Vol. IX, No. 9

Conducted by RUSSELL CHAUVENET

S END solutions to Position No. 152 to Russell Chauvcnet, 721

Gist Ave., Silver Spring, Maryland, by January 20, 1955.

Position No. 152 With your solution, please send

analysis or reasons su pporting your choice as ;'Bcst Move" or moves.

Solution to Posit ion No. 152 will ap­pear in t IM February 20 issue.

NOTE: Do nDt p14" ,oluno", to tfl'O

positions on 0'" c",a; he ,,,.t to ;"JuDl, coruct lIumk, 0/ pDsilu.n ~in8 so/nt!, tmd gi .. , th.r lul/ 114m, ",,,Ii «ili.iss 0/ ilK sol"u to 41sill in PH'/K' <uJiling 0/

solution,

OHMAN TAKES WICHITA OPEN

Howard E. Ohma n of Omaha, Neb., a forme,' Nebraska Champion, won the Wth annual Wichita Open Championship with 5Y.z -Ih, drawing with J ames W_ Callis in the fiual

~'fotidtl.' .;cCU.ili jJi",,;c w"',il 111 l..ce T. Magee of Omaha with 5-1, los· ing a game to Ohman_ Third and fourth on S·B with 41":-1* were James W. · Callis of · Wichita, . and R_ B: Pottcr ,of Dallas, Tex. Fifth to tenth with 4-2 each wcre Bert Brice-Nash of Wichita, Carl A. We­berg of Salina, Max B. WilkerSon of Denvcr. Hugo Teufel, Jr. of Wich ita, Maul'Y N. Klein of Dcnver, and Edward E. Ireland of Omaha.

Tbe event drew 34 players from Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Colorado, Kentucky, ])ennsylvania, Oklahoma, and Missnuri. It was directed by James H. Maguire of the Wich ita Chess Club. Forfeits were excep­tionally low with only two players forfeiting two games apiece.

SHERWIN .SUBS FOR ROBT BYRNE

Last minute difficulties prevent­ed Ro~rt Byrne, now striving for a fellowship at the Universi ty of Indiana, from competing in the Rosenwald '['rophy Tournament in New York, as planned. James T_ Sherwin, 1951 New York State Champion, consented to fill' tbe vacancy and the tournament is under way with Samuel Reshevsky, Donald Byme, Arthur Bisguier, Larry E'/ans, George Kramer, and J ames T. Sherwin as the competi. tors . •

U. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

August 8-20, 195$ l,rmg Beaell, California

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RESHEVSKY LEADS ROSENWALD EVENT

At nud-point in the Rosenwald 1'Tophy event in l\'cw York, Sam­uel Reshevsky holds a clear lead or 4lh·¥l, conceding onc draw to "',,;:;l!d D:onc. ·S!I(' l',,·i.;, .lit: J .. :. t minute substitute for Robert Byrnc, has justified his sclection by a 3·2 score, tied with Larry Evans for second place.

MIDWAY STANDINGS Rashe ... liky 4 ~ .~ O. Byr.nll Shorwln l ·l Blsguiu E ... I .. .., 3·2 Kr amer

Fordham Takes Intercollegiate In Eight Team Conlest at Columbia

F'ol'oJlam University \.allied 21-7 to capture the Harold M. P.hillips Trophy, so long in the custody of Columbia Universi ty that it seemed to be 3 permalltmt possession. Second was City College or New York with 19'h -8Y.z while Columbia University (bcreft of her master team o( Hearst, Sherwin, and Burger) could only place third with 17-11. The University of Michigan was fourth with 151h-12ih, and the University of Chicago fifth with 14 ~1! - 1 3 lh to complete the tally or teams with plus scores.

In winning the team championship, fordham lost one match to City C\>!Iet:e of New YOl"k by 1-3, but rallied to win ail other matches and finish with a one and (In~half point margin over CCNY, thc runncr-up. The team tournamcnt was held at John Jay Hall of Colum· bia University where most or the Intercollegiatc evenls have ~n hcld in the past, and was directed by Eliot Hears t, lormer Columbia team star and president or the Intercollegiate Chess League, a USCF AUiliate.

Individual top scorers in the t~nn\ by board w~r~ : Saidy of Fordham on board one, Hennessey of Fordham on bO:lrd two, Reiler of CCNY on bO:lrd throe, and O"cnstein ol Columbia on board rOUI" , Saidy and Hennessey scorcd 6-1 each, Reiler 51f~-!h: , and Ol·cn· stcin 5-2. Rudy of CCNY scored Sllt- l III ",iUl no losses but three rI!"!!,'·S.

Saidy won the Rapid Transit event with 10-0 sCflrc.

FINAL STANDINGS Fordham U"' ... usily .. .. ... ,.,. , .... ... ,2.1 • 7 Ci t y College o f N.Y • .....•. , ......•... 19",. I'lt Columbia University •....•.•...•. , ..... . 11 ·11 Unl .... of Mic h,gan .......... 151h·121h Unl .... of Chic~go .... ...... ...... .... ....... . I4'h,.131h Swarthmore College .. , ...... , .......... 11 ·11 Unly. of Bridgeport .....•............ 9 ·1' Paca Instit u te ...... ......................... 4'h·231h

GALA CHESS WEEK AT CLEVELAND

Plans of the Cleveland Chess Association (a USCF affiliate) for its gala Chess Wcek from January 9th to 16th have been eompleted and the lolluwing program has becn announced in the Dccember 1.5111 Clevel:a.nl! ('hess Bulletin :

• $UNO"'Y;"J'nw.y· ~ : t'ronl l ' l/O 10 1:00 p.m. al Clavaland Twist Dr ill Cafe t e r ia-C lub t.eAgua "'s. Indus­tr ia l Leaguo ""I tch (30 or more boards); and East ... s. West Junior Mitch.

MONDAY, JanUlr~ 10: J\.lthe U~I. ... ersify Club, a n ,Ight board b lind· fold ,imullanoous uhlbilion by blindfold wiurd, Inta rn lllOna l Mu­ler Georga Koltitnow$kl.

Dr. Rozsa Squeaks By Newcomer To Retain Oklahoma State Title

TUESDAY, J anuary 11: At Cen­t r al YMCA, Ladur_, t wo bonds of simulUnaous rapid transi t blindfold exhibilions, and 3O·boa .d , egular simultaneo us u hlbltlon by Inle r . na liona l Master George Koltlnowskl.

WEDNESDA Y, JII'IUary 12: Simul. t aneous e .. h lb itlo., by International Grandmnter Dr. M~x Euwa at ... ar· ious clubs.

By MORTON W . LUEBBERT. JR. A newcomer to Oklahoma chess circles made his presence Ielt solid·

ly at the Oklahoma State Championship tournament at Norman. Holding HI". Bela Rozsa of Tulsa to a draw in Ihe fina l round, Ihis newcomer IS l..oyn L. Richardson, formerly of South Bend, Ind., who has l"Cccntly been t"esiding in Oklahoma City.

Doth Dr. Rozsa and Richardson had 4{) scores going inlO the last stanza for the state title and most players felt that Rozsa would 'score easily because of his tournament experience, but newcomer Richardson held his J;ival to a draw.

Dr. Rozsa was fa irly eonlident that Sonneborn·Berger p oi n t s would give him an edge, but after computation of these poinls, it was found that both Richardson and Dr. Rozsa had 14.25 S·B points!! The tic was finally resolved in favor of Rozsa when the S·B points of op· ponents of both players were com· puted and the Tulsa Professor of Music squ~aked by Cor_ fi rst prize, with Richardson second.

Dr. A. M. de 13 Torre of Norman was third with 4.1, losing only to Dr. Rozsa. Fourth through seventh, all with 3!h-l Y.z , but in order of tie·breaking methods, were : Com· mander Duane J . Belli nger of Nor­man, Morton W. Luebbert, Jr~ or Kansas City, Mo., Carl n. Freeman, Jr. of Shawnee, and Charles Mc­Laughlin of Duncan. Completing

the prize winners circle were those players with 3·2 cach in 8-B order : Arth u~ Bel"Ohart of Norman, Ernest F. Chace of Oklahoma City, CPO John E. ?fcAuley o[ Norman, Eu­gene Amburn of Tulsa, and William N. Bragg of Norman.

Twenty-seven players partici­pated, of which 25 were from Okla­hom'a and two !rolJl othe r states. D·r. de la Torer doubled as adminis­trator and competitor, as did Dr. Rozsa who was also the tournament director. Mr. Charles Ames of Okla· homa Cily was elected as Okltlhoma Statc Chess Association President lor thl} coming year and the tourna­ment was awarded to Okiailoma City for 1955. It will be an open event by vote of the board of di­rcctor~, as was this yeal"s Swiss tournament.

THURSDAY, J."ua ry 13: Sime 1$ Wednesday.

FRIDAY, J anuuy 14: As many regula r Indust ria l and Club League leam matches ali can ba held a t Ihe ume time In the Cleveland Twist Drill Caf.teril.

SATURDAY, J anuny IS: At Main Public Library, Ltctur, a nd simul. IQn1!>Ous uhibltion bV Internlltionllt Grandmast e r Dr. Max Euwe for the Juniors..

SUNDAY, J anUlry 1&: At Cen'ra l YMCA, slmuUaneo ... $ exh1bitlon for a ll by Inleml 'lon, l Gr~ndma~ter Dr. MaX Euwe . . While some o{ these locations

are tentative, the general schedule given will be followed in wbat promises to he one of the most en­tertaining and exciting chess weeks ever staged in any community. Press, raoiu and ,[,-V coverage is expected for the more outstanding parts of the program.

U. S. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP

bily 15-24, 1955 Lincoln, Nebraska

Finish It The Clever Way !

P. Keres 'IS.

fOlilion No. 144 A. Koto" 'IS, R. Byrne

New York, 1954

p OSITION No. 144,could have occurred in the :;ccond round game of lhe USA vs. USSR team match had .Black played 103 .......... K(B4}

Kt5, instead of ........ , K-Kt3 wh ich resulted in a draw, as follows: 104. Kt· Q6, B-Q4; 105. P·B6, P·R4; 106. P-B7, Bxl>; 107. KtxB, P-R5; 108. Kt·K5, K·Kt4. Drawn. When the game score was printed in CHESS LIFE (July 5, 1954), it was claimed that 103, ......... K·Kt5 wuuld have won for Black; however, KolOY gives the "only onc way to draw" in the Russian-language Shakhmaty for October, 1954. IIis demonstration appears convincing (if Ilny solver finds a flaw, please let me know).

