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Volume XX N umber 12 December, 1965

EDITOR: J . F . Reinhardt

CONTENTS

U.S. Championship .. .......... ........................... ... .. ... .. .... ........ .......... ... .. ... . 255

Benko Wins First Amer ican Open ............................ .. ......... .......... .... . .. 257

Ba it or Booty, by Robert Byrne ............................................................ 258

Gomes· by USCF Members, by John W. Col li ns ...... _ ............................. 260

Chess Life Here & There .................................. ........................ ..... ..... 262

1ndex of Players,

Tournament Life

1965 ... .. .. ......... ......... .... ..... ..... ... .... .. ...... .... ... .... ....... .. 267

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u.s. On Sunday. December 12, the United Sta tes Chess Championship sot under way

in the Terrace Room of the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City. On hand to defend the title which he had last won with a se nsational score of 11-0 was Grand­master Rob<!rt J. F ischer, now practically a veteran at the age of 22. The other players, in order of their USCF r atings, were Samuel Reshcvsky, Pal Benko, Larry Evans, Will iam Addison , Robert Byr ne, Dr. Anthony Saidy, Nicholas Rossolimo, Arthur Bisguier, Bernard Zuckerman, Duncan Suttles, and Dr. Karl Burger.

P lay began shortly after 2 p.m., following the introduction of t he players and brief addresses by ) 1. J . Kasper, Chairman or the U.S. Championship Committee and Lt . Col. E. B. Edmondson, President of the United Stales Chess Federation.

Fischer 's string of U.S. Championship victories was broken in the very first r oun d, though this result was not known until a few days later when his adjourned game with William Addison ended in a draw. Fischer, with a somewhat superior endga me, tried hard fo r a wi n but finally had to concede the haU·point when Addison defe nded with great accuracy.

The biggest surprise of th.e early rounds was the three straight losses of Grandmaster Larry Evans. He was defeatcd by Rossolimo, Addison and Fischer, before beating Bisguier in Round 4 .

FISCHER WINS! In spite of losing to Robert Byrne

and Samuel Reshevsky in consecutive rounds, U.S. Champion Robert J. Fischer re tained his ti tle by scoring 8 lk-2'f.E , fi nishing a lull point ahead of Reshevsky and Byrne who tied for second and third.

The other scores: Willi am Addison and Ber nard Zuckerman (6lk) ; Nico­las Rossolimo (6); Pal Benko, Larry Evans, Dr. Anthony Sa idy (5); Arthur Bisguier and Dr. Karl Burger (3) ; Dun· can Sultles (2'h).

I ROUND ONE I NIMZO . INDIAN

ADDISON FISCHER , . p.Q. N·KB3 31. P.o6 B·Q2 ,. P·QB. P_K3 :.2. R·Q81 R-NS . N.o83 II_NS 3l. P-Bl A·QS .. •• p .Kl P-QNl 34. K ·1I2 R.oIII ,. N ·K2 un 35. R/ A·8l P·Bl

•• P.oA) IIxNch 36. K ·Kl A·A5 ,. ••• , ... 37. " 'N3 ••• •• ".oN3 Q.O n . AX" ••• •• P-QR • N·83 !t. AXA K _82 10. 8·N2 .," 40. R·a7 K ·K3

11. "X" N.oR4 .1 . Rx " A·QN7 12. N·N5 ,.-al .2. P·B. A·N6ch 13. N-Rl • • K2 .3. K ·a2 P-84 1 • • Q.a2 p·a. ••. P· N. P_N3 15. a· K2 ••• • S. Px P ••• Ii. PxP A/ al·al • , . P-AS P·N • 17. 0 ·0 A·.3 . 7. P· R6 A·NS II. 8 .K1I3 .... ... K ·Nl A·AS 19. BxN ••• 4f. B· B, P·A4 20. A/ a ·K1 Q.8' 50. B-K7 a ·B3 21 . Q. IU ,.,. Sl . a .Ba P·RSch 22. P·Q5 R·N) 52. K. Rl B.Q2 23. N.B2 N-N6 53. a ·A6 < • • 2 • . B-A3 Q.Ql 5 • • K x P B_81 2S. B_K1 Q-Q81 55. K ·NS B •• 26. QxQch ••• U . R·AI K·82 27. R·Al ..... 51. lI-N7 P-N5 28. N·K3 ... , 5 • . 8·KSch K", 29. R.Ql N·8. Sf. K·B6 Dnwn 30. N x N •••

QUEEN'S pAWN OPENING BISOUIER BYRNE

•• p.Q. H·KB3 n . " 'QN4 "xN,. ,. N·KB3 " ' KN3 12. Px" P·K4 ,. a ·a4 a·H2 ll. pXP N / 2xP

•• P·K3 0.. 14. P·NS NxNch ,. QN·Q2 p .B. 15. NxN N_R.

•• p.a3 P' N3 u . a ·KS A·Bl ,. a ·K2 H·B' 17. Bx B < •• •• P· KRl . ... ,I. A·al Q·al

•• . .. ,..Q • n . Q-Q4 Dnwn 10. R·Nl ... , DECEMBER, 1965

OAUENFELD DEFENSE SAIDY Z:UCKERMAH

•• .... 30. HxBch ••• ,. ,..Qa. '1. K·Q2 K ·R2 ,. N.QB, ,..Q. 32. N·K2 •••• •• N·.3 B-H2 33. A/ S-Rl R.KRI ,. a ' NS N-KS 3 • . R·QBl K ·N3

•• , .. ••• 3S. A_BS . ·H5 ,. ••• P.K 3 36. N·B3 ••• •• ... , ••• 37. RXAeh K •• •• Q·K 3ch K ·Bl st. ,..oS '" 10. Q. 1I4 11-113 39. NxQP . ... 11. P-KR. P·B3 .0. K ·a3 K-N3 U . p·K3 "·Kllt3 .1 . N·N4 .... 13. N·II' B.K3 . 2. R·QS R.aleh 14. B-Q] ... ' 43. K .Q4 R·K8I 15. O·OOO K·N2 • • . R-Q6 '" U . " ·KN4 Q-QNl 4S. N ·QS K ·1I2 17. QIIt ·Nl B·K2 46 . K x " 1I·86ch 11. QxQ QAxQ • 7. K-Q3 ••• 1'. N_K2 N ·Bl 41. Ax8 .. , 20. N ·8. ..... .,. K·K • K. K l 21. N ·KS ... , SO. 1It · 1IIS " ·Al 22. " ·NS H·K5 51 . K- '" ,. .... 2". "xN ... 52. K.Nl K ·II, 24. P·AS R,.x " 53. R-QS ••• 25. Rx " B·K2 54. R.o6ch K ·K. 2'. R/ 5·Nl " ·KN4 5S. R.N6 K·KS 27. p·R'ch K·Nl 56. IIt-Kkh < ... 2 • • R·A5 p·a3 A4Illnl 29. N / 5-H6 R-A2

AO .. ATSCH DEFENSE BURG.R SUTTLES

•• ,..Q. "·KNl 16. N-K. N.a3 ,. " ·K4 B-N2 17. N-N5 Q_Kl ,. N-QII) .... II. Q.B5ch ..., •• p ••• N ·KB3 n . N .Kkh K ·B2 ,. H·a3 P·84 20. DoO Q.olll

•• a .HSch B·Q2 21. R-Kl N.Ql ,. P·K5 N·NS 22. NxNch ••• •• N.NS ••• 23. Q.RSch K·Nl

•• ••• ... , 24. Q.Nkh K ·Rl 10. " .K6 ••• 2$. P·B5 QxQB .. 11 . "'xRP K·B2 26. II ·NS R·KIII U . H.NSch < .. , 27. QR.Bl .... 13. Nx" ••• 28. QR-Ql Q-a7 1 • • Qx P a •• 29. R·Q2 Q·a3 15. Qx Bch K-Bl 30. R·Q3 A4II.nl

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED IItUHEVSKY .ENKO

•• .... . ... 10. OOO . .. ,. "-Qa4 " .K3 11 . QR·N, P-QA. ,. N-QB3 • • K2 12. Q.B2 N·N3

•• • •• ••• 13. KH-Q2 . .. , ,. lI·a4 ".oB] 14. IIxll • •• •• " ·K] a ·KII' 15. " .KAl KH-Q2 ,. . .. , ••• 16. " ·K4 .. , •• ••• H·II' Drawn

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ROUND BY ROUND

Round 1 Flsch .. r ...... _ ........ _._.1 Addison _ ...... _._ ... _ .. 1 R_ limo .......... _ .. _1 Evans ................ ........ 0 Bls(Uler ........ __ .. _ .. .. 1 Byr ne ........ ................ 1 llurg .. r _ .............. _ .... 1 SuW"s .......... __ .... _ .. 0 Ru hevsky .... .. .•.•..•... 1 Be nko ..... . . ....... ........ 1 Saldy ................ .. ... ..... 0 Zuckerma n ...... .. ...... 1

Round 2 Fischer .. ............... ..... 1 Sut tle, .. ......... .......... . 0 Benko ............ _ ...... .... 1 Bu rger .... .. ...... .... ...... 0 Zuckerman _ .......... _1 Relhe~sky .. .............. /. Byrne .. __ .................. 1 S;ro ldy .......... ................ 0 Uossollmo ................ 1 Add l.$On ........ _ ...... .... 1 Evans ...... .......... ........ 0

Round 3 Eva ns ................ ... ..... 0 Fische r ... ... ... ... ..... .. ... 1 Blsltuler ........ .. ..... .... 0 Addison ...... .... .... ...... 1 Sll ldy ............ .. ...... .. .... 1 Rouollmo ... ........... .. 0 Reshevsky ................ 1 Burge r ........... ........ ... 1

By rne .. ...................... 1 Zuek .. rman .... _ .. __ .. 1

Suttles .. .. _ ...... _ ........ 0 ~nko ........ _ .... _ ...... _1

Round 4 .... bch .. r __ ..... _ .... _ ..•. 1 llenko ._ ... .................. 0 Zucke rma n ......... ..... 1 Suttles ...... ........ ..... ... 0 Byrne .... ............. ...... . 1 Rouolimo ........... ..... 1

llurger ... ......... .. ... ..... 1 Rt'$hevsk y .... ........ .. 1

Addison .. .. ....... ........ 1 Saldy ...... . ... ... .. ..... .. 0 Evan 9 .............. ... ....... 1 B1sgulc r .. ..... ........ ... 0

