Vol. X, No. 11

Conducted by

RUSSELL CHAUVENET

SEND solutions to Position No. 178 to Russell Chauvenet, 721

Gist Ave., Silver Spring, Md., by March 5, 1956. With your solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves.

Solullon to PosItion No. 178 will appear in the March '20th, 1956 issue.

NOTE: Do not piau so/utio", to t'Wo positions on om" c<lTd; b~ SUTt to imlictd~ COrTut numb" of position btinf JOlnd, -.i Si"t t~ full ....... t tmd .Jdrffl 0/ tnt sol,," to llllist ;,. proptr crtdilins of solwlio ...

"GOOD WILL" AMBASSADOR MAKES GOOD

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Dr. Edward Lasker, named by USpF President Frank R. Graves as "Good Will Ambassador of the United States Chess Federation" to E'J.~·o ~ :: , d:is tin.,.~isheJ. himself in this role by publication of an article in the December ·1955 Deutsche Schacbzeitung in which he sneered at the "laughably petty number of 2000 Federation memo bel'S".

Dr. Lasker's three-point program for developing chess in the USA consists, according to this article, in: 1) Blindly foHowing Dr. Las·. ker's advice at all times, 2) Con· centrating on the promotion of master tournaments, 3) Getting rid of Editor Montgomery Major as the greatest single menace to' chess prosperity in the USA.

On the last point, Dr. Lasker as· sured his German readers, without citing any 'authority for the state· ment, that USCF President Frank R. Graves had dedicated his efforts ' to obtaining thLs result.

CHESS CENTER SCORES VICTORY

According to reports in the Jan· uary 16 issue of the Cleveland Chess Bulletin, the campaign for funds for the new Cleveland Chess Center was more than successful. As of January 9, 1956 the total pledges from 188 individuals amounted to $2,288.00 while the actual paid in amount was $2,102.00 which assures the first year's operation without indebted· ness.

, The Center will operate from

10 a.m. each morning to 1:30 a.m. the next morning, with closing time 2;30 a.m. for Saturday ses· sions. The Center is at 1610 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Other cities please envy!

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Po siti"" No. 178

BIsek to play

COVEYOU TAKES TENNESSEE OPEN

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Robert Coveyou of Oak Ridge tallied 5-0 to win the Tennessee Open Championship at Knoxville from an unusually smalr field of ten participants .. Second place went to Jackie Mayer of Lexington, Ky. with 4-1, losmg only to Coveyou. Third to fifth with equal 3·2 scores were Richard Ling of Fair· born, 0., V. E. Vandenburg of Lansing, Mich .. and Martin South· ern of Knoxville. J. G. Sullivan, Jr. served as the ' tournament director.

INITIAL PLANS FOR 1956 OPEN

Tentative plans for the 1956 U.S. Open Championship ate being dis· cussed, and recently USCF P resi· dent Frank R. Graves flew to Okla· homa City for a conference with the local committee and Chamber of Commerce on arrangements. De· tails remain to be settled, but pre· sent arrangements set the U.S. Open dates as July 16th through July 28th with the Biltmore Hotel of Oklahoma City, Okla. as the playing site. The advancing of the Open dates from August to July was partly determined so that members of the U.S. Team which will participate in the Internation· al Team Tournament at Moscow in August will be able to compete in the Open before their departure if they desire.

PAMPAS WANTS JUNIOR EVENT

Pampas, Tex:1s, in the Panhan· die, is negotiating for the spon· sorship of the 1956 U.S. Junior Championship. Pampas, according to our Wandering Chess Minstrel George Koltanowski (CHESS LIFE, November 5, 1955), has an amazing group of High Scbool age chess players.

I Lombardy Wins Greater New York Open,

Mangarini Second After Tie-Breaking By ALLEN KAUFMAN Nm York Chus Life Editor

USCF master William Lombardy of the Bronx won the first Greater New York Open with a score of 6-1, nosing out Dr. Ariel Mengarini, also 6·1, by one·hall a median point. Arthur Feuerstein of the Bronx and Edgar McCormick of East Orange, N.J. scored 5¥l ·llh each, but third prize went to the former on the tie·breaking points.

The Class A Trophy, awarded to the Class A player achieving the highest score, was captured by McCormick, while the Class B Trophy went to twelve year old Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn.

The event attracted fifty·two players from six states. One entry received came from Dr. N. M. Hornstein of Southport, North Carolina. He thought the tournament was an ,excellent idea, and wished to support it by sending in his entry fee! One woman, Mrs. Mary Selensky of Philadelph ia, Pa., played, and made a 3·4 score in the seven round Swiss event. ..

No player went through the eve n t undefeated. Tournament winner Lombar~ lost to Feuerstein. Feuerstein lost to second·prize win· ner Mengarini. And Mengarioi was defeated by Lombardy. Ed!l:at Mc· Cormick lost to Anthony Saidy of Douglaston, L.I. Saidy was tied f{l}" first pl:;tce aftf'r the fifth round, but lost to Lombardy in the sixth and drew with E. S. Jackson of Flushing in the final round. With scores of 5·2, a tie for fifth place was recorded between Saidy, Jackson, and Fischer. At 4!h points were Eugene Pflumm, Stanley Linn, Eugene Steinberger, Gustav Krauhs, C. Baczynski, Charles Kalme, Nicholas Bakos, and Mat· thew Green.

The tournament, sponsored by the USCF, attracted many very strong players, including one mas· tel', lending credence to the theory that a chess tourney does not have to offer thousands of dollars in prizes to be successful. The event also enabled many to discover the Churchill Chess Club, w6.ere the event was held. It is an attractive, but little·known club in midtown Manhattan. The valuable assistance of its director, Mr. Birnbaum, will not be forgotten.

As we go to press, tie-breaking has been completed for only the first four pbices. Lombardy's me· dian score was 22, while Menga· rinl's was 21%, resolving the tie in favor of the former. Feuer· stein's median score was 24%, as opposed to McCormick's 21%, giv· ing third prize to the former. Lorn· bardy is a student at CCNY, and Dr. Mengarini a psychiatrist. Men· garini is a fonner U.S. Amateur Champion, Lombardy a iormer NY. State Champion.

A round by round analysis of the leading players, especially in the latter rounds, may help to convey the excitement this tournament created.

After four rounds Lombardy led with a 4·0 score, followed closely by Saidy and Feuerstein who had just drawn. Lombardy met and lost to Feuerstein in the fifth round, leaving Feuerstein and Sai· dy (who bad just beaten McCor­mick) tied for the lead at 4%·%. In t.he sixth 1"(111111 Sliidy played and lost to Lombardy, while Feuer· stein was defeating Steinberger. Thercfore, going into the last round, Feuerstein, 5!h ·%, led, fol­lowed by Mengarini and Lombar· dy, each 5·1. Lombardy defeated Kalme, leaving him with a 6·1 score, while the Feuerstein·Men· garini game continued. The game was about even, when Mengarini left a piece en prise. Feuerstein, assured of first if he won, snapped it off-but the wrong way! Men·

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OFFICERS Frank R. Graves 20'2 Fsrm & Home Bldg., Ft. Worth, Tex.

O. A. Gianglulio 48 E. Marshall Road Lsnsdowne, Pa.

Marshall Rohland 4846 No. '24th Plaee Milwaukee " Wis. Kennelh Harkness 81 Bedford Street New York 14, N.Y.

Viet.PrujdentI Rhys W. Hays Max Pavey New York, N.Y. New York, N.Y. A. WYltt Jones Willa White Owens Shreveport, La. Avon Lake, O. W. R. H~mnton Dr. H. J. R~lston Pittsburgh, Pa. San Francisco, Cal. C. F. Tears, Jr. T. A. Jenkins Dallu, Tex. Huntington Woods,

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PaJ! Presjdents Psul G. Glers E. A. Wagner, Jr. Fayetteville, N.Y. Chkago, III.

Harold M. Phillips New York, N. Y.

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PMil jO Il N o, 169

A. Alekhine vs. H. Kmoeh San Remo. 1930

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Po~jt;on No, 170

Trud October 16, 19:;5 _

a nd w In White to play

O NE move decides the game in Position No. 169. In November-Decem· ber of this year an international memorial tournament is planned

to take place in Moscow honoring fOimer world chess champion A. A. Alekhine who died ten years ago. According to the Soviet press, the world's best chess players arc to be invited.

. Position No. 170 ,appeared in the Russian trade-uniop daily Trud, which reported that 134 readers solved it. After both sides get new queens, White makes Ute win clear in fow' moves. If you can figure out the winning idea, the question of taking or not taking the pawn on the fi rst move will be answered.

For solutions, plelSe turn to page e ight. Si nd III contr ibutions for til l. «olumn to Edmund NI" 15" , __ ., •• Wllhlngton 20, o. C. I. .. ., n I ~', •.

Grandmaster Nicolas Rossolimo and family have returned to New York after a brief visit to France. The winner or the 1955 U.S. Ope!) Championship at Long Beach has apparently abandoned plans to s et­tle in Paris as announced some months ago.

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• Chess columnist W. Frank Fil· Jery of the Vancouver Province proved that a good columnist can be a jack of all trades at the r ecent simultaneous exhibition at the New Westminster YMCA. The assigned ncwspaper photographer being di­ver ted to another task, Fillery bor· rowed camera and flash-equipment and blithely covered the even t as news·photographer, reporter, and one ~f the participants in the simul· taneous exhibition. He failed, how­ever, to score against former B. C. Champion Jack M. Taylor who tallied nine wins and two draws-­the draws with Theodore Roubicek and O. Blomkvist. But with un­erring newspaper instinct, one of FiIlery's candid camera shots shows expert Taylor facing his two most successfu l opponents in the mid· game.

