Vol. XII, No. 16

Coodt ... od bv IRWIN SIGMOND

Send solutions to: Irwin Sig· mond, 5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington 7, Virginia, by May 20, 1958. __

50lution to Position No. 230 will ap· pear In June S issue.

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BRASKET MINNESOTA CHAMP

U.S. Master Curt Brasket swept through the six-round Swiss of the 61st Annual Minnesota State Cham­pionship Tournament at Minneapo­lis to become the 1958 State Cham­pion with a score of 51h_%. His only draw was played with Erwin C. Raeder, who finished second with 5-1, having won four and drawn two_ William Jones, who won five and lost one to Brasket, for a 5-1 score took third place on :median points.

Although most of the 66 entries were from Minnesota, and al­thougb six of the first ten places were won by Minneapolis players, the event attracted entries from five other states. Of the out·of­staters, the following placed in the first ten: Edmund Godbold of Chicago, Joe Virovatz of Oshkosh, L. C. Young of Madison, and Allan Calliamrner of Ji:vanston.

Names of players having plus , scores foHow, with game score pre­ceding decimal point, and tie breaking points, where necessary, after it. 1. Brasket ............................................ 5',1;,. 2. Raeder ............................................ 5.155 3. Jones ................................................ 5.13 4. Ronning .......................................... 4;<.,.1!J5 5. Godbold .......................................... 4'h.145 6. Rein ......... ......................................... 4'h.145 7. Virovatz .......................................... 4'1.1..14 a. Young, L ....................................... 4'h.14 9. Barnes ............................................ 4'h..U5 10. Calhammer .................................... 4'h.135 11. Rempel............................................ 4.155 12. Fructman .................... .................... 4.13 13. Terrell ............................................ 4.13 H. Kenny.............................................. 4.125 15. Tiers ................................................ 4.12 16. Smlth ......... ....................................... 4.12 17. Stearns ............................................ 3lf.1.155

.. 18. Pedersen ....................................... .3'h.15 19. Rehorst .......................................... 3'h.14 20. Fllipovlch ...................................... 3'1.1.14 21. French ............................................ 3'h.135 22. Grant ................. ............................. 3'1>.13 23. Hempel ............................................ 3'1.1.13 24. Schroeder ...................................... 3'h.1Z 25. Taylor ................................. ............ .3'1>.115 26. Proechel ........................................ 3¥Z.115 27. Young, J ......................................... 3'h.ll 28. Gleason .......................................... 3'h.105 29. Burger ........................................... .3'h.lO

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Position No. 2JO

White to

STEINMEYER WINS MISSOURI OPEN

The 1958 Missoud Open at St. Louis \"as won by borne-town mas­ter, Robert H. Steinmeyer, but not until tie-breaking points had been used to place him ah.ead of John W. Ragan of Cahokia, Illinois. Each scored 5·1 in the six-round Swiss, Steinmeyer with four wins and two draws, and Ragan with Live wins and one loss. •

Joseph Virovatz of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who' won from Ragan, was third, after a three-way 472'

4-% tie with Charles. WeldQn of Milwaukee and Edmund Godbold of Chicago had been broken, leav­ing the others in fourth and fifth ' places, respectively. -

The event drew 38 entl"ants from seven states. Final standings of the twenty-one players~-with even or plus scores follow, with tie­breaking points following decimal, and game points preceding it. 1. Steinmeyer .................... ............ 5.16 2. Ragan .......................................... 5.14 3. Virovatz .. .......... .............. .... ...... ..4~!!..17 4. Weldon ........................................ 4'..1..13 _ 5. Godbold .................................... ..4'h..11 6. Spies ....................................... ..... 4.16 7. DefIne .......................................... 4.14 8. Allen ... .............................. ........... 4.13520 9. Hardy.................................. ...... .. 4.13519 10. Spiller .......................................... 4.125 11. Scrivener .................................... 4.12 12. Morrell ........................................ 4.11511 13. ReVeal .......... .............................. 4.11510 14. Heath ........................ .................. 3':2.125 15. Banker .......... .............................. 3.14 16. Edwards ............ ...... .................... 3.13 11. Buckner ...................................... 3.12.5 18. Wright ........................................ 3.121B 19. Lew .............................................. 3.1217 20. Dan'ough .................................... 3.12 21. Bent ............ .................................. 3.09

USCF BULLETIN BOARD Eli Bourdon, President West Mass. and Conn. Valley Ass'n, writes: "Here are .12 new mem_ bers I've signed this year. Will try for 12 more/'

Membership: 2~8/58.2416 3/31/58-2464

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Larsen First-Lombardy Close Second Bent Larsen, young International Grandmaster from Denmark, won

the annual Mar del Pl:ata classic with a 12-3 score. Although he lost one game to Oscar Panna, the point lead rolled up by successive wins in the early rounds, plus sharp and energetic play in the final stanzas, brought him into the last round a full point ahead of World Junior Champion William Lambardy of the United States, who was his opponent in that round. A win for Lombardy would have resulted in a 1st place tie for the two leaders. But the game was drawn, and Larsen J.1Ujintained his 1 point advantage. He won ten, drew four, a.nd lost one.

Lombardy, the only player to go through the 15 round grind unde­feated, played magnificently throughout the tournament, winning 7 and drawing 8 games for a final score of 11-4, a clear Ph points above the three who tied for third place .

Argentina, the host country, broke into the prize list at this point, with Eliskases, Panno, and Sanguinetti tied with scores of 9%-5. The young grandmaster, Oscar Panno, wh.o, after his convincing win in the Tournament of the Americas at Bogota, was favored to win this event, wa~ put out of the running for top honors by two defeats in the late rounds at ihe hands of two of his Argentine compatriots, Pilnik, who fin­ished in sixth place with 9-6, and Rossetto, who finished eighth with 7%-71:.-2. Emma, another Argentinian master, finishe)l between them in seventh place, wi!b 8-7.

Severol games from this tournament are presented elsewhere in this issue.

MAR DEL PLATA FINAL STANDINGS Player Nationality Won

1. Bent Larsen ................................................ Denmark .......................... ~ .. _12 2. WllIlam Lombal'dy .................................. U.S.A, ....................................... 11 3. Eric Eliskascs ............................................ Argentlna. ................ ~ ............. 9'..1. 4. Oscar Panno .............................................. Al"~entlna ............................... 9'h 5. Raul Sanguinetti. ...................................... Argentlna ............................... 9'h G. Herman Pllnlk .......................................... Argentlna ........................ ~ ..... 9 7. Jaime Emma .............................................. Argentina ............................... 8 8. Hector Rossetto ........................................ Argentina ............................... 71,i 9. Alberto Fogelman : ................................... Argentina ............................... 7 10. Enrique Reinhardt .................................. Argentina ............................... 7 11. Fermmdo Casas ........................................ Argentlna .............................. 6'1.. 12. Rene Leteller ........................ ~ ................... Chile ......................................... 6'h 13. Julio Sumar ................................................ Peru ......................................... 5 14. AlfredO Olivera ........................................ Uruguay ................................. 4'h 15. Jorge Behrensen ...................................... Argentina .......................... ~~. 4 16. Jorge Pelikan ............................................ Argentina ............................... 3'1>

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Botvinnik Clings to Three Point Lead After thirteen completed games of the World Championship match

being played at Moscow, ex-Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, the challenger, leads World Champion Vassily Smyslov by an 8-5 score. Although the three-point margin which Botvinnik rolled up through the almost incred­ible feat of winning the first three games of the match, has been reduced to two points qn two different occasions, be bas, on each occasion, rallied to win the next game.

Of the thirteen games played, Botvinnik has won Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, and 12, Smyslov has won Nos. 5 and 11, and they have played six drawn games.

At this point Botvinnik needs only 4% points to regain the title which Smyslov took from him in 1957, while the latter requires '7 points to retain the crown.

Several unannotated games from this match are to be found on page 3 of this issue.

As we go to press news arrives that Botvinnik has increased his lead by winning the 14th game to lead in the match 9-5, rJllld that the 15th game has been adjourned with positional and material advantage to . the challenger. Those who questioned Bobby Fischer's prediction of a Bot­vinnik victory in the match are now beginning to think that he rates as high as a prophet as be does as a player. (Aben Rudy's column in the March 5 issue)

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ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL •

Ma'l6ring tIw End Ganae By WALTER KORN, Editor of Meo

ROUND AND ROUND SPINS THE WHEEL . Diagram 51 manifests a scientific and magnificent fivefold repeti­

Lion of a rook sacrifice, designed to hold and finally devour the advancing pawn by luring away the protecting King. The study is by L. Prokes (l939),

The following games from Mar del Plata, 1958, include three wins by World Junior Champion, Wil­liam Lombardy, who finished m second place, a point behind Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Dcn· mark, whose oo1y loss of the 15 round tournament, at the bands of Argentina's Oscar Panno, is also given.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE LARSEN Dt"m~lc w~ ..

1. PoQ4 1. P-Q8' l. N.Q83 4. P-K3 5. N_B3 6. B·K2 1. CastllS S. P:.P f. P· K4 10. B.KNS 11. P-KR3 12. B·K3 13. Q.B 14. Pxp

P", PoQB3 H-K83 P·KNl

8·N2 Castlu QNoQ2 .,P

N_82 N-N3 N· K3 Q_B2

P·K84 bP

BEHRENSEN Argtllli"a

BI.ek 15. R·K N·K8S 16 . ... ·KS Nx8ch " . IbN 8·K3 1 •• 8 ·84 Q.8 t9. II ·R6 NoQ4 20. NxN QII){N 2J . 8xB Kx8 22. N.N4 1'·1(3 23. Q·R6eh K ·R 24. N·K3 R·82 25. Nx 8 KPxN 26. QR. K Q.84 27. R·Kleh R-8 2.1. QR·K1 RIII,nl

SLAY DEFENSE PANNO

A rg~"li"" White

1. P-Q4 _ 2. P-Q1I4 3. N-Q1I3 4. P -K3 S. N·Bl 6. Q.II\ 7. P-QN3 • • 8 _N2 , . B-Q3 10. C.5t1., 11. N·KS 12. PxN 13. P·B4 14. axB

, ... P· Kl

P-Q83 ... , P-K84

Q.83 0.0' N·K2

P-<lR,. ...... .,. ."

• 8xN Q·82

OLIVERA UrI/SUI)'

Black Castles

N ·N3

. ' 15. Q.N2 16. " -85 17. " · KR4 18. o-K2 19. R·R3 20. R.K3 21. R·NS 21. R·R 2.3. P·KN4 24. 8 · K5 25. RxP 26. QxP 27. p.R.S

P·KR4 N ·K2 P·N3 •. " K· R3 ... ,

.PxP ... ·84 P .. B·K

ResIgns

SICILIAN DEFENSE LARSEN PANNO

Dn.marlc A rSt"lin" White Black

1. p·K4 P·QB4 17. QxP R· KKt 2. Kt·K83 Kt.QB3 II. 8·84 B-Kt2. 3. P·Q4 pxP 19. Q·R4 R·Kt 4. KtxP K"83 20. II. Kt3 RxB 5. Kt-QBl P-Ql '2t . RpxR Q·R8eh 6. II'KKt5 p·K3 22. K·Q2 Q){P 7. QoQ2 p.QR3 23. QxP R-8 8. Castles 8.Q2 24. Q. RSeh K ·Q f. P·B4 8 _K2 25. Q.R4ch K_K 10. Kt·83 P· Kt4 26. Q·R5ch R-1I2 11. P' K5 P·Kt5 27. Q.Q85 R·B4 12. Pxp P:xKt 31. Q·84 Kt·K4 13. QxP K8·8 • 29. KtxKt 8. R3ch 14. 1'·85 Q-Rof 30. K.Q3 R){Kt 15. PxP PxP RUl li" ' 16. IIxKt P:.8

Ar. You • M.mber? Is Your Friend a Member?

