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20 1984 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Sixteen of the nation's top players meet July 8-29 to decide who will earn
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22 THE ULTIMATE BLUNDER

There are blunders, and there are blunders, as author Tim Krabbe tells us.
Page 15 But can you imagine what the ultimate blunder could be?

24 KASPAROV ROLLS ON
In what theoretically should have been the hardest of his three candidates
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27 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

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30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
Six players share the pot at the record-setting 1984 National Open in I's
Page 22 Vegas. Co-winner Arthur Bisguier provides commentary and games'

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10 1983 U.S. CHESS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FINAL REPORT
12 CHESS REVIEW MASTER PROFILES: BORIS KOGAN
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46 TOURNAMENT LIFE ZOT EVENTS YOU CAN PLAY IN
52 CLASSIFIEDS PRODUCTS FOR CHESSPLAYERS
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 \rcETT, DZINDZICHASHVTLI WIN IN NEW YORK School in Cordova, Tennessee, won the primary section, and New
. i984 - Canadian international master Kevin Spraggett and York's Hunter College Elementary took top team honors'
--,ndmaster Roman Dzindzichashvili were the big winners in Danny Edelman, 15, of New Rochelle, New York, scored a
:st two weeks in the history of American chess. Spraggett per{ect 8-0 to win the National Junior High Championship {May
' . clear winner of the $ 105,000 New York Open, played 5-6, Tucson, Arizona). Tied for first team were Sunnyside High of
:-22. Spraggett gave up only two draws in eight rounds/ Tucson and Pulaski County High. Robby Adamson, 13, scored 8-0
- GMs Yasser Seirawan, I;ev Alburt, and Miguel Quinteros. to win the eighth-grade-and-under section. Adamson is from St.
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' ris Open loss, Dzindzichashvili steamed to clear first in the and
,, rk International, which ran from April 24 to May 4. The 1. In
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-^. International
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,- prize fund included $f8,000 for first, the biggest single The report
'.:r awarded in the United States. page 7) sho
:zichashvili, a reigning U.S. co-champion, pocketed the Region XL
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1984 CHURCH'S GRAND PRIX UPDATE
:rnational s, which includes
The following point totals reflect most events through the end of
- 'rurnalists from 32 countries. Kasparov, who won the Oscar
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April. The Grand Prix is a year-long contest sponsored by
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.v Karpov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vassily Smyslov, Rafael see page 47.
:- -an, U1f Andersson, Lajos Portisch, Jan Timman, Anthony
1. Igor lvanov . .73 67 l+ DennisGogel .... ,,. .ZO.7O
: voting for the women's Oscar, Pia 2- ArthtrBisguier..,,. .. 48.92 15. Miguei Quinteros Z0 33
, first, followed by Maya Chiburdanidze 3. RomanDzindzichashvili .46.0l 16. DanDurham .. ..18.50
T '. Thus, in both cases the reigning world 4. JohnFedorowicz..- - .. 37.25 17. Edi,rardFormanek,, 17-90
-:ion placed second to "young upstarls"! 5. CalvinBlocker . .35 76 18. JohnDonaldson ...,., .,16.53
t ,
6. Kevin Spraggett , - 30 o0 19, JackPeters,.,, -- .,.16.00
7 JamesRizzitano, ... .28.83 BorisKogan..-., .. 7570
t ' IIONAT SCHOIASTICS COMPLETED 8 KamranShirazi -. 2733
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21. JamesBanks .. .. ,15 67
l :han 1,200 young chesspl rs took part in this year's
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9. LubosKavalek ..
10. DmitryGurevich .,. 22,00
26.50 Luismar Brito 15.67
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he other day I was daYdreaming
about an upcoming tournament and
considering how much I wanted to
play in it. It wasn't because of the prize
money or the rating points, or even just to
get out of the house. It was mainly because I
knew Joe Blow would be playing in it, and I
was aching to get back at him for a recent
Ioss.
Now, I've been playing Joe for years, and
we've had some pretty good games. How
many years? I wondered. And how manY
games? There was
ing. I turned to a
punched in a few
within seconds the
the gray face of my personal computer's
display terminal were the scores of the two
Rook endings I won from him in the eariy
1970s, and that Knight sac that beat him in
the club championship. There were also
several draws and, yes, that terrible
24-rnover when I was crushed by his open-
ing innovation.
Hmmm, I thought, what will I do if I have
White again and he uses one of his Dragon
Sicilian lines? The answer came from
another few key-punches: on the computer
screen appeared the 14 Dragons I've faced
against various opponents since moving out
of class B in 1963.
rWhat's striking about all this is that while
the reasons we play chess (ego, greed,
creative urges, and, of course, vengeance)
haven't changed much in the game's first 11
or so centuries, the technology of the game
always seems to be inching ahead.
The first advances came from the Arabs,
who developed the first notation to record
positions and refined the shape of the board
and pieces. The Europeans inherited the
game from the East, introducing printed
literature and modern diagrams, timers to
limit thinking time, and a variety of other lit-
tle things we take for granted - such as
boards with squares of alternating colors.
(Early chessboards often lnad 64 identical
squares, a color scheme that would drive a
2fth-century player to distraction, or, worse,
to backgammon.)
In our time, players have found they can
match wits with opponents thousands of
miles away with the aid of cable, radio, and
now telex transmissions. We currently have
Contributing editor Andy Solits is chess columnisl for the
New York Post, where he works on the ed[loriol shff'
8 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
THE FUTURE IS NOW
The computer's awesome Powers
of calculation are changng the face
of rnodern endgarne theory.
entire opening books witten by machines.
Problem fans can use a microcomputer to
see if their creations can be cooked by an
alternate solution they didn't see
themselves. And some day we may even see
the user-friendly chess clock.
Now, like many USCF members, I'm sus-
picious of a modern technology that creates a
machine that plays the game. But I have
some gmdging respect for a machine that
helps me play. And they are definitely help-
ing. In fact, computers are rewriting end-
ow- game theory.
ine, In a sense, this all began in 1978 when
and Belle, then North American computer cham-
On pion, conducted an extensive study of end-
ings with King and Queen versus King and
Rook. Humans haven't taken much notice of
this ending since the Arabs: We lanow it's an
easy win. In fact, most beginner's books
show the Queen and King forcing mate or
capturhg the Rook in 25 moves or so.
But Belle found that this "simple" ending
isn't so simple, and a chalienge was issued to
Walter Browne. The U.S. champion was to
take the Queen in one of the more difficult
starting positions and try to win within the
50 moves that international rules allow
before a draw is declared. Here is what hap-
pened.
,NI
White to move
,,%
M Walter
Browne
1. K-N7 R-K2ch 2. I('BG R-K3ch 3.
K-Q7 R-K2ch 4. K-Q8! R-Ksl 5. Q-85
R-K4 6. Q-Q4I(-84 7. K-Q7 R-Ks 8.Q-Q3
K-B5 9. K-Q6 R-K6 10. Q-Q4ch R-K5 11.
Q-B2ch K-Ns 12. K-Q5 R-K1 13. Q-B6l
R-K6 14. K-Q4 R-KB6 15. Q-N6ch K-B5
r6. Q-N2!R-QR6
Up to here 'vVhite, using a good portion of
his allotted ZVz hotrs, has played very well.
According to Belle, White can now win the
Rook or deliver mate in around 16 moves,
regardless of Black's play. But here the
human begins to go wrong, and the machine
demonstrates a new strategy.
17. Q-B,6? R-RS 18. Q-B7ch
Q-BZch K-K3 20. Q-Qz R'Rz 2t-
R-Kzt 22. K-K4 K-B3ch 23. I(-Bl
24. Q-Q4 R-B2ch 25. K-K4
Q-Qsch K-Kz 27. K-Ks R
Q-N7ch K-Ql
Ken Thompson, Belle's creator,
spectators that most plaYers (h
is) err when they get to within ll
moves of winning. And that is
happens here.
29.Q-87 R-QB3 30. K-Qs?!
K-Bs R-QR3 32. Q-QB4?
Q-KR4 K-K? 34. K-Q5 K-B2 3lL
R-K3ch 36. K-Bs R-Q3 37. Q'
38. K-Ks R-KR3 39. Q-B7ch
K-Bs K-Kr 4r. Q-B1 R-Q3 42.
I{-I(z43. Q-B7ch R-Qz 44.Q'
45. K-K6 R-QN2
Actually, Browne conceded
move and asked how the
-
won. You see, Black's barrier of
third-rank-and-King-nearby is no{
the type of endgame books we'r'e
our bookcases with.
The story doesn't end there.
wanted a rematch and got one 11
He solved the problem of the
won - in exactly 50 moves from
difficult position.
Belle later showed the fastest
ing from Black's fourth move the
was:
s. Q-R8 R-K6 6. K-87 K-K47-
K-K5 8. K-Q6 K-Bs e. Q-Rs
K-85 R-QR6 11. Q-R2ch K
Q-Q2ch K-B4 13. Q-QB2ch!
K-Q4 R-KB6 15. Q-N2ch
Q-K2ch K-N4 17. Q-KSch K
Q-Kl! K-R6 19. Q-R1ch K-N5 AL
K-N4 21. Q-R2 K-Ns 22.Q-R6
Q-N6ch I(-R624. Q-RSch K-N6
R-N8 26. Q-KSch I(-NZ 27.I(-K:z
 QK4ch K-N8 29. Q-N4ch K-R7 30.
,#sd White either mates or captures the
next move. Black never gets a chance
l'st up the Rook barrier.
Thl'hat the computer can do is think back-
rd- By considering hundreds of "final
' - either mates, draws, or those
the Rook is taken - and working
from those, a computer can build
r5lormous tree of defensive variations
consider strategies never tested before.
done currently with only the
'l[h.is can be
;t of endings. With onlY four Pieces
board, King and Queen versus King
Rook is the most interesting. What then
dfoe greatest challenge with ltve pieces?
e Engtish endgame authority A-J.
lguoft- proposed last year that Belle
King and two BishoPs versus King
Ihight.

