Vol. IX, No. 18

Cond~ed by RUSSELL CHAUVENET

SEND solutions to Position No. 159 to Russell Chauvcnet. 721

Gist Ave., Silver Spring, ~d. , by May 20, 1955. With your solution please senti analysis or rCosons'sup, porting your choice as "Best Move" or moyes.

Solution to POl ltlon No. 159 wlll ap­pur In the June 5. 1955 i»ul!.

NOTE: Do not pt., -.~"tipns to two />Olil U"U on ClIS, ( ••• ; bt ' ' '''/0 ,,",ie., corrUI "wmbn 0/ pDlit;o" b~"z 10/", • • ."d giY, 1M 1 .. 11 .... mt rlrui tufJrm 01 ,h, ,oln. /0 ' lIisf in 1" 01'" cr,Jilill, 0/ 10 /lllioll .

ZEMGALIS TOPS IN PUGET SOUND

With 11 (Ph ·lj2 score Elmars Zcrn­galls won the Pugct Sound Open ahead of Ola f Ulvcstad and Viklors Pupois, dt'awing his game with No­land. Hugh Noland scored 5-2, losing no games but drawing with Zemgalis, John DeWitt, Oliver La­Freniere, and Daniel Wade. Thi.rd an'd fourth with 4'fl·2lh each on Solkoff points were UIvestad and Viktol's Pupols, while Joh.n peWitt and Russell Vellias were fifth and ~i)(th with 4·2 each. Ulvestad lost gamc~ to Zcmgalis and Noland'; while drawing with William Bills. Pupols lo~ t to Ulvcstad and La· Frenie,·c, wh ile drawing with Geori:e Bishop.

The excellent showing of Zcm· galis in this e vent wa.<; a great im· provement over his disappointing 7·6 showing in the 1953 U. S. Open at Milwaukec.

TABER TRIUMPHS IN IDAHO EVENT

William F. Taber of Reno, Nev. " won the IdAho Open Championship at Boise wilh 6 'h ·Ph in a 2().player Swiss ; he has previously held the Nevada and Utah titles. Second place went to Kenneth Jones o( Reno with 5'h-2lh. Third plaee and title of Idaho State Champion was won by Richard Vandenberg of 'Boise, also with {)Ih-Ph, while Lloyd Kimpton was fourth on 5-B, also with S1/2·1lh score. Fifth place wilh 5¥~·1% went to Mrs. Grego'r l'ialigorsky of Hollywood, Califor-. nia, while Stewart of Idaho placed sixth with 5·3.

U. S. OPEN <:HAMPIONS HI P AUgfLSt 8-20, 1955

Long Beach, California

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A . , -Amertca !I

Wednesday. April 20. 1955 15 Cents

" PO,ilu>" No. H9

White to play

USSR TEAM MATCH AROUSES PROTEST

The deSignation uf an American team uf Hc~hcv~ky, Bisguicr, Evans D. Byl'llc, n. Hyrne, Horowilz, Den­ker, and Pavey wilh the alternate posls tiUed possibly by Kevitz and Sherwin as winn"rs o[ a quadrang­ular event in New York has aroused eotttl'ovel'sy and criticism among other U. S. Masters and ranking chess Jllayers. It is thc claim of these playcrs that the team selec­tion was arbilary and without due consideration of the relative' rank­in"s of a number of mllsters omit­led from the Jist, while Ule quad­rangular event for qualifying alter· nates is under lIUaek as being a display of gross flIvori tism in the sc lection of tile participants.

The American team has been sc­li'cted by a eummittee headed by ji.1 r. Alexander BisllO, who will serve :IS team captain, and the se· lections were made without the cooperation or approval of the USCI<' Committee on Intcrnational Affairs.

Date set for the match is June 29th at Moscow, and plans call for lour rounds of play on eight boards. The American delegation will con· sist of fi fteen persons, including a learn of eight and two alternates.

PLATZ TRIUMPHS IN CONN VALLEY

Dr. Juseph Platz, former N. Y. Expcrt, won the 34th annual West· ern Massachusetts and Connecti­cut Valley Championship 4'h-lh, drawing with Julian Leavitt in the (inal round. Eli Bourdon was sec· ond with 4·1, losing to Platz. Third and fourth o n 5-B with 3'h-I lh each were Leavitt and Stanley Wysow· ski. Fifth to seventh in the 16 play· er Swiss with 3·2 each were Robert Lane, Karl Allured, and Joseph

. Hickey.

Second Call for U.S. Amateur;

Don't Be Too Late, and Sorry! Whe n the caravan sets out lor Mohegan Country Club and thc U. S.

Amateur Championship on May 2()'21·22, no wise amateur will be ~­ing from this vacation week·cnd of . chcss .and. fun . But the really wise amateurs havcn't waited to slip thClr entl'lCS mto the mail- Uncle Sam has alt'eady delivcred th eir $:;.00 entry fees plus reservations ~or lodg­ir)gs in the beautiful Mohegan Countr~ .Club .at $3.00 per Ilight per person for chess players and thcir £a~lh~s (With Y0l:'ngster~ under 12 at half,pl·ice). They know the clock i s hckmg to the time-limit and that procrastination is the thief of timt!-and time means a lot in a chess game. • Bored victims of many a chess vacation (the lon& suffering non­playing members of a ChCliS playcr 's family) are greeting this event with unwonted enthusiasm. For this time the patient 'wife doesn't have to sit and knit while husband is winning or losing his game. She can go swimming, play tennis, ping·pong, bridge 01' go boating and leave poor husband utlconsolcd when he loses that tough one by an oversight. And Junior Cim get lost on the ball­field, instead of moping in the tournament roam, wondel'ing when Daddy is going to slop and why be is so elated or so grouchy.

Do you believe in inspiration·!. Then, chess players, if you have that great J::amc in your system that you · have never played but know you can, if it doesl\'t come to life al lhc Amateur Championsllip this yea l' it nevcr will. For the Amateur Championship has never been held in such peaceful, beauti· ful, inspiring surroundings under such inspiring conditions. ,

Register early by mail! Don't let this great opportuniLy slip by! And if you are not already a USCF member, remember to add $5.00 to your remittance (or USCF annual dues and a yellr's subscription to CHESS LIFE.

NEDVED. ENJOYS MEXICAN CHESS

Former lItinois Champion Kim­ball Nedved in Mexico City enjoyed real Mexican hospitality when Sr. Mondragon staged a special invita­lional tourney at the! club Ateneo .Espanol so that Nedved could com· pete against some of Mexico's Jhest players. Mondragon, fit tin g I y enough, won the event 5·1, and Nedved and Vcntosa shar:ed second with 4·2 cach, ahead of Soto 1.;lr· tea, Arai.:a, Camarena, and Ferrez.

Sr. Mondragon, a symphony via. linist, is regarded by: many as, the strongest player in Mexico City but seldom participates in tournaments. i\1ajor AI'aiza is many-times Champ­ion of ;a,texico and played in the U. S. Open in Chicago in 1935. Camarena was Champion of Mcxico in 1949-the only time the title did not go to either Torre or Araiza .

RANKING U. S. MASTERS

on Spring Rating List 1. Samuel R~s"ev.k, .. __ ._._. __ ... 17" 2. La ,r, Evans .................... _ ........ 1629

. 3. Rober! 8yrne . .. ......... 1621 4-S. Arlhur Sisguie" .......... 2587 4--5. Donald Byrne ............ 2581 6. H~rmlln Stai ner .......... 2507 7. _M iX Pavey , ...... 2476 8. Nlchol n Flossollm o ..... ...... 2462 9. ISiie Kn hdan .... ........ 2439

10. H~rb~rt Selc(man ..... . ....... _ ..... 2434 11. Arnold Denk~r . ................. __ ... 1432 12·13. George Knmer ... _ .... __ ... _ ... 2404 12·13. James T. Sherwin ._._ .... __ 2404 14. A..thur Dake _ .... _ ........ _ ..... _ .• _._2400 15. tHae. A. Herowil1 __ .. _ ..... __ .. .7394 16. Alexandor Kllvlh ..... __ ._ .... __ .. 2:t91

Full S",ing Rati" , !.irl will be pub. lirhed i" M<f1 51h im,e.

LIEPNIEKS WINS LI NCOLN CITY

For the fifth year in succession Alexander Licpnieks has won the Lincoln , Ncb. city t itle, this time with 8·1, losing nt) games but draw­ing with John Danen{elds and And· ris Staklis. 'Thus Licpnieks retains custody of the permanent trophy donated by McGee Clothing Store. Danenfelds lind St'3klis tied for second with 6·3 each. Dancnfelds drew with Licpnieks, Barton Lewis, Anton Frcibergs and Kenwood Opp, while losing a game to Peter Tumek; SIakiis drew with Liep­nieks, Opp, Lewis, and Tllmek, while losing' to Danen{elds. Ken· wood Opp was fourth wjth 51£·31h .

Norman Strand won, the Class B Tournament 7'h.Ph , losing a game 10 rullner·up James Weber ;pld dl'awing with Rev. Max DeWitt. Weber scored 7-2, and Richard Cutts was third with 6lh·2'h. In the Class C Tournament Allan Axcl­I'od tallied .OY.! -1¥2 for first, and Richard Dahl, Valdis Mucenieks, and -John Winkelman were second to fourth with 6·2, each.

U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP luly 15-24, 1955

Lincoln, Nebraska

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Mastering tlw End Game

By WALTER KORN, Editor of MCO

THE EXTENSION OF THE SO-MOVE LIMIT

T ODA Y'S subject connects some obsel"Valion made in our prcvious~\\'o columns concerning diagram No. 16, which showed a position Two

Knights vs. Pawn {rom 11 game Barcza-Rcthy, when While was about to make his 88th move. Having given the further course of the game in the previous column. we just remind ourselves of the configuration that arose alter Black's 135lh move, with White ready to make his 136Lh mov!.:

The first observation we mike 15

'I'he actupl movcs In Ihe 'lime no~w were 1:16. III .III41!, K·Rl ; 137. N.B8, P.B7; 131. N.B., P.B8(Q); 139. III ·N' mate.

t., the a;ene~1 rule that app\le. to th Ume land mo~'(.') limll In F.nd-Gam", namely, that a tame Is dra ... n when mOVes have been completed without pawn havlnl moved. or a p iece bavln ' been taken. In the g.me Barcza·Re thy} the in itial posiUun from whkh on this rule would app ly shrll willi White's IJIlth ",ove and no pawn was moved .:md r><.> piece lost up to and incluslye White', l:I7th mov(..,-a tac t whleh would h~ ... ", compelled I dr.... It Bla.ck hid been ab le to maintain tbe ala tus quo with 1'115 13711'1 move! Aa It happened, th.at ..... a p .... n·move which lifted tbe rule just at the ia$\ moment.

