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New England Chess Ass'n Affiliates

As Does North Shore Chess League The New England Chess Association, whose annual New England

Championship is one of America's older annual events, has affiliated wi.th thc USCR as 3: regional cl:tnpter. At the same time, the North Shore Chess Leaguc of Massachusetts also aIfiliated with the USCF as a league chapter. .

Thc recent New England Championship at Boston was a 28·player Swiss won by Boris Siff of Boston on S-13 with 6-1. Second, a lso with 6-1 was Dr. J. Platz o( East Hartford, whilc vetcran Harlow B. Daly of San­fo rd, Me. was third with 51h·lIh. Fourth to sixth on SoB with 5·2 scores werc S. Ruhinow o( Boston, John C!1l"do or Wcst Lynn, and O. A. Lester, J r. o( West Newbury. Seventh and eighth with 41h-21h were E. Wolk of Storr~, Conn., and Carl GrossguUl of Cranston, R. I.

POWELSON TOPS FT. WORTH OPEN

Robert PO'\velson tallicd 10-1 to win the FOIlI Wor th Open Cham­pionship, 10sing no games but drawing with Claud Frecman and Louis Dina. Second place in the 31-player Swiss sponsored annually by USCF Affiliated Fort Worth Chess ·Club was Cl-aud Fceeman with 9-2, losing onc ·game to Ken­noth Terry and drawi ng with Pow· elson llnd Owen Burnl.-tt. Louis Dina was third wilh 8Jf.t-2lh: los· ing ga mcs to Freeman and "Cecil Parkin while drawing with Powel­son.

Fourth ·and f.Uh on Solkoff points wj.th 8·3 each were Cecil Parkin. and A. G. Miller, While loor Neo.~1.on was sixth w.th 7-4. Sevcnth and cighth with 6'h-4'h C"ach were Owen Bum eLt and Edward Schick. Thc tournament was nota·Me in the fad that although it extended from October to Decembcr, thcre were only two withdrawals.

U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 8-20, 1955 Long Bl:ach, California .

The l3-player Class B tournament was won by R. Tirrcll of Dorches­ter with 6-1. K. D. Allured of Northampton was second with 5lh­Ilh, and R. Jackson of Worcester was third with 5-2.

The North Shore League finish· cd its season with Newburyport on top with 301h points; Portsmouth, N. H. placed second with 271h, while Lynn was third with 241h . Of the 46 players participating in the league competition, top scorers as individuals were: John CUrdo, Lynn, 7-1; Jeremiah Sullivan, Por ts­mouth, 7-0; Mrs. Margaret Gould, Newburyport, 6-2; Charles Water­man, Amesbury, 6-2 ; David A. cain, Newbury, 5'h-21k; Ralph Gerth, Portsmouth, 5*-2*; and Harlow B. Daly, Sanford, 5-3.

GALA CHESS WEEK AT CLEVELAND

Beginning most auspiciously, Cleveland's Chess Week started with a 41-board match between the Club and Industrial Leagues, won by the Club League 31Jh·9¥.!. The East Side vs. West Side Scholas­tic League encounter of 42 boards was won by East Side ' 48Ih-29lh, weighted points. There were 50 spectators to this 83 board local event.

Reshevsky, Evans, Bisguier Top

Rosenwold Trophy Tournament There was very little of the unexpected in the final standings or

the Rosenwald Trophy 'rournament at the Marshall and Manhattan Chess Clubs. Reshevsky, with the experience of a quarter century of tourna­ment play against a ll grades of masters, performed like the Grand­master that he is bnd was never seriously challenged. He lost one game in the second hali to U. S. Champion Arthur Bisguier and conceded three scattcn:d draws, OIle to U. S. Open Champion Larry Evans nnd two to Donald Byrne.

Larry Evans, holding an even score in the first haU, ended in a whirlwind finish to three wins and two draws in the second hall; be nt.'eded it all, for Arthur Bisguier after a slow start in the first halI tall ied four wins (one over Reshevsky) and a draw (with Evans) in the second half to present a serious challenge {or second place, wh ich he missed only by the margin of a hall-po:::ino'o. ________ ,.-__ _

Donald Bym. pl.yed ,'e.dily KERES, SMYSL'OV and tallied an even 50 % score in both h,lv" 01 the oven', ""wing TIE AT HASTINGS twice with Reshevsky and taUying one win and one loss against bis other opponents-as perfect a 50-50 score as could be made. Sher­win, who played aggressively in the first half to compile. an impressive 3-2 score could not maintain the pace !Jut dropped back from con­tention in the latter half with a series o( goose·eggs. Kramer's per­formance indicated vcry definitely that the long absence (rom practice in strong cvents had temporarily dulled his cye and that he needed more strong competition to get back into form.

The most interesting point of the tournament, viewcd in rela­tion to their competitive perform­ances in t he U. S. Championship, the U. S. Open Championship, and the Pan-American Tournament, is the obvious fact that Evans and Bisguicr seemed destined to repeat the history of some decades ago when Reshcvsky and Fine juggled titles and tournaments between them. The record of the last year indicates that no form chart exists wh ich can predict which of these two players will top any evcnt in which both are entered-a fact of speculative interest for future tournaments.

FINAL S TANDINGS

I. Reshevsky 11·21 4. D. Byrne 2. Evans 61-31 S. ShuwJn

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KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Rosenwald Trophy Tournament

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Palll Keres and Vassily Smyslov shared lop honors at ltIhe annual Hastings Chri!rtmas Tournament with 7-2 scores. Andrija Fudcrer of Yugoslavia, who is rapidly gain­ing prominence ·as a player, was tied for third with Laszlo Stabo of Hungary and Ludek Pachman of CzcC'hoslovakia with 51h-31h each, wh ilc Walfgang Unzicker of Wcst Germany was sixth wi t·h 5-4. In winni ng Smyslov suffered no de­.feat while conceding four draws, whilc Keres drew two and 10st one galll£ 10 Fuderer.

In the P remier Rcserves victory went .to Istuan Bilek 0{ Hungary with 7-2, while 'DragoSlav Andric-of Yugoslavia and R.J.A. Pers.tz of (srael shared second with 61h -2*. A. Y. Green of Englund was fou:rth with 6-3, and B. H. Wood, editor o( "Chcss" fifth with 5-4. The lone American entry, John Hudson of Texas ticd [or seventh willi Victor SouUanbcief[ of Belgium.

"CHESS CHAT" HONORS EDITPR

As a gcsture of continental fricndship and solidarity, the No­vember issue of Canild io1l n Chess Chat, oHicial publication of the Chess l'~ederation of Canada, pub­lishes the picture and brief bio­graphical note on CHESS UFE Editor Montgomery Major in a space usually reserved for out­standing Canadian players and ehess organizers. Editor D. A. Mac­Adam of CHESS CHAT indicates that a more complete story on Edi­tor Major will appear in the De­cember issue of CHESS CHAT.

U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

July 15-24, 1955 Lincoln, Nebraska

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL lIfastering the End Game

By WALTER K ORlV, Editor of lIfeo

The Reader looked deeper.

O~ the same page 68 of BCE,-a page we have had 'on our mCllu-card (Or a considerable time, now,_we have No, 883, and ending taken

' (rom the game, Tarras<!h-SchiHcrs, Nuremberg, 1896. The draw, which is claimed by BeE, was superbly disputed by G. Whatmough in the January 1954 issue of "Chess:' England.

From the diagram (No. 15) he continues: 39. K-86, K·SI; 40, P-R4. P-KR4; !';,,,, .. 41. K-Q5, K-Ql; 41. KxP, KxP; 43. K.Q4, K·K3; Schiffers continued 43. ........ , K-.B3 and loslo The text is merely a more tenadoU$, but Just as fulile, defense: 44. P-K4, P.QR4; 45. K·SS. "This is the same con· figuration as that shown in Fine's analysis after 44. R-BS, with the very important difference that both sides have already advanced their respective KRPs to R4 ; this valu­able additIon prevents the liberat­ing pawn break by .... n._. P-Kt4 which, if played at this stage, would obviously allow White a win· ning protected passed pawn."

45. _ ........ P-R5; 46. K-Kt4, K-Q3; 41. KIIP, K-84; 48. K·R5, K-Q5; 49. Q4); 51. K-Kt4 (or Kt5) and White P·KS, K-84; SO. K-R4. K_83 (or wins.

, . At the Manhattan Chess Club

entertainment for Dr ... lax ElIWe, the 'Proceedings were interrupted to ·make it the occasion o[ p resent­ing an award to Herman iHelms, editor of American Chess Bulle­tin, premier chess reporter or the USA, and '\Dean of American Ohess" in recognition ol his 'balf century of faithful -and inspired rcponting of the game. The pre­senMtion was .made 'by Morris Steinberg, vice-president ot the Manhabtan Chess Club, and among ehess notables opresent were Grand· masters Samuel Reshevsky and :Dr. Reuben Fine, Dr. Edward Lasker, USCF ·Past President H-arold M. Phimps, Leonard B. Meyer, "Mau­rice Kasper, Miss Mona i\fay -Rarf{, and Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser.

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Blindfold wizard Ge~rge Kolta­nowski in a visit:to New York gave an eight-board blindfold simulta· neous at the New World Chess Chtb, -winning five and drawing with Dr. Laur Dubrey, Dr. Samue-l Greenberg, and Theodore Gottlieb.

Dr. ElIWe has 'been "busy in his brief visit to the USA. Already he has racked up 24 wins, no losses and one draw in a simultaneous at Pittsburgh, 40 wins; 1 loss and 7 draws at Philadelphia, and eight wins, eight dr aws and two losses :rgainst ,potent eompetition at -the Ma nhaUan Chess Club. At the M-an· 'hatlan .the Grandmaster conceded victories to Edgar T. McCormick and a consulting "lea m of Arthur Feuerstein and A'ben Rudy. Draws went to Dr. '!saac Spcotor, Jan Kurtz, Stanley 'Linn, Milton J'i nkus, Bryan E. Owens, and thc consult· ing teams of Kenneth Slake and Sanford Greene, James Gore and Sidney Zarkin, and Charles M. Ses­sa and l'au l Richman. Dr. Euwe will a-bo 'Participate in the Cleve· land Cilia Chess Wcek theCore Ife· turning "10 Europe from his ·brief visit.

Cadet CM" Club (W~Jt PoInt, N.Y .): In a double round match with Colum­bia Unlver1llty Che!\S Club, Ihe Cadets lost 10-$, not e bad . howln, again$/. the former Intercolle,late Team Champ­lonl, John 1Iamllton .scored lwlce for the Cadell, While Ger ry Goldber, won and dn:w; Jack Toole won once lind I"hil Ritchey u l.,agL-d. a drllw, )'or C0-lumbia John Dale tallied twIce, Malev won and d.ew; 1I(;0r]n, .lng]e points were Wilson, Blumenthlll, Roberts, Tilly, and Cruenbcr" while VauIM !;aved a drow, Both cJubli are USCF Club Atflllatc&

Robe.t By.ne (TenJ) Chen Club: The second IInnual club champlo~hlp was won by defending champion Leon Anhalser wltll ~l. Second was Leonard Anhnlser, also w ith 5-1, wlillo Lanny Mille. wu third with 3\o\·2'>'!o, and WU· son Uane wal fourth with ,.3. Leon An· haber wlIn a playort match wIth Leonard 11Ir the title.