1. K·N4, P·K7 (if L ........ , P-Q7 ; 2. K·B3, K·Q6; 3. R·QRl! ,P-K7; 4. R-R3ch, K·B7; 5. R·R2ch, K·B8; 6. R·RIch, K·N7; 7. KxP!- fil's t offer of a Rook sacrificc. BUI is thel'c any holding after the text, L ........ . P-7?); 2. R·Blch, K·QS (if 2 ......... , K-N6; 3. K-B3, P-Q7; 4. R-Nlch, K· B7; 5. KxP-second offer of a sac· rifice; if 2 . ........ , K-Q4; 3. K-B3, P·Q7; 4. R·B5ch, KxR; 5. KxP, draw-third offer) ; 3. K-B3- the distance has shrunk!-P-Q7; 4. R· 84ch-fourth offer, K-Q6; 5. R-QR chI_ fifth and cnforcing o(fer!-. KxR_ how distance has grown!-; 6. KxP, K·B3; 7. K-QT , K·Q6; stale­mate!

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ROSSETTO LOM8ARDY

A,g~,,/i.... U.s.A. White Black

1. PoQ4 N·K83 11. P·KS N ·R4 1. PoQB4 P· K3 18. 8:.Pch Kx8 3. N·K83 P·B4 19. RxN Nx8 4. P· Kl P·Q4 2.0. PxN . QR·N 5. N·Bl QPxP 21. P-K4 Q-85 6. 8xP PoQR3 22... QR_Q R·KR 7. Cutles P.QN4 2.3. Q.Q2 QxNP I . 8.Q3 8 _N2 24. Q-B2ch K·N t . Q-K2 QoQ2. 2S. Rx8 RxR 10. RoO Q·8l 26. N·K4 R·N 11. P·K4 PxP 27. N (l).8S Q·R4 12. NXQP 8 ·84 2.1. N·N3 QxP 13. N·N3 B·N3 2f. NoQ7 QXN 14. 8 ·N5 Q-K4 30. Nx8 Q· R5 15. B·R4 Cutles ReSigns 16. B-N3 Q-N4

RUY LOPEZ LOMBARDY LETELIER

Chilt Black

U.s. White

I . P_K4 2. Kt·K83 3. 8·Kt5 4. 8 ·R4 S. P.Q4 6. Castles 1. P·K5 I. KtxP f . BxKt to. R·K tl . KtoQ83 12. 8 ·K3 13. Q·RS 14. Q·Kt5 15. B){Q 16. P-1I4 17. P-KR3 11. 8-B6 If. Px8 20. P·KKt4 21. Kt·Kt3 21. Kt·K2 .23. KtoQ2 24. K· B2 25. K1'-K4

P.K4 Kt·Q83 PoQR3 Kt·83

,'" 8·K2

Kt· I(S Kt·84 QPxB

Castles '·K B·B

P· KKt3 .,. 8..Kn P.QR4

P·R3 "B B'"

PoQKt4 Kt·K3

P·RS P·84

P·Kt5 B·83

26. Kt(4)·1<13 8 . let4 27. P.R4 R·R3 28. QRoQ Kt_8 29. p·letS R(3)'Kl 30. Kt·Q8 RxR 31. RxR RxR 32. KxR pXP 33. RPxP Kt·K3 M. Kt(1).K2 K ·8 35. K·Q2 K-K 36. Kt~3 8· B3 31. K·Kl 8 ·Q4 38. P·R3 B·8 5 39. P·B1 PxRP 40. PxP 8 ·Q4 41. Kt·K5 KtoQ 42. P.B4 8·K3 43. j(·tQ83 8-Q1 ..... K·K4 Kt·K 3 45. Kt)< 8 KxKI 46. KtxP K_83 47. Kt.Ktl KI-QS 48. KtoQ3 K.QJ 49. P·R4 Kt·Kt6 50. Kt·K5 Retlgn'

SICILIAN DEFENSE REINHARDT LOM8AR,,"V

A ,gm/i"a White

1. P·K4 2. Kt·QB3 3. P·KKt3 4. B·Kt2 5. P_Ql 6. 8·K3 7. KKt· K2 I. P-KRl 9. cutlet 10. Q·Q2 11. K·R2 12. KloQ 13. QxKt 14. P·K84 15. P·84 16. P·Kt4 11. R-8 tl. P. Ktl If. 8xKt

,

P·Q84 Kt.QB3 P-KKt3

B·Kt2. , .. , R·Kt

Kt·83 Cutles

Kt·K Kt.QS

P·QKt4 KlxKt Kt·82 P.Kt5 Kt-K3 R·Kt3 R·R3

Kt.QS "B

10. R-QB2 21. Kt·K3 22. P·Kt5 23. P-BS 24. RP>:P 25. Kt·Kt4 26. P-R4 27. R_Kt2 28. Kt·R6ch 29. QR_Kt 30. PxP 31. 0 -B3 3'l. K· R 33. QR-Q 34. R.QK. 35. Q-Q 34. QxR 37. R·Kt Rulgns

U.s. Black

R· R6 P·QR4

P_RS RPxP b' R· R6

P·K" Q·R4

K·KI1 P·Kt7 RPxP

8·K4ch • R. R8

Q.KIS

B'" , .. B·R5 Q·86

Cl.eJJ elift .,j" new York

By Aben Rudy

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It was Sydney Bernstein's second consecu tive year of success in the Championship Tournament of the Marshall Chess Club. Playing at his sharpest throughout the 14 ses· sions of the round robin. Bernstein scored 11·3, winning 9, drawing 4, and losing but one game.

2nd place wenl 10 Anthony San­lasicre. who, alter a somewhat un­impressive start. began piling up puints to score 10\'l-3¥.!, winning 7. dl'tlwing 7, and losing none. San­ta ~ icre, many times club champion , was the only undefeated player in this importnnt event.

\ Allen Kaufman, 10·4, placed 3rd ahead of 4th prize winner Lou Levy, !H"I.!·4%. John W. Collins, cer· tainly not up to his usual high standard, WIIS II disappointing 5th with 8·6. Sixth placc fen to Ruben Klugman, fumed as one oC Amer­ica's fincst postal chess players.

l'cd Dunst, by winning the strong Consolation Tournament of thc club, became seeded automat· ica lly into next year's Champion· shh)· ,

IN BRIEF: Ed ilol' Wren's amus· ing ta le of sidelights in HI' itish Chess (CHESS UFE. MARCH 20. 1958) remindcd many of 11 similar occurrence in the Second Rosen· wald Tou rney of II few years baek. Tlle games Reshevsky-Hisgujer , alld Horowitz-Shipman had ru n the idcntical course [01' twelve moves. Reshevsky, alter making his thir­teenth move, left his table to in· vestigate the Horowitz·Shipman af· fail". Here Horowitz, noting Re­shcvsky's move on the wall·board, varied. Reshevsky, mildly enter· tained. com men l c d playfully, "What's the mallcr AI"! My move not good enough [ 01' you?" ... Abe Turner claims it takes three chess players to make a conversation­two to tllik and one to talk about! . . . A very strong Rapid Transit tournamcnt at the Marshall Chess Club. includ ing such bright-lights as Arthur Bisguier, Jimmy Sher· win, and Waltcr Shipman, was cap· lured by Arl hur Feuers tein.

PERSONA.LITlES ; A per petual mOl ion machine on legs, who~e speech is punctuated ever so often by. "Ai. Ai, Ai-Oi vey!"; that's Miguel Moishe Mendel Najdon. Anyway, that's thc Najdorf to which New Yorker's were recently treated.

In Null' York on a business trip, the genial "Argen-Pole" created a se nsatio n with his ceaseless en­thusiasm and unbelicvable energy. His gambling instinct added to the stol·m. One evening in the Manhat· tan Chess Club he offered the al­most fantastic odds of 15-1, sixty dollars to four dollars, in games of seven minute chess. It bas been reliably reported that Najdorf did not leave the club without having fi rst "cleaned up." " .

ColE.,!e CkeJJ eli;'

Conducted by Frederick H. Kerr

All college eluin I nd pl.yert a ... urg.ed to send news Items to Fre4erlck H. Ker" Thompson H I li, Box nu, Pl n n­sy lvania 51a" unive r sity, unl"lnlty Pa r :', Pennsyl"anla.

The American Chess Foundation and Grandmaster Samuel Reshev· ~ky have done a great dcal to ~tjnlul ate college chess during the pa~1 few months. Through the sponsol'ship of the ACF, Reshevsky gave simultaneou exhibitions and lectures at fo urteen colleges and universities throughout the Unit­ed States.

To give readers some idea of Rcshcvsky's impact on the campus, I will relate what happened when he appeared at Penn Statc. When President Forest Mintz of the Pennsylvania S't ate University Chess Club was told that the Chess Life contributor would be able to work an appearance at Uni· versity Park into his chedule, he arranged Cor publicity. Posters were placed in University build· ings; an article appeared In the student newspaper, The Daily Col· legian; a diplay fea turing Reshev· sky was placed in Waring Hall; and postal notices were sent to all the club me mbers.

Before the grandmaster arrived, over three hu ndred spectators had gatheredlo watch the &ho.w_ Invitations were given to visi tors by the Club, -and many indicated that they would attend the next meeting. Before the exhibition was completed; more .than four hundred people had visited the event. When Rcshcvsky sporting· Iy resigned to Dr. Orrin Frink, the Club's faculty adviser, a sub· stanti<ll [·oun.d oi applause was heard . Applause came again when the last game was finished after about three bours of play; Reshev. sky had won 24 while giving up one draw and one loss.

Samuel Reshevsky is an excel· lent amba~sador for chess. He warned aga inst letting chess be­come the only thing in life. In its proper place, chess is wonder­fu l according to the grandmaster. He took time to explain why he had given up his profess ion as an accountant to become a pro­fessional chess player. He !:lad good words to say for the USCF and the ACF. He agreed with me that cooperation between all chess organizations is leading to an in­crease in the importance of chess in addit ion to the obvious increase in activity.

Reports which have come in from colleges other than Penn State have indicated that the Nil­tany experience was not unique. At Gannon tbe student union building was filled to capacity. Huge galleries looked on at Hav. erford and Penn. His appearances at Chicago, Yeshiva, and American produced large increases In chess interest.