In Position No. 143, Wiltie made one move and Black resigned. For solution, p lease turn to Pilg8 Eight.

S ltnd 1111 contributions fo r thi s column to Edmund Nu h, 1530 21th PI.CIt, S.E. Washington 10, D. C.

Ray Kooyman of Salt Lake City, whose system for cross-reference filing of games was described in CHESS LJFE (November 20, 1953) has publishcd an improved and rev~ "s,;".iQ.n c l'. t~ym

Sy~teni in ~ ;;pyrighted bo~klct "Chess by Index Card." The sys­tem has been somewhat simplified throughout, and special provisions havc been made for classifying both che5s problems and end-games under the same system. The book­let a nd information on the Kooy­man syste m may be obtained by writing Ray Kooyman, P.O. Box 103, Salt Lake City 10, Utah.

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Jan"ary J, 19H

Murvin Sills, 17 year old Coral Gables senior, won the Dadc Coun­ty Interscholastic title at Coral Gubles, Fla. wi th a &0 score. Butch t~errar , South Dade f resh­ma!1, .. ~llS · sccQD.d-l'lilh. &-17-_while third and fourth on KM. ' points with 4lh -Ph each were Jeremy Jordan, Sou th Dade junior who won the Florida Interscholastic title last spring; and Pete Comanor of Coral Gables. Tom Moore won the B Class litle on E.M. points with 5-1, while the junior high title went to 8th grader Joseph Sokoloff , also with 5-1 in the B Class event. Forty players particlpated in the two sec­tions which were directed by Bob Eastwood, with C. ct. Drummond as assistant.

A new American chess magazine in Latvian has been issued , Sacha Pa:;aule, in English "Chess World." It will carry news of Latvian ehcss activity throughout the world and is joint ly edited by Alexander Liep­nicks and J . Danenfelds, both of Lincoln, Ncb. Those intercs ted may obtuin complete information on Saca Pasaule by writ ing A. Liep­nicks, 135 No. 14th Street, Lincoln, Neb.

USCF members Eugene Warner and Will iam A. Bills have recently completed a formal match, which will be USCF l'ated, with Warner the Winner by 64 with no draws and one forfeit by Bills. Bills is the newly-crowned Washington State Champion.

C ~ pital City Chns Club (Sacrame nto): International Master lmre Konig in a simultaneous exhibition proved too st rong ro r the club membenhip, win_ ning nine and drawing with J anushkow­sky and Auslill.

GREENWALD TOPS IN UTAH STATE

Ben Greenwald, Brigham Young Univer:;lty s tudent, scored a perfect &v to Will the Utah State Cham· pioDship at the Salt Lake YMCA. lil'eenwala has yet to lose in a west.­ern chess eV(:llt s ince be began par­ticipating last April in the Nevada Stale I...Ilalllplonsnip at Canon City. wl!lch he won 51k · 'h. Second place went to Major C. A. Williamson oC Herlong, Calif. with 4 !fol -Ph on S·B points, while LaVerl Kimpton of Twin Falls, Ida. was third, also with 41h-l'h. jo'ourlh to :;ixLh on S-ts with 4-2 each were Richard Du.rham oC Farmington, Utah, Wil­liam .1>'. TaUer of Heno, Nev., and Louis N. Page of Salt Lake City, Ulah.

In placing se(..'Ond, Major Wil­liamson lost a game to Gl'ccnwald anu C1rew wittl Wi.lliam Taber, wh il e Kimpton lost to Greenwald alia drew with Nick Nickolakakis. J)urham, a j·ormer Utah boy wondcr at cJ\css, who was playing in h is lirs l Lournamcnt in 12 years, lost games to Greenwald and William· son. Taber los t a game. to Green· wald and drew willi Williamson and Phillip R. llellbut. Page lost games to Williamson and Durham.

The 24-playcr Swiss was the larg­est chcss touruamcnt held in Utah to (Jate and was sponsored by the Salt Lake City t:hcss Club with che:;5 editor Harold Lundstrom of the Descl"et News serving as tourna· ment director. The event drew pJayers from Jdaho, Nevada, Wyom­ing and California in addition to the local ialenl .o! Utah. Of the visiting players, !olrs:' R. G.' Davis of ~vanslon, Wyo., had the dual distinction of being the fiJ-s l woman to participate in a Utah event as well as the first player in such an event from Wyoming.

The tournament was lollowed by the annual banquet at which the prizes were awarded and the new­ly elected officers of thc Salt Lake YMCA Chess Club installed. These were Marlin Capell, president; Matuice WoffindcD, vicc-president; C. C. McD,mid, secretary; Gaston Chappuis, treasul"Cri and Harold Lundstrom, corresponding secre­''"1'.

USCF Members Alfred P. Coles and Major E. B. Edmonson, both of £1 P aso contestcd a six game for mal match Cor rating, due to a lack of USCr~ rated events in the area. Coles scored a 4-2 victory with three wins and two draws. Major Edmonson'started s trong with a win and two draws in the f irst three rounds but lost the last three games.

Chappell (Neb. , Chess Club, Amon;: the n ewe5t chess clubs is that of Chap­pell, a town ut 1,300 population, with 26 mem bers In t he elub. First meeting was on October 31st at the FIreman's Hall, an d qualifying events are already· in progrcu to sort. tbe members into A, B a nd C classes o( players..

Student Cente r, Brande is Unive rsIty IBoston): U. S. Champion Arthur Bill­guier gave a s imul taneOUS exhibition racking up 20j wins and three losses. The happy viclors were Bartlett Gould. co-editor o r "Chessboard," Arthur Free­man, and Harry Lymnn, eo-cditor or "Chess Notebook" in the Boston Globe.

CI..66 ofl/. Yn new '!jo,t

By AUen Kaul=n

W ITH so many important chess evenls now taking place in

this city, one might thlllk it di!­licull to isolate one activity and treat it almost exclUsively in this column. Yet, because oC the great strcngth oC the participating play­ers and the immense interest it ha~ provoked, the Lessing J. loosen­wald Trophy Tournament must be considered thal one. With Rcshev· sky, Don Byrnc, Bisgu ier, Evans, Kramer, and Sherwin (the last a substitute Cor Bob Bryne who could not leave his school work) l!n· gaged in chcssic combat, the tourney, held at the Manhattan and Mal'shall c1ub~, i~ the mai n topic of conversation and specula. tion among the city's chess players.

As oC this writing, Reshevsky is kaorng, as was expected. How­cver, regardless of the outcome, an interesting sidelight of the toum ament, conccrnlllg the trophy itsc4 [ will surely remain in the memol"ic~ of some of the soceta­tor:; and players.

When originally designed, the trophy wa:; to bear the motto Labore Praetium Honoris (Labor is the price o[ honor). Unfortunate­ly, when delivered to the tourna· ment room, it read Lavore Prae· Hum Honoris (approximately : Wushing is the price of honor). This pJ.'O\'ok(~rLro' \ch c"mment ; oil..:! _ spectator was heard to \ ask, "I wonder if first prize is a thousand cakes of soap? One participant asked Hans Kmoch, thc tourna­ment d irector, if the motto ' im­plied the necessity 101" absolute cleanliness on the palt of all six contes tants, and, if so, whether two baths a day wou ld suffice.

IN BRIEF: The Latvian C.C. of New York defeated tile Lithuanian C.C. of this city 4·2. WinnCl's for the Latviuns were E. Mednis, A. Rankis, and F. I'amiljcns . . . Congratulations to J im Sherwin, who recently announced his en· gagement to Miss Judy .rohn:;on. Mate is ' a strong move .... A vic­tory party to celebrate the trio umphs of Manhattan C.C_ mem­bers in tournaments during 1954 was held at the club. Among those honored were Mrs. Giesela Gre:>ser, Sammy Rcshevsky, Arnold Denker, Mario Schroeder, Arthur Bisguier, William Lombardy, Walter Ship­man , and .Jim Sherwin . .. When last scen, the four members of the Fordham chess team were arguing with a subway employee concern­ing the feasibility of carrying a hugh trophy through the turnstile.

North J ersey Chen Leag_: Fourth ronnd results s.~w EII,nbeth swamp Montclair 7·1; Moroc:zy down Irvington 6·2; Northern Va lley best Ornnge 5-3; Phllldo r defeated Irvingt on. Polish 5·2; and Plainfield top J ene), City 4!1.!·1 Y., . This leaves l'o[(IroC"Z), in the lead with 3'h·'f.z In match poi nts, while Chess Club of t he Oranges is tied for second with Northern Valley at 3·1 each. Phili­dor and Plainfield share f ourth with 2""-1'1.0 each.

LARRY EVANS ON OPENINGS By Intematiorwl lI1aster LARRY EY AiVS

u. S. OPEN CHAMPION. 1954

Sicilian Defense (N_jdorf Variation)

T JllS system, presently tapering in popularity, has been championed at one time or another by Najdorf, Rcshcvsky, Gligorich, Geller, the

writer, and many others. It is a:cncra lly adopted by players desirina to win, with minimum risk. The characteristic moves ate: 1. P-K4, P-QB4; 2. N·KB3, P·Q3; 3. p.Q4, PxP; 4. NxP, N-K83; S. N·QS3, P-ORl,

Black's las t move is temporiung, since he may transpose into a Scheveningen (P-K3) or P-K4 (The NajdorC Variation) which (orms the basis of our discussion. Incidental­ly. it should be noted that the im-mediate 5 . ........ , P·K4 is inferior because of 6. B-N:; ch; QN-Q2; 7. N-BS, P-QR3: 8. BxN ch, QxB; 9. B-NS, NxP; 10. NxP ch ++.

The rough idea is to mobilize Blacks Qucen's _ wing by P·QN4, Q-B2, B-N2 (or K3), QN-Q2, R-B!, ctc., with a ready·made base of op­erations on the QB fil e. Experience has shown that White does best not to take prophylactic measures on that wing, but to attack on the oppositc flank-the K-side. Indeed, as we shall see, this initiative may be formidabJe enough to constitute a theoretical refutation of the Naj­dorf Variation.

