CHESS FOR GIANTS- Chess strategy on a large scale is the order of the day in the Pork of Culture in Zgorzelec, Pola nd. Volume XIX Nrunoor 10 October, 19M

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardt

CONTENTS

CHESS FEDERATION Women's Challengers Tournament ...... 239 Crucial Games from U.S. Open, by Pa l Benko ...... 240 PRESIDENT Lt. CoL E. B. Edmondson The Two Bi shops, by Robert Byrne ...... __ .242 VICE·PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Games f rom the 1964 U.S. Open ...... __ .243 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Russia n Ch ess Gleanings, by Oscar Freedman ...... 244 NEW ENGLAND stanley King H arold Dondla Capobia nco Memoria l Tournament ...... _.. 245 Robert Go odspeed EASTERN Donald Schultz Upset of a Champion, by Edmar Mednis ...... _.. 246 Lewis E. Wood P eter Barlow Chess life Here & There ...... __ ._248 MID·ATLANTIC Ceorge Thomas Earl Clary Rating Supplement ...... _.. _...... 250 Edward D. Strehle SOUTHERN Dr. Robert F rocmkc Deta il s of the new Nationa l Open ...... __ .... 256 J erry Sullivan Carroll M. Crull Tournament Life ...... ____ 257 GREAT LAKES "oebert Matthew/; Donald B. Hildlng J ames Schroeder This month's cover by: EASTFOTO

NORTH CENT RAL Frank Skoff John Osness Ken Ry kke n * * * SOUTHWEST ERN J ohn Bcilling Kenneth Smith Park Bishop Comi ng Up . . . NEXT MONTH PACIFIC Rlchal'd Vandenburg Gord o n Barrett ,I Fischer Talks Chess Col. P aul L . Webb

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Change of add,.": Allow four weeb ootJce; please give uS both t he new ~ end (F,I.O.E.) the old address, IncludIng the numbUOl anA dat el 011 t he t op line of your stencil. Fred Cramer Vice-P reside nt, Zone fi (U.S.A.) Addre" all cummUll1CaUOIIL end make all cnecks payahle tn: ------UNITED $TATES CHESS FEDERATION. 80 East 11th Street, NEW YORI( S. N.Y. " 8 CHESS LIFE THREE TIE IN WOMEN'S CHALLENGERS HANKEN TOPS CAL. OPEN Jerome Hanken turned in an impres. sive 6'h-lh to take first place in the 91· Malinka Lazarevic of Yugoslavia tied with Tatyana Zatulovskaya and Alia player California Open in F resno on September 5·7. Hanken's draw was regis· tered against runner-up Tibor Weinberg­ Kushnir, both of the Soviet Union, for first place in the Women's Challengers er in round five; he defeated, among others, ZoItan Kovacs, Charles Henin, Tournament in Sukhumi, U.S.S R Miss Lazarevic was relegated to a three·way tic and Jose l\Iandragon. Entering the tour­ nament with a uscr rating of 2167, his when she surfered a last round defeat at the bands ot former U.S. Women's Cham· victory will undoubtedly place Hanken in the maslcr class on the next rating list. ! 'il pion Gisela Kahn Gresser. The three leaders, with scores of 12 lh-4lJ2, will playa Weinberger's score of 6-1 placed him second on tie-break points, with Walter round robin to determine the next challenger for World Champion Nona Gaprinda· Cunningham third. The field of 91 players indluded eight shvili. masters and twenty-five experts. The tournament was directed by Gordon Barrett. Lisa Lane, playing her forced serious chess in several years, finished with PAYNE WINS SOUTHWEST OPEN 7 points and ?llrs. Gresser scored 6%. The 1964 Southwest Open, played in San Antonio, Tcxas on Septcmber 5-7, drew an 82-player cntry and resulted in clear victory for Corpus Christi expert John Payne who tallied 6lh points in seven rounds to outpace the field. Payne won six in a row before sewing up vic­ tory with a last-round draw against Robert Brieger. The highest rated player in the tourna­ ment, Air Forcc Lt. Peter Gould, drew two games and finished a clear second with 6-1. Brieger, David Lees, Blake -• Stevens and John Mortz were next, in • • that order, with 5% . Other prizes: Class B, Steve Moffitt, Houston and David Mills, Corpus Ch risti; Class C, Art Simpson, Austin and Roy ' . e' . '.. . -1 ""~ , Mendoza, Jr., San Antonio; Class D, , . Charles Freeman, College Station and Pete Prattes, San Antonio; Unrated, AI· len Eckert, Streeter and John Lyon, San Antonio. The tournament. sponsored by the San Antonio Chess Club and the Texas Chess ASSOCiation, was directed by Internation­ al Master George Kollanowski. At the ABOVE: Lisa Lane, former U.S. Women's Champion, relaxes in the sun TeA business meeting, Major B. G. Dud­ ley was elected association president during the Women's Challengers Tournament .t the Russian Black Sea and William Bills the Vice President. resort of Sukhumi. NEDYED S·O IN PA. Kimball Nedved of Moorestown, N.J. BELOW: More Serious business. pitched a live-round shutout in the Quaker City Open at LaSalle College, Pa. on September 26·27. Nedved's clean sweep of the OPPOS ition put him a half­ point ahead of runner-up Larry Snyder of P hiladelphia and third-place Sergei GoregJi ad of Wyncote, Pa. Robert Lin­ coln of Gloucester City, N.J. and Carl Freeman of McKeesport, Pa. finished fourth and fifth respectively with scores of 4·1. The tournament, sponsored by the Philadelphia Chess Assn. and directed by Edward D. Strehle, draw a to tal of 70 entries_ Other prizes: Class A, K Mas­ over; Class B, Walter Fraser; Class C, Bart Grossman; Unrated, Carl Freeman; Women's Award, Shirley Goldhirsh.

