Vol. VI Number 2 Offjelnl Publication of we United States (lJessfederatlon Thursday,

September 20, 1951

NEW STEINMEYER WINS SOUTHWEST OPEN

Robert Steinmeyer of SL Louis won one of the strongest South­western events of recent years by 6-1 in the 59 player 7 round Swiss at Deni:;on. Winning the first :; round:;, Steinmeyer drew with Robert Garver and Kenneth Smith in the final rounds of play.

Kcnneth Smith of Dallas scored 6-) also but was second on 5-n points. As consola tion l1e won the Texas title, drawing with William Addison and Steinmeyer.

Third to fifth on g..B points with equal :;%-l "h scores were Robert Garver, William Addison and John B. Payne. Garver drew with Stcin· meyer, Payne and Robert Brieger. Addison drew with Smith, Lee Magee and Louis Dina. Payne lost to Steinmeyer and drew with Gar­ver. Addiwn of Louisiana, now of Keesler AFB in Miss. won the Southwest J unior Open title by his performance.

Thc SouthwCl>tern Women's Open Championshi p was ret:lined by U. !So WoiiiCii 'i\ Opeii Cliiiiiijii6ii Ufix· inc Cutlip of Wewoka, Okla. Miss Cutlip placed 36th, seoring 3-4 to lead the women contestants.

ht tOe" annual meeting o( the Texas Chess Assn., C. F'red 'fears of Dallas wa:; eleded president. Vice-presidents were: William Bills of Hou:;ton (College), William Janes of Leroy U'inances), Frank Graves of Fort Worth (Membership), Rob­ert Brieger of Houston (youth), A. G. Miller of Fort Worth (Tourna­menls), Homer Hyde of Waco (Vet­e rans). Dr. R. S. Underwood of Lubbock was reelected secretary· treasurer.

National Ratings The Third Listing of N.tion.1

Chess Rat ings (ao. of July 31, 1951 ) will appe.r in CHESS LI FE in the issue of Odober 5, 1951. This listing, as previously annoonced, will be confi ned ox­clus ively to tha nllmes of memo bers of tho United States Chess Federation, except for the 1i5t of Master playel"$ which is poblish. ed without reg"rd '0 member­ship as a matter of public inte r­est.

Players, who a re not members of the United $t;ltes Chess Fed­eration, who wish their n.mes to appe.r on the nlxt listing (.5 of December 31, 1951 ) m.y ",.nge for publication e ither by join ing the USCF before this listing is published or by forwarding to Montgomery .. Ma ior, .. 123 .. No. Humph rey Avenue, Oak Park, Ill. a r.ting fee of sac. The ret­ing fee will cover only the s ix month period between August 1 and December 31 , ~md mU5t be renewed fo r further publiution of r.,tings covoring the period of Ja nuary 1 to July 31 , 1952.

113 tournamenh; in 1951 and 20 bel.ted reports on tourna· ments in 1950 " e covered in the Nat ional R;l tings to be poblished Odober 5. Tourn. ment reporh received too laol. for c:over llge in th is list ing will be included in the report for the second half of 1951.

CHAMPIONS PREVAIL! SHERWIN GAINS NEW YORK TITLE

In an upset victory, James Sher· win, 17-year old Columbia Univer­s ity student , captured the New York State title with 7·2 in a 32 player 9 round Swiss event at Syra­cuse. Sherwin lost no games, but drew with Hearst, Roy Black, Maurice Ginsberg and Alex Sucho­beck. Tied fo r second with 6*-2 lh. each were dcIcnding Champion Eliot Hearst and Herbert Seidman. Hearst, CHESS LIFE columnist, lost a costly first round game to Robert Lconards and drew with Sherwin, Seidman, and Ginsberg. Seidman lost to Sherwin and R. Klugman, and drew with Hearst. Fourth place was a three-way tic between veteran Roy T. Black of Buffalo, R. Klugman of New York City, and CHESS LIFE Games Editor Erich W. Marchand of Roehester with .6-3 each. Black lost a game to Alex Suchobeclc: and drew with Sherwin, Peretz Miller, Kenneth Stern, and Harold M. Phillips. Klugman lost to Charles SchoenIeld and Wayne W'l /.:ner, and drew wilh Ginsberg IUlll Myron Fleischer. March/Illd lost to Sherwin and Black, and drew with Dt". Max Henbcrger and Harold M. ·Phillips.

Roy 'r . Black and Erieh W. March:md tied for the Paul Mor­gan 'frophy, awarded to upslate player with highest score, and Black was awarded custody on the basis of g..B points. Prizes for the best game played and second best game have not yet been awarded.

In the Experts Toumameot first place was shared by Mrs. C. S. Nye of Syracuse and C_ K. Thomas of Ithaca with equal 7-1 scores in the five player double round robin event.

Special feature of the tourna­ment, directed by Malcolm Sim of Toronto who has d irected almost a ll NYSCA events for many years, was a si mullaneous exhibition by Hans Kmoch . Kmoch won J 5, drew one and lost 3, los ing to R. Boyer and S. F. Smith of Bulialo and J. Rical'd of New York. H. T. Evans of Ding. hamton eamcd the draw.

The annual mceting saw Harold T. Evans elected president, with John C. Commings vice·president, Willis S. Hull of Binghamton secre­tary, Nathan Rickless of Rochester assi:;tant secretary, and USCF President Harold M. Phillips treas­urer. The Board of Governors: N. C. Wilder, Jr. of Buffalo, Dr. Max Herlberger of Rochester, Erich W. Marchand of Rochester, Benjamin lt1. Smith or Schenectady, Dr. S. l-'inkelstein of Endicott, and George E. Roosevelt o( New York City.

DAKE UNDEFEATED IN OREGON OPEN

Arthur Dake of Portland was un­dcCeated in the annual Oregon Open at the Portland Cl1ess club, scoring 5-<J in the 13 player:; round Swiss event. Sccond place on &D points went to Don 'rumer, new Portland Club champion, with 3~' 1%, losing to Dake and drawing wilh George Stearns. Bob Hibb}rd was third, also wilh 31,2-1*, los­ing to Turner and drawing with Jim Amidon. There was a liberal representation (rom neighboring Washington in the Oregon Open event.

White to play and d,aw

Finish It The Clever Way! Condttc1ed by Edmund Nash

Send .11 cont,lbllUonl for this co lum n leo Edmund Huh, 15)(1 21th Pi .... , '-E.. W •• hln~ lon 20, O. C.

I N Position No. 65, Black resigned after White's fi rst move. Un· dou btedly a little study convinced him of the inevitability of speedy

loss or mllterin l. A render submits this l)()~ i tion II"0m lin: exccllcnt Uritish magazine "Chess" which usually carries a page of ni ne com-bination diagrams evary month. )

Position No. 66 occurred in a game between two Kishinev Uni· versity players, · uct.'OI-diitg to the SVviet chess n~ga"Zine Shakhmaty (June, 1951). White, under the psychological disadvantage of being a piece Ix!hind, lost after 1. K-K2?, K·Q4; 2. P-Kt3, P·R6; 3. P·Kt4, BxP; 4 . K·Kt3, K·K3, etc. The Soviet analyst, V. Ganshin, however, demon· strated a draw.

For solutions, plelllSe turn to page five ,

NEDVED TRIUMPHS IN ILLINOIS EVENT

In the strongest lllinois State Championship o( recent years the victory went to young Kimball Nedved or Glent.'Oe with 6-1 score on the basis of S·B points. Nedved drew with runner·up John Turns and with Roy A. Berg J r. John Tum:; (0 recent Latvian arrival) placed second on S·B po ints with 6-1 after lead ing most or the way. His hard-fought draw in the final mund with former U. S. Open Chaml)ion Albel1 Sandrin dcprived him or a clear lirst placc. Third place, a lso with 6-1 score, went to young Hugh E. Myers of Decatur , wl10 drew with Edward Buerger and Povilas Tautvaisas.

Thc Sandrin brothers scored 5n·l% ~ each with Albert getting the nod over Angelo for fourth place on &8 points. Tied with 5·2, but 6lh to 9th on g..B points were Povila$ 'l'aulvaisas, recent Chicago City Champion and forlner Lithuan­ion tWist, (ormer State Champion I~aul Poschel, Burton Dahlstrom and Valdis Turns. Taulvaisis lost a biller struggle to Nedved in the fina l round and drew with Mycr and Angelo Sandtin.

The over-aU strength of the tournament, which drew 51 players to the 7 round Swiss, was shown by the plaCing of former Chilean champion Dr. Tulio Pim in 14th placl;! willi 4-3 and Milwaukee Cou nty Champion Martin Ptacek (now a Chicag3 resident) in 25th place with 3Y.a-3\2.

Despite the prc-tournament cir· culation of a vicious rumor that all non-<:itizens would be barred, the Lithuanian and Latvian players turned out in Corce and contributed largely to the strength and success of the event.

POHLE SCORES IN LOUISIANA

Ronald E. Pohle, formerly or St. Louis, more recently of New Roads, La., and most recently o( all of Brookhaven, Miss., won the Louisi­ana Slale tiUe with 5-1 on g..B points in a 15 player 6 round Swiss event at Sl1reveport. Pohle was in­vited to attend becausc MiSS issippi has no state chess association. In winning, l'ohle lost no games but drew with A. B. Wills and Frank Gladney.

Second and third rcspectively on g..B points with t'qual 5-1 scores were 1949 Louis iana Champion A. B. Wills of New Orleans and 1949 Open Champion Newton Grant or Thibodaux. Wills drew with Pohle and James Wetherrord, Grant lost outright to Pohle. Fourth place wenl to }"'rank Gladney of a.,ton

I Rouge with 4Y.t-H!I. Gladney led for five rounds befon:! weakening at tile eDl1. Although the smallest entry f>incc the first event in 1946, the 1951 tournament was conceded

I to be the slrnngest in quality. At the annual meeting A. Wyatt

J ones of 'Shreveport was elected president and Otto Claitor o( Baton Rouge was chosen secretary·treas­urer. A. Wyatt Joncs was conli rmed as USCF Director, and as l.ouisiana is now cnti tled to a second Director Newton Grant was nominated as Louisiana's choice for the post.

BUFFALO WINS IN SUSQUEHANNA

The Queen City Chess Club of BuLfalo won the SUSQuehanna Cup Match by besting both IBM or Endi­cott and Kodak Park of Rochester. The match to determine second place between Kodak Park and IBM was not pilyed.

PARTOS TAKES COLORADO OPEN

In true western style the rirst Colorado Open Championship set a high standard for (uture events with representatives of 10 states competing including State Champ­ions from Iowa and Colorado and rt4l"mer Cl1ampions (rom lJIinois, New Jersey and Colorado. Sponsor­ed by the Denver Y Chess Club and USCF DIrector Mer! Reese, who acted as tournament director, the event featured such added at trac­tions as a queen of the tourna­ment, Miss Betty Hughes, who pre­s ided over the free lemonade table and gave a true western flavor by her attractive cow· girl costume.

J ulius Partos of Elmhurst, N. Y. and the famed l.og Cabin Chess Club won the open title with 5-1, drawing with J. Penquite and T. l'athakis. Seeond place went to former Chicago and Illinois Champ­ion Paul Poschel who lost to Par­tos and drew with Ray Martin for a 4lh-llh score. On the Solkoff Modification of SoB points, Ray Matlin, Cali torni.a Op4.n Cham~i<,)n, was third with 4-2, losing to A. K. Underwood and drawing with P os­chel and AI. Ludwig. Fourth to 9th with equal 4-2 scores on &M points were A _ K. Underwood o{ Denver, J . Penquite of Des Moines, Virgil H:lrris, a former Colorado Champion, Allred Ludwig, former Nebraska Champion and CCLA Na­tional Correspondence Champion, Val Egle of Colorado Springs, and Paul Johnson of Denver.

A. K. Underwood, as ranking Colorado player, won the Colorado State title, losing games to Poschal and Harris, but defcating Ray Mar­tin.

The Speed Tournament was won by DUane Whitlow of Denver, who traveled from Baltimore to par­ticipate. Whitlow won with a per­fect score.

The Colorado State Chess As­sociation was organi7.ed as a result of this event wi tll Arthur K. Undcr­wood, Jr. of Denver as president. W . M. Spackman, editor of the Chess Corespondent, of Boulder was elected president emeritus, while Virgil Harris of Denver was chosen fin;t vice-president and Jack L. Bursch, ' ,lr. of Denver sccond vice-president. Paul J ohnson of Denver was named treasurer and Merl W_ Reese o[ Denver secretary. The Assn plans a larger and im­proved Colorado Open Tournament for 1952 with increased cash and merchandise prizes.

The YMCA Chess Club of Den­ver announced that ehess tourists would be made welcome at their club rooms in the Y which .lI.re open d.ll.ily from noon to m idnight.

CLEVEL'D PRINTS CHESS DIRECTORY

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Vol. VI, Number 2 Thursday, September 20, 1951

SABOTAGE?

A MOST UNFORTUNATE OCCllrrence almost ffiilrred t.he gaicLy of the Illinois Statc Chess Championship on the Labl)r Day week-cnd. A

vicious rumor was circulated to the effeel that only citizens of the United St.::J.tes would be permitted to play in the tournament. Fortunate­ly·, a member of the Grand is Chess Club of Chicago (composed of Lithuanian Displaced Persons who for the most part have theil' first lliituralization papers but need several more years of residence to qualify for citizensh ip) at once contacted CHESS LIFE and was prompt­ly informed that the l1Iinois State Championship was open to all RESI­DENTS of Ulinois. His prompt action res\llted in :\ rapid dissipation of the evil efJects of the rumor and a glance at the cross· table of the Illinois State Championship indicates that the Lithuanian and Latvian D.P.s attended in {ull force and threatened to capture most of the rank­ing positions in the evenL

We arc very happy that this most vicious rumor did not cause bitter feelings and disturb the harmony of chess players in TIIinois, as it might well have done, if it had not l"Cccived such a prompt denial. For nothing is more contrary to the spirit o[ chess fraternalism in the United States than any bilrriers erected arbitrarily upon the b~is of nationality. It has been a very fine record in the past that all U. S. tournaments, whether State or National (wilh ,the orle exceptiorl of th~ Biennial U. S. Championship), have been Ol>cn to all nationalities. St;~te tournaments may properly l"(~sll"ict entry to residents of that Slate (although WI! !/er· sonally r,lvor the malting.::.{ all State tounlamellts olk!lI), bul 110 10Ullla­

ment except that eonfening the National Title shoulcl make any re­stl"ictions upon the grounds of citizenship, [or chess itscU knows no nationality.

Ironically enough, the Chicago c.hess player who carried the vicious rumor to the Grandis Chess Club (and possibly inventcd it, as well) was permitted to play in the tournament by the lllillois State Chess Ass'n officials, who ruled that they would exclude no (Jne who was a resi­dent of lIi in(Jis. It was charitably decided to consider that this player's sprcading of iI vicious rumor was the result of stupidity rather than of malice, although many players will reserve their judgment on this point.

Since CHESS LIFt: has received communications from as rar d is­tant locations as Boston regarding this evil rumor, we :Ire glad to have this oPpoltunity of issuing a general denial on hehalf of the Illinois State Chess Assn. before this false al'Cusation gains furlher credence.

Montgomery Ma;or

HOW TO WIN IN THE CHESS OPEN INGS. By I. A. Horowih:. New York: David MtKay, $3.75. Pp. 199, numerous di.gs,

To paraphrase Mercutio, this book is ~ot so deep as :h~ tde<llS B'e­hind the Chess Open ings and not so Wide as peo, but It IS enough­

it will more than serve. Beginners are commonly appalled at the columns in the one, lost in the variations of the other. Here, in simple form, fol­lowing the series as it appeared in Editor Horowitz's Chess Review, arc rineen chapters on the principles of open ing play, with special sections on Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, GQD, Reti , English, French Defense, Sicilian, Alekh ine, and Center Counter.

HOl"Owitz ta kes the student past each move in the standard line. .. , pointing to the motives behind it, to alternatives and their motives, and to fut.ure possibilities. For example, 11. P-KR3 in lhe Steinilz De[ense to the Ruy is explained as follows: "White aims to prevent the pin of his King Knight and also to set up a prop for a possible future King­side Pawn advance against the Black King." Each chapter is followed by a summing up for both sides and an illustralivc game, p l'esented chess movie style in ten d iagrams, with notes to clarity objectives and enors. These games include such battles as Steinitz-von BilI"deleben, Hastings la95; I(ercs-Capablanca, AVRO 1938; and Duras-Spielman, Vicn­na 19()7.

