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Vol. XII, No. 23

Copyright 1958 by Unit.-d SI.ln ChU$ F tde~.Ulon

Tuesday, August 5, 1958 15 Conts

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IRWIN SIGMOND Send solutions to I'osition No.

237 to r each Irwin Sigmand, 5200 Willianl.';burg Blvd., Arlington 7, Va. , by Sept. 1, 1958. With you r solution, please send IInalysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves.

Solution to Position No. 231 will ilP' peu in the Sept. 20, 1958 1"118.

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Poritio" No. ZJ7

White to pl ~y.

USSR RETAINS WORLD STUDENT TEAM TITLE The World Student Team Championship remains where it .was when

the 1958 Tournament s tarted-in the hands of the power-packed team from the USSR. Winning nine of the ten matches played in preliminaries

__ and finals •. . the defending clIampions conceded a drawn match 2-2 with Czechoslovakia, but extracted 19 102 game-points from a possible 28 to win going away. 2\h points ahead of second· place Bulgaria. Of 40 games played in the preliminaries and finals, the USSR team lost only 1, when Gipslis, playing Board 4, lost in the first preliminary round to JutUer of East Germany.

Fina l Standing of Th, Flnillisll 1. RussIa .............................................. 19 ~. 8~

2. BuI g~,.la .. .......................... ............ 11 . 11 3. C'echoslovakla .................... ........ 14.14 4. Hung~ry ........ .. ..................... ...... .. . 14 .14 5. YUlloslav!n ........... .............. .... ...... . 14 -14 6. United States .................. ............ 12/i.1S,I 7. Argentlna .................................... .. 1111.1611 8. i::nsl Germnny . ......... .. ................... 9L.la ~

USCF BULLETIN BOARD IL m ay hearten our readen to

learn thai In the match with the USSR T..,am, Lombardy drew with Tahl, Mednls with Spa.~sky, and Saldy with Gt1rgenldsc, wIth the USSR's only win comIng on Board 4.

Official Report of the 1958 U. S. Jlln)or Chess Championship By: Tournament Director Bob Eastwood

By the slender thread or secondary tie·breaking points. Raymond A. Weinstein, 17, of Brooklyn, N. Y., became the new U: s. Junior Cbess Cbampion, in a 9 round Swiss System tournament held Ju IY '8-12, 1958, at the Homestead Jewish Center, and the National Guard Armory in Homestead, Fla.

Weinstein, who became a master as a result of his excellent per­formance, and Larry Rcmlinger, 16 year old master f rom Long Beach, Calif., each scored 8-1 to tie for the title and eclipse the field by two full points. Median points left the two young masters s till tied for first, but the SolkoCf points of each master's lowest ranking opponent finally de­tided thc title in Weinstein's Cavor.

It is ironic that the tie.breaking should give the title to one, although the ratings favor the other. Weinstein earned a performance rating of 2288, and Remlinger , 2363. However, lest anyone take this too seriously, it should be pointed out that the new champ defealed the runner-up in

• their individual game, and thus earned first place. Ray was undefeated and drew only with third and fourth plact! finishers, Stephen Jones, 15, Austin, Texas, and John Freeman, 17, El Paso, Texas.

In winning the title, Weinstein achieves the desired entry into the next U. S. Men's Championship, a trophy, and a $100 savings bond as a scholarship. Remlinger, who may he the victim of a jinx, having fin­ished second for the third time, also earns a $100 savings bond as a scholarship.

Stephen Jones, the new Texas Junior champion, and runner-up for tbe state title in a round robin in which he placed ahead of a master, seared 6·3 for a clear third.

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HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER

Two small but powerpacked in­vitational international events were recently contestcd in the upper and lower lerthand corners of our map. In Olav Ulvestad's Chess Cenler in Seattle, an eight-board match was bitterly fought out be­tween various masters and cxperts from Washington and British Co­lumbia. In San Antonio" Texas, a similarly qualified group of 12 players from Texas and Mexico battled throllgh a 5 round Swiss. Hel'e are the scores.

In Suttl . WASHINGTON 5\12 B.C. 21h Elman ~mga115 I Elod Ma<::skasy 0 Olaf U1ve~t.d I Don Murray 0 Jim McCormick I Jack Patty I)

Chule'.! GrlWthl 0 Funk May 1 C.s.C. Patt..,rso n 1 Cerh'd Neufaut I)

Daniel E. Wilde 0 Ja<::k Taylor I Vlutt1u SegUnl b C",o. Zerkowitz Ii O r . A . A. Murray I Kilj Nielson 0

In Sfn Antonio Roberto Trevino, Monterrey, Me .. 4·1 Kenne th Smith, OeUn, Tens 31·1i Blake W. Stevena, J r.;San Antonio 3/, ·1 ) AUredo {elellas, Monte rrey, Me.. n-ll J orge Aldrete, MOllterrey, Me". 3 _2 Ro~ert g'!"Ierlln<::r., Sen Anto.,l" l'I~.~~ Ursulo Villar real, Monterrey, Mea. 2~·2! Fun'do Elizondo, Monte rrey, Mex. 2!.2! John Campbell, B(lreer, Tcxa5 2 -3 George II. Smlth. flot1ston, Texas 1~.J! J. H. !,;u~ondo, Monterrey, l\lex. 1-4 Dr. F. 1't1. OllMO, San Antonio ! -4l

ELIOT HEARST D. C. CHAMPION

An exceptionally strong 9-round Swiss for the Championship of tbe District of Columbia was won by USCF Master Eliot Hearst- the hard way. The twenty-two entry event ended with Hearst and George Meyer in an unbreakable tie for first place with 7-2 scores, Hearst wi).h six wins, two draws, and one loss (to Avram, who fin· --ished in 5th place), while Meyer was undefeated, with five wins and four drawn games. A four· game playoff was arranged, and after losing the fif5t two Meyer conceded the title to Hearst with· out further play.

Th ird place was taken by USCF master Hans Berliner who topped (ourlh·place C. C. Crittenden on tie-breaking points after each had scored 6% -2%. Berliner won six, lost to He:::r::;t and Cl'iltenden, and drew with Meyer. Crittcnden lost only one (to Tilles, who I1nished in 16th place), won live, and drew three, including an important last· round hattle with Hearst. Herbert Avram won six and lost three to take lifth place. Other plus scores were tallied by Martin Stark, 5'l2· 31a; George Thomas, 5-4; Jack: Mayer,5--4; L. R. Chauvenct, 54.

With Senor Trevino topping masters Smith lind Stevens, and with five of the first eight places going to the boys from Monterrey, it would seem that their friendly invasion was more successful than the one singed by the Canadians. Since this WaS a USCF rated event, we now have six new Mexican members, llnd the promise of a new spirit of friendly internation­al riva lry and cooperation in the promotion o( similar futu re events all both sides of the border. Wel­come, Amigos, to the USCF, and congratulations to both promoters and players.

CHESS LIFE columnist Edmund -Nash headed a five.player tie for 10th-14th places, with 4* -4*. Young Larry Gilden, who finished in 15th place WIth 4-5, faced more higb-scoring players than anyone else. Starting off with a bang be won from 6, 9, and 8; then lost to 3 and 2; won Crom 13; and lost to 4, 5, and 7. We should hear more from this boy.

U. S. Tournament Reminders Aile. U-24-5lxlh Annual Pilnhandle Op('n, Borger, TeXl's. Aug. 23-S<:p l . l - N"w \'o,'k Siale Championship, C:lzenovia Junior College, Cue-

novln, New York Aug. 29oSepl. I-Ne" ' Jeruy Open Championship, East Oran,e, N. J. (CL 1-5-58) Aug. 3O-S0pl . I- Alabama Open, mrmtnsh"m, Alabama. (CL 7'~J Au,. 30-Sept. I- Fourth Arl.tona Open, Phoenix, Arizona (CL 7-2(1.58) Aug. 30-Sepl. I-fleart or America T,mrnanumt, Kansas City, Mo. (CL 7·20~) At18. 30..5el' l . I- Ohio Ches.. Championsh ip, Seneca Hotel, Columbt1I, Ohio. (CL

6.S-58) At1I. 30-Sepl. I- Ohio Junior Championship, Seneca Hotel, Columhus, Ohio. (CL

ij.5·~O)

AUI . 30·Sept. l - Sollthwestern Open Championship, Shamrock·HUton Hotel, Houa. ton, Texas. (CL 7-20·58)

OLYMPIC TEAM CHOSEN-ALMOST In view of the last item in Col. 4, Page 8, of this issue, our readers

wiH be glad to learn that Reshevsky, Bisguier, Evans, and Lombardy have accepted invitations to represent the United States at Munich in October. Fischer and Rober t Byrne, although invited, have not yet accepted. George KoJtanowski will act as coach. Non-playing Team Captain will be-hold on to your hats-USCF President Jerry Spann, who accepted this new responsibility after Maurice Kaspar of tbe ACF had been forced to decli.ne for business and family reasons. ,

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Finish It The Clever Way! by Edmund Nash

p()5jtlO~ No, 209 Polugayevsky vs. Pet ros ian

USS R, 1958 -

Blaek t o play and w in

Pos;t ;o" No. 210 A. P. Gulyayev

USSR, 1946 - ccc--

White t o play and w in

In Positioll No. 209, Black could have decided the game with one move. However, he did not see the move, and a draw was agreed to after 1. .. ..... . , RxRP; 2. R-R6, K-B2; 3. R-R7ch, K·B3; 4. R-R6. In No. 210, White must promote his pawn to a Bishop in order to win! In the main varia\!on, White mates in seven.