(Continued on page 3, col. 4)

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GAMES FROM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

FOURTH GAME BOTVINNIK

Whit" 1. p .Q' 2. P-etB' 3. N-g83 4. 1'1 ·83 S. g .H3 • • Ox8P 7. P·K4 • • 8 ·K3 t . 8 ·1(2 10. g ·85 11 . R·Ql 12. g ·QRS 13. P.Q5 14. NXQ" 15. OxN 16. g ·Q2 17. g·N' II. 0 ·1'15 I'. N.Ql 10. axo 21 . K· 1(2 22. P·83 23. R·OBI 14. 8 ·g3 25. RxRch 26. R·gRI 21. 8 ·1'16 28 . N.Nl n . llxN 30. K· I(I 31. N·Rl 32. R·81 33. 8 · 1(3 :14, AxA 35. K .Q2 36, K ·8 3 37. ,.x" 3 • • N·84 3', 8 ·R7 40. 8 ·N' 41. II ·B1 42. N.02

H.Klll P-KNl

P' 03 ~ 8·1'12 ,,' (astles a-., KN.Q2

1'1·1'13 P·Qlll QN·Q2

,.·1(4

'" N,. 8·1(3 N·B3

P-QU Q·1(1 .,. ." .. .,

KR·BI N·I(1 N-g3 ... A·R1 P·R5 N·B5

axSch B-Bl --., R. ltl

R-Q8J ,.. P·KB4

'" K·82 K·1(3 B·R7 8 · A3 B·Na

BxHen

SMYSLOV Black

43. KxB 8_P 44 . P·KN] K·04 .5. K·8 3 8 · N1 46. P· R4 8·86 41. 8 · NI P·84 41. 8 ·8 1 B·K! 49. 8 · NI 8·Na SO. 8 ·81 P· K5 51 . B·84 8 ·06 52. 8 · K3 P·85 53. 11·84 K·K J 54. K.Ol K·84 SS. B·06 K· N5 56. K· K3 8 · N8 51. 8·KS P·86 51. 8_P KxP 59. 8 ·S' K·NS 60. 8 ·10 K·84 61 . B· NS K· K4 62 . B·II.6 8·81 63. 8 · N5 8 · N6 64. B· R6 B.Q4 65. 8 · N5 1(·84 66. 8.R' I(·N5 67. 8·NS I(·N6 68 . 8 ·08 K· Nl n . 8 !1(1 1(·88 10. 8·N4 P·R] 71. 8 · 88 P·N4 12.,,·R$ P·NS 73. 8_P P·N6 74. B·B4 P·N7 15. 8 · 11.2 8 ·82 76 . XxP BxP 71. K·Ol P. N8 (Och ) 18. 8xO XxB 19. K· B2 8.N3en 80. K· Bl B·82 a1. 1( ·82 8 ·Rl 12. P·NI Onwn

FIF"I'H GAME SMYSLOV

White 1. P·I(4 2. Kt·KB3 3. P'04 e. KtxP S. Kt.Q81 • . a · lt1 7. 8 · K3 L ".Kltl t , p · RI 10, IthP 11 . PxP 12. KKtxKt n. KlxKt 14. oxa 15. cutr" 16. P-I(84 17. IIxP 18. KR·KI1

• 19. axa 20. R·Q7 21. RoQ4

P·Q84 KI.Q83 ,.,

KI·B3 , .. , P·KKtl

8 ·Ktl CUties , ... ",,,,

KIXP PxKt axKt ". aB·Kt2

''''' ." ... , ... K·B1 8·84

SOTVINNIK Block.

22. KR·OI QR·BI 23. KR-Q2 R·B2 24. P·Kt3 R·KRI 25. 8 ·114 R.R6 U . K·KI2 R. K6 27. p·II.4 P· K4 U. P x Petl KxP 29. P· R5 8·K3 :roo Bxll Kx8 31. R·O' K·K2 32. R·OKtl A.·K3 33. p ·el P·R3 34. K·Bl P·B4 ]5. R02·01 P·8S 36. R·K'eh K·83 31. R~Reh KxR 31. K·04 R. B2 39. K·K4 K.03 40. R· Kt6c.tI 1(.84 II . K·Ol Resi9ns

SIXTH GAME BOTVINHIK SMYSLOV

White 1. P·OB4 P·KXtl 2. P·1(4 8.1Ct2 1. P·04 P.Q] • • KI·OBl P.QRl 5. 8 · K] 1(1·1(83 ' . P·83 P· 83 7. 8·03 P.QKt4 •. Q.Q2 PxP ,. axp P.Q4 10. 8 ·KIJ PlIP II. KlxP Cutllts 12. Kt· K2 P.QR4 Il. ClSlles{Kj

p • ., 14. 8 ·0 · B4 OKt.Q2 IS. OR. Bl R·KtI 14. KI_Klch 8xKt 17. Kt·Bl Kt·Ktl II. B·K2 S .K] 19. KR·OI S·Kt2 20. 8 · KII.6 8x8 21 . O_B P'R3 12. R·02 B·Sl 23 . P. R4 Q.Q2 24. P· R3 KR'OI

1$. Kt· K4 16. 8 ·81 11. Kt·8S U . axacn 29. KI.I16 10. KI· KI4 31. RxP :no KlxR 33. Kt·RS l4. KI ·Kll 15. KI·SS ". KI· K4 37. RxR 38. KtxP H . XtxP 40. 8 ·R' .1. K·82 4~. 8 · K2

Black O·Kl .... O·Bl .,.

OR·Bl 8 · K16 ... ... ,

B·R l '.O' P·K4 .. , , .. K·K2

P·K,. ..... Xt·K4:

41. XI·KlSch K· K1 K·04 BxKI 44. KI. K4

45. Px8c n U . P·K Kt. . 7. P · R5 41. PxP U . K·83

'" K·85

'" K· KI4 Resigns

SEVENTH GAME 5MYSLOV

Whll .. I . P· KI 2. H·K83 3. P·Q4 4. NxP 5. N.Q8l 6. 8 · K2 7. 8 · K3 I. P·KRI

P·084 N.Q83

'" N·Bl

P'" P·KNl

B,N2 Cutlet

80TVINNII(

9. P· RS 10. RPxP II. PxP 12. ONxN 13. 8.B3 14. P·83 15. PxN 16. a ·Nl

Black P·04

8PxP .,' .,. 0·85 .,. 8·Kl

Orlwn

EIGHTH GAME BOTVINNIK SMYSLOV

White 1. P·OB4 2, N ·Q83 1. P,KN3 4. N·83 S. B· N2 6. 0 ·0 1. p.Q4

' S. P· X4 ,. P·KRl 10. B· NS II . B· K3 12. 0 ·01 13. KPxP 14. 8 · NS 15. P·N] 16. 'lPxP 11. 8 xP 18. BxN 1'. 8 · I<U 20. Kx B 21 . O·O J

N·K81 P·I(4 P·83 P·03

P·KNl B· N1

' ON.Ql 0.0 N.'

P·Bl P· I(B4

0·B3 NPxP O·Bl P·BS ." .,. ." ... N·Bl P·04

22. OR·O 2l. B·Q1 24 . OxP 25 . PxO 2'. N· K2 21. N·B4 28. B·B 29. B·Kl 30. KR·R 31. RxR 32. K·Bl 33. P· R4 34. R·Q8 35. K· Kl 36. B·OJ 31. N·OS 31. B· K3 39. R· KR 40. R.QB 41. K·Ol

NINTH GAM!::

BlACk N·R4

'" .,. OR·O N.Bl

KA.· K K·B2 P· N]

P· KR 3 ... P· B4 11.·03 N·02 N· K4 N·B3

R. K3cn 8 ·0 5 B·N2

N·OSch Or . wn

SMYSLOV BOTVINNIK White

1. P·K4 2. N·K83 3. P·OI 4. NxP S. N.Q83 6. B·K2 1. 8 · K3 8. P.KR4 ,. P·83 10. 0 ·02 II. NxN 12. P·K5 Il. P.8~ U . CutIn IS . PxP 16. P· KN4 11. Bx B ' 1. P· RS I'. BxNP 20. R· R4 11. 8xN

P.Q81 H ·OBl

'" N·Bl P·Ol

P·K Hl B·N3

P·KR4 Cutles , ... ". ••• P·B3 ,,' '" ." ". P· N4

0 ·Q3 H· B3 ...

22. RxPch 23. K· N 24 . R·N4 25. R· N4 H. PlIB 21. RxR 21. K.R 29. 0 · K3 311. P·Rl 31. O·'ll ll. K· Nl ~ ll. 0 ·04 34. Px'l 35. R·H en 16. P·R6 31. R· N7en 38. R· R l 39. K·B 3 411. K. N2 O"Wn

TENTH GAME

alack. , .• R·KH

P· II.4 ... OR·N

RxReh R·KN

II. · NS R·K5 Q.K4 R·K6 .,. K· N2 X·Bl 11. . " K·Bl R·RS

R· R6c.h R·RS

80TVIHNIK SMYSLOV Whll(!

I . P ·084 2. N·o al 3. PxP • • P· KHl S. 8 · N2 , . NPxN 7. B·ORl 8. N·B3 ,. 0 ·R4 10. OR· N 11. P· B4 12. Culln 13. P ·O ] 14. B.N2 IS. 8x8 '6. R·N2 17. KR· N 18. P_P I'. 0 · K4 20. N·KS 21. N·86 22. OxB

N· KB] P·04 ." P·KN3 .,. 8tN3 N·02

P·QB4 Cutles

P·OR3 ••• 0·B2 ••• •. , ". N·K]

P.QN4

'" B·02 ... ". .,.

23. IhO 24. R.Q8 25 . II·RI H . B·N] V . K·8 21. K· K 29. B.B4 30. P· KR4 31 . P·K3 32. P·'l4 33. 8 ·Hl 34. PxP lS. R·B7ch 3'. R·02 37. R·Q l 31. P·84 39. R·O 40. PxN 41. R· B4 42. R.R 43. K· B2 44. R· R1

EI.EVENTH GAM E

8 1ack P· NS H·OS .... R·R4 P·1(3 K·B3 IC·K2

KR·OR N·N4 H·Ol

'" ... K·B3 N·KS

R·1C84 N·B4 ...

R(4)'04 R·OH K· B4 K·NS

Or. wn

SMYSLOV BOTVINNIK Whit.. 813ck

1. P.Q4 N·KBl 13. P_N II·R4 2. P.Q84 P·KNl II. P·KR4 0 ·Q2 3. N.QBl P.Q4 15. P· R4 P· II.4 4. N·8 3 B· N2 16. N· NS N.B 5. Q· N3 PxP 11. B·Q4 H·Ql 6. Ox8P Cutin 11. B_8 KxB 1. P·K~ 8 · N5 19. N·04 K·N I . B· K3 KN.Q2 20. R·KN 0 · R6 9. R·O N· N3 21. O·K] P·OB4 10. O· N] N·B] 22 . PXP, I .p . PxP 11 . P.QS N·K4 23. O·NS p ·oa4 12. a . t(.2 HxN~h 24. N· B6 Resigns --~~

Aftcr nearly four months of play, thc cha mpionship DC the Jackson Chcss Club. Jackson. Mich iga n. went to A. H. Palmi. with a score of 12·3. Second placc wt!s taken by Robert Han'ey who finished wilh 11-4. Semen Doroshco was th ird with 9lh·51h. Robcrt Ander· son ;md Roy Fleming came next_ lied with 9-6. Richard L. Taylor had thc only other plus score with 8-, .

