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STEVENSON, GRESSE TIEl Wl.a/~ :11.. B •• I mou.?

Condudod bu IRWIN SIGMOND

SEND solutions to Position No. 21 to reach Irwin Slgmond,

5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arling· ton 7, Va., by January 5, 1958. With your solution, please seud analysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves.

solution to POlll lon No. 221 will top. pear In thto Januny 21), lU. Inuit.

NOTE: Do not pLKt ,oIUl;cru to two p"Iaionl "n "nt , .. ,J; bt ,Il., t" ;MKlJlt CDrrtCl II"",bt. 0/ pos;tioll btin, ~"I'.J, ,,"J gi"l't tht /,,1/ n""'t 4nJ ..JJrtll 0/ the sol",. to tOJut ill p,optr (ffJitin, 0/ .o/"t ion.

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The Huntington Story By Inte rnatianal Mast e r GEORGE KOLT ANOWSKL

USCF To~"' .. me" l A J ",iJJistr .. tor A good eHort by the two stalwards of chess promotion, Dr. V. S.

Hayward (73 years old!) and Dr. S. Werthammer, brought,25 players to the hard-to·get-to Huntington. The organizers had hoped for at least forty participants!

The oldest competitor was R. T. Neel (75) and the youngest Derek Linton (7), both of Huntington. The last named was the most polite and serious youngster I ever ran into!

The Tri-State was won by Don· considered him as' the most dan­aId Burdick. Here's a young lad gerous and strongest competitor in with loads of talent For years the Open. now he has been far ah ead of' the field in West Virginla Chess. Would like to see him C<lmpete In national tournaments. His style of play reminds me a lot of that of Curt Brasket of Minnesota .• Dar­ing, original and deep! Ross Sprague, the Ohio Ju nior Champ, ill? well in winning the second pnze.

In the Open, Jerry Hanken sur· prised everyone (including him­self) in winning. In the las t five tournaments 1 have conducted, Jerry has been a competitor, and the win was really merited. Foy, an old friend of mine, played steady chess, but drew too easily. Hurt is capable of better, and I

ATTENTION!! CONTRIBUTORS!

Until December 23, 1957 con­tinue to mail news items and correspondence as in the past to Montgomery Major, 123 No. Humphrey Ave., Oak Park, li.

After that date mail . aU news items and CHESS UFE corre­spondence to :

Mr , F red M. W ren

Pe rry, Me.

It was a pleasant affair and the playing quarters were ideal. The two doctors (Dr. V.S. and Dr. S.) helped each ollier by giving each other special pJlIs-but it didn 't help their score much !

NO USSR STARS GLEAM AT DALLAS .

According to Emile Z. Gilutin, president of Dallas International Chess Tournaments, the State De­partment has advised that it has refused to allow Soviet master David Bronstein to come to Dallas [or the international tourney. The ban was the result of Soviet re­fusal recently to permit American travelers to visit certain areas in Russia.

C. Frederick Tears, Jr., vicc­president of the organization, has advised that a substitute for Bron­stein would be named, probably from the USA, due to shortness of time.

Scheduled to compete in the event are Svetozar Gligoric, Bent Larsen, Miguel Najdorf, Fddrik Oiaison, Samuel Reshevsky, Las?:lo Szabo; and David Yanofsky. USCF President Jerry Spann will speak at the opening banquet ceremonies.

Share U. S. Women's Championship,

Korff Third, Aronson & Slater Fourth In a thrilling and close finish defending Cbampion Mrs. Gisela

Kahn Gresser ' of New York and U. S. Women's Open Champion Mrs. Sonja Graf Stevenson of Palm Springs tied for first place with 9th'llh each, and becllme U, S. Women's Co·Champions. Since the U. ~. Women's Championship was also the FIDE Zonal Tournament, llie Victors, Mrs. Gresser and lous. Stevenson, h"ave qualified to represent the USA in th e Women's Wor ld Championship Candidates Tourney in Holland next year. . . d

Form er U. S. Women's Champion Miss Mona M. Karff was th11" witb 7-4 while tied for fourth with 6ih -4 1f.! each were former U. S. Women'~ Open Champion Mrs. Eva Aronson of Chicago apd Mys. Kathryn Slater of New York.

A special prize was awarded to Miss KarfI- for her victory over Mrs. Stevenson as the best played game of the tournament. Another special prize went to Mrs. Mary Selensky of Philadelphia for her victory over Mrs. Aronson as the most brilliant game. -

In wining Mrs. Gresser lost no games but drew with Mrs. Steven· son, Mrs. Aronson, and Mrs. Slater. Mrs. Stevenson lost one game to Miss Kadf and drew with .Mrs. Gresser. Miss KarU in third place lost games to Mrs. Gresser, Mrs. Aronson, and Mrs. GflUilette, while drawing with Mrs. Slater.

VAN ESSEN TOPS RED DIVISION IN

Roland G. Van Essen placed first with 4·0 in the California Regio nal Open (Red Division) at the College of Sequoias. Don Grant was second wi th 3-1, a loss by Forfeit. Third to fi fth with 2·2 each in the 10· pl ayer Swiss were Tom Cochran, Craig Johnson, and Bruee Fahrney. Th is event was also directed by A. E. Hoerchner. ,

CROSS VICTOR IN SO .CALIF

James B. Ct·oss of Los Angeles scored 9fh,· lh, a drew with Robert Hamman, to win. the Southern Cal­ifornia Prelilninaries of tpe Stale Championship. Robert Cross of Santa Monica was second with 8-2, a loss to James Cross, and draws with Louis Rojas and Robert Ham· man. Third to fifth with 7-3 each were Gene Rubin and Saul Yar· mak, both of Los Angeles, and Louis Rojas of La Hahra. Sixth to ninth In the 44-player Swiss with 6 Vz·3~ each were Robert Hammon of Van Nuys, Irving Rivise, Steph­en Sholomson, and Sam L. Geller'" of Los Angeles. The event was held at the Herman Steiner Chess Club and directed by Ralph K. Hagedorn.

U. S. WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP Finto ' Standin9$

1. Cisela K. Gr l.'&S>e r (New York) 9'h-1Y.! 2. S onja G rd Stevenson (Palm

s p /;Is.) __ ._ ... _P' ••••••• _ •••••• __ ._ ••• __ •••• 9 \02. Ilh 3. M ona May Kurt (New York) ••.• 7-4 -I. Eva Aronson (Chicago) •..• ~_ .. 6'A1 -4"'" 5. Kathryn Sla ter (New Yor k) .. 6>,1,-4 \oi 6. Lena Gmmette (Lrul Angelu j •. .. 6-5 7. Nancy MeLeod (San Fr. nclIKO) _6·5 8. LueUle Kellner (Detroit) .. " .... ..... 5-6 S. Mary Selensky (PhUadelphla) .... 5-8

l O. 01£3 Hii l:ins (Sa n ta Ba l' lIara j 2'h·8'f.1 11. Mildred Morrell (fladdon £l e!d) .. 1-9 12. Lemm'" Simon (Los Anl ein ) >'.1 .10>'.1

Chris ,Fotias tallied 3*-lh, a draw with R. E. Baker, in the Cali­fornia Regional Open (Blue Divi-' sion) at College of Sequoias aI. Visalia. Tied {or second with 3·1 each were Robert E. Baker, John Bricker, and A. E. ' Hoerchner, while Robert Boles was fifth with 2ih~1 lh: in the ll-player Swiss di­rected by A. E. Hoerehncr.

MARTIN TRIUMPHS AT SANTA MONICA

Raymond J . Martin tallied am· Ilh to win the Santa Monica Bay Open, losing one game to Robert Sale and dr awing with- George Mc­Mahom. Second and third with 6-2 each were Robert D. Sale and E;mil Bersbach, formerly pf lridiana. " Sale lost games to Bersbach and Herbert Abel; Bersbach lost to Martin and drew with Abel and R. Harshbarger. Herbert T. Abel was fourth with 51Z ·2th, whlle fifth and sixth with 5·3 in the 19· player Swiss were George McMa· hon and Ralph Clark. Paul Wrang· ell directed the cvent.. .

U.S. INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSH IP.

December 26-30. 1957 , Erie. Peoosylvania

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Finish It The Clever Way! b, Edm.rnI N~h PositiOll No.2/)

Friedl vs. Hajda Czechoslovakia, 1920

Po,it;,m No. 214 Gligoric vs. Petrosian ,-USSR, 1957

win

I N Position No. 213, thore is only one move by the Bishop in order to win. and the r est is casy. If 1. B·Q3. Black draws by 1 ......... ,

K·K6!; 2. B·Bl. I\-B7: 3. B-R3, K-KI6. Position No. 214 is II'orn the fourth round of the USSR·Yugoslavia

team malch. Eight rounds with eight boards were played for a total of 64 games. Thc USSR le:lm ..... on by n scor~ of 42 to 22. This position is reminiscent of Position No. 179 (Parmelee vs. Hudson in the U. S. 1956 Chess Amateur Tournament) which cou ld have led to a similar fin ish.

