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• '\ \ I \ •• ~ , '- • ------. -.. - ,,p LISA LANE (See P. ge 310) or another must have warped his mind 1 am without doubt the leading the· in a way that im pels him to pick lights oretician and player 01 tbe King's Gambit LETTERS and try to prove himseU right by twist· in tbe Uniled States. Does that speak ing around the words of those he of timid ity? argues with. Maybe he can't actually sec AESTHETIC tbe difference between "chess is no I know you will bring to the attention m()Te an art than basebaU" and " being of your readers IbQ .!acts, the nature of The letter which unconvinced !ltr. watched by thousands makes neither the injustice I believe chess owes me Edmund E. Hand wrote you in reply to chess Dor baseball an aTt"_ two state· that. my attempt to clarify the confusion ex ments with completely different mean· Anlh&'ny Santasiere isting in his mind as to the meaning ings. And maybe he really does not Bronx, N. Y. of Art in an aesthetic sense shows that understand that Tal naturally referred after rushing t o" Mr. Webster for sue· to the aesthetic eUed of ehcss when cor he is mixed up more lhan ever. His comparing it with that 01 music. Tbis effort to cover up the boner he made in possibility is indicated by the incoherent DIPLOMAT his first letter by picking out the defini nonsense of the closing paragraph of his tion "skilled performance, study and ob letter. But the mOTe likely explanation Co ngratulations to you on the won· servation" is really too funoy for words. is that be lacks the intellectual integ· derful job you arc doing everywhere! That definition might nicely (it tbe rity without which intelligent argument 1 mean not only conducting tournaments work of a shoemaker or a carpenter or is not possible. expertly and satisfactorily, but, also other bandicraft. But Mr Tal and I editing "Chess Life," ' referred to quite a different sphere of The judge trying Whistler's libel suit art, and no qualification or the term agaiDst Ru skin, after betraying time aud I have just read the interesting and was needed for anyone not completely again that be knew extremely little about amusing article "Chess in the Foreign unacquainted with the field o( aesthetics. art asked Wbistler whether he could Service" by Fred M. Wren. :\Iay I make make him see the beauty of the painting a suggestion? Had Mr. Hand borrowed Webster's un· which Ruskin had maligned and which abridged edition from one o'f his ,teach. was exhibited in the court room. Wbis' He co mplains several times about our ers, he might have discovered the de[ini. tler looked at the judge, then at the Stat.e Department and Foreign Service tion of Fine Art, and he might have painting, then agai n at the judge, and paymg so little attention to our chess realized that I paid high hOmage to chess again at thc painting, and finally reo masters when they play in the foreign when J said that a beautiful combination plied: "No! I think it would be as hope· countrics. This is very important and it is apt to evoke in us a feeling akin to less as pouring music into a deaf man's is well to correct it. The clue to cor· aesthetic emotion. I should have been ear!" recting it came to me when 1 read bis glad to try once more to straighten him sentence about "Congressmen's secre· out, if it were no t (or the malieious tone This is exactl y what I think cA: Mr, Hand and bis letters. Only I didn't taries, and actors, and city garbage col· of his letter which permits the inference lectors" making their trips through Eu· that his many distortions of my state· have to look at them more than once to rcach tnat conclusion. rope. He states th at the missions and ments were deliberate, and not merely consular officcs arc alerted and receive due to his logical deficiency. In either Dr, Edward Lasker such characters with open arms. case 1 shan't waste my time looking at a[lything else he writes. He can readily I think there is probably a very good find out himself how absurd his views reaso~ why they do, It is, simply, that on art are by consulting that great THEORETICIAN AmerIcan businessmen and the others artist whose mother he rashly invoked, go to the trouble of ad\'ising the State in the mistaken assumption that she J have just returned from six months Departme nt that they are making the might serv e to illustrate the collection in Europe, I was shocked to read in the trips, In other words, why not get word of cliches with which he garbs his July issue of CHESS LIFE, Larry Evans' to some friend in the State Department childish notions. The dear lady must reaction to my essay in reference to Re· or to a co ngressman or a senator who have turned in her grave when her name shevsky. really eal'es, every time there is an im· was lakeD in vain by Mr. Hand, the very He states that I do not score points, portant tournament scheduled with an pcrsonifiu tion of the type against which that I am not creative, "timid," etc.- in American master representing us? In hl:r son inveighed in his famous "Ten short, that I am a phony, other words, why Dot impress upon the o'clock" lecture on Art. Let him read State Dcpartment so that we get the that lecture and see himself put in his You .know how I "despise" the point, same treatment? proper place by Whistler, or, to his fur· the rating system, and aU that in chess tber confusion, study Clive Bell 's "Art." that touches on material things. But even It seems to me someone ought to be if 1 despise the point, to say that 1 If 1 seem to deal a bit harshl y with d~legatcd for this job e\'er)1ime a for· have been realistically, materially- a elgn tournament comes up. (I suppose, your Mr. Hand, it is not to punish him phony-a failure-is simply ridiculous! for his laughable attempt to insult ,me. I sad to relate, this could mean you!) know perfectly well that it is not his Co uld I have won six Ma rshall Chess fault that he was born wi thout the Club Championsh ips, at least 20 second CordiaUy, sensitiveness needed to share the aesthe· prizes, one U.S. Open and four N.Y. State tic emotion aroused in his betters by fine ~~i~~~ionshiPs , etc., withOut scoring Roger Williamson art, and that frustrations of one kind Guilford, Co nn,
CopyrIght 'U' by Ihe Famll" DuNew York in December and Junuary and the March issue will contain all of the games of the USSR Championship that will be SOUTHWESTERN C. Harold. Bone Donald Define played in Moscow at appriximately the same time. Juan J. Reld These tournament books, which usually cost the chess player anvwhere from $3 to $5 each and usuall y do not appear for months after the toum:'lments PACIfiC U eDl')' Grou Rkbard Vandenbur. are completed, are being included in CHESS LIFE as just one more service Mlbel 8urllntame to USCF members. Tell your non-member chess playing friends about the February and March issues-and don't forget to renew your own membershipl NATIONAL CHAIRMEN AND OFFICERS AFFILIATE STATUS-Spencer Van Gelder ARMED FORCES CHUS - Col. John D. UNSUNG HEROS Mathuon This issue of CHESS LIFE has been made possible by many "behind·the aUSINISS MANAGER-Frank R. Brady scenes" workers. We hope that the USCF membership will join the editorial COLLIGE CHESS-Pdal' Berlow staff of CHESS LIFE in thanking- INDUSTRIAL CHES5---$taDley W. D. KIn, PAUL LEITH- for his excellent stories on Bled and Lisa Lane in addition INSTITUTIONS CHESS-Dr. Ralph Kuhns to the assistance he provided in correcting gaUeys and final proofs . INTIRNATIONAL AFFAIRs-.JelT)' G. Spun ELIZABETH PEPPER- for the interesting pencil portrait she did of MEMa.lltSHIP-Llna Grumette Lisa Lane that appears on the front cover. M iss Pepper is the Art Director MEMSEIlSHII' SECIitETARY-$ybWa Harne of GOURMET MAGAZINE. NOMINATIONS-Kenneth Grant BOB LEE and HARRY EVANS-both of the AME~ I CA:\' CHESS QUAIn I'USLlC IItELATION$-(;eor,e S. Bune. ERLY, who granted CHESS LIFE pennission to use the photographs that RATINO STATlSTICIAN-.Joleph F. Relnhardt appear on Page 304 and for the additional help they gave concerning the Bled RATING SYSTEM-Atp. d E. Elo tournament. SWISS SYSTEM METHODS-AllIad E. Elo JOSE CALDERON-for his advice on story content and his help in proof TAX DIDUCTIlILlTY-.Jaeqvu L. Ach reading. "Joe" is one of the truly great workers for American chess. TOUIitNAMENT ADMINISTRATOR - Geor,e JOSEPH REIKHAHDT- for his preparation and proofre.'lding of the book Kolt..nowlk.l list tbat appears in this issue. TOURNAMENT RULU-J.mea Sherwin And to all of our many members and readers who have been s'o kind in TRIASUlltllit-Kllton ltvllUn sending us news stories, photographs, games and just general advice. U. S. CHAMI'IONSHII'-M.vrtee Kuper WOMIN'S CHESS-Eva At'Gnlon MANY, MANY THANKS! NOVEMBER, 1961 303 FISCHER THE "MORAL" VICTOR AT BLED
The recent International Jubilee Grand Master Tourna at the 1960 FIDE Congress in Leipzig. In round six, Fischer • ment held at Bled, Yugoslavia should bring joy to American received a great ovation when he defeated Geller. In round chess players and to the American public in general, be nine, Fischer beat Bisguier. In round 10, Fischer, in fine cause of two things. One is the remarkable showing of yo ung, for m, sacrificed the exchange aganist Bertok of Yugoslavia, but experienced chesswise, 18 year old Bobby Fischer. The and after winning, found himself for the first time at the other is the showing of our two representatives, Fischer head of the bandwagon, and remained at the top through and Arthur Bisguier, at this invitation tournament, against the twelfth round, at which point he had a score of 75% . • the l:SSR players. Against the four Soviet Grandmasters, Tal and Fischer were shoulder to shoulder through the Tal, Keres, Petrosian and Geller, our players scored 6 out of 15th round, but in the final four rounds Bobby won only onc B points! Bobby beat Tal, Petrosian and Geller, and drew game and drew three, scoring only 21,2 points; while in reverse, with Keres, scoring 31h out of 4. Bisguicr beat Keres and Tal drew one and won three, scoring 31,2. In round 16, Tal Geller, drew with the current USSR Champion, Petrosian, won from Germek, but Fischer only drew with Keres. Tal and lost only to Tal, for a plus score of 21h out of 4. A now led with 12 points, followed by Bobby with 1I1h; and wonderful showing! An omen for the future? Gligoric and Petrosian with 11. In round 17, Bisguier beat Bobby won from Tal, the latter's only loss, and was the Geller in excellent style. Tal against Pachman played eight only one who went through the tournament undefeated! Tal ccmsecutive pawn moves in the opening, and still WOD. But won the tournament with 14Jk pOints, with Bobby second Fischer only drew with Najdorl. Now Tal led by a whole with 13lk. But Bobby beat Tal in their individual game, and point, having 13; Gligoric crept up along3ide of Fischer, with so Bobby comes home a "moral" victor. Tal won 11, lost one 12; then came Petrosian with 11 1h, and Keres with 11. In round and drew only seven games, his score 14lh·4lk, or 76.3% . 18, the next to the last round, Tal quickly drew his own game, Bobby won eight, lost none, and drew eleven games, scoring expecting Pctrosian to make quick work of Bobby, but when 13 lk , or 71%. Bisguier won six, lost six, and drew nine the lattcr defeated the USSR champion, the crowd roared. games, scoring 9lh points, or 50%. After round 18, Tal with 13 lk, led Bobby by only half a point. It was in the second round that Fischer beat Tal. And If Bobby won his last round game, and Tal drew, they would in the third round, Bisguier won from the great Paul Keres. be co·champions. Gligvrie had 12% ; with Keres and Petrosian In round four, Bebby scored a wonderful win against Olafs a point behind. son. When the veteran Najdor f and Dr. Trifunovic in ' the 5th But in the final r ound, the 19th, Tal won against Najdorf, round produced a Grandmaster draw of only eleven moves, and Fischcr only drew against lvkov. Tal was first, and Fischer the Judge, Milan Vidmar stopped all play, and appealed. with second. In the scramble for third place, Gligoric lost to Petro· the support or the on.lookers, fo r fighting games and fOT non sian for his only loss in the tournament, and Keres beat pdrticipation of seconds in analysis of adjourned games. Donner, thus bringing about a triple tie fo r third place between Readers will recall the report of Hugo Bjork, Secretary of GUgoric, Keres and Petrosian. FIDE in the September issue of Chess Life on both of these Bruno Parma, of Yugoslavia, current JunioT Worid Cham questions raised by Grandmaster Milan Vidmar of Yugoslavia pion, distinguished himself by attaining eighth place.
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Here Bobby i$ $een playing Internation,1 Grand Ma$ter The flag$ of all particip,ting n,tion$ ,re shown out$ide Ewfim Geller of the Soviet Union. Bobby won in 11 movC$! the tourn,ment h,lI. 304 CHESS LIFE SvetoIilr Gligorlc of Yugoslavi" reo The perennial Keres (,t left) plces Here Petrosi,n, the Soviet Champion, mained undefelted until the finll as hi s compatriot, Petrosl, n, dudies is engrossed in the opening stages round when he succumbed to Petro· , nother game. of his own g,me. sian.
