G/10 EVENTSThe 4th Queens Speedy Open, held April 9th, drew only 17

players. Club champion Amtoly Tonkonogy swept aside allchallengers with a 5ro Score, including Amold Guadagnini in round3, who was next at 4-I. Due to the small field, there were someunusual "class" divisions. Isaac Rozic, Angel Rodriquez andMarian Waxman divided top 1850-2099 with 3-2 scores. AdalbertShlesinger was top 1600-1849 with 3-2, while Gary Friedman andRich Newman split top under 1600 at 2-3. Ed Frumkin directedand Marvin Glasser assisted.

The 5th Queens Speedy Open drew a very strong field of entrieson May 30th. Due to the Memorial weekend, only 18 players wereinvolved. Master Danny Josenhans took first place with 4]/2 pointswinning his first four games before another master, AmoldGuadagrini, held him to a draw in the final round. Sharing secondplace were Master Bemard Hill and Harold Stenzel, with the latterleading the Expert division. Hugo Concha was top A player with 3and Adalbert Shlesinger led the 8 division also with 3. GaryWachtel came from behind to upset Leon Lusterman in the finalround to win the C prize with 2.

Marvin Gla$8®r, loft, and Emil Balthaz®r in r®c®nt Quad

Loon l^\s`erma\n, Editor

SuRPRISES IN SPRING OPENThe Queens Spring Open, a 10 point Grand Prix tourney held

March 5 - April 2 was dominated by a new member, BrianLewson of Bayside in a most unusual manner. Although heentered and joined the club on the first night of the toumam ent,Brian took a bye to fulfill a previous commitment, but then wenton to win his last four games to overtake Edgar Cimafranca in thefinal round. Edgar's first tournament at the club since the '92championship was still a Success as he took top A and crossed the20cO barrier for the first time. Ed Frumkin and Mike Krell, whocame all the way from Huntington, tied for second with 4-1,matching Edgar's total. Second class A prize was shared by JohnGrubea, Marian Waxman and Emil Balthazar each with 3]/2 -lL/2.

Radu Olaru and Frank Drazil split the 8 prizes with 3-2 whileGary Friedman took top C with 2]/2. Alfon8o Diaz blew away theclass D field with 2t/2 while 2-3 scores split the 2nd C among RichNewman, Ogup Ohanyan and Bill Rosenblitt.

Ed Frumkin directed and there were 36 participants.

24 COMPETE IN MAY QUADSSix sections competed in the May quads with the following

wimers:I Ed Frumkin and John Grubea, 2-I11 Sal Stazzone, 2'/2-I/2in Charles Abel, 3roIV Ben Matz, 2L/2-I/2 V Adalbert Shlesinger, 3-0VI Agop Ohanyon, William I.ord, Henry Milerski, 2-I

0CTO WINNERSThe 7th Queens 0cto (April 16-30) drew 28 players with the

following winners: I Mitch Fitzko (2181) and Ed Frumkin (2114)2t/2-I/2; 11 Charles Abell (1800) 3ro, Sal Starone(1816) Alex Elan(1733) and Frank Drazil (1726) 2-1; HI Helny Miler8ki (1500) andGary Friedman (1491) 2%-i/2; and rv (Quad) Hany Tappin (1414)30. Ed Frumkin directed.

H- Salm Curct\ack, Publisher

SUGGESTED READINGAccording to club member Ben Matz, "The

Royal Game" by the noted Austrian author StefanZweig is an exciting short story in a bookbearing the same title. It is filled with intrigue,suspense and extraordinary chess situations.

If it is not in your local library, reserve it. It isan experience not to be missed.

Thank you, Ben, for the suggestion.Another book that

is wel I worthinvestigating is "The64-Square LookingGlass". This is arecently-isued

H inqology edited byTT _ _1_1_ _ _Burt Hochbergincluding fictionalpieces by such awide variety ofauthors as VladimirNabokov , EzraPound , LewisCarroll , IanFleming , KurtVonnegut, SamuelBeckett and Woody

Allen.Neither of the above books will improve your

game but should make for some interestingreading.

Address all correspondence, news items,suggestions to: Leon Lusterman, Editor

14-45 158th StreetWhitestone, NY 11357

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Julius KadorEd Frurfu

Frank DrazilMarvin GlasserWilliam Lord

Alex ElanKurt Kalning

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ENDGAME BY ANATOLYIn their 4th round match on Oct. 30th for the club

championship, after very early trade of Queens and awild game full of sacrifices and time pressure, AnatolyTonkonogy and Ed Frumkin reached the followingposition:

FRUMKIN

TONKONOGY

At first glance, the position looked very much like adraw. Spectators were leaving the hall wondering whythe players continued. They saw the variation 42. . .Rd5 (the actual move). What most did not realize wasthat the position of black was simply lost based on thehelpless position of the King. All that was required ofwhite was to place the bishop on g7 or f8 with mate. Atthe same time, there was the threat of Bxf4+ g5, Bxg5+Kg6, h5+ still existing.

