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Conducted by RUSSELL CHAUVENET

S END solutions to Position No. 167 to Russell Chauvenet, 721

Gist Avenue, Silver Springs, Md., by September 20, 1955. With your solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice as "Best Move" or moves.

Solution 10 Posil ion No. 161 will ep. pen in the October 51 h. lU$ I"ue.

NOTE: Do rI<) / pl.-c~ ,o/",io", '0 t ... p'Hitionl 0" o,,~ "tTli; b~ ''' .~ t .. i"di,.re correct n"",be, 0/ porition b~in, ,01.eJ, .... a giv~ the f,,1I .... m~ "nd "da,tll 01 the ... I"n to tt,rilf in "'Optr e,ta'';'', of ,01,,1;",..

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Spassky Wins World Junior Title -Mednis Places 2nd, Farre 3rd

With a score or 8-1 (d raws with Med nis and Jo~arrc), Boris Spassky of the. USSR won the W~rld Junior title. Edmar Mednis, the U. S. repre. selltahve, wa~ second With 7·2, drawing with G. P. Trignov in thc final round . . ~led~ls lost no games but h ad lour 9raws. M. Fan-e 04 Spain w~ thn'd W1U, 6'f.l·2-Y.l, drawlug with Spassky in the last round. l<~ourUt place with 5 lh·3lk went to Lajos Portisch of Hungary G. P. Trignov of Bulgaria wns firth with 4 lh·31h. '

In the preliminaries and final s combined Spassky lost one game (to Klages of West Germany) anti drew two. Mednis lost no games in the total sixteen rounds of piny but drew eight, four in the pl·eHm· inaries Hnd four in th e fina ls.

In the Consolation tourn ament, the victory wcnt to D. Ciric ol Yougoslavia with 71,7 points. Tied for sccond with 6% points each were K. W. Lloyd of England, Hans Broden of Sweden, and A. Johonsson of Iceland.

FIN4L STANOINGS 1. B. Spanky (USS R) ............................. 1 2. E. Mednls (USA ) _ ..•....• _._ •..•..•.••.••.... 1 ., 3. M. Fiure (Spain ) ....• _ ........................ '.' 1 4. L. Po rliu h (Hungary) •.....•.. _ ......... 5' .31 5. G. P. T ringov (Bulg".I,, ) ................ 41.31 6. D. K. Ke lle r (Switze. land ) _ .......... 4 .S 1. J . J . Ooslerom (Hollilnd ) ....... ....... 31.51 I. L. Ha llst rom (Finland ) .............•.... 21 .. , 9. S. J o h"nenen (Norway ) .....• ~ •....... 11.11 10. S. Schwebel (4 rge ntlna) .............. 1 .1

TWELVE SEEK WOMEN'S TITLE

August 23rd initiates what is probably the strongest Women's U. S. Championship event in his· tory. Twelve contenders for the title include four International Women Masters, three of whom have held the U. S. WOmen's title and three the U. S. Women's Open title.

Top contenders are defending Champion Miss Mona M. Kar[! and former Champions Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser and Mrs. Mary Baln . But thc other contenders cannot be ignored or discounted.

SCHM ITT TAKES FRISCO TITLE

The first official San Francisco City Championship endcd in a 4·1 tic b"etween James Schmitt and Hcnry Gross, but in the resulting pl ayOff malch Schmitt tallied ph· % to gain the title. William Addi· son fin ishcd th ird with 3lh·l 'h after leading most of the way in the event, enti tled the Peter V. P rokoodin Memorial Tournament. The Expert section was won by Fred Byron 3%-% with Robert Trenberlh second with 3·1. Section A was won by Edvins Simanis 4-0 with Mrs. Nancy McLeod second wit h 21f.z ·l lh. Section B went to Wade Hendricks with 3¥.z -"lh wi th n. S. Thacker second with 3-1. Sec· tion C fell to L. W. Turner with M. E. Mattingly second.

Bclow is the score of the decisivc gH me of thc t itlc match:

FRENCH DEFENSE Meo: page 64, ~ column 9'·97

Sil n Francisco Championship San Francisco, 1955

White H. G ROSS 1. P.K4 2. P·Q4 l. P.K5 4. !".QS' 5. Kt· 113 , . p ·QR] T. PilI" L Kt· B3 ,. QKt·R4 10. B-Q3 11. BII Kt 12. O.() 13. 8 · Kt5 14. R·81 15. P-QKI4 16. KtxB

P·K3 , ... P-Q84

KI.QS, Q.KI] .. , B'" KKt·K2 Q·112

Kt·B4 .. B

8·K2 B·K3 0" "B

Q-K'

:BlaCk J . SCHMITT

17. Kt· R] KR·Bl II. Kt·B4 P·QKtl 19. Q.Q] Q·Kt2 20. Kt·B3 Kt· K2 21. Kt· Kt5 Q·Q2 22. KI.Q' Rxll '13. RxR Kt·81 24. Kt·RS? KhKI 25. Q·KKt3? KI·KI 2&. Kt·8kh KhKt 21. PxKt p ·Kt3 28. Q.Kt5 Q-Ql 29. R·B3 P·KR3 30. Q·R4 R·BI 31. QxP QIIP

Il M lgns

U. S. OPEN DRAWS 156

Twenty-Five States, D. c., Canada And Mexico Contribute Entries

Over fo rty mastef5 and experts are numbered among the 156 con· tenders for the U. S. Open title, representing 25 s tates, the District of Columbia, Canada and Mexico. At the end of seven rounds, the title was still much in doubt with sevcn players having 6-1 scores, four players 5lh·l 'k, and fifteen playcrs with 5-2, while numerous contenders have scores or 41f.! ·2!h.

With 6-1 scores are Samuel Res­hevsk:f (two draws), Larry Evans (two draws), Donald Byrne (two dl'aws), Nicholas fiossolimo (two draws), James Sherwin (ooe loss), Anthony F: Saidy (one loss), and Paul Bra ndts (one loss).

With 5lh:·l lh: arc Herbert Seid· man, Arthur Duke. Louis Levy, and Peter L~ piken.

Scoring 5·2 arc I·lerman Steiner, Abe Turner, Irving Rivisc, William Lombardy, Hans Berliner, ZoItan Kovacs, Ca rl PUnick, Allen Kauf· man. Eugcne Levin, Charles Henin, William Addison, Albert Sandrin, I. Za ly!;, Robert Cross, und Ruymond Martin.

B. C. DEFEATS WASHINGTON

In the 12th annual British - Co· lumbia vs. Washington team match in Peace Arch Park, the British Columbia team bested Washi ngton 161h-l1 lh in the major division and won the minor divi· sion by default with a 2·2 score in games actually played. Scoring for B.C. were : l'II. Jursevskis, G. Neufahrt, J. Kegel, B. Arden, H. H. Burrell, H. Ulbaek, A. Engel· mun n, W. J . Maier. P. Chiswell, Mrs. McLeod, R. Burgess, Maj. Bryant, and V. Noske, while draws went to E. Butkov. R Pilkington, A. Mushey, N. Savchenko, M. W. Brown, L. Jonah, and A. E. Rus· sell. For Washington victories wel"e tallied by G. Bishop, J. Mc­Cormick, D. E. Wade, L . Taro, F. Weaver, P. Higsby, S. Falk, and 1'. Nelson, while draws went to G. B. Sehain, R. Edberg, T. David· sen, F. M. Howard, O. LaFreniere, R. F. Hagen, and M Anderson. Ad­journed were J. M. Taylor (B.C.) vs. R. Brieger and Schick-Fe rber (B.C.) vs. M. Hen ion. In the minor division G. Cross and E. Dreisner ta llied (or B.C. while H. M. Rosen and T. Hil tenes tallied for Wash· ' ingtoo.

nTH ROUND LEAOERS 1. O. 8yrne ............................. __ ._ .... _.~.1 '

2-4 L. E .. ans .............. ~ .... ~ .• ~._ ...... __ •..• ·3 2-4 S. Reshevsky .. _ ................................. ·2 2-4 N. R05so limo ........................ _ .....•....• · 2 5·' W. Addison ....... _ .•..•........... _ .. __ .• ~ .. n·11 5-, I. Rlv ise . _ .. _ .......................... ~ .......... 71·21 5·' I. Romanenko .................................. 1 ~·2 ~ $-' A. S. idy ........... ................................... 7j ·2j, 5·' J. Sherwin ............... 1 1·21

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U. S. JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS

The U. S. Junior Championship at Lincoln, Neb. drew a good crowd of about fifty spectators daily and the Lincoln newspapers gave the event excellcnt daily cov· erage. . Due to illness and busl· ness trips, the local tournament committee meltcd into one man, Alexander Liepoieks, who did II superb job of directi ng the event with one hand while handling all the many dctails of management with 'fhe otM!r . . He was as· sistcd off and on by Jack Spence, edi tor of the American Tourna· ment Series, who made frequent. visits (rom Omaha during the cvent and look coal and went 10 work when prescnt . . . The excellent arrangements· in the YMCA for the tournament were due to the eHicie nt cooperation o( YMC:A Membership Secretary R. A. Thornton ... Financing of the tour nament was ably handled by ~ich Jay, member of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jay did not get to enjoy the fruits of his labor by watching the tourna· ment, as he was transferred to Akron as Assistant Vice· President of the Good·Year Tire and Rubber Co. plant there, but. he left his work well done at Lincoln with all financial details completed . Under the stern cye 01 director Liepnieks, Charles Kalme had no opportunity to display his skiU at poker, but devoted his spare time to improving his ping·pong technique.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD JUN lOR TRAVEL FUND

Mastering the End Game Members of the Ma nh,1I Chell Club ................... .... _ .... ........... f2Ot.00

By WALTER KORN, Editor 0/ MeO Anonymous ... __ ...... _._. $0.00 Alexander Bisno ....... _ ..•... __ .... __ 50.~

A Right Conclusion

I N his monumental volume "Nouveau Traite complet d'Ecb­

ees," Cheron singles out position 221 from BCE, whic.h is a study by Kosek. The solution (diagram No. 21) in BCE p. 198 r uns: '1. N.Q6, B·NS: 2. P.M, B-N3; 3. K· K6, B· K2 (the threat was 4. K·Q7, follow· cd by Kt- 84); 4. K·Q7, B·N); S. N·NS, K·N7: 6. N·B7, K·B6; 7. K.BS, B· R2; 8. N-NS, B·N3 (if 8. ........• B-KG; 9. N-Q6, B-N3; 10. N· 84, 8.B7; 11. K·Q7, B·N6; 12. N· Q6) which is the critical position. Inaccurate is: (a) 9. K.N7?, B·Ql ; 10. N-Ra, K-K5; 11. N.B4, K-Q4, drawn. BCE continues with the suggested win (b) 9. N-R3, K,K5; 10. N-B4, B·B7; 11. K-Q7, B-N6; 12. N·Q6 ch and the Pawn can no longer be s topped . But this is re­futed by 9 . .......• B-N8!; 10. K·Q7, 8-R7; 11. N·N5, B·N8 with a draw.