Round 5 BI. gule r .................... 0 F ische r .................... " 1 s.Jdy ._ ... _ ...... _._. __ .. 0 Evans _ ........ __ .... __ ... 1 Ruhe~sky .... _._ ... _ .. 1 Ad dIson .... _._. __ ._ ... 0 8 u rger ....... ... _ .. ...... .. 0 Rossollmo .............. _1 Sut tl es ............... ......... 0 Byrn e ............... ........ . 1 B~nko ......... ............... 0 Zue kerma n .... ...... .... 1

Round 6 ~"'1sc h er .................... _1 Zucke r man ..... ......... 0 8 yr ne ...............•..•.•.•• 0 Ben ko ... ............. ........ 1 Ro.&OUmo ... . __ ._ ... _1 Suttles ........ ........ ... ... 1 Addison ___ .... __ .... _ 1 Bu rger _ .... .. _ ...... ...... 0 Ev i ns ._ ... _ ... _._ ...... _0 Reshevsky ........... _ ... 1 Bls,uler _ .................. l Said)' .............. * .......... 1

Round 7 Sl ldy ............. ....... ...... 0 Fischer ....... ........... ... 1 Reshevsky ............... . 1 U1 Sful er .... ....... ....... .. 0 Bur, er ................ ...... 0 Evans ............. .. ....... .... 1 Suttles ..... ......... .... ... 1 Addison .......... ......... . 0 Benko ..... ................... 0 Rossoilmo .. .. ....... ... .. 1 Zuckerman ..... ....•.... ~ Byrne .... .... ............. ... ,

Round 8 FIsche r __ ...... __ ._ ..... 0 Byrne ..... ............ _ ... _1 Uossollmo .. ·· .. ......... . 1 Addison .. _ .... _ .......... 1 "-"'vana •....•.. .•....•..•.•••• 1 81sgule r .................... 1 Sald y ......... ..... ......•... .. 1

Round . ............•.. 1

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Zuckerma n ....... _ ..... 1 Benko ................... ..... 1 Sut t les ........................ 0 Burger .......••.•....••.•... 1 Resh .. vs ky ................ 0

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Round II Burger ._._._ ... _ ...... 0 Flsch .. r .. _._. ___ ._ .... 1 Sultles .......... _ .. _ ...... 0 Resh .... lky .. _ ...... _ .... 1 Benko .... .... .......••.•.... . 0 Slld y .... ~ ................ .... I Zuc ke rman ....... ....... , Bls, uler ... ..... ... ..... .. , Byrne ........................ 1 )o;vlns .... .............. ...... 0 ROl sollmo ............... . 1 Addison ...... ...... ..... ... ~

NEXT MONTH : from All the , elt of the games

the Tournament! '_._---- -------' 255

EVANS I. P· K4 2. N· KII] 3. P .Q4 4. NxP S. N.QII3 6. B·K2 7. N·N3 I. B·K3 •• <><> 10. N-Q5 11 . "xllch 12. B-B :: 13. Q-Ql 14. KR-Ql 15. B-"S 16. BxN 17. QR_BI lB. Q-K3 19. H-Ql H . PxP 21 . BxB 22. N-K4 2] . Q-1t3 24. QxH 25. Q-QBch 26. ItxRch 27. RxR 2B. R-BI '9. R·HI 30. R/ • . QI ]1. R·KI 32. P-QR3 33. P-KN] 34. K_H2 35. K-Hl 36. K· N2

SICILIAH DEFEHSE

P-QII4 , .. , .. , N-KII3 P'QR3

P·K4 B·K2 0 ·0

II-K3 QH-Q2 •• N

kR.QI QR.1l1

H-III P·R2 ... H-N3 H·1l5 , ... ... ••• Q-H3

RxllP R-Q5 ... K·.2 •• N Q-K1

P· KB4 P·K5 Q.B5 Q·R7 K-N3 Q.N' Q·R7 K·1I3

ROSSOL1MO 31. P·.3 K·K4 38. PxP PxP 39. P·KR4 Q·H6 40. K. R, Q •• 7 .oil . KA·QIlI Q-1I7 42 . R·BI Q·N3 42. K·H2 P·H3 44. R·II' Q·H4 45 . R·Bl P·K6 44. R·Kl K·K5 47. P·R4 Q-QB4 41. K· R3 P·QH4 U . PxP PxP $0. R·II' Q-K4 51. R·II' Q-K2 52 • • • B4ch K.(K n . R·83 Ko07 54. R/ bP oxR 55. RxQ KxR 56. K· N4 K·K5 57. P·H4 K·K4 5 • • K·B3 K-QS 59. K·B4 K· B5 60. P ·H4 KxP 'T . p ·HS P· R4 n. K· KS K·B4 63 . K·86 P· NS 64. Kxp P·N' 6S. K·R6 p · N7 U . p. N6 p -N8(0) 67. p -N7 0 ·H6 61 . K-R7 K-Q3 n. p .HI (O) OXOch 70. KxO K·K4 71 . K·1I7 K·B4 R., lgns

I ROUND TWO I '------F ISCHEA 1. P· K4 2. P'04 a N-QB3 4. B-K . S. Q-Q2 6. p .K&.4 7. N·B2 I . P·KR3 9. B-Q3 10. p-QH3 11. 0-0 12. N· Kl 13. p·K5 14. O·Kl 15. P-QR] 16. ItxP 17. Q·Rl TB. axB n . H·B3

AOBATSCH DEFENSE

p ·KNl 20. N·Kl •. ., , .. , p·OB3 N .. ,

21. H_03 22. Q.N2 21 N·.5 24. R/ l ·Rl

SUTTLES R/1-Al R/3 ... A2

P· K3 B·81 K-.2

KN·Bl 25. H/ 3xRP N/ 3xH 0.0

PoON I

N .. ' p-QA4

p-N5 ' ...

N.", p-KB4 .. ,

P·R5 8 ' OR3 ...

0·112

26. pxH 21. pxB 21. R.H3 H . K·.2 30. R-Hlch ~I . OxRch n . R-QNl 33. O·KB. 34. R.N, 3S. O· R'ch 36. O·Klch 37. R-H7

.. N K·HI .... p·A4 ... K·"

QxAP R·KNt

p·N4 K· N3 R-B1

R .. rln,

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED BENKO IIURGER 1. p·Q4 p-Q4 12. R.g4 p·K4 2. p.gB4 Pxp 13. R·Q5 KR·QT 3. N. KB3 H·KBl 24. R/ I.gl p-KN3 4. p·K3 p ·K3 1S. P.KR3 R.gIU 5. Bxp P· B4 2'. P-Q7 R·B2 6. 0-0 P .QRl 27. R·Q6 Q·1I4 7. B_N3 H-Q.3 2 •• Q·Q2 K· N1 I . Q.K2 PxP 19. Q-QS p ·KR4 9. PxP 1I· K2 20. 1' ·114 PxP 10. R·Ql N·QR4 3T. QxQ PxQ 11 . B-1I2 P·QN4 32. K •• , p · B3 T2. B·H5 B·H2 33. K·Bl K·H3 13. N-QB3 H.BS 34. KxP P-KAS 14. B·H 3 BxH 35. R/ l ·Q5 R· N2 15. oxB 0-0 36. RxllP R/ IxOP I'. Q-K1 H-Q4 31. R/ SxBPch K· N2 17. BxB NxH 38. K·N5 R· N7 11. PxN Qx. : 9 • • • 82 R·HSch 19. BxN Px8 40. KxRP _ ... 2D. P-QS g .83 Black OYUl t.pp. d 21 . P-Q' QR.Bl

QUEEN'S GAMIIIT DECLINED AOSSOLIMO BISGUIER 1. N·KII3 11 . " .KS 0-0 2. P-B3 12. 0-0 N·K2 1. P.g4 13. Q.B3 N·N l 4. PxP 14. p-KN4 Q-K2 S. N-1I3 15. NxH IIpxN 6. p · K3 16. p ·H5 " -KI 7. B'Ol B.Q3 17. p ·KA4 N·Q3 e. BxB QxB 18. p -RS PxP 9. p ·B4 p-QN3 19. BxPch K·Rl 10. N-1I3 II-N2 20. B·N6 •• ,Igns

256

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED ADDISON 1. p .Q4 ,. ,. •• 5. N· KB3 6. B·Q3 7. 0-0 e. Q-K2 9. BxP 10. R·Ql 11. P. K4 12. P-QS 13. HxP 14. BxH 15. B-HS I'. BxN

BYRNE I . P ·K4 2. N·KB3 3. p-Q4 4. NxP 5. NoCIB3 , . B·H5 7. Q .Q] I . P-B4 9. B·R4 10. PxP II . 0·0-0 12. Q·Q2 13, B-K2 14. B·H3 15. N-KB3 16. g .K] 17. QxN TI . KR·BT Tt. 0 -kB2 20. B·R5 21 . BxN

P·Q4 P-K3

P-QB3 H·KB3 QN·Q2

B-NS 0.0 .. , ... , ....

P.K4 .. , N.N H·Bl

P--teR3 ...

17. P-KRl 11. OR· lIl 19. R.83 20. N·R2 2t. 0 ·R5 22 . R_KB3 2:. N-N4 24. R·B6 25. RxPch 26. H-B6<h 27. Q·B5 21. R-Q3 29. R·N3ch 30. N-R7ch 31. R·NI n.. ctxo

EVANS R·Hl R·Ql B·Q2 Q.K2 B·Kl ... , K-R2 Q·81 ... K·N2

QA.QT .... K·81 K_K2 ',N

R ..... '

SICILIAN DEFENSE

P-QB4 N-QB3 .. ,

N·B3 , .. , P·K3

p-QRl P·R3

p ·KH4 H·KN5

N/3-K4 II ·K2

'" N-KBT N/3-Q2 N,.

Q-B2 A-KR2

H·K4 B·BT ".

SAIDY U . 0 ·K2 P· N4 23 . RxBP RxR 24 .• ·Bl A-R2 25. RxR QxR 76. P·QR4 P.QHS 27. N·QI a .B4 18. 0·N4 B·K2 29. H·K3 R·a2 30. P·QN3 B·B4 3T. N·B4 K·Bl 32. BxQ RxB 33. QxNP R·B8ch 34. K·Q2 B·K2 35. Q·A6ch K· KT 36. Q.R8ch R· BT 37. QxP R-1I2 31. K-K1 K-QI 39. Q. R5ch k ·KI 40. H·K5 .•... ... Bi l ek ov.rst.pp. d

RUY LOPEZ ZUCKERMAH 1. p ·K4 P'K4

N-QBl P-QR3 N·" ....