WEISBORD WINS ILLINOIS OPEN

Albert Weisbord of Chicago, competin( in his first important tournament, won the 4th annual JIljnois Open Championship with 5·1 score on S-B points {rom It

fie ld of thirty players, losing no games but arllwing with E. T . Vano and Sam Cohen. Edward T. Vano of Highland, Ind. was second, also with 5-1, drawing with Wcisbord and Cohen. Third place went to Sam Cohen of Chicago with 41·11, drawing with Dennis Roszkowski, Vano and Weisbord.

Fourth to seventh at the Deca­tur annual event were Dennis Ro:nkow$ki of Chicago, Alphen Murphy of New York, Humberto Tejada, a student at the University o[ Michigan from Columbia. S. A., and Angelo Sandrin-aU with 4·2 scores. The evcnt was held at the YMCA and directed by Turner Nearing.

As the only Xmas season chess event opcn to all, the annual Illi­nois Open at Decatur drew players !rom far afield, including violinist Louis Persinger of the JuilJiard School of Music in New York, who flew to Decatur to participate. However, as reportcd in the ueca· tUl· Herald and Review which gave excellent coverage of the event, the highlight of the tournament in a sense of devotion to chess was created by the odd itinerary of Gordon Winrod of Springfield. At 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve Mr. Win­rod began playing in 1st round of the Open; at 1 :25 a.m. he started back for Springfield, arriving at 3 a.m. and going to bed . At 4:30 a.m. he arrived at Springfield hos­pital with his wife; at 6:15 a.m. became the lather of a baby boy; and at 8:45 p.m. was bac:k at Deca­tur to play in 2nd round of the Open. This performance undoubt­edl y qualifies Mr. Winrod for nomination as chess enthusiast of 1955.

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Blindfold wizard George Koll­anowskJ faced eight or Cleveland's ablC!st playCl'S in a blindfold ex· hibition for Cleveland Chess Week. He downed Patrick, Stearns, Harald Miller. Roethler and Ellison, while drawing with McCready, Lipking and GeorJ(e Miller for a 6%-Ph score. Kollanowski commended the playing strength of his opponents as being much stronger than he expeded.

Tuili ne Unllr. Ch,ss Club: Member A. L. -McAuley of the New Orleana Chellll club w ... t rllpped In a . neak .,l$lt to Tu]lne University lor • slmultan· COUll exhibition In whleh he «ored eight win. and one loss, the la ller to U<lb Ehrnrt. The Loul$lmntl Slate Cbeu Au'n IICC ret.ary had two other losing positions, but proved :a fast man with • !!WIndle 10 win them.

Sellttle (WISh.) Chess Club: Olaf V lv.,.. $I;,d won the 30-30 t heM tou rn ament IItal:ed U the Seattle" Chen S.(), while Dan Wade plaeed seeond with "·1, a nd Rusaell Velll .. was third wltb 3·2. WII­lIa ... BIIII, Ceorge BlJhop a nd Dr. Shep­hard were £lIurth to sixth on SOlkoff witll 2Y.t·2'>'!o each. A USCF Club AI· IInde.

Sy'lI(use (N.Y., Chen Club: In an Intercity match, SyrlleUH b.sted the BIn.hlmton Cheu Club ~3 wllh Ra iner Smcha, George Sc:rh,bln, Robert Buck and Harold Allen tMlylnt ro r Syracuse; while Samuel Ftnkebteln, Lawrence Darl ine, Thll ...... Crosselt, and Norman Bennett 1I(;1Ired lor .Bln¥l1amton. A USCJI' Club Affiliate.

CI. ... .,et !)" n.w Yor/'

By Allen Kaufman

O NE of the stimuli for the growth of chess in New York

has been the rivalry between the two great clubs of this city, the Marshall and the Manhattan. And if the competition today is not as keen as in former years, then it is also Dot as biUer. For these two o!"ganizations which once vied with each other for attractions, ideas, and even players. have learned to pool the ir resources to produce events of greater interest than ever before.

Typical of this s.pirit of coopera­tion was the reecnt Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, Rcshevsky, Bisguier, D. By!"ne and Kramer were once strictly l'ofanh::tttan mem­bers, while Evans and Sherwin sel­dom (ehessically) venulred far from the MarshalL By combining some of the outstanding playing talent and planning talent of both clu bs (Alexander Sisno, president uf the Milflhattan, and Maurice Kasper of that club joined Jose l'tf. Calderon of the Marshall to fOrm the organizing committee, along with Mr . Rosenwald), and utilizing the playing rooms of both clubs, the tournament came oU ~ plannoo, and was powerful" well run, and always highly interesting.

In addition to the widely pub­licized special events held at these clubs (such as the Rosenwald Tour­ney), thcre are many year-around regularly scheduled activities for the hundreds of members who are below master strength. And so, your reporter will devote the next two articles to a review of the typical activities for a\l categol'ies of players in these two clubs duro ing an average week, in the hope that it will be of interest to his readers in general, and perhaps specifically helpful to organizers and officers of chess clubs through. out the country.

IN BRIEF: On January ninth and eleventh Dr. Max Euwe gave simUltaneous exhibitions at the Manhattan and Marshall Clubs. At the former club he seored 12.{j (losing to McCormick and the team of Rudy and Feuerstein), while at the latter club he seored 18·3, los­ing to Miller. Rudy and Feuer· stein, it will be remembered, also defeated R.cshevsky in simultaneous play. These two talented young· sters, who frC<juel1tJy consult at a bOard against masters giving sim· ultaneous exhibitions, are consid· ering writ ing a sequel to Dr. Euwe's famous book, "Meet the ­Masters." Theirs wilt be caUed "Beat the Masters."

Puget Sound Chess L .. gu.: Second round sa,.. Latvian Club trounce McNeil Island g~.'>'!o; se.ttI. Club down Kltaap 6-<1 ; whllll Seattle YMCA d.e.. wlth Olympia ~:I; .nd Tacoma d r.... with We$t. Seattle 5-:1. But tile third round stage(! on uput When McNeil Island recovered lrom 114 ceeeond round rout to deleat We.t Seattle 1-3; se.ttle Club downed Olympia 1.3; University 01 Wasl1lnStlln be$ted IGt&ap $-<I; and seiltUe YMCA drew with Latvian Club ••

Saidy, Hennessey, Walker, and Higler

Lead Fordham to Intercollegiate Title By RANDOl.PH lI NTHURST

Fordham University, led 'by ArrtiJony Saidy, ran up a score of 21·7 ,to win the 'bi-annual U.S. Intercollegiate Team ChampionshiJp Tourna­ment 'held at John Jay ,Hall, Colum'bia University ,from December 26.30. By winning, Fordham received .possession of the Harold M. P,hiHips Trophy for two years.

H was a see·saw battlle throughout the tournament for the cham­pionship. At different times, Swarthmore, Columbia and CCNY each held the lead in the eight round t eam event. i'"CJrdham pulled ahead in the last lwo rounds with a 4-0 win over Columbia and a 3-1 triumph ove r Ch icago. .

Runners-up in the round robin tourney were CCNY with 191fz-8ih and Columbia, ' who were the de­fend ing <:hampions, ·fini shed third with a 17·11 ·mark. :Michigan, Chi· cago, Swarthmore, Bridgeport and Pace fi n isbed in that order to com­plete 'the field.

Fordham's tea m was composed of Saidy (6-1), Thomas Hennessey (6·1), William Wa-Iker (5-1), Wi!­l iam Bigler (4-3). and A. Obadal ' (0-1).

Prizes were ·aloo 'Presented to 1)!nyers having the highest score on cach ·board. Sa idy and Hennes­sey with 6-1 marks took 'Idle awards ·ror t·he 'best scores on the first and second !boards respective­ly. Allen Reihtcr of CONY was the

top man on the third board with 5\h·l ih. .ferry Orenstein of Co­lumbia notched a 5-2 record to r e­ceive the fourth board prize. Mi· chael GoClesman of Chicago also had a 5-2 mark bu t Orenstein d e­feated him in their individual game.

Saidy lost only one game to Richard Friedenllhal of the Uni· vers~ty of ·Bridgeport. This proved to be the 'biggest upset of the tournament with Saidy resigning after 41 moves. Friedent hal also lost one game in the tournamen t

·(.to Martin Harrow, CCNY) but drew .four times whi'le winning two~

Eliot Hearst, Columbia graduate 'and presidcnt of the lntercollegi-

152 Players From 16 Nations At Hastings Christmas Tourney

By RHYS W. HAYS

I HAVE just attended the 1954-55 Hastings Chcss Congress, and, upon d iscovering that no one there was report ing the tournament specifi­

cally to CHESS LIFE, I have taken on the job myself. But since I did think of doing this unti l the tournament was nearly over, I have not been able to get all the information 1 wanted; nor have I bee n able to write a connected story.

152 players competed in 16 sections in the Congress, which was held at the Sun Lounge, S1. Leonard's, December 29 to Ja nuary 8. Six­teen countries were represented: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland. France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Germany, Yugoslavia, USSR, Israel, Kenya. and USA. The sections werc: Premier,

- Premier Reservcs (8 sections), :Majors (4 sections), Second Class (two sec­tions), Third Class. R. G. Wade was Tournament Director; F. A_ Rhoden was Tournament Organizer. Mayor F . T. Hussey presided at the opening and closing ceremonies.

The Premier tournament went much as expected, with V. Smyslov and P. Keres LYing for top honors, and A. Fuderer, L. Pachman, and L. Szabo tied for third. The only big surprise was Fudercr's win from Keres. W. Unzicker just missed the prize list (there were thrce prizes in every group; all the players in the Pre mier , how· ever. received something ror ap­pearing). Alexandcr, though not repeating his victory of last year, turned in a crcditable perform­ance. Donner was a disappoint­ment. Fairhurst and Phillips put up some good lights, but were out· classed . -

Keres spenl t he first two days of the tournament sick in bed with infl uenza, and had to play two postponcd games (against Smyslov and Unzicker) 011 Sunday, January 2. which was an off-day; but it di(lu·t seem to affect his play. Un· zicker was handicapped by a 1ooth­achc during a part of the tourna­mcnt.

The Major Section of the Pre mier Hcscrves was WOIl by I. Bilek of Hungary (see cross-table), and John Hudson 9£ the USA pcr-{ormed very

creditably to tie ror Andric-Persitz ga me movC$.

seventh. The went to 147

The Premier Rescrves "A" Sec­tion was won by M. Vasiljevic of Yugoslavia (sec cross-table), and Arthur Spillcr of the USA also per­formed most creditably to tie for seventh. Rinder, was tied for sec­ond, Is Junior Champion of Ger­many.

