• I A,nerica ~ Che:M new:Jpaper , CoPvrlght 1960 by United States C h e5S,;'~'.'~'""""' O,""--_ _______________--=~"c::::,-_ Vol. XV, No.5 Salurdoy, November 5, 1960 15 Cents U,S.C.F. SUMMIT MEETING AT ST. LOUIS MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS In the last tw o issues of Chess Life, the nell' US CF President, Fred Cramer, has reported on regional organization, and the competent group of ~'olunl ee r workers enlisted to su pport the new admi nistration in its drive to spread the go~ p el of chess into every corner of the nation. Else­ where in this issue appear the offcially ,Lpproved minutes of the Mem· bership Meeting on Au gust 11, 1960, and the meetings of the Directors on Au gust 12 and 13, 1960. One of the more interesting items discloses plalLs wh ic h are already being implemented to bring into being a new CHESS LU' E,-with a dif­ ferent fo t' mat, a different editor, improved "sli ck" magazine stoc k paper, and a non·member subscriptio n price of $4.00 a year. In short, as South· ern Chess Association Secretary, Robe rt Eastwood, wrote in his organi­ zalion's annual rcport, recently released, CHESS LIFE will become "a quality monthly news report rather than a bus h·league semi·monthly." Other accomplishments of the Ilew administration were the adl}p­ tion of a new set of by·laws. And the unanimous adoption of a resolutil}n tl} the effect that "all tournaments sponsored by the United States Chess Federation must be conducted at such a site that accommodatil}l1s and the right to play are open to all United States Chess Federation Mem· bers ," ' regardless of race, creed , or national origin. The November 20 issue of CHESS .LIFE will carry the text of the new by-laws, plus an explanation of some of their advantages, written U. S. OLYMPIC CHESS TEAM LEAVING NEW YORK FOR '960 WORLD by President Cramer. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT LOMBARDY. ROBERT aYRN&:, rhis issue will also contain an ar ticle by Business Manager Frank DAN. BOBBY F ISCi-4ER FLEW Brady, giving you the facts on the new CHESS LIFE. , LEIPZIG. For detailS, see page S. The December 5 issue will contain an interesting comparative fi­ nancial statement, covering the years 1949 to 1960 inclusive, together TAL INJURED-MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY AT LEIPZIG with expert analysis of the somewhat paradoxical situation in which the USCF today, after several years of rapidly ine reasing membership, prof· The NEW YORK TIMES of Sunday, October 16, carried a UPI itable business, and assets, finds itself technically solVent, but actually reporl thaI the world chess champion, Mikhail Tal, suffered a sligbt uncomfortably close to the accountants' t'ed ink. cl}ncussion in an automobile accident while enroute to the Olympic Team Championship tournament in Leipzig. It was stated that "the The December 20 issue will contain a short farewe ll message from accident, which occurred in the Soviet Union, will probably prevent the present editor. Ta! fmm playing in the international tourney. Doctors said he was in good cnough condition to travel to Leipz.ig, but advised him against competing." CHESS LIFE certainly wishes the world champion a speedy and SAIDY WINS CANADIAN OPEN compl cte loec overy. and hopes that the chess world will not long be Fresh from a successful tournament in Leningrad, where he scored deprived of the brilliant and imaginative game creations which the 4J.h-2lh as a member of the United States World Championship Student young La tvian has produced so regularly during the last two years. Team, and from the U.S. Open at SI. Louis, where he finished tied witb grandmasters Bisguier and Sherwin with 9·3, Anthony Saidy of New LOMBARDY NAMED F, I. D, E. GRANDMASTER York won scven games, drew two (Bohatirchuk and Popel), and lost one to Lionel Joyner of 1\lonlreal, to take