SS * US METHOD MAKES FOR MATE HASTINGS, 1895, was Pillsbury’s first major International tourname nd his greatest success. The now famous Pills bury Attack in the Queen's Gambit Declined caught the opposition by suprise but, perhaps, none so ineisively as ‘Amos Burn (Black in this game). Here Pillsbury builds care fully and methodically, starting with 1 P-Q4, P-Qt 2 P-QBI, P-K3 3 N-QB3, N-KD3 4 B-NS (see diagram 1) 1 This Is the initial Pills bury setup, with the ehar- acteristic pin on Black's King Knight. Black covers bya B-K2, and both sides develop: § P-K3, 0-0 6 N-B3, And now Burn plays the 6... P-QN3, common enough in his day but to be ‘outmoded by Pillsbury's methodienl attack in. this very game, 27 R-BI, another charac: teristic ‘Pillsbury move, bears down on Black's back: Ward Queen Bishop Pawn. The file seems closed but isn't. Black plays 7... B- N2 and replies to 8 PxP with 8... NxP. His alm is co keep ‘his Queen Bishop's long diagonal open, while swapping pleces to relieve his game, BweSBs 3 The exchanges follow: 9 BxB, Quis 10 NaN, BAS and Diack continues to keep the Tong diagonal open. With 11 Qa, White prepares, to castle, He need ot fear 17 DxP (2 Q-B2! @-NSt is KS, PNG 1 GSP. QxP} 19" Ref2! for then White has a tremendoun fame). "Now. Keep a eye Gn White's King Bishop! Ea nem la i 3 1 wie ah 2 (a i Ri i it Bue Bo 4 Black rather awkwardly bolsters his. problem Pawn by 11... R-BI, and Pills bury presses on methodical. ly: 12 PKA, B-N2 (not 12 BxP? 13 Q-R4!) 13 0-0. N-Q2 11 Q-K2, P-QRE Cae docen’t realize is only hope ies i QBH "Ie NB, Pana 16 KR-B1. P-QN4. Black's game looks safe enough. 5 Pillsbury knows, however, just what he wants, He pro ceeds with 17 Q-K3, R-B2 18 Q-Bi, QR-BI 19 PAKS, and he is veady, with all his pieces precisely poised. Black is oblivious to his danger apparently, and he now gets in that 19... P- QBs, much too belated, and entirely untimely, as Pills: bury's next move reveals. 6 In a mere nineteen moves, Pillsbury has a won game as he demonsirates with the sharp sacrifice: 20 BxPt! KxB 21 N-N5t, K-NI_ (not 2 K-N3? as White's Rook on the 34 rank is then murderous), And now 22 R-KRS already threatens mate (23 RRS}! KxR 2 Q-Rit, ete), The rest ts mayhem. 7 Study the diagram above The attack is as methodi- cal as was its buildup. All moves are met by mate (22 N-BI, by 28 Q-Ri, N-NB 24° Q-R7t and 25 Q-RS}"). Black chooses 22... Q-K and 28 Q-RI threatens mat again, But Burn continues: apparently, he seeks the solace of survival at any cost. 8 Burn plays 23... . K-BI, but his King really has no escape. White drives the 1g back with 24 N 2. But now what? Has bury plays 25 now, indeod. Burn ought to resign, 9 The Knight is immune (any capture only permits 26 Q-RS mate!). and Burn is losing iis Queen, No mat ter the cost, though: Burn is resolved ‘on his King's survival and continues on: 25... K-BL 26 NxQ. KxN. Suit” methodieal, Plitsbi closes in the King with 2 and Burn stabs at PsP. 10 Was it for this surprise that Burn was playing on? It is a pretty coumer-blow, threatening mate. But it is ‘mere desperation as Pills: bury promptly shows by 28 R-R8t! For now mate can not be averted: if 28... N-BL, It is 29 RXR! RXR 30 RSNf! Q-Q8 mate. So Black resigns, mated by method: ology.CHESS REVIEW Ime pictune cness a Voume te Number d. nerbreary, 68 EDITED & PUBLISHED BY 4, Horowitz TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES 26th Anniversary End-game of the Month — My Best Games (Fine) .. Youngest Champion .. and U, 8, Champion DEPARTMENTS. Chess Caviar Chere Club Directory Games from Recent Events Morphy Masterpieces Past Masterpieces .. Postal Chess Problemart Readers’ Games — Solitaire Chess Spotlight on Openings Tournament Calendar World of Chess You Teo Gan Be Bi int (Qs EDITOR 1, An Horowite EXECUTIVE EDITOR “Jack Stratey Mattel ‘W, Korn, Fred Reinfeld, Aben Rudy. CORRESPONDENTS Collegiate F. H. Kerr Maryland Ch Mashach BEL Ellsworth, TE. Weare, Nevada R.L. Wheeler, New Hampanire Italph AM. Garth, New York’ Walter Froehlich, Edward Lasker, Jack Spence, Ohio's. R. Schroeder, Pannsyivania J.C. Bortner, William R. ‘Lee B,” Hoover. Foster. Wardi, 3, @, sultl- Yexas Juines A. Creighton, Frank R. Gri omer 1 Hyde, tan Harold Lundstrom, Virginia Leonard Morgan. Wert Vieginia G. 2, Morgan, Wisconsin R. Kujoth. ‘Wyoming E. F. Kahle ‘CANADA ‘Alberta Percy Connell, Maalichs Ber Bivins. Suevee Os Sosehtenewan Frank Yerhon. ‘CUBAr E, Berger, ‘CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 Book of the Mont, Movern Cuess Orewines, 9th edition, completely revised by Walter Korn and John W. Collins. Pitman Publ. Corp., 333 pages plus 10 introductory pages and 6 index pages; 102 diagrams: $6.00, Properly speaking, this review ought not be entitled “Book of the Month,” for it is The Book of the last five years, as the successor to the MCO put out in 1952. I is, in fact, the latest edition of “The Chess-player’s Bible.” For such soon became the common term for that compilation of opening lines. in chess, started originally by Griffith and White as Modern Chess Openings and con- tinued by them with various collaborators through several editions, MCO definitely was “The Bible” by 1934 when this re- viewer first resorted to it, because he found that all his correspondence oppo- nents followed it religiously. Today MCO is “the good Book” also for the masters. “Why he doesn’t even know MCO'” said one master of anather who was faring poorly ina U. S, Champi ship. “He has to know that, if unly to know what all his opponents do. Thus, the very popularity of MCO has caused the value of this book to grov. No master, it is true, depends entirely on any one book, He discusses openings with other masters, observes what they are playing in current magazines and pub- lished tournament books. adds lines from his own analyses and resorts to other books. For those who would specialize on the Sicilian Defense, for example, there is a whole book (in German) by Schwartz and Platz; or, for the French, Keres’ hook (in Esthonian and in Rus. sian). Keres has unother book (in Rus and in German) on King Pawn Open: Pachman (in German) on all open- For the literature on ‘chess openings is enormous. HCO remains, however, the first and es- sential step for all who’ would keep up ‘on the openings. Certainly so, for those who can read English, Certainly so, for those who cannot afford the time or the expense for consulting all the going pub lications in the chess world. And quit definitely so in the sense already st as a means of Keeping abreast of ready knowledge which MCO affords all other chess-players. The present 9th edition, of course, is the new essential tool of the chess-piay- er. The nature of ACO is to present the latest lines, culled from all the sources previously mentioned, with emphasis on tournament play of the masters, and this 9th edition thus brings up to date the trends developed since 1952 It takes me to produce a book and so there is a Jag, which the reader must make up for himself. But, in MCO, he has that ready source of information, including the best ines from the other books as well as the ment games, on which to build hi opening repertoire for the future or till the next MCO shall appear. This reviewer had the experience of see- ing a good part of this 9th edition in preparation, and he can therefore attest readily that the job was competent and thorough. Mr. Korn has had long experi- ence in culling lines from a very exten- sive survey of published literature. Mr. Collins has as profound and shrewd a judgment of openings as any master. Be- tween them, the present MCO must be as truly as selective a compilation of the best Jines as human effort can render, Certainly, the duffer and even the better than average player can turn to no surer an authority. But, by the duffer, at least the frank advice on page vii of’the pref ace must be taken to heart. MCO is es- sentially a compilation, and its lines re- fleet the opinion of those who played them: hence, a player with a different style might not find himself at home in any one line. Each player must study each Tine for himself, not play it by rote. He must appraise the line for its ideas, judge if he understands the ideas and can y them through and not be surprised time turns up a newer idea which up- sets the whole line, For such is, not t00 often, the history of opening theory. As for this 91h edition itself, the di ficulty of appraising thousands’ of 1 a short time is obviously overwhelm. ing. As the newest compilation, however, the book is invaluable; the format is im: proved; the size is larger, and the number ‘of new Hines so great that the reader advised to keep his 8th edition for refer- fence to perfectly geod lines which none- theless had to be crowded out. —J.S.B. CHESS REVIEW Is published monthly by CHESS REVIEW, 250. West sith Street, New York 19, N. ¥. Printed In U8. A. i Mecend-clase matter “August 7, Post Oiflee at New York, N. 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A platitude, you makes the loss of Black's Queen negll- be; but why don’t we look for Z4p}, a i ‘The same idea in a new edit eee on wat Fort 2 Bq, N-3e mae ove DA pens Boe N RxN! 3 BxQ, N-BG mate. it Mow neh hvetens 0 QP! 1 —_______._ waite ieouistetiendianves: eel ma Retr For, if 8 B-Q1 (to create a filght square for his King), Black bas . . N/BI-NS! (keeping the King imprix: ‘oned), followed by $ . . . N-BS mate, shove wood, if you can help it, until jou have the solution pretty surely in TRind"ana ‘then perhape wish only to, A @Teatoblect lesson in the art of aac basing a brilliancy on the opponent's i weaknesses, ‘Set down all solutions before turning to solution page. T= checks check; § = di eh, QUIZ Alter the discourse above, why not try your hand at eome equally inspiring combinations? Solutions, page 6 White to Play 2 White to Play 3 White to Play 4 White to Play A Knight Cap! Tinee pieces are a mate! Black's Knight off. A wick to remember! White to Play 6 White to Play Black to Play Black to Play Set up a mating attack. Dynamite does It! "ateack both Kingand Queen. “Dirty work at cross onde White to Play 10 White to Play 11 Black to Play White to Play Shock tactics. Intersperse quiet moves, Give ull it hurts White. ‘Believe itor mot tated 34 (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958,CHESS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL Final European Zonal The last, and Euwe says the strongest of the three European Zonal Tourna ments was held at Wageningen, Holland. Lasalo Seabo of Hungary won it with 10 x and 7 draws, closely followed by Frederick Olafsson of Iecland at 13-4 (he lost one game) and J. H. Donner of Hol: land and Bent Larsen of Denmark who scored 1224-43, As the last two tied for the third qualifying place. they will play a match later, Larsen hus the edge. how- ever, an SB. points and so will qualify if the mateh is tied W. Uhlmann af Fast Germany scored at 12.5, ahead of G. Stablherg af Sweden and Dr. P. Trifunovich of Yugoslavia (both 11.6), R. Teschner of West Ger many (9:8), B, Ivkov of Yugoslavia (8.9) The others in the field were W. Nie- phaus of West Germany and Dr. 0. Troyanescu of Roumania (both 744.944), Dr. L, Alster of Czecho-Slovakia and O. Kolarov of Bulgaria (both 7-10), A. Duckstein of Austria (642104), P. He Clarke of Great Britain (54-11%), V. Hanninen of Finland and C. Orbaan of Holland (both 3%4-13%) and P. Lind blom of Norway (24-1414) ‘An Old Story for Keres Hastings Christmas Annual was the tournament of another Paul Keres triumph, ‘The veteran Esthonian clinched first place in the semi-final round and, though he lost ta Svetuvae Gligorieh of Yugoslavia in the last round, he still lapped his foremost rival hy a full point, TM1Y% to Gligorich’s 642-24. Dr. Miro- sav Filip of Czecho-Slovakia, who had cored the one draw with Keres, took third place at 63. ahead of author Leonard W. Barden of Great Britain, 54. G. Kluger of Hungary and Olof Sterner of Sweden tied at 444%, Jonathan Penrose of Great Britain, who started brilliantly with a 20° move win ina Scotch Gambit against Max Blau of Switzerland, ended with a minus sere, 15, ahead of Peter Clarke (3/451) his cuuntryman, and Blau (27) and Dr. S. Fazekas, another English entry (1g ™%). CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 19) Lombardy (right) evened his alltime score with Resheveky, winning yon page 40, Phote ‘by Raoul round of U. 8. Championship, See ‘The Major Reserves Tournament wi won by Mire Radoicich of Yugoslavi known here for an extended stay and some several tournaments, He scored 7.2, Kenneth Lloyd of Great Britain was run- ner-up, 614-644, Another Zonal Heard From Winner of the Zonal Tournament of Central America. held at Caracas, was De Greiff of Columbia, 11-2. His’ com: patriots, Cuellar Sanchez. scored 10¥4214 and 10-3 respectively, and Me dina of Venezuela tallied 943%, "CHESS EDITION" Newsweek's isstie of Jan. 20 appears to be its “chess edition,” insofar as the front cover shows an International chess game in progress, with Pawng and pieces representing sputniks, guided missiles the Statue of Liberty, ete. On page 87 Newsweek covers Bobby Fischer's sensa tional triumph in the recently concluded United States chess championship. Vol. 26, No. 2 FEBRUARY, 1958 in the last Echeverria, Play-off A triangular play-off in an_carlier Zonal Tournament. held in Sofia. Bul: aria, resulted in success for Matanovich of Yugoslavia and Neikirch of Bulgaria, with Sliwa left out in the cold. The first two therefore qualify for the Interzonal along with Dr. M. Filip of Czecho-Slo- vakia, winner of the Zonal Women's Set-to In a women's tournament at Amster dam, C. Benini of Italy was first with 4%-14, yielding only a draw to the run nerup. Fanny Heemskerk of Holland, 3M Problem-Solving Contest Announcing an international problem solving contest for twamovers, the Indian Chess Bulletin and The Hindu are ready to receive entries addressed to S. K. Narasimhan, Post Office Box 20, Madras 1, India. 