Volume II Monday, Number 4 Official Publication of me United States Co ess'federation October 20, 1947 Player Sets Example! B. CZAIKOWSKI ADAMS REGAINS BEGIN · FINALS I "Not What We Give COMPILES RECORD NEW ENGLAND OF 49th C.C.L.A. IN VETERAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 'NORTH AMERICAN' But What We Share" With tireless zeal Bruno Czalkow. In the Labor Day weekend New After eliminating over one hun· ERIOUS is the plight which has befallen many of our European ski of Chicago has let a notable England Championship Tournament dred or their fellow League-mem· record In the "Chess for Veterans" at the Boston City Club, Weaver bers, preliminary round section S chess friends, Readers of who have enjoyed play­ program and holds one of the cov· W. Adams regained his crown as winners In the seven classes Into ing over the games df these men may wish to send CARE packages eted Red Cross A wards conferred the New England Champion -a which members of the Co rrespond· to relieve their distress. ror devollng over 1000 actual bours title that Adams lost last year by ence Chess League or America are In work with the wounded veterans. journeying to Russia on the U. S. divided, are now compeUng In the Following are the names and addresses of deservif!g chess mas­ This month saw the completion Team during the time the 1946 Finals or the 49th annual North ters. Other names will be submitted by the F.I.D.E, delegates of of one year of constant attendance New England Tournament was Amerlclln Class Championships, ac· Europe and published in l at~r issues:- at the Hines V. A. Hospital where held. cording to CCLA Tournament DI· every Sunday BroDO C~lkowsld ar­ Adams WOIl seven and a halt rector, J. W . .Jenkins, Newark, Nelt" Hans Mueller Ernst Gruenfeld ril'ell llrompUy at 2:00 p.m, to play games out of a possible eight tn York. Koep~I",-eg 9 Schottenfeldgasse 86 cbess and checkers with the vet­ the ('Ight·roulld Swles meeting and Winners of the various prellmln. Vienna XIV, Austria Vienna VII, Austria eranl In the various wards, ending obtained permanent possession ot ary round sections are as follows: each evening with a simultaneous the big sliver trophy, since Clan "AA" Joseph Lokvenz Kurt Richter exhibition In the auditorium where this was his third v1ctory: the oth­ 1. C. F'. T .... "., Dl.na., Tt.... (ftl·t) 2. Dr. II. O. Em_, Chico. Ol iU. ('-0) he meets as many patients as wish ers were In 1942 and 1946. R. Theodo~ An""l, F.lmhunot, N. Y. (5-1) Bei H rellriegl Donhoffstrasse 29 to play agalost him. Twenty·tour players competed In ,. W. If. P . lf ltch~lI., Brookline, Y ... (51· Burgs asse 30 Berlin Karlshor st 1I! In addition to his visit to Hines the tourney which, though not as Cia .. "A" Vienna VII, Austria Germany every week, Cz;alkowskl has de­ large as previous years, was just 1. J_ph Frlp;on, Klrklond, WMh. (01·1) voted each Friday fo r over three 2. Samuel Llwren"", Brooklyn, N. V. (e&,~ \ IlS strong In caltber ot players. S. A. O. 1'...... 11. Chula Vim, o.llf. ( 5-4» · Hans Keller yearij to the V. A. Downey Hospit­ Robert Byrne. defending 1946 cham. ,. ». ». Wil.ega"'.... , So, PuoiIeno. o.ltf. al; t!lld previous to Its closing tor (e.o) Braungasse 22 pion. finished second with 6i·n . CI ... "8" three years or moro was a "regu­ and S. Rublnow th ird with 61·21. I . W. II. r.. e~:r, Jr., Detroit. Mich. (1·0 ·· Vienna XVII, Austria lar" at the Gardiner General Hos· 2. W. II. Lae<:y, J r. o.trolt, lIie!