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PETROS IAN KEEPS TITLE! Tigran Petrosian retoined the world chess title by defeating challenger Boris

Spossky in the 22nd game of the ir match .

Petrosian's victory gove him a 12-10 edge and made it impossible for Spossky to achieve Q plus score in the 24-game contest. Full details in our next issue.

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Volume XXI Number 5 May, 1966

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Gresser, Lane Tie for Women's Title

Gisela K. Gresser

The United States Women's Champion. ship, played at the Henry Hudson Hotel in New York City from April 23 to May 11 , ended In a tie between Gisela K. Gresser and Lisa Lane. Mrs. Gresser and Miss Lane were both undefeated and finished well ahead of the rest of the field, scoring 8lh·Ph. Third place went to Mrs. Eva Aronson, 6-4.

The future co-ehamplons met early in the tournament-playing to a draw in round two. Miss Lane, a pawn up at the lime of adjournment, was unable to press home her advantage. Mrs. Gresser

Lisa Lane

also drew with Mabel Burlingame and Eva Aronson, while Miss Lane drew with Mrs. Aronson and Mildred Mor rell .

Since this year 's tournament was des-ignated by FIDE as the Women's Zonal, the new ( o-champions will represent the United States in the next World Worn· en's Championship.

Prize money for the tournament was provided by donations from the Piatigor· sky Chess Foundation, Mrs. Gresser and the American Chess Foundation. Some games from the event will appear in our next issue.

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Round 1 Wagner ................ 0 Lane .......... ....... ..... 1 Gresser ................ 1 Piatigorsky .......... 0 KarH .................... 1 Bain ...................... 0 Burlingame ........ 0 Sillars .................. 1 Morrell ................ 0 Aronson .............. 1

Weissenstein- Bye Round 2

Sillars ................ 'I.z Morrell .............. 'I.z Bain ...................... 0 Burlingame .......... 1 Piatigorsky .......... 0 KarH .................... 1 Lane .................. .. 'I.z Gresser .............. 'I.z Weissenstein ...... 1 Wagner ................ 0

Aronson- Bye Round 3

Gresser ................ 1 Weissenstein ...... 0 Karl! .................... 0 Lane ...................... 1 Burlingame ........ lh Piatigorsky ........ 'I.z Morrell ............. . 'I.z Bain .................... '/.z Aronson .............. 1 Sillars .................. 0

Wagner- Bye Round 4

Bain ......... .. ......... 'I.z Aronson .............. Ih Piatigorsky .......... 1 Morrell ................ 0 Lane .................... 1 Burlingame .. ...... 0 Weissenstein .. .... 1 KarH .... ... ............. 0 Wagner ............ .... 0 Gresser .. .... .......... 1

Sillars-Bye Round 5

Karlf ............ ...... 'I.z Wagner ... ........... 'I.z Burlingame ........ ¥.a Weissenstein .... 'I.z Morrell .............. ¥.a Lane .................... lh Aronson .............. 'I.z Piatigorsky ........ '/.z Sillars .................. 1 Bain ...................... 0

Gresser-Bye Round 6

Piatigorsky .......... 0 Sillars .................. 1 Lane .................... '/.z Aronson ............ '/.z W · t · " elssens em .... n MorreU .............. lh Wagner .............. "h Burlingame ........ "h Gresser ................ 1 KarH .................... 0

Bain- Bye Round 7

Burlingame ........ '/.z Gresser .............. "h Morrell ................ 0 Wagner ................ 1 Aronson .............. "h Weissenstein .... lh Sillars .................. 0 Lane ...... ................ 1 Bain .................... ¥.a Piatigorsky ........ lh

KarH-Bye Round 8

Lane ...................... 1 Bain .............. ........ 0 Weissenstein ...... 1 Sillars .................. 0 Wagner ................ 0 Aronson .............. 1 Gresser ................ 1 Morrell .. ... ...... ..... 0 Karff .................. If.t Burlingame ........ lh

Piatigorsky- Bye Round 9

MorreU ......... ... .... 1 Kar!! ............. ....... 0 Aronson .............. lh Gresser .............. ¥.a Sillars .................. 1 Wagner ................ 0 Baln .................... If.t We issenstein .... lh Piatigorsky .......... 0 Lane .................... 1

Burlingame-Bye Round 10

Weissenstein ...... 0 Piatigorsky .......... 1 Wagner ................ 1 Bain ...................... 0 Gresser ................ 1 Sillaes .................. 0 Kar!! .................... 1 Aronson .............. 0 Bur lingame ........ % Morrell .............. If.t

Lane-Bye Round 11

Aronson ............ Jf.z Burlingame ...... If.t Sillars ......... ....... lh Kar!! .................. lh Bai n ...................... 0 Gresser ............ .... 1 Piatigorsky .... .. .. 'h Wagner .............. Jf.z Lane .. .. ................ 1 Weissenstein .... .. 0

Morrell- Bye

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The Petrosian-Spassky Match by A. O'KELLY DE GALWAY

(Trau.~laled by Belh Cassidy)

A Little History Exactly eighty years ago the first of-

ficial match for the world chess cham-pionship was held. The two players were Steinitz and Zukertort. The match was finally won by Steinitz with a score of 12% to 7%. Having won the first game, Steinitz lost the four following, then made a comback and finished with ten wins, five draws and five losses.

Born in 1836, Steinitz held the title until 1894 when he was beaten by Las-ker who was then only 26 years of age. This is the world championship match in which the greatest age difference ex-isted-32 years. Steinitz is the cham-pion who held the title up to the most advanced age; he was 58 when he lost it. Lasker, for his part, holds a double record: he held the title the longest (27 years) and he played a world cham-pionship matches.

In 1921 Lasker was beaten by Capa-blanca- who was himself beaten by Alek-hine in 1927. After the little interlude with Euwe-when he lost and regained the title - Alekhine held it until his death in 1946. Then the world remained for two years without a Champion.

In 1948 FIDE established a three-year cycle for the world title. The tourna· ment which was held in that year to create a new champion was played with five rounds; Le., each player had to play every other player five times. Bot-vinnik emerged the victor - with 14 points out of 20-foliowed by Smyslov (11), Keres and Reshevsky (lOlh ), and Euwe (4). Botvinnik defended his title for the first time in 1951 against Bron-stein. The match ended in a 12-12 draw, so Botvinnik kept the tiUe. He did the same against Smyslov in 1954. The lat-ter won the Candidates' Tournament for the second time in 1956 and beat Bot-vinnik in 1957 to become the new cham· pion. The rules gave the right to the defeated champion to play a return match, and it was thus that Botvinnik regained his title in 1958, lost it to Tal in 1960 and regained it in 1961! After that it was decided to cut out the return match as unfair to Botvinnik, who had more than proved himself a worthy champion. Petrosian beat Botvinnik in 1963 and was left in peace for three years. Now Spas sky has won the right to challenge Petrosian by beating Keres, Geller and TaL

Some Opinions Before the Match According to Tal, Petrosian's chances

were not better than 50/50. Petrosian, he said, has often been accused of being overly cautious, but his style is a mag-nificent example of flexible technique and coldly accurate appreciation of ali types of position. Tal recalled that over the past ten years, Petrosian has not

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had any bad results from the numerous tournaments in which he played. He de-scribed Petrosian as an extremely sub· tle positional player-a virtuoso of de· fense and a profound psychologist - a player in whose armor it is difficult to find the chink. Petrosian estimated that Tal in his match against Spassky had lost his nerve and had tried too quickly to force events.

Spassky, interviewed after a simul· taneous display at London University, was asked why, in his opinion, Tal had collapsed in his last three games against him. After a long pause Spassky said: "I think that that match was a bitter disappointment to al1 amateur chess players. The match was very interesting from a psychological point of view and psychology plays a big part in any match against Tal. My position was made more difficult in that 1 knew that all the amateurs wanted Tal to win." This is evidently a popular point of view: the sharp style of Tal has con-tributed enormously to the present-day popUlarity of the game. Spassky also reo marked that, as far as preparation of the openings went, he felt he had the edge on Petrosian. His questioner did not press that point.

Prior to this match, the two Grand· masters had met 11 times. Some maga-zines giVe the figure as 14 times-no one knows exactly, and Petrosian and Spassky just say that they cannot reo member. Apart from Petrosian's victory in 1960, all the other games they played ended in draws.

It is a long time since the age dif-ference between the two players in a world championship match has been so slight. Tigran Petrosian was born June 17, 1929, and Boris Spassky on January 30, 1937. One would have to go back to the Alekhine·Bogolyubov match in 1934 to find a smaller difference-there was

Alberic O'Kelly de Galway- Chief Um· pire of the World C'nampionship Match

only three years between them. The only match where the two contestants were the same age was the Lasker·Ja· novsky match of 1908 - both players were born in 1868. Age is a very im-portant factor, because physical fitness plays such a vital role.

The impression 1 got of the two Grand-masters when 1 met them to discuss pre-paratory details on the eve of the match was that they were both in tip-top con· dition . Thcy were relaxed and smiling, like two good friends setting out on an expedition and wishing each other well on it.

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Notes by A. O'Ke lly de Galway, translat ed by Beth Cassidy

Game 1 (Th e numben in parentheses, following the moves, shOl~ the number of mill1Jles taken by each player at ihat 11I 0CeJ

CARO-KANN DEFENSE SPASS:-;: Y PETROS IAN

1. P·K4 ........ Thus began the 25th match for the

chess championship of the world. 1. .. ...... P-QB3

Petrosian, whose style is very much like that of Capablanca, also plays the Cuban's favorite defense. Thanks to thc Caro-Kann, Botvinnik succeeded in twice regaining the championship - in 1958, against Smyslov, and in 1961, against TaL Ncither of these wcre able to get an advantagc from the opening, and this, from White's point of view, is a catastrophe in a match of th is strength. Black prepares to eliminate the whi te KP , thus getting a very free game.

2. P-Q4 P·Q4 3. N.QB3 ....... .

To play 3. P-K5, as Tal did against Botvinnik, would be inviting t roublc. Pctrosian is a past master in playing blocked posit ions.

3 . ... ..... PxP (ll 4. N x P (1) 8-B4 (0) 5. N-N3 (0) B-N3(0) 6. P-KR4 (2) P-KR3 (0) 7. N-B3 (I) N-Q2 (2) S. B·Q3 (0) BxB (0) 9. Qx B (0) Q-B2 (0)

Preventing B-B4 and preparing to cas-tlc long.

10. 8-Q2 (1 ) P-K3 (1 ) 11 . 0 ·0-0 (4) 0 -0 ·0 (1) 12. P·B4 (2) K N-B3 (0) 13. K-Hl (7) ....... .

To prevent the exchange of Bishops by ........ , B-Q3, B5 and the simplification of the game. At this level of play, Black always strives for a draw, Whit e for a win.

13. ........ P-B4(3) Provoki ng the elimination of the QP.

