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Vol. XII, No. 9 Sunday, January 5, 1958 15 Cents

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Position No. 223

Black to play

U.S. Championship Tournament Under Way in Rosenwald Trophy

Fourteen players are competing; at the Manhattan Chess Club in the ·U.S. Championship Event which is also for the Lessing J. Rosenwald ';Crop,.hY.._.l0intQ:. .§'p~nsol'ed by the United Slates Chess Federation and the Alrll;:ric,lll Chess FOUllUaliu\ •. Las .. minute sul.l::. titmions saw Sydney Bernste in replace Larry Evans and Atillio DiCamillo replace Robert Byrne.

The tournament roster therefore has become: A . S. Denker, Bobby Fischer, A. DiCamillo, S. Bernstein, R. Feuerstein, Hans Berliner, A.B. Bisguier, G. Kramer, W. Lombardy, E. Mednis, S. Reshevsky, J.T. Sher­win, H. Seidman, and A. Turner. Bisguier is defending U.S. Champion; Denker and Reshevsky former U.S. Champions; Fischer current U.S. Open and Junior Champion; and Lombardy the current World Junior Champion.

Round One saw Sherwin best Turner, Berliner beat Kramer, Lom­bardy win from Bernstein, and Fischel' from Feuerstein in a game pla~ed in advance of- the regular schedule. Mednis drew with Bis: guier, and Denker with Seidman. Reshevsky and DiCamillo mateh was postponed. In this session the Lombardy-Bernstein game was in dispute and final judgment on the result was placed in the hands of a committee consisting of AI Horo­witz, Arnold Denker, and Edgar T. McCormick.

Round two saw Bisguier upset Lombardy, while Sherwin bested Kramer to take undisputed lead in the event; Reshevsky downed Den­ker. Turner drew with Feuerstein, Fischer drew with . Seidman, and Mednis with Berliner. The Bern­stein-DiCamillo match was post­poned. At the end of two rounds, it was Sberwin 2-0, Berliner, Bis­guier, nnd Fischer Ph-¥.!, Reshev· sky 1-0, Lombardy, Mednis, and Seidman 1·1, Denker, Feuerstein, and Turner %-1%, Bernstein 0-1, Kramer 0·2, DiCamillo 0-0.

FLASH! Fisher Wins and Re­shev~ky Second_

• Rosenwald Standings After

Nine RoOnds Reshevsky Fischer Lumbardy

• Sherwin Denker Mcdnis Bernstein

Blsgulel' Berliner Feuers teIn Seidman Turner Kramer .. , Vi Camillo

SHIPMAN TAKES LOG CABIN MORPHY

Walter Shipman of New York emerged as Victor in the second Log Cabin Paul Morphy Memorial Tournament at West Orange, N. J., scoring 4lf.l ·%-a draw with Arthur Feuerstein in the final round. Tied for second place w:ith 4-1 each in the 46-player Swiss were Feuer­stein, Dr. Ariel Mengarini, and Wil­liam Radcliffe, all of New York City, Dr. Erich Marchand of Roches­ter, Jerry Sullivan of Knoxville, and Tibor Weinberger of Brooklyn, a Hungarian refugee. Herbert Av· ram of Washington, James McCor­mick of Seattle, and Charles Crit·

- tenden of Raleigh finished in a tie with 31h.-l1h. each. The Junior prizes were awarded to Raymond Wein­stein of Brooklyn and Rob Dubeck of Maplewood, N. J.

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GLIGORIC TIE AT DALLAS

Larsen, Szabo Tied for Second Yanofsky Fifth in 8 Player Event

A twelfth round loss by Reshevsky to Yanofsky while Gligol'ic was drawing with Najdorf cost the American Grandmaster his clear lead in the International Tournament at Dallas, and resulted in a first place tie between Reshevsky and Gligoric. Both scored 8% -5%: Reshevsky lost two games (to Olafsson and Yanofs~y) while Gligoric lost one (to Szabo). GHgoric drew twice with Reshevsky, twice with Najdorf, and once each with Evans, Larsen, Olafsson, Szabo, and Yanofsky for nine drawn games. Reshevsky drew twice with G!lgorie, twice with Larsen, and twice with Szabo for six drawn games.

Larsen, who led in the early r ounds, firished with a 7lt2·6% score, losing games to Olafsson, Gligoric, and NajdorL Tied with Larsen, also with 'j'\o%.fjJf.,; was Sz"i:lo who lost one game to Olafsson and was the drawing master at tile event with e!e\'en draws. Yanofsky, with 7-3 in fifth place, lost games to Gligoric, Larsen, and Olafsson.

Round twelve featured the upset of Reshevsky by Yanofsky, while Larsen won from Olafsson. Gilgor­ic drew with Najdorf, and Szabo with Evans. This left Reshevsky and GHgoric tied at 7-5, Larsen and Szabo tied at 6lt2-51,h, and Olafsson and Yanofsky tied at 6-6.

Round thirteen saw no change in the leaders; Reshevsky bested Evans but Gligoric won from Olaf­sson. Larsen drew with Szabo, and Najdorf with Yanofsky. The linal fourteenth round had only one vic­tory with Evans defeating Najdorf. Reshevsky drew _with Larsen, Gli­goric with Yanofsky, Olafsson with

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FINAL STANDINGS Gligoric Reshevsky Lar~en

Szabo

8'h;"s'h B>1I-S'h 7""·611,, 71f.o·6'h.

Yanofsky Olafsson Najdor f Evans

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to officials of the USCF f9r brief messages to the members .

Today's comes from George KoltaIiowski, who says, "Every member get a new member dur­ing 1958:'

Kalme Kills Collegians Charles Kalme a University of Pennsylvania freshman, is the new

United States Inter~ollegiate Chess Champion. Allowing only one draw---;­to Dale Ruth of the University of Oklahoma-he swept through the. holl­day tournament at Gannon College in Erie, Pa., and emerged WIth a 6lh-lh score. -

Anthony Saidy of Fordham University, lost to Kalme, and finished in second place with 6-1. Saul Yarmak of Los Angeles City College lost to both Kalme and Saidy to finish in a 5·2 tie for third place with Robert Cantor of the University of Pennsylvania, whose only loss was to Yar­mak. Dale Ruth was fifth with 4Jf.l-2%.

Twenty·two players representing fifteen coneges and universiti.es competed in the event wllich was directed by CHESS- LIFE colummst Frederick H. Kerr. Knlme received two"year custody of th~ H. Arth',lr Nabel Trophy, and a $300 sc1,101arship. Saidy won a $200 scholarship while Yarmak and Cantor split the third prize _of a $100 scholarship.

• Held under ideal conditions, the tournament featured no forfeits,

no adjudications, no disputes. Complete list of players, scares, and colle­giate affiliations wi!} appear in next issue of CHESS LIFE.

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Finish It The Clever Way! Po.ilio" No. lH

Evans VS. Lanen Dallas, 1957

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Pori/Ion No. 116 G. Kasparian USSR, 1956 -

I N ['osition No. 215, two or three moves dcci rJe. In the game, White resigned after Black's second move.

Position No. 216 is a s tudy published lit the time of the Alekhine Memorial Tournament in Moscow. I am partia l to, and consider useful, studies arising from Ot' suggested by actual chess games.

For solutions. please turn to Page eight.

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chess publication with the first three volumes of the McLellan Limited Editions. VolUme 1 includes all 56 games of Semmering.Baden 1937 (won by Keres) and all 56 of the great AVRO' 1938 (in which Keres and Fine tied for [irst): the price is $3. Volume n oHers the 90 games of Moscow 1936, won .by Capablanca; price is $2. Volume ill, for $1.50, gives the 14 games of the Keres-Euwe match, 1939~940 , annotated by the editor. The three tournaments in question are certainly the major events of the late 1930s. At Moscow, Capablanca won over Botvinnik by the margin of a single point. The incredible Emanuel Lasker stood sixth In a field of ten, ahead of Kan, Lowenfisch. Riumin, and Eliskases. At Semmering·Baden, five of whose eight eontcstants were to play in the Avro tournament of the followlng year, Keres nosed out Fine, losi ng two games but wi nning 'six, where Fine los t nOlle but won only two. Capablanca and Rcshe\'sky tied for third a point behind Fine. The Avro story has oHen been told. but now fo r the firs t lime all the games are available in English. In a field that inclqded the greatest players of the decade (Keres, Botvinnk, Alekhine, Euwe, Reshevsky, Capablanea, Flohr), Fine won the astonishing total of six games, drew five, and lost three, equaling Keres in game points but falling short o( him in the S.·B. Iota Is. The Euwe-Keres match, regarded as the natural outcome oC the tournament. was an exciting see·saw event, won by Keres 7'h·6 ~,lz. These three volumes are obtainable from the editor at 912 South 89th Street, Omaha 14, Nebraska.

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POPEL TRIUMpHS IN NO CENTRAL

By Special Correspondence , . Milwaukee, Wis. - Stephan A.

Popel , of Detroit, was declared the winner of the fourth annual North Central Championship held here over the Thanksgiving day week­end. The former European master, who held the championship of Paris (rom 1952 through 1956, was tied in game points with Charles Kalme, Ph iladelphia, a former US Junior cham pion. Each won five and drew two of their games to split first and second prize. money, gelling $200 apiece of the overa!! lotal fund of S750. The tournament, -sponsored annually by the Wiscon· s in Chess A~ciation, drew a field of 93 contestants.

The anticipated sixth or possibly seventh round game at the outset of the toumament, betwen Donald Byrne and the US Opcn champion, Robert Fischer, who were seeded in the number one and two posi­lions, failed to materialize to the disappointment of the gaUery. In· slead, one of the tightest-fought tournaments of major proportions yet held in MilwaUkee developed involving a dozen or more players. The closeness of the play, which be. came apparent as early as the third round, must have led the tourna· ment committee \ to some wishful thinking for an extra round of play or two.