For solutions, pl.ase turn to Page eight. Send all contr lbutlonl l o r thl$ column to Edmund Nuh, 1530 28th PI~ce, S.I!. W ... h lngton 20, D. C.

John Rather of Snyder, N.Y. tal­lied 6·2 to win the Buffalo City Championship at the Queen City Chess Club. Rather lost one game to Chester Fell and drew one game each with Sam F rucella and Roy T. Black in the double round event. Chester T. Fell, Jr. was second with 51h-2% .... while Sam R. Fru· ceUa was thll'd with 4-4. The Class A e'{.ent was won by John Maucr with 8·1, losing onc game to Hal" vey Selib. Second and third. with 5-4 each were Andrew A. Gage and

HAVE YOUR TOURNAMENTS OFFICI ALL Y RATED

New RegulatIons Eflec"tive A/arch 1. 1955 Tournamentl, m~tch.1 tL nd lv ldu .. '

or te am; ro und robin o r Swlu) ,r. ntubl. wh.n $ponlOr,d by tlSCF dflll".d org.nlntlonl, if pl ~yecl under F IDE L, ws, dlr.ctld by .. comp.'lnt offlcl .. I, I nd pllyed It t Im. limit of not more thin 30 mo.,., per ho ... r.

Th •• nnu. 1 dI.mplonshlp touma· ment of In USCF Club Chip,,, Ind the .nnu .. ' chlmplonshl p tourn,­ment 0' Iny USCF Iff llla'. whow By.L .. ws pro .. ld. thl' III It, memo bers mu~t b, USC" memb.n 111-0 a r . nlltd w lthoul chlrg ••

All olher .Uglbl" .... nll .r. uled ani... If officlll report of .... nl Is • ccomplnled by I r.mill,nc. cov· .ring .. r .. t inll fe. Of 10~ p.r glme for .11 lIamel ""tu.lly pl l ... ed In Ihe conlesi. (In , Swiss on l ·hl" th l n ... mb. r of player$ l imn Ih" num· ber of rounds r.pr.,enl$ totel gemu pllyltd If no by" or forf.lts.1

NOlt tha, JOr Xalina Itt pn 8""'~ ;1 <o/!rct.J 'ro ... ,,1/ pltt"yut, fIIht/hn USCP mt"'''." or not.

Rltlngs wilt b. publlsh. d period. Ic .. lly of .11 p,trtlclp.nt s In III USCF­Rated events.

Offici .. ' rating farms should be secvred in ,dVlnce from:­

Montgomery Mllor 123 No. Humphrev Ave nue aN Perk" illinois •

V. rt« ... itt to othe USC! "'~ ' 0, Ihnt , ..... /.....s.

Samuel Traina. Hantey Selib was Courth with 41h. -41h. Matthew Ka­train and Ralph J . Nasca tied at 4lh·11k fo r the Class B, Sedion 1 litle but Katrein won the playoff. Third and fourth with 3·3 each were Ly!e Henninger and At Lau­bacher. Frank Weibel WiUI 5·1 won the Section 2 event with Joe Mil­Jiotto second with 4-2. Third and fourth were Timothy Hogan and Jerome Kobos with 3 1h-21h. each. i{atrein and Weibel drew a 5-game pluyoff match for the Class B title with 2% -2% each.

DUBECK WINS N. J. AMATEUR

Leroy Dubeck of Maplewood, a student at Rutgers, won the New Jersey Amateur Championship at East Orange with a 4-1 score on t ie·breaking points. Second to fourth, also with 4-1, were Leslie Aull of Cran ford, Herbert Hick· man of East Orange, and Robert Durkin of Atlantic City. Edgar T. McCormick directed the event .

DURKIH ATTACK Now Jersey Amlltl!l.Ir

East Or"nge, 1957 WhUe

•• DURKI N C . , . Kt-QR3 P·Q4 23. QKB , . P· KB4 P-QB4 24. KtKQ ." •• P ·K3 Kt·KB3 25. BKR KKKt

•• Kt·KB3 B_KtS 26. K·Kt2 R·KRI ,. 8 ·K2 Kt·B3 27. 8·B3 R·R6

" P.Q3 BKKt 28. R-KI R·B6 ,. ." P·K4 29. B-Q2 KI·K2 O. 0.0 P·KS 30. P·B6 Kt-Q4

•• B·K2 B·K2 31. P·B4 KtK8P 10. P· KKt4 P·KR3 32. R·K81 ... 11 . Q.K1 Q.Q2 33. KKR K·Q3 12. Q.Kt3 P·KKt4 34. P·QKt4 Kt·Q2 13. B.Q2 0·0-0 35. B.B3

, Kt·K4

14. R·B2 QR·Ktl 36. PKP ~ h K-K3 I S. P·BS P·KR4 37. B_Q4 KtKP 16. R·Kt2 KtxP 38. K·Kt2 Kt·K4 17. BxKt ... 3'J'. K·Kt3 P·B4 18. PxP .. , 40. P·R4 P-R3 19. B·83 R· IlS 41. K·Kt2 K-Q4 20. Il·Q2 Q.B2 42. K_B2 Kt·Q2 21. Q.Kt2 B.Q3 4.1. B-Kt7 KIKBP 22. Kt·QKI5 B)lP~h Resigns

dbQSS I:ifq ThIlTSd..." Plge 2 D«rm~' 5, J957

BURDICK TAKES TRI-STATE MEET

Donald Burdick of West Virginia scored 4· 1 lo win the annual Tri­State title in an evcnt restricted to the State Champions and runners­up or Ohio, Pennsyl"'ania, and West Virginia. losing one game to R. Noel of Ohio. Ross Sprague of Ohio was second with 3-2, losing to Bur­dick and drawing with D. Spiro and S. V. Reyes. Tied for third with 2~2·2* eacb wefe D. Spiro and S. V. Reyes of Pennsylvania, while Dr. S. Werthammer of West Virginia and R. Noel of Ohio scored 11k ·3lh. each.

HANKEN TOPS OHIO VALLEY

Jerry Hanken of Covington, Ky. scored 4!h·Ih, a draw willt Edward Foy, to win the Ohio Valley Open at Huntington. held concurrently with the Trl-State Championship . Second to fourth with 4-1 each were Edward Foy of Charleston, W. Va., John Hurt, also of Charles­ton, and Tom Bergquist of Hunt­ington, W. Va. Foy drew with T. Lyclk and Hanken; Hurt lost to Hanken: and Bergquist lost to. Hankcn. Charles Morgan of Hunt· ington was fift h with 3Jh-llh, los­ing a game to Paul Sayre and draw­ing with R. Lee. Sixth to ninth in the 19·player Swiss wi th 3·2 each wenl Paul A. Sayre, H. McClung, R. T. Neel , all of Huntington, and R. Lee of Morganstown, W. Va.

ERKES CAPTURES MARYLAND JUNIOR

Robert Erkes, 15, scored 4%·% to win the Maryland Junior Cham­pionship in Baltimore, drawing with runner·up Frank Kelly who also scorcd 41h·1f..! but was second on Solkoff. Lance King placed third with 4-1 score. Sam Sloan with 3-2 placed 1st in the under 16 division, with Leon Shargel second, also with 3·2, and Dennis \'..-01 tman third with 2·3. In a spe· cial round·robln noviCe event for playcrs under 12 years, Ruth Ann King, 10, and John Connally, 10, sha red first place while third and fourth went to Creighto.n Sloan, 11, and Tom McCat·thy, 9. William C. KoeniG directed both events.

MONTREAL OPENS CHESS CENTER

On November 3 the Montreal Chess Center. 1537 Van Horne, opened its doors and some two bundred chess enthusiasts attend­ed the opening ceremonies. Mem­bership in the Ccnter is $10 per year, with a special $5 per year dues for students. The Center will be open e ... ery day and evening of the week, and will cater to chess players of a11 classes from experts to beginners. Special features of the CenLer Include two large roo.ms· devoted to chess play, a lounge, and a library which starts off wi th some 200 books contl"ibuWd by M. Guze. In the basement is a very large room for tournament and ex· hibition use. The successful promo­tion of the chess center was larg~ iy due to the energy and enthusi­asm of a small group oC-players headed by M. Moss and D. A. Mac­Adam.

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Cott.,," CI. ••• oflj.

Conducted by Frederick H. Kerr

College ~I ubl .. nd pl~yen Ir. urged 10 send neWI ite ms to Frederick H. K.,r, Nitti.,.y 32.11 Bolt 275, p. nnl ... 1 .... n •• State unlven(,y, Univenlty p .. rk, Penrt­sy l"ani ••

BEFORE the tournament heg~ns on December 26. a very 1m·

portant meeting o[ the lCLA A!r.. sembly will be held. Every memo her club should make a special eHort to have its dclegate present at that meeting. There is s till lime to. join the League and ha ... e your group represented at this meeting.