Undo"btedlY the players had been eounlln.r the moves, as thoy are too ex· perleneed 10 min such chance. A POlY­sible polntel' L.o R.,thy's awareneu uf It IR Iho !inessc in playin,!!: 13& . ....... , R.lli Inslelld or I U, ........ . P·B7 whleh leads 10 ""me end arter 137. N·B8eh, K·RI ; 138. N ·BG, F· IJ8(QJ; 139. N·N ..... m.te. llut tb"re Is a .lIght dlJferenee In .. luIt merely looks l ike :. transpostion. Arter 1:18. __ ., p .B7 Rlaek would h ave broken I~ 5O-move limit a move earlier tban ~ame necessar y and therelo rl! Blaek Intuitively chose 136 . ......... K·R I, which leaves the l'Il"'n slruelu !'e unallered. It did not b ell', bul uno "over knows,

NOMINATIONS OF USCF OFFICERS ~

The USCF IIIon>inatin9 Commilt .... duly appOinted by the USCF Elllecu· tl .. e Commltte~, Is 10 nomln.te three Vlce·PreSldents. each for a perted of three years. and on~ Secretary for II t e rm of one year ; and cordially In .. ites the membe"hip to s ubmit names of qu.lified candida t.s for consideration. Sefore so.bmlttln9 the n.m. of a person for IIny of the abo ... menlloned off;';H, be should be conluted to determine that he Is both ay.i lable and wl111n9 t o n ..... e, and that he Is a USCF memo ber at lime of sobmlssion of name. Names may be sent to any member of lhoe committee. R. B. POTTER /

DR. III. HORNSTEIN

5124 Milam St .. Da Uas. Texas

Soulhport, 1110. C. r .

OR. ERICH MARCHAND In Se .. iII. Dr .• Rochnt .... N.Y.

WM. "LAMPIIII 41 E. Rosem ... t A ....

CARL WEBERG Ch.lnn,n

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Ale undrla, Va. 80111 1M

Salina, Klns.

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~5.l)eCLallY tinder time j) r eu uro when ona doc.n't follow the $CO~ too c losely lind a ,,,,all dclail like th is mLt ht cli,oeh or lOl'fei t the draw. Thcn~forOl. Barc? .. just 5el'Op ... -d. home

In UI I! last m.lnut"'. altbough he ac tually could have .... ved blmscH two 1Il0"e5 011 the 'lime IieO ft' if he h;>d plllYed 97, j{-N2 at once IlUtead ot In1.erpolatln, tbe check. rle DllJI Ilt have galnell two n",1V"'~ I>n !.he cloek then, but he nearly II>~t lh",m out on the so.move limit!

The next questil>" Is whether this gamo In poin t wl>uld have merited .. " "xtenslon of the 5O-tnove limit, h.t.1l the e;ome III>"e beYl>nd \.he l37th ml>v .. with· out a lteratloll in pawn,poIUlon!

We personally l;lIy no. u without R~k'l Idnd help, the ,arne should have been a d raw (1) because the F awn, heina a .lSI', Wat to<.> advanecd AND obst .... c. th'e o n lOO aqua roe it ~U.nds and. thure­roroe, tZj l.I....,k'~ King .houId have gl>ne tl> hi~ far Queen Hook'~ el>rner. to Q.R7 (102). llut even It the expe rt$ should hav .. been uneertuln on thb .s<:oroe when the game 11.' .,. in V.-og ress, . nd IuId looked for an appl lc.ble rule, they might have run into a mysury.

The 1000 old La .... or Chess (. ' IDFo 1931) llipul:.ted: ""If eh«k"loate 15 not liven In $0 moves, the g ame shllU be de-clare<l d~a"· n. Neverthelelll, the count or ~ mOveS shall beg in a,!!:.in alter each capture I>f :.ny man and lifte r each moveme nt of a pawn. Exception shall be Illude for certain polliUl>n! where theorelica lly more th.n :;0 mov~ are n......,..""ry II> fore .. a e"""'k·mate .. nd In thb caw a number o f move., double the number esbbllshed by theory .. bo!lna; nccessary lor tb b obJed shall be allowed In lieu of the SO." Admittedly, the ..en lenee as from "'double the num· ber Hlablishoed . . ." e tc. is a.1so l1m· 1.>l s uou , In certain eases, althuugh the ellceptlon 1& r ecognized.

So the revl~ I""w~ ot Cbeu wmE l!)~) now stipulate: '''I'he tlln'e b drawn whe n a I'hoyer havin/: the move tlemon· s tra tes thllt at least IIrty moyes h.ye lx,.,n made by each side wltbout the e<lpture of any man, or tbe mOl.'ement Or any Pa wns. Tbb number of fUty m ovel may be Inerea .... '<.L for certain spceltk: pos,IlIon$, pro .. Ided that tbll In.

_crease In nun'ber and these positions 11uve 1.><.'<:11 clearly establl~hed p rior to ~ummeneeillent ot the t amc."

TUblea u!- the lawyers at ..... ol·k! Does one eslabli fih by clai rvoyance whllt »011-tl<.>n", requtrint ~n extendon and per. mltUn/l prior announ(:ement, .re like ly 10 on:ur? Does .. pri .... to eommcncement of the came" .lso apply to commence· ment after adjournment, ... hen II )lOS­IIlblo paUern of lUeh extended end· lame b more likely to cmorge? I ",I/lht ha\' o undCt$ton(1 the meaning of thc rule If II hnd 6t1pulated " thut . . . thelle poslUu ns h~ve been "'early esltlbllshed av PRIU':EI)t:;)IoI'I',u tllI't mc~n8 by theory, as In the ease of tbe two N I versus P. 'l'bis, ho ... ever, would have exc luded new discoveries tn over·tb .... board·pl.y.

Sn we turned to a. book devoted to tbe In te Jl'retation 0' such rules. I.e .. A. l.Irlnek ll1<lnn'. lind L. Rellstab's "Tur· nlcrt"""honbueh" (Tournament Culde Book) publlshe(l In Berlin 1%4, and th""e It A'oca by way of explanllt!un,

"The ",.,':II, ln/l ot tbe SQ.move rule 15 clear. Rut extendlna; the lImit beyond 00 muYes h n never been of practkal U$O:'. We are not lIwaroe of a dllll ie ease wbere such eilltension would IuIve been required. Lately II bas been stipulated, tor safety sake, that before tbe start of a game or a tournament, such ))(IIIllIons and alII<.> Ihe necel>Sllry number or .d· d!tlona l moye. should 00 ItriC t ly deter· mined, po~sl bly on a notlcc·board. Tbls has so far never bl.oen carried Qui In praelle(..'-not even II I World Champion· I hlp matche$. Tberefore this ru le mer .... Iy II designed to keep a door open in ease of future new dlseoverles In End Game ttleory."

IVKOV TAKES MAR DEL PLATA

Former World J unior Champion Boris Ivkov of Yugoslavia tallied ll lfl·:n~ to win the strong Mar del Plata tournament in Argentina ahead of such stars as Najdorl, Gli· guric, Pachman, Szabo and present World Junior Champion Oscar I'anno. Najdori placed second with 11-4, Gligoric was third with lO-S. and I'achman and Szabo tied for fourth with 9%-5% each. Panno's 9-6 was good Cor sixth place.

MAR DEL PLATA Flnal , Swndln;:1

I. Ivkov 11 ~-3~ 9. Wexle r n:'1 2. Najdor! U -4 10. R OIIIeUo 7-& :s. GI4Iurie 10-(; I I. F'lo*s 6-9 4. Facb",an 9Hil IZ. Ldellcr 5-10 $. S&Mbo 9~-S~ 13. Sau:r.a 4~IO~ G. Vanno U 14. Dodero 41·'. 0:. 7. PUnlk 8~-6) 15. Idlgora.a 4 ~ ·IO} 8. TOI'an 8-7 16. De Gre1tf t·ll

The following brevity from the tourney ili illustrative of the novel and dashing style possessed by Ivkov:

SICILIAN White

IVKOV 1. P·K4 2.. POO4 l. PoOB3 4. KtxP 5. tel. B3 6. a.QS4 7. B· 1J4 L Q·K I3 " BlIQP 10. BIIIPch

p.QB4 ... ... • .oJ

KI·Q2 P·K3 P·K4

'.0' Kt·a4 ".te2

DEFENSE "~k aAUZA

II. B·KIScb KI·B3 11. KtoOSch Killa n. tetxPeh K·Kl 14. Ktll Ktch QxKt 15. Q·KlSch Bo02 16: tetx a KI .Qkh 17. Qxtet QxB II. KtxB Rilltet It. 0.0 Resigns

----In an article "Queens of Chess"

by Eleanor Clarage with photos by William Asbbolt, the Cleveland Plain Dealer Pictorial Magazine {or Sunday: March Zl, fea tured an in· terview on chess with Willa White Owens, USCF Vicl. ... Prcsldent and Secretary of the Ohio Chess As· sociation. Mrs. Owens emphasized the point that ("'Ontrary to popular conceplion, chcss was an easy game to learn as well as being a fascin· ating one; and that this fact was demonstrated by the facility with which young children learned the moves, oftcn from other youngsters their own agc.

Raelne (Wis.1 Chess Club: For the tourth lime the R.ac:ine Club lo<.>k the measuroe p r the Wauke,an CheAA Club. Ihls time 1v.z..s~ . !)eorlnll ror Itselne were ,It , E. iU£e. w . Teubner. A. 00",' ~k,y, J . il y. d, n . Klme. fI'. UuUe"hoff, lind J . Wermter, while J . W~"'dner (ire"'. ~'o r Waue/:an A. Sineialr, C. Hendersen, and M. Gore sa.lvlqlcU points ... hUe F. Voln.ba dre .... Waulre,!!:anltes who nnM" ...... e.rly ta.lUed .... dr.w with othe r R.:Idne memoor'll In an in­fonnal match. A USCF' Club Affiliate.

We think Ihifi Interpretation 15 f all ae· lous In 81 n\lle h a~ It shifU the e n'phasili to ne ... dtscu"erles. In an Intricate case, the over·tbe-board p lay would r llre ly discover such deep novelty . nd prob­ably • n"vel posi tion arrived ~t In l. r l.dlc.1 1.llIy would be exceuled In • raulty way. Pa$Sing up on theooreUeal win In QTB.play Is • bit uf bad Iud<, but no In.gedy. If, ho ... ever, subsequent analyllil sho.... a dUrleult yet definite w .. ,. uf wlnnlnC or drawlns by .. xteDd· tn, the W-move rule. this would 10rm lin Importn"t t heoretical precedent lor future lise, lind such, and the 1I1ready known extensions, are tho positluns, to wbleh the n e ... rule applia.

