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(S('(~ l}(l ck Gov('r ) Volum.. XIX Number 7 J uly, 1964

EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt

* * OFFICIAL NOTICE * * CHESS FEDERATION The annual meeting of the membership of the USCF will be held at 2 p.m., August 18, 1964 in the Sheraton·Piaza Hotel, Boston , Mass. for the purposes stated ill Article III Sectioll 6 and Article V Section 2 of the By·laws. Members who wish PRESIDENT to be repr esented but are unable to attend should forward a proxy on the form Lt. Co l. E. B. Edmondson below to the USCF Secretary. VICE-PRESIDENT ]',IARSHALL ROHLAND David Hoffmann 4846 N . 24th Place REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Milwaukee 9, Wis. NEW ENGLAND Ell Bourdon JlUllea BurIen Secretary, USCF Stanley KIn, EASTERN ------

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Winner of the 25-plilyer lOp division ing 57 schools presented a logistical hitter battle involved six teams: Bronx was Dr. Jose Fel'llandez·Leon. formerly problem thaI taxed the combined talents Science, Stuyvesant, Mid wood. Abraham of Cuba and now a resident of Miami, of Director Milton L. Hanauer, Assistant Li ncoln, J<'ar Rockaway and Francis who scored a 5·0 sweep that included Di rector Will iam Hanauer and host John Lewis. In the end, Bronx Science, sparked victorics over runner-up Michael Valvo Fursa of the Chess and Checker Club by Robin Spital's 8-0 on top board, surged of New YO!'k City and third place Eugene of New York. When r cgi~tration was to victory with the impressive score of Sadowski of ",Iiami. V,I lvo and Sndowski completed and the players had settled 25 %.6 112 . Stuyvesant fi nished a strong fin ished with 4·1. down to their games, credit for til e huge second with 24·8. Bronx Science also The Amateur Division. with twelve turnout could be given to t he attractive took the two·man compctition and Stuy­ playcrs. was won by Marvin E. l3IOOIll, prizes donated by Dr. Harry Bakwin and vesant was again runner·up. Miami and the Booster Division, with the pu blicity work of John Fursa. The J unior High School award was fifteen players, was won by Homer L. won by Ryan J HS 216 (Queens). The Abel of Bradenton, Florida. Eight weeks of play ensued and event· competition involved 27 senior high ually involved a total of 250 players. high schools and 30 junior high schools. ADDISON WINS STAMER Teams consisted of two or four members, In all, $500 in cash pr izes and weU over MEMO RIAL plus substitutes. The first two boal'ds of $100 in books were awarded. A tOUl'llament held on May 9·10 in BISGUIER TAKES SOUTHERN memory of the late Arthur B. Stamer, LATE REPORTS fo r many years director of the Mechanics' Eighty players, including International Institute chess room III San ~' raneiseo, Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier, converged As of July 18, the Editor has re, was won by William Addison who scored on Huntsville, Alabama over the 4th of ceived news re ports on only one of 4lh· ~~ in a field of 52 players. No tic­ J uly week-end to play III the three the many July 4th tournaments played breaking was used, and Duncan Suttles, divisions of the 43rd Annual Southern throughout the nation. This, the South­ Earl Pruner, Roy Hoppe, .John Black­ Open. ern Open, IS reported elsewhere on stone, Robert E. Burger. and Neil E. this page, Falconer all followed the winner with The night before the tournament Bis­ In order to assure prompt coverage scores of 4·1. guier played a 39·board simultaneous A total of $895 was distrihutcd in cash with early birds and Huntsville players. of important events, we urge tourna­ ment officials everywhere to send in prizes, the pril.e lund being based on the In 4lh hours of play he won 36 games, entry fcc of $iO plus $405 donated by d rew 2, and lost one. their reports as soon as possible after the tournament is concluded, News thirty friends of A. B. Stamer. The On the afternoon of July 2nd a speed items should not be delayed until the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club was the tournament was held to get things crosstables are sent in for rating pur. sponsor and Gutherie McClain directed. roU ing. First plaee was taken by Bis· poses; rather they should be mailed guier who went undefeated, drawing separately as soon as the tournament once. USCF Master Milan Momic (2279) is over so that they can get into IT' S UP TO YOU . •. of Jo'lorence. Alabama and USCF Expert CHESS LIFE without delay. Remem­ to tell us that you're moving. Copies Ted Me rcer (2023) of Dayton. Tennessee ber: we can't get your results 10 our of CHESS LIFE are not forwarded finished second and third. readers any faster than you send them by the posloffice. We need si x weeks F irst place in the Championship in! notice of any change of address, Division, wi th 31 players, was won by _ , L Bisguier with a clear 6 J.h ·lh . In the early rounds he defeated Mark Gilley (1924), !uchard Baldock (1979), Bob Coveyou (2053), J erry Sullivan (2228), Jude F. Aeers (2054), and Mel'cer; and in the last !'ound he gave up a draw to Momic, Jcrry Sullivan with a 6-1 took a clear second, lOSing only to Bisguier. Momie lost to fourth place Acers in the fomth round and placed third with a 5lh·l!h. With a 5·2 ACNS beat Dale Ruth of Huntsville on tie· breakers and finished fourth while Ruth finished fifth. Ken Williamson of Huntsville finished next with a 4lh ·2lh followed by no less than nine 4·3's. Of these nine 4·3 scores four were scored by a group of young New :)rleans players who will be making themselves heard in Southern chess eircle~ in the next few years.

T hlrty·four pl~yers eompeted In Ihe Amateur Division (eut·off 1900), whiCh was won by Dave Burris of Knoxville, Tennessee with a ~ ¥.!-'h; u full pOint ahead or se cond place finisher Tom He inlschel of HUntsville. The IS 'player Reserve Division (1600 cut·off) was WOn by Hnll'h Akin of Huntsville wlth a 5'h·1'h. SOllthel'n ChampIons of recent years are Ned Hardy of FlorIda (1963) and Kenneth R. PART OF A RECORD FIELD of New York City high school students compete Smith (1960, ]961, 1962) of Texas. in the NYC Interscholastic Championship at John Fursa's Chess and Checker _ C, lit. Crull Club, iust off Times Square, (Story above) -Photo by Cedric Jackson I JULY, 1964 163 Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

In our April issue (P. 8<1), Mr. Fisch,. er presenteel the first Same of the match between Steinitz and Dubois, played in 1862 in the earl!! cUlYS of SteinitZs career. The second game of this little-known mllich is 1Jrescnted. below alld the series will be continued in future issues of CHESS 1.TFE.

Game Two Evans Gambit Declined Steinit.r: Dubois 1. P·K4 P·K4 9...... R-KNl 12. N-B3 N-BS 2. N·KB3 N·Qa3 Bilguier's Handbuch recommends 9. 13. Q·B3ch ...... 3. 8 ·84 8·84 ...... , QxP and gives 10. QxQ, BxQ; 13. B·N3 is hopeless aUer 13 ...... • 4. P·QN4 .n ..... 11. P·QB3!, R-KN1; 12. PxB, RxB and B-N5; 14. Q·Q3, N-N7; 15. Q·K3, QR-Ql ; Steinitz's favorite opening weapon in calls the position equal. but after 13. 16. QxQ, RxQ; 17. 8-R4, BxP-and White 8-Q3, PXPj 14. P-N3, I like White's posl. his younger days. Many years latcr he got creamed. (Reti-Perlis, Vienna 1913) tion because of his compact pawn forma­ began to experiment with 4. P·B3, N·B3; 13...... K-Kl 5. P-Q4, PxP; 6. P·K5, P·Q4; 7. B-QN5 tion. Gligoric, for example, has practical. ly made a career oC winning this type 14. N·QS B·R4ch with varying success. His attempt to im· of ending. This check is unnecessary. Black prove on an old line of Greco's failed should have played 14 ...... , R-B1 and completely; 6. PxP, B-N5ch; 7. N·B3, 10. Bx Pch KxB 11. Bx P Q·N4 then the following seems a likely contin­ NxKP; 8. 0 ·0, BxN; 9. PxB, P·Q4; 10. B· uation: 15. N-B6ch, (if l!i. B-B6. Q-N3) R3? (Steinitz's new idea), PxB; 11. R·Kl, K-Q1 ; 16. R-Ql (best), P-QR3! 17. NxP, B-K3! (The bust. U Black tries to hold on RxQ; IS. NxQ, R-B6; 19. P-KR4. B-N!i; to his Knight with P-84 he gets into 20. p.B3. RxQBP and if 21. PxB, B-R4ch. serious trouble after 12_ N·Q2); 12. RxN, If 21. B-B6ch, K-K l ; 22. 0·0. N·K6!; 23. Q--Q4 followed by 0 -0 -0 and White bas PxB, RxPch; 24. K-R l , Rxt-."'P and wins. zero compensation fo r his lost pawn. Of course 14 ...... , NxB; l!i. PxN. 4...... B·N3 R-KBl ; 16. N-B6eh is bad for Black. For Many players who are anxious to example, 16 ...... , KK2; 17. Q-R3ch!, avoid the myriad complications of the K-K3 C...... • K·B2; IS. QxReh!); 18. QxR. Evans Gambit Accepted prefer this reo QxKP; 19. N·Q5!! , QxRchj 20. K-K2 wins. treat. Unfortunately, the variations of 15. P·B3 NxB the Evans Declined are hardly fewer 15 ...... • R-B1 was still very strong. in number- and Black does not have If Hi...... , QxP, White would proceed an extra pawn with which to comfort with 16. Q-R!ich as in the actual game. himself. Black, though a piece ahead, is too an­ If Steinitz considered this position to xious to reach the endgame, but this is S. P·NS •••••••• be in Whitc's favor, or even satisfactory another case where the natural move is Correct is 5. P·QR4 1, P·QR3; 6. N·B3 for the first player (as his repeated adop· the wrong one. (6. B·N2 might be stronger), N-B3; 7. tion of this line in later games of the 16. PxN QxNP N-Q5!?, NxKP (safer is? ...... , NxN; S. match would seem to indicate) then he 17. Q·R5ch Q·N3 PxN, P-K!i; 9. PxN, O·O! with equality) badly misjudged his chances. White, to Again overanxious to exchange. After S. 0-0, N-B3! (but not 8 ...... , O-O? be sure, will have three pawns for his 17 ...... , R·N3; 18. 0-0-0, B·K3 (18 ...... , 9. P'Q3, ~-B3; 12. B-KN5, P-Q3; 13. N-Q2, piece-theoretically almost an equivalent Q-R6; 19. QxQ, BxQ; 20. P-KB4 followed S·NS?; 14. BxN and wins-Kan-Botvinnik, and in an endgame often an advantage, by P-B!i is bad for Black. as is 18 ...... , Soviet Championship. 1929); 9. P-Q4! and especiaUy if the pawns are far advanced. Q-N4ch; 19. QxQ, RxQ; 20. P-KB4); 19. White has fair attacking chances for his Also, sometimes in the middlegame the QxP, Hx N; ZO. PxB, Q·N4ch; 2l. KB2 pawn(s). pawns will outweigh the piece if they (best!), Q-R3 (21 ...... , R-R3, followed by S...... N·R4 are well protected and obstruct the op. 22...... • K-Q2 also looks satisfactory for 6. NxP ...... ponent·s game. But these cases arc lew Black); 22. QxQ, RxQ - and, despite Having said "A" Wh ite must now say and far between and certainly this posi­ White's omino us looking center, Black "B". U 6. B·K2, P-Q4! and White has tion is not one of them. White is far shou ld have little difficulty in holding nothing better than 7. P·Q3 which leads behind in development. his pawns are the ending. to an inferior ending. weak and are targets for Black's attack Going back a few moves, after 17 ...... • instead of means of restricting Black's 6...... N·R3 RN3; 18. 0·0·0. B-K3; 19. N·B4 is a development. In addition, White's King is complication that leads only to a draw- The only correct defense. 6...... exposed and in the center of the board ish endgame after 19 ...... , Q-N5; 20. Q.B3, Q-N4, B·Q5 should all lose. and will, under present eircumstan{:es, QxQ, BxQ; 21. QR·NI, B-B6; 22. NxR. 7. P-Q4 P·Q3 have to remain there. Black's King is PxN; 23. RxP, BxR; 24. R-N8ch, K-B2; 25. 8. BxN PxN also slightly exposed but White will not RxR. B·N3! etc. Best. have time to build up an attacking [nr· 18. Q·R4 R-N2 9. BxP ...... mation. 19. K·Q2? ...... 164 CHESS LIFE Better is 19. 0 -0-0, Q-N4ch; 20. QxQ, Or 34 ...... , R-Q6; 35. PxB, RxN; 36. FROM FISCHER'S RxQ; 21. P-KB4, R-N7; 22. P-B5, P·B3; R-N7ch, B-B2; 37. R-R7, R-K6; 38. P-R5, N.Y. SIMULTANEOUS 23. N·K3, RxQRP; 24. K-Nl, R·K7; 25. RxP; 39. P-R6, RxP; 40. R-N7, R·R4, etc. VIENNA OPENING N-B4, B-B2; 26. KR·Nl. K-B2 ; 27. N·Q6ch. 3S. R·NS B-B3 R. Fischer M. McDermott with a probable draw. 36. R·N3 BxRP ,. P·K4 P·K4 10. K.Q1 N.R 19...... Q-N4ch 37. R·N7ch K·B3 ,. B·B4 N·KB3 11. QxNP KR-Bl B_B4 ,., 3S. RxBP! ...... ,. N·QB3 12. PXP 20. QxQ RxQ •• P·B4 .... , 13. R·Bl B-K2 21. KR-N1 ...... An amazing resource, but it should ,. N-B3 B·KN5 14. B·NS N., Again Steinitz should have gotten his not have saved White. Steinitz's never­ •• P·KR3 ..N 15. NxN P·KB4 ,. ••• N_83 16. QxRP ... pawns rolling with 21. p .B4, though at say-die spirit is to be commended. • P·Q3 N.. , 17. Q·N6ch Resigns this stage (after 19. K-Q2?) Black gains 3S...... B-Q6ch •• Q·N3 NxPch a tempo with R·N7ch. If 38...... , BxN; 39. R·R7 regains the RUY LOPEZ 21...... RxR piece. R. Fischer J. Terrane 22. RxR K-B2 .. P·K4 P-K4 10. N .B4 N·N3 39. K-N3 BxKP ,. N· KB3 N-QB3 11. N·R5 B·Q2 Of course Black does not allow White's 40. K·N4 K-K3 ,. B·NS P·QR3 12. P-QN3 0·0 Rook to penetrate to the seventh rank. •• B·R4 N·83 13. PxP ,., With two dynamic Bishops, Black ,. 0 ·0 B-K2 14. B·R3 R·Kl If 23. P·KB4, B-K3; 24. P·B5? BxN; 25. should move in for the kill: e.g., 40. •• R·Kl ,.. , 15. P-B4 B·K2 PxB, R-Ql, etc. This ending should now ...... , 8·B4!; 41. RxP (forced; other­ ,. 8xNch ex. 16. P·BS N·Bl be easily won for Black with his two •• ' N·Q2 17. N·N7 Resigns wise 41...... , R·Q2), B-KB!; 42. N-N5, QN-Q2... 8.B3 Bishops, since White's pawns are too R-QB1; 43. RxP, RxP and the two Bishops •• slow-footed. win easily in spite of the reduced mater· WOMEN'S CHESS MEETING 23. N·B6 B-K3 ial. 24. NxP R-R1 The USCF's Committee on Women's 41. N-NSch BxN Chess met in New York City during the 2S. N·NSch K-K2 42. PxB R-Q2 26. P·KR3 B-NJ U.s. Women's Championship in a series 43. R-BS P-N3 of meetings presided over by its Chair· 27. R-N2 R·KB1 44. P-B4 R-QS 28. P-B3 BxQRP man, Mrs. Eva Aronson. Some major 29. R-N4 R·Qlch This, of course, is a blunder which policy decisions were made: 30. K·B2 B-K6 throws away his last winning line: 44. 1. The Women's Championship shall ...... , R-Q5. For example, 45. R-B7, K-Q3; Black has neatly prevented White's be held annually, provided that sufficient 46. RxP, B·Q4; etc. or 45. K·B3, R·Q6ch; funds are pledged or otherwise raised. pawns from advancing. The rest should 46. K-N4, K·Q2; 47. R-KNB, K-B2, etc. be easy. 2. The number of players competing 31. R-N2 8.KBS 4S. R-KSch K·B4 shan be eleven, thus assuring that all 46. P-N6! ...... Since White's pawns were now com· players will have an equal number of pletely blockaded, it was a waste of Alert play! whites and blacks and leaving room for a time bothering to win them; 31...... , 46...... R-Q2 bye in every round. B.QB5, fonowed by the march of the 47. P-BS! R·QSch 3. The first round of the champion­ QRP, would have reduced White to This is a blunder since White now re­ ship shall begin on a Saturday. utter despair. From now on, Black fails gains his piece (after 37 moves!) but it 4. A playing period of 2% weeks was to put the quietus to his opponent though was a drawn game by now, anyway. decided on for the Zonal Championship he bas several good opportunities for it. 4S. K·83 PxP (held every three years; the next to The way Black botches thb ending is a 49. P-N7 8·Q4 take place in 1966). otherwise, the crime. SO. P-NS{Q) BxQ championships should occupy a period 32. P·R4 B·BS S1. RxB ...... of 15 days. 33. N·R3 BxKP DRAW 5. The time of year for the Zonal was 34. P·B4 B·BS A fantastic comeback by Steinitz! changed to the latter part of July to make it easier for students and other participants to compete. 6. The site of the next Zonal was set, tentatively, for Los Angeles. 7. If any participant leaves the Champ­ ionship Tournament without notifying the Director or another authority can· nected with the tournament, and with· out giving a good and acceptable reason for withdrawing, she shall be dis· qualificd from playing in the next Championship. In addition to Mrs. Aronson, the following are members of the Women's Chess Committee and were present at the meetings: Miss Mona Karff Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky Mrs. Kathryn Slater.

