Vo1. v. Number 20 O!fj clnl Publicati on of me UnIted States (bess feclerati on vVednesday,

June 20, 1951

STAGE SET FOR JUNIORS! Po,;t;on No. 59

Bronstein V5. Botvinnik 22nd Match Game

i. Por;t;on No. 60 O. Ostrum vs. H. Burdge

Atlantic City, 1923

Finish It The Clever Way! Conducted by Ed1ntind Nash

Send all contri bu t ion. for t his co lumn to Edmund H •• h, 153D 28th PI • •• , S.E. . W8.hln gton 20, O. c.

I N both positions above the same type of piece uecides the game in one move. In Position No. 59, Bronstein's move appeal'S to have

stu nned Botvinnik, for he made one more move beCol'e resigning. Note thal White'S Queen is unproleel('(i. wid. th is wi ft llrollslein look the lead in the match. He needed only to draw ttie last two games to become W(l{J~ Ch:ompj(ll\. Howel(er, he l,ost the 23rd game and dl-ew the 24th ; ~o thl: match ended in a draw,

In Positron 'No. 50, Harold Burdge-now of Tampa , Florida-also stunned h is opponenl who resigned without making any further moves.

For solutions, please turn to Page four.

Koelsche Wins Trans-Mississippi, Sandrin Second In 27th Annual Event

Dr. Giles A. Koelsehc of Rochester, Minn., former Minnesota Slate Champion, won the 27th annual Trans·Mississippi Open Chess Tourna­ment at Davenport, Ia. with a score of 51At -1At , when he defeated Alfred C_ Ludwig oC Omaha, Neb., national CCLA correspondence chess Cham­pion and Omaha city tillist, in the fina l round of the tourney in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. Dr. Koelsehe's final victol'y came with the modem variation of the Sicilian Defense when Ludwig took the play out of the book lines with' 6. 8 -K2. Dr. Ludwig's draw wns with forme r Wisconsin Champion Mark Surgies in the third round.

Angelo Sandrin, brother of former U.S. Opcn Champion Albert, of Ch icago, Ill, took seeond prize with the Sl.'Ore of 5-1. Sandrin lost one game to Mark Euchel' and did not meet Dr, Koelsche. Third place wcnt to A. C. Block of Chi­cago, while fou rth was Mark Euchcr o( Detroit, Mich., captain of the University of Michigan chess team, Tied for fifth were Frank Cabot 3rd of Chatfield, Minn., and Karl Wiegmann of Rock Island, 111." the Quad-City Cham· pion, •

The tournament was sponsored by the Tri-City Chess and Checker Club, 322 1At Harrison, Davenport, Ia. 39 players competed in the two­day event, for one of the largest turn-outs ever had by this im­portant event. Players from eight States: Iowa, IllinoiS, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Okla­homa and Wisconsin made th is a truly trans·Miss iss~ppi cvcnt.

HOLMES TAKES PIERCE COUNTY

Vernon Holmes won the Pierce County Championship held at Ta­coma (Wash.) with a 9-0 score, Sec­ond place went to Sehulycr Ferris with n!t·lih, while 11 teen-age Lnt· vian newcomer Ikars Cakarnis placed third with 6

'h. -21At.

UNDERWOOD TOPS IN MASS STATE

Ervin Undcrwood with 41At-l lh, won the Massachusetts State Cham­pionship at Boston in a 12 player 6 round Swiss event, losing one game to Fred Keller and draWing with Harlow Daly. Second place went to Charles Heising with 4-2, losing to Underwood. and Kazys Skema. Third to sixth on S-B pOints with equal 31At -21At scores were F'r1!d Kellcr, Kazys Skema, Harlow Daly and Kazys Merkis.

In the B Class Championship lirst place went to Stanley Ciog with 51At -¥.! in the 16 player 6 round Swiss. Second to fifth with equal 4-2 scores on 5-B points were Medley, Young, Travers and CaUa­han.

HOLMES TAKES SO DAKOTA MEET

Bryant W. Holmes gained the South Dakota title in a 9 player 5 round Swiss at Sioux Falls by vir­tue of SoB poilits with a 4-1 score, lo~i ng one game to Wilmer R. Sim­mons. Norris i". Anderson was second, also with 4-1, losing his liame to Holmes. Simmons was third and Clifton R. Stearns fourth with equal 3-2 scores. 1950 Champi­on Don Emigh did not compete.

PHILAllELPHIA LAYS PLA:NS FOR GALA JUNIOR TOURNEY Mix Chess And Educational Values At Franklin Institute Meeting

A rare oppor tunity for fun, chess and a liberal education on the side beckons U. S. junior players in the forthcoming U. S. Junior Champ­ionship at Philadelphia, J uly 23-28 The site of the tournament is the famous Franklin Insti tute, justly noted fo r its "Science is Fun" ap­proach to learning. It.s muscum, devoted to .scicntifie exhibitions whcrc the visitor does all the experimenting him.scU by pushing buttons, pulling levers and turning knobs, was not designed originally just for juniors but is the sort o[ place few alert and curious young chess players could pass by. Inexpensive and convenient housing for the players will be provided by the YMCA, three blocks from Franklin Institute, while players can obtain inexpensive meals at the F ranklin Institute cafeteria without leaving the building.

The Junior Chamber of Com­merce of Philadelphia, which is sponsoring the tournament in eo­operation with ' the Philadelphia Chess Association, has provided prizes (or some 25 places in ad dition to some specia l prizes. It has also made plans to enterta in all the entl·.mts at a night basd)ull g;une and has made arrangement for i! IU!ng\.l~~ at the close of the tournament.

Historic and interesting sites ,abound In P hih'S€:phia, and be­tween rounds the junior players can visit the line Public Library, the noted Aquarium, Betsy Ross's house, r-.dgar Allen Poe's residence, Franklin's grave, Independence Hall, the Ar t Museum, the U.s Mint, and many olher places of great interest, while Fairmont Park and other attractive gardens and parks arc never far away. The more venturesome will find Valley Forge an attractive sidc,-irip for its historic and scenic interest.

There are no entry fees to the U.S. Junior Championship this year and the only requirement 'is membership in U.e USCF. Space in Franklin Institute will accomodale ovcr 125 player'S, and the local eommittec confidently expect from advance inqueries that this will be the largest and best attended in the series of noteworthy U.S Junior Championships.

PRINS WINS MEET; STEINER TIE 2ND

RESHEVSKY LEADS IN WERTHEIM

As we go to press Samuel Resh­evsky leads the Wer thcim Mem· orial Tourney in New York at the e nd o( S rounds by 51h ·l lj~ , draw­ing with Dr. Fine in a very unevent­fu l game. Mendel Najdorf held sec­ond 5-2, while Dr. Euwe and Larry Evans were tied 5·3·

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ELIZABETH LEADS NO JERSEY TEAMS

As rcsult of recent matches Eliz­abeth Chess leads the North Jer­sey League with 5* ;-1,2, closely followed by Plainlield Cbess wHit 5-1. Orange is thivd with 4* ·1112, while Irvington.Polish holds fourtli with 3'h-2'h.

ELMAN CAPTURES ST. JOHN TITLE

Maurice Elman, New Brunswick Champion, won the St, John City Championship at the Admiral Beat ty Hotel in a 5 round Swiss with 5-0, Tied for second were John Lederer and George Doyle with 4Y.z-Y.z each. For fourth place H. L. McAlary, Tom Hammett, R. G, Yeo­mans and L. W, Bagnell held a four-way tie at 3·2 each,

SUCHOBECK WINS PUDGET SOUND

Alex Suchobeek, recent Ukrain­ian arrival, won the 1951 Puget Sound Open Championship 6·0 in a 19 player 6 round Swiss. Second place went to Carl Enz with 5-1, losing his only game to Suchoberk. Cheevers and Turner tied for fourth with equal 4-2 scores, Cheev('rs losing games to Slieho­beck and Ballantine while Turner lost to Em and Cheevers. Fifth place on S-B points went to Wash­ington Champion Charles Ballan­tine with 3Jh ·2% . The tournament was held at the Seattle Chess Club. ___ _ ~ __

SUESMAN TOPS IN RHODE ISLAND

Walter Suesman, chess editor of Providence Journal, again won the Rhode Island State Championship :6y a score of 7-0 in an 8 player round robin event. Albert C. Mar­t in placed second with 5%-1%, and Carl L. Grosstuth was third with 4-3.

In the B, Division the ti tle went to Daniel A. Pollen, 16 year old

. s tudent at MUSCH Brown, while UIC High School Championship went to Joseph S. Wholey, Jr., 16 year old student at LaSalle Academy.

NEW PUBLICATION BY CALIF. ASS'N

The untimely demise of Chess Digest left a void in California c h e s s publications which the Northern California Chess Assn, hastened to fill with the California Chess Reporter. edited by Dr. H. J . Ralston, 184 Edgewood Ave" San Francisco 17, Calif, Volume I, number 1, June, 1951 is an attrac­tive multigraph or planograph bul­Ictin of 12 pages wilh CatiIornia chess news and the first twelve games of the World Champion' ship Title Match, This well,edited new publication is $1.00 per year and promises to be worth it to anyone interested in the chess ac· tivities or the West Coast Sub­scriptions may be sent to Dr. Ral· ston.

Lodewijk Prins of Amsterdam with J21At -41h, won the Madrid In· ternational Tourney. U. S. Cham­pion Herman Steiner, Dr. O. S Bernstein of l 'ariS, and Herman Pilnik or Buenos Aires tied for second with 1 tlh-51,~ each, In the 12th round Steiner broke Prins' winning streak by defeating the Dutch master.

Revised Plan For U. S. Championship Provides Opportunity For More Players

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SAN FRANCISCO BESTS EAST BAY

In a 31 board match at the Mechanics Institute, the San Fran­cisco chess team defeated the East Bay team by 19*-11 %. East Dai' was composed o[ players from San Jose, Sacramento, Modesto, Stock ton and Pittsburg in addition to other East Bay groups, includ,ing Oakland.

A final ~vision.of .plans for the U.S. Championship Tournament in New Yor~ .C!ty, begl!llll,ng July ~th, will permit more playe" to con­t~sl by dlyldln~ the InVited parllCl~ants into four preliminary sections. Eaeh secf:ion w~J1 playa roll:nd ro~m, and the three ranking players of each secllon will compete In a fmal round robin tournament to de­t~r~ine the U. S .. Cham~ionship title. Prize awards have been sel pro. vl~lOnally for a first prw: of $1,000.00; a seeond prize of $750.00 third p rize o[ $600.00; (ourth pm~ ?f $$:4~.OO; fifth prize o( $350.00 and sixth pl~C(! prize of $200.00. In addition, It 13 hoped to arrange for point money prizes.

Invited to participate in this event arc: Reuben Fine, Samuel Rcshevsky, Arthur Dake, I . A. Horo­witz, I. A. Kashdan, Lllrry Evans, Herbert Seidman, ~tax Pavey, George Shainswit, Arnold S. Den­ker, Albert l'inkus, Arthur Bis­guier, George Kramer, Donald Byrne, Weaver W. Adams, Robert Byrne, A. dicamillo, Edward Las­ker, Anthony Santasiere, Albert N. Sandri n, Mil ton Hanauer, and de­fending U.S. Champion Herman Steiner.

SEA 'hu LEADS PUDGE;r LEAGUE

Seattle Chess Club wilh six vic­tories has a virtual cinch on the 1951 Puget Sound League title. YMCA is second with SlAt match Points and the University of Wash· ington third wilh 5 match points as the league swings into itS final reunds.

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Vol. V, Number 20 Wednesday, J une 20, 1951

EXCESSES IN HYPERBOLE

I N the last issue of CHESS UFE we quoted the seurdlous remarks of an anonymous critic; amo\'lg them was the phrase "Moptgomery

Major's semi-monthly Red-Baiting editorial." Since one of the basic principles of DialC4:!tic Materialism coincides with Hitler's own precept that any lie will be believed if it is big enough and is repeated often enough, we feel it to be wise to state and prove t hat this particular anonymous cr itic is a liar by intention. As a matter of fact, most anonymous critics are liars, for that is the reason why they choose to be nameless.

CHESS LIFE publishcd its first editorial criticism of the over­aggressive chess policy of the Soviet Union in the issue of Novembet· 5, 1949 in an article e ntitled "More In Sorrow Than In Anger ." Since that date, including the issue of June 5, 1951, CHESS q FE has had occasion to refer d irectly or indirectly to Soviet Chess policies in only eleven out of forty-four edilorials. Upon thirty-three occasions, we had much more important subjects to discuss. We havc never C<lnsidered the chess policies of the USSR .~ufficiently paramount to warrant the semi-monthly discussion of which our dishonest critic accuses us.

LIGHT A CANDLE OF UNDERSTANDING IN THINE HEART

A HAfo'i"LED reader, who would merit more respect ~f he had signed his name, proclaim~ himself bewildered by the editorial in the

May issue of CHESS LIFE. We thought our ideas therein were ex· pressed with surricient clarity, but will endeavor to rendur them in even more simple speech.

