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EDITOR: J . F . Reinhardt

CONTENTS

The 16th O lympiad .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .... .. . ... .. .. .. ..... . .... ... .... ..... ... ... .. .. . .... .. .. 291

Games f rom the 16th Olymp iad .. .... ...... .. .... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ .. .. .. 292

Fischer Ta lks Chess, by Robe rt J. Fische r .... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 294

Upset of a Champion, by Edmo r Medni s ...... .. .. .... .... ... .. .... ........ .. .. .. . 296

" Vegas Fu n Chess" ... .... . ... .. ........... ... .. .. ... . .. .... .... .... ... ... ...... .. . ... .. ... ...... 297

New Wi ne in a n Old Bot t le, by Robe rt Byrne .. ..... ... .. ...... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. 298

Detai ls on the Nat iono l Open ... . ...... .. .. ... . .. ... ....... . .... ..... .... .. .... . ... ...... 300

Chess li fe Here & The re .... .. ... .. ... .. .... ...... ....... .. .. .. .. .......... .... .. ... .. .. ... .. . 302

USCF Fi nanc io l Sta tement ... ...... ...... ... .. . .... ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .. .. ..... . .... . 303

Crosstab le, U. S. J uni or Championship ... .. ..... .. .... .. .. .. .. ... .... .. .. .... .. .. .. ..... 304

Tourname nt Ufe .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ..... ..... ..... .. .. .. ... .... ... .... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .... ... 306

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- GAMES FROM THE 16th TWO KNIGHTS' NIGHTS ' DEFENSE

DURAO (Portugal ) BISGUIER (USA) , . P-K4 P-K. 16. BxN ." ,. N-K83 N-QSl 17. N-QB3 0.0 ,. B-B4 N-Bl 18. QR_HI ••• •• N·HS , ... 'f. AxR •• N ,. ,., N-QR4 20. QJ[N . ., '. B-N5ch P-B3 21 . goBS P-84 ,. ,., ,., 22. P-B3 P-KS •• Q-83 R-QNI 23. R-QI •• N •• B-Q3 P-N3 24, alia ••• 10. 0 -0 B· KN1 25. B· B4,h K-Rl 11. P·QN4 ,., 26. P It B ,., 11. B-A3 B·NS 21. R· KBI R-Q, 13. Q-K3 N", 28. R·B4 P · K6 14. QxRP R·N2 2 • • B-Q3 , .. 15. Q-R6 N·NS 30. Resigns

'UY LOPEZ BOUCCHECHTER SPASSKY

(Ve nnue'. j (USSR ) ,. P-K4 P·K4 16. Q-Q3 QR_Kl ,. H-KB) N-OB3 17. H ·Q2 R·K] '. B·NS P·QRl 11. Q.Bl Q . R4 •• B-R4 N·B3 I'. B-gl .. , ,. 0·0 B·K2 10. QRxS P ·KB4 •• R-K' P·ON4 2'. Q-K2 Q-H3 ,. B-N3 0 ·0 22. K·Rl p-as •• P-83 P . Q4 23. Px P NICKBP •• ,., N., 24 . g oB' H·Q6 10. N)(P N.N 25. Q-N2 Q-R4 II , RxN P-OB3 26 . N-Bl ... '2. P-Q4 ' .. , 27. NxR ,., 13. R-K! Q -R5 ". .. N ... 14. P-N3 Q-A6 U. K .. Q.N3ch 15. 8 ·Kj 8 ·KN5 ". Resigns

SLAV DEFENSE LETELIER (Chile) 80TVINNIK (USSR ) ,. P·Q4 N·KB3 19. PxP ,., ,. P·QB4 P·8j 20. N·K2 ... , ,. NoQB3 P' 04 21. K·BI P·R4

•• ,., ,., 22. 0 ·N3 P-N3 ,. N·B3 N·Bl 23. R·QI B·QN2 •• B·B4 P' K3 24. N·B4 R·KR3 ,. P· K3 N·KR4 25. K ·NI R-BI •• B·KN5 0 ·N3 U. B·K2 p·QS '. P·QR3 P·KR3 ". ,., ..N 10. 8 ·R4 P-N4 26. PxB Ox8P 11 . S·N3 N .. 29. O·K] ••• 12. RPxN B·N2 30. PxQ R·B7 13. R·BI K ·BI n. B·BI N·B4 14. P.oN4 poNS 32. R·KI N·N6 IS. N·KNI P-OR4 3] . R·R2 N .. 16. N·R4 0·01 34. KxN R·B]eh 17. P·NS N-K2 35. Resigns II. B.o3 P·K4

NIMZO-INDIAN RESHEVSKY (U.S.A.) MASHIAN (Iran) , P·Q4 N .KB3 18. oxN P·N3 • ,. P-aB4 P·K] " • P·KR4 QR·Kl ,. NoQB] "N' 20. P·R5 ... , •• P·K] P.QN] 21. B· K2 B·BI ,. KN·K2 8-R3 22. P·R4 P· R4 •• P'OR] BxNch 23. PxP BPxP ,. N" P·04 24. B·N4 R·B2 •• 0·B3 0 ·0 2$. P·B4 R/ 2·K2 •• P·KN4 P·83 U. P·B5 ,., 10. P·N3 0 ·B2 27. BxBP N·81 11. B·QN2 ,., 28. BxB .. , 12. Pxp QN-Q2 29. K.o2 N·02 13. P·N5 N· KI 30. R·R6 Q·NI 14. R·81 P-K4 31. OR.KRI N ·BI U. P-Q$ P·OB4 32. P·N6 ,., 16. N.K4 N .. , ]]. RxPch Resigns 17. 8 ·Q3 N.N

POLISH DEFENSE BISGUIER I. P-Q4

(U.S.A .) LITTLEWOOD (En\ll ilnd) B·K2

2. N-K8] 3. P·K3 4. P·QR4 5. QN'02 6. BoQ3 7. 0 ·0 8. P·B4 , . NPxP 10. R.NI

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N·KB] 11 . P·B4 P..oN4 12. OPxP P·QR3 13. RxB

P' Ns 14. P·86 B·N2 15. PxR P..o4 16. Q.N3 P·84 17. 8·R3

PxP ... p. 18. PltP P-K3 ". R. BI R·R2 20. Q.B4

ON'02 ... N ·B4 N.,

N..oN4 P..oR4 KNxP

N-B2 Resigns

ENGLISH

D. BYRNE (U.S.A.) '- P..o84 N·K8 ] ,. P-B3 ,. P'04 • • P-KN3 ,. 8..oN2 8·N2 •• 8·N2 0·0 ,. 0.0 ,., ••

,., 8·K] •• 0·B2 0 ·81 10. R-K I 8 -R6 I I . B·RI N ·R3 12. P·Q4 N·B2 13. P·K4 N_K3 14. QN..o2 N·R4 IS. P' OS .. ,

SICILIAN

8ENKO (U.S.A .) I. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N·KS] P·K3 3. P·Q4 PxP 4. NxP N ·K83 S. P-Q3 1>. P_KR3 7. P· R3 8. P· KR4 H _83 , . P·NS PXP 10. PxP RxRch 11. BxR N-Q2 12. N·N3 N·R4 13. Q.K2 Q_82 14. NxN QxN IS. B·Q2 Q_B2 16. P-B4 N·N3 17. P·N3 8-Q2 18. P·R4 B·B3 19. N..o5 NxN 20. PxN B-Q2 21 . PxP PXP 22. Q·RSeh K·K2 23. B· K4 Q·B4 24. O·Rl B_B3 25. K·K2 R-B! 26. P·84 BxB 27. QxB Q-B3 28. K-B3 QxQch

29. KxQ K·B2

OPENING

NUTKU (Turkey)

16. QxB N/3-B$ 17. R·K 3 ,., 18. BPxP N.B3 19. R·081 0 ·N5 20. N-B4 OR·BI 21 . N·K5 RxRch 22. QxR 0 ·R4 23. PxN N·N5 24. R·8 ] P·Bl 25. N·84 N·K4 26. N / 4xN ,.N 27. NxP .. , 28. Rx8 0 ·N4ch 29. B·N2 • • N 30. R·KB ] Resigns

