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Conducted by IRWIN SIGMOND

Send solll t ions to Position No. 254 LO reach Irwin Sigmond. 5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington 7, Va., by i\ Iay 15, 1959. With your solution, please send analy~is or reasons s upporting your choice of "Best Movc" or moves.

Sol ",ion 10 Po. ll ion No. 254 will ap· pear in the J"ne S, 1959 Is. " e.

NOTE: Do not p/dU so/"tions to 11110 pOliliol" 0" 0 ':( ca,d; bt su'( 10 i"dic"u <onut " .. mba of prm'lion b ~ing Jol~~d, and giv~ th( /,,1/ " .. m( .. "d "dd'~H 0/ Ih~ Jol~" 10 assisl in p,opu crtditing of lo/"Iio n.

PoslllOn No. 254

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Bir m ingham O pen Championship

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In order that readers who may wish to cut out the Reshevsky story and g<lmes may do so without worrying about the material which might appear on the reverse sides of Ihe clippings, this issue has been set up with that possibility in mind. II the column conducted by your favorite has been omitted from this issue. please remember that it is not his fa ult-he'll be back with you in the near futUre. And to those of you who want bolh thc Reshevsky clippings and a complete paper for your growing CHESS LIFE file, it is suggested that you order an extra copy from the Business Office, U. S. Chess Federation, 80 East 11th St., New Yc. l'k 3, N.Y., n ot from your editor .

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Inle rnallona l Grand mas te r Samuel Rn hev$ky m akes a move In the 7th round at t he Marshall Chen Club, during the U.S. Ch,mplonshlp, (1959),

(Pholo by Kenntlh H .. rk,nm)

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I ~'" happy 1(1 upo,l, I h(lYe noli,d .. I"bUanlidl "pwrg( in ,hcst inle'tsl in filu (O"" lry. An el'u .in,"c .. si"g n"mber 0/ high Jehool dnd roll~g. Sllld(ntl at my Sim!,/Ia"(o"s (Xhibitiont is a good indiration of th~ growing pop"lar,ly of the 7O)'al /(d lll " Ch.u is. rlolllly bUI ,,,,.Iy, on Ih. "',;,. of gaining Ih. posilion il 10 "'tli d.SC1V(f. l hop. 10 lonrinll( 10 do my pa'i in r'a,hing Ihis romm.nddbie gOdl.

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DON'T FORGET u. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP-HOTEL ROME

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, JULY 13·18 U, S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP_SHERATON_FONTENELLE HOTEL

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, JULY 20-AUGUST 1.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Maotering the End Game

By WALTER KORN, Editor 0/ MeO

TfllRD OUT OF FOUR Completi ng the .. triology" from Averbakh's booklet, started in Dia.

64, and cont inued in Via. 65, we show here his latest exa mple or the theme, i.e. Ku bbel's version pu blished in 19-10. Instead of two Kn ights, we have a Knighl and Bishop, chasing Black's King :md two Pawns into mating net! An addi tional specima n follows in the next issue.

While to mo~. I nd wIn

Diagrlm 66 Solu tion: I . N·N6, P.N7: 1. N·QSch, K. Ql; l . N· Bl (Black" p~wn Is halled_ but the IUn, hurrie5 to ISSI51), K·84' (If 3 •.• ~_. , K·K4; 4. N·NI. K.Q$; !I. 8·68, P ·86; 6. 8 .8,5 stopplnr Black In hll ll'ek) 4. N·NII IC·NS; S. K.N6I P·86; 6. B-03, IC· N6; 7. K·NS, P .1I7; t . 11.114 mltl'

p",i/;on No. lJO

Zltl-Flflp, Prarue & Marlanske Lune,

"" If Black plll)"l BxN, he will have no simple problem trying to force en end· ,arne win with hb extra pawn. The same Is true afil!r !. ........ , N.R7ch; 1. KxB. N·N.5(:h; 3. K·K6, NxR; 4. NxR,

N"". Filip pla~'ed 1 • ..•..•.. , 8 .Bl1 thrnten.

Ing male and ro rclnc the wi n of • plcce. The rame conUnucd 2. N·N2 (Ir K·K!I, then simply BxN), N-o I; 3. B· 8sq. 1t·1t7; 4. P·B). Nlt8; 5. PxP, N. ~h; .. nd Zit .. rnlgned.

Several solvers tried to ma te Im med l· a t ely by I. .... .... • N.N. eb or 1 ••.• ~*., N· K7cb; bul tbue are answered by Z. KxB. T he Iry by I. _ •.•.•. , R·Rsq can be refuted In several wa,., o( whic h Z. N·N) .... I!m~ t he ~lmples l .

Correc l solutions are ackno"' ledl"ed from: David Ames, Robin Ault, G~orge W . 8aylor, Howar d BUUan, M. D. UlII· menthal. J <><I Bohac, A. Bomberaull, George H . Chaney. Duke Chinn . Ramon Cook, Curtin. K. A. C:l\~rnlec kl, JOHph Eisenbach. E. Gault. Richard GlblaD, Edmund Godbold, O. Goddard. John T. Hamilton. H. M. Hawke~ ' , Earl R. Haw· klns Jr . • Rea B. Hayes. Du""ld C. IIllls, Homer H. Hyde, Vlktors Ik .. unlks, John E. Ishkan. O. W. J ohnson, And~ Kafko, Harry Kaye, Fred D. Knllppel. E. J. Korpanty , Jack MlUer. M. MII$te ln. Ed Nash, VlnC\l nl Noga. Craig Olson, Geurge W. P ay ne, John Pranter, Ed· mund Roman, Max Schlosser, I. Sehwarl ~, DlIvld Sliver, lIeuel L. Smith, Larry Snyder. lIerberl Solln~ky. Dob Steinmeyer. W. E. St evt'ns. ntch~rd Sirasburl"cr, Francl~ Tnsk. GI.'Orge Tref~er, Hu r h C. UnderwO<ld, George Wall, J oe Weininger. WI UI .. n"l U. WII· son, Nell P. Wlltlnc, and Robert G. Wrllbl .

The solven .core h3ndlly by 55·8. ·Welcome 10 new soh 'er

Journam,mi ofJ/e 'ourn.ment o rglln lze rs wishing .n­

nouncements of their forthcoming USCF r.tl!d events to .ppu r In th is column should mak .... pplJc .. t lo n at lust soven weeks In .d~.nce, on special forms which may be ob­tained 'rom USCF Suslnass M .. n.g .. r, Ke nneth Harkness, 80 Ent 11th St •• New York 3, N. Y. Or from Editor CHESS LiFE, 19 Dutch VIii .. ga Ito .. d, Hal! 'alt, N.S., Canada.

M,ry2 &J

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l'u ... cc~ Ho t"'. Co rpus ChrisU, T..,xu. 5 round SwISll. with a Um.., Um it of SO mO'·"'5 In 2 hou .... Enlry fce 15 S·U)!) p lus membership In the USC F. Prlte5 Indude SSO.OO fir s t p rl te . trophies for n n t . 3Ccond and thIrd places. Trophies 81so for best JunJor . nd lady. For tu r · ther Informat Ion ... rlte to Hen ry Voung. man, P . O. Box a.w, Corpus Chris ti, Texas.

other fee : $5.00

M.,., 16-17

LAKE ONTARIO OPEN

details, write to Dr . E. 191 Seville

]unt 26·28

CAROLINA'S OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

WJII t ake place at the USO 8ulldlnl". Southport, North Carolina. Six round Swiss, open t o all. with a time limit o f 5\) moves In 2 ..... hours. E ntry fee s: 55 tournamen t entr y fee ; 52 annual dues In KCCA o r SCCA; s:; combined fee for J uniors. 18 years old o r ~·oun~· er; USCF membership o r n annual dues. Prizes Include trophy and SI00 for first prize. $SO second p rize. CaJlh p ri1.U 3rd 10 5th p laces. $25 Junior p rl"". Trophy, Womans' prlze. Brlng sels and clocks. For fu rthe r In forma· lIon wri te 10 Nor man Homst..,ln. South· port, N. C.

J"n~ 26. 27. 18

1959 NEW JERSEY STATE

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Will be held at the Penn·Atlantlc Ho­tel. South Carolina &: Allantlc Avenue, Atlantic CIty . N . J. Open to aU New Jer.~ey reSident Juniors who were born on or lifter July 15, 1938, (not Zilo 5 r<)und Swiss. with 45 mOveS In th.., tl rst 2 hO\lr.~. Entrance fee 15 S2.00 to USCF ~nd NJSCF members. Addlt!onal fees Incl\lde USCF membership $5.00, NJSCF membership S1.00 for n on·mem· ben. PI'bes Include: r ound trip bus fare to U.S. JunIor Championship lour_ nament In Omaha, Nebraska for first Hnd second place winners .. nd, It pos· Sible, for third place wInner. Trophle$ wl!l 9150 he awarded. with a sPfl<'lal trophy awarded to the highest ~orln, Ju n ior under 17 yea" or ege. For fu r· Iher Information a nd edvanCf!d r e&ls­tratlons wri t e to Alan Spellman, 1 N. Swarthmore Ave .• Ventnor, N . J.

CHESS IN WASHINGTON by Dan Wade

Editor Wash. Chess Letter Oillf Ulvestad with G·O won the 50

pitlycr Wnhlngton Open. This waS held In the S~atl1e University Student Un· Ion Building lounge on January Uth .. nd 25th. J~mes MeCormkk lost only to U!v{'.<tad In the 61h round to lake ticeond " 'It h a ~· I score.

Third to ninth On SolkoH a ll ,,1lh 4~.t'r: were Or. Da"e Grocnlg of Spo· kan'· . Ilr. A. ,\. Murray of SealUe, Dan Wade of Seattle. GS.G. Patterson of Sealll{'. Ollv{'f l.at·r enlc re or Yaklm;l, DOll Kenda ll ot T acoma ... nd Ed Died. rich ot Tacoma. The to p n ine plus El· m~rs ZemgaUs. VI{'stun Seglins, lind \ ' Ie Pupols. are qua llt!ed 10 play fo r Ihe WMhlngton S i ale Championship to be held 101 lale February. 5eglln. Is tht' ddendln~ champion.

Pl a )'~rs (rom Porttand, Olynlpla. Bell. Inehnnl. Bothell, Snohoml.h. Vaneo"," er, Wash .• ,\III:>n)" . Ongon. Everett, Gig Ii:>rbor. FOI'! Lewis, Spokane, Ta. eomo. Yaklm:>. and Seattle a ttended. The 50 ent rlc~ made this the second la r gC3t tourney In northwest history. ,·h .. Inr.>::Cfi t was l~ st ,ummer's Se lltlle SeM:.lr with ~5. Portland recent ly drew 4·1 to II \ouL"namcnt while Spokane twice hod -10 In their Inland Empire Open.

!1I the Spok ane City Champlon. hip Tournamenl. Dr. Dave Groenll" ~nd Gordon Cornelius finished In a tie for fl,.~t e~eh with .~·I. A snow storm cuI the nU!nbcr of entries down to el<oven In Ull~ ti lx round SwiSS. A be'l two out of t hrce playoff ,,'111 decide the cham· plonshl l' fo r 19S~. Cornellu. Is the de· (e ndln.>:: champion of Spokane while D~. (;ro{'nlg 1$ c.trre nt J;;:'Slc rn Wash· Inllion Champion.

Junior ehe.'$ II booming In Seattle. Ya kilna and Po rll and. Lasl )'ea r Seattle had 3 ~'er~' succeSSful hIg h sehool lea,u{'. This year Portland', high scbool lucue p rom.lse. 10 be as good 1£ not better. The U" lver .slty o f Wasblngton Che" Club, do rm:)t for live r two yea rs, has been r evived by Buz Eddy, • gradu· a te of Wu t SCattie High SChooL.

