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AMSTERDAM . INTERZONAL (See P. 109) UNITED V..,I"ml! XIX ;\I.y. 1964 EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt PLAN NOW TO PLAY IN THE BIG '64 OPEN! CHESS August 16-29, 1964 PRESIDENT Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. Sheratan-Pla:ta Hotel, Boston VICE·PRESIDENT - .•..- David Hoffmann $1500 lor first prize; others 1.0 be lmnoultced REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS NEW ENGLAND Entry fee: $20 for USCF members. Make checks or money orden Donald. Sc:llIlltl. Chari.. KaY.lt payable ta the "USCF" and send to the Entries chairman as early Peter Bulow as possible. MID-ATLANTIC: SOUTHERN Dr. Stuart Noblin ROBERT GOODSPEED, Entries Chairman Jerry sullivan Dr. ROMrt Floe"",. 981 Plymouth Street ORIiAT LAKI!S Jl mn Sehroedu Bridgewater, Mass. Dr. Howani G. ba N oro-rt Matthew. NOIlTH CENTRAL E. M. Rcubins-Honorary Chairman Funk Ferdinand- Housing Chairman (S haron Chess Club) (Harvard Club Chess Club) SOUTHWESTERN H., n)ld Dondis-Co·chainnan (Finance) James Burgess-Public Relations Chm. (Johnson Chess Club) (Boylston Chess Club) PACIFIC Robert Goodspced-Co-c hairman (Ar· Harry Goober- Ticket Sales Chairman rangements) (Brockton Chess Club) (Claredon Chess Club) SECRETARY Eleanor Goodspccd-Secretary Beverly Jarnigan- Activities Chair· I Marshall Rohland Eleanor Terry- Entries Chairman m•• I NA TlOHAl CHAIRMEN .nd OFFICERS Joseph HU1'vitz-Pn)gram Book Chair· ARMED FO.CE$ CHESS " '_~M""MM Robert Karch m.:& n (Boylston Chess Club) BUSINESS MAHAGER ........ N •• HH •• J. F . Reinhardt COLLEGE C HE$S.H ... __ •... _...... __ .H. __ Ow. n lIarrl, - .......- INDUSTRIAL CHESS.... H . ....B tanl. y W. D. Kin, INSTITUTIONS CHE55 ...... _. __ DI. Ralph Kuhn. Plan NOW To Play in the Banner Chess Event of '64! INTI!RNATIONAL AFI' ... I.I._._ ...... J.rr)' Spann Women', Internal.lon.I.... __ . __ K.thryn Sl.t er JUNIOR CHESSH.H _____ H • .JjIOJ'decai D. 'rublow MASTSU AFFAI1U __ ._. __ ._. __.... _Robert Byrne MEMIIERSHIP ..................... .. ........... _Donald SC: hull ~ JOIN THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY ......... .. .O ret. Fuch, UIC" .. a non-profit democratic o.-.arUzation, the oItldal ron rninr body .nd FIDE unll NOMINATIONS ................ Dr. Alu: J.nUlhkowlky PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT .......... Fred Crlmer lor CD'" UI. the USA. ~ne blteruwd 10 adlllacin. Amer1CUl che.. II eUCible fOf meraberahlp. RATINGS & PAIRINGS ..........._ ....... Arp.d E. Elo RATING STATISTICIAN ............ Wm. Oolchberr lM",tIoenhlp, Im:ludlDC CHF1!S ~ .v*ripUoa. eu.tbWl,. fo r USCr·ratinl, . nd au TAX OECUCTIIIILITY _.. ...... _. ___Ha rold Dondb: prtll1Jelea: 1 yf.: .. aD; S ,.,..: s ,..... : nS.lO; SI0.00 fl)ecomea lI(e "Imbenhlp TOURNAMENT ADM-_ Of! orre KottAoo.... Ri ,,10; SutalD.I.nr: TOURNAMENT RULU. ___ . ___ JQnu Sherwin an.r 10 pe.ymeata); Ute: 11OD.00. Fa.. "" , .."b.,lItlp (two or more 1Im.lly membeR . t pme TREASU RE R_. __ •_____ •.. _._._ ......Uton Rustlo addr.... orlb 0 ... CRESS LrrE lU*riI'Uoa): ratee: at abolle 10f llrat f.lnU,. member, plUI U. S. CNAMPlCNSHI .... __... _ _. X.urtce K ..pe r follo,.-\n.f fo.- each addlUoaal melllbu: 1 ),f.: " .50; lyra.: $4.7S; 3 yr"S. : N .7S. WOMEN'S CHESS.... _... _ ....... __. ..... _E". AronllOo CHI" LIFI .. puNilbe4 moatbl,. by user ..4 I.tend at ncond·class matter at Dubuque. 