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Volume xx Number S May, 19&5

EDITOR: J . F . Reinhard t

CONTENTS

Mrs. Gresser Wins Championship .......................................................... 9S

The Bible: 10th Edition, by Lany Evons ............. .......... ......................... 96

Spassky, Geller Win in Candidates ......... .... .. . ..... . ... .. .. .. ...... . .... ............ .. 98

A Robot Chess Player, by Mikhail Botvinnik ... .... .... ... .............. ..... .... . .... 99

Mar del Plata Revisited, by Pal Benko .......... ...... ...................... .. .......... 100

From the Student T eom, by Bernard Zuckerman .................................. 102

The 1965 U. S. Open .... ........ .. ........ .. ... ..... . ... ............ ..... .... .............. ... .. 104

t'l4ew Stars Among the Women, by V. Panov . .. .. ....... ................ ... .. .... .. .. . 106

Gomes by USCF Members, by John W . Collins .... .. ... .... . .... .............. ...... 108

Chess Life Here & There ....................... ..... .... .... . ... ......................... ..... 11 0

Tournament Life ....... . ........ . ......... ........................... .................... ........... 113

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MRS. GRESSER WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

Gisela K. Gresser won the United States Women's Championship for the sixth time by scoring 8·2 in a fi eld of eleven of the top-rated women in the nation.

The round robin event, this year des­ignated the Lucille Kellner J\1emorial Tournamen t, was played at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City from April 24 through May 8.

1\1rs. Gresser, the highest·rated player in the event (pre·tournament rating: 2107) lost in a second·round upset to Kate Sillars of Wilmette, Illinois and yielded draws to Mona Karff and Ruth Herstein. She won all her other games, including a decisive encounter with Mrs. Gregor Piatigorsky in round nine. Mrs. PiaUgorsky fin ished a strong second, only haH a point behind the winner.

Mona Karfi, Ruth Herstein and Kate Sillars all scored 6-4 to tie for third. Dr. Helen Wcissenstein, playing in her first women's championship fo r many years, scored 5% ·4 Ih . She was undefeated­having compiled a string of seven draws - until losing to Mrs. Gresser in the fi nal round .

• • • Mrs. Gresser won the U. S. tit le for

the first time in 1944. She was co·cham· pion thr ee times: in 1948, with !\lona Karff; in 1955, with the late Nancy Roos; and in 1957, with the late Sonja Graf. She again won the title outright in 1962.

By winning, Mrs. Gresser becomes holder of the Edith Lucie Weart Trophy

Giselil K. Gresser

lor 1962 as well as the new Lucille Kell­ner i\Iemorial Trophy,

QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING J . PIATIGORSKY M. KARFF 1. P-Q4 H·KSl 23. "·KS Q.K2 • • •

The tournament was again financed by contr ibutions from the Piatigorsky Chess Foundation, l\I .·s. Gresser, and the Amel'ican Chess f"oundation. Additional contributions wcre r eceived this year from Mrs. Mary Selensky and Mr. Louis Kellner.

2. P-QB4 P-K3 24 . It-R3 R.B, 3. N· KB3 B. NSch 25. R-OB3 II·Kl 4. 8-Q2 Q-K2 26. R/ '-BI Q.gB2 5, N·B3 P·B4 27. Q·Q2 R.B3 6. P·K3 0 ·0 28. P_B6 P-QN3 7. Q-B2 N·8 3 29, R-KR3 Q.K1 8, B·K2 P-Q4 30. R/l-Bl R-QB2 t . 0-0 BPxP 31. B-K2 'I-'ll 10. KPxp R-Q'I 32. R-R4 A.KB, 11 . P·QR3 IbN 33. R/l-KR] P-N4

SICILIAN G. GRESSER 1. P·K4 2. N·KB3 3. P·Q4 4. Nx P 5. N·QB3 6. B.QB4 1. B·N) 8. 0-0 9. N/ 4. K2 10. N·N3 II. B'K NS 12. BxB 13. Q·Q2 14. QR·Ql 15. N.RS 16. NxNch 11. Q· R6 18. BxB 19. QxBP 20. R.Ql

P·QB4 P.Q3

P' Kl B·K2 P·K4 0·0

N·B3 N·KNS .,.

Q·B2 R·Ql

N·KB3 P,. B·K3 ". ... , N·N3

DEFENSE M. SELENSKY

21. KR·Ql R·KBI 22. Q· NS Q·KB2 U. Q·N3 QR.QI 24. RxP Itx R 25. RxR Q.K2 26. R.Ql K·Rl 27. Q·K3 N·BS 28. N· K2 N·N3 29. P'KN3 K·N2 30. P·KR4 Q. B3 32. RXP K· Rl 32. RxP K·Rl 33. K·N2. N·N3 34. K·Bl N·K2 3S. N·Nl N.N3 36. N·R3 . ....... And Black over·

s tepped the time limit •

12. a)<a N·KS 34. A·R6 Q.Kl 13. KR·Kl P.B4 35. RxRP QxR 14. B-Q3 Q-B3 36, RxO RxR 15. P·BS N)(a 31. QxPch R_Nl 16. axN P·QR3 38. g -Bl R-QB1 17. P·QN4 B-Q2 39. '1_11.6 R-K2 18. P·QR4 N·A2 40. Q· 81 R-OBl 19, Q. N3 N-B3 41. B·B3 •. .•.... 20. Q·N2 P-QR4 Adjourned _ S h ick 11. P·NS N.NS rulgned w i thout 27, B·Bl QR-BI re,uming play.

K. SILLARS 1. P' K4 2. N. KB3 3. B·NS 4. P·B3 S. 0·0 6. P.Q4 7. PxP 8. PxP 9. R·Klch

RUY LOPEZ

N.QB3 P·K4 B. B4

G. GRESSER 21. R/ 2·K2 B· KR4 22. R·K7 R·Kl 23. BxP RxR 24. IhR R·Bl 2.5. Q·N1 BxB 26. RxB R·Nl 21. Q·K4 B·N3 28. Q·K3 R·N8ch 29. N·Kl Q·QNl

SICILIAN DEFENSE 10. N·B3

KN·K2. B·N3 P .. P". ...

B·K3 0.0

Q·Q3 ., . B·NS P·B3

30. R·K1 R· N7 R. GUINAN 1. P· K4 2. P'Q4 3. N.KB3 4. NxP 5. P·K B3 6. N· B3 1. B· K3 8. Q-Q2 9. B' K2 10. 0-0 11 . QR·QI 12.. P·QN3 13. P·B4 14. P.KR3 15. QxN 16. R.B3 11. K·RI 18. R.Q2 19. P·KS 20. PxN 21 . R·QJ 2.2. P.QR4 23. P·KN4

P·QB4 "p , .. ,

N·KB3 P·QR3

P· K3 B· K2. 0 -0

Q·B2 QN·Q2

N·K4 8 ·Q2

N/ 4.NS ." QR.Bl KR· KI P.QN4 P".

P·NS ". .,P Q.B4 P ·K4

K. SILlARS ... 11. B·NS 31 . p·QS RxRP 24. PxP 12. R·QBl 32. P.Q6 B·R4 25. Q·B2 R/l·Kl

Q.N5 R·KS Q. lt6

13. P x N 33. Q.Q3 Q. N3 26. RxP 14. Q·Q3

IS . B· KR4 16. B·N3 11. Q.B4ch

34. Q·BS P·KR3 21. R/ QB3·Q3 KR·Kl

Q. R6 K·RI ".

35. P'Q1 Q.Ql 28 . P·B3 36. Q·BS R· Ra 29. B·Bl Q·B8

Q.R3 And Black ovu,

30. K·Nl 31. N·BS 32. RxB 33. Q·B3 34. R/hQP

18. BxN 19. QxP 20. R·B2

R/ Kl.QBI Q.Bl

,tepped the time limit.

35. Q·QI 36. K·Nl 31. B·N2 38. R·B3 19. R-Q8 40. QxR/3 41 . BxQ 42. B·N1 43. BxP 44 . K·N2 45. B·NS ResIgns

". B·lts Q.B8

R'K BS R· B1ch

Q.B5 P·N3 ... ... .,. . ...

RxBP RxNP

K·Bl R· R6

Mr. Louis Kellner, brother of the late Lucille Kellner, in addition to contribut­ing two trophies for the tournament, donated a $25 prize for the best·played game. Grandmaster Pal Benko will se· lect the recipient of this award and his choice will be announced in our next issue.

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MAY. 1965 95

The Bible: 10th Edition

Modern Chess Ope nings (MCO for short) is the only English book of its kind which has been regularly kept up to date and its new edition (published by Pitman) will be availa ble in this country in early J une. The fa me of this work has occasioned pithy redefinit ions of "opening" (that phase DC the game in which intelligence plays no part) ana " midd le game" (where MCO ends). W he n I was invited to prepare the tenth edi· tion of the gospel according to Griffith and Whi te , I fe lt entrusted with the keys of the kingdom. The new work embodied the most crucial innovations in opening theory right up to the end of 1964.

We can never know whether a particu­lar variation belongs to the past or the future; things often have an uneasy way of stirr ing in their grave, and I have therefore disinte rred a great dea l of material which was, a t best, buried in a footnote (the pauper 's grave) in pre· vious editions. I also fell a pang of regret whenever it became necessary to pr une and expunge outmoded lines, thereby diminishing the immortality of bygone masters. Al though I have tried to retain valuable lines which arc merely unfash· ionable, the sheer physical l imitat ions require extreme compression. Space is space. True, we run the risk of being sur prised by old novelties whose sole virtue is having been forgotten. But progress walks a tightrope-often we go fo rwards by glancing backwards­and I have tried to st rike this delicate balance within the str ict [ramework of a crowded , bustling encyclopedia. Even so, j udging fr om the page proors, this edition will almost doublc the number of pages in MC09.

No game as organic as chess can withstand the wash of expcrience. This last decade has produced as much nove l and important material as the whole pre· ceding century, Improvements have come fast and thick-a veritable tornado in the Nimzo and K's Indian, SiCilian, Ruy Lopez. The greater official support which chess enjoys in many countr ies yields a r ich tournament harvest. As a result, even as the next edit ion reaches you, part of it will be outdated.

While it is the avowed duty of the compiler to compile - not anticipate trcnds-I have been u nable to resist t he temptation of indicating in the footn otes where the student might profitably seek and expect reinforcements. When no source is quoted, evaluation reflects sole· ly my judgment and responsibility.

It is axiomatic that chess should end in a draw with best play. In every case where a game has been lost one can find a weak move or sequence which was responsible. Apparently while has no forced win and his "jump" or "serve" tends to evaporate as the middle game

96

by LARRY EVANS

approaches. Yet the advantage conferred b)' the fi rs t move r anks with the ancient b ~1ief in the soul and the modcrn belief in the atom. Strange, this tyranny of the unseen! Theoreticians have thus senten· ced black to a term of hard labor for CifLeen or twenty moves to achieve that elusive thing known as equality. Poor black, is it any wonder he suffers from an in ferior ity complex? The function of theory is to restore jus lice. One may now orf :!r this def inition: "While"-since reo Cent Supreme Court decisions, not so big an advantage as it once was. But with the refinement of technique, a slight edge in the opening now looms larger th an ever. The better the player, the small er the edge he nceds to win. Black is a lways skating on thin ice-one slip is fa ta l. White can trip and still survive. As Fischer succinctly stated my theory (in CL, Nov. 1964), " White, having the advantage of the first move, is allowed one minor blunder per game."

P laying the black pieces has its com· pensations however. Once White makes the firs t move he commits himself to a fixed posture. In a sense black choses the defense which determines the course and character of the struggle. Thus there is a growing tendency for White to adopt those namby·pamby "reverse" openi ngs (the English, Reti ) on the theory that what is adeqUate for black may be even more effective with an extr a move. This has the effect of post· poning the hand·to·hand battle.

In New Ideas in Chess I t r ied to demo onstra te how thc elements of Time, Space, Force, Pawn Structure, combine and interact like volatile chemicals; how an advantage in one element can be con· vertcd into another, similar to the prin·

ciple of conservation of energy in physics, Surely the chessboard, even more than the universe, is a "closed system." The ga mbit, fo r example, poses the cleancut question: "Does White (or Black) have sufficient compensation for the sacr ifiCe of material? " The answer to this and even morc subtle positional problems must be viewed organically in the light oC actual game continuations stemming from these positions. What happened here? there? why? Did lhe decisive mistake come later ? Wcre the germs of defeat already contained from the start? What comes after forges our evaluation of what comes before . . , crcative evolution, if you will.