All n orth ..... e.t cbess news Is t urned to the monlhly magazlne. "Wash­

ChtH Utter" which haa been once a month fo r t35 I"""e$.

IoU Issues b, the time you

wtvl.n t.:IU!;J won lOe l\:lDII-:»O Putet S ound t,e"rue Champlon!hlp. The La~vlan s had ELman Zemcalls, VlklOrs PUI'OI ~. a nd Vle$lurs SegUns on tho lr t op three bo~rd. In most Qf their t eam ma~chel . The Latvians won ~e V C!l malehos. 10Bt none, and drew 5 10 5 with the runner·up S..,attle Chess Clu b. T ho SeRtUe Chess Club u'on s ix. los t one t o T acoma, and drew wi t h t he champion •• A team Is made up Of five plAyers and each player play~ hi' opponen t t wo "amel. Thb Is th.., 13th CO!lllecutive- )'ear the Puget Sound Leacue has been In action.

Olh{'r l e.ms In the final standings were KIt-up County (&-2-0). West Sea t· tle (4-3.1), T aeoma (4--1...(1). North Seattle (3--1, 1), McNeil 1$land (3-5-01 , Olympia (1-7·0) ... nd Seatlle Cenl l!r (0·8·0).

The l .<:aguc·s \udlnl" pla)'e r wu Jame. McCormick of Seattie who I' layed first board ror Kllnp County and compiled a 12 won, 0 lost. t drawn reco rd . - ----

SCHOENE SHINES AS PITTSBURGH CHAMP

Defending champion Andrew Schoene won six in a row to retain his grip on the Pittsburgh Metro· politan Championship. In making this sweep, Schoene won from five of the six players finishing imme· diately below him in the standings. William Byland and Martin Lu· bell took second and third, re· spective ly, ailer their 4'"h·lJ.h tie had been broken. George Baylor came fourth with 4·2. Paul Roth topped a quartet scoring 3lh·2'"h, 10 take fifth plact!. The others, in order of plact!ment, were Velimir Djurdjevic, Danit!l Miscevic, and Bernard Berger.

f',fonJ.,." Plve 2

A p, i( 211 , 19J9

THE SflORTEST GRAND· MASTER GAME

b'l PAUL LE(TH

In Chess Lif t!, April 20, 1958 I referred to Bolvinnik's Iwelve· move win over Spielmann at Mos· cow 1935. The editor then mcn· t ioned Mattison 's win over Tar ta· kower in cleven moves at Buda· pest, 1926 and asked "Any others?".

The shortes t game between Grandmas ters (l'chigorin was In 1895 among the top players in the world. and Marsh all In 1914 at SL Petersburg was one of the fiye lin alists awarded the title of Grandmaster by C2ar Nicholas l) seems to be one nol found either in "My Fifty Years of Chess " by Marshall nor in "Marshall's Best Games" by P. Wenman.

Marshall defeated Tchigorin In eight moves I al the 1902 Monte Carlo Tournament.

The game, as given in the Janu· ary 1959 issue o[ "Chess in the USSR", foll ows:

TCHIGORIN DEFENSE

White F. Marshall

1. P..Q4 2.. P-OB4 l. N-oll3 4. P-oS S. 11·84 6. ... K4 7. PltP

Black M. Tchigor in

p.Q( N.QIU

'" N· 1t4 .... , P·1C3

'" .. Q·1t5 check An lint

NOMINATIONS WANTED FOR

USCF OFFICERS The terms of 3 useF Vice·

Presidents expire in 1958. They are not eligible to re-election this year.

The term of the USCF Secre· tary expires this year. He Is eligible to re·election.

Submit your recommendations for these positions to the memo bel' of the Nominating Com· mittee, nearest you.

Rhys Hays (3D W . 116th Street New York 27. N.Y.

A . Wyatt J o nlS p. O. 801t 202 Shre~eport. Le.

Melvln S.mb P. O . Bolt 135

Wlnon .. , Mln .... sot .. • Edmund GocIbold

S734 Nerlh WInthrop A~I. Chicago 40, lit .

Spencer V .. n Gelder Z735 LarkIn St.

San Franc:lsce, C .. II'ern la tC h.irm""1

Although nominations may be sent to any committee member, any correspondence requiring a reply should be addressed to Chairman Van Gelder.

Problem Composers Note Problem composers are invited to submit problems published Jan. I , 1956 through Dec. 31, 1958 for possible inclusion in a forthc oming FIDE album. The deadline is May 1, 1959. For details write Newman Gutlman, 825 Park Ave., Pla iniie}d, New Jersey.

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CHESS UFE is !'" ppy to p'~W'1 Ih( follo"''''1l """,," 0/ c!",oud ""01/.:"'1 It!

r/,e ("" '" 0/ (h,"H. Hfr~ " Y""' .!,,,,,,-, / <) /'011 0' In"l rn"" or "'0"''''' ,.,1,,, ma~ or ",,iy Iwl ha'~ 6 "~" " S/rong pl.rya but whom Y"" 1.:",,1>' hal worker! hd '~ for the "d,'","ccmn, 1 of 1/',- gam,. Scnu his '''''''~ ""d "Jd.eH "lid I/'( I,-alon , "./'y you ,hjlll.: hi, 1l,mu ,hordd b, IiI/ f. in "u, Hall of Fmu, / 0 Fred M. lV.tn Edjlo, CH ESS LIFE, GO>'f H"uu Pary, Maill '.

(Pr<fmled ;" 11,< order ill wh ich nom; TI"lilms weu T~(tj~uJ.)

ROBERT A. KARCH, 16025 Paseo del Campo, San Lorenzo, Califor ma. Chess Life, April 20, 1958 spukc of him as a one man com mando. Came to San Francisco ir. August J958, and by Novembcl had earned election as Vice·Presi­dCllt of San Francisco Bay Arc~ Chess League.

U. S. MASTER HENRY GROSS 3544 Webster, San Francisco, Cali· fornia. President Golden Gate' Chess Club, President San Francis· co Bay Area Chess League, and President California State Chess Federation.

HARRY BOROCHOW, 6363 WiI· shire Blvd., Los Angeles 48, Cali· fornia . 61 years old, 50 years a teacher; competed in many tourna· ments. As California Chairman has increased USCF memberships in California by 50% bringing Cali­fornia very close (about 10% be­hind) to the number one spot.

JAMES B. REYNOLDS, 117 Brew· ster, San Francisco 10, California. For several years (nearly 10) gave various simo competitions at Let· terman Army Hospital. Originated "Chess·In·Action" and now Editor of the "Pacific Coast Chess Hcr· ald." Three years ago founded the Precita Valley Chess Club and en· tered a 6·man lcam league with four club mcmbers, and brought home the championship to a fifo teen member club.

HENRY MEIFERT, 6409 W. Kin· ick Parkway, Milwaukee, Wiseon· sin. Teacher and organizer for 15 years. Age 3:5.

HARRISON KINDIG, Otsego, Mich· igan. Age 5O--0rganizer and teach· er for thirty years, office holder.

RALPH HOUGHTON, 8:55 Broad· way, Newark, N. J ., Age 70--teach· er of youth. Traveled some 100,000 miles to participate in tourna· ments. GEORGE E. O'ROURKE, SR., 4430 Garrison St. N.W., Washington, D. C. For many years George, Sr., has been doing all kinds of jobs for chess, mostly of the unglamorous type that take a lot of work. He is founder, editor, and publisher of the Washington Chess Divan News· letter. Th~ sam~ man 'Wh" IIom;nau d G~a,gr

O·J?" u,k~ commented Oil one of th~ o,ig' ;nal nominatjollS appe,nin8 jn tlu MaTCh 5 inu. 0/ CHESS LIFE: ··PHIL BELL sounds lik. the Samt Phil Bdl ",no SI.:JTt.d a chess dub for kids ;n Washington uy. eTal yeaH ago a/ the Bald Eagl, RUTea. tion Cent.,."

A. E. MONTGOMERY, 329 Sturges Pa rkway, Elmhu rst, IJIinois. Has taught chess to young~te rs, age 8· 15. for the pnst SIX years at the Elmhurst YM CA.

EDGAR T. McCORMICK, 102 North i\lnpl e Street , East Orange, N. J. lie has devoted much of his time to the other side of chess. lie IS

pres ident of the Ind ependent Chess Club which he has on the first {Joor o f his home, and he has helped many young aspiring chess players. ,

In Memoriam CHESS LIFE records with I'e·

gret the recent passing of sev· eral persons, ead\ of whom has contributed lo the advancement of CHESS.

Or. Alexander Rueb, of The Hague, Netherlands. Dr. Rueb was the first President of FIDE (International Chess Federation) nnd se rved the cause of World Chess for over twenty·fi ve years. With Dr. Eu\\'e. he shared respon~ibility for the Dutch chess renaIssance du ring the three decades between 1920 and 1950.

Edward Weeks, of Washing· ton, D.C. George O'Rou rke, Sr. rcport~, "Edward Weeks was one of the deans of Washington chess, and one of the founders of the Capital City Chess Club. He has been a member of the Divan for a number of years sIDce the Capital forsook chess for bridge. He was a gentleman of the old seh'ool."

Dudley H. Hosea, of San Die· go, California. Noted as a sup· porter and promoter of chess in his area, the Point Loma Chess Club m~t in his home. Sven Almgren reports. "That rare soul, a man with a passionate love of the game matched by a vigorous and youthful outlook and a readiness to sacrifice him· ~e ! f in chess promotion. The on· ly problem with him was to keep him from devoting ener­gies to chess that he simply did not have to spare."

Mrs. HazellI' M. Treend, of Detroit , Michigan. The wife of Edward I. Treend, former Sec· re tary (1940-1950), Vice·Presi· dent (1950·1953), and Treasurer (1948-1052) of the USCF. Re· [erred to In the Detroit papers as "Well·known artist and art teacher" Mrs. Treend was a loyal and true friend of chess. During her husband's tenure as an official of the USCF, she played hostess to dozens of vis· iting chess personages, with a gracious hospitality which en· deared her to masters and wood· pushers. alike.

M.ry 30·3/ ALBUQUERQUE OPEN

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wm lake place at the YMCA, 101 Cen· Ir,,1 NoW., Albuquerque, N . M. S round SwIss. open t o all . wllh a UrnI' limit of 45 mo,""," in Ihe first 2 hours, 24 moves pl'r hour thereafter. Entry fee ot $3 .00. Prl~es Includ e trophies for flr$t , second and third place winners. Albuquerq ue champton ,,"d junior ~hamp lon lltles reserved for Albuquer. que res ident! . Address ent r tes and In. qu lr le! 10 W. A. Muff, 2717 Espanola N.E., Albuquerque, N.M. (UlU"ated)

Feldheim Takes March Rating Improvement Tournament

Harry Feldheim, known in New York circles as an expert "blitz" player, proved that he can also play senous tournament che~s, by defeating four and drawing one opponent and taking first place ID the "'larch Rating·Tournament, conducted at the Chess & Check~r CI~b of New York. One of Feldheim's wins was against Bernard HIll, wmner of the February tournament . Peretz Z. Miller, a member of the Marshall Chess Club a lso went undefeated and took second place with a 4-1 score. Dick ' Moran, the Atlantic Coast Champion of 1958 and Lisa .Lane of Philadelphia also had 4·1 and took 3rd and 4th places respectively. Ties were broken by the Median System. 27 players competed.

Competent adjudications were given by Masters James Sherwin, Allen Kaufmann and Edmar Mednis. Frank Brady directed the weekend event.

