Vol. vm. No. 14

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LARRY EVANS u. S. Chm

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I . R · IeB" ....... . Immcdiulc ly disasterous. After 1. RxR, PxR ( ,QxQ??: 2. It-K8 ch); 2. QxQ, PxQ; 3. K-B2 Whj.\c hus an easy draw, e.g., 3 . ..... • B-R3; 4. B-Q6. B-Q6; 5. B-Kt8, P-R3; 6. 8-B7, P-Kt4; 7. B·R5. K.KL2; 8. K·K3, B-Kt8; 9, KxP, Bxt> (or ... , P-KtS; 10. K-Q2); 10. l'·Kt4. KxP; n . K-K3 and , although a Pawn down, While has a draw in view of the opposilc colored Bishops.

1. _.__ Q x P c h 1. K·R1 Q·Bll Whit. Resigns

JUNIOR EVENT OFFERS HOUSING

One or the added attractions to the U.S. J unior Championsh ip at Long Ucach, Calif. is the generous offer of the Lincoln Park Chess & Checker Club , local sponsors of the e VlCJll, to 'provide free housing aecom6dations to the lirst forty entrants in the event to apply for such aeeomodations. Since there are no entrance fees for the Junior event, cost of participation is reduced to $5.00 for a USCF membership, travel expenses and cost of food , which will be pro­vided at inexpensive ra tes. Those who wish to apply belore the rush should address their requests to : Mr. John Looney, Secretary Tourn­ament Committee, Lincoln Park Chess & Ch~ker Club, Lincoln Park, Long Beach 2, Calif.

U.S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 2-14, 1954 New Orleans, La.

Place : Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, La.

Dlltes: Monday, August 2 thro ugh Saturday, August 14.

Direction: Under the auspices of thc Louisian Chess Associa­tion with the New Orleans Chap­ter as hosts; tournament direc­tor Newton Grant ;

Tournament: Swiss system, ac· cording to N!gulations estab­l ished by USCF Tournament Plans Committee.

For D. tails, writ.: A. L . ~Ic· AuIey, 4225 So. Liberty St., New Orleans, La.

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2. . , Q-B3! was the move which Maroczy overlooked. If now · 3. QxQ, PxQ! (not 3. ,P-Q5 ch?; 4. Q-33 a nd draws, owing to the ull imate threat of mate on KB8); and White is helpless against the threat I}f 4. ,P·Q5 ch.

STECKEL TAKES NO. DAKOTA TITLE

William H. Steckcl of Minot, a former California and Pe nnsyl­vania ehampion, captured thc No rth Dakota titlc 5-0 in an 18 player Swiss. Second to fourth on SoB were Kenneth W. Brown, Louis Waag, and Gordon Anderson with 4-1 each, while Melv in L. Johnson was fifth with 3'h-llh; Brown lost to Steckel; Waag drcw with M. Johnson and R. T_ st. Clair; and Andcrson lost to Stec· kel. Defending Champion Stanley S . Johnson placed 8th on S-B with 3-2, losing games to Steckel and John Gordon. There were fou r eX-champions in the contest; Gor· don Anderson, Dr. Robert T. Sl. Clair, Louis Waag, and Slanley Johnson.

The ·Junior Championship was won by Jimmy Brown, IS-year old son of Kenneth W . Brown who placed second in the State event, with a perfect 5-0 SCOTC_ Robert Barr and Stephen Robinson were second and third in the 7 player event with 3-2 each .

Both tournaments were con­ducted by the Grand Forks Chess Club with George H . Hawkes di­recting the senior event and USCF Director D. C. MacDonald running the junior.

Prior to t he tournament, many of the players had a warm-up by facing Samuel Rcshevsky who gave a simulta neous exhibition at Grand Forks. None of the players cou ld draw or defcat the Grand­master, but Louis Waag, Gordon Anderson, Stephen Robinson and Leonard Graetz gave him trouble.

RUSSIAN MATCH STILL UNDECIDED

The long postponed match with the USSR in Ncw York is still not officially scheduled, al though everything now secms hopeful for the mee ti ng, probably at an early d ate in Ju ne. Possibilities of the match arc incrensed by the fad that a team of Paul Kercs, David Bronstcin, Mark Taimanov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Yuri Auerbach, Alex· ander Tolush, Igor Bondaresky, Tbtra n Petrosian. Alexander Ko­tov and l'~wrln Gcller will be in BuOiOS Aires in March for a team match with Argentina. The South Americans will muster a line-up oC Miguel Najdorf, Julio Bolbochan, Jacobo BolboChan, Erich Eliskases, Hector RosseUo, Carl Pilnik, Carlos Maderoa, Car­los Guimard, Oscar Panno, and Paul Michel fo r the encounter. A visil to New York seems a natural seqU3} when the Russian team may be strengthened by thc addition of Mikhail Botvinnik and Vassily Smyslov, now engag~ in 3 match for the World Champion­ship title.

USCF President Harold M. Philli.ps has not anounced as yet the plans for dle u.S. team or other arra ngements. But. it is known t hat the U.S. line-up will be selected from the following group oC U.S. masters: Samuel Reshevsky, Reuben Fine, Larry Evans, . Robe t'l Byrne, George Kra· mer. Israel Horowitz, Arnold Den­ker, Max Pavcy, A.·thur Bisguier, Arthur Dake. Donald Byrne, Isaac Kashd3n, Alexander Kevitz, .Hans Berliner, He~man Steiner, James T. Shcrwin, and Nicholas Rosso­limo, wilh the choice uncertain as probably some of these players will be unavailable at the date of the match.

PLATZ TRIUMPHS IN CONN VALLEY

Dr. Joseph Piau of Hartiord, former Brooklyn Chess Club champion, scorcd 5-1 to win the WaShington Birthday Western Massachusetts an d Connecticut Valley Open at Springfield. Dr. Platz lost no games but drew with Malcolm HOlTis and Elliot S. Wolk, president oC the Connecticut Chess Association. Second to fourth on SoB with 4%-tlh each weN! E. S. Wolk, William Weil, and Robcrt Lane. Wolk also lost no games but drew with Platz, and Joseph Hickey. Weil lost to Wolk and drew with Albert Humphrey. Lanc drew with Wolk. Hkkey. and Karl Kochman. It was a 26 player event.

(PI .. se turn to page 8, col. 4)

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KEILSON REPEATS IN MASS STATE

Dr. Julian Keilson of M.IT sUC­cessfully defended his title, scor­ing 51,i . 'b: in the 17 pl ayer Mass· achusetts State Championship. His one draw was with Malcolm Wiener who placed second with 41,i·H2 , losing one gome to LaUn High student Shelbourne Lyman. Third and fourth on s·a with 4-2 were Lyman and Boris Siff.

In the Clas.s B event J acobus Lnnghorst scored 5Vt -Ih for the victory, drawing with runner-up Arthur Treeman who tallied 41f.:·1f.:. Trecman lost a ,game to John S. Sampson. Third and fourth in the 10 player event with 3Y.t ·2lh each were Sampson and Iklbcrt J ack­son. Eric Nitzsche directed both events.

At the annual mceting, Stanley w. D. King was rcelected president and Joseph H. Hurvitz treasurer . Miss Lillian Alden, 23 Lawrence Avenue, Roxbury 21, Mass. was chosen as secretary_ The Mass­ach~tts State Chess Association is an USCF State Chapter.

STUDENT TOURNEY SET FOR OSLO

An international team-of·four tournament sponsored jointly by The Internationa l Union of Stu· dents of Praha, C~choslo ... akia (a communi!;t group) and the Cbess Federation of Norway (non-cOffi­mun ist) will be held in Oslo, Nor­way from AlprH 11 through 19, 1954 with teams Crom various universities competing. Age li mit of p layers is set at 30 years, so many adult postgraduate students may participatc. Information on the e vent may be obtained from International Union of Students, Praha X11, Vocelova 3, Czecho­slavakia.

U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP June 29-July 9, 1954

LQng Beach, CaUl.

Place : U ncoln Park Chess Club, Long Beach, Calif.

Dat es: Tuesday, June 29 through F riday, J uly 9.

Tournament: Swiss system, ac­cording to regul ations estab­lished by USCF Tournament Plans Committee_

Housing: For free housing accomodations, write; J ohn P . Looney, Secretary, Lincoln Park Chess & Checker Club, Lincoln Par k, Long Beach 2, Calif.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Mastering the End Game

By WALTER KORN, Editor of Meo THERE IS A TAIL TO EVERYBODY'S TALE

THE Theme in di1:gntms No. I and No.3 was the distant "vertical" opposition. In today's diagram we confront our readers with the

same principle, llUt as di stant "horizontal" opposition, taking place on the ranks instead oC on the files. For an illustration I choose the position Nu, 43(c} on page 30 of Basic Chess Endings (diagram No. 4), The sou rce is not given in neE, so note that it is a study by Dr. Neustadt! and the coUccHon of TaUersall's "A 1000 End Games" (Lon­don, 1910) gives the solution:

Dj"p"'" No.4.

1, K'~l ) fl, K·~!;J, K-.KI!; 2. K·Kt2, K.K7; 3. K -Kt3. K·R8 win,,), K-Q7 (I. ...... , P·KI5; 1. K-Kt2!, K-K7; 3. PxP, P·KS; ~. P .Kts, P -KG-or I. _._., J(·K8; 2. K·KU- Qr 1. ...... , K·K7; 2. K-Kt.2-); 2_ K-R2 ( rhe hOrlwntal "dlsUnt" Op­pOSition), K·Q6; 3. K·R3, K-Q5 (3 ......• , K·K6; 4. K.KI.3-); 4. K·Kt4, K·K6; 5. K.Kt3, K.K7; 6_ K.Kn, K-QB, closing the elrc!(l aga in , In tll~ s,,,ne I'osltion from which W(l st 3rt~d Qut in diagr am 4 , by 7. K·RI.

Fine's IlUluUon In BCE gives 1. K·RI, K·B7; 2. K.IUll and say" "If 2. K·KtI?, K·BSI! and BI;,ck wins." Thl~ remark shows howevcr that BCE h~8 missed the m~chanlcs or the study completely. Arter 2. K·KII? Rlack'~ reply In BeE deserves no cxelamation bnt question m~rks ;,nd the move 1) ..... v~S noth ing r.ownnlS Ihe win aftel" 2 ••.•..• , K-B8?1; J. K.KI2, K·B7 (3 ....... , K·Q7; 4. K-R2!). Howevcr, 2. K·Ktl IS wrong, not be· cause or 2. . ..... , K-U8~ but 2. .. .... K­Q6!!; 3. K_Kt2, K·K7!, etc. winning.

