Vol. VlII. No. 19

Conducted by GUllHERME GROESSER

END soluti ons to Position No. 142 to the Edilor, CHESS

LlFE, ] 23 No. Hu mphrey Ave" Oak P ark, Ill. by July 5th, 1954.

Position No. 142 Solutions to this position should

indicate a sequence of seven or more moves in the milin variation to receive £ull credit.

Position No. 139 This pos iti on, Im kamp-Baumann.

comes from the 1953 German Wo­men's Master Tournament which had sever al examples of forceful and subtle mid-game com binations. But this particular posit ion was one of lost opp<lrtunity, for in the game White p layed 1. Q-B2? and the game ended eventually in a draw.

For ,.., Iutlon, p le.~ turn to page twel ....

NEW DATES SET FOR BUENOS AIRES

A new announcement {rom FIDE President Folke Rogard slightly al­ters the dates las t set for the In­ternational Team Tournament at Buenos Aires. New dates for the tourney are Septemher 1-26. Date of the FIDE Congress has now been set as August 22·31.

The USCF anticipates lielding a six-man team for the tournament to which Canada also expeets to send a team for its first time.

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 2-14, 1954 New Orleans. La.

PJ.Jce: Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, La.

Dat es: Monday, August 2 through Saturday, August 14.

Direction: Under the auspices of the Louisian Chess Associa­tion with the New Orleans Chap­ter as hosts; tournament direc· tor Newton Grant;

Tournament: Swiss system, ac· cording to regulations estab­lished by USCF Tournament Plans Committee.

For Detail s, wri te : A. L. Mc­Auley, 4225 So. Uberty St., New Orleans, La.

ALSO WOMAN'S OPEN CHAM PIONSHIP

AND ZONAL Two top ranking women co'D.­

tesiants declared U. S. Repre­sentatives to the Women's World Championship Candidates Tourn­ament in 1955.

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IMPRESSIVE LIST FOR SOVIET TEAM

The USSR team which defeated A r g e n tin a recently has been strengthened for the match with the USA by the inclusion of World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik and challenger Vassily Smyslov. The team is announc·ed as consisting ol M. Botvinnik, V. Smyslov, D. Bron· s tein, P. Kcres, Y. Auerbacb, M. Taimanov. A. Kotav, and T. Pet­rosian. Reservcs ar e listed as E . Geller and I. Boleslavsky. Of this group Botvinnik, Smyslov, Boles­lavsky, Kotov, an d Bronstein were members of the team which de­feated the ,pSA by radio in 1945. These with the addition ol Ker es were also on the. victorious team which defeated the USA in Moscow in 1946. Of the U.S. team only Re­shevsky. Denker, and Horowitz arc veterans of the encounters in 1945 and J 946, as the USA is trusting to young hlood in this third encoun· ler. Of the younge r players only Robert Byrne, Bisguier and Evans have encountered the Russians be· lore-at Helsinki, whcre Byrne scored a win against Bronstein and a draw with BoleslavskL Max Pa­vey and Donald Byrne win be meet­ing the Soviet players for the first t ime.

ARGENTINA SCORE LOOKS BETTER

The ll lh-20'h score the Argen­tina team ~de against the USSR begins to look better in compari. son with the Soviet's overwhelm­ing victories which ca>me in quick sueCt!ssioo after Buenos Aires. The USSR tea~ scored a 191h·1f.:I rout over Uruguay and en route to home swamped France 15-1.

JUNIORS' FUN, CHESS

BECKON YOU U_ S. Junior Championship Promises

Vacation Thrills Between Games By Staff Writer W I LliAM ROJAM

Reading of the attractions offered tp all junior chess players in the U.S. Junior Championship at Long Beach, California, adul ts p layers may well murmur a memory of Bernard Shaw's witticism that youth Is such a wonderful time Olat it is a p ity i t is wasted on young people. But such reffeelions arc merely the envious jealousy of those who wish they were young again. .

Long Beach is itseU a paradise of recrea tion where the Long Beach Recreation Departm.ent proudly proclaims its slogan as beiag "Free Play for a Free Peoplc" and proves its beHef in its own slogan witb one of

. tb.e most complete and diversified recreational programs in the USA. Among Lhe lisL of recreations it promotes are baseball, baskc tball, sort­ball, tennis, badminton, swimming, sailing, dance, music, drama, chess, checkers, lawn bowling, shuffleboard, etc. in the 645 acres ol land de. \·oted to recreation, including 6% miles of ocean beach.

Most of these recreational fa­cilities will be available La t he junior players during Lheir non· chess moments at t he Junior Cham· pionship. and Lincoln Park, in the heart of the recreational area, where the tournament will be held is within walking distance of tbe ocean and the bath houses scatter ed along thc beach.

On the morning of June 30th, which has been declared Junior Chess Players' Day by the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, the j uniors players will be guests of the Chambe r or Commerce for breakfast, and on J uly 4th the Chamber of Commerce will be hosts agai n to the j uniO!: plays in a boat trip around' the Long Beach Harbor. Other brcakfasts, lunches and d inners will be provided by various othcr Long Beach organi· zations during the tournament so that ellch junior playcr enlered in the event will be provided with free room and board during the entire extent of the Junior Cham· pionship Tournament.

Other plans for the junior play· ers included a picnic, probably in Bixby Park which abuts the ocean.

This adult., and many others, is murmuring : "Oh, Lo be a junior again! Just {rom June 29th to July 9th!" But we .hope all these facilities for recreation are not too distracting and that the juniors at­tending the U.s. Junior Champion­ship will still find t ime to play a mUe chcss!

So, get your e ntry in at once, juniors! Don't let this magnificent

opportunity to combine fun, vaca­tion, and chess go ·begging!

FIFTEEN BATTLE FOR U. S. TITLE

The U. S. Championship Tourney began at the Marshall Chess Club with Hans Berl iner, Sidney Bern­stein, Arthur Bisguie r. Karl Burger, Paul Brandts, Donald Byrne, de­fending champion Larry Evans, Eliot Hearst, Dr. A. A. Mengarini, Max Pavey, Carl Pilnick, N. Rosso-­limo, Herbert Siedman, Saul Wachs, and James T. Sherwin competing lor the title.

U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP J une 29-J uly 9, 1954 Lond Beach, Calif.

Place: Lincoln Park Chess Club, Long Beach, Calif.

Dat es: Tuesday, June 29 througb Friday, July 9.

Tournament: Swiss syslem, ac­cording to regulations estab­lished by USCF Tournament Plans Committee.

Hou5ing: For lree housing accomodations, write: John P. Looney, Secretary, Lincoln Park Chess &. Checker Club, Uncol.n Park, Long Beach 2, Calif.

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PQsit;l)n No. 129 J . J . Leary VI. B. F. Winkelman

Penn State Tourney. 1943

I T TOOK Black ' over 10 years to d iscover the shorte£t win in Posi­lion No. 129. In the actual game, Black could do no better than

draw alter 1 . , QxKP chi 2. QxQ, RxQ; 3. KxR, Kt-BB ch i 4. K-K2, P-B7 ; 5. Kt-KG cll, PxKt; 6. R-B5. However, a rive-move combination decidcs.

Position No. 130 is a clever composition I cnjoyed solving. In Ol'der to win, While has to carefully select his first two moves.

For solutions, pJeil5e turn to P .ge twelve. Sa nd I U contribution, for thll colUmn to Edmund Nuh, 1530 21th P IKe, S.5.

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1':1 M AN HATTA N TOPS MARSHALL SENIOR

When the undefeated Mai'shilJ] and Manhattan Chess Club teams met in the final round oC the Met· ropolitan Leilgue, the title hung as USUil} on this exciting encounter. ManhaUiln again seemed assured of the title when the dust settled after the battle, holding a 4* -3 * edge with four adjourned games.

M&rS"-1I M&nhl ttln 1. EVln. 1. O<lnk<lr 2. Lasker 0 Shulnswlt 3. Santaslue • Turn<lr <. Simonson 0 BiJsguler .. Coll ins • P ave)' 6. Uearst • Herowlts 1. LeCornu 0 Plnku. a. UJvcstld 0 Sehwutz 9. MengarinJ 0 Sussmlll

10. Ha nau<lr I Shipman 1I. Pilnlek • Vine 12. Donovan • Bernstein

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1i QUEEN CITY TOPS TRI-CITY MATCH

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In a tri-city team match at Rochester in which the three teams played simultaneously in an in­genious schedule', often rf,com­mendcd Cor such encounters by the late Gene Collett, Queen City of Buffalo scored 10-2 to win, with Roches\.Cr second with 5-7, and SYTacuse third with 3·9. In this fourth match of the series Quecn City obtained the LitUe Brown King trophy, won by Syracuse in 1950 and 1953, and by Rocheslcr in 1952.

USCF SPRING RATING

LIST Pages 5-8 of this inu.

Gl)tSs tift S",.,J." P,g- 2 Junt: 1, 1914

.i POWERS WINS WISCONSIN MEET

Averill Powers, chess editor of the Milwaukee Journal, won the 21st Wisconsin Stille Cham·pionship 6lh·v"; in a 62 piaoyer Swiss at Ap­pleton, drawing with ruOlrr-up James Weidner in the semi·final round. Weidner with 6-1 was sec· _ ond, drawing with Arpad E. Eko and Powers: Hugh H. Gauper placed third with 51h-l;':, losing a game to Dr. Andrew C. Berry, and drawng with David Arganian. Fourth to seventh on Solkoff points with 5-2 each were former Stiltc Champion Arpoo E. E lo, David Arganian, Dan Clark and Roger Zobel.

Powers, the new champion, is also current Milwaukee City champion and has held the Stilte title prevously in 1943, 1945, and 1950. This year 1953 Champion Richard Kujoth did not defend t he title.

The Wisconsin Junior title went to John C_ Olsen of Racine with 4*·2% as highest ranki ng junior player, while Mrs. Ltn:.Ia Schuetze of LaCrosse retained the Wiscon­sin Women's Championship by scoring 3 Y.t-3~ as the top r anking woman player. The tournament was ably organized by Roman Wettstein of the Appleton Chess Club and directed by Ernest OUe. The site of Beloit was selected for the 1955 event. The field of 62 en­tries was next to the 70 entry high mark of the 1952 meet at Water­loo.

At the . annual meeting of the Wisconsin Chess Association F. C. Stokes of Waterloo was elected president, H. C. Zierke of Racine, vice-president, and A. E. Elo of Milwaukee, secretary·treasurer.

'Hugb MacLean, Dan Clark, Mar­shall Rohland, Averill Powerss Er­nest Olfe, and Mrs. Lois Housefeld were named directors. The meet­ing empowered the Board to nego­tiate State affiliation with the USCF.

BOTVINNIK DRAWS RETAINS TITLE

The World Championship Title Match ended tamely when Srnysioy accepted a draw in the fina l 24th game alter 22 moves in the short­est game of the match. The lina! score was 12-12 Cor champion and challenger, and under the FJ.D.E Match Rules Botvinnik retains the litle. Each player won seven games, and there were ten draws A similar Inronc:lusivc ending rc suited {rom the world title match in 1951 betwee n -Botvinnik and Bronstein when both champion lind challenger won nvc games each with 14 draws. Two drawn matches to relain the title, do not make the RUS5ian World Champion a very convincing champion in comparison with his predecessors

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE 20th Worki Championship Gilme

Moscow, 1954 While

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BlaCk V. SMYSLOV

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4; BAUMWELL WINS INLAND EMPIRE

Dr. Max Baumwcll, formerly of Vienna, won the first Inland Em­pire Opcn at Spokane, and with it the Eastern Washington Cham· pionship. scoring 51Jr: -% in ::I 26 player Swiss. He conceded one draw lo runner·up Viktor Pupols. Pupals tallied 41,2.11£ , drawing with Buumwell, Chilrles Rosburg, and William Hoge . Third to eighth on Solkoff with equal 4-2 scores were Charles Rosburg, Ted War­ncr, Gordon Cornelius, Dan Wade, William Hoge, and Fred Pilyne, for the Eastern Open was well attend­ed by players from Western Wash­ington. Dr. Griffith Parker of Spokane acted as tournament di· rector and WilS responsible for the ex~ltent arrangements in which four rounds were played at the Desert Hotel, and the final two rounds in lbe New Ridpath Hotel, commanding a beautiful view of Spokane.

A junior tournament was held as well with Terry Nelson, Robert Dycus, and John Downes tieing for first with 4-1 each in a six player round robin evenL .

de •• Jl/e .In nel(! York

By Karl Burger

Highlighted in the New York Chess arena was the Metropoli­tan Chess League semi·linal match between the defending Manhattan Chess Club and the Marshall "Jun­iors." L. B .. Meyer, Manhattan Team Captain, remembering the surprise tie m:atch that the Juniors had achieved in 1953, had on hand the strongest aggregation that h:ave played for the Manhatt.tn Club in recent years. The Juniors were re­inforced by lhe presence of Saul Wachs, former U. S. Junior Champ. ion, but on the whole had a weaker team than in '53, due to the ab­sence or Stuart Margulies and Fred Tt.trim, both of whom were recent· Iy inducted into the U. S. Army. The lots were drawn and it was decided lhat the pa irlnas were to be : Karl Burger vs. Arnold S. Den­ker; I. A. Horowitz vs. J. T. Sher· win ; Allen Kaufman VI. Max Pavey; Arthur Hisguier vs. William Lorn· bardy on the top four and on the bottom four ,Silul Wachs vs. WaI­ter Shipman ; George Shainswit vs. Edmar !'tIednis; Alber t Wcissman vs. Dr. H. Sussman; and Abe Turn· er vs. Anthony Saidy.

fo"'irst to draw blood was Abe Turner, who after having achieved a lost game with the white pieces proceeded to swindle the young and inexperienced Saidy until tbe latter resigned. In the meantime Manhaltan rooters were beginning to get worried. Sherwin with Blacks had built up a promising initialive

-against Horowitz in a Yugoslav King's Indian. Kaufman "seemcd" to hilve Pavey on~ marc on the ropes. Lombardy was safe and clear in a position ariSing from the Old·Indian (inded he had a wce bi of an edge), and Burger's posi. tion was beginning to show signs 01 extraordinary vitality against Denker, who had chosen an in­ferior \.inc of play in the Nimzo­Indian. Weisman semcd to be hold·

(Please turn to Pilge 11, col. 4)

USA vs. USSR Tea m Match

Hotel Roosevelt Madison Ave., at 45th Street

New York City Junr 16.2J. 1914

Playing sessions are Crom 8~00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. on Wed· nesday, June 16; Saturday. June 19; Monday, June 21 ; Wednes­day, June 23. Unfinished games will be played off on June 17, 20, 22, and 24, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Season tickets Cor spectators, permitting aCl'CSS to all roundll at aU times arc $12.00 each (tax paid) with seats reserved. Con· tributions to the expenses of the match will also be welcomed from all interested chess Illay·

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"U.s.A .-U .s.s.R. Chm /tfoluh"

CHESS AS WE SEE IT Contributions from the Pens

01 Outstanding Chess Analysts and W rilers

The Soviet Approach To Chess By U. S. h pe" POVILAS TAUTVAISAS

ON a number of occasions CHESS LIFE bas stated in its editorials the gradually incrcasing part that politics is beginning to play in chess

nowadays. Ofte n, I comc in touch with ehess J?l.ayers peTS~nally who challenge this kind of mix.up of ehess and pohtJ(~s as unfntr an.d un· american. Thcy arc right, no doubt, and yet I ca nnot see how thiS can be avoided. The Russians h ave a magnificent team of chess g randmaste rs. But they are using it as a political tool at each turn and at each oppor­tunity. The USA-another leadi ng power in the chess world-has to deal with them in F.I.DE. and in the field of international chess com· petitions directly. S~nolcns, volens-the USA is in it.

I am not suggesting that the USCF h~~ to fo l~Qw the deplorabl7 Rus­sian pattern oC chess dominated by poh ties. Still u n~er the~ CIl'CUm­

stances thc U.S. side in the case must be stated from time to hme. And, in my opinion, CHESS LiFE has a perfect recurd on this.

Since the American chess play· struggle between the relilism on ers a re a little confused by thc new one s ide Ind all the Inti·r.llistic flavors served together with the currents in the art of ch.ss on the game roY:l1 in the middle of the other side." 20th t:enlury. It eould very well The dogmatic line ill fi rs t was be useful r OI' them to learn some· represcntcd-aceord illg to Mr. Ro­thing about the Hussian I.ine on the manoY- by the Collowcrs of Phi Ii­matter. What do the Russians dor in France, by Staunton in Eng­think about tbe chess masters of land, by Lange in Germany, etc. the Wes tern World? What's their The birth of the " realistic move­look at the history of chess? ment" is related to "the activiti.s

Hcre I bave at my hand the mag- of Petrov, Jamsh, Uzusov and oth. azine "Chess in USSR" [or Novem· er Russian masters" in the East, ber, 1953. In the editorial on the but Labourdonais, Morphy and- An­first page, one bas to swallow the densen in the West. However, w'e familiar play of "the bad wolf and must note " the superiority of Pet· tbe sheep", with " The Imperil listic rov and his fellow combatants" says monopolists of the USA .... _ prepar- Romanov. The realist ic tendencies ing the new world war" and the of thc chcss masters oC the West­world peace champion-the USSR including " the most prominent one -as the leading characters. I of them-Morphy"-were "i ntui· would not blame the U.S. censor tive, half-c:onscious". Yet, "the for stopping this particular issue. Russian masters did come out with While stopping th is one, he should a theoretical~ based realistic plat­bave stopped them all. The pure ly form." poli tical editorials or int roductions Now we learn that the chess mas­are indispensible to any kind of ters oC the West havc nevcr had magazines or books coming from even the smallest chance to become Russia, no maller iC scientific, pro- "full·conscious" of the chess real· fessional, or on sports. Besides, no ism, because in the second haH of one pays attention to it, at least the 19th Century " General decline n o one behind the iron curlain- of the bourgeoise culture, ex· they know too well what's in it be· pressed in the growth of the ideal· fore they start to read it. Still it istie theories in science and art, is 'wor th mentioning, for no coun· had to have an inevitab le influence terpart of this kind oC exposed on the thinking in chen. Anti· propaganda cou ld cross the red realistic theories became prefera­censor via West to East. bl e in the art of chess in the ·W.st

Now, therc is something that at· llso, and p.lrtitularly Steinit.r, the tracts my attention to this particu- evolution of whose chess back· Jar issue. It's a broad a rticle by ground was completed on the Eng. one I. Romano",. "candidate of bis· lish and American soils, stood as a torical sciences", under thc title proclaimer of these theories. Whol. "Scrious Misl<Jkcs in Explanation Iy contrary to the historical truth, oC the Subject of Chess History". Steinitr has given the name of ' the The urticle assails the well·known new school' to his -dogmatic teach­Russian ehess mastcr V.N. Panoy ings". because of h is vicws as expressed And sincc then chess in the in his new book "The Attack in the Wes tern World has been doomed Chessga me", a lso in troducing somc· to decay. All chess masters of the thing like an offici:ll Russinn look West were following t he " dogmatic at the history of chess. Steinit1:", his pupiJ "a complete and

First of all , here yOll have the hopeless dogmatic" Tarrasch , and esscntials of the history of chess as Em. Lasker, who was "more Slein_ presented by Mr. 1. Romanov: " We ilz than Steinitz himself". are in our right to lay down the I t is interesting to note that subject of the scientific history of s ince " the haJf-conscious realis t" the art of chess, as the history of Morphy, the West has never had a the birth, formation and the devel· single chess master whom Mr. Ro­opment of the realistic Ittitude in manov would a ttribute to the real· chess. Inasmuch as the realism of isUc school. Contrary to this, in chess grew up Ind developed itself Russia everything was going "up", in the struggle wi th the anti.realis- mainly because it remained Caithful tic, formali stic and dogmltic cur- to the materialistic-rea listic axis. rents. the .... istory of the art of Just listen to this: chess is also the history of 'he "The Russian art of chess was

solidly connected with the lelding de mocratic Russian culture, which intlrnilfed in ihelf the features of the nltiona l genius of the Russ ian people. And as in the Runia n phi. losophy d kt not brea k off, but grew up and s trengthened the mlt. rial­isti c tradition, founded by Lomono­sov, as in the Russi.n Iite1'ltur. and a r t did not break off, but grew up and strengthen the r . llistit tl'ldition, found ed by Pushkin, Glinka, Fedotov, Shtch.pkin,--as in the Russia n ar t of ch.ss did not brelk off, but grew up and s trengthened in the realistic tradi­tion. In the~ l ill t ripened the gen­ius of M. I. Tchigor in."

There follows a long eulogy of Tchigorin, fi na lly naming him as " ....... the creator of the realistic ap­proach to ch .ss, which served IS the creative plltform for the Rus· siln chess school, which was t he genuine base for the ensuing prog· ress of the art of ch.ss and which triumph.d fin i lly in the duel with :Iogmatism."

Thus Car lI1r. Romanov is descant­ing on h is materialistic credo on the subject of chess history. Now­what's wrong with the PaDov book? Generally Romano", rebukes it for pl acing Steinitz, who turned back the clock on chess progress, too high nnd for not paying enough tribute to the grea t Tchigorin, whose historical pos ition in ehess in Russia of today is to be com· pared to lh :lt of Darwin in biology. Without going into it al length, I will select a couple or excerpts which might be of inte rest to chess players here.

Panov: " ... Ifte r the death of Tchigorin and before the power of Alekhine came to I full flourishing, the art of ch.ss abroad entered the way of degradlt ion." Romanov re­tor ts sarcastica lly: "It looks as if the crisis of bourgeoise chess cul­ture had not alr.ldy started in the time of Tchigorin, marked by the triumph of the .. nti ·realistic theo­ries of Steinitz in the West; it looks as if the cris is could have b.en overcome at the t ime of the ' full flourishing of Alekhine's pow­er"; it tooks u if I crisis is de­pendent on personalities and not on gene ral conditions of develop­ment of the bourgeoise culture."

A good sample showing that while wri ting something about any· thing in Russia, one always has to kee p his "History oC the UKPB" (all'OI11ied communist party of Bol· sheviki) close at hand.

Later on Panov is charged with g iving a wrong estimate of the stylcs and achievements of the leading Soviet chess pJayers-Bot­Yinnik, Kercs, Smyslov, etc. For instance , concerning Botvinnik Pol' nov finds out that the very com­plicated tactical positions "without strategically stable s y m p tom s, which could be of use for setting up a littl.-littlest eligible plan of pllY" is the only one thing that " dir.ctly negltively affeels his (Botvinni k's) scientific kind of ap­proach to chess." And then Panoy goes on daringly to imply that

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Povilas Tautvaisas, one of the leading figures in lithulnlln chess cirdes before that innoc. nt repub­lic was swallowed by the Russian belr in on. titlnic gulp, concerns himself here in showing how Soviet ideology permeltes chess thinking in the Sovie t Union 10 that even the history of chess Is give n an al­te red interprehtion for the Rus­sian peopl e to show that chess also is Marxian In its dev.lopment.

As ide from one brl. f refer. nce to the political editoria l that is inevitable in Iny Russl. n chess publication, Mr. T l utvaiSis does not in fhis article . ttempt to treat of the Ictual political ,us. ge to which chess is Id.-pted by the Sov. iet strat.gy, which would b. m ... terial for another article. Mr. T.ut. vaisas indeed is endeavoring only to educate American pl lyers to the backg round of Soviet chess think­ing, which is so a li.n to our WlYS of thought that it mus t be compre_ hended befor e it i5 possible for the average American to understand the vile politicilll uses to which chess is devot. d beh ind the iron curtain._ The Editor.

"Botvinnik disorientated Keres" and that by Botvinnik's default the play oC Keres from 1947 to 1949 showed an inclination toward "the positional technicality". Also , the Russian "authoritative chess play_ el"$" are to blame for bringing up reproaches on Smyslo""s play " the same ones, to which Tchigorin had to listen in his time" and by this pushing Smyslov the wrong way "to play like eve rybody .15 ....

