IN THIS ISSUE:

The Masters Rated :-

Anderssen

to

Fischer!

(See P. 81 ) Volume XIX Number 4 EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP STARTS APRIL 26

CHESS FEDERATION The Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City has been chosen as the site for the 1964 United States Women's Championship, with the iirst round scheduled to begin on Sunday afternoon, April 26, at 2 p.m. Twelve of the strongest women players PRESIDENT Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. in the country, selected according to their January 1st USCF ratings, will compete in the two-week-Iong round robin. Among those who will participate art' defending VICE.pRESIOENT champion Gisela K Gresser, New York; Sonja Grar Stevenson, Cincinnati; Eva David Hoffmann Arooson, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mary Baio, New York; Jacqueline Piatigorsky, Los REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Angelcs; Mildred Morrell, Somerdale, N.J.; Mary Selensky, Philadelphia; and Cecelia NEW ENGLAND Ell Bourdon Rock, Hinsdale, Mass. Jamel BurielS Stanley Kin, EASTIRN Donald SCbulb; The playing sessions will be heLd in a large hotel suite and will be open to Charl(lI Keyser Peter BertOli' tbe public, admission $1.00. 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K·N4 ; 16. P-R4 mate, or 15 ...... , K-B6; In the December 1963 Chus Life, page 16. 0 ·0 mate!! 308, John W. Collins reports on a cbess Our research group has writlen a corn­ game Eldridge-Johnson. Alter White's pUler program for mating combinations, 14. P·R4ch K- BS 30th move, Mr. Collins remarks: " White incorporating the above·mentioned rule IS_ P-N3m K·B6 might have an nounced mate in seven ," of thnmb and some others. (A report 011 16_ B-K lc.h K-N7 and gives the remaining moves: an earlier version o[ this program has 17_ R-Rl c.h K· NI 30. RxPch, K·Nl ; 31 . R/ 3xPch, K·Rl; been published in tbe October 1962 is­ 18. K· Ql !mite. 32. Rx Nch, K-~I ; 33. R/ H7-N7ch, K-RI ; sue of Be haviorat S ci en~e. ) To get fur· " Again 16. K-BI and 17. N·R2 mate 34. N·N6ch. Qx~ ; 35. Rx(ch, 8 ·83; 36. ther insight into the game discussed would have saved a move, but the final BxB mate. here, I gavc the position after Black·s 29lh move to the mating combinations position as played certainly produces a (We i1l$Crt II diagram 0/ tire ,~iti{)n prior unique picture. Anyone seeing it would to Wl!itc'lI' tllirtktl, mOUf'.- EII.) program, to see what it would do. (My prediction was that it would find the have his difficulties in figuring out how six·move mate.) It found a six-move mate the Black King got to where he is." all right, but one substantiaJly more ele­ Lask!!r":.' time-traublv 011 moue 14 is ex­ gant tban that given above. It followcd lJ/liinefl by till.! fact that tllil; famous game the main line through the 32nd move, tC(I~· l!hlllCd (Vo. II oorf(mt of five -minute chess. then proceeded: A:.' LIINker (!x plain ~· it, "Both clocks arc set 33 . RR8ch!, KxR; 34. :l"·N6dbl cb, K­ at 12, ilJ8t us ill a 10uNiamem game, but N 1; 35. R-N7 mate. )wither player is fJermilled to exceed h;.~ Opp u)l(Jufs time by mure than fioe millutes Of course, I probably should not have at Ullt! stagu of the game. Thus, if one of been too surprised, for the mating com­ the CO llt estallt~· /Jlays lei.surolV, the other can binations program has shown itse Lf on (11$0 tak e his time. But (I player !Cho moves other occasions to be pretty formidabLe. fa.! f, compcLr his adversary to follow stilt." Given the Lasker-Thomas poSition, it finds the checkmate (the eight. move var· • • • In re-examining the pOSition before iation). It has also found the checkmate To the Editor: Wh ile's 30th move, 1 discovered, what in 41 of the positions used as ilIustra· Robert J . Fischer's win over Bisguier apparenUy escaped both White and Mr. lions by Fine in the chapter on mating in the New York Open is a fine game, Collins, that White might have an· combinations of his book on the middle but Fischer's comments on the analytic nounced mate in six, or even in thr•• , ga me. In ali but Iwo or three of these history of Steinitz's bizarre move 9. N·R3 instead of seven. The six-move mate fol· positions, it finds the mate after exam· in the Two Knights' Defense are incom­ lows the same course as the seven·move ing considerably less than 100 variatiolUJ, plete and misleading. The move was giv­ male through the 32nd move, then pro· in many cases 20 or fewer. I wish to en a fair trial in master chess seventy ceeds: emphasize that the program does this years ago, and found inadequate. Stein· 33. R / B7 · ~7ch , K-SI; 34. N·Q7ch (or. not by rapidly scanning all possible con· ilz played it live times against Tcbigorin N-N6ch), QxN; 35. R-RS mate. tinuations (this wonld in any event be and lost four times. winning only oncc. impossihle in the more complicated po­ The three·move mate has two varia· The movc was suggested by Steinitz tions: sitions even for the fastest computers), but by exploring setectivety on the basis in his "Modern Chess Instructor" and 3Q. RxPeh, K·N1; 31. Rl7xPch, K-Rl; of a small set of rules of thumb or immediately Tchigorin challenged Stein­ 32. N-S7 male; or 31...... • K·81; 32. heuristics. ilz to play it in the famous cable match. R-N8 mate. HERBERT A. SIMON To prepare himself for the encounter Since some of my coUeagues and I at Professor of Administration & Tchigorin played two correspondence Carnegie Institute of Technology have Psychology games with the strong Russian amateur been studying the psychology of the Carnegie Inst. of Technology A. Markov. 1n one of these games he choice of moves in chess. 1 was curious tried - and rejected - ...... , P - ~4; in as to why the players and Mr. Co llins the other be played an early ...... , BxN. found tbe seven-move mate rather than The Lasker-Thumas game n1erred 10 /11 The latter move he rejected because he the shorter ones. From our previous Prof. Simon's letter !c as fea tured In CHESS found it better to save the QB for the analysis, we had hypothesized that in UFI-:, June 1962, with Edwo.r(l Lasker's searching lor possible matlng combina· mvn notes. The position in question /s." tions, a good player ge nerally examines those lines first that allow tbe defender the fewest alternativcs. We had obtained some confirmation of this hypothesis from the well· known game of Ed . Lasker· Thomas (1912), where Lasker announced and delivered mate in eight. It was later discovered that the male could havc been obtained in seven moves. However, the seven-move mate requires the atlacker. at a certain point, to play P-B4ch , allow­ ing the defender two replies; while at tbe same point, the attackcr can play P-R4ch, which allows the defender only one reply. Lasker explored the latter al­ ternative and found thc cight·move matc. Lasker commenu: I was thereforc surprised, and plea s ~d , Here I had only about a minute to to observe that exactly the same con·ii· spare. and I played tbe obvious 14. p ­ tion holds in tbe Eldridge·Johnson gnme. R4ch. Effective, but brutal. Mor e subtle APRIL. 1964 " attack for which he had giVen up the DAL Y TAKES STURGIS EVENT ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOLS Pawn. Harlow B. Daly, octogenarian Expert SET CHESS RECORD Mr. Fischer chooses to quote the onc from Sanford, Maine added the George The third annual Arizona High School game won by Steinitz, but this line- Sturgis International Tournament to his Chess Championships, sponsored by the 9 ...... , B-QB4; 10. 0 ·0, 0-0; lL P·Q3- list of recent successes. Daly won the Phoenix Chess Club, were played on dropped out of play after Makovelz-Char­ Boston event on March 13-15 with an February 22 and March 14 and drew a ousek, Budapest, 1892, whicb continued impressive score of 51,2 ·1,2. record turnout or 102 players from 17 11...... , N·N21 12. K·Rl, P-N 4; 13. P - Daly, whose chess career spans the high schools throughout the state. A QB3, B-N3; 14. B·K3, N-Q4 with ad­ yeats between Steinitz and Fischer, be­ total of 96 boys and 6 girls took part vantage to Black. This game is given in came the first recipient of the Interna­ in the 7-round evcnt, held at the Phoe· Sergeant's collection of Charousek's tional Silver Tray as a result of his nix Adult Center through the coopera­ games as no. 68, but it can also be found victory. The Sturgis tournament will be tion of the Phoenix Parks and Recrea· in a not very recondite source-PCO, p. held again next March. tion Department. 446 note (a). Tied for second and third, with 4-1, were Alexander Keyes and Eugene Solot Geoifery N. Gilbert, a sophomore at l{ Mr. Fischer really believes the move of MassachUsetts. Other prizes: David Tempe High School and a USCF-rated has gone under due to "vigorous Russian ScheIfer and Anthony Suraci (tied) Class "A" player, took top honors in the tour­ propaganda," let him tell it to the Rus· A; Dr. Vaughn Sturtevant, Frank Hecker, nament with a score of 6lh·lh. Kathryn sians. I am sure he could get Keres or Robert Webster, Douglas Nohava, all Zettcrlund of West Phoenix High School Korehnoi to play the position with the tied, Class B; Hilda Adrian, Class C; won the girls' title with 4·3. Cortez High Black pieces in the next Challenger's William Weber, Top Unrated. School of Phoenix, coached by Michael Tournament. That would provide a real Thirty·two players participated in the Roseman, had the top 4·player team and test of the value of the move and of event, adding $64.00 to the USCF's In­ won the Team Trophy 20·8, edging out Mr. Fischer's analyses. Frankly, as a ternational Fund. Robert Goodspeed was Tuscan's Ampitheater High School on Fischer fan I hope he does not follow the tournament director. tie·break points. up on this suggestion. Jack L. Gibson was director of the CHRISTOPHER BECKER SREDANOVIC SCORES event and Russell D. Osterhout was in charge of promotion and publicity. Hamden, Conn. IN MONTEREY Blazo Sredanovic, a newcomer to the ranks of the USCF, lived up to the in­ KASHDAN TO CONDUCT cendiary implications of his first name SPILLER SWEEPS INDIANA TWA TOUR by fireballing his way to a 5-0 victory in Arthur Spiller of Santa Monica, Cali!. the Monterey International Open on ('ang up a 5,0 score to take a clear first A Trans World Airline tour that will March 14·15. Sredanovic led a field of in the Indiana International Open, bave a heavy accent on chess will be 71 players in a tournament that contrib­ played in Indianapolis on March 21·22. directed by Grandmaster Isaac Kasbdan uted $142.00 to the USCF's International The field 01 58 players was probably the from November 16 to December 7. Fund. George Koltanowski, International largest ever assembled for an Indiana Master and blindfold expert, directed the The main feature of the tour will be chess tournament and the USCF Inter· event on behalf of the sponsoring Mon­ national Fund was augmented to the nine days spent in Tel Aviv, Israel in terey (Cali!.) Chess ClUb. conjunction with the finals of the Chess tune of $116.00. Olympiad. The tour will leave New York Duncan Suttles, winner of the Junior Close behind Spillcr, with 41,2, was Championship at the 1963 U. S. Open, on November 16, will take in Tel Aviv Lt. Donato Rivera Jr., from Puerto Rico, from November 17 through November scored 4% points to take a clear sec· who is currently stationed at Chanute 25. From Israel, the tour will wend its and. A total of nine players finished Air Force Base in Illinois. James Young with 4 points- third place going to USCF led the 4-pointers to take third place way to Italy, Switzerland, France, and Master Tibor Weinbcrger on tie·break Great Britain under Mr. Kashdan's di­ ahead of Edward Vano, Highland, In­ points. A. Schoene was fourth and P. diana and Constantine Rasis, Chicago. rection. Smith took fifth. Schoene also took the A total of three masters and six ex­ In each of the countries visited, there Expert Award. perts took part in the event and Inter­ will be chess lectures, simultaneous play Other prizes: Class A, F. Thornally; national Master Robert Byrne acted as and casual meetings with the leading Class B, R. Hart; Class C, A. Benson; Un­ adjudicator. Norb Matthews, USCF V-P rated, D. Blohm. cbess figures. Those interested in fur· Region 5, was the 1'0urnan:ent Director. ther details should write to Mr. Kash­ dan at 834 S. Wooster St., Los Angeles BENEDICTO WINS L.I. OPEN 35, California. Raul Benedicta, USCF Master who won Frank McReynolds (5lh·lk) took top the U. S. Amateur Championship in 1960, honoTs in the first Santa Monica Rating scored 5-1 to take first place in the Long Tournament, concluded on February 28. Island Open played in Farmingdale, New SKEMA TOPS MOTOR CITY Arthur Spiller (5) was second and E. York from February 22 through March 1. Gardos (4lh) was third. A total of 18 The 1964 Motor City Invitational, play· Howard Rosenberg, Charles Rehberg, and players turned out for the event, spon­ ed in Detroit from January to March, Don Halloran all scored 4¥.!, finishing in so red by the Santa Monica Bay Chess 1964, was won by Kazys Skema who went the order listed when the ties were bro· Cluh. through the 10.player round robin with· ken. out defeat, compiling a score of 8-1. The Junior Prize was awarded to Dr. Mark Pence, 61,2, was second and James Savage (age 14), the Class A Jack WiteeLek, 6, took third. The Kings· Prize to A. Lauro and the Class B Prize men Chess Club sponsored the annual to P. Orth. The Republic Aviation Chess event and Dr. William A. Henkin di­ Club and the Huntington Chess Club rected. were co·sponsor s of the event , which was directed by Thomas M. Bradley. Previous Motor City winners: 1960-Wesley Burgar IT'S UP TO YOU ••• to tell us that you're moving. Copies 1961---Stephan Popel of CHESS LIFE are not forwarded 1962-Wesley Burgar by the postoffice. We need six weeks notice of any change of address. 1963-Carl Driscoll 80 CHESS LIFE The Second International Rating List and the Historical Ratings

At the time of the publication of the first international ond London International Tournament of 1862 was lumped to­ rating list (CHESS LIFE Au gust 1962) it was indicated that gether so that the ratings represent neither the peaks or the the ratings or the international masters were computed for career averages. This was the only way the data could be the period from 1880 through the early months of 1962. This treated since the practice of playing matches at odds and work was undertaken originally to tcst the integrity of the the knoek-o ut form of the tournaments during this period USCF rating system as the system was applied over an ex­ severely limited tbe useful data. Table II includes only those tended period of time. However, it became apparent very soon contemporary grandmasters and highly.rated international mas· that this type of investigation could yield very interesting ters on whom a minimum of a 25-game sample has been ob· information about the development of the skills of the in­ tained during the 1961-63 period. Ratings for this period and dividual masters and also about the relative slrengths of the also for the best five·year periods are given only to the near· masters living in different generations. Accordingly the study est 10 points. A finer resolution is not justified, for the prob­ was extended back in time to the date of the fi rst lnterna­ able error even on a lOO-game sample is about 20 points. It tional tournament, namely, London 18:51. should be recognized that in every type of measurement, The Methods Used whether physical, biological or psychological there exists an inherent uncertainty regardless of the system or method of From 1880 to tile present time the ratings were calculated measurement used. In particular. in psychological measure­ by essentially the same method that is currently used by. the ments where individual behavior or perfor mance is being USCF for the calculations of new ratings with only a slight measured these uncertainties loom large. The uncertainties modification of the constants of the formulae consistent with in the results of this particular study are due princlpatty to the larger samples of games available from international tour· the paucity of continuous data over the liletime of the indio naments as compared to what is available fr o~ the S?ort viduals studied. The mathematical apparatus used in the study domestic tournaments. This method has been descr ibed briefly is actually more refined than it needs to be. in CHESS LIFE of J une 1961 and more extensively in a pri· vately printed analytical supplement , so there is no need to Finally it should be recognized that tbese ratings represent repeat the description here. In brief, the calculus of proba­ a measurement of performl nee in match and tournament com· bilities are used to derive a relation between the pe rcenta ~e petition, and as such form the on1y oblective estimate of the score achieved by a player in an event.. the s tr e n ~t h . ~( hiS strength ot play of the individual masters. The ratings do not competition and what is termed the ratmg of the mdiVidual. pretend to measure creativity, inventiveness or the attacking This rating is furthcrmore continually readjusted on t~e style of the players or any other quality which may playa basis of new data obtained irom subsequent events. ThiS role in the subjective evaluation of a player's greatness. I by ARPAD E. ELO TABLE I. Ratings of the Chess Masters Chairman, USCF Rating Committee af 19th & 20 Centuries