Since the USA rcpl'esents a blend ing of many races, it is obviously invidious to single out anyone rncc fo r specific notice, and such

' pl'acticc can only be justified by the cxpediency of the situation. In the USA race becomcs unimportant and should be at all times submerged ill the much more important concept of nationality. It is not, from an American point of view, important that a man be of Irish or Jewish racc; it Is important tha t he is and considers himseU an American. The Iuture o[ the USA is best assured when its citizens forget all the traditional, antagonisms of races, inberited {rom Europe, and remembcr only that they are Amerieans. ,

CHESS LIFE would not, except in this one instanCe! of presenting an example, refer to onc of Amcrica's ranking grandmaster~ as Jewishi the (act that he happens to be Hebrew botl:). by race and religion is qu itc unimportant (SIlVC to himself) comparcd to the fact that he is an A merican. He may lie rightfully proud (and should llu) of his great historic heritage as a dcscendant of a most prod uctive and intellectual people (for no one should deny any man the right 01 racial pride); but the future or the nation Is best served when such racial instincu:; are made subservient to a greater pride in being simply an American.

Therefore, when CHESS LIFE In the ruture refers to members of the negro race as such, it is nol in the sense of denying them the full ri ght to be considered merely as Americans, but as a mntter of un­fortunate expepieney in t he eduealion or those b igots who have yct to learn that the negro as an individua l must and will eventua lly .·eceive his due recognition as a chess player.

Because inherited traditions die h ard, there are many misled Ameri· cans who have let the tradition of Inequality, based upon s ituations that no longer exist, distort their own think ing upon the subject of racia l tolerancc. No laws, however phrased, will serve to alter their viewpoint, fo r laws in themselves do not carry conviclion to the unconvinced. Education and the constant Impact of actuality will eventually serve to alter the opinions or some-nnd the others will eventually pass on to their reward. All that CHESS UFE can do is place a constan t e mphasis upon the fac t that the negro player is gu ining a wider a(;ceptance everywhere in the hope that this constant rcite!ration will finally con· vince some o( the advocates of intolerance that their posiUon is basic­any unsou nd and )'ather rid iculous. But to do th is, CHESS Llfo'E must und ucly emphasize the race of s lich outs tand ing negro players as Walter Mann" Willi am Granger, George Leighton, W. A. Scott and the members of Ihe Metropo litan Chess Club of Chicago and the Paragon Chess Club or Washington. In no other way ean the lesson be brought ho me Ihat players o( the negro race are welco med in all enlightened chess cireles and only exe1 uded trom those regions blighted by bigoted and outmoded ways of th inking. '

Our ba Uied and anonymous reader then asks an asin ine question: "You're not a fascist, are you?" Since fascism invaribly emphasizes the superiority of one racial group over others (vide Hitler 's Herrenvolk), it should be obvious even to n dunce that the writer is not a (asclst any more than he is a communist. And since the writer has inveighed in strongest terms against the evils inherent in the totalitarian state, it should be obvious that he is bitterly opposed to fascism. For communism

and fasc ism, however different in their ideologies, in p.·adicc become identical-there was little to ehoose between the Italy of Mussolini and the USSR oC Stalin except in the matter of a few bigh·sounding phrases. Is our barned reade r by any cbance a communist? For to proper com­munists all opponents arc fasci sl~, whatevcr their actual politica l beliefs.

Apparently not, for the next damfool rc mark is: "Remind. us also that you mean t.he Christian God, as any Buddhist, e tc. would not like to be told not to believe in GOD." Naturally. the writer referred in his editorial to the :Diety undcr His Chris tian Titlc as well as under His Moslem Name without imputing that the Diety under any name what­ever was any Jess God. The! eon text of the original statement should be plain enough. Even the atheist's Law of Universal Necessity represents God, although the atheist may be pained at tbis interpretation.

Then, fi nally, our bewildered reader adds impudence to ignorance in askina the id iotic q uestion : "Who told you to do all this?" The wri ter is a man of strong opinions vehemently expressed, as all readers should know by this time; and men with strong personal opinions never wri te what they are told to ~rite ! They write what they believe.

We have been requested by one hot-headed group to advocate the boiling in oil of all chess players who do not contribute to racial cqua lity in chess; another b igoted faction demands Vociferously that we re main completely silence upon the subject of racial equality and toler ance. Both groups have voiced dire threats if we fa iJed to promote their proclaimed policies. Actually, we have not considered the clamor from either side. We have no intention of demanding boiling o il , and still less intention of remaining silent. Only one thing is certain : that we shall write what we believe, unmoved by threats and not diverted by cajoiorles. We trust that our baffled reader unde rstands this much of what we have ' written.

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Dear Mr. Rojam: I just want to thank you and

compliment you on publishi ng the article "Under The Chess Nut Tree" (CHESS LIFE, March 5, 1951).

Again, three cheers, and l ets have more of these articles.

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with problems but do not as n ru le bother to send in solutions. I fear that too many solvers with the same ideA Is responsible for the

apparent lack of interest which CD lIses publishers to drop pt·oblems. So I am going to se nd in solutions,

. right or wrong, a nd hope to have many more to solve.

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Cl.ejj ollie -.9n new '/jort

By Eliot H eant

T HE MllTlhattan Chess Club's In­ternational Tourney is now the

focus of attention for all New York chess fans, and this major event has aroused interest in !be royal game even from the non-playing public. "The New York Times" featured an editor ial on the open­ing day of the contest, welcominl the competitor s and designat ing the tourney as the championship of the "free" chess players of the 'World . Lowell Thomas, too, in his l:adio newscast that evening gave a prominent p lace to a report 01 the encounte r. So the competition has ereated a mild furor in Ne\'! York at least!

Since the lour foreign masters - Najdorf, Euwe, 'O'Kelly, and Guimard - are infrequent visitors to United States chess cir cles, it would perhaps be of interest to our readers to note somethlnl about each of ' them, their person· alities ra ther than their tour· nament records. So here goes .

Miguel Najdorf, one of the pre­tourney favorit es, seems to be im· bued with an overwhelming pas­sion fo r chess. When he is not pla ying, he is analyzing, bli tzing, or studying chess; any position is of interest to h im; no mat ter tbe players or situation. During his ' games he is anything bu t calm and serene, and between moves he almost r uns around the playing arena, talking to the othe r com­pelilol's or gla nci rtg at the other chess str uggles. Najdorf has a cur ious habit of cupping his nose in his hund before recording his moves, and t his habit is quite characteristic of him at other times us well. One is immediately im l>rcsscd by h is amazingly quick insight in chess analysis over the bOllrd. Pel'haps, II C(lrrclatiotl lex· ists between this intuitive feeling end his dexterity at blindfold chess.

Dr. Max Euwe, in contrast, i~ rather a quiet, shy person, whu rarely leaves his chair wh ile the game Is in progreflS. He sits at the table, his ha nds folded in front of h im, and a cup of tea is oHen witbin easy reach. In time pres­sure, however, Euwe is almost an· othe r person - h is hands cannot remain stationary, and one senses his great nervousness wllen the lime control approaches. Ellwe, tall and comparatively thin, with a ruddy complexion, seems an "outdoor" man with charaeteris tics unlike the wan appearance of most chessmasters.

O'Kelly de Gulway would be im· pressive in any gathering. With h i3 excellent taste in clothes he is the }kau Brummel of Ulis tourney. A Cuban "cigarola" is usually in his hllnd (or mouth !), and he appear~ to take great pleasure in his sm()kes (more so than Reshevsky, anyway, who takes a few pufls and the n throws his cigarette away]). The (\uorescent lighting at the Manhattan Chess Club g a v e O'Kelly trouble at first, but a special pair of glasses took care of that and mnde the surroundings more congenial to him. }king abl~ to speak seven languages fluen tly, he often serves as interpreter be· tween players and spectators.

ClIrlos Guimard is a typical South Amer i can, dark and swarthy. He plays his games with calm detachment and rarely does a smile or a scowl cross h is face. Someti mes .he is annoyed by the noise oC the spectators, how· ever , and thus special efforts are made to keep the peace around his table. He s hares with O'Kelly the habits of continuous smoking and fastidious dress, unlike the othor foreign masters i n the tourney.

So much for the players tbem· selvell. As to the actual results. Reshevsky and Euwe lead the

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Aw 50 ConduCt --4 S wiM 50urney By GLENN E. HARTLEB

AIIOCHtlt T",.m14mf'n1 Dirutor 01'949 41/J 1950 u. S. O~" Ch.mtproruhi,. T"' .. , ....... nlts

I N A large Held, where a Round Robin is impossible and seeding play­en In different groups is inadvisable, all players may be placed

in ODe large group. For Round I, players and colors may be dctcnnined by a drawing

or they· may be .selected by the director at his discretion. Each method bas its pros and cons. If the drawing is adopted, keen rivals or players [rom the same club. who meet each other freqllenUy at home, may be paired in the first round, and that to me is inadvisable. If the director selects his opponents, he can avoid such early pairings. Some players may complain that their first-round opponent is too strong or too weak. However, all players should have complete confidence in the absolute fairness and impartiality of the director, who disregards personalities completely. (A tournament with an unfair or partial di· rector probably does more harm than good to the game.) I favor the latter metlJod for first·round pairings. Of course, this should be d.is· cussed at a meeting before first·round pairings are made, and a vote laken to determine what lhe majort~·t~y-...':p:,ef~,:,,:.,--________ _

In the second and succeeding rounds equal·score players are paired with each other, colors are alternated whene ver possible, and players from the same club or city are not paired with each other. These players may have to meet eventually, but it is best not to pair them in early rounds.

In all rounds nfter Round 1, the leaders are paired with eacll other first, and $0 on down to the bot­tom. If a group contains an odd number, the odd man is paired with an opponent one·half point lower. If an odd number are in thc tourna­ment, the lowest player receives a bye, worth one·h:lIf point; but in no case does anybody receive more than one bye.

At no time docs an opponent play another whom he has already met in a previous round, even though their scores are equal at the time. This could be waived by the director, with the consent or the two players, if a tic for [irst place were to be broken in the h1st round. Under no other circum· stances would the same two op· ponenls meet II sC I,.'(lnd limc.

All players receive I point for a win or lorleit, one-half point for a draw or a bye, and 0 for a loss. If a player withdraws during lhe tournament, his score stands as is, but he is not paired from then on.

A few exceptions should be not­ed in pairing players with equal scores. U one color predominates in one group, the opposite usually predominates in the group one­half point lower; and the director at his discretion may pair anum· ber of opponents with one·half point difference in score. This, of course, should be explained at a meeting before the tournament starts, and the direetor given per· mission by the majority to go one· half point oll in ordcr to obviate a color jam. Color jams, once started, have the nasty habit 01 getting worse as the tournament progresses. Where the equal-score pairing is given the top priority, a player, Instead of receiving 6 white and 6 black in a 12-round event, may be off as far as 8-4 or 4-8.

If players prefer playing against equal·score opponents wherever feasible, with little or no consldera· tion given to color, well and good. But if players prefer Instead, when­ever possible, alternating colors, they should readUy consent to giv­ing the director a haU.point mar· gin on which to work. The whole thing in a nutshell is-How much attention should the director de­vote to color?

In a tournament all players may be regarded as theoretically tied with each other at the beginning of play, and, as they arc screened round by round, the stronger play­ers naturally forge toward the top, the average are clustered in tho center, and the weaker drift to-ward tho bottom. The maximum possible screening can be achieved In any round by having the direc­tor, wherever possible, pair win· ners against losers within a given group_ This can be illustrated at any stage but nowhere more clear­ly than in tlJe following: Suppose after four rounds of playa num· ber of strong players have 3-1, and a number of others who are dis­tinctly weaker bave- 2-2. In the next round the 3-1 players are paired against each other and the 2·2

players are also paired against each other, but the 3·1 players all have stronger opposition, thcoretically at least. A number of 3-1 players lose and a number of 2-2 players win. These are now all tied at 3-2. For round 6, the director accom· plishes more by pairing winners against losers than by an indis· crinlinate pairing, observing color only. A mathematician who docs not know the difference between a K and a P can 'sec that advantage. If this procedure is adopted a weak· er player may actually be tied with a stronger player for two or three rounds, hut the weaker player can· not possibly pass the stronger player. With indiscriminate pair­ing he can, and tbat in part ac­counts for the inequities of the Swiss System. The Swiss is not per­fect and nothing can take the place of a Round Robin, but with a keen director much of tlJese inequ ities can be eliminated.

PENN U RETAINS PHILA TITLE

The powerful University of Penn· slyvania chcss tea m retained the championship of tile Philadelphia City League by scoring 14 con­secutive victories. Members of thE' victorious team were Rubinson, Hudson, Gartenhaus, Stiefel, Co:· ter and Finkelstein. Second place went to the North City Bishops with 11%-2%, while Franklin Chess placed third with 8-6.