Many theoreticians like Pachman Euwe and Horowitz have had some poo; tournament results because they ap­proach a position stale. Improvements are usually hatched in actual contests when there is something a t s take- not in pre· tournament preparation. The " heat of battle" and "mind over matter" arc not merely empty cliches. We vote with our fee t. What we do determines Ou r real belief. The move a master actually plays in an important tournament game is the ?ne he believes best, the one he puts hiS money on, not the move he suggests while coldly annotating the game of a fellow master. Every position examined with new eyes actually be. comes new because you are involved in living it, in the process of playing for a win. In practice this means both

BENKO WINS Grandmaster Pal Benko swept the

field with a 6·0 score in the Chess For. urn Open in Stamford, Conn. on April 30- May 2. Four of Benko's wins were against players of master rank: George Krauss (2229), Michael Valvo (2411) Mir o Radojcic (2281) and Asa HofCman~ (2307), Although the field was small_ (33 players)--sixtcen were rated 2000 or above. M icha~l Valvo, Miro Radojcic, Edgar

McCormick and George Krauss all scored 41f.! points and linished second through nUh in that order.

THREE TIE IN MASS. David Lee, John R. Ducharme and Eli

L. Bourdon all fin ished with 5-1 scores to tie for Hrst in the 49·playcr Western Massachusetts Tournament, played May 2 and 9 in Easthampton, Mass. Roland Johnson and J ohn J . Ducharme were next in line with 41f.!. Other prizes went to Arnold Woods (lst B), Joseph AI· binder (1st C), Ronald Burris (1st D) and T/ Sgt. Gene Estes (1 st Unr ated). It was the fourteenth an nual holding of this event, sponsored by the Western Msas. & Conn, Vall ey Chess Association.

CHESS LIFE

players tacitly cooperate to create a dynamic imbalance. White tacitly agrees to avoid known cqualizing lines; Black. the spector of casy simpl ification. Psy· chological and tension factors such as this dQnote the best in modcrn chess. The player who exchanges Queens at the first opportuni ty, or who forces a quick book draw (particularly with Whitc) is scorned by his pccrs. Paradox· ically. thc bcst way to play for a draw is to play to win. Of course t his is less true in postal chess because it lacks suspense. spontaneity - and the time­clock.

Nowadays. unfortunately, how much you know counts almost as much as how far ahead you see, especially with valu· able minutes l icking away. II you want to make ehess your career, a profound grasp of the opening is every bit as vital as natura l talent. When asked to com· ment on Jo' ischer. Tal qui pped : " Who can play against Einstein's theory?" The average player using Me O wants a place of refer ence. n watering spot. He wants to see where he went wrong or what movc a grnnd master made when chal· lenged with the same position or the same problem. This book satisfi es thnt need.

MCO is not intended to be memorizcd, or to encourage a slavish gencration of chessplayers with an obedient reverence for authority. The important thing is not how I evaluate a given position. but the feeling of comfort you experience. If we disagree too oIten, alas, then one of us is wrong.

The best ad\'ice I can give is not to detour (rom a recommended theoretical highway mercly for fear of meeti ng with a prepared variation or an oppon· ent's pel line. The good playcr must learn to cope with all posilions--open. closed, quiet . wild- with equal dexter ity. Th is will ingness to (01101'1 the truth wherever it leads, without prejudice. however inimical to your personal style, is the main way to improve your game.

I have tried to make th is edition stand the test of timc by basing it on lasting valu es. If it serves you for the next five or ten years, a constant com· panion, then the job has been done. This kind of book is really a task for a computer and a learn of chess analysts. Aller more than two years of rescarch forgive me for heaving a huge sigh of re lief. For better or worse, MCO is now In your hands.

-------- -NEW ENGLAND AMATEUR

USCf' Expert Carl Wagner posted a perkct 6·0 score to take a c1car first in the Ncw England Amateur, played in Basion on Apr il 23·25. Wagner's string of victories incl uded a win over runner· up David Scherrer, 5-1. Harold Dend is, a l ~o 5-1. took third . Juris O1:ots, Egon Teodorson. Alan Newell and Richard Colli ns were next in line, with 4%. The tourna ment winner and the lop woman player. Mrs. Eleanor Terry, received en· tries into the U. S. Amateur Champion. ship. Robert B. Goodspeed was the T.D.

MAY, 1965

SHIPMAN WINS ATLANTIC DPEN

The 3rd Annual Atlantic Open. played in New Yor k City on April 9·11, was conducted this year in two sections­Open and ''Booster''-the latter limited to players rated below 2000.

Walter Shipman P1lOl~Bclh Cfl$~idy

USCF ~lastcr Walter Shipman scored Mlt points in six rounds to win the 74· player Open Section, defeating, in or·

der. L. ZukofC (1866), J . Grefe (2024), G. Pokoik (1719), J ack Pinneo (2170) and J ames Gor e (2275) before drawing in the fi nal round with Bernard Zucker· man (2412) to cli nch fi rst placc. Gore and Zuckerman, each with 5-1, fi nished second and third respectively. Jack Pin· nco with 4¥.t , finished in fourth place 011 tie·break.

The 56-player Booster Section was won by Edward Staknys with a score of 5ih·'h . A. La uro. Hir hard l\1ahon . H. Faivus and William Fagan all scored 5 points and finished next in line in the order lis ted.

The tournament was di rected by USCF Business Manager J . F. Reinhardt with the assistance of Gerald O'Flaherty. Ed· mar lJednis and Nicolas Rossolimo han· died the adjudications.

N. J . AMATEUR A record.breaking field of 74 players

turned out for the New Jersey Stale Amateur Championship, played in Cam· den on April 30·May 2. The contest was close and at the end four players -Th emas Meola, Robert T. Durkin, Alan G. Soble and Richard J . Pariseau _ posted identical scores of 5-1. Ali were undefeated and tie·breaking placed them in the order listed.

Other prizes: Class A- Robert A. Lin· coin (4ih ); Class B-Charles MacNamara (4ih ); Class C-Gardner R. Joh nson (3) ; Unrated- Paul S. Rovinsky (4); Worn· cn's-Noma Sh aw (21h). The tourna· ment, sponsored bv the N. J. State Chess t' edc1'ation, was di rected by Lew Wood.

GRANDMASTER NICOLAS ROSSOLIMO ad iud icate, a position at the Atlan­t ic Ope n. Anna·Lin Korhone n is the player awai t ing the verdict.

Photo-Beth Cassidy

97

SPASSKY, GELLER WIN IN CANDIDATES

There arc now only six potential chal· lengers for the world championship title held by Tigran Petrosian. Two of the original "candidates," Paul Keres and former world champion Vassily Smyslov, have been eliminated from fUf­ther competition.

In a match played in Riga, Keres lost to Boris Spassky by a score of 6·4; in Moscow, Smyslov was decisively beaten by Ewlim Geller, 5*·21h.

The match between Spassky and Keres was exciting and hard·!ought, all tcn of the scheduled games being necessary to determine a winner. Keres, trailing 5~ . lost the last game by oversteppi ng the time limit in a complicated position.

Still to be played this summer are the matches Mikhail Tal vs. Lajos Portisch and Boris Ivkov vs. Bent Larsen.

Boris Spassky Photo by Beth Cauidy

MENGARINI WINS IN NO. JERSEY

Dr. Ariel Mengarini swept to a 5.(l victory in the North Jcrsey Open in Plainfield, N.J. on April 3·4. A strong field of 86 players took part in the event, sponsored by the New Jersey State Chess Federation. Mengarini trio umphed by defeating Larry Gilden in the final round, relegating Gilden to fourth. Second place went to Michael Valvo who edged out Waller Browne on tie· breakers after their fina l· round en· counter ended in a draw. Each scored ' 1> .

Other pr izes : 1st Expert, Kenneth Fitzgerald, Dumont, N.J.; 1st A, William Freeman, West Orange, N.J.; 1st B, Bruce fuchs, Brooklyn, N.Y.; 1st Un­rated, Luis Bacallao, N.J.; 1st C, K. L. Gustafson, N.J . William Lukowiak was the tournament director.

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Game 1 QU EEN'S INDIAN DEFE NSE

SPASSKY 1. P·Q4 2_ P·QB4 3. N.K B3 4. N·B3 5. B.N5 , . B· R4 1. P.k 3 • • B~B • • N~N 10. B·k2 11 . N .Q2 12. R.K N I 13. RxP 14. P. B5 15. P.QR3 " . P·N 4 11. N·N)

SPASSKY , . P·K4

•• N·KB3 3. B·N5

•• B·R4

•• 0.0

•• R·KI ,. B·N)

•• P·B3

•• P· KR3 10. 8 ·B2 11 . P·Q4

23. P-QN4 24. P·153 U . B·N) 26. QR.oI 27. R.o81 21. K· R2 29. N.QS 30. 8~ N 31. RxR 32. B~B 33. Q·B3ch

PUERTO

N ·KB) P·K)

P.QNl B·N2

P_KRl B·K2 N·K5 ." ".

Q·NS, h .. , B·N2 N-B3

'" Q·R4 PxNP Q.RS

11. P~P 19. K·B I 20. "' ·Nl 21 . N·B5 22. P. K4 21. R.QR3 24. RxR 25. p.QS 26. Q.RI 21. B· R5 21. Q·Q4 2'. B~N 10. N~K P 31. K . K2 32. N·B'ch 33. Q. RI Reslllni

Game 5 'UY LOPEZ

P_K4 12. QN.Q2 N-Q B) 13. N ·B I P-QR3 14. P~P

N.B3 IS. N ·K3 B_K2 16. P·QN3

P.QN4 17. NxP P-Q3 18. B·N2 0.0 19. N/ Q·BS

N·QR4 20. N~B P.B4 21 . N·K3 Q·B2 22. Q·Q2

Q·K2 34. " ·B4 Q.BI » . P. N) • .0' n . Q.B7 ... 3 37. A·82 Q_K2 31. Q·N6 Q·Q2 39. P~P

••• 40. Q_A P

••• 41. Q~NP Q.K2 42. Q.BI K .. 43. Q. a s

K ·N I

KERES Qx P, h

Q-BI N·K2 B·B3

R·KN I ... R·NI

'" '" R·N4 N·N)

'" R-NS'h R·NS

K'" Q·B4

KERES B·Q2 BP~P

QR·BI K R·K I

'" B·BI Q.QI , .. P.N3 B·N2 N-N2

N·K3 N·N2 Q·15J

R·K81 P·N4 ." Q' K4 N·KJ K-H2

Rulgn$

RICAN CHAMPIONSHIP The 1965 Championship of Puerto

Rico, played in San Juan, ended in a tic between Felix Sacarello and Luis Suarez, eaeh scoring 81h.-2Y.l in a 12·player round robin. A playoff match for the ti tle will be held in the ncar future.

Other high·seorers were: Arturo Co· Ion (8) ; Ruben Cintron (7*) and Miguel Colon, last year's champion (7).

William Stewart breezed to a 6-0 vic· tory in the first VilWllili A mateur Chess Cham pionship, played in Visalia, Cali­forn ia on April 9·11 . The tournament, which was open to all players rated be· low 1800, attracted 33 entries, 19 of whom were unrated . Second place wenl to Arthur McKenzie who ed(!ed out Vcr· non fo'agin on median points, each scor· ing 5-1. Richard S. Rogers, with 4Jh points, took fourth .

KERES 1. P.Q4 2. P-QB4 ). N-QB3 4. P.K) 5. B.Ql , . N·B3 7. 0 ·0

15. R· KBI 16. B. K2 11. P·B3 18. P.Q5 19. P· K4 20. B·N2

Game 8 NIMZO·I NDIAN

N·KBl P·K) B-NS

P-QN) B·N2 N_KS

•••

R·NI Q·R6

N·KB3 K ·B2 P·B4 P. B!

DEF ENSE

• • PxB ' . Q·B2 10. P~B 11. K·RI 12. R·K NI 13. R·N2 14. B_Rl

21. P·KS 22. K· NI 13. R·N4 14. a·Q3 25. R·B2

SPASSKY NxQBP

••• Q·N>k;h Q·R4

Q~BPch

P·KB4 N·KS

N·R4 P·N3 R·QI R·NI

Ruillns

GRAVES WINS MD. OPEN The 1965 Maryland Open, played at

the Dundalk YMCA on April 2·4, was won by Peter Graves of Bethesda, whose score of 51f.1-1f.I gave him a clear first in a field of 71 players. Graves also won the state ti tle, being the highest·scoring Maryland player. He already held the Maryland Junior title from a previous event.

fo' our masters took ,art in the tourna. ment which was sponsored by the Bay Region Chess Club and directed by J . W. Dempsey and A. Starner. Jack Mayer, George Thomas, William Goichberg, Rus· sell Chauvenet and veteran master Nor· man Whitaker all fin ished with scores of 5-1, !ie.breaking putting them in the order listed .