>. ($.0) •• Five ulayers tied wjth 6·S, but un­ Cb .. "C~ pitnl, Dilring the war he also der the Sonneborn·l)orgor systom I. Jr, W". n ••nty, 1_ Arurell!fo. 010111. «1.11) rative fo r American Remittances to Europe, lllC,) Illl1y od ut the Chicago Service 2. W. A. n ""l(h. """k.v lilli, nonn. (~I ' l) Mott was Ilwarded fourth pIneo, I . I,. S. lIriltt,.m, )(ontl>"lier, VI. (1)·1) offers a nOIl"proftt service of delivering- at $ 1().oo each-packages Me n'8 Center during the five yoars Mitchell nUb, Nagy sixth, Bubert CIIt. "D" of lUI existence. seventh Ilnd Bolton eighth. I . T. 8. Wot k h ... K...... 011)" It•• (8-0)·· of food or bl'lnkt'l~ from stockpiles maintained in Europe. .Delivery, Clu. "E" l Gruno ezalkows'ki III belter One of the highlights of the meet I. J I ..k R.m. ,, ~. SIn Frln~l le " . c.m. is guaranteed or money is refunded, Order fo rms and description known In Chicago cliess circles, ('.0 ) " • was the first round victory of Mas· Clan "P' of package contents ay be obtaint!d from CARE, So Broad Street, since he Is modest, as founder and sachusetts State Champion 1. '1,. K ~"".II . S. Oelmmpaugh, n . c. Lffln· III'esldcnt lor many years of the John Hubert over Milton Kagan. 11'11. .1111 1'1."' ..... New York City. ( ' J With nne ~me:ret to eomple1~. Chicago City Chess League and as The upset so jolled Kagan that he ( • • ) Aut_.tie CIa. OIIlmplon. T he need is great. LeI's extend a helping hand. troasurer of the Chicago Chess and lost tour more games and finished PAUL G. GIERS, Checker Club. near the bottom ot the lIsL N.w En\ll.nd Cllllmjllonild p STUDENT CHESS Executive Vice·President, ----- 'da~ ___' • . t ~ __, "" MONTREAL GIRDS eyr ne, R. ___4.·1l Uand _~._ 4 · ' OPENS SEASON The United States Chess Federaljofl. R.ubln_ __51·2t Daly __...81·41 lIott ___5 ·' unl. ___s"'. AT UNIV. OF OKLA. FOR FALL CHESS :!!:"I~:::=:: :: ~o.t;n-===l~ t CLEVELAND HOST BUFFALO CHESS COMPETITION UlJbert ~·3 .' lts. ___n-tt With twenty·flve ptembers signed D.oI tau ---li·S Kapn ___-' .f> TO TRI-STATE HAS MOVING DAY him ____'& ·8.1 tNen _____Q .I>.I liP, tho Student of the The Montreal Chess League In l'TItIlhl rd __'I·St Vlttum ___2·4 Un lvorslty ot Oklahoma began Its IIl.lTie _____, ., Teodo...on • __. 1 ·7 CHAMPIONSHIP TO DOWNTOWN Y its reorganization meeting laid fall chess sea~on with 1\ bang. Wyoowotl _ .. u_' ·f Pl tter.nn _ .... u.. ,·n plans for a CUll round of cheu The tournament wall- directed by Reed Payne was elect ed president, The secoud Tn·State Champion­ The Buffalo (N. Y.) Cheils Club events Including a city champion· Waldo L. Waters, Boston chess Lee Hendl'lx v1ce·presldent. and ship Tournament ror the I'anklng staged a moving day and trans· ship, a speed tournament, rsdlo Dill Pitts scretary·treasurer. Fac· co ]u m~"~i':':. ______players of Pentlsyl vanla, Ohio and ferred quarters from the Hotel La,. Rnd telephone matches, and Intel'­ ulty sponsor Is Dr. Kosler Svend­ West Virginia will be held at fayette to the Dowtown YMCA In club competition. E. BrilJebols was son, secretary·treasurer ot the Ok· MANHATTAN VS. Cleveland 0 11 NovemOOI' 8·10. Six Buffalo. Election ot omcers reo elected president, M. Guze vice­ lahoma Chess Association and players, victor and runner·up In suited In Norman C. Wilder presl· president, f. Brunet secretary, and BUENOS AIRES USCF Director. Tlie club plans the rocent State Championships, dent. Richard S. Maisel vlce·prosl· D. M. LeDain and P. Brunet pub­ BY RADIO-PHONE matches with chess cluba In Okla. will com pete In: this triangular dent, Daniel }'. Reehlln treasurer, IicHy directors. homa City, LawtOIl, Tulu and else· event which was held last year at Robert J. Shea secretary, and Phil The J947 Montreal Open Cbam­ ]n a mlltc~~adlo--tolophone where. PlttsiJurgh wi th Milton Q. ElIenby J . Mary assistant secretary. plonllhlp tournament resulted In a scheduled for Novomber 2, the At the second meellnJ;" Dr, Svend· of Ohio as victor