We k no ... by no ... a good tthouSh atlll Ilmlted) nllmber 01 pO:IIltlons justlfyln,!!: lin extension. They C(1Mlst or v;orlOOJS two Ns ve~ P pO:IIilions, many posl­tlons ltook and Bishop versus Rook, and some »05111011$ of Rand P versUIJ n and P. 1I0w roelallve ly unknown tbese posilloni ure may be a;angcd Irom an off·hand same In .a leadblg New York club where In such POsltiun of .R and B versU! R two masters s wrted C<)untint' and drew alter SO movea, olthouCh 11 was • eonfl,-urallon Jusllfylng the ex· tension or the limit.

CJ.~ • .,/lie !In nw York

By AUen Kaufman

T HE Qualifying Tournament for Ule American Team had only

foJ'r participants; it was a small tournament, but it raised many per­plcxing questions.

Originally there wer~ ten places to be filled on the U. S. Team­eight regulars and two alternates. Reshevsky, Evans, Bisguier, the Byrnes, Horowitz, l'avey and Den· ker were placed on the team di· rectly, Icaving two platts to be filled. Steiner and Kashdan were asked to play a match for onc place, and the Sherwin·Lasker·Lom­bardy·Kevilz tournament was held lor the other.

Thc £inal standings of the tourna­me nt '(Sherwin and Kevitz 4-2; Lam,. hardy 3Y.t-2¥.z; Lasker Ih..s%) led to one question: is it fair for one ga me to dC!Cide whether or not a playcr goes to Russia? The thrce leaders all scored }·I with each other, but Lombardy drew with Lasker. Consequently, Lombardy's fnilure to score an extra half·point rrom Laskcr was the diClerence be­tween his goi ng and his not going.

Presumably, the U. S. Team to Moseow rcpresents the cream o[ American chessplaycrs, which leads to another troubling question: Who chose these [our to play this double rou nd robin ? 'Vithout doubt, aU four arc very strong players. But are there not somc even stronger who were not invited to ploy? And consider those automatically placed on the team. Was it because of their strength or reputation or ratings that lhey did not havc to compete in a qualifying tournament? In fact, the fifteenth rated player in the country was one of those put on the team al once, while the tenth rated player was not even asked to entcr the QualifYing Tournament!

As it later turned out, Denker Ilrobably could not go, leaving an extra berth vacant. Therc!ore, there ore three places now opcn, to be filled by 0) the winner of a Sherwin Kovitz match. (2) the win. ncr of a Steil)er-Kashdan match, (3) the winner of another Qualify­ing Tournament which supposedly includes most of those who were left out of earlier plans.

And , since the ratings are not being used, onc must also ask if those chosen by these methods are reolly the tcn hest of this country, or merely the favorites o{ some committee. And, iC they are not the best, how can a program (or fair selection be institutcd?

All this strikes your reporter (and many other New Yor~ players with whom he ha$ spoken) as a hap-hazard method of choosing the men to represent t he chessplayers or America in an international con· test of transcending importance.

Robert Byrne (Sugarland. TeL) Cheu Club: Leon Anh"lser won the 2nd an· nu.1 Rapid TMlnsit with 4.(1 score; Leonard t\nhailler was tcCond With 3-1, and Wilwn Da"e ·thlrd wtth %-2-

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BEHIND THE SCENES THE STORIES BEHIND THE GAMES

By Interrwtumal Moster ARTHUR B. BlSGUIER U. S. CHAMPION, 1954

No.4: The Next-to-the-Last-Round C HESSPLAYERS are noloriously superstitious. Many a player who

wins a brilliant victory on II day he wears a new tie believes the lie to be endowed with mysterious qualities. Not unaccountably this very pi~c of apparel continues to make its appearance for all important succeeding games until II game is \05t and the spell broken. I have known certain (let them re main nameless) individuals to adopt a s imilar modus operandi with more personal items or dress, much to the dis­('om£ilure of fr iends li nd orrnnpnts :l\iko. The height of snmethine­or·other was re3ehed when seve ral of our better known ynung ehess­players all hnppened to win their games on a dny when they hadn't bothered t.O Sh3VC. Evidently they believed the mselves descended fro m Samson ; for some time thercatler the local chess clubs resembled a clan meeting of the tribe of David.

Lest the reader (eel that I , personally, am above all this. I must unfortunately assure hi m this is most definitely and emphntically not the case. My own private bele noire is the early p3rt nf any chess lnumamenl. I am rather fa talistic about this and I feel that no matter hnw I play or what I do I will fare badly in the first few rnunds. How· ever, as if to justly compensate for this debility, I believe my star be· ~ ins to shine in the latter half of allY tournament .. Thc next to the last round, in particular, is my time to hnwl. J can th ink of no important tournament, where I fini shed at all we- li , liIat I fa ile(l to win in this critical rnund. For this one encounter I feel liIat I can do no wrong, and many of my best games werc played in the next to last rnund.

One of the early tournaments that served t o reinforce my super· stitious beliefs was the 19M U. S. National Opcn Tourney. I began bad· ly, as usual, dropping a couple of points ill tile early round~ to unknown, nnheralded players, while my perennial rival , EVlln~, was amassing an enviable s ix points ror the first six rounds. l ,an-y weakened a bit after his heroic s tart while I beJ!:ln to win s le-adily and the nr.:d-tn-tast-round fo und us lied (or the lead with Sw iss System fO I'Ccd pair ing of Evans versus Bisguier. Winning this ~am(! .lt3vc me a I)oi nt lead on my closest competitor and virtu311y clinched the title. That's the story-here's t.he game.

QUF.EN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED Detr oit. 1950

White L. EVANS

1. P ·Q4 2. N· KI!I3 3. P·B4 4. P·K3 S. IIxP 6. 0 ·0 7. Q.K2 I. R·Ql

A. 81SCUIEA M·1(8l

p·Q4 ... p . l(]

P·B4 p.QAl

N·Bl

l ' l ~ re II. N·ro , " r ev(lnU ng 1h(l .. xehan .c:e or t he White XC 1$ t o be p~ferred .

•. ....... '.oN4 • • 8 · N3

9. Pxl', Q-m 1M no Improvement lor W hite sln(l" Black recal'tu:cs h \.f pawn with an easy game. ,. -_._.

10. 8 ·82 P·85

"'.QN5

It" rlnl r.on tinue<'l 11. P ·OR4, NxR; 12. O..;N, B·N2; 13. I'· QN~. UPxP; H . Q,<NP, R Q~ with adv." t aJ:e t o Bla(lk .

11 . . N xa l2. Ox" B-N2 n. p ·QS Q·B2

&!~t sln(le 13 . ........ • P !C P b m (lt b y 14. N·m, B-K2; 15. P·K5 and WlIlt(l st:onds v<)ry wdl.

'4. B·N5 N-a2 u. PxP

15. N·II.1 , P ·K( would t ranspo~e Into th(l J:~m". n~.heY.k:v·Flohr, Nott ln l:"h "n. 1936. which ended i n a n early d ..... w, thou l: h I helievc B laek has " " ede:e wllh hb 815ho;o pai r and Q·s lde pawn maJori ty. Eva" ,,' mOVe aUempb t o .... ~uk (ln a nd ""pl01t the Whlte pawn IIolrudurc.

'5. ____ PxP 1'. P-aU B·NS 17. PxP PxP U . RxRch axR " . N·a3 axN

Whl t(l's " h'" h~s met with ""rtIal "'-'c' C<)f" s ince R laek is rorced to exchange one or h I" coveted U\Shop~. The po~ l.

tlon 15 st ili in 61"ck'. Javor, however, because o f t he Q.$lde majo rity or pawn, ami the pre •• ur(l o n th(l W hite KI'. Notice any aHompt by Black tu avotd 19 ....... ..• B.~N by Q·N2 or Q·N3 Is met by t he emba rrass ing move N·Q4.

20. Qxa ...... . . 20. PxU would "<!em to J:ive White heU<)r (l hance" of .t~m,"ing t he onrush or th<) Black Q·side pawns.

20. . 0 ·0 21. 8·K7 R·KI

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Whil" hw. Itu(l .. ",d l!d In """" ,,CUll: .I1~ )Q>

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21 • .•.• ~.. N.B4

it Is no lI(lCrd t hat the N b he<1l<'l ing lor Q&. 1I0w(lv(lr, 24. BxN. Qxfl I~av~" Whi te wlih a t ~"<) hn le:o liy 10 .... '11 posi tiun because of the I "p(ll'lority lO f the Black aga inst th<) White Kn ight a nll ""cause ( r the lWII pawn" to on<) ..,n tbe Q·~lde. For :tn· Rlu .. -e: 14. Q·Q4. Q.xQ; 25. NxQ, R-Ql. 00. X· ill, !'·N5; '1:1. K·K2, llxP; 28. NxP, U·08 ch . O r Inst ead, 24. Q·Q4, QxQ; 25. R._Q, n.Q4; 28. K·8I, n ·RI; :28. U-Q2, I'·K;) wllh a n casy win.

24. Q.K) N-Q6 25. P-aN) Q·KS

"ht BI~h"'IJ' or OI)Po.'Ill(l co lor will h~Jp W hllo In IhlR end gnm".

26. QxQ B~Q 27. N·Q4 P·B6 28. P·Bl

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Ob'llo u ~ J y ho could Ll 't take the Q:-;P In vl<)\\' ()f 1'·U7 .

21 . ....•... B·N3 ·29. R·III

If :11. N·Il2, N·B5 Wlnll a pie.:e, 15 Koltht "''''Ves ar" qn~wered by •....•.. , P ·ll7. with .. __ ., N·K7 (lh ",ellaclnl: :In the back· I: l"<lund .

29 . •..... _ R· QBI 3D. I(·Bl P·R4i

A ~ wo·"m·1"II!K' move. )'trst , It provld<)s air (o r Ih(l Klnl: lind avo ids the trap ~ . •.•..•.. , P ·R71; ~1. NxBP lind BlQck'~ advlInUlglI di sappears slrn ullanCO\l$ly wIth hi' p awn. 1'1lc second p ..,ln l w ill Ix ,i.'Uonc a pparent o n move 33.

31. N ·1(2 If l1. N.1l2, N·W ; 32. n ·BI , B·Q6 (lh; 33 . K·KI, N·K7 ; 34. n ·R I, BxN; ~. KxN, llx l' and mack wins e""Uy.