In ol'der to demonstrate the drawing techn ique in this ending still more cle;!rly, we appcnd frolll TaUersull the-. .Black win :lfier While's [;!uHy 1. K-Bl?, K·Q7; 2.

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Clbess Cif, S"I",dd"j, Page 2

M""h 20, 1954

K·i32, K-Q6;' 3. K-Kt3, K-K6; 4. K-Kt2, K-K7; 5. K-Kt3, K-BS; 6. K-H3, K-B7; 7. K-Kt4, K-Kt7; 8. KxP, KxP wins. .

Curiously enough , already Tat­tersall tried to " impl'Ove" on the author's solution and -thus revealed a completely blank spot in grasp­ing the procedure. He adds, in brackets after 7. K-R!, "or also 7. K-R3," which is sheer nonsense. As the 7th move is identicul with the first (initial) move, the possi­bility of such altel'native would provide two ini tial moves as pos­s ible solutions, and the- Ctudy would therefore be cooked. But TaUersall is wrong IS 7. K-R3? loses for White the opposition and the game after , K-K8! as now White's reply S. K-Ktl is impos­sible. (Or, if y01,l like, 1. K-R3 loses after 1. ..... , K-KS!).

Filially, diagrv,m No, 4 is ubo given in Cheron's "Nouveau Traite Complet d'Echecs" (in his No. 548) who adds (.hat with Black on the move in diagram No. 4 'he wins by 1. ,K.K7; 2. K·Kt3, K-B8, etc. through that technique so well known to us by now. The umazing part is that the End Game Gia nt f;hcro n finds it 'worth while to indicate in -brackets that this facet of the solution is HIS OWN! It is self-evident from the whole study ,that the reversal of moves loses the opposition-tcmpo and the g ame. But apar t from that, the vcnerable Cheron's line was al ready given in obvious explana· tion by Rabinovits in "Endspicl," by Fine, elsewhere also by Euwe, Grig'orieff, etc. We are all great

~in spirit but the flecsh is weak. BC£ore proceeding to our next

. task in a coming issue, we mention here some minor correctiOns, to the pl"evious pages 28/ 29 in BCE, which might be appreciated ' by all Concerned. One correction con­cerns the. stalement on p. 28 line i :md 2 , that "the win is possibly only if at the critical stage (No. 40) it is White's turn to move." Instead of White's i t should be "Black's." The second item is position 41c on p. 29: White: K at KB5, P's at KKt5, KR5; Black : K ut KR2, P ut KKt2. BeE says thut, with Black on the move, if 1. ,K-Kt1; 2. K·K6, K·R2; 3. K-.B7, K·Rl ; 4. K -BS!! etc. winning; but this is, not right. The pos1tion is won for White in any case but by 2. K-Kt6! Afler 2. K-K6? Black would draw by 2. , K-BI!, main­w ining the opposition forever!

FOUr Knights Chess Club (Ca rleton College , MI"n. ) ddcated S t . Olaf Col­lege 4-0 with Oavld Bargen, WUllam Fray.er, IIsuiang-Yuan Meng, and Stan­ley CurlJs tallying In the fi1'llt club match or the 5eason.

MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Cambridge, 1954

100% USCF Rlilled Event CLASS A TOURNAMENT

I. Dr. J. Kellson (Cambridge) .......... W4 W9 W8 W7 D2 W3 !H' ~ 2. Malcolm Wiener (Ca'nbridge) ... . Wll W6 L3 wa DI W5 4~ 1~ 3. S' , Lyman (Dor<:hestcr) •. .. . . Wl5 W5 W2 1.4 WII 1..1 4·2 22.00 4. Uris Siff (Boston) ............... ........... LI W17 W12 wa 1..5 wa 4 -2 19.00 5. Kaz.ys Merkls (So. Boston) ... ..... ... . WI6 1..3 D7 W6 W4 1.2 :i!·2~ 19.50 6. Slanley Klllll" (Quin (lY ) •..•.•.•........•.••. . 1)14 L2 Uye 1..5 W7 W9 31-2l 15.00 7. WIl$Qn Pike (Lynn) ._ .... _ ............... .. Uye WI4 1)5 Ll L6 WIS 3 ~-2~ 14.50 6. Henry Lyman (Mattepan) ............ W I7 WI2 1..1 1..2 WIO 1..4 3 -3 20.00 9. Thomas C. Barham (Wor<:hes t er) W IO LI WIS WI3 L.1 LG 3 -3 19.00

10. C. T. Miller DI (Cambridge) ...•..• .1..9 WII LI3 WI4 L8 Wl6 3·3 14.00 11. B. Could (Newburyport) ............. _.L2 1. 10 WI7 VI2 nl3 Dyc 3 -3 13.00 12. Fn,derlek Trayers (S:dem) 2~-3, (I5.00); 13. Or lando l..e~tc r (We~l Newbul7) 21·3& (13.00); 14. Paul Travers (Bedford) 2~-3~ (12.50); 15. E. F. LaCroix (Cambridge) 21·31 (12.00); 16. :Edward Frled,nan (Cambridge) 2-4; 17. Ralph ~1<l "rlll (Quincy) U-4~.

CLASS B TOURNAMENT 1. Jacobus I..ankhorst (Arlington) ...... W9 D2 W3 W4 WII WS 5~- I 2. Arthur Treeman (Belmont) .......... W6 01 WIO La W4 W8 4H ~ 3. John S . Sampso" (ArUneton) .... ...... W7 04 Ll W2 L6 WII St-2: 21.50 4. Robert Jockson (Worc:ester) .......... Wll · 1)3 W5 1..1 U. WIO 3~·2~ 18.50 ~. Sheldon M. Shanaek (Cambridge) .. W!O W7 fA L8 W9 1..1 3 -3 16.00 6. W aller Cibson (Gam brldl;:"e) •..•...... 1..2 1..8 \V!I Will W3 1..7 3 -3 15.00 7. G(l r a ld Chin (Cambrldce) .• ..•........... L3 LS W8 1..9 WIO W6 3 -3 13.50 8. JOlIC ph Hurvitz (Ch(l5tnut Hili) 2-4 (21.00); 9. J ohn Egan (Watertown) z..4 (18.00); 10. Robert MeCormkk (Boston) O-fi.

NORTH DAKOTA OFEN-CHAMPIONSHIP Grand Forks, 1954

100% USCF Rated Event I. WIlliam fl. SteCkel (Mlnol) .•............ W2 W7 W6 W4 W8 ~ ·0 2. Kenn~\h W. Brown (Grand Fork~) .. LI WIS WI4 WS W1 '4 . \ 3. Louis Waa l (Grand Fork~) ....... .. ...... . W I6 D5 WIO V9 W14 4 _I 4. Gordon Anderson (Northwoot!) ... ... WII WH W16 1..1 WI3 4 . 1 5. Melvin L. JOhnson (Grant! Forks) .... W9 D3 W12 1.2 '1'115 3~.1 ~

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6. John Gordon (Grand F""kS) ............ WI8 W8 LI WIO Lll 3 ·2 9.00 7. Leonard Graeh (Hansboro) ...... ...... WI3 LI Wll WI5 L2 3 ·2 8.00 8. Stan!(ly S. Johnson (U nlve r l>ity) ...... WI2 L6 Wl7 WI8 1.1 3 -2 6.00 9. Robert T . S l. Clair (Grand Fork!;) .• L5 WI7 WI3 1)3 I.IZ 2~·2~ 7.25

10. WIlli,,,, H . Clark (Grant! Forks) •... WI7 01 2 L3 LG WI6 2~.2~ 5.50 11. Elwyn B. Robinson (Grand Forks) 2-3 (6.00j; 12. James C. B:>gwell (Far,,:,,) 2-3 (5.50); 13. Joel J . Hoer""h (Mobridge, S.D.) 2-3 (5 .00); H. O. L. Campbell (Northwood) 1~-3~l IS. W. H. PI~<> (Cavan .... ) I ~j II ..... ~I),u .. C. ""<lon )N"rl"_"""J 1', '7. Dr. J . J . Helt mnn (Fargo) 1.4; 18. G. Ruud (No"lhwoo<i) J}.5.

NORTH DAKOTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSH IP Grand Forks, 1954

I. Jimmy Brown •... .• . .............................. _ .. W2 W3 W4 Bye W5 S·O 2. Robert narr ..... _ .................. _ .... . _ .................... 1.1 W6 W3 lA W7 3·2 3. Stephen Robinson ..........................•..•.•..•.......•..• W4 1..1 L2 W6 liye 3·2 4. Jhn AeoSi:> •.•.•..•. . ........•............ L3 Bye Ll W2 l)6 2;·2~

5. Dick Grosgebauer 2-3; 6. Alan MaeK!(lhan I t·3~; 7. &olt "carson 1-4_

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS & CONNECTICUT VALLEY OPEN Springfield, 1954

100% USCF Rated Event Class A Tournament

1. Ur. J. "'I~,t~ (E. Hartford, Conn.) .. U6 WlU W9 W12 1)2 WI; 5·\ 22.50 2. Elliot S. Wolk (Starr., Conn.) .... wn Wll V5 W3 VI 1J4 .a'_ I~ 20.Z5 3. William Well (Hartford., Conn.) .. W6 W20 0 12 L.2 WI9 WS "~-H 1iI.2S 4. ROlx:rt Lane (Hartford, Conn.) •. .. W21 1)7 WI7 1)5 WI2 02 4 ~· 1 6 17.50 5. Joseph Hickey (Ilartford, Conn.) .. WI6 WI5 1)2 04 WII L3 "·2 16.00 6. Ell 6ounion (Holyoke, Mass.) ..... .1..3 Wl6 W7 WI3 WI5 LI ... ·2 16.50 7. Kar l Kocllman (Harlford, Conn.) .. wn 1)4 L6 wn 1)9 010 3 ~·2~ 14.75 8. Mal.- Harris (Springneld, l\1 ass.) 01 L9 WI.a 1,10. WI7 WI8 3~.2: 14.00 9. V.n. Levin (Northampton, Ma$$.) 017 W8 Lt WZ3 07 DII 3~·2~ 14.00

