, At • the Chess Summit * (See p. 79) (SOV/OIO ) UNITED STATES Volume XVIII Number 4 AprU. 1963 EDITOR: J. F. Reinhardt THE FIRST TWELVE GAMES (Petrosian p hlly ed white in the odd· numbl red gam l s) CHESS FEDERATION Number 1 Nimzo·Indian .................. ... ... ........... ... ... ............ 40 mO\'es PRESIDENT Botvinnik won Fred Cramer 2 Queen's Gambit Accepted ..... ... ...... ............... 35 moves Drawn VICE PRESIDENT 3 Queen's Indian Defense ...... .. ..... .. ........... ....... .... 86 mO\'es Drawn Major Edmund B. Edmondson, Jr. 4 English Opening ........ ................... ............... ....... 24 mO\'es Drawn SECRETARY 5 Gruenfeld Defense .. ......... ...... ............... ........ .... ,48 mO\'es Petrosian woo Marshall Rohland 6 Queen's Gambit Accepted ... ........ .... ... ........ ....27 moves Drawn REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS 7 English Opening .. .. .... ...... ......... ... .............. ....... ...5 2 moves NEW 1!NGLAND WWlam C. Newberry Petr osian won J amu 8mpS! Eli Bourdon 8 Quecn's Gambit Accepted ......... .. ...... ...... ...... 55 mO \'es Drawn EASTERN Davi d Hoffmann 9 Charles A. Keyser Catalan Opening ....... .... .. .. ....... .. .................. .... .. 55 moves Drawn Allen K aufm ann 10 Queen's Gambit Accepted ........ ...... .... ............ 43 moves Drawn MID·ATLANTIC 11 Queen's Gambit Declined .. ................ ... .. ....... ..41 moves Drawn SOUTHERN Dr. Stuart Noblin 12 (?) .................. ......... .... .. .....53 moves Drawn J erry Sullivan Lanlleau F09ter (The first six games oI the match at'e given on pp. 81-82) GREAT LAKES J ack O'Keefe F. W rn. Bauer Dr. Howard Gaba Match ph%graph,· by sou/oto. NORTH CENTRAL Dr. Geo. V an Dy ke Tiers Frank Stolt Eva Aronwn SOUTHWliSTERN Juan J . Reid C. Harold Bone John killing I -TOURNAMENT REMINDERSS-- PACIFIC U.S. AMATEUR_ Asbury Park, N.J. ······· ·······. ·.. ............ ...................... 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Ad<1reQ all CODlInwlieations, and make all <:bect. payable to: UNITED STATU CHESS f'EDERATION, 10 Eut 11th Strut, NEW YORK S. lILY. 78 CH&SS LIFE PETROS IAN LEADS The World Chompionship how much they resented the way in which Botvinnik would not give a firm AT HALF-WAY MARK by Harry Gol ombek answer as to whether he was prepared As we go to press, twelve of the twenty­ Though this IS the sixth World to defend his title in March, 1963, and Championship match at which I have how they intimated that they regarded four games in the world championship officiated as judge (this is the official this behaviour merely as the first step match have been completed, with chal­ term, but in practice I am assistant in the psychological warfare of the lenger Tigran Petrosian leading by a referee) the thrill of being present on ma tch itself. score of 6 ~~·5Y.z. Nine of the twelve such an occasion still aHects me. My At Varna in fact Botvi nnik had told colleague, the chief umpire, grandmas· games have been drawn. Bolvinnik won me that only after consulting his doctor tel' Stahlberg from Sweden, and myself the first game, Petrosiao the firth and as to whether he was 100% fit to play seventh. from England, may constitute a judicial could he give any definite answer and board that is in theory neutral, objec· it appears his doctor must have give n Botvinnik, the defending champion, tive and emotionless; but we, in common him this assurance since in late Janu· needs only to draw the match in order to with the 1500 spectators that fill the ary of 1963 I received a telegram from keep his title. If Petrosian should win, auditorium, still tense up when time the F.I.D.E. President asking me if I however, Botvinnik would not be en­ trouble is reached or when the game was prepared to act as assistant referee suddenly takes a dynamic turn. titled to a return match but would have in the World Championship Match at 22. to go through_ (and win)-the Candi­ An additional touch of drama is given Moscow commenCing .illarch to this match by the fact that the two dates' Matches in 1965. Leaving spring in England I arrived contestants, Botvinnik and Petrosian, at ~Ioscow Airport on March 21 to find Therefore not only the world cham­ are antipathetic personalities. I suppose Russia still in the grip of winter, with it was only to be expected that the snow and ice everywhere and a bitter pionship but Botvinnik's whole chess wind blowing down from the steppes. career could well be at stake in this one from the cold north of Leningrad That very evening a small conference and the other from the hot south of match with Petrosinn. If he loses, there was due to take place at which a j Erevan would hardly be twin souls; but number of items of match procedure is a good chance that Botvinnik-who there is more than a lack of sympathy were to be discussed and the drawing has dominated world chess since 1948-­ between them. They are definitely an· of lots for color was to be made. After tagonistic towards each other, suspicious a hasty meal I made my way to Stahl· will never again have a chance to play of each other's motives and fail to give berg's room in the Hotel Metropole and for the title. their opponent credit for any chivalry there, after a number of items had of deed or manner. In this respect it been dealt with and a debate occurred A resume of the games played so far seems that Petrosian is greatly influ· in which it was clear that Bolvinnik's is given on the opposite page. At this enced by his wife who is so ambitious agile mind was way ahcad of Petrosian's, for her husband's succcss that she fer· we proceeded to make the drawing of stage of the match it is interesting to venlly dislikes anything that stands in lots. Dr. Euwe, who, as ex·world note that neither player has opened with his way _ and at the moment the champion, had been fittingly chosen by supreme bar is Botvinnik. r well re· the F.I.D.E. President, Folke Rogard, to 1. P·K4. member at Varna, during the Olympiad represent him at the opening cere· last year, the two Petrosians telling me monies, held a coin in each hand and PETROS IAN AND BOTVINNIK di scuss terms of the championship match The Ch ampio n Ponders with Soviet Sports Officials. APRIL, 1963 79 I was delegated to choose one or the other. Heads, Botvinnik had White and tails, Petrosian. It was tails and later on Petrosian thanked me for getting him the right color, though, as was to appear subsequently, he made poor use of this advantage. One of the matters discussed at this meeting was when the match was really started. This may appear trilling and plain as a pikestaff to the reader but it took us nearly an hour to seUle and eventually it was decided that the ma tch started when it was officially opened the next day. The point con­ cealed behind all this was the fact that Botv innik had a cold and was not feel­ ing very well. If he were to get worse he might appeal to the doctor to certify that he was unable to play and h,lVc the match postponed for six months; but this could only occur before the match had officially started. Once the match commenced the players were each entitled to three breaks of two days duration owing to sickness, but nothing more. ROUND ONE. Champion <lind challenger seem to be moving simultlne-ously . _ .! though the nights are still cold. The soon as they are made. At one side Estrada was originally a theatre but of the stage, a few yards away from had been converted to a club for the the players, there is a long table at ministers of state, being not far from wh ich the umpire and judge sit, with the Kremlin.