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ess 1 e , America j n ew:Jpaper Copyright 1953 by Un ited St;o t es Chess F ede r .tion Vol. VII, No. 23 Wednesday, AUgWit 5, 1953 15 Cents B, Inttmalion<" MdsUr LARRY EVANS U, S. Chm Cbdmpion U. S. Optn Champion, 1911·12 U. S. Tttml Mtmbtr. 19". 1912 MAX EUWE Holllnd O NCE-w(jrld-champion Euwe has DO ch an ce in a tournament of y outh and stamin a. He is n oted [or his inexplicable blunders in the fo urth and fi fth h ou rs of pl ay. He towers more as a theoretical authority t oday th an as a practica l mcn al"e. CONCLUSION: Euwc will be one of the lail-enders. MENDEL NAJDORF Argenllna N AJDORF is a fi r ecracker. _ . that ex pl oded on a beach. Th e sa nd around him consisted of has-be ens and ncar fir st-raters. He has constanUy me t hi s Wa terloo in Res hev sky and t he Russians. He d id, however, beat Botvinnik at Groni nge n in 1946. T he story h as it that, discovering he had the Wh ite p ieces, Najdorf proceeded to give odds on the ga me. Boastful, co nni v in g, a l') d lovab l e, Na jd orf is the most cb lorCul of the mode rn Grandmasters. He h ns a devastating style agu inst run- of- t he - mill pl ayers, but cu nno t make headway aga in st the top ones. Around 194ti, he published an a rti cle entitled "I Am Going to be World Champion." We are s till wai ting . Najdorf is nervous and anxious during a tournament. He wiU use any means at hi s command to un- dermine th ose w hom he consi ders his rivals. At Hava na in 1952, for in sta nce, he approached Gli gor ic and me during the r ound and tol d us tha t he had a lost position, a nd hi s o pponent had just refused a dr aw. H appily, we dashed over to the table . Crestfalle n, we walke d away, cursing hi s s tupid opponent fo r not hav in g accepted t he dr aw. Of co u rse, Najdor f h ad ne ver of- f ered one ; nor ha d he a lost posi- tion . It is also a f avor i te st rategem with him to t ake "i nsurance " bets (when he is l ead ing) that he wiU not win th e tour nament! He is glad to pay them orr when the time co me!s! CONCLUSION: No ch ance. A P oi ish pl ayer wi th a Latin tempe!ra- me nt, Nlljd orf will be bogged down around sixt h or sev enth pl ace in the pr in ciple! con ten ders in the 15 man even t. (Thi. i, t he ((md"din8 .. rti€le in .. urin concnning p,ineip/c con/cnd er. in tM WorlJ Ch .. mpionlhip ' C .. ndidtlld T Oll rTl<lm€n t. ) Panno Wins World Junior Title Oscar Panno of A rgent ina , an 18 year ol d player fro m Buenos Aires, gained th e World Ju nior Champion sh ip on S-B poi n ts with 5 *- 1 %, while Klaus Darga of West Germany pl ace d .second, al so wit h 5lh-P h_ De- fen d ing W orld Champ ion Borislav I vkov was third, tied In games with Fridrik Qlafsson of Icel a nd with 3 1,2-312. James T. Sherwin of the USA Dieter Kell er of Switzerland, Jonath an Penrose of Engl and and Bent Larsen of DeDl n.a rk e nded in a four-way tie of 2 1,2 -4 1,2 for fifth place. Sherwin, who see med , be low form in the fin als, sa l vaged the tie f or fifth by defeating former champion I vkov in the final r ound af ter losing to Darga in the semi- final enco un ter. In the prelimin- inaries Sh erwi n was undefeated with three wins and s ix d raws. Writing from Copenbagen at the end of t he p re limina ries, Sherwin commented ab out t he event and his fellow p layers as follows: I made the final s a nd am very glad. A few pOints of human i nter _ est ab ou t the tournament. Larson ove rstepped the time limit in a drawn Rook e nding aga i nst Scar_ fe lll. Penrose a lmost d idn't make the finalS; he pl",yed te rribly and In the la st round he was p",lred with Fure who had Whit e. Farre had '" splended !jJ",me all too way until with two minutes for two moves he left hi s Qu ee n en prise. Iv koy played very well "'nd ",ggre ssi v ely; he lost only to Panna who has 8",1_ bochan along to h e lp him with ad- journments; the old Grossmelster wved two near ly hotHl ess games for him with problem 20 mOveS deep. In the 1"'5t round of the orh er section Iv koy played Ol",fsson. T hey both had 6 points and wer e sure of qual1fying. N",tuully, we all figured On a quick draw, but Ivkov 8S usual fighting like a madman won a beau_ tiful but drawn-out end i ng. Visito1"5 at the tourname nt thus far Ire Stahlberg, Wide and Nedellekovitc h to writ e it up, Rogard to give s p ..e ches, e'c.. About my own ga mes, it mu st be said they wer e hard fought except for the Grandmaste r dr",ws wRh O", r!jJa and Pe'Hose. I couldn't seem to win with Whit e though it w"'sn't N!11I"f necessary an yw"'y s ome Of the time, but with 81uk I h<l-d 3 :wins ",nd 2 dr ", ws. (Table on P age 3, co l. 3) Rossolimo to Compete at Milwaukee In U. S. Open Championship Event By KENNETH HARKNESS USCF Raling Staliltician Pl ayers at the U. S. Open Ch am pions hip in Milwaukee will have the privilege of compe ting aga inst onc o{ Euro pe 's strongest ma s ters, Nicholas Ro ssolimo . 