Vol. XI, No. 13

Conduclm bV IRWIN SIGMOND

S END solutions to Position No. 203 to reach Irwin Sigmond, 5200 Williamsburg Blvd., Arlington 7, Va., by April 5, 1957. With your solution, please send analysis or reasons supporting your choice of "Best Move" or moves.

Solution to Position No. 2.03 will ap· pear in the APril 2.0, 1957 Issue.

NOTE: Do nol piau Iolul;OM ro 11>'0 pOli/ioM on one card; be I"re 10 indic41e COrtecl numba of pOlilion being so/yed, and giye the f,,1l n

Finish It The Clever Way! b, Edm"ru/ Nuh Potit io ll N o. 19'

Matanovic vs. Saren r-12th Cbess~~~ 1956

Petition No . J96 Tal vs. Antoshin

USSR, 1957 -

I N Position No. 195. Black has two pieces under attack, the Rook and a Knight; he extl'icated himse\[ with a neat combination. In the game, White resigned 3Hcr Black's third move.

In the 24th USSR Chess Campionship, under way as this is being written, the talent ed young player M. Tal who scored four wins and one draw in the first five rounds to lead the tourney missed a brilliant win in Pos ition No. ' 196, and the game was drawn. White can force mate in about 11 moves or win decisive material.

For solutions, please turn to page eight Send ell contributions for this column

WlShlnglon :211. D. C.

Pi"sbu,gh (Pa.) Ch." Club: Pitts-burCh sco .... d a 1.~ vlelor), ove , the Clevela nd CIle55 Club In II mUch held at the Cleveland Chen Cente r. Scor· in&, vlclorles for Plttsbura h ""ere R. L . Bornholz. J . G. Wal tz. W; M. Byland. P. L. DIetz. D. H. McClellan, K. Fl r · farofr. and E. W. Alle n. Cleveland polnl$ wen aHyde P.,k (ChlcIIIO) YMCA Ch.1iS Club: On Sunday, MardI 11 the club will In.ugunte Ita Sprlll&' season with a 50 or more board &lmultaneoul ex-h lblllon by I randmu ter SilJDuel Resbev-sk),. PI.y bealns lit 2 p.m. at the YMCA, 1400 E.st "rd Street at Don:beater.

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All collella clubl a.ws playatl are u rg!1l to send neWI Itams to Fred. ,lck H. lC err, NUtany :n·ll, 80x V1, Pann· sylvlInill Stata Univatllly, Unlv' tl lly Park, Pannsylvlln l • .

A STRONG Universi ty of Toron· to team made the sixty mile trip across Lake Ontario to lock horns with the University of Bul-Calo. A grueling match, wh ich last· ed four and one half hours, rcsult· ed in a 5-5 tie. BUFFALO TORONTO J . Rather , J. KlItetsu 0 W. RUscli • J . f'orw Hd , H. Sellb , T. EnrllJ:ht 0 D. Fisher , D. S weeny • B. Sun~hlne • J. Scott-'fhomal , F. Fink • N.SchwII1·\Z , J. Barnetsky 0 T. Verny , J. Mauer 0 J. KrUv , G. Pokornowsk! 0 J . Dukowlckl , K. Grieb , D. PO:tef 0

Cornell University played host to the Buffalo team just previous to the Toronto match. The BIg Red of Ithaca, New York, trounced the Bulls 61h-2 Ih. When the Bulis returned to BuCCalo, they took on their local rival, Canisius College, winning by a score of 5-2.

Regular readers wlU remember that an active club now flourishes at Gannon College. A few weeks ago, the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh traced the route of Commodore Perry northward to Lake Erie. There they found Gan· non to be a stubborn opponent, but Lhey...won--with · 3'h-llh. , PrIT GANNON L. Henry 1 F. Neccl 0 R. West /I D. Thaler II G. SVal'lInO)wle 0 B. DOI'nl~eh 1 V. Rl~zo 1 B. Cue rta 0 T. Kent 1 T. White 0

George Toussaint has been named chess champion of Southern Illi· nois University. He won the chess section of Tournament Week at the Carbondale school. Other high scorers were Ray Lybarger, Carroll Schwartz, and Robert Bernard .

Play has begun in the Phlladel_ phia Metropolitan Intereollcgiate Chess League. The University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College. Temple Universi ty. Pennsylvania State University Ogontz Center, and St. Josepb's College have e n· tered teams. This traditional Phila_ detpbia league is also a section of the Pennsylvania State Chess Fed-eration Collegiate League.