FISCHER• IN ACTION in a simul- t,meous exhibition at the Chess and Checker Club of New York. Twa games from this exhibition are given above. -Photo by Paul Eisenberg JULY, 1964 165 CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U. S. Senior Master ELIOT HEARST

Til e Sel/mate 0/ Bobby Fischer might have been less sympathetic and some might even have The "selfmate" theme of the chess problemist- a position called him a sore loser. Soon after Curacao I remember sug­ in which one player compels his opponent to checkmate him­ gesting to Bobby that his final showing might have been symboli7.cs su icide on the chess board. The chcssplayer who influenced by the fact that he played below his best form. prC£ers tournament competition to problem solving usually His only answer was, "What? Are yOU a Communist, too?" finds this kind of composition more amusing than artistic, Later, at the Varna Olympiad in 1962, at the moment and his amusement is probably due to the utter impracticali ty when it became apparent that Bobby had thrown away his of the situation; tournament players arc known to maintain a winning position against world champion Botvinnik, he asked firm belief in the dictum that it is better to give checkmate the U.S. team captain to make a formal protcst that Botvinnik than to receive it. Very few U.S. chcssplayers, however, arc was receiving help during the game from Russian non·playing amused by Bobby Fischer's cqualIy impractical and unrealistic captain Abramov-who had been seen smiling acter an decision not to compete in the world championship qualifica­ exchange of a few words with Botvinnik. The idea that tion series and thus to surrender all of his rights to a world Botvinnik would even listcn to advice from a player so title match until at least 1969. The same mind that has pro­ vastly inferior to himself was inconceivable and no protest duced some of the best chess combinations and positional was lodged. After this incident several players on the U.S. gems of the past decade has also proved responsible for one team, who had previously been willing to accept Bobby's of the most disapPointing moments in American chess. As arguments regarding Russian cheating at Curacao, expressed ve tcran chess analyst Ha ns Kmoeh, who has observed and skepticism about his claims. It seemed that whenever Bobby written about the games of world cham pions from Lasker to suffered a reversal at the hands of a Russian he blamed it on Petrosinn, said in New York recently: "Finally the U.S.A . unethical practices. produces its greatest chess genius and he turns out to be In connection with Bobby's most recent dedsion not just a stubborn boy." to compete at the Amsterdam Interzonal, one could point out The reasons for Bobby's decision arc as complicated as that the last Interzonal in Stockholm (961) was the scene some of his longest mating attacks. Over the cou rse of the of Bobby's greatest victory, ahead of fou r Russians including last few months he has changed his public summary of these Petrosian. Thus the claim of Russian collusion does not seem reasons almost daily; it may be that Bobby himself doesn't to be a strong argument against his playing in interzonal know precisely why he made the decision not to participate. events. He is such a complex person-one minute shy and the ncxt However much Fischer's 1962 claims we re believed, they arrogant, for a time trusting and then suddenly suspicious, certainly had a profound effect on international chess and often friendly and then rude-that anyone who has come to the system of world championship qualification. Soon after know him well must characterize his behavior as essentially Curacao, FIDE voted to change the procedure followed at unprcdictable. This is why no one could be su re up to the Challengers' tourneys and established a new system whereby very last minute whether or not he would change his mind the eight fi nalists would engagc in a series of knockout and decide to participate aftcr all in thc American Inter· matches, in much the same way as a knockout event in tennis zonal. or basketball is contested. Supposedly now therc would be It wus back in 1962 that Bobby first began to declare no way for any group of players to fix world chess, because publicly that he wou ld not take part in any more of the in individual match-combat such collusion would be im· qualification tou rnaments for the world championship. These in individual match combat such collusion wo uld be impossible. declarations started soon after the last Challengers' Tourney Bobby's first negative comment on the new system, which in Curacao. a tragic event fOl' Bobby in wbich he had to put on was invoked mainly to answer his vehement objections to the a strong finish in order to capture fourth place behind Russian prior system, was that the matches themselves were too short­ grandmasters Petrosian, Keres, and Geller. Bobby never seems only 10 or 12 games with an individual opponent. Later on to have recovered completely from the sting of that reversal. Bobby added that the match-procedure was no good because In many ways it was the turning point in his career; ever once a player gained the lead he cou ld just continue to play since that time he has avoided competition in international for a draw and " nurse" his lead until the 10 or 12 games tourneys, although he has been invited to many, including were completed. Bobby expressed a strong preference for a the Piatigorsky tournament of 1963 nt Los Angcles, in which "real" match, one in which the first player to win ten games both Petrosinn, the current world champion, and Keres outright (draws not counting) would win the match. The competed. fact that such a malch could easily last three or (our months, Aller the CUracao setback, Bobby wrote articles for Life and a complete challengers' tourney could drag on continuously and Sports Illustrated in which he claimed that the Russians for more than a year, of course rcnders Bobby's suggestion had "fixed world chess" hy agreeing beforehand to draw with very impractical. But, as of this writing, Bobby maintains each other and to throw games, if necessary, to ensure a that the new match system is not a true test of skill and that Russian victory. He then stated that he would never again this Is the most important reason why he is not competing in competc with the Russians in tourneys of this kind. In his the current world championship series. articles charging Russian collusion Bobby neglected to mention Bobby's other reasons are many and varied. Last December that he personally had achieved a minus score against the he stated that the prize money in the In terzo nal (approximately Hussians in the tourney and that if he had been able to defeat $200 for first place) was too small a recompense fo r the five then individually it wou ld have been almost impossible for weeks of work and 23 games it entails; but more recently the Russians to " fix" the touranment. If Bobby weren't Ameri· he has declared that money had nothing to do with his ea's only hope for the world title, readers of his articles - Cou/jlllle(1 011 j}(Jge 183 166 CHESS LIFE Larsen, Three Russians respectively, did not quali[y since a dates is being helrJ as a series of match· Tie in Amsterdam FIDE rule sets a limit of three players es, it would seem that the r estriction from anyone country. This rule is a is not only unnecessary but unfair and il­ Bent Larsen, international grandmas­ carry-over from the time when the logical. Bronstein was naturally quite ter Crom Denmark, tied for £j rst place Candidates was held as a round robin unhappy about the way things turned out with three Soviet players in the 1964 tournament and the charge was made and his proposal for a radical change Interwnal in Amsterdam. that the Russians, by sheer we ight of in the Candidates set-up (sec below) was Larsen's score was 17-6, a tally that numbers, had an advantage over t he officially presented to YlDE President was matched by former world champions other co ntestants. Now that the Candi- Fo lke Ro gard. Vassily Smyslov and ]',Iikhail Tal and by former world junior champion Boris Bronstein Praposes Candidates' Changes Spassky. In his games against the Soviet players Larsen scorod 3·2, defeating Grandmaster David Bronstein of the USSR has proposed to FIDE that major Bronstein and Spassky, drawing with Tal changes be made in the method of selecting players for the 1965 Candid at es' Matches. and Smyslov, and lOS ing to Stein. In all, Bronstein's suggestions, if adopted hy the world chess organi wtion, would lead to a he won 13 games, drew eight, and lost reorganization of the Candidates' event, with both Rooefl Fischer and Samuel Res· two. His performance was the sensation hevsky, as well as Bronstein himseU, Stein, Geller. Gligoric, Da rga and Lengyel, of the Intenona) and constituted the fin­ eligible to compete in next year's big event. est showing by a West European player In a letter to all affiliated rIDE organizations, FIDE President Folke Ro gard out· 10 many years. lined Bronstein's proposal: U.S. representative Samuel Reshevsky, " .. . Mf . Bronstein asked me to infor m the national federations that after a long and bitter struggle, tied with Lajos Portisch of Hungary for the "1. He feels that the limitation of the number of Soviet players that may proceed final qualifying spot, only to lose every. :rom the Interzonal to the Ca ndidates' matches is not lair ; thing in the play-off match. Reshevsky, "2 . He proposes to raise the total number of players in the Candidates' Ma tches the oldest player in the tournament, tied from eight to sixteen- foul' from the 1962 Candidates' and twelve from the 1964 with the Hungarian for eighth and ninth, IntenonaL That would mean that in the Candidates' Ma tches 1965 should participate: scoring 141h -81h and having the higher Sonnenborn-Berger total. Thus, under the (From 1962:) (f'rom 1964:) rules In e[(ect, Reshcvsky needed to Botvinnik Larsen Ivkov score only two points in a four·gamc Keres Smyslov l'ortisch match wh ile Portisch needed two and a Ge ller Spassky Reshevsky Fischer T, l Gligoric half. The surprising victory by the Hun. Stein Darga garian player required only three games: Bronstein Lengyel he won the first (when Reshevsky ovcr­ stepped the t ime limi t), drew the second , "According to the FIDE sta tutes (3.5) a federation which supports the proposit ion and won the third. by Mr. Bronstein or which wants another change in the present rules for the Can· didates' Matches has to inform me in wriling not later than two mo nths belore the Six players from the Interzonal will now advance into the Candidates group: opening of tbe General Assembly 1964, which means not later than September 19, Larsen, Smyslov, Spassky, Tal, Ivkov, and 1964. If no such proposition reaches me in the time just mentioned, Mr. Bronstein·s POl-tisch. Thcy will be joined, it all proposition cannot be taken up at the Congress." goes according to schedule, by Botvinnik and Keres in a series of elimination FIDE Vice President for Zone 5, Jerry G. Spann, who is also Chairman of the matches to determine a chaUenger for USCF International Affairs Committee, has stated that Bronstein's proposal is "inter­ World Champion Tigran Petrosian. esting and that "it wil l certainly have to be one of the things we discuss at the Leonid Stein and David Bronstein, USCF Business Meetings in Boston." Mr. Spann requests that CHESS LIFE readers though they finished fifth and sixth write in to express their opinions on this important issue. INTERZONAL TOURNAMENT-1964 P'eyer'1 Hi m .. , , , 7 n n ,n , , n n ,. Sto.. >. Smyl'o v (USSR) ...... •...... •...... I • •I • •, • ", ", , ", " " " " ," , ", , • ,. LUMn (Den mltk) ...... ,...... • I I ! , I , , I , I I , , , , • • Splisky (USS R) ...... • • , , , I , , , , , , , " • ,. • ! I I I I •I , • I " • • • • , , , , , , , , , , • •• To' (USSR) ...... ,.. ,...... • I• I I I I I ! " Ste'n (USSRL ...... \ \ I • , , I , , , , , , , , , "16 ~. • •• • • I , , , , , , , • , •• Bro nlt e'n ( SSIl) ...... I , • I • , • ,• I •• 7. 'vkov ~yu gOI . av i .) ...... •, I • ! I I ! , I , , , " • •• Po rt llt (Hunga r y) ...... ,...... I ! •, I • I ,• , I , , I , "14 1.' • Reshevlky (USA) ...... • I • ! I • • , I I I , , , , , ' 4j. •OJ• •• Gllil orich (Yugollav)l) ...... • ! • , , , , , , , , • • I ! I • I • I , , • • ! • ! , , • , • ". Du ga (w elt Gl r ml ny) ...... • ! , I I I • , I, I I, I, I, I '31.·" "n. LlngYI' (HungITY) ...... I \ •I ! , • I I , , , I, , , , , , n ." (C ~.c h Ol . ov. k i.) • I , n . P.chml ...... •I • •I I • I I I 12 l.· '"0l. (USA) • , , , , , ". EVins ...... •...... •...... •...... • • • • • •I I I •I ! I I • •, , I , !, ·n n . Trin ltO v ( Bul,a r la) ..-_ ...... _...... _...... • ! I • ! , \ "' 1.131 Iknko (USA) ...... _...... _ ...... _- • • • • • ! • • •I I • • I • • , I ." ". ROM lio (Argenlln.l ...... _. ... _...... _.. •.•..•. .• _.. I • • I ! • I ! ! ! , ,I • , • ,• , • ·n Fog_ lml n (Arven In. , ...... _...... • , , , ..". ! • • ! I • • • • .1$ y , • • , , • ". Bilek (HU ng n \ ...... -...... •...•. • • ! • • ! I • • I •, , • I , I ·n Qulnonel (Pe .u •.•.....•...... ! • • I •I • ! I I • • • I ,• •7 ." ...". P"" th (I"HI ) ...... • • • • ,• • • • •I I ! I •• I I st·HI P l rl l (Cubl) ...... ,.. ,. • • • • • • ! • • ! • • ! I •I • , • , , ·n ". Bergl. (Aus!relll) ...... • • • • • • • • • • • ,• ,• • • I 4j,• ·18 j, ". V. e nilic (Cl nl d l) ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ,• • .,. ". • • • • • • • • • • I • ! I • ! • • ! ! I • • • JULY, 1964 167 game, perhaps Whi te would have been studying this position- among others­ TWO FROM before making h is 15th or even his lUh move! OVel' the board this is, of course, Annotated specially for impossible and there is good reason to let psychological factors weigh heavily in CHESS LIFE by Grandmaster making one's declsions. BENT LARSEN 24. B-NSch K·Bl lie cannOl seck shelter on the Q-side: IS • ••... _._ P·B3 e.g .. 24 ...... K·Q2; 25. Qx Nch, K·B2; 26. SICILIAN DEFENSE Q·B7ch, K· B3; 27. Q-K6ch, K-R2; 28. N­ 16. R-KR3 ._ .. _.. . White: Larsen Black: Perez Q5ch winning. 16_._N·N 4. P-B4 ; 11. N·R6ch, BxN ; 18. 1. P·K4 P·Q84 25. QxNch Q.B2 1. P·KB4 ...... QxB, PxP is all right for Black. But the text costs a Rook! 26. Q-K4 R·Bl In most or my games in this tourna­ 27. R·B3 B-BS ment 1 avoided modern theory. In my The fight is over. After 27 . .. __ ._ .. , B­ opinion the text move is just as good as, QR3 : 78. RxQch , KxR; 29. Q-B5ch, it is for instance, 2. N-RB3, and why not let mate in two. the opponent do his own thinking right 2B. QxB QxR from the start? 29. PxQ Resigns 2...... P·K3 3. N-KB3 N·QB3 4. S·NS P.KN3 VIENNA OPENING To be expected was 4 ...... , KN·K2, but White: Larse n Block: Lengyel obviously Perez is not afraid of the 1. P-K4 P_K4 double pawn. 2. B·B4 N-K83 S. BxN QPxB 3. N·QB3 N·B3 6. P-03 B·N2 4. P·Q3 B·NS 7. O.() N·K2 Players come to major tournaments 8. N-Bl 0 ·0 16.. __ .. _. . PIIN very well prepared to play the most 9. Q·Kl P·N3 common openings, but who analyses the 10. P·QR4 B-QRl Arter 16 ... _..... , P-R4; 17. NxP, NxN ; Vienna? 11 . Q-R4 ...... 18. Qx RP, N- K2; 19. R-KBl, White gets Ma ybe my choice of opening was not a Intending, if n ...... , P·B::! : 12. PxP, an overwhelming attack, but there is no clear refutation o( 16 . .__ ...... P-R3; e.g. , shock in this case, since I had already BxP; 13. R·QI, Q-B2; 14. N-K:5! or if 13. played the Vienna against Gligoric in ...... , Q-Kl ; 14. P-BS with a strong attack. 17. N·N4, P-R4; 18. N-B2, P-M . Round 3. Lengyel follows in Giigoric's 17. QxPch K·B2 footsteps, but in my opinion the text 18. P-BSI ...... move is not as good as 4...... , B-B4, The only continuation_ After 18. PxP, which QUi.nones played against me In a R-R1 j 19_ R·Bl ch. N-M , Black wins. later round . lB...... _. KPxP S. N·B3 P-Q3 19. B-R6 R·KN1 6. 0 ·0 BxN 20. PxP NxP 7. PxB N-QR4 21. R·KBI Bli P 8. B·N3 N xB The best defense: bringing this Bishop 9. RPxN 0 -0 into play and depriving the White Knight 10, P-B4 Q-K2 of an entry via Q5. Here Gligoric playe

