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Victor Korchnoi

*

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SICIL1AN OEFENSE Slikharov I . P· K4 2. N·KB] ]. P.(I4-4. NxP S. N ·QB] 6. 8·K] 7 . 6-Q84 8. P-Bl

P·KN 3 B· N2 H·Bl .... ,

Q·H)!_)

V.s1ukOv 9. B·QNS Q-B2 10. P·KN4 B-Q2 11 . Q.Q2 0-0 12. B· K2 KR·Bl 13. 0 .0-0 P.(IN 4!? H . N / ]xP?(b ) Q.fn 15. N x N BxN 16. N-Q4 •••

16. • • • NxKP l 2' . P ·N] R_Blch R_B6 Q·N5 IlxN 1

17. PxN BxP 22. K· Nl la. KR-Kl RxPch! 23. B·B] 19. QxR 8xQ 24. N·BU 20. KxB R· N! 25 . Resigns

jll) Intending, If , . N· B5, to con tinue w Ith 9 . •• " QxP; 10. NxBch, K.Bl.

(b ) Bette r 14. P· NS.

* * As reported in our last issue, the XXX lind Soviet

Championship, played in Kiev, was won by Victor Kor. chnoi.

This manth we feature a selection of games from this event, many of them notable for sharp tactical play in the openings and early middle game.

The caricatures af Korchnoi and Bronstein are taken from the Soviet taurnament bulletins.

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED KORC HNO I PETERSON ,. P·Q4 . ... 16. QR-QI P·QB) ,. P'QB4 ... 17. Q· K4 R· KI ,. N·KBl N·KBl 18. R·Q1 .... •• P· K3 B·N5 19. B· BI N·BI •• ... P·K3 20. P· KR4 NxN? •• P· KRl B· R4 21. PxN Q.Q4 ,. N· B] QN.Q2 22. Q· N4 P · KB4 •• 0 ·0 B· K2 23. PlIP e .p. .. . •• P· K4 N· N3 24. N· N5 Q· KB4 10. B·K2 0·0 25. Q· K2 P· KR 3 II . B· K3 B·N3 26. N·K4 B· K2 12. B·Q3 KN·Q2 27. R·B] Q·Q41 13. B·KB4 B·Q3 28. BlI Pl ... H . P'K5 ... 29. R·N Jc h K· B2 ' 5. QlIB 8·K2 30. Q· N4 KR·Ql

l'. Q-N7e h K·1(1 32. QxBchl Resigns

(32. ......... K"Q; ". mate). ll.-N7ch, K-Kl ' • ". N·D<;

* * *

David Bronstein

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70

Volume XX Number 4 April , 1965

EDITOR: J . F. Reinhardt

CONTENTS

Soviet Championship ... .... ....... . ..... . .. .. ... . .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .... ... .. .... .. ... 69

Lette rs to the Ed itor ..... ... .......... .... ..... ... ...... .. .. ... .. .... .... .... .. ..... .. .. .. .... . ..... 71

Morshall c.c. Championship . .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... . ..... . .. ... .... .. .. .... . ... ... .... ... 71

Mar del Plato ........... .. .......... .. ... ........ . ... .... . .. .... .. .. .... . ... .. .... .. .. .... .. ........ . .. 7 1

Games from the Soviet Championship ... . ..... ..... ... .. .. ... ...... .. .... . ... ... .. . ... .72

Correspondence Chess, by Hans Berliner . .. .... ..... .. .. ... ....... .. . .... .. ..... .. ..... . 74

When the "Maroczy" Binds, by Robert Byrne .. ... ... . ... .. .. .. ... ....... .. .... .. 76

The M iddle Game (Pa rt II), by P. Romanovsky . .. .. ... . .. ... .. ... .... ........... . .77

Gomes fro mthe U.S.S.R. Team Championship ...... .. . ..... ... ....... ....... ..... 79

USCF Rating Supplement ............... ... . .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... .. .. ... .... .... .. ... . 80

Chess Life Here & There ....... .. ... .. . .. ..... . ........ .. .. .. ... .. ....... .. . .... .... .. ... ... .. .. .. 88

Tournament Li fe ....... .. .. ........ .............. . .............. ... . ..... ...... .. .... ... ... ..... .... .. 90

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LETTERS

To the Editor: Dr. Mengarini's account of the 1953

Metropolitan Masters' Invitational "301 30" Tournament in the February issue of Chen Life brought back happy memo ories to me. Many of the games of tbis info rmal tournament were played at my home, some outdoors in tbe backyard.

In asserting that Bisguier and Pavey tied for first, Dr. Mengarinl overlooked me. The tournament was reported as having ended in a triple tie fo r first (Chess Life, October :5, 1953) but I have always considered myself the outright winner. My last round game was record­cd as a draw, but my opponent clearly overstepped the time limit so far as I was concerned. However there was no referee and he was more vehement in protesting that he had not oVerstepped than I was in insisting that he had.

HERBERT SEIDMAN Brooklyn, N.Y.

To the Editor: Chess Life in its November 1964 Issue

ran an article about Greta Olsson of the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club. Here's an interesting short game by her from our r~ent rating tournament . . . I think it's an imaginative game and the way she gets at White's defensive Bish· op at Q3 is snappy.

FRITZ LErnER Santa Monica, Calif.

ORANGOUTANG OPENING HENDERSON OLSSON

Q·Nl N ·QNS

I . P-QN4 1. B-N2 3. P·K4 4. P·Q3 5. P-QR4 6. N ·KB3 1. PXP I . N·B3 9. P·NS 10. PxP 11. IbR

P-K4 P·Ql

N·KB3 ... , B·K2

P·QN4 .. , B·Q2

P-QR3 ." N.,

12. P-Q4 13. Q.RI 14. 8.03 IS. HxP " . N ·K85 17. Nx NPch 18. N·Q5 19. NxN/ 4 20. B_"~ 21 . K .Q2 22. K ·81

"CANDIDATES" BEGIN

'" P_84 P·B5 K·BI

'" Qx Nch o .. ~~"

Q·K7ch ." M.te

The first of the Candidates' Matches, designed to produce a challenger for World Champion Tigran Petrosian, began in early April in Riga, capital of Latvia. Paul Keres defeated Boris Spassky in the first game of a l().ga me match, Ke res having the black picces and fo rc­ing a win after thirty. three moves of a Queen's Indian Defense.

Three similar matches wili start soon-V. Smyslov.E. Geller, M. Tal·L. Portisch, B. Ivkov·B. Larsen-and the winners will be paired in a further series of matches to pick Petrosian's challenger for the world ti tle.

Former champion Mikhail Botvinnik decided not to enter the Challenger 's Matches and has probably abandoned all further attempts to regain the title.

APRIL. 1965

Seidman IS Marshall Champ •

Herbert Seidman made his re turn to tournament play after a 2Jf.: year absence a smashing success by winning the Marshall Chess Club's "FiItieth Anniversary" Cham pionship with an undefeated 6~·1 ~. Seidman has been Marshall Champion five times previously; his last triumph was in 19!i6.

16 players competed in the a·round Swiss concluded in March. Seidman won his last three ga mes to pass Paul Robey, who had led for much of the tournament. In the final round, Seidman clinched the ti tle by beating his old nemesis, Sidney Bernstein, while Robey blundered in a " time scramble" and lost to Orest Popovych. Popovych. thus took second prize; Robey split third and fourth place money with Asa HoUmann . Edmar Mednis, J ames Sherwin and Louis Levy finished surprisingly low.

According to Seidman, his win over Bernstein is his first in their last dozen meetings. The last one came in Ih.e U.S. Championship, 1940!

1965 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP , , , • , • , • Score 1. Seldm.n, H erbert ................ DIO WU W, D' D' wt W, Yn 6 ~·1~ 2. Popovych, Orest .................... W14 3. Robey . P .... I ......... .. ......... ........ Wl$ " " DH W" W" W. w, S1-21

w. D. wn D' D' D' " 54 4. Hoffmlnn, All ...... .............. L6 W" D" D. D' wn W. D' 54 5. Golchberg, WIIII. m .. .......... L9 W, Dn W. W. D' " D. 41-31 6. solUs, Andrew ........ ............ W4 7. Bernstein. Sidney ..... ........... DlI

w, D' D' " " D>4 w" 41-31

" WU wn D. W. D, " 4~-31 S. Mldnls, Edmlr ............... ..... D13 9. Sherwi n, James ......... ........... W5

w'" ", " WH W>4 " w" 4)·31

" WH D. W" " " D" .. II). Stern, Adolph ........................ 01 " D' D" WU " W" D. .~ n. Schneid, Hym. n ................ 07 Dn " D' " W" '" w" 31-41

Dn W. " " " '" wu 31-41

" " W" '" W" WH ", 3;-41

" w" D" wn " D. '" ... 12. Browne, Wllter ...... .............. WI6 13. K . ... fm.n. Allen .... .... ........ .... 0. 14. Lor le, Theodore .................... L2

W" D' " ". en w" " 21-51 L>S ". LU " LH '" " ••

15. Levy, Lo ... r, ............. _._ .......... L3 16. Gllckm.n, Rich.rd ............ L 12

• • • IS-year old Douglas Pader rolled up a suprising 8-1 score to win the Marshall

Chess Club Candidates Tournament, thus qualifying for next year's Championship finals. The 9·round Swiss ran concurrently with the Championship and had 26 players. Pader , rated no. 7 before the tournament, went undefeated, drawing with Charles Rehberg and Harry Ploss. Second through f inh were Bruce PandoUini, Vine Smith, Robin Spital and Rehberg, all well back with 6-3.

FRENCH DEFENSE CARO·KANN DEFENSE W. 8rowne •• M l dnl . D. POpovych A. Solt1. ,. P·K4 P-K3 31). P·84 K ·81 ,. , .. , P·Q4 31. 1(·B2. 1(·1(2 O. N .. , N· K8) tt, 1(·1(3 R-QN3

•• P·KN3 .. , 33. K-Q4 ... , ,. ,., P·QN3 34. R-QB3 8 .Q'

•• B-H2 8 -N2 35. R·B6ch ... ,. N·K2 B·84 36. P~R P-B'

•• 0.0 0 -0 31. K·B4 P·N4

•• P·OR3 P.QR4 38. PxP '" 11). P·N3 P_K4 39. K·N! 1(· B2 11. B·N2 Q·K2 40. K ·8S B-N6 12. P-R3 N ·B3 41 . B·K4 P·R4 13. N-Q83 N'" 42. P·R4 '" H . N·QS N.N 43. PxP B·OI 15. PxN N·B4 44. B·0 3 B·B6 16. N·K4 QR·QI 45. B.NS B' OI 17. NxB •• N 46. K-H4 B·B' 18. 0 ·Q3 N·Q5 47. BxP ... , 19. P·QB4 P·QN4 48 . 8 .HS 8 ·NS 20. KR.QI '" 49. P·R4 B·R6 11 . pxP B-R3 50. K ·B4 B·K3~h

22. BxH , .. 51 . K '04 8 ·N5

, . P' K4 P_QB3 '22 . 8 ·85 B· R3 ,. , ... , ... 23. P-B4 R·8 3 ,. '" '" 24. N·83 8 ·85 •• P-QB4 N· KB) 25. R·83 R· Kl ,. N.Q83 p·KN3 26. K-B2 P·N3 •• Q·N3 8-N2 27. 8 -R3 8 ·N2 ,. '" 0 -0 28. R·QI P-QN4