The correct, and Kosek's inte nd·

The California Chess Reporter, official publication of the Califor­n ia Slate Chess F ederation, wel­comed the U. S. OJ)en Champion. ship at Long .Beach, Calif. with a Special BulJ.elin edition of 51 j)ages containing informative ar­ti ~les on the vari ous club.:;, leagues and other chess organi7..ations of California which combine to make chess sueh a popular activity on the West Coast. The Bulletin is profusely illustrate d with photo-

HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS OFFICIALLY RATED New Regulations

Effective March 1. 1955 Tourn'ments, matc:hes (IndivIdual

or teftm; ro und robin or Swiss) are ralu ble when sponsored by USCF .fflllated orga niutions, if played unde r FIDE Laws, dlreded b y a competent offic ial , a nd played at 'im" limit of not mOre than 30 moves per hour.

The annual championship touNla. ment of a n USCF Club Chapter anCl the ann u.1 championshIp tourn ... men' of any USCF . ffi!iUe whose By.Laws prOVide that aU its memo bers must be USC F members .Iso are rat.., without charge.

A ll othe r eligible e vents a re rated only if official report of event IS acc:omplnie d by a r emittanc:" coV­ering I rating fee of IDe per game for all ga mes actuall y pl~yl!d In the contelt. ( In a SWiu one-h,lf the number of playen limes the 'num­ber of rounds r!!preSQnt, total games pl.yed if no byes Or forfe'ts.) N"t~ /&.I 11k Nat;."g fu per ,nne

;s ca/!u/eJ f.om aI/ playe,s, ",hd~' USeF members Or not.

Semi-annually ratings will be pub­lished of 1111 partklpanh In . 11 USCF_Rated events.

Offidal rating klrms should be secured in advance from:_

Montgomery Ma jor 123 No. Humplirev AVenue Oak Park, IIUno; ..

Do net .,." it e to other USCF officials fa, these , a ting forms.

.tss tltr S",",d." "-, A ugust 20, 19:1J

from Wrong Premise Djagram No. 11

ed win is (c) 9. N·Q6, K-K2; 10. N.B4, B·N8; 11 . K·07, B·R7; 12. N-Q6. These intricate pitfalls arc the criterion for :1 good study, like Kosek's.

graphs by Nancy Roos and others of places and players impo~tant in California chess activities.

M. E. Kasper .•. _ •• _...................... 5D.~ Ernest Mehwald ........................ _._ 20.00 Edward Hymes, Jr. .. ........ _ 15.00 Dr. J a m es Lockhart .. _ ............... 15.00 C. B. Ames, Jr. 10.00 Gunt E. Beverly ......... .. .............. __ 10.00 R. E. Brigham ... .......• __ ... .. __ .... _..... 10.00 R~rt Ca ntwe ll ..... _._ ... _ .. _._.......... 10.00 Jacques Co. .. _._ 10.00 Gerald Crowley 10.00 Edwin Olmock •.•. 10.00 Dr . L. Ge M" .•..... ................... 10.00 A. T . He nderson ..... .....•.. .... __ .... ......... 10.00 Or. W . A. Henkin .•....•.•••..•.. _ lD.OO John J. O' Keefe ...... _ .••..•..•• _.............. 10.00 Dr. J . Abra hamson 5.00 John Alexande r ..................... __ .. _.. 5.00 Runell Ch .uvene t 5.00 Jlmel Gibson •...•.. 5.00 Hermann He lms ......... .... ... _ 5.00 R. W. Holloway ....... ..•.••. ... . _.... 5.00 Pl ul LlllYOe t .............. _ .......... _.. 5.00 Ca r e l Mall .•... _ ......... _ •. _ ... _._.. 5.00 W.M. P . Mitchell _ ...... _ ......•. _._ 5.00 Elliott Stu rns .. . ...••. _ ....• __ ... 5.00 Henry Youngman ...•.. _ ....... _.. 5.00 Edwin As mann . ... ....... ... ..... 1.00 Sidney Be rnsteI n 1.00 William Slate r _ .••. .....••.••..... _._ ...•. _._. 1.00 Mrs. Ruth Finkelste in ..•..•••• _ ......... _ 1.00 Willa W h it e Owens .. __ ....• _ ..... _._.__ 1.00 Dr. M iX Schlosse r ............. __ ......... _.. 1.00

The Canadian Championshij) is se t for August 16·26 at the Chat­eau Laureir, Ottawa, Ontario. De­fini te advance e ntries are: M. iFox, H. MaUhai, Dr. F. Bohatirchuk, P. Vaitonis, G. Fuster, H. Yanofsky, and M . Jursevskis.

JUN IOR STRIFE Charl~s Kalm~ 0/ Phaadelphia (le ft ) in contest .,.,ith Ronald G,oss of Comp­

ton. Tou'nam~nt D jrutor Alexa"der Li~p"j .. h il th r sputator. Photo, IImar Dldrlchson

WDm.fI"~ Cl.eJJ oflJ.

By Willa WhU8 Owenr

Addrn , news Ite m s end inqui,JI!, on Women's Chess to M,s.. Willa White Owens, 124 South ,Point Drive, Avon Lake, Ohio.

T illS colUmn is being written on August 3, while many chess

players art! checking their plane reservations for Long Beach, urg· ing the cleaners to get their clothes back in time, and stocking up on wild shirts. ...

Whelher the Women's open will be played separately or as part of the main event wiU be decid· ed by th e women play. ers present at Long Beach. There have been six U. S. Women's open championships

played as separ;!te tournalJ.!.!l.nts, Fur the following his torical ' data, l am indebted to Miss Edith L. Wcart. who has kept the most complete record of U. S. women's ehess extant. 1937~Ameriean Chess F ederation

Women's Open Tournament, held in Chicago; Ti tle win­ner: Mrs. Jean Grau of Mus­catine, Iowa; 7 contestants.

1938---American Ch.:!ss Federation 'Vornen's Opcn Tournament, held in Boston ; Title win­ner:Miss Mona May Karll, Mrs. Mary Bain second, M rs. R. M. McCready and Miss Edith L. Weart tied for third ; 7 contestants.

1939-American Chess F ederation Women's Open Tournament in New York; Triple tie for first place with Mrs. Bain, Miss Karrr, Dr. Helen Weis­sens tein. Playoff with vic­tory [or Miss Karff and cus­tody of the Helen Cobb tro­phy; 8 contestants.

1948--U. S. Chess Federation Woo men's Open Tournament in Baltimore; Titlc winner: Miss Karff, who took cus­tody oC t he He len Cobb tro­phy fO I" the second time; 3 contcstants.

1950--U. S. Chess Federation Wo­men's Open Tour nament in Detroit; Miss lKarH tied for first place wtih "Miss Lucile Kellner; permanent posses­s ion of the Helen Cobb Tro­phy going to Miss Karff ; 4 conestants.

1954-U. S. Chess Fcderation Wo° men's Open and Zonal Tournament in New Orleans. TiUe winner: Mrs. Gisela K.. Gresser; t ied lor second place : Mrs . Sonja GraC Stevenson and Miss Mona May Kar£!; 11 contestants.

Thc Open Tournaments in inter­vening years have been mixed tournaments.

Mrs. Kathryn Slater, who has re­fused an invitation to play in the U. S. Women's Championship in

(Please turn to page 7, col. 2) ~

USCF Tournament Rules By KENNETH HARKNESS

Arl;n! Ch<zi,mdn, USCF Tourrl4mtnl RuIN Com",it/u

(/n thi~ uries, K.,,,Mlh Hd,/c.ttU ,l{tttIU tltt USCE tournament ,,,Its ,.,hit:h .,i/l "PPtttT, .,ith t)(p{""ll/Ory c("nmt"/I, ;n his "Official Blue Bo"k <tTJ" Enrycl0ptJi" 0/ ChNl' to be published this F"II 10. iht USCE by tht David M(K~ Co., Nt,., Y ork. The first thru luti"", o/the se,itS aPlw.mf in tht June 211, July' ""d August' issun 0/ CHESS L1fE,-EJi/or.)

I N a large tournament, i t is essential that the Director and the Local Committee cooperate in appointing several capable Assista.nt Directors

to act as observers and time-pressure referees. The assistants should be given careful instructions by the Director, so tha l they know the extent and limitations Of their duties.

The princ ipal duties oC th e Tournament Direc tor a re o utline d in Rule 38 w hich appcared in th e third sectio n of this series. Other important duties of the Director are:

(a) To make sure that every player k nows t h e days and times the roun ds a nd adj ourned games w ill be played. The sch edule should be dis.­pla ye d prominenlly in the tourna m ent room. Every p layer s h ould be g iven a prog ram. Before and alter eac h round, the d a l e and time o f the next round should be a n nounced orally.

• (b) To post prominently any u nusual specifications of the Tournament COI!lmittcc concerning time.limits, pairing s ystems, tic-breaking, adjudi­catIOns, etc.

(c) To make up a "score-board" in advance of the tourname nt o n which the players' n ames will be listed and the round·by-round results posted daily. (For Swiss System tournaments, printed charts m ay now be ob­tained {rom the sales department of t h e USCF.)

(d) To .g et the local add resses and phone numbers of a l1 p layers, so that the y may be reached whcn necessary. •

(e) T o check a ll chess clocks for defects before the tournament starts. (f) To provide each player, before . each round, with two score sheets

and carbon paper, clipped or stapled together. . (g) To set all clocks in the starting position before each round begins.

There are many other chores accepted by the Director, the which the Director may have to player must nominate another "f deputy.

s?-pervl~e or per orm in coopera- (c) If the player 15 permitted to tion wlth the Local Committec. have a deputy, his opponent in Cards with the names of t he play- any game may request the serv-ers should be prepared so that Ices of a second deputy to ' e cord

, the moves of the ga me for the they may be attached (with Scotch opponent, and the player must tape) to the tables before each nominate a second deputy If this round. Ropes should bc put up to request Is m~de. k th

. (d) The responSIbility for finding a eep e spectators from breatbmg dep-yty, for the; player as well ~s

down the necks of the contestants. fo r his opponent, rests upon the The lighting should be checked. player. Neither the Director nor Th I h Id b

"d d the Commltlee can be he ld reo . e p ay.ers s OU e. P~OV I e spons lble if, for any reason, the

WI th pencIls , ash-trays, drmkmg wa- efforh to find a deputy s hould ter. The c hessmen and clocks have fall. to be put in position before each (e) Any pla ye r who is permitted to

have a deputy to execute any of round, stowed away in a safe place his duties Is responsible for the at the end 01 each r ound. (If clocks performances of his deputy. are loaned, the players should sign Rule$ for Blind Players receipts, so that the Director will know which players have ~orrc>wed clocks.) A pencil-sharpener should be set up, so that the players (and the Director) can use it. The Direc­tor should provide h imself with a supply of pairing cards, sealed move envelopes, sufficient score sheets, araYljn or broad-nih pen lor posting results, scotc h tape, and other office equipment. l

Application s for the job of USCF Tournament Director are awaited e agerly. The pay is smal L Some­times ther e isn't any.

