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ConductBd b~ Position No. 229

IRWIN SIGMOND

SEND solutions to Position No. ~ 229 to reach Irwin Sigmond, 5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arling­ton 7, Va., by May 5, 1958. With your solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves.

SOluthm to Position No. 229 will ap­pear in Ihe May 20, 1958 iuue.

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Larsen Leads At Mar del Plata Grandmaster Bent Larsen of Denmark, whO" recently tied with Szabo

for 3rd and 4th places at Dallas, behind Reshevsky and Gligorich, swept through the first five rounds at Mar del Plata undefeated and untied, to lead 5-0_

l-taul. Sanguinetti of Argentina gave up onc draw in his first five games to stand second with 41f2 . V~. Lombardy and Panno, pre~tourna­ment favoritcs, are tied with :~1f2 - 11f2, each with one of his toughest tests behind him, since they battled to a 41 move draw in the fifth round.

As we go to press, eleven rounds have been played_ Larsen of Den­mark still leads with Blh-!lh, and one adjourned game_ Tied for second place with 8-3 scores, are Lombardy of the United States, and Sanguinetti of Argentina. Panno, with two adjourned games, is in fourth position with 7-2.

After winning his first six games in a row, Larsen was slowed by SUmar of Peru, who drew their seventh rotlnd game, and was handed his first loss of the tournament by Panno, in the ninth round. Panno and Lombardy remain the only undefeated players in the field of sixteen.

-Santasiere Leads Close Marshall Event

Anthony E. Santasiere, former club and New York State champion, with a score of 91f.J-3lh., has edged ahead of defending champion Sidney Bernstein, and Louis Levy, each of whom has 9-3 and an adjourned

, game, in the hectic annual tournament for the championship of the MarshaU Chess Club. August Rankis, current New York State champion, is in fifth place, with 7lf.J-5lf.J, after Allen Kaufman, whose thirteenth round win over Rankis boosted his score to 9-4.

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BOTVINNIK HOLDS LEAD Smyslov Wins Fifth Game

The winning streak of Mikhail Botvinnik, who took the first three games of his return match with World Champion Vassily Smyslov, was halted DY a draw in the fourth game, and by a loss in the fifth. In this game Botvinnik played the black pieces for the third time in the match. Abandoning the Caro-Kann, with which he had twice humbled the champion, he adopted the Sicilian. Although the Soviet commen­tators indicate that they entered the middle-game with material and positional equality, Smyslov apparently outplayed tbe ex-champion from that point on, and forced resignation after forty-one moves_ Thus, at the end of 5 games, Botvinnik has 3lh. of the 12112 points which he needs to regain his title, while Smyslov has !lh of the 12 he needs to retain it.

-----Reports reaching CHESS LIFE just before going to press indicate

that Botvinnik is holding his lead, with the eighth game adjourned in an equal position. He won the sixth game in a King's Indian, in which Smyslo~ is said to have "overreached himself" through attempts at aggressive play. Smyslov sacrificed a pawn on the 30th move, and lost another on the 39th, adjourning the game a move later with a two pawn deficit, which led to his resignation later. The seventh game was a short but sharp struggle in which Botvinnik, playing a Sicilian, forced the exchange of queens and a draw after 16 moves, with the match score 5-2 in his favor.

The 1st and 2nd games of the match were p~blished in the March 20 issue of CHESS LIFE. The 3rd appears below_

HEISLING TAKES CINCINNATI TITLE

In the first tournament played for the championship of Cincinnati since 19-12, Charles Heisting com­piled a perfect score · of 10 - 0, to win the title_ Ted Warner finished second with B-2. Rea B. Hayes, former Canadian expert, who fig­ured prominently in the organiza· tion and affiliation with tbe USCF of the new club at the University of Cincinnati, finished third wit h 7lh -2lh.

The tournament was played at the University, with several stu­dents among the contestants. Ron Weidner scored 7 - 3 to take fourtb place, as the highest scoring stu· dent. Tom Lajcik, another student, with 6~ · 3lh., tied with the more experienced Bob McCready and Karl Stover-the latter having been the 1939 champion of Cincinnati.

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Fred Cramer, USCF Director from Milwaukee, says: "1957 Western Open had 123 entrants including 14 masters and 33 experts, This year-July U6-­we expect ISO." Great work, Milwaukee'!

CARO-KANN DEFENSE Match For World Title, 1958

SMYSLOV BOTVINNIK WhIte Black

1. P-K4 P·QB3 35. K-B2 P·KR4 2. Kt-QB3 P-Q4 36. P-QKt4 K-Kt2 3_ P·Q4 PxP 37. K-Kt3 B-Q3 4. KtxP B-84 3a. P·R3 8-B2 S. Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3 39. R·B2 B-Kt3 6. P·QR" P·KR3 40 •. K·B4 Kt·8S 7. Kt-83 Kt-Q2 41. P-Kt3 Kt-R6 a. B-Q3 8x8 42, P_B3 Kt·KtS 9. QxB Q-B2 43. P·B4 Kt-B6 10. B-Q2 KKt·B3 44. P_R4 Kt·QS 11. Cntle$,Q P-K3 45. R-Q2 Kt-84 12. K-Kt Castles 46. P.RS 8_K6 13. P·B" P-B4 47. R-Qa B-B7 14. B-B3 BxP 48. P: Kt5 K·B2 15_ KtxP P-R3 49. R-KKta PxPch 16. Q-K2 B·Q3 SO. Kx1> BxP 17. Kt·K4 KtxKt 51. P·R6 B-81 la. QxKt Kt·83 52. K·RS P·Kt3 19. Q-K2 R-Q2 53. R-QRa B·K8ch 20. R.QB Q-S4 54. K·Kt5 Kt-Q3ch 21. Kt-Kt3 Q.84ch 55. K-R4 Kt·B 22_ R·B2 8-82 $6. K-Kt5 B-B7 23. P-S5 R-Q4 57, K·RS B·R2 24. P.S6 B·Kt3 58. K-Kt5 P-B3 25. Kt·Q2 Q-Q6 59, K-B4 P-K4 26. Kt-B4 B·82 60. PxP PXP 27. QxQ RxQ 61. K-B3 B-Kt 2a. Kt-KS RxB 62, K-Q3 Kt-Kt6 29. PxPch KxP 63. P-R7 KtxR 30. RxR BxKt 31. R-Kt3ch K·R2

64. PxB(Q)ch KxQ 65. K-K4 Kt·Kt3

32. R·QB R-QKt 66. KxP Kt-Q2ch 33. RxR KxR Reslgn$ 34. R-B4 Kt-Q4

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Potition No. 221 Brieger

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POfilion No. 222 Brieger

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These two positions are intimately related. The !irst occurs in the solution of the second, and illustrates the win in such positions by vir· tue of the Wh ite King being in front of the pawn; the winning lines are instructive. .

P osition No. 222 is a tantalizing study; unless White plays correctly, Black can force a draw.

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Tournament Mlh.'.uk(.'(!, Wisconsin; Hotel Astor,

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I E ICht r ound Swi$s event starting Thursday. Ju ly 3, 2:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time. Sponsored by the Mil· waukee Chess Foundation and the Mil· waukee MuniCipal Che$~ Assoclatlon. Gua ranteed Prize Fund $1000, including: F irS! PrI~e $300. Second $200, Third 5\ 00. Merit ('as h p rlzu will be also awarded to ull pbyers who score over five (5) polnu a t the rate of $25 pe r pOint $Con-d above the five poin t$. Entry fcc $10.00 fo r USCF memben, for Don.members $15.00 which will In· clude USCF membership. Two rounds per day It a r~te of S<I mO,'es In 2 ..... houl'S will be pl~yed. Last round will commence t he afternoon of Sunday. Jul)' 6. J>l~yera are requested to bring mechanica l Chess clocks. For infonnn· tion write t o Miss Pearle Mann, ' 1218 Railway Exehan5le Bldg., Milwaukee 2, WI$eonaln. 100o/~ USC F rated tourna· m .. nt.

MASS. STATE ELJ;CT-5 The Mal"~hu SOl tlS Stlte Ch .. ss ,\ 50

socla tlon In~. he ld lis ann ual meellne on Febr uary 22nd. 19~ at the Phillips Brooks House, Han.'ard College, Cam. hrldlle, Man. Paul Valt!mls, the Cana· dian Che,. MUler, eave a simultaneous exhibition.

The following oHlcers Were elected for the comln ;:: year:

Prnldenl: JO$tph H. Hurvitz, 26 Wal. lis Rd., Cheslnut Hili 67, Mass.

Vlce·Prn: 0,. Sidney Cahan TreuuNilr: Min Lillian Alden Tournament Olrector: George Nute,

201 Hamlllon St .. Cllmb,idge, Mass. Corresponding Secntllry: Gilbert Ful . ,,, Recordln, hcrfluy: Hnold OORdls V.S.C.F . Ol reclo,~ Emil Re ubens ' All communications Ihould be ad·

d .... ssed ei ther to the president <;Ir t o the Ma n . State Chu .• Assoc., 810 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, Mass.

World Championship, 1958 The return mnt~h bet"' .... n Smyslo v and Bot vlnnlk started In l\t<;lS<::OW On

- March ~th . A true eye witness ac· count by II. Golombek F .I.DX. Judge, and the 24 e ame$ aU deep· ly annotated w ill appear In the April, May and June issues of the B.C.M. Send $ 1 to: The 8rliish Chess Malluine, 20, Chestnut ROld, Welt No,..",ood, London, S.e.27, Great 8rltaln.

page 8, column 1. column 10 Edmund Nash. 1530 28th

UP AND DOWN THE FILES How about getting in touch with

your local or nearest newspaper, offeri ng the editor material for a periodic chess column. Draft two or threc samples tor him, filled with all available news about local players and activities, and include some of the big international news items. Oller to furnish a problem or a combinational mating diagram if he wants i t Stay away (rom games and variations at lirst. as thcy seem to (righten editors through their resemblance to the computation tables on their income tax return forms. Tell the editor what he knows already-that peo­ple like to see tbeir names in the news, that chess news is no excep· t ion, and that you are ready to help him mect the public demand in that Held.

Our old friend and collaborator, G e 0 r g e Koltanowski, has j us t knocked us for a loop by his new lelterhead which announces that he is Chess Col umnist for the fol· lowing publications: Fortnight Mag· azine, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Chess Letter, Santa Rosa Press·Democrat (Jet's keep politics out of this, George), Vallejo Tim e s Herald, Corpus Christi Ca ller·Times, Baltimore News-Post , and San Antonio Light. We knew that he was good, and we knew that he got around quite a bit, but we didn' t real ize that he had blanketed the nation from coast to coast.