By reading this , one cou ld get the ide a that the styles of Bot", in· nik or S myslOv have been influ· enced much more by. Steinitz.Las­ker than by Tchigorin. This would seem a natural possibility in the West, bu t in Russia it's a dreadful

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CONTRIBUTORS TO THE

U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FUND

Abel BomlH'rault, Plthtturgh. Pa. Russell E. Brighilm, OMonta. N.Y. Alan H. Cilndn, RochU ler, N.Y. Rafael Cintron, S.n Juan, P .R. Dr. IUilC Fa rber. Ne .. York, N.V. J . mes 8 . Gibson. Jr., Tamp •• Fla. D. J. Gray, A ..... adiI. c olo. Walter G;eHn, ChiClgo, m. J . W. Harrington. Richmond. Va. D. M. Houghton. Green., lIIe. N.H. H. Klffenberger, Gig Hlrbor. Wash. Paul Llgtvoet. KalematO<). Mich. Hugh MacLean. Sturgeon BilY, Wi,. Chirles McLaughlin. DunCi n. Okla. Ernest Meh ... ld, P. rma HIS., Ohio Donald Mlies, Whit. PI.ln •• N.Y. Ste.,,, J. My~el . Inglewood. Calif. Re ... Georg" L. Paine. Boston. Men. George W. Pl yne, Webster Gro.,es.

Mo. R. E. Russell, Atascadero. Callf. Donald VI .. e,. Auburn, AI •. Ben Wong, S.n FranciSCO, Calif.

Other contributions will be appreciated to cover expenses and incrcase prizes in our na­tional championship evenL Con· tributions may be forwarded for the fund until June 20th, 1954 to:

KENNETH HARKNESS USCF Business Man.ger

U Barrow Street New Yon: 14, N.Y.

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By­Montgomery Maior

USCF RATINGS, SPRING 1954 /

Vi"u~ if honour, and the nob/ut , itlet A '" but the public <tamps 1(/ Oil I~ ore To .. su" .. in ils "a/ .. c to mank.ind.

WEST- Institution of the Garter

I N this issue we publish the eighth semi-annual ·USCF Rating List, and few indeed will now question the use and value of these semi-annual

assessments of the rel;ttive recent performllnce rlltios of American chess players. It was otherwise in l!J50 when in the November 20th issue of CHESS LIFE the first USCF Rating List appeared in print. But most of the doubts have ·been resolved imd now only a few stalwart die-hards chant the metaphysical objection that "you cannot mcasure the beauty Df a rose".

There are, of course, individual criticisms still of. various individual Tatings as being comparatively too high 01' too low. Some of these com­·plaints are probably justified, ,but many come from the anguish of a damaged ego for which there is no cure. Undoubtedly therc remain a fcw isolated regions in the USA where, from lack of sufficient cross­reference, the comparative ratings of whole groups of players are out of proper ratio with ra tings elsewhere, being cilher too high or too low for such groups as a whole. Adjustments in I'atings of such groups are being made whenever sufficient data is assembled to justify such adjust­ments. By such -progressions the Rating System attains greater accuracy each year, particularly as the system tends to correct its own errors in regard to any playcr originally mis-rated who ente'·s consistently into rated tournament competition.

But it is well to remind chess players once again that there are a n l\mOOr of things that a rating system cannot do, and was never intended to do. It cannot selcct champions, for example, but merely indicate a certain limited and well-defined group fl·om which a champion should come. It cannot state bl'otldly th at pltlyers in a ccrttlin group will in­evitably win over players in another group, but only indicate that players in one group should in the majority of instances be victorious over play­ers in the other group. It cannot guarantee that any player who has at­tained through his performances a cerlain slanding will retain that stand­ing, fo r i t c:lnnot gU:lrantee that hili performanccs will remain on the same high level.

It must be remembered that the USCF Rating System operates upon a 51rictly me(!hanical and mathematical ba~ is ; but players are su bject to human frailities which no system can computc or prophesy. If players were indeed machines, operating with machine-like precision at all times, it would be possible for the rating system to foretell the results of individual encounters ·and award championships without any contest. Fortunately, players <Ire not machines and so we still necd the fun and fervor of the tournament to decide the issue.

- For those who rcmain sceptical of the value of any rat ing system (conCusing it with ideas of regimentation), it is perhaps well to note that the successful <lpplication of the USCF Rating System has m<lde sufIicicnt impact upon the chess world <IS a wholc that the Bl"itish Chess Federation has eslablished its own Rating System (based on the formula developed by Mr. Harkness to whose assistance the BCF makcs acknowledgment in its £irs t publishcd listing in the BCF Yearbook), and that the Chess Federalion of Canada has also established its own Rating System (again based on the Harkness form ula to which indebtedness is acknowledged

III the Iirst listing published io Canadian Chess Chat). And those, to whom the decrees or Soviet Rm:!:i :a I'(!present the ultim:ate authority in chess, must recognize the fact that the USSR h as loog had· a Rating Sys­tem of its own, based on categories rather than separation of individual performances, which is an integral part of the complicated Soviet chess s tl"Ucturc.

iMPORTANT NOTICE! To Chess Associations, Chess Leagues, Chess Clubs

The U. S. Chess Federation r<l tes tourn:lments nnd tenm tompetitions under the follo wing conditions:

TOURNAMENT REPORTS: To be rated, the results of any tourna­ment, team match or team tournament must be submitted on an official USCF Tournament Report Form with the full names and mailing ad­dresses of all contcstants. The results of all defaulted games must be circled. Forms ·may be obtained by writing to the Editor of Chess Life, 123 No . . Humphrey Ave" Oak Park, nt.

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club not affiliated with the USCF must be accompanied by rcmittance covering the rating fees of players who are oot members of the USCF. The fee is $1 PCI" contest lor each non·member. The rating of any non­member who pays one or more fees for competing in such events dUring a period of six months will be pub.1ished in the next ranking list.

USCF STATE CHAPTERS: No rating fees required sioce all players in contestS ·conducted by a State Chapter must be members of the USCF.

AFFILIATED COUNTY OR CITY ASSOC IATIONS, CHESS LEAGUES, CHESS CLUBS: No rating fees rcquircd from non·members of the USCF, providcd the tournament or team competition is restricted 10 residcnts of the County 01' City, members of Clubs belonging to a League, or memqers of an affiliated Club, as the ease may be. However, the ratings of contestants who are not members of the USCF will not be' published. If a non-meniber wants his rating published it will be listed on payment of a publication fee of $1.00. The affiliate may ar­range to coUect semi-annual publication fees from non·members but there· is no obligation to do this.

If an affiliate conducts a tournament which is not rcstricted to its residents or members, as the case may be, a rating fee of $1 must be paid by every non-member of the USCF. (For example, ra ting fees must be paid if a Club Chapter conducts an Opcn City Championship or a State Championship.)

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CONTESTS RATED FOR SPRING 1954 RAN KINGS To CQmputc averages for Spring 1954 rankings, thc performances

of 1304 players in 81 tournaments and matches were measured and recorded. The ra ted contests are lis ted below ;

No. of Players NATIONAL u_ s. Women's Championship, New York, N. Y., December 1953 _ ............ .. _ ...... 9 U. S. Inlcrcolleg la te Individua l Championship, New York, N.Y. , De.::ember 1953 .. 36 REGIONAL New England Cham pionship (Classes A and B), Boston, Mass., Sept. 1953 ..... ......• 58 Tri.st~te Championship, Junior Cham pionship and Open Championship (2 sec-

t ions) Youngstown, Ohio, November 1953 .. ... . . .. ..... ... .•. ...•. . ... ... ......... .. .... ...• 51 H earl of Amer lclI ~nd J',[luouri State Championships, Kanus City, Mo., Janu-

ary 1954 ....... ........ ................................ ............. ........................ .... ...... ... ........ ... .................... . 34 Southwllstern Intercollegiate Championship, Austin, T ex., March 1954 .•. .•.......... 12 CALIFORNIA Los Angeles County Championship, J~nuary·April 1954 ..... ...... .... .....• ....................... ..... 43 Hollywood Ches~ Group Member ship Tonrnament, Oetober-December ]953 .. ..... 37 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington Chess !)Ivan Championship, Octob er·Deeember 1953 .... ........... ....... .... 10 FLORIDA South Flol"ida Ch:llnplonship, Malml, Febru"l·y 1954 ... .... .... .... ..... • ......... .. 12 Creater Miami Chess Club ChampIonshIp, October·November 1953 . . .... : ... .... ........... 16 ILLINOIS State Open Tourna ment, Decatur, December 1953 .................• .. .•.• ....•......•......•. . ... .•..•.• 42 Decatur (;I'ess Club Champion~hip, Nuv. 19S3-/11ol·e h 1954 ..•...••..•.... 8 INDIAN A Cary City Tour nament, February 1954. KANSAS

................................... ................... .•... _ ....... . 14

Wichita Open Tou rnament, Nevem ber 1953 ........... ... .... _ ..•..•.•. .•.••. . ......... _ ...... _ ........ 35 LOUIS IANA New Orleans Cit y Championship P reliminaries (4. Sections), Oct.·Dec. 1953- •. _ .....•. 3B New Orleans City Champ ionshlp I' ina ls, Dec. 195J.March 19S4. •..• . ................. _ 12 New Or le:ons City Champiunship Rese r Ves, Dec. 1953·!\tarch 195-4 •.....•.•....• ....... ~ . ...... Z3 MASS AC HUS ETTS State Champlnnshlp. Clul'CS A and B, Cambridge, Fllbruary 1954 .......•.......•. .... .... 27 Western Massochusctts and Connecticut Vaney Championships, (Classes A, B

and C) Springrtcld, Fehruary 1954 ............ ......... ... . ........ ... .... ...... ... ..... .................. . 51 Attlehoro CILy Champions hIp, .October·December ]953 ........ ......... ....... ... ..... .. ........ ....•... . 10 MINNESOTA State 'rourna ment, Mlnneapnlis, February 1954 . St. Paul Open Tournament, Ap ril 1954 . MISSOURI

.... •.. ..... ... .................. . 31 . .. .................... . .. .... .. ......... 26

Greater Kansas City Champlonsbip, February·A pr ll 1954 .... ......... ... . ... 24 f)owntown Y:\f CA Che8~ Club Championship, St. LouiS, Oct. 1953·Janu~ry 1954... 9 NEB RASKA ' • Lincoln City Cba mplonship (3 Divi.o;ious), November 1953·Morch 1954 ............ ... ..... 30 NEVAOA Slate Open Ch;unpionshlp, Cm·son City, April 1954 .......................•........ ...................... 32 NEW HAMPS HIRE Newbu ryport Invltallonal Tourn~ment, Porlsmouth, N. H., January 1954 .. _ .... _ .. 7 NEW JERSEY . Je rsey City YMCA CI,,:S!< Club Championship, October 1953·Ma r<:h !954 . .... _ ...... _ 7

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THE UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION NATIONAL CHESS

National Chess Ratings, Spring, 1954 By KENNETH HARKNESS

USCF &ting Stat;st;ej4n

T wo NEW names appear in the current list of Masters. Sven Almgren, a highly raled expel1; (or many years, f inally graduated by winning

the los Angeles County Championship. In t he same contest, veteran Harry Horochow demonstrated that he has re tained the skill that enabled him to make an even score in lhe powerful international tournament at Pasadena 22 years ago. Borochow tied Almgren's score, placed second by a narrow margin on SoB points. Welcome back, Harry!

These two additions bring to a total of eight the number of Californian masters in this ranking lis t. The State aJso has a form idable array of Experts but only a few have USCF ratings. Unless the organiwrs of Californian tournaments arrange to have, their con tests rated, s trong Western players will not gain the national re("Ognition to which they arc entitle d. Actually, the Los Angeles County Ch ampio'nship should nol have bcen rated , for it did not conform to OUI' regulations. We made an exceplion in this case, not w ishin g to d epr i ve Almg ren and Boroch ow oC the mas ter ran k ings they earned in this tournament. But w e cannot continue to make exceptio ns. Californ ia papers , p lea~e copy.

New Rules for Master Play We h ave fo und it nccessary ' to set new s tandards Co r measurin g

~e ped~rmanee~ y( Mas tcl's, PraclicalJ,y !l1! ~r our Mas ters earned t h e ir

tiUes by competing in long, arduolls tournaments conducted undcr c on d i tions normally associated w ith masier play. Many graduated to mos te r rank, or h ave m aintained their tilles, by p laying in the U. S. Open Ch ampionship and similar even ts. It docs not seem fair to demote such a player to the rank of Expert because he loses one o r two points in a short tourname nt in which two o r three rounds are played each day at a fast time·limit.

The popular week·end tournament has worked wonders in p ro· moting c hess compctition in this country. Players oC all degrees oC s trength c a n get together for two or three doys and gain invalua b le experience and p ractice. It is in these tournaments that con testants earn high raings and b ecome recogni~ed as strong players. H o wever, the conditio n s do not provide an a d e quate test oC a Master's skill.

U ntil further notice, ther efore, a Master's performance i n any tournamcnt w ill no t be recorded if more than one round is played on any day, if any games arc adjudicated, or if the time l imit is Cas ter than an averagc of three minutcs pcr move (Corty moves in two · hours or 50 moves in 2* hou rs). l[ t h c contcst is 0 Swiss System tourname nt. the number of rounds must be ten or morc. A Master who compe tes in any tournament w h ich does not mee t t hese standards wilt be playin g hors de concours. so far as the ra ting system is concerned. His high r ating will beneli t the contestants who play against him but his per· formance will not affect his s tandin g in the n ational ran kings .

MASTERS Jacob Bernstein (New York, N. Y.) Roy T. Black Sr. (William SV ille. H. Y.) Adolph J . Fink (San franciscQ. C~lif, ) Albert W. Fox (Washington. D. C.) He rman Hahlbohm (Chicago. 111 .1 Hermann Helms (New York. N. Y. ) Lewis J . Isun (Chica!tO, III.)

GRANDMASTERS (2700 poinlS lip)

Reshevsky, S. (Brookl,n, N.Y.) ._ .. 2739

SEN IOR MASTERS (2 5(10 fo 2699 poirw)

B, rne, Donald (Ann 'Arbor, MiCh.) 2544 Byrne, Robert (Brookl, n, H.Y.I ...... 2601 Denke., Arnold (New York, N.Y.)_2516 Kramer. Geo.ge (Aberdeen, Md.) •..• 1S64 Rossolimo. N. (Hew Yo.k. H.Y.) ..... _251l

MASTERS (210 0 to 2499 ,.,illl1)

Almg.e n. Sven (Los Angeles) ...... ... 2371l Be r line r , Han. (Wash. , D. C. l .... _ .. . 2413 Bernstein, S. S. (Brookl,n, N.Y.I ... 231l0 Bi, guie r . Arthur (Bron x. H.Y. I ... .. 2464 Borochow. Harr, (Los Angele. I .... 2388 Br.sker. Curt J . (Trac,. Minn. ) ..... 1313 Burger, Karl H. (Brookl,n. H.Y.) .... 13040 Colling', J . W. (B.ookl,n. N.Y.) .... 2388 Cross. J. B. {Glendale, Ca lif.) .•. _ ... 2J30 Dilke. Arthur W. (Portlll nd. 0.e. ) .... 2400 DiCa .... il lo. A. (Philadelphia, pa .) .... 2336 Evans. Larr, (New York. N.Y. ) ....... 244J Gross. Henr, (San F.a nci"'0) ........ .. 2314 Hearst, E. S. (Hew York. H.Y.) .... _ .. 2402 Hesse. H. V. (Bethlehem. Pa.) ...... 1305 Hill , Bernard (Hew York. N.Y.) .... _ .. 2309 Horowitz. t . A. (New Yo.k, H.Y.) ..... . 2400 Kashdan. I. (Tu junga. Callf.l .... _._ .. 7444 Kevlt2. Ale x. (Bronx. N.Y.) .. _. ___ 2355 Levin. Eugene (Los Angeles) __ .. 7286· Levy. Louis (Patterson. N.J .) ..... _ .. 2356

EMERITUS Charl.s S. Jacobs (Winchesler, Mass.I Abra ham Kupchik (Ne w York. N.Y.) Frank e . Pukins (80ston, Mass,) Ha.o ld M. Phillips (Hew Yo.k, H. Y.) Willia m A. Ruth (Collingswood. N. J.) Morris A. Shapiro (Brookl,n. N . Y.) I. S. Ty.ovtr (Bethesda. Md.)

Mengarini. Dr. A. A. (New York) .... 1W Moskowit1. Juk (New Yo'k l .. _ ...... .. 2330 Pave " Max (Brookl,n. N.Y.) __ ...... 2472 Pilnick. e ll rl (New York. N.Y.) ...... .... 2J'Z1 Riv ise. Irving (W. Los Ange les) ..... .7300 Sant itSle r •• A. E. (New York l .... ...... 2321 Seidman. He r'bert (Brookl'n) .... ...... 140l Shai nswit. Geo. (Hew York) ....... .... 1351 She,...." n. J . T. (New York. N.Y.) ..... 1347 Steine r. He rman (Los Ange'es)_ ... ... 2417 Ste inmeye r. R. H. (St. LouiS. Mo.) .... 230l Suesm, n. W. B. (PrO"idence. R.I.) .... 2J07 Sussman. Dr. H. (Brookt 'n). ........... :l349 Tu,l.n.k,. M. {Chicago. 111.)._ ...... 7300 Turner, Abe (Hew Rochell e. H.Y.J .... 1334

'To nUtn ntllittT cf,mijitlltion in ntxt rd .. .!:ing /iSf, an Il~uag" rating of 2300 points Or bUttr must bt tnntd hiorc O{tobu 1st. 1954.

EXPERTS ( 2100 /0 2299 poinls)

Anderson. F. S. (Univ. Cit,. Mo.J._.2146 Avnm. H. (Arlington, Va. ) .... _ . ...... 1'200 Baron. Samuel (Brookl,n, H.Y.) ...... 21]] Biach. J . L. (Cranford, N.J .) ......... ... 1107 Bills. Wm. A. {HOusto.n. Tex.) ..... .. . 1121 Bo lton. J ames (New Haven. Conn. ) .. 1.271 Bomil nov. V. (Philadelphia) .......... ... 2171 Brand ts, Pau l (New York, N.Y.J ...... 116J Bry . ... W. J . (New York. N.Y. ) ........ 1185 Capps. C. M. (San Franclscol ............ 2149 Chauvencl, R. (Silve. Spring, Md. ) .. 2211 C.ohen. Sitm (Chicilgo. 111 .) .... _. __ .. 1169 Colon. Migue l (San J uan. P.R.) ...... 1184 Currie. R. C. (San Fnnc isco) .... _ ...... 2171

RA TlNGS - SPRING TEN TOP·RANKING U. S. PLAYERS

1. Silmue l Res hellsky .......... .7739 2. Robert Byrne ........ .. .. 2601 3. George Knme r .. ... .. .............. .. .... 1S64 4. Donald B,rne ......... .. .......... 1S44 5. Arnold De nke r ........ . ........ . 1526

D. LI.to. M. (New York. N.Y.) .. ....... 1125 Donov.n, J . F. (Brook l,n) __ ._ . ........ .7190 Drake rt. Wm . (Hollis, H.Y.)._._ ........ 2115· Dr.her. Eugene (Willow Grove. Pa.1

"00 Drelbergs. L. (Saginaw. Mic:h.) .. .. .722, EiI5tman. G. C. (Det roit, Mic:h.I ...... 1190 Elo. A. P. (Maw,uk". WI ... ) ............ 21S3 Goldw. te r, W. (Haw YOrk. N.Y. )._.2149 Greenwald. Beni. (Provo, Utah)_ .. _7200 · Grkallac. J . B. (Milw.ukee, WIs.) .... 2134 GroSS. I'ton. 'd (Compton. C.llf.) ...... 2113 Gutekunst. T. C. (Alle ntown, pa.) .... 2". H;1 mbu'ge •• Dn ld (Pittsb urgh, Pa.)

114. Harrow. Ma rtin (J a m. lea, N.Y.) ...... 2lJ7 He nkin, Dr. W. A. (DetrOit, Mlch. ) . .2223 Henbe . te', Dr. M. J. (Rocheste r. N.Y. ) ,,,. Horak, H. G. (L. w .. nce, Ka ns.) .... .7114 Howard, F. S. (S. Ambo,. N.J .) ..... .. 2752 Hud.on, J . A. (Gra mpian. P ,.) ..... 112' J.Utu, Kal,S (Chkago. 111.) .... .. .... 215-4 Kam insk,. Amos (New York. H.Y.I .. 1UMI Kaufmlln. Allen (New York) ...... .. __ 211S lCellson, Dr. J. (Arlington. Mus.) .. 2180 I.!lugman. R. /fi ron ... N.y.I ................ 11"

~Kowal~k i, S. W. (T.o, HlIIs. N.J .) .. .. 21.0· Krauu. George {U. S. Arm,) .... .... 2241 Lipking. L. (Cleveland Hts., 0 .) ..... . 1100 Lombard,. W. J. {Bronx, N.Y.) .... . ~.1168 L,man, Ha rr, (Mattapan. Ma$$. ) .... 111. McCI. in, G. (Sa .. Franciscol_ .•..• _ .. 2701 McCormick. E. T. (E. Or.n91. N.J .I .. 11J1 Magee, Le. T. (Omaha, He b.) ...... ..... .7714 Mann. Wa lter (Columbus, 0 .) .......... 2161 M.rchand. E. W. (Rocheste r, N.Y.) .. 1168 Ma rtin, A. C. (Providence, R.I.) .. ... .7102 Ma rtin, R. J . (Santa Monica, C.I.) .. 1224 Me dnis. i!!dm ;1 r (New York, N.Y. ) .. 2237 M,e rs, H. F. Jr. (Decatur, III.) ... ..... .7100 Nedved. IC. (Gle ncoe, III. ) .............. ... .2139 O' Keefe, J. J . (Ann Arbor. Mlch./ .. UOIi Pafnut~ff, V. (San Francisco) •. _.1161 Parmelee. C. L. (Newark, NJ.)._.2175 Pederson, K. N . (Minneapolis) ..... ..... 2118 Pinku5, A. 5. (Brookl,n. N.Y.) ........ 2123 Pitschak. R. (C leveland, 0 .). ............ 2264 Plan. Dr. J . (E . Hartford. Conn.) .... ",7 Posche l. P.ul {Urbana. 111 .) .... .. .... ...... 7167 Powers, A. (Milwaukee. Wis.) ....... ... 114. Ragan. J . V. {St. Louis. Mo.)._ ...... , ...... 1190 Relu man, Pa ul (Sauturie. P. R.) .. ...... 2221l Roml ne nko. I. (PI.i .. 'ield. N.J .) ...... 2110 Roth. PIIII (Pittsburgh. P •. ) ......... _1Ioo ROlU, Dr. B. (Tulsa. Okl ;1.) ..... _._ ...... 1135 Rubinow, Dr. S. {Boston. MU •. ) ........ 222l Said" A. F. (Douglaston, N.Y.I_ ........ 211S Sand.ln. Angelo {Hew York. H.Y.) .... 7124 Schmidt. Dr. B. W. (Homer. N.Y.) .... 1165 Shaffe r, J . I. (Philadelphia, P •. ) .... 1142 Sh.ets, J . L . (Seattle, W .. h.) ........ .. 2143 Siff. Borl. (Boston. Mass.)._ ............ .7236 Smith. K. R. (U. S. Arm') ........ ....... .7174 Sobe l. R. D. (Philadelphl;1. Pa.) ........ 2227 Sore nson, F. A. (Pittsburgh. Pa.) .. _ . .2119 Soudekoff. J ack (New York, N.Y.) __ 21.7 Spiller. A. R. (U. S. Arm'I_ ......... 1Ioo Stap p. J . W. (Dallas. Tex.)._ .. __ ......... 1100 Sta .... , M. C. {Bethesd •• Md.)._... ..2266

. Steckel. W. H. (Minot. N.D.) ...... . : ... 1199 Stern, Dr. A. (Brookline, Mass.) . .. . 1147 Sto lle nbe.g. L. (Detroit, Mlch.) ...... 2210 Sulllv.n. J . G. Jr. (KnoX Ville. Te nn.)

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Surgles. Mark (Mllwaukee) .... _ .. .... _2146 T ;1 utllaisas. P. {Chica go. III.J .......... 2116 Tea rs. C. F. J r. (Da llas, Tex.) ......... 2127 Thompson. D. I. lEI Paso. Te x.) .. ... 1""

NEW LAWS OF CHESS Official Americ:an tran sliltion

of the new laws o f Chess, c:opy· right 1954 by the Un ited States Chess F eder ation . now aVlil· able in mimeographed foun. Contains all t he latest changes in the Laws. as ame n d e d by the FIDE Congress at Scha f· fhausen, 19 53. C la r ifies many ambiguous laws "'i n the o ld code. Send 50 c e nts fo r one c:opy, or $ 1 for three copies, to the Unite d States Chess Federation, 93 Barrow Street, New York 14, N. Y.