Ques. Wh i t did you think of Bobby tribute to yo uthful talent III the his· ter. Co nsidering Fischer's age , experi· Fischer's Ichievement at Bled? tory of chess. ence and the circumstances of modern tournament play in Europe, it is a per· Ans. L. Evans P. Benko He has shown, beyond the shadow formance, unexcelled in the annals of Very good score. He has a good of a do ubt, that he is a contender for chess. ?torphy played against ama· teurs; Fischer played against organ· chance to reach first, next time. I the world title and if he can conceiv· ized professionals. hope so. He has the potential to be ably get at Botvinnik, he'll have good the world champion. winning chances. Fischer has single J. Coil ins handedly broken the Russian Iron J. Sherwin Wonderful! No other 18 yr. old gr ip on chess supremacy. It's a tremendous performance, and speaks well for his chances in the player has achieved so much. It puts N. Rossolimo him on the road to the championship. World Championshi p. I've seen his Il ranks with Fine's performance wins over Geller and Tal and they are A. Denker in the Av ro Tournament as the great· terrific. H's remarkable-the most glowing est achievement by an American mas· ------S. Rl5hevsky While I didn't go over any of the Bled 1961 games closely, thc results speak {or themsolvcs. It was a ve ry excellent , , 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I. 15 16 11 I ' " 20 1. Ta l (U.S.S .R.) ...... X 0 111,\1 111 1. 1111 1 111 I 141' 41 showing. 2. Filch,r (U.S.A.) ...... 1 X 111 11 1 1 •• I~ l l l l 1 1 j 131' 51 1. Gligor lc (Yugoslavl.) ...... 1 j. " 1 0 j,~1 1 1 ~!.II I I I I I I Ill · 6~ • . K, r n (U.S.S.R.) ...... j j I Il IIIoIo ° I. I I IIII I ' I I l l· 'I H. Km o(h S. PII,oll.n (U.S.S. R.) ...... I 0 I J x iJ I II.~ II I O II ' 1 121' ' I Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! He ,. GeUer [U.S.S.R.) ...... _..... __ ...... ~ ° lii ll J IO Jl11 01l j " J lDJ· I !. is the best player we've ever had rep· 1. T r lfunovlc (Yugoll.vla) ..... ___ _ } ° iiil x lllllllll l j l I 101· I . •• Puma [Vugol l.vlal ...... _...... _ 0 l JJ O O lxlllllo l l Jll 1 I 10 • 9 resenting us. I don't believe that Bob· 9. Bilgul'r (U.S.A.) ...... _...... _ 0 0 ~I I I JJ x O I 01 ~ 1 11I ' I ' I ' ' I by's satisfied with the result but it 10. M".novlc [V..,gOII.vla ) .... _. __ .... 0 ~ O loiilJ l x ll O l il O I , I ' I ' ' I. stands as a wonderful achievement. II. D.rga (West G.r many) .... _...... li I 10 10 I I 1 I ~ I " I I ° ° I I I 0 1 9 ·10 12. Donner (Holland ) ...... _...... __ . 0 ~ J O llll l llx l O l ll OO , 9 ·10 13. N.jdorf [A r,. nl ln.) ...... 0 I II ° .l11 0 l i OxlO li l1 I 9 ·10 A. Menglrini 14. Ol.fnon (Iul.nd) ...... _...... 0 0 1 001 1 01011 0 ll .l l l11 I 81.101 15. Ivkov (Vugo.l.vl.) ...... __. _.... ° 1 O O j,O,\ OO I 'Ol j x ll .1 J. 8·11 It's been a long time since we've 16. Po r iJlch (H ungary) ...... ~ ° l, OI O IIJJ !.l l OOx JII I ' ·11 made a strong showing like that in 17. Pach man (CUch oI18vakia) ...... 0 I OO O I O lj l lliJ O lxll I 7 ·12 international competition. Fischer's 1&. Be rlok ( Y ug ~ . ' avl.) .. __...... ° ° 0 1 00 lJI 0010 JIlixi I 61.121 19. Ge r m.k (VugoI I.vla) __.. __ ._...... 0 1 O OOO OOOOll O lllll x I 51·131 phenomenal. 20. Udovclc (YuiOSI.vlaj ...... _. ° I OOO I O OO \ O OI JI O j O I " 4 ·15 -R. Braine
.' ~n ...... ,. .. A THO UGH T F U L C H R 1ST MAS G 1FT .,.,."",.'''.~.. ,. , .• .' ~ Membership in the U.S. Chess Federation ~ " $5.00 .• One Year $10000 LIFE $13.50 . . Three Year II ~ $9.50 . . Twa Year . . . $10.00 •. Sustaining ~ ~~~~~~~~~,,.~~~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~""~~~ NOVEMBER, 19B1 305 International Tournament, By Dr. M. M. Botvinnik, Bled, Yugoslavia, 1961 An Important Game World Champion The lJUblication of this annotated game marks the first time that Dr. Botvinnik has written exclusively for CHESS LIFE and we are greatly honored to welcome him to our editorial staff. The significance of pUblishing this game goes further than just for presf:ige purposes. Fischer had never df-1eated Tal in six preVi01{8 encounters, while he lost four games to the former world champion. It is interesting to read Dr. Botvinnik's comments about the young American who may be struggling with him for the Championship of the World in just a very sl/Ort ,tim e. -Editor SICILIAN DEFENSE Obviously, to continue with 12...... , The white King is completely safe on R. FISCHER M. TAL N-N1; 13. N·K4 would not have been any the Queen's side and the Black has lost White Black better! its last chance for the counterplay. The 13. PxN temporary winning back a pawn is mean 1. P·K4 P·QB4 ingless. 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 Leads to winning a pawn and a better 3. P·Q4 PxP position. It would be weaker to play 19...... RxRP 4. NxP P·K3 13. N-Q4, Q-R2 (or 13...... , N-N1). 20. K-N R·R3 S. N.QB3 Q·B2 13...... PxN The trouble for Black is that if 20 ...... , This defense, in the style of L. Paulsen, 14. PxP R·N Q-R4; 21. P·N3! Black Queen would be has become popular again during the last 15. N·K4 B·K2 tied up defending its rook and the threat few years. The meaning of this manoeu· 16. Q·Q4 ...... of 22. B-R5 would be defenseless. ver evidently is, to provoke White to' con· The exchange of the black Bishop for a tinue 6. KN(Q4)·QN5, Q·NI; after the in- Knight is now inevitable. 21. BxP R·N3 evitable 7 ...... , P·QR3; 8. KN(5)·Q4 it 16...... R·RS Now the rook is forced to abandon its becomes about the same position as after In this difficult position M. Tal possibly vertical line because if 21...... , R-R2; the immediate 5 ...... , P·QR3, with the did not play his best. 16 ...... , RR4 22. KR-K and it would be difficult to difference that the black Queen's posi would have been a loss of an important defend the threat of 12. RxPch. tion on QNI has a better advantage. tempo. 16...... , Q-B2(!) suggests itself, and the young R. Fischer would have 22. B·Q3 P-K4 6. P·KN31 ...... 23. PxP ...... A very cunning and a weI! masked idea; still had a lot af work to do. it looks as if White intends to develop 17. N·KB6ch BxN his KB to KN2, but actualiy White has Of course, not 17 ...... , K-Q; 18. NxR, different plans. RxQ; 19. NxB and P·N8(Q}. 6...... N·KB3 18. QxB ...... Black King is in danger. The threat is 19. B-R5. Also there are unpleasant threats of B·Q3 followed by BxRP(R7), and Q-R6 followed by QxP. 18...... Q·B7 Getting ready to counterattack 19. B-R5 through 19 ...... , R·K5ch with continua- tion of P-Q4. But if 19. B-Q3, Black evi· dently had only one defense 19...... , Q-B4. 18...... , R-K5 wO'Uld not have been better because of Q-R6 19. O·O·O! ...... Position after 13. PxP
PosItIon ~fter 6...... N·KB3 I am not very familiar with this variation and dO' not remember just where it ap· peared previously; however, it is evident that after 6 ...... , N-KB3 Black's game is objectively lost. 6 ...... , P-QR3 was a MUST. 7. N(Q4)·QNS! Q·NI 8. B-KB4 N·K4 To continue with 8 ...... , P·K4; 9. B·KN5 would not have been satisfactory for Black. 9. B·K2! ...... Accurate and powerful. White IS de fending KB3sq., after which the threat of 10. Q·Q4 can not be successfully de· fended. 9...... B·QB4 It is difficult to call this move a weak one, because the "strong" 9 ...... , P·QR3; 10. Q-Q4, P-Q3; 11. 0 ·0-0, PxN; 12. BxN would have left Black in a hopeless position. Black decides to control Q5sq., but the trouble comes from the other side. 10. BxN QxB 11. P.KB4 Q·Nl Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf (at left) watches the famed 12. P·KS P·QR3 Fischer-Tal game. 306 CHESS LIFE It is not so much the effectiveness of the 42. R-N8ch K·N2 tion. sacrifice that's important here, but the 43. RxP Q·KN6 There is no doubt that during the next quick simplification of the game with the 44. R·Q Q·QB2 15-20 years the chess world will witness realization of the advantage. Naturally, 45. R(Q)·Q6 Q-" the struggle of two exceptionally power· 23. QxPch would have led to the end 46. P-N3 K·R2 ful talents-M. Tal and R. Fischer. game with an extra pawn which would 47. R-QR6 and Black From this rivalry the chess art will only also be enough for the victory. White resigned gain. soon gains second rook for his Queen What can one say about this game? In the perspective of this great com and also wins all of Black's pawns! M. Tal did not guess the artful and petition, the present game is only a 23...... RxQ cunning scheme of his youthful partner small episode. However, it alrcady must 24. PxR Q·B4 in the opening and could not save the be clear to Tal.-don't put a finger 25. BxP Q·KN4 game. R. Fischer played with inventive· into young Fischer's mouth! 26. BxR QxBP ness and with great technical perfec- M. Botvinnik 27. KR·B QxP 28. BxPch K.Q 29. B·K6 Q·Rl Moscow, Sept. 29, 1961 Otherwise, 3Q. R·B7. 30. BxP 31. R·B7 ...... "x" At this point the resistance should have been abandoned. There were still 16 needless moves made : 31...... QxP 32. QRxBch K-K 33. R(Q7)-K7ch K-Q 34. R·Q7ch K-" 35. R·B7ch K-Q 36. R(KB7)·Q7ch K-K 37. R.Q P·N3 38. R·QN7 Q·R4 39. P·KN4 Q·R6 (or 39...... QxP; 40. R·R, Q·Q5; 41. R·R8ch). 40. P·NS Q·KB6 41. R·Kch K·Bl A view of the Bled Tournament Hall.