In winning the title, Popel won five games, drawing with Byrne in the fi ft h and with Kalme in the fina l round. Kalme's fi ve victories included a fine win over Fischer, a draw with Byrne in the s ixth round in addition to his- draw with Popel. Byrne, Lajos Szedlacsek, Cleveland, and Curt Brasket, Minneapolis, fin­ished in a virtual tie for second position a half·point in arrears of the leaders. Fischer, who finjshed at the top of a group of eleven players With nve points to take sixth place in the standings, won his first foul' games, lost to Kalme and drcw his final games with Mar­tin HaJ'l'ow, a gradyate student at the University of Indiana, and with Szedlacsck Harrow, who played ex· ceedi ngly well finished in seventh place, fo llowed closely by Povilas. Tautua isas and Charles Henin, two of the midwest's top plaYjrs from Chicago. or the Milwaukee players, Henry Mcifert, Tibor Weinberger, Leonids Gailgals and Richard Ku­joth finished in the five·point group. The showing of Mei(ert, who fi nished in ninth place with wins over Tautvaisas and Henin and a draw in his final·round game with Harrow, was noteworthy.

Finger Lakes (N.Y.) Chess Club lost by 10·5 to thi! Cornell Chen Ctub In a match played at Ithaca. Cornell wInners were wolf r. Jungrels, Rll bens, Ewen , Osofsky. and Miss Cordon, whlli! Bul· low, Yarte r, and Suitor sa}v;lIled polnl$ for Fln,H Lakes. Clickrle ld Ind Stu­wassen of Cornell drew with Quinn and ChTiSW1>hcr,on.

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This repol·ter was very unhappy over the small number of entries in the 1957 Intercollegiate. The Gannon College facilities were out of this world, and two hun· dred players could have been tao ken care of without trouble.

I would appreciate it if each player wbo bad planned to "make the trip and didn't would write to me, giving ' the reason for his change of plans. This will give us ideas fo r planning futUre events.

In all other ways, the tourna­ment was a huge success. Never before has an Intercollegiate re­ceived such nation·wide publicity coverage. In addition to that in CHESS LIFE, CHESS REVIEW, and the AMERICAN CHESS BUL· LETIN, the event received wide lay news coverage. Mr. Hermann Helms, as always, furnished excel· lent reports for the NEW YORK TIMES. Robert Cantwell was sent by SPORTS ILLUSTRATED to write a feature. United Press and Associated Press sent round-by­

. round l'eports over their wires to newspapers from coast to coast, including telephotos of Kalme, the champ. On the local scene, THE ERIE TIMES·NEWS featured a fo ur picture spread on the front page of the Sunday paper, in addl­tiOD to regular dauy reports. Radio coverage was giv.en by Dave Gif· ford of Station WJET. .

Everyone at Gannon helped by co-operating in every way. The playing facilities were superb, and every player had proper chess equj.pment at, his disposal.

Everyone who spoke to me dur­ing the event said that it was a pity that more players were not there to enjoy the fine oceasipn. Yes, numbers arc not everything.

Bids al'e now being received for the 1958 Team Championship. Write to the address atop this column if your college or city is interested.

Capt. Edmund B. Edmondson of Mather AFB scored 3lh -1k, a draw with John E. Mitchell, to win the Sacramento City title. Second and third in' the 12-player final s with 3·1 were Dr. Alexander Janushkow. sky and Mansur K. Saca, while Os­tap Bender was fourth with lh·l'h. The l3·player Reserve Tourney was won by Fred Adkins with 4-0, while second to fow·th with 3-1 each were Ray Hefington, Peter Farrell, and M. Taruree. Neil T. Austin directed both events.

Dr. Reuben Fine, International Grandmaster who retired from tournament chess at the peak of bis career as a player, gave a blind· fold ' exhibition at the Brooklyn CheS5 Club against a picked team of club champion Henry Wanach, Dr. Gabriel Rosenkranz, Seymour Diamond, Henry Wortis, Dan Danil· ovich. and Eli Siegal. After two and a half bours of continuous play, Dr, Fine had a score of 6-0.

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HOW ARE AmericcTs Number 1 Player Illustrates the Technique of Victory

By Internatiorwl Grandmaster SAMUEL RESHEVSKY

A Long Struggle B EFORE the eighth game of my match against Donald Byrne started.

there were lou r gllmes unfinished. One of these was a clear win for me, two were sure draws and onc was an ending in which Mr. Byrne had to defend magnificently to draw.

The game WllS unique in evel'y phase. The opening, an irregular variation of the Reti Opening, was handled energetica lly by White. By playing 7. N·R4 and a. P -KB4, threatening P-K5, he presented black the serious problem of castling with Impunity. Black, instead, chose to win a pawn, overlooking that White can regain the pawn with the supet'ior position. Black's poor position necessitated the fiercest resbtance. White sacrificed a piece on his 27th move. Black brought his king to the middle of the board, sacrificing his queen for two rooks.

The ending was extremely Interesting. The result should have been a draw, but when White played 45. QxPch, he gavc up his last chanee of splitting the point. This, however. was not obvious, since even after the 72nd move. some of the experts at the club declared their inability to see a win for black.

Reti Opening Meo: Plga 225, Col umn 61(a)

D. Byrne-S . R.shevsky Metch New York, 1957

White BlaCk D . BYRNE S. RESHEVSKY

1. N·KBl N.K8l 2. P-I(N3 P-QN3 3. 8·N2 8 .Nl 4. 0-0 P'84 S. P-Ql "" ....

Intending 10 bu!ld up a s tr(ln . ctnter with P ·K4·S. S. p .Q4 leadS Into familiar lines of the Queen'~ India n.

5. ........ " .N3 To ht ~e(lmmended 11 S ......... , P _Q4; ,. P_B4, P·RS and If 7. PXP, NxP; 8. Q_ R4<:h, N-Q2.; J.. N _la, B-Q3 with •• ood game. . ,

6 . P-1(4 " 'Q3 Necess"ry to preve nt P-KS. ~'or If e. .. ...... , B·N2; 7. P·KS: N.Q4 (7 . ........ , N'N~; 8. R-Kl, N-QB3; 9. P·KR3 and While '. KP Can not be captur ed) 8. N.NS (threatening to wIn a pleco Wi th P·QB41 Q·Bl ; 9. Q·83 with tht t win threat or QxPxh nnd P.QB4.

7. N·R .. Preventing B·N2 which Black a piece after p·K5.

.. ...... would

7. ........ N.83 •• P ·K84 P-1(3

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Prevenlln . P'lKN4 to whiCh Black wou ld now Nl piy NxKP.

9. N·Q8l N.Q2 9. ......... B_N2 Is no t p layab le. The N! (ollows; 10 . l' .KS . J>xP; 10. P xP . N.Q2; 12. N·K4. N(Q2)xP: 13. B.NS, Q.Q5ch ; H. K·RI . 0-0: IS. P ·8 3. Q.Q2; 16. N·B6ch with su fflclen t l !laCk ing chant­es t or Ihe Pl wn.

It. N·83 II . P-c)4 12. PxP

P.oR3 B·N2 ........

12. P-Q5 Is met u u , rletorlly with 12. ......... N.QS; 13. NxN, P :..: N; 14. N.K2, PxP; 15. PxP. Q·B3.

12. ........ Nx" 13 B·K3. S l ronGer Wis 13. P-BS and If 13 . .• ___ ._ .• 0·0; 14. B.NS In which 14. -.. -.... . B_B3 ffllls becau~e o f IS. axa. QxB; 16. QxP. AftO! r 13. P-B~ Black would have had to play 13 .......... P.K4 giving up control of the squa re Q4.

13. ........ 'xN _ c. In ,-",akln l: this move I tho ught that It

won a pown by rOteO! but found out difterenUy. 13 .... ..... , 0·0 was Ind icated.

14. PxB NxP 15. N·Q41 N.I(27

Correct was IS. .. .. ..... P_Q4 and If IS. N:..:N. BxN; 11. Q·Q4. P-B~ (no l 17. 0 -0;

• IS. P.B5 threatenInG B·ltS wInninG the e xchange) with e~O!n ehancc8. 15 . ....... .. NxP 10$(!' m fl terlal arter 16. BxNch. BxB; 17. Q·Q3.

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WlnnlnJ: bflck the pawn with the suo perlor po~ltlo o . This I overlooked when I played lJ . ...... ... B"N.

16. ... ..... PxN 17. BXN BxB 18. Q.Q4 I(.B2

f'orced. Arter 18 . ... . _ .. , 0·0; 19. QxB Blick can not dcfend both the klnll and the qucenknlght pawns.

19. QxB Q.B2 20. B-Q4 KR.1(1 21 . P·N4 Q·BS 22. P·BS NPxP 23. P~P R·I(Nlch

2:1 .......... NxP; H . R"Nch. P " R; 25. Q"Peh, K·K2 (25. . .... _., K·NI; 26. Q . N5ch, K-B 2; 27. Q.BSch. K-N I ; 23. Q·N7 ma te ) ZS . R·K l eh , K-Ql; Z'l. B"Pch "'Ins.

24. I(·Rl P.1(4 15. P·86 ...... _

It lOOks bad to r BlaCk. hut Ihls Is no lime 10 t h in k a bou t Ihal . Fierce N!sist. anee Is called t o r .

25. ........ N.Hl 26. Q-N7ch K·I(J 27. 8xKP

to continue posillon has

d l n l:e rOIl! fo r him. too. 27 . . _..... QR.NI

Z'l . ......... KxB loses Immediately on ac. coun l ot :lB. QR.K l ch. 27 .......... Nx B also loses as follows: 211. Q·K7ch. K~; 29. QR-Ql ch, K-83 (29 .... _ .... , K ·K5: 30. R.Q4chl 30. RxPeh . K -N4; 31. QxNch

.~innlng the q ueen. Ulack could ha"" draw n , howe'c t wll h 27 . ......... P xS . t-o r If UI. QII.QI. KR· QI and White can ma ke no .. rolln·s.~; and If 26. P-B7, KR-QB I Ihre:He nln l t o exchani e queens. White ,,'ou ld ha~e been forced 10 take IhO! draw by perpetual cheCk with 23. Qx NPch, K·B2; 29. Q.N7ch, K.Kl; 3ll. Q·N6 ch . clc .