An interest ing note is the fine caliber of chess ~£fered by Miss ~ne, who is one of the up·coming women chess players m the country. Nick­named " Miss Chesscake of 1959" by Frank Brady, Miss Lane defeated Hill, Pamiljens and Rozea and drew with Noga and Miller.

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Tournament Reminders

April 1S·26 _Huron V"Uey Amateur Open and Huron Va lley "Experta" Im·ltatlonal Tournament, YpSilanti, Michigan. (CL 3/ 20/59)

April 24, 1S, 26 _ The First Golden Klng~ I' ew England Amateur Chess Cham· plonshlp , YMC U, Boston, Mass. (CL 415 / 59)

April 24, 1S, 26 -Spring Independent Op'm, East Orange, N. J . (CL 4.15/59)

May 2-3 -Seeond Mld·ConUnent Open, To ur nament, Russe ll , Kansas.

,,' (CL

1959 Kansas State Chess 1/ 5/ 59)

Mlty '·3 _ 1959 Iowa State Championship Tournament, Hotel Sheldon· Munn, Ames, Iowa.

May 1, 2. 3 _2Sth Annual Wisconsin Champlotlllhlp, Swoboda Hotel, Stur· geon Bay, Wisconsin. (CL 4/ 5/ 59)

l~l.>.MII)' Wand "1G-11I58 Chle ... o~ Cb~ Cbam!llonshlp, C~a:o, D.UnoJ.t (CL l -t .. , ........ , 4{5m) . Dn""

_?uget Sound Open, University of Washington Stud"t Union Building, Seattle, Washington.

May 16-17 _'ndlana Sta te ChampIonship, Logansport, Indiana. (CL 4{~/59)

July 13·18 - u .S. Junior. 1I0tei Rome, Omaha, Nebraska, (CL 415/59)

1 -1959 U.S. Open, Sheraton.Fontenelle (CL 4/5/ 59)

Hotel, Omaha, Nebruka.

by Robert A. Karch

I'll be glad to hUt and ... port on military uNlce chess anywhere on or off the planetl My earthly addrelS Is: 16(125 PUIO dll Campo, $an LO ... nIO, Cilif.

At last; An Army. Navy, AIr Fo rce and Mr. r tne Corps team tournament .... as ac tually held! The followin!: story was r eported by William Plampln of Alexand ria , VIrg inia, who direc t ed II.

Held at Fort Belvoir, Virginia over Washingto n's Blrlhday weekend, It was a d ing do ng battle right down to the wire. DUCerent results In a couple of ga mes In the last r ound would have brough t about a three·way·lle for first place.

The t ournament also had a "rags t o rIches" !Iavor. Fort Myer, Virginia "nd Fort Holabird. Maryland dropped out of the toul"na ment officially but a eOU· pIe of players showed up of their own volition. The two "teams" m erged their remnants and borrowed a p layer from Fori Belvoir's surplus. They designated the collection as "Fort Belvoi r No.3" and wound up cha mps!

Trophies were awarded to the first and second place teams and certlfl· cates 10 each of the four memben o f

ON TO OMAHAI ,

the two teams. Presentation was made by Colonel Jackson ot Fort Belvoir.

The Tournament CommIttee headed by MISgl. Walters and Miss Wilma Smith, Service Club Director, dld a first class job In organl;dng the tourna. ment and In the hospitality arrange­ments . It was an excellent demonstra. tlon of what can be done wltb the national tournament tha t Is In the of. fing next ~·all.

No prizes were awa rded for Indhldu· a l . com but high man WllS St3tr Ser. geant Robert D. Grande of Bo\l1ng Air Force Base with a perfect 5·0 oscore. There were seven right behind him wlth 4·l.

1. Ft. Belvoir No.3 .................... ..4la· i 2. Bolling AFB , .... ....... ...... ............ 4-1 3. Quantico Marine Base .......... 3·2 4. Ft. Belvoir No. 1 ........ ....... ... .. .. 2~.2i 5. Patuxent Naval Station .... .... 2·3 6. Ft. Beh·olr No. 2 .. ,., ......... ..... ... li·3. 7. Ft . George G. Meade .............. liI·3~ 8. Davlsol1 Airfield ........ ............ , ... 1 ""

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Vol. xm, Number 16 April 20, 1959

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pU.,.p~g BY

FRED M. WREN. Editor of CHESS LIFE

Tht F~bruary 2(1, 1959 ;$JU~ 01 CHESS LiFE (page 8, ,01. 3J expruwi lili opi"ion that tht .tee,,1 F;J(hCT·Rtlh~~,ley game pto~rd o"ly 11,"1 /he '~$puti,,< ploryt's JiJ not .<"d tht same m"gazi"~,, ""d that ,t d,d no/ nC(fH",ily ma,1e thc end of R~,h~Jley's chns (d.Ur. S''','al pa'O"$, pro"';n~"t m Amcona" Chns, agrud with th"r opi"ion, but uvtral olhers, <qu .. lly prom;",,,, ,md <qually "Iltho,i!dl;"" 100ie

d dim ,,;tw 01 il. It i, p .. h"N only fm, to all (o"uT/,.d-to Iht piayns. t(} Ih, ,,;Iia, .. "r/ to myull-Io publi$h hat thf d,lo,i .. / ",hi'h I h .. d w,illm 0" Iht wbjat, "nd Ihu/ fa <xp/"in II,. import al II,. apinio" briefly exp,al<d ill Ih. PdH~g< ",mlia".d

"ho" •.

-..Knocl out hi:J Cl"lltch - !J rt tiet lim whm le lafl! One of the most heart·breaking experiences your editor ever went

through took place in the Hague, Netherlands, in 1930 or 1931. In our hero-worshipping stage of boyhood, we had also enshrined a heroine, a beautiful young lady, whose grace and ability as a swimmer and diver combined to make her the Esther Williams of her time. On that terrible day many years later, we cringed in agony as an audience in a second­class theatre in the Hague booed the former slar to the extent that she burst into tears, and left tank and stage, before her scheduled act was completed. Although we had served two years in the army in World War One, and had seen a few things which still give us occasional night­mare chills this was the most cruel demonstration we had ever wit­nessed of a' fickle public turning thumbs down on an. erstwhile favorite.

. ..;. h k.~~ }go we received a letter from- New York in- which It was predictea-tnat Fischer's astounding slaughter of Resbevsky in a few moves in the recent Rosenwald and U.S. Championship tournament, would mark the end of Rcshevsky's career as a dominant force in Ameri­can chess, and, possibly, his appearances in important chess events. It WIS the predIction, Ind the illmost ghoulishly hopeful phraseology of .it, fir more thin the gilme score and its implications, which gave us the same sinking feeling we had experienced in the Hague so long ago. Are we so hardened and so victory-minded that we can write off in this cavalier fashion the man who has probably carried the banner of American chess farther and higher on more occasions than any other living player? No, definitely not. It would be far more excusable to boo the memory of Babe Ruth for not having produced a home run on his last time at bat; to yell "You're Hnhhed" at Rocket Richard whenever he finishes a game without scoring; or to point the finger of scorn at Jack Dempsey for having, as he said, forgotten to duck. Babe Ruth has gone forever, Rocket Richard has admittedly passed his physical prime, although he is still the most feared hockey player in the world, Jack Dempsey fights no more, Yet these men, champions all, knew that no one, no matter how good, can Will evcry game; that from the depths of defeat and despair frequently comes the spark which can turn the doubtful comeback attempt into a triumphal tour; and that a cbampion never quits. For in these sports of crushing bodily contact, the dUration of a champion's reign is short. The baseball-player, the boxer, and the hockey·player are usually finished before they are forty years of age_ The legs become heavy, the vision less keen, and the coordination stalls_ Not so in chess. For every youngster you can name who made his mark by knocking off one or more of the older giants of the game-Morphy, Capablanca, Alekhine, Pomar, Yanofsky, Fischer-we can give you the name of an old-timer who. approaching or having passed the half·century mark, has played some of the greatest chess on record-Marshall, Capa­blanca, Alekhine, Tartakover, Emanuel Lasker, Meises, Sir George Thomas, J. Johner, Saemisch, Staunton, and a hundred others. And how about Botvinnik? If he had accepted the theory that one defeat ends a career, Smyslov would probably still be the world champion, We refuse to accept the premise. And we absolutely refuse to believe that Reshev­sky is through; certainly not because of the outcome of a single game,

Sammy Reshevsky has never held the world championship in chess, and probably he never will. But he is made of championship material, with intestinal fortitude enough for two champions. Fischer is young and confident and we share his hope and his belief that he will one day bring th~ championship to our shores. His successes in. the ~ast two Rosenwald events place him in a position comparable to that which Tahl occupies in the USSR. Either of them would appear to be a worthy chal­lenger for the world title. And, as has been the case for several years, so would Sammy Rcshevsky.

5. 51.. ofa);., Not to all ladies, for I've learned that it doesn't pay to generalize.

After all this is a chess newspaper, and my toasts and dedications should in some degree be related to chess. This little tribute is not e\'en directed to lady chess players who undoubtedly derive some pleasure, not only from their own games, but also from those of their husbar:ds and ~weethearts and friends. No. I want to pay tribute to the chess Widows-­to the non·chess-playing gals who have been unfortunate enough to fall (or men who do play chess.

So, here'~ to you, tadies. To you, Mary, whose husband has, for twenty years or more, spent more of his waking hours playing cbess than he has with you anrl your children! To you. Susan, whose husband, although not a strong player, is a wonderful organizer and promoter­of chess clubs and chess events, and who has devoted more time to such activities than he has in organizing and promoting the happiness and welfare of his home and family~ To you, Jane, whose fiance has lingered too long O\'er too many end-games, standing you up times without num­ber. To you, Frances, who for years have taken little vacation trips with the children, while your husband spends his vacations attending various chess tournaments. To you, Helen, who has faithfully served eoilee and sandwiches or cake to your husband and his chess·playing friends at 10 P.M., and who have uncomplainingly returned at 11 to carry away the cold coffee and the dricd out food-all untouched. To YOll, Mona, whose husband writes a regular column for Chess Life, and who just can't take you to that concert or lecture you've been hoping to hear-he's too busy meeting his deadline.

None of these ladies play chess. Some of them don't know a rook Crom a pawn. They personally couldn't care less whether Botvinnik or Benko or Fischer is world champion. A game score from the "Wood­pushers Scorebook" and the Lewitsky-Marshall score look equally stupid to them. Yet, for years they have pampered liS encouraging us to play in tournaments, when they would much prefer to have us at home­sending us off alone, when they would dearly love to accompany us-­wastin& their fine f~od and drink on a bu~c.h of unappreciative patzer5-:;:: oringing up our children for lIS apologwng for us to our non-ehess-playing friends for late appearance or broken dates. .

To these long-suffering ladies, therefore, I raise my glass, as I hreath a prayer of humble, but puzzled thanks, for the loving patience you have demonstrated over the years, Why puzzled? Because I hon­estly don't understand how you have stood us so long!