HEARST DEFEATS BERLINER GAME 2 3. P·KN3 P·Q4 19. RxKB R,P USCF Senior Master Eliot Hearst de NIMZOINDIAN DEFENSE 4. B·N2 N·B3 20. R·Nl R·KI feated USCF Senior Master Hans Ber· H. Berliner E. Hearst 5. 0 ·0 P-K4 21. R-R7 B·N4 liner by a score of 31h-llh in a match at White Black 6. PxP NxP 22. P·QR4 BxKP the Washington D. C. Chess Divan which 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 10. B-Q3 NxN 7. N-B3 N-B2 23. B·B6 R-QBI began Sept. 16, 1961. We believe that 2. P-QB4 P-K3 11. Q·RS P-Q3 8. P.N3 B·K2 24. RxNP P-KN4 the five team match games printed be 3. N·QB3 B·NS 12. QxRP N-KSch 9. B·N2 0 -0 25. R·R8 Rx' low will be of interest to our readers. 4. B·NS P·KR3 13. K·K2 PxB 10. R·Bl P.QN3 26. BxR P·NS The games show Hearst to be an out 5. B-R4 P-B4 14. BxN P·B4 11. P·QN4 PxP 27. K·N2 Ii·Ql standing player, in addition to being 6. p·QS P·QN4 15. Q·N6ch K.RI 12. N·QR4 Q·Q3 28. B·N7 R·Q2 an excellent columnist in CHESS LIFE. 7. P-K4 P·N4 16. P-KR4 poNS 13. Q-B2 B·Q2 29. B·R8 R,Ql GAME 1 8. B·N3 NxKP 17. Drawn 14. NxKP NxN 30. B·N7 RQ2 9. B-KS 0-0 15. BxN Qx" 31. B·RB Drawn SICILIAN DEFENSE 16. QxN E. Hearst H. Berliner QxQ GAME 3 White Blick GAME 5 1. P·K4 P.QB4 26. N-N3 RxBP CARO·KANN DEFENSE 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 27. NxRP R·B2 E. Hearst H. Berliner CENTER COUNTER GAME 3. P-Q4 PxP 28. K-Bl N.Q3 White Black E. Hearst H. Berliner 4. NxP P·KN3 29. R.Ql N-BS 1. P-K4 P.QB3 16. B-Q3 N-QS White Black 5. N·QB3 B·N2 30. N·N3 N-N7 2. P-Q4 P·Q4 17. NxN BxN 1. P.K4 P·Q4 14. NxP NxN 6. B·K3 N·B3 31. RxP R·B6 3. P·KS 8-84 lB. KR·QI KR·Ql 2. PxP N·KB3 15. BxN 0·0·0 7. B·K2 0·0 32. N-Q2 P·R6 4. P-QB4 BxN 19. K·RI B·N3 3. P-Q4 NxP 16. N-B3 N·Q2 8. Q·Q2 P-Q4 33. R·Q7 P·N3 5. RxB P·K3 20. P-B4 PXP 4. N-KB3 B.B4 17. QR·NT Q.R6 9. PxP N·QNS 34. N-K4 NxP 6. P-QR3 P·QB4 21. BxP R·B3 5. B-Q3 BxB 18. R-NS N·B4 10. 0.0 QNxQP 35. N·Q6 R-R8ch 7. QPxP BxP 22. B·N3 R·K3 6. QxB P·K3 19. B-B3 R·Q6 11 . NxN NxN 36. K·K2 N·B6ch 8. PxP QxP 23. R-Kl B·QS 7. 0·0 P·QB4 20. B-N4 RxN 12. B-KR6 Q·N3 37. K·Q2 N·RS 9. QxQ PxQ 24. R-K2 P·B3 8. P-B4 N-KB3 21. BxQ RxB 13. BxB KxB 38. RxPch K·R3 10. B·NSch N-B3 25. PxP RxR 9. Q·N3 Q-N3 22. R·Ql B·K2 14. P·QB4 N B3 39. N-K4 R-R7ch 11. B·NS KN-K2 26. BxR B:x.P 10. Q·R4ch N·B3 23. Q·N2 N-Q6 15. Q·B3 B·Q2 40. K·K3 R·N7 12. N·B3 P-KR3 27. P-N4 N·B3 11. B·K3 QxP 24. QxKNP R·QI 16. KR·Kl QR·BI 41. P-B4 R-N6ch 13. B·KR4 0-0 2B. B-KB4 K-N2 12. QN·Q2 Q·NS 25. QxBP R·Q2 17. B-B3 KR·Kl 42. K-B2? N·B4 14. 0-0 P-KN4 29. P-N5 N·K4 13. Q·82 PxP 26. QxKP Resigns 18. P·QN4 P.K4 43. NxN PxN 15. B·N3 QR-BT 30. Drawn 19. N·N3 B·B3 44. R-QN7 P.BS BECOME A USCF MEMBER 20. N-Q2 Q·QS 45. P·N4 P.B6? GAME 4 FOR LIFE 21. QxQ PxQ 46. P·NSch K-R4 ENGLISH OPENING $100.00 22. BxB RxB 47. P·R3 P-R3 H. Berliner E. Hearst Sustaining membership of $10.00 per 23. RxR NxR 48. R·KR7 R-N7ch White Black Y&\iIr becomes a Life Membership 24. P-QR4 P.QR4 49. K·N3 Resigns 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 17. RxQ QR-Ql Ifter 10 years. 25. P·NS R-B4 2. N·KB3 P·B4 18. RxP BxN NOVEMBER, 1961 307 Sholomson Wins California Open Bayou City Open Stephen Sholomson of Los Angeles, USCF Master, was the winner, 61h-Ih, in The Houston Chess Club announces the California State Open, a 7-round Swiss held in Fresno Sept. 24th. Five years the results of the Bayou City Open which ago, at the age of fifteen, he finished fourth in the South California Championship. it sponsored, as follows: lst-Henry Da· In that year, too, he won twice Crom Reshevsky in simultaneous exhibitions. vis, 4¥.!-¥.!; 2·3rd-Robert Brieger, In second place, by lie-breaking, was USCF r.lastcr Tibor Weinberger, 1959 Cali George H. Smith, 4·1 ; 4·6th-William fornia Open Champion, 6·1. The latter, incidentally, is far above Sholomson on the A. Bills, Tom Cunningham, R. B. Pot· USCF Rating List. Weinberger had won in 1958 the New Jersey Open and the Mid ter, 3Va-l¥.!. 25 players; five round west Open. John Jaffray of Miranda was third, also with 6 points. After the breaking Swiss; Director: Rhodes Cook. of a triple tie for fourth piace, Imre Barlai of San Diego was fourth, Jules Kalisch or San Francisco fifth and Erik Osbun of Santa Rosa sixth. After four rounds, in accordance with a vote of the players last year, the field was split; players with less than two points were assigned to the Reserves Section, playing for the Reserves Trophy. Of the 100 contestants, 64 remained in the Cham· Ratings Conscious pionship event. The rating improvement tournaments After the 5th round, Weinberger led with 5 points, followed by Sholomson and initiated in New York City by USCF Al Raymond with 4%. Sholomson administered a rare defeat to Weinberger, although Manager Frank Brady seem to be tak it must be reported that the latter refused an offer of a draw along thc way. The ing hold elsewhere in the USA. Twenty victory proved decisive. The Reserves Trophy was won by Robert L. Henry of San players took part in the six round Swiss Mateo. conducted rccently by the Tucson Chess Of the total prize money of $500, Sholomson netted $105; he also won a place Club in Arizona. On tie·breaking, E. R. in the State championship finals. The California State Chess Federation took in 55 Phillips won out over James P. McClel· memberships plus 19 for the USCF. The September Bulletin of the Herman Steiner lan, score 5-1. In third place was John Chess Club, Inc. comments: "Mr. Guthrie McClain should be commended for skil D. Varis, who served as Tournament fully directing the event." Director. His score was 4%; in fourth The September issue of the "California Chcss Reporter," (Guthrie McClain, Edi· place, Yuri Lentsehitzki, half a point tor) has an exciting round by round story of the event, plus a table of results. behind. Shirley Palehik was fifth with 3¥.! . Congratulations, Shirley! It makes us feel good to see the name of a woman Expert Leads Master so high up on the list, ahead of fifteen Max Burkett successfully defended his In the Forest City Open, the first others, probably all men .. .. The trophy title in the 1961 New Mexico Open, but USCF rated tournament held by the for the top Junior player was awarded let the Tournament Director Don Wilson Cleveland Chess Center, USCF Expert to Mr. Goltz. tell the story: "Out in the wild west Richard Kause registered a perfect score In another such tournament by the where the mustangs once roamed wild, in a five round Swiss, ahead of USCF same club, Howard Brown was first on thcrc are still some dark horses 1{) be Master Lajos Szedlacsek, who tied for tic-breaking, 4-1, ahead of Earl R. Phil round. Last year in the 1960 Southwest second place, 4-1, with Larry Gilden, lips. A triple tie for third was resolved, Open, Loyd Kile of Grants, New Mexico, Willlam Granger and Roger Johnson. with Jay Bogner 3rd, John Varis 4th, startled everyone by coming in eighth Fifty·six playcrs; tournament directors: and an out-or·towner, Mabel Burlingame in a strong field of sixty-five. This year Carl Johnson and Richard Hollenbaugh. of Phoenix, 5th. Elmer Burlingame of at the 1961 State Tournament, Ken Wil Of the $200 in prizes, half went to the thc Phoenix Chess Club directed this son of Los Alamos, an unrated player winner, Kause. tournament. who started with a bye in the first round, came through to place fifth among twenty·seven players. Ken lost only to Burkett and drew with Carter Waid of Roswell in the murderous fifth round Sunday night. Three states were represented; one player came from Ari· zona and two from Colorado. Out of town participation was very good; only thirteen were from Albuquerque, where the tournament was held. Los Alamos, Las Vegas, Roswell, and Grants (all in Arizona) were represented. Out here, where the distance between towns is measured in hundreds of miles, this is very good, indeed. The splendid facil ities of the Community Room of the East Central Branch of the Albuquerque National Bank lent a very definite first class appeal to the surroundings. Free coffee was served all through the tour nament and doughnuts were served Sun· day morning during the third round." Thanks, Don, for your vivid report. There's little more to be said, except to mention the scores. First was Burkett with 4Yz (it was a five round Swiss); with the help of the Median and the Sol koff, Tom Heldt, with four points, kept ?!Iark Wells out of .ccond place. Arid iTt tie-breaking, too, Ken Wilson had to yield fourth place to Jack Gibson <3%). Wilson was first in Class B, Roger Louis R. Cal mel, THE SPOILS BELONG TO VICTOR Russian chess opinion favors Victor Korchnoi as onc of Incidentally, readers may be interested in the "Welt the top three or four contenders for Botvinnik's world title. geschichte" series, of which Tahl's book is one of the seven This view is not only based on Korchnoi's outstanding tourna thus far to appear. Forty to fifty volumes are planned, each ment record over the past few years, but also on his aston of which is to contain 400-500 games of a leading master ishing plus score against former World Champion Tahl. As or masters, with diagrams every five moves so that a board Tab! jokingly put it in a rcccnt interview, "My score with is not necessary to play over the games. These books are Korchnoi is 5-5. I have 5 losses and 5 draws!" The recent ideal for bed·time "reading" and are reasonably priced ($3.00- publication in Germany of a volume containing 419 of Tahl's $4.00). Don't Jet the fact that they are in German, and the serious tournament games includes three of Tah!'s losses ilame scores in algebraic notation, stop you; with diagrams to Korchnoi. Since chess fans may soon see either one of every five moves no chess player, including non-linguists, these USSR stars bal~lIng Botvinnik for the title, these en should have trouble following the games. Books arc already counters arc of morc than historic Interest. Both Tahl and available on Tchigorin, Lasker, Euwe, Keres, Botvinnik, Tahl, Korchnoi are usually classified as master tacticians, but the and "Soviet Chess"; in each case the respective grandmaster scores of the three games suggest that Tahl prefers to use himself is responsible for collecting, editing and annotating this talent in direct attack, while Korchnoi conducts himself his own games (if he is still living, of course). These volumes best in the sphere of counterattack. In these 3 contests at can be obtained Crom: Fr. L. Rattman, Schachzentrale Caissa, least, defensive tactics overcome offensive tactics! Steinfurther Allee 12, Hamburg·Billstedt 2, West Germany, or from British Chess Magazine, 20 Chestnut Road, West 1. TII·Korehnoi (USSR Telm Chlmpionships, Rigl, 1955): Norwood, London S.E. 27, England. I. P·K4, P·K4 ; 2. N·K e3, N·QB3; 3. S-N5, P·QR3; 4. S.R4, EN PASSANT N-KB3; 5. 