The pliln, the execution, and the style of lhe book are precisely whal should be expected from a seasoned chilmpion player who is also a chess journalist of the first rank. Onct: a beginner hilS learned the moves, he should be put through Purdy's Guide to G~d Chess, then through How to Win in the Chess Openings, The receiVer has already strengthened one beginner markedly by t.aking llim th rough a single opening as set forth here, talking ovcr the reasons given by Horowitz. following his alternatives on separate boards, and thus covering each point fully . As Horowitz "emarks, the ti tle ought to be "How to Unde r­stand the Chess Ope nings;" but the conccssion made in the present title to the competitive temperament is harmless.

by Vincent L. Eaton

Adduu all communlcatl.ns to it.lI column 10 Vincent LEaton, ru McN.J1J Road, SIlo., Spring, Maryland.

P ROBLEM NO. 282 is a lightweight aimed at the solver who doesn't like to work too hard during the summer hcat. I set it up in a few

moments for a solving contest that the Washington ClJ{'ss Divan held in a cool nook along the l'otomae during one of those unmel'cHully humid days that we who live in the Niltional Capital are accustomed to having, but try our darnde.l to ~ct away from. Eaeh solver was al­lowed ten minutes to f ind the kcy, ilnd was told that the Blilck King is a stalemate and that there arc only ten While move.:> to relieve the impasse: in other words, he had a minute to test each possible key-move. Almost everyone found the r ight solution after being given this clue. Can you do the same? Take out your watch and time yourself. The Black King musl get o ut of his corncr; to allow this, White must move his Rook 0[£ the seven th rank, or interpose one of three pieces onto it. I'd like to hear how you made out, so when you send in your solutions, please tell me how long it took you to "get" it.

The problem was adapted, by the way, from a classic by W. A. Shinkman, composed over sblty years ago: 8, 8, psK3, k7, P6R, P7, P4BBl, 8. Mate in three moves.

Prob/o" No. 179 By F. Bennett

Kin Kin, Queensland, Auslralia Entry in CHESS I.l"~E

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Probltln No. 281 By F. Gamage

8rot:kton, Mass. Philnuelphiil Jnquirer, 1941

BIJ,k: !Ii men

While: 7 men 11'6, p poi, k lqlR3, Il3Q3, 8, 31t4, 2PIii3. K7

While miltes in Iwo mo ... el

Prob/~m No. 180 By A_ A. Fagan Montre.l, Canad.

Entry in CHESS LIFE Composing Tourney

8Ia:k: 7 m en

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. P.obl~m No. 182 By the Problem Editor

Unpublished (See text)

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Solutions to previously pvbl ished problems on pag,':...:'C;':"'--__

By WILLIAM ROJAM In CHESS LIFE, issue of Septembel' 20, H150, we spokc of the

Solkoff Modification of the Sonneborn-Berger system of breakini t ics in a Swiss system tournament. Aside from the fact that the Sonneborn· Berger system is not actually the systcm recommended by Sonneborn who had a more complicated method (as Mr. J . T. Boyd of Southampton, England has informed us), it is illogical in the fact that it makes no ad justment in regard to the strength or the oppositioll as represented by winners against the player whose S·8 rating is heing calCUlated. Yel it is obvious that a player who lost only to the winner of the tourna, me nt should rank ahead or a player who lost 10 a player in the 30th SPOt. i( their other opponenL .. were approXimately equal in strength. This the Sonneborn-Berger system cannot cover aeeur:ltcly, for it takes into its computation only g:lmcs won and drawn, without re gard to games lost.

The Solkoff Modification, which has been used in North Carolina events alld is graduully being tes t­ed clsewhere (several toufiwments reported in this issue used the S·[\1 breakdown), IIse5 the tot,ll game points scored o[ all oPIHmen ts, whclhcr they lost, won or drew. It is defined by ]\fl". Ephraim Sol· koff as follows:

Solkoff Modm,ation may b. r. du,,,d 10 Iwo simple sta l~f<ll s as fo llows:

Prlm.r v T re' !menl: Tile h igher r . n k II gl ... e n 10 thill playe r whose oppontn ts, lIS II who le, h ..... ICpred Ihe gre .... nu ..... ber of g~me points. (Game points are the t raditional 1, V~ , 0 for g. m" won, d r ilw .. , losl reo spediv. ly.) ,

Se,ondary Treatment: Shpuld a tie ptrsll t . fte r Primuy Tru tmt nt

the higher rank is given to tll.t pl,ye. whose OPPOI1P.nts, ill • w hol t, nnkod higher in t he lournam.nt Ilandings.

The S·M Seore of iI pl,yer Is the tola l of the gilme points scored by '.111 opponents of tll al player, IS-M standing for Solkoff's Modi'iution).

The Secondary Scor. of a playe r lor 2nd 1C0rll) Is the 101.1 of the nnks alliin .. d by all opPOnenl, of III. player, the lohl being the nu· meriu l sum. It is obvious that under this sys­

tem players will not always rank in the same order as they would under normal S-B; and in the opin­ion or many players tbe S-M score gives a morc accurate rating. It is not intended [or usc in a round­robin event, where S·B remains the only accu rate means of breaking

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Ct.d. JJ/e 3n r/ew York

B, Eliot H~<I'sl

THIS year's New York State Championship, held at Syra­

cuse Universi ty, att racted entries [rom all over the Empire State, and once again a new champion was erowned--Jim Sherwin, 17-year-old Columbia junior, topped the score­table, while defending champion E. Hearst and chessmastcr H. Seid­man had to bc content with a tie for second.

Sherwin's victory was undoubtdly well-deserved, COl" he alone remain­ed undefeated and only once (again~t Dr. Schmidt) was he ever in a precarious position_ His talent (or the game is unquestionable, and this fact, added to his thorough knowledge of the openings, makes him a hard man to conquer. He enters no game without adequate preparation and takes into consid· eration his opponent's li kes and dis­likes in chOOsing an opening varia­tion. IIc had previously won the Inter(.'Ollegiate Speed Title in 1.949 ilnd led the Columbia tcam in scor­ing when it won the Intercollegiate Title last December.

E. Hearst suUered a first round reversal at the hands of Bob Leon­i1rds of the Bronx; surprising enough, this was Leonards only win of the tourney! But Hearst rallied and was rortunate enough to finish second by virtue of Klug· man's win over Seidman. The de· throned champion's play was hor· ribly marred by h is very poor hilndling of the openings; there were, in fact, only two games (oul of nine) in which he got excellent p rospects out of his f irst ten moves! This deIcet must be removed if he ever hopes to attain a higher degree of chess skill. Seidman, aner flis fine showing in the United States Championsh ip, disappointed in th is tourney. He took very little time lor his moves, something your reporter [eels cannot produce the VCI'y best chess, a nd rarely dis· played the determination wh ich is one of his main assets. The formel' Marshall Chess Club Champion had particular trouble with the French Defense; both Sherwi n and Klug. man employed that open ing in overcoming him-h is only two losses!

Of the olher three prize winners (Reuben Klugman, Roy Black, and E rich Marchand), someUlillg too must DC said. K;lugman, third in last year 's tOUI"ll <lY, started disas· trously in this one, dropping 2'h out of his first 3 gamcs. l'"'l."om that point he brilliantly garnered 5ih out of h is last 6 to finish a good fourth. Klugman,.jusl starting his "('areer" as a math teacher in a New York Junior High School, shows great promise, considering that he has had littl e time to devote to chcss in the PilS!. Roy Black of Buffalo, who has a tournament vic­tory nver Capablanca to his credit and is a fomler state champion, competed in his first major tourney in many years and achieved a line result, his eHorl .. winning for hi m the .l\Jorgan trophy. symbolic or the Upstate Championsllip. M:!rchand, the genial games editor of CHESS LU"'E, attained h is usual excellent score; his "poker face" and con­comitant serenity during the pro­gress of a game plus his ability to prod uCt! long, hilrd (though still in­teresting!) ending~ arc two of his main eharacteris(ics.

A WOl'd must be said about Alex Suehobcek. Having lived in Oregon for iI little over II year since escap­ing from I>chind the IrOI1 Curtain, Suehobeck had settled in Syracuse only twu weeks before the tourney begiln. His colorful ehar:leler and fi-icndliness to aU belie the suller­ing which he had endured before his arri vCl I in th~ United Slates. His chess play, too, is exemplary; always among thc leaders, he un· fortunately lost two heart breakers to Seidman and Hearst., both games in which he had tbe upper hand throughout.

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FIDE Delegates Vote Many Decisions

At Annual Meeting In Venice, Italy Dy WILLIAM ROIAM

A Cull report on the resullS of the nDE annual congress At Venice will be pl"esentcd IDter by the USC}' nnE delegate, Past President Paul G. Giers, when the [ull details arc available in oUidal Conn. At this time, it is only possible to give a brief summary of a few outstanding deci­sions of immediate importance which have been rele::ascd to the chess press by various reporter delegatcs who were present .3t the deliberations. The most important of these were in regard to the International Team Tournament, the Womo:m's World Championship. n FlOE Bulletin, and the nomination and election or various chess pbyers as Grandmasters, International Masters, nnd I11tcrnationa J Judges.

Int (! rn,ltionai TcOltm Tournament: ---'--'''-----------Finland has experienced \Incxpcct- ers_ Gt."orge Kolt..mowsky of the cd fin ::mdnl difficullies in organiz- USA was recogniLCd as ::n inter­ing Ulis event, but on the- under- national master on the basis of his taking or Rus. .. ia, Sweden, Rumania, European perfotmnnces. Other in­Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Crecho- ternational masten clected were: slovakia to P3Y their own traveling J . Lokvcnc (Austria), E. Richter and and accomodation e:tpenses has ac- M. Katetov (Czechoslovakja), A. ccpted the task. The cvcnt will be Mutcang (France), L. Schmid and held in IIclsink.i, August 5-31, 1952. C. Carls (Wcstern Germany), I.

Women's W:)rld Championship Konig (Great Britain), W. J . Muh­wiU be plnyed, beginning October I ring (Holla nd), E. Paoli, E. Slaba-20, in either Mo~cow or Leningrad. dos and Count Sacconi (Italy), W_

FIDE Bulletin; Czechoslovakian A. Fairhurst (Scotland), B. Milic, ChCSli FeclcrntiOIl will publish a V. Vukovic and A. Matanovic Ileriodical ". IDE magazine in (Yugoslavia), V. Averbach, N. I'· re llch . English, SIIanish, German Novotclnov and E. Geller (USSR). and Ihlssian for n trial period of Intern;) t ional Judges: This is a onc ycnr, assuming re~ponsibility new category created to distinguish rOi' any financial deficit in the pub- those who are considered qualified lication. to direct international tournllments.

Grandmuters: It wu rinally Hans Kmoch and I. A. Horowitz of agreed to recogni«! BogoljuOOw as the United Slates, and Malcolm Sim a grandmaster by 13 votes to 8 with of Canada were so designated. 5 .abstaining. Jugoslavia supported Others accorded this honor were: lhe motion but the othcr commun- A. Rider, W. Prat~n, W . Morry, J . istie countries voted against l"Ccog- ' I'. Boyd, Or. Rucb, Hogard, Berman, nizing Bogoljuoow. S. Gligol"ie of Opoccnsky A.-ntalos, Euwe, Ragotin, Yugoslavia was also recognized as Kowv, Vidmnr Sr., Chudova, Ro­a grandmaster. manoV$ky, 1". Andersen, Sllnguin~

International Mader,: Recogniz- etti, Stahlberg, Ralogh, Rettstab, ing the iru.'ongruily o( withholding Prorovich, Yudovich, Han ace k, recognition rrom C. J. S. Purdy on Sl.llbados, Gulmayo, Eggink, van tcchnic;11 grounds only, it WtlS Harlen, Ziltc l-.~teyn, Slavekoorde, voted to accord Purdy the title of

' Intcmational Maslel' for his cx- HorhOlmmer, Elck, Mieses, Miliani, pluits in Australia in whieh he Brinekmann, Vic e n t c, Almirall, raced numero~ internat;,ocnc'cl~pclc'rc-, _K_Oclc"c"c"cCc'c-_________ _

SHAPIRO TOPS ···- .GiNIA OPEN

v.:;tur Shapiro of Washington scoreJ 11 clear 61h-Y.! victory in the Virginia Open Chaml)ionsh.ip at Lynch burg. drawing with Kit Crit­tcnden. Second place went to Mar­tin Stark. also of Washington, with 5 'h-l ih. drawing with former Vir­ginian Chaml)ion Russell ChllUV­enet and losing to N. T. Whitaker_ Tied at 5-2 each but 3rd to 7th on S-B points were: Russell Chauvenet !)f Silver Springs, Md., Kit Cri ltcn­dt.-J I uf Raleigh, N. T. Whitakcr of ShadYside, Sau l Wanctiek of Brook~ lyn, an~ Jerry G. Sullivan of Knox­ville. Of these Chauvenet ,vas un­beaten but drew with Stark, Crit­tendcn, Sullivan and R. Baine of Richmond.

Ranking Virginia player and Vir­ginia State Champion was R. Baine who scored 4-3 with top S-B points, losing games to Shapiro and Sulli­van, and drawing with Chauvenct and W. J. Nucker of Wash ington. The tournament drew 3G players for the 7 round Swiss event, and II surprising numbel' o( contestants eallle from out of state.

HOLT CAPTURES FLORIDA TITLE

Major J. B. Holt, president or CCLA, won the 27 player 6 round Swiss event at Miami to become Florida Champion with 5·1, draw­ing with Aaron Goldman and Nes­tor Hernandcz.

Second to fifth fin S·B with equal 41h-llf.. scores were Goldman, Peter Magri, H.l'. Taylor, and P. C_ Knox. Goldman lost to Knox and drew wilh Holt. Magri lost to Taylor and dT(!W with Robert Eutwood. Taylor lost to Goldman and drcw with Clarence Kalenian. Knox lost to Taylor and drew with Norman B. Church.

At the annual mcetin& or the Florida Chess League, Norman B. Church or Mjami was elected presi­dent, James B. Gibson, Jr. of

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Tampa 1st. vice-president, Philip C. Knox of Deland 2nd vice-president, land J . B. Holt of LIlng Beach secre· tary-treasurer.

SPENCE TRIUMPH IN MIDWEST OPEN

.Jack: Spence .,f Oma ha scored 51h-1h to gain clcar ti tle in the first annual 'Midwcst Opcn Champ­ionship at North Platte, Neb. Spence drew with runner-up DllVid Ackerman, also of Omaha. On S-B points with equ.11 41£-11f.t; scores in 2nd to 4th were D. Ackerman, J . Penquite of Des Moincs, and n. McLellan, also of r>es Moines. Ack­er man drew with Spence, Penquite and McLellan. Penquile drew with Aekcrman and lost to Spence. Mc­Lellan drew with Ackerman and lost to Spence. Fifth to 7th on S-B point.. with 4-2 each were Alex Liepnieks of Lincoln, P . Johnson of Colorado and M. Anderson oC Rapid City, So. Dak.

The first Midwest Open drew 24 players for the 6 round Swiss event (rom almost all of the states sur­rounding Nebraska and as far aWlly as lndillna. The vidor is editor of the Nebraska Chess Bulletin. one ol Uu~ lew priulet1 As:;'u bulletin.5 in the country.

PUBLISH GAMES OF 1948 TOURNEY

The complete Tournament Book of the 1948 U. S. Championship Tournament at South Fallsburg, N. Y. will be published in II limited edition by Jack Spence of Omaha. The book will contain all 190 games of this exciting event with some 40 games annotated by Re1nfeld, Suntasiere, Marehand and others; and will also contain the complete round by round resume or the tournllment by Fred RcinIeld as it appeared in CHESS LU~E during the course of the tourllament. The ed ition will be limited to 175 copics and will lie mimeographed. All copies will be numbered. The Tournament Book is published with the authorization o( the United States Chess Federation llS the 0(' ricial record or the event. l~rice per copy will be $2.00. Advance orders will be fiUed on publiclltion carly in October. Send orders to Jack Spencc, 205 So. 25th Avenue, Omaha 2, Nebr.