method which will be designated as the continuous ~ e thod PI.y.r Bllt 5·yel' Bllt 25,y,1r is of course a hunting method which is always seekmg the Ave rl ge Average best estimat~ of whllt is the c~ rrent ra~ i n g. It i.s a m~t?od Ahues, C...... 2490 2430 which can be successfull y applied only Ii Ihcre IS suffiCient Al l pln, S...... 2470 activity within the chess·playing population and f?r that 2430 Al l tonev, V • •...... 2490 2... reason could be used only from 1880 onward when mterna· Albin, A...... _ ...... 2400 lional tournaments became more regular and more frequent. Alekhine, A...... 2680 2660 Prior to 1880, and also ror a limi ted number of players Al eunder, C. H...... 2480 244. after 1880, the ratings were computed by anol~er meth~ Anderssen, A...... 2600 (A) 2510 (A) which will be designated as the method of 5uccenlve apprOJu , Barezl, G, ...... 2540 2520 mlHon. In this method the average rating over a. ~inite ~ut Bardeleben, K ...... 2510 2460 short period of time is calculated for aU the ind iViduals . m· Becker, A ...... •...... 2 470 eluded in the study. Usually the period used has been a five· Berger, J ...... 2480 2440 year interval and all the data accumylated on. the players B. rnstein, Dr. O•...... 2590 2530 during such an interval is process~d m suc.cesslve cycle~ of Bird, H, E...... 2430 2420 computation until a set of self-consls tent ratmgs arc obtamed Bllckbu rn., J ...... 2550 2535 for all the individuals included in the study of any half·decade Bogol lubow, E • ...... 2610 2555 interval. This method is perhaps the most r eliable means of Bolboehl n, Jut ...... 2550 2500 obtaining the rclative ratings of the members oi.a group over Bolesllvsky, 1...... 2650 a finite but sbort period of time. When such ralings are ~0n:" Bondl revsky, I...... 2570 2545 bined with those obtained by the continuous method It IS Book, E...... 2520 possible to splice the ratings of adjoining t~me inter~ a ls a.nd Botvinnik, M...... 2720 2690 so construct rating usage or rating vs . hme rel.atlonshlPs Breyer, J ...... 2460 for players who remain active for an y length of time. Com· Bronstein, D...... 2670 pariso n o[ players who lived in different eras then becomes Burn, A •...... •...... 2510 24" possible by purely statistical means, since, among masters, C. nlt, E ...... 2500 2470 long chess careers, i.e. 25 years or more, arc the rule rather C. p. bll nc l , R...... 2720 2"5 than the exception. Chlrousek, R...... 2540 The Resu lt5 Colle, E ...... 2490 The results of this historical study are given in two tables Oake, A...... 2480 wb ich are self Qx planatory. In Table I there are included Denker, A ...... 2490 2430 most of the "name" playe rs of the past. Some contemporary Devere, C...... 2400 players are included in this Ji st also i ~ it is evident that Dur.s, O...... 2550 their peak period or best 25 years arc 10 the past. For the Elisk.ses, E ...... 2560 2530 players of the Morpby era all the data from 1851 to the sec· Engl isch, B...... 2510 APRn., 1964 81 Player Best 5·year Best 25·year Staunton, H...... 2520 (B) Average Average Steiner, E ...... 2510 Euwe, Dr. M...... 2640 2610 Steiner, H...... : ...... 2450 2440 Falkbeer, E ...... 2400 Steiner, L...... ,...... 2500 2450 Fine, R...... 2660 262S Steinitl', W ...... 2650 2625 Flohr, S...... 2620 2575 Stoltz, G...... 2510 2470 Foltys, J ...... 2530 Sultan Khan ...... 2520 Fuderer, A ...... 2540 Subo, L...... 2600 2585 Gligoric, S ...... 2640 Tal, M ...... ,...... 2700 (e ) Golombek, H ...... 2460 2400 Tarrasch, Dr. S ...... 2610 2570 Gruenfeld, E ...... 2540 2495 Tartakower, S...... 2540 2525 Guimard, C...... 2500 2465 Teichmann, R ...... 2550 2525 Gunsberg, I ...... 2550 2450 Thomas, Sir G...... 2450 2410 Harrwitz, D...... 2490 (B) Tolush, A ...... 2560 2515 Horwitz, B. ... ,...... , ...... 2420 (B) Treybal, K...... 2490 Horowitl', I ...... 2510 2460 Trlfunovic, Dr. P ...... 2540 2530 Janowski, D...... 2570 2495 Tschlgorin, M...... 2580 2555 Judd, M...... 2430 2390 Vidmar, Dr. M...... 2600 2550 Kan, 1...... 2530 2475 Walbrodt, A ...... 2490 Ka shdan, I ...... 2580 252S Weiss, M...... 2540 Keres, P ...... 2670 2645 Kiese ritzky, L...... 2490 (B) Williams, E ...... 2450 (B) Km och, H ...... 2450 Winawer, S ...... 2530 2505 Kolisch, I ...... 2560 Wolf, H ...... 2480 2450 Konstantinopolsky ... ,...... 2530 Yates, F. D ...... ,...... 2450 Kostic, B...... 2520 2475 Zukertort, J ...... 2610 Kotov, A ...... 2620 2565 Kupchik, A...... 2500 (A) Anderssen's peak and life time ratings were extrapolated Lasker, Dr. E...... 2720 2690 from his performances in his latcr years. Leonhardt, P ...... 2480 2430 Levenfisch, G. ..,...... 2540 2490 (E) Ratings determined for the Morphy era. These are not Lilienthal, A ...... ,...... 2540 2520 to be construed as either peaks or life time ratings except Lowenthal, J ...... 2520 (B) Lundin, E...... 2500 2460 in the case of Morphy, whose ac tive career was actually Makagonov, V ...... 2540 2490 less than 5 years. Marco, G ...... 2470 2440 (e) Tal's rating hcre is an carly 5 year average wh ich is. how· Maroczy, G...... 2610 2565 ever, not necessarily his ultimate peak. Marshall, F ...... 2560 2545 Mason, J ...... 2530 2475 Matanovic, A . .. .. ,...... 2570 Acknowledgement: McKenl'ie, G. H ...... 2550 2510 Mieses, J ...... 2460 Grateful acknowledgement Is made /0 Mr. James Bolton of 2445 New JTaven, Conn. who gellCT0I181y assisted with the research work Mikenas, V ...... 2540 2515 Morphy, P ...... 2690 (B) and who from his extensive chc,~$ library furnished numerous cross· tables and match ree()l'ds of the past.- A. E. E/.o Naidorf, M...... 2650 2620 Neumann, G...... 2560 Niml'owitsch ...... 2610 2555 O' Kelly, A ...... 2530 Opocensky, K...... 2500 2420 Paulsen, L...... 2550 2520 TOP TEN Perils, J...... 2490 Petrov, V ...... 2510 1961-63 Pillsbury, H...... ,2600 Pilnik, H...... 2530 2485 Petrosian ". .. "...... ,, 2690 Pirc, V ...... 2540 2510 Fischer ...... ".,...... ,...... ,.,"" 2690 Przepiorka, D...... 2500 Keres ""." .... ." . . . . " .. 2670 Rabinowitsch, E...... 2540 2490 Botvinnik ,.. . ." . " " . " .,, '" " ...... 2660 Ragozin, V ...... 2540 2500 CeDer ...... "". "". ,.. . . . 2660 Reshevsky, S ...... 2660 2645 Reti, R...... 2540 Spas sky ...... 2650 Riemann, F ...... 2450 Korchnoi . " ...... ".. . "". " .. 2650 Riviere, A. de ...... ,...... 2420 Tal ...... 2630 Romanovsky, P ...... 2510 Polugaevsky "".".". . , , 2630 Rosenthal, S...... 2480 2430 Rossetto, H...... 2500 Smyslov """ .. "".,, " ""." " .. .. 2620 Ro ssolimo, N ...... 2540 Rubinstein, A...... 2640 2590 Saemisch, F ...... ,...... 2470 2420 St. Amant, P. de ...... 2400 (B) THIS MONTH'S COVER -- Salwe, G...... ,...... 2480 Schallopp, E ...... 2450 2400 Prof. Elo's history·making rating list ulls forth our display Schiffers, E...... 2450 2420 Schlechter, C...... 2570 2545 of chess talent from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Above, Showalter, J ...... 2460 2400 left, to right, Emanuel Lasker, Howard Staunton, Adolf Anders· Smyslov, V ...... 2680 Spielmann, R...... 2540 2515 sen; below, Paul Morphy and Wilhelm Ste inih:. Now they, too, Stahlberg, G ...... 2600 2570 are USCF·rated! 82 CHESS LIFE TABLE II. Average Ratings of the International Grandmasters and Selected International Masters for 1961-63. Antoshin - USSR ...... 2550 Lengyel _ Hungary ...... 2490 Aronin - USSR ...... : .~ ...... 2530 Lilienthal _ USSR ...... 2530 Averbach - USSR ...... 2600 Lombardy _ USA ...... 2550 Barcza - Hungary ...... 2490 Malich _ E. Germany ...... 2480 Benko - USA ...... 2560 Matanovic _ Yugoslavia ...... 2520 Bertok - Yugoslavia ...... 2440 Mednis _ USA ...... 2440 Bilek - Hungary ...... 2500 Mikenas _ USSR ...... 2490 Bisguier - USA ...... 2510 Milev _ Bulgaria ...... 2430 Bobotsov _ Bulgaria ...... 2450 Milic - Yugoslavia ...... 2430 Bolbochan, Jul. _ Argentina ...... 2510 Minev - Bulgaria ...... 2470 Boleslavsky _ USSR ...... 2560 Najdorf - Argentina ...... 2590 Bondarevsky - USSR ...... 2480 Ney - USSR ...... 2540 Botvinnik _ USSR ...... 2660 Olafsson _ Iceland ...... 2550 Bronstein _ USSR ...... 2590 Pachmann - Czechoslov ...... 2540 Byrne, D. _ USA ...... 2480 Padevsky - Bulgaria ...... 2510 Byrne, R. - USA ...... 2530 Panno _ Argentine ...... 2520 Ciocaltea - Rumania ...... 2480 Parma _ Yugoslavia ...... 2530 Citic - Yugoslavia ...... 2450 Penrose _ Great Britain ...... 2480 Czerniak - Yugoslavia ...... 2440 Petrosian _ USSR ...... 2690 Damjanovic - Yugoslavia ...... 2470 Pietssch _ E. Germany ...... 2460 Darga - W. Germany ...... 2540 Pilnik - Argentine ...... 2510 Dely - Hungary ...... 2480 Pirc _ Yugoslavia ...... 2410 Donner - Holland ...... 2490 Polugaevsky _ USSR ...... 2630 Duckstein _ Austria ...... 2440 Pomar - Spain ...... 2550 Eliskases - Argentina ...... 2500 Portisch - Hungary ...... 2570 Evans - USA ...... 2580 Puc - Yugoslavia ...... 2450 Fichtl - Czechoslovakia ...... 2430 Rabar - Yugoslavia ...... 2430 Filip _ Czechoslovakia ...... 2530 Reshevsky - USA ...... 2590 Fischer - USA ...... 2690 Robatsch _ Austria ...... 2450 Flohr - USSR ...... 2490 Rossetto - Argentine ...... 2430 Fuchs - E. Germany ...... 2420 Sangiunetti - Argentine ...... 2510 Furman _ USSR ...... 2540 S'hamkovitsch _ USSR ...... 2520 Geller _ USSR ...... 2660 Sherwin _ USA ...... 2440 German - Brazil ...... 2420 Simagin _ USSR ...... 2540 Gheorgiu - Rumania ...... 2450 Smyslov USSR ...... : ...... 2620 Ghitescu - Rumania ...... 2430 Spassky USSR ...... 2650 Gipslis _ USSR ...... 2530 Stahlberg - Sweden ...... 2460 Gligoric _ Yugoslavia ...... 2590 Stein _ USSR ...... 2610 Guimard _ Argentina ...... 2450 Suetin _ USSR ...... 2510 Haag - Hungary ...... 2450 Szabo _ Hungary ...... 2540 Honfi - Hungary ...... 2470 Taimanov _ USSR ...... 2580 Hort _ Czechoslovakia ...... 2500 Tal - USSR ...... 2630 Ivkov - Yugoslavia ...... 2550 Tan _ Indonesia ...... 2440 Johannessen _ Norway ...... 2410 Tolusch _ USSR ...... 2470 Kanklaic _ Yugoslavia ...... 2420 Trifunovic _ Yugoslavia ...... 2530 Kavalek - Czechoslov...... 2500 Tringov - Bulgaria ...... 2500 Keres - USSR ...... 2670 Udovcic - Yugoslavia ...... 2470 Kholmov - USSR ...... 2560 Uhlmann _ E. Germany ...... 2540 Korchnoi _ USSR ...... 2650 Unzicker _ W. Germany ...... 2530 Kotov _ USSR ...... 2600 Vasiukov - USSR ...... 2610 Larsen _ Denmark ...... 2540 Weinstein _ USA ...... 2470 Infernational 'TIUWIers on whom samples of las than 25 games have been available during the period covered are not incltUled; nor are any included with a rating less than 2400.

THEY'RE RATED TOPS ( . ) World Champion Tigran Petrosian and U.S. Champion Ro bert J . Fischer earned the highest USCF ratings for their per­ formance during the period 1961·63: an identical 2690. Of t he top ten players of this period, only Fischer is not a member of the "Soviet School"!

~ APRIL , 1964 83 Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

Mr. Fisch.r begins <1 new .eries of articles in which he Innet.tes all the gillm.s of the Shinih-Dubois malch of more than • century ago. This malt;h, played towud thJ beginning of Steinih::'. long Clr•• r, well iIIustrat•• the 'Open, combln.tionel style of play which •• rned the young 51einin the nickname of "The Auslri.n Morphy." In addition to its historical significilInc., this series will provide the CHESS LIFE reader with b.ckground mat.rial for such .enutional recent glm,' 1$ Fischer-Bisguier (el, December 1963, p. 302) ,lnd Fischer-Ev.ns (el, January 1964, p. 5).

win or if 15, ...... , RxN; 16. KR·K1 with GAME ONE games with Tchigorin. Once, hc even an easier win. The players of 1862 knew something tried 4 ...... , 8·Bm While also gets a good game against very valuable that the players of today 2...... 3 ...... , P·KB4 (which the late Abe Tur· PxP ncr co nsIdered to be Black's strongest would do well to make note of: 1. P·Q4 3. 8-B4 •••••••• leads to nothing! reply) 4. N.QB3, Q·R5 chi 5. K-B1 , PXP; I consider this, the Bishop's Gambit, 6. NxP, p.B3; 7. N-KB3, Q-R4; 8. Q·K2, • • • to be more promising than 3. N-KB3, K-Q1 ; 9. QN·N5, P·Q4; 10. N·K51 with KING'S GAMBIT which is refuted by 3 ...... , P-Q31 The the better game for White. (Staunton) Dubois St.initz old way, 3 ...... , P-KN4 is still good 4. 8xP ...... enough for equality. 1. P·K4 P·K4 Best. 4. PXP contains a mUe trap, As far as I know, this is the only way 3...... P.Q4 since after 4. . .. , .... , Q-RS eh; 5. K·B1, Sleinitz answered 1. P·K4 in a career of Probably the strongest continuation. P·S6? 6. B·N5eh followed by 7. NxP wins nearly forty years! Naturally, I am ex­ Nowadays 3...... , N·KB3 is considered a pawn for White. However, after 5. cluding odds games, since when giving the bust to the King's Bishop's Gambit...... '" B·Q3, Black has an excellent game. pawn.and.move (Black removes his KBP) but it seems to me that White's possi­ 4...... P·QBl 1 ...... , P·K4'?? is answered by 2. Q·R5 bilities have been seriously underesti­ This move has its pluses and minuses. ch and Black can resign. mated. Just for example: 3...... , N­ Generally speaking, Black delays it until Steinitz never played the Sicilian or KB3; 4. N-QB3, P-B3; 5. B-N3, P-Q4; 6. later in the game, since the White the French Oclenses. The latter, by the PXP, PxP; 7. P'Q4, B-Q3; 8. KN-K2, 0 -0 ; Bishop usually comes under attack any· way, he considered onc of the dullest of 9. BxBP, BxB; 10. NxB, R·K1 eh; U . way by Black's N·K2. all openings. Alekhinc's Defense, 1...... , KN·K2, N·N5 and now all the books S. 8·N3 Q·RSch N·KB3 had not been invented yet-al. give "etc., with excellent attacking 6. K·81 P·KN4 chances for Black." (See diagram). though I've come across an example of 7. N·KB3 ...... it in the collection of Anderssen's games Position Ifter 11 ...... , N·NS (Inllysis), H 7. N·QB3, B·N2; 8. P·N3, PxP; 9. edited by Dr. von Gottschall. Anderssen K-N2, BxN!j 10. QPxB, PXP; 11. RxP, gave the odds of QN and Gottschall un· QxP ch, etc. Note that with the Black generously gave 1...... N·KB3 two ques- pawn on QB2 and the White Bishop on tion marks-figuring it to be just onc of Q5 this line would not be possible. those patzer moves. 7. ....•... Q.R4 Steinitz pronounced 1...... , P·QB3 8, P.Q4 ...... "bizarre." 1...... , P·Q4 mcrely loses 8. P·KR4 is premature: e.g., 8 ...... , time for Black and Steiniu, of course, in· B·N2; 9. K-N1, P·R3; 10. PxP, B·Q5 ch. stinctively rejected such lemons as 1. 8...... B·N2 ...... , P·Q3, L ...... , P·KN3, 1...... , p . 9. N·Bl N·K2 QN3, 1...... , N.QB3, etc., etc. 2. P·K84 ...... Although Dubois was an expert on this opening and wrote a booklet on its in· tricacies, it was an unwise policy to However, after 12. NxP, B·K3 (best) play it against Steinitz. He had a knack one line might run: 13. P·KR3, BxN; 14. of winning on either side of the King's PxN, BxPj 15. R·R2, B·B6; 16. Q·Q3, Gambit! I would have played either the RxNeh; 17. RxR, BxR; 18. QxB, N·B3; Evans Gambit or the Ruy Lopez against 19. 0·0·0, NxP; 20. BxPch, KxB; 21. him and then tried to take advantage of Q-B4 ch, K-N3; 22. RxN, Q·N4 chi 23. bis eccentricities in those openings. K·Nl, R·KB1 ; 24. R·Q6 ch R·B3; 25. Against the Ruy Lopez, for example, Q-K4 ch, K-R3; 26. R·Q1, Q·B5; 2:1. R· Steinilz's favorite continuation was 3. Rl ch, K·N4; 28. Q·Q5 ch, KxP-and ...... , KN-K2. Later on he even experi· White mates in four . mented with 3 ...... , P·B3. Only a Stein· After 12, NxP, Q·R5eh is bad alto· it2 can get away with such a move. gether bceause of 13. P-N3, Q.R6; 14. 10. P-KS "." ... Against the Evans Gambit Steinltz Q·Q2, Q·N7; 15. 0·0·01 and now if 15. Well played. White takes advantage played 6 ...... , Q-B3, etc. See his match ...... , QxN/ 2; 16. N·B7 with an easy of 4 ...... , p.QB3; he now threatens N·K4 84 CHESS LIFE with a powerful game. Also. White could 20. R·KT B·K4 possibly force a draw in the diagram 21. RxB OxO position with 10. P-KR4; e.g .• 10 ...... • GAME COLLECTIONS P-KR3; 11 . K-Nl. poNS; 12. N·K5. BxN; 22. Q-B2 ...... 13. PxB, QxKP; 14. Q·Bl, p.B6 (not 14. While could have held out a little Alekliine, Alexander ...... N-N3; 15. P-R!i. P·N6; 16. B·R3, longer with 22. K·Nl , R·K5; 23. B-Q6, MY BEST GAMES OF CHESS etc.) 15. PxP, Q·N6 Ch i 16. Q·N2. Q­ followed by P·KR3-but it's a lost cause. Volume One: liQ8. I'i23. Diagrams. 267 pp. K8 ch. U . t Price M.OO Memben $ot,ts 22...... R.KS Volume Two; liZ4-11131. Dlqrams. 285 pp. 10...... [..I.t Price ':I.~O Membe" $4.61 8-.4 23. B..Q6 Q.N4 11. P·OS ThIs r,mou. two-volume collecllon of Ihe ...... gam n of the .reatut aUacklna: player or This wild move throws the game away. Naturally; trading Queens would give all Umts I, al. o o ne of the greate. t work. By playing simply 11. Q-K2, Q.N3 (it White some cbance of saving himself or ch .... In.tructlon ever written. 11...... , P-N5; 12. N-KI, P·B6; 13. PxP, In the ending. PXP; 14. NxP, D-NS; 15. K·B2); 12. K. 24. P·N3 KR-Kl Alexander, C. II. 0 '/) . ALEKHINE'S B2 followed by R-Kl and N·K4 White 2S. PxP Q.N4ch BEST GAMES OF CHESS 1938-194S would have a great advantage, if not a Alcxsnde r complete. the trUog)' or Alek­ won game. Black could win at once by 25 ...... , hlne'. be,t , ames with 42 annotated e" . R·K8ch; 26. K-N2, R/ 8-K7, but the text ample. rrom the Jut )'Zars or his rabu]ous 11 . P·NS ...... move puts an end to all While's hopes eareer. Dla,ram" 118 pp. L!1t Prlee $2..1$ Members $2.47 Co uld White have overlooked this by picking off the advanced QBP. move? 26. K-Nl ...... 12. N·Q4 BxKP Rtrln/dd, Fred THE DEVELOPMENT White's game is now hopeless. rr 26. P-B4, QxP. Tho ending is .11 OF A CHESS GENIUS: 100 INSTRUC_ forced. TIVE GAMES OF ALEKHINE The.e , amel from the period 1905.1 ~ 14 , 26. _...... R·K7 revell the young A]ekhlne In his tl,.t eD. BxPch counter. with , .,ch giants of the Che .. '7. K·Nl World U Rubln, teln, Schlechter, Tar raseh, 28. BxR QxPch and [..uker. Formnly titled "The Unknown Alekhlnf,!." 104 dilgram • . 242 PP. 29. K·NI OxQ PIPltbound '1.35 30. KxO QxO 31. BxN Q·B6th Botolnnik, M. 32. K·Kl Q.Q4 100 SELECTED GAMES 33. R"igns The World Cha mplen I nnotltell hi. best ,amn f rom Ihl period 1926-1946. 221 dla. grim .. 272 pp. PaP4,bound 'I.SO