35International Duels Results of a brace of matches were as follows: West Germany 26%, Belgium 714; Czecho-Siovakia 13, Italy 7. A Hungarian team was reported tw be on tour of the Soviet Union. win- ning from Estonia by 12! rowly losing to Bielo-Russia and Lenin: grad. Sce page 24 January issue, Postal Note Vietory by 64 perched upon the ban- seattle ina double-round, inter- national postal match against Amsterdam. Contributing heavily to Seattle's winnin; score were Max Bader, 2.0, and D. E. Wade, 14%. UNITED STATES Intercollegiate Championship Charles Kalme of the University of Pennsylvania won the U. S. Intercollegiate Championship with a fine score of 644-1 in a tournament at Gannon College, Erie, Pennsylvania, ending December 30. 195 In winning, he earned a $300 scholarship and custody of the II, Arthur Nabel Mem: orial Trophy. Anthony Saidy of Fordham University came second in this 7 round ‘Swiss System tourney, winning a $200 scholarship, with the score of 6-1. He lost to Kalme, Saul Yarmak of Los An: geles City College, listed third, presumably won the $100 scholarship, though tied in score (5-2) by Robert Cantor of the University of Pennsylvania, Dale Ruth of the University of Oklahoma, who in- flicted the half-point on Kalme’s score, came in fifth at 444-244, OF the rest of the 22 entrants, those with plus scores (all 4.3) were: 6 An- thony Cantone (Penn. State), 7 Jerry Kiessling (Fordham), 8 Tim Kent, 9 Virgil Rizzo (both of the U. of burgh), 10 Richard Fauber (U. of Wis consin) and 11 Carl Dietrich (Penn State) international ners of REGIONAL North Central Open Milwaukee, carrying out its admirable policy of running two major events each year, held its fourth annual North Cen: tral ‘Open Tournament over the Thanks: giving Day week-end (the story reached us just too late for our January issue) Stephan A. Popel of Detroit, who won the Michigan Championship earlier this year, added to his American laurels by earning the North Central title, though by a close margin over Charles Kelme of Philadelphia. Popel and Kalm: five games, drew two, to split the prize Hand carves very oriental ene Sinem tall, exch piece with balltase, ‘inlaid. beard, “Photo and price on request.” Marry Carroll, ox "862, Temple, Oklahoma 36 Dave Thaler (left) of Gannon College faces Charles Kaime, the ultimate victor in the United States Intercollegiate Championshi money for Ist and 2d places; but Papel edged Kalme on tiechreaking points (we don't know if they were Sonnenborn: Berger. Solkoff ur Median) by 6.0277 tw 6.0272, The generous total prize fund of $750 returned $200 apiece to Popel and Kalme. The bulk of the remaining $350 must have been divided among Donald Byrne of Ann Arbor, Lajas Szedlacsek. Cleveland, and Curt Brasket, Minneapolis, who fin ished in a virtual tie for third place, a half-point behind the leaders (5M-144), Bobby Fischer uf Brooklyn finished at the 1p of a group of eleven who scored 5 points and so took sixth prize, The total field in this Wisconsin Chess Association aflaie was 93 contestants." is reported that the tournament organ- iers, anticipatin nish be. tween former US Open Champion Donald Byrne and current US Open Champi Bobby Fischer, seeded th in the pairings. Instead, one of the tight est-fought of majur tournaments held in Milwaukee developed, with a dozen play. ers contending for first. Papel deew with Byrne in the fifth round and with Kalme in the last, Kalme scored a fine win over Fischer and also drew with Byrne, Fisch- cer after four straight wins, lost to Kalme and drew his final games, with Martin Harrow of York (now a graduate TX rather teh Gi for @ 7 round Swian that 12 contestants can Le accommodated in's 7 round Knockout Tournament; but, for Swiss and allowing for draws, atleast two or three more round must be played inorder decisively’ to break they in the top ‘brackets and ring ail contenders snt0 fectual contact, ~~ Ed Photo by Mort Rubin, Erie, Pa. student at the University of Indiana) and with Szedlaczek, Harrow finished in 7th place, closely fo: lowed by Povilas Tautvaisas and Charles Henin. both of Chicago, OF the Milwaukve players, Henry Meifert, Tibor Weinberger. Leonids Gaigals and Richard Kujoth scor ed 5 points each, Meifert actually placed 9th, ahead of Henin, who was 10th, The top ten (with tie-break points) Popel 60277; Kalme 6.0272; Byrne 5.5260; Szedluczek 5.5235; Brasket 5.5230: Fischer 5.0227; Harrow 5.021 Tautvaisas 5.0217; Meifert, 5.0210; and Henin 5.0190, Other leading scores were: Edward Burger. Willmette (Illinois), 5.0186 Weinberger 5.0183; John Tums, Chicago, 5.0182; Michael” Robinson, | Chieag 5.0180; Gaigals 5.0172; Kujoth 3.0165: Nikolajs Kampars, Milwaukee, 4, Jack O'Keefe, Ann Arbor. 4.5164 Charles Weldon, Milwaukee, 4.5157 Allan Calhamer, Evanston, 4.5155; Dr. B. Schmidt, Homer (New York), 45146; Angelo Sandrin, Chicago 45145; Alex- andras Zujus, Chicago, 45135: Dr. L. C. Young. Madison (Wisconsin), 4.5127; and Marshall Rohland, Milwaukee, 4.5122, With the Intermountain Collegians The first annual Intermountain Colle: sgiate Chess Tournament was won by the University of Colorado with 1714 points ‘out of 20. Second was the University of Utah, 1544-44, and third was Brigham Young University, 11-9. Members of the winning team were Philip Rehberger, Dennis Naylin, Robert Shean and Burnell Tiefa. (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958Northern Jottings In clashes involving New York State and New England. Albany. New York, allied a 142 triumph over Bennington, Vermont, while Pittsfield, Massachusetts, blanked Bennington by 5.0. A hard fight between Dartmouth, Mass., and Rutland, Vi. ended in a 714-64 vietory for Dart. mouth. The latter organization reports a thriving membership of more than 20, publication of the Dartmouth Chess Chat- ter and possession of first-class facilities including a large wall chessboard, Loke Erie Open Paul A, Vaitonis, the Canadian cham- pion, won the Lake Erie Open held at Buffulo with 44-44, E, Marchand, 41, was second, and G, J. Mauer, 334-44, came in third. INTERSTATE Assorted Matches Various matches yielded the follo results: Bethany (West Virginia) Col. lege, 4, College of Steubenville (Ohio) 0; Elmhurst (Illinois) Chess Club, 434, Ra cine (Wisconsin) Chess Club, 134; Wash. ington (D.C), 15%, Baltimore (Macy land), 844. ‘Winning for Elmhurst were John Zilie, Charles Musgrove, Doyle Sat- terlee and Keith Swartz, For Racine, the lone vietor was Louis Larsen. Charles Adams of Elmhurst drew with Jim Egan In the Washington-Baltimore — battle, Avram, Boschan, Galvins, Gilden, Gili land, Hearst, Knapp, Matheson, Meyer, Nash. Shapiro, Sigmond and "Thomas turned in full points for the D. C. team, while Hardman, Glatt, Larsako, Bratz, Herrera and Schultz won for Baltimore. Five games were drawn, Side-match Paul Benko on hand at the scene of the Dallas International on the chance of finding a place there took on Kenneth Smith in a small match. Benko won by 512, ARKANSAS ‘At Malvern the All-Arkansas Tourna ment went to Charles R, Rosburg of Jacksonville with a 5-0 sweep. Next were W. C. Springfield, 4.1, and Leonard catt, Jr, 341%. Twenty players took part CALIFORNIA James B. Cross of Los Angeles bagged the state title with a 41 tally, his only loss being to Gil Ramirea, state champion in 1957, The latter, scoring 3%4-14, was runner-up, and Henry Gross, 3-2, placed thicd, The field comprised six finalists culled from the regular state qualifying system. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 STEPHAN A. POPEL, Won North Central Open MARYLAND Fifteen-year-old Robert Erkes, 4%-1 won the Maryland Junior Championship, while Frank Kelly, with the same score, was relegated to second place on Solkoff points. 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Twelve players competed at Columbia in a tourney spansored by the South Carolina Chess Association, It was Brown's first state championship meet. UTAH Salt_Lake City was the seene of the Utah State Tournament, in which Kenneth R. Jones, 6-1, retained his Open title, and Richard Durham, 5-2, acquired the state Maurice Gedance was ‘Ann Ruoy says Hans Berliner is a handy man with a quip. In the Rosenwald, one player said of another: “I'd never’ lose to him in a million years!” But he did; d Berliner vas right there to say iow time flies! $3.25 ‘The Best Games of the Most Brilliant Player! KERES’ BEST GAMES OF CHESS by Fred Reinfeld collection of the 90 most brilliant games of Paul Keres, considered the greatest attacking player of our day. The games are annotated with great care to bring out their many beautiful points, The play is unusually rewarding to students because of its richnese of combinative detail, and the openings adopted have great theoretical value. Revised and aug- mented edition. 264 pages, 110 diagrams. $350 DAVID McKAY COMPANY, Inc., 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. ¥. 37LOCAL EVENTS California, Prior to winning California state honors, James B. Cross of Los An- geles annexed the Southern Califor a score of 974-%, Seo- s Robert Cross, 8-2. William G. Addison, 534-134, won the San Francisco cham ‘ahead of Bay Open tourney, Raymond J. Martin was successful with a 641% tally. Robert D. Sale and Emil Bersbach tied for second and third with 62 each. The Blue and the Red Sections of the Visalia Regional Tournament were won respectively by Chris Fotias, 314-34, and Roland Van Essen, 40. Goleredo. The Colorado Springs Chess Club defeated the Pueblo YMCA Chess Glub by 15%42% in a nine-board match in Colorado Springs. Two-point winners for Colorado Springs were Juan Reid, John Farrington, Robert Hall, Dave Johnston, Paul Bernard and Guy Burgess. District of Columbia, A smashing 10-1 victory gained the Divan championship for Hearst, who lost only to H. Cimer- manis, Runnerup was H, Berliner, 8% 2%, followed by R. Cantwell, 8-3, Indiana. The fourth annual Fort Wayne Open, 2 39 player affair, went to L. Szed- lacsek of Cleveland, 4%4-%5. Second to fifth on S-B. points with 4-1 each were, respectively, B. Pehnec, George Kellner, im Granger and Ray Hayes. Kansas. At the eighth annual Wichita Open, Richard McLellan, 54%4-¥/, was first, in front of Jack Gibson and Wm. D. MeLaughlin, 5-1 each. The junior divi sion was won by Howard P. Killovgh, Be, Louisiana. A match between the New Or- leans Chess Club and the Tulane Chess Club turned into a rout when New Or- leans swamped its rival by 844-4 New Hampshire. Marvin Bender and Gor- don Holterman, each 5-1, shared honors for first in the Dartmouth College Five Minute Tournament, Joseph Cotter, 4-2, placed third In a clash at Keene, Dartmouth College trimmed Keene State Teachers College by ‘Y1¥%, Dartmouth winners were Marvin Bender, Gordon Holterman, D. Garzatt and R. Rundel. For Keene, the victor was J. Letourneau. H. Lambert of Dartmouth drew with C. Parker. New Jersey. The South Jersey Amateur Championship saw Phil Selvaggi of Palmyra victorious by 44%, followed by J. E, Warren, 4-1, who placed second on Swiss totals ahead of George F, Cake, also with a 41 game score. The event at- tracted 24 players, New York. Frank McGinley retained the championship of Adirondack, ahead of Roger Bump, Morgan Smith and Mark Johnson, tied for second. WHERE TO PLAY CHESS §: formation en now your club can eas write. to" CHESS REVIEW. LEADING CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA ENCANTO CHESS CLUB ‘The Den 2700 North 15th Avenue Phoenix, Arizona. 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Meets Wednesday evenings ‘Telephone: SL-6-2083 MANHATTAN CHESS CLUB Hotel Woodrow, 64 St, near Broadway New York, New York ‘Telephone: TR4-9433 MARSHALL CHESS CLUB 23 West 10 Street New York, New York Telephone: GR-1-2716 NASSAU COUNTY CHESS CLUB Kennedy Memorial Park smpstend, New York Meets every Wednesday evening, TIMES CHESS CENTER 141 West 42 Street Naw York, New York Daily. noon to midnight WESTCHESTER BRONX CHESS CLUB. 2244 Westchester Avenue Bronx 62, New Yor ‘Telephove: TA-$0607 YORKTOWN CHESS CLUB ‘Yorktown Heights, N. Y. Telephone: Evening, Yorktown Helghts 2-4564, Day, Yorktown Heights 24153. COLUMBUS “Y" CHESS CLUB 40 West Long, Columbus, Ohio meets Thursday Evenings ‘Telephone: CA-1131 PROVIDENCE CHESS CLUB 23 Aborn Street, Providence, Rhode Island: meets Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturday WASHINGTON CHESS DIVAN 2445 15 Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. ‘Telephone: CO-5-9890 (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958Ohio. The Central Ohio Championship was won by Vladimir Mutschall thanks to 20 play-off triumph over John Biddle after they had tied for first at 4-1 in the I¢player Swiss. Third in the regular tourney was Kurt Locning. 