IVth CAPABLANCA MEMORIAL
Players' Names 1 1 ~ 4 5 6 7 • " 0 11 12 13 14 15 '6 17 18 ., 20 21 22 5,ot . I. Smysla" (USSR) ...... X 0 I 0 I ! 1 I 1 I I I I 1 0 I I T il I , 151 ' 51 2. Iy k av (Yugosl .... ;.) ...... 1 x l I 0 I 1 0 1 I I I 1 I I I I 1 1 I I 0 15 · . 3. Geller (USSR) ...... 1 ! x 1 I I I I 1 1 I I I I 1 I I I I I I 1 15· ' 4. Fischer (USA) ...... "." ... ,1 0 0 x 0 I I 1 1 I 1 1 I I I ! II i I I 1 15 · , 5. Kholmov (USSR) ...... 1 ' ). 1 x I I I i I J I I 1 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 141' 61 6. P~chman (czecha.) ", ... .. , I I 1 1 x 1 0 I I I I j I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 Il · I 7. Oonner (Holland) ...... 0 0 1 0 l Ox 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 121' 81 8. Robatsch (Austr l.) ...... ,1 1 I G 1 lO x I I 1 0 I 1 I 1 I I .I 1 I 1 12 · , , . Bilek (Hu ngary) ...... 0 0 0 0 I I 0 ! X I I J I I ! 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 11 1- 'I 10. P ~ rm . (YugoSI. vla) ...... , I 0 i 1 J I I I x 0 1 il l I I I 1 I I I 11 _10 11. Szabo (Hungary) ...... 0 I I 0 I 1 0 0 I 1 lI: 1 I I j 1 0 I 1 I 0 1 101-101 12. Pielnch {E. Germ~ny ) ....O I I 0 ~ I a 1 J 0 a " I I I I J I I I I 1 101-101 13. O' Kelly (&elgium ) .•... _... 0 0 I I I I 0 I I I I 1 lI: I I 0 1 I I I I I 10_11 14. Tringov (&ulguia) ...... 0 0 I 0 0 I I I I I I 0 I lI: 0 1 I I I I I I 10 ·11 15. J im inez (Cub.) .•.•...•....•... 1 0 0 I 0 I 0 I I 0 I 1 I 1 " I I I I I I I ' 1·11 1 16. Cioc;llt ea {Ruman I., ...... 0 I I I 0 1 I I 0 I 0 I I I " lI: I 0 1 g i l ' -12 11. Dod. (Po land) ...... 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 1 0 1 1 I 0 0 I I " I 0 I I I 8-U la. Lehm.nn (W. Germ.) .... 0 0 0 0 1 I I I 0 10 I I 1 0 I lOx 1 , , 0 71-131 19. Wade (England ) ...... 0 0 I I I 0 I 1 0 0 0 10 I 0 I 0 I 0 " J 1 1 71·lll 20. Cobo (C uba) ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 10 1 0 I I lI: 1 I. 51-1$1 21. Perez (Cuba, ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I 0 0 I I I 1 1 0 0 x 0 4 _17 22 . Garcia (Cuba) •...... 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 , 1 )Ii 4.17
Ivkov Gelle r Fischer
Former World Champion Vanily Smys lov won the Capablanca Memorial Tourna me nt in Havana, finishing a half-point ahead of Borisi.1IV Ivkov, Ewfim Ge lle r and U.S. Champion Robert Fische r. Games & Photo~ Ivkov, who seemed to have the tournament dearly won, falte red toward from the end ,md lost his last two games. A time·pressure blunde r against last-place Gilberto Garcia in Round 20 provided the tournament's biggest upset. Ivkov Capobianco Memorial lost his final game against Karl Robatsch as well, allowing Smyslov_in spite of three loues-to edge into first place. Start on P. 211 Fischer, who played in th e tournament by teletype from the Marshall Chess Club in New York City, produced some good game5--lnduding a victory over the tournament winner_but was de.arly not in hi s best form. UNITED STATES
Volume XX Number 10 Qelober. 1965
EDITOR: J . F . Reinhardt
CONTENTS
PRESIDENT Capobianco Mem:lriol ...... " ...... 211 Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondso n A Triple Enigma, by Robert Byrne .. . , ...... 216 VICE·PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Breaking a Ji nx, by Dr. Anthony Saidy ...... 21 8 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS HEW ENGLAND Stanley KinK" Hlrold Oondls College Chess, by Pau l C. Joss ...... 219 Ell S ourdon IAITIRN Don.ald Schultz lAwt. E. Wood Games by USCF Members, by John W. Co ll in s ...... 220 Robert Lanelle MID-ATLANTIC WIlliam Bragg .Earl Clary Chess life Here & There .. ,', ...... 221 Edwud O. Strehle IOUTHIRN Dr. Robert Froemke Peter Lande Tournament Life ...... 225 Carroll M. Crull Norbert M .Ubeoq Donald W. Hildine U. S. Open Crosstoble ...... 227 Dr. H.rvey McClellan NOItTH CENTItAL Robert Lerll(!l' J obn OIne.. Xen R.Ykken SOUTHWEITI RN W. W. Crew X enndh SmJt.h * * * Jo ark Bllhop PACIFIC Kenneth J ones Gordon B. 1T NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS IN YOUR AREA - ARMED FOlleliS CH...... M... M.M.Robert Kuc:h aUSINESS MANAGER ...... M.M • • J . F. Remhardt SEE THE "TOURNAMENT LIFE" LISTINGS! COLLEGE CHESS __ .•.. __ ...••. __ •__ ••.P. ul C • .Iou INDUSTRIAL CHE.S __ ....•.•S uoley W . D. Kina INTE RNATIONAL AF I" AIAS __ .•.laue Kalhd.n WarneD', lntuD.t1on.L...... Kathryn 51.tar JUN IO R CHESS...... Mordeeal D. Treblo... MASTERS A FFAIRI ...... Robort ByrDe MEMBERSHIP H...... Donald Schulu MEMBE RSHIP I ECItITA RY ...... Gnt. Fuchl JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION NAT IO NAL O .. I N...... H...... Hermsn Ee;trada NOMI NATIONS.MM.MM.H.Dr. Alex J.nlllllkowtk,y USCP a • non·prefit democrallc orl. nl.utlon, the otfldal ,overrun, body .nd FIDE unit f or PRESIDENTIAL ASSIST ... NT __ .. __ Fred Cr. mer ch.u la the USA. Anyone Inleru ted In ;o.dvudnl Amerioan chUI Is eutlble lor lIlembenhlp. RATINGS ...... ' ..INO S .... __...... Arp.d E. 1'.10 RATING STATISTICIAN... _ ...... Wm. Cok bber, Mambership, Includlq CIIESS LIFE AlWerlptloll, IBI1r lbWty fer USCF·r;o.t1nr, &ad. all TAX DEDUCTIBILITY ...... _ ...... Karol4 DoDdb prl.,l1eru: 1 yr.: 5.00; 2 y ..... : $9.50; 3 )'n.: 113.50; SuaWnln,: 110.00 (beeom1aa" W. MemtM-nhlp TOURNAME NT ... OM-.. MGeorre Koltano... ti after 10 p.,-meats); W e: 1100.00. F.mlly Mambentllp (two Or more hmll,. melIlben ;o.t _ TOU RNAMENT RULES 11Jl1.etI Sherwin addxus. only Onl CHESS LIFE .ubaerlptrozr.): n.t~ .. above 101' l1nt famll,. member. plUl TREASURIR MH.M. ______JIIllton Ih"kln followln, for e.ch ;o.ddlUon;o.l member: I yr.: 12.so; % yn.: $4.75; 3 yfS.: $6.15. U. S. CHAM .. IONSHIP. •M_ ... ___ M.uriee Kuper u. S. O ..IN ______• __ Fred Cr&IUe r WOMEN 'S CHliSS._. ______E .... Aronson CHESS LIFE 1. published monthlJl hy user and entered AI Rcoa d-cl.u matter .t Eut Dubuque, DllDols. NOIHD IB m oor I.yr • • ubtcrlpUOD: U.oo /15.00 out.slde USA); .lD.CIe eop,.: -lOt ($Oj! • WORLD CHESS FEDERATION ou Wd. USA). Ch.n,. of ..:Idr.s.: Allow four ... eekl no~ ; plene a:tve UI beth the ne" address (F.l.D.E.) .nd the old ;o.ddre55, lncilldlnl the numbers .nd date. on the top line of your stencil. Fred Cramer Vice-President, Zone 15 (U.S.A.) Addrt!., all eommul11c.Uon••• M m.ke .11 checJr.a payable to: ------UNITED IiT... TES CHI!SS FEDERATION, .. III' 11'11 St r .... NEW YORK 3, N. Y. 210 CHESS LIFE Games fram the CAPABLANCA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT KING'S INDIAN QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED CONNER BILEK DONNER SZABO 8 , 4K8 P·Q4 22 . N-Q3 KR.QBI •• ' "'·Kal 25. ax'" •• ' ,. P.gR4... p.I(N3 26. RxR ." ,. P·QR4 ,.,... 23. Rx R ". ,. P-KN) 8 · N1- 27. axa •• N·KBl N-KBl 24. R-QBI ." •• a·pn 0 ·0 28. KxB K-81". •• P-K3 1'·1(3 25. NlIft K-Q3 ,. N-g83 P·Q3 '1'. P·86 K·tel •• 1'·84 U . I(·Q4 P· B3 •• N·B3 QN-Q2 30 . B' N6 P_84 •• 0'"·0 P·QR] 21. H,Q3 P.QN3 ,. ~o P _I(4 31 . B·BS ,. P·QR4 "'-83 28. P· KSc.h PlIPch .... ~., •• p· K4 11:-10 32. 8-Q6 .... •• ..., 29. "' xP 1(·82 •• P-KR) 1'·8 3 33. K-83 1(· 81 •• ,.. Q-82 30. H/ S-B4 N-N2 10. 8 ·K3 .. , 34. P-N4 B· N3 10. P·K4 N ·KN5 31. N·K4 .... 11. NxP N·84 35. K·K' .... I'. B·1(3 ••• 32. "'·83 ". 12. Q· 82 Q,I<2 36 . K-Q3 K· BI 11. QxN Q-R4 : 3. KIIB N_Kl 13. KR·I(1 II.Q2 37. K_K2 .... 13. R· BT Q>tBP 34 . N ·Q5ch K ·H2 K . 8 ~ 14. a.q P· R4 14. P·83 P · QR ~ 38, K·BI ". 35. K· N4 15. QR.Ql P-QN4 :no. PlIP .. , 15. BxRP BxPc h :W. P ·RS PxPch I'. P-oH4 N·K] 40. K·K1 B·0 5 16. KxB ... 37. KxP P·RS 17. P·BS ,... 41. K·B3 B·N3 n. P-QN4 R·RI 38. N·B3 N-8S II. PxP 41. P·B7 P-QR4 I I. P · N5 N·R4 39. N·K4 ... 