Dr . George Danilov won the Mari· time Championship 5'h ·* at the Brunswick Hotel, Monckton, N. B. Second was O. M. MacConnell with 5-1 and tied for third H. Uveto and Rod Dickey with 4·2 each. 'This was the second successive Victory for Dr. Danilov, who retains for an­other year bhe Colpitts Trophy gained in 1954. Fourteen players participated and James Davidson served as tournament director, with the Monckton Chess Olub as hosts to the even t.

Ne... Orleans (L • . ) Chn s Club, G ~ 0 r g" Koltanowskl, internat ional chc~J m aster and unofficial b lindfold champion, won 20, drew 8 and lost 2 Komes at a 3()'l>oant simultaneous, h~ld at the YMCA at Lee Circle . Wins "'cnt to WUllam P. Naser , One of the dub's older ml.'mbcn. /lnd to I:!-yelr-old James Wag ner. Ou,,' .. .... c nt 10: A. C. Bu«kland, C. J . Cucullu, Gary Ental , Albe r t FI tzgerald , A1 f'red B. W1I1s, A. L. McAuley, E. M. Dorsod!. I nd J a«k LI\<f!· Iy. A USCF Club Ar n U. te .

GREATER NY OPEN (Continued from palle 1, col, 4)

ga.rin i, now a piece behind, oJ>. fa med a strong attack, which he skillfully llandled. After Cour hours of play, Feuerstein resigned, and Mengarini equalled Lombardy's 6.1 score. The tie was then broken by Kenn('th Hal'kness and Allen Kauf. man, who served as toumame nt directors.

ENGLISH OPENING G rea te r New Y o rk Ope n

New York, 1956 White

A. FE UEASTEIN 1. P·Q84 P. 1(4 2. K' ·Q83 Kt· KB3

Black A. MENGARINI

23. R~8/6 QxR 24. Rx B Q·B7

3. Kt·B3 Kf.lU U. II·Kl QxP 4. P 'Ol P' 0 3 26. Q.kU P,Q4 5. P· I(Ktl P' KK t3 21. B·Kt4 QR.kll 6. B·Kt1 8 ·Kt2 28. R·B7 Q. 1(87 7. A·OKtt 0 · 0 29. AxQBP A~8 8. 0 · 0 B·KtS 30. QxP K·KI2 9. P·K A3 8-02 10. P'QKt4 P-Q R3

31. A· Bl R·K~ 32. R.QRl K·R3

11. P'OA4 Kt·OS 33. P·RS R·k14 12. Kh :Kt PxK' 34. Q· R8 K·R2 13. KI ·OS P·B3 35. P· R' A·Kt7 14. K I~Ktch OxKt 36. R·KKtl R-K6 15. K.A2 KR.Kl 37. R·QBl OxP~h 16. 8·0 1 P·KR4 38. K·Rl R· K8ch 17. R·Kt2 P' RS 39. Rx R QxRch 18. P·Kt5 RPx P 40. K·R2 0 ·K4di 19. BP~P PXPch 41 . K· Ktl O·K6<;h 20. P~P 0 .K3 42. K· R2 Q.BSch 21. Px P P~P 22. R· Kt7 B·B3

BIRO'S OPENING Grut . r New York Open

New York, 1956 White

A. FEUEASTI!IN 1. P· KB 4 P·Q4 2. Kt·KB3 P·J(Kt3 3. P· KKU ItP.Kt3 4. B·Kt:2 I ·QKt2 S. 0.0 B·Kt2 6. P-Q3 K"K83 7. Kt·KS 0 · 0 s. KI·OIl3' OK' ·Q2 t . P·OR4 p.QR4 10. P·K3 Kt·B4 11 . P·J(Kt41 Kt ·Kl 12. P·0 4 I( ' ·K$ 13. KtltKt P~l(t 14. P'Kt3 Kt.Ql 15. R·l( l P· KB3 16. Kt·B4 KtxKt 17. Px Kt ' P· KB4 18. B·QR3 OB·1I3 19. PxP PxP 20. P· B3 O' Kl 21 . B·Kt2 K· Rl 22 . K·Rl A.OI 23. Q. rn R·0 3

Blac k W. LOMBARDY

24. R·KKtl R· KRl 25. B·KB! KR·Bl U . R·II:2 Q·R4 27. QoK2 QoK1 21. Q·QB2 A·R$ 29. A.l(t2 KA·II:3 30. P-Q$ B-Q2 31. P·B5 Q.KBl 32. P· B4 KB·B] 33. P·B6 B·Kl 34. P·B5 PxP 35. IIxBch RxB 36. R· Kt2 B· R4 37. Q·Ktl B·1(1 38, R· Kt8 A· I(13 39. Q·Kt2ch K·l(tl 40. p.Q' KPxP ,n o B·B4ch 8 .. B2 42. RxRch PxR 43. BxBch KxB 44. RxQch KxR 45. Q. B6ch

Resigns

Ml nh.n . n Chi" Club (N.Y.): The p~lIm ln lry events for tho Mlnhll~tau ChelS Clu b Chlmplonshlp wert! con· dUcted In five !leeUons. Sed lon One "'II won by Arthu r f'eueu teln , 8\o!t · ..... , dr/lwl nr .... lth Pltte rson Smlth, with Marlo S«hroeder seeond wIth 6 \o!t ·2 \o!t, I nd EdCl r McCor mk k and Si nford (;reen~ tied for thin! with 6-3 elch. SecUon Two we nt to Re uben K lurman with 8'h· \o!t , I d r.w with Rau l Benedlct.o who p lll~ se<:ond with 7\o!t ·l \o!t, while Funcls Blrtha was thin! wl.th S\o!t-3'h and Albe r t Seropl.n fourth with s.4. Seetlon Three fe ll to Brl. n E. Owens with 8.,.,.\11, drl wlne with Martin Har· TO W who placed seeond with 7\o!t·t 'h:, while Vle lo r Gua la was thI rd with 7·2, anll Eurene Pflumm fourth with 5-4. Seellon Fou r ended In I victory for Allen Re iter w ith , .1, with dnlws to Dr . ISlIlc Spector I nd E. W. Turner; tied for second wlIh 5-2 .... ch were Rich. 11 M Einhorn, Morton Siegel and Or. Spector. ThQ fifth sectlon, an lnformal pre llm for Band C Class only, was won by Michael Huppert with 7· 1, wh ile tI ed ror second ..... Ith $·3 each were Seymour Mann. Rohert Mor" n, I nd J onathan SU$S mlln. A l.1SCF Club Aff iliate.

Cleveli nd (O hiO) Club League, With two rounds con, pleted. in the Weste r n nMslon lead caes to the Atla ntic In· te rnatlona ls with 2-0 In match score and 7.,.,.'11 In gllm es. d osely toll owed by Clevellnd LAtv Ians with 2..Q Ind 6'1:.1'h:. I nd Lakowood Chess Club with 2-0 an d 6V.I· I \o!t, I nd Lakewood Chen Club with 2-0 and 8-3. In tbe Eastern Dlvlalon the u nd lspu tcd lead t Ot', to Cle veland Chell Club with 2-0 I nd 15-0. Brooklyn Club U has 1-0 and 3 ..... · ..... , while AUantk NI Uonll15 bas HI and 4-1 . Eut Side Hunram ns 1-0 and 3-1, I nd C~ Chess Club 1..0 and 3-1. A USCF League AlflUAte.

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By AU", KDufm<m

B y virtue of a half 01 a medi.an point, Bill Lombardy .of CIty

College became Greater New York Open Champion. Bill, a rapidly im· proving young master, lost but one game to fi nish with a & 1 score. An even younger youngster, Bobby Fischer, age twelve, won the Class B TrophY, This is Bobby's firs l event or this type. He got off to a slow start, scoring 2·2 In the first four rounds. But there he gritted his teeth, polished off his last three opponents, and coasted hi with a 5·2 score. In the fiqal round, with a cup at stake, Bobby put forth his greatest effort against. Rhys Hays, Cormer CHESS LIFE College columnist. In a par· ticularly difficult position, Bobby thought for a long while. Then, deciding on a move, Bobby shifted a piece on the board and pu nched the clock on the next table!

Another amusing featu re of the event was the interest of the Long Island Press. Though chess events here are covered by the Times and World·Te.legl·am and Sun, it is sel· dom that othel' papers show sueh a keen interest as did the Long Island paper. Several times each day the phone would ring and a young lady would ask how the Long Island players were faring. During the course 01 the tourna· ment the young lady, a reporter for the' Long l~land Press, learned a great deal about chess .. Early in-. the tour nament, upon learning that Saidy beat Linn~ she asked l or the score. Someone· began reading the moves to her , but she objected: "No, no, J want to know by how many points he won"!

Max Pavey, Arthur Bisguiel', and Walter Shipman served as adjudi· cators. Only about Ii dozen games .had to be ad judicated during the entire tournament, but - these games were thoroughly analyzed by the adjudicators, who worked hard and remained on hand , in shllts, at ali times.

Players, adjudicators, and di· rectors put in many hours of labor during the three day tournament, and the result was an exciting and highly successfu l event. IN BRIEF: Tony Santasiere, the only undefeated player in the Marshall Championship, leads the field . ... Upsets in the Manhattan Tournament: Feuerstein defeats Pavey, Harrow beats Turner . .. . A tcam of four student-chess play· ers have been invited to play in the World Collegiate Team Tour· ney in Sweden during Easter. Eliot Hearst is negotiating for a team or Lombardy, Mednis, SaidY and one other (Witte? , Lyman?) to go. Russia won last year's event.