0·0, NxP; 6. p.Q4, P·ON4; 7. S·N3, P-Q4; 8. PxP, Former wo rld champion Max Euwe comments on his re B·K3; 9. P·83, S·K2; 10. ON-Q2, 0 ·0 ; 11 . Q-K2, NxN; 12. BxN, lurn match with Alekhine in 1937 (where Alekhine regained N-R4; 13. 8.82, P-QB4; 14. Q·Q3, P·N3; IS. B-R6, R·Kl; 16. his title) in Clnldiln Chess Chit: " Factors from outside the Q·Q2, N·85; 17. Q·B4, NxNP; 18. 8·N5, P-QS; 19. PxP, PxP; board also began to play their part. 1 was irritated by Alek 20. B·K4, B..Q4; 21. KBd, QxB; 22. BxB, RxB; 23. Q.R4, QR·Kl; hine's variety of little tricks: playing the games in a sweater 24. N·NS, P·KR4; 2S. N-K4, QxKP; 26. N-B6ch, K·N2; 21. with a cat embroidered on it, the regular appearance of his NxReh, RxN; 28. P-B4, Q·B3; 29. Q·82, P·Q6; 30. KR·KI , R..Q1; Siamese cats in the spectators' rooms, the noise he made 31. Q.Q2, Q..Q5eh; 32. K·BI , N·e5; 33. o.Ql, P-Q7; 34. Resigns. when slamming doors when he went out. Whether he did this on purpose or not, I did not know. It is most curious 2. TII·Korehnoi (USSR Chlmpionship, Rigl, 195BI: that in the first match, such things did not irritate me at all. On the contrary, they cncouraged me, because I thought: 1. P·K4, P·K3; 2. P·Q4, P-Q4; 3. N·QS3, 8·NS; 4. P·KS, "Here you have the powerful Alekhine, unbeatable in the P-QB4; 5. P·QR3, BxNeh; 6. PxB, N·K2; 7. Q-N4, N·B4; B, B·Q3, chess world, and still he makes use of such little tricks. He P·KR4; 9. Q.R3, PxP; 10. N·B3, Q·B2; 11 . R-QNI, PxP; 12. must have more esteem for my play than I thought he would P·N4, N·Kl; 13. PxP, QN·B3; 14. B·KB4, N·N3; IS. B-N3, have." ... Pushkin, the Russian literary giant, wrote to his N(N3 jxP; 16. NxN, NxN ; 17. K·BI , B·Q2; 18. Q-R4, P·B3; 19. wife in 1830: " I am glad, my love, that you are learning chess. BxN, QxB; 20. RxP, R·QNI ; 21 . RxReh, QxR; 22. o.N4, K·BI ; This is a necessity in every well·ta-do family!" A Soviet 23. R·Nl , P·N4; 24. PxP e.p., K-H2; 25. P·KR4, P-R4; 26. R-N3, chess periodical oi today was not the source of this excerpt Q-N8eh; 27. K·N2, Q·N2; 2B. P·R5, P·QSeh; 29. B·K4, B·B3; ... An anonymous chcss fan (a New Yorker?) has pointed 30. 8x8, QxB eh; 31 . K·NI , Q·Q4; 32. Q.B4, Q·K4; 33. P·R6ch, out that of the 25 leading masters of the U.S.A. (as of October RxP ; 34. QxRch, KxQ; 35. P·N7, QxReh; 36. Resigns. 1961), only six are neither New York residents nor New York trained: Bob Steinmeyer of St. Louis, Charles Kalme and 3. TII·Korehnoi (USSR Chlmpionship, Tbilisi 1959): Saul Wachs of Philadelphia, Hans Berliner and Larry Gilden of Washington and J im Cross of Los Angeles. With Kalme I. P·K4, P-QB4; 2. N·KB3, P...Q3; 3. P..Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, a resident of New York now, this number has been decreased N·K B3; 5. N·QB3, P-QR 3; 6. B-KN5, QN..Q2; 7. B-QB4, Q-R4; to five. Maybe one of our readers would be interested in B. Q·Q2, P·K3; 9. 0·0, P·KR3; 10. B·R4, B·K2; 11. QR...QI, N·K4; analyzing the U.S.C.F. ralings to see which areas rank next 12. B·QN3, P·KN4; 13. B·N3, N·R4; 14. B·R4eh, P·N4; IS. in line to New York in playing strength; a criterion like BxN, QPxB; 16. N·B6, Q·B2; 17. NxB, KxN ; 18. B·N3, N·B3; " number of U.S.C.F. masters and experts" migbt be applied 19. Q·K3, B·N2; 20. P·QR4, P-QNS; 21. N·R2, P-QR4; 22. P·QB3, to construct such a relative ranking . . . As a result of B-R3; 23. KR·Kl, PxP; 24. R-QBI , QR·QNI ; 25. RxP, Q.H3; a British chess law suit (1937) Mr. Justice Cr ossman rendered 26. QxQ, RxQ; 27. R·B7eh, K·Q3; 2B. R-R7 , B-N2; 29. B·B4, the verdict that any firm can describe goods as "Staunton R·RI ; 30. R·Qleh, K·K2; 31. Rd, BxR ; 32. B·N5, BxP; 33. Chessmen" but only Messrs. Jacques & Son may use the P-QN4, PxP; 34. NxP, 8 ·N2; 35. N·Q3, P· KS ; 36. N·KS, 8-Q4; words "Genuine Staunton Chessmen." ... Some years ago 37. R·QNI , R·NI; 3B. R·QBI , R-N2; 39, K·81 , N-KI ; 40. R·Q1 , an examination for open scholarships at Cambridge Univer N·B2; 41. B-K2, p.B3; 42. N-N4, P·84; 43. N·K5, R·N7; 44. sity contained the queN.~on: "C'''-es6 Prc~ 'ems are the hymn· R...QBI , R·R7; 45. N.N6ch, K·Q3; 46. N·R8, P·K4; 47. R...Ql , K·K3; tunes orTnanieOlatics. J)iscuss." ... Mr. J. T. Walsh in 48. B·R5, K-B3; 49. B·B7, 8 x8 ; 50. NxB, KxN; 51. R·Q7eh, K·K3; British Chess Magazine made the interesting observation that 52. RxN, P·B5; 53. R·B6ch, K.Q4; 54. RxP, P·S6; 55. PxP, PxP; Sammy Reshevsky is the only player to have defeated at 56. K.KI , RxRP; 57. R·QN6, R·RBeh; 58. K·Q2, R·KB8; 59. least once all the world champions of the twentieth century: K·K3, P·N5; 60. R·N5 eh, K·B5; 61. Resigns. (Continued on page 318) NOVEMBER, 196 1 309 All On The Women At this very moment, our two best women chess players Lisa went on from one success to anotber. In 1959, a are pitted against sixteen women lrom nine countries in a match brought her the Philadelphia women's championship; World Candidates' Tournament, to decide which one shall at the U.S. Open in Rochester, Minn., she made an even play a match next year for the women's title against the score. In the spring of 1959, she was first among women present champion, Elizabeta Bikova of the USSR. entrants In the U.S. Amateur Championship at Asbury Park, The locale is the beautiful Yugoslavian health resort and New Jersey. And now at Vrnjacka Vanya, she faces the vacation center of Vrnjacka Vanya, at the foot of (}(Ie Mountain world's elite. near the West Moral'a River, 125 miles from Belgrade. It is MN. Gresser is inclined toward positional play, Lisa in an area dotted by monasteries built during tbe Middle toward more aggressive play-combinations. As White, she Ages. always plays the open game, 1. P·K4; as Black, she prefers Our representatives, Miss Lisa Lane and Mrs. Gisela K. the half.open Sicilian Defense. She is particularly good at Gresser won the right to play at Vrnjacka Vanya by virtue figuring out variations. Rated, like many otber women as of their finishing first and s~ond. respectively, in the 1959 an "expert" in USCF ratings, she can hold her own against U.s. Women's Championship (FIDE Zone 5), many masters. In the 1959 U.S. Women's Championship, Mrs. Gresser is no newcomer to chess. In 1940, on her Lisa beat Mrs. Gresser by hall a point, drawing with the first appearance in a national women's championship, she latler in the final round. finished 3rd-4th. She won in 1944; tied for first and second What is Mrs. Gresser's record on the international front? in 1948, 1955 and 1957; and was sccond in 1951, 1953 and In the 1949/ 50 Women's World Championship Tournament, 1959. An enviablc rccord, indeed. Together with Mary Bain she and Miss Karll were in a triple tie in a field of sixteen. and Mona May Karer, she will be long remcmbered for her In the 1955 Candidates' Tournament, together with Mrs. Sonia contribution to the development of chcss among women in Graf Stevenson, she was in a quadruple tie for lOth in a thc United States. field of twcnty players, our best showing to date. In the 1959 Lisa Lane, on the other hand, achieved sudden fame Candidates' Tournament at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Mrs. Gresser was by capturing til e women's title on her first appearance in lIth in a field of fifteen. For Lisa Lane, however, it will be such an event. Her combination of bcauty and brains has her first international tournament. American chess players received wide publicity in newspapers, magazines and on are thcrdore watching eagerly to see which one gets a television. And all this alter a short chess career of two higher score in Yugoslavia. years! She is symbolic, along with Bobby Fischer, William What kind of competition are our representatives facing Lombardy and Raymond Weinstein of the rising triumph of at VrnJacka Vanya? In addition to fifteen selected at Zonal American youth. Tournaments, there are three seeded winners of the top Lisa was born in Philadelphia 23 years ago, of English three places at the preceding Candidates' Tournament at and Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Paul Morphy's interest in Plovdiv in 1959: 1. Kira Zvorikina (USSR ), who lost the chess was aroused by watching his family play; Lisa's during title match in 1960 by the score of 41h-8Ih, 2. Vera Nedelkovic lunch hour in the students' lounge at Temple University. (Yugoslavia), 3. Larissa Volpert (USSR ). From the West Euro She then played in coffee bouses and at the Franklin·Mercantile pean Zonal came 1. H. Axt (West Germany), 2. Milunka Chess Cl ub, where U.S. Master Attilio di Camillo was her LaUlrevic (Yugoslavia), 3. Fridl Rinder (West Germany), 4. teacber. In January, 1958, Oi Camillo told her: "U you are Chaude de Silans (France); East European Zonal-I. Eva willing to work hard, you can be the U.S. women's champion Karakas (formerly Kerlen) or Hungary, 2. E. Polibroniade in two years." These prophetic words came true, for just (Rumania), 3. Alexandra Nicolau 310 CHESS LIFE ,, ...., ,.• . LiSi is prob,bly the most photogrlphed end photogenic chess player in thl United St,tes_ Here shl is Ibove in one of her c:h.r.d.rlstie moods.-d •• p concentr.tion. Characteristic of these tournaments is the comparatively from a tic for first place at Plovdiv, and who in the 1961 large number of contestants appearing Cor the first time, USSR.Yugoslavia match, scored 5 out of 6 pOints against the a sign, to a large degree, of the onward rush of youth; at Soviet women. Plovdiv in 1959, six out o( nCteen; at Vrnjacka Vanya, eight Our represenlatives arc contending not only against out of eighteen. Appearing for the first time in a Candidates' veterans of international coml>etit io n. but also against young. Tournament are Axt, Gaprindasvili, Hundsuren, Konarkowski, able players like 20 year old Gaprindasvili; 24 year old Lane, Nicolau, Polihroniadc and Zalu!ovskaya. Zalulovskaya, who scored 3~ out of 5 against women in the Who arc the leaders in international women's chess? 