DEFENSE

CLARKE (England) 30. P·KBS 31 . KxP 32. K ·N4 33. R·Blch 34. B·B4 35. K·BS :u.. K·NI> 37. R-KI 38. R·KI> 3'. BxP 4O.RxB 41. RoQ7 42. K_B5 43. p·N6 44. R· B7ch 45. RxKNP 46. R-KB7 47. K-BI> 43. K_N7 49. K· RB SO. R.R1 51 . P·N7

PxPch R·84th

R·K4 K· KI R-K7

R·KN7 B· K2 K ·BI R-H7 .. , . .,

R·N3ch R-QB3 RxBP K· Kl ,., R· R6

R·B6ch R·ON6

P·R4 K .. ,

52. P.N8(Q)ch R·N6 , .. K·81 53. KxR

54. K·B7 55. K ·B6ch 56. K ·KS 57. K·Q4 58. R-R6

K·Q2 K·B] P·N3 K·N4

Resigns

OLYMPIAD -

8 0 TVINNIK I . P·QB4 2. N.Q83 3. P·K4 4. P·04 5. P·8 ] 6. B·K3 7. P·OS 8. Q'02 9. 0 ·0 ·0 10. B·0 3 II . KN·K2 12. PltP 13. N·N3 14. NxN I S. NxNch 16. 0·QB2 17. N·K4 l B. K_Nl 1'. 8xB 20. OR·KI 21. Q·0 3

KING' S (USSR)

N ·K83 P·KN3

P'03 B_N2 0 ·0

P· K4 N. R4

P·KB4

N .. ' QN·B3 P'OR3 ,.,

P·85 ,. . •• N 0 ·R3 B·B4 .. N P-N3 8·8 3 K ·RI

INDIAN MEDINA (Spain)

22. Rx P U. R·K2 24. 0 ·8 ] 25. Q-KI 21>. P-K N3 27. P· KR4 28. R·NI 2'. Rj2. N2 30. P·R3 31. P·KN4 32. P·NS ll. R·N4 34. Q·K2 35. B·0 3 :u.. Pxp 31. P·R5 38. B· K4 39. B·QS 40. P·R6 41. 8 ·K4

B·N4 B·B5 R·B2 Q·N2 8 ·R3 P·R4

R-KNI Q·BI

Rj2·N2 B·B5 Q·81 Q.Q2 R_NI P·8 3 . .,

R/ I ·Nl Q·B4

R·KBI R_N3

Resigns

RETI OPENING TEBI (T u rkey)

1. P'OB4 N-KS ] 2. N-K83 p.1(3 1. P·KN l PoQ4 4. 8 ·N2 B·K2 5. 0 ·0 0 -0 6. P·N3 P-ON3 7. B·N2 B·N2 B. Px P Px P 9. P·Q4 ON·02 to. N ·B3 R·Kl 11 . P·Kl B-Q3 12. R·Kl P·QR3 13. P·QR] P-QN4 14. P-QN4 N·N3 15. N..o2 Q·Q2 16. P·K4 Px P 17. N / bKP Nx N 18. NxN 8·Q4 19. Q·R5 P·Q83 20. NltB Qx N 21 . BxB Qx B 22. R·K $ Rx R 23. Px R N·B5 24. 8 -B3 Q.QI>

BISGUI ER

25. R-QBl U . Q·N4 27. o xQ 2B. K·81 29. K· K2 30. P·B4 31. B· KI ]2. R· B3 ]3. R·N3 34. R·B3 35. R·B] :u.. R·N] 37. R·Q83 :l.8. R·N] 39. K-QI 40. Rx R 41. K ·K2 42. K..o3 43. B·B3 44. B·RI 45. PxP 46. P·BS 47. Re,lgns

(U .S.A .)

R-QI 0·Q2 ... K·SI K·K2 K·K3 K ·BS K ·K> .... P-H4 P·NS R·Q5 K ·Q4

R·K5ch R·K6

NltReh N·B5

NXRP N·BS

P·QR4 NxRP

N·Bs

CHESS LIFE

KING'S SAIDY (U.S.A.) 1. P.QB4 P-KNl 2. N.QBl B·N2 1. P.Q4 N·KBl 4. P·K4 P-Q3 5. P·Bl P-83 6. B-Kl P-QRl 7. Q-Ql P-QN4 8. B-Q3 QN.o2 9. KN-Kl 0-0 10. 0 -0 PxP 11. BxP N-N3 12. B.N3 P-QA4

QUEEN'S Sl. IWA ( Pol~nd ) 1. P.o4 2, P.oB4 ]. N· K B3 4. PxP S. 8 -NS 6. N-B3 7. P,K3 8_ B-K2 , . 0 -0 10. PxB 11 , P- B4 12. BPxP 13_ Q.o2 '4. P-K4 15. B-Q]

D. BYRNE 1. P.QB4 2. P-K Nl 3_ B-N2 4. N-QB3 S. P.o3 ,_ P-QA4 1_ P-K4 " KH·K2 9. 0 ,0 10, B·K3 11. P·Q4 12_ HxP 13_ N / 4-K2 14. P-H3 15. A-A2

H·KB3 P-K3 , .. , '" QH·Q2

B_NS P_84 Q-A4 ... H· KS

0 .. H -8 6

8PlIP N·B4 A_Kl

EHGl.ISH (U.S.A.)

P-KN3 B_N2

P·QB4 N-Q83 P_QA3 , .. ,

H-8l

0" H_K l H _B2

'" N-K]

INDIAN BEDNARSKI

13. N·A4 14. KA·Bl 15. A-B2 16. HxP 17, PIIP 11. bPch 19. PxN 20. QxB ~1. A·Ol 22. O·NS 23. A-OSth 24. O·OSch

PAWN B I$GU I 'E A

16. KA·K l 17_ OxN(Ql) " _ OxQ If_ P'OR4 20. NxP 21. B·Q2 ~2. AxA 23. Bl'N "14 . A_K1 25_ H·B' 26. AxAI' 21. H xA 28. N·86 29 , P·06 30. N-Na

OPENING SC HM I DT

16. A-Q2 17. N·NS 1 • • N·B4 19. P·R4 'lO. P.AS 21 . PxP n . NxB 23. P·B4 24. PxN 25. P-8S 26. PxP 27. P·B6 21. Ax8 29. A·Q4

(Poland) B.oA3 KH.Q2 P.oB4 , ..

P·A5 ... ... .. , Q·Nl N·Bl A·Bl

Aesigns

(U.S.A.) ... Q·H4 ... H·B6 .. ,

RxAch B·02 ." P·QN4

P·KA3

••• K·Bl P-83 K·Kl

Resigns

(Po land) Q·N 3 B-Q2 B·K3 N·K4 Q·B3

APxP ... NxQBP

QxBP ,., N·B4 .. , , ..

Aesigns P_QA4

N ·B4 A-N l SLAV

(USSA) DEFENSI!

BOTVI HNIK 1. P.o4 2, P.oB4 3, H-QS3 4. P·Kl 5. H·B3 6_ B,Kl 7. 0 ·0 8. PIIP , _ Q.H 3 10_ P·QA4 11 . B.o2 12_ B-Kl 13, P·AS 14. PIIP 15. QxQ 16. H· KS 17.H.o3 1 •. P·B3 19. BxN 20_ K'S2 21. A·A2 22, R/ l.oAl 23. P.QH4 24. H·BS 25. AxP 26. AxA 21. R· RS

, ... P.oBl N·K83 P·KN3

B_N2 0·0

QN-Q2

'" P-K3 P-N3 N ·K5 B_H2

P.oA' ." ••• KA_Sl 8·81 ... N ·BS

P.oR4 P_AS P-A' ." .... ... 8-B3 B-Kl

BLAU (Swi tzerland) 2 • • P·N4 N.o3 29. K ·K 3 B·A3eh 30. P·B4 P·N4 31. p XP 8xPch 32. K·B] R·NT 33. S·Kl N-KS 34. P_R4 B·Kl 3$. R· R1 8·Q3 36. 8·Q3 N·Bl '7. P_K NS N·R4 3'. K·N4 N ·N2 39. P·A5 B·N4 40. 8x8 RxB 41 . N·Q7 P-B4

Fischer Talks Chess by Robert J. Fischer

lI'fr. Fischer prcsellfs the final fOllr games of !lie Slcillilz·DuiJois match of 1862. Previous articles ill II,is series (I II/wared ill tlw April. July. August, and November issues 0/ C HESS UF f:: .