•• 8 ·1(2 QN·Q2 27. p ·QS R·R3

•• B-B3 N·N3 31). B·BS P·NS 10. 8·NS B· 84 31. N·R4 B·N4 11 . R-QI P-QR4 32. N·N6 8 ·81 12. P-OR4 Q·Q3 33. P-Q6 R·Ql 13. KN·K2 Q·H5 34. N ·QS B" 14. Q.R2 B·B7 35. H· B6ch K ·H2 IS. QR.81 .. , 36. 8·Q4 B·B4 16. 0 ·0 B·N6 37. N ·K8ch K·HI 17. Q-R3 KNxP 3 •. BxB ... I • • HxN •• N 39. N·81 R·B8ch n . BxN B .. 40. K ·N3 RxRch 10. 8xP ••• ResIgns 21. B.Q KR· Bl

23. QxP QxBP 51. P·RS B·Bl '14. QxQ ... 53. P·R6 B., 15. QR-81 8-N. 54. BXB ." U . R·Q3 P· RS 55. K·K5 . .. , 27. Rx P R·Q3 56. 1(·86 ... , SICILIAN DEFENSE

V. SmIth D. P.d. r 28. R·86 KR·Ql 51. B·K2 RU I9n1 29. RxR •••

, . P·K4 P.Q84 20. N·RS Q·N3 ,. N ·K83 , .. , 21. N-Q5 •• N ,. P·Q4 '" 22. PxN B·B3

•• ." N·K 83 23. P·84 R·K! ,. N·Q83 P-QR3 24. P-QN3 P·KS

•• IH(2 P-K4 25. R·8) P·K6 ,. H-N 3 8_K3 26. R-BI P-R3 3. D-<> QN-Q2 27. R·QHI Q·Q5

•• P·84 Q.82 28. N ·B6 Q.KS II). P·BS B·8S 29. R·B2 RxNP II. P-QR4 8-1<2 30. RxR ••• 12. 8 .K3 D.o 31. QxQ P· K7 13. P_RI P-QN4 32. P·R3 P-Q'(Qlch 14. P.P I.p. N~NP 33. K·R2 R· 1<7 15. K ·RI KJt·81 34. R-N8ch 1<· R2 16. 8xH ... 35. Q·N3 Q·KB8 17. BxB ... 36. Q·N3 8-RS I • • Q-K2 R-NS 37. Q.N4 B·87

19. R·R2 Q.B3 ResIgns

71

Lutlkov 1. P-K4 L N-KB2 3. P-Q4 4. QxPI1 S. P·K5 ,. Q-QR41 7. o.K4 I. N-B2 , . B-KIU 10 ..... N3 II . P-KA4 U . B-QIU 12. B-Q5

.. , I . P-K4 2. N-K83 3. P·Q4 4. NxP 5. H·QB3 6. B.K2 7. 0·0 a. P·B4 t. B-K3 10. Q-KI 11. BxN 12. B-Q3 13. R-QI 14. K-RI 15. Q·N3 16. P-K5 17. PxP lB. Q.H4 It. Q·Rl to. Q·R61 lI . R-Ql

Kholmov I . P-K4 2. N·KB3 ). N-a,

< '"'" S. HxP .. B-HS 7. P-B4 I. o.B3 , . 0-0-0 11. P·KH4 II . 8xN 11. P.BS 13. Q·R3 14. P-N5 15. PxP 16. R·Nl eh 17. Q.R6

1 1920 2 1923 3 1924 4 1925 5 1927 6 1929 7 1931 8 1933 9 1934

10 1937 11 1939 12 1940 13 1944 14 1945 15 1947 16 1948 17 1949 18 1950

72

Games from the XXXllnd Soviet Championship

KIEV, 1964-65 SICILIAN DEFENSE

P-QB4 P·KN3 ", N· K83

N-B3 .... N·82 8 .N3 N.K3 P·N3

P·KA4 ..... Q. BI

14. 0-0-0 15. N .KH5 16. P· B4 17. BPxB II. 8 x l"ehl If. I"·Kkhl 20. KR.81ch 11 . QxNPch 22. QxN 33. Q.87 34. BxPI 25. Q·Bkh

Osnos N·A4

I · KA3 ... N. BH ... .,'

K ·KI ... , Q.B3 , ... , ..

Aeslins

SICILIAH DEFEHSE

P-QB4 22. R-B4 Levdansky

H·84 KPxB

P·B3 8 ·Q3 B_BS ... ... R·Kl .,. K·Hl

, .. , '" N· KB3

P·K3 B·K2 0·0

N·B3 B-Q2 .,. B.83

P·KN3 P·QR3

A·Bl P-QH4 ",

N·R4 Q.Bl H·Hl Q-N2

QR-Ql

23. 8xN 14. P· K6 15. R·R4 16. I ·N6I 27. QxB U . QxR 1'. P· K7 30. N.Q5 ,, . QxBeh 32. AxPch 33. Q.87ch 34. QxR lS. Q-Rleh 36. P·R4ch 37. P-KI{Q) 31. K. R2 n . K·NI to. K ·Bl 41 . K ·K3

SICILIAN DEFENSE

, .... H·KB3 , .. , '" P-QR3

P·K3 .. '" .... QH-Q2

P·N4 , .. N-K4 0-0

P' HS .. , K·Rl •. ",

II. N.861 If. P·K51 20. Rx8 11 . PxQP 21. A·N3 23. B·841 24. K-NI 25. R/ l -NI 26. P-Q71 37. "xP U . 8xN 1'. RxR 1O. KxP ,, . K·Rl 33. R/ 3' 03 33. KxB 34. R·N3

... K-Rl 0 ·B7 K ·N4 K .N5

Q.Bleh Q.BSch

Q-oBlch O·B4th Re~lIns

BroMteln

••• B·"4ch

P·B' Q.KBl ". PXPch ... '

R·R2 ." ." R-Okh ... R·Nlch ." Q.Kl Q· Klch Re,llInl

Ko.Chno l I . P-K4 2. N-K83 3. B·N5 4. BxN 5. P-Q3 , . OH-Ql 7. P-oN3 I . N·B4 f . 8-03 10. Qx8 11. HPxB 12. Q-K' 13. 0-0 14. P·N' 15. K ·RI 16. H-Ql 17. NxP II. QxN If. K-H2 20. P-QR4 21. KA·KI 22. P-R4

ToO I . P-K4 2. P' 04 3. N' OBl 4. P· KS 5. P-QR3 6. PxB 7. Q-N4 I . B-03 t . N·K2 10. P·KR4 11. P·RS 11. OxP ll. PxN 14. Q·K3 15. Q·N3 16. QxNP 17. Q-B6 II. 0-0

" . P-04 20. P·B' 21. Q·A4 21. PxP

RUY LOPEZ

P-K4 N-QB3

N·83 QPxB

'-0' B·K3 .... .... N5th BxBch

a •• N·B4 .... 0-0

KA·KI P· B4 ,., ••• ... , A·K3

P·QA4 A/ l _KI P-QN3

23. P·KB3 24. Q.K2 25. A·KBI 26. R·R2 27. Q·KI 21. R· Bl 21 . R-K2 1O. R·K4 31. R·RI 33. Q.Kl 33. R·Kl 34. P-R5 35. PxP 36. K·Nl 37. P.841 11. Q·N41 3t. R-KS 40. R·QS 41 . Q·HSchl 42. RxR 43. QxP/ N)

FRENCH DEFEHSE

P-K3 P·Q4 8 ·NS N ·K2

BxNeh P-Q84

'" Q·A4 H·N3 N· B2

QNxP NxBeh

P-K4 ' .. , N·K2

R·KNI

23. R· KI 14. QR·NI 25. R·H5 16. A·N' 27. Q·B2 2 •• P·A6 29. HxP 30. RxP 31 . RxP 32. Q·Nl 33. R·R7ch 34. R·K4 35. K .Rl 36. QxNeh 37. B.B4 11. BxReh 3J. QxQch 40. R-ASch 41 . A·AS 42. K.A3

Brons t eI n Q-H5 Q' B6

A/3.K2 Q.N5 Q· 84 R·K3 K·B2 .... K ·K2 . ... P·B4 P·N3

'" Q-BU PxP?

'" O·Qn K ·K2 K ·02 ...

Ruillns

Bronlte ln OR.81

P-N3 P'OR3

Q·N2 R·B5 Q·83

••• ... , R· KN3

K ·K2 K·B3

O-Qk h ... R·K4 0 ·K7

Qx8ch

••• .... .... P-B4

,., Q·B2 8-NS .... B-K3 43. Rulgns ."

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KING'S INDIAN DEFEHSE AVER8AKH SAKHAROV I . P-Q. H-KB3 26. R-BS O.Kl 2. " ·QU P' KN3 27. R/ 5·B3 8-Q2 l . N-QB, B·N1 21. R·H3 N.N1 • . P·K4 0-0 29. O·Kl R.NI S. N ·B2 P-Q3 30. H-84 B-N4 ,. B·K2 P·K4 21. HXB AxN 7. ,..Q$ N·R3 32. R/ l-B2 P.KR4 I. N-Q2 8-R3 33. P. R3 R.B4 , . N ·N3 Bxll :J4. Q-Q3 P-A4 10. QxB P·B3 35. N·K3 Q-K4 11. 0-0 PIIP 36. Pxp R. Bkh 12. BPxP B·Q1 37. K_N2 NxP 13. Q-I<3 N·K1 lI. N·N4 Q. K2 14. P' B4 H·N5 3J. P-KS N-BSch IS. QR·81 PxP 40. RxN PxR 16. RxP P-QR4 41 . RxP Q-KN2 17. P-QR3 N·A3 42. PxBP Q.KR2 II. QR_81 P' RS 43. P-B7ch K .AI " . N·02 R-BI 44. Q·Q4eh Q-H2 20. K_RI P·B3 4S. 0 ·B2 Q.N3 21 . Bx H PxB .6. R·B5 K ' N2 22. Q·Q4 B·H4 47. Q·Q4eh K .R2 23. R/ I .B2 g ·K2 48. A·Bi Q.N • 24. P'KN4 Q-K4 49. A·A6eh QxR 25. Q·K3 P-N4 50. HxQ Aeslgns

BRONSTEIH 1. P' K4 2. N.KB3 3. P. B3 4. 0 .B2 5. B·NSeh , . BxBeh 7. 0 ·0 I. P-B4 t . N ·B3 10. P-Q2 11. B",S 12. B·B4 Il. P.KR3 14. P-QN3 IS. N·K2 16. BXN 17. P·A3 11. R·R2 " . KR·RI 20. N' Bl 21. P1I;P 22. Q.B3 23. R·R3 24. Q-H2 25. Q·R2 26. R· RII 21. 0 ·K2 21. A/ 5.Rl 29. R.Q2

SICILIAN DEFEHSE

P'OB4 , ... N· KB3

Q·B3 .... QNxB

P' K3 B·K2 0-0

P-QR' P ' R3

QR-HI P-QN4

poNS N·K4 , .. A·H3 .... ... , N·NI

RxNP P-Bl R·N3 Q· BI R.g2

R/ 2·H2 R·1I2 N.B3 R·Q2

20. R-QI ,, . P-R4 32. R·R2 33. N·KI 34. N·B2 35. R·R4 36. Q-K3 37. PxP lI. P-N3 3J. R·Kl 411. R·R2 41 . R·BI 43. Q-KI 41. Q·K4 44. R-QI 45 . N· I(I -U. N-B2 47. Q·l(l 41. NxN 49. R. RS SO. K-Rl 51. P1I;P 52. P-Q4 53. N·Q3 54. g .81 55. NIIP 56. RXB Ruigns

STEIN R·NI

P-KR4 P.R4 Q·KI P·H3 P-B4

g .KBI KPxP

R/ 1-Q1 Q·B3 8-BI K ·R2 P.85 , ... ....