PART THREE SPECIAL TOURNAMENT

REGULATIONS Appointment of Depuoties

for Players 3'. If • player's physical handicap or

religious conviction prevents him from recording the moves of his game, mov· Ing the men On the chessboard, or s topping his clock, the Director may

. permit a deputy to perform such of these duties as the case may require, subiect to the following conditions,

(a) Except In the case of I di sability which happens during the tour­nament, the request for a deputy must be submitted to the DIrec­tor Or the Locaf Committee be­fore the tournament starts.

(b) The playe r's opponent may pro­test the appointment of a specific deputy for good reason, e.g., on the grounds that the depOty is a stronger player than the on .. h', Is ISslstlng. If th, renon 1$

40. A blind player Is allowed to use a special chess board and a s pecial set of men. Each square of the boa rd has a hole in which II chessman can be held In place. (The board and men may be either a standard peg.ln set o r a specia l type of peg·in set made for blind players.)

The player who is not blind uses an ordinary board and ordinary men.

The moves made by the two IIlayers ilre transferred from one board to the other in the order in which they are made and in accordance with Rules 41 al)d 41 below.

41. Special rules for the blind player are ;1$ follows,

(al A man is regarded as touched only when it has been takan out of Its hol e in the ch,,~~bodnl.

(b) A mOve 15 completed only when a man has been placed In the hole of a square, and. In the case of a capture, when the captured mat;! Is removed f .. om the blind play. e r's board.

41 . (a) As soon as a move has been made, the player announceS It to his opponent who must 1m· mediately re peat the move on his own board. (b) There Is no pena lty If a play­er announces a move Incorrectly by a slip of the tongue. (cl Each player must stop his clock and start his opponent'. clock as soon a. he has an· nounced the move.

43. Subiect to the- condition. of Rule 3', a bllnd player may employ a deputy whose duties are,

(a) To repeat on the tournament board every move made on the spe(ial board of the blind player;

(b) To announce "very move made on the tournament board by the '

player who Is not blind, a'nd to make Sure thlt s uch move Is re· peate d on the spec:lal boa rd;

Ic) To shle, when asked, what I mount of t ime has been u$ltd on tha clock of either conlestant;

(d ) To record on I score sheet all moves made by both pl lyen;

Ie) To stirt ind stop the clocks of 1I0ih players.

PART FOUR PENALTIES AND APPEALS

Penalty for Defaulting a Glme 44. For each game scored as a lou

under Rule 31(b), SI(c), Or 7~c) herein , the piaye r who loses the game sha ll be lined the sum of Two Dollars 1$2.OD) unless Ihe DI"cto. Is sa t isfied that ill .l' ness, unavoidable delay, Or unforeHen circumslances of compe lling Import · .nce, made It necesSII ry for th l playl r to fo,'ei t the game.

P enalties Imposed a t Director's Di scr etion

45. wnere pen. llies . re not defined specifiully by ' IW, the Di rec lor het d isc retionlry power to impose a'ny of ' the following penames for an Infrec· tion of these Rules, or In order 10 mlln. ta ln discipline :

(a) Fine I playe r any .mount UP to $10.00 .

(b l Ca nce l II game . nd rule fh at a new game must be- pl.yed in 115 stead.

IC) Advance a player's clock. (d ) Declare a game lost by a playe r

and won by his opponent . (e) Ded are a glme lost by both

pllyen. C/j Expei a piayer irom the tourna­

ment. 46. When the Director exercises his

discretionary power to impose penal­ties, he s houid be guided by the fol­lowing principles,

(a) The penalty should be appropri. ate In nature and degree to the offence.

(b) No player should be given an advantage at ,the e xpense of his opponent unless the latter's of. fe nce I. d ear ly established and the former is in no way at fault. How Fines are Collected

47. If a player Is fined, the amount is deducted from any cash prize won lIy the p layer. In the event· that the player doos not win a cash prize, Or If the prize is not sufficient to cover the­fine, he will not be permitted to enter another tournament sponsored by the USCF befo re paying the fine or fines. Election of Jury to Hear Appeals

43. At a meeting of the players In advance of the tournament, a Ju ry of th ree persons not competing in the tournament shOUld be elected by ma­jor ity vote of the players present at the meeting. If the players do not elect a Jury, the Local Committee shall ap· point three of its members to serve on the s~ id Jury.

Procedure of Appeals 49. A player may appeal for a re­

view of any ruling made by the Direc' tor or an A.sistant Director, prOVided that the a ppeal is made wilhin 30 min· utes afier the conclusion of the ses· sion in which the ruling was made.

so. All appealS must be made through the Director. If the Director be lieves an appeal is iustified, he may reverse or modify any previous decision made by him or any of his assistanis. If, In the Director's opinion, the player has insufficient grounds for an appeal to the Jury, the Director sha ll so advise him; and, if the playe r still perSists In the appeal, the Local Committ .... mAy Impose a discip linary penalty If the Jury fin ds the appeal groundless.

Appeals to the Jury 51. The Director shall refer to the

Jury to hear and decide such part of an appeal as Involves questions of hct or the exercise of his discretfonary powers. The Jury may not ove rrule him on a point of law.

52. When the Jury hears an appeal, the facts should be determined first, and all persons except the Jury, the Director, and the testifying witness

. should be excluded from the hearing; but, if the appallant Is a minor, or if he is unfamiliar wHh the English Ian· guage, he may be accompanied by an adviser of his own choice when he tes­tifies before the Jury. The Jury musl acce pt as final the Director's state· ment a s to anylhing said Or done in hI . presence.

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Ap~. ls to the USCF Tournament CommiHee

53. The deciSion of the mllorlty of the Jury Is f ina l on Ques tions of fict or the exerc ise _of the Dlnctor', di sc r e. tlona ry powe,,; but the Jury or the pl lye r ml Y appul from the Director's decbion on a point of law to the USCF Tournament Committee-, provided the appeal Is made promptly.

54. When practicable, a n a ppea' to the USCF Tournament Committee sh .... ld be heard and d ec;.sed verbally at the site of the tournime nt. Dthe r· wise, the Director snail forwlrd It prompliV to the Ch. irm.,n of the USCF Tourn" ment Commi ttee, with I ' wrif. ten stalement of the flcts as found by the Jury, en expression of the Di­rec tor's v iews on Ihe legal aspects of the case, a"d a ny wrillen Slaleme nt the appellant may wish to submit.

DecisIons of Ihe USCF Tou rn lmenl Committee sha ll not affect the rank of I ny contestant in tha tournament unless It is so exp ressly prOylded In the decision. .

The US CF Tournament Committee shall li e the sole ludge of Its own qUOr­um a nd the eligibility of lIS members, but no person sh .... ld pa rti cipate In deciding a n appeal if he is an Inte rest­e<f party.

Appeals to the FIDE 55. An appeal from the decIsion of

the USCF Tourname nf committee on a point of law mav be submitted to the FIDE under Article 20 of the Laws of Chess.

PART FIVE PAIRING AND SCORING A

ROUND ROBIN TOURNAMENT 56. In a Round Robin tournament,

the pairing, scoring , and procedure in the event of ties, shall be as set forth in Ru les S7 to 61 below.

Pairing S7. Each conte.tant plays on e game

with each other conteshnt. The pairing of contestants, the order of rounds, and the first move in each game shall be as specified In the tournament pro· grim or, In th .. absence of a progra m, as specified by the USCF Or loca l Tour· nament Committee.

Scoring 58. The pOSitions of the players are

determined by the total of points scored as followS'

(a ) One point is scored by the win­ner of. a game. Drawn games count half a point to each player.

(b) A game lost by a player under any section of Rule 31 herein Is scored as won by the playa,'s opponent.

(c) The unplayed games of any play­er who withdraws from the tour­nament, or i. expelled by the Director, are scored as won by the pla ye rs with whom they should have been played, and lost by the player who withdraws.

For the purpose of thl! rule, a con· testant has withdrawn when he h.s. piayed at least one game and notifies the Director thllt he will not play hI. r~maining game., or whe n he h as lost two games under Rule 31(b) herein.

Cash Prizes Divided Among Tied Players

S9. If two or more playe" tie for two or more pOSitions, the .um of the caSh prl1es for the said positions must be divided equally among the said players.

Title Held Jointly by Tied Players

60. If two Or more players ti e for the f irst and second or more pOSi tions, they shall be recognized as co· holde rs of the title at stake,

Ties Broken for Ot her Purposes 61. Unless specified otherwise In the

tournament program, tie. may be bro· ken to decide which p layers will qualify into other contests, Or for any othe r purpose not specif ied in Ruies 59 and 60 above, by adopting the following procedure,

(a) For each player In the tie is found the sum of the scores of the opponents he has beaten, to· gether with half the scores of The

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This r onc/I,Ju th~ ur;u on Ih~ USCF Tournament Rules. Part Six of tht u Rul~J, on I/' ~ Pdiring dnd S~orjng of d S,.,iI. Sy't~m T oum<lmenl, waf publj.h~d in th~ lulU 20th issue of CHESS LlFE.

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LftS: Ne l Profit for the FiKII Yea. Ended Jun. l~, 1f55 ................. ..

DEFICIT-J une 30, 1955

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET W ORTH

RJ!IILPH ROSE NBLATT Cltrt i'IItd P ubl k Account.nl

Empire StaN Building New York 1, N.Y.

Un lt ltd SI. t es Chess Fednat lo n . 1 B. dford St .• New York. N.Y. • Gentle men:

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36.13 246.35 .....

$ '3U. 3,'31.93 .... " 516.00

21.39 17.50

1.71 .7.27

1,1:10.00

$( 3,~n.44)

520.~'

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$4,136.12

" ,311 .'4

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U l.70

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' 4.136.12

July 25, 1955

Pursu,nt to engagemen t , I ha ye i udited the Iccounl. of the United Statft Chen Fede ra tion for the fisca l yea r end ed Jvne 30, 1955, excluslye of I d e t . ned I II,mln •. lion fo r 'he months of J u ly a nd Avgust. 195 • •

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YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. '955 AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIOD Ef4DED JUNE 30. 1955

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CASH-MANUFACTURERS TRUST CO. . ...... ... ......... .. ............. ... .. ..... ". 327.47 Th •• bo"e b i lance WIS r Konclled with th l bank . tate me nt I nd found

to be co rred. I did not " e rlfy by d ir ect communk:l tlon with the d e p OSi tory. MERCHANDISE IN V ENTORy ............... . .... " .......................... ~ ....... _ ...... _,_ ........... 2,214.79 SUPPLIES INVENTORY ._ ........................................ ~ ............................... _ ................. ~~ .. 1.646.13

Th. abo ve inventori.s of me rc h . nd .... " nd l u!)plles w. r e "erlfled by an ac tu. 1 count taken by Mr. Ke nneth H.-kn llSs under the d l. K t su perv ision of the under$lsne<:!. The In yentory wn pric. d i l cos t . ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ............................... _.. . ............................. _ .. ~ ...... ............ ,1].'.

T he abo"e balance rep.ese nt s a tohl of unp. ld Inyo lees In accord i nce with a schltdult on file it your offic •• Thi s w "",' no ~ " • • ifi. d by d lreCI com· munlc.t lo n . • ACCOUNTS PAYABLE_ TELEGRAPH.HERALD ........... _ ...... _ .. ~ ........ _ ... ........ ~ ...... ~ l .'31.'3

The lboy. Imount r ltpres'nts the ba lance due you r pr inter. T he M.y 31, 'US ba lince w~s y. rlfled with the nonth ly st.t, me nt , ubmltted by the T, legr.p tl-Hu ald inc! found to be In agree ment. As of the d lte If my l udit, the June 30. 1955 monlhly ''' ' ltm. nt h i d not ~n receiVed. EARMARKED DO NATIONS ...................... . . .... _...................... 516.00

Th. 'boye Imount repruen" • rUerye sct n lde to defray Junior Play· el"l' t rlye ' e llpenses to a m .llimum of $286.00 and Women's U.S. Ch. mplo n. ship Fund of $230.00. LOAf4 S PAYABLE ._ .............. "" .............. "..... .. .. ............................. ........ .. ......... $1 . '30.00

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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1955

INCOME Sales of Merchandise ........ Len: Cosl of S . l es:

/ Iny.ntory_Be ginnln l Purc:h lls lS .......... .

........... 2,.116.1. ... 7,626.63

To.ol .. .. ...... ................ .... .... .. .... $9,O ' 'l.77 Less: Iny.ntory-Clos lnO .... ....... ....... . 2.214.79

Cost of 51le,

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TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES

Publica t ion of Chess Life: Printing" Ma mng 24 Issuft .................. _. __ .~~ .. U .252.03 Ed ltorlll Fees .. Ex pe nSft .................. _ .. !.._.~.~ ...... l .4n.51

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.5.'15

Ml5.60 10.00

269.70

$12.123.10

7.5"."

$ • .525.0 ' ,m.5l 1,13'1.00 1.1A • • 4:2

112..10 1,170.00

169.1. 131.40 41 .16

$ 1,141.5.

, 2,7" .50

, 1,316.56

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51.62 156.25 14.60

300.00

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CHESS TACTICS FOR · BEG INNERS . By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W. IIfARCHAND

Dr. MIr(h e nd will anlwer beglnn .... • q \H!st lons on th is pag_, If of sull ie;'n! ge"e ' III ' . ln l a r ut. T hose wishing " p ltsona ' rep ly s hou ld enclO$e s t e mped, H tf­I ddtesnd enVllop •• Address: Dr. e r ic h W. Mlrchand, In SnUle Drive, Roc:h u ler 17, N .Y.

1. Answers to Readers' Questions Mr. C. J. Cu(':ullu, Jr., Secretary of the New Orleans Chess Club

writes that in a simultaneous exhibtion in New Orleans Resbevsky played 1. P-K4, P-K4; 2. Kt-QB3, Kt-QB3; 3. P-B4, PXPj 4. p.Q4. Q-R5ch; 5. K<K2, p.Q4; 6. KtxP. the last move being recommended in Modern Chess Openings, 8th Ed. as being superior to 6. PXP. Are the "book" and Rcshevsky right?

Answer : This looks like one of the many places where the "book" must not be trusted blindly, After 6 . ........ , B-KKt5 ch; '1. Kt"B3, 0 ·0 -0; 8. BxP, p.B4 (as suggested in Mr . Cueullu's letter) Black delin­itely appears to have the upper hand.

Mr. ii ii. ~ieConk ie, nirming. ham, Michigan, asks about the variation 1. P-Q4, P-Q4 ; 2. P.QB4, PXP; 3. Kt.KB3, Kt·KBJ; 4 . P-K3, P-K3; 5. BxP, P-B4; 6. 0 ·0, PXP; noting that 7. PXP is not mention­ed in the " book." If Black replies that 7 ......... , P.K4, what is to be done about 8. Q-Kt3?

Answer: I agree that alter 7. _ ....... , P-K4; 8. Q-Kt3, Px.Kt; 9. BxP eh the position wou ld be very dangerous for Black. However, 7. 8-K2 would seem to be quite safe. and White will have to spend some time to develop his QB. This lat­ter fact is probably the reason why 7. PxP is usually played . Mr. Conkie asks if he would be well ad· vised to give up this defense. In my opinion the Queen's Gambit Accepted is a pcrfectLy reason· ably defense. While some of the variations arc critical, It does generally tend to simplify Black's opening problems and has the practical advantage of being some­'what out of style and so is less familiar to the average opponent. 2_ Rapid Development

Probably the two most helpful general chess principles for be­ginners and masters alike arc ( 1) the importance of the center and (2 ) the necessity fo r spcedy de· velopment of the pieces in the opening. While most players are aware or these prinCiples, in the heat of battle they arc orten for· gotten. In closed games, for ex· ample, where it is known that rapid development can sometimes be neglected in favor of estab lish· ing permanent advantages in pawn structure, it is a common mistakc to go too far and neglect develop· ment too much. The game below will illustrate how the undevelop· ment of one piece, combined with other weaknesses. can be fatal. 3. Pawn Play Nea r a Castled King

Pawn play around a castled King is involved in almost ever y chess game. Theory says that the three Pawns in front of too castled King arc strongest when left side­by·side on their original squares. This seems to be justified by tbe reasoning that the squares in front of these Pawns have maximum

protection and also that the Pawns have maximum mobility in that any of them is ready to move eith­er one or two squares forward if the need arises.

However, in practice numerous oUier aspects of the game must i;le considered. (the aet~vities 0.£. the oPlwncnt's pie~s., the mobility and safcty of one's own pieces). At times, of course, ir one leaves the three Pawns side-by-side in front of the castled 'King, there will be dangers of checkmate with a R or Q on the 8th rank. This danger must be kept in mind and taken care of when the time is ripe but not too early. If one plays P·KR3 very early, it may be (I) a loss of time which may be felt severely elsewhere on the board and (2) a weakening of the Pawn structure ncar the King. It is well known that a Pawn on KR3 sometimes makes it somcwhat easier (or the opponent to work out a sacrificial aUack to open up the K's position or to open it up with a Pawn ad­vance. What is sOlTlewhat more common, however, is that, having moved one of the K-side Pawns up (say P·KR3), one later fi nd it necessary to move another of the three Pawns, thus creating a gen· e ral loosening near the King or even a glaring hole in the Pawn position (as in the game below).

There are some beginners who make it a routine habit always to play P-KR3 and P-QR3 early in the game on "general principles." This is derini tely not recommend· ed. It is a matter of delicate judg­ment whether to. or when to. ad· vance one of (the K-side Pawns. If two or three of the opponent's pieces arc bearing on one's KKt4 square, often the move P<,KR.3 (or P·KB3) is advisable in order to kl'C'p these pieces away from that spot. When moving the KBP, in· cidentally, one should always con· sider carefully the fact that this move opens a diagonal toward one's King. Dangerous attacks can sometimes arise from this fact.

Since it is fo und in most games that one must sooner or later com­promise with the ideal pr inciple and move one of the K-side Pawns, . Ihe question arises, which one?

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rr a Pawn must be moved , which one should be chosen? The nor­mal answer is P-Km. This move leaves no holes and leaves the K better proteded than P-KBJ or p_ KKt3. The move P·XKt3 leaves boles at KB3 and KR3 and so

While

shou ld be avoided li ke poison. The move P·K.Kt3 here gives White what is called a "weak ness on the White squares," none o( the white­colored squares near the King be-­ine protected by Pawns. Such a position is ra ther easily penetrated by the oppon~nt's pieces, especial­ly so if he has a Quee n nearby or a Bishop bearing on the White squares.

However. as in all chess pri n­Ciples, there are e xceptions. One, for example, arises when White has a Bishop operaling on the White squares and wh ich can quickly take command of the weak­ening white squares by going for instance to KKt2. The move P­KB3, as mentioned above, opens a diagonal toward the King. Dut sometimes this mov(J is playable. It has the advantage of helping contl'ol the center, putting re­straint on bolh the squares K4 and KKt4. At times, o( course, P­KB4 comes into detinitc considera­tion, usually for attacking pur­poses. '

The (ollowing game illustrates a number of the points mentioned above. Particular ly to be notcd are ( J) undevelopment of the QB (2) weakening Pawn moves in front of the castled K (l>-K.R3, P-KB3) and (3) weakness on the black :>q uares and the presence Qf a hole.

4. An Illustra tive Ga me NIMZOINDIAN DEFE NSE

Great Lakes Open Tou rnament Chicago, 1955

Whit e S. REIN 1. P.o4 K' ·KB3 2. P ·QB4 P.K3

Black E. MA RCHAND

3. Kt ·Q B3 B·KtS

Thl, COMmutcs the old "Nh)'l~ovlteh Oe[ense.'· 1r Whlto PlaYI 3. Kt·KB3, Black can play the old Queen', Indian Dotenao 3 ......... , P.QKt3 and 4 ......... , B· Kc!. hcnce the name "Nhnwlndlan D e­tenAe"" ror llIack·. IIp.nernl prog ram.

Arter 3. Kt.-QD3. B-Kl!i the b asic Idca I, Ihat nt the r leh t momcnt (uwally ",.Itlnl: unW White wastea a n.ove fore­Inl him La) Black will pll>J' BICKlch. douh l1n.: White'. Pawn~, and then play p .QB4, makIng Ihe doubled P 3wna im· mobile and lIubJ ... oct to later attack (per_ h~PlI with P-QKL1, B·R3, Kt.qD3, Kt.-KR4. ItC.). The t be<>ry of thl. opening Is ve r y de licate, orten ldngln, amonlj: oth­cr thln':l on (I) whethe r White will lose • tempo tn foreinll B.'tKlch (2) whether BltKlcb w11l oec:ur al I lime when It really roreet the doubUn.: or the Paw!1S and (l l th~ ~~tp~k on and dereme or the

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doubled Pawns IF pnd when they Ire doubled . 4. P·K3 Kumerous moves are p layab le here, In. c1uding 4. KHl3. 4. P·QR3. 4_ Q-K13, 4. Q·U2 . 4. .__ 0 ·0 5. lI ·en P44 Black <loe .. not try to play Inlo Ule bulc theme or the epenlng. Otherwise 5. _ ••.• P-QB4 would be more appreprlate. 6. P -QRJ Plt P 7. II>: P lI-tC2 mack ha... no~ pllyed for dO\lblod Pawns hut hall p r eserve<! hlI two Bish­ops. The game now resemble, a Queen'. G3mhit Acecl,ted In whlch White hili achlcved an exITa Ibut not too useful) move of p ·QR3 whlle he hal 10111 a tem. po In playing BxlU> arter al ready hav. In&: '''<lVed the Btabop onc •.

1.<:1 U5 take stuck of the p05ll1on. Who has thc advantage! White haa Ihe bet­ter centcr. He should p~obably pil\y P·K4 soon 10 make lhe c~nler even st ronger as well as 10 filleul e his QU. Howeve r. While \.a bchl l.d In time. 1·0 cen. plcle his ba.~le dcvelopmen~ hc musl make a Kl move. I B move, and castle, whe ..... as Hl~ek has ~ Kl move and a B "lQVe 10 "'akc. Con~lu~lon: cruinee. about even. • • Kt ·B3 P. B4 SImple complet1on or development with 8. ........• KI ·B3 and 9 •.•• .••. .• B-QS Is not su{(Jelently aa:-Il I'eJiJiive 1.0 lult Dlack. Whlte's st rong eenler nlull be at.­tacked. and llJack must makc hlmsclf ",orc rOOm and hence lncreaor;o;:d mo­bUlly for hl l ple<:e&. espe<:lal1y hi, Q. Incidentally It Is well known that with a bl:>c:ked·in II either P ·K4 or P-QIW, whkhcver ~ fcaslble, 11 a Itarntant manoeuver fur jj:"lning evcntual free­dom. •. P·Q5 P>:P 11. IIltKt Kt.-Ql I II Ktx P Kl xK! Quicker 15 11. .... _ .. , Kt·B3, but after lZ-. B"KI Black would have awkward dou· bk-d Pawn. on an ol'en !lie. U. _~.~. , Kt·R3 wilh 12 ......... . Kt-B2 In mInd was an allern3t1ve. bu l IUac k was anxlou. to play an carly KI·KB3 to gaIn belte r con· trol of Ihe ccntr~1 squares. 11. 0 -0 KI·B) ll. 8·8~ Q.1I1 WUh the w"t-nlo"e Black retains a " Ught advantajlC Rl ncc WhIte n'UlSt 511 11 rree his QU. The exchan&:e 13. ~ ...... , QxQ would g lvc White a f rce tempe since 14. IhQ b a develop In,; move. At.o the trail/) Or Q'~ wUllld leave the gan.e in a ralher dr3wlsh 5tate. 14. P·R3 T he rc~dcr Is relel'rell 10 the remDrka In Se~Uon 2. This move 18 (I) 3 1088 ot time and (2) u weakening Pawn move. The pin 14. __ • Jl..Kt5 was not dan. gerous. Probably 1~. p .QKt:I and 15. OxKtZ w .... Ihc bc.t plan. 14. ...... B·B4 15. Q.K2 Here an(l on the nut mov u WhIte I , guilty of negle<:l1nc development. p. QKt:I and U-KU lI'cre dUl called tor. IS. ...... Kt·tC5 17. KbK t 8xKt 16. Kt ·Q2 B·B) I •• P.Bl Again llluslraUn, thc rcmat\ls In sec· l ion Z. B ... ..,au5e ot P-KR3 earlier, p .B3 can only be p layed with /I h ole appear­Ing at KI3 and a weakne .. o n the B laCk squares arl~l ng near the K. \Vhlte w8n'­to prepare tor IL-Ktt I nd P4Kt3 Ind hence begIns by drlvlnll' away Black" B. But a better plan was 18. R-R2! aDd 19. P-QKt3. 11. ~ .. .. _ B·8 3 20. R·Ktl 19. P·K4 Q.KI6 The declsl, 'e mlstake-Irter which Black will win material hy means of com­binations based on the wellk Black squan .... The prlnclplc of de"llopm l "t should have strongly Indlcaled ZO. B·K3, and a do~e stu(ly ot the comblnatlon~ show that thl ; was sound /I, well a. nece,,~ary. After ~O. J3·K3, B·K4; 21. Kit. QI (or even 21. DxP), Q·n7Ch; 22. K.B2. B-Kt6eh'?; 2.1. li-BI. Q.R8ch; 24. B ·Ktl, B-K4; 25. K·B2:. B-Q5eh; 26. K-Kt3 Black would octuully be In trouble. 20. B.K4 21. P-B4 Now. of course, 21. B·K3 Is an~crc<l hy 21. .. ... ...• Q·1t7eh; 22. K-D2, B-K16 mille. U 21. R-QI. the re comci /I very bcauU, tu l combin ation 21. ......... Q.R7ch; 22. K· U2 (if 2'l. K·DI, B·Kt8), B·QS<:b; 23. B·K! (if 23. K·KI . QR·QI wllh a s trong at.­t"ck), BxP!; 24. PxO (or 24. BltD, BltRo 25. BJ<P, KR.01! ; 26. B>:Pchl, K ·Rl1). Q-85ch; 27. Q.B3. BKllch. How/lver, here White woultl have some chances or drawing In the endgame even a Pawn behln<l h~e"use of the l\Ishopa of "op. posite colors,·' I.c. opcrlllln, on opposite col,,~ed ~~uares.

n i.~ .·.,rloWi how the combinational

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GAMES -BY USCF MEMBERS AnnOlaled by Che .. Ma&ler JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Che .. Club Champion, 1954

USCF MEMBERS: Submit , OIlY bar , ."," lor 'nil t/,pm'mt1l/ to JOHN W . COI.LlNS,!l1 uno" R_J, Brook" .. 16, N.Y. S,., b~ .. , lim;"./ , Mr. CoUins .;II "/UI tht mOJl tnltuJlin. ,...J ;n.'.",' ;"" 10. publiut;" ... Un/IU ~ " .. utl IIDIn to g.omu ... f by Mr. Co/tiRl.

CHARLES KALME C"",ltt K.t ... , 0/ Phi/oddph; .. r1im6ttl

tmotlKr ,u .. , on the rhuJ.I,",',. '" .-in­n;n. 1M U. S. }omior Ch.tmpio",hip. Forgin, .. lto,r 0/ '.J, in .. I~/J ,,/ 2$ vu"! 'a/trlttJ jf"';"'S, <fnd "nl" liftun yu,s o/t/, he 1>«,,,,,, tlK }'<lunge's! pl~r to hold th, ,ilk Hit 10'011 nint lI"",tI 0111-,ight tlnd /0/ 1 only on', to Robnt Croll. Hit gamt ... ith luona plttu LA • ., R,m_ lingn oj L""'8 B,,,," follows.

NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Meo: pa ge lOS, column 11

U. S. Junior Championship Lincoln, 1955

White Black C. KALME l . REMLINGER 1. P ·Q4 Kt·Kal 3. Kt ·QB3 B_KtS 2. P.qS4 P·Kl 4. Q·1I2 Kt '&3 This J ~ the Mllne .... B arry Var iation 0 1 the N lm20. Prderable are 4 • .• _ •.•. , p . Q4; and 4 • ........ , P-M .

5. Kt·B' P ·Q4 Mor e In accordance w ith t he Ide., of the Milncr·llarl'}' .Is S. .••.••.•• P ·Q3; a p reparatio n for ......... P.K4.

6. 8 -KtS White es tablishes t he b ind and sacri­f ices a Pawn I.empor a rUy-t1rol)ab \y the sbarpest W'2ly to t r eat Black's 1&" move. 6. p ,.p . 6. P·K3. a nd 6. P-QR.3 are p lay. ab le.

6._...... Px P ' Black aceepts. More pruden t arf! R. P ·KR3;, and Ii .......... 0 ·0.

7. "·K3 Q-Q4 If 7 . .. .. .... , P ·Kt4.; 8. P-Q1I41 The text. which hoJd5 the Pawn for Only two moves and allows the KBPs to be d ou b led, Is beUer replaced by 7. B-K2.

8. .xKt P)(8 9. Kt·Q2!

And Whlte r e;:aln ., h ls P awn _ wl tl! the better pawn·[or m lltlon.

9. . Q.KKt4 If II. , .... ...• B" K t; 10. Q><B. P ·Kt4; 11. p _ QR4 r egialn" the Pawn.

10. KtxP 8 .Q2 II. 0·0.0

With a seml·open KXI Ille, neithe r s ide "l'anb to castlc on the k ln!-wlnll'.

11. __ ..... B.xKt An alt crnative l.s 11 . ........ , ().O.O; l:l. Kt-K4, Q.R3; 13. P ·QR3, B-K2; retlllnln! t he two Bis.h"ps. . 12. QXB 0 ·0 ·0 14. P·K4 Q-KU 13. K·Kn K· KII U . P.B3 Wltite's ad vaniaJ:e consists 0' a d orn. ina ting cenle r and a sounde r pawn­structur e.

U . _... 8 .&1 16. KI·K3 ... M ...

' A g ood move wblch th rea ten. 11. p_ Q::>, clea" t he 10l!·QR6 diagona l and QB file, I>rotec~ the KK t.P , ftDd In. h lblts, o r Should, IS. M ...... , p .B4. , 16. ....... • P. B4 .

. But Black plaY5 It anywlliYi p r eterin, doubled, isolated KEPs and more f ree­dom to P~""lv". p lay.

17. PxP Px P 18. P 'QS Kf.1(2

T hreatening to win the QP with 19 ....... .. . P-B5 ch.

19. P·84 KR.l(l 20. B-KtS B.Q2 21. B)(B

With healthie r .Pawns tor t he endini:. every exchange helps White.

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dbess CiFe So,.""" p,.- 6 • :) I tllISuSt 20, 19'1

21 . . M..... RlIB n. P·KKtl KR-Ql

Now tbe p lay revolves ~round lhe QP. Whlte'a effo rlJl to detend a nd advance il. 1l11ck'5 attack and l1alt it.

ll. R-Q21 P -QR] Not 23. ___ ., KtxJ>~! 24. KtxKl, RIKt; 25. a"R, Rxll; 26. Q.R8ch, and mate In two.

24. KR.ol P ·KR4 This dO<.'fI not aeenmpllsh a nythlng. alack . !wuld play 24 . ........ , Q·Kt3; or Z4 ...... .. .. Kt·B1; and 25 . ........ , Kt-Q3.

25. Q-BS In urllcr to play 2.8. Kt·B~. 2S. ........ Q-Ql ::18. Kt.KS R·Q3 26. Q.R5 P. RS fl. R·Ql 27. Kt· B4 Q·KBl (I. l e lnl at t he Queen·side (30. R·KtJ Qr 3D. H;. QD.3)

29. R·Kt3? • . • which draws orr Black" guard. Correct Is 2:1 ......... , P:<P; 30. PXP, Kt·81. White then remains wl l h the prererable POSltiOIl, but a winnirtg line Is not d is­e(:rnable.

Jo.p·Q~!

The decis ive blow. 311. R/TxP

With U . ........ , PxKt ; und 31. .. ...... , PKP ch bnpendln l:, BlaCk must tokc. but h ns no adequa t e w ay of d<l lng so. If 3Q. PXP? 31. Q"R, wins : and If 30. . ..... .. , R/3.~P; 31. RrR, RxR; ~ 2. Kt-Q7 ch, wln ~ the exeh~ngc .

31. RxR RxR 32. Kt·Q7 ch RxKt 33. RxR I

'l'hreoatenlnJ: m:ote In two. ll. P_Kt3 34. Q.KS! Resigrl5

Or 34. . .. _. Q><Q; 35. PxQ. K t-K tl ; 36. RxKDP, PX P ; 37. p xP, KtxP.: 38. llxP. wit h a simple wtn t or White. A n ne posltiQnal win by the YOUn! n cw $ta r .

RUY LOPEZ MCO, p~ge 232, .column ::11

S. F. Bay Area League Match San Francisco, 1955 NMu by U. S. Mdll~

WiI/;"m. Lombdrriy Whlt>l

I. KONIG o. 1. P·K4 P-K4 S. P-8l 2. Kt·KB3 ~t'QBl 6. P·Q4 l. B·KtS P.QR3 7. PxP 4. B·R4 P-Q3

Bl ack BAGBY

B·Q2 p·KKn

KtxP

1">:1' Is l'Jayabl>l. If 7. Px:P.: e. BxKt?, BxE: 9. QxQ ch, RxQ; 10. KtxP , "B"p Jflve. Black 1\ good edge. B. ktxKt PxKt 9. 0·0 8.Kt2 Bl~c" shou ld slmnHly wit h 9 ..•..... , BxB; 10. Qx8 eh , Q-Q~ wIt h abou t even chanc .. ~.

TO. P ·KB4 White must a ttack the undeveloped K· s ide. 10 . ...... _. B·Kt4 A curIous and, in m y opinion, n ol a very 11000 _ move. Better "'mild have been 10. _.M~ .• BxE;. 11. QxB ell. Q·Ql; ,nd ~f t2. qxq ch. KxQ; 13. PxP. Then

K-K3 roHowed by Kt-K:l-B3 ·t\VCII B laclt a ,0011 C'ame. 11. a x B ch P ll a 12. Q.Kt3 White h u obtilined attaektna: chances. 12.. ___ Q-Q::1

The o nly move to bold the lCP with II ny re:oson.ble wety. 13. Px P a x p

'l'hllI m ove. $Uppjl3Cd ly r ccommended by Russlfln IInllysll. Is not cotirely C()rrcc~ I\lthouJ:h Kt ·Q:l-B3 seeDl$ too . low, It Is morc In accordance with t h e theol'}' of the "tt..~ck: "Brln, more attack ing p ieces In an ofrens Lve mancuver t o the scene or ~ctlon than t he defende r has on hand. The saerlflee 14. Rx.P?!, QxR; 15. Qx.P eh and 16. QxB ch is vel'}' Inter­cattn" but not qul t c clell r . 14. ........ P-Q817 A weak move whic h I:'lvea Whitc a ll the time he. nccds. Better II Xt-B3 and if 15. KtxP, then IS ........ .. K lIIl" f Ollowed 1" .. P ·K84 ~olldlf1es the p"51t10n. _' 15. B-B4! Bx B T6. RxB KI·R1 Luuk at what mack musl relQrt t o now to complete h l.!J development. 17. R·R41 Q.Q7 19. R·QI 18. P·B4 0 ·0 20 . Q·R3 QR.QT Hoping tor the exchane-e ' of lWokll. 21. R.KBl K· l(t2 If on e wisbes to hold the Knigh t . 22 . Px P Px P 25. Kt·Kt4 Q·B4ch 23, Kt·B2 R.Q7 26. K·Rl Q·BS 24. Kt.K3 IIt"P 27. Kt·K3 Q·K3 The relit 1$ cleurly dlllIj.onstrat ed by the scor e. 211. IItx l(t 29. RxQ 10. KI ·QS 31. R/ J.KBl 32. Kt· B4 3]. PxP 34. P·Kt4 35. R·B3 36. K-Kt2 37. R·QKtl

QxQ' RxRP

P· B4 R.Q7 R·8]

RxBP R..K4 III ·Q2

P·KtS III ·QS

38. K· KI3 R/ 4.K5 39. R/ T·B3 R·B5 40. P · R.3 P·QKt4 41. Rj Kt.Q] P-R4 4::1. PxP P_Kt4 43. R·Q7ch K·R3 44. R·Qkh K·R2 45. Kt.QS P·KtS 46. Kt ·B6ch KKt2 41. RQ7ch Resigns

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FRENCH DEFENSE' Metropolitan League Match

New York, 1955

NOUI by U. S. M"/ler D r. Hj,o/d Sumnan

White Black ' M. PP,VE!Y . S. WACHS (Ma rth . lla n C.C.) (Marshall C.C.) 1. P·K4 P· K3 3. Kt·QB3 B-KtS 2. P·Q4 P.Q4 4. P·KS Kt· KR3 DlCamlllD'$ Idea; but 8urely It 15 incor­rect ?! 5. PoOR] , Sharper Is ~. BxKt, Pxll; &. P -Q.R3, ll-B l ; 7. Kt-KR:l wit h Q·KR~ t o follow. S. 8 ·B1 Con.r1$teR~ with his 41h mOVe but 5.

, BxKt eh lind 16. , Kt-B4 would be muc h bette r . 6. QKt' K2 Pavey decides ~o avoid prepared analy· als , hence thUi S(JJ.~ Kn9V1! w~1ffi p re-

parel P-Q,83, bo1ateri.ng the White oeD­~,.

,. p-Qa4 11. B·K3 a-Q::1 7_ P-QB3 Kt·B3 12. P· KU """. •. Kf.B3 Kt·84 13. Px P R-al 9. KI·Kt3I' '(t.RS U . a.o3 10. KhlKt Qx Kt .. White's advanl.alle II n ow e¥'lde Dt. B/..I center pawnl ara stron, and he will h ave 11000 attackl n , chlncel on Ule K-side. Black'. U' Ulo! Q..stde CQU nte ... p ia" Is Jack lnJ: h(!~ . 14 • ... _ P· KKt3 11. IIt-QBl Very st ron6 ICC<lrdl n! lo PIVeY I. 15. P-QKVl so Iha t 1I 1$ . ........ , P -QR4; 18. P -Kt!i! and Black's Q-.lde hopei &nI

Over. 15. B_R3 17. Kt-1(1 Kt·R4 16. 0 _0 0·0 11. R_KB3 'J'b rcllte!l$ R·K R3, winnin g. 18. Q·K2 20. P· KRAI 19. RxR RxR Wbll.e must rush the K-llide I l l.ack al 81ack threlltens to invade the Q .. lde. 1D. Kt· BS 2:1. PxPI RPxP 21. B·Bl Q·QI ::14. P.QKUI ::12. P·R5 Q· Kt3 Kt.K" 71

game bnt play o n t he 25. P"Kt 26. 8xPI Crushing . Wachs expect ed 26. KtxB, when 26 . ....... , Q><P ch affordS at least three p awns f or the p iece and a $trollW position to boM. H. pxB 29. Q-Q2 Q.Ql 27. KtxB Q·B2 30. Q-R6 Q·K2 28. Kt_Q3 B·Kl ll. Kf.84 T he culmination of line wat e,Y. mack 'S view Is h llPeless. 31 . . _ ... _ Q-R2 33. KlxKP 32. QxQch KxQ Fi,."t fruit. 33. R·BSch 34. K-R2 R.Q8 and re s igned before Whit,', re ply. This reslgnatlon looks a b it soon, but Wachs probably d id n 't like lS. Kt.-B7, B_B3; 36. Il -K3, R:rr.P; 37. P _KS winn ing a p iece; Or P avey can win more lel­surely w llh the maneUve r P -KKt4, K· Kt3 and Ihe King .... alM In lO K·KU. P avey pondered about fi ve minutes o n h is 35th move when W.cha sudde nl" . a rose and r esigned.

PREM A TURE DRAW B"rg~, pi,.,s Ihis dif/itull op~ning "'tli

""d uC"'~s t/-'t bdltr miJg"me. H 07l't'I'n, h~ js ,/-'".t on time mrd p,tf ~ rs 10 o/lt . tht dra,... Despite app."utt1cts 10 II,. (on· trary, Bla, k's dtfen si')'~ p<:>s;tion ,'s so lid and it if nol '''ry to find tin ohiO"II"!

·- ,<I'Yorabt. contin l/ation lor Wbil~ ..

BENONI GAMBIT MCO: pig. 204

MetrQPolitan League Match Nt!'w York, 1.955

N<:>lts by

U. S. Mastn D r. Harold SlIssm"" W hite Blac k

K. BURGER I. A. HOROWITZ (Marshall C.C .' (Manhatta rt C.C. ) 1. P-Q4 Kt·KB3 2. P-Q84 P·84 The Benonl whleh has been pOpularized by the YugOslaV' of lite, , p.o,

'GUEST ANNOTATORS William C. Lombardy Dr. Harold Suu man

Bo8t. If 3. PIP. P-K3! and Black has a good game. T he advllnet:d QJ> cram ps mack'. "lIme. 3. P-K4 Playable but Ulog"ieal . The KB mus t fianchetto at KKt2, hence this p aw n m ove will block 11..$ dlaconal. The uaual Ilne runS: 3 . ....... , P -QKt3 followed by P-KKtl. 8 ·Kt2 , 0-0, Kt-Qll3. Kt-B2. p. QRl. d e. and Biaek "lays t o 'break' a t Ills QKt4. Whlte would counter with a eenter adva n<::e or II K.tde attack. 4. KI·QB3 P.g3 1. 1(1·1(13 P'Q'R3 5. P· 1(4 P·Kkt3 .. B·k2 Ql(t.Q1 6. KKt-K21 B·kH , . P·KR4t P-KR4t He must &top White's Intended p .KR5. 10. B·KU R·QKtl 12. 1(t·Bl 11. Q.Q2 Q·B2 Th b unbl ocks the KKtP as he ho~s to b r eak lit KKt4. 12. • ICI·1'11 14. P-R41 13. P·B3 B.Q] P I'(!venu P ·Ql{t4 and l eaves Black with a pernunenUy erampod game. A lalrly ' routlne ruult In the nenonl uole $.'!

Black 'sac!' a pawn carlyon the Q-slde with P-QKtf. 14. ' .•. . Kt/ I .R2 ... KI·K3 g .Q! 15. 8 ·K3 ••• n . P-KKt4 Q-Bl 16. B'-R6! Q.Kt3 >0. R-KKtl K-RI 11. Bl< B ... ". K-Bl

Draw agn::ed. Obviously the game In Whltt,:'~ favor, bll t II cloan win nowher-e In l ight.