The deadline for reset· ... ations for free rooms at the Intercollegiate was December 1. If you falled to send in your reservaUon in time, plan to make the trip anyway. There will, no doubt, be somc Clln· cellations, amllhe cl1:mces arc that a room will be found for you. If the demands turn out to be larger than the supply, rooms can be fo.und easily in Erie hotcls. Players from the following schools have alr eady indicated that they will attend the Intercollcgiate: (note­this cohunn was ",ritlen before Thanksgiving) L e h i g h, Indiana, P itt , Army, Fordham, Bryn Mawr, Oklahoma, Pace, Haverford, Penn· sylvan ia, Penn State, Indiana State Teachers, Slippery Rock State Teachers, and Buffa lo.

Two USCF masters, Anthony Saidy of Fordham, and Charles Kalme of the University of Penn· sylvania, expect to compete at Erie. Down through the years the Inter· collegiate has proved that the dark horse has a chance. In most sueh tourna ments, the favl.lrites have been pushed down to third or fourth place. Saidy and Kalme will have to fight tradition in addition to the other players in order to take the H. Arthur Nabc! Trophy home thLs year.

This reporter would like to wish all his readers a Very Merry Christ­mas. He also hopes to sec all the collegiate chessers in Erie on the day after Santa pays bis \!isil !

BRING SE:rS AND CLOCKS!

North Caroli na defeated Vir· ginia 4-2 at Raleigh, N.C., in a bat· tle between ranking players rep· resenting the two. state chess asso­ciatio.ns. The NOrth Carolina win· ners were Do.nald Burdick, Duke University, over Col. John D. Math· ews of Arlington: Dr. Norman M. Hornste.in, Hope Mills, o ... er Clif­ford Roberson of Roanoke; Dr. A. M. Jenkins, Raleigh, over Leonard Morgan of . Roanoke; and Dr, Stu­art Noblin of Garner over Carl Sloan, University of Richmond. Virginia's points were scored by Chess Life staffer Irwin Sigmond at first board over tbree·time North Carolina champion C. C. Crittenden, and Charles Rider of Norfolk over Dan Riano of Ra· leigh. After the match plans were discussed for a return engagement at Richmond, Va., next spring in­volving a larger number of play·

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OF PLAY ·By InierrUttionai MASTER WILLIAM LOIWBARDY

, World Junior Champion

Object L'esson

T HIS game w~s played in the recent tournament match between the USSR and Yugoslavia. It is not of any particular theoretical interest

although Black, once out of his difficulties, displays superb skill in handling the position.

The real reason I bring this game to the reader's attention is to give him an "object lesson." Even grandmasters can and ft'cquently do blunder. Therefore ordinary players should realize that they are morc likely to CIT unless they examine their moves carefully before playing. Obyiously neither Pirc nor Tolush had done this simple task. The re­sult: an _amazing series of mysterious "rook moves'!" were played at a point where White had a definitely winning position. Black taught White a useful lesson "How to win a lost game!" I do think this is one lesson White did not care to have.

ENGLISH OPENING ,"MI\'

PIRC (Yugoslavi~)

I. P·QB4

Black TOLUSH

(USSR) P·KB4

This move Is considered In present day theol·y to be too dangerous before White hns commltled himself by either P.Q4 or P-Q3. If White essays the lat· tel', then 1.. P-K3 Is pre!en.ble.

2. Kt·KB3 Kt·KB3 3. P·KKt3 P·K3 4. S·Kt2 B·K2 S. 0·0 0·0 6. P.Q3 . __ ._ ..

The point~ Illack has disclosed his plan too \,arly with the result that While ~I,."ady prepares to £ain de­cisive conlrol of the center with an e"entual P·K4.

6. ... ..... P.Q4 Black may slHl equaHze with 6. . ....... >

P-Q3. • 7. P·QKt3 P·QB4

mack tak"" chances against too great odds. Bcttcr might be: 7. " ._ .. _ .• B·Q3; 8. B-Kt2. Q-K2 followcd by QKt·Q2 wllh P·K4 In · mind.

8. PxPI ,. B-Kt2. 10. P.Q41

'" Kt·B3 ........

10. P'QKt3 Black ta':es the lesser of two cvlls. If l(l ........ . , P-QB5'!; 11. Kt·K5. (A) Ktx Kt; 12. PxKt. Kt·'K5; 13. Kt·B3! and White wins a p~wn; (B) Kt.QR4; 12. P.~P. P~P; 13. Qf<t-Q2. B.K3; 14. R.BI, R.BI; 15. Q_R·l and White also gains a puny pawn.

11. PxP ........ Saddling BlaCk with the fomous "hang, Ing pawns". Sec Nlm7.o,·jch f01" fu r ther detaik

11. .... .... PxP 12. Kt·83 B-R3

Gene,·ous quc~Uon marks for thl~ move'!·:·,' I must admit, however, tha! there O\s Some difficulty rlndlng a move for Bla~k. We COme now to the ugh! pa,·t of the game.

13. R·B1 •..... _ Only one questi<.>n mark for this mOve. White win< speedily with Kt,KKt5.

13 • .. _.. ... . R.B!? Both sides arc unaware of what Is thre"t\'nlnlli G!ack must take meaSures to d~ r"!H1 hhl1selfi 13 .........• P·Q5; 14. Kt·QR4, Kt-K5 Is suggested so 8S to compllcate the game somewhat by 15. ........ , P.Q6 should White play 15. Kt-Q2.

14. Kt·KI1 ...... "

Whit\' contlnue$ no illUSiOn, st1U

10 sleepwalk. KI-KKt5, wins. •

14 . .. _ .. _ ..

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~~E~~~':"~'3'~'!'~"~"~";'~" It may he has a disad. vantagel j "j miss two forced wins I a rm,~,,~,,:t"; opponent i.z Uke~)' to becolne and find a win later on."

16. Kt·Q3 17. PxKt

Threatening Kt·K4 with QP,

KtxKt Kt-Q2

the wIn

18. R·Kl Kt.Kt31 It. KlxKt PxKt 20. P·QKt4! __ ... _ ..

of the

Both sides begin to awaken from their long slumber but Black remains with a slight pull On the posItion.

20 .... _. __ . K.RI 21. Q·Kt3 R·QB2 22. P·QR4?

..... -.. P.KB5 R-K6 ... .....

P-K!5 must be played to L'cllevc the p'·es"ure on the QP.

23 •. .. __ ... B·KKt4l 24. PxQBP

White must lose materia\. Black men. aCeS P.BS.

, 24. _._. .. .. BPxP 25. RPxP BxR 26. BxP RxQBP 27. B·Q2 Q.Sl 28. RxP Q.B4

White has a pawn for the exchange but this Is not sufflcl<'nt. Black wins easily.

29. 8·84 30. R·Kt8 31. Q.Kt4 31. QxRch 33. K·R2 34. B·R3

.. , B·85

••• B-Ktl Q.R5ch

Q-86

1" to win reslgnml.

Analytical Wrangle"

This COlumn will be devoted to an· "Iytlcal comment$ submlHed by reader. l)f CHESS LIFE, preferably In discussion of nrlous annotations or sugge5tlon~ ap. oearlng In CHESS LIFE to whICh the ~eader offns dissent or elabor.tlon. !,I.ster and Amateur Ilike are ' Invited to air their vlew$.

Dear friend, All I can say I~, ''Well I'll be

damned." Nover has a position had me quite so puzzled. Tt's the old, old ~tory: Why move a X Into 5afety when he's not In anv danger. The correct move Is 13. K.Q2 (I. P.K4, P.K4; 2. N­QB3. N.KBS: 3. B.B4; N.BS~ 4. P.B4. NxP: 5. N-BS, NxN: 6. QPxN; PxP: 7. BxP. B-l{2; 6. B)[Pch. Xx'S; 9. Q-05eh. K·KI: 10. N.N5. B)[N: 11. BxE, N-K2: 12. Q·Q4. R·Bl:). Thc principal rea.on Is th~t the K has to be nearer Ih<' c<'nt<'r of the board In certain po,,"" sible end-games. e.g., 13. . .......• P·KR3; 14. Qxl\'l'. P)[B: 1~. KR.KB1, RxR; 16. RxR. P.Q4_, 17. R·B8rh. K-Q2: 18. RxQeh, KxR: 19. P·KN4. B.Q2; 20~ K·K3. etc. and l.'I . . __ ...... P·Q4: 14. QR-Kl, R.B2; 15. RxNch. RxR; 16. R.KI, (Hcre the K protects the R which cannot be cap· tured with a ch~ck .) B·K3: 17. Rl<B.­RxR; 16. BxQ, RxB; 19. QxRP, R-KBS; ete.

The reason tor the. deluge of eor­r>:>ctlons which you have received per· talnlng to this position Is that when I RI'epared my errata sheet, I selected a fell' frlands to send It to. particu_ larly for Its Importancc re 6. P·Q4. In thc 3. . ....... , NxP line. and when this too was in crror T ,felt morally obII_ I'fated to make It rll!ht somehow. even If It took me all s-ummer. Each of my various tries I thought was right at the tIme, but th<'n a defence would show up and I'd have to start all over al!ain. But 13. 'K-Q2 looks like It would stick. havIng all the ear marks of a strong move. and the analysis appears conclusIve. Am sorry to h~ve done so badly on this. We live and learn.