and Dr. Slegtled Always active. the Buffalo Club tie between five playors tor first Manhattan Chess will challenge Ion demonstrated the Knl~ht's WC I·thll mmer of West Virginia as has recently defeated the plnct) with scoree ot 5i·1l each. In Tour blindfolded and played one the famous Jockey Club ot Bueno8 ruoner·u p. Chess Club (Toronto) 10·6 ~n Duf· all lorly·slx players contested In bllndrolded game. Tbereatter he Alrtls according to an announce­ This year'S big Ilx will be Tom· falo, dTllw lng a return match In ~he seven round Swiss tourney. ment by President Maurice Wer­ pla.yed nine simultaneous games, my F:\IIlIon (Cleveland) and Law· Toronto 6·6, bested Rochester 7,2 Tbe live tied winners are: P. Bru· theJm. Members of the Manhattall permitting consultations. and rence Jackson, J r. (Toledo) for In Buffalo and lost tbe return mateh net, E. Davis, M, Guze, Dr. J. Raucb team, which will play In the Man· scored six wins. one and two Ohio : Attilio DiCamillo (Philadel­ in Rochester 61·a. A match with and W, Tannenbaum . These will havan Club quarters, have not yet adjournments. phia) and Mike Ylttron (Reading) the strong Erie Cheu Club Is complote a final round robin tour­ been announced but Sidney F. Ken· for PennsylVAnia: H, Landis Marks scheduled In Buffalo for October nament at the En PaS8&nt Cbees ton, tournament director, will serve PHILA. LEAGUE and Dr. Siegfried Werthammer 19. I Club to determine the champion. as team captain. SET FOR SEASON (Huntingtoll) (or WCllt Virginia. Planned for Thanksgiving week­ The Argentine players for the In case that olle or these cannot HOUSTON MORPHY end Is a ProvlllClal Quebec Cham· Jockey Club will Include such The Phlladelpbla Chess League attend, tile next ranking player plonshlp toul'nament at Montreal South American experts as Najdorf, leneon got under way on OctQbor from his slate will replace him. FINDS NEW HOME to consist of a slx·round SwiSs, Stahlberg, Maderna, Michel, Dala· 10 with the Mid·City Choss Club which Is expected to attract a do, Gulmard, Bolbochan, Pllnik, Pl· and Abington YMCA Bcheduled to LAKE CO. PLANS Tbe HouHton Morphy Chels Club atrong group ot players. azz;lni and IIIle8co. fire the opening gun. Seven teams (Houston) hae lell.8ed toll·tlme qu ar· will vie for the cllOmplonshlp now INTER-CITY CHESS ters at 2204 Fannin In ' 0. spacious KEENEY CONDUCTS held by the Mercantile Library suite of rooms. MORAL-JOIN CHESS LIFE team. Co ntenders for the crown Plans tor an Intercity series ot First meeting In the new home A CHESS CLUB! will consist ot the Abington YMCA matches have been laid by E, A, was October 7 at which occasion PROBLEM DEPT. Chcss Club, Mld·Clty Chess Club, Dlnnel', pl'ogram director oC the election of omcerll 'resulted In The Los Angeles papers report North City Chess Club, Germantown Lnke County (Ohio) YMCA. The Harry McCleary president, N. D. the case of Henry J Gordon who Dr. P. G ~ Keoney, Internationally YMCA Reds, Germantown YMCA program advances a tontatlve sche, Naman vlce:preBldent, Mevla R. was held In jal\ on the report of ramous problem Com\XIser, whoee Dlues, and Frankltn Cben Club. dule of matcheR to be held at Erie, SmUh treasurer, B. J. Ameaw: soc· his wire that he held her prisoner column in the Cincinnati Inquirer Heavily favored to capture this Painesville and Akron with the retary. James P. Boe.tner asst gained world recognition, haa ac· ten days by threatening her with a year's title 18 the Germantown Red Erie Chells Chlb, the F irestone treasurer and Dr. A. B. Strozier, knife and gun, and forced her to cepted the pOst of Problem Editor team whlcb wlll feature all three Che" and Checker Club, and th8 Jr. asst. secretary. play cbess with him. mves