Whitc cannot play P-Q5 because of the exposed position of his Queen . Thus, Black has practically equalized.

14. B_B3 (1 ) .. ..... . 14. Q-K2, with the idea of placing a

Knight on K5 does not work because of 14 . ..... ... , B-Q3; 15. N-K4, NxN; 16. QxN, N-B3; 17. Q-K2, P-R3 ; 18. N-K5, followed by P x P and the Knight must move.

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14. ... ..... Px P( l) 15. Nx P(I ) P-R3(0)

This position, which also occurred in a Smyslov-Botvinnik match, had already been analysed in 1937, when Euwe was preparing, with his second Fine, for his return match against Alekhine. They came to the conclusion that in this position Black had nothing to fear, an opinion which has not been refuted. Note that Black cannot play 15 . ........ , N-K4 because of 16. Q·K2, NxP; 17. N-N5, with a winning advantage for White.

16. N·B3(6) ...... . . Smyslov played 16. Q-K2 and after

several weak moves fin ished by losing the game. The text move was played with success by Spassky against Matu-lovic at Belgrade in 1964. Pe trosian 1S obviously IlU courant.

16. ........ 8 -84(3) 17. Q-K2(2J B-Q3!(3)

Controlling the important square K4. IS. N-K4{2) B·K2

Thrcatcning .... .... , NxN, B-B3, control-ling the K4 square on a different diago-nal.

19. NxN(7) 20. BxB(5) 21. N-K5(3) 22. RxR(O) 23. RxRch(6} 24. Q-Q3ch(4) 25. Q-Q4(5) 26. P-R3(4) 27. N xN(lO} 2S. Q·B5ch (3) 29. Q·N5ch(1) 30. Q-K3( 16)

BxN (4) NxB(1 )

Rx Rch(6) R·Q1(4) KxR(O)

K-K2(0) P-K R4

N·Q2(11) QxN(O)

Q..Q3(3) K-Kl (0)

Spassky realizes that there is r eally not hing going for him, and he has to go on the defe nsive.

30. . .. .... . 31. Q-KN 3(2) 32. P-N3( l) 33. K·N 2(0) 34. Q-K3(4} 35. QxPch (l) 36. Q·RSch(S)

Q-B3(12) P-KN3(16) Q·K5ch(1)

P·K4(0) Qx NP(15)

K ·B1(O) K-K2

Drawn by perpetual check.

Notes by Paul Keres (via APN )

Game 2 QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

PETROSIAN SPASSK Y

1. P-QB4 The advocates of closed opening pat-

terns frequently prefer this initial move to 1. P·Q4 in order to avoid the Queen's Gambit Accepted or the Nimzo-Indian Defense.

1. ....... . 2. 3. 4. S. •• 7.

N·QB3 P-Q4 N-B3 B·N5 P-K3 B·R4

P-K3 P.Q4 B-K2

N-KB3 0 ·0

P-K R3

It has become quite fashionable of late to continue with 7. BxN, BxB; 8. R·QB1, which, however, can hardly cause any par ticular difficulty for Black.

7. ..... ... P·QN3 The system of development init iated

by this move was introduced into tour·

nament practice by Grandmaster S. Tar-takower. It was later thoroughly studied by two Soviet players, International Master V. Makogonov and Grandmaster I. Bondarevsky, who introduced many interesting ideas into this vari ation. Th" fact that Spassky selected this system hardly came as a surprise to the world champion.

S. PxP 9. BxB 10. NxN 11. R-Bl . ..... .. .

A well-known position of the Tarta· kower-Makogonov-Bondarevsky system has shaped out. The game has become somewhat Simplif ied, but Black has to dedde what to do with the trailing QBP. Usually Black advances this pawn to QB4, but, after the exchange on White 's QB5, a new problem arises: are the so-called "hanging pawns" strong or weak? This long-standing problem has not yet been solved.

11 . ........ B·K3 12. Q-R4 P-QB4 13. Q-R3 R_Bl 14. B-K2 P-QR4

More often the reply here is either 14 ... .... .. , K-B1 or 14 . .. .... .. , Q·B1 to get rid of the unpleasant pin on Black's Queen. The move in the text signifies that Spassky has a different plan. By advancing his QRP he wants to limit the White Queen's horizon and ~ imul taneous ly keep his rival's pawn buck on QN2 where it can become a convenient target for aUack.

15. 0-0 16_ PxP 17. N·Q4

N-R3 p, p

B-Q2 Perhaps it would be better to keep

the Knight by replying with 17 . ..... ... , N-N5. Incidentally, White could pr e· vent this possibility by playing 17. BxN, RxB and only then making the Knight move, 18. N-Q4.

la. BxN Rx B 19. N-K2 P·R5

(Contd. p. lIS)

The 2nd Visalia Amateur Open, play· ed in Vasalia, Calif . on April 1·3, ended in a tie for f irst and second between Richard Schultz and Phil Smith, each of whom scored 4Jfi -lh to t op a fi eld of 41 players. Tied for top Class A, all with 4 points, were Dr. Theodore Bullockus, Bob Baker, Roy McC ullough and Walter Dorne. The B pr ize went to John Barn-ard.

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Crucial Recoup by A. F. SAIDY

The following game represented a turning point for me in the U.S. Cham-pionship and perhaps even in my chess psychology. It occurred in Round 8: all I had to show for the first seven rounds was a pathetic total of 1lf.z points, For this state of affairs I could thank a new chess personality, "Saidy of 1965", an alter ego, a true Romantic who illegiti· mately attempted to graft himself onto the family tree of Marshall, Spielmann, Keres and Tal-with scant success, Never before had I been known for rash and reck1ess aggression..

But, after seven rounds, I had been punished enough. I approached this game in a chastened condition. I thus discarded the notion that my attacks were irresist· able even to the mighty. Despite having the white pieces. I decided that half a point would be much better than none against the renowned Reshevsky. I plan-ned to develop my game tangentially. eschewing the "bold" 1. P·K4 or 1. P-Q4. In short, I decided to play with humility.

But then the unexpected happened. My famous opponent did not appear at home in the "hypermodern" opening. First. he hastened to occupy the "vacuum" I had left in the center. Then, suddenly concerned over the weakness of his QBP, he protected i t with his Quccn, leaving his kcy Q4 square untenable. Realizing that I was presented with a strategically decisive advantage, I felt morally obligated to prosecute the win, despite my preconceptions.

Accord ingly, I used my lead in devel-opment to belatedly usurp the ccnter and gain strong open Jines for the pieces. Succumbing to the pressure, Black was forced to surrender a pawn, but hoped to dr aw a tricky double-Rook ending. Despite time pressure, I was able to avoid the pitfalls that Reshevsky, known for his "miraculous" escapes, attempted to "c

In timing, vigor and accuracy of tech-nique, I had never played a better game. It proved to me that chess was s till worth playing.

.. '" '" '" '" U.S. Championship

New York, 1965 ENGLISH OPENING

A. F. Saidy S. Reshevsky 1. P·QB4 N·KB3 2. N.Q83 P·K3 3. N·B3 BoNS

It is probably preferable to transpose into the Orthodox Defense with 3 .........• P-Q4. Reshevsky's predilection for the Nimzo·Indian explains his choice of the text move. despi te his unpleasant exper-ience with it at Zurich, 1953 against Smy· slov, wbo played 4. P-KN3, P ·QN3; 5. B-N2, B·N2; 6. 0·0. 0 -0; 7. Q-N3, BxN; 8. QxB with advantage. The theoretical

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objection is Lhat, with White's QP un-moved, Black may commit himself to exchanging Bishop for Knight without hope of controlling K5, as in the Nimw.

4. Q·B2 ....... . As In Pachman·Polugayevsky, Havana

1962. Earlier the same year, at Mar del Plata and against the same opponent, Pachman bad played 4. Q-N3 and after eight moves reached a position similar to the present game.

4. . ...... . P·B4 Cutting 011 the Bishop's retreat and

thus committal. Polugayeysky played 4. ........ , P-Q4 and aCter 5. P-QR3, B-K2j 6. PxP, PxPj 7. P-Q4, reached an Ortho-dox Exchange position where White 's extra P-QR3 is s ignifica nt only in fore-stalling the maneuver starting with ........• N-R3.

S. P..QR3 B·R4 Since ........ , BxN is later forced , it is

probably indicated now. 6. P·KN3 7. B-N2 8. 0·0 (0:32)

0.0 P.o4

(The consumed time is bracketed). White uses flank pressure on Black's pawn center. which he considers not s trong b ut weak. (Reti would have smiled approvingly). Now 8. . ....... , Px:P Is an-swered by 9. Q·R4 (not 9. N·K5? Q.Q5) and the QBP and long diagonal are sha· ky; 8 ......... , P·Q5j 9. N·QR4 would soon lead to destruction of the pawn center with P-QN4, etc. The better part of valor may be 8 . ........ , BxN.

8. .. ...... Q-K2? (0:S2) A few second-best moves in the open·

ing can Lose a gamc. How White , having castled out of the potential pin, can occupy Q4 as a strong point and expose the weakness of Black's QP.

t . PXP PxP 10. P-04 P·BS?

A better chance is 10 . ......... BxN; 11 . PxB. N·B3. which continues the central s truggle, although P-QR4 and B.QRa are s trong for White. The text move con-verts the game into a highly unfavorable version of the Swedish Variation (6. ......... P-B5) of the Tarrasch Defense . ' I.e., 1. P·Q4, P-Q4; 2. P-QB4. P·K3j 3. N.QB3. P·QB4; 4. BPxP, KPxP j It N·B3, N·QB3 ; 6. P -KN3 (Rubinstein), P.B15; 7. B·N2, B-QN5; 8. ().O. A few years ago an annotator wrote of this position "8. ......... N·B3 h as the serious drawback of allowing 9. B-N5, .. _ ...... If ........ , 9 ......... , B.K3 j 10. P-K4, BxN; 11 . PxB, PxP; 12. N.Q2, regaining the pawn with much the superior position!' Ironically, the writ· er was Reshevsky, who now suffers a s imilar positional setback.

11 . B·NS BxN At last submitting to the inevitable.

but the game has been seriously com· prised.

12. PxB QN·Q2

Still hoping to control his Q4. 13. KR-KlI P·KR3

Not 13 ......... , R-Klj 14. P·K4! PxP; 15. N-Q2, P ·KH3; 16. NxKPt and wins.

14. BxN NxB IS. N-KS B-K3 16. P·K4 Q-B2

An inaccuracy perhaps based on an oversight. More counterplay is provided by 16 . ... .. ... , PxP; 17. BxP, NxB; 18. QxN (threatcning botb BPs). Q·B2; 19. P·Q5. B·R6. or 17 . ........ , Q.B2; 18. B·N2 and White is one tempo behind the ac· tual game. In the laUer, 18. QR-Nl is met by 18. ........• NxB j 19. QxN, Q·R4.