10 .... No~ l-)T. p.t..:rtp"oo· -"flO (ft.OO ou'''de USA); sla,L. copy: 40e ($Oc out.1de WORLD CHESS FEDERATION USAI. CMn.. of Meln ... Allow fGlll" ....u aotte-; phlM Ci'" u. both the Dew ,ddreu Uld (F.I.D.E.) the old acIcI.rUII, lIKiuc11q: tM aamb '" ...... d.ta em the top UD, of ),our llellCIt. Jem G. Spann Vice-President, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) -------- UNITEO ITAnS CHISS flED.RATtON . ...... l1fh 'hat. NIW YORK S. N.Y. 106 CHESS LIFE R. BYRNE WINS IN CHI International Master Robert Byrne of Indianapolis, Ind. was touched fo r anI)' one draw as he took first pr ize in the 1964 Greater Chicago Open on April 11 - 12. Defeating, among others, second-place AI Sandrin and fourth-place Donato Ri ­ vera, Byrne dropped his half point to P. Tautvaisas in round six. Sandrin, losing only to Byrne, fi nished a clear second with 7-1. Three masters and two experts finish· ed with 61h: H . Leef (2090), Rivera (2308), Tautvaisas (2278), Ri chard Verbel' (2295) and Peter WoIr (2079). L3St year's winner, Edward }~o r man ek , finished with 5'h . The tournament turnout of 154 set a new record fo r this event, easily sur· passing last year's mark of 124. Included in the fie ld were fo urteen masters and sixteen experts. The event was sponsored by the Chi· cago Chess t~ou nd ati o n and Go mpers PJrk; directed by Frank Skoff. FOUR TIE IN IOWA A NEW TALENT?! Dan Reynolds or Fort Dodge; Syl Scor­ za, Orange CUy; Richard Nassif, Cedar Robe rt J. Fische r never ceases to amaze. After sweeping Rapids; and O. Dale Gillette, Ames, all scored 4-1 to tie for the fi rst fo ur the United States Chess Championship with an 11 -0 score, he places in the Iowa State Championshi p held in Des Moines on April 18·19. Roger now see ms to be leaping into prominence in a field for re moved Leslie, who fi nished fifth, appeared to be on his way to the championship when from the 64 squores on which he first demonstrated his genius. he upset Da n Rcynolds, but he was held to a draw by Ar thur D1Vis and lost to And that famous Fischer wardrobe seems to become more com­ Nassif in t he fi nal round. In addition to the 26·player main plete (and exotic) every day. event, an unrated " Middle Class" tourna­ ment was won by John M. Osness with a clean 5-0 and his son, Nic k Osness, tied Our thanks to USCF member Anthony Buzzoni of Wayne, with Mark Bellnop (5-l) in the Junior Championship. N.J , for bringing to our attention this remarkable new deve lop­ ment in Fischer's coreer. IT'S UP TO YOU • • • to tell us thlt you' re moving. Copies of CHESS LIFE are not forwarded by the postoffice. We need six weeks (I'il% of Ma!{)w!;:;I' Polish ~mg (IUd Dtme-I! CII., rCll'oduc('ti thrQ1lgh COlif/ esy notice of I ny chl nge of address_ of /furok A/If(lclioUJI , Inc.) MAY. 1964 107 MILWAUKEE FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL , JULY 2, 3, 4, 5 PLANKINTON HOTEL See tlte gigmJtic 4th 0/ July Schlitz. Circus Paratie! GUARANTEED $1500·00 FOI'm.er JPinners- PRIZE FUND 1957 Don.ld Byrne 1958 P"I Benko FIRST 1959 P"I Benko 1960 Sfephl" Popel PRIZE $ .00 1961 Robert Byrne '962 Robert Byrne Second Prize .. $200 Third Prize .. $100 1963 ' Robert J . Fischer ' Bay City Merit Prizes • • . AU players scoring more than 4'12 points will share in the MERIT PRIZE FUN D at the rate of $30 for each full point, and $15 for each half point over 4lh. 7 Round. of Play- WOMEN'S PRIZES: lsi Prize $25 2nd Prize $15 50 moves in 2% hours. Round 1 • p.m. July :2 JUNIOR PRIZES: lsi Prize $25 2nd Prize $15 Round :2 12 "00" July 3 Plus Trophies (or Highest Class A, B, C, and Un rated Players Ro'm!;! 