0I France , who ret urn ed to thi s country rece n tly. Th e French champion inte nds to remain in the U nited States pe rman - e ntly and become a citi1.en. He welcomes the o pportunity of meeting hi s fe ll ow- members of th e USCF at Milwaukee a nd will milke a deter- mined effort to win t he open title . Ross olimo has a jQOd c han ce of our 1953 Open Champio n. His current "ati ng is 2605 points, in the Sen ior Master class. As this is writt en, Larry Evans is only entry wit h a hi gher rating. The U. S. Champion has not been good lately, il poor sh owing at the Hels in ki Olympics, W ill have to cons iderab ly to m ai nt a in his stan ding as the No.3 player of th e Umted States. On the othcr han d, Rossolimo reached the peak of his in of this y ear when he won first p " ize at the BeverwIJk International Tourna- ment , Ph poin ts ah ead of O' Kelly de Gal way, Dr. Euwe and o ther famo us mast ers. At the U_ S. Open, Ro ssolimo will make his fi ,'st a ppcaram.-e in tournament s he ld in this country, but your rating statis tician h as kept track of his performances abroad sk.ce 1947. H:s imposing r ecord is tabul ated be lo w: Tourn ament Rank IIllvcrsu"., 1941 (Zonol) .. 7·8 Hll yc r sum, 1947 (lnl' l S"'C . Il) I Utlvc l"WLjk. 1948 .. ... ........ 3-4 Ha stings, 1949 1 Hclddbe rg, 1949 . 2 Olden berg, 1949 .. ...... 34 Ve n ice, 1949 .... _ ... .•. _. 2 Bcver .. IJ k, 1950 ..... _._ • • %--3 Mar del Plata , HI50 .•.....•. _.... _......... 8 Ve nic e, 1950 3 Gljon, 1950 .. ......... . .. ...... _.... 1 Amsteroam, 1 950 ........ ........ _... 8 Hulings, 1951 .. 2-3 Beverwljk, 1951 .S--6 Dortmund, 1951 _......•...•....••• .. _ .... _ ......... _ ... 5-6 Stau n ton Cen tenary, 1951 ._.... _ ... _ ........ 5-8 Gljon , 1951 3 H avana, 1952 .._ .... _••.••... _ ..... _ .. _.....•.•.. _ .. 6 Beverwijk, 19:;.3 _ .... _ .• _ .... __ .. _... _... _.... _ ... I U. S. CANDIDATES SET FOR SEPT The U.S. Championship Candi- dates Tournament , a nnoun ced in l ast i ssu e, will be held in the .Te f- ferson BaH Room of the Ade lphi Hotel, 13th and Chestn ut Streets, Ph il adel phia fr om Septe mber 11 to 20 inclusive accordi ng to William A. Ruth , chess ed i tor of the Phila- delJ,>hia Inqui r er, in c barge of l ocal a rrang emen ts. Ho tel r ooms may be obtained from $6.00 f or a s in gl e room to $12.50 per day for a de luxe twin - bedded room, and reservations sho uld be made at l east one week in advance. Entry fee wi11 be $25.00 and entry restricted to players with a USCF rating oI Expert or better. Contributions to the expe'hses of the tournament will be welcomed and checks s hould be made p ay- (Pl ease turn to page S, col. 3) player ... ith 16CO raling ... 1.0 i, to compde is Elmtln gtl/i, of SCtl tt/€, ,.,hile Ka,hd.zn tlnd Ddke htl"e dirMdy filled Oll t etll ry blank. for ,.,J..u promiUJ 10' tI ,p«lawla, U. S. Of>€n-TM Editor') USCF OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Milwaukee, Wis. August 10-21, 1953 Plilce: Eagle's Club, 2401 West Wisconsin Avenue, Mil wau- kee , Wis_ Eligibility: Open to any chess player who is a member in good standing of t he USCF . Players must show member- s hip cards or pay $5.00 annual USCF dues. Entries Close: Entr ies must be postmarked not later th an Augu. st 3, 1953 and be s ent to the treas urer, Dr. O.M.J. Wehrley, 506 Tower Bldg., Milwaukee, Wis. Entry' Fee: $15.00 i ncluding the rati ng fee of the USCF. Prile s: Guaranteed f irst prize of $1500.00; total pri1.e fund in excess of ' $4000.00. Tournament: 12 or 14 round Swiss, depending on number of entrants. Lodging: For lodging or botel r ese rvations , specify require- ments and mark % Tourna- me nt Director Ernest Olfe, 3841 W . s t. Paul Ave_, Mil- waukee 8, Wis_ Clocks: Players a re as ked to bring chess clocks, but mech- anical on es only. Pl a yer Registration : At the Hotel Wi s consin , No. Thi rd and Wis cons in Ave_, on Mon- day, August 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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  • • ess 1 e , America j Clte~~ n ew:Jpaper