PHILlDOR'S DEFENSE Steinib

1. P.K4 2. N·KBJ 3. P·Q4 4. QxP!

If 4. NxP, p .Q4!? 4. . ...... .

P-K4 P-0 3 PxP

........

8 ·Q2

Dubois

A "hypermodern" move that gains a whole tempo on the Queen but results in a very cramped position. Better was 4. ........• N-QB3; 5. B-NS, transposing into the Steinitz Defense of the Ruy Lopez.

5. B-K3 N..QB3 6. Q-Q2 N·B3 7. N·B3 B·K2 8. P·KR3! ....... .

A lovely, Nimzovichian constr icting move! OHen it 's a little move like this that sets the great masters apart from the routine woodpushcrs.

8. . ...... . 0 ·0 9. P·KN4 ! ........

White prepares to drive away I he Knight in order to foresta ll a counterat· tack against his KP by ........• R·K l ; ........• Jl.KBI ; etc.

9. ........ N-K4 10_ NxN Px N 11 . P·NS! N·R4?

"Knight on the rim causes trim." 11. ........ , N·Kl was forced .

12. 0-0·01 ........ And wins! U 12 ......... , B·K3; 13. Q-K2!

(probably what Black overlooked). 12. ........ B-Q3 13. B·K21 N·BS

If 13 . ......... P·KN3; 14. BxN, PxB; 15. N-Q51 followed by N.B6ch, Q·K2; QxRP and mates shortly.

14. Bx N 15. P-KS 16. PxB 17. RxB 18. Px P

PxB B·B3 Bx'

QxN P? ........

Black can resign now since White's tremendous pawn on QB7 is goin g to cost

.. , •

at least the exchange-leaving full piece down.

18 . .. ...... 19. N·QS· 20. B·B3 21. R·Ql 22. Q·Q4 23. RxQ 24. B·N4

Itesigns, anyone? 24 . ...... .. 25. R·B4

QR-BI KR·K I

Q-K4 P·KN4

QxQ K·H2 ........

R-K3 ........

Black a

Good enough, but after 25. R·K4 ! White comes out two pieces ahead.

2S. ........ K-BI 26. BxR PxB 27. N·B6 P·KR3 28. K-Q2 K·B2

Black has to be carc(ul. don't you know! Alter 28 .......... K·K2? 29. N·N8ch wins a pawn!

29. N·K4 30. K· K2 31. K-B3 32. RxRch 33. K· N4 l4. P·B4!

K·K2 K-Q2 " xP K," K·Bl

Resigns

SCOTCH GAME

Dubois

I. P-K4 P·K4 ,. N·KB3 N-QB3 3. P.o4 P, P 4. NxP 8 ·B4

Stei n ih

L.1tcr on Steinitz began to experiment with 4 .......... Q·lt5! ? and . after 5. N-NS, B·N5 ch; 6. B-Q2, QxKP ch ; 7. B·K2, K·QI. Most players would shun such all early displacement of both the King and the Queen lor the sake of a mere pawn. but this kind of cramped and diflieult . though basicaJly sound. position suited Steinitz 'S style to a "T." Viz. his match with Blac kburne in 1876 (won by Stein· itz, seven·zip!) in which four of the games were with this line.

5. B·Kl ........ 5. N·B5 is a well·known blunder, s ince,

aUer 5 ......... , P·Q4! 6 . NxPch, K-BI; 7. N-RS, Q·lt5 ; 8. N·N3. N-B3 ; 9. B·K2, N-K4; 10. P.KR3, R·KNl , Black mates shortly.

5. ........ Q-Bl 6. P·QB3 KN·K2 7. B-QB4 ........

Safer is 7. N-B2, Bx8; 8. NxB, Q·K4 ; 9. Q-83, 0 -0 ; 10. 8-B4, P·Q3; 11. N-Q2, B·K3 ; 12. 0·0= (Tartakover.Tarrasch, 1922).

7. .. ...... 8. 0 ·0 9. P·B4

B·N3 0 ·0

P·Q3

Sharper is 9 .......... NxN ; 10. BxN, P-Q4!; 11. BxP (11. PxP, N·B4!) r.·Ql; 12. K·RI. BxB; 13. PxB, NxB; 14. PxN. RxP; 15. N-B3, R·Ql = (15 ......... , RxP? 16. N-Q5). Or ir, going back. after 9 ......... . NxN: 10. PxN. t'-Q4! 11 . PXP, N-B4; 12. B-B2. N·Q3! winning the KBP! If. in this last line, 1 1. BxP, NxB: 12. PxN, R·Kl! etc. Of cou rse, arter 9 .......... NxN: to. PxN, P-Q4! White could sidestep all these t r icky lines by playing 11. p -K5; however , after 11. ........ , Q·N3, Black has the edge since he has control of his KB4 and White's center has been immobilized and is therefore harmless.

10. Q·Ql 11 . B·NS(?)

Better It . NxB. 11. ........ 12. P·KS l l . Q-Q2(? )

PxN ' ,

B·Kl

12. N·Q2=. P.o4 Q·Nl ........

Wh ite seems bent on self-destruction; he refuses to s implify down and reduce the pressure on his game. Correct is 13. QxQ, RPxQ: 14. N·Q2.

13. ........ NxN I 4. P.N .. ......

If 14. BxN. P·QB4; 15. Jl.B2. P-B3! ;, strong r" Black.

14. ........ N·B4 15. Q_KB2{? ) ........

An astonishingly bad move. It allows Black, by means of a simple combina· tion, to win White's Qt'. Better was

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15. B·Q3 or 15. B-B2 or even 15. N-BS. 15. ........ Nx8 16. QxN Q-K5(1) 17. QxQ PxQ 18. N-83 QR-Ql

Better than 18 . ........ , BxPch immedi-ately. Black inten ds to win the "weak-ling" with the Rook and penetrate on the Q·!ile.

19. K_Rl P·QB3 20. P-8S(l?) ....... .

A desperate gamble. White realizes that af ter 20. B·K2 or 20. B·R4, RxP, Black- with material advantage and an aggr essive position- stands to win eas· ily.

20. . ...... . B-B 1 (?) Just what White hoped for ! This eon-

cession of Black's K3-N6 diagonal turns out to be more serious than onc would imagine. Black should have enter ed into the "complications" by 20 . ....... . , PxB ; 21. PxB, PxP; 22. NxNP, P-K6 ! fol-lowed by ........ , P-QR3, etc. If, ins tead, 22. NxKP, BxP is also an easy win.

21. 8-84 RxP 22. 8·N3 ........

It's amazing, but Black may be lost now!

22. ........ R·Kl 23. P-K6(1) PxP 24. QR-Kl(!) ....... .

Suddenly Black, who is now two pawns ahead , finds himself under tremendons pressure. White threatens 25. NxP, fo l-lowed by N·N5 or P-B6.

24. ........ 8·R4 What else can Black do? If 24 . ........ ,

P-B4, threatening to shut out White's Bishop, then 15. N-N5! And, of course, 24 . ... ..... , K-Rl is answered with 25. PxP, while if 24. . .. ..... , P-KN3; 25. NxP! threatening N-B6 ch is crushing.

25. R·K3 BxN 26. Px8 R-Q3 27. RxP P-KN3(?1

A fantastic blunder. Black still had some chances of holding the game with 27 . ....... . , P ·QN4, threatening .. ...... , P·B4.

28. PxKP BxP 29. R·861 Resigns

Game 8

EVANS' GAMBIT DECLINED Ste initz

1. P-K4 2. N·K83 3. 8·84 4. P·QN4 5. P-N5 6. NxP 7. P-Q4

DECEMBER, 1964

P-K4 N·Q83

B.B4 B-N3 N.R4 N·R3 P.o'

Dubois

8. BxN 9. BxP 10. BxR

PxN Q·N4

QxP(?)

This is Black's "improvement " ...... .. , NxB, as played in Game 6.

11 . R.Bl 12. Q·K2

Nx. B·NS

on 10.

Black's point. If now I S. QxN? QxKP ch ; 14. K-Q2, 0 -0 -0 and Black has a win· ning attack.

13. P·KB3{ !) .... ... . The Queens come off and White goes

into an cnding the exchange and a pawn ahead. Considering th at Black's only new move in this game was 10. . ....... , QxP, the game actually lasted only two moves!