U. P ·81 AjK N1 1·KBI 29. R·B6ch I(xB 30. Q·83 N·BS

It 30 .......... Q.K5; 31. R·K6ch. 31 . IbN QxR 31. A·Ktch K·B4 33. Q.Q3ch K·B3 .

3.1 ........ . K·N4; 3~ . R·KNlch. K_B3 (.14. ....... , l(· R~ ; ~ ~. Qxl'eh . 34 ......... , K"R3; ~~. Q.R3eh. 34. ......... K·IN; 35. QxPch, Q·R~ ; 36. Q·U5ch. K_IlS; 37. Q.N~ mate) 3~. R·KAI as In the gmull .

34. R·K81 QIIReh 35. Q~Qch K·N2 U . Q·N1ch ... ,._ ..

Whil e 15 IInde.· Ihe haluclnation Ihat be h3$ ",Innln ll cha noos; othe r ... lse. he would hllve cllp \ u red the QRP ... hleh wou ld ha,·" led 10 a n easy draw.

:U. ........ KIIP 37. Q.QSch K-K2 3t. Q·K4ch K·Q2 39. Q~Pch K·B3 40. Q·K4ch K ·B2 4'. Q.84Ch K·N2 .1. Q,gSch !f:.8n

Allo ,,1ng Wh ite t he ch3nce 10 d rew. 42 . ... ...... K·R1 ... 415 corr .. et, as happened Inle r In t he lIame.

43. Q_84(h K-N2 44. Q·1(4cll .. ~ ....

Herlt I was o rre red a I3rnw and de­clined.

44. ........ P-Q4 The o n ly Iry ror a wLn . For Ir 44 ......... , K·R2: U . Q·K7ch. K·RI; 46. Q.K2. and Blac k is (.-.reed \0 p lay 46. _ ... _., P·QN4. It he desires to t ry ror a win, bu t then Ih , billek k ing wou ld have been 100 e xposed a J:lllnst t he const ant threat of I'erpelu~l check.

45. QxPch ? lIllssing t he cor rec t continuation to Iha w. Cor l'C"Ct was ~5. Q.K7eh , K-R I; 46. Q-K2, P-QN~ ; 47. P·QR~ dr .. ",lnJ: easily.

45 . ........ K·Al The e ndln ll I~ now lus t for White. 81ack'~ m ethod o r wlnnln. Is 3. fol· 10"'.; plnclng Ihlt r ooks on the queen's bl$hup rue In o rd e r to Cllplure hoth bIshop pawns : do""1,, the roo ks on lhe KH me. one . t KR.1 ~nd the ' other at KR2 to "'In the KIIP; and finally to (urce the white king Into a first rank whe,,, the tW(I 1'0<lkl would be In ~ p'I!l tton tn threaten m~te. All this hu In he nceompllshcd wIthout per· mlttlng White /I perpetual cheCk.

46. P·84 RI B1 )_ 81 47. Q.Q7~h I(·Rl .... K·NI R·B4 49. 1( ·81 R(Nl )-QBI SO. P· I(R4 RxP 51. P·AS 52. P' R6 53. Q.A4 S4. Q·K84 S5. I( ·K2 506 . K·Q3 57. 1( ·1(3 501. K ·83

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Cl.eJJ ofl/e .In new yor/'

By Aben Rudy

THE U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP ICTURE GALLERY : One of P the featured players i.n the

drama now unfolding in New Yor k is colorful, rotunp Abe A. Turner.

Turner is a member of the strain and stress school of chess, which us~s body---english in mak­ing chess moves! Jus t as bowlers use body-english to knOck down pins. so Abe uses it to penelrat~ deeply into his opponcllt's ter n ­tory to ward off a menacing check, to plant a knight on King 5, or for any other purpose he deems useful. . .

When Turner is in deep thought, spectators arc treated [0 the §pee­tade of a veri table triba.1 war dancc. His shou lders roll ; Ius fa~e grimaces; his fingers t.ap; . hiS knees knock ; one even lmagmes his toes curling within his shoes; and, of course, the idcntifying trade-mark of the body-en~1i5he~, the hip swing, is plainly In eVI­dence. There can be but lit.tle doubt that Abe loses (our to five pounds a s itting. . .

Speaking of weight (a subject Turner does not enjoy). Abe's wais t 'was once so vast it was be· lieved he wore a garden hose rath­er than a belt. Abc denies .this al­legation~ and in Cae.t defies - the a}ligator, but we still have our doubts. It matters little, though, for in the past two years, Abe has shed considerable poundage.

Turner refuses to disclose what - he believes arc his chances in this

Championship. As he himself puts it: "Does Gimbel's tell ShtJ.~e­speare?" Yes. indeed, docs Gim­bel's tell Shakespeare?

KIBITZER'S PARADE: Bill Slat· er describing the Fischer·Reshev­sky duel-"The ReS~evsky of to­morrow plays the Fischer of yes­terday" .. . . Arnie D.ubow .in s iste~ that if Denker pers isted In fun ­ously bit ing his nails, he would have no lingers leU (or the latter half of the tourney . .. Hans Bel" liner looks so relaxed in plaring his ga mes-Marty Harro~ sald­"one night he may aCCidentally fal! awake ~" . .. Grandmaster Lasz­lo szabo attended the second round for a few mo.ments, ?ut then decided · that bl' ldge-playmg was better than chess·watchlng. New Yorkers were surprised with the Hungarian's mastery of the English language ... Advised that DiCamillQ was in the tourney-:­Igor Holodny mused-"I wonder If he'lI commute Crom Philadelphia?" ... USCF President, J erry Spann. in New York to strike up so~e harmony proved an enthusiastic spectator. We were e~armed by his personality, and delighted by his aims. Jerry Spann is perha~s the only man in Chess today Without an axe to gdnd . . . " Where there are four chess players," says Hans Kmoch, "there are at least three enemies." This is a sad c<lmmen­tary on our game. Perhaps Spann can lead us out of the wilderness.

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Publlshed twice a month On the 5th and 20th by THE FEDERA nON. Entered u second clan m3tt ... Septeo,ber .t Dubuque, IOWA, un~er the ac t or Much 9, ]879.

Editor : FRED M. WREN

Vol. XII, Number 9 January 5, 1958

POSTMASTER: Plene retu r n undelive r able coplu w ltll ' Fo rm un to Ka"n,'1'! Ha rkness, USCF Bulin,,, Mln"Ir, 10 Ell' 111h St r • •• , New Yol"II 3. N. Y.

A FEW WORDS OF CHEER FROM THE NEW EDITOR One /I,eu publiJhtf ~Iityti that unit" 3n ...:Ii'Of dj~in which cu. 3 lhort

WELL DONE. THOU GOOD AND FA ITHFUL SERVANT editorial mighT be in ruder _ a neW editor should n"~"r loolc b:l.ck by commenting on the life ~nd timt$ of hi, predtctsS<lt . We intended to ~dh",,, to this policy, . ince i, setmtd to comply upli' idy with the ofc.public iud de';'e of our pr..dtussor to dissociate hjm~lf entirely from CHESS LIFE and the VSCF. H is fa.r~eU editorial changed OUr plans.

We .howed tht editorial 10 a fritnd who knows nothing about chen. Ht said, " I don't know what tht USCF iI , but if I were a member, and if this chap is painting a true pictuu, I think I"d join the rush to a lifeboat." His teac tion made u. rea.liu that Ah~r absorbing such a m .. ng. from such an authoTitative source, the members of the USCF lind other readers of CHESS LIFE may be uptCling, even hoping, for an encouraging OOmment from the neW edi tor.

To claim Ihnt all is s .... t.tnel! and light in AmNican chess ci rdu would b. n~ i v •. To ignor., or to minimizt Ih. importance of the d ifficul ties facing us wouM be dangeroul. For they are there, .ll right, and lot. of them, s~tion.t l, otg~n~· tional, ideological , .conomic, and per",nal: running the scale from petty, personal SQuabble. to major policy inu ••. Most of them, how.ver, are nOt of reCent vinr.o.ge. Using a medical ~n.loIY. Jel'. say th .. Our major problems are chronic ill., the ,ympton\. of which ue being luoxlWfu!ly fought, while research is worlcing overtime 10 d""elop the Jerum of CUrt and prevention. And some have already been devel· oped.. Think of the 3tmmplishmenr.s of the year jUst endtd..

Who ~ brazen enough to o.:ty th.u in Januuy, 1957, he would have believtd. it pouible that within tht year he would see IUch a <remendous impr<wcment on the Amerintn chen Kene? Who would haV<! belin>ed that the American Ch_ Foundation and the Unittd. Seat" Chas Frduation be acting as CO-SpoMO'" of Ihe great tou ..... mtnt beinl played in N_ York is being written? W ho could have fo«cut that the Dt<ember issue of REVIEW would , ive ouch ,ignifiem l coverage 10 the person and prog .. m P[uident of the USCF? Who could hav, foreMen thai one of the strongest inlemation.al tou~ntl e"« to be held in this countty would be suoxtosfully ,noged in O alln in O KeOlber? Who could have forKaS! the wave of public intertsl in chess which has been rolling over th, cnunlry during the year JUSt tndtd.? The answu is simple. No one! The ach itvem.nts hue been almo..., unbelievable. And, mat no misuke .boul this- such thing, don't just happt"n. In uch CHO! the oucco!$s came ooly as th , ruul l of lireleu, and sometimes tnankltll worl:: on the put of the plannen . nd .dmini.tnllors. And each luccelS WU a Ntde won ill the conTinuing fighe for the improvement and popul.ui~licn of Am"ican ches •. ,

W e do nOi think that Mr. Major intended to diocouragt othe .. so much as to give exprusion TO his btlief that more than t.n ~an of his life have h«n w ..... ted in fjghting I losing barrie for • 10lT CIUSI. In fact, our tU t for this comment is ba~d on a direct quotation from his editorial: "For there . re no ills with cheu thol! honesty, stlf· reliance and integrity cannot cure ... " A lthough admitttd.ly lifted from a gloomy contut, these words should, in the light of the accomplish m.nu of the pIIst ftw month., bring encouragement to a ll who rtld thm. For, on the whole, we b<!1i.ve that there i. nOw mOre honesty, more ulf· reliance, .nd more integrity in chI upper Khtlons of American ch . ... than ever before. There is more. There is • d.,ire for coopemtion, .for understanding of the othtr f.llow'l point of view, for mutual Uli.tanct. And , of rou rse, there is Jerry Spann.