6. Nichol ili RO $$OllmO .. ...... _ ............ _'1513 1. M.x Piny .. _~ .... . .... ..... _ ........ _14n t. Arthur Bisgu l.r ... .. ........... ~ ...... ...... . 2~ 9. Isaac Kashd. n ~ .... .... ..... _ .•. _ ......... 1444

10. Lur, Ellans ........................ _ .. ...... . 2443

Tullu., 1C0i t (SUbrook. N.J .I._ ...... .. .7111 Tums, J. M. (Chlugo. 111.) ..... _. __ ..... 2140 Wach., s. P. (Phllad.'phi., P •. ) ..... .2155 Wl ln man. Albert (Hew York) .... .. 2121 Werth.mmer, Dr. S. (Huntington, W.

Va.) .... _ ........... __ ........ .... ........... .2121 Wh itake r. N. T. (Sh.d, Side, Md.) .. 2UB Wlcher, Dr. E. R. (M.,.:lco)._._ ......... 2145 WHIner. M. (Cambridg •• Mu s .) .. ~ .. .21SS WillS, A. _B. (New Drleans. L • . I ....... 2114 Winkl lm.n. B. F. (Philedelphi.) .•. 1103· Walk. E. S. (Storn, Conn.) .. __ ... __ .. 1106 Ylrmak, S.ul H. (U. S. Arm') ...... . 1176 Yatron. Michall (R .. din", P •. ) ...... 1137 l emgalls. E. (SUllie. Wa.h.). ........... 2.211

• P,o¥;sio",,j .aling, r~p.(scnfing pt,· /orntanu in 0111, one tournllment.

CLASS A ( 1900 to 2099 poi .. ll)

Abram5. R. B. (Mllw.ukee, Wis.) ... 1990 Acke rman. D. (Dm.hl. N. b.) .... .... .. . l9n Adams. Pl ul (Ch lugo. III .).~. __ ...... lNl Adams, W. T. (San jose, Clliif.)._._I'» Adicke5. W. C. Jr. (Asheville. N.C.) 19&4 Alexander, J . (San Diego. C;1I .) ...... 1980 Alle rton . S. (Kalamazoo. Mich. ) ...... _2009 Aronson, Ella (Chica go, III.) ... .......... 1953 Aronson. Ninus (Chicago, 111.) .... _._ .. 1905 Bain. Mary (New York, N.Y. ) .... _ I902 Ba ker. Dr. E. S. (U. Montclair . N.J .)

1910 Bakos. N. (Forest Hills, H.Y;) ..... ~ .2025 Banner, R. W. (Ora nge. C.lif.) ...... _':!:051 Barham, T . C. (Worcester, Mass.)_ .. 2016· Ba rnes. G. S. (Minne apoli. ) .... ...... .. ~ .. 1042 Barnes. J . e. (New Orleans. L • . ) ...... 1913 Barrett. J. J : (Buffalo, N.Y.): ... .... _ .. un Ba rr,. J . E. Jr. (Ann Arbor, Mlch.) .. l969 Barthol" Fre d (Ves tal, N.Y.I ..... _~"81 Be nham, T. W. (Tren ton. N.J.) .. __ . .2I7S" Berg, R. A. Jr. (Ch icago, 111 .) ••• ____ 1970 Be rsbach. E. (Sedalia, Ind.) .......... _ 21l41 Be rnarlM. Dr. V. (Gle .. Gu d .. e r ,

N. J .) ._ ...... ... _ .. ~ ... ...... ...... .. _ .. ............ _19(H1· Biur. Irving (Bronx.· N.Y.) .... .... _._ .• 1031l Bland. Wm. {Minne apoli s) .. _ ......... ....... lU6 Bliurd. G. F. (Phlladelphi.) .... ........ IUD Blonarov,ch , L. (Newark. N.J .) .. ...... 1OO8 Blumbe'g. K. {San Francisco) .... __ I909· Blumenfe ld, M. (Los Ang.eles) .... _ .1946 Bocur. A. (Irv ington. N.J .) ....... _._1986 Bolde n, Dr. A. L. ( Philildelph ia)~_20l5'

II-o.ges. F. W. (Kew Garde ns. N.Y.) 1906 8or59di, E. M. (Hew Orleans. La.)._.2043 Bott' t ein. Horst (York, Pa. ) ......... _19OO· Bourdon, Eli (Hol,oke. Mass.I .. .. ..... l.15 8r.:5k, SlIen (Attleboro, Mus .) ..... ~ ... 2045 Bric:e·Hash. B. (Wichita . K.n • . ) ....... 1983 Brickma n. L. (Phil.delphial .. ......... .... I9S1 Brie ge r. R. S. (Houston, Tex.I ..... ..... 1031 Burdick. Don (Huntingfon. W.Ve.I. 1905 Burger. R. E. (Lefa,ette. C. I.I ..... _.1011 Burn, Murra, (Bronx. H.Y.I ..... __ .• 1916 Burnet. Owen (Ft. Worth. Tex.) ...... l9l1 Burton. C. M. (St. Louis. MO.) ..... _ ... 2o<W B, 'and. W. M. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) .•. .2085 Ca bot. F. J . III (Sturgeon Ba" WI"' I

"" Cams. J . W. (Wichita. K.ns.) ......... I99. Carl, le. Dr. R. A. (St. Petersburg.

Fla.) .... ........ .......... _ ....... .... ....... _ ........... _1.89 Carce, Dr. A. E. (U . S. Army).~ .. ..... _l901 Chappuis. G. (Sa lt Lake Cit, ) ..... _.I903 Chase. G. W .(Los Angeles. cal.)._._19JJ

. Chu, Henry H . (Philadelphia ) .. _ .... _l909 Cint.on. R. (San Juan, P.R.) ........ _'l041 Cintron. R. Jr. (Phi1ade lphla) ..... ~ .• 1936· Clailor. Otto (Bato n Rouge, L a.) .~ ... 1900 Clnk, Dan L. (Milwl ukft, Wis.).~ ... 1911 Cleaver. M. F. (Allentown. Pa.) .... _1955 Cohn, .Jean (Cleve land. 0.)..... .... . .... 1918 Coleburn. N. L. (Wash .• D. C.) ..... ~ ... 20JJ Coleman. F. T. (Ray, Ari'.1 .............. _1917 Colee. A. P. III (EI Paso. Tex.) ....... .2006 Coste llo, J . L. Jr. (Ha rrisburg. Pe.)_1907 Cotter. J . N. (Harringlon. Dei. ) .... ....2061 Coveyou. R. R. (O;1 k Ridge, Tenn.I .. 20l3 Cox. M. E. {Guy, l .. d .) ...... _ ... _ ...... _ ... 1t47 Crittenden. Kit (Raleigh, N.C.) ....... _202':I: Crofut. Francis {San Jose, Cl i.} .•... 193' Cummings, F. W. Jr. (Baton ,Rouge.

La.) ........... , ... .. ,....... ... ... ... .......... ..... .. .. 7018 Curdo, John A. (Lynn, MilSs.) .... _ ... 1OIlO Cupskl. Maj. E. (Roswe ll, N.M.I .... 104a

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THE UNITED STATES

CLASS A (Continued from page 5, col 4)

Dalberg~. I. (Portland, Or •. )._ ....... 1943 0;11'1". H. B. (Sanford, Me.J .... _~ ..... _2054 D.na, E. T. (Lol Altos, C.Uf.I._ ....... '"4· Dan.nfelds, J. (Lincoln, Heb.J_ ....... '9DO Day. Fra nk A. (Dallas , Tex. ) _ .•.••.. 2021 DeFine, J . O. IFloreswnl, MO.I_ ...... _1941 de t. Torre, A. M. (Nor..,an, oklll., .. l9DO Dles.n, C. E. {Toh;lwa nda, N.y.' ....• ,., 01011, L. J , (Fl. Worth, TelI.)._ . ...... 2000 Oonn. lIv. W . H. (Want . h , Ind .' .......• 1910 Drautl1s, E. (Philadelphia, "'., .••. _19",­Drive r , P. 8 . (Ridley Pllrk, P • • ) ...... 1902 Ouch • ..,p, M. (New York. N.Y.J._ .•..• lO<t9 DuVall, A. H . (Choorloe$lon, W.Va. ) •. 2048 Eastwood, R. C. (Homestud, FI". J .. n13 lialon, V. L. (SlIv, r Spring, Md.' ...... ".,· Eckenrode, T. B. (Lanusler. PIO.)._.1931 Edber". R. E. (5 .. "1 • • W .. , h .)._ .• _ ••. 1911 Edwuds, E. G . {N, w Orl."ns, L IO .j .. l fSO Ellnon, O. (MnIOhatt IOn 8.IOch, C .. I. I_19"05 Ellison. T . J. ( C'~vel"nd, 0. j ..•. ....•. 101. Eucher. MlOrk (Los Ang, lu. CIOl.j .. 1U7 FIOI . n s. HlOrry (N,w York, N.Y. I_ .. 2014 F .. shingbIOuar. J. {Mllwl ukee, Wis. ) .• 19" F,wce tt, E. O. {Llk, Mny, 1'110. ' .....• 1925 Ferryman, F. F. (Middl, town, 0.j .••• 2085 Flschhelm~r, O. (ChicagO, tII. I_ .....•. . 2001 Flell.eher, M. (New York, N.Y. j •..... 10S0 FonIOroll, S.muel (8ronx, N.Y. ) ...... 200f Foote. Fred (Hutings, Mlch.) ..... ..... 1901· Frilncisco, C. Jr. (Mi lwaukee. Wis. ) .. 1924 Frank, Iva n {New York, N.Y. ) ..... ..... 2060 Franke ns te in,. L. (K,IOSaS City, Mo. ,

2082 Freeman, C. (Ft. Worlh, TelL) . ... 1948 Friede nlhal, R. S. {Bridgeport, Ct. J .. 1000 Gabil, Dr. H. B. (Detroit, Mich.) .. .... 1900 Gaigals, L {Milwaukee, Wi •. , .. ......• 1930 Garve r, R. L. (San A ntoniO, Tex.) .... 2070 Geda nce, M. N. {Las Vegas, Nev. ) .. 1085 Gee, J. B. (Silcramento, Cal.) .... .... 1930 Georgi, H. J. (Kiln ... s City, MO.) .... .. 2022 Gheh.ler, L. (San AntoniO, T ex.' .... _1964 Gilberl, J . T. (Dallas, Tex., " ... _2049 Gill, E. H . {Okla. City, Okla. ) ..... ..... 1912 Gilliland, A. A. (W. Lafaye tte. Ind.) 1900 Gladney, W . F. {Baton Rouge, La. ' _.1919 Glover, E. R. {Wynnewood, Pa.) .... _1998 GOdbo ld, E. (S t. Louis, Mo.) ......... .. 1976 Golec, F. J. (Chicago, III. ) .. 2037 Gording, Dr. E. J. (Windber, Pa. ) .... 1918· Graham, L. E. (Kan ... s City, Mo.) ...... 1900 Grant, Dr. N. (Monroe, La. ) ..... ... 1923 Gresse r, Mrs. G. K. (New York) .. .. .2080 Grombacher, W . (Chicago. 111.) .. .•• .2015 Gr05sguth, C. L. (Waterville, Me., .. 1985 Gutmanis, E. V. (C hicago, 111 .) .•.... ... :2051 Ha"parn, M. (Fresno, Cillif.) ........... ... 2036 Harkins, J . L. Jr. (Shaker Hts., 0.) .. 1953 Harrell, R. S. {Fl. W orlh. T ex.I ..... ... 1957 Harris, V. W. Jr. (Kansas City, MO.) 1961 H .. rtle b, G. E . (Erie . " .... ).. . ..... 11050 Hatch, D. B. (Alloon ... , Pol.) ...... 1946 Haye-s, R. B. (Gree n v ille, S.C.) ........ 1963 Heis in g, C. R. (Hamillon, 0 . ) ..... ....... 1009 Helbig, Paul (N. Bergen, N.J. I .. ...... .. 19oo· Hendricks, W. A. (San Francisco) .. 1964 Henin, C. C. (C hicago, III . ) .. ... ...... .... 2020 Henne5sy, Thos. (Bronx, N.Y. ) ....... ... 1901 Hernandez, N. (Tampa, Fla. ) .. . ... 2081 Hickman, H. W. (Orange , N.J. ) .. ... 2010 Hidalgo, J. C. Jr. (New York, N.Y. ) .. 1909 Hillinger, C. (Hew York, N.Y.) ...... 1945 Hobson, A. H. (Montpelie r, Vt.) 2008 Hoffman, D. (New York, N.Y. ) ..... .. t912 Holley, M. V. (Wash., D.C.) _1982 Holmes, B. W. {Sioux Falls, 5.0.1 .. . 1958 Hall. Maj. J. B. {Long Beach,Fla. ) .... 1953 Huff, Don C. (HoUs lon, T e x .) .. ... .... 1905 Hull9ren, R. {Berkeley, Calif. ) ... ..... .. 1918 Hunne x, Geo. (ElSinore, Calif .) .. ...... .. 1912 Hursch. J . L. Jr. (Denve r . COIO.) ... . 2087 Hurt, J. F . Jr. (Charlestown, W.V~. )

~" .... urlll . n, Norman (Union, N.J . , ..... .. 19S~ Hurlllen, Ralph (U. S. Army) ...... .. 2057 Hux, Robt. (Dallas, Tex. ) ... ... 1910 Hyder, Lee {ROCkdale, Tex. ) ......... .. 1915· Inbusch, F. (MilwaUkee, Wis.) ... ... .. . 1.OU Isenberg, I. C. (Harrisburg. Pa.) ... 1912 James, N. W. (Corpus Chris ti, Tex. ) .. 1900 Jane~. W. H. (Leroy. T ex. ) ..... __ .... .. .2015 Jenkins, Dr. A. M. (Raleigh, N.C. ) .. 1966 .Jenkins, T. A. (Hunt. Woods, Mich.)

. 1900 Joachim. Dr. C. K. (Seattle, Wash. ) .. 1990 Johnson, Leroy (Los Angeles)_ .•... .. 1937 Jolly, R. F. (Austin, Tex. ). . .... .. 193 .. Jones, K. R. (Reno, Ne v. ) .. _ ... ... 1973 Jone-s, Wm. (Jersey City, H .J .) .......... 1900 Jone-s. W. R. (Minneapolis. Minn.) ... 2020 Jurevics, J . V. (Dallas, Tex. ) .. ... _ .. .... 1925 Kaiser. W. E. {St. PaUl. h\inn.J._ ....... 1976 Kalme, C. {Philadelphia, Pa.). .. ... .. 2072 KMlnins, H. (Ka lmil:loo, Mich.) ...... 1947 Kilmpars, N. (Mi lwaUkee, Wis. ) ....... .2094 Karff, Mona N. (New YorkJ .... .... .... .. 2023 Kau_ . R. H. (CI .. v . la nd. 0 .)_._ .1900 Ke rr, Derwin (Cranfor.d, N.J.)_ . ... .. 1900

NATIONAL CHESS Kilmer. L. C. ( Elmir~ N.Y.I_ ..... _._ .... 1940 Kimpton, Lllv. rl (Twin FIO lI s, Idll.) .... I.56 King. S. W. D. (Quincy. M.$S.) .• ~ .. 1900 Kirby, G. A. Jr. (U. S. Navy ) .. __ ... 1943 Knox, P. C. (o e lllnd, Fla .I._ ....... __ .. 1920 Koe lsche. Dr , G. A. (Roch.ster, Minn. )

"" Koppany, A. (Philadelphll)._ ....... _ •.•. 2010 KTime r, Morris ( Brooklyn , N.Y. ' .... 2016· Kra uhs, Guslav (Trenton, N.J .) ...... 1920· . Kruegu, John {P lain f ie ld, N .J .J~ __ .1926 Kulolh, R. (MII . auk .. , Wls. ) .• _ .•.... 107S Kurbberg. J . (Phll.d. lphl. ' ..•. ..••.•.... 1,.7· Unkhorst, J. L. (Arlington, Mass.I .. 1912 Lear, NormIO n (Sp r lngfl,ld, M us. ) .. I91.· L.,f, H llrold (Chlugo, tll.j .•... _ ••• ~ .. 20a3 L.itson, L. L. (CleVeland, 0.) .• M~_ •.. 1.32· Les ter. D . A . Jr. (W. N,wbury, Mil,s.)

1"7 L, vin, Danl. 1 (Northampton, Ma st-.)1900 Lew, H .. r~y A. (St. LOuis. MO. ) .. _._ ... 200. LlepU k.lns, V. (Mllw. u kM j .•..•• _ .•. U31 Llepnl, ks, A . (Lincoln, Neb. ) ..•. ~_ .. 2080 Lori. , Theodor. (New York, N.Y.)..20ll Lun .. u , J. (A le .. ndrl a, L • • ) ...... _ ...... I900· Lync h . Col . F . D. (st7 P etersburg, Fl • • )

1930 McAuley. A. L. {N. w Orlu ns, L ... ) .. 2043

" .. McCle llan, D. H. ( Pittsburgh. Pa . , .. 1910 McCormick, J . H. ( 5 • • 111 • • W lS h.) .. 19« MeCr •• dy, It. R. tClevel.nd, D.' ...... lO}9 McLaughlin, W. D. IWkhlla, Ka n. ) .. 19SO· McLellan, R. A. {Omaha, Neb.) .. _ .. .. 2033 Mac Lean , H. (Sturgeon Bay, W is..) .. 19611, Manney. O. W. (seallle, Wash. ) ..•••. 1977 Mil rcus, G. (Philadelphia, Pa.) .. _ ... 198' Maring, O. M. (Louisville, Ky.) ...... 19U Ma rtinson, Geo. {Chesterton, Ind.) .. 1943 Mayer, Ja~kie (Louisville, Ky. ) ...... 1913 Milyfield, S . . J. (Tulsa, Okla.) ...... _ .. 2020 Mecham, Kirke (LinaSborg, Kans. , .1'162 Meifert, H. R. (Kalamazoo. Mich.) .... 2004 Merkis, K. (So. Bo. lon. Mass.) .... 20111 Meyer, M. O. (Sacramenlo, Cal.) ...... 1960 Miller, George (C le veland His., 0 .) .. 2050 Miller, G. F. III (Wash., D.C.) ..... ... 191O Morre ll, P. W. (Ka nsas City. Kans.) .. 2027 Mue lle r, E. H. (Camp~lI, Calif.)_ .. .. 194S Nash, Edmund (W ash .• D.C. ) .•. 103"9 Neill, Dr. A. S. {Corde ll, Okla.) .... .. 1923 Neff, Philip O. (Las Vegas, Nev.) .... 1945 Neugebauer, F. {Chicago, III.) .... .. 1986 Newberry, W. H. C. (Al ton, III. ) ..... 2076 Noderer. L. C. (Oilk ROdge, Tenn. ) .. 200S Nowaki .... sky. S. (Philade lphia ) ... _1010' Oakes, G. B. (Salinas, Calif .I.... . ... 1900 Ohman, H. E. (Omaha, Neb.i.. . .. 1008 Oleson, S. H. (Chicago, III.)... . .. 1909 O'Neill. Shane (Da llas, T ex.) ... 1971 Otteson, M. (St. Paul , Minn.) .. 1962 Pilge, L. N. (Salt Lake City). . .. 1900 Pilmiljens, J . (Brooklyn, N.Y.) ......... . 19S1 Partos, Geo. (Elmhurs t . N.Y. ) .. 1944 Pdtt" r """, G. S . G . (5" .. 1110" W .. ~h. ) .. 2005 Piluer, Zoltan (C leveland, 0 .) .. .... . 2040 Pay ne, J. B. (Sa n Antonio, Tex. ) .... 2083 Penqu ite, J. t Oes Moines, Iii . ) .. 2082 Pohle, R. E. (Clinton, Okla. ) ..... 1923 Poliakoff. L. (Dallas, Tex. )_. ..1085 Popoff, B. B. (S .. n Francisco) .. 1009 Potter, R. B. (Dalla., T e x. ). ..1990 Powe lson, R. (Fl. Worlb. T ex.). . .. 1914 Prokoodin, P . V. (San Franci.coj .... 2042· Pupols, V. {Seattle, Wil5h.} .. 2091 Rappaport, M. (Philade lphia ) .. 2002 Ras is, C. (New York, N.Y.). . 2005 Ralermanis, L. (Iowa City, la. I ... .. 2030 Rathmilnn, Fred (Milwaukee) 1929 Rilthmann, Frih (Mil waukee ) ... _ ... .. 1906 Regen, Adolph (Philadelphia) .. 2067 Remlinger, L. (Long Beach, Cal.j .. 1046 ' Roethler, E. (C leve land, 0.) .. 1953 Rogan, Marv in (U. S. Army)._. .2030 Rohland, M. R. (Milwaukee) .......... .. 2014 Rosbu r g , C. (Sealfle, Wash. ) .. 1960 Rosen, R. (C leveland His., 0.) .. •. ~ • . 1931 Roukow.ki, D. H . ( Chlc~go, III. ) ..... 1915" Rozkalns, E. (Waukeshil, W rs.). . ..193"9 Ru-ssell, R. E . (A tascildero, Cal.) ..... 1005 Samuels, Dan (Mt . Vernon, N.Y.' ._1911" Sandrin, A. N. Jr. {Chicago, III.) ..... 1017 Scheffer, David tOmaha, Neb. ) .... __ .19n Schlosser, Dr. M. (Decatur, III. ) .... . 1900 Schmidt, R. A. (Milwaukee. Wis. ) .. . 2022 Schmitt, J. N. (San Francisco) 207' Schrader, Oale (Ph ilade lphia) ..... _ ... .. 1972 Schroeder, J . R. (Co lumbus, 0.) .... _ .. 2022 Schwarb, Dr. I. (Durand, 111.) .. ........ 1907 Shapiro, I. L. (Chicago, 111. ) •. .....••• _ .. 1950· Sharp, Chas. (W. Scarboro, Me.j .... .. 2073 ShilW, Jack F. {Albuque rque, N.M..) .. 1925 She rr, Paul {Allentown, P ... ) ...... _ .... 2008 Sibbelt, D. J . (Woodbury, N.J.) .. ...... 2029 Sigmond, I. (Merchanlv ill e. N.J.) ...... 2001 Simpson, R. C. (AnnapoliS. Md. ) ........ 1051 SkliIToff, S. ( Philadelphia) .... _ .1910 Slater, Kathryn (New York. N.Y.) . . 1900 Slater. Dr. R. C. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) .19n Sla t .. r. Wm. (Now York. N_Y.) ._ .. 2050 Smith, Adam J. (Butte, Mont. ) ...• ~ ... 207S

CHESS FEDERATION RA TlNGS - SPRING

Smith, G .... H. {Houston, Tex.I ..... _ .1924 Smith, P . O. (Fr. sno, c.m.) .. ___ ... _ 1082 Somlo. E. S. {Cleveland, 0 . ).M._ •. ...... ~1014 Sore nson, S. ( lowlI Ci1y, 101. , .• _._ .....• ...2036 Southern, M. (Knoxvill e, Tenn. I ...•. ...2003 Sov. l, Chal. {Phliade lphlal .... _ .... _ 201S Spector, E. N. {P hlladeJphllO) .......••. lllt Spence, Jack (Omah ... Neb.)._ ..... M_2001 Spiro, o .vld (P ittsburg!, ) ..... _ .......... "17 Sliuvers, O. (Cle v"IOnd, 0.). .. . ..••. 1960 Steuns, E. E. (Clevel . nd, 0.}._ .... _.1019 St. phan , P. W . (OlOyIOn. 0. ) ...... ...... _2035 St .Venl, 8 . W . (Sin Antonio, Tex. ) .. 2090 Stoppe l, F. J . Jr. (Mia mi, Fla .)_. __ .. _1918 Str.n,e, W . T . (Oalln, T ex.)._ •.•... _.20.0 Strn dlns. A. (New 8rlt . in. Ct.) .....••. 2054 Stu ll, J . M. (Wichita, Kilns.)._. ____ 1916 Surgles, A. A . {8 a ltimore, Md. ' ...... _2067 Tllber. Wm. F . (R.no. Nev.) .. _ .. ~ ..•.. _ 1"9 Ta ylo r, I. W . (S IO " Lake City)._ .. __ .. 1963 Thompson, Leroy (Wnh., D.C.j._._1943" Tra lbus h, E. V. (Bou(der. Colo.j ...... l96S Trllye rs, F. J . {s8Ie m ,' Mass. ) __ .....••• l921 Treend, E. •• (De troit. Mich.I._ ..... M 1934 Uhlma nn, R. (Gnnd Ra pidS, Mlch. ) .. 2041 Unde rwood, A. K. Jr. (De nver, Colo. ) ,,,. Und. rwood, E. E. (ColUmbus, 0 . ) ...... 1983 V. no, E. T . (U . S. Army j .••...•..•••.••..•..•. 2084 Van Sweete n . E. J . (Grand Rapids,

Mich.) .. _ .•.... _ .. ........••. .... .. _ ... .. .. .. _ .......... 2004 Van Teyllnlle n , J. (Grt. Fall" Mon t .)