31. _._ P · B7

.,ss tile 32. N-BI

WrJ"""/",, P.ge 3 April 10, J9H

This move lnvu Whit. without ro­source. If nOW U. NxN. ,DaN en win. a Rook. If 33. B-1U, P·NS; :14. NxN. B:.<N eh wins a picee. If n. P ·QN4, R-QRI Is devastaUng.

33, K-K2 R.QAlII

'I'he second point or 30 ....... .. , P ·R4 rea r3 It s ugly he<1ld.

34. RItR lS. K·K3 U.8·Rl 37. 8 ·N2

NxN ch N-Q6i P·NS

37. K-Q2 b met by :no ........ , N·U4! 37 ..... _.. NxB 38. K-a2

Othe .. vo'i.'le 8 ia(lk wI"", II full nook with N-Q6.

38. .. _ ...• 39 . R·R4

..0, N·86

In .., rde r 10 :o nsw~r ~O. RxP with 40. RsP with 40 • •... ~ •.• p .SR{Q) ch , foUowcd b y N ·1I7 ch.

40. R· RI 41. P · R4

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to play in Moscow in June. We might underline the fact that the USCF International Affairs Committee, Max Pavey chairman, did not select this team, and that it had no part in arranging fo r the Q.uadrangular tourney under criticism.-Thc Editor.

Mr. Malt Pavey , Chairma n, Inlernational Affairs Committee. U.S.C.F. Dear Mr. Pavey;

Mlrcll 24, 1955

We, the unders igned, Iro Sure you will agree Ihat It Is d esirable that the United Stales be represented by its strongest possible t eam not only In the forth­coming malch aga inst Russi .. but in other intern. tional t eam eve nts as well.

To thi s e nd w. wish to e nte r stre nuous objections to iI specific current s itua­tion In selecting tu m personnel. In addition we wish to offe r a constructive plan for choosing (Ind trillnlng ) t eam personnel In the fulure.

The personne l arbit rar ily se le.:ted for the pre5C! nt team, for the most p art , clearly merit the ir places. The selection of one or two of the players Is certl inly debatable though not wholly unreu onable. However, the sCH:llled quadra ngulu " qualilylng" tourn l ment, now In p rogress. presumably to delermine a n alternate for the t eam. raises questions we find unlnswe n ble.

It is evide nt that Ihis · 'ou rnament ..... as h astily organized to the exclusion of severl l m lS' ers ra nk ing higher b y U. S. Chess Fede ralion s la ndards th~n all of the plrticipant, in Ih. quadra ngulolr tll'trnamenl. For elUmple, not Included we re Ge orge Krame r, a Se n ior Master and Herbert Seidman. a high prize winne r In the Iwo most re~enl U. S_ chlmpionship tournaments. both of whom, In our opinion. .. ..., worthy of serious consideration for t he regular team. In I ddltlon. more thin a nother ,wenty ml Uers rank higher Ih~n one of the p it rtlclpa nts.

It is thus clea r t hai the q Ul dra ngular tourname nt Is at Its baSis 1\Iogicil and unr~re$enll l jve. We f ind it impossib le 10 bel ieve Ih~t you IS t he responsible U. S. Chess Feder.llon IIgent have offici~lIy sanctioned thi s tournlment I nd It Is con-5eque ntly ..... e be lieve without status.

We the refo re request th l t Ihe q uad rangu llr tourna me nt be decl.red Invalid and a g . nu lne "! ulilfying tournament be conducted to fill Ihe post of alle rnate a nd a lSO any vacancift thai m~y s ubse",uent ly a rise. The re Is surely time to o rglnite such I lourna m<! nl If prompt measures I..., ta ke n.

n may be noted Ihl t Ihe place of . lIe rna te on Ihe t eam Is not In.s.0nseque ntial. ,One has only to recall the 1946 malch with Russia ..... hen the "Ilternale" played both games of the match.

This situation a glln points up the necessity for a n oblective system for" sele.:t. inSl team personnel. We beli<!ve cons ide rat ion s hou ld be given to the follo ..... ing plan.

Any player ranking n S<!nior Maste r or Grand Masler In the most recent rat· ing lis t hn clel rl y de monslrated outst l ndlng cur",nt ability a nd Is the refore e n · titled, ipso flc to, to a place On the telm. Usually fi ve o r s hl players wlluld be selectfll in th is n .. n ner. -

The n ext te n Or fifteen r l nking p laye rs e re most likely of suc·h nelrly !!"qu. 1 abili ty th. t . the rating syslem cannot ac~ura t<!ly me.sure the ir relltive current slr<!ng th . Thei r r igh t to a place on the team s hould be demonstraled In a qualify­Ing tourname nl. To th is tou rna ment, the players already assured of a p lace on the tea m. could be in vlte~ for train ing purposes. Thus the qua lifying tournlme nt would be not only useful for se lecling some of the t u m members but would also · Ifford I n opportunity for much needed practice for the whole t eam.

We trust yoU will t ake forthright aclion to repudl l te the unfortonate quad· rangular lourna mcnt a nd replace it by a representalive qua lifying tourna ment. In Iddition we hope you will hike vigorous measures to establis h I n oblective syslem for selecting future teams.

We would Ippreclet e a prompt re ply to OUr r~p rese:ntiltlve. Eliot Hearst. Diredor, U.S.C.F., 300 West lO8th Sireel, Ne ..... Yo rk. New "York.

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O NCE more Jack Spence obligates the chess world with a recovery of ·tournament games that otherwise might well have passed into

the oblivion of private colleCtions. Albert. Pinkus supplied ,the 66 games from {he finals, the USCF SpOnsored the proj eot, and Spence added thc Evans·steiner match. When he ean issue the 1954 tournament, Spence will have completed the recording of all post-w3r championships from 1946 forward . Thc 1951 event was sensational not only because Evans finished ahead of Reshevsky but also because Rcshevsky lost his first game in United Sutes chnmpionships s ince 1936. Dr. Ariel Mengarini turned the tr ick.

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CHESS TACTICS FOR BEGINNERS By U. S. E"pert DR. ERICH W. MARCHAND

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1. Answers to Reeders' Qvu tions Mr. Leon Anbauscr, Sugar Land, Texas asks: When I am asked to

recommend three chess books for a beginner to buy • ..that should I choose? Answer: It is next to impossible to say which beginner's books are the very best. 'l'hrce good ones aN!: the Firs' Book of Chess by Horo­witz and Re infcld. the Second Book of Chess and the Third Book of Chess, the latter two by Reinfeld. These are short, lucid and suHiciently elementary to be tru ly designed for beginners. Also good is the Invit., tion to Chess by Harkness and Chernev. 2. Positional Chess

In some respccL'I the subject of pOSitional chess is not fitting material {or a beginners' column. What is the usc of conSidering the fine points oC pawn struclure (doubled pawns, isolated pawns, -backward pawns, and such) ir one is going to lose pawns or pieces on simple combinations or gct one's King mated in the middle game?

The real value oC positional play is seen when a playcr has pro­grc$Scd to a point where he has learned not to make elementary blund­ers, when hc can foresee and deal with ordinary combinations and, most important, when he has lcarned to keep his King in reasonable safe ty.

However, every beginner should at least be aware that positional chess ex ists. At the vcry start of his ehess career he should try to be· gin 10 accumulate some of its underlying ideas and not get into too many bad habils which will have to be unlearned later. A beginner who plays over some of the games of thc masters should undcrstand that what may appear to be a dull super·cautious contest is often teeming with delicate fincsscs and long range strategical ideas. The master, for instance, must always kecp in thc back of his mind what the game will look like if and whe n the end-game stage arrives.

3. A Positional Game FRENCH DEFENSE

Ladde r Game Roches tll!r, N.Y., 19S5

WhIte mack V. WEIG E. MARCHAND 1. P-K4 P·K3 3. KI .QB3 Kt·KB3 2 . . P·Q4 P·Q4 "'h e classical mOVII!. In reeeni yea rS tho Wlnawer va rlallnn 3. . ....... , n·K~ h as become popula r partly becausc o f Ill! fl'<-'<luen1 ad op tinn by t be pre5ent W'o r ld Champion, AI. Rolwlnnlk. 4. B.KIS B·K2 5. P ·I( S Kt.K5 The beU mOVe Is !/ . ... _ ... , KKt·Q2. But Black wished tn IIcl aWIY irom the b eatcn path. White II.hou]d now play e. Bx8, KtxKt (n ot 6 .... _ ... . Q"B; 7. KIJtKI, PIKt since the KP would be hard to defend); 7. 8J<Q, KtxQ; 8. " xP, KtxKW. 6. KtxKt BxB 1. KI.BS f1ere Whi te s hould 1,II1Y 7. KI.J:D for two reaSOn$. Firstly he ,alna lime. Black is compelled tn play 7 ....... _, QxO and then, with 8. Kt-KD3, White u n do· velop a p].ece and drive back the Black Q at the llame time. Secondly, two Bishops a~ IlUmewhat better than a Kt and B especiaBy wh"n nearInJ: the end·game wheo wide open .space.s are ',sually present . 7. P.QKt3.. KI.Q3 P.qB4 This move is the nnrma] key to Bhlek'. strateg leal plrln In the French Df!fcnse. It aUacks lh" ba.e of t he pawn ehaln in the center. Black haa two PONlble loglc:a] p lnns to t ry (1) A general at. tack with I'iece~ On Ihe K·alde and (2) the advance P.K II4, P .DS (with p~oper prepurationj. 9. p·KB4 B·1(2 Blnck consldel"<ld a I"lsltlonal flnu~~ h ere. Ie 9 ......... , B ·1I5 eh. White must either glvo UP the cI",nee to ensUe (l r weaken hl$ K·slde pawllS with )'.KKU. Hnwover, While has unly one BIshop and It operates nn while &quares. ll ~ mnblHty will be IncreUlHI If Uh) l,uwn! <Ire placed on bllck sq"arc~ (Cal);. IJlpn. "<I',, rule, about which more will be said In I later arl\cle). lit. Kt·B3 Pxp