SICILIAN DEFENSE White: Tol Black: Bilek (Allnotated exclusively fur CllESS LIFE by former World CIUllllflioll Mikhail '/'a/) 1. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N-KB3 P·Q3 3. P·Q4 p,p 4. N,P N·KB3 5. N·QB3 P·QR3 This system is not so often seen in Bilek's games. Usually he likes his Bishop on KN2. To play the Najdorf Variation 11...... N,N requires immense knowledge of the many 12. 8·K2 forced variations involved and the Hun­ After 12 ...... , P.KN3, White can also garian grandmaster does not seem to continue 13. PxP, PxP; 14. KR·Bl, B·N2; have learned them. 15. N·K6 and it is hard to believe that Mikh .. iI T .. I S. B·KNS ...... Black has a defense. ENGLISH OPENING The principal and, in my opinion, 12. PxP p,p D.rg. E\lans the best possibility for White. 14. N·K6! , N·KII3 N·KB3 17. Q·Q2 P·N3 S...... QN·Q2 ,. P·B4 P·B4 18. N·B2 Of course! ,. N·B3 N·B3 19. QR-NI P·K6.,' 6. B·QB4 P·R3 •• P'K3 P·KN3 20. QxP .,. 14...... Q·Q3 7. BxN .. " .... ,. ' B·N1 21. B·R6 8 ·B. •• p...·QS N·QR4 22. B-Q3 .., In this sort of position it isn't neces­ If Black is obliged to make such a ,. P·K. P·Q3 23. IIxQ N·KN1 sary to have two Bishops. I believe this move, it would be better to resign. After •• B.Q3 0·0 2•. BXN ." move was played for the first time in 14 ...... , PxN; 15. Q·R5ch, K·Q2 (15. •• 0-0 P·K4 25. BxB "...... , K·Bl; 16. PxP, B·B3; 17. R·Q8ch); 10. N·KI N·KI 26. Q·N3ch K·RI Bronstein·Milie, Belgrade 1954. 11. P·B4 P·B4 17. Q·63ch K·Nl 7...... Nx B 16. Q·~4, K·Q3! White could not give 12. Q·B2 KPxP 1 •• R·KI QR·KI 8, Q-K2 P·K3 mate but would continue with the simple 13. BxP 8.Q5ch 19. R·K6 17. B·N3. 14. K·RI ... 30. PxR N-B3'" 15. Qx6 31. Q·N3ch K·Rl 15. NxPch K·Bl 16. B·K2 Q·B3'" 31. Q){p Resigns 16. N·K6ch K·Kl CARO·KANN 17. KR·Bl Spassky Benko B·N4ch ,. P·K4 P·Q63 16. B·B2 .,. 18. K·Nl P·N4 ,. P·Q4 ,... 27. NxN ". 19. Q·RS ,. N·QB3 2S. QxB .,. •• ." QN·Q2'" 19. RxQ 6·KS Of course White now h lS many WIn· ,. B·QB4 KN.83 30. RxR ning methods. I expected here: 19...... , •• N·NS P·K3 31. BxB R·Q8ch'" R·QR2; 20. NxB, Q-KN3; 21. QxQ, ,. Q·K1 N· N3 32. K·R2 h. PxQ; •• B·N3 P·KR3 33. B·B6 R·QRS 22. N·K4, PxB; 23. N-Q6ch. •• N/ S·B3 P·B4 ,.. RxBP ,,' 10. B·K3 Q·B2 B·R4 N·KS 19...... B·BS II. N·KS 8·Q3 ,..". R· B7 N·Q7 20. B·N3 P·R4 12. KN·Bl 0-0 B·K8 NxNP 13. 0 ·0 QN-Q. ".n. BxPch K·R2 And now the audacious White Knight 14. P·B3 P·QN3 ". P·R4 P·KR. Milk defended by 8 ...... , P·K4; 9. delivers the knock out ... 15. QR·QI B· N2 40. BxKP N·QS 16. B·Bl QR.QI 41. B-QS K·N3 N·KB3, B·K3 and perhaps this is better. 21. N·B7ch QxN 17. KR·KI KR·Ki 42. R·Q1 N·B4 In the diagram position, While has good 22. P-Q6 Resigns 18. P-QR3 Q·BI 43. P·BS K·B3 chances for working up a king·side at· 19. II·R. R·BI 44. P·B6 N·K2 There is no defense against RxB and 10. PxP .S. P·B1 R-Q1I6 tack. Q·K5ch. 2i. B·QNS N'"· N3 46. B·N7 P·R4 9. 0·0-0 Q·82 22. B-Q3 Q·B2 41. RxN ." 10. P·84 ...... ENGLISH OPENING 23. P-R3 B·Q4 48. P·BS(Q) h. Evans Tringov 24. P·B4 B·RI .9. BxR P·RS If now, for example, 10...... , P·QN4; I. P·QB4 P·QB4 21 . B.R6 2S. P·QN3 QN-Q1 50. B·R6 Resigns 11. B-N3, B-K2 White has the very inter­ 1. N·QBl N·QB3 21. QxB N·B3." OCD INDiAN esting piece sacrifice 12. P·K5, PxP; 13. l. P·KN3 P·KN3 23. N·B. ... , Vranesic Larsen PxP, N·R2; 14. NxKP!, BxN; 15. BxB, 4. 6·N2 B·N1 24. P·N4 NxQP ,. P·Q4 N·KB3 18. p·QR3 ... , 5. P·QR3 P·K3 25. QR·QI Q·B3 ,. P.QB4 P·Q3 19. B·B3 Q.R3 B-N4ch; 16. K-N1, PxB; 17. Q··R5ch, K·K2; 6. P·K4 KN·K2 U. R·K3 N·B7 ,. N·QB3 B·64 20. N· N2 P·NS 18. KR·Bl with a very imposing position 7. KN ·K1 0·0 17. N·RS Q·Rl •• P·KN3 P·K4 21. B·KI for White. Bilek apparently didn't like S. 0·0 P· N3 18. R·KB3 ,. N·Bl QN-Q2 21. N·QR4 QR·NI'" 9. R·Nl B·N2 19. PxP Q".. K4 to let himself in for this line, but bad· •• B·N2 P·B3 23. B·63 ." 10. P·QN4 P·Q3 30. Q·Q2 ." ,. 0·0 P·KR3 14. RxN ." tasting medicine is better than sickn~5~ . 11. P·Q3 ... , 31. QxN KR-KI •• '" ,,' 25. QxB '" 10...... P-K4 12. NxN ". 32. P·R6 R·K3 •• P·N3 B·QNS 16. P·BS .,' 11. N-QSI ...... 13. N·K1 B· N1 33. Q·Q2 R·KN3 10. B·N2 0·0 21. NxN ". 14. B·K3 ... , 34. R·KN3 R·QI Ii. R·KI B·N3 18. BxP Q·Q6 The most active. If 11. N-B5, B·K3 and 15. p.Q. PxNP 3S. P·66 Q·Q3 12. N·KR4 B·R1 29. QxP Black can defend the position. Nl)w, 16. PxP P·Q4 36. B·K. 13. P·K4 N·B4 30. NxR BxPch'" after the K·lile is opened, the White 17. KPxP KPxP And Bluk over·." 14. Q·B2 N·K3 31. KxB Q·QSch IS. P·BS B·R3 stepped Ihe time IS. N·B3 KR·Kl 32. K·K1 R·N7ch Knight can without much trouble get to 19. R· KI B·BS limit. 16. N..QR4 Q·R4 33. Resigns K6. 20. Q.Q2 P·QN4 17. R·K2 P.QN. 170 CHESS LIFE BENONI DEFENSE Pcr~lh Stein 1. P'04 P-oB4 13. P·IIS P ·BS 2. p 'OS N·KB] 14. PxP BPxP 3. N-oB3 P'03 IS. B·Bl N·1( 4 4. P.K4 P·I(N3 16. B·R3 NxPeh S. N.B3 B· N2 17. 1(,01 0·N3 6. B· KB4 0·0 18. K·K2 P·N5 7. 0 ·02 0 ·R4 I'. B·K6eh I( ·Rl •. B·Q3 B·NS 20. P·KS N·R4 •. B·1I6 ... 11. N·K1 .-0' 10. O_B U. O·K.l N·BSch 11 . P .B O N•••·Ol 13. Rui,n, 12. p.1( 114 P·ON4 BI 'l.D'S OPEN!NG Ber,er Tring"v 1. P.I( B4 P'084 11. B· NS P·83 2. N·KB3 N.gB3 ll. B-02 BxONP 1. P·I(N3 13. R· Nl B·K4 4. B· N2 P·'-0'KN] 14. P·KR] P·K3 S. 0 ·0 B· N2 15. p .B4 6. P·0 3 ... N·B3 16. Bx~ch K·Nl 7. N· B3 0 ·0 11. PxN R·ONI 8. N.KS ••• 18. K· N2 OBxP 9. PxN N·NS 19. BxP 0·02 10. Nx P ." 20. Resignl ~UEEN ' S GAMBIT DE<:LlNED Brt> nSl"in Be rll" r 1. P'OB4 P·1(3 11. B·Nl B·02 2. N'OBl P·Q4 12. N·K5 R·Bl 3. P ·04 N·KB3 1J. 0·03 ON·04 4. B. N5 B·K2 14. KR·KI B-B3 S. P·K3 ON·0 2 15. 0 · R3 P·QR3 RESHEVSKY, h is game over, is an interested spectator I)f the Bronstein.Larsan 6. N·B3 0·0 16. 011 ·01 P· N4 eneounter. This, and the other photos of the Interzonal appeuing in this issue, 7. B'Ol .. , 17. D·B2 .-0' were taken by Dr. Riehard Cantwell. 8. BxBP P ·84 18. Nx D -- . • . 0 ·0 .. , 19. exN ••• 10. P xP N· N3 ... "20. N·K4 'UY LOPEZ KIN G'S INDIAN RU l9 n S T . , Ruhevlky ROS1811 0 Resh evsky CARO.KA NN DEFENSE >- P ·K4 P·K4 I •. NxN N·K4 .. P·0 4 N·KBl 19. P·KN3 P· R5 T., Be nko ,. N·Klll N·OD3 10. OR'OI 0·N3 ,. P·OB4 P·KN3 20. B·K3 OR·QI 1. P·K4 P'OB] 12. 0·0·0 2. P.Q4 ,. 8 · N5 P-oR3 21 . B·K3 0·N2 ,. N·OB] B·N2 21 . P-QN4 PxP t .p. P·0 4 13. P_N 0·B2••• •• B·R4 N_B3 lL N·B5 KR·Kl •• P·K4 P'0 3 22. PxP 0 ·R4 l . N-QBl H . N·K5 P·R3 •• 0-0 ~K' 13. B-Q4 8 ·B 1 •• B· Kl 0-0 ll. Nf3-R2 0 ·02 4. N _ P N'"·02 15. P-N4 •• R·KI P-QN4 14. P-QN3 P·N3 N·Bl P·K4 24. 0-02 P·B4 S. 11.004 KN· U 16. P·N5 IIPxP... " B· N] •• ,. 0-0 15. N· K3 B· N2 ,. 0 ·0 P·B3 25. P·ON4 N/4·02 6. N·NS P·K3 17. Nx NP h. •• P·B3 P-03 26. N-Q5 P ·83 •• R· KI ON·02 26. P· B4 B· N2 7. O. Kl N· N3 18. PxB P.KR3 N·OR4 27. B·NI Q.KBl 8 · Bl 27. N·B3 N·B3 t. ~ ' N ] P·KR3 I • . R·OBc h K-K2 •10•. B·B2 •• ." P·B4 28. B·N6 P· D4 00. ", P·OR4'" 28. PxP B_KBP 9. N /.' .B3 B·K2 20. RxR II. P.g4 • .g, 29. PxP B.K3 N·B4 29. 0 ·02 N· N5 10. N·Rl P·B4 21. 0-Q2 Resigns••• 12. ON-02 08PxP 30. B·D 7 OR·Bl'" 12". P·B3 O·Kl 30. B-Q 4 B_ Och 11. B.I(3 ON·04 1l. PxP N-QB] 31. 8_0P B· N2 U . N·N] KN·02 31. Ox8 N·Kl 14. N·N3 P-QR4 32. OxP 14. O·Bl FRENCH DEFENSE ••• R·I( 1 32. 0·02 Q·N],h St . i" 15. B·03 R· Nl "- h. H . OR 'OI B· K4 33. K· Nl "'·BI Pe re. 16. O· Kl ... I. P· K4 P·K3 11. B..QNS O x RP B·R3 34. RxR h' 16. N·Bl N·Bl 34. K· B3 0 · N8 2. P·04 17. D·Q2 ,,, Ouwn 17. 0 ·02 B·K3 35 . Reslgnl P·04 12. PxP 0·0 J . N.OB] B· NS 18. ONxOP 18. B· NS 0 ·B2 13. R·Nl 0 ·R7 4. P . K .~ ••• LO PEZ P·QB4 14. O·BI P·OR3 'UY 5. P'O R] ToO O ... lno.. e. BxNeh 15. B-Q3 N·B4 ~ . P_8 >- P'Ke P·K4 16. OR·K I B· I( 1S4 N·K2 16. R·R] 1. N.KIIl 0 · 1!4 ... ,. N·KD3 N-Qa3 17. N·KS The World Chess 17. OxO NI4x P ,. B· NS N·8 ] ••• ~ . B·02 ON·B] 18. NxN U . O_B N·B4 , . B· Kl 0 ·0 B·B4 19. B-N5 0 ·R5 19. BxPe" Rni•••g"s •• O·Bl H'. OR. Nl ,,, •• P·B3 0·0 10. R·K2 0·N2 Chomp;onsh;p, 1963 ,•.• ,,,,... B·N3 21. R/ l·Kl N·0 3 RUY LO? EZ KNxP 22. BxN P · r ~l $Plnky 0 ·05 N·84 ... Botvinnik Y. Petrosion 23 . N-N4 •• R·B2 1. I". K 4 P·K4 11. 