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WITH THE CLUBS Thc Irving Park Chess Club of

Ch icago recently arranged a blind· fold .... exhibition lD wbicb Masler Albert Sandrin took on six strong opponents simultaneously. He won onc. drew four, and lost to Irving Park's Board 1 player, Harold Stan· bridge.

The Castle Chess Club of May· wood, Illinois, recently drt!w a fourtecn board mateh against Irv. ing Park, and won an eleven board match from the Elmhurst Club by an ii.2 score.

In the YMCA Club of Kansas City. Mo .• Gerald M. Banker won a cha llenge ladder mateh from Jack Buckner. The match was to the player first to score four IlOinls. or the best of seven games; loser 10 pay fo r having the match USCF rated. Banker won t.hree and drcw two to roll up the reo quired four points. Total score : Bankcr-4; Buckner- I.

Thc Marshall Chess Club of De· troit. Michigan, visited the Detroit Edison Chess~ Club recently, and trimmed their hosts in a ten·board malch, 8lh·Jlh. As an added at, tract ion. which turned oul to be the main attraction, Miss Lucille Kell ner gave a simultaneous ex· hibition. taking' on sixteen oppon· ents whilc the team match was going on. She scored thirteen wins in ga mes. and oQoC hig win so far as thc admiration of her oppon· ents and the spectators is con· cerned. Club Secretary Bob Reibel advises all other chess clubs to mllke full use of the talents and personalities of their lady players, saying that Miss Kellner's adver· tised cxhibition brought the largo est crowd that the Edison Club has had in years. And- although Bob didn't suggest this-if you haven 't any lady players, how about promoting some, through en· gaging the strongest lady player in your vicinity for a simul?: The 15 top·ranking woman players of the country. listed in the March 5 issue of CHE-SS LIFE, are so geographically scattered over our nation that any club' should be able to find one within a few hours' tnvel time.

The Log Cabin Chess Club has bce n at it again. This time an automobile trip into Mexico and Eosta Rica. A letter from E. For· ry Laucks, the Log Cabin ' impres· sa no. dated March 20 from San Luis Potosi, states that his team bas just returned from Costa Rica, and that Herman Hesse, playing a 20 board simul against strong op­position. scored 191f.! . In Mexico City Hesse plas-ed a demonstra· l ion of five·minute chess against alii comers, and created a local sensa(ion by winning all thirteen games ogainst the capital city's best. Mr. Laucks mentions having watched championship bill i a r d play at Sa n Jose, and professional jai alai in Mexico City. He also mentions the enthusiasm for chess which he has ' found everywhere along the route, and .the over· whelmi ng hospitality of "he Mexi· ca n playcrs and fans. Tell us more, Mr. Laucks. Who else was on your tcam. where else did you go. and what were the results of your matches? And send along

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some of ·the best games, either with or without annotations . .

See Aben Rudy's column for last minute news about Marshall Chess Club Championship Tourna· ment, completed just as we go to . press. and too late to make the front page of this issue. More about this, and the Manhattan Chess Club Championship next time.

~r~e~ ~orcej Ch ...

by SFC Robert A. Karch

All Army, Navy, Air Foree, and MI.' rlne Corpl Clubs and chesspboyera are en~uragcd to seDd n(!W$ ilernA to SFC Robut A. Karcb RA19354707, Co. D, Stu 8n., l1SAIC, Fort Holabird, a.tU­more 19, Md.

SpeCialist Eugene HoeClin reo ports the close victory of an Ar.my chess club over a nearby cIty: Fort Huachuca 6; Douglas, Arizona 5. Scoring for HU8chuca Visitors were Bob Freeman, Bob Kiser, Jo­sef Winter, Joseph Goldfarb, Ralph Durrant and Rodney Johnson. The Douglas winners were J . Kafka. Ken Johnson, Bob MitcheU , Fred Samek and Weir. A returo. mBtch is planned soon.

Here at Fort Holabird a club h.s bcen organized and the post cham· pionshlp tournament is already un· derway. Gregorio Borrero Is tied with Bob Karcb at 2-0 in the 8-play· er championship section. The ama· teur 5-player event was won by Theodore L. Colson, who bas been playing chess only a few months.

April 20th is the date set for a match between Fort Huachuca, Arizona and Tucson, a hundred miles away.

Second Army Headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland plans to send a team to Fort Holabird on April 24th . (Editor"! note: Perbaps 80b Cln fUld out .... hy aoverll letter!! addrelMd to the SpecIal Servk1ls Offlcen at DOw FIeld. Banior. Maine, Ind Loring AYB, Limestone , Maine, have gone unan· swered. Arter all, we were only offe,.. Ing to he lp with the ir eheu .cUvtty­" 'e were n't Irylnl' to steal I 8 ·52.)

COLLEGE CHESS LIFE­(Continued from plge 2. col. 4) ... Reshevsky can take pride in ·the

fact that he has boosted campus interest in chess more than it was thought pOssible. The college play • ers and their friends can take pride in their four wins in eight· hundred games against ,the Cham.· pion of the Western World. The American Chess Foundation can take pride in the fact that their investment has stimulated activity beyond ill expectation as well as making it possible for our best player to continue his devotion to chess. The Intercollegiate Chess League of America welcomes this new interest in the field long neg· lected by many. Yes, it is won· derful what can be done for chess when everyone works together un· der skilUul leadership.

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April 20, 1958

Published twice a m onth on t he 5th and 20t h by THE UNITED STAT ES CHESS FEDERA'flON. Entered as second class matter Septembe r 5, 1946, at the post office at DubUQU e, Iowa, under the act of March 9, 1679_ '

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In the November .5, 1957 issue of CHESS U FE appeared a letter to the editor from a gentleman in Rio de Janciro, asking for postal chess opponents_ In the January 5 issue we printed h is letter of thanks, in which he said he had received ·'scvera! letters and cards," as a result of his challenge. We didn't think anything more about it unti l the impli­cations of a letter from Yokahama . which appears on this page, hit us like a ton of brick. Not so much because the man in Rio obtained sO many answers he had to establish 11 wai ling list for prospective oppo­nents, although that was in itsell surprisi ng to us. -:Sut to think that an American woodpusher in Japan has to seck postal chess opponents in South America- it's unbelievable. Our only consolation lies in the con­f idence that his letter will attract so many opponents that he will have to set u p his own waiting list. Let us know how you make out, Mr. Mc­Donough, and if you don't get the action we th ink you will , CHESS LIFE will start a postal chess section wh ich will giv<'! you all the competition you want.

A few weeks ago in our editorial colu mn we paid tribute to a few men named , and to hundreds of unnamed workers in the cause of chess, who, by virtue of their special talents and their eagerness to use them 10 promote chess, havc kept the game alive and growing in this country.

To that list, add the name of Sergeant First Class Rober t A. Karch, whose column "ARMED FORCES CHESS" makes a modest bow in th~ issue. About two months ago Bob arrived in Baltimo"l'e f rom the West Coast. ljaving a few hours before reporting to his new post he'-dropped in at the Y.M.C.A. Before l-eaving the building he had signed up to teach a class in Russian, and to give chess instruction, in a Y.M.C.A. adult education project. Within hours after report ing at Fort Holabird he had organized a Post Chess Club, star ted a club ladder tournament, arranged for the publication of a weekly (mimeographed) bulletin, and was needling nearby military, naval, and air units into team matches with his new club_ A Ft. Holabird Individual Championship Tournament is now being played, with Krach and Borrero tied with 2·0 at the end of two rounds; in an eight-entry event. Who is the Tour nament Director ? Who else?

JIm McDonough, Asiatic Tran$_Pacific, APO SOl c/ o PM, San FranCiSCO, Callfor­nil writes:

" I hope that you Can publi sh t h Is as an appea l fo r oPl"Jo nents !n correspondence Chess.

I am 11 member of the U.S. Chess Federat ion. a nd also secreta ry of t he Yoko­hama Chess Club whleh holds m ember ship In USCF. Ou r copies of Chess Life ar rive regul a rly and a re enjoyed by all .

Last time I was In the Sta tes . I had the opportunity of mee tlnll Mr. Harkness an d purchasing h ooks etc., for our club o ,·e l" herc . We meet OnCe a week, at my home, eigh t of us--slx AmerIcans. ODe Hallan and one German.

As I am away from home and outside thCl U.S . " Chess RClvlew" refuses to allow m e to join In t heir Postal Chess To",·name nts . the reason f or such r efu sal escaping me.

HO" 'ever, in One of the recen t ISS\1es of Che ~s Lire you published a simil ar appeal for a Mr . Celso DillS Pinho f r om Brazil. T lost n o lime In writing to him, but I guess m y lett er a rrived too la t e, as h Cl had am·eed to p lay the rlr.~t IS! He received over 30 letters a nd cards. Mr. P inho was courteous enou llh to wri t e and pu t m e on his wai ting lis t . J udgi ng f r om the r eplles h e r ece ived. possibly there are o thers, llke me, unable to engage Mr. Pinho. If so, the gau ntle t Is down !

If you would be s o kind a8 to pr oe1 alm my ap penl thro ug hou l the rea lm, It would he very much appre ciated."

Paul Leith, 274 East 10th St., Naw York 9, writes to ask two questions' \. "In 1922, at the age of ten, Samuel Reshevs ky played in a specia l t o~rna .

ment arranged by the Chess Cl ub International of Ne w York. HIs Opponent.~ Werl! J. Berns tei n , H. R. Bigelow, C. Jaffe , D. J ano wski and Edward L;,.-;ke r.

J anowski (of Poland, the n F ra nce) wa~ fifty-four years old a t the tim e; but in his d ay, was one of the strongest player s In the world .

Ooes che~s history r ecord a game won agai ns t a master by any other boy t en years old or youngClr?"

Editoria' c.omment: We don't know. In fact, we didn' t know about thl$ tournlme M untlt InqUIry revealed th~t it Is mentioned In the book, "Reshevsky On Chess," which stites thit the boy lost to Edward Lasker and Bigelow but drew with Jaffe and Bernstein, and thar the big moment of his life, up to th~1 time Was reached when he won from Janowski. '

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2. "In the 1935 Moscow International Tournament, In the Botvlnnlk-Splelmann game (a Caro·Kann Dere nse, by t r ansposltlon), Spielmann remgned on bls tweUth m ove.

. li as any game been wO n In ( ewe r moves In an international t ournament?" Ed,tod~1 Comment: We saw onc in April CHESS REVIEW In which Mattison forced Tar lakover's resignation On the 11th move. Played In Budapest in 1926. Any others?