R·KB1 Q·K3 N-N5

RPxN P' K5 P.K, .. , .. , R·KS .... a ••

R-K7eh

THE SOVIET CHAMPIONS Moscow A. Alekhine 19 1951 Moscow P. Keres Petrograd P. Romonovsky 20 1952 Moscow M. Botvinnik Moscow E. Bogolyuboy 21 1954 Kiev Y. Averbokh Leningrad E. BogolyuboY 22 1955 Moscow E. Geller Moscow P. Romonovsky 23 1956 Leningrod M. Toimonoy Odessa B. VerJinsky 24 1957 Moscow M. Tol Moscow M. BOh'innik 25 1958 Riga M. Tal Leningrad M. Bohinnik 26 1959 Tbifis T. Petrosion Leningrad G. Leyenfish & I. Rabinovich 27 1960 Leningrad V. Korchnoi Tbili. G. Leyenfish 28 1961 " Moscow T. Petrosian Leningrad M. Botviftnik 29 1961 * Baku 8. Spassky Moscow I. Bondarevsky & A. Lilienthal 30 1962 Erevon V. Korchnoi Moscow M. Bohinftik 31 1963 Leningrad L. Stein Moscow M. Botvinnik 32 1964 Kiey V. Korchnoi Leningrad P. Keres Moscow D. Bronstein & A. Kotoy Moscow D. Bronstein & V. Smyslov *Two cham pionships were held ;n 1961, one ;n January and Moscow P. Keres one in December.

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CENTER · COUNTER GAME SUETIN SHAMKOVICH ,. P·K4 P·Q4 1&. P·KN] e ·N4 ,. '" N ·Ke3 17. B·Nl ... ,. , ... N., 1 •• pxe RxP~h

•• N· Kal "N' 19. KoOl R·ICl

•• p·a4 N·Nl 10. KiIl·.' P·Bl

•• P·B51 bN 21. iIl· KB5 ... , ,. . .. N.Q4 21. iIlxQP ••• •• Q-QN' PoON3 13. BxR K ·K2

•• B· KNS Q-Q' 14. II ·H2 N· R3 10. N· 1I3 P·K3 n. P.QR3 ... , 11. N"N •• N U . R·Klch K.Ql? 12. Q"Q ••• 21. P·QN4 P·QN • 13. P·1U1 B·Kl 11. POOS N·" 14. B·K] ... , 2t. PxNch .. , 15. R.81 R·IO lO. R·K1 R"'lnl

RU Y LOPEZ LUTIKOV STEIN ,. P·K4 P·K4 22. P'QN4?1 P004 ' ,. N ·Ke3 MoOB3 23. R·Nl ,., ,. 8 ·NS PoOR] 24. 8 .R4 R·1(21

•• B·R4 N.83 25. 8. Kl N·K4

•• 0.0 B·K2 2'. P.NS ••• •• R·K' PoON4 21. HXP N", ,. B.N3 0.0 21. R·K2 R·.'

•• P·., P·Ql 2 • • H·R1 Q· 81

•• P·KRl N", 30. R.N, R· K3 10. P-Q4 B·Nl 31. H·NS QxRI 11. QN001 N ·R4 22. exQ KR x 8 11. e ·82 PoOB4 33. N .8, RlI81 13. N·Bl BPlIP 34. QxR R.Nkh '4. PxP R·Bl 35. 1(·R2 B· 1(4ch 15. N·Kl P' N3 36. P·Nl p.1(" 16. H·N4 P·R4 37. P· 83 BlIBP 11. H·K3 ••• 38. Q.Kkh K·N2 , •• NxP 1(8·B3 39. N.K6ch 1(·B3 19. N·N3 N·es 40. R·KN2 N· B1! 20. HlIN •• N 4' . R. lllni 21. N-Q4 R·Kl

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTED BRONSTE,N LIAVOANSkY .. ' ... .... 22. N lI B hN ,. P-QB4 • •• 21. QlIN P.B3 ,. N·K83 N·Ke3 24. Q·H, Q·R' •• N·e3 P·QRl U . Q.NI 1(·82

•• P· K4 P·QN4 2'. Q.N3 .... •• P·KS .... 17. Q·R4 P· R4 ,. PoOR4 .... , U . Q·NS .,0 •• P·K' BPxP 2 • . PxQch K·KI

•• N·N5 N.N 30. RlIA~h ••• 10. PlIH .... 11. B.Q4 K·B2 11. B· K2 QlINP 12. eoOl B· 1(5 11. R·Bl .... n. K-Q2 K·1(3 U . PlIP ... 34. e .es .... 14. RlIR ••• U . BxP I(· K3 15. B·B4 P·N3 36. B·B' K ·84 16. NxKP N·R3 17. P·R4 K .8S 11. Q·Rl B·N2 31. a ·Q6ch 1(·B4 1 • . Q·R5 Q.B3 39. K·K3 .... I ' . POOS Q·Ql 40. B.B2ch K· K3 10. B· K5 R·Nl 41. B·R, K· 81 11. P·B4 ... 42. K·Q4 R'l llns

'UY LOPEZ SUETIN TA' ,. P·K4 P' K4 15. QR·Q' N"xP ,. N ·K83 N·QB3 26. Q·Nl ... , ,. B·NS PoORl 27. H·Bl hN

•• 8 .R4 N·Bl 28. PlIR ." •• 0.0 B·K1 29. IhN N ..

•• R·Kl P·QN. 30. Q·K4 H · H 3 ,. B·N3 0 ·0 31. Q·N7 8 .Q' •• P· Bl P·Q3 31. allP Q·Q2

•• P·KRl N·QR. 33. 8l1QP K·N' 10. B· B1 P'B4 24. QxQ N •• 11. P·Q4 N ." 3S. R·l(k h K· B2 11. QN002 BPxP 36. R·RI R· BI 13. PxP M0081 11. K ·N2 N·N3 14. POOS N·NS 38. N ·K3 8·83 15. B·Nl P-QR4 39. Rdl N •• 14. P·Rl N·Rl 40. B· BS K ·K3 17. P-QN4 N·N3 41. K ·N3 N", I &. Q·H3 e ·Q1 42. K ·84 8·I(4ch I'. B-Q3 N ·81 43. KoNS "N' 20. R·Nl K ·RI 44. N ·B2 N·B5 21. B-Nt P·B4 45. B004 N .. 22. PlIP P·R5 46. Bx B N. N 13. Q· R2 ... 41. BliP P· R' 24. BXB ... 48. R"II'"

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QUEE N'S INDIAN DEFENSE KROGIUS 80RISEHKO 1. P-Q4 1. P-Q84 3. N ·K83 4. P·KN3 5. P' N3 • . B·KH2 7. B·Q2 8. QNx8 9. 0 ·0 10. A·K, 11. P·QN4 12. P.B5 13. Q·Bl 14. NPlIP 15. P· K3 16. N·N3 11. N·Bl 18. NlIN 19. R·Nl 1II. N-Q3 11. Q-02 22. N. B4

VASIUKOV ,. P·K4 ,. N .KBl ,. B·N5

•• 0 ·0

•• P·B3

•• Q.K2 ,. R·Ql

•• P·KS

•• P·KR3 10. BlIN 11. P-Q4 12. Q·Kl n . Px P 14. H· B3 15. P·QH3 16. II·Rl 17. QA.Bl 18. A·a2 19. B·N4

H·KBl P· K3

PoON3 8· R3 ....

B·NSch Bx Bch QN.Q2

0.0 8 ·N2 N· KS P·B4 . ., .. ., Q·B3

poORe N ·N4 •• N

KR·N' .... 8 ·N4 N·BI

SICILIAN

PoOB4 N.gBl P·KN3

a·N2 N·B3 0·0

P·Q4 N·Kl N·1I2 ...

800R3 ... N ·K3 II·N4 Q.Q2

KR·Kl gR.81

R·1I2 KR·Qal

13. P·KR4 24. Q.82 25. P· R3 26. RlIR 27. R·N2 21. IhR 29. Q·Ql 30. P·N4 31. QlIP 31. K·R2 33. Q.Nl 24. B·R3 U . Q·N5 36. K ·N 3 37. P· Bl 31. K· B2 39. K·Kl 40. K-Q2 41 . Q.KS 42. Q·NI

43. QxNch

DEFENse

B·BS R·NS .d R·NI Q. K I • •• P·N 3 ...

Q·Nkh .... P·. 3 Q.B3 K ·.2

p ' KRe B·Rl a ·N4 e ·R3 8-N. Q·Kl

Qx RP?? Re.llnl

PETeRSON

20. K·R2 R·N1 21. g ·Bl P·B3 22. Q.R, . ., 23. NxKP BlINch 2e. PxB .... 25. allP Q· KI 26. HlIB •• N 27. II ·Q' Q· B2 28. p·QHe R·Q4 29. Q·QN3 K·N1 30. R/1001 P·KR4 31. PoOR4 P·R3 32. Q·84 Q.N1 33. p·ae P· RS 34. R·1(81 I(·R2 35. P·.S ••• 36. RlI8P N ·N2 31. R·1I4 R·Kl 31. RlIPch Rnl"nl

QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPTI!D

Bor lsenko Suetl n ,. .... .... 12. R·e2 P·.3 ,. PoOB4 ••• 13. B·Kl KR.Ql ,. N·KB3 N·KB3 24. Q·R5 P·1I4

•• P· K3 P·K3 25. QxP/ R4 P·BS

•• . .. P·B4 16. B·Ql R.g4

•• 0 ·0 P·QR3 17. QlIRP R/ l ·Ql ,. Q.K2 P·QN4 18. P·B" ••• •• B·Q3 ." 29. P·1I1 R·Qkh

•• .. , B· K2 30. RlIR RxRch 10. p.QRe ... 31 . Q.Bl RxQch 11 . N ·83 0.0 31. KlIR Q·QS 12. N·K4 B·N2 33. P' B8(Q)ch K ·82 13. N ·851? KBxN 34. R·K2 .-Q< 14. PXB Q·B2? 35. Q·B7ch K ·83 15. B· KNSI QN.Q2 36. Q·B3ch P·K4 16. KR·81 •• N 31. R·Q2 Q.KS 17. QlIB N· K4 31. Q·Q3 Q·R5 18. Q·N3 N· A4 39. Q·Qtch K ·B4 , • • Q. R3 N •• 40. Q.Q7~h ••• 10. QxN j3 Q.K4 41. RxQ K ·K3 2'. Q·Ql QR.Nl 42. R·Q' Rnllnl

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George Krauss, Edward J . Kotski and Jerry De Pesquo followed the leaders, each scoring 5-1. The biggest upset took place in round {our when Loren Lorna· sky (raled 1767) defeated USCF Master George Krauss .