BOOST AMER ICAN CHESS! TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT USCF OCTOBER, 1964 2" Crucial Ga from the U. S. Open venting Black from safely castling on astray. U White had had more time to by PAL the Q-sidr.. examine the position, he would have 15...... ••p played 26. Q·B4 ch i which wins no mat· I. 16. R-KNI K-K2 ter where the Black King runs. For ex­ 17. R·N3 Q·R4ch ample: 26. Q-B4 ch, K-K2; 27. Q·B5 ch, " Only a Draw" lB. K-BI QR·QNI K·B3; 28. Q·B5 ch, K-K2; 29. Q·K5 ch, 19. Q-B2 Q-R4 K·Q2 (29 ...... , K-B2; 30. B·B4 ch, K· BUDAPEST DEFENSE 20. P-B5! ...... N3; 31. Q·K6 ch, K·N2; 32. Q·B7 ch, Pol Benko Robin Ault Both players are attacking; there is K-R3; 33. Q·B6 ch, K·R4; 34. B·B7 ch, no time for quiet moves. If now 20. K-N5; 35. Q·B4 ch, K-R6; 36. Q-N3 mate) 1. P.Q4 N ·KB3 30. B·B5ch, K·B3; 31. Q-B6 chi K-N4 (31. 2. P·QB4 P-K4 ...... , PxP; 21. RBI and White has the advantage both in the middle game and ...... , K-B4; 32. P-N4 ch or 31...... , K· ''Now that's something," I thought; N2; 32. B·K4 ch); 32. B·Q3 ch, K·N5 ; "to play the Budapest against me!" in an cnding. If 20 ...... , P-Q4; 21. P-B6, KR-KN1; 22. B·BS threatening mate and 33. Q·B3 ch, K-R5; 34. Q·R3 mate. 3. PxP N-NS preventing 22 ...... , RxR. I wonder if any reader can find a win for Whitc after 26. QxP ch (?) I couldn't 20...... QxRP in the time left, as the remaining moves 21 . PXPch KxP show. It seems that Black always has one Not 21...... , PxP; 22. RxB! Q-R8 chi good move that let s him escape. 23. K-K2, QxQR; 24. Q-B7 ch, etc. 26...... K·B3 36. B·Qsch K·BI 27. Q·Q6ch K·N2 37. Q·B6ch K·Ql 2B. Q·K5ch K·R3 3B. Q·B6ch K·Q2 29. Q·B4ch K·N2 39. Q·K6ch K·Ql 30. Q·N5ch K·B2 40. Q·Q6ch K·BI 31 . B·B4ch K·KI 41. Q.B6ch K·Ql 32. Q·K5ch K·Q2 42. Q·B6ch ...... 33. B·K6ch K·B3 Dr.w by repeti· 34. Q·Q5ch K·N3 tion 35. Q·Q6dt K·N2 4. N-KB3 ...... More usual is 4. B.B4, which 1 played 11. with success against Ragozin in the Buda­ pest·Moscow Match, 1949. The game con- A Modern Gambit tinued 4 ...... , N-QB3; 5. N·KE3, B-N5ch; 6. QN-Q2. More complicated wo uld be 22. RxBl1 ...... FRENCH DEFENSE the reply 4 ...... , P ·KN4, an idea of I think this move deserves two ex­ Pal Benko Robert Byrne the Hungarian master Bakonyi, who beat clamation points because White commits I . P·K4 P·K3 Gligoric with it in Budapest 1948. My himself to the sacrifice of not one Rook 2. P·Q3 ...... move avoids these pos~ible compli­ but both of them. The sacrifice is the Playing against a French specialist cations. only way to keep up the attack. If in­ like Byrne, I decided to avoid regular 4...... N·QB3(?) stead: 22. R-Bl, Q-R8 ch i 23. R-Nl, B· book lines. The text move aims at the An inaccuracy. Black should play 4. N7 chi 24. K-K2, Q-R4 Chi 25. K-KI , formation of a King's Indian Reversed, ...... , B-B4, forcing 5. P ·K3, as played in Q-R4 ch and everything is defended. Or an opening which I have played with Benko-Bakonyi, Budapest 1950, and then again: 22. B-K4, Q-R8 Ch i 23. R-N! , Q­ success many times. One example can proceed with 5...... N-QB3. In that R6 chi 24. K-KI, BxB; 25. QxB, Q-KS be found in my game against Uhlmann event, White would still preserve a slight and Black is safe. in Stockholm, 1962. positional advantage. 22...... Q-RBch 2...... P·Q4 S. B·Nsl B·K2 23. K·K2 QxQR 3. N·Q2 N·KB3 6. BxB Q •• 24. RxPch K-K2 4. KN·B3 P·QN3 7. N·B3 QNxP 25. RxPch Kd S. P·Ks ...... B. N·Qs Q-B4 There is no hurry to make this move, 9. P·K3 NxNch but White was worried that on 5. p . 10. PxN{?) ...... KN3, PXP; 6. PxP Black could even· 10. QxN was obviously the right move, tually play ...... , B·QR3. after which Black is in difficulty. 5...... KN·Q2 10...... N-B3! 6. P·KN3 P·QB4 7. B·N2 Now Black cxchanges the powerful Q·B2 White Knight and equalizes the game. Better was 7 ...... , N-QB3 and only 11. NxNch PxN after 8. Q·K2, then ...... , Q·B2. In which 12. B..Q3 P-Q3 case White doesn't lose a pawn after 13. Q.N3 ...... 9. 0·0 , QNxP; 10. NxN, NxN because of 11 . R·Kl, followed by BxQP. A promising The only chance to complicate the alternative to 9. 0 ·0 would be 9. P·QB 4. game. Otherwise Black plays 13...... , 8. 0·01 NxP(?) B-K3 followed by ...... , 0 -0 -0_ Capturing this gambit pawn is too 13...... B..Q2 26. QxPch(?) ...... risky, since Black is behind in develop· 14. QxP B·B3 After playing such a fine sacrifice, ment. 8 ...... , N·QB3 was better. White 15. Q·N3 ...... White fails to find the best continuation. could then continue 9. R·Kl or 9. P·QB4 The BP was taboo: 15. QxBP, Q-N5ch; We give this move only one question with good prospects. 16. K-BI, BxP; 17. R-N l , Q-Q7 and wins. mark since it keeps a draw in hand and 9, NxN C!>grandmaster Pal Benko in Round 4. He defeated, among others, This was the key move for opening up It would appear that Black has sur­ E. S. Jackson, Arthur Feuerstein and Dr. lines in order to exploit White's superior vived the worst, but actually the assault Orest Popovych. development. It puts pressure on the K­ against his King is just beginning. Michael Valvo and Dr. Ariel Mengar­ file and the long diagonal while freeing 18. N-B6! Q·B2 ini of New York and Robert Walker the Queen for action on either side of or course IS ...... , PxN allows mate in of Calilornia finished second through the board. Black no doubt under·estimat­ two. fourth, all with scores of 6·1. Benko, ed the strength of this move. 19. B·R6! ...... newly·c rowned U.S. Open Champion, 10, ...... Q·Q3(1) Threatening 20. BxPch and male in could do no better than filth after being Black begins to see the dangers con· threc. upset in Round 6 by Popovych. His fronting him, but fails to find the best 19...... N-K 4 score of 5!f.z was equalled by Walter defense. The text move prepares for 11. If 19 ...... , B·K4 ; 20. BxPch, KxB; 21. Browne, Jef(rey Harris, Arthur Feuer­ PxP, PXP ; 12. R·Klch, B·K3. Best, how· Q·N5ch, K-BI ; 22. Q·R6ch , K-K2; 23. stein, Popovych, Edgar McCormick and ever, was 10 ...... , B-N2. There would N-Q5ch. R. Wachtel. Brownc received the Top then follow 11 . PxP, BxP; 12. N-B4 with 19...... , N-K2 allows the nice varia- Expert award, Harris was best Junior a strong attack. tion 20. BxPch, KxB; 21. RxN! and mates. (under 21), and Wachtel was top Class A. 11. PxP Px P 20. BxB QxB The tournament, sponsored by the N.J. 12, N-M Q-QI 21 . RxN BxR State Chess Federation, was directed by 13. Q-RS B·N2 22. QxB PxB William Lukowiak. Grandmaster Arthur Although he is the exchange ahead. Bisguier, who handled the adjudications, Black is forced to admit the error of .also g~ve a simultaneous exhibition his ways since if 13 ...... , B-K3; 14. Black's position is hopeless because of his weakened K-side. White's next move against some of the tournament partici­ R·Kl and White has the double threat pants, turning in a fi ne score of 35 of 15. RxBch and 15. BxP. - a quiet one-is quickly decisive. 23. R·K I R·QI wins, 3 draws, no losses. H 23 ...... , Q-B3; 24. N·KS! Previous winncrs oC the N.J. Open 24. Q·B4 Resigns include: Dr. S. Nedeljkovic, Yugoslavia Mate is unavoidable. If 24 ...... , R- (1961), Matthew Green (1962), and Larry liN!; 25. QXPch, R-N2; 26. NxPch, R·Nl; Gilden (1963). This year's winner, George 27. N·86ch and mate in two. Or 24. Kramer, is a New Jersey rcsident and ...... , K·N2 ; 25. N·R5 ch, etc. therefore won the N.J. State Champion­ ship in addition to first prize in the tournament. RAGAN IN 7-0 SWEEP John V. Ragan of East St. Louis STEUER TAKES WIESBADEN IHinois swept everything in his path at the 11th Annual Heart of America Julius J. Steuer did all that anyone Open in Kansas City, Missouri over the could expect in the Wiesbaden Rating Labor Day weekend. Ragan turned in Tournament oC the USCF's European seven wins in seven rounds to finish Chess District, played on September 5-7. 14, N·K3?1 ...... a full point ahead of runner·up Dan Stcuer played seven games and won Here White misses a fairly simple win Allen in a field of 54 players. Fred seven, to finish a big point·and·a-half ahead of second·place Arthur F. Dickin­ with 14. R·Klch, B-K2; 15. B·N5, N · B3~ Bristol of Emporia, Kansa~ scored 5ih son. Robert Boddington led the 5·2 group and here I looked only at the "Morphy to take third. Adrian l<~ord and J eff style" RxBcb, NxR; 17. R-Kl, 0 ·0; 18. Tharp were next in li nc with scores of to take third on tie·breaking. BxN, R-K!!; 19. BxQ, RxRch; 20. B·B1, 5-2. Thirty-eight players took part in the PxN and the game is far from easy. In· Other prizes: Junior Awar

