~ UNITED STATES ~ Volume XXII Number 10 October, 1\167 EDITOR: Burt Hochberg CONTENTS PRESIDENT Moving Day Announcements .......... .............. ............. .... ............... ...... ... 295 Marshall Rohland Horrochov Highl ights, by Frank Skoff .. ............ .... ...... .. .. .. .. ... .......... ...... 296 VICE·PRESIDF.NT Isaac Kashdan Chess life, Here and There ....... .. ..... 298, 300, 306, 313, 315, 3 18, 321 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS NEW ENGLAND Jftmcs Bolton Tournament at Maribor, by Sammy Reshevsky .. ............. .. ... .. ................ 299 lIarold Ootldl.. Eli Bourdon Junior Jottings, by Sal Matera ...... ........................................... ............... 301 EASTERN Ro!w'"1 l.an.. n .. LewIJI E. Wood Michael Raimo The Leningrad International Chess Tournament, MID-ATLANTIC Eafl Clary by Ratmir Kholmov .. ............................................................... .. .. ... 303 Steve Caruthers Ro bert Erkes SOUTHERN Philip Lamb Women's Chess, by Kathryn Slater ... ............................................. ........30S I'wt~r Lahde Carroll M. Crull GREAT LAKI!S Ounald W . HUdinl' Observation Point, by Mira Radojcic .. ............. .... ...... .. .......... ... ... .. ... ...... 307 Dr. H~rve .v McClellan V. E. Vandenburl' NORTH CENTRAL Dr. GeoT,e Ti ers The Short Career of the Enduring Advantage, Rob.. ,! Lerner by Robert Byrne .. ............ .... .................. .. ..... .. ... .... .... ... ................... 308 Ken Rykten SOUTHWESTIRN W . w. C .... w John A. Howell The Atlantic Open, by Pal Benko ... .. .. .. .. ....... .... ....... .... .... .................. _310 Park Bbhop PACIFIC Burrard Eddy I\pnneth Jone. Larry Evans on Chess .... ................................................ ..... .. ... .. .............. 312 Col. Paul L. Webb Benko's Bofflers, by Pal Benko ...... .... .............. ....... .. ... .. .. .. .................. 31-4 SECRETARY Dr. Leroy Dubeck USCF Membership and Directors' Meetings ... .. .... .. ... ... ............... .......... 316 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR E. B. Edmondson From the Editor's File ....... ........... .... ... ................ .. .... ..... ........ .. .. .. .... ... ... 319 NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS ARMED FORCES CHESS ........ __.. ....Robert Karch T ou rnament li fe ..... ..... ..... .................. ...... ...................... .... ...... .. ...... ....... 322 COLLEGE CHESS .............. ........Mark L. Scllwarez COUNSEL" TREASURER ...... ..Davld Hartmann INDUSTRIAL CHESS. ............. ~fatthew A. Pavitt JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION ...••.• FIDE ~'~~~~:~:'~~" .•.. .~. ::~ : ~ ~:::.Erkes USCF is • non-prout demoeraUc ortanhlltlon, tbe official and (World MASTERS AFFAIRS .. ........................ Robert Byrne Cheal Federation) unit. for chess in the USA. Anyone Alnerlcan chess Is .1It1ble lor membetlbip, with benefits which Include a IUl.d ellt1btllty NATIONAL OPIiN .............. .......... Herman &trada tor usa ratlni;. NOMINATIONS ............................ .......... Frank Skoff RATINGS & PAIRINGS....... .. ..... ......Arp ad E. Elo R.gular Memb.rshlp: 1 year, 3 years, ~7.00. Family M.mbe....... lp .... RATING STATISTICIANS.... ...... Wm. Golchberg Junior M.mbershlp (Under 21 at :;;; ~.OO; 2 years, ,9 . ~Oj 3 years, $11 51. Steven Spencer FunllY memberships apply when tbe same famlly reside at tbe s ' TAX DEDUCTIIIILITY... ... ... ... .. .. ... .Harold Dondb addr... and receive only one The first family member plYS repIar TOURNAMENT ADM ...... ... Georgc Koltanowskl additional ~;; ;;; A:",.;5UCh members have the ' TOURNAMENT RULES ................ J ames Sherwin the fL:,st, ."<. W." U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP. ...... ........... Maurice Kuper U. S. OPEN .................. .. ........... ....... ........ W . A. Scott WOMEN'S CHESS ..... .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ...E va Aronson WORLD CHESS FEDERATION .t .... eMUS LI"E b pUbilsbed monthly by usa :,::;~;: IF.I.D.E.) Dubuque, WinoU. Non-member 1-)'1'. SUMctlptlon: -;;;U;';,' COpy: §oj! 0Sit outstde USA)_ Chang. of addr.u: Allow six weeki .' lie"" addI Fred Cramer ad the old address, 1DcludlDC the nurobetl and dates on of your -.nell. Vice-President. Zone II (U.S.A.) Addreu all commul1leIUon., and make III cbecks paylble to: UNIT.D STATIiS CHass PlO.RATION. ID Ii.st 11th Str.... NEW YORK. N.Y. 111111 294 CHESS LIFE • Please Read and Heed To Avoid Service Problems The BIG MOMENT has finally arrived; we are moving this month. As a result, we shall shortly be able to provide members with better service through an enlarged office staff and a larger inventory. These welcome im­ provements will be evident to you in more efficient handling of correspondence and business malters through­ out 1968 and beyond. As you can easily imagine and despite the infinitely belter user operation soon to result- during October and part of November we are faced with the many problems and the unavoidable upheaval inherent in a move which requires pocking and shipping all user records and inventory; physically equipping and getting settled into our new office; and hiring and training a staff at that new location. During this difficult period, we must ask that you cooperate in the following manner. 