1961 USSR·Yugoslavia match; and 23 year old Axt, the The unforgeltable Vera Menchik dominated the pre-World strongest woman player )'et to emerge from West Germany. War II era, winning the world women's championship seven A difficult task faces our women representatives, but successi\'e times (rom 1927 to 1939. She was born in Russia, we know that they will give of their best. her mother English and her father a Czech; in her teens Lisa Lane, like Bobby Fischer and some others, are try· she was taken to England, Since 1949, when international ing to devote all their time to chess, to be chess professionals. competition was resumed, the crown has adorned the heads They deserve great credit l or their resolve, in view of the :If So" iet women. of Ludmilla Rudenko in 1949, and of Eliza· difficulties involved. Some people decry professionalism in beta Bikova since then (except for one year, 1956, when Olga chess, but let World Champion 1\1. Botvinnik have the last Rubtzo"a won). word: "Were it not for the chess masters who devote all Will this monopoly be shattered? The strongest challenger their facuIties and e Uorts to chess, there would be no progress is Nedelko"ie, whose only defeat in the final round kept her in the development or chess." WINNERS OF PREVIOUS WOMEN'S WOMEN'S WORLDS CHAMPIONS CANDIDATES TOURNAMENTS 1950-Ludmila Rudenko (USSR) 1952-EliUl bcta Bikova (USSR) 1953-Elizabela Bikova (USSR) 1955-01ga Rubtsova (USSR) 1956-01ga Rubtsova (USSR) 1959-Klra Zvorikina (USSR) (Three cornered match) 1958-Elizabeta Bikova (USSR) (Return Match: Rubtsova vs. Bikova) 1960-Elizabeta Bikova (USSR) NOVEMBER, 1961 3ll THE HOUR OF 8y E. B. WHITE E. B. White, poet, euayist ant! master stylist, doesn't write many short storie!, but when he does, he is aZways unpre dictable. "The Hour of Letdown" qualifies more as an anecdote or a "slwrt-.short" but is writtell with stich wonderful economy of worcb and wah a clever, funny and original style, we are $(Ire that our readers tL'ill elljoy it. Surprisingly enough, Chess is not the theme. but CHESS LIFE readers will understand will) we print it here ofter a few paragraphs. When the man came in, carrying the machine, most of which we had all been listening so attentively. He was a us looked up from our drinks, because we had never seen any middle-lied man. His necktie was pulled down away from thing like it before. The man set the thing down on top of the his collar, and he had eased the collar by unbuttoning it. He har near the beerpulls. It took up an ungodly amount of room had pretty nearly finished his third drink, and the alcohol and you could see the bartender didn't like it any too well, tended to make him tbrow his support In with tbe under having this big, ugly.looking gadget parked right there. privileged and the thirsty. "'!\va rye-and-water," the man said. " If the machine wants another drink, give it another The bartender went on puddling an Old·Fashioned that he drink," he said to the bartender. "Let's not have haggling." was working on, but he was obviously turning over the request The fellow with the machine turned to his new·found in his mind. friend and gravely raised his hand to his temple, giving him a "You want a double?" he asked, after a bit. salute of gratitude and fellowship. He addressed his next re "No," said the man. ''Two rye·and-wa.ter, please." He stared mark to him, as though deliberately snubbing the bartender. straight at the bartender, not exactly unfriendly but on the "You know how It is when you're all fagged out mentally, other hand not affirmatively friendly. how you want a drink?" Many years of catering to the kind of people that come into "Certainly do," replied the friend. "Most natural thing in saloons had provided the bartender with an adjustable mind. the world." Nevertheless, he did not adjust readily to this fellow, and he There was a stir all along the bar, some seeming to side did not like the machine- that was sure. He picked up a live with the bartender, others with the machine group. A tall, cigarette that was idling on the edge of the cash register, took gloomy man standing next to me spoke up. a drag out of it, and returned It thoughUully. Then he poured "Another whiskey sour, Bill," he said. "And go easy on the two shots of rye whiskey, drew two glasses of water, and lemon juice." shoved the drinks in front of the man. People were watching. "Picric acid," said the machine, sullenly. "They don't use When something a lltUe out of the ordinary takes place at a lemon juice in these places." bar, the sense of it spreads quickly all along the Line and pulls the customers together. "That does itl" said the bartender, smacking his hand on the bar. "Will you put that thing away or else beat it out of The man gave no sign of being the rtnter of attention. He here. 1 ain't In the mood, I tell you. I got this saloon to run laid a five-dollar bill down on the bar. Then he drank one of and I don't want lip from a mechanical brain or whatever the the ryes and chased it with water. He picked up tbe other rye, opened a small vent in the machine (it was like an oj] hell you've Jot there." cup) and poured the whiskey in, and then poured the water The man li nored this ultimatum. He addressed his friend, in. whose glass was now empty. The bartender watched grimly. "Not funny," he said in an "It's not just that it's aU tuckered out after three days of even voice. "And furthermore, your companion takes up too chess," he said amiably. "You know another reason it wants much room. Why'n you put it over on that bench by tbe door, a drink?" make more room here." "NO," said the friend. "Why?" "There's plenty of room lor evcryone here," replied the "It Cheated," said the man. man. At this remark, the machine chuckled. One of its arms "1 ain't amused," said the bartender. "Put the goddam dipped slightly, and a light glowed in a dial. thing over near the door Jike I say. Nobody will touch it." The friend frowned. He looked as though his dignity had The man smiled. "You should have seen it this afternoon," been hurt, as though his trust had been misplaced. "Nobody he said. "It was magnificent. Today was the third day of the can cheat at chess," he said. "Simpossible. In chess, everything tournament. Imagine it-three days or continuous brainwork! is open and above the board. The nature of the game of chess And against the top players in tbe country, too. Early in the is such that cheating is impossible." game It gained an advantage; then for two hours it exploited "That's what 1 used to think, too," said the man. "But there the advantage brilliantly, ending with the opponent's king is a way." backed in a corner. The sudden capture of a knight, the "Well, it doesn't surprise me any," put in the bartender. neutralization of a biahop, and it was aU over. You know how "The first time I laId my eyes on that crummy thing I spotted much money it won, all told, in three days of playing chess?" it lor a crook." "How much?" asked the bartender. "Two rye-and·water," said the man. "Five thousand dollars," said the man. "Now it wants to let "You can't have the whiskey," said the bartender. He down, wants to get a mUe drunk." glared at the mechanical brain. "How do I know it ain't drunk The bartender ran his towel vaguely over some wet spots. already?" "Take it somewheres else and get it drunk there!" he said "That's simple. Ask it something," said the man. finnly. "I got enough troubles." The customers shifted and stared into the mirror. We were The man sbook bis head and smiled. "No, we like it here." all in thls thing now, up to our necks. We waited. It was the He pointed at the empty glasses. "Do this again, will you, bartender's move. please?" "Ask it what? Such as?" said the bartender. The bartender slowly shook his head. He seemed dazed but "Makes no difference. Pick a couple big figures, ask it to dogged. "You stow the thing away," he ordered. "rm not multiply them together. You couldn't multiply big figures to· ladling out whiskey for jokestersmiths." getber if you were drunk, could you?" "'Jokesmiths,''' said the machine. "The word is 'joke- The machine shook slightly, as though making internal smiths.' " preparations. A few feet down the bsr, a customer who was on his third "Ten thousand eight hundred and sixty.two, multiply it by highball seemed ready to participate in this conversation to (Continued on page 321) Copyright 1951 by E. B. White; originally published in THE NEW YORKER 312 CHESS LIFE ar men Books of Every Description for Players of Every Strength AVAILABLE AT GENEROUS DISCOUNTS TO USCF MEMBERS HOW TO WIN IN THE CHESS BOOKS ON OPENINGS OPENINGS, I. A. 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L I 7 '" Sye' '"CO, 0 .. I P ~ Scott, ,...... ,.. ,...... Lla '" W.. ". , ., 11. Grav .., H...... L.t. Entry WlG W13 L6 WIS 3 _2 ".... Duke, M.I. P. W...... L12 '" CO, W'"'" co, , ., 12. Patten, R...... WIO l 3 L$ W22 oa 21.2! ...Mc Kee, ,...... L II " W" , ., 13. I ments. We wish the club well in their handicapped people. I am in great need A FAMILY new headquarters . .. and look forward of help on this, since I am only a begin. "If it's good for one, it's good for to matches between the Fiscbers and ner at chess; but I love the ga me and all," say the Fischers or Phoenix, Ari other families. want to see it spread as widely as pos zona. So mother, father and three chil sible. I am playing quite a bit of postal dren tried to stump the experts, Ari chess. I have started a chess club at my zona Champion Charles T. Morgan and home once a week and I have also joined State Women's Champion Mrs. Mabel s. O. S. the chess club of the Indianapolis Pow Burlingame, wbo gave a tandem simulta From Norbert L. Matthews of Beech er and Light Co. I am a Life member neous exhibition at the new cl ub rooms Grove, Indiana comes an appeal that we of the USCF- which doesn't make me of the Phoenix Chess Club at 1101 Wesl hope will be answered by those of our a better chess player, but it does make Washington Street. The experts won 28 readers who have had experience in me love the game even more. games, lost fi ve ·and drew one. that field. Send your replies to us; they "Any ideas you may give me to make Paul L. Webb, Col. USA (Retired), will be printed, or sent on to Mr. Mat my teaching more effective will be great President of tbe club, infor ms us: "Five thews. He writes: ly appreciated by me." year old Lee Fischer won a chess set "I am attempting something that per Mr. Matthews, yo ur letter makes us prescnted to the yo ungest participant. haps may be too much for me to handle. feel proud of the kind of members we His regret: 'I had to resign so 1 could However, I intend to do my best. I have have. Even as a new USCF member, you go home and get to bed'" . .. Henry undertaken the task of teaching chess are setting a splendid example for us Gazin won the club Class B Ra ting Im to the Blind and to the Deaf. I plan to all. And we are confident that your ap· provement Tournament, scoring 8 out teach chess at the Indiana State School peal for help will not be in vain. of 9; second. David Bargen, 7 lh. A simi fo r the Blind every other Friday eve We understand that the Lighthouse lar Class C Tournament was won by Paul ning, and on alternate Fridays, to the Craft Shop, III E. 59th St., New York Webb, 6·2 on tie-breaking, with Louis students at the School for the Deaf. I City, has special sets, wi th alter nately Koslowe second. The winner in both have already had one session at each raised squares and pegged in pieces that tournaments won a paid entry fee to school and they are eating it up. sell for $5.95. Have any of our readers the Roc ky Mountain States Open. "I would welcome all suggestions on had experience with these sets? Are Charles Morgan directed both tourna- how best to teach the ga me to these they of real use? Please let us know. KALEIDOSCOPE (Continued from page 309) number possible; occupation of a square does not count as Lasker, Capablanca, A1 ekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik, and Smyslov. control of that aceording to the term of the problem. (What about Tahln ... Here are the first names of fift"n Can anyone b,,;i .",!, ' . Last nameS" of the above grand- contemporary grandmasters: Ludck, Victor, Wolfgang, Lothar, masters: • .u , Victor Korchnoi Gideon, Alberic, Johann, Miroslav, Svetozar, and Alexander. (USSR), Germany), and Wolfgang Can you supply their last names? Amwers below. . . . The Uhlmann Schmid (West Germany), best solutions to the problem posed by Mr. Charles Brumfield Gedeon Barcza (Hungary), in the April "Kaleidoscope" (place the eight major pieces Johann Donner (HoI· on the chess board so that th ey control the least possible . (Yugo· number of squares) were sent in by Joe Sucher of Greenbelt, Matanovic Maryland, and C. K. Thomas, of Gainesville, Florida. Both and Alexander Tolush solvers submitted exactly the same solution: K on QB2, Q on R's on QN2 and QBt, B's on QR2 and QRl, N's on Send all material for this colUmn to Eliot Hearst, Arling and Q1. Thus, sixteen squares appear to be the minimum ton Towers J-1125, Arlington 9, Virginia. 