",• .:.~RU E N F ELD DEFEN SE ,­ ,- Benk_ ' RU Y LOPEZ - 14. BXN J. Sherwl " _ 1 I. Zlly..--o , ... , . p-K4 P-K4 ,­ 15. P·B4 8-N2 14. I1·B' O-KI P-QC 16. p-KS 2. N-K 81 N ·QB) 15. Q-114 P·B3 ,­ ' ] . 8·NS C. I' 11. 0 ' H3 P.·K..N 4 p-QRl 16. QR-QI P-QNC "x ... 4. B-R4 N·B3 5. p-K 4 11. OR-Q I , 17. Q.o3 Q.RC .. 5. O OO 6. p xN a.••.,• It. P·K6 , 8·Kl 11. Q· Ie ] " ·R3 ... 6. P-Q4 N xllt ,. 7. B.o84 0-0 20. Rx P .. , It. P·K6 .. , Overstepping the time Ii mil is hardly I. N -K2 P.o84 21. " liP Q-K4 7. R·KI "-B4 10. 8-04 8. PIIP H -8 . ... a misfortune in this position: Black is 9. P-0 5 , 22. R·B' , 21 . RIIII "-155 ...... t. 8 -N 3 threatening (a) ._.. . _.. , BxN followed by '0. 0 _0 P·H3 23. I1-Q5 22 _ Q.N6 P-K 4 ... 10. RPIIN •••0 -0 11 . B·l1 e II·N 2 '14. 0 11 8 0 • • 23. RxKP 8 -8 4 ._ .. _. .., Q-R8 ch winning a Rook; (b) ...... • 11 . N -B) 12. p -Q R4 K ·R' 25. Rellgn. N·N5 24. Q.85 Q-B2 P·B4 and (c) .. ._ .. _., R-QBt. The very best 11. B·KN3 H_K4 12 . N ·OS 2S_ Rx BP QR-B' that Wh ite can do against all these 13. o x Nch K•·•RI• 16_ Rx8 Resigns threats is to accept the hopeless end­ SICILIAN OEFENSE game that results from 30. P-B4, BxN ; S. Lym. n-D J . M eyer- I CARO.KANN I . P· K' 1'·084 13. NIl·K2 QN.o2 J _ H udson_ ' T . Lool-D 31. PxQ. BxQch; 32. KxB, RxP; 33. K-Q2, '1 . N.KB) P-Q] 14. N·IeN3 poNe , _ p-K4 P-Q83 13. N·RS 3. p.Q. P-B4 ; 34. N-B5, RxR; 35. KxR, B-N7. ,., 15. Px P H·K. 2. N-QB3 14. Px 8 'x. •. HXP N-K B) ' 16. Q_8' N/ 3·N S ] . P·Q4 ,.... . 15. QXN N•·• BT• H·Qal P-QR l 11. N·RS PII P S. 4. Hx P QN-Q2 16. 11: -1< 1 p-Q 8' , . B· K HS p-Kl 11. N·N7e h K·Q2 S. N·K 8 ] K N-B] 17. R/ I ·KI P·BS B-K2 8 ·H 3 N IIP RADOJCIC WINS IN FLORIDA 7. P·8 4 It. 6. N ·N) " · K 3 11. BXPch I. Q·83 p· R) 'H. Q·K2 H/ 7.N S ... 7. 8.03 , 19. R-KR3 p ·K8' 9. II.R4 Q-82 11 . N ·II ] Q·R. ... One week alter fi nishing second in I. Q .K2 0 <> 20. QXNch I(·B1 P.oN. 22 . 8 11N Nx B the U.S. Open Championship in Boston, 10. 0 ·0 .0 9. 0.0 R·K' 11. Q·R5ch K-NI n . B-O) 8·N2 23. N IINch Q ~ N Miro Radojcic traveled to Miami Beach 10. B-IeH5 Q·B2 '12 . Q.N 6 Q.B2 n_ KR·K ' P·NS 24. Resigns 11 . QR-KI P-QN) wher e he ran up a 6-1 score to take first 23_ R·R8ch Reslg"s V IENNA GAME 12. N-K 5 B-N2 prize in the Flo rida State Open. Radojcic, M. V.lvo--O who makes his home in New York City, , . p ·K' P·I(4 l e. R-81 O·KB' K ING'S IHOIAN won five games and drew two- against 2. N ·QB3 N·K8) " . 0-Q2 ... , A . 8lsguler_ l J . T l m ugo--O SC(!o nd-place Juan Gonza lez, Miami and 3. 15 ·114 B·84 '10. px Pt h .. , 1_ p-Q4 N-KB3 16. N ·QS K ·R' sixth-place Jeff Ro hlfs, Amherst, Mass. 4. 1'-03 N ,B) 21 . Q·N4 .. , 2_ p-Q84 P·I(N3 17. KA-lel N·K 3 S. p·B4 P·Q3 22. N ·Kl Q·R3ch 3. H-OB3 8 ·N '1 18. P-oNl Q.H2 GonUiles, with 5'k, took second on 6. N.83 p.QR) 23. K -RI Q.RS •. P·K4 P.o3 It. Px P Px P 1. p-ss N-QR4 24 . Q-I1 S Q-QB5 S. 8 -K2 0 ·0 2D_ Q-R3 R-QI tie~ r ea k points ahead of Roger A. •• N-QS •• • 25. Ox Rch ... .s . P-S4 P·B4 21. 0 ·R4 Q-Q2 Carlyle, St . Petersburg. Jose C_ Vivanco, 9. N XN t h ,. . 26. R ~ B 0 -K 7 1. H-S] Px " 22_ 8·8 2 p·B3 Miami, finished with 5--2 to take undis­ 10. pxN R_KNI 27. R·OSI .... •• H x P QN.Q2 21. " -BS PIIP puted fourtb. 11 . Q-K2 ... , 21. N-Q3 Ax Rch 9. 0.0 N ·B4 Z4_ N x Rp QXH 12. 8 ·K 3 19. H IIR Qx AP 10. B-1I3 8 ·N S 2S. RxN QxP Thirty playcrs took part in this open 13. Qx . B•••-1) )0_ P_N ) " · KR4 11 . B·K ) Q.Q2 26. Q·R) R_Q2 division; an additional fifteen played in 14. 0 ·0 ·0 Q.N' 3'. N-Q] P-R5 12_ P· KS Bx B '11_ N.K 7 Q.87 the reserves, won by Julian Allen, 15. Q.R6 I(· K2 32. Ie-N'1 P-R' 13. QII8 N ·KI 28 . QII:·KI P-BS 16. 1'·8 5 .., 33. H-B'1 Q·H1 14. QR-QI R·B' '1'_ R/ "K2 Resigns Miami Springs, 6-1. 17. KII:· KI BIIKIIP )4. RlI1S1 ns 15. N / 0 4-N5 poNS OCTOBER, 1964 243 14. KR.Ql, resulting in a weakening of -- the square KB2. Instead, correct was 14. . RUSSIAN CHESS GLEANINGS ~ QR-Ql. This move is logical: White with· draws the Rook from the dangerous by Oscar Freedman ~ diagonal and attacks the P on Q5. ~~Ii!!II~J@.;~mmr&~'IDt!%,(;]!'~Wi!!.~'2P'I.J~J~mmI2J~Ir!~.J2!&£~·i!!i!m!i!i~t~~m~~i Now, as to the var iation given by R. Fischer. The American grandmaster Is It Witchcraft? White now played 14 KRrQ l and after 14 ...... , N-Q6; 15. Q·BZ. NxP!! he be- (orces the play into an endgame favor­ (From Ol~ orlide in. "SlwkJuMttj" bll Y. able to Black. Averbokh) came the victim of a crushing attack. The end was not long In coming: KxN, My experience as an analyst tells me In looking through one of the recent N·N5 chi 17. K·Nl, NxKP; 18. Q.Q2, NxB; that in such a long variation an error issues of "The American Chess Quarter· 19. KxN, P·Q5! 20. NxP, B·N2ch; 2l. can easily creep in. In £act, after 19. ly" I noticed R. Fischer's commentaries K·B1, Q·Q2! and Byrne resigned, as 22...... , N-B5. White is not forced to reply to his game with R. Byrne. (U.S. Champ· Q·KB2, Q·R6ch; 23. K·N1 is of no avail 20. PxN (although Fischer thinks it ionship, 1963·64) After the movies: 1. because of the effective blow 23 . ., ...... , best), but can play 20. B-B6 (see diagram). P'Q4, N·KB3; 2. p.QB4, P·KN3; 3. P·KN3, R·K8eh! 24. RxR, BxN, etc. The game P-B3; 4. :B-N2, P·Q4; 5. PxP, PxP; 6. received a brilliancy prize. N·QB3, B-N2; 7. P·K3, 0·0; 8. KN.K2, (For Byrne's otIfWtotions to tllis gOlM, N·B3; 9. 0 ·0, P·N3; 10. P·N3, B·QR3; $(Ie CHESS LlFE. ] Uf16 1004, f'. l42- 1~d.) 11 . B-QR3, R·Kl; 12. Q-Q2, P·K4; 13. PXP, NxP the following position was In his annotalions to the game, after reached: 14. KR-Ql, Fischer writes that it is difficult to suggest anything better; "14. NxP leads to a loss of material as the N on K2 is eventually lost. I£ 14. QR·Q1, then 14 ...... , N·K5; 15. NxN, PxN; 16. BxP, QxQ; 17. RxQ, N·B5; 18. BxR, NxR; 19. R·Q1, N·B5; 20. PxN (bcst), RxB winning back the pawn with great advantage in the endgame." It is obvious from these annotations Let us examine the position. After that R. Fischer considers White's po. 20 ...... , NxB; 21. BxR, BxN; 22. R·Q7! sition as shown in the diagram a poor Black will have to work hard to secure one. Is this evalualion correct? Oc course a draw. His task would not be made White's position is inferior-but not easier by the intermediate move 21- lost, in my estimation. It is clear that the ...... K·B1, sincc white would continue source of all ills was the haphazard move -Continucd on I) . 260