13. ... ..... QxQch

On 13 . ........ , B-R6?; 14. QxQ, BxQ; 15. R·N1, BxQP; 16. RxB, etc.

14. KxQ B·R6 15. R-Ql O-O-O(?)

Better 15. . ....... , BxP; 16. P-B3, B-QB4.

16. BxP 17. B-N3 18. N-Q2J

R-Nl P-KB4

.. ...... White gives back a pawn to consoli-

dute his position.

18. . ...... . 19. P-B3 20. QR-Bl 21 . NxP 22. K·B2 23. P·QR4 24. R·Kl 25. N·N5 26. R·K7 27. R·B7 28. NxR 29. R-Kl 30. R-KS 31. N·Q6ch{l) 32. RxN 33. RxP 34. R-R6 35. P·R41 36. P·KR5

N-R6 NxP PxP

R-Kl P-QR3

N·R2 R-Bl

B·KB4 " ·B3 Rx R

N·K2 N-Q4 B.N3 PxN 8-B7 B-Ql

B.KN3 B-K2 B·B7

If 36 . ........ , B·B1; 37. PxB, BxRj 38. PxP , B-:'\12; 39. B-K5, the RP queens.

37. p·QS B-Q6 38. P-Q6 B-Q1 39. P-Q7ch(]) ....... .

A very neat finish to a well·played endgame.

39. ........ KxP 40. R-Q6ch Resj.gns

Dubois

Game 9

SCOTCH GAME

1. P-K4 2. N·KB3 3. P-Q4 4. NxP S. B·K3

P-K4 N-QB3

PxP B.B4 . ...... .

Steinitz

If 5. N-N3, Black can play the usu al 5 . ........ , B-N3 or try 5 . ........ , B-N5ch!? 6. P-B3, B·K2; 7. P-KB4, P-Q3; 8. B-B4, N-B3; 9. 0 -0, NxPj 10. BxP ch (10. Q-Q5? B-K3; 11. QxN, P·Q4!) KxB; 11. Q·Q5 ch. B-K3; 12. QxN:::: (Lazarevich-Gaprindashvili-!-USSR-Yugoslavia Match, 1964.)

s. . ...... . 6. P-QB3 7. B-QB4 8. 0·0

Q·B3 KN·K2

B·N3 ........

So far everything is as in Game 7. 8. ........ P-Q3

Apparently Steinitz envisions castling Q-side or simply remaining with his King in the center and playing for a K-side attack himself. 8 . ...... .. , 0 ·0 , as played in Game 7, is more solid.

9. K-Rl Tempting, but insufficient for any

real adVantage at this stage, was 9. N-N5, hoping fo r 9 . ........ , P-QR3? and then 10. NxQP chI But Black, with 9. ........ , B·R4!; 10. P-QN4, P·QR3 holds everything.

9. ........ N-K4 9 . ........ , B-Q2, followed by ........ , 0 ·0 ·0

looks mor e consistent. 10. B·K2 P·KR4

Better was 10 . ..... ... , P-N4! to prevent White from driying away Black's well-placed Knight. Of course, after 10. .. ., P-N4! White can cause his some slight discomfor t with but Black, in that case, h as the strong reply 11. ........ , K-Q1.

11. P·KB4 12. B-N1 13. N·R3

Somewhat risky now.

14. PxP(?)

N·NS N_B3

P·N4(1?)

.. ...... Obviously 14. P-K5! was the move.

If then 14 . .... .... , PxKP; 15. PxKP, QxP? 16. NxN! PxN; 17. BxN! BxB; 18. R-K1 ! wins a piece! Dlack should play 15. ........• Q-K2, but in that case he hu~ an obviously inferior position, though it is hard to work out a fo rced win.

14. ........ QxP T 5. N-B4 B·Q2

F inally. (Contd. on p. 305)

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It has been encouraging to note the increasingly important successes that Isr:lcli players bave scored in re-ccnt tournaments. At least partly re.-sponsible for this has been tIle em-phasis that Israel places on interna-tional competition.

This summer there was a special training program in preparation for the Tel Aviv Olympiad and Swedish grandmaster Stahlberg was employed in the capacity of a trainer. As parl of this program, a special international tonrnament was beld - cnding in a great triumph for Israel when their I>romisin~ young master T. Kreidman finished first. In the deciding game he inDicted the following defeat on fa-mons Czech grandmaster Dr. Miro-slav Filip.

I. Notania, 1964

QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE Dr. M. Filip (Cze(hos lovak ill )

T. Kreidman (Is rael)

1. P·Q4 N·KB3 3. N-KB3 P-QN3 2. P-QB4 P-K3

S. B·Q3 4. P-K3 B_N2

N_KS This looks like a new twist. More

common arc th e continuations 5 ......... , P-B4; 6. 0 ·0, B-K2; 7. N-B3_ PxP ; 8. PxP. P·Q4; 9. PxP , NxP ; 10. B-N5ch, B-B3; 11. BxBch, NxB; 12. Q·R4, Q·Q2 with equality (Szabo·Euwe, Zurich 1953) or 5 . ... ..... , P-Q4; 6. 0-0, B-K2; 7. N-BS, 0 -0 ; 8. P-QN3, P ·B4; 9. B-N2, N-B3; 10. R-Bl , BPxP; 11. KPxP, R·B1; 12. R-Kl , N-QN5; 13. B-Bl, N-K5, again with equal chances (Keres·Smyslov, Zurich 1953).

6. 0·0 B-K2 7. P·QN3 ... ' ....

White pi:lys too quietly to obta in any advantage. 1I"[ore logiCal would have been 7. N-K1! and if 7 . ........ , P·KB4 then 8 . P-BS, N-KBS; 9. P-K4! with a strong attack; e.g., 9 . ........ , PxP; 10. PxP, NxP ; 11. Q·R5ch, P-N3; 12. Q-N4!

7. ... ..... 0 -0 8. B·N2 P·KB4 9. N-B3 Q·Kl 10, N-K2 B·KB3 11 . N-KI

Five moves too late! Black now has an effective counter-sh ot.

11. ... ..... N-83 12. P-B3 N-Q3 13. P·K4(?) ....... .

Hindsight tells us that 13. P-QR3 would have been better. If then 13. .. ... ... , P-K4; 14. P-Q5, N-K2, with equal chances.

13. ....... . PxP 14. PxP N-NS!

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This is it!

After the obvious 15. P-K5, Black saves the piece with 15. . ....... , B-N4, threatening mate, and the QB has a big diagonal . Thus White decides to give up the KP for some attacking chances-a sound investment.

15. N-N3 B-RS 16. P-Q5(!) RxRch 17. BxR ........

If 17. KxR, then 17 . ...... .. , PxP! is ver y strong: 18. KPxP, Q-K6! 19. B-Nl, NxQP! 20. PxN, R-Bl ch; 21. N·B3, B-R:! ch and wins.

17. .. ...... BxN 18. PxB NxKP 19. P-R3 N·R3 20. Q-Q4 Q-N3

Safer wou ld have been 20 . ........ , N-B3. 2!. N·Q3(?) .... _ .. .

But this move robs White of any chances he might have had. The logical 21. B-Q3 was correct. Th en, after 21. . ... .. .. , N/3-B4; 22. B-B2 White threatens 23. P·QN4, winning a piece. Best for Black is 22 . ........ , QxNP and a likely con-tinuation might be 23. P ·N4 (23. BxN , KxP is good [or Black) 23 .. ... .... , P-K4; 24. QxP, Q-B7 ch i 25. K-R l , Q-R5 ch with a perpetual.

21 . . ...... . 22. R-Kl 23. NxN

N! 3·B4 NxKNP

P, N

24. QxBP

BlaCk threatens 25 .. .. ..... , Q-R4 with mate. and aft er 25. QxQBP there fol-lows 25 . ...... .. , NxB; 26. QxB (if 26. RxN, RxRch ; 27_ KxR, Q-NBch winning the Bishop with check) 26 . ........ , N-Q7 with a winning ,,(tack. So White is forced to go into an endgame two pawns down, which Kreidman wins easily. No further comm ents are r equired. 25. Q-K3 NxB 31. K·K1 Q-N8ch 26. RxN RxRch 32. B-B 1 K-R2 27. KxR PxP 33. K-B2 Q-B4ch 28. PxP BxP 34. Q-B4 K-N3 2.9. P-N3 P-KR3 35. QxQ KxQ 30. P-QN4 Q-B4ch and Black won

An impressive performance by Kreid· man.