A pnsltlonal mOVe as we ll 11 a prepara· tory nne. The White Kt Is k ept out of hie Kt5 lIqua re. In general It b good pellcy for Blaek. to keep hll PaWJUI on the uma eolor u White's Bbhop. What I. more the ted·move geh rClidy tnr P·QKt4 and II Q·slde advance. 14. 0 ·0 P·QKt4 15. K· RT To pr"vent hi s Kt from belnil pinned by 15 .......... Q·Kt3. 15. ........ KtxKt 16. PICKt With this manl'Ove,. Blaek.,_h,'"',_".,,: .. ,,, tho slight wellkne ... ~ he

cen te r -a t m(lVO 10 but ';~~~:;,~!.~:::~ I While S(lme very sUght ! In return, It Is characteristic of poSI· tlona l play that $maU advanl8l1:eI ean. nol be maintained unless they are nursed along by a procUII or transform­Ing them Into otber ~o~ White 's Kt mUllt movo to an unr"vorable square. 17. Kt-Kt QR.Bt Another par t ot Black' s stra tefy ap· pears. He Wishes t o use the open B­Ille. 11. KI-83 0-0 n. 8.q3 "·Kt3 A p lausible way to sIQW down White'll

ch~n lnatud because o,lln of blanea', ",Ie. Whlte'a Bishop "bit" I:r'nite" aa the S&11n& goca. 20. Qo02 R·B3 Zeu1 noda. S ligh tly bette r wou ld ... _.~. ft.82 as appel" later. 21. QIt·B1 KR·al 21. RxR ,oR It was impOrtlnt to eap ture wllh t he Q Ins lud or the R so ... to preveDt Whlto'a R·Bt. It 15 IIlmwt always essen· tlal to "et Dnd keep eontrol ot opeD mel when they are pre, ent. II Dlack hnd played 20 . ......... It·H2, hl1 Q would now nand on B2 Ind ho would be reudy for P .QIU . t once. 2l. P.qR3 . Q.B2 25. P.R3 24. Q· 1(2 Q·Ktl White Swim, a bll unable w find a con­Vincing plan. He makes an Ilr.h ole tor hiS K. Not good ' would be 2:5. QKM per_ mitting R.B6. But 25. Q ·Q2 prepning R·Ill WII a ,ood Idu. 25. ........ P·QR4 21. R·B2 P·KU 26. Qo02 Q·8 2 21. PxP BxP

m.ck'.I two BbhOP.f bl:gJ» to have a IIUle scope. Black has control of a n open £ile. With I all/:ht but clear pOliI. tlona l advanLago how can be hope to turn Ihls Into I won game? 29. QoOl Q.BI 11. K ·R2 8 .RJ 30. QxQ RxQc h n. P·R4 &OK" Black hll a cute plan In mind. 11 prob­ably can be stopped If (lnc ICCS it com· Inll:. 11. K·Kt3 Blac k now 34 ........ .

B1aek'l IU' 36. Px8 37. Kt.Q2

P·Ri 34. R·Bl hal I t oreed win.

Rx R 35. ElJo;R

to .0 through.

B·B6l

is bound P.R' ,·os

3L KI·K4 P·R1

Black takes Ddvanta,e Qf a 5lJ':h t pusl. tI(ln;.1 Inaccuracy on the part or hi. oJ'­pnllent. White .shOUld h IVe played 10. p -Qm so as w answer JO. ~~.~., Pd' with I I. PXP malntlln lnc his s tren,th PLAY BALL! In the eenter . / II. Kh: P B-Cn Il. P.83 12. B·K2 Kt·8l

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dbess tife IV""""" P'9' S IIpril20, 19JJ

Not 38 ....... M' PxKt; 39. B-S4, B-B7 (in· tending B-KUI); 40. B-R2. Blaek Should r~lgn. 39. Kt·B6ch K.Kt2 40. P·R5 P·RI::Q 41. K· R4 Qxe.

42. P·Ktl O . K·KI5 44. K·l(t4

Q.Rk h P-R3ch

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PETROFF DEFENSE MCO: page 14S. eolumn 7

California Chillmpionship San Francisco, 1954

White Dlack W. ADDISON E. LEVIN

1. ,..K4 P ·1(4 2. !Ct·KIIl _ Kf.I( B'

Old and sound. yet IIOmowhat peculiar In modem chu_ the Petroff Defense.

:So KIlIP ,.·en 4. K"'( B' Ktll " s. P.04 __

$. Q.K2 and ~. K ... B3 .Il$o run to cqUIIl­Jly.

5. P·Q4 • • . B.Q3 B·Ql

This th re .. l<'n~ most. fastest, but It is G. .., 8.K2 ror Ion::: ter m soun<1neS~.

1. 0 ·0 0 ·0 8. P· B41 .. .. ..

Thl~ unc1ennlnlng of the Knight on )(5 u strnnler Ih. n the mechanlcill ,nOVIl¥ 8. Il·X I and 8. Kt-D3.

I . ....... . , . PxP 10. P· XRl

Retler II< 10. Kt".R~. 10. B· A.4 11. KI·S3 Q.X2

On 11. .., Kt-Q2; 12. KtxKt, pxKt; 13. BxP, KI·B3; 14. ll-BS. Black has n O com· p cnsntlun l or h is Pawn&.

11. R·Kl? A careless n,OVe. 12. Q-KZ m;i';;-itloln~ t he advantage.

11. _.. XlxX t l 13. PxXt ..

l( 13. RxQ, KtxQ; 14. n ·Kt , K t xKtP; ] 5. UxKt, 'RxKI; 16. PXB. and Whit", can· not polot to one he"lthy P u wn.

13. BxXtJ 14. PxB ... .... .

H 14. nxQ, axQ; 15. R.KI , B-n4; a nd Hiliek h"" ,m ext r a pIece.

14 . ..... _. Q.RI TbC! direct aUack agalrul the fli!IUrg"n· izt.-.l Whltlt k lnl:·s;de b eglnl.

15. 8 ·S I U IS. ".KtZ, It·U3; wIns.

IS •. 16. P ·QB4

XI ·Q2 P·QKll

17. P·R4 White's Intp.nllon is tu exchant e RI"ek's

18. FI.R3, In orde r mcnac\ol/ Dllhop.

11 . ....... P·B5 Bind!

II. 8 ·R3 R·B4 Thl$ nvt only bring", the K R Intn the IIUaek, It v3e;,w.s K " l .f o r the Kn ig h t and QIt 110 thn t Ihey ma'j join In the

. lun too. 19. Q·Q2?

Not 111. BxD, H·K t 4 eh; 20, K·1I2, QxRP eh; lind BIDCk males In unc. liut 19. Q·K2 I~ beUer.

19, ........ R·K14ch 20. K·R2 KI ·BI 21 . 8 ·KXn

The be.t defe ns e is 21 . .8><D, PxD; 22. )t·R!'

21 . ..... . _ KI · Ktl 22. R·KKtl

A goln, 22. FlxB. 22. ........ Q.R3!

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KEVITZ. DEFENSE Meo; P' 9'" 131 . column 1

Milr$h il ll C.C. Champion$h i p New York, 1955

NO{~I by U.S. HxfU., Willi"", 1""",,, ... d'j Wh ll.e mnck

W. LOMBARDY A . KAUFMAN I. P· K. Kt·QB3 4. Kt·KB3 2. P·Q4 P ·K4 KIxXt?! 3. PIIP KtxP This move results I" ~ badt ... <", ,,.,,!>«I J:"m" r<>, 1\lac:lr:. H e mig ht h~ve done he lle t· wl l h 4 ......... Q.R3; 5. n· 1\2, 1\·KI5 ~h : 6. QKI.Q2. Kil<KI<:h: 7. Dxl\l . Kt-T{ 2; 8. 0 ·0. 0 .0 ; 9 . KI·K13. KI.R.~; 10. I'·KKt.1, n·lil; I I. D·Kt2. B·El ; 11. P ·QB3. P·Q3; 13. P·KII~ . !I ~ played In Ihe glln1l!. K<l!' ... · Ke"It~, l IS" vs. USSR m alcll , New Y nrk 1!)54. 5. QxK' Q·Bl Th<:: re I~ n(llhing beUer. If _""'"' . P-Q3; 6" R·QI)4. n ·Kl : 7. BxB. I'xl\ ; II. Q .QKU. Q·QHI j,( ives Whit<· ~on"ld cnble pres­su r e. 6. Q-KKI31 or eo u",,, not r. Qx Q. K l xQ: 7. n ·Q3, R·84; w ith s!ll{ht a(I""nl"g /! In n lllc k. 6. .. .. Q.XKt3!? lil ,,~k , houl" t lY (;. .., f' .Q3: 7. Kt·D3. D·K~ (vr 7 . .. " ..... Q·KI3) wIth n J{<>od chance vr developing h is »Iee<,~. With 6 . ........ , Q.J(Ktl RI~ek allowl White 10 eaplure hl~ QlJp with the rt.'1I1I1I thaI h e l "se~ hl~ Q3 squ~re. T ho) QI' al!IU he­emnes lso llil eti. 7. QxP ..... Axnln n(ll QxQ with a p robllh l<) equal. jl y Ivr B1ae k. 1. ....... Qx P~h '9. KI ·BlI B·Kt5 •• 8 ·1<3 I<t·B3 I r 9 . ....... .. QxBP; 10. Q·K5 eh. li·K2; 1 1. R·B~ o r 1(1 ........ .. KQI; I I. B·QB1 fol· lowed hy 0 ·0 should gIve RI"ek a dlffl· cnll I/ .. me. '0. 0·0·0 8 xKt 11 . Q xB o.() Whlte now "" " a JHlslUvnalty won game. lie h:lSl three advlIntages whl(h lihould

pawn

. ---.

Oddly enou,h Ihll lICems to be the only wlnnln..: COntinuatio n. 12. ....... Q.SSeh 14. R)(Q 13. Q.Q21 Q)(Qch 15. R· K2 p·Q4 l.s Inl Pcrative penetnle~ 10 Ih" 7th rll nk I'·K83. ". P·X8l Kt·Q3 II. B- B4 17. Rx Rch KlxR lIe ~holl td l't' le . s t play p.Ql!