For solutions, please turn to page 8.

Send a l! contributions for this column to Edmund Nash, 1530 28th Place, S.E., Washington, 20, D.C.

RE PORT ON WESTERN OPEN, 1958 BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

Milwaukee, Wiseonsin.-Pal Benko of Cleveland, one of Hungary's great players of the past decade, was declared the winner of the West­ern Open here, replacing Donald Byrn e, Olivet, Michigan, who won the title a year ago. In f inishing in front of an illustriou s field the foi·mer Hungarian champion won six and drew two of his games in the eight round event. The tournament was again sponsored by The Milwaukee Chess Foundation in cooperation with Milwaukee's Municipal Chess Association.

In. a surprise finish Milton Otteson, MinneapOlis, a for mer Minnesota champIon with an experts rating, fi nished in front of eight contestants with masters qualifications, to gain second position . Byrne fi nished third, while Lajos Szedlacsek, Cleveland, and Dr. Paul Poschel, Royal Oak, Michigan, fin ished fo ur th and fift h respectively.

The tournament was well attended and the 119 entries came within four of eqUalling last year's great f ield. it again added prestige to Mil­waukee's popUlarity as a tournament center which had its inception in 1953, ·when Milwaukee played host to the U.S. Chess Federation's 182 player Open Championship. ,

In gaining the tltle Benko wo n suc­cessively f!"Om Richard F au ber, Madi­s on , WisconsIn; Ar pad Elo, Milwaukee, and from Dr. Bruno Schmidt, Homer, N. Y. He dre w with Dr. Paul Poschel, Royal Oak, Mic higan, overlooking t he pOSsibility of captu rin g a piece wh ile both players Were In terr ific time t r ou_ ble beginn ing wI th t he 38t b move . He won his 5th and 6th I: ames f rom Fred. eric k S. Anderson, St . Lo uis, and from Byrne, re,,!,ecUvely, with t he latter havIng an inferior position t h roughout . In h is seventh_round game he was held to a dra w by Steph an Popel , Detr oIt, winner of t be Nort h Central Open here last f all, In a ga me which lasted 65 m oves. It was One o f t he tournaments' finest games . Benko aG"al n experienced lime t r ouble \\"Ith Popel, sac rlf!clng a piece for two pS\\" !1S and t he attack. Popel had the b lack side of a King 's India n Defense.

His final-round game, which he also \\"o n. oddly enoug h was wIt h an old frIe nd , Geza j.·uste r , T oronto, ano th er former HUngaria n player. I t wu with Fuste r t hat Benko first t ried to escape fr om behind t he Iron Curtain . while participa tin g In a West Berlin tourna_ m ent In 1956.

Resu lts of t he f Ina l round p roved somcwha t dramatic as the gallery an­ticipa ted a t hree·way ti c on gam e poln ta Involving Benko, Byrn e, and Papel. This p r ospec t faHed to materiali ze as Otteso n Came u p with II fine and solid game to win f r om Popel, and Dr. 1'05· chel drew with Byrne, to r e legate l ast year's winne r to third position. Benko and Otteson received $250" each Irom t he prlu fO nd a nd Byrne $100.

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A CHESSPLAYER'S NEMESIS The chess game begins Wi th smiles and g r ins; I make (our moves, no more . One look at m y centcr My opponent must I·end 'e r With P"wn t o Bishop Four !

Books on o pen ings tell vou P r cc lscly how well you · T he enemy cam p n'ay ex p lore; Bu t masters and all T hrow thc books over the wali With P awn to Bishop FOUl·.

I plan an attack, Of good m OveS thel·e 's n o lack QuIte 5ur e his King I'll 1I0re ; A sly look aSk ance , U(> hloeks my 3d\"~nce With Pawn to Bisho p Four!

Oh, the Knights, they may sally ; The Rooks, they may r a lly ; And Kings may r igh t lus tily roa r ; But they 're really quite weak_ Just a mere p lpsqueak-Comparcd with Pawn to BIshop F our.

T ho ug h well I may plan A cute s trate.o:em With pawn t o King Or Queen lo'our ; No li se to hope, I'1lI at the e nd of my rope, Then~ 's that "P_B4 !!"

In chess tourneys today I could eas ily hold sway And nttain quite II respec tab le sco r e; Bul t hey ali rightly feel Tha t lilY Achmes' heel Is ?&% !:- " p·B4!"

HOMER H. HYDE Sec.-Treas. T exas C.A.

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OLYMPIC DRIVE IN LAST MONTH By :

USCF PRESIDENT JERRY G . SPANN With only a month left the USCF Olympic Team Fund Drive is still

$887 .00 short of its goal. so the pace wi ll have to quicken or Yours Truly is going to have to dig into his trousers (or the difference! Area F und Committeemen who have not yet mailed in are Edgar T. McCormick, JelTY Donovan, Violet Pavey and Jack Shaw, bll t local drives a re being conducted in thei r areas so we are hopeful that their contribu tions wiil provide a substantial boost to the Fund. Please send your checks to the Committeeman in YOU\' area 01" to J erry G. Spann, 3011 Paseo, Okla. Cit y 18, Okla., and the Committeeman in your area will be credited. You will receive an Olympic Donor Card certifying that you are an official sponsor. Following is the list of Donors as of July 20. Florida_ Frank Rose-$143.00 Milwa ukee_Fred Cramer-$134.00 Addl llon,,1 Names: (to date )

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ARE America's Number 1 Player Illustrates the TechniqIUJ 01 Victory

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By International Grandmaster SAMUEL RESHEVSKY

Superficial Sacrifice A. Den ker is one of our leading veteran chess masters. His style is

refreshing, his personality very pleasant. He loves to be in lively posi. tions; sacrifices are his specialty. He seems to play with th.e greatest of ease, never giving the impl'ession that he has an inferior game. He has a lot of talent, but is sometimes carried away by his ovcr--optimism. He could have gotten much further in chess, but, like many other Amer· ican masters, is pillgued by a pathetic lack of competition.

In the following game against me, Denker chose the same line against the Reti Opening that I used several times against··D. Byrne. On his sixth trull, however, he varied, llnd found himself in an inferior position. Realizing that he would be committed to defensive tactics for a long time, he decided to take risks. On his 14th move he undertook a combination, which involved the sacrifice oC a piece for two pawns. In addition, my king's security would be slightly impaired.

The sacrifice proved unsound. Alter the game I asked Denker why he sacrificed. His answer was_Uit looked good."

RET I OPENtNG MCO: Page 341, Column :u

The Rosenwald Tournament New York, 1957·58

S. RESHEVSKY A. DENKER White Blatk

1. N·t<Bl N·K e 3 2. P·KN3 P.QN3

More usual 1$ S . ...... .. , P.KN3 or I'..q(. The purpose foe the text·move 1.1; to st ..... c Into the Queen's Judlen De· fense, If possible .

1. B·N2 8 .N1 4. 0 ·0 p·t<3 S. P·Q3 ....... .

While Is aVOIding tbe urual end weU· Iroddcn lines ari sing from 5. P ·Q4, B·K2 ; 6. p·B4, etc. Instead, the move cho5cn leads Into lu. flImlUer paJ,. terns. The primacy purpose of thla move 10 to help promoto P ·K4Z.

5. ........ P.Q4 Probably hest. In my match against D. llyene J tried P ·QB4 followed by P·Q3. but had considerable dtftkully In equ alizing .

6. p·e4 QN.Q2 I pl~yed 6. . .... ... , B·K2 a.a:allu t Byrne with BOod rnulU. The QN Should be po$!ed ~! QB3, a rter p .QB4 Is 1)layed by Black.

1. PsP NsP This los"s an Impo r tant te mpo. After 7 . ........ , PXP, however, Wblle repll"d with II. N..Q4 " 'lIb the conslant annoy· Ing th real or anchori ng thl' kn ight a t KB5.

•. P· K4 N(0 4r 81 Untempting I! 8 . .•.••.•. , N·NS o n accoun t o ( 9. p ..qRJ, N·Q83; 10. P·Q4, N·83; II. N·B3 " ' Ith the pleasan t choice o ( P·KS Or p..Q5 wit h- much the better of It.

,. N·83 B·K2 If 9 •....•...• N·S4; 10. p ·K5 , N·Q4; II. P·Q4, Nx."; 12. PxN(B3), N·K~: 13. Q.B1 with the nuty threat 01 R·KI.

10. R·KI 0 ·0 10 •........• p·B4 Willi better, but after II. P·K5, N.Q4 (II . ••. .•.•• , N·NS; 11. p. KR3. BxN; 13. QxB, N(NS)xP: t4. QxR) 12. N·K4 Wblte h n Ihe hetter of It.

11. P·04 ....... . White emerged ftom the opo:nlng wllh much Ih... better of It. Not only l~ Black', mobility conatr lcted, hut White bas control or the center.

11 . ........ 8 ·NS Decldes to give u p t he bIshop In order to eet brnthlng spece. A wiser course was perhapa ll . ...... ... R·KI (ollowed hy N·KBl·KNl.

12. 0·82 Here Ihe queen pawn, a nd also lowed by N·KNS.

12. __ ....

, ........ ... prote(U the queen· throatens P·KS fol.

