I I • I I INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA Come to the 1961 U.S. Amateur, Moy 27-30 .:: UNITED Vo------lume XXII --------------------------------Number 3 March, 11167 EDITOR: Burt Hochberg CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION PRESIDENT Dynamic Duo, by Pol Benko ......................... ........................................... 47 Marshall Rohland 15. B·B6!?, by Bernard Zuckerman ........................................................ 49 VICE·PRF.SIDENT Isaac Kashdan Attention Juniors! .................................................................................... 51 REGIONAL VICE.PRESIDENTS NEW ENGLAND James Bolton The World Champion on the Piotigorsky Harold Dondl • Cup 1966, translated by Oscar D. Freedman ................................ 52 •:11 Bourdon EASTERN Robert LaBell. u",l. E. 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Black "ets a sur· White also bas a zwischenzug- tbis IRREGULAR OPENING prise. one is a killer. 19. ........ K·NI 21 . 8·Q2 ........ Be" ko M. Sills 13. P·KS I B, B 14. KxB ........ 20. RIIR NxBP 1. P·K4 P·K3 2. P-Q3 ....... The simplest. There is no reason to This defensive move is necessary, but This is played to avoid analyzed lines, seek complications by 14. PxN, as 14. in any case, Black cannot prevent the but it is not necessarily best. Compare ........ , RxP leads to the game, but 14. threats of P·N6 or Q·B7ch followed by my discussion of the Benko System in ........ , BxR? loses to 15. Q·Q15ch, K-R1 ; R-B3-R3(ch). In desperation he plays .. the Feb. CHESS LIFE. 16. Q·K4! , winning at least a piece. 21. ........ BxP 22. BxB Q-K l 2. .n .... P·QN3 14. ........ PxN 15. PxN RxP Of course the game is actually over­ An interesting reply. My opponent, in this kind of pO Sition, two pawns are apparently, Is not afraid of navigating not sufflcient compensation for II piece. uncharted seas. 23. QIIQc:h RlIQ 25. N·Q5 ........ 3. P·KNJ B·N2 4. B-N2 P·KB4 24. R·Ql P·Q3 The usual plan in this type of setup Black resigned a few moves later. is to transpose into a King's Indian PIRC-ROBATSCH DEFENSE Reversed by 4 . ........ , P-Q4 ; 5. N·Q2, etc. E. Mc:Cormic:k Benko The move In the game is sharper and 1. P·K4 P·KN3 3. P·KB4 P·Q3 entails some risk since the Kingside is 2. p.Q4 B-N2 4. N·KB3 P·QS4 somewhat weakened. This game was played in the final 5. N·K B3 ....... round. My opponent and J (a nd another To prevent 5... ...... , P-K4. The QP, as player) were tied for the lead. so this will be seen, is not really threatened. game was a "must win" for me as well S. ...... .. PxP 8. N·B3 0 ·0 as for my opponent. The opening chosen 6. N·NS N·KB3 9. PxP! ........ Probably best. A murderous mating at· is sharp, with chances for both sides. 7. 0 ·0 B·K2 tack follows 15 ......... , PXP/ 3?; 16. Q·Q3, A common alternative to the text is This seems less logical than 9. hitting the Knight and threatening Q. 4 ....... .. , N·KB3, and after 5. N·B3, 0·0; or 9. N/3xP, but it poses greater N6ch followed by R·B3, or 15 ......... , BxP; 6. P·KS, the game becomes extremely cultles fo r Black, for instance, 16. PxP, BxN (1 6 .......... BxP?; 17. Q. complicated (see R. Byrne's Some Li ke N/ 3xP, NxN; 10. NxN, P·Q4, and Black Q5ch); 17. Q-Q5ch!, K·Rl (not 17 ......... , It Hot in this issue). has no problems. I also thought abo ut 9. K·R2 ?; 18. P·N6c h!); 18. P·N6 !, Q.R5 (or 5. PII P ....... P·Q4, but after 9 . .... .... , P·B4!, Black has 18 . ........ , RxR; 19. RxR, B·B3; 20. RxB! , Against me in the recent U.S. Cham· a satisfactory game. etc.); 19. R·B4! , and wins easily, as 19. pionship, Sherwin played 5. P·Q5, N·KB3 ; 9. .. ...... P·K4 ........ , RxR? is met by 20. QxRch, etc., or 6. B·N5ch. Another possibility is 5. P·B3 . White was threatening 10. P·K5. if 19 . ........ , Q.R3; 20. RxRch. etc. ...... .. 5. ........ Q-R4 c:h 7. N·B3 ........ 10. B·K3 ........ I 16. Q-QS c: h K·Rl 6. B-Q2 QIIBP Forced. If 16 . .. ...... , R·K 3; 17. P·BS, The opening is beginning to resemble N·N5 ; 18. Q·N3, NxBP; 19. B·B2, and a form of the Dragon Variation of the White wins a piece, e.g., 19..... .. ... NxRj Sicilian Defense. In this position, Black 20......... , RxN, ctc. has little to worry abo ut as White is 17. PxP N·NS obliged to lose a few tempi In order to More resistance was offered by 17. castle. ........ , R·K3 or 17 . ........ , R·Q3, but the 7. ....... N·KB3 9. Q·K2 N·B3 Black King would still have remained 8. B·Q3 0 ·0 10. B·K3 ........ defenseless against White's heavy pieces. Arter 10. N·QR4, Black's Queen can Black believes he can bring his poor go to KR4 without risk, while Whi te's Knight back into the game by means of Knight wo uld be temporarily out of play. this zwischenzug. 10. .. .. .... Q·R4 11. 0 ·0 B·NS I was considering 10. P·B4, but as Black will be unable to prevent this move anyway, I saw no reason to force him to play 10. .. ...... , N·B3, developing his Knight to a strong square. The text may be considered a "waiting" move, havi ng the psychOlogical purpose of keeping Black uninfo rmed about my strategical plans. 10. .. ...... N·R3 White's waiting policy already pays off.