U.S. Champion Robert J. Fischer will Kotoo and Yudooich 13. NxB NxN wind up his U.S. tour wllh • lOO.board THE SOVIET SCHOOL OF CHESS 14. Q·Kl 0.0 simult.neol.ls .nd lecture in New York A . up~rb cOllecllon ot ]28 tully annotated Perhaps White speculated on Black City in early June. Arrangements for camel p]lyed by $1 or the outstlndlng playing 14...... , N·N6 chi 15, K·Nl. R>lu ll n player. of today. 30 photos. ISZ NxR; 16. BxP, etc. or 14 ...... N·N6ch; this event have not yet bun completed til ' r uma. 3tO pp. PlPlrbOUnd ,:LOa 15. K-NI, 0-0; 16. BxP with fair chances. - w.tch our May issue for details. Of course aHer the text move, if 15. QxB?7 N-N6 ch. LoJcer, £dword CHESS SECRETS I LEARNED FROM THE MASTERS IS. N·K4 N.c, T his unique COllection of games is al60 16. Q.B2 QR·Kl Everybody A Winner I textbook th.t . howl the amlteur the 16 ...... , N-N6 ch c~rtainly looked w'y t;) mu tery by preRnUn, and anal,yl. If you missed out on the IOQt .nd In, the author '. ga mes with Emanuel very tempting, but Steinitz has worked [.. ..k er , :-'hnhan, A]ekhtne. Cap.blanca out a forced win. fun last yelr, plan NOW a nd othe r ,reat player, he encountered 17. 8xP B_QS to play in the du ri ng hi. lon, and dl$t!n iO ulshed care ~r . 18. N·N3 ...... lIIu •. 428 pp. [..1 .1 Prlct 6~ . OO Members $4.25 Forced. 18. Q-K2 , N-K6 ch wins out­ 1964 right. Chessplayers hated Steinitz for LAS VEGAS OPEN Marshall, F. J. MARSHALL'S this type of move! BEST GAMES OF CHESS 18...... NxNch JULY 4 -5· 6-7 14() , 'me. rull oC brilliant attacks, aston. 19. QxN 0·B4 I. hln, IIcrlrtcu, and the a musing "s wln. The simple but brutal point. There - 0 _ dies" tor which 101 1,.hall was ramous. is notbing to be done against the twin t'or m, r]y tilled. "My Fifty 'Years of Chus" More and Bigger Cosh Prizes, 13 photo• . 149 dll,um, . 150 PP. threats of 20 ...... , R·K5 and 20 ...... , P, p'rbounel ,1.35 8 -K4. Awards and Trophies - 0- ,'\ip/cr, W. E. PAUL MORPHY AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF CHESS Free coupons for ,meals. drinks, gifts Che$lmallCr r-aple r brings to life the I/. mu, the men, a nd the times when -Nothing like it anywhere- Morphy reli ned supreme. 2.55 dl'fr.m, . 296 pp. - 0- S'ECIAL PRICE $3.00 For d.t.ils about Entry Fae, Cash Aw.rds, Hotel Reserv.tions _ write ORDER FROM ART GAMLIN U. S. CHESS FEDERATION 611 N. Main St. ao E. I Itt. St. LilS Vegn, Nev. N,w York 3, N.Y.

APRil., 1964. as far as I know, I am the originator of this system of play for Black. It's too The Last Round bad that in chess one cannot copyright one's own moves! I now found myseU in the unpleasant situation of having to by Grandmaster PAL play against my own system. Still, I had no other choice than to play the usual THE FOLLOWING TWO GAMES have and only after White replied 8. P.QR4 moves until I could find a good point in common the fact that they were have I gone on to play 8 ...... , P-K4. The at which to vary. played in the last rounds of recent text move makes possible the variation 12. N-Q3 N·R31 tournaments. 8. P x P, e.p., B x P; 9. N-KN:5, 8 x P; 10. 13. P-B4 N·N5 The last round is always the most B x P, QN·Q2; 11. B x R, Q x B-with 14. PxKP N,N tension-filled. It is then that players good chances in return for the exchange. try to put forth their best efforts, since This line has been much analysed of The Black Knight has arrived just in i t is their final chance to improve their late by thc Russians. I decided to avoid time to exchange itself for White's strong standings in the tournament. it and keep the position closed. Knight on Q3, enabling Black to retain Last-round tension often causes players 8. 0-0 P·QR3 control of his K4. When I myself played to make mistakes-as we can see in the 9. P·QR4 N·Kl all these moves for Black they didn't first game presented below. 10. N-Kl P-B4 seem so terrific. but looking at them now This game was played in the Greater 11. P-K4 P-QR4 from the White side. they appeared very New York Open, last December, against good. James T. Sherwin. Going into the final 15. QxN BxP round, Sherwin was leading the tourna­ 16. B-R6 N·N2 ment with five straight victories. I had 17. Q·Q2 B-Q2 already drawn a game in the previous round and so I was forced to play for Up to this point the game is exactly a win at any cost. the same as Geller.Benko, Candidates' • • • Tournament, Curacao. In that game Black KING'S IND1AN DEFENSE played 17 ...... , PxP and eventually Pal Benko James T. Sherwin achieved equality. With 17 ...... , B-Q2, 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 Black tries an improvement. 2. P·QB4 P-KNl 18. K-RI Q·B2 3. P·KNl B-N2 4. B-N2 0-0 18 ...... Q-N3, with the possibility of 5. N-QBl P-B4 Q-N5 looks more active. 6. P-Q5 P-Ql This move closes up the queen-side, 19. QR-Kl QR·Kl 7. N-B3 P-K4 ruling out the possibility for White of 20. P-N3 R·B2 More usual here is the maneuver 7. playing P·QR5 followed by an eventual ...... , N-Ra and 8 ...... , N·B2, preparing P-QN4. I have to admit that this con· The pOSition is about equal, but for P·QN4. As Black in this position I tinuation came as a surprise and I Black's last is questionable. 20...... , have tried 7 ...... , P-QR3 several times looked suspiciously at my opponent. As P-N3 or 20 ...... , PxP was better. White now seizes the opportunity to exchange his inactive King's Bishop.

21. B·R3! QR·KBI 22. PxP B,P 23. BxB O,B 24. RxR OxO 25. N·K4 ...... White now has a positional advantage. The Knight will try to get to K6 at the right moment. If Black tries for counter- play with 2:5 ...... , R·86, White plays 26. Q·Ql and the Rook is forced to retreat. 25...... P·N3 26. K·N2 B·Q5? 27. B-B4l N·Kl Losing a pawn, but Black was already in a difficult situation. If 27 ...... , B-K4; 28. BxB, PxB, White has a powerful OLD RIVALS. Grandmaster Pal Benko (left) Is shown playing International passed pawn. Or if 28 ...... , RxB, then Master James Sherwin at the Manhattan Chess Club in 1959. Their most recent 29. N-B6cb, K·Rl; 30. Q·R6 and wins. encounter is annotated above by Mr. Benko. 28. NxBP N PxN as CHESS LIFE 29. RxNch R·BI The next game was played in the cru· 12. B·K3 ...... 30. Q·Kl B·K4 ciaL last round of the recent United A questionable move, provoking a 31. RxRch KxR States Championship. The field was so Black king·side attack. But what can 32. B·Q2 Q.N3 closely bunched together that I could White do to avoid a draw after 12. B·Q2, Black momentarily defends himseU by finish anywhere from second to sixth, f\'/4·B3? Arter 13. N·B3, P· Q~3 or even a counter·attack on the White QNP, but depending on the results of the last 13 ...... , PxP would be good for Black. new difriculties await him. round. My position in the tournament 12...... P·KB4 33. Q..K3 K·NI dictated my strategy: try to win, but 13. B.Q2 K·Rl 34. K·BII ...... keep a draw in hand! 14. B·KI ...... The White King starts over to protect CATALAN SYSTEM At last the Bishop has found a modest the QNP so that the Queen would be Pal Benko Edmar MednJ, retreat where hi! cannot be disturbed, free to go to Kl, winning the Black 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 after so many unsuccessful tries. QRP. 2. N·KB3 P·K3 14...... B.Q3 34 ...... Q.Ql 3. P·KN3 IS. N·B3 P·KN4 3S. K·K2 Q.83 White prepares for a long positional 16. P·K3 Q·B3 Black realizes White's plan and aims struggle, avoiding the better·known con· 17. Q·K2 Q·R3 for active counter·play with his Queen. tinuations. So far Bi:I.ck has conducted thc King· He succeeds through the carelessness of 3...... P.Q4 sidc advance well, but here 17 ...... , his opponent. 4. B·N2 B·K2 Q·N3 was indicated so as not to block S. 0 ·0 0-0 the RP. White immediately takes advant· 6. P-B4 QN-Q2 age of this seemingly smalJ but basically important inaCCUracy. Black builds up a solid defensive posi. tion in the classical style. The value of 18. P-KR4! PxP Black's opening strategy has gone up After 18 ...... , P·N5; 19. N·R2, the recently on the international chess stock King·side would be closed and Black cxchange. The only problem Black has would have no more attacking chances. left is the development of his Queen's 19. NxRP a·K2 Bishop. 20. N·B3 N/ 4-B3 7. Q·82 p·B3 21. Q·Q3 N·K5 B. B·B4 ...... 22. N·K2 N·N4 23. N·B4 N·B3 24. NxN QxN 25. K·BlI ...... The beginning of an unusual maneuver...... 36. 8xP It would be difficult for White to operate Too greedy. The simple 36. Q·N!)! on the king·side because of the unsafe would saVe White from any trouble. position of his own king. On the other Black obviously could not exchange hand, it would take too much time to QUeens and after 36...... , Q·Bl or 36. work out a concrete threat on the ...... , Q·B2, then 37. BxP, threatening to queen·side. So White aims to march his exchange Queens and winning easily. King to the queen-side in order to get With his opponent in time·pressurc, a free hand on the king·side and in the White plays too carelessly and the game center. A brave decision- since the posi· - which has so far been well·conducted­ tion is far from closcd. becomes a comedy of errors. 36...... Q·B4 1 have played this move suceessfuUy 37. B·Q2? ...... on several occasions, notably against 37. Q·KB3 was much better. Darga in the Varna Olympiad, 1962. Even 37...... Q·R4ch Petrosian employed this move against White overlooked this check and now Botvinnik in the recent wo rld champion. compounds his error by going to the ship match, a fact which increased my wrong square with his King. confidence in it. White's idea is that if 38. K·Q3? Q·Q8! Black tries to develop with the natural Now the game should be drawn despite 8 ...... , P·QN3, there folJows 9. PxP, White's advantage of two pawns. The BPxP and White h~s lasting pressure on King cannot escape by K·K4 because of the open Queen·Bishop file. Q·N5ch, chasing him back. Speculating on his opponent's time·pressure, White now 8...... N·R41 tries to accomplish the impossible. Cutting the Gordian knot: Black finds 39. P·R51? QxPch a direct solution to his problem. It is 2S...... B·Q3 40. K.K2 QxPch interesting to note that no one seems 26. K·K2 N·K5 41. Q·Q3 Q·QRS to have thought of this move before. 27. K·Ql Q·N2 42. Q·KB3 P·B5 Allowing the Bishop to bel exchanged did 28. K·B2 B·Q2 43. Q·N4 Q·B7 not look promising for White, nor did 29. P·BS ...... 44. K·Kl Q·N8ch retreating, unless he would bc satis· Preventing Black from opening the 45. K.B2 Q·B4ch fied with a draw. queen.bishop fil e with 29 ...... , p.QB4. In bad time· pressure, Black gives the 9. 8-02 N/ 4·B3 29...... B.B2 losing check. The game should be drawn 10. R-Bl P·QR41 30. Q·K2 ...... after 45 ...... , Q·B7. If 45 ...... , P·BG; Again an excellent move. Black is White is preparing to meet 30 ...... , 46. B·R6! lind White has good winning preparing 11...... , P·QN3, to develop his P·K4. Obviously for Black to win a pawn chances. Bishop safely at Ra. with 30 ..... _._., BxN ; 31. KPxB , QxQP; 32. 46. QxQ PxQ 11. B·B4 N·R4 P·B3 would be dangerous. 47. P·R6 B·Q5ch Black refuses to let this Bishop live 30...... P·K4 48. K·K2 P·B6 in peace. White now rejects the seeming. 31. PxP B,P 49. BxP ...... ly good 12. P·B5 becluse of 12 ...... , 32. N·Q3 B·B3 And, in this lost position, Black over· NxB; 13. PxN, P·QN3! 14. PxP, QxP; 15. 33.QR.Nl P·R5 stepped the time limit. QxP, QxNP. 34. B·N4 QR·Kl APRIL, 1904 87 3S. N·B4 B·K4 36. N·RS Q·NSl Preventing 37. P·B4. GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS 37. B·KB3 Q·N4 Annotated 38. R·Q1 B·K3 by USCF MASTER JOHN W. COLLINS 39. N·B4 B·KB2 40. QR·Bl R·Q1 41. K·Nl KR·Kl JEFFREY HARRIS 22. Q-B2 N·B3 High school student Jeffrey Harris of 23. B·KN2 QR.Q! After both sid es had been in time· 24. Q·B2 ...... pressure for the last ten moves, Black Philadelphia finished third, only half 'l . point behind Irwin and Ze1itch . A pu· White should finish developing wiih scaled this passive move. After 41...... , 24. B·Q2, 25. QR·Kl, and 26, B·QB3 . 24. P·Q5, opening up the position, there pli of the late Attilio DiCamillo, who also taught former women's champion BxN would leave the light squares too would still be a lot of fight left. With weakened. his King in safety at last, White begins Lisa Lane, Jeffrey played str ong chess the dccisive liquidation. and went home with three trophies 24...... N-Q51? (third place, under.16, and high school). It is not quite clear why the QNP IS 42. BxN QPxB offered and refused. 43. B·B3 B.B NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE MCO 9: page 276 25. P·K4? ...... 44. RxB Q·Nl If 25. PxN?? R·K7 wins t he Queen. 45. R·R31 ...... J. Cooper J. Harris 1. P-Q4 N·KB3 S. B.Q3 O.() But t h. e text move loses the QBP and 2. P.QB4 P·K3 6. N·S3 P.Q4 lets in the Bishop. Several fairly good 3. N.QB3 S·NS 7. O.() N·S3 moves are avaiiabJe-25. R·Rt, 25. R·R2, 4. P·K3 P·B4 25. B·N2, and 25. BxP. Evans·Reshevsky, U. S. Championship, 2S...... B·K7 New York, 1963, had 7 ...... , PxBP; 8. 26. R·KI B.a. BxP, QN·Q2. 27. R·K3 ...... 8. p·QR3 BxNeh A bit of a trap . .. 9. PxB Q·B2 27...... BxBP Normal in this Normal Variation is 9. Sanest. If 27...... , N·B7; 28. RxB! ...... , QPxP; 10. ExP, Q·B2. NxR (28 ...... , RxR? 29. QxN) 29. R· 10. Q..B2 ...... QB3! and the Knight is embarrassed. 10. P·QR4 and 10. BPxP may be better. 28. 8·N2 N·N6 31. R/ 3·Kl Q.QN3 10...... QPxP 29. B·KB3 Q..R3 32. R·N1 B·Q6 11 . BxP P·K41 30. R.Ql N-Q5 33. 8 xN? ...... A key. equalizi ng move. White gets two Pawns for the ex· 45...... B·BS change, but it is not enough as he RxReh 12. NxP NxN 14. B·Q3 R·KI 46. Q·K1 13. PxN QxP 15. P·QB4? ...... starts with a pawn·minus. 33: QR·BI 47. QxR R·Q1 causes more difficulty. 48. Q·KlI . Alth0t.lgh this docs not lose the QR, It does Involve a dire weakening of the 33...... BxR A cunning mOVe, tcmpting Black to K·side. Taimanov gives 15. P·B3! B·K3; 34. BxBP Q·N6 check. 48. QxP would be a mistake be· 16. P·KB4! Q·R4; 17. P·B4. 35. BxP R·Q6 cause of 48 ...... , R·Q7; 49. Q·N4, RxP; 15...... N·NSI The Hooks now perform their deadly 50. Q·B3ch, Q·N2 and White cannot take II 15 ...... , QxR? 16. B·N2, (16. tasks. the Bishop because of mate...... , Q·R7? 17. Q·B3! and 18. 17. 36. B·K3 R·QB' Threatening 37 ...... , RIl·B6. 48...... B·Q6eh KxQ , with advantage to White. 16. P·N3 ...... 37. B·K2 ...... 49. RxBI RxR An~ White resigns, seeing his QB is Black couldn't play 49 ...... , P xH , be- If 16. p.B4? QxH; 17. B·N2, NxKP; 18. Q·B3, QxB; 19. QxQ, NxR; 20. KxN, en prise. Actually, 37. B·N2 is the only cause of SO. Q·B3ch, Q·N2; 51. QxQch, way to avoid losing a piece and then KxQ: 52. N·K6ch and wins. P·QN3 with. advantage to Black. And 16. BxPeh?? K·Hl 17. P·N3, Q·R4 costs R/ l ·86 38. B·QB1. (38. B·Q2, R·B7) RxP 50. NxR P. N the KB. wins easily fo r Black. 51. Q·B3eh Q·N2 16...... Q·R4 18. B·K4 B·R61 S2. K·Sl1 • •••• •• • 17. P·KR4 N·K4! 19. Q.Ql ...... Junior Championship Gaining a vital t ~ mpo . If Black now Not 19. BxP?? N·B6eh and Black mates u.s. plays 52 ...... , K·Nl, there follows: 53. or wins the KR. for the John W. Collins Trophy QxQch, KxQ ; 54. K·Q2, K-B3; 55. KxP, 19...... B·N5 K·K4; 56. P·QN4, PxP, e.p.; 57. PxP, 20. P·B3 D·R6 AUGUST 10-14, 1964 K·Q4; 58. P·QN4 and wins. 21. p.B4 B·NS S2...... QxQch To be ployed at Towson Teochers 53. PxQ K·N2 College, Baltimore, Md. S4. K·Q2 K·B3 SS. KxP K·K4 Prizes: 56. P·QB4 P·R4 1st., $100 scholarship S7. P·B4ch Resigns 2nd •• $ 50 scholarship plus trophies for top finishers. Plan NOW Entry fee: $5.00 plus USCF TO PLAY IN THE Me mbership U.S. OPEN For entries o1nd inquiries: IN BOSTON ROBERT ERKES AUGUST 16-29 This is much stronger than going into 3413 Dennlyn Road an ending with 21. .... , QxQ; 22. RxQ, Baltimore 15, Md. NxP; 23. BxP, QR·Nl ; 24. B·B6. as CHESS LIFE MY GAMES FROM CHICAGO by U. S. Open Champion WILLIAM LOMBARDY