PoCIH4 ... , <><>

13. IIxN RESHEVSKY

N·1I3 B·84 ... ... 3. H-KB l

3. B-H5 4. B·R4 ,. <><> 6. R· KI 7. B.N3 I. p-Bl 9. P .KR] I •. B·B2 11. p-Q4 12. ON-Q2 13. PxBP 14. H·Bl 15. N·K3 16. g .K2 17. N·B5 II. PxB 19. N-N5 20. B. K3 21 . QR·Ql 22. H·K4

EVANS 1. p-Q4 2. P-QB4 3. N.QBl 4. p·K3 5. H·K2 , . p ·ORl 7. HxB I . p .QNl 9. ....K2 10. p-QR4 11. B·R ; 12. p-QN4 13. O,() 14. R.BI 15. B-B) 16. P·RS 17. Q.82 1'. KA.gI 19. R-Q2 20. QxH 21 . QPxp 22. PxB 23. OxR 24. Q·KI 15. B· N2 26. B·B3 27. B-AI 28. K. N2

24. B-B2 25. IIxB 26. RxA 27. R-Ql 28. BxA H . P·KN4 30. B·B2 31. Q.Kl 32. PJlct 33. I(·B2

RxR~h p· KS .,..., g .8S

••• K .. , P--teH'

N-QR4 P·1I4 Q·B2 N-B3 24. PxP •• p . '" K·K2 '" 8·K3

ORoCIl P' 85 '.N

KR·KI H·HI

QH.Q2 P· R3 N.N

35. P-QA4 36. Pxp 27. p · N1 31. PxNP 39. p ·OHS 40. P-QH4 41. K·K2 42. II·R4 41 . B· 82

HIMZO-IHOIAH

N-KB3 P·K3 B-NS

P-QN3 B-R3

"N P·Q4 N.B3 <><> , ..

R·Kl H·K2

NJ2-Q4 p.gB) P-QN4

g·1I2 QR-QI ... ,

N,. P-QB4 ... ...

R-Ql

'.(1' N ... p·B3 P-K4 ... ,

29. R·B1 30. R. Bl 11. K-Rl 32. Q·NT 33. B'04 34. Q.H3 35. pxH 36. R·KNI 37. P·B' 31. Q.HI :9. p·R3 40 • • ·H3 41. Q·KRI 41. K·R2 43. Rx BP " . RxR 45. "·RI 46. K·R2 47. K. NI .... K.BI U. K·K2 50. P·R6 SI . K·Kl 52. K-Bl 53. K_B2 54. K· N2 55. Kxp R.sllnl

'" P ·HS 1'. " K·Q3 K-B2 K· N3 N.g,

Duwn

FISCHEA p·k$

PxPch NxP/ 5

K_B2 N. B3 N .. .. ,

p·KH4 . " R·Q2

"K' ,." .... ... , RxPc h OXRt h Q·Bkh ct·BSch Q-Kkh QxPch P·KHS

Q.llkh Q·Kkh Q-Q'ch P.N'th Q.K$ch 0·H3ch

SUTTLES I . p ·K4 2. N-QBl 3. p .KN3 4. B-N2 5. P'03 , . N-R3 7. 0 ·0 • . P.B3 •. QH.K2 I • • P·B3 11. K· Al 12. Q-B2 13. B-K , 14. KR·Bl 15. H·82 I'. P-QH4 17. Pxp

BURGER I . H.KB3 2. p ·B4 3. N·B3 4. p ·KN3 5. B-N1 6. 0 ·0 7. P·Q4 B. Nxp 9. OXN TO . Q'02 11 . BxP T2. B·Q5 13. NxH 14. Q-B2 IS. R·OI 16. Rxll 17. R·HI 11. QxQ T9. R·QR5 20. K·lll

SICILIAN DEFENSE BEHKO

P·QB4 18. B. BI P·1I4 Q-KII2

H·Bl P· R5

RPxp

NoCIB3 19. p .QR4 p . KN 3 20. Q.Q2

B·N2 21 . P·R5 p .. eu 22. K-Nl

P.kR4 23. RPxP '" H. NS N-R3 24. PxP 8-Q2 25. NxN •• N P· l(4 26. B-N2 .,..."

QA.81 Q-N3 27. R·Bl 0-0-0 21. p ·R6 '" .... K·NI 29. R/2· R2

Q·B2 30. BxPch K· N2 ... oxKP

Q·Bl 31. BxB "·K2 22. RxP P.a5 33. B·B2 R·Rk h ctxP Rn ll'"

ENGLISH OPENING

p-QB4 N-Qa3

N·B3 P·KN]

B-N1 0.0

'" •• N ' .. , B·K3 R·NI ." Q·Q2

KR·BI

"N Q.81 ." ••• B·OS R·B7

ZUCKERMAN 21 . R·R4 B_N3 22. R·R3 K.81 23 . R·QB3 RxR 14. 11 ·11' B.H5 15. R·H3 K. KI 26. p_K3 K-Q2 27. K·K2 P.KR4 2B. P· KR3 p-Q4 29. K-03 P·B4 : 0. p ·KR4 P-K4 31. P·KB4 PxP 32. HPxP R.KI 33. B'02 R.K5 34. R·Nl I(.K] 35. R·N4 K_Q] 3'. R·HI K-B3 37. R-NT R.K3 ] •. R-NT R.kl 39. R·NI DrlWn

ENGLISH RESHEVSKY

OPEHING BYRHE

8 ·H5 . ·Q8T ...

K·R2 ... P-H4 K·Rl

R-KB4 K·N3 K·A3 K·N] K·N2

R/ 4xp K·82

1. P·QB4 2. P·KN3 3. B· N2 4. N·QBl 5. p ' K3 , . KN·K2 7. P-Q4 e. P>:P 9. PxP 10. 0-0 n . 0 ·H3 12. ctxQ 13. HxN 14. 8xP IS. NxH 16. A-QT 17. B·K3 II. QA· NI I • • RxP 20. A-N4 21 . B·N' 22 . B·BS 23 . BxNP

P' KH3 B·H1

P-QB4 N·QIIS

P.K3 KH·K2

'" , ... N" 0.0 ... , ". ". N" "N

8 ·H2 ." B·N2 R-R4

P' KR' R·AI R-KI .. "

24. B_B6 25. RxB 2'. R·KII4 27. R-Qech 28 . RxBP H . QR-Q7 30. Rxllch 31. R/ N·HI 32. Jt·Rkh 33. R-Hlch 34. R.Rkh : 5. R-Qkh 36. RxP 37. RXPth 38. R·RS 39. K·Rl 40. RoCIi 41 . R·R, 42. R·R3 43. R· HT 44. P-N4 45. R·R8 Drawn

. · N7c h R/ H·QB7

K·N3 K-N2 K·N3 K· N4 ... '

R/ Q-QB7

SIEGEL TOPS S. JERSEY Morton Siegel of New York City

scored 5~ -lh to win the Tenth Annual South. Jersey Amateur Open, played in Camden on November 19.21. James Gwyn, Joh.n Yehl, and Milton Danon­al1 with 5-1 _ placed second through fo urth in a field of 59 players.

Class prizes were awarded to: H. Ros. enstein ("B"); G. Bergmann ("C"); D. Edwards ("D''); H. Eisenberg (Unrated). M.rs. Mildred Morrell, who won the Worn . en's Prize, was also the first woman to win the Serpico Memorial Trophy. awarded to tbe Amateur Champion of the South J ersey Chess Association. This organization sponsored the event and Lew Wood directed.

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First Open The (irs l American Open, played at the Del Mar Club in Santa Monica, California

drew an impressive entry of 124 players on November 25·28. Winner, with an unequalled 7-1, was Grandmaster Pa l Benko who thus climaxed a string of victories in California tournaments before returning east for the United States Championship. Benko led the tournament all the way, yielding draws only to Larry Evans and Dr. Anthony Saidy. Among Benko's victims were Dr. Erich Marchand, Irving Rivise, Ray Martin, and Tibor Weinberger.

Evans and Saidy, both undefeated, were involved in a fivc -way tie for second through sixth. Each had 6ih points, as did Hobion Kirby, Rivise, and James Schmitt.

Tied at 6·2 were J. Blackstone, David Blohm, R. M. Jacobs, J. Grefe , E. Osbun and Marchand. Grefe and Marchand shared the awards for highest ranking Experts.

Mrs. Lina Grumette won the Women's Prize; Norman Lessing and H. Rankis shared the prize fo r the best results of any player over 50 years of age. Junior prizes went to R. Tarjan (under·14) and J. Lee and R. Neustaedter, who tied in the 14 to 18 group.

The tournament, with a prize fund ot $2400, was conceived by USCF President Ed Edmondson and joins the United States Open and the Nationa l Open as one of the top nation·wide chess events. It was sponsored , in its inaugural year, by the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club and was directed by Herb Abel. Tournamcnt Director Abel reports torrential rains right up to game time, which makes the large turnout all the more impressive. Once play began, the weather cleared and the contestants (provided they didn't sleep off the speCial Turkey Dinner!) had plenty of t ime to see the sights around Santa Monica. The American Open will definitely be back in '66--same time, same place-as announced by AI Epstein, owner of the Del Mar, in his speech of welcome to the players.

The full prize list : 1st, Pal Benko ($600 plus trophy); 2nd through sixth , Evans, Saidy, Kirby, Sch mitt, Rivise ($120 cach); Experts: Marchand, Biohm, Grefe ($100 each); Class A: M. Kerllenevich. Sid Rubin, Greg Gean. L. Enequist, Robert Greene, J. Freed, W. Stewart, Bud Pollard ($33.12 each); Class B: A. V. McKenzie, P. Shuey ($75 each), Greta Olsson, R. Heisier , D. Ostrowski, Dr. B. Collins, P . E . Vayssie, Lt. G. S. Wren, J . Steffen (shared 3rd B)j Class C: G. Fennell ($100); G. Anderson, R. Nelson, R. Usan, J. Kent ($20 eoch); Unrated: W. Faelton, M . Klausner, R. Stork, H. Singleton ; Women's: L. Grumette ($5D); Over·50: N. Lessing, H. Rankis ($25 each); Under-14: R. Tarjan ($25); Age 14-18: J. Lee, R. Neustaedter ($25 each).