Other prizt!s: A- Robert Ciarrone; B­Ray Gillies; C-Donald Ostrowski; Un. rated-John Coleman ; Junior- Ross Olio vcr; Woman- Isabel Lynne.

KOEHLER SCORES IN COLO. Wes Koehler ran up a score of 51f.1

points in six r ounds to take fi rst place in the Ct!ntral Bank Open, playt!d in Denver, Colorado from March 19 to April 23. An impressively large entry of 60 players took part in the tourna· ment, sponsored by the Colorado State Chess Assn. and directed by Al Wallace.

Dennis Naylin. Uarold Sanderson, Ru· dol f Petters and Marvin Katz-all with 5·1 scores-finished next in order on mcdian tie·break. Naylin won the top A prize and othe r class awards went to Val MaUey ('; B"). Randy Dudler ("C") and Joe Micklos ("D" and Unrated).

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A Robot Chess Player By Mikhail Botvinnik, D. Sc. (Tech.)

Can a computer learn to play chess as well as a chess grandmaster? Quite a lot has been wri tten about this. Yet, computers have so far turned out to be poor chess player s. So it see ms worth· while to raise the question again.

The importance of the problem is more or tess evident. Chess is a game of loge, with a large number of probable stralcgi('s. l\1an has to solve quite a number of such problems. Economics, the courts, the mili tary, art and manage­ment arc in one way or anoth(>r s imilar to chess since they all pose proble ms in logic or decision.making.

For all the abstractness of chess, a solution of the problem- teaching a com· puter to play the intricate game of chess - would be a big step toward producing a capahle logical helper t hat we, living in the twentieth century, need so badly.

This is an urgent need. In the past man progressed with suffic ient harmony, his power of logic more or less on a par with his energy potent ialities (or physical s trength). Since the middle of this cen­tury, however, t he energy resources of man have expanded to an unprecedented level. Man has harnessed the energy or the atom, but his mental capabilities have r emained basically the same.

Wh at stands in the way of synthesiz· ing a robot chess player ? Above all , there exist broadly enter tained pl'e· j udices and misconceptons that breed skepticism. It is maintai ned that human thought Is an inexplicable enigma, and that man's creative abili ty is so subtle that no one ought to encroach upon t his "holy thing." These doubts have not in· te rfered , though, with the wide use of computers in the fi e ld of exact problems that can be described by math ematical equations and precise programs. There the machi ne has outdone man. But what about problcms tha t cannot as yet be descr ibed in mathemat ical equations?

It is also held that the computer of today is inferior in its capabili ties to the human brai n. From this it is con· clu ded that any solution of the problem should be postponed until some time in the (uture.

It should be s tressed, however, t hat we can judge the potentia li ties of the computer on ly after it has been given

MAY, 1965

a precise program, The search lor correct programming prinCiples is in no way related to th e capabi lit ies of the com· puter , and the writer believes that the eUort should be IIt.art ed at once.

Many play chess according to a pro· gram. U we agree on th is point, there is a chance that the proble m will be solvcd. Then we may raise the question about developing a precise program lor chess playing. The program must, by all means. be precise- the computer will not lake anything else,

