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XVth CHESS OLYMPIAD IN VARNA, BULGARIA

This month's cover shows F.I.D.E. Viee President Jerry G. Spann wishing luck to four members of the American chess team as they prepare to depart. for Varna, Bulgaria, to play in the XVth Chess Olympiad.

Shaking hands with Spann is non·playing captain Eliot Hearst ; the other team members shown are O. to r.) Robert Byrne, Donald Byrne, and Edmar Mednis. Not shown are team members Bobby Fischer, Pal Be nko, and Larry Evans. who met the others in Europe. The team or Fischer, Benko, Evans, the Byrne brothers and l't1edn is is probably the strongest ever fiC!lded by the U.S. in an international event.

The United States is playing in Section 8 or the preliminaries and as we go to press bas defeated Mongolia, 4-0, in the opening round. FischC!r, the Byrnes and Med· nis all won their games as the competition for the Hamilton·Russell trophy got under way. The Soviet union, with World Champion Botvinnik at lop board, opened by de· featl ng East Ger many in Section A by a 3·1 score.

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MEDINA WINS U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TRIUMPHS OVER 144-PLA YER FIELD IN SAN ANTONIO

Anionio Merlina of Caracas, Venezu· cIa won the 1962 United States Open • • Championship played in San Antonio, Texas, August 13th through 25th.

The slender International Master played consistently fin e chess to achieve his winning score of 10-2, His victory was cl'ysta l clear, fo r he rinishcd half a point ahead of grand masters Pal Benko and William Lombardy, who lied for second and third.

After gaining three comparatively easy points in the fi rst three rounds, Senor Medina battled nine U. S. Mas­ters on his road to the championship. Re seored a phenomenal 7·2 agains t this high-ealiber opposilion, gaining draws with Benko and Lombardy, losing only to Robcrt Byrne, and defeating Arthur Eisguicr , Larry Gilden, Dr. Peter Lapi­ken, Shelbourne Lyman, Charles Mor· gan, and Ken Smith.

The tenth and eleventh rounds were the crucial ones for the new champion. In his tenth round game against Dr. Lapiken, a Rook vs. Rook and Bishop endgame was reached at the expiration of the first time control. Many observ­ers thought the game wou ld end in a draw: however, Med ina eventually tri­umphed alter nine gruelli ng hours of play. StiJl a half-point down, he faced tournament leader Arthur Bisguier in the eleventh round. Ri sing to the occa­sion, despite his marathon of the night before, Medina mixed daring with pru­dence in the classic manner to upset Bisguier and go into the fi nal round with a ha lf·point lead over Benko and Lombardy. In that twelrth round, Benko and Lombardy drew against each other while Medina scored a full point against U. S. Junior Champion Larry Gilden.

Medina's victory was a popular one, for he conducted himself like a gentle­man and a true champion throughout the entire tournament. Distinguished in both appearance and behavior, the pre­maturely-gray native of Spain was born 42 years ago in Barcelona. He won the Spanish championship five times before moving to Venezuela in 1953, and was awarded the title of International Mas­ter after finishing third in a s trong Held at Mar del Plata in 1948. Three national championships have been played in Vcnezuela since 1953, and Sen­or Medina has won them all. By profes­sion, he is assistant to the production chief in tI large Caracas pha rmaceutical laboratory. He is also an instructor of chess and holds daily classes at the Es· cuela Tecnica Industrial.

SEPTEMBER, 1962

Following Medina in the final stand­ings were fo ur Inter national Grandmas· ters: Pal Benko, William Lombary, Ar· thul' Bisguier and Robert Byrne. It is interesting to note that the five leaders played a round robin among themseLves with the following results:

I 2 3 • I Medina .......... lh 'h I 0 (2)

2 Benko ....... ..... Y.! '" 0 '" (Ph ) 3 Lombardy ...... Ih 'k ¥, 'k (2) , Bisguier ..... ..... 0 I " '" (2) , Byrne ... ........... 1 " " '" (2Y.! )

Antonio Medina

The 144-player lield at this year's Open included ten women, of whom two - Kathryn Slater of New York City and Mabel Burlingame of Rcdwood City, Cal· ifornia- scored the very fine total of 6Y.! points. Mrs. Slater fin ished in 49th positlon and was awarded the title of U. S. Women's Open Champion.

Once again International Master George Koltanowski and a capable staff of volunteer assistants directed the event with pleasant efficiency. The bur­dens of arranging and supervising all the activities of the two·week period- the tournament itself, the publicity, the busi­ness meetings, and the many tours and "sideshows" that Sa n Antonio offered­were borne with remarkable energy and

enthusiasm by USCF National Vice Pres­ident Ed Edmondson, who seemed to take a 16·hour workday quite in his stride.

FuII details of the business meetings held in San Antonio during the course of the Open will appear in future issues of CHESS LIFE.

The 1962 Open was notable for the introduction of the Chess Handicap Sys· tern (for details see CHESS LIFE, May 1962). Stephen Jones, a University of Texas student from Austin, became the first Un ited Slates Handicap Chess Champion. The youthlul Jones, previous­ly unknown outside the southwest, made his mark big and clear fo r all to see by his magnificent play in the 1962 Open. His handicap score of 2395 was a full 78 points higher than that of the second place handicap winner. His 8·4 game score was good enough fo r twelfth place in the Open standings, and his starting USCF rating of 2086 zoomed to 2203-putting him in the Master class.

The complete list of Handicap win· ners:

Handicap Score

Stephen Jones ....... .................. ......... 2395 David Edwards ................... ............... 2317 Jim Mcn rath .. ....... ........................... 2287 Herbert Clyatt ............................ ...... 2283 Joe Medina ......... .... .. ............. _ ..... ...... 2281

The Women's Handicap prize was won by U.S. Amateur Women's Champion Adele Goddard of Miami , Florida. .

U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONS

1941 ........ ... ....... ......... ..... ......... . Reuben Fine 1942 .... Herman Steiner & D. A. Yanofsky 1943 ............ .............. .. ......... .1. A. Horowitz 1944 ......... ..................... Samuel Reshevsky 1945 ......... _ .......................... A. E. Santasiere 1946 .. .............................. .. Herman Steiner 1947 ........... .. .... .............. ....... Isaac Kashdan 1948 .. ..... ,_ .................... ...... . Weaver Adams 1949 .. .......... ..... ......... ............ Albert Sandrin 1950 ........... .............. ........... Arthur Bisguier 1951 ...... .. ...................... ......... ... Larry Evans 1952 .......................................... Larry Evans 1953 . __ .................................... _Donald Byrne 1954 ................................ .......... Larry Evans 1955 ............. .... ........ .. ... Nicholas Rossolimo 1956 ..... ....... .. ... .... ....... .... ... _Arthur Bisguier 1957 ......... ........................... .. Bobby Fischer 1958 .. ....... .. ........... .... ........ E. Cobo-Arteaga 1959 .............................. ...... Arthur Bisguier 1960 ._ ................................. _ .... Robert Byrne 1961 ......... .. ................... ........... .. .. . Pal Benko 1962 ......... ... .. ............. ..... .... Antonio Medina

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Games from the U. S. Open

ceHTliR COUNTER GAME ,. McCORMICK ,. RUBIN L P· K4 ,. .. , ,. P·Q4

•• P·QR4

•• N·QI!I3

•• N·B3 ,. g-03

•• 0 ·0

•• R·KI 10. 8 · N5 11. Q-K2 12. QR.Ql 13. B·1II.4 14. BxB

R. BYRNE 1. P-Q4 2. P-QB4 3. N.Q83 4. N·B3 S. P·K) , . B'03 7. 0 ·0 8. P·0 1II.3 9. P)tB 10. BPxP 11. N· R4 12. P· N3 13. B,.xP 14. P·B3 15. R· R2

P.Q4 15. II·Hl "' · IJI N· KII3 16. P-KN3 gRoOI

N" 17. N-KR4 N· 83 1.I.I(B3 11. Q·K5 g .gl

P . K3 19. N_NS g-Bl P,QH3 10. P-83 P·QR3

8·N2 11. NXP N (3)-Q2 8 ·K1 22. 0-B4 P· I(N4 0·0 23. P-QS '" ON-Q2 24. g-Q4 •• N

R· Kl 25. N·es RxRch P· KR] ... ... 0 ·84

N· R4 27. NxP mate ."

NIMZO·INOIAN ANGELO U. P·N4 17. R·KN2 la. Q·Kl

N·KSl " · K3 8 · N5 P· B4 N·IU 0 ·0

P·g4 "N g ·82

KPxP N· KNS

19. K·RI 20. P·K4 21. g . K2 22. Q·KB2 23. P·KS 24. P·B4 25. P·BS 26. NPxP

SANORIN P· KN 3 OR· IU

K·ftl B·g2

N.gR4 N·B5 8 ·Kl N· Nl P· B3

NPxP

'" R·Kl N· B3 B· K3

27. N· N6ch U . N·B4ch 29. Q-N3

8 · 92 K·N2 K·81

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(Additional {;ames and crQ.Sstablc OIl IJI1. 208-200)

'UY LOPIEZ RAGSDALE SNOW L P ·1(4 P-K4 ,. B· U N·B4 ,. N· KBl N_gR3 •• P·OR' P-IIJ ,. B· NS N-83 •• g , R5th P· N3

•• 0·0 N., 10. NlINP N·N2

•• R·Kl ". .Q3 11 . Nl'S N •• •• N" 8 ·K2 12. NJCNch Rulgns

NIMZO·INDIAN ,. GILDEN •• FINEGOLD L P·04 N·KB)

•• P,OB4 P·K3 ,. N·OSl B· N5

•• P·K] P·B4

•• H· B3 P·ON3

•• B·03 B·Hl , . 0 ·0 KBxN

•• " . 8·KS

•• B·K2 P·g3 10. N ·02 ON-Q2 11 . HxB N.N 12. B·03 N(S)·B3 13. P·94 Q. B2 14. Q· B3 0·0·0 H. P.gR4 P·QR.

SICILIAN W. CUNNINGHAM I. P·K4 p·aB4 2. N ·KB3 N·gB3 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. N x P P·KN3 5. N·g83 B· N2 ,. B· K3 H·B3 7. B·aB4 0 ·0 I . B· H3 N·KH5 9. oxN HxN 10. g ·gl NxB II . RP.N P·N3 12. B·Q4 P· K4 13. 8 · KJ B· N2 14. 0 ·0 P·84

... P· K4 H . '" " P.gBS

" P)tOP ,.. B· R3 ... aR.Bl ... fl. · 87

'" pxRch

". P . KS ... R· BI ... B· K4 ... a ·o, ... B· KBS n . .. N

DEFENSE , . 15, P·83 16. PxP 17. gxR 1'. Q.03 If. N·a5 20. P·1II4 11. 8Pxlll 12. Bx," 23. BxP 24 . 111.· 111.4 2S . Q-QB3 26. QxPch 27. PxR 28. fl. es;gn •

'" P·K4 PxoP 0 · N1 K· Hl

R·gBl ... K·R2 N·KI

N)tBP a·Hl

R·QBI N·B4

Resign •

O'KEEFE

'" III.xRch Q·RS Q·HS K· Rl "N B·Bl R·Hl R·Rl

••• ... K·NI

B·B4ch

S ICIL IAN DEFENSE , . RAGSDALe S. JONES L P·K4 P.o84 ". R-BI 0.0 ,. N-K83 N.g83 H. N'" P · 1(4 ,. P·Q4 ,., ". P·B4 P· 1(5

•• N., N· B3 ". Q·KH3 p ·QS

•• N-O Bl P-K3 20. QxQch K •• •• B-KN5 a · H5 21 . P-85 B·B1 ,. N.N NPl(N 22. R·B4 R·Ol • P·K5 g_R4 23. P·N3 P ·QR4

•• ,.N . .. 14. 8 ·N2 '" ". .., Q_K4h ... '" A· R7 n. K·Q2 0 · N4,h ... '" 8 · fU n . K· KI 0)tP(N2 ) ". R·B2 . .. 13. 0 ·83 P.Q4 ,.. ". P·O' 14. P'OR3 B·fl.4 ". B· R4 P ·07 15. P-QN. B·N3 Mille

COUHTER GAME CENTEfl. LYMAN

P·Q4 N·KB3

SHELBY I. P· K4 2. P xP 3. N·KB) 4. P·Q4 5. !>· B4 6. N· B3 7. 8 · K3 •• Q·a2 ,. 0·0·0 10. 8·R6 II . BxB 12. 8xR U . P'Q S 14. P·KR41

N., P·KN)

N· N3 B· H2 0·0

N· B3 8·1'15 "N

EDGAR McCORMICK 15. P· B3 p·K8) 16. PxB NxNP 17. P·RS P·KN4 18. N· K4 p · B3 19. B·K2 p x P 20. NxHP Q.BI 21. 0·B4 N· K4 22. H.Pch K· Nl 23. HxP PxN 24. P.Rkh K· lIl 75. P·R] H·HJ 26. P. R' (H )ch HxN 27. R·R7ch Rnlgn s

Afte r 13 .•.. .. ... ,

_Phofographs by Fred CrmlU'r CHESS LIFE

Evans-Lombardy Game Scares Following are the remainder of the

game scores of the Evans-Lombardy Match for the George P. Edgar Tr ophy, June 16 to Jur!C 29. Lombardy annotated his first round win in the July issue of CHESS LIFE, (p. 14)). Evans anno· ta ted his third round win in the same issue, (p. 148). For the Tenth Game, see the Aug. issue, (p. ]70).

GAME TWO LOMBAROY- 'h EVAHS-.....

POLISH I . P-QN~ P·KB~ 2. B·N2 H·KB3 3. P-K3 P·K3 ~. P_HS B·K2 S. H·KB3 0.0 ,. P·B4 P.Q3 7. H·B3 P-B~ 8. PxPe.p. HxP t. B·1{2 P-QH3 10. 0 -0 H-KS 11. HxH PxH 12. N -Q~ HxH 13. BxH B-N2 14. P.B4 PxPe.p. IS. BxBP BIfB

OPEHIHG Ii. RxB 17. BIfB II. Q.K2 It . RIfR 20. R·KBI 21. Q.B3 21. Q-QII6 21. KIfR 14. K·K2 25. K-Q3 2'. K ·B2 27. K ·H3 2 • • Q-K4 2 • • Q.B6

Draw

B·B3 .. a

Q_K2 ... Q. K2

R·KBI RxR+

P·H! K-Hl

P-KR~

K-Rl Q-BI Q-K2 ..... ...

MATCH SCORE: LOMBARDY 1112; EVAHS '/:I • • •

GAME FOUR LOMBARDY_ lh EVAHS_ lh

SICILIAN DEFEHSE 1. P-K4 P·QB4 35. H (8).B' 2. N -KB3 P.Ql 36. H-H' 3. P-B3 H·KB3 37. N (H6)-Q7 4_ B-03 P-KHl 31. Hx8 5. B-81 P_K4 3t . P· R4 6. P-Q4 Q.81 40. N ·H6 7. PxKP PxP 41 . HxBP 8. N-R3 P.QR3 .2. K·Ol 9. H ·84 N -Bl 41. H ·Kl 10. B_N5 B-Kl 44. H .84 II. BxH 8xe 45. P-81 12_ 8 ·H 3 0-0 46.. N ·H6 13. H ·K 3 P-QH4 41. HIfP 14. BoG5 8-Ql 41. P·N 3 15. P·KR4 QR-Ql 4'. K ·84 16. P·RS W·K2 SO. H·Nl 17_ PxP RPxP 51. H-OJ 18. Q_K2 K·N2 52. P·H4 It. 0 -0-0 R_KRI n. HxHP+ 20. P·KH4 RxR 54. K ·H5 2'. RxR Nlfa 55. H·Ol 22. HxH Q-Q3 56. PIfP 23. Q-Ql R·KRI 57. H_B2 24. RxR KxR SI. H·H4 25. P_HS B-QI st. P-S4 2'_ N-B6 QxQ + 60. H·R6 27_ KxQ a-Kl 61 . P· IIS 2B . P-R3 B·B1 62. P.B6 29. H-KI P·B! 63. H-H4 30. H-82 B-N3 64. H_B6 3'_ K -K2 P_R4 U . H_KI + 32. H_K3 B-QB4 66. N ·B' 33_ H(3) -QS B-Q3 67. N_KI+ 34. H-K' B_Hl Drlw

K-Hl B·R' ... 8 -Q!

'" K-BI B_82 K -K2 K ·K! a.., a., K ·Q3 K·83 B· B, B·K' 8 ·N3 B·B2 .. , K ·Q3 P_B4 .. , P-N4 B-NI 8 -R2 8 ·N8 K·B2 II-B7 B,05 K-Q3 K ·B2 K-BI K-Hl ........

MATCH SCORE : LOMIIARDY 2; EVAHS 1

• • • GAME FIVE

EVANS-l LOMBARDY-O RUY LOPEZ .. P_K4 P·K4 20_ R·83 O·K2 ,. H .KB! H_OB3 1'. P.N3 H.N3 , B-N5 P.QR3 12. 8 ·R3 N -Q2

•• B-R4 H ·83 21. 1t·01 H·84

•• 0<> .. ., 34. 8.H , .. • It·KI P·QN4 25_ 1t(3J-Q3 B-B:I ,. 8 .H3 P-03 16. 1t·06 KR·BI

•• P·83 0<> 17. Q-Kl 8 ·Kl

•• P·Klt3 P-KR3 U. "-Q1I4 poNS TO. P-Q3 H-QR4 :r9. Q.K3 R.B3 11. B·B1 P· B4 )0 . R{')-OS P.QR4 12. QH-Q2 H_R2 3T. R{I )-Q2 "·RS 13. N ·B' ..... 32. 8-QI .., 14. N ·K, HxH+ 33. Pxp K_Rl 15. QIfN B-H4 34. B.N4 R_Bl 16. P-KH3 ... U . K -R2 R·RI 17. RxB P_IIS 36. P· R4 R-R4 18. Q-RS II-N2 31. P.Rs Blick 19. PxP ... forftl" on time MATCH SCORE : EVANS ,.