Nltch ltoches (La.) .Chan Club : C'f. roll R. f'ernbaugh won tbe «Iub tlUo 13-1, losing one game to runner·up Eu· gene P . Watson In the doubll r ound· robin. Wat."on was 5econd with 10-4, losin( one game elch to f'ernbl urh, Harry Cote, Ray Grus, and C..,roll BenneU. Harry Cote I ud Ray GrIU tied for th ird with U !leor .. eacn. A USCF Club AI Wlate .

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S ((HIC. DIALO UES By "HIPPONAX" ,

A Study in T actkal Surprisement A RISTIDES Kleinerteufel shook his head sadly until several shaggy

locks fell across his eyes, from which he brushed them impatiently, much like a mournful St. Bernard pawing in melancholy at a fly perched saucily upon its nose.

"Not only do you lack talent (in which you are not different from the majority of chess players)," he observed. "But you also do not even possess a rudimentary understanding of the tactics of surprise as applied to the art of chess. But do not blush at your ignorance, for few chess players do. You all parade according to the drill·hook- automotons wor· shipping the false gods or sound opening theory as preached in MCO and PCO."

In his sadness he reached across the ,board and possessed himseU of my cup of coffee, draining .it with an absent·minded melancholy.

"Take rather your cue from Alek· hine, who delighted in finding old and forgotten variations to spring unexpectedly upon unfortunate and unwary opponents. Each time his 'surprise' was first hailed as a strik­ing innovation; then some dusty pundit ,would delve into his mouldy books and emerge, streaked with cobwebs, to shout that Bilgewater had used the move in 1897 with great success until Applesauce in 1898 found a startling refutation. 'wr,' the pundit wouId cry tn­

j umphantly, 'it is unsound!' But little Alekhine cared for that; he had ,won his tournament (which counted), and he had never in· tended to use the novelty again after his <lpponents had had the opportunity for research and analy­sis. What did it matter if the varia· tion had hidden holes, so l<lng as the killing move was not one to be found readily upon the board in actual play, and so long as the 'in· novation' was so ancient and ob­scure that it was extremely un· likely that his stodgy adversary had ever seen it, or would remem· ber the analysis if he bad?"

"You mean like Alekhine's re­vival ' in the French Defense of the old gambit variation 1: P·K4, P·K3; 2. P·Q4, P·Q4; 3. Kt·QB3, B-Kt5; 4. Kt·K2, like the Alekhine.Nimzo. vitch game at Bled, 1931?"

Kleinerteufel sighed and raised his sad brown eyes, for all the world like a pessimistic St. Bernard deprived of a lump of sugar.

"I wish," he said, "that you would not have these unexpected moments of erudition-they create a false impression of intelligence which makes it more difficult to tolerate your usual norm of unin· formed mediocrity."

The thought so unnerved him that he needed one of my cigarettes to regain his calm, and was absent· mindedly restoring the package to his coat pocket when I gently inter. vened.

"What I mean," continued Klein. erteufel sadly, "is that a good chess player (which, I fear, you will never be) should be 'born of the unexpect· ed and dedicated to surprise'-to steal a descriptive passage from

Editor Major's long-forgotten one­act play 'Spadassin.'

"To illustrate, take my final round victory at Sitzbad in 1932 -the time I won the brilliancy prize as well as the tournament, despite the efforts of the referee to curb my style. My opponent, Herr Alias Nemo, was a half-point behind; he had to win, for a draw would bring him no profit. Know· ing this, I had a surprise up my sleeve-up each sleeve, in fact. I was prepared for KP, QP or Ir· regular Opening. He played a KP Opening, ho}vever, and I countered with the Greco. This be bad ex­pected, for I had played the much maligned Greco before in this tournament with marked success. From the way he played 3, KtxKP, I knew he was prepared- but NOT for the tactical surprisement of Fraser's Variation!"

A slow smile illuminated Klein. erteufel's deep:Uned face, and the sagging lips curved momentarily upward in a hideous grimace. ' .

"Ahr Fraser's Variation. You ' won't find it in MCO, so don't waste your time looking. Well, Herr Nemo hesitated for a long time after my 3 ......... , Kt·QB3 with a worned frown upon his massive brow. FOr the stout Dutchman saw that 4. KtxKt gave White only a minimal edge, left Black a good game if he played conservatively, and gave decided promise of a d,raw that he could not afford. His only sad alternative was the pre­mature aHack of 4. Q·RS ch (which looked promising enough, no doubt). So he plunged bravely into disaster ... but here is the game­a study in tactical surprisement: .

GRECO COUNTER GAMBIT Sitzbad, 1932

White Black DR. A. NEMO A. KLE1NERTEUFEL

T. P·K4 P·K4 2. Kt·KBl P.KS4

"The Greco (or LatvIan) GambIt. You'll rind only one column devoted to It In MCO." .

3. KtxP "MCO (the Sth EdWon. £01' tbls was 1932, remember) gave thIs reply the ~mphatlc preference over 3. PxP or S. l'I·B4? Sir G. A. Thomas had scored a vcry nlcc Irlumpll over ])1'. Tarhkower at Spa, J9Z6 with this move, and there­fore T ant!elp~tcd that my opponent would play It ."

3. .. ...... Kt·Q831? ''The Fraser Variation. Long forgotten and deeply buried In 'Chess OpenIngs Anclcnt and Modern' 01 Frceborougb

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and RankIn, from which r had exhumed il with due solemnity for this partlclllar occllsioll."

4. Q·R5 ch "Herr Ncmo looked long and longingly at 4. Ktx.Kt, QPxKt; 5. Q-K2, but, as I anticipate.:!, the reply 5. .. ...... , Q·K2 looked much too drawlsh. He Was prob. ably also not charmed by tha posslh!llty of 5 ......... , PxP which lea.:!s to wtld and Incalcuahle varlatlons--some detinUely not In White's favor, 1£ the analysis or Rankin and Fraser can be trusted."

4. P-Kt3 S. KtxKtP Kt·B31

6. Q.R4 "Again Hcrr Nemo thougbt long. He could play 6. Q-K2 and; surrender the Knight for three pawn~ and a wild game. He could also retreat his Queen to KRZ. But on the lru;t it Is barely pOSo sible he had vague memories ot the game, Allles·Dedlao, 1900 (the only ex. ample of thc Fraser Variation quoted In Cook's Compendium) which was a lqss for White after 6. Q.R3, PxP; 7. KtxR, P·Q4; 8. Q·R4, B-QB4; 9. B-K2, Kt·Q5; 10. B·R5 ch, K·K2; 11. Kt.B7, Q. Ktl!; 12. K-QL Ranken suggested 12. 0-0, which leads to exciting compll. cl'tions after 12. .. ...... , Kt-B6 ch; 13. Bx.Kt, PxB; 1<1. P·KKt3, QxKt. In any case Herr Nemo with Obvious treplda. tlon relue\antly stumbled Into the trap."

6. ........ R.Ktl 1. Ktx8 R.KtS 8. Q-R6 RxP eh t. K·QT

"Herr Nemo may also have oonsldered 9. B·K2, Q·K2; 10. Kt-QB3. RxB Chi 11. KtxR, Qt·Q5; 12. 0·0, KtxKt chi 13. K­Rl, Kt·Q5 and decided It wa~ Dot In. vltlng. It docs not now matter that he was mistaken." ,. . .... , ..

10. Q·RS ch 11. QxP ch 12. Q·B3

Kt·KKtsl

KxKt K.Kt2

........ "Suddenly White discovers that he can· uot play 12. QxR, because of 12 ......... , KtxBP ch. He anticipates 12 ......... , P·Q4, brInging the QB Into play with im· mediate attack on thc Queen, and 80 relreats to maintaIn his necessary guard or the KBP."

12 .... .. .. . 13. P.KKU

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• CrmJuctrJ IYy

Frederick H. Kerr

Page 3 1956

All college clubs lind playars .r. urged to send news Item$ to: Frlderlck H. Kerr, Hamilton Hall, Box 448, Penn· sylvanlit State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.

A LTHOUGH no official an- · nouncement has been made, '

all college clubs are advised that the 1956 U. S. Intercollegiate Team Championship will probably be held in Philadelphia. Your report· er feels that, with a full year to make arrangements, all collegiate teams will be able to participate. Throughout the year, "College Chess Life" will list the names of the schools that signify intentions of playing. The Quakers of ti,le University of Pennsylvania and the Nittany Lions of the Pennsylvania State University are the first two names on that list~

Those same Quakers hold the Franklin Chess Club in check pending the result of an 'adjourned game in the first round of the championship section in the Phila· delphia Metropolitan League. Pennsylvania Franklin CC G. Krame.r 1 Drekcr 0 C. Sovel x Winkelman x B. Zeek 0 B. RuU! 1 L. Abrams I Weiner 0 R. Cantor 0 Mastour 1

In the reser've section, Penn lost a first·round forfeit to the Uk· rainian Chess Club.

Morde Treblow will direct the 'Intercollegiate League of the Pennsylvania State Chess Federa­tion this year. He has appointed two assistants, Gerald Orner and yours truly. All interested colleges in the Philadelphia division and the Lancaster-York 'division should contact: Morde Treblow, 257 South 16th St., Philadelphia 2, Pennsyl­vania. Those in the western divi· sion can write to: Gerald Orner, 1102 Vickroy Street, Pittsburgh 19, Pennsylvania. Groups in the cen­tral division should drop me a Jine at the address given above.