Chess and checker columnist. David Robb's nice column in the Clevela nd Palin Dealer is credited with an assist in the membership application of Clive Usikin, of Lakewood. Ohio, who writes, "The plug you received in Mr. Robb's Cleveland column is responsible for this check. Am looking forward to receiving CHESS LIFE." Thanks, Mr. Robb for that Cine plug in your col umn of March 9, 1958, which un· doubtedly moved more than one of your readers to action.) Later. It sure did. Another just came in from Bobby Jon~, 2839 East l 02nd St., Cleveland, who responded to the same stimulus.)

Then there's Frank Rose, whose column "Let's Play Chess" in the Fort Lauderdale Sunday News fur March 9 Jets the public in on some of the tactics which have been SOP for some of our least endearing chess opponents for many years. We singied his column out for special mention this time because it contained the first problem posi· tion which we have ever been able to solve without selting up the pieces and pushing them around. The question is: are we getti ng bet· te l', or is he running out o{ stiff problems? Our daughter suggests that perhaps we should check the alleged correct solution before an· swering either of the above ques· tions. OK. Problem 209. 1. R-KR7ch , K·N6. 2. R·K7 and White draws. Right?

Another columnist who recently scnt us some material (from which we shall borrow heavily) Is another old friend, Dudley M. LeDain, whose column in the Montreal Gaz· ette "The Game of Kings", has been "must" material for Canadian play· ers (or years. Among our prized Chess souvenirs are several copies o( "The, Canadian Chessner:' a mimeographed quarterly, which Le· Oain edited and published back in the Thirties, at which time he was one of Canada's strongest players. Thanks, Dud.

The two Items Immediately fellowing ,re froml Mr. LeO,ln 's ,ec.nl columns.

Russian Brllin Trull Latest a id devhed by the RusslDDS

to help retain their chess 4UPn!macy Is a monthly bulletin is$ued to Soviet g randmasters .nd masters which pro­vlde$ a digest o f all ImpOrtaM d l$Cov, e r les In lhe openings found in foreign che" maguincs. together with mlny gamea pillyed by lo .... lgn malteu who t he Ruasl.ans are likely to \UHI in In· tcrnatlonal C<;lmpeUtion . Also Included are gam<!5 pla)'oo In Ru$$la n 'nlnlng tourney which ordinarilY do not roach t he outside worid: Here Is one Inte r . estlng brevity. '

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE P. KERES ' E. GELLER

White Black .. P·Q4 N·KB3 •• N·QS N·QB3 ,. P·QB4 P-KNJ 10. N.K8l P.QR3 ,. N·QB ) B·N2 11 . B· I(3 Q·R4ch

• P·K4 Cutlu 12. K·B2 P.QN4 ,. P· 1I4 P·1I4 13. P·QR41 R·N1 (1I )

•• 'P.KS N·Kl 14. RPxP Q·Ql

•• " . Q·R4 15. PxN ••• O. ... , QxllP 16. N.N' Ruilns ,., White th reatened 14. B-NG.

J. Noel WIUlams ntablbhed a clear lead o,'er the field of elghty·slx com· petitions In the current Montreal city champIonship, when he defoa ted H . Courtney in the sixth round 10 keep hi s score unbroken, 6-0.

The standing of a ll the pJay CrA at the hal f· way mark, sixth round: (6-0]' J. N. W!Ulanu;. (5-1) , H. Courtney, A. Reiter, Dr. J. Rauch. E . Rosso. H. Kem· pe r . (4'h· t'hl, L. Witt, I. ZaIYI, J . En­gel. M. Moss, A. Cayford, II . Lee. (4-2), M. Guu:, H. Mallhlli, n. LeBel, M. Bren· de r , P . Udstone, F . Blaukopr, V. Jud· 1entavlclus, M. Baillargeon, R. Drum· mond. (3\.'.t·2\1z1, A. Slklos, E. Bal kowltz, S. Wr eschner, L. Joyner, J . SChneider , O. St evenson, J . Greenhut , M. Oltlldek .

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Conducted by Frederick H. Kerr

All college clubs. li nd play." IT, urged to fend news It . ms to Frederick H. kerr, Thompson Hall, Box 1185, Penn· sylvania S1Ite Vn iVIl""y, universIty Park, P .. nnsy lvanla.

First results a re in from the Philadelphia Collegiate League. Haverford College players, Rivers, J. Rhoads, Dietrich, G. Rhoads, and D. Rhoads, swept to victory over Bryn Mawr College. The match marked the entry of Bryn Mawr, one of the outstandi ng colleges {or women, into collegiate chess. A guest column concerning the or· ganization of t his ncw club will appear in a fu ture issue ; it will be written by Morde D. Treblow, a member of the ICLA Advisory Board, who had a large part in planting chess interest at Bryn ~awr.

In another league match, Haver· ford defeated the Pennsylvania S tate Univers ity Ogontz Center 4-1. Anthony Cantone was the lone Ogontz winner as Marsden, G. Rhoads, J. Rh oads, and Lederer. scored for Haverlord. The U. S. Intercollegiate Cha mpion, Charles Kalme, led the Univcrsity of Penn· sylvania to victory over Ogontz 5-0. The Quaker winners were Kalme, Bross, Kelly, and Beres ia.

The Nittany Lions of the Penn· sylvania State University scored 8·3 over Dickinson College in an informal match at carlisle. Deit·­rich, Toth, Shaffer , Forsbert, Wet· 1.('1, Howe, Haas, and Mintz won for State. Hornbein won one game whilc Hollinger took on two boards, winning boJ,P, for Dickin· son.

The American Chess Foundation is sponsoring a series of s imultan· eous exhibitions by Grandmaster S~muel Reshevsky at various col· leges throughout the nation. A t the Universi ty of Pennsylvania, Reshevsky took on 31 boards; he gave up one draw .to Lou is Brick· man, while winning 30 gam~.

A new club h as been organized at Eastern Michigan College. Rich· ard S. Krzcwinskl extends. an in· vitation to other colleges in the Midwest. Write to Chess Club, EMC, Box 3:i, McKenny Hall, Ypsi­lanti, Michigan.

Dartmouth College defeated the University of New Hampsh ire 9-3. Under the leadership of the Dart· mouth Chess Club, a league and tournament has been organized for New England colleges.

Cal'ter Wa id is the prime mover and first president of the new club at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His address is Box 1"39, Campus Station, Socorro, New Mexico.

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lyn, N .Y.) r ecently elected the follOW' Ing oflleers for the 19S8-IS59 tenn:

President, J er ry Norln liky Vlce·Presldent, Don Bolse r

Treasure r , Dlek Hayes Secreta r y, Marjor y Finnell

On March 7th, Ha r bert Seidman gave a simultaneous at our club. Mr. Seld· man won J$ games and 10$t only to Harry GUgullen, be drew Ilone.

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America's Number 1 Player Illustrates the Technique of Victory

By International Grandmaster SAMUEL RESHEYSKY

It Can Be Done The Dallas International Chess Tournament will go down in chess

history as one' of the outstanding .chess events in the United States. Except for ,the Russians the participants in this tournament repre­sented most of the st rong chess players of the world.

It was no easy -task to organize and finance such an event, espe· cially in a city like Dallas where chess is unfortunately not as popular as it should be. Several chess enthusiasts of Dallas showed great cour­age and initiative when they undertook the task of raising t he neces­sary fund. Their effort was l'cw;l.l'ded, and they are tv be highly com­mended. Others, we hope, will follow their example.

In spite of the extremcly exhausting schedule many fine games were produced. I Wl!S particularly impressed wi th the two young play­ers- Larsen and OlaUson, who should develop into strong contenders.

In the fo llowing game Mr. Olaffson put up great resistance before he succumbed in a close ending.

GruenfeJd Jndion De fense The Dallas International

Chus Tournament Dallas, 1957

MeQ , page 2n, S. RESHEVSKV

While 1. P·Q4 2. P·QB.

column 6

I! . OL.AFFSON Black

1. P·KNl 8 .N2 4. 8 · N2 "oQ.

The Gruenfeld Indian Odense, which had been In d lstavor fo r sevenl ~·ur$. hns been re"\ved recently by some m3~ters. With thl$ ddenM: Ola rtson scored an Impre"lve win a,alnst S~abo.

5. "xp NxP , . N·Ka1 •...•.•

6. P·K~. N·:-;:S; 7. p·QS. P.Q83; 8. P.QRJ. Q·R~ lendS to comt>llcal!ons ravo rlna hlack.

6. ........ N.N3 Exertin a: ImmedIate preuure on white's QP.

7 . 0·0 ....... . 7. P·K4 Is perhaps a more forcefu l method Qf Ilttemptloll to lIet on open. h'lI advantallc. hut after 7 ... .. ..... P·Q54; 8. P·Q5. P.K3 exact Dnd ontcrprlslna play Is required. for Instance, whIte may hnl"e to .ncrlrtco • pawn by pia)', log 8. 0·0, 0·0; 9. N·Bl. BxN; 10. PxB PXP. '

1. ........ N. BJ 8. P·1(3 ....... .

The only way to protect the QP. B. B.K3 falls because of B ....... _. N.B~.

8. ........ 0 .0 8 . .... __ • P.K4 was anothc r alternative.

9. N·B) " .QR4 FOfeSialli nll p·QRl follow"d by P.QN4.

10. P..QS N.NS 1 L p · K4 .. ..QBl 12. p ·QRl N. Rl 1l. 1'1(1' pl(p

While ha~ been ,uccessful In IsolatinG Iwo of black's pawns. Black's COmpcn. satlon_ more fr~om of ple~s. Chanco es a re aboul evcn.

14. Q ·S2 ...•.. •. The e)tchanlle o r 'lue~!ns would have brou;:ht black', roo k into play. The que~n at K2. would hive been s t lrllet {or hlack'i QS at QR3.

14. ........ Q.81 IS. N·QR4 ...••...

To get rid of black's knight Which Is to(> we!! posted.

15. .. ...... NI(N 17. Q· B1 ....... . 16. QxN R. Nl

17. R·Nl. N·B4; lB. Q·B2. N·NS with U strongly posted knle ht.

17. ........ R. N4 Inte ndln!: to pUc up on whlte's queen. knight Pawn.

18. R·QI Q. N3 19. p·K5

Protecting Ihe queen.knleht·· ·p~wn and at trte same time blocking bla Ck', Ka.

19. ........ a .84 Whltc 's KP I. Immune to clplur.!. For If 19 . ........• BxP; 20. B·K1. Q·U2 (20. ... _ .... , q·N2 ; 21. NxB. Rli:N; 22. B.R6. R·KI ; 23. QxBP) 21. NIlB, QxN; 22. B­R6. R·KI; 23. QxBP an.d Wins. But WII 19. _._.... 8:NS tbNltellill, 8xN fol. lowed by BxKP. White', be$t NP/.y

would have heen 20. Q.B4. axN; 21. B~B. axp; 22. R·Q7 threa.tenlng RxP aQd R-N7 with chances fQr both sides.

20. Q·B. P· KR4 !!lack was afraId of 21. Q.KRt follo ..... ed by S·R6 and N·N5.

21. a·K3 p·a. Best. for I( 21 . ........ , Q·B2 or N 2; 22. N-Q4 1s overpowe rlne.