2028 Vine-s, Dr. K. N. (Ne w Orleans, La.) 1909 Vines, Mrs. K. N. (Ne w Orleans) .... 1906 Vives, Donald {Auburn, Ola. ) . ... ... 2028' Vosler, A. E. (8uffalo, N.y. ) ..... .... ... . 2076 Wain, J . G. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) .. ....... 1953 Warner, Eugene (Se a ttle, Wash.) ... 1057 Watts, W . H. {Wis. , ~ ..... .. 2021· Weaks, L. H. (Fulton. Ky.) .. _ ... .... ... 1960 Weberg, carl (Salina, Kans. )_._ ........ 1990 Wehrley, Dr. M. J. (Wauwato ... , Wis.)

. 1958 Weidner, J. A. ( Racine, Wis.I ...... ... ... 2026 Wesenberg, H . M. (Kansils City, Mo. )

1983 WestbrOO k, J. T. (8rooklyn, N.Y.) . .2046 White, Ha r old A. (Avo n Lake, 0.) 1928 Wiegmann, K. H. (Rock Islilnd. 111. ) .. 2022 WienH, J erome (La Habra, Calif.) .. .. I"I · Wilbur, H. D. (Co rpus Christi, T e x.) 1950 Young, Dr. L. C. (Madison , Wis.) ... .. 2027 Young, W. W. (Allenlown, Pa.) ..... 2052 Zemkil, Norman (Det roit, Mich.) .... 1979 Zujus, A. (Chicago, III.)... . .. .... .2036

• Proy j, jo na/ rating, ,eprtJNltmg per­jo,mdfJCt ;n only o ne to urnament.

CLASS B (1700 tn 1999 paints)

A bbott, H. G. (Bato n Rouge, La.) .. 1890' Abele~, Norman (Au. tin, T ex.) ... _1730' Aboms, N. (Wichita, Kans.) _ .. ....... 1858· Adams, C. P. (Chicago, 111. ). . .1816 Agnello, S. A. (Durham, N.C. ) ..... .. 1747 Allen. I. W. (San Angelo, T ex.) .. ... 1131 Allen, Wm. (Raleigh, N.C .)_ .... .. ___ .... ... 1750· Allured, K. B. (Northampton, Mass.)

"" A lpiser. F. M. (St. Lo uis, Mo. ) ....... .. 1763 Amsden, H. B. (Wichita, Kans.) ... ... 1171 A nderson, Axe l {J amestown, N.Y. ) __ 1827 Anderson, G. E. {Le Xington, Ky. ) .... 1830 Anderson, G. (Northwood. N.D. ) ... ... 1801 Anderson, M. F. (Rapid City, S.D.) 1813 Apthorp, C. A. (Cleve land, 0.) .. ... . 1850' Arganian, D. (RaCi ne, WiS.) ........ 1843 Arike, E. (Stillwater, Okla. ).. . ... 1862 Ark le ... , W. L. (La nsdown e , PiI.) .. . 1841 A rnau lt, C. (Dallas, T ex.) .. . ...... .. ... .. 1720 A rrowood, W. B. (O ttaw .. , 111. ) .•. ...... 1870· Ash, Ben (Philade lphia, Pa. ) ..... ..... 1762 A5hbrook, Dr. A. G. (Pittsburgh, P ... ,

1793 Ashl. r. J . ( Philaa"lphi~ , Pa.l. .. 1100' Augustine. W. R. Jr. (Plymouth, Mich.l

"" Austin, N. T. {Sacramento, Ca l. ) .. .. .. 1849 Bachhuber, Dr. H. A. (Sauk City, Wis. )

1787' Baker, A. H. Jr. (San Antonia, Tex. )

'''' 8aldwin, M. L (Des Moines, I ... ) .... 1174 Barry, H. III {New Haven, Ct.) ... .. 1747 Bartk"s, G. (C leveland, 0.) .'._ .. .. .. 1132· Barto. J. R. (Gt. Fall s, Mont.)_ ..... .. 170&· Barton, Paul (Cordele, Gil. ) ..... .. 1734 8a .. , Robt. R. (5. Orange, N.J. ) ... _1850' . Bates. G. C. (Birmingham, Ala. ) .. ... 1700· Buch, Ens. L W. (U. 5. Navy) .. _ ..... 1857 Bedford, D. J. (A ustin, Tex.) .. .. __ ... .. 1824 Beitling, J . R. (Kan ... s City, Mo.) ... 1824 Bende r, M. L. (Hanove r , N.H.) ....... 1780 Bende r, R. S. (Johnstown, Pa.) ..... . 1162 Benge, D. E. (Sa lt Lake City) ... ...... 1801 Benjamin, G. (Pate rson, N.J. )._ .... _1833· 8ennett, G. (St. Louis, MO.) ..... _ •..... 1761· O"r!)" •• B. ( Pith bur!)h. Pa.J 1_ Bergquist, H. (Jamestown, N.Y.) ..... 1191

Be rlin, F. (P hliadelphllO, Pa. ) ....•• _ .... ~ l800· 8 . rns t e in, Ale x (N. w York, N.Y.).: .. 1150· 8lnga man, G. C. (Ch lOrles ton Hh.,

S. C.) •..•. _ .. __ •.. _ ...... __ .... _._._ .•• __ ._ ... 1140 Bird , S. 8. (Allentown. Pa.),..._ •. ~1700· Ililter, C. (Durham, N.C.) .. ~ ...... _M .. 1768 Bloomer, J . H . (Louisv Ille, Ky.) .• _ ..•. t I70· Bloomfield. R. J . (Lake J ackson. Tex.)

, '"" Blum.nth a l, M. D. (Be ll . I,., Tex.) .. 1152· Bly, Fr .. nk T. (Ft . Worth, T.x.)'_ ... 1123 80kma, Peter (ConrMl, Mont.) .... _ .•.• 1745· 8 0llma n, D. H. (DougLes, A luka) .. 1770 8olton , F. B. (H<IImmond, Ind.)_ . __ .1736 Bond. Dr. A. H. 5 • . (NortOf' . Va.) .... 1700 Bortn,r. J . c. (York, P •• ) .. _ .... __ ~ .. .. 17SO Braue r . A. R. (Mid land. Mic h .)_._ ... I889 8rown, A . L. (5. Orange, N.J . )_ .. _ ..•. 1106 Brown, K. W . (Grllnd Forks. N.D.L .. l n 6 Bucke ndorl, G . W. (8uhl, Ida. )_._.1875 Burg, Oaniel (Phllad. lphilOJ ..•.• __ ••. 178Q· Burg, r, H. (Sprlngfl.ld. M.ss.I._ .... 1770 Burk" F. W. (U. S. Army) .. ... ~ ......... 1I11· Cable, A. (~n Marcos, T.x. ) .. __ ... I800· C. , .... III, N. (Bogot a , N.J .) ......... M ... .... 1163 Cllmpbell. J . T . (W.co, T .x.).'" ... ~ .. .. 1104 Candee, A . H. {Rochester, N.Y.)_ •..• 1I74 Ca rlson, Ewald {Ca mde n. N .J.)_ ••... ..• I800· Ca r lton. H. F. (Rochester, N.Y. j ...... l .. 5· Ca rroll, J. A. {Mil .... aukee, Wis.)_ ..... l112 Ce rrete llt. J . P. {Olympia, Was h .) ...... 1823 Ch.ce, E. F. (Ok I • . City, Okl •. I ........ l toO· C ..... ncellor, T. J . (Waco, T ex. ).. • ... 1700 Chapin, Dr. F. J. {Bay City, Mich. ) .. 1724 Charlton, J . G. (Las Vegas, N.M.) .. 17S7 Cha.e, F. G . (BuHalo, N.Y.)._ .. . ..... .. 1744 ChaveZ, Frank (New Orleans. L ... , .1825 Church, Maj. N. B. (Miami, Fla. ) .... I168 Clareus, B. (Hartford, Conn.).. .11S8 Clark, F. L tSalt Lake City , ..... .. 1818 Cle veland, H. (Chicago, III. ) .. 1701 conen. Mel v in (M ilWaUkee, . Wis.) .... 1747 Colby, Dr. K. M. (San Franci.co)_ .... I840 COllins, Or. B. S. (Santa Monica, Cal .)

"" Condon, F. E. (BOgota. N.J. ) . .... _ ... . 1121 Contoski, V. (Minneapolis, Minn. ) .. .. 1805 Conway. M. T. (MinneapOlis, Minn.) 1713 Cook, Al to n (Jackson His., N.Y.) .... 1178 Coons, E. A. (Sewickley, Pa.) . .. 1878 Copeland, G. H. (Jefferson, Okla.) .. 1717 Coughlin, Lt. R. J. {':t . Monmouth,

N. J.} _.. ...... 1770· Cramer. Fred {Milwilukee ,.. .1831 Crame r , H. G. (Pe oria. III . ) . . 1833 Crew, W. W. (Shreveport, La.) .. 1711 CrOll, A . (Delroit , Mich. ) ... .. .... .. 1149 Crowder. W. L (Greens boro, N.C.) .1825 CUmming., J. W. (Gary, Ind.) .. __ .1822' Curtis, Clinton (New york).... ..1700 Dille, John (New York ) .. 1859' Daniel . M rs. C. L (New Orleans) ..... 1734 Deardorff. F. R. (York, Pa. ) .. 1700' Deren, M. M. (Seymour, Conn.}_ .. 1715' Desenano, M rs. R. (E. Orange, N.J.)

''''' DeVine, J. W. (Port Arthur, Tex . ) .. 18oo· De Witt, J. S . (Sea ttle, Wash.) .. ..... .. 1713 DiHman. H. (Salt Lake City ) .. .. ...... 1761 DocIkewitt, H. (Spr ing Valley, N.Y. )

1190' Donahue , W. J. (Hartford , Conn.) .1737 Do rnier, R. R. (Baton ROUge, La.) 1751 Ducharme, J . (Eas thamp ton, Mass. ) .1715 DuykerS", Dirk (Butte, Mont. ) 17SO' Earl. D. W . (Los A lamos. N.M.) . .... 1763 Edel.burg, A. (Columbia, S.C. ) __ ... . 1785 Edmond.on, E. B. Jr. (EI P aso, T ex.)

''''' Edwards, A. ILew iston, Mont .) ... ..... . 1775" EdwardS, D. W. (St. Lo ui s, Mo. ) ... . 1750 Egle, B. (Dubuque, la. ). .. .._ .. . 1743 Ek, Matthew C. (Downey, Cal. ) .•. . 1820· Eklum, R. G. (Dunkirk, N.Y.) .. .. _ ... . 1811 Ekst rom, F. ( Bro oklyn, N.Y.) ... 1700' Elkin, L M. (Hous ton , Tex.). .1850' Ellis, A. B. (Nampa, Ida .) .1700 t:lli s, 1'. C. {Sconsblufl, Neb.) ....... . I,.,O Ericson, H. E. (A ll enlown. Pa.) .... _.1700· Eudey, Dr. M. W. ( Be rkeley. CaL) ... 11S3· Faber, H. V. (Corpus Chri.ti, TelI.I .. 18S9 Filrkas, K. (Milwaukee, Wis.) .1864 Filltel, Lewis {N. Berge n, N .J. ) . .- __ .. 1820 Fauber, R. E. {W , Lafayette, Ind.) .. 1700 Faust, E. M. (Plilinfie ld, N.J.) ..... _ .. . 1801 feldhe im, H. (Brook lyn, N.Y.) .. ... ~ ... 1838 Filipovic h, R. (Minneapolis, Minn.J .. I700 Finucane, T . (Blou nt v ille, Tenn. ) .... I 800 Firebaugh, It. D. ( Robinson, 11 1.) .... 1870 Fleal, Howard (Dayton , 0.1 .. 1804 Fletcher, R. L (Decatur, 111.) ....... 1753 Forrest , K. (Beverly Hills, Cal.)_ •.•. 1780 Foster, C. (Port Arthur, T ex.' 1800· Foster, L L. (COlumbia, S.C.) ... 1731 Folias, C hris (Visalia . Cal. ) ... .... __ .. 1800· Foy, E. M. (Charles lon, W.VI.) .. ... _ .. I846 Freeman, A. (Belmont, Mass.) .... __ .. 183. Freemiln, C. R. Jr. (Shawnee, Okla.) ,m Fre und, J. K. {Davenport, la.) ..... __ 1715

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THE UNITED STATES

CLASS B (Continued from page 6, col. 4)

Friedman, A. L . (L"IInsing, Mich.) .... 18to· Frledmlon, E. A. (Cambrldg., Mass.) 1771 Fries, Tom (Fresno, Cali'.),._ ............ 1845 Fry. R. J . tHnertown, Pa.) .... ...... __ .. ll0(1 Fueh$n1an, C. H. (Corpus Christl, Tex.) "'. Gaede, A. H. (eh.rlotte, N.C.) .1161 Galvin, Fnd (St. Paul, Minn. ) ... 1120 Garhart, J , D. (Oneonta, N.Y.) .. ...... . 1853 Garver, O. K. (O"'CIllur, III .) .1805 Gerth, R. M. (Portsmoulh, N.H.) ...... l1DO Giangiulio-, O. A . (Lans downe, Pa.I .. 170S Gilchrist , J . E. (Clevel.nd, 0 .1. _ •. 1823 G I.IISon, R. E. (Springfie ld, Mus.) .. 11K13 Gleuon, R. (Minneapolis, Minn.J ...... 1140 Goddard, T . L. (Borger, T.x.l ........ ... . 1197· Golde n , T . H. (Long BeliCh, C.IIf.) .... 18S0 Goldsmith, J . (Rego Park, N.Y.) ... .. 1774 Golla, A. W: (C hicago. 111 .) ......... ...... 1800 Goodman, J . (C leveland. 0 .) ....•.•.•.•... 1711 Gordon, J. (Grand Forks, N.0 .J .... .. .. 173S· GOUld. B. (Newburyporl • ..MasL) ........ 1140 G!"et.,. L. (Hlln§boro, N.D.)._ ............. 176S Grahllm, H. E. (Lake Jaekson, T ell.) 1760 -Grande, A. (Denver, Colo. ) ...... .......... 1862 Grity, C. H. (Da ... enport, 111.) ....•...••.. 1800 Green, S. (Mt. Vernon. N.Y, j ........... . 1870· GreenwOOd, L. R. (Spokane, Wuh.) .. 1780· Grenda. D. (York. PII .} ........................ 1140 Guthridge, Le Aoy (York, PII .) ... ......... l73D H ablln, Frlll1k. {C levela l1d, Q,l,~_mn~' Hall , W.ller (Phllad.lphla) ..... .... .. ....... 11182 H.lmillon, W . A. ( Pittsburgh) ... . ..... .. 1819 Hard ing, W. B. (C . awfordsville ) ...... 1700· Hardman, G. W. (Garden City. N.Y.)

"" Hardy, H. A . (Kansas City. MO.) .... 1827' Hardy. Uc:k (Da llas. TelI.) .... ............ .... 1703 H arr iS. M. (Springfield, Mass...}._ .. _1863 H art. D. J. (Peabody, MasL) .......... 111S · H ..... ey. J . W . (Manistee. Mlch.} .. _1107 Harwe ll. Or. G. C. (Durham. N.C.) .... 18O'1 Hayw •• d . N. C . (I(;. erec:n .... ich. R .I.)

'''' Hazel, N. D. (New B. unswiek , N.J. ) .. 1a62· Hedgcock, Dr. A. A. (F rllnkford, Ind. )

1750' Helton. L. J. (Panama City, Fla. ) .... 1712 Henderson, A. T. (Tuewell. Va.) .... 11141 Henderson. C. E . (Beverl y Hills. Cal. )

' ''' Henderson. Cra i g (Glenview, 111.1 .... 1746 Henderson, P . S. (Chape l Hill . N.C.)

1877 Henschel, MiSS K. (New York) . .. .. 1750 · Henschel, Miss W. (New York) .. .. ... 1750' He .... ert. R. J. (N. Platte, Neb.) ..... 1726 Herzberg, B. (Chlu,go, III. )... . .. 1861 H igley, P. T . (Metamora, Mlch. ) ... 1878 Hoe flin, E. (S t . Paul, Minn.) .... ........ 1700 Holland. K. D. (PrJnc.ton. Ind.J ... l1l7' Hornstein, Dr. N . H. (Sou t hport. N.C.) "'. Housewirth, G. H. (Del roit. Mkh.) .. 1813 Howard. W. T. (Grt. Neck. N.Y.)_ .... 18S4 Huie, D. L. (Da llas, T e><.) .... _ ...... _ ..... 1700 Hug,,". M eL. J. (New York)._ .. _ .... 117S· Hulmes, A. W. (De nver, COlo.)_ .. _ .... 1764 Hume, V. (Shelburne Falls, Mass. ) .... 1719 Humphrey, A. (GI. 8 .. rring l on, Mass.)

"" Hunter. E. A. ( Ba ton Aouge. L ... ) ..... 1800 Hu .... l , C. (Coral Gabln. FI ... ) .1894 Hul .. ff, O. C. (Wi lmington, N .C. ) ... 1700' Hyde. Homer H. (Waco. T ell.) ........... 1859 Jackson. R. (Worcester. M .. ss.) .... ... 1700 J .. hn, E. J. 151. Loui •• Mo.) ... 1880' Jllnushkows ky. Or. A . (Sacramento,

Cal.) .... 1761· J e ffrey, H. E. (Aoc: k ISllInd, III.) ... ... 1719 Johnson, G. D. (Chicago, III .) ........... 172S' J ohnson. M. 1.... (G r .. nd For ks. N.D. ) .1775 Johnson, O. W. (Olllln, TellT. ........ 1832 Johnson, S. S. (G r .. nd Forks. N.D.) .1752 Jones, Dr. E . (Alellandria. La.) .......... 1870 Joseph. Or. N. B. (Re no, Nev.) .11n K .. hn. D. A. (C har lo tte, N. C.) ..... _ ... 1786 K .. lnin, J . (Chlngo, III. ) ..... _ .. _ ........ 1852 K .. lnins, A. (Linco ln. Neb., ....... .. 1850 Kalv .. ltis, P . (Chicllgo. III. , .......... _ ... 1850 K .. rpusk ... W. (C h kago, III. ) ....... _ .. 1786 Katz, M a rvin (Gre.ley, Colo.) ........ 1714 Kawecki. W. (Montel"ir. N .J. ' .... _ ... I800' Keeney, S. S. ( Lllkewood. 0.) .... _ .... 1786 Kellne r, Miss L. (Det r Oit. Mich.) .... 1712 Kelly. V. F. (Mt. Prospe ct, 111.' ......•. 1778 Kemble, Dr. A. P. (Lll ncnler, Pa.).1S20 Kemp, F. W . (8irmingham, Ala.) .... . 1820' Ke rmlln. O .. vid (O.troit. Mich.) ..... 1815' Kimpton. Lloyd (Twin Fall •• Id ... ) ... 1848 Kindig , H. (Otsego, Mkh.) 1780 Kirllly. W . J . (Philadelphia, P .. . ) .. . 1702 Ki .kpalrkk, Or. W. L. {Jackson, L •• J ,U, Kilts ley, D • • S. L. (Mllwaukeej ....•... 1767 Knapp, Dr. L. T . (Mlnneapolis) ........ 1174 Kahn. Erwin (Audln , T .".) .............. .... IO· Kolod y, Philip ( DetroIt, Mich.I ..... ... IS17·

NATIONAL CHESS Krucke. J. (Irvington, N.J .) ••....•• R .... 1700 Kun;t1, A. E. (N8W York, N.Y.) .•.••. 17SS Kupka. Or. E. (Berkeley. Cal.) .••. ..•• .. 1871 Kurruk, H. (San Fern. ndo, Cal. ) ...... 17~·

LaCro,", E. F. (Cambridge, MUL ) .. 181l L .. Freniere, O. (Se;:ottle, W ash. ) .. ..... . 1116 Larsen, A. L. (P.sadena, C.Uf.) .. ...... 1S11 Lll ucks, E. F . (W. Dring., N.J .) .. _ •• 1700 Lavandero, P . J. (San J uan, P.A.) .... 1824. Llilwrence. S. J . (Aego P a rk, N.Y.) .... 1754 L .. y, K.nn8lh (Alpon, Wi .. ) ................ 1805 Le b1ellern, E. P. (S t. P e tersb\lrg.

F I ... ) ......... .. .. ........ . .............. .............. 1800 Le m e nt, Dr. B. S. (Brooklin., Mass.)

_ 1718 Lewis, T ed (Chlugo. III. ) .... _ •.•..•• R .• 17.7 Locke tt, A. M . Jr. (New Orlell nS, LII .)

1867' LoeRlng. K. L. (Columbus. 0 .) ...... _ .. 1817 Luebber l , M . W. Jr. (Kan. City. MO.) "'. Lut1. C. (bn Fnncisco. Cal .) .......... .. 186. Lyon, C. A . (P .. r la, 1II.) ..... R ................ . 1700 McCallister. A. A. (Hackens.ock, N.J .)

U72 M cGregor, A. M. (Lara mie, Wyo.I .... 17 ... • McKenna. P. C. (S"nta Monk .. , Cal .)

1750 McKinnon. C. F. (Ne w York) .... R .. .. . 1816 McLemore, 0 .. 18 (Austin . TeX.) .. ..•... 176S· McMurray, A. ( Plllln" e ld, N.J .) .... .. .. U25 M.eQuown, W . C. (Denver, Colo.) .. I746 M igalis, C. W . (Houston, Tex.) •. _ .. I850 Mt gt r, -I. !? U<;in,lt9!'!, N,'!' ,l" ..... " ... ~,» Magri, Pete r (address unknown ) .... .. 1876 Maguire. J . H. (Wlchilll, Kan5..) ........ 17oo Makens. T. E. (U. S. N .. vy) .. ........... ... 1701 Makrides, AI (Aust in , Tell. ) ....... ... ...... 1SS0· Mark .... n . T . A . (MI .. ml 8 ... ch, Fla.) .. 1759 Martin, D. B. (S .. n Marcos, Tell. ) .. .... 1890 Martin, J. A. (S .. rasota. Fla.) ..... _ .... 1716 Mastour, A . A. (Phlladelphia)_ .. _ ... 1700· Mauer. G. J. (Buffalo, N.Y.) ........ _ .... 17.1 Mudows, Dr. J . L. (Port Arthur, Tex.)

1750' Me de ndorp . .. . (Grand Rapid •• Mkh.1

''''. Medin .. , J . (Corpus Chris ti, T ell.} ... 110S Meister. A. (Hulc:hln50n. K.ns.) ..... .. 1710 Menue t, A. A . ( Kanus Clly, Mo.) . .. 1821 Merrill, A. J. (Quincy, Mus.) ............. 1798 Miles, D. H. (Whll . Pla ins. N.Y.) .... . 1824 Miller. A. G . (F t . Worth. T ell.) ....... 1839 Mille r. W. (Albuqu.rque, N.M .) ....... 1763 Miltenberger, J . (Johnstown, Pa. ) ... 172(1· Moote, T . P. (Tuls ... Okla.) ...... ... ........ 175O Morgan, C. T. (Huntington. W.Va.) 1848 Morgan, Dr. C. W. (Watertown. Wis.)