The University of Washington • lost its third straight match in the Puget Sound League by a score of 7lh -2%. U. of Washington Seettht CC Alan Clark 00 J. McConnlck 11 0. LaFreniere 00 D. E. Wade 11 Ron Brown 10 F. H. Weaver 01 Skip Bates 00 K. W. Mulford 11 R. Smedely n Ted HUtner o~

Charlottesville, Virginia, was the scene of a contest between the University of Virginia and John Hopkins University. The Cavaliers scored four points to one for the Blue Jays. u. of Virginia Johns Hopkins U. L. Ribble () G. Hardlman 1 R. Callaghan 1 V. ~'urth 0 ,C. Roherson 1 B. Smith 0 K. Nisblt 1 J. Summers 0 J. l\loncure 1 D. Haggerty 0

Congratulations to Michael Got­tesman for winning the club cham­pionship at the University of Chi· cago. In the seven·round Swiss, four playel'S scored 5-2. Gottesman was given the nod on &-B points

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Vol. X, Numher 11 February 5, 1956

Publlilhed twice it month on the 5th and 20th hy THE UNITED STATES CH! H3 FEDERATION. Entered as second class matter September 5, 194&, at the pon olf1ce at Dubuque, Iowa, under tbe act ot Marcil 9, 1m.

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What! No Ethics?

By Montgomery Mafor

For Cycry man dUll th~ f..(),d »I"hs s",,,,t uwugh 10 help himsd/, H~ mak~J n,'" who hayc 10 b~ h.lpd. GEORGE HORACE LORIMER-More Letters from a Self·Made Merchant to his son. . -I T IS somewhat disappointing that there has been no response to t~e

appeal made in the December 5, 1955 issue of CHESS LIFE by WII· liam Rojam for suggestions regarding a "Code of Ethics for Chess Play· ers". We trust tbis indifference does not indicate a preference on tbe part of tournament players for maintenance of existing conditions o~ play, merely to bave something to grumble about after the tournament IS over.

That the need for a well·established code of ethics for players is universal can be demonstrated merely by reciting complaints made in other countries regal'ding their own events, showing that there is noth­ing local in the situation as it exists. Nor can we all face such problems with the aplomb of Sir George Thomas who when asked at a foreign tournament how a certain situation would be handled in England, re­plied coldly that ~uch a situation would not happen in England!

In a recent-letter to the Editor, FIDE President Folke Rogard has suggested that the FIDE Congress -qlight well be interested in consider­ing a "Code of Ethics for Chess Players" if such a proposal was sub­mitted to FIDE sufficiently in advance of the Congress to permit a distribution of the text to the yariotls member Federations.

But since bricks cannot be made without straw (Consult Exodus V, 10-19) nor an adequate code of ethics to govern chess players without the cheerful cooperation of the players themselves, who best know where­in most offenses lie, William Rajam's project seems doomed to death from malnutrition.

Is this the will of chess players? Or merely their indifference?

(Th~ Solkoff s;d~ 01 th~ itory <In <lnnvu to Ih~ um<lrh pub/ishd in th~ Janu<try 5, 1956 il1U~ by Robert B,j~ger-Th~ Editor.) Dear Editor:

The Solkoff tle-break ha.~ suffered much unjustified condemnation, the latest of which comes from the pen of Robert Brieger. The Texan resorts to a special case o£ a hypothetical tournament to find flaws. But even so, I take up the cudgels.

In the results of a tournament. one must assume the worse a player's score, the weaker the player. This Is true for ANY lie-break system.

In JIlr. BI1eger's case, Brown and Albright tied for flrst. The only variation finds Albright won from Brown, Brown won frnm No. 3 and Albright lost to No. S. Mr. Brlegcr states "Albright Is the better player ... he defeated Brown". He convenienUy stops here and pans the Solkoff T_B. By his reasoning, player No. S2 in the recent Open Is Reshc"skY'll equal because he garnered a draw from the grandmaster. Pool!

Brieger's Albright was In a 5 round Swiss, not a one round tourney. Hence' OVERALL performance Is what one should seek.

Yes, Albright's win from Brown Is In his favor; but Brown get.<; compensa. tlon from hLs win over No. 3 while Albright suffers for his loss to the com­paratively weak NO.5. Does one excuse Albright's loss to No. S because of a headache? By the Sallle token, Brown may had had ulcer pains when he played Albrlllht.

The basic superiority enJo)"ed by the Solkoff over the Sonneborn Is in the recognition that ALL opponents have had a hand In a player's final score, not just a portion thereof.

Mr. Brieger repeats the oft-heard lament that the Solkoff falls becaul!e it does not break a round robin tic. I counter with the statement ... this very hct proves the system; and that any method which breaks a round robin tie Is II false system. The fairest comparison occurs in performance against Identl. cal opposition. Such identity occurs in a round robin. By Mr. Brieger's - own admission, a round robin Is an Ideal condition. I Simply cannot understand why anyone wanls to upset a round robin tie since It occurs from an Ideal condltton. False reasonlng should not displace COmmOn sense.

Re: Pomar·Brleger game, the Texan conveniently misconstrues the loss col. umn. The Solkoff tie.break simply su~gests that Brieger's score might have been better had his opponent heen weaker than Pomar. Mr. Brieger concludes with the question "Does it take ability to lose to a strong player?" No, but don't you wish you had played me Instead of Pomar? I counter with the question "Does It Indicate a lack of ability to lose to a weak player'!" lYes.

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I r----------~F~RO~M~C~A~R~T~E~R~'~S~C~H~E~S~S~WW.H~'Z;,Q"U"'~Zs •• ---------­A TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ.

CHECK TRUE IN LEFT BOX-FALSE IN RIGHT BOX. John Adams, was 1st American to bring Chess into promi-

nence in this country both as a player and a writer. 0 Chess is not the oldest game known . .. :::....... ... ..... .. ...... .. ............ 0 Najdorf was horn in Argentina. _.. __ ... _ ........... ", . .. ......... .. .. .. .. . 0

o o o o o o

1. P-K4, P-K3 is the Sicilian Defense . ........ , .. ", ... .. ______ ______ .. ...... . 0 Philidor was 1st Blindfold player. ". "" ", .... .. .... "" ",. ""............. 0 The brain in the 1st Chess automaton was mechanical. ... , 0 Botvinnik did not defeat Alekhine to become World's

Champion. . .. .. .. " , ... ", ........ .' ............... __ ... .... " ........ _._ ._._ .. ............... 0 o o o o F o

Castling was introduced in 1200 A.D. ....... .. .. . .. ........... .. .. ... .... 0 • 1. P·K4, Kt·KB3 is the Alekhine Defense. ...... .. .... ...... .. .. ....... 0

1. P-QB4, ........ is Reti's Opening. ............. .. ......... ...... .... ... .. .......... 0 T o

Before Mr. Brieger condemns the Solkoff, let him explain away the blot on Albright's record, his loss to NO.5. Or does he prefer to convenlenUy overlook It lest his faith In the Sonneborn be shaken? MOOr all, Albright lost to a weak player ... Brown lost Only to your strong Albright.

r feel that the Solkoff can a tand up under all adverse criticism beard so far. The oniy valid advel"Se criticism r know of swms from placing greater emphasis of the Indirect comparison of unlike opponents tban on the direct comparison of like opponents. But this ts also tl"Lle of all the tie-break systems In pracUse. Until a T<lasonable evaluation can be made between these two components, I shall string along with the Solkoff.

P.S. No system devised can compensate for UPSETS

EPHRAIM SOLKOFF R"I~jgh, N. C. and POOR PAIRINGS.

WILLIAM WINTER Death claimed on December 16,

1955 William Winter, British Champion 1935 and 1936 and one of the most COlOiiul characters · in British chess, at the age of 56. Erratic in play, Winter was capa­ble of great brilliance, but seldom played consistently. As a chess author he produced a number of books characterized by their origi­nal and stimulating style. A Bohemian by instinct, Winter ' pos­sessed a marked leaning toward Communism, editing for some years the Anglo-Soviet Chess So­ciety bulletin. It was, perhap5, characteristic that when it became apparent that tuberculosis cbal· lenged his life, he chose to die in London rather than live at 50me quiet sanatorium in the country. British chess will be much less colorful now that this witty and brilliant nephew of Sir James Bar-rie is gone.

R. C. GRIFFITH At 83 death came to

R. C. on December 10, 1955, a player best known through­out the world for his compendium "Modern Chess Openings" first is­sued in 1911, as well as for his "Pocket Guide to Chess Openings". Griffith won the British Champion­ship in 1912 and for a number of years was Editor of the British Chess Maga2ine. By profession he was a metallurgical chemist. Dis­tinguished both as chemi5t and player, he' will always be remem­bered most for the creation of the best·seller in chess - "Modern Chess Openings".

Montreal (Canada) Chess Lea9ue: A young new Canadian from Holland, Rot'lf D. Westra, won the LeagUe "Knock-Out" Championship by defeat· ing M. S7.czcl"bak 2%.-1~ in tbe final round. Forty players participated In the &Ix round eve'nt.

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LARRY EVANS 0 o ENI (is By Inter1UJtional M03ter LARRY EVANS

u. S. OPEN CHAMPION, 1954

Theoretical Contributions of the Rosen­wald Tournment, New York, 1955-6

with 9 .......... P-QR3?- and this is the reason it deserves a question· mark : 10. BPxP, KPxP; 11. PxP,

"BxN; 12. PxB, Q-R4; 13. Q·B2!, QxP(4); 14. P·QR4!, R-Ql; 15. B-R3. and White oc<:upies the QN file with devastating effect, since Black can never get in the intended p. QN4.