P r eventing B-KN~ or P·KR3

N·KNS. 13. P·ORl 14. PlcB

. 8xH P.K4

Position after 14 •........ , P· K4

Denker docs not parllcularly feel comrortable In cramped positions. He. Ihuefore . decided to sacrifice a piece for SOme attacking c hances. I Slw Ihl! p(>l;slbl!!ly comlne. bu l though t Ihe sac rifice to be comple t el y unsound. A conservative and patlc n t pl3yer wou ld h8ve continued wilh 14. . ... .... . Q·K2 followed by KR.Q I and P.QM.

IS. NxP Not ..,. good is 15. PllP, N·N5; 16. 8·.B4. Q.K2 and Black r"COvUS the p~wn with a decent position.

IS •..... _. "KN 16. PKN N ·N5 11. P· KB4 Q.K2 18. P·R3

T he o nly ,,·ay t(l p lay (or • di stinct ad van t age. 18. B.K3. NxB; 19. RxN. Q·B4; W. Q·B2. KR..QI gives BlacJc good. fighting chances, BlaCk" con· trol o f thc queen·me, pl .... s WhltQ's Interior pawn ]>OS-IUou would hav" been sufficient eompenutlon for the pawn,

18. .... .... Q.B4ch I'. K· Rl 0 ·87

19. . ..... .. , N.B7ch; 20. K.R2, and the Ihrea! of B·K3 can not be met .

2/!. R·K2 20. QxQ, NxQch; 21. K·Nl, N·QS; 22. R.QI. KR·Ql; 23. B.K3, N·N7 with 0 playable game. If In thl . 24. R.Q4, P·QB4; lll. R·Q6, N.BS.

2/!. ........ QxNP 21. PXN OR·Ol

(OIAGRAM) His king heine exposed. \\'hite mu!t proceed ,,·llh caution. Should Black succeed in doubling hh r ooka On the qutoen·flle, White's poslllon migh t be­come c ritical.

22. B·K3 OxHP If 22 ......... , R.Q2; 23. R..Q2 , KR·QI: 24. QR.Ql. a nd Black Is forced to ell:change bolb rooks. ThIs would have shnplll1ed Wblu's task.

23. R{K2)·KI 23. R.Q I lOOk* like the obvIous move . bu t after 23. _. __ • Q. N6. Whit" has no saUMaclory method of getUn& hb pleC<!1i on the klnll·!ld". U. K·Nl? BtP!

23. .... .... P·KB4 "l'he only p lausible conlJnuation. For Ir 2:1 •. •.• •.•• , R·Q2; 24. QR..QI. KR..Ql; 25 . RxR, RxR; 26. Q.K2, Q.R5ch; 27. K·Nl and Black'. attack has lost Its foree.

14. Q. K2 ....... .

Position afla r 24. Q.K2

The ( o rl"«1 move. 24. PxP Is unsaUs­fac tory. There follows: 24 ..... __ , RxP; 2$. Q·B2 fa B18. R.R4ch) R...Rkh; 26. K.N I, R·R6 threatening R-N6 and If 27. K.SI, 1'1.1'16 followed by R·N6. Neithe r 1$ :4. Px.P, c.p . · playable on aceount of 2'-. ........ , RxP; 25. p ·B5 (15. P.K6. R·1I4 again) R(Bl ).Q3 follow"d hy R·Q6, and If 26. P·K5? R..Q7i

2(. ........ 0·R5ch 25. K·Ht PxP 26. R·K 81

Better than 26. QR·Ql. R.Q6: 27. RxR, FxR: ZS. Q·KB2, Q·N5 with the poss\bU· it!ea of P·KN4 or R-B4.

26. ........ R· B4 With Ihe serious Ih rea t of R_R4, but r was anUcipaUnl- thls when I made my 26th move.

21. 8 ·82 ....... . Parrle. the threat eff~etlvely.

27. ........ QxP There. b nolhlnll belte r . 27 •........ , Q.K2; 2a . Bx.P( K4 ) end, all hope for Blaek.

21. B· RC . __ Wlnn!n , material by to rce, but Blac l< stU! hn $Orne figh t left.

21. _...... . QKB 29 .. RKR "·K'

POiltlon a ltar 29. ........• P·06

Setting a tnp. If 30. BxB, R.Q7; 31. QxF (~t. B.Q5ch, K.R2) Q.N5ch; 32. K.BI (32. K·RI, Q·R~eh) QxRch; 33. K·KI. R·Q6 with faIrly &ood chanC<!s Of su rvl vlnr.

30. R.Ql Slmpllrylnr by rorc1.n r the exchange Of rooks.

30 • . _ ... _ Olh~rwl5 e, White plays

31. QI>IR 32. KlfB 33. Q.a3

... 31. BxB.. ... "K'"

fn.. ~ (\.~ Y'lcsd<t'j, , ••• t \UJess I.,.IJ e AU8ust), 1918

Also sutriclent would have been 33. R·BJ. The r e might have followed 33 • ........ , P.K7; 34. Q.Kl. QKP (3t. ~~ .. _, P·KN:4: 35. K·B2. P · NS: 36. R.K3) 35. K·IJZ, Q..QB4ch (Black hu no per· petual ched. with 35. . .•... " ' Q.R7eh; 36. K·K3, Q·K4ch; 37. K.Q2. Q.Q4ch; 38. lUI') 36. KxP, QxRP; 37. K·81 and While would have h ad no real d lf· ficulty In wInning. a lthou,h BlacJc would have had four pawns lor the ~,.

33 . . _..... 0 ·B7dt 34. K·Nl __ ..

Equally BOod wu 3(. K·N3, and If 34. ........• p-K7; 35. K·B2 stop. the pawn.

34. ........ 0 ·B8(h White was threatenIng 35. R.B8(h, K·R2 ; 35. Q.BSch. 34 ......... , P·K1 ill of no a vail on account of 35. K·82 .

35. O·B1" QxRP Preventing R·BBch.

36. 0·84"h ....... . White . till Olust not rel sIC.. 36. P.K6 would have · been mOl·~ risky. Black would have contlnu"d 36 ......... , Q·Q3i 37. Q·B4. Q·N6ch; 311. K·BI, Q·R6ch; 39. 1(.Kl? (39. K·K2 would have been correct) QxR; 40. P·K7eh, K-lU;· 41. P-K8(Q)Q·KB7~h; 42. K·Ql , Q.Q7 !tIate.

36. ........ K· Rl 31. R·B3 ........

WInnIng the pl!5ed pawn by tor(e. 37. P·K6 wu, howev~r, good eno!1ih. F or If 37 ....... ..• Q·Q3; 38. Q.Kt, Q-N6<:h (3lI. ... ..... • Q·Q8ch; 39. K· N2, Q.Q1eh ; 40. K·R3 and there are no more che(li"s It"ft) 39. K·SI, Q·R6ch; (0. K.K2, e t c. Neither would have 37. _._ .. , Q·88eh ae· complished a ny thing, because o f 38. Q.Sl, QxP; 39. R·BBeb . K·R2: 40. Q. B5ch. P .N3; 41. Q-S7cb. Q·N2: 42. p •

. ~(7. 37 . . __ ._ P.QH4 J8. 0 ·81

Threatening R·Bllch mOves.

J8. ........ K·HI 3'. RKP Q.B4 40. Q·B2 P.QR4 41 . P·K6 0 ·1(2 42. Q.BS P· B3 43. R·B3 Resl9ns

The threat of M. Q·B7 convince. my opponent of the hopeleasneSi or eon· Unued ' reslstanc".

FIRST WEST TEXAS OPEN A GREAT SUCCESS

Thirty·eight players from Tex· as, New Mexico, and Oklahoma battled for a $132 prize fund in a five·round Swiss held June 28· 29. Byron Douglas of Dallas, Tex­as, and Dale Ruth from Midwest City, Oklahoma. tied at 4lh points, splitting first and second pri2e money with Rutb receiving the nod on points and the first-place trophy. Owen Johnson and Dr. R. S. Underwood with (our points shared third prize money. The Texas Chess Association District 4 champion was James Showen, who placed eighth with 31h points and received the chanlplonship trophy.

Others with 3* points in order of finish were Jerry Milburn Jos· ing to Ruth in tbe last round, Max Burkett, Leon Poliakoff who lost to Byron Douglas in the last round and was a strong contender for top bonors, and B. Thurston.

Tenth to seventeenth wUh 3 points were Robert Wright, George Heimberg, Tom Heldt, Park Blsh· op, Bob Horne, A. L. Strout, 1. Hart, and Tom West, Jr.

The Midland Chess Club Presi· dent, Dan R. Carter, assisted by Fred Smyth, directed the tourna· ment. The acceptance of this first tournament in West Texas insures that Midland Chess Club will s tage ·it again next year. Nine new USCF tmemhers were en· rolled.

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Vol. XII, Number 23 August 5, 1958

Published twice a month on Ihe ~Ih and 20th by TilE UNITED STATES CHi:SS FEDERATION. J.:nle red as second class matler Septem ber 5, 1946, at the pOll office al Dubuque, Iowa, umkr Ihe act of "'larch 9, 1879.

Editor: FRED M. WREN POSTMASTER: Please return undeliverable copie s with Form 3579 to Kenneth Hark",,,, USCF Buslnen Manage', 80 Ent 11Ih Street, New York 3, N. Y.