WEAVER W. ADAMS • P.S. There Is another nice variation:

1.'. K-Q2. R·B2; 14. QR·'KI. P-KR3; 15. BxN. RxB; IS. QxNP, P·Q4; 17. KlI.-Bl, wherein the white K Is again well post­ed at Q2.

Elmhurst (III.) Chess Club defeated the Racine ChI'S' Club 4'11.-1 I ~ . Wlnnlnl( for Elmhunt werc John ZlUc. Charles Mus)(rove. Onyle Sa!te~lee. and 'Keith Swart~. Louis Larsen tall!ed ' for Ra . cine, while Charles Adams 01 Elmhurst drew with Jim Egan or Racine •

0.1 (\.~ Thursday, Page 3 bess J..,IJ e D~mnlm 5, 1957

Ct.."" ofl/e .!In new Yo,/'

By Aben Rudy

T HE attitude of the Fourth Es­tate 1.0 Caissa's realm is well

known. Chess i~ unmercifully cari­catured to a point well beyond rec­ognition. The general public iden· tifies the tournament chess player with those hirsute bohemians, de­void of any motion and meriting a double forfeit. who may be found reposing in any chess car­toon. Newspapers, rather than dis­pel these notions, seemingly take­keen delight in encouraging them. For what end. I know not.

Now, though, it is my unpleas­ant task to inform, or rather to alert, readers of this column to a new and most malicious practice; the application of which may be tremed, for lack of a better pf\rase, "Fiseher·baiting·'. Indulged in by self-styled truth,seekers, it is a practice which can be only of the greatest disservice to our beloved game.

What, in essence, is Fischer-bait­ing? It is the systematic depreca· tion of the character and intelli­gence of Bobby Fischer. Sev_eral articles illustrating this theme have lately fallen into my hands. Unfortunately. Fischer·baiting ap· pears to be on the up grade.

To all who knew Bobby, a re­cent essay appearing in the staid New York Times was recognized as an infuriating assemblage -of distortion and fabrication. But what of the millions who didn't know him? These millions are now undoubtedly under the impression tbat Bobby is an "idiot savanl"­more idiot than savant, I may add. All Fischer does and all Fischer knows, according to this article, is Chess. He lives. sleeps and dreams Chess. In terms of righteous wl'ath it is fUrther noted that our Bobby keeps a chess set at his bedside!! The writer apparently assumes the normal person keeps his chess set in the refrigerator!

To report all the above is to re­port utter nonsense. Certainly Fischer enjoys chess. That cannot be denied. But Fischer does not enjoy- chess to the absolute exclu­sion of aU other activities. Fischer, let it be known. is a very "profi­cient tennis and table·tennis play­er, as anyone of his many victims will reluctantly testify. Fischer, too, is an avid hockey fan. He sees as many "Ranger" games as his crowded 'schedule wi"tl aUow. And (this will come as a surprise) Fisch­er is quite a promising ventrilo­quist.

Thus. the true picture of Fischer is not one of a chess hermit, but rather of an extremely lively lad endowed with numerous talents . Remember this the next time a Fischer-baiting article comes your way.

North Jersey Chess League: After Ihree r Olln" s or piny Pla!nflel d holds the lead with 3-0 nflItch ~core . rollowed hy North<'rn Valley with 2_1. Irving· /.on with 2·1. and Ind. Veterans with 11-',-1_",-. NIne teams are conte~tlng In the current league season. A 1JSGf League AtfiUatc.

([bess rife 11: rr---; -- ?7 Vol. XTI, Number 7

December 5, 1957

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Aben Rudy CHF.5S L IFE Can do ve r y well

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Editor;or Comment; Since pour Senk(J was Ie" thon nine yeo,s old when his fomily miaroted 10 Hunaa'y, he cannot b. held cccountoble f()r Ihis d""ision. And sinco P(JUI Senko. since rltQChina on aae of .e" -delermination, h ... consiu." lly endeova,fMi to ~. cope f rom Ihe shockl~ 01 Communisl ic ,,,Ie (olthough 0 cl'>l!ss most .... holds 0 fovOIed SIClus in such ,.-gimeJ. we mus t diSOf)r~ wholMt:orlediy with M, . SI'DSbu~ and declo,e thot in (!OJ, Opinion M r. 8en~o is ptecis.ly the type of poe"",", for which the USA 1>0. oJwars been 0 refuge from OPPtessm. Il1(idenlo/ly, we do nol beli"". Mr. SI,,,,wrQ« meon l to imply, in cot1demning Ihe prois" aiven Mr. Senko's pOlilicol oulloci<, that Mr. S .. nko would hove ~ more occePlibi. if he hod -not pOrficipal ild in Ih .. Hunaori(Jn revolt of 10$1 ylQ' wt hod instead suppa,lfMi Ihe bloody rule of the USSR in supprassina il .

Presid io (Monterey) Chess Club: Rob. ert M, Seaman tallied 51hA'!I In the Sum. m er Candldat", Tourney, drawing wttb Nick TrlpOlskl . Second to fourth with 4·! were Daniel M. Powelaltb, Don K. Bissonne tle , a nd Thomas C. Young. S r .,

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CHESS America's Numher 1 Player Illustrates the Technique of Victory

By International Grandmaster SAMUEL RESHEVSKY

Poor Opening

Y EARS ago comparatively little importance was attached- to the open· . ing. The difference between the strength of masters was so great

:that the better player was able to extricate himself from an inferior 'position caused by a poor opening. The situation is quite different now. Vcry few playcrs can afford to give -a master an appreciable advantage in the opening and expect to survive.

In the seventh game of my match against Donald Byrne, he chose the Benoni Gambit. Although this defense has been experimented with lately by Keres and others, it is a poor defense leading to a stagnated position if properly handled by White. After White's 14th move, P-B4, Black's pieces were almost completely paralyzed. At no point after that did Black have any opportunity for any counter-action.

White built up his advantage slowly, and after 29. Q-B4 Black was hopelessly lost.

B.ENONI GAMBIT MCO: page 204, column 1B, note (V)

O. Byrne-5. Reshevsky Match New York, 1957

White Black s:. RESHEV$KY

1. P·Q4 D. 8YRNE

The Kine 's Opening t o lJl this match.

was not resor ted

L 2. P·QB4 3. P_QS

Kt·KB,3 p.B4 .--- .. -.

Wlth this mOve only can Whitc hope 'to obtaIn an opening advantage.

3. .,.,.... P·K4 'Black has be tter chances fo,· equaUty 'With 3. ._ ... __ • P·K3; 4. Kt-QB3, PxP; :5. PxP, P-Q3 followed by either B·l{2. 'or the fianchettoing of the KB.

4. Kt-QB3 P_Q3 S. P-K4

Less effective is ' S. P-KKt3. P·KKt3; 6. B-K12. B·Kt2; 7. P·K4, 0·0; S. KKt-K2., Kt·Kl ; 9. 0·0, P·B4 with equal chances.

5. ........ S·K2 Flanchettolng this Bishop Is even less promising for Black.

6. B-Q3 7. KKt·1(2

Uearranging his pieces decided to attack with KKt4.

0-0 Kt-Kl

in case White P-KR3 and p.

8. B·K3 ~ ... ~. White Is leov lnll himself the option of c(,sUing on eithel" Side.

S. ., ...... QKt-Q2 Weak was S ...... ,." P.B4; 9. PXP, B:.:P; 10. B:.:B, RxB; 11. Kt-Kt3, R-B2; 12. QKt·K4 and Black'S K3 square must eventually come under the control of White's forces.

9. Q·Q2 P·QR3 10. Kt·Kt3 ... .....

Seriously to be c'msidered was 10. P·KKt4 which WOUld, of course, bc a declaration of wnr.

10. .. .... __ Kt(Q2)'B3 11. P·KR3

To prenmt Kt ·KtS. A good alternative waS 11. P-B3. P_KKt3 (otherwise Kt-135); 12. B-R6, Kt·Kt2;· 13. P-KR4-5 w:lth good attacking pOSSibilities.

11. .... .... P-KKt3 12. B-Rt. .......•

Among oLher things, this mOve pre· vents P_KR4-5.

12. ... ..... Kt·Kt2 13. 0·0 B·Q2

Ove rlooking the strength of White's next mOVl". Correct was 13 . .. ...... , K-Rl and If now H. P-B4, Black can meet It successfully with 14 . ........• Kt-Ktl; 15. BxKt ch , KxB. IS. P ·B5 and Black's pos itlon. although cramped, is quite tenable. After 13. . ....... , K-RI White's

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best would have been to abnndon, at least temporar!ly, the advance of the KBP, and begin action on the Q.side with 14. P.R3 followed by P.QKW.

14. P·B4

'". Otherwise IS. P·BS Is most unpleasant. IS. 8xP

Black must now reckon w!th the threat of P.K5. 15 • ........ , Q.B2; 16. QR.Kl and the threat remains.