The erosstable will appear in our January issue.

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• Pal Benko (left ) and Tibor Weinberger, Hungllorians bo'h, mee' in the first AMERICAN OPEN in San'a Monic-. Benko won this game with. n ifty Queen sacrifice and went on '0 take the tourn.ment,

-Plw/Q by Art Zeller

DECEMBER, 1965

MARTZ WINS NORTH CENTRAL u.s. Junior Champion William Martz

of Hartland, Wisconsin scored 6th -1,2 to take a clear firs t in the 1965 North Central Open, played in Milwaukee on November 25028. The only hali-point he yielded was to MarUn Safer of Milwau· kee in the final round.

Cur t Brasket, ~finneapolis, Minn. ; Charles Weldon, :'.lilwaukee; Albert Sandrin, Chicago; Ivan Theodoroviteh, Toronto, Canada placed second through fifth, with Safer taking sixth. All had scores of 6·1. Seventh through tenth, with 5th points each, were Henry Meif· ert, Milwaukee ; Angelo Sandrin , Chi­cago; Robcrt Holyon, Milwaukee ; and Richard Verber, Chicago.

The Women's Cha mpionship was won by Miss Michele Consigny of Milwaukee and the Ju nior Championship went to Don Gieseker of St. Louis, Mo. Class trophies were awarded to :'.lartin Safer (A) , Larry Leuallen (B), Arthur Williams, Jr. (C). Lawrence Neiman won the Merit Award.

The tournament, sponsored by the Wisconsin Chess Association, was di· reeted by Miss Pearle Mann. James Forciea aeted as referee. A record-break· ing crowd of 131 players took part in the event, the twelfth in a series.

SHERWIN WINS EMPIRE CITY Senior Master James T. Sherwin won

the Empire City Open, played in New York City on November 26·28. His score of 5Yi -Yi gave him a clear first in a field of 104 players. Placing second through 'eighth, with five points each , were Michael Valvo, Alan Baisley (who won the Top Expert Award), Paul Brandts, Roy Hoppe, Larry Kaufman, John Pami!· jens and Morton Siegel. Grandmasters Arthur Bisguier and Nicolas Rossolimo finished out of the money, Rossolimo scoring 4lh (t hree draws) and Bisguier 4 (two draws and a loss to Harry Baker). The Class A Prize went to Joseph Do· nath, 4-2, and Gary Pokoik won the Junior Prize, also with 4 points.

Th e 54-player Amateur Division, held concurrently, was won by Bruce Fuchs with a score of 6.0. Douglas Widman, Steve :Morrison, J. Kelly (who was Top Unrated) and Howard Ant (Top A ) all scored 5--1 and placed second through fifth . The " B" Prize went to Jon Blucher (4), top "C" was Douglas Amann (4), and Paul Willig was top " D" with 4lh. The Junior Prize was won by Richard Wein· berg, 3-3.

The tournament was directed by J. F. Reinhardt and Gerald O'Flaherty. U.S. Champion Robert J . Fischer handled the adjudications.

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Bait or Booty? by

That is the question which is posed again and again when White offers his QNP early in the opening to an unde­veloped opponent. Usually the sGeriiiee is not forcing so that Black bas the option of lamely declining it in favor 01 a Baier, less hectic game. Indeed. many textbooks advise just that. And yet. making an ironbound rule 01 reo fusing tbe offered QNP lakes a lot of fun and excitement out 01 the game. Where is therG a player. 10 positional and quiet. who never on Ihe QNP yearned 10 diet?

The qame which follows is a fairly typical exomple of what ensues when a man covele; his neighbor's pawn. CrIsis follows crisis with such rapidity tbat one can hardly tell whether Black WtIS being courageous or just piClin foolbClrdy through the first half 01 Ihe game. Tbis lime the defender was suc­cessful. but who C(ITl foretell the fate ot the next man to gobble a QNP?

1965 Illinois Open SICILIAN DEFENSE

Hugh Myers Robert Byrne 1. P·K4 P·QM 2. N·K2 N·QB3

It is a bad mistake to play (as lance did against Keres) 2. . ....... , P·Q4, for after 3. PxP, QxP ; 4. QN·B3, Q·Ql ; 5. P·Q4, White has a potent lead in de· velopment.

3. P..Q4 ....... . Returning the opening to more regu_

lar channels . He could also have aimed at a King's Indian type setup with 3. P·KN3 or 3. P·Q3.

3. ........ PxP 4. NxP N.KB3 5. N..QB3 P·Q3 6. B·QB4 ....... .

Threatening to disorganize Black's po· sition by 7. NxN, PxN; 8. P·K5! In the event of 6 . .... .... , P·K3, White plans an attack by P·B4 and P-B5_

6. .. ...... Q·N3

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So far as I know, this move is one of the many ingenious inventions of Pal Benko. The idea is to cross up White's harmonious development by forc­ing his Knight to an inferior square. 7. N·B3 would obviously be bad s ince il would block the KBP. 7. N_N3 would be out of kilter with White's chosen system since QN3 must be reserved as the proper retreat square for the Bish· op. Undoubtedly best is what looks at. first glance worst, namely 7. KN·K2, which. Bobby Fisch.er employed against Benko in the stem game of this varia­tion. In that gamc lolschcr showed bril· Uantly that the Knight, far from being misplaced, could play a powerful role in the K-sidc attack after it reachcd KN3.

Finally, it should be noted that the direct attempt to refute the move by 7. B·K3 is not sound. After 7 ....... .. , QxNP; 8. N/ 4-N5, Q·N5, Black escapes with II pawn and his hide.

7. NxN ....... . Exchanging thusly avoids losing a tern·

po but it has the usual disadvantage of giving Black a solid pawn structure in the center.

7. . ..... . . 8. 0·0

PxN P-KN3

Both of the alternatives. 8 ......... , P·K3 or 8 ... ...... , P·K4 are equally reasonablc.

9. B·K3!? ........ Played without any hesitation, it dou_

ble dares Black to grab the QNP. A player less aggressive than Myers would have been content with 9. B·N3 and only then 10. B·K3.

9. . ...... . QxP!?

An extraordinarily dangerous step, es· pecially when one considers that the circumspect retreat 9 .. ....... , Q·B2 would have been quite unobjectionable. Worse than that, the capture was played with no more reflection than White used on his ninth move! I cannot explain it in any other way than to say that I was eager to see some quick act ion.

10. B-Q41 ....•. ,.

Nor is Myers slow to show just where thc action is. Threats of N-Q5 and N·N5 arc in the air and Black is hard pressed fo r a defense. The attempt to retreat with a tempo, 10. . ..... .. , Q·N5, fails against 11 . BxN! PxB; 12. Q-Q4! with the double threat of QxBP and BxPch. The attempt to play it cool with 10. ........ , Q·N 1 fail s against 11. P·84, B·N2; 12. P _K5! and Black has had it. Finally, after much analysis and rechecking, I rcalized that the defense had to be played wide open.

10. . ...... . P·K41

The fa ct of the matter is that Black must continue to live dangerously if he is to live at all. 11. N·Q5 is ruled out by 11 . ..... ... , QxB; 12. NxN eh, KK2 and White's attack is shot down. Or 12. N· B7 ch, ; 13. QxQ, PxQ; 14. NxR, B·N2, and defense triumphs. Much more is 11. N·N5, PxB; 12. N·B7 ch, K·Q2; 13. NxR, Q·N2; 14. QxP, B·N2 ; 15. P·K5, N_K4 and the posi· tion is far from clear. Another try is 11. N·NS, PxB; 12. R·Nl, QxR; 13. QxQ, PxN; 14. QxP eh, B-Q2; 15. Q·N7, R·Ql ; 16. P-B4, B-K2j 17. P·K5, N·N5; 18. PxP, BxP; 19. Q·Q5, B·K3 and again, despite Black's material advantage, the position iR none too clear. Branching of( from this las t line there is 13. QxP, QxR chi 14. BxQ, PxN; 15. QxN, R·KN1; 16. BxPch, B_Q2; 17. BxBch, KxB ; 18. QxBP eh, B-K2; 19. QxRP and Black's two Rooks and Bishop will have great dif­fi culty overcoming White's Queen and three pawns.

11. Q-B3J ........ Still more fuel for the attack.

11 . ........ B.K2 12. N·N5 ........

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Instead . 12. N·Q5 wouJd have fa iled after 12 . ... .....• QxB; 13. NxN cb . K-Ql ; 14. BxP. B-R3; 15. KR·Ql . Q·B4 and Wh ite will have diffic ulty extri cating his minor pieces in view of the threat K·B2 and QR·KBL

But now Black cann ot play 12 ........ .• PxB because of 13. P·K5~ 0 ·0 ; 14. PxN. BxP ; 15. B_Q3. PxN; 16. QxR and Black's two weak doubled pawns do not com­pensate for the lost exchange.

12. ........ Q-NS The only move, but it holds by a hair.

13. N-B7ch K·BI The King would only be exposed to

harassment by White 's mInor pieces on the Q-side.

14. NxR QxB Black had fore seen that the White

Knight would now be trapped. 15. BxRP Q·R3 1

Exacting his pound of flesh. 13. N·Ne fail s against 13 ......... , 8 ·K3 and 13. Q-K3 fail s against 13 ......... , P·B4.

16. B·K31 ........ White has not run down yet by any

means. 16 . ..... .. _ QxN 17. B·R6chl K·NI

White has got the Black King and Rook in a d iIficult blnd, but the alter-native was worse: 17 .......... K_Kl ? 18-B-N7, B-N5; 19. Q-Q31 R·Nl ; 20. BxN, BxB; 21. QxP and Black, with his King s tuck in the center . will have to lose more mater ia l in order to defend him· self agajnst the threat of QR·Nl.

18. P·K Rl ....... . Essential . because Black thre atened to

break the bi nd by 18 ......... , N·NS. lB. ........ N·Kl

So that he can offer to exchange White 's Bi shop by 8 -B1. The Knight mu st also defend the QP against a pos­sible Rook attack. There is not a mo· mcnt to lose in view of White's deadly threat to double Rooks on the QN-file .

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19. Q·K3 B_BI 20. QR-NI BxB 21. QxB P·B3 22. R·N6 K·B2 23. KR·NI N·N2

Just in the nick of time! 24. R·N8 Q-R2

At last Black bas fought off t he most d irect threats and can now look forward to a gradual expansion of his position.