318 CHESS LIFE A. fluJcAlte Specialist in Since 1945 at CHESS LITERATURE 80 EAST ELEVENTH STREET since 1939 NEW YORK 3, N. Y. GAME COLLECTIONS (other thon tournament or match boaksl-BIOGRAPHIES OF CHESS MASTERS (Contlnu.tlon of list In OctolH:r IlSu.; for .b· br. vl.tlons . nd other det.lIs, pl.ue refer to ca. flnt p. rt of liSts). ::'....h"....''''''"...... (G)...... U.OO '--- ...... _(P) $4.50 Khudozhnik shakhmat Shu· ...... _...... _._. .. _...... P $1.00 SchachparUen (G). (1954) .. $2.50 In Chess. (Marked) $2 .50 die Schachwelt (G). 1929 • ~':,h ~ ~ r~.~ ~.~ ... .0:: .. ...~ ~.~~s .1fl~~ ...... P $2 .00 (R). 19S9 .... _. ... $2.50 SMelnltsa (R). 1961 ...... $3.00 der UdSSR (G). 1947 .. .. P $2.50 1917 •• __ ...... __ ._.$'l.15 (R). 1960.•.••.• _•... _. .. _._ ... _.. $3.15 und F. llen (G). ... __ ...... P $I.JO ~".;M~ln debo l""' n om skakmes ler· aehackmu tue (Sw ). (1937). ~ , (Oan Lsb). 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WE WilL PAY POSTAGE on orders of $5.00 or more if accompanied by remilt.nu and merchandise is delivered in U.S.A. Some items ,nil.bl. only in one copY'_"oo plelS. Mrrte l ubstitutes in cu. Items of yovr lint choice are sold. SEND YOUR ORDER TO: tf. flU.6cAlte -- 80 {tI.6t /ItA ~tHef -. Fischer-Reshevsky Match ANNOTATIONS BY INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER LARRY EVANS GAME TEN Precipitating an interesting endgame. The patient buildup with 18 ...... , ft...B2 ; Io"iseher again resorts to 1. P-K4. Re· 19. R·QB2, KR·B1 ; 20. KR·Bl maintains sbcysky again resorts to the Sicilian. the tension, not ne1:e5sarily to Black's Both sides improve on game No. 8. This advantage. time Black succeeds vigorously in draw ing the poison out of the once dreaded 19. QxQ PxQ "Maroczy Bind," Reshevsky's eagerness 20. 8.02 R·Rl 21. R.QB2 B·B6 to exchange Queens, however, leads to 22. BxB PxB an endgame where he must fight for the draw. SICILIAN DEFENSE Fischer Position afl.r 40...... , P.Q4 _ DRAW White 1. P·K4 P.QB4 After 41. K·K3 neither side can make 2. N·KB3 N·Q83 any progress. The order of moves for Black is cela tively unimportant-except some mas ters preter to reserve Q2 for this Knight. 2 ...... , P.Q3 was once considered more accurate in order to avoid the once GAME ELEVEN powerlul " Richter AUack"- (aCter 2...... , N-QB3; 3. P-Q4, PXP; 4. NxP, N- Reshevsky tries to keep the game in posi . 83; 5. B-N5). The point is that aiter 2. tlonal channels by attacking on the Q...... , P-Q3; 3. P·Q4, PXP; 4. NxP I N· Black's Knight is better than the Bishop, side. Fischer counters with a strong K· KB3; 5. N-QB3, P,KN3; 6. B·N2 is met but he must lose a Pawn. side attack. Black wins the exchange, but simply by B·N2. A subtle point, perhaps, he cannot administer the coup de grace. but this is what renders opening theory 23. P·QH4 ...... Resull-a lighting draw. so fascinating. Not 23. R·RI?, N.NP. 3. P.o4 PxP 4. NaP P·KN3 23 ...... N·R5 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE S. P.QB4 24. P·QR3 P·B4 ...... Reshe'uk), 25. B·N5 ...... Fischer Earlier in the match Fischer proceeded White Black with 5. N·QB3. Inaccurate. 25. K·N1 is much sharper. 5...... N·B3 The text only loses precic;us time. 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 6. N.QB3 ...... 2. P·Q4 P·KN3 6. NxN, QPxN; 7. QxQ+ , KxQ ; leads to 25 ...... PxP 3. N-OB3 B·N2 26. PXP 4. P·K4 0 -0 a perfectly even endgame. RxR + 27. BxR K·N2 S. B-K2 P·Q3 6...... NxN 28. B·N5 K·83 6. N·B3 P·K4 7. QxN P.Q3 29. B.N Ox8 7_ 0-0 N·B3 8. 8·K2 B.N2 3O.bP K·K4 8. P·Q5 N·K2 t. 8·K3 O.() 31. R-B7 K·B3 9. N·Kl N-02 10. Q.Ql ...... 32. R·B3 K·K4 10. N-03 P·KB4 In order to prevent 10 ...... , N·N5; "win· 33. K-HI ...... 11. PxP NaBP ning" the two Bishops. Fischer deviates from game No. 8, where he played 10. It is characteristic of this match that Q-Q2. Fischer seeks to prolong the battle. 10...... 8-02 33...... KxP Both sides seek Improvements. Reshev· 34. R·B7 KxP sky played 10 ...... , B·K3 in game NO. 8. 35. RxKP ...... 11. ().() 8·83 11. P.83 N..Q2 l{ 35. RxNP, P·K4. 13. Q.Q2 QR·Bl 35 ...... P.QN4 14. QR·Bl P.oR4 The threat of removing Wilite's Q-side A good, vigorous idea- intended t~ se cure a bind on the dark squares. Of Pawns makes this Pawn an ever·danier· ous menace. course not BxP?'!, P· ~3 ; winning the Bishop. And 15. B-R6? is re£uted by 36. R.P RaRP BxB; 16. QxB, Q·N3 ..:... ; 17. K·Rl, QxP. 37. R·KN7 R-ON6 15. K·Rl N·B4 38. RxP RxP POlltlon .Iner 11...... NxlP 16. P.QN3 Q.N3 39. R·NS + K·K3 17. H·Q5 BxN 40. K·B2 P-Q4 Fischer follows the recommendation 18. BPxB Q·N5 DRAW which we offered in the notes to game 320 CHESS Lll'E #1, where he drifted into an inferior cause of 24. N-B6 + , QxN; 25. QxN+, 33 ...... R·B2 position after 11...... , PxP. B-K3) because of the simple 24. Q·KN3, 34. P·N4 B·BI 12. P.B3 N·QS QxQ; 25. PxQ, N-B3; 26. PxP, etc. 35. K·R2 K-R2 Fischer apparently likes this variation 24. Q·K3 Px P 36. R-BS R·N3 enough to have tried it in a latcr game 25. QR-BI ...... 37. R·R8 R·N6 against GHgo rich, at Bied, 1961 , in which Safer is 25. P·N3. 38. BxQRP ...... he va ried with 12 ...... , N·B3; 13. N·B2. 25...... 8·B4 38. RxP is met by R·Q6 followed by N·Q5; 14. N( 2)-K4 , N·R5; 15. B·NS, Q·Q2; 26. P·B5 ...... R·Q5. 16. P-KN3, P-KR 3; 17. B·K3, P-B4; 18. If Reshevsky wants to hang on to the 38...... R·B5 BxN, KPxB; 19. N-N5, P-R3; 20. QNxP(6), exchange, he was better advised to play 39. B-B7 R.N P-Q6; 21. QxP, B-Q5 + ; 22. K-N2, NxP! P-N3. 40. RxB R.Q6 with an exciting battle which resulted 26 ...... N·B5 41. R·B6 ..NP in a draw. 27. Q·KN3 B.N 41. RxP R .... 13. N·K4 ...... 28. RxB 42...... , R(5)-Q5 IS met by 43. R·Q7 + Gligorich's idea was to maneuver the No better is 28. NxB. QxQ ; 29. PxQ, followed by P·Q6. either Knight to this square via N-82. N-Q6; winning the exchange alro. Tbere 43. R.Qa6 13...... P·N3 is no way out. ZS . BxN fa ils to PxB; 43. B·N6 is refuted by R·Q7. 43. B-RS A good alternative is the immediate Z9. QxQ . BxQ . etc. 13 ...... N-KB3. is refuted by R·Q5. Fischer bas played 14. 8·NS Q·K1 beautifull)' to reach this point. 1 S. B-Q2 P·QR4 43...... RxP 16. R-Kl Nx B + 43...... R·Q7 leads to nought after 17. QxN P·R3 44. BxP. 18. p·QN3 P·K N4 44. R·82 P-KS Black's only counterplay is on the K·side. 45. P.R5 R-Q6 19. p·QR3 Q-N3 If 45 ...... , P-K6; 46. B-B4, R·K2; 47. 20. P-QN4 N·B3 R-K2. 21. PxP P·N5 46. B·84 R·KB2 22. N(3)·82 PxBP 47. P·NJ P·K6 23. QxP ...... 48. R·B1 ...... Not 48. K-N2?, RxB; 49. PxR, RQ7+; SO. RxR, PxR and queens next. 48...... R·K2 49. R·Kl R·R6 PosJt lon .fter 21. a xa SO. R·K2 K-N3 51. K-N2 ...... :111. ••• •.... Q.R A little trap after 51. B-Q6, R·Q6; 52. 29. NxQ N·K7+ BxR, R-Q7; 53. R-N2, P-K7 wins. 30. K·Rl NxQ+ 51 ...... RxP 31. PxN R·R3 Black has no time now for 51...... 31. PxP P.P P·R4 ; 52. B-Q6. etc. 33. P·R4 ...... 52. RxP R·R7+ Black has won the exchange, but the Thbe es t wmnm.. g c h ance 15. 52...... technical difficulties confronting rum R.xR; 53. BxR. P-R4 foll owed by K·B4. are enormous. His Pawns are discom· 53. K·B3 R-QN2 POlltlon ,fler 21. QxP bobulated. his Bishop is -he mmed in and 54. R·K6+ K-B4 23...... N·R4 his Rooks are virtually immobile. Still. 55. R·K5 + K-B3 An interesting alternative is 23 ...... , one has the feeling Fisc her should win 56. R·QS R-N6+ NxP ; which Fischer rejected (not be· this game. 57. K·N4 DRAW THE HOUR OF LETDOWN (Co ntinued from page 312) The fellow with the unbuttoncd collar settled his score. He ninety-nine." said the bartender, viciously. We could tell that walked stiffly over and stood between the man and the ma he was throwing in the two nines to make it hard. chine. He put one arm around the man, the other arm around The machine flickered. One of its tubes spat, and a hand the machine. "Let's get out or here and go to a good place." changed position. jerkily. he said. "One million seventy-five tho usand three hundred and The mac hine glowed slightly. It seemed to be a little drunk thirty-eight," said the machine. now. Not a glass was raised all along the bar. People just stared "All right," said the man. "That suits me fi ne. I've got my gloomily into the mirror; some of us studied our own faces, car outside." others took carom shots at the man and the machine. Finally, a youngish, mathematically mi nded customer got He setlled for tbe drinks and put down a tip. Quietly and ou t a piece of paper and a pencil and went into retirement. a trifle uncertainly he tucked the machine under his arm, and he and his companion of the night walked to the door and " It works out," he reported. after some minutes of calculating. out into the street. " You can't say the mac hine is drunk!" Everyone now glared at the bartender. Reluctantly he The bartender stared fixedly, then resumed his light house· poured two shots oC rye. drew two glasses of water. The man keeping. "So he's got hi s car outside." he said, with heavy drank his drink. Then he fed the machine its drink. The ma sarcasm. "Now isn't that nice!" chine's light grew fainter. One of its cranky little arms wilted. A customer at the end of the bar near the door left his For a while the saloon simmered along like a ship at sea drink, stepped to the window. parted the curtains, and looked in calm weather. Every one of us seemed to be trying to digest out. He watched for a moment, then returned to his place the situation. with the help of liquor. Quite a few glasses were and addressed the bartender. "It's even nicer than you think," refilled. Most of us sought help in the mirror- the court of last he said. "It·s a Cadillac. And which one of the three of them appeal. d'ya think is doing the driving?" , NOVEMBER, 1961 321 Annotated by U. S. Master JOHN W. COLLINS IT FOLLOWS a final attempt to develop his Q·side. 16. B·N2 N·K3 18. B·R7# K·Sl Ivan Romanenko, a Washington violin 20...... B·KR61 17. N·KS P·QR4 ~'9. P·B4 ...... virtuoso, is at his best when he has a combinative king-side attack rolling. Little wonder, then, that he is a firm believer in the Marshall Counter Attack. Speciol Mosters Tournament Asbury Pork, 1961 RUY LOPEZ Meo t, P. 43, c. 92, (fl B. Owens I. RomAnenko White BlICk 1. P·K4 P·K4 S. 0-0 B·K2 2. N·KB3 N·QS3 6. R-Kl P·QN4 3. B·NS P·QR3 7. B-N3 0-0 4. B·R4 N·B3 8. P·B3 P·Q4 This is the Marshall Counter AUack Position riter 10...... B·KR61 Black offers a Pawn (or rapid develop 21 . Resigns White has launched a vigorous attack. ment and king-side attacking chances. If 21. Q·B2, fuRl; 22. QxR. Q·B6; 23. One threat is 20. P·BS, N·N4; 21. P·B6, 9. PxP NxP Q·B2. Q·Q8#; 24. Q·Bl, QxQ mate. A P·.KN3; 22. NxPI, PxN; 23. QxNP and Unsatisfactory is 9 ...... , P-K5; 10. PxN, neat win. WinS. PxN; 11. QxP. 19...... BxN 21. PxP Q·R2 10. NxP NxN SURPRISE WINNER 20. BPxB Q·N3 22. Q·B2 K·K2 11 . RxN P·QB3 Marcos Kerllenevich, the surprise win· Seeking safety in flight. N·N4, N·Ql, and MarshalI preferred this later on, but ner of the tournament, relentlessly pur· R·K2 also lose to 23. P·QR4. liked 11 ...... , N·B3 in the beginning. sues the Dark Monarch in this one. 23. P·QR4 ...... 