H e has been thl subjKt of SO much favotable publicity recently that we hesitate b<!fore the nl!Cessiry of adding to hIS .Iipperv load . H e .nd his program are, howe .. ,r, 10 douly inltgrutd with the general upsurge in Amer;"an chess, tMt w~ f~el jultifi~d in mentioning tht in ~ddition to the admirable character. istics mentioned .bo, .. he posseuu others which ha .. e seldom, if eve-r, been .. ,..red in anyone presidlnt of the USCF. We tefer to initi~ti .. e ~nd d rive; to the en . thusiasm of a youthful idta list combined with the hard.headtd CommOn ...... of the IUcce.,ful busineu man: to his Ibility to srI! his produce - ch~s 0< revolving doors - on a nation .... ide mnd intffOmt;onal I(";Ile: 10 his desire for h~rmon,., and to his ability 10 mchine it th rough ntgotiation; and - l.e.1 of .. U - to h is willing­neu and abi lity to spend his own time .nd mon.,. lavi.hly in the best intetests of American cheu. H e is rKei .. ing enthu .... tic oupport hom all 1 .... 1s of organiztd chns, both inside and ouuide the Federation.

Among thlile iupporte .. ;. y<lur new editor, who, "'ithout even having met M r. Sp.ann in PlrlOn, is tt tiring from rt litement, giving up plans for travel, io­curring the wrath of old friends and family, to take o .. er what has been described as a thanklen and uult" job. Why? Certainly not foc the cigarette money which the USCF facetiously budgets for editori,] salary IUId upenses. And cer. tainly not for the sake of seeing our nnmt in ptint - an up~ti tnce from which the thrill and flavor have lon, been lacking. Sometimt, if anyone it intertlt~d, We may give you Ihe whole $lory. For th. pr~ent, we u y sincerely that we are activa ted only by the hope thn ... e m~y contr ibllle in $Ome degr« to the project of placing American chen on • le .. el ",mewhat higher than that which it now QCcupi,... The deg ree to which this hope may be fu !f;]led i. entirt ly deptndent upon the coopetation and lht .upport ut.nded by the che .. -Iov~n of The CXlunt ry. We humbly btspuk . your hlp in Ihis new venNre.

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THANKS This paragraph [louts once more, and for the last time, so far as we'

are concerned, Montgomery Major's request that his name be kept out of CHESS LIFE, alter January 1, 1958. It is impossible to express in this space, the gratitude which we owe him. Our conscience, however, would not permi t the first issue of CHESS LIFE carrying our nam~ in the masthead to be printed without a lew words 01 s incere thanks to him fo r the assistance which he has given in its preparation. The patient, CQnsc:ientious, and deta iled ins tructions and advice which he has given us represents the cream from the milk of a lifetime of editorial experi· enC(!-voluntarily skimmed and freely offered to his inexperienced suc· cessor. Thanks, Mr . Major, we'D never forget your kindness.

To Tie_Break or Not to Tie·Break !)coaT Mr. MlIjor :

Larry EVinS' grip .. on the tie·breaking at l'tlonterey (C.L. Oct. 20, 19~7) Ire the waUl Or a poor loser. He was there at the business meetlnt when the tie· breaking system was suttestcd by the tournament director, yel he uttered not a word ot p rotest!

nca r PUblisher:

nR. T. BULLOCKUS S""t~ M O"ic", C .. /if·

We Think You and You Are Welcome

I como back to you again, In this time 10 Ihank by your pubUclty, when you hal·e allended my request. I am receiving several letters and cards of people who will play chen with me and I am glad.

CHESS LIFE has been dem",.strated the true finality: to dtvulge .nd to In· centlve the chen. CHESS LU'E I~ a real chess magazine.

Our Mr. Wren:

CEL SO DIAS PINHO .Rio J~ J .. n~ito, B' <I{iI

Your old cheu friends in Hallfa:.: congratulste you Ind send bcn wish .. for the succus of CUESS LIFE.

The Sh.kespe.rean quotation u~d to head Mr. MaJor's fl oal edltorl.1 II a bit on the d.reary aide. True, ~Iarlus said , "T he lime II up.!" But, as you must know, he Clme ou t a winner afte r a furious battle durlnlr which be gave .. olce \0 a ra llying cry which many people think orl.(lnated with your ,rlll i F.D.R., and which may well aerve as a aloean fo r CHESS LIFE.:

Siand, Iland! IYr lunre Iht .. rJ,,""14g. oj Iht g, o,,,,J. Tht / .. nt i'r,IUiTJtvJ. NOlhing ,o • .t/J .<$ but Iht "ill,,;n1 oj ou, ',,,u. SI""d, SI .. nJ, ""rJ Jight!

F. T. PARKER H .. /iJIDC, No"" S<oli ..

Whll .......... h. 1I ne .. er ~tt.mpt to m. tch classic. 1 quotat Ions .tth ... , with Mr. MIt ior or Mr. Ptrkn-a prominent Cl nad lan ·educatlon. lIlt_ we know that th ... ... pt quoli lion to l u lt , ny pu rpo .... or occasion may be found in Sh.k.spnr •. 'or our edItorial policy w. go to RtCHARD II . When Rlch.rd 's pride ....... ' erc lng him Inlo sulctda l D. tll •• g, ln. t hopelen odds, the Duke of Aumul. , .v. coun",,1 whIch we bell ........ good toda,. as It was then:

No, 8Qod "'1 u lfJ; Id's Jight Wlith gcnlle ..,o,ds Till time IcnJ l,i~nrJs, .. nJ frienrJs the;, htlpJul s.,orJ,.

THE EDITOR

Editor "Chess Life": Ratings As Statistics

Compiling the USCF nnual rating !lst Is a gigantic task for whiCh Mr. Ken. neth Harknesl deserves tbe Iilreat .. st comm .. ndatlon. nul the question .rlses: "II full use being m.de of the lIst by the USCF?"

Thc list Is a guIde (more or less accurate) to the playlnl ab!llty of partlclpants In USCF authorized tournament •. From year to year, the Ust doel Indlcllte pr.,. treu or decl!ne In • player'1 ability Ind thus acts as a stimulus to the Indl .. ldual pl.yer.

Use ot the lilt as a rigid basls for seledion of tndh1duals or teaml to repre­~nl our country In International events has been ehallenr,ed by some, perhaps with some JUIU£lc.tlOD.

At pre~nt, use of the ratinl list is limited mainly to meuurl nlr Indl .. ldual playIng ability. The point I wish to make here 1.1 that up to the present, It has nOI been used as an Index of grn .... lh or decline In the tntal number Of listed

. pla)"<.'" .nd In Ihe number of players In eacb claMlfieation. It hu not been UMd as I lau,e or the comparatl .. e strength. from year to y .. ar. of the ehe" move. ment tn neh atate Ind In the chief cltI .. s or each sute.

Over the pUI few yean,. I do not r""all anything printed In "Chen Llle" thl l would Indicate that I cheCk is being made In the sense I b.ve indica ted. , hope that fuch a comparllon. prerc rably o .. er a span nf yea ... , wUi lOon be mlde. A Itart could be made by 1rI .. lng rigu rn by sla tes and Chief cl lle. fo r tach Of the cllSslfluUons. as a culde 10 St~te Federations In extcndlng and Intenslfytn, chtll th roughout their st ' les.

As a be,lnnlnl, here are some conclusions I have drawn f rom a partl~1 I tudy or the Sprint 19S7 Rlting Lut (Chess Ure. lItay 5th). I ha .. e checked the name. to r New York Statc and ror the stale whkh I believed waS aeeond hut, C.llfornl • . A more complete check or th .. fieurel may. howe .. er, show some other atate or .tltn ahead of Callfornla. While population fllUres hive lome belrlng on the rclatlve strenlrlh oC the chess mo .... ment in one state u compared with another, the deellllve tut for each Itate II Ihe relaU,·e Increase or deCline In the number ot rated..".ayer. u a .... hole and In each classification, from year to year.

It hu been sun:ested to me th~t greate r numbers In th .. Band C c'aullteatlon. ITe of little ,I,nmeane" .Ince they reprcsent older players who have dropped to the bottom. But Is thl& really true? Perhaps, the majori ty In theu two low •• t classlfleallon • .,e begione rs, on t heir way up the ladder. Only an .naly,11 u n .eUle this polnl , and the respectlvc Sta te Federations are In the best pOlltlon to do thIs. .

AI to my own conclUSions. I fl nd that New York State hal 11.1% or aU the 3~ names on the Spring 1957 Ratlnt Ust, while CallfDrnla has 8.5%. On the b .. l, oC 19SO cen.u. ll .... re. lor population 14 years and over, both statu seenl rell. tlvely al Ihe same level.

(Plene turn to p4g. 7)

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BITS- MASTER PLAY ,

By International MASTER W ILLIAM LOMBARDY

World J Ullior Cllam pion

Tables Turned! M y first encounter with this particular variation of the Ruy Lopez

came when I annotated the game Anderson·Fox, Canadian Cham· pionship 1955, for Jack Collins' CHESS LIFE feature. Although this was Anderson's pet nne , his win can be credited ma inly to the fact that his r ather bone-weary opponent, 65 year old Maurice Fox, put up a very slight resis tance which made it appear that he was just waiting for the

" . Later, during my participation in the U.S. Open at Long Beach 1955, I witnessed the same variation being tested by Ivan Romanenko against A.T., a well known American Mastel'. Here too, White seemed to have little difficulty disposing of his adversary with neatness and di~patch.

