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BY LENORE COWEN
e was a pawn of authentic
Staunton design who had seen
many a game lost or won, and so it
was not surprising that, when he glanced
behind him and saw a monstrosity on the
board instead of a Rook, his constitution
suffered. It was a long while before he
recovered enough to ask the pawn on his
left what was going on.
"Hey," the pawn repted, "you've been
too long on the side of the board. Come
over to the mainsfream. This is moderniza-
tion. \Alhat's behind you is a condo-
minium."
"But what about castles?" he asked, fee!
ing a little embarrassed about his ignorance
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
but still needing to know.
"Castles are archaic. Nobody lives in a
castle any more. We've got to show people
that chess is wirh /t That's why they got rid
of the Knights."
"They got rid of Knights?"
"Sure. A Knight-in-shining-armor is fairy
tale stuff. Now when you need protection,
you don't go looking for heroes, do you?
This is the modern world. They've re-
placed Knights with civil servants. In cars.
Horses aren't around any more."
"Are there still Bishops?"
"You mean cardinals. We wish to show
everyone how important chess is. Good
public relations. You know, even the pope
plays chess
- that sort of stuff. But, of
course, we emphasize the democracy of
the game. We've replaced the King and
lady."
Queen with the President and First
"You what?"
"It's constitutional - don't get so ex-
cited. That's because we're an American
set. We aren't the first. The British put in a
prime minister, but they kept the Queen.
TheRussians...."
But the rest of the speech was lost to the
pawn as a great hand picked him up and
moved him forward two squares. He knew
he would worry about it later, but for now
he felt a sense of smug satisfaction. The
pieces may change, but the game would
endure. And the pawns would always be
pawns. €
I
The Plight of the Professional
The thoughtful letter from my old friend
Arnold Denker lAugust, page 6) makes
many valid points, as one would expect
from a U.S. champion, grandmaster, chess
author, orgarizer and TV persona.lity. His
stress on investing resources in "building a
solid base of chessplayers among the
millions of teenagers around the country"
points to an important goal.
It is interesting to compare U.S. chess to
the highly organized and well-financed
Soviet chess machine. Any youngster can
get free chess lessons by applying at a local
Pioneer Palace. A few years ago, a nation-
wide tournament for schoolchildren was
announced; five million Soviet children
entered.
The American Chess Foundation did in-
deed spend "tens of thousands of dollars
for our three players to compete in the in-
terzonals" (plus additional funds for our
two women entrants). But I cannot agree
that the results indicate that this was a Whitestone, NY 11357
mistake. Christiansen acquitted himself
well in a powerful field, and Seirawan
nearly qualified. Our interzonalists are all
young enough to have benefitted from the
experience and will continue to improve.
One of them mayyet be a world champion.
Incidentally, went for salaries
not one cent
or fees for the players. Everything was
spent on coaches, seconds, training
materials, and other expenses.
Not many of the U.S. grandmasters
"taste the good life" very often; earning a
Iiving is precarious at best, and most must
play in European events to survive. It is
true that money cannot create a grand-
master, but today money is absolutely
essential if the GM is to develop full
strength and compete on equal footing
with the Russians and other generously
supported players {Huebner, Timman,
Torre, etc.).
AsArnold says, Reuben Fine and Samuel
Reshevsky distinguished themselves in
world chess competition. However, I
believe they both had the ability to become
world champion i/ (I) they had trainers,
seconds, and access to needed chess
publications and (II) it were possible for
them to make a decent living devoting full
time to the game. It was lack of money, not
Iack of talent, that kept them from reaching
the pinnacle.
The recommendations in Arnold's last
paragraph actually describe many of the
ACF's current activities: our Expanded
Teaching Program, our scholastic pro-
grams, the American School of Chess,
iunding for titled U.S. ma'sters to trhvel to
foreign tournaments, international tour-
naments in the U.S., the Aspis Prize.
What American chess needs most is not
a shift away from projects for masters
LEITERS
toward scholastic programs, for both are
essential. $ather, we need a massive infu-
sion of funding to begin to provide, at all
Ievels, the kind of programs available in
some of the "chess developed" nations.
We must encourage millions of
youngsters to discover thejoy of chess, and
then help them reach their full potential.
We must identify the most talented
youngsters and give them instruction and
opportunity for high-level competition. We
must make chess a viable profession so
they can make a living at it.
The required resources must come from
somewhere: the government, Private
donors, corporations, foundations. Only
then will the United States regain its posi
tion as the leading chess nation in the
world'
Allen Kaufman
Executive Director,
American Chess Foundation
Box 15
Spiro Responds
John Tomas is a generally excellent
reviewer, but he made several misleading
statements in his review of my Attacks and
Counterattachs in the Openings lAugust,
page 10).
There was an odd reference to "recon-
dite sources." "Recondite" means
"abstruse" or "secret," which would hard-
ly describe Shahhmatny Bulletin or John
Watson's Englbh IV.
The chapters in my booklet cover un-
usual Iines or provide additional analysis
and clarifications of several dynamic book
lines. It is not standard stuff, as Tomas
alleged; the capsule review in the USCF
catalog describes me as a " chess
iconoclast" on the basis of this little
monograph!
Tomas dismissed out of hand my sugges-
tion of L. 14 b6. Black obtains a promising
form of Owen's Defense unless White
adopts a King's Indian Attack, in which
case the move f2-f4 has been played pre-
maturely. I suspect that he simply didn't
look at my brief analysis.
He is of course correct that the following
statement is an exaggeration: (after 1. c4 e6)
". . . 2. Nc3 may well be a mistake . . . ."
My point was that the more flexible 2. Nf3
and 2. g3 rule out Nimzo-Indian-type de-
fenses like the one I analysed. (Grand-
master Andy Soltis, in his new booklet on
the English, recommends 2. Nf3 for the
same reason.)
It should be obvious from my chapter
titles ("Miscellaneous Ravings," "Mad
Dogs and Englishmen") that I was not try-
ing to write volume 6 of ECO.
My biggest complaint is that Tomas did
not offer his own analysis in his quite
Iengthy review. Since he established him-
seH as a superior player in his opening
remarks, he should presumably have little
trouble in refuting at least a small segment
of the analysis he considered particularly
poor. Regarding his harsh criticiSm, I think
he was obligated to provide a few refuta-
tions of my material; even a weak player
could write a devastating review without
ParsiPPanY, NewJerseY
John Tomas replies: Although Mr. Spiro ob-
viously believes otherutise, I came to my con'
clusions only after examining virtually all the
lines in his booh, trying to do justice to the
book's strengths as well as its manifold
weaknesses. A specific example of thebah's
weaknesses is Mr. Spiro's analysis of
Alehhine's Defer*e, whichoccupiespp. 2-5 of
his booh. He discusses Kavaleh-Ljubojevic
llaraarote 1973):
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3
Bf5?! 5. Bd3 Qd7 6. o-o Nb4 7. Bxfs
Qxfs 8. c3 Nc2 9. Nh4 Qe4 ro' Nd2 Qd3
11. Rbl dxeS 12. Ndf3 Nb4 13. Bdz
N4c6 14. Qb3 b5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16.
dxeS e6 17. Nf3
Now Spiro opines that "Black may well
escape with a draw" if he follows Solaolov's
improvement 17. ... Nd7. Mr. Spiro continues
his analysis of this position by examining only
one movet 18. a4, an immediate tactical at-
tempt, andhe eventually concludesthat Blach
is all ight.
But there is a much stronger move in the
position. After 18. Be3!, ttVhite bings two
pieces into play and immediately renders
Blach's position citical. Moreover, Mr. Spiro
fails to mention Matanovic's earlier improve-
ment, 13. Qa4+, which appeared In Infor-
mant 15, game 145 a move a player would
-
certainly lihe to know about if he were plan'
ning to use the vaiation. Thb is what I meant
when I called his work superficial.
As a reviewer himself, Mr. Spiro must cer'
tainly realize that space for these reviews is
limited. How much of my analysis of the posi'
tion following 18. Be3 was I to have included
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
 in my review? How much sryce can an editor
be expected to allot to what is esvntially a
minor booh? Irstead of indulging in an
analytical debate, I chose to use my sryce to
try to instruct less expeiencedplayers inwhat
to lak for in a booh.
I sympathize with Mr. Spiro, whose booh
must comryte withthose of grandmasterswho
play, analyze, and wite better than he does.
My sympathy diwppears when he uses
phraes such as "incorrect" and "positional
refutation" and retreats from them when
challenged. There are players who will believe
him and whose chess will be harmed as a
result.
I stand by my review.
U.S. Championship Reprise
It was with great alarm that I read Yasser
Seirawan's letter (August, page 61.
I take issue with his notions that the
USCF treasury should be spent on a select
few of our members. Perhaps he feels this
way because he is a "chess professional."
It is my opinion that chess may be con-
sidered a sport or a pleasant pastime; it is
obvious that Mr. Seirawan uses the game
for his livelihood.
I wish him the best of luck; however, I
support the USCF for (1) our magazine, l2l
our rating system, 13) the availability of
sponsored tournaments and clubs, and (41
our catalog ofbooks and equipment. I have
no wish or desire to have the USCF spend
its members' treasury to provide a "pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow' ' for anyone!
It would appear that our executive direc-
tor understands this, as he calls it "a very
telling point" that the membership seerns
and does care about top-level chess - at
least in regards to supporting it with USCF
funds. If I or any other member feel sup-
portive of any grandmasters, we can buy
their books and other endo!:se.i c,Jilirler-
cial products!
The USCF in every issue declares its in-
tent: "to {1) educate and instruct its
members and the public about chess, (2f
broaden and develop chess as art and
recreation, (3)'promote chess as a signifi-
cant element of culture in America." Sup-
porting chess professionals at the expense
of the membership to promote the game as
a vocation isn't what the USCF is intended
for.
John Frederick Lang
Fort Pierce, Florida
Foundations for the Future
Several months ago, I read in a chess col-
umn that there are eighteen million
chessplayers in the United States. When
one compares this figure with the current
membership of the United States Chess
Federation, namely about 52,000, one is
both bewildered and appalled.
These figures tell us that the
represents 0.3 percent of the American
chess-playing community. It is a dismal
ratio.
One logical question that emerges: What
kind of USCF membership should we ex-
pect? Is there a statistic we can somehow
extrapolate that can provide a reasonable
answer?
There is none. Any answer hinges on
what kinds of services the USCF can offer
to how many people. It does not hinge on
any mathematically derived statistic.
The USCF currently has a membership
drive. It would like to enroll 60,@0
members. The goal is probably based on
the Fischer boom. The USCF feels that if it
cEur reach this previous high, it is doing all
right.
The figure is arbitrary and meaningless.
,he real issue is how many members the
USCF wants in relation to the services it is
prepared to offer them.
.There is another factor. I believe that the
Federation is limited by the nature of the
involvement of its members. I believe that
ninety percent of organized chess is
dominated by ten percent of the USCF
membership. This is an intense, vociferous
minority.
In order to expand its scope and poten-
tial, the Federation is simply going to have
to reach out to the at-large chess communi-
ty,focusing on that community's in-
terests, skills, and potential. As a by-
product, the iron grip of the minority will
have to be relinquished.
I offer the following suggestions:
. Free weekly summer park simuls given
by strong masters.
. A USCF publication geared to grase
roots chess.
o Creation of the title of USCF certified in-
USCF
structor, and the establishment of ap
propriate criteria.
Stanley Grayson
New York, New York
Oldies but Goodies
What a surprise! My father and I opened
our July Chess Life to pictures of his play at
the National Open in Vegas, complete with
his poker tophatlpage3Tl. He hadjust won
a $ 140,000 poker tournament and went on
to win the 1983 Texas Chess Champion-
ship.
Most younger players do not know of
Dad's numerous contributions to chess
over the years he isn't the sort of person
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8 CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER1983 ='3
 THE I\IEW SCHOOL
Yes Fred, there is life
after Hlpermodernism.
red Fehler of LauJer's Corner,
Idaho, writes in to ask "Where are
the new strategies in chess? I've
read all about the Classical School and the
Hlryermodern School, and so on, but no
schools at all in the last fifty years. Is
strategy dead?"
Good question, Fred. The discerning stu-
dent often feels that the masters have been
playrng the same games over and over
without any new ideas. This impression
has been growing for years - since l92L to
be exact.
That was the year Richard Reti finished
MdemldeasinChess, the outline of history
against which all subsequent books on
style and strategy have been measured.
Ever since Reti, writers have explained
change in chess as a rratter of one school
overcoming another.
In the beginning (circa 1830) there were
the Romantics, who sacrificed their pieces.
They were eventually overcome by the
Classicists, who sacrificed their opponent's
pieces. The Classicists (Wilhelm Steinitz et
al. ) formulated the fust scientific principles
of the game, but they were replaced by the
Technicians (Jose Capablanca and friends),
who understood the principles better'
Finally, in the 1920s came the Hlper-
moderns, who threw out the old principles
and brought in their own. Then, it seems,
history stopped.
Actually, Fred, the reason you haven't
heard about any new schools since H1ryer-
modernism is that Reti died in 1929, and no
master siace then has been willing to re-
veal what's been going on. (This keeps the
number of masters down.l But since you
asked, I feel it's time to lift the veil a bit and
outline the high points of the Post-
Hypermodern Era.
By the late 1930s, Hlpermodernism was
disappearing, largely due to the incon-
siderateness of the leading Hlryermoderns
i" dyn g too young. But their legacy of
subfle maneuvering and of attack on the
center from the wings soon evolved into a
new school: The Cubists.
The Cubists steadily refined the art of
maneuver until, by the 1950s, an entire
game could be played with an absolute
Conttibuting Editor Andy Soltls, an international
grandmaster, is ches columnist for the New York Post,
where he worhs on the editorial staff.
CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER 1983
minimum of captures and checks. (It's
sometimes mistakenly supposed the name
"Cubism" derives from its similarily to
abstract art. Actually, the nickname came
from the tifle of the famous Hungarian
book on this policy of constantly shifting
pieces back and forth
- Rubik's Chess.l
Here is a recent example:
t9a2
Rubik Attack
DuncanSuttles MurrayChandler
1. P-KN3 P-Q4 2.8-N2 N-KB3 3.
P-Q3 P-K4 4. N-KB3 B-Q3 5. O-O O-O 6.
QNQ2 P-83 7. P-K4 R-K1 8. R-Kr QN-
Q2 9. P-N3 N-B1 10. BN2 N-N3 11.
P-QR3 &KNs 12. P-R3 B-Q? 13.R-l(zl
P-KR3 L4.K-Rz,Q-B,z
A typically cubic opening has arisen,
with both sides poised for five hours of "l
pass." At this point, we can detect the
vestiges of Hypermodernism as \Alhite
neatly executes the most famous of Reti's
maneuvers. Of course, in Reti's day it
evoked hoots and gasps of awe. But today
every Russian schoolboy knows White's
Queen belongs on QR1.
1s. Q-QNI! N-R4 16. Q-R2! P-QR4
17. QR-K1 R-K2 18. Q-Rl! QR-K1 1e.
P-84 P-Qs 20. Q-Br B-qB4 21. R-Nl
Q-Q3 22. N-K1 Q-82 23. N/Q-B3 R-Rl
24. Q-QL Q-Q3 25. N-B2 P-QN4 26.
N-Q2 N-B3 27. RII(-I(L B/K-KI 28.
Q-Yr2Q-K2 29. R'R1!!
Comparing this with the last diagram,
we can only be impressed by how much
progress has been made. Note how much
more effective, for example, are White's
Rooks now that his I(R is on QR1 and his
QR on KN1.
29. ... KR-NI 30. KR-NI BK3 3r.
B-QBI R-R2 32. Q-KlB-Q3 33. P-QR4
P-Ns 34. Q-Kz N-Q2 35. N-B3 N-B4
36. N/2-K1R-KBI 37. N-NlQ-Kr 38.
Q-Rs P-B4 39. R-R2 P-B5
40.Pt<Y??
The first capture and, naturall. y, an error.
It's no wonder White's position collapses
now. He has violated the fust principle of
Cubism: Never take anything until you've
adjourned at least once.
40. ... PxP 41. N/N-B3 B.-KBZ! 42.
B-B1 N-K4 43. Q-R4 NxNch zl4. NxN
B-R4! 45. B-l<28-l<21, White resigns
Yes, Fred, I know what you're going to
say. It's hard to appreciate such a bold new
approach to the game. But the would-be
Cubist must shake off his old preconceP
tions about checks, sacrifices, captures,
and mate. Only then can he relish such
masterpieces as the following, the Immor-
tal Cube Game. Not even a pawn is cap-
tured.
Palma de Mallorca 1967
Ruy Lopez
AntonioMedina SvetozarGligoric
L. P-I(4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3.
B-Ns P{R3 4.8-R4 N-B3 5. O-OB.l<2
R-K1 P-QN4 7. BN3 P-Q3 8. P-83 O-O
9. P-KR3 P-R3 10. P-Q4 n-Xr 11. QN-
Q2 B-Br 12. N-81 B-N2 13. N-N3
N-QR4! L4.B-B,2 N-Bs! 15. B-Q3 N-N3!
r6.B"Q2P-B/-L7. P-Qs BB1! 18. P-N3
P-Bs 19. &KB1 B-Qz ZO. N-R2! R-Bl
21. P-N4 N-Rs 22. Q-B3 P-N3 23.8-r<2
B.Nz ?A. P.R4? N.R2!! 25. P-Rs N.N4
26.Q-I(}P-Br'-27. Q-R7 P-Bs 28. N/N-
81 R-R1 29. Q-NZ R-K2!!, White resigns
As Aron Nimzovich, a closet Cubist,
once put it, "The retreat (30. ...&K1, trap
ping the Queen! is always stronger than the
execution."

Christians en, Dzindzichashvili,
Browne Share Championship
[i his year's winners of the
I U.S. Championship cer-
tainly proved that they were in-
deed the best players in the
tournament. Grandmasters
Walter Browne, Larry Chris-
tiansen, and Roman Dzirrdzi-
chashvili were undefeated in
forging 9-4 results, finishing a
full point ahead of their nearest
rival.
For Browne, it was the sixth
championship title in seven
tries. Only two other players in
U.S. chess history - Samuel
Reshevsky and Bobby Fischer
can touch that record.
Reshevsky has won six cham-
pionship tournaments, Fischer
eight.
Thiel College, in Greenville,
Pennsylvania, has been good to
twotime champion Christian-
sen. The Californian won his
first title there in 1980, and
CHESS REVIEIM
United States. This is his
result since his hot year in 1980,
when he won the Church's
Grand Prix and the Statham In-
ternational in Lone Pine,
California.
The three winners compiled
similar scores of five wins and
four draws. But the record for
most wins goes to International
Master Nick deFirmian. The
laid-back Californian, who was
also playing in his first cham-
pionship, scored six victories en
route to his fourth-place finish.
A full report on the event,
with games and crosstable, will
follow in a future issue. For
now, a list of the finishers and
the points they scored:
1-3. [arryChristimsen. ..
RommDzindzichashvili
Walter Browne
4 Nick deFirmiaa .
.
Bicknell Wins
LJ.S. Senior
I\ on Bicknell of Ia Crescen-
Ll t^, california, scored a
perfect 5-0 to capture the U.S.
best Senior Championship. Runner-
up Robert Korljan, of Phoenix,
Aizana, was a full 1% points
behind, as Bicknell faced and
vanquished
-
the players who
-
finished in second through sixth
placesl
Harold Dondis of Massachu-
setts, a trustee of the U.S. Chess
Trust, donated his third-prize
winnings to that fund.
This year's annual event was
held July 24-28 at McCormick
Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizar;la.
Fifly-one players players age
fifty or over took part in five
sections.
Other winners:
Category I: "lbeodore Bullockus, California
Category II: Alfued,Hansen, California; Henry
Gazin, Arizona
Category III: Cuillermo Trivino, Arizona
9 Cotegory IV: Henry Kremer, Arizona
Upset Prizes, donated by Elmer HovemaLe of
.
9
9
Washington: BilI Church, Texas (round 1|;
Tom Ward, Arizota l2l; Kremer (3); Trivino
8 14 aod 51.
match. The forfeit came after
many last-minute negotiations,
which included a trip to
Moscow by World Chess
Federation President Florencio
Campomanes. After that trip,
Campomanes announced a
one-week postponement of the
start of the match from July 29
to August 6.
Also uncertain at presstime
was the fate of the other
semifinal match. In that match,
another Soviet player, former
World Champion Vassi,ly Smys-
Iov, was to play Hungarian GM
Zoltan Ribli.
But the Soviets had refused to
participate in that match as
well, saying that the playing site
in Abu Dhabi, capital of the
United Arab Emirates, was too
hot for chess. It is possible that
Smyslov will be forfeited as
well.
A full report on the cir-
cumstances surrounding the
matches will follow in a future
rssue.
Three FMs
Listed

repeated that victory when the 5-6. DmitryGurevich

Dean of American Chess
championship returned to Thiel JoelBenjamin
George Koltanowski and
7. AndySoltis 6Yz
this year. Rachel Lieberman directed. 7Tl hree additional U.S.
8-9. Anatoly trin 6
Dzindzichashvili became one
of the few players to win the
LevAlburt 6 Myron Lieberman of Tempe, I phyers should have been
10 Whitehead
Jay 5Y2 Arizona, was the chief given in the list of new FIDE
championship in his first at- 11-12: KmrmShirzi .5 orgailzer. e master titlists in the September
tempt. "Dzindzi" is a former SergeyKudrin 5 issue (page 6).
Soviet player who emigrated to 13-14: BorisKogm 4
They are: Curt Braskett, Min-
Israel and later came to the JamesTarjm .4
nesota; and Dan Durham and
Charles Van Burkirk, Califor-
KorchnoiWins nia. tD

On Forfeit
iktor Korchnoi needed Can You
only one move to win his
semifinal match against Gary Find the
Kasparov. The Swiss grand-
master and Soviet defector sat Winning Plarr?
E
down at the board alone and
m
d played 1. d4. An hour later, his
o young Soviet opponent was BY DANNY KOPEC
F
F forfeited for not showing up. eciding when to adjudi-
o
O The forfeit ruined what had lJ cate a tournament game
o promised to be the most ex- can lead to sticky problems.
o
F citing match in the current Ideally, of course, it's best to let
o world championship cycle. the two players decide the out-
!
Soviet chess authorities cited come of a game themselves.
Grandmasters Roman Dzindzichashvili (left!, Larry Christiansen, a lack of security as their official This can lead to some com-
and Walter Browne share a light moment just before the final reason for refusing to send a promises. In Britain, for exam-
round, which saw all three of thern make it to the winner's circle. delegation to Pasadena for the ple, where rounds are tightly
scheduled, lar ge pizes are oft en
won or lost based on "allegro"
finishes in which each player
has ffieen minutes to complete
the game - a practice I oppose.
Adjudications are fairly com-
mon in computer tournaments,
although they can produce
unique problems. A case in
point was a game at the North
American Computer Cham-
pionship last year in Dallas be-
tween two microcomPuter Pro-
grams, Matthias Engelbach's
Schach 2.6 (\t[hite] from West
Germany and International
Master David Levy's Philidor
(Black) from England.
The programmers had agreed
that the game should be ad-
judicated at 1 a.m. to avoid the
possibility of the machines'
playrng long into the night in a
position that might be a But l,evy found the winning 9.
theoretical draw - a contmon
practice.
ril[hen 1 a.m. arrived, [€vy's
program had had a winning
position for many moves, and it
was two pawns up when play
halted for the adjudication.
Black to move
The adjudication was per-
formed by tournament director
Michael Valvo, an IM, with
help from Lewy and me.
Considering computers' we[-
known weak endgame play, it
seemed reasonable to assume
that Philidor would have won if
the game had been played to its
conclusion. But the adjudica-
tion was to be conducted as all
such are
- assuming best play
for both sides.
But ironically, we soon
discovered that converting
Black's material advantage into
a win was no easy task. Thus,
the adjudication tlat was meant
to end the round at a reasonable
hour stretched on to 3:30 a.m.,
when Mike decided he would
haveto declarethegame a draw
unless we could convince him
otherwise by noon.
After some sleep, Davidandl
went to work with the convic-
tion that the positionhadto be a
win for Black. The erucial win-
ning variations were based on
the idea of transposing a Rook-
and-two-pawn versus Rook
ending into a theoretically won
Rook-and-pawn versus Rook
ending in which the r0rhite King
is cut off by two or more flles
from the pawn.
Our prime line of analysis
was 1. ... Kf8 2. bxa4 Rxa4 3.
Ke6 95 4. Kf5! (Valvo's idea)4.
... Rf4+ 5. Kg6 Rxg 6. Kxh6
Ke8 7. Kg6 Rc4l 8. Ra7 d4,
when Black wins.
Valvo was almost convinced
until near the end, when we
demonstrated the subvariation
7. Khs! (White's best tryl 7. ...
Rc4 8. Rg7 94. This last move
was my erroneous sugges[ion. I
had missed that 9. Rxg4 Rxg4?
10. Ikg4 brings rvVhite's King in
close enough to secure a draw.
...Kd7l instead.
However, Valvo suggested
the initially crazy-looking 9.
Kg5. This forced David and me
to analyse further, and we came
up with 9. ... g3 10. Kfs Rc3. At
this point, for some inexplicable
reason (except fatigue) we
analyzcd everytlfng but the
most obvious drawing move 1 1.
Kf4 (found later by Karl
Kepler).
So, many sleepless hours
later, the game was declared a
draw.
The Challenge
On and off for months after
the tournament I continued to
analyze the position, alone and
with others, among them GM
Leonid Shamkovich, John
Cuneo, Joseph Donath, Ken
Thompson, and Ken's program
Belle.
Belle, after a few seconds of
computation, offered 1. ... Kf8
2. bxa4 Rxa4 3. Kf6 Ra6+ 4.
Ke5 95 5. Itds Rf6 6. Rh7 Rf4
7. Rxh6 KgZ 8. Rd6 Rxg4 9. Ke5
Rf4 10. Rdl? Kg6, which wins
for Black. A nice line - but
Shamkovich points out that 6.
Ke5 draws.
My further analysis is sum-
manzed by 1. ... Kf8 2. bxa4
Rxa4 3. Ke6 Re4+ 4. Kf6 95 5.
KfS Re7, and now:
I. \Arhite could go wrong here
with 6. Rc8+ Kg7 7. Rd8 Rf7+
8. Ke5 h5! 9. g>.hs Kh6! 10. Ke6
(10. Rh8+ Rh7!, and Black
winsf 10. ... Rh7 11. Bxds Kxhs
12. Rdl Kg6!.
II. But the judicious 6. Rc6
K{7 7.Rgp+ Kh7 8. Rd6 Rf7+
9. KeS Rf4 10. Rd7+ Kg6 11.
Rd6+ Kg7 12. Rd7+ Kf8 13.
Rd8+ (Belle suggests 13. Rd6)
13. ... Ke7 14. Rh8 Rxg4 15.
Rh7+ Kf8 16. Rxh6 Kg7 t7.
Rd6 seems to draw.
Therefore, I offer a challenge
to C/re*s Life readers: Can you
find a convincing win for Black,
who is two pawns up in the ad-
judicated position? r0[hat have I
missed? tD
TheMitwaukee
Solution
BYGEORGE
KOLTANOWSKI
Checkmate: an attach on a Ktng that
cannol be repulred.. It exists when the
cheching piece cannot be captured, when
interposition between the attacker and
the King is imposible, and when the King
has no flight square. It comes from the
Persian, shah, meaning King, and mat,
meaning defeated.
M::"u,'ffffi?ni:T"n';
Northern California U.S. Chess
Trust "Chess for Youth" pro-
gram, called me recentlY and
insisted that I come to
Berkeley's Oxford School to
play the youngsters in her chess
class. How could I refuse?
The following Tuesday after-
noon, I went to Berkeley,
where I found that thirty more
children had been bussed over
from another school. All were
ready to play me a grand total
-
of fifty-two girls and boys be-
tween the ages of six and ten! It
was easy enough on the mind,
but very tiring for the legs.
Most of them were barelY
past knowing how the Pieces
move, and as the games
warmed up I had to explain to a
number of them that, once they
had been checked, they had to
get out of it in one of the three
ways stated above.
Four of them still remained in
check after I had been around
to their board three times. I
realZed I had to do something
drastic to speed up the games.
But what?
Then I remembered back to
1940, when I was teaching
chessin Milwaukee. The Mil-
wauhee Joumal sponsoied a
Chess Day at Marquette
Stadium, and I was director for
the children's section. With
roughly two hundred young-
sters to watch over, I knew it
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would be too tough to check
each game when a mate occur-
red.
So it was decided that the
chil&en would play until they
captured their opponent's King
(thinking, of course, that this
would simply mean playing
one move past checkmate).
Losers were eliminated, so the
stakes were high.
All seemed well once play
started, but suddenly I heard a
child call, "Mister, mister! I got
his King!"
I went over to the board, and
sure enough, Iittle Jones, age
seven, had captured littler
Smith's King, and was waving it
in air.
' Ithe
told the tearful Smith that he
had to leave the field. But then I
noticed that Jones' King was
also missing.
"What happened to your
King?"I asked the smiling
Jones.
"Oh," he whispered, "he
tookit a long time ago, but
didn't notice that it was the
King!"
Forty-three years later, in the
interest of expediency, I decid-
ed to resort to the Milwaukee
Solution once more.
Coming to a board where I
had previously checked and
found that nothing had been
done to stop the check, I simply
removed the King.
The look of surprise and hor-
ror that resulted still haunts me
many days later.
Never again will I take a
King, no matter how long he
Iies in check! e
Shakespeare
Stood
BetweenThem
BYELDOROUS DAYTON
T n my Texas study I have a
I. Uig Uool. And when I say
big, I mean big - 8Yz by Ll,
more than three inches thick,
and containin g mor e than 2,200
pages.
It is The Complete Illustrated
Shahespeare, and in addition to
being a hefty tome not easily
carted around, the volume tells
me why Howard Staunton
never played a match with Paul
Morphy.
All of us know, I am sure, that
the man we call Shakespeare
never published his plays. He
was first and foremost an actor
who earned his keep strutting
the boards with the Chamber-
lain's Company of Players.
At the same time he provided
his companions of the buskin
with scripts begged, borrowed,
or stolen from any source that
came to hand. We do not pos-
sess a single one of his
manuscripts.
We do not know what his
handrwiting was like, aside
from four or five signatures,
and they differ. At the same
time, other writers of the
period, Ben Johnson, Dekker,
Beaumont and Fletcher, and
Tourneur, were providing the
Chamberlain's Players with
scripts, and one, Robert
Greene, conjured up some sar-
castic liaes about Shakespeare's
peculations.
But to get on with it: We
know of Shakespeare's plays
largely because enterprising
publishers sent stenographers
to the performances to take
down the plays in shorthand.
Their pirated editions produced
some amusing results. A line
from Hamlet in one folio . . .
the sledded Polaclzs on the
y;.t.^*"
"To play chess,
or not to
playchess..."
. . . appears in another as . .
He.smote his sledged poleaxe on the
By the nineteenth century,
Shakespeare had become such
a literary hodgepodge that tord
Byron, the British poet, wrote
James Hogg: "You think, no
doubt, that 'A horse, a horse,
my kingdom for a horsel' is
Shakespeare's. Not a syllable of
it. You will find it al] in
nameless dramatist, " and
"what the pit applauded 300
years past is, five times out of
ten, not Shakespeare's but Cib-
ber's."
Colley Cibber's readaptation
of Shakespeare's Richard Third
had held the Iondon stage for
more than 100 years. Cibber
was only one of scores who jig-
gered and rejiggered the Bard's,
or someone else's, lines, as the
Bard had rejiggered those that
came before.
But getting back to chess:
Chessplayers have some justifi-
cation for the nasty epithet they
bestow upon Staunton for
avoiding confrontation with
Morphy. He was the natural
son of Frederic Howard, fifth
earl of Carlisle, and reared and
educated in lordly fashion.
Mr. Staunton, about thirty in
1840, began an attempt to sort
out the mass of accumulated
material called Shakespearean,
. and thereafter worked on it,
day and night, for some twenty
years.
In November 1857, Staunton
began publishing his monu-
mental work in small, monthly
installments, and was hard at it
in the early months of 1858
when he rejected Morphy's
challenge on the grounds of his
arduous Iiterary work. The in-
stallments continued until May
the of 1860, when Routledge of
London brought out the whole
in three large volumes.
So let's forgive the old master,
torn between grammar and
gambits, first and foremost a
great scholar who also played a
mean, brilliant game of chess.
Giuoco Piano
Horwitz Staunton
I. P-K4 P.K4 2. N-KB3
N-QB3 3. B-B4 B-B4 4.P-B3
N-83 5.P-Q3 P-Q4 6. PxP
NxP 7. P-QN4 B-N3 8. P-Ns
N/3-K2 9. NxP O-O 10. B-Nz
B-K3 11. O-O K-Rl 12.
P-QR4 P-KB3 13. N-B3 N-N3
14. B-R3 R-K1 15. Q-N3
Ni3-B5 16. R-R2 P-QR3
Now watch Mr. Staunton
touch off a jolly string of
frecrackers.
17. PxP PxP 18. BB1 QR-
N1 19. Q-B2 B-Ns 20. B/4xN
N-K7ch 21. K-Rl QxB 22.
P-B4 QxN 23. P-R3 BXBP!
24. N-Q2 N-N6ch 25. K-R2
Q-85! 26. RxB N-B8ch 27.
K-Nl Q-R7ch 28. KxN Q-R8,
mate qp
SaIo Flohr,
1908-1983
BY GEORGE KOLTANOWSKI
If you want to wrile something that
just
will l[ve forever . .
name to o lost game,
. sign your
- SALO FLOHR
! n my early years I knew Salo
L Flohr reasonablv well as a
chess opponent and as a friend.
Salo, short of stature, had a wry
smile, a dry chuckle, and steely
Srey eyes.
Few men in chess have ex-
perienced the heights of popu-
larity and the depths of neglect
- to say nothing ofthe personal
difficulties - that Salo Flohr
did.
Flohr was born in 1908 of
Jewish parents in the small
Russian-Polish village of
Horondenko. As far as I know,
his early Iife was irneventful -
until the day his boyhood
serenity was shattered forever
by the horrors of a pogrom.
When the sun went down on
that day of madness, Salo and
his elder brother were all that
was left of the Flohr family.
Through the help of a friend-
ly farmer, they were smuggled
out of the country to Prague,
where they grew up in a friend-
Iy environment and became
Czechoslovakian citizens.
Flohr was a chess genius, and
by age seventeen he was play-
ing in international tour-
naments - and winning. In
fact, between 1931 and 1935 he
played in nine major tour-
naments and lost only two
games: a record.
Flohr became very popular in
Czechoslovakia. The shops in
Prague offered Flohr collars,
Flohr Eau de Cologne, Flohr
slippers, and Flohr cigarettes.
(Flohr himself was a non-
smoker!)
He was in his early twenties
when I asked him when he was
going to play for the world title.
He replied, "When I am
thirty." He almost kept his
promise, too.
Flohr, one of the strongest
players in the p_re-war era,
would probably have played for 18. Qg3 Nxcl 19. Raxcl Bd7 13. MuDlugy. 36.33 "I've gotten to meet some reallY
20. Bc4 Rc8 21. b3 O'O 22. 14 JoeBradford 34.08
the world title if Dr. Max Euwe 15. RichudCostigan 33.17
nice people because of it.' '
had retained it in his second NeS Bb5 23. Qd3 Bxc4 24. 16. PeterBiyiasas. ... 33.16
match with Alexander AIe- bxc4 RfdS 25. Qe2 Qa7 26. 17. VitalyZaltsmm .......... 33.03
khine in 1937. Flohr did not get c5! Nd5 27. Nxd5 Rxds 28. 18. MichaelBrmks .. 31.43 Survey Finds t,,:
.::
his opportunity but had other Ral a5 29. Qb5 Bxc5! 3O. 19. JohnCudo. 27.33
I.
numerous successes. dxc5 Rxe5 31. Rxa5 Qe7,
g
20. DanDurham
21 AsHoffm ...
27.O3
26 09 Chesspliayers :i:
In one of the famous Hastings draw 22. LubomirFtacni-k... ...... 26.O0
tournaments, Flohr, Euwe, and DmitryGuwich
24. JeremySilman
26.00
23.75
Intellectual ;gl

Sir George Thomas tied for first, ,[.