G.eater Provldlnce (R. I .) YMCA Chan Club: In the Cl iIM A section of the annual dub tournament Donald Stet -~er tallied 6'h·'h tor firat, Wl lter SUCf' man was second with \I~.l l,'j" and Otto Hoffer third with 5·2. In the Clas~ 8 Philip Hirons (l4 years old) scored 6Y.r,· Y.! tor ([rst, Milford Fredenbur,h wu second with 6·1, and WIllIDln DeLuea. third with 5·2. The

UNDER THE CHESS-NUT TREE By Irrepressable Woodpus" er WILLIAM RO]AM

Fiction or Fact? crease has been in

R ECENT leiters to the Editor have echoed the rash and unsupported s tatements made at Long Beach in 1955 in the "Recommendations of the California Directors" by suggesting that the "Harkness Pro-motional Plan" should be abandoned because "whatever increase in membership bas taken place h.as been the resul t of increased tournament activity in the country :md the r at ing system instituted by the Federa-tion."

of U$CF Affil iates i;~~' able to the USCF

Therefore, it should be that a system of relying upon tournament activity and the desire of players Cor a s t.t-ong na-tional chess organization (n policy which brought the USCF close to bankruptcy prior to 1953) offers no hope for improvement. But a pol-icy of promotion, advertising, etc. in connection with an adequate tournament program (which be-tween 1952 and 1955 raised USCF membership Crom 1127 to 2327 in two and one·half years of opera-tion) alone holds promise for the future.

That this false conclusion should s till remain current in the minds of some merely highlight s the inefficient and incompetent handling of the West-Coast trouble-makers at Lcng Beach in 1955 and fU rther highlights the stupidity of electing the principal proponent of these views to USCt~ office whi le his fr equently libelous statements remained unretracted. It is natural Cor the outsider to assume that the election of the maker of such flat derogatory statements is an admission oC the truth of his libels.

However, reference to accompa-nying table oC comp3rative figures on USCF membership from Tam-pa, 1952 to the cnd ot 1956 give a visual demonstr ation of the fals ity of such viewpoint.

At T3mpa in 1952 the USCF h3d sunk to the nadir of its exis tence with a membership of 1127 and a paltry 125 non·member subscribers to Chess Life. The uscr bad at-tained this low point in its history by trusting to tournament activity to promote the USCF and by rely-ing on the desires of chess players Cor "a s trong national organiza-tion".

With the adoption of the "Hark-ness Promotional Plan" at Tampa, the USCF membership climbed steadily until at the date of the dis-as terous meeting at New Orleans in 1954 it had a membership of 2119 with 65 USCF Affiliates and 388 non-member subscribers. This progress was due largely to an in-tensive campaign of newspaper ad-vertis ing with direct-mail follow-up, backed by the added induce-ment of special prices on chess eq uipment (or USCF members.

After the New Orleans meeting, the membership continued to climb on the impetus of prior campaign_ ing until it reached in December, 1954 a high of 2327 members. Then the .membership bega n to drop, and It has been dropping consist-ently ever since.

Since December, 1954 there has been no promotional campaign, as envisioned in the "Harkness Plan", for membership because the con-ditions of internal s trife created by the West-Coast trouble·makers and the lack or firm and compe-tent leadership in the USCF ad-ministration have made it highly improbable that a promotional campaign. would be successful. But while the pl·omotional efforts remained at a standstill , there was an increased activity in promoting tournaments and the basis of the USCF Rating System was broad-ened to permit the rating of more contests and more players.

According to the brilliant think-ing oC the West-Coast mischief-makers, the USCF membershIp ~hould therefore ~erease; instead It bas been dropping. Tbe only in-

USCF MEMBERSHIP

Date

As or June :JO, 1951 AI of June lei, 19S3 A. o f Dec. 31, 19S3 As o f J une 30, 1954 As of Dlc. 31. 1954 As o f J u ne 30, 19:;5 As or o..-c. 31, A. of June 30, As or Dt'c. 31,

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Figurtl in bold/"ct typt coytT ptrjod whtr' p,omotion,,1 pi"" "'''s i>t Opt ,,,· t ian.