Ibe diagram shows an extremely difficult

ir for anyone, human or machine. More
a century ago, two German analysts, J.
and Bernhard Horwitz, said that in
such cases the BishoPs win bY
ing the Knight from its King, but the
can hold the fort, they said, bY
his Knight on KN2, QN2, KN7, or
and his King nearby. [Editor's Note:
fuprovides an entertaining account of how
humans handled this ending in his June
column.l
I[ rvas a human Roycroft himself -
-
showed that the defender's King can
iriven out of those corner fortresses. But
:1 last year it was thought the defender
rdjust set up another fortress in another
rittll, Belle demonstrated that this, too,
an erroneous assumption. The diagram
is about as hard a position for the two
to win as can be, but Belle found it
be done in a five-stage Process. I
,,uldn't dare try to explain how to do it;
Pal Benko's Endgame Laboratory (page
tbr a closer look.'In his authoritative
, eg ll7 New Way Road, London,
, NWg 6PL), Roycroft writes that
:critical fourth stage, reached after some
or so moves, involves a procedure "not
be found in any book and characterized
times by excruciating slbwness and
ystery."
I suspect what Roycroft is trying to say is
he really doesn't understand what's
on - and when you stoP to think
it, that's apretty frighteningidea' tD
CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984 9
 theofficialresults ofthe
ere at last
-
1983 Membership Drive! Our list of
prize winners is unchanged from
the tentative list in the April Chess trrfe' Now
we're taking the opportunity to recognize
many of our other valuable contributors.
There isir't enough space to list everybody
who took part in the Drive, but all par-
ticipants received chess dollars and the
satiifaction of helping to promote chess in
their area.
The Cincinnati area is fortunate to have
chess promoters like Jon Applebee and
David Hater, our two top finishers. Between
them, they produced 84 new members. Not
all states have that manY members!
We owe a great debt of gratitude to the
folks at William F. Drueke & Sons Inc., who
donated some of their famous chess tables to
be used as prizes. Their generosity is
matched only by the quality of their work.
Not surprisingly, more than one of our other
winners wanted to make a deal for a Drueke
table!
Richard Verber and Fred Gruenberg, co-
chairmen of the Membership Drive, have
already shown how important your support
was in building our membership throughout
the past year. We'd just like to add our con-
gratulations to the winners and a big U.S.
ehess "thank you!" to everyone who made
the 1983 Membership Drive a success.