It was not long before I became convinced of the soundness of the opening and I decided to try it in my next important tourney, the 1955 Lessing J. Rosenwald Trophy Tournament. I got my "big chance" when I played AI Horowitz. Daving managed to build up a winning position, I managed in my own inimitable style to botch it and draw. But this was not my only chance for once again opportunity knocked in my match with Reshevsky, August 1956. Here onCe again I displayed my prowess by drawing a won game!

All was not lost. however. In September 1956 I met Frank R. Ander­son In the Canadian Open Championship. Andet"Son, as we know, is one of the chief exponents of Out· variation. This time the tables were turned ! I was forced to asSUOile the Btack pjeces. What happened ? or course! We play the variation again.

Extraordinary is White's fortu ne that from three games (two defi· nitely superior and one equa\) he could only salvage one point, drawing the bettel' games and losi ng the even one. It is my luck, hOwever, that J was on the receiving end: two draws-with White ana a win with Black.

The question that remains is: Will White break the spell he is under when he chooses this variation? Only the Shadow knows and he's not telling! ,

RUY LOPEZ beH"'r Pawn alructu"' and I f",latlv...ly Clln lldia n Open Championshi p

' 956 Whllll Blaek

F. R. A N DERSON W . LOM 8A RD Y (Can,da) . (USA )

1. P·K4 P.K4 2. Kt·K B3 KI.Q83 l. 8 .KIJ P.QR3 4. 8·R4 Kt·83 S. P'Q4 __ ..

T he Initi ation ot the enu:!al variation. Whe n I ",plied aner 1. P.K4 with P.K4 I h i d not recalled that thlli Wit ).' rank's pet t ine and though t that he mliht,f better prepared tor the SteUl,.n fensl. .

5. ........ PxP 6. 0 ·0 ........

6. P-K~, Kt·KS; 7. KtxP, Kt·B4 would gIve Black easy equali ty.

6. . ...•. _ I .K2 1. P·KS Kt.KS e. Kt xP O.O ~·

Now e. . ...... .• Kt_84 WOuld not II<'! SO iOod because of 9. Kt.B5, KlxB; 10. KtxP ch, K·HI; 11. B·RG! and Black may safely res!!!n.

9. 8xKt ?1 ........

A deviation from the usual 9. Kt·BS. P-Q4; 10. IbKt, pxa; 11. KtxB eh. QxKt; 12. R·KI, P·BS! and the chancn are appro:odmately even.

'r ..... _. QPx8 W", have now reaehcd one Of the mOBt Interesting lYP'" positions that II de­rtved from the Ruy. White ha, the

mobil", Kln g.sld", majorit y whll", Black's Queen·,I<.I e pawns are t.c!mporarUy slyml"'d because his doubled QBPs l1am· p ... r t heir action. As compenUUon Black has the two BIshops with resulting greater fI'e~dom or action (or hI, pieces In the midddlegame. These sort ot posl. Uona a r e dlftlcult to appraIse and In­valiably lead to a sharp and colortul stru., I",.

10. R· ICl P·KB4' Blaek musl t ake measurel to bloekld", While'S majori ty or at lelUlt remove the thrut o( Its advanced gunn! by ex­changlnil the KP.

11 . P·KS l ..... .. . WhIte cannot permit the KnIght to re­main a t 11, powerful post.

11 . . ...... . 12. KI·83

Kt·B4 KI ·K3

Bl acll.·~ pl an has met White ' , PII"'n majori ty blOCkaded.

with IUco;:eSI. Is thoroug hly

13. B·Kl 14. SICKI 1$. Kt·K2 .

Preventing Kt·a~ and ing the White KP.

Kl xKt B·K3

P· BSt artificially

16. 0 _01. • P-841

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Porclng Will ie to place his Shhop 'n , ueh a " 'oy that the movem",nh of hIS Knliht '!ecom" limited.

11. 8 ·a3

with 7S minutes on ~~ ;,.;;, thought one hou r gild played . .

17. ........ Q·Kl

18. QIl.Ql ....... . If 18. KtxP, B_Kt4 ; 19. P·Kt3, BxKt; 20. PxB. R.B4 lind Blaek has some hutiDtive fOI" the silcrtficcd pawn.

11 ......... Q·B2 19. Q.8l? ...... ..

J9. p ·QKt3 followed by B·Kt2 and Kt·B3 is better as th~ move .also pNlvent.. Black from uslne the squ .. re .s a ba~e of operations for hla Queen Bl$bop.

" . ........ 8 ·RSt 20. 8 .Q2 .. _ ....

Whi te itvet up the exchange thInking he will have a playable game because of hIs paued Kini Pawn and bl, attsck on the B1Dck King Bishop Pawn. Better waS: 20. R-B!, B·B5; 21. R·Q2, QR.-QI; 32. KR·Ql, forced (If 22. P-QKt3, RlCR; 2.1. QxR. R-Ql wInni ng the e xchange) and allhouliih Black haft a slight pull I do not belle ,-e that White should lose If he pl",5 well.

HI . ..... _. U"R 21. b B P·KKt41

This Is thc move White t hought eould not be played because of KI ·B3·K4.

22 . KI·a3 8·Q4] Preventing the Inlmcdiate Kt-K4.

23 . P .K' ....... . Whito'a only chance. He . must not ,1. low QR-K I followed by B·8 3.

23 . .... _.. a x KP 1.~. KI.K4 Q-S4

Thill is the move Whitf! had not f ore­seen. U 25. KtxKtP, B·Q4; 26. Kt.K4, QR.KI and there i~ no play left that can compensate fOI" the lost QuaUty.

U. KIxKt P B·Q4 26. Kt .R3 .. .. ... .

Both SIdes are In Severe time pre lSure and the N!malnder of the game was played with .econds left on both cInco. The requi red number 01 movea was o&S In tbe prescribed 2 and lAo bours. We had only played 26!

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21. KI" P Q·KIS Threatenlni the deadly RxKt.

U. P_KKI 3 Q R-Kl 29. R_BI B·S3

Q-B6 followed by RxKt Is now the threat .

30. 8 ·83 .. ..... . Whi te hopes for counterplay alon , the dark squores but It IS already too late.

30 . .. _.... Q·&4 BI .. ck IS persistent and consIstent. \Vhlte's white !l<l.uares are too weak.

31. Q.Ql R·QI 31. Q. K1. P-KI4

B·Kt4 won a pawn immediately! 33. Q.K7 ....... .

A threat Dl Inn! 33 . .... ... . 34. 0 ·R4 U. P·KKt4?

R·Q2 R( I ).B1

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'~~~~,~ foree of Black'S ;;;"" R-KI sti li SOme hope.

35 • .. ~.. .. Q.KS! :J6. Q·KU eh R·Kt2 _ 37. BlCR Q-K' eh 38. R· B2 R.Q8 mala

As S. A. hn been known to relate: "The Penguin 's mightier than !.he SWOrd­fish."

ARMED FORCES CHESS COMMITTEE

of the USCF The Armed Forces Chess Com­

mittee is being organized to pro­mote organi1:ed chess activity throughout the Armed Services. Membership on this commHtee is now open to volunteers who:

a) Have ever served with or are now on active duty in any of the United States Armed Ser­vices.

b) Are USCF members. c) Are willing to mail out a

bi-weekly report ' on local chess activities every other Saturday. A brief postcard is an acceptable report.

Publicity in CHESS LIFE will be a f f or d e d tournaments, matches, anecdotes, etc., which are reported by committee memo bers. Space for II new column, "Chess in the Ar med Services" will bc made available if the volume of news warrants it.

The Chairman will consolidate reports lor publication in CHESS LIFE and other chess publications, answer correspond­ence received on committee work, and strive to coordinate all widespread eliort into a co­herent, meaningfu l program.

II you are interested in being a member, if you have some ad­ditional ideas and suggestions, or if yOIl want more information on the Armed Forces Chess Committee, please write im­meaiately to Jerry Spann , 3011 -Pasco, Oklahoma City.

Sincerely. SFC lI:oaftn A. KARC H,

Chd;,mdn USCF Armrd FOTrU CommiUtt

BOOST AMERICAN CHESS J oin th &- USC F I I, 15 always " 10und

opening move.

DALLAS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT 0 11115, 1957 ,

Svetozar GU,<>rlc (Yugoslavia) ................. .. .x·x H H ., H ~· l H ! -HHI Slimuel Re,hevsky (USA) .. .......... .... ....... ...... J-~ ,., ... H ,. 0·' H ,., 8~-S.

Bent Lar$en (Denmark) ........ ..•. .•.. .... ...... .... .. ~-O ... ,., !-.! ,., 0· ' ... ... 7~_6lr

Laszlo Stabo (Hungary) .......... ..... ..... ........... .. . 1-a ... H ,., H o· ~ ~-~ ,., 711-8 ~

David A. Yanofsk y (Czmada) ...... .... ........ .. _ 0- ~ H (l. ~ ,., ... ,. H ,., , ., Fr"d,lk OIatsson tJc-elllnd) .• --.• ~- ................ !.{I , . '·0 ,., .,

" ... •• 6l-7i Miguel NaJdorf ,ArgenUna) .. ~ ............. _. __ ~-1 ... ., ... ,., ... ... I~ 'HI)

""'1' ~v!lJl~ ~Ul!Al • __ ... - .. .................... __ • __ .-!.{I ... ., ., I. ... H ... , ., ,

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GAMES , BY USCF MEMBERS ,

Annotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS

USCF MEMBERS: Submit you, brst g<tmu for this d~pffflmmt to JOHN W. COLLlNS, 91 L(no>: Ro"d. B ,ookl~n Z6. N. Y . Spau being lim it~d Mr. Collins...,ill sdu/ 110( mos/ .intar$ljng and inslrucliY~ jor pubij~aJio n . Unl.ss oth:"visr staJrd ""tts to gam" ar( b ~ Mr. Ce//ins. T WO FROM THE ILLINOIS 14. Q·BS B.Ql IS . P·B4

Th< /0/10"';"& IWO gaines a,e f,om Ih~ In line with t he d omination o ve r t h e !/Iitwis SI.tl< 0" ." T o"",,,m.,,1 -",hich b lack squares, e .e" .' If White wou ld have

p layed 14. Q·Q6. Blac k wQuld have ]v"s hdd ;" N o" ,"",b"r. Th" fint o"e wos countered It with 14 . ........• P.K4 quite chos<"U and "t",o/dled b~ U.S . Masl e' P. l'rfeetiv~ly. T ":</;'"i><1.l, t/" . 11 m' ./;."" pio". "'ho swepl IS. .... .... Kt·RS 16. Q·Q6 P·B4

The key move of Black's s"t up..-he Is 1/',· f id d ,,·jlh 7·0. His ""UI aT~ pdrli",. ve r}" much willing t o r e turn One pawn /,-,,/,. Ihoro,'f_" a"d il/"", ;""I;" 8 . AI Sand· 10 ge t r id of the powerful Whitc QB. r;Il . the d~f""d;" 8 ehampic",- fi¥, u,cd ill 17. Q R. Ktl Q.K2! 18. Q.K5 .... ... .