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II. In the recent interzonal at AII1~ter

dam only one of the lop finishers lost to a non-grandmaster. Veteran Israeli master J . I'orath defeated Yu-goslav grandmaster S. G ligoric in the game illustrated below.

Amsterdam, 1964 FRENCH DEFENSE

E. Gligorie (Yugoshwia)

J. Porath (Is rael )

1. P·K4 P·K3 3. N.QB3 N ·K B3 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 4. B-KNS PxP

QN.Q2 S. Nx P This is coming back into style, as thc

idea of fl exibi lity in openings ex pands furlhcr . Formerly 5. .. ...... , B·K2 was thought best immediately forci ng th e issue of Black 's KN.

6. N-KB3 B·K 2 6 . ........ , P·B4 is answere r! st rongly by

7. PxP! 7. N xNeh ....... .

7. BxN would give Black the option of continuing wi th 7 ......... , BxB. with a fa miliar posit ion o r 7 ......... , Nx B and White ha~ nothing be tter than furthe r si mplification with 8. ~xNch .

7. .. ...... BxN 8. P·KR4(1) .... ... .

This move, though not we!! known, has an excellcnt idea behind it: an im-portan t weakening of Black's K·side.

8. ........ P-KR3 9. 8x8 QxB 10. ().Q2 0 ·0 11.0-0-0 P·K4(? )

This openi ng of the game leads to a posilion where White's edge in develop-

ment becomes important. Correct would have been the compietion of develop-ment with 11 . ........ , P-QN3 followed by 12 . .. ..... . , B·N2 and an eventual ........ , P-QB4.

12. Q·K3(1} PxP 13. RxP N·B4 14. 8·84 B·K3 15. P·KN4(?) .. ..... .

But this "attacking" move lhrows away all of White's advantage which could have been reta ined with 15. R· B41 Q·K2; 16. N·Q4, KR·Kl ; 17. NxD, NxN; 18. R·K4 fo llowed by KR·KI. Now Pora th with forceful moves ach ieves a quick (surprisingly!) Win.

1 S. . ..... . . 16. Rd 17. QxN 18. R·Nl

B.B KR-KlI l}

Q. N QR-Ql (l)

Bl ack al ready threa tens to win with 19 ......... , Q·N 7! and just about the only move White has to prevent it is 19. P-N3.

19. Q·BS(??) Q-N7( J)

An electrifying f in ish ! To stave 0 [£ immediate mate, White must lose a Rook af ler 20. R-Ql , RxRch ; 21. KxH. Q·B8ch.

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• ne In an Bottle h :lS an easy game .

8. . .. ", ... 9. B·NS

p·e3

by The opening of this game is certain-

ly an old bottle for Edmar I\fcdnis and mysclf, for we have pla}'cd it 110 less than three limes in U. S. Champion-ship encounters. The first time Med-nis came very close to smashing the bottle over mv head, but I got the

• cork i.n just in lime. The second eu-counter was alsQ drawn in a hard-fOllght, complicated game that was almost too headv for m,' taste. Final-.. . ly, in the present game, .1 diseovered a decisive improvement for the de-fense, one n'lIicb had actually beell fermenting in my head for some time.

U.S. Championship. 1963/ 4

FRENCH DEFENSE Edma r Mednis Robert Byrne

1. P·K4 P·K3 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 3. N·Q2 ..... ...

The purpose of this move is to avoid the Winawer Defense (3. N·QB3. B·N5) and to allow White to bolster his pawn center by P·QB3. It has th e advantage of greater flexibility th an 3. :'if·QB3. bu t it does not exert as strong a pressure on the center as the latter move and it obs tructs White's QU. even if only temporarily. It comes with s trong rec· ommendation by Tarrasch, Botvinnik and Keres.

3. ........ N·QB3 This radicaL move is the idea of the

genial Argentine grandm aster Carlos Guimard. Instead of challe:lging the White center by. " ... .. , P·QB4, Black will 'induce White to advance P·K5 and then attempt to destroy his center by .... .... , P·KB3.

4. KN·B3 An alternative of considerable inter·

est is Keres' gambit line, which goes: 4. P·QB3, P·K4; 5. PxQP, QxP; 6. KN· B3, PxP; 7. B·B4. However, after 7. ........ , Q·KR4 ; 8. 0 ,0 , N·B3; 9. PxP, R-K2; 10. R·Kl, 0 ·0; 11. P·QR3, B·Q3, Black obtained easy equality in Edgar McCormick·R. Byrne, U. S. Open, San Antonio 1962.

4. . ... ... . N·e3 S. P·KS

White cannot maintain the center ten· sion here by 5. B·Q3 because of the reo ply ..... ... , N·QN5.

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S. . .... , .. N·Q2 6. P·QN3 ........

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Of the ma ny moves ul White 's dis. posal, this one is undoubtedly the least well known- except to l.·'ednis and my· self, of course. The hypermodern idea is to overprotect the center and thus nullify the coming Black attaek on it.

Other tries are 6. B·K2, 6. B·N5, 6. P·B3, 6. P·B4 and 6. :'-j·K3. each having H~ pros and cons.

6. . .. .. .. . 7. B·N2

B·K2 0·0

ShiCk's last two moves are not

still have a beautiful position. 14. ........ B·N2

The last preparation fo r the advance in the center.

IS. N·N3 Px P 16. BxP .... ... .

16. NxP would be answered in tile same way and is, if anything, even worse.

16. . ...... . P-K4

As one can readily see, Black's opell· ing strategy has been cnt-it'ely success· ful. His powerful pawn cent er dominates the play.

17. N-RS .. .. .. .. Preparing to retreat the Bishop. Had

he done so at once- l7. B-N2-then 17. ........ , P·K5 wins, for , if 18. BxB then 18 . ........ , QxB; 19. N·Q4, QxPch and if 18. N-Q4, then 18 . .. .. .. .. , P·B4: 19. N/4-85, Q-K3: 20. BxB. RxB with an over-whelming game.

17 . ..... .. . QR·Kl 18. B·N2 ...... ..

18. NxBch would have lost 1\t least a pawn after 18 . ...... _., QxN; 19. B ·~2, P-Q5 and the While Knight under at· tack at KB3 cannot move.

18. .... .. .. P·B4 With the obvious threat of crowding

White 0[[ the board by . -' _" . P·Q5 and ._ .... .. , P-K5.

19. P·QN4 .. -.. ... It is necessary to reduce the size of

Black's pawn center j[ White is to reo tain any maneuvering room at all. White's pawn is immune, for , if 19 . ........ , PxP; 20. PxP, QxP? then 21. B-R3 wins the exchange.

The more violent attempt to break up Black's center, 19. NxKP, fails be-cause of 19 . .... .. ... NxN; 20. P·K64, p. Q5; 21. PxN, BxKP and therc is no de· fense whatever to Black's threats against the White King.

19, .. .. .. .. P-QS 20, PxP QxP

White has achieved a certain amount of success in having prevented the fur· Iher advance of the enemy'S center pawns.

21. N-N3 ...... .. Intending to blockade the center by

N-Q2 and (either) Knight to K4. 21. ........ R-Nl(!)

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Beginning a decisive Q·side attack which exploits the awkward po~ition of White's Bishop, the weakness of the backward pawn on the QB.file and the inability of the Knights to come to the defense of the opposite wing.

22. R·NI .. ...... 22. 6·61 is refuted by 22 . ...... .. , KR-

81; 23. R·K2, BxN; 24. PxB. Q·B6 and Black loses a pawn with a hopeless po· sition .

22 . ..... .. . 23. R·K2

KR·Bl B·Q4(1)

Threatening .. .... .. , B·R7 . 24. N-KI

In order to answer 24 . .. .. .. .. , B·R7 with the saving 25. N·Q3.

24. ........ Q·B3 Freezing White's Knight at K 1 [or the

defense of his KNP and thus renewing the threat of ...... .. , B·R7.

25, B·R I 26. QxR 27. Q-Bl

"x" R-NI ........