3 7 p .m . July 3 Round 4 ....... July 4 Please enter by maU 1I possibJe • . • PARADE: 2 p.m , July 4 Entry Fee $J5 (110 lunlorsJ to user .rnem~rs· Round S , p.m . Jul, 4 Round' • ',m. July S Round 7 :2 p.m . July 5 Mtll entriH to: MISS PEARLE MANN Buildinv 53202 108 CHESS LIFE AMSTERDAM INTERZONAL The 1964 Interzonal Tournament be­ Zone 10 (East Asia) arc not known as gan on May 20 in Amsterdam, Holland. we go to press. Twenty-four players will remain locked in battIe for more than a month and The top six players from this Inter­ one of the twenty-four may well go on zonal will go on to the next stage in the to become the next Chess Champion of world championship cycle: the 1965 Can­ the World. didates' Tournament, which will be played under the new FIDE regulations Unfortunately for the United States-­ as a series of matehes among eight play­ and for chess fans everywhere-Robert ers. In addition to the top-finishers J. Fischer, the West's only serious threat from Amterdam, Mikhail Botvinnik and ~ to Soviet chess supremacy, has refused Paul Keres are eligible for the Candi· to participate. Fischer, who announced dates' event. Botvinnik's position is reo shortly after the 1962 Candidates' Tour­ served because he is the immediate ex· ll!Irnent that he will boycott FIDE events champion and Keres qualifies [rom his leading to a title match, did not yield performance at Curacao in the last Can· to the many suggestions and pleas that didates' Tournament. he change his position. There is DO doubt that the absence of the sensational young American star­ undefeated winner of the last Interzonal in Stockholm-has resulted in a tourna· ment sadly deprived of much of its sparkle and suspense. For Fischer, pos· sessed of the most exciting chess talent since Alekhine, is the one player in th:;) world who might reasonably be expected Evans to provide a non·Soviet challenger for World Champion Tigran Petrosian. Not ~ince Botvinnik's 1948 victory has 11 FIDE rules and SmysJov was named by World Chess Champion been called upon the Soviet Chess }<'ederation. Boris Spass· to defend his title against a non·Russian. kyo David Bronstein, and Leonid Stein arc the other Soviet players.
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    Mirotvor Schwartz CHESS PLAYERS on STAMPS

    Mirotvor Schwartz CHESS PLAYERS ON STAMPS This is a list of chess players depicted on stamps, along with the actual stamps. Each player’s name is clickable – it will take you to the player’s Wikipedia page (or, if one does not exist, to a different chess-related page), where you can view the player’s biography and details of their career. If a philatelic item depicts a specific chess contest, said contest is mentioned in italics following the item. For each chess player, a short biography is given. It includes two types of competitions: 1.World Championship and its affiliate contests (Candidates Tournament, Interzonal Tournament, World Cup, FIDE Grand Prix, FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament), as well as major team competitions (Olympiads, World Team Championship, European Team Championship). 2.An event depicted in my “Chess History on Stamps” collection, no matter how minor or seemingly insignificant. After each contest and year in a player’s biography, the following information is given in brackets: 1.The place in which the player (or their team) finished the competition. Note that “(?)” means the place is unknown at the time, while “(0)” means the player or the team was participating as a non- contestant. 2.In a team competition, the following personal achievements of the player: -- being the best player at their board (BB) -- showing the best individual performance of the tournament (BP) If an achievement is actually depicted on a stamp or a philatelic item, the year of said achievement is bolded. 1 EXAMPLE: Let’s look at Nino Batsiashvili: