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TCA Plans Program of Chess Promotion By HOMER HYDE

S~(Tel<fTy-T,easu,." Tex<u Ch~!f Astoria/jon

At its business meeting September 1 during the S. W. Open Tourna­ment at the Hilton Hotel in San Antonio, the Texas Chess Association voted to adopt a vigorous program of teaching the game of chess to youngsters throughout the state, simultaneously enlisting new members _ in the TCA-USCF_ The program will consist of cooperating with the South Texas and Panhandle Chess Associations in dividing the state into ap­proximately 21 Districts. District Chess Promoters will be appointed to carryon the promotional work, using as a guide Kenneth Harkness' "Blue Book of Chess."

All players becoming a member of the TCA must also join the United States Chess Federation, and all tournaments sponsored by the TCA will continue as before to be 100% USCF rated events. The members present voted not only to continue this arrangement, but also to cooperate in every way possible with the USCF in its pro· motional activities. A further stipu_ lation adopted was that hereafter joint dues of $5.00 must be paid to the Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. Homer H. Hyde, 3801 Ethel Avenue, Waco, Texas; if, instead, dues are sent to the USCF Business Manager, the member will not automatically be considered a member of the TCA unless an additional fee of S1.OO is paid directly to the TCA secretary, or upon attendance at a joint TCA­USCF sponsored tournament.

Owen W. Johnson of Dallas was elected President. Mr. C. H. Bone of Baytown, near Houston, was ap­pointed Vice-President for Youth Activities. Mr. Bone has achieved considerable fame as a teacher and promoter of the game in the Hous­ton area, and his selection was con­sidered a major step in the TCA's promotional campaign_ C. Fred

ht SOUTH JERSEY OPEN N ovembcl' 2-4, i956 H ammonto1t, N. J.

See Page Eight for Details

Tears, Jr. of Dallas will continue as Vice·President in charge of Tournaments and Matches. Mr. Tears has done distingUished work in promoting the major TCA-spon· sored tournaments in ·the past sev­eral years. Max Burkett of State College, New Mexico, will serve as Vice-President for College Chess, and A. G. Miller of Ft. Worth as Vice-President in charge of Fi­nances.

Those attending the S. W. Open missed the presence of USCF Presi­dent Frank R. Graves of Ft. Worth, who has always been a regular par­ticipant sporting his badge "Dumb­est Players in Texas!"

It was the feeling of those pres­ent that the next S. W. Open would be able to offer higher guaranteed cash prizes than ever before.

USCF DIRECTORS APPOINTED

William C_ Koenig of Baltimore has been officially appointed as USCF Director for the affiliated Maryland Chess Association; and 1st Lt. John Hudson of Dover AFB, Dela. has been appointed to fill the one vacancy in the group of USC Directors from the affiliated Penn­sylVania Chess Federation. Hudson, although at present in Delaware, is eligible as member of a Philadel­phia club and former Philadelphia resident under Pennsylvania Chess Federation rules.

Robot Chess By E. M.

T HE effect of the electronic computers on our social and economic lives is an indusu'ial revolution that is the province of scientific treatises.

Here we'll consider the insigniIicant question of the computer's ability to play chess.

The electronic computer, like the fingers, abacus, and adding ma­chines, is a device to speed calculations and relieve the memory of the operator. The limitation of the fingers, abacus, and adding machines is that they cannot formulate rules, generalizations to be followed in subsequent operations.

The electronic computers are, literally, tens of thousands of times faster than the speediest electric calculators, with a capacity of ten to a hundred thousand operations per second. The electronic computer also has a "memory" and can accumulate data that will direct its future operations.

Perhaps the best illustration of the differences between the aba­cus, adding machines and electron· ic computers is the 'switch' story:

The abacus will figure the cost of five pies at 25 cents each.

The adding machines will, in ad­dition, consider the flavor of the filling (apple or squash.)

The electronic computer will re­cord the entire recipe and discover the age and the glamor of the baker.

Without the participation of the operator, the computers will per­form a long chain of operations (steps), and change the steps in subsequent operations in accord­ance with dictates of interim re­sults. The computer reaches a definite level of automation, 'inde­pendence' of aU human guidanee. The analogy to reasoned human action, though limited, is inescap­able.

The human operator 'instructs' the computer. In copious detail, the operator indicates the simple steps and their order. The machine is also set to act independently. In rigidly circumscribed instances, guided by results obtained, the computers make their own choice, limited by the accuracy required and the preferred answer (the smallest radix).

The instructions are translated into the language of the machine (coded). In the predetermined or­der, countless electrical impulses ar e directed to obtain desired re­sults_ The task of the operator is to set the computer (programing).

At the input (the entrance, the intake) are recording devices that code the verbal instructions into the language of the computer. At the output (the exit) the devices re­verse the process; the language of the machine~ is decoded into hu­man language.

The operation of each step is tied to the entire scheme of operation. Each succeeding step, and all op­erations Ire inter· related and deter­mine the paths of the next and all the following steps.

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ROSENWALD DRAWS STRONG FIELD

The Lessing J_ Rosenwald Trophy Tournament at the Manhattan Chess Club opened with a strong entry list of Grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky, U . S. Chamipon Arthur Bisguier, Sidney Bernstein, Donald Byrne, Arthur Feuerstein, Bobby Fischer, Eliot Hearst, Max Pav'ey, Edmar Mednis, Herbert Seidman, George Shainswit, and Abe Turner. Hearst substituted for 1. A. Horo­witz who was unable to play.

Early rounds saw Arthur Feuer­stein leading 2-0, closely followed by Donald Byrne and Samuel Reshevsky with 2-1 each. Edmar Mednis and Herbert Seidman with IIh_lh each pressed hard on their heels. Byrne in the first round de­feated Reshevsky on time. The two wins of young Manhattanite Feuer­stein were tallied against George Sbainswit and Eliot Hearst.

SLAV DEFENSE Meo: Page 191, column 50

Rosenwald Trophy Tourney New York, 1956

White Black A. FEUERSTEIN E. HEARST I. P·Q4 P-Q4 21. P_B5 Kt·B3 2. P-QB4 P·QB3 22_ B.Kt2 B_Q4 3. Kt-KB3 Kt.B3 23. KR_BI R·B4 -t. P·K3 P-K3 24. Q·Q3 Q·B2 5. B·Q3 QKt-Q2 25. P-KR3 Q.B3 6. QKt.Q2 P-B-t 26. R_B2 R-Ql 7. 0-0 B_Kl 27. R.Ql Kt-Q4 8. P-QKt3 0 ·0 28. Q·K4 P·Kt5 ,. Q_K2 Q·R4 29. B.Bl Q-RS 10. B·Kt2 BPxP 30. KR.Q2 R-B5 11. KPxP P-QKt3 31. Q_K5 R·B-t 12. Kt·K5 B·Kt2 32. Q·K2 B·B3 13. KtxKt KtxKt 33. R·Q3 Kt-B6 14. PKP PKP 34. Q.Kt4 P-R4 15. Kt_B4 BxKt 35. B·K3 RxQBP 16. PxB B-R6 36. Q-R4 P_Kt3 17. BxPch KxB 37. Q·R4 P·Kt4 18. Q.Q3<:h K_Ktl 38. R-Kt3 R-B4 ". BXB KR-Ql 39. RKPch Resigns 20. Q-R3 P.QKt4

LONG ISLAND AMATEUR November 22-25, 1956

Brooklyn, N. Y. See Page Eight for Details

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Maotering the End Game

By WALTER KORN, Editor of Meo But The Goose Is Cooked!

Diagram No. 34 is a replica of Diagram No. 32, which claimed a win by 1. Q.Q4, Q-R3; 2. K·Nl, Q-N4; 3. Q.B5, P-N3; 4. 8-84, K-Q'7; 5. B·B1, K-K8; 6. B-R6, P·B7; 7. Q-K5ch, K-Q7; 8. Q-Q4ch, K·K8; 9. Q-Q3 and wins.

As the study is a Ist·prize winner in .m Argentine International competition, it is most amazing to Dote its deep "holes." They reflect on the Irtudy, on the judges, and on the quality of present·day Western study composition and show the need for improvement. The study is cooked not only in one, but several obvious ways!

Firstly, White wins also after: -''---'-'-'----'=-----------(a) 1. Q·N6, K·Q7; 2. Q.82 ch, Ko08; Diag'<1nl N~. 34 3. K·N2, Q·RB; 4. Q·82, K·K8; 5. Q·Bl ch. If 1. ........ , K-Q8; 2. Q-Nl ch, K-B7; 3. Q-Nl ch, K-Q7 ; 4. Q-Q3 ch, K-B8; 5. Q-B3 ch, K·Q8; 6. QxP ch, K-BS; 7. Q-K3 ch, K-B7; 8. Q·K2 ch, K-BS; 9. B-Q3 and wins. If 1. ........ , Q-N6; 2. Q·K3 ch, K.Q8; 3. QxP ch wins similarly. Finally, if 1. ........ , Q·R6 j 2. Q·KNI ch i! which leads us to the second possible cook in this study, namely to the trans· position:

(b) 1. Q·Q4, Q·R3i 2. Q·NT chi, K·Q7; 3. K-N1 , K-B6; 4. Q·B5 ch, K·N6; S. B·M ch, K-R5 (5 ......... , K· B6; 6. B·NS dis. ch. wins); 6. B-Q3, Q·R8 ch; 7. K·N2 wins.

This variation (b) was discovered simultaneously by Herb Seidman when I showed him the above an­alyses, and by Kasparyan In

The third annual match between Cuban and Floridan players, spon· sored by the National Sports Com­mission of Cuba and the Inter· American Chess Club saw the

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"Shakhmaty," disputing Missiaen's claim to first prize.

NOTE: We IpolO9lza for Ihe ornlulon of the While Bishop on Bl In dilllr. m No. 33 Ind trust that Its absenc. did nol confuse an ... of OU r readers.

Cuban team take the two·round event na .... owly by 9·3-Cuba won the 1st .. ound 51,2-1,2 hut lost the 2nd round 2¥i-3¥i at the Alcazar Hotel, joint headquarters of the Inter-American and Greater Miami Chess Clubs. Cuban Champion Juan GonUlles won and drew with Flor-ida Aristides Aguero; Mar-vin ,ranking Florida junior won and against Cuban Junior Champ Manuel Barredo; Fred Bor­ges drew and lost to Armando Cabrera; Henry Pardo lost and drew with Rogelio Ferrer; Charles Wisch lost and drew with Jose R F lorido; and August OUen won and lost to Hugo Santa Cruz..

North Jersey defeated South Jer· sey 15-10 in a match held at Ham­monton, N. J. in which fourteen clubs participated. This was the second North vs. South match; the North won the earlier event hy a wider margin and the improved score of the recent match encour­ages Soath Jersey to greater efforts in future matches that are being planned.

The Vancouver Province finds that chess becomes contageous. Publication of a chess colUmn by W. Frank Fillery has resulted in a number of the Province carrier boys becoming chess fans. They now meet regularly for chess in· struclion by a retired chess en­thusiast Edward J. J. Hall, 77; and recently were photog,-apbed at their divel'Sion by Frank Fillery, chess editor, who doubles as chess newspaper photographer.

APPEASEMENT PAYS DIVIDENDS

Guthrie McClain, editor of the California Chess Reporter, cele­brates the victory of his slanders on USCF officials and policy (which wcre rewarded by election to office as USCF vice·president) by con­tinuing his program of misrepre­sentation in the August issue of the Chess Reporter. This is, of course, the usual result that appeasement produces, rather than that "har­Illony" that the stupid timidly pro­claim as jus tification for an inglor. ious capitulation.

The new attack on the USCF is an unsigned article on the USCF Rating System, presented in the familiar s tyle of misrepresentation, falsificaUon, and deliberate sup­prcssion of fact. Since it is obvious that the author o[ it neither knew nor cared how the system actually works, this complete indifference to facts is so characteristic of pre­vious propaganda that it is easy to suspect that Mr. McClain is the author.

USCF Rating Statistician Ken· neth Harkness has prepared an adequate (If overly gentle) answer to the fabrications in this article. If his reply is not accorded space in the Ca \i(ornia Chess Reporter, it will be published in an early issue of CHESS LIFE for the in· Cormation oC a wider audience.

MORE DONATIONS FOR CHESS LIFE

Slowly but steadily the CHESS LIFE Printing Fund continues to grow, but not fast enough or big enough as yet to solve the problem of sound lInancing. There is still time COl' thOSe who have not con­tributed to send In their checks­which wili serve as visual tokens of their bclief (if such is their belief) that CHESS LIFE has not been a vain endeavor.

As of October 4th, 1956 the fol­lowi ng were added to the list of conb'ibutions: Previously listed ..... .... .. ...... $263.98 Anonymous ...................... .. ............... ... .. !~.~ Selde" Trumbull ................... ,............ 10.00 Anonymol1S ............ _._ .... _ ... _........... 5.00 George Albright ._ ..... _ ... _ ... _ ... _._... 5.00 Rober t Brle l"cr .......... __ .......... __ ...... 5.00 Robut UoUoway ..... _ ...... _ .... _............ 5.00 Pau l Llg tvoet ... ~.~ ... ~ ........ _ ............. _.. 5.00 J ohn Minier .................. _ ........ _......... 5.00 Clrt P~nnlnalon ...... ___ ... _.~ ... ~..... S.OO WIUI.m Ra1eu\'1 ..... _ ... ~ .... ~ .. _ ... _..... 5.00 Dr. Rlchud Rlil ier "' ..... _ ........ _ ... _..... 5.00 Ne ll WltUnl" ............... _M.................... 5.00 Radne C. C. mem bers __ .......... _ ... __ 3.15 Rudolph Wttte man ............... _.......... 3.00 WInthrop Beach .................................. :1:.15 Dart & Marauct Gould ................ 2.00 John HornIng ............... ...................... 2.00 Shetdon Re In .................. ..... ................. 2.00 William Slater ..................... ............... 2.00 Wemer Schroeder ............................ 1.00

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North Shore Chess L .. gue (Mus.N.H.!: The AprU·Junc lea rn tournament of the League Will won by Salem with 20 points; tied for ucond Were Newbury­port .. nd Lynn with 18 points each, fol_ lowed by Portsmouth with 16 pOints. A tiSCF LUl"uo Armllte.

51. P,ul (Min".) Chen Club: A mal<::h a,alnst the newly orllanized Coon Rapids ChcS.l Club wu won by St. Paul 6~-4"". Winning for St. Paul wero William K&1s­er, Robert C. Gove, Harry FIeld. Leon· ard Hauor, Alden RUey, and Thomas Brtmna n, while ROler ~I .. nd dN.'w with John Clune of Coon Rapids. Full polnta for Coon Rapids were Wlied by Lorn. Wnd, Herb Bloom, Ralph NIz­nlk, .nd Timothy Hemple. A user Club Aftillat •.

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All college d ubl .nd pia.,.." .... urged to lind news Item. to Fred.rlck H. Kerr, NIt"ny )2·13, Box 277, PflIn­syl~ani.. State Unly.rslt.,., Un ly."lty Park, P.nn • .,.ly.nl • .

W ORD has reachcd this r eport­er to the eHect that several

of the New York college teams do not plan to participate in the 1956 United States Intercollegiate Team Championship. Last year these teams said that they would be will­ing to play in Philadelphia. Plans were made to hold the tournament in that city in an eHort to attract more southern and western schools. This is not a New York City event; it is a national championship. Other teams must travel to New York when the event is held there. I have even heard some New Yorkers call Philadelphia a suburb of New York; it is only 90 miles from Man­hattan to Philadelphia's central city. It would, indeed, be unfor· tunate if CCNY, Fordham, and others could not make a trip to the suburbs. Now is the time to get the money {or this trip tl> gether, college clubs. U .a real ef· for t would be made in this direc­tion by every club, schools from as far away as Texas, Kansas, and Washington could make the trip.

Albert Weissman, acting presi­dent of the Intercollegiate Chess League, and Morde Treblow, vice­president for college chess of the Pennsylvania State Chess Federa· tion will be in charge of the tourna­ment organization. Eliot Hearst, the new USCF vice-president for col· lege chess, will be going through Army basic training and will not have time to help out.

Your columnist thinks that the University of Maryland has the strongest undergr aduate team in the country. Fordham and CCNY are urged to send scout to College Park, Maryland.

Among the new members of the Harvard University Chess Club is Fred Saner of Berkeley, California. Fred is a freshman physics major in Harvard University's College. He is only twelve years old. Cbess was given some good publicity when newspapers across the nation reported his registration at Har­vard. Fred, welcome to college chess.

Carl Deitrich, a sophomore matb major, is the new president of the Pennsylvania S tat e University Chess Club. Carl is a member of Penn State's vast army of Army veterans. Former president Robert Dejaiffe was elected vice.president He is a junior in chemical engineer. ing. David Steiman, a sophomore in chemistry, is now the public relations director. Clubs looking for matches can write to Carl Deit· rich, 110 Center Drive, Glen View, R.D. No.1, State College, Penn­sylvania.

Why should the U. S. intercol­legiate tournament be beld (or n ot be held) in a city other than New York from time to time? The first 25 answers to this question will earn Mail-Cbess Sets for the writ.

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CHESS AS WE SEE IT «"ness I:ife S,,'urd"'l, "'" I October 20, 1,,,6

Contributio ns from the Pens ' I. P ·Q41 16. Kt -Q5 Kt · B'1 17. Ktx Kt QxK t A sharp and quito Interesting RP1r:

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01 Outstanding Chess ArK/lysts and Writer! If now lB ......... , Ktx.P; 19. K txKt, BXK •• 10 B" P B·KtZ: 21. Brl!, K" B: 22. Q. ch', K.Ktl: 2.3. KR·Bl and White stands

Manhattan Defeats Marshall In Close Struggle

By U.S. Maste r DR. HAROLD SUSSMAN

THE Manhattan-Marshall match was the closest in many years, the latter beiOg turned back by a score of 5-3. Notable absentees for

the Manhattan Club were Reshevsky, Denker, and the Byrne brothers, while the Marshall roster lacked Fine, Rossolimo, and Sherwin.

The Marshall Club chose to contest the afrair at eight boards and the respective line-ups were quite c,'eniy matched this year. Never. theless, play s tarted as a Marshall rout and then slowly developed into a bitter fight.

First blood occurred at Board One where Pavey, the Manhattan Champion, defeated Seidman, the Marshall Champion. Pavey secured the better opening and gaining [rom several small slips on Seid· man's part in the mid·game, clever· Iy battered the latter's K·side into submission.

Al Horowitz, at Board Four, whipped Santasiere in a crisp game . Santasiere sacrificed a pawn unsoundly in the opening and then lost several pieces trying not to rose anotber pawn. His Conn was unrecognizable but Horowitz played very sharply.

The U.s. Champion, Arthur Bis· guier, won handily at Board Three. An unsound and premature attack by Pilnick cost him a pawn. He sacrificed a piece to freshen the at tack but blundered away his queen in an already lost position.

Despite the 3-0 bandicap, the Marshall team had visable assets. At Board Five Hearst in an un· even game had managed to win two pawns, while at Board Seven Saidy was handling a Benoni in masterly fashion and developed a tremendous position against Pink· u,.

The Evans·Lombardy and Col· lins-Shipman games were dead even, so the match shaped up at 4-3 with the Mednis·Sussman game as the decider.

That game, along with the Feuer. stein·Hearst epic, was in doubt duro ing much or the evening. The open· ing was a crucial variation of the Four Knights Sicilian and at one point in the early mid-game Mednis pondered one hour and two min. utes. Despite this lengthy medita. tion, Sussman succeeded In estab­lishing a s tronger mid·game. How. ever, as the battle reached the lime­pressure stage. several subtle s lips allowed Mednis to equalize. He then, under the pressure of having to win, made severa] slips of his own and Sussman reached a likely. Winning Rook and Pawn ending, one pawn up, as play ended ..

In the meanwhile, Hearst had mismanaged his won game and al· lowed Feuerstein to reach a win· ning set·up. That game seesawed back and fort h until adjournment time when it was seen that al· though Hearst was still two pawns up, there was no clear win.

At that point Capt. L. B. Meyer (Manhattan C.C.) and Capt. S. East· man CMmhall C.C.) agreed to end

Evltn at th is I ~ te d a le, tha , " nua l Manhatfln ·M, ... h. 1F Matc h II notable e nough " • che ss event 10 duerve • mOre det.lled reco rd ' ha" (.p.ce per· m itted .t Ihe l im e il WiS played. Thus bela led ly W it p ... lent Ih ll e), .. wlt"e"" commentary by one of t he part ldp.nll.

the match on a package deal as follows: Draws were agreed to at Boards Two and Eight (Evans-Lhm· bardy and Collins·Shipman) as these games wcre just skin and bones. Lombardy held Evans at bay all el'ening while the other game was evenly and well- conlcst· cd-both games concluding in sim· pIe Rook and Pawn endings. The other three games were "adjudicat­ed by agreement".

Saidy was given a win against Pinkus but it must be pointed out that the road was none too easy, while the Feuerstei n·Hearst game was declart'd drawn although Hearst was two pawns to the good. Actually, the Cinal position can go either way with Hearst able to force a draw by repetition, should he so desire.

At Bo.1rd Six. in return for the Feuerstein draw, Mednis, one pawn down in a probnbly lost Rook and Pawn ending, was per· mitted a draw.

The Marshall Club had no alter· native, as the match was lost any· way and they probably gained at least * point from the mass agreement. At the same time the players were sp3red the eHort oC a second session when the out· come of the match was certain.

There were several interesting side·lights. Lombardy had switched to the Manhattan Club while Seid­man this time represented the Marshalls (he is a member of both c1uhs). This tum of e\'cnts favored the Manhattan Club. Med nis.Suss. man and Colli ns·Shipman were rc· paired . The latter players dis· cussed a most interesting variation of the Queen's Indian Defense. The crowd was large and enthusiastic. and the Marshall hosts were very gracious.

Both sides shared in the glory. The l\1anhattanites, of course. were content in winning again, while the Marshall Club had the satis· faction of making them squirm this yea r.

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Manh'''.n C.C. Ma rsh .1I C.C. M. PI",,:>, , H. Seidman W. Lombardy ~ L. E"ans A. Blsgul(>r , C. Pllnlek I. A. Horowitz , A. E. Santasl"rc A. t'""ersttln ~ E. li earst Dr. H. Suuman '" E. !'o(ednl$ A. S. P inkus 0 A. Saldy W. Shipman V, J. W . Collins

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Manhattan·Marshall Miltch New York, 1956

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L. EVAN S W. LOMBAR DY (Marsh .1I C.C.) (Ma ntl . II . n C.C.) 1. Kt·KSl 4. 0 ·0 ()..O

Kt .KBl 5. P·Q3 P.Q l 2. P·KKtl , . P.B4 P·8 4

P.KK I3 7. Kt·8 3 KI.B3 3. B·Kt:I. B·KI1 I. B·Q2 Up until now evrrythlng hIS been s~·m· etrlcal and White e xpccl..'l, no doubt. that BI.ck wl11 follow suit. But ... 8. R·KIlI WhIte on his previous turn should have played R·KU. As played, Black I"alnl a tempo, a1thoulh It Is difficult to .sec what he can do with It. f. P·QR3 P·QR3 12. P -OKI 4 '" 10. R·Kn P -QKU 13. Px P 11. PIlP h P The crucial poslUon. B]ack must find a good mOve. ]3 . .... ....• P·K~ 15 met with 14. B-Kt5 followed by the maneuVer Kt· KI-B2-- Kl with a firm grip on the white squares. 13 . ........• P .Q4 Is met with \4. B-B4 and an evenlual Kt-Qz.Kt3·n~. White .... ould .lso be able to pl.y P ·K4 .... lth .,treet. DOCI Black have a move? 13. . 8-021 Let·. give White th., SlIme problem! 14. PoKa3 ... . , u . P·K4 Kt ·Kl At last the I"ame takes a ne .... CouTK'.

beltH. 18. P ·K41 20. Bli P KhQP

19. Q·81! Q. BlI 10 BKP was con5idercd but rc-je~ted he"ause 11. BxQB, Qrl!: U. Q" Kt Qx B foreed 23. Q..'<QP and Wlllte Is better. Of course, White must not PII! 22 JhB beeausc 22 ......... , KxB: 23. Q Ki R.KRI and Whltc can safely fnl,n. 21 ' KtxKt Q xQ 25. B·QRI B·QB' 22: Bx Q PxKt 26. P·KB3 p.o' 2] R-Q l KR. B1 27. B·Bl it·B7 24' 8 .Kt:I. R' S S 21. BlIQP " li P A~ Inle ...,5tlnl" pawn sacrilice pointed out by Geor,e Shalnnrlt wall: 23 . ••.•. _ •• BxB: !9. RxB. PJ<J> ; 30. P J<J>, R·R l. Bl.ck seems to have enou gh for the pawn. 29. BxB KxS :n. PxP S ICP 30. QR·BI Rill!; 33. K·B2 . .... . 31 RxR R·Kt3 Ai. first IIlancc It lookS as If White hI! the be tter of It, but Black has no \rO\l· ble dr3wlnl" the ending . A game with many interesUn, points even though It .... as s)"rnetrlc.1 for the first eight mOves. ... 00. 8 · . 1 39. a.-sp ... . ...

R.KKtl 34. R· B5 P ·B4 to. RlIB 15. K·K3 K·BJ 41 . RxRP Rx Pch 36. B·Q3 B·Q2 42. K..Q4 K.Q3

31. P· R4 K· K2 43. RxP R· K,5eh 38. P_R! .. , Draw AII~,ed

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Manhatt. n.Marshall Match

New York, 1956 Not" b~ U.S. Maslu Dr. H"rolrJ Sunmall

White J. COLLINS (Marshall C.C.) 1. P-Q4 Kf·KSl 2. Kt·KB3 P.K3 3. P·S4 ".Q Kt3 4. P·KKtl S ·Kt:I.

(Pleue turn to

Black W. SHIPMAN

(M.nhl ttln C.C.) 5. B·Kt2 B. K'1 , . ()..O 0.0 7. P-Q5 _ ..... .

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Wingate Kids Are Wild About Chess By FREDERICK H. KERR

Col/tgt ChtSi Lilt Editor

Mrs. Nancy Kissick graduated from the Pennsylvania State Univer· sity in 1955. Before hcr graduation, she had been an active member of tbe Penn State Chess Club. Whcn she began teaching at the Wingate Elementary School in the little Central Pennsylvania town of Wingate, she thought it only natural to teach chess along with the regular course of study. However, could the average third·grade pupil grasp the game? Would he be interested in chess? These questions were answered when the entire third and fourth grades went wild about chess. Little Edward Eminhizer Jr., won a tournament for the school championhsip. His par· • • ents and teacher took him to a meeting of the Pennsylvania State Unto versity Chess Club. Edward proved that he could hold his own against college s tudents and Ph .n.'s. If every school teacher would do the same, the USCF would never have to worry about getting new members.

CHESS AT THE: WINGATE SCHOOL

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Vol. XI, Number 4 October 20, 1956

Publlsh<KI. twiee a mOllth 011 the 5th and 20th by THE UNlT&D STATES CHESS FEDERATION. EIItered. as 8IX:ond class matier September 5, 1946. ilt the post offiee .t Dubuque, low •. under the act or I!l.\reb i, 1B79.

Editor: MONTGOMERY JdAJOR POSTMASTE R.: Plaue ral vrn undellvu.ble copie$ with Form 357' to Kenneth Harkness, USCF Busln .. , Ml nl,er, 80 Eut 11th Stnet, New York 3, N. Y.

By H ippollux

"With Reasonable Men I Will Reason" /" )"0111 tdilOlidl 0/ St pr. " 19'6 yo" ",cnlion "h.:ndie .. pp;ng inltf/ut"U

0/ incompel",/ I...,m .. " (011/'01." I btlit ~t Ihe m"mbt ' I .ho"IJ he be/It' inf(mntd Oil Ihis p,obltm. IV t JiwuiJ , .. II., /0 /ht edUU of (Omp/ttt f"tdom /0' ChtSI LiJt .

- PETER MUTO

D EAR Mr. Muto: When you spen k of "complete freedom for Chess Life," you raise

larger issues than I care to discuss. It is a controversial topic on which many pregnant and incisive arguments can be mru."shalled for either side. It can, for cxample, be plausibly argued that CHESS LIFE should be the official spokesman fOI" the USCF and that therefore it should express only the unilateral viewpoint of tile USCF officials in charge of USCF policies. But it can also be suggested that CHESS U FE should be the mouthpiece of all uscr members and therefore should be divorced completely from subservience to offici aldom so that it could express freely the varying opinions of th e mcmbership, whether such opinions coincidcd with official policy or not. It can be said persuasively that CHESS LIFE should support the official policy blindly, without regard to t~e \.:isdom or folly of such policy, it can be advanced equally per­suaSIvely that CHESS LU'E shou ld serve the membership as a brake upon oUicial despotism by expression of an independent outlook upon USCF policy. Discussion of this subject could become endless-and might indeed prove pmfitless as well.

So I will restrict my I'emarks to the theme of "handicapping inter­~erence of in~0!llpctent laymen." This phrase (which does not necessarily Imply any opinIOn of the editor conccrning the capability of the present USCF management) referrcd to the text of the new proposed By-Laws of the USCF which was recently submitted to the USCF Board of Di­rectors for discussion. The section in question provides that:

The Idito r;11 pallCY 0 ' Chen Llfl sh ill be dete,mined by the Ways .li nd Mean, Comml lt .. 0' , In It I !lbsen,e, by the Execut ive Committee.

There is, you will probably note, a curious omission-there is no mention of the Editor, although the determining of editorial policy (either alone or in conference with others) Is a normal function of an editor.

I will not, however, discuss the fact that personal malice and per­sonnl spite wcnt into this deposing of the Editor into a glorified office boy to run errands for the USCF officials. If you have read Part I of the W & M Committee answer to the California Committee (ably, if viciously, composed by my former acqullintonce Mr. Byland)- drculated at the Long Beach meeting- and Part I of the Statement of Beliefs and Recom­mendations circulated prior 10 the Long Beach meeting by Messrs. Alexander, McClain and their sycoph ants, which the W & :M document purported to answer, yO\1 will not need to be advised of the malice. If not, you must accept (or reject) my word for its existence.

Nor will I discuss at this time the fact that an abortive conspiracy of Messrs. Graves, Jones and Byland just pr ior to the Long Beach meet­ing with the aim of ousting tbe present editor (an attempt undertaken covetly behind my back) in its fa il ure probably inspired this more recent endeavor to depose the editor's authori ty since the attempt to depose the editor himself had failed . Such background material is not essential to the discussion of the proposed By·Law, although extremely en­lightening concerning the motivation and character of the authors of the text.

To assure you of the objectivity or my comments upon the pro­posal, I will remind you that my determination to retire from the editorship in December, 1957 is unshaken- I cannot conceive at this time of any circumstances that could possibly aIter my decision. There­fore , it does not concern me personally what authority or lack of authority my unfortunate successor may possess.

Then, what is wrong with the persuasive idea that the Ways & Means Committee should control and determine the policy of CHESS LIFE? They determine the policy of the USCF; why not CHESS LIFE? Aside from the very practical consideration that such concentration of power into the hands of one group 'is not only nndemocratic but dangerously inviting to despotic rule, there are several other valid objections:

1) The formula of the By-Law is so all-inclusive that it gives the W & M the authority to determine not only general policies but what specific features shall be published, what news printed, what subjects discussed

USCF Memb. rshlp Du •• , \ne:lud.ln, mb5crlptioD to a.- We, 1em1..nnual pubh­catiDD of nat.1t:onal ch_ retina', &lid. .u t:othor p rh1.leg .... :

O NE Y;i';A~';';'~'~''';~~ TWO V.ARS: $' .SO THREE YEARS: $lUG LIFE: $100.00 I : $111.00 {8 teom., Life Mem bersh", afte r 1. plym. nhl

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and what topics smothered-for all of this is a part of editorial policy. Now, as answers to the Chess Life questionnaire show, there Is a great diversity of personal opinion as to what should be published in Chess Life. No scatter ed committee is competent to judge from its own personal tastes what should be published to satisfy the tastes of all. The only man who ca n possibly bave any clues to the answer to this problem is the editor. He has these clues (not because he is any smarter or shrewder) be<:ause he receives them quite incidentaliy from a great variety of readers who write him expressing opinions, wishes, compliments and compla ints. Their letters give him a cross·section of reader reaction which no comm ittee can obtain and place him in tbe best position to judge what should or should not be published_

2) Committees are rarely successful, even when professionally com­petent, in directing business. Boards of Directors may outline the gen­cral policies, but in successfu l corporations the actual decisions of im­porta nce arc made (and will always be mnde) by the actual active man­agement of the particular enterprise and not by any board. 1t is true that many newspapers are, in a sense, edited by committees-but those committees are composed of trained and working newspaper men (pro­fessionals) who arc on the spot to make immediate decisions. News­papers are not successfully edited by laymen living at a distance whose belated decisions must travel slowly by mail.

3) When a man is given a job to do, unless he is indeed a rarety of self-effacing altruism, he expects to be recompensed for his labors. That recompense may be in money or it may be in authority. When any adequate financial recompcnse is lacking, it must ccrtainly be supple­mented by the dignity and authority accorded to the post. The proposed By-Law robs the editor of all authority and dignity, leaving him only all the work. The present token remuneration does not compensate adequate­ly lor the Jabor involved, particularly whcn such labor is made menial by the absence of authority. .

41 The calculated reducing of the editor to a puppet in the proposed By-Law text overlooks the fact that the Editor and the Business Manager betwccn them do over 90% of the work done for the USCF. Either, in­dividually. does more than the meager and intermittent efforts of all other USCF officials combined . Thus, the By-Law proposal places the Ways &: Means Committee in the position of wanting the glory while someone else does the work. From the point of view of the W &: M this may be an adffi.irable arrangement, if practical; f rom the point of view of a hard-worked ed.itor it is inequitable. There are very few individuals in this world who are satisfied to do the bard labor and let someone else strut and bask in the glory of their accomplishments. In chesS I have found almost no one so inclined.

For these pertinent reasons, I suggest to you that this provision of the proposed new By-Laws is impractical, being one of many very ridiculous flaws in what is an absurd hodgepodge of a text. Incidentally, may I remind you that under the new proposed By-Law, the editor would be barred from protecting USCF members from hasty and ill-advised action upon such ill-considered proposals, because he would be barred from discussing such matters as flaws in a text prepared and circulated by the W & M Committee.

May 1 quote you William Lloyd Garrison to express my own position: "With reasonable men, I will reason; wtih humane men I wlll plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments wher e they will certainly be lost."

•

By Kestel Svendsen

CHESS, VOLUME 20. Ed ited by Baruch H. Wood. Sutton Coldfield, Env­l a nd, 466 pp" plus index.

C HESS has altered its format in recent years but not its quality; and volume 20, including 24 issues from September 19, 1954 tbrouib

September 30, 1955, conforms to its predecessors in pattern and excel­lence. The CHESS lormu.ia inclndes a featured event in each issue, new, and scores from all over the world, problem pages, and full coverage of whatever British or international tournaments are in progress. Volume 20, for example, gives a round by round survey of the British Champion­ship for 1953, an hour by hour account of the Amsterdam Team Tourna· ment, full game scOres of Hasting 1954-55, Bognor Regis 1955, and so on. Analysis, readers' letters, games of the month, and fnll reports on British postal chess swell the list of values. Everyone likes his journals bound, but they are particularly advised for a player who wishes to build a large library o[ games quickly and economically.

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TACTICS FOR BEGI By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND

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1.. Answers to Readers ' Questions George Gallagher, Glendale, California, asks about the variation 1.

P-Q4, P-Q4; 2. P . QB4, PxP; 3. Kt-KB3, P·QR3 and wonders what Black should reply to 4. P·K4 (instead of the usual 4. P-K3). Answer: One pos-s ibili ty is 4 ......... , Kt·KB3; 5. P-KS (on 5. Kt-B3, P-QK14 Black can prob-ably hold the extra P); Kt·Q4; 6. BxP, P·K3 (not 6 .........• B-KtS; 7. Q-Kt3) and White has a slight edge since Black's QB is shut in.

A seeond possibility is 4 .... .. ... , B·KtS; 6. BxP, P·K3 (not 6 . .. ...... , Kt-KBS ; 7. BxP ch, KxB; B. Kt·K5 ch, etc.) A third idea is 4 ......... , P·QKt4; 5. P·QR4, B·Kt2; 6. PxP, PxP; 7. RxR, RxR; 8. P-QKt3 (this is the classic way for White to recover his Gambit Pawn when his KP is at K3), BxP. This last line seems to be the best 0:.' ~t~h:'~t~h:':":. _ _______ _

Lawrence Ware, Iowa City. Iowa, asks if he was jus tified in resigning as Black in the following position:

,. Answ.r: Yes, resignation by

Black is in order. This is an ex­ample of the gener al rule which has been stated in this column, that an extra P is usually a winning ad­vantage in a K and P ending. Some typical variations are: A. 1. ....... _, P-R4 ; 2. P-KES, KtPxF; 3. PxRP_ B. 1 .......... P-KKt4; 2. P-K5, PxRP (or 2 . ........ , PxKP; 3. BPxKtP), 3. PXP, P-R6 (or 3 ......... , K-Q2: 4. K-K3, etc.); 4. P-B7, P-R7; 5. P.B8(Q), P­R6{Q); 6. Q-RS ch, K·B2; 7. QxQ. C. 1. ........ , P-B4, 2. KPxP, KPxP (or 2 ......... , KtPxP ; 3. P·KtS); 3. PXP , P xP; 4. P-R5, K.Q3; 5. P-Q5, K·K2 (or S . ......... K-B4; 6. K-B3); 6. K-Q4, K-Q3; 7. P·B5ch, PxPch ; 8. K·B4, etc. D. 1. ........ , K-Q3 (other K-moves are similar); 2. P-KtS, RPx P; 3. RPxP, P-B4; 4. P-K5 ch, K-B3; 5. K·B3, K-Q2 ; 6. P-Q5, K·K2 ; 7. P xP, KxP; 8. K-Q4.

2 . Some Points about Endgame Play

The posit ion given above and t he suggested variations in the above analysis involve a number of prin­ciples which are h elpful in many endgames.

In variation A, after 3. PxRP, Black finds that with 3 ......... , K-Q2 he will be too late to catch White's RP. This can be determined by counting moves but can also be seen quickly (as often in such cases) by picturing a square with the P at one corner and wbose diagronal is {rom White's KR5 to K8. II Black's K could get inside that square, he could catch the P . Th is type of short~ut thinking can be a God· send either if one is in time trouble

or if one is visualizing variations far ahead.

Variation B illustrates the prin­ciplc that almost CVCt·y endgame has special fe atures and a player must learn to look for them. Here the fact that Black's K and his new Q are on the same diagonal means that White can check and win Black's Q. This t r ick. though spec­ial, occurs much more often than one might expect.

Variation C, aIter 8. K·B4, illus­trates the principle known as lug­J.will ng, meaning compulsion to move. The fa ct that it is Black's tUrn to move instead oC White's is the ruination of Black! The r eason for 4. P·RS to lock the K-side P's is clear. The Zugzwang idea is the key to many endgame strategems.

Variation D give another illustra­tion of Zugzwang. In all cases it is seen how important the role of the King Is. In almost all endgames the King must take an active part and so must be brought forwa rd (usual­ly i.n the center) as early as pos­sible.

As mentioned above, in positions l ike that in the diagram, the extra P usually wins. Exceptions occur when the position becomes locked so that the stronger side cannot break through. Suppose, for in-stance, that the play went 1 ......... , K-Q3 ; 2. P·Q5 (this is a mistake here, although normally it is cor­rect, as stated in Capablanca's Ch.ss Fundamenhols, to push the P which is not opposed by hostile P's), P-K4 ; 3. P-B5; P-KKt4; 4. P-R5, K-B4, and White can not break through. An interesting try is 5. K·B3, K-Q3; 6. P-BS ch!, KxP (not 6 ......... , PxP ; 7. K-84 wins); 7. K­Kt3. P·Kt4 (not 7 ........ ., K-QS; 8. P·Q6. White is possessed of a so­called protec;ted pill5sed Pillwn, a powerful endgame weapon. Also fatal Is 7 .... ... .. , K-Q3 ; 8. K-B4, etc.); 8. PxP, KxP; 9. K-R3, P·R~; 10. P­Q6, K-B3: 11. KxP , KxP ; 12. K-Kt5, K-Q2 draws. The last move is very important. Black has sehcd the op­pos ition, which occurs when t he Kings are diagonally or Crontally opposed with an odd number of squares between and the other s ide to move. If however, 12 ......... , K-B2, then 13. R-BS, K-Q2; 14. K·Q5, K-K2; 15. K·B. ... , etc., a nd White wins.

3. A Gam e which is Middle and Saved at the End

ENGLISH OPENING Tnhkower Memorial Tournillment

Detroit, 1956 WhIte

E . MAftCHANO Black

W. SHIPMAN 1. P.OB4 4. 8 ,1(12 2. KI-QBl 5. P-QRl 3. P·1(1(13

Whlte ls planning to playa Slellian with color~ reversed and hu In mind the formation !'.K3, KKt.-K2 and Q·B2 (or Kt3). 5. ........ 0 ·0 6. P·QKt4 p ·Q3 Pre\"enlln ll 8 . . _ .....• 8 . . _..... R·Kl 9. P-Ql 8-1(81 lQ. P·1(3 8~Kt 11. P~8 Kt·1(2 12. Q.KI3 P·QR4

7. II · Kt1: e. Kt-Q'

p.Q4.

13. Kt ·K2 14. P~P 15. B~R 16. P·1(15

B· K3

White dId not ll kc 16. 0·0, Q·KU,: 17. Kt·B3, QxI'(Q6) . Howe" cr, 16. Kt.-B3 WaJ! worth consld~rlng. 16. h...... R-RI 17. 8 ·QB3 Q.B4 Aisfl Intuestln ll would be 17 ......... , Q-KtS (pre"enllnll caslllng because or QxKt and Intending 18 . ........• Q·QRS to p ene­trate the Q·.tdc.) 18. P·K4 Q.R4 21 . KIP~P •. p . 1'. P-Q4 Kt-Q2 20. Q· B2 P.QB4 22. Px BP

23. P-Q5

KIPIII" I(lxP

Bette r 15 23. 0·0 a nd White" "ama \$ i n good Ihape. The tcd move Improve$ t he power or Bi~ck'$ Knights. These often work best In blocked pa wn posi­tiOnB. 23. ..•...•• K'(3}-K1l 26. P~P BPIIP

. 24. 0.0 "t_B4 27. P-R3 K' (I)-01 25 . p .... P-B3 28. K·R2 Kt·B! White suddenly Observes that Kt·KU ch and KI ·K6 are threatened, n ot to men· Uon that Black can pile up on the KP (Including R·R5) a nd It cannot be S/lved . 29. R·8S KI.Klsch 31. RxQ KtxQ ] 0. K_KII KI.K6 32. R. IIS .... .. .. Neceuary or else 32 .........• P-KLl would bottle up White's R l or goo<1. White Dl\UIt ~'t,n h lmsel! to tM lou of a Pawn. 32 • . _..... KI ·K6 33. R·II ' Ktx8 34. K~KI Kt~P 3S. R· K3 Kt· B3 36. R·Q3 R·R7

37. K·81 38. R-Ql 39. II·Kl 40. Kt. B3

K·1I2 P·KI3

B·R3 R. R4

Thl! allows White to exchan,e 1\ pair of Pawn •. It Is II usual ru le tha t It Is har.der to win wi th an extra Pawn when the number of rcmaining Pawns l5 amalL The rest or the game bears out thb Idea. 4t . KI· K4 RxP 44. KI·K4 42. R. R KIIIR 45. P.Kt4 4.1. KtxP,h K. K3 White plans to eKchange off some more Pawns If he .lets the chanee. 45 . ........ Kt·B3 41. P· R4 P-R3 46. K·82 B·BS 43. K·K2 P-R4 Converse ly, Blaek should ~vold txchanii'­Ing P 's. 49. PxP PxP 50. 11-83 Kt-K1 51. 8 · R5 Kt ·84

52. 8-Q8 53. 8 ·KIJ

8 -Kt6 K· B2

Not 53 .......... R"p (or 53. ___ ., KtxP: M. KbB); S4. B~B, I\lxB; 55. Kt·Kt3 ... ·In_ nin" the RP. Then Whi te eould dr .... by sDcrln clnl: his Kt for Black's Ian P. This l11ustrates why a side whiCh is II P~wn a hcad .hould not exchant e t oo many Pawns. He shou ld cxcha nle pieces but not Pawns. 54. Ktx6 Neo:fSSllry sInce now 54 .. _ ... .. , BxB; 55. B",B, Ktxn; 56. Kt· Ktl, K·Kt3 wins. White had hoped to avoid exchanging orr Black's B. U he CQUld t rade otc one pleee for Black'S Kt and sac r ifice the other f or Blaek's KP, he could draw becau se K, B. and RP wUl not win when the B dO~5 not control the queen_ Jng squaro (In- It !). 54. .... ... . KbKleh 58. K.8 3 55. K·83 KI.84 59. B·1I7 56. K· K4 K·K3 60. B·Q8 S7. 8-Q8 Kt.Q:kh 61 . 8 · K7 The sealed move.

K·B4 Kt_BS Kt.Q3

(PlellSe turn to page 7, col. 2)

([ness tife S""'." P_' Or/oba zo. 1956

C~eJ6 ofl/e By Willa White Owem

Add,.SI nl., lteml and 1Inqou1r ... on Worn l n', Chi n to Mrs. WIlla White O.enl, 124 South Point Drt.,., Avon Lake, Ohio.

T HE Tartakower M emor ial Tournament in Detroit was a

very strong tournament, and I am proud of the showing made by the two women who played. Miss Lucille Kellner finished with 5-3 (4 wins, 2 dra.ws and 2 losses), h er losses being to Dr. Mengarini and Mr. Fischheimer. Mrs. Eva Aron­son of Chicago finished 4-4, with .3 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses. It IS good to heur of Mrs. Aronson back in tournament play, as her health had not permitted her to play in tournaments Cor the last two years.

Miss Kellner also acquitted her­self well in the Michigan Open a.t Ann Arbor with 5 wins and 3 losses. These two tournaments were a weck or so apart-qui te a test of stamina.

And more f rom New Orleans­Pie Dulours, famo us col mnist for the Times-Picayune, devoted a col ­um n to Mrs. Irene Vines' victory in the Louisiana Open. I loved it­particularly that bit about the prize for the h ighest woman p layer, which went begging since a worn· an had won the first prize, so he reports that :Mrs. Vines r cdonated the prize for the "highest man player."

It simply breaks my heart that I cannot answer my letters. I value each letter I receive, not only be· cause it assures me that someone reads this column (my Mother doesn' t), but even when a letter does not contain enough actual " news" for use here; it does give me an idea of the spr ead of interest in women's chess.

There is, for instance, an inter­esting letter f rom Mrs. Winifre.d Ki110ugh of Russell, Kansas, who IS the Kansas State Women's Champ­ion and also the Wichita Open Women's Champion. Mrs. Killough points out how difficult it is for women to attend national tourna­ments--particularly those of two weeks duration-but in spite of the extra difficulties women have to overcome to get ahead in n ational chess, she seems quite optimistic about the future of women's chess.

Mrs. A. H. Palmi h as written me of her activities in Springport. Michigan, where she has been t eaching chess in high school and helping in chess organization work. I met her last Sunday at Toledo, but we had only a moment to talk. She really seems to en joy organiza­tion work more than tour nament play, but I hope she will go on with tou.rnament play. In Toledo she lost a very well-played game to one of Cleveland's s tronge5t play­ers, in an informal match there.

Miss Patricia Wolfrum of Venice, Flor ida, wrote me some time ago about her st rong interest in chess. I hope it is still going strong as she is one oC our younger players and how we need youth in women's

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GAMES BY USCF MEMB Annotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS

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SANT A S /ERE T AKES NYS LA URELS

A ",h,,">, E. S .. nl",iut oj tht 8,on", I"rme, U. S. Optn ami Morsh,,/I Club Ch"l1I pion. 'dplUrtJ tiN: Nt'" Y(ulr: S itl/c T itft lor the third timt by sco,i"8 8·1 (J,...,s ",i,h Collins "nd &"lr:i,). T he fol. /o",ing same, ""h ie" h. uitcu ""d omno· l/llef, fttlwtu "" " Qff·" aclr;" hand' jng of th t Closed Sy . /cm al!.a;"sl the Sici li"n, " ,a,e/" I/.,. txccu,e.i K.,id. """,It, Imd " prttl,! male.

SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO, ""'9 & 291, Column 134 Ib )

N. w York State Championship Buffalo, 1956

N otu br U. S. M<1stcr A . E. S,"'t'ffi~r. White Black

A. E. SANTASIERE V. GABLE 1. P·1(4 .... .... The chie f Interest of {hi, "arne Is the eondl,let of the att ack plus the ruul tlng eharm lng quul- " ep auletten" t heck­mate_ 1. • .... h. p.oB4 2.. KI.oB] Kt.oB3 3. P.84 P.o3

4_ Kt.8 3 S. 8 . I(IS

The openIng Is sC)mewb at C)tr the beaten track tor both p layer.. 5. ........ 8 .QII 7. P·Q3 6. 0.0 B·KIII Be tte r Nflt P·K3 and KKt.KII. B. BlCKt Bdl 9. KI· 1(2 The beglnin" of the atbek. 9. "'h... KI·83 11. P· I(R3 1G. P·83 0-0 T oo tam e Q ,Kt3 was better . 12. 8 .K3 QR.o1 13. P·K1(14 In order to p lay P-Qol. 14. KI.Kt3 P·K4

p·QR3

........ Q.B1

P·Kt3

He was wC)rrlC'd a bout p .}(5 but t he ted la weakening. U . P·KIS KI.K1 16. p ·as Better P.B3 at once . 17. p lC p P·B3 19. hP Q.Q1 lL p . Kt6 !>XP 20. K·R1 P·M Black haa ralUed but Whlte proceeds to plek on h is weak s pots. 21 . B-KIS R·Kt1 Dl l'i!<:ted ..... Q ·K U eb. 22. I(t·R4 P·8S 2S. KI.8 5 P.o, 13. KI·K4 BlCKt 16. R. I( KtI •••••••• 14. p x e Kt·B]

" ", ". 27. R· 1(14

che ckm~ t e as ploaslng as

WhIte m. ln In Iwo movu.