19. 0-02 gR'"·OI 43. K·N3 19. ON·Q1 P-K4 40. N·B5ch K·Bl 20. P·B4 ... 44. BxB ...'" 20. NxP B·Kl 41 . K.Rt Itesigns 21 . BxN B·Kl 45. PxP K· N2 21 . K·K3 K-K1 22. Q·N2 0 ·02 4'- K·R4 P·R3 'UY LOPEZ 23. NxOP 47. K.ltS K·R3 ROBATSCH PACHMAN 24. RxReh Q,"". 48. KxP R.slgns P-K4 P·K4 24. P·KR3 SICIL IAN DEFENSE ,•.• N·KB3 N·OB3 25 . QxB Q•••·K2 FISC HER COBO ,. B· N5 P·Olt3 26. QxQ ••• .. P·K4 P·OB4 21. P· K5 QPxP •• B·R4 N·BJ 27. K· B2 K·B1 ,. N· KB) ,..KN3 22. PxP .. , •• 0.0 ... 28. K·K3 J. R. Capablanca 8 · N2 21. Bx" R· RI P·Q4 P-QN4 19. K·Q4 ,. " ,04 •• 1888· 1942 •• N·B3 24. B-Q4 N·83 ,. ~., ,... : 0. ~. KN4 •• .. , N·OB'"l 2.5. 8xN ••• •• ...... 31. P· N5 R·RI World Chess Champion, 1921·27 •• B·Kl N·83 U. R·Kt QR·K81 •• ". P-083 32. K·85 ... , SICILIA N DEFENSE ,. ,... 27. It/ I-KI R·B2 10. P-oB] B·ICB4 33. P· R4 I(-B2 PEREZ SZA80 ..... 11 • • ·1(3 N·84 •• P·B3 .... 2 •• RxKP O· Nt 14. P· R5 .... •• P· K4 P-Q84 11. H-B2 B-KNS N·85 Q., 29. 8xPc h " ·Rl 12. 8 ·B2 35. R-Q4 R·K2 ,. N.KB3 P· KS 19. B·83 .. •• K·ln 30. q ·Blc h P· N4 Il. OxB ~.,". 36. PxP ,., . 10. H x Bch ,. 0 ·K2 N.Q83 20. Qx8 P·B4 11. N-oS 31. OxPch 14. H-02 0.0 37. R·KRI R·N2 P·83 N·83 21. P-QN4 a ·K2 ••• ••• 15. N·B3 •• 12. BxN .,. :12. BxOch K· N2 ... , 38. R· R' P·ll' •• P.KHI ,... 22. P·85 R·a2 1 -.0·0 O·R' 13. R·KBI 16. OR·Ol N·K3 39, P. N3 R.QRI 23. 0-N3 H'02 Q·R4 ••• 17. N·Q4 P-N3 40. R·02 •• ... 14. R·KI 34. BxR R·RI R·R4 ,. '"B. N2 B.K2 24. B· N2 P'Olt4 15. 0 ·111 P·R4 35. P·Rl R·RS 18. P-KB4 P·KB4 41 . P·N4 R· RI •• 0 ·0 0.0 2.5. P-QR3 B·Bl 16. Q. N2ch P·83 36. B·N4 K·H3 19. NxN ••• 42 . R/ 2.R2 .... •• R·OI 0·12 26. H·K3 p·a5 17. QR-Ql Q·1I2 37. R·B4 K·N4 20. Q·1I2 P-QR4 41. R·R7 R/ I·Q2 10. P·Ol ' 27. N·B4 P·RS 1 • . P·KB4 P·RS 38. R·04 " ·lt4 21. B·BS P·RS 44. Rxlt ... 11 . P·84 N...· N3 n . Q.R2 ,., 19. P-Klt3 39_ P·B4 Iteslgns 22. R-Q2 KR· KI 45. P· K' Reslgns n . N.81 P· 13 29. RPxP ' 23. R/I-Ql R·R3 ... 20. R· Nl QR-oNI... 13. H.QN5 o ·al 30. PxN Q·B4 14. P-Q4 P.. 31. BxP IS. N/ SxQP 32. B-Q4 OR-Kal'" 16. NxN p•••· K4 33. N-KS Rttill"S 17. PoNS ..... 'UY LOPEZ FISCHER IVK'OV .. P .K4 P-K4 28. O xO ... ,. N·KB3 N·Qal 29. QR·QI R-Q' ,. B· N5 P·QR3 30. B·R3 N·83 •• B·R4 N·B3 31. RXR " •• ~O B.I(2 32. R·Ql It.QI. •• It·Kl P·ON4 33. K·BI P·H3 ,. B· N3 0.0 34. P.KN4 P· B4 P·13 ,.. , 35. HPXP .. , •• P·KRl N-QU 36. PxP P· KS •TO•. 8 ·B2 P ·B4 17. K·KI N·K4 11. p .Q, ... , 38. B·aS N·B6ch 12. pxap ,., ff. K.Bl K·B2 13. ON'02 P·B3 40. K·N2 R· Nlc h 14. N·R4 H·N3 41. K. R1 R·N' ch 15. N·BS R·B2 42. RxR ••• It. NltBch ... 4 3.. a .K3 N·B' 17. Q.8 ; a -K3 oW. K·N2 P·07 18. N·BI ... , 45. a xp ... 19. N. K3 ,..· a5 46. K-Hl K-a 3 20. N-BS H· RS 47. K.B4 P·KR4 21. BxH ... 43. K. K3 N·B' 22. B.K3 .... U. KxP N·N4I;h U. 0 ·N4 ... , SO. K·B4 NxPeh 24. B.BS R·Qll 51. K·H3 N· N4 25 . B·K7 ", 52. K·R4 ... 26. OxB N·1 3 53. KxP N-KS 27. B· 15 N·Ql ReSi!jlns IT'S UP TO YOU • • • to t e ll UI th.t you're moving. Copies LIGHTS GLARE AND CAMERAS GRIND i115 Fischer milkes his firs t move of CHESS LIFE are not forw.rded In the Cipiblimc:a Memori.1 Tourn.me nt. The event received exten s ive TV by the postoHic:e. W. need six weeks ind news paper coverage. notice of .ny chinge of .ddress. - Photo by Robert Parent OCTOBER, 1965 211 CARO· KA NN T RI NGOV SMYS LOV ,. P·K4 P·Q B3 11. Q·R6 B·B4 ,. N.QBl P·Q4 U. BxB N•• ,. P·Q4 23. Q·R5 N·Q6 ,. N.. N·•K••8l 24. K·NI R/ I ·QI ,. NxN<: h NPxN 25 . QR·NI K· BI •• N·8 3 B·NS 26. N·KI N·K4 ,. B·K2 P·K3 27. P· M N·N] •• O~ .... 28. N· B] K·N2 •• P·B4 R·NI 29. P·N] R·QBI 10. K·RI N", 30. QR·QI R/ 7·B2 II. P·Q5 N·B4 ] 1. R·Q2 Q·Kl 12. N·Q4 P· M ] 2. N· KS R·B 4 13. BxB ,.0 33. NxN RPxN 14. P·KRl Q·B3 34. Q·N4 Q·B3 IS. N· B3 RxBP : S. R·KI P· R4 16. PxBP N· K5 36 . Q·R3 R·B6 H. ,.. R·NI 37. K·Rl Rx KN P Q·Q3 R·N5 38. QxP Q·RS 19.". B·K] KRx P/ 2 Resigns 20. P·Q N3 R·Q2 QUEE N'S GAMBIT DECLIN ED LEHMANN WADE P·Q4 P·Q4 15.N-Q3 N·KB] ,'". P·QB4 P·K] 16. NxN ... ,. N·QB3 P-Q84 17. PxP B·N2 ,. BPxP KPx p 18. RxRch .. , ,. p ·QS ... 19. 8 ''13 ... •• N·R4 P-QN4 20. Q.K2 0·0 ,. PxP e.p . ... 21. BxB N.o •• P·Q N] N·QB3 22. QxN Qx P(4) •• P·K4 P·QN4 23. qxp R· Klch 10. N·Nl B· NSch 24. K·QI Q·qR4 II. B·Q2 Q·R4 25 . R·KI R·QI 12. P·QR4 B· R3 26. R·K5 q·RI 13. N·B3 BxBch 27. q·K4 q ·NI 14. NxB N·NS 28. K·K2 Resigns A general view of the playing are. and some of the spectators at the f ou rth DUTCH DEF ENSE Capablanca Memorial Tournament in Havana. Fischer's table, not shown LE HMANN SMYSLOV here, was later moved in front of the stage. 1." P·Q4 P· KB4 21 . Qxqch QRxQ ,. "·K4 m 22. R-Q4 8·BI ,. N·qB3 N·K B] 23. R·K7 P·B3 ,. P·83 N' B3 24. P·KR4 K· NI ,. ... p· K4 2S. P·RS R/ 3- B2 •• ... QNxP o., K., ,. N·Bl B·Q3 "27 . K.Q2 K·B3 •• B·KNS P· KRl 28. K·K3 K·N4 •• B·R4 0 ·0 29. B·B3 II ·B4 ". N·QS NxNch 10. P· B3 R·Klch H. ,.. B·K2 31. K·B2 R·K2 NxBch ... : 2. P·N4 R·q2 1".3. Q·q2 P·Q4 33 . R-Q B4 II·K3 14. 0 ·0·0 ... 34. R-K4 ... "...... 35. R·K$Ch K·as 16. BxN 36. R·RS R·Q7ch 17. B· N::1 Q•••· KI 37. K·KI R·R7 18. KR· KI Q. Bl 38. B·K2 II·KJ 19. Q·qSch K· RI 39. B·BI R· R7 20 . Q·Q8 8 ·NS Resig ns FRENC H DEFENSE PARMA PI ETZSCH ,. P·K4 P·K] 20. QR·K BI P·R4 ,. ... , P·Q4 21. Q·N4 ... ,. N·Q2 KN·B3 22. Qx8 Q·R2 ,. P· KS KN·Q2 23 . P·KR] N·BI ,. P·KB4 P·QB4 P · N ~ N·N3 •• P·B3 QN· B3 ". B· B1 R·KI ,. QN·B3 P. BS ". B· R3 PxN P •• N·K2 B· K2 ". B·Q6ch K·BI •• P·KN4 P·KR4 "28.. RPxP q·R] '". ,.. , .. 29. QXQ h. "- N·N] R· RI 30. B·B5 K· B2 ". B· N2 N·N3 31 . PxP ... 13. 0 ·0 K·Q2 32 . R·B7 N·Bl N· NS Q·NI 33. RxP N·QI ". P·BS K· B2 34. P·B4 ". B.Q2 ... Q·Bl 35. PxP " ·N] ".n. B·B4 K·BI 36. B· R3 R· RS B·K] K·8::1 31. N· K4 Former World Champion VilSs ll y Smyslov making his th ird move against ". N·Bl Fischer in Round Two. ". R·B2 R·KBI 38. RxB<: h Resigns KING' S INDIA N GE LLER GARC IA N·KB] P. KN3 14. BxN 8·QI ,'". P·K4 B·N2 15". 0·0 Q·B] PLAN NOW TO PLAY IN THE ,. ... , P.QB4 16. P·R] P·N4 •• p·QS N·KB3 17. NxP ..N ,. N· B3 P.Q N4 18. BxB R·KNI EMPIRE CITY OPEN •• P·KS N· NS 19. Q·R5 Q·KS He nry Hudson Hotel, H.Y.C. ,. B·KB 4 P·NS 20. P·KB4 P·N6 •• N·K4 Q·N3 21. P·BS R·N2 •• P·KR3 N·KR3 ::12. QR·KI Q-QSch November 26-27-28 10. 8 ·B4 B·R3 23. K·Rl NPxP 11 . BxB N," 24. Q· R6 R·KNI (Sec "Tournament Life" for com plete details) 12. P·Q6 P·K] 25. Q·B6 Resigns 13. N·B6ch ..N 2 12 CHESS LIFE KIHO'S IHDIAN SICILIAH DEFENSE (Annotated for "Chess Life" by SMYSLOV SZABO GELLER COlO ,. P·Q4 H·KB3 22. R·HI Q·B2 ROBERT J. FISCHER) ,. P.QB4 P·KN3 23. 8 ' 1'12 ,. P·QB4 H·KI3 21 . QxB .,. ... ,. H..QB3 P.84 22. N·KS SICILIAN DEFENSE ,. P.KH3 B·H2 24. RxB R·HI H·83 H· 1I3 23. P·NS ... ' Tringov 8 ·N2 0.0 25• • x.~h .,. •• .,. Fischer •• 24. RxH ,. H..QB3 ,.. , 26. Q·'3 Q·NS •• ,...... "·B4 1- P · K4 P.QB4 H·83 " ·84 U . QxQ ,. P·KH3 25. PxP e.p. 8·Kl .. P."·K4 8·H2 26. ,..87e" 2. N·KB3 P ·Q3 ,. 0-0 H·B3 n . " .K5 ". •• .. , .. N..Qlt4 29. NxN B."·N4 ,. N·82 ' 27. N·NS Q.K2 3. P·Q4 p,p •• , , B·K2 0-0.. , R·KI Q. B3 ".Q.3 30. "xP n . 4. N,P N · KB3 •• ... , •• 0-0 P.QR3 29. N·Q4 KIt· KI 10. Q·B2 R·NI 31. Nx" '" •10•. R· Kl S. N·QB3 P·QR3 11. P· H3 ".QN4 32. K·B2 ". ... , 30. It. K3 R·B2 .... 11. B.BI R.Bl 31 . N.N4 Q·H2 B· NS P·K3 12. • ·HI 33. N·N7 K·Bl •• 13. "X" 34. ,.·Q6 B·H4 12. B..Q2 N·K4 32. • . KB) R/ I..QBl 7. p.B4 Q .N3 ...'" 13. P.QN] "..QN4 33. Q.N2 " ·K4 14. N/ 3xR Q·N3 35. K·K3 K· Kl Q·Q2 Q,P 15. N..QB) B·B4 :;; 6. K- 15. NxKPI? P,N 16. BxPch K ·RI 17. RxRch 8,. 18. Q·B4 N ·QB3! 19. Q· B7 ...... Loo k s like a m a te. but Black h as a way o u t . . . • 19...... Q·B4,h 20. K·Rl N·B3! 