But the program of promotion (discontinued in 1953 because of the unsettled conditions arising Crom the slanderou s altaeks oC a group of West·Coast misch ief_mak~ ers) can only be renewed profit-ably when the USCF has mastered its own weaknesses and regained its own seH·I·espeel. It can achieve this end by electing at the annual meeting in Cleveland this summer a competent, intelligent and honest administration which the members can respect and follow-an admin-istration with the courage ' to face criticism and answer it. There is nothing wrong with the USCF and the futu re of ehess in tbe USA that the choice of proper leadership cannot cu re.

HOW TO BEAT YOUR OPPONENT QUICKLY. By Fred York : Sterling, 124 pp., numerous dilgs., $1.98.

HOW TO PLAY THE KING PAWN OPENINGS. By Fred Reinfeld. New York : Sterling, 9S pp., 17 dilgs., $2.50.

PRECISION. clarity, and originality arc the hallmarks oC ReinCeld books. How to Beat Your Opponent Quickly is No. 1 in a new ven-ture, the Chess Short-Cut Series. Five cbapters demonstrate bow to capi-tal ize upon errors in the open ing and early middle game: ( 1) when the opponent's king is exposed ; (2) when his development is faulty; (3) when his queen is out of play or in danger ; (4) when surprise moves arc available; (5) when a powerful move will disorganize bis position or his thinking. These tactics should par ticularly satisfy beginners who try fa ithfully to play an opening correctly only to discover that they arc taken out of the book early. "What do I do when he doesn't play the book move?" is a question usually answered by "Continue good develo~ ing moves and look for opportunities." This little text shows how one should look for opportunities and what to do with them. The fifth chapter is a do·it·yourself quiz. How to Pll Y the King Pl wn Openings is the Seventh Book of Chess in another of Reinfeld's Sterling series. The twenly·five P·K4 debuts arc illustrated with obj ectives for both sides, recommended procedllre, and errors to avoid . The basic assu mption is not that the reader will play the best move each time but that he wants to. The variations are kept within practical limits, s ince the ob ject of the book is to familiarize the reader with main lines without obligating him to encyclopedic memory, and to leave him with scope fOI" his own imagination.

Note: These two t ttl " .r. NOT h. nd led by the USCF flu $lnns Depntme nt bu t m Ull be purc hned f ro m t hl p ublishe r or through e book I l o re.

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([bess Cife -4",,,,.'. 0 ... no. 'IV" Vol. XI, Number 13 March 5, 1957 PubJ!·hed tw1t:e I month on the 5th Ind ZOth by THE l/NI1ED

FEDERATION. Entere' up 10 chel

LARRY EVANS CHESS By International Master LARRY EV ANS

Sicilian Defense (Simagin Variation) A T ~me time it was considered suicide for Black to allow the Maroczy

bmd after the moves; 1. P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N-KE3, N-QB3, 3. P-Q4, !,xP; 4. NxP, p-RNa!?; 5. P-QB4, B-N2. It was thought that Black had to mte~polate 4 ..... .... j N-E3 in order to force White to reply with N-QB3. Durmg the past two or three years however it has been found that Black's build-up cannot be refuted in 'such a pe;functory manner.

:;;;.:;;;;";,.~ •....... , There are five major variations:

(Al 6. NxN; (B) N-N3; (C) N-NS; (D) N-Bl; (E) B-K3.

Variation A: 6. NxN 6. NxN •.•....•

Of all the alternatives at White's disposal, this is the weakest.

6. NP.lCN 6. .. ...... , QPxN!; 7. QxQ ch, KxQ leads to an endgame where the Pawn Structure is slightly In Black's favor.

1. N-B3 P-Q3 S. B·K3 N.B3 9. B·K2 0-0

Black has an excellent game: COD-trol of the open QN file and pros-pects of an early P-Q4.

Variation B: 6. N-N3 6. N·N3 •....• _

This move was introduced by Alek-hine against Saemisch at Vienna, 1922. The drawback is that the QBP cannot be defended handily with a later P-QN3.

6. ....... . P·Q31 6 . ........ , N-B3; 7. N-E3, P-Q3; 8. B-K2, 0-0; 9. 0-0, B-K3; 10. B·K3, N-Q2; 11. Q-Q2, KN-K4; 12. N·Q5, P·B4; 13. PxP, BxP; 14. P-B3, with advantage to White. (Tartakower-Rosselli , Baden-Baden, 1925)

7. B·K2 P_B41 The point. Black neglects the de-velopment of his K's Knight until after this advance.

s. PxP BxBP 9. 0-0 N-R3

The game is equal. --;-

Variation C: 6. N-NS 6. N·NS ........