CHESS LIFE ~ontinues its presentation of III the games ph,yed by Grand· master William Lomb.rdy "t the 1963 United St.t.s Open in Chicago. The first four games app.ared in our March issue.

Round 5 Success is much a fleeting commodity; White quickly brings up reenforcements. Resorting to irregular openings can be a steely weapon in 26. N.Ql. N·B3; 27. N-K3, Q·Q2j 28. N-N41, ...... the bands of the experienced veteran. Add to this the fact that one's adversary is a skilled and tried tactician, an obvious ract if you have seen Mr. Quillen engaged in ten-second Chess, and you may be sure a battle of some proportions will follow. Fortunately for me, my worthy rival also showed signs of being overanxious, a point on which I was able to capitalize. White: W. Lombordy Block: Poul Quillen RUY LOPEZ 1. P·K4, P·K4: 2. N·KB3, N-QBl; 3. B·NS, P·QRl: 4, B·R4, P.Q3; S. P·B3, B..o2; 6. P·Q4, Q-B3?! Not accustomed to encountering such a move in serious, perhaps I should say orthodox, tournament play, I was momentarily startled. I hesitated some while, instinctively. To make impetuous moves against the irrcgular is the surest way to disaster. I thought awhile; the move definitely had Curious that thc knight is even more effective on this merit. Not linding an immediate and crushing refutation, I square, since it perfonns the dual role of defending KR2 and prodded myself to move in my own orthodox manner. pestering Black's knight. White welcomes an exchange to 7. 0-0, P·KR3: 8. P-QS, N-Nl; 9. P·84, P·KN4. open the KB file. 28 ...... , N·R4; 29. P·BS, ...... The key to Black's plan, a pawn wedge to clear the way Late in coming but quite powerful. With Black's king·side for his attacking force on the king side. The one drawback play at a standstill, there is not much chance of holding the is the weakening of his own White squares; how significant queen-side against superior force. this is shall be seen. 10. N.B3, N·K2j 11. N·Kl, N·N3j 12. BxBch, NxB; 13. Q.N4, ...... 29 ...... , Q·R5; 30. R·NlI, ...... By a simple exchange, White intends to remove Black's This move helps magnify the flaw in the Black structure, only defender in the area of attack. the poorly quarded White squares. This factor enables White 30...... , N·N2j 31. Q.B2, ...... to parry easily any aggressive overtures. Under pressure of attack, exchanges usually bring relief. 13 ...... , B·K2: 14. P·KN3...... • This is the eXception to the rule, for here the exchange gives This move is playable since Black cannot coordinate his added vehemence to the storm. pieces with any alacrity to pull off an assault along the king 31 ...... , QxQ; 32. RxQ, K-Nl; 33. P-NSI, ...... rook file. Simple addition, two rooks and a bishop against a lone 14 ...... Q·N2. king and his bishop. The endgame is the more prudent choice, especially since 33...... , P-QR4; 34. P·N6, N·K1; 35. PxPc:h, BxPj 36. P-B6. it is open to question whether the Black weaknesses are falal: Black resigns. Since, if: 36 ...... , P·N3; 37. B·K3, K-R2; 14 ...... , p.KR4; 15. Q·B5, QxQ; 16. PxQ, KN-B1; 17. N-K4, 38. R(2)·N2 with mate inevitable. R-KN1; 18. N·Q3, N·R2 followed by QN-B3. White gambled • • • • • • on 13. Q-N4, instead of properly proceeding with N-N2-K3, in Round 6 the hope of discouraging Black from castling Q, immediately. He succeeded. This game is of importance fOr opening theory. Both 15. Q·BS, N.B3. players were in a fighting mood; so the game promised to be exciting. Black's early sacrifice of a pawn seemingly accom­ Black ought to castle Q·side immediately in order to com· plished nothing, but White, unwilling to take the evident risks mence king-side action. involved in playing for the win, offered the draw. 16. N·N2. B-Ql; 17. Q-B3, ...... Withdrawing the queen from any possibility of danger and White: Robert Byrne Black: W. Lombardy preparing to Occupy KB5 with a knight. 17...... , B-K2; 18. N·K3. N-R2; 19. P-QN4! ...... KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Black's commitment to queen side castling gives White (Irregular Variation) the signal to prepare a break in that sector. Meanwhile, Black 1. P-Q4, N·KB3; 2. P·QB4, . P·KN3, B·N2j 4. B-N2, O-Oj cannot make any headway on the king side without great loss 5. N-QB3, P-B4. of time in patient preparation or, the alternative, sacrificing This move was played with the intention of making the a pawn. sacrifice which follows at the ninth turn. Since Bob is known 19 ...... , P.KR4; 20. N·BS, Q·B3; 21. QxP, 0·0·0; 22. Q·K2 ...... to specialize in the White side of this opening, the secondary The knight at KB5 hampers all enemy operations. Black purpose was to steer away from possible prepared lines; tries to eliminate this pest, but to do so, he must temporarily as is clear from the game, this attempt was not altogether ignore White's queen side push. successful. 22 ...... , QR.Nl; 23. P·B3. B·Ql; 24. R·B2, N·K2j 25. NxNch, 6. p·QS, P.Q3j 7. N·R3?J, ...... QxN. Ordinarily this move would have come as a surprise, but APM, 1964 .89 I had seen Bob experiment with it in rapid transit play (ten here again White is hettel', but the win should prove very seconds per move). A highly original idea with quite some difficult. merit. 10. B·Q2, NxN; n. PxN, B·K2i 12. Q·N4! ...... 7 ...... , N·R3; 8. N·B4, N·B2; 9. 0·0, P-QN4. In effect White is a pawn behind, but his superior devel­ Under consideration was 9 ...... , P-QR3; 10. P·QR4, P-QN3; opment gives him compensation in the Corm of immediate 11. R·QNl and White seems to get in P-QN4 first. Apparently threats. Black can achieve no more than equality after 11...... , R-Nl; 12 ...... , 8·83; 13. 0-0, Q.82. 12. P·N4, N·Q2; 13. B-Q2, PXP; 14. RxP, P-QR4; 15. R-Nl, N-K4; This is a waste of time. Correct would be the more active 16. Q-N3, QB-R3; 17_ N-N5. In fact, White holds a slight sacrifice of a pawn: 13 ...... , 0·0; 14. Q·K4, P·KN3; 15. QxBP, initiative. n ·Q2; 16. Q·N7, Q-Bl. As the game goes, Black's heroic efforts 10. PlIP, R·N1; 11. P·QR4, ...... to hold the QB paw n result in his bcing enmeshed in a hope­ Tnere is a maxim that when one returns a gambit pawn he less bind. then attains equality. This case is one of the exceptions to the 14. Q·K4, 8·Q2; 15. QR·NT, P·KN3; T6. B-K84, Q·R4i 17. R.N7, nile. Should White casually return the pawn, he would find Q·Q4; 18. P·QB4!!, ...... himself with the inferior position- thus P·QR4. 11 ...... , P·QR3; 12. PxP, BxP; 13. R·QN1, ......

Apparently Black had not forseell this retort; else he positively would have sacrificed the pawn at move thirteen. Has Black been too ambitiou~? His only compensation is the 18 ...... , QxQ 19. BxQ, P·K4. fact that the White knight may be considered misplaced at KB4, plus the fact that he controls a few queen side squares. The impending R-QI cannot be parried. The winning tech­ He must make the most oC this. . nique is instructive. 13 ...... , P·B51; 14. P·QN41, PlIP, e.p.; IS. RlIP, B·aSI 20. B·K3, R·QB1; 21. BxRP, ...... As long as White's king rook and knight cannot convenient­ Ironic that White should win on the queen side. ly reach the queen side, he can do nothing with the extra 21 ...... B·K3; 22. B·QBS, B_Q1; 23. R-Ql, P-B4. pawn. Black does his utmost to prevent those pieces from com­ Were it White's move, that is, had Black not played P-KB4, ing into play and logically plans to eliminate by exchanges White would have won immediately with R-N8!, RxR by Black, those pieces that are already in play in that sector. then BxPeb and mate next. 16. R-R3, N·R3; 17. N·Q3, Q·R4; 18. B.Q2, Q.82: 19. R-Kl, 24. B-03. P_K5; 25. B·Bl, B·Q82; 26. P·QR4, R·KN1; 27. P·RS. N-84 and the draw was agreed upon. R-N2; 28. P·R6, R·Q2; 29. RxR, KxR: 30. B·N6, p.B4; 31 . P_R7, White's best course is to rctul'n thc pawn; 20. N·N5, BxN; Black resigns. 21. PxB, RxP; after which series of moves the game is quite even. Complicatcd play, somewhat favoring BIack, results after 20. B·R3, N-NS; 21. BxN, PxB; when Black's better devel­ opment, the two bishops and the strong passed pawn more OFFICIAL USCF EMBLEM than compensate for the sacrificed pawn. A legitimate grand· master draw! Be proud of your national chess organization! • • • • • • Wear this attractive lapel button and show everyone you're a USC F member and a chess­ Round 7 player. Black is overanxious to capitalize on White's double pawn weakness on the QB file. Subsequently, he negleds his develop­ Gold Plated with enameled black and white ment, similarly weakens his own pawns on the queen side miniature chess board. and finally surrenders a pawn in order to escape the bind in which he finds himself. To this very pawn does he succumb. Letters and crown in gold. Screws into button· hole and remains there. White: W. Lombardy Black: Angelo Sandrin Available only to USCF members. Price in· SICILIAN DEFENSE cludes Federal excise tax of 10%. Only ....$2.20 1. P-K4, P·QB4i 2. N-KB3, N.QB3i 3. P-Q4, PlIP: 4. NlIP, N-B3; S. N-QB3, P.k3; 6. B.K3, ...... In an earlier round with Black in the same variation Sandrin had lost to Gligorich, who essayed 6. KN·N5, B-N5; 7. P-QR3, BxNch; 8. NxB, P-Q4; 9. PxP, PXP; 10. B·Q3, 0 -0 resulting in an even position which Black lost only after several mishaps. The text here is much more risky than 6. KN-N5. 6...... B-N51: 7. 8·Q3, P·Q41; 8.PxP, NlIP?! Black could also play 8 ...... QxP; 9. 0 ·0 , Q·Ql; with a playable game. 9. NxN, PxN. Black has two other logical choices: I.) 9...... , NxN; 10. NxQ, NxQ dis. ch; 11. KxN, KxN; 12. P·QB4 and White is slightly better. 11.) 9 ...... , NxB; 10. NxQ, NxQ; 11. RxQ, BxNeh (an event- ual must); 12. PxB, KxN; 13. BxP dis. eh, K-B2; 14. B-Q3 and 90 CHESS LIFE CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U. S. Senior Master ELIOT HEARST