While has several imPortant al­ternatives: (A) P-QR4; (B) B-K2; (C) P-K R3 ; (D) P-KN3; (E) P-B4. A

PO$ltion ;oft , r 6.. P .QR4

This reslr:l in inA" maneuvre general· ly results in loss or time, s ince it is nol. imperative for Black to play P·QN4; moreover, White weakens

his Q·side and presents Black with a precious tempo. 6 . ........• N·B3; 7. 8 -K2, P-K4; 8. N· N3, B· K3; 9. B·K3, p.G4; 10. PxP, NxP; 11 . NxN, BxN; with a slight edlle: Sandrin'Evans, U. S. Chmp. prelim., 1951. B

Di..g, • .., J

position liter 6. B·K2

This "natural" developing move is, in my opinion, too natural! It has the im mediate drawback of depriving the Kt of the K2 retreat, so that when driven it must run to the Q-side (QN3) or KB3 (where it blocks the advance of the imP). Moreover, there is no role for this Bishop to play where it now stands.

6. , P·K4; 7. N·N3 (or 7. N· B3, B·K2; 8. 0 -0; 9. B-KN5, QN­Q2; 10. Q-Q2, P·R3 ± Isaacs-Evans, US Open, 1952), B·K2 (more com· mittal is 7 ......... , B-K3; 8. 0 ·0 , QN-Q2: 9, P-B4, Q·B2; 10. P-B5, B·B5; 11 . P-QR4 = Geller-Najdorf, Zurich, 1953. It is best for Black to delay the development or his QB si nce he docs not know whether it be­lon~s on QN2 or K3.--an embarrass­ment of riches!); 8. B-K3, O.() (8. ......... B-K3; 9. 0 ·0. QN-Q2; 10. p­B4. R-QBl : 11. K-R1. B-B:i: 12. N· Q2. Bx.B: 13. NxD. 0-0; 14. N-N3, P-Q4! = Kercs-S1..abo. Zurich, 1953); 9. O.(), QN·Q2; 10. p.B3, Q·B2; 11. Q·K1, P·QN4; 12. P-QR3, N·N3; 13. Q.B2. R·Nl: 14. R·N1, B·K3; 15. K· Rl, N·BS: 16. BxN, PxB -t Whitc's nlav ha~ been too nassive: Smyslov­Vfl!OV, Zurich, 1953. C

To reinforce P-KN4. This inter­e~fin~ i<'lea of Weaver Adams' Ull­

Rc:hamcdlv hands Black the Q-side. ... Jnfo .... unately, t.h is variation has hf'f'n J(iven rcw nractlcal test!'l. "' . ....... P·QN4; 7. P·KN4. B·Nl; 8. tt_ .... ? . P.K3 (R. . P-X4: 9. N-B5, P·N!i: 10. N-Q5. NxN is an alterna­tive); 9. Q·Kl (P·N5 is stronger-

the Queen is misplaced on K2), Q.Bl (P-Q4 equalizcs easily, but Black is trying for better than mere equalily); 10. P·84 (again, p. N5 wa!; imperative), poNS; 11. N­Ql , P-04:L and Black dominates thc boa rd : Adams-Evans, NY Met. I,(!nguc, HIS!. g

Di..gu,m j

To exert pressure on Q5-the "hole." The immediate drawback is the weakening of the K·side white squares.

6 . ........ , P-K4 (.:a lso good is 6. P·QR4; 7. B·N2, B-N2; B. 0-0, P·K3: 9. R-KI, Q-B2; ]0. P-QR4, PxP; 11. NxRP. QN-Q2 = ~ldman.Evans, US Chmp. prelim., 1951); 7. KN-K2. B-K3 (Jess commital is 7 ......... , P-QN4; 8. B·N2. B·N2; 9. 0-0, QN­Q2: 10. PRat. B-K2; 11. B·K3, 0-0; 12. Q-Q2, R-Bt. with the Ideal bind: Gross-Evans, HollYWood, 1954); 8. B-N2, P.QN4; 9. 0 -0 (9. P-QR4. P­N5: 10. N-Q5. NxN: 11 . PxN, B-B4= GIi,l!orieh· Najdorf. Zurich, 1953), QN·Q2: 10. P·N3, R·B1; n . P-K R3, 8-K2; 12. 8-K3, 0-0 ; 13. P·B4. PxP; 14. PxP, N-B4; 15. P-BS, B·02; 16. P-N4, N·RS (forced. else P-K5l: 17. NxN, PxN ; 18. N-04. R·Kl ; 19. 0-Q3. Q.B2!; 20. QR-Bl (or QxP. Q­OO!), Q.B5; 21. P·R3, 8 -01 : 22. KR· Kl , P-Q4. with an edfle: Seidman­Evans, US Cllmp .• 1951. E

The counternoise. Now. whcn the Kt is kicked, it can safely retreat to KB3 without hlocking this im­portant Pawn. 'Illis writer's deplor­able habit of omitting the best

.,SS tl'e W"."'''' P ••• 3 J I J.,,1Uff'/ J, 1911

in the

P-K4 is ~qu!''l' .. ~''0<1, . ,,,,t more committal);

, (RoSSQlimo·Evans, US Open, 1954, featured an unsuc· eessful attempt to exploit the awk· ward position of this White Bishop by transporting Into a belated Dragon : 7 .......... P-KN3; 8. N·B3, B·N2; 9. 0 -0 , 0-0; 10. Q-Kl!, QN· Q2; 11 . K-Rl, P·K3; 12. Q-R4, p. QN4; 13. P-B5+); 8. N·8l, B·K2 (B. ........ , P·QN4; 9. Q-K2(t), B-N2; 10. 0 -0, QN-Q2; 11 . P-QRJ, P-N3!; 12. K·RI . B-N2; 13. PxP, PXP; 14_ Q­B2, O·Oj 15. Q.R4, N-R4 = is an interesting defensive try for Black: TIcarst-Evans, US Chm p., 1954); 9. 0-0 (9. Q-K2 is a wasted move, e.g., 0-0; 10. P-KR3(?), P·QN4; 11. P­KN4, B-N2; 12. P-M, QN-Q2, with an edge : Kagetsu-Evans, Hollywood, 1954), 0-0: 10. K·Rl , P-ON4; 11 . p. QR3, B·K3; 12. Q-Kl , ON-02; and we have a position reached often in the Najdor(·Reshevsky match: Diagram 7:

This position is both "typical" and crucial, and arises from ap­proximately best play. White has the initiative; Black has the Q-side initiative and has suceeeded in ar­tificially isolating White's KP. Nevertheless. White must be con­ceded an edge due to the weak­ness of Black's white squares, namely Q5 and KB5.

Popovych-Evans, US Open, 1954, continued: 13. N·KR41, PxP (bet· ter may be KR-Kl followed by B· Bl);14. BxBP, KR·Kl; 15. P-R3, R· 81 (Black has a dearth of good plans); 16. B-NS +.

CONCLUS ION: 6. P-B4 offers White! thc best hope since other alternatives seem to permit easy equality or better. Diagram 7 is R typical position difficult fully to evaluate, but considered in White's favor. In the last analysis, temperament is the deciding factor.

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THE M IDDLE GAME IN CHESS. Rey. ed. by E. A. Znos ko· Borovsky. New York : Dayid McKay. 222 p p., 80 d iags. $3.S0.

A GREAT deal of recent chess literature concerns itself with the middle gamc, not because the openings have becn exhausted, of

course, but because it is in the middle game that the real excitement occurs for most players. As Fine and others have observed, there are no formulas here as in the openings or endings. There are ollly criteria ancl methods of tran slating those into action. Znosko-Borovsky works wilh the elemen tal Space, Time,. and Force, showing ovcr and over again how to estimate a position, how to capitaliZe upon opportunity, and how to compensate fnr a bad middle game drift. Most of his examples

' antedate 1937, but the principles and practice inferred from them arc time less . One j udges such b0:9ks as thesc by the clarity and case of reasoning and by the coverage. The range is ccrtainly generous; and though one may demur at DuMont's remark in the preface that the transition from openi n g to 'middle game finds adequate treatment here for the first time in- chess history, that feature is quite useiul. The s tyle is another. matter; fo r it is unattractive, doing less credit to the explanations than they deservc. One does not expect to be entertaincd in a seriolls textbook; but thosl.' of us brought up on Horowitz, Reinfeld . Fine, Purdy, and the like may be forgiven for finding the manner here fl at and fo rmal.

Dr. Tartakover tells the following amusing anecdote: Du ring the course of the L-ondon (1922) tournament, he and some

or the other participants paid a vis it to the London Zoo. They were particularly inlerested in the sea lions, who drowsed dreamily in the sun. Finally their keepers came to feed them and threw her rings into the cage. Dcspite their somnolence the animals j umped up with extra­ordinary agility and snapped up the herrings in mid·air . "You. see," said Bogoljubov to Tarlakovcr, "that is just the way you play chess. You maneuver and stall endlessly, until your opponent fi nally comes along ·with a herring (a mistake). Then you leap like lighi.ning on your miserable victim and gobble him up."

FRED REINFEL D , nd I!tVING CHERNEV-Chess St rlltegy .nd T.ctics.