the 1960 Canadian Open title At the annual meeting of FJ.D.E. representatives in Leipzig on and first prize money, with an 8-2 score. Joyncr took second place on October IS, William Lombardy of the United States was one of four tie breaking, but split second and third prize money with third place upon whom the title of international grandmaster was conferred. The Raymond Weinstein of New York, after each had scored 7lh -2Jf.!. ot hers were: Guimard and Rossetto of the Argentine Republic, and This was the Third Canadian Open, a biennial event, played this Kholmov of the USSR. year in Kilchener, Ontario. The First in 1956 saw Larry Evans win the The clincher for Lombardy's claim to the title was (as forecast in title in Montreal in 1956. The Second, in 1958, went to Dr. Macskasy­ Chess Life August 20. 1960) his record as leader of the World Cham­ former Hungarian master, now a resident of Vancouver, B.Co , and co· pion U. S. Student Team in the tournament at Leningrad, and his per­ editor of CAl'MDIAN CHESS CHAT- who bcat out defending champion, sonal victory over USSR grandmaster Spassky in that event. Larry Evans, in tbe Winnipeg event. In the first two events, players from the United States took the lion's share of the prize spots. This year Canadian players came into their own, and although Saidy and Weinstein UPSETS IN LEIPZIG finisbed 1st and 3rd respectively, the next American player's name in At press time only three rounds of the qualifying section play had the final standings is that of Antbony Santasiere, who placed 9th with been completed, but several upsets had been recorded. The teams from a 64 score. Stephan Popel, of Detroit, former French master, and winner Ihe 40 competing nations have been divided into Cour sections of 10 each. of tbe 1960 Western Open in Milwaukee, who placed 14th, with ~Jf.!-4lh, was the only other American player to finish with a plus or equal score. Forty nations are competing in Leipzig. Divided for qualifying pur­ Saidy's loss to Joyner was a time forfeit. Joyner lost only to Wein­ poses in to sections of ten, a round robin of nine matches will send the stein, and drew with Santasicre, Draxl, and Grimshaw, who was the three high scoring teams into the twelve·team finals. With three quali­ surprise of the event. This Toronto bl}Y , the Junior Champion of On. fying rounds completed at press time, the U. S. Team has won 3-1 from tario, lost only to Saidy in the 9th round, and drew with Weinstein, Rumania, 2%-1 % from ECuador, and was leading Cuba 2·1, with one Vaitonis, Bohatirchuk, Vranesic, and Joyner. A fine debut in inter­ ad journed game. Several upsets have occurred. Lombardy lost his lst national chess competition for this talented youngster. rGund game to Drimer of Rumania; Fischer lost to Munoz of Ecuador. In other sections Aaron of India defeated Euwe of Holland while Don· The final standings of the 22 players with plus or equal scores in the ner and Bouwmeester of Holland drew with Botvinnik and Keres, re­ 4O·playcr 10 round Swiss will be found on pagc 5. spectiyely. USCF MEMBERSHIP & DIRECTORS MEETINGS ALL MEETINGS HEI,D IN THE I VORY ROOM, SHERATON-JEFFERSON HOTEL, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI MEMBERSHIP MEETING . .. _.. EHzabdh ,\llIlnson, D"llas IllJly P"ttcso n, ~901l Fisk St., 1I0nston 22 ..1"1:"11 11, 1960 Henry n,,,,!>, 1l 3!1 S a nta ,\nna, S~'n Anlonio ..:. ~ .. J ames CI·el),! hlon. 37~2 Shell Itd " Corplls Christl The meeting was ca lled t o ord er by Ih" I' rc "ld,·n t. ~Ir. JHr} Spann. II Wa S UTAH (I) G aslol\ Chappuis, 15i n 51.. Salt Lake CIty 3 moeed thaI tile mInutes of t he l' r ~ \' lu l" nwctinl: b~ "pl'ru\'~ d as I' u b lish<:<i In VERMONT ,\lIslI" 1I0bson. 7 BaIrd St .. ~ I onlpel!cr ell",," Life. ;\Iotton passl'd. T here ".eF<: !Ij ",,,,,,ber s prese"t. 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