I I h - The teml'ting 18. QxQ ch . KxQ ', 19. J{.

I '" /;:(0", on,' 100 , I is Ii", . ,clEi", hi! Kt7 turns Into an endgame afte, 19. po;,,/ n'il;' bold al/aeking pla~. , • . .. ... __ • I( H'QKtJ ; 20. KR-Kt1. RxR; 21.

SICILIAN DEFENSE It xIt. K·Q3!; 22. RxB ell. KxB; 23. B·K t5 eh. K-Q3; 24. BxKt. )l.·QKtl where It 15 White who has to t ight fo, In spite of his two Bs. Th e

MCO: page 1l6, column 71 Illinois State Open Championship

Chicago, 1957 No!." by U .s. M"'I~r W h it"

P. T ""/Yai,,,, Black

AL SA N ORIN P . TAUTVAfS AS 1. P· K4 P·QB4 4. KtxP Kt·B3 2. Kt·K8 3 Kt·QB3 S. KI·QS) P· K3 3. P·Q4 pxP The r eputatlo n of the Sicilian Fou r Kni gh ts gam" has hee n res tored recent . Iy . ma inly b" cause of extensive analysis by til" VU llosl ",,, muste r Trifunovic. The "h?ok" gives here 6. KI(4).KI5, B.Kt5: 7. P ·QR.1, BXKt oh; 8. K tx B, P .Q4; PxP, K!~P; Hl. KlxKt, QxKt;_Tr lfunuvl c mamt al ns 10. . .... ... , p " p i s sufficIent , too _ 11 . QxQ, P)<Q. Surpr ising e n(luih all prac tical eHorts to P'"OVe the s u per­iorit y (If the White po _lUon here failed t hus fa r . A p OSllible continuation : 12. B-KB4, (I-B4; 13. 0·0·0, 0 ·0 -0; 14. R. Q2, KH· K!; 15. B.QKt5, P·QR3! and If 16. B·M, t hen 16 . ........ , R·K5: 17. BxKt, P x B wit h a qu ick draw. Keres In the game agn in s t Donne r . Gotebor g 19ii5, tried 12. B·KKtS. yet ac h ieved little after 12 . ....... .. , P.B3; 13. B·K3. B-K3; 14. 0·0 ·0 . jc{·I32; IS . B-K2. KR·Ql ; 16. P·QB3. B·B4; 17. 1l·Q3, Bxll ; 18. R"B. R·Q2 . T here arC diff~ ren t .1pproaches to the whole prob· l(' tn. of course . such as 6. KtxKt. KtPx K t ; 7. P·K5, KI·Q4; B. Kt·K4. Q.B2 fol· lo\\"~ d by .. ......• p·KB4 which leads to a d iffle"lt g am~ with t he cha oees equa l. In a ,' eeent game agaln~t the Same op· pone n t I t r ied 6. Kt (4) -B·Kt5; 7. Kt- Q6 ch. K·K2; 8. Kt:<B eh, RxKt; 9. B.Q3. P -' )4; 10. PxP. KtxP; II. 0·0, K t"Kt; 12. PxKt . ll·B4! and now I rejectcd thc " cry strong looki ng 13. Q-Kt4 because <.>f ••• • _. _. K·B I I; 1-1 . Q.Kt3. p·Kft4! wit h g ood p r ospceb for Black: 15. B·KK1.~ wo uh! be met by pons! a nd 15. p ·KR4 h.y Fl- K2! 6. B·K21! ......•. Bh'ck·s. Int,,,,Uo ns to att ac k the center a r c eomplNcly Ig no r ed In t h is gambit. con tinu nUcm . By the ,,"ny. it ca ll s f"Or ~ h" sacrafle.;, o r two pawn! at leas t . 6. _ ... __ ._ B·KtS 7. 0·0' BxKl Blnck accepts thl" chall~nge. 1 .. _._ .. _ .• 0 ·0 i~ 'I" ite p laya ble. 8. PxB KtxP,. B.Q3 .... ... . G ... lIer ·s lm p ,·o veme l'lt . The older 9. B· ll3 hns It. <I,·aWbacks- 9. B.83. p.Q~ : 10. H·m. Q·R4; 11. Q-B I . Kt xKt : 12. P xKl. KI·Q7 ~ s shown by Tdf uno vle. 9. .. .. .... P·Q4 T h ... a)tern.l t ives: 1) 9 . .... ....• KtxKt; 10. Bx Kt ·. Kl·SS; 11 . B·R3 P'Q4 ~ 12. B.Q3. Q-R4; 13. Q-BI . P.QK'e Intend lllg 10 e"sl1 e o n thc long side: 2) 9 . .. .... .. , Ktx QBP: 10. Q·Kt4. 0 -0: 11. B·Kt2. P -B4; 12. KlxKt (Eu,,",,). P xQ; 13. K txQ, I<t ­RB; H. Kt.~KP. PxKt; 15. B·R.1 or IF 12 . .... ... _. QPxKt. Ihe ll 13. Q.Kt3, Q-B3 ((orced ); t4. QR-Ktl! f ollowed b y 15. B·RI with s t rong attack ror the ma te rial sar ,.ifi ec(l. \ 10. B·R3 KtxQBP I? In t he pm" Geller·T ,·lfunovle t he se. q uence wl' S 10 . ....... .• Kt" KI; 11. PxKt. Q.1{4; 12. Q.B1 . B·Q2; 13. R-Ktl , B·B3 ; H . fhll: l4. Q.B2 and here Gelle r shou ld h aveW o c,'eded with 15. R·Kt3 accor din g to O · K~l!y.

11 . Q·KI 4 Q·B3 13. Q.Kt4 P.QR4! 12. KI><Kt PxKI Ve" y ne~t ! Trlf u novic gives only 13. . _ .. .... , P ·Q5; 14. Q·B4. B·Q 2; 15. B-QB5. p·1{4: t6. I'·B4! with a wi n n ing attne k ; the text Is a rem3r);able Impro veme n t and makes Black to. . ...... . , K txQBP plausible.

t hreat Is R-KtB eh followed and P ·RS. 18 . .. _..... 0 ·0 19. R. Kt 7 Q-QI After 19 . .. ....... Q-K I ; 20. KR·KIi , B·B3; 21. R·B7 Black would be all ti ed u p . 20. R·B3!!

T he obvious 20. KR·Ktl keeping the pressure waS sure ly worth consideration . Whlt,e prefers to go ahead with a ·(li· rect attac k on t he K·slde. 20. ........ P.Kt3 This we~ken l nlt o f the P awn fo rJl1atlon was ha r d ly aVOida ble. 21 . P.R4 R·Ktl 22 R·R7 White wu not forced ' to gi ve up ' th~ QKt fIle- nft e , 22 . R' QKt3 the for k 22 . ........• P ·B5?1 Is . Impossib le because o f 23. Bl<R a nd wins. Nevert heless. the text is at leas t as good_the 7th r an); is Just too lovelv. 22 . .... .... R·Kt3? Th e defensive bund.up s tarted with this mo,·c is hase!! on a m iscalc ulation. 22. ......... B·Kt4 does not work either: 22. ... .....• B·Kt4; 23. P ·R5. BxB; 24. P ·R6 ! But White would have had a hard time afte r 22. . ___ ___ • R·K t8 eh ; 23. K·R2. QxP e h : R·R3 . Q.Q I ; 25. P·84!. R·KIl (best). r was Intending t o con tinue with 26. B. B2! The idea be h ind this m O,"e Is t o revive the da ngerous QB by s imply ex. changing the Black K nigh t fo r the other o ne . A possible sequence: 26 . .... .... • R·BI (what e lse?); 27. P·B5!!. KPxP; 28. PxP. White i. threate n in g the dead. Iy 29 . BxKt and 30. B.Kt2 . On 28 . . __ ._._., n ·KI; 29. Q·B4 wi ns because of the d oubl", attac k on th.;, Blac k Kt a nd the threat Q.R6. ~ ~

23. P·RS P·B3 24. Q· KI 8.Kl This is not much h"lp . yet the alterna . Hvcs ar'" not much beUe r eithe r: I) 24 •.. ___ _ .• Q.Kt l : 25. Rx B. )l.·K t8 ; 2&. B-Bl or 2) 24 . .. __ .... • p ·Kt 4; 25. PxP. P x P : 2&. RxR. KXR: 27 . Q-K5, K.Ktl ; 28. P ·R6 or 3) 24 . . _ .. _ ..• PxP; 2.1 . R·Kt3 eh, K.HI; 2&. BxR P !. KxB; 27. Q-QI. K·R3; 28. P .BS! a nd mates qUickly begin ni n g with 29. (I·B I ch or 29. R-KtS eh . U 's amaz1n~ how often In thi s game the BP th rust'---P .QB4 or P -KBS-- is d ecis ive on t he s ide lines let it never was made In the game It: s.;, lr. A promise of a li ttle lo n g.;,r r eSis t. nnc.;, waS i n 24 . ..... ...• p ·B4 : 25. P"P. P"P : 26. R.Kt3. R·K B3; 27. Q·KS. K.Kt2 (o r K·B2; 28. R·Ra ); 28. P ·B4! (ag a In !)