21. BxB 2l. I'x N, BxB; 22. QxB, Q xB or 2 1. B xN, B xB; 22 .QxB, P xB. 21...... NxP 22. O-K6 N / 4-NS _._------,RESIGNS BOOST AMERICAN CHESS TELL YOUR FRIENDS KATHRYN SLATER puh in to long lession fit thto teletype machine thflt wn Bobby Fischer' . link with the Clplblinci Memorill Tournament in HIVlnl. ABOUT USCF -Photo by Robert Parent OCTOBER. 1965 213 (Annotated for "Chess Life" by AETI OPEHING 'UY LOPEZ ROBERT J. FISCHER) SMYSLOV PEREZ TRIHGOV KHOLMOV .. N·I(B3 17. I xB 0 ·Q2 ,. P-K4 p.I(' It. 8 ." A-NI KING'S INDIAN ,. " · I(N3 I •• P·OR3 N· B3 ,. N-KB3 N"" 19. P· R3 N·1I1 ,. p· II' P·84 19. P.QN' PxOP ,. B-N5 P-QAl 20. PxP N·1(3 Piehsch Fischer •• P·N3 B· N2 20. Px" N·1(3 •• . ·1t4 N·1I3 21 . B-Q5 N·1I5 ,. II.QN2 P·N3 21. N·1(2 N· N4 ,. 0.0 8 ·1(2 22. Q·B3 .. , 1. N·KB3 N·KB3 •• B· N2 B· N2 n . II · N2 " .1(' •• A·KI "ON4 23. R· R2 R· N3 P·B4 •• 0.0 0 ·0 23. P.Q5 Q.N5 ,. 8 · N3 0 ·0 2'. 1(.R2 R·KB3 2. P·K N3 N·1I3 N·1(5 24. P x N •• ',N P· B3 ,.. , 25. Q . I( ~ A·KN3 3. P·KN3 B·N2 0 · B2 1,1 ·03 15. Rx P • •• ." •• P·I(R3 N·NI 26. A-NI .. , 4. B·N2 0·0 10. OA-QI N·B3 26. P·KR4 1,1.1(3 10. P-Q4 NI I..ol 21. PxB 11. ..· 1(3 H·B4 27. B·05 0 ·05 ... S. O.() P·Q3 11. P-B' P·B' 28. KxR Q-N'ch 12. N. K2 R·BI 28. R-QI O· NS 6. P·Q4 QN·Q2 12. PxK" N/ 2x P 29. K· BI 0 · N7ch 13. II xB N,B 29. BxN 13. NxN 30. I(-KI Q· QR"..I(I N8ch 7, N·B3 P·K4 14. N·B3 N·N5 30. Q-N3 14. 0 · K2 P'H5". 31 , 1(-02 15. O· NI P·03 31. P·1I1 A· K2 .,. 8. PxP p,p 15. B-N5 Afllgnl N'02 32. 0 ·O H3 OxKP 9. Q·B2 poB3 16. P·O' ". 32 . 0 ' B2 16. Bx B ... Resl,ns 17. B·R4 10. R·Ql Q·K2 OUEEN'S IHOIAN ... , 11 . N·KNS N·KJ COIIO SMYSLOV OUSSH'S GAMBIT OECLINED Prevents White from sinking his ,. ,... N·KB3 17. B.Q3 P· A' DODA O' KELLY ,. p .", II. p-a5 QPxP P.Q8' . N·K II3 H.K83 19. N·I($ Knight in on Q6. ,. N·I(B3 P-ON3 19. N·1I4 P· N4 , R·A4 ,. p . .. P·1(3 20. R·Bl N.B3 12. P·K4 N·B2 •• N·1I3 B·H2 20. RPxP PxNP B. NS 8 · N5 21 . QRxP ,. P-KN3 21 . Nx8 APxH 13. B·K3 P·KR3 •• B· N2 ' ... 22. P· N4 PxP e.p. P·K3 P· KA3 22. R· R2 ." ,... 14. N·B3 N·K3 •• .... •• 0 ·0 N·83 23. OxNP N·KS •• 8 ·R' P_I(H4 U . NlIP N· 1I3 •• 15. QR·Nl P·KB4 •• 8 · N3 N·1(5 24. p.oa4 B·B6 • P·O' . ·K2 24. KR' OI P ·N4 16. N·KR4 Q·B2 Q.82 BxHch 15. IIxP "B •• PxBP 25. 8xN ... •• ON·0 2 0.0 26. 8xP .,a p,p 10. P x8 .,. 26. OxP P. NS •• ." 17. PxP 11 . RPxN P·03 21. Rx P P.QR3 P·OR4 21. OxB AxRP ... ••10. PxP 28. A·1I8ch I(·A2 18, B·R3? P·B5 12. 8 ·0 3 N·02 28 . Q. N6 ch 1(·01 19. Q·N6 N·N4 13. P·A' P·OR' 29. RXR O·HSth II. N·N3 II'"· N3 29. 0 ·Q8 RxPc h 14. R·OHI 30. I(·BI OxPeh 12. ON·Q4 R·I(I 30. PxR OxPch 20, BxN B,B 0 ·K2 15. II ·K4 P·OS3 Ru lgns 13. 8 ·B4 .,. 31. K·R2 0 · R4I;h 16. N·02 P ·KS' 14. Nx N 8 · N5 32. K·N3 ... 15. H-1I3 H·KS 33. 0·A4ch K-H3 ENGLISH OPENING 16. P·R3 II·A4 34. K·N2 A·R5 17. P-I(N4 8·H3 35. P IVKOV 1I1LEK ·K' .,' 1 •. "'· K3 ,." ResIgns ,. ,.... P·084 21. P·1(3 N·84 ,. N·1(1I3 N·KB3 22. a ·1I 3 H. R3 OUEEN'S PAWH ,. P-KH3 P ·KH3 23. P.Q4 N·1I2 •• P' H3 B_N2 24. P-Q5 .... PIETZSCH SMYSLOV ,. II-OH2 0.0 25. II·AI P.QN4 ,. ' ... N.1(83 17. PXP •• 8 . N2 H·S3 26. P·K4 O·R' ,. N·K83 "'·KN3 11. R· N5 ...'" , •• N-1I3 P·04 27. Nx P H·K4 ,. a.N' 8·N2 19. P·84 B, . I. ." .,. 28. P·84 H·akh •• P-K3 P·B4 20. 8xll ." •• B,B K.. 29. BxN ... ,. ON·02 P. N3 21. 0·A4 ... , 10. PxN .,' 30. R· KI P.K3 ,. 8·Q3 II ·H2 22. 8xA ... 11 . OR.Bl B·02 31. N·B6 R' 02 0 ·0 0 ·0 23. OxO .,. 12. 0 ·0 OR.Ql 32 . A·B) 0 ·A4 I.•• P·8 3 P·03 24. 8·Q5 N.1I6 13. 0 ·B2 P_H3 33. RxP •• P·ON4 ON·02 25 . B·B4 R_HI 14. 0 · N2ch P-83 ~ , . P·K5 P·H4 10. HPxP HPxP 26. K·III R·H7 15. I(R·01 B_1I4 35. Px Pch '" 11. 0·A4 H · H3 N· KS 21. QxQch ...... " 27. P·OA3 16. P.o3 0 ·02 36. H·K5 R-K2 12. Q·Rl 28 . 11-03 .,' If 21 . B·B5, N·B6ch!; 22. K-Rl, NxN; 11. P.QR3 P·OR' 37. A·.6 Q.R3 13. OR· NI I(R..· "1I1 29. B·82 N· N5 23. QxQch, RxQ ; 24. PxN, B·N5 foilowed 18. H·02 8 ·A6 U. Rx A ... 14. KA ·BI P_KA3 30. K·K2 P·KA4 19. B·1(4 .... 39 . P x p 0 ·B4 15. IIxN ... Resigns by B·B6ch. (25. R·Q3?, B·B4) 10. N·1I 4 0 -K3 40. N·llkh Rulgns 16. N·K4 II · N2 21...... RxQ 22. PxP ...... If 22. 8-B5, B·K3!; 23. P·N3, P-N3; 24. B·K6, PxP; 25. BPxP, P·K5, etc. - 22, ...... PxP 23. B.Q4 23. B-B5, B·K3 wins a pawn. • • 23...... B-NS I 24. R·Q2 R·Q2 4 .:,.~, RESIGNS .-;- ... •• ENGLISH OPENING PACHMAN GARCIA .. p.Qa4 N-I(al 2'. B·1(3 I(A-QI ,. N-QBl P.1(4 25. A· N' P·QN' ,. P-I( N3 ,... 26. AxN •• N" 21. QxA .,.." ,. B'"· N2 H.1(2 21. BxQ R·QI N·a3 OH·al 29. B-B5 ,••. P.QN' "-QRl 30. A..Q2 B""·B2 0<) H •• ' 31. B-1(, . ·.5 •• P.QR3 11 ·1(3 :no K·B2 P-QA' •10•. P ·Q3 a .K2 33. I(·K3 P_1I3 11. A· NI ..· 83 34 . BxOP 8 .Q4 12. H-QR4 11 ·112 35. P·B5 ;t·NI 13. N·1I5 OR. NI U . K-Q4 1(· 112 14. H-Q2 "N 31. P-H' 1(· 113 . SCHER 15. 'xII 0.0 38. P·KR4 ",.R3 U . H· 1(4 N/ 4.QS 39. 8,06 R' H2 d." ttl/V 17. P ·II' II·R4 40. B·I(Sch I(·al 1 • • A·B2 " .11' 41. P-N5 It. N·83 P· I(S '2. p"p P'"· NS 20 . 0 ·R4 Q.1(2 43. PxP 21. P·1(3 .... P· Nkh 1('"·1(1 J . R. CapablanCII, Jr.-son of the famed world champion in whose honor the 22. HXP .""N '5. R·1(2 R.Q2 23. PxH N" ..s. IIxPch Ru lgn, tournament was held-studies the p05ition in Fi5cher·O' Kelly, Round Four. 214 CHESS LIFE GRUENFELD DEFENSE NIMZO·INDIAN QUEEN 'S GAMBIT DECLINED IVKOV JIMENEZ BILEK GELLER PACHMAN CO BO 1. P·Q4 N·KBl 13. B.Q3 P·B4 1. P·g 4 H·KB3 16. QlI B H·K4 1. N·KB1 H·KBl 16. QR·Ql H·Q4 P· 1. P·Q B4 KN) 14. KPx P QBx P 2. P·QB4 P·K3 17. g . jU R· Sl 2. P .B4 P·B4 17. BlIB Hd l . N·QB3 P.Q4 1$. Bx B ". 3. N·QB3 B· N5 11. p·K4 H x Nc h 1. N·B3 N·B3 .1. P·Q5 H.. 4. P x P Nx P U . N. N3 ,., 4. P·K3 p· B4 19. QlIN 4. P·K3 P·K3 I • • BXN S. P ·K4 Nx N 11. Bx P ... , 5. P·Q4 P·Q4 ...... 5. N·B3 0.0 20. P·KN3 B· KC 20. NxP R· Kl 6. Px N P·QB4 18. Px B Q.Ql 6. B.Q J P·Q4 21 . B· B4 6. BPx p KHlIp 21 . N·K1ch 1. B·QBC B· N2 19. R·B5 P· N3 7. 8 ·8 4 ... QPx P ... ,., 22 . RlIa 7. 0 ·0 '12. Px B Q. N2 8. N·K2 N·B3 20 . Nx P P·K) I . P x P ... I . BliP P·QH3 23. P·S5 R· B4 •.., 21. P· KR4 P·KAl 9. B·K3 0-0 21 . H· U ch K·RI • • Q.K2 B· N2 24. PlI P • • 0 ·0 0 ·0 24. Q·B5 R/ l . KI Q.Bl 22 . R· KN5 .. , 10. 0 ·0 ... , 10. R·Ql , 25. R·Q6 R' KBI 10. R' KT N.B3 25. R.o1 p·H3 11. R·Bl R.Ql 21. p.QS ... .. , II. B·Q2 26. Q.Al R·H4 t h 11. P.QA) P·QH3 26. Q-QS R·K3 n . P·B4 H·R4 14. Q-Rlch Redllns 12. NlIP N'"·B ) 27. K· Bt N.NS 12. Q·Q3 "H' 27. R.B1 R·KBl NIMZO·INDIA N 13. N·B3 g ·HI u . R.Q2 Q.KII2 n . B·KHS M.gR4 28. P.QNC DONNER .IETZSCH 14. .... 14. p·QRl B· K2 U . g ·H3 NlI BP B·R2 ..H 29. Q.Ql RH lllnl 1. P-Q4 H· KB3 15. p· K4 H.., 15. B·R6 Re1111 n1 15. QlI B R·Bl 1. P.Q84 p·K3 16. K·RI ...... 1. N-ClB ) B·H5 17. Bx B H.. GRUENF ELD DEFENSE KING'S IND.AN c. P·K3 0-0 II. p ·K5 Q·R5 KHOLMOV JIMENEZ IVKOV CODA 5. B.Q3 P.Q4 It. B·K3 p.g"U I . P-Q4 1. P-Q4 N·K8l 21 . N· N2 N· Nl H' KBl 18. H·K4 p-QA3 6. N·B3 p·Be 20. P.B4 KR.QI t. H· KB3 P ·KNl 19. NlIBP ,., 2. P-QB4 P·KHl 22. B·B3 Bx a l . P-KH] 7. 0 ·0 N·B3 11 . Q·B3 P·Bl 3. N.oB3 23. RlIB B.Q4 B· N2 20. P·RS P·H5 • . P-Qlt3 B· lt4 22. P.Q6 K·RI ,... 4. 8 · N2 O.() 21 . P·R6 4. Px P H.. 24. R· 9. BPx P KPx P 21 . Bx N Bl g .Bl 5. 0-0 P·B4 H", ,.. 5. P·KN3 B·H2 22 . N. 8] B· N4 10. PxP BXN 14. P· I(6 gR. NI 25 . H.g3 H·gS 6. P' QS P·Q3 6. B·H2 N·Hl 26. Nx N SxS 23. R·B2 K· NI 11. Px B B· N5 15. P· K1 7. P·B4 B·B4 .. , 7. N·B3 N· B3 27. Kx B PlI N 24 . H· KS H· B5 12. P·B4 H·I(4 16. R·KI R' KI I. N·Re 2S. Nx N 8. P·K3 O .() 21. Q·S l QlI Qch ... , ..H 11. P x P Nx Nc h 21. B· N5 R·Q1 • • N·QBl N· R) 9. 