Spotlight on the Interzonal U. S....

Volume XVJ( Number 4 APRIL, 1962

Spotlight on the Interzonal by Leonard Barden

Stockholm, 1962, may come to be recognized as the event which marked the begir.ning of a decisive shift of power in world chess. For the first time since the interzonal and candidates' tournaments began as eliminating contests for the cham· pionship in 1948, the Sovict grandmasters fa ilcd to capture first prizc. Bobby Fischer's winning margin of 21fz points reflects his complcte domination of the cver.t. It owed nothing to luck : he never hlld a clcarly lost position.

This was a victory rema rkable not only fo r its marg in, but for the maturity of chess style by which it was achieved. Il seemed tha t Fischer waS combi ning the iron logic of a Botvinnik, the fanatica l zea l to win of Alekhine, and the endgame pur ity of Capablanca and Rubinstein.

Ilight from the early rounds, Fischer was among the leaders. Aftcr shar ing the top spot with Dr. Miroslav Fil ip of Czechoslovakia and then with Wolfgang t:hl· mann of East Germany, the United States representative took the lead on his own in the eleventh round, and was never again caught. The Soviet players made a fierce effort to deprive Bobby of first pl'ize whcn thcy met him in Rounds 16·19: but, surviving a con tinuous battering f rom Ewfim Geller by an excellent blend of defcnse and counter attack, and cracking the resistance of Victor Korchnoi at the end of the session, Robby emer~cd with a plus score against thc Russ ians. His total against the Sovict g randmasten, at Blcd and Stock holm combined is four wins, four d raws, no defeats.

Now Fischer has qualified (or the Ca ndidates' tournament in Curacao, Dutch Wcs t Indies, in May and June. His opponents there will be Ewfim Geller, Paul Keres, VIctor Korchnoi, Tigran Pctrosian, and Mikhail Tal. all o[ the Soviet Union: Dr. Miroslav Filip of Czechoslovakia ; and Pal BEnko of the l:nited States.

Ben ko Does Well

But for a blundcr in the closing rounds against Lajos Portisch, Hungar· ian champion. Benko would also have brought off a br illiant success by qua li· fying for the Candidates' tournament without the need for a play·off match with Stein and Gligor ic.

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Porti sch played 38. R·Q4? ?, and Benko, with only seconds Icft on his clock to

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The U.S. candidil tes eXilmine an In· te rzona I position,

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40 Cenls

"U. S. AMATEUR" The USCF has completcd arrange·

ments for this year's U.S. Amateur Chess Championship, to be played in Asbury Park ovcr the weekend of May 25·26·27. The Amateur has long been one of the nation's most popular chess cvcnts, and there are indications that this year 's tournament will be the largo est ever.

In addit ion to trophies for the mcn's and women's amateur championship, three junior pr izes will be awarded : one for the top scorer unde r 21 years of age, one for top under·18 player, and one for the best score by a I6-year·old or younger. Class A, B, C, and t:nrated prizes will also be awarded.

This year, too, the Masters will get a brcak. Forty·five USCF masters arc being invited to play in the Atlantic Coast Masters Tournament to be held concurrently with the Amateur.

But pr imarily, the U.S. Amateur is l or the rank and file chess player, en· abling him to test his skill (and r ating!) by playing against a great variety or styles-improvement guaranteed.

For further details see the Tourna· ment announcements on the back cover or write to the U.S. Chess Federation lor a brochure.

WOMEN 'S CHAMPIONSHIP SET The United States Women's Cham·

pionship wlil be held in New York City lrom April 22 th rough May 6. Eleven of the top women players in the country, ch.osen accordi ng to their USCI" rati ngs, W ill c<lmpete for the nationa l ti tle as well as for the right to represent the t:ni ted Stales in the ncxt Women's Can· didateS Tournament.

The lineup will consist of defending champion Lisa Lane, forme r champions Mary Bain, Gisela K. Gresser, M. May KarU, Women's Amateur Champion Greta Fucils_all of New York City; Mary Selensky. Philadelphia; Lucille Kellncr , Detroi t ; Jacqueline Piatigorsky, Los Angeles; Eva Aronson, Chicago; Mil· dred Morrell , Arella, Pa.; and Ka te Silo lars, Wilmctte, III . The tourname nt will be played at the ~larshall and Manhat. tan Chess Clubs, except for round eight which will be played at the London Ter: race Club. Dr. Edward Lasker will di· rect.

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reach the time control at move 40, reo plied 38 ......... , NxP?? eventually draw-ing. Instead, either 38 ......... , P-K4 or 38. .. .. .. .. , N·K6 chj followed by .. ...... , P-K4 j wins a piece and the game. Benko saw the winning move even as he was play-ing ........ , NxP.

CURACAO PROSPECTS.

I -asked Alexander Kotov, captain of the Russian grandmasters in Stockholm, what will be one of the 64-dollar ques· tions a t Curacao. " What wiU your grand· masters do," I said, " if, at the begin ning of the last round at Curacao, ~' i scher and Tal are level in fir st place and Fischer has to meet Geller and Tal plays Petrosian? Wouldn't Pctrosian be tempted to throw the game to Tal?"

Kotov replied: "No Soviet player has ever thrown a game to another Soviet competitor in an international tournament. On the contrary, I myself defeated Botvinnik when he was fighting it out for first prize with Euwe at Groningen 1946, and I again won from Smyslov when he and Reshevsky were contesting the lead in the 1953 Candidates' tournament.

"Of course , there have been short dnws. without fi ght, among Soviet grandmasters in International events: but you can sec for yourself that this does not only happen with Russian play· ers, nor indeed only with competitors from the same country. Look, {or in· stance, at the games played in interna· tional events between grandmaster Stahlberg and other players with peaceful styles."

0 1 course, it is an advantage to a grandmaster to know that he can n otch up a short draw with a compatriot or lriend when he feels like a rest day, while his r ival may have to light hard to score the same hair point. This is the main respect in which, in fa ct, Bobby will be handicapped by there being five Russians at Curacao. On the oth er hand, Bobby has shown no signs, in the pre· vious Candidates' event or at other long tournaments like Bled or Stockholm, of any lack of stamina- rather the reverse. Given the leisurely schedule of an event like the Ca ndidates'. he will surfer li ttle, and may even gain, from having to play every game 'hard.'

My estimate : odds are about 3·1 on Bobby being among the top three in Curacao, and around 2-1 against him winning.

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A Soviet View of Bobby Fischer by International Grandmaster Alexander Kotoy

(specially contributed to CHESS LIFE) Curiously cnO'Ugh, I only met Bobby Fischer fo r the fi rst time in Stockholm.

When he visited M03COW, I was out or town, and I never. met him at other tournaments. However, I knew very well his excellent games, and had many stories and anecdotes about him. After these stories, I was expecting to see a young boy in strange clothcs, making rude remarks all the time; but it was a great pleasure (or me to see quite another person.

Fischer in Stockholm was an elegant young man, saying very little. ra ther shy. He was sometimes nervous durina the game, and asked that spectators should not dis turb him. It is true that he never greeted the ch ief referee, grandmaster G. Stah lbc! rg, and reminded me of my colleague S. Reshevsky, who never greeted me and other participants during the two-months' Candidates' Tou rnament in Zurich 1953.

But Bobby conquered the hearts ,,1 Swedish chessplayers with his brilliant play and his boundless love {or chess. The most interesti ng endgames that Fischer played in Stockholm were stamped with the highest class of accuracy and precision. I ta lked with the ex-champion of the world Max Euwe, when he visited Stockholm during the tournament, and he also was surprised wit h the extraordinary quali ties of the e ighteen-year-old player . Fischer played the endgame with Ba rcza in the slyle of Capablanca ; against Gligoric, he defended in the ending with the wisdom of the most experienced old chess wolf.

Alter every game, Bobby look the chessboard and pieees along to the cloakroom; this was the only place available Cor post-mortenl analysis. He analyzed his gamcs for many hours, no matter whether his opponent was grandmaster Petrosian or Aarcm from India., who was last in the Stockholm tournament. He was not stuck-up or supercilious.

After Gellcr's deCeat by Pomar , Fischer had two points mc.yc than his nearest rivals. "How many points did you score in 1952?" Bobby asked me, as we walked from the tournament hall to the hotel.

I laughed. " You are seeking one more rival," I re plied. " I scored 16lh out of 20." Booby began to count. "Then I must have 181k ," he said : " I shall have!"

And he fin ished the tournamen t with an excellent score. He did not lose a game, and scored many brilliant victories.

"What do the New York newspapers write about your successes?" I asked Bobby on one occasion.

"Nothing," he answered angrily. "They like to wr ite only bad th ings about me." And in a little while 1 knew these " bad things." The laughing Stahlberg showed

me "Harper's Magazine" (or January, 1962. It is incorrect that Mr. Ginzburg should write in such a way about one of the strongest chessplayers of the world. '

It is true that Fischer is a little bit 01 a prima-donna in chess; and it is right that he ought to continue his studies. He should remembcr that all the world champio ns have been highly educated men. Lasker, Ca pablanca, Alekhine, and Botv innik must be the examples for young men. I think that when Bobby grows up, he will understand this himseU.

In May and June in Curacao a new stru ggle will begin , at a higher level. Some people have already proclaimed : no question- first in Curacao will be Bobby Fischer ; and he will easily defeat Botvinnik, as Bobby is the gre3test chess genius of all time!

I decided to ask some gr andmasters in Stoc kholm : will Bobby defeat everybody in such a short lime? Will he be champion of the world in 1963, as some people have already claimed? Most grandmasters answered : Fischer will be among the leaders in Curacao, but not first. Dr. Euwe thinks the same. There are s till S6me weaknesses in Fischer 's s tyle, because of his youth, and they will not yet permit him to beat all the strongest grandmasters of the world.

But his future possibilities are limitless. Soviet cbcssp'ayers will join in ac· claiming the suceess of such rare chess talent. After his victory in Stockholm, Fischer received many letters from the Soviet Union.

The chess world will watch every step of the llowering of Bobby Fischer's talent; and he must be worthy of this attention.

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Volume XVIU Number 4 April , 1962

EDITOR: J. F. Reinh.ardt

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The slogan " ActiVity Means Members" has certainly been practiced, in theory, in every region of the U.S.C.F. during 1961. The total number of rated events, exclus ive of national tournaments and individual matches, amounted to 274 during the 12 month period. These rated events enabled the U.S.C.F. regions to produce 1219 new members bringing our total to a new bigh of 5909 me mbers. This activity is distr ibuted throughout the regions as follows:

No. of U.S.C.F. Rlted Events

Region # 1- New England .. .. ........ ...... .................. 16 Region # 2- Eastern ........ .. ... .... ....... .. ...... ... ... ...... .... 55 Region #3- Mid-AUantic ..... ... ... ... ...... ............. ....... 25 Region #4--Southern .......... .. ...... ................ .......... 36 Region "'5-Great Lakes .. .. ...... ..... .. ............ ... ..... . 24 Region 16- North Central .......... .. .. .... ... .... .. .. ...... . 16 Region #7- 50uth. West .............. ....... ................... 46 Region "'8--Pacific .......... .................. · ............. .. ..... 50 Non·Region-Fore~gn .................. .. .. ............. ............... 6

InerelSe in Membership

82 210 215 57 48

144 123 29' 4'

Tot .. 1 Membe-rship

399 1015

771 419 603 746 735

1086 135

274 1219 5909 Even though this progress is unequalled in past U.S.C.F. his tory it s till leaves

much that can be improved upon during 1962. For example, 274 rated events is excellent but when you consider that eight s tates aceount lor 149 of this total it ~ertainly reduces the amount of serious chess for the remaining 42 states. Another exampl e is that 10 states did not have even one rated event during 1961. The nwsl active states are as foll ows:

No. of U.S.C .F. Riled Events

New York .. ... ... ...... .... ............... .... ... .... ............. ... ... ... 36 California .... .. ... ................. ................... .... ...... ........... 27 Texas ...................... .......................................... .......... 20 New Jersey .............................. ....................... ........... 19 Ohio ...... ......... ........ .............. .... ......................... .......... 14 Pennsylvania ........ .. ................. ............ ............ ........... 12 Arizona .. ................. .. ................................................. 11 Florida .. .................... ...... ....... ...................... ............... 10

Inerease in Membenhip

158 155

5 52 44

133 79 15

Total Membership

719 765 246 296 290 376 113 122

In 1961 an ambitious goal of 10,000 members by August 1963 was set. Actually this figure is not unrealistic and can be attained. It will take, however, the combined efforts of every officer of every chess organization throughout the country. We need rated S. S. Tourneys, we need rated Round Robin Tourneys, we need rated L3dder Tourneys--in other words we need increased activity.

To get this project off the ground the membership committee appeals to every state, association, and local chess club president to add one more U.S.C.F. rated event to thcir agenda during 1962. These events do not have to be weekend affairs since excellent results can be accomplished in local clubs with "A Game A Week " tow·neys. Please let us know as these tourneys are planned so that we can give you the publicity it deserves.

Congratulations to Bill Newberry and the state of Connecticut! Bill writes " A long range projecl we have in Connecticut is a high school tournament in each county with U.S.C.F . memberships for prizes. The champions of each county will then be eligible lor play in the state play olls. Over the years we expeet this project to give us a steady increase in U.S.C.F. memberships." (This kind of leadership has enabled Connecticut to increase its membership

over 50% since operation 'M' began-Keep up the good work.)

Our committee is proud to announce that it has assisted in organizing its first tournament. In reply to a request from a Class B Woodpusher, wanting to play some rated chess, we sent out letters to all class B players in bis city. In 3 days we bad reccived eight replies and now a nine man Class B round robin is under way.

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TOURNAMENT REMINDERS u.s. 30/ 30 CHAMPIONSHIP ..... ............. M.y 12-13 ..... ..... ... .......... ... PoughkHpsie, N.Y. U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP ........ .. M.y 25.26-27 ...... ... ... .......... .. Asbury Park, N.J. EASTERN OPEN ......... ....... ....... .................. June 3o.July 4 ...................... W.shington, D.C. U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP .. ... ....... .. ... .. August 13·25 ............. ...... ..... S .. n Antonio, Tex.

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TWO (iRA D One of the most discussed games of the tournament, and a splendid fig ht be· tween White's attacking potential in the center and king's side and Black's operations on the queen's wing black squares. Here international grandmaster Victor Korchnoi tells you why he lost to Bobby, in notes speciaily contributed to CHESS LlF'E.

RUY LOPEZ Fische r Korchnoi

1. 2. 3.

•• S. 6. 1. B. 9.

P.K4 H.KB] S·NS B·R4 0 ·0 R.Kl B·N3 p·e3 P.Q4

P·K4 N-QB3 P·QR3

N·B3 B-K2

P-QN4 0.0

P-Q3

Less analyzed than 9. P-KRJ, but Fischer has a new idea in mind.

9. ' ..... "' S-NS 10. B·K3 PxP 11 . Px P N-QR4

". &-8 2 N·BS 13. 8 .Bl P·B4 14. P.QN3 N·QR4?

A bette r move is 14. n •••••• , N-N3!; leads to complete equality.

15. P.QSI ........

which

A strong continuation, which improves on ] 5. B·N2, K·S3!; 16. P-Q5, N·~5 (Capn· blanca·Bogolyubov, London 1922); when Black gains the advantage cf the pair of bishops.

IS. ........ N·Q2 16, QN·Q2 B·B3

Black is aiming to secure play on the black squar~s before White can build up his forces for a ki ng's side a t tack.

17. R·NI P·B5? The over-optimislic plan begun by the text move leaves Black with important pawn weaknesses on the queen's wing, and eventually conceded Black's Q5 as a jumping·off square for White 's minor pieces. Black ought to have played 17 . ... ..... , N·K4; 18. P·KR3, )lxN Chi 19. NxN, BxN; 20. QxH, P·NS; when the blaek·square pawn chain res t r ic I s White's operat ions.

18. P·KR3!

White does not fa ll fo r 18. P ~4? , P·B6!; 19. PxN, PxN ; 20. BxP , K·K4; when the ensuing break·up of the pawn protcc· tion of White's king more than compen· sates for White's extra doubled pawn.

18. ........ BxN Giving White the two bishops. but if 18 .. .......• B-R4; 19. P·QN4! is now strong : 19 ......... , P·BG; 20. PxN, PxN; 21. BxP, N·K4; 22. P·KN4.

19. NxB PxP A forced exchange. U 19 ......... , p .B6; which looks tempting, then 20. P·R3!, followed by P·QN4, and the advanced QBP , whIch is securely blockaded, will eventually be won by the combined ac·

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ASTERS NOTATE I TERI AL lion o( Ihe whi te and R·K3).

pieces (B·K3·Q4, R·N3,

20. PxP Q.B2 21. B·K3? ........

Up 10 here, White has playcd in excel· lent style, but this inaccurate move con· siderably improves the Black position. White ought to play 21. B·Q2 or, still bettcr, 21. R·K2!, protecting the KB and preparing the powerfu l manoeuvre N·Q4.

~ 1. ........ B·B6 22. R·K2 P.NS

Now Black has sufficient play on the black squares.

23. N·Q4 KR.Kl? Worricd by his loose pawn (rant and his scattered minor pieccs, Black de cides that he ought to get anot ller piece into play rather than spend a move pro· tecting his king's side. However , Fischer soon demonstra tes that the white knight obtains splendid prospects on the king's side, hcnee 23 . ........ , P·N3 is much be t· ter.

24. N·BS 2S. B·041 26. N·R6th 27. R·B!!

N (R4)·N2 P .N3 K·BI ........

This powerful move is a reminder to Black that he has problems on the QB rile as well as in the neighborhood of his king.

27. ........ QR·Bl In the event of White's exchangi ng bish· ops, Black wants to be ready to recap· ture with a picce (queen or rook) rather than be left with a pawn on QB6 which will most like ly be fata lly weak.

28. B·Q3? ....... . This inaccuracy grants Black a fres h chance of recovery. A very strong con· tinuation here was 28. R·K3!. with the

threat of 29. BxB, PxB; 30. Q·Q4!, P·B3; 3 1. B Nt . when the QBP would fa ll .

28. ........ Q·R4 29. R(K2 j ·B2 N·K4 30. B·B 1 N·B4!

Sacrificing a pawn for the moment; but the black pieces obta in excellent ac· tivity.

31 . BxB 32, RxP 33. N.N4 34. QxN 35. R·B3

Px. K·N2 NxN

R·QNl

White's best chance IS 10 revive his at· tack on the king's wing.

35. ........ N xK P 36. Q·B4 p.B4

36 ......... , R·N2 may 31, R.K3 38. R·B6

38. . ... ... .

be safer here. R·K4 ........

QR·K1!? Short of time, I overlooked White 's next move completely. Even so, the text is not bad, but for practical purposes Black ought to choose the simple 38. ........ , P·N4, mainta ining a good posi tion without r isk.

Dr. Miroslav Fili p (u ated ) patiently awaits the st e rt of the round while Korch. noi (hoeing came ra), Fischer and Ben ko circ u late. Or. Fil ip finished fourth .

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39. RxQP Here 39. RxRP, QxP about level.

...... .. leaves the chances

39. . ...... . Q.RS?? A bad error, after which Black is two pawns behind with no compensation. Correct and neC(!ssary is 39 ......... , P·N4!; 40. R·Q7 ch, K-N3; 41. Q-B3, Q-N3!; with the thr eat 42 ... .... .. , NxP!

For instance: (a) 42. B-Q3?, NxP; 43. RxR, NxB dis. ch.

(b) 42. P-N4, NxP; 43. RxR, NxNP dis. ch.

(c) 42. RxN! (best), Rx R; 43. P-N4. R·KB5; 44. PxP ch. K-R3; 45. Q-N3, R-K4 with at least a draw.