for CHESS LIFE. The Initial col­ State Champions (A. DiCamillo. Lake Couuty Y Chess Cl ub as the Mevis Smith I ~ the present Hous­ umn will appear shortly and be n should heed this warning and make Saul Wachs, an d Mrs. Ma ry Sel· participating tea..IlI R. Plana Include ton City Champion, having won the cheSB·playlng husbands joln the regular feature ot CHESS L IFE, ensky) In tllelr IIne·up. a t n·clty match at Painesville. tlUe three Limes In a row. nearest chess club. .." ...... H .... , ...... "" ... " ...., " .., ll ...". . , ~ ...... '''"u. '" ' ...... " .. _ LId_ .. , ...... ,.,. ., .... 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" .. to .."", <1.", B"f-;~ F.. ..~ .. «l)ess Cife' eke66 'Jor ::lke :AreJ SU6ine66 man Mo"Jay, OClobtr 20, J947 By Fred R.rin/~lJ eke66 ofl/e "A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing" .!In new·'/jork HE famous Viennese ma.ater G)'uenfeld Is reputed to know thousands T of opening variations by heart. On the few occasions when he By Millem Finlulstein c hooses to be orl,11I81, the results are not always happy. A case fn Dolnt: HE CIH1DlI)iOD Shlp preliminary SICILIAN DEFENSE T tournaments at the Marshall Vien na, 1946 CLEVELAND CHESS Chess Club draw to a close, and WI,l\e 1lI.cl< ELECTS · OFFICERS the list of qualifiers is the mor e GAL.' " E. OR UENFELD Interesting because of the new 1 P·K' p-Qa. 2 KI.K8' Kt..QBl AT ANNUAL MEET playon, many of thcm juniors, who ) p.Q' PKP have come to the fore. Tbese In_ 4 KtxP KI·OS) S Kt,.QB) P·K' At the annual meeUng ol the c lude Howa.rd Harrlsoo, De Witt This move Is frowned upon by Cleveland Chess Association at the Clinton HIgh School 'ace; L. Deder. lhe tbeor.lsts, for It leaves a back· Central YMCA tbe recommenda· lotO" t .::0. b",nts flltl) noles JO'WII his 'no"t ",bil. Dot" Y KI (4).KI5 P.Q) vide the following s late of officers of State Champion Pink us In the 7 P.QR. for the ensuing year: Al !\farlens NOT EVEN ALEKHINE! lust i\lanhaltan Chess Club 'I'ourna· 7 B·IUS, P·QR3; 8 BxKt PxB; pl'esldent, Jacob WOtz ft t'st vlce-· By Milton Fillkclslcill ment), Nathan Halper, a powerful Kt-R3 ('l'arraach-Janowskl , Vienna, p residen t, Jo)rnest Mehwald second natUI-a1 player, and Dr. f.te ngarinl. HESS players in New York seem to fo llow a curious pattern of de­ 1898) was an attractive alternative. Vlc&-pl'esldent, Mrs. Charles Kelly whoso g rowing talent Is a bou t velOpment. I I'ememher the days, 10 years ago, when I visited the If then 9 ..... PQKt4; 10 K t-Q5 secretary, Harold J. KlIlmeyer, J r. C ready to explode a tow of the bet­ chess concession Ilt Coney Island. I was then captain of my lligh with a fine game for Whlto. trol'asurer, and Harald ~1tller cor-­ ter-known masters. 1 __ P-QRl school team, and a conscientious student or MCO's 5th edition. In fact, responding secretary. The national prominence given I Kt·R) 8·10 I was sure I knew evel'Y opening well enough to gain au equal position A lense struggle is In the otting. In addition the followlng we re agaln81 anyone. to the exploits of the masters in the big Cl ubs tends to blind us to B lack wants to (orce ...... • P-Q4, elocted: Milan Kontosh as League A young- man only n few years older than myseir was playing (or the fnct that there a re many Hne thus ridding himself of the weak Match P lay Olrector, a nd Ernest the house, a nd giving rook odds to a ll comers. 