• LOMBARDY , (Coutinllcd m' 1'. 207)

SEPTEMBER, 1962

An Answer to U.S. Champion Larry Evans by Weaver W. Adams

Larry Evans quotes Emanuel Lasker as saying, "The merciless fact, culminating in checkmate, contradicts the hypocr ite" and that is a point not to be glossed over. r have long been regarded by many of the higher-ups in chess as a hypocrite and a charlatan ; this despite the fact that I won the U.S. Open Championship in 1948 and have spent my enti re life analy2.ing the Vienna, and ,~though it has cost me many points,~pubHshing that analysis.

But to get on, Evans says, "Let Weaver refute these 'simple' lines before demon· s trating forced wins against second-rate defenses." So I shall proceed to do just that. The firs t defense which Evans proposes is 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. N-QB3, N-KB3; 3. B-B4 , N"P; 4_ Q-RS, N-Q3; S. B-N3, N·B3; 6_ P-Q4, NltP; 7. N-QS, N-K3; 8. QxKP, P·QB3; 9. N-B4, Q-K2; 10. N-B3, N·KB4; 11.0-0, N/ 3-QS; 12. QxQch, BxQ; 13. NxN , NxN; 14. R-KI, N-K3 ; 15. N-Q3, 0 -0 ; 16. P -KB4, B·B3; and now, aceording to Evans, Bl ack has a won game. But let us see.

Position 4HIr U . _._ .. _., 8-B3

Suppose we continue DOW 17. P·BS, N-Q5; 18. B-KB4. Should Black play 18 . ... _ .. _., NxKBP? He gets into a mite of trouble if he does by 19_ P·N4, N-QS; 20_ B-Q6. SO suppose we proceed normally, 18 ......... , P-Q4; 19. P-N4 the crucial point. Ii, now, 19 . .. _. ___ ., N·B6ch; 20. K-N2, NxRch ; 21. RxN. Take a look. White is now down a pawn and the exchange, but he has a preLty good game_ He threatens various things. Black's rooks and queen bishop are undeveloped. It is not right to jump to conclusions.

Evans continues: "Not once in all his avalanche of 'analysis' does Weaver con-sider the simple equalizing line, 6 ......... , P·KN3" (i.e., 1. P·K4, P·K4 ; 2_ N-QB3, N·KB3; 3. B·B4, NxP; 4. Q-R5, N-Q3; S_ B·N3, N-B3; 6. P-Q4, P-KN3) "7. Q-K2, and now, if Black is not in a refuting mood, 1 dare White to find anything resembling a slight adVantage after 7 .. _ ...... , P·K5; 8. NltP, NxN; 9. QxNch , Q-K2."

SO I accept the dare. If White is anxious to get his pawn back, and exchange Black's bad Knight at his Q3, this is aU very well. It will probably dr aw. But that is the last thing White should permit. Correct is 8. N-KB3. So suppose 8_ .. .. .... , B-N2. Her e Evans perhaps thought that 9. NxP is forced because 9. B-N5 is answered by 9 ....... .. , N" P, but that is not so. 9. B-N5, NxP; 10. NxP, NxQ ; 11 . NxNch, PxN ; 12. BxQ , KxB; 13. KxN. True, Black can win another pawn but I wouldn't say White's game is altogether hopeless. It's a question of development, something Black is very short of.

POllt lon .ftu 13. KxN

So I suggest that Evans should be a li ttle more careful in his "analysis"_ I'm not a romantic in the sense that I look only for cheap brilliancies. There are such things to be sure, but brilliancy is also a sign of superior workmanship in all

(Continued on p. 199)

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HOW WELL DO YOU PLAY? by Leonard Barden

Working out for yourscH the moves played in a master game is onc of the recocnized ways of improving your chess skill. Many players, however, find that they need the incentive of oPPosition to take a game seriously, and this article provides a stimulating answer by giving you tbe experience of playing alongside and against a master.

You should Imagine that you are the partner of the winner, and that you bave to guess the moves he makes. The notes are designed to explain fully the pros and cons of the move played and of any alternatives you arc likely to choose. The best method of following the game is to use a sbeet of paper or card to cover the paje and to lower it as you come to each fresh move.

Keep a check of the points you score, and at the end of the game you can see how your total compares with those which various USCF ranking groups are expected to make.

You have Whit •. Your grandmaster partner is Borll Spusky, the Soviet cltampion. Your opponent is grandmaster Lud.k P.chman of Ctechoslovakia. The game ",as played in the recent Havana tournament. See how well YOU can play against Pachman, one of the world's top theoreticians.

B. SPAS5KY L. PACHMAN

OUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Tne opening moves are 1. P.Q4, N·KB3;

2. P.QB4, P·K3; 3. N·KB3, P.Q4; 4. N·83, 8·K2; S. 8-N5, ().(); 6. P·K3, P·KR3; 7. 8·R4, P4N3; I, PXP, NxP; 9. NxN, PxN; 10. 8xB, QxB.

From now on, try to work out White's moves before uncovering them.

11. 8-K2 ........ 2 points. Black has chosen the Tartakover variation. hoping to score an early draw tbrough the exchange of several minor pieees. Your problem is to make some· thing, If possible, of the tiny weaknesses in his po.sition. Black's QP handicaps his bishop, and If you can tie down Black's minor pieces to the defense of the QP. e.g. by placing your B at KB3 and your N at KB4 or QB3, you may be able to force Black to give his QP further pawn defense by ......... p.QB3. If that happens.

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Black will have two important pawns on white squares and his bishop will be seriously handicapped.

Another plan which you must keep in View, and which is indicated by the pawn fonnallon, is an atlack against Black's QBP_which is at present backward on an open file. To free it, he will have to advance it to QB4, and then the natural strategy is to exchange oU your QP for his QBP. Then Black will have the famous 'hanging pawns' wbich, on the one hand, give Black plenty of space in the center, but are liable to become weak If Black's pieces are tied down to defending them.

Only 1 point {or 11. B·Q3, since the bishop may then get in the way of an attack with queen and rooks against the QP, may become liable to be hit by the advance of Black's QBP to QB5, and cannot itself be easily trained against the black QP.

2 points for the solid 11. R·Bl, which keeps an eye on B1ack's QBP.

11 . ........ B·K3 12. N·K5 ........

2 points also {or 12. 0 ·0, or 12. R·QB1 . Aftcr the text, the exchange of queens by 12 ......... , Q·Nfich; 13. Q·Q2, QxQch; 14. KxQ gives White a favourable ending with his king already advantageously placed.

1 point only for 12. Q·N3 or 12. Q-R4. The plan of placing White's queen at QR3 to attack Black's hanging pawns after ......... p.QB4 is now considered harmless and time consuming. For In illustration or how Black proceeds against this plan, refer to the pme Bertok.Fischer, Stockholm 1962 (CHESS LIFE April, page 82).

12. . ....... 13. O.()

1 point also for or 13. B·B3.

P.QB4 ........

13. PxP. 13. R·QBl ,

13. ........ R·Ql (13 ......... , N·Q2 is better, intending to force the retreat or exchange of Wblle's N and retaining the option of keeping Black's KR on the KB file, or trans­ferring It to the QB file accordlne: to circumstances).

14. R-81 ........ 1 point for this move, for 14. PxP, or

for 14. B·B3. 14. .... .. .. P·B3 15. N·N6 ........

2 points. Wblte's knight Is now able to reach the strong square KB4 with gain of tempo. Nothing for 15. N.Q3, (Black can establish his own Q side rna· jorlty with tempo gain by 15 .......... P·BS) and nothing for 15. N·B3 which Is in· consistent with White's strategy. Deduct 2 points from your total if you chose the blunder 15. N·N4? P·KR4; and the knight is trapped.

15 . ....... . 16. PxP .. ......

2 points for this or for 16. N·M. 16. ........ PxP 17. N·84 ........

Only 1 point for this in view of the previous clues.

17. ........ 8.82 18. Q·B2 ........

3 points. Black's delay in developing his queen'S side with ......... N·Q2 bas left his QBP more than usually weak. White's positionally correct s trategy here is to attack the hanging pawns; if he fails to do so, Black's space advantage will begin to tell in his favor. The question which White should ask himself is "Which of these hanlling pawns is most vulnerable to attack by my pieces?" At present, the QP is adequately guarded and the QBP is vulnerable. Hence, only 1 point now for 18. B·B3. No credit for other queen moves (the best developing move is usually the one which simul· taneously attacks an enemy weakness) nor for passive, noncommittal moves like 18. P.QR3? or 18. P-Q,N3? Moves like this have nothing to do with White's basic plan and should be omitted or postponed until White has conoontrated his forces against the weak hanging pawns to maximum effed.

18. ........ N·Q2 19. KR·Ql ........

2 points. Only 1 point for 19. B-B3-why? it is already clear that While's KR belongs at Ql, where it attacks Black's second hanging pawn and is also posted in a strong position vis·a·vis the black queen. The White bIshop's square, on the other hand, I.s not yet sure; although it's probable that it will join in the attack against the hanging pawn at KB3. White. wants to preserve the option of moving it to QB4 or QN5 If circum· stances prove those squares stronger. If you h""a ,II choi~ of de"eloping mo"es, hold back the placa whose options Ire greater.

19. . ....... P·Q5 20. B·B41 ....... .

3 points. Black's last move was due to a tactical miscalculation, and now you have the chance to attack him on his weakened white squares. Nothing for 20. n.B3, QR-Bl. No credit for timid moves like 20. P·QR3 or 20. P ·QN3 (Black does not even threaten to capture the QRP because his bishop would be trapped by P·QN3). Deduct 3 points for the blundcr 20. PXP??, QxN.

20. . ....... BxB 21. QxBch ........

1 pOint. 21. ........ K.R2

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22. P·QN41 ...... .. 4 points for this move, which threatens

to win a pawn by 23. N·K6 and 24. NxBP, while Black is also left with a theoreti· cally lost position ir he replies .2.2 . ........ , PxNP; 23. RxP followed by 24. QxP.

Only 1 point for 22. N·K6, R·Kl ; when the position simplifies into a drawn rook and pawn ending by 23. NxBP, NxN; 24. QxN (if 24. RxP, Q·N3; 25. QxN, QxP), QxQ; 25. RxQ, PXP; 26. PxP, RxP.

1 point [or .2.2. Q-B2ch or 22. Q-Q3ch, which merely repeat moves after .2.2 . ........ , K·Nl.

1 point for 22. P·KN3. This threatens to win a pawn by 23. PxP, but Black can simplify ingeniously by 22. . ...... . , N·K4!; 23. QxBP, QxQ ; 24. RxQ. PxP; 25. RxR, PxPch.

22. . ...... . QR·B) 23. N·K6 ....... .

3 points for this strong continuation. which wins at least a pawn by force. If Black now moves his attaeked rook, then 24. NxBP with a technically straightfor· ward win for White. Hence, Black decides to sacrifice the exchange to obtain some counterplay. No credit for other moves. e.g. 23. PxBP, RxP =.

23. . ...... . N·K4 24. Q·B2chl .. ..... .

2 points. At first sight 24. PxBP (no credit) seems an equally good method of winning material, but in rado, this would lose after 24 .........• Q.K2! ; 2.5. Q. N3 (or 2~. Q·R6. R·B3;) R·QNl; and White's queen has no square to protect his knight. 1 point for 24. Q·N3, P·BS; 25. Q-Nlch, P·Q6; 26. NxR. QxN; and Black has more compensation for his lost material than in the actual game.

ADAMS ' (Continued from p. 197)

24. . ...... . P·Q6 25. NxR ........

2 points. Any other move loses. 25. ........ QxN 26. Q-N2 .. ......

2 points [or this or for 26. Q.B3. Only 1 point for 26. Q.R4 or 26. Q-Q2 which are more passive and less centraliting than the two stronger moves.

26. ........ P·B5 Black hopes that his two advanced and

united passed pawns will prove sufficient compensation lor the exehange; how do YOU prove him wrong?

27. P·KR3! ••••••••

3 point!. Always look for tbe clearest solution to technical problems; here White can win il he can drive Black's knight rrom the central post protecting the pawns. If at once 27. p .B4, (no credit) N·NS; with counterplay, so White pre· pares the advance and simultaneously creates 'Luft' for his king.

1 point for 27. Q-Q4, 27. P·N5, or 27. P·QR4, all of which should win without being so sharp as the text.

27. ........ Q·N3 (Black prevents P·B4)

28. P·QR4 ........ 2 points. 1 point for 28. P·R3, Intend·

ing Q-Q4. With his actual move, White threatens to drivc away Black's qu«n by P·R5.

21. . ...... . (Now Black hopes 30. p.B4. P·B6).

29. K·81

P·N4 for 29. P·R5. Q·B2;

. ...... .

the arts. Dullness, which we see so much of in chess these days, is a sign of inferior workmanship. The public hasn't the least idea of what goes on in a game. and I feel that the "experts" have gotten away with their hyper.modernlsm long enough. It is time for a change, and although it will be a long time before perfect games become so common that we will have to change the rules. that time is coming. The trouble now is that our present "masters" will have to learn the game all over again. From them I don·t exped much, but the younger players arc coming along. They are unprejudiced and want to be shown. The "opening of the future" will have their attention.

Since Mr. Evans has written that I and my cronies arc hypocrites. Mr. Evans must prove this by a correspondence game which wUl be published. To make sure there is no untoward delay, I suggest that CHESS LIFE might be wHling to receive and forward tbe moves.

(Larry Eoonl dropped into our office recenll!J and read the above. His reply foUowI-Ed.) I don' t wish to indulge in a war of words. I did not mean to imply that Weaver

personally is a hypocrite, only that there is no room for hypocrisy on the chess· board: the final proof of any claim rests in the position itself. In both of the "refutations" which Weaver here presents, Black stands much better in each of the final positions: he is ahead in material, the Qu«ns arc exchanged and White has no attack whalSOever. This the readcr may judge for himself. I have no dogmatic sland to defend. 1 would be delighted if Weaver did come up with something good-and I would be tbe first to applaud.

As for his proposal to conduct a correspondence game. I will take the Black side in each of these two variations_ for a purse. In common with Emanuel Lasker and Reshevsky, I share the nasty ~heory that a chessmaster is entitled to be paid for his efforts. In any case the outcome of any given game would reflect only our relative playIng strengths and not the pr0-positlon of "Wh ite to play and win".

Larry EYans

SEPTEMBER. 1962

3 points. 2 points for 29. P·R5, Q·B2; when White can blockade the QBP by 80. Q-B3 and again threatens P·B4. The text is even sharper; Wblte threatens P·84 immediately. since the reply ........ . QxKP would no longer be cbeck.

29. ........ K.N2 30. Q..Q4 ....... .

3 points for this or for 30. P-B4. If now 30 . ........• QxP; 31. p.B4!, N·B2 ; 32. RxQP! QxP; 33. R(Q3} B3 and White eliminates both the dangerous pawns and breaks through with his major pieces; award yourself 3 bonus points if you noticed this variation.

30. . ...... . p ... 31. bQPI .. ......

4 points. No credit for 31. QxQ? PxQ; when Black's united passed pawns are suddenly very strong.

31. . ...... . 32. ~7ch

2 points. For if 32. ......... K·N3; 33. QxNch, K·N2; 34. Q.Q7ch, or 32 . ...... ..• K·Nlj 33. Qx:Rch. Award yourself 2 bonus points if you visualized this variation before deciding your thirtieth move.

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ON CHESS by U. S. Champion LARRY EVANS

The Two Knights' Defense This extract is translated from an article by the Soviet

chessmastcr Estrin which appeared in Shakhmaty Bulletin, 1962 #4. It contains a strong antidote to the 1\vo Knights' Defense whi le avoiding the Max Lange Attack. It has the further merit of not appearing in Meo .

The characteristic moves are: 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. N·KB3, N·Qa3; 3. 8·84, N-B3; 4. P·Q4, PxP; S. P-K5, P·Q4; 6. B·QNS, N·KS; 7. NxP, 8·Q2; 8. 8xN, PxB; 9. 0 ·0 (if 9. B-K3, P-QB4; 10. N-K2, P-Q5; 11. 8 -84, 8·83; 12. P-KB3, N-N4; 13.0-0, B-K2; 14. N-Q2, N-K3).

Black has three principal moves: A. 9 ......... , B-K2. B. 9 . ........ , P·QB4. C. 9 ......... , B-QB4. We shall consider all these in their proper order.

A. 9 ......... , B·K2 (In passing it should be mcntioncd that infcrior for Black

is 9 ........ . , Q·R5; 10. P·KB3, N-B4; 11. P-KB4, P-N3; 12. B·K3, N·R3; 13. N-Q2!, NxN; 14. BxN, P-QB4; 15. P·K6!)

9 .. ....... , B-K2; 10. P·K B3, N·B4; 11. P-KB4, P-B4; 12. P·QN41 Sarkisky-Efrcmov, Polyfinals USSR Champ. 1961 continued: 12 . ........ , N-K3; 13. NxKBP, BxP; 14. N·N3, Q·RS (if 14 ... ...... , B·B4+; IS. K·Rl , 0·0; 16. P·B5, N-Q5; 17. P·K6); IS. P·B3, B·R4; .16. P-BS, N-B4; 17. P-K6 with an overwhclming position.

This is an improvement over Duckstein·KcUer, Zurich 1959 which continued with 14. N·R6 (instead of N-N3), Q·K2! ; IS. Q·RS + , P-N3; 16. Q.Ql , B·B4 + ; 17. K-Rl , N·N2; 18. N·B3, N-B4.

An altcrnative for Black is 12 ......... , N-KS; 13. P-K6!, B·QBl; 14. NxQBP, Q·Q3; 15. NxB, Q·N3 + ; 16. K·Rl , KxN; 17. Q·Kll, Q·QS; 18. P·B3, Q·B3; 19. B-K3, QXP j 20. B·Q4 with a commanding position.