17. PxP NxP A New York columnist stated here

that Black escbewed 17 .......... BxP in order to preserve "winning chances." In fact, this move is met strongly by 18 . N·N4!, which Black may not have taken into account on his previous move. Then White forces either a serious pawn dou· bling or the the superiority of a strong Bishop over a Knight. The latter, how· ever, was relatively best, s ince White's pressure now becomes powerful.

18. QR-NlI (1 :43) ....... . The timing is important. The imme·

diate 18. P·B4 could be defended by . ....... , N·B3; 19. QR-NI, B·Q4 and now 20. N-N4, NxNj 21. BxB, QR-Nl ; 22. R-N4. P-QN4; 23. B·B3, P·QR4 or 20. BleB, NxB; 21. R-N5, N-NS; 22. R-BS, Q·Q3.

18. ........ P.QR3(2:03) 19. P-B4! QR.Ql

There is no hope in 19 ......... , KR-Q1; 20. P-B5, B-B1; 21. BxN, RxB; 22. Q-K4 and 23. R-N4.

20. N·N6! .. ..... . The winning move. It is based on the

following combination: 20 .......... KR-Kl; 21. P-B5; BxP (or ... ..... , B.Bl ; 22. RxR ch. RxR; 23. BxN}j 22. QxB, NxP (or ........• N-K6; 23. RxN, RxR; 24. RxP); 23. RlcR ch, fuR; 24. RxP! R-K8 chi 25. K-B2. RrK7ch; 26. R-Bl . PxN; 27. Q . Q5ch! winning a piece.

20. ........ PxN 21 . RxB Q-KB2

Worse is 21. ........ , P-KN4; 22. PXP, PXP; 23. R·K5, Q-KB2; 24. R·KBI, N·B3; 25. RxP. White here refused a proffered draw (because a tiger is not dangerous without claws or teeth!) The moment had come to convert his InitiatiYe into material.

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23. QxP QxQ Black must exchange Queens

Q·K4 will be too strong. 24. RxQ ........

or else

Now, with less than a minute left per move, I was faced with a tricky double· Rook ending. What are the essentials of the position? White has a K·side rna· jority. Howevcr, the action will be on the other wing. Even there White has an edge_ in the fo rm of the protected, passed QP. But Black has distinct coun· ter·play and threatens to simplify. If he succeeds in exchanging off the Q·side pawns, thc game will be a draw. In the simplifications that follow, White hewed the win out of this principle: In Rook endings, thc active Rook position will succeed.

24. ..... ... R·B2 Not ........ , R-QN4 beca use of 25. R·

QN4. 25. R·QN4 (2:20)

R·QR4 (2:12) 26. P·QR4 P·N4

Now the "natural" continuation only draws: 27. PxP, PxP; 28. R·QN6, R·R6; 29. R/6xP, RxP; 30. R·QB5, R·BSch; 31. K·N2, P·B6; 32. R/4·B4, R·Q2 and Black will succeed in trading off the last two Q·side pawns.

27. R·QB6! ........ A key maneuver designed to trade 0(£

Black's active Rook. 27. .. .. .... PxP?

This cases White's task. Black hopes for 28. R/ 6xBP, P·R6; 29. R·Nl, R·N2! 30. R/4-N4, RxR; 31. PxR, P·R7; 32. R·Rl , R·R5; 33. K·H2, RxP; 34. RxP, RxP and draws. But White has a strong finesse. Correct was 27 . .. .. .. .. , R·B4! 28. PXP (not 2S. K·B2, PxP; 29. R/ 6xBP, P·RB; 30. R·N1, R/B4·QN4; 31. R/4·N4, p . R7; 32. R·QRl , R·R6; 33. K·K2, RxP; 34. RxR, PxR; 35. RxP, p ·NS, with a prob· able draw) .. ...... , PxP; 29. K·B2! (not 29. R·B5? RxR; 30. PxR, K-B2) ... .. .... R·R6; 30. R·B5! or 29 . ........ , K·B2; 30. K·K3, R·~6j 31. K-K4 with a probable, but trIcky, win .

26. R_BSI 29. PxR 30_ R·R4

.x. P·R6 ........

Also sufficient is 30. RxP, R-QB2 (or ....... . , R-N2; 31. P-B6); 31. R·R4, RxP; 32. RxP /3, since White's King reaches the center fir st as in the game.

30. ........ R·R2 White's passed QBP is very strong. It

effectively prevents such active Rook

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maneuvers as ........ , R-N2-N6 by the threat of queening. Black's dilemma is this: if he captures the dangerous pawn, his Rook position will be hopelessly passive, Le., 30 ......... , R-QB2j 31. RxP/ 3, fixP; 32. RxP and Black's Rook is fi xed by the threat of losing his own QBP. Now White wastes no time in central-i7. ing his King before Black, since the disconnected Black pawns are power-less.

31. K·82 : K·82 32. K.K3 R-Q2

Else 33. KQ4 wins. But the rest is casier.

33. RxP/ 3 34. K·K4 35. RxP 36. R·R7ch

R.Q6ch K·K2 RxBP K·B3

36 . .. ...... , K·Ql ; 37. RxP is also hope· less.

37. P·B6 38. P·87 39. K.Q4 40. KxP

The tim\') scramble is it had cost me nothing.

41. K·B5 42. P·B8(Q)ch

R-B8 R·K8ch

R·Kl K·K3

over. For onCe

K·Q2 ........

The sealed move. Reshevsky promptly said, "If you queened the pawn, I re· sign." And so he did, since 42 ......... , KxQ; 43. RxP wins easily for White.

This game was crucial for Reshevsky, too. It was his only loss in the Cham-pionship; he finished one point out of first place. The wr iter was able to re-cover to finish with a respectable score and a bettcr appreciation of champion-ship chess.

• • • • • In my Mal'ch column (p. 68) I cr·

roneously stated that 6. .. ...... , BxNch was introduced against me by the Czech Marsalek in 1957. Now I've learned that the move was played much earlier , in the game Reshevsky-Santasiere, U.S. Championship, 1951. That game contino ued: 7. PxB, P·Q4; 8. B-R3, Q·Bl? 9. N-RS. Whether Santasiere originated the line I do not know, but he should be given credit fo r having played it six years earlier than the game eited in my column.

J ohn Hurt, scoring 4lh-*, took first place in the Middle Tennessee Open, played in Nashville on April 29 to May 1. Emanuel Tsitseklis, 4·1, Was second in the 9-player event and J im Wright, with 3lh points, was third. The title of Middle Tennessee Champion was awarded to Hugh LaFollette.

• • • • • • The Mike Trott Memorial Speed Tour·

nament, held at the Jersey City YMCA Chess Club on May 7, ended in a tie between Mayer Riff and Leroy Dubeck. Third was J ohn MacDonald . The first prize was donated by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-eIO), Local 1470.

The IOwa State Championship, played in Waterloo on April 16·17, had a record-smashing turnout of 52 players-33 in the championship section, 10 in the "middle class" and 9 in the J unior. Tim Anderson, scoring 41h,.J,~ , won the state title, half a point ahead of Dr. James O. Stallings, Glen Proechel, Ray Ditriehs, Larry Schmitt and Daryl Bohning. John M. Osness, with a sweeping 5·0, took fi rst place in the Middle Class Division, followed by Robert W. Klingaman, 4·1. The Junior Championship went to Doug-las Davolt, 18, who scored 5·0; second was 17-year-old Nick Osness, 4-1.

• • • • • • The Northeast Chess League Cham-

pionship, playcd in Lynn, Massachusetts on April 30 and May 1, was won by Daniel Lamson of Lowell, Mass. who had a tie-break edge over William Bilodeau and J ohn W. Loytc. All three topfiJtish-ers in the Hi·player field had scores of 4-1.

• • • • • • The Phoenix (Ariz.) Open, p I aye d

April 15·17, saw J ack L. Gibson sweep the 35-player field with a score of 5·0. Ferenc P. Mercz, Sam G. Priebe, William Abbott, and Ar mand Bosco-ali with 4-1 - placed second through fifl h in the order listed.

• • • • • • Robert T. Durkin, scoring S'h ·lh , took

a clear first in the New Jersey State Amateur Championship, played in Cam-den April 15·17. Kimball Nedved and Thomas J . Lux, each 5-1, took second and thir d respectively, while Dr. George Proll and Kenneth LeBow, eaeh 4lh·Ph, placed fourth and fifth. Other prizes went to Milton Danon (Class A), Tim Strauch (Class B), Walter Phillips (Class C), Dr . J . Henry Hoffmann (Class D), Robert Grafstein (Unrated) and Mildrcd Morrell (Women). Sixty.three players competed in the event, held under the auspices of the N.J . State Chcss Federa-tion and directed by Lew Wood.

• • • • • • William Maillard edged out Robert

Jacobs for first place in the 68·player E I Segundo (Calif.) Open, played April 1-3, Each scored 5lh · 'h . Robion Kirby and John Blackstone, :).1, placed third and fourth respectively, and Charles Henin, with 41h points, finished fifth . Other prizes: Tim Delaney (Upset), Don Cotten (Class A), Gary Thomas (Class B) and R. Cohan (Class C). The tournament was sponsored by the EI Segundo Chess Club and was di rected by Gordon Bar-rett.

The Texas Closed Championship, a 6-man round robin played in Dallas on April 23·24, was won by Eric D. Bone with an undefeated 4-1. Second was Kenneth R. Smith (3'h) and third was C. Bill Jones (3). Bone had previously held the Texas title in 1963 .

• • • • • • Victor Perlo, scoring 9% ·2'h , won the

championship or the Yorktown Chess Club in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Runner· up in the seven-player double round robin was John E. Bischoff with a score of 9-3.

III

Winning in Four Phases The following encounter, played in the

first round oj the 1866 U.S , Championship, WM awarded the prize for the "Best-l'wyed Game" of the lournament.-£d.

SICILIAN DEFENSE Evans Rossolimo 1. P-K4 P·QB4 6. 8 -K2 P-K4 2. N·KB3 P-Ql 7. N-N3 B·K2 3. P·Q4 PxP 8. B-K3 0 ·0 4. NxP N-K83 9. 0 ·0 B-K3 S. N.QB3 P·QR3 10. N-QS QN-Q2

11. NxBch ...... . . Black gives up his Bishop-pair, but

is assured of an eventual ... ..... , P-Q4, eliminating the backward QP and gain-ing at least equality. Therefore 11 . NxB ch loses time and does little to further White's game in the center.

11. ........ QxN 12. B·B3 ...... ..

P layi ng to prevent Black's ..... ... , P·Q4. 12. ........ KR·Ql 13. Q·Q2 QR-Sl 14. KR·Ql N-Bl IS. B-NS ....... .

The only way to stop ........ , P -Q4. 15. .. .. .... P-R3 16. BxN QxB 17. QR-Bl .. .. ... .