At the annual banquet of the Philadelphia City League, Inter· collegiate League and Interscholas· tic League the following awards were made: To Universi ty 01 Pennslyvania team the McDonald &; Campbell Award with individual awards to each of the nine team members; also to the University of Pennsylvania team the Evening Bulletin Award for the inlel'· collegiate championship; 10 Joh~ Hudson, Capta in of the Penn team the Charles H. Smolens Award as Individual intercollegiate chant pion; to West Philadelphia High School the Samuel N. Gerson Award for thc intercholasUc team championship; to Robert Sobel the Charles S. Promislo Award for the individual intercholastic Cham· pionship; to Howard Kalodner of West Philadelph ia High the Carl E. Brahin Award as the most val· uable and consistcnt worker in the Interscholastic Chess League; and to the five members of the West. Phila. High School team the Mer­cantile Library C h e s s Assn Awards. Presentation of awards was followed by a five board blind· fold simultaneous exhibition by Sol Rubinow of the University of Pennsylvnia team who won three ond lost two.

NEWBURYPORT TOP IN NORTH SHORE

The Newburyport (Mass.) Chess. Club won the North Shore League title by a comfortable lead with 29lfl points. Second place went to the Haverhill Chess Club with 24 pOinls, while Dover Chess Club scored 9ih and the former cham­pions, Portsmouth (N.H.) Chess Club finished with 9 points in last place.

GEZA MAROCZY I WOMEN'S TOURNEY

A s w, go to pee". we Imn of SET FOR OCT.-SEPT; Ute death of the great Hun· The Woman's U. S. Cham­

garlan master GC'La Maroczy at the pionship Tournament Committe,) age of 82 at Budapest on May 28th. with U. S. Co-Champion Gisela K. His passing leaves Mieses as the Gresser as chairman, U. S_ Co­only outstanding living master of Champion N. May Karl! as stere­the period or titans now gone. Born t.ary and Maude M. Stephens, sec in 1870, his string of tournamcnt retary of the Manhattan Chess victories was long, including Vi· Club, as treasurer, bas announced enna 1899, Monte Carlo 1902 and that the U. S. Women's Cbampior;-1904, Ostend 1905. Ever an ex· ship evcnt will be held at t.hc pOnent of hrilliant strategy, he will Marshall Chess Club in New York long be remembered for such September 22 to Ocl.ober 7. Mrs polished gems. as his ~ ..... enty.rou.r Gresser, Miss f:.arff. Mrs. Mary move masterPiece agalDst Tschl' Bain Dr. Helen Weissenstein Miss gorin in the Vienna King's Gambit Edith L. Weart and Mrs. Katherine Tournament of 1903. Slater are listed among the entries

MIKELAIT WINS DELMARY A EVENT

H. O. Mikelait of Salisbury won the Delmarya Ch;Jmpionship. which includes Eastern Shore of Mary· land, Virgin ia, and lower Delaware, in a 10 player round at Salisbury, ltld. with a 9-0 score. Dr. A. W. Morris, also of Salisbury, placed sccond wilh 714·11£, losing to Mike­lait and dnawing with I . R. Aslop or Delmar, Del. Third place with 7·2 wcnt to K. J. Siahre, losing to Mikela!t and Morris.

RUDICH WINS AT CHARLESTON

Bcn Rud ich, frequent runner-up ill previous events, won the 1951 Charleston (S.C.) City Champion­ship l().O in tlJe 6 player double­round event. Second place went to tile late W.L. W. Weston 6% -3%, while William I. Holt placed third with 6-4.

Harold A. Mouzon •. Tr. holder of the title from 1943 to 1950, did not dc[end his title, being a law stu· tient at Tulane University in New Orleans. The tournament was held at the Charleston YMCA Chess Club.

- ----W. VA. TECH DRAWS IN RADIO MATCH

West Vira inia's first shorl-w a v c radio match resulted in a 2-2 draw between Wcst Virginia Tech at Montgomery nnd llarshali College at Hnntin&ton. Charles Morgan and Ben Hope scored [or Marshall while Edwin Faust and Oliver H.o.ynes turned in victories for Tech. Dr. Asn Adkins and George BeckelL h.lDdled the radio end at lIuntinMton, ·while M. J . Propps and Kpth Chambers were the radio technicians at Montgomery.

DURHAM CAPTURES N.C. TEAM MATCH

DUl'ham Chcss Club topped the North Carolina Ches.<; Assn. tcam tourn;lInent at Greensboro YMCA, directcd by Dr. G. C. Harwell. The Durham team of 0 1'. A. G. Ash· brook, W. J . Peters, Dr. G. C. lIar: well, S. A. Agnello, nnd Joe Wein­inger scored 8-4 in games and 21·1 in matches, . drawing with the Greensboro "A" team. Second place went to the Raleigh Chess Club team hcaded by Kit Crittenden while the two Greensboro teams were ·third and rourth . The second Greensboro team substituted for Charloltee ..... hich at the last minute could not attend.

ISCA EXP ERIMENT IN MEMBER DRIVE

The Illinois Sta le Chcss AAAn. has experimented with a novel form of membership drive which is proV'­ing very successful. Various strong chess players bave donated their services for simultaneous exhibi­tions, and the playing Ice for' these exhibitions is the annual dues to the ISCA. In this painless manner mllny new members have been add· ed to the ISCA membership rolls. Winners at these simultaneous ex· hibitions get their dues refunded and frce membership.

To promote chess in DUnois the lSCA now publishes a monthly chess bulletin ''Ka.stles'', edited by former U. S. Open Champion AI· bert Sandrin.

for this event.

BARRY GOLD WINS LAKE CO EVENT

The !irst Lake County and.) In terscholastic Championship, spon sored by the Gary Chess Club, re­sulted in a 4-0 victory for Barry Gold of Witt High school, Gary Second to ruth on S·B points with equal 3-1 scores were Philip Bryan of Lew Wallace school, Jim Long of Emersoo, Thomas Bolton of Roosevelt and Donald Miller of Horace Mann. 17 players {rom 8 schools participated in the 4 round Swiss e\'ent. The team prize was won by the Roosevelt High of EaSt Chkago whose four players com bined a total of 17Jf.z points. Ho­bart High placed second with 15 points.

----,-CANADA SETS TITLE DATES

The Chess Federation of Canada through its publication Canldlan Chess Chat has announced the canadia n Championship Tournn ment, to be held at Vancouver un der lhe 1;ponsorship of the British Columbia Chess Fwt"..r:l\ion from August 26 to Septcmber 1. 1051 Winner or the title will automatic­ally qualify lor participation in the Inter·Zonal Tournament ot FmE which will designate thc entrants into the next World Championship Candidates Tournament.

SHAW TRIUMPHS IN MIAMI GAMBIT

By 21ft·I lI.! in the playoff against Clarence Kalenian, Stephen Shaw University of Miami professor, won the 1951 Miami Gambit Tour nament.

In the two-section round robin preliminaries, Shaw won his sec tion with 9·1, lOSing one gamt; to N. B. Church who placed second with nlh·Ph. In the other section Kalenian won 7·1, losina- one gam", to Peter Magri who placed seconJ with 6-2. 11 players participated in the double round event.

BAY AREA TITLE TO CASTLE CHESS

IIi the San Francisco Bay Area Chess League, the Castle Chess Club won the A Division title by defeating Oakland Chess Club in a tie-breaking match. Castle scored 3Y.r·l,i, Oakland 2l,i-l%, Russian Chess Club 1·2 and University of eaHrornia 0-3. Wade Hendricks of Castle Chess made the best indio vidual score wilh a perfect 4-{) count. Palo Alto Chess won the B Division title with 6·1 for thc second successive year, with Bar ton and the Russian Chess tied for second. Wallace Hm of Palo Alto and Robert Currie 01 Barton won top honors with the best in dividual scores 01 5..Q each.

CHESS THRIVES AT NAPEMING

}1~ollowing its original plan an­nounced some time ago, the Duluth Chess and Checker Club has institu­ted chess activities at the Napem ing Sanatorium. The Club now pro­poses to devote six weekly meet­ings with such of the patients as can attend to a study of the basie rules of e h e s s and primary principles of play.

4btsS tilt

us.c.:J. JJ/e memte1'6

S INCE our last report in these pages, we wish to welcome the

follOwing new Life Members of the United States Chess Association.

J ;omu B. Gibson. Jr. T.mp;o, Fl ••

Ch~ocer C. King Fremont, Ohio

Edgar T . McCormick East Or . nll, N. J.

H;orold M. Phillips New York, N . Y .

He rm.n Stein" Los Ange lu, C.llf.

Don;old Burdick Huntlnston, W. VI.

Mrs. T urner Nelrln" Dec .. tur, ilL

N. Y. CHESS LIFE (Continued fro m Pagl 2, Col. 5 )

fie ld hy a full point (2lh·~) at tbe end of three rounds. Features of the opening play were Euwe's victory over Fine, Evans' draw with Najdorf, Bisguier's victory over Evans, and Reshevsky's wins over Bisguier and Guimard. Naj· dorf, O'Kclly, and Horowitz have orawn each of their first tJ:i.ree games in this eleven round round· robin affair. Final results in the next issue of CHESS LIFE.

CHARLESTON IS.C.I CiTY CHAMPIONSHI P Charleston, 1951

Uell Rud ich _10-0 R.F . Brand _51 .. 0 IV. I •. Weston 6 -4 Mr$. nfllP8r_ l -t IV. f. flolt ...... 6" -4 Den Yarn _ ... 1 .,

TORONTO CITY CHAMPIONSHI P

Toronto, 1951 F. Anderson.. .. ·1 I. Suit ._--.11·11 r . Ave17 .... _u·n Z. L. Saroay _1 -3 N. Kuttlt ...... ..2'-1~ E. T. Jewltt _ 11411

OPEN TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Pllce : Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Texas.

Time: July 9-21, 1951. Accomodations: Write E. A. Bol­

liger, 202 Farm" Home Bldg., Fort Worth for reservations; Hotel Texas single rooms $3.50 and up; double rooms $5.50 and up; other hotels also available .

Registrltions: At Hotel Texas 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 9; first round of play 7:30 p.m. Write Col. D. F. Walker, Box 3125 Poly Sta· tion, Forth Worth fOI' registra· tion by mail.

Entry fee : $10.00 plus USCF membership dues for players

not holding 19M membership cards.

Women's Open Tournlment: For details or registration write Maxine Cutlip, Wewoka, Okla.

Clocb 4r~ IIJI SC(lrc~, $0 b,in! ,.011'

OW>! clock. i/ po"ibk

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

Place : l''ranklin Institute, Phila· delphia, Pennsylvania.

Time: July 23·28, 1951. Entry fee : No entry fee but

players must hold 1951 uscr membership card or pay cur­rent USCF dues.

Inquiries: Address all inquiries to Art Nickel, 7408 Belden Street, Philadelphia 11, Pa.

Contributions: Donations to prir.e fund may be sent to D. A. Giangiulio, Treas. PhUa. Chess Assn., 48 E. Marshall Road, Landowne, Pa.

Clodl Qrr JlifI ICQrcr, so brin, 1011' o.n doc/c if possibl~.

COMING SOON A New Reinfeld Series

Wn!"tul.,., }"nt 2", 1951

:=Jo,. :JI.. :Jou,.~ment-minded

Mq I-I.'" Jl 1951 CCLA Special Tournllm.nt

Correspond.nee Ch.n Open to aU; CCLA membership

not required! $000 in pri.z.es with $100 lst pri.z.e; three-round event with 9-player sections, one game with each opponent; top scorers advaDce to following rOUDd with­out charge; entries accepted from May 1 to July 31; entry fee $1.50 per section; players may enter more than one section but cannot win more than one prize nor ad­vance into more than one second final section: for details or entry write: Dick Rees, CCLA Secretary, 2826 Correctionville Road, Sioux City 19. Iowa.

J,,/y 1.4 Southern A ssociat io n Cha mpions hip

A s h evill e, No. C ll rolina Open to aU; held at the Langren;

registralion 10 a.m. Sunday, July 1; annual SCA dues $2.00; eDtry fcc $3JXI; G. S. Thomas tourna­ment director; for details write: Wi.lliam C. Adickes, Jr., 68 Linden Ave., Asheville, N. C.

July 1 .. Southe rn Che n A ssn . Cha mpion·

ship, Tampa, Flor ida Held at Hotel Floridan; business

meeting at 10:00 a. m. July 1; Swiss event; lor details write: J. B. Holt, Long Beach vi, Sarasota, fl •.

.AUt-lilt 2:1.27 C olorado State Cha mpion s hip

Denver. Colo. Open to all players; State and

Open titles; entry fee $5.00; held on Denver University Campus; lor details, write: Mer! W. Reese, 1740 Glenarm Plnce, Denver 2, Coio.

Stplw.b~, I-J California Ope n Champions hip

S anta Crul, Calif. Will be held at Riverside Hotel;

preliminary meetin¥ of players August 31 in evening; entry fcc $5.00; Swiss event; tournament di· rector George Koltanowski; bring sets and clocks; for details, wri te Mr. Jensen, 202 Nai1ee St., Santa Crut.