3%-1% With a 5.0 sweep. Morton F. McKinney captured the Mahoning Valley Open at Youngstown. Runner-up with 41 was Paul MeBride, Cleveland defeated Columbus, 644-4Y2, in their eighth annual match. R. Kause, R. Sprague, J. Chavayda. F. Haban and’ A. Plack won for Cleveland. while G. Sheri dan, V. Voskressensky and A. Zurichenko came ‘through for Columbus, Three games were drawn, Pennsylvania, Playing without the serv- ices of their two aces. Kalme and Sobel. the University of Pennsylvania neverthe: less downed the strong Franklin-Mercan: tile Chess Club by 32, For the Univer sity, winners were Frederick, Hazenfuss and Bross; for Franklin-Mercantile, Di- Camillo and Morrell accounted for a brace of victories, Lebigh University, through the winning efforts of Carl Johnson, Emanuel Weiss, Joha Sember, T. Irwin, Jack Smith and Ed Gucker, disposed of Western Electric and Bell Labs of Allentown by 7-3, Vic- tors for the latter were Alex Hanfmann and Charles Bealer. There were two draws, Washington. Charles Joachim, 640, es scored a 21 player field in the first Thurston County Chess Tournament at Olympia, Walt Connor and Chester Har- meson, each 4%1¥%, finished second and respectively on tie-breaking totals. ‘The Washington State Penitentiary team recently figured in two matches, one with the Walla Walla Valley Chess Club, the other with the Spokane Chess Club. In the first encounter, which was a double wl_event, the Penitentiary team con- uered by 12468%4, a winning score fat- tened by two points each from Davies. Goodman and Holohan. Spokane won the second duel, also played in two rounds, by 11%634, with Parker, Schneider and Rose each registering a dual victory for Spokane. Johnson tallied 2.0 for WSP. Wisconsin. Dominating a four-ity, 30-30 team tourney at Racine. Milwaukee piled up 13 points out of 15. Other scores Madison 10%4-414; Sheboygan 4-11; Ra- cine 2%12%4, Members of the winning am were T. Weinberger, H. Querner, M. Robland, H. Meifert, C, Weldon and F. Cramer. CANADA British Columbia Seven wins and a draw spelled victory for Elod Macskasy in the Vancouver city championship. (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 Chess motivates this linen table center. plece, a picture of which was sent to us quite some time age from somewhere in Germany. Frank Fillery’s A-1 ehess column in the Vancouver Province has heen discontinued by decision of the newspaper. Will a large. vocal group of Provinee readers protest such “economies”? teams in Classes “A.” “BY and “C” of the Montreal Chess League were, respectively. En Paseant (12-4), Lithuanians (17-7) and Philidor (15%- 4) LATIN AMERICA Elea: con. tender for the Cuban crown, now held by Dr. Juan Gonzalez, when he scored 2 9.2 victory in the annual National Tourna. ment, Carlos Calero. the 1956 contender, vas second with 815-2%, Jiminex is con- sidered a strong challenger by those who point out thar he won from Steiner and Lasker and drew with Gligorich, Horo- itz and Eliskases in the International Tournament of Havana in 1952, The title atch will be played next Played concurrently wi Tournament was the Jui won by Jose Peres. 7) FOREIGN Austral New South Wales supremacy wa by Bela Berger. 102, ahead Purdy, 942%, eyes! Denmark The Copenhagen Championsh won by Borge Andersen, 72 Germany Tn the powerful West German Cham- pionship. a new name came to, the fore with the unexpected triumph of Dr. Troe: ger, 1114-3%, whose margin of victory over runner-up W. Unzicker points. was 14 Ireland J. J. Walsh took the City of Dublin Chess Club Championship by a play-off against D. J. O'Sullivan to the tune of 24%, A Leinster team defeated Ulster by 6-4, Soviet Union Geller_won the Championship Tourna: ment of the Ukraine with a 12%4-4% score. COMING EVENTS IN THE U. 5. ‘AND CANADA Abbecvintions—S& Tmt: Swiss System ament «in iat round entries palrerd by I ar aelection:” tn” subsequent ronnds. pla cores paired). AR Tmt: Ro ment (each man plays every other man). KO Test! Knock-out Tourna- iment, ‘lasers “oF low. scorers ellminated, % EF? Entry feo, Co: Chess lon. ‘CAt Chess Ase ELS ness Lesewe Minnesota—February 22:3, 6lst Annual Minnesota State Tourns: ment at Coffman Memorial Union. U. of Minn., Washington Av., Minneapolis. No State residence required, Major tourna- vent FF $5.00 ($3 for H.S. Students) ith title to highest state resident: $$ Tro- phy and $50 for Ist, other $8 including Class A. B and C, Minor tournament re- stricted to unrated and Class C: EF $2. 3 rd SS Tmt, 3rd e day, 45 moves in 2 hours, adjudication after 4 hours except evenings. Registration on Feb, 22, 7:30 aw to 8:30. Bring sets and clocks. For ther details and advance registration, write to Sheldon Rein, 6901 South Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Missouri—March 21.3 Missouri Open at Downtown YMCA, St. Louis, Missouri: 6 rd SS Tmt, 45 moves in 2 hours, EF $7, register 12:30 rt play starts 1 ras; $8 Ist guaranteed at $100, others including Women’s, Junior. Bring clocks. For details and advance registration write to Jack Hardy, 712 Elm Tree Lane, Kirkwood 22, Missouri, For benefit of our rea are printed. f reported by autherie’ Glgte’ at least toto. monthe In advan these items ‘ots 39YOUNGEST CHAMPION Triple Victor in Rosenwald — U. S. Championship — Zonal Qualification Related by Jack Straley Battell and Aben Rudy CHESS HISTORY was made last month, Robert J. (Lobby) Fischer, while atill only fourteen years old, won the U.S. Championship, Chess has seen youthful prodixies before. Paul Morphy Won a short match when not yet thirteen from a master J. Loewenthal. Samuel Reshersky was Tamous even at six anda master a few years later, Arturito Pomar won the Spanish Championship when fifteen. And Jose Capablanea at twelve won the Cuban Championship in a match, But no one ever before won a national chess championship in a strong round robin tournament at fourteen — not even in Barrie's Never-Never Land, Bobby's victory Is simply immense. Not only did he win from a strong list fof entrants; he went through the tour. hament undefeated, the only ane to do 80, And he won mare than kudos, to wit: the Frank J. Marshall trophy for the U.S. Championship: the Lessing J. Rosenwald trophy (for this was also the Fourth Rosenwald Tournament): and qualification on the road to the World Championship (for thi was also. the U.S, Zonal Tournament to qualify wo to next year’s Interzonal) Bobby's vietory, grent as It is, is no total surprise, as a glance at his record below shows promixe enough and over And what does not appear in that record Is the fact that the quality of his games has been consistently high, His “Game of the Century" vs, Donald Byrne (CHESS REVIEW, p. 374. December 1956) was his most sensational, and yet he has scored again and again against equally formidable opponents. And, of course, when he won the U, S. Oven last summer, we might have guessed he had arrived.” But a Swiss System Is hardly the test which a Round Kobin Tou ment is, And there followed the new Western Open (another Swiss) In which Robby placed only fifth, and the North Central Open (also Swiss) for a mere sixth place. No, the surprise in Bobby's winning lies in the timing. He clearly on the way. But his winning at the record age of fourteen puts him in the alltime forefront, ‘The importance of the event merits a careful survey of the lineup, if only to compare it, say. with the opposition which Morphy confronted. Here then 4g the roll call: It contains three former U, 8. Champions. Hans Berliner of Washington, D. C. born January, 1928, an Engineering Psy chologist, has been a member of U. S. Team which played at Helsinki, 1952 and New York State Champion and Is Caro: Minas Open Champion and “Champlon of Champions” from Yankton tournament 40 Bobby is fairly hemmed in at the Manhattan Chess Club at Just about the time that it was clear he had won the title, Sydney Bernstein of Brooklyn, N. Y., New York State moving pleture censor, rated inclusion in first U. 8, Champion: ship In which he won ils game from Reshevsky, since tied for Manhattan Chess Clb Championship and won the 18567 Marshall Chess Club Champion: ship. He Is the dean of the tournament, Arthur B. Bisguier of New York (Bronx) age 28, a “Computer Programmer" for IBM, has a record (00 long for full Incl sion here. Some highlights are: Flest at “South Sea," 1950, member of U.S. Team at Helsinki, 1952. U.S. Open Champion, 1850 and 1856, Pan-American Champion at Hollywoad, 1951, defending U.S. Championship’ won in 1954 and desig. nated an International Gi the International 1957, \dmaster by Chess Federation in Arnold 8, Denker of New York, born 1814, runs own wholesale business, has been, New York State Champion, Man: hattan Chess Club Champion, member of several U. S, International teams and THE FINAL STANDINGS Fischer 10%2-2% Mednis 6/5. 62 Reshevsky 913% Seidman _6 7 Sherwin. 9-8 Bernstein 5 - 8 Lombardy. 7%5% Bisguier 5 - 8 Berliner. 7-8 DiCamillo 4¥s- BY Denker Turner 6/4 83 Feuerstein 6%%-6% Kramer 3-10 Pictures are by Raoul Echeverria, U. 8. Champion, some highlights. 19446, to give only Attilio Di Camille of Philadelphia, age 38, has been Pennsylvania State Cham plon many times. won a strong Log Cabin hampionship, 1951 and came third in Caniadian Open, 1956 (behind Lombardy and Evans) and fourth in 1936 U. S. Open Championship. Robert J. Fischer of Brooklyn, N.Y. is now id (13 in March), sttident at Erasmus Hall High, School, won the U.S, Junior Championship, 1956 and 1957, the Jersey Open Championship, 1957, and Is E. S$. Open Champion, beating out U.S hampion Bisguler on tie-breaking points at Cleveland last summer, Arthur W. Feuerstein of New York (Bronx), age 22, works for HEM on com: puters, member of U. 8, Students Team in Iceland, 1957, U.S, Junior “Rapid Champion,” 1956, placed third in the ‘Third Rosenwald Tournament, 1956 Dr. George Kramer of Plainfield. N, J age 28, Is a chemist, was New York State Champion at 17, 1943, U. S, “Rapid Champion, 1950, member of Vi. s. Team at Dubrovnik. 1950, and Manhattan Chess Club Champion, 1952, William Lombardy of New York (Bronx) age 20, psychology major at College of the City of New York, bas been New CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958SAMUEL RESHEVSKY York State Champion (at 16) and Mar shall Chess Club Champion, same year. 1954, tied for first with Larry Evans in Canadian Open, 1956. held Reshevsky to 5 draws in 6 game match, 1957, and won World Junior Championship, 1987, Edmar Mednis of New York, age 28, en gineering major at New York University, won Marshall Chess Club Championship, 1955, New York State Championship, 1955, was second to Spassky in World Junior Championship, 1955, won Inter- collegiate Championship, 1955 and 195% and was member of U, 8, Student Team In Heeland last summe Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, XN. ¥,, born 1911, has much too long a record for even highlights to do it jus- tice here. Suffice it to say he has been U.S, Champion five times, was one of six named to compete in World Cham pionship in 1948, has won many inter: national tournaments and was an Inter- national Grandmaster long before the actual term was devised, Herbert Seidman of Brooklyn, N. Y., a statistician, won championship of the Marshall Chess Club five times, placed Second in U. S. Open, 1946 and fourth and third in U.S, Champtonships of 1951 and 1951, James T. Sherwin, age 23, of New York is x lawyer in firm of Kaye, Seholer, Fierman, Hays and Handen, won the ww York State Championship, 1951, VU. 8. Rapid Championship, 1954 and (ied) 1956, Intercollegiate’ Champion- ship, 1951, second in U. 8. Open, 1956, and won ‘the CHESS REVIEW Postal Chess Championship (Golden Knights Tournament of 1951). Al Turner of New York, age 20, a drama student, tied for fourth in U, 8, Open (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 at Long Beach, 1956, placed second Manhattan Chess Club Championshin four times and tied for first (with Lom: bardy and Sherwin) in San Diego Open. 1955, ‘The story of the tournament can well be leaned from the summary of rounds below. except that postponements and adjournments affected the apparent standings, James T. Sherwin was the first to forge ahead and, despite some plain bad luck here and there, he remained in contention for first clear to the By round §, Reshevsky at 40 led, ahead of Fischer and Sherwin who each had 1, But Fischer moved into the lead by the next round and stayed there. except that Reshevsky stood first at 91 (vs, Fischer's 8%-1%) after_the eleventh round. Then, however, Sherwin scored Reshevsky's first defeat. leaving the leaders at 102 for Fischer, 942% for Reshevsky, 8%-3% for Sherwin, and 64-53% for Denker and Lombardy, with ‘one round to £0. In the final round, Lombardy early set up a powerful game against Reshevsky, and, apparently, Fischer (not standing too well in his game with Turner) felt he was clinching a hold on the title by settling for a draw (Fischer had declined earlier draw offers). Lombardy made Fischer's first absolute by nailing down Resheysky. Sherwin was a safe third, but his final draw with Berliner moved the latter up past Denker whe lost to Feuerstein, At fourteen, our young Champion has more chess background than many an old veteran. He began serious study of the game at eight, has played and studied JAMES T. SHERWIN incessantly since. Even before he en- tered high school, he was reading Rus- slan texts, at least well enough not only to decipher the Cyrillic script and the chess notation but also such comments as "White stands well,” ete, He began more serious play at the Brooklyn Chess Cinb, encouraged by its President Car- men Nigro, then with Dr. Harold Suss- man’s student group, skittled literally hundreds of games at Jack Collins’ “Hawthorne Chess Club" and moved forcibly into the Manhattan Chess Club where he was a sensation even on ar- rival, He delights in rapid play of alt sorls, is positively sadistic in clinehin his wins yet bobs wp incessantly be tween moves even, It seems, In blitz! INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ROUND BY ROUND Fischer 1 Feuerstein 0 Reshevekyi Sherwin 1 Turner Mednis Berliner, Keamer 0 Gerliner Uombargy 1 Gerstein Denker | Seaman a ‘Seidman 4 Fischer Retheveky 1 Denker