Books, Bronstein, alld Zurich Since Reuben Fine put away bis chess To make a long story short, Freedman well as those which might have taken pen several years ago, there have been became immediately aware of the value place in this or the ot~er game. almost no outstanding books on chess of the work and its superiority to almost published in the U.S.A. One CL reader anything else he bad ever read. Now, A compilation of games from an im­ recenUy asked, "Is it impossible to get together with Hochberg, he has just portant tournament is not just a mis­ a good book on chess published here?" about finished a translation of the entire cellany. If the participants in the event Numerous other correspondents have volume, which includes commentary on are the strongest players in world then complained about the superficiality, mo· the entire 208 games played in the event. their games have a definite interc~nnec­ notony, and lack of originality of most Unfortunately, however, the American tion; they abound in ideas which crystal­ recent American offerings on chess. Oth· chess publishers and editorial consult· lize and develop as the tournament prG­ er readers have seriously taken up the ants whom Hochberg and Freedman have gresses, while the competition as a whole study of Russian, German, or Dutch, not approached are reluctant to recommend reflects a definite stage in the develop­ in order to prepare for their summer publication of the work, apparently be­ ment of chess thought. Such were the vacations in Europe, but to be able to cause of a feeling tbat a meaty volume tournaments of Hastings 1895, St. Pet­ study and appreciate the mass of instruc· like this one will not sell. Perhaps a ersburg 1914, New York 1944, Moscow tional material and tournament books concerted effort by the readers of CL 1935, and Groningen 1946. No doubt, the that are C{)ntinually being published can exert influence on some enlightened Zurich tournament belongs among these overseas. publisher. competitions. FoUowing are the introductory re­ While workin!: on the book, I proceed­ One of the underlying reasons for the ed in the belief that each completed poverty of American chess literature is marks and preface to Bronstein's book, which ought to give readers some idea game is a work of art created by two the commercial success of the books by masters of the same class. The nucleus you-know-w ho and the resulting belief of the flavor of the work. Every reader who would like to see this book, or of a chess game is a creative combat of among publishers that a book which books of this type, made available in intentions, a struggle of chess ideas caters to the virtual beginner or to the English in the U.S.A. ouaht to drop a which reach the greatest heights in the uncritical club player is the only kind middle of the game. of book that will ';seU" in this country. card to Burt Hochberg, ~74 West End I find it hard to believe that this opin· Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10024, or to me and This book analyzes a number of typi­ ion is aceurale. Maybe the following ex­ let us know about it. Chessreaders of the cal positions which arise as a result of periment win reveal the true psyche of U.S.A., unite! the clashing of plans; it discusses certain strategic concepts: tbe relative power of the chess render. • • • the pieces, defensive phases, the weak­ • • • International Tournoment of ness of the black squares, the superiority Some months ago, Burt Hochberg or Grandmasters of the two bishops, etc.; also discussed the Manhattan Chess Club trapped his Zurich 1953 arc such elements of the struggle as · fellow clubmate, Oscar Freedman-who Writtcn by David Bronstein intuition, resourcefulness, and stability. has loni been known to have the strong­ Translated from the Russian by The games culled from a grandmas­ est handshake of any chessplayer in New Oscar D. Freedman ters' tournament bring the reader into York-into translating some Russian pa s­ the creative circle of contemporary sages from ex·world championship chal· Copyright by Burt Hochberg chess leaders; they show how the battle lenger David Bronstein's book on the is joined and the manner in whlch a Challengers' Tourney at Zurich in 1953. Introductory Remarks Tbis was the tournament from which In starting to work on my first book smys!ov qualified to meet Botvinnik for on chess, I put myseU" mentally in the CHESS LIFE ANNUALS the . world title, ahead of Bronstein, reader's place, and I recalled my emo· 1961-1962-1963 Keres, Reshevsky, Petrosian, Geller, Naj­ tions when I came across every new book on chess, hoping to find therein living dorf, Kotov, Taimanov, Averbakh, Bole­ Each volume contains __ . slavsky, Szabo, Gligoric, Euwe, and Stahl­ thoughts, clear words, and tales of the berg. Since its initial publication in 1956 beauty of chess. Books taught me a great Hundred. of games Bronstein's book has been referred to deal, and to date I remember the best Photo. all over the chess world as a masterpiece of them with gratitude. Articles by the World'. of exposition and analysis, as well ns Books on chess tournaments belong to leading chess authorities one of the best books on the middle· a peculiar type of literature. At first game ever wriUen-even though it is glance, the author's creative possibilities $6.00 postpaid each yolume cast in the form of a tournament book. appear somewhat limited, since he is • The first Russian edition was soon out (orced to write about something definite, Available only from of print and Bronstein just recently put not created by him; already·prepared USCF out a revised second edition, so rar as chess material. However, such is not the 80 E. nth St. case. The author can discuss tbe games • I know tbe first time a second, expanded New York 3, N.Y. version of a chess tournament book has played, summarize them, and point out ever been required by public demand. tbe ideas and plans actually applied as APRIL. 196< 91 work of chess art is actually produced. l,lueen·s Gambit stood in first place, the cilian Defense, the Nimzovich Defense, The author wanted to discuss the most Ruy Lopez in 5econd, and the Sicilian the Gruenfeld Defense, and a few 5harp intere~ting and least explored phase of a in third. In tournamenh of the l890s forCing variations of the Queen's Gam· chess game- the middlegame-and the and 1900s, the Indian defenses made bit. way it is played by grandmasters today. their appearance~ t he first swall ows of This is the basic aim of the book. a new spring. 3. To the third group may be assigned the openings in which White, in the ini­ The author tried not to overload the The most important tournaments of book with variations. Variations arc in­ tiaL phase, does not attempt to seize, but t he '20s arc known for the almost com­ merely control, the centraL squares; he teresting if they reveal the beauty of plete disappearance of open games, with chess; they are useless if they go be­ does not determine the pawn format ion the exception of the Ruy Lopez; the too early, maintaining maximum II exi· yond the limils of man's capacity to cal· Queen's Gambit and the Queen's pawn bility and preparing for maneuvering culate; they are harmful if an atlempt openings prevailed. Along with this, play. White is ready at the proper time is made to substitute them for the study White's successes with the Queen's Gam· and elucidation or such positions in to go in for complications, and if suc· bit and the Ruy Lopez gradually brought which the oulcome of the struggle is l'Css!ul , to bring his positional advantage about the popularity of the asymmetriC"al to the technical stage. This group in· decided by intuition, im agination, talent. systems of defense-the Indian against c1 udes the closed system o[ the Sicilian At the same time I should like to see P·Q4, and the Sicilian against P·K4. The Defense, a number ot variations of the that the chessplayer who reads this victories of the younger grandmasters Reti Opening, the King's Indian for book reaches a higher level of practical were connected with the discoveries of White, the English Opening, and a few chess strength. ncw openings- the Nimzovich Defensc, others. The r eader will lOee crron in the tour­ Reti's Opening, the Gruenfeld Defense, nament games, but he will not condemn and Alekhine's Defense. It is important to note that the name the master too har shly if he will realize of the opening does not predetermine the peculiarities of the chess struggle. In the great double· round tournament the character of the opening play. For Behind the board sits a living man with in Bled (1931), in which Alekhine, Bogol­ instance, in the Queen's Gambit, one may today's thoughts and experiences, many jubov, Nimzovieh, Vidmar, flohr. 'furta­ pIny the Orthodox System, a typical ex· times removed from chess. While decid· kover, Spielmann, Maroczy, and olhers ample of a battle along classical lines, ing upon an overall vlan of play, or even participated, the Queen's Gambit and the or one may choose Botvinnik's ~ystem, or only on tbe next move, he ponders in­ Queen's Pawn openings were played 77 the risky '·Peruvian" variation, with voluntarily over his standing iii the tour· times; White won 29 and Black 13. Of forced play and with counter-cbances for nament, recalls the result of yesterday's the Indian defenses, in 21 garnes, White Black. The Queen's Indian, tbough not game, looks at the boards oC the other won only 2, and Black won 14. Is there one of the symmetrical openings, still players. A game is not anaLysis; every­ any wonder that in the next stage oC does not yield Black any real counter­ thing has to be figured out in the mind development in the '30s and '40s, there chances. In the Nimzovich Defense, one without moving the pieces; the textbook were fewer and fewer adherents oC the oC the most remarkable discoveries of cannot be consulted, there is no one to Queen's Gambit? The successes of many the "hypermoderns" of the '208, flexible ask for advice. The grandmaster reflects, Soviet and fo reign chess players a re transpositions to positional themes or to glances at the clock fo r the last time­ closely connected with the development sharp variatio ns arc possible; the system time to decide. He risks! Thc knight is and creation of the new systems in the possesses great vitality. moved to KS. It is easy enough, a year Indian and Sici lian Defenses, and also • • • later , after becoming acquainted with in the Nimzovich and Gruenfe ld Defens­ es. In our time, the opening structures The modifications of opening fashions all the analysis, having sat with the po· took place in close relationship with the sition for days, to tell the reader authori· Cor White and Black can be broken down into three basic groups. general development of chess ideas. The tatively: " An error; best was the careCul greatest prevalence o[ the Queen's Gam­ N-Kl." 1. In the first, both sides act ac(.'Ord ­ bit is related to tbe period when the I tender my work to the reader with ing to classical principles-the develop­ prinCiples of the positional school held apprehension, and I shall consider my ment of the pieces, tbe seizur e of space, sway. Given all the positive significance aim successfully accomplished if the the formation of a pawn center , the abo of these prinCiples, one must note their book as a whole will broaden his chess sence of weaknesses, etc. This is the one great shortcoming: the evaluation of understanding, add to his mastery, give character of the majority of the varia­ a position by outward signs. In the eyes him an idea of taday's chess creative­ tions of the Queen's Gambit, the Hu y of the followers of Tarrasch, the propa­ ness, and enable him to more fully eval­ Lopez, the French Defense and a few gandist of Steinitz' ideas, such factors as uate and to love even more aU the ~ystems of the Sicilian and Nirnzovich a backward pawn, or a strong pawn cen­ depths of chess. DcIenses. Even so, Black realizes that in ter, or superiority in development, were PREFACE these cases, especially in symmetrical decisive in the evaluation of a position Inasmuch as this book is dedicated set·ups, the initial move confers superi­ and the formulation of a plan of battle. basically to the middle phase of the ority, and Black will be called upon to "If one piece is badly posted, the whole game, it would be timely to hegin with struggle long and patiently to achieve game Is bad" says Tarr asch. The prin· a few words about the evolution of op­ equality. Chances to win are slight, but cipLes of the positional school, clothed ening ideas and about eontemporary with careful play there is a draw in the by Tarrasch in simple and easily under· opening repertory. offing. Typical of these openings was the stood form, were accepted by many con· result of the match for the World Cham· temporaries as immutable chess dogma. In the earlier years, say in the s~o nd half of the last century, games were pionship between J . R. Capablanea and It is here that the idea of the so-called usually started by moving the King's A. A. Alekhine. Of the 34 games played, "consistent" games were born, games in Pawn, and Black usually replied P-K4. 33 were started with the Queen's pawn : whic h ODe of the opponents conducts There were also, of course, such de· 25 were drawn, six were won wi th his logical plan from beginning to end fenses as the SiciJia n and the French, White, and two with Black. In our time, on the style or a geometric theorem, an but they wcre relatively rare. With a few the masters are not too willing to go idea which still survives. exceptions, not less than one·half of the into these openings; they refuse the sym­ games played in tou rnaments were of metrical set-ups, trying to rind defenses The May Issue of the open type, sometimes many more. wi th counter-chances. Toward the end of the last century 2. In the second group of openings, CHESS LIFE and at the beginning 01 the present one, one side is guided by classical princi ples, there was a sharp increase in leanings whereas the other deliberately pl ays to will contain Q speciol toward the closed openings for White r efute some of them in order to bring and to the semi-open for Black. Thus, about complications. These are the basic Rating Supple m e nt in Cambridge Springs, In 1904, the systems of the Indian Defenses, the Si· 92 CHESS LIFE In the treatment of these "ideal" very much differently. One creates weak the endings of many grandmasters. I games, one opponent parades as the fol· points and weak pawns to divert the shall mention here only two in the lower of the principles, and the other op ponent, one gives away open Hies in Zurich touranment- Euwe vs. Stahlberg as the transgressor. And so the "good" order to keep the Rooks for olher, more and Gligorich vs. Euwe. opponent keeps piling up positional ad· promising plans, one demonstrates a va ntages, pulting them away in a sav· quasi.desire to attack in order to dis· There is one more trait of contem· ings account, to buy, say, a motorcycle, guise his real intentions. porary art which the reader will often notiCe in the games of the Swiss touroa· and having accumulated the necessary The network of typical basic positions amount, he throws himself into a com· ment-the readjness to react quickly to upon which every chess player more or the opponent's change of plan, and to binational attack and administers an less depends has grown immensely. And instructive mate, or still more instruc· sharply mOdify one's own plan if there so it developed that many positions is a real basis for modification. tive wins the Exchange. The question previously considered lost can now be arises, what was his adversary doing all successfully, even actively defended, Doubtless, one of the brightest and this time? He was good.naturedly ob· but this reqUires, firstly, tense calculated most promising tendencies which serving his bac kward pawns, his poorly play, and secondly, the ability, in a appeared dUring the course of the placed pieces, ma king helpless gestures, critical moment, to throw a weak point tournament was the desire to veer, at and finally, "Black resigns". to the winds, and tOl i. ~ansler the struggle the first opportunity, to open play with the pieces. Apparently, Morphy's style Is it necessary to state that such to another sector. (Jnly DOW does it be· games do not occur between grand· come clear that this very manner of exerts an irresistible magnetic power masters of equal strength, and that the ri ghting was characteristic of Emanuel for players of all times, and the return annotators, none other than the winners Lasker's style, and this consti tuted his to a style of tbe highest degree is the of these games, depict Ihe desirable as basic ad vantage, not understood by any dream of every chess player, not ex· the actual! of his contemporaril'!s. eluding even the grandmastel"1i. It seems to me that we are nearer to it now than This philosophy of the positional However, this was not th e only trait we ever were in the last hundred years. school dominated the chess world for of Lasker, the greatest psychologist in a long time, but in the '20s, their weak· chess. He could, like nobody else, swing The new trend, the representatives nesses were finally revealed. As the the pendulum of a chess battle to right of which are Insistently making inroads Queen's Gambit was gradually squeezed and left, without overstepping the saiety in the USSR championships, in the out of the list of openings, the highest zone, yet imperceptibly pushing his Interzonal tournaments of 1955 and 1958 places of the tournament tables bore the opponent into the abyss. He deliberately and the candidates' Tournament of 1959, names of Ni mzovil'!h, Re li, Tartakover. made second· best moves as if inviting is characterized by the desire to change and other masters who stood up openly his opponent to mete out the punish. the battle from the logical phase into against the one·sided and cxaggerated ment. Now this style has been explored the combinational, or, more precisely, views of pOSitional principles. and perfected. Contemporary chess into the calculative stage. The material pl ayers are ready {rom the fi rst to consideraUon- a pawn more, an Ex· From about 1935 on, there appeared change less-hardly mallers here. Proof on the chess horizon, headed by Botvin· conced e the opponent superficial positional superiorities. of the so undness of the combinations In nik, the young masters of our land, who all varIations is not required. Rather, later on ol'!cupied first places among An illustration of this can be seen in the opposite. In most cases it appears the world's chess players. The com· the position which occurs in the King's that the attacked side could defend, raderie and steady successes of the Indian, in the continuation of KPxP for provided the "only" moves could be Soviet chess players created tbe im· Black, and also in a group oC positions found. But here the grandmaster of the pression in seme minds that the Soviet after 1. P'Q4, N.KB3; 2. p.QB4, P·B4; new movement depends upon himself, school of chess was the sum total of 3. P·Q5, P·K3; 4. N·QB3, PxP; 5. PXP. upon his phenomenal ability to figure homogeneity of ideas and concepts of Boleslavsky 's system In the Sicilian out an untold multipliCity of long and chess. It seems to me that such is not DC£ense, wi th a gaping hole on Q4 and a complex variations. the case. Indeed, in the family of Sov iet hopelessly backward pawn on Q3, chess masters, chess players of diIfering appears to be uncalled·for impudence, It is then that tbe contours of the styles ge t along. For instance, Spassky yet it has withstood all its trials. Many game take on at times tbe slrangest and Petrosian, by their manner of play, dmilar examples are found in the book. forms. One postional master said in great seriousness, "I battled him (the and by their conception of chess, differ The reader will also find here a master of the calculative style) for 32 from each other no less than Spielmann description of technical methods and moves and did not predict any of his and Schlechter, and Tal differs from means used by contemporary masters in replies, except one, when he had to take Botvinnik no less than Lasker from the middle game. The conception of a the Queen." Capablanca. technical method is much greater than The brigntest stars of the dynamic What then, arc the characteristic it was ten year ~ ago. What appeared ideas of the '50s? What contribution has before to be a rarity, a find, has now style today are, without doubt, Grand· the tournament in Switzerland made to become the property of the masses. masters Mikhail Tat and Boris Spassky. Of course, the method of complicating the development of ideas? Whither the Without technique, mastery is not the game, and the lransition into the further course of progress in chess? possible in any art; the same is true calculative battle Is not the only weapon Let us nole the great knowledge of chess. of these extraordinarily endowed and possessed by chess playel"1i who have However, one ou ght not exaggerate the many·sided chess players. They bave a been nourished on the experience of importance of techniqul'! in chess. The perfect command of the technique of previous generations, which enables endgame about wbich we often bear, "it positional play. they are brilliant in the them to conduct the struggle with great is now a maUer of technique", is quite endgame, they know the openings well , courage, cleverness, imagination and often far from being a clear and easy and they excel the other masters risk- and all this on the basis of a 60ber task. The strongest chess player some precisely in their ability to lend the evaluation of the pluses and minuses thirty years ago from the standpoint of game a dynamic character, to transfer of the co ntemplated operation. technique, was Capablanca; in our times The scope of positional play has it is V. Smyslov. In analysing the so­ (Continued on page 97) grown up immensely. If Tan-asch bad called technical games and endings of laught to avoid weaknesses in one's Capablanca and Smyslov, I came to the BOOST AMERICAN CHESS camp, and to create weaknesses for one's 1'!0ncJusion that they are based on com· opponent, to accumulate small advan· binational elements and upon long· TELL YOUR FRIENDS tages, to occupy open lines, not to range and precise fi guring; consequently, resort to an attack without proper pre· it is an unusual, a superior, technique. ABOUT USCF paration- at present everything is done The same holds true, more or less, in APRn., 1964 93 The Lure of Correspondence Chess plays a role in all this. Not everyone, N7, P-BS (Q); 52. P·NS (Q)-with win­ by HANS J. BERLINER no matter how good an over·the·board ning endgame. There are other lines To those of us who are perfection­ player, is willing to apply himseU at but the winning ideas are the same and ists and who abhor the trials and tribu­ all times to the painstaking analysis re­ only the order of moves is different. lations of over-the board play, there is quired to bring out that ultra·nth of reo 34. "".,.. N·N3 available a neat escape from the cruel, finement needed to produce correspond· If 34. "'.' ... , N·B3; 35. K·Q4, N·K5; 36, hard world of tournament chess. This ence perfection. But it is achievable­ P-QN4, P-R4; 37. P·N3!, K-Q3; 3S. N·B4 baven is known as correspondence play, though certainly not every position can ch, K-Q2; 39, P·QR4! and Black will Here we may ponder to our hearts' con· yield to even the most extensive analy· soon be in a zugswang, tent, to the beat or a clock that ticks sis. For instance: What is the best first move? The solution to this question will 35. K.Q4 N-Q4 in days instead of seconds. We may 36. P·N3 K·Q3 have access to opening books, end-game take the whole chess community many decades. Black has pinned his hopes on this books, middle game books (of little move since, if White wi ns the KRP, his value), and advice from better players, However it is po'Alible to play very ac­ curate correspondence chess in most sit­ knight will become trapped-but it is It Is just as if we are playing a tourna· not that easy. ment game which is adjourned after uations, In this and the following articles in this series, I shall attempt to present 37. N·B7ch K·K2 eacb move. Secure in the solitude of 38. NxP!! K-B3! one's study. one can work out the cor· to my readers an idea of what can be ac hieved, The examples will be mostly In order to keep the K out of K5. rect strategies and avoid the ever-p res· 39. K·BSI! ...... ent tactical pitfalls, And, ot course, from my own games, but some samples from world championship events will The point of the whole maneuver. It losses can always be attributed to hav· was only after I discovered the idea of ing written down the wrong move. also be presented. Witness the following position which blockading the Q·side with the king and • • • occurred in the semi·finals of the 5th pawn at QR5 that I seriously considered Even though the above was presented the Knight sacrifice. All of Black's pieces somewhat with tongue in cheek, there Correspondence World Championship, now in its concluding stages. will be tied dow n by the strong K & P is much truth in it. I am sure that it is position. Instead, the idea of 39. N·NS no exaggeration to say that a postal L. R. REITSTEIN - S. AFRICA ch, K-B2; 40. K·K5, KxN; 41. KxP leads player can perform at least one-and nowhere as Black has too much coun· more probably two - categories above terplay with his Knight. his over·tho-board skill. That is to say, any player of master strength should be able to playas well in correspondence chess as a grandmaster does over the board. Since this is very close to per­ fection, it is a matter of conjecture just how much closer to perfection a grandmaster would come in correspond­ ence play. Actually, few grandmasters play in international correspondence tournaments, The ones that do, have had varying results, Ragozin won the 2nd Correspondence World Championship, being the only grandmaster in the field, H, BERLlNEIl _ U,S,A. O'Kelly was again the only grandmaster 34. N-K5! ., ...... in winning the 3rd Championshi p, but Gain ing a tempo in the race to domi· 39. ,.. ,.,.. K·N2? missed the win of a clear piece in one nate the center, as Black cannot affo rd The losing move. Black has to tread game. In the current 4th Championship to the exchange of Knights. E.g., 34. a very fine line to draw and here he Finals, Tolush is the only grandmaster, ..... ' .. , NxN; 35, PxN, K-Q2; 36. K-N4!! loses his way with a very natural moye . having made a perfect score in the semi­ (threatening K·R5 which puts Black in Correct is 39. ',., .... , K-N3; since 40. NxP, finals. But he is having his troubles Zugzwang), P·N3; 37. P·QR4, K-BI; 38, in the finals and has lost two games K-B4 , K·B2; 39, P·N3, K·N2; 40. P·R5!!, thus far. K·B2 (not " .. ,.,., PxP; 41. K·B5, K-B2; Closer to home, only one 01 America's 42, P-R3, ." ..... , and wins); 41. PxPch, grandmasters has recently competed in KxP; 42, P·QN4, P·M ; 43. P-R3!, K-B21; correspondence play. He achieved noth, 44, K·BS, P·R5; 45, PXP, K·Q2; 46. P-RS . ing of note in a "Chess Review" tourna· K·K2; 47, P·R6, K·B2; 48. KxP, P-BS; ment. Obviously individual temperament 49. P·N5, P·B6; 50. P·N6, P·B7; 51. p-