22. 8-Bl N·B2

Position after 13. PoQR.

23. P·QR4 ....... . lotHesUng Is 23. P·QN4, RPxP: 24 . P><P. RxP; 25. QxP (ZS. BltP. RxQ: 26. BxQ, R·B3 and white's ad vanta,e has been dts..lpated) Q·Nl (!S. . ..... ..• QxQ; 26. B"Q wins the king pawn) 26. QxP, B· N5; 27. B·NZ. R·KI .. dnnlng back the pawn wilh equality.

23 •. _ ..... 24. BxP 25. N·Q.

• •• Q·N2 B·K3

Position .fter 2S. N·Q4

8 etlc!! was 25. . ....... , 8 ·K5, but white eould have retained somc Initia tive with 26. BxP, R·BI (M . ........• R.KI; 27. B.B6 retamlng the pawn at lust temporarli¥) 27. QR·Bl (27. B.RJ, N·K3!) &P; ~. N·N5 .

26. Nx8 ....... . White now has two bishops. but It 15 $00 dUfieult to make headway.

26. __ ._. NxN 27. i-QRl R.Nl

2'. Q·QS Q . ., The exch.nse of queens would have cost black a paw n.

19. Q· K4 Q·B2 lO. QR·BI .... . __

30. P·84 would mve welkened white's klna·posltion unoec~uarlly.

30. .....•• QxP 31. Q"Q 32. a xp 33. R·Q7

ThreDtenlna 8·Q5.

... R·KI R·N7

34. 8 · B4 R.QBl 34 . .. ...... • B·Q~ would hive been a blun· dCl" hecause of 35. n·R3, BxPch; (35. ......... RxP; 36. Rxa winn ing a piece) 36. K·BI and black loses material.

U. B.R3 The move that not only gets white out or the nuty pIn. but enab!e~ him. tQ 'nake lome prol re U.

3S ....... _ R·N3 36. B· NS RxR 31. Bx R R·Q3 38. K·Bl ....... .

39. II·Q2 Is DIet by 39 •..... ... , RxR; .ro. sxn. N·B4; 41. 9 ·QN5. N.N6.

38. ........ Ax R 19. BI(R N· B. 40. 8 ·QI'U N· N6 41. B· Kl NoQS

POlltlon a n.r 4t . .. ....... NoQS

Here we adjourned. After a fierce stru,gle In the middle ,ame. a close end·game hIS been relche d. At the time or adjournment I telt I had some chances to mak~ progress but w as not over·op1.!mlstlc. However . Ifter a half hour ot l trcnuous analysis, I came to the conclu$lon I had a WOn P<>-5ition.

42. B..QB4 K·BI 43. p·ae B·B3 44. K·B2 k · Kl

44 . .... _ .. • K·K2 would. or <:on~. bring the. black kina tow. NlI the eente r more quickly. but would hlock the black bishop. White WOuld have woo a pawn with 4S. B-Q2, N·BJ; 46. B.NS.

45. a ·Q2 B..Ql " . K·K3 ___ •

In order to mike any headway. white must brIng hI! ki na lownds the center.

4' . ~ .• _.. N.84ch .7. l(·k4 K-Ql

47. . ..... .. , N·Q3ch; 48. K.Q~, NxB; 49. KxN. K·Q2; 50. K·N!! win! easily.

... K.Q$ B.N) 49. a · N5ch K·B2

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Che" oflj. .In r/.w yort

By Aben Rudy

At the Manhattan Chess Club the s tory is told of a weU known Grandmaster who died and went to heaven, where he met a for mer friend. The friend showed him the many splendors of Paradise and then asked: "So what do you think?" "It's all right." said the new arrival, "but personally I pre· fer the Manh attan Chess Club."

-That's the Manhattan Cor you­

boastful. vain and arrogant, but rightly so. For many years now it has been America's leading club. Of the twenty highest rated players in this counU'y, ten are active members of lhe Manhattan. It was at the Manhattan that Bobby Fischer first blossomed Iorth. And it is as a Manhattan Chess Club member that Samuel Reshevsky has won the U. S. Championship five times.

This year, as in all other years, the alleged supremacy of the Man· hattan Chess Club is to be chal· lenged, challenged not only by the MarsbalJ, but by other New York clubs as well. Springtime In New 'York is synonymous 'with Met League activity, and Met League activity witb combat.

Six clubs have entered teams into the A division of the Met League (Metropolitan Chess League of New York) th is spring_Acado emy London Terrace, Manhattan, Marshall, Queens, and Staten Is· land. The lIIanhattan and Marshall are represented by two teams apiece; the rcmaining four clubs by one team each-eight players forming a team. These teams are to contest a round·robin tourna·

. ment, best match record pinpoint. ing the winner.

With the exception of 1948, a year they did not participate. the Manhattan has won the Met League tiUe ever s ince 1944. Is this 10 be the year for a change?

In Brief: Checks of $250 each were recently mailed to Bobby Fischer and Bit! Lombardy. The awards were made by the Ameri· can Chess Foundation in recogni· tion of outstanding chess achieve· ment during 1957. There is no val· id reason to again r ecount Fisch· er 's exploits here, but Icst any have forgotten, Lombardy captured the World Junior Championship in Toronto last year; with the almost unbelievable score of U ·O.

Now we have reaeh~d II crucial point of this oxtremely Inlt-resllng end·game. It appears R5 If white hu made hll maximum progrMs and thlt he can 't Improve his position. Black Is threat· (mlna: II pawn wllh $(I. ••••••••• B-N8. ShOUld whtu play MI. B·B3 bllck reo plies SO ......... , N·KBch ; 51. K.K4. N·NS and bl3ek h IS conSiderably Improved his chances holding his own. Instead or playina to win black's lsol l ted Iud QR pawn, wh ite decldel to direct bls attenUon to tne klnll ... lde pawns.

(Continued on pap 7, cot 1)

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Vol. xn, Number 15 April 5, 1958

l>ubUshed twl<:e • month on the 5th Ind 20th by THE f"ED£RATJO!'l. Entered u second e1ass mlUer 5(optember at Dubuque. IOWI, under the act of March t . 1171.

Editor: FRED M. WREN

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POSTMASTER: PI •• u re lurn undell ... lnble copt .. with Form 3579 10 Kannattl Hulenu" USCF Buslnen Mllu'ler, to Ea,t 11lh $I ••• t , Naw York ) , N. Y.

31 C"la;"f~ ;})oll. A postcard came to us reeently. postmarked in a city not lar from

the place where you used to get a free newspaper every day the sun didn't shine. It was unsigned, and its message was a quotation, "The old order changeth!" Since the card was addressed to the Editor of CHESS LIFE, it is assumed that our anonymous correspondent was not referring to the fact that Maine has enjoyed a milder winter than cer­tain spots below the Mason·Dixon Line. li, by any chance, he was reo ferring to CHESS LIFE, may we say here that we're glad he noticed it, and that we hope he likes it.

A few minor changes have been made, aside from the major up.. heavel which IS bound to occur when an amateur takes over from a professional. Let's mention a few.

We have informed some correspondents, and hereby inform the others, that UN" for knight is just as good as "Kt", so far as we are concerned. So, while we will not throw out a good game score because the {irst move IS written "1. Kt·QR3," we admit an actual preference for "1. N·QR3."

You must have noticed an increasing number of games printed with all annotations at the end of the game, rather than between the moves. This is a matter on which opinions are bound to be divided, since our own personal preference depends upon what we happen to be doing at the time. U we arc gOing over a game for purposes of enjoy· ment or education, we prefer the notes between the moves, as they appear III Reshevsky's column In this issue. If we are preparing a game and notes for the printer, typing from a hand·written script, it is much eaSier to keep the game moves from gett ing mixed up with the variation moves, by typing the game moves first, and then the notes, as was done III the Lombardy and Collins pages of the March 20 issue. Let us know which you prefer.

Some of our readers have asked for more unannotated games, and we are trying to comply with that request.

Since tbe "Tournament Life" column is rest ricted to announcements of tournaments which arc to be USCF rated, in accordance with the recent regulational changes, several members bave called to ou r atten· tion the fact that this res triction deprives the individual members of information which they would like to have about unrated events. As a service to those members, and to those af£i1iates who occasionally sponsor unrated tourneys, we are establishing a "Chess Calendar" column. The information concerning each event listed will be extremely scanty, s imply listing location and dates. A reader who is interested in any particular event will have to obtain details from the tournament organizers.

Other minor changes, and perhaps a major one or two, may be made when the present handicaps of space limitation are overcome. We just wanted to say that there's nothing sacrosanct about the format and content of CHESS UFE, past or . present-it's still the official publi· cation of the USCF, and every member is ipso h .. :to a partner in the enterprise. So, partners, keep on telling us what you like and dislike about CHESS LIFE.

BEl MIR BIST DU SCHOENE After Charles Rider had takE'n

the fi rs t two games of a six game match with Andrew Schoene, it looked to be all over but the an· notations. Schoene won the next two ga mes and tied the match at two·all. He won the next game to lead 3·2. The sixth game was a 60 move marathon which ran through two sessions before Rider resigned the Btack side of a King's Indian Defense, and Schoene had taken four straight games, and the match by a 4·2 Score. The match, spon. sored by the Virginia Chess Fed. eration, was played in Norfolk and directed by USCF Director claude F. Bloodgood, m. .

SICILIAN BJlONSTEIN

Whll.

•• P·K4 PoOII4

•• N· 1e1l3 P· K3 ,. , ... '" •• H_' P'QIl3

•• P·QII4 N·KB4

•• N·QII3 II ·N5 ,. , .. , N·B3

•• 11·82 Q·1I2

•• Cuff.s H_H 10. QII N NIINS 11 . P· I(S P·I( R4 12. B·B4 B·B4 n. Qo02 P·I(N4 14. BliP ." IS. B·a. Q.QS 16. Q II Q ... 17. P· IeR3 N·R3 la. KJI· I( ,., 19. lIoO'ch ' ·H 20. QRoO "H 21. Plla P ·B4

DEFENSE IIOlESLAVSKY

IIlack 22 . P· IIS IeJl·R2 23. P·QII4 N·B2 24. II· B4 P·R4 25. B·B4 H .• 16. B·Q6 N·B3 21. R· I( ] 1(·112 28 . P· Il] Il ·Qlll 29. R·I(N] Il·KIl 30. P·Jl4 K·B] ]1. P.B4 1e·1I2 :no R·NS N·1(2 3~. llo03 H· H 34. QR· IeN] N·B3 35. R·N7ch ••• U. QIl .N6 N·IeS 37. RIIPch ••• 38. RIIN '" 39. P·BS P·K' 4{1. P·B' P·1(7 41. 1(·112 ,., 42. 1(.1( RUlgns

USC" M. mbershlp DUll, Indudlnl subscrlptlon 10 Chess U re, perlodlcat pllbU· calion ot oatlonal cheSll raUnl, and a ll other prlvlleles: ONE YEAR: $l.00 TWO YEARS: •• .so THRSS Y.ARS, $13..50 LlI'. ; $100.00

SUSTAINING: ,10.00 {Becom.S LIfe I aftn TO .. 'm .... ' " new membersh ip lIIart. on 21111 d ay of end ()( the perlod for which duet arc pAid. beu of one family Ilvlnl at .. me addreu, Chua Life. are lit regu ln nln {Ice .bove} In. rate. for each Iddltion.1 memhf'TlIhlp: One ,e~.;;, • . ;;.'i yea" " .n. Sato.ertptiOD r.t. of Ch_ W . to SlnCl. COPI.. lie .. d!.