BENONI COUNTER GAMBIT -Reshevsky-Horowin: 1. P..Q4, N· K83; 2. P·Q84. P·B4; 3. P.QS, P-K4;

Position after 3. ... .... . More popular is 3. ,P-K3

ffirmodka System) which leads to positions where Black operates on the semi-open K-file. With the text, Black has forced White into lock­ing the center and intends to set up a 1('s Indian formation. Black, it is true, has eliminated the pos­sibility of White breaking with p. QB5 at a later date; but he must be on guard against the now for­midable possibility of P-QN4. How­ever Black's game is quIte solid and should appeal to players who like to maneuver behind closed lines. 4. PxPep., BPxP; leads to nothing for White.

The game continued: 4. N.QB3, P·03; 5, P·K4, P·KN3 (5. • B-K2 is a possibility. since the Bishop is only hemmed in on KN2. From K2, it can later shift to the Q-side via Ql and QR4, which is impor­tant in many variations where Black plays for a break via QN4.); 6. 8 ·Q3, 8·N2; 1. KN·K2. O.(); 8. p·QRl. N·R3; 9. B·N5, N.B2: 10. Q·Q2, and White has a substantial advantage in space plus attacking possibilities.

BUDAPEST DEFENSE R.sheYlky·Shipm~n I eat u red

some derring·do by Black: 1. p.Q4. N·K83; 2. P·Q84, P·K41; 3. PxP. N.N5; 4. P·K4. NxKP; 5. P·84. N. N3; 6. N·KB3, B·N5ch; 1. N·83. Q·83; 8. P·K5. Q·N3;

(Su diagram top Iltd rol"mll) The theory of this opening is

similar to Alekti1nc's 0 e fen s e, where Black provokes White to advance in the center and then strikes a t it from the wings. In the diagrammed position White reo tains the initiative and the better development, but he must be chary of his weak squares and advanced Pawns. Here he makcs a ti me· los· iog crror, which hands the initia· tive over to Black.

9. P·QR3? (probably best is 9.

Ifler 8.

ThereCore, we suggest that Black play instead 9. ,p.KR3! and we bclieve that there is still no way for White to disturb the posi. tion to his advantage: E. G., 10. BPxP. KPxP; 11. PXP. BxN; 12. PxB. Q·R4; 13. Q·B2. and now Black may saCely capture QxP(4); 14. P·QR4. R·Ql; 15. B·R3, Q·R4: followed by Q·B2 and P.QN3; safe· ly locking the QN file without the weakness Incurred by keepi ng the Pawn on QR3. Or-he Can elect

Q.Q3. and if P·Q3; 10. P·QR3, BxN to continue with 13. .. .. , N-Q2; chi 11. QxB, PXP; 12. NxP. NxN; and not worry about any combina· 13. QxNch, Q·K3; 14. QxQch. with tions aimed against his KRP. a minimal edge in the endgame be- Indeed, after 9 . . ... , P·KR3! it cause of the two Bishops, as in remains to be seen how White can Fine· Kevitz, I\'Y Met League. 1945), continue to effect. B,N,h ' 10 P B P Q3 11 P P The "old" Zurich Variation, with ,.x.·;.x. 0-0; 12. Q.Q4 (White probably had a new twist, is still holding its own relied on this move), Q·R41; 13. as one of Black's safest and most B.o2. N·B3: 14. Q.Q5. PxP; with a effective ways of combining active drawish ending shaping up. . ~ .. counterplay with theoretical equal·

This game is interesting if only ity. Bisguler·Lomb,rdy went: I . p. because it proves that there is Q4. N·K83; 2. P·QB4. P·K3; 3. N· sUll no known refutation to the Q83, 8·N5; 4. P-K3. P·B4; 5. B­Buclapc.~t Defense. White probably Q3. P·Q4; 6. N·B3. N·B3: 1. 0·0, does best to strive for a positional Px8P (This is a twist- it generally advantage with 4. B.B4 (Instead of transposes into the main variation the wide.open P.K4). of the Zut'ich, however); 8. 8x8P,

NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE Reshevsky·Evans; 1. P·04. N.

K83; 2. P-QB4. P-K3; 3. N·QB3. 8. N5; 4. p.K3. O.(); 5. B.Q3. P·Q4; 6. N.B3, p·84; 1. 0·0, N·B3; 8. PoOR3. B·R4; 9. P-KR3-s0 Car- all outlined in previous columns­where the significance of this pasi· , tiOIl was not fully appreclatcd.

Position ",fter ,. P· I(R3

There are two important points to White·s last move: (1) it is tem· porizing, and induces Black to dis· turb the position Cirst; (2) it pre· vents a later pin (by B-KN:5) after the lines are opened (BPxQP, KPx Pl.

Both in the present game and its prototype (Reshevsky-Sandrin, US "Open," 1955) Black countered

0·0; 9. P·QR3. BxN; 10. Px8. o.B2, 11 . Q.B2. P·K4; 12. 8-Q3. o.K2;

Ifte r 12 . ......... 0 ·1(2

The game continued: 13. NxP. NxN; 14. PxN, QxP; 15. P·B3, 8·K3; 16. R·Kl. KR·Ql; 17. P.K4. N.Q4! ; 18. B·Q2. N·N3; with advantage to Black!

ResMvsky.Lombardy varied with 11 . B·M:2 (instead of Q·B2), P·K4; 12. P·Q5 02. Q·B2. B·N:!; 13. P·Q5. N·K2; 14. P-B4. BxN; 15. PxB, Q. Q2; holds DG terrors for Black: Taim~nov·Euwe, Zurich, 1953). p. K5; 13. PxN, PxN; 14. QxP. 8·NS; 15. Q·N3. QxP; Black has as rea· sonable a position as one may ex· pect.

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Addun IMIWS It:ms and Inqulr~ on Women" thllls to Mu. WlII", Whit. Owens. 12. South Point Drive. Avon Lake. OhiO.

I HAVE just received a wonder­ful letter from Mrs. Nancy

Roos, \\'ho, though seriously ill, is feeling enough better to plan to play in the forthcoming tourna· ment at the Herman Steiner Club in Hollywood. " Impressive verve" is the phrase Chess Review used to describe Mrs. Roos' chess. She not only plays chess, but she lives her life with impressive verve.

The Herman Steiner Club has recently been organized to con· tinue the work Hcrman Steiner was doing wi th his Hollywood Chcss Group. Mr. Steincr's per· sonality was such that one felt a warm, fdendly glow just on hearing his namc. A club named for him has a very valuable, though Intangible, asset rIght at the start.

Several womcn arc active in the organization of the Herman Stein· er Club. Mrs. Selma Steiner, Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky, and Mrs. Lena Grumette lire all lissociated with the club's organization, and thcre are a number of women memberS. I want to thank the Her· man Steincr Club for making me an Honorary Member. Perhaps I can drop in some day between lunch and dinner.

Pel'centagc . wise, more women work on tile organization of chess than men-often at the cost of their playing. I shall mention a fe\v here fully aware of the double risk of, '(a) repeating myseU' (b) leaving out many women who should be mentioned. Here goes in a mote or less chronological or· del' of my observing this ' activity.

Mrs. Mary Sclcnsky, now oC Philadelphia, was the chief organ· izer of the Richmond, Virginia, Chess Club. It was she who called on me fiHeen or so years ago and put me on this merry·ge-round, off of which I cannot seem to get. She has continued working on chess organization in Philadelphia.

Next I met the ladies of Cleve· land, Mrs. Mena Schwartz and. Mrs. Catherine Kelly were prestdent and secretary of the Queen's Club for seventeen years. As the Queen's have always taken an ac· tive part In all the Cleveland Ches.s Association activities their organl' zation work extendcd beyond thcir own club to include city·wlde ac· tivities. Mrs. Norda Troy, now President of the Queen's Club, has served several years as Secretary of the Cleveland Chess Association and is now Secretary of the Ohio Chess Association. Mrs. lAis Zaas, present Secretary of the Queen's Club and of the Cleveland Chess _l\ssociati on has been one of those who organized the new Cleveland Chess Center. which opened in January.

In New York. Mrs. Carolyn Marshall and Miss Edith Weart,

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Annotated by Cke .. Maater JOHN W:' COLLlNS, Marshall Cke .. Clnb Champion, 1954

COLULI'N'CSF MEMBEf(S: Sub",., YON' best lI"mu I", this d."..,tlllftlt to JOHN ·W.

, 91 ~t"O;l( ROdJ, Brooklyn 26, N.Y. Space brillg limiItJ, Mr. QI/liru .;II select thc mOSI m/uc</j"1l ""If ,nstruain 10, p .. blir<S/i01l. U,,/,ss oI"~ ,,<tNJ Mft. /0 8"mCf are by Mr. Collins. '

THREE TIME WINNER Lu Magrt of 0"1<1/''' wOn the Mid.

JVUI Open fo. thc third ti"". [" this Bame, he lic< lip his /"e with" "",,,bn of p;,/1 j" the middle-8a",e. Thcse <I.c qlliu sharp crlQr<gh to pick up two Pawns and am/c, " wOn , ,,,/jng.