25. JohnDonaldson .. .. . ... zz.L7 i
and in the customary fashion
.
he average USCF member
the first three prizes were divid- knows quite a bit about t
ed among them. On returning math, has some interest in ,!

to his hotel, Flohr was asked by music, and is good at spatial

the lift operator, "Third floor?"
And he replied, "No, no. First,
second, and third, Flohr."
He was nominated in 1938 by
the World Chess Federation
(FIDE) as the next challenger to
Alekhine - but events again
conspired against Flohr's ob-
taining either the funds or a de-
served crack at the champion-
f)raw Away relations. Few members con-
From the Pack People Power: sider themselves religiously
observant, and most have little
T nternational Master Kamran Postal
interest in local political or
social affairs.
I Snirazi clings to the lead he
took away from Canadian
Deparhrent These are among the findings
Champion Igor Ivanov last
of a recent sociological survey
of U.S. Chess members con-
month. The two ever-active
tournament plaYers are
A lJ"fi ^#"r.1?1,
knows the
events surely
P:x,ees:

ship. Hitler's legions invaded
Czechoslovakia, and Flohr had
to flee again. This time he went
to Russia and, after becoming a
c\tizen, married a ballerina.
In those later years, Flohr's
system of play changed. He
played solidly instead of daring-
Iy as in his younger years, and
he faded from tournament play.
But his innate chess genius
will always be remembered. A
well-known story about Salo
centers on the time when he
was unknown in chess circles.
He turned up in Berlin during
an international tournament
there, and he played speed
games with one and all. By the
end of the event, all of the prize
money had found its way into
Flohr's pocket!
He became an excellent chess
reporter. The last time I met
him was in Lugano, Switzer-
land, during the Olympiad
there. Neither he nor his wife
had that cheery air about them
of days gone by.
Today, July 19, the Russian
news agency Tass reported Salo
Flohr's death. Another stalwart
has left us.
The following game was
ptayed in the Semmering-Bad-
en tournament in 1937.
Queen's Gambit
Accepted
Flohr J.R. Capablanca
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3
Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O
aG 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Rd1'Qc7 9.
Nc3 Be7 10. a3 b5 lI.Ba2M
12. Na4 cxd4 13. exd4 N7
14. ax}c/ Nxb4 15. Nc3 BbS!
16. Qe5! Qb7 17. Bb3 Nd3
separated by only a few points,
while the rest of the Grand Prix
challengers linger thirty points
behind.
The Grand Prix is a year-long
contest sponsored by Church's
Fried Chicken Inc., which has
generously donated the $18,500
prize fund. For more details on
the Grand Prix, see page 45.
The current leaders, reflect-
ing results of most tournaments
through the end ofJuly:
Kmrmshirazi. ..'
1.
2. Igorlvmov
3. VircentMcCambridge ..
4. ElliottWinslow
5. konidBas .
6. NickdeFirmim
7. MiguelQuinteros.........
8. BorisKogm .....
g.JmesTarjan -...
10. JmesRizzitilo ..........
11. JmSmejkal. .....
12 IarryChristiarsen
Assistant Postal DirectorJoan DuBois
of
Joan DuBois. Joan
charge of the day-to-day opera-
tion of U.S. Chess's postal
department, which serves ap-
proximately 10,000 postal
players a year.
Joan keeps busy filling in
tournament assignments, han-
dling ratings, taking care of time
complaints, and just generally
keeping track of all the paper-
work and records that postal
chess generates.
99'51 Joan is assisted by Sandy
91 81 Paden, who recently shifted to
64.50 the postal department. (You
. 6376
63'20
saw Sandy profiled in the April
59'34 issue.)
5635 Joan has more than twelve
5450 years of experience with U.S.
53.70
43.33 Chess
- all of it in the postal
department. Jo€m says she loves
41.43
36'87 irer job, especially because
name
ducted by USCF memberJona-
than Berger as part ofhis degree
is in
work at Vassar College.
Berger sent surveys to 700
randomly selected members.
Burger notes that the return of
426 was more than double the
average response of twenty-five
percent for this type of survey.
In his report, Berger wrote
that "this remarkable response
rate is consonant with [my]
view that chessplayers who are
sufficiently committed to the
game to join the Federation
have a great interest in every-
thing connected with chess."
"Generally speaking, " Berger
continued, "such dedicated
chessplayers have a strikingly
intellectual and educational
orientation."
Among the findings about
USCF members:
. 53.3Vo have studied math at
the calculus level.
.62.3Vo either play a musical
instrument regularly or have
great interest in music and
Iisten regularly.
.90.7Vo rate their spatial rela-
tions ability as excellent or
very good.
c 7l.4Vo have little or no in-
terest in local political
and
social affairs.
o ll.ZVo are immigrants.
o 77.3Vo are either enthusiastic
or moderately interested in
computer chess.
.37.4Vo have been with USCF
two years or less; 51.1% have
been with USCF four years
or less.
. 88.570 think a child should be
introduced to chess at age ten
or younSer.
c 52.lVo consider themselves
eitherlonersorintroverts. S
 THE BEST & IIIE BUSIEST
20 MARILYNBERGERMEAD NY 1882 4 PETERBEREOLOS 16 IN 2211
THE TOP 5Os 2I LUCY
22 JEAN HARROW
COLLIER PA
tL
1879
1877
ALEXANDER FISHBEIN
6 KEVIN BINKLEY
15 WY
16 cA
2211
2160
23 LAURA LEE ROMEO MI 1869 7- RONALD WAYNE BURNETT 16 TN 2155
The following lists, which apply to ' 24 ANN COLETTE McGRUDER CA 1864 8. BURT IZUMIKAWA . 15 CA 2148
25 JUDITH RIPPETH rN 1863 9 MATTHEW NG 15 cA 2t24
over-the-board play, include only USCF 26 MICHELE VEASEY MD 1856 10 DANNY BASA 16 VA 2115
members who are permanent U.S. resi- 27 MARY CONLON CT 1851 1l JEFFERY HERIOT 16 CA 2lrr
28 SUSANSTERNGOLD NY 1850 12 t6 lL. 2to7
dents. Ratings correspond to those in the 29 MARTHA PETERSEN NJ
STEVEN SZPISJAK
1848 I3 ERlC ROSEN 16 MA 2084
1983 September Cumulative Rating Sup- 30 KRISTA VAN LAAN NJ 1846 14 TIMOTHY RADERMACHER 15 MN 2078
plement. Ages indicated for juniors are 31 HANNELORE CATANIA WI 1837 15 CHRIS CHABRIS 16 NY 2077
32 IULIE ANNE DESCH OR 1826 16 BRIAN GANNON 16 MN 2058
current as of September 1, 1983. 33- COLETTE TROUVE GRONENTHAL DE i82O 17 ANDREW METRICK 16 NY 2055
34 MARY KUHNER AK 1803 l8 TMPEMTO
JASON 15 NH 2051
35 MARJORIE McNEIL Wl 1792 ANTHONY ORTEGA 16 NY 2O5T
36 BARBAM McCALEB CA l7a4 20 RICKY COX 16 VA 2050
37 LISA EDMONDSON CA I77O 21, SCOTT HEWETT 16 CA 2038
TOP 50 OVERALL 38 ALINA MARKOWSKI CA 1769 22 CONSTANTINE KIPNIS 16 MN 2036
39 RENEE CAMERON SC 1764 23 G MICHAELSTEVENS 1.6 MD 2023
I TARJAN
JAMES CA 26+3 40 LqLA CADTRAO CA l7s8 24 JOSEPH WAXMAN ts CA 2Or7
2. I,EV AI,BT'RT NY 2608 TERESA SCHAEFFER TX 1758 25 PAUL CHOATE 16 VA 2OI2
JOEL BENJAMIN NY 2608 42 PATSY CHLOE SPURRIER NC 1750 26 STEPHEN TOWBIN 16 CO 2OIO
4. YASSER SEIRAWAN WA 2598 43. URSULAFOSTER CA 1749 27 KURT HOLYST T5 CT 2OOO

5 WALTER BROWNE CA 2594 44 SHARON EVANS NY 1748 28 NICK ADAMS 16 IN 1996

6 BORIS KOGAN GA 2593 4s JAMIECALVTN GA 1744 29 DIRCK FULLER 16 NE 1992
7 LARRY CHRISTIANSEN CA 259I 46 JOANSCHLICH VA 1736 30 ROBERT HALES 15 UT 1984
8 SERGEY KUDRIN CT 2588 NOMA SHAW PA 1736 KARLLIEM 16 MA 1984
9. DMITRY GUREVICH NY 2578 48 AILEEN DeMOULIN NY 1733 32 JOHN KIRBY 16 NC 1977
10 JACK PETERS cA 2s7s 49 JUDTTH SHr?MAN CA 1732 33 CHUCK LOVINGOOD 15 TN 1975
KAMRAN SHIRAZI CA 2575 50 DEBRA KITCHEN. OR 173I 34 CHIPKRAFT 16 MI 1969
12 LUBOMIR KAVAI,EK VA 2570 35 DAVID FU 16 NM 1963
13, NICK deFIRMIAN CA 2564 36 KC HOLMES 16 UT l9s9
14 LEONID BASS WI 2563 37 DANIEL PILLONE rs NJ 1948
ROBERT BYRNE NY 2563 TOP 50 AGE 17-18 38 PETER THIEL ls CA 19,14
16 EUGENE MEYER NY 2558 39 MARK SCHULINGKAMP 16 LA I93I
17 ROMAN DZINDZICHASHVILI NY 2557
1 MAXIM DLUGY 17 NY 2529 40. TORIN LAU 15 MN i922
18 WILLIAM LOMBARDY NY 2555
2 SANDEEP JOSHI 17 M.A, 2387 4I CHRISTOPHER KUMRO 16 NY T919
19 RONALD HENLEY NY 2552 3 DENNIS YOUNGLOVE L7 MO 2336 42 MICHAEL DOBBS 16 VA 1913
20 BERNARD ZUCKERMAN NY 2542 4 MICHAEL KOGAN 17 GA 2264 43 CURTTS IKUECHI 16 IL I9O8
21 JOHN FEDOROWTCZ FL 2s34 5 REVI SCHEA 17 Wt 2253 QUON
JrMMY ls CA 1908
22- PETER BIYIASAS CA 2533 6 HOAINHAN TRUONG l8 NJ 224s 45 KENNETH BARISH 16 CA 1906
SAMUELRESHEVSKY. NY 2533 7 RICHARD CHOW 17 DE 2239 46 JAMES DONAHUE : 16 CA ls05
24 JOSEPH BRADFORD TX 2529 8 TIMOTHYPELLANT 17 CA 2234
47, VADIM ROYTENBERG 16 NY I9OI
MAXIM DLUGY NY 2529 9 SIMON YELSKY 17 NY 2225 48. RICK RISON 15 CA T892
25 TIMOTHY TAYLOR NY 2525 r0 CHARLES ADELMAN 18 NJ 2220
49. KHAI TRINH. 15 WA 1887
27. LARRY EVANS Nv 2524 11 STAN ROZENFELD 17 NY 2205 50 JONAS KULIKAUSKAS l5 CA 1874
28. VINCENT McCAMBRIDGE CA 2517 12 BERT WILSON 18 MN 2202
JOHN WATSON CA 2517 i3 KENNY FONG 17 CA 2799
30 FRIAS
VICTOR NY 2514 14. JOSE MARCAL , 18 CA 2196 TOP 50 AGE 13-14
3I WILDER
MICHAEL CT 2512 15 BILLY COLIAS 17 tN 2t92
32 ANATOLY LEIN NJ 2so3 16 LAWRENCE KING 17 VA 2ra2 1 STUARTMCHELS 13 AL 2294
LEONID SHAMKOVICH NY 2503 17 JOBDAN FEIG t7 NY
34. JAMES BTZZTTANO MA
2180 2 JOHNJARECKT 14 NJ 2ts8
2s0r 18 THOMAS KEISLER 17 WI 2168 3 BENJAMINFINEGOLD. L3 Mt 2148
35 MICHAEL BROOKS MO 2497 19 PEDRO MARCAL 17 CA 2166 4 DANNY EDELMAN
36. JEREMY SILMAN CA 14 NY 2147
24A7 20 GEOFREY STRAYER 17 CA 2165 5. ADAM LIEF 14 IL 2062
DAVID STRAUSS CA 24A7 21 HOWARD DANIELS. 18 PA
VITALY ZALTSMAN NY
2162 6 ISSA YOUSSEF 14 MI 2026
2447 RICHARD KETCHAM 18 AZ 2162 7 DAVID PETERS 13 NY 2OI1
39 MARK D1ESEN MD 2484 23. MICHAEL GREEN 18 MN
40 EDMAR MEDNIS NY 2483
2157 8 ROGER POEHLMANN 14 CA 1960
24 DOUG ECKERT 18 MO 2151 9 MICHAEL PODOL 14 PA
41 DOUCLAS ROOT CA 2476 25 DENNIS MONOKBOUSSOS '17NV
1959
42. ANDREW SOLTIS N\ 2472
2141 l0 JEFFREY MOORE 14 PA 1906
26 NOAM ELKIES 17 NY 2136 11 MIKE ZELKIND 14 MN
43 JOHN CURDO MA Z47r
DYLAN KBEVZER 17 NY
1872
44. HANSGRUPE CA 2466
2136 12 RANDY LONG 14 MI I87I
28 KARLKALTENHAUSER .. 17 CA 2135 13 DENNIS KIM 14 CA
MEHRSHADSHARIF GA 2466
29. SEANTHOMASCOLURE r8 NJ
1857
46 PAL BENKO Nl 2464
2130 14 CHRIS LOYLESS 14 TN 1833
30 ANDREW LERNER 17 NJ 2r2s 15 ANDREW SEROTTA 13 PA
47 ALAN POLLARD CA 2463
31 PAUL REJTO .. 18 MN 2112
183I
48 ARTHUR BISGUIER NY 2460 16 TRACY CALLIS 14 VA 1829
32. OLEG BARENBOIM 17 NY 2IO9 17 ALBERT WHITE III 14 NY
49. KIMCOMMONS CA 2450
MARK JACOB FTNEGOLD t7 Mt
I8I2
so. JoHN DONALDSON . WA 2449
2109 18. KEVIN KIRBY 14 NC 1795
34. MICHAEL TIERNEY 18 CA 2104 19 GARY GREENSTEIN L4 NY 1778
35 TOM DENTON 18 AL 2093 20 BEN LIEBER : 14 DC 1768
36 WAN KIM t7 CA 2087 21 CHRIS BUSHONG 14 YA 1767
RON YOUNG 18 NY 2087 22. FRANKI,IN CHEN 13 MI 176I
TOP 50 WOMEN 38 DARRIN SCHUSTER 17 CA 2083 2s. BRUCE IOHNSON t3 Mt 17s7
39 CHRIS AVERY 17 PA 2O8I 24 MATTHEW ROOZEE 14 CA 1749
I. DIANE SAVEREIDE CA 2182 40. KENTOMKINS t7 WA 2073 25 HAROLD REDDICK JR 13 IL 1746
2 RUTH INEZ HARING CA 2144 4l JOE LONGEN r.8 MN 2063 26 KENNETH WRICHT 13 MA 1745
3 LINDA MAHAN CA 2O9I 42 ALEXEY RUDOLPH 18 WA 206I 27. DAYID DeHAVEN t4 VA 1742
4 MCHEL CROTTO CA 2086 43. BRUCE BOWYER 17 NY 2049 CHRISTOPHER HARRIS 14 PA. 1742
,14 JAMIE HAMILTON t7 GA
5. IWONA SAVEREIDE NY 2072 2044 29 DANIEL WINDER 13 CA 1740
6 PAMELA FORD CA 2065 45 WERNHERZENTENO. 18 OK 2O4O 30 DWAYNE PARRIS 14 NJ 1729
7 ALEXEY RUDOLPH WA 206I 46 GEORGE KINSLER 18 PA 2037 31. JACK YOOS 14 MN 1728
8 SHERNAZMISTRYKENNEDY NY 2049 47 MATTHEW MORRIS 18 IL 2031 -
32. HENRY JACKSON 14 PA, t7t8
9 RUTH DONNELLY .. YA 2029 48. CHARLES WOLFF . 17 CA ZO20 33 MARK ROBERT NOWACKI 14 MA 1708
IO. INNA IZRAILOV NY 2025 49 ANDREW BEAVER 18 MI 2OI8 34 EUGENE CHAYEVSKY 13 NY I7O1
II. GISELA GRESSER NY I98I TIMOTHY McGREW . 18 PA 2018 35 BERNADETTE REDDTCK 14 IL 1695
12 LUCY GUYSINSKY IL .1980 36 KEITH NIELSEN 14 NE 1694
13 BARAKA SHABAZZ DC 1979 37. PETER KOPKE . 14 NY 1689
T4 VERA FRENKEL GA 1968 38. MICHAELGIACOBBE 14 IL 1689
15. MARILYN KOPUT SIMMONS WI 1944 TOP 50 AGE 15-16 39 W TRAVIS PARHAM 14 TN 1686
16 KAREN STREET CA 1938 KIRKSTEINOCHER .- 13 WA 1686
17. ANAHIT BOSTANIAN . CA 1924 1 JOHNLITVINCHUK. 16 NY 2368 4I. PETER WALHOUT . 14 IL 1685
vA 1922 2. PATRICK WOLFF 15 MA 2349 42 DANNY MULLALY 13 MN 1678
3 IGOR SHTERN 16 TX 2286 43 RICHARDBRINK- 13 IN 1674

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

44 13 MO 1669 33 ERNIE GABALDON 10 NM 1259 NY 2003 IL2
JOEL WITT 9 IN NY r43r
45 THEODORE DRYDEN t4 AZ 166r 34 TROY DUDLEY 1257 111

46. GREG MONTES 14 AZ t660 35 MARK BURDICK 9 TN 1255 IL 2363 110

47 ADAM BENNETT 14 NM 1648 36 BILLY SANFORD 9 NY 1251 cA r70l 108
48, ERIK FINKELSTEIN 14 cA 1641 37 MIKE NG 9 cA 1246 NY 2043 104

49 EDDIEJARAMILLO 14 AZ t636 38. ELIZABETH KNARB 9 VA 1245 NY 2320 103

13 SC 1635 39 HILLEL CAPLAN 9 NY 1244 oH 1832 lO2
s0 JOEL DeGUZMAN. 9 YA
40 JONAS CALLIS 1243 cA 2564 101
4l JASON BALOGH 10 TN 1241 NY 1784 99
42 JOEL FEIGENBAUM 10 NY 1240 . cA
1902 99
43 BRIAN BREWINGTON 10 co 1238 TX 2244 98
44 KEITH O'CONNOR l0 NY 1237 lL 1947 9a
TOP 50 AGE 11-12 45 SHAWN WEATHERINGTON lo vA 1236 cA 2517 97
46 JEFF THIEDE l0 MN 1235 MN 2001 97
r ILYA CUREVICH 11 MA 2090 47 DAVE BENNETT 10 IL 1230 . NY 1617 95
2. VIVEK RAO 12 PA 2051 48. STEPHEN DONOVAN 9 MA 1224 NY 1854 92
3. MARCO ROBERT 12 NY 2033 RENE FELIX 10 Az 1228 NY 2118 91
4. EVANTURTEL 1l NY 1924 SCOTT GHERTNER to AZ 1228 oH 1726 91
5 STANLEY KIM 12 NY 1903 SEAN VOGT to lA 1228 cA 2575 91
6 .ALEX
ROBBY ADAMSON t2 AZ 1474 . cA 2445 90
7 SHERZER 12 MD 1863 , NY 2059 89
8 JAMES LEVINE 12 NY 1820 AL 1520 87
9 11 NY 1777 . IL 1983 87
BEN STMUSS
IO DAVID KOMOR. 12 NJ 1773 TOP PLAYERS AGE 8 & UNDER . co 2066 85 i
11 BENJAMIN COOK tl cA 1746
6 WV NJ 1677 85 &
I2. ALFRED MOORE 12 PA 1708 r ALEX CHANG t573
NY 2099 85
11 NM 2 DANIEL KRAWIEC cA 1558
NY l94l
'
13 ANDREW FISHER, 1698
NY 85
14 DERRICKTHOMAS 12 lN 1687 3 NIKOLAI PARKER 1442
, lL 1766 84
.:i::-
;,:
L2 tL 4. ROSS ELDRIDGE MA t374
NY 1985 84 t:
15 DANIEL KIRBY 1652
TN
16 GREGORY KADEN. 12 MA 1642 5 CHARLESSMITH 1354
. MN 1824 83
17 KEVIN HALLAGER 12 PA 1639 6 OLIVER TAI TN 1320
MD 2251 83 'ti
t2 AZ 7 MARC]IMENEZ AZ l30l MD 2t2A 82
18 ROSS COLBY 1627
NY I
19 KBVIN HARLOW, ll vA 1625 8. SEAN BURROUGHS
7 Wv
1296
. MD 1863 82 P

20. CURTIS CARSON 1l IN 1615 9 JAMES SOWDER t2A4

cA 2162 A2
1l NJ IO. CHRISTOPHER WILLENKEN 6 NY 1233
cT 2038 81
2I. DAVID KATZ, 1607
I. HAROLD WHITE 8 NY 1223
22 JEREMYCALLAND u NY 1604 I
8 TN
NY 1832 81
23 DANIEL ROYZMAN, lr NY 1597 JASON WHITE 1223
. AL 1671 8l t,
13 DAVID NICKERSON 8 NE l2l4
24 DERRICK BROWNIE 12 lN ls96
14. AMANDA FOLSOM M 1202
. NY 1498 80 !
25 TTIOMAS PETTY 12 lN 1584
15. DAVID KELLERMAN 8 NY 1199
IN 2037 80
26 SCOTT BERGER t2 MA 1572
16. MARY KNARR 8 VA 1191
27 MIICHAEL HUTKO 12 NY 1563
17. JOEL VIERTEL :, 7 NY 1179
28 DEAN MAYER. 12 NM 1559
7 NY
29. OUSTAVE LIPMAN 12 TN 1553
I8 JEFFREY LOEWENTHAL 1156
TOP 50 MOST ACTIVE WOMEN
19 JEFFREY FOX 7 NY l14l
30. ILYA KAPLAN 12 NY 1545 7 NY 1103
12 NM 1539 20 VAUCHN SANDMAN
3I. KYLE MILLER 21 CARMEN HANKS 8 VA 1l0l 1 JESSICA AMBATS NY 1498 80
32. JEFFERY SHELTON ll vA 1528
22. ANTHONY CANIANO 7 NY 1093 2 SHERNAZ MISTRY KENNEDY NY 2049 79
33 ANTHONY ALLEN 12 IN 1524 3 KYRAN FLAHERTY NJ 1659 76
t2 AZ 23 SHASHI MELWANI 7 NY 1082 ':tt.
34 DANNY FALK 1522
24 ARTHUR DREHER 7 ?A rO57 4 IRENE MATOS NJ lsl4 65 l+
35 CURTIS KING ,. 12 VA l5l9 8 TN s CAROL RUDERMAN I NJ 1so0 5s +l
11 AZ r5r7 25 JIMMY DAY 1040 if,
36 MICHAEL ASH 26. YVONNE KRAWIEC 7 cA ro37 6 RUTHINEZHABING CA 2144 54 i
37 RANDY QUESENBERRY ll vA 1505
7 tL 990 7 VIVIAN SCHMUCKER IN 1614 53 I
ll NJ 27. MARK JOHNSON JR
38 MARK KERNIGHAN. 1502
28 PATRICK PHILIP McFAY 8 MI 988 8 ALINA MARXOWSKI CA 1769 47 i
39 DALE EDWARDS, l2 MN 1499
8 AZ 934 9. SUSAN SMATHERS TN I3O3 46
12 VA 29. AMANDA DOXTATER
40. MARY KATHERINE GBAHAM 1495
30. DANIELLE SESSA 8 NY 916 IO. VALERIE HODCSON AL 1639 44
4I TED MASON lr TN 1491
7 TN 910 GAIL LINGNER MA 1597 44
t2 MO 3I. MIKE DIERINGER +i
42 NEHEMIAH GOODWTN 1479
32 DERRICK LOW 8 AZ 882 BETTY SOUTH .. .. OH 1528 44
43. SCO'I"T CAHILL 12 WV A7A 13. CHRISTINE HANKEN ,. CA I54O 43
ll NY 33. PAT STUMP 7 WV 868
DAVID KUPERSMITH 1478
34 ROBERT HUTKO 6 NY 837 14 LYNN SCHMIDT. WI 1685 42 iii

JONATHAN SOROS l2 NY 1478 15 URSULA FOSTER. - CA 1749 40

46. SHANE DAY ll TN 1474 16 DIANEHUTKO. NY II84 39
47. JACQUELINE HOMER ... .. l2 wv 1469 17 SUSAN HILL. .. NH IO95 38
-1.

48. CHAD SCHAEFFER 12 GA 1465 18. ANGELA CHANG.. - ,, WV I3O9 37 at'

49. tvAN woNG. .. .... l2 AZ 1463 19 LISA EDMONDSON .. CA I77O 36 *_
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50. CHRISTOPHER SHREVE 12 WA 1450 PAT MAYNTZ .., ... cA 1594 36 il.
THE MOST ACTTVE 2I. MARGIEDANIELSON ...-
22 DAWN ALEAMONI.
LA IO77 35
AZ 1289 35 'F
23 LINDABOURASSA -..-. CT 1706 34
YVONNE KRAWIEC. CA IO37 34
TOP 50 AGE 9-TO The "Most Active" lists are dedicated to those
hard-working chessplayers who, although they may
25. MIHWA CHA. , ... .. .. AR 1426 33
26. MICHELLE ADAMS.. ., OH I?O9 32
l. KK KAMNJA -,-. 9 NY 1737 not be rated high enough to make it into tbe Top RHODA ROBBINS. AZ 1260 32
2. ADAM SILVERMAN .... IO AZ 1612 50s, still deserve credit for their enthusiasm and 28. XITTY BURDICK .... . . TN 1265 3T
3. CHRISLAX. ,. .. .. 10 TN 1537
love of the game. The following is the midyear 29. ANNETTE CARUSO .. .. .. CA 1399 30
4 THOMASYIH. .. to NY ls33
....... - lo NY report of those players who are leading the prck for JACOUELINEHOMER. WV 1469 30
5. JESSICAAMBATS. 1498
31. susAN MILLS. . CA 1723 29
6. STEVE BELLUSCIO. ....... lO NY 1496 the title of "Most Active Player of 1983." The final
7. REGORYO'BRIEN.. IO NM 1484 list will be published as soon as all results from 32 AMY BROWN ,.. NJ 1243 2E
KELLI CARTER ...,. YA IO28 28
8 MICHAEL WHITE ..... IO NY I48O 1983 have been reported and rated.
L JULIEGUTERMUTH ..-. .. LA NA7 28
9. ANATOLY TRUBMAN. . IO NY 1469
The following ratings correspond to those in the
.... t0 TN ANG1E LINKOUS. WV 1238 28
to. IAN WRIGHT ... 1423
WV llzl4 2E
1983 September Cumulative RatinS SupPlement. DENISE TAYLOR..
rT PAUL RICHARDS. ... 9 NY I4OO
The figure in the last column is the number of PECCYYIH NY 1442 28
12. BILLY ADEI.IVIAN,... ... IO NY 1368
13. STEVENGUIDA.. .. -.. .. 9 NY 1364 games played so far this year. Tied players are listed 38 AMANDA FOLSOM .. VA I2O2 27
14. DEREN ADAIR.,. .. IO AZ 1358 in alphabetical order, MIAIMMERMAN. NY ITOO 27
15, KENNET SUTPHIN. ., 10 VA 1349 LIZNEELY...- .... AZ 1534 27
16. CARL ATIENZA ..... tO wA 1345 41 SUSANLAMN.- FL I4I8 26
T7 MARKGOULD. .. 10 MA I34I 42. LORENA ASCENCTOS .. AZ 1177 2s
18. DARDEN FREEMAN... 9 VA T335 ANGIE EDEL AZ 1O?4 25
CHUCKHAMLETT .- 9TN 1335 TOP 50 MOST ACTIVE JENNIFER LLOYD AZ IITO 25
20. JACKIE BRUCE l0 vA 1332 ALEXEYRUDOLPH . WA 2061 25
2t. JASON GARDNER lo NY l32l I. LARRY TAMARKIN .... NY 1996 207 DANIELLE SESSA .. NY 916 25
22. ARISPIRO 9 NY l32l 2. FRED PARKS . cA 1729 t82 NAOMT SPIRO. .. NY IO28 25
23. MATTEDEL. .. . lO AZ 1320 3. LESLIE BRAUN. . NY 2283 162 REBECCATARGONSKI.. .. MA 1725 25
24 ANGELA CHANG.. 9 WV I3O9 ANGELO SANDRIN.
4 ., IL 2112142 CATHERINE WANG NJ 1392 25
25. JASONBALL . .. 9 NY 1297 5. JAY BONIN NY 2396 132 50 REBECCA BALL NY 1394 24
IN EDWIN HEMPEL MN 2OI4 I32 AILEEN DeMOULIN NY 1733 24
26, BRIANMAXWELL... IO 1294
SALLY IKE UT 1135 24
27. JASON WILKERSON. 10 TN 1294 7. ASA HOFFMANN NY 24OO I28
8. JOSEPH FELBER. NY 1984 127 MARY KNARR . YA II9I 24
2S LEIGH GROSS 9 NY T287
vA t226 24
29. BRIAN KIRBY 9 IL 1273 9. DOUGLAS BELLIZZI .... NY 2180 123 JOAN LAYMAN .
IO. ANDREWORDOVER NY 1743 122 GWEN RABINOWITZ CA 1631 24
30 PHILLIP SCHOOLCRAFT. 9 WY 1267
ll ED BENCH._ NY 1789 ll9 DANA REDDING. MT IOI9 24
3I MICHAELLYNCH .. IO TN 1263
12 STEVEN KRAMER MN 1642 116 RUTH SILVERMAN .-: CT 1516 24
32 RHODA ROBBINS IO AZ 1260

