • 13 R_K1 .. . • ...... 3 13 .•. P-KR3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · ...... 14 R-QB1 ...... •...... 3 14 ... R-B1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15R-B2 ...... 5 15 .•. R_B2 · ...... , ...... 16 QR-K2 ...... •...... 4 16 ... Q-Bl • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17P-R3 ••...... 2 17 •• • N_Q1 • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 18Q-Q2 ...... 3 18 ... P-R3 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... 19 P-QN4 ...... •...... 3 19 •.. N-K3 · ...... • ••••••• 20 B-B5 ...... •...... 5 20 . . . N-K5 (a) · ...... , .... . • • • • • • • • 21NxN ...... • ...... 5 21.,.PxN* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 22 P-Q5 (b) ...... 6 22 .•. PxN (c) · ...... There is a gap In Black's Pawn front 23RxN(d) ...... 8 23 ... Q-Q1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • on the Ringside; but the weakening ef· 24 B-B6 (e) ...... 8 24 ... PxB • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25RxB ...... 7 25 ... K-N2 (1) fect of it is purely theoretical. White • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · ...... 26RxQ ...... 2 has no chance ot making any headway 26 ... RxR • ••••••••••••••• ...... by force. The game is even and stays so 27 B-K4 .. .•. ...•.•...... 2 27 ... PxP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · ...... till the end. 28 Q-B4 ...... • ...... 2 28 •.. R_B5 ·...... ·...... 29 Q-N4t ...... • ...... 2 29 ... K-Bl • •••••• • •••••••• 17 R-B4 N-Q5 25 K_B3 K-N2 ·...... 30 Q-RS ...... 3 30 ..• K-K2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · ...... 18 NxN R.N 26 R- Q2 B-N5 31 P-Q6t (g) ...... 1 31 ..• KxP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · ...... 19 RxR S.R 27 R-B2 R.R 32BxB ...... 2 32 ... K-B2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 P-K3 B_B4 28 BxR K-B3 ...... 33BxRP •...... 3 33 ... Resigns • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 R- Q1 R-B2 29 B-Q3 P-KR3 22 B_K4 P-N3 30 B-B4 P-KN4 23 P-KR4 R-B2 31 P-R5 B-K8 Total Score ••.•..•..•.. 100 Your Percentage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24 K-N2 B-K2 Drawn SCALE: 75-100-Excellent; 55-74-Superiori 4O-54--Good; 25-39-Falr * Position after 21 ••• PxN 1969 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES TO THE GAME (Continued from page 172, June) a) 20 ... B-B5 has been argued as stronger, but The middle tlllrd of the twenty·four Staunton denied it. games of the World Championship match b) TIlis coup was hailed as a typical Labourdonnais can be summed up very briefly. World attack in the contemporary Le Palamede. Champion Petrosyan duplicated Borlfl Spassky's feat of winning consecutive c) Said Staunton: 22 ..• B-B5 and 23 ... PxN games, 10 and 11, and. in doing so, he gives Black the hetter game. evened the match score. He also, though, d) White wins a piece perforce. missed a chance possibly for a third win e) The crux of the ingenious coup. in Game 12. And he faltered In an ap· parently won Game 14. £) Black can resign: 25 ... QxR 26 QxP, finis. So, wHh Six at these eight. games g) 31 B~Q3§ and 32 BxR is hetter. drawn, the match was still tied as it en· tered its final thIrd. t = check: 1: = double check; I = dls. check.

224 CHESS REVIEW, JULY, 1969 CHESS REVIEW's (1969) Eleventh United States Open POSTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP The Twenty-second Annual Golden Knights THE current edition of the Gold en Knights tournament is now und er way, and entries are acceptable until November 30, 1969. It is con­ duc ted under CHESS REV IEW's Rules and Regulations lor Postal Chess, V EAVTH ING Y OU NEE D to play as ma iled with assignments, and with the specia l rules given below. E chelS by ma il is included in the com· Per R ule 1, a ll play m ust be fro m with in the contine ntal USA and Ca nad a ; plete Postal Chess Kit produced by playe rs leaving Ihl, a rea must w ithdraw or be w it h d raw n. C H ESS REVI EW f or t he convenience of postal p layer.. The ki t cont ains equip· ment and statione ry especi a lly designed To speed play for the first round, we group all the entries received for the pu r pose. These a ids t o Postal geographically so far as possible. 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