TELEVISTONS
l.JonApplebee,Cincinnati, Ohio. . . . . . . - . .46
2.DavidHater,Cincinnati,Ohio . . . . . . . . . .38
3.PatMayntz,Campbell,California .. . . . .37

CHESS TABLES
4. George Ramey, Michigan City, Indiana . . .30
5. Ral,rnond Orwig, Richmond, Califomia . . .29
6. James Berezow, Murphysboro, Illinois . . . . 28
7. B.G. Dennison, Midwest City, Oklahoma . .24
8. Kenneth Mann, Wor.cester, Massachusetts . 22
Charles Goodman, Gainesville, Florida
10. Peter Dettelis, USAF Academy, Colorado . . 19

CAMERAS
ll.UrsulaFoster,Modesto, California . - - . . . 17
12.Joseph O'Meara, Virginia Beach, Virginia . . 16
r3.3tephen Fletcher, Sweet Home, Oregon' . . . 15
14. Darius Schott, Boulder City, Nevada . . . . . . 13
15. Stanley Grayson, Brooklyn, New York . .
. 10
Scott Mess, Hillside, NewJerseY
Rolando Proenza, Caguas, Prierto Rico
18.WilliamCuria,Temecula,California. .. . . 9
John Nesbit, Tuba City, Aiznna
20. Jay Cannata, MidlandPark, NewJersey . . 8
Robin Walsh, Oakville, Ontario

rO CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984

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Boris Kogan: Those
BYJAMIECALVIN
lTl he game did not go well. The boy knows it, of
I .o,rtt". In fact, his mind is filled not with the
game itself, but with an aching guilt. Losing is bad
enough - but losing badly is the worst thing that
can happen to a chessplayer. There are no excuses
in chess: One cannot blame the wind or a preju-
diced umpire. A zero on the wallchart means that
you lost the game.
A few minutes Iater the boy's teacher appears to
post his own inevitable "1." (One of the country's
most active players, Boris Kogan is also one of our
most active chess teachers, and he often finds
hirnself playing in the same tournament as one or
more students.) He studies the results from the last
round absentmhdedly, then looks down and sees
the boy waiting. There is a moment's silence, and
then: "You can play better than that." The words
are said softly, with a calm assurance. The boy
nods his head, eyes down, but with a sudden feel-
ing of relief. "I can play better than that," he tells
himself, and begins thinking about his next game.
Kogan turns back to the wallchart, thinking of his
own upcoming match. There will be plenty of
time to go over the boy's mistakes at his next
lesson.
America has many fine chess teachers, but
Kogan is something special. An international
master, he is one of the top players in the United
States, with a rating over 2500. He is regularly in
the running for the Church's Grand Prix prize and
has twice played in the U.S. Championship.
Although he did not even learn to play until he
was 14, he showed talent quickly, winning the
prestigious Soviet Junior Championship in both
1956 and 1957. He also showed a remarkatile
talent for teaching, and by the age of 23 was a full-
time chess teacher in Russia.
Kogan has been described as "Jackie Gleason
after a year on Weight Watchers," and the
physical resemblance exists. His style, though, is
more Art Camey's. He is a softspoken man, with a
quiet pride in his students.
"'When a student has just lost, that is.the most
difficult moment in teaching," he explains. "To
watch a student make a mistake at the board, that
is very hard. But I will not say anything, unless he
wins. Then, yes, I can point out the error. But if he
loses, he must have time then. He is not ready to
think chess."
Kogan's philosophy may reflect some of his own
experiences as an "older" student in Russia's
sharp-edged chess community, and his experi-
ences as an emigre to the United States. He came
here three yeurs ago with wife Anna and son
Michael. He found the language very difficult, and
is still shy about his English, although he com-
municates very well. The family lives in a modest
home in an Atlanta suburb, where one'room is
devoted entirely to chess.
Here Kogan is completely the master. The room
12 CHESSL1FE/JULY1984
z off the board.
6 36. ... Qd4+! 37. Qxd4 Rxg2+ ii&
E
a Kogan considers himself a teacher 6rsl
o
F
o player second. His students include
International master Boris Kogan, though
one of the country's most successful tourna-
ment cornpetitors, considers himself a proves the mind; it gives a child
teacher first, a pLayer second.
is lined with bookcases, each filled with works on
chess. Notebooks containing material from 2O
years of teaching are stacked on the desk and
floor. A rickety table with two chairs is the
schoolroom. Atlanta has a small but active chess
community, and Kogan will teach anyone who
seriously wants to improve.
Some of his Russian students went on to
become IMg. Among his current American pupils
is Stuart Rachels, the youngest American player to
ever win a master's rating. Now only 14, Stuart's
rating is well over 2300, and climbing. Once a
month, Kogan drives the 300 miles to Stuart's
Alabama home, where he and Stuart spend two
days in intense chess study. "He is so serious,"
Kogan says proudly. "I must tell him even to eat."
Kogan often plays in three or four weekend
tournaments a month, driving to cities throughout
the Southeast. He piays strongly, but without the
flashy tactics that some high-rated players feel
they must use when they have to win every game.
Instead, he plays positionally, and his wins often
impress masters more than they do class-B
players. At the Georgia Championship last year,
several players got involved in a betting pool on
whether Kogan could beat Guillermo Ruiz (rated
in the high 2300s) in a "dead drawn" position:
even pawns with Bishops of opposite coiors. Fif-
teen moves later his fans collected their winnings,
and Kogan collected his: the Georgia title for the
third year in a row.
The following position is tlpical of Kogan's
winning style.
Bori's
Kogan
WhitetoIE
Haukur
Angmtys
26. 93 Rf5 27.I(h2 Rxg5 28. hxg5
29.Qf3 Ne7 3O. Qc3 Nfs 31. Kgl
QhS 33. R1e2
At this point, Boris sees a way to get
favorable ending. He often uses this
position to illustrate one of his favorite
topics: Don't be afraid to win simply,
33.... Nh4 34.R.f4g2
Threatening 35. ... Nxf3 +.
35. Rxh4 Qxh4 36. Rxg2
Boris, now a pawn up, forces all major
exd4
And the White King cannot stop
h-pawn and the d-pawn. A simple win-
and children. (He charges less than the
piano instructor, and adjusts his lessons
needs and ambitions of the student.) '
logic. "
One of his most promising young
Michael Gilner, a 12-year-old whose
over 100 points in the last year. Kogan
joys working with beginners. Some of
piest lessons have been simultaneous
tions with 30 or 40 kids. They ask
questions before, after, and even
games. Many children are less shy in a
than they are alone, and they obviously
play.
Perhaps Kogan's most unusual
though, is his own son Michael. At 10,
Kogan was a prodigy. At 14, he won thcr
Open unrated prize. Now 17, he is e
slender, serious college freshman, and a
master. He is also giving up his father's
concentrate on school. "I will play as a
he explains, "b,.t only as a hobby."
Boris has a theory that the children of
masters never become strong players
of their relationship with their parents.
one else, the father is a great master, a wise
to the son, he is just a father. Naturally,
take it so seriously.
Kogan takes his own play very seri
has not missed the U.S. Championship
came here (though this year he is first
His one great disappointment was la.s
tournament. He was ill and lost the
games. He forced himself to rally,
himself that he would not lose another
the tournament, and he did not. Now he
ing onward, working with-Rachels and
students, improving his own game
 Karpov, Balashov, and others replied 1 1. . Rd8, 94, the Bishop confines the White King and sets
up
illmses bother him. His students say, "Boris,
s,orry, we know: You can play better than when 12. cxd5 is fine for White. mate threats involving
dbm :
ffior e 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 ... Rd1 + and .. Nb4-
White might as well accept the pawn sacrifice, c2+.
as 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bg3 Rd8, followed 20. c5 (diagrarn)
by 16. .. RbS, gives Black a powerful ir-ritiative White struggles to
without risk. stop both 20. . Bg5
r3. ... RdSl and 2O. ... Bb4. Im-
This is a real discovery. Bareev-Goldin {Soviet possible are:
ffistory at Wijk aanzee Union 1983) continued 13 .. f5 14. Qc2 e5 15. Bg5 l. 20. b4 Nxb4 21.
After 20. c5
Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17 Nf3 e4, with compensation Qxg4 l2l axb4 Qa1+
for the pawn, but Beliavsky's 13. .. Rd8l is far and 2L. Qc7 Nc2, mate, finish abruptly) 21. ...
BYJACK PETERS
Internationql Master better. NcZ+ 22.Ke2 Qxd2+ 23. Kf3 Ne1, matel
14. QcZ II.20. Qe3 Bb4l2t. Bd3 Bxd2+ 22.Qxd2Rxd3
f, rery January, the Hoogovens Steel company
By retreating his Queen without waiting for ... 23. Qxa5 Rd1, mate;
.f/ tporsort a round-robin tournamenl in Wijk IIl.20.h4Bb42t Qxg4BxdZ+ 22.Ke2 lor 22.
f7-f5, White demonstrates the value of 13 ... RdS!,
uum Zee, the Netherlands Traditionally, the tour-
which wins a tempo over 13. ... f5. But White has Kd1 Be3 + 23. Kc2 Rd2 + 24. I{b7 Rxb2 + l, mating)
rrrulr,ent includes the best Dutch players and some
no way out of his difficulties After 14 Nd4, Black 24. .. Nd4+ 23. Kd3 Q14124.1{xd2Qc2+ 25 Kel
m 'lhr rvorld's top stars This year's event followed
{25. Ke3 Qc1+ mates, too) 25.. Qc1+ 26.Qdl
,