White

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AMERICA DISCOVERS RESHEVSKY fIi (' . f MOMd<l)', '-9_ 5 "neSS ~IJ e Ap,il20. ""

I" rI,~ /,,1/ "I 1910 A",{, ;~,,,, Ch~1I ,umd J I>~JI)'."udd shot jn tlu ",m ill (h~ perloll ""d ""o",pllsl",,~tIIl 0/ ,,;,,~· ) 'c~r.o{J S .. ""u/ R{(c/ull'sk,., The glorious J,zys oj Ih, F,,,,,k. M""",,I/ .,,,11 Herry f',lIsb"", ;m''''''I;''''''/ I,i"",pl>t ",uc , ,,djug into "'<'m"rocl. Th, glorious JoI)'/ ill til( Ihi'/IH ~'hc" K,u/.d"". Fin., ReJMys/c.y, Ho,.,,.·jr{, D"k<, ,md othr, / "",,,,Id ",/< mIU"I1IKm"i <h<1I jor t: (ime, ",at OVU IN hori,oll of Ih" I"(~r<. T"~ J""I<lS(" p.-,/o.",,,,,cu ,,/ tim "jn'-ru.·"ld boostcd 1M papula"!1 "I (helf ("m"gho", II., /""J, ,n,,' II .. bdi,,,.J tkt hi, /9Z0-21 t"".s <onlnl> .. ,,-" In n" small 11Ua"'" 10 " ""(;",,·,,,,1. JUS'"'''''' '''Ieusl j" lh, gam ...

Illi/hom j"~IJw"f comp.: .mm, ". {(",ialu'" <IS /0 ".n." Marphy, 01 l'i/lsh,,'7, or [is,&t m'ght h.n-.: d"tt,· In sIm,/", (;''''milan,a, CHES~ LIFE " ptDud to p'rlrn' tJ {hIrl oj tlu !lory 0/ S .. mm)' R(shfysk,·. 'itJI A/fu,;<.:n /0'''' .

This i~ prob3bly S~mrny" fint press nDlke In Ihe United States. Uke n.ost of tile rern;,lnrnll I ~" I or Ihi3 arU~I", it I. quoted from The American Chess Bulictin, and was presum nbly " 'rhlen by US(;F Master Emeritus Hermann Helms. The comrnellls of CII J::SS LlfE '$ edl\or, as the)' Oc<:ur Infrequently be low, Dre In Ilru'C$,

SAMUEL RZESCHEIVSM . T HE INFANT PRODIGY According to Jacques rtlicses, a wonder child, who bids fair to outdo

Morphy and Capablanca as a chess genius, has made his appearance in Berlin chess circles, where he Is astonishing the natives. The little fellolV, who is but eight years of age, not alone can hold his own with strong amateurs, but actually is quite competent when it comes to play­ing against a number of opponents simultaneously, going from board to board making altcrnate moves, much after the fashion of full Hedged mastcrs. His name is S. Rzcchewski, but as 10 his origin and how he came 10 develop such an abnormal facully fol' chess playing no informa­tion is given in the reports which have so far reached here.

The boy's remarkable skiU attracted the attention of thc members of the Berlin Chess Club, with which some years ago the Manhattan Chess Club conducted a match by cable. Finally, it was arranged that he should play simultaneously against twenty members of the second class, which he did on January 18. Natura lly, he was not so fast as the average master player, but, after five hours, he had finished six o( the twenty games winning them all. Thereupon, play stopped and two masters presenl, Mieses and Post , adj udicated the remaining games, with the result that the complete score of the youngster comprised ten wins, nine drawn games and only one loss.

The child's unruflled demeanor and power of endurance through­out the long ordeal was the subject of general comment, although, as Mieses remarks, there was a feeling of anxiety lest the strain be a ~ source of danger to the 1m.mature mental equipment of

In any event, Capablanca may well have reason to look to if the little boy, with such a start, should eventually ~d'v,i,op master player.

(H.r"ld,m Helm. i" A.C.B., April, 1920)

EUROPE'S LITTLE WIZA RD J The last achievement of Samuel Rzeschewski is the defeat in simUl-

taneous play of twenty oppunents at Pads, without losing a s ingle point. There is no doubt concerning the phenomenal ability of this child prodigy, but the concensus of opinion scems to be that it would be well for his future, were he permiUed to res t for a time upon the laurels he has gained.

(H(,m",U1 Htl"" j" A.C.B" j'm~, 1910)

RZESCHEWSI(J IN PARIS AND LONDON When the child-master, Samuel Rzeschewski, played twenty opponents

simultaneously 3t the Hotcl Majestic in Paris, winning seventeen, draw· il,lg two and losing one, the performance was under the patronage of Pri ncess George of Greece, :lIld the distinguished spectators included the Princess Sixt of Bourbon , Parma, the Due and Duchess oC Doudeau­ville and the daughter, Madame de Larochefoueauld, the Duc de Moucby and Prince Radziwill. During the evening a collection which netled 500 fra ncs Vins ronde in behalf of the boy by Comtesse Ikauchamp. Among the players who lost to the Polish prodigy was til. Alfred Campus (Camus?) the Academician.

Rzeschewsk i, in addition to winning eighteen games and drawing two in a simultaneous exhibition in London. is reported to have won a blindfold game Crom R. C. Griffiths, former British champion. In this gamc neithcr player made use of a board or pieces. (For this game, see page 00 colO.) Mr, Griffi th is one of the authors of "Modern Chess Openings," a book which h~s been out of print for some time, Little Rzeschewski is expected 10 come to this country during the fa U or early winter.

(HmM"~" Helm, ;'1 A.C,S .. O~lobu, 1910)

SA MUEl, RZESCHEJVSI(J IN T HE NEW WORLD Unless all signs fail, the chess world has in the tiny person of

Samuel Rzcschewski, now in this country, a genuine phenomenon, who, if he be given hall a chance, carefully conserved, and all gocs well, may well deve lop into one of the greates t figures in all the long history of ches. ... As it is, he has established for himself a permanent niche in the hall of chess fame_a niche that is not quite li ke any other reserved for noted exponents of the age·old pastime.

Samuel, almost the smallest passenger aboard, arrived in New York on the huge ocean greyhound, the Olympic, on the morning of Novem-

ber 3. Long before the vesscl swung into her dock and the passengers were landed, the boy, who had astonished the chess centers of Poland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, France and England, had bccn located on tbe ship down tbe bay by a staH of repel'tel'S and photographers, and then began a series of interviews, snapshots and movie-picture posing, which lasted for many days aItcr he and his party had taken up quarters in the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York city.

The father, mother and C_ A. Arensberg, the secretary, accompanied the li tt le traveler, Max Rosenth:ll, a New York business mall and relative of the R1.eschcwski fa mily, and largely instrumental in bringing the party here, met them at the pier and assumed management of the American tour .

Apparently, as he sailed up the bay, thoughts of chess were far from his mind, although only tbe evening before he had given a remarkable demonstration of wbat he could do against a picked team of players from tbe passenger list of the Olympic. Eleven opponents at as many tables, including one blindfold game, were pitted against him, but none was a match for him and he made a clean sweep on all the boards. It took but an hour to finish the entcrtainment, which was given for Ihe benefit of the Seamen's Charities in the second class saloon.

While the steamship was still off Quarantine, Rzeschewskl was subjected to an interesting test by the puhlisher of the American Chess Bulletin, (Hermann Helms) who handed him a pocket chessboard where­on was set up a position from one of over a hundred games played by Rzeschewski in England. Through the manager he was askcd if he had ever Seen it before. For a moment he studied the diagram, but quickly the serious aspcct gave way to a smile of rccognition, as he indicated the few moves that had followed in the actual game. It had been played in London with Gri£!ith, one time British champion, both he and Rzeschewski having been blind·tolded, and the child-master had been the winner. In recognition oC this demonstration of his skill, the chess· board in question was presented to him. It was the first prize the phenomenon had acquired in the New World.

(HUm""" H a m, i" A.C.B., N(W~mbtr. 1920)

Onl:' (lr Ihrec problems, then u npub_ llshcd, whleh the 9 )'car old Relhev· $Ily solved In leu thin te" minutes after $eelng them for the fint time. Time on this one, 3 minutes. FRA N K IANET' S APPRAISEMENT OF RZESC HEWSK I

" I h.~e been Inrormed that Sammy has solved two three.moven a nd one two-mover tn tess than ten minutes. I hIVe seen hIm play twenty people simul· laneOU3ly. wlnnlna seventeen, drawing two and 100Ini one ,ame.

To me Ille most re markable thtna: .bout lhe child Is his du~1 ~nonal. tty-hb power as an anlyst , as e~I, denced by his abUl ty to unravel the purposely hidden sl . ,ategy of '" ehe5.!i problem , ~nd .t the ume time his constructive powers, as shown In his a hlllty to rorm twenty eombina· tlons at a time .g~lnst D5 many picked opponentl.

Now. normally, there Is a sharp Hne ot cleD vage In the Ches~ world between the two types of mInds that enjoy chen. On one side of thl~ line wc find the bulk or the playing folk, the people who love to meet each other lerOS$ the ehess bOlrd; on Ihe other side or the Une We find the problem folk, people who esre Utile for the aame Itselr, little for the joy of ereatin i 5trateg!c comblnatlons s,llnst Hvlng oppon· enu, but who love to ..,nrlvel com· binations tha t so-called composers have prep. red (or them.

Rarely , Indeed, e ven among Ule highest exponen" Of eheu, do we

find anyone endowed with m enial powel'$ ample enough to display

marked skill In bot h' ~:~~_~L,"d when who t~ little

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can get an idea the boy's no attempt to simply trying to I

(A .C.B. D~Ulnbu, 1920)

RZESCHEWSKI AS A BUN DFOLD ARTIS T

Under the caption, "Rzeschewski, Blindfolded, Scores Against Cana­anjte," the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, in its issue for December 14, 1920, printed the following article:

"Samm y Rzc!IChewskl's power o( vlzualizaUon, ,.,. applied to whit Is known In ehes:s circles as "bllndrold chess, H waS put to a tut last night at the .... sid ence o( Ihe Rev. J osef Rosenblatt, famou s Jewlllh Clntor. in tota nhMtan, And Sammy. U UIUaJ, $Iood up welt under It, 50 much to th at he ~uc<:eeded In Winning I gaine lasting twent}··seven moves from Edmund B. HUttard, Harvl rd, 1900, and superinte ndent ot the Berkshire Boy', farm, at Canaln, N. Y., where he hn char,e 01 over 100 boys and an utRte of 1100 acru.

Superintendent HUUard chaneed to be In town and accompanied Ihe Eagle reporter to the chUdren'. pal' ty, h eld in honor or Rzuehewsk! in order to look the prodigy over. Later, he volunteered to meet him !n a game, he playlni with lhe board and pieces befo!'e him, while tbe boy played "sans voir." The visitor {rom up the S talC was a bit out of practice and moved .om&­what faster than Is hi' wont, \n eonsequence of Which he 10lt I piece (or two pawns at the eighteenth turn.

Rz.eschewskl, however, hid I. prom· Ising attack at the lime Ind the !>(ltter position. Meanwhile, the youngster, at the other ertd 01 the

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(Continued [rom page 5) room, kep t up .!I ehMler wllh Ihost> around him, sanl;: brier $n;l{~hI'5 (or Cantor RO$Cnbla lt and occulon~lly let loose a shrU! whistle as a 51g· nal, as he put it, ror his oppon"nt to move.

It was onl' of thl' mO$t unusual games or eheu the reporter had evl' r wllnl'sscd, but one could nOI help marvel al Ihe eonlplete ,rup the little rellow had over the pOSl . tion a t I'vcr)' turn. Just bcrore hIS opponenl, who had lost anothe r piece, rcsl,nc:d the g;unc, Rteschew. 111.1 upon requ(>st, ca lled of( Irom memory the posItions or aU the pieces ren'alnlng on the board. This he did WIthout the sUchtest hulta. tlon and, " 'hen he announced the slx black pawns, he did $0 In n single breath. It wu a Clash of genius th:lt did not escape tho ob­serving.