To f ree the White Queen. 17. ... .... . N-N3 18. Q·K3 ....... .

If White p lays 18. Q·N4, with thr eats on the Q-side and in the center, then Blaek has the reply 18. . ....... , N·R5, thretl tening more immediate and cr ucial ac tion on the K-side.

18. . ...... . N-R5 19. N_Q2

To prevent doubled pawns on the KB-file, bu t allowing the classic freeing move, ... ..... , P ·Q4.

19. ........ P-Q4 This game had four distinct and sepa-

rate parts, and , in order to gain the poin t , Blaek had to play precisely in each. This is the end of the fir st part and the end of Black's opening pr ob-lems.

20. PxP 21. BxB 22. N·K4 23. Q-KR3

',p

'x' Q-KN3 ... .. ...

Permitting Black to realize a beautifu l combination.

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23. . ...... . 24. QxN

RxPI R·Q5!!

Now White must decide whether to p lay on wi th no compe nsation for his lost pawn, or exehange his Queen for Blark's !Woks and create a problem e nd-ing.

25. Q·Q8ch RxQ 26. RxRch K.R2 27. RxR QxN

The end of Par t Two. Now the great-er ability of the Black Queen to create th reats rest r icts the play of White 's Rooks.

28. R-Bl 29. R·Nl 30. R/ 8-Ql 31. R-Kl 32. P-QR3

Q·K7 P-B4 P-K5 Q·B5

Q-R7! This move paralyzes the White forces .

Now Black's King comes to the eenter and his pawns advance.

33. P-KN3 34. K·N2 35. K·NI

K-N3 Q-N6 Q·R7

To stop 36. R-K2 and 37. QR-Kl , b lock-ing Black's pawns .

36. K·N2 37. P·B3 38. PxP

K·B3 K-K4 p, p

Now Black's King is in a fighting posi-tion and h is plan is to force White to exchange h is Rooks for Queen and pawn when Black's KP is on the sixth r ank. The resulting King·and.pawns e nd· ing would be won for Black, provided that White is not allowed to push e ither of h is RPs to the fifth r ank, creating backward pawns for Black and neutral· izing Black's endgame advantage.

39. P-K R4 40. K-R3 41. KR-QBl 42. R-Bl 43. K-N2

Q-N6 Q-B7 Q·B7 Q-N3 P-N3

The sealed move and, according to Evans, the best move on the board. It prevents the advance of the White RP to the fifth . Since the exchange of Rooks for Quee n and pawn is inevitable, it is vital that the White RPs not be permit-ted this move. White's King could the n penetrate and the e nding would most likely be dr awn. After adjournament , I spent over fift een hours analyzing this position.

44. R-Ba Q-N4 To preven t the danger ous check at

White 's KB. 45. R-B2 P-K6

This move had to wait until White was not free to p lay K·B3.

46. R-KI K·K5 47. P-R4 Q·QB4 48. K·R3 P-QN4!

Again preventing the future advan-tageous adva nce of the White pawn to the fifth rank.

49. PxP PxP 50. R·B6 Q-K4 51. R-BS Q·K2 52. R-B4ch K·Q6 53. R.B3 K-Q7 54. R/ 3xP QxR 55. RxQ KxR

The end of Part Three. Now comes the fin al King·and·pawns ending. The posi. tion of the Black K-side pawns preven ts White's King from penetrating and the Q-side situation is also in Black's fa vor bccause of the pos ition of his King.

56. K·N4 K-K5 57. P-N4 K-K4 58. K-B3 K·Q5 59. K-B4 K·B5 60. P.N4! KxP 61. P·N5! .. ... ...

The beginning of an ingenious mane u-ve r which almost allows White to eseape defeat,

61. .. ...... P-R4 62. K-K5 K·84

The right square for the King, as it turns out.

63. K-B6 P·N5 64. KxP P-N·6

Apparently White is fi ghting a hope· less battle, but he ha~ a little sur prise in store for Black.

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65. K·R6! P·N7 66. P·N6 P·N8(Q) 67. P.N7 ..... .. .

Now Black sees the point of WhiLe's play. Although a Queen wins a(!ainst a Kin e: and a pawn on the seventh r ank or the ~·file, Black in this ca"-C is de-nied the vital ehcek a t his KR4 by h is ow n RP. Only the proper pO"i ilion of the Black Ki n~ secures Ihe win. This posi-tion is unique in endgame play, li nd wou ld be a valuable addi'i tlO to any lext on the endga me.

67. . ...... . 68. K·R7 69. P-N8(Q) 70. K_Q 71. K·87 Resigns

Q·N6 K·Q3

Q_Qch K·K4 K-84

End (}f Part Four. end of game.

* * * The St. Anselm's Intercollegiate, nhv-ed al St. Anselm's College in New Hampshire on April 23-24. was won by Roger Donovan of Lowell Tech In a 5·0 sweep. Second in the 2f!-olayer field was Lester Garbicz. also of Lowell Tcch, with 4·1. Othcr prizes were awarded to Ernest Conover, Norwich U. and Walter Hesse, MIT (Class C): Tony Abate , Mass .. Lawrence Schwa~er , LoweH Tech and Frenk Bradeen , LoweH Tech (Unrated ). Lowell Tech placed fir st in Ihc team standings, followed by r-.-o rwich Univer-sity.

• • • • • • The Huron Vililey Open, played at the

Un iversity of Michigan in An n Arbor on April 16·17. att rac ted a rie ld of 74 play· ers. 1\vo of them- Paul Poschel of Ann Arbor and Robert Walke r of Pittsburgh - swept the opposition to the tune of 5·0. Shane O'Neill, Joe Edley and Lloyd Kawamura- all with 4-I- placed third through firth . The Women's Trophy went to Patti Schmidt. The tournament, sponsored by the Ann Arbor Chess Club, was dirccted by John Penquite.

• • • • • • The Spring Tournament of th e L.os

Alamos (N. M.) Chess Club was swept by Mark Wells, 6·0. Jerry Wacke Ie, 4ih· Hi, placed second in a field or 24.

• • • • • • The Winblden Spring Opl n, sponsor·

ed by the USCF's Euro pean Chess Dis-trict, was pl ayed in Wiesbaden, Germany on Apr il 30-May 1. Winner, with a perfect 5·0, was John 1\1. Yates, who placed a full point ahead of runner·up Leon Zukof( and third·place Douglas L. Huch . Nineteen players competed, the top three reeciving silver platters.

• • • • • • The Twin Cities Open, played in

Minneapolis, Minn. on Apri l 16·17, was won by Gerald Ronni ng who c!anetarium, and Walker Art Center. Neal'by arc Rochester (the famous Mayo Clinic and Med ical ltuseum) and Hibbing (sec the vast open·pit iron mines). Plus 10,000 and more lakes where swimming, boating, and fishing reach a peak of activity in July .

Th e list is far from complete. If you wil l have some vacation time before or after the tournaments, for helpful literature write to; :'.tinnesota Chess Journal, 165 S. Cleveland Ave., St. Paul, Minn. 55105. Be sure to indicate your interests or special questions.

F.dward Allen, 8-1, won the champion-ship of the Jersey City YMCA Chilmpion-ship, held from January to April. Mayer RiH, 7·2, placed second in the IO-player round robin and Richard Grossman took third wi th a score of 6lh ·2 lh. We regret to learn that fo rmer club champion Mitchel G. Trott played only one ga me in this year's event; he was killed in a traffic accident.

• • • • • • The A5hlilnd (Ky.) Chen Club Chilm-

pionship, an ll·player round robin, was won by Glenn Leesbc rg with a score of 9-1. Lee Mumford took second with 7lh points and Ray Easton was third with 61'.

• • • • • • Ronald Moore swcpt to a 6-0 victory

in the 2nd JamaiCil (N. Y.) Junior Open, played on April 24 and May 1. Mar k Balaban, 41/z·11/z was second in thc 22· player field, followed by Stephen Siegel , Harry Lee and J on Blucher _ all of whom scored 4·2.

• • • • • • The Kentucky Open, played at the

Unive rs ity of Louisville on April 16·1'1, was won by Harold F. Branch, Jr. in a 5-0 sweep. Selden Trimble , Grcgory Fulkerson, J. O. Brattin, and Harry Clay - aU with scores of 4-1- placed second through fifth in that order. The tourna-ment, with 35 players, was sponsored by thc Louisville Chess Club and is reported to be the largest chess event ever held in that city.

• • • • • • The Winter Tournament of the In

Vegas (Nev.) Chess Club ended in vic-tory for Alan Rich, whose 5-1 score topped a field of 15. Robert Anderson, with Hi , placed second (ollowed by Jerry Cole, Wayne Marvin and Ted Coskey-all 4·2.

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The following a ttack against the Nai-dod Va ria tion in the Sicilian bas been qeneraUy quite successful. As this col-umn demonstrates, even experien ced grandmasters ha ve been unable to with-stand the onsla ughts. J. for one, would b e interes ted in Bobby Fisch er 's ban-dlinq of the d efense in the critical po-s ition. In a ny con. 18-year-old Brilish er Hartston and 62-year-old former Ger-ma n (now of Argentina) Reinholu t de-serve much credit for tbeir agqressive play.

Hastings 1965 / 66 SICILIAN DEFENSE

Hartslon (England) Gligoric (Yugo,l 1. P.K4 P..QB4 6. B·KN5 P·K3 2. N· KBl P.Q3 7. P-B4 Q·N3 3. P-Q4 PxP 8. Q-Q2 QxP 4. N xP N·KB3 9. R-QNl Q-R6 S. N.QB3 PoOR3 10. P·BSI ....... .

Not a new move: it was introduce

10. ...... .. N-B3 Probably the best move. According to

Euwe, ofter 10 ......... , P-K4; 11. BxN, PxB; 12. N-Q5! or 10 . ...... .. , B-K2 ; 11. PxP, I'xP; 12. B-QB4, P-K4; 13. N-B5, Wh He obtains a clear advantage.

11 . PxP Px P 12. Nx N Px N 13. P-KSI ....... .

This is the point of Gipslis' buildup. or the two possible continuations fo r Black, one appears in this game and the othcr in the next one.

13. . ...... . 14. Bx N 15. N·K4

Px P Px B

B·K2? This natural developing move, which

was also played by Korchnoi, must be judged as bad as a result of these two games. Ther efore Pachman's recommen-dation, 15 ......... , Q-K2, deserves a prac· tical test. Acco rding to P achman, two possibilities after this move are: (1) 16. B-K2, P-KR4; 17. 0 ·0 , P·KB4; 18. N-N3, Q-B4eh; 19. K-Rl , B-R3! 20. BxP ch,

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K-K2 and 16. B-K2, P-KR4; 17. Q-B3, B·Q2; 18. R-:\I7, P·KB4! 19. N·N3 (ll 19. QxKP, B-N2; 20. N-Q6 ch. K-Bl) Q·84! ZO. BxPeh, K·Ql. In both cases DJack has a quite defendable position.