NORTH CENTRAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP M i lw.ukee, 1954

100% USCF R'ttd Evant I. C. Bras ket (Tracy, Minn.) _ W42 W7 W22 Dtl wa WZ D6 6·1 ltII.OO 2. S. Olesen (CllIelgo) ......... ..... W6 D12 Wri W3 W9 LI \\'20 5Hi 26.00

# 3. Lconlds Drelberg8 (Sq"lnllw, Mich.) W34. WI6 W3l! ' L2 W20 011 W9 5Hi 22.80

4. L.. Boyelte (SlIn Francl.\iCO) 036 WGI WS L9 W41 WI9 WIl S/.-l i 22.70 5. C. Hen.ln (Chlu,o) ............ W63 W20 lA W22 D7 WI3 WI8 5Hi 11.00 6. n. KuJo th (Milwaukee) .. .. L:t W4l; W63 W2i W25 W21 1)1 SH~ 20.00 7. J . Penqutte (Des Moincs) .. W26 Ll W39 WIO D5 OS W25 5 -2 21.70 8. A . E10 (Mllwa uku, ....... _ W21 D31 W2B W41 1.1 D"7 W21:; ·2 19.500 9. J . B. Gr kaY1H.' (Milwaukee) W45 W53 W31 -\V. L2 W26 1.3 5 -2 19.00

HI. O. 1 •• Clllrk (Mllwllukee) .. 0 33 WG4 0 35 L7 W.G W52 WZI 5 -2 15.500 11. P . TautVII lsa. (ChlcaRO) .... 013 W23 \\'33 01 WI2 1)3 IA 4~· 2 ~ 20.00 12. N . Kampa rs (Milwaukce) .. W38 D2 DI3 W3.5 1..11 034 W33 4 ~·2 1 17.20 13. A. Krumlna (Chicago) ........ DII W56 012 W36 019 L5 W31 4 ~·2~ 1(1.20 14. J . Sweeney (Milton, Wl.s.) WS2 1.33 W I6 018 L26 W68 W39 4~·2~ 15.20 IS. D. Ar,lnhm (Racine) ........ 1.32 037 DGII W$3 0 23 W36 W34 4i·n 1 • . 70 IS. Or. Youn, (lIbd l.wn, Wis.) W57 1.3 LJ4 WG3 W29 032 W26 ol l ·2l 14.20 17. N . l\hrg, rllf! (Mllwl ukee, 044 W60 L21 W47 L37 W43 W40 4&·26 13.00 18. O. I-' ranclsco (Milwa ukee) .. 1.22 W70 W61 UI4 W57 w:n L:i 41 ·2~ IUO 19. M. Rohland (Milwauke e) _lA3 wn W44 W55 013 lA W31 4 ~·2~ 11.70 20. M. Turtlln.5ky (Ch lcaRO) _.W25 1.$ WU W43 1.3 W'Z7 L2 4 ·3 15.00 21. Dr . Schw .s rl~ (Durand, III.) L8 W49 WI7 W2:3 W34 1.6 LI(I 4 -3 15.00 22. Dr. Wc rthammer (lluntJn, ton , W. Va.)

\V IS W43 LI L5 w sa W37 L8 ' ·3 23. W. (:rom b:leh('f (Chlcllgo) W48 LII W30 t..21 015 D24 Wolti 4 ·3 24. J . A. Nowak (Chlcl,o) ...... 1.31 W43 L20 \VSI 0 39 D23 W37 "-3 25. W. $(:hroedcr (Caledonia, Minn.)

14.50 14.20 ,,-'"

L20 WG8 WSJ \VIa L8 W46 L7 4 ·3 12.00 26.1<'. Crame r (atl1nwukee) ..... .L7 W71 W5$ D31 WI4 I..II LIB "·3 12.00 77. M. Surg lc.5 (Milwaukee) .... W68 W30 L2 L34 WSO L20 W48 4 -3 12.00 28. D. Ybchhelmc r (Chk l go) r>41 W47 La L25 W42 031 W4S 4 -3 11.20 29. G. Suhs (liummond, Ind.) 060 W58 036 1.6 LIB W81 W52 4 ·3 10.20 30. H. Zierke (Racine, WI, .) .... W67 L27 LZ3 W49 lAO W66 W54 4 ·3 10.00 31 . W. BanerdL (Mllwauke c) .. W:4 D3 L9 on D3G W41 L it 3A-31 13.50 32. L. Franke nstein (Chln go) WI5 W40 L3 L26 W43 Dl6 1.1"3 3 ~-3 ~ 13.20 33. A.. Sandrln (Chicago, 111. ) .. 010 W44 Ltl W58 W35 LIS Ll2 36-3~ 13.00 34. L.. Calgals (MU"'aukee ) .... _1.3 W5-t W40 W77 1-21 012 L I5 3'·3 ~ 12.70 35. J . Krauewsk l (Jtlllwaukce) W50 WH 010 l.11 1,33 040 0 311 3~.3) 12.20 36. M. Gottesman (Chicago) .. D4 was D29 LI3 D31 L t5 WS1 31·3 j 12.00 37. C. Weldon (Milwaukee) _ .... L56 DIS W65 W5t W17 L 22 1-24 3}·3 ~ 11.20 38. H. Glcrtych (Gary, Ind. ) .. L12 W69 W64 D31 L22 0:l8 D35 3l-3~ 10.500 39. J. Mangan (i\tiJwaukee) .... W49 L35 L7 WOO D24 W57 L I. 3~-3 ~ 9.50 40. D. V. Sweet (Lake ~'orest) W71 L32 L34 W6~ W30 D35 L17 3~-311 9.20 4\. J . fo'orcle a (Milwaukee) .. _ .. D28 W65 W59 1.8 IA 1.31 W56 3!-3~ 9.00 42. V. Llcpad<alns (Milwaukee) L7 L61 0 70 W65 I. !8 W!i9 W5G 3 ~·3 ~ 8.20 43. Rogel" Richard ..... n (South Bend. Ind.) J.4 (9.50); 44. Arthur Medendorp (Grand Rapids. Mich.) 3·4 (8.50); 45. Roblob Kirby (ChIcago, m.) 3-4 (8 .00); 46. T. E. Makens (Charlotte, N. C.) 3-4 (7.50); 47. Hans K. Huse (Appleton, WI~. ) 34 (7 .50) ; 48. Melvin Scmb (Mlnona, Minn. ) 3-4 (7.00); 49. K. Venesaar (Chicago, .lil. ) 3-4 (7.00); 50. Louis Pe rsinger (New York City) 3-4 (7.00); 51. WIUlam Schumann (Sheboygan, WIs.) J.4 (6.70); $2. Anthony K;u;en,a (Sheboygun, Wis.) 3-4 (6.50); 53. John Oberg (Racine , WI!;.) 3-4 (6.50); 54. Willis G. Vanderberg (Shell Rock, I a.) J.4 (6.500) ; 55. WWlam Tlinks Ofarnrnond, Ind.) 3·4 (5.00); 56. H ermann Sc::hramm (Sheboygan, WIs.) :J~ -4 ~ (B.OO); 57. liltchcl Swelg (ChIcago, ilL) 2~-4 ! (5.80); 58.. M rs.. Lois HOll ..... reid (M\lwau.l .. :c, Wis.) 2)-4l (5.70); 59. F. P. Yeung (Appleton, Wis.) 2t-4~ (5.50); GO. Dl nlel C. Kllmro (Chicago, m .l 2-S (6.20); 61. PUIlI Wllgne r (Slou:< Falls, S .D. l 2-5 (5.50) ; 62.. Thomas Kumro (Chicago, IlL ) 2·S (4.70); 63. Dane Smith (St. Pllul, MinD.) 2-5 (4.00); 64. Frank C. S tokes (Watcrloo, WIs.) 2·5 (4.00); 65. Dr. A . E. Crew (Murton, l a.) ~-5 (4.00); 66. G. L. Hazen (Ft. Atkinson, Wi • . 2-5 (3.50); 67. James A. Drehfal (Mliwaukee, W is. ) 2-5 (2.00); 68. H. Josephsen (Libertyville, Ill.) 2-5 (1.50); 69. Kurt W. Bader (Milwaukee, Wis .) 2-5 (1.50); 70. Lewis Larsen (Racine, Wis.) 1 1·5~ (1.70) ; 71. Carl Urban (Applcl.on, Wis. ) g-sil (1.00); 72. Robert Struck (Cuually, Wb.) 0·7. .

Tournament dln.'Clor Ernest OIre.

UTAH OPEN CHAMPIONSHI P (OMn /0 U tah, lJ"ho, N n-"Ja, ""J W yoming PI"Y~(6)

Salt Lake City, 1954 100% USCF R/lted Event

1. B. Cre cnwald (Provo, Ul.ah) ....... w.~ W3 W9 WII W2 W4 6.{1 za.50 2. l'ti llj . Williamson (Herlong, Ca L) .. .. W4 W20 W6 W9 Ll D5 4HI 15.50 3.1.. Kimpton erwin F'alls, Ida.) .... W22 LI W20 DI2 WIO W7 4i · l , 11.(10 4. R. Durhllm (Farmlnglon, V.) .... .... L2 W21 W14 W6 W9 L I " ·2 12.50 5. W. F. Taber (Reno, Ne v.) . .. .... LI DI6 W22 wa W12 D2 4 ·2 11.00 6. L.. N. Page (Salt Lake C1 ll') .... _._ ... WI7 WIS L2 U WllI WII 4 ·2 10.SO 7. I. W. Taylor (Salt Lake City) ._ ... 014 W13 wa 1..2 W15 1.3 3& ·2~ 10.50 8. S. Uunt (SalL Lake City) ..... ..... _ ..... DIO W I9 L7 L5 WI 5 W I6 3~-2 ~ 9.00 9. K. J ones (Reno, Nev.) ....................... W24 WII t.9 WI3 L4 1) 10 3 ~ ·2~ 11.:;0

10. C . Chappuis (Salt Lake City) ._ ... 1)8 WI4 Lll WI7 L3 1)9 3 ·3 9.00 I I. O. Bcn ge (Salt Lake City) . WIS L9 Wto,L1 W I3 1.6 3·3 8.50 12. N. Nlikolakakls (Ilingham e nn.) Lt5 W23 WI8 03 LS D14 3·3 7.25 13. C. S,tewart (Rplsc, Id a.) ... WI6 1.7 Wl5 L9 ' 1.11 W to 3·3 7./10 14. G. WhIttle (Reno, Nev.) ..... 07 LIO 104 W23 WI7 Dl2 3·3 6.75 15. Raymond A. Smith (RenO. Ncv.) 2.: ·3} (6.25); 16. Phillip n . Ilcilbut (Salt L.1ke City) 2~ .3 ~ (S.50); ;17. Char les I)nnal<!son (Car ..... n City. Ncv. ) 2 ~ ·l~ (4.2:;) ; 18. Keith Kunze (Red Ho use, Ncv.) 2 ~·3~ (4.25); 19. Bruce P al m e r (S:lll I.ilke City 2}U~ (3.25) ; 20. l<'arrelJ L. Clark {Sa lt La ke Cityl 2-4 (4.25); 21. n"lph Day (Carson City) 2-4 (2.00); 22. c. C. McDanl", (Sa.lt Lake City) 1-5 (1.00); 23. Mrs. R. C. Davis (Evanston, Wyo.) 1-5 (1 .00) ; 24. SlimUC) A. Trott., r (provo. Utah) 1-5 (I.OO).