VAITONIS WINS CANADA TITLE

At Vancouver, the 13 player round robin event for the Champ­ionship of Canada ended in a sur­prise victory fo r Povilas Vaitonis, a Lithuani:m master living for the last 21h years in Hamilton. Deci­sion was not reached until llfter the final round when Vaitonis edged out Frllnk n. Anderson tIS the f(!sult of victory in an adjourn­l!d g.:lme with Dr. Bohatirchuk. Scoring 10Y.z- I ~, Vaitonis lost no gamcs but drew with Anderson, Yanorsky and Jursevskis.

Frank R Anderson or Toronto, who Icd most of the way, plllccd scrond with 10-2, losing outright to Dr. Bohatirchuk and drawing with Maurice Fox. Third place went to Dr. F, Bohatirehuk of Ottawa who scored 9-3, losing games to Vllitonis and Dr. Nathan Divinsky, and drawing with J . M. Taylor and Walter Ifolowaeh. Former Canadian Champion Abe Yanofsky placed fourth with 8-4, losing to Anderson, Hohatirehuk and Rea B. HllyeS, while drawing with Vaitonis and Fox.

With the rise of younger pl.:lyers like Anderson and the infiltration of fO I'eign blood in Vaitonis, Boha­tirehuk, Divinsky and Jursevskis, Canadilln chess has never been stronger than at the present time. It was notable that defcnding Chamj)ion Mauriee Fox could place no better thun a tie for sixth, al­though he seemed to be out o[ form and not at his, best. The tournament was exccllently publicized in the cbess column of Dave Creemer in the V:mcouver Daily Province.

MILLER TOPS OHIO TOURNEY

Ha l'u ld Miller, of Clevelllnd's chess playing Miller twins, won five out or six, dl'awing one, to gllin the Ohio State Championship in a 44 player 6 round Swiss event at Columbus. Miller drew with Robert McCre:ldy. but had to clinch the title in t he final round in an ex· citing battle with Emil Raethler or Clevel;lIId.

Second with a-l was Chllrlcs Ling of Daylon, who lo;;t one game to Bernllrd Kaplan of Columbus. Kap­lan placed third on S-B points with 4'h- l ¥.t, lOSing no games but draw­ing with Stearns, Roethler, .md Flellt. Fourth to 6th on S-B with equal 4Jh-l'h scores wcre Robert McCready, former Ohio Champion Waller Munn, and Elliott Stearns.

The Rapid Transit cvent was; won by ZoUan Pauer of Clcvelllnd, who was highly favored to win the State title but ended with 4-2 in 10th place.

In the J unior Championship, the ti tle went to Philip Rothman, 14, of Columbus. In the Women's Championship Mrs. Wildll White Owens of Avon Lake succeeded Mrs. catherine Jones of Columbus as womlln tiUist.

HEARST TOPS N. Y. LIGHTNING

In the annual New York Light­ning Chllmpionship, Eliot lIellrst and James Sherwin lied for first with Mi·1'h each, but the title went to Hearst for defeating Sher­win in their personal encounter. Hearst lost to Erich M:u-chand and drew with Eugene Shapiro. Sher­win lost to Hearst and drew with Maurice Ginsberg.

RUTH REGAINS PENNA. TITLE

William A. Ruth of Collingswood, N. J. regained the Pennsylvania title wh ich he has held 6 times be­fore, scoring 6-1 in a 50 player 7 round Swiss at Allentown . Ruth drew with Saul Wachs and Dale Schrader and never lost the lcad.

Second to fourth on S-B points with equal 5Y.t-llh scores were Robert Sobt:l, U. S. Jun.ior Champ­ion S."lul Wachs, and Thomas Eck­enrode. Sobel lost to Ruth and drew with Herbert Rickman. Wachs drew wi th Ruth, Hickman and Gor­don Mareus. Eckenrode lost to Mllr· cus and dl"Cw with D. A. Giangiulio. Sobel, by virtue of his score, be-­came the PennsylVllnia Junior Champion.

Mrs. Mary Selcn;;ky, as top wom­an scorer, retained the Women's Championsh ip with 31h-3 lh in 23rd place.

Saul Wachs won lhc Penn­sylvania Speed title with 5-1 in the finals while Her bert Hickman plac­ed second with ·Ph-Hi. Twenty players competed in the prelimin­aries in two sections. of play.

SUESMAN TAKES NEW ENGLAND TY

By a margin of a few S-B points, Walter Suesrnan, chess edHor of the Providence Jou m al and Rhode Island Champion, won thc New England Championship at New Haven, Conn. with 5%-% in n 28 playcr 6 round Swiss, drawing with runner-up Weaver Adams. Adams, many-timcs New England lillist finished second, :also with 5\2-zh score. Third place went to Dr. S. D. Putzmun of Boston with 4'1.z·E~ while with equal 4·2 scores on SoB points Crom 4th to 8th placed KllZYS Skcma of Boston, Churles Sharp of West Scarboro, Me .. Ed­mund Hand or New Haven, W. M P. Mitchell or Brookline and A. IT Ho~,)n of Montpelier, Vi. fo'ur1h er details are not available as we go to I)rcss.

McC"O"RO"-:M--;-I;C;C'"'"K;--::T=-=O PS NEW JERSEY MEET

Edgar T. McCormick topped the 22 player 6 round New Jersey State Championshjp with 5lh-* to win the state tiUe, drawing one game with Franklin Howard. Sliul YlIr­mack on s-n points was second with 4 1n,-l YL lOSing to McCormick and drawing witb David Eisen Eisen 1)laced Ulird, also with 4*­Ph, losing to Albert BocUlr and drawing with Yarmack.

Placing 4Ul to fith with cqual 4-2 scores on S-B points were Franklin Howard, Albert Boc:tar llnd R. A. McCallister. How:ml lost to Homer Jones and drew with McCormick and John Biach. BOC'lar lost to Mc­Cormick :lnd Y:lrmack. McCullilltcr lost to Yarmack and Eisen.

FOURWAY TIE IN W. VA. EVENT

I The West Virginia Championship

endcd indecisively in Jl (ourway tie between Allen H. DuVall, Ed­

, ward M. !-'oy, John F. Hurt, and

I Dr. Siegfried WerUlammer at 3lh­Ph each in the 6 player round robin event. All four have at var­ious times held the state title and th is year they decided to sha~ it without playoC!s.

In the West Virginia Junior Cb.:lmpionship Donald Burdick and Charles MorKan. both fonne l" title­holders, lied for first with 31f.r:·* cach in the . live pla.ycr round robin . Bruce Marples finished third with 2·2.

In the prcliminarie3, Marchand and M. Ginsberg ticd at 6-1 each, while Herbert Seidman placed third with 5-2. In section 2, James Sherwin, E. Shapiro and M. Fleisch­er til!d (or first with 5'h-llf.t; ellch. In section 3, Eliot Hearst, Dr_ Bruno Schmidt and Charles Heis­ing tied with 5'h-l lh cacho

I Victory in the 12 player 5 round Swiss Open Tournament went to Frank Branner of So. Charleston with 4Y.t -~, drawing with Reid

BROOME CO TOPS GENESEE MATCH

Playing for the Genesee Team Match Cup, Broome County swept the mlltch with victories over On­ondllga and Monroe County teams. Onondaga placed second by best­ing Monroe County.

Holt. Second place went 10 Rudd Nee! of Huntington with 4-1, los­ing a game to nrann~r, whilc David Marples placed th ird with 3lh-Ph, losing to Neel and draw· ing with Robert Swarbriek.

At the annual IIIt:ctillJ,; Haro!.J Liggett of South Charleston was elected pre~idcnt, with Rudd Neel of Bunlington !IS vice-president and Reid lIoll of Charleston as sec­retary·treasurer.

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TJlIlTJdq, Stp,<,mbtr 20, 1911

-4f.t!.ine'. Gar~ Clze~j Caree,.

Additional Dua B, A. Bu.s .. hk,t!

v. ALEKHINE IN SOVIET-LAND

A S WE arc leaving the year 1918 to turn to Alekh ine's chess ac­

tivities in 19]9, we encounter again a few of the mysteries we are lll­rendy used to in this muter's bio­graphy.

We are inclined to believe that the date "Deecmber 1918," which Alckhinc gives for his blindrold gume with Gonssiorovski ("Best Games 1908-1923," p. 124), ror once is cOI·rect. Insofllr, at least Alek­him; was consistent: the same date occurs in the manuscript (now in our personal collection) and in the . first publication of the game ("Scbachlebcn In SowJct Russland" game pllrt, p. 7). Only Verlinsky's posthunlous statement in "Shak­hmllly v SSSft," 1951 no. 1, p. 26, which we mentioned already in a previous instalment. casts doubts on the corl"(.'Ctness of Alekhine's own dating and could very well be er~onious. It may, however, be pomted out that neither the manu. script nor the publication in "Schaehlcben in Sowjet-Russland" arc SO precise as the much lllter publication in " Best Games"_it is here for the first time that the number of games played in thllt blindfold exhibition in OdeSSa December 1918, in which the gam~ with GOllssiorovski is supposed to have been 1)1;lyed, is mentioned but we hesitate to draw any conClu: sions fj"()m this belated refresh ing of Alel.:hine's memory.

But as we enter the year 1919, new mystery is waiting for us, this time, howcver, probably not caused by Alckhine him;;elf: when, late in 1920 (Tjjdschl"ift v. d. Nederl. Schaakoond, Sept.-Oet. 1920, p. 174; Br itish Chess MagaZine, Dec. 1920, p. 390) new~ started to pour into the Western chess world thllt Alek. hine was, alter all, still alive (see abo lJt:ulscJle Schachzcltung, Oct.­Nov. 1920, p. 231), these happy news used to be accompanied by a game Alekhine was supposed to have played in Pctrograd in March 1919 against Levenfish (sec lll~o Znosko-Borovsky in his Russi::m language chess colUmn in the Paris newspaper "La cause commune," as reported by Tartakower in his article "Das rotc Schaeh" in "Kagans Neuestc Schachnachrich­ten" 1922, Hell I , p. 76; but at least Znosko-Borovsky added doubting the authenticity of this game, "ac­cording to news I received, hc was at that time in Odessa.").

Strange as it may · scem, this game IS authentic: Alekhine played it, his opponent was LovenfiM!h, now better known as Levenfisb, evcn the place where it was sup­posted to have been played is cor­rect, (if we disregll rd that St. p,etersburg was changed to "Petro­grad" during the first World War) -the only thing that is wrone with it is the date : this game WllS long known in the Western chess world, and it is unbelievable that not one of the ches.~ editors who resurrect­ed it in connection with the news of Alcl!:hine'!I 3UIVivll l, including his good friend Znosko-Borovsky who had probably followed Alek­hine's early chess career closcr than any body clse, pointed im­ml!diately 10 thc fact that this game had been played ~even ycars be­fore, had, after its original pub­lication in Novoe Vrenia of March 21 (April 3) 1912, made the rou nds in the Western Chess press: (e. g., Deutsches Wochenscbaeh, July 7, 1912, p. 240, game no. 4675; Schwei­zt.'risd,J(! Schaclu.eitung, May 1913, p. 72, game no. 1245) and hlld only recenUy been included by Salvioli in his "Val"iazioni sui lema delJa 'Partita ImmOI·tllle'" in "L'Italia

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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEM ENTS

S2nd ANNUAL CONGRESS AND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS

JULY 9-2', 1951 RECEIPTS:

Entry Fee s (98) _ ...... _ ....... ___ .... $ 980.00 Contribu t ions (Lh t of Donors

belo w ) .. _._ .......... ... ... .... _. _____ .• 1120.37 Chess PI~yers Wives C lu b

(Bingo party) .......... _. ____ .... _._ 216.15 Ne t proeHds f rom advertising

in Souvenir Prognm __ ._. 134.S5 2451."

DISBURSEMENTS; Pri.es: Ope n Tou rnamenl _ .. .$1600.00

Wome n 's Tournament ____ .. 40.00 Lightning T o u r nament . __ ..•. 10.00

Printin\l_POs t;lg e ' ;ld ver t isin g, 484.27

17.SO 2~SI.77

e t c ...... . _ .. __ .. _ •... _ •. _ Ba nquet E~pense ..•.

CONT RIBUTORS TO THE TOURNAMENT FUND Frank R. Graves ...... $ 150.00 Fort Worth Chess Club . . .. 117.37 CI~rence A. Clee r(! ... ....... .. _. __ .• _ ... . 50.00 E. A. Bo llige r .. _ .... _ .. _.. 50.00 V ic DolI~hite ..... .... _. __ ._ .... 3$.00 Otto Monnig ._ .. __ •.... 25 .00 Sid K .. rchmer ._._._ . .. ...... _._._ .. _ ... 25.00 Percy Strauss _ •. _ ........ . __ . __ ._... 25.00 F. H . McKe e ____ ....... _ ... ____ ... 25_00 Ernest All e n .... ____ . 25.00 Don Thom pson •. __ ... .... __ ._._ .. _... 25.00 R. H . G U IOn ____ ._ 25 .00 Mevis R. Smith ........... _ .... __ ._ .... _... 20.00 Dr. J . H . p e rry ._ .. _... . 20.00 Wm. H . J ;ln es _ ...................... _ ... _ 20.00 Corpvs Chris ll Cl>en Club 20.00 R. E. Cal<, Jr • ..... _....... 20.00 C. Frederick T e a rs. J r. 15.00 Whit Morris .•...•.•...•. ... 15.00 Dr. J ack Furma n ._. .. 15.00 Ren Ctar'< ......... ................... _... 15.00 Cot. D. F. Walke r . .. ...... . _.... ............ . 15.00 Ho uston Morp h y Chess Ctvb . 10.00 Robert Brl!! ige r ..... ..... ........... _ .. _... 10.00 T . J . C himee llo r .•.• 10.00 M. M. Willi il m s _ .. _ ............... _._... . 10.00 D r . R. S. U nderwood 10.00 M. C. Ettinge r .•.•.•.... _. 10.00 Dr. Al ton E. Caroe _ 10.00 H arry E. G r .. h .. m ............. _. __ ... 10.00 Edw .. rd I. Treend .•....... _______ ... 10.00 Mrs.. J_ Porte r Ev .. n s 10.00 John M. w e lch ...... _ .. __ . __ ._.. 10.00 W. T_ Collins ._._._ 10.00 Punch W r ight _ .. __ ................ -..;: .. - - 10.00

Oscar Monnig ....•......... .... __ ._ .... _ .• 10.00 L loyd H utcheson ••..•. 10.00 Owen Burnett _ .. _ .. _ 10.00 M rs.. O. N. Matheson 10.00 Ce cil Pa rkin .• __ ................ _ .. ___ ._... 10.00 Rob o r l " o we lson 10.00 AnonymOVS ... ... 10.00 J. Fred Nelson .... _...... 7.00 Alfred P. Coles III . 6.00

T he f ollowing m4J~ ~ontribulj"'lJ in " "' '''' ''/ c4 f5 .O() ... r I..,,:

Leo Horwitz, Lis ton Jackson, AI Lip­ton, Jacob M. Irwin , Leon Weiner, Folk Weaver, Robed J. Allen, Les lie J. Bon­ner, Homer Fabe r, Geo. L. Hale, Edward Willi .. m s, E. E. Mireles, F. E. Condon, Dr. J ames L. Mur;>h y, Eldred W. Fos t e r, John F. Ke ller, Drexel G. Foreman, O . A. Redwine, A. R. Ne lms, Roy E. Whife, H. G. T .. nke rl s ley, Mrs. Ew e rs, Mrs. H. C. Walle n berg, Mrs. LaTre lla Price, A. C. F"'ger, H. L. Th.un as, Do n ald Bub~r. Floyd Sedig, L. L. L .. ssen, Phil Mary, Isaac Wy Allen, Wm. G. Holmes, Simon Tobias, Dr . F. D. Sims, O. D. Brook s , Ja •. C. Murph y. Alexander McNabb, Doyle W illis, O. E. Nelson, H" r r y Moore, H. L. Jor dan, E_ R. Riddl".