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Robert WoU. with 5 points, took sec· ond while Pat Eberlein, Laurence Kauf· man, Jordan Auerbach and Layton HoDo­way followed with 4*. All the top prize winners. with the exception of Kaufman who C(lmes from Maryland, are Massachu· selts residents.

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OPENING ANALYSIS, Pro et Contra achieved equality and sometimes even more. And fourth.. and worst of all. the analysis is far from exhaustive and is subject to human loibles . Both opening articles done by prolessional authors and masters games jus! naturally involve oversights by the persons involved. This is especlally true of over·the·board qames where time cons!roints keep even World Champions from finding the bes! move every lime. (See game 2 01 this ortide).

It Is unfortunately frue Ihm there Es no Royal Road to learning the openings. I remember when. as an adolescent. I got my lirst opening book- Modern Chess Openings. 6th edition. It seemed simple as pie then: first {md ouf what side 01 the opening you are playing, then scan all the columns 01 thai openIng fa lind the one most favoring your sIde, and then get your opponent to play that line. However, it isn', that easy.

First of all, unless one completely understands Ihe advan­tages on which the evalualIon 01 one's position is based. one would probably not be able to exploit it. Second, the evalua­tions are frequently wrong- yes. 1 said wfong-hased on the lact that a stronger player drew with a weaker one in an inleriol posilion, or beol a weaker one in on even position. ThIrd. fhe column in a sfandard openinq book gives the line 01 play from a particular (master) qame or some published (master) analysis. There are obviously many variations and sub-variations and these cannof all be freated. 11 is not un· common to see CJ maIn column whJch gives a plus to White. bul with a buried footnole indicating how Black could have

The player who wishes to excel must qo over these ad· vocated lines 01 play with a line·tooth comb to see if they are sound. It is hard to motivate oneself to do this unless one is preparinq tor a particular nemesis, or can at leisure examine each branch 01 the choice·tree associated wIth a particwar line of play in a correspondence qame. Here one can sometimes find some nIce surprises. Witness the qames below.

19S6 Golden Knights Championship KING'S INDIAN

J. G. Sullivan T. P·Q4

H. Berliner N·KB3

2. N·KB3 3. P·B4 4. P·QN3 S. B·N2 6. P·K3 7. B·K2

P·KN3 8·N2 0·0

P.Q3 QN·Q2

White's unusual set·up against the K· Indian Defense has little to recommend it. If this line is to be played at all, then White should omit P·QB4 in order to save that square for the QN so as to meet Black's eventual P·K4 hy PXP, PxP and N·B4 with pressure on the KP. Smyslov has used this idea successfully. However as will be seen, White is interested in something other than the intrinsic merit of the moves he is making.

7. ... ..... P·K4 Whcn studying Black's set up in reply

to White's unusual deployment, I found the tactics which justify this important strategical advance onto a square which is controlled by the opponent 3 to 2. However shortly before I actually sent the above move, I became aware of an article in "Chess Archives", the Dutch publication put out by ex·World Champ­ion Dr. M. Euwe. This article discussed a game between Flohr and Geller played in an all·Soviet event. The moves in that game were identical to the above.

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At this point "Chess Archives" com· ments that 9. NxP is not feasible be· cause of 9 ... ...... , N·NS! , 10. BxN, NxN and the threats of N·B6ch or N·Q6ch win the exchange; or 10. NxN(Q7). BxB. 11. NxR, QxQch, 12. BxQ, BxR wins; or 10. N·Q3, BxB, 11 . NxB, NxBP!, 12. NxN, Q·B3ch followed by QxN with the better game. However, in my own analysis I quickly realized that after 9 . .. ..... .. N·NS, 10. N·Q3, BxB, 11 . NxB, NxBP!, 12. KxN, KxB, 13. 0·0 would leave White with the better of it. I felt confident that this must be my opponent's motivation for choosing this strange line which led to a lost position for White in the game quoted above, and he later confirmed this. I also feel sure that GeUer did not intcnd to answer 9. NxP by N·NS.

9. NxP?? .•• Innocently proceeding on the basis

of the above improvements to the "refu· tation", White, without taking a second look, already makes a losing move.

9. ........ N.KS! This is the fly in the ointment. Why

put the N en prise on KN5 when it can do the same work from this cozy perch?

10. P·B4 • • •

That White's position is lost is attested to by the follOwing variations: 10. N·Q3, BxB, 11 . NxB, Q·B3 wins, or 10. Q·Q5, NxN, 11 . QxN(K4), N·Q6ch wins. The text is played in the hope of giving back only a P or two.

10. ...... .. BxN! So that the N will not be able later

to retreat to KB3 attacking the Q which is going to KR5.

11 . PxB 12. P·N3 13. Q·Q4?!

Q.RSch NxNP

• • •

Since other moves are patently hope· less, While makes an ingenious attempt to salvage the situation ; he hopes for 13 . .... .. .. , QxQ, 14. PxQ, NxR, 15. B·KB3 and White can still put up quite a bit of resistance although he should lose in the long run.

13. .. ...... N·KSchl 14. K·Ql P-QB4! 15. Resigns

Because if 15. Q·Q5, N·N3 and the unfortunate Q is lost.

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Boord I ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE

K. Stolt::r:e H. Berliner (Oenmuk) (U.SA.) 1. P·K4 N·KB3 6. PxP BPxP 2. P·KS N·Q4 7. B·K3 B·N2 3. P·Q4 P·Q3 8. N·B3 0·0 to N·KB3 P·KN3 9. P·KR3 N·B3 5. P·B4 N·N3 10. Q·Q2 P·Q4!

White has been following the game Yates·Alekhinc, Dresden, 1926 whkh several opening books give as leading to a slight advantage [or White. Since the redoubtable former World Champion himself is playing the black pieces, it certainly is logical to assume that this is a secure way of gaining an advantage against Alekhine's Defense. Black's last move is usuaJly criticized as leading to an inlerior posilion, but it is not the culpr it.

11 . P·BS 12. Bx N 13. 0 ·0

13 ... ..... .

N·BS PxB • • •

B·B4! The above-quoted game continued 13.

........ , N·N5(?), 14. B-R6 and Black was hard pressed to defcnd himself and draw the game. Therefore the cotumn is given as advantage to White. However instead of the decentralizing N·NS which hurries to secure the blockade of Q4 at the cost of relieving the pressure against QS, the text threatens to intensify that pressure by B·Q6. This is the correct way of proceeding; of course, P·Q5 can be met by N·N5 winning at least a P. This sub· stitution of a single move results In Black having the advantage, and there wasn't even a (oolnote! This must have come as a shOCk to my opponent for he commits a losing blunder; an extreme example of the eUect of "leaving the book".

14. B·R6?? • • •

This move is not feasible now and loses 2 pawns. White probably counted only on 14 ......... , BxB, 15. QxB, NxP ?, 16. N-N5 winning.

14 ........ . NxP! 15. NxN • • •

If 15. BxB, NxNch wins the Q 15......... Bdl

The point; oC course QxN would the exchange.

16. QxB 11. QR·Ql

QxN • • •

lose

P·B6 lint would muddy the water a

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little without changing the final r esult. 11. ........ QxP 18. R·QS

With two pawns ahead, cannot be considered to bave a tech· nical problem, but a certain amount of care is called for so that White cannot exploit the position of his Q to insti tute a dangerous attack against the black K. If for instance, 18 . ........ , Q·B2 then 19. KR-Kl and the threat of RxB fo llowed by N·Q5 r equires attention.

19. R·Q4 P·B31 Prepares the delellse along tbe second

rank and definitely terminates White's attack.

20_ N-QS 21. KR·Bl

With this move initiative.

22. R(l )xP

R-B2 P-K41

Black takes

• • •

the

22. ........ PxRI 23. RxQ PxR 24. N·N4 P·B4 25. N·R6 R·QBI 26. Q·B4 R.Q21

The culminating stroke to the concept of "sacrificing" the Q for two rooks. White has too few pieces to stop the center pawns, e.g. rI. P·KN4, p .Q6, 28 . Q-Q2, B-K5, 29. P-N4, (else B-N2) P·BS, 30. N·B5, RxN, 31. PxR, p.B6, 32. QxBP, P·Q7, 33. Q-N3ch, K·N2, 34. Q-Ql , 8-B6. ThereIore White

21. Resigns

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When the "Maroczy" Binds

Master chess In recent years is wit­ness to the progressive devaluation of the once-fetu'od"Maroczy hind" - thai formation which is iden tiHed by powns at QB4 and K4 opposing an enemy pawn at Q3. Chiefly responsible for the failure of the Morocz:y bind 10 main­tain ils once high reputation has been the judicious use on the defender's part of simplification and counterat­tack. The logic of Simplification as a counler-weapon is clear. With fewer pieces on the board. the defender can well get along in a position lacking in space. Counterattacking by means o'f .. __ • P-QN4 andl or .. . . , P-KB4 in order 10 exchange one or both of the cramp­ing pawns h!;ls also been found ef­fective time after time.

However, as the game up for dis­cussion powerfully illustrates, when the defender is prevented from undertaking these countermeasures, he is reduced to helplessness. In this game 'While starts out by setting up a passive posi· tion in the center, givIng his opponent the impression that he inlends no ag. gression there. When he suddenly switches strategy and opens up with an advcmce in the center. Black is caught ;off guard and willy-nilly allows him to set up the Marocry bind in a particu­larly powerful torm. In the denouement White's efficient manner of pressing home the point drives Black to despera­tion.

• • • Chess Olympiad Tel Aviv, 1964

ENGLISH OPENING Donald Byrne Schmidt

Poland U.S.A. I. 2. 3. 4. 5.

P·QB4 P-KN3 B·N2 N.QB3 P·Q3

P·KN3 B·N2

P·QB4 N-QB3 P·QR3

Since, in this type of sym metrical ;English pawn formation, both sides us· ually remain quiescent in the center, "Black is preparing to develop Q·s ide play by means of R·QNl and P·QN4.

6, P·QR4 ...... . . Cedin~ to Black his QN5 but prevont·

ing a Black Q·side pawn roll er. It docs seem at this point that the latter is necessary. As for the former, it is a moot question whether a Black Knight on QN5 would be more in the game or out of it.

6. . ...... . p·Q3 7. P.K4 ..... ...

This move, because it leaves a hole at White's Q4, would certainly seem to

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by indicate that White has no plan for a center advance. Instead, onc could anticipate the brunt of White 's attack to fall on the K·side by P.KB4, P·KR3, P·KN4, etc.

7. . ..... . . S. 9.

KN·K2 0-0

N-B3 0-0

N·K1 The maneuver Black initiates with this

move originates, I believe, with Smyslov. The idea is to occupy Black's Q5 per· manently with the Knight, which will get there by N-B2, ;.r·K3. In addition, Black's KBP is madc free to advance and block any White K-side pawn roller.

10. B-K3 N·B2? Black is unaware of the I'iper in the

grass. Correct would have been 10. ...... .. , N·Q5 and Black wou ld have main· tained a comfortable position.

11. P-Q4! .. ..... .

Needless to say, this ccnter advance is advantageous for White. But, strangely enough, I, as Black, also allowed my guilefUl brother to play it against me in the Rosenwald several years ago in a similar position. With a good deal of desperate ingenuity I managed to eke out a draw in that game. This time Schmidt is not so lucky.