Turner} Feuerstein juler | Lombardy "Berliner {Meanie Bernstein 1/BiCamiliot Sherwin 1 Kramer Fischer 1 Reshevsky ‘Mednis 3 Lombardy } Bertin ‘Kramer y Turner enstein 0 Fischer Denker’ 3 Br Camitlot ay ‘Tener @ Selomse Seldman 0 Reshevsky Lombardy 1 Kramer Biamilio Q Sherwin. Denker + Berliner Feuerstein 0 Beensteln Media’ t Turner Round 6 Turner © Resmeveky isquier 1 Fe Bernstein 1 Seidman Berliner } Fisener Kramer 0 Of Cami ‘Sherwin Denker Mednis | Lembardy + igures Indiente result for White: Round I: Flacher I Peueratel Mio 0 Reshevsky (I); Modula 3) Berliner (): fier named had the White men. ** Played 10 days before regular schedule. he (0); Dicam ‘Round 7 Fischer 1 Sherwin Reshevany j Bernstein Denker 1 Kramer Seidman { @icguier 1 Camille } Mednis Feuerstein 1 Berliner Lombardy 1 Turner Round 8 Blequier 0 Reshevaky Lembarey 1 Br Camilo. Sherwin ® Feuersteint Kramer 0 Fischer Turner | Bernstein ner 1 Selgmant ‘Mesnia 0 Denk Roune 9 Resheveky 1 Berliner Beensicin 0 aisguier OF Camilte 0 Turner} Denker ? Lombardy ‘Seidman J Sherwin Feuerstein | Keamer Roune 10 Lombardy o Flscheet Sherwin t Reshevsky} Turner 4 Blaguier Beriiner + Bernstein,” Kramer 4 Seidman Di camite 1 Denker} Meanie | Feuerstein Round 11 Reshevaky 1 Kramertt uerstein } Lemba sensteln 0 Sherwin Fischer 1 01 Cam Bisguler 1 Berliner iy Seidman 1 Med Denker t Tur Round 12 Megnis 1 Reshevskyt Combardy 0 Seigmant Dr Camillo | Feuerstein Denker 1 Flschert Sherwin 1 Bieguier Kramer 1 @ernstein “Tuener 1 Berliner? Round 13 Fischer } Turner Resheveky 0 Lombardy Geriiner 1 Sherwin Mednie " Geensteln Feuerstein 1 Denker Bicamilie t Selgman " Bisguler | Keamer wostponed ox Reshevsky was from the Dating tournament, i Pinyed im evening alter a regular after hoot round, ¥ Game adjou sed after one session, aSELECTED ROSENWALD TOURNAMENT GAMES Annotated by HANS KMOCH T Myers Attack ‘The opening system adopted by White in this game Js rather common today. Many a success has been scored with it by Smyslov, Reshovsky, Feuerstein, Bobby Fischer and other celebrities. ‘As jn this game, the system some times leads to a peculiar King-side at tack in which White's King Pawn and King Rook Pawn are the leaders, one storming to KS, the other to KR6, ‘So far this system has no special name; but, sinee It may get one soaner or later, we lke to make reservation for its inaugurator, Hugh E. Myers. As for a proof, see Myers-Penquite, Dlinols Championship (CHESS REVIEW, p, 116, April, 1954). Myers Is not the World Champion, nor even a grandmaster. But the fact re- mains that the grand idea is his, and consequently he Is entitled to moral roy: allies on any’ success earned by his idea, SICILIAN DEFENSE 153, col, 1565p, 186, ga che fn General apicit Robert J. Fisher Arthur W. Feuersteln Meo: 171 ana white Black 1 PKS Paes 2 N-KBS PKS 3 P-KNG It White wants to proceed in Hanhama style with P-Q3, he must play 2 P-Q3 In order to meet 2, . . P-Q4 with 4 QN- Q2. But this consideration is only a matter of taste. AEE N-KB3 3... P-Q4 may lead Into 4 PxP (4 P- Q3. PxP!), PxP 6 P-Q4, a rather un- explored side ling of the obsolete Mar- shall Variation (1 P-Ks, P-QB4 2 N- KB3, P-K3 3 P-Q4, P-Qt ¢ KPxP, KPxP 5 P-KN3). Black remains with an 1so- lated Queen Pawn — a drawback whleh fs not necessarily serious. 4P.a3° P-Qi 70-0 N-B3 SQN-Q2 B-K2 BR-KI QB? 6B-N2 0-0 9Q-K2 Rat Sinco Black must expect P-K5 and so ‘ought to be prepared to hit back with ~. « P-B, he does better to leave this Rook on his KBI. A non-commlttal move ike 9. . . B-Q2 serves better (10 P-KS. N-K1 11 P-B3, P-B3 32 P-Qs, PxQP) 10 P-KS NKt 11 P-B3 P-QNd Here 11... P-B3, though not in har- mony with Black's 13th move, is still preferable, Black ought to anticipate cramped conditions on bis King-side and play... P-B2 before White Is ready for B-KBI, 42 N-Bt PANS 13 BBA Q-R4 Black misses the consistent 13. PxP just as he did... P-B3 earlier, As a result, his forces remain fenced in. Feuerstein, st seems. js handleapped by the psychological strain of being on the other side of an opening which he kes so much for White. 42 14 Ppa eee Closing the Queenside aids White's pursuance of plans an the King-side, Maer N-B2 As Black needs a file for counter play, 14... PxP 18 PxP, R-Ni deserves consideration. ‘This continuation, how- ever, baa the grave drawhack of making the important White's Ki accessible to his pieces, 15 P-KRA! Everything as designed by Hugh E. Myers! Thle Pawn has the task of creating a gaping hole on Black's KB6 by hitting at bis KN Be... ons 16 PLRS PoNG Black hopes vainly that White's Queen Bishop Pawn, because of its artificial zolation, wil ‘become enough of a target for counterplay. But Black has « bad game In any event, 17 P-QR3 xP Black's move ts in itself a concession as explained earlier. 18 PxP e-na 18... P-KRS, to stop White's P-KR6. has the drawback of courting a possible sacrifice by White on KR6 and also the breakthrough with P-KN4-3 19 N/1-R aR-81 20 PRE PANS 21 B-NSI ‘The trading of the black-bound Bishops greatly Increases the significance of the Pawn holes around Black's King. White's atlack is Irresistible. 21 N-@5 22 @K3 eee Not 22 NxN because of 22 (and , .. BxP to follow). 2 BxB Obviously, Black loses quickly it he goes after the Exchange: 22... . N-B7 23 Q-B4, BxB 24 NeB, R-B1 25 N-N4, ete 23 ox8 N-Kt 24 NANG Set Now White threatens 25 N-R6t consequences of which are serious: 25 K-Bi Is obviously futile; 25 N/AKN 26 QxN little better: and 25", . KRI 26 N/6xN Is fatal (27 Q-BGt and mate at KNT next move). There now follow a few comparatively auiet moves before the final blow. . BB T= checks ¢ = abl checks § oh efi: 29R-K4 BNA 28 QR-8t 30 R-Qet QNa 26 N-a2 31N-Q2 0 Aer 27 NxP. 32.NxR 8-6 28 QR-a1 38. N/N-B6F K-R1 34 PLKNG Here {s the final blow. It wing a plece as Black's attacked Knight can- pot move without permitting White's NxN and Q-B6} mentioned earlier. There is an extra point, moreover, ahs BxN 35 BxB N-@5, 36 NaN ai A flash of hope. By this move and threat of recovers the pie N-K7f, Black seemingly Ax ‘The extra point, thanks to whieh White retains bis extra piece. 98.22. NGK7} 41 NxR NONE 39K-Bi 9 NxR 42 K-K2_N-Q5t 40NxP} K-N1 43 K-Q3K-BT 44 N86 Resigns Deferred Choice Sharp play leads to a position in which White, with a perpetual in band. offers a draw, Diack refuses, thinking apparently that he can have the draw at any time, He can, indeed, within a few moves later but misses the chance. FRENCH DEFENSE, MCO! p. 108; col. 81 Robert J, Fischer Arthur 8, Bieguier White Black 1P-Ké — P-K9 «2 NBS _BLNS 2 Pas O44 PKS P_GN3 Black's last was rated an exclamation mark by Nimzovieb. 5 P-QR3 Or § Q-N4, P-N3 6 DNS, B-K2 (more In style fs 6... Q-Q2 according to Nim- zovieh) 7 B-Q2, B-R3 § BXB, NxB 9 Q-K2, N-N5 with approximately even chances, ‘Thomas-Nimzovich, Karlsbad, 1928. bee BxNf 6 Pxe a2! Black's last move serves various pur poses. 7QNa P-KBa ‘This protection of the King Knight Pawn is the main idea of Black's pre- veding move. He keeps his Kingside Pawns intact and preserves the possi: bility of ...0-0-0. @QN3 BRS 10.N-K2_ 0-0-0 9 xB NxB 11 PQRSK-N2 120-0 © Q-B2 Black prepares for... N-K2, 13 P-QBa! ae While handily dissolving his doubled Pawn, White obtains a dangerous attack 13.-.. N-K2 15@-QB3 N-Q¢ 16BNS = PxP16GxP RY areca ac White avolds baving his Bishop bung up by... PeBS. nee Pas (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 195818 RRS White prevents 18. . . P-B6. 18... POKNS «23 @xR RAAT 19 PRS P-B3 26 QIN —N-K2 20 PxP PxP 25. N-BS Bd 21Q-N3 QN-B82 26 Q-NG NBT 22,P-B4 = AKR 27 N-RS PBL Now White offered a draw, but Black declined. 28 N-BS{ Kent 29 N-a7} K-N2 30 @-N3 ONS Now Black offered the draw, but White declined. 31 N-B5t K-NI 32 PLNS axaP With 92... R-RT! as suggested by Denker, Diack can hold his opponent to perpetual check (33 QxR?? Q-R6!) 38 B-K3 Black threatens 34 34 RANI! Only 84... Q-R7 offers any hope ably the very one which has been sit- ting on his throat, thereby stopping all counter-play and becoming free to re: sume his own attack 36..., Q-R7 37 NXP’ NXN 38 RxPt 39 @xP K-81 xr Now Black loses his Rook, not that that matters any more, 40 0-83} 41 Oar K-02 Resigns defending champion and a for- mer champion meet, almost anything might be expected to happen. But not in this case: Denker has almost always, if not indeed always, won from Bisguier, NIMZO.INDIAN DEFENSE MCO: p. 272: col, 37 Arthur Bisquier ‘Arnold Denker Black 1-4 N-KBS 4 PLKS 0-0 2P-Q84 PKS $803 P_BE 3N-GQB3 B-NS 6 N-B3 More in harmony with the preceding moves is § KN-K2 or 6 P-QR3. 6. axnt Normally, this exchange fe justified only as a must (eg., 6 P-QR3, BxNt). In this position, however, the self-pro- (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1953 Former U.S. Champion Arnold S. Denker fence again flashes the Indian sign. pelled exchange is reasonable as White's King Knight interferes with the quick advance of his King Bishop Pawn while P-K4 requires an extra move, (CL 4 B3, BsNt?! 5 PxB which is promis ing for White because of the possible Q2 and 7 PKA) 7 Pxe P.aa 8 P-K4 PKs 300 : 9 PxKP, PxP 10 NxP, R-K1 11 P-B4, QN-Q2 rather favors Black (12 NEN, NxP! or 12 0-0. NaN 12 PxN, pee BANS 10 Pas NoKt 11 PAKRS. : 11 B-K2, with the Intention of 12 N- Q2, is preferable. For one thing, White can easily spare his King Bishop. For another, the obligation of striving for P-KB4,” which may require | P-KN3, makes it desirable to hold back the Ki Rook Pawn, B-B1 15 PANS N81 PB3 16 Ped PxP R82 17 PxP_— PONS N-a2 18 PBS. White cannot move his Knight freely as his King Rook Pawn has become a ability, and he faces the unpleasant possibility of ... P-BS. Hence, this rad- eal remedy, which is treacherous as It confines White's Kingside Pawns to passivity, The text, however, also has & positive point: White can now try to anchor his Knight on jamie N-a2 19 RINE sce ling N-BI-K6, Then P-KN4 21 N-K8 (21 PxP ite’s King Rook Pawn after 20 |. ep.? PxP! and Wi Is too weak), White may be able to or- Ranize an attack based on P-KI4, 18.. N-Ké 21. 8-K2—-R-K2 20 R-NZK-RI 22 RBA After a few colorless moves, White plays a wenk one, Better is 22 NxN: e8, 22... QPxN 28 B-RS! (otherwise 23°... N-Q8 is too strong). Then the situation is very critical: for 24 B-N6 is a threat and 28... P-N3 provokes sacrifices, and the quiet 24 B-N4 also offers chances, bie PLKNA! 23 PxP ‘ ‘This capture leads to a bad position without ehances a2 White remains re- stricted to more or less forced moves. 28 R/4-B2 js much better inasmuch as it does offer chances for fishing complications: eg. 28... NaN 24 Rx’ P-KRA!? 25 RVA-N2, RAP 26 BXP, RxP 27 Q-K2! 23.... BxN! 26 RXP XBL 248xB° NxNP 27 RXR NAR 25.B-K6 N-N2! 28 PxNQ-K2 29-05 AKI After a series of powerful moves, Black has emerged with a slight ad vantage inasmuch as White's Pawns are lamentably disarranged. 30 R-@2 ‘This attempt at keeping the extra Pawn, at least for the time being, loses by feree, Correct is 30 B-N5, QxP 31 Q-B5 with no clear conclusion, 30. NBs 92 K-81 A ans 31 QxQP NIP Resigns Captivating Clarity The drawbacks of Black's extravagant 61h move are demonstrated by White with ‘captivating simplicity and clarity KING'S INDIAN REVERSED co: p. 348, col. 38 Samuel Reshevsky A. W. Feuerstein White Black 1 N-KBS N-KBS 4B.QN2 0-0 2P-KNS PLKNS 5 B-N2 P-@3 3P-QN3 BN2 6P-04 ... One of those Irregular lines whieh by way of expedient are called Reti or King’s Indians 6 p-aRd ‘This move later proves to have deen a weakening. Black ought to operate In the center: eg, 6... QN-Q2 or N-B3. 7 p-aRa N-B3 20.0 PKs 9 PxP N-KNS Black's is a well known maneuver which often works ot satisfactorily Te closest co MCO une under eth “and ‘may reflect. close aSmyslov’s way of handling positions of this type, 0... KNxKP. 41 NN NN 12 KR! sete White forestalls 12... , N-B6t. Hansa KI 18 NLNB! bobo Here the drawback of Black's 6th move appears. White's Knight exerts heavy pressure on Black's position and cannot be dislodged. 1B. QK2 15 BxB Kx 14P/KB¢ NBS 16 P-Ke PBS Here Black serlously weakens bis King-slde. Better is 16... P-B3, though his position still remains precarious, 17 RK @82 18 Q-a2 PxP The Biggest Bargain in Chess Literature! CHESS REVIEW ANNUAL Volume 24 — $7.00 LL twelve issues of Cutss Review published during 1956 have been handsomely bound in cloth to make this jumbo-sized 384 plus page book. Nearly 300 games, picked by experts and annotated by masters, are drawn from the most important events of 1956, together with special gems by ast masters, The great events of 1956, also, are well represented by games, stories and photographs: the two Rosenwald Tour- naments, all the major international tournaments, including the Intern: tional Team Tournament and the Chal- engers Tournament, and U.S. tour- naments — and the amazing rise of young Bobby Fischer! Also a complete serialized history of chess, quizzes, stories and anecdotes, and Postal Chess well represented by games annotated by John W. 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BxB 24 NxB, White's threat of 28 Q-B3t Is too strong. 24 N05 et With a number of obvious thrests, age NxN 25 Bxn BABS Black, saving his Queen, hopes to es: cape with loss only of his Rook Pawn, 25 @-ast! Resigns Black bas no playable move: if 26. . K-BI 27 Q-RSt! If 28... K-N1, 27 ReRf! if 26... Q-B3, 27 RUKTH! and, it 26... K'R3, 27 PKNA! (after the last, 28° R-R8 mate Js threatened, and the continuation might be 27... . RXR 28 RxR, P-N4 29 P-B5! (better than 29 R-RSt, K-N3 80 P-Bst). 