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Osnos Provides Sound
Overall View of Reti
Reti Opening: r. Nf3 d5, by V Osnos; Batsford 1982; 87
pages, index of variations; figurine algebraic notation; paPer-
back for $11 95 (USCF catalo8 number O281OP; $10 75 to
members)
BY BARRY SPIRO
,Tt his small but important work by one
I of the Soviet Union's most experi-
enced international masters explores
White's methods, after 1. Nf3 d5, of
avoiding the Queen's Gambit, beginning
with 2. c4 or 2. 93. (Unfortunately, he does
not consider 2. b3, which has become a
standard weapon with Mark Taimanov
and other prominent players.)
White's hypermodern strategies, often
involving the fianchetto of both Bishops,
create slippery positions that are difficult to
ar,alyze concretely. Theoretical im-
provements in these lines are almost in-
variably minute refinements in strategy,
rather than tactical refutations.
Reti lines are most popular today with
such "gentle" players as Tigran Petrosian,
Ulf Andersson, and Bent Larsen, while
hearryweights like Viktor Korchnoi and La-
jos Portisch play them extensively to reach
subtle but complex middlegames that are
likely to be mishandled by lesser players.
Textbooks on the Reti-English complex
must furnish explanations as well as varia-
tions, and Osnos has done this quite well
{with a good translation by Mark Sawko). A
similar book on these lines is Ray Keene's
Flank Openings (1979), which also covers
the King's Indian Attack and other varia-
tions. Keene intersperses more remarks in
his text, but does not offer systematic
analysis.
Comparing Keene's and Osnos' chapters
on the Gruenfeld Reversed (one of the
more dynamic lines of the Reti), I
discovered that Osnos is not quite as con-
scientious as would appear. After 1. Nf3 d5
2. 93 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6,
he does not mention the thematic 6. c4
played in a lombardy-Kramer game,
although this is Keene's primary example
in a chapter on the danger bf retarded
development against an aggressive hyper-
modern opening. On page 86, Osnos's
Barry Spiro Is a chess writer from Parsippany, New
Jervy.
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
REVIEIMS
alternative to 11. QxdS+ - 11. bxc3 -
does not include 11. ... 0-0 from a Petro-
sian-Geller encounter - a game that sure-
ly must have been available to him.
In the chapter on the Capablanca
System, Osnos quotes the continuation
from Korchnoi-Lutikov, Kiev 1965, (7.0-0
Bd6 8. d4 0-0 9. Nc3 Qe7, etc.) without
mentioning the game itselfl There may be
political reasons for this, although
grudgingly mentions Korchnoi elsewhere
in a game with Anatoly Karpov.
The material is recent but not current. In
the Lasker System (which Keene calls the
"New York Variation" after the 7924 tour-
nament there), Osnos's main example in
the ... Bd6 line appears to be Reti-Lasker
(from the above tournament), while Soltis,
in his new Chess Digest booklet on the
English, quotes a recent improvement by
Robert Huebner in this line. Actually,
Huebner's "new" strategy seems to be
almost identical to Reti's, except that it has
a different move order!
While coverage is not exhaustive by any
mearrs, it does appear to be accurate, and
should prove extremely useful to serious
tournament players who want a day off
from Queen-pawn openings or from the
sharper lines of the English.
The format is quite convenient, certainly
superior to ECO's "scientific" classifica-
tion system (although I still prefer MCO's
Iayout).
Batsford's volumes are very over-priced
considering their lengh and quality of
paper, but the text and diagrams are clear
and accurate. Batsford's recent paperbacks
have glossy covers printed in bright colors
with the word "competitive" in the lower
left corners. Chess publications these days
are beginning to look like People magazine,
butwithout "people."
Nunn Produces Superb
Treatise on Benoni
The Benoni For the Tournament Player, by John Nunn;
Batsford 1982; 149 pa8es, index of players and variations;
algebraic notation; paperback lists for $13 95 {USCF catalog
number O265NP; $12 50 to members)
BYJOHNTOMAS
he title of this book creates a set of
rather specific expectations. First and
foremost, we expect it to contain the very
Iatest analysis. Yet, it must also be in-
telligen the tourna-
ment p know, and
not ove ions of little
practical use.
Finally, there should be a strategical
overview to make sense out of the in-
dividual variations without oversimplify-
he ing the tactical elements. After studying
such a book, a player should be able to
follow the ideas behind the latest interna-
tional games and feel confident enough to
play the opening against strong opposition.
This is a tall order, and to be perfectly
honest, I wasn't sure anyone could do an
adequate job on the Benoni. It is so con-
sistently and ferociously taotical (Nunn
quotes an unnamed source as calling it
"one big swindle") that I thought nobody
could make any sense out of it.
That is why Nunn's book was such a
pleasant surprise. He has always been a
wonderful analyst, but in this work he
makes his analysis subservient to
strategical considerations. The introduc-
tion is the best example of how he does
this.
Since the book as a whole is organized
around White systems, the introduction
Iists thematic Black moves, explaining the
plans associated with each. Nunn then
refers you to specific chapters so you can
see the tactical features associated with
both successful and unsuccessful uses of
the move or plan.
Moreover, Nunn also explains individual
White systems in exemplary fashion. I was
arnazed at how well I understood varia-
tions that I had grasped only imperfectly
prior to reading his book. The chapters on
Bf4 lines and 3. 93, as well as the plan of
A e2-e4 with Bg5, are particularly good in this
regard.
But Nunn is at his absolute best in the
highly tactical lines: the Mikenas attack,
the Four Pawns Attack, the Knight's Tour
variation, and the Taimanov System. Here
he has obviously checked all of the old
analysis regularly, contributing original
analysis and often overturning previous
evaluations. In certain cases, Nunn's
recommendations later become theory: in
John Tomos, a master from Chicago, wr[tes regularly
/or Chess Life.
one case to his own detriment! (See Kaspa-
rov-Nunn: Lucerne 1982).
I can wholeheartedly recommend this
book to category I players and above as an
excellent practical guide to both sides of a
fascinating opening. Although advanced
category II players might find it helpful,
the material in it is really too advanced for
lower-rated players, who might find a
general discussion more useful.
Levy's Confection
Is Unsatisfying Fare
Learn Chess From the World Champions, edited by David
Levy; Pergamon 1979i 206 pagesi descriptive notation; hard'
cover lists for $22 00 ( USCF catalog number GW64lLH; $19 80
to members)
BY
f A 7 hen I'm not playing or writing
VV about chess, o.'other.iise earning I
living, I take care of a fair-sized family
(three children). Since my wife and I both
work, I take a share of the cooking chores
- say, three nights a week. I've learned
that, no matter how good the dish you
cook, there's always some left. The left-
overs go in the fridge, and sooner or later
comes Leftover Night. It is always greeted
by boos and hisses, no matter how good the
individual dishes were when they first ap-
peared.
This David Levy confection from Perga-
mon is, unfortunately, not a book; it's Left-
over Night. Learn Chess from the World
Champions is made up of one published ar-
ticle from each of the official world chess
champions, plus one each from those
players who were the best in the world
(Labourdonnais, Philidor, Morphy) before
such a title was made official.
The book closes with a selection of two
games from each player. Most or all are
available from other sources (the two
Fischer games, for example, are from My
60 Memorable Gamesl.
But my main quibble is with the first sec-
tion. If the "dishes" in the games section
are warmed-over, then the published
pieces, while mostly unavailable hereto-
fore in English, are not at all well prepared
or selected.
The earlier selections, pieces by Labour-
donnais, Philidor, and Steinitz, are trans-
lated in execrable fashion. Morphy and
Anderssen are represented by old, out-
dated analysis on the Philidor Defense and
the Evans Gambit, Karpov by four anno-
tated games {don't these belong in the
games section?), Fischer by his "Bust to the
King's Gambit," Spassky by an abbrevi-
ated Fischer profile published after their
first tournament together (Buenos Aires in
1960). Only the Tal piece, one of his
tlpically fascinating, moody annotations of
a complex middlegame, is worthy of this
book's ambitious title.
James Marfia, when not pursuing a living, pursues a
master rating, firssian chess boohs to translate, and
U S. Opens
In sum, then, Learn Chess From The
World Champions is a poorly prepared,
hastily assembled hodgepodge of warmed-
over theory and leftover tracts, sure to give
any chess reader a bad case of indigestion.
And the typically inflated price will give
him heartburn as well.
Apparently, some chess-book publishers
seem to believe thalanything with "chess"
lD in the title will sell a few copies, as long as it
has games in it. American chess-book buy-
ers, a large share of the market, deserve
better than this half-baked assemblage of
leavings.
Cyberchess is Fun Way
To Hone Thctical Skills
Cyberchess Variable Strength Ches-Playing Machine;
Cyber Enterprires {17517 Fabrica Way, Suite K, Cerritos, CA
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BY RONALD WIECK
1Z\ yberchess is not a chess-playing com-
\-z puter. It is a manually operated
device that allows you to gauge your pres-
ent playing strength while painlessly learn-
ing the principles of move-selection. The
concept is similar to the Chess Life f.eature
Solitaire Chess.
Playing a game with Cyberchess is really
quite easy. You insert a card with the
moves of a master game into the machine
and make a few initial moves; from then on
you must try to duplicate the moves made
by the winner of the game.
At each turn, you must choose the move
actually played from various plausible con-
tinuations. The machine then reveals the
opponent's reply, and the procedure is
repeated. If you select a different move,
you lose points on the "status indicator"
(there is no penalty for picking a move that
is as good as the game continuationf .
The number of points you receive de-
pends on the level of skill for which you
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Used judiciously, Cyberchess will bene-
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a master's play is his ability to discrimi-
nate, to discard at once illogical, pointless
moves, and to select the most promising
from a much smaller group of more-or-less
reasonable ones. Weaker players often
waste valuable time analyzing absurd lines
that ignore the inherent logic of the posi-
tion.
Cyberchess forces the player to consider
onLy rational continuations. At the same
time, it sharpens his tactical eye by penaliz-
ing inaccuracies in move order.
A word of caution: to get the maximum
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Ronald J. Wiech is o master from New Yorlt
what is going on. Diligence and concentra-
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A word of criticism: the games are rather
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for improving your game. Moreover, it's a
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Novice Book Cotild Serve
(P As School Textbook
An lntroductioD to Chess, the Creative Game, by Allan
Savage; Prentice-Hall 1982; 196 pages, index, glossry;
algebraic notation; paperback lists for $5 95 (USCF catalog
number NI0SSP; $5 35 to members)
BY LESLIE BRAUN
T f I were adrift in an intellectual void,
L searching for a pastime that is mentally
and psychologically satisfying, I would be
very pleased to encounter An Introduction
to Chess, the Creative Game. It is well orga-
nized, easy to understand, and thorough.
You will not be a master after reading it,
but you should at least be ready for your
first serious tournament game.
This work differs from other introduc-
tory books in two respects. First, all nota-
tion is long algebraic (1. Ng1-f3 instead of 1.
Nf3). Since algebraic is a universal chess
language, this approach must be deemed
superior, even though I must confess I still
use descriptive from force of habit.
Second, the learning process is divided
into three elements: material, tactics, and
strategy. The three phases of the game
(opening, middle-, and endgamef are kept
subservient to these elements. This giant
step forward in chess teaching is more in-
structive than the usual trichotomy of
opening, middle- and endgame found in
most other beginner's books. It provides
the neophyte a better overview of what
chess involves.
Ironically, this book may be a good
review for the intermediate player, in that
many of the basic tenets of good chess play
are enumerated clearly and succinctly,
supported with examples from games.
I liked the new term ' 'off side majority,' '
which is defined as the pawn majority far-
thest from the larger cluster of pawns. In
common chess parlance, this is often called
the Queenside majority. The author is
quick to point out that such a majority is an
advantage only if the pawns are mobile.
Conceivably, this publication could
serve as a textbook for a school thinking of
adding chess to its curriculum. Certarqly,
chess tuters will find it useful as a model of
instruction for their budding aficionados.
Savage answers all the questions a begin-
ner could conjure up, and then some, in
straightforward, down-to-earth style. I feel
his effort will help introduce many of the
uninitiated to the pleasures of our sublime
game. !D
Leslie Broun of New Yorh is a USCF life masler.
CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER 1983 19
 INTHE AREI\IA
against Bisguier's solid play.
Gurevich, Zuckerman Win Now the game becomes violent
and tactical, and while Black
Heraldica-Ruslan Tournaments may be objectively worse - he
has chances.
ll. BxfT + ! RxfZ 12. Ng5
BY TIM0THY W. TAYITOR London System e6 13. Qxe6 Ne5 14. Qb3
lT! he Heraldica-Ruslan Inter- Bisguier Gurevich Nd3 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16.
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 96 3. Bf4 Qd7 + Kh8 17. Qc4 Qd5 18.
I. national Congress, held BgZ 4. Nbd2 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. Qxd3 Qxg5 19. Nf3 Qd5 20.
|une 72-24 in New York City, exd4 O-O 7. c3 dG 8. Bc4 Qb6 a4a62l. NeS Be622. c4Qd6
consisted of two twelve-man in-
9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. o-o QcTt? 23. f4Ng4 24.RladL Rd8 25. 26.fxe1? QdZ 27.b3?
vitational tournaments. The Why did Gurevich play this Losing 27. Qc3 is still
Premier was a category 10 Qf3 Nxe5 - a
move, which exposes the The reward for taking risks. fight.
event with six grandmasters,
while the Satellite was a
Queen to White's dark-squared Now Black stands better, 27. ... Bg4 28. Qe3 Bxdl
combination? The answer is despite the material disparity. 29. Rxdr Qg4 30. Rd3 Qe6
category 4 event led by four in-
simple. He wants to win. After Although 26. dxe5 looks good, it 31. h3 Kg8 32. Qea Qf5 33.
ternational masters. the main alternative, 10. ...
The Congress was jointly unfortunately fails to 26. ... Re3 Bh6 34. e6 Qxe4 35.
sponsored by Heraldica Im- Qxb3, Black may well draw, Qc5 + 27. Qfz QxIz + 28. KxIz Rxe4 Rxd4!
but he will certainly not win RfS!, winning material. An elegant finish - Gure-
ports, The American Chess
Foundation, and the Ruslan
Restaurant.
The accompanying cross-
tables and prize lists give the 5678.9rO
story of winnci-s and losers. But
I would like to give special men-
tion to IM Dmitry Gurevich,
who not only won the Premier
but also earned his final grand-
master norm. Congratulations!
Now I would like to in-
troduce you to some of the
more colorful characters who
inhabited that Russian
restaurant for two weeks in
June.

The Runner
Dmitry Gurevich is a fiend. I
had known Gurevich for years
but had never found the right
word to describe him, until
New York Senior Master Asa PIa L 2 3 4 5 6 7:,8 9l0l,1 12 TotaI
Hoffmann casually remarked,
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"You know what a fiend he is.' '
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Yes, I know.
Every strong player who has
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experience with Gurevich has
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known the feeling of having a usA 2330' 1/2
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winning position, perhaps with

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material advantage - only to . usA, 237q o 00. w0.oD 1'0,.11 I l: 4*
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somehow see it all blown away,
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to appear as only another zero
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on the wallchart. And there is ,usA g 6 -6 .t1: :7 .'. .. 3.y1
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many a post-mortem in which a ,'usA ' '2ifi, 0 O 'Vz.,:0 0 '1,. O .Q,.7 :.1/2.::0.:a,.,g,..
master says to Gurevich, "I'm
winning here, I'm up two
pawns, for nothing!"
Sate[ite Prizes
"I have chances," Gurevich
says. Always, he says the same.
thing. "I have chances."

International Master T[m Taylor, of

Jachson HeIghts, New Yorh, b a frequent
contrlbutor to Chess Life

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983


Dmitry Gurevich. winner of the Premier section.
vich's courage is rewarded with
a full point.
36. Re5 Rd8 37. Kf2 KgZ
38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Re4, and
White resigns
The Runner-Up
Miguel Quinteros was calm.
He had about twenty moves to
make in two minutes and a bad
position against IM Karl Burger.
The Argentinian sat with his
legs sprawled to one side -
( and his partner, Tania Hutcha-
clearly he was not about to
waste any energy on worry. If
he lost, so be it he would con-
-
cede graciously. Ifhis opponent
gave him a chance, he would
not miss it. Burger faltered on
move 40 - Quinteros scored a
full point.
An even better example of
Quinteros's nonchalant style is
the game below against the U.S.
GM Ron Henley. Look at the
diagram after move 15: the
4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6
QxI6 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4
9. Qxe4 Qd8 10. Bd3 c5 11.
d5 Nf6 r2.Qe2 Bd6 13. O-O-o
O-O 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qd3 b5
16. cxbS exdS 17. Nxd5
Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bf4+ 19.
Kbl Qxd5 20. Rxds Bb7 21.
Rxc5 Re2 22.Rfl Rd8 23. a4
8;rJ324. gxf3 Bxh2 25. a595
26. Rc6 Rdd2 27 . b6 axb6 28.
a6! Re7 29. Rxh6 Be5 3O.
Rxb6 Bd4 31. Rb5 f6 32. Rh1
And White wins. At this point
the game score becomes in-
decipherable, but it is clear that
White's two extra pawns and
attacking chances give him an
win. A possible finish is 32.
easy
Rb8+ Kf7 34.RhZ +
... Rxf2 33.
Ke6 35. Bf5+, winning the
house.
The Host
Four years ago, Dimitri Von
Witte came to the United States
as a poor Russian emigre. He
played in a few chess touma-
ments and earned a candidate
master's rating - not bad for a
man who had not played
seriously for twenty years, but
clearly not good enough to put
food on the table.
Iogically enough then, he de-
cided to open a restaurant. He
o
A son, raised the princely sum of
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$65 and set to. Mr. Von Witte
z described the next period of
E time succinctly: "I work like
o horse!"
F
o Now he has two successful
restaurants, the first being the
Ruslan at 435 E. 86th Street in
New York City, which doubled
as the site for the tournament.
players are castled on opposite
Mr. Von Witte has a special
wings, and both Kings are
fondness for young chess-
under attack. One might expect
the win to come through a vio-
players is working closely
- heSt.
with the Sergius High
lent attack - but Quinteros School, in the hopes of building
calmly simplifies to a better a truly strong U.S. high school
ending with opposite-colored team.
Bishops. His technique males it
He says that next year's inter-
look easy.
national will be even stronger,
but if you can't wait that long,
Queen's Gambit Declined why not drop in for a meal at
Quinteros Henley the restaurant - I recommend
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 cG 3. d4 d5 the beef strogaaoff.
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Waiter, there's a pawn in my soup . . . While patrons of the Ruslan resturant feasted on traditional Russian fare, contestants in the
two chess tournaments were eagerly carving up their opponent's positions.

The Tortoise
IM Bernard Zuckerman
started the Satellite tournament
with three draws. Spectating
IM Eugene Meyer quipped that
the TD could save time and
simply fil, tn lzs across
board - but this prediction fell
flat as Zuckerman won his very
next game.
Ztckerman took no chances
- if you played a good solid
twenty moves against him, he
would offer you a draw. But
you went astray, especially in
the realm of his encyclopedic
opening knowledge, the tor-
toise would suddenly turn into
a tiger. A case in point is the fol-
lowing savage little miniature.
Scandinavian Defense
the Zuckerman Schroer
l.e4 d5 2. exdl Nf6 3. d4
Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6?
A mistake, allowing White's
center pawns to roll forward.
Correct is 5.... e6, as in
Taylor-Bonin from an earlier
if round of this tournament. Then
White would have only a very
slight advantage.
6. c4 Nb6 7. d5 Bxf3 8.
Bxf3 NeS 9. b3 c6 10. O-O
cxdS 1 1. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5
g6 13. Bb2 BgZ 14. Qe2
Horrible but necessary is
... f6. Instead, Black chooses a
quick death.
14. ... Qxd5? 15. f4 Nf3+
16. gxf3, Black resigrrs
Zuckerman lost no games in
the tournament and took clear
first slow and steady won the
racel
-
The Hare
IM Tim Taylor, alias the
author of this article, leaped out
and took the early lead. Then I
nodded off for a bit - only to
wake up a point behind Zucker
14. man with four rounds to go.

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

Once again I went into high
gear, winning all four - but
Zuckerman just edged me out.
Nonetheless, I had the satis-
faction of playing the most ex-
citing chess in the tournament
the following explosion of
-tactics from the first round is a
good example.
Queen's Gambit Declined
Frederick Taylor
l. c4 e62. Nc3 d5 3. d4Nf6
4.BgS Nbd7 5. cxd5 exdS 6.
e3 c67 . Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9.
Nge2 Re8 10. Ng3 h6 11. Bf4
g5! 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. dxeS
Ng4 14. O-O-O Nxe5 15. Nf5
Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Bf8 17.
Ne2 Qf6 18. Neg3 Qg6 19. h4
Re5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Qd8
Now Black crashes through,
disregarding loss of material
and White's threats on the
eighth rank. Nothing matters
when the quarry is the King!
21. ... Bxfs!! 22. QxaS e3
23. Rd8 RcS+ 24. Kd1Bg4+
25.f3 Qc2+ 26. I(eL QfZ+
27. KdL Bxf3+ 28. 9fr3
Qxf3 +
White resigns in view of mate
in six moves.
The Dispute
It started on the day set aside
for adjournments before the last
round. Daniel Green had a
theoretically drawn position
against FM Jay Bonin when he
Iost on time. Green immediate-
ly, and loudly, claimed the
clock was defective. TD
Jeff
Naier examined the clock. (Ac-
cording to the Official Chess
Handbook, there must be a
"clear white space between the
minute hand and the left side of
the hour marker when the flag
drops" for a clock to be con-
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Bernard Zuckerman, winner of the Satellite section.
sidered defective). Naier could
find nothing amiss, and award-
ed the game to Bonin.
Green began running around
the tournament room, thrusting
the clock in players' faces, try-
ing to get someone to see a clear
white space. No one could' AII
this commotion made it almost
impossible for Robert Frederick
and Jim Rizzitano to continue
their game.
Part of Green's disPlaY was
apparently aimed at me, since I
was on the appeals committee
and was the only person who
could be hurt if Green did not
play the last round. (At this
point the scores were Ztcker-
man 8, Taylor 7Yz, wilhZtcker
man set to play Green in the last
round. If Zuckerman could be
held to a draw, I could share
first place.) He yelled,"If this
decision is not reversed, I'll quit
and let Zuckerman win the
tournament!"
The next day the aPPeals
committee, IMs David Good-
man, Vince McCambridge, and
myself, met to discuss the mat-
ter. We could find no evidence
in favor of Green and voted to
uphold the TD. The game was
awarded to Bonin.
Green did not show uP to
play Zuckerman, who won the
game by forfeit, which also
gave him clear first in the tour-
nament. I defeated Munoz after
a hard struggle, securing second
place.
Inside the Soviet
Championship
Editor's Note: This commentary
onthe 1983 Soviet ChamPionshiP,
won by World Champion AnatoIY
Karpov, arrived too late to be in'
cluded with Jach Peters' selection
of games from the event lSePtem'
ber, page 1B). We present it now
for the interesting bachground
provides on many of the plaYers.
BY ALEXEI SREBNITSKY
tTt he fiftieth Soviet Cham-
I ship had a very strong field
of entrants; its average rating
placed it in category 14 of the
World Chess Federation's
classification system, onlY two
classes below the maximom.
Besides world champion
Anatoly Karpov, former world
champions Tigran Petrosian
Alexei Srebnitshy is a chess commen'
tator for Novosti Press Agency
j
H
9
z
E
The organizers are planning
to make this tournament an an-
nual event - which is excellent
and welcome news f or
chessplayers. @
and Mikhail Tal were among
the entrants, although Tal had
to quit after a few rounds owing
to illness.
There were ten other grand-
masters: Vladimir Tukmakov,
Rafael Vaganian, Lev Polugaev-
'sky, Yuri Balashov, Lev
it Psa-
khis, OIeg Romanishin, Alex-
ander Beliavsky, Yuri Razu-
vaev, Efim Geller, and Artur
Yusupov.
The two international mas-
ters were Konstantil Lerner
and Geofgy Agzamov.
Among the newcomers were
twenty-five-year-old Vladimir
Malanl'uk of Sevastopol, a city
on the Black Sea coast. He
placed rather well, scoring fifty
percent and tying for sixth with
Petrosian, Psakhis, and Roma-
nishin.
Zur ab Azmaparashvili f rom
CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER1983 23

Tblisi is even younger twen-
- the experienced Polugaevsky
ty-three. He tied for tenth Place
(with Agzamov, BeliavskY, and
Razuvaev), but he can boast a
brilliant victory over KarPov
(annotated by Jack Peters last
month).
The Winner
It was this setback from Az-
mayparashvili that spurred
Karpov, who at that Point had
been trailing Psakhis, Romani-
shin, and Polugaevsky, into
playrng more vigorouslY, and
he soon forged ahead.
Though a mere half-Point
separated Karpov from the
silver medalist (Tukmakov), the
champion's superiority was in-
disputable. This is what GM
Mark Taimanov, who covered
the championship for the Mos-
cow newspaper Sovietsky Sport,
had to say about the winner:
Karpov's. . prestige as champion
md his rmshakable self-confidence
had such a hypnotizing effect on all
others thal. none of the remaining
participmts had enough courage to
put up real competition.
And though Karpov took his
time in making claims to first
place, everything seemed to in-
dicate that he could at my time put
to use additional resources. It ap
peared that he had his own
'schedule of progress,' and, when
Karpov deemed it necesury, he
forged ahad of the leading group
without difficulty.
Karpov succeeded so strongly in
convincing those in pursuit of him
of his unshakability . .. that he
w6 even able to afford slowing
down at the home stretch by quick-
ly drawing two games
The Runners-up
Toward the end of the tourna-
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
ment, few people doubted that
would place second. The fortY-
eight-year-old GM played very
confidently. He did not run un-
justified risks, acting, if one
may put it so, with discretion.
He failed to do this only once.
In the last round he tried,
without a good reason, to PIaY
for a win against Malanyuk and
suffered a setback.
As a result, Polugaevsky not
only made way for Tukmakov
to win the silver medal, but also
allowed Vaganian to tie with
him for third.
Vaganian has made some ex-
ceptional showiags this Year.
He won the Hastings tourna-
ment, tied for first place with
Tal at a major international in
Tallinn, and placed third here.
In this event he proved a ver-
satile player, easily adapting
himself to each of his
opponent's styles, using differ-
ent techniques against each of
them.
The Romanticists
Vaganian sometimes violates
classical principles for the sake
of seizing the initiative. Also
belonging to this trend - un-
academic, even somewhat ir-
regular, though still very aHrac-
tive are Psakhis and Roma-
- setting grand tasks for himself.
nishin. This time they did not
succeed in convincing some of
their opponents of the correct-
ness of their credo: Roma-
nishin, following a successful
start, Iost four games in a row,
while Psakhis broke down psy-
chologically after a chance loss
to Agzamov.
But these were only
cidents, and they do not give
one grounds to speak about the
complete inconsistency of their
creativity.
But with the exception of
Vaganian, the prize medals still
went to the exponents
classical style, whose play is
distinguished by respect for the
laws of chess. Karpov is the
brightest representative of this
trend. I know of no chessplayer
today who would prove
match for the world champion.
Maybe Gary Kasparov? There
is, perhaps, hardly any other
name.
Setbacks for Sorne
Generally speaking, Geller
deserves most respectful com-
ment. He played uncompro-
misingly, fighting for a win in
every game, and his concluding
attack in his game with
Yusupov was brilliant, remind-
ing one of his victories in his
younger years.
But toward the end of his
games, the fifty-eight-year-old
veteran looked clearly tired, he
often made critical errors. But
on the very next playing day he
did not allow himself any
respite and was again in search
of stormy events. Experts agree
that the quality of Geller's play
is not reflected by his place in
the crosstable.
Yusupov's reverses are less
understandable. The twenty-
three-year-old GM has long
been considered one of the
brightest hopes of Soviet chess.
He has had considerable suc-
cesses in international tour-
naments. As a member of the
Soviet Olympic team, he put in
an excellent performance in
Lucerne. It seems to me that he
has never before been among
the outsiders.
As for Alexander Beliavsky, it
can be assumed that he had not
recovered after his serious set-
back in the recent quarterfinals
challengers' match with
Kasparov.
And of Tigran Petrosian, one
can say that he appeared to be
simply playing chess, without
The former world champion
did not lose many games
- only
two - but he won only two
also.
ac-
of
a
?5AKHI'
Snce winning the Soviet
championship twice (the sec-
ond time with Kasparov), twen-
ty-four-year-old Psakhis, from
the Siberian city of Krasnoy-
arsk, has not particularly
distinguished himself. AII ex-
perts recognize his talents, but it
looks as if he is not sufficiently
serious in his work on chess.
Psakhis is a great optimist,
which seems generally to be a
good quality. But optimism
must be backed with technique
and research, because excessive
confidence in his own stren$h,
potential, and good luck alone
have, unfortunately, been let-
ting the gifted GM down ever
more frequently.
The last player in the cross-
table is Lerner, who is an "un-
comfortable" opponent for any-
one. In each game he strove for
a complicated and interesting
struggle, but his rivals most of-
tenprovedto be on the alert. (D
 BASIC MATE
How the King and Queen work together
to put your opponent out of his misery.
rank or file distant from your opponent's.
ertain checkmates are called
"basic" because theY illustrate (For example, if the enemy King is trapped
what each piece can accomPlish on the a-file, your King should stand on the
unaided. Although easy to execute, each c-fiIe.) Theie are two pitfalls to avoid:
basic mate requires a definite procedure.
o Ta many checks: Don't make the mis-
take of checking endlessly with the Queen.
The basic mates may sometimes seem a lot
harder than they actually are because chess Give check only if
books often give only variations without ex- ithelps with the
plaining the ideas behind them. I believe it is confining process.
better to first master the concept than to It's actually possi-
memorize variations, even if it means leam- ble to force mate
without checking
at all - until the
Iast move. In this
position, instead of
gvirg a pointless check, trap the enemy
King on the a-file by 1. Qbs. Thus: 1. ... Ka8
2.KcOKa7 3. Qb7, mate.
. Stalemate:
rvVhen herding the
kinds of mating positions:
. Supryrt mates, where the Queen is pro enemy King into
tected by the King.
confinement, re-
o Corridor mates, where the Queen checks member to permit
along an outside rankorfi.le while yow King it at least one es.
(and sometimes also the Queen) guards the cape square until
enemy King's potendal escape squares. you c€u1 give mate.
In this diagram, positions A and B are cor- Four typical stale-
ridor mates, and C and D are support mates. mate situations are shown in this diagram.
Notice that in posi-
tion A the tlree A Typical Example
pieces seem to Now it's time to apply the theory we've
form a .ight ti-
angle, with the los-
ing King at the Queen from bl to
d3, narrowing the
base. Visualizing
available board for
the mating setuP as
a geometric pattern
Black's King,
which is unable to
makes it easier to remember'
cross either the
Things to Avoid d-fi.le or the third
It's impossible to mate the lone King in rank. In effect, the
the center of the board. It must be driven to Black King is trapped in a cage. Also note
the edge, and this is done by gradually hem- that White did not start with a check, which
ming it in. Your Queen can do this unaided would have been useless. He instead played
(or with the help of your King), and once the his Queen so that it would be aKn$hbmove
enemy King is "up against the wall," your away from the enemy Ki"g (if it were a ly
Queen can confine him there by occupying Knight, it would be giving check). By repeat-
the adjacent rank or file. (For example, if the ing this maneuver, the Queen by itself could
enemy King is on the a-file and your Queen shortty drive the Black King to an outside
on the bfile, the King is effectively trapped.) row, though strict adherence to this formula
Once this is accomplished, it's time to may delay the mate for a couple of moves.
move your King into position. You must For example: 1. ... Kfs 2. Qe3 Iff6 3. Qe4
place your King on the row of squares one Kgo 4. Qf4K{7 5. U5 Kh8 6. Qgsl (but not
6. Qg6?, which is stalemate), and now White
Contributing Bditor Bruce Pandolfini, a national is ready to move his King in for the kill.
master, is a prominent chess teacher and writer.
But let's see how the King and Queen can
work together to shorten the process:
t. ...Kf4 2.KfZ
'vVhite could also play 2.QA, cutting off
the e-file, but activating the King actually
proves a little faster.
2. ... Ke5 3. Kf3 Ke6
On 3. ... Kf6, 'White could advance his
King or play 4. Qd5 lor 4. Qe4l, putting the
Queen a Knight-move away from the Black
King and narrowing the cage still further.
4.KJ14 Kf6 5. Qd6+
Here a check is useful, for it forces the
enemy King to retreat. Notice that it's a 4ghf
triangle check, the kind that always drives
back the opposing King. A Rook, by the
way, can do the same thing.
5. ...K17 6. Kg5
Also possible is 6. Kf5. The text anticipates
meeting 6. ... KgZ with a right triangle check
along the seventh rank.
6. ... Ke8
Hoping for stalemate on 7. K6 or 7. Kg6.
7.QcZl
\ny'hite avoids the trap and confines
Black's King to the eighth rank, an outer
row. Vlhite can now mate as soon as he po-
sitions his King correctly on the sixth rank.
7. ... Kf8 8. Kf6
And rvVhite mates on the next move: 8. ...
Kg8 9. W is a support mate. And on 8. ...
Ke8, White can choose between 9. Qe7, a
support rnate, or 9. Qc8, a corridor mate.
For practice, set up random positions and
try checkmating the lone King. Until you
can routind do it in ten moves or under,
you've not yet got the hang of it and need
more practi0e.
You might be surprised how quickly
if you use them in-
these forces can mate
telligently. In this
position, for exam-
ple, many people
would mechanical-
chase Black's
King across the
h-file (1.1<I6I<h42.
Kfslft3 3.Kf4l<h2
4. i{T3 Kh1 5. Qg,
mate) insteadof matingintwowith 1. Qg3!.
You will soon learn to apply this tech-
nique in other mates. For example, mating
with a lone Rook is quite similar. But one
hint: took for corridor mates only! e
CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER 1983 25
 THE MISSED MOVE
A game from the past provides
an historical footnote to today's theory.
lder chessplayers may well re-
member this hteresting position
from the past. Years after
peared, it continues to be written about
and misunderstood:
Black to move
It
comes, of course, from the famous
game played betvrreen Mikhail Botvinnik
and Arnold Denker during the 1945 radio
match between the United States and the
Soviet Union.
In a heady post-war spirit of cooperation,
the match was arranged in the United States
by the U.S. Chess Federation, Chess Review
magazte, and the American Society for
Russian Relief. As many as 1,000 spectators
fi,lled the Grand Ballroom of New York Ci-
ty's Henry Hudson Hotel to watch the
games unfold on huge display boards. For a
few days in early September, chess made
world news, for it was the fust time a Soviet
sports team of any kind had ventured into
international play.TheLSYz-4Yz win for the
Soviet team was a portent of things to come.
Fittingly, board 1 was reserved for the na-
tional champions, which is how a young Ar-
nold Denker, playmg in his fust interna-
tional competition, came to do battle with
the man who would become world cham-
pion three years later.
Nearly four decades later, we must cor-
rect a historical footnote thatthis game lends
to the theory of one of today's most popular
defenses to the Queen's Gambit.
Slav Defense
Botvinnik
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 NfO 3. c4 c6 4. cxdS
The Exchange variation of the
Defense.
Grandmosler konid Shamhovich of New Yorh, a fre'
guent particirynt in IJ.S. championships, is
authorily on modern opening theory.
26 CHBSS L|PE / OCTOBER r983
4. ... cxdS 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 QaS?!
Either 6. ... Bf5 or 6. ... e6 is more solid.
it ap 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qb3 e6 9. Bd3 Bb4 10.
- Rcl Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3
Botvinnik has suggested ll. ... Be7.
12. Rb1 bG 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bbs Bd7
15. Nd2
And here we have reached the position
diagrammed above. White threatens to trap
Black's Queen with 16. Nc4, and isit
unclear how to repulse this threat. Denker
chose. . .
15. ... a6 Position after 16. ... Nxd4!!
...butafter...
16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nc4 Qfs 18. Bd6!
Bxc6 Bxc6 18. Nc4 Rxc4 i9. Qxc4 Rc8 is
. . . the point of 'vVhite's attack is sudden-
good for Black) 17. ... Nxd4! 18. Rxd4 (if 19.
ly pain{ully clear: Black cannot play 18. ...
Nxa5 Nxb3 L9.Bxd7, then 19. ... Nxa5 20.
Bxd6 in view of 19. Nxd6+, winning the
Bxc8 Bxc8, when Black has good compensa-
Queen. tion for the Exchange) 18. ... Qxbs, and now
18. ... e3!?
either (A| 19. Nxa3 QEs 20.0-0 e5 21. Be3
This is Black's best practical chance.
BxdG 21. Qgc) 22. Khl Be6 or {B) 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20.
19. Nxe3 Qxbr+ 20. Qxbl Nxa3 Bd3 2 1 . Rc 1 f6 . In both cases, I believe
Qxb6 Kd7 22.Qb3 Rab8 23. Qcz Rbs Black has adequate compensation for the
24.04 piece. He has two strong pawns, he can at-
And Botvinnik soon realized his advan-
tack'White's weak c-pawn, and he won't be
tage.
challenged by White's misplaced Ituight at
In ensuing years, Botvinnik (in the second
a3 for a while.
volume of his collectedgames) andotheran-
Thus, years later, we discover that Black's
notators (including Alexei Suetin in the En-
position after 14. BbS is not as bad as chess
cylopedia of Chess Openings, volume D, sec-
tion 13) have supported the maneuver 13.
annotators have branded it. This does pre-
e4 dxe4 14. Bb5 as the best method for re-
sent us with somewhat of a Paradox,
however, because Black's opening play tru-
futing Black's risJry opening *raIegy. ECO,
'tn f.act, claims Black is totally lost in the ly was dubious. As a matter of fact, Botvin-
nik made an unimportant inaccurary (urr-
diagrammed position.
important in that he was able to win despite
However, as early as 1971 I noted in the it). Earlier, instead of 12. Rb1, he could have
ftst edition of my book The Modem Chess
maintained clear superiority with 12. Rd1!.
hcrifice (published in Moscow) that Black
should have played simply . . .
15. ... O-O I
...followedby...
16. Nc4 Nxd4!!
. . . when it is Black who unexpectedly
seizes the initiative. (See diagram top of next
column.)
Of course, 17. Qxa3 Nc2+ doesn't work.
Another example: 17. N:<aS Nxb3, andnow
either 18. BxdT Nxa5 or 18. Rxb3 Bxb5 19.
Rxb5 bxaS 20.Rxa5Be7.
Denker
Other attempts to exploit the Black
SIav Queen's uncomfortable position on move Alter 12. ... b6 13. e4 dxe/ L4. BbS Bdt7,
16 do not bring White big returns either. White starts a decisive attack with 15. d5!.
Two examples: (I) 16. Qc4 (threatening 17. As we learn all too often, sometimes the
I[b3) 16. ... a6 L7. Bxc6 b5, when Black is strongest and most interesting moves re-
a noted ID
doing fine; and (II) 16. Be3 Rfc8 17. Nc4 (17. mainunplayed!
 FTCTTUNG SPTRIT
From first place to last, pafiicfulolnts
inthe fr.S. JunTor prloacdtlrlotthey neuer
pass up a chance to mi* it U/e.
BY MARK GINSBURG
his year's version of the annual
U.S. Junior Championship saw 1983 U.S. Junior CharnPionshiP
June 15-23 o Manhattan Chess Clutr, New York City
mumy new faces but no decline irr
the traditional fightittg spirit. In the Jurte
15-23 event at New York City's Manhat- USCF
tan Chess Club, eventual co-wimers Joel Rat | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lOTotal
Benjamin and Maxim Dlugy found the 1. MaximDlugy 2478 17 New York a Y2 I Y, I 1111
path to victory anything but easy as they 2. Joel Benjamin 2589 19 New York Vz a Yz 7 0 1111 7

battled their way to the top. 3. David Griego 2386 19 Rhodelsland O Y2 L 0 7 01tv, 5