This move is as artificial as it looks. It succeeds in giving an advantage only if Black makes a slip,

6. ....... . N.B31 Better than 6 ......... , P-Q3; 7. B-K2, N-B3; 8. QN-B3, 0 -0; 9. B-K3, p. QR3; 10. N-Q4 with a bind, as in Bronstein-Simagin, Moscow, 1951.

7. QN_B3 P_QR3 S. N·R3

Not 8. N·Q4, NxP!; 9. NxQN, NxN; 10. NxQ, NxQ; winning a Pawn.

s. ........ P-Q3 Black has a good game. White's K's Knight is miSPlaced.,-_

, Variation D: 6. N-B2

6. N·B2 P.Q3 1. B-1

GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS •

Amwtaud by Chess Malter JOHN W, COLLINS

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Central Ohio Championship Columbus, 1956

White J. R. SCHROEDER 1. P-1(4 .. · 1(4 2. let·KB3 Kt.QB3 3. B·KtS P.QIl:!

Black V. MUTSCHALL

4. S ·R4 Kt·S3 S. Q. K2 ....... .

ThU: Is the Wonnald Attack, • poal· Uonal, Single-track, way or ha.ndllng the openln,.

S. .._.. .. P·Q3 With 5 ... _ .... , P-QKt4; 6. B-KtS. B-IW! 7. P-QR4, R.QKt1; 8. PXP, PXP; II. P-Q3 0-0; 10. Kt·SS, P-Q3; lYan _bh .. , th.~ I.! no need to ahut In lhe KB.

6. " ·83 a.leU Better I. 6 . .... .. .. . B.K2.

7. P·Ql .. ...... A 1.1. Stdnlu: White 10lJdltlea the center In preparation for a klng'llde attack. WIth the Black Q8 prematurely commItted. the .cheme Is eveD more promising.

7. ........ a.K2 .. QKf.Q2 0.0 9. P·K It3 B-1I.4'

Now Ibe QB WIll be burled aUve. erable are I. _ ..... , BltKI; and 9. S-QZ.

10. P· KKt4 8 ·Kt3 11. Kt· 81 .. ......

Pret·

If Whlle 'l QP were at Q4, this early Knl&ht maneuver would be Impombill.

11. .. ... . P ·QKt4 12. S·Kt3 Kt.Q2

BeUer Is 12. _ ..... , Kt.Q1l4: U. S-B2, Kt-Q2: 14. P·ltRf, p.KB3.

13. ".Klt4 p.R3 A tal'8"et.

14. Kt·Ktl ........ Threatenlnr IS. p ·KtS, P.KR4; 16. KI-R1, winning the KIll'.

14. . .. Kt. R4 1$. 8·B2 1'.1( 83 16. p· ItS a.It.2t

On gcneral prtnclplu, 16. .. ...... , B-B2; Is better.

17. tet.R6 ... ..... White's pieces are poised for the kin,-!lidc .ttack: only an open lUI. Is lack. ing lor succe~.

". 11 • • • K3 19. I(t·Kt6

I(t·Ktl p-QB4 S.Kt

19. Ihtl(t And. WhIte gel. his open·f!le, But it 19 ......... , R·D2; (19 . ........ . R·K.I: 20. p_ Kt4! Kt_B3; 21. B.Kt3 ch. wtns) 20. P-Xt61

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Kt-D3; 21. S-Kt3 ch. wins) 20. P.Ktf! Kt·B3: 21. 8-Ktl, P-8$; (21. H.H .... P-Q.; 22. KPxP. KlxQP: 21. Q.B3, wins) n. BltKI, QxB; U. PXP. and Whit. wins.

20. Px8 p.Q4 Black has no eoun~r-play, no apace for defenlivc maneuvering. 1£ 20 ...... .... Q_ Kl; 21. KI-Sli, Kt·B3; 22. BxRP! PxB; 23. RxP, wins.

11. BxRPI Px8 12. Q· K3 R"lgn'

Once thc Queen reaches the KR·me, mate Is loreed. An InstruCtive lame.