Xt·B2

n . 8 ·X5 Kt ·kJ 20. R-Ql _ ... In orde r 10 pe rmanently re~lf lc t Dla<:k 's developme nt . The ........ t o r the g.me ne~-.l5 nn rurtlter con'ment. 20. K'·QI 25. R·Kl 21. B·B7 K,·Kl 76. R·KI 22. B·Q6 P_KR3 27. B .QS 23. P-B" P·QR4 28. SliP 24. P· B5 K'·Ql 29. B·Ktlk:h

k ·R2 P.QKt ..

kl ·Bl P·R4

NIMZOINDIAN DEfENSE Me a : p~ge 106, co lumn 30

U.S. Junior Champions htp Long Beach, 1954

Notes "7 U .S. Expert Wi/{j,"n (,o"'/""'/'j W hIle Bla~k

P . MEYER A , ALTSHULER I. p .Q.. KI·KBJ 3. KI.QB] B·KIJ 2. P.QB4 P·Kl 4. P -8l ._ ... The vbjl!t: l vf Ihis move h to bUild u p a st rnnJ{ e",nt(lr without 1000 ing the l",m pO by 1. p·Qlt3, BxKt el,; 5. PxB, 0 ·0 ; 6. P·R~ u !~ I'l~~'ed in the Sllc,nL<och "aria. lhln . lll~ck h us In my opinion ono r ea lly effr.ctlv i r ep ly 10 4. P·B3 and Ihat Is 4 . ........ I'.R4. 4. P·Q4 6. P .QR3 S. Q .R4c h Kt·B3 While n"W "Iay~ P·Q1L1 ix'cau!Je h e no lonne r r ... al'$ 1M, s uppOrilld 10.</1 or t empO as Bluc k IItt(l,· :>. Q·R4 ell, I<t-Bl can not ca. lly nttaek t h e Whl~e ecntcr with p ·B4. 6. BxKtch n . .. .. .. . , II · K2 fo llowed by 0 ·0 Dntl P·1(4 mlghl hllve hoen ~n impl'ovemont over the text. Afler 6 . ........ , l~xKt ch While get~ lob d""ired cenler. 7. PxB B·Q2 AJ.:;,ln 0 ·0 rolltHo'ed b y 1"·1.:4 w;.~ I .. d;· e'-' Ied. 8. Q . B2! T he 1>(Il n t! I\ ltho"l:h Whit" l a.<:~ In d ,, · "dv l''''e nl h is po. llI"n h' t ho ~ enter will . ....,on 1.,11. IlIaek r":t ~ <lr .. ,,,~. no t accept Iho ~"CI'l{ice(1 III' . I n elthe l' <:ue he l'(<:t~ Ihe ",o " ~1 of il as h I.. Ilkoccs . althO" ll h o ut, arc not l)r<'lperty placed foo' :on'j 'Iecls lve ""lion. S. P·KRJ I'revenllnA' J\·Kts hill "Iso J::l vln J: While a ta.-::<"I f o r "Ua~k . 9 , P ·K4 O.() II , P ·K R4 10. P· K5 k l ·K I II . f'x!' , I'llI' ; 12. 8 -Q3, I'.R3: P ·KB4, Kt·R( ; 14 . Kt·R3, P·QR4; 15. 0 ·0 with """lUi a tlncklnl! possibiHllu might be belte r . 11 , . P·Bl 12. P · B4 BPXP? Deti p. r I ~ P·D( lockln!! tbe Ilo,\t lon somewh.,t 1Ilthou £ h While s t ill h1l8 a eon ~!d.fllb le od"antage In 'W~CC plus the twv Bl.llhop 5. 13. KBPxP Q·K2

14. 1$. a.K" KRxP I . abo ,und . 1$ . .. M.M. Kt. Jt4 Now h c "luYI It !! 16, B·R1ch K·1l1 11. R.QIU With ttl", Idea or U51nj,( this piece for aUllek ilion' either the Kit or KB tile In Ihe .. ellr ru t tJl'(', 17 . .. M.M. 8 .BS

18. P x B7 'J'h i~ I~ su le ldu, bu t Black mIg ht try Q. Q~ w il h t he IH'!;5lb!llty of wresting the initiative t r o m White. If. P x P Q II KtP 23. BKRctl 20, B·BSeh K·KtI 24. R·R8c:h 21. B.Pch R·B2 25. QxQ

... ." '-Q' 22. Q·82 Q ·K2 26. P · KI" RltJlgn$ Mate e~nnot be Dvoided.

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QUEEN'S PAWN GAME (Torre Attack )

Meo: p~ge 209. co lumn 42 Rosenwald Trophy Tournilme nt

N o w Yo rk, 1954 N " ' ,'f b,. U.s. E~"'(T/ Ed,,, .. , Mttlni. White Bl.ck

A. BISGUIER J. S HERWIN 1. P ·Q4 Kt· KBl 3. S·XIS 2. Kt·KBl P ·K3 Known as th/! Tor re Attack, thll con· t inuutlon Is luually ess3yed 10 avoId ",,,,II knu"'D book li n~"-3. '"_._. P ·8 4 4, p ·K3 Q.Kt! i::vp. n thou g h thi s Is dwnlsHd by MCO In fa vor vr I~"P Or Kt·83, Ihl. l:a'"1l c!ea l'ly demon,;h'3I1l~ the 1,layabUiI.l' vr the t~'x t move . S. K I· B3?1 1\. a ""s LlIl (It Iliis ga m e White sh<ln ld he a<1\'i.,,,,1 1.<, pl"y (I. Q·DI. S. ....... Q x P! !r tJlnek s ho"ld delay this en l,l nr.· . Wh ite ",,,uld h e ,,\.ole to p rotecl Ih,' I/K1I' w ith R·QKII and then <:Qu id In

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$1 for three copie', '0 Ih" United Sta t es Chen F. d,ratlon , al Bedford, New York 14, N . Y.

GUEST ANNOTATORS WIIII.m I..ombudy Edmu Mednls

to ~X I) lolt the ~arJ)' d~vclopm~nt o f Ulaek'. Qu een . '- KI.KIS O ·KlSc h t. KI ·021 1. P . B3 0 ·A4 Look. ItrOn( (lhNl.t; Kl.-IW). but In renUt)' 'ndl onl)' to the upture of Black', Queen fl'lr lhrc~ mlnl'lr pieces lind . p .. "n. L __ .. P-Q R31t 1'he point of Ulack'. excellcDt open In, pIa)'. While has nothl ll ' bot~r th i n to "win" tM QUHn. t . K'·84 O"Kt n. B~O P x B 10. K ' ·Q6ch BxK,

12. axK ' ? White's Idca. the litormlnl" or the X · .'11th.,. has litt l .. eh.:mcc of lucceedlng, be­tau.<e .. r lh., ""lid it)' or lhe I.t~r. Better wu"ld h3ve be e n 12. Q .8S, rellllning the UiShul' a l lona: U pI'Iqtble. 12.. _._ P x B 17. P·KS OPxP 13. 0·0 8 ·K21 II. BPII.P p .1I-4 14. P· K4 P-Q3! If. P-06 B-QI 15. P·KU P· KIS 10. 0 ·B3 A·A' 16. p ·QS pxa p :n. 0 · K3 KI·831 :;1'0 I,,·cvent Kt-Q!i Whlle II fOn:1!li to adopt an active c<>u ,"*,e. 11. OXP (5) It·R4 25. 0..Q2 13. Ox P a ·KI Sch 2'. Ax a 24. K·A I a .os

... AIIK P

The air hu c leared anti BlacJc b lert Wllh a materially won I>oRIUon . Jim· my .olvel Ihe problem nr <,.-omlO illinlhlll his p 05lt\on . nd brlnglna: hi. m at erial advantage hum" In Impeecabi.o, ~l y le. 21. O·K' S A.o4 31. A·Kl P ·K4 28. Q· KI1 R· BI 12.. P ·K R4 A· Kt3 29. Q xRP RxP 31. AxPchl?1 30. 0 · K17 K·K2 Nothln.- much bellllr .... _ In elllM . b\lt now tI," win is o nly n matler .,f time. No fu rther c<>mnuml I, necessary. 33. _ ..•• ~ Kl xR 46. P. R' 34. QxKlch R·Kl 47. P·1l7 35. Q.a Seh A·Q3 41. P·KI4 16. p·a5 P ·Kt 3 "'. O-Q:kh 37. O·KSch B·K3 SO. O·akh 31. P·R' p ·a3 51. 0-QK16 :HI. Q-Kt3 R/ 4-01 S2.. O·K)ch 40. Q·B1eh • R.Q1 53. 1( ·82 41. Oll P R·Kltl st. 0 ·0 4 42. Q·K3 K· B21 Ss. K· 8 1 "3. P · R4 B-Q4 S6. 0 ·B3 44. K·K I1 K· Kt3 57. O.o3ch 45. P ·RS Rx P 51. K·KI1

AH lg"1

It ·RI It· AI , .. P·84

k·K14 R(It)xP

k.Kt3 A·K2

A.A7ch P.K16

' ·M R. KS P. BI

P ort A r th u r (Tex., ChltSl Club defellt­e d 8eaumont Ch4W. Club U'l.t. .. 'I.t. In a USC!>' r;r,\.c(I team nlaU:h. Double vic­wrie. ror Port Arthur .... ere. .o;cored b), John De Vln.." J. I •. Me ;r,dows, Tom Win. "'''r, J. D. Lewb, and Gtlber~ MOl"Vant, whUe Carrolt I....,"' I ~. J im )0'. Welt, Be n Fort. IL F. Trow, a lld L. O. Carrier seored il \\1n ilpl~e allli W. P . Wb.ite :t draw. For Bea\lmonl R. n . Peebles tal. lie d 10 double Victor)" whUc J. O. 8lnks . C. A . Murray. Herbert La.A. 1'01. A . Or· lowskl ~nd T . O. lo.:dgar scor ed single win •. Dobby 1bompllOn won lind drew Co r Bcaumo" L USCF Club AHUlIl\.eI.

BEHIND SCENES (Continued fro m page 3, col, 4)

pleasant problem of deciding whether he p ..... fera ._ .... , N·N8 to ~ .. _ . N·R1. P awn mOVes li re soon ~ ... h.aultcd while Black ... mu.,. hlnl$Cl f ten'pOlna: with :hi. " I .... on ... ahulUe from R3 to IU o r .... Ith lib IlIsllop ua the oceamn d~ m:;mliL

1'M .-ame 15 of IIOme theoreUcal 10' te ..... lt as a demonltrlltil'ln of the ex· ploitation or the Q..Qde Pawn Majorlt)' In Ulil variation of tile QUHn', Ca,"blt Accepted.

WOlltfm~

C/, ••• cli/e By Willa White Owens

T HE 1955 U. S. Womeu's Chess (.;hampionshlp will be played

lU New !l:ou. City. AugusL :la \.0 :)Cpwmber b. Miss .Mona May KarH, present U. S. Wumen's Champion, IS expected to ddend ller tiUe in a 1l:: player rounQ rol)i.D.

The ~uali1yillg Commiltee for llle Women's 'l 'ournament (Mr. Ken· oeth tianmess. Mr. George Kolt· anowslU, ana willa Owens) IS stuc.ly­lIIg tne ils t of twenty·six top ranX· ing women players. and inVItatiOns Will be sent to Ule lop twelve worn· e n as soon as the list has been Ulol"OugnlY checkec.l for any Changes which SllbUid be made due to re­cent tournament performance .