In "ddit;o n 10 thc <1boy~ c4sh ~otll ti­

bUlions: HOTEL TEXAS don .. ted t h e p laying

site, a suite of r ooms for the president .. nd sec r e ta r y, rooms for the director .. nd ass ishnt dire:tor and a sample room fo r analysis, sk iltles and adjourn· ed game-s, .. nd rooms fo r Di rec t o rs n,eef_ ings; t he v alue cf that hotel space, Ole · cording to fheir scheduled ra te. was ~B04.75.

F. E. Condon donated six b in ders f or CHESS LIFE, of the ..... Ive of $7.50 •.... .

Owen Bvrnett made and donated fo r use the Score Board.

FHANK R. GRAVES Suu /4tJ'.Trc"sYrcr, Th~ Fort W orth

T o"",ament Comm ittee

NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP New Haven, 1951

Leading scorers 1. Walter Suesm a n (R.I. ) ...... 5~· 2l.oo 2. We a ver W. Adam s ( r.la iiS.) 5l - ~ 18.00 3. D ,·. P u lzman p l ass .) ... ..... -"~-l ~ 20.00 4. Kazys Ske'n ;} (Mass.) ... _ .. _.4·2 25.00 5. Char les Sharp (Me _) .... .. _.4 ·2 19.50 6. Edm und Hand (Conn.) .... ·1 -2 19.00 7. W. M. P. Mitchell (Ma" 5.) -" ·2 15.50

NEW YORK STATE EXPERTS TOURNAMENT Syracuse, 1951

1. Mrs. C. S . Nyc (Syracnse) __ .... ...... 1-1 2. C. K. T homas fl l h aca) .......... _ .. ......... 7·1 J. W. Wid ncy (New York Cily ) ......... .4-t 4. J. C. C u mmings ISyraClIo;e) ._ ... ...... ... 1-7 5. D. Dann (Sy racuse) .. ........ .. 1·7

GENESSE CUP TEAM MATCHES Syracuse, 1951

Games Matches 1. Broomc Counly _x 2 ~ 2& a·3 2-0 2. Onondag a Co . . _. I ~ x 3 4~-3~ I-I 3. Mon roe County .. U 1 2, ·5! 0-2

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY CUP TEAM MATCHES

Syra cuse, 1951 Games Matches

1. Queen CIty (llu ffalo) .... x 4 3 7·3 2--(1 2. I.n .M. (EndicoU) __ .. ___ ... 1" 1-4 0-1 3. Kodak Par k (Roch'l cl·) 2 x 2·3 11-1

Match between Kodak P ark a n d I.B.M. was not pl"yed.

ILLINOIS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Chicago, 1951

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.. J.I~ WlG L I9 W46 LZI \\143 0 26 3!~! ..•. 1)111 1..39 \\142 1.31 W H W37 3 !-3 ~

L I7 O:!O 1. 13 1.24 W10 32. Ted

2-5 (5.50); n. R. And ra (Chlu g o) 2·5 (:I..IMll : 48. Konsbntln Ven :!sa ar l~·(i~ ; 49. F,rn ,",st J . Marx (Ch icago) 1-6; 50. Mr& C. ')'. Nearing (Decatur) Uurlcm Schaerrer (Chicag o) 1-6.

VIRGINIA OFEN STATE CHAMPIONSHI P Lynchburg , 1 95 1

I. O. S hapiro (W3" hlng l.on, o. C.) ............ W31 W21 W 9 WB W 6 04 6l - I

~: ~: ~h;,~~U:~,",:~~~:!'~S: ~'p:"d~d3··::::~~:i ~~ :~ ~~~4 ifr g~ 'g711 ~~ :~~ 22.iS

4. K. Crittenden (Ru l,", lg h , :N. W 23 WIS L5 W IO Ol W3 01 :; .2 21.15 S. N. W 29 W2 W4 LI J..& WI9 WIO 5·2 :W.50 6. S. W24 W7 1...3 W:; LI WI. 5 ·2. 18.50 7. J. W:IS 1.6 0 11 W12 W~ 1.13 5·2 11.50 6. II W I5 O W \v 12 T.I L·I W16 4~ ·2 ~ 9. . ....... . W I3 03 L I WI8 WZII L 7 0 12 4·3 14.50

10. ..W 20 W21 08 L4 O i l W Hi L5 4 ·3 14.25 11. .. LH W23 \\I:IIJ 07 1)10 wn 1.2 4·J 13.50 12. ..DlS W 211 W21 L8 1.7 W23 1)9 4 ·3 13.25 13. . . . L9 W31 W27 L28 1.22 W IS W21 4 ~ 12.00 14. . .... L..~ Wl6 \\125 £.2 W~ I WI7 L6 ... -3 8.50 \5. .j W ;16 La t.2 W2G 1.17 w:n W24 4·3 8.00 16. ..012 W 22 L3 W 21 W24 L IO L., 3 ~ ·ll 11 .50 17. Va.) • .1.24 ' V3-4 W2() 1.10 W I5 L I4 022 3~·3l 11.25

:~ ". ~~il ;~~tir~~:~;~h.!,'~~·V~~;)::~~9 ~33 ~y2~ ~17 ~22O }13 }f: ~ i:is :~:~ 20, \\I . l l u rI"eli III (Ly nchb u rg , Va.)L IO W3S L I1 W 25 L IS W:l6 019 3~.:J~ 9.25 21. T . I>ettl ~,·cw (lilc h mond, Va.) .. W34 LI 1. 12 1)23 W 2:9 W~8 1.13 l~·3~ 8.15 22. K O. T II. hn ;,ge iPclc rsburg . Y3.) .. 1)2B J.l6 W36 J)U W I3 L li 0 11 3~-3l 8.50 23. w. M. Chaffin (Rlc hll1n n d , Va .) .... L4 LII W35 021 WJ.t [.I:! W2!l 3 ~.3~ 7.15 24. n:t lph AI :v: ,·1 (Lynchb,,,·g, Va.) 3-4 (10.00); 25. C ,.,.I Spi"s (Arl ingt o n , Va .) 3 .... 18.00); 26. S . V. McCasla nd ICh"rlnlle~v ill(!. V:O .l 3 .... (6.501; '4. J o h n R. Rice (W;'$h ln£ ion. li. C. ) 3-4 (5.50); 28. C . B. S p e ncer (l'oriulo" l h, Va.) 2~"" ~ (7.75) ; 29.

~~X · ~c:n(~:~n 3~~y~~!'bl~!.rgTa~~~r 2 ~~~:o~~~; ~~.)A2~o~J.oo';;"~£' ~: W~:On~~':v ff.,~~,~:,~~(~ I~~;n ~'~n~;~ h2·~W(I~ i~~f,~ ~~;rll~· V~~; ~~~rf.~)/J.,~~\~~,~~;. r~~~( ~~I:te'".!!;v!~ 1 ~· 5 ~ : 36. 'l'hof1lu ~ Ma ke n s (p1I1 ev lll c, N _ C.) 0.7.

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LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Shreveport, 1951

I . [{ onaW K Pohle lllrookha vcm, M1S~.) _W13 W6 04 IJ:J 0 3 W 5 5 _I 23 .50 Z. AL B. Wills (New Orleans. La. ) WI0 W7 D5 0 1 W4 5 -I 20.50 3. Newto . . \\18 WI2 LI W6 W7 :; _I 18.00 4. F rank WI6 0 1 W7 W5 Ll .H ~ 19.50 5. James WlI W IO D2 IA LI 31-M 23 .00 6. J ames .. ........ Dll L i W I4 W 3 LJ W8 3 ~-2~ 20.00 1. Yrancis Lee maton Ro uge, La .) .. .. __ __ . __ W I2 W15 L2 JA W IO L 3 3 -3 21.00 8 . W oodrew Crew (Sh rcv~ort, L a. ) ....... _.LS Ll W I3 W l5 W9 1.6 3 .3 18.50 9. J ack '1·wom b ly (S hrcv"po rt., La.) .... _._.L9 WI4 W B 1..& 1.8 W I2 3 -3 17.00

10. Edwa rd Hu n l er (Baton Rouge. La.) . __ ... WI6 L 2 L'l W l2 L7 Wl3 3 ~ 15.ii(I .11 . n. o. H"rris (Shr eveport, La.) 2'·3 ~ (13.50); 12. W"'. Cloud \New Or leans , La.) 2--4 (18.50); 13. LeWis Weinste,n (Slu ·cve port , La .) 2-4 (14.50) ; L4. J)uvi d Wa,"dorl

(NI'\~ o?:~~;n~iod~lclfi~~ ~t-~~~~:b,:;~~~~~~ggy~f~~'~ie':r io W:;~e!~·4 ili:.4.5O). MI DW EST OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

North PI .. tte, 1951 1. J. Spen c e (;Neb r aska) ....... __ ._ .. WI7 W4 W10 0 2 wa W6 5 ~- & 20.25 2 . ll. Ackerman (Nebraska) .. ___ __ WZ I WI9 D3 D I W8 D4 .~-1 ! 14.75 3. J . Penqu ite (Io w a ) ... .... ... ......... W14 W9 D 2 Wit LI WIO 4 l -I ?o 14.75 4. R. McLellan (To wa) .. .. .... ..... _ .. WZZ LI WI7 W IO WIG 02 4.H ~ 11.75 5. A . Lic pnieks (Nebraska) .... _ .. D7 W I6 W13 DS L6 W IZ 4 -2 12.25 ti. P. J o h n son (Colo r ado) .. .......... WlI L IO W14 W Z3 \\I~ LI 4 -2 11.50 7. M. And e rson (So . Dakotal .. D5 W 20 1.8 Og Wl ~ WIS 4 -2 11.25 R. A. I.udwig (Nebraska) .......... 016 WI8 W7 D5 L2 U9 3~·2~ 1l.00 9. C . E llis (Ne b rask :Oj .W12 L3 lH9 D7 WI7 0l:I 3 ~·2~ 9.75

10. It. We :o ,.e (N ebraska) .WIS W6 LI l.4 Wll L3 .1 -3 10.00 I I. J . H yde (Iowa) _ . ..LS W 21 WI 2 1..3 LlO Wl7 3 -3 7.00 12. M. Reese (Colorado) L~ W 22 LII W Il 1V23 W 3 ~ 6.50 1:1 A_ (;im'antl (lndiana) .D20 W al L 5 1.11 l)!g WIS :1:1 ~.5-0 14. C. Wales IK;,nsas) ..... .......... .. 1.3 WZ4 L6 WI5 L7 WI~ 3 -3 5.00 15. K . C '-dig (Nebrask :t) .. ...... _ .. ... LHI L 17 W 22 L14 W24 W21 3 -3 4.00 If.. P . Micheli (Colo r a do) 2! -3& (;;.75); 17. R. Den u (So. Dak o ta) 2--4 (5.00) ; 18. R. Wolcott (Neb '·.lska) 2--4 (.1.75); 19. D . 'I'b els (Colorado) 2-t (3.25); 20. B. E llsworth

~e~f.~~~)25 .. \~2-:~t~I ·(~ .... ~a~j~l~4t~~OOa:;k~~.2-;t.(~~~h 2lN~tr!~~C~.(NebraSka ) WEST VIRGINIA CHAMPIONSHI P

Charleston, 1951 1. Allen H . Du Va ll (St: Albans) .. ... ........... ... ..... x

i: ~~;:~1 I~1.;rr(t~~J!,~t~~)t~~~ ..... ... ..... . :.:::::: .. :::::.:: i 4. Dr. Siegfried Wertharnmer OIuntingtnn) ...... .. 0 s. W \!l i",n F. H urtl ing (St. Al b3 ns) ........... ... .... . 0 6. Dc'. Juh n S . ll)agg (S". Charleston) .......... ..... ... 0

. " • " " WEST VI RGIN IA JUNIOR CHAMr' IONSH IF'

Ch .. rleston, 1951 J. Donald Durdic k (Huntinllton) ........... ........ x

i: ~~~~~esM;~~~fcasn t~~ng~~;l:.'t~;:;i ... ············::::·::::·.::::::::0 -to .Jam e s Spence (So. Char leslon ) ..... ..... ...... _0 5. Gle n Smiley (H unti ngto n) .... ...... .. ..... __ ... . ___ 0

WEST V IRGIN IA OPEN TOURNAMENT Charleston, 1951

I . ~Tank iJranner (So. Charlest on) ............. ..... W5 D6 W9 W2 W 4 4 ~- "Ii 2. R u dd Ned (H u n t ingtnn) . __ _ . ____ .. . W I2 W3 W4 T.1 Wi 4 ·1 3. Dav id Marples (So. Ctw r lcsto n) .. W JO L 2 W6 0 7 W9 J ~'I ~ 4. George Hendricks (Charleston) .. .. W7 W H L2 W5 LI ~ ·2 5. Ha y Aiartin (So. Char leston ) .. __ .. . _._ ....... _ ... .. _.L l W IO -.v8 f A W6 3 ·2 6. Re id Holt (C harlesto n) ......... ......... ... ... . W 9 0 1 f..3 W3 L a 2 ~ -2~ 1. R obert Swarbril'k (So. Cha rleston) . ____ . __ ._ .. _. __ 1.4 Wll W I(l D3 L2 2 ~ ·2~ 8. K e nne th Coghill (Charleston) 2-3; 9. H a ..., ld T.igge tl (S(). Chulcston) 2-3; 10. D r . V. S. Ha y wa rd IH u n tlng(on ) g·3~ ; 11. U arlow Warren (fieck I2Y) 1-4 ; 12. John Hill (Cha rleston) ~·4~ .

OREGON STATE OPEN CHAMPI ONSHI P Portland, 1951

l. A. w. Dakc ......... .. ... .. By e W12 W 2 W4 WS 5 -tl 11.00 2. Don Tur ner .. . . . __ ..... DI2 W3 L I wa W7 3 !-1 ~ 15.00 3. Dob Hib bard . . ............ .... 0 7 L2 W9 WI2 W4 3 ~ ·1 ~ 13.00 I. l vars Lalbcrg ........... ... ... W9 W 5 \V6 1.1 Ll :J -2 17.00 5. Ted Warner .... ........ ..... ... .... ... _._.. ._ ... __ _ WI3 L4 WB) \V 6 LI ~·z 14.00 6. Ge tTy Se b aln . . .... ... ... ..... W8 W ID l A T..'i W Il 3 -2 12.50 7. J im Amidon ....... ... .... .. 1.3 09 0 8 WIO L2 2J-2} 14.00 ~. W m . Doge ... ... .... U, Wll 07 L2 Wl 3 2 ~ ·2~ J2.00 ~ . .sva n t e Elkrem ...... ..... . ..... ........ ..... _.1.4 D7 1.3 by e W L2 21·2~ 10.aIl 10. E inar Bloomq uist 2-3; ·il: O liver LaFre niere 2-3 ; 12. Geor g e Stear n s I ~ .~~ ; 13. Gordo n A n derso n 1-4.

OH IO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Col umbu s, 1951

1. Harald M iller __ •.•. W 28 W!O W7 W5 D4 W9 5~- ~ 20.75 . W 2S W38 W7 Wl9 W II 5 _I 15.50 D9 W21 Dlt 06 W H 4~-11 17.51)

2. Ch3rle s L ing 3. Bc-rnard Kap 4. R . ].l cC W8 W26 010 0 1 D5 41-l l 16.50 5. Wa lte r W6 W30 LI W IO 04 4~-11 14.25 6. Elliott St earns ( leveland) . 1. J ohn Jo'erryman (Middl e town)

L5 W56 W21 03 WI5 4~_ 1 ~ 12.25 W 24 L1 1.2 W 26 W I3 .. -2 13.00

8. AI. N:tsvy ti$ (Cloveiand ) _ 1..-1 WI4 WI7 Lll WW 4 _2 \ l .OO 9. EmU Roe t h ler (CleVe la nd) 0 3 D I3 W26 wn L l 4 _2 13.00

10. Zoltan Paue r (CI" ve l;1nd) W13 012 04 L5 W I9 4 · 2 12.00 11. Newlander en .. Ion) •.. _. __ n . ~~i ri\~3 '{,1O ~8 ~r7 ti~ W;g· ". ... ". >S.