Instead, Black panics at the unexpected turn of events, and Fischer efficiently finis hes the game III a few moves.

4G. bRP Q-QS 41. R·Q3 Q-N7 42. P·Q6 P-N4 43. Q.K3 P·BS 44. Q·R7ch Res igns

Black loses a rook after 44 . ........ , K-B1; 45. P-Q7, R-Ql; 46. Q-N6, K-K2; 47. QxR ch, KxQ; 48. R-R8 ch, and 49_ p . Q8(Q) ch.

Notu speciall y contributed to CHESS LIFE by Inte rnationa l Grandmast e r Ewfim Ge ll e r.

CARO KANN Geller Portisc:h

1. P-K4 P.QB3 2. N-QB3 P.Q4 3. N·B3 B-NS 4. P·KR3 BxN 5. QxB N.B3 6. P·KN3 ........

6. P-Q3 is played more often nowadays. In my opi nion, the text continuation has been undeseITedly forgotten.

6. .. ... ... P-K3 In the event of 6 . .. .. .... , PxP; there follows 7_ Q-K2! fo llowed by B·N2 and settling a minor piece on White's K4, while after 6 . .. ...... , NxP it would be interesting to test tlle gambit continuation 7. NxN, PxN; B_ Q-N3.

7. B·N2 B-NS S. P·KS ...... ..

Worth considering here is 8. O-O!, BxN; 9. QxB, PxP; 10. P-~3, as occurred in the game Kliavin-Pet rosian , Soviet team championship 1960, when White has promising attacking prospects in return for thc sacrificed pawn.

8. .. .. .. .. KN-Q2 9. Q-K2? ....... .

After this defcnsive move, Black gets a good gamc. The more active 9. Q-N4 was preferable.

9. .. .... .. P.QB4 IG. P.R3 B.R4 11. N·NS! ........

Probably the best chance in t his posi· tion. By countering Black's positional threat of ... ..... , N·QB3·QS in good time, White gains a breathing space to develop his pieces.

11. ... .. .. . 0·0 12. 0·0 N·QB3 13. P·KB4 P·BS?

Black should have preferred 13 ..... .... , P·QR3; 14. N·Q6, Q·82; when he threat·

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ens both to under mine White's knight outpost with ........ , P·B3 and a lso to con· ti nue with ..... .. . , N-Q5. After 13 ... .... .. , P·QR3 Black WOUld, indeed, have a big positional advantage.

14. K·R2 IS. N·B3 16. P-Q3

16 . ...... ..

P·QR3 R·B1 ........

N·QS? The correct idea (attack against White 's queen·side), but its execution is incorrect. After 16 . .. ...... , PxP; 17. QxP, N·B4; 18. Q. Q1, BxN; 19. PxB, N·RS~; Black's game is preferabl e owing to the pronounced weakness of White 's queen'S wing pawns.

However, it is fair to fCmark that af· tre 20. 8-Q2, N·R4; 21. R·B3 White can still put up a solid defense and remains with potential chances of attack against the black king.

17. Q·B2 IS. PxB 19. P·Q41

BxN N·N4

p.B4? The decis ive mistake. After 19 ......... , Nx BP; 20. Q·K3, N-R5; 21. P·BS, K·R1 Black's position would still have been defensible.

20. B.N2 ........ But not 20. PxP e.p., NxKBP; 21. Q·Kl, R·K1; fo llowed by ...... .. , N·Q3; when BJaek inserts a knight at the important outpost square K5.

20 . .. .... .. 21. P·QR4 22. B-R3 23. P·N41

R·KB2 N·R2

P·QN4 Px RP

White has revealed his hidden trumps on the king's side, and now his attack becomes crushing. Slightly better here is 23 . ...... .. , P·N3; 24. NPxP, KNPxP; although White's attack remaInS very strong.

24. PxP 2S. B.B3!

RxP ..... .. .

Evidently, Por tisch had not noticed this move.

25. .... .. .. RxBP 26. Q·N3 Q·RS

If 26 . ... ..... , R-KB2; 27. 8-R5, RxR; 28. RxR is immediately decisive, as White's rook penetrates to KB7 .

27. BxP! The final blow.

27. ..... .. . QxQch 28. KxQ R·NSch

Despair. After 28 ......... , RxR; 29. BxP ch, R·B2; 30. R·KBl , White wins easily.

29. PxR PxB 30. B.N4 Res igns

(Notes translated by Chessmaster Peter Clarke).

WORTHWHILE? Are the Interzonal and Candidates

Tournaments worthwhile? All right, so I should have my head examined for asking such a silly question. But silly or not, there are a lot of chess players in the United States who didn't think much of the Interzonal, because aft er 3 months of hard trying, the fund still has not hit the thousand dollar mark, and is some $150.00 short of the $112S.OO commitment .

Now comes the Candidates which is even more expensive (full 2 months duration). Total cost of the Interzonal was $3000.00 . .. total cost of Candi· dates is ~SOOO. OO. Each participating nation has not only the fees , travel and incidental expenses of the player representatives to cover, but also ex· penses of the second or seconds. In our case there will be one second to be shared by our two representatives (we are negotiating with Rober t Byrne); if we were to furn ish 2 seconds the total cost would be considerably in excess of $5000.00.

As usual the venture win be under· written by the F ederation and the Foun· dation, but I have had to inform the ACF that we could not maintain the 1·to·2 ratio of participation we have undertaken with the Interzonal and pr e· vious project~, that, based on the rather half·hearted response to our Interzonal appeal in some areas. we would not be able to commit ourselves to more than $1000.00 for the candidates. I must say that ACF officers Fried, Kasper and Wallach accepted this dreary l ·to·4 part· nership agreement cheerfully and man· fully !

The S Russian participants wili have plenty of seconds and plenty of backing. Can we afford to give our players less than the barely adequate support out· lined above? Ask yourselves this ques· tion, then take the time and effor t needed to solici t financial assistance from your fr iends and fe ll ow chess club members and mail a check to tlle USCF office, 80 E. 11 St. . New York 3, N.Y. As with the Interzonal a contributors' list will be published.

I have heard a few comments during recent weeks to the effect that CHESS LIFE readers are "up·to·here" with incessant appeals to the membership for their concrete support of U. S. interna· tional endeavors. It is significant, I think, that these remarks were made by individuals who did not contribute to the Interzonal Fund and, conceivably, will not contribute to the Candidates Fund. Those who did contribute, I know, are especially happy over our success in Stockholm and are equally anxious to contribute in his or her small way to our success at CURACAO! In which group are you?!

J erry G. Spann ViC(! Pres., World Chess Federation

(F .I.D.E .)

(A list of the Interzonal contr ibutors will be published in our May issue).

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INTERZONAL GAMES Presented by LEONARD BARDEN

STEIN_ I BOLBOCHAN-o

SICILIAN DEFENSE

Stein chooS<!s a new pla n, designed to Slop the Bla(:k Queen S('ltllng on Q3, Us opUm um S'lusre In this variation. He handles his advan tage In e xcell e n t ,tyle. 1. P·K4 P-Q84 2. H·Klll P.QR] 3. P-1I3 P·Q4 4. PXP QxP 5. p.Q" H·KB3 6. B·K2 P-K3 1. 0·0 B·K' 8. B·KB4 N· II3? 9. N-KS NIIN 10. 8xM 0 .0 11. B·B3 g·Ql 1'1. R·Kl R-II.2 13. N-02 P.QH4 14. P·QR4 P·NS IS. PxBP PxP 16. BxP BxP 17. N·N3 B·K'l 18. M·R5 QXQ 19. KRIIQ B.Ql 10 .• · N7 8 -81

21. 8-8' 72. B·B3 U. 8·KS 14. P·QH] 25. N·B4 26. B_Q4 27. B. N6 18. B·N7 '9. BxP 10. RxS 31. 8xH 32. R·NI 33. R-QB7 34. K·BI 35. K·Kl 36, R-Ol 37. Jt.R 38. N·Q6 39, R_BBch <to. NxR

N·Q2 N·NI 8·Q2 8·NS P·lll

R·QBl R(82)-81

R(Q81)-Kl ... N·84

••• R·NI 8·N5

R(81 )-Ql R·Q' B·B~ , .. S-K4 h.

Resigns

OLAFSSON_I BERTOK----4 SICILIAN DEFENSE

A complicated plcce sacrlnec by Ola fSllon: Bertok m isses the best defense of 21. ... .... . , O·O·O~ Olafsson p layed the last dozen moves with hi s flag practically dropping and with neit her master tak in g do wn t he score : so Berto k p lays un til m a t e , a q ueen and a k nig h t down. I. P· K4 ,. N·KB3 3. P·Q4 4. NxP s. H.QB3 6. P·B4 1. N·B3 t . P-QR4 t. B·Q3 11). 0·0 11. Q·KI 12. N·R4 13. P·B5 14. PxQP IS. H·K4 16. B·KHs 11. HxP ch 18. PxP

P-QB. P.Q3 ,.,

H·KB3 P·QR3

P-K4 Q-B2

P·QN3 B·N2

QN.Q2 B-K2 P·N3 P.Q4 ... N-HS P·B3 ••• N-HS ... N·Q4

23. P-M 24_ K_RI 25. P-H4 24. HxB 21. B·BSch 28. QxPch '19. QxH(M } 30. Q-B3 31. BxN 32. P·NS 33. RPx!> 3<1. R(RI )_KI 35. RxR 36. QxQch 37. P-R8(Q ) 38. Q·R3 39. Q·B3ch 40. R·Rl .1. Q_B8ch .2. Q .K1ch

Q·B4ch H·B5

BxPch Q_Bl K· B2 K·N2

QR_KI N-KS h. ,.,

Q·K3 R·KI QxR h. h'

R·QB2 K-NI

R·QH2 K·B2 K_NI

19. BxB 21). B·K4 11. PxP H(N5 )-B3

K·Q2 43. Q·Q8 mate

11.. B·H6 ch

YANOFSKY_ I

SICILIAN BENK0-9

DEFEHSE Canada's top m aste r excels in q u iet positions. Her e he stead ily Increases h is s tranglehold on Ihe p oslllo n. and Ben ko's desperate attemp t to break ou t only hastens Black 's defeat. 1. P·K4 P.QB4 22. P·QNS 2. H·KB] H.QB3 23. RxR 3. P-Q4 PxP ~4. P·QR4 4. HxP P.KN] 2S. H·K4 S. H·QB3 B·N2 26. BxH 6. B· K3 N.Bl 27. Q·Q3 7. B·K2 0 .0 21. Q.Q6 I. 0·0 P.Q4 ~9. B.N7 9. PxP H·QHS 31). QxKP 10. P·Q6 Qx? 31 . Q·QS II. N(B3)·N5 Q.Nl 12. B· B4 12. P·QBC H· B3 13. QxR 13. NxN PxN 34. R-Q8 14. N-Q4 B.Q2 35. RxB IS. 8·83 Q .B2 U . K·N2 16. N·N3 KR·QI 37. B·N3 17. N-BS 8·84 38. R. K1 18. Q.K2 P·K4 39. Q·B6 19. P·KHC B.Q2 CO. R·KI 20. QR·QI p ·Kln 41. QxBP 21. P·N4 " .KI

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h. R·BI Q·K2

••• P·QBC Q·B1 Q_R4 B·BI B·H2 R·NI ...

QxRP K·R1

Q.Qlch QxPc!1 . .,

K·NI B·BI Q·N6

Resigns

UHLMAHH_ l OLAFSSON-G

KING'S INDIAH

Uhlmann was in fi ne form in the early rou nds, and he r e Shows t he n,erlts o r h 's fa vorite ~'our Pawns' Attack. OlafS'IO n ougll! to have play~ 13 . •..• _ ..• N·N5! or 13 . ........• N·QZ! for an "'q ual game: after'wardS Uhl m ann'S Slrong 17th and 18th mOve~ give tIim a wlnntn g ad· va n t age.

1 . P·Q4 H·KB3 2. P·QB4 P. KN3 3. H.QB3 B·N1 4. P·K4 P·Q3 S. B·K2 0·0 6. P. B4 P-B4 1. H·B3 PxP I . NxP N. B3 9. B-K3 B· NS 10. NxN BxB 11. HxQ BxQ 12. RxB KRxN 13. K. K2 R(QI)·QBl? 14. P.QN3 K-BI IS. B.Q4 R_B3 16. R·Q3 P.QR3 11. axH! BxB II. H·Qsl B· N2 19. P·QR4 P·K3 20. H·H4 R·N3 21 . H·B2 B_B3 22. KR·QI B.K2 13. N·Q4 P·Q4 14. BPxP PxP 2S. PxP R·BI 26 . P· N3 R·NS

27. R(QI ).Q2 28. N·B2 29. P·R5 30. N·K 3 31. R·R2 32. R· R4 33. R· B4 34. NxR 35. P·Q6 36. P· BS 37. R·QS 38. RxP 39. R·R5 40. R-Q5 41 . P·Q7 41. N·N6 43. K·Q3 44. K·B4 O. H·R4 46. PxP 47. N. Bsch 48. NxP 49. RxRch SO. H·BSch 51. P. R)

R· B8 R· N3

R· KB3 B· N5 R·Q3 B· B4 ... R·QI P·B3 , .. B·HS K·B2 K· N3 K·Bl K·Kl P·84 8 ·Q3 B·B2 P·B5

BxBP K. K2 .. , .. , K·Bl

R.slgn$

BENKO----4 OLAFS$ON _ l RETI OPENING

t:ven grandmasl ers blund e r . . .

1. P-QB4 N· KB] 15. HxN 2. N. KB3 P-K3 16. N-KS 3. P ·KH3 P·Q4 17. P· B3 4. B· N1 B_K1 18. Px P S. 0 ·0 0·0 J9. R·BI , . P· H3 P·B4 20. R.Kl 7. PxP PxP 21. N·B6 •. P·Q4 N·B3 22. RxRch t. B· N2 B. Ns 13. NxQP 10. QH·Q2 R·KI 24. K·RI 11. H·KS B·A4 25. N·Ns 12. N (Q2)·B3 R·QBl 16. 8 ·Q41? 13. P·K3 H·K5 Resigns 14. P· KN4 B·H3

,.. '<0' ,., H· B3 P· B4

'" Q.Q2 ... Q·K6ch

R·KI B·B5 ...

KORCHNOI _ ' FILIP----4 ENGLISH OPENIHG

One of the most IntereSting ga mes o f the e v"nt . with a d a r ln /.! eomblna tlo n ca r r ied ou t by Korchnol i r. grea t time p ressu r e. Later a na lysis showed t hat F ili p cou ld ha ve he ld t he g ame by 30 . ........• p xa; 3\. RXH. Nx R; 32. QxN, R-It8! 1. P·QB4 2. H.QB3 3. P·KH3 4. H·B3 5. B·N2 6. 0 ·0 7. P·Q4 8. QxP 9. R·QI 10. P_K4 II. P-N3 12. Q·Q2 13. Q· K2 14. B·QR3 15. R·Q2 16. R(RI )·Ql 11. N ·QS 18. B·N2 19. P.QN4 20. P-QR3 21 . P·KR4

H·KB3 P·04 P·K3

P·QH! 8·N2 B·K2 ,., 0-0

Q·BI P·Ql N· B3 R·QI N·Q2 Q_NI H· B4 P·K4

B·KBI N· K3 R·KI B· BI Q·N2

22. P· RS U . H· K3 ~4. H·Bs ~S. R·Q3 26. B·B3 17. PxP 28. PxP 29. Q.Ql 30. BxPI? 31 . R·QBl 32. BXHPI 33. NxP eh 34. QxB 35. R·K3 36. H·HS 37. Rx8 38. AxH 39. RXQ CO. R·QN' 41. R· BS

P·KR3 Q_B2 R·QI P·R4 , ..

P·QN4 N·R2 ." B·N2? Q·NI ... ... .. , "" Q·K4

••• ••• R_R5 .," Re signs

BILEK_ I GLiGOAIC-O KING' S INDIAN

Tryi n g to o h ard to ma ke somet h ing ou t o f nothing. Gilg oric SpUI""S II d r aw by re petiti on. wron gly o pens the KII til e fo r t he white pieces, t hen o ve rlooks II snap combination. I . P·Q4 N.KBa 22 . P·N4 PxP e .p. 2. P·QB4 P·KN3 2l . RxP B.Bl 3. N·QB3 B·H2 24. R(Kl)·QNl B·N4 C. P·K4 P·Q3 25. H· B3 B.BS S. N·B3 0 ·0 26. H. R4 R-K1 6. B·K2 P· K4 17. B. K2 N.R] 1. B·KJ QH·Ql 28. B.Q3 A_N2 8. 0 ·0 H·HS 29. H·K2 BxB t . B_NS P·KB! 30. !'xBI N.B2 10. B·R4 N· R3 31. R·K81 H·Q1 11. Q·Q1 H·B1 32. N.QBl Q.K2 12. QR·QI P·QR4 33. Q. B2 N·Ql 13. KR·KI P· B3 34. B·K2 R·B1 14. 8·BI P· RS 35. 8·H4 N.Bl 15. Q·B2 Q·RC 36. BxB RxB 16. P· KR3 R· KI 37. Q· K2 R· RI 17. 8 ·H3 N·Bl 38. H.Ql N.Q2 18. p·QS P·QB4 39. N·K3 R.KBI? J9. N· R4 8·Q2 40. N(K3 )'BSI PxH 20. B-Q3 Q.Ql CI. NxP R.Bl 21. R·HI B·R3 42. NxQch Resigns

Geller and Kotov discuss the outcome with columnist Leonflrd Barden.

CHESS LIFE

BISGUIER-fl GLIGORIC_I QUEEN'S PAWN OPENIHG

Afte r his conUnuo us round o f t ourn. m e nt. in reeent mon ths, BlSllule r w .. dnrly SUl le at Stockholnl . Here ell,ork, d e termined to regain eonlle! with Ihe Inders, o u tpl.y. him in trenchan t It)' le. 1 . P-04 H.Ke3 2. N_KII.3 P-KH3 3_ P-B3 B_H2 4. B-B4 P-03 S. P-KIll 0.0 ,_ P-K3 H.B3 7. B-oNS "-o1U I. B-R4 P-oH4 , _ B-oN3 N-oR4 II. B·B2 H-BS 11. P-OH3 H·N3 12. P' K4 H(B3J-Q2 13. 0.0 P-K4 14. PxP "xP IS_ B-K) o.K2 ,,_ QH·Q2 N·B4 17. P·OA4 PxP 11. P·OH4 N·K3 If. BxP Hx. 20. gxH B·H2

21 . OR·OI 21 . H· B4 U . H(ll)x" 14. 0 ·B2 25. A-02 U . H·R) 27. P·KB4 21. RXRch n . 0 ·B2 30. N·B3 31. R·BI n . PxB U . N·HI 34. P-B4 35. H. B3 U . K· A2 n . g ·R4 31. H·gS '9. PXA Rullnl

KR-ol ... .... O·KI g .N4 0 · N2 B·K5 ...