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S. touranments, added another round ended, Eric D. Bone of Baytown, first prize to his collection by journey· Texas and William A. Bills of Houston ing to Louisville, Kentucky where he were on top with scores of 41fi·1fi. Mcdian scored 4ih·% to take top honors in the tic· breaking gave first place to Bone. Bills was second, David M. Lees, Conally Falls City Open on June 13-14. Jorge AFB, was third and 2/ Lt. Peter H. Gould, Fischbarg, 4-1, was second in the 22· Lackland AFB was fourth. player field and Charles W. Rider took Bills was the T.D. and Bone and third. The LouisviIle Chess Cl ub spon­ Joseph A. Fliegel were his assistants. Fliegel, losing a won game in the final sored the tournament and Dr. Samuel round, prevented the directors from Fulkerson directed. making a denn sweep of the event! ZUCKERMAN RETAINS TITLE HURT CAPTURES ALA. EVENT Bernard Zuckerman. USCF Senior John Hurt's :>.0 gave him first prize Master from Brooklyn, retained his in the Birmingham Open, played in title of Manhattan Chess Club Chlmuion CARO.KANN Birmingham, Ala. on May 29·31. Fred by going through the 14·player field To' Foguelman Kemp, also undefeated, gave up two without a loss, scoring 10·3. Arthur .. P·K4 p.Q83 2'. Q·Q2 draws to finish second, with 4·1. Milan Bisguier and Robert Steinmeyer tied p·Q4 '.0' ,. p·Q4 27. RxRch ". Momie. a hard man to beal, was bcaten fo r second and third with 91h·3lh. ,. N·OB] 28. R·KRI once and yielded a draw, finishing third B·84"" 29. RxO •• "" with a score of 3%·1 ih. Zuckerman defeated Mrs. Gisela Gres· •• ""1"·1"3 B.N3 30. B·K3 BxBch". ser, Stewart Reuben, Victor Guala, Stein· •• KN· K2 N·B3 31. OxB B·N3 Seventeen players took part in the ,. P·KR4 p·KR3 32. P·B3 P·R3 Open and twenty·four competed in the meyer, Arthur Feuerstein, Walter Mur· •• N·B4 B·R2 33. 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(Translllll'd by Beth Ca ssidy) a draw also from Foguelman, one of the Realizing that to retreat the Knight to weaker players in the tournament. N2 would lead to a completely cramped THE INTERZONAL TOURNAMENT • • position, Tal takes the bull by the horns which is presently being played in a • to avoid a passiVe game. large government building in Amsterdam Dr. Llmbol, the Belgian Champion, is the strongest tournament ever played came '" visil Ihe tourna",ent and pre­ 15_ NxN PxP in Holland. Of the 24 participants, 18 Mnted himself to the official at the 16. N-R3 P.Q5 are grandmasters and 6 are international entrance_ The official $Cralched his head masters-participation in an intenonal and lIid, "Well I' ll be darned I thought automatically giving the title of interna­ Koltanowlki was the Champion of 8411 · tional master to those who did not al­ lIiuml" He was only thirty yean behind ready hold it. the tl",el, since Koltanowlkl laft aal· glum for the U,S, leveral y ..rs b"ore To avoid eventual "combines" between the War, players of the same nationality, the first • • • round drawing was done in sucb a way Here is one of the liveliest games : that representatives of the same country played so far in the Tournament; ODe were paired agaiost each other. Some that kept thE" spectators in suspense right unexpected results o[ the early rounds down to its unexpected end. were Darga's win over Spassky (Darga getting his revenge (or his ddeat at OLD INDIAN DEFENSE Varna in 1962) and Bronstein's win over White: Porliseh Black: Tal Stein. Stein, in a favorable position, went 1, H-KB3 .... -... After his sacrifice on the 14th move • in for a combinational sacrifice which A Q.ulet move; if you don't push the Tal intended playing 16, ...... , N-KS, but was unsound and he finished up with pawns, you create no weaknesses! he now sees that this does not work a Rook against a Bishop and a Knight­ 1...... N-KB3 because of 17. NxQP. Feeling himself losing the long endgame. Larsen was 2. P-KN3 P-Q3 to be on shaky ground, be starts juggling awakened too late by the hotel porter II would be wiser to continue symetri· with the pieces in the hope that Portisch, and arrived with three·Q.uarters of an cally. particularly against a well-prepared already short of time. will run Into time hour gone on his clock. but that did opponent. trouble and miss the best line in the not stop him from beating Pachman all 3. P·Q4 P·KN3 ensuing complications. the same. 4. B-N2 8 ·N2 17. BxR QxB From the beainning of the tournament 5. 0..0 O.() 18. N(&3}-N5 R-QBl the Oanlsh Grandmaster Larsen bad his 6_ P-B4 .... , 19_ Q-Q1 N·KS mind made up as to which way he was The fun begins! The usual continua· going. At tbe outset be said that he tion of the King's Indian is 6...... ,. The threat 19 ...... , N·N5 fails against would take 6th place and now (at the P-D4 ; 6 ...... N-B3 or 6 ...... N·Q2 are 20. NxP (Q4). B-R5. 21. Q-Q2. After 19. end of the 11th round) it looks as if less chancy...... , N-N5 not 20, B-N2 because of 20. he might be right. (ActuaUIl. hb prediction 7. N-B3 Q-Bl ...... N-K6 and Black wins! tOO! far too modntJ-Ed.) However, the 8_ R-Kl R·Kl 20_ p.&3 ...... last five rounds will be uphill work for 9, Q-.N3 ...... Simplest, but the threats continue him because he bas yet to play the five Restraining th e movements of the 20 . ._, .. ,.. P.QR3 Russian grandmasters. U Larsen main­ black Queen and clearing the Q-fiIe. 21 , NxP (04) Q-04 • lains his present form . this will be his 9, ...... N·B3 22. B-K3 R086 greatest success since the 1956 Olympiad 10. P-QS N·QR4 Black makes the most of his remain­ in Moscow. 11_ Q-R4 P·QNl ing material. The second non-Russian to make sure 12_ N-Q21 ...... of his place in the Candidates is Ivkov. Refuting Black's opening plan. P-QB4 who. without any fuss. has Q.uietly been and P·QB3 are no longer possible for collecting preciOUS points. Black and White threatens P-N4. Reshevsky. after a series of five draws. 12. ,. ._... B-Q2 has started to win some games. but like 13_ Q-B2 P.QBl Ivkov. he has so far been eating the An error in calculation, which can cake because he has yet to play the often happen in a bad position. Detter Soviets. The latter are still busily 0c­ would have been 13 ...... , P-QN4. cupied in playing with each other, in 14_ P-QN4 ...... keeping wIth the Idea that players of the same nationality should meet In the early rounds. Gligorlc. one of the favorites to qualify for the Candidates. has been having a rough time of it, losing three games in 23. N/ 04·82 ...... a row to Stein, Spassky and Smyslov. Portisch is getting nervous and short Such a thing hasn't happened to him o[ time. He could quite easily b a ve (or many years. played 23_ PxN. Qx P; 2 •. 8 -82 and The two Cormer World Champions, tbe eventual N·KB3 would satisfactorily Smyslov and Tal, are in good form but cover the white squares. in the case of Smyslov fatigue makes 23 ...... Q-KB4 itself felt at tbe end of the five-hour 24, P-N. .._ .. _.. sessions with the result that he lost two Portiscb took 20 minutes on this move, preci.ous half-poinU, drawing won games leaving hlmaelf extremely short of time. against Spaasky and Pacbman and taking 14 ...... NxBP The simplest move her!!' was 24. B-Q4. 174 CHESS LIFE Tal's intention was to continue with 24 ...... , NxNP, but after 25. BxB there is nothing left for him but to weep. But if 24. B-Q4, NxNP; not 25. PxN because 25 ...... , Q-R6 insures a perpetual check. After 26. 8 ·B2, Black counters with 26 ...... , B·K4 and 27. P·B4 does not work because of 27 ...... , RxNP followed by ~,ncore:j mate. 24...... Q-K3 25. B.Q4 P-KR4 Tal does not get discouraged too cas· ily! Berlin, 1881 Mexico, 1928 26. BxB ·...... FRENCH DEFENSE CARO-KANN DEFENSE Pocketing another piece. Blackburne Schwan: N.N. Torre 26...... P.P 1. P·K4 p·K3 9. N·N3 Q·B2 1. P·K4 P·QB3 s. N·N3 P·KR4 2. P·Q4 P.o4 10. B·K3 QN..Q2 2. P.o4 P·Q4 6. B·KN5 P·RS 3. N·QB3 N·KB3 11. Q·Q2 KR·KI 3. N.QB3 P.P 7. B.N P.N 4. P.P Pxp 12. QR·KI N·K5 4. N.P N·B3 s. B·KS ...... s. N·B3 B·Q3 13. Q·Bl QBxN 6. B·Q3 P·B3 14. PxB N.N 7. 0 -0 0-0 15. RPxN •• P s. N·K2 B·KN5