11 . ...... .. PxP Thus permitting White to oMain an

especially strong version of the Maroczy bind. But there is nothing to be done about it. If ........ , P-N3, then 12. p . K5! B-N2; 13. P·B4, R·Nl; 14. PxBP, QPxBP; 15. K-Q5 and White has a crush· ing grip on the position.

12. NxP N.K3 Unfortunately for Black, simp lifica·

tion by 12 ........ . , NxN; 13. Bx~. BxB; 14. QxB, N·K3; 15. Q·K3, B·Q2 leaves White with the pleasant choice of 16. P·B4, with a K-side attack to fo ll ow, or 16. KR·Ql , followed by further attack III the center (17. P-K5).

13. N / 4-K2 ••••• ••• r-,raturally he will not help Black by

an exchange of Knights. 13. ........ P·QR4

As good as forced, for otherwise White will soon strangle his Q·side by N·Q5 and B·N6.

14. P-N3 N.B4

15. R·R2 ....... . Takes the Rook out fr om under the

aegis of Black's KB and prepares to de· velop it with strong eHect at Q2.

15. ........ R-Nl Black cal mly waits to see how White

will do it to him. But here 15 . ........ , p . B4 would only have the effect of open· ing White's KB diagonal and weaken­ing Black's K3.

16. R-Q2 ....... . Threatening BxN and, if 16 . ........ , p -

r-,' 3, then 17. 1'-B4 and 18. P·K5 is threat· ened.

16. . ...... . 17. N·NS 18. N·84

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Threatening 19. N·QS, Q·Ql; 20. BxN, PxB; 21. NxPch, QxN; 22. RxB, mop· ping up.

18. . ...... . B.K3 19. P-KR4 ........

Planning to reduce the pawn barrier in front of Black's King as a prelude to a Kside attack. Keres employed the same strategy in the Buenos Aires In­ternational Tournament 1964, in his win against LeteHer.

19 . . " .. ... N·K4

If 19 ....... ,,' P-R4, then 20. NxB, PxN; 21. P-B4 and there is no defense against either 22-P-B5 or 22. P-KN4.

20. P-R5 Q-B3?

In a hopeless position one finds only losing moves. In any case there is no defense to the threat of 21. PxP, PxP; 22. NxB, PxN; 23. P-B4, N-B3; 24. Q-N4 and Black's King position becomes un· tenable.

21 . PxP 22. NxB 23. P-B4

RPxP N.N

NxQBP

If 23 . ...... ,,' N·Q2, both 24. P·BS and 24. P·K5 put him out of his pain.

24. PxN QxBP

But now White smashes th rough with his Kside attack anyway.

25. P-B5 P.P 26. PxP N·B4 27. P-B61 • • P 28. RxB!I P • • 29. R·Q4! Resigns

For, if 29 . .. ...... , Q-K3, then 30. R-N4ch, K-R2; 31. R-R4ch, K·N2; 32. B-R6ch, K­N1; 33. BxR, KxB; 34. R·R8ch leaves Black a Rook and a Bishop minus. If here 33 .... " ... , RxB, then 34. Q.R5 mates qukkly.

APRIL, 1965

THE MIDDLE GAME (The following is a translation by Oscar

Freedman of P(lrt of chapter two of P. Ro­t1Utnotsky's book "Mittel ·shpi'''.)

The aesthetics of a combination. Why is the sacrifice aesthetic? From

the vcry first we teach beginners to safeguard their material. We bring forth instructive illustrations where, having lost a minor piece, masters resign, since further resistance is of no avail. Even a single pawn plus enables its owner to win. Hence the voluntary surrender of a pawn or a piece, or the exchange of a stronger piece for a minor one- for in­stance a Queen for a Rook, a lWok for a Knight, etc., is an act which represents a constrast to the strict rule of maintain­ing the chess matcrial intact. The sacrifice of a few pieces or of a Queen represents a still stronger contrast.

This seeming recklessness and in­congruity is all at once transformed by dint of a Dian into the means of victory. The seemingly weak, thanks to the plan, triumphs over the str ong.

A sacrifice may be at times un­expccted and this suddenness disrupts the prosaic course of a battle and the onlooker is brought into the realm of bewitching adventures. There is even an abundant terminology proper to the aesthetics of chess combinations. Such concepts arise as elegance and grace, smooth mates, etc. Already in nineteenth century tournaments there were created special brilliancy prizes.

Let us present a few illustrations of beauty in chess combinations, starting with the endgame, where Simplicity and standardized positions are suddenly transformed by the unexpected intrusion of a combination. In the simple position shown below therc unfolds an artistic conception of the highest order . The game is Pillsbury-Guns berg, Hastings, 1895.

Gunsberg (Black)

pill sbury (White)

The combination develops with great originality and is highly interesting.

28. N-N4 ........ This move already makes Black prick

up his cars. He could move his pawn now to QR4 and force the White Knight back. And, incidentally, is there anything else Black can do? On 28 . ... .. ... , PXP there would fo llow 29. PxP and then 30. NxPch. On 28. .. .... .. , K-Q2, the

simplest would be 29. PxPcb, KxP; 30. P-B6, K-Q3; 31. P-B7, KxP; 32. NxPch and NxBP. Thus Black has no choice.

28. ........ P-QR4 29. P·B61! ........

The beginning of a long combination which features the theme of a double threat by a pawn- a peculiar aspect of a double attack.

29. ........ K.Q3 Well, the Knight, it would seem, must

retreat. 30. PxPII ........

The point. This is the key to the plan . 30. ........ NxP

Black has nothing better; the position, as often happens in the course of a com­bination is unusual and blazing. Only two moves before it looked like a placid Knight·ending with a slight pull for White. Now, however, two white pawns have broken through to the sixth rank, while the Knight, his last piece, is frecly offered by White. But why does Black r efuse tbe sacrifice? The answer may lie in the following possibility: 30. .. .... .. , PxN; 31. P-K7, KxP; 32. P ·B7 and the white pawn queens. Black cannot stop both threals- PxN(Q) and P·B8(Q). A peculiar type of double attack by the pawn.

31 . NxN KxN 32. P·K41 PxP 33. P-Q5ch ..... ...

While the first theme of the combina­tion can be termed "double attack of the pawn" the second is the formation of two connected pawns, already within the queening square.

33. ........ K.Q3 34. K-K3 poNS 35. KxP P-R5 36.· K·Q4 ........

While manages fo stop the black pawns, deciding the issue. Pillsbury's contemporaries considercd this com­binational minature one of the most elegant of the Hastings tournamcnt. And so, in fact, it is. A combination shines by its unexpectedness, the originality of the theme and also by thc beauty of the over-all plan. Two pawns, one near the other, overcome without support of pieces a Knight and a King.

Black

White

The above diagram represents a prob· lem by Reti: White to _play and draw. At

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first glance it looks like an absurdity. To be sure, the white pawn on KB6 is neutralized while the black pawn is out of reach by tbe white monarch. Such is the obvious state of aHairs. But the obvious, in this case, is not synonymous with the truth. In lact, White is con· ducting a combination with two themes: 1. the successful pursuit of the black pawn by the white King; 2. the success­ful queening of white's pawn-and this despite the black King's vigilance.

The combination proceeds as follows: 1. K-N7 P·R5 2. K-B6 ........

Now, if 2 ......... , P·R6, then 3. K·Q6, P·R7; 4. P·B7, K·N2; 5. K·K7 and White also gets a Queen.

2. .. ...... K.N3 3. K·Q5!1 ........

A move with two threats!- to step into the RP's queening square and to defend his own passed pawn.

3. ........ P·R6 4. K·K6 P·R7 S. P-B7 DRAW

• • • The problems of the unforgettable A.

A. Troitzky are highly exciting. We shall show one of them which appears to us aesthetically most impressive.

The combination-White to play and win- is predicated on a six·li me repeti· tion of the theme of double attack, but t his is not aU. The beauty of the prob­lem consists of the econom ical moves by the Rook, back and forth along the

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snme path (for four moves) and this "lazy" paucity of movement produces, at the same time, a thundering effect.

Bleck

White

T. R·N4! Q·Bl 2. R-Na Q·R6 3. R-KR8 N·R5 4. RxN Q.Bl S. R-R8 Q.N2 6. R.QN8 end Black finally

loses his stubbornly slippery Queen. And what artistry there is in the Rook's maneuver: R-N8-KR8: R4-R8-QN8.

In discussing the eHect of, the moves in a chess game upon the spectator, Emanuel Lasker said: "The onlooker enjoys not only the moves but also the history and drama of the game. It does not matter that the chessboard repre­sents the scenc and the actors arc repre· sented by chess pieces. U the chess drama had been played in the theater, it could not have made a greater impression, provided that the spectator is interested and understands what he sees".

Not all combinations make the same aesthetic impression. Combinations may be more or less beautiful. The form may not correspond to the plan . Two important creative methods must com· bine to form the impression: dynamism and harmony. This filting together is the main reason for the aesthetics of the combination.

I OLYMPIAD,1964 I QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

RESHEVSKY GHITESCU {U.S.A.} (Romln ll)

I . P·Q4 P.o. 15. QxQ BxQ 1. P.QB4 P-K3 16. KR-QT 8 . R2 !. N.Q B3 P·QB4 17. p · KR3 B. 1(1I4 4. P·K3 N·QB3 11. B-B3 QR.NI I. N·B3 N·B3 1'. P ·KN.I B.KN 3? l. B"xP KPxP 20. P· NS N.R4 1. B· K2 B·K2 21 . N.QS KR.Kl •• PxP IIx P 22. R.B1 K·RI t . 0 ·0 0.0 23. N.K1 N.B5 10. P·QN3 P.oRl 2 • • NxBch RP x N IT . B·N2 8-R2 2S. Rx BP NXPch 12. R·Bl p ·QS 26. K·N2 Nxll P 13. pXP NxP 21. QR.o7 Ruillns 14. Nx N Qx N

SICILIAN GHEORGHIU (Rom ... ll) 1. P-K4 2. p.j ·KBl l . p ·o. 4. NxP S. N·QBl 6. B·K3 7. B.QB4 a. P.B3 t . B.Nl

P.oB4 N·QB3

p, p P·KNl

B·N1 »·Q3 N·B3 N.Q2 N·N3

DEFENSE GARCIA

(Arl l nt ln l) 10. P·KR4 N· R4 II. Q·Ol NxB 12. RPxN 0 ·0 U . P·RS P-Q4 14. N/ 4·K2 II·Kl 15. O·D.o R-BI 16. RPxP BPx P 17. B·Q4 Px P? 11. 0 · K31 Ru lln.