4 JohnLitvinchuk 2360 16 NewYork Y2 o 1 tr 0 lVzlYz 4Y2

Among the determined newcomers were 010y,
5. JonathanYedidia 2346 19 Illinois0101tr 4y,
third-place finisher David Griego from 6 Vadim Genfan 2340 19 NewYork 0 0 1 0 1 D011 0 4
Rhode Island, Jonathan Yedidia (a Penn- 7. David Glueck 2365 18 Ohio 0 0 OY20 tatv, 1 4
sylvanian who moved there from Israel), 8 Miles Ardaman 2380 19 Florida00011 00aYz 1 3Y2

David Glueck, like Jonathan a Harvard 9. Stuart Rachels 2294 13 Alabama 0 0 Yz Yz Y, OY2Yza v, 3

freshman, and Miles Ardamann, the only 10. Patrick Wolff 2344 15 Massachusettsl0 0 0 0 10 0v, tr ZYz
Floridian. The youngsters also showed that
they had to be reckoned with: fifteen-year-
old Patrick Wolff and thirteen-year-old
Stuart Rachels (who qualified by winning
the U.S. Junior Open last year) played Dutch Defense Simplest and best; Black's undeveloped
sharply and increased the overall excite- Griego/2386 Wolffl2344 Queenside is overrun after the Knight on
ment. L. d4 fs 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. 93 e6 c7 is diverted.

Tense from the Start

In the first round, the two experienced
international masters, Dlugy and Ben-
jamin, met in a dramatic encounter (an-
notated elsewhere by Benjamin). In a tense
game where Benjamin got the upper hand,
Dlugy seized upon a drawing resource to
give perpetual check right at the time con-
trol (which was a rather fast forty moves il
two hours; normally World Chess Federa-
tion competitions give each player ha.lJ an
hour more in the first session).
So the peaceful conclusion left observers
wondering how Max and Joel would fare in
the remaining eight rounds against less-
experienced opposition. Some of the newer
faces, however, were showing that they,
too, could play the game!
T\tenty-four-year-old IM Mqrk GinsburS, aveteran of
the 1978 U.S Junior, willbe an altemate for the U.S.
"A" team at the World Youth Team Championship He
is a Ph.D. candid.ate in phamacologt qt Columbia
University
It is unusual to see this variation
resuscitated, as it is frowned upon by
modern theory.
4.Bg2BeZ 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3
Qe8?!
A bit early; better perhaps is 7. ... a5!?, to
hold White up on the Queenside.
8. Rel Qg6 9. Qb3!?
Also known is 9. e4l? fxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4
11. Rxe4, with \ /hite slightly on top, since
ll. ... Qxe4T loses to 12. Nh4l.
9. ... NM7?
An inaccuracy. Again, 9. ... a5 was
playable. Now e6 suddenly is a vuherable
target.
rO. NgS!
Primitive but effective.
r0.... Nb6
Though unpalatable, 10. ... Nb8 would
not have allowed White's forceful con-
tinuation.
11. c5! Ne8 12. cxb6 Bxg5 13. Bxg5
Qxg5 14. bxcT NxcT 15. Racl Qe7 16.
Nb5!
16. ... Ne8 17. NxaT RxaT 18. Rxc8 d5
19. Recl Ra6 20. e3 Nd6 2L.Rlc7 QfG
22.RxI8+ Qxf8 23. Bfr Qd8
A blunder ir a bad position
24. Rxb7| Black resigns
There's no hope\r24.... NxbT 25. Bxa6.
King's Indian Defense
Yedidial2346 Gerrtanl2340
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nc3 BgZ 4. e4 dG
5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 b5
Considered by theory to be a tad insuffi-
cient, but offering excellent practical
chances.
8. cxb5 a69.Bd2?
Not good. Best is 9. a4! Qa5 lO. Bd2l,
when White keeps the initiative, which is
crucial in this type of position.
9. ... axbS 10. Bxb5 Qb6 11. a4BaG
t2.Ra3 Bxb5 13. axbS NbdT 14.QeZ
c4!
A natural line-clearing move.
15. Be3 Nc5'16. Qxca Nga 17. Bxc5
dxcS 18. e5

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

 INSTITUTIONAL
COMPUTER
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Front, l-r: Tournament Director Joe Lux, USCF Executive Director Gerry Dullea, Stuart Rachels, and Miles Ardaman. Middle, l-r:
Vadim Genfan, David Griego, and Patrick Wolff. Back, l-r: Jonathan Yedidia, John Litvinchuk, David Glueck, Joel Benjamin, Maxim
Dlugy, and Assistant TD Tom O'Neall.
White fights to minimize Black's threats)
18. ... Ne3 19. Qe4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 A!
Again!
21. Nd2 f6 22. Nxc4 Qc5 23. Qxe3
Qrxc4 24. e6 f5 25.Kd2?
A serious error.
25.... Bxc3+ 26.Qxc3 Qxd5+
Now Black's heavy-piece initiative
decides the game in due time; watch how
White's extra pawns fall!
27. KcL Qxb5 28. Rdl Rb8 29. QcZ
Qa6 30. Rd3 Qxe6 31. Kdl hG 32. a4
Kh7 33. a5 Rb5 34. Rd8 Rxa5 35.
Rh8+
Forcing a Queen ending but Black re-
mains in control.
35. ... Kxh8 36. Qc3+ l<h7 37. Q;xa5
Qd6+ 38. KeZ Qxf4 39. Qc5 QdO 40.
Qc4 Qf6 4L. h3 e5 42. QcZ + QgZ 43.
QdG e4 44. Qe6 h5 45. 94 ltxg4 46. hxg4
Qb2+ 47. Ke3 Qc3 + 48.K14U3+ 49.
Ke5 Qc3+ 5O. Kf4 Kh6 51. Qg8 Qc7+
52. Ke3 Qg3 + 53. Kd4 Qxg4 54. QhS +
KgS 55. Qd8 + Kf4 56. Qc7 + Kf3
A technical conclusion to end the
fireworks.
57. Qc3 + e3 + 58. KeS KI2 59. QcS
f4, White resigns
The Inevitable Upsets
In the third round, the first major upset
occurred. Playing Black, Benjamin secured
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
a noticeable positional advantage from the
opening against Jonathan Yedidia. But
when Benjamin failed to follow up correct-
ly after essaying an interesting pawn
sacrilice, Yedidia grimly hung onto the
pawn and was rewarded by wirming two
more - and the game.
In the meantime, Dlugy was also strug-
gling. Missing a clear win against sixteen-
year-old Brooklyn master John Litvinchuk,
he had to settle for a draw in the third
round. Then, in the sixth round, another
sensation was in the cards when Max
overplayed his hand against Wolff's Benko
Gambit and lost a long and difficult ad-
journment.
Joel returned to form in the middle
rounds, including this quick win over the
youngest player in the tournament, Stuart
Rachels.
Sicilian Defense
Benjarnin Rachels
l. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3
NgeT
Both sides anticipate the opening becom-
ing an open Sicilian; that is, with White
playngd2-d4.
5. d4 Nxd4
Also playable was 5. ... cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6.
6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qfz!
The best retreat; 'vVhite's Queen eyes
both flanks.
8. ... d5?!
Black would be better off with the
modest 8. ... d6, 9. ... Be7, and further
development.
9. e5 d4?
As is often the case, one bad move
follows another. This erroneous thrust con-
cedes important central squares.
1O. Ne4 Qds 11. Bd3 Nb4
Black plans to win the two Bishops, but
the time necessary for the operation is ill-
spent.
L2.Bd2 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3 BeZ I4.@3
96 15.O-O BdZ i6. Bb4!
A crushing move, as White takes control
of all the dark squares.
16. ... f5 lT.BxeZ fxe4 18. Qh4K]I7
19. Bf6 e3 20. Bxh8 Rxh8 21. Qf6+
KgB22. Racl Bc6 23.Rc2Qxa224.f5!
gxl5 25. Rc4, Black resigns
High Noon
Now the stage was set for a game
guarantqed to be exciting: Vadim Genfan,
the nineteen-year-old from Queens,
squared off with White against Dlugy. It is
worth mentioning that Vadim finished
with no draws! This game was of critical
importance to Max if he wanted to keep
pacewithJoel, and he did, in fact, turn in a
nice victory when Genfan attacked with
too much abandon:
Caro-Kann Defense
Genfan Dlugy
l. e4 cG 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4
Bf5 5. Ng3 896 6. Nf3 Nd7 7.8e2 Qc7
8. O-O Ngf6 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. c4 e5 ll.
Qa4
Vadim throws caution to the winds even
at this early stage.
11. ... exd4 12.b4 Kb8 13. c5 d3! 14.
Bf1Nds ll.Bd2BeZ L6. Rabl Bf617.
Recl a6 18. Qb3 NeS 19. Nxe5?
Genfan suggests 19. a4, with compensa-
tion, although Black should be able to de-
fend.
20.b5 axbi 2L. a4Ml
19. ... Bxe5
The remainder of the game goes all
Black's way.
22.Rc4 Bc3! 23. Bxc3 Nxc3 24.R.b2
d2! 25. Rxb4 Rd7 26. Rxd2 Rxdz 27.
Qxc3 Rdl 28. t4 Bd3 29. a5 Bxf1 30.
Nxfl Re8 31. KIz QeZ 32. Ne3 Qh4+
33. Kf3 Rel 34. Re4 QhS+ 35. Kg3
Rxe4 36. Qxel 95, White resigns
In the last round, Joel was in for another
scare when David Griego, playing White in
a Benoni, put the pressure on and reached
a winning Queen endgame. Even an inac-
curacy before adjournment should not
have put the win in jeopardy, but with
commendable tenacity Joel refused to die
in the second session, eventually securing
the vital half-point he needed to tie for first.
The Prizes
Several of the top pr2es (such as a trip to
the World Junior Championship) cannot
be split equitably among co-winners. But
thisyear no play-off was necessarybecause
Benjamin and Dlugy were able to agree on
a desirable split. The split effectively gave
Benjamin second prize. Prizes:
. Dlugy will go to the 1983 WorldJunior
as the U.S. representative. (This will allow
Benjamin to play first board for the United
States "A" team in August at the World
Youth Team Championship in Chicago,
which is being held about the same time as
the WorldJunior.) Max will also be seeded
into the 1984 U.S. Championship and
Zonal. lJoel expects to qualify on the basis
of his national rating anyway.)
. Benjamin receives a trip to the 1983
U.S. Open in Pasadena, California, plus a
generous amount of pocket money.
o Griego, Litvinchuk, and Yedidia
received free entries into events run by the
Continental Chess Association, donated by
Bill Goichberg.
o The rest of the players received con-
solation prizes of subscriptions to Players
Chess News.
To sum up the 1983 U.S. Junior Invita-
tional, it can definitely be'said that it was
an extremely useful experience for the
newcomers. No one had reason to be
ashamed of his result, and, to conclude this
report, I give one last game illustrating how
young PatrickWolffdid not even think of a
quick draw in the last round when playing
White against David Glueck. Instead, play-
ing in the glorious romantic style of the
nineteenth century, he strove valiantly to
pierce his opponent's defenses, only to go
down without dishonor to a cold-bloodedly
accurate defense.
French Defense
Wolff Glueck
t.-e4 eG 2. d4 dS 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3
Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5 7. a4 Be7 8.
Bb5 Na7!?
Glueck was afraid White had an im-
provement ready on 8. ... Ncb8, which had
been played earlier in Rachels-Glueck,
with an eventual draw.
9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O o-o tt. Qe2 c5 12.
dxcS bxc5 13.c4Bb7 14.Qc2?
Not a good idea, as Black's Knight is now
encouraged to go to b4
14. ... h6 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. cxdS NM
Benjarnin Annotates
BYJOEL BENJAMTN
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After the lots were drawn,
favorites. we
realized that the unexpected had happened
- we had to play in round 1! What do you
do when you meet your main rival right at
the start? Answer: Fight it out!
Round 1 17.
King's Indian Defense
Dlugy Benjarnin
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Rb8 8. Qd2
Re8 9. b3
Score one for Max. After this new move,
which comes from Dlugy's trainer, Inter-
national Master Vitaly Zaltsman, I was
already on my own.
9. ... a6 10. Rcl e6
Not 10. ... Bdn 11. d5 Ne5 12. h3, em-
barrassing the Knight. Now White can
keep an edge with 11. 93.
r1. Ng3?! e5! 12. Nge2
Here 12. d5 Nd4 13. Nge2 c5 14. dxc6
bxc6 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 d5 17. cxd5
cxdS gives Black excellent play after either
18. e5 Nh5 or 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxd5
Qh4+. Still, this may have been preferable
to what happened in the game.
12. ... exd4 13. Nxd4 Nh5!
Score one for me. Black's superior dark-
square control gives him the advantage.
Also good is 13. ... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Nh5.
14. Nxc6
Dangerous for White is 74. Be2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5!.
14. ... bxc6 15. Bd3 Qha+ $. Qf2
Nf4!
L7.BhZ + Kh8 18. Qbl Bxd5 19. Nbd2
Qb6 20. Be4 RabS 21. Ra3
Starting an interesting attacking concept
that narrowly fails.
2t. ... Bxe4 22. Qxe4 QcG 23. Qca
Nb6 24. Qcl c4!
Now White, with no good way to ac-
tivate his QR, decides on a sacrifice.
25. BxhG gxh6 26. Nxc4 Kg7! 27 .Nd4
Qxc428. Rg3+ Kh7 29.Q[4BE1!
Just in time! The attack is now broken.
3O. Rxg5 hxgS 31. Qxg5 Rg8 32.
Qh4+ KgZ 33. Rdl Kf8 34. Qf6 Nd7
35. Qh6 + Ke8, White resigns
The tournament was directed byJoe Lux
with his customary efficiency, and the site
likewise drew no complaints. The players
recommended only two improvements for
next year: have the per diem money avail-
able before the event starts, and include at
least one rest day in the schedule. e
The first solid shot of the match. Now 17.
Qxh4 Nxg2+ 18. KfZ Nxh4 19. Bg5 (19.
Kg3 Nf5 + ) 19. ... Bd4 + 20,. Kg3 f6 2t. Bxh4
95 is quite good for Black. Max had a
sizable advantage on the clock, but he now
went down for a count of forty minutes
before recovering.
17. Bft
Even with all White's jumping back and
forth, he's still very much in the game.
...Qf618. 93 Ne6 tg.Bgz Nd420.
O-O c5 2l.M!?
A tempting move, as the pawn can ob-
viously not be taken. But after Black's sim-
ple reply, White's c-pawn seems weaker
than both of Black's, and the Rook on b8
comes alive.
21. ...8e622.bxc5 dxc5 23. Nd5 Qd8
Worth consideration is 23. ... Bxdil? 24.
cxdS Rb2!.
24.RIdt c6 25. Nf4 Qa5 26. Nd3
White loses something after 26. Nxe6
fxe6 27. f4 Rbz 28. Rd2 Rxd2.
26. ... Red8 27. eS Qa3
This may be where Black blew it. Better
is27. ... Bf8 (28. Nxc5? Bxc5 29. Bxd4 Rxd4
30. Rxd4 Qb6 31. Radl Kg7! wins for
Blackl.
28. Kh1! Bf5
Last chance for 28. ... Bf8.
29. Nxc5! Bxe5 30. 94 BcZ 31. Rel
Rb2
Black's pieces sweep the board, and
White's Knight on c5 is trapped. Strangely
enough, it is at this moment that Black's
position is most vulnerable.
32.Qh4
Uh-oh. Time pressure now set in at an
unfortunate moment.
32. ... f6
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

Eventual winners Maxim Dlugy (leftl andJoel Benjamin square off in the first round.
Otherwise, 33. Nd7.
33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxe5! fxe5 35.
QeZ
With his Queen and Knight so powerful-
ly placed, White cannot lose.
35. ... Rf4! 36. Qxe5 RfZ 37. Rel Rbl
38. Qe8 + Rf8 39. Qe6 + Rf7 4O. Qe8 +
Rf8
With seconds to spare
41. QeG + KgZ 42. Qe7 +
The sealed move, and the simplest. Now
42. ... Rf7 is no good because of 33. Ne6 +
KgS 34. Qe8+! Rf8 35. Nd8. Dlugy over-
looked this, intending 33. Qe5+, which is
also sufficient , as 43. ... l<h6 M. Ne6 is not
worth the risk.
42....K98, draw
So the two of us set out to win the rest of
our games. Some of the players, however,
forgot that the tournament was a two-man
show:
Round 3
Sicilian Defense
JonathanYedidia JoelBenjamin
l. e4 cS 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. 93 Nf6 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. h3 Nc6 11. Be3 Rb8
t2.Qd2 Re8 13. Kh2 NaS 14. b3 b6 15.
Radl Bb7 16. Nde2 Rbc8 17. Bf4 RedS
18. 94 Bc6 19. Qd3 Nb7 20.9xa6 Nc5
21.Qrc4 QbZ 22. Ng3 d5 23. exd5 exdS
24. QeZ Ne6 25. Bes d4 26. Bxc6 Rxc6
27. Nbs Nds 28. Nxd4 Nx'd4 29.Bxd4
Rh6 30. Qe4 Re6 31. Qf3 QcZ 32. c4
Nf4 33. Be3 Nd3 34. Bxb6 Rxb6 35.
Rxd3 Rxd3 36. Qxd3 Qb8 37. Rbr Bcs
38.Kgz Rd6 39. Qfs Bd4 40. Ne4 Re6
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
co-champions, but all of them played some
nice games. Vadim Genfan blows hot and
cold, but he plays every game the same
way for the attack. In this game he suc-
-
ceeded:
Round 4
Sicilian Defense
Genfan DavidGriego
l. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. E3 CG 4.BEZBCZ
5. d3 d6 6. Be3
A Genfan specialty.
6. ... Rb8 7.Qdz e6 8. Nf3 Nd4 9. Nh4
QaS 10. O-O NeZ 11. Bh6 O-O t2.Bxg7
12. ...KxgZ 13. a3 Bd7 14.f4b515. e5!
dxeS?!
Very dangerous. Black will be terribly
weak on the dark squares, even if he wins
the advanced e-pawn, as Griego finds out.
Preferable was 15. ... d5, although White
has a slight initiative after 1.6. 94.
16. fxe5 Nec6 17. Qf.Z Qc7 18. Rael
U.19. Qf6+ Kg8 20. Ne4 Nxe5
41. Ng5 QbZ + 42. Qf3 Rc6 43. Re1 96
44. Re8+ Kg745. Ne6+
And White wins.
[.et's not forget that every ' 'Wolff" has its
day: 21. Qf4l
The pin is deadly.
Round 6
21. ... f5 22.N95 h6 23. Nxg6!
Benko Garntlit
Black won't lose a Knight; he will lose his
MaximDlugy PatrickWolff
King instead.
r. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxbS a6
23. ... hxgS 24. QxgS Nec6 25. NeS + !
5. e3 96 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7
Kh8 26. Qh6+ KgS 27. QgG + Kh8 28.
9. bxa6Nxa6 lO. Bc4Nb4 ll.e4eG12. Rf4, Black resigns
O-O QbG 13. Bf4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 exd5 Mate follows.
15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Be2 d4 17. Qdz d3
18. Rfcl Qd5 19. Bf1 Nc2 2O. Rabl
Rxa4 2t. Bg3 Ba6 22. Rldl Nd4 23. Finale
Bxd3 Nxf3 + 24. gxf.3 Rd4 25. Be4 Patrick Wolff's early attack blew up in
R;xdZ 26. Bxd5 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Bxb2 his face.
2a.Ba2 Rc8 29. Bf4 Bbs 3O. Rbl Rc2
Round 7
31. Bb3 Re2 32. Be3 Bc3 33. BxfT+
KxfT 34. Rxb5 Ke6 35. Rb8 d5 36. Bd4 French Defense
Rel + 37. Kg2BaS 38. f4 Rcl 39. Re8 + Wolff Yedidia
Kf5 40. Be3 Rd1 41. I(f.3 Bc3 42. Bb6 l. e4 6 2. d4 dS 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5
Rbl 43. Bc7 Rb3 44. RfS + Ke6 45. Kg4 NfdT 5. f.4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8.
Bf6 46. f3 d4 47. Ra8 d3 48. Ra6 + Kd7 g3 f5 9. KI2 a5 lO.Kg2 a4 11. Nh3 cxd4
49.BaS Ra3 50. Rxf6 Rxa5 5r. Rb6 d2 12.cxd4 Qb4 13. Be2 Nb6 l4.Bd.2Qe7
52. Rbr Rds 53. Rdl Kc6 54. f5 gxfS + Black's position is somewhat cramped
55. Kf4 Rd3 56. Kxfs Kd5 57. f4 I(d4 but solid.
58. Kg5 Ke3 59. f5 Ke2 60. Rxd2+ 15. Rcl BdZ 16. Nf2 Na5 17. Bxa5
Kxd2 61. f6 Rf3 62.h4 Ke3 63. h5 Ke4 Rxa5 18. Rc7?! Qd8 19. Qcr Nc4 2O.
64. Kh6 Rxf6+ 65. KxhT Kfs Rxc4 dxc4 2L. Bxc4 Ra8 22. Ng5 Rc8
And Black wins. 23. Qf.r QbG 24. d5 exdS 25. Bxd5 Rc2
26.QerBt:4.
Back in the box!
Fun For All
29. Qfl Bc5 3O. Nh3 Bc6 31. Bxc6+
Qxc6+ 32.Kgl
Of course, there were other players. And now the coup de grace:
None of them could rack up points like the 32....O-O!,Whiteresigns . lD
 T .,%,,

1983 WORLD OPEN

Massacre on 33rd Street +

+
BYTIMOIHYW. TAYI]OR l
"Pistol shots ing out in a barroom night,
Enter Patty Vabntinefromthe endof the hall,
She ves abartender in a pool of blood,
CYies out, 'My God they killed'em all!' "

one of the chessplayers cried

out during the second round of the
World Open.
No one yelled, "There's been a shootout
in the street!"
There was just a slow drifting, as players
not on move went over to the windows
overlooking 33rd Street one story below.
We stared down at the carnage: the bank
robber and his female accomplice; the
plainclothes cop who had stopped them;
the crooks' BMW, windshield full of holes,
seats covered in blood (uniformed cops had
come to the plainclothesman's rescue -
they fired at the car until nothing moved
z inside it).
V There was blood on the street too.
C)
o The cop and the wom€ur survived their
F
E wounds.
&
e
! The thief was DOA. I saw the medics
s drop him when they were tryiag to get him
E on the stretcher. He fell with a horrible
o
F boneless splay. Nothing could help or hurt
o him any longer.
Someone joked, "Too bad that wasn't
Affable Miguel Quinteros was a familiar face in U.S. tournaments this summer. The my opponent."
Argentine GM placed second at the Heraldica-Ruslan International inJune (see In the
Arena, page 2Ol, and then dropped by the World Open on the Fourth ofJuly weekend to f was happy to see Inna Izrailov - one
share in the top prize. He later journeyed to Greenville, Pennsylvania, just to visit his l. of the finest women chessplayers in the
friends during the last round of the U.S. Championship there (see page 12f . country - again during the first round. She
has always been a pretty girl, but now she
has blossomed into a ripe young beauty.
looking at the line of her body apprecia-
tively, I mused that no heterosexual man
could possibly concentrate on chess while
playing her but I was proved wrong, for
-
Inna lost the game.
If F. Scott Fitzgerald were alive today, he
would probably write, "Chessplayers are
different from you and me."

fp he story of the Premier tournament is

I really the story of International
Master Joel Benjamin. There were plenty
o
z of grandmasters on hand (even a couple of
C)
o bad Czechs, Grandmasters Lubomir Ftac-
F nik and Jan Smekjal) but it was the Yale IM
H
&
who dominated the play. Benjamin won
E
J his first six games, defeating Noam Elkies
(2136), Bruce Gold 122471, IM Ed For-
E manek 12382l,, GM Anatoly Lein (2503),
o
F GM William Iombardy (2555), and IM
E
A
Eugene Meyer (2530). Then he drew with
GM Miguel Quinteros after an exceptional-
IM Leonid Bass, who seems to be playing non-stop chess, rests his eyes a moment during
a crucial game, Note: song lyics from "Huricape" by Bob Dylan

CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER1983 33
ly hard-fought game. Finally, in the last
round, perhaps worn out from his exer-
tions, he lost to IM Leonid Bass - and
received a pittance for his pains. This is the
tragedy of the large open swiss.
The following game demonstrates Ben-
jamin's fighting spirit: he squeezes out a
win from an endiag of Queen and
opposite-color Bishops.
English Opening
Lein Benjamin
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. 93 c5 4. Bg2
Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bbz O-O 8.
Nc3 d6 9. d3 a6 lO. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 d5
12. Radl RacS 13. Bcl Re8 14. Rfel b5
15. e4Nd4 16.QbZdxe417. Nxd4cxd4
18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 e5 20. cxb5
axbl2l. Bd2 Qb6 22.Rcl b423. Rxc8
Rxc8 24. a4BcS 25. Rcl Rc7 26. Bf3 d3
27.QxeiBxfZ+ 28.K92 Rxcl 29. Bxcl
Bg1 3o. Qbz hS 31. h3 A5 32. Qd2
Nd7 33. BbzBd4 34. Qxd3 Bxb2 35.
QxdZ QcZ + 36. Kh1 Qxb3 37. Bdl Qc4
38. Kh2 96 39. e5 M4 40. eG fxe6 41.
Qe8+ Kh7 42. Ql7+ BgZ a3. Qf3
Qa2+ 44.Qe2b3!
45. a5 b2 46. Bc2 bl=Q, White
resigns
'vVhen the last round rolled around, first
place was an absolutely open proposition.
The pairings were as follows:
IM Kevin Spraggett of Canada, one of the co-champions.
34 CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
1. Bass (6) Benjamin (6%)
2. Quinteros (6) Henley (6)
3. Shirazi (6) Dlugy (6)
4. Spraggett (6) Frias (6)
5. Tartn l5%l Zaltsman (6)
Tarjan had a shot at
Everyone except
first place i and in this kind of tourna-
ment, first place is all that matters. There
was no incentive to draw, and as a matter
of fact, every game had a decisive result. It
was the second massacre of the tourna-
ment, but this one left no blood - only
shattered egos. The winners, in tiebreak
order, were: IM Kevin SPraggett of
Canada; GM Miguel Quinteros of Argen-
tina; IM Kamran Shirazi of California; IM
Leonid Bass of Wisconsin; and IM Vitaly
Zaltsman of New York.
The winners each earned $2420 - the
following five games show how they did it.
his game shows how to get a winning
n1
I position out of the opening against an
IM. Thisdecisive last-round encounter was
really decided after fourteen moves.
English Opening
Spraggett IMVictorFrias
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3.g3964.BCZBEZ
5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h3 h4 8. 94 c5 9.
d3 Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. f4exf412. Nxf4
Qd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 L4. O-O
14. ... Nh7 15. Bxh4 Bd4+ 16. Khl
95 17. Bg3 O-O-O 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5
Nxe5 2O. d4 Nxc4 2L. Qe2 Nb6 22.
dxc5 dxc5 23. Ne4 Nf8 24. Nxc5 Qh7
ZS.BxbZ + Kb8 26. Bg2 Rd5 27. Na6+
Ka8 28. Racl Qd7 29. Nc7+ Kb8 30.
Nxd5, Black resigns
Benoni Defense
Benjamin Quinteros
d4 gG 2. cA c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5.
L.
e4Bg7 6.h4\?
Tryirg for 7-01
6. ... Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. h5
Kf8 10. Be2 Na6 ll.Bg4 Nc7 12. Bxc8
Qxc8 13. Nf3 Qd7 14. a4Kg715. Rh3
a6 16. Qd2 RabS 17. Ke2 b5 18. Rahr
95 19. Rg3 KhZ 20. Nh2 bxc4 21. Ng4
NeS 22. Ne3 Rb4 23. Rf3 Bd8 24. g4
BaS 25. Qc2 Ng7 26. Ral Rhb8 27.
Ncdl Ne8 28. Rfs Bd8 29. Kfl Kg8 3o.
Kg2 Nf6 3t.Ra2BeZ 32. Kf3 Qc8 33-
Nxc4 Rxc4 34. Qxc4Rb4 35. Qc2 Rxe4
36. Ne3 Rd4 37. b4 cA 38. b5 Nxd5 39-
Nxd5 Qa8 4O. Kg3 Qxd5 41. f3k[4 42-
Rxf4 gxf4+ 43. I(gZ axbS 44. axb5
Qxb5 Ra7 Bf8 46. Qf5 Qe8 a7. gs Q$
48. Qxe6 fxe6 49. 96 d5 50. Rc7 Ba3 51.
Rc8+ Kg7 52.Rc7+ Kg8 53. Kf2Bbz
54. Rc8+ Kg7 55. Rc7+'Kg8 56. Ke2
Bd0 57. Rc6 e4 58. Rxe6 exf3+ 59.
Kxf3 Be3 60. Re8+ KgZ 61. Re7+ Kg8
62. RcZ Bd2 63. Kg4 c3 64. KfS f3 65. g7
Kh7 66. KI612 67. g8 = Q!
This sacrifice forces a draw by perpetual
check. A peaceful end to a violent battle!
67. ... KxgS 68. Rc8 +, draw
Kamraa Shirazi dressed all in black, and
itseems to have brought him luck. His
Knight sacrifice looks like it's good for no
more than a draw - but somehow he
scores a full point.
Caro-Kann
Shirazi IMMaxDlugy
1. e4 c6 2. d4 dS 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4
Nf6 5. Qd3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Qxe4
Nf6 8. Qd3 e6 9. Be3 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O
11. Kb1 b6 12. 93 Bb7 13. B$2QcS L4.
Ne5 c5 15. BxbT QxbT 16. dxcS bxcS
17.Bcl Nds 18. c48f619. Rhel Nb6
20. Qe4 Rab8 21.b3 Qc8 22.Bb2 a5 23.
Nc6 Rb7 24. BxfG gx[6 25. Qg4 + Kh8
 30. ... Qh1 + 31. Kc2 Black resigns attack - he holds his extra material and
The game that gave Leonid Bass his wins.
share of first place was an exemplary
demonstration of strong positional play. He Benoni Defense
had a clear edge by the eleventh move and Zaltstnan Kogan
never relinquished it. r. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 96 4. Nc3 Bg7
5. e4 dG 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 e5 8. 94 Na6 9.
'Benko Gambit
Be3 Nc7 rO. Bd3 a6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12.
Bass Benjamin Qe2 b5 13. cxbS axbS 14. Nxb5 Nxb5
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxbS a6 15. Bxb5 f5
o
z 5. e3 96 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7
9. Ra3 e6 lO. d6 NdS 11. Ne4!
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26.Qh4Qxc627. Qxf6+ Kg828. Re5