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In round four, Mark Taimonov of the U.S.s.R. who 9. 0 ·0 ·0 P-Q4 40. RxR Q· B6 winning all the rest, to finish on top scored 15%. 10. PxP ... 41. R·Kl of a 58-player field. 11 . ••• Nj 4xN ... 42. QxB QxRP Former U.s. Champion Larry Evans, 12. NxN ... 43. P-KR4 Q·R4 Lawrence N oderer, Windsor, Conn.; 13. QxP Q·B2 44 . R·K5 Q·RI James Bolton, New Haven, Conn.; and who led the tournament much of the 14. Q-QB5 Q-NI 45 . R-QS R·KI wa y, finished In fourth place with a IS. P·QN3 B·B4 46. P-R4 K·R2 David Tumer, Boston, finished immedi­ score of 141;2. Fifth wus Lajos Portisch, 16. B·QJ R·BI 47. P-KRS R·K7ch ately behind Mednis and in that order, Hungary (14) and sixth and seventh 17. Q·RS B·B6 43. K·R3 Q·Blch all with 5Jh , Q.Q3 by N. 18 . Q· N5 49 . P-N4 P·B4 werc shared Pudevsky and G. 19. K·NI B·Q:1 50. PxPch K., A Class B tournament (for players Stahlberg (13). :10. Q· R6 Q·K4 51. R-Q6ch K· N4 ratcd below 18(0) was held concurrently 11. B·K4 B· N4 52. Q-Nlch K· BS with the main event It drcw a tournout A selection of games from this tourna­ 22. Q·R3 B·B3 53. R-Q4ch R·KS ment is given below. 23. BxB ,.. 54. Q-81ch K·K4 of 54 players and was won by Loren 24. R-Q3 Q· B2 55. RxRch K.. Lornasky, West Hartford, Conn. and Carl 2S. R/ I ·QI B·B3 56. Q-Q4ch K·B6 Pennington, Madison, Conn. who each 26. B·R6 R·KI 57. Q·QSch K·Kl scored 6·1. QGD: SEMI·TARRASCH :17. Q· R4 Q·K4 58. P-RS Q.BI V. Smyslov K. Robatsch :18. P-B3 Rj 3·BI 59, K-N3 K_K6 19. P·N3 Q· KR4 60. p oNS P-BS 1. N-KB3 N-KB3 20. BKP R· NI 30. B·Kl Q·KB4 61. P-R6 P·B6 2. P·KN3 P·K3 21 . N·B6 R· N2 31. K· N2 P·KR4 62. Q _Q4ch Resillns BRASKET SCORES IN IOWA 1. B-N2 P·B4 22. Q·KB3 P'QR4 The Iowa Open, played in Cedar 4. P·B4 N·Bl 23. NxP R·K2 S. 0 ·0 P·Q4 24. B·B6 Q-QI NIMZO· INDIAN Rapids on September 5·6, drew a total of 6. P·Q4 B·K:1 25. N·N) B·Rl M. Taimanov A. O'Kelly 79 players in three Bobby Fischer in the Black is now hard-pressed Cor a rea· SICILIAN DEFENSE sonable continuatioll. Both 15 . .. " .... , R· 1959 Zurich Tournament, thereby de­ Ql and 15 .." ... .. , 0 ·0 -0 arc answered J. Kupper A. Pomar priving Bobby of 8 tie for first. The strongly by 16. N-Q5. Possibly Black (Switzerland) (Spain) examples that follow are from the re­ should have tried to exchange White's 1. P·K4 p.QB4 5. N·QB3 P-KN3 QN by playing here or on the next 2. N·KB3 P.Q3 6. B·K3 B-N2 cently completed European zooal tour· move ...... N/ 3·R5. 3. P.Q4 PxP 7. P·B3 N·83 naments. Even though no Swiss player 15• . " ..... R-B1 4. NxP N·KR3 8. 0-02 0·0 qualified for the Interzonal, the Swiss 16. R-QBI p.N3 9. B-QB4 ...... were instrumental in determining who 17. N-QSI NxN This loses a tempo and perhaps 17. would qualify. 80th Szabo and Pomar ...... BxN was better. lacked exactly one poinl for qualifica_ 18. PxN B . Q~ tion , , , , 19. 0-0 B-K2 20. P·N4! PxP A countcr·combination such as this I. orrers no hope of success, but hopeless Kecskemet Zonal, 1964 also appears 20...... , N.R5; 21. P-B4! 21. PxN P·BS SICILIAN DEFENSE 22. N·K4! ...... E. Bhend L. Szabo (Switzerland) (Hungary) 1. P·K4 P.QB4 3. p.Q4 PxP This position has appeared in tourna· 2. N·KB3 P·K3 NxP P·QR3 ments litcralJ y thousands of times so •• far- and yet the best continuation for S. B·K3 "" .. " Black has not been determined. The This is a new try, as is 5. N·Q2. 5. most popular move lately has been 9. N~B3 leads to standard positiODs and ...... , N·Q2, to aim {or possession of 5. B·Q3 has lost most of its power be. Black's QB5 with ...... , N·QR4 and ...... , cause of Polugaevsky's 5, ...... '" 8 ·B4. N·N3 (or ...... , N-K4). Playable also are S...... N·KB3 9 ...... , B·Q2 and 9...... , NxN. Pomar 6. R.Q3 Q·B2 tries a new defense, but Kupper shows But this is too passive and leads soon it to be inferior. 9...... to a cramped game. Dr. Euwe bere rec· N·QR4 ommends 6...... , P·K4 and after 7. The position is now opened up and This was the original rejoinder to 9. N·KB3, P·Q4! White's advantage is decisivc. B·QB4 when it was introdUCed by the 22...... PxB Yugoslavian masters. However. Whitc's 7. P-KB4 P·Q3 23. QxP PxP attack always came fast':... than any 8. N-QB3 QN·Q2(?) Black is lost no matter what he plays; counterplay by Black on the Q·side. Po· Bhend has a strong rejoinder to this. e.g., 23 ...... 0 ·0; 24. PxP. BxQP; 25. mar, of course, realized this and played Correct would have been the more nar- N.B6ch, K-N 2; 26. Q.K4, R·KRI and the text because he had· a new continua­ tion in mind. mal 8 ...... , N·B3. White can win an exchange with 27. 10. B·N3 P·N3 9. P_K N4! N·B4 NxB. QxN ; 28. B·N4 or continue to play 10. P·NS KN·Q2 for the attack with '1:1. B·Q3. This is it, but it's too slow. Better 11. Q.Q2 N·H3(?) 24. P-Q61 BxQP would have been 10...... • B·Q2; 11. p . 25. N-B6ch K.Ql KR4, R-QBI, transposing into Wasjukov­ There will be no hope Cor Black after Parma, USSR·Yugoslavia, 1963. this as his pieces will be in each other's 25...... , K-BI loses to 26. NxBch , Qx 11. B·R6 B·R3(?) N; 27. B·B4. P·B4; 28. Q·KB3. way. Better would be 11 ...... • P·N4; 12. Black never recovers from this. The P-QR3, B-N2. even though White still 26. OR·Ql R.Kl Bishop has nothing to do here: White would be for choice. 27. RxBl ...... didn't plan to castle K-s ide! Co rrect us CHESS LIFE would be 11 ...... • B-N2 to keep control Other possibilities are: (a) 17 ...... , POPEL WINS MICH. OPEN over Black's QR square. NxRP; 18. P-KN4, N-B3; 19. Q·R6 ch, K- Stephen A. Popel of Fargo, N.D. won 12. 0·0·0 ...... Nl; 20. N- Q5; (b) 17 ...... , R-Rl; 18. six games and drew in the final round Kupper points out that an immediate P-R6 ch, K-B l ; 19. P -K5, N-Kl ; 20. N- with runner-up Jack Witeczek, Detroit, 12. P·KR4 would be premature because K4; (c) 17 ...... , PxP; 18. P-K5! In each Michigan to take a clear first in the Black gets counterplay with 12...... , case White has a won game. Michigan Open, played in Battle Creek BxB! 13. QxB, P·K4; 14. N/ 4-K2, NxB; 18. PxP RPxP on September 4·7. A rousing turnout of 15. RPxN, BxN; 16. KxB, P-Q4! 95 players made this year's Michigan 12...... NxBch 18...... , BPxP gets the same reply Open the largest ever held. with similar threats. This is "anti· positional" and cannot be Popel's score of 61h -lh was unequalled good. Good moves are hard to Cind, but 19_ Q-B4! P-K4 in the tournament and he defeated, a better try would be 12 ...... , N-B5; among others, Marvin Rogan, Edward 13. BxN, QBxB to continue with ...... , Allows a pretty finish, but Black has Formanek and Philip Le Cornu. P-K4 and ...... , P-QN4. no satisfactory defense. Witcczek, Le Cornu, Angelo Sandrin, 13. NxN Formanek, Paul Poschel, Mitchell Sweig ...... and Fred Foote all scored 5!h points and Also "anti·positional"-but sound. The took second through eighth in the order opening of the Q-file (or White will 0(­ listed. fer chances fo r P·K5 later on. The nor­ The tournament was sponsored by mal recapture, of course, is 13. RPxN. the Michigan Chess Association and was directed by John Penquite.