I HASTINGS 1964/ 5 I SICILIAN DEFENSE

Glilloric 1. P' K4 2. N·KB3 3. P.o4 4. NxP 5. N·g 1l3 6. 8 .KN$ 7. N-N3 •• 8 ·0 3 • • 0 ·0 10. K.Rl 11 . B· K3 12. P· B4 13. 0 ·B3

P.oB4 N·QB3

"P N·B3 P·Q3 0 -N3 " ' K3 B·K2 0.0

P ·KR] 0 -B2 P ·R)

P·QN.

u. B.N611(1) Q.KN2 21. 8 x N R·KNI 21. Q.R3 QR·QBl 2'. R_K41 RxP? 30. R-N41 Q.KR2 31. RxRch l O Il Rlb ) 32. GXPch 0·R2 33. Q II Pch Q-N1

LlttI. wood 14. QR·Kl poNS U . N·QI B· N1 16. N·B2 " .K. 17. P·B51 N.oR4? II. N.Q21 P·04 I'. N·N. P x P 20. N/ 2x P Nx N 21. BxN 8 xB 22.. gxB P.B3 23. NxRPchl PXN 24. Q. N4ch K·RI 25. Q-RS B.ol

34. Q.R4ch 35. Q.K4 36. P-KR3 37. PxP 38. R·Bt 39. R·Bach 40. R-86

Q·R2 RxQ NP

P-N6 RxQ NP

R· N6 R·HI

Rulln,

(I ) W inning I pieu. If 2-6 •••• , gx8? 27. OxPch, folklwld by 21. O·N6ch Ind 29. R_B3.

Ibl 31 •.•• , Klolt?? 32. Q-ON3chl

SICILIAN DEFENSE N. Glpr lndl1h vlll •• N. '" •• " ·K4 P.oB4 22. Q-86ch K·NI ,. N· K83 ... , 23. Q·N5ch K·R I ,. p ... ... 24. Qx" R-NI

•• N" N·KB3 2$. Ox" Q·OI •• N.Q8l ,..KN3 26. P· N4 R· N2 •• B.K3 8 ·N2 27. 0 ·KB4 R·N3 ,. P ·B3 0·0 21. N-Nl 0 ·K1 t. 0 ·Q2 N-Bl 19. 0 ·K3 B. N4?

•• B'OB4 B·Q1 30. ".o8CI B·Rl 10. 0 .0 ·0 R-BT ll. R-Q5 P · N3 11 . B·N] N·K4 32. Q.QCch K·NI 12. " ·KR4 Q·R4 33. ,.-K5] 8 · N2 13. P·R51 Nx R,. 34. Rx" ... 14. B-ft6 ... 3.5. "xft ... , IS. OxB RXNt 36. Q." B.lll 16. fOxft QxBP 37. P.851 ... 17. K.NI N.BS 38. Q. NSch K·B] 11. BxN ... , • • Qx" K·KI It. RxNI ... 40. Q·KSch K.olt 20. O·NSch K· ltl 41. Q·R5ch RlIlln. 21 . QxKP ... ,

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BORISENKO STEIN 1. p·Q4 p·Q4 ,. PoOR. ••• •• P.o.4 ,.,

•• ". 8 ·1'12 ,. H.KG) N.KB3 •• P·K4 .Pxp •• N. B3 P' ORl '0. 8·1(2 Q-Q4 ,. P-K4 P-QN' 11. N-... 51(.) ...... .. •• p·K5 ....

11 . • • • QxNP 25. It ·K) R-QS 12. A·B' B-Q4 26. Q-Nl RxP 13. 8 ·B4 p.N3 27. QxPch Ko02 14. B· N4 p ·R3 28. B.Ql R. N3 15. B·Al Qxlldl 29. P ·83 R.N1 16. 8xQ "liN 30. R.K2 ? RxB( h l n . QaxBP? P-QNS 31. Kxll BxP 11. "xl' R· AS 32. QICPch 1(· 82 1'. p oNS B-H2 33. "' ·81 RltR 10. 8 ·1(5 axB 34. QxBP RxP 21. PxB Ho01 35. p·A5 A-Its 12. PxP R.K5ch 36, Q·B5 p .K4 13. 8 · 1(1 NxP 37. Q·H6c h K.eu 24. It. lt3 H·B3 White lost on time

(I) This In"restln\l move was I~'er plaYl d in the g l m l BronS'lln- LI.vdansky, XXXII Sovie t Chl mplons hlp, which Bpptlrs elsewhere In 'h is Inul.

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KLOVAH SOLESLAVSKY 1. P' K4 P ·K4 10. Q·83 It·KI

•• N·KB) N-QB3 II. B· N5 p .KR3

•• S .N5 N·B3 12. B·R4 N·R2

•• 0-0 p ·Q3 13. B·H3 B·B3 ,. , ... . ... 14. OR-Ql N·N4

•• N. B3 B·K2 15. 0 ·Q3 R·Nl ,. R·Kl ". 16. p ·H3 R' H5 a. .., 0.0 17. P·K5 • • •

•• a.. , ..

17. • . • ". 15. QxP Itxltch II. 8xP N·Rkh 2to. Rxlt It ·N3 19. PxH ... 27. Q.K1 8 ·Nlch 20. H·83 .... 28. K)l.8 Q-N5ch 2T . H·K4 Qbp 29. K·Bl O·R6ch 22. P·84 Q.81 30. K·K2 R·K3ch 23. K·Rl p .Q84 ,., Bilek w •• 24. HxB , .. APRIL, 1965

CARO · KAHN DEFENSE GELLER SMYSLOV 1. P-K4 P·QII3 11 . N-B3 Nt3 •• p·Q4 P·Q4 12. N· 1(4 P-QN4 ,. N·Qa3 ••• 13. NlIB ••• •• .., N·Q2 14. 8 . 811 1'·84 ,. B·gB4 KN. B3 U . PxP ••• •• N.NS 1'·1(3 14. RxQ .., ,. N· I(2- P·KR l 17. 8 ·1(3 N · A5

•• N-KB3 B-Q3 18. B-Q4 N-g4 •• 0 ·0 g .B2 19. QR.g, P-NS? '0, R.KI 0 ·0

H . P-QR3! PxP 12. P·B5 H.K2 21 . R·RII HXP(I ) 33. B·B4 N-Q4 2'2. KIt ·NI N·A4 3-4 . BXN P)l.B 23. AxP B-Q2 3$. H'04 K.B2 24. P·B4 H·B5 36. N·B6 A.KI 25. A· N4 P·B3 37. A·04 KR-QBT 26. A/ 4xH Bxlt 31. H· It5 K. K3 27. RxB KR-QI 39. 1t-Q2 QR.HI 28. P' H3 N·H3 40. N·N3 P .H3 2 • • K·H2 N·K2 41. N·Q4c h K.Q2 30. B·K3 H·B4 4l. H·B2 K.B6 l l . B.H6 KA·HI 43. N·N4c h RI SISIOS

(I ) If 21 .•.• , B·02: 22 . P·QH3, H/ 5·H) ; 23 . P·B4 Ind If " . .... R·HI ; 22 . RxP , N)l.P; 23. R·HI , N-QB5; 24. AxA, NxR; 25. B·85.

KING 'S INDIAN DEFENSE BOTVINNIK STEIN 1. P-QS4 P·kN3 •• KN· K2 p .B4

•• N-Q8) B·N2 •• 0·0 H·B3 •• p .Q4 N·KB3 10. B·QB2 P·K4 •• p . K4 0.0 11. PxP "p ,. B·Kl P' 03 12. 8 ·N5 P. KIU

•• P· B3 P' N3 13. B·KR4 . .. , ,. ... , B·H2 14 H '05 •• •

14 •••• N/ 3)(NI? 24 . N-Q5 B· 1(3 15. BxO N·K, 15. OKP ... 16. Q·0 3 R .. 26. KPx8 P-QN4 17. Q)(N/ K3 ... 27. P·Q6 ". U . Q·83 ... U . P·Q7 P·B6 19. R)(H B-QR] 29. Qxp P·S1 20. Q.B2 P·R4 30. R·Q81 R·Ql 21 . Q·R4 R-Q7 31. Rx p B·B1 ".12 . N· 8l 8 .Bl 32. Q.BI R· N1 23 . R-Qll RXONp 33. QKR / NlI Rlslgns

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H. Sl idml " A. KIUfm l n 1. P ·K4 P ·QB4 17. PxP RPXP •• N·KBl P-QIt ) 18. QR· NI P-QN 4 ,. P·kH] P·Q3 " . P .KB4 p ·BS

•• B' H2 P·KH 3 20. P· K$ 1t ·02 ,. 0 ·0 B·H2 21. N· K4 N·R4 •• P.B] H· KB] 22. P· K6 p" •• Q·K2 0 ·0 23. Q· N4 H·B3

•• P·Q4 8 .H5 24. QXPch R.B2 •• P·KR3 b • 25. B. lt3 R·Q3 10. Q)l.B H· B3 26. Hxlt ". 11. P)l.P "p 27. QxNP R· B3 12. B·K] H·Q2 28. O·Kllc h R·Bl 13. N·Q2 Q·82 29. 8 ·K6ch K· A2 14. P·KR4 QIt-QI 30. Q· ltSeh B· lt3 15. P· lt5 N/2· K4 31. B·BSch ... 16. 0 ·K2 N·Q6 :no OxReh Ru igns

SICILIAN DEFENSE O. po povych J. She rwin 1. P' K4 2. N.KB] 3. P' 04 4. N)l.p 5. H·QB3 , . B. KNS 7. Q'02 8. 0-0·0 , . P.B4 10. H·B3 II. p·KA 3 12. pxB 13. p x p 14. P·B4 15. Pxp '6. 0 'N2 17. OxH 18. 0 · N3 , •• OxN 20. R·05 2.1. K·HI 22. B·N2. 23. 0 · B3 24. R·KBI 25. 0 ·B5 '6. 0 ·11;4 27. P·KR4

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EVENTS RATED FOR THIS LIST

RATING APRIL,

(Aside from a vcry fe w corrected ra lin,., 1M, ",Un, Ust Includes only those playeTi who partlcl~ loo In the .vents lilted below.)

INTERNATIDNAL_ lI.vana_ A u'.-SCPI . Bel, rad-oe!. Olymplad- Plyaers In "A" final- Nov.

NATIONAL_ Anned ~'o rces Champ.-D.C.-Nov. In lm'(:olleglate Team Cha mp.-C.I.-Dee. NaUonal Open- Nev,-Feb.

FOREIQN- Chlemsee Open- Nov. USAF&-Fr anee Distric t Champ.-Nov. F rankturt Open.-Feb. Wethers/lell C.C. Ladder--Dec. London_ BCD Ratio,. tmi._Feb. Chaleaurouill Open- Mar.

ALABAMA- HunbYUI" Winter tml._Jan. Ilu nt.vllle City Ch&mp,-Feb. TUm Ma tch, Birmingham C.C.-lIuntavlUe C.C.-Mar.

ALASKA_ Woodpulhers tml._ Nov. Fur Rende.vOIi I Open-Feb. Match : Lon'ley,Weber .

ARIZONA_ Arizona Open- Nov. Arl~ona Chen Lugue Fall tmt.-Oct .-Dec. Phoenb< C.C. QuaUfler.t-Oct.-Dec. Phoenlx C.C. Round Robin :;tZ--iu ly_Dec. PhoenIx C.C. ChQmplonlhlp5-Dec.·Feb. Rest ricted Ratln, tml.- Feb. Matches: CI.yman_W ~bb, K1eln..smlth, O'Donnell_Webb, Lenolr­

Robert. (2) , Groebel-Bosco. CALIFORNIA_ WhIttier C.C. Champ.-sept.-Oct.