Senior Master Hans Berliner, after experimenting with postal chess as a youngster, resumed playing that foml of chess seriously in 1955. Since then he has thrice swept to clean scores in Chess Review's Golden Knights tournaments in three attempts. He is currently competing in the semi·finals of the World Correspondence Championships. Over-the-board Hans has won the Eastern Open Championship, the N.Y. State Champion­ ship, the District of Columbia title several times, the Southern Champion. slJip, the Southwest Open, the Mid-Continent Open, the Colorado Cham­ pionship, and the Champion of Champions tourney. In National compe­ tition his best showing in the U.S. Chfunpionship was fifth place in 1957. In 1959 he tied for fourth in the U.S. OI)Cn. In this series of .a rticles, the rCllder will be introduced to the world of m aste r correspondence chess . • ....."'''' ...... ''':!:!!zw: 7:z... , ~ /.' • • 94 CHESS LIFE KxN!; leaves Black in possession of a 45. P-R4 N-Q3 potentially passed KP aftl:'r NxBP and 46. K·N6 K-Q2 this threat draws easily. Instead, White 47. P·R5 Resigns THE EASTERN OPEN can try one of two variations which re­ quire play of the highest order by Black July 2-3-4-5, 1964 in order to draw: Playing Site: A) 39 ...... , K-N3; 40. P-QR4, KxN; 41 . P-R5, K-R4 !!; (forcing Wltite to waste Marriott Motor Hotel a tempo with the KRP, the point of tit is Twin Bridges, U.S. # 1 will appear later.) 42. P-R3, K-N3; 43. Woshington, D.C. K-Q6, K-B2!!!; 44. P·R4, K·B3. U i t were with outstanding facilities Ind not for Black's 41st move, While could Iccommodations. reach this position with Blick to play Prizes: and it would now continue: 45 ...... K-B2; 46. P-RS, K-B3 ; 47. K-Q7!!, P·B ol ; Minimum $900 priz:e fund: 48. K-B8! , P·Nt ; 49. P-QR6, P·BS; SO. guaranteed K-N7, P-B8; 51. P·R7, P-B7; 52. P·R8(Q), 1st priz:e $40D; 2nd, $250; P·B8(Q); 53. Q·B8 mate! Now th is idea is not possible and without the White P The main variation is: 47 ...... K-Blj 3,d, $150. at KR5 While must be satisfied with 48. P-KR6, N-B2; 49. P-R7, N·R1 (un· Added prizes awarded according to perpetual check. fortunately for Black, a tempo must be lize of entry. Prizes & trophies to Top B) The line I intended to play after lost) 50. P-R6, PxP; 51. KxBP, K-Ql; Experts, Juniors, Women, as well IS 39 ...... , K-N3; 40. N-NS!, K·B2!; 41. P- 52. K-N6, K-K2; 53. KxP, K-B3 j 54. p. Unrated, A, B, and C. QN4, K-N2; 55. P·N5, N·B2; 56. P-N6, QR4, P·N3 eh I!!! ; (b ut not KxN ??; 42. Entry Fee: P-R5 I, K-B2; 43. K-Q6 which leads to N-Ql; 57. P-N7, N·B3; 58. K·N6, N-N1 ; the winning position of variation "A".) 59. K·B7, N-R3 chi 60. K-BS, KxP; 61. $12 for Adults; $7 for juniors 42. KxP, KxN; 43. K-Q6, KB2 and Black P-N8(Q), NxQ; 62. KxN, K-R3; 63. K· (under 18). Send adv.::nce entries and can hold the game. e.g. 44. P-R4, N-B6; B7, K-R4; 64. K-Q6, K-N5j 65. K-K5 and inquIries to: wins. 45. K·B6, N-Q4 etc. EV RAFFEL 40. NxPch P,N The conception that White executed in 10103 Leder Rd. 41 . P·QR4 this endgame, that of sacrificing a knight K-B2 SILVER SPRING, MD. 42_ K-Q6 N-B6 for a pawn and position, is certainly An attempted swindle. If now 43. K· a rare one. It was quite difficult to dis­ Players Ire requested to bring clocks. B7? , NxP! draws. cover as there were many otber lines PrevIous Winners: 43. P-RSI N-N4ch by which White could have retained his 1960--Jlmes Sherwin Nor is N-Qol satisfactory, e.g. 44. P-R4, advantage without having really good 1961-Eliot Hearst KB3; 45. K-Q7, P-B4; 46. K' Q6!!, P-BS; winning chances. The position resembles 1962-Pal Benko 47. PXP, N·K6; 48. K-BS and White, with a composed study, making it extremely 1963--Arthur Feuerstein three pawns for the piece, wins easily. unlikely that anyone could discover the 44. K·BS K·K3 best line over the board.

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APRIL, 1964 95 ruH". IDI n1U nH1nn IUU!Ulmm Illl DU n II I I IUIUllIIHIIiIIlI l l ll llll n ll !llllIIlmm a IliUII l1 mnRl iIIUUU!UU~ml UlDlDllmnmiiiUuM ' passed Pawn can easily ile stoppcd by the Bi~hop. LESSONS IN THE ENDGAME-No. XI 4S. B·Q6 K-Q4 46. 8 ·R3 B-NS Now there is no point in an immediate by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND K·B5. For instance, 46 ...... K-B5: 47. B·BH (47. p·B5. p·N5; 48. P·86. B·R4 ; 49. 8-81, K-K6), K·Q6; 48. B·R3! 1. Bishops of Opposite Colors 33. QxQ ...... 47. K·Bl K·BS 48. 8 ·81 .,., ... , It would appear that 33, K·Nl would Endings where each side is left with be better. To be sure White would like one Bishop (aside from Pawns) with these to ~void exchanging Queens if he could Bishops movlnl' on opposi te colored do so without letting the black Queen squares are notorious {or being drawish. into his backyard. On 33. Q-B5, P·QN3 This is sometimes true even when one While must exchange Queens. side is a Pawn or more behind. There are, however, a number of exceptional 33...... BxQ 34. p·QS ! ...... cases, and the sample game give n below A curious sacrifice based actually on is one oC thesc. desperation in view of 34. K·Nl, K-K3; One of the (eatures whi<:h changes 33. K·B2, K·Q4 ; 36. K·K3 , K-85; 37. B·Q2. the usual pattern in the present example K-N6; 38. B·Bl ; K-87: 39. B·Q2. K·t.:7. is Black's superior King position in ac­ Giving up thc QP gives White's King and cordance with the rule that in most Uishop more mobility and an avenue of endings the King must play an active attnck on Black's Pawns. Also. While will part. The role o{ passed Pawns likewis1! be able to solidify his Q·side Pawns. Position after 48. K·Bl, ...... proves to be cruciaL 34...... BxP 36. P·RS P-K61 48...... P·N5 1 35. P.QR4 B·83 Sacrificing the KP is the winning idea. 2. Illustrative Game As usual with Bishops of opposite But more precisc is 48 .... ""', K·Q6; 49. color one side has trouble controlling B·R3 , K·B6! ; 50. B·Bl , P·N5 gaining ODe SICILIAN DEFENSE the white squares and the other side tempo as compared to the game. Du bious the black squares. Here the KP restricts is 4S ...... , P-K7ch; 49. K·K l, p-N5; 50. Rochester the mobility of While's Bishop and King P-BS, BxP; 51. KxP, K-B6; 52. B·Q2ch, on the black squares wh.ile Black's Bish· K·N6; 53. K-Ql. K·R6; 54. K·BI drawing City Chompionship. 1964 op will control the while squares. In · even though Black can wi n the RI'. White: J_ Polulkis Black: D. Re ithe l cidentally. by placing this Pawn on a 49. Eb P P·N6 1. P.K4 P·QB4 16. R-Bl p-QR3 black square, the mobility of Black's Black cannot gain a tempo as compar­ 2. P.KB4 N-OB3 17. Q..Q2 B.QNS Bishop is increased! cd to the game line. For instance 49. 3. N-KB3 P·K3 18. B-B3 B·B3 37. K·NI K·K3 38. 8 ·B3 ... ,...... , K·Q6; 50. K·B2! 4. B.K2 N.B3 19. KR·Kl N·KS Note that 38. K-BI, B·N4ch ill ustrates SO. 8 -Bl K·B6 52. 8 xPch K,B S. P.03 B·K2 20. BxN Px B the combined power of Black's Bishop S1. K- B2 P-N7 53. K·K3 ...... 6. P.ON3 P·Q4 21. P·QR3 BxN and KP. Hopcless is 53. K·N3. 8 -B4. 7. Px P Px P 22. RxB B-Q4 S3...... K·B6 SS. P·BS 8 -R4 8. P.Q4 O.() 23. P·QN4 Q.K3 54. K·K4 K_NS 9. 0 .0 PxP 24. Q·K3 B·BS A trap is 55 ...... , KxP; 56. K-K5 (56. 10. NxP B·Qa.4 2S. Q·N3 B-Q4 P·NG. PxP; 57. PxP, B-K3), p·N4?; 57. 11 . P-B3 Q-N3 26. Q·K3 QR·Bl P.N6! , PxP; 58. P-B6 {orcing a Queen. 12. B-N2. R·Kl 2.7. R(1).Q81 RxR However, 56 ...... , Bxp! would st ill win 13. K·Rl Nx N 2.8 . KxR R.QBI as in the game. 14. PxN B.Q3 29. P-KR3 Rx R 56. K·K S J(x P S7. K·B6 ...... 15. N·B3 B·Q2. 30. BxR p.B4 Too slow is 57. P·B6, P-N4 ; 58. K·K6. P·N5 ; 59. P·B7. BxPch. 57...... P N4 59. KxP P·N6 S8. K- N7 P·NS 60. P-N6 ......

Position afte r 38. B-B3, ...... On the routine 38...... , P·K;.l3, comes 39. B·Q4, P·K7; 40. B-B3 (not 40. K-B2, BxP), K·Q4; 41. K·B2 and Black will never be able to win. He nce Black plays 38...... K.Q4! 40. B·B8 K.Q6 39. Bx P K-BS 41. poNS! ...... Again based on desperation because of 41. K·BI, K·Q7; 42. 8-K7, P·K7ch or Position after 30 ...... , P·B4 41. B·K7, K·Q7; 42. B.R4 . P-K7. In the diagram position Black must be 41...... Px P considered as having the advantage be· Much better tha n 41.. ,...... , BxP si nce couse of (1) his protected passcd Pawn now Black has a second passed Pawn. Pos ition afte r 60. P·N6, ...... (2) the fact that White's passed Pawn 42. P-N4 ...... 60...... 8 x Pch is isolated and (3) the open lines Black White's only hope is to create a passed An interesting aHern!l.tive is 60 ...... has {or pcntraUng White's territory. Pawn of his own. He has time {or this P·N7 ; 61. p.N? (61. 1'-86, P·NS (Q» , 8 ·B2; However the presence of Bishops of now because oC his Pawn sac rifice. For 62. I'-NS (Q), BxQch; 63. KxS, P-N8 (Q); opposite 'colors makes it unclear whether instance 42 ...... , K-Q7; 43. B.N4ch, K·Q8; 64. P.B6, Q·N3c h (iC the White P were Black's advantage is sufficient to win. 44. K·B I, P-K7ch; 45. K·B2 already on B7. this would only yield a 31. B·K l Q·Qa3 32. Q·QB3 K· B21 42...... Px P 44. P· NS K·KS draw because of 65. K·Rl. QxP stale­ As soon as the Queens are exchanged, 43. PxP B·B6 mate). the quick entry of Black's King will More direct would be 44 ...... • K-B5 61 . Kd ...... prove highly impor tant. so as to push the NP quickly. White's No better Is 61. PxB, P.N7; 62. P-N7, 96 CHESS LIFE P·NBch leading to a well·known winning HEARST- position due to the fact that Wh ite's (efmlhllled from Iwge 93) Pawn is NP. With a BP or RP on the it into that phase which absolutely seventh rank the game would be drawn. defies an evaluation by visual means, Chart of QUEEN 'S GAMBIT and one is forced to fo llow a "move­ 61 ...... P·N7 63. K·N7 Q·N7 Now Rudy 62. P·86 by-move" system, or even "variation·by. P·N8(Q)ch variation". At New Reduced Price It came about that one of these had Herc again White could draw if his to pit his strength and the "vital - Only $2 - Pawn were on the seventh instead of capacity" of his style in a personal the sixth rank. combat against the greatest chess player Covers opening moves of more of the past twenty years-Mikhail M. than 5300 tournament games by Botvin nik. The rcsult of this duel. as t he world's greate.n players. Gives well as the tournaments prior to it, actual percentage of wins Cor prove, firstly, that in the person of every single move. 40 informa­ Mikhail Tal, we have a representative tion,pl cked pages. of a definite trend, and secondly, that Charts Now AYl ilabl_ the existence of this trend does not mean the end of the struggle based both 1. Sicilian on the figuring of variations and on 2. Ruy Lopez logic and principles. 3. Nirmo·lndiln The author of this book has played. 4. King's Indien in the course of his twenty years of 5. French chess life, not a few sharp games, (ull of tension, which at times could be &. Cll ro·Kann balanced on the edge of a knife, but 7. Queen's Gambit position after 63...... , Q.N7 it would be vexing to reach the con· All charts now only $2 each, or 64. K·B7 ...... clusion that the basis of chess is a pure all seven for $13, postpaid. Sati,­ "counting of variations". And I hope Or 64. K-N6, Q·N5; 65. K·N7 (65. P·B7, fiction guaranteed, or y ou r Q·Bl or 65. K·m, K·NS). Q·Q5 etc. that the coming history of chess wlll money refunded. not bring this about, and that the new 64...... K·N3 66. Resigns style will become one of the elements in OrcMr from 65. K· K7 Q·K4ch the arsenal of creative and technical Perhaps White had hoped {or 65 ...... , weapons of the art of chess. CHESS CHARTS K-B2 ; 66. K·K8, QxP? stalemate! • • • 3533 Central Avenue, The endgamc presented some difficult Scud all nwterial /01' th& cOlumn to Eliol San Diego, Calif. 92105 problems. The play by both sides, though lIeant, 401 N. Armistea(f 51. , Alexandria not perfect, was commendable. 12, Va .

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ASBURY PARK The w~nne r will be recognil ed IS the U.S. AlTlllte ur Chemplon and will retain custody of the MAX PAVEY MEMORIAL TROPHY for one YM r. The Tournament: The United States Amateur Chess Entry fee: $10.00 Championship

The Dotes: USCF 80 E. 11th St. May 2B-29-30-31 , 1964 New York 3, N.Y.

The Place: The Empress Motel, opposite the board­ u. S. walk in Asbury Pork, New Jersey Men's Champion Wome n's Champion 1942 E. S. Jackson, Jr. The Schedule: 1943 Dr. Ariel Mengarini - ---- 1944 E. S. Jackson, Jr. - ---- Thurld.y, Mly n, , , Ro und I - 1:30 p.m. 1945 Paul Ellis - - -- - 1946-1954 No tournament - - - -- Frid.y, 29 • Round 01 - 10:00 a.m. 1955 Clinton L. Parmelee Kathryn Slater M" 1956 John A. Hudson Kathryn Slater Friday, • • Round 101 3:00 p.m. M., • - 1957 Harry Ly man Rosalie De Serrano " 1958 Dr. Erich W. Marchand Greta Fuchs Friday, ,. • • Round IV 8:00 p.m. M" - 1959 Russell Chauvenet Lisa Lane 1960 Raoul L. Benedicta Round V 1:00 p.m. Greta Fuchs Saturday, May 30 • • - 1961 Edear T. McConnick Greta Fuchs 1962 Dr. Max COhen) (t' ) Sund.y, M., • • • Round VI - 10 :00 a.m. Adele Goddard " Ben Greenwald Ie Sund.y, M., • • • Round VII - 3:00 p.m. 1963 Kenneth Clayton Cecelia Rock APRIL, 1964 " 97 got the upper hand. After 16 ...... , p . The Latest on the Marshall Gambit KB4, play is co mplicated, but ought to favor WhIte: Marshall's famous ga mbit against tile R-Kl; 19. N·Q2, BxB; 20. PxB. P·N4! ; 21. (a) 16...... , P·KB4 j 17 .P-KM, QR-Kl ; Ruy Lopez h as attracted generations of N·BI , l"xP :; 22. B·Q2, N·N6 is an equaliz­ 18. N-Q2, K-Rl ; 19. BxN, PxB; 20. Q-BI , cbessplayers wishing to meet 1. P-K4 by ing line, aceording to Ihe Archi.,..s. Q- R4; 21. P·QR4. P ·KN4; 22. RPxP, RPxP 1...... , P-K4 while escaping tbe 'Lopez (22 ...... , P-QR4! ?; 23. PxP, RxB; 24 . TO. NxP NxN RxR , P·B5; R·83!, BxR; QxR, QxPj grip.' After a period in the doldrums, IT . RxN P·QB3 25. 26. the Marshall has swung r ight back into 27. P·KN4, R·Kl j 28. N-BI is insufficient· fashion during the last year. The present Mar shall's original idca for conducting Archives) 23. PxP, RxBj 24. RxR, P·B5; article summarises the latest position the attack, 11...... , N-KB3, has gone out 25. PxP, BxP; 26. R-N3, QxP; 27. K-Rl up to the 1964 Soviet zonal in Moscow. of favor. White's correct pl an is 12. P·Q4, B-Q3; 13. R·K2! The gambit is reached by 1. P·K4, P·K4; 2. N-KB3, N-QB3; 3. S·NS, P-ORl; 4. B-R4, N.B3; 5. 0-0, B·K2; 6. R·K l , P-QN4; 7. B·N3, 0 ·0 ; 8. P·B3. In my book The Ru y Lopez, I give 8. P·QR4 as the practical player's anti· dole to the Marshall. It stops the pawn sacri£icc and leads to a positional type of game in which White has the advan­ tage against any but precise play by his opponent. For a fuB analysis, readers are referred to The Ru y LOpel, pp. 54·65. 8...... P-Q4 9. PxP ...... This occurrcd in Boleslavsky-Tal, So· viet club championship 1962. The posi­ tion is favourable to White, writes Bole· If now (a) 13 ...... , N·R4; 14. Q·Q3, Q. slavsky: he gives 27 ...... , R-KN1; 28. 8 3 (a Soviet suggcstion). N·B3; Q·B4; 29. N- K5! (the actual game (b) 13 ...... N·R4; 14. 0 ·Q3, Q-RS; 15. went 29. Rx8?), BxR; 30. PxB, B·B6cb; P·N3, Q·R6; J6. B·Q5!, B·K84; 17. Q-K3, 31. NxB, RxP; 32. N·R4!, QxQch; 33. RxQ, QR-QI; 18. B-N2 (Tal-Witkovsky, Ri ga R-R6ch; 34 . K-N 2, Rx Nj 35. R-BS with a 1959). Black has nothing fO I" his pawn. winning rook ending. (c) 13 ...... , K-N5?; 14. P-KR3, Q-R5 ; Archives suggests 27 ...... , B·Q3 as an improvement ; giving 28. Q-N2, BxRj 29. QxB, P·KR4. However, White should still win with 30. R·KBl, since after 30 ...... , A CHESS LIFE Exclusive RxRch (30 ...... , R-Klj 31. Q·B4); 31. NxR, by LEONARD BARDEN P-R5; 32. Q·K5ch, QxQ ; 33. P:xQ, K·Nlj 34. N-K3, B·B6ch; 35. K·Nl, KB2; 36. N·N2, Black's ending Is lost. 9...... NxP 15. N·Q2, B-N2; ] 6. N- B1. Black's allack is (b) 16 ...... , P·KB4; 17. P-KB4. P·KN4 j repulsed. The starting point of Ihe gambit 18. Q.Bl , Q-R4 ; 19. N·Q2, QR-K I ; 20. Q·N2 (also good enough is 20. BxNch, PxB; 2l proper 9 ...... , P-1< 5 has dropped from 12. P·Q4 B·03 fashion, though recent analysis suggests Q·N2, R·K5!; 22. PxP!, K-RI !; 23. P·KR4!, 13. R-K1 0 -R5 P-B5; 24. N):R, PxN; 25. BxP, B): B; 26. that White has only one clear way to a 14. P·N3 Q·R6 PxB, 27. RxP!, 8 ·B6; RxR, BxQj plus: 10. PxN, PxN; and now thcre are 15. B-K3 B·IBobby Fischer's move 25. would lose. B·D3! forces a winning ending); 25. Q.K2 , B·N5 ; 26. BxR!, RxB; 27. QxKB and 25. RxP 5·N4! White wins (Boleslavsky). 26. BlfNch K·Rl