0 ·0 R· Kl 29. KlI g Px P 26. P.R7 R· Sl 14. pxN B·R6 28. g .Rt ResIg n s 10. P· KC R·Nl 21. P.o6 10. P·Kltl R·Nt 30. PlI P P· S4 ,., QUEEH 'S GAMBIT DECLINED 11. Q·K2 P·K4 11. P·B4 P.QN4 21. N·K4 P·Q4 R08ATS CH 31. R·B5 R· K1 12. P· K5 N·Kl C080 12. PlIP H.. 32. P·KN4 plIPc h '19. N. 86ch K·Rl 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 1• • P.B3 Bx8P 13. N·g4 P·QR3 13. BPlI P H·B2 30. P· N3 B·N4 P· I(3 I • • B·B3 N· N6 33. PlI P K· 82 14. P .R4 2. P·QB4 14. A.Ql g·K2 34. P·K4 H.Q2 .. , 31. Q·g81 N· Kl 3. N·I( Bl P.Q4 20. glt.HI H·88 15. P x P KBxP 3'2 . Qx R 21 . Q.KN2 Nx B IS. B.Q2 P ·QB4 35. R· B7 K·Kl 4. N·83 P·B4 16. H-B3 16. B· R6 B· N2 33. P.R'{g ) Resllil•••n 1 H.. 11. RxH RxP N·B3 36. K·8 4 P.Hl 17. Blf B 5. BPxP 11. B·KI B· K3 31. P· N5 R·B2c h ... 6. P·K3 S·K2 13. p.QS B·K6ch II . P·Hl QR.QI 38. K·K3 P· KA 4 Q UEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED 1. B·g3 0 ·0 24. K·Rl B·Q5 19. QIl-fU • • 0 ·0 H.oS) 15. Rx B Rx R ... 39. Px. I .p. R·R2 IV KO V WADE 20. H x R N.g 4 CO. N· KS Rl1l li1 n l 9. P·QRl P .QNl 26. Q. Nl P·K4 I . P·Q4 p ·Q4 21 . N·B3 B·Q3 2. N·KB3 10. Q.Kl B.H2 11. Bx R p x a S IC ILIAN DE F ENSE p·K3 22. N· KS BxH/ K4 3. P·B4 N· KB 3 II. R·QI 11. R.Ql Q·R4 GARCIA KHO LMO V 23. BxB H.Q2 ..H 2• • Qxp Q x BPch 4. N·B1 B·K2 24. B·KB4 12. PxP '" 1. p· K4 P·QR4 13. P x H H·R4 30. K·Hl R· KI P.oB4 26. B· K3 A· KI S. B· N5 QN·Q2 25. N·H3 R· R2 14. B· N2 R·BI )1 . p·Q6 R' K1 2. N· K83 P·K3 21. Q· N3 B·Bl e. P·K3 0.0 16. Q·B2 N· A5 3. P ·Q4 , 21. p· R3 R·K3 7. R·Bl P.QRl U . P·B4 ..H 32. ~ S Q.B7ch .. 27. B· B1 Q·H4 16. Pdl B·Q3 Re,llI n S 4. HlIP N·KB3 U . R·KNt K·R2 8. P·QRl P. A3 28. P·B4 17. P ·B4 Q·IU 5 . ... ·QB3 ,.. , 30. K· A2 P·S4 • . B· A4 p·B3 2• . P·Rl "H'Q.H6 NIMZO·INDIAH 6. 8 · jU B·K2 31. Q· Re B' K2 10. 1I.Q3 p-QMe 30. Q·B2 QlI gch DOHNER GARCIA , . 0.0 0.0 32. g ·RS P· KH3 11. P lIQP BPlIP 31 . KxQ 1 . • .04 15. • ·H4 B·85 I. K·Rl H·Bl 33. g ·QI .. , 11. 0 ·0 31. B· NS M~"·B3 1. P-Q84 26. Q·KBl Q.H4 • . P·84 ... , :W. Bli P ,... 13. P· A4 "H'P· N5 33. A·B6 N·K5ch 10. 8- K3 H. H 3. N-ClB 3 S ·NS 27 . Q-N) R·Kl 35 . B·N3 ... , 14. H.HI N·I(I 34. K·HI A·B' 4. P·K3 ,. .. 21. P·S5 , It. Q lf N 8 ·B3 U . Q·Al P·KH4 IS. 8 ·H3 H", 35. R{I·BI ... 12. 8 ·B3 g ·B2 37. Q·Rl B·1(2 16. N{I.Ql g .A4 36. PlIB ... 5. Bo03 ,... U . Q·B2 Q· N4 P· IU 6. N.8 1 0.0 30. B.Q6 13. P.Qlt4 P-QA3 38. g ·Hl P· BS 17. H·N3 37. P·H6 R/ 2x B ... 14. P·RS QR·BI 39. B·B2 H·B3' 7. 0 -0 g · Kl 31 . g x lt , " . K N.Q2 ... 38. It lf A P·KR3 ... R· Nl •• P.oR3 BPx . 31. g ·Kl c h 15. g.Q2 Q.Hl 40. P· N3 B·B2 n . N·85 8 ·BI 39. A-B8c h ResIgns • . KPXP "H U . RxQ ch K•·•Rl• 16. KR.ol KIt.QI 41. g · N4 B.g) 20. B· KB4 N·B4 10. PxB N·K5 34. B·KS B·H 4 17. Q.8 2 N.Q2 42. g -H3 g .B2 II. R· Kl P·B4 35. R.QI 8 .B) T8 . H·lt4 H· B4 0 .. P x P Bx Pch RUY LOPEZ 12. B·B4 H.gS3 36. K·Rl S·Q2 19. H·H6 H.. 44. B·HS S x Bch F IS CHE R SZABO 13. Q·B2 B·g2 37. K ·H3 P· R3 20. Bx N ... 45. It lf S P·R4 I . P·K4 P. K4 I • • B· B4 N·B4 14. N·K5 ..H 38 . K· S4 B·S3 21. NlI R ..H 46. Rx P P· AS 2. H·KB3 N·QB3 10. R.K3 P_B) 15. Q8xH Q·H4 3• . P.Klt4 B.Q2 22. P·8 3 Q·B2 41. Rx P Px Rch 3. B. N5 P.oR3 21. QR.Kl Q. 82 16. P·B4 , 40 . P·R5 B· S3 23 . B·Q4 P ·K4 48. K· Nl Q· KB5 4. B·R4 N·B3 22. B·N3 ... 24. B· N6 Q·B3 Rellg n s H", 17. PxP 41 . P· N5 p x " c h 5. 0 ·0 8 ·K2 23. K·lt2 KR·QI 18. Q·N3 S'"· S3 42 . Kx P B.Q2 25 . R.Q2 P·R3 6. R·Kl P.oH4 24. R/ 3·K2 N· B4 19. BXN O . P·B6 B.K3 7. B·H3 0 ·0 25. R.K3 N·g2 20. Rx P S"'.· R5 44. R·QHI ... , SLAV DE F EHSE B. P·B3 p·Q3 26. Q-Q3 QA· Nl 21 . Q·Rl R·B I 45. Px p B·HI IVKOV SMYS LOV • • P ·KRl B·K3 27. Q· K2 A· N2 22. R·K3 ..., 46. Itx B ... 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 31. K·Q4 S· N5 10. P.o4 ... 28. K·Rl N·B4 '.IS. QR·KI R·KB2 41. K· N6 ResIgns 2. P·QB4 P·QBl 3::1. R·a2 "'· Kl II. P x B ,.. 29. "·B4 R·KBI 12. P x P 24. P· R3 B· Ne 3. H·QB3 N· B3 ~ 3 . AIl-QBI P· KH3 N·QNS 30. P·K5 p .B4 NIMZO · IHD IAN C. PlI P .. , 34. P.A5 K·B2 13. P.oS N.Q2 31 . B·R4 ,.. GELLER LEHMAHN 5. N·S 3 N·B3 35. N· A4 14. H. R3 B·B3 32. I'llI' P·BS I . P-Q4 N· KB3 12. PlI P N·BS 6. B·B4 P·K3 ... IS. N-B2 P' 84 33. A·KB "; Q·Q2 36. RlI R B·B4 2. P·QB4 P· K3 13. S ·NS B·Q2 1. P·Kl B·g3 31. N·H6 16. H lI N ,.. 34. Q.o2 Q·S 4 3. N·QB) B·H5 14. PlI P QN xP I. BlIB ... 17. N·Q4 35. P·K6 ••• 3B. KlIB P·H4 "H N·K5 4. P· K3 N·S3 15. H XN ... t . B.Q3 0.0 3• • • lI P K. N3 11. Q x B P·QR4 36. Q·Q4 Resii nS 5. B·Q3 . ·1(4 16. N·Q5 10. 0 ·0 ' 40. P· A4 K·B4 p ...... ~ 6. N·K2 Bx Hch 17. KlI B 11 . R·Bl gR...·BI 41 . K·Q4 K.H5 NIMZO · IND IAN 7. pxa ,.. , II. Q-H 3 .... B4 12. P.QR3 P.oR3 4't. A·BI SMYS LOV O'KELLY I • • · K4 H·KR4 It. BxP QR·BI n . B· Nt N·QR4 ... 1. P.Q4 N·KB3 I'. RxR 4'. NlI A N·H2 ... , • . 0.0 P·KN4 20. B·K1 14. H·KS H·B5 44. H.Q6 H·B4ch 2. 1'.084 p·K3 20. bRch 10. • ·85 PxBp 21. H_g ••• 3. H.QS3 B·N5 ... • • H IS. H lf H ..H O . K·B5 H xNP 21 . Q·Kl Q-Qlch 11. B·R3 SPx P 22. Q x Pc h R ..1 9"' • 6. P-K4 .. ., 46. P ·H4 H·Klc h 4. P ·K3 P·B4 22. K·82 5. B.Q) U . B.jU .... 17. P ·I(Nl Q·HI 41. K.o4 N·g7 ,... 0 ·B1 18. P ·B3 .... 41. Nx P H.S6th 6. N·S 3 O.() 24. g.Q2 I • • P·KS N·Kl O . K·B5 NlttC P 1. 0-0 QPxP 25. BxQ H•..•• , $100 n . B.g3 1t ·81 511. p · ... S N.Q2ch • • a x . QN-Q2 2&. B· B3 K· BT 21 . P·B4 51. K·B6 p·QS • • Q. K2 P.QH3 21. 8 . N4ch K·KI 22. K Itx Q N•••·B2 52. N.g 6 P.Q6 10. R-QI .. , 2• • B.o6 , 11 . • lIP ... MAKES YOU A 23. K·B2 P·B3 53. H·K4 K· BS ~H' U . K· K3 " · B3 24. K·K3 .. , 54. H. B3 H.K4cb 12. B·Q2 KBx N 30. PxP H.. USCF MEMBER 25 . QPxP a·H4 55. K· B7 ,.. , 13. BlI B g .B2 31 . B·B8 P· N3 26 . B·B2 B· 85 56 . P lf P K·K6 14. N·K5 H· K5 32. K.B4 K-Kl 27. P· N3 B-H4 51. P·R1 K·06 15 . 8·H4 H.H 33. B.Q6 B·B3 21. P·QR4 B·Kl 51. N·gI K·B7 16. PXH KR.Ql 14. K. K5 , FOR LIFE! 19. B.g3 a ·R4 ... 5• • P_RI(Q) 1t ..l g n l 17. P.B3 N·B4 Ind BI~ck re1Ig.nl d . 3D. R·KNT KR·Qt 1 • • P.QN3 ItxAch OCTOBER, 1965 215 PIRC DE FENSE WADE SMYSLOV P-K4 N-KB3 17_ QxR ,••. N-QB3 P_Q3 18. RxB Q"..NJ ,. P· K N3 n . P·KS P·Q4 A Triple Enigma 'B ...-K2 B·N2 20. P·N3 B·NS •S.• P-KR4 P-KR4 21. QxRch K •• •• N -R3 N-B3 2.2. _ B)( B ,. . by ,. N_K NS 0-0 23. PxN Q.NS •• B·K3 P-K4 24_ K-N2. .., The first game of the recently con •• P-QS N .QS 2.5. R-KI K_Kl 10. BxN ... 26. R·K3 P_N6 cluded Tal-Larsen match, clearly Lar 11. QxP P_B3 2.1. RxP Q)( RP sen's best p erformance of the series. 12. Px P 28 . P-QB3 I(.K2 U . 0 -0 N'"·Q4 29_ K_N I Q.K85 presents on e very impOl-tant theoretical 14. Q-B4 N_BS 30. N-R1 P·R4 problem a nd two peculiar questions 15. Qx P "N 31. N·86 16. 8 _8 3 Resigns ." re"arding the preparation of the com bata nts for the match. The theoretical QUEEN' S'" GAM8 1T DECLINED SZABO PIET ZSCH problem concerns the proper way of .. P-Q4 N-KB3 16. QR _BI P.Q5 handling the Black pieces against an ,. P-QB4 P_K3 17. P_K4 B-B3 Anti-King's Indian System that is subtle, ,. N-QB3 ,... 18. P-QN3 •• N •• 8 -NS B-K2. 19. PxB N·N3 strong and solid. Arising from this is •• P-KJ QN.Q2 20. O)( N the question a s to why Tal persisted in The key move to a rarely played but N-B3 P· KR3 21. P_K5 8'"-N 4 ,•.• B_R4 0 ·0 22. Q)( p adopting a defensive system which had subtle and strong Anti-King's Indian Sys •• Q-B2 P_QNJ 23_ R)(Q •••N., already proven itself to be a failure. tem. First of all, in such a position as •• 24. R-B4 N_B6 this, where White has an advantage in 10. '"B-QNS B""·N2. 25. Rx P N" For the curious fact is that the first 11. 0-0 ,.", 26. B_B4 N_B6 fourteen moves of the game had al space on the Q-side (because of his ad 12 _ B·Q3 P-B4 27. Nx8 ..N vanced pawn on Q5), his proper strategy 13. p )(p ,., 28. R-07 R_K BI ready occurred in Ra y W einstein- R. is to attack on that flank by means of 14_ N·R4 Q-R4 2.9_ P-K6 Byrne, U_ S. Championship. 