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Mrs. A. J. Bt.ncoe, 18 Rlth l rds St., G.n ...... III., wr ites : Editor Chen Life:

I'm a Wranny-Great granny, In fact. My husband taught me to pl"y chess back In 1911 before we " 'ere married. I did not hav" much leisure for chest duro Ing my younger days, but since I have been relcgated to a wheelchair by .rthrllls I spend hours solv ing problems etc.

I have UUlht a fuU dozu of the kIds of the neighborhood the IlIme, and Iwo of t he boys. Bob 12 ; nd J ohn 8 arc my prlde .nd joy. RIchard, IS. be.t me • game t he other day, much to his delight. My armS are uoable 10 move cully, so I use a Chinese back sc r a t che r to mo,'e the pieces. The kids call It my '10nl arm" and Und I I for me as part o f the preparation for a game. _

My youn Jlesl pupil Is 5. He kno.n all the move! but hI •• t ra Ulgy Is a mile shaky. What he lacks In know·how he makes up {or In enthuslum.

I cannot attend tournamenll but 1 do enjo)' readtnl abou t them In Chess LIfe and I wa~ much clal. .. d by )'our editorial In whl .. h you admonish us to "teach a kid 10 play chc$S." Just thought I'd let you know that I've been doinl JUI! that and hope t o create a chess a wa reneS! In our town."

J oe Noterman. 200 Horton St .• Wilkes-Ba rre, Penn •• wr ites: " 1 am a member In good standing. I am currently m"klnlj: a «n$U' of all chess playen In this area. When eom· \

ple led a n,lmeo list o f " II pia)'en will go to each name and addrcu, and aI.&o infonn Ihem ot our Chess Room at t he iocat Y.M.C.A. which II open every Frlday eve nln l/.

There must be tournaments In Philadelphia, but we never hea r of Ihem. With the new toll rODd we Can d,.h·e there In 2 !lours and 20 minute!.

I pledge t o Interest one pl.yer In cheS-'i each ye" and to give that person . IImlt .. d instructon."

(JIow about It, PhUadelph la ~ Why nol let WUke,·B.rre know of your events?) Mill Schlosser, M.n ., 382 Sonora St., Sin a .rnardino, Calif., wrlhl.:

" LU I AU,ult, moving here 10 San 8ernardlno from illinois I found myseit ,,' Ithout a cheM club. In a short time I found some the" (rI"nds. Wllh the ir he lp we announced In Ihe loc.t newspaper and In the Norton Alrlon:c Bue weekly the formation of our S.B. Chess Club and that we mee t every Thur!KIay nilM .t the YMCA. Within a few weeki we had 4() names tellatered-halt of them are now coming Ileldlly.

1'\1.'0 wee ki ago " ' C had our flrat inter_dly match alaln~t RIverside, Catll. drawlnl/ 4 .... ·4 ".,.

Lui FrIday, March 71h we played Ihe Covena Chen Club with 13 men win· nlnl by 7 .... ·5 .... pOint.!!.

W inne rs In our leam were Ben Shaeffer, Jr, and S t .. Or. Mal< SchlolSer, Din Parker. Or. Allen Hendy, Victor lIelmann, MIke Arron. J . noot!, while Lou Heney d rew."

COMPARATIVE RATINGS Several of our Canadian mem·

bers participated In the US Open and other American events in 1957. Their names appeared in the USCF rating Jist printed in the March 5 issue of CHESS LIFE. As being of possible interest to ratinas eX"'­

perts in both countries, their offi · cial ratings by the Chess Federa· tion of Canada are presented here for comparative purposes.

USCF 1957 G. F leldln, ................... . 1992 J . Geraho ................... ... 1800 D. Grhnsh.,,· ................ 2117 P . H.'ey ........................ )(37 R. LooBe l ............ ~ ..... __ .. l38O W. Lilwlnczuc ........ _ .... 1727

CFC 1957 2<"

"" "" G. Popov _ ........ _ ...... _ .... 1830 2007 D. Richardton ........ _ ... .2016 2116

With the exception or Grimshaw, no Canadian upset his Call3dian rating, in his play III the United States. Is there a significent dif· ference in the systems. or docs competition off the home grounds account (or the lower U.S. R ... tings?

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS In the March 20 issue it was

stated that no comment had been received on the BEFORE YOUR TIME item of Feb. 20. This was an error. Chess columnist Ed Nash (FINISH IT THE CLEVER WAy) o ~'-Wa-shingtol1, ' D:C.;-a[l(t- Mike O'Quin of Paso Robles, California, sent in correct solutions to the two problems, while several others ex· pressed interest in the article.

Too late for the Quarterly Ladder of WHAT'S THE BEST MOVE solvers, published in the March 5 issue, came the following additions and corre<:tions to the list:

Add: E. Nitschke · 8 points. In· crease points of S. Jones from 1 10 2. . ~ Our member of the Nominating Committee from Alabama was an· nounced as Fred W. Kamp in the March 5 issue. His name, of course, IS Fred W. Kemp.

Apologies to aU.

We, along with J&rry Spann and other USCF officials, have been quite severely criticized for welcoming into USCF membership or affili· ation certain individuals and organizations whose past relations with the USCF have ranged from disinterested tolerance to active opposi . tion. "Why kill the fatted calf for them?" the critics ask.

Because they, like the Prodigal Son of the parable, have been away­fo r varying periods of time, and for various reasons and hive now returned. Our welcome back is sincere and unqualified.

Our Tip For Today is not a tip at all-just reassurance to those faithfu l workers who have stuck with the USCF through its blackest hours, sometimes fighting fOf its very life against ' some of those whom we are now welcoming. And to those who, like the Elder Son of the pa rable, feel that such welcome IS either hypocritical or unfair, our reply Is found in S1. Luke, Chapter IS, verses 31 and 32. CHANGE OF ADDRESI: Four weeks' notice required. When ordcrlnl eIlan,e pleue furnish an addrcp stencil Impr ession f rom r eeent laue or exact ".Pnl­ducHon, Includln, nllmbers and dalU on top line.

o S.nd .rn. mb .... hlr, dUll (or Iubscrlptlons) and chan,II of .ddr," to I(r ..... TH HARI(NESS, Sus ness M,na,. t , 80 Ealt nth Str •• t, N. w York 3, N. Y.

Send Tournam. nt rating "'1'0"1 (with fees. If any) and .ll communications ,. gardlnl CHESS LIFE editorl.1 .... tt.rs to FRED M. WREN, Ed itor, Go .... HOII", Parry, MaIn. . •

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LARRY EVANS ON CHESS By International Grandnuzsler LARRY EJ! ANS

STEINITZ'S CHILDREN We are besieged by books on the art of attack. What is the best

move? White 10 play and win ... Mate in three ... Discovered check .. : Every quiz and every diagram abounds in brilliancies and wallows in combinations. It is as if b1!auty resides only in the spectacular. We erect memorials to Morphy- and the pauper's grave to Sieinitz. We ·live in an age which worships the tinsel and glitter of success.

"A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror." With those words Cather Steinitz ,tolled the death knell of romanticism. But It ·has died hard. We stiU begrudge nil' materialism . of Capablanca and the dullness of lli!shevsky. We may not like Smy· slov's style, but we admit that be is slaughter-proof. Chess seems to be awaiting its Messiah_ Where is Spielman, MarshalJ, Morphy? Where, oh where, is Alekhine?

The simple truth is this : without error there can be no victory. Since the modern master is remarkably exempt from error, there has evolved a style with calls for painstaking jockeying for position and patient mcneuvering against weak points. It is the triumph of tech­nique over genius, machine over nature. Like it or not, it is here 10 stay. Like it or nol, we are SteiniU's children.

All .three fragments selected for study are taken from tbe great Candidates' Tournament, Zurich, 1953, probably tbe strongest tourna· ment of all time. Each deals \vi th a different facet of defense. In de­fen ding, the major weapon in the master 's arsenal is s implification. Determined, dedicated s implification. Wholesale exchanges at each and every ·t urn. Each piece removed is one cannon less aimed at the King. And what is Napoleon withou t h is bay:alions?

The first fragme nt Hluslrales how timely simplification may nip an attack in the bud. It is a classic model. ... The second shows how timely sacrifice of material .may bring an attack to a standstill. The third ·testifies to ·the triumph of cool counterattack.

-~::::;;;:;:':'~I~Ir1!"VWer·to-move

White (Ke res,

Black's posilion is all but hope· less. While has an isolated QP and this is an endgame weakness, t rue. But how in the world is Black ever to reach the endgame? He Is cramped. He can not develop his Q-Bishop. 13 ...... p·QN3 loses out· right to N-B6. 13 ...... B·Q2 loses a Pawn. In addition 10 aU this White is poised for a deadly attack. Let's see how Euwe solves his dilemma.

11. ... ..... NxNI The first slmpllrlcaUon.

)4. PxN N·Q21 15. N·N4 ....... .

Keres tr ies to avoid further exchangeR. In view ot what follows, howeve r, he would do better to play IS . NxN 1m. medlalcly. After IS ....... .. , QxN: 16. R·KI, Black stili has dtmcully dlsentanllllng himself.

IS. .... .... N.811 Determination.

16. NxNth ~~H" 16. N·K5 would Iud to a draw by rep~. titlcm or movel. IS. N·IU would leave the Knight stranded on a bid square.

16. ........ IbN 17. 8·1(84 8 .N41

Simpllrleatlon. II. 8 · N3 ,·1U1

Slnlplll1eat!on.

19. B·1(5 B·B3! 20. KR-KI

20. BxE, QxB; 21. Q.xQ, PxQ le .. ves both $Ides with bad Pawn s t ructures, but means a tinal end to WhIte's attack which Euwe Is dMermined to see never gets started.

20. . .. .... . 21. RxS 22. Q·K4

BxBI g·B31

Little by Uttle White's ad vant nge hu evapOrated. ...

23. P'05 24. BxP 25. R·Kl

Simplification. 26. P·B4 21. P·N3 21. K·N2 29. QxR ~. RxO 31. PleB

Draw

R·NI , .. B·02

a·B31

P·f<:Nl QR·1(1I ...