10. C. '}'. Smith (Amherst, Mass..) .... W2S 1.12 "'3 W8 W20 07 3~·2! 10.75 11. A. Strazdlns (Ne w Brital", Conn.) WZ3 L 2 W21 W20 L!i [)9 3 "·2! 9.:2.5 12. A. Humphrey (Creat Barring ton) Wl9 Wl0 [)3 1,1 lA j)1 ~ 3 .,:3 11.25 13. N. R~mond (Hartford, Con n. ) .... 1..7 W22 WIf) Ul 014 WI 2 3·3 1f).~0 t4. R. G I~llSOn (Sp l'lngffeld, Mass. ) .. olll 1.. 17 1.8 W26 013 WI9 3 -3 , 7.75 IS. V. Hume (Shelburne Falls, Mus.) W24 1..5 W2~ WIB L6 I" ::1·3 1. r.1I 16. H. Bur&:er (Spl"lngfield , Mass. ) .... LS 1.6 W2G LHI WZZ W ~O 3·3 (1.110 17 .. Knl Allured (Nortbhampton, Mass.) 2l·3 ~ (8.25); 16. Henry Marl.,,,1 (Sprh'I:' t(eld, M"$s.) 2,·311 (6.00); 19. DwiS'bt Vibbert (Springfle lt!, M""._.) 2·4 (~.OO); 20. Howard Battles (W estfield, Ma .• ~.) 2·4 (3 .00); :H. ~'red Rebstoc k )Westfle ld, MlO ss.l 1·5 (3.00); 22. Philip Gocpp (?olunson, Mass.) 1·5 (0.00); 23. Jerome M"kora (Sprln!:_ field , "tass.) 1-5 (0.00); 24. James Spencer (Holyoke, Mass.) 1·5 111.1111); 25. GeOl'I:~ Munson (Pittsfield, Maa.) Q.6 (0.00); 26. Louis Vlchules (North""'I'ton, Mass.) 0·6 (0.00).

CLASS B TOURNAMENT 1. A. Williams (Springfield, Mllss.) .... W3 Sic W6 02 2. R. MeCoubrcy (Springfield, Mass.) WIO W4 W9 Dl 3. C. Ba umann (Chlcope(l, lIIa"".1 .... LI WI2 WII W4 4.. R. Beaulieu (Willlanlllett, Mass.) W7 L2 W8 L3 S. W. Smith (Amherst, Mass.) ..... ..... WI3 1.9 WIO 1.6 6. J Ohn Ouch~rmc, S r. (Easthampton, r.l1l5I,)

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Bye WII L I W5 1.3 1..7 3·3 11.'"1 7. lIenry E. RoCk (Becket, Mass.) .•..•. U LIO WI~ WI 2 1.1 W6 3·3 7.1111 8. A. Kenn lston (So. Deerfield, M a" ~.) I.9 WI3 U WIO L2 Bye 3·3 ., 'KI 9. CharleS Zwelback (Holyoke, Mass.) 2-4 (8.00) ; 10. Gc,."I,1 Campagna (Chi,·" ... · .. Falls, MUI .) 2-4 (5.00); 11. Waller Lobi (HoIYOkc . M:oss.) 2·4 (5.00); 12. G.'"":,, Southmayd (Sprl"gflelt!, M~s~. ) 1·5 (0.00); 13. Willi"'" May",n t (We!lov~r ,,1-1\. Man . 0·6 (0.00).

CLASS C TOURNAMENT I. Bernard Soulhworth (W"rc, Mass.) w4 W7 W2 \\'3 T,s 1..2 4 ·2 11 'H' 2. John Ducharme, J r . (E:lslh~,ml'ton, Mass.. )

W5 1.3 1,1 W4 W!l WI 4 ·2 In III' 3. D. Robinson (Westfield, Mass.) .. WI2 W2 W6 1,1 VI. W!J -to .1I; I ~ ,IH I 4. R. BellSCY (Westfield, Ma.s.) ........ Ll W!l I ~l 1.2 W3 WS 3 ·3 U tH' 5. R. Cha mp3/1ne 0'loconoco, Mass.) L2 LIO WI\ Wtl WI L4 3 ·3 1U1 ~' 6. Arnold Barham (Holyoke, Ma"~. ) 2-4 (6.001: 7. Vlll e,,,, t f'laczck (Westrleld, Ma~. 2-4 (6.00); 6. Leon Pomoroy (Amherst, ~13 "".) 2·" 1(..110) ; 9. Louis Rock (U"tkrol. Mass. ) 2-4 (3.00); HI. Robert Wilson (G,·eeMlc l(l. Mass.) 2-4 (4.00); 1 t. nll,,"1 Ralph (WesUield, MIlss.) J-5 (11.00); 12. Mrs. M~"'l{) 11 Bramhall (Andover, Conn I J}.6 (0.00).

NORTH JERSEY CHESS LEAGUE: Arter five rounds, lI1aroczy leads with 5-0 m . tch .!<eON!; IrvlnJ;!ton Is sco:ond with 4-1; and Montclair and Irvington. Polish shue third with 3·1 each In the nino team league.

C"I': V ~:LAND CLUB LEAGtn:: Ann s ix I,,,,,"tls t he Cleveland Chili' Ciu" l(lmls lhc 12 tlcam lea/llle with R IIRn . .. ~C{H"e ur 23 'h-S 'h ; Gambltcer. _rll ...... " " d with 1!l'h-5¥.t; while AU."lIa I", i,-,rn~t1onaI5 are lhlrd with 10.1 .

YOUNG MASTERS' FORUM America's Leading Young Masters Annotate

Outstanding Games from Recent Chess Ev~nts

Interesting Chess I

By u. S. Senior Master GEOR.GE KRAMER

W HAT is there about a chess game which milY be called entertaining? Clearly .this depends

on your poinl of vic\\!, The players, win or Jose, probably derive the nlilximum amount of pleasure, enjoyment, and sadness .pos.<;iblc. Next in line are the kibitzers who, well before the game is over, have linc,g up ~hc i r pros and cons to plague the players. And finally, there arc ,the analysts, who must coldbloodcdly and objectively detail the mechanics of the gallK! and the thoughts of the players.

EacJl grOltp receives their thrills in accordance with -the lide of bali lc. The players would be as hapPY ' ir things went smoothly fi'om be.,;,,~:~g kibitzers would soon lose interest. In a sense, to the analyst, 01' master l$.ibitzer when all goes game is presented as lin enjoyable all

NIMZOINDIAN DEFENSE HiI~tinfl5 Chri~fmilf Tourney

Ha stings, 1953 Whit"

R. G. WADE 1. P· Q4 2. P-QB4 3. Kt-QBl 4. Q-B1 5. Pl<P

Black A. TOLUSH

Kt·KBJ P·Kl

B·KtS P_B4

P layed to eaus" Black some delay In enf orcing P·Q4 and some discomfort In recoverin g the pawn.

S. .... .... Kt·R3 5 ...... , Kt-lI:1 and 5. are worthwhile olternotives.

6. Kt·B3 Quietly gOing about his business.

6. KtxP mack is nQw ready f\ilr P·Q4. He may also be t hinking of launching a K·~lde assaull with KKl-K5 and P-Kll4. II 7. B·Kt5. QKl-KS is good . If 8. BxKt, QxB; 9. QxKt, B~Kt ch Is too strong.

7. B_Q2 EllmlnaUni:' many of the thn::ats to his K4 but .B1ack should have no trouble e'1"~Ib.inl! wlt.h 7 • P _Q4_

7. .. ... .. P·QKtJ Apparcntly Black has been lulled Into false sec'urlly by White's Umld 7th.

8. Kt·QKI5

I'm "u"c thle- ''''o,,~c d hiIn. 8. BxB ~h

Anxious tu pl ~V ]'.Q1 and possibly bcst. O. P -()Jt4 does not look especially attr~ctl\'".

9. K1><B Protecting K4. .. Maybe I'll

". "wtn Ollt·? P_QKI4

P·Q4

Hl ttlng at Hlael<'. Achilles ' heel.

". Kt·R3 Black's QB2 must be protected again st II. PxP and 12. Kt-ll7 ciI . llut now WI,il.e thrcatens to "pcn "II Jines with.

11 . P_K4 II. .... , KtxKtP fan~ b~caus~ of 12. Q·l t1 and center pawn captures le"v~ Whit" with all the lines.

11. ........ 0·0-Black has managed to safeguard his

King, but White's aggressiveness, com· mencing with his "ighth move, has been rewardcd 'with t he formation o r a strong Q""lde bind.

12. P·QR3 B·Kt2 13. B·Q3

Development Is the order or the n. , R-B1

Slight trap. If 14. KtIRP?, pxKP ! and White will find the nnguarded weak· ness of his Q4 t o be his nndoing .

14. 0·0 P><BP Blaek is searching for a plan to re­llcve his co nge$ted Q·stde and mutn­taln middle game chances. As a result his position rapidly degenerates. A r:eneral liquidation such a" 14. .. ... , PxKP; 15. KtxP. KtxKt; 16. BxKt, nxu; 17. Qxll. Q_K2 and the patient cxtricMion oI h is QKt via QKtl is in order.

15. KhBP Q·Q2 16. Kt_K5

A sharp rejoinder. 16. Q-K2

As good as forced. If 16. . ... , QxKt: 17. QxR or 16 ........ RxQ; 17. QtxQ; winning the exchange in 'either case.

concedl'~~ ~~1 errors Of hI~'~ayS and a pawn? No. W ith this peculiar mOve To1ush serves notice of h is Intention to reenter the game with Kt·Ktl and Kt_B3. Should White wish to prevent this he must part with one of hL. ~!I!lrCB~ive Knights. IT I wcre Whit .. , r would probably have played 111. P-B4, looking forward to ~ K·slde ossault and the possible establtshment or .Q6 for a Kn ight. \Vade prefers to swap Knights.

18. KtxRP QxKt 19. BxKt R-B6

Black nOw has a gOOd deal of counter· play.