16. .. H.... QR·Kl 17. N.Q2 R·K3

This position (after 26. N·K4) occurred in a game still in progress between Drag· unov and Konstantinopolsky in the Soviet postal championship. 'Unclear' is Kon­ stanlinopo)sky's verdict: but how dOe5 Black demonstrate compensation for the pawns? It could be that this line will prove the Achilles heel of the Marshall. Black finds a cute solution to his difficulties. Even in this bare position, In Suetin·Geller from the 1963 Soviet the Marshall theme of king's side attack championschip, Black played 18. Q-Bl, carries a powerful punch. If White saves Q-R4 j 19. P·QR4, PXP; 20. RxP, P·KM. The Russians seem convinced that this the piece by 26. N·B3, BxP chi '1:1 . K·RI, Here White could transpose to the Drag· R·QRl! and Black wins. position represents best play in the unov.Konstantinopolsky game by 21. P­ Marshall both for Wh ite and Black. KB 4, but chose a possibly still stronger 27. B·N2 BxP ch When it ocrurred in Novopashin·Spassky line: 21. P·QB4, P·B5; 22. PxN, RxB .... 23. Now the game winds up in peaceful in the 1963 Soviet cham pionship, Novo· PxR, PxNP; 24. PxPch, K·Rl ; 25. PxP, equality. Stein-Spassky, Soviet zonal 1964, pashin's clock to here showed three min· RxQch; 26. RxR, Q·KN4; 27. H·KB4! and conclUded 2S. K·R1, BxB chi 29. KxB. utes and Spassky's 50 seconds. White's QBP became very powerful. BxN; 30. P-QN4, P·N4; 3l. P·N4, B-KS; 32. p·QS, draw agreed. There is still 18. P·QR4 ...... 18...... PxPI some play Jelt. though the three pawns The Archives and Euwe in his article This capture, rather than leaving balance the bishop, e.g. 32 ...... R·Ql j S3. in Chen Review recommend IS. BxN, Black's QNP at QN4, represents the latest R·BS (33. P-Q6, B.Q7 and ...... B·B5). K-N2; PxB; 19. P-QR4 here, but Black can still finesse in the Marshall, 34. P·N5, R-Q3; 35. P-B4-, K·B3; 36. R·B6, play 19 ...... , PxP! with si milar play to K·K4. the mai n line. Other plans are inferior, 19. RxP ...... e.g. 19 ...... , p.B4; 20. Q·B l. Q·R4; 21. If 19. BxP, the best for both sides is One thing is clear: the Marshall is P-KB4. KR·Kl; 22. B·B21 , R·K7 ; 23. Q·N2!. 19 ...... , KR·Kl; 20. BxP, RxB; 21. RxR. still eluding aU the nets cast by white· Q·B2 j 24. PxP, PXP j 25. N·BI and White RxR; 22. PxR, BxP; 23. PxB, QxPch; 24. side theoreticians. The great Frank Mar· consolidates the pawn (Boleslavsky). K·Rl with perpetual check. shaH would have been proud to know IS. Q·Bl, Q-R4; 19. P·QR4 is another 19...... P·KB4 that, twenty years after his death, his way. Black continues 19 ...... , P-KB4 ; 20. brain-c hiJ d sets problems that have so P·KB4 , PxP!; 21. RxP (not 21. BxN, PxB ; far remained unsolved by the finest players of the modern generation. 22. QxP. R·na followed by H'H"', BxP and Howard, K. S. THE The World Chess ENJOYMENT OF CHESS PROBLEMS A classic treatise on the lundamenta ls Championship, 1963 of problem compoSi tion, together with 200 tl m.... tested proble ms. 3rd revised edition. Indell . 220 pp. Botvinnik Y. Petrosion PaperboUnd $1.25 HOIlX/rd, Kenneth S. Edited and Comme nted an by HOW TO SOLVE CHESS PROBLEMS 58 two.mov/!f$, 46 three.movers. aod 8 four· R. G. Wade movers by 11 of America's {"remoll prob· lemi.st.. 112 problems. lndell. 177 pp. 20. Q·BlI ...... Paper bound , 1.00 All the games of the match, fuHy In Novopashin.Spassky, White fell into Mallsfield and f/arlClJ 101 CHESS PUZ· annotated, wi th photos, back· the sucker punch 20. P·KB41?, BxP! ; 21. B-B2 (21. PxB, R·N3). RxRch; 22. BxR, ZLES_ AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM ground material, biographical in· R-Kl ; 23. Resigns (23. B·B2, BxN ; 24. The problems are t he work of Com!TII formalion, etc. QxB, B·86). ManSfield . one of the most dhtln,ullhed men In the field of chess composition; 20...... P·B5 the Introduction and explanations are by List Price ..• $4.50 21 . QxQ BxQ Brian Harley. an oubtandlng authority o n 22. RxPI ...... problt'ms. 101 dla,rams . 124 pp. This innovation was prepared hy Soviet List Price l2.so Members '2.25 Price to USCF Members: champion Leonid Stei n for the 1964 So· USC F viet Zo nal. Anythi ng else loses, but this 80 E. 11th St. $3.95 doesn't win. 22...... PxB New Y ork 3, N.Y. 23. RxKP RxR APRIL, 1964 99 at Vanderbilt University, also won the tournament in 1961 and 1962. He was ess unable to compete in 1963 because of his studies. The '63 winner, Ron Taylor of Fort Smith, is now an exchange student Here and There . • • in Germany and was unable to defend his title. Second place in the 24-player field Robert Gauntt won the championship score of 5-1. John Ducharme Sr. edged went to David Coulter, Mablevale and of the Warmington (D.C.) Chess Divan out Eli Bourdon for second, both scor­ third place was taken by Raymond Law­ with a S{!Ofe of 7!h·2Jh. U. S. Amateur ing 4%. Nineteen players competed with rence, Malvern- both with scores of 4-1. Champion Kenneth Clayton led the 7-3 Robert Bilodeau acting as T.D. contingent to take second. Unfortunate­ Following the tournament, U_S_ Cham­ ly, last year's champion, Jack Mayer, did • • • pion Robert J. Fischer gave a lecture not defend his title and such Divan stal­ R. S. Vandenburg of Boise success­ nnd played a thirtY'six board simultane­ warts as Hearst, Berliner, Avram and fully defended his title of Idaho State ous, wllllllng every game_ Gilden were also missing from the 20- Champion at Twin Falls on February • • • player field. 15·16_ Vandenburg scored 4-1 to finish half a point ahead of Ted Hartwell of Duncan Suttles of Reno, Nevada con­ • • • Twin Falls in the 8-player competition. tinues on his winning way; his latest Still in our Nation's capital: Bobby tournament victory was in the South Cen. Fischer took on 65 boards in front of • • • tral Valley Open in California on April more than 100 spectators on Sunday, The Westside Conference Champion­ 3·5, where he posted a perfect 6·0 to March 8 at The Roosevelt and was ship, sponsored by the Westchester finish a big 1 Jh points ahead of the 26- forced to resign to Mark Smith, Lou Chess Club (Calif.), drew 16 entries and player field. Norman Miller of Fresno Hucks, Daniel Matthews and Henry was won by Bill Jl.Iaillard with an un­ was second and Paul Smith took third. Steinbach in addition to being held to equalled score of 5-1 (two draws). John The tournament was sponsored coopera­ ten draws. Not onc of Fischer's best Huffman (4%) was runner-up. tively by the Fresno, Visalia and College days, but 51 chess victories in a single • • • of the Sequoias Chess Clubs and was di­ session isn't too bad, either! (For some The San Jacinto Open, played at Texas rected by Dr. Theodore Bullockus. of us, it's about a year's quota). A & M University, was won by Robert Brieger of Houston who edged out Eric • • • • • • Bone, Baytown, and Thomas Cunning­ The club championship of Chess Un· The Canadian Open will be played limited in Chicago was won by Harold just prior to our own U. S. Open. It will ham, Houston on tie-break points. All three players posted scores of 4-1 in the Stanbridge with a big 12-0. Michael be beld from August 1 through August Smoron, 10-2, was second and William 9 at Scarborough, Ontario (a suburb 28-p Jayer tournament, directed by Capt . B. G. Dudley. London was third with 9-3. The l3-player cast of Toronto) and more than $1,000 round robin ran from October through in prizes will he awarded. U. S. players • • • early February. interested in further details should con· The University of Texas in Austin has tact Mr. Howard Ridout, 77 Beachview recently compiled a considerable library • • • Cres., Toronto 13. Ontario, Canada. on the history, theory, and practice of The 3rd Annual Tri-C Championship, chess. The new collection, built over a sponsored by the Catholic Chess Club of • • • period of years by Henry S. DowseU, New Orleans, was won by Henry Klein­ Two more USCF International Tourna· feldt with a score or 12Jh-%. Second ments: The Langman International, contains almost 1,000 books, periodicals and scrapbooks devoted to the game_ The place in the 15·player field went to played at Clarkson College, Potsdam, Jules Le Bon III, with 12. N.Y. attracted 16 players and was won collection includes a complete set of by Joseph G. Rosenstein, Ithaca, N.Y. The British Chess Magazine from 1881 • • • with 4VZ·VZ. Runner·up was Erich W. to 1958 and tournament books of most In Maryland, the 3rd Bay Region Rat· !l.Iarchand, Rochester, N.Y., 4-1 . of the great chess meets of the 20th ing Tournament, played in Dundalk, end­ Century. ed on March 28 with victory going to A Rating Improvement Tournament in Lewis A. Hucks (8%-lh). Duncan McKen· Denver, Colorado drew 12 entries and • • • zie (7·3) took second in a field of twelve was won by Richard Moran with a A story in the !l.Ulwaukee "Journal" players. straight 5-0_ Wesley Koehler, 4-1, was revcals that Arpad Elo, associate profes. second. sor of physics at Marquette University • • • and Chairman of the USCF's Rating Saul Wachs swept to a 5-0 victory in • • • Committee, has almost completed work the Central Ohio Open, played in Co lum­ A tournament played at the East Lans­ ing (Mich.) Chess Club saw Edgar Snei­ on a new and highly sensitive spectro· bus. Joseph Terrible, 4·1, took second scope for usc in detecting rare isotopes. III a 17·player field. ders win the Experts Section, Joab Blech The glass surface of the instrument has score in Class A, and Robert Crafton been polished to a smoothness that has take top honors in Class B. eliminated aU irregularities greater than 1964 U.S. OPEN • • • one·millionth of an inch_ Facts about the The annual North Carolina Invitation­ new instrument were related by Prof. SHERATON PLAZA HOTEL al Tournament was won by David Steele Elo at a recent meeting of the Milwau· Boston, Mass. of Raleigh, N.C. with a perfect 5·0_ Run­ kee Astronomical Society. ner-up in the round robin event, played • • • AUGUST 16 • 29 in Raleigh on March 20-22, was Jerry Mark Gilley edged out John Hurt HOUSING FOR JUNIORS Fink of Durham, 4-1. on SoB points to take the Memphis Players who have not reached their • • • (Tenn.) Chess Championship, concluded 19th birthday by August 16th, 1964, Jose Soto, newly-arrived from Costa in early March. Both players scored 7lh­ and who wish to be housed in privllte Rica, swept to a 5-0 victory in the Hunts­ I1h in a ten-player round robin of homes should contact the Committee ville (Ala.) City Championship in Jan­ the top ten USCF·ratcd players. Member listed below no IlIter than uary. C. R. Wallace, 4-1, took second • • • May IS, 1964: and Larry Kiefling, 3Ih-lIh, was third. The seventh annual Arkansas State • • • Championship, played in Little Rock on FRANK FERDINAND The Berkshire Hills Amateur, played March 27-29, was won by Richard Long of 33 Manton Road in Pittsfield, Mass. on March 15 and Fort Smith, Ark. with a score of 4%-%. Swampscott, Mass, 01907 22, was won by Carl McClure with a Smith, a graduate student in economics 100 CHESS LIFE u.s. OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP - 1964 liThe Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial"

A 12 round Swiss international tournament open to any player in the world. WH ERE: The Sheraton-Plaza Hotel (Copley Square) Boston, Massachusetts WHEN: August 16-29, 1964 PRIZES: $1500 for first place; others to be announced.

ENTRY FEE: $20 for U.S.C.F. members; non-members must pay $5.00 for U.S.C .F. dues.

Sign up 10 of your friends for the U.S. Open (if you live outside of New England) and receive your entry fee free.

Send - ehe<:ks or money orders payable to the U.S. Chess Federation-to Entries Chairman, 981 Plymouth Street, Bridgewater, Mass.

E. M. Reubins-Honorary chairman ELeanor Goodspeed-Secretary Harry Goober- Ticket Sales Chairman (Sharon Cness Club) Eleanor Terry- Entries chairman (Claredon Chess Club) Harold Dondis-Co-chairman (Finance) Frank Ferdinand-Housing chairman (Johnson Che ss Club) (Harvard Club Chess Club) Beverly Jarnigan-Activities Chairman Robert Goodspeed-Co-chairman (Ar­ James Burgess-Public Relations Chm. Joseph Hurvitz-Program Book Chairman rangements) (Brockton Chess Club) (Boylston Chess Club) (Boylston Chess Club)

Plan NOW To Play in the Banner Chess Event of '64!

100 SOVIET CHESS MINIATURES by P. H. CLARKE

In these games one is taken behind the scenes, as it were, in Soviet chess into that fiercest of arenas, the training·ground which has produced many of the out­ standing grandmasters of the prescnt day - Tal, Petrosian, Geller, Spassky and Korchnoi, to name a few. But the heroes are not the internationally famous; they are the ordinary masters, most of whom are hardly known outside the U.S.S.R. Behind the brilliancies lie the lessons, learned the hard way by losers. It is the writer's belief that a study of errors committed and of the methods of gaining an advantage from them will be of use to the practical player, and these miniatures make Ught of the work involved. Here are both instruction and enjoyment at th(' same time.