" -KB3 P·KB4

••• .... .... .... ... ... ... •••

B·BSch

OLAFSSOH_ I

SICILIAH AARON-fl

OEFEHSE The inexperienced Indl. n w .. h andicapped by lack or opening lmowledle: here II. . .. ..... • p. QN4 b premature (the plwn become. I I lI r_ gct for While'. P .QR4). and 12 . ....•... • N·KI Is passive . When he blunderl aWly • rook .

i BlaCk's game Is a lre.dy lo$l.. 1. P·K4 P-oB4 11 . 0-02 8 ·K3

H· Kl? P.HS

P-oR4

••• 2. H·KB3 P·03 12. KR.Ol ). P-04 P.P n . P-oR4 4. H... H·KB3 14. N-o5 5. N-oIU P-oR3 15. B-oNS 6. B·K2 N·B3 I'. OxB H·R2 ... ... ,

N· 811

7. B-K3 P·K4 17. BxN I. N·H3 B-K2 11. N.P , . 0-0 P.oHU If. H·84 n . P-83 0-0 20. O.R AHllns

PETROSIAH_I RI!TI

A typle.al Petrol"'n less than nothln, . I . H-KB3 P-04 2. P-KH) P·KN! 3. 8-N2 8 · N2 4. 0.0 P-oB4 S. P-03 N-QB3 6. P·B, H .83 7. OH'02 0 ·0 8. P.K4 P .K4 9. P·OR3 P·KR3 10. P·OH4 PxH .. 11 . RPxP P.OH4 12. 8 ·0A3 R·KI 13. 0·82 8 _NS 14. N·H3 g .81 15. KR·Bl 8 .A, It •. H(B3)·02 B.B 17. KIiI1~ R.Nl 18. 0·01 PxP 19. PxP R·QI 20. 0·K2 0.02 21 . R·B2 0 .0'

TRICHHI!R--o OPI!NIHG

,rind: IOm e thtn l out o f

21. OxO RxO 23. H·B5 R(CUJ-QI 24. N(02)'H3 B·BI U . ' ·BI H.02 24. NxH RxN 27. "K3 R·8' 21. R·Q2 RxR 29. BxR R.B2 10. B. leJ K.H2 31 . I( .Bl " ' KA4 32. I(· K2 B· l(l U . K'02 K·BI 34. R·R' 8 .01 35. N·1I5 N.HI 36. Rx.RP R.R 17. BIIIR H·R3 31. H· 86 • • e2 3t. B·K3 B-03 (0. H· A7 H·B2 41 . 8 ·H' Rnrlnl

FILlP_ 1 80LBOCHAH_0 ICtNG', INOtAN

PO$lUo»ally o utma ne u vered , Bilek IIcrlnccs t he exchange for an ln l u r n elenl a Ulck. 1. "-04 N.KB3 13. R •• O 2. "-084 p .KH] 24 . H-ol 3. N-QBl 8 ·H2 n . N· I($ 4. H·B3 0-0 26. H ..... S. B.H5 p ·B4 U . NxR , . P-Kl ".(13 2t. 0 ·81 7. B·K2 " ·KR3 29 . B. K3 I. II_R4 PxP )0. RxP 9. HxP H.B3 21 . A.B7 10. 0.0 B-02 )2. R.BS 11. 0.(11 R·BI Sl. K. lll It. OR·81 K·R2 34. B.HI 13. KA-ol p ·lt] lS. R(K1)-.BI 14. p.(INl HxH U . R(BI ). B2 15. PxH 8-B4 37. 0 .Q3 ,'- P·B3 ... KN4 ,.. 0 ' K4 17. 8 ·B2 B·H3 39. R.BI 1 •. B-03 P·04 40. OxKp 19. IIxBeh "xS 41 . A. KHl 20. 0 ·K2 Q·02 42. O' Hleh 21. N·R4 R·B] 43. A.B5 22 . H·85 O.Bl

APRIL, 1962

p·K3 P.N$

Hpx.p H·R4 H·B5

••• ... .... K·NI ... , .... O·Bl K·Rl R·.2

p ·KR4 .... R·BS

Rx8P 0·B4 K·R3

Anlln,

GELLER_ I UHLMAHN~

KING'S INDtAN

A ba tll e royal. wit h White . lwaYI just on lop.

I . P.(I4 N·KSl n . B.K4 H.K2 2. p-oB4 " · KN! 30. A-ol O.K. 3. p .KN3 B. N2 31. o.B2 Q.B2 4. II-N2 P-03 32. AoO' H·'. 5. H· KB3 0-0 n . A.(I1 0 .B3 " 0.0 H·83 34. Q-.4 H.(I3 1. N·B3 P·K4 35. Q-K2 Hx. I . P-05 H· K2 U . HxN o.Kl 9. P ·K4 N.Kl 31. R-Q6 0 .B4 !D. P-oH4 .. ·KB4 31. RxBp II-oHl 11 . N·KHS P. KR3 39. 0 -B2 p .H4 12. H·K6 8xN 40. P... Px" 13. PxB P·B3 41 . 0 ·K2 R.Hkll T4. " ·BS R·BJ 42. K_N2 P.N5 15. B-ClR3 AxP 43. H-Q6 o.R4 " . Q· N3 o.Bl 44. R·81ch 8-81 17. " · N5 K·R2 45. OxP chi Q.Q 11. OR-BI PxKP 46 . N·B7ell I( .H2 19. PxQP HxP 47. HxO A. N7 20. Bx.N RxB 4'. A·B7ell K.HI 21. HxP R.Q5 49. HxP B. NS :12. H· IIS P.OR4 50. P·A4 R_R7 23. PxP •. P. PxP 51. N-Bkh K.Bl 24. KA· KI H.04 52. A·B4 RxP 25. Q-KB3 R-Q7 S3. H·05 K.B2 26 . A· ln ItxR 54. R·K4 K .H3 27. OxR P·OR4 55. H-K7c h I( .H4 28. P·KR4 K·Rl 56. H·a, RUllni

BISCOUIEA_ O FISCHI!R _ l

SICILIAH DEFEHSE

Bisguler plays II» a n U-SkUJa n I)'ltem shown him by HeldenfcLd of Sout h Afrlu (Vanor.ky'. 5ccond ). Fi8Che r rind. a powe r fu l Innov.tlon (7 . .. ...... . "' .B2!) bu l m ts!W1 the most aeeuute follow_up (12 . ..•.•... • Q-BI !I. Bisgu le r would h,ve had • soun d came wl lh U . Q.K I! : mllslng t his, he b outplayed In po"'erfuJ s tyle . 1. P·1(4 21. B.B4 2. P-oB3 n . R-02 , . ..· KS 30. H·Kl • . H·KB3 21. H·H2 5. H·R3 n . R· I(I , . " . KH3 33. H·R4 7. B-H2 H-B2! 34. p ·KA3 • • 0 ·K2 0-0 35. K·R2 9. 0-0 P-03 U . KxP 10. P-04 BPx" 31. R-oB2 11. BPa-P B·HS ,I. R.KBI 12. R-ol H·Kl? n . K·R2 13. g ·K4 8 -B4 40. BxH 14. O·Kl 8 · NS 41 . H-B3 15. Q·K4 BxH 42. R·K2

.... 0 ·H3

P' KR4 K·R2 ... , O-KI ,., N·82 B·R3

O·KNI O· NSch

H ·H4 ... B·K' B·R3 K·HI

0.0" 0 · KN5

0 ·H4

16. BxB P·04 43. R(K2 )-KB2 17. 0 ·K3 R·Bl 44. H.R4 11. B-H4 0 ·H3 45 . R·B7 1'. BxH PxB .6. A(Bl ). B3 20. p · N3 P·H4 47. RrBl)·B4 21 . B· N2 R· B4 41. H.83 22. R·gl R(BI)-Bl 49. N·R4 23. N-B2 P-KR3 50. RxO 24. Q· Kl? RxBP 51. K·H2 U. O.R RxO 52. K·B2 26. RxR P-H5 53. H.B2 27. B-BI 0 ·H4 S4. K.K3

A. sllns

P·05 0 ·H3 ... ... "·0' e'N2 K ·H3 K·B4

OLAfSSON_l TESCHNER--4

ENOL ISH OPENIHG

Anothe r exc:lltnl" sc ramble won b y Ume prellu re kln l OI.fSson . Te!OChner'x open.lng pl.y (II. •. _..... P ·KS?) W ill weak , but Whtl e p rob.bly pl.yed the ensuing .ttaek too speculatlve-Iy •• a BI .. ek eouJd have held the g.m" by 32 . .•..•.•.• Q-K4 !

1. P-084 2. H·Ke2 2 . .. ·1(3 6. N.82 5. ".(IN3 , . B·H2 7. B·K2 I . 0 ·0 9. Q·B2 10 . ..... n . N·KNS 12. " ·B4 13. K· RI 14. H.R) IS. H·B2 16. H.8 17. H.H3 II. BxN 19. H·RS 20. ".B'

" ·OB3 , ... H·83 " ·K3

OH-02 ... , 0 ·0

0 ·K2 ", " .K4 N·84 "·KS

" ·KR3 8 · N5

••• KA_KI 0 -K3 ... B·K2

OxKBP

UHLMANH-D

21 . H·Hl 32. H(B2)." 22. H.N 24. H·H3 U . H·8S 2'. "xP 27. R·83 2L QR·KBI n . H ·H3 30. R·BS 31. H·RS 32. R(B5)·B3 33. HxB 3-4. Q-II3ch 35. AxPeh 36. Q· Bl 37. OXReh 3'. OxP ~,. gxBP 40. OxP mite.

Q.H3

••• P·KB. P·BS ", B·BI 0 ·8, 0·K4 R·K2 ... B·N2 0 ·84

••• 0 ·K4 K-Nl ... K-Rl

A·KHI 0·H7

TESCHNER_ l

SLAV DEFENSE

Old t he Be rlin w.1l d ce lde the r esult of t be ,.me? F o r, .,.tn.t Uhlmann (East Germany), T eschner eWell Berlin) 5howed his nnest form of Ihe tour na m e nt , . nd st. rted Uhl · m a n n o n • e.tastrophlc: run of d e-feats whic h ptumme ted him out of the leading group. Uhlm.nn . hould ha ve p layed 17. 8-Q2 (Ins tead of 17. B-K84): for In the g.me Teschner madeh's . d ... nt.,e dear by tbe tine 20. __ ._., p .

Q6! (11. BxP?, NxB; U. IbN. Q.QN4 a nd wins).

1. P-04 2. ,,-oB4 3. N.KB3 4. H.B3 S. "-oR4 6. p .K3 1. 8x" 8. 0-0 • . 0 ·K2 10. A-Ql 11. P·R5 12. " · K4 13 . .. ·K5 14. "xP U . N.H " . B·H3 17. B.KBa? 11. R·R4 19. 8 ·B2 20. B.K4 21 . 0 ·02 U . R·Kl

.... P-oB3

N·B3 ... H.R3 8 · N5 " ·K3 N· N5 B·K2 0 ·0

O·Bl P·B4

KN·g4 ... ". OR·Ot

N·B3 p 'OS H·H5 " ·061 0 ·115 0 -H4

23. P-oN3 24. BxB U . A·NI 2'. 0-01 27. R·R2 21. K-Rl 29 . QxN 30_ OxO 31. P.(IN4 32. " _A3 ». R·OI 34. B-K3 35. PxB 36. R(A2 )·02

37. K· NI 38. RxP 31. RxR 40. R-Olch 41. R·Q7 42. R.Q' ResIgns

... H·B1 B· NS ... , ... ... 0 ·04 ... B·N3

p -KR3 " · N4 ... " ·R3

R(81)·01 R·H4 • •• RxHP K-N1 K· BI

P..gA4

Stockholm 1962 1 1 3 4 5 6 7 • 9'0 11 12 13 14 IS " 11 " " 20 21 22 23 Tot .

1. Fischer (U.S.A. ) _ •.. _._" ••.• x I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 1 I , 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 111 2. Gelt.r (U.s.s .R.) ........ - .... -1 x I I I I I I 1 1 I 0 1 I I 1 I 1 I I 1 0 1 15 3. "e,rosl .. n(U.S.s.R·' __ ·_·1 1 . 1 1 11111 11 11 1 1 1 J Ill 1 1 15 4. Filip (C~.choslov.kl" ) ._._1 I I x. 0 I I 1 I 0 J I 1 I I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 14 S. kor,hno; (U.s .S.R. ) .• _ ......• I I I X I I I 0 I 1 1 I 1 1 I I I} 1 I 0 1 14 '-8enko (U.5.A· ) ___ .. ___ .. _1 0 III x lI I I 0 111 111 0 ll l 'II'} 7. GtlVOric (Yugosl.vl. ) .--.J I I I I J x • I I I I I I 0 I I 1 I I I 1 1 131 t . SteIn (U.S._S.R., _______ .. } I I 0 I I 1 • 1 • I I 1 I ~ I I I " I 1 1 I 121 9. "ortlsch CHun •• ry) ._. __ •. , 0 I t I I 1 0., i I I I I 1 I 1 1110 12}

!D. Ulllm.nn {E. German')_··I O II j ' l l 0 x I I i 0 1 1101 I I 10121 11 . OI.'SlOn (Iceland) .... ___ • ; 0 , 0 1 0 I I • If I I 0 I I 1 J I I 1 I I 12 12. Pom.r ISp .. in/ . ___ ._ ...... _ .. j 1 0 J 0 I I I 1 0 1 x 0 0 I I I 11 I I 1'12 13. Bolbochen (Arg.nlin.). ... O 0 I 0 I I I 0 I I I I • I I I I 1 1 I I 1 1 111 14. Bucla (Hung .. ry) ... __ ._ .. 0 ; ~ 0 • ! 0 I I I 1 1 , x , , I I I I 1 0 1 11 15. Bilek (Hungary) ................ 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 I I 0 I 0 j j x I I 1 1 1 I 1 1 11 " . BI19ul., (U.S.A., .............. 0 0 J I I 0 0 0 0 0 I I I I I x I " I ; 1 1 I 9, 17. Berto« (YUgost.vl .. ) ........ 0 I 0 , 0 0 I I 0 0 0 , " I I I x I I 0 I 1 I 71 II. Y.nof1ky (C.n .... ) ....... ... 0 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 , I 0 I 0 1 I • t i l 0 I 71 19. Gum.n (Brull ) ............. ... 0 I 0 0 i 0 I i I 0 0 0 0 J 0 0 l Ox " " 1 1 7 20. Schweber (Argentln .. ) ... . 0 I 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I li 0 I 1 I I x 1 I I 7 21 . TelChnu (W . Ge,many) .. J 0 0 0 0 I I 0 0 I 0 0 i 0 0 0 I I ~ 0 x , 1 61 22 . CU'''.r (Celombia) ........ .. 0 1 I, 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 l Ox I 51 23. A.ron (India) ................. ... .. 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 0 I 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I 0 J 0 1 • 4

7S

KORCHNOI_ I BERTOK_O KING'S IN DIAN

Bertok 's middle game error~ cede Important squar es for Korehnol's pieces. 10, ''',,'' ,. N.N5! followed by ... ,,, ,., N·R3 1$ better tnan 10 . ........ , N.R4, 16 ....... '" P·B5? gives White a riM out· post ~quare at K 4, and 19. " .. ,,". N·N!? (19. .. " ... , N.B3!) glves White a free hand on the k lng 'a side-of wh ich KorchnOI takes rull ad· vantage. I. P·Q4 2. P·QB4 3. N·QB3 4. P·KN3 5. B·N2 6. N·B3 7. 0-0 I . p·Q5 9. N-QZ 10. Q·B2 II. P·K4 12. PxP 13. p·N3 14. B·N2 15. QR.KI 16. N-QI 17. N·Q B3 11. N (B3)·K4 19. B·KBJ 20. P·KN4 21. Q·QI 22. K·RT 23. R·NI 24. B·K2 25. N·KBl

N·KB3 P·KN3

B·N2 p·Q3 0·0

P·B4 N·B]

N-QR4 P· K4

N·R4? p.B4 ... .,"

P-QR3 P·N4

P·B5? B·R3

N·QN2 N·N]? g·RS P·N5 P·R4 B·N4 B·K2 g .R3

26. R·N2 27. P·N5 11. N·Nl " . B·N4 3~. BxBP 11. B·N4 :no RxB 3J. N ·N3 34. P·B4 35. RPxP 36. R·K2 37. RxR 38. N·Bl 39. Q. Bl 40. R(N2)'N2 41 . N·Q2 '2. g .R3 43. N (Nl ).BJ 44. R·NI 45. g .BI 46. g ·RI 4'. Rxg 4$. R·R7 ... ".

p· RS g ·R6 g .RS :>·B' K ·RI ." g .R4 Q·N3

PxNP R· R7 h. ." g .B4 ... 8·R3 N.gl N· B2 R· I<1 Q· BJ R·K6

••• R· Kl N·K 4 hN

Res :g ns

AARON-(I STEIN_I HROMADKA SYSTEM

Stei n impr oves on the famous Penrose.Tal game from Leipzig 1960 by developing his QN at QRJ Instead of Q2. The Ind ian loses Ume by 12, P 'QR4? (12. P·B4!) and then Stein tinds an original way of trapping the queen. I. P·g4 N· KB3 14. P·B4 P.QN4 2. P·QB4 P·B4 15. !"xp PxP J. p·Q5 P·KN3 16. Q·B3 B.N2 4. N·QB3 B·N2 17. P·B5 H.Q2 5. " · K4 0 .0 11. PxP BPxp 6. B-Q3 P·Ql 19. g ·87ch K.Rl 7. KN·K2 p· K3 20. NxP N· K4 • . Q..O N·RJ 21 . g ·B? B.QR3 9. N·N] PxP 22. RxB NxR 10. BP)(p R·KI 23. gxQP Q.R4! 11. P·KR3 R·NI 24. N·B3 QR.gI n . P·QR4? N·QNS Resigns 13. B·NI P.QR3

F ISCHER_ I SCHWEBER-(I

SICILIAN DEFENSE

An cady .... .... . P.QR3 combincd with a O:-agon n:·up In the Sicilian gives White too free a hJnd In :ile cente r ~ rrd on the k ing 's sid~, as Fischer <!emonstrates by non.stop pre~sure. .. p·K4 P·gB4 U. Q-K2 Q·B2 ,. N·KBJ ,.·Q3 24. QBPxP RP)(P 3. P·g4 ... ,~. P·R3 P·N4 •• N • • N· KS3 2'. R·Q3 R·R2 ,. N·QSl p·QRl 27. R· K3 R·QN I • 8·K2 P·KN3 ,8. R· Kl R(Nl )·N2 ,. 0·0 B·N2 29. Q·Q2 Q·BI

•• B·KJ 0·0 30. R-N3 ••• •• N·NJ B·KJ 1'- RxNP ... , 10. p·B4 Q·Bl 32. Q·Q4 R·RI 11. N·QS N • • 33. R·N3 Q·B4 12. PxN B·B4 34. R{Nl)'K J 13. P·B3 N", RI RI )·R2 14. B·Q4 BxBch 35. R· KBI Q·N4 IS. QxB B·B7 16. R{BI :·KI Q·N2 16. K ·RI • • N 37. Q·R4 N·NI -;1. ... Q·B4 31. R·N 3 Q·B3 Ia. g 'Q2 P·QR4 ; 9. Q·N4 R·NI 19. R· R4 P·QN4 40. R·KBI ... 20. R·Q4 N· B3 41. Rxp Q·RSch 21. 1"·8 5 P·N5 42. K·R2 P·K] 12. B· M K·RI ~"d B:ack resigns

GELLER_I BENKO - -O

CARO·KANN

Geller wa~ the only Russian to defea t the U ·S· Open champion. Black '. premature K· ~ide act Ion (moves 10·13) gives him a passive PQslt!on: t rying to b r eak out, Benko overlooks 27. R·KBI ! (27 . . " . __ , Qx N; 21\, BxNP !)_ .. p·K4 p·QB3 19. N·BI Q·NI l . P·Q4 P·Q4 ~O. N·K 3 B·QI ,. ... ... 11. Q·N1 RxN? •• B'Q3 N·QB3 22. PxR Q· N6ch •• P·QB3 N·B3 23. K·~ I QxRPch

•• B·KB4 P·KN3 24, R· R2 gxPch ,. N·B3 B·N] " R·N ~ B· R5

•• P·KRl 0·0 U . Q·QI g·BS

•• gN·Q2 N· KR4 27. R·K BI! Q.R3 16. B·R2 P·B4 21. N·N1 Q·N2 11. 0 ·0 p· BS 29. Q·Q1 K ·RI 12. R· KI Q·Q3 U. N·R6 N·QI 13. R·K2 N·N6 31. Q·B 1 B·K2 14. PxN ... 32. flxP p·K4 15. QBxP ••• 3J. Q·R2 ••• '6. Q·N3 P·K 3 34. Rx" ." 11. QR·K I ~·QR3 JS. N·B'db.ch. K·NI lB. Q.N6 B·B3 36. Q·RB mate.