COLORADO TO SHEAN Robert Shean dropped just half a point in six rounds to t ake undisputed first place in the Colorado State Open, played in Denver on September 5-7. Shean's draw was with runner-up Jack Shaw, Albuquerque, N.M. who finished with 20. R-R7chl KxR 22. R·Rlch K-N4 5·1. Also with 5-1 and undefeated was 21. QxPch K·Rl 23. Q-R71 ...... Wesley Ko ehler, Brighton, Colorado who finished third. A powerful "quiet" move. The threat Thirty-three players took part in the is simply 24. Q·R4 mate. tournament, top class prizes being 13...... B·B5(?) awarded to Harlan Graves (A ); Alfred Pointless. This was the last chance for 23...... K·B3 Hulmes (B) ; Chris Levata (C). Charles some counterplay with 13 ...... , P·QN4. 24. N·Q5ch K·K3 Mendoza was the tournament director. 14. P-KR4 BxN 25. N·B7ch K-B3 26. Q·R8ch Resigns It doesn't matter anymore what Black RUBIN TAKES ROCKY OPEN does; White's attack is decisive. It is mate after 26...... , K·N4; 27. 15. RPxB R-Kl Q-R4 or 26 ...... K-B2; 2:1. R-R7ch, K-BI ; The Rocky Mountain Open, p layed in 16. BxB KxB 28. Q-N7. A powerful performance by , P hoenix, Arizona on September 5-7, drew 17. P·R5! N·NT Kupper. an entry of 71 players and was won by Sidney Rubin, Los Angeles, California with a score of 5!h·¥.!:. Sam G. Priebe, Flagstaff, Arizona and Paul Quillen, Glendale, California were second and third respectively with scores of 5·1. Other players with five points were Karl Stani. Los Angeles, and Max Bur­ kett, San Francisco. Tie·breaking placed them third and fourth. Stani won the Class A prize and other prizes were awarded as fo llows: Class B, Stephen Skrypnk, Redlands, Calif.; Class C, William McLe!m, Scottsdale, Arizona; Class D, Victor Jorgensen, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona; Unrated, Dennis Balfe, Moun­ tain View, Calif.; Junior, Geoffrey Gil­ bert, Tempe, Arizona; Women, Mabel Burlingame, Phoenix. The Phoenix Ches3 Club sponsored the event and James Christman directed. , • $100 ! i MAKES YOU A USCF MEMBER­

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OCTOBER, 1964 247 was second in the I5·player field and Dick Owen, with 4 1,-2, was third. The reserve section, with 20 entries, was won by Jimmy Gladden, 6-1. Runner· up was Paul Hargett and third place Here and There • • • wcnt to Emsley T. Deaton, J r . Thc Birmingham Chcss Club was the spon· soring USCF affiliate and John Dohne The weekly "rapid transits" played whose score of 3lf2 -l(z outdistance

SCHULTZ RETAI NS TITLE New Orleans Expert Richard A. Schultz won the Louisiana State Cham· pionship for the second year in a row by taking clear first in the 51-player Louisiana Open, hel d in the Crescent City on Scptember 5-7. Schultz's score of 5Jh·Jh put him ahead of Adrian L. MeAuley, James West and Frank Repass who fi nished second through fourth with scores of 5-1. The tournament was sponsored by the WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPION Nona Gaprindashvili a guest of honor at Louiisana Chess Association and was the Sukhumi tournament (see p. 239) ta lks with Yugo's lav coach V. Sokolov. directed by Thomas Jordan, .Jr . ..8 CHESS LIFE J ohn Niven placed second through fifth, tic·break points, after each scored 4% and they, together with the tournament points in five rounds. K. Michael Goodall CUINIUrIUCII, J. R. winner, have qualified as Air Force rep· was the T.D. resentatives at the Thomas Emery com· A PRIMER OF CHESS petilion Cor the Armed ForCCs Cbam· • • • This, tolelhe r wil li the next title , are The 51h AnnUl i Gatewey Open, played work. tor the beginne r by the ma o m any pionship, to be played in Washington, conside r the ..r .... tut chen genlul ot all D.C., November 7·14. at t he Pittsburgh Chess Club on October time. 281 PI'. 3·4 , drew a field of 47 players and was LI1It. Price $4.$0 Mem bers $4.05 • • • swept by Canadian master Ivan Theodora· The Haw.ii State Ch.mplonshlp, vi tch. 5-0. Thomas Wozney, Cleveland, Ohi o took second with 47\r: and Sergei C~ll textbook that s hows the amateur the o f t he .. Instruction e .·er writte n. That dangerous pair from Houston. way to mastery by p resenting a nd analyz. Robert Brieger and William Bills. fi n· In N: the author'S games with Em~n u e l ished on top of the fi eld in the 24-player Lu ker, Marshall, Alekhlne. Capab!anca :\/c.t'muir r. C. H. O'D. ALEKHINE'S and other great player, h e encountered BE ST GAMES OF CHESS 1938-1945 Brnos Open at Texas A & :M University during his lon g and dlstln,ullhed career. Alexa nder complete' the trUogy of Alek . 428 PP. on September 26-27. They each scored Illus. hlne'. bc*t IIlImea with 42 annotated ex_ 4Jh points in five rounds, Brieger win· List Price 55.00 Mtmbe r$ $4.25 ample. from the ast years of his fabulous ning out by one median point in lie­ ea...,.,r. Dlillran... III PI'. breaking. Thomas Richardson. C. Bill ",,, ,.d lllll. F. J. MARSHALL'S 1.lhl Price $2 . 7 ~ Members n ,47 Jones and Tom BUCkley placed next in BEST GAMES OF CHESS t hat order , each with 3%. Texas Chess 1"0 games rull of brlllla ni I ttach, aston_ ZIIosko-B()foosky, E. Ish ing ""erltlces. and the amusing " , win­ Association President Major B. G. Dud· dies" for which Ma t. hall was ramou,. THE MI DDLE GA ME IN CHESS ley directed. For me rly titled " My Fifty Yurs of Che,u" A new, revised ed 1tlo n. o f one 0 ' Ihe • 13 photos. 149 diagra ms. 2~ pp. classic tn!IU.seS On middle game play. 80 • • Pape rbound $1.35 d iagram s. 222 PI'. Ru ing Statistician Bill Go iehberg List Price $4.50 Mem bers $3.13 j oin ed tbe ranks of USCF Masters by Nt/picr, 'V. l~ . PAUL MORPHY taking a clenr fi rst in the Columbus Day AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF CHESS Zllo~ko-n()f()c s k 1J , E. HOW Open, played in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 011 Chessmaster Napier b ring. to rUe tbe TO PLAY THE CHESS OPENINGS lame., the men, a nd the times when October 10· 12. GOiehberg won five The $lxth, fel'l5e<1 edition of this h lllous :\fnrphy reigned suprem e. ~ diagram s. straight and dtew with Mitchell Saltz· 2$ pp. classic. ' 2 d iagrams. In PI'. berg in the fi nal round to top a field oC S P EC IAL PItICE U .OO List Price Sl.% Me mbers $l.U 41 players. SaJtzberg and Paul Brandts, with 5-1, took second and third respcc· ORDER FROM_ tively. NOW AVAILABLE • • • FROM USCF USCF The Si n Fr. nci5CO Amat, ,,r, with a 80 E. II St. 80 E. 11 St. fi eld of 37 players. was won by Karlheinz NEW YORK 3, N.Y_ NEW YORK 3, N.Y. Zanerle who edged out Donald Dean on OCTOBER, 1964 24' USCF RATING SUPPLEMENT OCTOBER, 1964

