USCF Vol. VI Satu[~ay , Number 15 . Officlal Publication of The Unltecl States (bess fede rati on April 5, 1952 NAJDORF TIES RESHEVSKY Gligoric Places Third at Ha vana, KRAMER TOPS MANHATTAN CLUB Evans and Eliskases Tie for Fourth George Kramer, Iormer New In a nip-and-t uck battle for first place, Miguel Najdorl and Samuel York State Champion, won the Reshevsky finally Cinisht-'d in a tic for first place with 18'12-3 'h: each. eventful Manhattan Chess Club This photo-finish should make the coming match between the two. a Champion~hip with 12%·1"1h, edg­ matter of great interest to all. Reshevsky lost one game to Artunto ing out Donald Byme who held the i'ornar iJut was otherwise unbeaten. early tead, finishing wi th 11 %·2% lor second place. Third place went SVCt07.iU" Gligoric in third place with 17-5 confirmed bis reputation to Arnold S. Denker, former U.S :is a p layer to be reckoned with in the f utu~'e , while .J<..:liska!;cs in a ~ie Champion, while former New York for fourth with IfHi demonstrated once agam the skill that made hIm Statc Champion Max Pavey was one of the most promising players of the last decade. fourth. Particularly gratifying to Americans wus the showing of U.S. Champ­ How strong the event and how ion LiJrry Evans in his tie for fourth with 16-6. The youthful U.S. master, exciting the struggle is shown by playing in his first great tournament, began budly with losses to Rcs­ the fact that such consistent stal­ hevsky in UIC ]st round and Gilgorie in the 5th, but rallied therealter warts of the club as S. Bernstein, to pre:;s closely on the heeL~ of the l e"",d"~",,. __________ _ _ Dr . .T. Platz, A. S. Pinkus and Jack Nicholas R.Qssolimo fuHilled cx- - Soudakoff were outside the charm­ peclalions in placing sixth with CAPABLANCA MEM OR IAL cd circle of prize-winners. 14lh -7ih, including a fourth round TOU RNAM EN T victory over Najdorf. But Ameri­ Havana, 1952 MANHAITANCHESS CLUB can players can both be gratified 1. N. Najdorf ._ ........................ _. I8 ~- 3 ~ CHAMPIONSH IP and surprised by the placing of Dr. 2. S. Re sh cv~ky ._. I II! · 3~ Juan Gonzalcs in 7th place with J. S. Gligoric ................................. .17 _ :; New York, 1952 4. K Elisk"scs .......... .................... 16 _ 6 L G. Kramer . .... ............... 12 ~ . 1 ~ 13"1h·8lh as the top Cuban playcr­ 5. L . Evans ........ .. .................... 16 _ 6 2.. D. Byrne ....... ... lii · 1~ (i. N. n ..,ssoli,"o .... ............... I~ ~. 7 ~ gratificd because Dr. Gonzalcs per­ 3. A . S. Denker ... ............... _._ ..... I O~· 3 & 7. Ur ../ . G Ol1z"les .......... .. ....... i3 ~_ 8~ 4. M . Pavey .................... __ ... 9 ~ _ 4 ~ fectcd his chess in New York clubs II. I. A. Uo rowi b; . ...... 12 ~. 9 ~ 5. J. Moskow llz 8~_ 5! while si.tul)'ing in the Unitcd 9. A. Pu",;or 12 ~- 9 .\ 6 . II. Sussman 8 _ 6 J(). If. ·I "<J/";m 1 2~· I.Id 7. S. &:... ,.{"I" T • T States even winning the U_ S. 11. L. I'rln~ .•..... .... 11 ·10 8. J. Platz ..... _ 7 _ 7 Light~ing Championship tiUe. His 12. K Cobo tl ~ ·10 ~ 9. A. Turner ._ 7 • 7 IJ. C. Gulmnrd .................... 1I ~· 10 l 10. A. S. Pinkus , •. 76 outranking velel"Un I. A. Horowitz 14. 1::. Jimcnu _.. .. II ·11 II. J. SoudakoCf Sl- 8~ . :-.-:0. !he ~ '4U!:.S Sp!\!'i~!:! pair of 12. Eo Jncv.on 4lJ- 9 ~ : ~ : It. ~~!~!r '- :: :g ~:m IS. W. Uryan ._._.. 3.-10. Pomal· and Toran, as well as the 17. P r. R. Itomero 8!-13~ 14. R Einhorn .. __ 2,,116 III. J . QUe.sada ........ _._... 11-14 15. R. Udenon __ .. I ·13 Dutch master Prins, is a matter 19. F. Planas _.. _. ... __ 7 -15 for sUrprise and congratulations. ZO. M. Aleman 51-161 But to USCF Rating Statistician 11. R. Ortega ............ _ _ 41·111 LlEPNIEKS WINS 21. Capt. J. Arals. _ ._ ~..2 l l BUNDMAN'S BLUFF Kenneth Harkness the results at 13. Soto-LaITea t·ll1 Gco,gc KO/f"""",sl:i, It/I, "I g,ips ",ilh Humph,,.., Bog"" ill " ,/t<U1/y s"mt LINCOLN CITY Havana cause no surprisc, for he 0/ filtU. picked seven out of the lirst eight Photo; cou,tesy Sin Frlnclsco Chronlele Alexander Liepnieks scored 11%· on the basis of the U.S. National ROZSA TRIUMPHS lh to win the Lincoln (Neb.) City Rating System-an unexcelled bit AT TU LSA UNIV Championship, conceding one draw of handicapping that was only Koltanowski Bests the Bogey-man to Robert Schwabauer, a 17-year Victory in the 4th Annual Tulsa old student who received a special marred by