can either regain his pawn by 14. .. fS 15. Qc2

fi|fu format, with one history-making excep-
'anre
lilllilrillr
*-re
1983 tournament was marred by the with-
,mra'J of the invitees from the Soviet Union; the
'h.-rlct Chess Federation wouldn't Iet them play
*mmste of Viktor Korchnoi's participation. But in
l*iic Korchnoi competed, together with AIex-
rum,c: Beliavsky and Vladimir Tukmakov. This
:rmsrs the first time any Soviet players have
nmre::da round-robin with Korchnoi since he
ur=-:ed in 1976 I'm sure that chess fans
irr,rr...lrhere hope that the Soviet Union's boycott
,xd furchnoi is over.
l:
add extra drama to the situation, Korchnoi
rmura returning to the site of one of the worst
re;sses in his career. In 1983, he lost six games
om,r :rnished r,r'ith a minus score. 'What a dif-
l&rs-re a year makesl Winning game after game,
nrur :uickly outdistanced all of his pursuers except
moe Only a sensational performance by Beliavsky
rfuirr Korchnoi from sole possessi.on of first place.
ILe tournament produced an unusually large
ruur-'cer of exciting games, chiefly due to the
tiirrqhcng spirit of the top three finishers. Here's a
utu,ciringly short win by Beliavsky, a complete
,auxr:-.rction of one of the world's best
noids:rs.
Q[-EEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
rilhrt GM TonY Miles (England)
S GM Alexander Beliavsky lSoviet Union)
Nxd4, or try for more with 14 ... e5 15. Nb3 Qb6
16. Rxd8+ Bxd8, when 17.Bd3? 96 costs White a
piece. If 14.Bd3n, BlacktrapstheQueenby 14 ...
f5. Finaliy, 14. Kd1 e5! 15 Bg3 Be6 increases
Black's lead in development, preventing White's
King from finding safety on the Queenside.
14. ... e5 15. Bg3
The most convincing refutation of 15 b4 is 15
. Rxd2 16. Nxd2 Qxa3, which wins back two
pawns. If 15.Bg5f6 16 Bh495 17.Bg3,both 17. .
e4! and 17 ... 94 18. Nh4 f5 are too strong
15. ... e4 16. Qxe4
This makes it easy. White could get a little
compensation for the Exchange by 16. Nd4 Nxd4
17. exd4 Bg5 18. Qc3, although he must also
reckon with 17 ... Rxd4. Note that 16.b4Qxa3 77
Rxd8+ NxdS 18. Qxe4 allows 18. .. Bxb4+ 19.
Kd1 Bd7 20. Bd3 f5, when Black's attack wins.
And the pathetic 16. Ng1 loses to 16. ... Bf6 or to
the flashy 16. ... Bg4l?, threatening 17 . ... Bb4 and
17. . RxdZ 18. Qxd2 Rd8.
16. ... Bfs t7. Qf4
This time, 17. b4 loses to 17. ... Bxb4 18. axb4
+.
Qa1
17.... Rxd2 18. Nxd2 RdS 19. e4
grand-
If 19. b4 Nxb4 20 Nb3, then 20. ... Nd3 + picks
up'vVhite's Queen with check.
19....8g4!
lD37l
The most effective square for the Bishop. From
Nc2+ 27. Ke2 Qxdi, mate; and
IY. 20. BeZ Bg5 27. b4 Qxa3 22. Qxg4 Qc1' + 23.
Bdl Qxd2+24.y.JlQxdl+.
20. ..: Nb4l 21. f3
There's no salvation tn 27. Be2 NcZ+ 22. Kfl
BxeZ + 23. Kxe2 g5 24. Nc4 Qb5
21. ... gS 22. axb4
Miles may have been too stunned by Black's
onslaught to resign Both 22. Qxg4 Nc2+ 23 KI2
Bxc5 + ! and 22. Nc4 Nd3 + are just as bloody as
the massacre that follows.
22. ... Qal + 23. KeZ gxf4 24. Bxf4 Be6 25.
Be5 Qc1 26.B,c3 Bg5, White resigns
Korchnoi considered this his best game of the
tournament
NTMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE
W: GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland)
B: GM Tony Miles (England)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2
cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7 . a3 BeZ 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5
Re8 10. d6 Bf8 11. 93 Qb6 t2.Bg2 Bxd6 13.
Be3 Qa6 14. O-O BeS 15. Nf4 d5 16. Ncxd5
Nc6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nds Be5 19. Qh5
Qa4 2O. Bf4 N7 2r. b3 Qas 22. b4 Qa4 23.
Radl Bxf4 24. gxf4 Rad8 25. Rd3 Kh8 26.
Nc7 Re7 27 . QcS FreZ 28. Rxd7, Black resigns

i, c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5.