Q.Q ... R·Ql

This is the most lucid exa mple of simplilica.tion that I have ever come across. It is almost a cer· tainty .to say t ha t anyone but a Grandmaster would have fa iled ,to hold this position aga inst Keres, who is probably one of the half dozen foremost attacking players in the world ,today.

Blick (Petro5iin) to mov~

Reshevsky's position is over· whelming. He threatens B·B3 {ol· lowed by P·Q5, not to mention tbe threat of P·Q R4 and/ or P-KR4. Nolh ing short of a miracle will S2\'e Black's <:ramped game.

15. ........ R·K lll 26. P·gR4

26. RxR. PxB: 21. P·QR4 tnn5po~CJ In­to the game.

26. ... .. ... N·K2 27. hR PxB 28. Q· lll N·Q4 29 . R.B3 B-g6

Pct roslan has ~ac L' lrlced t he exch~nge­In !"ehu'n he has wrcsted the Inltlatlve and obtaIned ~ bind on thc whIte squares.

30. RxB Vh·tulllly f orccd. If 30. Q.B2, P·N:i-and [t Is Ulllck who plays for the win !

• 30. ... ..... PxR 31. QleP P.NSI 32. PxP PxP 33. P. RS R_Rl 34. R·RI g·Bl

Black's powerful ct!lltrallzo:d Knight ~ompeMatCl fo r his matcrlal disadun_ tag'" ~

lS. B·lll U . P·R6 31. 8 ·Q2 ~. Q.B4 It. P 'R3 40. R·N!

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Q·B2 O·Nl P·N6 P-R3 P·N7 K-Rl

41 . B.KI DRAW

Bl,do: (S mystov) to move

Whlta (K~re$)

Our last example deals with our present world champion's coolness under fire . Keres ins ti tutes an un­sound attack- "which must be met wit h absolute precision. Smyslov's cou nterattack has the rhythm o[ a ba llet.

If. . ...... . PooP" The real be,uly or this mOve becomes apparent at Whit!!'. nex t turn. Both players are short Of time, and thc que5t!on b whether Smyslov can accept the Rook. U 19 •....•... , PxR; 20. QxP, R·Kl; 21. P ·U4! with the rollowlnll pos­.lbUlUe.: 1..2\ ..... , I'd'; 22. QxRPch, K.B1: 23.

B.R3ch, R·K2: 24. R·N3, K·Kl; 25. R-N8ch wlnl.

Jf. 21. ........ • Q-Q3; 22. P-BS. Q.B5 (not 22 . ...... .. , 1'xP: 23. Q-RG! , B·N2; 24. QxPch, K.IU; 2.5. PooP winning); and now nol 23. R.KB3 u gIven by Euwc beca\l~e or Q·R5! (Euwe glvu 23. . ....... , Q·N4?: 24. R·N3). The p roblem

In thIs pOSItion. If 23. P·B6. BxBP; Indeed lfi whe ther White hu a wln 24. QxPch, K.BI; 2:;. B-R3ch, R.K2 ~nd BI~ck 1$ IAfe.

A~ any ratc. Smyslov'l move In the game Is crystal ChioU and leads to a forced win.

20. RxP Unlorlunately Kerel has no lime to es~bllsh materia l equal Ity wtth 20. PxP', Pdt; 21. Qd', B.~ and WhIte's .t~tk comu to an abrupt standsLUI.

BOOST AMERICAN CHESS JoIn tl'Ie USC,-, It I, .Iw ..... tcH/nd

'Pe,!!n, ",. .... ,

o {(j (\ Of SdturJ",~ 'ege "bess 1.1 eA" iI 5. 1958 " ". P·86! 21. g·8' ........

or couNc not 21. Bd", R:tB; 22. Rx!!:, K"".

The te:.:~ precipitates an entirely ne w crisis tor Smyslov. The threat or Z2. Q-RS seem.s devas~tlng.

21 • . ~.. . .. _ QxQPI There is no time ror 21 . .. ~ •... , Px8; U. Q-R6. Q"QP; 23. R·Mch!, BxR; 24. Q. R7 matc.

22. Q·R6 I(R-Ql While 's a ttack has ~n warded off wllh J:Tlee. White now hu nothln, bcll~r than the lame re l rut of his Bishop.

23. B-Bl B·N2 24. Q.NS Q.83

And now beginl the deadly process of simplification. Black's e"tra Pawn 1$ so Ilr~ .. t an adva otage that the mere threat to exchange a piece gain, time-­t his Is a vital defenSive principia.

2S. Q-N4 P·B7 ~ 26. B_K2 R.Q5

rt Is sad to see White's BTeat warrIors limping back [rom the battleground or their defeat.

21. p.B4 28. BxR White Resigns.

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Major J. S, Hnlt Memorial end 37th Annual Championship of

Southern Chess Association

Sar15otllL, Fl •• AI beach{ront L Ido DlltmoN! Club,

Sarasota, Fla . Total prize fu.nd baRd on expected attendance, J5OO.6OO; Ihree majo r events, plus rapld$. HoI! Memor. lal ceremony at Masonic Temple, July 5, 3 p.m.; all his trlend ' up«lall y In. yiled to attend. In trl bule to the major and Ihe o r8anlzatlon he served as na· 1I0nai secretary, and 10 help promote the 8ame be loved, the SCA will o rter II. {ull year memben hlp In the USCF II the bargain rate of $4 10 all wh o at­tend this year'. p rogram . SCA mem­bership: Individual $2, t am!1y $3, plus entry fee to r selected e'·l)nl. SCA Cham. plonship, 7 rd. Swlu; entry tee $8, j rl. $4; 1st prize valued at $90, choice of trophy Or cash for each plus Icoro r , to p 4 j rs ., top 3 rated under 11199. South. ern Amateur, limited to those not rated above 1899 by USCF', SCA or state or local equivalent; combIned with South. ern Ladles (any rallng): 7 rd. Swiss, entl'y fee $4, jn. $2; trophies, other pl"i?es for each plus scorer, speetll. l 18-d ies prizes. Southern New Players, 11m. Ited \0 those estimated under 15&9, 6 rd. Swiss, entry lea $2, jn. $1 , trophy and other prl~es. Extra cash tor hl . h • est famUy, club, and state tcam of S. Please bring clocks, sc ts. Registration until noon July 3, or In advance wllh Bob Eastwood, SCA Secrellry, 3()4 S. Krome ave., Homes teld:, Fli. Please write lor toll det:oils. For accommoda. lions, write !'>IrI. K. R. Martin , 36-~ FIHmore Dr., Sansota, Fla. US. J r. ~n· trants, warm up here; short Irlp, 23 hOllrs bet"'een events.

BENGE NEW SALT LAKE CITY CHAMP

Don Benge, student a t the UnI· versity of Utah, scored five wins in the ·five round Swiss for the Salt Lake City Championsh ip. Ben Greenwald took second place with 4- 1, his loss to Benge' upsetting a long·standing personal rccord­he had never before lost a game in Salt Lake City, Utah, or Nevada tournament play. Richard Owen, 16 year old high school junior, and Richard Heilbut, former Utah State champion, wound up in a tie for third place, with 3¥.z - Ph, and 8V4 SIB points each.

The Salt Lake City High School tournament was run concurrently, with 19 entrants from six different schools. Michael McLatchy, of High, nosed out Wigginton, of West, and Gerald Lord, also of West, on SIB points, after each had scored 4·1 in the five round tournament. SI B pOint scores were: MeLateby-12j W!gginton-1Qj Lord-9.

GAMES BY USCF - MEMBERS Annotated by Chen M"'ter JOHN W. COLLINS

-USC F MEMBERS: Submit y. ," lust .""'tf /., IhiJ J~lmmt ,. JOHN W. COLLINS, 91 U"O~ R""d, B,oQJtI,,, 16, N. Y. Sp.Ilt ~nl IimittJ, If!'. C..u;., rill Idtel 11K mo.1 ;"lrrff(in, ,md inS' ''' d ;''t /0' 1>1I61;(4Iio .... UnIt" OllKnrut lI.tnl ,"""u '" ,,,mtl tift br M r, CoW""

NEWS FROM THE NYSCA Ben. M. Smith of Schenectady,

president of the New York St ale Chess Association, (founded in 1878) communicates that the As­sociation has joined the U.S.C.F. in a limited way, He further ad· vises that ~he 1958 meeting will be held in beautifu l Cazenovia, dur­ing August, probably in the main building (instead of t he gymnasi. urn) of Cll7.enovia Junior College. And the first prize in the Cham­pionship will be increased from the traditional $100.00 to at least $200.00. This is good news indeed and it should ensure a record turn· ou.t fo r the 1958 meetlng!

The 1957 meetlng of the N.Y.S. C.A. took place at Binghamton. August E. Rankis of New York, a member of the Marshall C. C. and the Baltic C. C., by distinguishing himself by winning nine straight in taking the championship. The following game with Marcel Du· champ, internationally known art· ist and a regular at the . meetings, shows the winner's clean-cut, con· vincing style of play.

SEMI-SLAV DEFENSE MCO 9, " aga 210, column 16

New York State Championship Binghamton, 1957

Not~s b, U. S. Masl~r Joh" W. COIUM M. DUCHAMP A. e . RANKIS

White ' B1aek 1. P.Q4 P·Q4 -t. P.Kl Kt.B3 2. KI· KB l P.QBl 5. Kt ·83 ........ 1. P·B4 P·K3 T he Hnes are drawn for tho Seml-Slav

- Det~lse, an openlns whleh has a rich mi :d\orc of dcvelopln£ Ideal.

. . S. ........ QKI·Q1 6. B·Q3 pxP

The nom! h Variation, e. ." ..... , B·Kt5; which fights t o break loose with .. " ..... P·K4, is odd and Inte rc~Unl.

7. Bxll P p.Q Kt4 I. B·Q3 P.QR3 t . 0·0 ~_ ....

This Is t oo mechanical, It nellecls the center, a nd pe r mits Black to equalize.

Correet Is 9. P.K4. P.B4; 10. P .K5, (o r 10. P·Q5) PxP; 11. Kt xKtP, PltKt; 12. PxKI, with $Ome In itiative.

t . .. ._... p·e4 10. P_P? ........

Stronger Is 10. P .QR4. p .Xt5 . U . Kt. K4, B.Kt2 ; 12. QKt·Q2.

10. ........ Ktxl> n . B·K1 B·Kt2

The openIng has transposed Into the Queen's Gambit AC(:epted.

11. P·Q Kt4 ........ Sounder are 12. P.QKt3 . nd 12. a.Q2. 12. ........ Q_Q '4. KtxK t KtxKI 13. RxQ QKt. K5 is. B·KI2? .. .... .. N ow Black ob t a ins a Queen·slde pawn m-ajorlty and an open KKt ·flIe . Rela. tlvely bc.st Is 15. P ·QR3, and Ir KI·B6: 16. n·Kl. KtxB ch; 11. RxKt , and al· t hough Black h u the two Ul$hops his advantage Is s light. 15. ........ Bx P 17. B·Q4 16. QBxP KR.KtT 18. QR·Bl The strcngth of the mllJorlty III dla tely manJ(~5 t.