    Copyright 1953 by United St;o t es Chess Feder .tion

    Vol. VII, No. 23 Wednesday, AUgWit 5, 1953 15 Cents

    B, Inttmalion

  • White To Play And Win! by WUl;"m Ro;om RESHEVSKY MAY JOIN CONTENDERS

    P OSlTION NO. 221 represents one of World Champion Botvinnik'tI rare excursions into the composing field. According to Botvinnik the position represents (with colors reversed) II forced variation that might have occurred in one of his games.

    In Position No. 222 we have an ingenious d r3wing position by the Soviet composer PIa loy _ riot too diClicult to solve but rather t llntali7.ing.

    For .olul lon. p l •••• tu,n 10 page flv • . lend a .. u"l rlbullonl lor Ih lf column 10 Wlllla ... Rola ... , % C H ESS LI F E,

    111 No. HumPhrey A",nuo. Oak P e rk, illinois.

    Adva nce ent.ries on the U.S. Junior Championship al Kansas City, August 10.21, include Jack HUTseh, victor or the recent ColD-rado Opcn at Denver, Karl Burger of Brooklyn, Allen Kau(man of New York City, Saul Yarmark of New Jersey, John Penquite of Des Moines, Edmund Godbold of St.

    -- !A")uis, Ji~ Callis and l..con~rd t ' rankcnste m of Kunsas City, Jackie Mayer of Louisville, Charles

    ' Henin of Boston, Doyle Satterlee ' of Elmhurst, Paul Poschel of Chi·

    cago, Leonard Youens of Houston. Inquiries have comc also from Michel Giroux of Quebec, Walter Otteson of Milwaukee, Dennis Sims of Camden , and Rodney Rippel of Moberly, ind icating a strOll" advance regist.ralion fo r the class ic Jun iOr eve nt.

    HAV E YO UR TO URNAMENTS OFFI CIALLY RATEDI

    Ask your Club secretary or tou.rnament director to write lor official rating forms to re-port the rcsults of your nc:, James Weidner, Hugh MacLean, Dr. Lieberman, Ralph Abrams, Frank Cabot, Dan Clark and Dr. L . C. Young.

    The 1954 tournament was awarded to Appleton. Frank Stokes of Waterloo was reelected presi-dent of the Wisconsin Chess Ass'n nod W. R. Wetts tein of Appleton vice-president.

  • s., W ilfiam Rojam

    C HESS pops up unexpec edly in the press these days - its Jastest conquest of an odd corner was thc "Advice to the Lovelorn" section. We quote from the column of Molly MayCield of the Rocky Mountain News of Denver:

    O.er Mrs. ~yfleld : I .m .- brld. of only four weeki end e ".ry unhil'py on •• My huJbend who uud 10 be so l ender end 10"ln, . nd gllllnl no longe.