"Could be, but on the other hand non--(:ommittal Uhlmann. Hungary's

• • ." Petrosian silently kibitzes Lajos Portisch is the thinker.

with the

7.

FI LIP-(I UHLMANN_ I

K I NG'S IN DIAN

It dramatic recovery by Uhlmann from the v e rg~ of defeat. ~'lIip mbses ~ dear win by i9 , Q.B3! , when the threat of 20. P.K N4 Is c1eeblve. Next move. 20. P ,N4? is an over~!ght-$Imply 20. QxP still keeps a winninll ad"anta ll"'. After tha t. While could still probabiy hold the game until h is knight strays from t he centre on moves 27·1. Opening nol e' after Ih is ItJme, eve n the East Germans con-etder the .. .. .... /II QI!3 a nd, .. _ . .• P-K4 ~'Yslem infe r ior for mack. .. p-QB4 p·KN3 19. Q· K2? N·Q3 ,. P·Q4 N· KB3 20. P·N4? ... 3. p ·KN3 B·NZ 21. RxRch ••• •• B·N2 p·g 3 n . _QxP N·B2 •• N ·KB3 0 ·0 23. R·KBl B· B4 •• 0 ·0 N ·B3 14. Q· K 3 ••• ,. N.Bl p·K4 15. QXN Q.Q3

•• ' .. , N·K2 26. N·K4 Q·K4

•• P·K4 N·Kl 27. N·B6? K ·B2 ". P·gN4 P·QR4 28. Nxp RxRP H . ••• h. 29. Q·BI Q-QSch n . p-QR4 p·KB 4 30. K· RI ." ". N·KN5 P·NJ 31. N·NSch K·KI ". B·Q2 B.B3 .l2. Q·KI R· 17 ". ... ..N 3J. N·K' Q·KN S ... ••• . .. 34. R-NI h. ". p·B4 g .Q2 Res igns

". '" . .. STEIN_ I pORTISCH-O

SICI LIAN DEFENSE The mo~t elegant m iniature of the t ourna· ment : B1ack'~ opening errors (improvements are 1 ..... .... f'.QN4~ and iate!" 10, . _._. P.Q4 !) arc brlll!antly refuted. I . P.K4 p.gB4 2. N ·KB3 p. K3 3. P·g4 Px p 1. Nxp P·QAl 5. B·g 3 N· KBJ 6. 0 ·0 Q· B2 7. N·Q2 N.B3? 8. NxN NPxN 9. p. KB4 B.B4ch 10. K· RI p.Q'? 11. N ·B3 P·K4

12. r'yp 13. N·R4 14. N·SS I S. Q·K2 16. B QB4 17. B·KNS 18, gR-QI n . Nx p i 10. B·B6!! 21. Q· B3

... 0·0

B· K3 p-QR4

K ·RI N·Q2 N·N)

Resigns

IIf :9 . .. .. .. , KxN; 2~. I) BGch. K·N ) ; 21. Q -it5, Kit BI: 22. Q·R 6~. B·II I ; '3. Q N5 c ll and m)bs. If. ne)(1 move. 20 . ....... l!xQ; 2L N-B5 dis. ct •.• K ·N I ; 22. N· lt6 mate ).

STEIN __ 'h FISCHER--'h QU !O EN'S GAMBIT DECLtNEO

Couid Stein ha\'e taken better advantage o f Blaek 's WeakmH)(1 p~,wns In Ihis endinJ:"? The other Rus..!&ns thought so. for they all tried to show h:m bctt~r WJ)'S to p h y.

1. P·Q4 P.Q4 ' 5. B·Q3 2. P·gB4 P·K l 16. N.8 S 3. N' KBJ N.KB3 17. Nx N 4. PxP Px P 11. "·K4 S. B· NS P.B3 19. R ::>~ P ~ . N·Bl B·KB4 10. PxP 7. Q.N3 Q.N3 1 1. Rl(~ I . Bx N pl(B 22. R·KI 9. p ' K 3 N' RJ n. K ·B1 10. gxQ PxQ 2" "" ·K' I I. K·Q2 K_Q2 25 R.K4 12. p ' KN J P·N4 16. KxB 13. P·QR3 N. B2 Orawn. 14. N·KR4 B·Kl

N·KI N_Q3 •• N ?·NS

£ xQNP , .. h. P· Rl R·R4 B·K3 ,.N R· R4

CUELLA R_I BARCZA_O

lJa rC,.a (aUs for a sucker punch K)( R; 20. Q· K5 ma l e!. 1. P·g4 N·KB3 2. p·QB4 P·K 3 3. N .gB3 B·NS 4. P· K3 p·B4 5. B.Q3 p.g. 6. N.Bl BPxP 7. KPxP 0.0 I . 0 ·0 p·QN3 9. PxP Px P 1 ~. P·KR3 B·N2 11. B·KNS QN·QZ 12. N·KS P·KR3 n . N x N QxN

14. BxN 15. Q·RS 16. N· K2 17. N-Nl 18. PXI 19. Rxp! 20. f)R ·KB1 21. R·N 6ch 22. RxRP 23. R.RB 21. RxRch 25. Q·R7ch 26. B·BS

09. .._ .. _'-,

P,'B K-N l B·Q3

••• R· RI QR· KI

R·K2 K ·BI R·NI R·K 3 ." K ·BI

Resigns

CHESS LIFE

FISCHER_ l OLAFSSON- I)

SICILIAN DI!FI!NS E

Fischer's favorite system YlI'aln,t the Slelllan nolehe8 another v ictim, Blaek 's plsn, slmlnJf a t an early",,, ,,, , P.Q.."II 4, 1$ wron,: lster, Ola($. sOn thought that he should have tried 8, " """, P-K4,

1, P·K4 2, N· KBl 3, P·04 4, N)lP ,s, N·081 6, B-QB4 7. 8 -Nl I . P-B41 9. B· K3 11), B)(N 11 , P·KS 12, P)lP 13, O,() 14, "'·K4 15, N·O' 16. P)lB 11. O_Kl

P·OB4 P·03 .. ,

N· K B] N· Bl P· K3 B·Kl 0-0' .,.

P·ON 4

'" ."''' P, NS B· N2 .,. 0 · 111 4 B·04

11. OR·Ol I'. RP )( B 10. 0 · 111 5 21 , QKN 22. 0 ·.5 2], R)lO 14, R"OP 25, R·82 26. R(82)-Q2 27, R·0.4 11. R,.7t h 29, R· K1 30, P·07 31. P,B4 32. P,jU 11, R-QS

... P· K4

P·ORl , .. ••• KR·OI

OR ,BI P-QR.

P,83 K,82 K,N3 P, Il4 R ,B2 K_Rl K,1II3

Res igns

AARON --0 GIiLLER_ 1

NEO·G RUEIIIFELD

A onc-.ided ca''Ve'up, 'DU; wah a neSt twis t at the end,

1, P·04 N_KB3 2. H' KB3 P,KH 3 3, P·B4 B· N2 4, N· B3 0·0 S, P_KN 3 P-Q 4 6, PKP N)lP 7, B-H2 N)lN 8, P)lN P-OB4 9, 0 ·0 P)I" 10, P )l P? N·B3 11. P·K3 B· K3 12. 0 · R4 Q.Q2 13. R·OI KR·Ql

14, B· N2 15. 0 ,N3 16, OR ,BI 11, P· K4 11, R· BS 19. R)lO 20, R·ON S 21. 8 )1 N 21, K·81 23 , R)l R ch 14, R· N1 Rul,ns

B, N5 OR· BI

0 · B4 0 · KR4 N_R41

••• ." ... B-N3 ...

R,O k h

After 25_ K·K2 (25. N-KI . B·QRA). It·KN8; 2(1, P ·KRl, RxB!; 'n. RxS!, S"N chi ; 2(1, KrS, Hx (e ithe r) P ch i give8 a wInn ing pawn e ndl n Jf.

FISCHER_l GERMAH-G

PETRO FF DEFI!NS E

m ack never reeOvers from hl8 Inle rlQr ~, "." ... , N·B4? Wha t , I WQnder, d Id F1scher have in m ind after t he ' book' r ep ly S, . .... , S-N~ ch; 6, K .Q I . P .Q4; 7, PXP e ,p" P .KB4?

1. P· K4 1. H· KB 3 3, P·04 4, P· KS S. O·Kl 6. N)lP 7. N)lN 8, N· B3 9. P· B4 10, 0 ·82 11, B·K3 12. 0 _0 ·0 13, P· KH4 14, N· K2 IS, N·04

P,K4 N· KB3

'" H ·K5 N· B4 N· B3

NP)lN R'ONI

8 · K2 P·04 N·Q2 0-0

B·H5 N·N3 O·Kl

16, P,B3 17, P· B5 I., N, NS n , B,KB4 10, N" P (83) 21 , 8 -0NS 22. H"N 2], N,B3 24, KR· KI 15. P,B6 26, B, N5 27, P"Pc h 28, B.B6ch 29 , Q· R4 30, N XR

B·K2 P ,B4 P,QS

'" N·R5 ... R,H5 B, N2 K·RI B,Ql R·OS ." K·HI

R)lRc h Rulins

C UELLAR----O FISCHER_ I K ING'S IHDIAN

t'ischer !lltr oduce8 a new openIng Idea (1. ____ __ , 8-64); foHows It u p with a !'inely eQn· ee l,'ed p()!ll tiQnal pawn ucrlttoo, 1, P-Q4 H· KB3 20. P )lO 2, P-Q84 P·KH 3 21. " · R5 3. P_KH 3 I _H2 n . 8 ,Q2 4 . 8·H2 0-0 13. 8-11 5, H.K B3 P-Q] 24, R· IO 6, 0·0 H·B] 15, 8 ,02 7. H·B3 8·B4 26 , B-QI 8, "-QS N.oR4 27 , B· .I 9, N,Q4 B-Q2 28. K,RI 10, Q-Q3 P· B4 29, . ,H4 I I. N·H] N·HS 30, B,R3 12, P. B4 P·OH41 31. P,U 13. N)lN Q)lH 32 . • ,BI 14. NXP BXH 33, R, N3 15, P)lB KR· NI 34, P,BS 16, B-B1 H-B3 3$, B· NS 11, P·OR4 P·OR3 36, B,0 8? 18, p)lp Q)lP(R3 ) 37, 8 · N6 19, R,R 3 O)lQ 31, Rul,l n t

APRIL, 1962

R· HS R,H4

R)lNP R,H2 H ,KI K· BI R,Hl

. ,Q5c h R· KB7

H· Bl R· B7 R,R2

." H ,H S

'" P· K] R·RI ...

•

• -- -The sweet tu te of success,

BISGUIER_ I C UELLAR----O

KIHG'S INDIAN

Attractive, smooth play Black's weak opening,

by llI~gul c r re("U!5

1, P·0 4 H· KB 3 1, P·QB4 P·KH 3 3. N,QB3 B·N2 4, P·K4 P·Q3 5. B_N5 P . B4 6, P-Q5 P·KR3 7. B· K3 N· N5 I . B,Q2 B·05 t , H·R] P_Rl 10. 8 · K2 P. KR4 11, 0 ·0 H-Q2 12. H·KHS H·BI 13. H· B3 P·K 4 14, PlIP e.p. N)lKP IS, HxB N)lH 16. H -Q$ H·K4

17, B-QBl 18, Q)lH 19, KR·Ql 20, B)l N 21. Q· K3 22, P·OH 4 23 , p"p 24, QdP 2$, QR·NI 26. R)l1 27, 0·66c h 21 , H·H6 29. O " Rch 30. O-Qlch 31, R)(Qch 32, RlIR

III )l BCh P,KN4

P· IU , .. P· N3

R'OR2

'" R·0 2 8 ,N2 ... R,0 2

••• K' B I ••• K,N 2

Rui llns

BEHKO-V. KORCHNDI-'h RET I OPENING

'Onl y ' a d raw, this is Qne Qf the mos~ e )lel t , ing gam es Qf the StllCkholm tournament , An Imaginative attack by BenkQ strc tcl\eB Korch· no i's de fenslvc resou rces t o their limit , 1. H_KBl H-KB] 18. Px P 2. P·B4 P·K] 19, R· KRI 3. P·KN3 P·Q4 20, Q·Q2 4. B· N2 B,K2 21. Q)lB $, 0-0 0 ·0 22, R)lQ 6. P·04 QN,Q2 23, R)lB 7, Q· B2 P·B3 24 , K,B1 8. B_B4 N·KS 25, R·Q7 9. N-K5 N·03 26, R'QI 10. N,02 N)lN 27, K-Nl 1" P)lH N)lP 28. B· NS 12. N)lN P)lN 29. B· B6c h 13, B,K4 P-KN1 30, R, KRI 14, P.KR4 B·Q2 31. B)lNP IS, QR·QI Q· B2 32. R· Rkh 16. P·R5 K·H2 33. R·R 7ch 1" K·H2 KA·OI Dnw ag re.d ,

RPlIP R· Rl

••• ••• R·KB .. , AlINP

P,B6 R· R l

R·O BI R·N4 K· BI K·Kl ... K·Ol K· KI

AARON- F ILIP_ I

SICILIAH DEFENSE

Has anybody ever seen a strQngcr kn l, ht fork than Black's fina l mQve In this game! With Qne fe ll SWQOP, he th reatens mate, wIn Qf Ihe Queen, a nd captu re Qf both ROQk8! I, P. K4 P'Q S 4 14, P,KS P)l P 2, H,KB1 P·03 IS , PxP H)l 8 c h ] , P·04 PxP 16. O)l H H·HS 4, H)lP H·KB] 17, BxB Ox B $ , N.QBl P·K] II, R,R3 P· N] 6, B·KH5 B·K2 19. Q·Q2 P· KR4 1, O·Ql P·OR3 20 , R· Kl KR.QI S, P,B4 Q. B2 21, 0 · B4 0 ·81 9. 0 ·0·0 0·0 22. N· B3 OR·81 la, B·Ql P·ON~ 23, N·K4? B)lN 11, P'OR] ON·Q2 24. R)lB N,B7 12, KR.Kl B,H2 Res igns 13, R,K3 H·B4

KDR C HN O I_ I BI LEK-O

KIHG 'S INDIAN

(l lack'~ '$hnpllfying' combination on moves 14,18 lands hi m with a tota lly passive poslUon, where Korchnol can prepare a lclsurely a nd declsive klnJ::'S s ide attack, llIack ought to play 14, """,, ' P'K~, or earlier 13 , .. ,, ' '', B-Q2,

\, P·084 N· KB3 I'. P· Klt3 H-B3 2, N·Q B3 P·KN3 20, P· K4 0 .H 3 1. P·0 4 B· N2 21, P' KS N. KI 4, P,KH] 0 ·0 22, H ,K3 Q. N5 5, 8 · H 2 P·0 3 21. O·Bl P-B4 6. H,Bl H ,B] 24, P,K6 B. R$ 7, O.() P·OR3 1$, P· R3 Q,H3 •. p ·OS N'OR4 26, Q· B3 Q ,82 9. N·0 2 P· B4 27. P· H4 H ,KH 2 10, 0 ,B2 R' HI 28. K.RI p)lp 11 , P· N3 P-QH 4 29, p )l p R.H l 12, B, N2 P)lP ]C, P-B5 N ,H6 13. p " p B,R1 11, P-B6 KP)lP 14, P· B4 H· NS? 31, N)l H R)lN 1$, H·OI R)lB 3l. O)lP R.H! 16, O llR B·K N2 34. P· K7 P. R3 17, O,Bl 8)1R lS. Q·BSc h Resigns II, O"B B,02

GELLER_'h FISCHER_ '1z S ICILIAH DEFENSE

The climax 01 t hc Russlun effort to s top the U nited S tates representative taking first prize, POSitionally under heavy pressur e , Fischer conce ives a profound pawn sacrifice (19, "'"'''' I'·N4!) to gain thc Inltia tlve and eventuall y ,'each a drawn endI ng,

1. P· K4 P.QB4 2. N ,KB3 P.03 3. P·04 PxP 4, NxP H-KB3 S. N ,OBl P.ORl 6, B· K2 P. K4 1. H· N ] B.K2 • • 0·0 0.0 9, B· KJ 0 ' B2 10, P,QR4 P-OH3 11. 0 ,02 B. H2 12, P.8 3 8 .8 ] 13, KR-QI QN.02 14, Q,KI P. R] 15, O·BI Q,N2 16, B'OB4 KR,Bl 17, R-Q2 H . BI 11, N· BI N,H] 19, N{BII·Rl P-H4! 20, P)lP p )l p 21 , BXNP B)lB 22, OXB Q)lO 23 , H )lO R,R4 24 , H (H5 ).B3

R(Bl )·RI 2S, R(02)·01 N·BS ", P·ON3 R'QBI

27, P'QN4 28, P-H$ 29, N)lN 30. K'B2 31, H·N4 32. R)lR 33, H)lP 34. P"N 3$, R.Or(1 :U. K·KI 37. R·81 38, R·B le h )9, K.OI 4(1. H 'Bl 41. K·B2 42. R-QR8 43. R·R4 44. R"R 45, N .HS 4'. K·Q3 47. H'0 6 4S. K' B4 49. P-R3 $0. H.N7 51, PxP 52, K.Q4 Draw ag reed,

... R· R6 ...

P·Q.I

••• .. , 8 · B4ch

B· N ] R,H7 K·Rl .. , A,HS .... , B·84 K·H 3 ... 8·H3 P·B4 K·Bl B·NS B-R7 P-KS

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THE CLINCHER! Fischer rounds off a brilliant performance by making certa in of first pr ize wi th two rounds to spare.

Fischer SICILIAN

I . 2. 3. 4. S. ••

P-K4 N·KBl p.Q4 N,P N·QB3 P.KR3

DEFENSE Bolbochan

PoOB4 P.o3 P, P

N·KB3 P·QR3

••••••••

A 5urprise for Bolbochan, who was only expecting Fischer's 'patent' move 6. B· QB4. 6. P-KR3 is a recommendation of Weave r Adams, but it has (ound li ttle favor among masters til l now.

6. ........ N·B3 7. P·KN4 NaN 8. QllN P·K4 9. 0-03 &·Kl?

This obvious developing move is at the root of Black's fu ture troubles. Now his queen's side pieces get in a tangle, and he has to lose several important tempi to achieve a satisfactory forma-Hon. 9 . ... ..... , B-K3! is right, so that i!

. 10. P·N5, N·Q2; and the knight does not interfere with the bishop's development.

10. P·NS! .. ... ... Much stronger than 10. B·N2?, B-K3; as occurred in the brilliancy prize game Gerebcn.GeUer, Budapest 1952, which brought 6. p .KR3 into disrepute.

10. ........ N·02 11 . B·K3 N·B4 12. O.Q2 8·K3 13. O,(),() O.()

14. P·B3 R·Bl 15. K·Nl N·Q2

A confession that the knight r eally belongs at QN3.

16. P·KR4 P·N4 17. B-R31 ........

This fi ne move consolidates White's ad· vantage. He threatens 18. N-Q5, BxN; 19 . QxB, wben 20. Q·N7 immediately threatens and the bishops rake the black position. So Black is constrained to ex· change bishops himself ; but it brings him no relief.