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APRIL, 1964 101 TOURNAMENT LIFE and members of the association's affili· N. J. The entry fee of $15.00 ($9. juniors Tourn.ment org.nlllri wl.hlnl .... ated clubs, the title, $75. first prize and under 18) includes a one year member· nou n" ...... ". of USCF r,t,d aveni, DiCamillo Trophy will go to the wjnner. ship in the chess club, a $10. social should mlk. ,ppUc.tlon . t I'll' $Ix Other prizes as income permits. EnLry membersbip in the YMCA and a $2 WHks ~fo'. .h. publlutlon d.,. 01 fee: $7.50; Juniors under 21, $6. Address CHESS LIFE. Speel.1 forml for , .' forfeit fee which will be refunded upon inquiries to Jolr. E. D. Strehle, 3480 qu."ing luch .nnovl>C.m,"ls mil' ~ completion of all games. Trophies will obt.. in~ on ly from U.S. Chis. Fedu.· Emerald St., Phila., Pa. 19134. be awarded. lion, 80 E. Hlh 51., N,w York " N.Y. For further information contact the tournament director, Paul Helbig, 654 4, N.J. M.y 2·' MAy'" Bergen Ave., Jersey City MINN. JR. CHAMPIONSHIP 6TH SAN 8ERNARDINO OPEN 6·round Swiss, 301l on the 1st. and 3rd. {i ·round Swiss, 45/ I lh . restricted to games, 50/ 2 on the 4, 5 and 6th. wiU be Minn, residents under the age of 21 , May 16·17 held at the San Bernardino Valley Col· CENTRAL NEW YORK OPEN will be -played at the Duluth YMCA, 3rd lege, 701 Mt. Vernon Ave., San Bern­ Ave. W. & 2nd St., Duluth, Minnesota. ardino, Calif. Entry: $10.50. 1st prize 5·round Swiss, registration B A.M., Registration: 8-9 A.M, Sat. $2. cntry fec $150. and trophy; 2nd., $75. plus others. will be held in the Blue Room, Syracuse plus USCF membership. Co-sponsored by For further info: Stephen Skrypzak, YMCA, 340 Montgomery St., Syracuse, the Minn, State Chess Assn. and the 1553 Lassen St., Redlands, Calif. N.Y. Entry fee: $5. Please bring USCF YMCA, the winner will receive the membership card, sets, boards and clocks. trophy and title of Minn . Jr. Champion. Trophy and title restricted. Cash priZes Other trophies to the highest ranking to Ihe top scorers. Address inquiries to high school and junior high school stu­ Mly 15, '6, 17 Mr. R. Sutliff, 2206 Midland Ave., Syra­ dents. A ~econd but unrated tourna­ 1964 ATLANTA OPEN cuse, N.Y. GR-B-2951. ment, the Duluth Amatcur Open will be Sponsored by the Atlanta Chess Assn., held simultaneously. For further info: a 6-round Swiss, 40/2, will be played at the Atlantan Ho tel, 111 Luckie St., At­ Mr. G. Pr~he l , 629 E. 5th, Duluth, M.y 16, 17 :'olinn. 55805. lanta, Ga. Prizes: 1st $300; 2nd $150; 3rd $100; 4th $50; classes $25 each; otller INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIP awar ds. Entry fees: juniors under 18, a.rouod Swiss, 6012, will be neld at Mly ::I, 3 Sti; others rated under 1850, $8; unraled Memorial Cenler, Purdue University, La­ NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN $9; all others $12. Address advance en· layette, Indiana. Title restricted. Enlry 5- round Swiss, 50/ 2, will be played at tries and inqu.iries to tournament direc· fees: $5 seniors; $3 juniors under 18. the N.H. Savings Bank, Concord, N. H. lor, Dr. R. Froemke, Atlanta Chess Assn., Awards: Trophies and book prizes. Regis­ Prizes: 1st, $50 min.; other cash prizes Box 621, Atlanta, Ga. 30301 . tration until 9 A.M. May 16. For further and trophies-starUng time-9 A.M. En· Grandmaster Pal Benko will handle all information write, E. R. Sweetman, 3055 try fee: regular $6; students, $4 plus adjudications and will conduct a simul· N. Meridian St., Apt. #4A, IndianapoiUi, USCF membership. For further details, taneous at the tourney sile on Thursday Indiana 46208. write Me. George Bart, 36 Dunklee St., (May 14, 7:30 P.M.). Special hotel rates Concord, New Hampshire. and 10% on advance entries until May 2.

Mly 17 & 14 MlY 1-10, 15·17 MlY 15, ::11; Junl 12, 1', ::l6 13TH ANNUAL W. MASS. PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS TOURNEY Sponsored by the Phila. Chess Assn., JERSEY CITY SPRING TOURNAMENT a 6-rOlmd Swiss, 50/2%, will be played 5-round Swiss, &1 / 2, sponsored by the Restricted to residents of W. Mass. or at the Central YMCA, 1421 Arch St., J. C. YMCA Cbess Club will be held members of W. Massachusetts clubs, a Phila., Pa. Restricted to PhH a. residents at the YMCA, 654 Bergen Ave., J.e. 4, 6·round Swiss, 50/2, will be held at the Plimpton Library, Williston Academy, Payson Ave., Easthampton, Mass. Reg­ iSiration fees, $4 plus USCF member· THE 3RD U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ship, must be paid by May 14. Players are requested to bring sets, boards and JULY 10-11-12 clocks. Trophy awards. Address entries and inquiries to: Mrs. T. J. Howes, 67 Bethesda Youth Center Lawler St., Holyoke, Mass. 01041. 4506 Walsh Street Chevy Chase 15. Md. MIY 17, 14, 31, Jun. 7, etc. EVERY-SUNOA Y TOURNAMENT $600 in Cash Prizes; Winning Team $150 4-Round Swiss; 40 moves in 2lh hoUl'S, no adjudications, wiU be held at the 6-Round S ...... iss system conducted on four boards for each team. Open to any Rossolimo Chess Studio, 191 Sullivan Sl, team in Ihe Unit.d Statu that is or becomes affiliated with USCF IS an luthor· N.Y. 12, N. Y. (Grandmaster Rossolimo iled (hapter, Winning team is awarded title of U.S. Team Champion and reo ceives permanent trophy for its possession and posseuion of team Champion­ ship trophy. For further details write to: BOOST J. F. REINHARDT 80 E. 11th St. AMERICAN NEW YORK 3, N.Y. (And see the announcement in the May CHESS LIFE) CHESS

102 CHESS LIFE will participate), One round each Sunday May 30·31 from 2 P,M. to 7. Please bring clocks. IDAHO OPEN For further information, contact Nicolas OKLAHOMA CITY INTERNATtONAl Rossolimo at the above address, or GR· Sponsored by Ihn Idaho Chess Assn., 5-9737. Registration closes 7 P.M., Sal a ~rou nd Swiss, 00/2, will be held at the The 5th Annual O.C. Open, a 5- USCF membership required. USCF rated. Wendell Christensen Community Center, round Swiss, will bc sponsored by the 910 First S1. 5., Nampa, Idaho. Play is Oklahoma State Chess Assn. nnd di­ divided into two classes, both rated rected by F.I.D.E. vice-president Jerry (registration 9 A.M.). Spann. $2.00 of the I;i~. entry fee M.y 18·31 "A"-Entry: $3.75. Prizes: 1st., $50; will be used to help finance U.S. 1964 BUCKEYE OPEN 2nd., $25; 3rd., $10; highest USCF "B" international chcss participation. Location- Pilot Center, 1436 N.W. 7-round Swiss at the Secor Hotel, Jef· $10. "B"-Entry: $2.75. Trophies for 1st., 2nd., Oklahoma City, Okla. ("air·con­ ferson Ave., Toledo, Ohio. Prizes-1st ditioncd and roomy" Jerry says.) Time $300; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100. Merit prizes 2nd., 3rd., and high C or unrated. This section is limited to players under 1850. limit: 35/1¥.: hrs. for rounds 1·3; 40 /2, $2!i for each point over 4!h, junior and for 4 and 5. PrizeS-1st., trophy + class awards. Entry fee: $12.50 seniors For further info: Dick Vandenburg, $ .; trophies to class winners and (18 or older); $8.50 juniors (17 or young· USCF Regional V.P., 2316 Regan Ave., Upset. er). Registration closes 7 P.M. May 2.8. Boise, Idaho. In addition to the two­ Advance registration- All persons who class tournament above, there will be a An unrated, Jr. Tourney (17 yrs. and enter in advance will receive a free "Chess For Fun" evenl under), no entry fce, will be held con­ chess book. Do not mail enlries after currently. RegistrJ tion at 9 A.M. Ad­ May 18. Send to-Ohio Chess Assn., Box vance entries and inCo: Keith R. Car­ 5268, Cleveland, Ohio. son, 1418 Lafayette Dr., Oklaboma CitY,Olda.

June S, 6, 7 MIY 28·31 CORAL GABLES OPEN Junl 6-7 UNITED STATES AMATEUR VERMONT OPEN 5·round Swiss, 45/2, will be played at 6-round Swiss, 40/ 1'h, registration CHAMPIONSHIP the War Memorial Youth Center, 400 closes at 9:30 AM., will be played at the (see P. 97) Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables, lo'la. and it Edwin Lawrence !lec. Center, Court & is to be divided into three sectlons:­ Center St., Rutland, Vermont. Entry fee: M.y 29, 30, 31 an Open, fees $5 ($3 juniors under 21); BIRMINGHAM OPEN & AMATEUR Class A, $5.; Class B, $4.; Jrs. under 18, an Amateur, fees $4 ($2 juniors); a 5-round Swiss, 45/ 2, be held at Boos· Prizes: Class A, $50.; B, $20. For will ter (under 1700), fees $3 ($1 juniors). $4. the Thomas J efferson Hotel, Binning· fu~er info, contact the T. D., Ralph $100 first prize guaranteed. Other prizes: Williams, 13 Elm St., West Rutland, Vt. ham, Alabama. The open championship cash and tropbies. Please bring sets and is unrestricted and the amateur cham­ clocks. For further information: Wm. pionship is for 1800 and lower rated players. Entries: Open section $6; Ama· O'Regan, 10720 SW 5th St., Miami, Fla. 33165. teur $4. Registration closes at 6:45 P.M. Junl 12·14 and there is an optional first round on ROUND ROBIN OPEN Friday (7 P.M.) for those who do not 5-game round robin, 36/1.!h, will be want to play three rounds on Saturday. held at t~e Chess Center, Masonic Bldg., Cash awards and trophies. Players are 3615 Euchd. Cleveland, Ohio, registration requested to brina clocks. For further in­ 6 P.M. Players will be divided into six formation write Charles Cleveland, 15th p.layer section. The top six rated in Sec­ Floor, Empire Bldg., Birmingham 3, Ala. SOUTHWEST lOUISIANA OPEN han One, etc. Prizes: 60% of entry fees. Entry: $4.50. For further details, con. The Lafayette Chess Club is spon· tact the Ohio Chess Assn., Box 5268, soring Ihis second annual event at the Cleveland, Ohio. M.y 29, 30, 31 Evangeline Hotel, 302 Jefferson, Lafay­ ette, Louisiana. 5-round Swiss, 45/2, with MISSOURI OPEN a guaranteed firsl prize of $200. Addi· Sponsored by the St. Louis Chess lional cash prizes according to entries. League, a 6·round Swiss, 50/2, will start June 13, 14 Entry fee: $10. Championship; $7. Re­ FALLS CITY OPEN at 7 P .M. at the Downtown YMCA, 152.8 serve. For further information: W. M. Locust St., St. LoUis, Mo. Entry iee: $7. .6-round Swiss, sponsored by the Louis­ Spaulding, 606 Debby Drive, LaFayette, VIlle Chess Club, will he held at The Prizes: 1st $100; 2nd $50; special class L., prizes. The title of Missouri Open Cham· Mall, Shelbyville Road at Watterson Ex­ pion goes to the winner and the title of pressway, Louisville, Kentucky. Entry Missouri State Champion is restricted to fee: $5 plus USCF membership. Prizes- the highest finishing Mo. resident. Ad· 1st, 1;i5~.; 2nd, $20.; other, by number dress advance entries and inquiries to of entnes. Address inquiries to Samuel Junl 6, 7 Fulkerson, Route #2, Jeffersontown Ken. Mr. C. M . Burton, 2217 Thurman Ave., MINOT INTERNATIONAL OPEN tucky. ' ~t. Louis, 10, Mo. ; , 5-round Swiss, 50/2, will be he1d at , -. I:' ·.; ' the Ramada Inn, Minot, North Dakota - registration closes at 8:30 A.M. $2 of the $6 entry fee will go to the Junl 13-14 $100 USCF International Affairs FUnd. NEW YORK STATE Prizes: 1st $25; 2nd $15; 3rd $5 plus AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP MAKES YOU A trophies. For further info: Capt. J. T. 5-round Swiss, 50/2, will be played at Bauman, 104-1 Glacier Dr., Minot the Holel Buffalo, Washington and Swan AFB, N. Dakota. A second, non·rated St., Buffalo, N.¥. Entry fee: $4. + USCF USCF MEMBER­ novice event will be held at the same and ~YS membership. Registration at 8 time. All players are requested to :'-.M. Trophies to classes. For further bring sets and clocks. mfo: Mr. G. Mauer, 14 Rawlins St FOR LIFE! Buffalo, N.¥. .,

APRIL. 1964 103 J une '9, 10, 21 DOWNEAST OPEN 1964 LAS VEGAS OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT The Ihird annual Downeast Open tour· July ...... 7 - Hotel Sahara - GuarOllnteed Prins nament, a 6-round Swiss, will be played Fir,t Sec;:ond Third Fourth Firth at the Portland, Maine YMCA starting GENERAL • $300.00 Trophy $200.00 $100.00 $50.00 $25.00 WOMEN'S + Trophy Trophy 8 P.M., Friday. Casll prizes plus trophy • • $ 50.00 + JUNIORS $100.00 Trophy $ 50.00 $ 50.00 to the winner. Entry Ice: $5 plus USCF • • + CLASS A • • $200.00 + Trophy $100.00 $ 50.00 membership. For further detaUs contact CLASS B • $150.00 + Trophy $100.00 $ 50.00 Stuart Laughlin, 68 Prospect St., Port­ CLASS C $ISO.00 + Trophy $ 75.00 $ So.oO land, Me. UNRATED • • $100.00 + Trophy $ 50.00 $ 25_00 No evening Games. Door prize $50. Free coupon books for drinks, meals, "ifts. Director: George Koltanowski. Entry Fee $20. For advance registration write: June '9, 10 611 North Mlin Lu Vegas, Neved. BITBURG OPEN ART GAM LIN Sponsored by tbe European Chess Dis· trict , a 5-round Swiss, 45 / 2, will be held aoo SCA ($2) members. Entry fees: $15 July '8·" at the Base Service Club, Bitburg Air Championship, $10 Amateur, $5 Reserve. 2ND ANNUAL MPLS. AQUATENNIAL Forcc Base, Bitburg, Germany. Entry: Nearly $1,000 in cash prizes + 9 $3.50; prizes according to entries. For OPEN trophies + 7 clocks + 15 books. Grand­ Registration: 8 A.M., C.S.T. A 5-round furtller inlormation: write the T.O. Mr. masters Arthur Blsguier and Pal Benko David H. Rogers, 8th Mil. Intel. Det., have registered to play. Entries close at Swiss Open, 5012. will be held at the A.P .O. 111, N.Y., N.Y. Mp ls. Downtown YMCA, 30 S. Ninth St., 5:00 p .m., July 2. Speed tournament for Minneapolis, Minn. Entry fce : $6.00. players who arrive by 11 :00 a.m., July Prizes: 1st., $100.; 2nd., 40. ; 3rd, $15. plus 2. Directed by Carroll M. Crull. Early othcr cash awards and trophies to class· registration and inquiries to Carroll M. June 21, 28 es. (A separate, unrated tourney wilt be Crull, 3706 Vogel Dr" N.W., Huntsville, CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND OPEN held at the same time). Skittles room Alabama 35810. provided. The Fourth Annual Central Ncw Eng­ (See advL in this issue,) land Championship, sponsored by the Wachusett Chess Club. will be held at July 4-7 the First Parish Church Hall, Main St., LAS VEGAS OPEN July 25 ·26 Upper Common. Fitchburg. Mass. The 6· (See advt. in this issue.) REGION SIX CHAMPIONSHIP round Swiss, 60/ 2, starting at 9:30 A.M., Registration: 8 A.M., C.S.T. Opcn to aU win guarantee $250 in cash prizcs. Entry July ,o-a residents of Region Six:, a 5-round Swiss, fees; Masters & Ex:perts, $10; A, $8; U.S. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 50/ 2 will be held at the Downtown B, $7; C, $6; Unrated, $6. One dollar (see p. 102) YMCA . Entry fee: $10.00. Prizes: 1st., reduction if you enter prior to June 23. $100.; 2nd., $75.; 3rd, $50.; 4th., $25.­ Plcasc bring sets and clocks. Send all plus 50% of entry fees above 35 players, correspondence to: Frank Hacker, 30 July ".19, 25_26 divided among the winners. Wendell Road, Fitchburg, Mass. 01 420 MINNEAPOL1S AQUATENNIAL (Diamond- 2-7571). Tile Minnesota State Chess Association is expanding its program this year, giving chess player s the opportunity to take July 2S July , .$ their vacations during the famous Min· CHESS TORNADO OPEN neapolis Aquatcnnial Celebration and (One-dl y tournament) 43RD ANNUAL SOUTHERN CHESS play in both the 2nd Annual Opcn and Registration: 8 A .M., C.s.T. A 4·round OPEN the Region Six: Championship. Bring the Swiss. 30/1, will be hcld at the Y, entry Jointly sponsored by the Southern famil y. For an Aqua·program, contact fee $5.00. Prizes: 1st., $35.; 2nd., $25.; Chess Association and the Huntsville George Tiers, c/ o Alden Riley, 2095 E. 3rd .. $15.- plus 50% of entry fees above Chess Club, a 7·round Swiss, 40/ 2, will Cowern PI., N . St. Paul, Minn. For ad· 25 players divided among top 4 and top be hcld at the Town House Motor Hotel, vance entries and further info: write B, C, and Unrated. Huntsville, Alabama. Open to all USCF to Mr. Riley. Tile Assn. may also hold Tornadoes on July 18, 19 or 26, if enough plaicrs write and request them. Match wits with Arthur Bisguier and Pal Benko J uly " ·16 N.Y. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL SOUTHERN OPEN 9-round Swiss, 45 /2'fl, one round daily, will be played at Cornell University, July 2-3-4-5 Ithaca, N.Y. Entry fee: $13. (plus USCF and NYS membership). Prizes: 1st., $200.; at Town House Motor Hotel-Huntsville, Alabama 2nd., $100.; 3rd, $50.; othcrs. Registra­ tion closes 6 P.M., July 18. $ $ $1,000.00 $ $ $ Chlmpionship: $400- $150 - $100 - $50 _ $25 Amat.ur: $100 _ $50 - $25 _ SIS July 25.26 Reserve: $20 + dock - $10 + dock THE ANNUAL GENESEE CUP TEAM Plus gobs of trophies, do<:ks, Ind boob MATCH 7·Round Swiss - 40 moves in 2 houri 4-player teams will compete in a round Registration doses 5;00 p.m., July 2 Fobin match. N.Y.S. membersbip re­ Register for I peed tournlmenl by 11:00 I.m. quired. On July 25, (8 P .M. ) thc N.Y. Inquiries: C. M. Crull, 3706 Vogel Or. State Speed Championship will be held. For reservations and entries: P . Ber­ Huntsville, Alo. low, Chern. Dept., Cornell University, Ithaca. N.Y. 104 CHESS LIFE