'Veil, not evcn Alekhlne players In smaller groups tbrough· . Hence White's retort: Mehwald as lndnstrlal Leagmi DI. could give me a rook! I played, and lost three games bOfore I called , 8.84 S.S rector. There was no change In Quits. "Wha1's your name?" I asked my opponent. "Pavey." he replied. out New York. The opening or the 10 KbS KbP? Commercial Chess League saason, the Cleveland Chess BulieUn stall "MIlX Pavey." I A neat , whlc.h wins with Hi toams of four particiJ)atlng, which remains under tbe capable This s tory's point was brought home to me recently. I had dropped .. _ (or While ! direction of Edward F. Joh nson as bl'lngs this I)oint ho me again. I am 11. KbKI P.Q4 into the Marshall Chess Club, where I heard se'Vel-a1 of the youngsters Editor, Max Gabor as I ndustrial discussing the vastness ol theil' book knowledge. "Why," said one ot reminded of the occasion, (lve years Regaining !.he piece and ridding News Editor, Edgar Holladay as ago, when the Intereolleglate Chess himself of !.he weakness. Bu t there them, "Not even Reshevsky could give me a rook!" Yes, I played and Problem Ellitor, and Earl H. Ben· won three games from him at rook odds. This certainly makes me s ·League, seeking an ea9y victory is a stunning surprise! and !lew ' prestigB, played a 13- jamin as Publisher. Pavey, but It does allow lor the repetition or a n ancIent clue to chess boarn match agaInst the Commer­ Highlight of the meeting WD!t wlsdom:-"E:xperience Is a better teaCher!" Ute presentation of the Long· cial team headed by N. L. Hogen­ awai~ed Cle\'eland Chess Champion· aue!' of the Central·Hanover Bank. sltip Trophy to City Champion 'Ve brought our best players down, Tommy EllIson. who also balds the hUl Ii team including Pllnlck, Sol Ohio State Champlonl>hll) title. men Wko Wort 'Jor eke6' \Velnstock, Daniel Levine and the By John D. Fr.n(h wrlter was neatly defeated, ann b y a group of players whose names MECHANICS INST. John L, Costello. Jr. wero quite new to most of us. And, Though )' l)11e the l)reSence of college BESTS COMBINED leader In the caURe of Caissa comes from the Ellst: HUlll1110l s town, II "laYOI'S like Shlpmal1, Byrne, and NORTH BAY TEAM little borough near HalTlsbu l"g. ca-pital of Pennsylvllnla. Kramel', rm afraid the Commercial Although he is youug, 17·year-old John J~. "Jack" Costello, Jr., has League could do it again today! I ' won ii. highly covet~d' 1I0nor in thil field ot c hess alreaOy. He Is a Llfe"t New' Yo"k masters -are showing a By crushing the last ten boards Member or tile United Stales ChelSS Federation, won through I11s lIeing keen Interest in the USCF national 9-1, the Mechanics Institute Chess one of the three biggest and lIcst ··IlHHlIber·getlers" tluring lhe recenl ratings system heing completed by Club of San I<'rancisco scored a "Chess :Month" (February) drive. A rpnd Elo. Snch players as ,YIll­ lZt;-5! victm'Y uver till" Nurll.J Bay 12 B·Kt5!!! Jack has tbe proud record of teaching chess to 85 fellow high (and man, Shalnswit. Seidman, and the Association Chess Team. composed PetlUon In bankruptcy. However, even gram mer) school students in Hummelstown. Most o f these Wf>re youngel' players who have been of players from Sacramento, Berk­ on 12 ...... _, B-K2 or 12 ...... , Kt-K% direct teaching jobs. Ja ck likes to see bis own work zoomlr:g of late, are eagerly await­ eley, Oakland. Palo Alto. San Jose. Wbite checks at Q6 with an easy In action and is sUIl not too sure of his heit)ers. He Ing this first national lis ting, which Modesto, and Vallejo. The victory wln_ s u bscribes to the theory that "it's easier to do it will set new goals for every player reiterated tbe well·known fact that 1) BKP! P.S yourself than tooch 9Otneone else: ' to aim at. the strong Mechanics Institute (re­ Little more than a year ago he entered the )·Iar· .t~QKr~l ng on the cake. liliow membered by Dr. Alekhlne as the risburg Chess Club, a rather so-so player with little l-4 .... , QxQ; 15 KlJ:Pch coming toughest club he faced In slmul­ book knowledge and