The programs tesled to date were pre· cise, yet computers showed poor perform· ance. It appears that one should blame t he program compilcd by man a nd not the computers. The program ming prin. ciples were so primith'c (evcn those pro· posed by Shan non himself) t hat one may be surprised that the computers could play at all. The programs differed in detail, but they had one principle in common : ie an advant:lge could be ob·

~~~~~d s~~a:eg~er!:'a~ ~~lk~~e~So ~vo~O;!~'il~ for consideration.

Perhaps a poor chess pl aycr is guided by similar primitive prin ci ples; a grand. master follows a more su blle and in. fa llible program. lie determines not only a gain but also a favorable s ituat ion for the gain. Wh}' then is it that a grand· maste r 's progra m can not be t ransla ted into machine language?

The trouble Is thl t , grandmllsters Ire unl Wl re of th e princ iples of the pro. gram. they Ire usi ng wh en they sit over the chessboard. And these principles must be ascertained s ince otherwise we Clnnot possibly make progress,

In recent years the writer has t ried to discover the secre t o( a grandmaster 's program. It seems there has been some success, bU I mathematician ll have not been very enthusiastic.

The programming principle I origin. ally suggested consisted in counting elementary mathematical functions. , , When there are many picces on the chessboard, it is qui te a job to count these f unctions. That is why mathe­maUcians lifted their hands in despair. Then I realizcd that the principles alone would not do; there must be an ceo· nomical method In us ing them: not all of the fu nctions have to be counted ; some of them would not be worth doing.

Here I should like to use an analogy (J hope chess players will not take of· fense). What should a dog be able to do in order to raise hcr pups sa(ely? Among other things, she must be able to count. If this principle were not put into the dog's " program," she would not notice the disa ppearance of any of her pups. If, on the other hand. therc were no limit imposed . shc would not be able to cope with this principle : her abili ties would not be enough to count to infinity. Expcrments show that dogs

can count, hut poorly: one, two, three, many. A dog will not notice the disap­pearance of one pup if she has five of them. Still , this abilty to count, however limited it may be. is qui te enough lor the dog s!,«ies to carryon,

So, whit I hive to determine is the " ml ny" in chen . Then only a lim ited number of functions will have to be counted, lind the problem will be qu ite so lubte.

As soon as the problem is solved. it should be offered for a tryout to chess players by correspondence- they have muc h more t ime to think ovcr thei r !"loves. U the progra m proves correct, It may be considered true and t rans· laled into machne language with the assur an ce that the effort has not been spent in vain .

The greater the number of peopl e on our planet concer ned with this problem the sooner will ma n receive logical help: ers and become " cleverer."

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Mar del Plata Revisited by PAL BENKO

The Icene at the traditional Mar del Plaia tournament was virtually un­chang-ad from previous years. The beach W ([8 sunny, the a nnual film fes­tival crowded. and the chess tourna ­ment, a s usual . was won b y Naldor!.

Najdorl achieved his ninth victory in Ihis evenl a t the aq. of fifty-five de­spite tha pra.ence of two Russicm Itars, Siein and Averbakh. who finished l ee­ond and third. Your write r lied for fourth place w ith Bolbochan and Pan­na.

Hera is One of m y best games from this toumament. one which I think wUl be v ery Ins tructive for those who play the Sicilian Defense.

SICI LIAN DEFENSE White: V. p. l.rmo Blick: P. Benko

1. P·K4 P.QB4 2. N·K83 P·K3 3. P·Q4 PXP 4. NltP H·KB3 S. N..Q83 POO3

The Schcveningen Variation has be­come fashionable again, with a modifi­cation to avoid the Richter-Rauzer at· tack.

6. B·K2 7. 0 ·0 B. B·K3 9. K·Rl

B·K2 0 ·0

N·B3

The King is usually safer in the cor· ner if While wants to advance his KBP. White's problem in this game is that he tries to make all the good moves of several different systems againsl the Scheveningen.

9. .. ...... 10. P·B4 11. N.N 3

100

Q-.2 R.Ql ........

If 11. Q-K1. Black with 11 ......... , NxN;

can equalize easily 12. BxN, P-K4.

11 . ...... .. P·QR3 12. Q-K l ........

This move doesn't belong to the sys· tern in which White plays N-)13. 12. p _ QR4 would be better, 12. P-KN4 IS strongly answered by 12 ......... , P·Q4.

12. ........ P·QN4 13. P·QRJ R·N I I

If instead 13 .......... B-N2. then 14. Q-B2, N-Q2; 15. P-B5 and White gels a dangerous attack.

14. P-KN4? ........

This "attacking" move is really only a serious weakening of While's K·side. It is already di [fieu lt to fi nd a con­structive plan fo r White. As is usual in the Sicilian, if White has no attack· ing chances on the K·side, Black has the better game. Now Black begins his coun­terattack on the Q.side, to be followed by a break in the center and fi nally an attack against the King.

14 ......... 15. PxP 16. Q·Nl

P·NS NxQNP

........ White is forced to make this awkwa rd

move since there is no good way to dc· fend his QBP. If 16. R·BI , NxBP; 17. RxN, RxN. Or 16 . Q·Q2, P,Q4; 17. P-K5, i\'·K5.

16 . ........ 17. 8-8J

8·N2 P.o4!

The second step in Black's strategy; the central breakthrough. White has no choice but to open the position with 18. Px:P because if 18. P·K5, NxNP, 19, BxN, P-Q5 ch, etc.

lB. PxP 19. NxN 20. 8-Q2

Preventing 21. B·R5 fur ther weaknesses.

21. P-8 3 22. N·RS 23. Q·Bl

QNxQP N, N e·NS

and provok ing

• .ol B·Rl ........

White has fo und a pro~tion for his KBP but his troubles are only begin, ning,

23 ......... 24. P· R3

N-B3 P-R41

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If instead 24 . .. ...... , N·K5 ; 25. BxN, BxB ch; 26. K·R2 and White can still hold out. But now after 25. P-Nri, N-K5 is decisive, since after 26. BxN, BxB ch ; 27. K·R2 or 27. K-N l then 27 ......... , R-N4 fo llowed by RxP wins.

2S. BxB Rx B 26. R-K NI PxP 27. PxP Q·84

The appearance of ilie Black Queen on the battlefield decides the fight. Black threatens 28 . .. ... ... , NxNP or 28 ......... , Q·Q4 ch ; 29. K-R2, B·B2 with double attack.

28. B·K3 29. K·R2 30. R-N3 31. K·Rl 32. K·R2

Q.Q4ch Q·s6

NxPch N.B7ch

••••••••

If 32. BxN, QxB and Whitc can't hold his KBP. For instance, if 33. R·N4, BxP; fon owed by Jt.Q6 eh. Or il 33. Q·Nl , Qx BP; 24. RxP ch, K-R1 and White 15

helpless.

32. . ...... . 33. K·Nl 34. R·R3 3S. K·R2 36. K·Rl

Q·R4ch N·KS

Q.NSch Q·K7c-h

•••• ••••

36. K·N l would but the game was in any event.

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MAY, 1965

Lookinq a t my townament results-5 wins. 1 loss. 10 draws - one w ould think that most 01 my opponents were so strong tha t I couldn't heat them. General opinion holds that tbere are so many dra ws in 9randm(l8ter cben because technique is 80 h i;hly devel· op ed. I bold the oppos ite point of vIew: the many draws are the result of mistakes and missed opportunities. l'd like to illuslra le tbis opinion wilh a few examples from my own qam".

• • • Black: Nll jdorf

White: Benko

After missing several earlier oppor­tunities, this position represented my last chance to beat tournament winner Najdorf, who went through the Mar del Plata schedule without a s ingle loss.

1. K·KS? R-K6 2. R-Q7ch ....... .

IT instead 2. K·B4 again, then 2 ......... , R·R6 should draw.

2. ..... ... K·Kl 3. R-QR7 RxP 4. K·K6 K-Bl

Drawn However, in the diagram position

White can win easily: 1. R·Q7C1h K·K3 2. R.Q3 ....... .

Now the threat is 3. K·N5. If 2 . ........ , K·S3, then 3. R-Q6 ch , K-B2; 4. K-Ns, RxP; 5. R-B6 ch, etc. Or 2 . ..... ... , K-B2, R-R3 and wins-since Black is helpless against the penetration of the Whi te King. In any event, White ends up two pawns ahead.

• • • Black : Benko

While : Foguelman

In th is position Black, in time pres­sure, played 40 .........• PxP, a blunder that activates White's Rook after 41. PxP. I now looked at the position for

half an hour before sealing my move and couldn't see any winning line. I sealed 41 ......... , P-R3. The game oon-tinued 42. a.BS, P·QR4; 43. R·QRB, R­Q4; 44. R-R6 ch, K·B2; 45. K·Q3, P·Ns; 46. · K-K4, R·KN4 ; 47. K-B4 and White drew easily.

In the diagram position 40 . ........ , P-QR4 should win for Black. If 41. PXP ch, PXP; 42. R·R4, R·B3 ch leads to a win in every varia t ion.

• • • Black: Benko

Wh ite: Pilnick

In this position White played 1. N·BS (1). The continuation was 1. ........ , NxQP; 2. P·M , N·N5; 3. NxP, N·R3; 4. N·Q7, K-B4 and the game was drawn.

Instead 1. K-B3! should win. E .g., 1. ........ , NxQP; 2. K-K4, N·N5; 3. KxP, NxP; 4. N-B4 and it is hard to see how Black can draw. U 4 . ........ , N·ns; 5. N-Q2.

• • • Black : Bolbochen

White: Benko

Playing against "drawing master" Bolbochan, who was undefeated in Ihis tournament, I overestimated by position and played 1. N-83. But after 1. .. ...... , Q-N5! 2. BxBP, QR-Bl ; 3. BxN, QxB; 4. N-Q5, QxNP; 5. Q·Q3, N·Q3 a draw was agreed.

Instead, as I saw, I eould win a pawn with 1. F-R5! QxNj 2. QxQ, RxQ; 3. PxN, NxP/3 (Forced; if 3 ...... ... , RPxF ; 4. B-KB I, R·B7; 5. B-Q3) 4. RxP, RxNP; 5. BxBP, R·QBl ; 6. RxP and White's pawn plus should win eventually. However I was worried that it would take too long to cash in on the material advantage.

-Continued on p. 103

101

FROM THE STUDENT TEAM by Bernard Zuckerman

SICILIAN DEFENSE L. Kavalek B. Zuckerman (Czechoslovakia) (U.S.A.)

1. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N·KB3 P·Q3 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. NxP N·KB3 5. N-QS3 P·QRl 6. B·KNS P-K3 7. P·B4 Q·N3'

I decided to try this move for Black, after not having played it since the pre­vious Students' Tournament, for several reasons: Simagin had given it a "?" in Shakhmaty #6, stating that "I have al­ways reckoned this continuation as not enti rely correct" and my opponent had played it earlier, in the first round of the preliminaries.

8. 0 -Q2 9. R-QNl

10. BxN

QxP Q-R6

.... -... With this move White attempts to

leave Black's King without a safe refuge and in this way try to maintain the in­itiative. In my opinion both 10. P-B5 and 10. P-K5, with the possible continua· tion 10 . ...... .. , PxP; 11. PxP, KN·Q2; 12. B·QB4, B·K2; 13. BxKP (the older 13. R·N3 also has possibilities); 13 ......... , 0·0; 14. 0·0, BxB; 15. QxB, P·R3; 16. Q·R5! offer better chances than the text move. I thought it was likely that my opponent would play 10. BxN because he had played unconvincingly aganst it and probably did not know a satisfactory way for Black to continue .

10. ........ PxB 11. B·K2 N·B3 12. NxN PxN 13. 0·0 B'KN2

At the time the game was played I thought this move was the best. but the weakening of the QP allows White sufficient counterplay. In the prelimi­naries my opponent, playing Black, con-tinucd 13 . ...... .. , Q-R4 and the gamc went on: 14. K-R1, B-K2; 15. P-B5, PxP: 16. PxP, BxP; 17. R-N7?, B-QBl; 18. RxBch, KxR; 19. B-E3, Q-KN4; 20. Q·K1ch, B·K3; 21. BxP, QR·QBl; 22. B·N7, Q·K4! 23. N·K4, RxP: 24, Q'R4, RxRP; 25. NxBP, R·R8 and White resigned.

A game Marich-Gligorich, Belgrade

102

Bernard Zuckerman (Photo-Beth Cassidy)

1962, also featured an inferior 17th move and conti r;ued: 17. B·B3?, 0 ·0; 18. BxP, QR·Bl; 19. B-N7? , RxN; 20. RxB, R·QN6! and White resigned.

Instead, White can play 17. BxP!, e .g., 17 . .. ...... , QxB; (17 ......... , RxB is bad be-cause of 18. R-N8ch, B-Q1; 19. QxP): 18. RxB, P·Q4; 19. R·Kl, Q-N2 and now Mat· anovich gives 20. Q-R6! with advantage. If 20 ........ , 0·0'0; 21. P·QR3! Q-Q2; 22. N-R4!

Unexplored, but possibly the best, is 13 . ... .... "' B-K2: 14. K-R1, 0-0.

14, KR-Ql? ...... .. Better is 14. K-Rl in order to answer