JERRY SPANN PLAYS CHESS, TOO

In a report to CHESS LIFE on the U.S. Open at Oklahoma City in 1956, Tournament Director George K 0 I tan 0 II' s ki had considerable pra ise for .Jerry 's zeal and drive in organizational matters, but he indicated that Jerry's p I a yin g strength was something which shouldn't be discussed over the tele­phone. In the twenty months which have elapsed since then, Jerry has played in several strong tournaments, and while CHESS LIFE has never had to dus t off the large type for the announcement of a tou rnament win by our genial President , we are keeping the dust­cloth handy. The game wh ich fol· lows--annotated by Jerry-shows the reason for our preparedness. Played recently against Jack Shaw, New Mexico State Champion, and a consistent plus-score man in U.S. Opens, t.he game shows that the 300 plus gap between their respec­tive USCF ratings may be closing rapidly.

COLLE SYSTEM J ERRY SPANN

White 1. P-Q4 2. N.KB3 3. P·K3 4. B·Q3 5. QN-Q2 6_ 0·0 7. P-K4 8. P-B3 9. N·B4\ 10. B-K3

N-KB3 P·KN3

B·N1 0·0

P-Q3 QN.Q2

P·K4 N-K1{a)

P-KR3(b )

II . Q-B2{c) 12_ PoQN4(d) 13. BPxP NOTES:

K·R2 Q-K2 ,., P-Q4

JACK SHAW Black

14. PxP{e) N(2)-B] 15. KR· Kl Q.QT 16. N(4)-KS NxP 17. NxBPI(f) RxN 19_ BxPch K-Nl 19. BxRch KxB 20. BxP! BxB 21. Q-R7ch B·N2 22. N_K5ch K-BI 23. N-N6ch K· B2 24. N-K5ch

Draw by per­petual check.

(a) With P·KB4 In mlnd , but m y N­B4 r eply shoz·t-cl rcul ts thIs Idea. If 9 ......... , P_RB4; 10. P)(BP ; II. P)(P . P"P ; 12_ N (4IxP! . BxP; 13. B-B4ch. K-Rt ; 14. NxB and Black Is lost.

(b ) The Black KN4 square Is gettlng might y invltlng.

(el A dee per move than I am usuall y capable of.

(d ) P _QR4 is also a posslb lll t y. as IS N·J( l to be {ollowed by P·KB4.

(c) Whlt Cl cap tures with al acrIty bCl­cause Black cannot take Wbi te'~ QNP . Just In ti me Black >ootes that Whites QB will move to QR3 via BI before Black can get all t he heavy p!eces out of the way. Any defense employed by Black will go a wrY_ look at t he dazzli ng contlnua tions tor White shou ld Black grab the pawn.

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(f ) T he diagram position. I looked long and hard a t BxPeh here in_ stead of On the next movt:. All continuatIOns look favorable lor White, but the win was not Clear t o me. In view of my opponent's pr ove n ab Uity I dedded to play It safe , Initiating a seven OIove <.'ombl natlon which I think forces the perpetual or a loss to Black If he tries to avoid It.

NEWS FROM THE CAROLINAS

Dr. Norman M. Hornstein of Hope Mills, Dr. A. H. Jenkins of Raleigh, and Oliver C. Hutaff of Wilmington finished in a triple tie for first in ,the ,third annual North Carolina Invitational Tour· nament. All scored 3-2 in the hotly contested round robin that pitted the state's six top-rated play­ers agains t each other. The other participants were Pete Henderson, Dan Diano, and Paul Newton, all of Raleigh, who fi nished in that order. Held in Raleigh, the event was sponsored by the North Caro­lina Chess Association, a USCF af· filiate.

North Carolina and South Caro· Iina battled to a 2·2 tie in a mateh sponsored by the two state chess associations_ The lone wins were scored by the respective presi­dents, Dr. Norman M. Hornstein of North Carolina and Prof. L. L. Foster of South Carolina. Result of the match was not known until Grandmaster Dr. Reuben Fine, by mail, adjudicated a draw in a dif­ficu lt ending between Crittenden and Shaw at first board.· Burdick and Mouzon also drew.

Dr. Stuart Noblin ·and Paul New· ton were co·winners of the Ra· leigh, N. C., city championship for 1958. David Steele, 14-year-old junior champion of North Carolina, and Edwin K. Blanchard <tied for third and fourth. Fourteen play­ers par:ticipated ina four-round Swiss followed by a round robin among the top four finishers.

Raleigh has been setting the pace in state team play recently with wins over Chapel Hill, Char­lotte, and Greensboro and a tie with Fayetteville.

Abo,,/ Those Gd"'~ NO/~J

The baLlot bOl( Is closed. The hun­dreds of letters we r eceived- what 's tha t ?-O.K. If you want to be t ech­nical about It, we can be, t oo. In the brief period sInce we asked you wheth· er you prefer notes be tween the moves or afte r the game, we h ave received only twenty_two letters on thls sub­ject.

But, every one ot the twenty_two wanted the notes hOlt ween the moves. In the face or such unanimity there can be no doubt as to what t he fu ture cou rse of CH1i'.SS LIFE contributors and annotato rs should be--and notice Is he reby given- put the nOles between the moves, boy~ , If you wan t to have you\" games published In CHESS LIFE.

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CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGI ERS •

By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND

Or. Much~ond wi"~,"~,~w~'~'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~F.T~:jS~I~C~I~L~I~A~N~~D~E~F~E~N~S~E=: II"nenl in ternt. Tl'tOslt wishing Rochester City Chillmpionship Itdd.ltiUd envelope. Addrns: Or. R h NY 1958 17, N .Y. A. CAND~~ ester, . E. MARCHAND 1. Th. Danish Gambit White Black

k f k 'fh fh 1 yer or the same 1. P·K. P·QB4 3. B·Kt5 ........ Do you play wee a ler wee WI e same, P a . 2. Kt.KB3 Kt.QB) players? Do you find yourself in a rul-always ,plaYing th,e sa~e op~nmg This move. \"ng condemned In the where-' your opponents know all your tricks and are lymg In wlnt fo r Sloman since Ihe White Bishop seems you . t "V"y point? Why not try something diUcrent .on them, some· to be misplaced on KIS Or easily uriven

.. '" th a"" II)·. has COme Into use In recent thing a little daring, with a little razzle-dazzle-somctblOg to put em yurs. The French master Rossollmo at a psychological disadVantage, and something where you have a few has u.<ed it, either at this point or tricks up your sleeve to use even if they know the book moves. If you s<l,Ill('wh3t Inter. with the Idea of BxKt

at the right momont creating some $ub· like a promising gamble, the Danish Gambit may be for you. lie (lMltlonal dlftlCl.llt!C!s for Black.

The Danish Gambit is not 100% sound. Let's admit it. For this rea· 3. ...... .. Kt.Q5 . son it almost never occurs in tournament play. But for skittle play, rapid 1'111$ loses some Ume (mo"ement of a

I h b hi d t piece t"' lcc In the opening) bul wUl trans it tournaments , or for use against p Byel'S w 0 pro a y 0 no $Umcwhat impede While's buildup of a have much " book larni n" it can be surpris ingly eUective. Pawn ccnter.

The initial moves of the Danish Gambit are 1. P·K4, P·K4; 2. P·Q4, : : ~.t~~} ;.~~: ~: ~:~2 P.~ .~~~ PxP; 3. P·QB3. This offer of a Pawn is made In hopes that the rapid Bettol' Is 7. PxP, QxP since Black', development of White's pieces will provide sufficient compensation in Q,,~en wlll be misploccd In the center. the form of attacking chances. On 3. QxP, Kt·QB3 Black would gain a For Inst~n~c 8. Kt.B3, B·Kt2; 9. P ·Q3 tempo since he develops a piecc white forcing While to move bis Queen. and 16. B-K3.

3 . ......... PXP; 4. B·QB4. With 4. KtxP White would have some advantage ~o ~;ii-;'w fO~·~~ p.~i !t~out lo$i;;e in development in return for~ne Pawn. The Bishop move sacrifices a the BIshop. second Pawn in hopes of considerably more advantage in development. t . .. .. .. .. P·KR4

I . 1 .. B B7 t . g In a sense each side has a bad game 4 ........ .. PxP. An nterestmg a ternatJve IS 4 ......... , . re urnm one In that the pieces are not easUy deve!. P awn in order to throw White 's plans slightly ore the track. S. BxP, P·Q4. oped. BI~ek feei$ thpt he has time 10 This is the "book" move. Black should be aware that for his two extra prepare for an eventual K·slde demon· Pawns he must face a massive aUack. The sacrifice of tbe QP is based straUon. ~rhap$ this p(l;5slblllty Is an IndlClOtlon Ihat While may bave castled on the thought that (1) it frees Black's QB, (2) 6. PxP would block White's II li ttle too early! powerful B on B4, (3) 6. QxP. QxQ would slow down White's a ttack, (4) • . KI·R3 P'R3 II). K·Rl '~"' H 6. BxQP. Kt·KB3 will force the exchange of one Bishop or the exchange Mr, CandM frequently plays thIs move

and ~omctJmcs wllh good reason. Here of Queens. Black wouM like to remain only one Pawn ahead but with an the cardinal problem Is the completion easier defense. of the Q.sfde development. Hence 1(1.

Not too good would be S . ......... B·Kt5ch; 6. Kt·B3. For 6 ......... , Bx Kt·B2 was In order, but not 10. KI.84, xK ) 6 P Q3 7 BxP h Q.B2 (threatenln" P.QKt41. Ktch: 7. BxB, Kt·B3 (to stop B . tP : 8 . P·K5 or ......... , . ;. C 10. ........ Kt.R3 12. 8.Ktl P.K3

(a typical sacrifice for Wbite in the Danish). KxB; 8. Q·Kt3ch, B.K3, 11. P·R3 Q·a2 9. QxB gjve White good chances in either case. Also 5 ...... "., B·Kt5ch; Nlmw"ltch would have eaUed this • 6. Kt·B3, P·Q4; 7. BxP, Kt·KB3; 8. Q·R4ch, P·B3 (not 8 ......... , Kt-B3; 9. ~~~r:;;'I-;~;~!ble°~~i.U:e ~~[;~; b~s~a:u~~ BxKtch, PxB; 10. QxB); 9. BxKBPch, KxB; 10. QxB gives White a good White's powerful B(Kt3). In some Iltu. game. 6. BxQP, Kt·KB3i 7. Kt·QB3. The book move here is the surprising ~ t lon s 8xPell mllht become possible. 7. BxPch! The idea is 7 .......... KxB (not 7 . ......... KK2; 8. B.R3ch); 8. ~!: ~~~~ P.:KXt~ IS. 8·K3 Kt·Kt5 QxQ and White appears to have won the Black QUe<'n. U your opponent BlaCk had been holding thl5 move In hasn't seen this before, he may resign here. Actually no barm has been reser"c (or the moment whcn It might done. For 8 ......... , B·Kt5ch by Black recovers the los t Q, and after 9. Q.Q2 ,IIlin some slllhi ad"antage. The pre .. If d f 'd If' h t I cnt secnu to be the right- moment orce 0 avol oss 0 a piece). t e game turns out. ahou even. $Incc Black Can gain the "Minor Ex.