27. Q·QI would have lost to 27. .. .. .. .. ,

B·R7 with the unstoppable thrcat of 28. ...... .. , R·N8.

27. .. .. .. .. B·B5(1) Wins the exchange and ends White's

l'esistance.

28. R·Q2 ........ 28. N·Q3 was impossible b'ccause of

28 ...... ... , BxN, while 28. R·K4 would have been met by 28 ....... .. , N·B4; 29. R.N4, B·K3 and the White Rook i~ trapped.

28 . ...... .. B·KN4 29. P_QB3 .d 30. QxB R-N8(1)

And now the Bishop is trapped. 31. B-N2 Q.QN3

31 . ........ , Q·R3 ! would have saved a move or two.

32. B-Bl 33. QxQ 34. B.Q2 3S. Resigns

Q·R3(!) PxQ R_Q8

35. N·K4 is useless against either 35. ........ , B·Q6 or 35 . ......... B--Q4 and Black comes out a Rook ahead.

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9 p.m.

Wednesday, February 10- Round 5, 9 a .m.

-Round 6 , 4 p.m. -Midn ight visit to the Stardust 's

fabulous " Lida de Pa ris" Revue.

Thursday, February 11 - Adj ourned games played off a t

9 a .m. Sig htseeing tri p to Boulder Dam and La ke Meade for those who have no ad journed games to finish .

-Round 7, 4 p.m.

Friday, February 12- Adjourned games p layed off at

9 a .m. - Round 8, 4 p.m.

Saturday, February 13- 9 a .m. Awards Breakfast .

The schedu le leaves those players without adjourned games f ree to enjoy the late evening shows a nd other a ttract ions of Los Vegas.

LADIES ONLY The Stardust Hotel will fea ture a specia l " How to W in" Luncheon, for the ladies onl y, beginning a t noon on Monday, February 8 .

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Chess Here and There • • •

The Maine Open, played in Portland on November 13·15, attracted 18 players and was won by Alexander Keyes of Cambridge, !\lass. with a score of 5'h-"'h. Paul Wittgenstcin of New York took a clear second with 4% while Harlow Daly, winner of the 1961 and 1963 events, was third with 4-2. The Portland Chess Club was the sponsoring USCF affiliate and Stuart Laughlin directed.

• • • • • • Wendell Lutes ran up a score 01 41,2 -%

to take clear firs t in the Ohio Hills Open, played in Cambridge, Ohio on Novem· ber 14-15. David Gundlach, 4·1, was sec· ond and Lewis Jenkins third in a field of 14 playcrs. The tournament was spon· sored by the Cambridge Chess Club and directed by Ronald Hodges.

• • • • • • The Tulsa (Okla.) Open, played Octo·

ber 17-18, ended in a t ie-break victory for Sam Mayfield over ru nner·up George Hulburd. Both scored 4lfl·1h in a field of thirty players. Kenneth R. Short, Jr. was third with 4-1. The toul'llamcnt was sponsored by the Tulsa Chcss Associ-ation and directed bv Frank B. Andrews.

• • • • • • Ted Lewis or Orlando took f irst place

in this year's Central Florida Open. Lewis' score of 31,2 ·1 1,2 was equaled by Dr. Roger Carlyle of 81. Petcrsburg and

David Brummer of Coral Gables, who took second and third respectively. Win-ner in the Amateur Division was Homer Rhode of Orlando, 4I£·1f.z. C. Stallings was the T.n .

• , • • • • Winner of the Klamath Falls (Oregon)

Open on November 7·8 was Navy man Rcynaldo Santiago of the U.S.S. "Talla-dega" who had a one-median-point edge over runner-up Deane B. Moore oC Port-land, Oregon. Each scored 4-1 to top a 16-Inan field. A non·rated reserve sec-l ion, with 21 players, was won by Gary Bricher in a 5-0 sweep. USCF Presidcnt Ed Edmondson was Ih e tournament di-rector and numerous USCF memberships were awarded as prizes.

• , • • • • Gary Bair edged out Herman Estrada

in the 1964 Las Vegas City Champion-, hip, completed on November 3. Both had scores of 5lfl -lh with Blir having the upper hand in tie-break points. Third was Stan Zajac with a score of 5-1.

• • • • • • Jack Hursch, scoring 5- 1. was winner

of the Denver Rding Tourna ment playC!d {rom October 16 through November 20. Hursch edged out runner·up Gerry Blair on tie·break points. Nex ' in line w~re Harlan Graves, Monty Mir"Hosseini and Harold Smderson. Th!! cv -nt was span·

ACTION IN INDIANAPOLIS. The Indianapolis Chess Club, founded last F.bruary, is reputed to be the largelit in the Midwest. It meets each week at the Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel, 117 West Wuhington St.

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sored by the Colorado State Chess As-sociation and directed by Al Wallace

• • • • • • The Pacific Northwest Open, played at

the University of Oregon on November 28·29, was won by James E. McCormick whose score of S1,2 ·lh topped a field of 24 players. Tied fo r second and third were Gregory Kern and William Kip· linger, each scoring 4lh .

• • • • • • Norwich University in Northfield, Vcr·

mont has a strong and enthusiastic chess club under the supervision of faculty advisor Prof. Seth C. Hawkins. A total of nineteen matches with other colleges is on the agenda for the 1964·5 season.

• • • • , • A Sub-Teen Post,1 Tournament, limit·

ed to players age 15 and under, is being sponsored by the Courier Postal Chess Club, P.O. Box 338, North Scituate, Rl 02857. For fu rther details, write to that address.

• • • • • • Gilbert Ramirez scored 6"h -lh; to take

top prize in the Rating Tournament of the USCF's Europe.n Chess District at Chateauroux Air Station, France on No· vember 12·14. Second place went to Robert Lowell Smith, 51h -l lh . The four· teen players in the tournament came from France, Spain, Italy, Libya and Morocco.

• • • • • • The 1964 Va lley Open, played III

Corpus Christi, Texas on November 21· 22, was won by David M. Lees with a score of 4-1 (two draws). Second place went to John Payne who posted an iden-tical score but lost out on Solkoff points. Fourteen players took part in the event, he l::! under the auspices of the Corpus Christi Chess Club and d irected by Bill Whecler.

• • • • • • Terry Bergman was the individual win·

ner in the Entern IntercoIJegi.te Ch.m-pionsh;p played at Cornell L'niversity on October 30-November 1. His sweep of 5·0 was matched by Robert Szendroi who finished second on tie- break points. The event, an individual Swiss with addi-tional orizes fo r 4_man college teams, was modified in pairings so that team mem-bers did not (ace one another. In team scores, P enn Sta te took first with 17 points out of n possible 20. Cornell and Bloomsburg State Collcge (Pa.) tied for second.

• • • • , • Thc championship of the EI Segundo

(Cali!.) Chen Club, concluded December 2, was won by Guillermo E. Nusbaum who recently arr ived in the U.S. from Argentina. His score of 7.{) COUldn't be touched in a fie ld of 20 players. M. Safonov and H. Walpuski took second and third.

(Contd. on p. 304)

CHESS LIFE

ARMED FORCES CHAMPIONSHIP. Ameri(ln Legion Na-tion.1 Commander Don John$on looks on as AX3 Johan A. Hanlen (left), USN, plaY$ Pvt. Bruce Alberston, USA (foreground)_ Tournament winner 2/ Lt. Donato Rivera, Jr., USAF, Is . 11 but obsc.ured in the background as he plays defending champion CMS Irwin J . Lyon, USAF.

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Still in CaJifornia, the championship of the Gardan Grove Chen Club, played from September 30 through November 18, was won by Bob Heisler who scored 8-2 in a 6-pJ ayer double round robin. Tied fOr second and third were Bill Stewart and Mel McKinnon.

, , , , , • Thirty-two players turned Qut [or tbe

Midwest Open in Lincoln , Nebraska on October Zl·25, and no one could catch Denni s Fritzinger of Lincoln: as he sprin ted to a 5-0 victory. His reward was a $50 first prize and the title of Nebraska Champ ion.