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USCF FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continue d from page 4, col . 4 )

t e rms of his eontrael, th. Buslnen Mil nager Is entitled to additional compensa tion for spec iil l se rvlees r ende red. He II a lso e ntitle d t o compensation on a profll -s h i r_ Ing basis. but this amO<lnt has not been computed as the method of computation Is ,..,bled to rev isio n' a nd h iS no t 'f'e t bUB _greed upOn.

For the sake of darlt'f'. and wi th the pe rm Ission of Mr. Rose nblatt. t he at· tae hed State ment of Income ilnd El<penses does not inc lude t he fillures for the three months period contained In the Accounta nt's El<hibit "B". The ~l<pense it ems for the fisca l year have been re-irranged to Clarif'f' a nd bring together the e l<· penln invol~ed In the publi ca tion of Chess Lif e. Me mbe rship promotion and r eo tentlon, Se iling and Sh ipping, e t c. This r e-a rrangement has been done w ith the pe rmIssion and approva l of Mr. Rosenblatt.

TOURNEY RULES (Continued from p ilg e 3, col. 4)

oppone nts with whom h. hIS drawn. The tied players are ar­ra nged in the orde r of Ihe sums so obt~lned.

(b ) If ~ tie still r.m~ln s, the !le d players ~~e a~ranged In the orde r of thei r SCOrU ~g.inst euh oth· er in the tourn,me nt.

tc ) If there .s s tlll a tie. th. tie II dec ided by lot.

CHESS TACTICS (Continued from pilge 5, «11 . 4)

chances a lm"",t alwaY' favor the $Ide with the !IO\Jndcr po6ltiOn. 21. _.... B-Q5ch ll. B-Ql P ·B4 22. K·Rl KR·ICI 24. P-K5 Q l< P m~t.

"''hltc's last move, of coune, was 11 blunder. But a Pawn had to go, and White was still undcv<::loped. T hey 9Y it ls easy to blunder in a bad position.

Toronto (OntariO) Chess Club: The summer invitational tournament ended in a vletory fo r F . R. Anderson with 7'>1-2'1..; R. Drax, 7·3; P. Valtonls Sr,i· " '>1 ; C. Fuster 5-5; I. Suk 3-1; n . Slemms , •.

KE NNETH HARKNESS USCF Business Manage r and Membership Secre t a r 'f'

WOMEN'S CHESS (Continued from page 2, col. 4)

order to travel to California to play in Ule USCF Open, has an­nounced her in tention to play in the m~io event, eyen i£ the major­ity of wumen <k:cidc to play for Ule Women's Open title in a separ­ate tourament.

Mid.West Open Championship _t Lou· isvllle, Ky. Is announ~ as open to all. S nl Swiss. with $25 prhe~ and trophle"; date October 22·73; 1st rd at 10 a.m. Oc:t. 2Z at Central YMCA bldg.; entry fee $3.00; fur detai"'- w r ite. R. W. Shields. TO, Y1>ICA Chess Club, 614 E. Marke l ; or Geor ge T. Edmiston, Secoy, YMCA Bldg .• Louisville 2.. Ky. Not an· nounced as a USCF rated event.

Mushall (N.Y.1 Chess Club: William Lomburdy played a 17·game simUIl.ane· ous at the Marshall C lub, winning all ,ames. The exhibition was part of a sm,lI campaign to raise funds to help d efray Lombardy's expenses to t he U.S. Open at Long Beach, a nd $80 was col. lected for this purp""e. A USCF Af­filiated Club.

- by Nicllolas Gabor

S_oJul lonl, rl ma rb , SUlfilflu tlonl, .te., .s wall .. compos itions b, .ny and .11 composers .re welcome . Addre" all communlc.tlons ~ Nichola. GabOr, Holli Kem pl r Lilnl, CincinnatI 6, Ohio.

l'roMtm No. '83 B, Robert E. Burge r Berke le y, Cill iforni . \,

Dedicated to his daughle r, EHeen Theresa, age 4 months

Probl~", No. 581

By Robert E. Burger

Berkeley, Cilliforniil

Prob/tlft No. '84

Bv Robert E, ~urger

P,obltm No. '86 By Feren<:: Fleck

Budilpest, Hungilry "Parallel! 50" Jan. 1950

Dedicated to J. Hartong

I"Totat Fleck")

T HE en tire two-mover seelion of today's oIIerings is devoted to "first puhlieatiom," compositions by our friend [rom Calilornia known

to -us. His recent international successes (first prize, Yugoslavia-USA compos ing contest 1954, etc.), his t'Cfresbing novel and often bold treat· ment of ideas entitle him, in our opinion, to this honor.

Solvers of No. 586 arc requested to submit, in addition to the key­move, Black's first and White's second moves.

The quarterly "Solvers' Ladder" will appear in our next issue.

, SoI..l;oll$' . 11/at. II.. Sr.!'u!. Wa,!

No. 571 (llassberg): 1. B·84, threatening 2. Kt·B6 m ate. explolUng the pinned rook and bishop. UnVinnlng of any of these 2 vlcees constitutes the Z modernistic play~. 1 . ... _h, Kl-K3 unpl n ft tile Rook, allo .... \ng 2. QxB mate. 1. , ........ , Kt-K4 UDJIins the Ri~h ... p. In"ltlng 2. Kt-K3 mate. A ~hlrd variation OCCu rs arter L ..... _ .• Qrl'. 2. Kt·Kt4.

No. :>72 (Holladay): 1. Q-84, threatening 2. Q.KB2 male. The 2 &Ilt mates follow_ inc the Black Queen's checking moves are masterfully changcd . SefoI'(! the key: 1 .. _ ..... , QxKlch! 2. RxQ mal e. 1 . . __ .. , Ql<Reb l 2. QxQ mate. After the key: 1. _._ .. Q"Kt ch! a. Kt-QZ mate and 1. .... _ ... QxR! 2. Kt-K" mate. U 1. __ ._. K·K4. 2.. Kt·B6 mat". The try 1. QxKtP accounts lor the presence of the black QR. Wby!

No. 513 ll>farysko} 1. Q·K t4, threat 2.. Kt·K3 or Kt-K5 double-.check·mat.e. Spectacular play: I. _._._, 8xKt, 2. R·QS. 1 .... _ .. , QxKt. 2. 8-B2.. 1. __ .... R·QS, 2-B-Ksqu. I. ......... 8·Q.s. 2.. R"B. (GrimSha .... !) The d ouble threat is ill neccssIty in this mechanism.

No. 574 (Couture) I. R·Kt6. waiting! The 3 moves of -tbe black Bisho p lead to 3 variations cau$.ing square-blocks. ThuS: I . ..... _ .• nxR. 2. Q·Kt7 threat 3. Kt-Kt7 nute Dnd if 2 ... _ .... , BxKt, 3. P·K~ mate. wh ile after 1. __ ... KlIKt, 3. Q·K 5 mate. U 1. ......... B·Kt, 2. IHU, K_R2, 3. RxP mate. (The bishop always blocks!) Arter 1. ...... _, B·Q, 2.. KI_KI7 ch!.K·B2 and 3., Qxll mate. It 1. _ .... _. KI moves, 2. P-lCl ch. Kl<Kt; 3. Q-K3 mate. A very beautltul problem, but to- our r egre t , it cannot com· pete In nur Infonnal yearly contest, since It hl.$ appeareq 1n 1951 In a Canadian ehess-.column. .

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AUgJlst 20 , 1955

s,,'urJrt, Pige 8

AIl"u,t 20, 1911

Position No_ 164 Lazdl .. ·Zenlt.... I(~a 1936. White

AVes t he t ame by 1. Q.88c:h, K·B3; 2. Q·R8eh, K·54; 3. P-Nuh. pxt .. ; •. R·Qlc:h~ PxR; 5. Q-Qnkh, Q"Q lIla]emale! A number or solvcrs whu saw thll line unrorlun.tely transpoud movcs by cornmenelnll l. P-N4, over]ookln, tbe re· p ly I ......... , P-N4ch; 2. QxPch, QKQeh; . nd muck ", In$ the ,.ndln •.

A rew other /iO]vcrs t ried at"lemaLc In 4. never movln/:' the KNP, and not flotle· Ing that It rem.lned r r f!<! to move. An· other high I.dderm.n tumbled on S. Q­KSch, KxQ "slp!en.ate H

• altho here 6. KKP has bee" m.de 1'<>SSlble. Another try by L Q.HJI(:h, K-B3; L R.Q7! over­looks Q·KR8 (mat~~); 2. Q-K7eh! Is • Similar OVllrs1ght or the I lmple J'flply KKQ.

Correct so lutions are uckno",lodlll:ed from: M. F. Anderson, Francis 11. Ash· Icy, F. Athey, Jr., Irving Be5Cl n, Milton D. Hlumenthsl, W~ltH n. aatle, Abel R. Ilomber.ult, Guton Chap pull, G<.'Orll:e Y. CbllllC, J. E. Comstock, W. J . Couture, Or. II. B. Cabs, John D. Carh.rt, F.dWI" Cault, Guy C. ( ;entry, Franil: J. O-olee, ' I'om Grlrrtth .... 11"lI h .:. Irnl't, It ... n. lI aye~. M"~ lI e ,-~b<: r/:,e r. ltubcrt G. U""k. "r. Victor t::. Huitman, Edwurd J. Kor· panty, Kenneth Lay, Untold Llle f, M. A. Mlchul'I ' , MIIX MllsteiD, F,'cd ) •. Morn· In ll~tl' r. 1I0ww rd T. Murray, JOIl I I. Mur. ray. Charlel Mu.<g r(we , Jo:dmund Nash. Richa rd B. Olsrm ', Ge<)r J:" W . Payne, Nkholu " .ymond. !:;dmund Rom.n, Dr. MIX Schlouer, Or. L Schwart~ William A. Scott, IrwiD Sllfmond, I'aul U. Smith, Paul J . Sommer , Andrls StllkUs. Oob St~lnmc)·cr. II nns T •• Weigand, lIarley 1>. Wllbul. Willh,m B. Wlbon, n. F. Win. kelman. Nell P. Witlins. ~nO L. E. Wootl. !i'l point tn Fred .. r lck H. K e rr.

The lo llter! WnOl by 47'10·17'10.

• W.I(om. to New Soi .... n.

Jolt,'nalne" .1 ollie Stpttmfnr J.'

Louisiana State Champions toip Shreveport, La.

Rest ricted to Loutllana and MISilulvpl reJ ld~ntl; It E]eano r Room of P " S Hote l, 72ii Jordan SL: en t ry ree $2.00 to USCY memhers, $7.00 W non·men,· ber. ; re,lstrallon !I '.Dl. Sept . S, pill)' beglnl 10 a.m .; trophlefi; ' TO Newlon G ranl, A. Wyatt J ones aulstln/:,.