12. P·04 B·Q3 Steiner Club Masters Tournament Threatening 24. B-R3(1). Of course 23. 13. R·Kl ...... Los Angeles, 1961 QxP# wins too. The alternative is 13. R·K2. Keres and SEMI-SLAV DEFENSE 23...... K·Ql 26. QR.NI P·KN3 Pachman lean toward the text·move. Meo 9, P. 111, c. 16 (b) 24. B·B3 N·N4 27. B·03 P·KN4 13...... Q·RS M. KerJlenevieh R. Rupeiks 25. B·BS N·K3 28. Q·B6# K·B2 14. P·N3 Q·R6 White Black Or 28 ...... , R·K2; 29. R·N6, with the 15. Q·Q3 ...... 1. P·Q4 P·Q4 3. P·B4 P·K3 threat of 30. B·N4. As good as, or better than, 15. R·K4 2. N·K B3 N·KB3 4. p·K3 ...... 29. R·N6! ...... and 15. BxN. A rather slow method. Reshevsky· White not only has the King on the 15...... B·KNS Fischer. 7th Match Game, Los Angeles, run, he has the Qucen blocked out. Black avoids 15...... B·KB4; 16. Q·Bl, 1961, went 4. N·B3, B·N5. 29...... N·BS 31. 8·B4 Q.Nl Q·R4; 17. B-K3, B-KRG; 18. B·Ql! 4...... P·B3 30. Q.Q6# K·Ql 32. Q·B6# R·K2 16. BxN? ...... Now it is a Semi·Slav Defense. If 32 ...... , K·B2; 33. B-N4 wins. This leaves White critically weak on the S. PxP ...... 33. P·R6 ...... light squares. Best is 16. B·K3, B·B6; With the QB shut in, the Exchange Thrcatening 34. RxNP, Q·Rl; 35. B·R5#. 17. Q·Bl, Q·Q2 (17 ...... , Q·R4; 18. B·Ql); Variation lacks punch. A steady build up K·Kl; 36. Q·R8 mate. 18. N·Q2. of pressure with 5. N·B3, 6. P·QN3, 7. 33...... R·B2 16...... PxB B·Q3, 8. 0·0, and 9. B·N2 is more ef· 34. RxN PxR 17. N·Q2? ...... fective. 35. B·RSI Resigns Now White will be unable to untangle S...... KPxP 7. B·Q3 0 ·0 White intended 36. RxNP. If 35 ...... , his forces. Correct is 17. B·K3. 6. N·B3 B·Q3 8. P·KR3 ...... B·B1 ; 36. P·Q5!, PxP; 37. R·Q6#, B-Q2; 17...... QR·Kl In order to prevent 8...... , B·KNS; 9. 38. B·N5. would then force resignation. 18. Q.Bl ...... B·R4, and 10...... , n·N3. LARRY GILDEN If 18. RxR, (18. R·BI, B·K7) RxR; 19. 8...... R·Kl 11. p·R3 B·Q2 Larry Gilden of Washington made good Q·Bl, (19. P·B3, BxNP wins) Q·R4; 20. 9. Q·B2 QN·Q2 12. P·QN4 R·Bl? use of this tournament, and others, to P·B3, B·KB4; 21. ::-.;r·N3, Q·N3 and Black 10. 0 ·0 N·Bl work himself into shapc for the U. S. has a winning attack (22 ...... , BxP and Too mysterious. Better are 12...... , Student Team and the World Junior 22 ...... , B·Q6 are threatened). Q·B2, 12 ...... , R·K2, and 12 ...... , p. Championship. 18...... Q·R4 QR3. Then if 13. P·K4, PxP; 14. NxP, 1961 Greater New York Open 19. P·KB4 ...... NxN; 15. BxN, P·B3, followed by ...... , If 19. P·B3, Black has a good choice of GRUENFELD DEFENSE B-K3 and ...... , B·KB2. MCO 9: p . 294, C. 3$ 19...... B·KR6, 19...... , B-KB4, or 13. P·K4 PxP P. Brandts L. Gilden 19 ...... , fuR; 20. QxR, BxBP. 14. NxP NxN White Black 19...... P·B4 15. BxN P·KR3? 1. p.Q4 N·KB3 20. N·N3 ...... Correct is 15...... , P·B3! as in the 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 Lacking an effective move, White makes previous note. 3. N·QB3 P-Q4 322 CHESS LIFE This is the Gruenfeld - a suitable debut This wins the QBP and adds to the force 22. Q..K3 ...... for a young. aggressive player. or the mating attack. Everythlng loses. 4. 8-84 ....•... 28. P·N4 8 xNP 30. QxP 8-B7# 22. ... ~.. . QxQl ? 4. N-B3 and 4. PxP are strong. if not 29. 8-83 BxP 31. K·Bl B.ft61 Good enough to wi n, but 22_ ...... Q·N2, stronger. alternatives. And Black announced male in two with winning tbe beleaguered Knight. is 4. .••..... 8-N2 32. B·N2, R-Qal; 33. Q·Kl. RxQ. stronger. 5. N·a3 ...... 23. BxQ BxP OLD FASHIONED ACTION Again, good enoogh to win, but 23 ...... , Petrosian.Korchnoi. 1961 U.S.S.R. Cham .An action packed game (like those pionship, continued: 5. P·K3. 0-0; 6. R-KI ; 24. B·N5, P-B3; 25. NxPI, PxN; fought out in thc good-old-days) hy two 26. B-R3. B-B4 is stronger. Q-N3, PxP; 7. KBxP. QN-Q2 ; 8. N-B3. fearless amateurs. N-N3; 9. 0 ·0 , NxB; 10. QxN. P-B3 ; 11 . 24. R·QNl B.K4 27. BxP N-Q2 8 -K5, with an easier game for White. U.S. Amateur Championship 25. Rl3·NI R·KI 21. N·B6 B·R7 5...... 0-0 7. Q.N3 apxp Asbury Park, 1961 26. R.-N7 K·N2 6. P·K3 P·84 8. KPxP ...... •. GRUENFELD DEFENSE Me nacing botb 29...... , BxR and 29. Not one to take on lightly. M CO ,: p . m, c. 41 ...... , B·Q4#. Capablanca played 8. Bot· A. Drago C. Gertch 29. B·Q4# vinnik, at AVRO, 1938. Whit. Black 30. R.sign, I ...... QN·Q2 1. p.Q4 P-Q4 Seemingly premature, but after 30. K 9. P·B5 ...... 2. N-KB3 H·KB3 Bl, B·R6" ; 31. R·N2, N·K4; 32. NxN. Now Black will break strongly at K4, 3. P·K3 ...... BxN; 33. BxB. RxB ; 34_ K·Nl . BxR; 35. but if 9. NxP, NxN; 10. PxN, N-N3; 11 . A Colle System- to begin wilh. KxB, R·QB4 ; 36. R·N2, p.B6; 37. a ·B2. B·84, 8 ·84 (followed by 12 ...... • B-K5) 3...... P·KN3 P·R4 Black's two Pawn plus wins. and Black has the advantage. 4. 8-03 B·NS 9...... N·R4 S. P·B4 P·B3 10. B·K3 ...... But now it is a Gruenfeid. FATEFUL SEVENTH U 10. NxP, NxB ; 11. NxN. P·K4. or 10. 6. Q·N3? ...... White's early aUack does not quite ...... , NxP!; 11. PxN, B·K3. Harkening back to attacking, devil-may click and Black wins on the seventh 10...... P·K41 care days. 6. N-B3 and 7. 0·0 Is in the rank. Black is justified. if not morally obll· modern vein. 1961 Arkansas Open gated, to open the game with this Pawn 6...... BxN 8. R·Nl PXP SICILIAN DEFENSE offer. 7. QxP BxP 9. QxRI? ...... "",c o t : P. 151 . c. 146, ' " w" 0" L13 5-4 3. N.KB3 N..QB3 26. lIerry ...... _ ...... LI2 WU'W33 u. '"w« w" ,." L17 5-4 27. Mak.itis ...... L2 co,'" W43 UI w" w" 0 .. W., Ln 5-4 4. P·83 ...... 21. Hunt ...... 049 W'" 037 L3 en 0" w" 0" W43' 5 -4 And this is the dangerous Goring Gam· 29. Dove ...... L9 W% W33 W47 co, on WI< LI6 4 * .4 ~ bit in ihe Scotch. Alekhine liked it. 30. Turner ...... L'5 W.. D12 W48 "0" 0" 0" D32 4H* 4...... PxP 31 . Lluc ...... L9 W62 W51 w" w" 0"" ", LI8 4*-4 * 32. Hornwood ...... _...... L22 woo'" U 034 wn w" 0" L30 4.1-4 1 Safer are 4...... , P·Q6 and 4...... • 33. Hl ber ...... W62 L2f L26 w.. w.. '"w" 0" L26 4 1 -4 ~ p .Q4. 34. M.rtln ...... L4 "w .. L17 L:J2 .0" 0" w.. CO. WSO 4 J -4 ~ 5. NxP ...... 35. ChesOIO ...... W$, U5 024 w" 0 .. W41 4J-4 :\ 36. BrVln ...... 051 '"W" L22 L25 '"w .. .n '"0" on D3. 41.4* Or 5. B·QB4, P·Q3. 31. Mills ...... WU 0. 02' W50 co co, ... W55 41·4) 5...... B·84? 38. Trlttne r ...... D. 0" Lll W53 0 .. '"w" w.. 036 41·4l 39. Conen ...... L5 en 046 W61 w.. w'".. u. W41 41-41 40. Le.hy ...... 065 W6, L43 0,. en '"w.. W51 41-41 41. Yoder ...... LIO w"" U LIS w.. w" w«." L2J 4 ·5 42 . V.n Dore n ...... W6' W,. L 10 L20 co, co, '" co, WS6 4 ·$ 43 . oe. ken ...... 051 co. W60 W40 co, w.,w" co, L28' 4·5 44. Higgins ...... W!6 co, WU L17 ." w.. co, W54 4·5 45. Borkenhlgen ...... L$4 co, L21 W56 '"w"' w'".. CO, co, WS7 4 ·5 46. Lense ...... L31 co. ... 0" w" WS9 4·5 41. Phythron ...... WI3 W, L70" L2f"" w'".. 0" L39 31-51 41, WidgOIOr ...... WI' 00' LI L30 w" '"0" ."'" co, US 3/,·51 49. W inston ...... 021 w" L4 W55 0" 0" L22 3 1--5J so. Blrnhelm ...... W" w" L 14 L37 "on '"CO. 0" 0" L34 3*·5* 51 . Williams ...... 036 0" 052 L31 co, 0" WOO L40 3i ·51 52. Wa.s ...... L63 w" D51 W.H co, co, co.0" 0" 061 31-51 53. Z.ebst ...... L1 ,." L44 L3I m co, W63' 3 " 54. llrown. G ...... WU co, L20 LlJ co,w" 0 .. w"... L44 3 ·6 55. Purcell ...... W64 024 L49 co, 0% ." co. L37 3 ·6 56. Tnvls ...... L44 ".co, LIe L45 w.. WOO w"'on 0" L42 3 ·' 51. Brown, S • ...... D43 ". W"" L12 ". 0 .. w.. L45 3-6 Position .fter 5•. ...•... , 8·847 5'. Sp.rgur ...... W64 CO. WU L52 ". on en WM 3" 59. Klctcfer ...... L39 0" UI W63 co.'" ". co, L46 2H J 64. Bennett ...... LS. U3 D46 co, '"0 .. '"CO, u. W62 2J-61 A weak defense. Reeommended are 5. 61 . L.wrence ...... L42 '"0" L40 Ll9 co, 0 .. .% 052 2 J" 1 ...... P·Q3; 6. B·QB4, B·K3!; 7. 8x8, 62. V,n Herllng. n ...... L33 CO, L3' WH w.. co, CO. ." L60 2 .7 PxB; 8. Q·N3, Q·Bl; 9. N·KN5, N·Q1: and 63. Mlntl...... wn L23 L59 0 .. '"00> L53" 2 ·7 64. Gregory ...... L55 ,,. L 13 U2 '" ".0" on W"' LSI 1 ·1 5...... , N.B3; 6. B·QB4, B·NS; 7. 0·0 , 65. HOU\lorl$. L...... •..•..•...... 040 "co. LS7' ". BxN; 8. PxB, 0 ·0 . U . HolOvolO,,'s, T ...... LSO co. CU· 324 CHESS LIFE ARE America's rrwst renowned player illustrates the technique of victory by International Grandmaster Waiting Tactics Gligoric, the best Jugoslav player, is, indeed, a tough ing for me to take action first. Usually waiting tactics opponent. He is both an aggressive and a defensive player. can be quite costly. Sometimes, however, waiting is He is most dangerous in combinational, attacking posi ~ necessary and even imperative. In this game the loss of tions. Given a slight edge, he will seldom let his opponent time incurred by my opponent gave me the necessary out. In my match with him I had to be at my best to win time to break through on the queen-side. This did not by a score of 51f.z to 4lh. become apparent until my 25th turn. In the first game of our match Gligoric set up his Having defended himself satisfactorily on the queen favorite 'King's Indian Defense against my Queen-Pawn wing, I suddenly shifted to the king-side, assailing the opening. His 14th and 16th moves clearly indicated that king with all my forces. By sacrificing the knight on my he refused to undertake any positive action. He was wait- 38th move, the outcome became obvious. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE QB4. In addition, black would have great MCO: Page 309, CDlumn 11, Not. (hI difficulty in developing his QB and QN. 11. P·QR3 ...... Gligoric-Reshevsky Match Preparing for Q·QN1. New York, 1952 11...... R-81 Preparing for N-K1 and P-B4, Reshevsky Gligoric 12. P·KN3 White Black In anticipation of P-B4. 