20. B-Q3 Protecting the KP.

20. Q·B2 But this 15 unnec",, "sary. 20 ....... , RxRP maintains material equality and even chances.

11. P-B4 St"cngthenlng the good. 21. K t·B3 Is bcst.

". 22. KR·Ql

rampari~""j,ut not Simple, sofer, and

R-Ql P-KKt4

Threatenln.o:: to unsaddle the Knight. 23. PxP QxKI 24. PxKt

With nasty mate thr~ab but Black ha. fine chances.

1~. ........ K·Rl 24 . ...... . QxBP III plaYlblc 'and 24 ....... , Q.Q$ ch; 25. K·RI, RxB; 26. Q·I(l.~ ch, K·Bt; 21. Q-Kt1 eh, K·KI ; 28. Q·K18 ch, K-Q2; 29. RxR, QxR; 30. QxBJ> eh, K­n3; 31. QxKP ch is unciCHr. Thc tc~L

threatentng the Bishop is probably best.

25. QR_B1 To save the Bishop. Moves like 25. B-B2. and B_Kt5 were to be constdered but 25 ... "., R-KKll gives Btack strong chances.

25. . Q·Q5 ch 26. K·Bl

Sad necessity but If 26. K·RI, QxB opscts the · applecart.

".

Gives White a chance. 26 ....... , QxP ch was much better.

27. P· K5 Notice how White's Bishop is indirectly defended due to the threat or mate on QB8.

27. ........ R·KKtl? {·'alling into ~ mating net. 27. .. .... B.Q4 woul d probubly have changed the result.

18. R_B~ Q·Q4 There's nothing ei«e.

29. R: Kt4 R-KBI 30. R·Kt7

Just like he owns the board. 30. . RxB 31. RxP ch Re.igns

He docs. If 31. .... , KxR; 32. Q_RS eh, K.KtI; 23. Q·Kt.5 eh and 34. Q-Kt1 mal .. .

POMAR Youthful Arturo Pomar, former

champion of Spain, will leave Central America soon and begin his U.S. exhibition tour in Texas in April with Corpus, Christ as first stop, and thence proceeding north and east through Ohio and Michigan en his way to New York. Club~ desiring to arrange for ex­hibitions en route may contact Martin Nunez, 159 W. 80th St.,

'New York, N.Y.

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Contributors to the "

YOUNG MASTERS' FORUM Hans Berliner Arthu r Bisgul" r Curt Brisket K arl Burger Eliot Hearst G .. orge Kr.mer Carl Pilnlck J a."es Sherwin Walte r Shipman

new YSC':]. State Cl.apl"I"

THE State AssociaUons listed be­. low I1rc welcome :Jdditions to the growing family of USCF af­fili ates. All tournaments con­dllcted by these slate associations are rated. Il your State Associa· Hon is not getting the benefits of affiliation, write fOI' details and application bl'lnk to KenneUI Hark­ness, USCF Business Manager, ~3 Barrow St., New York 14, N.Y. LouiSIANA CHESS ASSOCIATION Comhined dues (USCI" and LCA): $5.00 for onc year, 89 .50 for two years, 513.50 Ior thrue ycars; $100.00 for Lire Membership. President: Eugene P. Watson; Seeretary.Treasurer: A. L. M.cAuley, 4225 So. Liberty St., New Orleans Iii, La. •

MAS~ACHUSETTS STATE CHESS AS· SOCIATION Prc"idcnt: Stanley W. D. King; Treas, ure r: Joscph H. HUrvlt,,; Secretary; M!.~ Liman Alden, 23 Lawrence Ave., Roxbury 21, "'ass.

OKLAHOMA CHESS ASSOCIATION President Prof. A. M. de la TOITe; Secretary_Treasurer: R. C. Olin, 2.735 :East 15th St., Tul"a, Okla.

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THE Clubs listed below are wel­come additions to ~,he growing family of USCF affiliates. All wuronments conducted by these dubs are ' raLed. 1f your club is not getting tl:! e benefits of affilia· tion, write for details and applica­t ion bl!lnk to Kenneth Harkness, USCF Business Managet, . 93 Bar· row St., New York 14, N. Y. CALIFORNIA North American Avia1ion Downey Chess Clob Tho Cafeteria, No. Amer. Aviation, Downey Park 12214 Lakewood Blvd, Downey, Calif.

Meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Pres.: Jerome Wiener; See)·Treas.: M. C. F.k, 111551 Haledon Ave., Downey, ' Calil. MINI'\I I!SOTA St. Paul Chess Club YMCA, 475 Cednr St. St. P aul, Minn.

Mcets Wednesdays. ·Pres.: Robert C. Gave; Treas.; Eugene Hoeflin; See'y: Joh n Hrennon, 735 E. Nevada Ave., St. Paul, Minn. TEXAS Dallas YMCA Chess Club Meet~ 7:30 Thursdays . 1:30 on Sat­

u"(lays and Sundays. Pres: C. F. Tears, Jr.; Treas: J. W. Stapp; Sec'y: R. n. Potter, 2!1tO Morrell St., Dallas, Tex.

BOOST · AMERICAN CHESSI B!/loining the U.S.C.F.

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Vol. Vill, Number 14 Saturday, March 20, 1954

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Montgomery Ma;or

Concerning Ratecl Tournamenls Win" k to wlmm o,,~ s"~,,ks JDts "ot " .. J (UI .. " J, ""J he who

Jots "01 ""Jus/anJ, Ihn is M~I"J>hysi'J . VOLTAIRE

A PP ARENTL Y, we bave been in tbe plane of Metaphysics as de. line'd by Voltaire in our discussions of the principles governing

the rating of tournaments by the USCF, because few of our readers seemed to have grasped the implications. Each week brings in the hopeful reports of tournaments that are not eligible for rating and announcements of events which are eligible for rating and therefore in most. cases not e ligible for announcement in Tournament Life.

Let us once again endeavor to blow away the (og of misunder· standing and save postage and the remorseless erosion of the temper that comes (rom explaining and explaining the same point over and over in eternal reiteration.

First, only 100% USCF rated tournaments are eligible for publica' tion in the announcement columns of Tournament Life, with the following exceptions: Rapid Transit events, handicap events, gambit eventS (which are nOl eligible for rating) will be announced if conducted by any USCF affiliate.

Second, aU tournaments that are rateable conducted . by USCF affiliates are eligible for publication in Tournament Life and for USCF rating, if they comply with the special provisions for each class of event. A club tournament is 100% rated if the club is an affiliate without fees. A city, regional or other event conducted by an affiliated club is rated if $1.00 r~ting fee is collected from all entrants who are not USCF members. Team matches bet.ween two affiliated clubs are 100% rated without charge. Tournaments conducted by affiliated State Associations ore rated because aU entrants must be USCF members.

Third, all tournaments conducted by non-affiliated organizations may become eligible (or annou ncement in Tournament Life and also eligible for USCF rating, if the orgafiizlltion conducting such events collects a $1.00 rating fee from all partidpants who are not USCF members.

Fourth, whether conducted by an affiliated organization or not, to be recognized and rated, a tournament should be reported upon the regular form for reporting such events; for publication of announcement of a tournament, the details should be submitted on a form prepared for this purpose. Both forms may be obtained by writing to Montgomery Major, 123 No. Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, lll. While we will not immediately reject reports not presented on the regulation forms, in the near future no report or announcement will be aceepted which does not comply with these regulations, so it is a very simple and wise move to form the habit now of reporting evcnts through the proper procedure.

Is -this too metaphysical a statement?

MANHATIAN CHESS CLUB CLASS A CONSOLATION New York, 1954

_ 100% USC F RatN Elient 1. Martin Harrow (Jamaica, N. Y.) _ ................ _ .......... _ .. " 2. lLeuben Klusman (New York City) ......... ................. ..... ... ~ x 3. William J . Lombard), (New York Clly) _ ......... ...... . 0 1 4. Mrs. Gisela K. Gresser (New York) .......... _ ............. 0 1 s. AmQ5 Kaminski (New York Cit,.) ........... 0 0 6. Iva n J.'rllnk (New York Clly) 2.1-4~; 7. Alan L. Brown 8. Daniel A. Me,. l!rs (New York Cit,.) 1-8.

Kaminski [orfeltcd 1.0 Klugman.

1 1 '1 I I II I 1 1 1

x 0 1 1 1 1 I " 0 0 1 1 o I X & 1 1 (So. Oran,,,, N .

61· t , -, , -, 31-31 31·31

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SECOND BOOK OF CHESS: THE NINE BAD MOVES (AND HOW TO AVO ID THEM). By Fred Reinfeld. New Yo rk: Sterli ng Publ ish ing Co., 124 pp. $2.50.

C AN ReinlcJd be a golfer? Il not, he 'has hit. upon the title of one of the most famous books of instruction in that. unchessic pastime.

And as the authors of that book concentrate upon the nine had shots of golf, so Reinfeld here demonstrates Ule results of neglecting develop. ment, exposing. the king, moving ~e queen in the opening, grabbing pa\~ns, weakenmg the castled po.'Iihon, geUing pinned, {ailing to guard ilgamst captures, un~erestimating threllts, and losing a won game. Like t"he golf authors, he will have to put up with a good deal oC kidding {rom reviewers who regard their opportunities for error more generously.

As in all his book's, Reinleld combines his practical knowledge of book production with his enormous chess learning. Each illustrative game is complete on two facing -pages; each example is complete on one ~~~e: No man h:U done more than Reinfeld to capitalize upon the pOSSibilities of effective presentation, and this book is another success In t.h~t regard. And 3~ nearly always in Rcin!eld'sbooks, th'e games and POSitiOns are both tYPical and realistic - the latter because they come {-:om actual tournament 'Play. 'I'hc apparently negative approach should disturb no one, for 11 player must clear away lllUlts before he can hope to imp~ovc . Th.e book shoul~ be a. boon to class C and D players; even those .In tjle hIgher categoncs WI ll profit fl'om witnessing anew tile penalties of error.