    10"" me, Or If ... does he c •• I.-lnly d Oftn ' t lIet Ilk. it. He cSoftn ' l e"ltn klu mit ltOOd-bye When he lei"" for work. It seem l lik. III h. think. IIbou! II ch.u .nd more ch.n.

    Oh I kn.w ... Wilt II chen fin when I mlrrl. d him, bul t didn' l rull •• h. would .... r be 11k. 1hll . It'l beelul. there is sOme sort of chess som.th lng , tournllment I IUIttS you'd ny, comin9 up lind he's p lllnning to .nler It, 10 h . Ihlnkt end dr .. m. nothing but chen..

    I don ' , plly ch.1I my .. " , .nd I cln't underll.nd how Inybody Ind • speelilly I brldltfroom of fo,,, w .. ks could IIlIow himself to become SO Ibsorb. d In II mere glme. Wh. t would you do In my plice?

    A ChltSs Brid.-Wldow The question caught Mrs. Mayfield olf balance (chess doesn't usually

    fi gure in the lovelorn col umns), so she Cnuthan Penrose (England) .... 2'h -41-'.z

    Phil C. Knox of DeLand, Fla. with 12-2 is le;\ding in the 12 player double round Asheville (N.C.) City Championship, while Dr. Osc:lr Kanner and Maj. G.B.I>. Terry I'emain in close contention wilh 8~-21h each, (ollowed by Dt·. Paul J acobs and Ray C. Ellis with 6·2 each.

    WtJ",:sJ..,., P.-ge 3

    AuguJJ J, 191)

    Wl.at~ :ll.. B..t mov.? s., G"U~ Gromn

    Posit"," No. 112

    successful In dlt-!l;:;:~1;:;::1:~:!~j~~~~:1.~'OS.:. whic h I In the

    1952, fOI·

    K·RI, BxRP; 5. B-K2, Kl·B6 chl; 6.

    and While r es ig ned. solve r makes a fa l.ly good "uo

    •.. _ ..... , KI-K83 b ul ove r looka Ihc r e p ly of 1. B-K2 wlrlch p robab ly d e-~elop8 Into the main line, bu~ with the d lsadvant al:C that Bla(k e.nnot p lay Q·Kt6 ch. We credit this solution with a halr·polnt a8 a probable win, alth ough not cieu-(;ut In one ~.rlallon. The 8ug· gestlon 1 . ....... , Kt·S S is answered ade· quately b y 2. Kt·"KB3 (not by 2. PIKt) , and If 2 . ...... , KtxKt ; 3. "XXt, Q·R5; 4. R·Kt3, K t"RP, K·K t2! and Blnck escapes.

    Correct solutions are ack nowledged received from; J . E. lIany (An n Arhor), G. F. Chase (Buffalo), W. J. Couture (Charleston), J. D. Define (FlorrI5llnt, Mo.), R. J . G8g non (Kingsley), D. Ham. burger (pittsburgh) , J. Ka ufman (Los Angeles), E. J. Korpanty (Bellov]ew), J . MelnIck (Portland), E. Nuh (W uhlng. ton), Geo. Payne (W ebster Gro~es), N. Reider (San Franelso::o), 1. Schwartz (Durand), H. C. Underwood (WashIng. ton ), D A. Walsdori (New Or laanl), W. B. 'Wllson (Amhcr$tburg), R. W. W LUemann m (Brook lyn), N. P . Wiltin g (Salem), N . Zemke (Detroit): and o n e hall-point to J. E. Comstock (Duluth).

    A henty weloome to n e w sol"e r, Ralph J . Gagnon.

    UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION

    OFFICE AS

    P1tJj"~nt

    T rtaJUrtr

    SUrttory

    M~mbafhip Sur~tt1ry

    Hlrold M.. Ph illip, 2SI Broadw.y Ne w York 7, N.Y. William M.. Byl.nd 324" Ll tonll A"e. Plttsbur,h " . Pa_ M'lor J. B. Holt Lon ll Beach "I.

    Sarasota, Fla.

    Kennelh H.rkne .. 93 Barrow 51 .... ' New York 14, N.Y,

    Vir(' PUfidtntl Wm. M. Byland M. Flnkel"lln Pittsburgh, Pa. Naw York, N.Y. J. B. Ge-e Han. Kmoch Sacramento, CI I. New York, N.Y. E. T_ McCormick Phil J . Mery _ East Orange, N.J. Clnclnn.II, O. Geo . E_ Roose"elt Ha rmen SI.ln., New York, N.Y. Los A n lllelel, C.I. Or. Bel. Rona Edward I. Tr .. nd Tu l~, Ok!.. De lrolt, MIc h.

