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CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U ACTION AT THE MARSHAll C. C. (See p. 64) .:. UNITED STATES VolUDle XIX NUlIlber 3 March, 111,.. IDITOR: J. F, Reinhardt NOMINATIONS WANTED The Nominating Committee of the USCF requests the help of the membership CHESS FEDERATION in suggesting suitable candidates lor next ye ar. The offices to be filled are eight USCF vice·presidencies; one in each USCF region . The outgoing Vice·Presidents are: PRESIDENT Region I- New England-James A. Burgess, Dorchester, Mass. Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. Region II- Eastern-Charles Keyser, Bloomfield, NJ. Region DI- Mid-Atlantic-William Byland, Pittsburgh, Pa. VICE·PRESIDENT Region IV----Southern- Dr. Stuart Noblin, Raleigh, N. Carolina David HoUmann Region V-Great Lakes-Dr. Howard V. Gaba, Detroit, Mich. REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS Region VI-North Central- Dr. George Tiers, Sl. Paul, Minn. NEW IiNQiLAND Eli Bourdon Jamel Bur,ell Region VU-80uthwestern-Juan J. Reid, Colorado Springs, Colo. Stanley KIn, Region VIII-Pacific-Richard S. Vandenburg, Boise, Idaho EASTlitN Names of suggested nominees may be sent to any member of the Nominating Committee listed below: MID·ATLANTIC WLlIII Ill S. Byland Geor,!! Thoma. CHAIRMAN- Dr. Alex Janushkowski Edward D. Strehle 691 Crocker Road SOUTHERN Dr. Stunt Noblin Sacramento, Calif. "arry SuWnn Dr. Robert. I'roemke William Slater GREAT LAKES 116 PinehUrst Ave. New York 33, N.Y. NORTH CINTItAL Dr. Geor,. 'neH Fred W. Kemp Frank Skol! Box 114 Jobn 0.- Palmerdale, Ala. SOUTHWESTERN JUln J . Reid Jobn Beltllnll: Henry Meifert Kenneth Smfth 6409 W. Kinnlc River Pkw. PACIFIC Milwaukee 19, Wisconsin William N. Wells SECRETARY 2711 BriarIleld Marshall Rohland San Antonio, Texas 78230 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS ARMED FORCES CHISSH•. HHH.H'HHRobert Knell IN OUR NEXT ISSUE BUSINESS MANAGERHH. __H_H .J. F. 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PRESIDENTIAL AISISTANT.. _ -"red CraDler RATINO SYST~M " .. _ .. __..... __..Arp.d E. £10 Membenhlp, lDd.udln. CHESS LD'I: ••..... rlpUOa. eUlibWt)' lor USCF-raunc, and aU SWISS SYSTI!M MaTHODS __.Arpad E. Elo privUelU: 1 yr.: 1I.ooa I ,JR.: .. 50; , :rn.: ,1.3.10; su..taJ.aIq: '10.00 (becomu liIe JUmben.bJ.p TOURNAMENT ADM-_ Gi!or,e Koltlno.... *' af'ter 10 ~elWl); We: n..,.oo. 'aMllr "wUrth ... [two or !DOnI family membera at aame TOURNAMENT R""~'~':'::==J~':;:;IIlU Sberwin TREASURI.IL-_H Milton RuaJdll adt!;ren, onl1 one (:HuS LIP'E IUbIcrlpUODJ: ntu .. above for Orst tamll,. member, pi.. U. S. CHAM ..ION.HI .... ___" .r.burice Ka.pH' tollowiq for eaeb additional membU': 1 ,.,..: "50; 2; )'J'&.: $-I.'1$; 3 ,.t'I.: $&.7$. WOMEN'S CHaSS. __" ___"".".,, ..Eva Aroll8On CHISS LIFE b pubUlbed. monthly b,. USC,. aDd e.atered. as aecond<,n. matter at Dubuque, fOWL Non_member I·yr. lu~t1ptton: ,,,"00 (f5.oo ouUlde USA); l!nlle copy: 4.Oe (5Oc outlide WORLD CHESS FEDERATION USA). Chan" of addr... : Allow four 'W1I.t.a GOtice; pie.... live UI both tha naw addnll and (F.I.D.E.) the old addrelli. Includlnl the numbtJ'Ol '''1 dat.. on tht top unt of your Ittneil.. Jerry G. Spann Vice·PresIdent, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) Add..., •• all communication •. and makt all Check. payable to: -,------ UNITED STATU CHUa 'ED' RATION, II a ..t 11tft Itl'ttt, NIW YORK,. N.Y. CHESS UFE HOPPE SCORES IN NORTH CAL. Roy Hoppe, USCF Expert from Nova­ to, took first place in the 12th Annual Championship of Northern California, played in Oakland from February 29 through Mauh 1. A ret'ord-breaking field of 140 players turned out for the event, which was run in three sections. Hoppe, playing in the Expert-A Division, scored fo ur out of fivc, winning out over seven other play. ers on Solkoff points. Others with 4-1 scores were: George Kane, Redwood City; Max Wilkerson, San Francisco; Don Sutherland, San Francisco; Dr. J . K. Wal· ters, Berkeley; Robert Trenberth, Oak· land; John Blackstone, Saratoga; and Janis Salna, Oakland. Fifty-two players participated in the Expert-A Division. In the B Division, with 48 players, top honors went to Michael Tritch