KING'S GAMBIT DECLINED MCO: page 141, column 2

5th Midwest Open Omaha, 1955

White Bleak L. MAGEE V. RAJNOHA 1. P·K4 P.K4 4. P·B4 8-84 l. Kt·Q83 KI-QS3 S. Kt·el P'Q3 3. 8_84 Kt·S3 6. P.Q3 The Vienna Game has transpO.'led Into a Klng's Gambit Declined. -

6. , _. B-KKtS Also satisfactory are 6 ....... , .• B-K3; and 6 ••....... , P'QR3: the former being the most forthright way to flgbt Wblte·s aggressive KU.

7. Kt.QR4 Or 7. P-KR.3. BxKt; 8. QxB: .. · .. ··

7. _.... .. O.O? This mech:mlcal move does not afford sufficient Initiative. Better Is :7 BxKt; 8. QxB, Kt·Q5; 9. Q·Kts, p~;"lii: BxP, Kt·R4; 11. Q-Kt4, KtxB.

8. KtKB PxKt 9. 0·0 PxP

In ordcr to play the next move but It devclops White's QB. Pre1erable Is 9 •.....•.. , Q.Q3.

10. 8xP Kt.QS n. p'!il3 P·QKt4? I

This results In material Or positional disadvantage. Likew~ unsatisfactory are n ......... ; BzI<t? C<:!dlng tbe Two BIs}lop game and 11 ......... ; KtxKf eb? 12. PKB, giving White a massive pawn. C<:!nter. Best Is 11 ....... .. ; Kt-K3.

12. PxKt pKB 13. P/bP

Or 13. P-Q5! 13. .. ... .. hP? rxB, 0Q!; ~~~e Is 13. . ....... ; BxKt; 14.

14. P-KS! BKKt Otbenvlse White wins the QP

, U. QXB Kt.Kt A dreary post. Better Is 15 ..... ,_ ': Kt.Q2; although White has a strong answer In 16. Q-B6.

16. B-KtS p-B3 If 16 . .. ...... ; QxB? 17. QxR, wins. Ahd If 16: .... ... . ; Q.B!? 17. fi-.K7, wins.

17. OR-KIl

17 ........ . R·Ktl

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If 17 ......... ; PxB? ? 18. QxR mate. The pin Is on the KBP.

18. Q·QR3 R·82 19. B·R4 R·Kt3 10. R·B2 R·K3 •

Why not hang On with 20 ......... ; p.QR3? 21. OxP p-Kt4

TO lInpin the KBP. If 21. ........ : RxP? '! 22. RxR, PxR; 23. nxQ, wlns.

22. B·Kt3 P·KB4 13. R·Ol Q·K1

It 23. .. ...... ; R.Q2; 24. 13·82, P-Q6; 2.5. Q.K3, and the QP soon goes.

24. QxQP With two Fawns to the good, It Is now a matter of teehnlque, of forelng a won ending.

24. Kt-Q3 25. R/l·QI

Naturally 25. PxKt?? RxR Chi 26. Bx R?'! Q,,,n mate Is out . 25. _ Kt-KS 27. QxO R/1xq 26. Q-Q8ch K·Kt1 28. R'01 , P.B5 On 28. .." •. .. ; KtxB: 29. PxKt, White wins much as hc docs In the game.

29. B·B2 KtxB If 29 ......... , RxP? 30. B.Q4, wins.

30. KxKt Rxp 31. RxRch RxR 32. P·QR4 K-B3

Or 32 . ........ , R·K5; 33. R.Q7 eh, K-B3; 34. R:d3P, nnd White wins.

33. P'RS AND WHITE WDN. White's pawn-majority soon netted a Queen and the game.

SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO, page 292, column 138 ..

North Central Open Championship Milwaukee, 1955

Now by U. S. Exp~rt A. Su,h"beck White Black

C. WELDON J. V. RAGAN 1. P·K4 p-QB4 2. P-QKt4 The Wing Gambit, know.n as not en. tlrely correct, Is a very rare guest In serious tournament games. By preelse ' pial', Black has no difficulty In devel­oping his pieces. 2. PxP 3. P·QR3 1'·04 4. PXOP OxP S. Kt·KB3 p·K4

6. PxP BxP 1. Kt·R3 Kt·KS" 8. Kt·QKtS ()"O

Right! Along with this tine develop­Ing move, Black sc.ts up a p<>sltlonal Irap. 9. Kt·B7 • Here we are. White falls Into th .­trap. Thl" whole adventure of wlnnln:; m<>terlal by neglectlng one's own de· velopmcnt proves to be wrong. Exe­cution ot a threat Is weaker tban the tlYreat Itself. QB_Kt2 Is the proper can· tlnuatlon. 9. .." .. " Q'03 9 ........ .. Q.B4 L~ more precise. PracUcal­Iy. it would force White Into an in_ ferior line of capturing the Rook, while the text move gives White the oppor­tunity of changing his mind and play_ Ing. 10. Kt·QKtS before it Is too late. 10. KtxR P·K5 II. Kt-04 __ , .. What e~se? None of the Kt retreats are of any value. Trying to save It by 11. Kt-Ktl. R-Ql; 12. B-K2, Kt-BS (12. ........ , Q·Q5?; 13. P-QB3, Bxt>; 14. PxB, QxP eh; 15. B..Q2, RxB: 16. QxR, QxQ Chi 17. B-QI!); 13. p.QB3. B.QB4; 14. K·BI, Kt.K4 would permit Blaek ~ n overwhelming nUnck. It Is interesting to note thnt \( Black's Queen were post­ed at QB4, White would be In troutle again; e/ g .• a) 11. Kt-Ktl, P.K6!; 12. BPxP. QxP Chi 13. Q·K2 (13. B or Kt­K2? Kt-K5!J. Q-QS, or b) 11. Kt-tt4. P.K6!; 12. 'BPXP, QxP cb; 13. B-K2, Kt·Kt5 (l~ . •....... , Kt-K5?; 14. R-B!, R· Ql; 15. Kt·B3. fi-.R5: 16. R.R.3!); H. R_Bl, KtxP; I~. R-B2 (now 15. R-R3 doesn't work because of 15 . .. ...... , KtJi: R!; 16. RxQ. KtxR), Kt.Kt5; 16. R·B3, Q-Kt8 chi 17. R-BI, Q-R7 and Black must win. 11. "." . QxKt 13. PxB? 11. P-OB3 Q-K4 The lOSing move. There~ are better prospects tor White with 13. Q-Kt3,

try Ing to give up hIs KKt fo r a pawn, and ~o playing a game with :. Rook against two Knights. For example : 13. Q.Kt.3, B-QB4; 14. B·K2 '(14. B·Ra·!, Kt-KIS! ), Kt.B3; 15. B·R3, Bxe; 16. RxB, Q-Ktl; 17. Kt-Kt6 and so on. 13 . . ". .. . QxR 14. 0-B2 14. B-K2 was necessary, though WhIte ha~ no adequate defenS<l anyway. The text move! loses a piece by force. 14. , __ -._ _ B-B4 15. B·B4 p·K61

16. Q.Kt2 PxOPch 16 . .. ...... , QxQ; 17. BxQ, R-BI; 18. P·Q3, PXP ch: 19. KxP, Kt·B3 wIns n piece In fewer mO\'es than in the ,game. The rest Is easy to understand. 17. QxP R·Klch 24. QxQ 18. B·K2- Kt·K5 ·25. B·B4 19. Q-K3 Kt·Q3 16. P.83 10. Q'01 Kt·BS 27. Kt.B7 21. Q.B4 B-Q6 28. BxKt :no 0-0 . BxB Resigns 23. R·KI 0·K4

... R·Kl

Kt·R3 KtxKt Kt·Kt7

Very Intef"(lstlng alid quite valuable game! [rom the theoretical point of vIew.

DIXIE RIVALS For man" years, <I youthful Shu/e; t of

philosophy hilS bu .. ant 0/ the South's le<lJ;ng pltryus. While Kit C';tt~nJ~n m..,. o~Clls;oll<llly j"ltu, h;s bUI g<lmu h<fYt a wbll((y of c"J(~udillg bUrll". Rlllhu r~mi"iscmt 01 <I Soer"ti, d'<llog"" this s,lIun qU<I{;ty is the h<ll/mark 0/ Critt~ ... Jen's g<lnle$. Here is his /irH mcou .. u, with his .... ell "OW'!(tr opponent, tht West Virgi"i<l Co.Champion Do" B'lrJ',k. Al_ tho"gh Burdick <llrc<ldy h"f <I lormid<lb/e r(corJ, tht lomur North Caro/;"<I Ch"mp, iOIl rU ms to Itau him '''/0 Jel'<lt.

RUY LOPEZ MCO: pagl! 154, column 111

Duke vs. Univ. of No. Carolina Team Match, 1955

Nota by Horman H. Homsttin, M.D. White

D. BURDICK 1. P.K4 P·K4 2. Kt·KB3

Kt.QB3 3. B·Kt5 P-QR3

Black K. CRITTENDEN

4. B·R4 KI·B3 5. Kt·B3 p.Q3

Here according to PCO and 1I1CO, p. QKt4 gives Blnck II slight edge whUe the text leads to equality. Hence White's 5th Is today regarcled as rather old hat. 6. BxKtch Leaving the book, whUe this excl1:mge is excellent In thc Stelnlt2 DcIerred, here It reduces Whlte's attacking r .... source~.