    POlt Pltlidtnfl Pau l G. Giltn E. A. W egner, Jr. Syruuse, N.Y. ChlClll'O, III.

  • Vol. VII, Number 23 Wednesday, August 5, 1953

    Published twice. • month on the. ' th and 20th by

    THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION Ente.~ .. .econd elUl matter September 5, 1946, at the post office at Du.

    buque. lo.a. UDder tho act of March 9. 1879.

    POSTMASTER: Plene return undelive , " bl. copies ..... ith Form 3S7f to Kenneth Harkness. USCF eUlinn, Mllnagu. 93 Burow Street. He ..... York 14, H. Y.

    Editor: MONTGOMERY MAJOR

    usa Memberahlp Dues. laclud lnJ' aubscl1ptlon to CHESS LlFE, e nrollment In State Chess ASSOclaUon (if State Qr member's resIdence lias aD A$$O(:latlon af. fllla t

  • THE ELEMENTS OF CHESS By International Master HEmlAN STEINER

    Hypothetical Game Illustrating Principles, Rules, OInd Objectives

    (Co ntinued from issue of Jul y S)

    We shall now proceed with piece. Thus, there are lour reasons White's correct moves and the that the move should be made! reasoning leading to them. He still White is having the same problem has his attention focused on his with his eighth move that Black First Objective, and decides to had with his sixth. make a developing move and at the "......Re£erc nce to the diagram (col· .same time threate n his Fh.-st Olr umn 1, July 5 issue) will give the jeclivc. It is easily seen that the solution. BxB gives Black the pos-following movo is inevitable: session of the King.Bishop file and 7. Q·Q2. more Space and Time. Therefore

    This movc rescues the Quecn from the possible ·pin. As in the previous discussion this move still threatens 1'·Q4.

    Now Black has th(! following problem: H(! should nullify White's F irst Objeetivc. In order to do this he must ask himself, "Can it be cione? Ii so, with what resu lb? Arc there still other r(!asons for the move?" So he suys, " I mu~t 1) develop, 2) control the gl'catest numbel' of squares of my op· ponent's tcrritory, 3) either aUack, threaten, or defend, and 4) pre· vent my opponent from making his best move."

    1IIIa Block. pi")'" 7 . ....... , B.K) Developing move Controls greatest number of opponen t',

    squaros Nuilifios t hreat of F irst Obioetlvt

    He makes the move: 7 . ... , B. K3. because it J) develops, 2) con· troIs the gl'eil lest number of S(IUarcs, 3 ) nullifies While's l" irs t Objective, iHld lllso tlll'eate ns his own First Olojeelivc. Now if White plays 8. P-Q4, Black will answer with 8 . ..... , BxB, thus winning a

    th is hYPGthelical move should be discarded. White must not allow Black to obtain his First Objective with safety. So he plays 8. B·Kt3,

    which makes the Pawn on Black's 94 a hanging t..rget, because while II has been defended three times it has bee n attacked four times: While with his last move of B-Kt3 not only nullifies his opponent's threat of P·Q4, but threatens his Own First Objective of playing P·Q4.

    Let us pause now and analyzc the above position. We have learllcd some "llew phases of the

    ·indirect atlack and defensc. Since the game of chess is known as a "battle of minds," the moves must result from painstaking study and cardul analysis. The student must realize how very intricate and in. volved the game is. So most of the time is spent in the analysis of each sillla~ion. and in visualizing actual 01' IUlucccss and pieaIJ urc in the game: Playing {or its own sake; being a good 10se1' ; realizing that no maU(!r how good lhc player, thel'C is always his supel'ior to be (ound; and I(!arni ng fl'olll your

    I-::::",~;·:~"~;"';",as well as from the

    U. S. CANDIDATES (Continued from page 1, col. 3)

    able to Charles Sovcl, and mailed to "Chess," care o( Feature De· 'partment, Philadelphia Inquirer. All cont~ibutol'S or $3.00 or more to the (und will receive official coul'tCsy card!> cntitling them to aUend any or al1 sessions (10 in number) of the tournamcnt - free of chargc.