9. ED. The Gruenfeld Defense with its ag- gressive nature ought to be a fine tool of attack if played with an extra move. White adopts this opening with the move In hand and perfectly demonstrates this bypothesis, concluding with an es- pecially beautitul move, GRUENFELD REVERSED a George Kramer Black 1 N-KBS Pas N-ae3 2 P-KN3 P-OB4 es ‘The Gruenfeld in reverse. Opens PxP Meeting the Gruenfeld is a tough job, much more so with a tempo down. It is better to proceed modestly and evasive: ly with €... PKS. 5 NXP N83 Again, 5... P-KS is preferable. 6 Paes Na Black's move Is a wasted one. Once again, 6... P-K3 is indicated. That may lead to the main Une of the Tar- rasch Defense which, for all its draw backs, Is not exactly faulty. Now White obtains a great advantage, 7 NxN Pxn 2 N-B3 PKS 90-0 BK? Not 9... P-Q5 because of 30 N-RS. 10 PxP BPxP. Here 10, .. KPxP is slightly better: eg, 11 P-KS, PxP 12 NxP, N-Q4, Of course, the isolated Queen Bishop Pawn then Is a serious weskness; but the Pawn serves well for the time being as it denies White the immediate use of both diagonals, KRI-QRS and QRI-KS, 11 PeKa! 0-0 Black has nothing better and must surrender a Pawn. 11... PxP 12 NxP, N-Q¢ here fails: 19 N-B8, NxN 14 PxN, B-N2 (14. . | R-QNI 15 B-B4') 15 Rét, K-BI 16 B-K3, Q-B2 17 BxB, QxB 18 QR-Ni, Q-B2 19 P-QB4, and this assed Pain just marches on through. 2PxP | BRE 15 AXA QR-Q1 WRK BBS 16Q-N3 — PxP 16BKS 9 -BxB 17 NXP NXN 18 BxN @-KBS Or 18... QxQ 19 BxQ, R-Q7 20 R-K7! Hence, Black is trying to avoid a hope- less ending. 19 QR-Kt R-a2 20 Q-F3! cee White threatens 21 QxRt! farce as Facing a strong attack, Black now considers trading Into the end-game as the minor evil 21 B-BEIT aps ‘This beautiful stroke, however, ends all resistance, White wins at least the Exchange. Mies BB White's Bishop ts immune (21... QxB?? 22 QxRt! and mate next); Black's Bishop is loose; and 21... Qx@Q 22 RxQ has the same effect as the text move 22 BxR OxB 23 R-@3 82 24 0-08 Resigns Once again, the threat of QxRt comes in, If Black avoids the exchange of Queens, and the ending Is hopeless if he does exchange, (CHESS REVIEW, FEGRUARY, 195825th ANNIVERSARY of CHESS REVIEW KR X go ahead and play the best moves as he sees them on a , 3 Ce move to move hasis, trusting that somewhere down the line his opponent will crack up? Or shall he spring one of those surreptitiously concealed lines in a footnote to a sub-sub-variation of an archaic opening volume, de- signed to throw his opponent off balance. That is the question. Even Caissa’s giants have been faced with the selfsame enigma. In- vincible Capablanca played the board, blind to the opposition, and con- cerned only with reaching his goal by creating artistic masterpieces. Mighty Lasker played the man, conscious of human foibles and with an eye on tallying the point one way or another. The second course is indeed exciting. For it involves a greater cal- culated risk, a keener insight into the mind of the man at the opposite side of the table. Will he fumble the complicated defense, or will he calmly puncture the assault? The opening treatment here is so bizarre that it leaves an impres- sion that White is either an idiot or a genius. He is neither. He is suf- ficiently deft, however, to heave Black bodily out of the book and into the frying pan. A. Horowitz FRENCH DEFENSE ee MeO: AH eat at move. only. sharpens White's advance, Richard Kajoeh Pes fariny conesliafatee Nai tainine epee wre Nee to give iach a modicum of in — P-K4 P-K3 = rete ahaa a ven ons pe ecient Pkasiha AN ealulisaeated sea yh hyd af the modern P-KS and the ayAtte’positinally and” eaves hae pce mite open teeny, aime = 8 0-0-0 ea White offers a Pawn, to boot. Aeaine): NOs Ms ne oe-kné Got ep RXR 4 N-@83 Paty 10 PANS. PxP 12 BxR N-R2 Now Black must relinguish the Pawn in due time. 4... P-KBA is met by 5 P-BB, PxP 6 NxP after which Black is a Pawn up but behind in development and remains with an awkward Pawn strue- ture, 5 ke Bk 6 P-KNS i Another diabolical fianchetto Is In the offing, while White prepares also to drive Black's Knight. Stern P-KRS 54 by I. A. HOROWITZ 13 PONG! te Now Black's Pawn structure is shat- tered, and Black's King Is a fixed target fae, xP SU and all, Black ean do better with the sane 13. | N-B3 14BxP NABI 16 RENT 15 N-B3 @-82 17 QxB_QN-@2 48 RxP! ‘Tho Rook Is immune; and, if Black at: tempts to escape on the other wing by castling, he will be out more material, 1B.... 8-82-20 KxB NG 19 NUQNS BxBt 21 RNP QxN 22 Q.KRA! Resigns Coffee House Gambit In the following game, White is not satisfied with the usual initiative be- stowed him by virtue of the first move. He wants more: he gambles a Pawn and later an Exchange to achieve his goal: and his speculation pays off. QUEEN'S PAWN GAME MeO: p. 286; cat, 55 ALL. McAuley, F, Cummings White Black 1 pas N-kE3 2 P-KBS cae Prelude to an unusual gambit Pas ‘This is it, White offers a Pawn for quick development and contol of the center. Oosea PxP Black correctly accepts. 4 NBS PxP 5 NxP BANS 6 8-54 : Now White threatens 7 BxP#, followed by & N-KSt, to recover piece and Pawn, eps pKa 7 KS BK2 aco 0-0 Black is still behind in development, but he retains the Pawn plus, 9 ace qn-a2 10 R-B2 NANG: 11 B-NS B-kBt Here Black incurs an unnecessary loss of time. 11... QN-Q4, with an eventual = cheek: f= anh checks § = ae che ‘CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958=. . P-QB4, ouglit to pair down and de- imolish White's control of the center. 12 N-KS, N-KS 13. NxN xn 14 QR-KBY 8-KBs Black's last 1s not fatal but invites complications. 14... B-N3 barely holds, 18 RxB More or less in the spirit of the gam Dit, though not necessarily sound, 8.. xR 16 NLNG N-as Here is Black's losing blunder 16 W-BI gives back a Pawn but still retains the Exchange, 17 BxN axe 18 NxPE K-RI 190-03, Resigns An Unopt King White's strategic plan is correct; bis technique, however, is faulty: and he finds himself in a net of his own making. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED MCO: p. 188; col, 40 J. Apking B, Ben-Menachem White Black 1P-Qs PQs 3 N-QB3_ N-KBS 2P-0B4 P-K3 4 BLKNS QN-@2 5 PxP a As 4... B-K2 is the more natural move, White may suspect Black Is head ing for some such specialty as the Cam. bridge Springs Variation and hence df verts the opening, At any rate, this Ex: change Variation fs solid, sound and oper 6 PKS : White dodges the usual tap: 6 NxP? NXN 7 BxQ, BANSt, etc, after whied Black comes out a piece ahead. PxP ‘CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 9 PKNG aa ‘The idea is a violent Pawn demonstra: tion against the opposing King, White's King fs destined for the other wing — at least, 50 White thinks, Oe 10 BxN ar White's last is premature, 10 KN-K2 first brings up the reserve forces, R-KI 10.... NxB 12 NxN Pxn 11 PNS ON-KS) 13 BP BNE ‘There's the rub, White's King is the target 14 K-K2 axe 18 BxPt K-RI 16 B-KS eee Here White hai to reckon with... @- NT as well as... B-KNS(}). His plan has boomeranged, Fram here on, Black bailds up with matural moves, and White Is helpless. 16 QNSt 21 R-KNIRKRE 7 B83 GxP! 22 xR GT WRQI @-KRS 230-N1 Q-REt 19 K-B1 BK3 28 BN2 Q-BG! 20N-K2 QR-Q1 25 P-K4 -QNS Resigns Black's threat is 26... R-Q? (27 B-B3, B-B5) to win the Knight, and there is no way of squirming out Moscow, 1956 Nothing is more disconcerting than fan unexpected check, QUEEN'S GAMBIT MCO! p. 165; c01. 19 Borisenko Gretzkin white Black 1P-Qs PQs 4 PKS P-QBA 27-084 PxP § BxP. xP 3.N-KB3 P-QR3 6 NxP PKS 7 @RAt! “eee It now 7... P-N4, 8 BXNPT. ete. If 7... B-Q2, 8 Q-N3! is powerful 02 90xR kN PxB 10 QxN —B-NSt NBS... With this in mind: AL... BXNt 12 PxB, QxBP} 13 B-Q2!, QxRt 4 K-K2, QsR 15 QxBt, K-K2 16 BONAt, K-B8 17 Q-BS mate — or 14... QxP 15 QxBt, K- K2 16 R-QBI with an easy win, Wo... 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This outstandingly good-looking set i boxed attractively in sturdy Nara wood, favored for furniture and flooring because of its durable kualities. Striking to look at and perfect for chess play, this set is a lifetime buy at an amaz- ly reasonable price! Catalogue No, 26 MAIL YOUR ORDER TO CHESS REVIEW 250 West 57th Street, New York 1 NY. 55Te technique of adopting Inferior ines of play, In order to mduce weaker ‘opponents to involve themselves in com: plications which will prove too much for them, is generally identified with the name of Emanuel Lasker. But the strat- agem Is of course considerably older. Morphy himself did not disdain to use it ‘on occasion; and, as we shauld expect from the low level of playing strength in his day, he was quite successful Casual Game, London, 1858 PHILIDOR'S DEFENSE 74; cal. § P. Morphy Black PKs Pas P-KBs? Morphy could have had no illusions about the drawbacks of this compromis- ing move, despite the praise once lav- ished on ft by Philidor. 4 QPxP ee Modern theorists prefer 4 N-B3 ae BPxP 5 NLNS P-aa 6 PKE 8-QB4!? Morphy sacrifices the Exchange: for 6 - NOKRS 7 N-QB3, P-B3 8 KNxKP! Solutions to PROBLEMART fon page 50 No. 1 White mates after 1 N-Q4 No. 2 White mates after 1 R-N2, threat: ening 2 Q-N8t: 1.1... K-Q4'2 Q-KS and 2 RNA mate; If 1... K-Q2, 2 R- NTf and § Q-BS mate: 11)... K-BA, 2 Q-B&t and 3 R-N4 mate: il... K-B2, 2 QNSt and 9 R-NT mate; 11... Nor NP any, 2 Q-NSt, K-B1 3 Q-N4 mate or 2 2 K-K2 or. | K-Q2 3 R-NT mater if 1... PoBE, 2 Q-KSt and 3 R-N6 mate. No. 3 White mates after 1 Q-R8: 1... K-RT 4 K-RE 2 Q-RS, BNE 3 Q-R1, QRS mate; o 2... K-NS 3 Q-RIt, K- 4Q-Q1 mate; or! . .. K-B? or’. K-B8 2 Q-B6t, K-N8 3 Q-RIt, KA 4Q-Q1 mate. Ee phy Masterpieces BY FRED REINFELD 7 N87 : ‘There are two Ines which are simpler and less risky: 1) 7 NxKP, PsN 8 Q-RSt. and 9 QXB, of 7... B-K2 8 Q-N4! 2) 7 N-QB3, P-B3 8 N-Bi, Q-B3 9 B-K3, P- Q5 10 NxP, QxKP 11 NxB! QxN 12 QxP, ate. ange 8 BKS : ‘The game is full of difficult deck sions: eg. on 8 Q-Q2, BxKP 9 NxR, N-B3 10 Q-B4, 0-0-0, Black will win the trapped Knight and ought to have enough compensation for the Exchange in his superior development, extra Pawn and compact Pawn position. a-B3 Pas 9 BN ie Maroczy answers 9 Q-RS with $ PBI for, if 10 N-Q6i, Black escapes with 10... K-K2 11 NxBf, K-Q1, ete. Even worse for White is 10 NxRi, P. NB 11 QsB? (11 Q-N4 is also inade- uate), QxP{ 32 K-Q1, P-KTt. Ore 8s 10 NxR ee 10 B-R4 has been suggested; but, after = BsP 11 NxR, N-QB3. Black will win the Knight and bave sufficient com pensation for the Exchange. Deoug axe FS check: | = abl checks: § = dia ch 11 B84 eee Apparently, 11 N-B7 Is in order as, after 1... Q-B3 12 BBs, BxP? 13 BsB, Qxih 14 Q-RS! White saves his Knight o gets equivalent material for it. Abteieks N-ae3 And here Sergeant claims that 11 QXP(7) Is correct, overlooking that, after 12 Q-RSt! P-N3 18 QxB. Black Is lost. 12 N-B7 ange Now White plunges into new difficul- ties, 12 0-0 makes life a great deal simpler for him. axP N-B3. 14 P-KBS da ‘The [ast move allows one of Morphy’s most celebrated combinations: but the move recommended by the Morphy an- notators (14 N-Q2) fails because of 14 . N-KNS, which regains the Exchange ‘and leaves Black at least a Pawn ahead. fee N-QNS! White has no goad repl B-K2 (or 15 B-N3), 15 and, on 15 R-B2, Q-N8i 16 RBI, Q-K} 17 Q-K2 (or 17 B-K2, P-Q6), NxPt, White's game caves in. 18 N-R3 ao At last, Morphy pounces on the Pawn, Barnes accepts the Bishop in a resigned mood, Knowing that he hus nothing bet- ter 16 BxB Tho mystery created by Black's previ- ‘ous move is dispelled: and it is mate next move: 17 Qxn 18 0-0-0 qdap Sti another delectable point of the combination is that White has to lose another piece — by the text or other- wise! ane BxN And White cannot recapture? 19 BN3 part Who knows — this Pawn might be useful? 20 K-N1 21 N-KS: ‘That White does not resign against Morply! — is a sad commentary on the chess of those days, 22N-Q3 RAKI! 24 NAK6E REN 25NxB xR! Resigns A very dificult but rewarding game. CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958Entertaining and instructive games annotated by a famous analyst. by HANS KMOCH TEXAS, 1957 International at Dallas Fascinating Tristich ‘This game has the unassuming quati es of being neither fanltless nor bril- Nant, and it ends in a draw at that. Yet It constitmtes a fascinating tristich. ‘The first part belongs co Black for his oviginal and admirable effort co vender the White King Bishop a bad Bishop. In the second part, however, thanks to White's iruperturbable steadiness. the table slow turns until it becomes clear that Black has fatally overreached him self. While these two parts are loaded with strategie motifs, the third. turns on tactics, Black jumps into the lfeboat of complications and with some help from White reaches shore. SICILIAN DEFENSE MCO! p. 137; cot, #0 S. Gligorich Bent Larsen Yugesiavia Denmark white Black 1P-Ka P-QB4 5 P-QB4 B-N2 2N-KBS N-QB3 6B-K3 N83 3 Pt PxP 7 N-QB3 N-KNS @NxP | P-KNS 8 QxN NaN etal sates So far, the game has followed that between Smyslov and Botvinnik in the Alekhine Memarial Tournament (page 18, CHESS REVIEW, January, 1 a. NK Black here deviates from the “model” game in which Black continued with 9 P-K4 (which Gligorich obvioush has expected und bas intended to cou ter with some improvement on Smy slov's play). ‘The text move was suggested in Chess World, 1954, and Hugh E. Myers tested It In a practice game with Paul Benko. played for a Kingside attack and lost Larsen has the different idea of rendering White's King Bishop bad. a2 is already indicated by the white-bound Pawns on QBI and Ks. Consequently he strives for a dlack-bound formation fof his own Pawns, as well as for the exchange of the black-bound Bishops. 