16. gxfs gxIS 17. exfi e4 18. Nxe4

Can any sharpeyed reader find a win for
White if Black plays the simple defense 28.
... h6? I can find nothing better than the
draw with 29. Rg5+.
28. ... Re8!? 29. Rd8 Kf8?
Even at this point I see nothing clear if
Black plays 29. ... Nxc4.
30. Rxe6!
There is no doubt about fhrs sacrifice
- IM Vitaly Zaltsman is known as a quiet
White wins the Queen after 30. ... Qxe6 31.
Qh8 + , so Dlugy gives a despairing check
and resigns.
11. ... axb5 12. Nxc5 M. 13. Rd3 Bco
14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Nb3
Rxa4 17. Be2 Rc8 18. Bf3 Ra2 19. O-O
QcZ 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxds Bxb2 22.
Rd2 Qc3 23. h4 R:cA 24. Qe2 QxbS 25.
Bxb2 Nc6 26.BfGRxd2 27. Qxd2 Re4
28. Rcl QeG 29. Qd3 Qxf6 30. Qxe4
Qxd6 31. h5 gxh5 32.Qfs h6 33. Qxhs
NeS 34. Rbl Kf8 35. Qdr Qb6 36. Qds
Qc7 37. Qda Kg8 38. QxM Qc2 39. Qb3
A6 40.Qbs d5 41.zM.f4 Nf3 + 42. KI2
Nh4 43. Rgl Qe Qb8+ KgZ 45.
Qbr Qe6 M. g4 Qc6 47. Rcl Qd7 48.
Qd3 Ng6 49.Qd4+ Kh7 50. fs Nf8 sl.
Qf6 Kg8 52. QxhO Nh7 53. Rhl, Black
resigns
positional player but the following game
- special mention
is neither. Nonetheless, Zaltsman keeps his
head in the face of IM Boris Kogan's violent
Ne5 19. f4 BxfS 2O. Ng5 Ng6 21. O-O
QfG 22. Rf2 Ra7 23. a4 Re7 24. Ne6
Bxh3 25. f5 Qh4 26.895@3+ 27.R92
Bxg2 28. Qxgz Qes 29. fxg6 Rxe6 30.
dxe6 Qd4+ 31. Kh1, Black resigns
The tournament was well directed by
Bill Goichberg, although I do have one
criticism concerning the time control. The
first time control was 30/100, while the sec-
ond was the much faster 25160. This
caused unnecessa4r time pressure prob-
lems for players who had difficulty in
speeding up their play just when the game
was getting most complicated. I think it
would have been better to continue play-
ing at a uniform rate of speed, as in most
important international events.
Finally, Jerry Bibuld once again deserves
for keeping peace and
especially quiet 'rn the room with the top
boards. lD
 CAVEAT EMPTOR
A game that illuStrates the hazatds of over- or
underestimating your foe, annotated in unique style.
Editor's Note: The following article represents
the work of two distinguished chess per'
sonalities. Intemational Master PauI khmidt
was one of the top players in his native Estonia
during the 1930s. Among his many succesSes
were: a drawn match agairst fellow Estonian
PauI Keres in 1936; first at Pamu in 1937,
Stahlberg,
Alexander
ad of Efim
Bogolyubov; and second behind Tartahower
at"Beverwijk in 1948. In his innovative booh
Grandmaster Thirrkirrg he annotates master
rough the com-
played only in-
lentown, Penn-
sylvania.
Schmidt was assisfed in witing this article
by Walter Meiden, of Columbus, Ohio.
tut"ia"n is the co-author with the late Max
of such chess classics as Chess Master
Euwe
vs. Chess Amateur andThe Road to Chess
Mastery.
In the following annotations, the authors let
IMite and Black "thinh out loud," explaining
ing the game we annotate."
he following game from the 1981
Soviet ChampionshiP has two dis-
tinct themes. The fust one, raPid
never assume lightlythat the opponent has
overlooked the loss of a pawn or so (espe-
cially when the opponent is noted for his
combinative skills); but neither should one
be overawed and assume that the oppo-
nent has calculated everything flawlessly'
Moscow 1981
English OPening
AdrianMikhalchishin GaryKasparov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 cS 3. Nf3
CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983
he shies away from the com-
Black: So -
plications of the Benoni! tet's give him
-something
even sharper, something that
will rattle him a bit.
3. ... cxd4 4' Nxd4 e5
White: He plays the sharPest line, of
course. Where should I move my Ifuight?
If I play 5. Nb3, Black will get instant
equalitywith5.... d5. If Iwithdrawtof3, it
will prbvoke the push ... e5-e4. For in-
stance, 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7.8g5? e4,
after which 8. Nxe4? will be answered by
8. ... Nxe4 (threatening 9. ... Bxl2, matel
and 8. Bxf6 will be followed by 8. ... Qxf6 9.
Nxe4 BM+ 10. Ned2 (or 20. Nfd2) 10. ...
ble concessions on his Part.
The positionally correct way is probably
to bring the Ifuight to c3 via b5, as in the
Sicilian. This will either give me control
over the central square d5 or an extra pawn
if he chooses the gambit, as he probably
will.
5. Nb5 d5!?
Comment bythe annotator: 5. '.. d6 may
be quite playable,
tion to a position re
e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3
Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5). Bttt
clearly Kasparov's intends to avoid well-
known lines.
from 5. ... Bc5 6. Nd6+, followed by either
6. ... Bxd6 7. Qxd6 or 6. ... Ke7 7. Nxc8+
Qxc8 8. Nc3.
In other words, Black is sacrificing his
Queen's pawn in order to develoP his
pieces quickly and efficiently. He hopes to
regain the pawn later on.
6. cxd5 Bc5
Not 6. ... Nxd5? 7. Qxd5'
White: It would certainly be madness to
try 7 . Bg5, perhaps not so much because of
7.- ... Ne4 8. Qa4 (with simPlY un-
fathomable complications), as because of
the simple 7. ... Qb6 8. e3 a6, with a
decisive advantage for Black (9. Oa4H7.
followed by ... Ra7). Nor should I pluy 7-
N1c3, for then, sooner or later, ... a7-a6,
perhaps followed by ...b7-b5, would drive
ine frrigtt at b5 to the bad square a3. I
must play N5c3.
7. N5c3 O-O 8. e3 e4!
Black This move must be played before
White can play e2-e4i that\s, before he can
protect his pawn on f2, for instance, by
castling. Thus, it does not really matter
whether I play ... e5-e4 at once or fust play
... Qe7 or... Re8 - after 9. Be2, I still must
play ... A-e4. The move also frees e5 for oc-
iupation by one of my pieces, preferably *s
the Ihight at b8.
White: There is a game, Mariotti-Vagan-
ian (Rome 1977), that continuedg. Nd2 Bf5
10. INb3 Bd6 11. BeZ a612' Nd4 896, and
now very interesting would be 13. f4; then
13. ... exf3 14. Bxf3 is practically forced,
and Black will have difficulties getting his
pawn back.
But really, why should Black withdraw
hisBishoptod6? After 10. ... Bb41l.Bd2llf.
11. Bc4, then 11. ... NbdT) 11. ... Bxc3 12. ,.
Bxc3 Nxd5, I won't be able to keeP mY
Bi
to
th
12. BxcS an improvement, fot aftet 12. ...
NxdS.I would eventually have to play
BishoP at f1 without anY
. There is reallY no Point
Knight to b3, so I'll just
prepare to castle.
9.k2
Black I want to get back that pa.wn on
d5, but I must also keep an eye on the b5 is blocked for good, and Black gets a trouble after 20. ...
possibility of f2-f4, which would deprive good game after ... Bxe{ 21. fxe4
me of the square e5 for mypieces. I could NbdT-e5, and if 13. because of the ,l&Am %
simply play Re8, exerting indirect bxaS, then 13. ... threat Rd7. YWhat
IA
pressure on e3 and threatening Re5. Rxa5, withaneven happens after i8.
White might answer 9. ... Re8 with 10. a3 better game for Nxe4 Bxe4 19.
Re5 11. b4 Bb6 t2.BbZ Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Black. And, if, in- Qxe4 Rd2, at-
Rxds 14. Qc2, followed by 15. Nc3. Then stead, 13. Nbs, tacking both Bish-
I would have to worry about mypawn on then both 13. ... ops? The obvious
e4, and my Rook would certainly be axM and 13. ... counterattack, --'ril7- after
20. Analysis r6. ... Qgs
Khl R.l6!? ll"
xrii'n}o:z
awkwardly placed in the center. Moving Nxd5 look quite Analysis after 10. a3 Rd8 Bd3, threatening 20. ...Rxb2? 21. QrhT+
the Rook to 95 would not really ac- OK for Black. 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 asl KI9 22. Qh8 + Ke7 23. Qp8, fails to the neat
complish anything at this stage: White reply 20.... Qg6!, when both Bishops are
So this whole line 10. a3 Rd8 11. b4 Bd6
simply plays g2-g3, and there is no l2.Bb2 is definitely too slow. Also too slow
still hanging. Can he trap my Rook with 20.
Kingside attack. So, 9. ... Qe7, followed Bc3 Rxe2 2L. Qd3? No, for 21. ... Qh5 pro
is 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 Nc7 l2.lc4Bd6, andl
by ... Rd8, Iooks more logical than 9. ... tects the Rook, which will be freed on the
am getting dangerously behind in develop-
Re8. The natural square for transferring next move by 22. ...RdB (22. f3? Rxe3). This
ment. Instead, I shall make natural, unam-
the Queen to the Kingside
castles
- if White
is e5, whereas the Rook, after
bitious moves, simply to complete my own
leaves him with on-ly one reply: 20. b5, em-
barrassing my Knight, which has only one
-
having captured on d5, can conveniently
development. My Queen's Bishop, how- square to go to:20. ... Na5. Instead of 20. ...
ever, definitely belongs on the long Na5, I can also take ryllhite's two Bishops,
return to d8 if necessary. diagonal, aiming at Black's King.
9. ... QeZ allowing him to play bxc6xb7, where his
10. Nd2 Rd8 11. a3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5
White: This has already been played, pawn might be almost as strong as a piece.
in Sakharov-Mokhalov (Beltsy 1977). 'White could, of course, grab another This all must be sorted out. [,et us flrst
There followed 10. a3 Rd8 11. b4Bd6 12. pawn, but only at the risk of his life: 12. look at 20. b5 Na5:
Bb2 NbdT 13. Nb5 Nf8 14. Nxd6 Rxd6 Ncxe4 Nxe3 13. fue3 Bxe3, with a furious After 27. Bc3 Rxe2 22. Qa4 (better for
attack for Black. White prefers to decline White than 22. Bxai Bxai 23. QxbT Rd8,
15. Nc3 Be6 16. Qb3 Nxd5 17. Nxe4!,
the offer. when \A/hite can-
with an advantage for White. But before
12. ... Rxds 13. Qc2 BfS 14. b4 Bbo not take at a7 with-
I play this, I wonder if Black can improve
15. Bb2 Nc6 16. O-O out losiag b5), I
on this line. Of courser 16. ... Bxd5 17.
Nxd5 Nxd5 regains the pawn for Black, can't protect that
but it definitely favors White - his Knight with either
Bishops are very strong in this position. 22....Qd8?23.U4
Clearly, this is not what Black has in or 22. ... aG 23.
mind in the present game. Now 13. ... Bxalaxb524.QdL.
Nf8 certainly looks strange that Knight But I can grab two
-
belongs on e5, not on f8. Can Black play pawns instead: 22.
Analysis after r7....
18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4
Rd6
Rd2 2O. b5 NaS
13. ... Ne5? No, because of 14. Qd4, ... Bxe3 23. Bxai
threatening 15. Nxd6. If the Knight can- BxI2, and White has difficulties protecting
not go to e5, can the Bishop go there? On g/,. Best for White
-iCht b" 21. Qdl RaeB
13. ... Be5, I could play 14. d6 Qf8 25. Qd7 , temporarily immobilizing my Bish-
- but
will I be able to hold on to the pawn on op at f2 and preparing to protect 92 by
d6? Probably not. It would eventually be means of 26.QKbZ or 26. Qh3. I'll be up a
lost after my Knight is driven away with solid pawn and'vVhite will have only slim
... a7-a6. But how about 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 Black 16. . drawingchances. Insteadof 23. Bxa5, \ thite
16. N1c3 a6 17. Nd4 Qxd6 18. A2 18. Nc4 or 18 couldtry 22. Qa4Bxe323. Qd1 first, to force
does that win the pawn on e4? Black
- tion- and to the exchange of one pair of Rooks: 23. ...
definitely has difficulties protecting that whose pieces RxIz U.. Rfrz Bxl2 25. Bxal, enhancing his
pawn; 18. ... Nds 19. Nxe4 Qg6 fails to game. There will be some pressure on my drawing chances a bit, but that attempt can
20. Ng3. Can Black improve on this line Queenside - his pawns are easy to ad-
vance, while mine are not.
be met by 23. ... Pldz. 24. Qe1 Nc4.
Now the other variation: 20. b5 Rxe2 (that
somewhere? Well, he does not have to
So I should avoid simplification and try must be better than 20. . .. Rxb2, since even-
grab the pawn on d6 at once. Instead of
to conjure up an attack on his King. Thus, tually my Rook winds up behind'yVhite's b-
17. ... Qxd6, he could first play 17. ... b5
to protect his pawn on d4 with ... Bb7.
16. ... Qgs suggests itself I threaten both
- pawn instead .of on Al 27. bxciRxbZ 22.
L7. cxbT Rf8
Then 18. A2Bb7 19. Nfs would protect
\/h - this Rook must go to f8 so it
won't be h-gng when a \A/hite Rook ap
the pawn on d6 and keep a Black Rook
18. pears on c8.
from going to c8. He could reply 19. ...
Thus he will have to play L7 .l<hl , parrying
96. 20. Ne7+ KgZ.2l. Rd1 Rd7, but then both threats. What then?
\A/hite then has two pawns for a Bishop
-
22. Qbz really creates problems for him. insufficient compensation unless the
To create meaningful threats against his
He could play 17. ... BdZ in order to King, I must bring my Rook to 96 or h6, say
threat to promote
answer 18. W2 with 18. ... Rac8, but of his b-pawn keeps "rui%
17. ... Rd6. I certainly need not be alrard of
course I could also improve with 19.
,,ru
18. Nc4 because of 18. ... Rh6 (19. Nxb6?
me all tied' up.
Qbl, winning the e-pawn. How serious is that
No, the more I look at this position, the Qh420. h3 Bxh3 27. 93Bg2+ mates). But threat? He will
it can White take the pawn now with 18. probdbly try to
more seems to me that after 12.
...
Ne4?
NbdT 13. Nb5, White hasa very real ad- stop my Bishop
vantage. Kasparov must have been aim- The continuation Ijust analyzed now has from going to b8
ing at something else, something before no sting to it becausd the Bishop does not via c7, so I should Analysis after 17. ... Rd6 18.
12. ... Nbd7. Oh yes! There's 12. ... all. take at e3 with check 18. ... Qg6 19. Iook at either 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rdz
Now if the bpawn advances, the'square f3 Bxe3 20. Qb3l, and I am even in Rfcl or 23. Rac1. 20. b5 Rxe2 21. bxc6 Rxb2
22..xbz R,l&

CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER 1983 37

Since 92 is adequately protected by his
Queen, the pawn at f2 \s unimPortant
compared with the raPidlY moving
threits on the Queenside, and both Rook
moves must be considered. lf.23. RfcL,
then after 23. ...8a5 24. Rc8 Qg6, there
will be a threat of ... Rb1 + after his
Queen leaves the diagonal h7-b1. So
what are his choices after 24.... Qg6? Ex-
changing the Queens, 25. Qxg6 hxg6, is
obviously hopeless for White. Can he
play 25. Qe5? I may not take the pawqon
LZ iince, after 25. ... RxbT? 26. Rxf8+
l<xf8 27 . QcS + !, my Rook is forced to e7
(not
can
But
Rxal 27. Rxal Qb6 aPpears adequate. If
then 28. Qe7, I can play either 28. ...
Qb2, depriving his Rook of the use of the
c-file, or simpty 28. ..' Qc7 29. QxcT BxcT
30. Rc1 Bb8 31. Rc8 f6, followed by ..'
Kg8-f7-e7 and then ... Rf8-d8, in turn
followed by ... Ke7-d7, which would
force a won endgame. He could also play
25.Qe7 directly, when25.... Rb1 + 26.
Rc1 Rxal? would lose to 27. QxfS + lkf9
28. b8-Q+, but this can be met by 25. ...
Qb1+! 26. Rc1 Qf5l, with the threat of
27. ... QyJz. Botb 27. Qxf8+ l<xfg 28.
Rc8+ Ke729. b8=QRxb8 atd27. f3 Qe6
lor 27. ... Qb5) lead to a lost endgame for
White.
Now the other Rook move, 23. Racl'
This is different, because there will now be
nor horizontally? Sure I can! | play 25' "-'
Bd2l and win bick the Exchange. That still
leaves me with only two Rooks for his
Queen and pawn, but in positions of this
type - wide open, Rooks connected, the
Queen unable to generate threats against
th are vast-
ly Certail-
I an20....
Na5.
16. ... Qg5 17. Kh1 Rd6!?
White: Is that pawn poisoned? After 18'
Nxe4 Qg6 19. f3Bxe4 20. fxe4, the pressure
against f7 will be strong and my Bishopl
wru Ue very active. And 18. ... Qh4 is, of
course, refuted by 19. Qc3. That leaves on-
ly 18. ... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd2 as a rep1y.
Black must have overlooked the fact that
after 20. Bd3 he cannot take my Bishop at
b2 because of 20. ...Purb221. QxhT+ Kf8
CHESS LIFB / OCTOBER 1983
22. Qh8+, winning the Exchange and
pawn.
18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd2
White: Now I see it: 20. M3 Qg6!, and
Black wins a piece. 'vVhy didn't I look at
this more carefully before grabbing such
an obvious pawn? Anyhow, how do I get
out of this now? The only reasonable try
seems to be 20. b5 Na5 21. Bc3 Rxe2 22.
Qa4, winning back the Knight, although he
will have the advantage after 22-... Bxe3.
And if 20. ... Rxe2 27. bxc6 Rxb2 22- cxb7,
the pawn on b7 should give me good
chances of salvation, possibly even win-
ning chances.
Comment of the annotator: We can be fair-
ly certain that White intended to play 20.
Bd3 but saw at the last moment that 20. ...
Qg6 wins for Black at once, since he hadto
allow for the obvious and for rdflhite un-
- may wonder
favorable continuation 20. b5 Na5.
-
Otherwise, he would surely have chosen
the safe and comfortable 18. Rfd1, fol-
lowed by 19. Nf1, instead of 18. Nxe4.
Perhaps this statement "safe and com-
fortable 18. Rfd1" bears some amplifica-
tion. After 18. ... Rh6 19. Nf1 Bc7? 20. 93,
White threatens both 21. b5 and 21. Rd5,
and 20 . . . . Bh3 is not possible becaus e of 21 -
Qxe4. Nor does 18. ... Rg6 19. 93 promise
an attack for Black, the sacrifice 19. ...
Bxe3? being adequately met by 20. fxe3
Qxe3 21. Re1!. Best for Black would prob-
19. 93 Re8 20.
Rd5 (to be followed bY
Iy a slight advantage for
White. A more general comment might be
that the set-up Bishop at A, l{ntght at Il,
pawns at e3, f2, 93, arrd}-Z is very difficult
to attack. If Black plays his bishop to h3
the square h5 is not available. If Black in-
stead plays his Bishop to 94 and exchanges
it on e2, then the Ituight at f1 protects
weakness.
20. b5 Rxe? 21. bxc6 Rxb2 22. cxb7
Rf8
a
23. Racl Ba5!
But not immediately 23. ... Qbs? U. e\
when either 24. ...Qa6 25. Qes! loses a
piece or U. ... Qb4 25. Rc4 allows un'
necessary complications.
24.Rc8QbS25. Rfcl QxbT 26.Qe&l
Qxca!27. Qxc8 Bd2!!
Comment $t the annotafor.' The reader
analysis into
sixteenth mo
between moves 16 and 27, as is usually
done. The reason is simple: masters must
plan that far ahead, or else their play would
not be on the high level that it actually is-
We are trying to duplicate as best we can
what the thoughts of the players might
have been at each move, rather than giving
only the variations that could have oc-
curred. This is more difficult, but it carries
with it the excitement of a detective on a
hot trail.
Nfl Bg4 This does not mean that a strong master
would always calculate some twelve
moves ahead. In positions where a great
m.ury more-or-less equivalent moves by
the opponent are possible, the master may
calculate only three or four moves ahead -
in each likely variation. In positions too
complicated for thorough analysis in the
allotted time, he may have to rely largely
on his intuition and experience to decide
which continuation looks most promising.
But in such positions as here, with a few
clear-cut possibilities, the length of analysis
M may be very substantial. We feel rather
secure in the assumption that Kasparov
had foreseen the possibility of 27. ... Bd2l
by the time he pondered on his sixteenth
move, and that he subsequently onlY
verified at each move that he had not
overlooked something.
28.h3
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ants of modern correspondence chess
celebrated his sixtieth birthday.
Yakov Estrin, the well-known theoretician
from Moscow, is known for his opening in-
novations and iron consistency.
Estrin began playing correspondence
chess in
L945 al age twenty-two. By 1963
he had earned the Soviet correspondence
master title, and in 1964 he advanced to irl-
ternational correspondence master. Estrin
made his first appearance in the world
championship finals by finishing thir-
teenth in the fifth cycle (1965-68), and he
placed third in the sixth title event. He won
the title of seventh world correspondence
champion in 1975 and, along with it, the ti-
tle of international correspondence grand-
master. His consistency in finals play is un-
matched; he appeared in every world
championship since 1965.
Game of the Month
We present Estrin at his best, ia the
decisive game of the seventh world cham-
pionship. His opponent, the Belgian J.
Boey, finished second in this event, scoring
lLYr-4Y, to Estrin's 12-4.
The game follows well-trodden
theoretical lines until move 14, when Boey
tries an innovation. An intriguing battle
between White's two Rooks and Knight
versus Black's mobile Queen and three
pawns develops, with Estrin's d-pawn
playing the hero in the saga.
7th World Championship Finals
Ruy Lopez
Boey Estrin
l. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4.8a4
Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4
The Open variation very much fits the
style of Estrin, who favors piece play for
Black. Estrin contributed much to the
theory of the open game, especially in the
Alex Dunne, a USCF national master from Sayre,
Pa., has been an avid conespondence player for many
years,
Two Knights Defense.
6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3
Bc5 10. NM2 O-O ll.
BcZ f.5
Black's major alternative is to give up his
well-placed Knight by 11. ... Nxd2 12.
Qxd2 (better than L2. Bxd2 d4, when Black
has equal play), and White will soon play
his Queen to f4, with good attackiag
chances. The danger is that Black's Knight
on e4 has no retreat square, and a well
timed f2-f3 may kill it.
12. Nb3 Ba7
Usual here is 12. ... Bb6, but Estrin's
move will probably transpose into familiar
lines.
13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Boey, who is also very origiaal in his
opening play, chooses a different couise.
Usual is 14. Nxd4, when either lll 14. ...
Bxd4 is best met with 15. Qxd4!, giving
White a strong advantage according to the
Encyclopediaof Chess Openings; or (II) 14. ...
Qd7 gives White an edge after 15. f3 Nc5
16. Kh1 Rae8 17. M Na4 18. Qd3 c5 19.
Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Bxa4 (Kieninger-Bogolyu-
bov: Krakov 1941).
14. ... f4 15. f3 Ng3!
This sacrifice comes as no surprise to
Boey, of course, as it had occurred (with
White's Ituight on b3 exchanged for
Black's Bishop on a7l \n many master
games. 'White can decline by 16. Rf2, but
Boey plans to refute Black's sacrifice with a
countersacrifice.
16. hxg3 fxg317. Qd3!Bfs
Black must accept the Queen sacrifice,
because lll 17. ... 96 is met by 18. Qe3 Qh4
19. Qh6 winning and (II) L7. ... Qh4 L8.
QthT + QxhT 19. BxJ;tT + KxhT 20. Bg5l
Ieaves Black with a weak g-pawn and
backward c-pawn.
18. Qxfs Rxfs 19. Bxfs Qh4 20.
Be6+
Boey still rejects transposition into
known territory by 20. Bh3 Bxd4+ 21.
Nxd4 Qxd4 + 22. I<hl QxeS 23. Bd2 Qxbz
24. Bf4, a position Estrin has published
much analysis on. A Smyslov-Reshevsky
game continued 24. ... c5?. Estrin claimed
Black's winning plan is to push his d-pawn.
Kogan-Estrin (correspondence 19471 con-
tinued 24. ... d4! 25. BxcT d3 26. Bxg3 d2,
with an advantage for Black.
20. ... Kh8 21. Bh3 Bxd4+ 22.I(}r-l?
This is the losing move, but Boey's plan
is based on the Knight on b3 becoming ac-
tive.
22. ...Bxei 23. f.4R]I8 24. NcS
24. ... 95!
This position is listed inECO as favorable
for Black (Boey-Estrin: correspondence
1973). We shall see how a world champion
justifies this verdict, refuting Boey's open-
ing concept.
25. Nd7 BgZ 26. Nxf8 94 27.8e3
White can't save his Knight by 27. Ne6,
because 27. ... gfl-13 28. NxgT bxg2+ 29.
Kxg2+ QIQ+ 30. Kf3 92 31. Re1 Qh1!
wins for Black.
27. ... gxh3 28.B,cS
Once again the Knight cannot flee:28.
Ne6 hxg2 + 29. Kxg2 Qh2 + 30. Kf3 92 3t.
Rg1 Qh3 + 32. KfZ Qxe6, and Black wins.
28. ... d4!
As Estrin has said of this variation, the
d-pawn is the key to Black's position. As it
advances, White's Rooks are tied up; with
White's Bishop and Knight awkwardly
placed, Black wins.
29. Rael d3 30. Ne6 Qh5 31. Ng5
No amount of squirming will help:
I. 31. NxgT QxcS 32. Ne6 Qd5 33. Rf3
d2 wins for Black.
II. And the g-pawn shows its teeth after
31..M d2 32. Rdl Qez33.RgtttxgB+ 34.
Rxg2 Qh5+ 35. Kg1 Qxd1, mate.
31. ... h6 32. Nxh3 Qxc5
Black has gained material supremacy
-
the Rooks will not be able to handle the
Queen and the d-pawn. But White's
f-pawn must be mastered before Black
can wln.
33. Re8+ I(h7 34. Rd8 Bd435. f5 d2
36. Rd7+ Kh8
Estrin is not about to let a world cham-
pionship slip from his grasp by 36. ... Kg8?
37. fG BxfG 38. Rxd2, when the win, if it
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exists, is a long way off.
37. Rd8 +
This is White's only try, because 37. f6
is met by 37. ... Qcl!.
37. ... Kg7 38. f6+ Kf7 39. Rd7+
Ke6 40. Rxd4 Qxd4 41. f7 Qd8, White
resigns
Notes and Queries
oThe Boey-Estrin contest shows you
play at the top, an exciting game worthy
of its two antagonists. And it's time for
U.S. players to try their hands in the fif-
teenth world championship semifinals.
We know of six Americans who have
qualified: Curtis Carlson of California,
who is the fourth U.S. correspondence
champion; Gary Abram of New York;
Spencer Kell and Alan Pollard, both of
California; Thomas Sweeney of Saudia
Arabia; and Christopher Van Dyck of Il-
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master-class tournaments in International
Correspondence Chess Federation play.
One of these six may become our fif-
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Perspicacious Postal Play
Mikael Hansen of Wilmette, Illinois,
sends this example of his postal play
against the always dangerous George
Fawbush of Missouri. Hansen notes that
Chess Informant 22 lgarne 430) mentions
19. f6 as being favorable to White, but he
found that evaluation hard to believe. In-
stead, he produces a theoretical noveltl-
with 23. Bb6l, instead of 23. Nxf6 +, with
an unclear game.
APCT 1982-83
Sicilian Defense
Hansen Fawbush
L. e4 cS 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 QcZ ll. 94
Nd7 12. Rhgl Na5 13. 95 Nxb3+ 14.
axb3 b5 15. f4b416. Nf5 exf5 17. Nd5
Qd8 18. exf5 Re8 19. 96 fxg6 2O.fxgS
BfG 21. Qh5 hxg6 22. Rxg6 Bb7 23.
Bb6 Qc8 24. R.hG gxh6 25 . Nxf6 + Kf8
26. Nh7+ KeZ 27. Rel+ Ne5 28.
Rxe5 + dxe5 29. Qxe5 + Qe6 30. Qc7 +
Qd7 31. Bc5+ Ke6 32. f5+ Kd5 33.
Nf6, rnate
G.K. Klintworth of Durham, North
Carolina, sends the following game in
which he engineers a sharp attack against
Black's Queenside-castled King. He pin-
points Black's 14. ... N-QR2 as the move
that allows White to open.up the QR-file,
which leads to some pretty play.
198O Squires
Ruy Lopez
Klintworth/l232 R.HurdleJr.l1476
t. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3.
B-N5 P-QR3 4. B-R4 N-B3 5. O{
P-QN4 6. B-N3 B-Nz 7. R-Kl B-B4 8.
P-B3 B-N3 9. P-Q4 Q-l<z tO. B-KNs
P-KR3 1r. B-KR4 P-Q3 12. QN-Q2
P-N4 13. B-N3 O-O-0 t4. P-Qs N-QR2
15. P-QR4 K-N1 16. B-B2 N-Bl 17.
PxP PxP 18. B-Q3 N-QR2 L9. Q-l<2
Q-Qz 20. N-N3 P-R4 21. RxN BxR22.
BxNP Q-NS 23. B-BG B-N3 24. Q-Ns
Q-Bt 25. R-Rl P-Rs 26. Q-R4 B-R3 27.
BxKP PxB 28. Q-Ns R-Q3 29. NxKP
Q-Nz 30. RxB RxB 31. NxRch, Black
resigns
Our final game is submitted by Paul
Lowry of Charleston, South Carolina. He
writes that Irving Chernev predicted that,
in correspondence chess, the following
contest "will someday be classed as one of
the 'Immortal Games.'" So, in the in-
terest of history and beauty, Gon-
za.lez-Perrine:
u.s. 1943
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Gonzalez Perrine
1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3.
N-QB3 B-N5 4. Q-B2 N-83 5. N-B3
P-Q3 6. B-N5 O-O 7.P-K4 P-K4 8. P-Qs
N-Qs 9. Q-Q3 P-KR3 rO. B-R4 P-KN4
11. B-N3 NxKP 12. NxN PxN 13. QxP
R-Kl 14. O.O-O NxN 15. PxN B-R6ch
t6. K-BZ B-Mch 17. K-N3 P-B4 18.
Q-Q2 Q-R4 19. B-Q3 P-N4 20. PxP
BxB 21. QxB P-BSch 22. QxP QR-B1
23. Q-Q3 R-K' 24. K-82 R/K-QBs,
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 FINAL POINTS
Some exceptions to thd rules we studied
about Knight-and-par,rm endings.
n our final article on lhight-and-pawn
endings, we will study three different
positions that each reveal something in-
structive about the nahre of these cornmon
but tricky endings.
Important ExcePtion
we saw last month. The reason is simple:
the defender has more elbow room. But, as
in all things in chess, there are exceptions.
This nice endgame study illustrates the ad-
vantage of having a center Pawn.
Halberstadt, Gros ( 19381
1st Prize
White to move
l. Ka3!!
It's a draw after either 1. Kc3? Kc5 or 1.
Ka4 lor 1. Kb3) 1. ... Nc5+ and 2. ... Ne6.
\AIhite's incredible retreat is the only win-
ning move. l,et's look at three defenses:
L 1. ... Kc62.Ka2l\
Continuing the theme begun by the first
move! If 2. Kb2?, ther,Z.... Nb6 or 2. ... NeS
leads to draw. TWo examples: (A) 3. Nd6
Nc4+ ! 4. Nxc4 Kd7 and lB) 3. Nf6 Nc4+ 4.
Kc3 Nd6 5. Kd3 Ne8!.
Now Black has two imPortant alter-
natives:
A.2....Kffi
Black is 'tn zugtwao;tg. The win is near.
3. NcTl Nf6 4. NdS+
And rvtlhite wins. The other altemative for
Black:
8.2....KcS
Now Black threatens 3. -.' Kd4, with a
draw. If 2. ... 1<b7, then 3. Nd6+. And, of
course, after either 2. ... Kds 3. Nc7+ or 2.
Contributing Editor PaI Benho, an international
grandmaster and eight-time U.S Open champion, is a
noled endgame analyst and problemist
42 CHESSLIFE / OCTOBER 1983
... Kbs 3. Nc7+ (or 3. Nd6+), White wins. Taimanov-Spassky ( I 952)
3. Nd6! Nf6 4. Ne4+
And White wins.
[. r. ... l<a5 2.K,bz
Or 2. Ka2 Ka4 3. l<bz Kas 4.
transposing to the position after White's
Ka3,
t
fourth move below.
2....Ka41
\Mhite-can win even more eastly after 2. ...
Kb4 (or 2. Nc7 Nffi 4. Nd5+. If
...|<tfj3.
Black moves his Ihight 2. ... Nb6 or 2. ...
-
Ne5, for example then 3. Nd6 wins.
-
3.Ka2Id^aS 4.I(a3
And VIhite wins because of either 4. ... White to move
Ka6 (or 4. ... Kb5) 5. Nc7+ or 4. ... Kb6 5'
Nc7 Nffi 6. Nd5+. Also good here is 4. Kb3, examples: lI) 1. ... Ke4 2.Nd2+ Kd3 4. Nf1
followed by (A) 4. ... Nc5 + 5. Kc4, and now f5 5. Kf6, followed by Ng3; and (II) l. ... e52-
either 5. ... Ne6 6. Nffi or 5. ... Ne4 6. Nfl Nh4+ KgS 3. Nf3+ Kg4a.l{fr6 e45. Ne5+
(and in both cases White's King can advance Kg3 6. Nc4, when YWhite cin draw easily.
io chase away the K"ight) and (B) 4. ... Kb6
5. Nc7 Nf6 6. NdS+.
Hard to Believe
lll.l, ...KaZ After all we've been through with these
Now Black's King cannot leave the Knight endings, you'll likely believe that the
rvVhite following position is a dead &aw. Material
souares a7 and b8; if it wanders to b6,
his the winning plan of Nc7, ... Nf6, and is equal, the pa.wns are all on the same wing,
Nd5+. After l.
...Ka7, White's King must and this is a correspondence game to boot,
carefully advance to f5 to force a win. The meaning that both sides had no reason to
following is just an example of the winning make hasty moves. Yet . . .
method. Gimes-Frias (1981)
2.Kb2 Kb8 3. Kc2KaT 4.Kdz Kb8 5.
I(eZKaZ 6.KfZl Kb8 7. llE3KaT 8. Kf4!
Kb6
No better is 8. ... Kb8 9.KIsKa7 10. Nffi,
when rWhite wins as in the main line.
9. Kf5 Kc6 10. Nf6
And'vVhite wins.
The More the Merrier
As we've already learned, as the number
of pawns all on the same wing increases, so
do the chances for a win. But a win is by no Black to move
One must never forget that the ultimate
goal of a chess game is checkmate.
1. ... Ng4! 2. Nxg6 Klz! 3. Nf4 Kgl 4.
Nd3 Khl!!
And \ifhite is in zuganrang. His Ifuight
Kff6! Kxfl 5. Ke5, when the ending is ob- must move, but that allows mate with 5. ...
viously a draw. Nf2.'
4.Kf6 Under similar circumstances, stalemate
And \lthite can now draw the game, It
can be used as a drawing weapon as well.
because he threatens the unstoppable 5. all just goes to prove that you should know
Ne3 and Nt'S. the general mles like the back of your hand
Black has other possibilities on the first - but you should never take them for
granted.
move, but none of them lead to a win. Two tD
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ocT29-3o Iowa NOV5-6 Pennsylvania NOV 19-20 Rhode Islard
Region VII 5-SS, rds, 4512, 24th Gateway Open. 5'SS, rds l-3 45190, rds 4'5 50/2, Pitlsburgh 19th Southe6tern New England Open. 4SS, 45/2, R[o&
Holaday,27sgM &U.S.6U, IEF: CC, 5604 Solway St, 15217 2 sections: Open, 5SG: 150-lt0-50, I 100-50; Island College, Mann Hall, 600 Mt. Plesnt Ave
t20, it rec'd by I G 7501 225' r 100, trophy to lsl Amateur, open lo under 1800 $lG: 100-50-25, lU 5G25, 1750, 1050G, all championship prizes & lst i0
Cat. l, tl, lll eac ntries. Re8. rc9.2 lv/vi Unr 50-25; trophy to lst poth, EF: t20 (PCC mem tl6l
ReE 9'9:45 lower sctions b/20-30-40 p€r $ction. 5 sctioos:
p.m.t, Rds 102:30-7,9:30-2:30. Ent: Carl Dunn, 1908 River St., Burlinglon, a m, Rds lG2-6, 10-3 TD: Bobby Dudley C to all EF: 125, if rec'd by ll/16. 5tG: 200'125'100-75 Premier, open b
il SZOOI. 'a.pt. bye available in rd. L automalic lo late entranls. NS NC. Grand Prir Points Availabler 5 if r('d by ll/16. ii 175-100-75-50. ClNic-
Grand Prix Points Available: 5 . EF: rl8, if rec'd by IIil6. tt 150'90dHr
NOV 5-G Ohio 1600 or Unr. EF: tl6, if rec'd by ltll6- tt
OCT 29-30 New Hampshire Youngstown Fall Classlc'83. 5'SS, 45/2, Ramada Ion loff I'801, n to under 1350 or Uu. EF: $I4, if rec'd !
6th Annual Monadnock Marathon. l2-SS nod , 30/45, Con- 4255 Belmont Ave., YNtrSstown, OH {4505. 8f: t26, if r€c'd by ll/4; 530 at
Ef: t6 more at site. Unr. nay oot wio fiN PriE
ant High School, lafkey, NH EF: !15 adv, t2250 at dou {cash onlyl; site 55 1480 b/100, top 6Gl: 300-150'100'80-70-60, 1899/below, 1699/below, in botton 2 sections. Re8. 8:3G9:30 a m, Rds 10i30'4, 10'3:30 Hn: 5d
maslers and women free; 50% reductioD in entry fees to all Leathernecks 1499/below, I299/belowiuil each l2q trophy to loP 2. Reg 8:30-9:30 a m, SASE for directions & info Ent: Gilben Gosselin, 17 Ketrney St, New B.+