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Di4 0 9 030 W 24 L7 3~-2~ 10.50 013 1.14 W37 WI6 1..5 l~·2 ~ 10.00 W:28 OU W3 1 W30 1..6 3~-211 9.75 LlO D31 W~ ). 14 W:!3 3~·2~ 8.25 W41 \\144 L8 W 2:9 IH2 3 ~.2 t 1.%5 T-l2 W 29 ), 19 L 20 W36 3 ~ 9.00 W \8 W32 WIR L2 1. 10 3 ·3 1.50 1.1 W:M L l1 W l a La 3 ·3 7.50 W33 1..3 1.6 W31 022 3 ~ 7.00 W.39 037 032 1133 D2 i 3 ·3 6.50 LIO LI I W 42 WZ5 1.16 3 ~ 6.50 L7 DiS w:t3 1.13 liZ1 3 -3 5.75 1..1 W35 W 39 L 2.1 W:t4 3 ·3 5.50 W37 1.4 L9 LIO W33 3 ·3 ~.50 W40 033 L16 W 37 OU 3 -3 5.50 L IS V40 043 W J!I W32 3 ·3 5.25 W38 LI8 W36 1. 17 W37 3 ~ 5.00

15.15); 3 1. O 'S eveland) ~.3} (5.00); 32.. Thomp. 33. 1'. C -4 (4.50); 34. D. Gregg

K. Cole ( 36. C. K ing (Fremont) IH~ (5. (C inCin nati) I ~"" ~ (2.1S) ;

IH~ 12.25); 40. (LIma) 1! ·4} (2.00); 41.

1-5 11~.7~T;OO~~.42,i~~~c I.S ~(1~~~); 43. S. L. Trum·

NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Syracuse, 1951

I. (New Yor k C ity) .... W 21 W6 1)7 \V IS \Va »2 W 9 0 10 D4 2. (New Ynrk elly) ._. W25 wa W I2 Wl 1 ])1 03 D7 W IO 3. WI2 WI7 W IO 1.1 WJS D2. L5 W9 4. D I3 1.10 W I9 DZ7 D6 012 W20 D I 5. 0 13 L9 W2~ W21 'N13 Wll \Va D7 6. LI . WI4 0 21 020 '~4 W 22 W I2 W I1 1. 1..11 wle 0 30 W32 W I9 W 18 D2 05 8. . .. 1.6 W7 L2 W31 D 13 D12 DB WI 8 W I9 9. ) 1) 29 V22 W5 W:!6 0 10 WII LI W I7 Ll

10. • ... W 28 0 11 W 4 1.3 D9 WI5 W20 VI 1..2 11. . .. W7 DlO W I!! WI8 1.2 I..9 L.~ 0 14 W20 12. . ...........• ... . W I5 L3 W28 L2 W!! 1)8 04 1.6 W25 13. Ken. S tern (New or Cityl .. D 21 D4 1)27 on I)S 1.5 W~ W20 014 14. Jack S . .Ha tle n (New York C.) W 16 L I 7 1.(, 1)28 D 30 W21 I)S nt 1 013 15. M. Oucharn p (Ne w Ynrk City ) L I Z WI6 W30 1,1 W26 L l 0 1,17 023 W28 16. C . H· · . !&) ........ LI4 1..15 L7 W2S W 2:9 D26 Dza 022 W 13

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. O r W30 01 LlI W I7 1.3 L7 L8 W27 S t W2~ L ll 1.4 W31 L7 WJO W21 L8

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NEW JERSEY STAT[ CHAMPIONSHIP Ora nge, 1951

1. EdJ(ar McCo n niek ._W2 0 4 \\I~ W1 W8 W I3 S ~'?I 20.50 2. 1->:",1 Yarm:oek ... L I III W5 W6 \Va \VII 4 ~_ 1 ! 17.15 J . /)"" id " i$rt1 ............... ... ... ... ........ J):/ Ui \VII W II W IH W:ro 4H~ 13,25 4. J.",·nnk ll n 1I0",:t ,.d ..... ..... .. _._ ......... DI L7 nil W9 W I2 W I7 4 ·2 13.00 5. Al b",.t Baezar .............. ........... 1.1 1,2 W 3 W7 WI6 W 20 ~·2 12.00 Ii. H. A. McCal lister ...... ........ .......... 1..2 1..3 W9 W 12 W13 W I5 ~ ·2 11.50 7. H omer Jones ._ .. L I W4 L.'i D9 WII WI? 3 ~·2~ 10.75 8. J ohn Bia c h ......... __ .... . _ ........ ... _____ L I 1.2 D4 WIO \V13 Wlli 3 ~ -2l 10.50 9. Geo rg e P rol\ .... ............ .. .... ... ........ IA 1.6 D7 W 14 W I 6 W1 8 3 ~_2~ tLZ5

llJ. l\ . A mbrogio ............ ... ... .......... I.I:J 1,11 W14 1)1 5 WI5 W32 J~-2! 6.50 II. John Magcr ............... ................. L2 L3 L7 W IO WI1 W ia 3 -3 7.50 12. Alvin Ora kc _ ....... .......... ........... IA L6 1114 016 W I9 W 20 3 -3 6.25 13. Norm an Hurttlen ... ..... ... ....... . Ll L6 L8 WI4 W15 W22 3 -3 5.50 14. Dr. E. B .. ker n-3~ (5.5(}); 15. H lIi G riese 24 (3.75); 16. Or . Paul A llen . J r. 2·4 (3.50); 17. Ralph H u r lllcn 2·4 (3.00); 18. J ohn Krucke 2-4 (3.00); 19. Edw<1rd E m mer ~i~og·OO); 20. Bill Thompson 2-t (2 .00); 2 1. H . Hunl 1-5 (2.00); 22 David Murray 1-5

Note that this t:tb lc is nol Civen in ...,unol order.

COLORADO STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHI P Denve r , 1951

1. .r. P a rtns (Elmhurst, N.Y.) __ . __ Bye 115 WI2 2. Paul P o schel (C h icago , III. ) .... WI9 ' ''11 W 4 J. It . Martin (Los I\ n:::ele~ . Cal.l W 9 W14 W6 4. A. K . U nde r wood (Denver) ._.WIO W I3 1.2 5. J . P e n q u lte (Des Moines, ]a.) .. WI~ 0 1 D7 6. V . llarris (De n ve r , Colo.) __ .W B W21 L3 1. A. Lu dwi g (Om;,h .. , N cb r _) _ .. W 1S DI2 D5 8. V. E g le (Colorado Sprin gs) ._1.6 W 22 WI4 9. P . J ohnson (D e n ve r , Coin.) .. Ll W IO L17

10. R. Fowle r (RichmOn(I. V a. ) ... _TA L9 Wig 11. G. Parl.os (El m hurs t, N.Y.) .. W~O I. 2 W22 12. W . Grom b acher (Chicag n ) . __ W23 D7 LI 13. J. H urst (Denve r , Co )o.) .. _ ... _WI7 1,4 W23 14. E. Forry L"ucks (W. O rang I', N . J. )

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____ . __ W I5 L 3 LlI W Z3 1.9 W 17 3 -3 18.50 L5 b y e WI8 L6 WI0 L9 3 ·3 17.50 14 L 18 W21 WI2 LII W22 3 ·3 14.00

;U~';";!";'~ :i':~J-J~:,;'i,5-0); III Do" ·I·he;", (Denver , Colo.) (15.00) ; 20 . J eSSCo Wood (De nver, ~ -41 ; 22. R . Shore (Denver, Colo.)

1·5; In Kau (G , ccicy, Co lo . 1-3. 1\ arv in K a (, ,,1 t hdrew a fte r fou r(ll ruu nd , acc",m t of illness.. Solkoff Modlfic a ·

Unn of S·B use d t o b reak tic .

MICHIGAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Lansing, 1 951

1. I. Stolzenberg (Octro it) ...... _._W 47 W Hi W35 W7 WI7 DB W3 W4 n - Ii ~3.75 2. E. J. Van Sweden (G . Ra p id s)W43 W 9 D2.1 L 3 W 13 W l 1 W7 W 12 6~·1& 31.00 3. Leonids D r elber gs (Saginaw) W 51 W 22 W 13 W 2 W 23 D 4 1.1 W6 6 ~·H 35.25 4. George Eastman (De trnit) _ .. W 49 W36 W 6 W14 WI2 Ol W I6 L l 6~-ll! 34.75 5. Eug ene Leining e r (Lansln £) __ W27 WI6 L 7 L8 W ZI WlO W ll WI7 6 -2 32.50 s. Edg :ar Sngidors (1. ....... . ;"11) __ ._.W21 W24 1.4 W IS wa Dl W i ll 1.3 5 ~-~ i 52.75 7. R eoben lluskager W 33 W 5 1. 1 WI4 012 L 2 W16 5 ~-! ~ 30.00 8. 1.36 W 37 W 40 W5 U, W31 WIO D9 5 ~-2~ 29.25 9. W28 1.2 W41 026 D 10 W36 W~ 08 5 ~·2~ 26.75

10. W . 2 L23 W20 D16 W9 WIS L8 WI9 5 -3 26.50 n. .W 18 0 19 L I4 D 2S W :.!O W33 La W2G 5 -3 2.'>.75 12. . W3~ 017 W45 W 2!l L4 0 7 W I3 L2 5 ·3 25.50 13. W2!J W 41 L3 W 21 L 2 WI4 L I2 W32 5 ~ 25.50 14. H.. .W37 W26 W l l L4 1.7 Ll3 W33 W18 5 ·3 25.00 15. E . . . ... ......... _W52 LI W 36 L6 W42 L l0 W JO W23 5 ~ 19.00 16. S. W401..5 W33 0 10 W26 W 24 1.4 L7 4 ~~~ 23.50 17. R. W:J1 012 W 19 W32 LI L2 W2.'i L5 41~~ 23.00 18. W .... L lI W49 0 24 W 22 W~ W23 1.(, L I4 4~-3 . 21.00 19. A. __ . _. _ W 33 1111 L I7 IA5 W 46 L25 W34 W2H 4 ~-3 ~ 20.00 20 . E. Bano.' ick (La nsln ;:) ...... _.IAI W50 1.10 W 27 L it D21 W35 W40 4~-3 ~ 19.50 21. Carl Hjer pe (BaWe Ck.) ...... 1..6 W H W 28 L 13 1.5 D20 W 46 W38 4 ~·3 ~ 19.25 Z2. A. Welsb (1)a ttle Ck.) ... .. ........ W39 1..3 0 2.7 1.18 W 41 L28 VH l W4S 4 1-3 ~ 17.M Z3 . '1'. A . Jenkins (H u n tingt on Woods)

WS I W IO 0 2 W35 LJ L 18 D26 LI~ 4 """ 21.75 24. G. H o usewirt h (Dearborn) .. W30 1.6 Dl8 W 46 W45 L I6 1.9 D33 4 --4 ·17.00 25. W . Morris (E. Lansin g ) ... __ .L33 W 52 W32 D II L I8 W I9 L I7 D27 4.... 17.00 26. H . K indig (Kalama zoo) ... ___ __ W51} L I4 W34 D9 1.16 W45 D 23 Lll 4 -t 16.75 27. L . S veen •. Jr . (Berkl e y) ...... _ .. L5 W30 D 22 1.20 L37 W41 W 45 025 4 --4 16.75

(La n s i"g) .... ...... L9 W 48 L21 L31 W-14 W22 W38 LI9 4 """ 16.50 City) ............. L I3 W 43 W 39 L12 L33 W42 W36 LIO 4 .... 16.00

(E. Lansing) . L 24 L27 W50 W40 W 38 L5 LI5 W37 4 .... 15.00 kemo s) ._._ .. ___ L2.1 1..14 W51 W 28 W35 1.6 1..32 WH 4""" 14.5-0 (Ka lamazo o) .. LI2 W51 L25 L I7 W4l) W37 W31 f, 13 4 """ 14.00

. H a rry Day (Char lotte) l~"'~ 2.7S) ; 36. Edwin J ohnson

eke.. :Jor :Jke :J;red r!Jwine.. man By Prtd Rein/tid

All r ights reserved by David McKay Comp<tny, Inte rna tronal Copy­rig ht, 1941. No p8.t of thi s . rtlcle rn a., b. reproduced In any form with· out w ritten p e rmission from the publishers.

CHALLENGE TO CHESS PLAYERS I N RECENT YEARS we have had a great many fille books on chess,

dealing with almost every conceivable aspect of the game. Yet these books have neglected what is after all the primary object of a 2'ame 01 chess: the actual process of checkmating your opponent's King. The pur pose of thjs book is to instruct you, the reader , in all "the many ways of achieving checkmate.

Di<1r,.am No. 4j BliU:k moyes

NEUMANN

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Di"K.am No. 46 Black moves

GLAESSI'iR

1945

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(T~sc position, <fTC r<proJ .. «J b-t perm;,s;"n from "C&t.Il"n!(e T o Cb.mpi41f'!" br Fw l Rcin/cM, p .. b/j,bed b-t Do."it! M cK..ty CornP<trr)'. F(1, 0 com p/fl f J fluiplirf cotO/OS-IIC of other finc boolu ;lIlUd b-t this firm , ... , itc: Dtn'it! McKtrr Compon1 ,

Dcpt. CL, 22' Pork. A ... .,."uc, N ..., Y o,k. 17, N_._Y--'.) __ . ______ __ _

N. Y. CHESS LI FE (Continued from page 2, col. 5)

In Brief: A Syrucuse televis ion show featur ed interviews with Har­old ~va ns, I' resident or N. V. Stntc Fede ratio n, ;md lI ans Kmoch, in add ition to te lev is ing a tou rney gilme bc tween :Marchand and Hen.­bel·geT, :J. rapid game h~twecn Phil­lips and Black, un.:l a IJl.itz game be­twccn Hearst and Se idman Back in New York City we fi nd Dunst, Sherwin, Brandts, Mednis, LeCornu, Howan:l, and Burgcr UIl­defeated in Marshall Championship preliminary play, Hnd most ecrt ain to qualify ... Kit Crittenden (North Carolina) and Geny Sullivan (Ten­nessee), standard-bearers of South­ern chess, visited New York City immediately after thc (:o nclusion of the Virginia Open, played a North vs South match with Sher­win and Hearst (rcpresenting the d Yankees.l , and made the rounds of the local chess clubs .. Marshall Chcss Club is prcparing a banquet to celcbrate its acquisi­tion of almost all thc major titles to be tJad- U. S., Open, Specd, and Invitation (L. Evans), N. Y. State (.T. Sherwin). StiU can't beat the Manhattan C. C. in N. Y.'s Met League, though !!?

DECATU R JUNIOR CHAM PION­SH IP

Decatu r, 1951 1. Janet Garver .... .... ... . .. x I 1 I 3-t) 2. Ja",c~ Doub leday ... O x t ~ 1·1 3. Donald G" r vc'· 0 0 x 1 1-2 4 • .John Dymond .. 0 ~ 0 x 0·2

Ga m e hclween Doubleday and Dy· mond not playetl .

O'lob~t 15, 1951

CCLA U. S. Junior Championship

Correspondence Chess

For U. S. Junior Correspondence Championship; en try closes Odober 15; open to any res ident 01 Con­tinental USA whose age docs not" exceed 21 on date tournamcnt be­gins; CCLA membership not re­quired ; 7 to 9 player sections, winners advance to next round without charge; medals to all sec­tion winners; entry fee $1.00 pcr section ; make remittances pilyable to Correspondence Chess Leag ue of America; for details or en try, wr ite: Dick Rees , CCLA Secretary, 2826 Correctionville Road. Sioux City 5, Iowa.

GARVER CAPTURES DECATUR JUNIOR

In lhe fil"1,1 annu ul Decntur (Ill.) J un ior Chu mpionsh ip, jointl y SPOIl­liMed by the 1)/'calU l' Uccreutlon Center :lI1d !)ec:I I.I II· Chess Ci ll b, l\·l iss ,Ianet G ~\"VCI· provcd the sUIl·e riori ty of fe minine intuition by three straight victories over her masculine oppo nents to win the ti tle 3-0. James Doubleday scored 1-1 with an adjou rned game to be played off with John Dymond, mul J unct 's bl"Olher Donald Garver SCOl"­

ed 1-2, besting DynlOnd but los ing to Doubleday and sister Janet. John Dymond with 0-2 can tie for third by winning against Doubleday when they meet.