6['r
to 5. Bg5 reached a peak of
I:js quiet alternative
rm,cuiarity after Korchnoi employed it repeatedly
uE rjs 1978 match against Anatoly Karpov.

;- ... O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9.

il,} Qa5 fO. Rdl Be7
is a critical position for the evaluation of 5.
-i:re
ft- This position can also arise from the 4 Qc2
ur,ation of the Nimzo-Indian. Korchnoi gave life
'ro -:-s line with 11. Nd2, which remains \Alhite's

llrs choice.
I I. Rd2? ?

l:rtisch introduced 11. Rd2 agairst Yuri z

&al;=shov in the Toluca Interzonal in 1982, and it
p.as since been used by several other grand-
rusters. Walter Browne used'11 Rd2 to draw
mr:- world champion Anatoly Karpov in the
lI -iurg tournament of 1982. However,
R*,.avsky's energetic play completely refutes it I
tnrrubt that we will see a revival of 11 Rd2? in
the first time
urJe master tournaments. This handshake between Alexander Beliavsky (left) and Viktor Korchnoi si:gnals
i"i.n""i has met a Soviet player in a round-robin since his defection in 1976-
r l. ... Ne4!
CHESSLIFE/JULY1984 13
HOOGOVENS GRANDMASTER TOURNAMENT QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE
o W: GM Predrag Nikolic (Yugoslavia)
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands January 1984
B: GM Vladimir Tukmakov (Soviet
PLAYER COUNTRY MTINGl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14POINTS
I GM Aleunder Beliavsky Soviet Union 2565 llzt/z t/t lVtI II YzVzl tt0 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 tr6 4. 93
2 GM Viktor Korchnoi Swilzerland 2635 h tth v, v, llzl ]V, 11 110 Bb4+ 6. Bd2Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9-
2570 0 0 .t lz t/t 01lz t/z I ty, t 7t/z
3 GM Predrag Niko)ic Yugoslavia
2630 t/t 0. V, lx t/z fz l, hVz 11 V,7 fO. Bd3 Nxc3 11.
4 GM Ulf Andersson Sweden
5 GM Ardras Adorjan Hungary 2570 v, t/z lz I t/t 0v, lz t, 6v, t/z t/z Bxc3 c5 12. O'O BbZ
6 GM Robert ttuebner West Germany 2620
'/z
v, V, Vz t/t 010 lz0 l,r I 6t/z 13. Re1 dxc4 14.
7 GM Anthony Miles Englad 2610 0 0 ty, 01 ct/zl th0 Y, I t/z 6t/z
bxc4 O-O 15. Be4
2550 0y, Y,0 t/z . t/z lz tht t 61,
8 GM Vladimir Tukmakov Soviet Union
t/z Y,
tht Bxe4 16. Rxe4 cxd4
25t5 th lt t/z I 0lz t/t t/z | 6lz
9 GM Jan van der Weil Netherlands 0 0

I0 GM Gernadi Sosonko Netherlilds 2560 0 0 Vz t/z IV, Y, V, t/z Y,h t/z' 6 17. Nxd4 Na6 18.
lt GM Hans Ree Netherlands 2480 0 t/t 0lz v, .t 1.120 0 t/z v, 1Yz
Qf3 Nc5 19. Nc6 Qc7
l2 GM Eugenio Torre Philippines 2565 lz 0 00 h t/z Vz t/z Vz hl .0 t/z 5
20. Rg4 Rfc8 21.
24r'5 th0 th0 00V1 lz 1. h4
13 IM Gert Ligterink Netherlands
2475
0 0
0 0 t/z V1 0 th\0 t/z
Vz