Stpu".b .. , ' .J The C a rolina Chen Champions h i p

Columbia, S . C . Open to players of North and

South Carolina only Olnd jointly sponsored by NCCA and SCCA; play starts 1:00 p.m. September 1 at Wade Hampton Hotel; entry f'.lc $2.00; large permanent trophy, plus individual trophies; 5 or 6 round Swiss; for details wri te: Robert }'. Brand, M-31, Old Citadel, Charles· ton 29, S. C.

Stpl(.,.b(, I·J Florida State Champions hip·

Miami, Floricta. Play at Hotel Plaza; sponsored

by Greater Miami Chess Club; prit­es· $60.00 trophy, $30.00 trophy and two ches.s clocks; advance en· tries include Kalenisn, Shaw, Magri, Church and Hernandez; for details write : N. B. Church, 38 N. W. 79th Street, Miami, Fla.

S(plrmb;:, I.J Lou hiiana State Cha mpions h i p

Shr.veport. La. Open to all Louisiana and Missis­

sippi players; 6 round Swiss; held a t Washington-Youree H ot e ), Shreveport; for details, write: A. Wyatt Jones, Box 202, Shreveport, Lo.

Stpu.,.b~, I.J Midwestern Ope n Championship

No. Plat te, N e b . Open to aU players; Swiss sys·

tern event; details will be report­ed later.

No .. t",ln , /0-12 South Carolina Ope n Cha mpions hip

Georgetown, S . C. Play begins 1:00 p.m. November

10 at Prince George Hotel; open to all chess players; entry Icc $2.00; trophies; 5 or 6 round Swiss; for details write: Robert F. Brand, M-31, Old Citadel, Charleston 29, S.C.

27th TRANS-MISSI SSIPPI CHAMPIONSHIP Dave nport, 1951

1. Dr. G. Koelsche (Roche$ter. Minn.) _ W9 wa D12 WI$ WS W7 5!· ~ 19.75 2. Anlielo Sandrln (Chicago. III.) .... _._ W31 W17 1.4 W31 W tS WS 5~· ~ 19.7$ 3. A . C. Block (Chicago, Ill) __ ...• _._._ WU "S 07 WI9 WU 1>44 4Hi 16.00 4. Ma rk Eueher ,Detroit. Mich.) _ ...... _ w23 W36 Wll La w20 03 -I}-ll l ... lIS 5. FlOlnk Cabot III (Chatfie ld, Minn.) _ W30 03 019 OU WIG WI3 -lJ-I i 14.00 6. K. II. Wiegmann (Jlock Idand. 111. ) _ 07 LI6 WZI WU WI5 W12 4l-l , 14.00 7. A. C. Lud~ (Omaha, Neb.) _ .... _ D6 W21 D3 Wi WI7 Ll 4·2 14.$0 8. Dan Cl..1.rke (Raelne. Wi$._1 __ . __ W39 WIO W31 W... 1.1 1.2 4·2 11.$0 9. S. Wlnekatis (Ch>cago, III.) __ .•. __ 1. 1 W3$ W14 L7 W22 WIt ... -2 11.00

10. C. It. Wales (La"'rence, K'IIl$.) _ •.•. _ WIS La W37 LI7 WU W19 4 ·2 9.00 II. John Penqu..ite (De!< Molntes, ".) __ L.16 L2S W31 W39 WU WI7 4 ·2 a.oo

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· 25. W. lte r Crombacker (Chlca!:"n. 111.1 2 ~-3~ (7. 1$); 26. Or. A. E. Crew IM.rlun,

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WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Milwaukee. 1951

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'7. M. RohLand (M il ..... uk.,e) __ .. W4? LI2 W31 W20 La \\I3S WIS 5 -2 17.00 8. J . F ..... hlngbauer. Jr. (MUW.) __ .... OU WOO 043 W36 W7 1.6 W#I 5 -2 16.75 9. "'"r1.ln Ptacek (Mil"'a"keel ___ .... Lt W32 W508 UI W24 W'U WI5 5 -2 16.50

10. Rkhard Kujolh (Milwaukee) ...... W508 W45 W¥3 WI4 LI WI9 L 2 5·2 15.50 11. Yrank Inbusch (Milwaukee) _ ...... L29 W50I W52 L33 W15 W43 W'r1 $·2 13.$0 IZ- ilalph Abrams (Milwa ukee) . __ .... W57 \\,7 LI W21 03 WI3 1.4 4 ~-2l 11.00 13. ~'ritz Rathmann (Milwaukee) ...... W53 Will W34 DI6 L2 LI2 W30 4 ~·2~ 14.50 14. HUgh Gaul>er (L3.Cro~) __ ._ ... W31 W41 W5 1.10 WI7 Ll 1.3 4 -3 15.50 15. John Grakovae (Milwaukee) _ ...... W40 D3 Wt:; L4 0:)3 WI7 1.3 4 ·3 15.25 16. P. ThorbJornsen (Wlnler) _ ...... W~l DI7 W33 013 Dol 1.:1 02111 4 ·3 14.00 17. nan C lark (Racine) .......... ___ ...... 0 2:2 Dl6 W4:; W23 1.14 LI5 W38 4 -3 13.75 18. AI Groves (MII ... aukee) ...... __ ........ W27 LI3 L38 W48 W23 W3-I L7 4·3 13..50 19. E. E. RlJlIi (Racine) ._ .... _ ... _ ..... _ .... W42 W30 L2 W3lI W:U LID U 4 -3 12.75 211. Roger 7.obel (MadL<on) .. ___ ._ ...... L21 W47 W26 L1 W51 W25 1..8 4 -3 12.30 21. F .... '(! C~arner (MII .... ukee ) _ ...... W2O L2 W4~ LIZ U W4& W33 4 -3 12.00 22. Fred Ralhmann (MiI ... aukee) .. _ .. 0 17 024 D30 W.13 D2S I.9 Wl::> 4 ·3 11.73 23. Gera ld Rulz (Milwauk<..'(!l ___ .... W3S W29 1.10 1.17 LlS W49 W34 4 -3 11.50 U. Y. C. Stokes (Waterloo) .. _ .. __ ...... O%:i 022 W29 L34 1.9 W:l6 W39 4 -3 11.50 25. Hugh MacLean (S t urgeon l$;Iy) .... 024 wn LI5 W30 v:!:t L20 W4I 4 -3 11.00 26. Mel,,;n s..mb (!':Iroy) .... _. __ ........ L43 WS5 L'Z$ 013 W48 W4I DI6 "·3 9.00 27. Or. S. KitWey (Milwa"I<~) ...... LIS W5~ W56 Wi' 1.6 W39 1..11 4 -3 8.00 28. O. Frandsco ( Milwauk~) _._._.L36 L56 t.37 bye W40 W$1 W43 4 -4 7.60 :l9. D. A rJ,::;onian llt.~elne) ... ____ ... Wll 1..'Z3 1.24 1.4.4 un W~5 W46 3~-3~ 10.50 30. Merl in M05CT (Delavan) ____ ...... W37 1. 19 022 L25 W ... :; W31 Ll3 3~-n 10.00 31. Art DQJn" ky (Racine) ........ _._ ........ 1.14 W48 L7 WU 0.. L30 W4.5 3 ~·3~ 9.25 12. Thon,as 'I'erry (Mihnukeei _ ....... L3-I 18 US W54 u29 W47 WH 3, -31 11.7::> 33. L.. Gal!:"als (Waokesha) 3-4 (12.00); :).t. J . lIazelbauer IGreen Ray) 3·4 (11.50); ~5. t:. Rl)zkaln$ fWauk""ha) 3-1 (9.511); :16. John Obcrr.: (lbel .. ,,) 3-<1 (9.00); 37. J . Karoluk (Milwaukee) 3-4 (11.00); 311. K~nnelh Lay (Rlp<,m ) 3·4 (7.00); 39. Clinton OeSolo (Coira") 3-4 (7.00); 40. Robert Peterson (MHwDukC'C) 3-<1 (6.00); -11. Car l J eber (Sheboygan) 3·4 ($.00); 42. JU Jnc¥ ~·OrC lell (Mllw.ukee) 3-4 (UM)); 43. Adan, Silk! (Creen Bay) 2~-<I~ (9.00); «. U. Schramm (She boYIi. n) 2;-<I~ (7.00); 45. IInhert Cords (WaILQu) 2l'~ i IU II)), 4.Ii. t:. Poetlchke IRacine) ~Hl j§,!JD); i1, It . Wutt" teln IAI> I.lelon) 2A-4~ (5.00); 411. Loul. (hnban! (Mllwauk<..'C) 2,-4, (4.00); 49. Juhn IIIlly (MII"';, nk<..>e) :&-$ 15.OO)i 50. A.L. Prindle IChll'p<!wa) 2{1 (3.00);

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CLEVELAND CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Cleveland, 1951

I. }:rnelt Som lo (CJ.e"e land) ._. ___ WIS W)O 0'" W5 W2 WG 51·, 19.25 2. ZuUan Pauer (Cleveland) __ . __ wa WIS W2ti WI Ll W4 5 -I 17.00 S. DQnald Mile. (HOCky Riv~r) ._WI7 l ,s W1I1 W2S W7 W9 5 -I IS-SO 4. AlJflrdaJ Nasvytifl (C leVeland) ._Wi WIS VI WIO Wl2 1.2 4H~ 11.1$ $. wwrence Lipkin!!: fT.. Cleve.) _.W'2I W3 WS 1.1 1.& WI5 4 ·2 13.so I . Thomas t:1l1$Qn (I..,kewood) ___ W22 WI4 WIO 1.% W5 LI ... ·2 IS.OO 7. S I.nle)' wurus (EueUd) __ ._._UO wa WI7 WI4 1.3 Wli ... ·2 1".00 •. R.lph Lewl¥ (A~·on wke) _._ ... _ 021 WU IA W211 Will lJlI 4·2 8.SO It. JO$eph Gilchrist (Cle"eLand) ... _ . ..lA WSI W23 WI3 W21 1.3 4·S 8.00

10. Robert McCreac1Y (wkewood) __ WI' WI1 IA IA W:!I 0 12 n ·21 10.25 II . Gc.ne Cobn (Cle"ehlnd) _ ...... _._.W!7 1.1:> WIS L12 WU 01 3;-2~ 10.00 12. Ronald itosen (Cle"eland Uls) _ L14 WI9 W30 Wll LA 010 31·2} 9.25 13. Adam z.ac:hlin Jr. (Oevelandl .... _W32 1.2 020 L9 W 24 W21 31-2' 5.%5 14. Vincent Sprag"., (C leveland) ._._.W12 U; WII L1 LII WH 3 -3 9.00 1$. Julius Goodman (CI~"eland) ...... _ W24 lA LII WIS WI7 L5 3 -3 S.OO II. Or. I. Halperin (E. Ch~"eland) .. _ .. LZ3 W2S D28 022 1..8 W24 3·3 6.00 17. Frank V"ql". (Cle"eland) ........ _ .. _1.3 W22 1.7 WaD LI5 W26 S ·3 !i.:!oO II. Puu! Sl'eho (Cle"el."d) .......... _LI W27 LI4 LI5 Wt9 W23 3 ·3 5.00 19. Pcler Chaunt (Cle",,1,1nd) ..... ...... LIO LU wal W~ WZl 1.7 S·3 3.00