PERSONA L SERVICE Tht Erlilo, 0/ ,hi, D rpaTt",tnt ... 11

pl"7 rOil tI licmrr by mml, (o",mtnt "" n tT7 ",oyr , ""d gi ... r Oil " tho rough /IOtt. Ii""" ""iflrri,. Fu 11f).

M,. Col/i,., will ,,1' 0 "n""t"t. ""'1 OM "f 70"' ,om., for" f.t of / 1. •

S",u,dq, P-ve' Octoin, 20, 1916

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE (Four Pawns Attack ) Meo: page 90, column 54

V irgin ia State Championsh ip 1956

Nol~s by U.s. Expal EJmrmJ Godboll White Black

E. O. COOBOL D C. W . RIDER I . P·Q4 KI·KB3 4. P· K4 P.Ql 1. P.QB4 P·KKt3 S. P·B4 ] . KI .Q B3 B· Kt2 The FoUl' Paw n. Attack. It Is not otten play .... d bu t 11118 good polnlS. not the least or these being t h aI 11 r['~quently puts Black on unfamiliar ,,·ound. 5. B · KIS Not usually played In this Iype of g,mo a¥ It eommlts B I ~ck to lin even· tu al ex('h8n l;C of the B ror· the K Kt or a r<l!trc~ t ~l! the way to QI3 1. The two m ain line_ ar"C: 5 . ...... ,. , 0·0; G. Kt· B3. p·e·l ; 1. I'.Q!>(a) 7 .. , ...... . P ·K4; ~ . PXP, P " I'; 9. B.Q3. Kt·Kl followed lal<·t by Kt·Q3 nud Black ha ~ a slll,lh t I)<'~" tio na! IIr.h·~ n tag .... ; or rbl 1 ... , .. , .. . P·K3 ; 8. B·Q3. PxP; 9. IlP"P, P·QKt4 with complica t ions somewhat In ravor of White In nry opin Ion. 6. KI ·83 0 ·0 7. B·Q] A betW,' pllln Is P.B4. 8. 8·1(3 K I·Q2 9. p.gs Noto that White has no! pushed a pawn to> lhe firth rank unUl forced 10. Hasty pawn advll nces. particu larly that to K S, pl ay In \o Blac k'~ h and In the KlnJil 's Ind lon. 9. ..,.. . . IC t .QS 12. PxB 10. 8 xl( I BxB 13. P·KR4 ..... ... 11. Q-Q'l Q Bx Kt Necessary to I. reve n! Q.RS (h but this is abo part or White 's att~eklng pla;-. ~ the K·Jlde. 13 • ... ,. . . Kt·8l S tops P.RS but shuts the B oU {rom Kt2. 14. Kt ·K1 B·B4 Here the B stU! covers WhIte's KJ{1l but Its IIbsence from Btack's K·s lde Is a se r Ious lI'eakness. 15. Kt·Kt3 P·Q R4 This looks st rong bu t nc lu ~ lIy 103(:S" 1I (e 'npo a While Intends 10 atm his QR toward the K· slde with 0 ·0 ·0 anywsy! 16. O.o.() P·R4 17. Px P , .. No w, with the p r"C parations (Qmpleted Whi te's I'awns m ove fo rward both t~ break up Black 's position and to clear lIne$ behind them. 17. PxP 20. Q·R6 KhrP 18. P·Ks PxP 21. Bx P Q.:(2 19. PxP Kt' Q1 22. KlxP Rx P Black's K Is wltle open. KtlCB allows ma te In flv.e The te xt th reatens t!le for k, B.K6eh . and ea ll""5 White to thin k • wh ile. He S<'Cs, ho\\"(ve r, t hat R-KKtI WO uld lead to mate Ir hll B was off the board and comes up wI th a method to get rid of t he " oUcndlot piece". 21. a·8 1ch l

nest, as 00 the other three 1)C$slble m OveS R·Ktl ch leads to m~tc a fter gobbllng the (ou r Black plcees thaI can he Interposed. 24. Q ·K11ch K· KI 25. Q . K18ch Q·BI The belt defense Is R.BI: 26. Kt·Kt7 ch. QxJ{t (the K Is smothered); 21. Q:<Q

with an filS), wi n fo r White. 26. KI·KI7ch

Rnigns On K.I(2; 'l7. QxP male . This wu by fa . my best gam e In the tourncy and the on ly one In whIch I wenl for an all oul attack. Most of my games arc uf the soll rl positi onal typc .

EXCEPTION O,di"",il)', .. inning tht rxc& ... gc ... in"

bIll UUpllOII' pro¥r lh( rule 10 hert i l 10 ....

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Meo: p~g .. 166, column 64

Alaba ma Ope n Championsh ip Birmingham , 1956

White F. W. K EMP 1. P.Q4 p ·Q4 1. P·Q84 P·l( l 3. Kt.Q Bl Kt· KB3

Black J. W. STEVENSON

4_ I(t·8 3 8 ·1(1 s. P ·K] ' .. hh.

Or 5. B·K!S. p·n3; 6. P.K3, with the orthOdox Qu~n'. Gamhlt Deellned .

S. .".,," 0 ·0 6. Q .Kt3 ....... .

The problcm of the QB Is solved more directly by 6. P ·QKt3, P·QKt3; 7. B·Ql, B-Kt2; 8. 0 ·0, QKt·Q2; 9. B-Kt2.

6. ..~.... P·BJ Prefe rable a re 6. hh.~.' P·QKt3; and 6 . . ~'.'h ' P·B4.

7. B·Q3 8. 0.0

Still Ind icated l.!r 8. 9. . ....... , B-Kt2 .

9. Q.B2

QKI.QII Q·Kt]

h • • • •• • , P.q,KIJ;

" " .... ..d

Naturally, an exchange of Queens l.!r a~·oided .

9. , .... ,.. P x P I G. 8 x P B.Q3

Correct Is 10 ...... ~ .• p .B4. Alte r the text n.ove, White JoCeu res a strong Inltla tl vo.

n . P·K4 P·K4 With 12. P·KS m enaced, t.hiI (QUilter l.!r prac Ucllll y roreed .

12. Px P QKtxP Jf 12 ..... ,.,,' BxP; 13. KtxB, KtxKt ; 14. B.KtJ, and WhIte has the advantage ot the Two Bishops.

13. KtxKt 8xl(t 14. 8 .IC3 Q .B1

If 14 . .... h • • ' D·QS? 15.. Kt.R4 , Q·R4; US. . ..... h' Q·Qt; HI. QR-QI. P.B4; 17. KtxP. wi"", 16. Bx.B, p .QK;t4. \7. BlCKt , KKtPx B; 18. B.KU, PxKt ; 19. nltP , a nd wIns.

I S. P·B4 Kf· KU Black now ( m bar k, on wInning the ex· ehan l/e, on ly to fi nd that he winds up wIth B los t pnll t lon. Better b I ~ . ....... . , n"Kt; 16. p"n. B.K3! 17. BxB. Px.B.

16. B.Q11 _ ... ". G ood Judlment! After 16. Q·K2 , DxJ{t ; 17. Px8, KtxB; 18. QxKt, B·K]; WhIte has nothing.

16 ••...• _. Q.Ktlch Or 16 ....... _. n-QSI':h ; 17. K·RI, KI·B7eh; 18. Rxti:t, 8xl1. ; 19. R.KBI, and White h u a promlslng aUack.

17. K· II.I BlC KI Not 17 . .. ..... ,. Kt·B7 ch? 18. RxKt, and White "cts two pieces for a Rook.

18. BxB I(t· 1(6 19. Q ·Q3 KtxR ?

Too mll le rh. ll stle. Better are 19. • ..... "' R-Q I; a nd 19 ..... _ ..• KtxB; 20. QxKt. n ·Kl.

20. Rx Kt Q .QI? ThlJi m ove loses hy f oree. It 211. h ••• _.,

K·Rl ; 21. Q.Ktl . P·83: 22. P ·KS, wins. If 20 . .... ,.,., Q·B2; 21. Q·Q4, torce. m ate. If 20 ......... , R·QI; 21. Q.Kt3, P·Kt3 ; 22 . p . 85, ",JM. And If 20 . .. ... ... , P.B4; III. P·B5, wins. The best eh ~nce Is 20 . ....... . , 8 ·K3; 21. n"B, 1111. Q·Kt3, ls good tOOl PxB; 22 . Q.Q7. R·B'l; 23 . QxKP, R·QI ; althoui:h White continues t o "reu hll . ttack by ad,·a nc1 n.c: the klng.S:\de Pawn.s.

21. Q .kI3! ..•..•.• (See diagram top next colflmn)

Now the Queen ~nd t he " Ulrwltl Bbh­op." cannot be m et.

21 . ... "... P·KKt3 If 21. ., .. , ... , P·KKt4; 22. P.B5, 1$ stiU t he reply.

22. P·B5 H •••• • •

While h as JOme thr<l!a ts-22. Q-KS, 2.2. :Pitt', 22. p .&!, and so on.

22 • . _.h_ R·l(l ~3. Pal" Rn lgns

It 23. h.h'.' PxP; U . QxP eh, K·BI; 2:5. R><P mate.