The Premier Reserves "n" Sec· t ion was won by Mrs . . Edith Kel1er, German Women's Champion, with a score of 7-1; P remier Reserves "C" by Dr. G. Brokerhof of Hol­land, 61h ·1 y~.

The Premier Reserves. Afternoon Seelion, was a tic of G. Booth of England (see cross-table, page eight), B. Goulding·Brown of Eng· land, and Rhys W. Hays of USA at 6-2 each. In the section D. Fawcett was 8S years old, but tied for fifth.

Also held at this time was the British Qualifying Tournament for the World Junior Cha1l11lionship, with 10 players. It was won by K. W. Lloyd, 5-3.

Two Lightning Tournaments were held; the first was won by John

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ate Chess League, served as tour­nament director in this 100% USCF rated event. '

QUEEN'S PAWN GAME Intercollegiate Tum

Championship

KING'S INDIAN DEfENSE Inter(:ollegiate Team

Championship New York, 1954 New York, 1954

White Bla<;k White B10iCk M. HARROW P . MONSKY A. SAIDY R. FRIEDENTHAL (CCNY) (Swarthmore) (F o r dha m) (Bridgeport)

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HASTINGS CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT Hastings, 1954 .. P . Keres (USSR) .................. .. .. x 0 , , , , , 1 1 ,. V. Smy.t;lov (USSR) • ............. & • 1 , , , • , , , ,. A. F'uder er (Yugosluvla) . ..... _1 0 • , 0 I I , I , .. ,~ Pach mnn (Czccho5'lnvaklll) ... . ........... ... _.J, I 0 , 1 1 , , , I

5. L . S~"" (IIungary) .................. ............ ... 0 0 , • • • 1 , , , < W. U n zick<;r (W. Germany) ... 0 0 • 1 I • I , ,

} ,. C. H . O'D. Alexander (England) .. ... 0 I • 0 • 1 • 1 , .. J . H . Donner (Holland) ... .. 0 • 0 0 '0 0 I • , 9. w. A. I-"al rhurst (SCoUand) .. .... 0 0 • " 0 0 0 0 •

10. A. Phllllp~ (£ngl,md) ...... . - .... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 I 0 , PREMIER RESER VES-MAJO R SECTION .. L Rllek (!Iungary) ..... _ .. __ .. .. _ ....... x , 0 , , , I 1

I. H . Andric (Yugo~lav la) .. _ .......... _ ..............•..•. 0 , , , , I • , ,. R. Pcridlz (Israel) .... p • ••• • _ . ...... _ .......... ~ l 0 • 0 , , , , .. A. Y. Creen (England) .... .......... 0 0 , • , " 0 ,

5. B. n. Wood (EnI( IOlnd) ....... 0 0 • 0 , I , , •. n, . S. .'azekas (io:ngland) ..... _ .... _-... _ . ............ 0 1 " " " • , , 1 ,. J o h n H udson fUSA) _ .................... ...• _ ..... _ ......... 0 1 " " , " • , • 8. Y. SoulUin belef£ (Belgiu m) .......... - .... ~ 1 " , 0 " 0 • • 9. G. J. Martln (Engh,nd) • •••••• ,. , ••••••••••• 11 0 0 0 " 1 , I • ". A. R. B. Thomas (England) ........ 0 0 0 " 0 0 " 0 " • PREMIER RESERVE5-A SECTION .. ... VlOs lljev le (V Ugos lavla) .._ ....... x , 0 , • , , , ,. ... Cou rt ney (.;n l': lan\l ) .... _ ..... _ ..... .... .. _0 • " "

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>D. J . Kcub le (f:ngland) ......... 0 0 • " 0 0 0 • •

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Vol. IX, N umber 10 Thursday, January 20, 1955

Pub/ilbed twice • month 0I:l the 5th and 20th by

THE UNITED STAT ES CHESS FEDERATION Entered • • .econd daN m.tter Septem~r 5. 1'41 • • t tbe post olne •• t Du­

b uq ue. 10 ..... u n d e r lbe .ct or Man:b ' . UI7II. POSTMASTER: Plena return unde live r able copIes with Form 3579 t o Kenneth Huknasl, US CF Bus iness M l n l ,er, 93 Barrow Stree t , Hew York 14, H. Y.

EdieOC": MONTGOMERY MAJOR

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Dues, inclu d ing subscr ip tion to Ch cas LUc, .. mi •• nnua} pubH· c h e ... nUna. and all o t ber p r ly l1 e , ea:

TWO YEARS: ' 9.s0 THREE YEARS: $13.50 LIFE: $IOO.DO A n e w membeublp lIa r tli o n 2.lIt day of m o ntb o f enrollment. e .plret a t lbe en d of Lbe perlnd for wbkh d ues a re paid. Family Duea fo r t ... o or more m emo ben! of o n e hmUy IIvln, a t n m e a ddran , Inc ludln , o nly one IU bscriplloD to Ch ess Li fe , are a t r e,ular rates (see above) ror fi r s t m e mbersblp. a t t h e folio ... · In, r .. t .... fn r eac h add itiona l mem b<)r llhip; O n e yea r $2.50; t w o yean! $4.75; three years $6.75. SUb!lerlP~D r a t e of CheN L lfe to non .membe .. 'I $3.00 per year. Sin , le COp!H 15c each, CHANGE OF A DDRE SS: Yo ur ... eelul' no Uce r equired. W h e n o rderin , c h l n,e please furnish an add r ess a t encll impression from r ecent b su e o r exact repro­' u e Uon, In c ll.u lLn, nwnbera a n d d a t es o n t op line.

Sendl membership dues lor lubsc r lptlons) and c han ll" o f addras! to KENHETH HARKNESS, 8us lneu Mlnlge r, 9l Ba r r ow Street, Ne w York 14, N.Y. Send tourna ment rlt lng repo rts ( ... Ith fles, If In,) and III commu,.kllions .... ,.rdln, CHESS L IFE Hl'itorl" m atters to MONTCOMEitY MAJOR, Editor, 123 North Humphrl, AVln u . , Olk Plrk, ilL

Make I U chKk. payable to: TH8 U NITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION

•

Dear Edito r and/ or W ays a nd Means Committee:

Chess Rev iew (November 1954) In a chess exclusive relates with llIu stra. tio ns, of a " leading Idea-to provid e sui table competi ti o n for our- rising young sters." T o hcgin with an exciting t ournament and " fund r w lng p laced on a b road founda tlon--on e d o llar each From p l ayers a n d enthusiasts through­o u t the country--<:oncerted chain ef· f ort-In hullding t he nation's ebesa s t reng th- ." Jus t what t h e U . S. Chess Fedcra t io n I ~ dOing . just what I Was try in g to d o these fifty odd y ears.

Let's h asten to w e leomc t h e new ro ...,,, . a n d the ne w effor ts to build A m erican Chess. Let'. g ive them a h and, with a dollar i n I t and enter and fo r g e t h e ellain.

Wher e is the c hess ent husiast or play _ e r t h a t 's going to get m y dollar and oblige m e to continue. the chaln1 Please d o n't snub me, plea se don't neglect m e . Neve r blessed wi th Midas' touch, yet 1 a m always good for a l arge r t ouch than one dollar . And I am on every "sucker"' list Including Mr. Ma u r ice H . Kasper'a .

S uch a b eautiful trophy! Were I only five years young e r I'd fight l or Its pas-

se~sfon . fildnJ{ I.as"er win tournament.. w hen over slxt y1

Come on, Dcar Organizers of the Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, g et my do llars! Get a few enthwliasts :md chess players in the U. S. Chess Federa. tio n. Bette r s tili, join us. W e do w aDt t o " see the pla yers well bestowed."

This in vi t a t ion Is mine own. I hav e n o authority to speak lor t he Federa­tion, but I cons t anUy urge individual!; and o r ganizations to join, a nd I u r g e you.

Experto credite, co r unum, v ia u na, to "see the players well bestoW<!d ."

Dear S ir:

S lnecnly for Unity, E . M . REUBEHS

Shdron, M ... 1.

The f irst g enera lization i'oYernlng chess Is the forcing mOve principle , t hat' m o v e Is best w hich most r e s t rlcta t h e opponents' replies. The mor e open the position ' the m o re t his holds true. Kind ly p u b lish the above In y our let­te rs t o the e d itor colum n.

A. PIPER, &Im;rd, N . Y.

ILLI NOIS OPEN CHAMPIONSH IP Decatur, 1954 "

100% USCF Rated Event I. A. Weisb ord ....... ... .. .... _ .. .... ~._ .. WlG D 2 Wl1 wa WS 0 3 S ·1 18.75 2. E. T. Vano ....... ....... . _ .... ..... _ .. .. ....... . W 2'1 Dt 03 WIO W4 WI2 S -1 17.75

3. S am Cohen . .. _ ..... _._ .......... W 30 W '24 02 04 W9 DI 4! ·H 13.00 4. Dennis Roszk owsk i ... ... .. ... .... ........... W6 W 2Z W9 D3 L2 D5 4·2 14.25 5. A lphen Murphy ... . ... .... ..... ..... ...... _ ... D:!O W I8 W2l W 7 LI OIl 4·2 12.75 6. H umbert o Tej ada .. .. _ ..... .. .. . .... ..... _ .. L4 W 29 WIS 011 W 8 D7 4.2 to.75 7. A n g elo San d rln .. .... . ' _ . . _ .... .. .... _ .. . W29 WI:l 0 8 L5 W20 D6 4 ·2 10.25 8. Dan F ischheimer .... .... ...... _ ......... .. W14 WIO D7 Ll L6 W22 l~·2 ~ 11.50

9. F. K. Foote .. . .. .. _ . ........ ..... ... .. W I2 WIS L4 W22 L.1 Otl 3 !·2 ~ 10.25 10. H u g h My ers, Jr ......... .... ... _ ..... ..... W25 L8 WI3 L2 D12 WI5 l!.2! 10.lIS 11. M itchel S welg .... ... .. _ .. ...... _ . .. .. ... .. D23 W:!O L I D6 W 19 D9 l !·2~ 10.00

~~: ~:~t~ VFaj~;:e t .. ~:.::::: ::.: :::: .. : : - :::::~19 ~16 ~~ ~ir g:~ ~ ~~:~: ::~ 14. S tev e Freeman .. _ ......... ...... .... .... ..... . L8 D I9 L20 W 29 W 28 W2.3 3 ~ ·21 5.75 15. J. R . Schroeder . .. .. _ .. ...... ... ...... .. W 17 L9 L6 W 25 W 21 L IO 3 -3 7.50 16. Chester A . L yon .. ... ..... .. ........ .... . Ll Lt2 W30 W26 D13 DI 7 3 ·3 7-'S 17. Gera ld Garver .... ...... _ . ........... _ .. ........ L IS W 25 W21 LIZ D 22 D 16 l ·l 7.1!) 18. W. Grombaeher ...... ... ...... . ..... . ,028 1.5 0 19 L 2t W 25 W2G 3 ·l G.OO 19. D r . M~x Schlosser 2'h -3'h (ll.oo); 20. R. D. FIreb aug h 2'h·3'h (7.00) ; 21. Louis G. St e phens 2'h-:l1h (6.25) ; 22. Lou is P e rsIng er 2;<! ·3'h (.'i.50) ; 23. John G . Roeckc r 2 'h-3'At (5.25) ; 24.. Gerald D . ,Johnson 2--4 (l.OO) ; 25. Walter otteson 2-4 (2.50) ; 26. R. L. Flcleh.,.r Z-4 (2.50); 2'1. G o rdon Winrod 2·4 (2.00); 28. Willa rd Jon es 1'h-4'h (2.00); 29. H. W . G o uld 'h·5 'h (0.!5); 30. S . Mlo d uszewskl 'h-5 'At (0.25).