Alekhine's Career (Continued from page 3, col. 5)

Seaechistiea" of :May 1918, p. 35, game 539. In other words , the game supposedly played in Petrograd in March 1919 is nothing else but the game we nnd now in Alekhine's book "My Best Games of Chess (1908-1923)" as game no. 39 where it is quite correctly dated "March 1912, " the exact date (Novoe Vremia, Deutsches Wochenschach) being March 13 (31), 1912.

We can therefore disregard it , as far as the Soviet period of A lek­hine's chess career is concerned; as a nne early specime n of Alek­hine's skill it can of course sti ll be recommended highly; since the notes in the original pUbl ication in Novoe VI'emia are not identical with those that can be found now in "Bes t Games," a republication with the old notes is considered in lhe appropriate context. What in­terests here in connection with this game, is th~ fact that it could be latmehed again seven ycars aI­tel' it had actually been pJayed­and that nobody noticed it- truly, no form of "mys tery" is impossible in Alckhine's life!

Solu tions: I~inish It the Clever Way!

Position N o. ~5: 1. K t -Q5! and Blaek r esign ed. Ii I. • ItxKt; 2. RxR, QxR; 3. R~ I{l e h wins m ack Q. 1f l. .. ...... , R-KBI: t . Q·K7 c h and 3. J{·Kt5 c h wins.

I' .. sl tion N o. 66; I. K-R2!, B·Q3 ( if l. ... ..... • K·Q4; 2. P·Kt3, P-IW ; J. P·KN, Bx1'; 4. 1'·1(6 d ,·aws); 2. P-R6, K."B2; 3. K·Ktl t \nol 3. p ·Rn, I{·K t2 ; 4. K-KIl. Kxl'; 5. K·Hl!. Il'Kl! gains" mo ve 'W>!' · the tcxt). K·Kt3 ; 4. K·82. D·K-I; 5. P-Kt4 , KxP: 6 . P·Kt5, K-Kt3; 7. P·KtG, K-83; 6. K·Ktl. K-K3; 9. K-R2, "B-Q3; 10. P·Kt7, K·Q2; Il. P(Q), Bl<Q; 12. K-R3 draws.

CANADIAN CHAMPIONSH IP Vancouver , 1951

1. Poyil .. Va!t o nls (Hamilton) .••.....•• x • , • , 2. F rank (Toronto) .... -~ . 0 , , 3 . Dr. F. (OUa w II) •. . ..... 0 , · , , < A"" y 0 0 · 0 5. Or. Nat 0 , 0 , ,. l 0 • , ,. 0 0 0 . , .. 0 • 0 0 . l ,. 0 0 0 , , . , ". 0 0 , 0 l l . n . :::::0 0 • 0 0 0 • 0 . ". 0 0 0 0 0 "

, 0 n. ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PENNSYLVANIA SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP Allentown. 1951

I. S. • ••..... .. 1< 0

~: r .... ........ .................... .. J 0 4. C. 0 5. R. • ) ._... .. . .....•....... 0 ~ 6. M . S hnBll k (Allcntown) ...•... . ..••....... 0 1 X 7. J . Caput o (Philade lphIa) .•............. 0 0 0 0 0 0

NEW YORK STATE SfEED CHAMPIONSH IP Finals, Syracuse, 1951

I. Elio t lIean! ...... " , , 0 , 3. Jamel Sher ",!);· .• _0 . • , , 3. Ma ll rie", Gln$~rg ................. _.-. .. _0 • . , , ,. E rieh Marcha nd ..•. .• 1 , 0 . • 3. Charle. Ileblng ..... 0 0 , • . .. Eut en", S hapi ro ... -~ , 0 0 0 ,. 0,. Bruno Sch m Idt ... ..•. 0 0 0 0 , .. Myron Fle lsehcr .. - .. ..... 0 0 0 0 ,

SOUTHWESTERN OPEN CHAMP IONSHIP Denison, 1 951

10H~ 10 -2 9 . " 4 6~":; ~

" .. , ., .., •• .. ,.. 1 -11

1. R . S te in meyer 1St. Lou is.. :Mo.} .... W54 W I3 W6 W 12 W5 !l3 D2 6 ·1 ~.25 2. K. S m ith m amlolph F Ield, T ex.) .. W 55 O~ WIS W26 Wl9 W9 Ot 6 1 23.75 3. n. GlIr ... c r ITulsa, Ok la .) W3(i WII D8 W 33 WIO D l OS S ~· I ~ 27.00 4. W illiam Ad,UlIIln (Loui.Juna) ..... \\'40 0 2 014 W7 1)21 'N~ W IO ~~· I ~ 25.7:i :I. J . B. P ayno (S~ n Antnnlo, Tex.) .. W ,.I Wr1 W U WI2 1 .. 1 WIS 03 :;~. I . 23.75 8. ~'. c. TeDT~. J r. m;,lIll!1, 'fel<.) .... W I6 1. 19 W31 TA W32 W22 W21 5·2 111.00 7. Clay l !(orc tmnt (I-Io\\ston , T ex.) ••.• W-n WI LI wto W~7 W:!5 LIl :; -2 19.00 II. Rnll-"" ,·I Url~",· ,· (lI"u~ton. T ex.) .. W24 W I!) 0 3 1.2., W""9 W I6 013 5 -2 111.50

I~: n~I~~~.ttn~;I~'nl(\0,2.~I';Jex·:)· ::::~~ ~~ !~42 ~~~ ~~~ i ':;22 tJ37 ~19 ~ :~ :~::: 11 . . J ;,,, C~III ~ 'WlchH.' •. Kan.~.) ...•• ... .. Wr04"1.3 W3 t I.t3 W 511 W'JO W'I 5·2 16.00 ,~. Il. ::;'.c·Yc'ns IS~ n ",nton lo . T " x .l .... W~·,. \\148 W 71I L~ O l ~ 0 33 W25 5 ·2 14.50 I~. WU Il~m .Tn ,,,,~ (' '''fCW, '(',' x .) .••.. ... W:l 1 1. 1 W 52 W ll W I8 1..5 OR 4',.2,'. 16.75 ' 4. V l/l '1'. Mnl(ee 10'''"hn. Nehr) ... J ,~ W 4 1 1H 0 21 W 411 !JIB W26 4 1·'Z~ \5.75

:~: ~:~inr..RU~~~~ ( ~~~:~~~ 'i;~·~:i····: : ~~~l ~~ W45 ~: ~~; uo ~~~ :~::~ l~:~ 17. R. 8 . POnto!" I fl aJ1~s. T ex.) ....•..... . W.~ n'.6 t . 19 L "M W42 W43 W 28 1 ~,·2~ 12.75 18. J. V. n~ll"a n I~:t. Lr", ls. Mo. ) ........ W31J L'>O W49 W 51 f.13 DU W 37 4 ~·2~ 12.75 1'1. o. M. "'~ r'n j{ IW I<-hl t <l . "'.n~.) •... Wr.1 W7 WI 7 l.tO I.'t W Z3 1.9 4 ·3 1~.511 '"'l. O . D. W ".-I .. (S~ .. ~ "' ·'n l ... T "x.) .. W1·'. WI ll f ,10 1,1; W'i l Llt W SS ~ -3 12 .7~ 21. Louis J . m ila Wort Worl..h. T~:<. W~ w .$ l.'tt 0\4 1).4 W3~ 1.7 4 .~ 1'-.50 :"'l.. Or. "<"I" R .... '" rru lM. Okla.) ...•.. W .. , W~5 W'Z I Lt 1.9 T.7 W :l<! ~ -3 12.00 ?:I. H. ". Lew (!';\. I ..,,,;~ . .... ... 1 .. _ ........ W.~7 W:\4 ' ~'i W B 1."'6 L lil W40 ~ -3 11 .00 "4 .• 1. Co. SOl""" ''''Jrrm''n. Okl".' _ ...... 1.11 1)"'9 W36 W I7 l-"':;; ])10 0 3t 3~-3~ 17.50 ~. F:. I1. 0111 (Okl"h ...... a CII.v . Okla .) (~, . W3tl WS7 1)16 Wl4 1..6 T..t 2 3 ~·3 ~ 12.50 ?fl. It. Tl"fl"'1t Wo r t W" r lh. T "I<.I ...... W41 0 17 W 411 J ,'I W23 1A 1..14 3~-" I I.~ ". W. o. W"'~ tnn IGelll"" r , " III.) ...... 1'" I "~ W47 WJl 1..34 Dn W39 3 l·3~ 1 0.7~ "'. R F . K .. ll v IOkl~. (' Ih. Ok I" .) .. 1>111 W4:\ J.t:t 1 .. 15 W:tG W ?'9 l,t7 :I~-~ 6 10.50 1!1. C. I.. P nrklro {,,'ort W " rlh . 1'el<.) .1." 1 1>24. \\'38 W48 U I 1.211 W43 3.',-3l 9.n 30. r. W . A llfm (~'1n )\ n.("lo . To".) . I.1~ I ."~ W54aW~ W !>2 n l~ 3 ,,·3\ 6.75 31. F. R . Gr"n'.~ IF, ,,·l Worth. T el[.) . 1.-1.1 W47 1 .. 11 T .. ?7 W'l5 W~9 0 24 3.1 ·3b 9.00 ~". W. T . ::;Irnn)/h (J)" I1 ~". T o" .) ..... I .~ W41 L9 \\' 58 L7 n 27 W 411 3 ~·3~ 7.73 ~3. A. (; . Mill",. Wort """rth . T n.) .. IA'l W 5r, W~~ 1..3 W.Il) Ut'l 1.15 ~~.~~ .~.25 ~I. o . n "'·',,'l 1F"0.·l Wo r t h . 1'(,,,.) ~-4 (!l.'\III: 3 ". W m . A. "'111~ (Hou~ l o n. Tel<.) 3-4 (11.(1(1)) !Ii. Mli .. lii .. CLiUlii IW,·wiilili . Okl".) ~-t 1'-'1\\: 9'. II. ft UIllI ~rw,,,,,1 (Liil;!;ocli. T ...... ) ."1.4 (6 .001: ."III. .l a .. 1o. 1I , .... lv !I)"I"'~. ' r c l< .) ~ -4 (6 .00): :19. lIu l'(o T eufel (Wkhlta , K"n". ) 3-4 (5.7!il: ~<l. " "hl ~}" l~"r .. hmc .· ( D enl~on . "1" .. 1<.) 3·4 (5.25): 41. F"l wlna N. Wat""n WIl r t Wo r t h . T"~ . ) 3-4 Is.rltn : 4. 1.. J. M. Moulden /D 'l.Uas. T ex.l 2', ·4 ~ (7.00): • 3 .. John T . C""wb'l l] (Waco. T e l<.) 2~ .. 4S \6.15) : 44. Roy D .~ l'ls ID .. nlson. Tex.) 2~-4 ~ 15.7.~1 ; 40;. D . il . Marti n WOl·t Wo r.th, T .. x .) 2 ~4~ (4.75) ; .re .. J. n. Glcck1<-r (Oc ,,;so n. T~x.\ 1-5 \2.50): 47. 'I I". W. G. linlmes ( n~n;.<o". 're x .) 2',-4~ (? .2~) : 43. Bo b T emple (I)allas. 're""<.) 2·5 ('i.n): 49. T . J. C ha n .... llnr · ' Waco. T el< .l 2-~ ' ·! .001: 50. Dr. J. H. l'<' rn· (I'·r('fl~rkk~h ,, ",: . 1'ex .) 2-r, 13.50l: S I. H . B. Am~<I"n (Wlrh iL~ , Kao.~. ) 2·5 (3,(111): 5". C. D . l"InU (O .. " I""n . T ex.) 2_5 (1.5(1) : 53. V..:sther lt i",O<'I· (Denison , TCI<. ) 2·5 11.00); ~ 4. Col. D. !'. Walk.-r Wort W o r th . T ex.) I ', .~~ 13.5(1) : SS. Roy E. White Wort Worth. T ex.) 1·6 (t .50) ; 56. G. Hartle s1y (Oklah o·ml Ci ty, Okl~ .) 1-6: 57. .J. N. "'un ter (J)cnL~on . 'rex.) 1·6; 58. Do .. " las lIu ie /Dallas , '1'ex. ) 1-6; 54a J. !l. Casslnf: h run Re co rd lnst !~·5~.

N ote: d ue to · ..,rro r in origina l comp utation or s-n poin t s, r anking or Allen, Graves anti Slrange Is out o r o rdc r . Dr. Gleck ler is a lso out of place .

PEN NSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSH IP Allentown, 1951

1. Wm. A. Ruth (Collingswo od, N .J. ) W 27 Wt5 W2 WlI D~ W!) 05 6 -1 n.75 :>.. R. SOh'll (Philadelphia. Pa.) ...... . W511 w :n LI W7 WI2 D8 WIO 51l ·1 ! 26.00 3. Saul W"ct.s (Philadclph;'.) .... .. .... .. W4l W 29 W43 W9 Dl OU) D3 5~ ·n 25.2.,} 4. 'l'hos.. Eckenrod .. (Lancaste r , Pa. ) 030 LIO W ·19 W46 W13 WI7 W13 5 ~ ·H 21}.50 s . D .~le Schrade r (Phlla,ldphia) ... .. D2T W 25 W1 2 D24 W16 020 01 5 -2 26.Zli 6. Wooo.·ow Young /Allcn town) ... .. L36 W 23 W44 WIS LU WI" WIG 5 _2 22.50 7. P au l Diet.>: . Jr. iPItL~burgh) ...... 1.13 W 42 WM L2 W1 9 W24 W18 5·2 22.00 8. H~rl>ert H Ick ma n (Plltshurl!lI ) .. . 1.311 W4 1 W47 W?8 W6 D2 1)3 5 -2 22.00 9 . S~tn"cI Sk lu ro rr (Philade lphia) . W45 W 36 W 39 L3 WI3 1.1 W2() :; _2 20.50

10. Gor don Marcus (Philadelp hia) 035 W4 W 311 DI3 Wit \)3 L 2 4~ ·2 ~ 23.25 It. S . Garlenhaus (phlla(klphia) ..... ... W40 W49 W16 LI LHI O?I WZ4 4;·2 ~ 17.25 1"1. WIlliam Hylnnd (Pittsburgh) ..... ... W~6 D38 1.5 W41 1.2 W26 W21 4 ~-2 ~ 16.7S I~. Harry Dolden (Philadelp hi a ) .... .... W7 D24 W J8 0 10 L9 W22 L4 4f~1 20.50

~~: ~~a ~!~~~riCC'E":.~1~: :a::.~ ... ~ .... :::::.:~~ i:,~ ~~ ~M rijgW ~~2 ~~ !:~ :.~:~ 16. Hcnry Chu (Phllatle lphla) .. .......... W47 W20 Lll w~ I.!; W21 1.6 4·3 15.00 17. E. N. Spector (Phlladclphla) ....... ... W44 L:J9 021 W38 W31 104 D23 4 ·3 15.00 18. Paul Slwrr (Allcntown) .............. 019 W30 1.13 W50 0?2 W~3 1.7 ~·3 14.75 l!l. K R. Glo,·cr (Wynnewnod) ..... ... OUI 021 T..31 W49 1.7 W :ro wn 4 ·3 14.25 20. Arthur Mease (Reading) .. .. .......... W42 LI 6 w.re W43 D24 1)5 L9 4 ·3 14.2:> 21. Hamid Kehle r (Wyom!ssing) ...... D5 019 0 17 W'l'1 025 DII 1.12 3 1i ·3~ 17.50 22. Bert T.ubar (Philadelphla l ... ... 1.43 W4{l WI4 O:lI DIS l-13 025 3~-3 ~ 15.25 23. Mnr. Mary D. Sel'lnsky (phibdelphia)

T_llI 1.6 L41 W3f:i W36 W.~ 8 Dl7 n ·n 14.00 Michael Vatron (Readlnf:) .. ......... W34 D13 W511 0 5 020 1.7 LIt 3}-3} 14.00 f;vcrc t t Coons (Sewickley) .. ....... .. 1)33 L S W 30 W47 D~l 1.16 D~~ 3., ·3.', 12.50

.......... T..211 L34 W~3 W30 D32 1.12 W29 3~-3 ~ 12.50 ... _ .... LI LI~ won T..2t W19040 W39 3 ~·3 ~ 11.25