Vote!:arly and 0/1(>11 From six readers came diplling.~ (rom the ,; lick SATURDAY RE­

VIEW, issue of July 5, 1958. in wh ich Ihe well·knowll author and col­umnis t , Cleveland Amory. invites suggestiolls for a weekly chess column in SR. He indicates Ihat a poslCilrd barr3ge would have beneficial effect on the editors of the magazine. in whose h;:lIlds the fiOill decision on the column rests . He SilYS, "AnywilY, vote eilr ly ilnd oHen and don't think your individu:l\ vote will not count. The only thing moguls (editors) can do is count."

While we shill! not bothe]' to comment on Mr. Amory's gratuitous slur upon the editorial profession, \\'0 do think t!wl a regular chcss col­umn in the SATURDAY REVIEW would be a giant step in the dghl di­rection, and we hasten to urgc every rcadl']' of CHESS LIFE to add his postcard to the bim'age which he s uggested. Add ress: Mr. Cleveland Amory, The Saturday Review, 25 West 45th St., New York 36, N.Y. Oh yes--I he vote was to be on I.he q uestion of colu mn content. So when wri ting to ask that the column be initiated, tell him whether you pre­fer an annotated "best game" or a chess pl·oblem. in each issue, or wheth­er you 1V0uld prefer a game one week and a problem the next. We have alrcady written to Mr. AmOrY, casting OIl!' individual baHot. te\ling h im in detail how to run his column, and pledging CHESS LIFE's support to the project. So please back liS up-write that postcard now-there's just time to make that last mail pick-up today.

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Our "Where Arc You Going Thc Fourth" editOl'ial of June 5, 1958, drew severa l critical letters from readers in New York, California, Ore­gon, and other points, most of t hem askillg. "Where can I find a rated tournamen t anywhere near me?" They pointed out that Milwaukee and Sarasota were the onty t'eal ope n I!vl!nts, si nce the San Antonio aCCair was earmarkl!d "i nvita t ional." To those who leI it go at that , our thanks for thei r forbe arance. To tho~e who added that they thought we we re slightly oCC Olll" rocker, our admis~ion that they \\'el'c close to the tru th. To both groups, this explan'ati,pn .

The editorial was a despairing attempt at appeasement. Sal'asota organizers had complained about the preponderance of favorable pub· licity whieh CHESS LfFE had gi\'en to the 2nd Wcslcl"ll Open. while it had been hinted from iUilwa ukec that t he publicily git'e n to the Major J. B. Holt Memorial and 37th SeA Champions hip was likely to hUrt the Western Open's entry-list. T he editoriaL then·fore, \I"i"lS our decli"ll"ation of neutramy, as well as our honest pe rsonal opinion th i"lt no matter which event a player entered, he COUldn't go wt·ong.

With its dozens of masters and expe rt s, and with an entry-list of 118, compared to the 1957 retord 122, the Milwnukee ('vent has oiIieially been declared a strong and successful tournnment. The seA event, in turn, with its 85 player elll'ollmenl, IHIS becn officially called. "the largest and strongest Held in the- classic's 37 ),('al' history." We have, therefore, emerged from our dugout. li nd we no longel' cringe when letters post­marked "Milwau kee" or "Sarasota" arrh'e.

(JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP-Co'nt. from Page 1) Tw<!lve players In the power· packed

champ]onshlp fI<!]d or 2S hilled 5·4. In o rder o f theIr finish " Ia "terttan polnb t hey wcre: John Freeman. 4th: SI<!l'hen Sholom$on. 17. Lo. Angeles. 5th; Ro b­ert Dickinson, 19. Redwo od City. Cal\r. , 6th: Thomas Heldt. 17. A]buqu<!rqll<!. N. M., 71h: Tom Lucas, 19. Tampa, Fl~., 8th: Dll\"ld Krassc . ]6. the new South­ern Champion lrom P~]o A]to. ClIlIl., 9th: Larr y Snyder, 16. Phlladeil,hla , lOth: J o r!!e Lodos. ]7. lIa'·ana. Cuha . lHh: Anthony Cantone. ]9, I'hUadel_ phla, 12th: Max Burkett . 19. Carlsbad , N. M., 13th : l..(>onard llill. 19, l\Iountaln View. CaUf., 14lh: and J3mes B<!nneU, ]6. rorl Worth. Texas, 15th.

The U. S. Boy~ Championship. for boy! 14 o r younger, WIIS won hy David Steele , 14, Raleigh. N. C. Steele topped Ihe field in the ten player round rohtn Futurity section fOI' players rat~d ]600 or lowe r with an oul s tandlng l!' ~ .' ~ score, He drew only with Miss Dolly

T easley. Sam Slona, 13. I')'n~hbur!!, Va .. and ])ann~' Peskoe, ]3, Homestead. n.lI. U"d fo r _'cf ond In the boys, by l;ol!ylng 3',,·5';, In th .. same sec tion .

1I11 s~ Dolly Te~sley, 17, Orlanda, Fla . , WOn the U. S. Gl rb Championship and ~ntry Inlo th .. next U. S . Women's Champl"nshlp ns she scored 7·1 In the ~-ut;:lrlty . ' ~]iS5 Teasley I~ the nallon's hlRh~sl r ated 1;:\"1. lind Is ]5th On the won1<"n 's 1i,1.

I,urry G"a~', 18, Homestead . Fla .. eap_ lured the U. S. ~'''turlt~· Utle with a ;·2 score . Ala n Le\'lnso n. 16, 1Ilaml . na .. w~~ n~xl with 6t~-2' ~ : and I.an y O\'{·rsmlth. Jack$on, Ft1lch .. had 5-4.

Sleele. T~as],,}' and Gra)·. each won IrOI'hle~. a $15 sal' ings bond .:IS :. $ch o]· a,·shlp. and entry Inlo next U. S . Cham_ pions of Chan, pions evenl. Steele gains cuSlmly for one year of the H. A. PItt· man Trophy.

G"ne J[~ynes. 17, Homestead, Fla . , .~ n~rcd the ten pla)'er round robIn 0. S.

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GOLDEN KINGS

NEW YORK CITY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

to be .held at

JOHN FURSA'S CHESS & CHECKER CLUB

212 W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y.

AUGUST 30, J1 and SEPTEM8ER 1, 1958

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• Open ttl aU excep t r a ted m:.slcr~. Winner awarded Cn!!ra\'ed uscr

Golden Klnlls t r ophy. USCF Go lden Kllltl"N medut. t o 2nd "nd 31"d Vl ace win­nHS, 1s t and 2nd Class B pta}'Cl" .• , ht and 2nd (;1:'5' (; pt~ye l·s.

,\11 t rophy and medal w jnners, PiUS top two unrated players, owarded 1:hess book. liS prlf.cs,

SiX round Swis'l--t wo rounds per da)". Tinl/! limit: 50 mO",'S In 2 hours. Unfin ished can,es adjudlca lcd ane r 4 huurs. Dlrectu,': K"nneth Harkness. Assis tanl Vh;eelo r : ~'rank Brady_

lO'Y~ r ated by th ... USCF. You can oblaln a natlona] rating or Improve your p resen t rank by pla,' lng In Ih ls e'·enl.

Entry fcc: 55.00 to USC~' members. Non·m.'mb<::rs must pay Addltl ona] ~.OO US(;r dues . ~: "trie5 a ccepl ed a t ploylna: s!t(' (see abo"e ) o n Satnrday, Aug ust 30th, fro m I] a .m. to J p.m. Play start~ promptly at 1:30 1' .111.

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION

80 E. 11th St.

New Players ChampionshIp, by wlnntn, a 1,]aYOrr rrom All red Kramer . ]6, after both had soored 7·2. Joel Chryey, 14, defeat ed Char] ~ s Frelbur ller, IS, In a playoff for third after hoth had l al_ lied 6-3. AU fDnr were from Homestead . Anthony Peluso, 12, of the same city wns (j(l h with 5 !-:! ·~ \~ ,

L"," ' ~' nrenn.,n. I], West Miami, FJ~ ., won the U, S. Beginners title by KOrlO~ H "'.! . I'~ In a 13 player round robin . Klnnlc Walden, S, Homestead, Fla ., thc )'ounge~t player In t he progfllm, took seeond with I I- I. J oe Engelhardt, 9, :thd Jack Go]denl)erl", 10, bnth of Uumeslead, tied for fourth with 8""-31,'i.

In Ihe U. S. Sponsors e,'e nt fo r adutt5 who he ll'cd t he juniors competl.' . Carlf)$ A. Pa]aclo ond Ramon IIra"o, bolh of lIa"ana, Cuba, eClipsed the fie ]d with £' ~" ' :' In the ten pla)'er round rObi n .

The U. S. ~'al11l1y 'ream Champion· ship was ..... on by the Kliloughs of Rus· sell , l\allus, by the narrow mar!::in of a h alf.polnt ftom the Kr ... mers of Home­stead.