. Mrs. Giesela Gresser, present U. S. Women's Open Champion. bas protested agatnst the intended melllod of holding the U. S. Woo men's Open Championship· TQurna· ment as part of the USC~· Open at Long 8each, giving the tiUe to Ole woman who l inishes highest in the mixed lournamenl. Mrs. Grcssel'li writes:

"How can women play fOr the Open title by trying to show h ow they wbuld make out against mas­culine opponents o( unrelaLed strength and widely dillering chess ratings in a Swiss system with all ils haznrds and inconsistencies? 'fhe women playel'li may never even meet over Ule board; the weaker may finish with a better score than the stronger. This sort of thing is an abu:re of the idea of a women's championship; calling it a womcn's championship is a deceptiVe mis­no mber."

She is so right- the random scores in the mid·seetion of a large Swiss are not suHicienUy delioi tive lor a serious tiUt.

In a burst o[ enthusiasm in the May 5 column, I called th is tiUe "the se(:ond most impbrtant worn· en's title in the country.'/ I should have said merely thal it was a sec­ond title. Competition (or t,llis tiUe has never been very keen, with the exception of las t year, when it was combined with the Zonal Tourna· ment- r esulting in the strongest women's tournament ever held in this country.

The question seems to be wheth· er it would be more valuable for women's ehess to try to build up the Women's Open as a serious title (played coneurrenUy with the :Jnnual USCF Open. but in a sep­arate section of women) or keep the Open as a mixed tournament. givi ng women an annual opportun­ity to try their strength against the s trongest mel). or women play· ers their ability will allow them to meet.

The New York women are in the midst of the greal.est concentration of the nalion's chess talent. T hey have many opportunities in their famous clubs to play masters un· der tournament conditions. Women in the rest or the country are not so blessed. (Cries from the audio ence: "She's just jealous." I sure am.)

Without the USCF Open, most or the women throughout the coun­try would never have the opportun·

by N-icholns Gabor

Solullons, rHnar ks. s u"odions. etc., as we li as composil ions by .ny .nd .11 compos-us .ro weleomo. A ddr", . 11 communkillo ns to N k hol.. a . bor, Ho"l K4mp. r I..ano, Cincinnati " Oh io.

Problem No. HI By L. C. l .cord. and

Or. F. Me ndes de Monies Poco, de Bruil

Problem No. HJ By Edgar Holt.d.y Charlottesville, Va.

First Publication

While male, in two m Dves

P,oblm. No. 112 By Eric M. Husberg

1st l'rize, Olympic Tournament ' 948

P,obIem Nt). ' 14 By H. C. Mowry

Malden, Massllchusetts Firs t Publication

movn

T onA Y'S selection : No. 551 is a beautiful Meredith. No. 552 is by one of the leading American l.'Omposcrs, wiUI a highly nlodem and in·

• lricate feature. No. 553 is the th ird sample o[ its composcr 's skill since we became problem editor. No. 554 i.~ by an old time r whose works we rind in many ~merica n problem books.

We rCCt'lmmend our solvers to keep each and every issue until the solutions are published (6 weeks after publication of the works) nnd co~pare them with their own solutions.

~o. S39 (\VI!so n ): I. 8-84, Ih .... "1 z. QxKt. Mo .. es or the llIa-ck Knlgbts produee ¥00<i !;quar ..... blocklng c<>mblned with White sel!·ln\.errerenc4.

No. 54(1 leoutun); I. Q.Q6. threat!.. Q.Q5. In some way, elmllar m CChUlltm. wilh the 8lack Kni¥hl.ll <:alil,;n, lrouble w llerever they mo .. e to pre.~-ent the threat.

No. $41 (IIttr:;:e r): 1' he main point of this problem Is lhe t l")" ; I. Q·Bl. threale ... Ing 2. Ii.,<Pdbl.eh. n,lIte. 1'111. II")' invi te 'S the !.hematic defe"'e. 1 . .. ... ~ .• R·B4 and 1 . ........ • (J.B~. with 2. Kt·K8 a nd ·2. Kt"P mate~ respeetlvcly. Th~ t ry I~ dCfeated only b)' 1 . . _ ... • II ·KI4. Intended solution; 1. B.-K4 wllh Ihnat 2.. Kt-QS (lbl.eh. 1II11~. DerelUe' i . ..... ~., \t·KS anli I. ~ ... _ .• B-K3 instead, fo llowed by rnatu a. abo .. e. It " r e g ..... Ulll)IC t hat t hb ti ne .!Jeheme Is ruinea by the cook; I. Kl.-Q7 db!. eh ., fo llowed by 2. Q.KOG mate . Sol"e,"*, who sent cooks as solution were given 2 point •. Cook ami tnl.e.llu ... d key ¥a .. e the n 5 exun pomL$ (7 loolnts together).

No. 5-42. (f:a lon) : i . a ·ln. If 1 . .... ... .• K.It5; 2. R·1l1 e h. K ·K16; 3. 1l-Q3 mste. If t • •• ~ •.•. , PxKt; 2. It·K16 lind 3. Il·R7 m,,~. If I. _ .... ~ . P.KtG; 2. R· lt6 ehll. e tc. ~eral IIOlvenl eDnl lder th lK ",·"bh)ll' .. ~ ... ProSI'CCtlvC flr .... prb;e winner.

ity of meeting the masters across U1C board in serious chess. To have all the national tournaments in wh ich women mllY play. s trictly segregated for women playcrs, would, in my opinion, lend to hold women's chess at its present level. And Mrs. Gresser and I share a great desire to see this lcvel raised.

This is too importanl a question for the WOmen's Committee to try

to decide without the advice of all interested persons, men or women. Many' me n have written me that Ihey feel that the promotion o( women's chess in this country is vital to American chess and should be given t he combi ned efforts of

(Please to rn to page 8, col. lJ

rn. "I~ W",",",." p , •• 7 \l1}2SS 1. J' Ap,;110, 1915

i'(rJ,ulJ"" Plge 8 Ap,;/20, 1951

5.1 .. /00. 5. Wl.I< :Jl. B.., rrJ-.?

position No. 156 J. " anke·G. Kram: nber!:. Sebmolle n·

hagen. Ut.t7_ The ,:ome eontlnued I . Nx QP!, PxN; 2. Q.K:! eh, K·BI ; 3. RxP ch i. KxIl; 4. R·1!.i eh. K·H I; S. UN$, N·W; II. « .KSI, QN.Q2; 7. Q.K6, Q.KI ; a. Rx ill eh, iIIxR; 9. QxN eh , PxQ; 10. B-ru; mal" (Ind the most char ming o n. w e hlWI! seen In mnny • yu r). T hA, solv· en d Iscove red I hls actua l l ine 01 p Iny; fou r o then cor rectly se leded the "Belt Mov,," and prllC~ed to p rov, a w in after 4. Q.R3 ell. Aceonlln,: to cUltom, h. ... t hnn 10 corn.oct solutlona calla for duub le credit. so 2 polnta each ue aw.rded to Rea B. H.y .... Dr . Ray Pin· wn, irwin Sigmond. Andris S lak11s, T . J . SulUvun,' William n. Wlilion, and N. P. Wlttl~. A ,Ina l. polot ,Ge' to }f. A . Sanden for the correct move with Ie .. eomplete .nalYIIs. In ndtUlwn. w. m us t eredlt OOllald C. JIII III wllh 2 polnll f or • f ino d elllon.l rntion thai 1. D·1QIl5! a l~ wml. Jl e r e is hI:> :lI1llySIS tn the eruelal va r lntlon : 1. B·KN5, N·KlJ3; 2. NxKP, Q.xP; 3. NJ(P!! (.n o r lt: lnal 1dca) Q.B3; 4. B-N5!, Q"B; $. N .Q6eb .nd w m l; if here S. _ . K1N; 4. Q·1l5eh. K,D; 5. IbN. l>xH; 6. \$-84, Q-IU; 7. QR.KI w1nJ. In the I. tter line 4. , PoN! losel to 5. BxP Ch i a mi 4. ~.~ ... , K,N to 5. B"N. Q·Bl; 6. B.QB4 eh. QxB; 1. Q. KI mulc.

Sinee t. IJ.KN5 15 thus proved a win­ni nlil' line • .... a will IIwnrd ~ pt. to the followi ng solve r.5 who .5howed wlrui a.awt tha 1. ......... p .B3 and 1 . . __ • Q,B dcren~I, but did not dl5eover lUlls' alUiwer a I ..... ~ .. , f'·KBS: J . l!. Coach, man. W. J. Couture, Wallaee F. Getz, Heino Kurnok, Pa ul SmUh, .nd J . Weln· Inliler.

A number or .fOlvers tried l. N,N5, N·KUl; 2. NxP, K xN; 3. Q·US eh, ove r· lookinlf the ellenpe 01 the Black K lnS by K·K3, IIntl If 4. Q.B5 eh, then KxP.

TlllleotmUng the bonus points, t he soW· en .. · .. r ll beaten b y 15-12.

The pu blished $OIut1on to No. 15:1 proved a litOe shak¥. I n plrUc:uln . the columnlil was unduly lmpressed by the line l. ful', N,ltl. Though W4 f1ound· en.<! badly In attempUng In refute this, both I rwin S[J:m ond ant! WIIII.m B. WIl· son ..., rreetly poin t out t hat W hite plaY:ll 2. Q N3 lind ends this d ream In a m ost en1phatle manner (e.g., 2. .... _ .. PJ<B, 3. RXII ; or 2. ......... 1txR: 3. B"KP). In v;.ow of ollr prtlvlous award Qf .,... poinl l o r this UnliOund line, It SI.le,nl only fa ir to ;t .... a rd th" lime to MeSllrL Sl,lIDond and Wilson for dcn "Ung it. We are also Inrl/!bted to Mr. Sigmond for forwa rd ing some analysis " fter L JtxRP, . Jt.Nl; 2-flx,,"P. n ·RI; 3. R·R7, n·NI , whe re t he publl~h<·tl 4. Q·N5 ailowl QxQ; $. BxQ, p .B3 IIluvlnf: th" "wm" lom ewhat dub­luus. n t,t 4. UxKP! II II vllllmb!e jUl ' p ... ",e",ent whleh Ippear. to win o ut. right. Th" &prln!: weather I, W n ice the:lle dllys that we refullC t o uke our analytk.1 erron too aen vuliy; thanks for the corrections all the .. me!

·Welcome to new wlver.

WOMEN'S CHESS (Continued from page 7. col. 2)

a ll men and women who wish to advance American chess.