~: ~!o~~~Ii~r:;.,:~},~""lc~dJe l!~~I~ qi~l; (!~OO~ :·~~d A<t~~r 6~lr~~~lI (f~k2:;!,j~.~~ (lI.OO); 24. Genr~~ Whnrton IClevclund) 2·4 (3.00); 2~. Itohe,·t Singer (!tocky m"er) 2-<1 (3.00); '26. 'RIchard Minck (L~kcwood l Z-4 (2.50); 21. ltobo r l Karhan ICIc.veland) 2 .... (1.00~ 28. JOlcph Uak lea (Ch:vc.land) 1\-" (3.50); :Zi. Robert TolI'nall (C leve.

~~~:el;:nd) I~~)~o.=;: ~J~h:~rrl~o.!~~"vfc~'::1Ia~:) ~~~.oo~~· Georg. Pe l~ehe

SACRAMENTO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Sacrame nto, 1951

I . II. t:. !tuS$C1I ____ .. ____ .WI4 W!I W7 WG D3 02 S ~ I 21.00 2. J. n. Gee .... __ ....... _. ___ ... WI9 WJ 03 VS W6 III . 4~·1~ I&'OO 3. N. T . Aus Un _____ . __ ... WS WIZ 1)2 WI DI 0$ 4Hl 11.00 4. S . So Koun ________ .... WII 1.2 WII W7 1)5 WI 4}· l A 16.00 $. M. O. Meyer ___ ._ ... ___ WI5 D6 WI 02 1).1 D3 4 ·2 1 .... 50 I . G W. Flynn ___ ._. _____ ._WII O~ WII LI L2 W U 3, -21 10.00 7. S. G. J ohnwn _. ______ WIO WI3 Ll lA DIl WI5 n ·21 9.50 I. it. StaC.r:_ .. ___________ .. 1.3 WI4 1.5 WI7 WI" LA 3 ·3 8.00 9. Wm. Allen _______ WIS LI W" 1.3 OIl 010 3 -3 4.50

10. J . lI astlnJ:s ._. ___ . __ .L7 DI5 Wl4 WIZ La D9 3 -3 :1.00 ll . R. McDonald __ .. ____ ._LA W17 L6 Wit 07 DtS 3 -3 2.50 12. n. J. Yuke _________ WI7 1.3 wla 1.10 W" 1..8 3 -3 ll-SO 13. J . T . Marlanos ____ . ___ .. Rye L7 1.4 WI6 1)9 IIll 3 -3 1.00 14. J . Hanly ________ .... T.1 1.8 LIO fJy. WII Will S -3 0.00 I S. N. E . T.lcotl 2}.3;':o:; 16. C. A. Ivuson 2-4; 17. C.ne G~ 2-4. ; 18. Frink Spra!:"ue 2-4; III. Earl Waters I·S.

Iverson rorleited the Znd round ; Spr",ue Ihe 3n1, 4th a nd 5th; .nd Waten Ihe 51h and 6th.

OKLAI IOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Tulse, 1951

I. Enn Ar1.ke (Stlllwsler)_ A&M ..... '{

; : t'~I~~:!~eir~~S:..';"';~l~k~a '-·u···:::::· · .. J ~ " 4. R. Pen" (NOTm" n}-Okla. U ........................ ___ ....... 0 I 0 .~ $. Lloyd Crocker (Stlllw.h'r~A."'M ._ .......... ~._ ... ~ ....... 0 0 0 I X 5. llo1)ert Schmidt (Okla. Clty)- Cllr U .... _ .... ~_ ............ 11 0 I) 0 I " 1. Melvin Juhnson (1·ulsa)- Tullll li ._. __ ... _. ___ .... _ .. 0 0 0 () 0 I " I . Julh'¥ Ga llus (Okla. Clty)-Clty U _._._ ....... __ ._ .... _ .. 0 0 0 i) 0 0 0 JI

ROCHESTER (NYI CITY CHAMPIONSH IP Roc h est er, 195 1

I . Erich Marchand _ ......... __ .. _ .... _._ ......... 1 , 1 I "I I I ·

l r:h:I~X.i!~:!~'jS~ .. :.:= __ ::::::=::'~: ____ ::i f ~ : l! ~ : 4_ Gf!Orce S ... ltur __ ._. __ ....... ___ ... __ " 0 ! ." Ii I I S. Geo ... e Nc1dkh __ . ______ ._1 0 0" " I

t ~.;"!;::nt.~~x:: =::--==:::==.:..-=~ ~ 0 ~ a ~ " ~ ~ I . Chester Burmaster ... ____ .... _ .. __ ........ _0 0 0 0 I " 0 :0: I I . Thomu Noonan _____ .. ___ .. _ 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 "

10. )11 .. llelu .. ___ . ____ .. ____ ._0 0 " 0 " 1 " 0 0 X I ll . Rober1. Schwam _. ___ . _____ 0 0 " 0 0 " II 0 0 0 JI

6~· , .. , , ., .., ,.. 2!-4~ 2 ·S o .,

PUGET SOUND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP Seattl., 1951

I . Suchobeek __ .... ___ ._ .... _ W2 Wll WI W3 WG W$ 6 -4

i g~~~1 _-_-_-.. :: ...... ___ .......... __ ~;e ~\~ ~~ \n 'U ~~O ~:~ 10.00 4. Turner .. __ ._ .. __ ._._. __ .... __ WI7 WIO 1.36 WI& 1.2 WI4 4 -2 10.00 S. Balla nUne _________ WI D9 W7 1.2 W3 LI 3a·ll} 12.00 6. o. MUITR)' __ .. ___ .___ L$ WU WIll WI I 1..1 D7 3~.2' 10..7S 7. C. J~ehlm __ . _____ .. ___ DtI W19 U W IO D9 D6 n·21 11.00 I. Wade . ______ ...... _. __ ... __ D7 DIS 1.2 OU Wll WII 31-21 9.00 9. t:lI<rem ._. ___ ._._. __ ...... __ WI' OS Ll Wi? 07 1-2 3 -3 7.50

10. Vellla, .. _. __ ._._. ___ .... _ Will U WI3 L7 WI2 1.3 3 -3 1.50 II. Oalbo:':,.. .. ___ .... ______ WIS LI W12 La t.t W19 3 -3 5.50

. 12. I)""klsen ____ .______ W14 L3 LII bye LID WIS 3 -3 5.50 13. Moore _. __ ._. ____ . __ .__ O!$ 1.6 LIO OS ble WI7 3 -3 5.00 14. Yocum ._. ____ ......... __ ...... __ . 1..12 1.16 WII WI9 Wl7 lA 3 -3 4.50 15. Bollman 2£·3}; 16. Wu"er 2-4; 17. lIu5hy 2-4: II. Warner H -IA; 19. Butterfield 1·5.

INDIANA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Logansport. 1951

1. Loyn L. Il ichardlon (South Bend) ........ WIS W'" W2 05 01 4·1 17.50 2. W. Kenneth Rearick (Gary) .................... W22 W2 L1 WII WS ~ ·I 14.50 3. GI>().-ge i\fprUn50n (Chesterton) _ .......... WI9 1.2 WI3 W I:; Wll 4 ·1 1S.5fI 4. Alrred O. Cruen (Indl.napolls) ._ ..... .... __ bye LI WID WI!> 1'15 4·1 12..50 5. Oonald O. BrOOM (South B!!nd) ............ W IO W16 01 W7 L4 U·I& 14.50 6. }'red G. Flaud lng IPorUlnd) _. __ ... ....... W I ~ Dil W15 I'" WU 3Ht 12.25 7. I)ale E. Hhesd (Gary) ........ W21 W9 1..5 WII 01 3~·U 1I.5() 8. Genr!:"e O. Ounkel (Gary) ..... ........ 1.11 Wl7 W9 W6 L2 3·2 1I.5() 9. Roger Oren (Muncie) ................. _ .......... Wi? L7 UI WZ3 WI6 3·2 8.00

10. Glen C. Dunley 1Lo1i1l1l5port) .. _......... . L5 W'Z'Z 1.4 WZI W18 !·2 7.00 11. M. G. Nepomueeno (W. Lafayette) ... _. WB D6 WI2 L2 1.3 2~.21 '.7S 12. Oa"ld Sheer (Gary) _._ ............. _ ............ _ W13 2015 T.ll W22 Ui 2~.2~ 7.25 13. Alel<ls A. Gilliland (W. Larayette) .. L12 W20 L3 WI7 014 2&·2, 6.7$ H. Philip Sehurlnga (Lanllng. ilL) ............ 1.6 WI9 LI6 W20 013 21-2~ B.1S 15. Royal J. Reck (South lJ.end) _ .... _ ............ _ W'ZQ Dl2 LG L3 WZ2 2~ 2~ S.15 IS. Harry B. Salisbury (Cary) 'Z-3 (5..50); 17. Yloyd B. Bolton (E.. ChlealiO) 2-3 (5.00); 18. JC$se II. Home (Lynn) 2·3 ' .... 00); 19. Samuel V. n 81arcom (MuO$ler) 2·3 13.(0); 20. Mar1.ln OYliard (No. Uberty) 1-4 (I.(0); 21. Bruce S. Gowen (Gary) 1-4 (1.00) ; 22. Paul l\Iar1.inak (E.. Chlca,o) 1-4 (1 .00); 23. Donald Miller (Cary) 1-4 (1.00).

A. O. Gruen ... on the playoU to a:aln the Indiana State TItle.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CHAMPIONSHI P S iou ll F alls, 1951

I. Bryant W. Holmes (Sioux Fall.t) .. __ ._._ WS W7 W2 W... 1.3 ... ·1 9.00 2. Norris Y. Ander50n tHapid CIl)') ._._ ... _ W9 W5 L I W3 W7 4 ·1 7.00 3. Wilmer II . Simmon~ (SIGUl< Clly) _ .... _.. U WI W6 L2 W1 3·2 6.00 4. CUrton II. Stearnl (Rapid Cit y) ._ ........... W7 . U; . WS LI WI 3·2 4.00

7~· A~.:~~I .J ·D~t~TU;St:;x ~~f~) '"L (~·rdt:);6·8.G~:'"t ~. ~~::kslJe~prB~!~~n~j 2-3 (I.OO); I. Ed ... ln L. Johnson (Crubard) 2-3 (1.00).

PACIFIC COAST INVITATIONAL S .. Francisco, 1951

I. A. W . Duke (Portland) ............ _ .. __ .... x , • , , i

, 2. Charles Habg,. (San Franclsc<» __ ... 0 • 0 ,

i , ~, W, PalnuUtlf ,San "rilnt~) _~ ~ I • , , , 4. ClI"era ll C.pps (Olkls nd ) ........ __ ...... 0 0 , • • I , 5. Henry Grou (S.n Fr.nelsco) __ .. 0 I , I • , • 6. II . J. Ral.lon (Sa n Francisco) ___ .... I 0 • I 0 • , • ~: ~a~:~r~!::t~~t(C~~~ktl.u-=:: ! 0 • ! 0 0 0

0 • • • • MASSACHUSETTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Bos ton, 1951 I. Ervin Underwood ___ ._ W9 W2 U$ WI L3 W4 2. Charles He lsln, . ____ ... __ WIO LI w a W5 lA WII

41·11 · ., 31-21 31-21 31,SI 31-21 , .,

3. Fred Kelk:r _. __ . ___ De W4 L2 WI2 WI L1 4. Ku),s Skema _._._______ 012 L3 WI" W6 W2 LI S. H arluw Oab> ______ W7 WI 01 L2 L&. WIO

;: ~~s.u. W.tr:ltch-ci'r==== ~ ~t M t t10 m ~~ :: ~!:~ro'!:e~~~, ·::===.==-~r I IW~ L"t.,6 Lhl W~: Li- ...

H H ,. I". },'red Mulloney ._ .. __ ... __ L2 WI1 U W7 LS L5

11. Waldo Waters ._ ... __ ... _ ... _ l..8 LIO L7 W9 WIS L3 12. J ohn White __ . ____ ._.__ 04 U W9 1.3 1)-41

CHARLESTON (WVA.I CITY CHAMPIONSHIP Charleston. 1951

I. J uhn F. Hon _ ... _------_ .. I , , , , 2. F.d ... ln ~'a"ll ______ . ___ " • .. '1 , • s. F..dward .. Foy __ . ____ . _____ 0 , . , , , , t. Walter Crcde, Jr. __ .... ____ ." • , • " I , s. ~'r;an" Brlnner _ .... ____ ._. __ 0 I , I • , , I. lJru«: Marples .... _. ____ . ___ 0 0 0 .. , • , 7. «<..-o ... e lIendrte"s ______ .0 0 0 0 0 , • , I . John 11111 ___ .. ___ .. ___ .• 0 0 0 0 , , •

DELMARYA CHAMPIONSHIP Salisbury, 1951 ,. U. o . Mlkclalt (Sa lisbury, Md.) _ ... ____ • , , , , , , , ,. Or. A. W . Morrll (8:0llabury. Md.) ___ 0 • I , , , , ,

3. K. J . Slahre (Velmlr. Del.) _____ 0 • • , , , , , , 4. H. O. Mlc.hebon (M.rydel. Md.) ____ • • 0 • , , , , , , S. L R. AI50P (Delmar, Del.) __ ••..• _. __ 0 ! • , • 0 , , , , 6. l h a Schoonover (Sallibury, Md.) .. ___ 0 0 0 , • • • , , ~: ~~~- ~~O:e':~~,J:~~~1fd~~~_:::::~==: g 0 , 0 0 • • 0 , ,

0 0 0 0 • , • 0 , II. Iiu-old Muhly (Sall. bury, Md.) _ ..... _._._ .. " , , 0 • 0 0 , , ,

I". Julius DII ... orth (Sull,!)u!")" Md.) ............. _ .... 0 0 0 0 , 0 0 , , • MERCHANTILE LIBRARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Philadelphia, 1950-51 .. In.1 Chlmplon.hlp Tourn'Y

I. Gordon Marcus (Phlladelphlu) ........... _._ .. _ ...... __ ..... _ ......... :0: 2. Wm. A . !tuth (Co lll na:wood) __ . __ ....... _._._ .......... . 0 " 3. Saul Wachs IPhlladelphlll) .. _._._ ............. __ ._._ ... __ ........ • 0 "

:: ~::f s'1.~~rr (~W~~~~:I~I~l.)--~:::::::=:::::::::::-.:~~~~:::~::g g g ~ 1 6. P ete r Zuckerman (Philadelphia) _ ... : _____ .~._. ___ •........ , 0 0 0 0 :0:

JAMESTOWN (N.Y.I CITY CHAMPIONSHIP James town. 1950.51

I. William Wilcock __ ._._ ... ___ . _____ ._._1 2 2 11. Iit~e BergquiIt _. ___ . ___ ._ .. _. __ ... ___ 1 X I I 2 3. AJlel Andenon .. _ .. __ . _______________ 0 1 :0: Ii 2

:: f!':~ ~~=n ..:-.::.=--=-_-==::.::.:::::= .. ---g t & ~ ! Ii. Floyd Johnson .. _. __ . __ . _________ ... __ .. 1 I 1 0 1

~: ~t:~d }>~rJ: ::::==:====.-_-:-_==:. __ g A & : ~ Nycren wllhdrew ar~r IS ,am" •• nd JohnMln ann 7 ,ames..

, , . I It Z I ~ II 2 Z ., U , , . · , . , . , , , .

S1-11 41-21 H 31-31 31·31 H .. ••

IS.25 It.oo 11.1$ IUS t." 8.1S , ... . ... .... ... ... 0 3.7$

121.1, 1I 1·2~ H 7Hl , ., 4.l-tl1 2 ·1., S · 12

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SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE HOWARD CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

ST LOUIS DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

St_ Louis, 19S1 It. II. Ste-Iame),,,,r H. A. Lew 5~-3)

7-1 Ray Vollmar n·S~ C. M. Durto" lit-:lt Or. n. J . Cook :1.7 L. w. H. ller 61.·11. C. II. lIamann 1.fI E. J. Ro~lICh 6-3 Math Iwtb 1..& W. R . Ncwberry

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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Fin illl Standings, 1951 !IIIatchH Games

Sin "0li0 Cbess Club ~ ...... S-o 4!i·ll Stockton Chess Club .......... 5·1 31 -r! Sauamcmto Cbess Club .. 3-3 1& ·26 Mod~t<'l Ch"," Club ........ 2-4 22·Xl O.kdale Chcn Club .. _ ...... ~·51 18-40 Pltbburgh Chess Club ...... }~, 1I ~-381

Final , ... d dffis;"e ,ound i" .,hi,h Vi,!!;"j • .. ,rs htld to

• tie b, Ric/mumJ. F..o .. S t.",t,. in fo"'s'Ot,,,J ,,,e Vi,,cirti.>

I'I..,e'l, left to n,hl, Tom Peuisu", T. Y. M .. lli"l .mJ

Phil KoIyoo.J; St""dj". i" I~ 1-1eg,o,,,,d is V;'';"i.> Bon"

1 I'I.yer ·W .. fter Ball, II .. J,j", hil g .. ,n~ .ilh Bill C&rllirt.

Uft 10 ,i,hl , LUtien Page, thall,nger. Afb~tl S'tJ". 101l."'t'J'

"i,ettor, WiIIUm C. COII.''''', d .. b chaml'ion , ... J Ftlut P""I •

,lullnl,a. I" t~ toll.' ... ",'''' Will ...... Co",u,e sueu"f .. Il,

Jeferule' his titft a"J ,clai"eJ pt><uuio" of the Will",,,, C.

Ki"J,fa" T.0l'''' 0/ the H o .... ,J C~IJ CI"b.

MONTREAL CiTY CHAMPIONSHIP

Montreal, 1951 1t.I. Celtlet' ~ .. l U·l ' £. Phan ... uf _7 7 L.. "<'Iynce _ .. 11 -S Baikovlu __ 51 al I. Zalya; ._ ... _10 -4 Wreschn ... r • .5t.- al A. G ...... Uck .. 10 -4 A. Gr.nt _ f t.- 91 P. Drunet .. _ 91-4} L. kaudln .. 3 -11 J . WUlI.ms .. 9. f} E. Da"ce _._. 1·13t, A. ManUn .... 9 -$ E. Davll _._. l'U} J. G ... Bho .. _ 7 ·7

C;l.e Reader ~ Roa.J :lo Ct.e66 By KutrT S"rnJsrn

CHESS SECRETS. By Edward Lasker. New York: David McKay. Pp. xvi, 4'28, numerous diagrams; iIIus. by Kenneth Stubbs. $5

Chess Secrets combincs autobiography and instruction . in 51 delighUul, strik ingly original fashion. In telling the story of he; fifty years of

tournament chess, Dr. Laskcr weaves into the narrath'e both the person­alities o( his great antagonists and the principles of ~ood play. Game by game he reveals informally what he learned about strategy and tactics as he moved from his boyhood encounters with Schottlaender and Pillsbury to Mar del Plata 1949. Here are heavily annotated games with Alekhine, Capablanca, Nlmzovitch, Emanuel Lasker, Rubinstein, Teich­man, Janowski, Rcshevsky, Maroczy, and BogoIyubov, to melllion only a few. Eleven games from the hair-raising 1923 match with Marshall ap­pear with full notes and sidelights. In aiL, seventy-seven games from the period 1900-1949 offer insights into the author 's chess education and entertainment for the rcader. For Dr. Lasker docs not limit himself to only his own won games. He learned from losing; and his losses to RoUcvi, Kevitz, Fine . and others an' I)art or the I)ictu rc. Similarly. he re-tens ehessically some or the gilll11 encounlers of Hubins tein and Capablanca, Bel'nstein ::and Schlccter. and so on.

Edward l..asker lHls held the championship o( live of the world's chess capitals : ~rlin, Paris, London. Chicago, and New YOI'k, In the course o( his career, he has gleaned many an interesting chess ex­perie nce. He tells o( J anowski's fondness lor the green tables, or his long-suffering sponsor Nardus, of his almost incredible vanity. After lOlling the first three gllmes of his mateh with ~;malluel Lasker, .Ian­flw~ki ~1l; fI 10 F.flward: "You I' namesake pl;lYS s,uch s tupid chess that 1 simply cannot look at the board while he is thinking."! The readel' finds similar ancedotcs about Teichmann, Bernstein, Gunsberg, and Schlecter. bits of chess lore that enliven the games and dramatize the players. Not the least of thcse is Lasker's accou nt of his engagemcnts with Reshevsky as a boy wonder; one exhibilion game, one tournamcnt game, both won by the a uthor.

The game annotations are designed (or the player who has learned . the moves but not the principles of che.s.s. No long sub-::;ub-sub-variatiolls, no high·level assumptions, no pompus explanations. As Rein(eld would say, he does not lose to a man over the board nnd give him a whaling in the notes. Many or these games arc not commonly available e lsewhere. One beauty, which I have not seen r eprinted, is the win f rom Duehrssen, Berlin 1908, given here without the notes as a sample of what this grand book offers.