1724' W.orris, D~vid (Milburn. N.J. ) ... ........ 1702· Morrissey, J . (New Rochelle, N .Y.) .1850' Moulden. J . M. (Dillin, Te ll.) .... ....... 1890 Mueller, M. F . (Memphis, T e nn.) ..... 1823 Murphy. J ac k (M .. ryville, Tenn .)._ ... 1793 Murphy, Aich .. d (U. S. A r m y) .. ... _ ... 1737 Murr .. y, D. (J ersey City. N.J .}._ ... _ .. 1765 Muto. Peter (Britt. 1 ... } ............. _ ........ 1849 Myers. J . B. Jr. (Wiehll .. , K .. ns.} ........ 117S' Na gin, Dr. H. (Lynchburg. Va.)._ ... 1860 Nagy. Frank (Pau .. lc. N.J.} .............. 1827· N ...... eson. L. P. (Minneapol iS) ......... 1846 Neel, A. T . (Huntington, W.V ... ) ..... . 18OO NOcholson, A. Q. (U. S. Armyj .... ...... .. 1750· Nields, N. B. (Aeadlng, P ... ) ................ 1791 Nippe ll. N. H. {San Diego. C .. lif.) ...... 1840 Nitzsche. E . F. (Burlington, Mass.) ... . 17G4 Noel. J. 8. (ShrevePOrt. La.) ...... .... 1744 Nonmacher. J. (Hous lon, Tell.) ....... 1871· Noon .. n, Dr. T . (Aochester, N.Y.) ... .. 1808 Northam. J. I. (Manhatt .. n. Ka ns. ) ... 18S7 Oberg, J . F. (Aadne, Wis.) .. 1731 O' De ll, J. T . (Par.gould, Ark.) .. . 1862 Ogard. W. D. (Mlnn ... polis)... ..1700 Older, J. F. (Guatem .. I .. ) 1844 Olsen, J . C. (Racine. Wis.) .. 1727 Oren.tein, J . (ttew York). . .... .. 1786· Os lrum, O. (Aussell. K .. ns.) . ......... .. 1766 Ott, Robt. (Mlnn ... polis, Minn.) ....... 1861 Oulman. O. M. (M inn ... po'is) ....... _ .. 1751 Overeem. H. Jr. (Clifton, N.J .J ........ 18S7 Owens. E. H. (K .. nsas City, M o.J ........ 1888 Owens, Will .. W . (Avon Lake, 0.) .. _ .. 1700 Pabon, A . J r. (Coral Ga bles. Fl".) .... 17S0 Pardue. Wm. IBrlsto l. T e nn.)_. __ •• _ .. ISOO p ... kin. C. L. (Ft. Worth. T ex.) ........ 111SO P allton. C. A. Sr. (Phll .. delphi .. )._ ... 17oo· Pedrick. E . W . (Ph il .. del ... hi.a ) ............. 1730 Peinr, D. (San Fr .. neis co) .................. 181.· PerSinger. L. [New York. N.Y.) ...... 1875 Pelrieeks, J . (P a lo Alte. Cal .} ......... 1868· Pe lty, Joe {Ida. La.) ...... . .......... 1794 Piatigorsky, Mrs. G. (L os Angeles). 1842 Pike, W. H. (Lynn. M .. ss.) .. 1807 Plat .. n, G . O. (Columbus, 0.) ... ... .... 1750 Popovyc:h. O. (N.wark, N .J.) .. 1881 Poulsen. S. (Be rke le y, C .. I.).. ..1761 P ro ll . G. S. (W. Ora nge, N.J .) .. 188S Pusec:ker, J . L. (Columbus. 0.)... 1732 Quinones. J . S. (AmarillO. T ell.) . .... . 1711 R~dspinne r. W . ... (Ne w York) ... ... _.1800' A .. schen, L. W . (Brooklyn) .•..... _ .. _.1820'

CHESS FEDERATION RA TlNGS - SPRING Aaymond, N. ( HllrUord, Conn.) .... .... .. !'" Ae dw ln e, D. A. (Ft. Werth. T ell.j .. 1734 Aeese, M. W. (DenVe r . Colo.) ............ 1712 Aeln. S. (Minn.apolls) ..••....•... .. .... .•. .. 1871 Ae ithe l, R. F. (Aochesler. N.Y .) ....... . 1713 Ae V.,..I, D. (Springfield, 1II.} ...... .. _ •• 1838 Ahead. D. E. (C a ry, Ind.I .. ... _ ...... _ ... 1147 Aiee, G. B. (Ft. Worth. T .... )._ •• _.17S4 Aich. Allen {Brook lyn, N.Y.I .............. 1709 · Ainaldo, J . (Long Beach, Cat.) ...... _ .. 1731 Aoa rk. J . (Lellington. Ky.) .. ................ 1787 Aoberh. Dr. A. D. (Lexington, Ky.J .. 1114 Aocke l, A. S. (Allen lown, Pa.} .......... .. 1841 AolI , J. (Audubon I ... , ) .......... _ .... ~ ...... 1730 Aolo, O. M. (Long Beach , Ca lif. ) ...... .. 1120· AO$8nblum. G. S. (Denver. Colo.) •.•• 1727· AO$8nfi.'d, I. ( Aobin son, 111.) ............ 1100· Aubin , Saul (New York, N.Y.) .... .... .. ISOO· Aucker. Wm. (Brislol, Te nn.) ............ 1710 Rusch, W . Jr. (Bufhlo, N.Y .) .••...•• .. 1731 AymaSIewski, J. (Flint. Mich.) ......... . 1737· Salisbury, H. B. (Guy. Ind.j .........•.. 1780 Sampson, J . S. (A rlington, M.ss.J •. .. I100 Sanders. C. (Elil .. belh City. N.C.)_ .. 1700· Sililerl .. , D. (Elmh urst , 111.)_ •. _ •.•••. 1700·

Sieln, A. H. (Chicago, III. ) .• , ... ...... _ ... 1860 Stephens. L. C . (E. Alton, 111.) •....• .. 1700· Slephens, W. L. (New York) ..... _ ....... 1700· Steven s, W. E. (LHllmle, Wyo.) ........ 1780 Stevenson. J . W. (Aive rside. Cal .I ...• 1856 Slikl, A. C, (Milw .. ukee, Wls.} ... _ ... l700 Stockhold, H. F. (Lakewood. NJ . ) .... 1706 Slout, F . R. (S I. LOuis. MO.) ....... _ .. I806· Strals. I. (F t. Br .. gg. N .C.) ..••• __ •.•..•. 1174· Suhs. G. W. (Hllmmond. Ind.) .......... 1740 Suyker, A ..... A. C. (Lordsburg, N.M,)

1851' Swelg. Mitchell (Chicago, 11I.} ......... ... U24· Tllit. Thol. (Phil.d.lphl .. } .................. 11SO T emple, Bob ( G .. lves ton, Tex.) ........ 1853 T e ufel, H . Jr. (WiChita, Kan$.) .. _ .. U74 Thomas. J . A. (Fernd.le. Mich.}. ... 1863 Thompson. E. (Visa lia. C .. lif.) ............ 1700· Thompson, P . L (Columbus, 0.1 ..••. . 1712 Ti.rs. S . v. D. (St. Paul, Mlnn. ) .....•.. 18SO Townsend, J . S. (Smithf ield, N.C.I .. IBSl· Tr .. v.rs, P.ul (Concord, MUI. I ........ 1800 T.relli, H. (D .. v idson, N.C.) ...•• _ ... _ •. IIlO· Tubelis, E. (Ft . Worth, Tex.) .......... .. 17!l3 Underwood. H. C. (Wuh •• D.C.)_ .. 1741

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Sc:hahnoff, D. (Ne w ".eedom. ra. ) .. 1890· Schic:k, E. B. (Ft . Worth, T elI. ) .... ... . I71. Schroer, E. A. Jr. (Las Vegas, Nev.)

1140' Schuring ... P. (LanSing, III. ).. .1114 Sciarelti. D. (Collings dale, Pa.) ..... 1735 Scott, W. A. (Allllnta. Ga.) ... ..... ....••. 1857 Seidelman, M. (Ke nsington. Md. ) ..... 187. Selensky, Ma ry D. (Philadelphi .. ) ..... 1765 Self, A. R. (Newton, Kins.) ................. 1884 Selv~ggi, P. (Pas"'ic:, N .J .) .............. . 1820' Semb. Melvin (Winona, Minn. )._ ...... 1781 Shapiro, A. M. (Chicago, 111. ) ....... .... 1735 Shaw, Ch .. s. A. {M i .. ml. Fla.} ...• _ .. _ .. 1140 Sheer. D .. vid {Gary, Ind.) ........ _ ......... _.1738 Sheridan. GretlOry (Ne w York) .... _.1171· Sherm .. n, David (Phil .. d e lphi .. j ._ ... _ .. 1110 Shugert, W. C. Jr. (Aedwood City,

Cal .) ....... .... :~ .. ...... . _ ... ...... _ .................. _ .1774· Shull. W . W. (L"ke J .. ekson, Tell.J .... I700 Sidey, B. J. (Cincinnati, 0.1 .. ........ ...... 1732 Sievers. C. F. ( Barllesv llle, Oklll.) .. 1763 Simpson. A. (F .. yelleville. N.C.) .. ...... 110a· Smith, C. T. (Amhere$l, M .. ss.) ...... ... . 1738 Smith. Dr. G. W. Jr. (Columbi ... S.C.)

1734 Smith, Aaymond A. (Aeno, Nev.) ..... 1720 Smith, Aussell w. (D .. ll as. Tell.I ..... 1892 Smith. W . Dane (St. Paul. Mlnn.) .. . 1107 Sokoler, M : L. (New York) .... . 1700 Solkoff. E. ( Aalelgh, N.C.} ............ 1700 Sol,. Freef (Las Vegas. Nev.l ........ .... 1H4 Springbell. G. (Hutchinson, Kans.) .. 1713

Und~rwood, Dr. A. S. (L.ubboc:k, T ex.) 1837

Unger. Thos. (Cambridge, M ass.) .1102 Urruti .. , J. (Clevel"nd, 0. ) .... ....... ... . 1850' Vellias, A. (Sealile. Wash.) ...... .... ..... 1737 Villareal. C. (San Antonio, Te>t:.) .. 1850 Vincent, Aichd. (Om .. h .. , Ne b.) .. ...• . 1817 Virgin, G. B. (Tulsa. Ok I ... ) ............... ln2 Virgin, A. H. (Tulsa. Okl ... ) .. ~ ....... ... . 1847 Voet. Or. A. (Borger. T ex.) ............... 1137 Volk, V. F. {Brooklyn. N.Y.) ..... ......... IIDO· Vollmar. A. W. (S t . Louis, MO.} ...... 1703 Volt.,. George (Chic .. go. 111 .1 .... _ ..... 1834 Voskressensky. V. (Columbus, 0 .1 .... 1138 Wug, L. {Gr .. nd Forks, N.D.) •.•• ~ •. 1777 Wade. Dan (Suttle, Wash.) ...... _,.R_'89S W .. lbrechl. W. (Jersey City. N .J.} .. 1854 W .. lsclorf, D. A. Jr. (New O r leans) .. 1aoo W .. rren, J . E. (Chingo, 111.1 .... .......... 1761 Weaver. E. F. (Corpus Christi, Tell. )

112:8 W e aver , F. H. (Seattle, W ash.) ........ T700 W einer. Leon (Houston, T ex.) ... ....... .. 1714 Weingart, Dr. J . S. (Des Moines. la.)

1701 Weiss, Larry (Los Angeles, Calif.) .. 1763· Welker. Dr. A. J . (Pamp .. , T ell.) ..• . 1740 Wells, M . B. (Los AI .. mos. N.M.) ...... 1890 Welsh, A. L. (Battle Creek, Mlch.) .. 1716

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<ll)ess tife S".,J..,. P ••• 7 J"n~ 5, 1954

THE UNITED ;STATES CHESS FEDERATION

CLASS B (Continued f rom page 7, col. 4)

Werth, Dr. R; G. (Moorhead, Minn.) 1716

W estfie ld, H. (Rehoboth, Mass. ) .. ~ •. I81S· Wilcock, Wm. (Jamestown, N.Y.) .. _,11G Wilkerson, MU (Denve r, Colo.' ...... lno Williams, Dorothy (Maplewood, MO.,

"00 Williams, M. M. (Houston. T.x.) ...... 1781· Wingard, C. (Birmingh.m, AI •• }_ .••. 17S7 Wiser, H. C. (Suttle. Wash .) .. _._ .. l1to' Witte, ChillS. (New York) .... .......... ...... ,8'.IO Wooding, J . B. (Sin Anlonio, Tn.I .. ITU Youens, L . C.'(Houston, T.x.)_ ...... _ .. l.ll Young, J. H. (Duluth, Minn.} ....... .... .1800 Youngman, H. E. (Corpus Christi, Tex.)

"" Zau, D. I. (E. Cleve li1nd, 0 .}._ •.•. _ .•. 1803 ZuhUn, Adam (CI,Yeland, 0.' ...... 1764 taft, SyLvan (Detroit, Mich., ........ _ .. 1.,8· Zie rke. H. C. (R.clne, Wls. ) ...... ~ ...••. 1744

'Prol'if io n" i rat i llS, rt pr"tnlill, ptr· /orm"" u in ,,,,I)' one low,""""nt.

CLASS C (Bdo .. 1700 pojnU) ,

Ab,rno, F. P. (Ber genfield, N.J.)._ .. 1S10 Ad,ir, R. D. (AlbuquerqUe, N.M.) .... U16 Admlnis, E. (Lincoln, N. b .) .... ... ~ ... I S6. Albright, G. A. (Ft. Worth, T el<.) .. ~ l400 AlI1son. M. H. (Columbus, 0. ).~ ..... ~ .. 1400 Amburn , E. (Tulsa, Okla.)._ ...• ~ •..• ~_1630· Anderson, Henry (Fredoni" H .Y.)_ 1S24 Anderson, Russe ll (Elmhurs t , 1II .) _~ 1642 Anderson, Tim (Columbus, 0.) .. ~ . ~_1601 AftilwilY, A. N. (Ft. Worth, Tel< • .I .. _1450· A ... ery, G. E. (Welhersfield. Ct.)~ .. 1"5· a . b.kln, Mf"'I;. M. (Long Is. Cll y, toI.Y.)

"" Bagwell, J .s. (Filtgo, N.O.) .... _ ....... UOO· a.in, R. (Los Angeles)._ . ~_ .....• _.~ .•••• 1570· B. ptist. A. S. (Ann Arbor, Mich.) .. ~ 1626 Barrett. L S. (Ft. Worth, Tex.) .•.... ISOO· Bean, R. H. (Concor d, H.H.) .... __ ... ~ '575· Beaulie u, T. L. (W lllim'nsett, Mass.)

160S Beer. F. H. (PillsburSlh, Pa.I~ ...••........ 1479 Benson, Alfr. d (J a m estown. N.Y.) .. ~ 1600 Be rgs ten. W. C. (Lincoln. Neb.) ...... 1545 B. r kowltz, A . W . (Morristown, NJ.) , ... B. rnd. J . L (M.con. Ga.) .... _ ............. 1551· Bilde n , A . G. (Northwood, Minn. ) .. ~ 14" BiShop, Eiltl (Omilkil, Heb.' .... _ ..... 1647 Bishop, John (Clinton, la. )~ ..... _ .... .. 1646 Blachford, R. M. (De troit, Mich.) .... l660 Blackshear, Lt. Col. (Brookings, S.D.,

"" BI.ir , R. B. (Midwest City. Okla.) .... I560· BI.ke. Kenneth (Bronx, H.Y.) .......... U6CI Blake lY. H . H. (McF .. rl.nd, W is.) .... 1S65 Btenkinsop, L. (Brooklyn, N.Y.I ...... U07 Block, D .... ld (Philadelp hia. P •• ' .•.• 1528· Blood, J . A. (M.nhall .. n. Kans.) •..... 1610 Bolliger, E. A. (Ft. Worth, Tel<.) .... _1400 Bond. A. H. Jr. ( Norton, V •• ) .. _.~ ... _15OO Bracho. A . E. (Tuls .. , Okl •• ). _. __ ._1610 Bngg, W . H . (Horman , Okla.)._ ••• _.1415 Briche r, J . E. (Cott.ge Gro ... e. Ore.) ,,,. Brkher. V. C. (Cott.ge Gro ... e, O r •. )

"00' Brindley, Or. C. G. (Borger. TellL) .... 1475 Broderson, B. F. (Minneapoli.) .. _ ...... t640 BrodIe, Dan (F t . Wor th, TeJ<.) ..••.....• 1400· Brogden, W. B. (Winter Ha ... e n , Fl •. )

"" Brune r, A. J . (LaFollette, Tenn.),_.1400 Burkhardt, C. (Johnson City, Tenn. ) , .... Burn$, Or. G . C. (Compton. Callf.) .. 152t Burton. M. C. Jr. (N.rbert h . P •• )_ •. I500 Cain , D .... id A. (Byf;.ld, Mus.)_ ... ~ I400· C.lne, H ick (Bristol , Tenn.) .. ~_ .. __ •.• ~nIO C.mpbell, D. n (Northwood, H .O .).~.15U Caplllon. E. A. (Attleboro, MasS.) ..•• 1630 C. llell, H. (Lancaster, Pa.I ....... ~ .••.• .. I66(1 Ch,lk, L. M. (Portl and. Ind.) .... ~ .. . .. 1550' Ch.ney. B. E. (Baton Rouge, 1.. •• 1 .. .. 1450· Ch.pman, Wayne (Reno, Ne .... ).~ •. ... 1646 Ch.ppell, A. D. (Gilroy, Cal. ) .......... 1687 Chin , Gera ld {C. mbridge, Mns.)._. TMO' Chinn. A. Jr. (S. Mia mi , FI • • ) ..••..• ~. 1661 Chu, Robt. (W. Phll.delphi •• Pa.) •... TS93· Clark, W . H. (Gra nd Forb, N.D.) .... 1607 Cl u re. C. A. (Ft. Worth, T eJ<.) .. .. .. 1S00 Cle ... e, Chas. {Fores t H ills, H.Y.j .... 1652 Collin., C. {Phll ' d.lphi.) .. ___ .• __ ..•.. 1400· Collins, R. M . (Tacom', Wlsh.I ........ ~ 1575 Col ... ln, T. L. (Ft. Worlh. Te x.) ........ I580· Con ... !s. D. L. (Wichitl, Kan5.) .. ~ .... _1551 Conwit, Dr. M . (Hew York)_ ..... _~ .... I600· Cooley, O. L. (Okla. City. Okla .) •..... 1500· Cox, W. E. (Southern P ines. H . C.) .. 1425·

NATIONAL CHESS Creighton, J. A. (Corpus Christl, Tex.)

1677 Cr.w, Dr. A. E . {Marion, La .J .... ~ .... ~ .• 1SS1 Culbertson, Mrs. N. (York. Pa.J .... ~_l400· Culnan, J. (C.rson City, He .... ) ...... _.1540 Cunningh.m, G . S. (Ne w Rochelle, N.Y. )

'652 Cutlip, M axi n . (W.woka, Dkla.) ...... 1"'3 Da n ;el, Wendell (Austin, Tex. ) ...... _.1500· Dann, D. D. {Syracus. , N.Y.' ..... . ....... 1517 Ditme r, F. E. (Du Moin.s, la . ) .... ~ •• 1423 · Da ... idsen, T . H. (Se .ttle, Wash.) .... ~I600 Da ... ldson , H. S. (Tulll, OkLe. ) ...... ~ .. I606 D .... is, M. H. (AII.nli, G •• ) .. ...... .... ~ .• I664· D .... ls, St. P . (G a ry, Ind .J .... _ ..... _ ..•.• _ IMO Day, Ril lph E. (C,rson Cit y, N . .... ) •..• 1S.2 DeLieto. Mn. M. (New York) .......... 1420· D.V.llnger, W. Jr. (Sa ... a nn . h . Ga.) .. I600 Ce Zeih , C. J . (S.. ltle, WlI$h .) ..... ~ .•. 15SO· DIstefano, Dr. A. F. (St. PiIIoul, Va., .. 1630 D i .... c, Leon a rd {Phil.de lphl., Pa.) .. 165O D il<on, H. (Ft. Worth. Te x .) .... _ ..•. _ .• 1460· Dona ldson, C. (Carson City, Ne .... ) .... ISOO· Don.ldson, R. D. (WlImlngton. Del.)

1661 Da rn, Fred (New York. N.Y.) .... ........ 16U· Douglas. Lee (Emory, Va.) ........... .. ..... IU4· Dudh~y, BObby G. (De n ... er, Col0.}_ .. 1645 Dupree, D. C. (Sh reveport, L • • } ........ 1615 Dye, DonaLd (Roswell, N.M.) ...... ... . ~. 15oo· Egan, J. P. (W il t ertown, M a$S.} .... _ .• 15t2 Elkins , Du.y (F t . Worth, Tex.} ........ 1S70 Elkins, G. D. Jr. (Ft. Worth, T ex.J .. 1500 Ellingson, Oeo. (Conrad , Mont.) ...... 1500· Ellison, D. H. (Ra p id City, S.D.J ...... 15oo Erd. l. G. 8. (New Orle.ns, La.) ...... 1675 E .... ns. J . B. (S I. P.uls, H.C. ) .•.. _ ..• _I54B Ferbrache, C. P. (Ft. Worth, Tex.) .. 1475 Fergu.on, Dr. J . (Log. nsport, Ind., .. 1500· F euchtenberger. O. C. (AShland , Ky.)

1551 Fi ~k. E. O. (Concord, N. H.) ....... , ....... 1670· FI. naga n , D. (Bala Cynwyd. P •. J .. .. 14S0· FI.herty, H. E . (Bradford, Pa .).~ ..... 1430· Fonnes.beck, L. (Loga n , Utah) ..... _ .... T410 Forbes, J . R. (G le n E Uy n, HI.).~.~ .. I656 Forrester, F. (Ft. Worth, T el<.) ...... 14OO· Foster, B. W . (Port Arthur, Tex.) .1550' Freedman, P . (Harrisburg, P •. ). _ .... 1600· Fremion, Rlchd. (C lyde, 0 .).. . . ... 1600 · F .. gU il, L. A. (W ichita, Ka ns.) .... _ .1"'0' G .... ltt. Da n (Hew Orlean s, La.) ..... ~ ... 1552 Gayd en. J . J . Jr. (Columbiil, S.C .).~. 14S<1

Georg., P . H . (Veronil, N .J .) .... _ .... ISOO· Gib.on, J . B. Jr . (T. mp., Fta.)._ .•.. 1629 Gibson . W,lter (Cambridge. MlI$5. ) .. 16S0· Gin ler. K. (Charlotte, N.C.I_ ...... __ .. .t645 Glitsch, M. c. (Dilllas, Tex. ) ............ 1400 Gould , H. W. (DeKillb. 111.) ............. ... 1500 Gould. Ma rgare t (Newburyport. M.ss.,

1653 Go ... e. Rob t. (W.yl.t., M inn.) .... ~_ ... tUG Gra h a m , C. W . (K. nws City, Mo. I ... 1431 · G . .... es. F. R. (Ft. Worth, T ex.) ... 1594 Gree n, Doyle (Aransas Pass. T ex.) ... 1400 Gregg, Donald (Cle ... el.nd, O.). _ •. ~ .. 1600 Gre ther, Hans (Midl.nd. Mich.) •. ~ ... 1588 Hali b .. rton . J . A. Jr. (AUiln, Okl •. ) .. 1400· Hammett, F . W. (S.n Antonio, T ex.)