6. pxB 11. Q.Q2 R·Ktl] 7. 1'·04 . Kt.Q11 11. P·QKt3 0·K2 8. PxP Pxpi 13. KI·K1 Kt·B4 .9. 0·0 B·03 ' 14. KI·Kt3 B·KtS 10. B·K3 0·0 IS. P_KR3? BxKt While there are successful Instances, the Idea or opening the KKt-rtIe by White should only be adopted I! Wblte has the better development . As the reverse Is true here, the KKt sl10uld have retreated leaving a tenable but defenSive position. 16. Px8 p·Kt3 This and Crltt~nden's next seven moves

handle this sort of posltlon In an ex­emplary series of finesses. 17. K-R2 Kt-K3! 19. Kt-K2 P.KB4 18. R·KKtl K·RI 20. B·R6 PxPU

11. BxR 21. PxP Necessary

". lS. Q-OB3 26. OxKt 27. Q·B3

RxB 23: Q·K3 Q·RS 24. P·KB4

to provent Kt-B6 ch. KtxBp 28. Q.B3

KtxR 1'.1. R-KBI Q.B3 30. KI·B3 PxP Resigns

,

Kt-Q51

R·Kl 0·K4

B·Kts

~ING'S INDIAN REVERSED ct.: Vol. IX, NO. 11, page 5

U. S. Opel"! Championship long Bea'ch, 1955

Notts by J. Norm"" Cotler White Blae._

· C. F. McKINNON B. WALKER I. P·K4 P·K4 3. P·KKt3 .... .. .. 2. Kt.KB3

Kt·QB3 Preparing to ~t UP a ,King's Indian

' Fonnation wtth the Wb1te, pieces. La1TY Evans ha~ rCC(!ntly been doing some fine articles In CHESS 'LIFE showing 110w White ean obtain typical variations In this openIng no matter how Black , defendS. . 3. .. .... .. Kt.B3 4. P-Q3 B·B4 Since the Bishop may later be vulner. a ble to a well_timed P.Q4, I. would pel"' ""nally prefer the fianchetto develop­ment. 5. 8·Kt1 P·03 7. P·B3 .-- .. _--6. 0·0 B-KKtS ConSistent w'llh the plan. However 7. P·K1t3 Is a mite better. II then ........ . BxKt: 8. BxB, Kt..Q5; 9. B_Kt2 and the Black Kt IS driven away next move, and White has obtained the ' two Blsh· ops. 7. .... .. .. Q.Q2 8. QKt.Q2 P-QR3 1'0 proylde' a rotfeat at QR2 where the Black KB ean avoid being traded off. 9. 0·B2 0·0·0 In spite of the fact that Walker's strat-egy Is crowned with success. . ....... , 0..0·0 Is dubious. It might be profitable for the aspiring player to quote a very lucid " tatement by the English master. William Winter: "The Queen's side Is sllghlly ·the easier to attack as the King, when Castled, In that quarter has morl! squares to defend, and there1ol'l', as a general nIle It Is inadvisable to Castle on the Queen's side unless one

. Is considerably ahead In d~velopment, or else has some other advantage, $Uch as complete possession of a central square whtch enables one to bring forec,~ rapidly to the attack." 10. P·Kt4 B-R1 11. p-oR4 Kt.K1 Otherwise 12. p.I<t5 would have been played wlth , effeet. It Is nolV clear that If McKinnon's attack Is properly m.an· aged he should get there "fostest with the mostest". 11. Kt·KtS? orr on an unfortunate tangent. One Idea was 12. P-B4 to continue the Q­side expansion. Perhaps evcn better waS 12. fi-.I<t2 and 13. P-Q4. 11. .. Kt·Kt3 14. Kbp 13. p·R3? P·R31. , OtherwJse the KRP goes for nothing. 14. OxKt 17. P.Q4 P·KR4 15. PxB KbKtp ' 18. Kt-KtS 16. Kt-B3 OR·KBI The other logtcal move Iii this pooltlon

GUEST ANNOTATORS J. Norman CoMer Norman H. Hornstoln, M.D. Alex $uchobatk

j5 18. B·Kts whe n tho: play becomu rather oompUea1<ld. Two posslbUltJes might be: (a, 18. B.Kts, p.~; 19. B1I>, KtxB; W. PxKt, Q·R4 and lbe threat ... , lulU it too stront. or (b ) 18. B-KtS, P·RS; ' 19. PXP, Kt-85 and the position seenu worth the pawn ACriliced . I' • ... ___ . Q·QBS 19. a' K1l3 There are no parllc;ularly good mo~~'~ available, but the voluntary openlnt of the KR·t\le b lan!.amount 10 SUicide. 19. __ __ ._ hP 21. I(. Kt1. . . ... -lO. BxKtch f>x8 Otherwise Blac.k Simply doubLC3 RookS on the open KR me.

21. _____ R·R7chl 23. 1<'.87 22. Kxk QXR T.o prevent the olherwlfe fa tal R-Rt ch. . .. • U. _ ... __ /(,.1(41 ReslSlns U 24. B-Kt2. Q-R6 clio 25. K·KII, Kl.BI; mate and, 01 coone, on 24 Kt Kt II. Rl Is mate. . x, .

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NEO-CATALAN Mea: page 222; .column c, m

Rosenwald Trophy Tourn .. ment New Yo.,k, 1955

, Wb,fte I. A. HORQWITZ 1. P-Q4 Kt.K83 1. P-QB4 P-84 3. p·QS P'K3 4. P·KKt3 Pxp 5. PXP P-Q3 6. B·Kt1 ' P'KKt3 7. Kt·KB3 B.Kt'.I S. 0·0 0.0· S'. Kt'B 3 P·QR3 10. P-QR4 QKt-Q1 11 . Kt'02 Kt.KI 12. Kt·B4 Kt.K4 13. KtxKt BxKt 14. 0'93 B·Kt2 15. B-Q2 B-Q2 16. P·R5 Kt.B2 17. KR·Kt, Kt.Kt4 IS. P·K3 B.84 n. B·K4 BXB 20. QXB R·KI 21. O-OB4 Q-Q2 22. R-QI R.1(2 23. P' OKI4 R-QBl 24. gR·BI Kt-QS 25. PxKt PxP 16. Q-Q3 PxKt

Black S. RIiSHEVSKY

27. BltP 28. RXB 19. gXR 30. g .ge 31. P· KR4 32. R·gBI 33. Q·Qae 34. P· Kts 35. gleP 36. Q.KI6 37. R·K81 3B. P-R6 3' . QltP 4(\. Q·le17 41 . Q.le7 42.. Q· lel O. P'83 U. R. 82 4$. K. Kt1 46. -Q·02 47. Q.Kt'.I ... Q.R2 4'. RxQ 50. I(·R3 51. I(· Kt:I Re,I,ni ,

h. ." g ·84 P·KR4

Q'B6 K·R> R·K4 ' . ., ••• R·KB4

0·Q4 . ., g·Q7 .... ... , Q·B7 .... Q·Be II: ·K4 .... II:·K' ••• R-QBI R·O' ... ,

SICiliAN DEFENSE Meo: p~ge 211, column 83

Rosenwilld Trophy Tournilmlnf New York, 1955

WhU. ,

W. SHIPMAN 1. P·1(4 P·gB4 :2. Kt. KB3

3. P·Q4 4. KlxP 5. Kt·Kts 6. P' OS4 7. KKt'83 •• B·IO: ,. 8·1(3 10. 0-0 11. P·83 · 12. Kt-QS 13. 8PxB 14. g.Kt3 IS . KI-83 '6. Kt·R4

KI·QB3 ... p·Ke ... ,

P·OR3 Kt·B3 8·K1 0-0

B·1(3 R·Bl BxKt

Kt·Ktl ... , ... , P-QKI4

Black L. EVANS

17. I(t.KI6 8xKt 11. BxB 0'K!2 n . B.K3 QKt.Q2 20. p-QRe P.Kt5 21 . P·RS KI·Be 22. B.Kt RxB 23. R· Re R.l(tl 14. Q·03 RXRP 25. RlcR Q·KIlch :26. I(·Rl QxR 27. Q>:P Q>:Q 11. IbQ Kt.Q2 'no K·l(tI Kt. B4 34. B· B4 P·KI6 31. R·RI P·KIl 12. R·R3 R·t(tS 33. B-K2 Ro05

34. R·R8ch 35. R·O. 36. K·B2 37. K·K3 38. R>:P 39. R.KI6 40. K·02 41. R.R 42. K·82 43. KxP 44. K·KI3

K·Kt:2 R·07 . ., R·B7

P·Kt1 R..8kh

R_Kt6 KtxRch Kt.Q5ch

KtxB 1e·1I3

45. K·B4 46. K·B5 47. P·Kt3 48. K·B4 49. P·B4 50. P·R3 51. P·R4 52. PleP 53. P·Kt4 54. K·B3

ReSigns

K·K2 K-02 P·B3

let·KtB let·B6

let·Kt8 Kt·K1 ... Kt·BS P·R4

SACCHIC DIALOGS (Continued from plge 3, C1)1. 3)

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"lIe u Nemo shrinks from H . PxQ. KlxQ : 15. P·QB3 «(orccd), KtxBP ch. etc. But It would havc provIded hIm with D lonier death struil!le."

14 . .... _.. KtxBP o;h 15. O.Kt Q·Kt5 o;h . 16. B·1(2 RII:B 17. P·KR3 Q·K5]

_ Resigns. "The'" 15 no meeting all the matin¥ Ihn:.ts or 18 •...... _. QxBP aDd 18 . • __ ._, Q:tR, etc."

"Of course," said KleinerteufeJ pensively, "when they awarded me the brilliancy prize for this game, I did not think to tell them thaI every move in the whole game had been II.nalysed by Fraser a good decade . before I was born. And, strange to say, no dusty pundit·ever came up with the discovery.