Center GiI>me. White : R. Dueh rnen . BlAC k: Edwud Lask" r. 1. P_K4, P.K4; 2. P.Qf, PxP: 3. QxP, N.QI'I~ : • • Q. Kl. N_B~: 5. N.Qal ••. K11; £. B·Q1, P Q 41; 7. PxP, H x P : .. NxN, QxN : ,. N.B3, B·NS: 10. P·B4, Q.KU: 11. B-K2, O·GoO!: 11. 0-0·0, KR -Kl; 13. P-KRl. BxN ; 14. BxB. Q· N3: 15. KR·Kl, N.QS; 16. B·K4, Q.QRJ; 11. K·Nl, QxBP; 11. R·QBI, Q.Nf; 19. B.QBJ, B-B4; 20. Q·Nl. B.Q3; :.11. QxP??, Rx81: 22. RxR, Q·Q6ch; 23. K.Rl, N_B7c h: 24. W hite , ... s ig ns, as mat ... in thr"e mov",S Is forc ... d, 2f. K-Nl, N-R6 dbl . c.h: 25. K_Rl, Q-Nllch; 26. RxQ, H ·7 male _

Howard (R.I.) Chess Club scored 171h- IO'h . victory over the visit­

ing Deep River (Conn.) Chess Club. Couture, Burns. Asile, Iovino and Moison scored double wins for Howard, while 1tlassey and Page score I Ih each. LeDuc scored a victory and Howarth ., rlraw in single games. while Lupo. P a u I ~nd McKenna split even. W. Cou­ture was elected 'preside nt, F. Pa ... , team captain, L. Page tournament director, A. Starr club reporter. and E. LeDue seeretary of the Howard Chess Clu b.

Frankli n (Phil;>dclphio) C h c s s Club saw W. A. Ruth and n. Mor­ris share first place in the club championship with 4lh· l \h each ; Ruth lost to Morris and drew with Sharp, while Morris lost to Ark­less and drew with Sharp. S. r. Sharp ..... as 3rd with 4-2 and C. F. Bauder 4th with 3-3. In the prelims Morris won section 1 by 4-0, Sharp section 2 by 5-(), an d ~uth section 4 by 4-1. In section 3 J Ash, P. B. Driver and Rev. F. Williamson tied a t 4-1 each, but only Driver compete in finals.

TuJs<1 (Okla.) Chess Club Cham­pionship went to Dr. Bela Rozsa with 8 lh-llh in an 11 player rount.! robin. Dr. Rozsa los t to Read and drew with J . Virgin. Second place went to Blair with 7lh-21i%, while with one game yet to play Read M'Ored 61".2 11:0 for a certain third :md possible tic for second. The Class B tournament was won by Rothchild with 6'h-l% in a 9 play­er round robin. with J ohnson sec­ond with 6-2, while Lumsden plac­ed third with 5%-2%. Rothchild lost one game to Johnson a n !'I drew with Lu msden.

Gambit (Toronto) Chess C I u b scol'ed a victory over the Queen City (Bullalo) Chess Club by a 10-7 score with Frank R. Ander­son besting Fell o[ Queen City on b;)a rd one while n. Black of Queen City turned the tables on board two by dcfeating Z. L. Sarosy.

Lansi ng ' (Mich.) Chess C I u b e lected V. E. Vandenburg presi­dent, Edward Barwick vice-presi­dent, and Edward Johnson secre­tary-t reasurer.

Re& Cai&&ae By Guilhenne Groeue.-

Chess Watches have certain advantages over the usual chess clock in the convenience with which they may be transported in a coat pockeL Seen at various USCI" Tournaments in ever growing q uantities, they seem to be very popular with the playcrs. An added advantage is the fact that they retail at somewhat cheaper prices than the various Ame rican·made ches..~ clocks now on the market. Due to shorlages in materials the supply of such chess watches at any given time is some­what limited so interested readers are advised to contact the manufac­t urer before the slimmer tournament season begins. $20.62 with all fo'ederaJ Taxes paid is the current price which material shortages may later ill crea~e. For further information contact The Hillwks Company, 143 New StrO!e t, Lancaster, Pennill.

Louisville (Ky.) Ch ... n C I u b downed Hanover College al Madi­SOil. Ind. by a 9-3 s(.'Orc, but 110t without ;1 struggle. BllCkeRleyer of lllmovcr drew with (orme r Ken· ll.:cky Champion It W. Shields on uoard one while AI Kamradt of Hanover bested Chess editor Mer­rill Dowden on board two. l..oui,,;­ville victors were Dr. Clell Fowler, Alfred Nevy, Thomas Washington, Oilld J illle t Levy.

Lans ing (Mich.) C h e 5 s Club avenged a February defcat that broke a two year string of vic­tories by besting Battle C I' e e k Chess Club 9--6 Lansing victors were W. Morris, E. Barwick, V. VandenbUrg, J. Kinton, H. Day, H. Leonard, M. Loslk and. F. Kutt, whHe E. Northam on board one drew with C. H jerpe and L. Zai­kowski drew with L. Amour. Bat­tle Creek winners were R. Buskag­I:r (who won against two oppon­ents), J. Sherman, R. Key. and Dr. Vanden Dale.

Decatu r (III.) Chess Club lost a match 8%·Ph to a composite St. Louis (Mo.) team drawn from several St. Louis clubs. Victors for St. Louis were R. H. Steinmeyer, 1.. W. Haller, E. J. Roesch, H. A. Lew, Uvan Handy, R. Vollmar, O. A. Ehlers. and Mrs. R. Williams. G Lattcr sulvuged the point for Deca tur, and Dr. M. Schlosser of Decatur drew with John Lips.

Newburyport (Mass_) C h e 5 s Club's speed championship went to C. Waterman who scored 7% ill an 8 player event. Nearest riv­a lso were G. Herndon in second plac/;: t ic with B Gould at 41h each . Waterman's one draw was witn Bartlett Gould.

Charl eston (W. Va.) High School Chess Club played a 44 draw with the South Charlcston High School Chess Club wi th George Keller, Dave Bowen, Charles Dobbs and Rolx!rt Morris scoring for Charles­ton, while Bruce Marples, James Spence, WiUiam Painter and Joe Lechiara won for South Charles­ton. A previous match resulted in a 3-3 draw.

S<1cram ... nto (Calif.) Chen Clu b S <lW the speed champions.hip go to R. St.1gg with 6-1 in an 8 player' 7 round Swiss. E. Czapski, former­ly of New Mexico, was second with :)1,2-11,%, while USCF Vice· President J. B. Gee was third with 5-2.

Picc.di ll Y (Willernie, M in n.) Chess Club eked out a 3-2 victory over the rot inneapolis Chcss Club wit h U. S. Smith .. J. Dclehanlr lmg A. L. Johnson scori ng lor Pie· cad illy white Wm. Kaiscr and Herb Allers gained the ')linneapolis poi nts.

Grand R"pids (Mich.) Chess Club scored a 6Yl-5% victory over Lans­ing Chess Club afte r threc carlicr defeats. For Grand Rapids J. Was­serman, A, ' Medendorp, O. Jung- I

wirth, O. Anda and R. Modica scor­ed the wins, while for Lansing the victors were D. Reynolds, Barwick, Johnson, and Vandenburg. North­am, Leininger and Mor ris of Lans­ing drew respectively with E. J. Van Sweden, R. Uhlman and G . . Knoll.

University of Washington Chess Club Cha mpionship went to Jerry Shain for the sccond time with 32%-Ph. Second place went to former Puget Sound Open Cham­pion James Amidon with 311,2-21,2. 1n third was the (ormer Univer­sity ch ampion Kenneth Mulford , while Washington State Champion Charles Ballantine placed fourth.

Louisville Chess Club found Newell Bnnks almost unbeatable in a recent mixed chess and checker s imultaneous. At chess D. 1.. Witherspoon gained the only vict­ory while n. W. Shields held a draw. At checkers Banks yielded draws to 1'. E. Flolmes, E. Morri­son, O. Davis and E. Giancola.

University of PennsyIVillni,ll . re­peated their first round triumph oycr North City Bishop" 4 'h.-l'k to clineb mathematically their sec­ond straight Philadelphia Chess League ti tle. For Penn. Rubinow, Hudson and Gartenhaus drew re­spectively with H. Morris, Hick­man and Koppany on the first three boards, while team mates Stiefel . Cotter and Finkels tein scor­ed victories over Badgett, Huth and R. Nickel.

Lansing {Mich.} Chess Club, play· ing i ts first match in the new YMCA quarters, scored its third victory over Grand Rapids 7 \h·4%. For Lansing Bogue, Vandenburg and Moore drew rClfP.ectively with Wasserman. Jungwirth and Ku­gel. Lansing victories went to Northa m, Kinton, Barwick, John­son, Steinfatl and Morris , while Uhlmann, Knoll and Hansen scored for Grand Rapids.

(fI)ess I:ife W..,f""J",.. }o ... , 20, I 'JH

Wt.al~ :ll.e B.-I move?

By Gujl~~ Grouln

:r:r~' Jf:,lif't;l;, 3~~~kl~ BliCk to play

Send solutions to Position No. 73 to the Editor, CHESS LIFE, by July 20, 1951.

Solution to Position No. 70 As ,",vual solvers remcmbered, thb

beauUIul ... x. lIlple or the "indian" th ... me In actual play OCCUlTed in tbe gam... Splelmann·T.rraseh, Sliln Sebast· ian. 1912. Tarrasch with Black pl . yed 1. B·BS! and Splclm"nn prompUy re­s igned. For It 2. K.Kt,( P·KtJ; 3. Q·Rf, BxP .,hl; f. KxU, P·K. ch il>nd Black wlD.5 handily. 1£ 1. o.Kl, DxP ch; U. K.KtI, B·Kt6! wlnnlnc th ... Q or mattm,:; and It 2. K.KU, B-Koi ch!; :J. K·R2. Bd' chi 4. B-KU, lVR3 mate.

A number of solvcrs .... el'C t ... mpted by the attractlv ... move of 1. __ • B-Ql, .... hlch at flnt clanc ... )oaks a. "Erectl ...... but it ilnsw ... red by 1. n-K31 'then 11 2._._, R.KS; J. PXP! with tIlr .. t or per­pclua l check.. R·IUI c.h; 3. K·Kt.:I. I{ ·KUI chi 4. K·D1, R·B? ch: So. K-BI! aud Black has a very difficult win (lC hI! can win at all). On 1.~ .... P·Kt3; 3. Q.R4 , P·Kl4: :I. Q .n~ lIJ1ilft til l! \I\Fe.t ar pcFII .. tu.1 .,heck I" very diUlcuJt to meUe, {or 11 4_ .. _, n·Ra ch: 5. K_Kt3, il-Kt8ch; 6. ~~:\::'~'r..c'k ~J'~.!;.N;Kf~d S;. ~~~ ...,fugl!.

K;}.' rtrft~~ ~~Kt4; s3.1l7;~iea~s"to p~ dr;o~ by perpetu~ l check; but 'l'alTlI.5Ch found a .... In ror Black by a. better mov ....

Corrl!ct S<'Ilutlon.~ are ac;knowliO'd.l:ed recelv"d from : J. A. &lker (Mankato), S. Baron (B rooldyn), J. E. "Barry (D<.~ trolt). Marvin Bender tMech:mlc$burg), R. Chauv ... nel (W. Hyattsville). A. A. Fagan (Montr ... al), J. F auch ... r (New

~!~tu!;),J· ~.uSSK~~~:!""()6.«fe.~~~hl~ Knuppel (N ... w York). E. J. Karpanty (Woodsld ... ), M. A. Michael (Wcttmount). H. R. Melt ... rt CKala.ma;wo). E. F. Muller (Flint), E. Nash (WashlDClon), n. c. Unde r wood (Wadlington), J. L . W ... lnln-

r~~m~~r:l~l p:'flWitu?,ig ts;'l:m),W~~kif. Wilson (Amherslimrg).

Saginlllw Vlll iley (Mich.) Chess lea­gue elected John Reddy of Flint pres ident, Ch arles Starnes of Mid­land vice-president, John Lapin of Bay City secretary, and Don Urqu­hardt of S"ginaw treasurer.

Tri-City (Dav ... nport) Chess Club witnessed thc triumph of former U. S. Open Champion Albert Sand­rin in a 7 board blindfold simul­tancous exhibition. Sandrin lost one game to John' Warren o( Rock Island , club president, and drew wiih Will is. V:mdcrburg of Shcll Rock, president of Iowa State chess Federation, winning the other fi ve games. Sandrin also lost .. n exbibition game to Karl weig­man of Rock Island - a game which featUred a running commen­tary by both contestants upon the strategy of the 2ame.

Chicopee (Mass_) . Chen Club scored a 6-2 victory over Green­field in the West. Mass. & Conn. League while its second team con­ceded a 2-4 loss to the South Had­ley High School. Victors over Greenfield were Gleason, Atkinson, P. Melras, Beaulieu, and McCon­brey. Branconner and A. Boutin held hard-fought draws with green filed players Dr. M. B. Low and Davenporton boards 1 and 2. Sole victor (or Greenfield was Johnson.

Sprinr.fie ld (Mass.) Chen Club saw Bob Merideth o( HarUord. Conn. win its annual Washington BirUllh,y tuurnament at the YMCA, while member Elliot Wolk took first place in the Western Massa­chusetts Tournament at Northamp­ton. Springfield and Chicopee are tied for lead in the WM&C League.

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WtJn~u/q, J .. nt 10, 1951 :Journanunl cll/e CG..J"k. h Erich W. Marchand .

192 Seville Driv e

Rochester 17, N. Y.

EDITOR, ANALYST CAUGHT NAPPING

Paul Posehel writes that in his game with K. Nedved (April 20) the anlJotator missed the point oC bis strategy, for il 13. B-KJ as suggested in the notes, then 13 ... , Kt-QRS ch; 14. 1>-QB3, KtxKtp; 15. Q-Q2. SxBP ; 16. QxB, Kl·B6 ch, fol­lowed by QxQ and an easy win. Both\ editor Marchand and annota· tor Korpanty concede the correct· ness oC this analysis, which was overlooked at the time the annota­tions were compiles, and' thank Mr. Poschel for the correction. Reader David Hamburger also caught the error and made similar suggestions to those of PoscheL I

TCHIGORIN'S DEFENSE Montreal-Ott"WII·Toronto Match

Kingston, 1951 t" Dr. F. Bol..li.chulc

BIocl< IlOHATlftCHUK

(OftIWI) 4. ~x~ 8xKI 5. KnollB QlIP , . .... K3 P· K3 pllyed but In m y

~;:~:~~~l:~~::~ ~";:.:;t, to open the

GftOS8EftG Now Nemesis bei"ln! to work. Whito', eenter Is easily broken by this and the next move or Bla..:k. 21 . ..... "·K4 22. " ·84 ~ ......

~m.er~~n!W~~h~ ~~~~~I ~::::~. 23. n ~...... "xP(QS) 26. ftxKt "xlt 23. P.KI6 p .QIt) 27. 8-KI ft·8' 14. 8 .K2 KI-Q3 18. B-Q' QxP 25. Q.K83 KI~K5 fte,lgns

SICI LlAN DE,fENSE u. S. Open Championship

Detroit, 1950 NOlu t" H. Jo"tS I,,,m 1M Bullet;n 0/

tM J~.SC'7 Chrss FrJrr"/ion While Black

H. UNDERWOOD H. JONES 1. P·K4 P-O.4 5. KI-Q8, P-O' 2. Kt-1<83 P·K3 •. . ·K2 P-OIU l. p .Q4 PxP 7. . .K3 0.82 4. KtllP KI-K83 •. Kt.KI)

Solution5: M.te The Subtle Wayl No. U1 (De Blasio); 1. B-Q4. No. 248 (1-'onLalne) : 1. B-Kt7. No. ZU (Oppenheimer): 1. K·KI.

A bit unusual in thl5 variation. I . .. ~_ P-QK.4 10. P-QRl B·Kn •. 0-0 QKt-Q2 n . P· K83 .. ~~~ P.K84 I~ moee aggn-s.s;ve n ormnlly but h ero the KP must be defended. 11 . • ~ •. _ •. 1(2 15. ft.o2 Kt-K4 12. Q-Kl 0-0 16. Kft-QI Kft.ol 13. Q·KI) K·Rl 11 . .. -Kft4 14. Q ft-QI Qft·81 Bolh sklell a..., fully mobilized and the fi«wor1la begin. 11 . . ~_ P-Q4 1f. K,.o41 I I. P)lP ' BxQP

Alt" ", __ .~ •.

~~K~d~g{n;rl~~e is·"C'''''' ,"" .,"< OV(lr th(l b08rt1. 19. " .. _ KtxP ch 21. K)lQ 10. K-82 QxQ eh n ft)lKt Woodebopping foe an ending ne"er quite arriv~s. u. Pxft KI·I(S eh 31. P.KI5 U . K·ft3 KtxR n. Kt·81 25. 8 xKI BxQAP 33. P-IU 26. 8-Q3 P·leK'3 3<1. K. KI4 27. 8·KK15 R-Itl n. 8 ·81 21. B· \U ct. K·Ktl "-- K·ft4 n . KI·Kt3 a-03 3D. P·KK'4 P·K4

Il-OBI "'. It-R' P-KS

B·K1 ch BK" m.o.

DUTCH DEFENSE World Championship Match 22nd Game, Moscow, 1951 NO/tS t" E.ich W. MtfTclunJ

White Blnck D. BftONSTEIN M. BOTVINNIK I. ".04 P_K3 2. P-Q84 ... ~.~ with It. P·K4 Whi t e can Iran'!!' ...... to a Feench Defense. 2 . ...... ~ P.K84 T hus Ihe Dutch Defense 18 established "'1Ih<>l/l .-1 .. 1<. Had llinck played 1 ..•. ~ , p .KLl4. White could IHlv(l played tho ~pce\J1aUvc 2.. I'·K1 (the SIaunton Cam· hit). 3. " ·KKtl K'·K83 S. K'.o83 0-0 4. 8-K12 B-K.2._ P.K3 ".04 There II an old rule In the Duteh ~ lenH. If Ihe White KKt ,oa to 83, BlICk play", p-Qt. rr the KKt go... to R3, BlICk play!; P.Ql. But White h.u de layed Ihe KKt move and, in fael, haa • th lNl allernatlve ,nyway. 7. KK'·K2 P·B1 U 7 _., PltP; L Q·R4 recovers the P, lnereuca his control 01 the eentar fBu.ck has tben OIle less P covering White's K4 SQuare). I. P.KIl Kt·KS t. 0-() _ DemolUtratinc the Rlperlority of White"

\'J:.1::F. ~t ~l~~~~r than KRJ), t. __ 1<1.01 10. II-Kt2 _ At first glance thi. (the B(Kt2) " hope.

~ii8r e~~~~u~lybYpl::ep_~' o~u~.:~~ tr~e hll game. and the n White" QB will come "' l ife. 10. _ QKf.83 11. Q·Q3 P·I<Kt4 UOth oUensive and defensive. Bron· .teln's e ntire lY,tem of plly agalnst the Dutch 111 i lllltruCUVt. Whorea! the ave ra,. p layer nlight have spied tho holo! , t KS and tried 10 work the X LI