Harold Lundstrom tourn,,,ncnl director.

M ANHAI IAI>J o lESS CLUB CLASS A PRELI MI NARIES New York City, 1954

100% USCF Rated Event SECTION ONE

I. IUchard Einhorn ........ ........ ... ......... ~ .. .... ~ ... x I 2. Arthur Fe uerstein .... .. ___ .......... _. __ ......... _0 1

3 Brian Owcns ......... __ ....... _ ........ _ 0 0 4. Morton SleRe l .... ...................... ... .... ~ .. __ .... __ .. O (I 5. Stanley Linn 2-4; 6. Haro,lld M. Phillips 1)-4~; 7.

SECTION TWO

, . , , , , It I (I I (I x I I I

O"nlcl A. Meyers 1·5.

I . F to rcnclo Campomanes ._._ ..... It I 2·. Marlin Harrow ........ .. ..... 1 It 0 :I. Reube n KluJ;man ......... ........ ... .... . .. ...... .... . _ .. ~ 0 It 1 4. Joseph Nussbaum Z-3; 5. Aben Rudy 2-3; G. Victor A. Guala }-4~ .

Francis Bartha withdrew after P'W draw In f irst ro.,nd, not scored. SECTION THREE

L Raoul L.. Bencdicto ... ........ _ ... ......... . ..... __ 1 I 2.. Amos Klln' l n~kl ... _ ........... ~........ ..._ .. _ .. ... _._0 , 1 3. Mrs.. Gisela K. Gresse r .. __ ....... _ .. _ .. ........ _ 0 (I 4. Edgar T. McCormick ..... __ ._ ......... __ ............ 0 0 5. Sanfo rd Greene 2~-3~ ; S. E r win Sobel 2~-3 ~ ; 7.

Hans Kmoch tourDamcnt dlre<:tor .

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Marlo Schroeder

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by Nicholas Cabor

Solution s to t hl! problems appearing In thi s column, problems fo r publiution (Iwo and threemover direct mato'J ill weli ill iny other communiCiltion pert aining to thi s column are to bo addressed to Nicha lol Gabor, Holel Kemper Lane, Cln· clnnil'i 6, Ohio_

ALAIN C. WHITE MEMORIAL TOLRNEYS 1952-1953

Problem, No. 523 By Arnoldo Ellerman

Buenos Ai res, Argenti na Specially dedicated to the memory of Alain C, White and to the con­tributors or the White :Memorial

Problem No. 525 By Ottavio Stocchi L angh iran o, ItOtly

Third Prize, Section

Problem No. 524

By Ferenc Fleck Budapest, Hungary

First Prize

Problem No. 526 By S. C. Dutt

Calcutta, Indi a Threemovcr

The above 4 problems were selcctcd at random from the awarded entries of the Alain C. Wh ite Memorial Tourney 1952·53. Representing composers from 3 continents, (322 enlries by 122 composers from 22 countries) they speak most eloquently of thc respect and popularity this great American problem·master and promoter of the art of problem composing enjoyed ali over the world amongst the problem fans. (Died in 1951,) The tournament was arranged by the now defunct Chess Prob­lem Association of America, in cooperat ion with the Brazilian Problem Federation, the Problem Department or the American Chess Bulletin, Chess Life and the Ch ristian Science Mon itor. Results of t.he tournament were first published in a special report printed by the Yugoslav Problem I~edera lion . Judges were: Twomover Scction: Eric M. I-lassbel'g, organizer of the con lest, .Julius Buchwald, Edgar Holladay, all u'om the U,S.A. and ,I. B. SanLiilgo, Bra:dl. 'J'hreemover Section: Vincent L. Eaton and Walter Jacobs, U.S.A.

Solvers of these as well as all other problems appearing in this eohunn al'e pilrticipating in the Permanent Ladder Solving Contest, with book pri7.cs. In twomovers the keymove is sufIicien t; in threcmovers ALL thematic variations with second moves are requested. 2 points for correct key in twomovers, 3 points (or threemovers; 5 (Live) points for unintonded solutions (cooks). NO point deductions for wrong keys! Time limit lor sending all solutions: within 3 (three) weeks after publica­tion. (Date of the issue.)

MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB MINOR RESERVES New Y ork, 1954

100% USCF Rated Ennt I. MIX'S Betty 5egul . .. ~" .. .. ~ ...... ~ .... x] 1 -0 I 0 1 4~.1~ 2. Robert J. CQf\!oran ..... _ ................ "" ... ..... ~ .... O x 0 I I 1 I " ·2 3. !oIlss OOl'Otlly Janito ___ ..... __ .. __ ........ _._. ___ __ 0 I x 0 I ] J 4 -2 4, MiH Patrlela Caplan ." __ " .. _ .. ~_,,~._. ___ .... 1 0 l x 0 1 0 3·3 $. Hen ry Kaun ..... " .. " ....... _ ... .... _ ...... ~ ... _ .... _ .. .. O . 0 0 t X 1 :5 -2 6. AIlss Sarah 8 lumber!: 2-4: 1. Edwin N. E'reklnl, Jr. ~·S}.

Hans KmOi:h tournament diroclor,

PAVEY ACCEPTS COMM ITTEE POST

Max Pavey, seventh ranking U.S. Master on the Jast published rating list, has accepted the chairmanship of the USCF International AJIairs Committee as successor to William M. Byland. Previously, Mr. Pavey

served on lbe Committee as a

" ,!,eml"'" "nd

won lng his student days- Pavey is well equipped [or the important post of negotiation on the USCF International AHairs. As a player, he is qualified to express the view· point of maSter players as New York State Champion in 1951, Man· hattan Chess I Club ChampiOp in 1953, runner-up in the 183 player U. S. Open oI 1953, third place in the U. S. Championshi p of 1952 and (ourth place in the U. S. Championsh ip or 1954.

Manhallan Chess Club (New York): in Ihe Minor Reservc Ch;""pinnship of the club, Mig B<:lty Segal scored 4'1.0-1'1.0 for tint plnee. Tied for s C<'>Ond w ith 4·2 caeh were Robert COf\!oran and MIMI Dorothy Janko, whll", ticd for fuurth with 3-3 e::lel! w",re Miss Patricia Capl"n "nd He nry Ka:t. .. n.

new USC:} .A-lfi fiale6

CONNECTICUT Un ivers ity of BrIdgeport Chess Club

Meeb at Unlvcnilty on allerl1.l te MOD­days at 8 p.m. o r by special appoint­ment... PresldeDt: Randolph Linthurst; $CUctary: RIchard Frk>dentllal <J' Uni­versi ty of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn. NEBRASKA Lincoln CIty Chen Club

Meels at YMCA, Lincoln. Ncb., Tuea­days and Fridays Ilt 7:30 p.m" 210 No. ]3th Street. President: Kenwood Opp; treasurer: lUchard CutLs: Secretary Bar. tun Lewb, 35-40 Mohawk St" Lincoln, Neb. PEN NSYLVANIA Swartmore College Chus Club

Meets Thurs<lays at 1:30 p.m. Presi­dent: , 'homa.s A, Throop; secre tary· treasurer: Pa ul Monsky, % Swarthmore CoUcgc, Swurthinore. Pa.

Manh attan Chess Club (New York): In the cOfl1l1lete prelimlnilrles for the Clalll! A Championship, ll.1chard Einhorn won S,-'Ction onc with ~'h''h, whUe Arthur .'e uerSleln was second with 5-1. In See· lion two Florenclo Campomanes, Mar­Un Harrow, lind R\l\lben Klugmnn tied tor first with 3Y.!·tY.! each. In 5e<:tJon three Raoul L . Benedlcto scored 4'1.1-1'1> fur (lnt, whllo Amos Knminski was ~econ (j with 4-2.

Unlv. rslly of North Ca rolina reeenl'r SoCored a 5'h·2'A! victory ovcr Ra]elgh Chess Club with Crittcnden, Nctw8$ll, 8owers, l\hcQuecn and Wilson !!Coring fur -ONe while Solkoff and Allen tallied for n illelgh. Hubbard o f UNC drew with Flknew of Raleigh.

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GAMES BY USCF MEMBERS Annotated by Che .. Masler JOHN W. COLLINS, Marshall f,hess Club Champion, 1954

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PAWN A N D MATE BI"dc &nil, in " Pawn. hold, it. tIfId

Ihm II'O'~' up " ,.",tins "UM •• POLISH OPENING

MCO: P1l9' 135, co lumn 1. Poli, h Opening Tournament

Asheville, 1954 NoItI II, 101m W . Collins

Whi te Black P. C. KNOX a. AD.eKeS

1. P.Qkt4 __ One of the Irregulars-the Polbh Open­ing. U one b neles thlll flank·pawn-push, it I. preferable to prep.re It with 1. Kt.Kn3, Sent.llere', Folly, to prevent 1. H __ '_' P.Kt.

1. __ ... K4 2. . · '<91 p.Q3

Black c~ • 80114, Pblll(lor OC!len5e­like strueture. And ''II'ohb 2.. __ • p ­KD3 (Weakeulnj;l the KKt! ·QR1 dlllfon.l) 3. P ·X.! 8JCPf (better 2 ... ~ .... , P-Q4!) .0 B-lJ.i, Kt-K2; 5. P·QB31 8-»4; &.. Q.R5<:h. Kt.KU; 7. p .B4! whkh affords While .. dl ltirn:: t advaotaSe. 3. P· K4 Kt.Q2 S. Kt-QBl 4. 8 ·84 KKt·83 '- KI·8 3 Threa teninr 7. KKt-Kt5. . -

,. 0.0

L .'"'

.... • .0

P·B3

This tl p lay.ble . nd n eed not lose a P .wn, u It doel In the g.me, but 8. P·Q3 ill sntelt.