S ,,,,day, Page 6

Jan uary 5, 1958

and the coming 29. B·B2. 25. PxP PxP 21. R·R3 Resigns 26. Q.R4 R·B2 •

DUTCH DEFENSE MCO ,: page 246, column 18 (hI

Illinois State Open Tournament Ch-iCilgo, 1957

White Blac k ED. 8UERGER AL. SANDRIN

I . P.Q4 P·K3 Black a"oids the St aunton Gambit (l . . _. _ . .. • p ·KB4; 2. p·K4).

O r 2. fense.

2. P·Q84 ..... _ .. p-K4, P·Q4; with a French De·

2. . .... __ . P·KB4 3. P·KKtl •.•.• ..

Alter n at ives are 3. P ·KS.I 3. K t ·QB3, (old ' m oves r evived b y new RU 8slans) and 3. P·K4?! (the Deferr ed St aunton Gambit-a no ve l ent e rp rise) .

3. ....... . Kt·KB3 4. 8 .Kt2 B·KtSch

Prefe r ab le Is 4. __ ...... • B.K2; 5. Kt·KB3. 0 .0; 6. 0 ·0. and Black bas a choice of 6 . ........ , P .Q4; t he Stonewall Formation, o r 6 •........ , P-Q3; the F luId For m atlo n.

S. B·Q2 B·K2 This Is Alek h lne 'S idea . Mo rl! consist· ent Is 5 . ....... _. BxB chi 6. QxB, 0 .0 ; 7. K t.Q B3. P·Q3; 8. Kt·B3, Kt·B3 ; 9. R.Ql, . Q.K2; 10. p·Q5, K t .Ql; 11. 0 ·0, P .K4 ; 12. P ·K4 . Kt·B2; with equal chanccs._ P ac h ma n.

6. Kt.QB3 ~~ .... Stron ger Is 6. Q.K t3 . P.Q4; 7. Kt.KB3. Kt.B3; II. 0·0. 0·0; 9. ;Pxl' , PxP; 10. Kt.B3 Kt·QR4 ; 11. Q.B2, K t ·B5; 12. B.B4 • • and White ' ha s a s light advan· t ag e ._Paehman.

0.0 P·Q4.

6. . ...... . Mo re usual Is 6 ......... ,

7. Kt.B3 7. Q·Kt3 Is s tlll

........ the st rongest .•

P·Q3 Kt·B 3

1. . ...... . 8. 0·0

S ounder I~ S .•.... ... , Q·Kl . . , . P·QSI ........

The ca t c h In It. 9. .•.. .... Kt·K4

If 9 ......... • P xP; to. PxP. K t-K4 ; '11. Kt· Q4! If 9 . ... .... ., Kt·QR4; 10. Q·R4 .

f lO. KtxKt P){Kt 11 . P.K4 B·B4 12. Q·K2 KPxP 13. KPxQP'

Or 13. BPxP, openin g t he QB file and the KBI.QR6 dI agonal.

13. .. ...... p ·B51? T h is Is energetic, but p rob ably un· sound . In order )s 13 . ........ , R·KI.

14. Kt·K4 It Is not np pare n t wh y White shoul d not accept the sac ri fi ce with 14. PXP. F or If 14 . ........ . PxP; 15. BxP, or 14. .. ..... , Kt.K t 5; 15 P .KR3. or 14. . .......• B.KKt5; 15. B·B3. Bu t 14 QxP' Kt·Kt5 ! 15. Q moves. PxP; gh'es Bl ack a good a ttack

14. . .. ... _ . IS. BxKt 16. B-QB3

KtxKt Q.83 p ·B6

A menacing Pawn. 17. Q.Q3 B.KKtS?

Blac k p lays fo r a n ope n KR m e. On 17 . .. .... .. • B.KR&; lB. B" P ch , K.B2; 19. KR.K I, B·K t 7; the QB has little m o· b lllty . Res t Is 17 . ........ , P·KR4.

18. KR.Kl ? ....... . White sh o" ld pl unge In with 18. BxP ch i K.B2; 19. Bxp! Q-KR-1 (If 19 ....•.... , Ql<B " 20. Q.K t 6 c h . K·K2; 21 . KR·K I . wins) 20. B.K4 ! K·KtI ; 21. p .KR4, and th e two e x tra Pawns shou ld wIn . ~ 18. ........ ~ Q.KR3

1'. BxKP ? T h.;, jj:3me is lost "fte r t h is m o,"e . 19. P.KR4 ts bot h fo r ced and adequat e .

19. .... .... QR·KI 20. BKQBp .-.' -'"

If 20. B.B4. BxP chi 21 . K xB. QxP ch; 22. K.K3. P ·KKt4 t 23. BxKt P , P·B1; 24. R.KB I. R·B6 chi and Black wins.

20 • .. _.... . BxPchl 21. K"B .... .. _.

Ii 21. K.RI . BxR; wi ns. 21. _. ...... QxPch 22. K.K3 P·B7 23. R.R1 · R·B6chl

(See dia{!.ram top next column) Now White's Quee n g oes with check .

24. K-Q4 If 24. K.K2. P .B8= Q mate .

24. ... ....• RxQch 2.5. KxR p·BB Qchl

Else Black's Queen goes too.

26. QRxQ .9-K1ch 29. K·Kt4 "30. KxP .

P·R4eh •....... 27. K·B3 RxB

.18. P·Kt3 Q·K6ch Or 30. K·Kt5 . B-Q2 ma tes .

ch; and Bl ack

30 ...... __ . Q.B4ch Resigns

Or 31. K.R4, B·Q2 mate . An exi:1t1ng gam-e .

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Norman T. Whitaker of Shady side, Md. won the fourth annual 30.30 Open Tournament held in Raleigh. N. C. Dr. A. M. Jenkins and. Dan Diano, bot? of Rateigh , placed second and thlrd. The thr ee leaders all scored 4%:lh. with the Solkoff t ie·break determining or der of finish. Charl es C. Crittenden of Raleigh was fourth with 4·1. L. C. Gilden of Takoma Park, Md. won _ _ the junior prize, and Miss Dianne Massey, North Carolina State Col· lege coed, won the woman's prize. Dr. Norman M. Hornste in Served as director of the 23·player event, sponsored by the North Carolina Chess Ass'n, a USCF Affiliate.

Dennis Busch of Los Angelel1 won the B & C California State Regional at the Herman Steiner Chess' Club with a 6·1 score, losing one game to Austin Gates. Second to fourth in ti)e g' j::Ilayer round robin with 5-2 each were J. B. Hunt, John Varis, and Austin Gates, all of ws Angeles.

RESHEVSKY_ (Continued from page 3)

5t. Q·BI '0. K·K4 41. Q·N. n . K.K3 U. Q·K' 64: Q·NI U. K· B3 U. K·B4 67. Q.B4 48. K·H5 &t. K·R4 70. Q·Q4 n . Q.QI 12. K·R5 73. K·R6

R(K3)IfP R·R7 R~1 P·R4

RIR7) ·R1 R(R2;'K2ch

RoQ',h R·QI

R·KBkh R·N2ch

R(.I;.K", R(N'l·HS

R(NS;'Nlch R· IO ........

If White Is to be mated, Black must !:et onc G! his rooki off the lnd rank. but in thai ca~ White Is pennltted perpetual eheck. Slack, therdore, pro. cceds to force the while king to Black's first rank. In so doln" Blick i, able to threaten mate and at the same Ume keep One of the rooks on the !lCcond rank whiCh avoids the per. pelual eht!<:k.

11 . . _ ..... 14. Q.Q5

Prevenling K.N$. 7S. Q·H3 • 7" Q.K1 n. Q·K'

R,QN2 R·Q.7

R·84 R·Q2

R(Q2;'QB2

To

7a. Q·K4 19. K·Nl

free the rook 10. K·S7 81 . K· Nl n. K· BlI 83. K·Kl 14. K.Q8 IS. Q.QS 86. Q·KS 81. Q·KHS II. Q·KS ' Resigns

R(B2 )·Blch K·N2

at QS4. R·R4

RIIU)·R3 R·Rlch R·R2m

R(R2J-QB1 K·Rl

R·QH2 A·B3-B2

A·A2

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Irving Park YMCA (Chicago) Chen Club: The club qualifylnt tournament ~nded with Frank Skoff as victor with

' 15.2 score, losing a game to Albert Kra mer and d rawing with Gerhardt Bierl1ch ~nd Ninus Aronson. Second a nd third with 13 '!.t-31,,, were Mrs. 'Eva Aronson and Harold StanbrldCe, while Nlnus Aronson was fourth with 13-4, a nd Matt Koenig fUth with 12·S In the la-player round robin. A USCF Club Arrlliate.

Wnhlnglon (D.C.I Chess DI~an: Eliot Hearst ICOred UH to win tbe OI -::a n Champlo~hip, losing one game to H. Clmermanls. Hans Berline r was second with 8.,..·2.,.., lOlling g:une", 1.0 Hearst and R. Grande while d rawtng with R. Cl.nt· well. Cantwell was third with 8-3, and J. Mayer fou rth in the lZ,player round rohln with 5 \oi·5.,...

(Continued·from page 4) New York City (all boroughS) has 46~ of the New York State total, while

Rocheste r (this Is Indeed .urprlsll!l') bas 3t.7%. Ot the Ncw York City total, Man· ;w.ttan has $%%, Brooklyn 22.9%, Que-ens 14.i % ami Bronx 10%. The number of players Is more scattered In Ca\!Cornla than In New York State; San Francisco havln, only 12.8% of the Callrorn!. total, Los Angeles 14.7%, Berkeley 11.6% and Oakland 7%.