~~~;~ .t~~r:gy~~~~'~ll:h:ee~e;~~ t!~1~ I/:"nore the K!i hole and a im at KB4. lienee Black'. last move., which Ine!. denta lly leuve. his K a bit In the Ol)en. 12. Px" I<PxP 15. PxP Klx" 13. " ·113 KlxKI " . 8-Rl 14. 8xl<t P.KtS . A ,DOd Ideal White would like to ex· chlln,e a poor B for. good Xt. 1'- ~_ KI-R3 lL P-OKt4 17. I<t·.4 B-Q3 InlttlUnl' the so-called "minori ty .t­Lack" to expo.o;e Black's Q.,.lde Ps. 11. ~_. "-R3 20. QIt·Kn P.Kt4 I'. P·1t4 o.K2 21. 8 .KKtl Kt-KIS

No. %SO (lIoward): 1. P·83. p.K5; 2. P-IW. U 1_ . K.KS; 1. P·IU. No. ZSI (De Blaalo); I . P_K .... becomln, KL Tb.e "try" of 1. ·P.Kts Is defealed

by 1_ .. , B-B5 eh. No. 2S2 (Flller)'); 1. Kt-Kt3. The try of 1. Kt(K4j-W does nol worlt' aHer I.~_,

P-Q4. No. 2S3 (Rasmu5Stln); I . Kt-KtS Intended, but there is a nother &o lu llon by I.