Four pLayers turned in scores of 4-1: Mike Downs, Ken OpP. Hichard Moore ;" lId Anton Sildmets, all of Lincoln. Tie-breaking put them in the order Jis ted . The tournament was sponsored by the Lincoln Chess lS. .. " . , '" ". .. - ' .. .. , .. ... , .. . 0> ". ,. . -... • •• w" ,. o. w .. ". ,. .... L" ... o . 'L ••••• . ... ". . -,-. .. , .. .., ... 0>. , .... , ... , .. , .. , .. " .. • ." '" • ." '" • '"~ w," w .. w," IU 1) w .. ", " ". w" w" ", . " w .. • n " . w .. ." W" '"~ ." ." ", w" L • '" W .. L" W" ". ". w,. LOS W .. COO

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The 1964 Kansas State Open, played in Wichita on November 14-15 , went to Michael Davidson of Kansas City, Mo. who edged out Fred Bristol of Empori a, Kansas on tie·break points. Each had a score of 41f.dl~. The next three places also went to players from Kansas City, MO.-John Beitling, Robert Hart and James Joyce, aU with 4-1. Bristol, the highest-scoring Kansan, was awarded the Kansas ti tle.

A total or 34 players competed in the tourn ament, sponsored by the Wichita CAC Chess Club and directed by S. Robert Wil son and Leo F. Edgington. The Wichita CAC Club is a municipal group under the auspices of the Wichita UniVersity Campus Activities Center. It has t pproximate ly 75 members and has a program fo r high school chess that has grown to about 100 players from a dozen schools.

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"ouncem."t of USCF ,.Ied .""is should milke application ., leut six weeks be'o,.. the pubfleation date of CHESS LIF E. Splcl.! ~nns for re-qultstlng luch erll1ouncemenl, may be obtained only from U.S, Chell Federl-t lon, 10 •• 11th St., New York 3, N.Y.

hnuilry ' ·3

HOLIDAY OPEN 5-rd Swiss to be played at YMCA-May

Bldg., 935 10th, Ave" Hunt!nll ton, W. ya. 25701 . Cash pnzcs, depending on entries, to top player, top B, C. Unrated, Woman. Entry (ee $3; $2 for players under 21 and ror women. Details: Paul A. Sayre, 1033 14th St., Huntington, W. Va. 25701.

Jenuuy '·10 SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

CHAMPIONSHIPS At Harris Field clubhouse on U.s. 1,

Homestead, Fla. 5-rounds; register by 7:55 p.m. Six divisions. Championship : limited to players rated laOO-up, pillS qUalifiers' entry fe $8 plus USCF and FCA dues: 1st Prize, Trophy and $.')0; prizcs to two highest rated 1999·und.e~ , also to e ach with plus score . Added dIVI-sions for those rated 1899-under, 1799· under, 1699-under, 1599-undcr, and New Players; prizes for leaders and for each with plus seore. Lowered entry fee and extra prizes for juniors. FOr added info, write Boh Eastwood, 304 S. Krome Ave., Homestead , Fla., 33030. Special roo;n rates at Sothern Guest Home, $4 single, $6 double: other motels slightly higher.

January '·10

WASHINGTON OPEN 5-round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be played at

Boeing Plant No. 2 Cafeteria, 7755 E. Marginal Way St., SeatOe, Wash. Guar-anteed lst prize, $100; prizes also for Class A. B, C, Unrated_ Entry fee $7.50; open to aU who are or who become USCF members. Top 8 Washington play-ers qualify for state championship, Feb-ruary 2().22. Registration at 8.30 'l.m. on January 9; lst round slarts at 9:30 a.m. For further details : Peter J. Ols ' n , 5913·46th S.W., Seattle 16, Wash. (Ph0ne WE 5·5072)

Jlnuary 16-1 7

2ND ANNUAL IOWA NORTH CENTRAL OPEN

5-round Swiss, 30 moves/ hr., then 1~ per 30 minutes, to be played at Wah· konsa Hotel , 927 Central Ave., yo .. ~ Dodge, Iowa. 70% of net entry fees d ivided among top scorers; entry fe~ $6 (Juniors under 19, $4) plus USCF dues if not already a member. Register Oy 10 a.m. on January 16; last round ends at 6 p.m. on January 17. Advance entries and further info: John M. Osness, 320 Columbia Circle, Waterloo, Iowa 50701.

Sflrt. J . nu.ry 21

DOWNEY OPEN 6·round Swiss, 40/ 2, to be played

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Thursday evenings at the Downey CC, Rives Ave. and Imperial Hwy., in Imper-ial Park, Downey, Calif. GUlranteed first prize: $75. Other awards and prizes for various class ratings as funds permit. Entry fe e $6.50 plus USCF du es if not a member. Dctails: Boris Bylinkin, 7857 Dl len, Downey, Calif. TO 1-7051 .

Jlnulry 22·24

NORTH FLORIDA O?EN 5·roulld Swiss, 50/ 2 1h , to be played Ol t

lo~l orida State University Student Union, Corner of W. Tennessee and Woodward Sts., Tal1ahtl5SCe, Florida. $ 100 fi rs t prize guaranteed; books to all plus scores; ad-ditional cash prizes depending on num· ber of entries. Entry fee [or USCF mem-bers $6.00, for Juniors under 18 and to Junior High , high school and college students, $3.00. Special membership du es a t tournament: UScfo' $4.00 ; Florida Chess Assn. $2.00 for adults, $1.00 for .Junior s. Registration 7 p.m. Friday , J an-uary 22 ; 1st round at 8 p.m. Jan . 22; fi nal round 2:30 p.m.; J anuary 24. If en-tries warrant, an Amateur Divis ion tor playel'S with ratings up to 1800 will be held; entry fees same as above. Address entries & inquiries to Dr. R. L. lo' roemke, 1516 Argonne Rd., Tallahassee, Jo' iorida 32303.

hnuary 23_14

CHESS FRIENDS OF N. CALIFORNIA OPEN

At least five rounds (Swiss) with three divisions: Expert, A, B tlnd C; t rophies lor fi rst place each divis ion ; books and other prizes to second and third in each division plus a number of "surprise prizes". Entry fe e : $4.00 to CFNC members; $7 for non-members. First round starts at noon Saturday, J anuary 23. Details: Mrs. Virginia Mc-Ginley, 2863 Chelsea Drive. Oakland, California 9461.

Sl.rt$ Janulry 28 CINCINNATI CHAMPIONSHIP

To run for ten weeks at th e Central Parkway YMCA, 1105 Elm St. , Cincinnati 10, Ohio. Ten·round Swiss, 5012. 70% of entry fees returned as prizes, cham· pion holds trophy for one year. $3 entry fee plus USCF dues if not a member. Details : R. B. Hayes, 820 Woodbine Ave., Glendale, Ohio.

J.nuary 30-31 GLASS CITY OPEN

5-round Swiss, 50/2, to be played at Toledo Central YMCA, 1110 Jefferson Ave., Tolado, Ohio. Over $100 first prize; t rophies and other pr izes according to entries. Entry fee $6 for USCF mem-bers; non·members must pay USCF dues. 51 discount on entries received by Jan-uary 23. Make check payable to "To-ledo YMCA." Entries and further in· formation; James Grau 4448 Harvest Lane, Toledo, Ohio 43623.

February 7-13

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FebrUlry 12·14 2ND ANNUAL SOUTH JERSEY OPEN

6·round Swiss to be played at Presi-dent Hotel, Albany at the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J . Guaranteed $125 1st; C.lsh 2nd, 3rd , A, B, C, Unrate-d. Total pr izes dcpend on entries. $10 entry f .?e ; Juniors undcr 21 $7.tlO; Juniors under 15 $5 plus USCF dues if not a member. SJCA Championship to highest SJCA member. Details: Lewis E. Wood, 1425 Sycamore St., Haddon Heights, N.J. 08035. Pl ayers are requested to bring c1o~ks, il possible.

Febrvuy 13-14 THIRD ANNUAL MOTCF MIDWEST

OPEN TEAM CHESS FESTIVAL 5·round Team Swiss sponsored by the

Ohio State University Chess Club : open to four·man te:l.lllS (alternates allowed) ; university association definitely r.:OT re-quired ; to bc held in the spacious, well lighted, clean atmosph ere of the OSU Student Union. Entry fee S10 per team (S8 if postmarked by Dec. 15) plus USCF dues for each individual non·member. Prizes: ]st leam-trophy plus 32% ($20 guaranteed) of tourney net (tourney fees minus $40 expenses); 2nd team- 16% ($10 guaranteed); four indi.vidual board prizes-8% ($5 guaranteed) each. All ties will be broken. Send advance entries and inquiries to MOTCF, OSU Chess Club; Room 302 Student Union; the Ohio State University ; Columbu s 10, Ohio.