The suggested move (7. Kt·QB3) is actually not so good since proper changc," B {or Kt, leaving him with the play will leave Black a Pawn ahead instead or equal. But it involves so·called "ad"anlalle of the two Blsh. a very clever trap Into which Black can easily fall. So, if you like to ops." Besides, If nol played now. Ihe move might be prevented by 16. K.KII , gamble ... ! The most common reply now is 7 ......... , KtxB based on and then Black's KI would have. hard Black's general plan to exchange oU Whtie's attacking pieces. Of course time G"lIing Into the ,came. not 7 ..... , .. . , P·B3; 8. BxP ch. KxB; 9. QxQ and Black cannot recover his T'~ P·KU (b ........ Q I d (th ' . . t . rt ) 7 B K 8 xP h KxB 9 Q ,,~mate y 16 ......... , ·R7 Mate} could a y IS IS JUS a mmo rap. or ......... , • tS; . B c, ;.' also be prcvented hy 16. P.KB4. which Kt3ch, B·K3; 10. QxB. White continues 8, KtxKt. might orrcr Wll lte bt:lter prospects

Black 10 move

grave danger? Actually, if Black makes plausable move In this position. he loses. With 8 . ........ , P.QB3 it would appear that the Kt must move and then Black can exchange Queens and remain in safety with an ex·

tra Pawn. However, the shock comes with 9. Kt·B6eh! (who would ever see this coming?), PxKt; 10. QxQeh, K.Q; KxQ; 11. BxPch win· ning the Exchange. Correct, would be 8 ..... .... , B·K2. 3. Another Sicilian

The discllssion of the Danish Gambit given above may indicate in some slight way why players of Black are more and more avoid· ing answering 1. P·K4 by 1. ........ , P·K4. There are numerous not quite sound procedures. such as the Danish . which Black must be prepared to meet. not to mention the numerous sound ones from which White can choose. Openings like the French Defense. Caro· Kann (see the success of this in the current World Championship Match). and the Sicilian tend to carry the ga·me into Black's chosen field and partially avoid prepared variations.

th~n Ihe mo"e chosen. Of course nOI Ie. P,.Kt, p "p dl. eh; 17. K·KtI. Q.R1 Mate. 16. , •.• ~.. KtxB 17. QxKt B·Kt1 Superficial and bad would be 17 . ........ . B-R3; 18. Q·Q4 "'hereas the text move IS "el'y strong. 18. R·KKII .. .... .. White {eels the need of more defense for hIS King. But Ih ls was not Iht wey 10 do It. 18. K·KtI would help, bul not 18. p.8.1. QxKtP. 1.. ........ P.B4 19. Q·KtS A s~rlQU$ o\'erslllht, but the game Is vcry dlrrtcult ror Whlte even after 19. P·33. ,.. ...... .. BxPeh 21. a·K3 ........ 20. K·R2 1(·82 While Is In much more des~r~tc strallS than lIppcars On the surfa"e. He cannot stop P·R5 openlnl the deadly KR tile aRalnsl his Ktng. For 21. P·KR4. B·R3 loses the Q! 21 . .. , .. ... P·RS 23. QxP ", .. .. , 22. P·KB4 PxPch

(See diagram top next column) White seems to be very much al ive since the threat of 24. QxP"h appears to rt'qul rc attention. The rllct Is that Black "ould ha"e announced a forCed mate In 1 moves. He played. 23, ....... , J(xPcht 24. ReSigns

UP AND DOWN THE FILES Congratulalions to Blake Stev·

ens, U.S. Expert, and 1957 S.W. Open Champion, on h!s. new col· umn in the Sunday Edition of the San Antonio Express. Reports from Texas say that" it's both good and popular. .

Happy Bil·thday to the Precl~a Vallcy Chess Club of San franCIS­co, and to the CHESS HERALD, a monthLy ten·pager published by the club. As the HERALD sliced its two-candle birthday cake, our attention was attracted by. a ,;o~. umn written by Lowell Tulhs, Kl· bit:ting Around,'" in which. under the heading, "How To Play Chess (Or Going Crazy In One Easy Lesson," the moves of chess are explained to an inveterate checker playel·. That he apparently remai~ an unconverted checker player IS

probably due only to the colum· nist's one serious omisslon-a de­scription of the en passant rule. Had that been given the thematic Tullis tl'eatment we are sure that the guy would have given up checkers, as well.

UNDERWOOD WINS CAPITAL CITY OPEN

The Third Annual Capital City Open at Columbus, Ohio, was won by Erv Underwood of Columbus, who won four and drew onc for a 41h.6 score. Second. third and fourth places, determined by tic­breaking points after each had scored 4-1. were taken respectively by Bill Byland. Pittsburgh, Pa., John Biddle, Columbus, and Bill Hart of Wilmington. Delaware.

Arthur Spiller, Howard Fleat. Richard Kause. and Vladimir Mut· schall, took fifth, sixth, seventh. and eighth places, respectively, af· ter tie.breaking points had been applied to their 3¥.l·1¥.l scores.

The tournament played March 15 and 16 attracted 34 entries, 13 of whom were from other states. J ames Schroeder acted as Tourna· ment Director.

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GRANDMASTER FISCHER 5. Q..N4, 8-8 1; 6. 8-1'15. Q.Q1; 1. P.KR4,

R b J CB bb h N·QB3; 8. P-RS, p .B3; 9. P xP , PxP; 10.

o ert . 0 y) Fisc er of 8.1(3. N. R3; I t. Q-K2, N.IW; 12. 0 -0-0 , Br6"oklyn, N. Y., a sophomore at n.QN2; 13. P·KN3, 0 .0.0; 14. 8-R3, NxlI; Erasmus High School, is a USeF \$, QltN. R. KI : ]6. 1L'<·K2, K·Nt; with G d 1 1 Ih ,

'

· ' 1 about equal chan« s. ran mas er a cage 0 I ceo! 5. Q. N"~. B.BI; 6, N.\l.3, Q.Q2; 7. P .R4! Eclisping the performances of pre- QN.1)3 (7 . ........ , 8·R3; 8. N.QN5); 8. 8-K3, vious youthCul prodigics-Cllpa- KN.K2; 9. N·S4, 1'1·84; 10. N·R$, 1'1·1'15; bl 'I h Ph il . R· BI. B·N2; 12. 8-K2,. o.()·o; 13.

llnCa , 1t o rp y, o m nr , Res e vsky 0.0. again with about equal ~lnCei - the Terr iI ic Teenager e a r ned h is iGYI·!hev.Banlk, USSR Chalnplon~h l p. HUe by w inning the U. S. Junio r , IDS4. U. S . Open, New J ersey Open, and U. S. Champions h ip. N o w taking time ou t t o wr ite a book , t o a c t before the cameras of t he " Voice of America," to g ra nt inte r v iews to " Time." "Ne w Yor k P o s t ," a nd " New Yo rk T im es," to appear on

•• • . PxB BxNch ... ,

TV's " fve Got A Secr et," 't o d o school h omewor k , a n d sundry o th . er things. s hy but fun·liv ing B ob. by's nex t g reat cha llenges will be contests with Russia n p layers a t Moscow follo wed by the FIDE's Interzonal Tour nament at P otoroz, Yugos lavia. F o rtilie d with two complimentary tickets (for his 2Q. year-old siste r Joa n , a Reg istered N urse, and himself) f rom th e Sa· bena Air Lines. a nd a rece n t $250 a c hievement awa rd f rom the U. S. Chess F oundation. the yo ung m aes· t ro will w ing l o r Europe in l a te June, with the h ig h hopes of youth a n d ·the bes t wishes of the Ameri. can chess public .

A battlc royal develo pe d In the 5t h Round of t he U. S . Champion . ship between the Y o ung es t Cha m · p ion in His to ry and G ra n d m as te r Arthur Bisguier, the 1954 U. S. Champion. Black adopted a r are French Defense. White obtained a dangerous queen·side a ttac k , s har p , unclear positions arose, draws were offered and refused, and finally B obby cr ashed t h r o ugh to w in first a Pawn a n d t hen a Rook, a n d the n to ch alk u p o ne o f h is best wi ns (h e w o n e ight , d r e w five . and los t nODe!) in tbe to urnament wb icb m a d e cbess h is to ry.

FRENCH DEFENSE MCO , : p.t. 101

U. S. Ch.mpionlh ip New York. 1951

Nol ~s b., Joh,) W . Col/illS R. FISC HER A. BISGUIER

White Wack 1. P·K4 P·K3 3. N·Q8l 8 ·NS 2. P.Q4 P·Q4 4. P.KS P·QH1 This 1$ one of Nlmlowll5ch '~ IdcQ$, Black manages to cxcha ng .. QB fo r KIl, but he hlocks his QI·QR4 d laJj:onlll, loSt's time, a nd usullll y subjecU h im· selt to II st rong klng·slde a ttack ,

S. P·QA3 ."",,. Whllc choo"'-lS a rO)'dnl, unbooked mo" ... Cmlomary Is S. Q·N~ . Exnmplu _ 5. Q·N~, P.N!!; 6. n·N5, B.K2; 7. 8-Q2, B-R!!; 8. BxB, Nxll ; 9, Q.K2, N·N5; 10. Q·NS d , Q-Q2; 11. QxQ ch, KxQ; wllh &;IUshctory play for Black. (Thomas­Ntmzuwl tsch. Karlsbad, 1929). 5. Q.N~, 8 ·B1 (5, ",,",,' P.N3); 6. P.KR4!, (or 6. 8-Q2) P.KR4; 7. Q.N3, B·R3; 8. BxB. NxB; 9. N· IO, N.R3; 10. Q-Q3, Q·B ]; 11. B1."1, Rxll ; 12. N.NS, Q·K2; 13. Q.B3, BxN; 14. Px8 , n ·R2; 15. n .Rf, (with th .. threat of P.KN4) and White blli a .... ·Innlng pOltuon. (Beckcr-Muller, Vlcn na, 1932); G. B·:.I5, Q-Q2; 7. O.o.O. with Ihe superior Rame ror White (AI"llIn{ler·.'\lell hlne. Ml r , ate. 1933).

Black fac ilitates 0·0·0 prolect hi! KNP.

anti pre parcs to

7. Q·N4 P·KB4 9. BxB e. Q.N3 B·R3 10. N·K2 If ]0. Q·Q3. Q·RS.

to, """.. 0 -0-0 11 . P.o R4 K.N2 n . 0-0 Q.B2

In ord.'r 10 de\'elop the KN. 13. P·QB41 .... .. . .

White dlJ<Sol\,e. hl$ doubl"d Pawn. opens ~ tta eklng li nes.

13. ........ H·K2 U 13 .. __ .. .... PxP; 14. Q.QB3.

N" ........

""'

14. B.NS Pxp 16. Qx P R. RU 15. Q-Q 81 N-Q4 11. B.Q2 _ .... __ Biaek Ull'~a tened 17 .......... P' 85, embar. rnslng the Bishop.

17 • . _ ... _ II. A·R3 n . P·RS

P· BS P·KN4

Wh1t~'$ "hl ncel a re On the queen~lde. Black', on the opposite wing. 1'. .. ...... P·B1 11 . Q.H3 QN·B2 20, PxP Pxp n . P·B4 ..... .. _ White dl~lodges the KN and gains more Hro und. H i s o\'e rall po~lt1l1n I~ dis­tinctly superlor-,IIreater King·nCety. sound .. r pawn.struetu~. better center , and Bb hop Cor Knl,llht , 22. ........ RxR 14. Q·QN3 H·K2 23. Qx R R· Rl 15. N·B3 ........ 25. P.B3 ~{(ords Black less counte r· play.