    Entl'ies to lhc tournament, ac· companied by check for $25.00 entry iec, must be postmarkcd Septembe r 4th or earlier, and shou ld be mailed to Charles Sovcl at the Inquirer addres!>.

    Solutions: White to Play and Win!

    Po~\t1 ... n No. 221: 1. K·Q5. K·BI (a); 2. K·Q6, K_K I; 3. P · llS. P.Kt4; 4. K.B7, K· K2; 5. K.BII. K·Q3; 6. 1('Q8, K·K4: 7. K·K7, p·DS; 8. K·B7, K·D5: 9. K" P, Kxl-'; 10. K·KUi und wlus. (a) l. ........ , K.R3: 2. K.K5, K .Kt2; 3. K·QG, K·SI (e); 4. K· Q7, K.Kt2; ~. K·K8, g·KII; 6. K·K7 j(·Kt2; 7. P·DS, I'·KI4; 8. j(·KH and wins. (c) 3 . ........ , K·Rl; 4. K.Q7, K·Wi; 5. K· Q8!, K·n L (If 5 .......... K·Kt.2; 6. K·K8 or If 5 ......... , K·Kl1 or R3: 6. K·K7); 6. p ·ns. .~.

    Poslt;.,m No. 222: I. R·KJUch. K·Kt2: 2. R·KJ(U. K·R3 (or R3); 3. R-Q3. 8-86 eh; 4. j(. It7!. p .Q8(Q); 5. RxP(QG) ch, Q):I( $laleUl l l~.

    SlY You Saw It in CHESS LIFE

    Ct.e •• ot/. ..9n n.~ York

    B Eliot H~41'st

    T HE players met as scheduled at the Mal'ShaU Chess Club lhat Saturday, despite increasing uncertainty as to whether the Long·awaited maleh would take place at aU. TrUe, the Russians had canceled their reservations on the Queen Elizabeth at Paris, but perhaps the USCF and state de-pal'lmen 1 "diplomal.!!" could eUect a satisfactory compromise and thus enable thc Soviet aggrcgation to fly to New York from France within oil few days. Larry Evans and Arthur Bisglliel' were theL'e, Lhose two youthful competitors \~hOse eher.s rivalry is due to flare lip :Ienin with 'Risgllier's recent discharge f!'Om Ule Army and h is availability for U.S. tournament participation once more; they sat at opposite sides or the chessboard, analyzing some variations in tlJe Semi·Slav Defense, an opening analysis terminated by contradic-tory opi nions about the rook and pawn ending which resulled thirty moves later! (Th is is opening analysis?'!). Max Pave)' chatted about the ,

  • GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by Che .. Master JOHN W, COLLINS, New York State Champion, 1953

    USCF M EMBERS: S .. blff;' ,01IT bm ,.lfftl lor ,his Jf'ptntrtftnl '0 JOHN W. COLUNS, 91 ~n.o;r; RO

  • 30 •. _.M. a·KII I 34. R·Kl c; h 31 . P-Q,4 P." 35. P.P 32. a-QI K.Kl 3'. B·Bl 31. B·l( t1 R·cn 31. p-Qa3

    K·82 .,P .... Or 31. R·KS w roree ;I Iwap or R OOks, or 31. P·KR3 to rutraln tbe XlP. 31 •. M.M.. a·B4 39. P·KKtl p·a 5 31, a .K2 P. Kt$ 40. I(· Kt2 White m.kel U too dlfflc:ult ror him· lieU. Simple .nd ,ood Is 40. PxP. 40 • ... M.M P·Rk"l 42. R-QU 41. 1(·81 a· .. Be$t t. u .. B·KI, to tree the Rook. 42. .M._ 8 l1aPI 81aek doe. not know whcn he u beaten I 41. P. 8 R.8 45. IlXP R· Bk h ..... a-Q1c;h I(·Kt3 .... K·K2 a ·KRt Or '6 ......... , R·ij7 chi 47. x·xl, R·B6 eh; 48. X·Q2, R·86; 49. X·K1. 47. a-Q7I R·a t I( 4? M ... _ , UlIP; 4!. R..QI! R·Kt?; 49. R· KRI I K·B4; (If 49 ......... , P·R7; SO. K·BI, win!) 50. P·R4 lind wins. .... a -Qa 7 Or 48. R-Q3. 4" .... _. . .a t 49. R· a 4 K·84 Il 49. "M._' Rd'; SO. a.p ch lIod 51, R· KR4, wins, s o. a ·84 eh K· Kt4 51. R·Kt4 a _P? l 'hrowJn, IIwllY IIny and aU drawi.ng chancel, 51. ......... R·lta!; causa the most trouble. Sl. a ' Kt1I _ Preflllln, an ex to the Black Rook. 52. .... _ K·84 If 52. _'''_' R·Kt1; 51. R·KRI! P ·R7; 54. K.BI, wins. U . P·R4 a ·KtT 54. a·KIUI K· 1(5 Or 54 ....... M. K·K4; SS. K'X3! x .Q.3; 56. P·RS, K.ru; &'7. p.nG. K·KtJ; sa. K·lUr, nxl'ch; 59. KxP. P·R7; 60. K·R3. KxP; 61. RxP. 1b:1I; (Ie 6 1. "M,_' R-B8; 62.. R · QKt2, Wln.t) 62. KxR. X.KU 6l. K·R3. K·W; &4. K·Kl4. K·Q3; 6-5. K·DS, K·K2, 66. K·Kt6, K·Bl; 67. P·Kt4. X ·XU; 68. P·KtS, K·Rt; 69. K·B?, ;and White wins. But he $hould not Slice It thls thin! 55. P·RS P·R7 57. P·R7 Resigns 5'. P·R6I R·Kta For If 57 . ......... RxR; 58. P·R8·Q ch. X· 84; 59. QxR, and wins.