In thc light of this it appears that Black must vary on move 11. The alternatives arc not too satisfying either. how· ever. (1) 11 ......... , P·B3; 12. P·BS!, 0·0 (if 12 ......... , PxP; 13. Q·R5+, K-BI; 14. N-K6+); 13. P·K6, B-K1; 14. N-QB3, N·KS; 15. NxN, PxN; 16. B·K3, R_Nl; 17. N·N3, QxQ; 18. KRxQ, P.B4; 19. NxP, RxP; 20. N·Q7, BxN; 21. RxB (Estrin·Chekhover, Leningrad 1954). Or if instcad 16 ......... , P·N4; 17. PxPe.p., PxP; 18. B-R6 (Haag-Leniel, Budapest 1955). (2) 11. .... .... , 0·0; 12. P·BS, B·N4 (if 12 ......... , R-Kl ; 13. Q·R5, B·KB1; 14. P·QN4!, N·K5 : 15. P-K6!); (or if 12 . ...... .. , N·K5; 13. N·B3); 13. N·QBJ, R·Kl; 14. P.QN41 (3) 11. ........ , N·K3; 12. P·BS, NxN ; 13. QxN, Q·Nl ; (if 13 .. ....... , 0·0; 14. P-B6); 14. P-K6, PxP; 15. QxNP, R-BI; 16. B-R6 (Prahov·Kostov, 15th Bulgarian Champ.).

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(4) 11. ........ , N-KS; 12. P·BS, B·QB4; 13. P·K6!, PxP; 14. PxP, BxP; 15. Q·RS+ , K·Q2; 16. B-K3, Q·K2; 17. N·QB3, NxN; 18. PxN, QR-KBl; 19. KR-KI (Veresin-Neinshtadt, Moscow 1953).

B. 9 . ........ , P·QB4 9 . .. ...... , P-QB4; 10. N·N3!, B·B3 (if 10 . ........ , P·B5; 11. QxP

and on 10 ......... , B·K3; II. P-KB3, N-N4?; 12. P·KR4); 11. P·KB3!, N·N4; 12. N-RS, B·Q2 (not 12 ... ...... , B-N4; 13. p.QB4!); 13. QxP, N-K3; 14. N-B3 and White is a clear Pawn ahead.

9 . ... ..... , P·QB4; 10. N·N3, B-N4; 11. R-Kl , B·K2; 12. P·KB3, N·N4; 13. N-B3, P-QB3; 14. P-KB4, N·K3; 15. P·BS with strong attack.

9 ......... , P·QB4; 10. N·N3, P·QB3; 11 . P·QB4!, PxP; 12. N(3)·Q2, NxN; 13. NxN, B·K2; 14. NxP with advantage, Veresin­Ryuchov. Moscow 1953.

Estrin-Sadomsky continued with 13 ....... .. , B·K3 (instead of B·K2) ; 14. Q-R4, Q·N3 (on 14 ......... , Q·Q4; 15. NxP anyway); 15. Q·B2! (not 15. NxP, Q·N4!), Q·R3; 16. N-K4, 0·0·0; 17. B·K3, Q-N4; 18. N·NS, R-Q4; 19. NxBP, BxN; 20. Q·8S + with advantage.

C. 9 . .. .... .. , B-QB4 This is the mosl active of Black's defenses. 9 ... ...... , B·QB4; 10. B·K3, Q-K2! ; 11. P-KB3, N-Q3!; 12.

B·B2, N-B4; 13. N·B3, 0-0; 14. N-R4, B·N3; IS. R·Kl, NxN ; 16. BxN, P·QB4; 17. NxB, RPxN ; 18. B-B2, P-QS with a satis­factory game for Black (Ragosin-Proty, Polyfinals 19th USSR Champ.).

White's best antidote is 9 ...... ... , B·QB4; 10. B·K3, Q·K2; 11 . R·Kl! , 0·0; 12. P-KB3, N·N4; 13. Q-Q2, P·B3 (if 13 ......... , N·K3; 14. N·B3, B·N3 ; 15. K·R1. P-KB4; 16. P-KB4 followed by N-N3 with a bind); 14. K-R1, KR-Kl ; 15. BxN, PxB; 16. N-B3, R-KBl; 17. N.R4, BxN ; 18. QxB, R·BS; 19. Q·BS, Q·K3. Bagirov·Amirhanov, Baku 1939 continued : 20. Q-RS, R-RS; 21. N-BS, Q-R3; 22. NxB, RxP +; 23. K-Nl, Q·RS winning. Better for White is 20. P-QN3 (instead of Q·R5).

After 9 .. .... ... , B·QB4; Estrin recommends the immediate 10. P·KB3, N-N4; 11. B·K3.

If now 11. ... ..... , 0·0; 12. N·Q2 (better than 12. Q·Q2, P·B3! ; 13. PxP, QxP; 14. N-B3, N-B2; 15. N-N3, B-Q3; 16. B-B5, N·K4 with advantage for Black (Bagirov-Sherbakov. Leningrad 1956). P·B3; 13. N(2)·N3, B·N3; 14. Q·Q2, N·R6+ i; 15. PxN, PxP; 16. P·QB3, PxN; 17. PxP, BxRP-good for Black.

Therefore White must improve after 11 ......... , 0-0; with 12. P-KB4, N-KS; 13. N·Q2, P-B4; 14. NxN, BPxN; 15. Q.o2, B-N3; 16. N.N3, P.QR4; 17. P·QR4, Q.K2; 18. K-Rl , R-B2; 19. Q·B3, P·N3; 20. B·BS, Q-Kl ; 21. P·R3 with a bind (Estrin· Dommes, USSR 1958).

Naturally these variations are not exhaustive. But Estrin seems to feel that Black's best play is not 11 . ........ , 0-0, but 11. ........ , B-N3! instead. He cites the following continuation as best play: 11. P·KB4, N-KS; 13. N.Q2, P_QB4; 14. N.K2, NxN; 15. QxN, P·Q5 ; 16. B·B2, 0 ·0 ; 17. P·QR4, P·QR3 with even chances (Borobech-Bannik. Kiev 1956). Conclusion:

This is an exlremely trappy variation where White can build up an overwhelming attack with hardly morc than mechanical moves. It is certainly a good way of surprising a Black player who habitually espouses the Two Knights' De­fense. Black's most active defense is with 9 .........• B-QB4, although improvements will no doubt be found before that. At any rate the most that Black can hope for is equality if he wends his way through the maze of complications.

CHESS LIFE

LESSONS IN THE

ENDGAME by DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND,

U. S. Master ENDGAME LESSON VI

1. More About Rook Clnd Pown Endings

One might wonder why endgames are so difficult. After all there are fewer pieces to consider. The answer seems to lie in the fact that in endgames there is much more free space available so that the remaining pieces have many more places they can go. This is espe­cially true of Rooks and Queens with their great mobility.

In almost all endings onc must use different ideas and principles from those which apply in the middle-game. This results from the increased mobil­ity or the pieces, the increased impor· tance of passed Pawns, and the growing activity of the Kings in view of less likelihood of checkmate on an open board. Also peculiar stalemats, possibil­ities as well as perpetual ch~ck possi­bilities give endgame play some special features.

2. Rook versus One or More Pawns A Rook is usually valued at about

four and one·half Pawns, but this is only a rough rule of thumb. In particu. lar situations the value can be quite different. Certain endgames illustrate this point clearly. For instance, consid­er the following position:

Here White draws even though he has only a Pawn against Black's Rook. The play might go (assuming Black to move):

1. ....... . 2. P-R6 3. P·R7 4. K·N7 S. P-R8(Q) 6. K-R6

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K-N2 K-B2 K-K2 K-Q2

R·N8ch ........

Or 6. K-R7, K-B2! ?; 7. Q·RB (the only move to stop Black's winning by R-RSch) and in this position White should win.

6. ........ R-Rkh 1. K-N7 RxQ

In some peculiar cases the single Pawn can be even better than a Rook. This is seen in the following Camous problem­like position despite the fact that White has only a Pawn for a Rook and also is in check.

The winning procedure begins 1. K-NS ........

On 1. K-B5. R-Q8; 2. P-B8(Q), R-Bach Black would win, or 1. K·N7, R-Q2; 2. K·Na, RxP draws.

1. . ...... . Otherwise P-BS will win.

2. K·N4 .... _ ... Or 2. K-B6, R-Q8; 3. p.B8(Q), R-Blch drawing; or 2. K-B4, R-Q8; or 2. K-N6, R·Q3 ch repeating the original position .

2. ........ R-Q5ch 3. K·N3

The analysis here is note.

3. . ...... . 4. K·B2

........ similar to the last

R·Q6dt ••••••••

Now Black cannot play R-Q8, but he has a clever resource.

4. ........ R-QS U now 5. P-B8(Q), R-Bach; 6. QxR we have a stalemate! However. if White foresees this he plays.

5. P·B8(R)I ........ Now, strange enough. Black loses even though the material is even. White threatens R·RSch followed by mate. So

S. ........ R.QR5 6. K·N31 ........

Threatening both KxR and R-Bl Mate, So White wins.

To be sure this ending is highly un­usual. However, it illustrates some of the surprising complexities which can arise in ·a relatively Simple endgame position. The beginner should note es­pecially (1) the power of an advanced passed Pawn (2) the possibility of a sur­prising stalemate, (3) the possibility of underpromotion (taking some pi~e oth­er than a Queen when "Queening" a Pawn), and (4) the importance of an active King position in an ending.

3. Rook versus two Pawns Ordinarily, of course, a Rook wins

easily against a single Pawn. The same is usually true for a Rook versus two Pawns. Consider for instance the fol­lowing case:

Even if it is White's move, Black wins easily:

1. K-B2 2. K.K3

R-QB2 RxP

R-QR6 3. P·R7 Suppose, however,

Pawns are connected: White's passed

Now White wins even if Black is on the move. For instance

1. ........ R.RI Or 1 •....... .• R·R3i 2, P·N7, R·QN6; 3. P·R7.

2. P-N7 R-QNl 3. P·R7 ••• •••••

This ending idea is fairly common in practice and very important to know. Two connected passed Pawns on the sixth rank win against a lone Rook. Sometimes one may sacrifice material to create this situation.

Another point to note is the differ­ence between this position and the pre­ceding one. Connected Pawns are gen­erally much stronger than isolated ones. This should be kept in mind throughout the opening and middle­game .

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We consider next a case where White has two connected Pawns but they are only on the fifth rank.

Here, if it is Black's move he wins easily by

l. ...... .. 2. P.N6 3. P.N7

R·R4 RxP

R·QN4 However, suppose it is White 's move in the diagrammed position. Then White can at least draw. One line is

1. P·N6 R·QN2 Otherwise p ·RB wins ........ , R·Ra; 2. P-N7.

2. K·B2

for White, or 1.

........ No better is 2. K·K2.

2. .. ...... 3. K·K3 4. K..Q4 5. K.B5 6. P·R6

K·N5 K·B4 K·K3 K.Q' K·BI

There is nothing better. For 6 ......... , R·Nl; 7. P·R7, R·Nl (or R·QRI); 8. P·N7 wins for White. Or 6 ......... , RxP?; 7. KxR, K·Blj 8. P·R7 winning.

7. PxRch ........ Or 7. P·R7, RxRP.

7. ........ KxP 8. K·N5 K·NI

Drawing as described in our earlier les· son on King and Pawn endings.

Returning to the diagrammed position we note that White has an a lternative line. And it proves to be stronger than the one above.

I. P·R61 R·R2 2. K·B2 K·N5 3. K·K3 K·B4 4. K..Q4 K·K3 5. K·B5 K.Q2 6. K·N6 R·RI

Or 6. .. ...... , R-B2; 7. P·R7, R-QBI; 8. K·N7, R-B2ch; 9. K·R6, R-Bl; 10. P·N6 wins.

7. K·N7 S. P·R7

R·QBI ........

And White wins as lR the last note. This ending shows how far ahead

one must calculate in some endings. The effect of choosing I . p·RB or I . P-N6 is not felt until about eight moves later.

For the sake of theory one should observe that the last ending is not entirely typical. Two connected passed Pawns on the fifth rank usually do not win or even draw. Whereas on the sixth rank they usually do (though not al· ways). The exact placement of the Rook and the two Kings makes considerable difference.

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4. Rook versus Three Pawns Of the many possible examples under

this heading we consider only one which is similar to the preceding with an ex· tra connected Pawn.

Here, even wtih Black to move, White wins. For instance

1. .. ...... 2. P·N6 3. P·R6

R·R4 RxP ........

And the conneded Pawns on the sixth rank win .

A second try is 1. ........ , R-QN2; 2. p . N6, R·NI; 3. P·R6, R·QR1; 4. P·R7, etc . No better or worse is 1. ........ , R·QB2; 2. P·N6, RxP; 3. P·R6.

5. An Interesting Ending from Ac­tual Ploy

The following ending was of the Rook·and·Pawn type for only one move. n then became a King·and·Pawn end· ing and later a problem-like Queen ver­sus King and two Pawns ending. The position arose in Marchand·Hoffman, U.S. 3()'30 Championship, Poughkeepsie, 1962. Occasional lapses by the players can be pardoned in view of the fast time limit.

The game continued. 31. K·B2 RxR 32. KxR K·K4

Black has the better of it since his King is farther forward.

33. K·K2 K.Q5 34. K·Q2 P·Q4 35. PxP KxP 36. K·B3 K·K4 37. K·B4 P·KR4

37 ......... , P·KB5; 38. PxPch. KxP; 39. P-Q4, PXPj 4{l. KxP. K-N5; 51. K·Q5 leads to a draw, as does the text·move with proper play.

3S. P·QR4 P.85 39. PxPch KxP 40. P·Q4 PxP 41. KxP K·N5

Not essentially di£ferent Crom 41 ......... . K.B6; 42. K·Q5, K·N7; 43. P-R4, K·N6 since each side loses one tempo. The ultimate position of Black's King is not significant except for one important square (see below).

42. K·Q5 K·R6 43. K·B6 KxP 44. K·N7 K·N6?

An unfortunate mistake due to the fast time rate. The point is that White will Queen on N8 (not R8J and so will queen with check and thereby win in· stead of merely drawing.

4S.KxP ~. P·R5

p ...

Here 46. KxP etc. is too slow. 46. ........ PxP

Or 46 ......... , p ·RB; 47. PXP, P·R7; 48. P·N7, P·R8(Q); 49. P·N8(Q)ch and White should win eventually.

47. P·N6 4S. P·N7 49. P.N8(Q)d!

P·R6 P·R7 K·N7

This is like a position discussed in one of our earlier lessons. It would be drawn if Black did not have his second Pawn. Here the crucial stalemate possibility is not available to Black since he can move his other Pawn.

50. Q·NSch 51. Q·R7 52. Q.N6ch 53. Q.R5

K·B1 K·N7 K·B7 KoN'

Here Black could have made the win much more difficult by 53 ......... , K·N6! (since 54. QxP, K·N7 draws); 54. Q·N5ch, K·R6! (not M ......... , K·B7; 55. Q·B4ch as in the game); 55. Q·K3ch, K·N7 (not 55. .. ...... , K·R5; 56. Q·B2ch, K·R6; 57. Q.B3ch, K·R5; 58. Q·KN2); 56. Q·K4ch, K·N6 (not 56 ......... , K·N8; 57. Q·N4ch); 57. K·N6!, p·RB; 58. K·B5, P-R6; 59. K· Q4. P-R7; 60. Q·Rl. P-R8(Q); 61. QxQ. K·N7; 62. K·K3! (now that the White King is near, the usual draw rule does not apply), p .R8(Q); 63. Q·N7ch, K·B8; 64. Q·B6ch, K-N7; 65. Q.N5ch, K·R6; 66. Q·R5eh. K-N2j 67. Q.N4ch, K·B8 (if 67 ......... , K·R7, then 68. K·B2!!); 68. Q. K2ch, K·Nl; 69. Q·B2 Mate.

54. Q.N4ch K·B7 55. Q·R3 K.NS 56. Q.N3ch K·RS 57. Q·82 Resigns

Because o[ 57 ...... .... P·R5; 58. Q·Bl Mate.

CHESS LIFE

GAMES FROM RECENT EVENTS

Presented by

'LEONARD BARDEN

Veteran grandmaster Miguel Najdorf nosed out three Soviet grandmasters in Hava na to score the greatest success of his career. Here's an example of how he did it, and of the big effort made by Soviet champion Boris Spassky to catch him.

Najdorl Mata novic

{Argentina)-l (Yuvc»s lavia}-O

KING'S INDIAN Petrosian's attack against the King's In­dian with the development of White's QB at KN5 alms to restrict Black's K side operations while White invades the queen's side by using his pawns as bat· tering rams. Compare the strategy in this game with Evans' New Idells in Che". page 126. Black's picce sacrifice on move 29 is unsound, bul he has no deCense to the threat of 30. BxPch, QxB; 31. R-R8ch.

1. P-Q4 N·KB3 18. NxN NPxN

2. p.QB4 p ... 19. R-ON1 B-RS 3. p.o5 P.o3 20. 0-0 BxBeh

•• N.oB3 P-KN3 21. RxB p, p 5. P_K4 B.Nl 11. NxP B·B4

•• N·B3 0<> 13. 6-03 OR·Nl 7. B·Kl P·K4 14. O-Bl l .d

•• B·NS P·KR3 2S. OxR K·Rl

•• B-R4 O·Bl 16. R-Nl l R·B2 10. N-02 N_Kl 27. P.N4 O, N 11. P·B3 p ... 28. 0 .. Q·B3 11. P·QR3 B·B3 29_ R-NI N-B4 13. B·Bl Q-K2 ,.. P,N p,p 14. Q·B2 N-Nl 31 . B-03 P-KS 15. P·QN4 N·Ql 32. p, p R-K2 16. N·NJ P·N3 33. K-Rl 0-0' 17. NPxP N, P 34. P· KS! Ret i ll n5

Final Po, llIon

SEPTEMBER, 1962

Pietueh Sp .. ,ky (East Germany}-O (Soviet Union)-l

RUY LOPEZ An early ........ , P-QN4; iD the Lopez is

condemned by theory because of the pawn sacrifice made here by White. Spassky's idea or 11. ......... Q·Q2!; aDd long castling is a big improvement on the previous 11 ......... , o.o?; 12. 8 -R6, N-KI ; 13. 8-Q5, Q-Q2; 14. Q-N4! (Gligoric· Rossetto, Portoroz 1958). If Spassky's new idea holds, White will have to think again on move 9, and pl .. y the more conserva· tive 9 . B·K3.