SuperlntC'ndent Hllllard took his derell t wllh good grace and e,,· pressed hl$ keen enjoyment or the e"traordlnary occulon. " I would not have missed t his ror n good denl," he said, "lind 1 shall have a lOad stor y to tell my uwn boys, IllllllY of whom pia)' ehc" wllh more or less skill." Quite a number or musl· cal prodigies attended the party given Cor Sammy. Cantor Rosen. blatt rendered several seledlolUi as only he can d o."

KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED (Nt,., Yor,t . 1910)

ltxe.schewksi HiIIilrd B l ick

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S"mmy Undu ObltTY"' ;On Professor B. A. Bernstein, pro­

fessor of mathematics at the Uni· versity of CaJiiornia, had an ex. ceUent opportunity of observing the boy wonder in act ion at San Francisco, so that the following comments by him in a communiea. tion to Ernest J . Clarke, chess edi. tor of the San Francisco Chronicle will have a special interest. '

-Interview (By Correspondence) With Reshevsky

Qualiolll Ii,. 'J'ht Edilo, 0/ Chul Li/t 1. I have just been rea.dillg with interest somc of thc Amcric:m Chess publications of W::'O alld 1:1:.:1 pertallltng to yout' lIrst vish 10' tne Uruted Sl3tes. in some of them you are referred to as "the eight·year-old prodi· gy" while In others you were tllC "nme·ye3f·0Id chess Wizard." How Old were you when you 3rrived in New York on November 3. 1920? ANSWER : "9 years old." 2. How old were you wilen you won the fa mous blindfold game against Ole British champion of the day, R. C. Griffhb? (See page __ fOf game) ANSWER : " I don't remember." a. Jt was reported that as a good·natured retort to problem.solving tests posed to you by !\II'. Hodges and ju r. Heh.llS, you presented two pl'oolems, composed by )'ou, to the taller. When wefe UleSe p roblems composeU'! Ato.!::.WER ; " I don't remember." 4. It was reponed tbat you played your firs t game with clocks in the home of Mischa Elman, the great Violinist, against Morris A. Shapiro of Columbia Unive rsity, with a tunc limit of ;ro moves an hour. The report states that you won the game in two hours, impressing tbe spec· tators (and your opponent) as much by the speed of your playas by its accuracy, since you used only 41 minutes, compared to your opponent's 1 hour and 19 mlDutes. At What stage of youl' Chess career did you begin to drift into the chronic time·trouble for which you have been famous fOI' many years? ANSWER ; "Since 1936." 5. Speaking of time·U'ouble, that ter rible scramble with Grandmaster Kotov of tbe USSR which you won in Zurich in the 1953 Candidates' Tou rllament was the most thrilling which 1 have ever watched. Please tell us if any other important games Slick in your memory as exceed· ing that one in pressur e and mental agony on your part. ANSWE R; "1 have had many-too many to enumerate. You will, how· ever, notice that for the last two years, 1 don't get into time trouble o[ten." 6. Have you ever lost a match or a tournament as the direct r esult of a game or games which you have lost on time pressure? 1£ so, piease Icll us about it. ANSWER ; " I have lost many by making losing moves in time trouble, and therefore decided to get r id of this fault." 7. Have you. during tournament or simultaneous play, before Bobby Fischer came along, e\'er encountered a young player whose strength or whose imaginative style of play has caused you to think to yourself, "This kid has really got something. He'll be a master some day." -ANSWER: "Several, like the kid in L.A. and in St. Louis." 8. U the answer to 7 is aWrmative, and il the "kid" has iuUilled your expectation, we would like to know_who it was, and wbere and when. ANSWER: "Both of these have petered out. and have not lived up to expectations." 9. From the point of view of eUicient administration. and impartial lournament or match direction, where would you prefer to playa match or tournament for the world championship? ANSWER. " In the USA·" 10. Having in mind your own experience, as well as the adult careers of l\1orphy, Alekhine, Capablanca, Yanofsky, Pomar and other precocious chess wizards, would you prescribe COl' Bohby lo~ischer the course which you followed-a vacation from serious chess for several years for fo rmal educational purposes? ANSWER. "Defi nitely. That decision, 1 believe, saved not only my chess, but also my entire personality. Normal boyhood is, m my opinion, of utmost importance. You can't have that if you devote too much time to chess."

" As to S.mm~ Rze~he"'ski'. do- ,L=================::;:=================~ Int5 on the night Or J une 23 .t the St. FTal1<:is Hotel, t he ~eeounta ,"·en ID the papers the next day are Irlle. He " 'on a ll his ten games In about an hou r and a half. and "'on them rairly under the eondlllons laid down_lha t \~ .. e should move III 110011 as Sammy appeared. This eondltioll Is .. very tryln, one, I imagl"e, for mO$t playua. I eerlahl.ly found it so. In my ,arne wlth him my ninth, tenth and twenty.fourth mOI'es (the last provlnjit fatal) I hlld to make without sufficient deUbefOl. tlon.

The boy Is unusually quick and acc urate. 1 doubt Ir Marshall'a or P illsbury's simultaneous play I. more rapid. The boy ralrly runs Cram t~ble to table. Only oec~510nal. Iy docs he stop at a tablo to de . IIher ate . when the situation de. m ands . He dLd thll ror lomo tlve min utes In my IlDme beror e he m~de 15. N·K2, and a glance at Ihe ,ame wlll sbo'" tha t this was the begin. ning of a luccentul COmbination eounterln, my 14 .......... N ·Q~. And t be lillie fellow shows a sense or position which n'en attal" only aUcr yean oC chen exptrlence. I tblnk my '.lime with him lihowa thl •.

I oblerved the boy closely_hIs quJek, IntelUa:ent ela"ee, hll com. posure at Critica l pol"t' In the game, his sensi tl venesa at beIng relarded as a ehlld. I UD only eoD&lde r his

I\S a remarkably bri lliant adu lt mind, capable o r hIghly developed ~mo­tlons. lodged In a g,)·en·old body, looking like 7."

Tin /ollo1>';"g g .. nu ind;cdlu ,ba, .. ·hi/~ D,. Ba",lri" ,.,dJ JI"dy'''g Sdmmy, tht loll/a ""a comf>ld~d hif .. " .. IY/il 01 D,. Bf,"ft,i" ~I ~ ,htss 0Nxmt",;

CENTER COUNTER GAMBIT J,me 21, 1921,S .. " F, .. nciuo

White Black Rzeschawski Berns tein 1. P· K4 P.Q4 14. P..QN3 N.o4 2, P .. P N·KB3 15. N·K2 NxHch 3. p ·Q4 QxP 16. QxN B·B3 4. H·QBl Q.Q 17. Q·K4 P·H] 5. H·Bl B·NS 18. B·KR6 BxR 6. B·Q3 P·K3 19. BxR KxB 7. C.slles B·K2 20. RxB Q.B3 8. B· K2 N·Bl 21 . R· K N·86 • . P·K Rl BxH 22. Q·86 Q·K2 lD. BxB HxP 2l. P·QR. R.o 11. B"P R..QH 24. g ·83 R.o4 12. a ·R6 Cast ln 25. 8.84 Rll ill ns 13. B.Q] P·84

Charles Jaffe, of the L. L. Rice Progressive Chess Club, during a \' isi t to the Rzeschewski headquar­ters at the Hotel Pennsylvana, en·

joyed the following un ique experi· ence:

KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED (Dtum'm, 1910)

White Black Jaffe Rzeschew5ki 1. p· K4 P·K4 10. Cul le. R.K 2. p· Ka4 8 · 84 11 . QH.Q2 P·Nl(b) 3. N·K8] P.ol 12. p·as P..Q4(e) 4. P·QH4 (a) a xp 13. PlIQP a " IIP S. p·gal 8 ·B4 14. g .N3 N.NS 6. P·g4 PxQP 15. P.Q6 R· K6 1. PxP B·Hl 16. axp ~ K·N2 •. B·a4 N.K83 11. g .... B.g6 • . g .Q3 Castl n Resl 'lln.

Nola by Hrrm .. ,,,, H tlms (a ) WhIte pl . yS Ihe 'II . me In • light.

hearled mood, bllt th. posil ion soon be· comes " .10111 enough.

(b) Antl.:l p. llng Whit l'l .dvance .nd showing, • masterly app recl.tlon of the Idglnel" of the u ...

(c) A body thruSl, e " ectlvely destroy. Ing white'. u"te ' , .fler which h i. gaml fa lll to pl.c ...

(A.C.B. Dmmbu, 1920) 1" m .. king lhi, ,uc",," YO II , dilo,

h,,1 l ,rqutn,ly burt dllou"dtd by I~ tlunglh 01 Rtlh,,,,,ty's oPpo/ilion oil Ie .. · u,,1 "" nfJ 0/ Iht 1o",. Tht /ollo,.,i"g g .. mtl i"dk"lr that tht ninr·y",, -oIJ',

,lri"g 0/ w,n, ,.,,,1 nol comp,ltd 01/ tht apml( of pUJh·o~tr l·ooapII,htrl. In rJch oj 1M ,iJiu in . 'hith '" S4Yt txhi"i. lionl I., I,aaa! p .. Wnf .. nd pu",hu ,."ih Iht Iflong,,1 club pl.ryu6, mlmy 01 ,.,ho", ' ... ,uld ,0Jay , .. /~ '" n:pU/J 0, m6IU". I" N~.", Yo.,t ht ,lobbt.td Ch"drs /,,/It, ,.,1.0 IuJ jllil 'i .. ilhta Ihi,J in " ".o~a club ,h..mpionoh;p lou , ,,,,mtn/, "nJ ",ho, ,i" man/hi /..tcr . ·"t 10 'ini,h thirJ in 11K Amer;,,,,, CIn., Co"g,tSl "I AtI""lk City, behina m<IJUrl J""o,.,l,ti "nd Wltil. d;u, bUI "hr .. d 0/ ftlrh m .. IU" "I Fac' 10' , M""h ... ll, So",nin, Sh",p, T~'V¥tt and Mlot,to1>'s",.

I" N . ,., Yo.,t Rtlhtvl"y trimmtJ OJ' .,,' Sh"pi,o, Coiumbi" Uni~trJily t&tmp, "nd Iht Manhal/ .. n CC'. No. J play" of tht Jay. Ht .. Iso dt/~"ld B,uno Fo". ba g, I",ia .h"mpion 01 Ihe M .. II",,1/ CC, .. nd, i" 1920, Iht ,,,nil" II I' in Iht N .Y. SI"lt ,h","pioMhip .. t Alb"n~. Ht dr.w wilh Phil .. drlphi .. a'ld Pt"n"luni .. d''''''pio" s. T . Sh~,p. H . ,,'On /10m n.Wnlu n ch"IMp Eint. Micht/un. /n Ckvdand he d,,,,,, ,.",1. lo,mr, stair ch"mpio'" E. E. SI,,,,nl, "I>J "'on /rom Iht "''''1>1 fl"lt ch~'np, S. H. 51,"1';'0, a"J Ihr CI<vda"d .it)' champion, It .. ina Spuo. In Bul'"lo he J~ft .. ItJ cit)' c&tm. pion Siopin.ki, ""J , u"nt,·up Rdlph Whilt, .. s ,.,,1/ '" lo,,,,er cily ch..mpitllt Jouph L,,,, . In LOlliJ>,illt h. au. w;lh city champion Aln J. CO"',,, ""J J. T. Bu,tlttr, ''''0 0/ Iht Sou/h'l IlfO"g.,t pI4)'t'6. t" Boston h. J~/(dttJ H. ,lo. D,,/y, ""J AU.T. ,h .. mpio" L~n. In Ph,IaJdphi. O"'t mort, IK J ,tw dgain ,.,ilh cily c""mp SIuJ,p, "nd Jrt,., ",ilh N. B. Whi,,,ku. BtHk i" NOI Yo,k M lI'On /rom I,.,.ing Cht'n .... In B"I,i",o,t I>t. too. tht mrllS" " 01 Ih,t< 0/ IN ",t41 11,0ng<" pl.ryuI: C. M. ShipI('1, C. Wol/t, "nJ N. T. Whit .... t,. A nJ so Olt, <U:'011 tht ,0unl"1. "nJ b<K"'~"i".;.'~"""-