1'Urner N earing tourna ment d Irecto r .

ROSENWALD TROPHY TOURNAMENT New York, 19~

MI. Fina l First H~lf Score S econ d Half Score .. s. Resheysk y ... ...... x I I • , , 41- 1 , • • • , , H·211 ,. L . Evan~ ... ... ..... ...... _0 x • • , , 21-21 • , • 1 , I 6\-31 ,. A. Bisguler ...... _ .. 0 • x • • , 1~-3j\ I , • , I I H ,. D . Byrne ....... ~ , , x • " 21·2! • • • x , , .., ,. ,. Sherwin ..... . ........ 0 • , , x , .., • • • • x • , ., .. G. K r a m er . ........ 0 0 0 , • ~ 1 ~ • • 0 • , x H

Hans Kmoch toyrnament director.

NORTH SHORE CHESS LEAGUE TEAM TOURNAMENT NeWburyport, Portsmouth, Lynn, Salem, Durham, 1954

100,," USCI' Rl t ed Event 1. N ewburyport, Ma.u. M ...... __ ...... _ . .30Y.! 4-. Sa lem, Mass. .... __ ~ .... __ ~ ... _~ .... _~_22 2. P o rtsmouth, N. H. "~_".'M'_"~_M.27Y.a $. Durham, N. H. _._ ...... _._ ... ~.~M ... __ .. U'h 3. L ynn, Masa. ... _ ... ..... ~_~ ... __ •. _ _ .,."

IHDIVIDUAL SCORING 1. lobn Curdo (Lynn) ~ .... _ .... D7 W7 W20 W 20 W ll 011 W35 W26 7-1 2. J. SuWvan (P o r tsm o uth) .... W'n W27 W I3 Wil W12. W28 W45 7 -0 3. Ma rjl'. GoWe! (Newbu r yport) 039 W:18 0 18 W2'1 WI ' Ll1 W~ W23 6 ·2 4. C. W aterman (Amesbur y) .. W 29 W 33 0 27 W21 W41 1..6 W aG 0 25 6 ·2 5. O. A. Ca in (Ne wburyport) .. 0 28 W 2.8 L9 WI4 WI WIO W 34 L30 5!·211 G. n. Ge rth (Portsmouth) _ ..... Wll W21 D 25 W 25 LS W4 L29 W 29 SA·2i 7. H. B. Da ly (Sanfo rd, Me.) .. 020 WZO Dl Ll wa 011 D3$ W2S 5 -3 a. B. Gou ld (Newburyport) .... 0 26 W29 L14 L9 W ig L7 W 2S W24 on·n 9. C. Potte r (Sale m) .. __ .. _.M ..... W I5 w a W5 W 8 02S L2A 41-1'

10. C. S harp (W. Sea .. boro, Me.) WI4- DI' W 34- W U L Il LS F26 W26 41 'S! II. O. Lester, J r. (W. N ewbury) D35 W 26 L20 0 20 W IO D7 L I Dl 4 -4 12. R. Garland (W. Ne w bury ) .. W 4G W46 W43 0 18 L2. LJ3 31-211 13. A. Kap la n (I.y n n ) _._._. __ ... L 2 1.2 W I8 W 12 "_ ... W39 3 ·2 14. J . Tra yen (Salem) _ ....... M ..... LIO DID W8 LS 030 W30 3 ·3 15. Harry Games t e r (portsmoutb) m-4~; 16. Rich ard Kimball (Ly n n ) 2~· Y.a; 17. Robert R. Dunn (Po r tsm o uth) U ; 16. Rodney F o rd (Salem) 2-4; 19. Oavld Garra tt (poru ,n o u t h) 2.-3; 20. Albert lIe ll n e r (Sale m) 2--4; 21. D aY ld O 'Mall e y (S llle m ) 2-3; 22. Vito O rlande lla (Lyn n ) 2-0; D. J ack Rom anow (Lynn ) 2·3; 24_ Sam Splegel (Lyn n ) 2.·1; 2.5. Ve rnon W o od (Ly n n ) 2-4 ; 2.11. Ron a ld 6cll n (Concord) 1Y.a·3 Y.a; 27. lack Mone (BeYer ly ) 1~-4 Y:; 21. Go nion Rice (Do ver ) 1% -4 Y.a; 29. Laird Towle (Exe ter) 1M,·3Y.!: 30. James Yunker ~abody) l 'A!·21,i: 31. Clifford Ca in (Newbuf]') 1.(1; l2. H erbert Ca tes (Lynn) I.e; 33. Richard H &,yes (Durh a m) 1·3; S4. E r ne ... Hynes (Saug us) 1-4; n . H l rold Lester (No rth wood Na lTO ... S) 1·2; 3G. J ames Sulllvan (Lynn) 1.2; 37. T ed Kimba ll (Lynn) JA,· I I,i; 38. R icha rd Q u imby (Ha ",chill) t,i,-2'h; 39. W illiam Markey (Exet e r ) 'h·2Y.! ; 4lI. Andrew Banlen (Durham ) 0-1; 41. J o h n H amUton Sout h Berwick, Me.) 0-2; 41. W arren Li ttlefield (Ne wburyport) 0-1; 43. Berna rd Myllns k l (Sale m ) 0- 1; U. Earl Rl n d le t t Portsmouth) 0-1; .s. P a,e 0-1; 46. F r ank Swe et (Durham) 0-1.

Sbarpe 10rfe llA:d I g ame t o Dcan; Gam C51er two 'lim es to P ott e r ; Jl lY" a game to Orla nde lla _

NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHI P Boston, 1954

100% USCF Ra ted Event 1. D. sirr (Boston ) .... _._ .... _ •. W 16 W 2 W6 W9 1.04 W IS W8 a -I 26.00 2. Dr. J. Plab CE. H llrtiord) _ .. W2'1 LI W7 WIG W IO W 17 W4 6 ·1 21.00 3. H. B. D l ly (Sanford) ....... _ .. W 15 Wit L IG WI3 WI7 D4 WI4 5!-1~ 20.00 4. S. Rub lnow '(Boston) ..... wa D7 W22 WG WI D3 1.2 5 ·2 23 .00 5 .. J . Curdo (W. Lynn) .. . L t 6 W24 D26 W 2 I W I ll. D7 WI7 5 -2 14.50 6. O. A. I...,.ste r (W . Ne wbury) WI9 W21 L l L4 W28 W22 Wll 5 -2 13.50 7. E . Wolk (Storrs) ..... _ .. .... W25 D4 L2 W I8 D9 D5 W13 41·n 15 .50 8. C. G rossgu th (Cransto n) .. .... IA Wl2 DIS W24 W20 W 9 LI 4 !-2 ~ 14.75 9 . A _ Strazdlru; (New Brltaln ) W IO W23 DI3 LI D7 L6 W I9 4 ·3 13.50

10. Sven Brask (Attleboro) ..... _1.9 WI5 L21 WI9 L 2 W28 W IG 4 ·3 11.00 11. E. Bourdo n (H o lyoke) ... ...... Bye L3 LI7 WD W22 WIG L6 4 ·3 8 .00 12. J . Bo lton (Ne w H aven ) ... ... By e L8 D24 W2'l 1-5 018 W28 4 -3 '5.50 13. H. Morse (Manc hester) .... .. WI" WI7 D9 1.3 W16 Ll L7 l l -31 I1.SO U. A. Klinushkofl (Boston) .. __ LI3 W28 W20 L I7 DIB WtS L3 31-31 9.SO 15. L. Krozel (And over) .... . 1.3 LIO 08 W25 W23 L14 W26 3}-33 8.25 16. H . Rose (W. N ewton) 3--4 (13.50) ; 17. R . Mer rill (Quincy ) 3-4 (9 .00); 18. C. Bar­h a m (Woresterl :1·4 (a.OO); 19. S. Wy <row"kl (W estbrook e 3·4 ('1.00) ; 20. K. Gustafson (Attleboro) 3-4 (5.75); 21. A. Hobson (Montpelier) 2'h--4'h (HIO); 22. F. Trayers (S alem) 2 'h·4¥! (5.75); 23. B. Lement (Newt on) 2Y.!·4 ¥! (4_75); 24. K. Kochman (Hartford) 2-5 {4.251; 25. Charles Sharpe (W. Sca r boro 2-5 (3.50); 26. Bartle tt G ould (NNewburypo r t) 1¥..·5'h (5.00); 'rI. E . Co n g leton (E. P rovidence) 1'I.t-5Y.! (3.25); 28. K. Merkb - (So. Boston) l'At-5'h (2.75).

B TOU RHAMEHT 1. n. Tirrell (Dorchester) .- .... W4 W. W, W' L' W, w.. , ., 24.00 2. K . Allured (Northamp t o n ) W, m w' L! W!3 W' W' SH ! 20.50 3. R. J ackson (W o rcester) ...... w n WIO L> W3 WI W' L, ,., 18.50 of. F . Kl'l ler, Jr. (Nort h a m pto n) LI Wll B,. W' '" '" WI2 41-::!.! Il.oo 5 . H . Robinson (Behoon t) _ ........ W13 W, L! L' WIO L' W' . ~ 13.00 6. S . Zaromb (Cambridg e) .... . J.2 B" W", 1A ... W!O W. .. 8.00 7. W . Ch" ro o d y (prov id ence) .. By e D' ... W' DO W!3 L! .. , n.50 8. 1'o1ar~aret G ou ld (Newb uryport ) 3·4 (1l.00) ; 9. S . A . OIeyson (proy lden<:e) 3-4 (5.001; 10. A. Kran (Jamaica Plains) 2¥!-4 'h (G.2S); 11. E . O. Fisk (Concord) 2'h-4'h (4 .00) ;

". ,. N olan (Newburypo r t) 2'At-4'h ~4.00); Il. ,. J . Bussgang (Cambridge) 2'h-4'h ( 3.75).