16. B·K2 0 ·0 17. 0 -0 ..... .. .

Instead, Gipslis-Korchnoi conti nued 17. n.N3, Q-n 5; 18. I'-B4! K-R1 ; 19. 0 -0 , R·R2; 20. Q-R6, P·KB4? 21. R·N3, B·NS? 22. N·B6 and Black resigned. Gligoric's fate is no better.

17. . ...... . 18. P-B41

Q-Rs P-KB4

Th is doesn' t end well, but a workable defense seems non·existent.

19. R·N3 P·B4? It is obvious that 19 . ........ , PxN loses

10 20. R·N3ch, K·HI; 21. RxRch, BxR; 22. Q·N5. Better chances for holding on could have bee n obtai ned with 19 .. ...... .• n -B2, however.

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20. RxB!! ........

White plays the attaek with great vi g· or. Little commentary from the anno· tator is required.

20. . ...... . 21. N-BS 22. QxPch 23. NxB 24. P-B4 25. R·Q4

Shortens the agony.

QRxR Q-R4 K-BI K,N

Q·84ch Q-NS

26. PxN Q·NSch 27. R·Ql Resigns

A beautiful performance by Reinhardt.

The 20-player Lake Ontario Open, played in Rochester, N.Y. on April 16-17, ended in a four.way tie among Erich Marchand, Ivan Thcodorovitch, John Pamiljens and Robert Eberlein, all of whom posted scores of 41. Robert La Belle, with 3% points, finished fifth .

• • • • • • The westchester (N.Y.) Junior Open,

played in New Rochelle from February to April, was won by William Belvin with an undefeated 6-1. Robert LeRoy and Karl Hof, each with 5% , tied fOl" second and third while Paul Storch , with 4%, placed fourth. Ten players competed in this event; the top three arc all students in Yonkers High School.

• • • • • • The Class C Open of the Marshall

Chess Club in New York was played on April 16·17 and attracted 19 entries. Winner, with 5-1, was Peter Gelfand; tied for second and third were Stephen Siegel and John Rumley, each with 4% . Rumley handed the tournament winner his only defeat. The Class D trophy went to James Lane (NYC under-13 champion) who scored 3-3 and the un-rated trophy went to David Kaplan, also 3·3.

• • • • • • The third annual Spring Tournament

of the Kingsmen (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Chess Club was played [rom January to April and ended in victory for Adolphus Hold-er, who topped the ll-player round robin with a score of 8-2. Matthew LeGrand, 7¥.! -2%, was runner-up, followed by Jer-ome Bibuld, Daniel Danilovich and Oliver Leeds- all 7-3.

• • • • • • The first Charleston (W. Va.) Open,

held on April 16-17, was won by David Marples with a score of 41,i ·1,i . John C. Scherer, 4·1, placed second in the 13· player field.

MAY. 1966

PETROS1AN·SPASSKY -(Contd. from p. 109)

Black is assessing the position too op-timistically. Evidently he believes that play has leveled out completely and that there is nothing for him to fear. Theoretically, this may be correct, but White's game is certainly more pleasant. Pelrosian can easily mount an offensive against the "hanging pawns." At the same time, BJack must keep wide awake in order not to land in an awkward sit-uation. Therefore. from a practical view-point. it seems to me that Black should pursue the policy of fmiher simplifica-tion and continue with 19 . ........ , B-N4, after which White 's advantage would be only symbolic.

20. KR-Ql Q·Q3 Here, too, it would not be bad to re-

ply with 20 . ....... . , B-N5 in order (in the event of 21. P-B3, B-K3) to obtain coun-terplay against the pawn on White's K3. After the text move, Pctrosian main-tains a rather unpleasant pressure.

21. R·Q2 B-K3 22. P·R3 R·B2 23. N·B4 P-BS

This is a highly important decision. Black rids himself of thc trouble of look-ing after his pawn on QB4 and parries the danger of 24. NxP, which would sim-ply be followed by 24 . .. .... .. , QxQ; 25. PxQ, BxN; 26. RxB, R·QN3 with suffi-cient counterplay. Such are the pluses. Thcre are also quite a few minuses, the main one being the weakening of the black squares in the center, cont rol over which gives Petrosian a certain posi-tional advantage.

24. QxQ 25. N·K2

Spassky voluntarily surrenders his weak QRP in order to render valueless White 's pawns on the Q.side and to build up for himself a strong passed pawn on the QB·file; also, if the occa-sion arises, he will launch an attack on the doubled rival pawns on the edge of the board. However, this plan also has some faults. For instance, White can block the passed pawn by planting his Knight on QB3, from whence it can attack the Q5 square and reliably pro-tect his own weak pawn advanced to QR4. And this is not ali. The QN-file is opcn for White's Rooks, and, besides. the extra pawn can in the long run play a definite part. I believe that Black could have built up a more re-liable defense by starting a counterat-

tack on the pawn on QN2 with an im-mediate 25 . .. ...... , R·N3.

26. PxP B·B4 In reply to 26 . ........ , R-R3 there could

be the unpleasant 27. N-B3, and Black could not capture the pawn because of 27. N·N5, attacking both Rooks. With the move made, Black hopes, if the chance comes, to reduce pressure on his Q4 pawn by playing B·Q6. However, White can break up this plan easily. Hence, 26 . ........ , B-B4 is a loss of time. A preferable continuation would be 26 . ...... .. , R·N3; 27. N-B3, RtQB·QN2, with counlerplay along the QN-file.

27. N·B3 R/2·Q2 2S. R·Q4! K·BI 29. P·B3 .. ..... .

There could be an immediate 29. R/ l · Ql.

29. ....... . K-K2 30. R/ l-QI B-K3

In the event of 30. . ....... , B·Q6; 31. R-Q2 with a following 32. R-N2, and White could also relain an obvious ad-vantage.

31. R·Nl 32. P·QR4 33. K·B2 34. R-Q2 35. K-K2

R·R3 K·Q3 K-B4 R-R4 ........

Deserving attention was 35. P-N4, in order to isolate the Black Bishop from active operations.

35. . ...... . 36. P·K4 37. PxP 3S. Kx R 39. R·N7 40. R·NS

B.B4 p,p

RxRth B·Q2 K-B3 K·B4

The game was adjourned at this point, with the World Chess King scaling his 41st mov~. White has an extra pawn and an active position. This showed that Spassky would have to be on the de-fensive upon the resumption of play. He coped with this assignment far more easily than was expected.

The game was resumed on April 14 and proceeded as fo llows:

41. R·KBS 42. R·QNS 43. R·N7 44. R-N1 45. K·K3 46. R·Q2 47. P-N4 4S. R.KB2 49. R·Q2 50. P·R4

DRAWN

B·K3 B.Q2 K·B3 K·54 R·R2 B·B3 R·N2 R.Q2 R·N2 P·B3

Notes by Mikhail Tal (via APN) Game 3

CARO· KANN DEFENSE SPASSKY

1. P-K4 PETROSIAN

P-QB3 2. P·Q4 P·Q4 3. PxP

Since in the first game of the match the "main" variation of this system (3. N-QB3, PxP; 4. NxP, B-B4) gained Spassky neither sporting nor opening laurds, he now adopts the variant bear-ing the name of the Soviet master Vasili Panov.

liS

3. ........ PxP 4. P-QB4 N·KB3 S. N·QB3 P· Kl

•• N·S3 B·K2 7. PxP ..... ... The game now shifts to the position of

a Queen's Gambit with an isolated White pawn. It is disadvantageous for Black to decline this variation: after 7 . .. " ... ., PxP; 18. B-N5 ch, B-Q2j 9. BxB ch, Q:-Ix B; 10. Q-N3, White obtains a def inite positional advantage.

7. . ...... . NxP 8. B·QB4 ........

Choosing between this continuation and 8. B-Q3 is a matter of taste.

S. ........ N·KB3 So, after all, it is a case of an iso-

lated pawn on Q4. Is this good or bad? The pawn on Q4, which ensures the K5 spot for the Knight, helps White in the middlegame, especially on the K-s ide. H White succeeds in moving the pawn to Q5, the further development should also provide him with better prospects . If Black, however, manages to seal up the Q4 square and erase his opponent's chances of active operation on the K-side, he can demonstrate thc weakness of the isolated QP. Botvinnik, a recognized expert in using the power of the pawn on Q4, was unsuccessful in his "discussion" with Petrosian . Bolvin-nik's "successor," Spassky, also fa ils to gain anything fr om the Q4 pawn in this game.

9. 0 -0 10. Q-K2 11 . B·K3

0 ·0 N-B3

White is striving for the most har· monious deployment of his army in the center by putting his Rooks on Q1 and K1, but the following subtle maneuver shows that a "f rontal attack" on the K6 square should not be successful. I regard the scheme that is linked with the moves R·Q1, B·KN5 and the transfer of the Rook to the K-side via Q3 as spelling greater danger for Black.

11 . . ...... . N-QR41 Taking advant age of the fact that the

Bishop cannot retreat along the QR2· KN8 diagonal (perhaps, for this reason, White should have taken t ime to play P-QR3), Petrosian immediately takes the Q4 square under contro\. White Cannot take adVantage of the Knight 's isolated position ; indeed. that piece will soon playa vigorous role.

12. B-Q3 P-QN3 13. B-KNS B-N2

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14. QR-QI IS. KR-KI

R-BI P-KR3!

This is a vital link in the chain of Black's well·conceived plan. An imme-diate reply of 15 ......... , N·Q4 would be less advantageous in view of 16. Q·K4, N-KB3 (or 16 . ........ , P-KN3); 17. Q·KR4 with serious threats, whereas now, in the event of the Bishop retreating to KR4, Black, with the reply 16. . .. ..... , N-Q4, achieves advantageous simplifica-tion, since to 17. Q-K4 it will be pos-sible, at least, to reply with 17 . ....... .• N-KB3.

16. B·QBI ........ Perhaps, in anticipation of Black's reo

ply, it would be more corred to play 16 . B-Q2: the pawn on Q4 is indirectly pro· tected in view of the variation 16 ......... , BxN; 17. QxB, QxP ; 18. BxP with the threat of 19. B-R7ch.

16. . .. .... . B·QNS! In an effort to use h is Knight's posi·

lion on QR4 to advantage, Black launch· es a st ruggle for the QB5 spot as well.

17. B_Q2 BxN 18. PxB Q·Q4

Black has gained a noticeable posi-tional advantage. If White hangs on to material equality and plays 19. R-QRl. then, after 19 ... .... .. , N-E5, it will be hard for hi m to fi nd a vigorous contin-uation. To 20. Q-KBI. let us say, Black can (although not neccssarily) even con-t inue with 20 . ........ , QxN!? 21. PxQ (21. BxN, QxPch) NxB. Therefore, Spassky's decision to surrender the pawn is quite justified.