1963·641 I IS. KR-KI K R_K I 30. R)( P Resigns B-K3, N-Q3, R-QB1, P-QN4, and P-B5. The '" would certainly have thought that the one drawback to the plan is that Black N IMZOVICH DEFE NSE convincing b eating that Rcry gave me can launch a very dangerous counter ROBATSCH PEREZ would have deterred anyone from re attack on White's King by P-B5, P-KN4, •• P-K4 N.QBJ 15. R-KB5 Q-K3 ,. ,... P·K4 16. Q-Q4 B_B4 peating my e:xperiment. Can it be that P-KR4, RB3, R-N3, N-KB3 and P-KN5. ,. N" 17. NxB NP)(N Tal had not seen the game? If so, he Experience has confir med that Black's '"N-KB 3 H)(Nch •• 18. QxNP badly needs a subscription to "Chess attack is at least as deadly as White's. •• ••N Q-B3 19_ RXPch K."· K3 Now, with these background considera •• "K> B.NSch 2.0. B·K3 R-K2 Life--. ,. N-02. ,.. ' 21 . RxRch N" tions in mind, we can begin to under •• B.Q3 N·K2 22. R-KI R-K NI Lastly, there is the psychological stand the purpose of the text move. 0 ·0 N-N3 23 . QxNch K •• problem a s to how Larsen could manage •1•0. N_N3 P·N3 24 . B_NSch White is not altering his above·mention II. B-NSc h B-02 25. RXO ch K",••• to swallow his pride and adopt Wein· ed plan, but is merely postponing it 12. BxBch K• • 26 . K· BI P_Q4 stein 's stra tegy after having delivered while he stabililes his K-side, denying 13. R-Q I K· K2. and Bl ;o ck reslgned_ Black any chances there. How does 11. 14_ R-QS KR-KI himself on va rious occa sions of remarks on the wea kness of American chess P-KN4 work? SICILIA N DEFEN SE A. It effectively takes the starch out TRINGOV LEHMANN players. For, in this game. little more o ( 11. _...... , P-B5 by 12. P-KR4! which H-KS3 P·KN3 17. QXB W ::1S required of him than that he faith •• P-QB4 ... prevents Black from opening any file ,. " ·K4 18. Qx Rch K ·Q2 fully carry out the American master's ,. ~ .. ,.. 19. Q-B6 P·K4 for action on the K-side. •• .., N .KS3 20. B_NS Q-K3 strategy and thai he does. •• P-KS N_B3 21. OR-OI N-Q4 Q-QR4 N,,' 2.2. R)< N •• Q-K4 N-82 ... Ca ndidates Matc h ,. 2.3. QxQP P_N4 •• N-B3 B-N2 24. P-OR4 P-ORJ •• B-QB4 P_Q4 25 . R-QI K-B3 GAME ON E 10. PxP e.p. 26. P-OB4 N ·B2 KIN G'S INDIAN DEFE NS E 11 . 0 -0 B."·84 27. BPxPch 12. Q.R4 N-Q5 28. PxPch K'". , Bent Larsen Mikhail Tal 13. N_KN5 P·K3 19. B_K 3 N ·R3 , . P-Q4 N·KB3 14. N / 5-K4 "N 30. Q-Q3ch Q-BS 15. NxB Q.8 3 31. 0 'Q7ch Resigns 2. P-QB4 P-K N3 I'. N_B6ch " N 3. N·QB3 B-N2 4. P-K4 0·0 Ne braskan W ins in Iowa As is generally known, it is not neces Gilbert Ramirez, Omah a, Nebraska sary for Black to pr event 5_ P-KS by 4. scored a solid 5-0 to take first prize in ...... , P-Q3 for after 5 ...... , N-K1; 6. the 11th annual Iowa Open, played in P.B4, P-Q3; 7. N-B3 Black gets a power- Cedar Rapids on September 4-5. Placing ful counterattack by thc sacrifice 7...... , second through eighth (no t ie-breaking P-QB4! After 12. P-KR4! (analysis) was used) were Melvin Matherly, Rock S. N·B3 ...... Now White answers ...... , P-KN4 with Island, Illinois; Paul Hersh, Grinncll, Although the lines commencing with P-R5 and he answers .. _.. ... , P-KR4 with Iowa; Dan Reynolds, Fort Dodge, Iowa; this move have been somewhat eclipsed P-KN5. Glen F. Proechel, Iowa City, Iowa; Ray lately by the popularity of the Saemisch B. Should Black open the KB file im Wenzel, Skokie, lllinois; J ohn G. War Attack, it will be seen from the fur ther mediately, he gives up all chance of r en, Moline, Illinois and Laszlo Ficsor , co urse of this game that its potentialit getting the upper hand on the K-side Minneapolis, Minn. All had scores of 4-l. ies deserve a great deal more attention himself, while White's chances on the In addition to the 46-playcr main than has been given them. Q-side are hardly diminished. For ex event, two smaller tour naments were 5...... _ P-Q3 ample, 11...... , PxNP; 12. PxP, RxRch; held co ncurren tly: the IO- player "Middle 6. B·K2 P·K4 13. KxR, N-KB3; 14. ~ - Q3 , P·B4; 15. B-K3. Class" Tournament was won by Matthew 7. 0-0 N-B 3 Baird, Runnels, Iowa with a score of 4-1 8. P-Q5 N-K2 BOOST AMERICAN CH ESS and the 12-player junior tournament 9. N-Kl N-Q2 T ELL YOU R F RI EN DS went to Lee DeWitt, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 10. P-83 P-K84 ABOUT USC F 4lf.a ·lf.a • 11 . P·KN4 ...... 216 CHESS LIFE ...... , NxP; 16. NxN, PxNj 17. Q-N3, K-K1 39. K·Q3 R·KRl and 18. Q·N5ch or 18, B-N5ch or 18. 40. R-B7 N·N3 R·Ql are all too much against the ex 41. Rj l.B6 Resigns posed Black King, 15...... R-Rl 16_ Q·N3 P·N3 This is just about the most rcaS() nable defensive try Black can make, He forces White to make up his mind as to whether to advance or exchange his BP rather than allow hi m to operate with both options. 17. PxQP PxP 18, Q·R3 N-QB4 Black Lrie~ to blockade his Queen's After IS. B·K3 (analysis ) win"o· Now White will get his Q·side attack 19. NxN! NPxN going with P·QR3, P-QN4, etc" while the 20. P-N4! ...... K-side remains dormant. It is true that There is no defense. If 41. ., .,."., N·81, Bot White prIes it open anywa ~' . White's advantage is small here, but the then 42. N·B5, and if 42 ...... , R·Ql, 20...... , .. p, p. point is that he does have somc play, 21. QxNP ...... then 43. N-N7 finishes. Or hcre, if 42 . while Black has none at alL In 8hort, ...... , K-B2, thcn 43. N-Q7! , R·QR1 ; 44 . base ot Black's pawn it is a position tailor-made to the re Now tho weak NxPc:h!, PxN; 45. 1'-Q6 wins, Another quirements of a patient positional player. chuh1 once again exposed. convincing triumph of Weinstein 's ex· " 21...... B·R6 cellent strategy . C. The game continuation itself, to 22. R-KNl R-ONl which we return. 23. N·N5 N-Bl (The thrcat is 42. RxB!-Ed.) 11...... P-KR4 24. B-R3 B-Bl '1.5_ 0 -B4 B·K2 Be nko Tops Rockies Q,Q 26. 0-B7 Grandmaster Pal Benko, though touch 27. N,Q R-R4 ed lor a draw by USCF Expert Jack It is interesting that thi s game also Shaw of Albuquerque, N.M., lived up to reiterates Weinstein's concept of sacri expectations and took a clear first in the ficing the advanced White KNP iI neces 1965 Rocky Mountain Open, The tourna sary in order to win on the Q-s ide. ment, played in Phoenix, Arizona over 28. B-KBl! BxB the Labor Day weekend, set a new at· Nor would 28 ...... , B-Q2 be any hetter. tendance record by attracting 78 cn· There wouLd follow 29. N-K6! BxNj 30. trants. PxBeh, KxP; 31, B-R3ch, K·B2; 32, QR-Bl, Trailing Benko by half a point were R·KR1; 33. R·B7, followed by KR-QB1, Peter K. Cook, Aimagordo, N,M.; Jack winning. L . Gibson, Phoenix ; and Hector Fabela, 29. KRxB R,P El Paso, Texas. Tie-breaking placed them This counter is a violent attempt to 30. N-K6 R-R4 second through fo urth in the order open up K·side chances for Black. After 31. QR-Bl listed. Paul Quillen, Los Angeles, Calif., 12, PxRP? Black gets what he wanls with The coming penetration at QB7 will be placed fifth with 4lh . 12...... , P-B5!; 13. PXP, I\xNP. Nor is decisive, 12. NPxBP, PxP; 13. P-B4 sufficient [or 31. ., ...... K-B3 Class prizes were awarded as follows: White-Black plays 13 ...... n. , P·R5 and 32, R-B7 R-KRl "A"-John B. Kelly, Scottsdale, Ariz. (41f.!); "B"- David Anderson, San Diego, will not bc denied his K·side c han ce~ . 