) 3-4 (l UIO): 29. J . G lenn W~Jt7; ' Pittsburg h) 3-4 e ) 3-4 fll.2:» : 3t. "Tax Mueller (Ensto n) 3-4 3-4 (1 1.25) : 33. E~ ... 1I10skllw il . (?ott. C"rmel)

Caputo (Philadelphia) 3-4 (1 0.50); 3S. Wm. R H ammon (Pi ttsburgh) 3-4 (10 .50): .16. Alwin Schlebler (Hamburg! 3-4 (JO.5Ili : 37. W . L eon Arkles.~ (L nn .• downe) 3-4 (8.50): 38. FAwin Faust (Fullerto n) 2~-4 ~ (12.25); 39. Ed mund Klsh (B r adford) 2~ -4 } (1 2 .00).: 40. .

~~~·~(l) ;'~;5tal~.h :rk~b;:.ft~~ (~~~~~~~~J ·~~2 1-5 (6.50) : 45. Hudson Ca ttell (Lanc,"st('r)2·5 ( 1~":; .\ (:i.MI): 47. W. W. Goble (Clarion) 1-6 (4. ttoo(i:·OO); 49. John Lorah (Hazleto n) 1-6 (2.50); 0-(1. Rob"rt KemDle (M illersvillc) 1·3

4th !~~~~. w it htlrcw aftcr 4lh round, L1e t>crman after 6t h r ound , and Kemble ,,£1er

FLORIDA STATE CHAMP IONSHI P Miami, 1951

~: i.ilGo~,7~ ... *~~a~·t~,,~hj· .::~~f2 ~n ~i~ ~~f gi ~~9 ~~:} i; i~:~ 3. P e tcr Magri (Miami) .. .... ... ... WI5 vn 1.4 W8 09 W II 4 ~·g 16.25 4. H . P. 'ray lor (Jacksonvill,,) .W27 Vl 5 W3 1.2 D7 W tO 4 ~-n 15.50 5. P. C. K no", (Del~nd) .. . ....... ... . W23 IA WI6 DI3 W:!O W2 4 ~· 11 13.511 6. Dav id Shubow (Miami) .... .. 011 WIO rnJ 1.7 WI7 W I9 4 ·2 12.50 7. Clarence Kalenlan (Miam i) .. W26 1.3 W15 W6 D4 012 4 _2 12.00 8. August C. Otte n (Mi;oml) ...... 1,14 W23 WI2 L3 W24 W :'{I 4 ·2 10.00 9. R. &,,,t,,·ood (IIomestead) 021 W19 1>6 W17 D3 T.1 3~ ·2 " 11 .00

10. Ncslo r H ernand e" ('rampa) .. .. D I 1.6 wn WI4 W19 fA 3~·2,\ W.W I I. ilen ~'ish b.3 ck (O,·ln odo) ...... ... D6 Ll WI4 W18 W13 1.3 3~-2 ~ l(}.50 12. E. O. Fawcetl (Lake Mary) 1.2 W26 L8 WIG W23 n7 3} ·2~ 8.00 13. Norm"n R. Church (Miami) .W16 W24 L2 05 1.11 in:! 3 ·3 8.50 14. Samucl Miller IOr la n tl o ) ... ... ... W8 L2 1.11 LI0 W27 W22 3 -3 7.110 15. Stephen N . Ferris ~fja,"l) ... L:1 W25 1.7 L23 W2 1 W 2·1 3 .. , 6.50 16. Martin Do non (Mia m illeach) .. L I 3 1V27 L.'; 1.12 W25 W :>:J 3 ·3 ".00 17. T"d Markson ~tiami Beach) .. T..22 bye W24 L9 L6 W26 3 ·3 3.00 1.!l Charles A. Shaw (1111"",i ) 2: -3 ~ 16.25); 19. E. P . Lebzelkrn (St. PeteN burg) 2!..3~ ( ... 25); 20. Rohe,·t L. Washbum (~Uami ) 2t-3 ~ (3.50); 21. W. B. Brogdcn (Winter Ha.v'ln l 2'·3'J (2.75); 22. ~ames R. Gibson, J r. (Ta mpa) 2·4 (5.50); 23 . .J. E. Fulo p (M",,,,,) 2·4 (4.(10); 24. RIchard Murph y (Miami) M (3.00); 2:;. J. V. Duophy, J r. ! ~Ir~~e~::'i ~.J,5j~); 26. V. E. Emanue l (Miami Beach) 1·5 (0.00) ; 27. H. F . .Jackson

([l)ess Cite Page 5

Wkat~ :Jke B..t move?

B., Gui/hermt: Groesser

Positio', No. 7&

3rrskl , p p:lppp, q 2b4, 3R4, 4QISP , 2DS, PP3PPI , 4RIKI

While to p l .y

Send solutions Lo Position No. 78 to the Editor, CHESS LIFE, by Oe-

Solution to P osition No. 76

I tober 20, 1951.

By e rror t hc po~ltlon~ In A u,u s t 5 and A Ullusl 20 1s111l!S were b oth num· he ' ed 76 Today '~ solution Is for t he Position NO. 76 In t he I.."u e of A u ..:u st 5 . It was, as SI)\"era l solvers ,·ecalled. a n

Il-K3 ; 4. Klx Ktp ell, P xKt; 6.

4 . __ .... • KRl; s. Kt xKtP m ate. U I. .... _., RPxQ; 2. KlxP c h, P x KI ; S. n x p eh. Q-QoI; 4. llxQ c h, 8-K3; 5. Bxa eh. K·DI; 5. R.R8 Ina te. If I . ........ • f'·1ffi3; 2. Q I< I3P c h, K·n 2; 3. RxP e ll . Kx lt : 4. Q·K t.6 m a le; and If In I hls v llrlution 2. .. . .... , K· IU; 3. RxP ch, Pxlt ; 4 . Kt·Kt6 m ntc.

Sev",·;,l so lven missed the b rillianey a nd SUIl){'~stcd I . Q·ru for a lo nlt a nd l<.'< Il "" ft ~lrll llglc tha t I ~ no l eertalnl )' II. wll\ flW WIllii'.

Corre<; t ""Iu llon !! (Q xKt ) ;.rc ackno w· Ictlged re<;ci ... ",\ from : J. A. Baker (Mankato), G. ilanker (Ka"sa.~ City) , I r vin!! Blzar (RrOl1 "), R. Ch~uvcnct (1V . Hyattsvillc), J. E. Comstock (Dulu t h ), w. Couture IHoward) • • fim Ouophy (Key West), J. l'"auch., r (New naven), G. O. Ga llngh"r (GI"nda lc). E. Gault (Ne w Br ighte n). C. J oachim (Seattle ). A. Kaufman (C h lca;::o). E. J. Korpanty (Woods ide\, IIc;n... Kurruk (Chicago) , H. R. J\IeJfe rt (K alama "l.OO). Dr . .J. Mcl·

ler (Buffalo). ,1 . L. Hill), W . D. W ilson P. Witting (Salem).

I WOMEN TO PGH

INVITED Y CLUB

The Downtown Y Chess Club of Pittsburgh has joined the growing group of clubs to extend member­ship privileges to women chcss pl ayers, and Tuei>day evenings have been set aside as partkularly dedi­cated to the ladies wbo wish to play chess.

POSCHEL TRIUMPH IN GRAND NAT'L

Paul Poschel, Illinois S t at e Champion in 1946, 1949 and Chi­cago City Champion in 1950, won the U. S. Correspondence Champ­ionship title by victory in the 14th Grand National Tourney of the Correspondence Chess League of Amcrica, affiliate of the USCF.

Born in Brooklyn, N. Y. in June of 1929, Poschel moved 10 Chicago in 1933 and has lived there s ince. lIe learned the game at the age of 14 from his fa thcr and almost immediately joined the Austin ~ Chess and Checker Club. In 1945 (two years al ter he had learned the game) Poschel won the Illinois State Junior titlc, which he held successfully thereafter until he be­came ineligible .

A g r<lduatc of Roos~velt College with ":., major in psychology, Posehel plans graduate work in clinical psychology at tlE! Univers ity of Illinuis when not playing chess. In

I winning the 14th Grand National titlc, Poschel scored 7lh-112 in the first round, 51h -% in the second round, and won the deciding final

I

round 6-1 with no losses and two draws, for an impressive total of 17 wins, 4 draws and no losses.

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Tb",sJ,ry, Stpumln, 241, 1951 Joul'namenf ollie c-J,"," '" Erich W. Marcbarul

192 Seville Drive

Rochester 17, N. Y.

SICILIAN DEFENSE u. S. Bienniill Championship

New York, 1 951

Nott:s by Dr. J. PI .. I~ White Black

DR. A. MENGARtNt S. RESHEVSKY 1. P_K4 P..QB4 5. KtllP P_KKt3 1. Kt-K83 p·Q3 6. P·B4 KI·B3 3. Kt·Bl Kt·KB3 7. 8_K2 Q-Kt3 4. P-Q4 Px P T he ear ly deve lopment of thc Q is pre_ m a l ure; hette r 1$ 7. . •....•. , B·KtZ as

/ Resh<.lv$ky had p luyed all"alnst Horo-­w ltz in the same tou rnament, w hic h g am<.l continued: S. 0-0 . 0·0 ; 9. "B-KJ , Q-K3j 10. Q-Q3, Kt-lQ(tlij 11. Kt·Q:i, BI< Kt!; 12. KtxQ, DxB ch ; Il. K-Rl, BxKt a nd Ulaek had more t ha n compensa· tion wi th his 3 p ice"" against the W hite Q. Po~sibly Reshevsky ..... vlated because h e feared some improvement on W hite's part over t he line ndopted by Horowitz. I. B·K3 6-Kt2. H Instead B. . .... , QxP?; 9. Kt(4}-KCi! wins. , . P_KS! KI..Q2 Almmot forced. as 9 ....... _. PXP?; 10. Ktx Kt wins a pie<:e. (10. _. __ • QxKt; 11. B-Kt5 o r If 10 •..•..... , QxS; 11_ Q.QB mate). 10. Kt-8S QxP 13. 0-0 QxBP 11. KlxB eh K_81 14. Q·Kl Kx Kt 12.. 8..Q2! l(t-QS In th is I'osltion Black Is 2 Ps abe~, but his K-position Is Insecu...... and be is

e;i!,~%~~fY 8~N~~g Wbh~~;n~as lnth~IS":'; e rIul w eapon of the 2 8& 15. P·B5! _ .•..• The Bs need open l ines. 15. ........ QPxP U Instead KtJCK P White haa a t least a draw by perp<.ltua l check: 16. p.B6 ch, P xP ; 17. B-R6ch, KxB; IS. Q-R4eh, K-K t2; 19. QxBP eh, K-Ktl ; 20. Q-Q!:I eh. K-Kt 2; 21. Q.U6 eh, 1(.R3; 22. Q-R4 eh. But If Im;t eao:\ KtxBP W hi te wins as fol­lows: 16. R·81. Q.Kt7 ; 17. axKt!. PxR; 18. Q-Kt3 ch, K-BI; 19. n-RG eb, K·Kl ; 20. Q_K t7, n ·Dl; 21. B·QKts. 1& .. B·QB4! Q·Kt7 Forct.-<l; Whit e t hrcat<.lned tbe Black Q wit h the quie t mo ve R-S t. 17. PxP Kt·K83 It is highly q uestionable wl\<.lther Black cou ld have weathered the stor m with

:~: (i:Kt3 ~h~kJT: ~~PQ.:JjB~a~~: B-Q3, KtxP; 20. Q·KI3 ch. K-Bl; 21. 80RG ch, K·Kl ; Z2. Q-Kt7. e tc. II. PxBP 8 _K3 20. R-KI1! Q-R6 I'. 8xB KtxB 21 . Rx P KR·KBl This mOVe g ive!> t he m aa K !he m.th t square KRl. n. K·Rl?

MENGAR'NI Up t ill here White had conducted his attack with g rutel! eourane, skill and precision. Not one move that could have been r eplaced by a better one! But here, In Ume preuure, lie g ives h i, f amous atlver$ary lin upportunity t o

• The winning line wa~: 22. Q_ K·lt l (1r KHP'r; 23 . R llKll eh,

. Kt·QS th wlnl the Q): 23. Qxl-'. 2(. QxQ, KIlIQ; 25. RxKl' with w in .

have saved the day. "Tout compre ndre. c 'esl lou t pardonne:r." 24. QxKI RxB 25. Kt·K4 Q-K6? A littlc beUer was R_K7;_ 26. R·K U. Q­R5 (RxKt ?; 27. QxR ch, KxQ; 28. RxQ, e tc.); bu t n ow 'l'1 . R·Kt3eb, K·BI; 22. KlxKI!, RxQ; 29. R·Kt8 ma te.. 26. Rxj(P R..Q2 21. QxR eh ;lInd

m a tes in two. An admirable pel"formance by Dr. Men. garlnl

VIENNA OPENI NG u. S. Open Championship

Fort Worth, 1951 NotC$ b., D ,. J. PI"tz

W hite E. T. McCORM ICK 1. P·K4 P-K4 2. Kt-QBl Kt·KBl

Black N. T. WHITAKER

3. B·84 KlxP

L<><>ks risky; stili, no r ef utation at this move Is known. 4. Q-RS Kt-Ql 5. B·Kt3 ....... . Now White threatens Kt·Kts. but m ack doesn't care. Whitak<.lr has p layed this variation often with !:r e a t suCC<.'ss. S • . __ , Kt·B3 Involves the sacrifice of t he elIch.mge. Wltb 5.. _ •.••.•• B-K2 Black ret urns the p . bu t has a solid po$l.tion without weak_ "~ 6. Kt·Kt5 P·KKt3 9_ KtxP eh K.QI 7. Q-a3 p.B4 10. KIxR P·KIl 8. Q-QS Q-K2 11_ Q-83 8..QKtl All this has heen played many tlm<.lS befo re, but White's next move a t this m omcnt represents a strong lnovll tlon. T he log ic behind it Is this: Whlte wants to p lay his Q to R3 without obstruc ting his RP; 21 White will occasion ally threaten B-KKts and so reduce Black to P-KBS, but that is j ust the m OVe White doesn't fca r beca use It Is P ·K5 which Is unpleasant for him. 11. P-KR4! KI..QS 16. B..Ql KtxKI eh 13. Q.R3 8xKt 17. PXKt Kt·B4 14. P-Q3 P· BS IS. P-8l 15. Kt-83 B·KKtl H<.l re, o f course, Kt·Q5 had to be pre­vented at all costs. IS •.. _.__ B·K8l 19. 0·0-0 KIlIP It looks now tha t Black. besides w in· nlng 2 Ps, is gctting a dan~erous at· t ac k; in reality however It is t he Black monarch in t hc <.le nter who is In great danger. 20. p..g.t PxP 23. R..Q3 P· KKI4 21. BxP BxP 24. B-KI3 8·K17 21. KR_Kl Q.B4

A /tu 24 . ........ , B·X. t7 WHITAKER

29. PxfO fOx P 30_ PxP Q.KKt4 31. Q-B1I P-R6

U. PXKt P·RS 32. R..Q83 8 ·83 The only way to p revent thl> ma te. n. RxBI p x R 34. QxP 0 ·84 eh White w" s threaten ing 8·1(6 wllh m ite. 15. B_B2 Q_B7 38. 8·R4 ell K-Q4 u.. Q·R8 eh K-B2 39. Q..Q7 ch K·B5 17. QXP eh K.83 40. Q.Kts ch

Resigns Arter 40. . ....... , Kx P; 41. QxP ch win. the Q.

Yakima Chess Club (Wash.) sees its corcsponding secretary Oliver La Freniere endeavoring to organ­ize a 'i'd-City Chess Club of Rich· land. Kennewick and Pasco.

Solutions: Mate the Subtle Way! No. 27 1 Wont.1Ine): 1010,1 solvers d i5Ci>vered t hat tber e ;$ n ~h.lIon In t .... o

moves by I. BxPch. aUhou!:h iu we announc .... d In the Augus l :to luue) the author's In tention, whkh WIllS I. B·KtS, Is defeated by I • .. _._., R-K4.., h. l'ropor­tionate c r eetil$ arc bemg aUoted on the Ladder bolh to thow who poin ted out the "cook" lind thOR! whO, following unr lead, claimed N no 5Olution" or di~rcgardcd Ihe problem enU ...... ly. W.., bope that when you tut up yuur 1IC0r ea YOIl will a!:ree that t he II l10tm<.lnt of polnlJll lias been t"lr.

No. 272 (Paul): l. 1~1t7. The key d eprives Ibe Black King OJ r II fIIs ht !I<Iuare, but Is not t <><> easy 10 -"<.'<:.

No. %73 (Zilahi): I. p·na, !)eeomln!: K nighL A heavy exa1nrle of the modern lIC hoo\ or e(lmPOldng. dependln~ fur Its Interest on the " Irles" or 1. 11·00. I. BxP. and I . PxR(Q) , deff'lI t l.-d l'CIIlpectively by 1. ........ , XtJCKU', Kt·KS. anet KtxSf>.

No. 274 (HeaU'cotel: I . R.Q7!. t hreat: 2.. K-Kl <.lh . if l. ........• Qx f> cb; 2. Q.K3 with mUch art c r lIilly, bc.t II" .. of which Is 2. .... __ • Q·B~; 3. Qd~1 tr l. .... _ .. , UxH: 2. "P-K4 ch . It I. ....... .• QxR chi 2. PxQ. tr I •.•..•..•• KtJCP or KI-A7; 2. KlI Kt ch. And other varlatlon~.

No. 275 (K<.leney): I . Q-Q3. A ne"l <.lxample of the claSSical type or two.mover, ~howlng a b1cnll of I hnp le Mc". In lin econon>lcn l rorm.

No. 278 (Rumuuen ): I. B·Q:i. Altllrnate u npins of the Whi l e Knl;:ht by the u npinnctl UJaek Rltihup, with. rllil'ly obvious key.

No. 277 (Lcwmann): 1. Kt- K5, glvlng t wo flight .""" arcs und 11110 .... 101: ~umc unusual play.

R.R~°i>_11~~ ~~~~4:'): rl· I .D:~~:. I<t.~~; 22. BtJ;: ~:I~! i: t~ts. 11 ~It'ii~i;il '~'~nin:; lea tu ri ng "..,humeleon e<:hu" mate! by the White Pawn.

SOLVERS' LA DDER

('J'wo poi"l1 /1" rWo.mOl't1l; /0'" poi"lJ /0' f" ' u· ... ()~tu. Ext ... cuJit Jor claim 0/ "coolcs," i.t .• ~"liJ so/"ti""1 1'l0t _i'lfe.,JcJ b., tN: rompostu. This I"/!., co~crl prob­Itml i'l t"" Aus"" , in"f.) R. M. Collins 196 N icho las Voe 120 M_ A. Michaels E. J Korpanty 194 R. F.. ll-allte r 116 J. H. France Kenneth Lay '90 Y. V. O::ancsov 1111 Or. E. K ra .... ner Gan!. Morta u!:h 18% Dr . A. J. Walker 110 GeorJ:"e Smith lUeh~rd ilUchell 17' W. J . Couture Hili e. Gr aham F. A. 1I0l!wilY 170 J ames Bolton 106 E.. Narroway K ev. G. CI, ldley 148 H . K. Tonak 106 G ..... ChallC J . E. LII..," 1+4 It. Onysehuk 102 Ted Lew)! Ronsld O'Neil 140 J . P etty 911 C. H. Banker

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TWO KNIGHTS DEFE NSE St. Lou is Di$trict Championship

St. Louis, 1951

Notn by Harry A. Lt: .. White Black

H. A. LEW R. VOLLMAR 1. P·K4 P_K4 1. B·84 Kt·K83 2. KI-Kal Kt·Q83 Wit h t his m ovc Black invites t he saerl· rIelal line w.'>ieh Whilt' adopted. Tho move to avoid this would be 3. U·84. 4. Kt-KI5 P·Q4 5. PxP KlxP T h!!r e is a great deal of unalysls on th<.l mO,,<.l 5. _._ .... , KI·QR4, and m any pref<.lr It to the t <.lxt. ,. KtxKBP ...... . . The Sacrif ice! Com m only callcd by some: "'rbe F rlt-d Liver and Onions" ... ?n Why . .?? :md a lso "Cheese a nd Cr ack<.lrs" ... ??? but, howbeit . a

~;~~~:rit ~~;:;~; ~~v~s ~~i[!tY,. ~in":I~~ f.am.~.:_ . KxKt 8. Kt..QBl KI_KIS 1 Q-a l ch K-K3 There is som<.l doubt as to Wh ether this is th <.l best move for Black .. . a t t h is point. This annotator prefers: Kt-K2. ,. B·KI3 KtxBP ch m a<.lk e lects to give t he piece b ack . not t ryinC to hold on 10 it " ny lonze:r . the r<.lby, hoping 10 equalize thc gan'e and t ake the pressure orr the Black K. But his position Is too open to permit him any r espite. 10. BxKI(871 Kt xKI 14. 8-K3 P_B3 11. QPxKt Q.8] 15. Q..Q2 P..QKt3 12. B-Kt3eh K..Q2 16. 0-0·0 R·KB l U. Q.Q5ch B-Q3 11. B-Kts _ .....• With his d eve lopme nt just about com­plete Whit<.l launches ~nother assault which Black, with bis Inferior position, is unab le to stop. 17. ........ Q·Kt, U. BxP 11. a -a 2 P ·K5 Of courS<.!, If Black DOW p lays: QxR{K4) ; QxB eh, e te. 19. ........ RxBP 21. RxR PxB :til. BxQ RxQ 22. KR·QI Reslg n5

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Werthei m Memorial Tournament

New York, 1951 NOUI b., Joh,. 1!.. Ho,,.,,,, th

White B lack A. BISGU1ER L . EVAN$ I. P-QB4 Kt-K83 His mind's ma ,le up; there'll be n o E nglish If be <.lan belp It. 2. P-44 .. __ _ 2. Kt ·KB3 .. Uows 2. ____ , P-B4; bu t then alter 3. P.K Kt3, P-QKt3; 4. Xt-B3, Xt-B3; S. B-Kt2, B-K\.2; 6. 0-0, P-K3; 7. P -KU.