SlCt 222-lll-67-33, top Exp 75, below 2000 prires to biggesl upset win 50, Rds 10-2:30-7, 10-3 HR: $35 for any oumber in room, t5 for extra bed Ent: tord, MA 02746 (6171 996-13s7 LS. NC
besl even round score 25, best odd round rore 25, besl Black winning Thomas Hoflat, 820 Aftoo Ave, Bmrdman, 0H {4512 12161 782'5313 NS Grard Prix Pohts Available: 10
percenlage 25, more per enlries. Ent: Olin R Formar, cio Monadnock CC,
Box 402, Antsim, NH 03440 NC
NC
Graod Prk PoiDts Available:
NOV r9-2O Ohi.
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
15
Ohio Metropolis Open. 5-SS,40/90, Holiday lDn, lllt Lakeil
NOV5-6, 12-13. NewYork Ave., Clevelmd, OH 2,4t-5100 DF: t20, if rec'd by 1l/12; S23 at site tl
llE
OCT29-3O Kentucky lsth Annual New York Clty Championshtp. 8'SS, 30/90, 3 C, Cat b/10 per clasl:250-150-100, Exp., Cat I, 11, III, lV, ViVl 6ch 6
Re8 9:t0-9:40 a m., Rds 10-2:30-7, 9:30'2. Ent: James Schroed€., Box 5261
1983 Xentucky Open-t2oso Guaranteed. 5-SS, 40/90, Chess Center, 61'69 W l4 Sl., New York. 3 sections: Open, open lo all EF:
jn prizes with 409t Cleveland, 0H 44101 12161 961'5302. NS. NC.
Rmm 310, Davidrcn Hall, Univ of Louisville, Brandeis Ave., Louisville, KY 144 miled by 10/31, $50 at tmt t35 of each EI returned
Grand Prix Poirts Available: l0
40218 Bf: t25, if rec'd by 10/25; $30 at site ST ,5, other states OK $$C lst, 2096 2nd, lo(f 3rd, 20% to lsl under 2400, l0% to 2trd under 2400
2050:50o250-150, Exp 150, A, B, C, D, E/Unr eachl?S-7s Re8 8r:30'9:30 Guililleed minimum priks to top 3 440'220-110. Expert, open lo under
a m , Rds. 10-2'5, l0-2. HR: s29-35'39'43, La Quitrla lm, 317 Warnock 1165 al
NOVrg-2O Ter
2200 or uorated. EF: S4l mailed by 10/31, S45 at tmt. t30 ol each EF letumed /2, Broadway Plaa Hod,
Eastern Pkwy,), {8001 531-5900, ask lor chess rates Ent: KY Chess Assn, P O in priEs with 409t lst, 2096 znd, 109b 3rd, 2016 to lst under 2000, 1096 to znd : $18, jr. $15, if rec'd bt
Bor 35383, Louisville, KY 40232 LS NC under 2000. B@ster, open to under 1800 or unrated. EF: 140 mailed by 125-75-50, Cat. I, Il, Itr
Grand Prix Points Available: 15 10/31, 145 at lmt t30 o[ @ch EF relumed iD prizes with 40% lsl, 20% 2nd, 30, $2:30. Enl: SACC, clo
l09t 3rd, 2096 lo lsl under 1600, 10% to znd under 1600 All, Reg. ends Mihe Moore, 4510 Walzem, Sao Antonio, TX 78218 1512) 555'1309 LS t{C
ocT 29-30 New York 10i30 a.m, Rds t1-4:30 each day /z'pl byes available lst 6 rds, {linil 4 byes
Grand Prix Poirts Available: 5
3lst Chess Center Open. 4'SS, 30/90, 61-69 W- 14 St, NY EF: over per player) HR: contacl Holel Seville, Collingwood, or Chelsea; McBurney,
2099 t20, 190112099 t15, others $10 ltc:
150'70-30, cloct lo lop Expert, A, Sloane, or Vmderbilt YMCA. Estimated ratings used at TD's discretioD.
under 1800 or Unr Reg ends 10:30 a m, Rds, 11-4:30 each day %'pt byes Games vs FIDE players sent to FIDE for ratinS ifyou face 4 or more Ent:
NOV22-DEC2O NewYorl
available rds l'2
No mail entries NS C Contioental Che$ Assn , 450 Prospect Ave., Mt VerDon, NY 10553 NS NC
Anatoly Karlrcv Open. 5'SS, 30/90, Chess CBnter, 5l'69 W. 11 St-
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 5 Grand Prir Poinls Availablei 15
NY. EF: over 2099 520, others t15. llc:150'70-30, clock to top A, B, C, Dlf,
Unr i[ 3 or more in class Reg 6:30 p m , Rds 7 each Tues V:'pt byc
rl-13 available lsl 3 rds. No mail enlries- NS NC
OCT 29-30 Maryland NOV Florida
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
2nd IrcA Hallowen Open, Room 2ll l, Sludent Union, Univ oI Crown County Open. 5-SS, Florida Junior College, l0l West State
MD, College Pilk, MD 2 sections: Open, 4'SS, 40/2. Ef: t22, if rec'd by *ctions: Open, 45i2, open to 1700 & above. t$
1700-1799 50. 1699/below, 50/2. t$ lb/301: NOV 25-27 Pennsylvaaie
10126; t25 at site t$C: 200-10G50, uDder 2100 75 Reg. 10:45-11:30 a m,
Rds 12-5:30, l1'5. Booster, 5-SS, 40i 100, open to b€low 1900 & Ur EF: 9, 1300-139, 1299/below each 50. Both, EF: 130 if 16th Annual Continental Open. 6-55, 30/90, Philade]phia C*
rec'd by l1/8; t5 more at site ST, others states O( tre Hotel, 1725 Kennedy Blvd , Philadelphia 19103 l0 seclions: OPen, opa
ll8, i[ rec'd by 10i26; $21 site !tG: 15$75-35, unde( 1800 70, under 1700 Reg G7 p m , Rds 7:30,
to all. EF: t120 mailed by 10/15, lt30 mailed by 1lil4, $140 at tmt. Prfr to
60, under 1600 50, llnr 40 Re8 9:45-10:30 a m., Rds ll-3:30-8, ll-4 1G2,9'l EDt: Ed 8utler,7ll Valley Forge Rd,Jaclsonville, FL 32208 NS
Both, Ent: District Ches Assn , P O Box 5563, WashiogtoD, DC 20016 GMs who complete tmt. without prize; $120 deducled from any prize. llm oa
NC
%'pt bye for any round on Ocl 29. N5. NC Graod Prix Points Available: 5
each EF (ircluding a1J GMs) returned in prizes with 50% lst, 20% znd, lV*
Grand Prix Poitrls Available: 5 3rd, 896 4th, 6% sth, 696 6th Guaranteed minimum prizes lo toP 5
$150G600-300-24G180-180 Reg etrds ll:15 am, Rds t2'5:30, 1l-4:$-
NOV 4-6 Arizona NOV 12-13 California
l1-4:30. Group 2, op€n to under 2300 or unrated. EF: $1ll mailed bI
SACA Championrhips. Bl Pueblo Neighborhood C€nter, 101 W. Ir' 1983 $2OOO Orange County Championship. 5'SS, 45/2, 10/15,ll2l mailed by I t/14, lt30 at tmt. $100 of each EF returned in pri26
viDgtotr, Bldg. A, Tucsotr, AZ 85706. 3 sctioDs: Open, 5'SS, 10/2. EF: 025, if Labate's Che$ Centre, 30ll W Ball Rd, Anaheim, 2 miles So of Knott's BeF
with 50 lst, 20% Znd, l0% 3rd, 8% 4th, 6% 5th, 6% 6th. Re8. ends Il:15
by lliz $$ lb/4 per cat., top 2 G): 150'100, under l900iUu 70, under 1800 ryfarn. tS all prizes G. 3 rections: Open, EF: t29. $l 40G250'100, under am, Rds 12-5:30, ll'4:30, 1l-4:30 Group 3, oPen lo under 2150 n
5 . BF relunded to masters 22c[ 2N-lOOi trophy to lst, top U2200. Reserve, open to under 2000. EF: unrated f,F: lll0 80 mailed by 10/15, $120.80 mailed by l1/14, $130 at tDl-
p nr., 5-SS, 40/2. 8F: t20, if $24 5i 250-125-75, under 1800 125; lrophy lo lst, top U1800 Novice, BF: tl00 of each EF returned in prizes with 50% lst,20 znd,10% 3rd, 85 4'lh'
b 35, under 1400 30, unde! $19 l$ 200.100, uoder 1500 75; trcphies to top U1600, U1400 All, EF t6 6% sth, 69t 6lh; no unraled may wiD over t2000. Reg ends ll:15 a.m, Rdr
I to under 1200/Unr., GSS, more at site Trophies to Open Champ, top CM, Cat. I, II, III, Reg Iv 12-5:30, 1l-4r30, tl-4:30. Group 4, open lo under 2000 or unrated BF:
40,1. EF: tlo by ll/2. ti lb/4 p€r @t.): trophy to top 2, under 1100, under 10-10:30 a m , Rds 1l-3:30-8, 12'5:30 Bnt: Western Chess, Box 334, Garden
5110.60 mailed by t0/15, t120.60 miled by 1li 14, tl30 at lml. $100 of Ecb
1000, Uu, K-3. All, Ef; t5 more at site. Re8. &7:15 p-n w/7:45 meetiog I 1i4 Grove, CA 92641 %-pt bye avail rds. l, 2 or 3 Info: {7141 220-0660 NS
EF returned in prizes with 50% Isl,20% Ztd, l0% 3rd, 8% 4th 69t 5th, 6t
Opeo & Xesene, 9-9:30 a,n. u/9:45 meetinS ll/5 for B@ster, Rds.8, 10-5, NC
5lb; no unmted may wm over $1600 Reg ends 12:15 p.m., Rds l-6:30,
9-4, Op€n & Resrve; l0-l:3G5, 9-12:3G4 Bo6ter. %-pt. bye rds. I or 2 if re' Grand Prix Points Available: 15

quesled w/etrtry BriDg sts, clocts, p€ncils 50% ofl EF ifpaying full member-
NOV 12-13 Pennsylvania
ship as new player SACA req 55, utrder 19 $3. Additioml prizes, including
Red Rose FaIl Grand Prix. 4/100, Coca-Cola Commuoity
4-SS,
upsl prirceach rd , if entries warranl. TB: Median, Solkoff, Cumulative. Ent: Room, 1428 Manheim Pike, Lacaster, PA lRt 72, just N of Rt 30) EF: t15,
linc. SACA & USCF duesl: SACA, 38 W Prtuce Rd., No. 25, Tucson, AZ rnder 18 $12, i0 advilce; 120 & i15 at slte; tl off to PSCF members $l
85705 1502) 887-8805 fd info, inc nearby notels NS NC
1b127, top 4 Gl: 130-60-40-30, 1700-1899, 1500'1699, 1300-1499 @ch 35,
Grand Prix Points Available: 5 utrder 1300, Uor eacb 25; more per entries. Re8. 9:4F10:15 a.m., Rds.
10:304, 10'3:30, Dnt (cks payable to Red Ros CC): AJil R Gilb{l, 22
NOV+6 Nevada Pilgrim Dr, Lancaster, PA 17il3 l7l7l 872-7179 tS NC
i$ Io,firc
The LaE Vegas Holiday Classic. 6-55, 45/150, Graod Prix Points Available:5
Holiday tnn Ceoter Strip acros from Caew's Palace, L6 Ve8il, NV tt
10,000 G 4 sectiotrs: Open. EF: t55 if by 1l/1. $i 120M00-300.20G200, 1600 Reg. €nds l:15 p m, Rds 2-7:30, ll-4:30, l1-4i30 Group 8, open to
uder 2200 800-400'zxlloGt00 Amateur, open lo under
NOV l7-2O Utah
under 2300 250, under 1400 or unrated EF: t88 mailed by 10i 15, 198 mailed by 1l/14, $l 10 al
Utah Open. 6-55, 4()/2, Univ of UT, Union Bld8, SLC, UT EFr ll5, jr
2000. Bt: t55 iI by l1/l t$ &m-400'20G10O100, under 1800
$10, Unr $6, it rec'd by 1l/14; i5 more at site ST t5, other states OK l$
tmt t80 o[ each EF returned io prizes with 50% lst,20% zad, 15% 3rd, l0*
800-400-200-l0tll00. Reserve, open to under 1600 EF: $49 by l1/1, t$ 4lh, 5% stb; no unrated may win over $400 Reg ends t:15 p m , Rds 2-7:30.
1750 b/70, top 3 gld ): 150'75'25, Cat. I 75-40, Il 75-30, Ill 75'30,
lV/V 75-30,
600'300'150-75.75, under 1400 400'20G100'5G50. Unr., open to new & 1l-4:30, 11-4i30 Amateur, open to under 2075 or uorated EF: t29.y)
Unr. players only BF: 128 if by ll/t ii 200.10G50 All, EF t10 more at Unr 50-20; trophies lo lst, top each class, undil 14, woman, Reg 6-7 p m,
mailed by 10/15, i34.50 mailed by 1 1/14, t40 at tml. 120 of each EF returned
Rds 7:30, 7, 10-4, 8:30'3:30, Ent: Robert Tanner, 1473 S 300 E No l, SlC,
site, tl00 bri]liancy prize, al) eligible- Reg. 9'll a m, Rds l2-7, l0-5, l0-5 in prizes with 40% lst, 20% znd, l0% 3rd, under 1925 {no unratedsl 20% td,
Trpt bye available for all rds if requested in advaoce HR: 539-39'45-51, UT 84II5 LS C
10% 2od Reg ends 1:15 p m., Rds 2-7130,11'4,30, l1'4:30 Booster, oPetr
Grand Prix Points Available:5
rererue early Special travel/accomnodation packagc available; regisler in to under 1775 or unrated EF: t29 mailed by loi 15, $34 mailed by ll/14, t(}
advance using major credit @d, call: l-800-262-4265, outside CA at tmt $20 of each EF returned i0 prizes with 30% lst, 15% znd, l0% 3rd,
l-80G421'5159 Ent Pacific Chess, 323', Richmond, El Segundo, CA 90245 NOV 18-20 Minnesota
under 1625 (no utrateds) 20% lst, 10% znd, under 1475 (no unrateds) I5T
Info: l2l3l 645.8398 LS C The XXth Annual Minneapolis Opeo. Leamington Hot€|,
lst Nounrated maywinover$100 Reg ends 1:15pm, Rds 2'7:30, 1l-4:30.
Grand Prix Points Available: 50 Third Ave S, Mitrneapolis, MN 55404 (6121 370-1.100 2 sections:
1014
11'4:30. All, players whose USCF classletters show a former rating 101 or
Open, 5-SS, 4512 EF: 525, i( rec'd by ll/12; i30 at site; masters free $tG more points above group maximum (groups 2, 4, 6, 8) or 151 or more points
NOV4-6 Wisconsin 1325: 400-225-125, U2200 200-100, U2000 200'100; GeorSe Barnes upset 25.
above {groups 3, 5, 7l ma} nol win over $700 in lhese Sroups |r'pt byes
sthJanesville Anniversary O1ren. 5-SS, Ramada Inn, Hwy l-90 Reg 6:30-7:30 p-m., Rds 8, ll-4, l0-3 Amateur, open to U1800, 5'SS,
avaiJable during first 4 rounds; mailed enlries laking round 1 bye must add 5l)
& 26, Janesville, WI 53545 1608) 75G2341 lt 2175G 2 sections: 40i100 EF: $20, if rec'd by llilg; 125 at site $tG: 150-100.50, U1700, cents lo EF CFC, FQE, or Northwest ratings used i[ no USCF; CFC or FQE
Premiere, open to 1800 & above, 45/2 EF: $25 ifrcc'd by lI/2, t32 al site Ul600iUnr, U1500, U1400 each 100 Reg. 8i30'9:30 a,m, Rds 10-2-6, 10-2 adjusted by adding 100 points. For Canadians or Northwest residents rated
ti 500320-220, CM 200, C1 200; bophy lo lst & mme eDgraved on Martz Both, ST $3 Ent: Don C Aldrich, 4032 12th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN under more than one system, hiShest rating {adjusled if CFC or FQE) used,
Cup Reg, 6-7:15 pm, Rds 8, l2-7, 1G4 Reserve, open to b€low 1800, 55407 (612) 822-2243 NS C
Other foreign, regional, state or estimated ratings used al TD's disctetioo
50/2. EF: $20 itrec'd by ll/2; t27 at site tt
15G125, C3 125, C4 125, C5/6 Grand Prix Points Available: 15
(bring proof of rating if possible, Games vs FIDE players sent to FIDE for
125, Unr 85; hophies to lst, lst each prire 8roup, Biggest Upset, lst 60 or MarYland rating if you face 4 or more HR: $32-38-42'44i ask tor chess fttes Entr Con'
over, lst 16 & under, Longest Distance Traveled UDr may not wio more than
NOV 18-20
tinental Chess Assn, 450 Prospect Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10553 NS NC
tl00; remdnder o[ prize 1o next player in line. Re8. 6-7:15 p m Fi& 8'9:15 Grand Prix Points Available: 60
am Sat,Rds.choiceoflstrd Fri atSpm orSat atl0am (pleasespecify
with entry, othemi* pated as Sat rd ); other rds 3-8, l0-3 Both, Grade, A Heritage Event
yr-pt. bye in
Jr HS or HS teams get 4 entries for price o[ 3 in either sction NOV 25-27 Michigan
rd I or 2 if specilied with entry EDt: Janesville Chess Assn , l7m Edon Dr , 25th Motor City Open. 6-55,40i2, E Detroit Rec Bldg, %-blk E
Janesville, Wl 53545 {6081 752-7114 TDs: Wray McCalester, Bob Williams of Graliot on 9rlz Mile, E Deuoit, MI [F: 523, if rec'd by l1/20; i25 at sjle
NSC Cockeysville, MD 21030. LS. NC. ST $$ {b/110, lst G): 450-200-100-100'85'85'85'85-85, U2000, 1800, 1600,
Grand Prix Points Available: 20 Grild Prix Points Available: 5 1()0 each 80-50-50, Unr 30-30, out-of-state lst in each M, E, A, B, C, D, Unr
Conoecticut each $20 bonus Reg 9-10 a m , Rds 10-3:30, 9-3i30, 9'3:30. %-pt bye
NOV5-6 availabl€ in rd I EDt: H Gaba, 21721 Dequindr€, Hazel Park, Ml 48030
sth Atrnual Fairfietd Fall OpEn..4-SS, 30i90, fairfield CC, NOV 19-20 PennsylYanla
Senior Citiren's Center, Oldtield School, 100 Mona Terrace {off Old Field l3r3) s43-1762 NS NC.
to Fairfield
Grand Prix Points Availabler 5
599, under
. %'Pt. bYe NOV26-27 Tenneasee
cT 06606. 24th Annual Mid-South Open. 5-SS,40/100, Rodeway Inn-
Cks, payable lo Fairfield CC. NS. NC. Medical Cenbr, 889 Union, Memphis, TN 38104 t$ 4,000G 2 seclions:
Grand Prix Pls Available: 5 Grand Prix Points Available: 5 Open, ilG: 800-400'300, CM, Cat I each 200'100 Reserve, open to

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

 under 1800 or l.lnr 5$G: 600'300'200, Cat 1ll, IVibelou each 200-100, Unr to ude! 1800 EF: 112, DCC menbs. 16. lt per eutries Reg 7:30 p m., Rds, am, Rds as feroible Enl P Jestir Trahan, 207 N Third, Geolgetowo, lL
125-75 (Unr eligib]e only lor Unr prizes or top prires in Open sectionl 7:30 each Motr {303) 322-0158. NC 61846 NS NC
Both, EF: $30, in advance; S35 at site ST t4 No checks accepted at site!
Masters' entry deducled from wintrin85 Re8 7:30-9:30 a m , Rds 10-3'8, OCT 5, 12, 19, 26. Wednesday Night Toumamenl, OCT f 5-f6.
R@k ord
OpeD. 5,SS, 40i90, Rockford College,
10-3 HR: 320-25, special rates {901} 526'8481 Ent: Jim Gallagher, 4611 Boe- &SS, 40/90, Denver CC, 1290 Wllliams St, Deover, CO 80218 EF: i10, DCC 5050 E
State St., Rockjord, IL 61108. EF: $12, if rec'd by 10/14; tlo at site.
ingshire, Memphis, TN 381t6 l9l0l 398-6370 LS NC menbs, $5. ll per eotries, Reg.7:30 pm, Rds 7:30 eacb Wed. (303) Jre. t6, 11 off to RCO/ICA membs. ti
1300 b/401: 60,35,25, 180 class prizes,
Grand Prix Points Available: 30 322,0168 NC awarded bidistribution of entries Reg 8:45-9:45 a.m., Rds l0 & as available
both days Ent: Gary N Segetrt, 27t4 Pilorama D , Rockford, tL 61109 C
NOV 26-27 Oregon NOV 5-6. 2nd Rocky Mouotain Team Champion-
Northwest Thanksgiving Open. 5-SS, 35/90, Seymour's ship. Bouldei, CO. CoDtacti (303) 4,444754 OCT f 5-16. SoutherD Illlnols Open. See Grud Prix listing
Greenery Restaurant, 996 Willamette & loth Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 EF:
$16, if by t1/21, $17 by lli23i $18 at site $$ 130 b/30, 333G): NOV 26-27, 1983 Colorado Springs Open. See Grand OCT 15-16. October Quad. Two I'day events, 3-RR, 40/1,
70-50'40'35-30-25, under 1600 45-20, up to 30 in upsel & norm bonuses from Prir listiog Chess Mates Ltd,, 517 Dempsler Ave., Evamton, IL 60201 EP: ,10 $t lst
rent refund per site patronage; $18 to NW Grad Tour. Re8. 8:15-9 a.m , Rds. each quad gets 30 ReB 12-12:45 p,o., Rds. l-3-5 each date EDt: ad&ess
9:45-2-6:30, 9:30-2:30. HR: $12-18 up to 4. Ent: Dave Cohen, Hill House No. above NC
CONNECIICUT
45, 4001 Polter Sl, Eugene, OR 97405 1503) 344-5642 NS NC
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
OCT 22-2t. Chicago Lawn Chess Assn. XXXV & XXX-
OCT 9. 5(Xh Fairfield CC Sectioml-Special. 3-SS in 8-12 VI Two l-day events, 4SS, 40/1, Chicago Lam Cbess AssD., 3302 West
player scts by ratiDS, 40/90, Fairfield CC, Oldlield School, 100 MoM Ter- 63rd St., Chi6go, IL 60629. EFr $6. Trophies to top 3. Reg 9'9:45 a n , Rds
NOV 26-27 Colorado
10-12:30-3-5:30 Ent: addres above NS C
1983 Colorado Springs Oper.
4'SS, 30/90, US
Air Force race {ofI Oldfield Rd.), tairfield, CT 06430. EF: $12, Fairfield CC menbs
Academy, Arnold Hall Ballroom, USAFA,80841 2 sections: Open, EF: tl8 ill, t$ 50-3G20 each rection. Reg. 9:15-9:45 a.n., Rds. 10'2'5, ealier if
adv $$ (b/50, top 3Gl: 250-150-100, U2050, 1900 each 100 Reserve, open agreed Ent: at site. LS NC. oCT 22-2t. Pawndemonium. Two ore day eveDts, 4-SS, 40/1,
Chicago Chess Cenler, 2666 N. Halsted, Cbi@go, lL 60614 {3121 929-7010
to under 1750i Unr EF: $12 adv $$ {b/50, top 2Gl: 100'50, U1600, 1400, 1200,
Unr each 40-25 All, Unr & Youth pay 7z-price EF EF $4 more after 11/18 OCT r3-NOV lO. 4th Wtlllmantic FalI Open. 5-SS, 45/2, EF: each date tl() iI rec'd in advmce; t12 at sit€ t{135 b/20, 3/cla$ Ei! ):
ST S8, $2 tmt, youth %-price, other states O( Reg 8-9 a m, Rds 10-3:30, Easten CT Shte Uoiv , Wirdhu St, Schaefer Hall, Rn. 113, Willinmtic, 45-30, B, C, D/E/UU each 20. Reg 9-9:45 a m., Rds 1G12:30-3'5:30. Ent: ad-

9:30-3 Ent: CSCA, c/o R Siebert, 2939 Marine St , Boulder, CO 80303 tnto: CT 06226 EF: 18 tt
(100 b/251:60'25'15; tropbies to toP 3, top uder 1800 dres above LS NC
(303) 444.67s4 NS NC Reg 7-7:30 p.m, Rds 7:30 each Tburs Ent: Ton Hartmyer, 95 South St,
Grand Prix Points Available: 10 Willimtic, Cl 06226 1203l,423-1384 NS C OCT 29.P@ria Fall Tomado. 4SS,30/1, Bradley U Std Ctr
CaIeleria,90lN Elnwood, Peoria, IL 61606 BF: t10, ifrec;d ry 10/28, $13
OCT 22-23. 59th Exit Open. 5-SS, 50/2, Eln City CC, 425 Col- at site ilG
175: 100, Cat II, m, N/VI each 25 REg. 8-8:45 am,, Ms.

AROI]I\ID IIIE lege St , New Haven, CT 06510 EF: 18, if rec'd by 10/19; tlo at sile Jrs i2
less; fenales 15. ll
{100 b/201: 60-40; trophies to top 2, top C, D/B/Unr (if at
leasl 2 per classl. Reg. 9-9:45 a m , Rds 10-2:30-6, 10'2:30 Etrt: JohD Koch, 99
912:lt3:30{:45 Ent Bill Naff, 4200 N Knoxville, Peoria, IL 61614 NS. NC
OCT 29-30. Dollars ud
Senoe. Two one day events, 4'SS,
40/1, Chicago Chess Cerler, 2666 N. Hahted, Chiugo, IL 60614 l3t2)
lt
T]I\TITED STATES
Pardee St, New Haven, CT 06513 NS. NC 929'?010. EF: each date $15, ij rec'd in advocei S17 at site. 1300 b/30,
siclassl:120{0, B, C, D/E/Uu each () Reg 9-9:45 am,, Rds.
OCT 23. 2nd "E Pluribus Unun" Tournament. 3-SS
10-12;30-3-5:30 Ent: address above LS NC
in 8-12 na0 players by rath8, 30i30, Compelitio! Chess Club, Ddien YWCA,
OCTOBERl_NOVEMBER30 49 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, CT 06820, EF: $10 $l 30-20 per sec-
tion. Reg 9-10 a.m, Rds 10;30-l-3:30. Eot: NS NC
NOV 5. Illiana Fun VIIr Derry Behm
Appreclation. Georyetown, [L Contact: N/A.