GUEST ANNOTATORS Edmund Godbold, A . Ii. Sanlaslere

MANHATTAN WINS (Cont inued from plge 3, col. -4)

Inte resl1 ng bu t probahly unsound. An­other un u.su al Idea Is 7. Q-B1, P -B4; 8. P-QS, hP; 9. Kt-KR4, etc. 7 • ....... _ !"KP 8. Kf.Q4 .... ~ '. 8. Kt_Kl . P.B3; 9. P lCP, Kt ltP; 10. BxKt, P ill ; 11. QKt·B3 I, best b ut I.s lome­what In Blaek'. f avo r DB he ret - Ina two active Bishops. 8. . ... ,.. . P·B] Shipman thought almost 45 minute. here. A strong l iternative tJ 8. "h.h.' B-QB3 (Rotsollmo', m ovel, see POm&!'­Ros50llmo, New Orlelln$. 9_ hP Kilt.. n . KI-Qln 10. Bx Kt PaB He Can alJO hold the pawn with ....... ,. B-KB3 but prefers to return the plwn to SeCUre an open game. 11. KtxP . Perh aps 12. P_K3, m aintalnin, control of his Q4, Is more soUd. 12. KtxKt 14. Q.Q3 It·Kl 13. Q lC KI 8 ·B4 15. B-K3 Preferable Is 15. p ·K4 and If 15. _._ .• P-QR4; 16. R-Q I . U • ...... _. BxKt IC 15 .......... R.K4; 16. Brll!. Rrll; 17. B-Q4, etc . (even ). Risky but plsyablt 11 l ~ .. , ...... , P·Q3. 16. QxB BxB 17. pxa White has emer,e d with the Inltlatlve and desp Ite the doubled KP, has a n edge as he hal pressure on tha KB and Q fil es. 17. Q.K1 18. R·B] Q-Kl 19. R·QI QKQ :10. RKQ R·K2 21 . K·82 R·QBl

22. R·B4 23. R/ B4.Q4 24. P.QR4 15. K_BI

Collins h as built up a promiSin g end_ ing but hl. best now Is 25. P·K4 f ol­lowed by K ·K3 and shifting th .. Klng to Q3. He would then eontrol mo,t or tbe board even though a wI n I.s hard to p rove. 25. K·KI 28. R.Q3 26. p.R4 R·B7 29. pxR 21. p.QKt3 R· IU 30. P.QRS

R.R It-K3

Insurncten t to wi n. as IJi any other mo\'e at t hl, point. 30. . PKP 34. Il.R8 31. Rx P Il·Kt3 35. K-B4 32. II.xP RxP 36. R·R6 33. P·Q4 K·K2 37. P·1(14

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P.R] R·Kt4 p .Kt3 P·R4

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After thUl, pawn after pawn 1* IJWBpped a nd Shlpman carerully nurses thc draw. Canf ully and skillIully done by both. 38. R·Ra P. Kt4ch 41 . 11.· 11.6 (seale-cl ) 39. PxP RxP Onw Ag rHil 40. PxP RxP

RET! OPENING Manhattan·Marshall Match

New York, 1956

Wh'" A . FEUERSTEIN (Mlnha»an C.C.) 1. Kt-KB3 P·Q4 2. P·B4 Kt·KB3 3. PxP KtxP 4. P ·K4 Kt·Kt3 5. P.QKt4 P·K4 6. B-Kt2 BxP 7. KtxP 0 .0 8. 8·K2 QKt.Q2 9. KtxKt BxKt 10. Q-Ktl Q·K2 n. P·QRl 8 .Q3 12. Kt.QB3 B·K4 13. P·Q3 B-K3 14. (OI. B2 P·K84 15. PxP BxBP 16. 0·0 R·8 l 17. Kt·K4 R_B3 18. Q-KtJ K·Rl 19. B·K83 BxPch 20. KxB Q-RSch 21. K-Ktl R-R3 22. B_R5 RxB

Black E. HEARST

(Marsh a ll C.C., U. P·B3 BlIC KI 24. QPx8 Q. R7c h 25. K·8 2 R·KKt4 26. R· KKtl

Q.Kt6ch 27. K·K2 R·Kl 2 •. Q.87 R·KKtl 29. QR·Bl !l.KI' 30. B·Rl P·B3 31 . QR·Ql Q.Kt4 32. R·Q6 R·QB4 ll. Q. Ktl KI·BS 34. R.Q7 Kt·R4 3S. Q.Q3 R·KI4 36. B·QB3 Kt· Kt6 37. Q. K3 QxQch 3 • . Kx Q KI_B 4 39. R· K7 R_Kt6 40. K.Q2 RxP 41. P·K84 (sea ltd) Draw Ag reed

Klngsmen (Detroi t ) ChlSl Club: New. Iy elected off1ceu life A. H. Gab. pre.i. dent; C.rl HaenJe. , :nI MuS&chusett.t, Hlehhlnd Park 3. Mich.. secreta ry; Tho,,- A. J enkins tN:ISU rer, ;lnd Harry Sc:hechter tournament dlr\li:tor. A USCF Club AlMate.

CHESS TACTICS (Continued from page 5, col . 3)

Po<;t;o" afur 61 . B·lO

The analysls of this posItion Is very delicate and wUl not be discuued here. Sufflce It to say that If t hcre Is a win for Black. It Is not easy to demonstrato. The COUl'SO or the game 1I1u.tratcs this. 61 . ........ K-K3 62. B·Q8 .. ...... 62. BxKI wou ld lose . At th l' right mo· m~nt lllnek wou ld abandon hls KP and win with his RP. 62. ........ K.Q4 64. B·Q8 K·QS 63. B·K7 Kt·B4 65. B·B6 ........ A cruelal pOSition. Black Is In Zupwanir. If th<l pn.cnt position arose with Wh lt(l to move, While would be In ZugzwaD8 and wou ld lose! 65 . ..... . . K-Q4 " . 8 ·Q8 KI.Qkh '7. K·K3 Kt·K3 ... B·Kl P· KS

69. B.B6 KI·BT 10. K·B4 KI·Kt3ch 71. K·BS Orilwn

Whi t .. can win t he R P with his K a nd 1:1\'0 up h is B for Black's last P a ,,'II .

ROBOT CHESS (Continued from page I , col. 3)

Every probl em that may be re­duced to simple logical assertions. or translated into logical theorems. is the field of the computer. Pro­graming the machine for a mathe­matical calculation or other logical problem. the operator "instructs" the computer in the scheme of ele­mentary operations. the paths of succession. the character and con­ditions of the choice thc machine may select, governed by interim r esults.

Chess is a logical problem- mate to the adverse king. The problem is subject to r igid r ules-the rulers of the game. The problem can be broken down into a chain·of separ­ate problems-the best move in each position. Ergo. the electronic computer can play chess, The com­puter will actually calculate ac­curately. hundreds of thousands of variations. before the great chess master will consider a (ew. In this respect the computers are vasUy superior. And that 's all. Period.

A computer was actually tested on a problem:

computer mover in twelve ~i~:::f; ing every possibi~ And that's where the r ub is.

In the middle game. it·s modest to generalize that there are 40

possible moves in the average position. To consider the next move. the computer will have to take 402 steps. To figure t ..... o moves ahead. the machine will take twice as many operations (40~) . For five moves ahead, the machine will have to make as many as 4010

(40.000.000,000) operations. even at 10,000 operations per second. to figure five moves ahead, the com­puter will exceed all existing time limits.

The computer can memorize all the chess experience of mankind, all thc opening theory. all the end game knowledge. The dif[icuity Is 'programing' the computer to eval­uate a position. The average chess player will discard. with the speed of the computer, all the obviously absurd and irrational moves. Not so the computer. It ha$ to go th rOllgh al1 the s teps.

When a new Capablanca will re­duce the game to its 10giea1 limi ts. it will be possible in a super-colos­sal computer to play the fl awless chess that Capa, for a time. thought he had attained. Incidentally. all our chess masters will fin d steady employment to program a dream computer with all the chess lore. While masters cannot agree on the evaluation of a position. and wbne Brier. Reti. Nimzowich. Aiekhine and Company arc working to de­flate Capa's per fect chess; the championship of the world is safe in human hands and will not pass to an electronic robot.

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P,ob/em No. 723 8 V C. Groeneveld Aa llen, Holland

Internat iona l Contest Entry

P,oblem No. 725 ily F. Raven scroft and F, T, Haw •• ,

New So uth Wales, Australia ---..:Intcrnationa l Contest E ntry

, Problc1I' No. 727

By F . W. Walton Sem~phore, South Australia lnternational Contest Entry

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Problem No. 724 By Zol$anHZ~;~I.ahl

Budapest, ,~IDternational Contest

M. te In two Two solutlon_lnt. nEfon. lly.

P,obltm. No. 726 By C. Vaughan

Sidcup, Kent, England International Contest Entry

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MiLt. In two

Probltm N". 728 By I. Neumann Raanena, Isra. 1

International Contest Entry -

in two

I No. 70S Bi rd : Key 1. Q·K7. threat 2. Q-R4. RxN·QB6; BxN-RK4; ilK4-RQ3;

lI.xP·N'lR; NxR-BN2. Rather pleasing. No. 7n6 Lubella: S<lt play: I .......... BxP ehl 2. 8K2; I .......... BxQ ch! 2. BK6; I . ........ , BQ4 or 8 4. 2. BK2. 1 .......... BKe or Btl. 2. 8Q6. TTy 1. 0·0 defutcd by I .......... QN3 ch! Key L RBaq. threal 2. R84. Cr ON eheck with 2 changed m:!.tos. No. 701 Lubell: Se t play: 1 .......... RltP elll 2. BJtR; 1. ......... BBS. 2. PK7; I. ......... Bother, 2. Q'lR. Key 1. NBS waiting! 8 good variation!. No. 708 Smi th: Key 1. QR6. threat 2. Rx R. It RxQ. 2. Bltl'l. It NxQ. 2.Bl'SS. III ad.­dltlon. 4 m ore matu .!ter lhe moves o f the KR. No. 7119 Couture : Key I . P D4 threa t 2. BB5. Flight- li nd check-permitting key l eading to 5 eood vaMatlona. NO. 110 Burger: Try I. QxP Is met by 2. NQ8. In this try. If I . ........ . KQ6 eb l 2. BIU; II I. ......... KK4 ch! 2. BxQ. Key I. Q·K. t hreat 2. QxP. Now after tbese 2 eros. eheck! the 2 mates exchange one anothe r .