DIRGE FOR THE BIRD 1. P·KB4 is -Q3 It; 1._ bortous but Is the only way to develop. 9. .. ... .. Kt-Kt3 10. Q-K2. '.K4 A elevtr maneuver. Now the thre.t of 11 .......... KtxS; 12. QxKt, B.QB forces White to weaken hIs Q4 square. 11 . P-K4 B.Kt5

(See diagram top Ilext column) McCormick now exploits .11 the weak-neSSeS In White's poslt1on In In OlCpert mlnner. 12. Kt·Q5 I(t-Q5 13. Q-Q3 KtxB 14. QIIKt(B) BxKt Kl-K3 shOUld h ave fend the Klng_ 17. ........ Q-RS

15. Px8 16. P-QR4 17. Kt·83

been played .. ,~ Irony. This It the type 0 1 movi that . hou ld have been played by hit op-ponent earlie r In tbe g.me. 1 •. Xt·KtS QltBp 2iI. P-Q3 Q.R5 ,,~ I(bKt PxJ(t 21. Q· ICtS ..... . .. 21. Q·Ktl "'..."ps White goIng IUghtly 101lier. 22 . ...... H R-17 Resign.

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THE KIBITZER HAS HIS DAY (Continued from Page 4, c:ol. 2)

chess du r ing t he past several years. Doos YOlll' club have a friendly attitude to neWcomerS and beginners, or do you have an "!lUte" that considers It dls-advantagcous to play weaker players? Too orten we find Narcissus-type clubs, whose strong players are interested only in play between themselves. (Fortunate-ly, this Is not true of New Orleans!)

The cold fact of tha matter, as I see tt, is that this conntry will not have master strength In sufficient depth and quallt)' to challenge Russia's supremacy until we shall ha ve brought several hundred thousand or perhaps a mllllon players Inta organized chess. This figure Is not so fantastic when YOU consider that there must be IS to 20 mllll,;m persons In this country who have at least a nodding acquaintancc with chess, and many, many morc who are receptive to teaching.

Contributions by patrons are always welcome If there are no etrings attached, bu t such giving tends to be sporadic and capricious. The real answer to Mr. Evans ' complalnt can only be provided by a strong "grass-roots" movement, sp(msored and encouraged by those who love the game well eDough to campaign for it in any way tha t presents itself. Admittedly, this will require concentrated e[fort on the part of many over a number of years, but each small gain will br ing its own regard, and In its cumulative eHeet, make this a nation that knows and u nder$tands the gamc of chess.

When and It this s tate of affairs Should e ver exist, our chess professionals would h ave less compla1nt Cr om a monetary standpoint, and they would be known and respected by all scgements of our population as great national figures.

JACK W. RANDOLPH NI!W Or/t a"s, lA.

Scoring Keeps the Record Straight 08r Mr. Major:

Q. Whre did your knight come from? A. Q4, of cours. . Q. No, It ca me from K4, so your move Is Illegal. Who could win this argumcnt without _a p roperly kept scorcshcct? And this

should stop all attempts of doing away with keeping SCOre in Ume trouble liS advocated by some chess players in CHESS LU'E.

PAUL LlGTVOET Kalamazoo, Mi,h.

Editorial ' O",,,,( ,,t; Mr. Ligtmd has a slrong po;nt. But all thi. dircursion Te iCl1r~_kr.ping ;s purdy Mademic. FIDE Lrws prl»'jd~ that d SCOrt mllst be k(pt and if ,hock ",arks arc used 10 indicatc mo~u in lim . ·lroubl( strclS, as SOOn dS timt-Iro"bl~ i. past tht prop.r moyn mllSI b( subuiwud for Ih, ,huk marh on Iht >core shul. inddtntdlly, no tOllrnamcnl is t!igibl( for USCF rat;"g in 1I'hi,h tht aboy~ proredurf is not foll07l'd, ",hattfCT tht opi"io"s of indiyidlla/ playCTs in regard 10 s(ormg gtl"'U'

A. L. McCauley scored 5%_%, drawing one game with Alwyn Buckland, to win the finals of the New Orleans City Championship in a double_round event. A. M. Lock-ett placed second with 3-3, Alwyn Buckland was third with 2%-3%, and Kenneth Vines fourth with 1-5.

m the 22--player Swiss Reserve Tournament, Hermon Thedy won the title with 8·2, losing games to Nick Simoneaux and Donald Nel-son. Second on tie·breaking points, also with 8-2, was A. C. de Carval· ho who lost a game to Thedy and one to Simoneaux. Third to fifth with equal 6%-3% scores were Nick Simoneaux, Fred McClendon, and Donald Nelson, while sixth to ninth with 6-4 each were Mark Biallas, David Oderr, Rachel Dan· ieI-, and Jack Lively.