14 .. ....... , 0 ·0 with 15. R·N3, Q·R4 (not 15 . ........ , Q-B4; 16. N·R4); 16. QxP-though after 16, ...... .. , R·R2; 17. R·R3, R·Ql : 18. RxQ, RxQ the ending was drawn in a couplc of Matanovich's games.

14. ........ 0·0 14 ....... .. , P-Q4 would bc risky because

of 15. PxP, BPxP (if 15 .... ..... , Q-B4eh; 16. K-Rl, BPxP; 17. N·R4 with dangerous counterplay; e.g" 17 . ........ , Q·B3; 18. Q-N4); 16. NxP!, PxN? (both 16 . ........ , 0·0 and 16 ...... ... , Q·B4ch are better); 17. QxP, 0-0; 18. QxR, Q·K6eh; 19. K-Bl,QxPch (and not 19 . .... .. . , QxBch: 20. KxQ, E-N5ch; 21. Q·B3) ; 20. Q-B3.

IS. R-N3 Q-B4ch 16. K-Rl P'Q4 17. P.BS ...... ..

Since he is a pawn down without any compensation, White decides to "fish in troubled waters". Now Black could play 17 ......... , PxKP; 18. NxP. QxKBP with two extra pawns, but White is then not without resources: e.g., 19. N·N3, Q-KN4; 20. Q·N4, P-KB4; 21. N-R5. If, after 17. ....... . , PxKP, White can play 18. PxP, BxP; 19. NxP, Q-K4; 20. R-N3 with some counterplay. If. in this line, 20. R·K3 then 20 . ........ , B-R3! ; 21. R-N3ch, QxR! ; 22. QxB, Q·N3 (or 22 ......... , Q·N2): 23. NxPch, K-R1.

17. ..... .. . R-R2! The simplest way of getting the Rook

into the game and a good waiting move also.

18. N·R4 Q'Q3 After 18 .. ....... , Q·K2 the Queen would

be passively placed, so Black allows Whiie's next move, since the pr~ssure on his QP is not dangerous for hlm.

19_ P·B4 Q·K4! Black simply centralizes his Queen,

seemingly ignoring White 's threats. I now expected 20. KPxP, KPxP; 21. PxP, PxP; 22. R·K3 and it would not be easy to win for Black. Whitc was some· what surprised by Black's last move and he replies with 11 serious strategical error, giving Black a mobile K-side majority.

20. PxKP? 21. Q·K3 22. PxPch 23. P-BS

PxP (KS)! R-K2

R!2xP P-B4

Black believes that the exchange of Bishops after 24. B-B4, B·K3 would not benefit White.

24. R·N4 He t r ies to restrain

24. . .. .. .. . 2S. R/ 4-Q4 26. R-Q6 27. Q.B2 28. N-N6 29. PxP 30. B-Bl

.. ...... , P-B5. P·QR4

B'K3 P-BS B·Q4 P-B6 PxP

Q-K7!

Eliminating the blockade and clearly forc ing White's next move.

31. R-Q2 QxQ Here I considered playing 31. ........ ,

B-Q5!!? but avoided it because the text wins simply and I didn't want to need­lessly complicate the game. However, 31. ..... ... , B·Q5!!? seems to win in all variations. For example:

(1) 32. Q"B, Q"Bch; 33. Q-Nl, QxQch; 34. KxQ, P_B7ch; 35. K·nl, B_N7ch;

(2) 32. RxKB, QxQ;

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(3 ) 32. Nxll; QxQ Of BxQi (4 ) 32. RxQ El, QxQ; (~ ) 32. Q·N:kh, K·H I ; 33. BxQ, PxBch; 34.

NxB, R-B8<zhi 3.5. K·N2, H·N8chi 36. K·R3, RxQch; 37. P xR, P ·K8 == Qi

(6) 32. Bxq, PxBch; 33. Nxl), RxQ, c tc.

32. RxO 33. R·82

B-05 8 ·K5

Wilen playing 28 ......... , p .B6 1 had in' tended 33 . ........ , R·KN2 in this position, which I decided wins a piece aller 34. P-KR4, R-N8ch ; 35. K-R2, RxB, but instead I impulsively played the text. Now Whitc is threatened with 34 . ........ , P-B7ch.

34. Rx8 B, R 35. 8·B4 •••• ••••

White t r ies to win back the exchange, and loses quickly. After the better 35. R-Q2, B·K5; 36. R·Q4, R-B5 the "struggle" could not go on much longer, anyway.

35. . .... .. . P_B7 36_ R·84 .... ' ...

White placed great hopes on this move, wheh threatens 37. RxP , 37. K-N2 or a general exchange on KB7 followed by K·N2, but Black has scveral ways to prevent this.

36. ..... ... K-RlI l RESIGNS

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Black; Benko

White: Stein

In my only loss of the tournament I arrived at the above drawish position. It 's h ard to see how either side could lose this game, but I succeeded in do· ing so in one move. After 1. Q-K8 Black played 1. ........ , Q-Ql(?) Instead I should have kept the Queens on the boar d with 1. ........ , K-~2 and would have had no problems. Alter the game continuation 2. QxQ, BxQ; 3. K·Q3, the way was com· fortably paved for White's King. The game continued:

3. . ...... . 4. K-B4 S. K-NS 6. P·QN4 7. Px P

Of course if 7 . BxP ch ? ?? P-N6! and Black wins.

7. . ...... . 8. P-KN4 9. BPxP 10. B-Bl 11 _ B-K3

K-K3 K.Q3 K·B2 p, p

K-N2; 8. BxB

K_Nl p, p

P_KN4 P-B3 ........

After adjournment Black resigned be· cause he can't hold the same with his bad Bishop and inferior King position. For example: 11 ........ . , B·B2; 12. 8 ·82, 8 ·Ql ; I S. P-R4, PxP; 14. ExP, B·K2; 15. B-B2, B-Ql ; 16. B-KS, B·8 2; 17. B-R6, B-QS (If 17 ......... , 8 ·Ql ; 18. B-BS and Black is in Zugzwang) 18. K-B4, K-B3; 19. P·N5 ch, K·Q2; 20. B-K3, 8-B2; 21. K-Q5, B·Q1; 22. B-N1, 8 ·82; 23. B·82, B-Q1; 24. B-K3, 8 -B2; 25. P·N5, PxP; 26. BxP and the Bl ack KP falls.

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Minnesota State Championship and re· gained his USC F master's rating, by scoring 4-1 to top the 24-piayer Premier Section on February 19-21 and then go­ing on to win the 6·player round robin Finals the next weekend with a score or 4'12 · 'f.t. Otteson, who won the state championship in 1949 when he was a high school student, yielded only one draw in the F inals (to Brendan God­rrey) and defeated the other four quali· riers. Defending champion Curt Bras­ket, unable 10 participate in the Pre· mier Tournament. was not eligihle for Ihe Finals.

We learn from the "Minnesota Chess J ournal" that this year's tournament saw a presentation of championship t rophies to ten former state champions. During the depression "it had been the custom to have a circulating trophy" wihch had to be won three times in order to be r etired. "Needless to say, many Cham· pions fa iled to receive tangible evi­dence of their victories, but thi s SitUll ­tion has now been r emedied. In the case or George Roman, 1930 Champi on, the d(llay was a mere 35 years! Others pres· ent to receive trophies were Dr. G. A. Koelsche (1940, 1944 and 1952). G. S. Barnes (1943, 1946. 1947, 1950 and 1951), Wm. R. Jones (1948). M. Otteson (1949). Wm. E. Kaiser (1953), K. N. Pedersen (19M and 1955) and W. Dane Sm ith ( 956)."

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Tournament Details

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Stars Among the Women by Vassily Panov, International Master

The 24th women's chess championship of the USSR, played in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, ended on December 21. (See CnESS LIFE, March 1965, p. 64). Its entries included the world worn· en's champion, Kona Gaprindashvili , and several veterans of the international master 's class. The distingui shing fea­ture of this meet was the broad partici· pation of the younger generation - 15 school girls and young women out of the 20 participants. They compared fa­vorably with the recognized middle-aged masters and even beat some of them.

The sensation of the meet was the excellent start made by the 17-year-old Moscow schoolgirl Yelcna Rubtsova, who led the field throughout the first half of the tournament. Rubtsova comes from a "chess family." Her father is the ex· perieneed Moscow master Abram Polyak, her grandfather. Nikolai Rubtsov, was a noted MosCGw chess player of pre·reyo·

Russia and a metallurgical and her mother is a fiye·time

,~,~~. and ex·champion of the by little Yelena's father

and mother trained her and lau, ht her the secrets of the game in the course of a number of years. The first appearances of the schoolgirl resembled the victories scored by the young boxer in the story by J ack London that was published in Rl1 ssian translation under the title of "Fer ocious Beast." Three months prior to the national chamoionshi,9 Yelena eaptvred the Mo<;cow title and showed herself a for midable oTlpanent in Thillsi. The Itame pre~ented further on Itives a clear Idea of Rubtsova's sharp and bold style.

Nevertheless, it was the world's lead· in'{ woman player, Nona Gaprindashvili, who emerged victor ious in the USSR championship, as should have been ex­pected. She started off somewhat slu~­gishly and in the firth round even suf· fered an unexpected defeat at the hands of 55·year-old ex·champion of the world Olga Rubtsova, the eldest participant. But this was her fi rs t and last loss. Gaorindashvili played ever more power­[ully and energetically from round to rou nd, overtaking and then sUroa'l",ing Yelena Rubtsova, and finally Infli cting a telling defeat on her young rival in their decisive encounter.

Although only 23, Gaprindashvill al· ready plays on the level of the men's master class, and it goes without say· ing that she is superior to all the wom· en. t believe that within several year s she will successfully vie also with grand· masters. Her participation in the tradi· tional Hastings Christmas Tournament this year was of great interest.

Representatives of thr ee generations of Soviet women chess players tied for second place: three-time USSR cham­pion, 38-year-old Larisa Volpert of Len-

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A VIEW OF THE BATTLEFIELD .t the XXIVtf! Women's Championship of the U.S.S.R.

ingrad ; 1963 USSR champion, 23-year· old Maya Ranniku of Tallinn, and 17· year·old Moscow champion Yelena Rubt· soya. With 13 points each to their credo it. they emer !!ed in aU their brilliance from such a difficult contest.

The keen ba ttle bctw~n t he two youngest contenders for the na tio nal title ended. In the victo ry o f YeJe na Rubtso va of Moscow o ver the T bill sl schoolgi r l Nana Alexandria . IIe re I . t h is game.

FOUR K NIOHTS' GAMe Y. RUBTSOVA N . ALeXANDRIA I . P· K4 P.K4 13. KR·KII N·Kl(.) 2. N·KB3 N.Q B3 14. QxP P x B 3. N·B3 N.B3 15. QR-Ql Q_. 3 4. P-Q4 B·N5 16. P·Q B3 R·Rl 5. Nx P KN x P 17. N·N4! 0 ·R5 '. 0 .N4 N/ S)( N 11. 0 _N7 K·K2 7. OxP R.Bl1 ". P·KN 3 R.R2?(b ) '. P-QR3 N-R7~h 20. Q-Q4! K·S l ' . P )(S NxS 21 . Rx N! B)( R 10. B.B4 Q·K2 22. PxQ Rx P 11. 0 -0 N)(QP 23. Q.B5ch R.slgns 12. QRx N p·QU

(a ) Bad Is 13 . ........ , PxD, because of 14. N·N6 , N·IO; IS. RxN! and If 13 •..... ~., B·K3, then 14. 8)(P! BxB; 15. N·N6!

(b ) Lo5e$ at once; b u t eve n after 19. _.~~, Q_R2 ; 20. Q·Bkh, K ·B! ; 21. P -R4, Black is h ell-. For Insl . nee: 21. ~_._., Q-N2?? U . R.Qkh!

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Following the leaders, with 6lh points, were Robert Byrne, John Tums, Vasa Kostic, Angelo Sandrin, Ed Vano and George Berry.

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For the first time the competitions were held under the sponsorship of the American Chess Foundation, with prizes aga in supplied by Dr. Harry Bakwin. For the 27th (!) year the league was directed by Dr. Milton L. Hanauer.

The Senior High School Individual Tournament was won by Matthew Weinstein of Francis Lewis High School, 6lh ·l lh , ahead of John Hechtiingcr of Jamaica H.S., 6-2. Steven Pollack, Morgan Ellin, Ronald Moore and J ohn Towse!n followed with 51£ .

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Kenneth Schaeffer of O'Shea J.H.S. took the J unior High Individual Tournament with 14-2. David Weinstein­brother of the Senior High champion-scored 13 1h -21h and lhen followed J on Liebman , 124. David Weinstein led Ryan J .H.S. to a narrow " ictory of Tetard J .B.S. in the four· man team play, but Tetard, wilh Lonof[ on first board and Mitchell Selinger on seeond, beat out Ryan for best two·man team.

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GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated

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~ BERNSTEIN SPECIAL user Ma s ter Sidney Berns tein 01

Brooklyn. fo rmer champion of Ibe Ma n· hatta n and Marshall Clubs. is Guest Annota tor Ihis month. The game be con ­tributes has a Nimz.ovilch flavor, with a stimula tinq admixture of sirateqy and tactics. His exploitation of the dark squares alter 12 .. . . . , NxB is quite In· s tructive.