1555' H. ney. D. W . (Ke nmore. N.Y. )._ .... " .. Harris, W . J . (Cihica90) ..... _ .... ~_ ... 1613 Harrison, Frank (Wichitll; Kan$.) ~ .. ~14OO · H,f"'I;h barger, R. G. (U. S. Army) .. _ .. 1633 Ha rt, Hugh E. (Oakwood. 111 .) .•. ..••••.. . 1620· Hayward, Dr. V. S. (Huntington, W.Va. )

1580 Heirmiln, Or. J. J . (Fargo, H.D.)_ ... 1400· He mphill , Grady ( Ft . Worth. T.X.) .. T400 HendrickS, G. G. (C har les ton, W.Va. )

1636 Herm.n, Dr. A. A . (H.ys, Ka ns.) ... 1624 Hoench, J . J . (Mobridge, 5.D. ) .. ~ ... 1648 Hoffm.n, J . (K.ns'$ City. Mo.). __ .1400 Holemiln, U. It. (Ft. Worth, T ex.) ... 1581' Home r. S idney Jr. (N_ York) _ . .. 1647 Houghton, R. G. (Hewark, HJ. )..~ .1400 Ho .. s feld , Loi$ R. (Mllw.ukee) .••.. _ .1625 Howes, K. L. (London, Ohio) ..... ~_ ... 1540· Huber. John (A .. s tin , T ex. ) .. _ ........... . 1SOO· Hunt, Henry (Irvington, N.J .) .... ...... .. 1S22 Hu n t , J. H. (D. lias, Tex.).. . ...•. ~ .. 1S67 H .. r ... itl, J . H. (Chestnul Hili, Mass. )

1590 Johnson, Floyd A. (A5h ... llle. N.Y.I .... U50 Joseph, S.m (Corpus Christ i, T ex.) .. 155B Kahn , Dr. I. S. (S.n Antonio, Tex.) .. 1SOO· K.rchmer, S. (O enison, Tex.)... . .. 1656 Kendall , D. R. (Tacoma, wash.) .• .. . 1618 K.nnedy, Mark (A us t in, TellL) .... _ ... !SSO· Ker •• P e te r P . (Roanoke, V • . ) ..•• __ .. 1502 Ke rr, Robt. N. (Tulw, Okl •• ) ...... _ .... 1460· Keyser, C. A. (Bloomfield, H.J .) .•••.. 15lS· King. Dr. C. O. {Fremont, 0 .)...._ .•.. 1658 King. Glen (Scottda le, P •• ) .... _ .. _ •... 1450· Ki sh , E. J . {Bradford, PiI .) .•.• __ . __ .. .. T616 Ki ... iaho, A. H. (Redwood City, CIII.) .. 163a Knle",el, .Wm. (St. paul, Minn.). . .1450 Kole u r. J a ,k (Minne ilpolis, Minn.J. I600 Konhorst, Tom (Centril"', 111 .)_ .. . 1635· Koslb., W. (Gary. Ind. ). ..1672

RATINGS-SPRING Kumro, D.IIniel C. Jr. (ChIcago, III.)

"" Kunl., K. (R. d House, N. v .) .............. 1660· Lllcey, J . C. Jr. (Sacramento, C.I.)._ 1440 L.Rose, Mil lS (St. Paul, Mlnn.) ..•. _.1682 Ligt ... oet , P. (K .. Lam.zoo, Mlch. ) ..•.•. 1607 L indberg , Gus (Davenport, 1 •• 1_.~_1469

Lindblade, L. E. {MoLin., 111.1 ............ 1521 Lindsey, R. P. (Ft. Worth, Tex.) ...•.. UOO· Logan, Aiel< (Harri~butg. P •• ).~ ....... 1400 · Loom iS. A. O. (Larime r, P' .I .• _~ .. _. IS11 · M<:Cormick, R. (Boston , Mass. ) __ ....•. . I400· McD.nlel, c. A. (Beckl.y, W.V •. } .••• I565 McO .... id , H. R. (Ft. Worlh, Tex. ) .... 1612 Mcinturff. Dr. D. H. (Sunny ..... le , C.I.)

1633 McL'ughlin, H . C. (Duncan, Ok lill.)~ 1610· MacDon.ld, K. R. (Wichita , K.ns. ) .• 15la M.ct ... or, N. (ColUmbus, 0.) ......... ....... 1550· M.dison , H. O. (Mays ... lll e, Mo.) ...... 1633 Madison, Semour (De n ... e r, Colo. ) .... ~ 1664· M.ng. n , J. (Milwaukee, Wis. ). •. ... ... 1661 MargOliS, Albert (St . Pa ul s, N.C. ) .. ~ 1675· Millrlin, W . G. ( Roch.ster. N.Y.) ..•.•• 1675· M.ury, Col. D. H. (San AntoniO, Tex.) , .... M.yer, F . A. (Phil.delphla, P • • ) ..• _ IS43· Mekus,. W.lter (Dunkirk. N.Y.J .... .... 1615 Me l. tr . nd, H. W . (S t . P. ul, Mlnn. , .. 1500 Meng, H. (New York, H.Y.' ...... _~ .... _ ,.604 · MeiSler, R. (Columbus. 0 .) ...•...... _ ...••• 1500· Mehelur. C. P. (S.lt L ake City) .... 16l1 MIller, C. A. (Yoe, P •. ) ....... ~ . ~~_ .... ~ 1550 ·

MIller. E. L. (Amarillo, T Il<.) .... ~ ...... 1600· Mill e r, RoM. (F t . Bragg. N.C.l...._ .. 1400· Mills, S gl . Ellis (U. S. Army) .. _.~_~15S0 Morg.n, W. E. (Phillips, Tex .I~ .. _~. 1613 Morrell. Mrs. Flora (New York) ._1400' Morton, J . V. (Gree ley, colo.J .... __ .. 1U'· Mortynezl'ik, P. (J . m f!$tow n, N.Y.) .. 147S Mos kowitt, Ely (MI. Carmel, P •• )..~ 1682 Motylew$kl, L. F . (Minneapolls) ...... ~UOO· Mumm., R. (Mech.nicsburg, PI. '_ .. 14SO· Munson, Geo. (P itt.fie ld , MasS.)_.14oo· Muntz, E. Jr. (Short Hills, N.J .). __ 1530· Nas t , Ted ( I.. ramie, Wyo.} ..... ... _ .. _162B Ne .. l. O. L. (Albuquerque, N.M.) .... 1572 Ne aring, P illuline (Decalur, 111.' ........ 1409 Ne lms, A. R. (Ft. Worth. T e x.) .. ....... . 1571" Nelson. T e rry C. (Yakima, W iIIs h.) .. I550 Hewton, I ... o r (Ft . Worth, Tel<.) ~_ .. T6oo· Newlon, P.ul ( R.leigh. H.C.} ...... __ T400· Nicholson, D . A . (Wichita. K, ns.)_ .155O Nunna lly, J . E . ( Ft. Worth. Tex.).~. 1628 OHenbe.g, R. D. (8ronx, H.Y.) ..•. __ . I400 Olin. R. C. (Tul", Okl •. ' .... __ ........ _1530 O'Sh.ughn. uy, L . M. (SI. Paul, Minn.)

lHO Otteson. W.lter (Mllwillukee, Wis. , .. 1547 Ouchi. K . (Bogot., N.J .) ...... _ .. .•........ ~ .. 151O Orment, It. E. (Ft. Worth, T ex.)._. I 656 P.tr ick,. G. S. (Baton Rouge, 1.. • • )._.1610' Pekrul, W . E. (Tulsa, Okla.) ..•.. _ .... _ .• 1560· Pende rg.us, Ma j. J. D. (U.S. Army)

1672 Petras, John (Ne w Yorkl .. .. • ~~ ......... 152S Pica. W . H. (C .... alier, N. D.) ........... ~ . 1614 Pinto. F. (Philadelphia. P •• J_~ .... _ .. 14S0· Poage, R. (Sa n Antonio. Tex.) .•... _~. 16OO · Poff. Wm. B. (Vicker, Vi.). .... _ .. __ 1531 Poulter. M. F . (Ft. Worth, Tel<.) .. __ '4oo Preston, M . ( Bl la Cynwyd, Pa.} .... _.1550· Prew ilt, G . E. (Coffee ... ille. Kans.I_.1636 PrimeaUl<, N. J . Jr. (New Orle. ns, I. •. ) , ... P r indle, A . L (MarShfield, Wls.) ..•. 1611 Quindry, L. A. (Phit.de lphia, P".) .. 1550· It . elti!), Ad. le (Hoboken, N.J.) ........ 1557 R.leh , G. ( Phllad e lphi., Pa.I .•..••. _.~ 1653 R.nlett, He len A . (New York) .•.•. _ ... 14oo R. p .. ano, R. E. (Hartford, Conn.) .... 1653· Re b o ld, Wm. (ColUmbus, 0. ) .••.. ..... .. 1513· Iteisbe rg, Philip (8ronx, N.Y.J •. .•. _ ... 1667 Remus, Fred J . Jr. (Gary, Ind.) .. _ .. 1640· Ricca. J . C. (Philadelphia, P •• ) .•• : __ 1550· Ri<:h, O . N: ( R.le lgh, N.C.) ........ .... _1575 · Ridley, J . w. (Philade lphi', Pa.J .. _ll63 Ro berson , B. L. (T a mp •• Fta. ) ..... ~._1532 Roberts, E. W. (Pres ho, S. D.I_.~~.~14S0 Roberts, R. A . (O ... er land P ;ori(, Kans. )

16"'· Robertson, Mimi (Wichita, Kans.)_ .. 1452 Robe r tson, Robt. (Wichita. Kil ns.) .. I 400· Robinson, E . S. (Gri nd Forks , N.D.)

''''. Rodemich, E. (C.mbridge, MaS5. l-.1543· Rodgers, Larry (Ft. Worth. Tex.) .... 1400· Roecker, J . G. ( Pf!(I ri •• 1I1.) ............ ~ 165O Roge rs, Mrs. H. (He w York. N . Y. )~ .. I444 Roscher, R. (Ne w Or le.ns, La.) .... ~ .. 1642 Rose, G . H. (T u ls., Okl •• ) .... . _ .... ~_.1670· Rosenberg, K. {New Yor k) ..... _ ..... _ .. 1625 Rothmin. P. {Columbus. 0.1 .... _ .• _ .... 1677 Itudin. Lil rry (Venice, C.lif. )_ .. _ 1440· Ru th, D. W. {M idwes t City, Okl'.) .. I400· Ruucl, G. (Northwood, N. D.) ............ 1500 5 ;ogorsky, H. (Los Ange les, Ca l.) .... 161 0 St. CI.ir. Dr. R. (Northwood, N.D. ) .. 1653 S.lisbury, It. K. (It .. sse ll ... lll e, 0 .) .. 1650 Silkin, S. (Los Ange les, CiI.J ... ....... 1527· ~ande .. , Dick ( Bris tol. Tenn.)~ .. .. .... 1500· S.uder, M. S. (Manheim, Pa.)_ .•... _.1550

Sehat.noff, J . (New Fr,eedom, Pa.) .. 16oo· Scheidt, E. (R. I.lgh, N.C. ) ... " ........... ~ t600· Schick, R ..... W. F . (M . nomineil, Mich.) ,,,. Schramm, H. (Sheboyg. n, WIS.) ...... 1644 Schum.nn, Wm. (Sheboygan, Wis.) .. 1600 Sco ... e l. H. ·W . (Pittsburgh, 1'''.}._._ .. 14oo Selferl, J . (Minnlillpolis, Minn. ) ...... 1400· S.lb y, J . W. (Kingsport. T. nn.) ..... ~. 1550· Shilln.ck, S. M. (Cambridge, M,ss.J .. I6S0· Shie lds, MorrIll (Mt. Joy, P •. ) .. .... •. 166-4 ShOre, H . (Pro ... ldenee. R. I.} •..•• _. __ 1685· Shubow, Da ... ld (Mlillm l, FI •• ) .~ ... __ 1630 Simpson, F. F. Jr. (New York) ... .•. 1670 Sk inner, Geo • . (Ridgewood, N.J .) .... ~ 'S20· Sm.", Geo. (Columbia, S.C.} .......... ~ t532 Smith, . B. M. tSchene.clady, N.Y.) ...... 1571 Sm"':'. J . H. (Kingsport, T . nn. ) .......... 14$G· Smith, Kar l (LaFolle tte, Tenn.J ........ 14oo· Smith, V irgil (H.rts ... lll e, S .C.) ..... _ lS50 Sm1lh, Winthrop (Amherst, M .. s.) .. 16S'· Smoro n, Mich.el (Chic.go, 111.) ........ 1650 Soderberg, R. G. (Edina, Minn.) .... .. 145O· Spa nn, J . rr y G. (No r m .n, Okl •. ) .... 1673 Spe ncer, E. C. (8uffalo, H.Y.) .......... 1S19 Springfield, W. A. (L.xlngton, KY.I~1437 st. mm, Hor ... . 1 (Hastings, Mich.) .. .. 1600~ Stei rns, C. R. (R.pid City, S.D. ) ..... lS60 Steppe, F . ( Bristo l, Tenn .)~ .•.... _ ....•. T500· Ste ward son , D. J . (Shelby ... iIIe. III. ) 1650· SHe n 'ng. R. (Pittsburgh, P ... )_ .. .... 1640 S tory, Mn. M. M . (New Yo.kJ ...... _~ 1 400 5ubano ... ich, L. {G.ry, Ind.) .. _ ........ ISoo· Sube, J il n ls (L .. ncaste r. PiI.) ... . ~ .... .. 1650· S ... e . n , L. J r. (Berkley, Mich.) .• _ •..... _ lSS9 Swanson, N. H. Jr. (Wauwatosa, W is.)

1419" T eichm iOn n , M. E. (Nuttey. H ... . } ...•.. 1600· T . rry, Ma j. G. H. 8 . (A.he ... ille, H.C.)

"" Thames, L. G. (Mlnnl!apOlis) .•.• ~ •...•. ~ 1543 Thies,. D. E . (Eve r green. Colo.)~ .... ~ TS46 Thomills, Herbert C. (Ad., Okla.J.~. 14oo· Thompson, Earle (Clyde, 0 .) .. ~_ ... _~1500· Thompson, Lt. H . J . (U.S. Army) .. _15$O· Thompson, J . (Ft . W orth. Tex.J ...... I 600· Tollum, It. E. (U. S. Army) ..........•• 1550· TrlnkS, W. R. (Hammond. Ind.) ...... 1S07 Trotzig, E. G. {Vermilion. S.D.) ....•. 1500 ~ Trum~uU, S. L. (Columbus. 0 .) ...... ~ 1500 T urnbull, R. C. /Monmouth, 1II.) .. __ 1634 ~ Tyler. E . W . (Hick e nsack. N.J .) .. .••. ~ 1Soo .. V.ndenburg, V. E. (L.n$ing. Mic h .) .. 1650 Vand e rbe rg, W. G. (Shell Rock, Iii.) , ... Villnde rRont, E . (K.I.malOO, Mich.)

"" Viln Dragt, W. (Flint, Mich.) .... _ .••.. _ 1524 Va n Erden, G. W. (Ft. Worth, T iIX.) , .... V. n SIckle, J. S. (Shre ... e port, La.) .. 14oo Venenar, K. (Chicago, 111.) .••.• _ ......... 16$$ Vich u les, L. (Horth. mpton, Mass.I .. 15oo W ' ight, D. W. (Carlis le, P • . J_ ....••• 16$0· Walgren, G. W. (Mlnne.polls, Minn.)

1580 Watson, Or. E. P. (H .. t chitochfl, La.)

1600· Webbert, ·Wm. (S. lt L.ke City )_~ .. __ 1672 W eber, J .- H. (Lincoln, Neb.). __ .~_15SO Weberg, Kenneth (Salin •• , K. ns.)_ .. 1544 W e l hteln . R. E . (Appleton, Wis.) .. ~ .. 1587 Sheeler, R. L. (Spil rks, Ne .... ) •..• _ ...... ~ 14aJ White, C. M. Jr. (U. S. A r my) ...•••...... 16OO White, Roy E. {F t . Worth, T ex.) .... .. 16BO W idney, W. A. (Hew York , N.Y.) .... 1600 Wild, W. G. (Sto rm L. ke, 1 •• ) .... .... 1527 Willard, W. A. L. (Bay City. Mlch.)_140' Willi a m s, F. A. Jr. (U.S. Army) ...... 1611 · Wisner, R. (Phil.delphl., P •• ) ....... _.15OO· Wong, Ben (S.n FranciSCO, Cal. ) ....•. 1523· Woo, William {Ka nsas City. Mo.) .... I400· Woodley, L A. (Ka nsas Cily, Mo.) .... 16OO· Wooldridge. S. (RI ... e r Edge. N.J.) .... 1514 Wyma n , T . Jr. (L os Ange les, Cill.) .. _1600 Y.'gley, W. B. (York, P •. ) .... ......... . _1675 Zangerle, K. H. (Lawre n.ce. KanS.}._.1643-Zwe iSler, G eo. (Orel<e l Hill. P ... ) ...... 1693

• P'OI';IKm"i ."tills, rtpUJtnl;ng pn' form .. llu in aliI,. an t taurn .. m~III.

NON-RESI DENT USCF MEMBERS

Anderson, F . R. {Toronto, Ont.) .... .. 2403 B. rrs, L. ( Bowne.s. Albe rl.) .......... 1752 Boh illt irchuk. Dr. ,. . P. (Ott.w., Ont. )

2420 Florido, J. R. (Ha ... ana, C .. b.) ........... 2720 FOl<, Millur ice (Monlrea l, oue. ) ......... 2260 Glrelick, A. (Outremont. oue.I_ ...• _"" Gonule I , Dr. J . (H ..... n •• C .. ba ) .... _2396 Guze. Max (Montrea l. Que.) ......... _208$ H il ley. P . G. (Sarnia , Ont.,.~ ..•..•. _ ..... 2002 Kagetsu , J . (Toronto, Ont.) ....•. ~· ... ... "S2 M.rquer, L. E. J . (Colombi.) ..... ~ ... .. 1686

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. LARRY EVANS ON THE OPENINGS By International Mastcr LARRY EJI A.NS

U. S. Che •• Champion

Creative Evolution

D ARWIN postulated "the survival of the fittest," by which ht; meant lhose specimen of a given species which adapt more readily to

changes in environment. This biological axiom is no less true of the life span of a chess variation: it must satisfy need, or be abandoned. When it fails to meet new conditions, mutations arc evolved. One branch be­comes an agent of regressivC!, the other progressive, evolution.

The first f ive or six moves of chess theory, as Reuben Fine once remarked, arc re lalively s table. New moves, therefore, come late. But what tomes a ft e r influences everything that h illS gone before. We now have a clue to the reason why thriving variations go out of "fashion," although they seem to have no inherent, immediate, weakness. Usually an accidental !jtlllle somewhere hints at its weakness. Masters take no(ice. They 111,}y it. It receives an exhaustive test. Suddenly the variation disappears lor several years, for a long period of s~ige and hibcrnnlion. And the Rubinstein Variation of the Nimzo Indian Defense ( I. P·Q4, N·KB3j 2. P·QB4, P·K3; 3. N·QBa, Jl..N5 j 4. P-K31, may be in for just thaI. It moy, in short. unless it is severely strengthened, go out of fashion. To see why, we must turn to the World Championship Can· didates' Tournament, Switzerland. 1953, where a standard position (diagram 2) was renehed rather quickly; and of the 8 gattles in the first half of the tournament which continued from there. Black won 3, lost 0, il nd drew 5! In the second half of the tournament, White regained some ground by winnill.i 3 and lOSing 1. no draws. The fina] score. 61h.51h. in Black's favor, stands as a striking monument to the sp-ength of the Ninuo·Yndian Defense. Before we examine these results. however. let tiS have a look at the Rubinstein Variation and say a few words about (ile state of present-er, I mean past- theory. .

Position afMr 4. P·K3 (The Rubin"eln V.rlenon)

The main idea behind this subtle move is to make way for the KN at K2, and eventually force the win of the 8ishops without submiUing to a doubled QBP. Mcoa devotes t9 columns to th.!s variation alone. and nearly every (Inc results in an ad­vantage for White! Let us analyze the tradi tional replies which Black bas had at his disposal: 4 ......... , P-Q4; 5. P-QR3. BxNch; 6. PxB, P·B4; 7. PxQP. KPxP; 8. B-Q3, 0·0; 9. N·K2, + 4 ......... . P.QN3; 5. N·K2, B·N2 ( ......... B-R3?1 l<; Bronstein's move)j G. P·QR3, B· K2; 7. P·Q5! ± 4 .......... 0 ·0 ; 5. N.K2, P'Q4 ; 6. p. QR3, B-K2; 7. PxP. PXP: 8. N·N3±

Naturally. the h istory is more ex· haustive tban this, but what we want to demonstrate is that Black b.as had no satisfactory cqualizing maneuvre at his disposal : White maintained the initiative and kept

·a draw in hand at all times. With this background in mind, we can readily understand Black's attempt to obtain more active counterplay.

to wit : 4 .......... P·B41 (O! coursc, Black could have transposed into this from some of the above varia­tions.)

White now has 4 major replies at his disposal: (1)..5. N·K2; (2) N·B3; (3) ' P·QR3; (4) B-Q3. The possibilities of transposition are naturally abund.mL, but we will trace each line into its distinct charudcristics: (1) 5. N.K2, PXP; 6. PxP. P·Q4; 7. P-QRl, B-K2; 8. P·BS, 0-0; 9. P·KN3, P·QN3; 10. P-QN4, PXP; 11 . QPxp. P·K4t with n powerful center .

(2) 5. N·B3, 0 ·0; 6. B-K2, p.Q4j 7. 0·0. N·B3; 8. PxQP = (Bronstein­S7.abo, Candidates Tmt., 1953.) This variation generally transposes into (4). .

(3) 5. PoOR3 (transposing ioto the Saemiseh Variation), BxNch; 6. Px B, P.QN3; 7. B-Q3, B·N2; 8. P·B3, N·B3; 9. N·K2, 0-0; 10. 0·0, N-QR4; 11. P·K4, N·Kl! = (Geller·Euwe, Ca ndidates Tmt., 1953,)

(4) 5. B-Q3 (the mai n variation), 0-0; 6. N·B3 (If 6. N·K2, it bceomes misplaced a[ter ........ , PXP; 7. PxP • . P·Q4; 8. P-QR3, hPj 9. BxBP. n-

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Position afte r , . P)l8

This position was reached by hook, crook. or transposition. no less than 12 times in the tourna­ment! As we said before, the score was 6;2·51f.t in Black's favor. Let us see why.

Two paths were tried exclusively here for B1t1ck at Zurich: (1) 9. ........ , P·QN3; (2) 9. .. ...... , QPxP. Both lead to tI strong equality, tlod ejther one · proved suUieiently strong to make one wonder about the merit of t he Rubinstein Varia· tion. (" What comes Inter influences what has gone before." Remember!)

Let us first examine the five games in which (1) was trj~d :

Variation 1: 9 . ........ , P.QN3 Round 2: R .. h.Ylky,P,'rO$I.n. 10. p )I QP, KPIl Pi 11. 8 ·PU, P·BS; '1. B.B2. B·NS; 13. Q· Kl. N· K5; 14. N.Q2, NxN; 15. Q)lN, 8·R4; 16. P·.3, B.Nl; 17. P·K4, Q. Q2; l L QR.Kl , PxP; It. PIl P. ·KR. Kl ; 20. Q.B4, P.N4; 21. B-ol + . Ithough 81Kk held the dr lw. Rou~ 2: Kerl$-AverbKh. 10. N·KS (th tl Innoy.tlon Itlds to noth ln,), 8·H2; 11. P·Ka4. H.QR4; 11. PxQP. Qx P; 11. Q.KI, PxP; 14. KP)lP. N·H'; 15. R·Nl , HxB; 1'- QRIl • • QR·.I + Blac.k won.

' ROund \ l1 : &uwe.Averb.eh. 10. PxQP, KPxP; 'n o H .Q2 (this innovation .Iso lu d l to nothing). II.K3; 12. 8 ·N2, P· 1I5; 13. B·B2, P.QN4; 14. P·B3, P-QR4; 15. R·KI , Q.N11; I'. N. III. P.NS; 11. Q·Q2, P.N6; I L B·NI , P·R5; It. P· K4, H·K2; 20. N-H2, K.RI ; with HVinfig •. 81"k won. Round 14: Sm 'fl loy.Petroslan . 10. PxQP, KPKP; 11. II ·N2 (RlShenk y's moy." p. BS (.ner ........ II .N2; n. P· B41 BIKk hn • twlrd g.me); 12. 11·112. II.N5; U . Q·KI (thl' move wu f int introduced by \:.Im . noy In h is m i tch with Botvl n· nik), N.KS; '4. N.Q2, NKN; IS. QKN, a ·R4; U . P·83, 8·H3; 11. P·K4, Q.Q2; U . QR.KI , P·B' (Petrollan pl.y.d, ........ , PKP ilga ln l t Reshe ysky. This Is his . 1· IIgI'd Im proy.ment.); It. P. QP (If I'. P· K5, N.QT followed by N.K3), QxP; 20.