19. Q·K BI White defends the KN2 square and

gets ready to plant his Knight in a vi r orous place in the middle.

19. ........ QxRP 20. N-KS N-N6

Since the two White Bishops have al· ready taken aim at the K·side. Petre· sian tr ies to exchange one of them. I would be worthwhile at this point 10 think of a Bishop sacrifice: 21. BxP' and in case of 21. .. ...... , PxB. to reply with 22. R·K3 and White's threats shoul d not be underestimated. For instance, 2-2. ...... .. , RxP; 23. R-N3 ch, K-RI; 24. Q·Kl , with the further transfer of the Queen to K3. Naturaliy, the move 21. BxP burns all bridges, and this is cvidentally something that the challenger does no want so very much in the early stU f'" ~ of the match. I want the reader to ap· preciate the commentator's "objectivity." I believe that if I were at the board I

would play 21. BxP reproachfu l remarks

and then listen to later . . .

21. R-K2 22. R/2xN 23. P-QB4 24. Q·K2 2S. P-R3

NxB Q-Q4 0 -Q3

KR·Ql •• •••• ••

Spassky underlines the fact that he is in no hurry by offering his adversary a chance to ca~h in on his material ad-vantage. The Knight on K5, after all, is worrying Black, who wants to ex· change it or at least drive it away. Thi1 is done, however , at the cost of weak-ening somewhat his own position. "-worthwhile reply here could be 25 . .. .. .. . . K-BI, in order, in a number of variants, for the White pawn on Q4 to be un· protected. True, here too the switchover to technical Jines would still be very distant.

2S. . ...... . 26. ~·N4

N-Q2 P·I(R4

Petros ian is not forced to weaken his position this way; a more promising re-ply would be 26 .. .. ..... , Q·B5.

27. N· K3 P·N3 28. R-R2 R-R I 29. Q-B2! ... .... .

After ali, the weakening on the K-side is real!

29. . ... ... . K-N2 30. B-K4 ..... ...

This is a debatable reply. Grandmas-ter Paul Keres insisted strongly on the continuation 30. P-B5, which could lead to very interesting complications, e.g. , 30 . ... ..... , PxP; 31. Q-N2, PxP; 32. BxP. KxB (32 . ........ , PxB; 33. RxQP. Q-K4; 34. RxNch!) 33. QxB or even 33. RxP!? A morc r est rained move is also pos· sible-30. Q·N2---but Spussky considers lhat, even without a K-side attack, the aetive deployment of his pieces is fair compensation for the lack of a pawn.

30. ..... ... BxB 31. QxB N·B3 32. Q-R4 R·Q2 33. R/2-Q2 R/ 1·QI 34. R-Q3 P-R3

Black intends to break up the White pair of pawns on QB4 and Q4 by play-ing ........ , P·QN4. .

3S. Q-NS N_KS 36. Q·R4 N·B3

Experiencing time trouble, the World Champion rejects the sharp reply 36 . ....... . , P·B4, which. I believe, would be a decisive continuation. The White Quecn is jobless on KR4. Perhaps Pe· trosian wanted to win t ime for thinking, but it is Spassky now who refuses to repeat moves.

37. R.N3 Q-B2 In case of 37 . ...... ..• Q·B3, White could

retaliate with the energetk 38. Q-B4, leading to a dangerous continuation: 38 . ........ , P·QN4; 39. P-Q5, KPxP; 40. PxNP; pxP; 41. N-B5ch! PxN; 42. R·N3 ch, K-BI; 43. Q·R6ch, K-Kl ; 44. R·N8ch, K-K2; 45. R-KIch.

38. P-QS~ Q-K4 In time t rouble. Petrosian reduces the

tension. Here, too , Black has certain chances of winning by continuing with

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38 ......... , P·QN4. 39. RxP 40. NxP 41. PxN 42. QxRI 43. Rd

PxP NxN RxP RxQ ........

At this point the game was adjourned , but the players agreed to call it a draw the next day, without resuming play. Pe· trosian's sealed move was 43 ......... , Q. Kl eh .

FIRST BLOOD Nett:.'! by A. O'Kelly de Gil/way, traus·

it/wI by Be,h C(I$sidrl . To begin the second quarter of the

match, Spassky opened with 1. P·Q4. This change from King's Pawn to Queen's Pawn does not mean that the challenger is giving up the KP Open· ings, but merely that he wishes to test his opponent on new ground , try. ing to find the line of least resistance.

Game 7 QUEEN'S PAWN OPENING

SPASSKY PETROSIAN 1. P·Q4(0) N·K B3(4) 2. N·KB3(0) .... ... .

Spassky, by not playing 2. P'QB4, qu ite obviously wants to get into the middle game quickly.

2. . .. .... . P·K3(3) 3. s·NS ....... .

The challenger gives a little psycho· logical thrus t: he plays an opening that Pctrosian himself employs against weak· er players!

3, ........ P·Q4(0) 4. QN·Q2(0) B·K2(2) S. P·K3(1) QN·Q2(1)

Carefully avoiding castling, which would give White attacking chances. In closed positions such as this there is always a better move than castling.

6. B·Q3(l) P·B4(1) 7, p-B3(1) P.QN3(3) 8. 0·0(4) B·N2(1 )

Quietly fin ishing his development. White exerts no pressure on the center.

9, N·KS(2) ...... . . This would have been far more dan·

gerous if Black had castled, because the exchange o{ Kn ights on K5 would give White a very strong pawn on the K·file .

9. .. ... ... NxN(3) 10. PxN(O) N·Q2(1) 11 . &·B4!?(I ) ..... ...

A dangerous move because it deprives the pawn of its natural protection with I>.B4. Better would have been U . BxB, QxB; 12. P·KB4. The position then would h ave been quite equal. However, Spassky does not play for equali ty- a fact which caused him more sighs than smiles m the course of th e first six games.

(Contd . p. 119)

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DANE IN T HE U.S.C.F. Prebcli Pierre 'Vennencald of Kg$. LynS'

bu, Denmark, writes Illat lie j.~ a member in good ~'t andiu~ of Ihe U.S .C.F. and a reader of this eo/umn. We arc pleased to IIm;e lhis corm/Tyman 0/ Gr/llubm/slcr Benl Larsen in the Fer/em/ion and to inclllde oue oj his best g(/ mes in the (:ol",nl1.

2nd Clus Jun ior Championship Copenhagen, 1965

QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED P. p, Wennerwald S, Christensen I . P.Q4 P·Q4 4. B·NS B·K2 l. P·QB4 P·K3 5. N·B3 ....... . 3. N·QB3 N·KB3

Usual and more precise is 5. P·K3. 5. ... ... .. N·B3?

Original, but the misplacement of the Knight and blocking of the QBP can hardly be sound. Correct is 5 .......... 0 ·0 . And 5. .. ...... , N·K5 ca n be played at once.

6. P·K3 N·KS? Lasker 's Defense, sometimes preceded

by ..... ... , P·KR3. But here it is inferior because Black gets doubled KPs. In order is 6 ......... , 0 ·0 .

7, NxN! ... .... . This is the difference. With the KN

developed, thc QB is protected a second time and therefore Black's reply is forced. 7. ........ PxN 9. N.Q2 P·B4 8, BxB QxB 10. P.BSI

With a pawn.wedge at QB5 and a good square at QB4 (or pieces, not to mention Black's d oubled pawns, White has the ~tter position.

10, ....... . 11. B·B4 12, p·QR3

0-0 B·Q2

P.QN3 Less weakening and more restraining

is 12 . ........ , P·QR4. 13. P-QN4 ....... .

Developing the thrcat of p·N5 and p . .6 . 'HI· . . " ; 13. ...... .. P.QR3 I S. R·QBI K·RI 14. PxP PxP 16, Q. K2l ... ... .. Forcing Black to weaken h is QB4.

16. ........ P·QN4 17, 8·R2 P·K4?!

Unders tandably, Black is eager to dis· solve his doubled pawns and to free his Bishop. But now White obtains a passed QP. 18. p·QS N·Ql 19. ().O N·B2

20. N·N3 21. N.BS

N·Q3 P·QR4

Some interesting counter·pl ay comes with 21. ........ , P·B5!

22. Q·N21 ....... . This is the indicated way of affording

the Queen an important role on the vital dark squares.

22. ........ PxP 23. QxNP KR.BI

Better are 23 . ........ , R·R2 and 23 . ........• R·B2.

24. N·N7l R-R3 If 24 . ........ , RxR; 25. RxR, R·QBl ; 26.

R·Rl!

NxR 25. Rx Reh Better is 25. .. ...... ,

Rl. BxR; 26. N·B5, R·

26. P·Q61 Q·B 1 Not 26 . ........ , NxP ? 27. R·Ql, N·Bl ;

28. QxQ, NxQ; 29. RxB and White wins. 27. R·Ql R·R2 30. Q·B7 Q.KI 28. B·QS N·N3 31. B·B6! . .. ... . . 29. Q·BS N·BI

Having infiltrated with all his pieces, White forces the win by removing the blockader .

31 . ........ BxB 32. P.Q7 RxN

Or 32 ... ...... , BxP; 33. RxB and White will win the QUeen with R·Q8.

33. PxQ= Qch BxQ 34. R·Q8 Resigns

Forcefully fin ished by our young Dan· ish member. Larsen, beware !

CHECK·SACRIFICE TREATMENT Andrew Soltis, New York City J unior

Champioll, demolishes his opponent with the check-sacrifice IrcalmclZt .

Marsha l I Open New York, 1965

SICILIAN DEFENSE A. Soltis 1. P·K4 P·QB4 2. N·KB3 P·Q3 3. P·Q4 PxP

T, Mueller S. N.QB3 P·QR3 6, B·QB4 P·K3 7. B·N3 ...... ..

4. NxP N.KB3 Sharper than 7. P·QR3, B·K2;

0 -0 ; 9. B·R2. 7. . .... .. . P·QN4

........

8. 0 ·0 ,

8. 0 ·0 Defending the KP with 8. P·B3 is too

passive. 8, ....... . 9, N·R4

Accepting the Pawn powerful attack.

P·NS NxP

gives White a

10, R·KI N·B4? Is there a satisfactory move? If 10.

.. ...... , N·KB3; 11. B·NS, B.K2; 12. N·B5~ And if 10 ......... , P·Q4 (best) 11. P·QB4, PxP e.p. 12. NxBP, NxN; 13. PxN is said to be unclear by Euwe and slightly better {or Wh ite by Schwartz. A Pawn is worth a little trouble, but how much is a little ?

11. NxN PxN

Jl7

12. B·R4ch ....... . White finds his own refutation. Book

is 12. Q·B3, R·R2; 13. B·KB4, B·N2; 14. B·R4ch, N-Q2; 15. NxP! PxN (15 .........• SxQ? 16. N-B7 mate!) 16. RxPch, B-K2; 17. Q-R5ch, K-Sl; 18. Q-B5ch, N-B3; 19. RxNch! BxR; 20. QxPch and White wins (Desje.Wasiljevic, 1958).