    SUMM ER FARE A nt/ lom~ ,,'t /011 bt/o,t Ihq ,t"fly

    gd II11TUJ.

    FRENCH DEFENSE MCO: Pili_ S9, column 71 (dl

    Clllifo rnia North·South Match Sn Lu i. Obispo, 1953

    White Black R. 8URG ER L . SP INNER (North) (South) 1. P·K4 P·K3 3. Kt-Q83 8·KtS 2. P·Q4 P-Q4 4. Kt·K2 Perfectly haronless. 4. ........ Px P S. P.QR3 B_Ktc: h Or S. _ ..... B·K2; w ith cq .... ll ty. 6. Ktxlll P.K84? Creedy lind unwund. Black becomes very weak on the derk .squ .. res. An even game evolveS rronl I ..... _ . Kl·QB3. (Cf. Luker-Xlln. Mosc:ow, 1935). 7. P·IIl!? .~._. Very enterprl.!Jln,. White can al50 se-cure a fine (or Alekhlne) game with 7. B·K84; with less risk. 1 . . _..... Px P " Qx P Q.RSc;h Blllck's best righting chlDCe IS 8. _,_, QxP; 9. Q·Kt3! Kt.-KB3; 10. QxKtP. R· KU; II . QxBp. Kt.B3; with a scramble dlrncult to &$SCSI. 9. p·Kn QxQP 10. Kt·K tSI Q· K4c;h If 10 •• _ ...... Q-QI; u . B-KB4, Kl· QR3; 11. R-QI, Q-K2; 13. Q-,W. lJ.Q2; 14. BxP, wins lor White. 11 . III .K3 .... M_ Il . 8·K2, threlltenln, 12. KU4. Is 'he most 101lCIIl. 11. _._ P-QRl And 11. ~ ... _. p.B3; is answered by 12. ().().O, too. U 11 ..... _. QxQKtP; 11. B-Qt, QxBP; 11. B-Q3, wins. 11. 0 ·0-01 _._. This unpin. the QB and menaces 13. B·K84. Q moves: 14. XtxPch. 12. ........ K.1II2 Or 11. .. ...... , PxKt; 13. B-Q4. Q.K5; 14. QxQ. PxQ; 15. 8l'ajans 4.() ; IV; Bakos 6·0, Wcstbrock 5'f.l-Ih.

    ."W' LATE FLASH: Additional U. S.

    Junior Championship entries in· c1ude a ·year old Larry Rcmlinger (protege of Herman Steiner) of Long Beach, Viktor Pupols of Lin-coln , Juris Jurcvics of Dallas, D. B. Martin of Fort Worth, Shane O'Neill of Dallas, Harrow of Ja-maica, H. A. White of Avon Lake, and McCormick of Seattle.

    Advance entry list as of July 30 numbers 24 players. a larger field than the 1952 Junior event with a n umber of late registrants s till anticipated for the event. Di-rectors of the tournament will be Charle.s W. Graham, assisted by Rev. Morton W. Luebbert, J r.