. P.oR4, KR.K,; 21 . Q·H5 +. The Iilme WI'S drawn. -

' Round It: T. lm.noy.P. trosl.n. 10. QPx p. KPKP; 11. N·KS (the new Idn). Q.1I2; 12. NxN, QxH; 13, P.Bl, 8 ·Kl ( .M.MM, R·KI is beller); 14. Q.I(I, N.Q2; 15. P.K4. p. 8 S; 16. B· 1I2, P·84; '7. P·1(5, R·B2; , I. P.Q R4, P.QR4; It. P.II', P-oH4; 20. Px P, QKP; 21. a.IU, N·N3; 22. Q;R4. Q.KI ; 21. R·Bl + Whit . _ no

CONCLUSION: Although the score was 3-2 in Black's favor. hls pros-

peets appear dubious after 10. Px QP, KPxP; 11. B-N2. Therefore. 9. P-QN3 must be considered inferior to 9. ......... QPx p. which We will now examine. Seven games were played with it.

VariatiDn 2 : 9 . ...~ ... QPxP Round I : Najdorf·RHlMYI!ry. 11). BxP, Q.B2; 11. P-QR4 (this "'Oy. w, •• 101,.. doncd in the e yotutionuy progress). P.QN3; 12. a.Rl, 8 .N2; 11. 8-K2 (not 13. PXP. PxP; 14. IIKBP1'. KR.QI , fot­klwed by N-Q 1l4. wlnnln. m.te r l.l). KR.QI; 14. Q. B2,. N.QR4; 15. hP. I"KP; 16. P·84, 8 ·10; 11. Q·83, QR·H' + The game W.I drawn. -Round 3: Ayerbnh.Reshenky. 10. 8KP. Q.82; II . R.Kl , R.QI ; 12. 0.82,. P.K4i Il. N.NS, R· BI; 14. P.o5. N.QR4; 15. B-R2, P.KR3; 1'- N.K4, NxN; 17. QxN. B-Q.2; II. P.o84, P.QN3; It. Q.Q3, QR. KI; 20. P.1(4. Q.Q3; 21 . Q. KNl. R.K2; 22. B.Q2. N.N2; 23. P·8 4. KR·Kl ; 24-8 ·8 3, P·Bl; 25. P· II S, R·NI = The 51_",e was dnwn. Round 6: 8ronsteln.Euwe. 10. 8xP. Q­Sl; 11. B-Ql. P· K4; 12. Q.B2I. R.KI ; 13-P.K', KP xP; 14. px P. II·NS; 15. ~K P, N.:KP; 16. UXN, IlKB; 17. H·NS (no' 17. P.Q5, BXNi I I. PxlI. R·KR5Ij, R·K2; II. Q·Bl. P.KNl; 1'. N.K4. B .• , ; 20. N· B6ch, K.Hl; 21 . Q.Qt, KKN; 22. P.QS, R· Ql; U. II.N2c: h. N·K4; 24. P·84, Q·II4th; 25. ;C.RI, RxP + The gam. w •• d nwn in ex,;tin, fllhlon. Round L Talm . nov·Euwe. 10. 8 x P. Q­B2; 11. B. Rl (thl. Is 'nlffeet ry.), P.K4; 12. o-B2, B.NS; 13. P.QS (N.: P hi Ilighily better), N·Kl; 14. P· 84. IIxN; U . PxB. Q-Q2; 1'- II-HI, N..Nl; 17. 0-85, QKQ; I L BKQ, N·RS; I'. a.K4. N)l8: 20. PxH, P.84; 21. hP, P· lOl + + IIIKk won. •

Round I': ,Glller·Kotoy. 10. Bx P. Q·B2 (This twls b.eOfl"l. the "Zurich Vir ... tion." Whll.·s bIIt reply Is I t III un­certain.,; 11. Q.B1. P.K4; 12. . ·R2. II· N5; 11. NKP, HII N; 14. PIIN, QIIP; IS. P·K4, R·KI ; 1'- 8-NI , QR.QI ; "7. P·8 3. B-Q2; II. 8-N2. II·B3; It. 8-R2. N.R4 + Blaek won. Round It: Reshtvsky.Euw •. 10. BKP, Q. B2; 11. R·K l (. Iogl(l l move), " ·K4; 11.. p·QS. P·KSl?; U. PxN, PxN; 14. Qi p, B·NS; U . Q.Nl, QKP; I'. P. K4, B·R4; 11. P·KS ~ Whit. won .lter wHk pl.y. Roun~: AVlrabeh·Euwe. n. a)lp, Q.­B2; 11. B.Q3, P· 1(4; I2 .... Q·1I2, Q.K'l IM.M.M, II:·Kl is correct ): 13. PKKP, Hx P; 14. N.:N, QKN; U . R·KI, B.Q2; I'. B·N2. P·Bs t?; 17. BKP. N·NS; n. P·84, Q.Q84; 19. Q.Ql, QR-Ql; 20. QR.QI, Q.N3; 21. Q·K2 + Whit. won, again .f"r w .. k play. -

CONCLUSION: This time the score 3'h-3'h represents a real moral victory for Black, especially since White was lucky to win the last two games to pull even. It is thIs variation-the "Zurieh Variation" -which may eventuillly overthrow the Rubinstein Variation. Unless White finds an adequate way to neutralize Black'S vicious counterM pia)' in the cenler, we can expect to see a very popular resource of White's against the NimU)·Indian Defense go out of fash ion very rapidly.

One more important ga me was played with this variation since the Candidates Tournament. It was Bondarevsky • Anderson, Cab I e Match, 1954. Since the White s ide was played by a Russia n, it may indicate attcmP\.s to resuscitate the Rubinstein Variation. The game C<lntinued, from diagram 2: 9. . ....... , PxBP; 10. BxP, Q·B2; 11. p­QR4 (the latest try). P·R4; 12. Q­B2, P-QN3 ( ........ , B·N5 looks bet­ter); 13. B-Q3. R·Ql ; 14. N·N5, p. KR3; 15. N.K<l, NxNj 16. BxN, ± and White turned his advantue into a win only because ot weak resistance in the subsequent staa:es of the game.

(Nm month: condul;", .,t;c!t on oIhrr continu<ltionJ lor Whitt <It mort <f in thr Nimco·ln/;'lfI Dt/tnlt.)

GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by Chess Master JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Chess Club Champion, 1954

USCF MEMBERS; Submit ,our 1m' g"m~1 for Ihi' Jtp<"tm~t to JOHN W. COLLINS, 91 UrlQIC RO<lJ, JhfHlk/'1r1 26, N.Y. Sp«r ~; .. , IimittJ, Mr. C"lf;,11 .,iIl Itlut l~ mOfl in/utili,,! _rlJ instnUlin 101 p"'bl ..... ';O<I. Un/til ot~r .. ;H JlfluJ noll, 10 ~"'IfU I'"~ ",. M,. Collint.

MARSHALL JUNIOR CHAMPION

Young Bill LoiJ &flltb on tht MtlrslHr/l ],mit., Clum'pKJII/hip by ",i""jlll( lhi, si)''' <lIIJ , .. Itt s""'''·

FRENCH DEFENSE Meo: page 56, ,olum" 60 (n )

Marshilll C,C. J unior Championshi p New York, 1954

Notls by U. S. £J/.Ptft Willi"", }. LomiNmJ,

White D. IGNATOW I . P-1<4 P ·1(3 2. P·Q4 P.o. 3. Kt-Q B3 B·KU

Black W. LOMBARDY

4. p .l($ P-Q84 S. PoOA3 B·R4?1

This move, tint I:lfperlmented with by Bot"lnnlk. b considered d ubioul a l· though "othlna- hu been ~ub$untl:llly proyen one way or the olher. llxKt I, common. •. Q.K1411 ._ ... _ TbeoreUcally best II; 6. P .QKt4!? PxQ.P!; 7. Kt.Kt5 .. 8-»2; 8. P·KB4 with ,ood pros­pect..~ tor White. And If 6 ...... ..• PxKtP; 7. Kt..KtS. PxP ,," I .... 7 .. __ .. , P·KtG ""?; 8. P·B3, B·Il2; 9. P-QB4, Kt.QB3; 10. KtxB ch !, QxB; n. B·R3, Kt..K2; 12.

~.~.s';:t'B.:2;st~,:,.;t~~I~~ ~~~o~~~~ along the dark squares {or White. 6. ... K-Bl?! Botvinnik has played with good results 6 ... .... . , Kt-K2 In Similar positions. 7. Kt·B3 Kt-QB3 9. QKt· KU I. 8·Q2 PxP P·QR3! Putting the question to the Kt.

10. K"Q61 _._ ... Thls l eadS to a bad game. Better was 10 ._ ..... , K t(5)xP with approximate equal. Ity. 10 . ... ... _ BxB ch? Not best. 10 ... _ .. " 8·02 leads t o a good game lor Black while at the s ame time relainlng control o f the black squares. And if n . QB-84·!. SxKt!! and wins (11. Q·B4, P·B3 wins) . 11. KxB.' KtxP Black collects hi:< rent. It's about time!

12. KtxKt QxKt 13. QxP Kt·B3

Black with a pawn advanlage, makes unneceu8ry pro blems for himself. 13. ..... , _, Kt-K2 In conjunction with P-B3 .. ml K l-QI» glv",,, Black ;0]\ lhe pl>Q'. 14. B·Q3 8·Q2 16. QR·QI 15. KR·I(1 P-QKt4 A time-waster . 16. B·Kl 1,. P·KB4 R_B l Threatenl", to relieve the pOsi tion with. excha.nge of Quecns.

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Sotll,J,ry, Piilge 10

,,,nl! " 1954

II. P·QKt4! R·B2 19. R.K3 . Herc come. the !'bob. At last! 1; ..... _. Kt·Q'1 BoU. sldcI hillve drifted into tremen. dous time pres><ul'e. '10. QR.Kl P · B3 'l2. P ·Kt4 I"-R3 '11 . KtxKt ch BxKt 23. P ·KR4 g.83 Striving (or counte rplay. 24. P·IUS RPxP '16. PxP p x P 2S. RPx P K·8'1 27. R-Kt3 'l"hreal.enlrl, 28. It.Kl6. 27 ..... .. _ R·R7 eh R·81 eh 21. K-01 RxP 30. K-Q'l? 29. R(1 )·Ktl K-K2! wa.,t mUc h more powerful . 30. ........ RxR 36. K·K2 B-R4 eh 31. QxR B·Kl 37. K·B'! Q·Q7 eh 32. R·Kt7 ch K·81 38. K·Ktl Q.K6ch 33. R·Kt8 ch K·1(2 39. K·R2 Q·B7 ch 34. Q·Kt1 eh K-Q3 40. R·Kt2 Q· K6 JS. Qx P Q.B8 eh At last the Ume control Is over. On llI.ck· . ncxt move his rlllg ren Imme· dlately alter Il ls c lock was p~nehed. 41 . O· SI eh K· B3 43. RxR eh 42. R·81 eh K·Kt2 More opportunities arc in view if rooks .... m.:aln On th .. board, and tho draw U prac tically assured althouj,! h Wllite must pro~'c the draw s ince Wack s till ha! his pawn advan tage. 43 . .... _.. KxR 4S. P-BS 44. Q·K7 ch K·B3 T hrowing hhnself on the s word. rest I..,Uows as night the day. 4S • . _.... Q-BS eh S3. Q-K8 ell 46 . K-R3 B·KISch 54. QIKI8eh 47. K-Kt2 Q-B6 ch S5. Q_Kt1 ch K_83 48. K-Ktl Q·Kt6 eh 56. QxRP B·;(5 eh 49_ K·81 Qx B ch 51_ K·R2 Q·87 eh .so. K-B2 Q-B6 eh S8. K-R3 Q·B6 ch 51 . K-KI1 Q-K6 ch 59. K·R4 K·84 52. K·Kt2 8 XP ReSigns

A FINE COMBINATIVE EFFORT BltKk hanJlu 1IJf! .holl! 8lfme ,n com­

b,natiYI! /tuhion. A /o,miJabie J>tIWn. c/urtu t1nJ su"ur mobility fi_lly $ptll out fhl! .'n.

VIENNA GAME MCO: page 3118. column 4

Alfre-:i C. Ludwig Memorial Tournament

Omaha City, 1954 White Black

JACK SPENCE D. ACKERMAN 1. P-K4 P·K4 2. Kt-QBJ ....... . This Nquie t" deve lopment lead.~ to loud parties more allen than not. 2_ Kt·K8l 1. Q·B3 3_ 8-B4 KtxP • . Q-Q5 4. Q· RS Kt_Ql 9. KtxPch S. 8 -KtJ Kt·B3 10. KtxR 6. Kt·Kt5 P· KKtJ An uncha.-ted possibility Is 10. P-K5. 11. 0 ·B3

P-B4 Q. K2 K·Ql

P·KI3

Heretofore, this has been book. MOO now sives 11 PIQ3. The text Is W. W . A dams' mOve. 11. Q8·Kt2 12. P·KR4 _"._. A aams recommendS n. Q-R3, P-KR4; 13. B·Q5, P·KKt4, 14. Kt-K2, Q·B3; 15. P-QKU. 12.. ... Kt-QS 14. p-Q] 13. g.R3 P·85 Regarding the Knigh t adrift, Black might as ",en play 13. _ ....• BxKt; and White 14. KtxP. 'rhe move played grants too much lee­way and the llIack pieces become quite active. Bcst is 14. P-Qru, Kt.(QS)·04; (if 14 ..... __ KtxD?; 15. PxKt. 8xKt; 16. n"p) 15. KbcP, P xKI; 16. Kt-K2. 14. BxKt 16. 0·0-0 Kt(3)·64 15. 8 ·02 KB·Kt2 11. R·R2 Better ls 17. P -QB3, and if 17. _ .... _, KtxBcb; 18. PxKt, B.K83; 19. Kt-B3. 17 ... __ .. D·teD3 18. P-RS Forced, for i£ t8. P·Kt4!" KbcRP; and it 18. P.Kt3, P -86; cramps White. 18 ... _.... P·KKt4 19. P-Kt4 Again. ·19. p.QB3!

19. __ .. Kl x Bch 21. 8 -83 Kt·KI4 lO. RPxKt tel.QS 22. P.831 A lierlous mistake (because It weakcns QR3 and QRl) or lar nlachln~ conse­quence. The retreat 22. B·Q2 Is In order. 22 .•..•. _ Ktx8 14. K·Kt2 23. PxKI Q· 84 Nol 24. K-Q2? Q·K6 mate. 24 ....... _ K_K2 25. R(2)·Q2 _ ..... . 25. Q-Klt, 1{.Q8I: 26. Q·Q2. contrive. a preferable derense. 25 .. _ .. _. R_Q81 26. KI·K21 "MM __

This l o:scs. Relatively best Is 26. 1>·84. Then il 26 . ........ • P·K5ch; -no p .QoI; and If 26. ......... Q·QSch or 26. _ .... M ' Q-KtS; '0. P·03-wlth a fl,ht .tlll on. 21. ........ 0 ·K6 27_ KI .K I1 'f he KBP mlts t be he ld. 27 ... _.... P-K$! Black wakes up ha KB and thrule ..... to win a piece with 28. _ ....• BxPch; 29. K·SI, BxUch; 3ll. ltxB. QxKtch; or to I'Slablish a passed KBP. 21. Kt·K2 ....... . On 28. R.K2. BxPch; 29.K-KU, Q-B4; (th r eatening 30. M • •• • •• , Q·1l6; and 31. _ ..•.. Q-RS matc) wins. 21. ........ RxPI

Sharp! 29. P-Q4 The point is that 11 29. KtxR, Q-Q5; and Black win" t he Krught and then mates . 29. _.... R· 8l 3(1_ O'Bl If 30. PXP, QBxP; and Black'" SP con· s titutes a win. Tile criss-cr oss f ire o{ the Bishop" Is deadly. 30 . . _... .. PxP 31. R-Q3 ... Or 31. Kt-KU, B-Ka; with a win rung po~ltion tor Black. 31. ... :.... QxKt! A combination had to be In lhe poSi tion. 32. R·KI RXPch 33. K·R3 8·K51 Thr eatcniill::: 34. ..,R ·R7ch, 35. K_Kt4. p .1(4eb; 36. K·B4, i36. A·Kt5, Bxltch; w ins) H·B7 mate. 34. RxQ pxR 35. Q·k1 8xR

36. Res i9ns A pleasing samc.

~ No'lh~rn Nt. England H."rJ F,om

SICILIAN DEFENSE Meo; page 212, column 86 Ports mouth Invitat ional

Tournilme nt Portsmouth. 1954

Nofn by O. A. LI!Jiu White Black

O. A. LESTER A. SADOWSkY 1. P·K4 P·Q84 J. B·Kt5 '1. Kt·KB3 KI·Q83 Intended t o a:Jve Black the uncomfort· able feeling that he didn't iIIvold tho Ruy Lope~ after all! 3. P·K3 S. R·Kl 4_ 0-0 KI·83 If 5.._ ....• P-Q4; 6. Pd>. KtxP. White Can Improve on MeO by adoptlne Miltc's 1. P-Q4 a nd if 7_ .... _. Q·Kt3; 8. p.B4, Kt-82; 9 . BxKt ch, PxB; 10. Kt..K5!, B.K2; 11. Q·B3 with a plus for Wblte (Milic­Oogdano\'lc, Belgrade, 1952). 6. P-B3 p·QR3 8. P-K5 7. Dxkl QxB 9. P-Q4 \Vlth an eye toward an eventual at QKt5. • 10. QKt-Q2? .M._ ..

Kl·Q4 P·8S

brca k

Not good. White !houldn' t allow Kt·B5. 10. Kt-KlS, followed b y Q.R~B3, Is much better. 10 . . _.. P' QKt4? A.fter 10 ....... , Kt-85, Black needn't fear

lhe di¥covered attack by 11. KtxP &lnce ho h: •• an effective reply In II KlxP hImself. 11 . Kt·1<4 8·Kt2? Underestimating the th reats. The P OlIt­morlen. 'UIUIC" Uon wail II . __ .. , P -RS. 12. K'(3)·Kts 8 -K2 14. Q· B3 P-84 13. Q-RS P· K'J Unfortunately Ihc cxchanges brousht about by thl.!! move do not complctely stem tho Whlte attack. 'Ibe stinger at the end whu a pawn. 1$. P x Pe.p_ 17_ QxQ BxQ

KlxKBP 11. KlxKPI 16. KlxKt eh BXt<t

-=-",,...,,.....,,--

Black's shiny lwo--blshop endgame lI:e ts a largc dent In the fender. H orse on the highway. 11 .. _ ... _ K-B2 19. Kt·8S B·k2 From now On both players must keep in mind the possibility of bishops of opPOSite colo ..... Such blsbops are draw­Ish even with o t her p ieces On the board since their presence ,...Ies ou t simplifi_ cation, a p,'OceSll which is often essen­lin! 1£ one Is to force a win . 20. Kt-K4 P·Q4 23. B-84 KR_Kl 21. Kt-Q2 B·Q2 24. R·K5 QR-Ql 2:2. Kt' B3 D·teB4 2S. QR· Kl K-Bl Blnek shou ld ltttempt to gel rid of the rook_his are too passive. Nothing is sadder-with the exception or some TV prograrnS--lhan a rook tied down to defensive tasks. Arter the text move, noUlln::: Is good enouCh. 26. B·KtS 8xB 30. RxR RxR 21. KtxB P·Rl 31. RxR KxR 28. Kt· K6 ch BxKt and Black re.igned 29. RxD K-B2 . h ortl y the reafter.

PETROFF DEFENSE Meo: ~e 144, column S (oj

New York Stilte Chilmpionship Cazenoyiil, 1953

Notu by U. S. Mt1J/f!r

Arit! Ml!flsarini, M. D . White Black

A. MENGARrNI M. HARROW 1. P· K4 P_K4 6 . Kt-B3 KtxKt 2. Kt·KB3 KI·KB3 7. KtPxkt 0 ·0 3. KtxP P-QJ I. P-Q4 p.B4 4. kt·KB3 KtxP 9. 8·Q3 Kt-B3 5. P·84 B·1(2 H e c o uld h("'e {Jukkly "'qual i" ...... thl$ Kautman \'ariat!o n ..,r lhe -P"'troH 1>e­f"n.;e wilh ... ....• )-,,,,p; 10. PxP, P_Q4. Ko", \Vhit,,'s Q-1I ide we"kuCflS la lllOr e tha" c o rnven><atC<1 by his .... J:r"""lv ..

GUEST ANNOTATORS O. A . Lest. r WiII i,lm J. l..omb.rd , Ariel Men,uln ', M.D.

l ).(IeIUm . III lhCl cen ter Rnd 1(-11(11}. 10. P-Q5 KI· R4 12. O.() P-QKtl 11 . Q.82 P-leR' 13. Q. 1(2 R· I(1 'Wallle o f lllllll, , Inee In.tend or em· Ilarraul n .. While"!! Q. It hi thls It It­Hit which " eonbl\f""""ed. 14. It·Jet a-<». 11. 0 ·84 axp 15.. Q .1(4 P-KU 11. Rx R " h BxR 16. axp 1(8-83 n. R-Q81 Q-.' " ' I. l l e pretens to mlllnt"", LII(I nHAek Hoplnlr r"r t he (l"ehRn~c or QII, I>u: "'ther thltn wIn a P with D - Kt5. 20. Q-KU Kt·Kt2 14. B-Q] • • Q2 21. a· Kts Q.Kt2 25. Q-KU K ·82-n. Q-R4 8 ·1(17 26. O. P ch i K·81 13. R-1(1 P·8 3 21. P·K R4

."--,,,.--,

Inlt WhAI "cerna to be Dlack" natur-al rordn« move whk h In.tCOld 1_ a I, i_.

". 11. II x ll t9 • • -R6 ch

. -Kl

••• Q-Kn 30. IIoIIQ e b KI a 21. II ·... 11."1,,,"

FRENCH DEFENSE 13rd World Ch.mpionl hip Glme

Moscow, 1954 White

V.SMYSLOV 1. I"- K4 P-lel 2. P-Ql P-QB4 3. I( I·Q 2 Kt.o1I3 4. " ·KKU P · KK.3 S. B·Kt2 8 · Kt2 6. KK I·Bl K KI ·K2 7. 0 ·0 0 ·0 •• ... e 3 P·Q 3 9. P·Qft4 P· 84 10. Q-KIl P-Q4 11. " xQP .. li P 12. A·K' P· KBS U . K. ·8 ' B-KtS ' 4. " .-P 8 x KI

Black M . BOTVINN IK

U . 8 x B K·ftl 16. 8.Q2 8 · ft3 17. ft·K6 BIt P 11. QIt ·Kl Bx 8 , t . KI .-B KI·8 4 10. 8 ·Kt2 KI· ftS 21 . Q xQP Klx8 21. Q xK Kt Q:d> 23. Kt·K.. A·B4 14. Kt.o6 A·86 15. KIx P Q A·K81 16. KI.-" Q·8 4 27. ft ·K' K·Ktl 2.1 . ft.-Ado Resig n ,

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Fin. 1 World Cha mpionship G.m~

Moscow, 1954 White

M . BOTV INNI K 1. KI· K83 KI ·K83 2. P·84 .. · KKtl 3. KI·B3 B-Kt2 •• P.o. P-Q3 S. P ·KKtl 0-0 6. 8 ·Kt2 Q KI.Q2 7. 0·0 P·83 8. P · 1(4 P·K4 9. P· KR3 P.QR4 10. B· K3 PxP 11 . K l x P . · Kl

BI.ek V. SMYSLOV

12. Q.B2 I(t ·B' U . QR.ol KKt ·Q2 14. K. ·KU Q·K2 15. KfxK. P x KI 16. P· 84 Kt ·Ktl 17. 1"·1(13 P·RS 11. Q·8 2 B·Bl 19. P· KS P·B4 20. R·Q3 P it " 21 . P ... B·Kl 22. KR.QI Dr . .... n

THE SOVIET APPROACH TO CHESS (Continued from

ind ictme nt agtlinsl bOth leuding players of the Sovie t Union.