FebrulrY 13.14 THIRD GEORGIA OPEN

5·Round Swiss, 50 moves/2 hours., sponsored by the Georgia State Chess As-sociation start ing at 9 A.M. at the Demp-sey Motor Hotel, corner of Third and Cherry SIs., downtown Macon, Georgia. USCF rated. Guaranteed first $50.00, second $25.00, third $15.()(), and fourth $10.()(). If 40 or more entrants there will be an amateur divis ion (under 1800 USC"~ rating) and guaranteed first $25.00, .~econd $15.00, third $10.00. Entry fee $6.00 plus USCF membership (avail-able at site at reduced rate) and GSCA mcmbership-$l.OO. There will also be a speed tourney Feb. 16, unrated. Entry fee Sl .25 with first 60 per cent of the entry fcc . Bring clocks and sets. For complete details write Philip M. Lambi 779 Orange St., Macon, Georgia.

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".bruary 2(1.21

7TH ANNUAL GEM CITY OPEN 5-rd. Swiss at the Central YMCA, 117

W. Monument Ave., Dayton, Ohio. $50 first prize guaranteed; cash prizes to Class A. D, C, Unrated, JUnior plus spe-cial handicap awards; other prireli based on number of entries. Entry fee, $6 adults, $5 for juniors 18 yrs. or youngcr. Advance entries (if postmarked by Wed· nesday, Feb. 19) $4.00 adults; $3.50 jun· iors. Players are requested to bring clocks, boards, Staunton-type sets and pr oof of USCF membership. Advance entries & inquiries: Jim Crider, 309 Ann! Dr" Fairborn, Ohio 45324.

"Ib ...... ry 1 1 li nd U 41ST ANNUAL WESTERN MASS. &

CONN . VALLEY TOURNAMENT Open to residents of western Massa-

chusetts and the Connecticut. valley and to t.hose who belong to d ubs in that. area. 6·round Swiss, 50/ 2, to be played at Youth Lobby, Central YMCA, 122 Chest-nut St., Springfield, Mass. Three trophies each dass : A, B. C, D, Unrated. Entry fee $4 plus USCF dues ($4) if not already a member. Players are requested to bring sets (Staunton). boards, and clocks if they ha\'e them. Entries and inquiries: Mrs. Timothy J . Howes, 67 Lawler St., Holyoke, Mass. 01941. All entries and fees MUST be in by February t 8. Abso-lutely no entries accepted at the door. Play will stalt at 9 a.m.

Mirth 3 thru April 1.

GARDEN GROVE OPEN 7-rd Swiss, one round every Wed .

night at 7 p.m., to be played at Euclid Park Recreation Center, Euclid at Stan-fo rd, Garden Grove. CaliC. Trophy prizes plus cash depending on number of en-tries; entry fee 57 plus 53 rorfeit fec which will be returned upon completion o[ schedule. Entries & inquiries: Bill Stewart, 16272 Fairway Lane, Hunting-ton Beach. Calif.

Mllrth ,·7 5TH ANNUAL RIO GRANDE

VALLEY OPEN Major event, 5·round Swiss, 5012, to

be played at the D. R. Flores Youth Cen· ter at Filmore and M Streets in Harlin-gen, Texas (near Seville Motor Hotel), Cash prizes to 1st place, handicap win· ner and to best Class A. Band C. Entry fee $5.00 plus user membership. Con· currently, an unrated amateur tourna-ment will be held with an entry fee of $2.00 and a cash prize to 1st place win-ner. Entries will close at 9:00 A.M. on March 6, 1965. Details. R. E. Swaim, 221 East Lee, Har lingen, Texas.

Muth "'7, 13-14 GREATER CHICAGO OPEN

8-round Swiss in North Park Hotel, 1931 Lincoln Park West, Chicago. Spon· sored by Chicago Chess Foundation, Rounds at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. dally. Minimum prize fund $1,000. Minimum $200 first. Prizes in aU classes. EF: $13 ($9 lor Juniors), plus $5 extra if not

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USCF member, Discount of $1 on all entries received on or before March 5. Prior entr ies taken at Gompers Park, 4224 Chicago, Ill inois 60630, be-fore I, and by phone at Gompcrs (PE Area Code 312) on Friday evening, March 5, and Friday evening, Feb. 26, by Frank SkoU. Special rates (57 single, $12.50 twin) at North Park hotel [or Chess players. Make hotel res-ervations directly; be sure to specify you are entrant. Robert Lerner, Lerner News-papers, Chicago, general chairman. Late registration until 10 a.m. Saturday, March 6. at North Park holel.

Mu c:h 1.·21

ALASKA STATE OPEN 5-round Swiss. 30 moves an hour, to

be played at Greater !o'airbl nks Chess Club (USO) 5]6 lsi Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska. One game I-' riday; two Saturday; two Sunday. Trophy awards for winner, top woman, top junior, serviceman, etc. Entry fee $2.50 ($2 for juniors under 18) plus user dues if not Ilire!ldy a member. Entries and inquiries: Kay A. Anderson, 213 Lakeview Tr . Ct .. Fairbanks, Alaska.

Mirt h 20.11

2ND ANNUAL MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL OPEN

5·round Swiss. to be played at San Carlos Hotel. Franklin and CaUe Princi-pal, Monterey, CaliCo Prize fund (based on 50 entries: 1st $150; 2nd $75' 3rd 535, Minimum guaranteed f irst 'prize o{ $100. Prizes, other than cash, will be awarded second and th ird place winners each class; "surprise prizes" in all s~ctlons including Junio r, Women, Be-' Inners. Upset awards. Entry fee $12 (Includes two dollars to be contributed to USCF International Prize Fund). Reg-istration 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 20; registration in advance is urged. Players an requested to bring cloe.ks and sets. Send advance entries and requests for further details to: Col. C_ J. Daly, 1001 Olmstead Ave" Pacific Grove, Cali£.

Mu c:h 10.21

2ND INDIANA INTERNATIONAL OPEN 5-round Swiss to be played at Shera-

ton·Linc.oln Hotel, 17 West Washington St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46204. Prize list: (based on 35 pJayers-guarant~ed) 1st $50; 2nd $35, 3rd $20, 4th $10, 5th $5, 6th $3; (based on 50 players) $75 for first , $45 for second, others upp !d ac· cordingly; (based 00 75 players) $100 fi rst, $70 second, others upper accord-ingly. Book prizes fo r top A, D, C, D, Unrated, J unior. Entry fee $6; $4 fo r juniors under 19 years of age; $2 of every entry fee goes to the USCF's International Affairs f'und. Registration at hotel on Saturday, March 20, 8-9 a.m, but advance entries are urged. For ad-vance cntries aod further information : Norb Matthews, 238 N. 15th Ave., Beech Grove, Indiana 46107. (Phone: ST 7·2136; Code 317). Players 3re urged to bring sets, boards, clocks.

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No. US·18-$1 .25 per doz. len 20% to USCF members $1.00 per dozen

• • HAND-CARVED

FRENCH WOOD CHESSMEN • VARNISHED • WEIGHTED

• FELTED

These are chess pieces of world·wide renown and popularity, made of seasoned boxwood in the STAU::-iTON design. Their perfect balance and fine, hand·carved detail make them a fav-orite with chess players everywhere.

Unit Price

No. 2F ........ King 2%" High .... $ 5.50

No. 4F ....... .King 3¥. " High.... 6.85 No. 6F ..... ... King 3%" High .... 8.75

No. 8F ........ King 4%" High .... 11.50

No. 10F ........ King 40/.1" High .. .. 16.95

Mail your order to

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION 80 Eilit 11th Street, New York 3, N.Y.

All priCes Include postage and Shllrlng chug .. In U.S.A. M.Y.C. Residents: Add 4% tax to a prices In this cali log.

6 to 12 sets

$ 5.25 ea.

6.50 ell.

8.40 ea.

11.00 ea.

16.20 ea.

More than 12 sets

$ 5.00 e..ch

6.00 each

8.00 ellch

10.50 ellch

15.50 each

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