33. KR-Bl P·N4 Calif, (4%); "e"- Stephen n, Rhodes, 12. P-KNS! .... n •• 34, P·R3 R·Nl Luke AFB, Ariz. (4); "D"-Shiclds R. D. White consistently pursues his plan 01 35. Rj 7.B6 Draeger, Tucson, Ariz. (3 th); Unrated keeping the K-side closed. From here on to the time control, 12...... P-R5? Dr. Frank J . Honsik, Phoenix (3); White docs nothing. He doesn't have to Womcn's-Mabcl Burlingame, Phoenix Plausible though it seems, after my hurry a thing, of course, since there is (3lh); Junior- Richard J. Mann, P hocnix experiences with Weinstein and Tal's ('x no way for Black to escapc from thc (4) ; High School - David Brookerson. perience in the present game, this move killing bind. Albuquerque, N.M. (31f.!); Pre-High has to be discarded. The idea is to cut off 35...... K-B2 School- Daniel Ackerman, Los Angeles, the White KNP from all support and 36_ K·N2 K-B3 Calif, (2), win it, but this game demonstrates once 37_ K·Bl R-KRI again the fatal difficulties in the way of 38. K·K2 R·Nl The tournament was sponsored by such a plan. It is a problem- as yet the Phoenix Chess Club and directed unsolved - how Black should proceed by Col, Paul Webb. here. CHESS OPE N INGS : 13. N-Q3 P-BS THEORY AND PRACTICE Poschel Wins Michigan Open 14_ K-Rl K-B2 A new work in English on the chess Battle Crcek was the scenc of the Tal is still following my ill-fated plan openings by I. A. HOROWITZ in col 1965 Michigan Open and 79 players turn of the Weinstein game: R·RI, R-R4, laboration with Dr. Mlix Euwe, Ernst ed out (or the title tournament over N-KNI and the White KNP must fall. Gruenfeld, Hans Kmoch and other the Labor Day weekend. Winner, with But, with his next move, Larsen reveals leading authorities_ 740 pp.; 7% x 9 an undefeated 6·1 , was Dr. Paul Poschel the Weinstein strategy in an acce lerated inches, clothbound; 221 diagrams. List 01 Ann Arbor. Dennis Gibson, Jack fashion. price is $12.50. Price to USCF mem· O'Keele, Brendan Godfrey and Joseph 15. P·B5! . ., ..... bers is only $10.65 postpaid, Wasserman- all with 5lh points_ finish_ Weinstein delayed thi~ thrcat in his ed second through fifth. The tourna· game with me for a lew movcs, but U. S. CHESS FEDERATION the eUect was none the less power· ment was sponsored by the Michigan 80 E. 11th St_ Chess Association and John Penquite ful. If now 15 ...., .... , PxP, then 16. Q·N3! New York, N.Y. 10003 K-Kl; 17. Q·R3!, P-N3; 18. P·N4! or if 15. was the T.n. OCTOBER. 1965 217 chosen because of the resemblance of this pOsition to previous Sicilians where it was correct, e.g. , Steinmeyer-Sher win, Okla homa City. 1956. Here. however, it critically aggravates the Breaking a nx disorganized j umble of White's piC Lees led the 5I,~ -poin t e rs and placed Here are the Cull details on this year's United States lnlcreol. ~giate Champion· second on the median tie-break. William s hip: Bllis, Robert Brieger, John B. Payne TYPE OF TOURNAMENT: An a-round Individual Sw iss System event, with additional and Erie Bone-all of whom scored 5lfl pl'izes for four·man tcams. points-placed third through sixth. Class prizes in the 79-player tournament were PLACE: The Campus Center of Fordham University in New York City. awarded as follows: "A"- Bill Jones, DATE : December 26·30, 1965. Steve Moffitt, Jerry Milburn; "B"-John Hall, J. M. Moulden, E. Carruthers; INDIVIDUAL PRIZES: "C"-J. R. Coltharp, C. Kistler, K. Hale. lit Place- Life Membership in the USCF plus Trophy. 2nd Place- IO-year Membership in the USCF plus Trophy, The tournament, sponsored by the 3rd Place- 5-year Membership in the US e F plus Trophy. Texas Chess Association was directed by 1st Place Class A- Trophy. International Master George Koltanowski. 1st Place Class B- Trophy. 1st Place Class C-Trophy, Brilliancy Prize Game-Tropby. Tennessee Open TEAM PRIZES: Dave Burris and John Hurt finished 1st Place-$lOO USCF Credit plus Trophy, with scores of 5-1 to top the 39·player 2nd Place-$50 USeF Cr edit plus Trophy, field in the Tennessee Open, played in 3rd Place-$25 USeF Credit plus Trophy. Nashville on September 4-6. Burris, un· Additional prizes in all catcgories will be announced at the start of the tournament! defeated, won out on tie·break points, Hurt taking serond. O.W. Manney, R. S. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: Scrivener and Robert Coveyou-all with December 26: 4 P.M.-6 P.M.-Registration. 4·2-placed t hird through filth. Scriven· 7 P.M.- Round # 1 er, 84, was undefeated in this tourna December 27: 11 A.M.- Round #2. ment as he has been for the last several 6 P.M.-Round #3. years. Other prizes: Mark Gilley (Jun December 28: 9 A.M.-Round #4. ior), Da vis Cope (Amateur), Mike Cove· 4 P.M.-Annual business meeting of the Intcrcollegiate Chess League you (Class A), Andrew LaVerne (Class of America. B), Hugh LaFollette (Class C), Leon Stan 7 P.M.- Round #5. cliU (Class D), Mike Leinard (Unrated). December 29: 9 A.M.- Round #6. 3 P.M.- Round #7. a P.M.- 1965 U. S. Intercollegiate Speed Champion~hip . Powell Still Virginia Champ December 30: 9 A.M._ Round #8. Charles Powell of Richmond success 5 P.M.- Awards Banquet. tully defended his title of Virginia State ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEAL SERVICE : Rooms in the Fordham dormitories just Champion by taking a clear first in the a block from the tournament site wi1l be available to all participants and team Virginia Closed Championship, played in coaches, at a total cost of $8 per person for the nights of December 26 through Roanoke on September 4·6. Powell's score December 29. Throughout the tournament, meaLs will be available in the Campus of 6Y2-¥.! placed him a half-point ahead Ce nter building at a cost of about $3 per day. of runner·up Irwin Sigmond of Arlington. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRANCE FEES: Every player must have proof that he is Richard S. Callaghan Jr., Charlottesville; Walter Muir, Salem; and Robert Leeper, currently a full·time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or Roanoke - all with 5·2 - placed third university, and that he is under 27 years of agc. The cntrance fee will be $6 ($5 if through fifth on median points. sent in before November 15) plus USCF membership. If you ~end in your entrance fee before November 15, you will also be guaranteed a room reservation in the A total of 39 players took part in the Fordham dormitories. 7-round Swiss whieh was sponsored by An additional small entrance fee will be rollected at the tournament site for the Virginia Chess Federation and di the U. S. Intercollegiate Speed Championship, and additional prizes will be awarded rected by William Plampin. for this event. Reservations for the Awards Banquet may be made for $3 per person before November 15, and for S4 per person after that date. Everyone who wins a prize in the tournament will attend the banquet free of charge, and will be refunded Truesdel Takes Georgia Title his money if he has already made a reservation. If four or more players from a single C Black's plan IS to utilize the Q·side City-County Championship CO-WINNER BRANOTS pawn·majority. Prefcruhle. however, is Paul Brandis and Grandmaster Pal 13 ...... , R-BI with a fluid center and San Diego, 1964 Benko each scored 6-0 in tbe Greater piece·play. ENGLISH OPENING New York Open, which had a record 14. N-KS NxN turnout of 206 playen:. lIad Black foreseen the reply to thi:'> D. A. Anderson Jose TO S501'S Mosler Brandis is a former New York he might ha ....e varied wilh 14 ...... ['. 1. P·QB4 N-K B3 4. 8 ·N2 B·N2 State a nd Manhattan C. C. champion. QN 4 and 15 ...... , :"1 -83. 2. N·OB3 P-KN 3 S. P·K4 ...... His last round game with Pinneo proved 15. PxN!! ...... 3. P-KN3 P_84 to be the crucial one Clnd his unexpected U.S. Master Donald Byrne likeS this opening system. 15th move wal the key to su cceSI. 5...... P·Q3 8. P-Q3 0 ·0 6. KN-K2 N·B3 9. R·Nl B·NS 1965 Greater New York Open 7. 