Kt(B3 )lIKP. No. 254 (Eaton); I. B-Q3. wallin". U I._ ~, Kt-H7; 2.. R·X6 ciL Ir I ...... , Kt·B!i; 2..

Kt-Q2 e h. U I..~ .. , P·W; 2. B.R). If I...~ .• p .B4; 2. Kx Kt. U I...~., B-Q3; 1. q.KS. U J .~_, B ·85; 2. RxR eh. It 1 __ , KI·Ktt; 2. K .Rl. If 1_ •. , Xt-XU!; 2. KxK t. Ir l..~ .. , QB moves; 2. RxQ eh .

No. 2:15 (De UloUlo); 1. KtxP. No. 2$6 (lIe r niaTl$On); 1. Kt_B2.. Other trlCOl by While Kl a re subUy defeatl!d. No. 251 (l.Iary$ko); I. P·Q4. No. 2!i8 (Rutberg); 1. Il-QKI7, tilrf!at ; 2. Q·Kta c h . If L. .. " R.M, ItS. R4, R3 or

~;'x; !!:·~%~~l:!iitlf' ... ~~ :'~t8~T~t~;S~'h~f I.~ ...• R-Kt7. B7 or "Pj Z. R.Kt7, LI6 J . lloehwuld add~ :I 8)uek !,wn ~ L QKt6, In hu No. 243 to stop the cook of t.

BxKI. SOLVERS' LADDEIL .................... ~ ............................ ~

(Tw" ".,inll lor I .. o·mo~t.,; " ",,;"11 /0' IhrU' nlO'I't,S; tilrt/. ".,;nll ... ,,,JtJ I". Corrttt <1"; ... t 0/ " coo"''' Ot " no soiM/ion." Thi, lalI, cO'UrI f()/ltl;oflf 1tuira! lor prob­/enlf ;n 1M M.., j iHue.) P. Jlunsleker_. ISO J am.,. Bolton _ 106 R. •. ColUns ~ 146 Rev. Cblldley ~ 9S E. J. Korpanty 146 Ron.ld O'Neil 88 C. Murtaugh ~ 146 \Y. J. Couture~ 84 F. A. lJol\way _ 136 II . S. Hartley ~ 76 Kenllelh Lay .. 138 Ll r . A. Welker N R. Mlchell __ 136 Nicho la. YO<! _ 70 n .Laaxter _ IIO Y.V.O,anesov 68 J . E.. Lue ... _~_ 10& H. K. 1'onak.. "

Robert Grande 66 ",. A . M.lehaels 60 J . Petty .~.~.~. 60 Geo. Y. Chase 56 E. Graham .. ~~ 56 E. OnYKhuk _ S2

2erL~~i~ ~

Dr. £. Kasmer 46 E. NllrrolYay ~~ S2 A. Weissman .. 26 G. AI . Banker .. 12 A .. Fareb«llher 12 Ted Lcwb .. ~_ 12 P.u l Klebe .... ~ 6 D. W. Arey, Jr. 6

Wekome to new 10lvers Dr. Edward KaNner and Donald \Y. Arey, J r ., .nd hearty congratulaUons to Ted Lcwl!. who won the bi-monthly Salven' udder conlest!

!~.21IiK:i·; PU~;B~it.Kf~: ~t~.~s ~ ~e~3:. ~~~e B~!~~~~n~t\o~I f~~I~' &~:~ White's Q-Q4 can Ix: answe""" by B-K4. 22. B..Q2 K'-B3 25. B·KI KR· Kl U. It·Kn B-Q2 2'- Q-KI3 K· Rl 14. R·ltl Kt·K5 27. A(2}-ft2 Q-1I1 White ... .,. lhrcateniq to will a P by PxP. Now 21. PxP can be an$wered by 28 _ . RPx.P. 21. K.-O] Qft·Kn Black ... ~ame I! under l)reuuI'C. Yet it seelDil wront: to allow White to pene­trate Ihe QR rile and lI""i n the seveeth rank. 29. "XP RPxP 31. Kt·KS 8--KI 30. ft_1l7 It·K1 32. P·K'41

8RONSTEIN An execlJent stroke ~ on Whlte'!;

~peT~r :o:.~"'~I:""!. B~'it!,.ex= weak~ns the ilUPi>Ort of Black'i Kt, and a lso open. the K8 me. n. _ hP If Bla<:k attempts -.0 win a P, he Is met w ith the (ollowtng Un~: l2 ._~. llxKt;

~d Pru~ckPifl,e~i .. ~'g~ ~; .. ~~: :;:,~ 34. Q-Kt2. Q-B3; 35. 8Ji:KI, PxJl; 16. B-lll. 33. axKt px8 14. 8· 1l4 .~._. No need to .top rur K KUKIP. The attlek 111 overwhelmln~. 34. _~ ftllKt "-- A·Kal Q_KtI 35 . .. xiI. 8 xK P

~.n~ ~nd' ~:QilrJrc:'·~I, ,:x':" .. ~h4·J:; 37. 1l·Kt3, Bxll i l'xB, and White'$ d an· gerou, open attacking poslUon should win eully. 37. 8· KI3I ~ ... , .. A nellt finish. H ~7 ~ ....• QxQ; 28. n ·BS eh, Q·KIli 39. BxB m ate . 31. ........ 8·K12 31. QKQ ch RU l9ns Ulllek'~ movol IIvuldt'il nlllt(l bul 105el his H. A beau tifu l gllme by Bronstein. Imilln/:" him one ilame ahead in the match. with two ,ames left t o go!

RUY LOPEZ West VirginiA Championship

Beckley, 1950 Noltf by D,. S. W ttth"mmtf I rllm

VirS;n;" CMII Auoci.uio,. Bulld;n. White Blaek

C. MOItGAN DR.. S. Wl!ftTHAMMEft I . ' _K4 ' -K4 4. 8 ·1l4 Kt·83 2. KI·K83 KI-081 S. D-O B·K2 J. 8 ·KIS P-Qft3 .. Q·K2 ~_~ The WOlTall AtUek. which is highly recommended hy Re, hanky. '- ..... ~. P-QKI4 • . ..· 83 P.o. 7. 8· K13 D-O A va rlaUon of the Mars hall Attack. 9. "liP KtxP 10. K'IIP KllIKt 10. •..•..•. • KI·B:5 is II ,ood alterna ti ve, i.e., II . Q·K4. KtxKI; 12. QxR?, B-Q3; 13. Q.K4 (olherwlM! the Q beeomel use-

~~Ie b~51~Q gOOd n~~)'14.QR~I,a~~ (t).Qe! win, or 14. P -QH, Kl-K7 eh!; U. QxKI, Kt-86 eh with m.le o n the

~~t trllo~:d)~~t-~, ~~'~(thK!~~!~Lte':: .,. 11 . QII KI P·Q81 13. " .Q4 8 ·Q3 It. a xK t PII 8 14. Q-RS .... ~ .. " I\b Is Ihe dlr(e~nce between the regu· lar Marshall (when White p laya 8. R· KI). White CoIn lempnrarlly keep Black from movin, .. _ , Q·IU. 14 . ..... ~. R.KI 17. KI.8] ft-KS IS. QKI-02 P_K" I" Il. KI Q·K2 16. Q.ol 8-84 It. Itx lt .~.~_ A foreed move because otherwise Black trlp lell his heavy pltcCI on Ihe only open rue.

BOTVINNIK·BRONSTEIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

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~~(l o'iii,y mov:x~. Kr~~.'·::~6! "'w'ld' giv/! Uiaek a POW.,..flll alt.ack. 10 . • ~ •.• ~ Q-IlS! Refusln:- th" <ieaw which would uoc<:ur afte l' 20. • ... ~ •. , BxKt; 1 1. PxB.- QxJ>. Tbe lext UU5f!$ conslder;oblo dUflcu l­U"" (or White. 21. P·KKtl __ A&::ain fo~ed because of the Ihreat or ". __ P-83. 21. _.~ Q· It, U. Q-KIII 22. 8--B4 K·KI2 Avoid i", lllaek'l; lnap : 23. XtxJ(lP?, RPsKt; 24. BXH. R.Rl (Editor). 23. _..... Q-ft4 24. P.-Qft41

A/Itt 24. P·QR4!

A very Important move as w ill be 5\'!en later. 24. _... " -KI4? Safer and better Is 24. _ . PxP. 25. 8-K3 8xKI 2'. .... 8 -1t' A da ring movil' ",hich showa BIack'A gre;ot desire to ",h. althouth I t neaely

~~edth:ln~;:;ebyZll27.-s:Q4~.Ql " an· 'Z7. Q-QI 8 ·Kts 21. Q-Q41 _ ..... . A strong move 'which takes Ihe Inl tla· tive. 2L '"'.... B·86 30. Q-Q7 eh K. ft3 It. P·K' ch P·83 Not 30 . .... ~~ . K-Ktl?; 31. Q-B7 ch. K·Rl; l!. QxBP e h, Q-Ktl; 33. llxJ> eh follow' ed b}' PxP ;and Wblte wins.

' 31. Q-K87 QXQ 31. .... ~~ , Q·1t6?? allow, m3Ie by 32-QxBPeh, K·R4; :1:1. Q.xP. :n. PxQ K-Kt2 Necel<!<ary 10 pI'Cvent Ihe 10M of th(l cxchanJ;:e by 33. B-B:l ond 34. p .B8(Q) 00. n PxP ....... . T be p rofit trom Whlle'$ Z41h move. ~, ..... ". P-QR4 3S, R·Bl1 34. ft ·R4 KlIP 35. P·QK14! would allow Whili! lerlou. wlnnla,/:" ch;anee~ after 35. _~ •.•• R·QI; 36. B·Q4, P:tJ>; 3'1. \txP. 3S.. __ P_ftS! Thl, ro~el Ihe dra,... 36. 1t ·87 ch K·K) 41. K-81 K.o4 37. P.K" " -R' 4:t. K·KI tt ·Kt7 31. "xP RxP 43. 1t· ItS eh I( ·K' 39. ft· ft7 ftllP 44. It·ftl ft -K1 ch ~. R·ltl R·Kt'· 4S. K.81 Dra wn

SICILIAN DEFENSE Fif$t Match G.me

Montrea l, 1951 While

ft. SIEMMS (Toronto) 1. P·K4 2. P-Q4 3. KI·K8] 4. I< .. P 5. Kt.-Q83 .. 8-K2 7. 0-<0 L . ·K3 9. K·ftl 10. B·B3 11. 8--K2

P.o84 .,. Kt-QS'

Kt·81 p.QJ

.. ·KKt3 8 ·K'2

0-0 P-QRl I(.K-4 Q-81

Black L. JOYNER

(Montrnl ) n . P •• 4 Kt· 85 13. Bx Kt QII 8 14. ".o1t4 It-QI 15. p. ftS a·Q2 16. P-8S Qft ·81 11 . .. -1t3 Q· KtS 11. ft .lt, ftx Kt 19. ftxlt !(,taP 20. Il-KIl QxP 21. Q. 81 BliP

Soiutions:-rinish It The Clever Way!

POSition No. 59:- t. B·KtS!, B-Kt2; 2. QxQeh, lind LlIHek r .... IJfned In v iew ot 3. BxR. If L ... , QxQ; 2. DxBch, K·Ktlj 3. R·KI7 eh and t. !t·na mates. l( 1_ ..... Bx!l.; 2. Q-Kt2 eh aDd force, mate.

PotU;on No. 60;- I .. ~~, B-D7 e h, and Whi le resigned.

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