100-02 G-R¢ 12B-K2 B-NZ 17 R81 PANS 13 PBS P-KNG (CHESS REVIEW, FEERUARY, 1958 Black displays great originality and consistency, His whole plan, however despite all its profound design and skill fal pursuance, Is somewhat over-preten tlous and fails to work satisfactorily, 14 0-0 aKa Now. on 15 BxKNP, Black advances his purpose by 15. . . BXPT, ete 1S KR-Q1 P-Q3 17N-G5— Qxa 16P-QN3 BBS 18 BxQ 5x8 19 RxB PBS ‘The first stich has ended, Blnck has achieved a lot. and yet too little. For White has miaintained superiority iu controlled space which he Is supposed to have in the Maroezy bind (Pawns on QB4 und Ks), and his Bishop is not permanently bad as none of the hamper- Ing Pawns is definitely immobilized, 20 K-B2 K-82 21 K-KS an-aa1 22 R/2-B2 ee White forestalls 22... BXN since 28 BPxB gives him x decisive command of the open Queen Bishop file, zap ij: PLKRS 23 8-81 NeN2 24 B-a3 aa Now White prevents 25... P-RL era PKs Black alms (o Increase his maneuver: ing space and probably to anchor his Knight on Q5 or KB5 sooner or later. Actually, however, he is courting trouble with his backward Queen Pawn, 25 N-B3 eee White threatens 26 N-NS, POP kR-at 26 Rae PLRS Black here acts to prevent any open ing of the King Rook file, by White's P-KR4 as White might then succeed in controlling that file. His 1s, how ever, a stop-xap meusure, as will be 27 8-81 ee Again, White threatens 28 N-NS ae Bas 28 R/1-Q1 K-K2 29 P-KNG! ee This powerful stroke offers White two basie advantages of dectsive signifi cance: an open King-side file and the fall activation of his Bishop by B-R3, Diack Is unable to put up proper re sistance on the Kingside as he !s com mitted on the Queen file. His bvo moves, Po eek TS an deal T= 13... PENS and 24 drought on a war 0} Is too much for him P-KS, have two Fronts which 2. PxP 30 PxP PANS Black's Jast 1s an emergency measure to keep White's Bishop out of action 31 PxP. N-K1, with a satisfactory game for Black, 31 Papa! God ‘This move thwarts Black's hope as his King Knight Pawn ts In great danger of falling prey to White's Bishop. See Nand 31... PBI offers comparatively bet- ter chances. Black probably overlooks the next White move. 32 B-K2! - 32 NxNP now leads to 33 BxP, R-QN1 84 -REKNI (not 34 R-KN2? Po B4!), trapping the Knight, a2 33 RP So far, it Is Pawn for Pawn; but the Black King Knight Pawn remains weak, and Black's pleces become dispersed. 94 PBS. N-R4 35 RKB} K-81 Black contemplates a line in which his King does not belong on KB2. 36 R-KNt on Just what Black expected. Now he escapes the worst. Correct is 36 R-KRI! with which White wins rather easily, 36 Baz! a7 RAGE oo Here 's the point of Black's 35th mave: with Black's King on B2, White would have 37 BxP! Bxk 38 PxB} (not 38 BYNt? K-K2!), K-11 39 N-Q5, win ning (by threat of P-K7t and BxNt) a7. K-K2 39 RxP. RaR 38 R/6-Q1 N-85 40 BxR — P-NAL Black has lost a Pawn, but the im mediate danger has subsided, and this thrust gives him some counterplay. 57 R-KNA NxNP41 Nast pod Hardly appetizing ts 41 NxP, BxN 42 PxB, R-Bét 43 K-Q2, R-Q6t 14 K-B2, R-K6 after which White's King Pawn falls, But 41 R-KRI PxP 42. P-Ni! offers fine promise, 41.22. NN 43 PGB KB 42 BPxN | RAB7 44. KR R-BGt 44... RXP loses to 45 R-RSt, K-NZ 46 R-Q8, B-B3 19 R-QBS, etc, 45 K-82 ae 45 K-Q2, R-B3 and 46... RxP with check is to be avoided. So... RBS 47 RRB PRD 46 R-RBt K-N2 48 K-K3 RAP 49 BRS! we. ‘A critical moment. White has lost his extra Pawn but has the strong threat of 50 R-Q8, followed by $1 B-K8. The fighting flares up again. aici K-Ra! 50 BNE PENS Black has made gainful tempi, Is now prepared to meet 51 R-Q8, R-Q5 62 B-K8 with 52... BeB. 518-87 B-N¢ 54 R-KBB K-N4 528-95 R-Q2 55 K-K3 R-QB2! 53.K-B3 R-KN2 56 R-NBt | K-RS 87 RANG rs Now White wing a Pawn again, but to no avail as Black obtains a saving counter-attack, §7.... RAB} 60 AXP -R-BBE 58 K-G2R-Q6? 61 K-GQ2_- K-NG 59 K-Bt RAKBE Orawn White lacks any reasonable way of escaping perpetual check: 62 R-N6?, K-BS 63 R-N2, K-BS G4 R-R2, K-N6. ‘TEXAS, 1957 International at Dallas Beware of Major Conclusions ‘Tho line adopted in this game Is very common but inexhavetibly complicated. Hardly a tournament passes without easting some new light on it. This time the light puts Black into the shadow after only ten moves, but still without justitying any major canclusion. SICILIAN DEFENSE Daniel A. Yanofsky Frederic Olafsson Canada leeland White Black 1P-K4 P-QB4 § N-QBs Pas 2N-KBS N-QB3 6 B-KNS —P_K3 3 Pa PxP 7Q-Q2 P-QR3 @NxP N-KB3 8 0-0-0 B-Q2 For 8... P-R3 9 B-RS, see Yanofsky- Mednis, 'p, 811, CHESS REVIEW. Dee. 41956. After the text, Black must keep in mind that the position of his Queen Bishop may add to the effect of a timely P-KS. 9 PBs RB Black ignores the main danger, A better line is 9... NxN 10 QxN, B-B3: eg, 1 PKS, PxP 12 QxQt, RxQ_ 18 RXRt, KxR 1 PxP, P-R2 15 BxNt, PxB 16 PX, R-N1, threatening 17... R-N3 10 N-B3! arr Now the threat of 11 P-K5 is hard to meet. White suddenly hae @ great ad- vantage. fOjeeie Rs A tactical expedient: 11 P-KS, N-QNS! 12 PxN, RxN! 11 KN! Agen Again White threatens 12 P-KS, and now there is no good defense, eee PLNG Or 11, ., Q-B2 12 P-K5, PxP 13 PxP, -KNI 14°N-K4 with afar superior game for White. Black’s text threatens 12... PONS; but White comes first, 42 PKS! P_NS. ‘There is no choice for Black, 13 PxN PxN 14 PXNPE ee An Important point, 4... BxP 18 QxQP ou ‘The (all of this barrier ts decisive. noe R-B2 As Black f@ a Pawn down, 15... Q-B2 Is not feasible: eg, 16 QxQ, fol Towed by 17 P-QN3 and piling up on Black's Queen Bishop Pawn for a sec: ond Pawn plus. BxN RANI 11... QxP loses to 18 QxQ, NxQ 19 16 P-KRS PxP Now Black gets a hopeless end-game with 18... QxP: eg, 19 R-R3. 19 BBS. R-QN2 20 RRS. aoe White has a number of threats: 21 KR-QB and 22 QxN, or 21 R-RS. Boece a8 Biaek is helpless. 21 axa RaQ 22 R-QB3! +A deadly pin. Now White wins flatly. 22.... PANS 25 B-B3 K-81 23 PAG! RRS 26 BxN xB RAR 27 RB Resigns ‘TEXAS, 1957 International at Di ‘Theory versus Condition ‘This game Is remarkable as Black wins 50 quickly against the dread Saemisch Ateack, As such a success Js so vare, the game deserves publica: ton lest it contain a theoretical point for study. No such contribution, however, seems to exist; 30, apparently, the game testifies only as to the condition of the players: Yanofsky. excellent; Evan: oor. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE McO: p. 313; note (a) Larry Evans Dan Yanofaky United States Canada White Black 1P-Q4 N.KB3 3N-QB3 BANZ 2P.Q84 PLKNS 4 PAK Pas 5 PBS . ‘The Saemisch System. epee Poké 6 Pas None 7 B-K3 P-KBS Taking this action before castling may be considered a slight improvement, but this game does not justify any such’ cox- clusion. 8 PxP eee Of course, there is the alternative of 8 Q-Q2, P-B5 9 B-B2, followed by 0-0-0 after which White must play for a later exchange of Pawns elther on the King: side or the Queenside with P-QD5. But this is an entirely different system. en PxP 9 az ee Also, 9 KN-K2 Is reasonable (9... Q-RSt 10 PNG, QxBP? 11 N-B4), ar @-Rst A little trap: 10 P-KN3? NaP 11 B- 32, NxB!), 10 8-82 Ke 41 BoKNa BoE From here on, White proceeds very slowly, making a” serles of half-hearted moves’ like this one, It still takes quite 4 while before his position deteriorates below the zero point of playability lonoe 0-0 12 0-0-0 P-aRs 43 K-NI ae White's last is not urgent but is play- able. 130... N-a2 16 KNLK2, en 14 B-Q3 seems more natural, 14.... PINS 16.N-Q3 Be 1S NOI N-BS 17 8-K2 NBR 18PKRS 1... Much betler is 18 KR-K1. 18 PKS: 9 oa White's last opens a file for Black. Ut Is necessary rather to play N-Bé, ‘CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958jokes 20 BaP di Now White Is in a critical position; yet he does not even try to put up re- sistance. 20 P-B4 must be played. NPxN ape NxkP 21 NxM PRN 22 B-K3 @Rnt ‘This Is the end, of course, 23 P-Na 24 R-QB1 Resigns TEXAS, 1957 International at Dallas Masterful Revenge Unlike the game in which Resheysky lost to Olafsson in the first round of the tournament, this is an extraordinar- lly fine performance. Outstanding Is the last stage of the game in which White profoundly demonstrates the advantage of the Two Bishops against Bishop and Knight, ‘Truly, a masterful revenge NEO.GRUENFELD DEFENSE For Mca: Spotlight” p. 3a 8. Reshevaky F. Olat United States leeland white Black 1 Pas 5 PxP NxP 2 page 6 .N-Kes NANG. 3 P-KNS. 70-0 N-B3 4 BN2 8 PKS 0-0 Why not 8... PKI? It is hard to guess as White has several continua: tions of some promise at his dispos For one thing, the end-game after 9 PxP, QxQ 10 RxQ, NxP 11 NxN, BeN 12 PB QR4 offers bim a tiny edge. But there are also the sharp possibilities of 9 P- QRs, 9 Q-K2 and, last, but not least. $ N-B3, PsP 10 PXP, NxP 11 NxN, QxN 12 RK. The last line is very bad for Black. QN-B3 PLQR¢ 11 PKs P-a83 10P-Q5 N-NS 12 PGR] N-RI 1 PxP PxP Black now has a weakened Queen-side. ‘The weakness is more optical than real, White must perform very well In order to maintain any initiative. 1460-82 @-B2 19P-K5 BBE 15.N-QRS NxN 20Q.B4 PRS 16QN NT 218-K3 PLBe 17Q-82 ANd 228-KB1 N82 RQ GNI 2 PGR .... White provokes an Indirect exchange of Pawns which increases the activily of his pieces. (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 AxP 27 B-QA3! RNS Q-N2 260-05 Q-R2 BK3 2QKs Qe NaN 30 @R-Bt! Another exchange of the same kind and bearing. 30... QP 32 8xP KI 31 Qa Bq 33R-Q7 Now White holds © tangible edge. He has emerged with the Two Bishops, good activity for his pieces and — what is very important — a potential target on the Queenside in the form of the Black Queen Rook Pawn. aus 3¢ Bad Apparently, White has blundered, al- lowing two dangerous possibilities, the pin which ensues, and 34... . B-Q5 with attack on White's King ‘Bishop Pawn. ‘The latter, however, can be repelled by 35 BRS! and, If 35... BxP}, 36 K-BI wins simply enough, while, 1€ 35 , RxP, 36 RxD is decisive. R81 37 8x8 ROS RNS 28 K-81 0 RXR 36 BNS RXR} 39 BXR Now follows the finest part of the game — an ending In which White mas. terfully demonstrates the superiority of the Two Bishops. Of course, Black can play differently at many points, but he has no clear way to equality. ae. N-BS 44 K-82 K-KI 40 B-QNS N-N6 458-02 8-01 41 B-K3 46 K-KaN-Bat 42 B-QE4 47 K-Ka = -K-@2 43 PBs 48 K-05. Obviously, White has made essential headway: but the win still depends on extraordinary finesses, 4a... 49 BLNSt 50 P-Ratt 0 A very tine combination. White must either lure away the Knight so he can ef- fectively proceed with B-KS or create new weaknesses by advancing his King: side Pawns, 50... xP On 50... N-Q3 51 B-Q3, White's King must In the penetrate vietoriously on one wing or the other. S18-KB N-BS 54 KB B-OSt 528-K1 N-K6} 55 KxP —N-Q3t Sa K-KS NBS} 56 K-B8 Nx 57 KxN Atter this further reduction of ma ferfal, the situation has become clear » Black's King-side Pawns must fall, wre BKS ‘The last try, leading to the next to the last finesse. After 87... BANS 58 K-B?, White wins quite simply, 58 BxP} —-K-B3 60 KxP AS, 50 K-87 GP «61 K-RS Resigns Black stilt draws if he can sacrifice his Lishep for the King Rook Pawn, It is the last point, however, that White can escort this Pawn to its queening square without exposing it to capture: eg., 61 - . BeNG 62 B-Q8, B-KS 68 BxP, B-NS 64 K-N4, K-N? 65 BUNS, B-K2 66 BBA, K-R3 67 BANS, B-N5 68 P-R4, and so on SPAIN, 1957 Madrid Internation Un-Santa Klaus ‘They had a rather unSanta Klaus at tls Christmas tournament, He whipped by Pomar, Unzicker, O'Kelly, Farre, Dier and ‘Rossollmo in suecession and bagged the brilllancy prize besides, The following game Is the brilliancy. White briskly demonstrates how to make Good use of an Isolated Queen Pawn both Positionally and in combination play, QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED Semi-Tarrasch Defense Mco: page 192; col. $8 Klaus Darga Alberic O'Kelly West Germany Belgium white Black 1P-QB4 N-KB3 6 P-K3 N-aB2 2N-QB3 PKS 7.803 B-K2 3N-B3 PQd | 80-0 xP 4P.0¢ PBs 9 PP. SBPxP 0 NXP 10 R-K1_ 8-83 A woll known pattern of play. It has features of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, Dut Black's control of his key Qd h fs rather weak, Normally, King Knight and Queen Bishop support that squar 11 B-Kal : White hits the weak spot and s0 0b. tains a strong initiative. hier N/s-K2 120-03, P-KNG On 12... P-KR3, White also obtains 4 strong’ game wth 13 N-KS, followed possibly by Q-KRS, 13 BRE B-N2 18 BxB, KxB. 15 BxN! ace ‘These exchanges are well motivated. ‘The issue Is control of Black's Qs. Boe. NxB After 15... PxB, Black is left with a bad Bishop. Only slightly bad, in- deed, but still a permanent source of trouble, 16 NxN QxN 18. QR-KI_ BQ? AT R-KS — @-Q3 19. N-NS. Not 19 P-Q5 because of 13... P-BS After the text move, however, White does threaten P-Q5, among other things. He has a very strong position sees 8-83 ‘This obvions move fails to achieve Mts obvious purpose of parrying the 59threat. It even adds to It! Correct is 19... PAKRS (20 N-K4, Q-NS!), 20 Pas! Me A fine, decisive combination. Black's Bishop Is genvinely attacked because of White's serious threat of 21 Q-QB3. Eee) PP ‘This move leads to quick disaster. Yet 20 BxP (the main line) does not hold ‘owt much longer: e.g, 21 Q-Q4. K-NI 22 N-K4; and (1) 22.” | Q-N3 23 N-BG. K-N2 24 Q-KR4, and White wins; (2) 22... Q-Q) 28 RSB! Pxlt 24 N-BEr. K-RI 25 (R-K3!_and White also wins: eg. 25... R-BI 26 P-KNi! RUBS 27 R-KN3! PLRR4 28 Q-KS, Q-B2 29 RxPI, and mate fellows, 21 Q-a8 Kent 22 RK seer Now White threatens first of all 23 N-K6, while 22... BAQ2 falls against 23,N“K4. Black's’ position Is hopeless. 22... PB 26 AXRP KI 23 QR-K6 Q-01 25 Q-KR4 Resigns TRAVELING CHESS SET ing set hae a playing all of 8 equare! Plastic men, %4” high, plug into plywood beard which is encased In a leatherette cover: The De Luxe model (also has compartments at each end for capture ‘Standard ‘model ia in pasteboard cover (has no compartments), De Luxe in photo. Order by catalogue number: No. 197-—Standard mode! No, 199De Luxe model --anne- $1.50 Send for 1958 Catalogue MAIL YOUR ORDER TO CHESS REVIEW 250 West 87th Street, New York 19, N. ¥. 