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 12...... N-Kl 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 13, P·QN4 Q·K2 Mr. Gligorie's favorite defense against the queen-pawn opening. I, too, have de· veloped a preference for this defense. lately. 3. N.QB3 B·N2 Position after 16 • ...... , N_KI 4. P·K4 P.Q3 5. N·83 0-0 My opponent obviously adopted a-sH B-K2 P·K4 and-wait policy-to see what I was go ••7. 0-0 ...... ing to do, I believe that wiser was to continue with 16 ...... , P·B4-the main At the present time 7. P-Q5 is considered objective of black in the King's Indian to give white the best chance for any Defense. After 17. KPxP, NPxP; 18. P- kind of an opening advantage. I believe 84, P·K5 (18 ...... , KPxP; 19. BxP gives that the text-move is as good as 7. P·Q5. white a big plus) with chances for both 7...... QN·Q2 sides. Gligoric probably did not like 7 ...... , N·B3; 8. P·Q5, N-K2, etc. leads Position aftu 13 . .... " .. • Q.K2 the idea of isolating his KBP. to more problems for both sides. Interesting and invclved was 13 ...... , 17. Q-81 N-82 8. R·Kl P·83 Come and get me! 9. 8·81 R·Kl PB4. There might have followed: 14. N· KN5, N(Q2)-B3 (if 14 ...... , KN·B2; 15. 18, 8.NS 8·83 9 ...... , P·QR4 or 9 . .... , N·Kl are to be KPxP, NPxP; 16. N-K6, NxN; 17. PxN, 18 ...... , P·B3j 19. B-R6 is already diffi- seriously considered. N-B3; 18. Q·B3 and white is on top) 15. cult for black. He is unable to continue 10. P-Q5 KPxP, NPxP; 16. B·R3 with the annoying with 19 ...... , P-B4 (otherwise, his posi- 10. R·Nl with the idea of continuing ',hreat of N-K6. tion would remain unpleasantly cramped) with P·QN4 is more flexible and gives 14. R·R2 ...... on account of 20. KPxP, NPxP; 21. BxB, black more trouble. To get out of a possible pin after black QxB; 22. R-R3, P-B5; 23. N-B5, and wins 10...... P.84 will have moved his king-pawn. the queen·pawn. 10...... , PxP; 11. BPxP, P·QR4; 12. B· 14...... N-82 19. 8·R6 8-N2 KN5, P-R3; 13. B-Q2, and white wiJI 15. 8·K3 P-N3 My opponent is apparently content to benefit much more from the opening of 15 ...... , P-B4 loses to 16. PxQBP, NxP; draw, but I wasn't. the queen·bishop file, because he can· 17. BxN, PxB; 18. P·Q6. 20. B·R3 R·Kl trols the vital squares-his QN5 and 16. N·KR4 N·KI The effectuation of P-B4 is now deli- NOVEMBER, 1961 325 nitely out. From hereon his course must 29. Q·R$ N·N3 of necessity be defensive. White's prof). 30. NxN P,N lem is where to attempt a break· 31. Q-B3 ••• ••••• through- the queen·side or the king·slde. With the serious threat of 32. p.B4. He will face great dilliculty in either 31...... )( ...1 21. axB KxB 32. Q.Q2 ...... 22. Q.Q2 •••••••• The purpose oC this move is to make it impossible for black to recapture with the queen·pawn after white plays PXP. Consequently white is in a position to open up the QN file. My Immediate ob· jective was to start operation on the queen·wing. Position .ft.r l5. R·KI2 22...... N·Bl 23. 8xB KRxB U 35 ...... , PXP; 36. RxP! KxRj 37. QxP 24. PXP NPxP ch, K-K2 j 38. Q·K6ch, K·BI; 39. R-Blch, See note to white's 22nd move. K-N2j 40. Q-N5eh, K·RI; 41. R·BS mate. 25. R·N2 N.Q2 U 35. Q·B3 (relatively best) 36. RxP, 26. N-R4 •.•••... Q·N2 (if 36...... , Q.B6; 37. NxP!) 37. Q. N5 threatening 38. Q·K7. To prevent N·N3. Fruitless would have Posltl..... ft •• 32.. Q-Q2 been 26. R-N7, on account of 26...... , 35_ ...... Q-K2 N·N3; 27. Q.R2, KR·QNlj 28. RxR, RxR; 32. RxP? RxR; 33. RxR, NxP winning 36. QxP R·RS 29. R-QNl followed by Q·Ql and N·Q2, 37. R(NL)·KBl R·N2 and black would have gained control of the exchange. the important QN file. 32...... RxP Insufficient Is 37 ...... , RxP, R-N2 on ac- 26...... KR.QNl Relatively best was 32...... , K-N2; 33. count of 38. NxP! PxN; 39. Q·B8cb, QxQ; 27. R(K1j·Nl Q·Ql RxP, RxR; 34. RxR, RxP; 315. Q-N2, R· 40. RxQch, K-N2; 41. R.(Bl)-B7ch, K-R3; Bad would have been 27 ...... RxR; 28. RI (otherwise, would have come 36. R· 42. R-R8cb, K·N4; 43. QxP, and WbJte RxR, R·QNl; 29. Q.R5, winning a pawn. N8); 36. R·N7 with some pressure. should win, because. of the passed pawns 21. K·H2 ...... and Black's exposed king-position. In 33_ QxRP ...... addition, White bas a good alternative An important waiting move. The im· The capture of this pawn enables white portance lies In the fact that black is in 41. R·B4-R4 threatenin& mate witb somewhat in "zugzwang." to undertake aggressive action on the Q-R7. 21...... P·KR3 kine-wing. 40. KoHl Q.Q5 On 28...... , RxR comes 29. RxR, R·Nl; 33...... N-Kl 41. K-N2 Q-KSch 30. N-B3-KI·Q3 with promising chances 34. P.B4 p,p 42. K-R3 Q-B4ch .. nd lor white. 35. R-KB2 ...... r.,llIn, I THE I FIRST CH 55 LIFE ANNUAL Over 350 pages permanently bound of the entire year's 12 issues. Crammed pack with hundreds of gomes, analysis, photos, news, ratings, cross-tables, cartoons, articles. This volume will make a handsome addition to your library. 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Entries must collected in entries will be spent on tral Parkway & Elm St., Cincinnati, Ohio. be reeeived before 7:30 P.M ., Nov. 17. trophies. $3 entry plus $2 SCCA mem 56 entry - $4.50 to juniors under 18 Trophies to each class plus unrated. En bership. Entries and inquiries to Robert years of age. (U entries postmarked tries and inquiries to Jeff Liddell, 618 F. Brand, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. before November 27: 54.50 and $3.00). Inez St., Greenville, MissiSSippi. Hov.mber 24-15·,. Cash prize or trophy at option of win· Nov.mber 17·11_" LONG ISLAND AMATEUR nero At least 75% of entries paid as WINDY CITY OPEN 6 rd. Swiss at the Ce ntral YMCA, 55 prizes. Send entries and inquiries to 5 rd. Swiss open to al,t. $100 prize Han.;on Place, Brooklyn, K.Y. One 01 Wm. H. Wright, 6311 Vista Ridge Lane, fund. $50-1st, $3O-2nd and $20-3rd. Ihe most p<>pular New York area events. Cincinnati. Ohio. At the Chicago Chess Club, 64 East Van Trophies to 1st. 2nd, 3rd and Top A, Deumber ,.9-10 Buren St., Chicago, lllinois. Entry fee Band C. Book prize to Top Unrated METROPOLITAN CHESS LEAGUE $5.00. Handsome trophies also awarded player. $5.00 entry lee. Entries and in· INOIVIDUAL to top A aDd B players. Entries and Quiries to U.S. Chess Federation, 80 East inquiries to Larry Rodin, c/ o Chicago 11th St., New York 3, N.Y. 6 rd. Swiss at the Chess and Checker Chess Club. Club of N.Y., 212 West "2nd St., New Noy..... ber 2.. 2.5 .,. York 36, N.Y. Open 10 all players who Ho",mber 11 MID-SOUTH OPEN have ever competed in any N.Y. Met USCF NOVEMBER 30-30 6 rd. Swiss at Hotel King Cotton, League match. 50 moves in 2 hours. ad· TOURNAMENT Memphis, Tennessee. $6 entry. $60 lst, 5 rd. Swiss open to all players who judications after 4 hours. Final round to $35 2nd, and $20 3rd plus trophies, a finish. $50 lsi, $30 2nd and $20 3rd are or who become USCF members. At in open division. Amateur division will Ihe Hotel Albert, 23 East 10th St., New guaranteed. Other prizes as income per· share trophy and merchandise prizes. mits. $5 entry lee. Entries and inquiries York 3, N.Y. $5 entry. 1st prize $50, Entries and inquiries to Robert H. 2nd $30, 3rd $20, 4th, 5th & 6th- special to Murray Bronstein, 86 West Broadway, O'Bannon, 343 Johnson Circle West, N.Y.C.- Be-3·8660. book prizes. 30 moves in 30 minutes. Memphis, Tenn. Adjudications after 60 moves. Director: Dec,mber 26·30 Frank Brady. Entries close 9:45 a.m., NOY'mbe r 24·25·26 NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE Saturday, November 18th. Entries in THIRD ANNUAL MOTOR CITY OPEN INDIVIOUAL CHAMPIONSHIP advance to U.S. Chess Federation, 80 6 rd. Swiss open, at Student Union 7 rd. Swiss open to all college under East 11th St., New York 3, N.Y. Bldg., University of Detroit. LivernoUi gradUates who are or who become USCF Ho",mber 19 & Florence Streets. Detroit, Michigan. members. $5 entry. Winner is recog· RALEIGH ANNUAL 30-30 $7.50 entry fe e ($5.00 to juniors under nized as U.S. Intercollegiate Champion 6 rd. Swiss, 30 moves in 30 minutes 19). Qlsh prizes and various class tro· and receives engraved trophy for one at the Pullen Park Community Center, phies. Bring sets and clocks. Advance year. Other trophies to be awarded. Raleigh, N.C. $3 entry plus NCCA dues. entries and inquiries to Director- Dr. Winner receives substantial scholarship. $25 guaranteed for 1st, other cash prizes. William A. Henkin, 19209 Mendota, De Top placers will receive USC,,' credit Bring sets and clocks. Entries and in· troit, Michigan. Two students tourna prizes. Inexpensive or free bunk accom quiries to Dr. Stuart Noblin, Box 5695, ments (unrated) to be conducted con· mcdations available. Reservations re Raleigh, N.C. currently with Open- High school (entry Qui red by Dec. 15. To be held in library Ho",mb. r 2:J.'l4·2j..U fee $2.00) and Elemenlary school (entry of Howard University. Washington, D.C. NORTH CENTRAL OPEN lee $1.00). Trophies and mdse. prizes. Entries will be accepted Dec. 26 from 7 rd. Swiss at the Plankinton Hotel, D,c,mber 1·2·3 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. First prize at least Milwaukee, Wisconsin. $1,000 prize fund NORTHWEST FLORIDA OPEN $100.00. National Intercollegiate Speed guaranteed. $300 1st, $150 2nd, $100 3rd. 5 rd. Swiss at the Hotel Dixie Sherman, Tournament, Dec. 28, 7:30 P.M. ICLA 130 West 5th St., Panama City, Florida. Business Meeting. 10 :00 A.M., Dec. 28. $30 1st, $20 2nd, $10 3rd p_us trophy, Inquiries and advanced entries to Larry minimum guaranteed. Book prizes to all Gilden, 7606 15th Avenue, Takoma Park, plus scorers who are non-casb winners. Maryland. $6.00 entry plus FCL duel ($ 1.00). Entries D,cember 19...... uary I and inquiries to Robert Bailey, Box MASSACHUSETTS STATE OPEN 1787, Tyndall AFB, Florida. 6 rd. Swiss at the Cambridge YM CA, December 2·10 Cambridge, Mass. $100 guaranteed Ist TO l,l rnamlnt organizer, wl.hlng an· SANTA MONICA OPEN other prizes as income permits. Class B nOl,lnc l mlnt of USCF rat.d ."ents 8 rd. Swiss at Joslyn Hall, Co rner Wil prizes to be announced. Class A entry .hould m,k, appllCilion at l'llt sill shire and Lincoln, Sanla Monica, Califor· $lO-Class B $5 if entries received prior _ " k$ before the p ... I)IIC1l1on date of nia. $150 minimum first prize. Other to December 15. After Dec. 15-Class A CHESS LIFE. Special form. for re cash prizes will be announced. $10 entry. Sl2-Class B $6. Players must provide qUilling such ,nno.:lKemlnt. may be Entries and inquiries to Herbert T. Abel, their own clocks. Entries and inquiries ""Inl d only from U.S . Ch.n Fede u, lUI Bicknell Ave., Santa Monica, CaJifIiT' to George Nute, 201 Hamilton St., Cam flon, aD i . 1Itt1 St., NI. York 3, H.Y. nia. bridge, Mass.