T .ut, he loll g"mrl 011 l hi, tou •. 11111 Iht recorJI ,ho,., tM 0/ 617 8""'.1 pl"yed, ht won 514, J ,OI 67, .mJ Ios1 only J6! Hr 10" III mllSttr C. S. J"cob.­hi, only /011 in BoIIOr!. H t /011 10 Not· m4n W hit .. ka, "nJ to Dolt .. ld M ug.iJ g. , .. "d to EJ ,., .. ,d UJ,ttt .. mona olhu,. M m lioning Ihut losut ill (on" t(l i01l "'i/h hit triumph,,/ tou , ,emi"ds mt o/ tht old ,hus , .. ,loon 1>'hich show, 0 m .. n pi.rying ,htss ,.,ilh his dog. So mront ."p,tl$t, ,,·ond., .. / II,. phtnomcnolt. Tht pl.ryt, S.ryl, "Ht 's nol so hoI. /'~~ won Ihrtt 01 ,h. 1"11 /0'" gomu I,om him." AnJ SIl,tI,., Iht /tal 01 Ihe ,h(JJ.pi.ryin, Jog iJ nol much mort in(ttJ ibl, l&tlt t~ bi· ttl '"~ J!H" .. rlt ,,·hich ul IN ,htll I .. nl 0/ 1920 ,,"J t9! I on thri, t",,-the si,lh, 0/ " /r",I, .. int·yt" ,..ofd boy pt""'ng tM CIKH t/ilt 0/ the 'Ollnl1')' simlltl .... rollt/y, ""d ar/.~(i"'l mOil ollh~m.

TWO KNIGHTS DEFENSE (BoJlon, Ap,iI1, 1'111)

Ruschewski White

1. P·K4 2. H·K8l 3. 8 · 84 4. H· Bl 5. P.g3 6. P· KRl 7. a·KNS 8. g.K2 • . B·R4 10. Castles 11. P.oR4 12. B·QS 13. P· HS 14. BxP

P·K4 N.QB'

N·83 8 ·B4 , .. ,

Cutles 8 ·K]

P·KR3 Q·K2

P.gR3 P.oN4 ... , ,.,

P·NS

15. N·N a . KR·N 11. N·R4 1 • . Q.Q2 1'. 8 ·84 20. PxP 21. Bxgp 22. a ·K4 23. RPxP 24. a · R'

Jacobi Blick

QIl·N R·' N", p·a3 , ... .. ,

25. BxPch '6. 8xR 21. g ·R'ch 11. aXg

Q .. ' p.", ... Nd K·1l2

Q.Qal Q.Q

Ap,il 20, 1919

«bess Cifp April 20, 1919

TIm, "'" I~ 1IC.,t~pn story lilt Jrt • lltr his 'im " ppC"'''"U in 8<1,(1)'" Tht Jacob" LYOIl, "lid D .. /y Biffl/tJ .. " prt­ICnld ~'c,.,ilh.

DOUBLE RUY LOPEZ (Boston, April 2, 1921 )

Rzelc:hewskl White

1. P·1(4 2. KN·1I3 3. N-B3 4. S·NS 5. Cutin 6. P·g3 7. H.Q5 8. PxH t. P.g4 10. gxp 11. g·g3 12. g·H] 13. B·gB4 14. N·N5 15. g _Rl 16. NxB 11. B·g] II. g·N3 19. B·g1 20. Q-R3 21. 8·B3

22. IbN 23. IC_R 24. gR·g 25. 8 ·1C2 26. g ·Qln 27. P· ICH] 2 •• K·H2 29. g ·1C3 30. P·g83 31. P· ICII.

Oily BJltk

••• , .• P· ICS R_RS B.g] R· R6 R_RS g _N3

P·KII4

pxP •• p. eh 32. gxp R_KM ll. g .gl RxR 34. RxR R_KII 3S. P· ICN. g.N4 ],. RxP RxR ]7. gKR g ·R! 38. g ·1C6ch IC ·R 39. g . lClch IC ·Rl 40. B.Q3ch P ·Nl 41 . gxPch K·R 42. g ·R7 m.t.

RUY lOPEZ (80It ,,,,, April Z, 1911)

Ru!chewski lyon Blltk

•

Clever Ending By RZECHEWSKI

A most interesting end-game oc­curred in the exhibition at Meier & Frank's, Portland, Oregon. on June lOth, (1921) when C. W. De Graff, playing at board No.7. forced the little master to lose a piece outright and seemed to be on the point of win ning with a threat of check mate, but the boy prodigy rose to the occasion and, by a bril­liant ('ombination im'oiving the sacrifice of a rook, won the game wit h an artistic finishing stroke .

White to pla~' , continued: (H um .. "" HrlmJ in A .C.B.,

Duunba, 19!1)

BLACK-DE GRAFF~~

Rnschewski White

DeGraff Blatk

'·N •• N ...

R!H I-Q1l H·I(4

N..Qkh N-H5

NxBP K·'

K •• 1(.1(2 1(·1(3

RESHEVSKY TOUR 1920-1921 Played Won Dr ew Lost

West Point .............. ............................. ....... ...... 20 " , , New York ...... .... ................................................ 10 " • , New York ......................... ..... ............................ .. 20 "

, , New York (Blindfo ld) ................................. I , , , New York (HIs flnt dod. ,Ime) .......... I , , , l'1l11aaelpllla ......... .. ...... .. ................................. ~ 20 " • , Pltersoo, N. J ............... .................................. IS "

, , New York (Private Home) .......................... 3 , , , New York (Private Home, blindfold) .... I 0 , , New York U'rlva l e Home) .... __ ......... ~ ... ~ .... :; , , , New York (p r h'Me Home) ........................ S • , , t.:Ieve la ll<l ........................................................ ~ 20 "

, , Cle"ellnd ................................................. _. __ ... 17 "

, 0 New York ......... _ ......... ~ ........ ___ ._._ ..... _ ......... 20 " 0 , Ne .... York (Prlvale·Bllndfold ) ............. _... 1 , 0 0 Chlcaeo ........................ _._ ................................... 20 "

, , t:nlCaeo _ ....... _ ................................................. _ la "

, , t:nlcago _ ........... __ ... _._ ..................... ~ ..... __ ....... 10 "

, , MII .... auko::e ......................... ~.~.~ ...... __ ............... 20 "

, 0 Hu rfalo ...................... _ ................. , ...................... :zo "

, , LOuisvIlle ........................................................... 15 "

, , Young5lo"'n ............................... _ ..................... :ZO " , , Chlea,o (Two gamel with

Master t-:tI. Lasker, ................................ 2 , , , Roo::hester. N. Y . ............................. ................... 15 "

, , PrO"ldence ................. ... .......................... .. ..... ..... 20 "

, , Haston , ......................... ........................................ 19 "

, , PhUadelphl~ ... ............ , .... ....... , ....... ,., ................ 20 "

, , Balt imore .. .... ... ....... , .. ... ...... .... ....... ..... ...... .... . , .... 20 "

, , lJenveT ............ ... ...... .. ....................... , .. ....... , ......... 12 "

, , Milwaukee .......................................................... II " 0 , Los An g('\O::S .................. .......... .................. ...... 20 " • , Los Ang~le5 ......... ............................ .......... ... .. .. 12 "

, , Los An,<,les .......... ..................... ...................... ... 7 • , , Los Angeles (C lc-ck gDme) ............................ L , , , Los Ang<:les (Blindfold ) .............................. t , , , Portland, OTO::JlOn ............................................ 12 • , , Portland, On·gon ............................................ IS "

, , St. Louis (~ ~xhlb\t!on!) .............................. 40 "

, , Louisville ... , ... .. ..... ...................... , .... , ... ............. 10 • , , San t'ranc!seo .................................................. 21 " , , MinneapOliS ............. ......... _ ....................... ......... 11 "

, , MlnneapoU~ .............. _ ........................................ 20 " • , M\nneapoU~ ............ _ .... ~ ............... * ................. .. 20 " , , .!it. 1'.aul ........................ _ ...................................... 10 "

, , - -

Tot,ls H .......... ~ .. H ......... ~ ..... H: ............ _'17 '" ., ,.

In ,uP'1n1t 10 0'" J"n",,,y 1 s"gg~J' 1;011 Ih~t ",sa •• s mighl Uk .. /0 hur of tht ,htu "cco'np/ishmtnIS tma ,,,m .. of "''''~ 0/ 0«, daa sl"ltlm.n . ..... ,tui¥ .. a 1(>'<7" / /(II~, j nomindling H""y Bo.o­rho,., "S Ih. lWulhy wbjul of "n ",tiel .. ;n CHESS LIFE. Our n, .... ' MllSt.., E",~.i/'" h"s JlImjlma .. .. ,,,lth of ,,"'­Itsi,,/ for Ihil p".pou, "nli Ih, Bo'oeho,., ".t.d, R-i/l "pp.d. in .. n ,~./y ilfllt . T It'o 0/ tht iltml .. hieh lot mbmill.J ti .. in 10 R'lll . ·i,h ,h. Rtlh("sky I .. gd t&sl tht) h.n-t bun , :>:tr"dtJ /,om 1m /Jo,oeho"" " ... It .i .. /, .. na t~ .. " p"'ertl.a 1, ......

In 1921 r was reteree at Samuel neihe .-sky'. eX hibition at Hambureer DC'pa r tment Store (now the May Co.), In Los Angeles, when Sammy ago:: g, was playlnr 12 simultaneously. He "'OD 9, draw 2, and when he rul,ned to Don· ~ld MUITldle , ale 16. he burst out ery· ing, .~obblnl: to mo, " I wouldn't mind II I 105t to an older mon, but to • little boy ... "

Just prior 10 Iho ILbove Incident, Sammy had I'la>'ed 20 sln"'1tan~ously at Ihe L.A. Alhlellc Club, his manater hav\ng ;1 nnounced at 11:00 p.m. that hC' .... 011111 play until 12, .... hen Dr. Grlf· fith and f were to adjudicate the un­finished InmO::I. ,\bout 11:15 Sammy enme to my baud, where I had ILn apparent .... In. whispered to his manager. who tho::n .nnounced BdJudleaUnn would twgln now. Draws .... e re awarded to Don Mugrldge, E. W. Gnb!tt Bnd Carl J. 6Hgm~n. t clllmC!d a win whlC'h Dr. Grlffllh was rODdy to concede, and I awarded Dr. Grtrflth the .... In, to which Sammy objected, aaylng, "'Ve wilt play Ihnt game out." 10 whleh Griffith, .a KnlKht ahud lo r 110'0 Pawns, .... Ith a good »OslUon. aerced . The 1I')'ear-old then sludled my eame for .bout 15 minutes a nd demonstrated a foro::ed dra .. ·, 10 whleh I had to .trR. ']be game below show. IIle ability of Sammy a t Ihe t end.er age of 9 , (OOnslderint the 20 but playen of Lot An,eles ~re all out at Ibla occasion (with the .... eeptlon of St ... eh Mlolko.sld). The play-off of the glme occurred In the pre.enee of ChITIn Chaplin, :;'yeu-old JIC'kle COOg­an, Ind myself .. referee. Sammy and J ao::ltIe posed for I . nap·.hot with bolt­In, ,Iovu, wUnlupon Jacldll puncbed Sammy In the eye, not to his UklrLg, '0 he pouted a bit, the n "'<lnt on wUh the game. I tile" Jackie wu • bit too huaky lor Sammy to eope with, but he could have slauthtered hlm over the cheu board. Sammy wa. ready to make Ihe move against Dr. Crlfflth, but I explained, that having gone clc-ckwise, he had pased Dr . Crlrflth two boards before he came to my balm, henee It was the Doctor's move. Sammy, un­d oubtedly thinking It was his move, ,tuck to his guns, whereupon the Doc:­lor Alreed, and 10 and behold, Sammy wOn In I few mor e ,"ove.! Tht b071 .. t IN W .. rhinglon ChtlS Di~,," ",i/l ,,~aoubtttJ/7 gtl .. big kick out of the M"!(,iJ,, r i" ,iJtM, .. I i iJ you, t/j· to" II, likr hi"" tbey .. rt IInaMt 10 '", .. g. int U",lt Don al tyt1 """in, b<r" .... liltlt boy."