0-0 N·QS Probably Black did not relish 9...... , QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED B-Q2; 10. P·K5. 1' :..: 1'; 11. BxP. P. Brandis J. Pinneo 10. P-B3 B--Q2 13. P·84 R·Nl 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 3, N.QB3 P·Q4 11 . P·KR3 Q_Bl 14. B-K3 P·QN4 2. P·QB4 P·K3 4. N·B3 ...... 12. K-R2 P·QR3 Pillsbury's Bind, 4. B·N5, is played Better is 14 ...... , N·Kl. more frequently. The text-move has 1 S. P·KS N·B4? been favored by Lasker , Najdorf and Again, 15...... , N· K! is correct. (or if others (i ncluding the writer). 1£ 4. PXP, 16. NxN, PxN; 17. BxP, NPxP. Black can avoid the Exchange Variation 16. PxN! ...... Quite unexpected , promising and law· with 4 ...... , NxP. A sur prise move. 4...... B·K2 less! Ninety-nine times ou t of a hundred Against 4 ...... , P-B4, the Semi-Tar- the prosaic 15. BxN would be correct, rasch Defense, White answers best with here it would provide scant winning 5. BPxP, NxP; 6. P-K3! chanccs. But thc pawn capt urc, whil e incurr ing doubled KPs, opens the Q·file 5. 8-Ns ...... for play against t he weak QP and gives Alter natives are 5. P-KN3, the Catalan the KR a j umping 0(£ square at Q4. System, and 5. P-K3. 15...... P·QN4 18. P·R3 P·QR4 5...... P-KR3 16. KR·Ql Q·N3 19. Q·BS ...... With this and 7 ...... • P·QN3, Black 17. P·QR3 KR-Ql adopts Tartakover's Defense, an old but White provokes a weakness. generally satisfactory patter n. 19...... P·N3 22. P·KR4 P·R4 6. B-R4 0·0 20. Q·B2 B-QBl 23. R·Q4 OR·Bl 7. P-K3 P-QN3 21 . B·B3 B-K3 24. Rj l·Ql B·QB4 Lasker's Me thod was 7 ...... , N- K5; 8. Too late. Q4 was only a stoppi ng plaee BxB, QxB; 9. Q- B2, P·QB3. 16...... NxB 8. Q.B2 ...... lor the Rook, not a destination. 25. R·B4 p·QS 17. PxB! KxP 8. PxP is usually played fi rst to pre- 26. PxP BxQP Not 17 ...... • KxQ?; 18. PxR= Qch, vent 8 ...... , B-M . 27. R-B6! ...... QxQ; 19. KRxN f.l1 d White has a winning 8...... B·N2 material advantllge. 9. PxP NxP Threatening 28. B·K4 and 29. BxP. 27...... B-KB4? 18. Q·Q2 NxB Closing the QRI-KR8 diagonal would Black gets a Pawn morc with this than In a critical position and time trouble, be illogical. with 18 ...... • NxR. 10. NxN Black makes the losing move. Bettcr are 27 ...... , Q-B2 and 27 ...... , P·B6. 19. P·BSt Or 10. BxB, NxB; 11. B-K2, N·Q2!; 12. 19. KxN wo rks oul the same materiall y. 0 ·0 , p .QB4! with equal chances. 28. Q·Bl! ...... but this a[fords greater p i e~·p l ay. 10...... PxN With threats of 29. RxQ, 28. RxB, and 19...... BxP Better is 10 ...... , BxN. 28. BxP . 20. RxB QxR 11 . B-N3 P·QB4 28...... 0 ·B4 21. KxN P-KR3? 12. B-K2 N-Q2 29. Rj 6xB! •••• ••• • Tbis is not very usefuL One might 13. 0 -0 P-B5 This sacrifice of the exchange enables expect 2 1...... , PxP or 21...... , P·K4. White to get at the Dark Monarch with 22. R·KBI Modern Chess Openings his Queen and Bishops. The pieces begin moving in. 29...... PxR 33. Q·B6 R·O' 22...... Q.Q2 The 10th edition of this famous 25. P·N4 QR·Kl 30. Q·NSch K·BI 34. BxP R·Q2 23. N.QS P·K4 26. N·N3 work, revised by gr.ndmaster Larry 31 . QxBP BxNP 35. B-B4 ...... 24. R·B6 P·NS Euns, is finally available for Ameri· 32. RxRch RxR can players. List price is $9.75_ Price ------; Threateni ng 36. B·R6ch and mate SOOIl. USCF MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO to USCF members is only $8.25. Order 35...... R·B2 39. Q·N7ch K·Kl CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COLUMN BY your copy today! 36. Q·R8ch K-K2 40. Q·Q7ch SUBMITTING THEtR BEST GAMES 37. B·N4 R·B3 Resigns FROM RECENT EVENTS TO MR. U. S. CHESS FEDERATION 38. B.NSch P·B3 COLLINS, 521 E. 14 ST., Apt. 3A, 80 E. 11th St. NEW YORK, NY 10009. New York, N.Y. 10003 Or 40 ...... , K·B I ; 41. B-R6ch, K·N I ; 42. Q-N 7 mate. 220 CHESS LIFE Foreboding 27. N-B5ch, PxN; 28. QxPch, and mate in two moves. 26...... R·KR1 29. P·N5 P-KR4 Chess Life 27. Q·K2 R·K3 30. NxPchl ...... 2B. Q·83 R-KB 1 Very often i t takes this type oC sacri Here and There ... fice to fully exploit a wcakened castled The Celaware Valley Open, played in Elcven players competed in the tourna position. Philadelphia on July 28-August 25 was mcnt wh ich was sponsored by the Thio 30...... PxN won by Richard Pariseau in a 5.{1 sweep. kol Chess Club. 31. P-N6! Q.Ql Kimball Kedved, Sergei Gorcgliad, Ken If 31...... , RxR; 32. QxRch, K·R3 (32. Masover, and J ohn McBr ide-ali 4 1- • • • • • ._ ...... , K-N l ; 33. N-K7ch wins the Queen) For the thirtcenth time in 22 years finished second through fi fth in a fi eld Dr. S. Werthammer won the West Vir. 33. P·N7ch forces a new Queen and of 37. mate. glnia Championship. This year's cham 32. QxP PxP • • • • • pionship, played in Charleston on Sep· 33, QxPch Resigns A summer tournament at the Hunts· tember 46, had 28 players and Dr. Wert If 33 ...... , K·RI; 34. Q-R6ch (34. ville (Ala.) Chess Club from August 17 hammer's score of 51f.z-1f.z gave him un RxR??, R·NI wins!), K-:,n ; 35. RxR wins. through 24 ended with newcomer Alan disputed first. William N. Payne, 5-1, was Wenzel topping the 15·player field. Walt· runner·up while Harry McKinney and er Witty and Marty Appleberry were .John D. Do wnes, both 41f.z .l lh, finished other high·scorers. These three players thi rd and fourth. Dan L PROFILE OF A PRODIGY: The Life and Games of BOBBY FISCHER, by Frank Brady A biographical sketch of the mosl senutional chess prodigy of all time CHESS AT MATHER AFB. Brigadier General Stephen W. Henry, 3535th with 75 of his most important games. Navigator Training Wing Commander (left) and Lieuten .. nt Colone l Edmund 250 pp. 75 diagrams. List price: $6.50. B. Edmondson, USCF President (hr right), congratulate Airman Second USCF Members' Price: $5.52, postpaid. Class Walter Harris (next to Gen, Henry) and Captain John A. Hudson, on their recent chess victories. Airman Harris finished the Air Force World·Wide U. S. CHESS FEDERATION Chess tournament in a first-place tie to become the Air Force Co-Champion BO E. 11th St. and Captain Hudson won the California State Open Chess tournament crown in the title fight at Fresno, Calif. (USAF PHOTO) New York, N.Y. 10003 OCTOBER, 196 5 221 Thc tournament, sponsorcd by the NYSCA and the Schnectady C.C., was directed .by Jose. ph ,. L. We. inin .ge r. TO PLAY THE FIRST Paul Richman scored a 5"() sweep to take first place in the No rbert L. Mat thews Open, played in Indianapolis on August 14-15. Theodore Pehnec, with 4lh , OP was second in the 30·playcr event and J ames Bishop. 