2S. ..... .. Q.B4 26. Q·N4 N·BI 21. N·R4 P·B61

Thre aten!ng 28 . .. ...... , Q·N5; 29. P.N3, Q.RS lind Wolte must force a perpetual "hcek with 3~. N·BS "h, K·NI ; 31. N·Q7 eh. K·N2; 32. N·BS eh. White offer .. d I draw. Hl~ck reCU5ed.

28 , N·BSch 29. N-Q7ch la, Q·N31

K·HI K .H2 Q-N.

N IIW Black offercd a rcfus..d !

draw I nd

If 31. 31. N·BSch

QxP'!? QxP ". :n. P. H3

" 'Ins I

BISGUIEA

,

piece. K·NI •••

Poslllon afte r 3'.1 , P·N3

White

If 32. ......... Q.R6~ 33. N·Q7 cb. K.N2; 34, QxP wins . II has been d~ !med th ~! arter 32, ....... _, R·R7 White mU51 settle fll r a perpetual chee k wi th 33. N·Q7 eh, K·N2; 34. N·BS ch, d c .. Cor If 33. QxR~? Q.RG and m"te follo"'s .t KN7. But th is 1a Inoor. reel beeause While can 51111 win with 33. QxP!! R·N7 (33 . ......... QxB; 34. QxR. Q·t.;S; 35. 'Q.t.;! wins); 34. Q-83. 1'-87; 35,

Q·Q3, RxQBP (35 . ........ . PKN; 3G. R·N] ch wins); 3/1 . B.QB!! And nOw If 3/1 . ........ . PxN; 37. QKR. Q·RG; 38. R·NI ch, N·N~ ; 39. Q.81 wlnl. If 3/1. " __ '" N-Q4; 37. R·RI! R·Be (37 . ........ . RxI' ; 38. Q.R3 ..... Ins); 3/1. QxRP .... ·In • . And If 36. _ .... _ .• RxP ; 37. 8 xN cll , KlI B; 1II. QKR! QKQ; 39. NxP ch, K.Q2; ,"" NxQ wins. All ve ry r~markable !

11 ... II·K3 Q·RU .... _ .... _ ... Ttmlatenln, 34 . ......... QxR ch and mate In twO.

14. A·NI I _ ...... U 34. RxQ?? RKK ch for"U m.te.

• 14. ........ R·A6 Or 34 . ... ...... Q·R7; 35. N.Q7 ch, K·N2 36. QxQ, RxQ; 37. NxP, (th reate ning 3B. N·QS ch I NxN; 38. RxN ch, K·BI ; 39. p .n 3, . nd While wIns the ending.

35. N·Q7ch K·N2 U. Q-Ql1 ........

DeciSIve. Whi te bre.ks through, reo moveS the QNI" and long troublesome KBP, and then wln l more material or males. 34 . ... .... . 37. HxP I t ~9 . .. ....... Q·K4 Wi n • .

Q·R? N . N

Q.ru ch,

40 , Q·8l ch 41 . QxR

A kee n contest with Iriliulng poulblllUes .

3 • . RxNch K·B1 39. Qx P QxP 40. K·N2. R·Q6; 41 . . .. ,

Aeslgns many hldd~n In·

SHERWIN DEFEATS RESHEVSKY

Sen ior Mas te r James Sberwin hammers o u t a Cine wi,n agains t Grandmas t e r Sa mue l Reshevs ky in on e of t he cl'Ucia i games of tbe to urname nt.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE MCO . : P. 314, col . 38

United St.te . Chlmpionship • N.w York, 1958

SHI!AWIN RI!SHEVSKY White Blaek

1. P·Q4 N·K B3 22. P. 1I6 RxP(11 2. P-Q84 P·KN3 23. NxA QxH 3. N-QB3 8 ·N2 24. PxP RxF 4. P·K4 P·Q3 25. RxR Qx R 5, P·B3(1) • 0.0 26, BxP 8·KB3 6. B. K3 P·K4 27. K·N K·N1 1, p.QS H·R4 28, QR6ch K·B2 t . Q-Q2 P-QR! 29. Q.RScli QxQ • . O.O·Olb) P·K84 "'. AxQ 8 ·NS 10. Fx P PlIP 31. A· R 8 ·K7 11 . B-Q3 Q' K(c) 3'.1. P-QH3 p·H4 12, KN.K2 H-Q2 13. A·K 8 ·NS 11. QR·K(d) K·RI :J4. 8-Q3 8-Q2 14. 8-QB2(1) H·84 n . K· 82 P·H5 15. P.II. I(f , 34. R·KBI K·N2

Q.Kn(II ) 37. B· 8S B· KI 16. N,N3 NxN(h ) 38. P_N4 P· R4 17. FlI N II-Q2~. R·K R K· B n . P·KN4(1) QIt ,K 411. A·RI B.N2 19, P. BP Q.83U1 41. K-Q1(.." 20. 8xN PxB Resigns 21. N·K4 Q.QN3IkJ

_~RnHI VS KY

SHERWIN Pos]t lon I flu n , P·KN4

N~tn b., U.s. Stn;o. M .. sttr J .. mu T , Shf""in

(.I ' The Saemlsch va ria tion which Is pe rhaps Whllo" mOil ,gg~ ... ll'c "",ap­on .. ,.In. 1 th~ Kin,', Indll n. The sec­ond ,arne or the Smyslol'·Botvlnnlk mat~b 1958 continued: 5. __ ._ .• 0-0; G.

8-K3, P·QR3; 7. 8-Q3. N·B!; 8. KN·1U. R.NI; 9. p-QRl. N·Q2; 10, B-QNtI. N·R2; 11 8.R2, P·QN4 ; 12. PXP, PxP ; 13. P.Q~4 , N·BS; H.. Rx N a nd White he ld a good adu ntage. The old varl~t1on for BI~ck Is 5 . ......... 0 ·0 ; e. 8 ·K3. P·K4; 7 F·Q5, P.B4; 8. Q·Q2. "'·KI ; 9, O ,().O, p.B-I ; 10. P!<P. PxP; II. B·Q3, N·R3; 12. KN.K2, QN.B2; 13. KR·N I. P .QR3; 14. P.KN4 \\'Ith an ed a:e tor White. She r­wln.Yanofsky. 1956. Thc line Reshev.ky atlop ts is too paSSive.

(b) If now 9 . ........ . P·QN4; 10. P .BS. (c ) This holds up the knight I ,a!nl t

a posslhle KN·K2.N3 whlcb might now be met by p·a s and al!l-O supports a possible P·Nol.

(d ) Whi te's us ual Idea Is P·KN4 whIch m~y be playahle Imm .. dlately. DurIn, the game It 1011 ked r Isky hecaulO of 13.

PxP' 14. PxP N·nS. The text moye ........ , ' . exerel sc ~ a restraining Influ encc on a posslhle p .K,6 or N·eS aHer I"·KN4,

(e ) So as not to h8\'(! to ret rCl t la ter and guarding agaInst such dubloUI laC' r lfk es S5 P·K5, PxP, N·K4.

(f ) V .. ry strllng. sInce It undcrmlnes the po!Iltlon of both knl,hts; the queen's knli:ht by th r"atenlng Pxl' , and the k lng's knight by N.N3. when the hlack knight cannot ret reat beeeuse or the hanging BP. FUrthennore, the l it· en t th reeis on the queen bel in to ac­qui ..... m .. ~nlnlf-a1though I ,enerally dist rust p .... t ·morte m Justltkatlons of " mysterious rook movu."

(t ) Bad, but hla IflmC II I l ready ve ry shaky. U P·KS White play. P.KR!! I nd s hortly P·KN4,

(h ) Foreed. U the Q p rotects the N then NxN and PxP wins. pawn whkh Black Cln't rt't'aptu~ du~ to 8xN. Now, ho .... ·ever, t he rook file II opened on Black's king.

(I) The " rusher-Dlasram, III If 19, .. _._ .• BxP; 20. BxB. RIB; 21 .

P_KN~ (another one ) R·hDCk 22. BxN, RxB; 23. P·85 ~nd N·K4 and 81."k Is tied up like 8 he rrlns helllde. wbleh White hll a murderous . ttack.

(k ) If 21. ......... QxP; 22. NxBP win. an "xchange after P ·K5; 23. 8xP and 24. BxP.

I I ) If BxP 23, NxB followed by RxPeh and PxP Is crus hing. After the text, the remainder Is a moppln, up opera· tlon .

(m ) Whlt(! pl ftys K·K~, nxB, K·K5' Ind P·Q6 and wins all the pawns. Or It B·K4, 42. K·K4 and P·N5. N5, N7ch a nd B· K6ch wins.

NOMINATIONS WANTED FOR

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Sub mit yo ur reco m me ndatio n s for these positions to t he m e mo ber o f the N ominating Com· mittee, neares t you .

Fred W. Ke mp 114 N. V, IIIY Rd.

Palmerda le, AI, . Aev. Howard Ohmen

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Denn, Tex.s Mrs. Lyn Hende rson

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J . ck O'Keefl 741 Spr ing SI.

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of CHESS LIFE was not identified. It was between Grandmaster Reu­ben Fine and Yanofsky, in the U. S. Open Championship's qualifyinig section play, New York, July, 1939. Fine was at the peak of his chess career, returned froni. European tl"iumphs, while. Yanofsky was on his way lo fame iIL the team tourna­ment at Buenos Aires.

As several readers have re­(Jucstcrl more of these mystery games, another is presented here­with. Players are both juniors, and Americans.

WHODUNIT NO.3 Two Juniors

NOI~s by jol", W. Cellini 1. P_K4 P-K4

No F r enCh. no Sicilian, no fc ar!

2. 8-84 3. P·Q4 4. N·KB3

, P refc l'a bl" to 4 .... .. .. . , S. 0-0

no CarQ-Kann,

N·KB3

'" N-B3 NxP.

,\nd thi s Is preferable to S. B.KN5, 5. NxN5, or 5. P-K5.

S. .., ..... .." 6. P·KS ........ Tile ~Iax Lange Attack is reached via the Bishop's Opening".

6. . .... .. . 7. PxN 8. II.·Klch

, ... ,," 8. 1',,1', R.KNl; 9. B·NS, may well be the best.

8. . ...... . B·K3 9. N·NS

ThreatenJn~ to win a piece with 10. NxS, PxN; 11. Q·R5ch, P·N3; 12. QxB.

9. ..... .. . Q·Q4 10. Kt'QB3!

For If 10 . ........ , PxN??; 11. QxQ! 10. ..... .. . Q.B4 11. QN.K4 0.0.0 12. P·KN4

Or 12. KNxB, PxN; 13. P·KN4. Q.K4; tra nsposing into the actual continua· tlon.