At this point the spectators left the otber games and gathered around Por· I tisch and Tal. A Yugoslav journalist bet Benko that Tal would not lose, but the 8...... bP American wisely refused the bet. 9. RxR Q·R4chl 27. N·Q4 ·...... 10. P·B3 QxBch 11. PxQ P •• After 27. BxR, P·N6; 28. Q.Q4, PxPch; 12. Resigns 29. K-Rl, N·N6ch; 30. K-N2, Q·R6ch; 31. 16. K·N2 B·Q3 21. P-QB41 PxP K·B2 and Black is at the end of his 17. R·Rl N·BI 22. BxBP P·KR4 resources. 18. R·R3 P·KN3 23. R·R4 P·N4 Groningen, 1946 19. QR·RI QR·Ql 24. B·N3 N·K3 27...... Q.Q4 R.Q2 SICILIAN DEFENSE 28. PxN QxKP 20. B·KN5 25. B·B6 N·B5ch Black is three pieces down and he is V. Smyslov C. Kottnluer still threatening. I. P·K4 P·Q84 10. R·Q! QN·Q2 2. N·KB3 P.Q3 11. P·QR4 PxP 29. N·B3 Q·Q6ch 3. p.Q4 PxP 12. NxRP B·N2 30. K·Rl B·B3 4. NxP N·KB3 13. P·K51 NxP 31. R·KBI ·...... S. N·QB3 P·QR3 14. BxB RxB 4. B·K2 P·K3 15. QxP Q·NI NeceE;sary. If 31. Q·Q4, PxN; 32. QxQ, 7. O.() P.QN4 16. N·B6 NxN P·B7ch; 33. Q·B3, RxQ, regaining his 8. B·B3! R·R2 17. QxNch N·Q2 material with a winning advantage. 9. Q·K2 R·B2 31...... bN 32. Q·BI P.N 33. QxB ...... If 33. QxQ, PxPch and wins. 33...... Q.P 26. QxNI! ..0 34. R·KNI K•• 27. RxPI P•• 35. QR·KI Q.Q7 28. RxP Resigns 36. R·QI Q·K7 37. QR·KI Q·Q7 38. R.Ql Q·K7 39. QR·KI ·...... BOOST Drawn by repetition. With ao seconds left for tbought, Portiscb did not argue, AMERICAN believing Tal's mass of center pawns 18. N·BSII P.N sufficient compensation for the Rook. CHESS 19. 8·841 8-Q3 Once more the magician pulled it off! 20. BxB R·N3 A game such as one seldom sees. 21. QxNchl Resigns JULY, 1964 175 USCF RATING SUPPLEMENT JULY, 1964

EVENTS RATED FOR THIS LIST NEBRASKA_Llneoln City Open- February- M.,.. NEVADA-:-;evada State Toornameni.-April. NATIONAL_U.S. Women', Champlon.hlp-New York-Aprll-May. U.S. Amateur Ch . mp l on l hjp~cVo' Jeney- lhy. NEW JERS&Y-Jeney Clly VMCA C.C. Cha mpionship-January- April. Prlnret on Vnlvtrally r ail Tournament-Qctober-January. FOREIGN-April In Pull Inte rna tional- April. ." onmoulh Invila!1ollal_ Aprll. ALABAMA-A l alHlma Open-both d l v l al~M.y. New Jersey Amateur- April. AR IZONA Phoenix Open- Ap ril. Suburban C.C. Champlon. hIP-Octobe1'-May. lolc m.Uonal ~ Un ll Toumamenl--r.1. y. Camden C.C. Ch.a m plonshlp-lanuary_ March. M . l c h~ : Snider-Klein, Barbcr-Smlth, Kell)l-Leacb. Melllnes-Shim­ Suulh Jersey Chus Leaa:ue-Seplember-M. y. mons. Woodbury C.C. Champlonshlp-October-May. CALlFORHIA--Centn.1 c.Urorol. Che.. Leaglle _~ ptembe r-- M.~h. lIaddonrleld·Rulb C.C. TO'urnament-I963-l. Sl.elne r C.C. Muler and n eserve round robl"' ,hnu.ry- Fehruary, Sac ramento CIt)' Champlo..-blp-2 5ect!on_AprU. NEW MEXICO-Team Match: Albuquerque·Los Atamol-Aprll. ltivenl de C,C. Ch.mpionslllp-Deeember>-Aprtl. Albuquerque Open-June. California Coll e,late Champlon. hip-March. NEW YORK_M ar~all C.C. Champlonl hlp--January_ March. 3rd Davia Rlted TOt.lrn.rnenl_ February_ May. Rocheller City ChamplonahlP-January_ March. 4th Oavb Rated Tournamenl.-May. It.nh.1I C.C. A. 8 and. C Tourn.men\.a-t·ebruacy_ Ma rcb We6tcheltu C.C. Challe 'llIe Matche_ltay. ClarkllO n Colle,e C.C. Champlonshlp-February-Aprll. S," Berna,'d.1no Open- May. HorneU Open_ March. C ~' NC Invltallonal round robin- May. ROIIIollmo'. Every Sunday TO'urna ment-Mareh- Aprll. S;.n Bernndlno C.C. Champlonahlp--Seplember-Aprll. Te.m Maleh: Plattabur, h C.C.- Malone C.C.- Aprll. Richmond C.C. Rallnll Tournament.-Aprll-June. Corne ll Internallonal Open- April. Malch : Rosenthal·Hunt. Weatt C.C. Ch.mplnn,hlp-January_ April. COLORADO-Denver Rallng Improvement OpcD- Apr1l_ May. Kqultlble LiCe Allu,.n.,., Society C.C. Championshlp-October- CONNECTICUT_New London VMCA C.C. Championship-Expert and April. A dlvlsion"""October-Aprll. New Vork Stllte JuniOr Ch ampionship_ March. Connecticut State Ch.mp lonshlp-Ma rch- May. New Vork State lntorcolleglat_May. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-D.C. Leuue-Oetober-Aprll. Central New York Open_ May. D.C. Ch amplonlhip-AprU- May. Team Match: Xlni.men C.C.- Quceni C.C.- May. FLORIOA- Florlda Expel'i.a'-Expert and A d l vls l ~Apt1l. Mauha ll C.C. Women', Champlon.hlp-February-ApMI. Team Mdcb- St. Peters bura: C.C._ Trophy C.C.-May. J amaica Championshlp_ Ja nuary_ April. Coral Oablea Open-June. Mal·.hall C.C. JunlO'r Ch.mplonshlp-March_ MJY . Match: Leonard·LoU. TrI·Count,. Junior Amateur-May. GEORGIA_AUanta Tum Champlon. hlp-Aprll. M. nhattan C.C. Candld.a tes and bperll Flnal$-- J . nuary- Ma,.. Allanta C.C. ChamploMhlp- Aprll. Ma rah. 1I C.C. Internallon.! Amalellr Champlonahlp--Aprll-May. IDAHO- llol~ Valley Rallng Tournament-February- April. Ma rahall C.C. Mond.y a nd Thursday night tournamentl-Aprtl- I LLI NOI S-Salukl C.C. Ch.mplonshlp----October- De<:ember. June. e ..... ler Chlealo Open_ April. M. nha tta n C.C. Champlonshlp.-January_ June. I.I.T. Open_ March_ April. London Ttrrac:e C.C. Ctlamplnnshlp--F'ebru.ry-June. Oa.. Park Sprlna: SwI_ April. Kln,a Knl,ht C.C. Round Rnhln-November-June. Gompers Park Sprlna: Swill-Marfh- May. New VO'n: State AnutC\lr Champlonshlp-JUDe. Malch: Mo""ay-Stbeaffer. Matche.: WUIIOD·ZukO'lI, £Il1n·8 . Palldoltlnl, Weldemaa.Pedasto, INOIANA_ lndla na Closed Siale Champlonahlp-May. Spltal.PIOQ. Noire Dame USCF Toul'1lameni.-May. NORTH CAROLINA_North Cuolln-.Vlrtlnla Match- April. IDWA_ lowa Stale Chanlplonahlp-Ap rll. NORTH DAKOTA_:Vlinot Inlern-tiona! Open-Jllne. KANSAS_ l1atfh: Wlnte.... Davlcaon. OHIO-ClnelnnaU Champlonahlp--Tourn.ment and. Playorr-January- KENTUCKY_Fall. City Open-June . March. LOU IS IANA-Loulalana Chell League_IiG-l-4. Che ll Cenler Winter FnUval-January_ Aprll. "rl-<: ChamplonlhlP-Df lobcr-J .ouary. ~'orest City Open- April. New Orlean. C.C. Trllinlng Tournament-January-Man:h. Queen City Open- April. l.afayette City Champlonshlp_ AprU. Buckeye Open- May. Soothwen Louiliana Open-June. Match; Lute.-Za,.rll. Matchel: Klctn!eld.t.-LeBon (2), Schultz.Ace ..., Acer l--Kl1n,man, Dun· OKLAHOMA-Norm'" Chel! Festival_ April. RePall, Levln.Kle lnfeldt. Oklah oma City Open_June. MARYLANO-Ma ryla nd. Open_ April. PENNSYLVANIA-Glen Hartleb Memorial- May. .l!:astern Junior Ch.mplonshlp-March _ April. Plttaburll! Chi .. Lea,u -october-Aprll. )'latch: F reeman·Thurma n. Golden Trlan,le O~n_ April. MASSAC HUS&TTS_Lowell C.C. Champ IO D~lp_February_March . Phlladolphla Championship-May. Western Massachutett. Tourney_ May. Franklin )tereanlll, Open- Muc h MICHIGAN- .I!:ast I..nlling Open-Oetober-Nove mber. Plttaburlh C.C. Champlonshlp_ Febru8ry-lune. Huron Valley Open- April. TENNESSEE_Knoxvllle Open- December. Central I'Il1chllan Open_ April. Nashville InvltatlO'nal- April. "'htch: P<»:ner.:vIu rray. Tennenee Stat.. Toan, Tournament-ApMI. MINNESOTA-Twin City Chess League Tum Round. ROb ln-Oetober- T eXAS--.soulhwe.t in tercollegiate Tournarnent.-Aprll. March. Od enl C.C. Fall R.tlng Tournament.-November. - St. Paul Open~anua r y. Corpu, Chrllli City Cha mplonlhlp-February_ March. ),t :vIlnncapolli Che .. Tornado-March. VERMONT_Vermont Open-June. :M l nne ~ ota State Championship-MaJor, Premier and. Playoff ICC· VI RG INIA_Arlln, ton Experts Invltatlonal- January- March. lIons_ l'eb rll i ry-March . Arllnglon Ladder-Roul\cll 30 1·310-Februl ry-April. Mlnneal>OU, VII-I CA Ra lln,: Tournament-Jenuary-Apr1l. Match: f1owera·Mllllnier. 2nd )1lnneapnUI Che .. Tornado-M. y. WASHINGTON_Wa,hlnIlO'n St. le Champlon$hlp Mateh-March. Ma lch: Tykwlnskl.KOlrich . Puget Sound Open-)tay. MISS 155 1PPI _ Loul, lana·)'I lwulppl Open Championship_ Ap ril. WEST VIRGINIA- KuntlnJflon YM CA C.C. Spring Open- April. MISSOURI--.st. Loul' DlUrlcl Champlonshlp-March- Aprll. Greater Wh« lInl Hatlna: Toumament_Aprli. Greater Kil ns .. CUy Champlonahlp--II'lilrctt-April. " "nllnglon Open-June. Kansa" City Internationa l_ April. WISCONSIN_Mllwlukee Team Tournam.. nt.....(;apla ln·. Sectlon- Fe b,·u. Graham )'I emorlal Tournament_ March_ May. ny- March . Mi""""rI Open-May. Wisconsin Chl mplon, hlp--Aprll.