.. ...... ,

1 5. . ... ...• 16. Ktxkt 11. B-R2

Q-RS Or

Kt(B3)-R4 KtxKt

P·B3

only w,~,~~;, and created a _"?i',,:~ comple tely shut In hts KB. cha nce to free hts pIeces for an eventual P-KB4.

18. Kt·Ql •...•..• Whlte's obvious course Is to bring all of his pieces to the K-"ide for a pos­sible breakthrough. The Knight Is, therefore . heading for K3 and perhaps to KKt4-R6.

lB. _-._" .. P'QKt4 A . .des perate diversionary stroke which, Ilowever. tends to weaken Black'" Q_ side position.

19. Kt-K~ Kt·Kt2 The beginntng of the effort to effect P·B4.

20. R-B3 In order to double me.

20. . •... ... 21. I«xP

Also good was capturing the pawn with the J3!shop, since Black would not have been able to improvc his pos!Uon by playing P·B4. After 21. BxP, P_B4 there would have followed : 22. P-K5, p"p; 23. p·QS ch, B·K3; 24. BxKP. with the upper hand.

21 • .. . ,.... 8--Kt4 22. P.QR4

Rest. 22. QR·KB I Is not as good on aC_ count of 22 ....... ... P-B4; 23. PXP (II 23. P·K5, Simply 23. .. ...... . PxP; 24 . Kt or BxP, QxP). BxKt; 24. B:.:B, KtJ<P and Black's Chances have tmproved con­sIderably.

22. ...... .. BxKt 23. BxB K·Rl

double winning

• (30 . ...•.... , R·Q7); 31-wins.

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14. P·KKt4 __ So th~t If Black plays P·B4 then Black's KIng will be dangerously exposed to attack.

24. ..•... .. P·84 24 ..... .... , Q_Q2 was better bu t still In· sufficient to bold on.

25. kPxP PxP 2t.. QR-KBI P:.:P

If 26. .. ....... Q.Q2; 27. P:R5, PXP; 23. RxR ch, RxR (28. , .... ,." BxR: 29. Q.B4 as In the game); 29. RxR ch, BxR; 30. Q·B4 followed by PxP wlth an easily won end·game, beca use the QRP can· not be defended •

27. RxRch BxR 28. PxP - Q.Q2

Black is attacking two pawns. 29. Q·B4

... --... 29. ... ...... K·Ktl is . no better hecause of the same reply as In the game.

30. 8-Q3 Threatening 31. Q·K4 and Q:.:P mate.

30 •.. ,... .. P·BS GIvIng up a pawn for temporary relief.

, 31. B_B2 __ 31. QxP is good enough, but White wants more thall a pawn.

~1 ........ , . ,- Kt.Kl

rol)e SS "-f Th,,,d,,_ P". 5 \1.1 LI ~ D~w"l,", 5, 1957

Ther e Is no thl ng hEtter. For If 3l. .,. , ... .. Q.KI ; 32. Q·K4, Q·Kt3; 33. QxB, ' QxB; 34. Q-B8 ch. 31. •...... ,. B.R5; 32. Q. K4. Kt_KI; 33. R·BS ch, K-Kt2; 34. Qx RP ch winning the Qu een.

32. K·R1 In orde!' that Black should not have a check. Inade,!uate Is 32. Q. ll7 on ac-count of 32 . ..... ... . QxP ch; 33. K.RI , Q.KI2 and White c~n ·t make fu r ther progress. If 32. Q.[(4, Kt.B3; 32. Q_Q4 ch, K·Kt1; 33. B·B5 (threatening B-K6 chI, B·BS sa,'es atnck.

32. .... .. .. Kt·83 33. Q_R6 was the immed ia te th re at. 32. ... _ .. .. . B-B3 fans 9 n account of 33. p_ KIS. 13.Kt2; 34. Q-K4, BxP; 35. R·B8 ch. K·Kt2; 36. QxRP ch.

33. P·ktS The loss of a plcce Is unavoidable .

33 ..... ,.,. R·KS1 33. . .. _ .. .. , Kt.KtS; 34. Q-B7 wins. If 33. ..... ... . Kt-R4. the following neat t1nlsh could have come a bout: 34. Q. Q4 ch, Kt_Kt2 (34 . ........ , K.KII; 35. B· BS, etc. ); 35. R·B7, R-KKU; 3S. Q-R4, P.IUt.4; 37. QxP ch, KtxQ; 3B. R·R7 mate. 34. PxKt BxP 3S. QxQP Q·KKt2 36. R·KKtl Q·R3 37. Q-B4 QxQ 3B. BxQ BxP

39. B·KKt3 40. R-Kl 41. K·R2 42. P·Q6

R-KI R-KKtl

R·QI Resigns

Black mll st z h·e Ul) a piece to r the passed pawn.

Pan·Amerlcan Chess Club (Washing· ton. D.C.): Elected as officers for com· Ing year: Dr. Osvaldo Chaves (Ambas· _ sador of Paraguay to the United States) presidcnt. Ca rlos Urmtia vlce.prcsl· dent . Jorge Grossmann secretary, Ulls­cs Consuegra alternate secretary, Ar· thur E. Gropp treasurer and team cap­ta in, Cesar A. Mncchla"ello alternate treasurer. RMael 1. Gutierrez tourna­ment. These and Dr. Luis Quintanilla, honora ry preSident. and Dr . Joaquin Fermoselle Bacardl , past prestdent. c(ln· stitute the board of director s. A USCF Club Affiliate.

Plan now to attend the United States Intercollegiate

Individual Chess Championship to be held at

Galuwn College, Erie. Pa. December 26~30. 1957

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UNVEILING OF THE ESOTERIC T o m~ .. )' cb(SJ pl .. ,"t.i, midgan., man­

''' yIn b,. tht ,m,1Inl ,emain <In impttu­t,..bI, "'ysl t'']. S,,,V 01 1& JtCUls ,,'t ldid bone ill /1,;1 , nro"nlc' bfl Jl/un At/iii" DiC"", il/o, till Phi/ad,I,,"i,. MaJle, and Georg' M<7t1, the /41''''(1 Bavtl,ia/ Mal. tt, J"J p,elt"/ WaShin,l:lon , D. C. Sp<,J Champion, 41" the "'arm p"IIl/laring loi[ of Nor,h C",o/i"<I.

RUY LOPEZ (Center Atta ck)

Meo: plgl 251 . co lumn 107 Carolinas Open Championship

Greensboro, 1957 Nou. by Nomld'i M. Ho r",lt;", M.D.

White Black G. MEYER A. DICAMILLO 1. P·K4 P· K4 4. B·R4 KI .Bl 2. Kt·KB 3 Kt·Q B3 5. P.Q4 ....... . 3. B'Kt5 PoOR3 Usual is 5. 0 -0 ; bll t In either cu e, B1RCk docs besl to t r ansPOSC to Ihe tex t be low. A c laSSic e~ample Is MOl'llhy .Lowen.

--thal (1 858): 5 . p.Q~. PxP; 6. p .K3, 1\t.K5; 7. 0-0. KI ·84 t ........ B·K2 Is bC$t); 8. BJ(KI. QPxB; 9. }\lxP, Kt·K3, 10. KIXK l. Bx KI ; II. Q·K2. a .QB4; 12. }\1·83. Q.K2; 13. Kt -K4 and Black can no longer safely casUe. S. ___ •. P il P Horowi l2 analysls d lspO$e. of olhe r m oves, and m odern muler, adopt the text e"clusively. 6. 0·0 B·1(2 7. p . l(, 7. R·KI h~s lost favo r 81nee n Uhev;ky: Euwe, 7 ...... ... , P·QKI4: II. P ·KS, KhP!; 9. RxK I, P·Q3!; 10. R·Kt S. I'''B; I !. RxP, Kt·R4 (Dubrovnlk, 19$(1) or arter 9. KlxKt, PxB; 10. QJd', Q.O; It. QxP. R. KU in Fudcrer.Euwe, Be"erwjlk, 1952. 7. ........ Kt· K5 8. R' Kl , .. .... . An exciting alternailvc wIth many t raps Is 8. KtxP to whteh Illaek hRs three replies; Kt xKI. 0·0, or Kt.lW. 8. ........ Kt·84 9. 8xKt Here DiCamillo states thai 9. KtxP. '0:0: favors BlaCk. Firs t, o ne recalls the love. ly Meo Irat>, 9. KlxP, KtxB; 10. Kt-B5. B·81; 11. Kt·Q6 ch , P~KI; 12 PxP ch B·K2; 13; PxB. KtxKP; 14. Q·.Q6. 0.0; 15. RJ(Kt wlnl. H owever, after 01'5 9. .. -.. -.. , Q.O; 10. KI·B5 sllll IUdl to equa l. ity. A nlntcrestlng try arter 9. KtxP , KbKt; 10. Q~Kt, 0 .0; I t . KI·B3, p .Q3; 12. 8.84, B·K3. modlrylnC Euwe', pre. scription In one of my eorr eSpondenCi.' g ames vs. 1;:enne l h WIIUam80ll . Alabama Champion, gave Bbc\( easy equality. t. ._.~_ QPxB II. I(I.QB3 10. KtxP 0 .0