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Sic ilian Defe nse A. Soltis S. Bern,!eln 1. P·K4 P.QB4 5. N·QB3 B·N2 2. N·KB3 N·QB3 6. B·K3 N·Bl 3. P·Q4 PxP 7. B.QB4 P·Q3 4. NxP P·KN3

Also interesting is 7 ......... , N·KN5j 8. QxN (8. NxN, QPxN ; 9. QxQch, KxQ is good for Black too as White cannot very well capture the KBP without hav­ing his K8 t rapped by 10 . ........• P·K3) and now Black can choose between 8. ........ , NxN; 9. Q·QI or, still better, 8. ........ , P·Q4; 9. Q..Q I , PxB ; 10. NxN, BxNch ; 11 . PxB, QxQch; 12. RxQ, PxN with an early draw foreshadowed. 8. P·Bl P·QR3 11. 0·0·0 9. Q·Q2 Q·B2 12. Q·Q3 10. B·Nl N·QR4

N·B5 N, B

The weakness of his dark squares al· ter this exchange does not "seem" to mean much at the moment as he will get in P·KB4 shortly. But its true sig· nificance is seen soon. White does reo tain the "powerful a ttacking KB" (but it never moves again!).

13. QxN P·KR4! This is essential to stop a general en·

emy pawn advance commencing with 14. P·N4. 14. K·Nl B·Q2 16. p.B4 P·K3 15. P·KR3 P·R5 17. P·BS ....... .

If 17. N·B3 (to prepare P·K5 and to menace, by Q·Kl, Black's exposed KRP) Q·B4 ; 18. Q·Kl (18. QxQ. PxQ; 19. p·K5, N·R4; 20. N·K4, O·O·O! 21 . NxBP, B·QB3 etc.) N·R4! 19. QxP, B·KB3; 20. N·KN5, Q·K6; 21. RxP, QxBP; 22. QxQ, NxQ and White can scarcely afford 23. NxBP? R·KR2! 24. P·K5. B·K2 e tc. 17. ........ NPxP 19. PxP R·R4 18. Q·NS K·Bl l 20. Q·K3 P·K4

Tempting was 20 . ........ , PxP for several reasons: I-General principles suggest opening up the position when you have the Bishop·pair: 2-Black's QR can seize the open K·m e: and 3-A Pawn at KB4 would support the Knight at K5. But Black decided to follow the logical scheme of gaining control of the dark squares in the absence of the White QB.

21. N/ 4·K2 Q.B4! Not 21. ........ , BxP ? 22. P·N4! and wins.

Or 21. ........ , RxP? 22. P·N4! PxP e.p. 23. NxP, R·B5; 24. P·KR4 and White has a dangerous passed·pawn.

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22. Q·B3 ....... . 22. QxQ, PxQ ; 23. N·K4, B·N4! 24 . NxN

(24. P·B4, B·B3!) BxN; 25. N·B3 (25. p . N4, BxN) P·BS etc. favors Black.

22. ........ B.B31 23. Q·Bl .. ... .. .

Not 23. N·Q5? P·K5! 24. Q·B3, RxP etc. But White can hardly be blamed for failing to fin d his way through the maze. ActualIy, 23. B·Q5 is playable: 23. . ....... , BxB (23. ......... P·K5? 24. BxKP!) 24. NxB, P·K5; 25. Q·QN3 (not 25. NxN? PxQ winning a piece) RxP; 26. QxP, R·B l and Black's edge does not seem decisive. (But note that White cannot continue 27. Q.K7ch, K·Nl ; 28. NxNch, RxN; 29. QxKP, R·Y.3; 30. Q·Q3, R·K6; 31. Q.Q2, BxP! 32. }(xB, Q·N4ch and Black wins).

23. ........ B.R3 24. P·N4 PxP G.p.

Not 24 . ... ..... , BxR? 25. QxB, R·N4; 26. QxP, R·R2; 27. Q·N8ch, K·N2 (27 . ........• K·K2? 28. R·Q5 wins) 28. RxP threaten· ing 29. RxK and White wins.

2S. NxP R·RS 26. R·R2 K·K21

Entry of the Black QR on the K...~ file will be ded sive .

27. Q·K l R·KNI 28. R·K2 ....... .

Craftily offering the KRP, which Black dcclines. If 28 . ........ , RxP; 29. N (N3)·K4, NxNj 30. NxN, BxN; 31. RxB and White's grip on the light squares K4 and Q5 fully compensates for the measly pawn·minus.

28. ........ R·QSI

Prevents White occupation of the key central squares. 28 . ......... B·B6 would be met by 29. N(N3)·K4 !

29. R·Q3 ...... . . Hoping for 29 .. ....... , RxR allowing the

White llishop to join the defense and the White King to get an escape hatch.

29. ........ B·BSI 30. N·Bl R·N8 31. P·R3 ....... .

Best. If 31. N·Ql? RxR ; 32. PxR, Q.B8 mate. If 31. RxR, QxR; 32. N·Ql , B-B6 e tc. Or 31. Q·B2, RxR; 32. PxR, QxQ ; 33. RxQ, B·N6 etc. 31. ........ B·N7 33. N·K3 RxR 32. RxB RxR 34. NxR R·N6

Both sides were in severe time t rou·

ble and White had over looked this move. If now 35. NxB? R·N8.

3S. Q.KBI RxN/ 6 36. PxR ....... .

Or 36. NxB, RxB! 36, ....... . N·KS 37. NxB? ....... .

Blundering in a lost position, he plays on till move 40 (t ime control) hoping Black will overstep the time limit. 37. .. .. .... N·Q7ch 40. N·B6 Q·N8 38. K·N2 NxQ 41 . Resigns 39. N·QSch K·BI

- - - -LT. NAPOLI FLIES HIGHEST

Second Lt. Donald Napoli of Sioux City, Iowa . was the winner of the U.S. Air Force Worldwide Championship. With a score of SIJ2·% in a qroup of 23 expert finalists, who had survived from the 1200 starters, h e thus qualified (with the next fow: prize·winners) for the Fifth Armed Forces Tournament for the Thomas Emory Trophy.

Air Force Championship Kirkland Base, 1965

King 's Indian Reversed 2nd Lt. D. Rivera 2nd Lt. D. N, poll

1. P. K4 P.Kl 2. P·Ql ....... .

White elects to playa King's Indian Reversed instead of a French. This op· tion is available against almost any Black defense.

2. ........ p .Q4 3. N.Q2 N·KBl 4. P· KN3 PxP

While not free from objections, this system seems to afford Black greater freedom than others. S. PxP B.B4 9. 0·0 Q.K2 6. B·N2 N·B3 10. P·B3 B.Kl 7. N/l ·B3 P·K4 11. Q·K2 QR·Q1 8. P· KR3 0 ·0 12. N·B4 BxNI

Away with dogmatism, it must be Bishop for Knight. It 12 . ........ , N·Q2? 13. P·QN4. B-N3 14. P·QR4, P·QR3 15. 15. B-R3 with a distinct advantage fo r White.

13. QxB B·N3 14. N·R4 ....... .

Better is 14. R·K1, Q·B4 15. QxQ. BxQ 16. B·Bl with an edge because of the two Bishops.

CHESS LIFE

14. ........ Q·B4 16. N·BS Q·BS 15. Q.K2 N·QR4 17. Q.Kl ........

White's reluctance to exchange Queens costs time and space.

17 ....... .. Q·K3 18. B·NS? ....... .

The Bishop is badly placed her e and was required at K3.

18. ........ P·KR3 19. B·R4 N·BS

'!\vo Pawns go with 19 . ........ , P·N4?? 20. NxPch and 21. BxP.

20. Q·B 1 R-Q6! 21. P·KN4 ....... .

If 21. P-N3, N-Q7 22. R-K1, N-B6eh 23. BxN, RxB 24. R-K2, NxP! 25. RxN, RxKBP and Black wins.

White is hard pressed, but might better try 21. K-R2 or 21. BxN.

21. ... ..... KR-Ql 22. P·NS? ....... .

This further weakening is fat al. Now Black's other Knight gets into the act.

22. ........ N-KR4 23. PxP N-BS 24. K·R2 •••••• •• 24. BxR loses the Queen. 24. ..... ... N.Q7 25. PxP ....... .

White is consoling himself with pawn captures. If 25. BxR, NxBl 26. KxN, NxJ'! wins.

25. ........ NxKP!

A remarkable move in a remarkable position.

26. N·N3 ... .. .. . If 26. BxR, QxN 27. BxN, QxPch 28.

K·N1, N-K7 mate. If 26. BxN, RxPch 27. K-N1, Q-N3ch 28. B-N3, RxBch 29. NxR, QxNch 30. K-Rl , Q·R6ch 31. K-Nl, N·K7 mate.

26 ....... .. NxKBP 27. RxN ........

If 27. Bill, RxN! 28. Kill, Q-N3ch 29. K·M, NxB mate. 27. ........ BxR 30. KxR Q·N3ch 28. Q-B 1 BxNch 31 . K·R2 ........ 29. BxB RxBI

Or 31. K.B3, R-Q6ch 32. K·B2, R-Q7ch and Black wins. 31. ... ... .. R·Q7 33. K·Rl Q·N6 32. R·Q1 RxBch 34. Resigns

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FOR LIFE!

MAY. 1965

SHORT SHRIFT Dr. E. Levin of Los Angeles makes

shott shrift of P. Quillen- the man who won btilliantly from Grandmaslet Pal Benko in the same event.

National Open Ll.lS Vegas, 1965 French Defense

P. Quillen Dr. E. Levin P·K3 1. P·K4

2. P·Q4 P·Q4 3. N·Q2

White selects the - which avoids the B·N5).

........ Tarrasch Variation Winawer (3 . .. ...... ,

3. ........ P·QB4 This is the classical reply, logical

(hitting the center) and easy to play (ready development of the pieces).

4. PxBP? ........ A Spielmann idea, this is outdated.

J\Iodcrn is 4. PxQP, KPxP 5. B·N5ch or S. KN·B3.

4. ........ BxP 5. B·Q3 N·K2

Alekhine gives S ......... , N·QB3 6. PxP, QxP!

6. KN·B3 QN·B3 7. Q-K2 , .. .... .

Better is 7. 0 ·0 and if 7 ......... , N·NS? 8. B·NSch, B·Q2 9. BxBch, QxB 10. P·QR3, QN-B3 11. P·KS.

7. ........ N.NS 8. B·NSch B·Q2 9. N-N3 R·QBl

A case where development is more important than preserving a Bishop.

10. BxBch QxB 11 . P·B3? ........

Necessary is 11. 0 ·0 11 . ........ PxP!

This little combination sets the course and brings out the flaw in White's play.

12. PxN II 12. QxP, N-Q6ch

12. .. ...... 13. NxB 14. QxBP

If 14. PxP, R·B4 is 14. . ....... 15. B·K3

wins. ........ P,N R,N

.. ...... , .. . strong.

R·K4ch Q.Q4!

"This move required great restraint. Both Q·N4 and Q-Q6 are obvious, tempt· ing and good, but leave White with eounterchances."-Dr. Levin.

16. Q·B4 ....... . If 16. QxQ, NxQ and Black wins a

Pawn. 16. ....... . N·N3 17. Q·N3 Q·B5

A good move which prevents 18. 0 ·0,

threatens the QNP IS and gets the Knight in.

18. P·KR4 N·B5 19. Q·B3 N-Q6ch 20. K·Bl N·B8ct1

A fata l, last minute mistake would be 20 . ....... . , NxBPch?? 21. KxN, R·KB4 22. QR-QBl!, RxQch 23. PxQ, Q moves 24. R-BSch, K·Q2 25. RxR.

21. K·N1 N·K7ch 22. Resigns

For if 22. K-B!, N·Q5eh wins the Queen. And if 22. K-R2, QxPch 23. Q·R3, R·KR4! wins the Queen (24 . ........ , Q·N5) or mates (24. QxQ, RxQ).

• • • Mark B. Wells, scoring 5·1 in a field

of 20 pillyers, took first place in the Los Alamos City Open (N.M.), concluded on May 11. Donald C. Dodder, Sidney H. Brower and Myron L . Stein followed next in order, ali with 4lh .

• • • A r ating tournament of the USCF's

European Chess District was plaY<ld in Nuremberg, Germany on March 2(}'21 and was won by Michael E. Shahade Jr. with a sweeping 5·0. Helmut Gramberg, 4 1, was runner·up in a field of 16 play. ers.

• • • The April in Paris " International"

Tournament, s(Xlnsored by the USCF's European Chess District, was played on April 23·25 and was won by Kenneth R. Short with a score of 6J,2 ·lh. Arthur F. Dickinson, fi·2, was ~econd in a ficld of 16 players. The tournament, directed by Capt. Tad Gorczyca contributed $32 to the USCF's International Affairs Fund.

• • • The second annual Langm(!l" Tourna·

ment, played at Clarkson College, Pots· dam, N.Y. on April 3·4, was won by Dr. Bruno Schmidt of Homer, N.Y. in a 5-0 sweep. Four Canadians took pal1 in the tournament, including R. Rubin of f:lontreal who finished second with a score of 4·1. A total of 26 pl ayers com· peted.

• • • The Minnesota Chess Tornadoes con·

linue to breeze along: we recently re· ceived reports on five of them played from January through March. The first, a twin event played on January 2 and 3 was won by Curt Brasket (Saturday group) with a 4·0 score, while Robert K. Johnson took first in the Sunday event with 31h·1h. Malcolm Pivar scored 4·0 to win the 14·player tornado on Feb· ruary 21. Brasket won the 20·player event on March 20, edging out Gerald Ronning, while Dr. George Tiers swept the March 21 event with a score of 40. In this last, the trophy for best com· bined scores in the two tournaments went lo Gerald Ronning.

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1965 ATLANTIC OPEN

J . SERENY I 10 P-K4 2. N·K a3 3. B· N5 4. B·R4 S. 0-0 6. R·I(1 7. B. N3 8. P·8 3 '1. p" p 10. N xP 11 . Il KN 12. P'Q4 13, 1t·1(1 14. P· N3 15. 8·1(3 16. Q-Q3 17. H-Q1 11. B III: N 19. Q.8 1

RU Y LOPE Z M. VALVO

P_K4 N·QBl P-QR3

N.B, . _1(2

P·QH4 0 ·0

P ·Q4 N" N , N

P-Q 83 .... Q • .,

.... B-ICNS QR·K,

R·tc3 ". Q-R4

20. Q-N2 21. P-QR4 12. P. QB .. 21. Rx P 24. Rx BP 25. Q-8 3 U. Q x B 27. R/ , .Q8, 28. P·Q5 29. 1l/4·8 2 30. Q.K R .. 31. R-Q2 32. Rx A 33. Q-Q4 34. Q-R7 35. Q x RP 36, K·Bl 37. K·1( 2 Resigns

R/ '-Kl

'" '" 8·B5 B· R' .... Q, N

QxNP R· K4 Q-N2 B· B4 .. , Q,. ... , Q-B6 B·1(5

Q.R'~h Q,.

FRENCH DEF ENSE (?) J , G REFE 1. P·1(4 2. P-Q4 3. N.K83 4. N·8 3 5. 8 -Q] 6. Q · 1(2 7. P XP • . 0 -0 t . H-K4 10. Ib N 11 . 110114 12. P·K A: 3 13. P· M4 14. N·N5 15. 8 )< Pch '6. K_N2 17. 8 ·85 11. P-83 If. Q.1(5 20. QxICSP 11. N x Pch 22. B-K5ch 23. BXRch,

P·K3 P ·QN3

B· N2 B·N5

N·KB3 , ... Q"

Q· KR. N , N

P·Q B3 0 ·0

N-Q' Qx RP Q.R5 K·RI N.B3

P·B4ch N· R. "~a P. N3 .,N R·N2 Kd

A. MENGA RIHI 14. Q-Q7e h 25. Px N 26. Q-R3 17. K·R 2 21. K·RI 29. P-Q5 30. QR-QI 31. P·B3 32. QR·K I 33. Q.R2 34. KxQ 35. R.KNI 36. K·RI 37. Rx Re h 31. K· N2 39. R.Q I 40. R·QS 41 . K. B2 42. K.NI 43. R·Q3 44. R.QI 45. R· ICBI Resig ns

K·RI NPx P

R·H1eh Q·Bkh

P·R5

B" .. N' B·A. B·Bl

Q xQc h P· N.

B· B2ch B·N2 K>. K·82 B·BI

P·R6c h K·H3 B·N2 P· BS ."

P· R7ch