In the middle game, Black's active pieces easily compensate for the pawn pOSitionally sacrificed. An Interesting variation is 21. P-B3?, ~·K7ch; 22. K-R2, P·QB3!; 23. NxP, RxKP! ; 24. B-R6, R-B3; 25. P-N5, 8·N6ch and mates.

In the time rush, Spassky blunders. 38 ......... , RxR!; 39. NxPch. BxN; 40. P­N8(Q), is a likely draw. In the game, 39. N-N3!, wins for White. I . P·K4 P-K4 26. R·BI K-B3 2. N·KB3 N·OB3 27. N·K3 B-K 2 3. B·NS P_QR3 28. R·B7 P-Q4 4. B·R4 N·B3 29_ N-BS B·B4 S. 0-0 P-Q3 30. RxP p.QS 6 . P-B3 B-NS 31. B·02 N-Na ch 7. P-Q4 P.oN4 32. K·N3 R-K7 I . B·N3 8 ·K2 33. P·NSI Rx8 9. P·K RJ Bx N 34. P·N6 N·K7ch 10. QxB PxP 35. K·N4 N·86? 11 . 0 ·N3 0 -Q21 36. P-N7 RxPeh 11. QxNP 0.0-0 37. K·83 R·N4 13. QxBP K·N2 3a. R·RS I R·N8? 14. B·K6 Q_Kl (see di ' lIum) 15. PxP NxQP 39. Px N11 QPxP 16. N-B3 R·KBI 40. R-Rl P.B71 17. QxO QRxQ 41. RxR 8xR la. B-N4 NxB 42. P-N8(Q) 19. Px N poNS p-Ba(O) 20. N·QS B·RS! 43. K-N4 Q_Qat h 21. B_R61 N-K7eh 44. K-NS Q_0 7eh 22. K-R2 bBP 45. K-B6 Q-N7eb 23. K-R3 RxR 46. K-K7 Q-K4<h 24. Rd B·Ol 47. K.o8 QxN 25. R-B7 RxP 41. OxB Q·Q2

mite

Russians W in " Students" With no American tcam in the World

Students' tournament, the Russia n big guns, headed by Soviet champion Spassky, were easy winners of the 18 country event held at Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia.

Top scorers were Soviet Union with 24 lh out of 32, Yugoslavia 20, Cz~hoslo­vakia 19, East Germany 17.

Spassky, who many experts consider just as good as the Russians in the Candidates ' tournament, took the prize fo r the best top board score without losing a game. Here's how he did it.

Spf05sky (Sgviet Unlgn)-1

SICILIAN

Clde (YullOtllV i~).-O

DEFENSE The 2 ......... , N-KB3 ; line in tbe Sicilian

has been given new life by Larsen's pawn sacr ifice 6 ......... , N-B3!? Probably fe ar · ing a prepared variation, Black deviates from the critical line 12 . ......... N·Q5ch ; 13. K-Ql , N-K3; 14. P-B3. P·Q3; 15. p . QN4, BxP; and trics a shock piece sacri· fice. Spllssky finds the refutation: instead, 14. BxP?, B-N&!h; 15. K-Q2, QR-Ql; 16. l\'xBP, RxBch! probably gives Black a winning attack. Spassky smashes the at­tack by 'sacrificing' his queen for a rook and two bishops. 1. P-K4 P.oM 2. N·K B3 N- KB3 3. P·K5 N..Q4 4. N·B3 P·K3 5. Nx N Px N 6. P-Q4 N-B3 7. PxP BxP 8. OxP Q.N3 9. B·OB4 BxPeh 10. K-K2 0 ·0 11 _ R·Bl B-B4 12_ N·NS NxPI? 13. OxN p-Q4 14. OxPI R·K leh 15. K·B3 Q-B:kh

Sp.nky (Sovi ltt Un ion)_1

KING'S

16. K-N3 17. R_M ! 18. NxB 19. QxBI 20. R·N4 21. BxR 22. K·B2 23. R_B4 24. B-N3 2S. R-Kl 26. R-B3 27. R.ol 28. K·Nl 29_ B·Q4

B·03ch B-K3 .. N

0 ·N3ch R-K6eh QxQeh

R-Kl R-K2 Q_K4

P_K N4 K·N2 P-B3 P·N5

Rulgns

Gheorllhiu (Rum.n i.}_O

INDIAN An important game for opening theory,

and another bull s ign fo r the Samisch. Spassky's 8. N·BI ! gains a vital tempo on 8. Q.Q2 and played for instance in Filip-Benko at Curacao (see June 1962, page 125, and July page 147). Black plays a pawn sacrifice which is good after 8. Q·Q2. B-Q2; 9. N·Bl , hut gives him no counterpiay here. Spassky winds up with merdlcss technique. 1. p.Q4 N-KB3 16. B.o3 N-02 2. p.oB4 P-KN3 17. O..() N·K4 3_ N·QB3 B-N2 18. P.oN3 N·B3 4. P_K4 P·03 19. 0 -02 Q·R5 5. P-B3 0·0 20. OR·Kl OR·Kl 6. B-K3 N·B3 21 . N·05 B·Q5 7. KN·K2 P·QR3 22. BxB NxB 8. N-Bl P_K4 23. P-B4 Bx N 9. P-05 N·05 24. 8Px8 R·K2 10. N-N3 p.B4 25. BxP KR-Kl 11 . PxP e.p. PxP 26. B.o3 p.B4 12. NxN Px N 27. P·KSI PxP 13. BxP p.B4 28. P-Q6 R·K3 14. 6-KJ R·Nl 29. B·B4 P-KS 15. Q·82 B·K3 30. P.oN4!

Resillns

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Spanky (Soviet Union~1

CATALAN

linn (Eut Garmany}-O

OPENING In Catalan-type positions, you can often

gambit White's QBP for long-term posi­tional attack and a bind on Black's queen wing. Spassky's squeeze technique is similar to that in Botvinnik-Bisguier, Hastings 1961/2 (CHESS LIFE, Mar ch, page 49).

" p.Q4 P-04 2. P-OB4 P-OB3 3. N·KB3 P-K3 04 , P·KN3 PxP 5. B·N2 P.QN04? 6. 0·0 B·N2 7. P-N31 PxP 8. QxP N-B3 9. N·B3 B-K2 10. N-K5 P·QR3 11. B-K3 0 -0 12. N-K4 N-Q4 13. KR·Bl P.QR4 14. B·Q2 Q-N3 15. Q·N2 R·81 16. N·B5 R_R2 17. P-K4 N.83 18. B-K3 BxN 19. PxB Q.Bl 20, R·Qll N·Kl

21 . B·R3 o.K2 22. R-Q61 B·R3 23. QR-OI R·N2

(see d iallrilm) 204. NxKBPI KxN 2S. BxPch QxB 26. RxQ KxR 27. Q-N3ch K·K2 28, o.N8 P·R3 29. R·06I NxR 30. PxNch K·Q2 31. QxPch KxP 32, QxPch K·Q2 33. Q·N7ch K-Q3 34. Q·B6ch K·B2 3S. Q·K5ch K·Q2 36. Q·B5ch K·B2 37. 8 ·B4c:h K.N3 38. QxR K·R2 39. P·KS Resigns

After n . ........ , R·N2

Gufeld (Soviet Union j-O

RUY

Kilvalek (Clechol lovaklil}--1

LOPEZ A game with an ending probably

unique in chess h istory; a bishop and five pawns defeat two rooks! In the op­ening, White ought to play 5. PxBP!, and later 7. NxKP!. Black's 7 ......... , P·K6! is Czech analysis which favors Black.

1. P·K4 P·K4 19. B-R3 KR·KNI 2. N-KB3 N-OB3 20. N-Q2 BxKNP 3. B-N5 B·B4 21. 8xB RxB 4. P·B3 P,B4 22. R·KBI R_Ql S. P-Q4? BPxP 23. K· K2 RxNchl 6. N·N5 8.N31 24. KxR P·K5 7. P-05? P·K61 25. B-B8 P-B5 8. N·K4 Q·R5 26. P·N4 R.N4 9. Q·B3 N·B3 27. 8·BS RxBII 10, NxNch PxN 28. PxR BxP 11. PxN PxPch (see diagram) 12. K.QI QPxP 29. QR·NI K·B4 13. B·K2 B-K3 30. R·N4 P·861 14. Q.RSch OxQ 31 . R-Q4 BxR IS. 8xQch K·K2 31. PxB K-B5 16. P.QN3 B·Q4 33. RxP P-K6ch 17. B·R3ch K·K3 34. K-Kl PxRch 18. B-N4ch P·B4 35, KxP White over_stepped the time limit.

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AHer 2 •• . _._ .. , . x P

Russians Beat Yugoslayia The traditional Soviet Union.Yugo.

slavia match, held in Lvov, was won, as usual, by the Russians 37-23, although they were playing only their second line grandmasters (Bronstein. Vasiukov, Stein, Taimanov etc.). Here's a game fro m the match including probably the biggest series of grandmaster blunders in any game of 1962.

Ivkov (Yugosllvil}-O {Soyiet

v ilSiukov Union}--l

SICILIAN Vasiukov introduces a new Idea

against the 6. B-QB4 attack, by playing ....... . , N-QR4 earlier than anyone bas yet done so. He cracks badly in the mid· dIe game (13. .. ...... , B-N20 and White gets a winning attack with 15. p.B6! (15 .......... NxR; 16. PxB, R-Kl; 17. 8-86).

Wit h a textbook mating attack, Ivkov astonishingly overlooks 18. B·R4!, P-N3; 19. Q·N5, K-RI ; 20. Q·R6, R-KN1; 21. B-N5 and 22. QxP ch I

He could still win later by 20. Q·R4 and 21. P-KN4, and even right at the end by 24. Q-R4. Instead. White con· structs a self-mate. I . P·K4 P-QB4 2, N·KB3 N-QB3 3. P.o4 PxP 4. NxP N·K83 S. N·QB3 P-Q3 6. B·QB4 P-K3 7. 8·N3 N·OR4 8. P·B4 NxB 9. RPxN P·QN3 10. P·BS Q-Q2 II . B-N5 B-IU 12. Q.K2 ().() 13. O-Q-o N-Q4? 14. Q.N41 NxN

15, P·B61 B.Ql 16. PxN Q·B2 T7. R.o3 B·N2

(s .. diagram) 18. R-N3? P·N3 19. R·R3 P·KR4 20. RxP? QxP 21 . R·Rlch KxR 22. P-KSI R·BI 23. K-NI I(·Nl 24. R-OB 11 R·841 25. 8-02 QxB 26. Resigns

BRANDTS TAKES MANHATTAN

Paul Brandts won the 1962 Manhattan Club Championship this year with an undefeated score of 10th·llh. Arthur Feuerstein was second with 9·3 and Eugene Shapiro was thir d with 8th -3th . All three players had a 2400 master per­formance record in this tournament. In Section No.2, for Candidates, Asa Hoffman was first with 8-2; Mrs. G. Gres· ser , the U.S. Women's Champion, was sec:ond with 71k ·21ft ; John Dunkle, third with 61ft -31ft.

Below, is the sixth round game of Kramer·BrandU. This game was, in Brandts' opinion, his best effort in the event. The preface is his.

"In this game White gambits a pawn in the opening, but succeeds in obtaining virtuall y no tactical initiative as a re­sult. Black remains a pawn ahead. but is faced with technical difficulties, par · t icularly as there are bishops or opposite colors. In the las t s tages of the game, as Black attempts to exploit his advan­tage, there is a series of combinative thrusts and counter·thrusts that- in my opinion at least-give the game distinc­tion. You will note that in the fina l posi· tion White is in a mating net in which he is compelled to lose material."

.UV GIiORGE KRAMER

(2239) , . P' K4 2. N·Ke) 1. 8--NS 4 • • • A4 ..... , . . _1(1 7. B.N3 .. P.KA' , . P·.3 10 . • ·.2 II . P-Q4 12. QN-Q2 U . " x P 14. N·.' IS . B·8' 16. P.QIU 11. R· a, 1 • • N·N3 It. N. 8S 20. PxB 21 . B-K4 22. R· I(2 23 • • x N

p.". N.ga, P-QR2

N_8 3 8-K1

PoON4 , ... .... N.oR' poe,

Q.82 IIPl(P N·.3

'" B·K3 N·g2 0 ·H3

111 (2).1(4 .. N II·B3

OR •• , NxNch

N·K4

LOPEZ PAUL BRANDTS

24. 8 .K4 15. axN 26. B-Q3 21. Rll ). B2 21. P·leNl 29. P·84 30. Q·1(1 31. 1C. R2 3t. P.leR, U • • · K4 :14. Rx ll 35. B.N7 36. Q· A5 37. 0 ·N6 3 • . P. KN4 39, R·K4 40. P. B6ch 41 . P·NSch

'''''' R·B4

••• 0 ·82 P-N' R·Bl . ·N2 0 · B1 !C •• , .... Q·N' , .. R·Q! 8 ·.3 K ·N2 0 ·06 ... K·R3

(Th. .uled move, but White resigned withou t resumIng p' .. y.)

--- - -, TUDENT TEAM CHAMP. MARIEN.AD 1M 2 eHODES (USSR) MOHRING (bst Germ.lnyJ 1. P-Q4 N ."83 11 . QxNP 4-N3 2. P-Q84 P-Q3 12. Qx A • . Q3 3. N·Q82 P.K4 13. Px P QxQ'" , . N .83 p· leS H . P' K4 Nx KP S. N .leNS ... , 1$. NxN a . N 4. P-.3 "xP 16. Px. Qx P+ 7. NPxP P.o' 17. 8 ·1(3 Q x B+ • • PxP P· leR' , .. . ·1(2 A. AS t. Q·A4+ p •• , It. P' ST 8--N5..:. 10. o-N3 P:r.N 20. Re.lgn l

HUNGARIAN CHAMP. "" DELY l.. SZABO

•• P·1e4 P-QB. 10. P-kS .. N ,. N·K83 , .. , 11. PXN ... , ,. ' ... .. , 12. P·.S p· Ie" •• ... N.kll, 13. 8xP_ K • • •• N-Qal ..... 14. Q·RS+ P·Nl •• e.g •• p. le) 15. PxP+ .. , ,. B·N3 P-QN4 " . QxR , .. •• P.II, a.., 17. Q·R7+ k _K3 ,. 0 ·0 P·N5 I •. Q·N.+ Re .lgns

CHESS LIFE

THE NEW YORK CITY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP -by Grandmaster William Lombardy

The second annual tournament for the unior championsbip of New York City,

sponsored by the Manhattan Chess Club under the auspices of the United States Chess Federation, was, in a word, a sue­:cess. Twenty-lour teen-agers, represent­ng the cream of the youthful Chess tal·

'ent in the Metropolitan Area, came forth to do battle on the sixty-four. The coy­eted title of Junior Champion of New York City was -at stake.

Under the direction of Aben Rudy. ,well known in New York Chess circles, Julius Stoppock, a teacher with the N.Y.C. Board of Education, and your writer, the six-round swiss system tourna· ment went off rather smoothly with none of the usual incidents so common in many of our 'better' tournaments. For their unUring efforts in organizing, directing, and making the tournament an overall success, special thanks are due Aben Rudy and Julius Stoppock who must have walked at least fifteen miles each round, setting up clocks, glv. ing out score sheets, and scoring the results. Honorable mention must also be given to the management of the Henry Hudson Hotel who gave us the playing space for the event free of charge.

About the tournament in general: The Chess was lively and interesting with few short draws to mar the keen competition that was so apparent. Two youngsters withdrew after the fourth round. Their withdrawals, I suppose, may be attributed to the fact that, hav· ing had little or no tournament exper· ience, they became discouraged with their poor showing, Better luck next time.

Last year's champion, Bernard Zuck· erman did not defend bis title; however, this fact in no way detracted from the fine victory of the new champion, 19· year·old Asa Hoffmann. He scored four wins and drew two with Roy Benedek and runner·up Arnold Bernstein respec· tively. Asa did have some anxious mo· ments. Against Frank Hill, he was a

rook and bishop down, for four pawns of course, but the redoubtable Asa managed to pull of a mate in the time scramble! After that it was clear sail· ing and a final round draw clinched the title for bim.

Solid play gave Arnold Bernstein second prize with 4Jh·llh . Also with 4% points but third on the tic brealcing system was Peter Irwin of Summit, New Jersey. UnfortUnately for Pete he ar· rived late for the first round and so for· feited that point. He drew his second round encounter and then won his last four games for a well earned third place. Irwin expects to compete in the U.S. Junior Championship. He should do well. Best of luck!

Alan Staub, a twenty year old stu· dent -at Columbia University took fourth place with 4Jh points. His all too fre· quent battles with the clock caused him to falter at the crucial stages. His place too was well earned.

The remaining prize winners were Douglas Binsberg and Sandy Zabell 5th and 6th with 4 points, Gilbert Goon, William Goichberg, and Anthony Sgro, 7th, 8th and 9th respectively with 3'4 points and Roy Benedek 10th with 3 points.

For the reader's enjoyment I present a few lightly annotated games.