• USCF Rating Statistician Harkness

Discuss~s Local Rating Systems I I~ a "Letter to the Editor" puhlished in the Cleveland Chess

Bulletm for. February I , ~9M, USCF Rating Statistician Kenneth !farkncss reviews the local ~Ieveland Rating System and explains why Its results do no! conf!>rm. WIth !he National Ratings. Since the subject" has ~ad. much ~ ISCUSSl?n I!", vafl?us local bulletins published by chess aSSOCiations whIch. mamtam thClr own local ra ting systems, CHESS LIFE feels thc s~b]ect Il?-attcr of the letter is of general interest and therefore republishes thiS letter verbatim' from the Cleveland Chess Bulletin for the information of all. Text of the letter (ollows: Dear Sir: In t be development of the nation-

May J tell you how much I bave al rating system we have had enjoyed reading your fine publica. many opportunities to compare the tion. It is outstanding in its field. performances of players from all The cbessplayers of Cleveland sections of the country. Wben rat. Sho~1d . be thankful to have. s~ch a ings are based on competition be. perlo(lIcal devoted ' to their mter· tween a group of players in one ests. ,... city or State, an original error in

I have Just~ one slight protest to assigning values remains uncor­make. It concerns the Cleveland rectcd and the whole group may Rating System. I am Hattered, of be over·rated or under·rated. But course, that Cleveland has pattern· when players from such a group ed its ratings after the system r compete in regional and national deve1()ped for the U.S. Chess Fed· tournameots, their ratings are rais· eration. However, the statement in ed or lowered by their performam> your December 16th issue t h n t es in these events. If th.ere is sui· "these ratings are compiled in t he ficient evidence to warrent it, we same mnnner as, and are compar· have adjusted the ratings of all able to, the ratings promulgated players in a city or Sta.te that by the USCF" is not borne out by seems to he over·rated or under· the ratings you publish for Cleve· ra ted . As a rule, however, such land players. Practically all your drastic corrections are not neces· ratine:,s arc much higher than the sary. As players meet in regional USCF ratings for the same play. and national contests they correct ers. _ each other's ratings and national

I am fairly certain that the diE· uniformity is gradually achieved. ferences can be explained logically, By ratiog the performances of for 1 have had the sa me exper- thousands of players in hundreds of ience in rating the perfor mances tournaments over a long period of of players in some localities. [ be. time, the USCF rpling system now lieve your ratings are too bigh, gives us a reasonably accurate as compared to the national rat· comparison of the strengrtJ. of ings, because the fi gures assigned American players in all sections originaIly by your statistician to of the United States. This is partic· Cleveland players wcre about 200 ularly true of players in the Ex­points higher tban the USCF rat- pert and Master elasses for these ings for these players. Since thcn, players have eompct.ed in enough the tournaments you rate have been events to give us a· lrue measure held in Cleveland . Unaffected to of their strength: There are still any extent by the ratings of play· one or two sections in the United ers from other sections of the couo· States in which players compete

_ try, the original differences have among tbemselves and seldom en· not been corrected. As a result, ter regional or nationa l ev e n t s. all your players have higher The ratings of players in these sec· "Cleveland" ratings tban USCF tions may be too high or too low ratings. (Please turn t o pag e 5, (.01. 3)

! "T"~ Irouble ,;'il" chi/5s is Ihul iI's dif­ficult ollce you catch 011 to it !"

Rtp,j"ua I,om Woman's Hom" Compml;/:m by kinJ pnmis,ion 0/ the p"bli,has "lid "'lisl Dayt H"lIiM.

(CoPVright 1151, Woman's Home Compiln l'on)

JACQUES MIESES LAST OF TITANS

The recent passing of Inter­national Grandmaster Jacques Mieses brings back memories of the era or ti tans in l'hCSS - of Pillsbury, Lasker, Tsch igorin, and Marshall. J.~or now only U.S. Master Emeritus Albert W. Fox, still practicing law in Washing­ton, remains of the sixteen com­petitors in the famous Calnbridge Springs International Tournament of 1904, won by Frank Mnrshall, foll owed by Em::mucl Lasker (then World Champion), David Jan­owski, l\f. J. Tschigorin, and Harry N. Pillsbury. M.icscs won seven points, defeating Pillsbury, l\brco, Napier, Fox, · and former UB­Champion A. B. Hodges.

An aggressive and brilliant player, Mieses was second only to Marshall in· the gift of stunning surprise and startling attack among the masters of his era, and the following game, which won First B,·il liancy Prize, is a very characterislic example of his skill :

VIENNA GAME Paris

White Tournament, 1900

Bhu::k J . MIESES 1. P-K4 P·K4 2. KI-OB3 Kt oOBl 3. B·B4 B·B4 I . P·Ol P-Q3 s. P·B4 KI·B3 ,. P_BS Kt-QR4 7. Q·Bl P·B3 I . P·KKI41 P-KR3 9. P·K R4 P-QKt4 10. 8·Kt3 Ktx8 11. RPxKt P·KR4 '2. PxP KlxRP 13. KKI·K2 Q.KI3 14. KI-KIl KI·B3 15. B· KIS 8·Kt2 16. P· lt5 Kt·lt2 17. 8 .Q2 0.0·0 18. P_R6" P-Kt3 t . 0.0·0 KR·Ktl

D. JANOWSKI 20. PxP PxP 21. QR·BI K_Ktl 22. Q·871 R· Rl 23. QxPI QR·KtI 24. Q·KI711 B·81 U. KI.BS 8xKt 26. Rx8 B·Kt5 27. K-Ktl BxKt 21. Px8 Kt-81 29. KR·K81

30. Q.Q7 31. Q.K6 32. 8xKt 33. R(S lxBP 34. R· B7 35. R· BIII 36. Q·K7

KI-KI3 R·Ql

KI·SS ... Q-84

Q·KI 4 Q-Q84

Resigns

READER FINDS FLAW IN CODE

Scarcely was ' the American Translation o[ the new FIDE Laws of Chess released to the public before one eagle.cyed reader (who asks to remain anonymous) finds an ambiguity or crror in defini­tion. The errOl' is not a moment­uous one and no games will be lost or won because it exists, for it is me"ely an omission in a definition of a chess term. In Supplement No.2, Expressions in General Use, No.5, ·the new code de fines Double Check: "Check simultaneously obtained by mov­ing a man which itself gives check, and which at the same .time un· covers the Ilction of a piece Which also gives check."

But lhe framcrs of this defini­tion overlooked positions like the following diagrnm;

On 1. 8-B4 ch, P-Kt4 (forced); 2. PxP en passant eh, the,'e is a double chc(:k from Bishop and Rook in which the Pawn has no part, although it is Lhe piecc moved to discover check.

DENKER FACES EVANS IN MATCH '

Not content with being' involved in a hot race for the Manhattan Chess Club Championship, Arnold S. Denker, former U.S. Champion, began a scheduled match with U.S. Champion Larry Evans on March 6. E ight ot the ten games will be played at the Manhattan Club and two at thc Marshall Chess Club. The match is a non­tme affair and is partly intended as a warm-up for the ,team match with Russia if the latter material· izes .

RATING . SYSTEM (Continued from page 4, col. 4)

from a national viewpoint. E ven­tually these cxceptional inaecurac· ies will be C(lrrected.

The USCF has complete r ating records on practically all Cleve­land players, includ ing those who are not members of the USCF. And the ratings of most of these player s are correct, for they are based on performanccs in State, Regional and National Champion­ships in addition to Cleveland tour­na ments. We have developed rat,. ings for your players which are truly representative of the i r strength as compared with the rat· ings of players in other cities and States. A purely local rating sys· tern can never achieve such re­sults.

l\fay I earnestly recommend that you get behind the national rating system with ali your strength in· stead of continuing a local system of your oWn. The USCF wil l measure the performances of Cleveland playcrs in all their con­tests and enable them to earn the honor and prestige of national ti· tles. Only in this way can the chessplayers oC Cleveland demon· strate their true strength and be given the rights to which they are entitled in national and internation' al competition.

You may feel that USCF will not publish the ratings of all Cleve­land players and therefore wil1 not be as complete as your own sys­tem; but this condition can be reo medied easiJy. You can arrange to have all your tournaments and team matches 100 per cent rated bv thc USCF. Then the ratings of all YOllr players will be published in CHESS LIFE. The same result wiII be achieved, of course, if the ehesspJayers of Cleveland join the USOF' and enjoy all the privileg­es of membership, including the publication of their r atings.

Sincerely yours, in the service of Chess, (Sf~"ed) KENNETH HARKNESS

USCF M rmbtuhip Surt/"''! tmd Rating Sialiltic;tm

After six rounds of play. Dr. F...dward Lasker leads tile small in­ternational at Mexico City with 4'h-* and is expected 10 draw an adjourned game with Alfonso Fer­riz .to clinch Cirst 'Place even if he loses to Captain Araiza in the final rou nd. Araiza is now tied with Ferriz at 3-2 each {or second, while Isidro Vendro stands fourth with 3-3 in the eigbt player event

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(fIJess I:lfe M",h to. 1954

Ct.ejj JJf. . .!)" new York

By Karl Burget'

A· L'I-HOUGH losing his ad­journed end·game to Arthur

Bisguier, Max Pavey greatly in­crcascd his chances of renewing his· Manhattan Chess Club title. He did this trick by winning two consecutive games from feared rivals. The !irst one to fall under Pavey's ,hatchet was WHliam J. Bryan, who had defeated Max in their two previous encounters. For a while the game looked hope­less for Pavey, who alter weak opening play fell under a severe positional ·bind on the QJeen­side. Bryan re tained his advantage

until the t ime pressure duel when be blun: dered horribly and ~signed. The next round , was the scene of the most imporl. ant game in the tourna­ment to date, for it was in

the leaders, mel. Both

players played the opening rather quickly. Pavey was the first to leave the book line whieh would havc Icd to a dull draw. Denker spent about fody-five minutes on his next move and characteristic­ally sacrificed a pawn (to weaken his opponent's King·side pawn structure). Pavey grabbed the 1?awn and reduced the material leading to a winning end-game which he won effortlessly in thirty·(ive moves. Max seemed to breeze through this one, consum­ing only lorty minutes for the entire game. Thus the standiqgs after e ight rounds of play show Pavey in lh~ lead at BJf.:-l'h over Bisguier 1md Denker who are tied at 6-2. Shaniswit and Turner each with 4% -¥.!: sun retain chances with two rounds left to play.

Forty players competed in the first round of the amateur cbamp.. iom;hip or the Marshall Chess Club. Each of the hopefuls is at.. te mpting to gain a year's hold on the gigantic Calderon trophy. The fighting quality of the chess was demonstrated . at the outset when nineteen of the twenty games ended decisively. The sole draw was recorded between S. Homer and W. Widney.