11. • ...... . 13. NxB(K3) 14. N·NS

Although It threatens 15. RxQ, and 15. N·B7, this Is n ot a, good as it looks. Conect 51 14. 1'><P, KR·Nl; 15. B.RS, p.QG; 16. P·B3, P·Q7; 17. It-IU, R.Q6; 18. NxB, QxN; 19. RxP(Q2)!, N-K4; 20. Rxll., PxR; 2\. K-N2, Q.Q4ch; ' 22 . . K-N2. with equal chances.

14. . ...... . .., 15_ RxP ........

If 15. NxKP, R-Q4; holds .the plus. 15 •. _ ... ,. g.8T

This is only a temporary retreat. SlaCk has considerable adVantage-an extra Pawn (potentially passed), mo rc dcvcl· opment. more plecc security, and great-er King s afety. •

16. Q·KT P.KR3 The counter-att~ck begins.

17. N·K4 B·N31 18. K· N2 Q-B2 19. N·N3 p·Q61

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Position after 19 . ..... ... , P·Q61

Threatening (a) 20 . .... .... , P><P; (b) 20. ......... N-QS; as played, (cJ 20 ......... , N-QS; as played, {e ) 20 ...... _ .. , BxP; 21. QxIl. QxR; and (d) 20 .... . , ... , QR.Kl; 21. RxR: 22. Q.IH, R_K7.

20. R-K4 Tllere is no defense.

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20. . .... .. . N", 21. II.·B4 . ......•

Now Blaek win" a piece. Rela tively best Is 21. RxN, hut Black would still win easlly.

21. ........ Q.Q4ch 22. Q-K4 . ....... .

If 22. K_SI, NxP; wIns tbe QR_ 22 • ..... ,. . Nxp

Blaek hamme rs out the wIn In short Order. ". R·Nl P.Ql

". .., ... ". N-BS KR·Kl 26. QxP ........

ff ". Q.B3, N-K8eh; ". R><N. QxQR; wins.

26_ •...•••• P-N3 Resigns

White must part wllh bls KniGht, tor if, say, 27. NxP, then Black wins the Queen w!th 27. , .... , .. , N-K6<!h.

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL EVENTS

In a five county regional tourna· ment, held at Redding, California, George Goodrich of Mount Shasta, Leo Stockton of Anderson, and Larry Zipfel of Redding, tied for top honors with 6-2 scores in .the nine-player round-robin. Good· rich won the playoff by 'defeating Zipfel and drawing with Stockton, for a score of l%·lh ; Zipfel, who won from Stockton, scored' 1·2, while Stockton's playoff score was %·1%. Les Lagsen of Redding took fourth ·place in the regional evcnt with a 5-3 score, losing only to the three leaders, and winning aU his other games.

In a nine-round event played at Riverside, California, Philip FeUer of Riverside lost his first-round game to Peter Dobies, and then ·took eight in a row to win the tournament with an 8-1 score. Rich· ard E. Ca.l}lp, with 7·2, was sec­ond, while Dobies took third with 6-3. William Bates and William Giles. bQth of Riverside, finished with tied plus·scores of 5-4.

In another regional affair, played at the Valley Chess Club in North Hollywood, California, Ted Kosloff of Van Nuys, made a clean sweep, winning each of his games in a four round Swiss, for a 4-0 score. Ben Schneider of Sherman Oaks, lost only to Kosloff, and won three, for a score of 3--1, and sec: ond place. Bill Melworm of North Hollywood, Jim Hatfield of Van Nuys, Bob Cogan of Beverly Hills, and Steve Mann of Sun Valley, each of whom scored 2-2, were placed as listed here by tie-break· ing points .

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The next Issue of CHESS LIFE will giva you [IlU prcvlcws of the USCF's two big events of the year- the U.S. JunIor Championship, to be played at Homutead, Florida July 7·11, and. the' U.S. Open Champlonsblp to be played nt Rochester. Minnesota, August 4-15.

The CommIttees responsible for or· ganlzlng and promoting the events i)ave gonc all out to prepare for en· joyable and strong tourn.amenls. We'll give you the details In the May 5 Issue of CHESS LIFE. If you just can't walt unlU then, wrlit to Bob Eastwood, 304 S. Krome Ave .• Homestead, FlOrida for details about the Junior event; or to Robert C. ,Cove, 2301 Louisiana Avenue, St. Louis Park 26, Minnesota, for Infor­mation about the U.S. Open.

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Problem No_ 897

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"Gamage Memorial" International Contest

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Problem No. 899

By Jae Haring Den Haag, Holland "Gamage Memorial"

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Problem No. 901

By Charles S. _Jacobs Winehester, Mass.

"Gamage Memorial" International

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By Josef Retter Haon, Israel

"Gamage Memorial" International Contest

Probl~m N o. 900

By Neal van Dijk Bergen, Norway

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Prob/m. No. 902

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No. 879 Hielle, key 1. N.NS· th reat 2. N.BS. Five thematic defen..es (with simul· taneous Hne·opening·elosing) " Interfere with tbe black B Cn QR square_ No. 880· VilnOlik: set, t • . _. __ . __ , N-Q7, 2. B.Q6; 1 ..... ... . , N.N4, 2. N(6)><P. Trlcs 1. N·Q6 lind I. N_B3 do not work. Play: L N-B2 threatening 2. R-R4. Now aner L ........• N.Q7 2. N-Q3 and 1 . ..... ___ N·N4, 2. N(2)xP. No. 881 Driver: key 1_ QxNP threat 2. Q.N8. 1. .... ...• N.Q3, 2. R_~5; N others, 2. QxR. 1. ... ... ,. N·BS, 2. BxR; 1 ........ . N·K4, 2. N·B4_ NO. 812 Zworkln: key I. R·R3 threat 2. Q.B2. No. 883 Petrovic, 1. P·NS Queen-PN7. 2. QxP produces stalemate. Key 1. P-N8 Rook!!-PN7; 2. R><P·K-B6; 3, 0-0 mate. Amusing tid-bit. Good solvcn claimed "no solution!' No. 884 Dr. Land., key L R_Q7. threat 2. BQ4 sho.t matc. 1 ..... ~ .. , BxR, 2. B·R2; 1. ....... _ BxE, 2. R·Q4; 1 •........ B.Q4, 2. BxB etc .

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Pos ition No. 227 Duras-E. Cohn, Carlsbad, 1911

Duras. Ii leadlni international mas­ter at Ihe Urne this ga",e waS played, l~ also remembered for his sklll as a composer or cndgame studies. Here he showed his abmty to "compose" In lhe heat of tournament pl:I)! . He played I. ItxPcb!, Klo:Ri 2. Q.K7ch, K-N3; 3. R· K..'18ch, K.84; 4. RxNch!!, KxR; 5. Q. KN7ch, and Cohn, 'eelng that his Queen was lost In all variations, re­signed.

Tilt' attempt to carry out thls same Idea by 4. Q·Q7ch, K-K4; 5, IU;.Nch flals hCCliuS{! of 5. ____ __ _ ., P-B4!. and solv. ers who stumbled into this pitfall receive half credit. After 4. Q-Q7ch, K-K4: there Is p win by 5. R-KSch, N.K3; for "xample, 6. RxNch, QxR; 1. P·B4ch . K.lH; 8. P·N4ch, etc" or 6. P .B4ch, K·K5; 7. RxNch, K-B6 ; 8. ft­K3ch , KxIt; 9. Q xQ, It-RSch; 10. Q·Bsq., ele .

Seve,al solvers, trying to "Improve" on Ouras' combinatlon, cLaimed that 4. P·N4ch forces mate. ,\ nalySIS does not seem 10 support thiS claim. The main variation appcan t o be 4. P ·N4ch, K_llS; 5. QxPch, K_NG; 6. Q_K5ch, KxP; 7. It· KB8ch, KJU'; 8. n-B4ch, K·R4; 9. Q·ItSeh, N-RJ!; to. Qx Nch, K.N4; 11. Qx Q, KxR. Although this continuation Is not as good as the one selec t ed b y Duras, It does lead to a clear win, and solvers who submitted 4. P -N4eh r eo eelve a full point .

4. Q-B5ch, K_KJ; 5. R.K8eh, K·B2; 6. Q·K7ch, K-NJ; 7. R·N8ch merely forces a repetitio n or the p()sltl()n a t ' the t()urlh moye. U In this Une, 5. Q.K3eh, K.Q2: 6. Q·Q4ch, K_K3; 7. R·KBch, then 7 . ... ..... , K·R2: and White sllddenly runs out of Checks. Sol yers /lIvin g 4. Q.B5eh wlth()ut One of the winning eOn tin u a_ tiuns receive 'I.z pOint.

Aside f!"Om I. RxP!, the on ly playahle move In the Initial position Is I . R_B2, ~nd Ihls Is clearly not " best." I. P -B4 a llows Black to play his "best mo ve," 1. .... ... ., Q-N7 mate.

~ Correct solutions are acknowledged from; P . Albert, Robin Au]!, Viola Bien. eo-e, M. D. BlUment hal, A. Bomhera u lt, Mar~~all E. Brooks, W. Coburn', Rob. ert Cohen, A. P. Collins Jr.,' W. J . Couture, Curtin . Jesse Davis, Carl Dov. er, A . Dunne, S. Einhorn, Halg J. Es h. ow, Ivan F rank, E dmund Godbold, Je r . ry Good,,"ln, Dick Hellhut, George Helmhcrg, Donald C. HllJs, Jo h n E. Ishkan, Frnnk J erkawltz, Donald W. JOhnson, W. K. Jordan. Harry Kaye, F red Knuppel, David Kornreich, H . L~nsdeJI,' Leonard L. LUSSier, 1-" D. LYnch. LerOY D. Martin.' Harvey B. McClellan, Roaert Mclntyre, Jack Mil. le r ', Ed Na~h. Earl Nitschk e, George W. Payne, Robert Raven, Herb Roaerts Edmund Roman , Fran k Rose ' , Georg~ Ross, Richard C. Schneider, Ernest E. Schnoor, J. G. Scripps, J erome Singer', Da~c Taylor, George 'rlers, Fred Town. send, Francis T rask. Hugh C. Under. wood. F. J . Valvo, J. Welni n ge,r, Har. rh Wler n ik, Jerry F . WlIIman', Wil­liam B. Wilson, Wylie Wilson', and Neil P. Witting. The follow ing receive 'h pOint: Blll Adams, 1-'orrest Athey J r., Harry Bawkln, Bill Bundick, T homas J. Cuskk , K. A. Czernleckl, Howard F ri ed. man, E. M. Gaul!. J. B. Germain, H . W. G?uld . R. K. Greenhank', Rea Hayes, V,k t ors Ikaunlks, Andy Kafko, F. W. Kemp, Paul Kleae, E. J. Korpanty, J ohn K reuger. Mlch¥l Ladack l, lIarvey Le r_ man. M. Milstein, Don Nap"" l, F . J . Ott', BIlly Patterson'. John P r anter, Fred J . Remus Jr. ' , Frank C. Ruys. D. W. R)'slrom, Max SChlosser. Barry Schulle r , II Schwartz, W. E. S!evllfiS, George Trefzer', Robert Woodworth, and Rober t L. Zlni:. The solvers Score handily by 77!1.t · 19~~. • Welcome to ne w soll·crs.

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