ALABAMA OCT 29-30. 1983 Hartford Open. See Grand Prix listiog NOV 19. Peoria Cash Novlce. Peoria, IL Contact: (3091

673-9455
NOV 5-6. 5th Annual Fairfteld Fall O1rcn, See Grand
OCT a. The Mobile Siclllan Tounament. 3-SS, 40/90, Prix listing NOV 19-20. Old Fashion Swias. Evanston, IL Contact; (3121
Police Menorial Puk, Bldg No 3, 2301 AirpoA Blvd, Mobile, EF: 15 AI 869-4100 after 7 p.m.
Tropbies to ls1 iD Sr cla$ (Operl, IDtsEediate clas lbelow 16001 and DELAWARE
Novice class lbelow 1200 or Unr l; special bophy for best gaoe (black &
whitel Reg, 8-9 a.n., Rds 9:30-1:30-6 NS C INDfAIIIA
OCT 9. Second Suday Quads. 3'M, 40/90, Wilniagton YM
OCT 15, Scottsboro Fall Tornado.
+SS, 40/1, S@ttsboro CA CC, lnh & Washi!$oD Sh., Wilnington, DE 19801 EF: i5 ll
12 peI
OCT l. Fir8t October Tortrado, 4-SS, $il, IN Univ, Purdue
Rec. Center, 920 S. Broad, Scottsboro, AL 35768 EF: t10 tl
1220 b/251: 75,
quad. Reg.9'9:45 a.n., Rds. lG2-5 NS NC
Univ at Indianapolis, 1300 W. Michigaa St,, lndianapolis, IN 46209 EF: ll0
Cat. I, [, lll, IV, V/VI eachzi,lJt 20 Reg 8-9 a n , Rds. 9-12:3G3:30{:30, l$ Cal I, II, il, Mbelow€ch 30 Reg 8-8:45 m,
{270 b/aol: 100-50, a Rds.
Enh David Higgiabothu, 403 West Appletree St, Scottsboro, Al, 35768 FLORIDA 9Ll:3G2-4:30 NS C
574-3452 LS- NC-

OCT 14-f6. Columbus Weekend Toumament. See

OCT a. Humphrey Bogart Memorial. 3-SS, 60/2, Iodiaa
ARI,ZONA Memorial Union Bldg, State Room Est, E, 7th St., Bloomington, IN 47402
Grand Prix listing
EF: tl0, iI rec'd by l0/7; $12 at site. ST $6 for IN res $5 {250 b/401: 75'5G25,

4-6. SACA Champiomhips. OCT 22-23. Pensacola Beach Open' &SS, 50/2, Howard
Cat. I, [,Ill, IV, V/below each 20 Reg 8 a.m., Rds.9:30-l:30-4:30 Enl:
NOV See Graod Prix listirg
Michael Tumer, 3434 John Hinkle Pl , BloonioSton, lN 47401 NS NC
Joh$ons Motor Lodge, 14 Via Delua Dr, Penscola Beacb, FL 32551. EF:
CAIIF()RNIA t 16, iI rec'd by 10/19; S20 at site t$ l7l0 b/551: 120-60-30, A, B, C, D, E/Unr OCT 8-9. For Madmen Only. 7-SS, 50/2, Midwest Chess
qch 6040 Beg 8-9 a m, Rds.9:30-2'7, 10-2, HR: 534-37-43-49 Ent: Roger Center, 512 South Rush St., South Betrd, lN 46601 EF: 117.50 iI mailed by
Wmen, 3 Laura Lae, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 NS. NC. l0/l; t20 al site. $$ 100 G to lst, others b/entries. Reg, 9'9:45 a m, Rds
OCT l-2. Oktoberfest. 4SS, 40i2, Coloma Sch@I, 4615 T St, 1S2:3G7-11:3048:30-l Cks payable to Midwest Chess CeDter Ent: address
Sacranento, CA 95816 BF : 120, 1l rec' d by 9129; 25 at site. Cal Che$ patrons,
OCT 28-30. 2nd Annual Max Euwe Memorial, See above. [oIo: 1219)23+3927 LS NC
women, jrs t5 less, ooo-USCF add 15 Cal Cbes memb. req {925t8 ll Grud Prir listirg
b/75, l2lclassl: M/E 145-90, A, B, C eacb 12065, D/EiFlUnr 9&40 Reg OCT 15.Tech Swlss No.4.+SS,40/1, l/1, SD/30, Tech Hi$
9-9:45 a.m., Rds ll-4, 9-3 EDt: Sau@eDlo CC, P O Box 160354, SacraDeD- School cafeteria, 1500 E MichiSan St,, lndiilaPolis, IN 46201. 8F: $8, if rec'd
to, CA 95816 NC.
NOV 11-f 3. Crown County Open, See Grand Prir listing
by t()i 14; t10 ar sire. t$ (235 bi50): 5040-30-2G20, cat, lll, Iv, v, vl & unr.
@ch 15. Reg. 8-8:45 a.m., Rds. 9-12'3-6. Ent: Don Femmel, 7505 E. l0th St.,
A Heritage Event ILLINOIS Indiampolis, IN 46219. NS, NC.
oCT 7-2A. 36th San Gabrlel Valley Open. &SS, 45/2, Vic- OCT 22. Indtan Summer Chmstlval. #SS, 20/30, Concord
tory Pek f,ec. Center, PaloEa St at Altadeoa Dr , Pardem, CA 91 107, EF: OCT l-2. October Swiec. Two l'day eveots, 3-SS, 40/1, Chess Mall, 3701 South Maitr St., Blk.hart, IN 46517 8F: 510, if rec'd by 10/18; t12
010, under 18 t6. tl
ll40 b/301: 8M)-20; trophies to lst, best Cat l, II, under Mates Ltd., 517 D€mpsler Ave., BvilstoD, IL 60201 BF: t4 Reg l2'lzt45 at site Jrs. t9, Sl off to ECC meDbs i$ 1300 b/40):75-50-30-20, Cat 11, lll,
1500 Reg 7:15'7:30 p.o., Bds 7:3O each Friday Ent: Neil Hultgren, 1146-8 p.m., Rds. l-3-5 ach date, E0[ ad&ess above. C. IV, V/VUUtr. each l$l0, 25 for biggesl upset Reg 8-9 a.m, Rds
Westem, Glendale, CA 91201, LS NC 9t30-12.45-+7 EDtr Thoms Smith, 30342 N, Meadowbrook Lane, Elklart, IN
OCT l-2, NU Fall lfreekend Swiss. 5-SS, Rds 1-3 40/100, rds. ts5r4 l2t9l 262-1203 LS. NC.
OCT 8-9. $ 3600 Golden West Clas6 4-5 40/2, Nods Uaiv. Center, Northwestem Univ., 1999 N Sheridan Rd,
Chaoplonship. See Grad Prix listing Evmston, [L 60201. Blt 122, by 9/15; $25 at site t$ 1800 bi40, 8/classl: OCT 22. Bobby Fischer lfleekend Wars'
4'SS, 30/1, Ham-
150-110-50, A, B, C, D/E/U[ @ch 80-40; 90% of EF retu!tr€d as prizes Reg mond Public Library, Howard Brach, lTlst & Gmnd, Hanmond, lN 46323
OCT 15-f6. Players Chees News October Open. See
8:30-9:30 a m, Rds 10'3t, 1$4 Ent Cks payable to Brim Buggiero, 3825 EF: ilo, under 13 $6. $
{100 b/201. Reg. 8'8:45 a m, Rds 9-12-3'6 Ent: Ed
Gland Prix listing. Woodlawn, Gurnee, IL 60031, Io-(o: Brian Ruggiero {312) 662'1888 or Ross, 3134 Crand, Ilighlaod, tN 46322 l2l9l 972'0436 LS C
Lawrerce Chachere {3121 492-5049. LS NC
OCT 22-21. Berkeley Preoentss How To Spend Your OCT 23. Indian Summer Chesstival. 3-RR, 20i 30, Cotrcord
lax Cut. I. Mall, 3701 Soutb MaiD St, Elkhart, lN 46517. EF: t7,50, if rec'd by t0/18;
Reagan See Graod Prir listilg, OCT 2. Illinoio Ches6 A6sn. Tornado 3-SS,40/1, Proviso
t850 at sile. JE t650, tl off to E.C,C menbs. tt 20 to lst. Reg.9:30-10
West High School, Eisenhower Expwy & WolI M., Hilhide, IL 61052. EF:
oCT 22-23. 19a3 t2urc Orange County Open. See
15, if rec'd by 9i25; $6 at site sT t7, jr t5. $$G 235: 100-6G25, A 25, B 20, C
a m , nds 10-1.1 Enl: Thomas Smith, 30342 N Meadowbrook [,ane., Elkhart,

Grand Prir listing. l5 Reg 8-8i45 a.o., Rds 9-12.3 Etrt: Helen Wafien, P,0 Box 70, Western lN 45514 12191 262-1203. LS NC
Springs, IL 60558. NS NC. OCT 29. Irst October Tomado. &SS, 40/1, IN Univ , Purdue
OCT 29-30. Santa Barbara Grand Prix. See Grand Prir Univ, at lndimpolis, Michigu St, Indianapolis, IN 46209. EF: ilO
1300 W.
Iisting. OCT 3-NOV 7. NU FaU Monday Night Swlss. 6-55, !$ (270 b/40): 10G50, Cat t, ll, lll, Mbelow each 30 REg. 8'8:45 a.m., Rds
Uriv
40/90, Norris Center, NorthwesterD Univ., 1999 N. Shetidao Rd, 9'11:30-2-4:30. NS. C
NOV 4-6. The Slo,ooo LasVegas Hollday Classic. See Evanston, [L 60201. BF: 13.50 $lG: 20-10. Rds ? p.m. each Mor NS C.
Grand Prix listing. IOWA
OCT 8-9. Saturday Typhoon/Sunday Twister. Two one
NOV l1-13. Paclflc Coast Intercollegiate. Monterey, CA day events, 4SS, rds l-2 30/1, rds 3-4 40/1, Chicago Chess Cente., 2565 N
OCT 1-2. 1983 Capital Ctty Open. 5-SS, 40/90, Best Western
Cootact: 1408) 372-9790 Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614 (3121 929-7010 EF: eacb date $10, if rec'd i0 ad-
I'35, tuikeDy, IA 50021 EF: 115, d rec'd by 9/2E: $18 at lite
IDD, exit 92 of tt
f2-f3. f983 vance; gl2 at site. li
(200 b/30, 4iclasl: 50-30, Cat I, II, III, N/V/Uor. each
1290 bi30, s/@t.l: 10G5040, Cat I, Il, III each 30 R€9, 8;30'9:45
a m , Rds.
NOV i2OOO Orange County Champion- 30. ReB. 9-9:45 a.n,, Rds 10-2:30.3-5:30. LS NC
shlp, See Grand Prir listirg 1G2145.7:30,9:3G2. Ent Capital City CC, c/o Ronald R. Nurmi, 1424 E.
OCT 8-9, 4th Annual Open. WaloutNo 4, Des Mohes, IA 50316, NC
E St, Charles 5-SS,40/lOO, Sr.
NOV I4-DEC 13. Fall Special. Arcadia, CA. Cotrtact: N/A Palrick School, 5th & State St., St. Charles, IL 60174 EF: tl5, if rec'd by 10/6;
$20 at site. ST, otber states 0K. An IL Mitri-Tou evert. tt
1600 b/50, Znd b/5
OCI 29-30. Reglon VII Chmpionshlp. See Grand Prix

F COLORAIX) per cat.)i 150-70, Cat I 70-30, II 6G25, m 50-25, tV/V 4&20, Uu 40-20. A
sepilate Cat. V if 3 or more are etrteled. Reg 8:30,9:45 a.m., Rds 1G2,6, l-5.
listing

I Bot: Enin Sedlock, 224 DodsoD, Geoeva, IL 60134 NS. C, f,ANSAS

L ocT t-2. 3rd Annual Ect6 Park Open. See Grand Prix
OCT 15. Illiana Fun VI3 Phil Hummel Appreclatlon.
l" listitrg.
&SS, Mary Miller Jr HS, 414 W West, Georgetown, IL 61846 2 sctions: OCT 8-9. SEond Annual Xansas Honlobo.
7-Rd Honin-
F OCT 3, lO, 17, 24, tl, Monday Night lournamert Open, 35i l. BF: ll2. $t ll70 b/201:6G40-30, class bientries. Scholastic, bo pairing, 3-RR, 4SS, 30/1, Burge {Satellitel Union, Univ. of KS, Wryirg Hill
b 5-SS, 40/90, Deover Che$ Club, 1290 Williams St , Detrver, CO 80218 OpeD 40/1, opetr to youth menbers. BF: t3. Bmks b/entries, Both, Reg 8'8i30 aod Naismith Dr., Iarere,
KS 66M5. EFr ll?, if rec'd by l0/5, tl5 at site.
ST $4. $t 1445 bi3oli 125-80, A/B 80'40, C/D/E/Unr. 80'40 Beg 8:30'9;30 lege, 615 W. Superior, AlDa, MI 48801. EF: $5, toumey fees $3 & 12. ST. t$G OCT 23. Atl@tlc CouDty Quad6. 3'RR,0/80, Atlatrtic Co@
a.m., Rds. 10'1'&7, 9'12-3. Ent: Ckis Orlado, 1l2l Ohio No. 5, lawrence, 2tl0 per sctioo. Reg.8:30-9:15 a.m., Rds.9:3Gl'4:30.8nt: Peter Dollard, ty Vo€tional Schml, Bt. 4o & l9th Ave., Mays Lmdi!8, NJ 08330. EF: 19. tt
KS 66044 LS C 227 Philadelpha, /tlma, MI 4E801. NC 20 to lst each quad. Beg. until 9:50 a.m., Rds 10-l:304:30. Info/mps, alt
Jay McKeeD, 160€l.927.1233 C
KEI\IIUCKI NOV 25-27. 25th Motor Clty Open, See Grand Prir listitrg.
OCT 23. 3-RR, 40/80, Bayonoe Chess Club.

OCT l. Capablmca Open. 4'SS, 40/1, 20i 30, SDi 30, UK Corm. MINNESOIA 597 Broadway, t5. Trophy or i10 to lst eacb qud
CC, Presidents Roon, 214 Student Center at Euclid & LimestoDe EF: $10, if
Reg. 9:3G10 a Ent: Fred Pilanski, 25 East 43 St-
Bayome, NJ 07002
rec'd by 9126; 112 at site $t (340 b/40, 5i cat l: 120-80, l, II, m, lV, VI/Uu. OCT 1. MN Chess Day Grand Prlx. See Grmd Prix listing.
each 28. Reg. 8-9:30 a.n., Rds. 10-l+7. Int: Rob Demis, UK Com Cbtss 2. Toms Rlver Quad.
NOV f Toms River, NJ. Cotrtacl lm{
Club, P.O. Box 973, Univ. Station, Lexington, KY 40506. NS. C. OCT29-30. Willlm E.MartzMemorlal' 5'SS, 30/m, Red 899-2578.
Cedar Im, 705 N Mai! St., Austin, MN 55912. Ef: ll5, jrs tl0. ST. l$G
OCT 7-2a,Friday NiBht Quads'
3-RR, 30/30, 30/30, sDi30, 310: lO0 to lst, Exp., Class A, B, C, D, E, Ur. each 30. Reg. 9'9:30 a.n., Ms. NOV 13. Bayonne Promotional. Bayome, NJ Contact: NrL
UK Comm CC, Presidenls Roon 214, Student Center at Euclid & Limestore 10-2-7,9-2. Ent: Ton Green, 610 2nd Ave. NW, Austin, MN 55912. NS. C.
EF : 15. UKCCC memb req 15. $l 12 50 each *ction. Reg 6:45 p n., Rtis.
NErY MEXTCO
7-8:30-10 EDt: Rob Detrnis, UK Conm. Chess Club, P.O Box 973, Uoiv Sta- NOV 5-6. 1983 U,S. Juntor Open Championship' See
tio& Lexington, KY 40506 NS. C. Natioral Events listirg.
OCT 8.
Kentucky Fall Scholastic II.
5-SS,30/30, Roon 310,
OCT 22-23. New Mexico Open' See Grud Prix listirg
Davidson Hall, Uoiv o[ Louisville, Braodeis Ave, Louisville, I(Y 40218 NOV f8-2O. TheXXthAnnualMinneapolisOpen. See

Open to HS, Middle school & Elen school $tudetrls only EF: $4 topbies to Grild Prix listing NEW Y()R.f,
top 2, top grade 8iunder; cash prize lo lst iI ovs 30 e0tries. Reg. 8:3G9:30
a m , Rds lv12-2-+6 Ent: Louisville CC, P O Box 22694, Louisville, KY MISSOURI OCT I' Rchecter Quads No. 8. &RR,30i45, Psychology 3B,
40222. NS. NC Uriv oI Rochester, Rochester, l.IY 14,627. BP: t7 ti
basd oD entries Rer,
OCT 15. October Wam-up. Rmm 310, Ihvidson Hall, Uoiv. NOV f2-13. St. Louis Amateur Championshlp. St. 9'9:30 a.E, Rds l0-l-4 Info: Kevin Dunleavy, PO Box 30294, Roched6.
oI Louisville, Brudeis Ave,, Louisvllle, KY 40218. EF: 14, it rec'd by l0/ll; Louis, MO Codact: l3l4l 867-2151 NY 14627 (716) 342-3689 NS C
t5 at site ST $5, olher states OK. Reg. 8:3G9:30 a.n., Rds 10'2-6 EDI: KY
Chess Asn, P.O. Box 35383, Louisville, KY 40232 LS. C NOV f 9. 1983 St. Louis Junlor O1ren. St. Louis, MO. Con' OCT l. Saturday Quads. 3'RR, 6l-69 W. 14, NY EF: tlo. ltzl
tact: 13141 29G4155 1sl each ec. 3 wp.Ete tmts: 3O/1, Rds. 11:30-3{:30. 3O/3o, Rds
OCT 29-30. 1983 Kentucky Open. See Grud Prix listiDg. 12-2-3:30. }Ol3,O, 8ds. G8-9:30. Re8, 15 nin. before rd. l. NS. NC.
ill()NTANA
MATNE ocr l-2. Buffalo Fall Checs Festlval. See Grand Prir
listing.
NOV 19-20. Turkey Olren. Missula, MT. CoDhct: N/A
OCT l-2,
Maine Open 1983. 5-SS, rds 1-2 40i90, 3-5 50/2, YM- OCT l-2. New York October Olrcr. See GEtrd Prir listilt-
CA, 70 folest Ave , Portlatrd, ME, take Forest Ave. S erit off I-295. EF: ll2,
uld€r l8 or over 50 16, if postnarked by 9/26; all t3 more at site. $lG 250: NEBRASXA
tuts
10G50, Cat I, II, IU, lV @ch 25 Reg 8-9 a.n Sat or 8-9 p m Fri, Rds. NY
1O2:3G7:30, 9:302:30 Ent Dowrcast Chess, Box 859, Podlatrd, ME 04104 OCT E-9. 33rd Midwesl Open. See Grmd Prir listing.
NS C.
OCT29. ffthAnnualPolarBearTmt. &SS,30/l,Gateway
tr
7tl\
MARYLANI) AuditoriuE, Gateway Shopping Center, 61 & O St , Lhcoltr, NE 68505. 2 sc-
EDdicotl, NY 13760 LS NC
tions: Open, Trophy to lop 3, top Cat I, II, III, lV, V, VI, Uu., woman,
otCT 2. MCA Fall Tornado. +SS, 40/1, Hiilcrest Rec. Certer,
pola bw. boru after li l/69. Tropby to top 3, OCT 2. Sunday Quad. 3-RR, 30i30, Chess CeDter, 61'69 W 14,
F €derick at Rolling Rd., CatoEville, MD 21228 EF: ,8, ilo al door. MCAI top IV, V, r. Both, 8F: 16, if Postmaked bY I'IY BF: flo. lt 24 lst each sec. Reg. 4:45 p D., Rds. t7-8:30 NS NC.
14, under l8 t2 ttc: 50, under 1900, 1700 ach 25 Re8 9-10 a.E., RDl
lol24 112 80 bilele88ed throughout trt. Re8.
l0:15-l:304:30-7:30.8D{: MCAI, 3518 Courtlei$ Dr., BaltiEore, MD 21207. 7-7'.30 aa, Rds. 8;45-12-3:3G7 EDI Nebraska Shte Ches A$0., P.O Box OCT2. SundayOpen. 3'SS, 30/1, Cbe$Cetrter,61-59W 14, l,IY.

Info: 655-3180. LS. NS. 80293, Lincoltr, NE 68501 NC 2 sc0oDs: Open, Under-l800/Unr. BF: tl5. tl b/10 trch 50'2GZ).
Reg. 10:15 a E., Rtis l0:3G2-5:30. NS. NC.
(rcT 7-9. l9E3 Region III Championship. See Grmd Prix NEVADA
OCI 2.
2nd Manhattan Children Chesc School Cham-
listitr8.
ptonshtp. +SS, 40/{, Manhattm Children Ch€$ School, 620 h.
OCT 8.22nd Owingc Milts Quad. &RR,40/80, Owitrgs Mills OCT 7-9, UNLV Grand Prlx IV, See Grild Prit listitrg
Wahington Ave., Apt.3K, New York, NY lo04l).opeo to all ir 9tl
ElEm School Rec Roon, 10824 Reisterstou Rd , Owings Mills, MD 2lll7. grade/below 8P: 18, if rec'd by 9/27; tll
at site. TroPhies to lst, utrder 1450,
BF: 17, il rec'd, bI 10/7; 9 at sile; uile! 14 |t-price, Owi4s Mills membs.
NOV4-6. The tIO,OOOLasVegacHolidayCluic. Se uder 1250, Uu. Reg. 9.9:45 a 8., Rds lFl2-2-4:30 Ent: Artady Geller, ad
Gnnd Prix lishtr8 dres above. NS. NC
t6/8. ST t4, jr. !2. WiDDer bro choice of tl5, luge [ophy, ll5 che$ book! or
2 ftee utries. 3-0 sore get! l-yr. USCF ncmb. Reg. 9:3G10:15 a 8., Rds.
lO:3G2{. 8nl: OwiDgs Mills CC, c/o David W. Taylor, 10802 Reitterstom
NOV 5-6. Golden West ScholaEtlcs. Las Ve8as, lW. Contacl: ocl 3,4, 5,5, 10, ll, t2, rt,17, la,19,2l),24,25,26,
Rd., Owings Mills, MD 2lll7 35G5936 for inlo. LS NC 12l31 64s-8398. 27, 31. Wekdght Opem. l7 sp6rate tots. - sch 2-SS, 30,30,
6l-69 W. U, NY. EI : M6ter ll5, Etpen tlz, A t9, otbe6 t5. ti 2/3 EF l*
OCT 15. LCCC SrdSaturday (!uad No.45' 3-RR,10i90, NEW HAMPSEIRE l0-Eir pliyoff of 2-0 ti.s. Reg. 6:45 p.m., Rds. 7-8:30 NS NC
Moilgomery St. Cetrler, 9m MD 20707. BF: t6,
LCCC nembs. ts. Trophy or I { rcore wiu *-pric€ OCT 22, 4th UNH Round Robln. $[R, 40190, Hlllsboro OCT 5-NOV 30. Rchecter Wedneoday Tourument.
etrlry. RcB. 10-10:30 a.n., Rds. Bor 113, Lauel, MD SullkuRoom, Uoiv. of NH, Duhan, NH 03824. Ef: t5, ir advuc.; t9 at g-Dod SS, 30/45, EduqtioEl OPportuity Centcr, 305 Ardrms 51.,
20707 LS. C. le5s
site, 12 nmbs. Rmhests, NY 14514. BP: ll
pcr rd. Comm. CC of Rochester mem. req. Rca-
$ ln bU 15, Ms. 7-7:30 p.n., Rds. 7:30 each Wed. ldo: l7t6) 342'3689 NS. C
OCT 29-30. 2nd DCA Halloweeo OPen. Sec Gmd Prir t0:3Gl:4S5 H/UNH,
listitrg Durhan, NH 0382,[ LS. NC. OCT 7. Frlday Quad. $RR, &)130, C'hes CcDter, 6l{9 W. 14,
l,[Y. Btr: tl0. tt A lst cach *ctiou. f,e8.6:45 p.D., Rds.7-8:3O10. NC NS.
NOV 6. Bdttmore Open Quad. 3'RR, O180, Hillqest Rec.
OCT 29-30. 6th Annual Monadnck Maralbon' Se
Cetrter, Frcderick 8l S. Rolting Rd., Crtonsville, MD 21228. EP: 16, in ad'
Grmd Prir listing. 1011,
vuce; tt al sitc. MCAI t4, under l8 12 Wimer h6 choic. of trophl or t15 NY
bmks or 2 ftce entries in $ri6; I0 wiNcr h6 choice of fte eDtry to 1983 h ?0,
Baltioore Opcn or l-yr. USCP n.nbership. Rcg.9:3G10:15 a.n., Rtls. NEW'ERSEY
10:3&2:3$6:30. Ent: MCAI, 3518 Courtleigh Dr, Baltinorc, MD 2l2lI7. LS.
NC. OCT 2. lst Sunday Quads. 3-Rn, ,mlm, Bcrt Wql.E lN, Rt I OCT 8. Saturday Quads. 3-RR, 6l{9 W. U, NY. BFr ll0. tt2t
NOV ta-20. 24th Annual Baltimore Open Cheoa & !287, Edisotr. EF : t8, iI phyiag for tropby; lll
iI playiag tor erb. Pria: lst 6ch sc.3 sporalc lmts:3oir, nds.1t:3&3-6J0.3O/3O, Rd!.
trophy or ll2-21 baed oo mh phyen in quad. Ret. eDds 9:50 a.n., M$ l2-2-3t!/l. t0l3,o, Rds.6-8-9:30. Re8. 15 mi!. belorc rd. l. NS. NC.
ChamplonrNp. Sre Grud Prix listirg.
l0'l:3G4:30. Etrt at sitr. Glem PetcrsD, {2011 968-554 Se oon-lated
NOV 19. LCCC3rdSaturdayQuad. No.46. Irurel, MD &gimers section C. (}CI 8-9. 2ad Chess Center Under-2300. +SS, 30/90,
5l{9 W. 14, NY. 2 *clions: Under-23oo/Unr., EF: 130 tt,l0* ofEFs
Cotrt cl: 72S6206.
OCT 8. Tome Rlver (!ud. 3-RR, 40/80, Dovu Touship, R*.
lst, 20S Znd, lss to tsp uodrr 2100. Under-l9o0/Unr., 8P;120. ll:
Bldg., Whitrwille [d., Ions Rivcr, NJ 06753. EI: 17. Ttophy to lst; 4 qud 30t ofErs lsl, 15% 20d, l5S to top utrder 17fi All, ReB ods l0:304o.,
MASSACHUSETIS wins (ful-Decl ems 3-yr. USCr oeob. Reg. lil 9:50 a.n., Rd5. lcl-4 NS. C. Rdr ll-1:30 ach day }{-p byes mihblc rds. 1.2. No mil eotris NS.

OCI 8-9. s(Xh Greater Bocton Open. See Grand Prir OCT 8-9. Bayoue Cach Open. tSS, 101t0, Bayome Chcs OCT 9. Sportsman'E Ouad 8. }RR, 4{rl, Gme R@n, 2130
listing. Club, 59 Brodway, Bayome, NJ 07002. Op€n to play6 under 2100 EF: Brudway at 74lh St,, t{YC 10023. BI: 16 io advoce; t7 at sit. ltl les loitr.,
ll2, rl rcc'd by l0/5; tls at site; DCC nembs. tlO ii rr'd by 10i3. ll (375 womenl Trophy or crcdit to lsl ach qud. Rd. lGl:3G4 LS NC.
OCT f5. Saturday Swls No. 10. +SS, 40i1, 20130, SD,m, b/101i 10G7t50, uDder 1800, 1600, 1400 qcb 3G20. Rct. 9:3G10 a.m, Rds
Hooeyrvell lcrlcterial, , MA0l82l EF: tl0, ilrec'd t0:3G2-5, I l-2:30 Bnt: Prcd Pilamki, 25 Bast 43 St., Bayoue, NJ 07002. NC.
by l0ll3; tl2 at sile. I . ll
ll50 b/20[: 90, lst under OCT9. SundayOpen. 3-SS, 3011,Chc$Celts,61'69W l,l NY.
2000 30, udcr U50 I r eDtries. Reg. 8'9 a'n., Rds. OCT 15-16. MFT No. 2. +SS, 40/90, Montclai YMCA, 25 Pat 2 *clions: Open, Under-l8oo/Unr. BF: ll5 tt b,l0 each 6(}il-20.
9:30-12:15'3-5:15 Bnt: Billerio Chw Club, do Bob Saochez, P O Bor 155, St , Mootclair, NJ. 2 rccliom: Open, $tG: 75'50, A 25. Beserye, opcD to Reg. 10:15 I m, Rds. l0:3G2-5:30. NS. NC.
N Billerie, MA 10862. NC urdq 1800 or Ur. Trophi€s to top 3, top C, D, Jr. Both, EF: 110 h ad-
OCT 30. Fall Follage Fertlval-Scholacttc. +SS, 50/1,
vuce; ll2 at site. Reg. 9-10 a.8., Rds. l0-2, lGz. Ent: Mel &Mtr (74+14501, OCI 9. Sunday Quad. 3-M, 30/30, Ches Ccnter, tl-69 W, 14,

Austin Prcp. Schol, l0l Willow St., ReadinS, MA 3 scctiom: High

l2 VireDt Place, Mootclair, NJ 07042. TD: Al Greuter 1625-926U. tS. NC. NY EF: ,10. tl Z lsl ech sc Re8 4:45 p n., Rtls. 5-7-8:30. NS. NC.