PHILIDOR DEFENSE MCO: page 131, ~olumn 3 HBI

Manhattan Club Semi·Finals New York, 1957

White Black W. SHIPMAN a.OWENS 1. P·K4 P·K4 21. P·B3 PxP 1. Kt-KB3 P-Q3 13. PXP P·KR4 3. P.Q4 Kt-Q2 14. R-Q7 RxR 4. B.QB4 P.QB3 25. RxR; R-Kl 5. 0..0 B·K1 16. R·B7 K·B3 6. PxP PxP 17. BxKt~h RxB 7. Kt·Kt5 BxKt 18. RXPch R·K3 8. Q-RS P·KKt3 29. R.B5 K·Kt4 9. QxB QxQ 30. RxKtP K·BS 10. BxQ Kt'B4 31. K·K2 R-QB3 11. Kt-Q2 Kt·K3 31. K-Q1 KxP 12. B.K3 P·B3 33. RxP R·Q3ch 13. QR-Ql Kt.K2 34. K·K1 R·Qal 1-4. KI'Kt3 P-QKt4 35. R·R4ch K.Q4 15. BxKt BxB 36. R.QB4 R·Kt3 16. R·Q6 K·B1 37. R·B3 K.QS 17. KR·Ql P-QR4 38. R-Q3ch K·K5 18. P·QR3 BxKt 39. P·QKt4 P'RS 19. PxB KR-QBl 40. R-QKt3 K.QS 10. B·B5 R·B1 41. P·KtS Resigns 11. K·Bl p·B4

(i>1c1ud~s sol"tjon~ to positions throug" No. U)O) W. stevens '" J.Comstock~ •• " R. Ault .. Vidal Y Aguler , E. Nash ••• 58 J. Germain " H. Gould .. G. Covington " A. Bomberault '" R. Hays 19 R. Wittcmann .. A.Buckland , G.Payne '" J . Homing '" J. Davls 8 F. Foote , E. Korpanty" '" B .. Koenig " R. Glblan , H. McClellan , W. Wilson···· '" L. Ware " K. Czernleeki 7 A. Nika , F. Trask 58, W.Geh 19, H. Wlerntk 'I O. Perry , E. Godbold '" A. Kalko 1'1 B. SCbimel " D. Stubblebine

, G. Chase " H. Underwood " S. Greenberg • R. Cohen 11 M. Blumenthal " W. Newberry 15, N. Witting" , G. Blair 1 C. Musgrove SO F. Lynch " B. Adams .. E. Book 1 F. Valvo '91 R. O'Neil 15 J. Kreuger " W. Burgar 1 M. Milst1n 41, H. Roberts '" S. Marshall .. H. Burger 1 N. Reider " P. Muto 13 E. Roman' , J. Jankowski 1 P. Smith 351 I. Frank " W. Thomasson , P. Kolosso 1 R. Hayes " J. Welninger~ " T. CUsick " L. Kraszewski 1 R. steinmeyer 301 H. Kaye 111 D. Johnson " • D. Kulyk 1 F. Ruys " A. Valueff 111 A. Brison , P.LeClere 1 M. Schlosser '" G. Baylor 10' T. Curtis 3 J. Randolph 1 R. Chauvenct 251 R. Kime 101 A. Dunne , R. Sinder 1 E. Gault ' .. C. Cucullu 10 E. Nitschke , L. Towle 1 H. Gaba 14 H. Leef .. J. Pinney 3 A. Young 1 P . Sommer '" J. Scripps " S. Rubin

, O. Johnson • R. Selden '" Curtin " R. Stachowsld ,

J . lshkan '01 I. Shwartz' 8 K. Stlntz , The published ladder includes only those solvers who have submitted at leas!

one seolution during the last three months. Other solvers may re!\lIlle at any UrnI' with full credit for their pl·evlous solutions.

We congratulate Mr. W. E. Stevens, of Laramie, Wyoming, on hls succeSSful climb to the top of (lur ladder. Mr. Stevens wins the Quarterly Ladder Prbe and may start another climb from the foot of the- ladder.