25. R/l -N7chl? ........ Sets the trap 25 . ......... BxR? 26. RxR

and Black suddenly is unable to defcnd his King. But it permits Black to enter directly inlo an ending which, tbough arduous. is won for him.

25. . .... ... 26. RxQch 27. Q·Kl ........

Perhaps White thought t hat Black must either lose hi~ Bishop or a num~r of pawns. The main threat Is Q·N3 ch and subsid iary threats arc Q·R7 and Q­)l6. It goes a lmost without saying that after such a wild opening both players were short of time here.

27 . ...... .. Defend s everything.

28. Q.R7 ........ 28. Q-N6 would have been a little

better: 28 . ........ , N-Ql ; 29. Q-B7 ch. K-K3 ; 30. P·QR4, P-KB4 ; 31. PXP ch, PxP; 32. P-RS, P·B4 and now Black will still consolidate by ........ , B-Q4 and ... .. ... , N-B2.

28. ........ N.B4 29. Q-N6 R_QBI 30. P-QR4 ........

This passed oawn will succeed in ham· pering the freedom of the Black pieces for some time .

30 ........ . 31. P-R5 32. Q-N4

K·K2 K-Q2

Intending to get to the K·side pawns by Q-B4·B7ch.

32. ........ B·R3 33. P-B3 P·N4 34. K-R2 P·R4

The idea is to close the K-side by P·R5, leaving the Black pawns in a solid de­fe nsive position so tbat be will have a free hand to go after White's Q·side pawns.

35. P·R4 ........ But White wants to keep his opponent

busy defending against possible inroads on both fl anks.

35 . .. .... .. 36. Q·Q2

Threatening Q-R6. 36 . ...... .. 37. K·R3

p, p ........

R·KRI N-K3

38. KxP N·B5 Threatening 39 . ........ , B-B8; 40. P-N3?

N.N3 mate. 39. P·N3 N·N3ch 40. K.Rl P·R5 41. Q·N4 PXPch 42. KxP N-BS

Despite White's attempts, he has not been able to create K-side targets.

43. Q·N6 R·Nlch 44. K-B2 R·QRI 4S. Q-N3 N·K3 46. Q.K3 R_KRl 47. Q·R7ch N·B2 48. K.N2? ........

Overlooking the threat ; he must get his Queen out of there.

48. ........ P.QB4! 49. Q·N6 B·N4

Now it will cost White a pawn to free hi s Queen. To be sure, it cannot be won . but it can be kept entirely out of the action.

50. K·N3 R-Nlch 51. K·B2 R·KBII 52. K-N3 P-B41

This and the preceding move will sad_ dle White with a weak KP or KBP which will be lost immediately.

53. P·KB4 PxPch S4. KxP B_B3

This wins a pawn well enough, but 54. .. ...... , PxP ch! would also have done that besides keeping the Queen out of play and s idetracking the King to KN3, for, if M. KxP? then 55 ......... , R-BS ch ! wins the Queen.

SS. O-N2 56. K·K3 S7. K-Q2 58. Q.N7ch 59. Q·KN2 60. Q·Ne

PxPch R-B6ch .....

K·B3 N.Q4!

P·K6ch

Now on 61. K_Bl. P-K7 wins s ince there is no perpetual check. If 62. Q-K8 ch. then .. ....... K·B2 and White can nei-ther cheek nor stop R·BS ch and P-K8= Q. If 62. Q-B8 ch, then ........ , N-B2 and once again the Black pieces cooperate to s top any check. If 62. Q-R8 eh, then 62 . ...... _., K-Q2; 63. Q.N7 ch, N-82 and once again While has come to the end of his rope. Tberefore, WffiI'E R& SIGNED.

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GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated

by JOHN W. COLLINS

WESTBROCK WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

A. Jeported in the AU9WIt luu. 01 Chen Llf • • Jobn T. W .. tbroc:k 01 Brook· lyn, N. Y. WOD the New York State Champion.bJp with a score of 7·2 (tour diu .... ) ahead of Ivan Theodorovlch. balf a point b.hind. and Peter GraTe •• Allen Kaufman. John Pamiljens. AUqu.lt Flank Ie., and MitcheU Saltzberq. all with 6~. W .. tbrock. a C.P.A. with Texaco. is a veteran 01 many New York State, Manhattan. MCIl'Ihall. U. S. Open and weekend championships. Yean 01 cor· respondence ch .... national and IDler· national. enable him 10 manaqe a lonq. iaxinq positional tuq. such aa the fol­lowinq one. which h. reqarda a a h .. most mecmlnqful 1n th. NYS, with ac· curacy and aI.rtn ....

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OLD INDIAN DEFENSE J . T. Weltbrock I. Theodorovlch

1. p..Q4 N·KB3 2. p·QU P·Q3

This Old Indian Defense, favored by M. Chlgorln, Is aldn to the Philidor Dc· fense and can transpose into a King's Indian Defense. But its scope and prom­ise is limited.

3. N-QB3 P-K. • . PxP ....... .

Main Iltemalives are 4. N-B3. 4. p. K4 and 4 . P·Q5. The move played forees an ending wbicb Is about equal.

4 . ........ PXP 5. QlIQch KlIQ

Loss of tbe castling privilege is less significant with the Queens off.

6. B-N5 ....... . Or 6. N·B3, QN-Q2; 7. P-KN3, P-B3

with equal chances. 6. ....... _ B·K3

Better Is 6 ......... , P-B3! 7. N·B3 (7. O·(),O ch, K·B2) QN-Q2.

7. O_o.och QN.Q2 8. N-B3 K-BI

If B . .. ...... , BxP; 9. NxP, B-K3; 10. N· Q5 gives Wbite the advantage.

N·B2 P·KR4

9. P.K3 NoNS 12. P·K4 10. B-R4 ' ·KB3 13. B-K2 11. N-Q2 N-R3

Threateni ng a version of the Noah's Ark Trap (14 ......... , P·KN4; 15. B-N3, p .R5). 14. p.B3 B-QB4 17. N-R4 P-ON3 15. KR·81 P.a3 18. K·Nl N-Ql 16. B-B2 B-K2 19. N.N3 p.oB4

This gains Q5 but loses Q4. An alter-native Is 19 ......... , N·N2 with a program of K·B2, KR-Ql and QR-B1.

20. N·B3 N-B3 21. N-Q5 8-81 21. N-81 N-Q5

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A Roland for his Oliver. 23. B.o3 8-03 QR_KBt 24. N.K2 K·N2 26. B-K3 ........ 25. N/2·B3

The near-symmetry and Indian-file down the center is geometrically strik· Ing.

26. ........ P-R5 27. P·KR3 P·KN4

This leaves the KBP backward and weak and discards the cbance or break-ing with ......... P-N3 and ......... P-B4. Bet-ter are 27 ......... , P _N3 and 27 ......... , N-Nt , followed by 28 ......... , N/ I ·B3. 28. P-QN3 R.B2 31 . R·B2 N·B5 29. K-N2 N·Bl 32. R·Ql Ndch 30. R-QRl N-N3

The two Bishops are not important in this locked position. There was no hurry about exchanging the Knight as it stood well at B5 and White could only take it at the risk of opening the KN-file for his opponent.

33. RlIN R_KNI 34. R/ 3-Q2 P·B4

Thus the weak KBP is liquidated. but now the KP and KNP are weak.

35. PxP BlIN? All the simple recaptures are prefer·

able. 36. BlINI ........

Black's dominating Knight is eliminat­ed and White obtains one!

36. ........ BPd It 36 ......... , KPxB; 37. NxB. RxP; 3B.

R/ B2-K2 and White penetrates the K· file. And if 36 . ........ , B-B3; 37. B·K3 and White has play against the KP and KNP.

37. NxB RxP 3S. K-B2 P.R3?

Queen,side action is a mistake. In fact Black bas nothing better than a no-action policy with 38. .. ...... , K·B3, 39. ........ , KR_KBI and 40. , ....... , R/I-B2.

39. K-Q3 P-N4 40. R-B2 PlIPch

If 40 ......... , K-B3; 41. K-K4, R-B2; 42. PxPch. KlIP; 43. R-B4 and White wins.

41. "'PI ........ 41. RxP Is strong 100, hut White wants

a passed.pawn. 41. ........ a.B-4 42. R-N2ch K-R2

The King would be about equally en· dangered at B3 once White doubled Rooks on the open file . 43. R-Bl R. B2 46. R/1·Kl B-Q3 44. R/1 -QNl R·Kl 47. R.oNl 8·B1 45. R·K2 R·K3 48. R!2·N2 P-N51?

Desperate, ingenious 49. RPlIP 50. PxP 51 . K.K4

and unavailing. P·R6

RxPch R·B2

For if 51. ........ , RxP; 52. R·N7ch and mate in two.

52. R-N8 R-QB3 53. R·Q8I .. ......

White goes for mate. 53. ........ RxP 54. KlIP P-06 55. R/1·N8 P.o7

SO near and yet so far. 56. R-RSch K·N2 57. R(Q8)·N8ch K·B3 58. RxPch Resigns

U 58 ......... , K -84; 59. R·BBch, K·N4; 60. R_N6ch and mate in two. And U 58. ........ , K·Q2; 59. R-R7ch, K-B3; 60. R· N6ch, K·B4 ; 61. R·RS mate.

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ALABAMA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE

Two more of Qur "miss ing" Sla tes have b een beard from- Alabama and New Ha mpshire. Only Idaho. Kansas, Kentucky, Montema. Oreqon , South Da ­kota. Vermont and Wyoming remain on the list of Sta les that have not bad games in this column. Let's have some games from them soon!

Alabama Open Championship

Birmingham, 1965

CARO-KANN DEFENSE 5. Martinez G. C. Bales

1. p.K4 P·QB3 2. P-Q4 ....... .

The Two Knights' Variat ion (2. N-QB3, P-Q4; 3. N·B3, B-N5; 4. P.KR3, 8xN; 5. QxB) is a newer approach,

2. ... ..... P-Q4 3. N-QB3 ....... .

The two main alternatives are the Panov Attack (3. PxP, PxP; 4. P·QB4, N-KB3 ; 5. N-QB3 and the Advance Var­iation (3. P·K5, 8 -64; 4. B-Q3, Bx8 ; 5. QxB).