FORT WORTH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Ft. Worth, 1954

100% USCF Rated Event I R. P owe lso n .. W!9 W 30 W9 D2 D:I W4 WB W5 \V8 W7 WI 3 10_1 2 C. Freem3IL .. WIG W ll W4 Dl . W B W3 W5 07 W6 L9 W 14 9_1 3 L . Dlna ... W :!5 W21 W5 W7 DI L2 W22 IA W9 WIS W8 B !r-2~ 4 C. P a rkin .. ... ... WI4 W2G L2 WIO W9 LI WIl W3 1.5 W I7 W7 8 -3 74 .5 5 A. Millcr ... ... .. W I 7 W22 1.3 WI6 wa WIO 1.2 1.1 W4 W J8 W9 8 -3 74.0 G I . New ton .... ...... WIII L9 W29 W IS L.':i W24 LI WI3 L 2 W IO W I7 7 -4 7 O. Burnett .. .. w l a W28 W8 L3 L24 W I7 W9 0 2 W I5 L I L4 G ~ -41 70.0 8 E. Schick .. .. W I O WIS L7 W 25 L2 W I2 DI6 W24 L I W19 L3 6Hl 67.0 9 K. Terry ..... . WM W6 1.1 W I::!. L4 W IS L7 Wll L3 W 2 LS 6·5 73.0 10. C. Clec re .. .. .... Ll! WI7 W26 L4 W23 L.':i L 13 W 2'1 W20 1.6 W I9 a -5 62.5 11. F . G rav es ... ... _W20 L2 L25 W26 W17 W29 L4 L9 LI9 W22 WI5 6·5 SM 12. L. Barrett . .L15 W14 W28 L9 016 L6 LI9 W26 W28 013 WI8 6·5 55.5 13. G . Alh rig h t .. 1.7 W20 1. 111 L 22 W26 W 2.1 WID L6 WI6 DI 2 LI 5~-5 , G3.0 14. E. BlaCk .. .. ... ... L4 L I2 L20 Bye W3 1 WI8 D '24 L I7 W 25 WIG L 2 51-5) 51.5 15. Virg il Rose 5·6 {64.5; 16. C. P . ~'erbrache 5-6 (63.0); 17. A . L . Harle $--6 (611 .5); 18. R. E. Ozm ent 5-S (53.5); 19. T. 1.. Col vin $--6 (53 .5) ; 20 . D. W e b ste r 5-6 (53.S) ; 21. J. T hom ason 5-6 (47 .5) ; 22. Do u g las P earce 4¥!-'h (60.0); 23. T . A. Lee ~'h ·6'h (4S.0); 24. G r ady Rice 4·6 (58.S); lIS. M. F. P o u lter 4-6 (.'i.4.5); ?E. J ean Lee 4-6 (4J3.5); 27. M. LeMf er 4·6 (43.5); 28. L . Rod,e .. 4 -(; (40 .5); 29. G. Hemphill 3·7; 30. Dean Blair 3-1; 31. T o m Beals 'h ·7¥.. .

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CHESS T ACYlCS FOR BEGINNERS By U. S. Expert DR. ERICH W . MARCH AND

H. 1. Opening Traps

O NE of the {jrst things a chess beginner usually want:! to know is how to win In a very few moves. The idea is to memorize a few simple

moves which will "outwit" and conquer his opponent in several quick strokes thus demonstrating his intellectual superiority in a convincing manner. At the same time the average beginner who plays a strong player is usually very mucll afraid of being overcome before be can even get his pipe lit. How either onc of these things can happen, the {ollowing examples will show.

Among strong players it seldom happens that a game is won -In the opening. This is true firstly because good players know most of the pos­sible open ing traps; secondly be­cause they usu ally follow standard openings, which automatically avoid many pitfalls; and finaJly good players are familiar with the basic Frm£!F!~ Q! SQ¢ Ql?enins plaTr and these principles lend to pre­vent one's railing into opening traps. Among chess masters the SOlme idea applies, to some extent, to the middle·game. When both sides arc well aware of most of t he typical mid·game tactics. a vcry evenly bahtnccd struggle is Iikcly to result where delicate positional objectives. such as the doubling of pa.wns, arc sought, where the loss oi a mere pawn may decide the game, and whcre the game fre­quently goes on into the cnd·game stage with neithcr side having any clear·cut advantage. Formcr World Champion Alexander Alekhine once said "If anyone beals me, he must beat me thrce times: in the open­ing, in the midd lc.gamc, and in the end·gamc."

The quickest possible way to win is to hypnotize your opponent into falling into the Fool's Mate: 1. P·KB3. P·K4; 2. P-KKt4, Q.R5 Mate. Thus mate is accomplished in two moves (that is two for eacb side). This trap is well·named sInce White's moves have no logic or plan behind them. 'Ibey do not hclp to develop White's pieces; they do not struggle for the cen· ter; they do Dot add to. but rather subtract from the safety of the King. Actually White's moves are so foolish that they hardly ever OCCtu·, so the trOlp, for p ractical purposes, is of littlc value. How­ever, traps very similar to this one do occur either in certain open­ings or in some middle-game situa· tions.

A somewhat more sophisticated trap known as the Scholar's Mate runs as follows:

1. P·K4 2. B· B4 3. Q-RS 4. Ox BP M.te

This is a very plausible trap to tryon someone who has just learD­ed the moves but has, as yet. no ideas of sound opening play or even enough chess vision to see a one­move checkmate staring him in the face. A simple way to prevent the mate would be 3 .........• Q-K2. This has the merit of putting sut-

[icient protection on Black's .KB2 square and also of defending his KP. which is attacked by the White Q.

There is a second way to prevent the mate and also protect the KP, namely 3 ......... , Q.B3. This is typl· cal of many situations in chess. There are two or more ways to accomplish a given objective. At first &lance they seem equally good. This is the time for the play­er to hesitate and examine other factors. It is possible to aceomplisb this objective and perhaps some other too. In the given case it is readily apparent that 3. ..••....• Q­K2 is the bette r move since it lCaves Black's KB3 square avail­able for the KKt. This is the na­tural developing squarc for this Kt. Development of this Kt at R3 would be inconsistent with · the principle of centcr control.

In the given s ituation there is another compell ing reaftOn for leav­ing KB3 available for the KKt. . When it docs go there, it will at· tack White's Q. The White Q will have to retire. and Black will gain a clear tempo (unit of timc) in his devclopment. This points out a basic fact about the whole trap wbich White bas set. In laying the trap he brought his Q out into an exposed position. Black is able to turn asidc the attack and also ~ain a tempo. Thus White's move 3. Q.R5 must be considered basicaJ· Iy unsound (a "premature attack"). An expert playing against an ex­pert would not try such a gambling type of move unless the likelihood of success were much greater. In­cidentaUy. the Olbove trap can 0c­cur in several different forms. The main idea is to get the 0 and an· other niece to bear on the oppos· in/! KEP. Sometimes the trap can· not even be tried. For example. if Black olays 2 .........• Kt-KB3. then the White Q cannot be brought into uositlon to attack KB7. 2. An attractive trap for

beqinners. . And now for a really elegant

fran! This tran can be r ecommend­ed Cor use either a2:ainst be.'!inners or even a2:ainst fairly strong op­Donenis. It has the advantage of hPinSi!" little" 1cnown fit has no nam~' and also of arisin( at the third move of one of the mo~ common onf'ninn in chess! Furthermore it

. offen; some tcmptinlt bait and. what is more. the ooint of the traD is very easily overlooked. Her~ it goes.

3. B-B4 A very common positio-;;. Here

Black usually pl ays 3 .•....... , Rt­KB3 (the Two Knights Defense) or 3. ........• B'B4 (the Guioco Piano Opening). But here is where Black can lay his rather diabolical trap.

3. ........ Kt.QS

Position efte r Black's moft. • _ , Kt.QS

This looks like a blunder since it gives away the KP. Furthermore, after capturing the pawn, White will have a double attack on KB7.

4. KtxP Q·Kt41 This move is the springing of the

trap. White is in serious trouble although many a p layer will not realize It until a move or two later . The Black Q threatens the Kt and also the KKtP.

S. KlxBP .... __ The only p lausible alternative,

5. DxPch , proves to be no better, the attack by Blnck be ing similar to the one given below. If White realizes the scrious trouble he is in. he may try .5. Kt-Kt4, but aftcr 5. . ....... , p .Q4 attacking his Band also releasing Black's QB against the White Kt, White wil1 lose a piece.

s. _.__ QxKtP '- B·1I1 __

This is one of several tries at a deJense. all of them being faW. 6. KtxR is similar to the text. If 6. R·BI , then 6 .........• Q:xKP ch; 7. B·K2, Kt·B6 Male.

'- _ .. _ QxKP eh 7. B·K2 Qx R eh

Here 7 .......... KtxP ch directly is su Hicient since i t wins White's Q. However, Black can gct the Q and a R too or else mate the White King.

,. B·B1 Q·KS ch 9 . . · K" KtxP ch 10. K.81 Q.RIM."

And now to assess the entire variation. A nenetr ating reader · will sllspect tI naw. Olhcrwi~e why doe~ this dane:crous combination not occur more often! The answer is fairlv simnte. Fin;t1y, the trap 1.'1 too deeo for beJtinners to dis· cover for themselves. Second1y it b too simntf' ror eXDcrt.<:; to over­tnok. Actually some verv "tron~ nlaveT'!l havp. b-cn callebt bv it. But «ood ulaver1\ ~re aJwavs sus­niclouc of an outrivht li!"ffl. e,;occial­Iv in the oncninC!". Finallv tbr. tran hal"; a basic drawback. Black dis­regards so1:ind opening prlnciples

<!bess Cife Th,,,,.,. P ••• 5 Jamulry 20, 1955

and moves a picce twiee in the opening. With 4. KtxKt White can give Black doublcd pawns and also gain time (since he exchanges his Kt. which moved on)y once. for Black's which has moved twice!).

This is the r eason why the trap has not become popular ()r even we ll·known. It Js a dangerous weapon to try on the average p lay­er but not too orten agaJnst the same opponent.