P IRC D EF ENSE M. MERADO I . P 'K4 2. P.Q4 3. N.QB] 4. B· N5 5. Q.Q2 6. B·KB. 7. P·B3 8. P'QR] 9 . KH·K2 10. H ·H 3 11. B.K3 12. P·KR4 13. B·K2 14. B·H5 15. p ·QS 16. PxP

, ... N·KB l P·KN 3

B· N2 P·KR3

P·B3 P·QN 4

B·H2 QN.Q2

P·K4 P·Rl

P·I(R4 Q·1<2 N·81

NjBI·R'1 ." S ICILIA N

w. SHIPMA N , . P·K. P·QB4 ,. N·KB] P .Q3

•• , ... '" •• N" N· K B3 ,. N·QB' P·QR]

•• P·KH3 P .K3 ,. B·N2 B·K2

•• P. ICR 3 ..., •• B·K3 N.B3 Ill. Q·1(2 ... , I I. 0·0 P·QN 4 1'1. P-Q R3 P·A3 13. P·B. N, N 14. IlxN P·K4 15. B-K3 .... 16. QR-QT 0-0 17. B· B3 P-Q R4 18. N·Q5 Q. N2 19. Q .N2 b N 20. Px8 N·Q2 21. P ·B5 ... , 22. K· RI B·H3 23. B.BI IC R· K I 24. B·1(4 H·B3

llO

A. FEUERSTEIN 17. 0 ·0·0 R·Ql 11. P·B 4 Hx B 19. BP x N H·R2 20. N.QS Bx N 21. QxB 0 -0 22. N·Bl K· RI 23. N· 1(3 P·B3 '14. P·I( N4 BPx P '15. NPx P Px RP / 5 26. P x H P B·R3 27. P xN BxNc h '11. K· Nl R·B7 29. R/ QI·KNI Qx, 30. R·N4 P·R6 31. Q·Q3 ........ Black overstepped

oEFEHSE G. P oKOIK

25. P·K H4 N .. 26. Qx N P·83 27. P·I(R4 B·QI 28 . R·NI Q· I( B2 '19. R·Q'1 R.QBl 30. P· N3 R·B' 31. R·R2 P·RS l'l. P· NS P· R4 33. P·H6 Q.H2 3 •. B·H2 R·B. 35. R·Q I B·82 36. R·K2 K·Bl 37. R-Q] K·K2 38. 8 ·Q4 Q" 39. Bx R Q xQe h 40. RxQ ". 41. P xP P·8 S 42. R·QS R-Q RI O. Px P ." 44. Rx P R· RBch 45. K·N2 B· N3 "'. R· B6 R·Nk h 47. K. R2 B·B7 .... R·K6ch Resign s

Chess Here and There • . •

Alfred Braude swept to an 8·0 victory in the championship of the London Ter· race Chen Club in New York City. The tournament, a g.player round robin. be· gan last December and ended on March 24. Veteran Louis Persinger, well·known violinist and teacher of Yehudi Menuhin, tied for seC()nd and third with Jerry Lekowski. The noted artist Marcel Du· champ was the tournament director.

• • • Eighteen teams competed in the 1965

New Jersey High School Team ChOlm. pionship in South Orange on April 24-25. Top honors went to the host town's Seton Halt Prep who successfully de· fended the title that thcy won last year. Seton Hall has won this event four times in eight tries. Snyder High School, Jersey City, tied with Kearny H. S. for second and third. The tournament was sponsored by the N. J. State Chess Fed· eration and was directcd by William Lukowiak and Robert Coughlin.

• • • The Connecticut StOlte Championship,

played during March and April, was won by Dr. Martin Harrow who topped a 39·player field with a score of 6 Ih ·1%. Ted Edelbaum, 6·2, was runner·up and William Newberry and Dr. Elliott Wolk were next in line with 51,4 . The tourna· ment, conducted under the "New Haven Pairing System," was directed by James Bolton.

• • • Twenty·four players took part in the

Mininippi·Louisiana Open played in Natchez on April 9·11. First place went to Frank RePass who edged out John R. Poole on tie·break points.

• • • The Scarlet Knights Chen Club of

Verona, N.J. won aU nine of its matches to take first place in the North J ersey Chess League. Runners-up were t he Jer· sey City YMCA with 7lh·llh.

The Scarlet Knights team, consisting of Eclesia J. Cestonc, Robert Coughlin, Leroy Dubeck, Ken Fitzgerald, Ralph HurUlen, William Jones, Bruce Lilly. John MacDonald. Thomas Meola, Michael Raimo and Michael Valvo, tur ned in an impressive over·all score of 60-12. Hurt· tlen (4·0) and Dubeck (9·0) were espe· cially effective.

• • • The 1965 Southwest Intercollegiate

Tournament was held at Texas A & M University on April 24·25 and brought together players from Louisiana State U., Rice University and Texas A. & M.

NIMZO·INoIAH ,. PINNEO w. S HIPMAN

"- P·Q4 N·1(8 3 •• ... N, . ,. P-Q84 P·K3 •• ." N" •• N-aB3 I5· N5 10. Q·B2 Q·RS

•• P·K3 P-QH3 11 . K· BI N. N$ s. . ... B· N'1 12. N· N3 Q·B:k;h

•• H·K2 . ., R"llIn$ ,. R·KNI ....

The tcams finished in that or der, indio vidual honors going to Jude Acers of L.S.V. who won aU five of his games.

• • • The championship of the Jersey City

YMCA Chess Club, a 6-player round robin completed in April, was won by Michael Connelly with an unbeaten 3lh · 1112. Mayer Riff and Har ry Faivus tied for second and thir d, half a point be· hind .

• • • John R. BeHling of Kansas City, Mis·

souri swept the Wichit. (Kansas) Open on April 10-11 with a clean 5-0. Fred Bristol, Emporia, Kansas was 4·1. A. R. Self, Vern Travis Ham McLaughlin were next a field of 24 players.

• • • In West Virginia, Paul A. Sayre

breezed to a 5-0 victory in the Spring Rating Tournament of the Huntington YMCA Chess Club. Dr. Alex J . Darbes, Charles Edwards and David Franklin followed at a safe distance, all with 3·2.

• • • The Winter Chess Festival of the

Cleveland Chess Association lasted well into the thaw, finally concluding on April 21. Tied for first place in the 12· player round robin were Ehwen Kossak and Algirdas Nasvytis, each with 8lf.: · 2\-2. Herbert Gerhardt, 8·3, took third.

• • • Sixteen teams competed in the Dis.

trict of Columbia Chess League with Arlington turning in a stu nning 8·0 performance to take top honors. The Gambiteers were second with 6lh ·1¥.!. Bethesda, American U. and Northern Virginia were next with 5-3.

• • • D. Ballard, with a sweeping 5-0, took

fi rst 9lace in the Third Annual Norman (Okla.) Chess Fest ivOl I on April 10·11. Tom Buckley, 4-1, was runner·up in a fie ld of ten players. Third·place Robert Hyde won the ti tle of Norman Cham· pion.

• • • The Lake Ontario Open, played in

Rochester, N.Y. on April 24.25, was won by Rex Wilcox whose score of 4% -% topped a field of 27 players. Ivan Thco· dorovich and Roger Johnson tied for second and third with scores of 41.

• • • The Cincinnati Championship, spon·

sored by the Parkway Chess Club, was played from February to April and was won by Rea Hayes who fi nishcd on top of the 2O-player field with an unbeaten B-2. Although Hayes has won many tour· naments in Ohio, it was his first vic· tory in the city championship. Robert Timmel gave him a close race but had to be satisficd with second, half a point behind .

CHESS LIFE

Stin in L:mcm natl, the 1965 QUeen City Open was played on April 24-25 and ended in a clear \'ictory for Bert Edwards, 4Jh-lh._ Seldon Trimble, James DeBlois and Rca Hayes-ail with 4-1-were next in line in a field or 31 play­ers. The net. proceeds from this tour­nament-approximately $50-were pre­sented to the "Operation Deficit Fund" of the Ohio Chess Association by the sponsoring Parkway Chess Club.

• • • Twenty-six players turned out for the

Redwood Emp ire Open, played at the College of Marin in Kentfield, CaliL on April 24·25. First place went to Koi t Tullus, scoring 4'n points in 5 rounds, whle Curt Wilson took second on tie­breakers, with 4-1. David Blohm and Alan Benson. also with 4-1, took third and Courth respectively. The tournament was sponsored by the College of Marin Chess Club and was directed by Mike Goodall,

• • • Ronnie Taylor, a student at the Uni·

versity or Arkansas, won the 9th AnnulIl Arkln5u Chlmpionship, played in Liltle Rock on April 16·18, with a convincing score of 5·0. Philip Leasure, 4·1, was second in the 30-player lield. It was the second time that Taylor has won the state championship. Last year's tiUc· holder, Richard Long, did not take part in this year'S event.

• • • Robert Loyle of Lynn, Mass., won a

close tie·break victory in the Northeut Chen Lelg ue IndividuII Championship, played in Lynn on April 10-11. Thomas McCafferty, Daniel Lamson and Arthur Nugent took second through. fourth.. All five of the top players in the 24-man event had scor es of 4-1.

• • • The New H.mplhire Open, played in

Concord on May 2·3, was won by David Scheffer of Boston. ScheUer, scoring 4·1

I in a 16·player fie ld, was matched by veteran Harlow Daly of Sanford, Maine and Alex Kcyes of Boston but was de­clared the winner on SoB points. Fourth· place Alan Cleveland was the hi ghest· scoring New Hampshire resident and won the state title.

• • • A 6·pJayer double round robin for the

Memphis (Tenn .) Chlmpionship was won b\' John Hurl for the four th time in five years. Hurl's score of 9·1 placed him wen ahead of runncr·up James Wright (7·3) and thi rd.place R. S. Scrivener (6-4).

• • • The Colby leam ha!> dominated college

chess in ~Ia ine this season, defeating Bates. 5·1. and Bowdoin , 4-2. Colby also scored a 4":l'P,., victory over the Water­ville Chess Club and split a pair 01 3·2 decisions with r\orwich University of Vermont. Indh'idually. Ste\'e Brudno has won all five of his games, Jim Quirk is 4-1, and Jerry Ogus and Ned Baxter are 3·0 each.

• • • Jack L. Gibson won the 45·player

Phoenix Open, played on April 23·25,

MAY, 1965

with a score of 5~2 ·lh. Mabel Bur lingame, undefeated at 5-1, was a clear second, while Greta Olsson, John Alexander and Capt. James R. Gross-all with 4~­fi nished third through fifth in that order. Alexander won the " A" award; other prites went to: John J . Reh (Class B), James E. Hughey (Class C), Stephen LaPrade (Class D), Sandor T. Gregory (Unrated).

• • • The fourth Berkshire Hills Tourn._

ment was held in Pittsfield , Mass., on March 14 and 21, attracting an entry of 23 players. Edward Kotski took the first prite, scoring Sl,~ -1f.t; tournament direct· or Robert Bilodeau was second, with 4*.

• • • The N.w Hlven (Conn.) Winter Open

ended in April with John Bell topping a field o{ 13 players with a score of 6*·1,2. Larry Tapper, James Bolton and Carl Pennington aU scored 5·2 and placed second through [ourth in the order listed.

• • • The G.rden Grove (CaliC.) Open,

played every Wednesday evening from March 3 through April 14, ended in a victory for Horace Keesey whose 6-1 score topped a field of 21 players. Rich­ard J . Pluck, Bob Heisler and Thomas M. Fries all scored 5-2 and placed second through fourth .

• • • Robert Nasiff scored 4* ·1,2 to take

clear first in a Class A tournament at the Syracuse (N.Y.) YMCA. Robert J. Burroughs, with 4 points, was second in the 6·player round robin .

• • • In Oregon, Jack Powell scored 3-0 to

win a one-day tournament at the KII· m.th Chen Club on Sunday, April 25. Eight players competed.

• • • The 1965 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Chess

Club Chlmpionship, a IO·player round

robin, was won by Maurice Leysens with a score 01 71f.t·1'n. Ricky Sylvester and Conrad Batchelder tied for second and third with 7-2.

• • • The fifth annual Golden Tri.ngle Open

was held in Pittsburgh., Pa. on April 3-4 and drew an entry of 49 players. Martin S. Lubell of that city topped a trio of players with 41f.t-'k scores to take Cirst place on median pOints. Richard Kause, Cleveland, Ohio and Steve Caruthers, Ephrata, Pa. were second and third respectively. Sixteen prizes were awarded in this event which was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chess Club and directed by William Byland.

• • • The Central Illinois High School Chl m­

pionship, played in Peoria on April 10, was won by Alan Bettisch with Mike Summers placing second in a field of 19 players. The team title was won by Bloomington High,

• • • The second rating tournament of the

ARIZONA H. S. CHAMPIONSHIP For the fourth year the Phoenix

Chess Club sponsored the state·wide Ari­zona High School Chess Championships under the official sanction of the Ari· zona Interscholastic Association.

A huge turnout of 172 players took part in the 7·round Swiss, directed by J ack L. Gibson. The fi rst four rounds were played on January 30, the final three on fo'ebruary 27.

Prescott Arizona Senior High won the state ti tle and the individual champion· ship went to Mark Litterman of P hoenix Camelback High. Kathryn Zetterlund of Phoenix West Hiih won the girl's cham­pionship.

Twenty-four schools fro m all over Ari· zona took part and the field had 13 girlS-including an all-girl team from Phoenix's Cortez 1I.S.

• Club l

ARIZONA HIGH SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONS: Ml rk Litterman lind K.th­ryn Zetterlund. (5 .. story Ibove)

III