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Thurml n, D. Thurllc,", K. (GU.). ''10' ,. T iers, Geo. (Mlnn.j.. 19n , T lmm, John (N.Y.). ..• 1752# S~ndlglt l, V. «:1.) .... 1537# Simmon., Sturn, G. {CII.)...... 16 .. l# T lmm.I, R. (Ohio j .... I9Ot. S~nderl, M. (C.1.)... .•. 11 .. '. SImmS, G. (Tex.J ...... • 1115 Sturn., E. (CII.) ....•... 19 .. Tfnll'lrld." C. (N.Y.I .. 151O# JULY, 1964 181 P . (Cal.) .... 1606# Wickstrom, C. (Mo.) .. 136S# Wood, Robt. (Mlch.j.. l'80# (D.C .j ...... 1853 Wldham, E. (Ct.j ...... 1315· Woods, A. F. (Man.j .. H8l , C. (N.J.) .. 1858 Wienar, J . (Ariz.J ...... 2094 Worrall, J. (N.J.) ...... 1788 W. (Md.I ..1S74 ' Wiener, M. H. (N.Y.) .. 20S1 Worste ll , G. ;:;al.l ...... 1947# Wier, R. (Arlz.l ...... 1618 Woney, T. (0 10) ...... '2149 •• Wiginton, R. (low,J .. 1698# Wright, H. (N.J.) ...... 1I42 Wileo~':

Wall, Sam (Mo.I ...... 1647 Wachtel, R. (N.J .) ...... 1949 Wade, D. B. (Ga.I ...... 2035 ...... 1838 Wagenhals, W . (111.) .. 1956 (Ind.) ...... 1847· Wagnu, Carl (N.J.}. ... '2078 Wagner, Larry (N.J .) .. '2016 Wagner, T. C. (D.C.) .. 1'200;::: Wald, C. (L'.) ...... 19J3 Waldrip, T . (Mo.}...... ll00# OUR NEXT W~linski, W. (Minn.) .. 1810 RATING LIST , Walker, Chas. (Cal.) .. 20S8 IN THE Urrutl" C. E. (Md.) .... 16112 Walke r, Don (Ca l.) ...... 1822 Whitwill, C. (Francel .. 1465# Wolk, Wolk, SEPTEMBER ISSUE Urrutia, C. S. (D.C .) .. 18J7 W alker, Robt. (Neb.) ..2173 Wieher, A. (CII.) ...... 1666 Wood, Vaiuitis, V. (O hio}. . 1600· Walkar, Rod (Pa.}.. .. 1557 Wlcher, Enos (Cal.) .. .. ll64 Wood,

Minnesota Downs Manitoba HOWClf'd, K. S. THE The 28th Minnesota·Manitoba Match was played at Detroit Lakes, Minn. on ENJOYMENT OF CHESS PROBLEMS Sunday, June 21, and was won by the U.S. team by a score of 15Jh ·91h . The results A clas81c treatise on the fundamentols were the exact reverse of last year's triumph by the Canadians. of problem composition, together with 200 time·tested problems. 3rd revised edition. The first match in this series was played in 1935 and it h~s been held annually Index. 22Q pp. Paperbound $1.25 ~ver since, except for two years during World War II.

HOWQ rd, Kenneth S. Board Minnesota Score Manitoba Score L C. Brasket ...... " ...... D. A. Ya nofsky ...... J HOW TO SOLVE CHESS PROBLEMS ,. G. Ronning ...... H . Yanofsky ...... 1 58 two-movers, 46 three·movers, and 8 four­ ,. G. S. Barnes ...... 0 M. Schulm an ...... 1 movers by 27 of America's Ioremost prob­ ,. Wm. Kaiser ...... 0 J . Burstow ...... 1 Icml.sh. 112 p roblems . Index. 177 pp. ,. S. Rein ...... ~ J. Woodbury ...... ~ L. Williams ...... 0 E. Hemme ...... 1 Paperbound ".00 ,••. G. Pr oechel ...... 1 D. Jacobso n ...... 0 ,. K. Pederse n ...... 1 A. Boxer ...... 0 ,. L. Klie ...... 1 J . Filkow ...... 0 MaMfield and Harley 101 CHESS PUZ­ w. P . Longley ...... 1 Wm . Wiebe ...... 0 ZLES-AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM n H . Fr uchtman ...... 1 A. Wood ...... 0 R. Elmquist ...... 1 K. Kagllk ...... 0 The problems are the work of Comins D.". Dr. H . Drlllia rd ...... 0 K. Oliver ...... 1 Mansfield, on e of the most dl$tingutshed H. Wm. WallnSkl ...... ! B. Wolk ...... J men In the field of chess compO$IUon; L. Nar veson ...... 0 A. De Jersey ... " ...... " ...... 1 the introduction and explanations ar e by ". Dr. L. Knapp ...... 1 H . Mlda ...... 0 Brian Harley, an outstanding authOrity on l'\. K(>n(>pllv ...... 0 G. Lantos ...... 1 problems. 101 diagrams. 12" pp. ""Ie . E. Heisler ...... 1 M. Garfinkel ...... 0 R. Nar veson ...... 1 S. Uome ...... 0 LIM Price $2.S0 Membe,. $2.25 ". A. Riley ...... 0 A. Heywood ...... 1 "u . K. Rykken ...... 1 E. Meyer ...... 0 USCF n . C. Kirks ...... ~ G. Lagodkl n ...... ~ E. A dams ...... 1 H. Podszuck ...... 0 80 E. 11th St. ". C. Alden ...... 1 B. C.,.llen ...... 0 ". D. youngdahl ...... 1 N. Klassen ...... 0 New York 3, N.Y. Minne sota '.. Manitoba 182 CHESS LIFE HEARST serious chess. May be, as one oC his fans bitterly remarked, ~Co"tinued franl tlflW: 166 Bobby wuntg to become "simultaneous cxhibition champion decision. When visiting Washington to give a ~board ex­ of the world." Fischer has stated that he hopes to challenge hibition early In March, Bobby was o£ course often queried Petrosian directly to a high·stakes match {or the world title, about his Interzonal plans. He replied that it would be im­ but this hope seems to reflect wishful thinking more than possible for him to play because his e)( hibition tour extended anything else. Even if Petrosian were willing to play, the beyond the start of the Amsterdam tourney and he was un· Russian chess federation wo ud probably not allow him to do so. willing to revise his tour schedule at that late dale. (Because And the FIDE rules have been modified so radically in the this was such a weak reason we all thought that be had finally last two years, mostly fo r Bobby's benefit, that it is unlikely decided to play at Amsterdam!). In a recent discussion at the that FIDE wo uld make additional changes and agree to sa nction USCF officc Bobby contended that the odds in favor of any a match between Petrosian and Fischer. Unless he changes one player's surviving the Intenonal and Challengers' Tour· his mind when the next world c ha m pions h i ~ scqu'! nCe begins neys to play Petrosian (or the world title were exceptionally in 1967, Bobby may have to su~nde r scrious chess ambitions small, too small to merit the time and preparation required. _ which would be somehow rcminiscent o[ Paul Morphy's This procedure would involve more than fifty games and withdrawal from chess after proving himsell one of the best "that's about one-hall the games that Capablanca played in in the world. That great American champion of a century his entire life!" ago stopped playing serious chess before he was 25 years old. All these explanations certainly indicate tbat former No one can speak with much authority on Bobby's current world champion Smyslov was wrong when he said that Fischer motivations or future plans. We have to admit that the present would play at Amsterdam because " he wants to be world world championship system is rather cumbersome and long· champion mOre than anything else". ApparenUy it is more winded-there is no need. for example, to insist that the important to Fischer to show his "independence" (he always top grandmasters in the wo rld compete in a 24-man "endur· expresses admiration for thOSe who never "give In") and to ance" tourncy that includes a large number of players who maintain his former claims of Russian collusion than to try for are not even of grandmaster strength (as is the case in th ':l the world title. A large majority of the chcss lans and masters intenonal events)-but Bobby's refusal to compete has been in New York and Washington who were as ked their views a disappointing blow to both U.S. chess and chess throughout about Bobby's absence Irom the Interzonal found it necessary, the world, Bobby is the only non -Ru~sian who is ordinarily for want of a better phrase, to use the word "chicken" in included among the world's top ten players and by r ~ moving describing his actions. One U.S. Senior Master told me that he himsel£ from the scene he has made ~t ridiculously ea1~ ' for the even considered mailing Bobby a replica of a chicken in order Russians to retain the world title ad infinitum. One doesn't to properly demonstrate his views on Bobby's witbdrawal. want to accuse Bobby oC collusion with the Russians: but the Fischer's future in chess now seems strangly uncertain. practical effect of his scUm ate is exactly that. If he doesn't intend to compete against Russians in individual (Send (Ill mafcri(d Qr oolJlmcnl.J lor lhis co/lll11n 14, Elwt tourneys there is little purpose in his continuing to play lleard, 401 N. Armisleml 51., />.Ierlllillria, Va. 22312.)