FROM THE WINNER'S CIRCLl!:: A quick attack, a sud den exchange of queens and a surprise win of a piece wraps it up for the Junior Champion.

SICILIAN DEFENSE HOFFMANN BLECHAR 1. P·K4 P.QB4 6. N.QB3 N-B3 2. N·KB3 N.QB3 7. B-QB4 ()..() 3. P-Q4 PxP 8. B·N3 N·KN5 4. NxP P·KN3 9. OxN NxN 5. B·K3 B-N2 10. Q-QI N·B3

Better alternatives -are 10 . .... NxB or 10. .... P ·K4. The retreat on1y affords white the time to build up an irresistible attack. 11. Q·Q2 12. B·R6 13. P·KR4

P·N3 B·R3 R·Kl

14. BxB 15. P·RS 16. 0·0.0

KxB ... , N·R4

ACTIVITY MEANS MEMBERS SPONSOR ONE MORE TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR.

Jimmie Marshall, Brooks A.F.B., Texas-Dear Ed, Enclosed is the final results of the first U.S.C.F. rated tourney to be conducted at Brooks AFB. Fred Runk went thru the round robin undefeated. Second and third place went to Joc Ortega and Jimmie Marshall.

Richard H. Suite, Pittsburgh, Pa.-Dear Ed, Can you tell me if there arc any "Game A Week Tourneys" in the Pittsburgh area, if so, I would like to participate . (Anyone in this area wishing to play- just drop me a card).

Captain Joy, Germany- Dear Ed, The Sembach U.S.C.F. Chess Festival will be under way Sept. 1·2-3. Plans are being made to make this one of the biggest tour. neys ever held here. We are striving to make Germany a leader in U.s.C.F. new members.

Dick Vandenburgh, Regional Chairman,-Dear Ed, We should also take our hat off to Don Liljenquist and the other Washington men that helped to make thc "Puget Sound Open" such a tremendous success. It is hard to believc that a tourna. ment could double tbe number of U.S.C.F. members for a state, but tbis one did it.

Ruse de Guerre Chess Club, Camas, Washington_ Dear Ed, Our club has made these "Game A Week" round robins a continuous part of our club activity. We feel that this will help both of us obtain new members.

SEPTEMBER. 1962

If 16 ..... P ·Q3 then BxP and if KxB, Q-Q5+ and white wins the pawn any· way. 17. QxP 18. RxQ 19. RPxN 20. PxP

=

QxQ NxB+

K.a' BPx.

21. N.QS R·B) 22. RxQRP B.Q6 23. N·B31 Resigns

, In the game exacts

swift retribution white's pawn grab in the center. Many players would have been enticed by 17 . .... RxP+ winning only a pawn, but not young Irwin.

The next game is amusing if not all exactly sound. All I can say is that no comment is necessary. 1. P.K4 P·K4 8. PxB B·R6 2. N·QB3 N.Q83 9. NxB QxR+ 3. B·84 B-84 10. K.Q2 0.0.0+ 4. Q.N4 P-04 11_ N.QS QxKP 5. OxP PxB 12. K.Ql RxN+ 6. QxR Q.N4 13. B.Q2 Q.R8+ 7. P.Q4 OxP 14. K·K2 N.QS+

Resigns This miniature reminds us veterans of

how we used to play. What brilliancies we played! Nobody's perfect, but that's why we enjoy the game. LAITMAN SOLTIS t. P·K4 P·K" 5. O.Q N..QB3 2. P-KB411 PxP 6. p.Q4 P·KN4 3. N·KB3 P.Q3 7. N..QB3 B·N2 4. 8·B4 P·KR3 8. K-Rl ........

An unusual move played with the idea or getting into a variation of the Muzio Gambit. N·Q5 followed by P·B3 is the normal continuation. B. ........ KN·K2 9. P·KR3 B·Q2?

Necessary is 0 ·0 or N·N3. 10. N·K2 P·B4?1

Black has nerves of steel or, shall I say, some nerve. 11 . N·B3 PxP 14. Q·K2 p.Q4 12. N·K51 NxN 1 S. NxQP NxN 13. PxN B·B4 16. Q·RS + K·Bl

After K·K2 white's task becomes some· what more difficult. A possible line is: 16 ......... KK2, 17. BxP PxB, 18. QxB p·Ba and white's attack seems to come to a standstill. 17. RxP PxR 18. QxB+ N.B3

After K-K2 it is not easy to find a practical procedure for white. TIlen again, in junior tournaments who's prac:. tica1? 19. B.Q2 Q.K2

Here Black offered a draw! He cer· tainly knows when he's well off. 20. B-B3 K-Kl 22. BxB Black 21. PxN BxP Resigns

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CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE

by U. S. Master ELIOT HEARST

PETROSIAN TURNS BACK THE CLOCK Petrosian learned chess early, too. HIS tlrst contacts with the game were casual and his interest did not develop im­mediately. In the Army Officer s' Club, where his father worked, movies were often shown and little Petrosian was always present. He came an hour and a half before the show, listened to music, leafed through magazines, and stood in the foyer watching the officers play chess. There is a legend that Capablanca learned to play chess solely by watching others, without asking for or being taught the moves. Petrosian, who in the future would be so often compared to the famous Cuban, also looked on silently- but he didn 't understand a thing. Because of his natUral reserve, he was bashful about questioning strangers. But, be that as it may, his love for chess blossomed and from that time on his interest in the 32 wooden pieces never waned."

V. Vassilev, in "Chess Silhouettes", relates the following details about the childhood of Botvinnik's 1963 challenger:

"Tigran, the youngest son in the Petrosian family, pleased his father and mother not only with his talent in board games but also by his fine grades in school. Tigran differed from his classmates by treat ing his days in school as if they were a vacation. Sometimes he would get up late at night, tiptoe to the clock, and advance the hands by one hour, in order to get to school earlier. As he left the house, he would surreptitiously move the hands baek. His elders noticed this innocent trick, but merely chuckled at it- all the morc so since the boy rcceived straight A's at school.

GRANDMASTER DIALOGUE 14 . .. .... .. lS. QxB

B,B 0·0·0 What happens during the post-mortem

of a game between two world champion­ship contenders? A reporter for the Latvian chess journal SAHS sat down next to Tal and Petrosian after their game in the USSR Team Championship and recorded their conversation with each other during the post-game analy­sis. What was particularly amazing, he notes, was the speed with which they replayed and analyzed the game. The entire post-mortem didn't take more than five or ten minutes! Here is the game with the comment of the two contest­ants:

Petros ian: I had to strive for a two· edged fight, s ince after 0·0 I have a bad gamc.

CARO·KANN DEFENSE White: M. Tal Black: T. Petrosian

P-QB3 1. P·K4 2. P·Q4 3. N·QB3 4. NxP S. N·N3 6. N·B3 7. B-QB4 8. 0-0 9. N-NS

P-Q4 p,p

8-84 B·N3 N.Q2 P-K3

KN·B3 ........

Petrosian: A funny idea! Tal: I wanted to transfer the knight to

KB4 without having played the weak­ening P-KR4.

9. .. ...... 10. N-R3 11. N-B4 12. BlIB 13. B·Bl

P-KR3 B·Q3 B,N

N·Q4 ........

PetrOlian: I don't know which side has won a tempo here!

Tal: I'm not sure either, but my black­squared bishop seems endowed with life.

13. ........ Q-RS 14. B.Q3 ........

Tal: I got tired of that bishop on KN6 "supervising" me all the time.

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16. R·Ql N{2l-B3 PetrOlian: I did not choose 16 ......... ,

P-KB4 because I was afraid of 17. P-QB4, N(4)-B3; 18. P·Q5.

Tal: But I intended on 17 ......... , N(4)-B3 to play 18. Q·R3.

17. P-QB4 N·B2 Tal: Bravo, Tigran, a colossal move!

1 B. P·N4 R.Q2 19. B-N2 KR·Ql 20. Q-K2 Q-NS! 21. P-B3 Q-N3 22. P·QR4 P-KR4!

Petrolian: In order to make progress one must counterattack!

23. poNS P·RS 24. PxP PlIP 2S. N·K4 .. ......

Tal: On 25. N-Bl, N·R4 followed B5 is strong.

25 ......... 26. PxN 27. P-N3 28. P·KS

N,N P·R6

P-KB4! ........

by N-

Tal: I overlooked your 35th move, P­QR4. Here I considered 28. QR-N1, P"B4; 29. P-Q5, PxKP; 30. B·B3, Px QP: 31. Q-QN2, Q-N3 and saw that it led to a draw by repeti tion. I couldn't find a way to improve my play.

2B. ........ P-B41 29. PxP RxRch 30. RxR RlIRch 31. QxR Q-Kl 32. Q-Q6 K-N2 33. P.B6c:h ........

Petrosian: Thc only move! Tal: But the only move for what?

33. ........ QxP 34. QxQch KxQ 3S. B·Q4 P.R4

Tal: Here I decided that the game should be a draw. I had expected 35. .. ...... , P-R3 and after 36. P-RS and 37. P-N4, I would have had good chances.

36. B.B3 N_R3 37. BxP N-B4 38. B-N4 NxP 39. P-N4 PxP 40. K-B2 N·N7 41. K-N3 NxP 42. KxP NxPc:h 43. KxP K-Q4 44. K-R4 K·BS 4S. B-Q6 N-B2 46. B-B7 P-N3 47. K-N4 K-Q4 48. P·R4 K-KS 49. P-RS N·K4ch

DRAWN Petrosian: The whole opening variation

was unpleasant for me. Black must struggle too hard for a draw.

Tal said nothing but smiled slyly. WORLD CHAMPION PREDICTIONS

Before the Candidates Tourney at Curacao, where Petrosian qualified to play Botvinnik in 1963, ex·world cham­pion Max Euwe (1935·37) made the

CHESS LIFE

following comments (FIDE REVUE; # 2,1962). Are predictions more interest· ing to read before or aiter you know the outcome?

"Any of the participants in the match could become the winner-it is abso­lutely impossible to predict the results!

Sometimes I have the fee ling that Pc· t ros.ian will win the conlest. He is a solid player who picks up his whole and half points in a quiet, unspectacular way. Still, it will be diffic ul t for bim to keep pace with hurricanes such as Tal unleased in the Candidates' Tourna· ment oC 1959 or Fischer in the recent InterzonaL

One can well ask: Will this be a quiet tournament governed by the motto "Safety First," a tournament with 60-70% draws and with a winner who will score 60·65% of his points? In that case, Petrosian would have very good chances, but so would ]<~ischcr , who in the recent Interzonal showed wonderful inventive· ness, endurance and outstanding com· mand of endgame technique.

However, in the presence of two prom· inent representatives of the romantic school, the ex·world champion Tal and the permanent "almost" world champion Keres, one can hardly imagine a quiet performance. Rather, the opposite must be expected - a strugg le in which pieces are tossed to and fro.

In view of this supposition wno will be the winner ? Tal has shown in the

EVANS·LOMBAROY-(COliI'd from p. 197)

• • • GAME SIX

LOM8ARDY- 1 EVAHS-O

1. P-Q4 2. P.QS4 3. P·KNl 4. 8·N2 S. N·QB3 6. N·B3 7. P-Q5 •• N·Q1 ,. 0·0 10. P.QAl 11. P·QN4 11. B·tO 13_ N·Nl 14. PK4 15. PxP 16. N-Q1 17. PxP 18. RxR 1'. N·N5 10. Px8 11. 8 ·QA3 2l. B·N4 13. Q·N] 14. H·B4 25. R·QNl 16. a·81 37. o.KB3 28. HxNP

KIHG'S INDIAN DEFENSE N·Ka3 P·KN3

a·N2 0.0

P-84 H·a3

N·QR4 p.Q) P·K4 p.., N·N2 8-Q2

N·KR4 ." Q·B2

P.QR4 ." ... ••• a ·Rl

QN·N2 R·Rl Q.Q2 ." 8-111 N-1I4 Q·R5 Q·1I7

29. Q-QI 30. QxQ 1I . N·84 32. N· Al 33. 8·a4 34. BxA 35. A·H' 3'. 8 -H4 37. 8 ·NS 3.8. A·H7 39. B·86 40. K ·H2 41. B·A5 42. 8.Q, 43. R.R7 44, 8·Q7 45. 8 ·88 46. PxP 47. 8 ·85+ 41. 8· 82 49. 8. N5 SO. K ·Nl 51 . 8 ·N' 52. B·K6 53. R·K7 $4. R. K87 55. IbH 56. 8XH

R·A1 ... P_84 R·A7 h.

NxKP N (4)-82

N· KI H (S)·83

P·A4 P·H4 H·N2 P' NS N· K5 P·1I5

H.Qa. K·'" ... K·Nl N·Kl

P·B4+ 8·HlI .... H·K5

H (Sl·B3 H· AlI H·N2

Reslgns MATCH SCORE : LOM8ARDY 3, EVANS 3

CRESCENT CITY RESERVE J ack Randolpb (4-1) went undeleated

in the Crescent City Reserve and cap­tured the ti tl e. Lee J ohnson, Herb Mead , Richard Rosenbaum and Wesley Nail, all with 31f.z pts., fini shed 2nd thru 5th on Median. AU five players tallied three wins; Jack had tbe advantage of two draws. Al Levitt of the New Orleans Chess Club directed.

SEPTEMBER, 1962

Bled tournament of September 1961 that he was not in any way affected hy depression or other psychological dis· orders arising from the lost title. He is only 25, Keres is already 46, but the world champion Botvinnik is approach· ing his 51st birthday. Keres did not play well in the last Russ ian Champion. ship at Baku, December 1961. But Tal did only a little better. Spassky was thc man of Baku! Is this a bad omen for Keres or Tal? It is one of the charac· tcristics of romantic, artistic players­their ways lead to the desired goal via hills and valleys. Keres or Tal? One cannot put the question in this way, for Fischer is still to be reckoned with, and in a wildly moving competition, Geller will have his word as well.

I have asked several exper ts their opinion on Fischer's chances. The gen· eral consensus was that should Fischer not succeed this time, he is bound to become the winner of the Candidates'. An interesting prophecy which means something. To be sure of victory in a chess tournament which, to a certain extent, remains a gamble, it is not suf· ficient to be first among equals-you must be by f.ar the best! Fischer's prog· r ess, especially this past year, is so overwhelming and impressive that in a few years he will be irresistible . In oth· er words, according to the prophecy cited, Fischer will be World Champion in 1966. This does Dot help for the

GAME SEVEH EVANS-I LOM8AROY~

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED I. P..Q4 P-Q4 23. H·H4 2. P-Q84 PxP 24. Q.a2 3. H-K83 P-QR3 75. QXB 4. P·K3 B·H5 26. Q-K) 5. SxP P·K3 37. A·t2).Hl 6. Q.H3 BxN 21. R..Q81 7. Px8 P..QN4 29. KR-QI • . S·K2 H·KS3 30. B·81 ,. P-QA4 P·NS 31. P.H) 10. H·Q2 QN..Q1 32. R·85 11. 0 ·0 P-B4 33. A·Q7 12. PxP 8xP 34. R(7).S7 Il. H·S4 0·0 35. A· S' 14. K ·Rl P·QR4 36. RxA 15. S·Q2 N.Q4 37. Q-Q4ch 16. R·KHI B·1(2 38. QxN 11. P·K4 N(4)·B3 39. Q.N5 18. 8·R6 P·H3 40. P·R3 19. 8xR Qx8 41. R.B2 20. QR·Ql 8·84 42. Q·B4 21 . A·N2 Q·Nl 43. K· A2 22. N·K3 Q-85

N ·K4 H (4IxN

N ·K4 N ·a4 K·N2 Q.al N·SS p· Al Q.H4 K· R2 K·Nl K· H2

••• N·Q2 Q·K4 Q.RB P·H4 Q·Ke Q·Qe

QxPch Aulgn.

MATCH SCORE: EVAHS 4; LDMIIARDY 3 • • •

GAME EIGHT LOMBARDY---'I

NIMZO·INDIAN N .K83 1. P·Q4

2. P·QB4 3. N .Q83 4. P·QR3 S. Px8 ,. P·K3 7. H ·K2 S. KPxP t . B..Q2 10. N·H3 II. QxN 11. 8 ·Kl Il. 0-0 14. 8xP 15. 8-K2 16. 8.81 17. 8x8 II. KR·Nl If. Q.Q) 20. Q·84 21. Q.R,

P·K3 8 ·N5

8xN<;h P-1I4 a. •• h. <><>

• • K5

••• .... ••• ....

H.82 .... .. " ••• P·KAl KR..Ql ....

P·8' ....

EVAHs-t DEFENSE 23. PxP 14. Q·R5 25. QR·NI 16. R(5}-H4 27. R..QR4 21. Q-R' 29. R·K81 30. Q-RS 11. R..Q4 32. Q-K1 33. P..QR4 34. R..Q2 35. Q·R1 36. Q..Q4 37. Q·B5 38. P·R3 39. RxR 40. N ·81 41. K· R2 42. Q.8, Re.lgns

.... KR·Qal

K·IU QxP('1

••• ..., R·lll P·R1

A..QNI A·N'

Am'Nl Q.H3 R·HI

A(l ).H!

• •• A(5).ae QxAch QxHch

P· 84 P·85

22. R·N5 MATCH SCORE: LOM8ARDY 3; EVAHS 5

Curacao even t, however. It is certain that Fischer has fair chances, but so does Tal, and so do Keres and Petro· s ian, Geller, Korchnoi, Filip and Benko."