    .tp The Texas Ch ess Ass'n an·

    nounces 5 p e c ia 1 entertainment.. plans have been made for the wives of players attending Southwestern Open.

    by Vincent L. E"",.

    Acid ..... ell COo""nunlcetl~1 '00 "'It cOolumn to VlnHnt L Ellton" '12 McNeill ~. SlI ... r Sprlne. Maryland.

    Conl,m'pora,.~ Am'"'ican CompO~l!"j - 8 ; FREDERICK GAMAGE

    F REDERICK GAMAGE, who is generally acknowledged to be the greatest American composer of two·movers, was born in West-borough, Mass., on November 21, 1882, and has been a New Englander most of his life. His active composing career falls mainly into two periods: from 1901, when he produced his first problem, until 1914. when he retircd from chess; and from 1937, whcn he began again with rcnewed interest, until 1945, s ince when (except for a few compositions) hc has largely withdrawn from the problem field.

    Although the work of h is later period is best-known to present-day readers, one will find problems of equal mastery among his earlier compositions. To them belong No. 438, willl its subtle and startling second-move play. , and No. 435, t he first example of what has been named the " Gamage Themc"- interference on a pinned Black piece which is unpinned on White's second move. No. 436 Is one of thc best of his 60 lirst-prize-winners, while 437 illustrates his characteristic two-move style. which blends artistry, striking effects, complex play, and careful attention to detail.

    An evcn hundred of Mr. Gamage's best compositions were publishcd in Alain White's F. G~m~ge: An Artist in Chess Problems, issued by the Overbrook Press o[ Stamford, Conn .• in 1941. Mr. Gamage is also co-author (with A lain White, Comins Mansfield, and Vincent L. Eaton) of A Ce ntury of TWOo·Movers, also published by the same press in 1941.

    Now recuperating £rom a serious illness, he h as our best wishes for a spC

    Problem No. 4JJ By F. Gamage

    1st Prize, "Tidskrift for Schack," 1911

    P,oblrm No. 4J7 By F . Gamage

    No. 86 in Gamage's Book, 1941

    Chess and Chec;ker C_nter (New H .... en) hlld n'l!(.'"n lly two 1I1mullllncous exhibltlonL In the full Jamel Bolton plllyer 16 boards at odds of n Knight . winning 9. dr.wlng I, and losing- 6 at lhese terrific odd$. Thcn Newell Banklli pllyed 14 boards • ...umlnle' 19, drawLnI 3. end 1000n, 1. He lost to Rossell Smith, and d~w .... 1th I. Stock, Pror. Milt.. and M. Deren. At the same time Mr. Banklli pl;Jyed 4 boardl ot checke.n, wlnnina: 1 and drawing 3.

    l'~oblem No. 4J6 By F. Gamage

    lst Prize, "}o'aUdrk Herald," 1940

    P,ob/cm No. 4J8 By F. Gamage

    "American Chess Bulletin" 1906

    A$hevil1e (N.C.) Cll_1S Club: Dr. Paw J'aeob$ with !iI·1 ,alned the club title, losi.n, one Clime to E. E. Sbarrer In the double round event. Dr. Osear Kllnncr was sec:ond with 1 ¥.t-1\o!l, 100000g both gemes to J lCObs lind dnwing one with Shafter. "bird was ShllCer with GMt·3M..

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    August 16 Sonoma Chess Festiva l

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    Chamber of Commerce nnd di-rected by George Koltanowsi; A, H, and C Class s sections, wHh special sections for women players and juniors under 15; stutc class when submitting entry fce of $1.00 to Valley Chamber of Commerce of Sonoma be!OI-C August 1st, entry fee $2.00 after lhal date; problem solving competition and other 5pecial events.

    A"gust 21-23 ~ South Carolini!!

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    Cozenovia, N.Y. Opeo; Championship and Ex-

    perts tmts, also Susquehanna Team matches, open to team of five from any club in state; entry fee $10.00 in Championship, $5.00 in h"Xperts, team match $1.00, NYSCA mem-bership required ; !J I'd Swiss in Championship with $100.00 first prize; Swiss or I'd robin in Exper tl;, first p rize $50.00, Fritz Brieger Brilliancy p rize $25.00, Paul Mor· gan Trophy to top ranking upsta te player, e tc.; enlries for individual tmts must be postmarked no later than August 21st and sent to Har· old M. Phillips, Z58 Broadway, Ne w York City; inqui r ies to Willis Hull, 30 Circuit Dr ive, Binghampton, N. Y.

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