Santa Monica Bay Chess Club was played from March 10 to April 12. Frank Mc· Reynolds was the winner on Solkoff points but his score of 5·1 was matched by Sid Rubin, Charles Henderson, Fritz Leiber and Sam Vale. The winners took turns slamming one another around: McReynolds lost to Rubin, Rubin to Leib­er, Leiber to McReynolds, Henderson to Rubin and Vale to McReynolds .... A total of 34 playcn participated. , , ,

The Santa Monica Club played a team match with the Herman Steiner C.C. on Sunday, March 28. The result was a slight upset: the visitors from Santa Monica downed their hosts by a score of 9%-6lh. Hopes are high that the event will develop into a West Coast equivalent of New York's Marshall· Manhattan rivalry.

Listing the Santa Monica players first, Tibor Weinberger drew with Jack Mosko· witz, R. Martin drew with Z. Kovacs, Leslie Simon beat J. Laws, N. Lessing lost to Irving Rivise, Charles Henin drew with Carl Pilniek, Arthur Spinner beat S. Yarmak, R. Currie lost to M. Gordon, Ed Kennedy beat L. Kupersmith, Paul Quillen beat J. Kliger, M. Robinson drew with Sam Geller, I. Levitan beat D. Rogo­sin, J. Kangelon drew with H. Borochow, C. Stani lost to N. Robinson, G. Palmer drew with R. Enequist, Fritz Leiber drew with H. Rogosin, and F. l\IcRey· nolds beat J. Steiner.

The event was organized by Herbert Abel of the Santa Monica club and Jack Moskowitz of Herman Steiner.

Wisconsin Championship

William Martz of Hartland scored 6lh points in seven rounds to win the Wis· consin State Championship in Racine on April 30·May 2. Martz clinched his vic· tory by defeating runner·up Richard Kujoth of Milwaukee in the final round. Third was Stephen Jones of Madison.

A total of 56 players turned out for the annual event, S90nsored by the Wis· consin Chess Association. Mrs. Lois Hous· feld, Milwaukee, retained the women's title and the Junior Championship was won by Gregory Nowak, West Allis.

(We regret that the 14player Wis­consin Invitational was reported in our April issue (p. 88) as the "Wisconsin Championship." The invitational event is not conducted under the auspices of the Wisconsin Chess Association and has no official status whatcver).

MARCHAND WINS "INTERNATIONAL"

Dr. Erich Marchand of Rochester, N.Y. scored a sweeping 5-0 victory in the In­diana "International" Open in Indian­apolis on March 20·21. George Berry, E. Sweetman, J. Young, W. W. Young and J. Ricker all scored 4-1 and finished sec· ond through sixth in the order lis ted. A total of 43 players took part in the tournament, contributing $86 to the T;SCF's International Affairs Fund. The event was directed by Norbert L. Mat· thews.

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Juna 11 ·12·13 THE MASTER'S OPEN

Sponsored b~' Ihe Minnesota State Chen A ssn . a $·rd Swln, open to all m u tcTS (those with USCI' rallngs of 2200 and a bove). to be p layed al Downtown \'.\I(;A. 30 S. :O<lnth St., l\linneapolls . )lInn . GU~"lInleed pl'l,.e fund of $400 10 be divided as fo lio WI : 1st $250; 2nd "00

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J une 11·12·13 PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP

G-rd Swiss. 50/2, at F rank llo ·Me ... ~a nll le Chess Clu b, P hilade lphia Hold, 8 1'oad &. Vine Sis., Phll ~del l>hi a. Pa. Prizes : lSI, SIU>: 2nd $100; 3rd $75; addi tiona l j,rlzes If e ntrlell al · low. :;';ume rous t rophies a nd other awaros. En try f~: c xperts &. abo,-e, $ L2; below-ex,>ert. $6.00. City Li tle confe r red on top·p ladnil" Ph ila· de lph ia r eside nt . Entr ies " IIIqu lrle.: Edwaro S treh le, 348(l Eme r a ld S l , Ph il ad e lph ia, PM, 191 34,

June 12·13 DES MOINES OPEN

$· r d Swiss at \'~CA.t. 2nd Ave. & l"ocu8\ St., De. Molnea, Iowa . <..:ash and truphles per enlries. Entrv h.., $5. l<:ntries & Inquiri es: C. R. Meline. 1518 Eve r g r een, De. MOines, lowa.

Ju ne }2·13 HUNTINGTON OPEN

5-rd Swiss, at M"y Building.! 935 10th Ave., Huntington, W. Va. 2570t. <..:ash prize, for Class A- Expert; B·C; D. Entry fc c $3; $2 fo r Junlou under 21. Reelstratlon 9.9:30 a.m . on June 12, lirst r ound a t 10 a .m . Diltali,: Pau l A. Sayre, 1033 14th S t ., Huntlneton, W.Va.

June '8-20 W!MDOWNEAST OPEN '"

Stllte duell 82; USCF. Details: W. T . l'oLllier , 17 Bren t wood l..anc , Na tc hez , Miss.

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J une " ·20 SPACE CITY OPEN

~I'd Swiss, 30 n"""es In 75 mloutes a nd then 20 move. per hour, to he played a t Hotel A",erlc~ , Smith at Jeffe r son. H ll uston, Texu. UCl"lst ratlon B to 9 a .m. SaturdllY, J une 19; I.hrue rounds Sa\. , 2 on Sun. $100 flrsl prb:e I"uarante.ed ; other p r izes , Indu din g Class A· H·C·Unrated. as en t ries permit, All entry fe es retu r ncd all p rizes . Ent ry fec $7.50 plus USCF m embership . Entries & Inqui r ies: Rob e rt Brleg. er , c/o Ho"~tnn CheM Cluh, 191.1 W. McKln· ney. Hous ton, TexRs.

Please note: This event was rated last yea r (In t he July list) but erroneously omitted from "E>vcnt.s r a ted. "

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ASHLAND SUMMER OPEN June 26·27

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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST OPEN 7·rd Swiss .t J051yn Hall. LlocOln &: WiI ·

ihlre Blvds., Santa 310nl<:l, Cellr. Minimum , uul olnd prUe.: 1st . S300 &: Ir ophy; 2.nd $150; l rd S75; Top Expe r t $$0; Closs A $40, B $3l, C 1lO, D $2:;, Unra tt.'d $%0. t;nlry fee SI2.50. Ent ries &: delaUs: lJerbert T . Abe l. 4 Merlne Terrace, Santa )lonlca, Calif.

July 2·5 44TH ANNUAL SOUTHERN OPEN

7·rd S wl$$, 50/2, t hen 15 In 30 m inutes. T h,_ di viSions: Opln Championship, e nt r y Sl5 pluS USCF &. SCA du eM, 1st prlz.e $300 .iUar ~ n t el!d , rotatin& trophy; 2nd 1151) &: tro· phy; 3rd $7~ "" t r ophy. t;xtended prl~e Iched­ule It money permit.; t hose with plu, scor e re(elve book$.. Amat l ur Dlvilion (USCF rat· 111& u nder 1900) ,,0 enlry; lit $ 100 , 2nd $50, 3rd $2.3, alt with Irophlu, more If money a ilowi. P lus scoreu re~ lve books. RIHove Division (Unra ted Or below 1600) $8 e ntry fee. 1st $20 plus trophy, Olhers as entriu permit . Stud ent deduellonl, family reduc-110 111. f3 addllll>nal entry If no t IOO&l ng at hllSl motel. Speed ll>Urna me nl , n relbtra­lion . Late ent ry by prevll>u, arungelllent with TO. Advance r eservaUon. 5f!CUI'1! desired accommod.tlons. For detaILs: It. G. Cole, Lot a, 837 Forrest Ave., Cocoa, ~.t..

SETS, CLOCKS AND BOARDS this loar as USC~' callnOI assis t, Entr ies and Inqu rles t o "".... Ra ffl) l, 11)103 Leder ltoad, Sliver S pri ng, Maryland .

July 11).11 SAN FRANCISCO AMATEUR

5-n! Sww, 4(l/ 1~ a nd 40/2 I t Meeh anlell In. tl tu t e . $7 Post Sine!, San Fu nd.,o, ClIl . rornl~ . lt u l rlcted to players r a ted below 2000. ~nlry fee $5. Prl~es: 1st $50, 2nd 640, lop "B" $2.5, top "C" $20, top unrated $15, top junlo,' Ullder 18 $15. l!ntrles and inqu lrlu: K . Michael Goodall. 172 Blackstone Orlve. San lIafae l. Ca LIfornia.

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JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 9-rd swiss. Reglst rallon July )6 , 1I00n to

6:00 p.m . II Northeastern Uni ver t.\ ly, Hunt· ington Ave .. Boston. Regist ra tion $&.50. P lay· e rs mUll be under 21. S pecial hOllalul a r· r angemen t. a t Northeaste rn, 6 nllht'j " meals, 130. "Enlrles and InquirIes: WI Uam Lukowll k, :u Commoowealth Ave nUe, Apt. : 1, lIoalon. M ....

JUly 17·11 SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY OPEN

5·rd Swln, 5012, at Hotel Magee , 20 W. Main Street, Bloom sbu rg, Pa . Entry reduction If paid by J ul y 10. 'Prizes: illl $50 p lu, H otel Magee ac commod~lIolls, cas h to Znd, 3td. Clan prllC!l-A. U. C, 0 ; women, junlor,\ othora to be announ~ed. t:n l rtes and Inqulr n : J amea It. "ferwLLLL&~r. 507 Zehne r Street, Biooml ' bu rg. Pa. 17815.

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July \7·11 CINCINNATI OPEN

S·r d S wiss, 4S/ I \-\ and 50/ 2 a t Central Park­way YMCA, nos Elm St.., Cincinnati 10, Ohio. Entry fee $7.50, " to Juniors. DI~ounl t o r prompt paymenl and OCA members. Prizes to equal a l lean 70% of ell i rles, a t leasl one prize fo r e-.eh 10 enlries. Enl rles a lld tn · qulrlel 10 Oon. ld T aylor, 706 M t. Hope, Cln · cl lln.U, Ohio.

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$S$ Prizes $SS Championship: $300 - $1 SO - $75 plu$ trophies Amateur: $100 - $50 - $25 plus trophies. clock Reserve : $20 plu. trophy

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July 17·18 ATLANTA OPEN

6-rd Swtss, 4$/1 ~ , at Americana Motor 1I0tel, 160 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta, Georgia . E ntry fce $10 to those rated over 1800.I."0Ihcr· wise $8. I'rltes: 1st $12.5, 2n d $90, 3rd ~O!. 41h 535, $SO bonus for 6·0 5<:ore. $25 f or ~~. I-'!. S15 for 5-1, $10 h .t 4 ..... ·1\. ... Trophies 10 top 3. .",pert, A, U, C. I) . Enll'les and Inquiries to James R. Baila rd , 2579 Connall y Drive, Eu t Point, Georgia 300014.

July 17-11, 14-25

MINNEAPOLIS AQUATENNIAL EVENTS

The Minnesota Sia le Chess Assn. is Rga ln expanding Its Aqua!"nnial p rogram. f'ur d e­t a ils of new Dctl vll!c., write P. McGee, 72\1 8th Ave. S.,"", Mlnneapolls , Minn. 5S433. ~'Qr maP'! and vacatlon Information, write ~lInne · apolls Visitors' Bureau. 701 S. 2nd St., ~Unne· apolls, Minn.

J uly H ·lt

MINNEAPOLIS AQUATENNIAL OPEN

:>- rd SwlS$, $0/ 2. a~ Downtown YMCA, 30 S. 9th S ~. , Minneapolis. Entry tee $6. Regis· traUon c lO&C1 9 a.m. COT July 17. Prites: 15t Sl00 . 2nd $-lO 3m $15, honuses ~ ceor<llng to entMes . TrophIes t o top 3, top A !;t, C, D, Unrated lind raUn a: Improvement. Kntrlu 10 Richard Ashford. 1908 41s t Ave. N.E. , Mlnne, apolls. Minn. In 'lulrl~5 to P. }lcGee, add,.e~s above.

July 24·25 REGION SIX CHAMPIONSHIP

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AQUATENNIAL TORNADO ~. rd $wlu., 3011, a t OO"'ntown YMCA. Entry

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Ju ly 2). 2S

CHARLOTTE QUEEN CITY OPEN 6-rd S"'iss, 50/ 2. a t YMCA. Morehead St.,

Charlotte. North Carolina. Entl'y fcc $5.00 piuS NCCA dues ($3 yr.) Prlze~: 1s t 550, prizes to cla5""s A. n. C. Re gister by 12;00 noon July 23. lst r ound a t 1:00 p.m. )o!ntrles and In · qulMes: R. Grady Brown. 39Zl WOodleaf Rd .• Charlotte 5, N.C.

J u ly 24 _ August I

NEW YORK STATE CHESS CONGRESS

At Statler Inn, Cornell U ., It haca, N. Y. $1.le Ch~mplonsh , p : 9·rd 5"'15$, ~n¥.l\· Prltes: $200, $100, SSO. $25, plus trophies. Reg Ite r by 5:30 p .m., July 24; entr y fee $15 plus USCF & NYSCA dues. Rese rve Ch.mplonshlp: entry ree $10 plWl NYSCA dues; trophy and cash. Other events: Speed championship and team c hampionship. Inqulrle$ & dehll s: Peter Ber· low, 103 McGraw Place, IthaclI , N.Y.

July 18 _ AuguST 2S

DELAWARE VALLEY OPEN ~rd Swiss, son at Amc rlu n LeI/Io n Post

396 lIIUno r and Orthodox St.. . P h iladelphia, P a .' Entry fee $3. Tro phies 10 I$t, 2nd , Expert , A S , C, Vnrll ted . Ent ries and Inq ulrlu: Ed· ward D. Strehle, 3480 Emerald St., Philadel­phia, PlI. 19 134. Bring dock" and sets.

July 31 _ August ,

ARKANSAS OPEN ~rd S"· iss. 45/2 at De Solo !lotel Hot

Springs, Ark. Opt ional tirst ro und FMday nll/ht. }'our cash prizea with '100 first guar· anteed. Reserve section Umltcd to Class C a nd unrllted. En try fcc $6. Bri ng HIS, boards, a nd elock$.

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100 SOVIET CHESS MINIATURES by P. H. CLARKE

In these games one is taken behind the scenes, as it were, in Soviet chess into that fiercest or arenas, the training.ground which has produced many of the out· standing grandmasters of the present day - Tal, Petrosian, Geller, Spassky and Korchnoi, to name a few. But the heroes are not the internationally famous; they are the ordinary masters, most of whOm are hardly known outside the U.S.S.R.

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