._--A e",cial position In Ihls varia tion. II . _~~.. R.KI T he newer and more .t!nellve m ove 15 11 • ...... ~, P·1l4! The n If 12. p.B4? Kt. K3; 13. Kt.Bl. B.KI5 with the betle r poSi tion fo r moc k. Or If It . Kt/3-K2, Kt·K3; 13. Kt~Kt, QxQ; 14. RxQ BxKt · I::>. Kt·Q4, 8·BI ! " 12. B·B4 ... ..... This moye pro ves Ihat an adage Is not necessarily an axiom. ' It (ollow, the Nlbzowlteh preeepi 'Overprotect tbe ad. vancetl pnwn.' Yet ,It seems to leatl 10

PERSONAL SERVICE The Editor 01 this D{/Jdrtmf"l, .. form.

a" Marshall Ch~u CII,b, N,IV Yor~ Sla/f, and U. 5. CO"~Jpo"dt~tt Chtlmpiilll, ttnd Co·R~~iur 0/ "Mod~r~ ChIn Openings," 911, EJirio", ",ill pili] ,.au tI (fmtspo"d. rna g"mt ""d gi .. t (rili, ,,/ 'Olllm f"li 0" t .. u,. mOu lor" $10 ftt. Thr Editar ",ill also "nalyu tin,. Jubsuibu', g"mt, 0,

pnt Ih,,~ol, pastal Or o~fr'lht-bo",J, for " SJ Itt.

Writt to 101, .. IV. Collins, 91 uno,,; Rod, Brookl,. .. Z6, N. Y.

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D(u,"bu 1, 1917

11 IQst game for White. Bes t Is 11. B·K3, U·BI; 13. Q.R5~, P-KKtl; 14. Q-Kl5, QxQ: IS. B",Q, P ·R3; 16. S.86 with 11 p lus (or White. 12. ....•... Kt·K3 13. Kt xKt QxQ Black obtains contro l o( the Open file ond two powerful Bishops. 14. KtxQ ....•... lIIack s tili has ,m edge after 14. QRxQ, BxKI; 14. P.QR3 (to p r event the d is· rUpting B-QKt5), QR.QI. His Q.side pnw nmajortty and tll"O 6l~hoP$ In 5\1P' PQn are powerful. 14. .. ...... 8xKI 16. KR·Q1 P-Q84 15. Kt·K3 QR·Q' The purpose of this move 15 to play 17 . .... .. .. , R-Q5 (attacking the B) and doubling the Rs on the open Q.rue. 17, P-QB3 ......•. l'r~ctlcally forced b\1t a new weakness Is Cl"cated on Q6. 17. ........ P·QKt4 In spae of the fact that one p llwn Is d.o\1bled, the Q-5lde pawns spell out l;I.lae k'~ fo rthcomll.lg victory. 18. PoOKll P-B5 20. QR·Ktl P· Kt4 19. PxP PxP

VanCe. 21. B·KI3 !biRch DtCamUia shows that this move Is bet. ter Ih Rn R·Q6 as he Is now enabled to place the remainlnJ:" R on the mlchty seventh rank. 22. RICR R_Ktl Tile thre~ t of mate pre,'ents Kt·Q5. 23 . P-I(R3 P.QB3 25. K·Rl P· KR4 24. R.Q2 R·Kt8ch This Ihreat t o the Bishop leave, the Wll lte Knigh t ~'u t nerabl e and gtves more $(:oP" to Black's KB. 26. P·83 8 .QB4 27. 8 ·82 B·Kt3 T h l$ move loo ks as mysterlous as a Ilcst ure by a Hindu temple da nce r. It has th r ee materialistic ends: n P revents " check ; 2) Protects the Bishop; 3) P uts White alme~t in zugzwa ng. 28. Kt.Ql In dire slraits, One huita tes to call this move " blundcr. If 28. R·B2, P·R4 (to play P·QR5, R6 and R·KI71; 29. Kt·Qt, D·KO~ ; 30. R·Q2, RxKt i; or 30. R·KI2, fixe! 28. ........ RxfCtl 32. RxP 29 . RxR BxB 33. RICP 30. R·Q8ch K·Kt2 34. K·Ktl 31. R-QRB B·KB Resi9"S

BxBP 8ICPch B·Kt7

(The annotator takes pleasure In thank· Ing the winner for his helpful notes.)

ANOTHER SUCCESS FOk ! KI-QRJ! DURKIN ArrACK

u.s. Open ChampionSI.:p Cleveland, 1957

No/u t". U. S. Ex~t( H. V . HUll. W hile BIsek

R. DURK IN J . W. COLLINS I. Kt-QR3 As fa r as 1 know. tlIis mOve was llrst p lan'd and elabor a t c<f o n by Robert DUrkin , who says, "If I play Kt-QRl o n Ihe second move my o ppo ne nt m ight suspect that 1 am unskllled. IPc

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the art . wherUi o n the rirs t move he wJll kno." · It . an ti Ihe sU l1' r lOJe Is more enJoy~ble." Incidentally. Durkin has been pla}' lnC t his m ove fo r Iwe n ty yeara.

It Is no t to be ellpec ted that such a Une will give While any advantage, but he sho\lld l e t Interesting equal Il~mes, e.g. I. Kt.QR3, P.K4; 2. Kt-B4, K!.QB3; 3. P.K4. B.8-\; 4. Kt·B3, P·Q3: ,. Kt·K3 . Kt·B3; 6. P·Q3, to live a ~1n;le poulbUlty . 1. ........ Kt· KB3 2. P·KB4 . ...... . Wblte now ge ts a tor m or the Dutch Detense, with calor, reveraed. 2. ........ P·Q4 4. P-K3 B_l(tl 3. Kt·B3 P·KKt3 5. B·K2 ~ ..... . ~ . poUt 11 an exce llent alternative, once alack pl~y$ P·B4 thb Is not pos· s ible because or the reply P.Q5. 5. ........ 0·0 7. P·B3 ........ t.. 0·0 P·B4 BlIlldlne- up tha S tanewaU formation, Whlle's game Is satis fa ctory. 7. Kt · B3 9. Q·Kl B-84 8. P.Q4 Q' KI3 Or 9 ......... • Kt-KS: 10. Q.R4, P ·83 with an e*'tremely diWeult pOi\tlon for both Sides. The t ext mOve gives WhIte an opport\1nlty 10 oc<;upy Qt. 10. p"p Qx8P 12. QKt-Q4 B-81 n . Kt.QKIS QR·Q1 Or 12 .•.... _ .• 8.K5. bu t Black i5 reserv­Ing Ihls l'Qua,'e for the KnIght. 13. KI){KKIP 14. QXKt Q-R4

KtxKt IS. Q.83 .~ __ . F o r Ir 15. Q.KI7. K·K11 and t o his otb· e r th reat. Blae k adds QR·KKtI , trap­ping Ihe Q. 15 • •.•. __ BICKt 17. P-Q5 -_. 16. QxB QICP • This Is the time fo r White to strike 11 he Is t o j",Ufy his pl~y t o this pOint. The dcrensc h angs on a h a! r . 17. ......•. 0-0·0 18. pxK P PxP 18 .. _ ... .. • Kt·B4; 19. B·K2 give.! White t oo much p lay. f ar his Q n aW has ac· cess to K~ . 19. 1I .K2 •......• The cri.ls Is .put (and the garne 1m. medlate!y b\1llds t o another). The point was th.t If 19. RxKt, RxR (not KJ(R: 20. Q-Kt7 ch); 20. QxR eh , R·QI and White tlrops hi s Q because on 21. Qxp. Q·R8 ch; 22. K·82, Q·QB ch; 23. I\·B3. Q.KtG male. Now RxKl is tbreat· e ned.

eh; 25. '''c, B·R3 eh; 27. Q.KI5 mate.

22. ....... . P·86 Resigns 13. PIlP P'Kt6

Q.RB eh: Kt·RZ ch; . QxP eb;

White either is mated ar losses hla Q Mler 24 •. Q.Q3. P -Kt7 ch; 25. K-Q2, p. Ktfl(Ql ch ami 26 ......... , Q~Q. There wus a certain poetic Justice In the final sac or the I;:~nlbll p~wn to bring the game fu ll circle.