1'. 8 .8 11 ...... .. This move I"sea materllll. Correct I! 19. K.BI.

19 ..... _ .

........ 10. R·82 21. !brB ,

If 21. P x P, B><P: 22. RxB, BxR; 23. R­BI, BltKt; wins. 11. ,,_._. KtxR . '" 22. B_K' BxK, 23. R·Rl QR·Bl

If 25. RxP, R·B3: (threatenlni %G. __ ... " Rx P eh; 27. K.R I, RxB mate) 2.6. P.Kll. B-Qt. 27. R·R4. (or 27. RxP, RxB ch. 28. KxR, B·B5 cb; and WIM) 8-113; 28. R·QB4, RxB eh; 29. KxR. B·Kt4; and Uiack .... ·Ins. A nice (orcinl: comblna· tlon. '-5 ....... .. 16. BxP

8·Q4 R·B7

If 2e. BxP, P ·M!; ch; wIns.

28. .._ .....

27. B·Q3 18. P· K4

a nd 29 ......... ,

RxB J -

R· Kt7

R·KtS

Black tOlce. an inunedJ.le .. In. A longe r and less a ttractlve method I. 2S. .. .. __ • B.B5; 29. B·K5, R·QKt5; 30. BI<B. RxB.

29. RPx R B.B51 Resigns

For It 30. BxB, R-KtS ch; wins. or II 30. B·Bl, BxB; 31. KxB, Jt.Kt8 eh. wins. Clever end·game play!

CLAIM When this game was finished, my

opponent, Jack O'Keefe, remarked that it was one {}f the most beau· tiful games he has ever 10sH The most interesting part, however, is the fact that the opening variation was, according to our knowledge, not "book": Black's counterattack was his own analysis and White's refutation was found over the board. This new (1) var iation might have remained buried in my note­book if it wasn't for the fact that months later it re·appeared in the Dallas International Tournament, where it was successfuUy employed by Yanofsky against OIafsson. Here I am to claim my "first" (in the Log Cabin terminology) with my own annotations.

SICILIAN DEFENSE U.S .• Open Championship

Cleveland, 1957 NOI~s IIrlJ ;"tToJu~tjo n hy U. S. E~p~rl

Oru/ Po poYjeh o. POPOVYCH J. O'KEEFE

White Black 1. P· K4 P .QB4 1. N·KB3 N.QB3 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. NxP N·B3 S. N·QB3 p·Q3 6. B· KNS ..... ...

SllnalUng t he Rlchter·RaU1.er Itt;ci<. 6. ........ P·K3 7. Q·Q2 P·QR3 8. 0 .0 ·0 • • Q1 9. P ·B4 • .. -....

, S tlt .. " "" P." 6 ""'~~t "'cot April!, 1918

So l lr all "book." AI th is poin t I was e xpeelinc the well known contlnull' lion : 9 . ..... _ .• P·R3; 10. 8·R4, N><P; 11. Q.KI. 1'1·83. 12. N.B~ . Q-R4. 13. NxQPch. 8xN; 14. RxB whleh, In g"neral. ap­pears to be In While" favor. However, my Opponent had an Innova tion waiting fot me.

t . _ .... .. R·BI? TtlI. premature·looklne mOl'" bel rays Black's stntegy: It Is dear that he Is seeking a quick Ileclslon on the Queen. Side without taklng the trouble to bring his own i<lng In t o ufe t y. WhIte's nlost logical coun termeaaure Is to strike at the cen t e r vIa K5--theretore .

10. N·Bl Q·R4 ' 11 . K· N

The th rc ~t was 11. ...... .. , N.QN5; 12. p. QR3, KNxP wlnnlne.

11. ........ P·N4? This risky, thoulh consis tent move In l· Uate$ a lactleal sequence which appears to tavor mack superficia lly. actually, ho\\'~vcr. It Is premature and places the detendor at a disadvantage.

12. P· K51 P·N5 12. " ..... .. PxP1; 13. 8xN wins II piece.

13. PxN PxN 14. pxNP

The only road to advantate . If nOw 14 . ......... PxQ?; IS. PxR(Q) and White Is II ROOk up, or 14 ....... .. , Q·N5; 15. PxB (Qlch and 16. QxBP.

14. ........ R·QN The l u t trap . W hile lo~es both on 15. PxB(Q)1? R:a>ch; 16. K·8 R.NSch; 17. KxR Q·N5ch lind ma te, and on 15. PxB (Qlch!? fb:Q .

15. P·QN3 T he only move, bu t 1\ .bo wins.

15. ... ..... B_P 15. ......... N·NS would heve been par · rled II), 16. P .QR4 ' e t al ntn, alt threats as In the lame.

16. O_QP R·N2 11. N.Q4

!lellcr than 17. N·K$, BxN; 18. PxB. R· KN whIch actl~a tes Black's KR. T he text abo serve. 10 double Rooks On the Queen (lie .

17. ~...... 8 xN 11. Rx B Q·N3 19. R·B4 P-QR4

U 19 . .... .... . Q·K6; 20. 8 .K2, QxB. 21. RxN. 20. e ·K! R· R2 11 . R.Ql Resl9ns

The thrnt Is 22. RxN, B:KR; 23. Q·Q8eh, QxQ; 24. RxQ blale. This short game had bolh pl'>'ers In severe time pres­lure]

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TAC While

1. P·Q4 '-. P·QB4 3. Kt·QB 3 4. P·K4 S. P·B3 6. B· K3 7. p·QS 8. P·KKt4 t . P·KR4 10. KtPxP 11. PxP 12. 8·Q3 13. PxP ' 4. PxB 15. Q· K2 16. K-Q1 17. Q·R2 18. RxQ 19. KI·K4 211. R·Kt2 21. Kt·KBJ 12. BxP 21. R-Q KI

Kt·KB J P·KKt3

B·Kt2 P·Q3

Caslles P·K4 P·85 Kt· K p.B4 , .. .. , P· KS Q. K1

QxBch Q·Kt6ch

Kt ·B2 QxQch

KI-Q2 K·R

P·KI4 , .. QR.Kt R_ap

BOLESLAVSKY Ulack

14. Kt (3).KI5 KI.K4 25. B·Q3 I>.BS 26. B·B2 KtxP 27. KlxQI> R·B3 28. Kt· BS RXQ 2t. KxK Kt.BS 3D. R·Kt3

Kt{4)'Q6ch 31. BxKt K' XBch I

31. Rx KI RxR 33. Kl xB KJ( Kt ~. K.K1 p·KR3 3S. Kt·K4 R.Kl 36. R·Kl ch R·KIl 37. R·Qa R. Kt7ch 38. KI·B2 R·Q5 39. K· Bl R.Kt, 40. Kt ·K4 R·K3 41. R·Klch K·B 42. R· KI4 R.QR3 43. P·RS R·R4 44. R·B4ch K·K2 45. R·KI4 .~ .. _ Whit. rell," s

NIMZOWITSCH DEFENSE USSR Championship. 1958

S PASSKY • KR OGIUS White

1. P·Q4 Kt·KB3 :t. P.Q8 4 P· K3 3. Kt·QB 3 8 ·Kt5 4. Kt·83 P·B4 S. P· K3 Cu tt,n 6. B·Q3 P·Q4 7. Cutles Kt·B3 8. P·QR3 B·R4 9. Kt·K2 PxBP 10. BxP B·Kt3 n. p_p IIxP 12. P·QKI4 QxQ 13. R_Q B·K2 14. B·Kt2 P.QKt3 15. Kt·B4 B·Kt2 16. Kt.KtS Kt.Q J7 .• QR·B P·KRl 18. Kt (5)xKP P_K

... -" ". 11. RxR ch

23. R·QB 24. P·1I3 2S. P·K4 26. P·B4 17. R·B 28. P·Kt3 29. R· B2 30. R· K2 31. PKB 32. R·K3 33. Rx KI 34. B·KS 35. P·Rl

P· KKt4 B·R6

KtxP Kt .Q' Kt xB B·KI! "'. P·B6

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50. P·1l3 NxP '51: B·K8 N.BS

BJack' 5 klnl[·!!de pawN are doom .. d . For ln stance , 51. .. , .... , N·B4; 52. BxKBP, N·K2ch; 53. K.K&. K·QI ; U . K.B6, .8. QSch ; 55. K·N S.

52 • .II; ·Kl N. K6 eh 53. K· K5 •. ~.~.

IT 53. K·KH N· B4 and " 'b lle can ' t play M. BxKBP because ot 54. ~~ •.•. , N·Q3 eh winni ng the bishop .

53. ~.. .. . . N.8S<h A iK'U"r try Waf 53 . • ~.~~, 8 ·QSch. Fo r If r;.I. KxO. N·D7ch ; ~. K ·K5, Nx8; 56. 8 xP. N .Q6ch a nd, a lt hough, the e nd ln &: is eventually Io»t , black can pu t u p some resista nce.

54. K ·B6 6-Q$ch Better WH$ 54 .......... B-K6; ~. BxKBP, N.Q7; 56. 8xP, Dx P; 57. BxP and sh ould win. with carefu l play.

55. KxP 56. K. B8 57. KxN

"' ·Q3eh N .. a · K6

If S7. K·B7.

........ , l{·N3; 58. B·Q2 followed by

58. BxPeh 59. K· B1 60. KxP 61. K-R5 ..

For If 61. ........ , 8 -NS; 6.1. Bld', B·Q3; 64 . 8.Kl call no t be s lopped.

K· 83 ." p. ltS Reslgnl

G2. B·Q8, K_B 4; and both pawns

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No:' 873 Rlc .. Llpton: set: 1. ........ , BN-KG; 2. QxR; 1 ......... • QN_KG; 2. Q·B6 ete. Keymove 1. Q.Q4, thNat 2. P·B5. Now 1. ••....•.• BN_KG; 2. QxBP: 1 . •.......• QN.K6; 2. Q.K4 e t c. No. 874 AprCl~ apparenlty , IC 1 .... ..... B·Q5; 2. Q·N4, and I! 1 . ... .•...• B-D5; 2. Q·B4. Keymove 1. N_B4 threat 2. QxP. Now 1 •...... ..• B·QS; 1. N-Q2: 1 ......... , 1I--B5;

. 2. N.82 e tc . No. 175 Dutt: set m ates alte r all checking moves of Black. Arter tbe Intended keymove 1. Q_KNl W'lth threa t 2. QxK. 3 o r t he checking moves are Inswered by cbanged mIte •. Unrortunately I. NxQ eooks t blll work. T he $1mpl u t remedy ill to repl l ce the black PRJ with I ~bop. No. 876 Holladay: set: 1 . ... ... _. NI\.Q4, 2. BxN lind 1 .......... N3-Q4; 2. NIB. Key 1. N-Q5 with double t hrea t 2. NxP a nd 2. N·B4. No . • 77 8 u le : Key 1. B·R7 waiting. 1. ~~.~., PXP; 1. R·R3: 1. .~ ..... , P·R6: 2.. R.N8. LovedllY ind ian, as old as chess Itsell. No. 171 Rubens: ite), 1. Q.K1. t . ........ , ~p: 2. R·R3; 1 . •• ~ ..... KxBP: 2. ditto: 1. ~~.~., K·K1; 2. QxP; 1 •• ~ ... ~. K-Q7: 2.. B-N; 1. _~ ..... K.B1; 2. 8-Q5; 1 •. ~._, P-R1; 2. R-Kch.! the threat.