The most amazing figure is that for the city ot Cleveland; In the Cour claslll!. cations from Expcrt down to C, It hu 269 players as agalnst 162 for New York City a$ a whole. Cleveland hu 8% of all names In thesc four grades, while gigantic New York h&$ only 4.9%. Tnlly a remukahle achievement for Clevelandl This high pral..e, however, Is tempered by a decline from the 1956 Rating List, which showed 34$ Cleveland players In the nme grades. An advance waS regl!!l~rf!d in dOUbling th~ number of Cndo A players (14 Instead or 37), but there was a drop in the other three gradel. ,

Ratln, List ~o,"parlaon. should rev .... l .. trong polnts to emulate and weak spots to aVOid . What club., ornnlzert, players and methods aecount for the larger number of competitors, tor progre" In a given state or city " Ho .. · account for Clevoland's relatively tine , tand ing, and abo for Its de<:line in 19S7 ! Who Rnd what accounted lor Ihe ,tIf~ptlonlily bMght showing ot Rochester In tbe SpMng 1951 n. tlng USt! Our Che" movement will , row 10 the extent that methods sue. cessful in one clly or Itate are, If applicable, made general througbout the nation. A compnatlve study ot the Rltlng U st over a span of years can aid In rlndlng those methods.

I hope that "Che$$ Llle" will print a r tlcl ... on What' s 1I0ing on In California, in Cleveland and Rochesler-and why. Whu's happening In Milwaukee. wherf! • wide SChool program wu adopted $ome years ago! Why does Milwaukee h.ve so comparatively few In the Rating U st! How come we don't hear of a &bby Fischer or • Lar», Remlinge r developed tbere ! ls insutciclent .tlentlon being paid, per. b apl, to especlstly tale nted youngsters! '

The.se questions are raised . 'ler a brief preliminary study of the Rating LIst. While I have not double-~heckcd my tlg\lrea, I. believe that the percentage. &liven are es.sentJally eorre~t and the conclusions valid. The point I want to stress I.s that there's gold tn them thar hlUs; that raUng list comparis.,>ns have valuable lessons for chess development In our country. I hope, the refore, that "Ches~ Life" will Issue as SOOn IS poulble offlelal compnl'ons .. nd draw th .. nccessary ortanl~aUona1 conclusion,.

PAUL LEITH •

-:::-:-:-:-_:-:-___ :-:-_:-N~1II Yor.\:, N. Y.

Editorial (O"''''tllt: Mr. Leilh ntg/uts IUgguling p,uiTt/y who it to make ,hi. compr~htllfiyt Italilliral Iltidy 0/ the R,,/ing System M it ,tvtals wmparalivt ,hlS' acli~ily in I'",ioul loulitits. W t "mud. lu,h data .,.,ou.!d be intucs/ing and instructivt -bul [ike m"Try atlotht. ,hul p' oi«/ it mUll wail unlil IhtTt OTt willing hands and mind. to rompil, tht IlatiSliCJ. In addition, it mighl be nOltd that rm/il Iht Raling

.Sysum app/itt tqually th,oughout Ih t tOtlnlry, dat4 compiltd "om the Raring Lists is not conr/"sivt. Clt"d,md m4.\:U 4 sholl'i"g bttdtllt 4/1 activity in th,u It4gull ;t ' 4Id-Nn, Y o,k ... ith tV, n g'(4tt, IUgilt acti"ity maku 4 ~ortr sho"";"g bt. C411st Ntll' York It4gllt ,I(t;",t)' i, nol ,alrd. As 10 Milll'<I"ku, il1 grt<lt eheH program is poo,l), ufl«ud b""'1t man)' of ilr , ,,mlr ,ITt not ,,,td, <llthough il hdS I'" mati comp/tlt ,hur <ff,i"ity of lIn)' cit7 in thc USA atld btu h.rt/ 10, 0>''' 2J ' YUrt. Thai Milwauku "", nnf' p,od .. ctd <I lArry RemlinStr or <I Bobby Fischtr mcrtly highlights the /4" t&1I .tJtqUlIlle fhtll oppo""nil), 4n4 lefKhing is ~01 in ilull n'lIi,icnt to p,oJ .. u " m4ste~htll m<uftrS "u born, "..J opport .... ity atld 1~4lb. ing mtrtfy prtmdt., the I>Olith.

by Nicholas Gabor

AU communlulion. conarnlng 'his problem-eolumn, inCluding fOlullon ... w.1I a$ o~lglnal compos.itl ons for publical;OCI (two- and three-movl r dlTK! m~le,), from comPO$t~ •• n1where should be sent 10 Nicholas G.lbor, Hol. 1 Ke mper 'IW, Cincinnati 6. OhiO.

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Cordoba, Argentin. "Gamage Memorial" International Contes~t,--

NO. 831 Aamlon: I!:ey 1. Q·KN, BN_2. NK8: have boon a

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;~~:::;bY Q'~Q~R~';::~;· ~('~;~ ., theine. I the key. .. _._., NxR(61, : l. N·K3,

captu res of the Rooks mates: U I. ...... _, NItR2; and Ir 1 . ........ , NItR6, L IlKD ch. etc. No. I.' Hann'ng·Heilbut: key

I . __ ... , P"P, 2. R·N? .. nd 3. B-QS male . 1. ........ . P·D7, 2. R(N3).q3 Mutual self·ln terferences of RQ-f and D: the Somoff thc me.

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PoslUon No. 215: 1 . ......... R-OS chi; 2. R"R, Q·QIJ4 c h, and Widte rulgned. If 2. KlIR. Q·KB4 ch; 3. K.KII , Q.B4 eh; 4. K-RI . KI·U1eh; 5. K_KII, !it..R6eh; 6. K·RJ. Q·KtB ch; 1. RlEQ, Kt· D1 ma te.

Position No. 216: L Q.KI tho K·KIl; 2.. Q·KRII ell., K·Kt2; 3. P·U6 ch, R:tP; 4. Q-Klti. K·Kll; S. Q·KII ch, K.Kt2; 6. Q. K\2. K-KI3; 7. Q·B2 ch, K.KI2 ; 8. Q.B3, K·KIJ; 9. Q·K3ch. K·Kt2; 10. Q.K4, K·Kt3; 13. Q-KI5 n'8te.

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Position No. 220 GeJler.NU~ son, Sweden 1954

Geller. llke nearly all of On,' ~olvers, played I. BxPeh!, 1\)10; 2. Q·H5ch, 1\. Ksq; 3. t'·K6. BxE (If It.KIHII. 4. QxRP wins); 4. R·Q1 ? In grandtllDSl e r play. It Is nol too harsh 10 labd thl$ Ipsl m o, 'e a blunder. a lthoug h While does m a inta In an ad,'a n lage Mnd Geller e,·e n · luaUy "On the game. The .... p ly wnkh Gell.., r had ove rlooked wu 4 .......... Q_ 65 after which he cou ld fi nd nothlnl: better than 5. QxB. QxQ; 6. NxQ, ele .

ftc s hOUld have played 4. NxB! when Blllek Is defenseless. If 4 . ........ , B·Bsq, then 5. NxP. or It 4 .......... P ·N3, then S. Q.B5. R-KO~q; 5. N·B7. Now 6 ........ .. Q ·K2 II met by 7, R-Q1 ~; Or 6 ......... , 8-83; by 1. R·Q7!, BxR ; 8. P xB c h . KxP; 9. R·Qsq.ch, K-Bsq; 10. N·Q6th;...o r . final­ly, 6 . ... ~ .... RxN; b y 7. PxRch, QxP; 6. R·QB eh, RxR; ,9. R-Ksq ch. Although the key move. aTe rel a tively ealy to find, we eonslder thLs a grand comblnatllln.

AU solver. who submitted I. BxP ch! are aW8 rded & tull poln\. An ext.ra point II awarded 10 each of the fIve solvers whose solutlons included 4. NxB I In the maJn variation. On thIs basil. two pOln l~ g o 10: Jac k Comslock. O. W. J ohnson , W, E. St .. v .. n", G. Tie,., .nd WUliam B. WiLson. The foUowtn, 'f-e<:elve one pOlnl : Robin Autt, Jim Barry, Geor,e w. Bay lor, M. D. Blumcnlh.I, Abel R. Bombcrault , Bob Bornholl, BlU Bundick. ~l'el~ln Cohen, Thomu W. CUSick. A. Dunne, Rlehn,d Glhlan, J. R. Goodwin, Re~ Il. Hayes. John W. Horn in g, John E. }Shkan. Andy K3fko, Robe rt A. Karch ' . John Kreuger. F. D. Ly nch, J ac k Malheson, Ed NU h, George W. P ay ne . John A. Prantt'r, Herbert J . Roberts. FAmund Roman, G eOr re Ross, F I'3nk C. Ruys, lttal't Schlosse r , 1. Sehwart~, Waller Stellmac her, Hugh C. Underwood, Gene W8rren, J . Weininger, Nell P . WIlUng. and Robert Woodwo,th.

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AMBURN WINS OKLAHOMA OPEN

Eugene Amburn of Tulsa scored 4-1 to win the Oklahoma State Open on S·B points, losing no games but drawing with Dick OUn and Dr. Bela Rozsa. Dr. Rozsa. also of Tulsa, was second with 4-1 , drawing with Amburn ano John Blair. Third place went to Dale Ruth of Mid­west City, also with a 4·1 score; Ruth lost one game to Amburn. Fourth and fifth in the 24-player Swiss with 31,2-1% each wcre Charles Ames of Oklahoma City and Dick Olin of Tulsa. Sixth to twelfth with 3·2 each wcre J ames Showcn of MidJand. Tex., JOhD Bla ir of Tulsa, Wm. N. Bragg of Norman, Albert L . Harle of Am­arillo, Tex., T, P . Holmes of Okla­homa City, R. Virgin of Tuba. and J. R. Sassingham of Oklahoma City. The sepnrate 'Junior Championship was won by Stephen Foreman of Oklahoma City. International Mas­te r George Koitanowski directed both events.

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