A nd now- to the conclusion of this artitle - one more curious clash! Chess master Panov:' "The brill iant victories of the Soviet grand m.sters against .11 of the pret enders to the World Ch . mpion· ship f rom abro.d d j.:! le.d to • sub­s t.n,i. 1 evolution .nd to • r ...... m· in. tion of the dogmat ic principles of Steinitz .nd Tarrasch. The for· eign champions--particularly the young m. sten of our time-influ· e nced by the .chieveme nts of Tchi· gorin . nd Alekhine. Botvinnik .nd Keres, Sm~lov and Bronst ei n . nd other I .. ding Soviet chess pl.yers, ilre playing quite differently now, than the masters and grandmasters from I broad used to do in the f irst quarter of t"'e 20th Century--much mar •• dively, daringly, profound. ly".

This way PaDov gives all the credit to the Soviet players fo r any kind o( progress p<lssible in the West and-note!-Lines up Alek· h ine as a "Sovie t chess player" , which he never was. Stilt it is not good enough from Candidate of Historical Sciences Romanov:

" Yet it's obvious t"'a t the crisi s of the bourgeoise chess-thought not only cl nnot b. overcome, but it is bound to be absorbed deeper and deeper in the power of those can· ditions, under which ones the de· velopment of the chess cult ure in the c. pit. listic countries is going on. The dogmatic principles of Stein itz·Tol rrasch can be . 'rans· formed .... ere only in . ccordance with the rising level of the chess technique, s till they rem.in .5 for· merly .s the creative pla tform for the bourgeoise elft of chess .nd t"'e young and even the 'most able mas-1er$ of t .... capitollistic countries can do nothing but become captives of these dogmatic principles. It is a

page 3, col. 4) SlId fact th llt V.1. Panov, olppearing with the summary of his quarter century of experie nce in Ihe c"'ess fie ~:!, did come to such e rroneous conclusions."

The " anti-dogmatic" comr ade Romanov at his dogmatic best! A remarkable patter n o( ded uction! Now it is easy to undcrsLand why Mr. Ragosin, the captain of the Russiiln te am at t he World Chal· lcng~rs Tournamcn t in Switzerland, 1953, when askcd about the chances of the eompetitors from the West· crn Hemisphere for winni ng thc tournament, retorted bluntly " im· possible". Actually, it was the one and only answcr p<lssible as such for Mr. Rag05in.

The whole case of the "mis takes of Mr. Panov" reminds us some· what of the famous cases of com· p<lscrs eomposing "the wrong mu· sic" or the biologists who failed in the absolute faitb in Darwin, Yet it is hard 10 understand how such an expe rienced chess master and publicist as P anov fe ll out of the line that badly. One p<lssible guess would be the following:. In t he summer of 1953 M.r. Panov was working on the finishing (eatures of h is lates t book. Exactly at the same time the Moscow Press was full of soft and appeasing gestures towards t he West, which caused a wishful hope in the Russian people th l1 t a change was on the way.

W hile misled by this, Mr. P unov could have dccided to use a li tt le thinking of his own in the book, thus making il a convenient tar· get for the attacks of Mr. Romanov. Howsoever, thc rough tre.tment he received was meant as a clear-cu t reminder to· all of t he Russian chcss masters working in the f ield o[ chess pu blicity. More articleSj on the same subject arc bound to appear.in the magazine "Chess in USSR". Yct it is quite obvious

by Vincent L . Eaton

Address .tt communlutlons to thl. column to VIncent L. E.ton, 612 MeN.1II Aoed. Iliver 'prln8, Muyl.n<t.

P,obltm No. 107 F. F leck

3rd British Chess 1950

Probltm No. 10f) By E. Rukhl is

2nd Pri7.c, "Shakhmaly" 1946

now that thcy will fall into a«ord with the main featu res of the his­lory of chess as outlined here by comrade Rom.:mov.

(Nolt: Dirut quotiftKn .. I,om t~ IOu. si,on tnt If,t p,;"ud in bold/lICe 17tH.)

N. Y. CHESS LIFE (Continued f rom page 2, col. 4)

ing h is own al though Sussman h ad an cdge and both Wachs and Med· nis had superior positions.

However, the tide was $Oon to turn, Horowitz played a superb de· fensive combination which netted him a draw. Pavey was quick to capitalize on Kaufman's inaccura· cies and thercby gained a partial revenge by defeating him. Lorn· bardy began "kwetching" and his positi on deteriorated rap idly. Suss­man crushed Weissman ,,{tcr the latter's piddling .

Although missing many superior cont inuations BUrger finally came through (or tbe Juniors and pinned Denker to the ropes-hammering away until the for mer U. S. Champ­ion coll~psed. Wachs likewise "scbl aged " Shipman in a closely­fougbt Rook and Pawn end-game. But the Manhattans secured t hc victory In the match when Lorn, bardy lost his adjourned game to Blsguier and Mednis was k in d

P,obltm N(J. 101 By F. Gamage

1s t Prize, "New York Post" 1943

move.

P,ohl'm No. 11f' By J. Hartong

lst Prize, " L'ftalla &::acch istica," 1952

enough to "give" Shainswit u draw since the match was already over . Final seore : Manhattan 5, )la.rshall J uniors 3.

IN BRIE1-': Weaver W. Adams or Dedham, Mass. and Robert Br ieger o( Houston, Tex., were among t.he out-<l(.town visitors who watched this match. . S. Margulies and J . F. Donovan tied for first in the Marshall rapids. Fare·thee·well, Stuart, m'boy! . . Stuyvesant High School emerged as victors in the scholastic team ch ampionsh ip-­thcy are headed by t hat Expert Youlb- Edmar Mcdn is .... The Marshall C. C. will play a fifty board correspondence marathon with the London Chess Centerl ... The Mid·Town Chess Center closed down-lack o( funds (pity) . . . Horowitz, Rcshcvsky, and DiCam· i110 have withdrawn from the U. S. Champillnship . . . Eliot HC!arst­having su«essfuUy achieved h is MA in psychology - will resume this column next issue ... Aben Ru~y is a line, promising, young player-watch out (or him! ! God Speed , Aben Rudy.

([\jess tife S"",d",, p, • • 11 June " 1914

Saluultt'f, P .. ge 12 JU II~ j , J!JU

SJ .. /iM .:70

Wl." ::;" 11../ m_? Position No. 139

There b a winn ing blow In I . BxP!, RXH; 2. RxR, QxR; 3. P.K6 ! and Blaek II h elplcss against the Ihreats of 4. Q. KI7 male . nd 4. PxB. If BI. ck rcfua.:d thc Bb hop capture by I. _~.~., Q.QI(Q2) Illere can luUow 2.. BxB. QxB; 3. ft· Ktsch, K.BI; 4. P·K6, QxP; 5. Q·R8 ch, K.K2; 6. U·K5 and White wine.

Stran,e ly enough. L RxBP II not d· l ecttve, tor Black pla y~ I . ......... QxRP and it 2. It·KIS ch. R·K t2! (not 2. _~ •... , K·B I) and chance. are about even with Black to r chulee. And if 2. Rxft. KxR a nd Black has no immediate run. Of eourse. tI Ulack b generoul enough to a nswer 1. RxBP with L ._ , Rx lt, While Wlnll 01$ in the m ain varl. tloD.

Cur reet SOlution. are .cknowledged received r rom: J . A. Baker (Mankato). J. E.. B.arry (Ann Arbor). C. Bitzer (Ourham). K. Blumberg (San Francisco). M. I). Blunu:nth.lll (nell. lre), A. R. Bom· berllUlt (Pl ttsbu r lh). M. Burn (Bronx). R. E. Burry (Ft. Lauderdale). G. F. Chase (lluCfalo), J . E. Comst...ck (Du. lu th). E. K . Dille (Norfolk), D. W. Ear l (Los Alanl05J. E. Gault (Banbrld,e), E. Goodbold (S I. Louis), D . Hamburger (Pltts bur, b). R. K Hlteheock (Ann A .... bor). R. K. Hubb.rd (Urbll nll), L. llydo;r (R"",kdale), J . Kllu fman (Los Angeles). F'. W. Ke mp (Birmingham). F. O. Knup· pe l (New Yort), E: J. Korpanty (Belle· view), II. Ku r rok (San Fe rnando), E. F. LnCTolx (Cambridge). C. Lyon (Peoria), G. A. M.lIhler, Jr. (Panhandle). J . Mel· niek (portland). M. Mlble in (New York), R. A. Nonr~ (Knoxville). C. Musgrove (Northlakc). E.. Nuh (WlIshlnl lon). G. W. Payne (Wehster Croves), H. C. Pier. liOn (Chicago), R. P inson (SlIlem). V. Pupals (T. comll). N. Reider (San Fran· elSCO). S. Rein (Minneapolis). E. Romltn (Ne w Britllln). I . Schwartz (OU111OO), 1. Sl4mond (Colwiek) , O. Silver (New York), L. G. Steph ens (E.. AIlon). W. E. Stevens (~ramle), R. SHenln. (pit ... burgh). A. Trocls (philadelphia). H . C. Underwood (Wu hlngton), F . J . Valvo (Gullderl~nd Center), J . L. Weininger (Schenedady), W. B. Wll50n (Amherst. burg), N. P. Witting (Sa lem), N. Zemke (Delrolt).

Solutions too late tor ""knowlcd~ent In lut Inue of No. 138 were c redited to W. Bum (New York) and P . H. Smith (Chll rieston).

We wish to congratulate James E. Barry 01 Ann Arbor for wlnnlna: the qua rierly aW.llrd wllh 56 poin ts; he now deSCends to the boltom 01 the I .. ddcr to climb again . We a lso wlsb to wcleome new solvers Carl Bitzer ot Durham, G. A . Mahle r, Jr. of Panhandle, Herbert C. Pierson ot Chlca,o. a nd lU!.eidon Rein of Mlnneapolts.

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(Incill(ling aU soloon sul1mitting ~"OluliclIs I Q poriliOM 134-138 indu~ sil)e; sol.verl who !moe not submilte cl uJlltiOlls sinu "osmon Nq. 133 Qre not include/I.) J . E. Barry~_ $5 E. N_h ........ _ .. _IS I . ),Ielniek .. ~~ ... ..» C. Lyon ....... ~ .. _141 W. J. Couture .!l1I D. Sllver .. .... ~ .... I3} E. M. G-a uIL .... 50 ~ A. R. Bomber· W. B. WUson .. ~til ault .... ..... _~12 J . E. Comstoek. 381 N. Rclder~ ...... ~ 12 J. A. Baker ........ 3?} R. A. Monroe~ .. 9 J .L. Weininger lSI M. &hloSRr~~ .. 8~ I. Sehwarh. .... ~.u D. W. F..ArL._~ 8 J . K"ufm.n .. _ ... 3t! R. E. Burry • . _ 7, F. J. Valvo~ .... _31~ 10{.. D. B1umen· H. Kurruk .. _ .... ~30 thai ........... ~ ... 7 W. E. Stevens~23 M. Luebbert ..... 7 O. Hamburger~ZB R. Slienlng .... ~ .. 7 E. Godbold~ ...... 23 H. C. Undcr. £. Roman ... ... __ 23 wood .. .... _ _ _ 7~ N. ZCmke_~ ~ .. ~23 J . Hallburtorl-. 7. D. A. WalsdorC 2Z! W. C. Adlck ..... 6 R. Chauvenet. .. . 21~ H. Di ttmann ...... 6 G. F. Chae(! ...... 20 A. Trocls .. .... .. N .. 6 W. H. Ja~ ..... 19 ~ L. Hyder N ........ ~ 5i N, P . Wlttlng ..• 19~ C. Musgrove_ .... $ ~ E. K.. DlIle ........ l9 W. Daum .. ~ ...... _ S F. D. Knuppel .. 19 R. W. H. y .... ~.~ S G. W. Payne...~ t9 M. Mili:t.cln. .• .... 5 C. E. DleSCD.. ... 18 P . H. Smith ........ S R. Crande ........ ~ 18 L. T"hompson_ . E. J . Ko rp.nly .. 18 H. L. Wclg.nd~ 4 I. Slgmond .. _ .... 18 T . Davls ........... ~. 31 J. D. Del1ne __ ..l6 R. A. Baker _ .... 3 F . Truk~ .... ~ _ .. 15~ H. E. Craham_. 3 K. Blumbcr.~. ~. 15 R. A.. Hcdgc:ock 3

:Journament oil/- POMAR TRIUMPHS IN BUCCANEER

Young Spanish m.aster Arturo POniar paused in Corpus Christi long enough to win the Buccaneer Day Open from a field of 24 play. ers by 41h·~, drawing with run~ ner·up Roberto 'l'ervino. Trevino, who was a visitor from Monter­rey, Mexico, scored 4·1 for second. drawing also with Charlc.ll H. Fuchs man. Third to fifth on S'B with 31h-1Y.r. were Texas players George H. Smith, John B. Payne, and Jerry Armstrong. Smith lost no games but drew with Norman J ames, Charles Fuehsman, and Roberto Trevino. Payne lost to Pom.ar and drew with Robert S. Brieger . Armstrong lost to Smith and drew with Wm. C. Browning.

Send to CHESS LIFE, 123 No. Humphrl Y AVI., Oa k Park, 111. for a ppilci. tlon form for .nnounclng tournament In this column.

bme 12 • Minneapolis 30-30 Tourney

Minne.polis, Minn. At Minneapolis Chess Club, 32 C1en.

wood Ave.: 5 or 6 rd Swiss; 5-B tie­breaking: 30 moves In S(I minutes; entry tcc $2.00; !At or tob l entry lee for lit place; olher eash prizes; J"eelstntlon 7:30 to 11:00 a.m.; for detal.l$ write VIc­tor Contoskl. UI10 5th St., N.!: .• Minne­a pOlis 18, Minn .

Jwly J.j Alabama State Ch .. mpions hip

Birmingham, Alabama At Centra l YMCA. ~26 No. 20th St...

Blrmln,hanl; rc. trleted to , t .. t4 re$l· den ts; 8 rd Swiss; entry fee S2.C1O plus SI.00 USCF raUne fee rrom players not USCF membera; eu h prlzCl; tournament

Alrecto r John F. Addin,ton; lor detaib. wri te: F. W. Kemp. 220 So. 59th Placc, Birm ingham, AI ...

100% USCF n'H IVlnt.

Jul, J.j fI"d lui, /0 .11

Miehig .. n State Champions hip Detroit, Mich.

Al .'ernliale Community Dldor .• Nine Mile nd.; 60 m O"/!fI In 2 hour. ; entry fee: J7.00 (with 1.00 USC lo' ... ti n).\" tee additional rrom non·nlemben USCF); Swiss, 8 rd.s or more; euh prues t or 10 or more p lace' with $7S to SI00 (based on available p rize lunds) lirst prize; o~n to all but s illte tltlc restr ic t­ed to Mlehil: .. n resident ; speed tourna· men t also; director: V. E. Vandenbur&; tor detai ls. write: Dr . Howard Gab1l, 17300 Woodlngl'lam. Detroit 21, Mich. or y. E. VlIndenbure. 505 W. Lenawee, Larurinll", Mlch.

100% USCF r .. ted event

Jul, 16·18 North and South Carolina Open

Clemson, So. C .. r . Oven . to 'III : al Cle mson House: S or

6-rd Swlse: t roll;hles nneS e ns h prizes: " ntry r~e $3.00 with J t. OO USCl~ ra.Ung rea for 1)laye n nut USCli' members; for dcLalia. writ .. : 1.. J .... I~OIIter. 121 Saluda A" e ., C..,lu>nbia. So. Cu.

100% USCF rated event.

Helge Bergquist and William Wilcock will share the chess ctiam· pionship of Jamestown, N.Y., after finishing in a tie in a play·of( series whkh followed a tie in the regular tournamenl At the conclusion of the regular championship tourney, three players, Helge Bergquist, William Wilcock, and Axel Ander­son were tied with 101,7,-3*. At the end of the round robin playoffs, Bergquist and Wilcock had 3-1 each, and Anderson, going astr ay in two games, failed to maintain the three·way tic.

Solutions:

Finish It the Clever Way! Position No. 129: t p ·B7!; 2.

QxKl. QxP eh ; 3. QxQ. RxQ; 4. Kt-K6 eh .. PxKt; 5. R.DS, R.BS! wi ns.

Positl..,n No. 130: 1. P.R7!, p.B6; 2. K.Kt7!. P·B7; 3. p .f18(Q), p.B8{Q); 4. Q. R6 cb wins. U t .... ~~ . P·Kt6; 2. K·Kt8!, p·Kn; 3. P·R8(Q), P.Kt8(Q); 4. Q·Kt7 ch wins.

£. F. LaCrolx.. ... 3 J . L. AleOonllld 3 W. A. 'rhompaon 3 H. E. lIart.. ...... 2~ C. AguUer..... 2 A. 8aron ............ 2 P : Bokma. ...• _ .. ~ 2 H. W. Could_.~. 2 R. H1tchcoek.~ . 2 W. Newberry .... 2 S. Rubln. ..... ___ .2 V. PupOls_N •• , • • .2 H. B. WUbur_ 2 J . Bisbop .. ~ .. _ ... 1 . W. H. Bo&1c ... I M. Burn .... _ .• _ 1 S. T. Einhorn... 1 I. Flnkclsteln_. 1

A. Frceman.~.~ 1 W. H. Frled·

m.n I S. Glu$m .. n.... 1 R. F. Grie ....... 1 L. UQrvc,y_.~._ .. 1 O. HeSll ......•..• ~ 1 R. K. HUbbard 1 C. Joaehhn--_ . 1 J . McEwlln~ .... ~ 1 P. At urth .... ·_.. 1 L. A. QulneSry .. 1 L. Remllnler~. 1 L. G. StcpheJl$ I J . E.. WarreD.... 1 O. Wilkinson.. I P. S. Work_ .. _ 1 G. MarsdeD...... •

StpUmbtr 4..0 Snuthwe$tern Open Championship

Fort Worth, T e.a. Ol l<!n t o all ; 7 j'd S wl$$; ClUlh pri%lI!$:

entry fee t o be announced Jatl,r; TCA Ind USC)' membeuhlp required ot "U piny",",: aetall. Inter ; for turlb()r In­tormat lon. write: Clarence A. C leere i3!7 E . U lncWl ter. Ft. ' Vorth. Tex. '

100% USCF r .. ted e vent.

Sepumbu 4·6 Pennsylvania State Championship

Johnstown, Penna. At Johnstown YMCA; 7 rd Swlsll;

open to rclJdents of Pennsylv .. nla or members or Pcn n. Chess Club. ; Fri­d ay e"o;nln, Sept.. 3rd Rapid Transit tourney; cnlry ree ,:tOO p lus $6.00 for USCF and PSCF Que. ; for d etaUs ..... r lte: Dr. E . J. Gordinll". 1(115 Graham Ave.. Windber. P ...

100% USCF r. ted event.

BOOST AMERICAN CHESSI By Joining the U.S.C.F.

CONTESTS RATED FOR SPRING 1954 (Continued from p age 4, col. 2)

NEW YORK Marshall Chess Club Championship. New York, Oetober 19S3-Janu :;l.ry 19S4~_N" 13 M .. nhllil Che .. Club Consolallon Tourn .. ment. October 19:13-J.nua ry 1954._~_. 8 Manha ll Che"~ Club Amateur Championsh ip, . ·cbruary·Apri l 1 9!14'~"""'~"~'N'~" ~O Manshall Chess Club Jun ior Champions hip. J anUllry·Mareh 1954 .• ~._ ..... ..... ~ .. ~ .... ~ .. 5 M .. nhatt.n Chc ll.- C lub (New York) Dlv. A Prelims (2 sections) OcL.Oee. 19S3.~ ..... 14 )Janh'!lllIn Chess Club Division B I' relimlnltries 13 sections) Oct.·NoY. loJ~~._ UI Manhalt .. n Chess Clu b Ch.mplonshlp, Division A, January·March ISl54 .. ~ ............. ~ 12 Munhallan Chess Club Championship. Division B, January·March 1954 ............ ....... 1(1 MnnhatLan Chc$S Club Dlv. A Consolation Tournamcnt. J . nuary·Fcbruary 1954.. 8 Manha tUn Che ss Club, m v. B Consolation Tournament. J anuary·March 1 !J!I4~._. 4 M .. n hatilln Chess Club Championship Division C, Oct. 1953-M.rch 1954 .... ......... ~.. 8 Chautauqua County Champions hip, JlImel town.Dunkirk, OI::t.·Nov. 19S3 ........... ~~ 6 Roches te r CheSli .. nd Checke r Club Championship, Sept.·Nov. 1953_ ......•. ~ ..... 7 Rochester Cily Cb .. mpionshlp, January·MlIreh 1954 ..•....•.•. ~._ ... ~ ..... ~._~ .... ~ ....... _ 9 NORTH CAROLINA State Open Chllmplonshlp. Wilmington, October ·November 1953 .. ~ ... _ _ .......... ~_ 9 State Cbamplon$h1p, Rale igh, Mareh 1954 .. ~ .• . ~._~ ••........ N ...... ~ .... ... .. ~~._~ ............ ~.~ 24 NORTH DAKOTA Stille Open ChampionshiP. Grand Fork$, February 1954 .• ~_~~ . .. _~ ___ •• ~._~_~ 16

OHIO Columbus Clly Championship, Class A, October·November Columbus Cily Ch .. mpionshlp, C lass B, Septembe .... October Cleveland·Columbus ln terciQ> Match. Cle velund, March 14th

1953 .... __ ............ _ 6 1953 ....... ~... .. . ... 6 ~ •....... .•• ~~ •• .........• ~.~. 3{1

OKLAHOMA St.3 te Ch.llmplonsh lp, Tulsa. December 1953 ~~.~. __ ~""~ ' ... ~ __ ~ .... "~'_'~'~""" ~_ U PENNSYLVANIA Philadelphl. Metropolitan Indlvldu.l Championship, Mareh-AprU 19$4 _.~ .... ~. __ 34 RHODE ISLAND Stale Championship Providence. March·Aprll 1.953 "~."" ... "" .. _.""." •.... ___ .,,.~ ...... _ 7 G rcater Providence YMCA Chess Club ChampionShip. OCt. 1953·Mareh 1954 ..... _ 8

TENNESSEE State Open Championship, Knoxyllle, JaDu .. ry 1954 .~ ..... ~ .... ~_~.~.~ ..... ~._~._ ......... ~._ 14 Eastern Tcnnessee Opcn Championship, Bristol, November 1953 .. ~_.~.~.~ .... ~_ 24

TEXAS D .. II;" CIQ> Champlon~hip, Qu .. lify lng Tournament , Fcbrullry·Mareh 1964 ...... ~_ 20 I' o rt Worth Ollen Tournament, October-December 19:>'1 .... _._~.~ ...... __ .. ~.~ ....... _ 3~ Fort Worth Invltallonal ·rournament. Class A. M .. rch 1954 ~ ..... ........................ ........ 14 Port Arthur Ch ess Club Championship (2 8eetion s), January·Murch 1954 ........ ...... ~ 25 UTAH Stale O~n Championship, Salt Lake City, November 1953 ~~ .... ~.~ __ ....... ~~ __ 16 WASHINGTON State Chnmplon~hl p. Seat tle. November 1953 _.~.~_ ..... ............. ~ .. _ .. ... ~ .... ~_ ..... ~ .... ~~.~. 9 State WoodpushetS Tournament. Se.ttle, November 1953 .~ ... ~ ..... ..... ~.~.~ ......... ~_ 10 Pu,e! Sound O~n ChampionshiP. SeaUlc, Mareh 1954 .... __ .~ ........ ..... ~ ............ ...... 16 WISCONSIN R .. cine City Tou rnament. J a nuary·.·chroary 1954 ~ ................. ~._.~.~.~.~~._.~ ...... ~._. III Raci ne Chess Club Championship, Febroary·Aprll 1954 ....• __ ....... ~ ._ ........... ~ ... _ 28

FLEISCHER TOPS MARSHALL EVENT

The exciting Marshall Chess Club Amateur Championship was won by Myr.on Fleischer on S-B points with 6Ih·H~, while Theodore Lorie placed second by the same score. CUriously enough, both top players lost their final round gamcs. F lcischer drew with Lorie and lost to Samuel Fonaroff, while Lorie lost to Thom'as Hennessy. the Intercollegate League secre­tary. Tied for third in the 40 pla~er Swiss were Sam)Jel Fonar­off. Thom:as Hennessy, a nd Fred Herzfeld with 6·2 each. while Mc­Lean J. Hughes placed sixth with SIh-2'h. The well·managed event was ably directed by Eliot Hearst.

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