12. ........ B-Q2 If 12 ......... , N-Q2; 13. NxP! PxN; 14_

RxPch, K-B2; 15. Q-Q5 wins for White. 13. NxPI ....... .

This is one of the key, sacrificial moves in the attack against the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian.

13. ........ PxN 14. RxPch B·K2

If 16 . ........ , K-B2; 17. Q-B3ch! KxR; 18. B.N3ch, K-Qa; 19. B-84ch wins.

15. Q·R5ch P-N3 If 15 ......... , K·BI; 16. Q·B3ch, B-B3;

17. RxBch, QxR (17 ......... , PxR; 18. B-R6ch) 18. QxR, BxB; 19. QxNch, B-K1; 20. B-84 wins.

16. RxNPI .... .. ..

Threatening 17. R·N8 mate. 16. ...... .. PxR 17. QXPch K·BI 1 S. B-R6ch ....... .

Or 18. B-Na. 18. ........ RxB 20. Q.N6ch K-Bl 19. QxRch K·Kl 21. B·N3 Resigns

All of which convincingly disposes of 10 .... ..... , N ·B4.

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MATING ATTACK Black sacrifices a Pawn and mounts a

nIuling attack while his opponent, a USCF MCister, makes useless passu at the Q-side.

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KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE V. Pupols K. Pullen 1. P-K4 P·KN3 4. N·QB3 N·KB3 2. p.Q4 B·N2 5. B·K2 0·0 3. P·QB4 P·Q3 6. N·B3 P·K4

Via a King Pawn opening and a Pirc-Robatsch Defense, a standard position in the Classical Line of the King's Indian Defense is reached.

7. 0-0 Or .7 ..... ... , QN·Q2

answer with 8. P-Q5, 8. R-Nl or 8. Q·B2.

N-B3 when White can 8. B·R3, 8. R·K1,

8. P·Q5 N-K2 9. P-QN4 ....... .

9. N-Kl . N·Q2; 10. N·Q3. P·KB4 ; 11. p-Ba, P·B5; 12. B-Q2 is seen more often.

9. ..... ... P·KR3 "This move loses a tempo but avoids

the complications that could result from 9 ......... , N·R4."- Pullen. But MCO 10 says 9 . ........ , N-R4; 10_ P-N3. P-KB4; 11. N-KN5, N-KBS; 12. P-BS, P-KR3; 13. N-K6, BxN; 14. PxB, P-B3; 15. P-N5, N· Kl; 16. NPxP, NPxP; 17. R-N1, N-B2; lB. B-R3. P-B4 is best and equalizes. 10. N-Kl N·Kl 14. P·BS N·N3 11. B-K3 P·KB4 15. R·Bl R·B2 12. P·B3 P-BS 16. N-Q3 N-B3 13. B-B2 P·KN4 17. N_N2 ...... ..

If White had all the time in the world the plan (forcing a weakness in Black's Q·side pawn·structure) initiated by this move would be feasible. But Black is obviously coming hard and fast on the other wing so that more development and the opening of a file for immediate counter-play are necessary. 17. PxP, PxP; 18. Q-B2. threatening 19. N-N5 and 20. N-B7. is more in order. 17. ....... . B·Bl 20. N·N5 P-R3 18. N·B4 R·N2 21. N/ 5·R3 P·NS 19. K·Rl P.KR4 ~2. N·R5? .. ..... .

Ronnie Taylor won the Arkansas State Championship, played in Little Rock on April 15-17, by scoring 4Jh-lh to top a field of 27 players. Bob Adltins, Werner Belke and J . R. Campbell- all with 4-1-finished second through fourth in that order. The Arkansas Women's Champion is Jeanne Nahas.

• • • • • • The Greater Peoria Open, played April

16-17, was won by Ross Sprague in a 5-0 sweep. Richard Verber and Norbcrt Leo· poldi placed second and third respec· tively. each scoting 4%. John Pyne and Karl Panzner, each 4-1, were fourth and fifth. Other prizes in the 59·player event went to James Fuller and David Ed· wards (Class A); Harold Saherhagen and Frank Mathews (Class B); Doug Ultch (Class C); Peter Thayer (Unrated), Larry Berlandi (Junior); Regina Leopoldi and Leona Tamarkin (Women) and A. Dodd (Upset). The tournament was sponsored by the BU Chess Club and the Greater Peoria Chess Federation and was di· rected by Murrel Rhodes.

After this it is doubtful whether Black's attack can be stopped. l'.Iuch bet-ter is 22. QBPxP, PxP; 23. B-N6, Q·Kl ; 24. Q-N3.

22. ........ P.N6!

This pawn sacrifice opens the KN-file and makes KB5 available for a Knight outpost.

23. RPxP ....... . If 23. B·N1, PxRP; 24. QBxP, P-R5

with a follow-up similar to that in the game. 23. ........ BPxP 25. B·R2 N.BS 24. BxNP P-RS 26. R·KB2 ....... .

After 26. BxN, PxB, Black would win with ........• N-R4, ...... .. , N-N6(ch), and ........• P·R6. 26. ........ N/3·R4 28. K·NI P-R6 27. 8·8) N·N6ch 29. 8xN RxB

Threatening to win the exchange with 30 ... ... ... , PxNP and 31. ..... ... , N-R6ch.

30. R·N2 Q·R5 31. N/3-B4 ........

Consistent 0), but 41. R/ I-B2 presents a stronger defense. 31. ........ PxNP 34. KxR B·R6ch 32. BxP NxB 35. K·R I B·R3! 33. RxN RxRch

With the second Bishop joining the mating attack, and the way being cleared for the entry of the Rook, the finish IS clear.

36. R-B2 37. R·R2 38. PxP

Threatening 39. NI, BxR mate.

39. Q.K2

........ ,

K·R2 8·B5

R-KNI B-N7ch;

Ox,

40. K-

And White overstepped the time lim-it. Black threatens, among other things, 40 ......... , B-B5 and 41. ........ , B-BB fol-lowed by mat.e. If 40. KxB, B-B8 mate and if 40. QxB, Q-K8cb; 41. Q-NI, QxQ mate.

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PETROSIAN-SPASSKY -(Contd. from p. 117)

11. ........ Q-82(3) 12_ N-B3(4) ....... .

12. Q·N4 loses a piece by 12. P-KN4.

12 . ....... . P-KR3!(O) 13. P-QN4(6) ........

.. . .. ... ,

It is never advisable to sit with your arms folded waiting to be attacked. The exchange on N4 will perhaps take Pe· trosian's mind off the pawn on K5 and will also give Spassky a working We.

13. ....... . P-KN4(7) 14_ B-N3(5) P-KR4(S) 15. P-KR4(6) PxRP

If 15 . ........ , P-N5; 16. N-R1, NxP; 17. B-NSch, K-B1; 18. PxP , PxP; 19. Q-R4.

16. B-B4(12) 0_0_0 17. P-R4?(l0) .. _ .....

This permits the blockade which fol· lows, leading to a practically lost posi-tion . White should have played 17. PxP, PxP; 18. R-Nl , K-Nl. In the analysis which followed the game Petrosian said he would have been perfectly happy with that position because of his extr a pawn and his chances on the KN-file.

17. ........ P-B51(20) An important intermediar y move, as-

suring-along with the following move-the saiety of the King.

IS. B·K2(6) More active would have been 18. B-

BS, PxB (If not, then B-R3) 19. P-K6, B-Q3; 20_ PxNch, QxP; 21. Q-Q4, etc. Spassky rejected this continuation be-cause he fc lt it was to Black's advan-tage.

IS. ........ P_R3(6) 19. K·R1(l1) QR·N1(1)

An ideal position for Petrosian.

20. R·KN1(l) R·N5(6) With a view to sacrificing the ex-

change.

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21 . Q·Q2(6) KR·Nl(3) 22. P·R5(5) P-N4(O) 23. QR·Ql(G) B·B1I(4)

Threatening ........ , P-B3. 1£ then PxP, P-K4-foilowed by ........ , B-Q3_

24. N·R2(3) NxP!(7) This is not a rea! sacrifi ce because

Black's pawns on the R-fil e will be un-doubled and he gets two strong pawns for the cxchange.

25. NxR(8) 26. P·K4(O) 27. Q-K3(3)

PxN(O) B.Q3(10) N-Q2(13)

Quicker would have been 27. P-N6.

2S. BxB(8) 29. R-Q4(3) 30. R-Q2(5)

QxB(O) P·K4(12) P·B4!!(2)

..... .. . ,

Starting the onslaught brought on by 29_ R·Q4.

31. PxQP(2) ........ If 31. PxBP, N-B3; 32. P·B3, N-R4! 33.

PxP, N·N6 chi 34. K-R2, P-Q5! with de· cisive threats.

31 ......... P·BS(2) 32. Q.K4(4) ........

If 32_ Q·R7, then .... .. .. , P-K5 and the Black pawns ar e ready to slaughter all before them.

32. ........ N·B3(S) 33. Q-B5ch(1) K-Nl(O) 34. P·B3(O) B-B 11(3) 35. Q-N1(O) P·N6(4) 36. R·K1(2) P·R6(l) 37. B·81(2) R·R1(4) 3S. PxP{O) BxP(1j 39. K·N1(O) BxB{O) 40. KxB(O) .. ......

If 40. RxB, Q-Q2, with the double threat of Q-QR2ch or Q-KR6.

40. ... .. ... P-K5{O) 41. Q-Q1(I) .. .... ..

The pawn cannot be taken because of ... ..... , P-B6.

41 . ..... .. . N·N5(30) This move , sealed after half an hour

of thought, shows that Petrosian appre· ciates his position. Equally decisive was ..... ... , Q·Q2.

42. PxN(13) There is nothing

R-N2, N-R7 ch.

........ else to do. If 42_

42. ... .... . P·B6{0) 43. R·KN2(2) PxRch(4)

After two minutes thought, Spassky resigned. If 43. KxP or 43. K·N l , then 43 . ........ , Q-B5 wins.

Mike Thayer won the Cincinnati Championship, played from January to April , defeating Bill Dublmeier 2·0 in a play-off match after each bad scorcd 7ih-2ih to top a field of 16 players. Third place went to Bob Timme!, 7·3.

* * ~ * '* The Eastern Maine Open, played in

Bangor on April 30 and May 1, was won by Dr. Vaughn R. Sturtevant who edged out veteran Harlow Daly on tie-breakers after each had scored 4% -If.! . Third in the 23-player fie ld was Edmund Bacz-kowski, 4-1.

The Metropolitan College Open, spon-sored by the Baruch Chess Club of CCNY and played in New York City from Aprll 29 to May 1, was won by Larry Kaufman with a score of slf.! -%. Bruce Fuchs, with 5-1 (two draws), was runner-up and Wayne Porler placed third. The team prize was awarded to MIT. The event, which attracted 30 players, was directed by Richard Little.