17. ........ Bxa 18. RxB N·N3 1'. BxNI ........

Fischer's nair for f inding the s trongest and simplest plans in "strategical' posi· tions is highly reminiscent of Capabianca and Rubinstein at their peak.

19. ........ Ox B 20. N.Q5 Q·Ql 21. P·KB41 ........

Naturally not 21. NxB eh?, QxN ; 22. QxP??, QRrQ l !; but now P·B5-6 is threat· ened so that Black has to exchange and give White's queen and rooks still greater scope.

21. ........ PxP 22. QxP Q.Q2 23. Q·aS! QR·Q1

Surrendering the file : but 23 .......... Q·Ql fails to 24. QxR!. while 23 .......... KR·QI loses to 24. QxQ, RxQ; 2S. N·N6.

24, R·R3 Q.R2 25. R.QB31 ........

7.

Many or the spectators thought · that 25. N·S6 ch led to a forced win, but Fischer had seen further. If 25. N·B6 eh. BxN; 26. PxB. P·N3; '1:1. Q·NS, K·RI ; 28. Q. R6, R·KNl ; 29. p ·RS, P·N4; or if here 29. R·R3, Q·N2 (counter·attacking the KP) and Black has eounter-chances.

25. ........ P·N3 26. Q.N4 Q.Q2

If he keeps the white rook out by 26. ........ , R·Q2; thcn 27. P·RS, with a winning attack.

27. Q·83 Q.K3 28. R·B7 QR·K I

Or 28 .......... KR·KI ; 29. RrKB1 , and Black is lelt virtually movebou nd.

29. N·B41 Q·K4 30. R·Q5! Q·Rl 31 . P·R31 ........

Neatly demonstrating lhat Black is in virtual Zugzwang : if he does nothing, White simply picks up the QRP by R-R7.

31. ....... . P·R3 Slack tries to break out, but only hast· ens the end.

32. PxP QKP 33, P·R51 a·N4

If 33 ......... , P ·N 4 ; 34. N·N2, followed by N·K3 and N·B5 or N·N4 decides.

34. PxP! PKP Or 34 . ........ , BxN; 35. PXP ch, RxP; 36. fuc R, KxR; 37. R·S:; eh, winning easily.

35. Q-QN31 ........ An elegant final stroke. U Black avoids the discovered check by 35 ......... , K·RI ; then 36. NxP ch I, QxN ; 37. RxB! , QxR; 38. Q.R3 eh forees mate.

35, ........ RxN 36. R·K5 dis,ch. K·Bl 37. RKR ch Res igns

For if 37 .......... KxR; 38. Q·K6 ch. K·B I ; 39. Q.B8 ch. and mate next move.

A worthy climax to Fi scher's finest tournament performance to date.

(Notes by Leonard Barden)

FISCHER_ V. PETROSIA N-'h FRENCH DEFENSE.

Uobby prellM!a hard for the full point, but the Ru.sslan·s dclenn Is . dequa te. 1. P·K4 2. f''04 1. N-QBl 4 • • ·NS S. NxP 4. H·KB) 7. NxNch t. Q·Ql t . Hil a 10. a ·K2 11 . R·Ql 12. 0 ·0 13. H·B3 I . , P·B4 U . H·KS 16. HIIB 17. B·B3 1 •• Q.B3 It. P·QN4 20. P.QR4 21 , P' RS

P-K 3

' .... H ·KB3

'" QN.Q2 B·K2 ... ... N· B3 0 ·0

Q·Q3 B.Q3

KR>Ql B· U .... , .,. Q· R3 H·B3 P·B3

QIt·.1 P-QN4

22. A·.' 22. P-1I.3 24. QIIP 25. ItxQ ,.. Kit·., 21. RIIP 2 • . R' B' 29. RIIR ch 30. R·QR. 31. P·R' 3'2 . It ·QNt 33 • • · t(2 34. R·H7 35. RII BP 36. RIIP 27. B·H4 3., R·K 7 39. RIIP 40. BIIII. Dr.wn.

P·R3

'" .,. .... R·Nl .,' ••• K·R2 R·N1 R.Q2 .... , N·B1 ." N·N5 ." R·Q3 ..... .,. N·B3

POMAR_ ' GELLER-G While Fbcher wu conflrmlng the superiority ove .. the Soviet ,"andmasters established a t Bled, hili nearest ri val In the tournaml'nt table had hi5 klng 'a position r ipped open .. Pomar made a late bid ror a pllce In the top Ill(. I . P·Q4 I'. Q. K2 N. R • 2. P.QB. 17. N-Q5 QK8P 3. N·QB3 . ·N2 1 •• NIIP ch K·N1 • . P·K4 p·Q3 19. Q·Q2 H.B3 S. B· K2 0·0 20. P· BSI N x N 4. p... P·B4 21. P· Bkh K-RI 1. N ·B3 Px P 22. O-A4 R.KNI t. N x P H 'Bl 23. II..B3 P·K N4 t . B·I<3 N·KH5 24. PlCN QR.K I TO. BII H BXN U . Q·Bkh R.N2 1I . Bx KB BII B 24. P· K5 1 ... Q4 12. QIIB HIIB 27. P· K4I ... .. U . Q·QI N·Bl 2 •. Q· KSI Q·BT 14. 0 ·0 Q·N :kh 29. R.B7 Rul,ln, IS, 1(·11.1 Q·HS

BERTOK-o PORTlSCH_ 1 Aneth.,.. method of Impl'(lvlng the ' Penro.e system' .gllnst the Modern Benoni for Bla(k (sco a lso Anun·Ste ln. Rouod It). Avoiding Tal's tlIne ,wlllItlnl ~ ...... , 1\-10 In tbe openln" Bla(k mobilizes his queen '. wln l pawna and decides the game with the nice combIna tion 26 ......... , N><Kl'! Note I( 30. B·B2, B-K7! wins for Black. 1. P·QB4 2. p.Q. 3. p·QS • • H ·QBl S. PIIP 4. P-K4 7. B.Q] I. K N·K2 t . 0 -0 10. P·KR3 11 . P-QR. 12. P.8. U . N·N3 14. B·82 IS. PxP 14. II ·K3 17. II.·Rl , I, N ·R4 I'. P·N3 20. N·K2 21. Rx R

N ·K . 3 .. ·.4 p.Kl

'" P·Q3 P·KH3

B·N2 0 ·0

QN.Q2 P.QR3

Q .• 2 R·HI P·BS

P.QN4

'" " ·N5 .... ' R·H 4 P·B' 11.. 11.. ...

(Cont'd

22. H.Q4 23. H.B, 24. Q·. 3 2S. R·Rl 24. B-Q4 27 • • • N 21. H . B 29. R.QI 30. K·R2 31 . N.B4 32. H·HI 33. NxB 34. P·BS 35. H·H' 34. PIIQ 37. K ·Hl 11. R-QRI 39. R·R. Whl .. 1011 t lmlt lim it .

on p. 82)

R· K I Q. B2

• • QR3 Q·N2

H IIKPI Bx . ch

Q·R2 N·Bl ... ... , Q.H. .,. Q. K 7 .,.

R·Klch .... , '"

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CHESS KALEIDOSCOPE by U.S. Muter Eliot HNnt

TAL V5, FISCHER (AGAI NI) Answers during a joint inter· view (D. BicHea) , Q. Do you consider chess a profession?

Fischer; I guess 50'. It is better to be onc of the best in the world in chess than an alumnus among thousands. T. I: It Is necessary for any great master to make a profession of chess, but I also work as editor of the Latvian magazine SAHS.

Q. What do you think of Bolvinnik and Reshcvsky? Fi5Ch. r : Botvinnik plays better In matches than in tourneys; that is why he didn't piay at Bled. Rcshevsky has no idea of theory. Tal: Botvinnik is world champion. Reshevsky b(!at Fischer. but since they were tied in the games actually played (11). I considered the result to indicate tbeir equality.

Q. What did after your game at Bled? (Fischer scored his first Tal in that game). Fbcher: has not escaped from me! Ti l: It is play against Einstein's theory.

Q. What do you think of each other? Fischer: Tal knows he is not better than I. He won't have as much luck as he previously had. T. I: Fischer is a grea~ talent, but he has not yet reached maturity.

Q. Is fame always pleasant? Fischer: Chess is not popular enough in America . But can you imagine that on a train crossing Yugoslavia, no· body recognized me ? Ti l: Fame is not dangerous when you don't think about it.

Q. Whom do you (!nvy? Fischer: Nobody and nothing. Not even Botvinnik, because he is old. T.I: Real heroes.

Q. What do you think or Brigitte Bardat? Fischer: I am acquainted with her. but she doesn't seem to me so ~autiful as they say. Ti l: I do not think about her; I simply keep seeing her movies!

Q. What would be the result of a 2().game match between Tal and Fischer? Fischer: I would win. Til: Since the return mak h with Botvinnik I do not want to talk about "matches."

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. see game CHESS LIFE. 1962. p. 37) black tried in vain to i win what appeared to be a theoretically drawn endgame after

the adjournment at the 73rd move ; however . Benko finally set up an impregnable position on the 105th move and a draw was agreed. to. Benko seemed Immensely relieved at geUing the draw- which surprised Hearst since he had fi gured during the adjournment that the game would probably be drawn upon resumption. But there was reason for Benko's relief. since the ex-Hungarian immediately pointed out a very fine win that Hearst bad missed on the 10Ist move. Benko. in timepressure at that point (Hearst bad two hours left) declared that he probably would have overstepped the time limit if black had played the correct move. since he could not see any defense to it! Hearst was heartbroken at gGing astray after such a long aDd arduous attempt to win and he spent several days (now months) trying to convince himsell that Benko was wrong and that the position was actually drawn. All this soul·searching was to no avail . however. si nce the entire end· ga me now appears to be a thOOTeticaJ win lor black. Your columnist., might be a happier man today if the oversight had never been brougbt to his attention. but perhaps he can lessen his disappointment by sharing the winning method with some sympathetic readers. Unsympathetic readeiS those who have never tossed away the fruits of a hard struggle- may read no further .

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H .. ,.t

Benko

Black had just entered KR5 with his king- the last win· ning attempt. since the king had already tried unsuccessfully to make headway in the center. His original intenticm was to play 101. ........• K ·R6 here (he played K-N4 and the game was rapidly drawn), but he could see no winning plan alter 102. B·K6, R..Q3; 103. 8 -85. R·KB3; 104:. 8-Q7. Be overlooked 104 ......... , R·B5! here. which releases the king from the defense of the knight·s pawn. Without going into great detail. here are a few of the ideas which contribute to the winning method :

A. 105. 8-B8, K·R7 loti. K·K2, RxPch! and the pawn Clueens

B. 105. K·Nl, R·Q5 106. Jl..NS. R-Q8ch 107. B-Blch, K·RS 108. K·N2, R-Q7 (threat: P·N6) 109. K·Nl . P·N6! IlO. PxPch . KxP

and black wins. because the white king is in the wrong corner; if the king is in the corner of the same color as his bishop, no stalemate is possible.

c. 105. K-K2, K·N7 106. K·K3, R-B6ch 107. K·K4. K-R6!

In some variations black may have to lose a tempo in occupying the KB file with his rook. In order to bring about the position analyzed above; e.9., if white plays alter 101. ........ , K·R6; 102. B-K6. R-Q3; 103. B-B8 (ilL'ltead of B·B5). blaek first plays 103 . ... _ .. _., R.Q l (instead of R·KB3. 104. K·K2, R-BS; 105. K·K3); 104. B-K6, R-KBl ; to prevent a rapid K·K2 by white (which loses here to R·K1).

IT any sympathetic reader can lind a draw for wltit(!. I'd be happy to hear about it. On second thought. maybe he shouldn't bring it to my attention; I've lost enough sleep ovcr Ihis position already!

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SAN ANTONIO INVITES YOU The 1962 U.S. Open Story

By Mojor Ed Edmondson, USCF Vice-Preside nt

Ever since the Alamo City was selected as the site of this August's 1962 U.S. Open Chess Championship, your Tournament Committee has been striving for a program which every USCF member cou ld enjoy.

Our wishes are three; (1) To acquaint you with the possibilities of San Antonio

and Texas as the ideal locale {or a truly wonderful family vacation. The playing schedule leaves you with free time every day, on two or three evenings, and for the greater part of onc weekend. Pian now to vi si t San Antonio this year- and bring the wife and kids for the lime of their lives!

(2) To att ract both st rength and quantity to compete in what has long been the hemisphere's outs tand ing annual chess evcnt. We defin itely expect to have a liberal prize fund and to reward the top players handsomely. In add ition, a unique and cntirely separate system of Handicap and Upset Awards will provide playcl"S of medium and lesser strength with a crack at extremely worthwhile prizes.

(3) To provide the best physical facilities and the best· rUIi tournament humanly possible. From August 13th through 25th, your comfort, conveniencc, and cnjoyment will be our primary interest.

In this issue of CHt:.sS LIFE, we introduce your Host City.

SlIn Antonio-Where Life ;$ Different

One of the most picturesque and historic cities of America, San Antonio has lived under six flags--French , Spanish, Mexi· can, Republic of Texas, Confederate, and CnHed States. She is a proud old dowager, aloof from casual tags and easy com· pa.·isons; a city of contrasts, of old·world missions dozi ng peacefully in the shadows of shiny new skyscrapers.

San Antonio is, of course, steeped in history. Hel'C the baUie cry, " Remember the Alamo!" was born. The building known as the Alamo was originally l\lission San Antonio de Valero, and this famous Shrine of Texas Liberty stands today in the heart of downtown San Antonio. Visi tors to its hushed halls can relive in their imaginations the va lorous story of Davy Crockelt, Jim Bowie, William Travis, and the 184 others who died fo r freedom 's cause in 1836.

Four other Span ish missions, all started between 1720 and 1731, arc some of the finest examplcs of thcse establishments to be found in the United Statcs. San Jose, "Queen of the Mis· sions," is famous {or its beauty of architectural form and the wealth of its sculpture. Numbered among its treasures is one of the finest carved windows in America- the Camous Rose '''indow. Daily services are still held here and in Mission Capistrano. Mission Concepcion, and Mission Espada . Near Mission Espada, you can "iew a two and one·hall century old aqueduct that is still in use.

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Returning to downtown San Antonio, we find the Spanish Governor's Palace (wedding place of Jim Bowie) open to th~ visitor. Early Viceroys of the King of Spain held court in this ancient building, which bears the Hapsburg coat of arms and the date, 1748. Walls of the palace are of 3-Ioot thick adobe, and its fUrnishings depict the early Spanish colonial period.

Near the Governor's Palace is the historic San Fernando Cathedral, constructed in 1749 by the first settlers of San Antonio. From its towers echoed the trumpets that heralded the arrival of Santa Anna, and today within its walls arc buried the last earthly remains of the defenders of the A13mo.

But San Antonio has many faces. She is, to view another countenance, a mi li tary town. Here General Robert E. Lee dceided to cast his lot with the South. And here Genera l Wil· liam Tc<:umseh Sherman served a hitch before casting his with the !\orth. The horse of General John J . Pershing was once allowed inside the lobby of the Gunter Hotel, the only animal in history to be so honored. Ike met Mamie here, and Douglas MacArthur set a scholastic record that still stands at San Antonio's Texas Military Institute.

Fort Sam Houston, now headquarters for the Fourth Army, is one of the largest military posts in the country. Geronimo, the Apache warrior, was imprisoned here in 1886 in a now· famous landmark, the Fort Sam Houston clock tower. In 1910 at Fort Sam, a young lieutenant named Benjamin D. Foulois was given $150, a wrecked biplane. and a mission.--which he accomplished when he made the nation's first military flight, giving birth to our present·day Air Force.

A few years laler, another pilot almost washed out while training at San Antonio's Brooks }o'ield . He didn't , though, which is probably just as well. His name was Charles Lind· bergh, and he made a r ight good aviator.

Many flyers were trained and many aviation movies were made at San Antonio bases during the 1930s. Especially prominent in those days was Randolph Air Force Base, known then as "Thc West Point of the Air."

Air Center

Today the city ranks as one of the world 's vita l centers of aerospace activity. Randolph houses the headquarters of our far·flung Air Training Command and is also the home of the T·38 Talon, first supersonic jet training aircraft. I..ackland, largest Air Force Base in the world, provides basic training for all newcomers to the air arm and is known as the "Gateway to the Air Force." Kelly, the nation's oldest military air field, is the country's largest aircraft repai r base and handles our giant B·52 bombers. Brooks AFB is now the site of the U.S. Aerospace Medical Center, where research is done on the biological and physiological impacts of space Hight on man. It is the home base of the medical team {or Lt. Col. John H. Glenn and his companion astronauts of Project Mercury. And in reply to Caroline's "Where's the monkey?"-he's here, too.

Scenic Excitement

San Antonio is also a downtown river, fetchingly land· scaped and so crooked the Indians used to call it "Drunken Old Man Going Home at Nigbt." Paved walks border the river's edges, and its banks arc covered with lush sem i·tropica l plants and flowers. It's exciting anytime, but especially as the lights begin to twinkle in the skyscrapers at evcntide. You'll be in for a thrilling new experience as you dine at an exotic riverside restaurant, or take a gondola ride down to the Arneson River Theater. In this perfect open·air setting, "Fiesta Noche del Ricf'-literally translated " Party Night on the River"-is staged throughout the sum mer months. The spec' tacular show features Latin dancers and singers and is staged 011 Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights.

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Across the river from the theater is La Villita, or "Little Town." This is a city·block restoration of San Antonio's earliest res idential set tlement. Many skills and crafts of the ea rly settlement are s till pursued in the old adobes, and the finished wares are available to the vis itor.

Another summer attraction is "The Drama of the Alamo." This nationally acdaimed production is presented in an out· door sctting. You sit right In the center of the battie, with action taking place all around you.

F amilies together in San Antonio always enjoy visiting the 363·acre Brackenridge Park. Here the world's longest miniature ra ilroad wi nds its way among moss-<irapc<l trees, past riding s tables and the 70·acre San Antonio Zoo, and stops at the beautiful Or iental Sunken Gardens. The Zoo's collection of over 2500 animals, re ptiles, and birds r anks with the finest in the world. The site, with rolling terrain and high limestone cliffs, has made possible the creation of Open barless pens and pits, in many cases resembling the native habitat of the animals.

Kear the park also is Witte Museum, hous ing a variety of exhibits. Not fa r away is McNay Art Institute, one of the fore· most modern museums in the nation. And the Hertzberg Circus Collect ion in the public library never fail s to fasc inate the young and the young at heart.

For those with misgivings about the August weather this fa r south, let us assure you that ours is an equable climate. We are 700 feet above sea level, and cooling breezes from the Gulf of Mexico make summer enjoyable- our mean summer temperature is 78.8 degrees.

San Antonio is a lady with a past, of whieh she's rightfully proud . She's a lso a lady with a fu ture, it. wou ld appear, j udg· ing from the fact that the census bu reau called her the nation's fastest.·growing major city the last time it counted noses---of which, incidentally, San Antonio has some 600,000 (not one of which is blue).

If your desi re happe ns to be for gayety, for laughter and enjoyment. come to sec us next August. San Antonio, alluring enchantress that she is, will welcome you with open arms.

Ne .. rby Attrac tion s

Northeast and north of San Antonio arc the picturesque Hill Country and the beautiful Highland Lakes area. The streams and lakes offer excell ent fish ing. and there are many lovely scenic drives and picnic spots. Dude ranches abound in and around Bandera.

To the northeast are the cities of New Braunfels, San Marcos, and Austin. New Braunfels, seUled in 1845 by Gel'man immigrants, retains its Old World (Javor to this day. San Marcos a ttracts many visitors to the underground sights of Wonder Cave and the equally sightly, though quite different, water show at its Aquarena. Austin, the State Capitol, is also the home of the Universi ty of Texas and the Texas Memorial Museum.