• BRIEF AND I.OGICAL QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

MCO: pag& 154, column 1 Annual Club Championship

Center Moriches, 1957 No/a by D. Slubbl~bi"e

While Black D. STU8BLEBINE B. SUNRAY 1. ...Q4 P.Q4 3. P·1I4 P ·K3 ~ Kt·KB3 Kt·KB3 4. 8·KtS P·KR3

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mack p refers to a voId t he compllca· tlons of t he Vienna Variation after 4. .. __ ..• B-KtS ch. A sharp eonl.C$l res"l~ fro m the Russian Varia tion 4. ._ •.. ". PxP ; 5. P_K4. P ·Kt4; 6. P.K~. S, B-R4 P· KKt4 mack (ean the pin and becomes over· an~ious to trade o fr the hO$We QB. 6. B-Kt3 Kt·R4 8. BIIB KIlt8 7. B· K5 B·KI:2 This K"ie-hl remains Inactive through­out the game. Str aight dovelopment \\"O\1ld have been better. . 9. PxP PxP 12. Kt·KS P·8 3 10. Kt·B3 P·QB3 13. P-KKI4 a·R2 11. P·K3 8·B4 Best. If 13 .........• PxKt; 14. pIlB. KtxP; 15. Q-R5 ch and 16. PXP. Or 14 .....•.•.• PxP; 15. QxP with a decl$lve . ttllck. 14. Kt-Q3 Kt·Q2 15. Q·K2 ....•... Threatening P·K4. 15. ... .... . Q. B2 16. 0·0-0 ....... . Tbe position bas reached a paint where • Wblte can ~{!ard to get his King to safely before II tt acking. The center Is nuld an!! White', pieces are " Cres-slt'ely placed. • 16. ........ 0·0·0 1 • • j(·R I !C. RI 17. K· Kti K'Ktl Blftck wastes time. He should Iry to centrllUte his KKt via Xl. 19. B·Ktl To connect t he ROOks and OCCUPY the Important long diagonal. 19 •.... __ I(t.j('J3 20. P·KR4 ..... -. White does n't fear ~._ ...• KI·as. He pre· fers a dive rsionary ac tio n o n the op­posite wing. 20 •. _._.. I(t·B' 22. KI.BS .....•. 21. PIIP BPxP If 22. RxP . 8 xKt; 23. Qx8. RilR and wIns. :no ...... _ P-I(U A fa lal weakening of t he Klnl', neld. 2l. Kt·R' Q·Q3 If 23 .. _ .....• Q·Kt2, t4. P-K t.3 (24. KtxP woula win If It were not fo r 24 • .•...... • RxKt), QxKt; 25. PxKt. QxP: or 25. ........ , PxP; 26. QxQ or 26. BxP ch. 24. P·K41 _ ... ~.

24 . . _ .. _ BliP Wbat clse% If 24 . ..... _ .• PXP; 25. QxKt anti "'Ins. If 24. _-. ... , KR.K I; :15. P·K~ when 26. KtxP Is decisive . I( 2~ • • ~._ ..• Q-K2: 25. PIlP. QxQ; 28. KIICQ. pJ(p: 27. BxP eh , RxB (for«d); 28. Kt.B? eh and wins. Fina lly If 24. _ •.•... • K.Kt2; 25. PXP and WIM alliin. 25. I(IIlIi QR.KI If 25 ........ .• PxKt; 26. QIlKI wlnl. 26. KtxQ RxQ 27. KtilKt PlCKt Despair! 28. 8xP mate A vcry ta~ini! game, b\1t me,! refresh· ingl

SURPRISE FINISH KING'S INDIAN REVERSED

MCO: page 225, column 62 (9 :A) U. S. Open Championship

Cleve land, 1957 NOlu t". U. S. Mt1St~r S"14/

White D. RICHARDSON 1. P·K4 POO84

s. W ••

One or the s t rongest defenses. BIlek avoids oolng tlc<f down In the cente r as happens In t he . Ruy Lope •• 2. KI.KB3 P-Q3 s. 0..0 3. PoOl P·KKI3 7. QKI.Q2 4. P·KKI3 8'.1(1'2 8. P-QR4 S. B·Kn !Ct-Q83

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S o thll \ P ·QKt4 would be ImpoMlble for Black when White p lll),S KI·B4. .. ._ •.• _ P.Q4 P~\'entl nl: Kt.84. t . PItP? ... _ •.. Freeing Black'. game. 9. R·K\ Is better. , . .... .... Kh<P 11 . R· Kl 8· 1(12 10. Kt-B4 p. l(tJ 12. B·O'1 ... , .... T hreatening t o trad e B lac k'~ KB. 12. ........ P·I(R3 14. P· RS R· B] 13. g .BI K·R2 It H . .. ...... • P .QKt4 Ihen P ·R6 wit h ad· vanta,e to White. 15. Kt/3- KS! KI·QSl He r e lhl s Kt cannot be easily d lsl odaed bei:PII se of the unIortunate position of t he W hIle Queen. 16. PKP pXP 11. R.R7 R·B2 It \$ at this point t hat I Wft$ h opIng for 1\ futu r e m ove wilh my QB wbere the Whi te R would be en prlsc. 11. KI.1(I41 __ .•.. • 18. K1 KQKtP does not win II pawn b e. cau~ In a li variations W hll.<! wUi lose II pleee when t be BI:u:k Quee n goes to KU. 18. Q .Q\ is prefcf :>b le II White can drtve . wa y Ihe K t by P·Q1l3. ,a. .... .... P·B41 putune II pawn to work and e lvin ;: II R aO me scope. 19. Kt"RP wou ld leave the Kt str ll ncled. 19. Kt j Kt4·K31 K~ !hould be p layed. '9. ........ KtxKt F Inall y my ,,' lIdest d ream eomes t ruer 10. " x l(l?? ._. __ Rs KI Is beat, bu t a llows an a ttack af ter P ·BS. 20 . .... .. . , BxB T he R I, en prise . 21 . RxR Kt ·B6chl I>ln zwls~hen: ug,

22. KxS KtxRch ResIgns

JoIn the IJSC;FI It Is alw.va a 10"",<1 "". nll'll ... 0 ... .

([hess rifF"""''', p-,- 7 Durmbu 1, 19J7

:"" " "'" ' M.D.

start the ~re ',;:,,~ Wa)·. N~mpa 5'1:1·1\0'1. In first meetl llg but In r eturn encounter. Victors in m a t ch (o r Nampa we r e Dr . D. Groe n lB , J . Stanke. R. 1'3rker, E. U. Horstm an, And J . WII· linmson ",hUll A. B. Ell!. d r aw. W . J cnuln lls ~co " ed for BoIse with C. H. S lewart (lrll wln{:. In 2nd r ound C. H. St~Wal' t , J . Cosmo, M. W . Wrlg llt and G. Rasor won fo r Boise wh Ue N, Sldt . ma n t 5 d r ew. E. H. Horstma n a nd C. E, Harris billed fo r N",,,pa w It h R. Park­e r drawlu"

A Chess-Word Puzzle

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By Charles E. Gersch will . ppu r In th !! nex t ;ISV. of CHESS LI F E) (Solution

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DEFINITIO NS ACROSS

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, . CherneY c:o/I~ it .. th ~ h~'t of chgs"" . 10, Tiny, as on ociva nt<19 .... 11 . One of .io ht on th e ~henboa,d. I 2. "C"~u--Glance". 13. Pawn and two, for exampl •. 14 . Cheup/ay"" 's c, y. 17. FOf'~ wo,ld ~homp;OI1 . 19. Pod of the notr.e of a <kl~e. 20. Girl'f njdu1Om~. 22. Po<.JI Morphy'$ middle nom ... , abbr. 2' . One vo,iety o f chess . 29. T ' Opfty . 3~ . 8""om. fa!;~~. 32. ' 0 ob la;n by a d o ... ma' oln, 0$, to--

out a win. 33. First n",m ... of a CHESS LIFE eo/urnni$! . 34. p"" r o f tI'" t it le of 0 book by Fir>e. 36 . Vari at ion within th e Qu. M'J Gambit

O«/ir,ad. DOWN

I. Inltiols o f the fon'lCClJ "d,_ ino f\1O$ .

t ... r" . 2, Whe,. 1M 1949 U .S. OPIII'I WOJ held.

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3. EndS !tle gam .. . 4 . Om> of th<t EI l>fnal CombotattU . 5. H. : French . 6 . FI"I nome of a hy~modcm Qrand-

ma. ler . . 7. 80y', niclc flOme. 8. Purpor ted orilli" of " grc..p o f dc-

t"",". 9 . APPlIN" of: colloq. 14. T....,rflOt'l'>E' .... t fJCC".o:.sory .inee 1880 '" 15. M r. Hotlc~., to h i. 1,1..nd • . 16. AustroliO<l chess magalir>e, " C",",$

" 18. Hit oen tly. 2 1. 19th C.ntul)' mort .... . 23 . Firs t no"", of grom/mootc, o f th"

1920',. 25 . Sfahlberg i. one. 26. Captured, :17. SPfJCH. 28. Tron, mi t , 0$ mov~s. 30. Runion grandmast ..... 3 1. Min isr..-iol tW.: ow". 34. Firs t word In many annotation, . 3S . Sou!haos l : obW.

by Nicholas Cabor

A U co ... mu nlc·atlon. ~onClrnlng t~I' problem·column, Inc lud ing 00lutlon1 " well ., or l9 ln 'l compo$Jt, o n~ fo r p ublication (Iwo. , nd th' . ... ·move r di r lct m"U), ft.o '". compoU " , nywhere ~ould be !.ent to Nicholn G~bor. Hole l Kemp. , La n., Conc, nn,tI 6, Ohio.