lz t/z lz . 3v,
NxeT+ QxeT 22. After 26. ... RafS
14 tM Paul van der Sterren Netherlands 0
Bd2 Kh8 23. BsS
Tied players are listed alphabetically Qb7 24. Qf4 Nd7 2s' Bh6 Rg8 26- Rdl
(diagrarn) 27 . RxgT RxgT 28. BxgT +
Kxf2 Bxb5 42.Nh4Bd3 43. Ke3 Bc2 44.N5
FRENCHDEFENSE [C14]
Bf6 45. Nf3 b6 46.Bb0Be7 47. Nd2, Black QgS+ Kh8 3O. Qe7 Qe4 31. RxdT Oer
W: IM Paul van der Sterren {Netherlands} Kg/,Qe4+ 33.f3Qcz + 34. Kh3Qf5+
resigns
B: GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) Kg7 36. Rd4 RcS 37. Rf4 Qxe5 38. RilI
SICILIANDEFENSE IB44) 39. f4, Black resigns
l. e4 e6 2. d'4 dS 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 W: GM Robert Huebner (West GermanY)
NfdT 6. BxeT QxeT 7 . f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 B: IM Gert Ligterink (Netherlands) KTNG'SINDIAN DEFENSE
Qxc5 lO. Qd2 Nb6 r1. Nb5 Nc6 12. c3 f6 13. W: GM Predrag Nikolic iYugoslavial
exf6 [{xf6 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4'4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. B: GM Eugenio Torre (PhiliPPines)
Nbd4 Bd7 17. b3 Qa6 18' O-O-0 Nxd4 19. ' Nbs d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3Be7 9.B,e2
Nxd4 Raf8 20. 93 eS 21' Ne2 d4 22. cxd'4 Bg4 O-O 10.O-Ob6 1l.Be3 ,ZrHlP) r. d4 Nf6 2. c4 gG 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. 93
23. Rdel Rc6+ 24. Kb2 Rfc8 25. Nc1 B;fs26. Ne5 12. Qb3 NedT d6 6. 0-O c5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. e't
Qb4 Rb6 27. Qe7 Qa5 28. a4 Qxa4, White 13. Rfdl Bb7 L4. f3 h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6
resigns Qc7 15. Bfl Rac8 16. 12. a4 b5 13. axbS
Racl Qb8 17. Nc2 axbs 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
SICILTANDEFENSE lBe3l Bd8 18. Khl Bc7 19. 15. cxb5 Qa5 (dia-
W: GM John van der Weil (Netherlands) Bg1 h6 2O. Ne3 KhS gram) 16. e5 dxeS 17.
B: GM Alexander Beliavsky {Soviet Union) 2L.QlczFrg822.Qdz %i"ru
d6 cxd6 18. Qc6 Ne6
95 23. Bd3 Ne5 24. After 28. ... NedT 19. Qxd6 e4 20' bG
e4 c52. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
l. Bbl Rg7 25. Nez Qb4 21. QcG hG 22.
Nc3 a6 6. f4 eS 7.Nf3 Qc7 8. Bd3 NbdT 9. O-O RcgS 26. Qc3 Qa8 27. b4 94 28. f4 NedT Be3 Rb8 23. Na4 After 15. ...
b5 1O. Qe2 Bb7 I 1. BdZg6 12. b4 Bg7 13. fxeS (diagram| 29. Nds exd5 30. cxds Bd8 31. Bd4 Qa5
Nd5 24. Qxd5 Qxa4
dxeS 14. a4bxa4 15. Rxa4 O-O 16. Rfal Rfb8 Nh5 32. BxgT+ RxgT 33. Nd4 Nxf4 34. Nfs 25.b7 l<h7 26.b3Qb427. Bxe4NdS
17. Khl Bf8 18. Ndl Bc6 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 2O. NeS 35. Nxd6 f6 36. Qe3 Nfg6 37. Rf1 Rh7 38.
QxbZ 29. Qxd8, Black resigns
Rxa6 Bxb4 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Ral Nc5 23' Nc3 Rfs Qb8 39. Ne8 BcS 4O' Nxf6 Bxf6 41. Rxf6
R:b224. Rfl Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rb4 26. Nd2 Nhs b5 42. Rxg6, Black resigns CATAI.qNOPENING
27.BllriBld4zs. Qe3 Nf6 29' Qf3 Qd6 30. Rf2 GM Gennadi Sosonko (Netherland$
Qe6 31. h3 Nhs 32. Nb3 Rd8 33. Rd2 RcS 34. BENONIDEFENSE B GM Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerlandl
Na5 BaS 35. Nds Bd8 36. Qa3 Bh4 37- Khz W: GM Predrag Nikolic (Yugoslavia)
Bxd5 38. Rxds Qf6 39. Qd3 95 40. Rd6 Qf4+ B: GM Hans Ree (Netherlands) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. 93 d5 4. Bg2
41. Kh1 Ng3 + 42. Kgl Qc1 + 43. Qdl Qxdl + Bd7 6. Nbd2 Bb4 7. Qcz Bbs 8. (}{t
zt4. Rxdl f6 45. Nb7 Nxe4 46. Rd7 Bf2+ 47. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. 93 c5 5. d5 b5
Rdl Nxd4 1O. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Ne4
Kfl Rxc2 48. Rd8+ KI7 49. Nd6+ Nxd6 5O. 6. cxbS Qal+ 7. Nfd2 Bb7 8' Bg2 Bxd5 9. Be3 Qa6 1.3.Bd4Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 r
Rxd6 e4 51. Rd7 + Ke6 52. RxhT Bc5 53. Rh8 Bxd5 Nxds 10. Qb3 16. Qf3 N7 tZ . Qhs Qe6 18. Nc3 c6
Rf2 +, White resigns Nb6 11. a4 a6 12.
Rc8 2O. RxdT QxdT 21. Bh3 QdzZ2-
Ra3 d5 13. 0-O O-0 cxb1 23. e3 c3 24. Q}:3 QxbZ 25-
14. e4 e6 15. exd5 ,%
RUYLOPEZ [C6O] White resigns
W: GM A.lexander
B: GM Hans
Beliavsky (Soviet Union|
Ree {Netherlandsf
exdS 16. Nc3 c4 17.
Qdl d4 18. Nce4 t QUEEN'S INDIAN DEFENSE
N8d7 (diagram) 19.
W: GM Predrag Nikolic (Yugoslavia)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 964. c3 a65.Ba4 Nb3 Qb4 2O. Nxd4
d6 6. d4 Bd7 7.BgSBe7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Bc2 0-O B: GM Viktor Korchnoi {Switzerlandf
R:fe8 21. Nc6 Qf8 22. After 18.... N8d7
10. O-O Re8 11. h3
1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. 93 Bb7
Bf8 12. Nbd2 Bg7 13. 24. Nd6 Re6 25. Nxc4 axbS 26. N4xe5 Nxe5
Re1 h6 14. a3 aS 15.
Rlr4 + 6.M2 cS 7.O-O O-O 8. d5 Bxd2
27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29.QdSBc7 20.
exdS 1O. Nh4 Ne4 ll.QcZ Re8 12. N
b3 Qe7 16. Nfl Rad8 b4 Rd8 31. Qxbs Bd6 32. Be3 RbS 33. Bb6
13. bxc3 Nc6 14. cxdS Ne5 15. Rfer f,
17. d5 Nb8 18. Ng3 Bxb4 34. a6 QeZ 35. Rbl, Black resigns
Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e4 g5 19. e5
cs 19. Qd2 Qf8 20.
gxf4 dxeS 21. fxei AS 22. Qe4 Re6
b4 axb4 2L. axb4 MODERNDEFENSE lB00l
Rg624. Qxgs Rxgs 25.c4Re826.
cxb4 22. cxb4 Na6 W: IM Gert Ligterink iNetherlands) 27.Brd3 Rgxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29.
23.N3 RaS 24. Bb6 B: GM Tony Miles (England)
Rec8 25. b5 Nc7 26.
d6 Re1 + 31. Kf2 Rdr 32. BdS Be6
Rxa8 Nxa8 27.Brc3 Nc7 28. Qa5 Kh7 29. Rcl 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5' fxe6 34. RxaT Rxd6 35. Ke3 Rd4
BbS a6 6. Bxc6 + bxc6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Rxc4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 38. Rb2 g5 39.
Ncxd5 3O. exds Nxds 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Bd2
4O.Frc2 Kf6 41. Rxc5 Rxh2 42. a4
fs 33. Qaz Qc5 34. Bc4 Nf6 35.'Bf7 f4 94 896 10. Bg5 Be7 11. o-O-O h6 12. Bf4 Qb8
13. Kbl Qb4 14. Bcl Rb8 15' b3 Qxc3 16' Bd2 Idre? eS 44. RcS Ra3 45. RaS Kf5 46' a5
(diagrarn) 36. Qbr fxg} 37. Qxg6+ KhS 38-
Nxe4 17. Be1 O-O, White resigrrs a6 Ra2+ 48. Kd3 e4+ 49. Kd4 e3 5&
Qxg3 Ne4 39. Qh4 Qxl2 + 40. Qxt2 Nxf2 4r.