Arced along the Gulf of .Mexico to the southeast is one of th e world's finest salt watel' recreation areas. Fishing, bathing. and beachcombing are unsurpassed. The Aransas National Wild life Preserve and the Padre Island recreation center a rc in this region . At Kingsville, to the south, is !.he headquarters of the fa med King Ranch .

To the south and southwest, within an easy three·hour drive, is Old Mexico. Therc are several colorful Mexican border cities, and all havc interesting night clubs, markets, and gift shops. Bullfights arc frequently staged. We highly recommend a side t rip to Mexico on your free weekend or after the tour· nament.

To the west, Big Bend National Park offers the spectacular scenery of the Chisos :\10untains. Not far away is the fro ntier town of Langtry, where Judge Roy Bean ad minis tered " law west of the Pecos."

For those who can stuy an extra week, th e Southwest Open - largest annual tournament in this part of the countrywill be he ld on Labor Day weekend at the Statler Hilton in Dallas. You can relax with a complete change of pace fOI' the intervening s ix days and then play in this second major event.

There is no better place for that period. of relaxation than the FI. Clark Guest Ranch. Here you can ta ke it easy in his· lod e, comfortable surrounding~r engage in a veritable host

APRIL, 1962

of activities. These include Chuck Wagon breakfasts, horse· back riding, hiking and exploring, fi shing, swimming, golf, tennis, and outdoor barbecues in the evening. Also on lap are excursions to the exciting border city of Piedras Negras and to Alamo Village Vaca tionland. Alamo Village is an authentic reconstruction of San Antonio as it appeared when the Alamo fell. The shooting site for John Wayne's movie, "The Alamo," it is now a "different" mecca for visitors to the Old West.

In cooperation with the F t. Clark management, we hope to make a special package vacation plan available to tJSCF members for severa l days beginning Ausust. 26th. More about that in a later issue.

Ente rtai nment Progn m

We do not intend to make " tourn ament widows" of your womenfo lk from August 13th through 25th. We want you and yours to enjoy San Antonio. For perhaps the first t ime in U.s. Open history, a rcal entertainment pl'ogram is being planned. Already on the schedule for our group are:

Two fash ion shows for the ladies. At least one Bridge Tournament.. A Day a t the Zoo and BI'ackenr idge Park. A Swim Party. 1\1.'0 tours-One of the military installations, another of

the missions and historical sites. A special night at "Fiesta Noche del Rio." Other attractions will be announced as they are added

to the schedule.

Travel Co nvenie nce

You may not realize how easy and inexpensive the t rip to San Antonio can be for you . A fe w examples:

If you plan on driving from Salt Lake, Chicago, or Cleve· land- leave Saturday, August 11 th and you will be here in plenty of time fol' the first round.

You can drive from New York City nt a relaxed pace and need not start before Friday evening, August 10th.

Round trip bus fare from Seattle (about the fa rthest chess center) is less than $ 100.

Prefer [lyi ng? Round t r ip from Los Angeles can be as li ltle as $121.

See the Next Chlpterl

Like the old·time serial at your neighborhood movie, we shall leave the best till last. Next month, details on the wonder· ful facilities of our Tournament Headquarters. the Gunter Hotel. A rundown on the very low cost of . 11 facilities during your stay in Sa n Antonio. An explanation of the Handicap System. And the fi rs t announcement concerning playing sched· ules and prize lis ts . \

Meantime, make your plans now for a family vacation in Texas. Have the res l of your family read this article-we would like to see all of you in San Antonio this August!

A ll v isiton to Si n Antonio will " Re me m ber The Al l mo"

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Intenonll GlmeIJ-Cont'd. BISGUIER-O GELLER_ I

RUY LOPEZ •

Geller'. 9 .........• R-KI bu lanllu!..shed. In ob· scurlty for len Yeln owln, t o Ihe dra.U(: derelt su rfered by It I orlalnalor a/lalnlt Keres at Budapest, 1951. lIere. Geller brhll:$ the mo ... e out or cold .-toraae and shows It to be a d a nl:e r t o W hl te'l en ti re lualegy In Ihe Worral l Att..-, k .

,. P-K4 P.K4 20. H·R2 P· B5 L N·KIIl H-QIIl 21 . H ·H4 ••• ,. B·H5 P-QR3 n. OxH R·.2 •• ~ .. N·. 3 n . N.R5 K-RI ,. ..., . ·K2 2C. N·1I6 ••• •• P-Bl P-QN4 U . IIxN R(.2H I1 ,. B· N3 ... 26. ' x ' .'" •• 0-0 .... 27 • • . R4 R·K4 •• P ·Ql R·KI 2 •• B-Q7 ' ·R4 10. QN-Q2 . -.1 U . Q·QI ... 11. R-Ql N-QR4 le . • x R ... n . B-1I2 ' ·114 31. Rx P B· Kl 13. N· Bt .... U . QxO" • •• 14_ Px' K .. x, 33. ItxQ ... U . N-Hl ... , 34. PoON4 R·Rs ,.. B·en B·N2 35. R·NI K·N2 17. 0R. BT QIt-Q1 16. K·R2 P·R4 n. R·KT .... 37. p ·Be ... It. P·KR3 P' H3 R"I,n.

PETROSIAH_ I SCHWEBER-O

KING'S IHDIAN

PelrOlllan a the world ' . ,reatest exponen t of t h e Ill"t of Immoblllzln, Bl.ck's nanchettoed Bl.!hop In the Klns:'. InCU.n. lIere' . a typk.1 example of bl. boa..con.trlctor te<:hnlque. ,. .... N·KIS 23. It·QIIT B·KBI •• ..... P·KN) 24. N.Nl B·BI •• NoOB3 . ·N2 25 . 0-0 ... , •• P-K4 ' ... U . K·N2 R-R2

•• ~., 0-0 27. It-K.2 I(. R2 •• B-Ns P·KII) n . R(1I21-.2 Q·1t3 ,. B.k3 P·K4 ,.. N IC KP 1t·1I2 L ... ' P ·.3 30. N·1I4 B·KH2

•• P·KR41 ." 31. Q-Q) K·HI 10 • • PxP QN-Q2 n . R.Q2 R·K2 It . P·RS P· KH4 U. P.K5 B.KP n . P·B3 p·lt) 34. folKa ... 13. P·KN4 P·H4 35. QxQ ... 14. P·R4 P·HS 36. Rx P B·.l 15. H·HI P·1t4 37. Rx P P·B4 16. H·Q2 N· .4 lI. PICP ... 17. axN "'. n . Nxa ... 11. B_N5 B_N2 40. It·N5 R(OI).KBI '9. N·K2 N· KI 41 . P,C6 ... 20. IIxH ••• 42. PxR K· . 2 21 . N·CII4 B· Rl 43. P'Q7 R"I,nl 22. Q-N3 Q·1I3

BENKG-I .ILEI(-O

CUEEN'S GAM.IT DECLINED

Th .. U.S. Open eh.mplon m ake, • powerful bid In the e lollns: round. for a place In Ihe Candidates' tournament. Black trlea to (:()unter Ihe 'minor ity athek.' (In the queen's aide by play on t he other win" only to ttnd bl! Own king trapped by the a ssault along the KN file .

1. ,.·Q4 2. P.oB4 3. H·KBS 4. PxP S. N·B3 6. Q·.2 7. B.H5 . _ P·K3 t • • -Q3 II. CxB 11 . ~ 12. QR_HI 13. Q·B'1 14. IIx N 15. P-QR3 16. P·CN4 17. PICP 18. P·N5 19. Nx N 20. H·g2 21 . P·C5 2'1 . C·B4 n . KR-QI

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N.Kas P·KS , ... .. , P·.,

P·I(N3 . ·1(2

B.K'" ... QH002 ... P-QR4

R· ICI ... .... ." R-QBI N. IeS ...

P·Q84 . ·K4 . ·Q3 Q.K2

24. R· ltl 2$. It. R4 26. P.B4 27. R(R4 )- 1t1 21. Q.I(.' 2t. P. NS 30. HPx P 31 . N·.4 31. R·R2 U . R·I(N2 34. p-c. 3S. Q-K2 ,.. K· ltl

QR-Ql Q·R5 Q.R4 P·.4 P·N4 ". ~.,

. ·111 K-RI ....

KR-QI .... 37. R(gl ). I(HI 3 •• g ·ca2

C· K3 P·NS R·R2

n. Nx P 40. N.B4 41 . P·N6 42. C ' R4 43. Q·R6 44. N·Q6 45. g .B4

." Q.Q' It·CN2 ... ,

. ·B6 It(N2 ). NI

Rasllnl

IIERTOK-O FISCHER_ I QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLIHED

Even wIth the tournament sewed up, FlfCher sUll Squeezes the full point from a 'drawllll" varl.tlon'. Wblte sacrifices a plc(:e on movo 22 rather tha n lose the QNP wlthou l counterebancu: It 22. N.R5, N-IU; 23. R-B2 (LO pr oI~t Ihe QNP), N·N6:; wi ns materia l. 1. P-Q4 p .Q4 17. H-Ql 2_ P-Q.4 . ·K3 18. N.B4 '- NoOB3 . -K'1 19. QR·Nl 4. H-B3 N.KB3 20. QR-QI 5. II·N$ 0·0 21. R-Q2 • • • ·1(3 . ·KR3 12. HxP 1. . ·R4 P.oH3 23. BxP 8. ~P NxP 14. KR.oI t . .xll Ox. 25. QxN 11. NXN PxN 26. P·KR4 11. "'1(2 II .KS 17. g .KN 3 12. O-Q P-QB4 28 • • • NS 13. PII;P F'xP 29 . P . • 4 14. 0·1t4 C·N2 30. P. 1t5 U . o-R3 N' C2 21 . R.B2 I'. H·Kl P.oR4 Rasi lnl

.. ·.5 kll .N'

. ·114 N·BS

P·N4I

••• . ·KS

••• ... II·KI Q.K2 11·1(3 P·N5

Q-B4 ch B·.4

STEIN_ l YAHOFSkY-o FREHCH DEFENSE

Stein, m.kJ ng a la te bid 10 o ust Ko~hnot .1 LIIe t hird RUS$la n q ualifier l o r t he Candi. d.tu', sho ws the power of one or the newest methods of Ireal1ng t he Fren(:h ..... nofsky lost time In t he opening; he should h .... e p layed an immed ia te 10 . ........ , P ·U4 and altacked on t he qu een', sid e as soon as possible. I , P· K4 P·K3 28. N. NS '1 . P-Q4 P-Q4 29. N.8S 3. N·Q2 N·KB3 30. P.R5 4. P·KS I(N.Q2 31 . Q-83 5. P·I(.4 P-QB4 3'1. II .QS 6. P·.3 N-Q.3 33. P·N4 7. QN-.' g .N3 34. K·.2 8. P. I(N3 PxP 35. P_KH5 9. PxP . ·Hk h 36. R·R2 10. 1(·.2 P·.3 n . Q-Itl 11 . k ·N2 . ·k2 31. N·1(2 12 • • -Ql P· B4 39. N •• , n . N· 1(2 Q-Ql 40. K· KS )4 • • -Q2 N_Nl 41 . NI.S). R4 15. P·H3 B-Q'1 42. 1t-Q1I2 16. P·kRl Q·.2 43. N·N6 17. P.KN4 P. N3 44. PII N 18. R.QIII . ·R6 45. NxNP t 19. 11 · .'1 Q·Ql 46. R.1I7eh 20. B.1(1 B_k2 47. Rx ll 21 . P-QR4 N-N5 41. It· B7 22 . • xH .xB ct. P x Peli 23 . P·1t4 R·QBI 50. Q.1t6 24. P·KRS RxR 51. It x BI 15. BxR K·K2 52. QxPch 26. N·Kl K·B2 53. Q·B6ch 21. N·C3 B·K2

Q-kHl B-Q1I1

N· ltl H·1I2 K·KI

P·gRI Q •• I K·B2 R-NI Q.1(1 . ·Bl B·N2 Q.B3 N·RI Q.KI

••• B·III ... a ·K' II·N2

Q·QHl

''" K·Nl ... 1(.111

Itasl ,nl

FIKhu_l II1C1_0 CARO·KAHH DEFENSE

An end ing by Fisehe r with t he real Capa· b lanca ,tamp. Afterwards. B.I'CZI confessed t h . t he dldo ' t know where h is error lay.

I. P·1C4 P-QB3 32, R·NS PoN) 2. H-Q.3 P·Q4 34. K-Kl K.81 S. N.B3 F'xP 3S. K-Q4 K·NI 4. H"P N-B3 n . K-Q5 R-.3 5. HICN eh KPltN 37. K-Q4 1t-1(3 6. P-C4 11.03 31. P-Q1t4 K-.2 7. B_Q.4 0-0 n . p · 1tS R·Q3 ch •• 0..0 R· I(I 40 . B-Qs K-.' t . II·N3 H·Q2 41. PXP P·.3 10. H·R4 H·BI 42. K·K3 NxP 11 . Q003 B·B2 43 • • -NI K·.2 n. B.K3 Q.k2 ..... R·.5 ch K·NI 13. H-B5 Q.kS 45. BxP N-Q4 ch 14. QxQ IbQ 46. K.B3 H.IO 1$. N· NS It·Kl 47. P· R4 P.H3 16. ,"-QS PxP .... R·HS K.N2 17. BxQP ... N3 49. P·1I5 1(. 11 3 11. IIxB ~B SO. P·B. ~P 19. P-OR3 11 ·114 51. .xP II .QS 20. QIt-Q1 R·B4 $2. P-QN3 H •• , 21. P-Q.3 R·B2 53. K. K3 It-Q l n . • . B3 R-Q2 54 • • ·K4 H.1t4 '13. Rxlt Nxlt 55 • • • 112 p . ItS 24. N,.$ N·B4 ,.. R. RS lI ·kl ch 25. N·C6 R-QI 57. k-Q2 1t. I(HI 26. HxB Rx N 51. RxP P.N4 27. R·Cl K·.I 59. R-1I4 Px P 21. 1t-Q4 R·B2 60, PICP RIIP 29 . ... 1t3 P-B4 61, RxP ch I(' R'1 30. It·QN4 N-Q2 62. K·B3 R.Ns 31 . 1( •• 1 K· K'1 63. P·1I4 N.N2 32. K.K2 1(041 M . k .H4 · It.l lin.

OLAFSSON_ I STEIN-Il

S ICILIAN DEFENSE

L P-K4 P-Q.4 17. P·CBS P·RS ,. N·I(.3 P·Q3 11. N-Q2 a · N2 •• , ... ... It. Q·.2 R·R4 •• ... H·KB3 20. N·B41 ••• ,. N-Q.3 "..gRl 21 . N-Q6! ... •• B·K2 P-K3 22 . R"II Q-HI ,. ... . ·K2 23. B· R7 Q·RI L P·.4 0-0 24. B_H5 ... •• . · K3 Q·.2 25. PxB N·B3 10. P·KN4 .... 26. P007 ... , 11. P·K5 N·K5 27. II-H6 ••• 12. NxH ... 28. Bxll ••• 13. Q. to PoON4 n . R·87 N·a 3 14. R·.I ... , 30. Q.Q2 H·Q4 15. p.", P·Ns 31. R-Q7 Q-QIII I'. N·N) P·CRC 32. R·Ctch R.~.n$

GELLER_ l YANOFSKY_ O KIHG' S IHDIAN

"'uoflky's 13. .. ...... , P.K4? 113. ......... B-Q2!) elO«es t h., cenler and Celle r b uUd .s up a win· nine klng.alde att.ck . The key mo..... In W1"I1te'. plan Is 15. B-QB3! wh ich Ues the Blat:k ro~e, to t he Queen's win , ror .0 lone tha t he is una ble 10 re, ro u p In time to Tcnd orr th., alta(:k on his Kina. I P·Q4 N. KB3 17. N.K3 2 P·g.4 P·KN3 18. PxP 3. P·KN3 B·N2 1? B.R3 4. 8 ·N2 0..0 20. P.B4 5. N·g.3 P-Q3 21. QIt. 1(1 6 . N·B3 P.B4 22. PxP 1. 0·0 N·B3 23. K_ltl I. P·C $ N-QR4 24. R·KNI t . N·C2 P-Qltl 25. NxPI 10. g ·.2 A·NI 26. RIIR II . P·N3 P·QH4 27. ax. 12 • • ·N2 PxP 28. Q-Q3I 13. PICP P·KC? n . Q· KS! 14. NoO T N·R4 30. B.B2 15. B·CII ll B-Q2 31. Q-K4 n . P-K4 B· R] 32. IIxNch

P_B4 ... N· N2 Q-B'1 ... N· N2

QR.KI R·K2 ... 0.' K-Rl Q-R5 ... , A-HI

••• IIUllnS

RIVISE, WEINBERGER TIE Irving Rivise of Los Angeles and Ti·

bor Weinbergcr of Glendale tied for the CaJi(ornia Stale Championship with scores of 6-2. CaJi(orn ia j unior champion Walt Cunningham of Arcadia was th ird (5·3) and Zoltan KOvacs of Los Angeles was fourth with 4-31h. Nine players com· peted in the event, which was played at (he Herman Steiner Chess Club and directed by Gordon Barrctt. (For crosstable see March CHESS LIFE).

NOMINATIONS WANTED The Nominating Committee o{ USCF

requests the help o{ the membership in suggesting suitable candidates for next year . The offices to be filled arc eight USCF Vice-Presidents, one in each of the eight USCF Regions: I New England, II Eastern, III Mid-Atlantic, IV Southern, V Great Lakes, VI North Central, VII Southwestern, vrn Pacific.

Names of suggested nonti nees may he sent to any member of the nominating conunittee lisled below.

CHAIRMAN, Kenneth Grant, 1735 Sem inole Av. NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

William Trin ks, 2714 Cleveland St., Hammond, Ind.

Henry E. Rock, Hinsdale R.D., Beckett, Mass.

Dr. Alex Janushkowski, 4405 Stockton BLvd., Sacramento 25, Calif.

Peter Lahde, 80 LyLe Lane, NashvHle 11, Tenn.

CHESS LIFE

GAMES BY

USCF

MEMBERS Annot .. t ed by

U.S. Master John W. Collins

AT HOME USCF Master Donato Rivera, who had been residing in Brooklyn, returned home last summer to continue his education at the University DC Puerto Rico. Thereupon he soon won both the U. P. R. Championship and the first Puerto Rico Open. He regards the following as h. is best game from the Cormer event.

U. P. R. Championship Rio Piedras, 1961

HROMADKA SYSTEM Meo 9: p. 230, c. 24, en:l )

F. M,.rtinez D. River. 1. N·K83 P.K3

N·KB3 P·B4

4. p·QS PxP 2. P·Q4 S. PxP P·KN3 3. P·B4 Black works it into his favorite Hromadka (or Benoni) System.

6. N·83 7. P-K4 8. 8-03

8·N2 P·Q3 ....... .

Alternatives arc 8. 8. B·K2.

P-KN3, 8. N-Q2, and

B. . ...... . 9. 0 -0

Or 9. P·KR3. 9. . ...... .

0 ·0 ••••••••

N·R3J This is preferable to 9. P-QR4, B-NS.

........ , P·QR3; 10.

10. P·QR3? ........ Too passive. More active is 10. N.Q2, N·B2; 11 . P-QR4! , P-QR3; 12. p.B4! But not 10. BxN? PxB and Black hl!$ the two Bishops and play on the QN·ftfe.

10. ........ N·81 11. Q·B2 R·Kl 12. N·Q2. ........

Less elltangling is 12. P·R3, followed by 13 . . B-KN5, 13. B.KB4, or 13. B-K3.