8 •... ~.~ KtxPI Thll Itarts tblnp humming.

t. P x P? __ _ Now White doh lose a P .wn and ,-eta an Inferior a:.me to boot. With 9. KtxKt, P -Q4; 10. BxP, PIS; 11. Kt·B$: Or 9. B><P eh, Rd: 10. RaKt. ,,~; 11 . Kt-R5,. JlQtertal equ.lIty ill malntal.Ded.

t. __ KheKt 10. axKt PxP H . P-QRS

If 11. KtxP. KuKt; 12. BlIXt, BxP. 11 • •.•• _ •.

More a" rcsslvc than U . . _ .. , Q·B2.

12. Kt-Q2 Or 12. K t-Q-t, K t-Kt3; 12. __

13. a ·K13 14. Q.K2

P.KS! 11. __ , 3oB3 Or

13. B-KU, KI·Kn 8 ·K84

Or '4. R·Kl . Kt-Q4; 15. B-Kt2, Kt-B3 )11. BxKt. BxIl: 17. R·KU. R·XI ) holdlq" the KP.

14. ~_ .••. 1$. B·Kt1

Kt-Q4 8 -Q]1

The KP I, tnctlcally defended. IS . ... _~, 8-B3; 16. BXB. KtxB; is adequate too.

1'- P·Kt31'

PERSONAL SERVICe TM EJitttr 0/ tbu CHp.rtfflnot .,jII

"17 70" ..... " b,. ... .ru, toM",,,,",, IIHI "'rrf _ , n,,/ ,m: 7- • tJ-o..b ,..,. 3 .... t' ...... I7t; •. Ft t $"J.

M,. Co/lin. ",ill ,,110 _ .. otlllt .... 7 00It'

.,f ..,0 .. , ''"''t. lor" In of 11.

Wtt/nt,J.,.,. P.ge 6

}"nutfT7 J, 1911

11 16. KtxP. BxP eb ; 17. KJ:8. Q.R3 cb; lIS. K·KU. Ib Kt ; a nd Biuk I t III hal htl extra I'awn. Ye t thb m ay be rel.tlvely best for White. for he I:etl a Two BI.shoPI ,.nlt and UlM:k.. p lul tI a KRP insle.d of a KP .• U 11. P ·IU. Xt-8$; 17. Q·Kl, BltRI'! willS. L,-., 18. PxB, Q-Kt4 eh; I'. Q-Kt3. XI·K? eb.; or 18. KtzI>. UJ:KKtP! 19. KR-Q.I . Q.R$, Th. weueninl tc .. t mtfenl Ute eonseQueocu vet"7 qu lekly. 16. _~ R· Kl 17. Kt ·K3 Kt· BS 11. Kt·a. B· B2 20. Q·Kl Kt·Rkh 11. QR.QI Q.Kt4 ' Or ZOo •..•••••• 8 ·lUl: 21. X·RI, Q·R4! (not 21. _~ ..... n xR? %2.. P ltXl, QxP ; 23. KtxU! aDd. Wbllo hal two minor piece. for a Rook) li nd wlnl.

11. K· Kt2 If 21. X.RI. Q.Rt.; 22. p.K84. PxP e.p.; wlnL

... _ Kt.BSch 22. K.Rl

U 2t. K·KII, 8-M; 23. K.RI. Q-R41 24. r xKt (24. It ·KXII , Q·R6/:h wlnl) Q.1l(; eb; 25. X·XU , QlCP forcel mate.

22. _M._. Q·R4 Threatenln.J 23. __ .~., Q·B6eb ; 2'- K·KU. Kt-KG mate.

23. KhB __

Nothina: h e lps for loua. U 23. X·KU. Kt-R6 eh; If 23. R .KKU, Q.B6 eh; U. Kt­KU. KtxK t! 25. RxKl, 8oRl; It 23. p .KB3, J>.P; 2f. PxKt (2t. Q.B3. 8-K4) JiClbP; 2S. Q·B2, RxKt; Ind It 23, p .KR4. p . KKt4 or 80RG ",1"9 for Black.

2] • .. ~.. Q·B6 ch 24. K.Kt! Q·Kt1 m ate

Ho. rIot 10 wi" .. "WOtI " .... t. RUY LOPEZ

Me o , page 251, column 106 Pan·Ame r ican Tou rname nt

Hollywood. 1954 NOlrs b, U. S. El(pett D,. E. W. M.",h"nd

White H. GROSS 1. P·K4 2. K'·KB' 3. B·KtS 4. 8 ·R4

P·K4 Kt-Q8]

P.QR3 KI·B3

Blllek I . KASHDAN

5. 0-0 8-K2 6. P-04 P>< P 7. lehe P t

'nih 10_ a pa .... n. Either I. n ·Kl Or I­r·K4 sh ouki be played. 7. ... ..... IChK, S. P·K5 ••.•.. _. Not 8. QxKt!. P-8of f ollowed by P-QKt4 a nd p ·ns winn ing the Dbhop. Thil: b one form of the famous "Noah's Ark"

. trap. •. _.... . KI·1C3 , . hKt BxP Dlaek h l.$ won II p awn without nbmll· tin, to .ny relll positional w eakneu or 10$1 or time. H e therefore b ill • Hwon g~me." The only prob lem II to win It. 10. let·83 0-0 Thl! QU l!stlo" arl"",. whether lt1. _._ .• BxKt shouW be played. This would -)1eld White tbe IIdvantage ot the " two Bishop"''' but would double Whlte·s pawns, at tbe sa rnl! time simplifying the eGmln" mldd le-Jl"ame. A dellente decl· sIoon! Th_ famillar trtth KnbdlUl's lon, history In chess know of h is pre­dllcetion r{lr b15hops, alld this ,.m. is a 1:"000 illustration of this IIspeet of bls styl". 11 . Kt·K4 B·K2 13. Kt.B] P ·SS 12. P·QB4 P·ICB4 '·hh move Is one of the plvotlll points of the Jl"ame. Wblle It rel trlctl Whlte'l QB, offen BI.ek a D attllcklnJl" spear­head lind .. .eates a SClUIlt"e lit B4 ' or later U$C by Black, the move also hu Iever.1 drawbacks. 11 dou n ot tm· mediately lIelp 81aelta de-Yelo-pmellt, It yields White the use or btl K4 squ.re. It opells • line against the B ilek King a nd putl the Pllwn _wbere It will n~ $Omc d efending. Arter 13. . ....... • P-Q3; 14. Kt·QS, 8 ·Kt4: 15. p ·se. D·R3 Blaek cannot follow with P.KKU pnd 8·Kt2 . H . B·B2 q .KI U. let.QS 8-Ql A second lost of time In order to rebln this Bishop. 11. R·Kl Q-B2 The pawn . t B5 shows signl of wen· A",- U I&. _._, P-Q3; then 11. KtxP(. ).

17. Q-Q] p · lelet3 Another consequence o f 13. ---. P-B5. abet k»H a tempo a nd weakens the black squarel llear h1I Km,-. 11. P·B] P.Q] 21. K·R1 let·QS 1'. P-QKI4 P ·Bl 22. let-le4 20. let·83 I · Kt3ch White tI ,lad to have Ihe Ulle of thll square. w hich Black yielded w ith 13. ~ ......• p·ns- U1ae k'l best reply now al>­peliR to be 22. __ •• XtxB; 13. QlIXt, 14·Q$, linee control III the lon, dla,onal is beeon'ln~ erne I ... n. 8·K8-4:21. B--let2c...",; ....

An vc«ptlon.lly dlffleult posi tion hu been reached. If 1I0W 23 . . _. __ • Xt-K3; 24 . QxP, QR-QI; 25. Q.KS. U 23. _ . P-Q4; ~4. 8>rKt. PxKt; 25. P xP. Qll-Q.I; 26. p-ns. Best appears to be 23. ~._._. KtxB; 24. P ·DS! <I' 24. Q·B3. B-Q51, Px.P (24. .. _ ....• KtxKn; 2$, Q·B3. Q·K2 lose. Cor Black ): 2~. rxp. 8 ·n4: 28. Qx1I;t. BxR; 27. R,.B, P ·R3 (If 27 ... _ ... .• BxKt; 28. Q·B3); 211. Q.B3. K.R2; 251. Kt-B6 ch. QlIKt (not " . __ • K_n l or Kt2; ~ 30. Xt·Kt8eh, K-R2: :u. Q· tUI mate): 30. QxQ, RxQ; 31. R·K7 with a prvbable d .... w. 23 . . ~ " ·8oU 25. P· BS P-Q. 24. BxKt P x B U %5. __ •• P xP; 26. B-KU. 3010; %J. Kt·&! cb. QxKt: 2B. RxB. Q.~; 29. IUB c h . 26. B·Kn B·B2 BeUer I,. 26 . ........• K.nt: 27. hB (Ir 27. QxP eh, Q.Kt2!). P xKt; 28. PSP. B-K3. 27. QxQP QR-QI 2B. Kt·Q6 Q·1I3 Or 28. . ... , Q·Kt2 ; 29. BxPch. K·RI : 30. QxQ eh. KxQ: 31. R·X7 ch and 32. Rx B. 29. Ba Pch R" lt"ns If 29. __ ., K·Rl; 30. QxQ eb, axQ; 31. Kt·B7eh.

A most Interestln, gaml!. Whi te pl ~y· ed with ..-eat pn!Cislon arte r hb lap~e

i n the o~nln,.

PIRe DEFENSE (By t ran s position)

MCO: P'". 2111. column SO Ohio Sta t e Champ ionship

Columbus, 1954 N"les b,. u.s. E%pnt D,. J. Plnl ~

White F . FERRYMAN 1. P·K4 P·Q3 4. 2, P-04 Kt·K83 S.