• • • • • • U.S. Junior Champion William Martz

of Hartland, Wisconsin won the Wiscon· sin State Championship for the third year in a row. Martz seared 6% in seven rounds, drawing with Charles Weldon of Milwaukee in the final round. Ermanis Olins of Milwaukee, who upset Weldon , finished second with 6·1. Weldon, with 5% points, placed third .

The state junior title went to Peter Dorman of Racine (4%) and Michele Consigny of Milwaukee won the women's title after tying with Marilyn Koput and Lois Housfeld, both of r-.mwaukee- aU with 3-4. The tournament, with 66 com-petitors, was di rected by Miss Pearle Mann.

• • • • • • Ninety-two players took part in a

match between the Raritan Valley Chess League and the Plainfield Chess Club in Plainfield, N.J. on April 22. The Raritan Valley team scored a decisive victory by a score of 31·15. The match was a re-newal of the rivalry started last year, when Plainfield won. On top boards, George Kramer of the Plainfield team defeated F ranklin Howard, Raritan's Fr ank Terkelson downed Robert Durkin, Raritan 's Leroy Dubeck defeated Robert Wachtel and Plainfield's Ali Yorgan won from Larry Wagner. The match was or-ganized and directed by Denis J . Barry, secretary-treasurer of the Raritan Valley Chess League.

• • • • • • The Kings County (N.Y_) Chess Club

Open, played in Brooklyn from February 20 through March 27, was won by Ben Greenwald who topped the 23-player field with a score of 51h. -1h.. Alan Staub took second on tie-break, edging out Gernan Gribushin- both scoring 4% -l ih _

• • • • • • USCF Expert Thomas C. Barham won

the 1966 Championship of the Worcester (Mass.) Chess Club, played from Febru-ary to March, by scoring 4¥2 -% to fin-ish a full two points ahead of second-place Richard Collins and third place P. Sauvageau. Six players competed in the round robin tournament.

• • • • • • A team match between New Mexico

and Colorado was played at Adams State College in Alamosa, New Mexico on April 17. Winner , by a score of 14%-6%, was the New Mexico contingent who thus avenged two previous defeats (in 1961 and 1962) at the hands of Colorado. A speed tournament, held on the eve-ning before the match, was won by Tom Heldt of the New Mexico team.

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Turnout in New York! 253 players, representing 112 schools from all over the

New York metropolitan area, jammed the Henry Hudson Hotel April 11-14 Cor the first Greate r New York High School, Junior High School and Elementary School Championships. Only one event in the history oC U.S. chess the 1963 U.S. Open-has h ad a larger entry. Especially significant was the fact that the High SChool and Junior High School tourna-ments were lully USCF-rated; no previous high school tour -nament ever has been. The turnout in the two rated tourna-menls totaled 185 players, a figure which demolishes the widely held myth that a high school tournament which re-quires USCF membership cannot be successful. The High School and Junior High School Championships produced a total of 121 new USCF memberships!

The outcome of the 146·player Greater New York High School Championship was not exactly an upset- the five players with the highest pre·tournament ratings finished 1·2·3-4-5 in exact order of their ratings~ Sal Matera, a 10th grade student at Brooklyn Prep, added to his laurels by scoring 7·1 and winning on tie·break. Matera drew with Marc LanoH and Steven Barry. Second and third respectively on tie·break were Alan Kussaek, White Plains and Gary Pokoik, Scarborough, both also with undefeated 7·1 scores. Scoring Bh and finishing fourth through seventh were Steven Barry, Lincoln; Steven Spencer, Francis Lewis; Marc LonoH, Bronx Science and Joseph Savino, Seton Hall.

The High School Team Championship, which was deter· mined by combining the scores of the four best scorers fro m each school, was won by the Bronx High School of Science with a score of 24·8. Again this was no surprise; in February and March the Bronx Science team had walked away with the Kew York City Interscholastic League's team tournament with a fanta stic 23-1 score. In the Greater New York team cham· pionship, Bronx Science's winning team consisted of Marc LenoU (6!h· Ph ), Kenneth Schaeffer (6.2), Jeffrey Kastner (B·2) and Norman Weinstein (5!h·2!h). Second was Stuyvesant High School (Jerry Marcus, Joseph Reid, Jed Stein and Arthur Roth) with 22 points; Seton Hall Prep School oC South Orange, New Jersey took third with 211fz, followed with Francis Lewis (20 1fz), Lincoln (191fz), Nort h Bergen, N.J . (l81fz), Bronx Science "B" (l81fz), Canarsic (171h), S1. Benedicts Prep, Newark (17 1h), Hughcs (17) and many others.

The 39·player Greater New York Jun ior High School Championship was won by Stuart Weissman of Ryan Junior High School (#216, Queens) with a 7!fl·¥.! score. Second was Ira Richmond of J. P. Sousa JHS (*142, Bronx) who scored BIh. Eli Rockowitz of Beard JHS was third with 6 and drew with the winner. lo'ourth through sixth on tie·break, also with 6·2, were Ross Zito (Hawthorne), Dieter Franz (Willough. by) and Robert Zweibel (Glen Rock). The above are all ninth graders. Eighth grade prizes went to: 1. Mitchell Goldfarb (Wagner) 51fz ·2Ifz , 2. Nicholas WeBs (Horace Mann) 5·3, 3. Philip Gahtan (Englewood, N.J.) 4¥.:·31fz. Seventh grade prizes went to: 1. Daniel Holzman (Curie) 41fz·31fz, 2. Victor Samuel· son (Riverdalc) 4!h·3¥.:. The team championship went to Dan· iel Carter Beard JHS (*,189, Queens) which had IB-Ih points: Eli RockowUz B, Daniel Cohe n 4, Adrian Gropper 3-1h, Jona· than Licht 3. Second with 13¥.! was Glen Rock JHS of Glen Rock, N.J.

The Greater New York Elementary School Cham pion· ship was captured by Anthony Shuen of Incarnation, who scored 7\h·1h to lead a fied of 68 students in sixth grade and below. Second on tie·break was Henry Lloyd (Holy Trin· ity, Westfield, N.J.) and thi rd was Jeffrey Marder (P.S. 2, Manhattan) who drew with the winner, Both scored 7·1. John Dana (Holy Child Jesus) scored 61h . and then followed Danny Kopec (P.s. 99, Queens), Rafael Yglesias (P.S. 173, Manhat· tan), Larry Benson (P.S. 2, Manhattan) and Richard Martin (P.S. 24, Bronx), all B. Martin won the fift h grade trophy; othcr fifth grade prizes were awarded to Todd May (P.S. 87, Manhattan), 5% and Richard Wurzel (P.S. 99, Queens) 5. The fo urth grade trophy went to Rohert Ceotrone (P.S. 123, Brook·

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lyn) who scored 4·4 ; second with 3·5 was Steven Bogcn (P.S. 288, Brooklyn). The girls' trophy was won by Jean Korchow· sky, a fifth grader at East Memorial School in Farmingdale, who achieved a Cine scorc of 5·3. P.S. 269, Brooklyn, won thc team championship with 196 points: Roy Greenberg 5, Charles Passct 5, Michell MaLtzman 5, Roy Sussman 41fz. Close bchind were P.S. 2, Manhattan (19), P.S. 173, Manhattan (l81fz), P .S. 138, Bronx (18), P .S. 99, Queens (18). Among the prizes awarded were 13 USCF memberships.

The tournaments had the support of the American Chess Foundation and were organized and directed by William Goichberg. who also raised additional funds for the event from other tournaments. The next Greater New York High School, Junior High School and Elementary School Cham· pionships will be held during the schools' Chris tmas vacation this year, probably December 27·28·29·30.

GREATER NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP

School Score I. Sal Matera Brooklyn Prep 7·1 2. Alan Kussack White Plains 7·1 3. Gary Pokoik Scarborough 7·1 4. Steven Barry Lincoln B72 ·1 !h 5. Steven Spencer Lewis 6-1h ·11f.z 6. Marc Lonoff Bronx Science Blf.z·llh 7. Joseph Savino Seton Hall 61h ·llh B. Gcorge Nowowiejski Seton Hall 6·2 9. Kenneth Schaeffer Bronx Science 6·2

10. Jeffrey Kastner Bronx Science ' ·2 II. Jerry Marcus Stuyvesant ' ·2 12. David Posner Jamaica 6·2 13. Robert Gwydir :::hrist the King , ·2 14. David Weinstein Lewis 51h·21h 15. Douglas King Plainview 51h ·2 1h 16. David Rogath Nortn Bergen M~·21h 17. Arthur Antler Canarsie 51h·21fz 18. Jo.seph Reid Stuyvesant 5l}z ·21fz I'. Anthony Deutsch Horace Mann 5 1h -2!h 2'0. Jed Stein Stuyvesant 5 \4 ·2\4 n. Robert leRoy Yonkers 5-1h ·21h 22. Harry Lee Hughes 51f.z-21fz 23. Norman Weinstein Bronx Science 51h ·2% 24. Stcphen Celmer North Bergen 5!h ·21fz 25. Jonathan Silon Bronx Science 5\4·2!h 26. Jonathan Joscphs Bayonne 5!h ·21fz 27. Marvin Rauch Lincoln 51fz ·21h 28. Frank Pepper Glen Cove 5ih ·2ih 2!l. Steven Herman Washington 51,2 ·21,2 30. Jonathan Liebman Washington 5\4 ·21fz

GREATER NEW YORK GRADE CHAMPIONS

(Best scorer of players in grade)

HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT Grade Champion 12 Alan Kussack 11 Gary Pokoik 10 Sal Matera 9 Tony Criscimagna

School White Plains Scarborough Brooklyn Prep Onteora (Woodstock)

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT 9 Stuart Weissman 8 Mitchell Goldfarb 7 Daniel Holzman 5 Fred Opper

Ryan-#216 Queens Wagner-I IB7 Manhattan Cu rie- #l58 Queens -1303 Brooklyn

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOURNAMENT 6 Anthony Shuen 5 Richard Martin 4 Robert Centrone

Incarnation 11124 Bronx 1 123 Brooklyn

Score 7·1 7·1 7· 1 5-3

n~·1fz 51h·21h 41fz ·31h 4·4

71,2 ·1,2 6-2 4-4

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Seattle and the U.S. Open by ED

USCF Many people who attend the U,S. Open

do so with their families , which means this two weeks in August provides both a unique chess experience and the an· nual vacation for dad, mom, and the youngsters. A U.S. Open, therefore, is no greater than its social amenities and the recreational possibilities available. Believe me, in 1966 we have the best site ever!

Wife Nancy and I were lucky enough to vacation in the Pacific Northwest last September, and r played in the Wash-ington Open at Seattle in January of this year. During both visits, the suit-ability of Seattle for the U.S. Ope