A NOTE TO TOURNAMENT DlREC'l'ORS: KENTUCkY-Loulsvllle Tmt.-Aug. When sending rating reports, It 18 not necesury to list the LOUISIANA_~ew Orloans C.C. Charnp.- Aprll- :">tay. players' city and street addresses. But please g ive their full n iJme~ Matches: Kielnf.'ldt.Wallace, Hrown·Johnson, Dean · Chave~ , Klein. and Indicate their home state If It Is not the one in which the feldt'Parun, Repass·Baldock, Acera·Wald. Acres-DeBessenet, tournament was held. If you know that II player h as never pre"lously Acres_Klingman, LeCompte·RePass, ""le·Klelnfeldt, Levin· played USCF-ratect chess, please Indicate this also. Any uther informa­ Parun. tion that will help us to quickly determine the Identity of a player Is appreclated and we thank those directors whO now provide such MAINE_ Downeast Open-June . Information. MARYLAND_lI'l atch: Naylor_Bindman_ EVENTS RATED FOR THIS LIST MASSACHUSETTS-Central New England Open-Junc. Cambridge Invltatloual- May_ June. (Note; Aside from II very few corrected ratings. this raUng list Lowell C.C. Summer Tmt.--June-July. includes only tb ose players who partlclp~ted In the eventg listed below.) Northeast Chess LtJagne Team Tmt._ Oct._.l1ay, INTE RNA T rONAL-Intcrzonal_ Holland_ Mlly-June. M.'rrimac Valley Rating Tmt.-Oe<:.-Sept. International 1'mt._ Buenos Alres-July-Aug. Match: Gllmore·McClure. NATIONAL_U.S. Team Champ.- Maryland-July. The Kew England Amateur, pll'.yed In Boston In Aprll, 1964, was U.S. Junior Champ.-Maryland_ Aug. rated for the July list but omitted from «events rated for U.S. Open Champ._Boston_Aug. this & t" In July through error. FO R E IGN-Bltburg Open-Cermany-June. MICHIGAN-East Lansing Spring Open-Mar._Apr. Spangdahlem Invltational- C cnuany-July. Matches: Greenlaw.AlIen, Urady·Olbson, Lanc.Dimac, Richburg. ALABAMA-8outhern Open-3 divisions-July, Murray. Huntsville C.C. Summer Tmt.- Aug, MI NN E SOTA-::\f atches: PI"(>eche]·Ashford, Fenner·C ohen. Match: Williamson·Witty. MISSISSIPPI_Mississippi Open- June. ARIZONA-Arizona Chess Leaguc- Feb.- May. MISSOURI_Capablanca C.C. A and B Tmt.- June-July. Phoenix C.C. Summer Tmts.-4 sectlous-June- July. Team Match: St. Louis YMCA vS. So. IlL V. C.C.-Aug. Phoenix C.C. Round Robin-July. Matches: Steffen·Galtomle, Joy"e·Steffen. Phoenix C. C. Ch"llenge Matche&--March--A ug. NEBRASKA_ Match: Tomas·Grau. Sierra Vista Tmt.- Aug. NEVADA- I.as Vegas Summer Tmt._ May_ June. Matche,: Shlmmons·RoJko. Perrlne·Figueroa. Las Vegas Opcn-July. ARKANSAS_Arkansas Open-\! sectIons-July. NEW JERSEY-South Jersey League- reserve sectlon- Sept.-May. CALIFORNIA_ California Open- Sept. 1963 (Reported late.) Jersey City YMCA SprIng Tmt,- May- June. Bay Area Lcague- Expert-A clas9-Jan.- Ap'·U. New Jersey Junior Ch~mpionshlp--J"ne. Sacramento Public Works Tmt.- Feb.- June. I"ort :\1onmollth Tmt.- July. Sacramento Internatloual Handlcap- March- May. Jersey City YMCA SUmme,' ·l"mt.-July-Aug. A.B. Stamer Memorlal- May. Ma tches: Dubcck-Blonarovych, A. Rulz-L. Rulz. Kolty C.C. Tmt.-Aprll-June. NEW YORK- Baltic C.C. Ch"mp. Playoff-Aprll_June. Orange County Open- June. Rossolimo's Sunday Tlnt.- Aprll- May. So. Cal. League Expert Candldate&--May- June. ChadwIck C.C. L~dder-May-July. Newcomers' Rating Tmt.- Aprll- June. weNTT C.C. Champ.- 2 sectlons-::\1ay-June. Santa Monica Spring Tmt.-M",-Jllne. Manhattan C.C. Amateur and Junior Finals-Jan._ July. Southern Callforula Open-June. Rossollmo's Sunday Tmt.- May-J une. Monterey Park International_ April. New YO"k City Junior Champ._ July. Berman Steiner C.C, Prellms_ Kov._Dcc. (Reported late.) New York State Champ.-July. Sacramento Indu strial League-Oct.-Feb. (Reported lat" .) Matches: Pandoifinl·Solomon, Both·Scheln, Karp·Cllekman, Loos· Masters and Experts Invltatlonal-June-July. Fredericks, Garbcr·Solomon, LeGrand_Blbuld, Bender·Joss. :McClellan A.F.B. Champ._Aug. NORTH CAROLINA_ Greeusboro Invltatlonal--June-July. Westchester C.C. Challeuge Matches-Juue- Aug. OHIO_Cleveland Round Robln,-June. Pittsburg C.C. Tmt.- June-Aug. Cleveland Che.s Congress-ali tmts._July. Call!ornla Junior Champ.- July. Cincinnati Opcn-July. Santa MonIca Summer Tmt.-July- Aug. Match: Zageris-BulioIf. PacIfic South West Open_ July_ Aug. PENNSYLVANIA-Pittsburgh C.C. Open- Feb.- June. V.C. Fbh 'l'mt._ Jan._ June. LanCallter County 'fmt._ June, RiversIde Vernal 'lmt._ July. Team Match; Plltsburgh VS. Sharotl- Youngstowll-June. lI-l atches: Dcan·Sloan, Wllkerson.'l'hornally, Sutherland.Blohm. Philadelphia Women's Champ.- Mar.- June. COLORADO_Denver Met. Open-Junco Susquehanna Valley Open·-July. Ratlug hnprovemcnt Tmt.-July-Aug. Pittsburgh C.C. Junior 'fmt._July. Match: Kalser·Suthcrland. Delaware Valley Open-JulY-Aug. CONNECTICUT_New Haven B Open-Nov.- Dec. (Reported late) RHODE ISLAND-Pro"ldence C.C. Champ.-:o.lar.--July. Hartfor d C.C. Champ.-Jan.-July. Providence Open_Aug. New Haven Tornado Open-Aul/. SOUTH CAROLIN E_Carolluas Open- June. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA- Playoff match: Hearst.Berllner. T ENNESSEE_ Oak Ridge Invltatlonal- May- June. Pan-AmerIcan C.C. Champ. and Playoff_ Jan.-June. :">1atch: M. Coveyou·,\kcl"s. WUl1 am FlInt :vIemorial-June. T EXAS_Houston CIty Champ. and Reserve Champ .-Aprll_ June. Ea..tern Open-July. Valley Op.m- June. FLORIDA-Gold Coast Open- July. S"n Antonio City Cbamp.- .1uly. Match: Slngletou·Mlllc'·. Amarillo Open- Aug. GEORGIA_Atlanta Open- 1\·lay. Matehe~: Wrlght.Hullt. Hughes_Willis, Steclc.Nicolet, Jewel]· HAWAII_Honolulu Open-July. Hughes. Oahu Champ.-Aug. UTAH- )1atch: Nlisson·Hansen. IDAHO_Idaho Open_2 secUons-1I1ay. VIRGINIA- Arlingtoll C.C. Ladder- Rd •. 311·320. ILLINOIS-Hawthorne C.C. Ch~mp.- Oct. - Ju!le. Virginia Tidewater Champ.- J uly- Aug. Oak Park Open-June- July. Matches: Brennaman·Rlder, Fl owers·Burgess. Fox Valley Qpen-June. WA S HLNGTON - ~;v e r gree n t;mplre Open- Junco Team Match: So. ill. V. VS. Capablanca C.C.- July. Seafalr Open- Aug. Bradley Summer Open- Aug. WISCONSIN- Mllwaukee County Champ.- Mar._ May. Matches: Gelbart-Kulka, Klrby-Fornanek , Verber-Kirby, Sanchez... Western Open- July. Ross, Match: Nowak.'l"emplin.

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OCTOBER, 1964 Details of the Fantastic First Annual NATIONAL OPEN THE STARDUST HOTEL, LAS VEGAS FEBRUARY 7-13, 1965 $4,500 IN CASH PRIZES! Biggest Ever in an B-Raund Swiss! Championship Prizes: (may be won by a ny entrant) 1 st: $750 plus the " Sta rdust T rophy" , symbolic of the Nationa l Open Champ ionship. 2nd: $650 3 rd : $500 4th: $300 5th: $ 150 6th through 10th: $ 100 each. Senior Prizes: (may be won only by persons who have passed t heir 50th birthday). 1 st : $100 pl us the Nat iona l Open Se n ior Champi onship Trophy. 2 nd: $50. Womenls Prize: 1st : $75 plus National Open Women's Championsh ip T rophy. Expert Prizes: (may be won by a ny person whose USCF ra ting is under 2200). 1st : $200 plus National Open Expert Cha mpionsh ip Trophy. 2nd: $ 150 3 rd: $ 100 Class A Prizes: (may be won by any person whose USCF rat in g is under 2000). 1st : $200 plus Nationa l Open Class A Championship T rophy. 2nd: $ 150 3rd: $ 100 Premier Prizes: (may be won by any person whose USCF rat ing is under 1800). 1st: $150 plus Na tional Open Prem ier Cha mpionship Trophy. 2nd: $ 100 3rd: $50 Booster Prizes: (may be won by a ny pe rson whose USCF ra ting is under 1600). 1s t: $ 100 plus Natio na l Open Booster Champio nsh ip Trophy. 2nd: $75 3 rd: $50 Entry Fees ma y be paid in adva nce by check or money order to U. S. Chess Fede ra tion, 80 East 11th Street, New York, N. Y., 10003. Adva nce entries must be ma iled before Ja nua ry 3 1, 1965, a nd should be p la inl y indicated as for the Na t iona l Open. Save $5 by ente ring ea rl y! $20 - Advance Ent ry Fee. $25 - Entry Fee paid a t Registration on Sunda y, Februa ry 7. $ 15 - Reduced e ntry fee for additiona l me mbers of the some family, regard­ less of whe n received. Bring yo ur children, pa rents, brothe rs, siste rs, husbands, wives! Hotel Reservations should be made as early as possibl e by wri t ing directly to the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. One reason we chose the Sta rdust as host of the Notional Open is that thei r room ra tes a re surprisingly low. They have 1500 rooms, a nd 65 of them rent for $8 single or $ 10 double. You can't do tha t we ll in a ny other hot el of t hi s qua lity in the country, never mind Las Vegas. Ma ke ya ur rese rva t ion now, thus assuring yourself af the best possi ble ra tes. Send one ni ght's renta l as deposit with your reservation request, a nd be sure to specify that you a re com­ ing for the Not iona l Open Chess Tourna me nt. W e are bei ng housed in a special wi ng of the hotel, with our own swimming pool, bar, a nd coffee shop! More a bout that next month, but don't wait, make your reserva tions now! Other Information on Las Vegas a nd vicinity, incl uding show schedules, sight-seeing points, a nd outdaor sports ma y be obta ined from the Los Vegas Convention Bureau, Pa radise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada.

