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Address all communications. and make all checks payable to: UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 419 Broadway, Newburgh, N,Y. 12550 MARCH, 1969 87 "ACROPOLIS" ATHENS 1968 by Ludek Paclunan It was a great surprise for me when 16. B·QR3! N·N4 IS. BxN • ••••••• a Greek friend said to me after my vic­ 17. N·K41 NxN tory against Cil"ic (round 14): "You have caught up with Kavalek and Bobotsov!" Five rounds before the end I had stopped 25. QxRch! BxQ 27. R·KS Q·Bl to walch my opponents and concentrated 26. B·N2ch R·N2 2B. QR·Kl! ... .... on the task of fulfilling the Grandmaster More exact than 28. RxQ, B):R; 29. R­ norm. At the moment, Kavalek had two Kl, B·Q2, and Black can resist fOr a points more" but he drew his last games few moves. while I was winning. As I had played no 28. ........ O-KB4 31. R/ l.KB! chess since June, I wasn't sure that I 29. B·K6 QxB Resigns hadn't forgotten it completely. But chess 30. RxBch Q·N1 is a mysterious game and one can have success when he least expects it. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Kavalek and Hort are, or course, Pachman Tatai stronger than I am now, but it seems to 1. N·KB3 N·KB3 4. P·Q4 0·0 me they were too well fed by playing 2. P·B4 P·KN3 S. B·NS P·Q3 in mally tournaments this year. The White's defense must be an active one. 3. N·B3 B·N2 tournament was well organized and di. The most important moment of the 1f Black intends to play P·B4, it is rected by the main referee, Dr. Trifuno· game. Black cannot eontinue the attack better to do it immediately, as after vic, who has been active for some months by playlllg 18 ........., B-B4 because of this 5 ......... , p.B4; 6. P·K3, Q·R4 forces the as an instructor of the Greek players. intere~ting variation: 19. BxB, RxB; 20. defense 7. Q·Q2. Two of them fulfilled the norm for In· RxP!, Q·QB1; 21. Q·N3, R·R4; 22. R·Nl, 6. P·K3 P·B4 7. B·K2 P·N3? ternational Master. Athens will probably Q.R6; 23. R.N8ch, B.B1; 24. RxR, QxRPch; Now 7 ......... , Q-R4 makes no sense be· become a traditional scene of big inter' 25. K·.I:H, Q·R8ch (of course not 25 ......... , eause White can castle. But the text is national tournaments in the future be· P.B6; 26. RxBch and 27. RxP); 26. K·K2, very bad too-Black only reaches a posi. cause the chess federation is supported QxR(R8J; 27. Q·N8, QxQ; 28. RxQ, and tion of the Hromadka System with a by the government, especially the Min· White will win Black's QRP with a very badly placed Queen Bishop. istry of Culture, which is very enthus· advantageous endgame. S. 0·0 B·N2 12. B·R4 P·KN4 iastic about chess. lB. ........ Q·B2 20. Q·K2 B·R6 9. p·QS P·K3 13. B·N3 N·R4 ENGLISH OPENING 19. P·Q3 R·QNl 21. KR·Kl P·N3? 10. P·K4 PxP 14. N·Q2 NxB Pac:hman Ciric: Black is reluctant to give up his at· 11. BPxP P·KR3 15. RPxN B·R3 1. N·KB3 P·QB4 2. P·QN3 P·Q31 tacking chances based on P·B6 and so The Bishop has nothing to do and makes the decisive strategic mistakc. the retreat 15 ......... , B·B1 would give A very good continuation. If White White a clear advantage after 16. B·N4. follows his plan of developing his QB Alter 21. ....... ., PxNP!, White would have only a small advantage based on the 16. BxB NxB lB. N·K3 P·N4 on QN2, his Bishop will be severely 17. N·B4 R·K1 19. N·BS! N·B2 limited in its activity by ........ , P·K4. That more active position of his Bishop. Now, however, the open King file guarantees Of course not 19 ......... , P·QN5; 20. N- is why I chose to transpose to the Eng· R4. R.-"P?, because of 21. Q·Q3, with a lish Opening. But then the move P.QN3 a winning position. 22. KPxP! PxP 23. B.QS! QR·Q1 double attaek and wins. In spite of that, was lIseless and Black therefore has no 19 ......... , P·QN5 was thc correct move, troublc equalizing the game. After this move I was SUl'C that Black but with the idea of decentralizing 3. P·B4 P·K4 6. B·KN2 N·K2 was intending a blunder that finishes the White's Knight. 4. N·B3 P·KN3 7. 0·0 0·0 20. Q·Q3! R·Nl S. P·N3 B·N2 B. N·Kl p.B4 ~~~'~c~t \,~~~e'dm:~~;: ~~~,i\~:~;.