B lack T . ARCHIPOFF B-QB4 B· let2 p ·KR3

] . KIoOB3 p ·lelet3 Prefe rable wouki be II d eveloping move. I.e.: 5. 3oKt5. , _ __ P ·83" PxP 6. KI·8 3 0-0 , . B-Q3 7. B· le3 P .Q. 10. P·QR3

••• le t ·B]

Again Whit., n eJl"leel$ his d eYclopment. 10. Q-Q2 nnd 0 ·0 ·0 was Indicated. " . _ Kt·Kl Blaek, too. I~ undecided what t o do. 10. __ • R·KI follOWed by I'·K. would be • good pl. n . 11 . IU·1(2 KtoO] 12. P·1I3 p ·8n 12. __ • P ·K4 was still pOS5Ible. lind that without tbe weakenlnl:. horrible­looklo,: mov. 12. _ _ p·m. 13. Q·Kt3 B·Ie! 14. P·leR4 Why not 14. Kt·54 with II tremendous game l o r White? '14. _.~.~ B·B2 17. P xP 15. p.RS P·K4 lB. letxKI 16. hKtP P xKIP

Klx P Pxlel

Bla\,k hat • rormldllhlc c cnter. he thn-.tent. of eGUrH, P-Q5. n . B.QBS ... 1(5 20. axK' hB' Mueb beUer would be ZOo ---. QxB;

2.l. B·Ktl. P-Q5; Z2. q..Kt., QxQ; U. RPxQ, p.Q6 w ith adYS.D.tq;e for BlaeL 21. 8xR Q.K17 The lostn, move; .muln" how many mistakel It tat.. aomethnes to 10M • J:ame. AUcr 21 •• _~ •• , QltB the Wb.lte Xt hat to move, . nd re~.rd lca oC III move, Billek will d.v.lop • d.ngeroul .t­tack wIth R.KI ch. Arter the toxt move. White wlnl brltllanlly. 22. 0-0-0

TOO CAREFUL Nt.", Yo.A-: Cil,', mOSI p.omising 7011 '"

pf.,.,c. /"4111' Ihnl , ,," un't be 100 tnt· 1"I-tJpui,,11y wilh Ihe B/tlde piuts.

KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE (SoiOemisch V . r ioiOtion)

MCO: p.ge '1. column 56 M anhall C.C. Ch.mplonship

P relims, New York, 1954 No/tl b,. U.s. E",pc.1 Hu"h Myns White BIlek

F. D. KNUPPEL W. LOMBARDY 1. P·Q4 KI. leB3 •• P ·K4 p-Q] 2. P·QB4 p..leKt3 S. P .B3 0-0 1. Kt.QB3 a ·K12 Not besL Thc Sae.m lSCh yarlatlon lI,a1nIt the Kl na-'I Indill n Invo l~1 • rel.tI~ly slow bulldln" UP or II muslve IIttacll: on the K·dde. If 1I0t countered q u ickly. It u n be Irrulstabll!. So BlICk l hould play 5 ... _ ..• P·K4. Black .. chllneH .re a t least a$,ood Il5 Whlte'l aner B. PxP. PXP ; 7. QxQ eb, KxQ; S. B·Kts. p .B3 or 6. p.qs. Kt·R1! followed by either q. Rlich or P·KB4. And It 6. B-K3 or KKt­Kt, Kt.QB3 Is playable, while perhapa bette r would be P-QB3 10 III to reply to P ·Q5 with P·QWI. Tbe pawlKhain lituaUon would then b e III Blackl l avor OeM accessible bases). '- 8·K] __ Currently thou~ht to be stronger 11 6. U-Kt5 . '- _...... P ·1(4 7. P.Q5 P.QR4 A " ... r .. tyft move wbicb Is Hally unsafe In tha t It does not rccognue tluot the boottle mu.t be fou~ht on the opposite .... In •. Immedillte ly 7. __ • Kt-KI. L Kle t ·le2 KI·1(1 t . P ·KKt4 P·K84 mack ml, bt be able to b.anC 011 by cr ..... lln~ In to a shell wltb p .KR3 .nd P.KOO. bu t It .... ould be • tedious Job. 10. KIPltP PxP 11. P><P

GUEST ANNOTATORS M. a'umen'h •• Dr. E. W. ~rch .. nd H ugh Myers Dr. J. Plan

A good moye. The hacl<ward KllP is f~r outweighed by the strone pivot square lit KC and tbe open diagup.Is QKtf.lt7 and Qat-R6. 11 . 'M"" BxP 13. p·KFI." .s-U 12. let-Kll B-Kt) 13 . ........ P -KR4 is unattractive, but sure-ly better. 14. P ·RS B·1tS 16.. K-Ql PxP 15. PltB -8xKlch 11. o..B11 B.BS DeSPIlIr-not wltbout . re=<ln. 17. K-Ktl; 18. B·R6 eh, or 17 .... _ , K.Bl; 18.. It·R7 ch, lind 17. ,. ,_ . Q·W; 18. Kt­K4, Qxf'; 19, ll-Kl "...., not happy al· ternatives. T hl! only chance was with 17. _ ...... J\.B3; 18. KI.-K4 !B-Kts. B-DSchJ. RxP; 18. B-K2, blJ; 19. Kxll, B·Web and there Is play lett. I I. QxPch Kt·Kt2 20~ K.Bl U . B-Q3 BliBeh Nathln.!: .. galnd takln, the B. but tbJ.s avoidS sp ite c11ccJts. 20. . ..... Q-Kt4 21. R-R8ch Resigns

ChtlS m<lslt, Lutlwijlc Prills g<W1! "

li",,,II""':OI<I chcll o:hibition III Houston, No". 2....-1954. LeA number Milton BI"mc';lh,,1 "d»~ Iht m<IJltT .. yt,y rO/lsh limt Irt ~ .. ' ;ng him '1>'0 .c.unts. II Stt,ttl dl.u Puus In rll.: (i,1I 8 .... 't ",,,tlt " hor­, iblt o.trsighl by pl<lCi"l: II pi«t in '''p­Ili'':, if/It' .,hie" IN 'tsignd ifntl S"8' g"lIed , h.JI in <IS "'"eh <IS lIIons ('emnot Ix " youSida td lhal he <Inti BI"men/f,.,' pl"y ",II1/bt , 8"lII t . Tht piectl .trt Stl up .IIId pl .. y ~8 .. n 11811;'1, "nd ,,/IU only 16 mvns, lhe m<utu " 111 loretd 10 usia".

QUEEN'S PAWN GAME Simultaneous Exhibition

HOllston, 1954 N o'ts b, M. St"mm,""t

WhIt, Black L. PRINS M. BLUMENTHAL 1. P.Q4 Kt·KBl 2. Kt.KB3 P-Q, Hulling ror an Old Indian Defense. 2. Kt-Bl _ Rut White has other plans. 3. •• _.... QKt-Q2 5. B.QB4 B·K2 4. P·K4 P·K4 ,. BxPch Oh no! 1m too young to die. Actually Ihi, Is unsound though It dOH win thc ClI:change. White Is not developed wel1 e nough to try thlniCs like this. The nlove may be good In a speed game. ,. __ .. _ Kx B 1. KN(tsch K-Ktl 'l'he only other mOVe here was K·Ktl willeh is not quite comfor table. Obvious. I)' K-Bl or K·KI loses the Q. •. Kt.K6 Q-Kl t. Ktx8P Q.KtJ

Now " 'e sec the r;dlacy or White's plan. If bc does not capture Ibo It,. ho wW only ha\'<,! two p ...... n. for bls U. II). Kt>CR QxP 12. Kt-K2 11. R·BI I'xl' QxP Is answered by Kt-K4. 12. ~_.... Kt·K4 14. 8 ·K3 8 -Kts 13. KtxP QxKPch Bctter by tar than B-lUi. 15. Q.Q1 Kt-Q41 A cruSher. White 's e-ame has been lost since move 8. 16. P.QB4 Kt-Qkh Rulgns U BlaCk playa KtxP: 17. Q·B:t way , Ive White • n ew le ase 011 !lfe.

OKLAHOMA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Norman, 1954

101)% USCF R.ted Event I. Or, Bela Roua (1'ulsa, Okla.) ... ~.~. ____ W I2 W24 W3 W5 D2 41·' 14.25 :to Loyn RIChardson (So. 8end, Ind.) __ ... _WI5 WG WIO W9 01 4~- t 1&.25 3. Dr. A. M. do la 'I'orre (Surma n , Okla.) .. W14 W8 LI \V IO W9 4 · 1 4. Comdr. Duane IlclUnl:cr (Norman) ~ .. _ .. US WI7 L9 W13 W11 n ·li 9.25 5. Mor lo n l.cubberl, Jr. IKan ..... City ) ...... 04 W25 WI3 LI WI. 3 ~· 1 ' a.:t5 I). Car l ~'reem:m, Jr. (Shawnee, Okla.) ...... W:t1 I,:t W:t3 W8 07 3A·16 8.25 7. Charle~ Mc Laug hlin (Duncan, Okl~.) .... WI9 L9 Will W20 06 36·1j 7.7S 8. Arthur Bernhart (Norma n, Okla .) _ .. W22 1.3 WI2 1.6 WI5 3 -2 . '7.50 9. EOI Clit l-'. Chace (Oklaho ma City) ____ ._ ... llye W7 W4 L2 1.3 ' ·2 7.00

II). CI'O John McAulllY (Normlln. Okl".) _ .. Will W20 1.2 1.3 WI' 3 ·2 8.00 11. . :ugeue Aml)urn (Tulsa, Okla.) _ ...... _ ... 025 W23 W19 D1$ 1.4 1·2 5.50 n . Won. N . Br.gg (Norm.n, Okla.) .... _~.~ .. Ll W21 LIl W26 W2() 3·2 5.00 13. W. H. !-' Iowen (Tulsa, Okla.) ...... .... ___ .... WIG 014 W lA W:t.1 2~·2} 4.75 14. Dale Ruth (Mldwe~t Cily. Okl .. ..., ...... _ .... 1.3 D13 W:t:i W21 1.5 U-2~ 4.75 15. Fl'C(lllrlck SWlln (llldwest City) ........ _ .... L2 W26 W22 1>11 L8 2,·26 4.50 16. R. C. OUn (Tulsa) 2-3 (3.75): 17. Jimmie G. !::dward, (KlngIisher, Ok la.) 2-3 (3 • .50): 18. Jtrry Spann (Norman) 2-3 (3 .15); 19. Robert Dlair (Midwest City) 2-S (3.00); 20. !-'loyd Lee (Norman) 1-, (2.5(1); 21. mn Ueath (ponca City, Okla.) 1-3 (1.00); 22. L. C. Drehe r (Sand Sprin,s , Okla.) 2-3 (1 .00); U. Geor£,C Rose (Tulsa) a ·lI IUO); 24. Bob Latta (OkJabomn City) 1 ~ ·31 (2.00); 25. S" nder V.vldson (Tutsa) n-3~ (1.50); 26. J ohn A. lIallburton (Allen, Okla., 1-4 (1.00); rT. Charle$ Amc.!i (Oklahoma Clly) I ... (1).00).