256 CHESS LIFE NATIONAL OPEN -SCHEDULE - Sunday, Wednesday, February 7 - Regi st ration, Noon throug h 11 February 10- Round 5, 9 a.m. p.m., in the Stardust Auditorium. -Round 6, 4 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A specia l event for - Midnight visit to the Sta rdust's early arriva ls. LAS VEGAS FUN fabulous " Lido de Paris" Revue. CHESS TOURNAMENT. Prizes galore, a nd no cha rge to ploy if you have entered the Nationa l Thursday, Open. February l1 - Ad journed games played aff a t Monday, 9 a .m. Sightseeing trip to Bou lder February S- Round I, 10 a .m. Dam and Lake Meade for t hose - Round 2, 4 p.m. who have no adjourned games to - Adjourned games played off at fi nish. 9 p.m. - Rou nd 7, 4 p.m. - Time limit for these two rounds onl y, 45 moves in two hours, 20 moves per hour thereafter. Tuesday, Friday, February 9- T im e limit for remainder of tour­ February 12- Adj ourned games played off at nament, 50 moves in 2Y2 hours, 9 a .m. 20 moves per hour thereafter. - Round 8, 4 p.m. - Round 3, 9 a.m. - Round 4, 4 p.m. - Adj ourned ga mes played off at Saturday, 9 p.m. February 13- 9 a .m. Awards Breakfast. The schedule leaves those players without adjourned games free to enjoy the late evening shows a nd other attract ions of Los Vegas. LADIES ONLY The Stardust Hotel will feoture a special " How to Win" Luncheon, for the ladies only, beginning at noon on Monday, February 8. TOURNAMENT LIFE

Nove mber , .• November 7·. Tourn. m.nt o .... nll.... wlUlln, .n· NEW YORK STATE 30/ 30 KLAMATH OPEN CHESS nounc.m.nt of USCF !'lind ".nh CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT should m.k. .ppllc.tlon .t I.alt alII WHk. b.fo!'ll th. publlutlon dat. of 7·round Swiss, 30 moves in 30 min· 5·round Swiss at the Winema Motor CHESS LlFI. Special forml for ,... utes, non.rated, to bc played at mM Ho tel, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Two sec. qu.stlng .uch .nnoune.m. nt. m. y be Country Club, Endicott, N.Y. Pr izes: tions, with $3 entry fee in either. CHAM. obtaln. d only from U.s. Ch .... F.d.,.· trophies, plus $20 per balf·point scored PIONSHIP SECTION: USCF rated, USCF tlon. 10 E. 11th St.. M.w York 3, N.Y. over 4 points. USCF & NYSCA memo membership required; Open to all. Cash bersnip required; N.Y. State dues $2 for prizes, 50% of entry fees to Champion, Novamber ... adults, $1 for juniors under 21. Entry 25% to second place. Tropnies to Cham. BALTIMORE OPEN fee: $10. Registration at tournament site, pio n, 2nd, Srd, top A, B, and C or lower. 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, November 7, RESERVE SECTIO N: Unrated, USCF 6.round Swiss, 5012, to be played at Details: Harold C. Evans, 2 Grand Boule· membership not required. No experts or Towson Hign School, Towson, Md. Cash vard, Binghamton, N.Y. masters in this section. Trophies to 1st, prius and trophies. Entry fee $5.50 if 2nd, 3rd. 75% of entry fees to be r e­ received before November 1; thereafter Novem ber 7·' turned as prizes in the form of USCF $6.50. Entries and inquiriCS; Towson SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA memberships. SPECIAL TROPHIES to Chess Club, 600 W. Chesapeake Ave., CHAMPIONSHIP best junior and to best woman player, Towson, Md. S- round Swiss to be played at Mechan· Advance entries or information write to ie's Institute Chess Roo m, 57 Post St., Wesley McKaig, PO Box 130,' Klamath Novem ber , .. 4th Floor, San Francisco, CaW. Cash Falls, Oregon 97601. Final registration at the Wi nema Motor HoteL Tournament NEW MEXICO OPEN prizes awarded according to number of entries. Entry fee $10 plus USCF and C,?m 8 to 9 A.M. Saturday, November 7, S-round Swiss to be played at Pajarito California State c ness Federation ducs, DIrectors, USCF Prexy Ed Edmondson School, 3400 Arizona, Los Alamos, New if not already a member. Final registra· and Robert A. Mitchell of Klamath Falls. Mexico. Trophy prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, tion at 9 a.m., Saturday, November 7. and highest ranking state resident. Entry First round starts at 9:30 a.m. on Sat· Nov.mber 13·15 fce $5.00, $2.00 for juniors under 18. urday. Further infonnation: Howard Don· MAINE OPEN Details: Mark B. Wells, 190 Manhattan nelly, c/ o Mechanics' Institute Chess 6·round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at Loop, Los Alamos, N.M. Room at above address. YM CA, 70 Forest Ave., Portland, Maine.

