IVth CAPABLANCA MEMORIAL Players' Names 1 1 ~ 4 5 6 7 • " 0 11 12 13 14 15 '6 17 18 ., 20 21 22 5,ot . I. Smysla" (USSR) .............. X 0 I 0 I ! 1 I 1 I I I I 1 0 I I T il I , 151 ' 51 2. Iy k av (Yugosl .... ;.) ........ 1 x l I 0 I 1 0 1 I I I 1 I I I I 1 1 I I 0 15 · . 3. Geller (USSR) .................. 1 ! x 1 I I I I 1 1 I I I I 1 I I I I I I 1 15· ' 4. Fischer (USA) ....... "." ... ,1 0 0 x 0 I I 1 1 I 1 1 I I I ! II i I I 1 15 · , 5. Kholmov (USSR) ............ 1 ' ). 1 x I I I i I J I I 1 1 1 I 1 I I I 1 141' 61 6. P~chman (czecha.) ", ... .. , I I 1 1 x 1 0 I I I I j I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 Il · I 7. Oonner (Holland) .......... 0 0 1 0 l Ox 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 121' 81 8. Robatsch (Austr l.) .. ..... ,1 1 I G 1 lO x I I 1 0 I 1 I 1 I I .I 1 I 1 12 · , , . Bilek (Hu ngary) .............. 0 0 0 0 I I 0 ! X I I J I I ! 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 11 1- 'I 10. P ~ rm . (YugoSI. vla) ...... , I 0 i 1 J I I I x 0 1 il l I I I 1 I I I 11 _10 11. Szabo (Hungary) ............ 0 I I 0 I 1 0 0 I 1 lI: 1 I I j 1 0 I 1 I 0 1 101-101 12. Pielnch {E. Germ~ny ) ....O I I 0 ~ I a 1 J 0 a " I I I I J I I I I 1 101-101 13. O' Kelly (&elgium ) .•... _... 0 0 I I I I 0 I I I I 1 lI: I I 0 1 I I I I I 10_11 14. Tringov (&ulguia) ........0 0 I 0 0 I I I I I I 0 I lI: 0 1 I I I I I I 10 ·11 15. J im inez (Cub.) .•.•...•....•... 1 0 0 I 0 I 0 I I 0 I 1 I 1 " I I I I I I I ' 1·11 1 16. Cioc;llt ea {Ruman I., .... ..0 I I I 0 1 I I 0 I 0 I I I " lI: I 0 1 g i l ' -12 11. Dod. (Po land) .. ............... .0 0 0 0 I 0 I 1 0 1 1 I 0 0 I I " I 0 I I I 8-U la. Lehm.nn (W. Germ.) .... 0 0 0 0 1 I I I 0 10 I I 1 0 I lOx 1 , , 0 71-131 19. Wade (England ) .. ............ 0 0 I I I 0 I 1 0 0 0 10 I 0 I 0 I 0 " J 1 1 71·lll 20. Cobo (C uba) .... .................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 I 0 10 1 0 I I lI: 1 I. 51-1$1 21. Perez (Cuba, .. .... .. .... ........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I 0 0 I I I 1 1 0 0 x 0 4 _17 22 . Garcia (Cuba) •... ..............0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 , 1 )Ii 4.17 Ivkov Gelle r Fischer Former World Champion Vanily Smys lov won the Capablanca Memorial Tourna me nt in Havana, finishing a half-point ahead of Borisi.1IV Ivkov, Ewfim Ge lle r and U.S. Champion Robert Fische r. Games & Photo~ Ivkov, who seemed to have the tournament dearly won, falte red toward from the end ,md lost his last two games. A time·pressure blunde r against last-place Gilberto Garcia in Round 20 provided the tournament's biggest upset. Ivkov Capobianco Memorial lost his final game against Karl Robatsch as well, allowing Smyslov_in spite of three loues-to edge into first place. Start on P. 211 Fischer, who played in th e tournament by teletype from the Marshall Chess Club in New York City, produced some good game5--lnduding a victory over the tournament winner_but was de.arly not in hi s best form. UNITED STATES Volume XX Number 10 Qelober. 1965 EDITOR: J . F . Reinhardt CONTENTS PRESIDENT Capobianco Mem:lriol .................................................. ............... " ....... .. 211 Lt. Col. E. B. Edmondso n A Triple Enigma, by Robert Byrne .. , ....................... ............................. 216 VICE·PRESIDENT David Hoffmann Breaking a Ji nx, by Dr. Anthony Saidy ................................................ 21 8 REGIONAL VICE·PRESIDENTS HEW ENGLAND Stanley KinK" Hlrold Oondls College Chess, by Pau l C. Joss .. ... .. .. ....................................................... 219 Ell S ourdon IAITIRN Don.ald Schultz lAwt. E. Wood Games by USCF Members, by John W. Co ll in s ........................ ............ 220 Robert Lanelle MID-ATLANTIC WIlliam Bragg .Earl Clary Chess life Here & There .. ,', ................... ........... .... .. .. .. ... ................. ...... 221 Edwud O. Strehle IOUTHIRN Dr. Robert Froemke Peter Lande Tournament Life .......................................................... .......................... 225 Carroll M. Crull Norbert M .Ubeoq Donald W. Hildine U. S. Open Crosstoble ............................................................................ 227 Dr. H.rvey McClellan NOItTH CENTItAL Robert Lerll(!l' J obn OIne.. Xen R.Ykken SOUTHWEITI RN W. W. Crew X enndh SmJt.h * * * Jo ark Bllhop PACIFIC Kenneth J ones Gordon B. 1T<l1t Col. P. ul L. We bb SECRETARY THERE'S A USCF TOURNAMENT Marshall Rohland NATIONAL CHAIRMEN and OFFICERS IN YOUR AREA - ARMED FOlleliS CH... ..... M... M.M.Robert Kuc:h aUSINESS MANAGER ........ M.M • • J . F. Remhardt SEE THE "TOURNAMENT LIFE" LISTINGS! COLLEGE CHESS __ .•.. __ ...••. __ •__ ••.P. ul C • .Iou INDUSTRIAL CHE.S __ ....•.•S uoley W . D. Kina INTE RNATIONAL AF I" AIAS __ .•.laue Kalhd.n WarneD', lntuD.t1on.L........ Kathryn 51.tar JUN IO R CHESS..... .. ....... Mordeeal D. Treblo... 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