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Problem No. 84J By Leroy W. -s;urner Conc.ord, California "Gamage Memorial '! International Contest

Mat e In two

P,ob/on, No. 84J By Martin S. Lubell

Pittsburgh, Pa. "Gamage Memorial" Inter national Contes:,:..-

P,obT.,,, No. 847 By Vincent L. Eat.n Sl1ver Spring, Md.

"Gamage Memorial" Intemationai ConteSt

Mat e in three

Prob/"", No. Edgar

P ,v bl~", N o. 846 By Robert E. Burger

Palisades, N. Y. " Gamage Memorial" Inter national Contest

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-M:"C1n two

P r~l.n' No. 848 By W. E. Fr"n k Filler)

V"nc.ouver, Canada "Gamage Memorial"

International Contest

Mal . In three

LI --=-:::-::::::-:S.-:-ol.~"I-::;on_, --:-m-:-a:::-I.-:-I-:-~.-:-S._u-:-/'I-::t.-::W.~a ~-::! --::-:::-::-:-= I No. 825 Ta li ,n,: in tenllon I , I'.Q4 " ' lttl t hrea t 2. N·B1. Coo k 1. N·B1 eh t K·B4,.

2. N·N? male . No. 826 Dimll row: J;e~' 1. NxP with the dou ble th r"ats o f 2. N takes e It her N. The ke l'pi e<:e m_r be ca l, turcd hI' G w~)'S leadln;: to 6 varl J Uans, 4 o f Ihem ex plolii ng Ihe self.pln. No. 827 Rie,v"ld : the t rIe s 1. Q-N8 and I. P .83 .. (Q or R) liTe met by I. ...... .. , N·N3. Key 1. Q·KR2 chan; ln; the se t ma t ea atte r t he cheeklnr moves of the q ueen, No. 828 We llk l ): sct m~tcs : 1. .. ... .,. , I\ xN, 2, Q·K6 und 1. ... ., ... , K.Q4, 2. Q·U5. In these s CI ma t es Ihe se lf' l'l nnint(s o f t he NB3 are used. Afte,· the ke y move: !. N·BG th r<'a l en ln ll 2. R(31J<N, t he pInnIng (une­t!on$ of the BRB are sh Ifted ove r to those o f t he nR6: J. ..... _., KJ<N. 2. R·KN3 and I. __ ._., K·Q3, 2. R·Q3. No. 129 RII. y: key I. Q-K5, t hreat 2. QxR a nd 3. B·Q4. No. 830 Hi. lle·Ande r sen: key I . Q·N2, th rea t 2. 8 ·82 a nd 3. Q· NB male. If I. __ ._, P .Nt, 2. B·QB3: I. __ . It-'N4, 2, B-RS; I. ._ ... _, K·M , 2.. Q·8 eh!, I. ._._." P ·K3. 2. N·K2 eh r

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Deambu 5, 1957

Huron Va Uey (Mk h. ) Chen Club:

.., Send to CHESS LIFE, t ion form f or anno u nC ing

123 No. Humphre y Ave •• Oa k to u rna m ent In th Is co lu m n.

Pa rk, Ill . for a ppllca ·

Wit h 14 charIer members. tbe H u r on Valley Chess Clu b was recently organ· Ized a t Belle .' llle. lIIich. f rom residents of Hc ll evHle and Ypsilanti , Alber t Bal" tl st was cho se n prc$ldent, E. A. Dicker. son . 178 Llbnl y St., Belleville. MICh., became secre t a ry. and H arold E. Hurd t re asurer. Immed l:o.t e plan. for a club l ournev were In Itiated under a eom·

Unle .. otherwise specified, aU t o u rnaments a nnounced In this co lumn a r e 108'% ml tt ee ' of Sllas A. Moore, E. A. DIck. US CF rated . Ra t ing fees, if any, a re included In spec if ied e ntry fee; no add it ion. . e rson, nnd J oseph H . Duffy. ' rhe or.

Posit ion No. 218 $ mysio v.Pe t '-o<i:tll. Zurich l US3

ra ting fee f or no n ·m e mbers USCF. Dutmba 7.8 Decemba 26.30 ~ an l ,atlonal m eeting of t he neW elub

a tt racted 18 p layers, and a re port a nd 12t h O k l a homa Open Championship U ,S . Intercolle g iate Champions hip photographer fr o m the An n Arbor The wi n n ing m o" e Is 1. Q·QS: defend­

In.: his KRP un!! I' r~l'orlnl! to quee n his QI'. If then L ______ .• ", ·\:;I 7"h : 2. K.R~ .

Okla homa City, Okla. G a "nOn Col)ege, Erie, Pa. News which ~a \' e t h e ne w club a good

Open; a t Biltmore Hotel; 5 rd S"' lss, ;:,:,:,::,:,:,:,:,:,:,:,:":"::,:":":,:,:m::,:":,:,:"::,:,:'=':'===':':":<:':"~'~'=":. ':"~:":'<:':':'~':"~'=:":':,:":,:,::,:,:,:,:,.;. 45 moves 1s t 2 hrs.; b usiness a nd pla y.

P·"l"okh ; 3. K-R5, Q. KII4 ; 01. Q·1\86:, and Bl,lCk is defen,,, l,,s" because 4. ._ ..... " Q ,-QP allows male In t wo. O r If l. ...... .. . P-K N3; 2. P ·Q3{QI. N·B7e h; 3.

e rs ' mee ti n g 10 p.m. Satu rd ay ; 1st rd CJ " /l 'I J l q n m 0 commences 12 noon; highest ranking "':>ollierj ' oLaJier _ VJ~af':J J~e v':>t':J f ollt' f Oklahoma residen t St a te Champion ; 1st j(.Jl-I. Q· KR:;.c h ; 4. ' K-N3 . ;'II· !lSch; 5.

1(·114. QX\Wch; 6. K·1(4. a n d W hit e e s_ eapes l h~ "hecks. F inally. If 1. ....... " Q~I.ll'; 2. P·Q8(Q I, N-K 4ch; 3. K·DS, and " I': ai n W hl1e e scnl'Cs (he checks win_ nin ): ""sUr .

In the g ame . SlIly,lo\' p layed I. Q~ :"<ch. P xQ; 1. I'.Q8IQI . lim'" a d r a w w as a g l'eed to bec ause bo t h .<: ra n d m a s. k,·s saw lhal If eithe r tried to win t il" oth e r co ul d fo r c," p eo-pe t ual check.

Othe r i ries a t White's ftr.t m O\'e lire not sati sfacto ry. If L P·Q6IQl. RIack m ntes in two. If l. Qx Q or L Q.K4eh. WhU" los"s his QP after Ihe e x cha n g e of queen._. and . co ntra r y t o the opln. ion \' x pres5cd by So m" or Our so lv"r5, Black has all the winning chances In the ]"(' sulllng .. ntl i'l l< . [f 1. Q-Q4 , iIlack (o""es perpe tual "heck by l. .... .. ... Qx 'P.

Co r r"d soiuUo n. nrc ""knowied!:ed from: DIl\' ld All e n ' . B llI Bundick, A. Uunne. Ed. Gau lt. Edmund Gadbold , J . R. Goodwin . J ohn W. 1I0rning, J Il{'k Mal heson, Steph"n M~yer, Ed Nash , G po r).!"(: W . Payne, J<>]m A , P rante,., [h , 1l !laven, GCOl"\':<' Ross '. ~'rank C. RtI -,"s , !lob Steln"' ~ \'e r, W;.lIer Stell . macher. W. E. Stc vens, Geo"ge V, Tier •• Fra n cis TraSk , HU!'! h UnderWOOd W il liam IJ. . Wilso n, ,md N.·l] P . Wil tln l: : The s ol '.'.' r5 s uffe r ., nano,,· d e feat agains t th is pos!!ion b ~' 23-27,

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P osition No. 21.1 , l. B.B8 ~ , K·KIS; 2. B.llS, I'·B;: 3. P·B$. anI! White wins. I f 1. .. .... , p . f\7; 2. 11.1:3. K.KIS; 3 . B.BI. and wins .

Po. tt lo n No. 214 , 1. P-KR4, Rx P ; 2, K·1JS. It-R7; ~. I\·Q"t4. K·R3: ~. K.BG. R-1l7 eh; 5. K-Q6. R·BS; 6. K·K6, H.B~; ; . ]( ·B6. K·1\4; 8. R·KB~ . K.Kt3 ; 9. K·KtG, R·BH; 10. P·RS. II·Kt8 eh; I!. K. B7. K·B2; 12. R.IlG , K·Q2: 13. P ·R6. R. "118 ; H . K.Kt7. K-K2; 15. R·KKt6 , R. KU3; 16. P·Ri. U.B2 ch; I;. K·RS . and Blac k resigned .

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