Yo" , rciilo , tonliJ"t ,hit it .. ", by H .. ,ry 80,ocl.o.., highly ligni/i . .. n" .. "J ;nait,,'i~t not ollly 0/ thr nint.ytof,..,/J Rr.h,,,,h', 1,1n/ .. ltit .. bi/ity to tyal""'r .. pOlilion, bUI <11,0 10 a,mO",tr .. l .. tal/j· , .. II,. 11, .. • 0rr"""1/ 0/ Ihou n' .. lu .. ,;onl. Hut "'ttt h 'O polilio"r ..,},iclt h<la bun o/fici<llly ~ai"ai( .. lta ., /Ollt, lor tht boy ,,·onat' . Hr looh ,hu" o ~t1 in ..,h"t .",,,1 h""t btln <I fl rdin.J .. Imorphrr" "". MOUMru /h~1 tht ml;ua" .. ,o.1 "'u .. mit· I,,/i:rn, dMa p.oudl 10 tit",onll,,,t, by pldJTi,,1I. Ihrll, orrl. ~'i"ning ont, anJ a' .. ..,· ing 11" Ol htl, d1l.,,;nll t"PUI, i' "ot ",dl_ ItT II.tnp.th. oPPOlilion /.(>", tht .. ai"a;· rdto" , t hrmld~tJ.r Hut il 11,. Bo,o",olll

11.""": Simultaneous exhibition at Los

Angeles Athletir' Club. 1921, by 9-yearo{lld Samuel Reshevsky. a~ainst the fl ower of Los Angeles Chess.

QUEEN'S PAWN. TCHIGORIN'S DEFENSE

NottJ by U.S.C .F. M .. lttr Emuitm H .. ,'Y BOloe&n.

Queen's Pawn, Tchlgorln's Defen .. Reshevsky Borochow

White Black 1. P.Q4 2. p.Qe4 3. N·g83 4. poe] 5. P-1C4 6. ICH·1C2 7. 8·1C1 8. R·e 9. N·H] 10. e·g] 11. 1).01 12. 0-0 TJ. P·B4 14_ exp 15. HxN 16. P·85 17. g·lCe2 11. g·H] 19. IC-RI

N·lCa3 p .g] 8 ·B4

gH·Q2 II·N] P-1C4 B·1C1 0-0 R_K

P-II] e·. ....

P"IIP N·R4 •• N P·1I3

P.QRl .... Exo::cllent play. ror Ulack c.nnot now play N·N; ror 2tI. PXP. BltP; 2L N.Q$ threatening NxBPch.

". ....... 8 ·H3 20. Pxp .. ~ ....

While might defer c~plure of P but with thl5 he succeeds in putting in.ell: Q oul at play.

20. ........ g . N3 21. N·R4 gxgl" 22. R·B4 Q.R2

The only move, and nolV Ihre/l~nln' P·QN4. He thus win. a P, but Sammy soon wins It back.

21. gR-B 24. B·B4ch

IIxtcP .... If K-R; 25. B·B7.

25. BxBch PxB 26. g.Ql P·Q5 27. R·B7 N·1(4 21. BxN R.B

Not 28 ....... .. , PxB; !9. Q-N] Ih rea tenUlt: RxBch to wnkh Ihere 1.11 no de£ellH.

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To stop While's N·Na threat.

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T HE RESHEVS1( Y YOU DON'T K NOW

The:- n!ght of August busy 0 " 1' In the III I1I! ~tn am l eur·driven C.nI, plat e . 0 / the s lon~ !n

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emile .... jut as wlstrul note eame

volee a, repU""'-, "No. Not • .ou] . You know how these tlllngs go In the United States. Those who would like to come and who could help-Ihey can't anord II. Whll te~ e r I do In t his tou r name nt , I '~e gol 10 do myselr. " A ser ious look re placed Ihe smile as he eontlnued. " This Is going to be a tOllg h tourn ~ment t o wl n_ probably t he l oughest of m y ca reer ­so I'l l just h .... e 10 work hanle r and play belter th i n 1 e~er did befor e." T hl. stat em('nt, &0 se r ious and yet 50 aim pie. recalled Ihe old wartIme 110· ean. "The DIfficult. we do Immedi ate. ly. t he Impossible just ta kes a littl e longer ."

Att hough his childhood tours of o '·e r 30 years ago. supplemenled by hi s re· cent eXhlbltlon and leeture junket s . have Inspired the Imagina tions of Ihou. sa nds, and ha~e combined to se ll chess t o the Ame r ican public, he h~. ne.-e r been a p:lrlleula r popula r p ersonalit y amon f the top·flI ghl AmerIcan players. Ther e aTe many r easO nS for Ihls. ~ome of which wJll be enlar,cd upon late r In this skelch. but t he point which a ll Am er icans shOUld bea r In mind I I the fl ct that bolh In Inln natlonal eheu ci r cles. where he Is ri ghtfu lly relarded DI the slft nda rd .hea rer of Amer ican c hess. a nd h' our own ~ounlry. h is lIenlus and his In l ~;:fUy . ha ve ne,·e r been questio ned. He dId n ' t wanl to play In Ihl. l ournamenl I nd hi d an· noun~ed that h~ W B$ not coming. The oWelal prOl: r am was m~de Ul' here w ithout ~ny re fe rence to him. and the sehedu le for play provltlcd for only 14 parUelpa nts. It was t he n br oul: h t home to him th~! e,'en If li e did nOI want to come, It was h is I'a trl olle duty 10 do so. In order Ihal Ihe fu ture of Amer ican chei!); reprenntatlon In in. ternaUonal play shou ld not be 1m · penllit'd by de f~ u l l In Ihl s event , 'Vben t he malter W ItS placed befor e him In that IIghl. he never he~\ t a ted . A lai c e nt . }· wu ar, :lnged. Ihe playing sched· ule was ame nded to co,'e. the addl· tlonal !8 lItames, and Sammy fle .... over 10 do battle,

When al l the re tu rn. are In, It .... ould a pv"a r thai . If a chess player or ad. dl cl d(>e$ no\ Il k" Resh., \,i ky. h e prob· abl y (alh in lo one of Ihe two followl n" c"I,, ~o'· I.,s: 1) Maslers. who are bl ll~n by p rQfessional Jt'aIQusles ; 2) Othen. who t10 ,,' 1 I",ow the guy .

Ill s f,·te nds. and the )' are lellon. -' '''ear l.tr hln, . li e Is a dC\'o ted husba n,1 ~ II t1 fal her . Hia ad herence t o or lhodO x obsen ·anee of the Sabbal h and of the dl~·I :t ry laws, .. "d his t ole ra nce " ·lth re· Sl""e t to Ihe ri ghts lind bellch Qf o th . ,·n arc ad mired and ""sIleded wh" r, "I'e' he has Ir ".-eled. Jl ls s mil e Is Wide a lld f ,·le"dl y. a nd. oulglde of tournn· "'e nl hours. he seems 10 enjoy the III · II" sid" Irip~ ..... h le h ha.-e been ar ran l cd b>· Ihe S" ' iss Fede r ation C(omml tt ee.

Much has hee n written In Ih ... past ahou l ! h ~ contribution which he made to the cause of popularizing cheSS In Ihe United SU, tes through th" simuJla· ,,~"Ous ... xhibltlon tou rs w hich he m.de d u ring his precocious child hOod. There Is no doubl. U .- lIrlous bIogr aphers hn'·c said . Iha t many non.play ... ,·s were "Old 0 11 Ihe lame th roolt" h the conla· I: IOU5 Idea Ihat ·· [f an ... Ight or nIne yc~r old kid can play like Ih. I, I un do It. 100 ." T he writer Is of Ihe opln· Ion. whIch h .. hus nel'ee " ~en "xprc, .. ,d " I $~' whe l" c . thM Ih is same contrIbution lIlay have started an ll ndncurrenl of un popula .i ly r o llin;: alalnst him . Chus players. th ... world o'·e r . lire some,,·hnt "ah, about Ihelr ch .. ss ability. Take Ihe a\"t.rage ma l ure Ind l\'ld ua l. pe rhaps • 5ucc ~~s rul bUSinessman. who h as hee n "larlng ch ess ro r 20 yean. lie playi In a ~Inl u ll aneoos exhibttlon 11,·e n by an elehl year old boy. who. accord ing to t:dward l.asker ·s accoun l In "Cheu SC(" rel ~." waS I nIal! for hl ~ ag ... and d ldn·t look a day over ~Ix . The you nl · "t er cleans U]l on him, T he ma n's fam· Ily and his f rIends kid the life oul of hlm_ ul thoUlh l you we re a ehess play· cr. and her e ~n ell1h l )'ear old ,,·ho h~5 to sland on 111' .101:$ 10 see Ihe boa rd on a IDble Irlm~ )"ou:" What can he say? Nothing. What can he do? Noth lng~xcept 10 ""Ive his b r uised .-anlt y by l ak in, _ silen t vow of hi t r ed agai nst all boy·wonde r •• I nd a,alnll Sammy Reshe.-sky In pa r llcular. And since Sammy t raveled I lot In those day, . nd won ehe .... g.m .... from hun· dn'dl of adulls, U '$ onl)' re.l on. ble to believe that a nu~l eus of r eseotment and Jealou sy wu formed .,ainst him lo ng beCOte he lea rned to 'have.

Afte r a 10 year vl ution from c hess, durtn, wbleh time he acquired a formal education. h e returned 10 the chess . ren a. not . we believe . be<:ause h e loved th... game but beuuse hb n at· ural ability In II offered him a n oppor· Itl n lly 10 earn 1I few dollan. now I nd then. at a ti me whe n 8 .1..'1. M.A.'I and P h.D.'. wer e el bowtng each olher to Ife l on wPA roll l In ortle r 10 eat r e, · " la ,·ly. Sln~e any final tournament stancHng helow f irst place has never pld d off .-eT)· hu.-liy In the United SI"l e ~. he always went afte r Ihe fi rst 1>rl~c. Si nce chess wal no t fun fo r him. but h artl . ""rlou work. I nd .Inc" o l h· "r competitors n ... eded Ihat rtr.t prl~e mone.\" jusl a5 n" 'eh as he d id. h e de· I"C loped a 8ty lt of p lay which cou lrl h~rdl y endear hI m to his oppanen t.. ll eretll.'~s. u nsentimenlal. erushln l ly efflelenl play. Im aglna tl.- e comblna· tlO I". and rul hless tacti cs , All dreamed UI' hehind Ih mt unsmiling. deadplln. pokerface-and a ll wi th one dri vi ng ob­jullve. T o wtn t his game 15 q uickly II posslbl ... . so I e 3n gel oul of he re . T o wIn more games In the t Oll rnamenl Ih.1n anyone el.e. T o get thllt fi rst "rl~e . He bec~ me Ame rl ca 's g r u tes t mo ney player, anrl In ... ve r y tourn a· menl h ... has e " er played In du ring the past 2(! yUrll he h DS been "the man to beat . ..