'Each asterisk equals one previoWl ladder Win.

by Nicholas Gllshlp event.

variations. No. 746 Wurzburg: :,;;;,;1. Q·Kt4, KR3? 1. Q·Kt3, KR37 .~ PR7 and JKt7 were given.

:08'. p .Q, 2. RRS, QxR. PK1: 1. RxP, P.Q: '" QKB. PKK'l"1: 1. PxI>, p .Q: 2. ~,

Rano (Nev.) Che$s Club: K. R. Jones, wlnne~ of the Idaho and Uta):! title!!, and Raymond A. Smlth, a director of . the YMCA, aro laying plans for a

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Po.ition No, 200 BoleslavUy..sternlU', Sweden 19M

In lbe ,eme, Bolell.VlQ pl.YN 1. QIPeb!, RlIQ; 2. R-Q8c:h, K·H2; 3. BIR, Ifld now BI.ck, ftl'lItlna: Illmse1l m • hopeless poslUon, rellgncd. The threat Is 4. B-Nlk:h, 5. B-R2eh, and. 6. BxQ. 11 3. _ ...... , P.N3 Or P.N4; 4. PxP(e.p .)ch, QxP (or K·N2; 5. R-KN8 m.te); 5. BxQ ch with an casUy woo endlna:. Or if ,. ......... Q-QN3; While Cln pl.y el tber 4. B-Nkh, QxB; 5. PxQch, KxP; 6. P·N4 or 4. R·KB8 with • clear win 10 both eases. Of course the Blick Queen can· Dot reUnqulsh ddense Of her KN3 on account of B-N6 mate.

Several o[ our $Olvcrs round .n In· genlous Hcond solution by 1. P_KIII The var iations In this ll ne .re more n umer-ous and more complLclted bu t equally ectecttve. The more attr.ctlvo 01 lhem MID as follows: (1 ) I. P_Kfl. PXP; 2 . RxP. Q-N5; 3. R-K4ch. K·lUq; 4. R-lQI. (2) I. p·Ke, PXP; 2. RxP. K-Rsq; 3. R-K8. (3) 1. p oKe. Q-K8; 2. QxP(b. RxQ; 3. PxQch, K_R2; 4. P ·B8(N)(h, K-Rsq; 5. N.Nk;b, K-H2; II. R-Q8. (4) 1. P·KII. B-Q5; 2. QxPcb, RlIQ; 3. PxPch, K_H2; 4. RxB, Q-N5q; 5. B-Q3~h, P-N3; 8. 8xP(h. K-N2; 7. R.K4, Q-Q3; II. P-N3. There are MV-era! other lines bellnina: wllh 1. P-K8. but (4) abovc lICenu to be BI.ck·, be.t defe~. It Is In.deq .... te beu~ WhIte can queen hls KBP wi thout ,ubmltlln&' to perpetuill cbec ...

Othe r tries .re Dot convlnclna:. 1. B-Q3 b met by 1 . . _._., Q.K8; .nd 1. R· N6 or I . Q·K7. by I. M ....... B-Q5.

The only sol vera to dcmonalr." bot h. o[ the ''belt '' move .. Abe l BomberaWt and .Ioho E. IIMan, rece ive 2 ))Oln'-eaeb. The roUowlna: receive 1 pomt: Robin Ault. Gerald Blatr". M. D. Blu-Dll'olhal. Geora:e W. Baylor. Erwin Book', Allan P . Brison, H.rvey .I. Bur-ger". Robert S. COhcn, J . E. Com.tock, Thomu Curlll:, Thomas W. Custck. K. A. ClCrnleckl, J else Davl., Edwin Gault, J. B. Oermlln. Richard Olblan, Edmund Godbold. H. W. Go uld, J ullu. C. 0110-kowlky· . D. W. J oh nson. Andrew Kat_ ko. HalT)' Klye. RUlIIICll H. Klme. Bill Koenig. E • .I . Korplnty, Plorre I.e-Clen: ' , F . D. Lynch, M. Milstein. Charlel Musgrove, Ed. Nuh, BUI New. bery, George W. Payne, Oran Perry. J an Pln ncy. Edmu nd Roman, Frank C. Ru ys, Max Schlouer, 1. Schw.rtx. J. G. Scrlppl, Robert Seldeo, Riley Stnder. Paul Smith. Bob Steinmeyer , W. E. Stevens, KatherIne R. Stlntz. Donald Stubbleblne, Laird C. Towle', Fr'n(1s Trask, H. C. Underwood, Alew Va_ lueft. F. J . Valvo, L. A. Ware, J . L. Welnln,er, WUlIam B. WUson. and Nell P. WItUna:. The $Olve" score de-cisively by 59-5. " We lcom. to n. w .olver •.