of Hay· ward who scored a clean 5-{). In the C Division, R. V. Horn of Klamath Falls, Oregon won all five of his games to finish first. STEUER TAKES RHINE EVENT Julius J . Steuer, scoring 6!h.!h, took (irst place in the George Washington Chess Holiday at the Rhein/ lbin AFH in Gcrmany on February 21-23. The event, sponsored by the European Chess District (ECD) of the t;SCF, at­ tracted 38 entrants. Capt. Jack G. McKay (51h) edged out Anne Sunnucks, a cap­ tain in the Women's Royal Army Corps, for second place on median points. Cap­ tain Sunnucks, the highest-scorer of the three women who played in the tourna­ ment, is presenUy ranked as the number two woma n player in Great Britain. She was undefeated in the tournament and was the only player to put a dent in the winner's score by drawing with Steuer in the fifth round. FISCHER ON TOUR 0( United Statu Champion Robert J. FiSMer, whose chen tour be~a n on Feb­ ruary 20, hIS already appeared et Bran­ deis University, Man.; Montreal end Quebec, Canada; the University of To_ ronto; Westerly, R.I.; Fitchburg, Mus.; Hartford, Conn.; Richmond, Va.; Wash­ ington, D_C.; Yeshiva University, New York City; and Pithburgh, Pa. Fischer's tour will continue through April lind May and conclude with. l00-board ex. hibition in New York City, sponsored by the USCF, in early June. The Champion is shown, left, during his exhibition .t Westerly, R.I., where he won 47, lost one, drew two_ -Photo courtesy The Westerly Sun MARCH, 1964 SS MY GAMES FROM CHICAGO by U, S. Ope n Champion William Lombardy Starting with this issl,l l, CHESS LIFE will present "II the 9" mes played by Grandmaster Willhlm Lombardy I t the 1963 United Stat" Open in Chicago. e ach gil me will be fully annot. ted by Mr. Lombardy himself. The gam •• are presented in chronological order. Those from the fi rst four rounds are given in this Inu e. Game 1 Game 2 An ordinary Sicilian Defense with nothing particular in .My opponent, an old·timer and former champion of opening technics to recommend it. What should be carefully Montana. had not been up on modern opening theory and as noted is the neat refutation of Black's 17th move, particularly a result very early developed a bad game. The fact that he in respect to his weakening 0{ the Q5 square which opens was for so long reduced to passivity accounts for the finale. wide the door to the combination. White: W. Lombordy White: Adam Smith Black: Ninus Aronson Black: W. Lombardy SICILIAN DEFENSE SICILIAN DEFENSE 1. P·K4, P.QB4; 2. N·KB 3, p·Q3; 3. P-Q4, PxP; 4. N,; P, H·KB3; (By transposition ) 5. N.QB3, P·KN3; 6. B·K2, B.N2; 7. B·K3, P·QR3. I. P· K4. P·KN3; 2. p.Q4, B·N2; 3. P·KB4, P·QB4; 4. N.KB3, To be regarded as a waiting move, more or less; but Black PXP; 5. NxP, N-QB3; 6. NxN? ,.. .... cannot afford to wait. One suggestion is 7 ......... , N-QB3; .Il is . the . exception to . ~be rule Cor White to exchange 8. P-KN4?!. P-Q4. kDlghts In thiS type oC position, for only Black can gain [rom 8. P-K N4, P-K R3; 9. P·KR3, N·B3; 10. N·N3, ........ such an exchange, unless White can conjure up eUective Since Black has undermined his own king side by the threats. The sounder move is 6. N-N3, N-B3; 7. N·B3. 0 .0; weakening 8 .........• p.KR3. there remains no doubt that he 8. B-K2. P-Q3; 9. 0-0 with good attacking cbances for White. intends to castle on the other wing. White anticipates this plan. As . p l ~yed, Black der.ives several advantages. a central pawn 10 . ........• Q·B2; 11. P-B4. P·K 3. maJonty, a more rapid development, and immediate pressure Inevitably forced; 11 ......... , B-Q2; 12. p oNS, PXP; 13. PXP. along both the open !He (QN) and the long black diagonal. KN-R<l; 1<l. N-QS, Q·N I ; 15. B·N6. Ii•..... ... , NPxN; 7. B·Q3, P.o3; 8. P.B3, ....... 12. Q·Q2, P-QN4; 13. B-B3, B-N2; 14. O·O"(), O,,()·O; 15. K·Nl . White could not yet castle: 8. 0·0, Q.N3+; 9. K·Rl, BxP. R·Q2; 16. Q.B2, R-K B1 ; 17. KR-K l , ........ S. ........ , N-B3; 9. Q·K2, ....... Black has inherited a passive position with no effectiVe ac· If White castles, he allows 9 ......... , B.R3; 10. BxB, Q-N3+; tivity possible. White merely intends patiently to apply pres· 11.
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