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Sot~lion:J 50 :J.bli:JIr ill~11 Cleutu. Wag: P O$ IUon No. 121: L Q·Q&ch, K-1'6

(if n .N4ch; 2. K·R2 , K.,'1S; 3. Q·Q4ch, K.BI; 4. Q-Q3ch, K·85; 5. KxP w ln~J; 2. Q·Qkh, R-B5; 3. Q.K$, K·N5; ~. Q. K6ch, K·!U; 5. Q·Klch, K. Ri ; e. K·R2 . R. R.$ ; 7. Q.N3, R.NS; 8. Q·l:I3. K.M ; 9. Q·B2~h, K·N4; 10. KxP wln~. If 2 ........ " K·R~; 3, Q-Q4cll, K-NG; 4. Q·K3ch, K.N5: S. Q·K6, K.SS; 6, Q·R6ch. K.N5; 7. Q.NGeh. R·N4; 8. Q·K4ch. K·NG; 9. K·RI: n .NS: 10. Q·Klch wins. It 2 . ....... . , K-B6: 3. K·H2, R-R4; 4. Q·N3ch and 5. QNo&ch .... In$ the rook.

Posi tio n No. 222: 1. B·82. "'.Inch; 2. KxP, a·87th; 3. K·N3! R-Bar 4. B.KR ! n .Di; 5. P.N6(R)! Willi • theor etically won endln&, for While . If I . ........ • R-55; 2. 8·115. bB; 3. P·N8(Q). KxI' . and ..... have Po.lUon No. 211. If I . ........ • R.S3eh ; 2. Ibfleh. K.l\.3; 3. P·N8(Q), P .R7eh; 4. K·B2 Whll. If I. B.B1eh? K. R3; 2. p oNS (Q). 1>.R7eh; 3. K-~2. P ·R8(Q)eh; 4. KxQ, R·aBch: 5. K.H2. R· IUleh; 6. K-N2, R-S8eh: 7. K.J<R stalemate.

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Position No. 225 Vidmar-E. Adam, Interniltional

Correspondence Tournament 1936-1937

Vidmar played I . Q-N5ch ! Now If I. ...... _. K.t»q. : 2.. Q.B8 ,"'ns q u ick ly . ilod 00 any o ther klog move 2. QXll t h wins qu ickly too. Adam played I. . ....... , P·KB3; which seems to be I ~uff!cleot defen~e: for example, 2. Q.N7ch, K.Q3; 3. QXKBPeh, K·84; 4. Q.Q4ch, K.N4; 5. QxBeh, P·ll4: 6. Q.Q7eh, K·R3; 7. Q.N7, R(Kiq )· K4 : etc. Or 2. N·B5ch, K-Qsq : and ne ithe r 3. RxBeh nOr 3. QxPch Is a .aUaf.ctory contlnu.tlon bec 'Ute of 3. _ ...•.. • K·Btq.; when It la BlaCk who has . 11 th. wu.nlng chancea.

Vidma r . ho" ·ever. continued 2. R. K4ch!! • • nd Adllm resillned. Ir 2 ......... , Sl<R; Whltc mates by 3: Q.N1 ch, I(.K3; 4, Q.H7ch. K·K4: 5. P·84eh!, KxP; 6. QxK8Pch. I( ·K6; 7. N·N4 mate. If 2. .. -..... , RxR: While wins by 3. QKll, Q.Q3; 4. N·BSCh. I(.Bsq.; 5. NltQ, PxN ; 6. QltN, e lc . Similarly. othe r Black movcs allow White to win the Black Queen or lo~e ma te.

Other Irle~ at Whlle 's fir$t mo,·c fa ll. The m~t impo rtllnt varlaUo n 15 I . RxS?, R·K8ch; 2. R·Qsk. , RxRch: 3. KxR, K·Qsq .! In thl', 2. K.B2, Q.R~c h; 3. p_ QN3, QxHPch; 4. Q-N2, R·K7ch Is even wone for White.

A tempting Iry Is I. N.B~eh, K.QZ: 2. RxBCh, I\-B5<1.; hut lI gllln it iI Black who ha. all of the ""Inning ell.nce~ . For exam ple. on elth~ r 3. R·QIiQ. or 3. N·Kl Black Clln conUnue 3. • ... __ , Q.R.S. Hue we can fInd no complete ly saUslllcto ry defense for While against the se~ecal threats whlc ll Incl ude 4. ......... N·N6ch ~nd 4 . .... _ ..• QxRP.

Only two torrect solutionJ ~upported by lIdcquate analysi s hp~e - been reo celved. Accordingly, Ihe successful solv. ers, K. A. C.ernleckl and Donald C. HIli.. re~lve 2 points each. In view of the dlrrtculty of this pOsi tion . we are .1I0wlng 1-'1 poInt 10 the (o llowlng so l"erl who ~ported I. Q.NSch! a l. though the ir analyscs did nOI .mow ho .. · Whit e cou ld wl.o agal n r l IlI ltk 's hut defense: John A. BilIck$tone· . Thomas W. Cusick, E. Gault, Rlchlrd Glblan Edmund Godbold, Andr~w K. (ko 1\1' Milstein, Ed Nash, John A. Pranler: Ed: mund Rom~n. George Ross. and Fran­cis Tras k. • Welcome to new solver.

April lZth ... a IJth

Pacific Northwest Open, 1958 At Portl.nd, Oregon, Y.M.C.A. Open

to . 11. Ft". round Swill. with Harkness palrlnr. and medilln Ue·hrelklnj[. Tro­phle. (or nul, second .nd third places; 11.10 fo r tlut In Cia"" B. and for nrlit I,n CI ... C. Play begln$ at 8:45 A.M. On April 12. For turlher InformaUon or r erlaluUon wrlte 10 D. W. 10bOlol1, 67O!i N. Borthw:Jck. Portland 11. Oreroll...

Position No. 226 Klu,er·Koberl, Hungaria n

Championship 1957 KObe r l had p layed se,'erl l " besl

mo" cs" t o n ach t h is p o~l tlo n . Now, pr~sun\abl .... with both p la y<'rl In time \roubl<" he con\!nued 1. ......... QKN?: and aftor ~orn~ further weak m oves on beth shies ~ draw \\"~s ag"eed 10.

'1'hc best mo ,'e b I. ........ , II .N7ch ! If the n 2. Q~ II . Black force. nlale by 2. .. ~ .... , I(xI'ch ; 3. K-N3. N·K7ch !; 4. K·R.2 (o r Q~N . Q·N4Ch ), Q~Pch ; 5. Q.R3, R·B' male. If in Ih is line 3. K·R3, Illen 3 . ...... _. QxPch; 4. K·:II l, N.K7t h !; 5. Qx N, Q·N4 ch.

Jr IlI st c ~u of t aking the Roo k Whit" plaYi Z. K·1I3, Ihen after 2 . ......... R·N3! he ha ~ no satlsfadory defen." ngaln5t th'" th"calcned 3 ...... ... , QxRPeh. On 2. K.R4 , Hlack hn Ihe ple 9u nt choice between rnllle In flve (2 . ......... RxPch l and male In four t2 . ......... N·B4Ch).

T he a tt em pt t o .. arry ou t the lime winning Idell by I. _ ... ~ ..• RxPch doca no l .ucceed; for .. xample , Z. QxR. R.N1ch; l . K·R3, QxQ; 4. P_N8(Q)Ch. QxQ; 5. KxH, QxN ; d. Rm~q.J-S$Q .. e t e . The Irie. L ........ . C-; ·B4 and J. ......... N-K7 ~e .. m to be refutcd by 2. N-Q5.

)Ia n)' ~oluUoll s glv!n,: l. ..... ...• R·N7ch ! as the be.t mo ,'e w .. re supported by I nad~uate or incorrec t analYle,. One commo n e rror was c1a lnlln ll I male for Black In the variation I .......... R. ('I.'7ch! ; 2. QxR, RxPcb; 3. K· Nl , Q·N4ch?; 4. K.R2. R·RSeIl : 5. K.Nsq, Q·K8Ch . In ~Iew of the White Pa,,'n at QN7. It See mS to Uti that after 6. Q· KB2! SlaCk mUSt fo rce ,,~rpctual check by B ........ . , Q-N4ch . Solutio ns eonlainln!: fla ... . of Ihis kind arc hclnl: given hair c redit.

On thl ~ bas is. I point I: OC~ 10: Russell Chau,·.,me l , Thomas W. Cu~lek . K. A . C2ernle .. kl, Edmund God bold . Donald C. l illis, John E. Is hkan, D. W. John. son. Hilt J o rdlln. Robert Raven , Geo rge ROSll, F r a nk C. Ruys, W. E. Sten' ns, Fr.ncll Tr ... k . and Hug h C. Unuer. ... ood . The following receIve 1~ poInt: Abel R. Romberault , WUllam J. Cou. ture, Jess~ DaviS, Ed Gault, J . B. Ger. main, Jullu" Janko ... sky, Andy Kafko, Leonard I •. Lussier, M. MUlteln . Ed Nash. Ccorgc W . Payne , Robert J . Pet. Roben ., 1J3rry R. Sehlmel . Max S chlos­l'r.$On ' . John A. Pnnler. lIerben J . se r. Ind I . Scllwarb.. The solvers K ore a n . rrow v lclory by U 'h.17'h. ' Welcome 10 new solver.

Journa m enl eI.J/e Send to CH E5S LIFE, Gov, Houw,

Perry Main.. for .ppli .... t lon form fo r .nnounc;ng tournamen t In th l. colum n.

Ap,il 11·I J

SOUTH TEXAS OPEN CHAMPION. SHIP-CORPUS CHRISTI, TE XAS

Sponsortd by Soulh Te xas Ches.s As-socla llon I nd 8 uc:eaneer Day. Commis­s ion at Nueces Hotel. Slarts Salunllly ~ ' .m .• $ round Swis3, 50 movu In Z hOUTS. GUmran teed $7$.00 flrst pril C. Othe r c~ ~ h prizes and trophle$ t or No. I mnd No. 2, rn.~t lunlor and but l. dy.