California won thl' s tate team of four t\t le$ with 23 polnls. TI.'X35 wu secood " ' lIh 20, Cuba r aUled wllb four big poin l$ ]n the final round to finish Ihlrd ",Ith 17. Florida had 16 ~i; Penn_ sy]vanla, 12; New Mexico, to ; and New York. rC I>rc~cnled only by the ne '" eham plon, scored 8. •

S tel.hen Sholnmson. 17, Los Angc les, won the U, S. Junior S peed Champion· ship with a perfect ~eore. gelting 5-0 in the £inal s. Rohert DlcklnsO!l aod Step hen Joncs tie d for ~ econd wllh 3·2: Enrique Vel asco of Cuba Dnd A]an Le\'ln~on had 2_3,

The field in the championshi p sec· tlon "'as reputed 10 be the strOngest for any U. S. J un io r ever held . T he . median r aU ng Of the players. aftcr adj ustments were made for t'erform· ance~ ~]n ce the last rating list was publishe d. was an Incredible 1971. Only Ihree or Ihe 2$ were rat ed below 1800. Ten 140% ) were expert or h igher. Ot these, Remlinger, ~nd now al so Wcln_ stelo, " 'Ill be lIated as m:.slers. An Idea of the strength may be grasped when o ne realllos that:. 2151 player with a nallonal reputatlon was held to 5·4 , and another with 2175 wlls stopped with a m inus Icore!

New York 3, N.Y.

A record·breaklng lotal or 68, Includ­Ing ten adult sponsors. parUelp:.ted in the five event program. The hlllhc$t mark prc,·tously was ~~, f or a Single ev~nt at Lonl/ Beaeh, Calif. , In 1954. Undoubtedly Ihe extra e,"el1l~ expand. I'd allendanee to a lar!:e d~llrec , and a continuaiion of Ihil multiple /!vcnt l' I'ogl":,m will ""able cities ]n the near future to ...,ally fih ... ttcr all the old records.

The contribution of Homest ead, the smaUest City e,'er to slage a national c" en t , c/l n nol be mlninllfed. Scholar­ship and cash prlws totaled $370. T r ophies, free fuod, merchandise awards. r...,e housing and recreation and olher m iscellan l.'uus ndvan t ages, brou" hl the total 10 about $] ,000. Whl' n one considers Ihnt there wu no ent ry fee, the contribution or Home· s tead was roughiy equlvalcnt to that euSlomarity made by Ihe hO $t ci ty for the U. S . Open (;hampIOnshlp. A com· plete list of donors " '1lI be printed and dl.~trlbuted. All player~ In Cha,nplon. ship and F uturlt)· scoring 3·6 01' be tter each r«eei"ed a prize o f 50nle kind . Vatul' of lree sc r\'lees waS es tinlated at S2:S·»O each.

Among the Intere$tlng lea tu res of the to urnament were the :Ippearanees uf £\\'e players from ou r good nlllgh­boTS In Cuba, and another f rom Can· ada. }'Ive trave led all the way (rom CalifornIa . Th ree countries and 12 slates or prOvinces were represented.

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TIDBITS OF By International MASTER WILLIAM LOMBARDY

World Junior Champion

"A Lesson in the Sicilian Defense" SOME GAMES FROM RUSSIA

Our young champion. Robert J. Fischer, has just departed for the mystic land of Russia. Here he will meet some of Russia's toughest players at cxhibiUon and match play in preparation for his participation in the WORLD INTERZONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT.

For the rc'aders' information r would like to list the players in th is tournament.

GRANDMASTERS: M. TAHL, T. PETROSYAN, D. BRONSTEIN, Y. AUERBACH, M. FILIP, L. PACHMAN, S. GLIGORlCH, A. MATANOVICH, L. SZAza, B. LARSEN, F. QLAFSSON, O. PANNO.

INTERNATIONAL MASTERS: N. NIKRlECH, G. F USTER, B. DE GRIEFF, H. ROSSE'no, R. SANGUINETI, R. CARDOSO, BOBBY FISCHER.

MASTER: JAMES T. SHERWIN. To meet such formidable opposition as listed above one must have

solid practice which I am sure the Russians will be able to give our young Robert. For this reason I am presenling games of his prospective opponents for the readers' enjoyment and enlightenment.

RUSSI AN CHAMPIONSHIP U 15. Q.N3. BlIN followed by P·Q4 PREUMINARIES 19J8 g ives Black the be tte r of It.

SI IS. -_.-. P-Q411 11

CILIAN DEFENSE In the Sicilian D('C'mse Black Shou ld LAPIN SHAPOSHNIKOF not play this move unle!;.$. It Is very

Whi'te slrong which In this c. It Is. Usually Black must prepare this counter_thrus t I P·1(4 ~ ...

. N.I(B3 ...... 30. Or e,'en 40 or more moves

~: P·Q4 ~~t~~ ~; t~aen ,,~~;tll~:e~C,ti~~I:-BTa~l: 4 N", P .. 5: N.gS3 been ab~e t~ ess8Y ~iQ4 ~ e:rly? The

6. B·I(N$ .. ... .. an~~[e has w~s:'e~e~o~nm~ch t~~J~lth ThiS seems to be the more popular of k1n the varlou~ alternaW .. es: 6. B-QB4. S. t,,",,' Q"U'E~'E"Nd" d attae g manouvres of n.K2, or 6. P.B3. .

16. Q·B2 P .Q5 6. ... ..... P·1(3 17. P. KN3 ....... . 7. g ·B3 ........ Necessary else White's

In .... ccnt tournan'en! play the varl •. lions m Ore In ravor ue:

(A) 7. P·B4. B·Q2; 8. Q.B3, N·B3; 9. 0·0·0. t-;"IlN; 10. RxN. B·B3; II. B.I(2, Ii-K2; 12. KR.QI. Q.R4!; 13. Q-N3, p . KR3!; 14. ll-R4. p ·K4! with cq,ualtty. Albert ~ ~ . l.ombardy, MAR. Ot:L PLATA 1957.

(B) 7. P_B4, B·Q2; 8. Q.Q2, N·S3; 9. 0·0·0, P·KR3; to. n ·R4, NxP; II. Q.KlI. N_B3; 12. N·fl5. Q.R4: 13. NxPch, BxN; 14. RIlB. 0·0·0; 15. B.K2; 16. R·Q2! with a slll:ht ndvantage to. Whit ... Korchnol VS. Auerbach RUSSIan Champ, 1955. ~

1. .... .... P.KR3 8. B· R4 gN.Q2 9. 0 ·0 ·0 N.K4

ThIS and Black's next tew moves dem_ onstrate the Yalue ot • central pawn majority.

10. Q .R3 N.N3 11. B· N3 • • Q2 12. P· Bl P'QN4 13. B·Kl ........

Realblng that he cannot leave his queen on R3 Inderln!!ely White d«ltlel to relinquish control or his Kn4 square In order to move he r .

13. _. __ . 14. N.8S 15. Q·1I:4

, ·1(41 N·B5

comes too cumbersome. 17. . .. .. .. . 18. N·Q5 19. B·g3

position

H·K3 R-Bt B·B3

b<-

WhIte I~ loSing the adv8nccd pomtlons lor hl~ pieces, and although he II de­veloped hI! situation In the "enter IN Bradu~lI)' becomlng we8ker.

20. NxNch QxH 21 . P·KB4 P-N3

Old Black overlook 21. ........ , PXP; 22. PxP, P-KN3?

22. p",p 23. N·R4 24. N·B3 25. K·HI 26. P-KR4

. ., a·K2 Q.N2 0-0

White went to sleep one night dream. ing of a King·slde attack.

2'. ........ B.B4 27. B·g2 . P·B411 28. p",p Rx P I

(See diagram top flext column) A IantuUe sacrHicc oC the exchmnge which demonstrates Black's superior­ity In the center. White mllst take else he loses a piece.

29. BIIR hB 30. Q. 1(2

.. ...... 8·K5 8·84 B·N5

)2. R.gB I Q. N2 U. KR·81 RIIPI! l4. R", R , .Q6 35. Q.K1 PII Rc h )6. 1(·81 ...... ~

Bli ck wins a piece on K·1U with 36. . ... ~ ... N.:B; 37. PxN, Q.Q4!

36 • .• ~ •. ~ Q.Q4 Blac k hu ha"'dl~ his attack quite pN!cl~ly and he now wins swlllly.

31. Q-N 3 IIJ1N :II. Q Jl p N-84 W H ITE RESIGNS.

SICILIAN DEFENSE NO_ 2 ARATOVSKY ZAGOROVSKY

White Bhu:k I . P· K4 P.Q1I4 2. N·Ke, P·Q3 3. P.g 4 pJlp 4. N ~ P P-QR3 S. N·Q83 P·QR3 • 6. 8 ·KN5 P·K3 1. Q·B3 ...... ..

Mllybc Bl~ck has no t rouble In equ al· Izlng agaln.t this move?

1. ..... ... P_KR3 8. QN·Q2

Q. Bl

Th" .... ';;; which

......... N·K4 to 10. Q·K2. . .•.....

A most one ,ot

move but h as any· a suggestlon?

10. ....... . N_K4 11 . Q ·K2 P_KN41 12. 8 · N3 P·KR4

Either NXNP win , a pawn but , ob­viously Block hIS a more Important ]loslUonlll plan In mind.

11. lOx ' N",RP

14. R· NI :::;~~,.~~ ,''''''' ' While must nflt saddled with II 14 ........ .. N",B.

1 C. .. .•.... IS. K·Nl

P·B3 11 j:lctter. 15. .. ...... ,.s. RPxN

Black Inlurca hiS st llb}e theft and vlctou a attack!.

... , ..... ~.

17. P·84 PxP •. p . 1' • • b8P B-Nt 19. N-Q4 __

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to be after

fire,

TuwJI1'1. Pal. 5 A",suS/ " 19'8

19 . ........ , NxN; 20. Q",N, lll<N wu men· ~ced.