Garden Grove C.C. Champ.-5ept.·Noy. Riverside Open-Nov. Kolty Invitatlona l- Oct.-Dec. CSEA Rou nd Robin, 19&4. Santa Monlel Winte r Rating tml.-Nov. Santa MonIca Open- Dec. Sacrame nto Induat rl al League-Oct.-Dec. 5th Davl , Raled tmt.-Oct.-Dee. EI Se,undo Champ.- Oct.·Dec. He rman SteIner C.C. i unlor Champ._Nov. NorthrIdge Xmal tmt._Dee. Monterey Park C.C. Champ.-Oct.·r\'OY. III·Club Invltatlonal- Nov._i an. Bernard Oak Memoria l Open-Oct.-Dec. WhIttie r Amateur-Nov._Dee. Santa Monica Ratln, tmt.-.lan.-Feb. Santa Monica Masten and Expert, Round Robln-Jan .. Mar. Riveralde Winter Railn, tmt.-De<l.-Feb . Golden Cite C.C. Champ.~ov.-J'an. Downey ()pcn-Jan._Ye b. Yonterey Park Summer tmt. (reported late}--.Juni!-Sept. i ame. Trot. Club "lntrac:lub"-Feb ._Mar . CalUornl, Shte Champ._Nov. (reported late) MaU:het: OlYera·Oyler, Slngleton·RUey, Gish-Cutieberry (2).

COLORADO_ Ralln , Improvement tml.-Oct .. Nov. Western Cheu Specl.l-Jan. C .. ntral Bank Open-J.n.·Feb . George Washlngtoo'. BIrthday tmt.-Feb.

CONNECTICUT_ Now Haven Su mmer Open-.June.Sept. Connecticut Amateur Open- Feb. Malch: Matty·iohn!on.

DELAWARE_ Delaware Open State Champ.- Nov. D.C.- Team Match: P an·Amerlcan C.C.-GWU C.C.-Dec. WAShln,ton Chess DlYa n Champ.- Sept .. Feb.

FLOR IDA-Ccnlral Flond a Open. Florid . Stud ents trnt .-Oct . North ' Flor lda Open a nd Amateu r-J'an. n .. glon 6 ACU tmt._Feb.

GEORGIA_ AUanla ltiei ropolllan Champ.-Dt'C. Geor&il State O~n a nd Ama teur-Feb.

HAWAn - lIawall Chen Aun. Champ.-.Ja n. IDAHO-Western Id ahO Open-Dec.

Id.ho C10aed Champ.- F eb. ILLINOIS-Wowa Open_Noy.

Gompe r. Pllrk C.C. C. and Unrated tmtl.-Oct. .• 'eb. FO N!st CIty Open- Feb . 'Mle nllnol. Open (Oet.) was rated tor the i anuary Il l !. Matches: Joh nson·n .ubold, Glbbs·SaavaI")', E. DeFotls·Goch.

IOWA_ Iowa North Central OpEon--Jan. Iowa Tornado-Feb. Match , SCona·Bouma.

KANSAS-Kana .. Open- Nov. Flint IlIlla Open--Jan. Matches, Wlllte .... Ke nny, Wlnte.-.8teffen, Wlntel'$-AUen, Dow,4

Bristol. KENTUCKY_ A, hbnd C.C. RaUng imt.-.lan._Peb.

Kentucky OpEon- Feb. LOUISIANA_ Team Match: Shl'i!veporl.Monroe.

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Kew Orl.,.nl Open and Reserve CbaDlI".--sept.-Oe(:. Loublana State Chess Lea,ue-NoY.-J'an. Matches: Acera-Wald, SChulb:·MeAuley,

SUPPLEMENT 1965 MAINo;_Pofa lne O""n- r\'ov. MARYLAND-BalUmore Open-Nov.

Tow .... n C.C. Cha mp. Sept.·Oec. Bay Region C.C. Champ.-NoY .. Dec. :Uaryla nd J unior Champ.-Dee. Yl iltch : Urown-Sperlln,.

MASSACHUSETTS-Chess Horiron Xmas tmt.- 2 se.:=Uon»-Dec. l..owell C.C. Ladder Imt.- Nov.-Jan. Bovleslon C.C. Raling tmt.-Jan. YlalchO!S, IIMfner-l-amson, l-am50n·MeCaff I'i!Y.

M'CH'OAN_Ann Arbor C.C. Iml ._Apr.-J'une (reponed Jate.> Region 5 C"~mn _n~t.·Nov .

Motor Ci ty Open-Nov. Round RobiD tm.t.-Nov. Lucille Kellner Mcmorial---Jan. Ann Art>nr lnvlt>otlnn 'll. Lansing OPcn-Jan ._Mar. Ma tchCs: "Edley-Torok. NowiCki-Terry, Brady_BroolLt, Molenda-Cal.

.. ..... Mnlpn'h_fl.'''''''ek. Molenda·Phllllp .. Thaekrey.Baplist. MINNESOTA-ChaUen,e ... tmi .-Dec.

.;"ro .... ~ n Style t mt - Dec. (,,>- ft •• 'T'~""~"o i"1_ .' an. Chess Toroado #2--J'I.D.

MISl< I 5C: IPP'_D~en Soutb Open_ two netlona-Nov. ~h ' fth: Hnd Jl'p. .Mlller.

M1SS0URI-Grester Kann. City Chamt>.-Jan. NEB" I> !'iKI> _ Llncoln C.C. Fall tmi.-Oct. ·Oee.

Match: Tomas·Anderson. NEVADA_ I ••• V . .... I Cltv C".m" ,_ c:: .. ~j _"'''Y.

Reno Champ. 2nd pllce playofts--Qct ._Nov. Ne w J"RSEY- 8outh iersey Amateur-Nov.

Suburban C.C. B and nov1~ . " ",mer tmU.-June.Nov. Woodbury Summer tmt.-June·Oct, Prineelnn U. Fall tmt.-Oct .. ~. SOuth i e rsey Open- Feb. fola t(he$: Baldwln·Lowde n. HooleY.Hart. T.mburro-Melntosh (2).

NEW MEXICO--:-lew Meldeo Open-Nov.

TO REPORT A

TOURNAMENT DIRZCTORS: Plea •• tab nole'

Thue ins tructions .hlpplement those 91-.. en on page 3 01 OUT rating lorms_ Yow observance 01 the-m wHl enable 1. ... to Ol"old ml. 'ates and 10 role your lournamenl more quki-ly. JJ In tWing oul the tournament report. Usl Ihe rULL NAMES

01 alJ players.. ThIs should be done on Ihe Teporl Itsell rotheT than a separole IIst.

Z) 11 you know a player I. ITOm oul-o/-s tale, nole his home Sf ATE beside his name. City and .treet addresses ant not wanted. It a player now resldfnq In your state played In his lasl previous event while a resident 01 another slate, note hb fOlmer state.

3) If a player has never played In a rated event before, indicate this by placlnq a . ymhol beside hIs name_

4) II Is no longer requested that 'he players be arranfled in the order In which they Iln lshed. They may instead be listed In order 01 their publis hed pre-tournament roling". a s gl ... en on the wall charI. ListlnO' lie-hreaHnO' points Is not necesaary. This procedure should enable directors to lUI out reports more ropJdly,

S) Plea"e send ratinO' report. promptly. The sending 01 lale reports ('Ouses events 10 b e raled In Ihe wrong order, which distorls the rotlnqs. We wm reluse 10 role any event .. hleh would seriously distort the proper ratinO's 01 players In"'ol ... ed,

user RATED INDIVIDUAL MATCH RULES Ind"r-fdual malches are Ihe only type 01 e"ettl lor ",hlch uscr -atlUiale sponsorship 11 not requ1red_ Both playe" Inust be user members and pre"''ouslv rate.f p lc:rvers. Theft ratings should dUfer by no mote than SOD pomt .. AIl other necessary Information concerning roled maicM. appears on paqe 2, January I •• ue.

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E. .1 CI.y, H. (Ind.) .......... '''2 CI.y, J . {T,x.1 .... __ .. 12tK1# Cllyton. K. (D.C.) .... 2160 CI.yml n, M. (Arb .)_Un C .. ,horn, C. (1'1 • . ) .... '791' CI ..... nts. J . IVa.) __ '55' Cl.v"lnd, C. (AII .) .. IHI Clouser, K. (Arll.) .... l405#

D D .. hm, A. \C.,.) .... .... ' 706# 0 " " " . I . N.J ) ........ ' ~R4 DRI, y. John 10 C. ) .. .... ' R~R# Dl lv, C. J . 1( .. , .) .... .. .. I~·O· Dl lv. H a. 1"... .) .......... ' 0'111 D.ml~nl. M . {MI~h . ) .... 12I1'l# Dlnl. ' I , D. (N.Y .)_ ... 2160 D. nl,I •• J . {N.Y .)_ .. 17'4 D,non, M. ( N .J .)._~14

0 1"",, A . tW. V ... I-_ 1144 D' Atrt, J . {N.J .I. _ _ .UH D. ugh, rty. O . (V • • I .... 'toO# D.vld.MI II" J •

(C. , .j .......................... 1121 D.vldl on. M . {Mo.) .... '967 D.vl ... J . IMlnn.) ...... 18U· 0 ""1, A. G. (L • . ) ..... '245# D. vls. O . {C. ,.I._ ...... _.1441 0 .,,11, H. nry (Tlx. ) .. 2IH D. vls, M. CC. I.)._. __ .. 12tO# D'V\I, Tom (I.C.). ..... 15'" DIVil, W. H. (KY.I._II"· D'wson, T. (KY.I _.13tQ#

B. (P.R.\ .: .... ~~ Duh h" . '. r , W. {O.\_ .. 2013 Duk., O. (0 1.) ._._ .• ' 72'# Duk, 'ow, J . (K.n.I .... 1I0' D ... nun. R. IlCy.,_._" "# Dunkl. , J . CN.Y .) .. __ ItM Ounl.p. II . (A I • • ) .. _ 17'0# Dunn. Don (I .I~ .... ... 11lO1 Dunn, Ed !C. ,.) .... ~ ..... 1S23 Dunnlnll, J . !T.)[.j .. .... 1I0. D ... r kln , R. (N.J .j ........ 2149 Durrltt. R. {F I • . ) .. ...... 1I46 D ... ttm. n, E. (N.Y .) ...... IS IO· o u v. ', c, (N.Y .I __ ._.1623: On r, J . (O rt.)._._ ...... ISl I#

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Fisher, {Fr. J ...... .. 137Ht Fisher, Ron (N..J.) ... .1675 Fish, AI {N.Y.J ..... ..... 1213# Flhhugh, G. IOkle .) .. ltt" Fletcher, 8 , (Md.) .... I457. Fleming, H. (G.,.) ...... 1200#

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Gann",.o, Ganl"a, W. Gaorgl, R. i J ••• Garberl, • • {N.Y.J ...... 1357 Ga.bug, D. (N.Y .) .. .. 1851 Gersh", J . (Mich., .... "l1# O,rson, Wm. IN.Y.) .... ln2" Oana, Joa {Colo.) .... .. 1100# Gibbs, J ... (111.) ....•... 19"

Guln'n, Gulliford , I Gundlnh, {P • . ) ..•. 1t24 Gunning, J . IK.n.) .... 13S6· OUrrl, M. (T ... }._._ .. l171 GU$tahon, D. fMlnn.) .. l$32 Gusl.lfson, T . tlll.J .. 1103# Gullarrn, J . (N.Y.J .. 21S4# Gulmann, M. /W ls.) .... ,.., Owln, J . (GI.) .... . _ .. . _l1U Gwyn, J. (H.J.) ...... .... I')2

H HIU, II:lth . (G •. ) .... .. T12.