3. .. .... .. PxP 4. N xP 8-84

Tringov-Smyslov, Capab\anca Memor. ial, Havana, 1965, continued: 4 . ........ , N-KB3; 5. NxNch, NPxN; 6. N·B3, B-N5; 7. B-K2, P-K3 (book is 7 . ........ , Q-B2) B. 0 -0, B-Q3; 9. P-B4, R·N1; 10. K-Rl, N-Q2.

S. N-N3 B_N3 6. N-B3 ....... .

This is usually preceded by 6. P-KR4, P-KR3.

Other tries are 6. KN-K2 and 6. N-R3, with the idea of 7. N-B4 and S. NxB.

6. .. ...... N-Q2 7_ B-Q3 BxB

Developing the White Queen is un­booked and seems against principle.

Duckstein-Petrosian, Olympiad, Varna, 1962, went: 7 ......... , P·K3; B. 0 ·0 , Q·B2; 9. P_B4, 0-0-0. 8. Qd KN-B3 10. P·B4 B·K2 9. 0-0 P-K3 11. B-B4

Or 11. R·Kl . 1 1. .... .. .. 0 -0 14. KR-KI N·BI 12. QR-Ql Q-R4 15. N_KS .. ...... 13. P-QR3 KR-KI

15. P-N4! would forestall ........ , P-B4 and increase the spatial plus. IS. ........ QR-QI 17. Px P BxP 16. Q-K3 P·B4 18. Q·K2 ...... . .

Or lB. Q-KB3 threatening 19 P-N4 or 19. QxP.

la. ........ B·QS Prefcrable are 18 . ........ , Q-R5 and 18.

.. ...... , B-Q3. 19. N·B3 P-K4

This cedes a Bishop, weakens the KP and loses control of KB4, but if 19. .. ... ... , B-N3?? ; 20. P_N4 wins a piece.

20. B-NS Q·RS! Also feasi ble is 20 ... ...... , N-K3.

21. BxN PxB 22. N·BS ....... .

22. NxB, PxN; 23. Q-Q3 has the advan· tage of furthcr weakening Black's Pawns and getting a Bishop.

22. . ...... . N·K3?

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One might expect 22 . .... .... , B-N3. 23. N/ 3xB Px N

Not 23 ....... .. , NxN?? 24. Q-N4ch and 25. Q-N7 mate .

24. Q·N4ch ....... . Interesting is 24. NxP, NxN ; 25. RxN,

RxQ; 26. RxRch, K-N2; 27. RxR, QxBP; 2B. R/2-Q2, Q-BSch; 29. R-Q1, QxP; 30 . R/B·Q3 . It is probably a draw.

24. ........ K·Rl 2S. RxN!??

Intent: homicide, Q·K2, 25. R-Q3 and issue in doubt.

result ; suicide. 25. 25. N-R6 leave the

2S. .. ... .. . R-KNlI

This fin gers the flaw in White's com­bination and stops his attack.

26. Q-RS ....... . ; White must protect

Q-K2 saves a move. 26. . .. ... . . 27. O-B3?

Again better is 27. 27. . .. .. .. . 2a. Q·Q3 Resigns

his QR, but 26.

R.N4 .. ......

Q·K2. O, N P, O

Bates won the Championship----as he had previously done in 1954.

New Hampshire Ope n, 1965 KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE

J. Alvord D. Maxwell 1. P·Q4 N-KB3 4. P-K4 P·Q3 2. P·QB4 P-KN3 S. P-B3 ....... . 3. N·QB3 B·N2

This is the 5amisch Variation. 5. P-B4, the Four Pawns attack, a pawn-rush, is an old alternative which has experienced some r ecent revival.

S. ...... .. 0-0 6. B·K3 P·K4

Both 6 ... ..... . , N-B3 and 6 . .. .. ... . , QN-Q2 have their supporters.

7. P_QS ... .... . While this is most favored, 7. KN-K2,

maintaining the center tension, has much to recommend it.

7. .. ...... N·KI A good line, possibly better, is 7.

........ , P-B3; 8. Q·Q2, PxP; 9. BFxP, p . QR3; 10. P-KN4, QN·Q2; 11 . KN-K2, p . KR4!

8. Q·Q2 Or 8. P-KN4, P-KB4;

10. Q-Q2= . 8. . ...... . 9. B_NS

9. NPxP, PxP ;

P·KB4

A hoary piece loss is 9. B-R6?? , Q­R5ch; 10. P·NS, QxB.

White doe~ not want his QB to be shut-in. More usual, however, is 9. 0 ·0-0 . Balanel-Solin, Marianske Lazne, 1954, then continued with 9 .. ..... .. , P·QR4; 10.

B-Q3, N-R3; 11. KN-K2, N-B4; QB2, B-Q2 with equal chances.

9. ..... ... B_B3 10. B-R6 N-N2

Black should plumb White's tions with 10 . ...... .. , B-N2.

II . 0·0 -0 P-BS 12. P·KN3 B·N4

If 12 . ....... . , P·KN4? 13. P-KR4! 13. Bd QxB IS. PxP 14. KN·K2 Q-B3 16. P·KR4

In ordcr to exchange the Bishop. 16. ....... . N_R4 19. N·Q41 17. B·R3 Bx B 20. K-Nl 18. RxB P·QR3

If 20. N-K6, N·N2.

12. B-

inten-

Px P .... ....

"bad"

R·B2 ... .....

20. ........ N·Q2 23. Q·Q4 N-K6 21 . N-K6 N-K4 24. QxQ NxQ 22. P-BS N-BS 25. R.Q4 ....... .

White makes good use of this square of entry. Now 26. PxP, PxP; 27. NxP is thr eatened.

2S. .. ...... N·R4 26. R·N4 R-N1 27. P-N3 P.N3

White 's Knight at K6 is too strong, it should be challenged with 27. . ..... .. , N-N2. 28. PxQP PxP 31. N/ S·Q4 R·QB1 29. R_R4 P·R4 32. N-B6 K·B2 30. N.QNS R·Q2 33. N-NSch ....... .

\Vhite has skillfully maneuvered his QR and Knights and is ready lor a pawn­break. 32. P·N4 at once is indicated (32. ........ , RxN?? 33. PxR, attacking the Rook, and Black has no time for KxN.

33. ... ..... K-N2 34. P·N41 N·Qa

These Knight-forking threats are soon exhausted. 35. K·B2 N-K6ch 36. K_Q3 N-Qa 37. R·R2 PxP

This is the winning 40. . ... ... . 41. RxP

38. 39. 40.

bP N·K6ch N/ K-Qal

idea. 0.02

R-N2 K-B3

Sacrificing the Knights for a Rook and a Pawn is decisive because of the passed­pawn and the misplaced Black Knights . 41. ...... .. 44. P-RS R·QR1

R/ lxN (Q1) 45. P·R6 K·Q2 42. NxR Rx N 46. R-QB2 N. K6 43. P·R4 K·K2 47. R/ 2-B6 N·B3

Losing a piece shortens the agony. White would win anyway by obtaining two more passed·pawns with 48. RxPch.

48. RxPch Resigns All maturely managed by White. Alvord and Maxwell are preparatory

school students-the former at Phillips Exeter Academy and the latter at 5t. Paul's School.

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ess Life Here and There ..•

USCF Expert Sanford Greene of White Plains. N.Y. swept to a 5{1 victory in the 2nd USCF Futurity, played in Hart· ford, Conn. on November 27-28. The tournament was limited to players who had never before won a USCF·rated tournament. Greene's best previous show­ings were a second place in the 1959 Intercollegiate and fourth prize in the 1959 New York City Championship.

Second place in the tournamen t went to Frederick Townsend (4-1) who also directed. J uris Ozols, Brian Bambrough. and Ronald Morgan were next in line. all with 3lh points, in a fiel d of 25.

The championship of the Rochester (N.Y.) Chess Club was won for the ump­teenth time by Dr. Erich Marchand, whose score of 5-0 was qui te sufficient. Randy Mackenzie (3lh) and Alan Plut­zik (3) were next in the 6-player round robin , held November 19_21.

• • • Virginia state champion Charles Pow·

ell scored a 5-0 sweep in the Richmond Open on November 27·28. Craig Hemp­hill, J ulian Allen, and W. Rauen- all with 4-1- fin ished second through fifth in a field of twenty-five.

• • • The second an nual Anthony N. Spin.

nllto Memorial Tournament, played in Baltimore, Md., was won by defending champion William N. Bragg with a scor e

of 41h·21h . Robert Erkes and Lewis A. Hucks were second and third in the 8· player round robin.

• • • Before going on to the American

Open in Santa Monica, grandmaster Pal Benko stopped off in San Diego to score a 5-0 sweep in the 30·player Mission Bay Open, played on November 19·21. LaITY Evans was second, halC a point behind, while Tibor Weinberger, Er ic Osbun and Harry Bor ochow-all with 4' I- finished third through fi fth. The Herman Steiner Memorial Tournament. scheduled to be held concurrently, was cancelled.

• • • Fifty_one players turned out for the

lIIowa Open, played in Moline, Illinois on November 13·14. Glen Proechel turned in a perfect 5-0 to take a clear first and Paul Tautvaisas, with 41f.l, was second. James Gibbs, Mike Frithiof, Vic Krohn, M.D. Matherly, and Steve Eagles were next in line, aU with 4-1. The Jun· ior Pr ize went to William Fleissner . The tour nament was sponsored by the Iilowa Chess Club and directed by Stan Rob­erts and J ohn Hoye.

• • • Sam G. Priebe edged out Jack L. Gib·

son to take first place in the Phoenix (Ariz.) Open on November 26·28. Eaeh player scored 41,2·1,2. In spite of the tie­break, the players will meet in a 4-game

The Club del Mar In Santa Monica, California was the attractive playing sit. of the first American Open, held over the Thanksgiving weekend, One hundred twenty-two players battled for more than $2000 in priza money. (See p. 257)

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match to determine the state champion· ship. Bruce R. Isaacs edged out J. Dan­iel Leach [or third, each scoring 4 points. The tournament, sponsored by the Phoe­nix Chess Club, attracted 39 playel·s.

• • • T .... 'enty_two players were on hand fOl'

the Northeast Open, played in Lynn, Massachusetts on November 13-14. with victory going to John A. Curdo who posted a perfect 5-0. Robert G. Loyte. 4·1, took second while Edward Page edged out Joseph Foley for third.