The game followed:43. Bc744. Be5

Rf5and black resigns, not

wasting time in a rook vs. bishop endgame.

BRINGING EREZ BACK TOEARTH

After approximately eight consecutive losses to 16year old Erez Klein, second ranking player in+ the cluband one of the top-rated under 21 year olds in thecountry, TD Ed Frumkin finally broke through in therecent May quad. The game follows with commentsbelow by Ed:

FRUMKIN (Final position)

mtnrmN1c42933b34Bb258926Nf370-08 d3(c)9 Ntxl2

10 e4(e)11 hx9312 Nxe413 dxe414 Qd4!(I)15 Bxf316 Be217 Qe318f419 8941(1)

a)

d)

20 gxf4 Rh6(j)21 e5 Be722 Radl Nd423 Rf2 Qc624 Rg2 Rh425 Bxd4 cxd426 Qd3 Qh627 Qe4 Rhl+28 Kf2 Bh4+29 Ke2 Rxdl30 Kxdl Qb6(k)31 Qh7 Be732 Qxg7 Qc633 Qh8+ Bf 834 Qh3 Rd835 Bf3 Qc736 Bd5 b537 Rg8(1) bxc438 Bxc4 d339 Qh6(in) Forfeit

a) 5 minutes on this, but he avoids 2...d5 and a later...g6 which would resemble his usunl GrunfeldDefense, though he won in under 15 moves the onlyother time the colors broke this way.b) 4. . .Bf5 is more common.c) 8 d4 is also a possibility.d) No respect! Has White made a serious enough error

to justify this?e) A wing demonstration is supposed to be refuted bycentral action.f) Easy to overlook, since the d line was closed 2moves ago. Qxg7, e5 and Qxa7 (if Ororo) are armoyingpossibilities.g) Was expecting 15. . .e5.h) As always, doublecdged moves.i) Now the Black King is lceked in the center.j) Interesting idea but now Black has 5 minutes toreach move 40.k) Unfortunately an active Rook has been exchangedfor a less active counterpart and Black is down to 1minute for 10 moves.I) The passive Rook becomes a monster.in) Black's flag fell before he could resign.

Erez Klein, Inexorable Chock, and Ed Frumkin

July 2July 9-August 6

August 13August 20-27

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UPCOMING EVENTSQ`leens Action Quad 3-RR G/30QUEENS SUMMER OPEN 5-SS

$20018t, Sloo 2nd2nd Queens Action Quad 3-RR G/30G/45 2 games weekly - 2 Sections, above and

below l8cOQveen8 Sept. Quad 3-RENO MEETINGAnnual meeting, election of officer8. and

lecture, (to be announced)Cletober 8-November 19 QUEENS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 5-SS

Time controls 40/80, then G/60 unle88 noted otherwise

FROM THE ARCHIVESIn a 1965 column in the New York Times, AI Horowitz gave lhe

f allowing account..A spirited seven round Swiss race for the Queens Chess

Club championship resulted in a tie for first place betweenthe master Joseph Balint and the former national amateurchampion E. Schuyler Jackson. Each scored 6-1.

A tie-breaking preference, based on the scores of theopponents of both lcaders, gave the title to Bahnt. Tied ingame points, 5-2, for third and fourth places, wereBemard Hill and Ben Aleck.

Balint punished the strategy of Charles Rehberg, whoplayed the black side of a Sicilian in a complacent manner.

Black appeared satisfied that he had equalized by theexchange of some minor men in the opening.

Apparently, Black took too lightly the difficulties in storefor him after 12. . . 00. Obviously, he faced an impendingstorm. But then he did not put up the best resistance.

Instcad of 13. . . P-K84, which seriously loosened theposition in White's favor, Black could have played 13. ..P-83. Then, if 14 P-R5, P-N4; White would face ashowdown by swapping bishops. Thus Black, behind hisbarricade, might have survived.

As the game went, White casily commanded the kingrook file. The mobilization of White's heavy piecesopened more lines and assured victory for the first player.

Balint RehbergWhite Black

1 P-K4 P-Q842 N-K83 N-Q833 P-Q4 PxP4 NxP N-835 N-Q83 P-Q36 B-K2 P-KN37 B-K3 B-N28 Q-Q2 N-KN59 BXN BXB

10 P-83 B-Q211 NXN PxN12 B-R6 0-013 P-RE4 P-K8414 P-R5 R-8315 BXB KXB16 0-0-0 Q-R417 P-K5 R-K318 PxNP RXNP19 PxP PxP20 Q-Q4ch K-N121 Q-KR4 R-N222 RxP R-K123 KR-QI QR-K2

Rehberg

JEL#111# Itta fl

fit ## Ft#rf' E5

#,

BalintPosition after 23. . .QR-K2

24 Q-K84 Q-8225 Q-84ch K-R126 P-KN4 PxP27 PxP RxP28 Q-BI Q-B129 Q-83 R/5-N230 N-K4 QR-8231 Q-83 Q-Q132 N-86 QXN33 RXQ Resigns

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