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A. POMAR A. SANTASIERE 1. P.K4 p.oa, 3. KIo08l PxP 2. P.o4 P.o4 4. KtltP ! 8 · B4 Silio Flohr , the fOnlmost advocate 01 this der~n.M. hn shown that •. ~ ... ~ .• Kt.Q2; 5. KKt·B3, KKt·1l3 mOl t likely orrers the be.t method ot treatment lor Blult. S. Kt·Ktl • . KtJ 1. Kt·Rl .. P.I(R4 p .KRl A reh.tlvely new Wea .... hlch has been exten~lve ly analyJed by the DutCh m_ lers. PrIn. aDd Eu .. e. I n a ,am. quoted by Euwe. Ulue k continued 7. _~ •. • Kt-B3; 8. Kt-R4. 8-'\2; 9. 8-84. P .K4!; 10. pxP. Q"Qch: II. KxQ. Kt·Kt5; It. Kt-Rl, Kt:cP!; 13. Il-RI , Kt -Q2 and now 14. p .B4 falls after .. ~ ... .• 0-0-0; 15. P"Kt, K txP dls.eh : 16. B-Q3. 8xB: 17. PxB. RxP cb followed by ...... .. . ltxKt. Euwe conclude. that the deatrahl. break ......... P·K4 Is b est pf()parcd. by 7 •...•..••• Kt·Q2. 7 . .. ~_. P· K4? t. Kt-Il4 Q. K.2 I. Px P QxP It u now clear that Santaslere'a a"ru­" Ive 7th move Is not the re(ubUon. He hili exehln~ed I stron, eenter pawn for a ,,,In. pawn. opallCd the KR lile for White. and I",t time with his Queen. No bcUer would hive been 8. _~.~. Q-R4 cb; 9. B-Q2. QxP eh; 10. H-K2 with Cain of tllne. 10. KtxB PxKt 11 . B-Q31 Q.K3 Instead II . _ ..... QxP eh Is too ri.Uy In vlcw or 12. K·BI. Kt.-K2: 13. R-R4. Kt· Ql; 14. BxP eh l with a powerrul at­tack. (14. ~ ...... . KtxR1~ IS. R·K4). 12. R·R4 Kt·Q2 14. a-Q4 13. B-QB4 , Q.K2

The posItion merl .. II dla. nm In view or tbtl logical quelllon: Why didn"t Black play 1"- ___ • 0-0-0. removinX hb King fruln the center ot the board. (",bleb position ulUmatel,. proVCl to be his undolnc). Pertlapi Santulere con· sldcred 15. Q-Kl4 too powerful as tn the follnwlng linn:

(a) 15. Q·Kt4. QxP eh; 16. R·K4. Q­QB4; 17. \ DxKt. RltD; 18. D-K3. QxP: 19. R-QI pnd wlnl. or

(tI) 15. Q·K14, K·82; IS. B·B4, P·KKt4; 17. P·KS dls.ch .• PxB; \8. QxP cb, K·BI ; 19. O-O-O! wlnnln,. lIowevc.r. there ap­pears to I .. a .. vl~ c1aUJlle. c .•. :

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(c) 15. Q·Kt4. Kl-B3!: It. Q-'K8 (other moves ar. worlJC) . R.KI! (not ~._ .• Q.xQ; 17. BxQ. Kt·KI; 18. R-Kl. K·B2; 19. 0 ·0.0. elc.) and Black appea ... to !lave ueaped WhitOl: clutCh ... All of whieh .. ena to prove thal the best continuation would .. ,

(d) 15. 8·84 and If __ ..... Kt·KU; ( __ .. . P·KKt4; IG. Kl-B5 is too Iltron.); 16. ibM eh; 171 B-K8 ch. K.D2; 11: QxQ eh. KxQ; 19. 0-0-0. K·K2: 20. B-KU leavln, Pomar far a head In developmnel. Tho vel")' C1)mpllCllllons at all the" IInel Indled. thllt 3rter a ll _ .... _. 0.0-0 was perhaps 10 be preferred 10 ...... _. Kt.-KU. 14. ........ ICt.Kt:r 19. BIt KtP QXKPC h 15. B·KI) I It .Ql 20. IC·Bl ICt·Bl 16. Rxlt eh Qx R 21 . • -8 4 Q.Kt4(: h 17. B·B7 ch K·K2 n. K.lCn K-Ql 11. Q.B3 Q-Q5 There '* nothing to be doae. The Queen u eallCht In the mtdd .... U. R.Qlc h QlCt.Q1. U. ".oKU 24. KI·K4 Kt..Q4 "hrcatenln, a pawn fork. 1$. _ •.. _ ICt(Q4)·Ktl n . B·KI) 8 · 1C2 26. P· B4 Q-QR4 21. Q·B4 1Ilenacln, a mate In one al B7. 21. _...... B·lCtt 29. Q.lCttch Most likely time prCSIure lnlceur.cy. Correc t . of course, Is 251. Q·.B7 eh. K·D2i 30. RxKI eh. Fortunately the po.sltion doean'!. run IIW.Y. 29. _ ... ~ Kt·Bl ll . Q·B7ch RaslSlns JO. QltlCtP Kt·Kt3 The IlIsl note now appllu. A Iparkling perlonnanCIl by our Sp.lInish v\$ltor.

Tht Ijltt~n ;N"' oUl .. illnlT 0/ thil lC"mt "t Nt .. O.lt .. nl .. till Oil ro .. i .. tht Nt. Yo.i St"'r To",JJtlmtnl t.o .«lel I"tt •. Thi, JC""'t :1,0., hvr Iu tlOtl it.

SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO; .... pa9a 291. column 135

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White BIIICk. W . LOM BA RDY AL. SANOR1N 1. P·K4 P-QB4 2- KI-QBl _ .... This old line .Ive. B laek no ,reat trouble a. he rrequentlJ' cneounte ... In the more common ",artaUoM but hal the effect of creating a pOsitional rath· er thlln • combinationa l struggle, lit lellt for White. 2. ........ KI-QB3 5. P·Q3 " .K3 3. P·KKI3 P·KKU 4. B·K3 Q.R4 4. B·KI2 B·Kn Dewlte the fact tilat thl' ls a "book" move. It doe8 not work out very well In pract ice. A better general plan I. a n early R.QKtl and P·QKI4 so thai Black caa C3rl")' out his proper s trate.1e plan or attack on the Q·slde. 1. KKI·K.2 IiCI-QS •• R·Ktt I. 0-0 Kt·1(2 AU "book8 · so far. OT , . P.84. In thll case White orre ... a pawn by 9. __ • KtxKt; 10. QxKt. BxKt; I I. PxB, QxP In elchange fnr t he trade or Black'" powerrul KB and the anoelated weak. enlnli: M hi' black square •. Lombanly', move seem, denn ltety b<!Uer. 9 • • ~..... P·Q3 Not t . .... ~ .. , KtxKt eh; 10. KtxKt. QxP; 11. UxP?: 12. R xB. QxR; 13. B-Q4 a nd 14. DxR. 10. P-Qlll 0.0 11. ICtxKI PxP 11. P.oKI4 13. PxP Q.82

KtxKlch Ulack' . general lreatment of thl, open­In, h .. proven Inadeq .... t •. He II two moves IM!lllnd In development and h.as the worst ot It In the cen ler. 14. P.Q84 P·Kt3 11. P·B3 Q.Ktl 15. Q.Ktl B-Q2 19. P.OS PxKP 1£. KR.QBl QR.Ql 20. PxKP(4) Px P 11. P-Q4 P·U 21. KPx P __ ... Whil.., here elects to IilCrlflee Ihe ex· ehanli:ll In return lor a seve re we"ken. Ing of the black square neer the BI.ck Klflc,

21 . .... _.. 8 · B4 U. R·Kt2 8xR 13. QxB QR.Kl 24. KI·B4 R·B2 25. B-Q4 Q.BI

2 •. Q·Q2 27. P-1t4 I 21. Q.R2 29. P.BS

p .Ka3

K·" KI·Kll KI"xP

Somewhat bette r appe.rs to be ti. ___ • R·B2; 30. p.Bf. Black'. nexl move allo wu unwile l)eeauae It loolen. bb K· p~Ulon Ind allo overloot •• eomblna· tlon. 30. PxP 31. PJtlCtP

P· KI4 RPx P

n. KI.K6i

A. so orten happelU •• 004 poalUona l pl.y has set the ala,e fo r fJUooe$srul combln3tions. U now 32. .... ...• B:o:Kt: t hen not 33. B-K4 eh, B·B4 (It 33 ....... _. K·n3; 34. PXO 3nd 35. Q.R2 eh); 34. Q. M2 eh. Kt·lt3 ; bu t 33. PxB. RxP (or 33. .. _.. ... QxKP); 34. o.K4 eh!. R:&B; 3$. QltR ell. :n. ._._ K·Kt3 34. Px P Q-Q2 33. Q..Q2 BxKt maek $hOuld serlou.lJ' conlider 34. _~_ ... WxR eh to .et b'o R. ror the Q, but White would retain Ihe u pper band. 35.PxB QxlCP On 35. _._._, RxP; 36. R-87. Q.xP; 37. Q-Q3 ch. R·84: 38. R·86 (not 38. P .Kt4. R·K8 eh!) . etc. 36. P-Q7! __ _ One blow follow. another. lIIust raUn, a.aln Ihe impartance or Ihe tlme·worn term .. the Initiative." Essentia l u 36. ._ ...... QxP. Then 37. D·U6 w ill recover the exehanli:e. thou,h a,.ln White could play for the a Uack with 37. R·B6 ch. K·R2 (I f 37. _~. Kt.B3, then !IlL nxKt!. Q:o:Q; 39. B-B3ch or tf 31 ..... _. R·IU. then sa. B-K4 eh , &·84; 31. P·Kt4!J; ,.. B-K4 ch. RxD; 39. Q-R2 ch. Q.R.5; 40. Q­

· 112 eh. Q.B4 (nol 40. ~~" • R.84; 41. R· 8'1). with • probable d raw. 36 •• _._ a." :Ia. Q-Q3c:h K·al 37. R·N It-Ql U 33. _ ..... , K·D2; 39. Q·R7 c h, K·BI; 40. Q·Kt7 mate; or :Ia ........ , K·R4; 39. p . Kt4ch. QxP; 40. IbM. Q.K8ch ; 41. K·R2. It well played . nd hard .foug ht Came. 39. Rx R QxR 40. B·Kt7eh

aeslgns

MOWING 'EM DOWN Two of tIN rn"ll i"'l'Ou"nl t" • ., ....... fnl1

in llu U . S . ;n 1914. llu U. S . CIJ.,mp­ionJhip "ntl • tIN P ... ·AmfYk .... ToOl, .... · ...f"'. JiIf'f ..... r, A,thOl, 8. 8illlJlin. Tiu /ollo"nll lI"mf i, .. n n.mptf ,,/ hi, rl,ong m,tI d.,;"", 1'1/1'1 in thf'f 10""'''' m~"".

