ARM~O FORCES AFlMED FOfI C~S , ....... " . .... _ . ~,,~ ._.... <-Nt CMUS """"",,_t~ "",,-ON' .. .. M _ . ... ~ ._ '. __ J$._ ,,",, " . "'.~-- ...,. .~ , "' c •• ~_2_ .• ""'_" " ~'-'.- "" '''' ....... " ........ _ 02 __8 W IlLCOMIl .- - ARMED FORCES CHESS (See p. 231) :Q UNITED Volume XX Number I I November, 1965 EDITOR: J. F . Reinhardt CONTENTS CHESS FEDERATION Armed Forces Tou rnament .............. " ........................... .. ....................... 23 1 PRESIDENT Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondson Tot in t he Saddle, by R, Byrne ................................... .......... .. ............... 232 VICE·PRESIDENT Games from t he U.S. Open, by B. Zuckerman ............... .. .. ................... 234 David Hoffmann Tal.. Spassky ..... .... ..... ....................................... .......................... ...... .. ..... 235 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS Ivkov's Brill ia ncy, by N. Rassolimo ........................... .. .. ......................... 236 NEW ENGLAND Sunle,. lOng Harold Oondla ~:II Bourdon Games from Capobia nco Memoria l ................................. ... .................... 236 EASTERN Donald $ehultz Lewl. E. Wood Post ~ M o rt e m of a " Brilli ancy", by A. Sa idy ................................ .......... 246 nober! r....aclle MID-ATLANTIC W Illiam Brair' CL Here & There ................................................ .... .... .. ..................... ...2 47 Earl Clary Ed ward D. Strehle Tact ics for Begi nners, by E. Marchand ................................................ .. 249 SOUTHERN Dr. Rob<l!ft Froemke Peter Lah de Carroll 14. Crull Tournament Life .................................................................... .... ....... .. ... 250 GREAT LAKES Norbert M.tthew, Donal d W. HlIdLn,. Gomes by USC F Members, by John W. Collins .............................. .. ...... 25 1 Dr. Harvey McClellan NOATH CENTRAL Robert Lerner J ohn OsrIc .. Ke n RJoltke n SOUTHWESTERN W . W. Crew Kenneth Smlth " . rlr. ULthop * * * PACIFIC Kenneth J(lnU Gordon Barntt Col. P aul L. Webb SECRETARY THERE'S A USCF TOURNAMENT Marshall Rohland NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS IN YOUR AREA - ARMED FORCES CHESS ...........•.... Rohert Kar ch BUSINESS MANAGER ................ J . F. Reinhardt SEE THE "TOURNAMENT LIFE" LISTINGS! CO LLEGE CHESS ..... ... ...... .. ................ P.ui C. 30. INOUSTRIAL CHESS ............ St.nley W. D. KlnI INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS ....... .ra ..c Kuhdan W omen', Intern.tlonal... ......... .. K.thryn. Sl.ter JUNIOR CHESS ...... .. ...................... .... Robert Erkel MASTERS AFFA1RS. ... ........ .............. Rob<l!rt Byrne MEMBERSHIP ................................Don. ld Sch ulb MEMBERSH IP SECRETARy .... .... ,..... Gret. Fueh. 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Fred Cramer Vice·P resident, Zone 5 (U.S.A.) Addreu all communlc.tlon••• nd. m.ke all cheeks pay.ble to: -------- UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION, 10 Ellt 11th St ...., . NEW YORK 3. H. Y. 230 CHESS LIFE ZUCKERMAN WI NS I N N.J. USCF Senior Master Bernard Zucker­ Air Crown man of Brooklyn, N.Y.-who will soon be For the third straight year the U.S. Air Force won the Armed Jo'orces Champion. competing in the United States Cham· ship played in Washington, D.C. The five Air Force players scored 28 points in the pionship for the first time--scored a nine rounds of play to retain custody of the Thomas Emery Championship Trophy, dcan victory in the largest of the Labor Day tournaments held in this country, The individual champion, not decided untH the very last moment, is Airman the New Jersey Open. Zuckerman's score David M. Lees of James Connally AFB, Texas. Lees' total of seven points placed or 61h-lh placed him ahead o[ a field of him a half-point ahead of Army PFe George W. Berry of Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. 