• • • George Gant, scoring 4lfl· lh . took first

place in the Midwest Open, played ill Lincoln, Nebr aska on October 16·17. Gil­bert Ramirez, Marc Hutchison, and War· ren Wittekind- all with 4·I - finis hed second thr ough fourth in that order. Ramirez won the Nebraska Sta te Cham· pionship title. Twenty-two players took part in the tournament which was spon­sored by the Lincoln Chess Foundation.

• • • The annual Cloudcroft Resort Open,

played in Alamogordo, N.M. on Novem· ber 11-14, was won by Wesley Koehler of Brighton, Colorado with a score of 5%-1,2 . Max Burkett of Las Cruces, N.M. was second in the l4·player fie ld with a score of 5·1.

• • • USCF master Kenneth Smith turned

in a 5-0 score to take first place in a speed tournament played at the Holiday Inn in Denton, Texas on November 21. Tibor Rekey, who lost only to Smith . took second place in a field of 16.

• • • George Berry edged out Edwin Cohen

for first place in the Falls City Open, played in Louisville, Kentucky on No· vember 20·21. Both scored 4%·112 . Har­old F . Branch Jr. and Richard Ern~t fin ished third and fou rth respectively. with scores of 4-1. Twenty-four players competed in the tournament which was held under t hc auspices of the Louis· ville Chess Club.

• • • S. A. Popel took first place in the 30·

player Third Minneapolis Open on No· vember 13·1 4. Tied with Popel, at 4%_lh. but trailing in the tic·break column, was Mil ton Otteson who placed second . Las­zlo Ficsor, R. K. Johnson, and Ronald Elmquist werc next in line . A "minor tournament," held concurrently, was won by Dale Gustafson.

• • • The Middle Georgia Open, played in

Macon on Novcmber 6_7, was won by D. Brad Wade whose score of 41,.2-1,.2 was tops in a fie ld of twenty-one. Craig Hemphill edged out Jack P. Gwin (or second, cach scoring 4·1. The junior championship wen t to Bill Thombs.

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AIRMAN DAVID M. LEES of Jlmes Connally AFB, Texas (Home: Springfield, Mass.), who won the 1965 Armed Forces Chess Chlmpionship (see November CHESS LIFE ), was happy to be " in the middle" It the Thomas Emery Chess Awards Dinner in the Sheraton·Clrlton Hotel when Mai. Hugh G. Robinson, Army Aide I t the White House, give him President Johnson's congratulltions, inscribed in a 1965 Inaugur.1 Souvenir Book. Americ;en Chess Foundation Vice President G. Randle Grimes of Atlantic City, N.J . holds the sterling silver Ch.m. pion's Trophy.

HERE & THERE_ (Contd. from p. 262)

Alexander Keyes scored 'i Y.l points in five rounds to take a clear first in the Maine Open, played in Portland on No· vember 13-14. William He mmeles edged out veteran Harlow Daly fo r second, each posting an undefe ated 4-1. It was the second year in a row that Keyes has won the Open title; Daly, as the highest scoring Maine player, was de­clared state champion.

• • • The J unior Championship or the Pitts­

burgh (Pa.) Chess Club was won by John Kolts whose score of 5~ · ~1! topped a four-player double round robin.

A Pittsburgh team traveled to the YMCA in Erie, Pa. on November 7 to playa 16·board match with a team from Buffalo and Erie . The visitors, though losing the top five games, managed to seore a victory to the t une of Slh·7¥.!_ We arc informed by the elub's publicity director, Marti n S. Lubell, that during the last four years Pittsburgh has played 11 matches without defeat- winn ing 10 and drawing onc!

• • • Dr. Bruno Schmidt ran up a 4·0 score

to win the championship of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chess Club, played during October and November. Royce Allen and Robert Buck were next in the 13_player event, each scoring 3-1.

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gress Open, played in Rutland, Vermont on OctOber 23·24. The 21-player tour­nament was dominated by Canadian play· ers, Peter Murray of Ottawa and James Millar 01 Montreal finis hing th ird and fo urth with scores of 4· \.

M.I.1'. edged out Fordham University on tic-break points to win the Eastern Intercollegi<lte Tournament, played at Pennsylvania State Univers ity on No­vember 6·7. The Penn State leam fin­ished third .

• • • The Wichita (Kansas) CAC Classic

Open, played November 6_7, attracted 20 entries and was won by D. Ballard in a 5·0 sweep. Wayne Dockery (4·1) placed second and Donald Varvel (3 ~~) was third .

• • • A Thanksgiving 30/ 30 Open spo nsored

by the Cedar Valley Chess Club of Wa­terloo, Iowa ended in a tie between Rob· ert Burrell of Jessup, Iowa and Dan Rey· nolds of Fort Dodge. Each scored 5·1 to lop a fie ld of 18.

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only. 45 moves in two hours, 20 moves per hour t hereafte r.

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Thursday, March 3

Friday, March 4

- Midnight visit to the Stardust 's fabu lous " Li do de Pa ris" Revue .

- Adj ourned games played off a t 9 a .m. Sightseeing trip to Boulder Dam a nd La ke Meade for those who have no adjou rned games to f in ish .

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- Adjourned ga mes p la yed off a t 9 a .m.

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Alexander Edelsburg and John A. Chalmers arc co-champions of South Carolina, each scoring fi ve wins and a draw in a fie ld of 27 contestants in Co· lumbia, S.C. on Novembcr 26-28. Edels· burg was previously s ta te champion in 1952 and was co-champion in 1956 and 1960. Chalmers is a ZS·year-old pre· medical senior at the Univers ity of South Carolina. Third place in the tour· nament went to Peter Wludyka of Co­lu mbia, wi th fom wins and one loss. The state junior title was awarded to Gene C. Haney, a high sehool student from Spartanburg.

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The lI.Ianhattan Chess Club again prov ided playing facilities for the New York City Interscholntic Chess L •• sue, which opened its 1965-6 season with th ree individual tourname nts under the direction of Dr. Milton Hanauer.

USCF maste r Walte r t: rowne of Eras­mus High School, Brooklyn , captured the High School Individual, which was limited to students in grades 10 through 12. Browne scored 5'"h·% in the 32·pJayer Swiss. New York City under·I6 cham­pion Sal :Matcra took second with 5·1 and accounted for Browne's half-point mInus. Third through s ixth were John Towsen, Steven Barry, Jed Stein and David Wittenburg, all with 41h.

The Ninth Grade Ind ividu.I, a 26-player, t (). round Swiss, resulted in a tie between Stuart Weissman of Ryan and Michael Goodman o[ Hor ace Mann, both scoring 8%. Peter Henner was third with 71h; Sam Gutmann and Rich­ard Suhbach each scored 7.

Th e Junior Individual for 8th grade lind below was WOll by Leonard Schleifer of Sage with 12-2 in a 15-player field. Following were Mitchell Goldfarb, 11·3, Daniel Holzman, 91,'z -4% and Richard Adler, 9-5.

The league will have a much la rger e nt ry for its team tournaments which begin in }o~ebruary . Some of the tourna· ments may be USCF-rated, for the first time.

• • • USCF Master Micha el Valvo swept to

a 6·0 victory in the 1965 Balt imor e Open on October 29·31 . Char les W. Powell, 5-1 , placed seco nd in a fie ld of 36, while Henry Steinbach, John Pamiljens and Edmund Nash- all with 4~ points-fin ­is hed tbird through fifth .

In ilie 45·playcr Amateur Division, held concurrently, Lt. Gail S. Kujawa edged out Eddie Kitces, J oseph Uher and Bruce W. Fletcher- all of whom scored 5-1.

The two events were co-sponsored by the Maryland Chess Association and the Towson Chess Club. Dr. G. Lee Schrei­ber and Howard E. Ross were the di· rectors .

• • • U.S. players may be intcrested to know

of the Quebec Cfl rniv.1 Chess Tourna­ment, to be pl ayed at the Quebec In­st itu te of Technology, 310 81. Langelier, Quebec 2. Canada on }o'ebruary 11-13. Full details may be had by writing to DominiqUe Lamontagne, 831 Louis iane St., Quebec 10, P .Q., Canada.

• • • Al Weissman scored a 5{1 sweep to

take tou hon ors in the 1965 New London Y Chess Club Candidates Tournament played in New London. Conn. from Sep· tember to December . Harry Lyman, Jose Espino, Ernie Widham, and Ron Mor­ga n were next in line, aU with 4-1.

• • • The 1965 New Mexico Open, played

in Albuq uerque on December 4-5, was won by Troy Armstrong of the host ci ty with a score of 41f.! ·1f.!. Second in the 44-player fic ld was Dennis Nayli n. Boul· der, Colorado who led the four·pointers on tie·breakers. Gary Simms, Am arillo, Texas; Sidney Brower, Los Alamos, N.M.

and Jerry Hayden- all 4-1- fini shed third through fi fth. The tournament had a record turnout for a chess event in Ncw Mexico and was sponsored by the Albuquerque Chess Club, Warren MU­le r directing.

• • • The eighth annual Th. nksgiving 30/ 30

Open, played in Waterloo, Iowa on No­vember 20·21 , ended in a t ie between Robert Burrell and Dan Reynolds, each of whom scored 5-1 to lead the 18-playcr field . William K. Diehl, 41h -l 1,'z , finished third.

• • • A Labor Day tournament that wc did

not previous ly report is the 1965 New England Open, played in Boston on Sep­te mber 3·6. Winner in the 7().player major d ivis ion was Harry Lyman wilh a score of 6-1. John Cllrdo, Harold Feld· heim , David 1\irner, and Harlow Oaly­all with 5ih points - finished second throu gh fifth .

The Reserve DiviSion , with 60 players, ended in a tie between William Parberry and Robert Milardo, cach with 6-1. Thi rd through firth were Aaron Adel ston, Rob­ert Loyte, and Gabor Lantos. The tour­nament was di rected by Robert Good­speed.

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• •

INDEX OF PLAYERS

Vol. XX, J l n.·Dec. 1965

~'V1lns 256

In. Rudot! ... '"

Bronstein

,u" "

''', I"kov 2.14, m

n. nyme , AI .sandrl. n

...

12, Gno",nlaw 5..1, Rag:!.n 164, lE5, Senko I" , K. Sm ith 197,

Hook 197.

... 215,

",

Gr ef",

5<,

20$, Waehtel

" 130. Talmanov

- MaU ra 121, Gref e

W.- Clegh orn 53, YQffie

«. Su:;o.ru

mo. 215,

69, Bron_

. " DECEMBER, 1965

Fiso:her 152

'" Brorateln

54, GlIgo-

«. Ost e r 20$, Zvtra

McCor-

'" <1,

" Yofn.