• • • HOW WRONG CAN YOU BE? Prof. Elo, USCF rating trailblazer,

wriles to point out that the Kaleidoscope prognostications for tne Curacao tour· ney (May '62) exactly match the reo cenlly-compiled numer ical ratings of the international competitors:

Fischer ................. :1713 Tal .......................... 2706 Petrosian .............. 2674 Keres ...................... 2670 K h . ore nOl .......... ...... 2687 Gell er .................... 2555 Filip ..... ................... 2618 Benko ........ ... ........... 2573

This proves that "Kaleidoscope" can accurately pre?ict USCF ratings, and that USCF ratings can accurately pre. dict the Kaleidoscope judgments. Un. fortunately, neither one was particular. ly successful in picking the final stand. Ings at Curacaol

• • • Thanks are due to Richard Somerville

and Micnael Dutko for help in the trans. lation of some of the above Russian rna. terial. Please send all suggestions and contributions for this column to Eliot Hearst, Arlington Towers J·ll25 Ar-lington 9, Va. '

GAME HIHE EVAHS-~ LOM8ARDY_~

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 1. P-Q4 H .KIll 26. Q.K3 QxQ

•• P..Q84 P.KH3 17. RxQ P· 84 1 P·KH3 a ·Hl 21 . H·H4 H.83

•• 8.Nl <>0 29. P·S3 K·82

•• N..Qal ... , It. A(3}-KI ••• •• H·Bl QH·Q2 31 . PxP K-K2 ,. 0.0 P·K' 32. QR.81 R·K81

•• P·K4 P·B3 33. S·Nl N· KI

•• P·KA3 g ·N3 34. R· SI N-81 10. P..Q5 H ·84 35. RxR ••• II . Q.Bl ••• 36. K ·HT N (2). R3 12. BPxP .... 37. HxN ••• 13. B·K3 P'QR4 38. P'QN4 PxP •• p. 14. KR·81 KR·8T l? NxP R·QRl 15. N·g2 Q·Ql 40. R·B3 N·Nl 16. B·Bl P·QH4 41. H ·Q2 R.R5 17. P.R3 N· R5 42. k-B2 N·R! II. Q·N3 N·B4 43. P'KR4 N-1I4 It. g ·1I2 g ·Kl 44. B·B3 P·R3 20. g ·HI p· as 45. K.k3 P·N4 11. K. Al QR·H1 46. PxP ... 22. N.R2 Q·81 47. B-Ql A·AT 23. A.B3 II·R3 48. K·82 R·alch 24. Q. KI N·R. 49. K ·H2 R·KIU 25. 811B ••• st. B-a2 R·Rl

This deciding game conllnu<'d for 31 moves more, neither side ma.t.lng headway, .... d waS drawn by repetition of moves. MATCH SCORE: EVAHS !v.; LOMBAADY 3'11

HUNTSVILLE WINS AGAIN The Birmiogton (Ala.) Chess club

again bowed to tbe Huntsville Chess Club, 8¥.z·5¥.z, in the return match on June 3. The Huntsville Club is now Ala. barna's largest, with 60 members.

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1962 U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP San Antonia, Texas

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FERNANDEZ·LEON S . JONES

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SICILIAN DEFENSe T. cux o. ROGOSIH

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SEPTEMBER, 1962

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•• N·K.3 '.KN3 29. K·B, P·R4 ,. N·B' . ... 30. P·R4 K·K4 < ." N" 31. K·1(3 . ·u •• " ·KN] II·H2 32. Pxp KxPch

•• "N, • .. U 33. K-lSl .... , ,. 0-0 N.N 14. R·B7ch K· K4 • "'PxN N·1I3 35. K·K3 X ...

•• "Qltl .... 36. A·B4 X·U 10. Q.BI 0-0 17. p ·H4 .. , 11 . It-Hl ' ·H3 31. II.x" p-ctN4 12. "-ct4 .. N n. R·NSch K·B$ 13. IIxN B·R6 40. P ·A5 .. , 14. lox' ... 41. R.Rp p ·H5 U . IIxQIt ... 42.. R·RI K·B' 16. Qxll ... 43. A·B8ch K· N7 17. Px' QxR' 44. R-ctH' '·N' I I. Q.KI R·KI 45. A.QRa 1(·117 n . A· AI Q.K3 ... R·Blch K·NI 211. B· N5 .oP 47. A·QNt p ·H1 21 . QxQ ... 41. II.·QII.I K·81 22. Rx, ". .,. R.Blch K.Q' 23 . B. Il, II.·KI 50. A·QN. R·Q7 24. It · N7 B·Q5 51. R· N7 K·B' 25 . B· K3 ... 52. II.·N' A.QS1 U . "XB R·K3 53. RuilinS 27. 1"· 1(4 K·H2

GRUENI'ELD DEFENSE

•• JONIiS ,. BENKO , . P'Q4 H·KBl 19. N.H4 P·1I3 •• p ' QB4 P· KHl 20. B·QB4 p ·KN4 ,. N.QB3 .... 21. KII.· KI N", •• N·Bl B.H2 22. Q· II.3 Q.N3

•• Q·H] ... 23. H·B5 N.N •• QIIB' 0-0 24. PxH Q·H5 ,. " ·K4 N·83 25. QxQ N •• •• O-X' N'" 26. R.p QR.QI

•• B·K3 H·N3 27. R(I)-Q1 ... 10. Q.BS . ·u 21. RxR P·H4 11. It-ctl '" 29. B·K2 N", 12. Hxp N-4' 30. "1(3 p-ctR4 13. B.KNS p ·K1t3 31. A-ct6 H·H5 14 . • ..QB' o-X2 n . P-ctH3 ' ·1lS 15. II.Q81 K·AI n . PxP .. , 1 • . O·D 8 ."'1 34. B.Q4 p ·R' 17 . • ·QNJ H·HI 35. B.Bch K •• II. N· KS B·R2 36. R.si"",

IEHGllSH OpENIHG A. BISGUII!R S. JONES .. p-ctB4 1".1(4 21. II·H4ch K·KI , . H.QBl H·K83 23. (1 ·115 N·lll ,. N·B3 N." 24. 11.· 101 N.Q3

•• p ·QR3 P·Q4 25 . A·KIll N·BS

•• ' ·Q4 pxQP 2'. axN ". •• KHxp N·K4 27. axp ... ,. , .. N., 2 •. axpch ... •• N(4 )·H5 N.N 2t. RxB (86) B· NSeh

•• QxQch ... 30. N·B3 R·Q5 10. HxH P·QBl 31 . II. ·K3 A(1 ).QI 11 . p ·K4 8 ·Q84 32. R·B7 A·Qlch 12. B·KB4 , .• ] 33. K·82 R(I).Q7ch 13. "' , 11.4 I .Q] 34. R·K2 K·81 14. B·K3 1(.1(2 35. H·QS B·R4 15. B· K2 R·QI 3 • • Rxll. B.R(Bl) 16. '·14 N·NS 37. R·B2 8 ·Q3 17. B·Q2 ' ·QN4 U. A·B6 K·B2 11. ' . R, N· R3 39. K· 1(3 R.Q2 ,t. N.B3 B-ctB4 40. P·K"3 B· NI 20. N..QI B· N3 41 . K..Q4 P.QR4 21 . R.QI1 8 .N2 42. K·84 R. signs

QUEEN'S PAWN GAME

•• FRE.MAN W . WELLS ,. p ·Q4 N·KII' •• . · NS Q·H3 ,. p-ctB4 " · K3 10. N· 1(4 0-0 , . N·KB3 p · KN3 n . N·B,+ K·RI

•• H.8, . ... 12. Q-ct2 H· IIl

•• p ·K' ... , 13. HlfN •• N < ... , .... 14. B·B' Q .1I1 ,. "KJ QPIIP 15. Q ·A' R·KNI

•• 0'111" KH-ct2 U . ... . N5 Resigns

"CILIAH DEFENSE SURACI STALLlHGS ,. p'K4 p-ct1l4 •• .... .. .. •• H· KII3 p ·Q3 10. Q .B3 . ... ,. , ·Q4 ••• 11. 8 ·1(3 N·83

•• N" N.KB] 12. P·N4 N.N •• M·Q83 , .gRl 13. IIxN p · K4

•• B.QB4 ' .K3 14. P·H5 N· NS , . I ·H3 B·K2 15. H·QS Q.QI

•• 0 ·0 0 ·0 16. II ·N. II.lIlgns

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GAMES BY

USCF

MEMBERS Annotated by

U. S. Master JOHN W. COLLINS

CONVINCING REFUTATION White convincingly refutes his oppo­nent's early attempt at counter-attack.

Los Angeles League, 1962 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

Mea , : p . UI, c. 40

R. Myhro (2000) T. Weinberger (2367)

(Van NUYI 2) (Steiner A)

1. P.o4 P.o4 4. PxP PxP 2. P·QB4 P·K3 S. B.NS B·K2 3. N·QB3 H.KB3 6. P·Kl 0-0 Or 6 . ........ , QN-Q2; 7. B·Q3, P-B3; 8. Q-B2, N-BI ; 9. N-D3, N-K3; 10. 8 ·M , P-KN3 ; 11. 0-0, 0-0; 12. QR-Nl , N-N2; 13. P·QN4, B-KB4=. 7. Q..B2 R·Kl 9, N·83 P·83 8. B.Q3 QN·Q'2 10. ().() N·Bl Or 10 . ........ , P-KR3; 11. B-R4, N·K~; 12. B-N3, NxB; 13. RPxN, B·Q3= .

11. QR·HI N·KS Preferable is 11 , ........ , N·N3.

12. BItB •....... Pctrosian-Vaitonis, Hels inki, 1952, went 12. QB-B4, P·KB4 ; 13. N·K5, B-B3; H . P-B3, with an advantage for White.

12. ........ QxB 1]. BxN PxB 14. N.Q2 ....... .

The White Knights are very effective in the Exchange Variation.

14. ........ B·B4 15. P·QN4 •.......

If 15. P·B3, Q·N4. 15. ...... .. N·N]?

Here and on the QR3 is better.

16. KR·BI 17. P·NS

next move ........ , p .

QR.Q1 ........

White has heavy quccn·side pressure. 17. ........ R..Q] 18. N·B4 N·RS?

Sacrificing the exchange is unsound. The natural move is lB .. ....... , R·K3.

19. NxR QxN 20. N·K2 ... ... ..

The king·side is adequately defended by this lone piece. 21. PXP. PxP; 22. 20. ........ B.Q2 21. P-N6 Q .... 3 22. N.N] P.QR3

QxBP is threatened. 23. Q.8S a.NS 24. P..Q5 ....... .

Lines {or the Queen and Rooks must be opened. 24. ........ PxP 26. QxNP NxP 15. QxP P·KR4 27. Q.B6 ........ Not 2:1. KxN? P·R5; 28. N·BI ???, B·B6 chi 29. K·Ra, Q·N5 mate.

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27. .. .. ... . R·K] 28. QxRl ..... ...

Aftlfr 21. Q"U

With a new Queen in the offing, this is the simplest way to end any illusions Black may have.

28. .. .. ... . BxQ 29. P·N7 N·RS 30. P·NB= Qch Resigns

After 30. .. ...... , K·R2; 31. R·BS, White wins easily with the double exchange.

A BIT OF TAL It is a bit of Tal which causes Black to rue his fifth and seventh moves.

Marshall Weekly Tourney New York, 1962

CARO-KANN DEFENSE Mea ,: ~ .. M

A . Sh.p:ro D. Botsch

1. P·K4 P.QB] 4. P.QB4 N·KI3 2. P.Q4 P44 S. N.QB3 IloB41 3. PxP PxP Black makes his first mistake. At Stock· holm, 1961, 5 ......... , P·K3; 6. N·B3. B· K2 was played s ix times. And 5. . ....... . N·B3; 6. B·NS, P·K3; 7. P·B5. B·K2; B. B-N5, 0·0; 9. N·B3. N·K5 is sound.

6. B·NS P·K3 7. p·as P·QN3?

This second mistake loses. Either 7. . ....... , B·K2 or 7 ......... , N·B3 should be played.

8. 8·NSch K·K2 U 8 . ........ , QN-Q2?; 9. P·BS, QN·Nl?; 10. P·B7eh wins the Queen. 9. N·B3 PXP n. ().O P.QR3 10. PxP Q-R4 12. NxPchll ....... .

After 12. Nx"chll

With thc KB hanging. White sacrifices a picce and launches a mating attack.

12. ........ PxN On 12 ......... , K'Qt; 13. NxNch or 13. N· ~6ch wins.

13. R·Klch B·K3 If 13 ......... , K·Ql; 14. QxPch wins.

14. OxPI ....... . Two pins are exploited. Threat: 15: Q. Q6 mate.

14. . ....... PxB 15. N.Q4I? ........

Threatening 16. NxB, PxN; 17. RxPcb, K·B2; 18. RxNch, K·Kl ; 19. Q·B7cb, K· QI ; 20. R·B6ch, B-K2; 21. QxB mate. But 15. Q·N7ch! is surer : {or example 15 .......... N·Q2 (15 ......... , K·Kl; IS. p . 86, Q.R2; 17. Q-B8ch. K·K2; 18. QR· Ql, N·Ra; 19. R·Q7ch, QxR; 20. QxQ mate!) 16. QR·Ql! R·Ql; 17. P·B6. K.KI; 18. PxNch, RxP; 19. RxR, and White wins.

T S. . ..... .. R·R3 16. QR·Qll? ........

And here again IS. Q·N7ch is surer. But the text·move menaces 17. N·B5cb, K.Kl; 18. Q.N7 and wins.

16. ........ P.N51 The only hope of contriving a defcnse is IS .......... Q·B2!

17. Q·N7ch K.KI If 17 ......... , N·Q2; 18. NxB! kills.

18. QxNch Q.Ql If 18 ...... ... , K·Q2 (lB . ... ..... , K·K2 ; 19. N·85 mate); 19. N·N3cb wins.

19. OxOch ........ Black forccs a won ending. A quick [in. ish would be 19. NxB, QxQ; 20. N.B7 mate! 19. ........ KxQ 21. R..Q8ch K-N2 20. NxBch K·Bl 22. RxB RxP Or 22 .......... RxR; 23. NxR, RxP; 24. BxN, PxB; 25. R-QBl, and White wins.

23. RxR PxN 24. P·KN3 RxP 25. RxKP . .......

Threatening 26. SxI\'", PxB; 27. RxPch, K·BI ; 28. R·K8 mate.

2S. ........ N.NS 26. RxP Resl"ns

Clever comhinative play by White!

A KNIGHT SACRIFICE Young Jeffrey Harris of Philadelphia forces mate with a Knight sacrifice.

U. S. Amateur Asbury Pork, 1962

ALEKHINE DEFENSE MCO , : p . " , c. 11, (b:l,

J . Hlrris (2072) C. Reinwlld (2006)

1. P·K4 N·K83 3. P.Q4 P.Q3 2. P·KS N.Q4 4. N·KB3 B·B4? This unusual move can hardly be ree· ommended. Regular is 4 . ........ , B.N5.

S. N·R4 . ....... This is a more convincing refutation than the book's 5. B·Q3 and 5. B-K2.

S. ........ 8-Q2 Preferable is 5 ......... , B·Bl.

CHESS LIFE

6. P-QB4 N-N3 8. PxP P-K3 7_ N.QB3 PxP 9. N·B3 B·B4 The Bishop is misplaced here. Better a re 9 .......... N-B3 and 9 .......... B-K2.

10. B·Q3 N·B3 11 . 0-0 N·N5

Black':,; congestion is afforded more re-lief with 11 ......... , N·Q5. But i1 11 ......... , o ·o "? the old sacrifice 12. BxPch wins, viz., 12 ......... , KxB; 13. N-N5ch, K-N3; 14. Q·Q3ch, P-B4; 15. PxP e.p.ch .

12. B·K4 6-B3 13. Q-Kl O-O?

Castling into it. Safer is 13 ......... , BxB; 14. QxB, (14. NxB, B-K2; 15. R-Q l , Q. Bl ), Q-Q6!; IS. QxNP, QxP. 14. R·Ql Q.Kl 16. NxB N·R3 15. P·QR3 BxB 17. KN·N5 B·K2? A stiffer defense is 17 ......... , P-KB3! 18. PxP. PxP and the White Queen does not reach R5.

18. Q·R5 P·R3? This loses: forced is 18 ......... , BxN; 19. NxB, (or 19. BxB!) P·R3.

19. N·B6chl ........

An., 1t. N·86(hl

Decisive. 19. ........

If 19 . ........ , BxN; ZO. PxB, PxNj 21. QxP, P·N3; 22. Q·R6 and 23. Q·N7 mate.

20. PxP BxBP Black must take the BP because 21. QxP and 22. Q·N7 mate, or 22. Q-R7 mate, was threatened.

21 . QxP BxN 22. Qx8~h K·R2 23. R·Q3 R. ,I,n,

24. R-R3 mate cannot be prevented.

READING ACTIVITIES The Reading (Penna.) V .M.e.A. Chess

Club beat the Kutztown State Teachers College 13Jh:·ih, and then dropped a pair of matches to Allentown, 10-1, and to La ncaster, Sih ·31h .

Winner of the club championship tournaments were, Expert - Forrest Schaeffer (6'-h -1 'h); Class A- Frederick Townsend (9-1).

Michael Yatron played a si multaneous exhibition against tbe d ub's top 16 play­ers, yieldi ng only a s ingle draw to James Matz.

FDRT LEWIS CHAMP Gregory Kern, Combat Support Com­

pany, 12th Infantry, won the Fort Lewis Chess Championsh Ip by a score of 41h -1h.

SEPTEMBER, 1962

EXCEPTION More often than not, the way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it. Not so here.

Goteway Open, 1961 SICILIAN DEFENSE MC:O , : p. 155, c. 1M, I')

T. Glrmon (1793)

1. P-K4

P. Stark (1924)

P-K3 2. N.Q83 ........

This is a curious reply to the French, but t ransposition to a fam iliar setup Is likely.

2. ........ P·QB4 Abandoning the French (2 . ........ , P·Q4), Black makes it a Sicilian.

3. P.B4 ........ White is determined to avoid the beaten path (3. N-B3, N-QB3; 4. p .Q4, PxP; 5. NxP).

3. .. ...... P.o. 4. P·K5 ........