60 mA Sa al UNITED KINGDOM, 1957 British Championship Fine Pottery In an old-fashioned Stonewall, Black te easily outplayed, remaining with a bad Bishop. His violew attempts at creating complications work adversely. ‘Tournament winner Dr. Stephen Fazekas, born in Slovakia when that country be longed to Austria-Hungary, is @ younger contemporary and close compatriot of Solus Breyer ‘and Richard Reti. He spent years in Vienna, then settled in Britain where he hes now, after many years of hard trying. finally won the dot. Harmoniously 30, as his Hungar lan name means potter. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED SemiSlav Stonewall Deten: MCO: p. 218: col, 41 ix cloneat Dr. 8, Fazekas G, Abrahams white 1p pas 3 N-KBS 2P-QBs PKI 4 PKS ‘The SemiSlav Stonewall, an old-fash- ioned type rarely seen today. 5 Pep ace A poor move. it seems, detrimental to White's Queen Bishop and a relief for ts Black collengue. But there Is more to it than that, White has a reasonable dea. (pees KPxP 6 Bas 8.G3 70-0 N-KR3 Apparently, Black dislikes the se quence: 7... . NoB3 8 Q-B2. N-KS 9 N-KS, which Is comprehensible. Th2 position is, however, inconvenient for Black, anyhow. 8 P-QN3! ‘ ‘The Important point of White's net-up. He threatens to exchange the black bound Bishops. Curiously. his unmoved Queen Knight venders valuable service ane 0-0 ‘There Is no Koad way to evade the trade of Bishops. & B-B2 9 B-R3 prevents Black's casting: and, after 8... Q-K2 9 P-QR4, P-Qli 10 BRS, B-N5" 11 N-KS, White also holds the edge. 9B-R3 = BXB 11 PLQNS PRB JONXB -N-Q2 12 Q-N3_N-B3 13 N-B2 As White In now striving to get in P-QNS (a la the minority attack), his Queen Knight is more useful on QES — Dut there it cannot get as 18 N-NI is met by 13... N-KS. nae NokS. 44 Pars P-KNE Black aims to neutralize the coming minority attack with wild gestures on counter defen the King-side. Lacking: real threats, Black does better with P. remain handicapped by his bad Bishop sn any event. 18 PLNS PLANS When wo do the same. it has not necessarily the same effect, True oF false? False! Both movex weaken Black's position! 16 Ben Of course, White's attacked Knight cannot move while... N-Q7 is possible, pers PB 17 NUKE N82 Black xives up a Pawn, 18 PxeP NaN After 18... PxP 19 NxBP, Q-93. White wins another Pawn by 20 QxP! 19 Pan, : White does better to cash in on the 21 QR-N1 Now Black's Bishop comes into action, considerably improving Black's game. 22 N08 B-R3 25 Rep RBS 2KR-Q1 BAS 26 AxR Gx. 26 RNG QxP 27 RANI R-KET 2B R-N2 — P-RG Black’s last is a double error. He leaves ene Rook Pawn and pushes the other to the grave detriment of his Dosition. Instead. 28... Q-QR3 - at Teast for the time being, 2QrP BT 11 ONS 30Q-K1 PRS 32 PRS PNG A Pawn down, Black ought to lose any. how, But. by his self-destructive push: ing of Pawns, he loses faster than nec essary, 38 RPxP Pxp 34 PxP axP Black's one meager threat is 35 . QxKPj, and that has na foreing power. 35 R-KB2! ‘The switch to the King-side ix deadly. Alter 35... QxKP 36 Q-Ndt, K-R2 27 N-BS, While mates in « few moves. Gyeens R82 36 NBS ane 37 R84 a White threatens 93 R-N4 of course. 37.... K-BY 38 ONE K-O2 $8O-Q6 KK GO NGS .... White threatens mate in two (41 Q-K61) as well ag other niceties. Black overlooks one of the latter, but it hardly matters anymore. mont 41 QA ane Resigne (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958Activities of CHESS REVIEW Postal Chess players: game reports & ratings, names of Pew players, prize-winners, selected games, toumey Instructions 4 editarial comment, TOURNAMENT NOTES Progress Reports for Golden Knights Tournaments 7th Annual Championship—1952.3 Though we have no newly completed Finals, here is the list of prospective cash prize winners to date, PRESENT LEADERS* Zalys 45.7 M Gonzaler ....3215 Re Klugman 210452 HE Marelson 11.922 G Patterson so52 HOR Daly locas Hi Rothe 131 HE Wallgren 120.8 EE Amburn 000400) BQ Welbel 202303 Hi ckstrom 120400 B Kontautus 17-303 ‘Archipott °<.4285 R MeClellan.....30.0 K Skema 102) BP Moning 1229.85 EW Buerser 40.6 Mee Winltskt 1229.68 E Aronson BOrmstenn ..10123°3 4 A'tyin 3B Weight 223s 3 Christman © Ww Strahan 723.4 ¥ Berszarins -.-a845 MW Rogers ...23.0 © R'Eret 3 Rarataitie 2289 Dr Farber BM Lozano 2 284 D’ uraiele WF Gileon 01 2835 HT Reeve S Stark eens ssc273 @ Kelner A Linder 0000S @ Van Osdoi 211302) WR Bundick 12nd S Miler 362. JL Nontam <1213 TR Stmnia 203025 OW Paley 0202 J Stonkur 1.101.369 T Heckman 101.1233 JR Schrocdar’.362) © M Harms". /22.05 b Neder 52 WS Muck 10! 2638 XL Pcken 22354 Ca Van Brunt 2605 8 Verma 00013515 K Runkel 260 Dri'Senwarie 38.0) JF Shaw 20..002588 B'ciaveus ss .0348 He Maclean" 11.2545 E Ratermanis 0305 Dra'S Neal ..2435 WG Schroeder’ 300 TH Macafilian 23.9 1 Johnson - EG Pearce 283 3 ‘Lieberman BT Brown b Roth 2 Ross BOW Padi 22003285 BEng BD Wallace cnr. 22 th Annual Championship—1954 As a result of current Postal Mortems, Finals Section, 54:NE §, has now com. pleted play, and the coritestants therein Score these weighted, point totals:* R, Klugman 46.2 (at least a the for top prize!); G. J. Mauer 26.8; B. Haimes 35.7; E, Manny 27:3; Dr, R.A. Hedg- cock 21.8: and H. Harrison and J. R. Wood withdre ‘CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 PRESENT LEADERS* nan '§ 0 Wassner 8 LH Johnson ¥ D Landon Wikrom 120.408 B Brice-Sagh’ Puateiner 0000868 i Hi Smith vsvcakas G Kate ana PMawer 01869 . Bd inch 2.03618 WE stevens | Matmen 000087) Hederacke Sy Manic 00073865 A towman, EA Cardo 202204088 & Cu ABE W Kelde) 22330) FC atidaichreci 12:8 BM Mueller’ 328 ie Hayes T Payor 3L€ DM Mitchell Ge itPayne Uae Www" Poche Sth Annual Championthip—1955 ‘AS a result of current Postal Mortems, the following qualify for assignment to the Pinals: J. X. Schmitt, R, W. Rempel, H.B. Daly and E, V. Trull — not enough, however, to fill a tournament section. 10th Annual Champlonship—1956 ‘As a result of current Postal Mortems, the following qualify for assignment to the Finals: H. Berliner, J. A. Hamilton, Dr. 1. Farber (2) and A. N. Meuse. Also, for the Semi-finals, the follow tng qualify: RR. Bass, Miss M. Piatt, J.B. Myers, L. E. Wood, D. Shook, P. W. Duke, G. N, Vassilakos, F, Langsdale, Dr. G. Katz and M. E, Quinn, 11th Annual Champlonship—1957 ‘As a result of current Postal Mortems, the following qualify for assignment to the Semifinals: J.B. Bane. 8. Stark, H. Mezey. R, B. “Abrams, J. N. Buck, M. Aron and J, Palmieri Reporting Games ‘The Postal Chess Rules specify that game reports must be sent within 72 hours. That is, each game must be re ported as soon as won (or drawn), If & second result comes through within the 72 hours, there is no harm in report- ing the two together, clearly and di Uinetly, But you must not withhold re: ports: doing so upsets the workings of the ratings, possibly delays prizes to some other players and Is generally wn: fair. If you do withhold reports, we may adjust or penalize your rating, We suggest both players report: but the one not reaitired to do so ought at least to check the “Postal Mortems, ‘Weighted point fotals are based on the feliosting, xcuie: 1.0 potnt “per vin ‘Inthe Qrelimas: 23 in semicihals: and «8 In finals, BraWs" count hail these: valves, JACK STRALEY BATTELL Postal Chess Editor Special Rating Sections ‘This is the month for which we asked commitments from those who intend to enter the Special Rating Tournaments Yor those rimming at 1500 and higher (see page 32, January, for details). We are extending that period through March s0, if you are not sure of your rating yowil see it then, If stre, send your ‘commitment now; if not, act promptly when ratings appear. POSTALMIGHTIES! ‘The following Postalitex won prizes in ‘and. 1956. Prise Touramenty nt re Portal Morteme, 183 saute of curren Tourney Payer P 11¢ J Sudborouch 10 Gouta Peisacn 1 OR Buchana A's actin D1 Rosman RE Patterson € Sanders = K Webene 2 EP in ‘The following Postalites won or led tor first In 1955, 1986 and 1887 Clays Tourna- penta as a result of current Postal Mortems Tourney Player Place Score S8-C 258 C J Gibbs 4-2 © i Ha 20D Fv 26) HK Dek SJ Pardon Ede sehneider au GS Gay Waters 122.01 265 WL" Aursberier Bu Sete Ba wea 1. HEM Sehunis S Charlesworth © 5 Mulloy Ws Sommorinte Fe Relcher Mu Moser TR Stowe. it rae 3 Lax oom i 48 A BeGawes 2200! 8S Wolevanson 222! 10S Mee VE Cophl 220005 206 ¥ NowePOSTAL MORTEMS Game Reports Received during December, 1957 To report your results, all you need give Is section number, full names of both players ‘and the outcome of the a ‘Tourneya int man sections, ertirat or second game to have been finiahed ‘with that sume opponent (not Game A or B). ‘The following examples show how to give requlte with. minimum effort for "you ‘and ‘maximum clarity for proper recording: hy TA. 8. 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CLASS TOURNAMENTS 4 man tourneys graded by rating el Started in 1955 (Key: 55-C) Notice: All 3335 Class Tournament reports from peatallien heesme over-due by ond. of Becentber,, 188%. "The following est, mostly by doulle-forfelt on games “unre: parted, close out the record ‘Tourneys 1-277: 215 Tok ton. loaes one to Horton, alg. 250 ‘Kigin 2 af with. Vicious Schneider 2 df. 261 Varnaa 2 af Von Hoite, co Dofaltte La" Salle at with Gay, Diner, Neff ? a6 269 Cultus, Knplan d€. 21 Preston af Beeston, Lindley. Peterson, "Wallach: 214 ‘Melle, Price at Phitipa, of with Schulte, He: Jatorsky. Mursion af. Started in 1956 (Key: 56-C) Notice: Overdue gamea wil) be double-for- felted. They nro overdua after two years Of Play “Unless” specific request far exte af play has’ been fited by both play fore, Oidereise, adjudication reports must ibe'tiea Wien record of moves mage, clearly Stamped “diagram of position ‘reached and Statement of how you propere to Win oF to Hebert. 208 417 Muller. Platt draw the gume, Due dates ave: January ‘Se Mtorgra Botrieys/ 1-32, pant due! ebru ary. Te jonth: Murch, Fourneys sion at play thie iat report resulta oF {lig aapudieution reports. next. month Tourneys 1-214: 49 Jordan Joite Lapsley 108 “Feurt' fells Hogers. 126 Hayward rips é \ \ B 62 Hosen. 148 Looney tops. (a) Topka. 182 Goodspeed, Vanis. te. 178" Cotter "conks Hindley. 205. Kembers’ tone Ballden islew. 227 Finch fells Mfulherry. Kent,” 229 Schenk downs Duncombe, 230 Tadrier!, Kraay api (Wor 243. Bikine axes Hogiund, “2/7 Krohn alte Holwren, 257 Roberts ips ‘Hoxiwnd. 200 Abbate beste Post 214 ‘Shyker loses EWo to. Horem bests Uuert, 272 tmbrinie {ope Linah tie, 212 Terdiinger withdrawn, 2M" Kuckhort fells Pardon. 268. Beleecker este Held, 259 Hughey withdrawn: Kap: {in tops Dayell, (a) Mughes, 300 Linson= 3 Hoerning twiee, then Hancock. der iron.” 307 'Stowe tops ‘Taker J10 Auismion spllta two. With MeDonald Aud Barter: Barter (ope SleDovaid wee. AID Anderson, Jeweut stop Stonehick: Sew= fet Jolis De Keven Started in 1957 (Key: 57-C) Notice: Players are scaponsible for report Ing thele'revutts ‘promptly. aad checking. to 420 that “they appene correctly here” In Postul Mertens" In due time, and for ve porting any correction on "Postal Mortem” Sithin the month of pabliestion Normally, games of play. after twa. they” wil be dou fewed if not reported by then. I-any oppo nent ta cardy in replien, cepart 20. promptly te the Portal Chess tlio Tourneye 1:50: 1 Norvell, Whiddon tie. 4, Paichorn, bests Shitting and twice Bxxere, “13 Plutaik, Sommeriaite te 13 ‘Chatvenet topw Mowe, ties, then loses (0. Mer= hin Bt Stocke atone Wilson twice 23 Piling fone a) Rewizel.” 28. White: whine” Lew A" Lexnuit licks Plane twice, “22 Lex tops (20 “Van Camp, iS. Suyker bests Billet Clee, bows to: Mfontecio, 37 Keawlins ripe Lider: "Hastings nis Maddus. 10 Lek fopa Hobbie tieice, “Id Harris sinks Sutlt= Can, tt usnio beats Wendie, 18) Erakin Mackey’ tie, "So Harnett beats Woifearn, Oder. Tourneya 51-100: 53 Hochhalter detent Hall, "St Jacobocn Lope Fitzwerald “twice, ‘Beane twice, 65 Geyer Vales fwing: “Cates tops Ewing. es tons Isibuld wie! Beter= Son wlihdrawn, loses (2a) to. Sellers Aid Eevensou. 1 Chapman tops (a) Hughes. 73 Merrit, Veaw spite Uso, 25 Teal wltndrawe, S2"Saudl socks “Glen. $3 Porter wing trons Tmbriate, "Se Maxwell tops Ipren axes Nledewuer, 58 Gil Fine. 34 Gorty conks Covingt Pardons ‘withdraws: Evang axen Meare, ‘tp MeMulten, Gorham Gorknin rine’ Wright. ‘Tourney 02. Probst tons ig "Coen Childs chops ‘Curry! Wallon whips Ho Martin miauly Norton. 11" Schuller fones “to Fronczik. “leks "Steel. Canfield Hig" Nef€ tops Tuiim uwlee. Tit Stevens He Joiner tops (2a) “Laws 1S. Ninlager withdravcs, tases (2) to Falta Hall stops Ubertt NEW POSTALITES ‘Tho following new Postal Chess. players started play I December, 1337, with these inltat eauings: CLASS A at 1200; 3, Helfrich, L, Marshall, 3. Mamsey, RG. Savage, © A, ‘Smith and Yaut Wager! CLASS But 1200: J. Alex, CA, Colling, ©. Gaile, “8." Gratton, N.. T. Graham, Taawhe, D. Moore, FA. Newman, T. Blt, wep itced. . Hadsaanow, E,W, ‘Shirley, ¥, G. Tore and J, Weight? CLASS © at 300: LC. Antrobus, Cc. arsia, J. Baird, W, L. culvin: D. Czaben, MI"E! Dauphars, ©, Bussuule, 0. 8, Goa: dard," sR. Maher, J. datvan,” A.B. John~ fon, GL. Kare’ D.C. Kes 3.7 Mattel SC SO Nietalian, te. Miele Ave. éuhantel W. Bierce, K Le Reese, A.W. Tourneys 151-200: 4152 Brant downs Dude Clank! Clark ps Pall ipniek withdraws, 160, Wile Kinson tops (26) Teuseell” (02 Steve. Ander nip New. 162 Webly whips Seiten, 167 Uiyneh berts Wikio, Dows to odd. 172 Platt whip Warmack. (78. SMora muuly Harel $80" Asmervon beats hitler. Ist Drandeln Withdrawn, 182 Wilkerson tops (20) inh ens, 186 MeWilllams Whips Wiikerson, 139 Owen, este. alley.” Ys ODamnwi twice Hes” Eastman, tops. Steithaeh Tourteys 201-340: 211 Nletwer avercomen wert ice, 206 Noun tone Rosenblatt wie, Hanerott. 