I 9. ._ ..• ... 20. P·KN4 21. P·NS 22. Q-Q2 23. B· Kt

O.().O K- Nl

QR·N' B·K81 8·K21

Bef oT'" the J.!amc goes any f urther we ~hould take hn assest;mcnt of the po­sit ion.

(I) Black has II stron;, Square l or his knIght. .

(2) White has wenk pawlls. (3) Black has the two bl~hops. (4) Whitc hn a sar" kine posltton. (:;) Black has the bette r gam!!!

24. N ·B) Q. B4 25. Q. B4 8 ·KI 26. N", N "",N 21. Q.Q2 R· N1

Simple and strong. Isn' t that wbat everybody uYI~

28. R· N3 29. RII I·NI

This gives White hls was 29. ~ ...... , p.t).3!

39. H·Qt .

Rll l-NI Q·8711 _

chance. Correc t

Q·BS?

l! Black play~ for ret reat his Queen.

3!. Q·RS

the win. he .hould

",p 32. R·N31

No,,' White forces II draw. n ....... _ 33. RxR 34. P ·R4t

!lfale wl5 threatened!

8 · N4 ... 3-4. ..•..•.• Bx B 35. O·N4! P_N4 )6. Q.Q6c h

And an excltlng draw Willi agreed!

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AMATEUR SWATS MASTER When a Class A player beats a

master~ thaL's news. When the Class A player handles a position full of intricacies with finesse and brilliancy, the game becomes doubly interesting. Oliver Hutaff of Wilmington is getting a repu· tation fo r knocking off outstand­ing players. That he does not win tournaments is due to losses 10 duffers like the annotator.

SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO It, p . 153, <:01. 158

North Carolina Open Championship

.Fayetteville, 1958 Nol" by Norma" M. H"rtut(in, M.D. Oliver Hut"ff Eliot He,1rst

White Black 1 • . P ·K4 P·QIl4 2. N·KIl3 P·QR3

This move J.S IIsc rlbed to O'Kelly de Gall~~y. The Important point Is that S. 1'-Q". 1'x1'; 4. NxP. N.KB3; 5. N·QB3. P.K4; II. N·B3 or N·N3 15 alL'iwered by B-NS! with a fine game for Black. Eliot Heant haa probably e~Perlmen l· cd wltb thJ.S opening as much as O'Kelly us lne II I ystem of his 0,,'11 (ite CL :Au,. and Dee .• 1956).

3. P·"I MM.M. Tbe most 'IBe rewve "Dswer. 3. P..83 may be better but Is ra rely seeD.

3. ........ N·QB3 4. P·Q4 PxP S. NxP N.Bl •• N·QIl3 P·K4 7. N·BS! ....... .

"1. N·B2 leads to book Maroczy bind vanltlons and equality. Hears t had a CIne glnle In the sarno tournament Il:lInst 7. N· B3.

7. ..... .. P-Q3 Aceor~ to Euwe. 7. " .M., P-Q4!! Is tlUt only move and glve~ Black equal. Ity. Then 8. BPx1', BxN; 9. P><B. N.QS; 10. B·K3. MCO sta tes that Ihe game I. now even. However, Euwe gtves the fa$clnatine aequence HI. _..... NxBP; 11. Q·R4ch, P·N4; 12. NxP, PxN; 13. BxPch, K·K2; H. B-BSch. N.QJ; 15 BxNch, }(xB; 16. Q·N4cb K·B2 '· .,. RRh

, .• ~.

. c. K·N, with a strong plus for Ulack In a weird pasition. Other I:ood tentb mo~es f or White are 10. B.Q3 iIJld B·KN5. Hcnrst's 7tb move seems to lead to a loS!.

8. N.K3 B.K2 9. B·K2 0.0 to. 0 ·0 N-Q5

Both sIdes can plae<! a Knlght on thc stron g aquar" QS, bu t only Wblte Is able to keep It posted there.

II. N (Kl)-Q5I NxN 12. NxH N.K3

Already Black Is al :II loss for devcl. oping mov"s. Afte r 12 ........ , B·K3; 13. B-KS. BxN; 14. BPxN-the advantage ot manOUcver and pawn formation II with the lint playe r.

13. B· Kl B.N4 Hearst I.s II sportsman and I orten wonde r whethe,· he doesn't get Into these lo, lng pOSI tions with amateurl just l or the thrill at accompUshlnl: t be Impossible. Hne he starts II series of compJlcatlons-lbe only hope.

14. B·N" Q.Q2 U . B·N41 Q.8l 14. II· K3 _ _

Vcry, vc ry eleKan t. This poSition now abounds In traps and counter tnps which Is well worth study. Hulaff Ih~adf hIs way Il ke a grandmaster.

T II(IJ..y, Peg_' August 5, 1958

16 . ....... . 8-Q' The on ly ID O, ·C.

11. R·81 K·Rt 18. 0·02 P ·KN3

One c.nnot nnd a move wor th mak· InB, but this one loo ks espedaUy be<.!. It Only looks that way, however, as a £aux pas Is always marc cenlurable til an a mauvnl<e pensee. 19. S ·Rt. R·KNI 25. R·K7t 20. P·B41 Q·1l4ch 26. Q.R6 21. K·RI Q·Os 21. RxO 22. PxPI QxKP/ 4 28. Q-R4 U. RxP 8·N4 29 . Q·86ch 24. 8xB Nx8 wins.

N" N· B:I­N .. N ••

'" Alle l' so m uch g lory, Hutaa " '0$ In sevc re lime p~ssu~ and t ook 15 mO" !!$ 10 win. The ob,'lous could have caused a BI"ck re~lgna llon In $ mo~C!I. HOlWver with 27 mo~es 10 make In 8 minutes. one can undeUland the lapse~

WINNER AND RUNNER-UP MEET

Gruenfeld Reversed MCO 9: Page 346, Column 27, {SIr

Marshal! Chess Club Championship New York, 1957·58

Noftt by U. S . MOlter .1 . E. Soulo/ieri SANTASIERE LEVY

White • Brack 1. N·K83 P-Q4

lie ... ·as e"pectlng and had p r epared for the "Fall)'" (P·QN4); It was ,ood psychology therefore to choose my t~. ,'orlte conservative opening.

2. P·KNJ P·OB4 3. B·N2 N·Q83

Better to keel' thls N home for a ..... hll e. The R('versed Grucnfeld sel.up which Levy permIts Is In While's favor.

4. P·Q4 P.P 5. NKP P·K4 6. NxN P.N 7. P-Q84 N.Bl a. 0.0 B.K3 9. N·Bl B.K2

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10. PxP II. B·NS '" ...•... .

Now Black can only avoid lou of the QP by the ullappetJ>.lng 1'·K5. )nstead he: I:amblcs on eUher RxNP or, If per· nutte d. P·Q5.

II. ....... . 12. BxN 13. NxP 14. Q·BII

QR· N , .. . "

A beautifu l mo~e Wh ich ' e fut es Black'~ plan. He dare not touch the KP and amollg other threatl, there', the "kill. er ·diller," Q·Q6ch.

14. ... ..... R·QNI IS. N·B'ch K·B 16. 11.·01 II·Q3

Because he di d not ca re l or the alter· native. Q·BI; Q-R&eh; K·N; QR·B.

17. NxBch P.N la. Q·R6ch K·1I2 I? B·B] R· NJ 20. B·R5ch K.N 21. A.(tJ

In te ndin g Simply to . . _.

doubte 1'0011:1. 21. • .... .. . 22. Q·Q2 13. O·QI

White was thrflat~nlns 24. O·Nl 25. QKPch 26. PxR 27. 0·N4ch 28. R·NI 29. Q·A4 30. B·83 "0 threaten R·N? 30 • ..• .... 31. Q·N4ch :n.. P-QR3 33. A-H7 3 • • 8 ·K4 35. Q·K6 36. 8 · 86

A last attempt-If 37. Whit". now alms fer there Is no defense .

Q.KlIl 8-N' R.Q3

R·Q8. ••• K·N2 Q·K2 K· A3 P· R4 K· N2 ." .. ... A.Ql .-. B., Q·1l1 8·K2 ••• '·B

RxB, RxB! But B·ltS to whicb

37. B·83 8 ·84 38. 8·K4 Aeslgons

This ((ina! round) ftlUr lh successive vic. tory after man)' d IsappOinting draws ,·S. ~ome of th ~ w~aker players was a thrllUn g moment.

EL PASO JUNIOR Sixteeen year o ld John Free·

man or EI Paso won fi rst place in the A l buque rque Open. His tactical and a nalyticaL ability are quite impressivc.-JWC.

SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO 9: Page 151, Col . 149 OJ (A)

Albuquerque Open, 1958 Nota by Joh" F'rcmnn

JOHN FREEMAN TOM HELOT White Black

1. P·K4 P·QII4 2. N·K83 P' 03 3. P.Q4 PxP' 4. N.P H·KII3 S. N.Q83 " ·QA3

The Naidorf Varlulon. Other cho ices are 5. ......... P .K3 rrh e Modern Pau l· sen ) and P·KN3 or N·B3 which reach pn~ltlon~ In t h e Drsgon.

6. e ·KNS ..... ... Ahout the only move tha t Is not Co\!nt~r~<;I ))~ 6 .........• P .K4.