214,

Robatteh 0;;,', 215, Wade

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Flsc:her lU,

Va5l.u ·

~m~' ~tnko ~,

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'" ANG._ M ednls 12. T aut· I"

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(Submitted b y Managemen t) F ur nitu re, Office and To urnam ent Equipmen t , ..... $ 4,934.34 Less--Reser vc f or Depr ecia tion .... .... , .... ,.. ... .. ... ..... ... ... 1 ,173 .~ 4

Securlty Deposits .. . , .. , ... ... ... . , ... .............. , ... ...... . , .... , ........ .... ..

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LIABILITIES Expenses Accrued .. , .. , ... ....... , .... ,.,." ........... ... ......... , ... ......... . Accounts Payabl e- T elegraph.Herald ... ... ... . , .... , ... ...... . Accounts Payable-Othcrs ...... .......... .. .... .. ....................... . T axes Payabl e .. , ..... , .. ,., .. , ............... , ... .... , ... ..... ... . , ...... ... .. ..... . , l<;x change .. , ... ... .... , ... . , .... ... , ....... , ...... .. ...... . ' ... . , .. , ..... ... ... ... ... ... .... .

TOTAL LIABILITIES ... . " .. ........ .... .... ........ ..... ... ... ...... .. . NET WORTH SURPLUS----J uly 1, 1964 ..... ...... .. ... ... . " .. ... ... .. .. ....... ....... .... $12,946,98 "'-Nct Income f or t he year ended

June SO , 1965 ............... ..... .......... ..... ........... .. ...... .......... . 2,405.04

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH ...... .. . .

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1965 INCOME Membel"$hlp Indiv idual Membership Dues .. ..... ...... .. ........... ... ... .. ........ $4<l,968.70 Affili a t ed Organization Dues ... .. ... .. ...... .. ... ..... ... ......... ... . 2,844.87

Chess Life Adve r tising ..... , ... ... .. ... . , .... , .. ..... .... .. , ... . , ........... ... ..... .... .. .. . , ...... $ Non·Member Su bsc r iptions ., .. ,., ......... . , ........ ....... , ......... .. . N ew sstand Sales .. ,., .. , .... , .. , ... ....... .. ........ .. .. .. , ....... , .... ... , .. , ..... .

681.06 526.55 30.00

--Book end Equipment Department Sale o f Chess Books and Equi pment .... .......... .. ....... .... . Tournament D epartment Entry Fees .. ..... ... , ..... .......... , ... .......... . , .......... , ............. .. ...... ... .

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EXPENSES M embership Promotion and Ret enti on P rin ti ng a nd Malllng ...... ..... .... .......... .. .. ... ..... ......... .......... .. Chess Life Printing and Malling ..... , .. ... , .. , .... , ...... . , ....... , ...... ... . , ... ...... .. $20,083.03 Edit oria l Fees an d Expenses .... .. ........... ... ... __ ... .. ... .. ......... 1,936.80

Book and Equipment Department Cost of Che.ss Books and Equipment S ol d ' .......... ...... $22,368.79 Shippi ng S upplies and Expe nses .. ... ..... .. .... ....... ............. 886.10

Tournament Department Prizes and Exp enses ....... ............. ..... ......... .. ..... ......... .. ... ... .. General Overhead and Other Expensu Taxes .... , .... , .. , ........ ... ... ... ..... ... ... , .. , .... , ... .... , .. , .. ,. , .. ,., .. , ..... , .. , ... .... $ 1,563.4.1 OIfice Salaries ... .... .. ... ..... . , ... .... , .... , ... .... .. ... , .. ,., .. , ..... , .... , .. , ..... 21 ,230.00 Re nt .... ..... , .. , ... ...... ........... , .. .. . ,., .. , ..... , ... ... ........ . ,., .... "., .......... , .... 2,100 ,00 Sta tionery, P rln ting and Office Suppiles ... "...... ... ..... . 840.15 General Postage .. .. .... __ ........... ..... .. " ................... .. ................ 4,315.14 Telephone and T el eg r aph ... ....................... ....... ... .. ..... ....... 8Z9.76 Admlnh t rative and Travel Expense ... ....... .... ...... .. .. ...... 1,888.54 Accounting and L egal ..... ..... .. .... ........ ................ .............. .... 1,162.64 Maintenance and Repair s ............ .. .. ......... .. ... ... .. ...... ...... ... $ 274.82 Insurance ...... . , ... ... .. ... , .... .. , ..... ... ..... ... , .. ... .. . ' .. .. , .. .- .... ,. ........ ...... 346.31 F .I.D.E. and In terna tional Tournam~nt Expense .... 2,23,'U O Depr eciation- Fur nit ure, Office and

TOUMlame nt Equipment .... .. ........ ... .. ..... .... ...... ....... ... 249.04

TOTAL EXPENSES .. ... ..... ... ........... .. .... _ ..... .............. ... .

NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR ......... .... ...... .. ..... ... ...... . ..

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$37,389.15 Less--Invento r y-June 30, 1965 .. ... ..... .......... ... ... .. ........ .. 15,020,36

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4,130.18

6,416.47

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TOURNAMENT LIFE Tournament orglnlan wlshln, an ·

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J anu,ry 15·" IOWA.NORTH CENTRA L OPEN

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Feb ru lry 11·13 SOUTH JERSEY OPEN

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Texa~. $1~ g"at~ nteed tlr" prbe: n p.b el a nd tro phic, ro r w,nnen In all .::1:O$"'c .... l:ntry fee flO 1)lu a USC.' (luCl If not a member . • ' OT Further detail.: Hector Fabela, 590-\ Delta Drive. 1::1 Pa~o, Texaa 199M.

starts Februa ry 11 JAMAICA JUNIOR OPEN

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To be held eoncurrc'!t.l.l with aboye; 4·...:1 S .... I .. , 3O/ hr. ,,'1rsl prize ~ & trophy; trophies for ISeCOnd and to 10)' Class A. B. C ,. I), Un· rated . Entry fee $S. Reglstrallon lin,e 8 :30 10 ' :15 a.m. Sunday. Feb. 20 (aho on Friday eY1Onlnll( lind a ll d ay SIt.) Details: Rkhud Ashtord at lbove Iddresi.

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Fl bru. ry 22 HARTFORD 30·30 OPEN

One·day tournament, 30 moves In 30 minutes, to be played a t UlI.rUo rd YMCA, 315 Pearl S!,< lIartIord, Conn. SI" rou nds. Entry rcc $4 (IS;! If received by February 10). Entries a nd In­qu iries: Frederick S, Town$Cnd. 10 Berm uda Rd ., WelherStl(' ld , Con n . (011)9. Nun,rated , s ince l u t es\. ra teable Ume limlt is t h irty mOVeS an h our .

F l br, .. r y 22 HOLIDAY 4«).20

8·m SwiSS. 40 moves in 20 mim, tell. to be held a t MarshllU C.C., U W . 10 S t., New York , N.Y. ~;ntry fee $4; $2 to players unde r 17, ~'ifty percent off entry ror M~rshan members. First round beeln! 10 a.m," l ast round endS 7:30 p.m. Prizes aeeordlng to enlries. Entries and InlulrJes: Wm. Golehberg 450 Prospect Ave., II t . Vernon, N.Y. N on·rated, since fast· est r ateable time limit Is thirty mOves an hour.

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5·rd SW\I$, 40/2, l Imited to player!! with USC~' ratlng$ belOW 2200 and unrated. to be played at College ot tho;! Sequoias Student Union, Mooney BlVd. and Beverly Drive. VI· salla, Calif. Cash or merchandi~e prizes to dass wlnnus according to number of playel'll In each class; add lUonal prizes for Open win_ ner , runner-up, etc., it Income permlts_ Enlry fee $7 ($6 If pa id b()fore March 20); juniors unde r 13, $2; plu, USCF membership If not a lready a member. Flnt round slarl/;; at 8 p.m. on Aprll L Entres & Inquiries; Chrb "'otlas, Coliege or the Sequoias, Visalia Calif. 93277, '

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Class prizes were awarded as follows: Top Expert, Philip Kolody; First 1900· 1999, Charles Bassin; Jo'irst 1800·1899, Lindell Br ady; First 1700-1799, Bernard Rollin; First 1600-1699, Ed Molenda; First 1500-1599, Donald Rule; First 1400· 1499, Duwayne Riggins; Women's Cham­pion, Mrs. A. Markowski.

The tournament, sponsored by the University of Detroit Chess Club, was directed by ArUlUr Mack.

• • • Stepben Stadnicki, with a score of 5lh­

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* * * THE EDITOR

Walter Korn assumed editorship of Modem Chess Openings in 1946, its Seventh Edition, which he completely revised. He is FIDE International Judge for Chess Compositions and a distingu ished contributor to many chess magazines. Mr. Korn is author of the book The Brilliant Touch which contains 240 chess brilliancies chosen from among the finest games played in recent years.

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• MODERN CHESS OPENINGS

10th Edition

This is the 10th Edition-a comprehensive revision- of the "chess player's bible." Since it was first published more than a half cen­tury ago, Modern Chess Openings has been regularly kept up to date. Now it has been enlarged and updated by International Grandmaster Larry Evans and edited by Chessmaster Walter Korn, who maintains continuity with his previous editions of this classic. The authentic standard reference, this vol­ume contains everything the chess player needs in order to gain a thorough under­standing of contemporary opening practice­often extending into the middle game. In­cluding both established practice and recent innovations, the book draws upon Mr. Evan's tournament experience and Mr. Koru's seasoned judgment. As in the previous edi­tion, the openings are divided into King's Pawn Openings, Queen's Pawn Openings, the Indian Systems, and Irregular Openings. These are systematically organized to show all main variations in consecutive sequence and to provide extensive and complete sub­variations. Clarity and economy of space in the tabulation of material and thematic con­tinuity make this new edition of Modern

" Chess Openings a noteworthy successor to farlier editions of this masterwork.

THE REVISER

Larry Evans, International Grandmaster, has been United States chess champion and "Open" champion several times, Canadian "Open" champion once, and was a member of the United States Olympic Team in 1958 and 1962. Mr. Evans is author of New Ideas in Chess, a book in which the many aspects of strategy are illustrated from actual play.

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