I I Finish It The Cle v e r Wayl

Positl9n No. 195: l. ._ ...... RxKtp ch ; 1. Pd, Kt-B6 ch I; 3. K.Kt2, QxKIP eb, .nd While resigned..

POSition No. 196: l. Q.B5 ch, P.Kt3; 2. Q-Q7!, PxKt; 3. Kt·KI5 ch. K.Kt3: 4. Q-B7 eh !, KxKt ; S. P-KU!, Kt-Q6; 6. P.KR4 cb. K.Kt5; 7. Q-Q7 ch, K.B8; 8. QxKt eb. K-KI5; 9. K-K12 and malu In two movea. II 5 .......... Q-Kt3; 8. P.R4 ch, K·KI5; 7. K-Kt2 and force. mate.

Log Clbln (W. Ora ng.) Ch.n Club: The MexJcao tour or the Log CabIn nomads proved I luccess In public reo l lUonl, 1£ not In chcss vIctorIes. At Montor rey the Loa: Clbln 108t 3-1 wllh N. T. Whitake r wlnnlnlf [rom Humbe rto Charlel but E. F . Laucks. W. Adams, and T. Miller loslog to Ral.el Serna, Arturo Elizondo, and J orge Aldrete respectively. In MexJco City the first malch was I 2-2 d.rlW; Whitaker and Laud:s won lrom Inl. AltolUo Fe r riI .nd JOle J . A"I~. Jr., but AdlOUl .nd Miller lo. t to R.mon del Olmo and Ana:el Plquero. MexJc:o City won the sec:ond m.tch 3\o!i.\o!i with Whitake r dr.wtna: with AUonto Clr· reno while LaUCH, Acl.ms, .nd MUic r lost 10 J ose J . Arab.a , J r ., M.nuel Cer-ro, . n:, Ariz.

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Cepitel City Open Tournement Columbus, Ohio

Open; at Seoeca Hotel, Columbu.; 5 rd SwiSS, 44 moves In 1 hr Ind 45 mini., adjud. lIter 3'>'.1 hra o[ pl.y; entry fee: non·Ohloans end OCA mem-bers $3, Ohioan. not OCA membl,. $5 (Inc luding OCA duel); regsltretloo 8 to 9:30 a.m. Sat. March 30, play be-gins 10 I.m.; 1st prize trophy Ind U5, other cuh prius; for detaU •• wri te: Jamc. Sehroeder. 439 Deshle r Av •. , Columbus. O. 100% USCF ra ted event.

Ap,il 6·7 12th Kentucky St. te Open

Louisvi lle, Ky_ Open; at Loul",'ille Y,loI CA Chess

Club, 231 West Broadway. LoullvWe; bca:lns 1:00 p.m. Sat .• April 6 CST, last rd 7:00 p.m. AprU 7; two dlvlslo .... ; entry (eel: $3 and n; ut prlu m.jor dty. $25 and Courier.Journal Showalter Trophy. 1st prize minor div . $10 plus trophy; • rd Swiss; TD R. W. Shields; (or detall •• write: Bob Courtney, 131 W. Broadway, LoulsvWe 2, Ky.

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A p,iI 27.28

W estern MassachuseHs Championship

G r eenfield, Meu. RestrIcted to ruldenta of w eatern

M.saachusetlS; held at the YMCA, 451 Ma1D St .• Greenfield , by Conn . Valley .nd Wellt Mass. Che8S Assn.; 6 rd Swiss, 25 moves pcr hour; en try fee: $4, trophies only for lsi . 2nd & 3rd In Class A, 8 , & C; vietor Is Western Mae-..cbuse tts Cbamplon; TO Vernon lIume; for delalls, write: Vernon Hume, 19 Sehool. Shelburne Falls. M~.

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Ap,il 27·28 & M,ry 4-' Maryland Open ChOimpionship

Baltimore, Md. Open; at Mary llnd Chess Club, 1216

St. P.ul St" Baillmore; II rd Sww, 5 mo\·e. In 2 hrs., 4 h r . playlna: !eSo 510n.; entry tee $1 indudln, S2 return· I ble depo51t; cash award l 10