208 Slew tops and. tes Hunts 2it"Norrig minx Wilson, 13. Lie licks Key. 217 Probst, Verkowitx pumatel r Tierkowste heite. Urotat, now to Reunger spilt two. 222 Katine twice Taira tances 221 Dambeck downs) Wilson, Cantield, 235 ons “Hancock. 235 ‘Laie with: $28 Pierce aopa ‘Steitimeer, 222 Meare, Ghurchill split two, 239 Heappaport eats Insem, twice, Beck Tinch tone Onter= hnann. "210 Tossus’ withdrawn, 20 beitehard Withdrawn, "266" Patelauiers jolt Johnsen, Ho" irows tops GO tsencty. 23 Mane beats Bield, PRIZE TOURNAMENTS. 7 man tourneys ter premiums Started in 1955 (Key: 55-P) Notice: All 1855. Prize Tournament report from postalites beenme over-due by wid December, 1957. The “following results, monty by doulile-forfelt “on Kamer “anre Rorted, clave out the records, Tourneys 1-128: 116 Mary df, with Meehan avd Stuborcugh 118 Dundacheek, Romane Ge 129. borker, Fateatin at. 13} ‘Moberts hon, Berbino(t dé. 122 Bracks f. with Gab: her.” Ks bert Kappel df Re Baumice df win freed. Herpmane. 126 Lelghemun df wiih Hyman, MeNullg, 128 Kosenswel downs Adams: Doyle withdraws: Eeehllo, Kosenawels df Started in 1956 (Key: 56-P) Notice: Overdue games will be double-for- felted. They ure overdve after wo sears Of play ‘iniges "specific request for exten Sion’ af play. hos been fled Uy both piay= ‘Orherwise, Feports wped “diagram of" aston ‘rescled and Stntement of how you propose to win oF to Grav the game. Die dates are: onuags “6 Starters.” Tourn ‘duet Febru ary. “due this mont ‘Tourneys 2098, “can at ion of niay this. month “or! must report renultx or file fadjudiention Teparts next month, Tourneys 1-110: 28. Musulin a5 Loren iekx Gunderson, 43. Ri Heed, 46 Clary clips Haliwell Newnan le. 63 Mahlebashinn selihdraws, € Cox. Teitgen tie. of Turnin, Young. Ue, 435 Brady bests Beckman, 16 Fisch nips New: an Sf Carter top (€) sane. 83) Biasius Cracks ‘Crocker, 56 Mlaaiue blasts Lradles, Saunders, Ww, 2B. Warren: CLASS D at G40: FW. Schwartz, B, Stazake and Maride, W. R. Bolin RW “Burgeins Carr Be S Feid, Gr Blecher, 7h Prenke, idarein, Hk, ia, G. Hollunder, i. G, Houser, Ming. Hylander, Gr te Jaradeasy, ates 4.°M. Johnston,” 3. ones, W, “Jonen, Ti. ie varie, a, Lovine, lee M. Norv, S Prin, Mf “Kabinoviteh, i Sandorty, Townsend and Sohn Van der Dees, RETURN POSTS O1d-timers who resumed play in December rerstarted with these (former) rating D, Ames 112, EM, Cockrell $34, RE Gotham 1086 and R, L, Smith 1160, (CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958Sortchin. 98 Caldwell conks Pritzker. 99 Souder nocks Moks, 100 Jacobs, ‘Thomas tle iar MeCren- clips Antelif(, 102’ Dovena Welt Lewis, 108. Rothenberk, ‘Tockman Ue, "108 Werner ten tia Mochbaiter” halts ‘cailts “promptly and. check ‘they "ainpoar correctly here im due Sithin the month of pubiteation, mea finish ‘fier wwe they Ww es fewed it" not ‘reported by then. If any opponent Ue candy” in replies, report Dromptiy (@ the Postal Chess iditor, Tourneys 1.28: 1 Michaelson defeats (a) ‘ "2 ‘Urewer “downe Davis, Bede: Wood bests Medrij.. 7 Pavitt tops tmbriale £°Hlurnme beats Firestone. 3 Gowns Daveson, 10 Hathway wlihdrantn. i Uorker bens "Werner, Yanig. 12. Katodner tops “Aston, 16 Piock “beats Kahn, hows 10 Stern 17 Slligr ‘mauts. Stone: Snere sinks Gonaives. “18 Shook loses to Bins, ‘leks Satter. 19, Douglass downs Hendricks, Bie ald: Maher ties Aston, loies to. Tibi 20 endix heats SMurting utler hosts Shook. 431 “Alberts, “Morrison tie: Sorenson. toppies ‘Alberts, Jonson, 22 Hozman rips Blacknn 23°Werner Joltx. Joudrey. 24. Tw fen Fasano: Gropp, Weer top Tau: Tear Fins “Rudolph, 28" Bowen, Rownun best Binir: owen topa (0) Miller; oman Dents Gloor ‘Tourneys 26:80: 27 Duxgins downs But~ and, "23 Singer mauls Servis. 30” Wellstood stops Miller a1''Seclund. licks Sanders, 32 Hoven in atenzont Bn hice ots owe 10 Joseph testa: Joudres. comin, "Mackin: Aller i Paviti Ue, 37 Weston whips Wosns: Exel” Iaat, Goodstein tle, 19" Melszer downs De oven. it Mulloekvie beste. Wilson. 12. Sil: 13, Graves Tonfor Yer tops (f)Keldon und Jacob. Gowns Van de Care: Bowen bea 4E'Bgetneat halts liramblla, 4? "Thompson, Rodechko whip Winrod: Deer stops Stevens, 12" Eills- beats Bean; Googins beats Bean, Eine 52 Dowtlass wing from s3Mily withdrnve, loses '5¢ Huddleston Jolte. John: ‘Sehluter "withdrawn, 36 Roberes rips Taylor, 38 Antell((, ‘Tullls tie. 61 Now Withdraws, "Eater bests Bullocks, To Grant.” 32 Mecropol mauls amb GOLDEN KNIGHTS Progressive Qualification Champlonships 74h Annual Championship—1952-3 FINALS (Key: 22-N) 4.24: 24 Cody, Feinson tHe, 8th Annual Championship—1954 SEMI-FINALS (Key: 54-NE) Sections 1-50: 18 Powell defeats Power. $0 Sherr whipe Warl, Willeoxton: Kile cracks Wart FINALS (Key: 54-ND) 4.18: 7 Suchobeck bests Shaws. $ van ‘life Mauer Wood withdrawn. ‘Tangeman tops Reeve: Scott withdraves, 12 Gerth, Weakke Ue. 11 Petters tops Greene. Tesco wiihdeaws, 16 Johnsen, Sokoler Jott Keurine. 9th Annual Championship—1955 SEMI-FINALS. (Key: 55-Na) 18: 11 Well xan, Kobiting 21 “Astapott tops (0) ishop: Re olds, ‘Ptlumm tle, 22 Daly downe 20 Hireis lores to Strickland,” ties Hu 125 'Sehiite rips Roddie. 29 Zalkowekl Eumes: Trill” trips limes, Allen, shern. halts Hagedorn. e Sectior elton slaps CHESS REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1958 Sloop, 31 Hornstein stops rewer. 16 Gates Smeron, ‘ pte. a8 Heynalds Wit Heats" Bowmat FINALS (Key: 55-NA) Sections 1-4: 3 Joyner Joltx Kimmelman, Myde: Kellner ilcity Lee. "3 Smith, Karol: Jow whip Weating. €°Wieksman top To tori, S"Ruchs tops ()-Aguere, “3 ane stops. Stevens. 10th Annual Championship—1956 PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: $6:N) Notice: For fest round gave, 3 Auuuat warters, Sections 70 to 75, munt report to reach us before April Tet: if both ‘can agree on ad ‘one le ‘willing to Fesien, report that result-ag final Tel send tn adja hed diagram. of position ‘and statement Of how yew propose or to rave Games not reported hy due date will be Gonblesforfeited— unless extension of time Aily “restented: September starters, Becx Hone SEN Ze to 90 cam now thetore April I) unk for extension or prepire to fend nal reports to rench us before May I Both players ‘must requcsl extension: 0. clea Sith opponent Uefore- appising Sections 1-98: 51 Pavitt beste Evans q jes 35 Payn tops (1) thes, 38 bows te a8 Agree licks Reid. 107 doyne ett 4" Toor af Vase Muereer Wallace, “120 Kele cracks A! Duke defeats Brice-Nush, SEMI-FINALS (Key: 56-Ns) Sections 1-16: 1 Hatehelder withdrawn, 2 Farber bests Beckman. 3 Crenshaw (on Labonte, i Gowns Davie Semb. Sch Stak ta) Hasiehueat: Dine, ‘Seith down 10 cramer racks: Duddy? Li Axsero! Hil withdraw, 11 aber: Faber, “Lamon Sehiebel, Cotta 12 Biriten, Hi hows to Sievenson, Meredith. 9 Aiurpmy sale, Kile whips Carter, 21 Barauch beste. Meach jevens atone Axeee,. Miller. 26 Spitzer Young a1 Latiel rips Repn. 11th Annual Championship—1957 PRELIMINARY ROUND (Key: 57-N) Sections 1-14: 1 Kesnolds topples ‘Taylor: Cainimer, Rempel ite. 2 \Seetand 3 Jocrs, 8 Gonaiten chops Chedenter. 4 Lynch ites "Gartsle. licks Krieger 3 Tower bests Sheldon, ‘Collison, tows to. Shook. € thine hasta. Sworn?” Hartigan S"Lanixan ticks Gorham.” 9" Graves, 10 Bass bests Lane, Derr, 11 Mense imauia” Stephens, Nrowder: Morgin tops Meredith. 13. Misano fells Pangbor, Tt Johmnacn, Reynolds top Taylor: Reynolds rips Sperling. 18.34: 16 Anroa socks Soruco, yield halts Heath. 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Shultes halts Huber, 26 King conks Gre Mullen witha King, () Harper. 28 Patt ‘chops Checkley. axes Slev tops (0) Mason, 34 Van Decne ‘Mhompson, Exelhaat, Sectiozs 36-49: 35 Sj mob Joudrey, 36 White whips Tayto agher, 37 Brittingham and V; drawn, 38 Schultz bests Shepperd. 40 Ste- vens Stops 0" Aron bests Blount Le Cuer licks Schleicher Brittinghay withdraws, loses (a) to Abrams; Abram ties Spitzer, tops Teitsen: Roecker rips Ant- elit Arbour conk Ka Kahn withdraws, 1s tops Goodall Walker: Buck "bes aston, — Shor Green jolts Jollension. “46 Masters _mauls Ogden,” 47 “Galgwera "bests Shenkin, 48 Krohn, (0 Wilkens top Knight; Britting- ham withdraws. ley. Sections 50-64: 51 Hurlburt bests Gavi- londo, bows to Brennan; Whitney, Bernero 8 Wyrick, 52 Whittemore whips Hurley, Boles, loses to Ruys; Hurley halts Pork 49 De Brito tops (1) Be Boles bows to Stauffer, ues Ruys, Bellaire veuts Joudrey. 85 Edwards dow Shives defeats Dorwin, Dart; 0’ sh chops Chuse, 56 Newhall whips iter, 37 is ndon jolt Joudrey: Steel Stop 58 ‘Thomas tops Townsend, tops Eads, (f) Men- delow, (f) Bads axes’ Anderson. #1 Feurt fells Schuster. 62 Gelbai 1 Haw Wang Kalodner conks Shadinger, Anderson downs John- bests licks Hall: withdrawn, 68 frving 11 Volet, O'Reilly, Denne Neel 75 Shack Netter wo trell, fer. Wallace, Young mob Hos- Beitling licks Lyon, Antisd ‘Antisdel. 8% Brown, Jackson, Brown bows to H lor, bests Koffman; Brown, Harrison, 8 Anderson def Sections §5-99: $3 Goldst Williams whips Sickman, puuls Board: 87 Dickerson, best Barnhiser, 89 Kelley bows to Hoffmai nsen, 91 Malloy mauls Middie- Rowe Baylor halt Huffman: rips liek ie: Lester 92 Fisher, Rixgins beat Douglas downs Key; MeN nips 94 Fauber fells Taylor, Heent, idgel downs Dustin, 96 Muller withdraws, 97 Gould licks Carr, loses to Maris: Aston tops Leach, 99 Avram halts Mayes. Sections 100-184: 102 Baker bests whips Wood ps Power, 110 Carr conks Palmieri, 120 Cecil mauls Moore. 128 Gottesman halis Hibberd, 121 Mayer 126 Meidon mauls Cusick, 133 185 Petroff tops ‘Taub, $ Campbell withdraws, 142 Smith replaces withdraws, 168) Vor Jo9 Mease mauls Gilbert. 103 Gillespie Solutions to CHESS QUIZ You Too Can Be Brilliant, page 34 1 White wins with 1 QxPi! QxQ 2 .N- B7 mate. 2 White wins with 1 N-Béj! PxN 2 Q-B3i, K-RL 3 QxP# followed by mate in two more moves. 3 White wins with 1 Rs RxQ 3 RXRt. KxR (or 3... K-N2) 4 ; and 5 NxQ. 1 RxQ 2 RxQ, RxKP is better for Black but not much. 4 White wins with 1 R-BS! QxR 2 N- K7#! as Black's Queen is lost. § White wins with 1 RsP!!, R-BI (if 1 » +. QxQ 2 R&R, NxR 3 R-KS mate) 2 Q-Ks, P-N3. 3 NXRP!, KxN 4 R-R5f, K-N2'5 Q-Ri!! PxR 6 Q-Noi, K-R2 7 QxP#, K-N2 8 Q-N5t, K-R1 9 R-K4; for, if 9... P-B3 (or 9... P-B4), 19 Q-R6F forces mate, 6 White wins with 1 RxPf! KxR (if 1 .. K-R4 2 B-K2 wins) 2 Q-Kit, K-N4 (on 2... Q-BS, 3 R-N1t, while, if 2... K-R6, 8 B-BIt forces mate; and. if 2 ... K-R4, 3 B-K2} is deadly) 3 R-N1t, K-R4 4 B-K2t and mate next move. 7 Black wins with 1... QRS! 2 BxB QxR 2 QxRt (if 2.NxQ, N-R7 mate!), NxBi 3 K-N1, Q-N6! 8 Black wins with 1... , B-BS! 2 RxB Gf 2 BxB, QxR wins), NxR 3 QxN, Q-N8t 4 Q-B1, QxQi 5 BxQ, R-R1! and the unanswerable threat of . , . R-R8 leaves Black at least the Exchange ahead, 9 White wins with 1 RxP7! KxR 2 BxPt, K-N1 3 B-R5$_K-R2 (or 3... K-B1 4 Q-B6}, K-N1 5 B-B7t forcing mate) 4 Q-N6#, K-R1 5 Q-B6i, K-N1 (if 5... K-R2, 6 B-N67 leads to mate) 6 B-BTt and mate in 3 moves at most, 10 White wins with 1 QxRt! KxQ 2 KxPf, K-N1 3 N-K7i, K-R1 (or 3... QxN 4 RxQ, and White's material ad- vantage decides easily) 4 R-B8i, K-N2 5 R/1-B7t, K-R3 6 N-N87, K-N4 7 K-R2! (threatens 8 P-R4f and 9 B-B3 mate), QxP 8 P-R4f, K-N5 9 R-B4f, K-Rd 10 wes, Ps Ol OPHG; fe, © 11... K-N3, 12 R/A-B6t, K-N2 13 R/6-B7} and mate next move. 11 Black wins with 1, . R-B2!! for, if 2 QxR, Q-B6F forces mate; and, if 2 RXR, Q-Q8 mate. 12 White wins with 1 P-B5!! P_N4 (if 1... N-K3, 2 N-NT#, K-N4 3 P-Rt mate — or, if 1... PxP, 2 N-B4y, K-N4 3 P-R4 mate) 2 P-R3! and White mates next move! Postal Chess Ratings ‘ormally, we publish the ratings as computed through the year-end results in the February issue, along with the “Postal Mortems,” from reports received in December, tabulated during late De- cember and January and printed now. As Bobby Fischer’s sensational vic- tory in the U. S. Championship, how- ever, demanded more coverage for that tournament than previously scheduled, we had to make room and are therefore running the ratings in the following issue of CHESS REVIEW. Postalites are asked, nonetheless, to bear in mind that the ratings to appear n the March issue are still those com- puted from year-end restilts, That is to say they will cover all reports re- ceived here through December 31, 1957; or, in other words, those ratings will represent calewlations as of after the current “Postal Mortems” in this, Feb- ruary issue but before the “Postal Mor- tems” of the March issue. 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You can join the growing army of chessplayers who have discovered the thrill of 30-30 chess*, 10 minute chessi and the fast 5-or 10- seconds-per-move + Adjustability to any time limit ‘In addition to all the qualities cain MODEL «Sturdy, dependable movement MODEL of Model No. 105, this deluxe lightning” style. NO. 1003 Handsome hardwood easing NO. 1005 nodel is equipped with a bell + New, smooth-functioning flag for S-and 10-second rapid trane + Exceptional accuracy for sit chess home use when not on duty + Size: 6 5/8” x 8.9/8" x 1 7/8” iiSeninsehi! of ccckclel = Weight: 15 oz # Weight: 25 07, 10 minutes before the 12 olelack 230 moves in 30 mites, #Sine: 7 5/8" v4” v2 114" smack. Maximum time per game: 20 minutes For properly timed chess events of any description —for serious play and for chess in a lighter vein —for the fullest enjoyment that the game provides — these clocks are indispensable equipment. CHESS REVIEW “frre