Dr. Lasker is currently en­gaged in an international tourna· ment in Mexic() City. Alter three rounds Araiza is lirst with 3·0 and Dr. Lasker is lied at 1-0 with General Manuel Soto Larrea {or second. Lasker "common" holds material advantages in his two ad­journed games.

IN BRIEF: A Campa manus leads a field of 200 ladderites at Ute Mid-town Chess Center . . . The City College Cbess team defeated

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GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annolale,d by Che .. Masler JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall Chess Club Champion, 1954

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FRENCH DEFENSE MCO: P~. 53, column 41 (b : BJ

U. S. Interc:ollegi.t. Championship

New York, 1953 WhIle

A. WEISSMAN I . P·K4 P·K3 3. 2. P.o' P.,!4'. The Stclnltz Vorl.tlon DeCem\!.

Black A. B1SGU1ER Kt·QB~ Kt·KB3 P·KS

of the French

4. '~"'M KKt-Q2 5. QI(HCl __ White wlInu to support Q4 with a Pawn, But $, P·Dt illid $, Q-Xt4 (the Gledhill Attaek) are s1lghUy better. 5. ........ P-QB4 6. - p·QU Kt-QB3 Whereu the 11"", of PlPy la.!Uated by the t ext results In a mino r plus for White. 6... PxP!; 7. PxF', P·B3; 8. P -B4, PxP; 9. BPxP Q·RScIl ; 10. Kt;.. Kt3, B-Kt5ch; 11. K.H2, O·Ooh; resuits in a minor plu~ for Black . 7. P·KB4 PxP , Or 7 ..... M. Q-Kt3; 8. Kt-B3. p .B3.

_ I. KtxP MM ••••

WhI te pU,ys his own Kame. Theory re­commenda 8. l'xP to maiDla.1n control of QBS. I. ....... KtxKt And BiDCk pIBY~ his own gDme. It seems that S. .. .... , Q·Kt3; ~. KKt-B3, B-J:Cl; 10. P _KKt3, Kt-B4; Is the logical way to t ake advantai'e of 7. KtxF'. t. PxKt P·B3 P referable b 9 ...... " B-K2. 10. B.(I3 ..... .. Tllrcawnln g n . Q-R5cb. 10. .... B·KIScoh 12. Q-IU 11 . K· BI 000 T h«atenln, mate In three beglnnlng with 13. n"pch. 12. .... P·B4?

· As a result weaken, KKM and leaves the per· manently 'vuln.erable, . White secures a wlnnlnll' .dvantage. Bl ack really h as nothing IMtter than to gl~ his op­ponent . the option, of II perpetual eheck-U. ..~ ... P·KKi.3; 13. BxP, PxB; 14.. QxPeh. K.RI; is. Q-lUIfh, K.KU; 16. Q-Kt6eh .elC. And thh surely re­flects a(lvel'$(!ly on ' h is 6tb and 8th moves. 13. Kt·B3 Idea, ' 14 • . Kt-Kt5. thr..atenlng 15. QxP

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mate or 15. KUtKP. 11 .. _... P·KKtl IS. Iet' KtS QoK1 14. Q.R' R·KI 16. P-KR41 White p«p.rel to open t he KR·file. 11>. ........ Q . I(t2 II. FoR! Kt·BI 17. Q"Q~h ~"Q U 18 ..•••• p .KR3; 19. Kt-B3, and Black must $Ubmlt to the openlna- of ' the KR·me with 2G. PxP. 19. PxP "xP 21 . a ·en a ·K2 10. K·K2 Bo02 B1.ck w.nb: to retain the polPblllty of ......... KBxKt .fQmetimc. 12. R·n P·Rl 23. R(1 ).RI B·Kt4 Hopln , to obhln pby on the qu een· side with 24.. BxB? PxB; ~ p·Ra. P·Kt51 A better. even If more awkw.rd de­fense ill 22 ....... BxKt; 13. pxn. Kt-R2: 14. It/I·RI, R.Rl ; 2:5. K·B3, QR·KKtl; 26. X·B", Kt-DB 24. R,RI I

... 8 "'1<;1'0 1:1. K"a B"Kt Now {oreed. 26. PxB P·R. The thrent was 27. B-Kt4, rollowed by 211. BxKlch . RxB; 29. R / l·R7 mate. 27. P·QKt41 ........ EorclDg an entry for the BIsh op, tor If 27 . ..... : . p"p; 28. BxP; .If 27 . ...... , p­R!I; 28. P-Kts a nd Z9. B-Kt4; and It ZI . ....... fo-K I3; 28. PxP. PXP; %9. 8-81 and 30. B-R3. Consequently the Knitl:hl Is lost. 27. ........ K·B2 H. O·KI4~h Ko02 28 ..... xP K·K2 If 29. .. .... , K·B2; 30. BxKt, wIns. 10. R·KtS ........ The hapless Knight Is to be hit a third time. 30. ........ K·OJ 32. RXKf 31. R(1 }-R8 K·Kt4 32. 8xKl leaves the Bisbop pInned. 32. ....... , R"R 33. Rxll: RxR Equally hopeleu tor Black an! 33. _ ..... KxB; U. RxR; a nd 33. R·R3; 34. P-Ra. 14. Bxll: KxP U. a · Kl P-Kt4 35. K·Bl K·RS 37. B· aS ReSigns If J7 ....... , K-K5; 38, K.Kt3, K·RS; n . K.Kt4, K·Kta; 40. B-K7.- K.B3; 41. K·RS. and White wins . This fine positional eff ort was mslnly responsible for Weis$man's wlnnlni' of the Ch am pion· ship .

DELKIOYS POSfnONS Cd/CU/tlrt.ti , tlggrtlliQn b, Whirr tlnJ

two 0, rh.~e .{ip, by ,BIa"": crttlle som. Jdiciolll positions.

NIMZOINDIAN DEFENSE MCO: page 110, ~or\lmn 4'

U .S. C~ndidate5 Tournament Phlladelphhl, 1953 -

No/tl by U. S. MtlsiO!T H trbtrt SfiJmtln White Black •

P. BRANDTS S. RUBINOW I. P·Q4 Kt·KB3 4. P·K3 P.QKt3 2. P·QB4 P·K3 S. 8·Q3 B·Kn

KI.Qa3 ·B·Kt5 6. p·a3 Kt·R4? ' t1me.wasU~ maneuver In a poaltlon

Black cnnnot nllo~d It. 6. p .»,. or 1'.Q4 13 better.

7. Q·K2 1 pref er the mort! 1. ~ .. _. P·Ie B. I. B-Q2 0.0 •. o.Q.O P·B.

flexible 7. 10. PoOR3 11 . PxP

Xt.R3. ... ... , Blaek is egIMlstent In h is entel'llri.Jln. play but the ,nore routine U. _. B-K2 see .... preferable. 12. Kt·R) KtoOa3 14. K·Ktl B·Kt1 13. Q·a2 R·BI Threatenln, 15. Kt-R4 and how .. Ill White defe nd the QBP? (An~wcr: he:! doesn't). Blad[. however, overestimates his chan~. lD wtthdrawln, the 8 from th'" p .... lble defense of the K-alde. 15. KR..KI Kt·R4 II. 8xP P-K Rl 16. a ·KI5 K'·KB3 " . B·R4 Kbap 17. P-Q5i P-K4 20. K'·K4 Kt-Q31 20 ........ . KtxKt leave, Black with f(me chance l . 21. Kt"Kt eh PxKt 23. Q·Kt6 Klx a 22. Q·Kt3 ch K·Rl 1 14. QxKI ' Q·K21? 24. ....... R·B2 ofler more defensive hopC' , (If 25. Q.Kt6, Q.U!) bu.t the ted eontlllM II . ubUe de(cnslve t".p. ~. R·K.l

no ava il . . eh K·KII 29. QxP en K·Kt1

20. g ·Kt4 "h K·B2 30. Q·K6 ch ........ In such a dellvlous position whO ean blame b in' for not wanting to m.t~ with 30. Q·Kt4 ch. K·B2; 31. Q·K6 mat e . 30. ........ g ·a2 33. Kt· RS 1t (I)-QBI 11. Q-Kt4cn K-R] 34. R·Kt4~n K·81 32. Q·B5 "h K·Kn 35. R·Kt7 QX" A very lDgenlo\UI last desperate t ry. If 36. RxQ, RoBS e b ; 37. K·m, IbR chi 38. P·K t.3, R(I)·B7 eh wlnnln/l: blck the Q but losIng anyhome, e.g., 39. Q"R, RxQ eh: 40. K·Ktl R·B2 (to pre· vent 4.1. B·K7 cb and 42. KL-B6 mate); 41. BxP, RxR: 42. B"R eh, K.B2; 43. 8XlU' i .n(l wins. 3'. a..K7 "h K·KI 37. Kt-B6 m a te