Dr. Ucla Hol'.Sa tournament director.

W ICH ITA OPEN CHAM PIONSHIP Wichitil, 1954

100,," USCF Rated Even t l. II. 1:::. Ohm~n (Omnha) _ _ ._~_ .... W17 W21 WI9 W2 W4 D3 51· t 2:0.75 2. Lee 'I'. Magee (O"'uha) ....... __ ........ WU lVU WI4 LI W21 W5 5·1 16.50 3 . .1. W. Cams (Wichlla, Kans.) . __ Wl:l on 04 W8 W7 01 46·11 17.75 4. n. B. Potte r (O~ Ua ~, Tex.) __ .. _~ .. W30 W? 03 W(I LI W9 4"'11 18..2S 5. B. Brice-Nub (Wlchlla, Kall$.) _01:1 W23 W20 D9 W17 L2 . ·1 12.00 G. C. A. Weberg (Sa lina, Kans.) _ ... w la J)9 W22 1.4 W23 Dil 4. -2 11.7:1 7. M. B. Wilkerson, J r . (UcO\ver) .... W29 1.4 Will WI4 L3 Wl7 4 ·2 11.00 8. fl. Teufel, Jr. (Wlch!tl1, Kans.) .... WIS L2 W30 L3 W I5 W21 • -2 11.00 9. M. N. Kle in (Denver ) ....... __ ._ ..... WS3 D6 W26 OS WI1 IA 4 -2 10.50

10. E. ..:. Irel.nd (Omalla) ._. ___ .... W28 LI4 WIS LU WI6 W23 "·2 11).50 11. O. M. l'IIarblg (Middletown, Ky" .. W81 LI9 W24 WII) 1.9 06 311·2} 9.50 12. R. N. Me Mer (Hute h ln$On, KIU1S.) 1.3 L16 W25 W31 Wl9 013 31-21 8.25 13. 8. O. Lewis (Lincoln, No:.b.) ___ .. 020 D IS LI7 W32 W29 012 311-21 7.75 14. K. F. M~heDl (Llnd.borg, Kans.) wrr WID 1.2 L7 D18 020 S -3 9.00 15. S. J.:lnhom (pb1laticll'bla) .. ___ .. 05 013 LID W24. 1.11 WrT 3 -3 8.25 16. R. O. Blair (Mldwm;t City, Okl •. ) La W1% 0 23 W26 LIO 0 18 3 -3 8.25 J7. C. Frceman, Jr .. (Shawnee, Okla.) LI W28 WU WU L5 L7 3.-3 8.00 18. J. H. lI-tsguire (Wichita, Kans. ) .... 1.6 W%S L7 W28 014 DIS 3 -S 1.50 I'. O. W. Ruth (Mldwt. t City, Okla.) W2fi Wll LI L2 1 L12 W30 :I -3 1.!1O 20. K. Zangcrie (Lawrf!nce, Kans.) .. V13 \V32 1.5 L23 W22 D14 :I -3 6." 21. W, O. "'cLauglllln (Wk hLta) _ _ .. _WU LI W31 W l9 L2 L8 3-3 5.00 22. John n. Belling OC. I\SIII City, lIo.) 21-3) (6.75); 23. I.C(l Jt. 8l1li0'" (Df!nver, Co1o.) 2'·3~ (5.50): 24. Dr. A. J. Welkcr (Pamp., 'I'ex.) 21·31 (5.25): 25. Kenneth K. Weberg (Sallllll, Kans.) 2I;-3} (3.%5); 26. Henr)' B. Amsden (Wlchlu. Kan .. ) 2-4 (' _00); 21. C. E. Later (Wheeler, TeL ) 2-4 (3.00); 28. William C. Berg.sten (Lincoln, Neb.) Z-4 (3.00); 29. GeoriCe E. i'rewltt (Cotreyvllle, Ka ns.) 2-4 (S.OO); 31). J. H. Popp (Ha ven, Knns.) 2-4 (2.00); 'I . lierman W , Brauer (Huven, Kana.) 1-:1 (1.00): 32. Robert E. Hart (WIchita, Kans.) J·5 ( LOO); 33. J. Van S. Longenccke r (Wlehlts, Kans.) 1-5 (1.00): 34. Mimi Roberlson (Wichita, Kans.) 1·5 (1.00).

PrClwlU torielted to Lewis and BeltUng; Brauer to K. Weberg and RoborUon. James H. M.,ulr-e tournall1ent d.l.rfl:tor .

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by Vincent L. Eaton

A Farewell to Vincent L. Eaton '{ .I. 71Tll this Iinal selection of four original compositions, Problem VV Editor Vincent I •. Eaton bids bood·bye to his many r eaders of

CHI!:SS ill·E. We bave permilted him to escape only upon h is plea of pressing personal business which makcs the continued editorship of this column a burden too heavy lo bear and upon the solemn promise that he wiU contribute his own compositions from time to time to the column which Nicholas Gabor will hel'carter edit. Mr. Eaton has not altogether escaped us, however, for he will represent tbe United States Chess Fcderation on the FiDE ·lme rnalional Problcm Committee. Solu< lions t.o the problems below should be submitted to Mr, Nicholas Gabor, Hotel Kemper Lane, Cincinnati, Obio.

Problem No. 519

By R. Candela SClru: Valencia, SpClin

Dedicated to Vincent L. Ea ton First Publication

P,obltm No. '21 By Edgar Holladay Charlottesville, V a .

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Probl~m No. 122

By J. L. Beale M e lbourne, Austr.lia

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So lutions: Mate the Subtle Way! 515 (Burg er): 1. K l·K3. A p lea.in~ complcx or Inlerterence. and d lseoveries h'

tbe White batler)'. 516 (nolladay): 1_ R·B2, featuring throe correctionJI by tho Black Rook wbleb

create roplle. by the White KinI' battery. Thll Ir)' I . Q-KU " dercated. by 1. ~ ....... .Kt-Q7.

.511 (Allison and DalTOn): 1. Kt·Q3. with four atr.teste vnr\aUons by the Black Bishop.

51a (Knotck): 1. ·Q·Kt7! U I . . _._., K-BI; 7. Q-KKt2. U 1 . ... _ ..... KxK t; 2. P -B8(Q)ch. If 1. __ ..... K·R2: 2. r.B8{B)! If I. _ ..... , else; 2. p·B8(Q)ch. A he~utlJ'ul creation with an Impeccable flight-giving key. lon~ sweel'& hy the Qucen, qulct play, .nd undf!rprornolion.

Centr. t C. llfernl. Chen LUlue: Round Three ,!I;IW Oakdale down Mo­desto 6'1.1-4Y.1, while Sacramento oYer. whe lmed. Stock, toll 6-%. Results ot Pitts­bur&, va. San JOM not reported.

Cllvela nd Club League: In the West­ern Division the AUantic Internatlon.1s • nd Ukrainlan·Amerlcan. lead WIth s-o eaCh In match score, Atlantic WIth 12Y.1· lv.. In , amc. and U kr.lnlans with 13-$, In thc Westcrn Division the Clcveland Cbess Club leads with 2-0, followed cionly hy Cleveland Twist Drill with Z'I.!·v,. and Atlantic N.UOnalt 2-1 •

Unlve.-.lty of North C.rolln. lICOr cd S- I ove r Duke Unlvcnlty with Crltten· den, Kahn, Hubb.rd, Nehvllsl\.. and MucQuc<:n ta llying whtle Lano ».Ivaled the point for Duke. Earlier UNC drew wilh Ann~polls C.C. 2·2 with lIubbard lICOrlniC a point and Kahn and Hendcr­son tl rllw lng re11'I)(:tlvely wllh BlUey . nd Lyl(! ..... hlle Thomas tallied the Annapoll. victory. A,llnst the U.S . Nava l Acadomy, UNC seored 4-0 with Crittenden , Kahn, Henderson and Uub­bard scorlnl the point • .

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Solution to No_ 149 Lislb:yn v Smyslov. xm USSR 1944.

conlinued 1_ ~ ......• lu8!; 2.. Ql:R. N·K6t; 3. Q-KD. NxQ; 4. Px8, QxP; 5. K xN. Q-Q5 and Black won. Here 3. PxN? Jeads to immediate m llle by 8xP ch <l. K·B, Q.B6 ch etc. The a ltern~t1ve aw;wer to RxB is 2. P x1l, NltP; 3. P ·Bl, R·ll6!; and if 4. Qxn, N·K7 eh, while other InOves leads to male alter Q·1I6. The acdde nl.al omlsslon of a White pawn on Q4 fortunately did not affect the nlain variations; ..... published %. IlxN Is pas­!lible, bu t after QxR While 1$ still lost.

Correct solutions are ack nowledged from Abel R.. JJomberault, J errell D. Carpen ter, Ceorge F. Chase, J. Donald Define. W allace ~'. Getz.' Edmund God. bold. E. B. Hallma n, R obert C. Hocker. Eda:ar Holladay, Uelno Kurrull.. Joseph Lee, C. l'tIu~rov c, Bill Newberry. George W. Payne, Geo rge v . P utnam. Edmund Roman. Dr. I . Sehwarl7., Bruce J. Sidey. Irwin Slgmon(1, D av id Sliver, Clem Sim­mer. P au l H . S mith., Paul J . Sommer, W. F . Stevens, DlIVld A. WlIlsdorl Jr., Harley I). Wilbur, Dav id Wilkinson, Phil W Ork.

Hall poinu for solutions considerlng onJ,y 2. !pR or onl,)' 2.. P xB, but not both, go t o i\tUton I). Diumenthal, A'ur­ray Dum. Clarence A. Ck:ere, J . F.. Coachman, Edwin Gault . Rol)crt A. Mon· roe, Howard Mu r ray, Edmund Nuh, L. A . War e, Woodrow Youn g.'

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