12. ........ N.R4 13. R·Ql ........

Not 13. p .B4?, B·Q5ch ; 14. K-RI, Q.R5, threatening 15 ......... , N·NS mate. 13. ........ S·NS 16. N·BI B·K4 14. P·B3 B·QSch 17. B·K3 ........ 15. K·Rl B.Q2 17. Q-B2 prevents the incursion of the Black Queen. 17. ........ O-RS IS. QR·B) P.QN4 19. 0-82 O-B3

20. R·Q2 P·R4 21 . R/2·B2? ....... .

White should restrict Black's KN, pre· serve his KB, and menace 22. p.B4 with 21. P·KN3. 21 . ....... . 22. B·K2 23. QxN

APRil., 1962

N·BS NxB P·NS

24. PxP 25. N.Ql 26. R.Q2

RPxP N·N41 N-QS

Posit ion li fter U . .... _ ..• "-<IS

Now, in addition to this Q-side pawn· majority and control of the QR·file. Black obtains the clear advantage of two Bishops for two Knights.

27. BxN ........ If Zl. Q·Q3 Or Q.B4. (Black threatcned to win the Queen or the exchange); Zl. ......... B·N4 wins a piece. 27. ........ 8xB 30. P·KN3 p·R4 28. N(81 )·K3 R·R7 31. K·N2 P-N41 29. N·B4 B-N4 Black intends to fully exploit his Bishops by opening the position.

32. K·Rl P·NSI 33. K·Nl ........

Not 33. PxP?, RxKP! ; 34. QxR. Q.B8 mate!

33. ........ Q·N3 34. N·82 P·84 35. Q.Q3 ........

White's position comes unstuck and he loses a piece. If 35. KPxP. RxQ; 3S. PxQ. B/ 4xN wins and if 35. BPxP. RPxP fol· lowed by 36 ......... , B/ 5xN and 31 . ........ , RxKP wins.

35 ....... .. PXPch 36. KxP ...... ..

Or 36. QxP. PxP and 37 .......... P-K6 wins for Black. 36. ........ PxPc.h 39. K·H2 37. NxP 8xN 40. QxQ 3a. RxB Q-NSc:h The remainder is a mop·up job . 41. R/ 4·B2 R·K8 44. R·K2 42. K·R3 K·N2 45. RxR 43. K-R4 R·QNSI

QxNch RxQ

R/axp OxR

And White resigned on his 65th move.

HAVING PERUSED ••• Having perused the many games from ULe Open, Blake Stevens, chess editor of the San Antonio Sunday News, con· cluded that this one is, beyond a doubt, the most interesting of the lot.

H. Davis

Southwest Open 1961

SLAV DEFENSE Meo , : p. 211, c. 71

1. P·Q4 2. P.QB4 3. N-QB3

S. Jones p.Q4

P-QB3 N·B3

Against 3. N·QB3. instead of the more usual 3. N·KB3, Alekhine once suggested 3 .......... P ·K4j 4. BPxP, BPxP.

4. PxP ... _ ... This is the Exchange Variation .

4. ........ PxP S. N·B3 N·B3 6. B·B4 P·K3

Or 6 ......... , B·B4; 7. P·K3. P·K3; 8. Q·N3, B·QN5j 9. B·QN5, Q.K2, with equal chances.

7. P·K3 8. B·Q3 9. BxB

P·QR3 B-Q' ........

White could also play. 9. 0·0 Or 9. R· QBI. for if 9 .......... BxB; 10. PxB. and his doubled KBPs are double-edged.

9. ........ Qd 10. 0-0 0-0 11. P.QR3 ..... H.

Except that White's Bishop was at K2, the position was the same as KeresSpielmann, Zandvoort, 1939. Keres played 11 . Q-N3. L .;]

11 . ........ 12. P·QN4

P·QN4 B·N2

The Bishop has a better future with 12. ......... 8-Q2 ......... , KR·B1, ......... B·Kl, .. ....... N·Q2. and ........ , P-BS. fo llowed by ........ , B·N3 or ......... 8-R4.

13. R·B1 14. B·Nl

QR·Bl N·Q2

This Knight is headed for QB5, an ideal outpost. But it leaves only the KR to defend the castled·position. A preferable scheme is 14 ......... , N·NI and the posting of the QN on QB5. And 14 .......... N-K2. with the doubling of Roo'ks OD the QBf ile, is sound too. 15. Q.Q3 P·B4 16. N·Q2 N·N3 17. N·N3 N·BS

la. N·BS 19. N·K2

R.QB2 .. ......

This protects the QRP and seeks 20. N-B4, N·Ql j 21. P-N4 .

19. ........ P·K4? A violent. disruptive break for freedom. But has Black anything better?

20. PxP N/ 3xKP 21 . Q·B3 N·NS 22. N·KN3 ...... ..

Mate must be respected. 22. ........ P·KR4?

This loses, or sacrifices, the BP Or the KRP. Vigorous. and not without promise, is 22 . ........ , P·B5! 23. PxP, RxP. followed by ......... P·Q5.

23. P·R3 P·RS Having said A ........ , H 23 ....... .. , N-B3; 24. NxBP and if 23. .. ...... , N.R3j 24. NxKRP. 24. PxN PxN 26. PxP NxKP 25. PdP Q·R3 27. R·B41 Nx NPI The Rook and Knight fig ht a little duel.

28. R.Q41 ........

Position aUn U. a-Q4t

(Cont'd. p . 901

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USCF RATING SUPPLEMENT - APRIL, 1962 By GARY SPERL! NG, USCF Rating Statistician

This supplement, the first from your new USCF Rating Statisticia n, also contains the first mess3gc from the Rating Department since 1960. This note has been included in order to call the attenlion of the membership to the following points:

L The rating lists can only be as accurate as the tournament reports which we receive. These reports should be sent in within two weeks of the close of the tournament. While this may seem to unduly handicap the organizers of a large tournament, it must be kept in mind that, because our rating formulas accentuate the most recent performances, we must have all tournaments rapidly reported in order to rate them in the proper chronological order.

2. The rating fee is htn cents per game actually played. 3. To report a rated match, simply submit a report of the Hnal

score signed by both contestants (or an impartial match director) with the appropriate raling fee. That's all there

is to it! (Matches, unlike tournaments , do not have to be sponsored by a USCF·aCfiliate to be rated.)

4. In the future, anti-attrition points will be added on at the end of the year according to the following schedule;

Tournaments of 1·4 rounds-O points Tournaments of 5-10 rounds-1 point Tournaments of over 10 rounds-2 points

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players, including 64 masters. It represents the results cd 133 tournaments and 2614 individual performances.

Events Roted for this Supplement: NATIONAL- Armed Forces Championship, Washington, D.C.

Sept. United States Championship, New York, N.Y.- Dec.·Jan. Intercollegiate Individual Championship, Washington, D.C.

- Dec.

FOREIGN- German·American Championship, Frankfurt, Ger· many-Dec.

USS Intrepid Open- Dec. Chateaufoux January Tou rnamcnt, Fra nce-Jan.

ALASKA- Willard Fiske C. C. Open and In ... itational_ No ... .

ARIZONA-Arizona Championship--Nov. Phoenix C. C. Semi·finals (Sections I·IV)-Nov.·Dec. 1961·2 Winter Trophy Tournament-Jan.·Mar. Matches: Dan Gollub.Phillipsj Phillips·Ozdes

CAL.IFORNIA- San Diego Open Rating Tournaments (I·VIIl)-Aug.·Feb.

Inglewood Open- Aug.·Sept. San Fernando Valley Open- Oct.·Nov. Capital !City C. C. Rating TourDamcnt-Ocl. Southetn California Championship-.-Sepl.·No .... California Championship .. Inals-No ... . Bernard Oak 1961 Memorial Open-Oet.·Nov. Redwood Empire Open- Nov. Golden Gate C. C. Open- Oct.·Dee. Santa Monica Open- Dec. 3rd China Lake Open- Dec. Monterrey Park and San Gabriel C. C. Invitational Tourna·

ment-Dec.·Jan. Hcrman Steiner C. C. Qualifying Tournamcnt- Dec.·Jan. Metropolitan Open-July (reported late) Southern California QUalifying Tournament (Downey)-

Aug. (rcported late) Downey Rating Improvement Tournament- Jan.·Feb. 2nd Annual Westchester Fiesta- Feb. San Diego City·County Championship Finals Matches; Geyer·Thortonj R. McIntyre·Whittemore; Horn·

ing-R, McIntyre; Bullwinkel·Warner: Castie·Thorton

COLORADO-Denver "Y" Open Tournament- Nov. Colorado U. vs. Denver Chess League Denver YMCA vs. Boulder C. C. Match: Mendoza-Lande

CONNECTICUT - Matches: Ishkan·Feliciano; Isbkan·Szabo; Beckner·Edwards; Platz·Bolton; LeClerc·Lees

DISTRICT OF COLUMBI A- Washington Chess Divan Champ· ionship (preliminaries, F inals, A and B consolations)_ Oct.·Jan.

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United States Expert's Championship--July (reported late) Florida State Championship Central Florida Open Southern Intercollegiate Championship-Nov. Orlando vs. U. of Florida- April and Dec. West Florida Open- Dec. 1961 Or.1ando Spring Rating Tournament

ILLINOIS- Chicago C. C. Rating Tournament-J une (reported late)

Chicago C. C. July Rating Tour nament-July (reported late) Illinois State Open Championship-OcL·~O"' , Windy City Open- Nov. Gompers Park C. C. Group II and 1lI Tournaments-Oct.·

Feb.

IOWA_ Iowa Team Tournament---Jan.

LOUISIANA_ New Orleans City Championship-Oct.·Dec. Ncw Orleans Class B Championship-Oct.-Dec. New Orleans C. C. Ladies Class C Championship Matches:Acers·Garver; Accrs-Dean

MAINE- Maine Open- Nov.

MARYLAND_ Baltimore Open Championship TournamentDec.

Match ; Tischtschenko-Hucks

MASSACHUSETTS- Massachusetts State Open (Sections A and B}--Dec.·Jan.

MICHIGAN- Motor City Open- Nov. Match: Uhlmann·Bohley

MINNESOTA- St. Paul Open

MI SSI SS IPPI- Greenville Open (Sections A. B, and C}--Nov. Jackson Opcn-Jan.

MI SSOURI- Greater Kansas City Championship-Jan. Match: Galbreth·Ulbr icht

NEVADA- Las Vegas City·wide Championship-Oct.-Nov.

NEW JERSEY- Camden City C. C. Championship-Scpt,·Dec. South Jersey Amateur Opcn- Nov. Princeton C. C. Fall Championship- Sept..Jan. Match; Hansen·Coughlin

NEW MEXICO-University of New Mexico Student Round· Robin-Jan.

1961-2 Los Alamos Round·Robin (Prcliminary Sections I and JI)-Nov.·Feb.

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~tarsha Jl C. C. Cham pionship Preliminar ies-OeL·Nov. Forsberg Memorial Master's Tournamenl-July·Nov. Long Island Amateur Open- Nov. USCF Rating Improvement Tourn ament- Dec. Hornell Open- Dec. Marshall C. C. Women's Championship-;'\l"ov .. J an. Marshall C. C. Monday Class C Tournament- Nov.·Jan. Marshall C. C. Championship Consolation Tournament-

Dcc.·Jan. USFC Rating Improvement Tournament.--Jan. USCt~ Rating Improvement Tourname nt-Feb. USCF Rating Improvement Tournament-Mar . IBM C. C. 1961·2 Championship New York Estonian C. C. 1962 Champion shi P--Oct.·Feb. Marshall C. C. Junior Championship Preliminaries-Jan.

Feb. Matc hes: Ferber.Buehin; Zabel\·Sperlins ; Murphy·Freder·

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NORTH CAROLINA- North Carol ina·South Carolina Team Mateh-Jan.

Ma tch : Harwell·Noblin

OHIO- Parkway C. C. Championshi p-Oct.·Nov. Queen City Open- Dec. Cleveland Chess Center Rating Improvement Tournament

_ Dec.

North American Lithuanian Championship-Kov . Glass City Ope n-Jan.

PENNSYLVANIA _ Mid·Atlantic Intercollegiate Ind ividual Tournamenl- Nov.

Tri·State Championship-Nov. Ohio Valley Open Championship, Nov. Pittsburgh C. C. vs, Sharon- Youngstown: Team Match

Dec. Ivy League Team Championship (Western Section)-Dcc. Pittsburgh C. C. Junior Championship-Dec.

SOUTH CAROLINA- South Carolina Closed ChampionshipNov.

TEN NESSEE- Mid South Open (Open and Amateur division)Nov.

TEXAS- Cowtown Open- Oct. Texas Candidates Tournaments- Nov. Texas Open Tournament-Nov. Alamo Opcn-Jan. 2nd Annual Valley Opell------Feb.

UTAH- Utah Stale Championship- Nov.

VIRGINIA- Arlington C. C. Ladder Tournament- Rounds t8l· 200-A ug.·Dec.

Match: Flowers·Modisette

WEST VIRGINIA- West Virginia State Championship-Sept.

WISCONSIN_ North Centr al Open- Nov.

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In the United States

August Otten posted a perfect 6-0 to take first prize in the February USCF Rating Tourn ament in New York City. Arthur Spiller, 5-1, was second ·and Jose Sere nyi, Stuart Chagr in, and Richard Egan- all 4'h- llh - p laced third through fifth respectively.

The March event was won by Russe ll Chauvenet of Silver Spring, Md. (51h ). Serenyi (5) was second and Richard Egan nosed ou t Dr. Ariel Mengarini (both 4 Y.! ) for third.

• • • For the second successive year Oliver

HutaH, of Wilmington, has won the North Cal"Olina Invitational Tournament wi th a score of 3Y.! ·l Vz. Currently state champion, Hutaff went through unde · feated as he out-distal:ced Dr. A. M . J en· k ins of Raleigh, 3·2; David Steele of Raleigh, Ronald Simpson o r Chapel Hill, and Jerry Fink of Durham, all tied at 2 Vz -2lh ; and Vernon Robinson of Chapel Hill , 1·4. The Invitational, an annual round robin involving North Carolina's h ighest r anked p layers, was held in Ral·. eigh and directed by Dr. Stuart Noblin.

• • • Irving Rivise, Ca lifornia co-cha m·

pion, won the championship of the Stei ne r Chess Club with a score of 9·2_ Jack Moskowitz pl aced second, handing Rivise hi s only defe at , and fini shing with 81f:l. ·2%. Tibo r Weinbe rge r, the "other" Ca lifornia co· champ, was third with 7%.

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,Jude Aee rs , 5·0, swept thr ough the 27-player De lta Open, played in Greenvill e, Miss., March 23 and 24. Fenner Parham Jr. was second (3 'h) , John Pool e and William Fowle r tied for third and fourt h (3 each). Jeff Liddell directed.

• • • The central Pennsylvania town of

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• • • The Dade County Open (F lor ida),

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The Thi rd EI Paso Open, played Fe bruary 23-25, att racted forty play· e rs and was won by Max Burkette of Al buque rque, N.M. who out·Solkotfed Jilck Shaw, a lso of Albuque rque, and Mike Brame of Siln Antonio, all with 5-1. Henry Davis, San Antonio,. Charles T. Mo rgan, Phoe nix, Ariz., and Ke nneth R. Sm ith, Da llas, fini shed in that orde r, each sco r ing 4%. International Master George Koltanowski d irected.

• • • Francisco Cardenas, with a score of

6·1, won the championship of the Hamilton Air Force Base (Cali f.). Runner-up was tournament d irector Charles Savery (5'h ) and Mike Good all (41f.!) was th ird.

• • • E. S. Aley and Leonard Thomae each

scored 4 poin ts in the annu al Club Tournament of the Mahoning Valley Chess Club, there by being named co-ehampioru in the 17-player even t , concluded on F e b. 25. Aley, defending champion, won 3 and drew 2 while Thomae scored fo ur wins against one loss to Aley. 2nd p lace went to Bob Glasberg who ma naged to draw with Aley in the final round.

• • • Fred Foreman (5Y.! -1f.! ) won the Metr o

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U.S. champion Larry En "' receives the Frank J . Mushall Trophy from Louis WoIH, president of the Marshall Chess Club. Otnus in the pidure, Are: Jose M. Calderon, Micaela B.bakin, Carlotta Lehmann. Frances Fra!. ler, Greta Fuchs, C.rotin. Milrsh,11 and Saul Rubin. The first four ladies are holding prillS f rom the Marshall Women's Chllmpionship.

Richard Long of Fort Smith, a student at Vanderbilt University, won the Ar· kansas Chess Championship {or the second successive ycar, with a score of 4"h:· 'AI. Second to fifth with 4-1, were Ronnie Taylor , Bill Jones, and former, c~am· pions Sam Narkinsky, and Denms Sims.

28 players participated in, lh~ event, which was directed by Denms Sims.

• • • Richard N~I of Chagrin Falls, Ohio

(S.O) won the 56-player Gem City Open, played in Dayton on Febru"ry and 25. No fewer than seven (!) players finished with 4-1: Duane BellinSler, George Berry, John Petri son, Wendell Lutes, Ric:hard Ling, Vinc:ent Mukaitis, and Dr. Val Beruadns. Mrs. Jac:queline Pi"tigorlky of Los Angeles won the Women', priz:e, Korlng 3·2.

• • • The 25-player Berkshire lIi11s Tourna·

ment, played in Pittsfield, !Iotass. on March 18 and 25 was won by John Ducharme Jr. with a score of 5-1. Douglas Grant. Irving Pierce, Edward Kotski, and David Lees (all with 4 ifl) fi nished in the order listed. The event was directed by Robert Bilodeau.

• • • The Alaska Open ("F'ur Rendezvous")

played in Anchorage, February 22·25, was won by Oskar Weber with a clean 6·0. Juri Toomepuu nosed out Shane O'Neill (both 4 1A) for second. The 23· player event was di rected by Janet Ma· thieson. The tournament was sponsored by the Willard Fiske Chess Club-formerly known as H:e Anchorage Chess Club.

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USCF Expert Marvin Rogan wri tes from Beersheba, Israel: "Please keep my rating active, if possible, as I intend to return to the U.S. in about 1-lIh: years."

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PLATZ, LEES TIE IN MASS . Dr. Joseph Platz of Hartford , Conn.

and 19·year-old David Lees or Springfield, Mass. tied for Cirst place in the 38th Annual Western Massachusctts-Connecticut Valley Tournament held in Springfield on February 18 and 25. Both players fi nished with scoreS of 51f.z·ifl and since the tourn ament rules stated that there would be no lie.breaking in case of a fi rst place deadlock, they were declared co-champions.

Douglas Grant of Stockbridge, Mass. took third in the record·breaking field of 78, with a seorc of 5-1, losing to Platz in the fi nal round. The Class B prize went to James F'itzgerald of Springfield, while second and third in the B Class were awarded to Robert Bilodeau and Louis Petithory, both of North Adams, Mass. Jerome Webb of Springfield was tops in Class C.

Thirty·four unrated players took part in the event, the Unrated Prize going to Dennis Osmond of Wilbraham, Mass. who fmished with a s trong 5-1.

An interesting contrast was displayed in the fi rs t round , when the oldest player in the tournament, 78·year-old Karl Allured was paired with the youngest, 9·year·old Kenneth Howes. The youngster won the came, alter a hud· fo ught baltie.

The event was directed by Francis N. Keller Jr. and was sponsored by the Western Massachusetts·Connecticut Val· ley Chess Association.

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Not 28. KxN? ?, P·Q5ch winning the Queen.

28. ........ N·K6 Black has reestablished material equal· ity but his Knight is adrift and the object of tactical turns.