FRENCH DEFENSE MCO: page ~l, Column 92 (h ) . U.S. Open .ChllmpioQ~hip

Milwaukee. 1953 I N otu by V. S. E",p~rt Po yilas Ta,dYtlis<ts

WhIte Black E. T . McCORMICK I. ROMANENKO 1. P-K4 P-Kl 6, 'POO83 KtoOB3 2. P-Q4 P.(I4 7. Kt·K2 PxP 1. Kt·Q2 Kt-KBl 8. Px:P Q.Kt3 4 . . P·KI I(K.·02 9. Kt-QKta 5. Bo03 POOB4 A devi l Uon from the book lin es a nd­at IUlst to say-an intere,t1ng one. After 9. Kt·K83. B·li\5 ehf 10. B.Q2, BxB ch: 11. Q"B, Q-KtS; 12. R.QBl , QxQ; 13. KxQ White emcrges with I slightly better. ending . Mo« entel'­p rlslllJl' ill the Alekhine', 10. K·8 1 (alte r II. Kt-KB3, n KI6 ch i, yd a8 l.te praetlce. eI1.0 W$, t he complications alte r 10 . . ..... p .B3!; ' II. Kt--~ ' PXP k H P 1\ good promIse .lor Black. 9. ...... .. 8 ·1(15 en TO. K·B1 ....... , 10. B·Q2 15 very playable too. The ted fit.. :nto White" plan. TO • • ".... • B·K21 ' And here IS the p olut of White's 9th mov ... 10 ....... , P ·B3 i~ ilnpo:;GIblc now, becllue 11 . KI·B4! if; much s tron,er

than in the Hne thown above-12. Q. R5 ch thre"teNl lmme<llltely. With White stoppe in the <:ente r . 8l.ek deeidu for " qulek aetion on thc Q. ade. 11 . 8·Kl _. __ There II no tllne for 1\ prophylaetle II . P-QRl, for alte r 11 . ...... I".QJt41 White cannot go ahead with the reg· u lar devclOpment or hI.!! Q·sltlc. 12. B.Kl? would be Inswered wltb 12 ... _ ... p.ru; and 13 ........ QxKtP. II • •• _. KI·KtS 12. a·Kt1 ._ .. _. To Ave Ihe KR for the attack I, an absolute must here. 12 • ••. _ PoOR. 14. Kt-Q2 P-I(Ktl 13. Kt·a4 P·R! A hard doculon, but a correct one. The Black Ma'e lit y will stay In the center for I lonll', time tn come. Tho alternative 14. ....... O·O·!; l~. Q.RS. P.B4; 16. P·Kt4! Is NOT a vcry a ttrae· tive one for Dlpck. lS. P.QKt3 PxP 16. KtxQKtP Q·QI stopped for the time beln, on the Q-slde Black hpJ to uke urll'ent d.,. fenslv~ me,Ntc:1 Igalnst the comln!!: stann on the X..side. &e.sl.deo,l tbo.: QD must go; It'. tho main assd (or (he revival of the peUon ~n the Q-IIlde. 11. P·KR41 P ·KI3 Of course not 17 ..... , BxP; 18. p. Kt3!, ~.1(,2; 19. J'l: t xKtr' .. ur H 16. B-Kt4 (In p laee ot 18, ...... , B.J(2); 19. KbKP!. PxKt; 20. BxP ch \.s lood, but n ot SO decisIve after 17 . ...... , 8 xP wa.'l 18. Q·KCA, P-R4!; 19. QxB. P ·KKt4; 20. Q.Kt3. P:rKt; 21. Q-Kt7, R·B1; U. BxP c h ! 1'.,Q·Kt4 White Is looking for an Immediate tactical b«al! In, but the ""uUu"ation show, that Black Is In vosees5Jon of adequate ro!ourCe6. Therefore White Should have lrled 18 P·RS, P·KKt.4; 19. Kt-K2. l£ now 19. .. .... , B-R3, then 20. P.Kt4. ll·~; 21. K·Kt2, · R·R6; 22. K t(2).Bl!, Q-RI (thruttning 23.

, KtxKP); 23. K.R2 followed by p ·B4 with complicated p l l)'. 11. ...... IS· R3 coh :no Q·lSl It. K.Ktl P· II:4 The mark o f r..treat, but after 20. Q. Kt3 Kt-Bl there is no headwo.y In sight and the Q Is phccd ba dl y. 20 •. , Kt. BI 23. Kt·K2 It .R6

.21. P.Kt3 B·B5 24. B·BI R·RS 21. B·Q2 Kt.B3 25. B·Q31 p .QKt4 Obviou sly not 25. . ... _, BltKt; 26. a.. QKi5, Q.B2; C. t'x8 i, RxR; U. Q·83, RxB cb; 29. Ktill, K.Q2. Or 26. _ .... , Q-K l (I n p l aec or 26 .. _._ . Q.BZ); 27. Q><B R-Qrt2 (not '-7 ... ~ .. , Jl..KtS; 28, Q.Q:i and t he lJI ack R Is traPtx-'<I!I; 26. B.Kt5 With a pillS for Whit.:. 26. Kt.B3 R·RI 27. K·Kt2?

o,:~:~,::i~~::l~:' Incorrect. 27. BxKt 2~. PxB RxR 16. axQKtP Q.B2 30. KhQP ........ It's a one way street now; thc good looJdnI' :J(I • • K t-n4 (with the thre.t of 31. Q.B3) bib against 30. ~..... Q-K t2!

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30. ........ P:. Kt 31 . Qllq,. KI·1(3. T ake . a U the d ll mp oft Wh ite'. a t­h.ek . 31 • • II Klc h K-IU 31. B .R' dt RltB The stann created with While'. %'1th move is .boI,! Oyer and it loolu; .. U White did n(lt m ake out !j(I b adly after all; one mil)' count 3 p.wns fo r th. Kt lIld lhe Black R is b.41y (11$0 ,' laced. Vet there is o nC! more . maU .urpri!lf! In Black', mall ie box: 34. ........ KlxPI 36. Q. I(. 35 • • .oT Q •• I 37. R·QI 'l'he 'ollowlng d ance royal

K· Kt2 KI·K)

01 t be Queen. I . caused by time preuu", on both .Idel. :II. RoOI Q. KU 41 . !t. Rj Q-Q5

' Ad 81.ck won . , Ihe .9th

n . Q. B3 Q.1(1(15 40. q.Kl R·RI

move

ALBIN COUNTER GAMBIT MCO: ,..g. 174. co lumn 1 (b :C )

C. liforni. Open Ch.mpionmip San Jos., 1953

N01U by J. Norm"" COlur Whit, mack

M . HAIL PARN P. LAPIKEN 1. P·Q4 P.Q4 2. P·Q84 P_K4 Favu r ed by suc h ul:ll' re/iSive plll;yers as Well" ... r Ad~m&. 1. PxKP P-Q5 I::IcUcr lir e t he more in, 4. KI.-KBJ and the KB. 4 . ...... * KI-QBJ

4. P· K4 usua l lines Involv· the £ianc:hetto of

Natura lly no t _ ___ • PXP c.p.!; ~. ~Q

c h, KxQ; 6. Brl" wi th a ll cxlr a pawn plu~ s uperior d evelopment. S. P ·B4 P·KKt4! Thl~ bayone t thrust I> r~venl.$ )Vh!te from obta in ing a strang l~ · hold In the center. ,. P ·KBS Better II 6. B-QJ, PXP; 7. BxP, KKt­K1; 8. SKU, Kt ·Kt 3 lUI in B urn· Schlechter, Munich, 1900, a ltl'ou, h Black i.s .stili lor choice. 4. ........ KtxP t. QxKI P·KR41 7. Kt·KB ]

KtxKtch Beginning an In ten'.stin, long·range posltlonu l ~c hl'me. Lapiken wl~hes to p lay .... * •• , P·KB3 withou t being dl.!;· tu rbed by 3 Q check at RS and then IICt u p a b lockading POSition with _.~_ , Kt·R3 •• 82, ·K". • • fl.Q1 __ Had Wb.ite undcn;tood t he fuli import of the prevlo..,. move he mllht bave (rleet 9. P·KG!? fo r if _ ......• Q·K2; 10. D·Q3. QxP chi 11. K ·B:.! and White b u ,ood p rospceLll for tbe p aw n. On othe r m OVeS Hallparn has a t least p revented hi. Ol' I>onenl f rom rea l!>:ln lC his pool. tlonal drun. • . ........ P·KB] 12. B·B4 BxB 10. P ·KR 4 P·Kt5 1l. Q x B Kt·R3 II . Q.KI] B-Q] 14. KI· Rn Throwlna- away his last opportunity for freedom. Afler 14. P·KS! White actually hu better p rospects, e.g. ____ , Q-K 2; 15. P ·K6. Q·Kl5ch; 16. Q·Q2 Or __ ._., Kt·B2; 15. PxP!. QxP; 16. O.() with White for choice and flnaliy .. _ ... , p "p: 15. Q"P ch Q.K 2; 16. Q" Q ch. KxQ; 17. 0 ·0, R· Bl; 18. K t.Q2 with a beautl· fu l game. '4. ........ Kt·Bl 16. KR·QI p.B4 15. 0.0 Kt·K4 17. Q·Q2 q·Bl Why not Ihe Immedlale ....... .. B-Qv. I I. Q·QII2 R·KKtI 23. R·KBT K·81 I'. Kt ·KtS Q· Kn 14. QR·KT Q..Q] 20. P· KKI] 8.02 25. Kt ·Kn qA·Kl 21 . K.Kn P·A3 l&.. KI·Q2 P· Kt41 22.. KI.Rl 8·B3 1 ~ ~ , Flnnn l1 v brenklng th rOUJ!:h ~nd Incident· ally setllng a I1Ule t rap. Whlte's best be t for p rolonged res istance Is 10 sit tight with possibly 27. n ·QKtI. '17. R·B4 R·Kl 11. PxP NlhhllnJl. , .. ........ P x P H . Bx P ? BIU ng! H . ........ BxB 30. Q .Kt3ch

This only seems 10 win II. pawn. Actu· lilly Ihe o!wning of the QKt fil e , Is nu lckl)' ral,,1. l l). .. .... K·Kn 32.. KI. B4 ll . Qxa R·KtI Oth/) r moves 31'f' no better. :n. Rxq 34. K.Bl XI. KnQ AxPch Ol' 34. R·B2. RzR c h and ..... _ .• K t ·Q6 ch..

]4. __ .... R.Q2f

a piece. 35. '(1 ·111 R·Kt! R"i,nl Thll ,arne wu a warded Ih/) bl1l11ancy prize lit San .:J~.

SICILIAN DEFENSE Manhl"iln C.C. Chl mplonship

N e w York, 1954 White

M. PAVEY t . P· K4 2. Kt-KII] l . P·K$ 4. KI· 8l 5. QPXKI , . PxP It.p. 1. QxQ t. B· KB4 • . 0.0·0 10. p"a 11 . B.R3 12.. S x P U . RXB

P.qB4 KI·KII3

Kt·Q4 Klllkt

P·Q4 • • p ~.

B· Kt5 BxKI Kt·B] .. '" ••• 0<>

14. R·Q7 U . P' KB4

P-QKI] QR-Ql

16. KR·QI 17. RXR 18. R·B7 " . B· Kt2 10. RxRP 21. B· R3 22. R001 21. IIxR 24. Il-BI

••• ... , ... , Kt-Q I P·Kt1 K·81 b. K·K2 p-..