100% USCF rated event.

Scplt mbtr J-1 Fifth Mid wes t Ope n Ch<lmpions hi p

Omaha, Ncb. Open ; at .Ir·eonditioned :Holel Rome;

.. rd Swila; ' Ulra nteed l it prl~e $73.00 and other p rlzes aeeordln/:, II> number of enlrl<'!li; en try fce: $7.00 (i ncludlllll' NCA memberShip); for d etaUs, write: E. E. Ire]and. 6941 Binney St., Om.ha , Nob.

100% USCF n ted ~vent.

Scplcmbrr J., Ala bam. Ope n Champion stoi p

Birmingham, Ala. Open; . llIte title In r anking Aillbamn

re~dent ; ,t Birmingham Centra l YMCA: 7 rd Swl!'/l. 4 hrs I'U round time limit ; ~ntry lee: "HIO; prizes: 1st 65%, 2nd 20%, 3rd 10'%. 4th 5% of net recelpb aner pllym en t of the cJ(ponul; 1st ro begin, 9:00 I.m. Sept. 3; for deta llJf or advance rClLlatrlltion. write: lllrmlnJ.! ham Chess Club, 320 Mass~y Bhll1., lJ\rmlnlO' h~m. A ll .

100% USCF rat.d .vent.

N""tm/Jn 2j-'17 2nd North Central,open

Champ io"ship Mil waukee, Wis.

oJ)t:!n; .t Hotel Wisconsin; 9 rd Swiss; entry ree $7.00 for lJSCF members, $8.00 for non-memlx! rs; guara nteeO 1st prin Of Sl5(J.OO . nd gunranteell mini· mum lot. , prize·fund ol $400.00; lor de· t . 1I8. write: Arpad 1":. E lo, l'!IM No. Flebnmtl Drive. Milwaukee 10, WI ..

100% USCF ratad ev'n t .

~ou,.namenl ofJ/e Srplrm/Ur 111_11

WlShlngton Woodpulherl

SeaNle, Wash_

S, nd to CHESS LIFE. 123 No. Humphr. y Ave .. O, k Put<. III. for appllca­l ion form for .nnouncinl lourn"m~nl in th is column.

Restrlcttd to Washlngton play~n un­d~r USC"- and WCF ~xpert and m .. ter ratlbg.; It Sealll~ Ch~ss Club, 616 Madl· SOD St.; 6 rd Swtu, 30 movet pe r hr.; ~nlry tee: $).(10; ht nl at 10 a.m. Sat.; 1st place trophy and oth~r prlzea; TD Vlktors Pupoll; ror d etails wrtte: Oliver W. LaFnoDicre, 2807 W. Yakima Av~., Yakima, WaSb.

Un l". otherwis" sp.clfled, I II tourn.men~ announced In fh ls colUmn a re IO~ USCF rat. d. Ra llng fe.s. If an y, Ir. IncludU In specifIed enlry f •• ; nO add ltlon , 1 r,lInl f •• for non·me mM" USCF.

Augusl 27-28 Panhand le Open Ch <lmpion s hip

Lubbock. T .,.;. opcr/. $ rd Swtss; entry lee $3.00;

at, 2nd and lrd pl.ce lo:ophlel plus $00/0 , 30% li nd 200/0 ot net en t rance feu all cash prtzes; TD Ceorge Kolta· nl>wskl; tor detail.!!. write: Fred B. H.mU, 34 11 20tb Street, Lubbock. Tex.

I~ USCF rated evenl .

A IIg ... ' 26·18 H urt of Amcrici Open

K.nus City, Mo. 01>(:0; !rd annual He.rt or Amcrlca,

at Downtown YMCA, 10tb lind Oak, Kansas City; 7 rd Swill; Entry h e $1.00; l It prlz~ $100.00, total p rizes $322.00, also "12.00 in Class prizes; 1st rd , taru 1 p.m. Aug. 26tb; lor detailS, write: MlI(lnod Korrell, Sec'y, YMCA ChcAII Cluh. 10th and Oak, Kansas City 6. Mo.

100% USCF riled event.

Srplu"btr 3·' Pcnnsylvania State Champions hip

Hazle t on, Pennl_ Iteltrlcted to residents of Pennsyl­

vania or members of P ennsylvanIa ChCQ Clubs: 7·rd Swiss. 45 moves In two houn; entry fee '2.00; pr izes in casb oDd mer · ch.nd l .... t ro phy to Champion; T D Wm. A. !tu lh; for d~\A II$, write: A. W. F~y, 187 No. Church St., Hazl~ton, Pcnna.

100% USCF ra led event.

Stpl t mbtr 'l_' New Engl .n:l Championship

Newlxlryport, Mass. At YMCA; open; 7 nI SWIosI : entry

deadllno Au, uII 31; 18t nI 6:00 p.m . S"pt. 2; $10 entry fee; $100 1st prlu! ph,s olheN; brin. clocks, boarda, sets; -.ond enLry fcci Or Inqulrlcs to: aart. lett Could, ]5 Walnut Street, N.vibury. port, MIIM.

1l1li% USC F r.ted evan t .

Stplcmf,u 2-' New J ersey Open Champions hip

PI<linfie ld, N . J . Open! 1 rd Swiss; eDlry tlUllllnc 1

p .m. Sepl . 2nd, Rd I beRinK II p.m.; a t J anet Sobel 'F.stale, 1171 Woodl.nd Avc .• Plalnrteld, N. J. : "otry fee : $7.00 plul USCF membenhlp, $5.00 ror Jun· i,,",; euh l'rl.r.e. and trophy. '1'0: K en­n .. t h lIarkn~!S: hr lnR cbess clocks a nd sell! ; ror de ta ils. wrltc: Edwin M. F,,"st , 14~ Myrtle Ave., Plp\ntle ld, N. J.

100% USC F r.ted evenl.

SrIJttmhr 3-' Iowa O pen Ch .mpionsh ip

D.venport, 11,. oven ; 7 rd Swiss; entry dc:odllne 1:30

p.m. (CST), rd 1 begins 2:00 p.m. .t Tri-Clty Chou .. Ch ecker C lub; entry lee $7 ($2 r e fu nded to e ntranh com· pictlnll ull rds); ~ngrllved trophy to winne r , Cln.'ll B . nd C players on1y are ellllible for .11 'other prl"1; for de­tails, wrlle: J obn Warren ~ Monne D\aly OIq>atch, Moline, lit

10CI"K0 USCF rated e ve nt.

Stpttmbtr J.' Florida State Champions hip

Open to State residenll .nd villtin.C tourlMs ; 1 rO Swlu, time limit 20 moves per hr.; entry lee 14.3iS; Trophle~ /lnd c:l~h pr!zc8 with 25% of entrants U!I­ua]y .warded prizes; f or detaUs write: Major J . n . Holt , Lonll Beach vIa Sara· $Gu . Fla.

100,. USCF tilted event.

Stptnolxr J·1 North Caroli"a C hampionship

Southern Pines, N.C, Reltrleted to North Ca rol ina resi­

de nts; 6 rd Swiat, time limit IS hr. per round: ."try lee $:l.5(J; Trophy a.nd cash prizes; a t Southland Hotel, South_ em P1n~s, N.C.; for details write Wm. E. COlt, nOJ( 936. SOl.lthem PInes, N.C.

101,. USCF r . ted . vent.

Srpumbn 3-$

St. Plul Open Chl mpionlhip St. P <lu l, Minn_

Open to IIU; romblDI~ Nortbwest Open with St. Paul O pen; I t Downto"n YMCA, 9th .. cedar; 1 I'd Swill; ent". fee $7.00, lor h!J:hSC.hool students ".00; Cua"lInteed $100 first prtxa plu. tropby and other prizes; 'I'D Robut Cove; for detaUs, wrltc: Robert Gove, " Down­town YMCA, 9th", Ced.r St., St . P.u1, Minn.

1~ USCF rI led event.

Srpl~rnlxr 3-' Ohio State C"ampions h ip

Seven round Swiss; OpeD; .all entrant must bo USCF members; CUb prlln and tnvclling trophy for Ohio Sute Champion; for further detailS, w rlte: S. Ron Owenl, 12.4. South Point Drlve, Avon t.oke, Ohio.

100% USC F r.tad ev.nl.

Stpl~mfxr 3-' Southw~lf~rn OP@R Ch ''''l5ie"l hiJl

Waco, T exas Open to aU; a t Roosev~]t Uotel; 7 rd

!;wi~"; entry tee $5.00 plu s membership !n USC'" . nd TCA $5.00; $100 , u .. an. teed .. I prl~c, other euh p rhel a nd troph lcs; r.nklng junior recognhccl at Junio r Champion; TO: Geor,-c Koltan. oW5kl; ""latraUon 10 '.m. to IlOOD Sit. Sept. 3; pl.y begins I p.m.; tor del.elb, w ri te WlIlam H. Jamcs, P resident TCA, Leroy, Texas.

100% USCF r.ted . ... nt.

100% USCF ratad event.

Ottob~, J-'l

W ashington St.te Open

Se.Hle, Wash. Open; a t Seattle Chess Club, 6 16 )la!!\·

son S t .; .. 1'(1 Swiss, 40 movel In 2. hra.; entry fcc $3.00; 1st place c hoice of cuh or trophy. other prlzel; • rank in. Wash. nosldenll qllllllly ror State In­vll.eUon.l; TO Vlktors PlIpoll; -It rei at 9 '.m. SIt.; for details write: Oliver W. LaFr .. n le .... 2tI07 W. Yair.lm. Ave_, Yak· ima, W .. h.

100% USCF r.led avent.

OctDb~r 11-16 For t W ayne Open Tourn.me nt

F o rt Wayne, Ind-, Open; at Work! FrIendship Hall, Ft.

Wayne YMCA, 226 E. WlIShinIton Blvd.; 5 f(I Swlu, 2:1 moves per ht; entry fee: SS.OO; prlu,: $3.00 of ree to prize fund. divided $O~ , »S, 20" ror lat, 2nd s nd lrd; lor detaua. write: WUlard H. wn. son, Jr., 10111 Coler lek St., Fort Wayne, Ind . .

100% USCF r . t . d . ... nt.

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(In dozen lots, without (8~, $7." pa, setl

No. 21 (BlICk & Ivo r y) or No. 22 (Red & Ivory): F.lted and heavily load lod .. t In lea the ratt..:ov.,ed U le, , . I hown. $16 95 $20.00 'e .. 15% to . USCI' m . mbeno .... __ 7 _ ........... _. ____ . •

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No. 23 (Black .. Ivory) or No. 14 (It ad .. r .. ory): "ailed and h .. vUy Io.ded let In lea lhe r.tt.-cove red da lux. U M with Indlvldul' ,.It. lin.d dlvl$>ons for a ll p ieces (not shown). $19 75 $15.00 tess 11% to USCF m. m bano._. ___ ._ ..... ____ •

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