4- 1, took third. a • a a a November 25-28 Paul Myers took first place in thc 1965 tournament of the Atlanta (Ga.) at the Club del Mar, Santa Monica, Calif. Chess Club. Mike Day was second in the 12-player fi eld and Mike Schlicssmann was third. $$$ 2360 $$$ min. guaranteed prize fund! • • • • • David Brummer, Ro bert Ludlow, and ( See "TOUf/Ulmcllt Life" for COlllllit'1c details) Keith Carson finished 1·2-3 in the 1965 Florida State Open, played in St. Peters· burg on September 3-6. All scored 5lf2 · and Weil took the Class "A" awards,' recently, scoring fifteen wins, losing one 1lf2 in the 27-player Open Section, tie Class "B" prizes went to Howard Rosen and drawing three. Martz's sole loss was breaking putting them in the order stein and Donald Stone (5-2) and to John to Gary Berneske of Milwaukee; the listed. James Byrd won the junior title, Cox and B. F. Wartell (4ih); top "C" draws were scored by Gregory Nowak, Cyrus Neuman scored in the amateur was Kenneth Hatcher (5-2), second was David Luban and Charles Adashek. division, Willard Garner took the booster Joseph Sa ulinier (4 Jk ), third was John prize and Earl Tipton placed first in thc Slusarz (4), fou r th was Henry Rock (4) • • • • • reserves. A total of 57 players werc on and filth was George Grosser (3%). The Dr. Elliot Wolk scored an undefeated hand {or all sections of the event which tournament, which enrolled 19 new USCF 7-1 to take first place in the New London was sponsored by the st. Petersburg members, was sponsored by the Hartford (C onn.) Summer Open which ran from Chess Club and directed by Charles Tournument Association and was di June to October. Stan King and Harry StalHngs. rccted by Frederick S. Townsend. Lyman each scored 6lh points in the 43· • • , • • player field to place second and third The 11th Championship of Estonians in • • • • • respectively. J unior champion was David North Americ:a, playcd in San I" r ancisco United States Junior Champion Wil While with a score of 5-3. The tourna on September 18-19, was won by Koit liam Martz: of Hartland, Wisconsin (who ment, sponsored by the New London Tullus who topped the 9-player field is also the Wisconsin State Champion) YMCA Chess Club, was directed by Rich with a perfect 5-0. Runner-up was Kurt gave a 19-board simultaneous exhibition ard A. Johnson. Blumberg, 4-1. a ,. , * ~ Dale W. Ruth was thc winner in an expcrimental tourname nt held at t he Huntsville (A la.) Chess Cl ub. In this evcnt, a 6·man round robin, a player o READY! received lour points for a win. two for a draw, and one point for a loss. Ruth's winning score was 18: runner-up Charles CHART OF THE PIRC DEF SE R. Wallace had 15. • • • • • ( 1. P. • K, P·Q3 ) The newly-formed Kentuc:ky Chess As sociation, with headquartcrs in Ashland, Because of the rapidly inc reasing popularity of the Pi rc is planning to sponsor the first official (or Jugoslav) Defense we have had more req uests for this state championship tournament. Probable date: late summer of 1966. cha rt t ha n a ny other. Add it to you r repertoi re! • • • • • Bcrt Ger malm swept to a 4-0 victory Based on hundreds of tourna ment games by the worl d's in the Treasure Valley Open, held in g reatest players. The actua l winning percentage shown Nampa, Idaho over the Labor Day week· end. Jerry Stanke, ):lick Skirmanto and for every move. Wi th CHESS CHARTS you con pick the Norman Lee were next in line with 3-1. best move at a glance. The sc ientifi c way to learn the • • • • • James Bolton glided to a 7-0 victory chess openings. The cha rts used by cha mpions. in the New Hampshi re Summer Open, concluded September 16. B. Haydon, 5·2, Charts now available. Simpl y check off and mail : took second in the 13·player field. ( ) 1. THE PIRC DEFENSE () 7. The French Defense a a a a • Julius Kador took first place by half a ( ) 2. The Sicilian Defen se (I 8. The Queen's Gambit Solkoff point (after tying in the median ( ) 3. The Ruy Lopez Opening () 9. The English Opening column) over Steven Morrison in the ( ) 4. The Nimzo-Indian Defense ( ) 10. The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 58·player Hartford Amateur Open, played ( ) 5. The King's Ind ian Defense ( ) 11. The King 's Gambit in HartIord, Conn. on September 25-26. Kador and Morrison each scored 6Jk-lf2. ( ) 6. The Caro-Kann Defense () 12. Bird's Opening A full point behind Ihe leaders were Donald Schwarz and William Weil , sec Price : $2 each ; any 3 for $5.50; 6 for $ 10; or all J2 for $J9.50 ond and third respectively, with David Edwards, 5-2, taking fifth. A total of 13 prizes were awarded; Kador won the CHESS CHARTS, P. O. Box 5326, San Diego, Calif. 92105 Championship P rize, Mo rrison, Schwarz 222 CHESS LIrE MARIAN5KE LAZNE - 1965 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Capablanca Memarial 1. Hor t ...... x 'h 'h lh 'h '-h 'h 'h 1 liz 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 2. Keres ...... x '-h 'li! lh 1 'h 'h 1 1 1 1 1 1 % 'h 'h 11 SICIL IA N DE FENSE 3. Schamkovich ...... " .... lh lh x 'h 1 'h 1 'h 'h 'h 1 'h 1 'h 1 1 WI'. RO BATSCH FISCHER 4. Filip ...... 'h 'h liz X 'h 'h 'h 1 'h lh '-h 'h lh 1 1 'h 9 L P·K4 P·QB4 18. BxB B·Ql 5. Uhlmann ...... 'h 'h 0 'h x lh lh ¥.z lh 1 1 0 'h 1 1 1 9 ,. N· KB3 P·Q3 1'. P.QR4 B·N3 ,. P_Q 4 , .. 20. Px P ,.. 6. Pachman ...... lh 'h 'h 'h 'h x 'h Vz 'h lfz lh 1 'h 'h lh 1 81'. ,. N.. N·KB3 21. R·R6 P·NS 7. Fuchs ...... 1h 0 0 Ih If.! 'h x 'h 'h 'h liz 'h 1 1 'h 1 8 ,. N.Q B3 P·QR3 22. N·R5 N" 8. Stahlberg ...... % 'h 'h 0 'h 112 'h x 'h 0 If.! 1 if.! 0 1 1 •• B·QB4 P·K3 23 . Q·N4 P·N3 7'. ,. P·QR3 B_ K2 24. PxN ,.. 9. Bednarski ...... 0 liz 'h 'h if? 'h 'h 'h x 'h 0 1 liz 'h 'h % 7 ,. B_R2 0 ·0 25. PxP RPxP 10. Jansa ...... % O:lf 'h 0 % 'h 1 'h x 'h 'h 112 1 'h 0 7 •• 0 -0 P·QN4 26 . N·B6ch K·N2 11. Jimenez ...... O 0 0 112 O'h'h'h l'h x l'h'h'h'h 61'. 10. P·B4 B·N2 27 . N_RSch K-R3 11. P·BS P- K4 28. N·B6 R·B7 12. Kavalek ...... · ...... H . ... 0 0 lh lh 1 0 lh 0 0 lh 0 x 1 lh 1 1 6Y, 12. N / 4·K2 QN.Q2 29 . R/6·R l R.QRl 13. Robatsch ...... 0 lh 0 l:h % % 0 lh lh Ih lfi 0 x lh 1 0 'I'. 13. N-N 3 R·BI 30. QxP K·N2 14. Lehmann ...... O OIh 0 Olh 0 Ilh Olhlhlh x IhIh 5 14. B·K3 N·N3 31. Qx P Q.K7 15. Pirc ...... 0 000 OIhI/" OIhlh% 0 OIh xl I S. BxN QxBch 31. N· K8ch ,.N 4 16. K_RI Q·K6 33. K R·Kl Q·NS 16. Pomar ...... 0 0 0 Ih 0 0 0 0 % 1 % 0 1 If 0 x 4 17. N.QS ..N Resigns MARIANSKE LAZNE BENONI Noel Ohio Chomp P1ETZSC H TRI NGOV Richard Noel, Jr. of Chagrin F alls Grandmaster Paul Keres tied with the L P·Q4 N·KB3 19. Q·B2 P·NS swept to a 7-0 victory in the 1965 Ohio young Czech master Hort for first place ,. P·Q84 P·B4 20 . N·K2 B_R3 Championship, played in Dayton over the ,. p·QS P·K3 21 . N·K B3 K ·Nl in the tournament at Marianske Lazne, ,. N·QBl ,.. 22 . P·KS " N Labor Day weekend. Edward Ernst, Belle' Czechoslovakia, each scoring 11 points ,. ,., P·Ql 23. K xB ,.. vue, Kentucky was second with 6·1 and •• P_K4 P·KN l 24. N x P '.N Thomas Mazuchowski, Cleveland took out of 16. Russian master Shamkovich ,. N·B3 B·N 2 25. PxB Q·N4 third with 5% . The 1965 women's cham· was third and, like Hort, scored well •• B·KNS P-KR3 26. Q· K4 K·N2 •• B·R4 P·KN4 27 . KR·KBI KR·KBI pionship was won by Alina Markowski. enough to meet the FIDE standards for 10. B_N3 N-R4 28. P·K6 P-BS Fifty-six players turned out fo r the the grandmaster title. (See crosstable 11. 8.NS,h K_Sl 29 . P·K 7 Q·R4ch event, sponsored by the Ohio Chess As 12. B·K 2 N.. 30. K·K3 Q·N4ch above) 13. RPxN N.." 31. K ·Q4 Q·Q7ch sociation and directed by Donald R. , 14. N·Q2 N·K4 32. K·8S KR_BTc h Taylor. • • • • 15. P-B4 N·N3 33 . K .Q' Qx QNP Two events were held concurrently 16. B·RS ,., 34. K·K6 R-KNI with the main feature : a 6·player round NATANIA 17. BXN ,.. 35. QR·Nl Q·B6 18. Px P P.QN4 :6. R·B3 ResT " ns robin was won by John DeWitt of Day Veteran Israeli master M. Czerniak ton, 4% -1/2 , and a small amateur event captured first place in a strong interna· was won by Greg Michaels of Lorain by IT'S UP TO YOU . tional tournament in Natania, Israel. His • • a score of 40. to tell us that you're moving. Copies winning tally was 10-1. Next in line, but of CHESS LIFE are not forwarded Colorado Championship far behind, wcre S. Giigoric, Y. Kraid by the postoffice. We need six weeks notice of any change of address. The Colorado Championship, played in man and A. Matanovic, all with 7lh. Denver on September 4-6, was won by Wesley Koehler in a 6·0 sweep. Dennis Naylin edged out Dan Gollub for sec ond, each scoring 5-1. George P ipiringos and Dr. Harlan Graves were next in line in a field of 37. 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