Enlry fee $~.OO. Regi s tration atarts 8 a.m. All hot<,/s will be full during Buct~neer .·"5I1vals; make your re~_ ... rvaUon carll'. For delails wrlle !lenn­Young nlan . P . O. Box 844, Corpw. Cbrlstl

A p,iI /l · IJ, 19-20, 26·27

1958 PHILADELPH IA MET RO­POLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP

AI the Franklln-Mereantlle Chess Club, IBIG Locust Street, Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania. Open. 100'70 USCF raled. Ent ry fee $2. Six round Swiss; e .. ch round Slarts at 2:30 p .m .; fort y mO,'e l In two hours; adjudications lis ne-cenar y. DIrected by USCF Muler. Emer ilu, WIIIllIm A. Rutb . Trophy. Cu h prl~u to be announeed; .eplrale Women. Junio r , and Coll ell"l~te prizes". Sponlor ed by Ihe Phll. delphla Chen Assl>cI.llon, USCF affiliate. Entrlu lIC. l!el;!,led by Monte D. Treblow at the above address untu April 12, 2 p.m.

(Othu ... n"""nc~m~ntJ eonatn;", fu. lu,e IOU7n ... ",entr '<In be founa 0" P.lltf 1, 2, "nJ 1.)

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Apr;1 /l.1J ."d II·J!MO

1958 CLEVELAND OP~N CHAMPIONSHIP

Open ; .t Clevelllnd Chess Center, 1810 Euclid A ve., Cleveland, Ohio. Spon. sored by Cleveland Chul A~&Oclatlon, a USCF .tWlale. 7-rd Swl.!!s; time limit, SO moves In 2 '1.1 hour$. Eolry fee: $5.00 for USC. ' members, p lus ~.OO USCF membe'"$hlp for non-members. Prize fund of 60,. of enlry

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a ..... rded to four 1st place.

,:: __ lS~; 4tb. 10'70. Champion to

Tournament 01. I'" We,t _,~;;;;;, to whom " may be

April /l·U

KENTUCKY STATE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Open 10 USCF members; 1I0n.mem. bers m .y become members by payment $5.00 dues up 10 time entrlel clote al I P .M .• Saturday. Aprll 12, 195!I. at Y.M.C.A., .1:: . Hlg II St., Lex1.ollton. Ky. Spo!l50rl.'d by Lexington YMCA Chell Club: ~ · rd S ... lss: time IImll, 4S moves In 2 hou.·s. Or 4'1.1 hour playln •• ea­sion. Ent ry fee, $3.00 plus USCF memo bershlp ellrd or dues receipt. Gtlann. teed Prlzel: $25 to ,,·Inner. lind Showal. ter Trophy to hl,:best rllnklng Itate player. U Olvll ion, entry fee '2..00 .nd proof member,hlp USCF; print .ccord­tng 10 n~elp \.s fr om enlry fee$.. TIes to be b rokt!n by Sonnenborn-Berger poln1l. Tournament dlreclor, J . mel A. Roark, 3S% CUrton Ave., Lex.Jogton. Ky., to ..... hom enttle! and Inquiries Inay be addressed.

Ap,,1 16·27 ."a /If.,., J.f

MARYLAND OPEN CHAMPION. SHIP

Open; .t J un ior I.O.A.M. HILI. 104 North P . .... S t ., B;ll.Umori:. Md. Spon­sored by Muyland Che" Feder.Uon a USC~' chapter. 7-rd Swiss. Time 11m: It, 50 mO"e5 In 2 houri. Entry fee; 51.00, or which $2.00 will be returned 10 each enlnnl who complete. 7 rounds. Cuh prizes for l SI. 2nd. 3rd. and ·"h tOvo: rall l, plus priul lor LsI " .A~ player. 1s t "S" pl.yer . I,t "c" player, .nd 1st Junior (u nder a,e 20). Top Mlryl~nd pl.yer to win ti tle "lIIary. land S t.te Cha mploo, 1958" with lop Mar)"l~nd WOman pl.yer to wi n tlUe "M.ryland Wom.n Stete Chlmplon 1958." TOUrnllment director. WlIll.~ C. Koenl~, 610 Braeslde Road . a.ltI. more 29, Md.. 10 Whom entrle. .nd inquirlel lIl.y be addresaed .

April 10·A p,;! 27, 19J8

Seventh Annual Westerl. Massachuset l"$ Chess Tournament The Seven t h Annu;ll. Wutem Mau •.

chu""Us Chess Tournament wlll he held In Spri ng field, Mass ., from Sund.y, Aprll 20 10 S und.y, April 27, 1'58.

The Westtleld Chess Club wlll be the host . The lournament (six roundl Swlu. CIlI5sc5 A, 8 and C) will be SPOnsored by the Wu tern MUS3chuS<!tlS and Con. neeUeul VIUey Chess AssoelaUon.

. ·Of further InformllUon wrlte 10; PhUip R. P inkham , WesUleld Chess Club, Y.M.C.A .• We~tneld, MlIss.

Ap,ii16 & 27

1958 Iowa State Chess AHociltion State Championship Tour nament Y.M .C.A.. 4th &. Keo Way. Des

MOines. lowi. Limited 10 . ble residents. Reglatr ••

tlon cIOftI .t I P .M. Aprtl 241. Enlry fee $5.00 " ' lIh • $2.00 refund to p l,yen comple ling lilt five rotlnds. J unio r dl­visJon limIted 10 17 years ot 'Ile Ind unde~. with entry fee of $1.SO and • 50c refund. Five ($) Round SWill Sya­tern TOUrnament. 2 rounds SlIIunt.y, 3 rouods SUnday. Round 1 be!:lns lit 1:30 P.M. SlIlurdly. TIme Limit: 24 move. per hour. 4 hours per ,:.me. Prlzel: TropQles to I. t &. 2nd I", Ch.mplon_ Ihlp $ectlon. and trophy for 1st place In Junio r division.

For addltlon.1 1000rmllllon wrl le to : PreSiden t Arthur W. DlIvJ.s. 1217 M'r&­ton, Ames. low.; Vice-P resident M1I. ford M. Mott. 2lt6-35th SI.. De. Molne8. Jowa ; Secy.·Treas. John M. 0 .. ness. GOB Longfellow Ave.. W.terloo, l ow • .

Are You a Member? la Your Friend a Member?

M,,2,J,4 Wisconsin Championship

Tournament . ; Madison, Wbcooal.o .t the Lonain.

Hotel. Seven Round Swl"" EVeot ,t&rtlnl

Friday. Mly 2, 8:00 P.M. Open to WU· consin r eSidents and to reeular memo bers of WIsconsin Chess Clubs. Tro­phies will be a .... rded for the flr.t alx pomtlons .nd aiso to Ihe hl!:hest r.nk. Ing ... omln pl.yer and to the bI.chell ranklnll Junior playe r . Entry f .... ".00 Ineludlng membership i n the Wl.aeon­sin Chess Auoclatlo n. For In formation write to Dr. L. C. Young; 5532 Lake Meodota Drive., Mlldison, WI. eonlln. Sponlored by: Wisconsin Chen AQI)­elation; • 100% USCF rated tourn •• men t.

M.,., JO·}"nt 1 Texas Open Championsh ip

6 round SWill, ope n to all. With a time limit o f 45 moves u. 2 hours. 'IlIe en t ry fee I, $S fo r members o f the Ten •• Chell AloSOtla tion. No n·membera pay a n .ddJUon.1 $6. First prize Is I». For further Info rm.tlon Or reglslratlon write to : Homl.'r H. Hyde, 231 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio I , Texas.

M.,., JO·}",,~ I • Texas State Champillnshlp

5 round Round Robin, restrleted to Te"". reSidents lind military personnel only . $10 e nlry fee plus $6 for non . members o f the Te x&.!l Chess Auoela­tlon ... ho Is s ponsoring Ihe eve nt . ISO !lrst prbe guaranteed. For Intormatlon and .... eglstratlo n write : Homer H. Hyde, 231 Cher ry Rldl:e Drive. San Anlonlo' I, TexIS.

Both lournamenla at Hilton Holel. San Antonio Iponsored by Texas Chell AS.$Odatlon. Regi ster May 30, 9:30 10 12:00. Play be,lns 1:00 p.m. Two rounds of plllY Friday. one Sunday; remalnlnll rounds S a turdlly tor both t ourn.ment, • Buslne Si meeting of Ofncerl Ind Reo­vona! Dlreetor. of TCA at 10:00 ' .01.

}un~ 28 u' 29

West Texas Open Mt .... nd, Texu, The Mldllnd Room.

2nd Floor of the Midland NIUon.1 Bank Bulldlnr. __ ''''''''

5 round SwISi. open 10 all with. Ume limit ot 40 mol''' In 1'1.1 hours for l it round , and 50 m ove, In 2 hou rs (or Ihe othe r rouilds. $6 enlry fee . 52 o t " 'hlch Is returna ble u po n completion of Il.m ••. First prize II " 0;:, of entry tees after expenses with I minimum of $SO run­anteed. 2nd prize 15 30% of enlry rees after expensel, and lrd prize 15 I~% of enlry fees after expenses. Wesl Texu Title and $peclll trophy to hlahe l t Koring resident of Wesl Tex... For funher Inqulrlet Or entries write -to Richard R. Younr, lIOB W. Kenltlcky Ave., Mid land , Texas.

Mtr'f J O·}un~ 1

Albuquerque City Tournament Open at the Hlllon Hotel, Albu.

querque. New Mexlco ~Ix round Swill Tournamenl. I\\"o rounds per day, 40 moves In two hours.

Registra tion : 10;00 A.lIT. 10 1:00 P .M .. M~y 30. 19S3.

First round bellini: 1:00 P .M. on May :ro, 1958.

Entry Fee: Senio rs: ».00; Juniors (tinder 18): 11 :00 .

Prizes: Senior Olvlslo n: Trophies for lIt. 2nd, and 3rd. Junior Dlvi l lon: Trophies fo r I .. .nd 2nd, Medlll for lIrd . Med.1s for hlghe$t placln, clus A. B, .nd C pl.yers. A brllll.ncy prize (trophy) " 'Ill be lIwarded for the best pl.yed rame.

Br ing elle" ",ii, board", lind d oeks. For furt her de lalls write:

Jack F . Shlw 3430 Monte Vbtll Blvd. N.E. Albuquerqua, New Mexico

• M" JO to ]u"t I

North Carolina Open Championship Open: YMCA, Fayetteville, North

C.rolin a. Reruter 11:00 A.M., May :10 Or by DllI U. EF " .00 ($2.00 Juniors) pI ... $2.00 NCCA duet. $S.OO USCF duel Of USCF membership cud. 115.00 "rat Prize and Trophy; WomaIllS, Juntor Illd other <'lIsh prllet. For full detaUs and rules. write N. M. Hbrsteln, M.D .• Southport, N.C.

BOOST AMERICAN CHESS Join th . U8C'-1 Is II a lways • sound

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