Tsehistakov-Chasin, 19S7, continued: 4. N·B3, PxP; 5. NxP , N·QB3j 6. B·N5, B· Q2; 7. Q-K2, P-QR3; 8. BxN, BxB; 9. P·Q3, N·B3; 10. 0 ·0, B-K2; 11. NxNch. BxN; 12. B-K3, Q-Q4 with a slight ad­vantage for Black.

4. ........ 8 -K2? A jamming move. Logical are 4 ......... , N-QB3 and 4 ......... , N-K2. 5. N·83 N..Q83 8. B-K3 Q.N' 6. B-N5 8..Q2 9. 0-01 ........ 7. P.o4 R·81 This loses a vital center Pawn to an old tactical finesse. 9. PXP, BxP; 10. BxB, QxB; 11. Q·K2 is feasible.

9. ........ NxKPI 10. BPxN

If 10. BxBch, NxB. 10 . ....... . 11. NxB 12. N·N5

12. Q·Kl (intending promising.

12 . ....... .

........

B, B Q, N

13. Q·N3) is more

N·R3 Simpler is 12 . ........ , BxN; 13. BxB, N·K2.

13. O-RS 0 ·0 Or 13 . ...... .. , BxN; 14. BxB, N-B4.

14. R·B6!? ........

Afltr 14. R-M !?

A winning offer, if accepted. And prob­ably a losing one if declined. But ap· parently White has nothing better, for if 14. R-B3 or 14. P·KN4 then Q·K7! and if 14. NxKP, PxN; 15. BxN, PxB ; 16. Q·N4ch , KR1; 17. Qxp. Q·Kl .

14 . ....... . PxR1? The correct defense is 14 ......... , QxP! (somctimes take the QNP!); 15. QR-KBl , QxBP (bolste ring the king-side and snatching another Pawn at the same time); 16. NxBP, (i f 16. RxN"?, PxRj 17. N"xBP, Q-N3!), N-84; 17. R/ l xN, PxR(4); 18. N·N5, P-BS!

15. KPxP BxP 16. QxN BxN 17. QxBch Re, ill"'

Forced is 17 . ........ , K-R I ; 18. Q.B6ch, K­Nl ; 19. S.R6, Q-BSeh (spite check); 20. RxQ, any 21. Q-N7 mate.

MASTERLY A masterly victory with systematic open· ing maneuvers and brilliant middle·game sacrifices.

Greater Chicago Championship, 1962

NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE MC:O ,: p . 274, C • .,

E. Formanek (2136) A. Menllelis (1954)

1. P·Q4 P·K3 3. N·QB3 B-NS 2. P·QB4 N-KB3 4. P·QR3 ........ This is the Samisch Variation, but the Rubinstein is reached in two moves.

4. ........ BxNch 5. Px8 P_Q4

Usual is 5 ......... , P-B4. 6. p·K3 PoOH3

With a positional threat oC 7 ......... , B·R3. 7. PxP PxP 8. 8·Q3 6-N2

Not 8 .......... B-R3?? ; 9. BxB, NxB; 10. Q-R4cb. and White wins a piece. 9. N·K2 QN-Q2 11. P-831 p ... 10. 0-0 0-0 12. N·N3 ........ Or 12. P·N4 and then 13. N·NS.

12. ........ R.Kl 13. R·R21 P·BS?

It is a fundamental strategic error to relieve the pressure on QS in this line. More thoughtful arc 13 . ........ , QR-Bl and 13 .......... N-BI.

14. B-Hl PoOH4 Black's Q·s ide counter-play is doomed to be too li ttle and too late.

15. R·K2 ........ IS. Q-Q2 and 16. Q·KB2 is anotber prom. Is ing preparation to P·K4.

15. .... .... P.QR4 16. P-K41 ........

This pawn-break is par ticularly effective when ........ , P·B5 has been played. White secures a pawn.rolle r, either QP and KP or KP and KBP.

16......... PxP Otherwise 17. P·K5, 18. p .B4, and 19. p .B5 Collows. Even so this is probably better for Black than the exchange of I~awns which opens the KB fil e.

17. PxP R·R3 Preferable is 17 ......... , N·BI ; 18. P·KS, N/ 3-Q2.

18. P-KS N.Q4 19. RI2-KB2 P·83

Th e position is lost. If 19 ......... , R-BI (19 ......... , R-K2; 20. B-NS); 20. Q-RS, P-N3 (20. .. ...... , P-R3; 21. N·BS)j 21. Q-B3 (threatening 22. B-R6) and wins. Or if 19.

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· .... ... , NxBP; 20. BxPchl, KxB; 21. Q·R5ch, K·Nl (21. ........ , R·R3; 22. BxR, PxB; 23. RxPch, and mate in two); 22. QxPch, K·Rl; 23. R·B5 and White wins.

20. Q·RS N·B 1 If 20 .. .. .. ... , P·N3; 21. BxP wins.

21. N·BS B·Bl If 21. ........ , NxP; 22. NxP! still follows and if 21. .. ...... , P·N3; 22. N·R6ch.

22. NxPIi ....... .

After 2.2.. NxPIl

With so many positional advantages, a combination was bound to explode.

22. ...... .. Kx N 23. PxPch NxP

If 23 ......... , KRI (23 . .... .. .. , RxP; 24. B·N5); 24. Q·N5! wins.

24. B-R6ch K·Rl If 24 . ........ , K·Nl ; 25. Q·N5ch wins.

25. Q·B71 ..... .. . Thr eatening 26. B·N7 matc.

25. ........ N·K3 If 25 . ........ , N·R4; 26. QxNch! and mate in two.

26. Rx N Threatening both 27. QxP RxN, BxR; 28. B·m mate.

mate and 27.

26. .. ...... R·R2 27. B.N7chl NxB 28. Q·B8chl Resigns

For if 28 ........ . , RxQ; 29. RxRch, QxR; 30. RxQ mate. A fine finish to a f ine game!

QUEEN OFFERS White discovers that only by sacrificing his own Queen can he hope to survive against that of his opponent.

Baltimore Open, 1961 SANTASIERE'S FOLLY

Me o , : p. 346 (a:8) R. Mill e r (1750 ) Dr. G. Schreibe r (1790)

1. N·KB3 P.Q4 2. P·QN4 N.QB3?

This is the wrong Knight. 3. P·NS N·Nl 4. B·N2 P..QR3 5. PxP ... .... .

5. P·QR4 and 5. P·K3 deserve thought. 5. ........ NxP 7. P·B4 P·QB3 6. p·K3 B·N5 8. PxP QxP Evidently Black did not want to lock in his QB with 8 . ...... .. , PxP; 9. Q·R4ch, B·Q2 ; 10. Q·N3, p .K3 . 9. B·K2 N·B3 12. QN·Q2 Q.KR4 10. O..() P·K3 13. P·KR3?1 .... ... . 11. P·Q4 B·Q3

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Is this winning a the king·side!?

piece, or weakening

13. ........ BxP 16. R·Kl N·NS 14. PxB QxP 17. N·Bl •••• ••• • 15. N·KSI P·KR41 White must not open 17. NxN? or 17. BxN?

the KR file with

I 7. . ...... . o..()·o 18. Q·R4 . ...... .

Threatening 19. BxN(6), PxB; 20. QxRP ch. If 18. NxKBP??, B·R7ch and mate in two.

18. . ... .. . . 19. B·R3 20. PxB

N·B2 BxN

Q·RSI? Black has a diabolical scheme in mind. However, 20 ......... , NxP/K4, obtaining three Pawns for the piece, and 20 ......... , R·R3, intending 21. .. ...... , R·N3, are prob· ably stronger.

21. BxN?? ........ This is just what Black wants! Correct is 21. Q·KB4!

l1. ....... . 22. N·N3

Threatening mate in two.

PxB R·Q71

23. Q·K84 Q·R7ch 24. K·Bl N..Q4 25. Qx8P QxN!!

This is the scheme : threat-26. R·R8 mate.

26. QxKPch K·Nl 27. Q·K8chll ........

After 27. Q.KBch

.. ...... ,

And both Queens are in hock! Actually, a Queen sacrifice is the only way to defend against the threat of mates at KR8 and KB2.

27. ...... .. K·R2?? Probably hypnotized by his double mate threats, Black mis!les an easy win, viz., 27 . ........ , RxQ!; 28. PxQ, R·Rl !; 29. K·N1, RJ7-R7!; 30. K.Bl , N·B6! Or 29. R·K2, R·R8ch; 30. K·N2, NxPch!; 31. KxR, RxR.

28. B·B5ch N·N3?? And another easy win is 28 ... ... ... , P·N3.

29. Bx Nch Kxl!?? And here 29 . ........ , K·R3 !; 30. Q·RBch. RxQ; 31. PxQ, R·R1 at least draws.

30. QR·Nlch K·R2?? And Black could save half a point with 30 ... ...... , K·R3!; 31. Q·R8ch, RxQ; 32. PxQ, R·Rl.

31. Rx Pch! But now the tables are turned and White has a forced draw.

31. ...... . . 32. R·Nlch

KxR K·R2??

But this finally loses! With 32 ....... .. , K-B2! it can still be drawn!

33. Q·K7ch Resigns As the next move is 34. Q·R3 mate. Far from being a perfect game, this one is full of imagination and excitement.

RECOIL Black's early Queen sortie recoils.

County Cho,mpionship Milwaukee, 1962

NIMZOWITSCH ATTACK Mea 9: P. 347. c. 33

G. Nowa k (1824) C. Gardner (1865)

1. N·KB3 P·Q4 Mor e elastic is 1. ........ , N·KB3.

2. P·QN3 ...... . . This is the Nimzowitsch Attack, a highly st rategical opening, in some respects akin to the Bird. 2. ... ... .. N.KB3 4. B·N2 B·N2 3. P·K3 P·KN3 5. B·K2 QN·Q2 A program of S ......... , P·B4; 6 . .. ...... , N·B3, and 7 . ........ , 0 ·0 is preferable.

6. P·Q3 P·B3 Better is 6 .. ...... . , P·B4.

7. P·K4 Sur er is 7. QN·Q2.

7. . .. .... . 8. PxP

PxP 0-0

Of course not 8 . ...... .. , NxP??; 9. BxB. 9. QN-Q2 Q.B2

If 9 . ........ , NxP?; 10. BxB, (10. NxN, BxB) NxN; 11. BxR, NxNch; 12. BxN, KxB and Black does not have quite enough for the exchange.

10. p.B4 N·B4 11. Q·82 B·R3?

A little indecision. Seemingly best is 11. ........ , 8 ·NS. But if 11. ........ , N/3xP? ; 12. BxBI, NxN; 13. QxN, KxB; 14. Q·Q4ch wins a piece.

12. 0·0 13. P-QN4 14. N·N3

Or immediately 14. B·KS.

B·N2 N·K3 ........

14. ..... ... N·B5 15. B·KS NxBch 16. QxN Q·Q2

And the unfortunate sortie is begun. Possible is 16 . .. ...... , Q·N3; 17. P·QR3, B·NS.

17. QR·Ql Q·NS? This is asking for it. Caution prompts 17 . ...... .. , Q·Kl , as backward as it is.

18. R·Q4! ..... .. . Threatening to win with 19. BxN, BxB; 20. P·K5, Q·K3; 21. N·BS.

18. .. ...... N·R4?? This loses by force . Q·R4.

A try is 18.

19. P·KR3 N·B5 If 19 . ... ..... , Q·K3 ; 20. N·B5 wins.

20. BxN QxB

.... .... ,

This drops the Queen. But playing a piece down with 20 ... ...... , Q·R4 is un· palatable.

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21. P·KS If 21. ........ , Q·R3; 22.

22. P·N4 23. N·BSl

Q·B4 R·R4 does it.

Q·K3 ........

A glaring example of the consequences of premature Queen excursions!

23. ........ BIP 24. NIQ Resigns

LING, PETRISON TIE

Dick Ling and John Petrison, both 5-1, split the top spot of the Cincinnati Open, July 29. Tom Lajcik, leading a group of five bracketed at 4ih, was not quite up to his performance of last September when he became co-champion of Ohio. Others sharing this spot were Tom Mazuchowski, Bill Wright (a prom· ising junior), Allen Reinhard of Chica· go, and Roger Underhill. Wright and Reinhard went undefeated.

BENKO WINS IN N.Y.

Grandmaster Pal Benko of New York City, giving up one draw in the nine· round event, won the new York State Chess Championship played at the I.B.M. Country Club in Poughkeepsie.

Second place in the 34-player field went to Angelo Sandrin of Chicago, who scored 6ih ·2lh. Five players finished with 6·3; in order of tie·break they were: Allen Kaufman, Paul Brandts, Mike Val· vo, Dr. Ariel Mengarini and Harold Marks.

In a rapid transit tournament held al. ter the main event, Mengarini and Peter Gould tied with scores of 4-2.

KERES WINS MATCH

Paul Keres won his eight·game match with Ewfin Geller by a score of 4lh ·3lh to officially finish in second place in the 1962 Candidates Tournament.

Keres and Geller finished in a tie for second and third at Curacao, each with 17·10, and by winning the playoff Keres is now seedcd to play in the next Candidates Tournament.

SEPTEMBER, 1962

COLLEGE CHESS by Peter Berlow

1962 NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE

TEAM EVENT

La Salle College, Philadelphia

December 26-29

La Salle College is enthUSiastically preparing for the National Intercollegiate 'feam Championship, announced last month in Chess Lite. This will be the greatest collegiate event ever held, and you should be there.

For the first time in many years, spe· cific eligibility rules are being an­nounced. The event will be open to teams representing accredited colleges and universities. (A single college may send two or more teams, each paying a separate entry fee, and being treated as a single competitor. Both may com· pete for the same ICLA affiliate).

Every player must be a registered undergraduate student following a regu· lar degree program. (Bring registration or 1.0. cards with you to the tourna· ment, since proof of status will be reo quested). Since no player may be eligible for over four years, no one who com· peted in a college chess event before January 1, 1959 may act as a team member.

Each team may appoint four. regular players, plus two alternates. These must be arranged in order of strength, and this order must be followed throughout the event. (That is, the team may be arranged 1·2·3-4, or 1·3·5·6, etc. but not 2·1·3·4 or 1·2·6·4).

Arrangements will be the finest cver; this is La Salle's Centenary Year, and the sponsors will be doing their best to make this event a chess landmark. The attractions of Philadelphia are within easy access (and Jo'riday evening, De· cember 28, has been reserved for the Speed Championship, so that those play· ers who prefer culture or entertainment to blitz chess can enjoy themselves). The annual ICLA membership meeting will be held Friday morning. Proxy bal· lots will be distributed in October, for those colleges unable to attend. Regis· tration will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on December 26th, with the last Round end ing early Saturday evening.

For further information: watch Chess Life, or write to: Peter Berlow (Tourna· ment Director), c/o Chemistry Depart· ment, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

ONTARIO CHAMP G. Fuster became the Ontario Open

Champion for 1962·3 by winning the 28 player Swiss with a score of 5·0. Katz, Patty and Theodorovitch finished 2, 3, 4 with a score of 4·1.

QUIZ QUARTET

(1)

(2)

(3)

by DR. RICHARD S. CANTWELL

BALCARCE, 1961 Rossett~Lotorre

White to pl .. y

HAVANA, 1962 Haag-Alvarez

ARCHANGEL, 1950 Neshmetdinav-Romoftov

Whit' to pl .. y

MOSCOW OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 1962 Dely-Averbakh

(4) =

IIla~k to play

(Solutions on p. 2\6)

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In the United States The City Terrace (L.A., Cat) Expert"

Invitational was won by Ben Kakimi with a score of 7-2, and Sidney Wein· baum was second (6'J2). John Earnest and J erry Hanken placed third and fourth (6). The round robin, played from May 9 to July 11 at the City Terrace Club, is well·annotated in a tournament book ($1.50) publWled by the club.

• • • Adrian McAuley and Richard Baldock

both posted S.l game S(':ores in the New Orleans Chess Club Championship (May 4--June 15). The co.champions were followed in dose order by Andrew Lock­ett and Lee Johnson.

• • • The Michigan Chess Association simuL­

taneously spon&.ored the 1962 Michigan Amateur and the 1962 Mlcbijan Experts Tournaments this spring. In a good turn· out of 43 players Loren Monroe of De­troit won the Amateur with 7l,tt points. Lynn Armour, Battlecreek, was second with 7. Third place went to Urban Leh· ncr (M2) on Median points and Ken Evans was fourth . In the Experts de· partment, Jack O'Keefe of Ann Arbor won it with 6 points, one tally over Don Napol of E. Lansing. J . Wnserman, K. Sterna and R. Uhlmann (4 points each) placed third, fourth, and fifth aD S.B. points. J . D. Brattin directed both events.

• • • E. Book, with a 6.0 Kore, topped the

Expert Candidate's Tournament spon· sored by the Santa Monica Bay Chess Federation. Playing from May 7 throueh June 11, Book handUy won over K. Pfeiffer and K. Stani (4~ points each). However, aU three qualified for the S. California Expert Candidate Finals. (Us· ually the first six players in the finals attain expert ratings.)

• • • Capturing the Raleigb (N.C.) Chess

Championship for the third straight year, 18 year old David Steele beat out strong competition, including Jerry Fink, former Ohio Champion, who placed second, and former N.C. State Cham· p ion Dr. A. Jenkins who placed tbird. Jeff Blanchard won the junior prize.

• • • Another third straight victory was

marked by Texas master Kenneth R. Smith in the annual Southern Chess Championship beld in Memphis, Tenn. The Dallas ace ripped off six wins and was held to 'a draw only in Round 3 by runner·up Joel Chalifoux of the U. of Florida.

Because of the title restriction, Chali· [oux was named U.S.C.F. Region IV Champ.

In the team matches, held conCUJTent· Iy, with the tournament, the U. of Flor­ida won tbe CoUeee Title by a record margin. Bob Eastwood directed the en· tire program.