NxP 29. R·KI Forced. If 29. . ••.. . . . , WinS, and if 29 . .. .. . .. . ,

N·B5; 30. N·K6, R·Kl ; 30. R·KB4,

WinS. 30. BxN RxB 31. R·K8ch R·Bl??

This loses by force . The posit ion still requires resolving after 31. ... ..... , K·R2! (32. R-R4, R·R4; 33. RxR#, QxR; 34. Q-Q3#, P·N3 (34 ... ... ... , Q-N3? ?; 35. R· R8# wins).

32. RxRch KxR 33. R·R41 P.QS

If the Queen moves, 34. wins. 34. N·K6ch 35. R·R8chl

A nice and necessary Zwischeozug. 35. . ...... . 36. Qdch 37. QxQch

K·B2 Q-K2 ........

And White won the ending without any difficulty.

POWER PLAY Black demonstrates the power of Roo'ks on the seventh and a passed Pawn.

YMCA OPEN Denyer, 1961

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Meo ,: p. 111. c. 21

R. Moore a. Shean 1. P·Q4 N·KB3 4. P·K4 P.Q3 2. P..QB4 P·K N3 S. P·B4 ...... .. 3. N·QB3 B·N2

White charges with the Four Pawns At· tack.

S. . ...... . 6. N·B3 7. P·Q5

0 ·0 P·84

Rankis-CoJlins, Marshali C. C. Champ .. New York, 1961·62, continued : 7. PxP, Q·R4 ; 8. B·Q3. QxBP ; 9. Q-K2, N-B3; 10. B.K3. Q·QR4; II. R·QBI, B·K3.

7. ........ P·K3 B. B·K2 PxP 9. KPxP N·R3

Black is preparing to break with ........ , P·QN4. Also good is 9 . ........ , B·B4; 10. 0 ·0 , N·KS; 11. NxN, BxN.

10. 0·0 11 . P·KR3 12. P..QR4?

8·Q2 R·Nl .. ......

This weakens QN4 too soon (before Black has played ........ , N·B2) and do"Cs not really prevent ........• P·QN4. Thus 12. B·K3 at once is better. 12. ........ N..QNS 14. Q.Q2 R·KI 13. B·K3 P·QR3 IS. B-B2 P.QN4!

A sharp break in this type of position. 16. RPxP PxP 17. PxP? ........

This ruins the pawn-chain. Best is 17. P·QN3, for if 17 . ........ , N·K5? 18. NxN! BxR? (lB .........• RxN) ; 19. NxQP! and White wins at least a P awn. 17. ........ QNxP 19. QxN oxa lB. NxN NIIN 20. QIIQP ........

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«'or the moment, the exehanges have left White a Pawn ahead.

20. ........ KB-BlI 21. Q...QS BIINP

Position aner 21 • .. _ .... , BIINP But the balance is quickly res tored and the Iruth of the pos ition revealed.

22. KR.QI ....... . This loses the QNP. And probably the alternatives, 22. QxQ and 22. Q-R2, do too.

22. ........ QxQ 23. bQ B-B3

Or 23 . .... .... , RxP; 24. BxP??, 8 ·83 win-ning a piece.

24. R-Q3 QRxP 25. R-KBI 8xNI

Sensible simplification. The rampaging Roaks and passed Pawn are enough to win the game.

26. bB P·BS 27. K-Rl ....... .

If 27. R·83, 8·84! 23. R·83, (28. BxB, RxPch and mate in two) RxB! 29. R/ 3xB, P·8S and Black wins.

27. . ...... . P·86 28. B·Q4 ....... .

Desperation. The direct attack on the Bishop and the indirect mating threat are too much to cope with.

28. ........ RxP Winning another Pawn and menacing mate in two. 29. R·BI R·R7ch 30. K·NI

R{N)·N7ch

31. K·BI R·Ct7! 32. B·NI ........

1£. 32. BxP, R·R8 mate, if 32. RllxP, R·Q8 mate, and if 32. R/3xP, RxB wins.

32. ...... .. P·B7I 33. BxR RxB

Or 33 ......... , R-Q8ch and wins. 34. K·Nl R.Q7 3B. K·N2 35. R/ 3·Bl 39. R-Bl

8_84ch 40. RlI8 36. K-Rl 8·R6 41. P·8S 37. R(QB)·K l 42, Resigns

R·Q6

R·Q86 axo

K-N2 P·N4

CALIFORNIA CAPER It has been said thai the popularity of the miniature is universal. This California caper concludes quickly with a pure mate.

Club Championship San Mateo, 1961 GIUOCO PIANO

Meo 9: p. 10, c. 12 S. Rubin

1. P-K4 G. Ka-ne

N-K83 The opening hurries through the Alekhine, Vienna, and Four Knights' to end in a Giuoeo. 2. N·Q83 3. N-B3

P-K4 N·83

4. B·B4 S. P·Q3

8·84

This is the Canal Variation, an impOI·tant form of the opening.

S. ........ P.Q3 6. B-KNS B·K3

Bette r is 6 . ........ , P-KR3 ; 7. BxN, (i f 7. B·R4, P-KN4) QxB; 8. N·Q5, Q-N3 ! (for if 9. NxP# ?, K·Ql ; 10. NxR. QxNP).

7. N-QSI BxN 8. BIIS Q-Q2

Black intends castling long and believes that opening his KN·fi1e will help him. Otherwise, 8 . ....... . , P-KR3, breaking the pin, would be natural. 9. BxKN PxB n . P-KN3 0-0·0 10. P·B3 R-KNI 12. Q·R4 N·N)?? This loses the exchange and a Pawn. Best is 12 . ..... ... , QR-Bl.

13. Q-N31 Threatening 14. Q or BxP mate and 14. BxP.

13. . ...... . Q-NS?? And this allows mate. But if 13. P-B3; 14. BxKBP, threatening 15. and 15. BxR, wins fo r White.

14. BxPch K·Q2 15. QIIP mate!

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TOURNAMENT LIFE April 21 .nd 22

PENNSYLVANIA INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Sponsored by Univ. of l~it tsburgh , to be held at the U niversity, 51h Ave., PiUsburgh 13, Pa. Restricted to college teams composed of (tllI·lime undergradu· ales. "~i ve Round Swiss, 50 moves in 2 hrs. ~nlry fee $3.00 pcr team. Prizes: Top /team, Driver Trophy, plaques for best S('orc 011 top two boards. Send entrie:; and inquiries to I .. ee Ohringer, 5558 Beacon St, Pittsburgh 17, Pa.

April 27·29

NEW JERSEY STATE AMATEUR

6·round Swiss, open to players of below master r ank. $5.00 entry fcc, $3.00 to juniors under 21 , plus NJSC.~ dues of $2.00 adults, $1.00 juniors. To be played at Plaza Hotel , 500 Cooper St., Camden, N.J. Trophies for 1st, 2nd, Srd, Classes A, n, C, and unrated. Address advance entries and inquiries to Lewis E. Wood, 1425 Sycamore St., Haddon Heights, N.J . Entries close 8;00 P .M., April 27. Players a rc requested to bring clocks.

April 27·29

THE PHOENIX OPEN Sponsored by the Phoenix Chess Club,

to be held at Phoe nix Adul t Center, 1101 West Washi ngton, Phoenix., Ariz. 6-Round Swiss, 45 movcs/2 hrs. Entry fee $7.00 ($2 refundable if all games are completed). Regis tra t ion closes April 'n. 7:30 P_M. Cash pr izes & trophies for 1st, 2nd , 3rd . Trophies (or top Class B, C, Unrated, Junior & Woman. Entries & inquiries to: Howard Rosenbaum, 3811 N. 50th Ave., Phoenix 31, Ariz.

April 27 thru Jun. 1

NEW ORLEANS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

6·round Swiss rest ric ted to members of New Orl eans C.C ., to be played at the cluh, 929 Gravic r St., New Orl e:m s, La. S2 entry, $1 to Juniors under 16. Tro· phies to top 20% of pl ayers. Entr ies & inquiries to: AI Levitt, 429 E. Butterfly, Gretna, La.

April 21·2,9 LAKE ONTARIO OPEN

5-round Swiss to be played at Central YMCA, 100 Gibbs St. , Rocheste r I , N.Y. Entry fcc $5.00. $100 fi rst prize. Address ent ries and inquirics to Erie h. W. :\Iarchand, 192 Seville Dr., Rocheste r 17, ~ .Y.

April 21·29 FOREST CITY OPEN

5·round Swiss to be played at Central YMCA, 2200 Prospect Ave., Cleveland , Ohio. $5.00 entry fee. $150.00 guaran teed first pr ize. Cash prizes for 2nd and 3rd. Choice of t rophy or cash for highest Class A ,B,C, Unrated, and Junior. Regis. tration Irom 8:30 to 9:30 A.M., April 28. Entries and inqtliries to Lorraine Mernick, Apt. 612, 1900 Enst 30th St. , Cl eve· land 14, Ohio.

APRIL, 1962

April 11 .nd 19 IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Open to all Iowa rcs idents who are or become members of the USC)'. 5·round Swiss, to be played a t Memoria l Union of Iowa State Univ., Campus on Hwy 30, west of Hwy 69, Ames, Iowa. Entry fee $5.00. Unrated challengers division, open to players ra ted below 1700 and over 18 years of age (entry fee $4 .00) and junior division, open to players under 19 years of age (entry lee $2.00) will be run concurrently. Send entri es and inquiries to John M . Osness, 606 Longfellow Ave., Waterloo, Iowa.

Franklin-Mercantile C.C., 133 S. 13th Sl., Philadel phia 7, Pa. Entry l ee : $3, Stude nts $ 1.50 plus USCF membership which may be obta ined a t time of regis· t ration, until 12:30 P.M. April 28. First round 1:00 P.M. For full information: Edward D. Strehle, 3480 Emerald St., Phila. 34. Phone; NE 4-7508.

M.y 4--6

FOURTH ANNUAL BIRMINGHAM OPEN

Apr il 18·29, MlY 5·' GREATER CHICAGO OPEN

Sponsored hy Gompers Park C.C. and Greater Chicago Chess League. 8-rou nd Swiss to be held a t Gompers Park, 4224 W. Foster Ave., Chicago 30, Ill . Starti ng times: 12 noon & 6 p .m. Entry fee: $10 lor USCF members (others $1 5); $5 fcc for USCF Juniors (otherwise $10). $500 priZe fund: 1st $125; 2r.d , 3rd to be determined. Also prizes for Class A. B, C, Unrated, J un iors (under 19) Bnd women. 20 prizes in all . Phone: AM 2-4752, or send entry fees to Peter Wolf, 6435 N. Damen, Chicago 45, Ill .

Sponsored by Birmingham Chess Club. 5-round Swiss, In be held at Downtown YMCA, Birmingham, Ala. Entry fee $3 plus USCF membership. Trophies for Open Champion, Classes A, B & C. Send entr ies & inquiries to: Charles Hendry, 900·A 17th St. South, Birmingham, All! .

May 4--6

29TH ANNUAL WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP

April 21-19, Mily 5 PHILADELPHIA CHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by Philadelphia Chess Asso

ciat ion. 6-round Swiss to be beld at

Sponsored by Wisconsin Chess Asso· c ia tion. 7·round Swiss to be played at Hote l Loraine, Madison, Wisconsin. Open to a ll Wisconsin res idents, out o[ state members of Wisconsin chess clubs and (ormer s ta te champions residing out of Slale. USCF memhership required. Entry lee S5 for USCF members. Trophies awarded for top fi ve posit ions, best jun· ior score, best women's score and for the best scores by regions. For informa-

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Comparative Operating Statements For October-November-December

Income ,1 960 Individual Membership Dues .... .. .......... ........ .. ........ .... ... ............. .. $ 6,174.80 Affiliated Organization Du cs ......... .. ... ..... ................ ... ..... ... .. ... ... .. 312.25 Chess Life AdvertiSing ...... .. ........... ... .. .. ................. .......... .... ... ... ..... 379.56 Chess Life Non-Member Subscripti OTlS .. ...... ...... .......... ............ .... 107.00 Sales of Chess Books and Equipment. ....... .. ... ....... ..... ...... ..... 4,342.31 Tournament Entry F ees .... ............... ................. .... ...... .. .. ...... ........ 1,763.00 Rating Fees ............ .. ......... .... ... ... .......... ... ......... ................. ...... .... ...... 367.55 Donations ........ .......... .. .. .. .... ......................................... ......... .. ..... ... .. 789.05

Total ................. ......................... ... .......... ... ............... ....... ... ...... ... $14,235.52 Ex;pen$e$

Membership Promotion and Retent ion ... ..... ...... ..... ........ .... ... ...... $ 336.13 Cness Life Printing and Mailing :

October, November, December issues ....................... ... .... .. 2,393.22 September issue .. ...... ........ ................ ..................................... .

Chess Life Editorial Fees and Expenses ........... ... ................ ...... 1,250.08 Cost o( Chess Books and Equipment Sold ............. ............. ...... 2,627.45 Inventory Shr inkage ....................................................................... . Tournament Prizes and Expenscs ................................................ 1,836.98 Business Manager's Salary and Commissions ............................ 1,435.22 OUice Salaries ......................................................................... ......... 1,53'1.00 Rent ...................................................... ............ .......... ........................ 330.00 Stationery, Printing, Office Supplies ........................................ 366.39 General Pos tage ........ ............. ... ................ ... ..................................... 52.00 Telephone and Telegraph ............... .. .......... .. .. ....... ................. ..... 207.73 Accounting and Legal ... ......... .. .. .. .................... ......................... ..... 125.00 Taxes ..... ........... ................... ......................... ...... ... ....... .......... ..... ..... .. 86.88 Insurance ............. .. ...... .... ..................... ................... ............ .............. . 80.42 Miscellaneous Administrative Expenses ............. .... ................ ... 732.25 Net Profit or (Loss) ..... ...... .... ......... .......... .. ............. ... ... ........ .... .. ..... 226.57

Total ... ...... .. .................... .. ....... ..... ........... .. ......... .. ....... .. ........ .. .. .. $14,235.52

1961 $ 7,404.65

676.00 1,177.35

145.00 5,550.10 1,702.00

645.00 98.75

$17,398.85

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M.y U

MAHONING VALLEY OPEN Sponsored by Mahoni ng Valley Chess

Club. 5·round Swis.s, 50 movesl2 hrs. ad· judications after 4 hrs. play. To be held at '·. Centrai YMCA, 17 N. Champion St., Youngstown, Ohio. Registr ation closes 9:30 A.M. May 5, 1st round sta rts 10:00 A.M. Entry fee $5 to USCF members. 1st prize $75 plus trophy; t rophy to lOp junior (18 or under); othe r prizes as en· tries pcrmit. Entries & inqu ir ies: AI Wellman, 2{I3 1 Summer St., Youngs town II , Ohio.

Mo, , VICAR OPEN SPEED TOURNEY

Sponsored by Virginia & N. Ca rolina USCF affiliates. 10-minute games. to be played at Jaycee Community Center, 2405 Wade Ave., Raleigh, N.C. $3 entry fee, $1.50 for Juniors. $50 f i rst prize guaranteed, other cash prizes to section winners. Inquiries: Dr. Stuart Noblin, 805 Yarmouth Rd. , Raleigh, N.C.

M &y U FOURTH SAN BERNARDI NO OPEN Sponsored by San Bernardino C.C.

6·round Swiss to be held at San Bernar · dino. Calif. Entry fee $7.50 to useF membcrs. 1st prize $75; cash prizes for 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Gi!ts for class winners. Infor mation : Dr. Max Schlosscr, 3866 Valencia Ave., Sa n Bernardino, Calif. Phone: TU 3-1136.

IMy , &nd 13 WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

TOURNAMENT Sponsored by W. Mass.·Conn. Va lley

Chess Ass'n. 6-round Swiss to be played at Will iston Academy, Payson Ave., East· hampton, Mass. Rest ricted 10 residents of weste rn Mass. or members of W . Mass. chess clubs. Entry fee $4 plus ad· ditional $4 for non·USCF members. 3 t rophies each class: A, S, C, and unrated . Information : Arnold F. Woods, lOB Sher· man Ave., Chicopee, Mass.

M.y 12 . nd 13 U. S. 30-30 CHAMP IONSHIP

Sponsored by Chadw ick IBl'I"I Chess Club. 7·rou nd Swiss, 30 moves in 30

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minutes. Games adjudicated aftcr 60 moves in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th rounds. To be played at IBM Country Club, South Road, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. $ 1,000 prize fu nd; winncr to be recognized a l U.S. 30·30 Champion. lst prize $400; 2nd $200; 3rd $ I CO; many others. Entry fee $10 plus USCF membership. Entries will be accepted no latcr than 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, May 12 at lournament si tc. 1st round s ta rts 12:30 P.M. Inquiries to Earl Yohnell, 7 1 Al bany SI. , Poughkeeps ie , N.Y. (Players arc requested to bring clocks).

M &y 12· U ; 1'·2~

H-ARYlAND OPEN

Sponsored by Maryland Chess Ass'n. 7-round Swiss, 50 moves in 2 hI'S. , to be played at Dundalk YMCA, 10 Dunman Way, Dundalk, Md. Entry fee $5 to USCF members. $100 fi rsl prize; also cash awards to 2nd, 3rd, 4th . Trophies to top Maryland player. lop A, B, C, unrated & junior under 21. Inquir ies to William Koenig, 810 Braes ide Road , Bal· timore 29. Md.

MII y 1'·2~

4TH ANNUAL USCF PACIFIC NORTHWEST OPEN

Sponsored by Univ. of Oregon Chess Club. 6-round Swiss, 45 moves/ 2 hrs., to be held at Erb Memorial Student Union , Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Entry fee $5 to USCF members. Prizes: 1st SlOe, 2nd $50, 31'd $25, Junior (under 21) saC'. Also Class A, B, and C prizes. In· quiries to Russell W. Miller, Clark Hall , Univ. of Ol'cgon, l!:ugene, Oregon.

M &y 2J.2,"21

MISSOURI STATE OPEN

Sponsored by Missouri Chess Ass'n 6· round Swiss, 50 moves/2 hrs., to be played a t Downtown YMCA, Rm. 302, 16th & Locust Sis., St. Lou is, Mo. sa en · try fee; 55. J unior under 18 plus USCfo' membership. 1s t prize $100, 2nd 550, 3rd $25. Trophies to class & junior; ad ditional pr izes based on entries. State tro· phy to top Missouri residcnt. Inquirie3 to E. A. Dickerson, 2500 Hampton, St. LOllis 10, Missouri.

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UNITED STATES AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

6-round Swiss, 50 moves/2 t r5., unfi n· ished games adj udicated afte r 4 hrs. play. Open to a ll who arc or become uscr members, except rated masters. To be played at Empress Motel, Asbury Ave., Asbury Park , N.J. :t."'ntI"Y fcc $10 Cor USCF members. Winner I'ccognized as U. S. Ama teur Champion & receives Amateur Trophy. Other trophy prizes: 2nd, 3rd, Class A. B, C (2 each), U. S. Amateur Women's Champion, Junior under 21, under 18, under 16. No player eligible for more than one trophy. En· tries accepted at Empress Motel, fo'riday evening, May 25 from 6 p .m. to 8:30 p.m. 1st round starts 9:00 p.m. Entr ies in advance & fu rther information : USCF, 80 East lIth St., New York 3, :'i.Y. GR 5-2360. P;ayers are requested to bring clocks.

IDAHO OPEN

5·round Swiss , 50 moves/ 2 hrs., sponsored by Idaho Chess Ass'n. , to be played a t t lth & Ida ho St., Boise, Idaho. Entry fee 53.50 plus USCF me mbership. 1s t pr ize $50, 2nd 525, 3rd $10. Winner is Idaho Open Champion . Inq uiries to R. S. Vandenburg, 2316 Regan Ave., Boise, Idaho.

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