QU EEN 'S GAMBI T ACCEPTE D MOCO: p . ge 152. column 13

Pan·American Tournament Hollywood, 1954

NOlfl by U.s. E.pt.t £tlm., Munil White Blade

A. 81SCUIER R. SlEMMS 1. P.Q4 P.Q4 ' . KI·KBl P-Q1t3 2. P.o84 PxP At present the mO£t papulaf move. but pouIble .Iso ara Kt·KB3 and P-Q84. After the latter the .all1. Kamlru;k l. Donovan. M;anh.a ll C.C. Champioru;hlp 1954, continued with 4. B·B4? PXP!; $ . KtxP!. P·K4!; II. DxP, Q·R4 eh; 1. Kt.-Q2. QxB; 8. KbP. D·K15 ctl . nd White rest,ned. 4. P·Kl B· Kt5 The older eontlnultlon eon ~l sted of Kt.KB3. P.K3. n·Ka, P'QKt4. 8-Kt2. etc. Tht text h as Lately become quite popu·

ta r. b<!l n il also u sed by Smy.lov In his maleh lIJIaln.t 6olvlnnlk. S. BxP P. 1C3 7. Px B R·R2 • . Q·Kt3 BxKt Smyllov he~ prefers P'QKt4 and after 8. D-Ka, Kt.-Qa. I. ICt.B3 P.QB4 Flrsl KI·KB3 was Indica led. t . P.OS P-QKtU Thill I. tantamount to IUiclde. Eitber PxP or P.K4 had to be tried.. 10. Kt xPIl

or coune. While ,Otl three pawn . aDd a strong aUaek for the piece-a profit· able exehan.e. 10 .. ~.. PxKt 12. PxP Px" 11 . BxPeh KI-Q2 U . QxPch 8-K2 Best. A fter Q·K2; 14. Q·KUI! would be too strong. 14. B-Q2 Q.KIl It !.s difficult tG n,rest anything mueb belter. R ·KI.2 to be !ollowtd by R·Kt3 hlght h ave been • IllI:bt improvement. 15. Q·Kt3 Kt" 3 17. Q..O-o I'. B·B3 K.SI An ImpOatq pO,ltlon. A ll of Wlllte·. piece • • re Ide.lJy POlted and ready for the kilL )leanwhlla Black Is reduced to roeanlnglcu mlneu",erm.:. 11 . ...:.._. a .Kt2'1. p-Qa4 Kt.KI3 Threateru; KbP. but lhiI a ttempt b eaSily repulled. 19. Q.K6I Q.BI7 Even tboug h this Iosea II plcc:e It can hanlly be ca lled a blunde r . A sa t isfac­tory continuation I. non-cxl5tant. 20. QxQehl KtxQ 21. B·KIJ a ·K2 21 . B·a, a ·B2 2"- QBxKI BxB 22. B·K5 R·1I3 U. BxKt B~u ,can be tnr.sted to wln a .ame wtth three paw ... Ihead. The rest reo qulru no comment. U. __ . R·Kt3 30. p.R$ a-Q3 26. a.Q2 K·B2 ll . KR-Ql KIII:.Ql 17. B.QJ P·Kt4 n. p .III:' a x a U. 8-K15 B·K.2 U. Rxa B.Q3 29. 8-B4ch K· Bl 34. allBch ResIgns An impressive performlnee hy the pres­ent U. S. C hampion.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED Meo: page 152, column 13(h)

CC LA Tourney Correspondence. 1951

NoitS r, D,. M. C. St .. ,m White m ack

OR. M . G. STUaM D . JUNGW1aTH (Trinidad) (USA) 1. P-Q4 P-Q4 4. P·Kl P·QKI4 2. P.QB4 Px P 5. P·QR4 B· Kt2 3. Kt·KBl p.Qa3 6. P·QKt3I? ....... . J::mplrlcal. but It does not tu rn oul well . Willte wished lo IIvold the ahsolute eqwrllty after f. PxP, PxP ; 7 .. RxR. BxR, but tb!.s may btl the best line, ... afte r G. Kl-B3, P·Xt5!?: 7. BxP. P.Kl: 8. Q-KU. Q.OII Black haa a good ,::am. ()lCO). better than afte r 8. .~._... Kt· B3!; 9. p.R.5~ (Kom·Kab:. London 1949). , . _ . P·K3 t . QKt·Q2 KKt·B3 1. PxBP PxB" 10. g ·B2 P·B4 I. Bx P ICt.Q2 11 . Kt·KtSI Threat l2. Q-Kt3. 11. _ _ KI.Q4 U . 0.01 11. Kt{1: ).B3 Px P Not 13 . . _. __ • PxP; 14. P:o:P with a stron, attack.. 14. Q·KI3 15. p · a51 Not wishing

B.Q4 14. IIx B KlxB B.K2 17. P·K4?1 to b lock either the Q-lU.

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or (he d lll gonal QRI-K R8. but ~eemJj mo!'e prllclical. 17 •. "',.,, KI·B4 U. KI·KST 18. Q-B4 Kt· B' 20. a.R3 Not 20 . .. " ..... BxKI?; 21. BxKt, nor 20. ....... " Q"P 'l, 21. Kt ·6(; and Ktxa. :n. P· B4 P·R] 24. R-IU 22. Kt (Kts )'B3 25. Px8

B.Q3 26. Kt·Ktl 27.' KI"Kt 18, R·K2

\,0; two p~ down, bul threatens t h e K·g!tlu. n danger completely ab­vlall.'tI by HInck's excellent defence. 28. KI ·Q21 31. RfK21·KB2 29. Q-Q3 Q-KR" 30. B_K121 Q ·B4<;. h 32. K· Rl

l l. Q-K2!

K'· 8 3 ... , lleH"r than 33. Q-KDl, masking t he Rs, or 33. Q-KKt3, Kt·R4. 3], Q..QKI4I 35. a " K' ••• 34. Qx Q P xQ U. R" P Whltc ~h"s shot his bolt. but p r eS(!n ted Black with an e nding dlUlc"lt to wi n . 36. " 'M" R..Q2 3S. R · '1:5 R(ll·Rl 31. RXRP Rx P 3', R-QKt1 P ·B4

Drawn With t h is move Black unexpected ly orfered the draw, natur ally accepted. I had decided. On 40. P.Kt4.!, 1t-1U!; 41. K I5 eh, R-Kt2; 42. P-R4!, a n in t e r esting <lOd·game study.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE MCO: page fI , co lumn 56 ,.)

P a n-Ame riean Champions hip Hollywood, 1954 .

NOlts by U. S. Experl

Dr. 1tfux I-Irr:b~T&~r " White mack

H. STEINER R. SIEMMS t . P·Q4 KI·K83 4. P-K4 P-Q3 2. P-QB4 P·KKI3 5. P-BJ 0 ·0 3. KI-Q8] B-KI2 6. 8 · K15 QKI-Q2 Black chooses to keep an o p tion be­tween P·K4 and P-QB4, but t h e move rest rict/< hLs position . 7. KI·Rl P· B4 I . P-QS Kt· K! But this gives White 100 much space. P-QR.3. R-QKU and P-QKI4 was a n a lterna;t\·e. At least thl" move should be followed up by Kt-QB2 a nd a free­Ing maneUver o n t he Q-side. 9. B·K2 KI-K4 lllack t rlc~ r.o play on the K·slde, but the openh,,:: of li nc. work. in favor of White (In ~Plte of h iH bad b \J:;hol)S on 1(2), due t o the fact tha t h e can occupy the open file q uicker with all his heavy pieces. 10. KI·82 P· B4 15. K: R! KI·KB3 11. 0 ·0 P·KRl 16. R· KKtl K- R2 !2. B-Q2 P-8 S 17. R·Kt2 Kt' R4 13. P · KKll 18. Q-82 o.K!

P ·KKI4 " . QR· KKt1 Q.B2 14. P x P ,"xP 20. P · KI] Q-B3 One Queen move too many. Imperative waS 8·Q2, R-KI<tI, B·KB3. Black dream" o f Q·RS and Kt-Kt6, bu t h is l ack of development leads to h is downfall. 21. B_Kl Q-RS 23. Q-Ql 22. Kt·Q] Q.R6 The reader should watch the precise preparation for the flnal combination. Inl.cresUng is ~he {act that the "bad" bishop finally brings the deciSion. 23 ..... _.. KhcKI 2S~ P· KSc;h 8 .04 24. Ox KI 8-QS 26. 8 · BlI ........ Notice tha t the Black Queen has n o retreat and wlli not have onc from now ' 0. 26 • . _._". R·KKt1 TIle winning move.

21. 8 · B2 Nell~ler a7. Ibii:

RxR nor 27. H·Kt7 eh, KtxR; 28. BxQ. BxR; 29. BxB ch, Ktx:B ~ve5 a c leaT wi n f or White. 27. BxB n. R(7)·Kt4 28. RxR Q·RS R-KKt1

30. 8 .Q3! Resigns

(Continued from ' Pa9~ 1, col. 3) 27. Q·Kl KI·Kt4 37. OxP 28. Rx Kt PxR 38. B· B2 29. B· Kt3 KI· R4 39. P x P 30. DxQ KhcB 40. B· Ktl 31. B. B5 O-QS 41. K· B] 32. B· Kt4 Kt-Q6 42. K·K4 33. Q·K2 R· B] 43. KI·Bt 34. Qx R Kl xQ 44. P ·QKI4 3S. KxK t BxP Res igns 36. B· BS P· R4

NIMZOVITCH D.EFENSE Ros enwald Trophy Tourname nt

N ew York, 1954 While llIaek

D. BYRNE ,. EVAN S , . .... KI·K 8] ". BxKI P ·Kt3 ,. P·QB4 P·Kl 26. 8 ·K2 P x Kt ,. KI·QS] B_KI5 27. B.Q] B·Kt2 .. P ·Kl 0 ·0 2B. P ·RS K_Rl ,. KKt·K2 P·Q4 19. Bx KKtP R·KBt .. P ·QR3 B·K2 30. RxP KI·BS , . ••• . .. 31 . QR.B2 R·RI •. Kt·B4 P-B3 32. Q·Kt3 Q.Q] •. B· K2 P-QR4 ] 3. R· KKt2 p ·QS 10.0·0 , R· K! 14. 8 ·Q3 R· KKt1 11 . P-B3 B·Bl 35. Q·R 3 R·KB I 12. R-Kti QB·B4 36. Q.KI4 R·R2 13. KI-Ql P-Rl ]7. Q.8 1 ••• 14. P ·KKt4 B· R.2 l l. Q.K4 B·QS 15. P ·Kt4 ... ] 9. R-Kt6 P ·K1ch " . ••• P-QKt4 40. K·Kt2 P x R(Q ) 17. R·Kt3 QKI.Q2 41. Kx Q Q·Q4 U . Q· Kl Q-B2 42. RxP ch K·KIl 19. P·R4 KI·Kt] 43. R· Kt6ch K·B2 20. P ·KtS Kt·R4 44. R. K6 .'. 21. Kt·KS P· B3 45. RxQ R_Q! 22. P·Kt6 PxKt 46. R-Kl R· RI 23. P x Bc h ... 41. P . R6 8 ·B6 24. P·S4 PxQP Re, iSl ns

• RETI OPENING Ros enwald Trophy\' Tournament

N.w York, 1954 mack : White

J . SHE RWIN A. I!lSGUIER ,. Kt-KB3 P·Q4 " . RP x P , P·K4 ,. P ·KKt3 Kt·KB3 ". P ·K84 ... ,. B·Kt2 P ·Bl n . ••• KI· K3 .. 0 ·0 B-B4 " . Q·Bl P·KB4 ,. ... , QKI-Q2 ". ... . .. • QKt-Q2 P_K] U . B·R] , KI (2 )-Bl ,. Q·K! P_KRl V. Q.KI2 8 ·B4ch •. P_K4 ... 2 • • K· Rl . .. .. ... 8 _Rl 29. 8 -KS KR x KI 10. P·QRl B·Kl lO. 8xQ ••• 11. P·KU K'·8 4 31. BXR R·Kt6 12. 8 ·Kt2 0 ·0 12. 8 xK t ch KtXB 13. R·QI , Q·82 33. Kt ·8 ] B·KS 14. KI·KS QR-QI 34. K. R2 RxKt 15. Q. K2 KKt.Q2 35. RxR ... 16. KI·KI4 P·KR4 36. R·Q1 B·K6 17. KI·K3 B·B] 37. R·Q3 B_B5ch 1 •. B·Bl P _R5 ] 8. K·Rl B_KS 19. KI-Kt4 B_K2 39. R·Q1 . .. 20. 8 -Kt2 ... Resigns