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One of the largest Swiss tournaments ever to be held in Colorado was the Second Annual Denver Chess League Open. Robert Walker (the Denver Open champ) topped the field of fifty ·four with a perfect &0. After that It was strictly median. Charles Musgrove was second witb 5-1, 15 median ; Monty Mir· hosseini was third with 5-1, 14~ median; and Richard Moore was fourth with 5-1, 11 median. The event was eo.spon· sored by the Denver Chess League and the Colorado State Chess Assodation.

• • • At the same time that the 2nd Annual

Denver Open was taking place, the 2nd Annual Hamilton AFB (Calif.) Open, co· incidentally, was duplicating tbe Denver results. Top place went to William Ad· dison with a periect 6.0 . After that it was all solkolf. Rex Wilcox was second with 5·1, 19th solkoU; W. C. Haines was third with 5·1, 19 solkoU; and Robert Henry was fourth with 5-1, 16 solkoIf. The 35 player event was sponsored by the AFB Chess Club.

• • • Rea Hayes, with a score oC 5-1, won

the Union Central Championship ahead of Marshall Alexander (4-2), Roger Clark (4-2) and Ed Dougherty (J.3). Rea has the distinction of winning this tourna· ment every lime he has competed.

• • • Gary Sperling, U.S.C.F. Rating Stata.

tician, won the Marshall C.C. Jr. "At> Championship witll a score of 5-2. Sandy Zabell was second (4%) and Kenneth Beirne, third (4 pts.). Gary, a precocious youth, is proud o[ the fact that he dropped the first two games and took the next five in a row {or the title. U he wins his next tournament dramatical· Iy, life won't be worth living around the office.

• • • Winning {our games and drawlna:

only one, Robert Walker became the 1962 Denver Open Champion. Jobn Ri· naldo (4·1) placed second on median points; Charles Mendoza (4-1), third; and Dennis Naylin (4·1), fourth. Robert Shean directed the 25 player event.

• • • In a 48 player tournament concluded

July 29, Ray Wenzel of Skokie, DI. (4\Vh), outscorcd the field in the 1962 Arkansas Annual Open. Kenneth Smith, winner of the Southern Chess Cham· pionship, was second (4-1) on tie-break· ing points_ Following, all with 4-1, were: Dick Schultz, New Orleans; Mark Preis· man, Dallas; Larry Hill, Okla. City; and Geo. Lecompte, New Orleans. "Uncle Bob" Scrivener missed this one; the lirst since the founding of the Arkansas Chess Federation. In absentia, be was awarded an honorary plaque, for devo· tion to tbe Game, commemorating his eightieth birthday.

Kenneth Smith (ilgain?) won the Cres­cent City Special (New Orleans) with a 4-1 score. He was followed by Adrian McAuley. DIck Schultz, Steve Buining and James Lewark, aU with 3~ ·1%, AI Levitt, directing, used the median to break the ties.

• • • The Los Alamos Round Robin Tour·

nament, completed on July 10, resulted in a three way tie (or first place in Section #1. Donald Dodder, Mark Wells and WUliam Kirk all compiled 4-2 scores. Seetion #2 was won by Vernon Zei, ner (5-1). Second and third place honors were sbared by James Coulter and Paul Cral" bofh witb 4-2. Sidney Brower directed.

• • • Led by U.S.C.F. Master Paul Robey,

the Kings County (N.Y.) Chess Club de­feated the Kingsmen Chess Club by a score of 5-3. In addition to Robey's, wins were notched for King's County by Perry Miller, Gordon Hutchins, Oli· ver Leeds and Minna Ebner. Hamilton Robinson, Jack Williams and Matthew LeGrand secured the Kingsmen's three point!.

• • • Walt Grombaeher took top honors in

the Sprillg Swiss Tourney of Gompers Park (m.) C.C. with 6-1, losing only to Dick GueU. Tied for second were Jim Warren and Gerhardt Bierlicb with 5-2.

• • • With a perfect 7.0 score, James Mc·

Cormick became the 1962 Oregon Cham· plan. John Bell (5~ ·1~) was runner·up and Donald Turner was third with 5-2. Sponsored by the Portland Chess Club, play was held at Reed College, PorUand, Oregon.

• • • Winner of the Carolinas Open was

Vernon Robinson (5-1), followed by Nor· man Hornstein (4'h· l%) and Max Bur· kett (4-2). The event was sponsored by both the North and South Carolina Chess Associations; Mr. Grady Brown, directing.

• • • Stan Tomchln (S'()) won the Susque·

hanna Valley Open July 29, in a 33 player SwIss Tournament sponsored by the Bloomsburg Chess Club (Penna.) Larry Snyder, Anthony Renna and Ernst Perkuhn each tallied four points, finish· ing in the order named on median. Mar· decai TrebIow directed .

• • • The S. California Expert Candidates'

Final was won by D. M. Sarley and K. Stani, both with 8th·Ph . E. Book, R. Myhro and K. Pfeiffer tied for third with 8-2. This tournament is actually a continuation of the Expert prelimi· naries. For example, E . Book who won the Experts candidates Tournament of Santa Monica (see above) with a score of 6.0, had a 2-2 tally in this, the final Thus he finishes with an 8-2 total The S. California Chess League sponsored the affair; Gordon Barrett dire<:ted.

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TOURNAMENT LIFE S.pt. 1', 2..2, 28, 2,

BOX ELDER COUNTY TOURNAMENT

6-Round Swiss Open, sponsored by tbe Thiokol Chess Club, will be played at the Thioko) Training Building, 13 W. Forrest St., Brigham City, Utah. Entry fcc : S3; cash prizes. Address inquiries to Dave Sparkman, Mail Stop 1260, Thio­kol Chemical Corp., Brigham City, Utah .

!:.pt. 22·2) QUAKER CITY OPEN

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Chess Assn., a 5-Round Swiss will be beld at La Salle Coliege, 20th &: Olney Ave., Phila., Penna. Entry fees will be $5.00 regular, $3.00 junior. Cash prizes ac· cording to entries plus a special handi­cap prize. Address inquiries to Mr. H. Morris, 3480 Emerald St., Phila. 34, Penna. Please bring clocks, sets and boards. Entries close 9:30 A.M.

Sept, 21 thru Nov, 30 NEW ORLEANS

CITY CHAMPIONSHI~ The New Orleans Chess Club, Y.W.

e.A. Bldg., 929 Gravler St., New Or­leans, La. wilJ conduct both. a 100Round Swiss Open and a lO·Round Swiss Re­serve (under 1799 V.S.C.F. raUng), both time limits being 45/ 2.

Entry fee on tbe championship: $4; under 18, $2.50. Trophies will be award­ed and the championship is restricted to residency. Entry fee on tbe Reserve is $3; Jr. $2. Trophies &: mdse. will be awarded. Address inqujries to the New Orleans C.C.

S.pt. 22 1962 PENNSYLVANIA

30-30 OPEN The Greater Reading C.C. is sponsor­

ing a 6·Round 30-30 Swiss to be held at the Central Y.M.C.A., Reed & Wash. St., Reading. The entry fee is $2 and prizes will be 100% of net. State title is restricted to residency. Advance en­tries to Frederick S. Townsend, 103 Hal­sey Ave., West Lawn, Penna.

S.pt. 29 & 30

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OPEN 4-Round Swiss, 50/ 2, will be heLd by

the PlattsbUrgh Chess Club at the Y.M. C.A., 13 Oak St. , Plattsburgh, N.Y. Entry fee: $2.50; cash and trophy prizes. For addi tional information, write the di ree· tor, J ohn N. Otis, 130 Oak St., Platts· burgh, N.Y.

S.pt. 29 & 30

ROCKFORD OPEN 5·Round Swiss, 45 moves/ 2 hrs., will

be sponsored by the Rocklord C.C. and played at Ih e Rockford Y.M .C.A., 200 "Y" Blvd., Rockford, nI. Entry fee, $6; under 18 yrs., $4. Registration: 8:30-10:00 A.M. Write 1 week in advance for Y.M.C.A. reservations (@ $3.75). Cash prizes. Address inquiries to Lar ry Ma­son, 404 Hill St., Rockford, Ill.

SEPTEMBER, 1962

S. pl. 29-'3'

FALLS CITY OPEN 5-Round Swiss (first round 9:00 A.M.)

will be beld at the Louisville Chess Club, 3rd. &: Broadway, Louisville, Ky. under the direction of Herb Fowler. U.S.C.F. entry fee $5.00. Prizes: 151.­$40., 2nd.--$20., Unrated--$lO.

Oct. 5-6-7

CENTRAL FLORIDA OPEN The Florida Chess Association will

hold a 5-Round Swiss to the Orlando C.C., Sunshine Park (opposite the City Auditorium), Orlando, F la. Entry Fee to U.S.C.F. members: $6.00; $4.00 to students; plus $2.00 F.C.A. dues. Cash prizes, trophies etc. Advance entries and inquiries: Charles Stallings, 114 Granada Ct., Orlando, Fla.

Ocl.6& 7

6TH ANNUAL VERMONT OPEN 6-Round Swiss, 40 moves/ 3 hrs., will

be held at the Havenwood School, Wat­kins Ave. , Rutland, Vt., s tarting 10 A.M. Entry fee: $4.00; stUdents, $2.00. Prizes fo r Class A, B &: Jr. For additional in· formation, write : Fred Tatro, Town Line Road, Rutland, Vt.

Oct.'&7

INDIANA OPEN The Indiana State Chess Association

is sponsoring the 5-Round Swiss, 60 moves/2 hrs., at the Central Y,M.C.A., 310 N. IIHnois St., Indianapolis, Ind., registration-9 A.M. Entry fee: $4.00; Jrs. $2.00. Cash prizes. For inquiries: Edward R. Sweetman, 3055 N. Meridian St., #4A, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Oct. 11-14

MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by the Boylston Chess Club and the Mass. State Chess Association, a 7-Round Swiss will be played. at the Boylston Y.M.C.U., Boylston St., Boston, Mass. The highest scoring resident win be the Mass. state Champion. First prize ---$100.00. Others according to entry in each class plus handicap prizes. M.s.C.A. dues of $2.00 required of Mass. residents. An experimental entry fee is scheduled by Robert B. Goodspeed, tournament di­reetor; fees according to class with a pre-dated discount. Entry fee (prior to Oct. 10) Class A $8.50; B-$5.; C $3.; Unrated $5.; Juniors (18 yrs.) $1.00 less. After Oct. 10, A--$lO.; B--$6.; C $4.; Unrated-$6.; Juniol1l $1.00 less. Regis­tration closes 7:30 P.M. Address entries and inquiries to R B. Goodspeed, 245 Park Street, Stroughton, Mass. Players are requested to bring sets and clocks.

Oct. 12·13·14

ROCKET CITY OPEN 5·Round Swiss at t ile Sahara Motor

Inn, Memorial Parkway So., Huntsville, Ala. Entry fee : $5 plus U.s.C.F . memo bership. Prizes $5O----1st; $25--handicap; others. Early regis tra tion 6 P .M. Oct. 12. Cont~t Ken Williamson, Huntsville Chess Clu b, 4102 Pine Ave., HUntsville, Ala.

Oct. 13 & 14

3,d_ ANNUAL GATEWAY OPEN A $100.00 first prize is gu aranteed by

the Pittsburgh Chess Club in the 5-Round Swiss to be held at the Penn­Sheraton Hotel, Wm. Penn Plaza, Pitts­burgh, Penna. Entry fee: $6.50; $2.50, Jrs. under 18. Advance entries: William Byland 1610 Bigelow Apts., Pgh. 19, Penna.

Oct. 13 10 20

1962 ARMED FORCES CHESS TOURNAMENT

General David M. Shoup, Command­ant oC the U.S. Marine Corps, will head a Honorary Com mittee of Flag Officers for the 1962 Thomas Emery Armed Forces Chess Finalists' Tournament to be held at the USO Club in Lafayette Square, Wash., D.C. Tbree representa­tives will be selected from each of the services- Army, Navy, Air Force and Marin e Corps-to compete for the Thom­as Emery Trophy. Last year's winners were: Capt. John A. Hudson, USCF; Air­man 2/ C Gilbert Ramirez, USAF; Spe­cialist 4/ C ArthUr W. Fuerstein, USA, and PFC. Arthur D. Wang, USA.

Oct. 17 to Nov. 11

LAS VEGAS CITY-WIDE CHAMPIONSHIP

Restricted to area residents of Clark County, a 7-Round Swiss will be h eld at the Dula Recreation Center, 430 East Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada. Entry fee to U.S.C.F. members $5.00. Cash prizes and trophies. Sponsored by the Las Vegas C.C., address entries to H. Estr ada, P.O. Box 2534 Huntridge Sta., Las Vegas, Nevada.

Od. U·'H-21

THE MIDWESTERN OPEN The Lincoln Chess Club is sponsoring

the Nebraska State Championship at the Lincoln Air Force Base Service Club, Lincoln, Nebraska, the title being r estricted to residents. A 6-Round Swiss Open, starting at 2 P.M., entry fee is $5.00. Minimum first prize-$50.00; oth­ers according to entries. F or adVance entries and inquiries, write: Amton Sild­mets, 6921 "W" St., Lincoln, Nebr.

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OCI. 19-20·11

BALTIMORE OPEN Sponsored by the Maryland Chess As·

sociation, a 6·Round Swiss, (50/ 2), will be held at the Towson Y.l.LC.A., Balti· more, Maryland. Entry fee: $5.00; Jrs. under 21, $3.00. First prize--$50.00. Cash awards for 2nd, 3rd. Trophies for A, H, C, Jr., Unrated and Woman's. For further information, write the director, William C. Koenig, 810 Braeside Rd., Baltimore, Md.

Oct. 20 .. 21

LAKE ERIE OPEN 5-Round Swiss, 50/ 2 hrs., will be held

at the Hotel Burraio, Wash. & Swan Sls., Bulfalo, N.Y. under the sponsorship of the Queen City Chess Club. Entry fee: $5.00. Guaranteed first prize $ 100; olh­eI'!! according to entries. For further information, contact Ralph J. Nasca, 111 Whitney Pl., Buffalo, N.Y.

Ocl. 20, 21, 27, 28

ILLINOIS OPEN 8-Round Swiss, sponsored by both the

DIinois Chess Association and Gompers Park C.C., will be held at Gompers Park, slarting 11 :00 A.M. Od. 20. Enlry f~: $10; $5 for Jrs. Time control: 45/ 2; please bring clocks, sets and U.s.C.F. membership cards. Minimum Iirst prize -$100. Prizes for 2nd-4th, (2) class A, (2) class B, class C, Junior & Unrated. For advance entries: lllinois Chess As­sociation, cl o Mrs. Eva Aronson, 4058 Oketo Ave., Chicago.

OCI. 26-21·2'

NURNBERG OPEN (111h USCF European Raling

Tournament)

6·Round Swiss at U.s. Army Transient Hotel, Nurnberg, Germany. Open to all USCF Members. $3.50 entry fee-cash pr izes depend upon number of entries. For information write (Air Mail) to Tournament Director, Capt. Arthur C. Joy, Hq ., 17th Signal Bn., APO 164, New York, N.Y.

Oct. 27-28

SACRAMENTO OPEN II 5-Round Swiss, USCF rated, $ 150 prize

fund with trophies fo r 1st and Classes A, B, C. Ent ry fee $5.00 lin Oct. 22, $6.00 therealler. To be held at Sacra­mento YWCA, 17th and L St., Sacra· mento, Calif. Entries & inquiries to: William L. Rebold, 2681 Fairfield St., Apt. 5, Sacramento 15, Calif.

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SHOREMEN OPEN

5·Round Swiss 10 be played at Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake, Ohio. 4<1 % of income to section I winner; $35 mini mum for 1St in other sections. An experimental pairin.g an.d tie-breaking system will be used. $5 USCE' ducs accepted with cntry fee (EF $5 till Oct. 25; then $7). Details: L. L. Wilson, 780 Tarry Lane, Amher st , Ohio .

Noy. 3, 4, 1', 11

NORTH CALIFORNIA OPEN

a·Round Swiss, the fi rst {OUf rounds will be playcd at the Hamilton Al"B Service Club (Nov. 3 & 4) and the sec· ond Cour at the Mechanics Institute Chess Club, 57 Post St., San Francisco, Calif. Final registration- lO A .M. at the AFB. Lutry fee: $9.40 and U.S.C.F. & C.S.C.F. membership. Winner and run­ner-up will be seeded into the Calif. C J 0 se d Championship, Thanksgiving weekend, fees paid . Otber cash prizes: 3rd·5th , A, B, C, J r. Please bring clocks and sets. For inquirics and sc hedule, write: A/ 2c Chas. R. Savery, HQ 28 Air Dil'ision , Box 779, Hamilton AFB, Calif.

No ... 1 Ihru 10

UTAH STATE OPEN

7-Round Swiss will be held at the Y.M.C.A. Chess Club, 39 Exchange PI., Salt Lake Cily. Registration 7 P.M., Nov. 7. Victory banquet on Sat. eve. ; tours and recitals available. Entry fee: $7;

• handicap awards along with regular tro· phies and cash prizes. Address inquiries to C.C. McDaniels, 2970 Highland Dr., Salt Lake City, utah.

SOLUTION TO QUIZ QUARTET: III

1. P-BS Resigns if ........ , K-R; 2. PxNP, BPxP; 3. NxP+ ele.

• • • (21

1. Q·NS+ , Resigned. There Is a sim. pie fork in the posilion on ........ , K-R; 2. Q-K7 wins,

• • • (31

l. Q·NS, P-N3; 2. N-K7+ . K·N2; 3. RxNI. BxR; 4. Q-B6+ , K·R3; S, R_BS!. Q-R2+ ; 6. K·B. Resigns.

• • • (41

BlICk pr"yed 1. ......... R-Q3! and White resigned for if 2. N·N4. R­KN3! wins,

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