Although h e has prob,b]y benefited ~ I ,·arlool Urnes fr om the ne rvous ,It· te u whleh h~ I· e seemed t o MOtet some of hili h-$.~xpe rlenced opponents. II h~5"' t been all pro£lt . Man y olher weaker competit or s h • .-e been Inspired In play O.-er the ir h ... ~ d ~ against him . while some or the st r onller mulera al· ""ays IIC<.'m 10 pl ay thcl r best games alt"a ln~1 him. Knowing hl~ only p01l51ble wcllkne"" .... 10 be unfam lltnrlty ..... I\ h mOflcrn openi ng developments. lind ~ Icncl cnc~' 10 com e In lo tht m idd le s nd ('nd games w ith only 2 mlnu t u to make 2(1 mo'·I'$. Ihey sao'''' pre pared ope nln, '·~ rI Rtlons and Innovatlon$. per haps ' o r mon ths. j ust to use " E:"II lnsl h im In their ne~ 1 tournament gamel. And so It 1$ In t his tou r nament. He Is t he m an to bea l- so ra r liS 9 RUI~l an IIra ndmasters a re concerned, to say nOlhlng of h is bllt cr riv.l . NaJdorf. Ihe ex·wor ]d

ehamp. Euwe . .. nd 3 other ,ra ndma" ten; , Ther e Isn1 a 10rt spot In t he Une· up. ,\ u ), one of t he 15 may beat any aile of Ihe olher , In any , a rn e.

Chess his torIans a nd ana l)·slS m a), 0,-.,. t he ne xt 20 years d ecide whe ther Ihe qua lit y of S nm m)··s play In Ihls tou rna me nl surpas"'" hi. pre viOUS at:hi .. ,·em cnls . lIuI. U th is Is being writ· ten with Samm y tled for (l rst plac~ with Sl'Ilys lov a fte r 21 r ounds of pia),. t h.,re l~ no doobt in t he minds of any· on" who knows hIm t hat hI' has kepI his pronl lse 10 wor k h ar der thn n h e h a .~ c, 'e r dQne before. Mo.t of his wak· Ing hCUl·.~. a nd many of them are hours "" hen hc ShOllld be lileepl ne. hal'" hee n s p" nl In analysis of t he games brolng 1, la)·ed In thl. tour nam"nl . Work which Is done tor eve r y other pa r llcipanl by highly qualifIed techn l. cal uslsta nts ",ho wQrk whil e their ]lrlnelpab sleep or Indlllee In r est and r ....,r ... llon. he mus t d o hI mself. lie can· not afford not to know how Boleslav· sk)· r('ruted Euwe ', allc mpt to re fu l e Uelell " v.k)' ·s favorite Klng·s Indian In yeste rda y's game. He must know h ow GlIgor lch \\' on rrom T almaoov tonlgb!. He m us l know why Pe trosya n's appar· ently sound gllme against Keres col· ln pscd. In a l ou r na m ent In w hich Iheo· re llcal a nd lae!le.1 hlslory Is being made. he h as so tar prevented any of It beln, m~dc al his expenu. U genius and experie nce and hard wor k and I>t' rse ,·e r ance and guts will do Ih(' Iric k. he will contlnu ... t o prevent II.

Can he win Ihe tournament? II's doubtful. T he ra rd5 arc rea lly stacked the ot he r " ."y. By t he har d work which h n been me ntioned. by l eoaclous, nev· ... r. say-d le la ~tles . snd wi l h a few s tre a k ~ of luck. he h as den ted t he " re. lourn~ment complacency of the Sovie t de le l:aUo n by bolding, sh aring. oe M lng close 10 Ihe l ap s pol all the wa )· . He has loat one game to Bro n· sl",'n. and S m)'slov has lost one to Ko· to.- . T here Is 1'10 1 an undefeated playe r In t he tourname nl . With the preuure Pl\lnl up for Ihe final dri ve t hrough t he last few r ound •• with Ihe playen who wer e ocr (orm In tbelr first ga mes now hill ing Ihelr peaks, wllh thol " I I t he foot or Ihe standing' deciding t here Is no usc In playin, It safe any longer Ind reall)' . hootln, the .... o r k5 In eve r y game-a nythine can happen . He may win every 0 0 1.' of hb r emam· Ine lame •• althougb tbe odds are high that h e wUi no t . fte may lose them all-al t hou, h he pr oblbl y ....w not­and In vie.... of the strength of the opposlUon and the teosl.oo which per. vades the Kongreuhaus . lmO$phere, no one eou]d eritlclu him. Our l ue"" I. that out or Ihe next and flna] seven ga mes he will wi n one or Iwo, lose one o r IWo, a nd draw the rest . U he ca n wI n t he ~o. and lose onl y t he one. he~1 h ave " chance f or the num· ber one slot. If he los .... t wo. the Rus· sian t!d e w!ll c lose over hi . head wllh · out le D ~lng a r ipple.

Wi n or lose . you know thl t he will he In Ihere n;:hU ng ro r eve r y point a nd ha]f.poln t Ihat he Cln pr y l oo~e from rr lghtenln,C opposition. And win or lose. the United Stales sh ould be proud of the r ep re .... ntaUon It ha" reo "..h·ed fro m thl. tired. ove r·wor ked . tenslon· raeked. li ll ie man. who d oesn 't like 10 p la~' ch~SI . and whOle e rl l and skill and ne ,""e in Ihe face of dlsco ur · "glne odds have already cracked the sound barrIer of chess-the myth o r Russian Invlndbl1l t y. Well done. Sam. my . we 're prolld of you !

EPILOGU E T he toornament Is ove r . Smyslov Is

t he winner . Ind Sammy winds up In , three-wly ti c f o r second place wt th Bronsttl n and Ker es. Arter Ihe f ore· foln j( es ti ma te of his chancn was w r it· t e n. ho lost Ihree games . while Smys· lov nurscd his ch ances ho me to vi cto r y wllh no more dele"l s.

One of t he mo" touehln, atones to came oul of Wor ld War n was tha I t o ld of Ihe skippe r of a U. S. bomber crew whose s hip h~d been disa bled and who hnd order ed hll e r"w to t a ke to Ihe lr p .. achul es. As th e men we r ... jumplnl:' . " c r y came f rom a cr<' ... · member who h ad just r eco.-ered con · sdolls neu after belnf fatally wounded In the blal t whIch had w.ecked Ihe alr erart. "Don'\ le ave me." he begged. T h" .klpper looked at the boy hope. lessly pInned In the wreekl , e, t hen at I he las t crewman wll 0 wu standing In the door ready to jump. " Go ahead : ' he said. "Jump. I'm sl ayl n, here and rld ln , rlown with the kid."

[n our book. SlImmy Reshe vsky made such a decision bl ck In Au",at when ,

against h is belle r Judgment . he d e­cided to play in Ihls t ou r nament. ADd. ha ving made hl5 decision. knowlnl tbat hi s bc ~ 1 cfforts we ,·e foredoomed 10 h.il "r~ . he " rode down" I hr ough thIs l ourname nt . wilh no Illusions a bout hls fate at Ihe end. and wllh no h ope o r an " lhln, Olh er Ihan the ma inte nance or · his own sell.respecl . and Ihe satl.· faction of knowIng tlml he had done his hest fo r Amer ican ehess . • ·OT IhLs he will gel no m edols. and no songs will be ~ un ~ abou t him . for anythl ... o ther Iha n fi rst place In a tourna ment li ke th is Is li ke yt>s te rd:ly's new.paper. II c I.~ . or course, bitte r ly dlsal,polnt ... d over his failure to achieve t he hnpossl. ble . All Ame ricans Should hd p lighten hi s 1000d b)· paying Irl bute t o Ihe nerve ~ nd nil-h tl ng spirit of Sammy Ruhev· sky.

RU Y LOPEZ

Rzesehe wsk i Gr iffith White BI.ck

L P· K4 P·K4 t6. QR· 8 P·QB4 ,. N·K 8 3 N·Q 8 3 11. Rx B .. 8 ,. B·N5 N ·B1 11. N xP P-QB4 ,. Casllu ... 19. P·BS B·N4 ,. P·0 4 B·K2 20. R,. P ,., •• ... N·Q3 21. Rx R ." ,. , .. NPx B 22. P·B6 ' ·K •• , .. N·N2 1l. H·K1 ". •• H -OB3 Caslin 24. Px R , .. 10. N-04 H·B4 25. R·K B ,·K 11. P· !!4 H·K 3 26. O·O S , .• ". B·K3 ••• 21. Rx PI ." 13. BwN P·Q4 2'. Qx B , .8 14. Q·B] B·KB4 29. QxQ ... 15. P· K H4 BxI!lP lO. K· B2 Rnlgns

(P/"ytt! b~t"'un S".""d R~tl(~"'Jki anJ R. C. Griffith . B,it ith (hampio .. i .. /.""Jon. Eng/""J. both biinJlolJtJ . Ea , l~ in 1920) ~ .. -

FAL KBEER COUNTER GAMBIT ( f'hi/a tidph ia, Ja" ,

Rtu c:hewski

I . 1921)

White 1. p·K4 2. P·K84 3. H·KB3 4. M-O" S. Q.K2 6. PxKP 7. QxB e. Q-KHl t . P. K5 10. Nx N 11. PoOl 12. Q·K3 13. Bx P 14, Cu tl ..

IS. K ·R '6. QWQ 17. 8 ·K4 U . ... B4 19. B·H3 20, QR-Q 21 . RxR 22. RII RCh 23. K·H 24. 8 ·115 25. 1(·a2 " . a ·R' 27. B·NI Drawn

Sharp BI.ek

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K·K2 K ·B1 P·H3

P-QR4

ENGLISH OPENING (Clf .. ~I""ti. I"" ,,~ ry ?7. 192 / /

Rzeschewski Spero White Black

L P·Q8. P·K4 II. 8 lfP ,.8 ,. H·QB' N·K83 " . RxB ... ,. P· K N J 8·B4 20. OxN R·K1

•• B·N2 H·83 21 . B·H1 Q·O"1. ,. P·K3 Castles 22 . QR·K ' K·N •• K H·1(2 P·QR~ 23. N· B4 ". '. Casllu P·Ql 24. Oaa Q-K •• ' ... B·N3 25. Q,NS Q·Q2

•• P·Q5 N·K2 26 . Q·B4 , ·K 10. K·R H ·N ] 21. Q·N 5 ... , n . 1'·8 4 .. , 2 • • R· B6 QR·K 12. HxP N·1(a 19. R· K6 '" 13. P·H ] K· ' 30. P .. R '" 14. 1'4 ·0 ] ' ·K 31 . Q·N4 Q.8 3ch U . N·K4 N • • n . K·N R·K2 16 . Bx N H·N5 33. Bx P R, "19n• 17. R· I!! . P· KB 4

"'"y 29, JO , JI

U.S. AM ATEUR AGAIN A T ASBURY

Although the details have not yet been settled , it looks like the Monterey Hotel al Asbury Park . N.J. for the annual U .S. Amateur Chess Tournament. The date has been decided upon. Memorial Day weekend, May 29. 30 and 31. so save that weekend for another rec· ord tou rnament. Last year's event drew 142 entries, and was won by Dr, Erlch March and. of Rochester, N,Y. Fo!" fU rther details sec ruture CHESS LIFE ads, o r write to Frank Brady, 80 E. 11th St., New York 3. N.Y.

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