the performance of Dr. University Championship went to Gonzales. prize for this draw against the Dr. Bela Rozsa with a perfeet But in Chess, Not Gun-Play! champion. Second plaCe went to It was an exciting tournament, score of 15-0. Runner-up was high· lighted by many tournament Winner or the coveted Oscar in the current Academy Awards, tough G. Sobolevskis with 9-3, losing former champion Bob Virgin with guy Humphrey Bogart lost a close one to International Master George games to Liepnieks and Victor novelties such as the sudden and 12-3. Virgin lost to Dr. Rozsa, Bill almost bloodless revolution in Cuba Koltanowski in San Francisco - in chess, not acting. But it took the Pupols, and drawing with E. Hin· Hine and Melvin Johnson. Prof C. Belgian·born expert forty-one moves to punch his way to victory. man and A Sildmets. Victor Pu­ during its sessions-did the chess 1 Blanchard was third with 11-4, players even know about it until Playing blindColded against the movie bad-man, in an exhibition pols, 17·year oJd student of en­ looing games to Dr. Rozsa, Virgin, staged by the San Francisco Chronicle during Bogart's appearance in gineering at the University of Ne­ they read it in the papers? The Guy Rossi and FranCQ Pasado. Tied gaiety was marred by the unex· San Francisco for the premier of "The African Queen," Koltanowski was braska, placed third with 8'h·3%, for fourth place with equal 9lh-51fl frequently in hot water during the coursc of the game, and was heard losing games to Liepnieks, A. Frci· pected death by heart·failure of scores were Melvin Johnson, Guy one of the contestants, Juan Ques­ to murmur: "This guy is dangerous and I'm not kidding." bergs, and J. Dreschmanis, while Rossi and Jack Wamsley in the Bogart, who confessed that he drawing with E. Adminis. The vet­ ada of Cuba, who had compiled up sixteen player event. to the time of his passing a very had learned ches~ "in those old TULSA ORGA NI ZES eran Nebnlska player E. Hinman respectable score of eight points. shootinll galleries, when I was a was Iourth wilh 8-4, losing to Liep. A fine cup. donated by President KUNZ RETAINS kid In New York," played a solid CHESS LEAGU E nicks, Pupols, and P. Wood, while Peron of Argentina, and intcnded French Defcnse. For a time he Chess is humming in Tulsa drawing with Sobolevskis and Frei· for the winner of the tournament RACINE CITY seemed more than dangerous, but (Okla.) with an eight team league bergs. remained at the Capablanca Club Defending Champion Rudy Runz at the end he began to tire, and recently organized. Tn Class A. In the double-round Intermedi· with the consent of co-winners retained the Racine (Wis.) City the superior experience of the Tulsa University defeated Tulsa ate Group Championship vitcory Samuel Reshevsky and Miguel Naj­ Title, win ning it for the ninth time chess expert made itself felt. Chess Club 3-2 with Dr. Rozsa, Guy went to JOf'! Warner, 2().year old dod to be placed in competition sinee 1941 Kunz seored 6-1 , con­ Humphrey Bogart is one of a Rossi and Fred Calkins scoring for chemistry student at t he University in a proposed Quesada Memorial. ceding draws to David Arganian number o( Hollywood stars who re.­ the U while Sam Muylield and P. J. of Nebraska, with a perfcct 10·0 A [inc trophy donated by Gen. and H. C. Zierke, while besting lax with chess. It may be remem­ Read tallied fo r Tulsa Club. In· score. John Dannfelds with 13·5 Manuel Solo-Larrea was awarded 1950 Champion Art Domsky, E. bered that thcy tumcd out in force dependent bested Stanolind 2-1 was second, and John Paeglis with to Dr. Juan Gonzales for the best Mack, B. Hill, Erwin Poetsch.ke, to kibitz the Pan·American 'l'ourna­ with D. K Higginbotham and A. lIlI.t. --8 ¥..! was t!tiro. m(mt in 1945 in which Mibj May­ score made by a Cuban player. and Dan Anderson in the 18 player Lukslin sooring for the Indepen­ In the double-round Student Swiss event. Second plaee on S·B fair pluyed in the women's event dents and D. K. Bams for Stano­ Group Championship, Harry lode points went to David Arganian, under her married mime o[ Mrs. lind. In the Class n section Tuls., scored 15·1 for first place, with CHAPPUIS WINS also with 6-1, while Frank Butten­ Charles Henderson, while Carmen . University B team defeated Tulsa Pete Finley seeond and Dave Hill hoff placed fourth and Erwin Miranda, Barbnrn Hale, Linda Dar· Central High 2'h.11f.!; Norman third.