The question is-which would most effectively promote women's chess:

a. Hold t he USCF Open as an annual mixed tournament, award· ing a title to the woman fi nishing highest.

b. Hold the USCF Open as an annual mixed tournament, but abandon the title '·U. S. Women'S Open Champion."

c. Hold an annual U. S. Womcn's Open Championship, played COD­currcntly with the USCF Open, but in a se l>;l l'ate women's section:

What thinkest thou?

Join tha USCFI It Is alweys I l aund ope n ln , mov • .

M.-, 28.'0

:JournamBnt oil/. 311t Ann". 1 Tr.ns-Misslu lppi O. venport, low.

Open ; .t Ch.m ber of Comme~, Dav. enport ; 7 rd Swla be,lnnlng 1:00 p.m . }fay 21 to 4:00 p.m. May 30; en lr7 f ee $7.00 Includml rating l ees; ,uaranteed $100 lit p r l •. c, total $3SO calh prlllu p l\LI me~hand l", prize. for CI... A, B, ~ nd C r ank lnl playe rs; Co r t! eta l~ , .... rite: J OM Warren , % Moline DeJPatch, Molin., DI.

s. nd to CH~SS LI FIi, 12) No. Humphr.y Av . .. Oak "'rk. ilL for ,pplk. tlon form fo r announc ing ' .... ' ... . m . nt k'I ttli. column.

Unl." ot h.rwlSl "P.dfl. . 11 t our .... m enl . .... no unced USCF ra ted. Ra l lng feel, If I n y, a r . Included In sP. c"lfled

In this column I r. 100% . ntry fe.; no . ddltlona l

rating f.e fo r non·m. m be r s USCF.

M., 7.8 find 14·11 M"ryland State Ch. mpionship

B;llt imore, Md. Op.n to M.ry l. nd .talt: ~Dts a nd

members of Mary lan d chefS cluln; at Ar ion Chess Club. 11 No. Cary S t... ».al· tlmore; 1 r d Swl$.l, 50 move. In Z h.n 15 min •.• a dJut!lc:. tlon a n e r 4~ ..... pll1. prius: 60%. 30%. and 10'Jo of ne t ; entry fee $3.00 (p l\l.l $3.00 deposit f or eom· pletion 01 so:: hedu le); bnn. ull anct elockl 1.1 a vailable; for deta l ~. wnl.: Kenn.th M. Benjes, ISII TlIJrd Rd., lWI lUmore 20, Md.

1~ USCF r . t ed . v. nl .

M<ty 6-1 Wisconsi n Sh lte Champion$hip

Beloit. Wise:. At W n , hl Arli 11. 11 01 Beloit Col.

lelle; n:lIlrlcled to r es ld.nt. of Wb eon. slo; 1 Kd SwIsa.. be.l:in ning FrIday May 6 It 8:00 p.m.; t rophl ... to w lM . r and hl.h ranki n, players; .ntry fee: $4.00 fvr USc..- m emben OCA tt.oo for t~ wh o joined the WCA between J une I. lH4 and March 1. 1955), 1$.00 for n on­members (nU", Ie... mcluded); for de!;lllll. write: Walter W. Lebwalt, 13(l9 EmCrllOn Street, Beloit, Wb.

' DO~ U5CF r at . d ovent.

M <I1 14-15 Minnesota State Junior

Championship St. PiIlul , Minn.

Re51rk; ted to Minnesota relld en '" 21 yn and u nder ; a t 1>owntown YMCA. 9t h aDd Cedar; 5 nJ Swl ... , tarts 8:30 a.m . Satu rday; e nt r y f ee: $2.~; t r op hy an d cub pnre for u t plul other p r ize"; ,{,1> : lIa rry D. Field; for detail', write: n " rry D. Field. % Downtown Y MCA. 9th &. Cedar S t .• St . Pa ul. Minn.

100% USCF , a le-d e .... n t .

M q 14·" Indiana State Ch"mpionship

Logllnsport. Ind. Re.ltricted too Indiana reside nt. m ,

elu dlnJ" studc nll a Uendlna: IChool ud non .... t.ate rdtldcnl.$ w ho . r e memben of I ndIa na dubs: at Bam el Hote l: .n· n ua l e l ~tlon p~ee"" Inu r nameot; play starts 1:00 p.rn. Sntu rd ay, May 14th ; S rd S .... iII.; . ntry fee $3 to $5 to De d~ided at meeti .... ; prize.: ~ of ., rize m oney to I, t p lace, so-. to Znd. 20'% to 3rd; playoff of tie f ar l it, S ·B poin ll used oUterwlH; brtn, .eta. boards, . nd cloclul; for deta1l5, write: D. E. M ead, 2715 Green St., Ga r y. tr.d.

I~ U SCF r at . d e v.nt .

M" 14·1J South Texas Open Championship

Corpus Christi, Tel(. Open to 1111 p layers; he ld In eonnecUon

with the annual Buceaneer Dayl e el;" braUon; a l Nucce5 Holct; :; rd Swtsa. S game5 M.y H , I gam ... May 15; entry fee ".15 Inc: ludlna: u ser n Un, f _ ; p lenty of prbes and trophiel; Oeo ... e Kolt.roo .... slt l toum am eet dlrec:tor; for d ela lls, .... ' ·lI e: H enry You ngman, P .O. Rt»< 844. Co rP'" Ch r isti, Tex.

· 100% USCF r a ted ev. nt .

, M" 28,JO T exi S State Championship

O"lIas, Tex. Open to .Tex .. residents lind mllitary

personnel ltalloned In T.x .. ; 6 rd Swiss, two I.me, po2r day; IUlran!.e<. ... 1st p rize of $1$.00 plul pcnn.:uIent t rophy; I ddl tlonll l eu h prIHl .and trophle.; entry ree SlO p lu . USCF mem· bershlp; en tries received In P .. r lor " C" of Adolphu. Hotel betwC'e D 11 :00 a.m. and 11:30 p .m .• Saturday, May 28th; COT

d et alil write: C. F . Tenn . 1849 Fondren Drive. Dallas '. Tex.

100% USeF ra tfll . .... nt.

NOTE

By o rde r of the U5CF Executive Camm ille • • a ft. r this date no tour­na me nt will be e llgibl. f ar USCJ; Rat ing wh ich Indudes Mr. Norm.n T. W hllik. r. of $h~y 51" . Md., . mon, It s partlcipa nll.

M ", 27,J (1 Third Eastern States Open Champ­

ion$hip Phlladelphi., Penna.

Open; li t FranldlD Cheu Club, 161' Loc:U$1 St., Phllsd~lphta 6: Me rc.n tlle Librar y Chass Au·o., 1421 Walnut St.., Phll. de lphla; 1·rd Swl5, ; e ntry fee : $10.00 ($1.00 to Jun iors bom alter May 30. 1136) wltb $5.00 refund on comple­tioo 01 ICbcdule, USO' m embenhip re­q uired ($5.00); euh pm",: $1~ for 1st. $11$ fOr 2nd, ~ (01' 3rd ; $eO for 4th; $40 f or 5th, ele .• totam n. asoo.oo; for advance regluntlon Or deUlls. write: William A. R uth. 15 Gorm. n Ave. , Co). ·U .... wood. N. J .

100% U5CF rIled . vent.

M., 28·JO Arizona State Championship

Phoenix. Ariz.. Open to .... Idenll Of Anwnl; 7 rd

SwIsI; pay belinl 1:30 a.m. May 21; en­rty ree: 1$.00; b rln.i' $ClI and boArdJ;; re¥lstrlUon by m ail or by 1:00 a.m. May lit; l \lr de talls eonoernln.a: location. tk., wnt.: J amel Christman, 1700 Wht WhUtoD A v ... Phocoi><, AnI.. •

10II'lII0 USCF r . t . d .ve nl. M<ty 28.]0

M8su chu s-th Open Championship Westfield. Man.

Open; at Wet;Uleld YMCA; 5 rd Swiss In ClasI; " A " ami "B"; entry f ...... f5 and $3 re&pectlvely; p lay ltar ll 7:00 p.m . May 21; for details, wnte Erlc:h Nltu;ehe, Mou ntain Road. BurUnlil'ton, Mus.

100% USCF Riled En nl.

1~ USCF r ated ..... nt.

ltd, 2-'1 2nd Annual Great Lakes Open

Championship Chicago, III .

Open ; 7 rd Swiss; $115.00 1st prize with nddl tlon.l e lass A . nd B p rlle s; ror d e l . lI., wn ta: AUSTIN CHESS AND CHECKI:!R CL UB. Austin Tuwn H . II, Centra l and I4ke. Chteago 44, TIL

1~ USCF uted "v.nt.

}"/7 8·10 Carolinu ' Open Chill mpi'onship

Asheville, No. Car. Open to a ll ; a l Battery P a r k Hotel;

6 rd Swlu; ealh p r l1.es and Trophy. with .~ minim um l ISt Pnxe; J unior Prtlei; SOut hern hOllp ltalit y find cool mounlpln dew; e ntry f ee: » .M! anod $I m.ml>enhlp In NCCA or SCCA: r.,I,tlr 9:00 '.m., Ju ly 8th; l or det.al~, wr ite: Wm. C. Adkkes, J r . 66 Llnden Av, .• AshcvlJl" N. C. .

1 ..... USC F Ra led Ev.nt.

5 . n Fran cll co BIY A rea eh." League : Golde n Gate conti nues to onam. taln the lead .... Ith 3--0 In m.tchel and 16-6 m lames. w hllc Mecltanles l oaU­tu te is s«Qnd w ith z..o and. 9-5. In the " B" D1 yLs1on. Mechaolc:s leads with 2Yo..lh. In matches .and 13-8 In t:ames. closely rollowed by A lamed. w ith %--1 and 12.-9, a nd Kin" with 2.-1 a nd lO~·

'''''.

CHESS CLOCK

ONLY

517.95 Including

Federal 'las

At lastl A thoroughly dependable chess clock with famous Swiss mechanical movements- at a pr ice you can afford to payl Light, compact, e.'\.Sy to carry around to tournaments. Overa11 size: 55/16" x 4" x 2 1/4". Dial diamete r ; 1 3/4". T ilted a t slight angle for easier reading of time during play. Equippoo with red flags tf' :ilcUcate expiration of each hour. Big red "tickers" to show w hich clock is running. Pl1sh~bllttons on top st art one clock, stop the othe r . Nickelled w inders and time­setters ~rma'nent1y attached at back; no separate keys needed. Beautifully oonstructed by expert Swiss c1ockmakers. Im­ported for USCF exclusively by RFD Distributors. Satis­faction guaranteed or your money backl Note that p rice of only $17.95 includes 1()'l, Federal tax. No d iscoulfl ts.

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