14 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984

 strong players waiting their chance to hustle the
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD3ol hustlers.
W: GM Tony Miles (England) A half-dozen or so players of varying strength
B: GM Predrag Nikolic (Yugoslavia) are on hand atany given time, with the lineup in a
constant flux from day to day and even from hour
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 cG 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bf4 to hour Generally, the players are roughly class A,
Nh5 6. Bg5 fG 7.B,}:,4 gs 8. Bg3 Nd7 9. cxdS though there are a number of Bs, unrateds,
exd5 1O. e3 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 Nf8 12. Bd3 Be6 experts, masters, and even an occasional ilterna-
13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qe7 15. Rb1 Kf7 16' tional master or grandmaster.
Qe2 Ng7 17. Nd2 h5 18. h4 94 19. o-o Ng6 2o. One possibly apocryphal story tells of how, a
5 e4 Rhe8 21. fZ b6 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23- Qf2 Nf8 few years ago, a South American master was
24. Rber Qd8 25. Qf4 Re6 26. Nf3 Kga 27. wandering about town a few days before he was
? Nh2 dxe4 28. Nxg4 exd3 29. Rxe6 Nfxe6 3O. to play in an international tournament. To his
z Nxf6+ Iff7 31. Qe4 d2 32. Nxh5+, Black delight, he discovered the spectacle of sidewalk
F
resrgns lp chess - coffeehouse chess without the coffee-
house. His meat and potatoes. Why not make a
couple of extra bucks before the tournament?
These folks didn't know him from Adam, though
o
b in his own country. . .
- His attention was drawn to one player who was
mg Yugoslav GM Predrag Nikolic had one
nis best resulls yel at Wijk aanZee.
On Skittles Row: An Ode cleaning up all comers at odds of five minutes to
one. Figuring this was where the most money was
To the Street-Fighting Men to be made, he sat down to play. Several games
il.
Xxe3 Rax6 52. Rf3 + Kg4 53. Rf8 Ra2 later and X-number of dollars poorer, he got up
Rg8 Rg2, White resigns BYRICHARD FIREMAN and walked away, so demoralized at getting
ffiLENFELDDEFENSE lD85l
I'H:}J;:.,JiJffTi" crushed by some sidewalk patzer that he went
back home without even playing in the tourna-
'iffi .-\l Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands) "How about a game? Two, three, or five bucks ment!
S lM Vladimir Tukmakov (Soviet Union) But it had been his misfortune to happen by dur-
five-minute, or anY time You want'"
- ing one of the rare appearances of GM Roman
"Well, I don't know. . . ."
: dJ Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Dzindzichashvili, a current U.S. co-champion who
"Aw, c'mon, man . .."
6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Rbl o-o 9.
\rc3 is exceptionally strong at speed chess.
Thus begins the usual conversational gambit,
I \c6 lO. d5 Ne5
\xe5 Bxe5 12. EE which eventually turns into an over-the-board one Now, thatt hustling (though unintentionally) Is
the rest hustling, too? Well, yes and no. Although
when the casual passerby gets drawn into playing'
e6 13. f4 BhS you don't know your opponent's strength, he
Where is this happening? In the heart of the
c-t ReS 15. O-O
doesn't knowyours, either. And you don't haue to
craziest city in the world, naturally - New York's
16. exd5 Bd4+ play, after all. You pays your money, you takes
Times Square area.
hhl b6 18. Bd3 your chances.
When the weather allows, you can usually find
19. Qc2 Qd,7 20. It's 50 cents per game up front for use of the
a sidewalk table with four or five chess sets and
! @iagram) 20. ... equipment, and the wager's whatever you and
clocks (and backgammon boards as weli), each
I 21. Rbel Rae8 your opponent agree on, generally $2, $3, or $5
Afier 20.... Bd2 manned and ready for action. The table is usually
Rxe2 Rxe2 23. per five-minute game, though they'll also play for
surrounded by a sma1l crowd of spectators -
: W2 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qxfs gxfs 26. Rd I other stakes or without clocks altogether.
gawking tourists who know nothing about the
27.h3ldre7 28.|{hZKdG 29. a4 h5 3O. h4 But don't flash the cash. Gambling is illegal in
game, potential victims gauging their chances, and
: 31. Kg3 Bc3 32. Bcl Re4, White resigns
FIRC DEFENSE [BO7]
'ltill GM Robert Huebner (West Germany)
.X L\I Paul van der Sterren (Netherlands|

i e{ d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 96 4. f3 c6 5. Bg5 b5

Qd2 NbdT 7. Nh3 h6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Nfz Bb7
rffiJL Be2 Qc7 11. O'O a6 12. a4b4 i3. Ncdl a5

lflrg 13bxc3 15.bxc3Rb8 16.Nb2h5 17.f4ds

[]lt f5 e5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Bd3 dxe4 21. Nxe4
m#4 22. Bf4 e5 23. Bg3 Bh6 24. QeZ Rf8 25.
$'!r Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxl4 27. Rxf4 exf4, Black
:1i

M,O-INDIANDEFENSE tE14l .:.,

.J
rlffil GM Predrag Nikolic {Yugoslavia)
B GM Ulf Andersson (Sweden)

:. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bdz

Ld2 + 5. Qxd2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5 7. e3 QeZ 8. a3
lftod7 9. Qc2 dxc41O. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O Nb6 r2.
hJ cxd4 13. exd4 MZ 14. Rfef Qd6 15.
ldl Rac8 16. Rd3 RfdS r7. Ng5 Na4 18. Bbl
DB 19. Rf3 Qxd4 2O. NxhT NxhT 2t. Qxlr7 +
22. h3 KeZ 23. Re4 Qd6 24. Rd3 Qb8 25.
llifl,S