"But if you decide to turn to tactical surprisement, I would sug· gest that you experiment with an 'innovation' a little less risky and speculative-not every man suc­ceeds in the tactics that demand duplicity, verve, and fortitude pos· sessed onJy by such fafe souls as myself."

By E. M.

, If you .. r e a ty..ager_ldy, seventy,

eighty or ninety-you li re eligible for the Brittle Lugue.

.Loslng • g .. m e ',"C,CW=9h usual lind too often repeat~d carelessness, • plllYIr, ungrac.Jously, uid to lhoe winner: " Lost it mys~lf beuuse of 'hi 'do It you rself cr~n:"

With II voice serene, benign, He would ny; " I resIgn." Then would .. dd, rather cocky: "But, of course, you were lucky."

Th. superstItious contestant counted hll .dv~rSlries, added ' the referee lind c .. me up with, yes, thirteen.

"Thirteen," he ruefully s .. id to hll crony, "I am sure to have I dlsas· trous tourn .. ment." "Maestro," consoled " he chess fin, " Have n't you heilrd of the man In the holel? How he -woke up, In the middle of the night, Ihe room full of smoke and fire lickIng the door. H it woke hi s companion, fnntlully crying: 'Bill, wh .. t shal1 we doT' 'Com'on, leI's jump from the win. dow.' 'You crn.,.. said 'he first, 'ThIs II the thirteenth floor.' ' Bill! SIIid the other, openIng the ... Indow, 'Thl5 15 no time ~ super· ,tltlon.'

b, NiCholas GabOT

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Plob/~ ... No. 619 By Robert E. Burlier

Long Beach, L. I., N. Y. International Contest Entry

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p.obi~m No. 6J] By BUrney M. MKSh.U

Shr'veport, L •. ,-.:lnternation31 Contest Entry

Problem No. 633 By F. VIIU:>: Wilson

Yardley, PI. International Contest Entry

Pl0b/em No.6JO By M. Marysko

Ziata Olesnice, Chechoslo .... ki. International Contest

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Problem No. 6J1 By Comins Mansfield

Cilrshalton Beeches, Engllnd ---=International Contest Entry

·Problem No. 614 By F. Ravenscroft Ind

F. F. Hawes, New South W.II' • Austr.U.

---=International Contest Entry

I • No. 61$ (B. rel.y) : The .trles: 1. B-Q4 and B·Kt5 fail after 1. ........• B·ln. Key:

1. Q.K2 with thre,llt 2 .• Kt-Q fIlate. 1. .. , ..•.. , ~.B4. d11.C~!; 2. P·Kol. 1. ., ..... ,' :8xKt. 2. R.K~. I . ........ , Kt.B4, 2. RxP. No. 616 (H,elle). Key. 1. Kt.B7, th",at 2. Q.K5 mate. Random move l of the Kt on Q3 allow 2. QxP mate, with two correctlOIl$: 1. ........ , Kt-B~; 2. KtxB. and 1. ........• Kt-K5: 2. KtxKtp mate. Two frlnge mate.: 1. ....•... , K.KlI; 2. QxKt, and 1. ........ , R.Kl; Q·R4. No. 617 (RIchards): Key: 1 • B-Q6 waitl.ng. All trles raU after 1. ........ , RxR Most of the sol\'ers foun!! the 17 mate', No. 611 (Bartolovjc): Trl lM: 1. R·KtS, Q.R$? 1. R·K8, Kt·K7? Key: 1. Kt-Kt&. th",.t :2. Kt-R .... The composer claims "Cycllc ehange of mate, ,,.

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Posit ion No. 175 Add White pawns at KR2 and KKt2.

Solution to corrected !>osltlon in ncxt Issue (to aU[)w solvers normal time).

I Finish It the Clever Way

PoslUon No. 169: I . Q-R5~!, RxP: 2. KtxR, PxKt; 3. QxRP and Black re-signet!. I! 1. ........ , K-R2; 2. Kt-KB!, P xQ; 3. Kt·B6 cb, K-Rl; 4. R.KUI mate.

Posltlon No . 170; 1. P ·RS!, P_K6; 2. P ·R7, P-K?; 3. P .R8 (Q), P·K8(Q); 4. Q-Q5 ch, K-Ktii ; 5. Q·Q3!, Q·QB8; 6. Q-QIU ch, K-BS; 7. P-Kt3 ch and wins the Queen. If I. ... .. .. .. Q-QR8; 6. Q..QB3 eh, K-RS; 7. P-Kt3 eh also wins the Black Queen.

WOMEN'S CHESS (Continued from page 5, col. 4)

as has been mentioned many times previously, did the real pioneering work on getting women's chess rec· ognized on a national leveL Mrs. Gisela Gresser, Miss Mona May Karfi, Mrs. Mar y Bain, and Mrs. Katherine Slater have all worked on the organizing of women's na· tional tournaments.

In Milwaukee in 1953, I was hor­rified to find none of the Wiscon­sin women playing in the USCF Open, though more than a dozen were working very hard on its or· ganization. Tile most recent news I have from Milwaukee is that they are still doing more organiz. ing than playing. Mrs. Lois Hous· feld is teaching a class and or· ganizing a tournament, and Miss Pearl Mann is Secretary of the W i s con sin Chess Association, which, by tb1e way, has the most beautiful Chess stationery I have ever seen.

In New Orleans, I found Mrs. Irene Vines and Mrs. Rachel Dan· iel doing a mammoth job on the 1954 USCF Open. Mrs. Vines man· aged to continue her play in the tournament, but Mrs. Daniel's duo ties became too heavy for her to continue to pl ay in the Women's Zonal.

r.1rs. Margaret Gould of New· bUryport, Massachusetts, r efnsed her invitation to playas an alter· nate in the 1955 Women's Cham· pionship because of her duties in the Massachusetts Chess Associa· tion, whose Labor Day Tournament conflicted with the National Tour· nament.

Mrs. Pic Wigren is Editor of the Con'espondence Chess League of America's Bulletin, and Mrs. Tur· ner Nearing has in recent years done her fUJI share of organiza· tional work. There are undoubted· ly many others whom I have missed in this round·up.

I am not suggesting that the ladies stop doing their share of organizational work, but I am sug­gesting that we put playing f irst and organizing second - rather than 'tother way around, which most of us seem inclined to do.

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Open; at Berkeley YMCA, MII" la and Allston SiS., Berkeley, Calif.; llPonsored by Chess Friend of NQ. Calif.; 5 rd Swiss, 3 divisions, Expert and As, Bs, and Cs, 1st rd slarts t p.m. filday, Feb. 4; (mi ry fee $1.50 tQ CFNC memo bers, $3.50 tQ non·members (lnelud1cg CFNC , dues); trophies to division win· ners, p lus book prizes to 1nd, 3rd place, etc. according to no. of entries; Jens Lloyd Lund TO, assisted by George KQltanowskl; advance registrat ion t o: WilHam Pattullo, 2286 46th Avenue, San FranclscQ, Calif .

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F~brU4ry 25·26

59th Minnesota State Championship Minneapqlis, Minn.

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$2 entry fce (SI r efunded); Prl~es: cash prizes for flrst 4 players In Major, trophies for 1st and 2nd and Class A &: B winners, guaranteed S30 mlnI. mum 1st prIze; Advance reglHtratlons to E. HoeOln, 1057 Selby, St. Paul 4, Minn. ,,1lh Checks payable to Minnesota State CbeSli Ass'n; entries at Coffman Memorial accepted 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Feb. U), play starls at 9:00 a.m.; for details, write: E. HoeOln, 1057 Selby, St. Paul 4, MInn.

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April 7-8 Capital City Open Tournament

Columbus, Ohio Open to all; at Gold Room of Seneca

Holel, S61 E. Broad St., Columbus; 5 rd Swiss a t 44 moves in 1 hr., 45 min., adjudication after S'h hrs. p lay; en try fee: $2.50, advance entries welcomed; reglstratlQn: 8:30 t Q 9:30 a.m. on Satur· day, April 7, 1st rd . beglns 10:00 a.m.; trophies and casb p rizes depending on number of entrIes; TD: J ames Schroed· er; lor detalis, write: J . It. Schroeder, 439 DeShler Ave., CQlumbus, Ohio.

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M. Robinson 1 H. Edwards 0 W. Thomasson 1 M. B. Cook 0 COLLEGE CHESS

(Continued from page 3, col. 4) over Robion Kirby, Leonard Fran· kenstein, and Michell Sweig.

Edmar Mednis is a freshman at NYU not a sophomore as reported in th~ story on the Intercollegiat e.

ANSWERS: TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ

Both the University of Chicago and the Chicago Branch of the Uni· versity of illinois have entered the Greater Chicago Chess League. The Latvian Chess & Checker Club de· feated the illinois Branch by a score of 42. However, Chicago swept to victory over the Haw· thorne' Chess & Checker Club.

1. False. Benjamin Franklin Is correct. 2. True. Backgammon is kno wn to be

older than Chess. 3. Fal~e. Najdol"f was born In P oland. >1. False. Fren.ch De fense ts correc t. 5. False. Blindtoid Chess was known

In the 8th Century. 6. False. A player, a h uman being,

would be concea1ed [""Ide.

U. of Chicago Hawthorne CCC 7. True. Alekhlne was Cbamplon of

the World. when he d ie d. L. hankensteln , M. Gottesman , A. Vlk rekas

R. Deerdof£ " " B. False. Castling was int roduced duro

Ing Or after the 15th Century. R. KIrby , G. Hoover " 9. True. This is Alekhlne 's Defense. M.Swelg , L. Goddard " 10. False. English Opening is c~rre ct.

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