195 players and gave him the $250 first Scoring six points were Airman Alfred W. Kershaw of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma prize. Finishing with scores of 6·1 and and the Navy's Samuel E. Greenlaw of Washington. Kershaw had the edge in tie. receiving $75 each were James Sherwin, break points and was awarded third place, Greenlaw taking fourth. Filth place went New York City; James Gore, New York to Coast Guardsman Zacarias S. Chavez from the Philippines who edged out Air City; Michael Valvo, Guilderland Center, Force T/ Sgt. George Krauss Jr. of Westover AFB, Mass. Each scored 51h. N.Y. Dr. Michael Hailparn, who was Airman Walter Harris of Mather AFB, California took seventh with five points U.S. Amateur Champion in 1964, was and there was a three-way tie for eighth among Army PFC Michael E. Shahade of awarded the New Jersey State title. 19th Infantry, Germany, Ross F. Sprague of Hichman AFB, Hawaii, and the Navy's Nine states and Mexico were repre­ Johan A. Hansen of Norfolk, Va. sented in this tournament, the largest A total of sixteen players took part in the tournament which was sponsored for New Jersey Open ever held. Class prizes the sixth time by the American Chess Foundation with the cooperation of the De· were awarded as follows: Top Expert, M. partment of Defense, USO, American Legion, U.S.C.F. and recreation authorities of Hailparn; Class A, Charles Steil', 5-2; the Army, ~avy , Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The games were played Class B, Sig Hauck, 4¥.! ·2lh.; Class C, in the American Legion "Hall of Flags" and competition began on Saturday, Kovem. Gunther Schmidt, 4-3; Unrated, R. bel' 6, following a National Capital USO Club luncheon that featured greetings from Cayford, 4'h ·2lh.; Junior, Walter Browne, Vice President Humphrey and American Legion National Commander L. Eldon James. 5'h-IIh. The tour nament was sponsored The Emery Trophy was presented to the winning team by General David M. by the New Jersey State Chess: Federa­ Shoup, retired Commandant of Marines and Honorary President of the American tion and was directed by William Lukow· Chess Foundation. The new individual champion was recognized by President John­ iak, assisted by Robert Erkes and Donald son in a presentation by Major Hugh G. Robinson, Army Aide at the White House. Haffner, STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MA NAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Act of Oc:1ob<.>r 23, 1962: I PIATIGORSKY CUP I S~t6 Code): The second Piatigorsky Cup Tourna­ publicat ion : 80 E. 11 St ., New York, KY., 10003 ment will be played at the Miramar bu.inu$ offices of the publishers: 80 E. II St., New Hotel in Santa Monica, California fr om ,. manlllinll editor: Publisher: United Sia ies Sunday, J uly 17, 1966 to Wednesday, 10003; Eoitor: J . F. Reinhardt, 80 E. It St., August 10. Participating will be eight 1. ;~@~;i~:1:i1i~.~ must hobel ding$ta~ed. 1 peandrc entimmedlately or more of the leading grandmasters in the ~ name. and addresses of the world, including two from the Soviet other unincorporated firm, Union. be given.): United Statu The event, officially sanctioned by • holding I percent FIDE, will be a double round robin and •• will have an outstanding prize fund of $13,000. The winDer will receive $3,000. The first Piatigorsky Tournament, held in 1963, ended in a tie between world champion Tigran Petrosian and Paul Keres. The other players, in order I of finish, were Najdorf, OIafsson, Re· to. ,-" publications ex.cept those which do not carry adver­ and which are named In sections 132,231 132,232 and shevsky, Gligoric, Benko and Panno. It 43Mb and 4356 of Title 39, United Sta tes ,-,ode): was the first international tournament held in the United States in many years. Average no. copies Sln,le Issue each 1$Iue durln~ nearest to preceding 12 months filing date printed .............. ~ .............................. .............................. ~ ........ 9515 10,000 and earMers, str~t sales ............................. .. ... ... ........ .. ... ...... .. .................. 80 80 OUR COVER 2. .......................................................... .. .. ....... .......................9006