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match called for two·movers wit h bl ack halfpi n eUher before or af ter the keymove . Abandonment 01' setting-u p or this black halfpin was to determine a reciprocal change of m<ltcs aiter moves of the two black themepieces before , respectively after the key. The threemover entr ies were to be built around . the so-called "Total .fo'leck Theme." The key­move sets u p a maximum number oi threats on White's second move , but there must be not a single black move on the board which would allow more than one white second move to function. h I the !irst prize winner by Petrovic, g iven above, tbe White Rook threatens to move to 14 different squares (the maximum number of moves a rook can make) but any black move compels the Rook to go to a specific square. Solvers may have Some [un in finding the " WIly and Wherefore" of every second wh ite move . The contest ended in a draw, eaeh country sC(i'ring an even 19 points.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Rosenwill id Trophy Tournillment

New York, 1954 White

G. KRAMER 1. P-Q4 J(t· J(B3 2. P ·QB4 P ·KKI] 3. KI.QB] B-Kt2 4. P·KKI3 0-0 5. B·Kt2 P-Ql 6. P·K4 P·K4 7. KKI_K2 QKI.Q2 '

. ' . 0 ·0 P·B3 9. P·KR3 P x P 10. KtxP R·Kl 11. R·Kl P-QR4 12. R_Ktl Kt-B4 13. P .KI3 KKI·Q2 14. P-QR3 P ·8 4 15. P-QKt4 Px KIP 16. RPx P Ktx P 17. Khl KI P x KI 18. RxP RxR • 19. BxR Kt·Kt3 20. P· Kt5 p.B4 21. KI-8] Q. j(2

Black S. RESHEVSKY

21_ Kt·Kt5 · P -R3 23. B-Q5ch Kl x B 24. QKKtch K· R1 25. Kt·B7ch K·R2 26. KtxQP Q-K Bch 21. K·KI2 R·R7 28. QxBP RxPc h 29. QxR BxPch 30. K·83 Q-Q8c: h 31. K·K 4 Q xKt ] 2. R_Kt2 ' B_B4ch 33. K_B3 Q·Qach ]4. R· K2 Q·R'ch ]S. Q·KI2 Qx 8 36. R-1C7 Q.Rkh ] 7. R_K ] Q·BI 38. R·K7 Q-Qk h 39. K·82 Q-Q5c:h 40. K·K1 Q.Rkh 41. K· 82 Q·8]

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<!'bess tlfe TJ"mdiry, Page 7

jt1nUtlry 2!1, 1955

.... ess tl'" n""'.,, . P,g. 8 ~II ~. ]"""d,.., 2a, 19.5$

Solution to No. 150 Maynger·Baehman, Au~sburg. 1896.

Bluclt wln~ by 1 ......... , 1l·N4! and If 2. B"B, P.Q6; 3. PxP, P·K7_ Many and in· genlous were our solveu' efforts to win b~' otber moves, but none appearcd aI­tog ... thcr correc t.

Most common try was I. ........ , P-Q6; 2. YXP. B·N4; 3. P"'P, llJ<B; 4. K-M. llAP; S. KxP tmt aftcr S .... .....• B·K3; 6. K·84.I, K-R2; 1. K-K5, P·N41 (It l IS now or n ever ) 8. P·ft4!! it Is c lea r tbat the capture or exchange of tbe lust Black pawn s cannot be ,,,,,,,,,,uted .

On J. ........• p .ll5; "2. K·B4, p.Q6; 3. PxQI'. KP:o:P there follows 4. BxP, l'><D; 5. KxP, B-N4: 6. P·NS drawn: or if 5 ......... , BxP: G. KxP, B'Ql!: 7. K·M, B'B3: 8. P·R4, K·112; 9. p ·Rti!, PAP 10. K·U5 dr~wn.

After 1 •.•.••.•• , B·){ ; 2.. 1(.84., B-N3; 3. B 'Q!, K-U2; 4. poNS. and Black cannot bl'cuk through; if here 4 . ........ , P ·N4; 5. P ·R4i etc.

Ullon I. . ...... , P·N4; 2. K.B4, B.83:· 3. P ·NS White dr~wH hy 4. P:o:P, Pxl>; 5. llxP, P·Q6; 6. K:o:P/3, PXP; 7. K ·Q2..

The grand :,ttempt by 1 . ........ , K·R2 ; 2. K·B4, KxP; 3. KxP, K·N4 "and wlns" was submItted by some of our best solvers, and mack does wlD afler the fasclnalin g vurlutlon 4. p.B3, B·B3 chi 5. K _03. lJ.N4 ch: 6. P·B4. J3..K!, with a

dedslv... threat 01 mate in one by a lone bishop on an op ... n boardl But Whitc I'D$ a better d ...c ... nse by 3. P'Q",,4 ! (Inst ead of 3. KxP?), keeping the BI"ck K under restraint /lnd forcing a pass~'{! QRP for the eounterplay need­ed to dl·aw. To 3 . ...• _ ... , PlIP o r 3. __ ._, P ·B5 Whit ... s imply answers 4. KxP 13. Much more tick lish is 3 . ..... _ , B·ru; .. PxP, P x P ; S. n ·Q!, P ·K7! (Do t 5 •.... _ , p.Qti; G. PxP, U:o:B; 7. Kxl' j3, PXP; 8-KxP drawn) 6. ExP. BxP and it seems Uwt Black m ust win. but at last the def~"~... 7. P·1H! Was discovered suC­£ieicnt to draw, as b y 7 .......•.• P ·Q6; 8. P·NS cb, I(·N3; 9. B-N4, .ExP; 10. D-B5 cb, K·N2; 11. Kx l', P·Q7; 12. D-N4, P-Q8(Q); 13. Sxq. BxU; 101. K.QS dra wn; U h e re 8. . .....• K·N2, t h e n 9. B·N4, B:<.P; 10. KxP, p ·m; 11. K.(24, B-NG; 12. B-DS drawn. Or If in reply to 7. P·R4!, ExP; B. B·B3 ch, K-K5 and draws . Finally, on 3. .., B·llS tllere follows 4. PXP, PxP; 5. l'-NS dl, K·N3; 6. B·N4, B·N4: 7. Kx P/ 4, P·K7; II. BxP, BxB: 9 . K·Q5 drawn; or bere G • ....... , B·Q4; 7. P ·U4, P-BS; 8. }>·B31. PxP: 9. KxP /3, KxP; 10. B-Q draw n; Ir insteali 8 ... _ .... , P ·Q6; 9. :K.I P /3, K x P; 10. B·BS and It is not clear h ow Slac k can proc .. -cd.

The Iw ... x pect ... ,\ ,rnd exciUng varia· t ions encounter~d "ncr 1. ....... . , K·R2 m ude the u'''I Jys is of th is position a m ... 'nor<l b le adventure in the r ... alms o.f the human on'krstanding . Whatever passes th... limits <If comprehension must have the erCec t of v ... rglng on the In rl nile. and t h e e(fort to comprehend all variations after K·U2 a t UnlCS seemed to lead to the cdjj ... of ' infinity. It Was an unforgettable experien ... c. T hank you. (Those solvers who 'have not spent a week anulyzlng !. ....... , K·ru may not ,mder stand this parajjraph. Never mind.)

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The solv ... rs were beating No. ISO by 29·20 a s we w ent to press. Final scores: Solv ... rs d efeated No. 147, by 107-7; No. 143 u pset the solv ... rs, 13-12; the solvers won l r om No. It!) hy 45·9. Next Quuter_ Iy Ladder wUl appear when fInal re­sults arc In from No. 152.

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KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Hastings Christmas Tourney

Hastings, 1954 Whit ... Black .. KERES A. FUDERER .. P·Q4 KI ·KBl 26. K-KfJ PxKBP ,. P-QB4 P·KKtl 27. RxP KR·KtI ,. KI-QB3 B·Kt2 28. p)[p R·Kt6ch .. P·K4 ... " 29. R·BJ .. , ,. P·84 P·B4 3G. BxR .... .. • •• Q·R4 31. 8·Kt4 R·BI , . ... , 'lXBP 32. 8·B5 ••• .. Kf_B3 Kt· B3 33. K_B3 R· KKtI .. 'l-K2 B-KtS 34. P·Q R4 R·Kt6ch

". B'Kl Q·KR4 lS. K·ISZ P·K6 11.0·0 B:o:Kt 36. K·Q3 P·K7ch

". , .. Kt·KKts 37. KxP R·K16 U. R-R3 Kt·QS 38. BxP RxKtP 14. BxKt BxBeh 39. B·82 R-KR5 IS. K·81 KtxPch 40. K·Q3 RxPch 14. K·KI 'l·Kts 41 . K·B4 K·Q3 17. Q·'l2 .. , 42. K· Kt4 P·KS 18. px'l Kt·B6ch 43. K·Be P·B4 19. K·K2 KtxQ . 44. P·II:5 K·Ke

". KxKt B)[Ktch 45. P· Kt4 ••• 21. KxB P·K4 46. PxP P· BS 22. R·KBI Kt·K2 47. B·II:4 P·B4 ". P·KBS P·BJ 48. B·Kt5 R_RI 24. B.K2 'lR·QBl 49. K·B$ R_QKtl

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Hudson, USA; the second by M. Vasiljevic. Grandmaster V. Rago­tin, who accompanied the Russian pJayers, gave a simultaneous ex­hibition, winning 14 games and drawing six. Other prOffil1lent spec" taton; were Sir George Thomas, M. Saitar, Brian Reilly, H. Golom­bek, :md Dr. Frankol, who writes under the pen-name of Assiac.

An unfOl'tunate incident occillTed during the tournament. The DAILY EXPRESS, a ~ndon' scandal-sheet, published un article condemning the Russian players for being un­friendly, particularly to the Ameri­cans, referring to Keres' early re­tire illent:; as iJwuf of this (he was ill, of course), and generaUy mis­stating fads. A lett~r of protest was sent to the EXPRESS, but many players felt that it leaned lOO far in the other direction, seeming to imply that therc were really no basic differences separat­ing Russia and America, and re­fused to sign it for tb.at reason. Certainly, however, the Russians were anything but unfriendly.

It is considered of the greatest importance here that an American be a contestant in the Premier at H<lstings next year; and I agree

th<lt every effort should be made to arrange it. The H<lstings Chess Club would pay the American play­er's expenses while here, but could only contribute a small amount of his plane (are (twenty pounds was the amount m~nlioncd to me in a privatc conversation ; but this did not constitute a guar­antee). It seems to me that with a little trouble we should bc able to find a playcr who can come and raise the necessary money.

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