~~~t,BBxBB~~7. :t::;, ~i~2.~~; a:.~ ~~;~~~ ~~iihi"i;; ~;~~~J '-..r·f.~ '~r,~ \~~~~: flotvl nnl k-Cllpll!JIDnca, Moteow. 193(;. 2. .....•.. P·K3 3. Kt -KB3 _ ••..•. White avoldfi the o rdina ry Nhn zo lndlan. wh ich could (ollow a rter l . .K t-QB3, B­Kt$. t. ........ P'-QKI3 4. Kt·a3 8 ·KI2 Ulack, Il he w ished, could here p lay 4 .......... B-Kts w hieh t ra nSP08<.lS Into a Une ot Ihe Nlm"l.olndlan q uite sumelen t . See Denker-Fine, U. S. Champlun.bjp, 1944. S. 8 ·Kts .• _ ...• On S. Q.B2 lhen $. _ .. __ , B·Kts (DOt s. ___ .. , 1"'·84; S. P -K4. PxP; 7. Kb P, P-Q3:

~K~.Q~ I ~'~~i, ~~~?l ~~iJJ?"~: IU: 13. Q-Q2. Kt ·K1: 14. P-QKt3 wl!h While ho ld lllJ: a s llllht edge); 6. P-QIU, BxKteh; 1. QxB, Kt-KS with equality because White cannot p lay P -K4. Also on 5. P-QRl. B·K2: 6. 1).U4, 0-0; 7. Q­n., T'.B4 equailul. hut not 7 ...... _., KI­n4?: 8. n .Q2, P ·KB4; 9. P-K3, R·Q3: 10. 8-Q~ . r.Kt3; 11. P-K4. ete. w ith White beUer , Alekhine·Ste iner. W" rSi<w, 1935. 5. ...•..•. 8 ·K2 Whi te. with his 5. ll·Kts. was thre .. ten· Ing to play P ·K4 . sun 5. __ .....• P·KIi.3; 6. B·lt4. nnd now 6 . ........ , 8 -K2; 7. Q·B2,

~~<t~; :(t:p~3'1~·OJ.~i3~-~~'(Q~f~~"\/I~t (!Quul1ty may b e 1I litt le !Jetter thun t he tex t ~Ince t he KB <.la n be develop<--d later. On S •..•.....• l.I-Kts the ehanees a r e th"t White will get a stron!!" center y . IIha la nll , <e.!:.: 5. . ...... , n·KI5: 6. Q-B2. P-KR3; 7. B.R~, 0-0; 8. P-K:I. "P·Q3; 9. Il·Q3. QKt·Q2: 10. 0-0, KBx Kt; I I. PxB. P ·KKt4; 12. Jl.Kt3, Kt ·H4: 13. Kt ·Q2, p . KR4; ' 4. 1'.84. QKt-U.1; 15. "P·Q5! is hard fo r !Jilek to mcd, Yloh r-Ilotvinnik, Moscow. 1936. The l ext Ind icates an early break In t he center w ith ..... _ .• P.Q4 or even ..... _.. 1'-Q1J4. Huwever lIinee Whit e has not r1na",h!!ltoed his K8, .~uch a br eak mOlY allow White t o t nnfiP<Ue Into a f avorab le line of the QGO. 6. Q-Bl .. _ ... Threatening again P ·K",. , . ........ P·Q4 " 0 -0.0 7. P·K3 0 ·0 Allal n$t the n .. nclu.'lIoed 8 thl~ $I..'Cmll 8lrong. While'8 1I1" n is to ope n hm~s on Ihl> K_sid e by the advanc<.l of hill Pa and 1.0 allal'k the mom<.l" t Ihe prC$llllre h lndeNl IUadt's d (!velopmenl. l. ........ QK!..Q2 9. P-KR4 N... ShlllyshaUinJ,:i

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9. .... KI-K5 It 1$ soing to be di fficult <.lnough to ...... lIeve the -pre~~u"" on Ihe K·sldc. IIence t he continu ation h ere calls for maneuveNl that wou ld at l east hamper Whlte's attack. Thus 9 .. __ ., P-B4 f ol· lowed In d ue course by __ .... , R-B l was correct. 10. B·Q3 P· KB4 12_ Kt·KKt5 Q-K2 11. B-B4 8·Q3 U. PxP PxP On 13 ......... . Bxa; 14. KtxKP w ould be hard to ml.oct. 14. P·B3 KtxQKt 16. P-KKt4 U. PXKt P·KI3

A /tt , 16. P· KKt1 EVANS

" Let's open som e lanes." If Black ex­ehan ge& 8. ... the Whi t e QR will go t o K l and B lack will (ind it almosl Im­I>ossibie to parry the ;nany threats. 16. ........ P .KR3 If IS .........• P xP, White Intended 17. P ·R5 and his calculation was sound. 17. Px8PI ....... . A healthtul ~-tate of affairs. The sacrl· rice of the piece lor t he open file is aecurat e a nd sound. 17. •....... 8 x B 18. PxB P x KI 19_ RPx P PxP Playing tourna m ent chess 1s hll Td work , and . its 1$ fO T t hl l naSOn thai m a ny errors occur . t o r even the masters will tire. n . RxR ch RXR 24. Q-RS ch 23. O-R2 QxP:25. R_R7 ch Resigns A con t rl buUon 10 eh<.:as lite rature 8isgule r .

SICILIAN DEFENSE Brooklyn Chess Club Match

Brooklyn, 1951 NOit:J b., J. upi"

Wl1lt~ m ack T. MILLER A. PORTIGA L (Log Cabin Ch"'1 (Brooklyn Che,,) 1. P·K4 P.QB4 2. B-B4 Certainly playable. but r equires SOme p reparaUon-hom'lwork. It Is theor eti­cally bc>i\ to d l"lVr. lo,' Ihe Kts first. 2. ~_._ P-K3 3. Kt·Ka3 KI.Q83 3 ..... _, P-Q4 a t once t akes advaniag<.l ot t he Whit e D's premature develop­ment. 4. P ·Bl .•..• _ 'l"ilne wastinl. Whlw should castle, thus makinl" It d irrleult f o r Black's ea r ly p .Q4. For Instance 4. 0-0 , 1'-Q4; $. p",p ,

~~:" 6WI~K! c:~e~;:1~~ N~~~.Il'Q2; 8. 4. • ..• _.. P..Q4 6. B·Kt5 So PxP Pxp lIavlllJ:" moved 4. r·BS, t he 8 Shou ld now be moved to B2. via Kt3. 6. ..__ e-02 1. BXKt _ ..... . Antl.t heoretlca l. ' r hc II is more valua ble than the KL T hll: II a f net lIflflmlngly too diff icu lt tor certain p laY/!r$ tu Ifrasp. In add ition, Rlacil:'R B will be well p !llced. I.e., on I> long di~gona l r elatively tree from P .. l)~trlle tion. 7. ....•..• axa 10. P-Q4 0.0 I. 0 ·0 B·Ql II . B·Kt5 P. R·Klch Kt. K2 B·K3 II mUre aeellrR1.e. II . ..•..••. P ·KR3 12. B.K3 Kt.8 41 tn$ur~ t wo I3s v~. two Kb. 13. PxP KIK8 15. R-Q3 14, RxKt BKP Arter a Jt<.' rlc . of r.,laUvely small errors, White finds hlm...., IC at a t hco r ctlcal dis­adva ntage. dcsplle Black's isolated "P. 15. .••.•.•. R-Kl Now It Ia lll~..,k·~ turn to 'nllke errors nod thu.1 evcn III' thlntl""- 15. ._._ ... Q-K t3 Inunedl"tcly "emoves the Q from Us dangcro ...... spo t . utr .. N1 ' hrea ts. and holds t he R fur I>oulh l., uso on Q1. Whi t e cannut at I' r e"'-'nt ICrlOllsty altempt t o >1Clze the K·rue. 16. P-84 p·QS 17. Kt·B3 Q·Bl Q.Kt3 Is !)CUcr. II. Q Kt.KI SI .. _._. A ll Is nat lost . Bwck now must exchange one of those Us. 18 • . _._ BxKK t IR .•.•• _ •. • 8I1QKt; 19. I'xB, Qn .Ql ho ldR the iM) lated P firmly. I? Qx8 QlIQ n. P-KI4 B-Kt3 10. P xQ QR-QI 23. P ·8S P-Rl 21 . P -QR3 R' K2 24. KI ·8 31 •.•..•.. T he slmpl., l(ixP orrers very good chan«s for white. H then 2-1 . . ~

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~~aili;1l" ove'::s~:~t. Both player s are seeing complexi ties whic h do not ell ist. 24. _ ...... , PxKt should lcave W hit e gasp­Ing wil b a piece duwn. 2S. KI_K4 P ·84 28. P..QR4 R.KI1 26. KI-Q2 R.K7 29. P·Kt5 PxP 21. Kt ·Bl P-B5 30. PxP RxK! " Now Black shodd win with very little trouble. 31. R·BI 31. P·B6 33. Kt-Q2

..... P·QKtl

R(Kt}..Qa4 34. RxR PxR lS. Kt·B4 R·KI4c:h 36. K-81 R.Kt, 37. R-Rl RxP

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K·B4 P·KI5

This m ove leave$ Wh ite w ith pr ac tleally­zero winning c hanc.es. Arte r P-R4 j( 54. _._._, PxR ; 55. R·KKU t hreatens m ate via R.Kts. HOWever. If B lack "lloves $4. ._. __ • R·R7, the [>Osition Is still d rawlsh. 54 • . _.__ PxP 56. Rx P R-81 55. PxPch KxP

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51. P·B3<:h K·R6 ,0. K_K4 R·B3 ~.: Kt, Kt~ch K,R' 61, Kfl:P R.BHhl 5'. Kt·K6 K. KI6 T he point of 00 ....... , R·Uli. 62. K-K3 Rx Kt 64, K·K2 R-Bl

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Interested readers and tourna­ment directors m;ly obtain more de tailed informatio n on the opera­tion of the Solko£! Modification in a three page bulletin which gives examples of the scoring as well as the logical background {or the sys­tem. This bulletin may be obtained by writing to Mr. Ephraim Solkoff, 2303 Stevens Road, Raleigh. N. C.

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