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Hi~~!l~t~~~.~: .. ~: ... _._.17" Hlndy. A. (Cal .} .... _ .... lU4 H ..... nuHy. T . ICII. I .. 1477' Henr;'. D. (Ont.I ........ 1622# H.nth.". l . ( .... , ........ 1715 Hl rllck , G. (C.I. I._ ... I444# H.rr lck, M. (N.y. ) .... ,,,, H.ttlng. Jim (FI • . ' .... UIO

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Kuntz, G. (FII.' ...... ...... '69S KupI "mlth , L. (c. I.) ............. __ ._._ ... :1141 Kurh, J . (IOw.) ........ .. n9.· KV IIICk, A . (N.Y.I ... . 'ns Kuw ahara, A . (Haw.) •. '''s Kill, K. (Arlz.) ............ 1891 lCylll, S . (T. nn .) ... .•. 1411·

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(S.C. ) ...... 127.;:-Neuer, P. {PII ., ....... ... 1.534# Neu$taedler, R.

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The Downey Open, played in Downey, Calif. during January and February, was won by Paul Quillen whose score of 5% -lh was tops in a field of 34 players. Jerome Hanken and Edwin Simanis, with 5-1, tied for second and third. Frank W. Pye directed on behalf of the spon­soring Downey Chess Club.

• • • In a smashing upset, Glen Ball (es­

tablished USCF rating: 1390) finished ahead of five "A" players and an Expert to win the Lubbock Open in Texas on March 20-21. Ball, 4·1, edged out runner· up David Thomas on median points. Gary Simms was thir d in a field of eighteen.

• • • The 1965 San J<1cinto Open, played

at Texas A & ]I.{ University on March 13·14, was won by Eric Bone, Baytown, who had a median point advantage over runner-up George H. Smith, Houston. Both players scored 4YZ ·YZ in a field of thirty·five. William Bills, Houston, David Lees, James Connally AFB, and Robert Brieger, Houston, all finished with four points to take third through fifth, in that order. Bone, Smith, Bills and Brieger qualify for the Texas Candi· dates from Region 5; Lees from Region 2. Major B. G. Dudley was the tourna· ment director.

• • • Bob Wallace scored 4% ·% to take first

place in thc Sio ux Falls Open in South Dakota on March 20-21. Second, a point behind, was Charles Keyman . Nine play· ers took part in the 5·round Swiss.

• • • A team match, played in Birmingham,

Alabama on March 21, saw the Birming. ham C.C. edgc out the Huntsville C.C. by a score of 9·A. Ned Hardy and Don Whaley had 2·0 scores for Birmingham and Terrell Deaton scored 2·0 for the losers .

• • • R. S. Vandenburg of Boise, Idaho won

the 1965 Idaho Closed Championship on February 20·21. It was the third year in a row that Vandenburg won the title. The only USCF·rated Expert in the state, he swept the field with a clean 5-0. Lloyd Kimpton, 3·2, was r unner·up.

• • • Dr. Erich W. Marchand once again

won the Rochester (N.Y.) Championship, this time with a 5·0 sweep. Second was Donald V. Sullivan, 4·1. Ten players competed in the tournament, played on March 12·14.

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Larry Petroff edged out Russell Olin on tie·break points to take f ir st place in a 16·player USCF·rated tournament sponsored by the Erie (Pa.) Chess Club on March 27·28. Howard Mobley won a special prize for the best score by a player rated under 1800.

• • • The Maryland Chess League competi·

tions, involving a number of teams from the Baltimore area, were played from January 12 through April 10. Individual high scorers were: H. R. McComas, board one; 6·1; DUncan McKenzie, 4%-llh, board two; James Dempsey, 6·1, board three; Richard Haefner, 5·2, board four; Theodore Brown, 5·1, board five.

• • • The Middle Tennessee Open, played

in Nashville on March 26·28, was won by John Hurt who had a Solkoff edgc on runner·up Ted Mercer. Both scored 4·1. Third in the 14·player tournament was Richard Lon g with 3%.

• • • On Sunday, March 14, the Pit tsburgh

(Pa.) Chess Club played host at their headquarters in the Golden Triangle YMCA to an 8·man team from Sharon, Pa. The guests were treated roughly, Pittsburgh piling up a 6% ·1% victory. Lou Gardner was Pittsburgh captain and Roger Johnson led the visitors.

• • • On March 22 an 11·man team from

Florida State University, lcd by USCF V·P Dr. R. L. Froemke, traveled to Gainesville for a match with their arch rivals, the University of Florida Ch ess Club. The visitors were shown no mercy, U. of F. scoring a decisive victory, to the tune of 8% ·2% . Kit Crit· tenden (U. of F .) and Bob Ludlow (Flor· ida State) played to a draw on board one.

• • • For the first t ime the Huntsville (Ala.)

Chess Club determined the city cham· pion by seeding top.-finishing players from local tournaments into a round robin . Dale Ruth and Ken Williamson, each with 4·1, played a match to deter· mine the winner, Ruth scoring 2·0 to take the title.

• • • The Twentie th Annual Oklahoma

Open, played in Tulsa on February 27· 28, attracted thirty·two players to its major section which was won by USCF

Master Kenneth ISmlth of Dallas, Texas in a 5·0 sweep. David Lees, Forth Worth, Texas took second on t ie·break points, his 4·1 score being equalled by Dr. V. Harris, Kansas City, Mo. and Victor McBee, Tulsa. McBee, the highest scoring Oklahoman, was awarded the state title. Players from four states - Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Texas-took part in the tournamcnt which was directed by Jerry Spann.

A strong 21 ·player Junior Tournament was held concurrently and was won by Joseph Cash, a 17·year·old student at Central High School, Tulsa. Jer ry Span!:' calls special attention to "the fine work in promotion of junior chess in the Tulsa Park Program dating back to 1958" done by Tulsa Senior Citizens Frank Andrews and John Blair.

• • • John Pyne was the undefeated win·

ncr of the Gompers Park C.C. Champion· ship in Chicago. The tournament, con· cluded in March, was a 13·player round robin and Pyne's score of 10Yz ·1lh put him well ahead of runner·up J. Pahlavian (8-4). Third and fourth went to M. Mas· lovitz and Karl Panzner, 7% -4lh .

The club's "A" tournament, with six players, was won by Clyde Doyle, with 51h points. John Bacone won a six· player "D" event.

• • • • • The Wisconsin Championship, an in·

vitational event limited to 14 top·rated players, was won by Charles Weldon with a score of 4Ih·1h. Weldon yielded his only draw to defending champion Dr. Alex Angos, who this year could place no higher than sixth.

Second place went to William Martz (3lf.:) and Henry Meifert, Orville Fran· cisco and Richard Kujoth placed third through fifth, each scoring 3 points.

• • • • • The Texas Championshi p, a 6·player

round robin played in Dallas on April 3·4, ended in a tie between Kenneth R. Smith and David Lees, each with 4·l. Smith defeated Lees in their individual game, but whether they are co-champions or will resolve the tie in a playoff match is not clear from the account we receivcd. Eric D. Bone, 3·2, took third.

• • • • • In Philadelphia, the 1965 Expe rts'

Open, played March 26·28, drew a field of 14 players, all rated over 2000, with victory going to Jack Pinneo, New York, who edged out Serge GorcgJiad on tie· break points, after each had scored 4·1. U.s. Amateur Champion Michael Hail· parn was third with 3% .

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In California, the EI Segundo Open on March 5-7 drew 56 players and result­ed in a close victory for Simon Leslie who held a tie-break edge over Walter Cunningham, each scoring 51h -l/.! . Tibor Weinberger, Charles Henin and Ron Larsen followed in that order, all with 5-1.

The tournament, sponsored by the EI Segundo Chess Club, was directed by Gordon Barrett.

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The Motor City Invi tationa l, an 11· player event played in Detroit, Mich . from January to March, was won this year by Carl Driscoll with an impressive 9-1. Kazys Skema, last year's winner, tied for second and third with Mark Pence, each scoring 8·2.

It was the sixth annual holding of this cvcnt, previous winncrs bcing:

1960 Wesley Burgar

1961 S. A. Popel

1962 Wesley Burgar

1963 Carl Driscoll

1964 Kazys Skema

HASTINGS 1964/65 GRUENFE LD DEFENSE

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The Jersey City YMCA Chess Club Chess Clubs come and chess clubs go,

but some clubs have that extra push for a healthy and long existence. Such a club is the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club, which celebrates this July 23rd, its twentieth birthday.

Locatod in Hudson County, New Jer­sey, the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club originated on July 23, 1945 when "Y" Secretary Dan Waiton, a chess enthus­iast, presented a prize to the winner of a chess tournament be had instituted. Incidentally, the prize was a most cov­eted one- a hard to obtain carton of a standard brand of cigarettes. A chess club was then formed with Paul Helbig as President, and David Keese, Secretary· Treasurer.

At first, the club was essentially a "Y" dormitory affair. Soon, any and all comers were welcome.

The club immCiliately joined the North Jersey League, and has been a member ever since. In addition, the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club supported the national scene by becoming in 1945 a charter member of the United States Chess Federation.

From the beginning, the club opened its doros to youth. Many have achieved chess excellence. To name a few, we are proud of Dave Kaplan (twice New Jersey State High School Champion, once run­ner-up State Junior Champion, twice Club Champion), Harry Faivus (once State High School Speed Champion, once runner-up State Junior Champion), Dcn­nis Bowe (twice Hudson County High School Champion), John Grefe (nation­ally-rated cxpert at age fifteen, once State High School Speed Champion, 1963 Club Spring and Summer Champion, once runner-up Club Champion).

As might be cxpeeted, many a chess

celcbrity has given a simultaneous ex­hibition at the dub's spacious quarters in the "Y". Among them are Gcorge Koltanowski, Larry Evans, Paul Ellis, Hermann Helms, Anthony Santasiere, Weaver Adams, Hans Kmoch, Edgar McCormick. Bobyb Fischer, a budding star oi thil·tcen at the time, also ma<le an appearance.

Although the club may not list any masters, it is well reprcsented with sev­eral experts and many "A" players. At present, twenty-two members boast V.S.C.F. ratings. Ther e is rarely a local, state, or national tournament that is not supported by memhers of the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club.

Naturally, a club of long duration has many credits to its name. It faith­fully supported the New Jersey State Chess Federation, and actually sponsored the first speed tourney held by the Federation. As well, its members sup­ported the first New Jersey Open Tour­nament at the Orange YMCA in 1950. It founded, in 1946, the Hudson County High School League to promote High School chess, and develop youth chess­wise (this past season the league boasted fourteen teams). It conducts the annual Hudson County Individual High School Championship with many prizes offered, i nadidtion to the winner receiving a two hundred dollar scholarship to one college of his choice.

The Jersey City YMCA Chess Club spreads the welcome mat each Tuesday and Friday nights. Also, the welcome sign is out for all members, past and present to attend the Twentieth Anni­versary Club Celebration on Friday eve­ning, May 14, 1965 at the New Jersey City YMCA.

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