barship or the lCLA: COLLEGE CHESS Region I: Boston CoJl C!ge , Boston U.. Brown, Dartmouth; by Owen Harris and Peter Berlow miles I rom New York, just 10 make Region II: Brooklyn, Clarkson, Colum· things tough for dcCending champions bia, Cornell, Fairleigh Dickinson, fre­ The major event of April was the Brooklyn and Columbia. The California donia State, lana, LeMoyne, Brooklyn Region 7 Intercollegiate event, run at players are said to be studying their Poly, Princeton, Rochester Institute of Texas A & M by fCLA booster Bob M.C.O. with fervor, so buy your plane Tech., St. John Fisher, Stevens Institute, Dudley. Nat Ion a I Co·champlons Texas tickets early. Syracuse U; edged out the home team to take first The Midwest led collC!ge chess activity Region III: BLoomsburg State, U. of place with 14 points, followed by T in May with two team tournaments. The Delaware, Edinboro Stilte, Lafayette. La­ A & M with 12 'h, and Rice University Illinois State Intercollegiates were held Salle, Penn State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Vil­ with 10. Oklahoma and North Texas also at Western Illinois U .. and won by the lanova; competed with smaller teams. Southern Illinois team ca p t a in e d by Region IV: Florida State U., U. of Early in ~Iay , the Cornell club ran ICLA prexy Owen Harris. BruC!e Dawson Puerto Rico; and Frank Flenning led thC!ir team to a similar event, named the N.Y. State Region V: U. of Detroit, Eastern Mich­ Intercollegiate, but act u a II y open to an impressive 181h -l lk sC!ore. Bradley and wru "A" Team tied for second, igan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, U. of e\'eryonc. The powerful host team took Toledo; first place easily with 16~ out of a followed by Eastern Illinois, Illinois State possible 20 points. led by Stan Tomchin at No rmal, and wru "B". Dave HeUrey Region VI: Bradley, flI inois State (Nor­ with 5.{l. and Carl Bender and Steve directed. ma!), U. Ulinois (Chicago), U. Mi nnesota, Grant with 4·l. The Varsity Penn State The First Annual Invitational event Southern Illinois, Western Illinoi s, Wil­ son Junior, U. of Wisconsin, Wright team coached by USC F Senior Master at Hamline Universit yof 8t. Paul, Min­ Donald Byrne took second. rar ahead of nesota was also held in May. The host Junior; Fredonia State College and S1. John team took first place with 1 4 ~ points, Region VII: U. o[ Kansas, Louisiana Fisher College. Rochester Institute 01 ahead of St Thomas College and the State, Northeast Louisiana State, U. of Tet:hnology, LeMoyne College and Syr· University of Minnesota. The experienced Oklahoma, Rice Univ., Texas A & M, acuse U. also participated. The score U. 01 M. team had only three players, Texas; U. of Wichita; would probably have been much closer but managed to take fi rst place individ­ Region V1ll: Calilornia Poly tech, U. had not Penn State's top player been ually as Ron Lifson rolled up a 5-0 score. Ca l. Iklrkt':ley, Los Angeles State, U. of stricken with appendicitis right alter his Fourth and fifth were taken by high Oregon, U. of Washington. first game! Claims of fou l play have been school teams (Moundsview and Hopkins) Canada: McMastcr Uni versity, Univer· denied by the COrnell team. followed by Concord ia College, Rochester sity 01 Toronto. Walt Cun ni ngham of L.A. State and Junior College, Carleton College a nd Have yo ur club join as an lCLA-USCY John Blackstone of San Jose tied for three other high schools. PC!rhaps other affiliate now, and prepare for the com­ first in the 6th annual California State areas should try such "student team" ing National Intercollegiate Champion­ Intercollegiate, held at Cal Poly. Rich events open to high lichools. ships. Watch for an announcement. Now Castle of San Diego State was third. The ICLA membership drive t hi s that the term is over, send all your club Rumors from the Midwest indicate that Spring has shown good results, with a results and news of college events to: the next National Intercollegiate Team record high of 58 college affiliates at Owen Harris. ICLA President, 300 S. event will be held approximately 3,000 the end of the term. The present memo University, Carbondale, I11i nois. JULY, 1964 183 Ralph Clayton and J ohn Hobbs each score

184 CHESS LIFE sCore of 4% -lh . Runner-up Peyton Crow­ SUTTLES SCORES IN SOUTHERN HEARST DOWNS BERLINER der (3lh) was the highest·scoring Missi­ CALIFORNIA ssippian and was awarded the state title. Eliot Hearst defeated Han Berliner A total of 16 players competed in the Duncan Suttles, a Canadian now by a score of 2lh -lh in a match to tournament. attending school in Reno, Nevada, scored decide the District of Columbia Chess 5lh points in 6 rounds to win the Championship. The two players had pre­ • • • Southern California Open, played in viously tied for first and second in the Santa Monica on June 26-28. Suttles, annual tournament concluded in May. Serge von Oettingen was the winner Hearst, who has consistently had the of two rating tournaments played at the whose pre-tournament rating of 2346 Davis Chess Club, University of Calif­ was the highest in a 76.player field, was "Indian sign" on Berliner, took the first touched for a draw in the second round two games and drew the third, making ornia. A total of thirty-four players took but won every other game_ Eleven the final game of the match unneces­ part in the two events, the first played masters and fifteen experts competed in sary. Hearst previously won the D. C. as a S·round Swiss, the second as a round robin in groups of four with one this event, sponsored by the Santa title in 1958, 1959, 1962, and again last preliminary round. Monica Bay Chess Club and directcd by year. He is the first player ever to have Herbert T. AbeL won the championship three years in • • • Leslie Simon, Los Angeles; Arthur succession since the I.S. Turover Trophy Spiller, Santa Monica; Allan Troy, was placed in competition in 1930. Ber­ The Minot International Open, played Ventura; Robert W. Walker, Casta·Mesa; liner won the title in 1949, 1950, 1956 in Minot, N.D. on June 6 and 7 was and R. V_ Wilcox, Salinas, all scored 5-1 and 1957. won by Dr. Ekrem Gozum of the home to trail the touranment winncr by half city with a score of 4% ·% . Tournament a point. Director Capt. Judson T. Bauman, 4-1, MARSHALL "INTERNATIONAL" was runner-up in the 16-player event, The Marshall Chess Club's "Inter­ edging out Nestor Kohut of Jamestown, CHESS LIFE ANNUALS national Amateur" Championship ended :-r.D_ on Solkoff points. 1961-1962-1963 on May 17, with victory going to USCF • • Rating Statistician William Goichberg • Each yolume contains ... who posted a score of 6-1. Malcolm A Public Works Chess Tournament was Hundreds of games Wiener edged out Arnold Agree for played in Sacramento, Calif. from Febru­ Photos second, each scoring Slh. A total of ary to June and ended in a tie between thirty-one players competed in the event, Evan Evans and Robert Riser, both 7-1. Articles by the World's leading chess authorities thus donating $62.00 to the USCF's Inter­ • • • national Fund. The International Fund, Eric Bone won the Houston City $6.00 postpaid each volume announced by USCF President Ed Edmondson last November, is designed Championship by scoring 5-1 in a 12- Ayoiloble only from player Swiss that ran from April to to assist the Federation and the Ameri­ June. William Bills, 4-2, was runner-up. USCF can Chess Foundation in their financing Robert Chalker won in the Reserve of U. S. partiCipation in international 80 E. 11th St. chcss events. SinCe the original "Inter· Section. The event was sponsored by New York 3, N.Y. the Houston Chess Club and Bone national Month" has been extended directed. until the autumn (making it easily the longest month on record!) clubs and other affiliates who still desire to hold SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL HANDICAP such events can write for futher details to J . F. Reinhardt, USCF Business The Sacramento International Handi­ top-rated contestants knocked each other Manager, 80 E. 11th St., New York. (Or cap, played from March 11 through May out of the running while a previously simply read all about it in CHESS LIFE, 27 at the Wednesday evening meetings unrated player went through with six November 1963, p. 276). of the Capital City Chess Club, incorpo­ straight victories. rated three unusual ideas in one very Actually. these topsy-turvey aspects HUDSON VALLEY REVISITED unique event. Two of these ideas are added considerable interest to the tour· evident from the title: the 53 entrants nament and a good timfl was had bv all. This year's Hudson Valley Open, contr ibuted $106 to USCF's International Top finishers on Handicap Scores played in Woodstock, N.Y. on June 12-14, Fund, and one set of prizes was awarded were: ended in a result almost identical with under the Handicap Scoring System (as Score that of a year agO. Donald Schultz tied described in CHESS LIFE, May 1962). 1. Bill Sorague ...... 2202 Paul Steiner for first and second with Prizes were also given on the more reg­ 2. Ed Edmondson ...... 2170 4Y.! -lh and John Meyer was third with ular basis of game points scored. 3. Dr. A. Janllshkowsky ...... 2143 4-1. Once again, Schultz and Steiner The third unusual idea was to sched­ 4. M. Mattingly ...... , .214? will playa match for the championship. ule all games in advance by using a 5. Charles Parcells ...... , ...... 2063 A total of 27 players took part in this modified version of the New Haven On e-ame point' scores: event, sponsored by the Hudson ValIey Pairing System. With 24 (more than 1. Jerry Butler ...... 6-0 Chess League. Previous title holders: half) of the players previously unrated, 2. Bill Sprae-ue ...... S~ . lh 1961- Richard Meyerson some rather strange results occurred. 3. OiaT~ CelIe ...... 5'1h -lh 1962-John Meyer The highest rated player in the tourna· 4. Ed Edmondson _...... ,.. 5-1 1963-Donald Schultz ment lost his first two games, but still 5. Dr. A. Janushkowsky ...... 5-1 acted as a "spoiler" in the remaining 6. Guy Manhart ...... 5-1 four rounds by continuing to play top­ 7. James Brown .. ... _...... 5-1 rated contestants_ Meantime, several of USCF President Ed Edmondsnn dil'ect­ $100 the unrated players turned out to be I'd the event, also scored 5-1 and finished quite strong- but they never did have second on Handicap Score. fourth on MAKES YOU A to playa top-rated opponent. This rather game point score. 24 USCF memberships thwarted the Handicap System, which is were submitted, bringing the Prexy's based on the premise that a winning total since last August's U.S. Open to USCF MEMBER­ low or unrated player gets a high Han­ 99. If everyone on the USCF's Board of dicap Score by virtu~ of playing ever Directors did this well, more than 20,000 FOR LIFE! farther over his starting position, It also memberships would have been submitted made hash of game point scores, as the in a nine-month period! JULY, 1964 185 TOURN AMENT LIFE September 5·6·7 September .... 7 Tov,nl..,.nt orglnill" wld\l"" In· NEW ENGLAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP THE ROCKY novnce..,.nt of USC" r.ted ..,. nt. thould ",Ike Ippllutlon .t lu.t ' lit 7·round Swiss, 40/2, to bc held at new MOUNTAIN OPEN w.. k. "for. tho ,...blle.tlon dltl of U,.,tel America, Constitution Plaza, Hart· CHI.S LlF., Speo;ll' form, for fa. ford, Conn. Firse Prize, Class A $200, CI,"$lIn, .web .nnovnce","'" ...., 1M Class B $75, books to best Class C and Sponsored by the Phoenix Chess Club obt,lned on''( from U.S. eM" Fedo,. lion, 10 i. 11th st., Now York 3, N.Y. Unrated players. Entry fees, which in· elude banquet ticket, Class A SUi, Class $700 Guaranteed Prize Fund August 1-1 B $11, Juniors under 18 $9. $1 discount for advance registrations before Aug. 31. SEAFAIR OPEN $200 First Prize, plus trophy First round 8 P.M. ; registration closes 100 Second Prize, plus trophy 6-round Swiss sponsored by Wa sh­ 6:30 September 4. Send r ~gjs lr.l.tions to ington Stale Chess Federation, to be Robert Mitchell, King Strcet, Ware­ 50 Third Prize, plus trophy played al SeaUl e Ccnter, )<' ood Circus house Point, Conn. Proof of USCF memo 25 each for 1st Class A, B, C, D, Bldg.. World ,"' air Grounds, Seattle, bership required. Unrated, Woman, Junior· Wash. USC.' lind \Vcr Membership r e­ 10 each for 2nd Class A, B, C, D, quired ( $~ & $3) $100 fi rst prize guaran­ September 4·7 Unrated, Woman, Junior I,ced ; $5 enlry fce. Entries & inquires: FLORIDA STATE OPEN ' plus trophy Peter J . Olson, 59 13 . 46 Ave. SW, OTHER PRIZES ACCORDING TO Sealtle, WaSh. 7-round Swiss, to be played at DiLido Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Registration: NUMBER OF ENTRIES l'~ riday , September 4, 6 to 8 p.m.; round I • • • AUlvst 2 starts 8:30 p.m. Players requested to bring sets and clocks. To be played in Entry fee: $10 plus $5 USCF dues if 14th ANNUAL VALLEY OF THE MOON two sections: Cho. mpionship Division, not a member FESTIVAL open to ali who are or who become USCF and r CA members; entry fee $10. Place: Ph~nix Adult Center The fourteenth (14th) Annual Valley Reserve Division , open to all rated be· 1101 West Washington 01 the Moon Cbess Festival sponsored low 1700 or unrated who are or who Phoenix, Arizona by the Sonoma Valley Cbamber 01 Com· become rCA members. Entry Fee, $7. merce, Sonoma , California and directed Entry fees reduced $2 for players staying by George Kaltenawski, International Registration closes 12 noon on Sep· at DiLido Hotel. Prizes: cash, trophies, tember 5; Ist round starts at 1 p.m. Chess Master, will take place on Sunday, chess books, supplies. Inquiries: Ralph L. August 2nd, 1964, outdoors on thc his· Six·Round Swiss; two rounds a day Hall, 8971 S.W. 57 Terrace, Miami 43, For further information write or call: toric Plaza. Main feature of the Festival Fla. is a short tournament starting at 10:00 JIMMY ADEN A.M. consisting of three (3) games. Tour· nament will be played in groups of four 7249 E. Coronado Rd., September .... 7 Scotlidal., Arizona (4) players. Each group will have its own OHIO CHESS CONGRESS prize. Classes A, B, C; also sections for WH·S0297 women and juniors (14 years and under). Ohio Chen Championship, to be played Simultaneous exhibitions, problem solv· at Sheraton-Cleveland Hotel, Public ing competitions and many more activi· Square, Cleveland, Ohio. Entry fee $7.50 ties will be induded in the program. plus uscr membership. Junior entrants nounced. Entry fee $6 in Open; $4 in Trophies, book prizes and special sur· (20 Or younger) will receive a year's Amateur; Junior under 17 (in Amateur prise prizes donated by merchants will membership in Ohio Chess Association. only) $1. Alabama resident with highest be awarded to players. For complete in· 7·rouad Swiss; reg:s:r . tion 5 to 7 p.m., score In Open to be Alabama champion. formation write to George Powell, SOIlO' September 4; round I !Starts at 7:30 p.m. Entries and inquiries: Charles Cleve· rna VaHey Chamber of Commerce, 461 Co ntestants who do not want to begin land, 15th Floor Empire Bldg., Birming. First Street, West, Sonoma, California play on Friday may register between 9 ham, Ala. 95476. and 10 a.m., September 5. Their first September 4-7 game will begin at 10:30 a.m. MICHIGAN OPEN 7·round Swiss, 50/2, to be played at August 16-29 Round Rob:n Tau'OImenb (Sept. 5·7) USCr-rated; six players per section. Hart Hotel, 31 N. Washington, Battle U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Entry fee, $4 ; registration: 1 to 2 p.m., Creek, Mi ch. $ 100 for 1st place and nine September 5. other cash awards. State championship to (See p. 188) highest scoring Michigan player; trophies Amateur Open (Sept. 5-7) No restric­ and runner·up prizes in Classes A, B, C, tions; USCF membeship optional. Entry Women's, Junior. Entry fee $7.50; Augult :It, 30 fee $4; registration 1 to 2 p.m., Septem· Juniors under 19, $~. For further infor· ber 5. mation: Mrs. E. R. Shafer, 117 Lamora, PANHANDLE PERMIAM BASIN OPEN Battle Creek, Mich. 49017. For further information: OhIo Chess 5·round Swiss, 50/ 2, will be played at Assn., Box 5268, Cleveland, O. September 5-7 the Lincoln Holel, Odessa, Texas. This NORTH DAKOTA OPEN will be a qualifying tournament for To be played in Skyline Room of Region One or the Texas Championship. Seplember .... , Clarence Parker Hotel, SE 1st St. and lst Entry lee: $5. + TCA ($) + USCF memo ALABAMA OPEN & AMATEUR Ave., Minot, North Dakota. 6-round Swiss, bership. Cash prizes: lst 40% net ; 2nd 50/ 2. Entry fee $5 ($2.50 for Juniors 20%; 3rd 10%; also book for highest Swiss system, 7.rounds, 45/ 2, to be under 18). Tille of North Dakota Champ. junior and unrated. Address inquiries played at Thomas Jeffel'son Hotel, 2nd ion to highest·scoring state resident. to Charles R. Lumpkin, 4301 N. Grand· Ave. N. & 17th St., Birmingham, Ala. Futher details: Dr. B. Jayapathy, 9 Souris view, Odessa, Texas. Cash prizes and trophies to be an· Court, Minot, N.D. Phone: TR 8·6350. 186 CHESS LIFE September 5·' S.pt.mb,r 5·' Tournament Director: Georgc Koltanow· COLORADO CHAMPIONSHIP & OPEN ski. For information and advance en· LOUISIANA OPEN AND tries : W. N. Wells, 2711 Briarfield, San CHAMPIONSHIP 6-round Swiss, SO/ 21h , to be played at Antonio, 78230. Denver Central YMCA, E. 16th Ave. and 6·round Swiss. 45/2, to be played at Jung Hotel, 1500 Canal St., New Orleans, Lincoln. First, ~ond and third prizes S,pt,mber 5·' guaranteed to be nol lellS than $100, $50 La. Twenty trophy prizes (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 525 respectively. Prizes also for top NORTH DAKOTA OPEN State Champion, Class A, B, C. Women's, Upset, etc.) Entry l ee $5; uscr and Class A. B. C. Winner will be declared To be played in Mi not, N.D., site to Colorado Opcn Champion and hia:hest. Louisiann Chess Assn. Membcrship ($2) be announced. 6-round Swiss, 5012, E ntry required. Open champion will be the scoring Colorado resident will be de· Fee $5 (52.50 for Juniors under 18). clared State Champion. Registration tournament winner; state champion will Tille of North Dakota Champion to be highest seo, ing Louisiana player. De· until noon, September Sth. 1st rou nd highest·scoring state resident. Further starts I p.m. Entry fee $5 plus USCF tails: George B. Lecompte. 805 S1. Ann, details: Dr. B. Jayapathy, 9 Souris Court, Apt. 4. Ncw Orleans, La. membership. For (urther informaUon: Minot. N.D. Phone: TE 8-6530. John Howell . c/ o Denver Central YMCA.