A . S . 25. K.Ql 26. P-QR4

Black DEN KER ... ,

KI' Bl Kt· Kl 27. II· R'

21. II ·B4 2 • . K·q] 30. B· Kt5 31. K·K3

Kt·1I3 P·KKt4 P·BS ch PxP ch

Kt·K4 .... KI·Ktl ch

KI·RS

32. KxP ] 3. KxP 34. K· B4 15. K.K3 36. B·Kt 71. K· K2 38. B·1I7 :It. P. B3eh 40. BxP 41 . B.Q) 42. P·B4 4l. P· KI4 44. P· R5 45 . PxP U. P· R' 47. K·K3

Kt·Kt7 ch K·K4 K·K5 K·1I5

Kt·K6 P·R4 P·R5

Kt· Kt7 ... K·K4

KI·BS ch RIt' igns

SICI L1AN DEFENSE Milnh."iln C.C. Chlmpionship

New York, 1953 Whi te Black

E. T .. McCORMICK .-KAUFMAN '- P ·K4 P-QB4 22. KxKt Q·BI

.- Kt·KB ] ... , 2]. P.QB4 P·R4 ,- '-0' ... 24. P· B] ~. .- Kill,. Kt· KII3 tl. RPxP .-.. .- Kt·Q B] P-QAl U . K·Ktt P·KKU .- P·QR4 P· K4 27. R' RI K·Kt2 ,- Kt. B] II·K2 28. PxP ... .- B·KKIS qKt-Q2 H. R.Ql Q·Kt4 ch .- P·RS P·R3 30. K·Bl Q·K" 10. BXKt KtxB 31. QxKtP K·R] II . B'B~ 0-0 32. Q· K4 Q·R' ch 12. 0 ·0 B·Kts 33. K· Kl B·Kt4 13. " · A) B· R4 34. RxP .... 14. Q-Ql R·Bl 15. K-Q I .. '" U . P. KKt4 II·Xt3 34. RxRP II·Kt4 U . Kt·KR4 a •• 71. QxP eh • •• 17. Kt XB Ktx Kt 38. RxQ ch ... I I. Kt·Kt6 b. :It. p·es . 6-K' " . qxR Kt-Q7 40. P·Kt4 K·B2 20. Q.QS .... 41. P' R' Rnigns n . KlxR Kx KI

SLAV DEFENSE Manhattan C.C. Championship

New York, 1954 While

A. TURNER I . P·Q4 ....

P·QB] Kt·KB]

2. P.QB4 ]. Kt·KB3 4. Kt·1I3 S. B·Kts , . P· K! 7. B·R" t. BxB • . BoO] 10. P x Kt 11.0·0 12. PxP 13. P·B4 14. BxP 15. B·Q3 16. P·QR4 11. Q· K2 11. P ·RS If. B·B5 20. 8xKt 21 . Px P

P·K3 B·Kl

P·KAJ K>D

••• KlxKt 0-0

KI-Q2 KPxP ~p

P·QKt4 P-QR] B-Ktt

Kt·Kt] Kt-Q2 P-Q1I4 •• a

QR.81

Black E. T. VANO

22. KA ' BI Q·1I4 23. Kt-Q4 q .K4 24. P·B" Q·B] 15. R· R:l a.Q4 26. R(3).83 R·Bl 27. Q. RS II·B5 28. P·B' R-QI lit. Q-QB5 R· Ktl 30. p · Kn 6-K3 11. Q-Q4 A(1 J-QBT 32. R·85 P·Kt5 33. R·K5 P·Kt6 34. R·KU Q-QI 35. QxQ ch AxQ 34. RxB PXA 37. KtxP A·Bl 31. KlxR RxKI :l9. AxP RxP 40. R· K16 A· B. eh 41. K· Bl Rltslg lU

by Vincent L. Eaton

this column 10 Vlnc_t L. liiat.' 41:11 Melli .... Addr .... all co"""unleatlonl to IlMCl, .11 .... r fIIrht., IMryland.

Problfm No. 491

moves

Probltm No. f9}

eke •• S 'luare. By M aunce A. Druet

Square , C I

, H I 3 E I 4 s I s s I

I ACROSS

1. A kind of thin wOrlltd sluff

2.. An .xdamatlon ]. To shut In 4. III will 5. An eee l. ,flstt­

ClI COuncil

NO.5

3 4 s

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

DOWN 1. CHUS 2.. Bollier_sly

playful 3. M.lsc ull nlt pro­

par namlt 4. Gree k phlloso­, .... 5. Au rICUlate

AIl won b u sed in the.<o squares m ay be round In Websler's Inte rnatlo_ 1 Dictionary (Un abridged). Solu tion in April S bllUe. , 50lutlon

•• Squa ,..., No.4

5 L 0 5 H MAC L E OTT A R C H Ii 5 5 K Y THE

moves

P,obltm No. f9f

University of Tor,onto won a trio angular intercollegiate match with l o-G. McGill University wa s second with 9Y.l·6Y.a, · and L aval University third with 4'h·ll'h. The University of Montreal did not compcte, due to nearness of its exa mination per­iod but pl ayed an exhibition match wil!l McGill. which the latter won 6Y.t· l '!.t.

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Potition No. IJ7

Send solutions to Position No. 137 to the Editor, CHESS LIFE, 123 No. Humphrey Ave., Oak Park, Ill, by Aili'H 20, 1954

Solution to Pos ition No. 134 Almost all of Our solven found the

brilliant and eonduslve move for Black In lhls very complicated position, Dr. Sigmund·Eret, Correspondence, 19M. Black Plays 1. ~ .•.. , KtxKlP and White resigns. U. 2. either PxKt. RxP ch; 3. PxJl. Q.Kl7 m ate. Or if 2. BxQ., Kt· Kli ch; s.. K·RI, KtxBP ch; 4. Rx.l(t, llxR ch; li. R·BI, lWt mate. On 2-p.B3, KuR ch; 3. ~Kt, QltPch; 4. K·Kl , n·Kt8 mate. The llir<lat or a n immediate 2. ~.~ .. Q-RB mate paraly:res White's de.fellSCli.

Correct soluUons arc acknowledged reeclved from: G. Ag uilera (Brooklyn), A. Baron (Eugene), J. Barry (Ann ArbOr), K. lllumberg (Snn Francisco), M:. D. Blumenthal (Bellaire), A. R. BomtJ.eraull (Pittsburch), R . .E. Burry (Ft. Lauderdale), G. F. Chase (lluffalo), R. Chauvenet (Silver Spring), J. Ii:. ­Comstock (Duluth), W. Couture (Nor· folk), ·r . D"vl~ (Rutland), C . E . Dle ... n (Tonowanda), E. K. DlDe (Norfolk), D. W. Earl (Los Alamos), E . Godbold (St. Louis), R. ~' . Gries (Cleveland), J . Huliburton, J r. (Allen) . D. flambur,er (P ltbburCh), H. £. }fart (Oakwood), R. W. Hays (New York), L. Hydcr (Rockdale), J. Kaufman (Los Angeles). ~' . D. Knuppel (New Yurk), E. J. Kor­panty (Bclieview), H. Kurruk (san Fer_ uando), I. F'inkelsteln (Bronx), M. W. Luebool·t, Jr. (Kansas City), C. Lyon (P eoria) . J. Melnick (Portland ), M. Milstein (New York), R. A. Monroe (Knoxville), C. Musgrove (Northlake), E. Nash (Washln(tton), G. W. Payne (Webster Grove). N. Reider (San Fran. ciscO), E. Roman (New Britain), S. Rubin (New York) . M. Schiosser (De-­eatur), I. Schwartz (Du rand), L SIl:· mond (Colwlck), D. SUver (New York), W. E. Stevens (Laramie), It- SUcning (Pittsburgh), L. Thompson (Wa$hlng· ton), W. A. 'thomposoD (New York), 1'. Trask (Plymouth) A. Truc1s IPhlla­delplUlI), H. C. Undcrwood (Washing­ton). F. J. Valvo (Gullderland Center). D. A. Walsdorf Jr. (New Orleans), H. L. Weig:>nd {Vletorla}. J. Weulln ger (Schenectady), W. B. Wilson (Amhent-­burg), N. P. Witting (Salem), N. Zemke (DetrOit). ----~

Manhattan Chess Club (New Yorkl: Thc Clasr; A CODlJOlation tourney

ended In the victory ot Martin Harrow 01 Jan.alca with G'k-Vl, drawing one came with Reuben Klugman. Klugman and WIlliam J. Lombardy shared sec­ond with 5-2 ellch. Former U.S. Women's Champion Gl$cla K. Greaser and Amos Kamin.!lkl shared fourth with 3'h-3Y.1. in the eIg ht player event.

Grellte r Miami (Fla .) Chess Club finished Its Gamhlt Tournament with N. B. Chun::h first lind Murray Cohen second with 9-J eaCh. Third and fourth on 50B with 7-li each in this eight player double round event wcre Ch arle s Wiseh and Carlton Hunt..

Journamenl ollie CONN VALLEY (Continued fro m page 1, col. 3)

In thc 13 player Glass B event, Allred Williams scored 5'iz-1J.z for 1irst, drawing with runner·up Raymond Ml.'Coubrey who tallied 5-1. McCoubrcy also drew with Carl Baumann who placed third with 4'iz-1'iz. The Class C event of 12 players was won by Bernard Southworth on 5-B points with 4-2. Sel.'{Ind and t hird, also willi 4-2, were John Ducharme Jr. and Donn Robinson. J ames Slattery, president of the Western Mass· achusetts and Connecticut Valley Chess Ass'n, directed the events.

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May 21)·}0 Great Lakes Open Championship

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N. Y. CHESS LIFE (Continued from page 5, col. 4 )

an Army Cadet team at West Point 15.Jh -l lh ... Walter Ship­man is quietly winning all the weekly rapids in sight. He won the last three at both the Marsh­alls and l't1anhalt:ms!! G. Treysman engaged in an off·hand game with yours truly. I gained the victory only after many tacti­cal turns in wh.ich both sides sacri1iced pawns for pieee.-soope. In the' twilight 01 his fabulous career Trcysman is sU IL a man whose play is marked by a youth· ful freshness and originality ... All New York chess players mourn the paSSing of Grandmaster J ac· qucs Mieses whose adventure through life reads like a history 01 modern chess.

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