1. DO NOT WRITE to us from October 13 to 31. 1967, unless absolutely necessary- and then use our old address. We will be moving during that period, but mail will be forwarded to our new address a nd processed there as soon as possible. 2. AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 1967, communicate with us at these addresses: To our new business office location, To our editor's address, you should you should send: send: • All memberships and affiliations. • All editorial material. including "Tournament Life" announcements and items for "Chess Life • All rating reports. Here and There." • All orders for books and equipment. • All advertising copy (advertising payments go to uscr at new address to be given in next • All payments to uscr, for whatever reason. issue. • All changes of address for CHESS LIFE delivery. The address is: • AU correspondence concerning the above sub· Burt Hochberg. Edit"" jects, or on any USCF subject other than CHESS CHESS, LIFE LIFE editorial material. 574 West End Ave. New York. N.Y. 10024 The address will be given in November CAUTION: Send ONLY Chess Life material Chess Life. to the above address. 3. PLEASE BE PATIENT during this transition period; we will no doubt accumulate a considerable backlog of work during the move, but promise to precess your membership. order, rating report, etc .. as soon as poSSible at our new location. for a USCF! OCTOBER, 1967 295 by Frank Skoff Captain, U. S. Student Team The XlV World Student Team Champ­ Main Referee was Bozidar Kazic of Yu go­ it passed under a low viaduct. and sev­ ionship took place in Harracho\', Czecho­ slavia, and the Tournament Director was eral of the suitcases piled on the top of slovakia, a mountain resort located Dr. V. Mahel of Prague. Everything went the bus were damaged, one of them be· about 90 miles northeast of Prague, July smoothly, without any serious incidents. longing to Gilden. The Czech officials 15-31. A cool pleasant spot, It was ideal Although not regarded as a top con· promptly bought Gilden a new one, as for playing chess, as weU as for hiking tender by the voting, the U. S. Team they did for any others with damaged and mountain climbing. Several hiking qualified for the Cinals (" A" group), suitcases. This incident is typical of the trips were, in fact, arranged Cor the along with Rumania. We then proceeded consideration exhibited throughout the hardier among the chess players. to lead the field for four rounds, being tournament by the Czech officials to The United States team was composed edged out of the No. 1 spot by the make sure that everyone would have as of the following, in board order, as in­ Soviet team in the fifth round. Although enjoyable a time as possible. Messrs. dicated by their uscr ralings: we had good chances to overtake the Sajtar, Chmclik, and their colleagues de· 1. Bernard Zuckerman, Brooklyn, N. Y. Russians in the four remaining rounds, serve much appredation for their efrorts. 2. Richard Verber, Chicago, Ill. poor results against Denmark, Sweden, On August 3, we rIew to Budapest at 3. Larry Gilden, Takoma Park, Md. and Czechoslovakia spoiled them. the invitation of the Hungarian Chess 4. Larl'y Kaufman. Silver Spring. Md. We finally second, two points Federation for a social visit. We were 5. Andrew Soltis, Long Island City, behind the , an excellent showing cordially greeted by various officers of N. Y. for a team considered one of the the Hungarian Federation, Florian, 6. William Maru, Hartland. Wis. favorites. An examination of the cross­ Paros, Forintos, etc. Some skittles were Twenty-two teams had originally tables (Tables n and 1m will giYe you played in the late afternoon; in the eve­ registered, but three failed to appear: an Idea of the ups and downs. Note also ning, aHer obtaining rooms at the Indonesia, Iran, and Norway. The nine· the big drive made by the British team. lFJUSAG Hotel, the team went to Marg· teen remaining teams were divided into The awards banquet was held on Sun· arite Island, where Forintos runs his five groups-four groups of four players day evening, July 30. There our learn chess club. each, and one group of tbree players. was given the second-place trophy, a The next afternoon we flew to Bel­ The way the teams were assigned to tbe beautiful vase of heavy glass engraved grade, where the Yugoslavs treated us various groups was interesting. On July with the name of the