OCTOBER, 1964 257 Engraved trophy and cash prize to win· kinton Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Total 'n. Round I begins 8 p.m. Final round ner; cash prizes for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th allocated prize Cund $1400, 1st prize begins 1 p.m. Sunday, November 29. Fur· and Class B, C, Unrated. Wi nner will be $300; 2nd prize $200; 3rd prize $100, ther information: Jimmy Aden, 7249 E. Maine Open Champion; highest.scoring with merit prize money of $12.50 for Co ronado Rd .. Scottsdale, Ariizona. WH Maine player will be State Champion. each 'h point scored above 4* pts. In 5-0297. Entry fee $5. Entries and inquiries: addition there wiU be prizes and tro­ Stuart Laughlin, 68 prospect St., Port­ phies [or top woman player, top Junior , November 21 .. 29 land, Me. and classes A, n, C, and unrated and PACIFIC NORTHWEST OPEN class D. Entry fee $13. ($10 {or Jrs.) Nov.mber 14·15 6·r ouOl] Swiss to be played at Erb US CF membership required. Tournament Memorial Student Union, University of RIVERSIDE OPEN Director: Ernest Olfe. Inquiries to Miss Oregon , Eugene, Oregon. To be played 6.round Swiss, to be played at Fair­ Pearle Mann, 1218 Railway Exch. Bldg .. in two sections, user &: Reserve: entry mount Park Adult Recreation Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. rees $5 and $2 rcspcctivcly. Registr ation 2624 Fair mount Blvd., Riverside, Calif. from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on November First prize $125 plus trophy; 2nd, 3td November 27·19 28. Please bring sets, boards, clocks. and class prizes to be determined by 6TH ANNUAL MOTOR CITY OPEN Further details: Judy Grankey, Games entries. Entry fee $10; Juniors under Major event, 6·round Swiss, 50/ 2, to Committee Chairman, Erb l\iemorial Stu· 18, $7.50. Entries and inquiries: Donald be played at Hazel Park Recreation Bldg., dent Union, U. of Oregon. R. Cotten, 3966 Royee St., RiverSide, 620 Woodward Hts., Hazel Park, Mieh. Calif. 92503. 1st and 2nd prizes cash and trophies; Nov. mbor 21·" winner to have bis name inscribed on TEXAS OPEN & TEXAS CANDIDATES Nov.mbu 14·15 Father Steiner Trophy. Trophies for To be played at Holiday Inn, Interstate KANSAS STATE OPEN Class A, B, C, Top Woman. Entry fC(l H\Yy . 35 (at south end of town), Denton, 5.round Swiss, 45/ 2, to be played at $7.50. Concurrently, an unrated amateur Texas. Candidates restricted to those Campus Activities Center, University o{ tournament will be held (entry fee: who qualified in previous regional tour­ Wichita, Wichita, Kansas. $50 {irst prize; adults $6; Jnniors $4); and high sch?ol naments. Open for all who arc or who trophies and cash prizes for second and and grade school championships. Entries become members of user &: Texas Chess third as entries permit. Title of Kansas close at 11 a.m., November 27. Details: Association. 5-round Swiss, 45/ 2, prizes Champion to highest-scoring Kansas resi­ Dr. Howard Gaba, 17328 Ohio, Detroit, (Open) guaranteed 1st $100 plus trophies dent. Registration 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sat.ur. Mich.. fo r 1st and Class A, B, C, book awards day, November 14; entry fee $5. Details: fo r 2nd in each class; (Candidates) tro­ Leo Edgington, 845 South. Delirose, Nov.mber 27·29 phies for first three places; cash prizes Wichita, Kansas. 5TH ANNUAL MID-SOUTH OPEN as entry fees permit. Entry fees: Open­ 6-round Swiss, 40/ 2, open to all who $5 for students and / or Juniors (under No n m btr 14-15 21) ' $7.50 for alI others. Candidates - OHIO HILLS OPEN are or who become members of USCF and TCA ($1), to be played at Hotel Clar­ $\(). Hegistration: 6:30·1:1 p.m., ~'r iday , 5.round Swiss, 50/2, to be played at idge, 109 No. Main St., Memphis, Tenn. November 27 and 8·9 a.m. Saturday, Columbia Gas Co. Building, Corner of First prize $100, second $50, third $25. :-.Jovember 28. (Optional lirst round No· Highland Ave. &: Steubenville Ave., Ca m· Entry fee $8. Registration by I :00 p.m. vember 27 at 8 p.m.) "~or advance en· bridge, Ohio. First prize $30, second $15, Nov. 29, 1st rd. starts 2:00 p.m. Amateur tries and further information: John D. 3rd $10; entry fee $5 plus USCF me'."­ Div. (1799 and under) and Reserve Di v. Ham, 1916 Ft. Worth Drive, Denton, bership if not already a member. RegIS' (1599 and under) wi th entry {ee of $6 Texas 76201. ter by 9 a. m. on Saturday, November with trophies [or 1st, 2nd, 3rd in each. 14. Further details: 8lair MaeDermid, division. Advance entries and inquiries Dece mber $·6 RFD 3, Cambridge, Ohio. to Frank Garner, 5550 Park Ave., Mem· MINNEAPOLIS " EUROPEAN STYLE" TOURNAMENT Nov.mber ,..15 ph.is, Tenn. 38117. Novembe r 21 -12 Restricted to Class A, Expert and Nov.mber 27·29 Master, 4-round Swiss, to be played at ROSSOLIMO WEEKEND TOURNAMENT SOUTH CAROLINA CLOSED Minneapolis Downtown YM CA, 30 South To be played on Saturdays and Sun· CHAMPIONSHIP !Jth St., Minneapolis, A-linn. Time limit days on above d ates, from 2 p.m. to 6 40 moves in 2% hours; 10 moves every p.m., 4-round Swiss, 50/ 2, at the Rosso­ 5·round Swiss to be played at Foster 30 mimltcs thereafter. All evening limo Chess Studio, 191 SuJlivan St., in School 01 the Dance, 4600 Trenholm rounds played to a fi ni sh; first and Greenwich Village, New York City. Cash Road, Columbia, S.C. Open to S.C. resj· third rounds must be adjourned one­ and trophy prizes wiII be awarded. Entry dents only or to persons from out-of· half hour before start of succeeding fee $8 plus USCF dues if not already a state who are stationed or attending round; adjourned gllmes temporarily ad­ member. Adjudications by Grandmaster school in S.C. Entry fee $7, of which $5 judicted for pairing purposes and played Nicolas Rossolimo. Further details: N. is applied toward USCF membership. out in an adjournment period provided Rossolimo, at above address. Trophy prizes. Bring sets and c1coks. De· fo r between rounds three and fo ur. 1st tails: Prof. Lanneau L. Foster, 4600 Tren· prize, $50 plus trophy; 2nd, $25 plus tro­ Mov.mber ,.11 holm Road, Columbia, S.C. phy. T"ophy to player with highest rat· 9TH ANNUAL SOUTH JERSEY ing improvcment; 50 % of funds over 20 AMATEUR Novem ber 27·29 entries distributcd to first four place 6-round Swiss, restricted to non-mas· ARIZONA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP winocl's and first Handicap winner. En­ ters, to be played at plaza Motor Hotel, 6·round Swiss to be played at Adult try lee $8 pins USCF membership if 500 Cooper St ., Camden, N.J. Trophies Recreation Center, 1101 W. Washington not already a member. Registration 9 {or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Class A, B, C, Unrated; St., Phoenix, Arizona. First prize $50 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 5. Ad va nce Serpico Memorial Trophy to highest plus trophy and title; Ranking Arizonan, entries and inquiries: Alden Riley, 2095 SJCA member. Entry fee $5; juniors trophy & title; 2nd, $25 plus trophy; 3rd, E. Cowern Piace, No. St. Paul, Minn. under 21 . $3. Details: Lewis E. Wood, $15 plus trophy; Junior (Under 21), tro­ 1425 Sycamore S.t, Haddon Heights, N.J. phy &: title; trophy &: title [or top woo Dec.mber $·6 08035. man and classes A, B, C, D & Unrated. CHALLENGERS' TOURNAMENT Additional prizes depending on turnout. Restricted to Class H, C, Unrated; S· Nov.mber 2'·2f Entry fee: $7 {or USCF members; non· round Swiss to be played in !\Tinneapolis NORTH CENTRAL OPEN members must join uscr. 52.00 refund (sec pl'evious notiCe for address). 1st 7 rd. Swiss, 5O/ 21f.r to be played at if player completes all games. Registra· pr ize, $25 plus trophy, 2nd $15 plus Plankinton Hotel, Sky Room, 609 N. Plan- tion closes 7:30 p.m., Friday, November trophy, 3rd $10 plus trophy. Entry fee 258 CHESS LIFE $5 plus Use F membership if not already Prizes according to entries; Entry lee played at Chessmate Gallery, 17126 Liv· a member. Details: Alden Hiley at above S5 if prior to December 7; $6 thereafter. ernois, Detroit, Mich. First round begins address. USCF & MSCA membership required. on Thursday, December 31 at 7:30 p.m. Also included in program: a 5-minute First prize $200 ; 2nd $100; 3rd $50 plus D . cem ~ r 5·6 Chess Tournament and a Christmas Party trophies. Entry fcc: $8.50 plus USCF EASTERN MISSOURI OPEN on Sunday, December 13. Further details dues if not already a member. Write to 5 round Swiss, 5012, to be played at &. advance entries: Robert B. Goodspeed, Chessmate Chess Club at above address Y.M. C.A., 1528 Loc ust Street, St. Louis, 98 1 Plymouth St., Bridgewater, Mass. for further details. Mo. Trophies 1st, 2nd and 3rd ano 1st 02324. and 2nd Class A, B, &. C. Entry fee $6. , Inqui ries: J ohn V. Ragan. Di rector, 140 December 11·13 St. Do rothy Drive, East f't. Louis, ilL "100 Soviet Miniatures" SANTA MONICA OPEN by P. H. Clarke 6·round Swiss, 5012, to be played at D ~ Clmber 5-6 In these ga mes one is taken be­ OKLAHOMA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Joslyu Hall, Lincoln & Wilshire Bivds., hind the scenes in Soviet chess into 5-round Swiss, 35 moves in I lh hrs. Santa Monica, Calif. Minim um prizes: that fiercest of arenas, the training. for first three rounds, 40 moves in 2 1st, $150; 2nd $75; Highest Expert $50; ground which has produce

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OCTOBER, 1964 259 RUSSIAN CHESS- game with Max Euwe for which eaeh -COI.linul:d from p . 244 man was allotted only ten minutes. The 22. B-B6 and on 22...... , BxN; 23. game was televised in the city of Amster· NOW AVAILABLE! R-QSch, K-K2; 24. R·Q7ch , K-K3; 25. dam. Leonard Borden's great new RxRP with sharp play in which White's NIMZO·IND IAN chances are none the worse. H20...... , book- NxKP/ 6; 21. PxN, 8xN; then 22. R-Q7! Botvinnik Euwe with threats of 23. B·Q5 or 23. RxRP. 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 11. NxP Q,N THE RUY LOPEZ Of course Black could make another 2. P-QB4 P·K3 12. P·QN4 8,N move than 19...... N·85. which did not 3. N_QB3 B-NS 13. QxB Q.K4 170 pp. dealing with every 4. P·K3 P-B4 14. PxB prove to be strong enough. 19...... , Q.. aspect of this most import­ NxNP immediately wins back the pawn, 5. N.B3 P·QNJ 15. QxR Q.B6 but after 20. 8·83, Black's advantage 6. B·Q3 B·N2 16. B·K2 N-B3 ant apening! could be seen only through a magnifying 7. 0 ·0 0·0 17. Q·N7 R_Nl • glass. 8. N·QR4 Q-K2 18. Q·B7 Q-B7 A must for every serious I did not intcnd to publish these notes; 9. P·QR3 B·R4 19. B·B3 P·R4 chess player! after aU, anyone is apt to crr in analysis. 10. PxP p,p In my abundant analytical experience I PRICE - JUST $2.00! learned that there is inevitably a per­ centage of error. What prompted me to Order from do it, though, was a letter fr om Mr. Kirby, the editor of the games section in U.S. CHESS FEDERATION a South African chess magazine...... : "I 80 E. 11th St. cannot recall anything like it. After New York, N.Y. 10003 White's eleventh move I would have r ated bis position somewhat better- at any rate, safe. To turn it into a mating net is nothing short of witchcraft ... In aU honesty, I do not see anyone who BONFIRE can stop Bobby at this lime." BONFIRE, a newsletter, requests your The r eason for Byrne's defeat was not letter for publication discussing any witchcraft but the weak move 14. KR-Ql. aspect of chess. Letters should be By playing 14. Qft...QI White could have written as open letters to BONFIRE's held his own, thus eliminating the eause 20. BxN R·N8 readers and signed with the writer's of Mr. Kirby's admiration. 21 . B·B3 ..8 address included. Subscription rates 22. P·NJ of BONFIRE are $1.JO for twelve is. (Bllt also (leprillillg us of olle of tIle finest N·N5 23. BxN RxRch sues. and most slIrJ1risilll! finishes 011 record_Ed.) 24. KxR P,8 BONFIRE • • • 25. QxRP Q·Q8ch Box 14122 DURING HIS STAY IN HOLLAND, 26. K-N2 Q·B6ch SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (782.14) Mikhail Botvinnik played a blindfold Drawn by perpetual check

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