6. . ...... . P·Kl 7. Q.Bl ....... .

The crossroads. Presently 6. P_B4 15 cn I'oiue, but Ihel'e a,'C no less than five other contln\latlo l\ ~ e.g. B·K2, n· Q3, Q.Q2, B·QU4, and P.QR~ .

7. .... .... Il-K2 Other playable contlnuatlons are 7. __ .... , B.Q2 and P .R3 .

8. 0 ·0 ·0 8-021 Infe riOI·. a nd refuted by the follow· inll comb ln~ llon . Better Is 8. .. _._., Q·B2.

,. P·KSt 10. NxPI '" PoN

rn~tead of tile teltl, alack mll:ht try t o elose the QN me by thc speculative 10 . ........ , P .K5?! 11, NxKt>, (not NxQ?, PxQ; 11. NxNP, n·e3 !1 PxN; 12. NxN eh. BxN; 13. nxB, QxB; 14. QxP and White win. Ihe eKch ~lI,e.

11 . QxPI N· 83 12. 8.N R·R21

TIle onl y t ry. It 10 . ..... _ .• BsH: II. JUn, Qx R; 12. QxRch and While wins.

U . 8K8 QxB If. Q·N. 0-0 15. N· K4 R·NI 16. Q · BS

Threatening to simpli fy and (arcing Blaek's Quee n away l rom the Impend· Inl: Queen·slde attaCk.

16. ....... . 0·R5 Blaek mtlsl t fY for ~omething sInce he Caclll certain dellth In the end gamc .

17. P·K8) .. ... .. . Not full y IItl.sf actOf Y, but I( 17. n'Q3 , R(2)·N2; 18. P ·QN3, N·N5 with &ome pressure (or Black ..

17. ........ Q.8Sch 18. K· NI R(2)·N2 I'. P-ON) N·QS 20. 8xP R-QBI?

Bla~k wll5 nPl,are ntly unde r the 1m· pres$ion that ho would win an addi­tional pleee aft er the exchange oC his rook~. Howeve r. Ir 20 . ........ , R.N3; 21. Q.B7: Q.B2 (B.Kl; 22. RxN) 22. N·BS.

21. 8xR IbQ 22. NxR B·N4?

Black must p rovoll t the (allowIng com· binatlon, hut the attack Is Over and Black could re.llln . 23. P· B3 N·K7 HI. R·KI 24. R-QBch K·a2 31. B·K4 25. R·Ucht K.R 32. PxlJ 26. NaPc h K.B2 33. K·Nl 27. NxQ N.N 34. K·8] 28. P·B4 B·Q2 35. R·K2 29. P· N3 N· K7

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N·QS K·K2 N·a6

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Conducted bV -, Frederick H. Kerr

As prc,-\ously reported In CHESS LIFE, William Lombardy, Edmar Med· nls, Anthony Saldy, Arthur Feuer­stein and Robert Sobel are repre· sentln~ Ihe Un tted Staies In the Wodd Student Championship In Bul· garia. A debt of several hundred dol· lnrs rema ins as this column Is written. Although the drive to raise funds to send an American team to Munich for the Chess Olympics Is now under way, your ,""porte!" requests readers to can· tribute t o the students Iravel fund. Checks payable to the intercollegiate Chess League of America may be sent to the a bove address. Your donation Is an Inves tment In a project whlcb con­t r ibutes to International understand· Ing ,mtl friendly competition. Other forms of such competltion which could ,.csult fr om a lack of undel"Slandlng are much m",.e expensh·e.

Results continue to be received In the FI,.s! Un ited States Inte,.colleglate Correspondence Championship. Charles Musg,.ovc of Northwestern UniverSity has taken the lead with 4-0. David Kur· land of Antioch College, Ronald Scott Thacker of West Contra Costa Junior College, Vi rgil Rizzo of the Onlverslty of PittsbUrgh, and John P. ZUlc of Northwestern follOW with 3·0. 'I'h,·ee othe,·s remain undefeated with 2-0; they are Michael Cesanek of the Penn· sylvania State Unl"erslty, Cadet Rich· ard J . llervert of the u.s. MUltary Academy, and Dale Ruth of tbe Unl· verslty of Oklahoma. If enough Interest Is expr,-,ssed, the seeond such tourna· ment will begin In September.

The Richmond, Indiana, Chess Club visited Antioch College at Yellow

, Springs, Ohio, for a retum match re.: , cently. John D. Brattin and Sblrley COllins were able to round up a very strong team, and the collegians won

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AU chess players and chess clubs in any of the Armed Forces anywhere _round th" worid ~re Invited to send in news Items for publication to Rob· ert A. Karch, 1636·46th Avenue, Oak. iand 1, California.

Competition for Mr. Marry, the Yo· gelweh Club Champion In Germany, la already shaping up In the form of a Candidates '{"OUI·nament. The win· ncr or this event wlll meet Many In a Utle match. This seems to be an ex· cellent combination of tournament and match play, patt",·ned after the meth· od used on the International level to quallfy the world champion. .

In two preliminary matches designed to stimulate interest in the formation of a Sacramento Chess LeagUe, a team representing the combined forces or MCClellan and Mather Air Force Bases has notched two victories over a team composed of employees of the Call· fornla State Brldge Department. Capt.

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Ed B. Edmondson reports these match. eS we re played at regular Wednesday nll/ht meetings of the Capltal City Chess Club, Clunle Hall , Alhamhra and F Streets, Sacramento, California. Detailed resuUs of the first match fol. low: Air Force Team 41J.z 1. Capt. Ed B. Edmondson ............. . 0 2. WIlliam L. Rebold ............. .......... ... 1 3. N. Den Gold ... .. : ......... .... .... ............. 1 4. S/ Sgt. Elwor th Waddell ....... ....... 1 5. Lt. Gerald Slll"twell ....... ......... .. .... V:: 6. A/ 2C Donald A. Haley ............ ...... 0 7. Isaiah Primus .. ... _._ ... ....... ...... ..... ....... 1 8. A / 3C Larry V. Jaekle ................. . 0 California Bridge Dept 31h I. Ostap Bender ... ... _ .. __ ..... __ .. .... _ .. _ .. ...... 1 2. W. C. Kiedalseh ........... .... ... .. ....... ... 0 3. John Mitchell ......... ......... .................. 0 4. Lloyd Lovelace .... ... ........ ..... ... ........ ... 0 5. William A. Chesney ...... ........ .......... '1~ 6. Leonard Hollister ... .... ........ : ............ 1 7. Loren Krueger .............. _ ................... 0 8. Frank !Cakes .. ..... ............. ..... ........ ... 1

On my recent summer tl"ip cross­country, I visited Dick Rees, genial editor of the Chess Correspondent, rc· siding in Sioux city, Iowa. Among oth· er things we talked about, Dick sug· gested that I should try to contact Claude F. Bloodgood III, an enthuslas· tic p,·omoter who Is also Intercsted in Service chess. Shortly after arriving in Seatlle, a report W8S received from Tournament Director Bloodgood on a special mHitary seml.speed event held In the Norfolk, Virginia USO!

Army Reservist Michael Callahan won -the event, scoring 5--1, but was inellglbJe for the t rophy because he was not currently on active duty. Na· val Chief Wa,.ren Dalton, tbe only player to win from Callahan, tallied ~·2 and earned the trophy on S·B points. AI~o ..coring 4·2 In Ihe 7.plllyer event were. Dr. Angel Acevedo. USN and Bernard CUnningham, USMC. Thi~ tournament hod a special rute:

Games to end after 30 minutes of play, result to he determined by ad· j udicatlon. R. Cunningham; Larry G. Robinson, and Andrew Y. Schoene served together on the ad judication committee.

WITH THE CLUBS

The Chess Club of the Convair Rec­reation Association or San Diego, Cal., sponsored a 6 rd. Swiss open tourna· ment over tbe July 4·S..g weekend, which mIght have drawn mOre st,.ong entrants, had It been more widely publiclzed In ad;·anee .

USCF Expert Robert Brieger won the title (Convair Open, 1958) with an undefeated 5·1 tally. Experts Allred P. Coles and Newton Gn",! lIcd for 2nd and 3rd places, with 41f.!·1'h, Coles losing to Brieger and drawing wIth 4th place Jobn Alexa nder, whilc ' Grant drew with Brieger and lost to Coles. John Alcxander scored 4-2 for his fourth position. Mabel Burlingame of Phoenix, Arizona led the non·Califor· nlan contingent with 3~.2J,,, for the only other plus scores. Four new OSCF members we'·e enrolled when entel"lng this USCF rated e"ent .•

"The Pan Ameucan Chess Club held Its Annual Chess Luncheon on Satul'­day June 14, at which the winners of the Ladder and Regular tournaments were announced, and to whom ITO­phJes were presented. Ambassador Luis QUintanilla and his chess en· thuslastic wife, Mrs. Sarah Quinta· nllla, were hosts to the members at their lovely residence on Massachu· setts Avenue. Dr. QUintanilla Is repre­scntatlve to the Organization of Amer. Ican States from Mexico.

"Highest rated playe rs In the Lad· der Tournament were 1) Osvaldo Chaves (paraguay): 2) Charles S. GeIer (O.S. ); 3) Joaquin Fermoselle Bacardl (Cuba); 4) Federico E. DeGraw (Cuba); nnd Mrs. Sarah QulntanUla (Mexico).