ktl"mr.r $.7 September 26, 21 S,ptember 5·7 CHATEAUROU;~ OPEN PENNA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEST VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by the European Chess 7·round Swiss, 50/2, will be held at the 6-round Swss, 50/ 2, to be played at District's CHAS Chess Club. a 5·round American Legion Bldg., Independence Hotel Da niel Boone, Capitol & Washing· Swiss, 4512, will be held at the Chateau and Liberty St., Shamokin. It is restricted tcn S1$., Charleston, W. Va. Entry fee Recreation Center, Chateauroux Air to residents of Penna. and Penna chess $S plus USeF membership: Juniors un· Station, Chateauroux. F rance. Entl·y: club members. Entry fee: $5.00 plus der 21, $4.00. Title of West Virginia $3.50; prizes according to entries. For USCF membership. Prizes: cash awards Champion to highest-scoring state resi­ further d.:a s A residcmts of Virginia, to be played at University, CcUege Station, Te:>.:a s. $50 To be played at Sheraton-Montrose Richmond Hotel, Grace and 9th Su., fi rst prize guaranteed; more as entries Hotel, 223 3rd Ave., S.E .. Cedar Rapids, Ri chmond, Va. Trophy and cash pri:r:es. permit ; trophies to winner and class Iowa. 5·round Swiss, 40 moves/ t OO min., Entry fee $5; Juniors ( 17 and under) $3; wi nners. Entry fee $5; USCF and Te A $6. entry fee. $2()(I total prize fund plus USCF membership required. Players are membership requircd. For entries and $4 additional for each player above 50 requested to bring chess sets and clocks. details: B. G. Dudley, 1013 E. 23rd St., who enter. Register by 12:30 p.m. C.D.T. For further information: B. M. Molina, Bryan, Texas 77801. A Middle Class Division (limited to play· 7203 Stoneman Rd., Richmond, Va. ers below 1700 who are over 16 years S,ptember 26-27 of age) and a Junior Division (limited to S.ptember 5·7 QUAKER CITY OPEN players under 19 years of age) will be NEW YORK STATE OPEN 1 held concurrently with the main event. 5·round Swiss, 5012, to be played at Entry fees: $5 and $2 respectively. 6·round Swiss, SO/2, to be played 3t La~ alle ~ lI e ge, 20th & Olney Ave., Entries and inquiries: John M. Osness, Cenral YM CA, 100 Gibbs St .. Ro chester , PhIladelphIa, Pa. Cash prizes as income 320 Columbia Circle, Waterloo, Iowa N.Y. Entry fee $10 ($9 if received one permits. Entry fee $S; Juniors under 21 week in advance). Cash prizes: $200. $100, 50701. sa. Details: Edward D. Strehle, 3480 $50, $25. USCF and NYSCA membership Emerald St., Philadelphia, Pa. Players S,ptemb41r $·7 ($2) required. Entries and inquiries: are requested to bring sets, boards, and 11TH ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA Erich W. Marchand, 192 Seville Drive, clocks. Rochester . N.Y. 14617. OPEN

7·round Swiss to be played at YMCA September 5·7 October 23·2,.2$ Youth Center, Kansas City, Missouri. ROCKY MOUNTAIN OPEN Entry Cee $10; $7.50 for Juniors (under MIDWEST OPEN 21) First prize $75-more if entries 6-round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at Phoenix Adult Center, 1101 W. Washing. 5-round Swiss (modified 1st round permit. Additional prizes (or Classes A. only: top quarter paired with second B, C, Unrated, Junior under 21 and ton, Phoenix, Ariz. $700 prize fund. Entry fcc $10. Advance entries and in­ quarter; thi~d with fourth); 5012. to be Junior under 16. For details: John R. played. at Lincoln Hotel, 147 North 9th Bcitling. 3533 Genesee St., Kansas City quiries: Jimmy Aden, 7249 E. Coronado Road, Scottsdale, Arirona. (See advt. in St., l..tncoln , Nebraska. Prlles: $15 a II, Mo. this issue). point o~er 3 points (e.g., 3lf.z ptS-$7.50) I! en tr~ cs exceed 30, SSO guaranteed S. pt. mIMr 5·7 SlptemIMr 5·, fIrst pTlze; other cash awards as enlries per ~ it . Stale championship to highest TENNESSEE OPEN SOUTHWEST OPEN secrmg Nebraska resident· merchandise 7·Round Swiss, to be played at Granada 6·round SWiss, SO/2 lf.z, to be played at prizes for biggest upset' awards for Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Regis ter 9 :30 Albert Pick Motel, 320 Murfressboro shortest win, etc. Entry fee S7 SO ' a.m. to 12 noon, September 5. Entry lee Road (on Highway 41), Nashyille, Tenn. Juinors 06 or under) $5. Optional sP~ed $10, plus membership in USCF and TCA. Entry fee S'l in Open. S5 in Amateur t ~ uranmcnt Sunday afternoon. Registra­ $150 guaranteed first prize. Trophies and (players below 18(0), USCf membership hon stal'ts 6:30 p.m., October 23, firsl cash prizes, as entries permit. for second required. First prize minimum $75. For roun.d sla.rls at 7:30 p.m. Entries and and third, also Class A, B, C, Uorated, further details: Peter P. Lahde. 80 Lyle details: l!t11 Dea n, 4524 Calvar! St. Un. ctc. Book prizes through 20th place. Lane, Nashvill e, Tenn. 37211. coin 6, Nebraska. JULY, 1964 187 Sheraton-Plaza Hotel BOSTON, MASS. AUGUST 16 • 29 * * * * * Tournament Director: International Master George Koltanowski Asst. Director: Robert Goodspeed * * * * * A 12-round Swiss Tournament, open to any player in the world. Entry fee: $20

I PRIZES I 1st Prize $1500.00 + Trophy + Title 2nd Prize 600.00 4th Prize $250.00 3rd Prize 350.00 5th Prize 200.00 6th - 10th Prizes $65.00 11 th - 15th Prizes $25.00 Expert Class 1 st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 Class A 1 st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 Class B 1st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 Class C 1 st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 Class D 1 st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 Unrated 1st-$65.00 2nd-$25.00 • • • • * Junior Class: Trophy for top pb,ced junior under 21 years of age on August 16, 1964. Top Under Graduate Student-LIFE MEMBERSHIP U.S.C.F. Top High School Student-LIFE MEMBERSHIP U.S.C.F . • • • • * Women's Class: lst-$150.00 + Trophy + Title 2nd Place-$75.00 3rd Place-$25.00 SPECIAL PRIZE-MIXED DOUBLES-$50.00 This sum of money was donated by an anonymous source for the best total score for mixed pair (i.e. Father-daughter; sister-brother; husband-wife; mother-son) Registration: Avoid confusion and send entry to: U .S.C.F. Entries Chairman 981 Plymouth Street Bridgewater, Mass. 02324 ( Make Checks payab7e to "USCF)