""J .. /I their .. ,.,;"t;01lJ, not bti"B con. , ffh I' 'fi ,t,u,ttJ to M< /osica/ dimm .. tio" oJ ;",. \U,ess J...l e p,obable lo/ulioll/.-The Edito,.

S",,,,J.rr, p ... J Odob~ ZO, 1916

Salurdtry, Page 8 Oaober 20, 1956

So!.u.. ~

Position No. 191 Geller-Horowitz. New York 1954

The best moVe i. 1 . ...... ... RxB with the eontlnu~t1on 2. PxR, Q.R5 ch; 3. K_lls,! . Qxep; 4. R·R2. Now Horowitz played 4 • ........ , QxQP; and the game was drawn a few moves later. With 4 .•....... , B-K4 he could have secured thc ad· vantage. The resulting position, how­ever, remains so complicated that It Is probably not possible to demonstrate a win by force in all variations. Another try is 4 ......... , BxP; 5. QxP eb, K·Bs'l; which also gives beUer winning chances than 4 . .. ......• QxQP but not so good, In our opinion, as 4 ..... ....• B·K4. We arc allowing fuH credit for either 4 ......... , B·K4 or 4. _ .. _ ....• BxP and will allow extra credit to any solver who succeeds In p"ovlng a forced draw for White or a forced win for Black In either line. No~e thnt White has no good alterna·

tive to 3. K·Bsq. If 3. K·Q3, Q·Q8 ch; 4 . K-K4, Q-N8 eh and White's QRP goes. If 3. K-Nsq, the White Rook is lost by 3 ........ ., Q-Q8 ch; 4. Q·Bs'l, Q-Q6 eh; S. Q.ll2, Q·B8 ch. Or, finally, 3. K·Q2, Qx BP; and again White loses his QRP.

Because of the eTl"or In this position as originally publlshed, we shall ac· knowledge In th" next Issue aU correct solutions received by October 20, 1956.

WOMEN'S CHESS (Continued from pllge 5, col. 4)

chess! Miss Wolfrum loves the chess motif in any form-has chess records, bookends, drapes, etc. in her Chess Castle on Manasota Key, on ChessNut Road. She uses Mary Chess perfume and is currently looking for chess charms-her jewelers have exhausted their repetoire and she is looking for other sources.

Though I never wanted to do this -use this column for a personal appeal-J find that I must. I must ask for forgiveness for not answer­ing lctters-it has become Jitterally impossible, as much as I lovc lettcr­writing-and I must beg for morc letters. whether they contain news items or just opinions and chess chit-chat.

ATTENTION COMPOSERS The San Franclsco Chronicle j~ cel~

brating the coming tenth anniversary of Its eh<'ss column (edited by Intcrna· tlonal Master George Kollanowskl) by announCing Its first International Com· posing Tourney for two_move problems. The competition Is open to 1111 and contestants may submit as many com. positions as they wish. All will be pub· Iished In the "Bonanza" section or the Sunday Chronicle. Prizes will be: 1st prize SI5 , 2nd prize $10, 3rd prize $5 and six additional chess book prbes. Send entries to George Koltanowskl, San Francisco Chronicle, San francisco 19, Callf. Closing date for entries Is :May 31, 1957.

c="..,---Annual Trl·Stale Tournament Is an·

nounced ror November 11.12, 1956 at Dawnlown YMCA, Youngstown, Ohio. Championship ",'ents are restricted to two ranking players from cooperating Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia Chess Associations. Open Tournament Is open ta all players in Tri·State area and Is called Ohio Valley Open. Entry fee Is S2 and taurnamcnt will be directed by Jim Schroeder. Hotel accomodatlons availab lc at Todd Hotel and Plck·Ohlo Hotel; fo r dctails write: M. F. McKln· ney, 11 West Commerce St., Youngs­town. Ohio.

~---=----c-Coon Rapids (Mlnn.1 Chess Club: Re·

cently orga nized In a suburb of Min· ncapolis. Inte'<'sted players may contact E. ~t . Lutgen, 8698 Kenilworth Drlve, Minneapolis, Minn. Among Its players is B.year old Timothy Hemple who scored a victory on last ba ard over his opponent In the Coon Raplds-St. Paul match.

:Journament oil/. Send N CHESI LIFE, 12;1 No.

Humphrey Av"., Oek Perk" ilL for I application form for announelnt tourn.ment In thll column.

Unle" otharwl ... pMtfkd, ell toume­mants announced In thl, celumn e,. 100% USCF reted. Retlng *-. If en." ere Included In .peclfled antry f .. ; no addltlonel rating fea for non-memban USCF,

No.ember 2·4 1 st South Jersey Open Champion­

ship, Hammonton, N. J. Open; at tbe Midway Diner, Ram·

monton, N. J.; 4 rd Swiss (Rd 1 at 7:30 p.m. Fri.. Nov. 2, Rd 2 & 3 at 1·5 p.m. & 6·10 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3; Rd 4 & 5 at 10-2 p.m. & 3-7 p.m. Sun., Nov. 4); en­try fee S2 and memberShip In USCF. <'ntrles can be sent to Lewis E. Waod, 1425 Sycamore St., Haddon Helght~. N. J. or at play ing site before 7:30 p.m. Fri .; TD George Keltanowski, USCF Tournament Administrator; prizes: 1st gold mcdal; 2nd, sllvcr medal, 3rd, brom.e medal; Band C DIvisions: lst, sliver medal; 2nd bronze medal each; II cup may also be won; at end of tour­ney each participant· receives new tentative USCF rating.

100% USCF rated event. No.,,~mbcr 10_11

Maryland Junior Chllmpionship Baltimof"e, Md.

Restricted to residents of Md. under age of 21 hefore Nov. Il)th; pt Maryland Chess Club, 1216 st. Paul St.; S rd SwiSS, 50 mO\'es In 2 hrs ; entry fee: $2 ($1 refunded after end of 5th rd); medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd f or Juniors (under 21) Dnd same for boys (under 16); TD W. C. Koenl.g; for detalls, wrlte: W1l11am C. Koenig, 810 Braeslde Rd, Baltimore 1{1, Md.

100% USCF flted evant.

November 10·12 New Mexic:o Open Championship

Albuquerque, N. M_ Open; "t YMCA, 101 Central ·Ave.

N.W., Albuquerque; 7 rd Swiss, 30 mOVGI per hr.: entry fee: $3.00; Tropbfea for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Junior, tiUe of New Mexico State Chomplon to highelit rank_ Ing re.;ddent, tournament spOnl!lored by Alhullucrque C. C.; TO W. A. Muff; for detalill. write: R. D. Adair, 202 Dart. mouth Dr. S.E., Albuquerque, N. M.

100% USCF rated "vent. Noyemhr 10·12

Massachusetts Open Championship Newburyport, MalS ..

Op.-," (A & B Class); lit Newburyport YJIoICA, 13 Market St.; 6 rd swtss, 4.5 moves In 2 hrs.: entry fees: $10 for Class A, $5 for Clas~ 13; top prizes in cash; TD Bartlett Gould; tor detaUs, wrlle Bartlett Gould. 15 Walnut Street. Newburyport, Mass.

100% USCF rated evanl.

November 2)·25 Tennessee Open Championship

Kingsport, Tenn. at Chic Auditorium, Kings­

Swls.; register by 7 p.m. Nov. 23. play beglM B

round ending 6 P.M. Nov. 25; entry fee: ~: l!t prize 50% of entry fees, 2nd prize 25% of entry fees, trophy tar ranking TenneSlSee resident; for details, write Thomas W. FlnuGlllle, 1434 Watauga St .• Kingsport, Tenn.

100% U$CF rated eVllllt.

dl)ess tift PRINTING FUND

To erase tha defiCit accumulated 'ram 194& to 1951 In publl,hlnll CHESS LIFE, prior to the edoptlon of the Harkness Plan, whleh is pay_ Ing current obligations.

liquld.tlon of this dabt Is .ssan· tiel to place the USCF upon a firm flnanclel basis.

Sand contributions {marked "Che!hl life Prlntlnll Fund") to:

KENNETH HARKNESS USCF Business Menager

80 East 11th St. New York 3, N.Y.

Mak~ all clucks P4'f<1b1t 10." U"ited St<1t~s Ch~ss Ptdnmia"

November 22.25 Long Island Amateur Championship

Brooklyn, N. Y. Cl:pen to aU exccpt rated masters; no

resIdencc restrictions; at Central YMCA, Hanson Place, Brooklyn; 7 Rd Swiss, 4S mOves In two hours; lUghest ranking resident gets title and tropby: al80 trophies and medals to Experts, Class A, e, nnd C players; sponsored by USCF and Long Island Clubs; directed by Kenncth Harkness; entry fee: $3 plus SS USCF dues to non·membel"$; en­tries accepted at YMCA up to 2:30 p.m., Nov. 22nd, or mall In advance to U. S. Chess I'- ederation, 80 East 11th St reet, Ne w York 3, N. Y.

100% USCF rated event.

NG~ember 22-25

6th Mid .. West Open Championship Linceln, Neb.

Open; sponsored hy Lincoln Chess Cluh at YMCA Green Room; 6 rd Swiss, 40 moves III 2 hrs., 20 per hr. there· alter, entry fee: $10 for USCF members ($ll tor non·members); itUaranteed 1st prize of $150 and 2nd prlze $100, total mlnlmum prize fund $500; caBh prizes for A, B, C rated players; bring clocka and sets; for detailS, write: Barton Lewis, 3S4O Mohawk St., Uncoln, Neb.

100 USCF rated 8-vent.

Boost American Chessl By Joining the U,S,C.F.

3rd Annual North Central Open Milweukee, Wis ..

()pen; sponsored by Will. Chen AWn; at Astor Hate!, Milwaukee; 7 rd Sw.ls.s, 4S moves In l.t .2 brs. IIIld 2S move~ per hr. thereafter; entry fee: $1 for USCF members, $8 for non·members; guaranteed 1st prlte $200, guar8llteed mlnlmum prlze tund $500; playera are urged to bring chess clocks (mechanical); for details, write: ArPad E. Eta. 3935 No. Flebrantz Drive, Mllwaukee 10, Will.

100% USCF reted event.

COLLEGE CHESS (Continued from page 2, col. 4)

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