Sch@I, sad6 10-12. EF: 14, iI rw'd by l0/26.Junior High, grades 7-9. OCT 17-3f . 3rd Auual Dumont Ch$s Mats Fall
EF: t3 byi0/26. Elementary, Erades K'6. BF: t2 by 10/26. All, BP $2
OCT 9. Game Room Fun (!,uad 4. 3-RR, {0/80, Gane R@d!,
l Quads. 3-RR, 40,80, DmoDt HS caieteria, New Millord Ave , Dunont, Bredway & ?4ih St., tryC 10023. EF: tlo in advoce; ll2 at sile. tl
more at !ite. Trophy prizes. STt3. Reg. etrds 9:30 a.m., Rd at l0 Eol:
2130 30
NJ 07628 EF; 12, iI rec'd by 10/12; ,3 at site. DCM menb. t5, over 65/utrder lo lst each.quad. Rd l0-1:3O5. LS. NC.
Gilbert Go$eliD, l? Kemey Sl., New Bedford, MA 02746. NS. C. 18 12.50 Book prir to lst each rection Reg. 7-7t30 pm, Rds 7:45 ech
Mor BnL DCM, do Ernest W Mad, 307 Webster Dr, New Millord, NJ 9. Forest Hills Swics No.4.
OCT 30. Fall Foliage MACA 07646 ltrIor l20U 261-4017 NS NC.
OCT r2-NOV 5'SS,25/1, Ten-
Prep Scbrcl, l0l Willow St., ReadinS, MA. ple Isiah CC, 75-2A Grand Central Pkuy., Forest Hills. Bf: 112, TICC
sile. ST t5, under l8 13. t$ (b/81: 30'10 per membs. tlo iD advilE; 13 nore at site. ItG: 125'50, t, ll, [I/below each 25
at 10. Ent: Gilb€rl Gosslin, l7 K4!ey St.,
OCT 22. Halloween Blitz.&SS, 50/90, Hackeftstown Commud- it 4 i! cla$, if over 40, 2nd 25, 15 each class above Reg. 7 p m , Rds. 7;30
ty Celter, 293 Mah St., HackettstowD, NJ 07840 8f: 15. Trophy ud/or ches
ach Wed. 8rt: Albert Millet, 77-14 ll3th St., Forest llills, NY 11375 NC
books ordered from USCP etalog of 125 total; proceeds lo Hackettstown
MICIIICAN Comounity Hospital Progres Fuad Reg. 8:30-9 a m , Rds. 9:3Ol'4:3&8 Bot:
Heold Daftt, lll
Moorc St., Hackettslowtr, NJ 07890 l20U 852-5925. tS. OCT 14. Friday Quad. 3-RR,30/30, Ches Center, 6l-69 W. 14,
tlo tt 24 lst ach sction. Re8. 6:45 p e, Rds. 7'8:3G10. NC. NS.
OCI 15, AJma Mini-Swlsc. 3'SS, 40i90, Music Bldg , AIEa Col' NC l.IY. EP:

CHESS LIFE / OCTOBER 1983

OCT 15. Saturday Quads. 3-RR, 6169 W. 14, I\Y. EF: 110. tIZ NOV 20 Sportsman's Ouad f f , New York, NY Contact: Re8. 8:30-9:30 a m , Rds 10-3-8, l0-3. Ent: Bill Rauderbush, 840 W Main,
lst each sec. 3 separate trts: 3O/1, Rds, 11:30'3{:30. 3O/30, Rds NiA, Lansdale, PA 19446 NS NC.
12-2-3:30. 3O/3O, R&, 6-8-9:30. Reg. l5 mi!. belore rd I NS NC
15.
NOV 22-DEC 20. Anatoly l(arpov Open. See Grand Prix OCT r2-NOV 9.
Quaker City Open.
5'SS, 40i 100, American
OCT Rochester Quads No. 9.
3-RR, 30/45, Psychology lisling. Legion Post 396, Milnor & Ortbodox Sts, Phila., PA 19124 EF: S10 $$c:
303, Univ. o[ Rochester, Rocbester, NY 14627 EFi $7, CCCR membs. t6, IJ
75-50, 25 to top A, B, C od under Rds 7:30 p m each Wed Ent: at site
of R uodergraduates $5 tt b/entries Reg. 9'10 a m , Rds 10,1.4 Phone: 1716)
/:-pt byes available lst 3 rds NC
342,36E9. NS. C. NOV 25-27. lgth Amua! Greater NY HS Champion-
ship. New York, I'IY Contact: N/A
OCT 22. I)ave Vetterlein's Bitthday Tornado. 4-SS,
OCT 15-16. New York October Congress. See Grand Prix 40/1, Wilkes College, Stark Learoirg Center, S. River St, Wilkes-Bme, PA
listing NOV 27. Sludio November Quad. Schenectady, NY 12309
EF: t10, if rec'd by loi 15; $12 50 at site $l off to W-B CC menbs ttc: 60 to
Contact: NiA
OCT 16. Sunday Quad. 3-RR, 30/30, Chess CeDter, St-69 W 14,
lst,80% of EF returned as top & clils prires. Reg.8-9 a.m, Rds
9:30-12:3G3:3G6:30 Bnt: WilkerBare Chess Club, c/o Terry D Pmefta,
NY EF: $10 $i 24 lst each sec, Re8. 4:45 p n , Rds 5-7-8:30 NS NC NOV 3O-DEC 28. Wed Eve Swiss 7. New York, NY Contact:
K-23 Beech St, Edws Apts Edwardsville, PA 18704 NS NC
N/A
OCT 16.
Sunday Open. 3'SS, 30i1, Chess Center, 61{9 W 14, OCT 29. Allentown 2nd Annual 3O/3O. 5-SS, 30/30, St
NY 2 sections: Open, Under-18o0/Unr. Ef: $15, t$ b/10 each Stephens Church, Turner & Fraollio (1415) Sts., AlleDtom, PA EF: t13, if
60-20-20 Reg 10:15 a m., Rds 10:30-2-5:30 NS. NC NORTH CAROLINA rcc'd by at site $5 1325 b/301: 100-75-50-25, B, C, D/E/Unr each
10122; $16
25 Reg 9-9:30 a m , Rds 10-12:15'2:304:45'7 Ent: Paul fielding, 294 Moris
OCT f 8-NOV 15. Bobby Fischer Open. See Graod Prix OCT 22-23. USO{acksonville Grand Prix Chess St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 NC
listing Tournament. See Graod Prix listing
NOV 5-6. 24th Gateway Open. See Grand Prix listiog
OCT 19-NOV 16. Wed Eve Swiss 6. 5'SS, 45/2, Cane RooD,
2130 &mdway, I.IYC 10023. EF: tl6 h advmce; 518 at site 250: 100-50,ltc NORTII DAX()TA NOV 5-6. Wilkes-Barre Masters/Experts No. 2. Wilkes-
Cat I, II, lll, Ur
each 25, t5 credit to lst; trophy or 13 credit to top 1, U, Bare, PA. Contactr l7L7l 287-7411,
III, Utr, Rds 7 p m each Wed LS NS OCT 7-9. North Dakota Open No. 19. 6'55, 50/2, NDSU
Memorial Union, Far8o, ND 58102 EF: 120, if rec'd by 10/6; $23 at site; full NOV 12-13. Red Rose Fall Grand Pdx. See Grand Prir
OCT 21. Friday Quad. 3-RR, 30i30, Chess CeDler, 61-69 W 14, time studeots $15 in advance l$ 1870 b/651: 200-140-80, A, B, C, D, E/Unr listing
NY EFr t10, l$ 24 lst each section Reg. 6:45 p m , Rds 7'8:30'10 NC NS each 60-30, Reg 6-7 p m , Rds 8, 10.3-8, 10-3 7:-bye rd I iI requested in ad'
vance Bnt: F-M Chess Courcil, 315 Dale Ave-, Moorhead, MN 56560 NC NOV 19-20. Chaturanga Chess Club Championship.
See Grmd Prix listing
OCT22. SaturdayOuads. 3'RR,6l-69W 14,l,IY EF:tlo $$24
lst each wc 3 Epdale tmts: 3O/1, Rds 11130'3{:30 3O/3O, Rds NOV 25-27. l6th Annual Continental O1rcn. SeeGrand
12-2.3130 3Ol3O, Bds 6-8'9:30 Reg 15min beforerd l.NS.NC Prix listirg

OCT 22-23. 3rd Chess Center Under-23oo. +SS, 30/90, OCT f-2. Youngstown October Open'83. 5-SS, 40/90,
6l-69 W 14, NY 2 sections: Under-230o/Unr., EF: $30 $t 40% of EFs Ramada Inn (off I'801, 4255 BelmontAve, Youngstown, 0H 44505 EFr $16
lst,20% Znd, 159t to top u0der 2100. Undet-19oo/Unr., Ef: 020 t$. $5 1300 b/50): 100'50, 1799/below, 1499/below, llgg/below/Unr each 50 RIIODE ISLANI)
30% ot BFs lst, 15% zDd, 15% to top under 1700 All, Reg ends 10:30 a.m , Reg 8:30-9:30 a m, Rds 10-2-6, 10-2:30 HR: $35, any number in rmm, $5
Rds ll-4:30 each day yr'pt byes available rds l-2 No mail eotries NS for extra bed Ent: Thomas HoNat, 820 Afton Ave, Bmrdman, OH 44512 OCT f5-f6. 2nd Meetlng Street School Benefit. 4-SS,
1216) 782-5313 NS NC 50/2, RI College, Mmo tlall, 600 Mt Pleasart Ave , Providence, RI 02908 $0
OCT 23. Sunday Open. 3'SS, 30i1, Che$ Ceoter, 61'59 W. 14,
700 b/20 per sctioD, more if over 60 entries 3 sections: Championship,
NY. 2 sections: Open, Under-l8oo/Unr' EF: $15. St bilo each OCT 8-9. Plum City Opeo, 5-SS, 50/2, CleveLod Stat€ UDiv,
open to all EF: 120 if rec'd by 10/12 $$ 200'125 Classic, oepo to utrder
60-20-20, Reg. 10:15 a.m., Rds. 10:30'2'5:30 NS. NC. Main Classroom Bldg , Room 329, Cleveland, OH 441 15. Ef: $10, iI rec'd by
1950 EF: $18 if rec'd by 10/12 $$ 125-80 Amateur, open to uDder 1600
l0/l; $15 at site 5t 1500 b/60): 20G100-50, Cat I 4t-20, ll 30-20, Ill 20, BF: $15 if rec'd by 10/12. t$ 100-70 All, EF: s5 Dore at site 30% of EF to
OCT 23. Sunday Quad. 3-RR, 30/30, Chess Center,6t'69 W 14, lViV/Uu 20, prizes may be increased without trolice REg 7:30'9:30 a o., Meeting Sheet Schml. Reg- 8:30-9:30 a m , Rds l0-3 each day Ent: Gilbert
NY. Et: $10 tI 24 lst each sec Reg 4:45 p m, Rds. 5'7'8:30 NS, NC Rds 10-3-8, 10-3. Ert: Leo Mann, 1277-A Hibbard Dr, Stow, 0H 44224 LS Gosselio, 17 Keoney St, New Bedford, MA 02746 16171 996-1357 LS NC
NC

OCT 23. sth NY Under-l3 Open. 5'SS, 30/30, Chess Ceoter,

ocr 15-16. Reion V Chanpionship. See Grmd Prix NOV 19-20 19th SE New England Open. See Grand Prir
6l-69 w l4 St, NY Open to all bom after lilml7\.EFt t950 miled by listiDg.
tisthg.
loi 17, 512 at tnt, trree entry ifjoirirg USCr lor fLst time Trophies to top 5,
lst under 1200, under 1000, Unr Re8. etrds 9130 a m., Bds- l0'l l:30-1.2:3G4
Ent: Continertal Chess A$n , 450 Prosp€ct Ave , Mt VerDoD, NY 10553 NS
NOV 5-6. Youngstown Fall Classic. See Grand Prix listing,
SOUIH CAROLTNA
NC
NOV 12-13. Plum Clty Swiss. Cleveland, OH: CoDtact: N/A,

g. OCT 7-9. SC Closed Championship. 5'SS, 40i2, 4th floor

OCT 23. Sportsmo's Quad 3-RR, 40/1, Gme Room, 2130
NOV 19-20. Ohio Metropolis Open. See Grand Prix listing, cafeteria, Seibels-Bruce Bldg , corner Lady & Bull, Columbia Open to SC res
Bloadway at 74th St , NYC 10023 EF: i5 h advdcei t7 at site (ll les to jrs , students & mililary. EF: $18, if rec'd by l0/6; i21 at sile. ST 56, jr. t3. t$ 1340
womenl Trophy or credit to lst each quad Rd. lGl:304 LS. NC NOV 25-27. Kellner Memorial Open. Lima, 0H CoDtact: b/25, top 2, A Cl: 125-85.50, A 50-30; trophies to Ist, lop A. Re8. 6-7i45 p.o.,
N/A Rds. 8, 9:30-3:45,9:30'2:45. E0t: Don Lemaster, 1471 Pine St., West Colum'
OCT 2a.
Friday 3-RR, 30i30, Chess Cetrler, 6l-69 W 14,
Quad. bia, SC 29169 l4-pt bye avail in rds l, 2 or 4 if requested in advance only
NY EP: !10. ts 24 lst each sectio0 Re8 6:45 p m , Rds 7'8:3010. NC NS OI(LAII()lt,IA (add 52 to EFI NS NC

OCT29. SaturdayQuads, 3'RR,6l-69W 14,t'IY Ef:tlo t$24 OCT 9.

OKC October Open.
3-RR, 40/90, Bamada North, Iu OCT 8. SC Juior Championship. 4-SS, 40/70, 4th floor
cafeteria, Seibels-Bruce B!dg,, comer Lady & Bull sts., Columbia, SC. open to
lst each sec 3 sepilate tmts: 30if, Rds 11:30-3{:30 3O/30, Rds 2801 NW 39th Expwy , oklahoma city, 0K 73112 EF: flo
sT t4 (b/321; il all uoder age 19. EF: t4, if rec'd by 10/6; $5 at site. ST $3. Trophi€s to top 2.
12-2-3:10 3Ol3O, Rds 6-8-9:30 Reg 15 min befor€ rd. 1 NS NC 30 lst each quad Reg 8:3G9:30 a m., Rd 1 at 10 Ent: Judsn TeEple, 12413 ReB 9-9:50 a m , Rds. 10-l-4-7:30 Ent: Don Lemaster, 1471 PiDe St , West
Eric Field Place, Okla-hom City, OK 73142 NS NC Columbia, SC 29169 NS NC
OCT 29-30. 3161 Chess Center Open. See Grand Prix listing
NOV 12-f3. loth Ponca Clty Open. Porca City,0K Co0'
OCT 8-9. SC Amateur Chmptonship.
OCT 3O. Sunday quad. 3-RR, 30/30, Chess Center,6l'69 W 14, tact: (405) 762'3860 alter 5 p m
5'SS, 40/90, 4th
NY EF: tlo t$ 24 lst each sec Reg. 4:45 p m., Rds 5-7'8:30 NS. NC floor cafeteria, Seibels'Bruce Bldg , comer Lady & Bull, Columbia Opeo to alJ
rated below 1800/Unr EF: 014, if rec'd by l0/5, ll7 at site ST t6, t3. t$ jr
OREG'ON (200 b/25, lst, top C G): 85-50-30, top C 35-20; trophies to 1st, top C Reg,
OCT 3O. Studio October Quad. 3-RR, 40i90, Studio oI Bridge
& Games, 1639 Eastem Pkwy, Schenectady, NY 12309, EF: 06 TroPhy to 8'9:15 a m , Rds 9:30-3:30-7, 9:30-2:45 Ent: Don Lemaster, l47l Pine St , W
winner o[ each quad Re8 9-9:45 a m , Rds 10'2'6 Ent: Studio o[ Bridge & OCT 2,9,16,23,3o. Ptld. Chess Club Ladders. Lad- Columbia, SC 29169 ',-pt. bye avail rds l, 2 or 4 if requested in advance on-
Games, address above NC der, 40i2. Info: John Howell, 232-7027 NS NC. ly (add !2 to EF) NS NC

NOV 5, 3rd Manhattan Children Chess School Cham- OCT 9.

Ptld. Ches$ Club Oct. QuadE. 3'RR, 50/110, 2806 SE
plonship. New York, IIY Contact: 928-5042 Powell, Ponland, OR EF: 18, $2 more if oot mem of Ptld CC ST t3, WA & OCT 8-9. SC Resene Championship. 5-SS, 40/90,4th floor
BCCF accepted, $!G Z
to lst per quad Reg 99:30 a m, Rds 10-2-6 NS cafeteria, Seibels'Bruce BJdg, com* Lady & Bull, CoJunbia Opeo to all
raled belou 1500/Unr EF: 110 iI rec'd by 10/6; tl3 at site ST i6, $3, l$ jr
NOV 5. Rochester (luads No. 10. Rochester, NY Contact: NC
(140 bi25, 1st, top EiUtrr Gl:85-50-30, top E/Unr 35'20; rophies to lst, iop
t6l 342.3689
17
NOV 6. Ptld. Chess Club Nov. Quads. Portland, OR Con- E/Unr Reg 8'9:t5 a m., Rds 9:30.3:30.7,9:3G2:45 Ent: Don Lemaster, 1471

tact 232.7027 PiDe St., West Columbia, SC 29169 h-pl, bye avad in rds l, 2 or 4 iI rc'
NOV 5-6, lsth Annual NYC Championchlp. See Grand
quested in advmce only ladd $2 to EF). NS. NC.
Prix listing
NOV 6, 13, 20, 27. Plld. C}ae66 Club Ladder$. Portland,
0R Conlact: 232'7027
NOV 6. Game Room Fun Quad 6. New York, NY Contact: TENNESSEE
N/A NOV 26-27. NW Thanksgivlng Open. See Grand Prix
listing. OCT f -2. The Memphis Invltational & Class Cham-
NOV 6. Sportsman's Quad lO. New York, NY Contact: N/A pionships. 4'SS, 40i2, Rodeway Inn.Medical Ceoter, 889 Union, Mem'
phis, TN 38104 5 sections: Invitational, open to 2000 and above. $$ 1225
PENNSYLVANIA b/16 at $2011 150-75; trophy to lst Categories I, II, III,
NOV 12. Bayshore-Brightwaters Swiss. Brightwaters, tlY
IV/below/Uor., each: it
(100 b/10 at $201: 75'25i trophy to lst Per class
Contact: N/A
OCT f-2. Wilkes-Barre Masters/Experts Open No. plus top Unr Sectiom with fewer thd 5 players ruy be merged with adjacent
r. +SS, 40/2, Stark Learnhg Ceoter, Wilkes College, S River St, Wilkes' section All,
EF: t20, io advance; $22 at site ST 14 No checks at site!
NOV f2-13. Schenectady Checs Club Open No. Barre, PA 18703 Open to 2000 or above. EF; $20, iI rec'd by 9/24; $25 at site. Masters entry deducted from winnings Unr $5 entry {eJigible for Unr. kophy
9. Schenectady, NY Contact: N/A $t (280 b/t6): 120-60-20, top under 2200 60-20, more per entries Reg 9-9:45 o0lyl. Reg 8-9:30 a.m,, Rds. l0-3, l0-3. HR: $20-25 special chess rates l90l)
a m, Rds 10-4, 10'4, Ent: Cks payable to W-B Chess Club, c/o Terry D 526'8481. Ent: Rmdy Cope, 206 Wills No. 4, Memphis, TN 38lll. 1901)
NOV f9-2o. 4th Chess Ceoter Under-23oo. New York, Panetta, K-23 Beech St, Edws. Apts, Edwardsville, PA 18704 NS NC 324-4454 LS NC
NY Contact: NiA
OCT 8. PscF-Germantown YMCA No. 24. Greene and OCT 15. Cookeville Fall Open. 4-SS, 40/1, OVC Room, Univ
NOV f 9-2O, Rochester November Open. Rochester, I.IY Chelton St, Pbiladelphia, PA 2 sections: Open, 3-SS ir grotps of 8, Oi I Center, Teme$ee Tech Univ , Cookevitle, TN 38501 2 sections: Open, $t
Contaci: 17161 342-3689. EF: S5-8 t5 15'10 per group Scholastic, 4-SS, 30/30 EF: $2'3 $t plaque (150 bi35): 60-40, I, 20, 15, Il lll
15. Amateur, open to uder 1400. $t
to first Both, Reg. uDtil 9:45 a n, Rd I at 10, tben consecutively TD: lra 1150 b/35): 60-40, V 20, VI 15, Unr 15. Both, EF: $6. Reg. 7-8:30 a.m., Rds.
NOV 20. 6th NY Under-l3 Open. New York, NY Contact: Lee Riddle, {215} 674-9049 LS NC 8:45'11:30'2-5. Ent: P. T. Burdick, 905 Milfred Ave., Cmkeville, TN 38501.
N/4. (6ls) s26-4975 tS. NC.
OCT8-9. 3rdAnnualNorthPenn FallOpen. 5-SS, 50/2,
NOV20, Game R@m Fun Quad 7. New York, l{Y. Contact: Upper Gwynedd Towoship Bldg., Pilkside Ptace, North Wales, PA. BF: il5, NOV 26-27. 24th Annual Mia-South Open. See Grand
N/A. if rec'd by loi l; $20 at sile, lic 375: 150-75, top B, C, D/below/Unr, @ch 50. Prix lislinfl
 OCT 9.2nd Sunday Quads. 3-Bl, 40/90, Giaot Oper Air
Maket, zDd floor, Little Crftk at Tau$ig lnear I{41, Norfolk, VA 23505. EF:
t6. ST i5, under 18 13. l$ l0 to lst eacb +player sctioD; free play Dext
OCT l. Saturday Swiss, 3-SS,45/90, Housloo Chess Studio,8l5
month to 3-0 score. Reg. 8:30-9:15 a.m., Rds. l0-l:30-5 8nt: Joao Schlich,
Jackrcn Hill, Houto0, TX 2007 Bf: tlo. it
1120 bi20l:5025, Cat I, il, III
t370 S. kaden Cres, Norfolk, VA 23502. LS NC.
@ch 15. Reg. ll:30 a.e., Bds 12-36 NS NC.

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IMPROVE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38
Not, of course, 28. Qc4? Bxcl 29. Qxcl
Rfb8, winning the Queen.
28. ... h6!
Winning another tempo, since White's
Queen must move twice to capture on c1.
29.QcA Bxcl3O. Qxcl Rxf2 3l.Qc7
a632.QaZ RI6 33. a4 Rd8 34. a5 Rdl +
35. r<hz Rd2 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. QM
Rff2, White resigns
White's Queen is powerless against the
two Rooks.
Why did Mikhalchishin lose? He first
"bought" its
"price" h en
he found he
"bought'' the suggestion that Kasparov had
calculated everything perfectly, and that
he could only hope for a playable continua-
tion, not for a refutation. That was his real
mistake, for otherwise he might have
found what Kasparov had indeed missed in
the critical position:
Position after 19. ... Rd2
White can achieve a decisive advan-
tage by the tactical counterstroke 20.
Ba6!1, when, regardless of what Black
replies, he will remain one or two pawns
down without any compensation. Three
examples: lll 20. ... Rxb2 2L. Bxb7,
followed by either 22. Bxc6 or 22. BxaSi
lIIl 20. ... Qe7 21. QxeT NxeT 22. BxbT
Rb8 23. Bcl!; and lllll 20. ... bxa6 21.
Qxc6.
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CHESS TO ENJOY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
those on the edge of the board, especially
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B-Q3
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Jffi:
P-N36.
BbZ 12. Qg3 0-0-0.
Now on 13. Bxb5 axb1 14. Ndxbs Qb6
15. e5 Nc5!, John
Nunn suggests 16.
I
I
PxP, John Gaw)ick
Entries are restricted to those who have Irving Chernev (March 1983, page 55) for Qh3!. However,
completed at least one USCF Postal Chess misleading readers by failing to give 6. ... after 16. ... dxe5
assignment with no forfeit losses
N-KB3 a question mark. The Encyclopedia 17. fxel Nds 18.
of C/ness Openings II lpage 12, column 1, BxeT NxeT 19.
The Class and Victory toufnaments are open
note 4) gives 6. ... B-N2! 7. PxPch K-B1 8. Nd6+ Kb8 20.
to USCF members who live in the 50 United PxN(Q)ch, with an advantage for Black NxfT Rxdl+ 21.
States, Puerto Rico, Canada, [,4exico, and the (Iombardy-Regan: U.S. 1974). White's in- Rxdl Rf8, it ap-
U S Virgin lslands or who have APO or FPo ferior move 8 exchanges a developed pawn pears White will After 12.... 0-O-O
addresses
for an undeveloped piece. Isn't a pawn on have trouble with
class Divisions the seventh worth a Rook? Shouldn't Black's piece activity. Does 13. Bxb5
Roman numerals in parentheses refer to Lombardy's loss be taken seriouslY? become dubious in view of this analysis?
over-the-board category strengths These I contend that A This was explored in Burch-West
are offered as approximate guidelines to both my moves, H, Prb-ory DAS, page 56) under the
help you select a class
8. N-KR3! or 8. heading "Agonbing Reappraisal." After 16.
class A = unusually strong players (l and N-KB3!, win for exf6 linstead of 16. Qh3) 16. ... Sxf6 17. Bh4
above) White. In May Rhg8, Blach actually won. Until further
Class B = Strong players (ll) 1980I wrote to notice, therefore, INhite should stich with 13.
Class C = lntermediate players (lll and lv) Ask the Mas-
Class D = Novices (V and Vl) Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxg7, as in Spassky-Fischer
ters, and my let- l15th match game 1972). White is a clear
ter was ignored. pawnahead
Years later, I The bcr,ks widely assume that 1 3. Bxf6 Bxf6
wrote again. Still lif ls.
... gxf6, then 14. Qg7 Rdfs 15. Nxe6!
no response. Why is my discovery being fxe6 16. Qxefl U. Bxbl! axb1 15. Ndxbi
repressed? Is someone else trying to steal wirs 115. ... QcS 16. Nxd6+ l, but Black can
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approximatestrength): Class A B C D Q-R8ch B-N121. Q-R6, mate.
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R-N1 RxP 11. Q-N3 B-KS 12. BxB NxB 13. ing only of themselves. Fischer achieved
his goal and retired to become a living
Q-B3ch K-N1 14. QxN, with an extra pawn
and a winning advantage. legend. Muharnmed Ali should have done
the same.
NAI\,1E
/l You seem more a victim of neglect In I{arch 1983 a reader mentioned that
.FL than corspiracy. Your analysb looks Samuel Reshevsky gave two separate
opinions of Fischer's 15. ... P-Q4 in
AODRESS
convincing and is aneat addition to the theory
of this offbeat defense. Spassky-Fischer (1lth match game 19721.
You called it a "mystery." Here's another
Contributing Bditor Inrry Evans, an international
grandmaster from Reno, Nev , is a five-time U.S. cham'
little tidbit. Everyone's heard of Fischer's
pion and. syndicated ches columnist. "refutation" to the King's Gambit (1. P-K4

54 CHESSIJFE/OCTOBER 1983
P-K4 2. P-KB4 PxP 3. N-KB3 P-Q3), right?
However, Reshevsky queries this move in
Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess (game 8,
Reshevsky-Bruckstein: St. Iouis 1921).
Fischer arrd Reshevsky could never agree
on anything! Any comments on 3. ... P-Q3
will be of interest.
A The move 3. ... P-O3 was corsidered
.tl,weah until Fischerihobititotrd it * o
"high-class waiting move" in an article I wrote
with him for The American Chess Quarterly
in 1961. In a hey line, he stopped analysis at
move 76, claiming a win for Black; subse-
quently a draw was found.
AII in all, this defene is not as bad as
or as good as Firher
Reshevsky thought
claimed. But the controversy certainly re-
newed interest in this ancient gambit. InPlay
the King's Gambit lPergamon 19821, witers
Yahov Estrin and LB. Glashov conclude:
"Fischer considers this to be the best deferse,
but it is difficult to agr.ee with him."
Piercing a Trap
(^l nrit Paulsen, Barrington, Illi-
lg! nois: Over the board I have regularly
"fallen" into an old trap in the Pirc with
the result that White is overwhelmed by
the complications
anyway: L. P-K4
P-Q3 2. P-Q4
N-KB3 3. N-QB3
P.KN3 4. P.B4
B-N2 5. N-B3 0-0
6. B-Kz P-84 7.
PxP Q-R4 8. 0-0
books, but not in serious play.
fi, Nothing is wrong with 2. P-QS;
la, irt considered too passive for master
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 I. White to move
(AlR-R8 (Bl Q-R6 (Cl N-Rs (A) B-Rs (Bl B-K3 (Cl B-N4
tudy the positions above, carefully
considering the merits of the three
moves suggested below each one.
Decide which move you would play in that
position, and then consult the discussion
below to see if you found the best move.
These positions are taken from games
submitted by USCF members.
I, B. Malcolm Coley Jr./1664-George
Tudor/1805, (Alabama Open State Cham-
pionship 1982):
A. The game continued 1. R-R8 Q-Nz 2.
R-R7 (2. RR5 N/1-83 3. R-R7 Q-Br4.R-Bn
Q-Q1 5. RK2 P-B5! wins material), and a
draw was agreed. 1. R-R8 is not bad in and
of itself, especially if White repeats the posi-
tion by 2. R-R7 or follows up with 2. Q-R6!,
but it does create a temptation for the lower-
rated playerto go for the draw in awinning
position
- exactly what happened here.
B. The straighforward 1. Q-R6l leads to
the gain of a pawn. After 1. ... N/1-B3 2.
N-R5!, Black is helpless and must drop his
YvVhen you have an advantage, press
QBP.
home fast.
C. Black gets some breathing space after
1. N-Rs? lwhich creates no new threat) 1. ...
R-B1!, intending ... P-Bs to shut out the
powerful Bishop on KN3. Shun moves that
look good but serve no real purpose.
II. C. Grandmaster Leonid Shamko-
vich-Moise Lumumba/1803 (Simultaneous
Exhibition, Chicago, December 1979|:
A. The game continued with the horren-
dous blunder 1. RR5? RBrB! (White was
probably orpecting 1. ... QrB/N? 2. N-B7ch
with a family forkl 2. R-R3 RxB and Black's
two pieces eventually won against V/hite's
Rook after a long struggle.
B. The simple retreat 1. RK3 should be
good enough to win, especially since Black
remains all tied up. However, as Emanuel
Iasker observed, "When you see a good
move, look for a better one."
C. An immediate crusher is 1. RN4!,
with the dwastating threat of NxB followed
byQ<N, mating.On 1. ... BBrBthen2. NxB
Q-KL32. NQf mops up.
II. White to move III. Black to move
(AlB-N2 (Bl P-Q3 (C' P-N5
III. A Same game as above after 1.
P-QB4 P-KN4!? 2. N-Q83.
A. The most accurate move if such a
- a lost position into a win! When you realize
word can be used at this early stage is 1. ...
- you're in trouble, seek the line most likely
BN2!, which has more of a point than just
developing a piece. After the expected 2.
P-Q4, then 2. ... P-N5! robs rvVhite's Knight
of its best square at f3 because 3. P-IR3
P-I<R4! 4. kP PxP 5. RxR BxR allows Black
to maintain the thom on 94.
B. The move chosen in the game, 1. ...
P-Q3, can already be considered inaccurate
because 2.P-Q4 P-KR3 forces Black to lose
time defending his advanced pa.wn . After 2.
... P-Ns 3. P-I(R3!, Black can no longer
maintainapawnon94 since he must recap
ture on that square with a piece (3. ... P-I(R4
4. BlP kP? 5. RxR wins). After 2. P'Ql
P-N5 3. P-KR3 RN2 4. PxP BXNP, Black's
pawn formation has been weakened and his
KRP becomes an isolated island.
C. Black cannot afford to neglect his
development for another move by 1. ...
P-NS. White can easily dislodge this "strong
it point" with 2. P-KR3, inviting 2. ... PxP 3.
NxP or again compelling Black to recapture
on 94 with a piece instead of a pawn,
thereby negating the whole idea of playing
... g5 in the first place. These subfle distinc-
tions are important in helping us to under-
stand opening theory.
IV. C Luis Hoyos/l894-Ernest
HauleJlg5,z (Heraldica Promotional No. 6,
New York 1982, Under 2000 section):
A. The natural recapture 1. ... NxB fails
due to 2. NxPch Nx]\I 3. RxIt{ R-N7 (what
else?) 4. RxB QxR (what else?f 5. gRlch
Q-B3 6. R-K7ch IkR 7. QxQRxPch 8. K-N1,
and it's a matter of time before rWhite's
material superiority tells.
B, Hopeless is 1. ... KxB 2. NxPch K-B2
lon 2. ... Qxlf 3. Q-R4! does the trick| 3.
Q-R4 with an extra pa.wn and continuing at-
tack.
C. When in doubt, punt. The game con-
tinued 1. ... K-82!, giving White a chance to
go wrong
- which he took by 2. Q-Ra (in-
steadof.Z. Q-Q2 to defendthe second rank)
2. ... NxB 3. N-Q6 (3. NxP NxN 4. RxN
IV. Black to move
(AlNxB (BlKxB lclK-Bz
QxPch -the saving resource) 3. ... R-R4 4.
Q-BZB-Q4 and Black actually transformed
to confuse your opponent and lead him
astray. ID
CHESS TO ENJOY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
I. 1. ... RxB 2. QxR N-K7ch 3. K-R1
NxQ, White resigns.
IL 1. R-Q8ch QxR 2. QxBch Q-B3 3.
QxQ, mate.
III. 1. ... RxP! 2. R-R5 (2. RxR BxNch)
2. ... BxNch 3. RxB R-BSch and 4. ... RxP
wins.
IV. Bobby played l. P-83? and only
drew, but 1. Q-R6 wins outright (either 1.
... B-Q1 2. Q-N7, mate, or l. ...8'K42.
N-K7, mate).
V. 1. ... RxB!, White resigns. Four ex-
amples: (A) 2. RxR RxPch; (B) 2. PxR
R-B7ch followed by 3. ... RxN; (C) 2. KxR
R-B6ch 3. K-Kz RxPch is essentially the
same; and (D) 2. NxR RxPch 3. K-K1
B-N6ch 4. K-B1 P-K7ch.
VI. 1. B-B7! N-BSch 2. K-B1, Black
resigns (either 2. ... QxB 3. P-Q8(Q)ch or
2. ... RxB 3. R-K8ch).
vrr. 1. N-B4! R-Q7 2. K-N1N-N5 (2. ...
N-K5 is no differ'ent) 3. N-K6ch K-R1 4.
BJ1xP, and White will mate with Rook
checks.
VIII. 1. ... B-B8! turned what had
been a bad position into a winning one: 2.
R-N2 RxPch 3. RxR BxR, and White had
to give up the Queen with 4. Q-Bz Q-N4
5. P-86 Q-R4 6. QxB to avert mate. After
6. ... Rxqch 7. KxR QxQP, the win was
easy.
IX. 1..RxP!! BxP! (1. ... KxR2. Q-N4ch
K-82 3. P-K6ch mates; for example, 3. ...
K-Kt 4. Q-N8ch B-B1 5. Q-B7ch) 2. NxB
KxR 3. Q-N4ch K-K2 4. R-KB2, with a
mating attack 14. ... R-Kl 5. Q-NSch K-Q2
6. R-B7ch K-BL 7. Q-BSch K-Nl 8.
a-w\.
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 'clmss
The Positional Sacrifice
subtle. The game below, played n L972 at Nimzo-Indian Defense
Skopje, Yugoslavia, is a superb illustration WilliamMartz IstvanCsom
of this theme. r. P-QB4 N-KB3 2. P-Q4 P-K3 3.
N-QB3 B-Ns 4. P-B3 P-84 5. P-Qs
How to Play
Cover the scoring table with the slip of
paper. Make all the opening moves given
below, and then move the paper down un-
BY ALI,AN SAVAGE til Black's ffih move is exposed. Make that
Fl or many people, the attraction move and White's sixth move on Your
H chess lies in its contradictions; board, and then study the position. After
I "f
it is a world where material force you've decided on your move for Black,
usually reigns, though force is occasionally write down your choice. Etgose the next
rendered helpless in the face of a grander Iine in the table forthe move actuallymade
scheme. Sacrifice in chess is the anthem of in the game. Score par if you picked this
the brave and the betrayer of hypocrisy. move; if you didn't, score zero. Make the
On an even higher plane is the positional correct move on your board and the oppo- 'Position after 16. ... N-Q2!
sacrifice - a tactic whose ultimate aims are nent's reply, and then repeat the procedure
clear, but whose means are masterfully for all the remaining moves.
Notes to the Game
Remember: You Are Playing Black I. Black prevents White from playmg
P-K4 unhindered by threatening 7. ...
White Par Black Your Move Your Q-RSch; this forces White's next move.
Played Score Played for Black Score II. Better would be 8. P-K3, securing
control of the dark squares.'
5. BxNch IIl. Establishing apawn phalarx on the
dark squares to compensate for his missing
6.
Bishop.
7. 6 ...P-B4 IV. After 9- P'N4 Q-RSch 10. K-Q2
8. N-N6 11. Q-Kl NxBch 12. QxI{ 0-0, Black
is better.
9. V. Anunecessary
10. QxB 13. P-N4, Black
VI. This stunning
11.
12.
13. 3 ...PxPch points if you chose 12. ... N-KB3.
t4. 4 ...Q-R5 VIL Better practical chances areoffered
piece with 13. PxP,
15. 3 ...BxB ... BxB 14. PxB N-tG3
16. 5 ...N-Qzl- vaotage.
Iack still has a clear ad-

t7. 4 ...RxRch VIIL \Arhite must connect his Rooks,

4 ...R-KBI because Blackthreatens 17. ... RxRch 18.
18.
fatal penetration
QxR R-K81, threateniug/)goodrr
19. on the file. But ryllhite's Bishop (his
extra piece), which must move, iE curious.
20.
ly helpless to aii the defe4se. On 17. BK3
21. N+I3 18. Q-Q3 Q-R6!, Black wias. So
,, 3 ...N-N3 \Arhite must shed the BP, when Black
emerges'with three pa.wns for the piece
23. 4 ...N-Bs lus the attack.
24. 4 ...N-R4
25. 5 ...K-R1
26. 3 ...R-B7
27.
TotalScore ... ' IOO '. Your Score. XI. Desperation, but 24. Qzf, Q;<Qch
25. I&-QR-Q7ch atd26.... RxB loses pro-
saically. tD

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