"Winners of the Annual Tournament were In the First Category: I) Charles S. Geier (U.S.); 2) Joaquin Fermoselle Baeardl (Cuba); 3) Osvaldo Cha"es (Paraguay). In the Second Category: 1) Daniel E. Matthews (U.S.); 2) Arthur E. Gropp (U.S.); 3) Luis Qii lntanilla (MexicO). And lo the Third Category: 1) Domingo R. CasteHl (Argentina): 2) Rafael · r. Gutierrez (Nicaragua); and UUses Consuegra (Cuba)."

by Nichola.! Gabor

Probltm No. 929 By Pedro Fastosky

Argentina Original for Chess Life

Problem No. 9Jl By Nathan Rubens Brooklyn, N. Y.

Contest entry Correction of No. 878

Mate in three moves

Probltm No. 9JO By Edgar Holladay Charlottesville, Va.

Original for Chess Life

Probl~m No. 9J2 By Ravenscroft and Hawes

Australia Contest entry

Correction of No. 872

Mate In three moves

In addition (0 the 2 original contribUtions to our eolumn Nos. 929 and 930, we , present 2 corrected versions of cntrles to our recently eoncluded '~Gamllge Me­

morial Contest," both Ihree·movers. AS! publlsbcd earlier, they sutfered from

sl ight omissions whkh resulted in unintended Mlutlons (cooks). As usual In such

cases, m ost of OUt· solvers failed to find the real points In them. Wo think tbese

pOints make them worthy of repetition .

Solutions to "Mate the Subtle Way" etc. etc.

No. 917 Fournier: Intended: 1. R·N5 threat 2. P·Q4 mate. Four falrly go.od varla­

tions after 1 . .. .. _ ... , R·N2, R.DS, N·K7 and N·BS. In trylog to improve the original , setting, we added trouble. Cook 1. N·D3ehl Our fault. Apll\ogies; No. 918 Clelilki:

key J. Q.Q2 wtth 3 threats. No. 91t Ceuture: key 1. N.B3 threat 2. N·Q2ch! KxR and

3. P·N4 mate. No. 920 Lussier: Intention 1. P·Q4 short threat 2. RxP mate. At least

(?) I cook: 1. Q.K3 threat 2. Q or RxP mate etc.

At the Kansas City, ·Mo. YMCA Chess Club, the Wescnberg Memorial Tournament, a double round·robln, John .R. Deltllng won 7, lost 1, and drew 2 to top the slx·player event with an 8·2. score. After losing 2 and drawing 2 In the first fOUf rounds, Gerald Uanker, won six in a row, hand. ing Deltling his only loss In the final round, to flnlsh In second place with 7·3. James Wright, who entered tbe tournament with the highest USCF rating, drew with and lost to both Beitllng and Banker, but dropped two gamCS to fifth·place Jack Buckner, (0 emerge with 6·4, and third place. Don Selfert , (4·6); Jack Buckner, (3·7); and L. E. Graham, (203), were the other entrants In this small but strong USCF rated tourney.

MASTERS GIVE SIMULS FOR OLYMPIC FUND

In Arlington, Va., Eliot 'Hearst, new D. C. Champ., gave a 27 board exhlbi· tlon, proceeds going to the Olympic Teant Fund. Vlrginla State Champ and CL columnist Irwin Sigmond ham~ed

Hearst his only loss, as he scored 25'h·llh, and raised $35 tor the Fund .

At Washington U. In St. LonJs, Bob SteInmeyer and Jack Ragan dld a tandem slmul, against some tough opposltion, winning 14, losing 3 (Os­born, Hardy, Darrough) and drawIng 4 (Edwards, Hewitt, Matula, Define), and adding $56 to the Fund.

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W~.,\ :;~. B." mot.?

Position No. 234 Alekhine,Vcflinski. Odessn 1918 Al~khlne plal'ed 1. Q.Qliq l whIch

meets Ulack 's mate threat while pre­!<en' ln/l the de.:isive m:llerlal ad,· an· tale. The continua tion was I. ..... _., Q. R4; 2. Q"B, QxN; 3. R·Q~, and Ver­Ilnskl reslened.

Otber trl~s which meet the mate thrcut cost WhiLe "t least 1\ I'le,-,,, and, In view of th~ Uishops or oppo~lte col. or, gIve D\al'k .. xcclll'nt prospccts fo r a dnw.

Corr cct $ololions are acknewlcdged f rom: Leslie H. Aull, Georj;e W. 8 ay· lo r, John A. llIaekstone. M. V. Blumen· thal . Joe Bohac, A. Bomboraul!. A. P. CullIn. Jr .• Ramo n Cook, Curtin, K. A. Cz.".nleckl, Carl Do\"er. A. Dunne, Tom F eeny, GCOl"!/c Heimber ll . Donald C. lIUls, VlktOI'S Ikaunlks, J ohn E. Ish· kan , O. W. Johnson, .1::. J. l{orpanty, RIchard Lone. F. O. Lynch. Arthur Mack Jr. . Larry Mason. J Ock J'.lalhn­son. Max Mllsleln. Ed Nash, Jonathan V . P enner·, John A. Prilnler, Kent P ullen', I. Sch"'arh, Bob Steinmeyer. H. C. Underwood, F. J. Valvo, Merle Wallcrs, L. E. Wood, 1I0ber! Wood­worth. and Robert O. Wright.

The solvers' scO,'c ali:alnst Ihls posi. tl on 15 37·111. • Welcome 10 new soh·ers .

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r:J.inij/, ill/'. Cleve,. Wa:/: Po~ltlen No. 209; 1. ........• B·Q-ti and

there 15 no defense to the th rea t of R"np and U·R8 male.

Pos ition No. 210: 1. H·OGch, I{-Kl (if 1. ... ... .. , K_HL; 2. B·1I6ch. ond S. H· K~ch wins the rOOk); 2. D-IIS! RxB; 3. P .N1, R·N~; 4. 8x ll, Jl.BI ; S. p_ NI(B!) (If 5. P·N8(N)? Jl.R6! draw,.;), Jl.IIII; I. B·B1ch, K·BI; 1. Jl.R6 mate. U ~. _~ " '" Jl.N2; 6. Jl.67ch, K·IJt; 1. Jl.K7 mat ...

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Oor text fOI' today Is "Blitz It you must. but don't fo rget the way bsck to:> your own dueout." 8efore looking over the follow lnl ' esme. ta ke a look . 1 the Santasle re·Levy Bame on pM ge 6. As "'e were checklnl It over we actu illy shouted " ' Ith g lee. At last we bad caught two masters In a u'rlout error of omiSSion. For. apparen tiy neither Santasiere nor Collins had seen the forced mate whleh Whlt~ could have Inflicted by a neat little sac r ltlce 34 . Rx Pch, KxR; 3S. B.K4eh, K_Rl; 36. Q·R5eh, and mate on the next moyc. We bngged .bout It to tbe family, one membe r or whlcb, having learned through the year~ to be !I-Omewhat skeptical about our sudden bursta Of pOSitive e n t husIasm, aske'd. "Are you sure? Im't there any possible way for the other DIan 10 get out of It!" We toned the suU:esUon contemptuously aside. "Not. chance. The only Wily he • could ~trlnl It out for a move or two marc would be to Interpo~e his queen. give It 011 fur nothlne. and then_walt _ a minute, th llt gJves him BI as an el' cape Square-let's see." And a hair-hou r la ter we had 10 adml t tbat ~ I thougb our combination would have won, It "'ould ha"e take n longer than Saniasiere took to do It. And ,,'hat a difference In tecb· n lque! T he Woodpusher blud ll"e-o.l II compared to the Master's r aplerl Al­though we rexret having dlscoyerl1d a sadistic s treak In our old {rlend. as e"idenced by the last seven move. of the game, those ulIIe mOveS deserve the study and admiration of every woodpusber. Each One a ""nooa thre l t, and not I sln,le one of the m liable t o b low u p In )'our faCl!. Thanks. Tony. ro r such a sraphle demonstration or tbe Irreslst.able rorce manipulated by the genlle hand oC the master.

The followlnll" e;ame, played ID the U.S. Amateur a t Asbury Park this year, shows that two cnn play that blodgeon. hlltz game.

Rad$pinner (1962) Wh ite

I . P.Q4 2. P·QB4 3. P-K • 4. N-K B3 S. BxP 6. Bx Pch 7. N·K5ch •• BxB t . Q·R4 10. II ·B. 11. Nlt N

,.0' '" P·K.

8 ·KNS

'" • •• K·K I N·KII3 ..., QN.Ql QltPdI

• Holodny (1 864)

12. K .Q2 13. P·QR) 1 •• K· Bl is. K .Ql 16. R·K I 17. K ·Q2 18. 8 ·N3 19. K x R 10. K·0 2 21 . K-BI

Black

••• QR-.Kl Q·1I3eh

Qx NP Q.1I6eh

8 ·B4 ... R-. Kl ch R·)(1ch

Q-R' m . t e

DoD·t laugh , boys-I"arn. It happened to White-It hu bappened to u_lt

could bsppen to you!

From the Moscow News (July 12, 1958) comes the following item, proving that the USSR Chess Sec­tron doesn 't believe in sending a boy on a man's errand:

"The Soviet chess section has , .. lected the following team: M. Bot· vinnik, V. Smyslov, P. Kere., D. Bronste in, M. Tahl and T. Petro­, yan (all of them grandmasters)!'