@ng7 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Rc5

28.
V.IMZ 29.93 Qd6 30. Rf4 Kd8 31. QxfTQc6
E., Bd3 Rxc3 33. Qf8 + Kc7 34. Be4 Rcl+ 35.
M2. and Black lost on tirne New York.
CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984 r5
New York, though in practice the cops don't
bother anybody. There is no cheating or foul play
going on, and the players keep the area a good deal
more respectable than do the three-card monte
operations flourishing about town. And the intel-
lectual character of chess can't help but upgrade
the dignity of an area famous for its X-rated movie
houses.
So the chess hustlhg is, unofficially, allowed to
continue, though its location shifts a bit withh an
area of a few blocks, usually centered at the corner
of 42nd Street and Broadway, with another group
around 50th.
If you're headed that way, here's a couple of
pointers: It's a good idea to hang out awhile to
study your prospective opponents; it's hard to tell
their strength until you've played them a few
times. Ahd don't assume you're going to eat up
anyone who opens with 1. P-KR4. Remember:
These guys earn their living at this. They're good,
and they use psychology, such as playing dubious
moves (and, of course, Iots of tactical traps) to get
you overconfident.
Play your normal game, but play fast, because
they sure do. Of course, if you win consistently,
you may find your opponent replaced by "the next
fish in line," who might be fresh from the lead in
III.
Jaws
A 2000-player, I managed to win five games
straight one day, but a few days later my grin was
horizontalized by some master I'd neither seen nor
heard of before. So if you journey to New York to
try your chances, have fun, but remember the guy
whose meat and potatoes turned out to be just so
much wienerschnitzel for Dzindzi e ing, was a better choice. Of course, 7. ... Nxc3?
Iceland Plays Hostto Series
Of International Events
BY LEV ALBURT
International Grandtnaster
TJ earlier this year chess organizers put on a
.E/ ,rr.nb". of chess eventi lasting several
weeks. Here's a report on the first two.
BUNADARBANKA INTERNATIONAL
The Bunadarbanka (Agricuitural Bank) Interna-
tional concluded February 11 with Icelandic inter-
national master Johann Hjartarson, who just
turned 21, winning top honors. His 8% points in
the l2-player round-robin brought him a well-
deserved grandmaster norm. Hjartarson piayed
excellently and, most important, remained calm
and seif-controlled while facing sharp situations
and time pressure. He has the potential to become
one of the world's best players in a few years.
Hjartarson is employed by the tournament's
sponsors, the Agricultural Bank. His success was
enthusiastically cheered by his colleagues.
Other top places were occupied by three Ice-
landic piayers. IM Margeir Petursson placed sec-
ond with 7 points, and GM Gudmundur Sigur-
jonsson and IM Helgi Olafsson tied for third with
6%.
GM Leonid Shamkovich of New York finished
with 6 points, as did Sweden's Pia Cramling, the
highest-rated woman chessplayer in the world.
Cramling finished poorly after an excellent start.
Two-thirds of the way through the event, Cram-
16 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
ling was leading with three wins and four &aws, be - and it wasn't
-
but the pressure proved to be too much. Her big- enough
gest problem was probably the almost physical I O. cxdS
burden ofpopularity. She was called to the phone, (diagrarnf 11. Be3!
interviewed, and photographed more than all the 11. Nxd5? Nxe5.
other participants together. Exhausted, she lost r1. ... Nb6 r2.
several games in a row. Still, her impressive per- Nxe6l fxe6.
formance helped improve her already high rating. Jose Capablanca
Here is an interesting game from the event. demonstrated that a
After tO. .., cxd5
Bishop can be bad (or
even very bad, as here) when safely
ALEKHINE'S DEFENSE lBo4l opponent's pawns. Pia executes the
W: Pia Cramling (FIDE 2a05f I've outlined above very well.
Sweden 13. Bd4 Nc4 14. b3 Na3
B: Lev Alburt {FIDE 2515) Trying to get some counterplay before
United States mobilizes all her forces.
15. O-O RcS
l. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3.d4 dG 4. Nf3 96 5. Bc4 Putting pressure on c2 keeps the
dxe5? from movirrg.
I've played several thousand games using the 16. Rf2 QaS 17 . Qd3 b5 18. Rc1 bl
Alekhine, and from time to tirne I try new lines, Nb5 20. c3! bxc3 2L. a4lNxd4 22.
believing that they are equally good as, or even Desperation
better than, the old ones. And sometimes, as here, 23.h4
I try something new just for a change of pace, with Prophylaxis against ... 96-95.
varying results. This system was a real disaster. 23. ... Rc5 24. Rlc2 Rhc8 25. Kf2
6. dxe5! Centralizing the King
- a good plan
Here 6. Nxe5 leads to a position usually 25. ... Qb4 26. Ke2 BxeS
achieved by another move order: 4. ... dxe5 5. My last chance. I couldn't prepare this
Nxe5 96 6. Bc4. As the game deFirmian-Alburt, with 26. .. ObS, because after27. Qa6the
played just a short time later at the Reykjavik e6 cannot be defended.
Open, proved, White is slightly better there. 27. fxel QbB 28. X:fz
6. ... c6 7. Nc3 Be6? The right decision After 28 Nf3, Blad,
Iooking back, even 7. .. e6, with those terrible have real compensati.on for the Knight.
"holes" on f6 and d6 and an eventual Ne4 loom- 28. ... Qxe5 29. Rel
Pia plays for a counteratta'ck.
loses the Queen to 8. BxlT + . 29. ... Rf8+ 30. Nf3 Qh2 31. Qd4
8. Ngs! Bg7 Rxc3
I had the position after White's eighth move on Arr unpleasant surprise.
my pocket set before the game, but I overlooked 32.... Rxc3 33. Qxc3 Qxh4+
that on 8. ... Qc7 White has the simple and strong Three pawns for a Knight might be
9. Qez.1 analyzed for hours sharp variations after draw, but I have them only for a mom€ot-
9. f4?! Nxf4 and the like. Only at the board did I see
the clear refutation ofthe entire system lbeginning
34. Kgr Rxf3
Otherwise, \4trite plays 35. Ne5 + and
with 5. ... dxeS) and realized that my position, Iy mates.
against such a strong opponent as Pia, is hopeless 35. gxf3 d,4 26. Qdz Qg3 + 37. Kfr
9. f4l 38.Qfz Qh3+ 39. Ke2
My Bishop on g7 will soon be buried alive. Once more, Pia chooses the right plan:
9. ... Nd7 10. Bxd5 tralize the King and {II) to attack.
Also very strong is 10. Nxe6 fxe6, and now 11. 39. ... e5 40. Qf3 Qh2+ 41. Kd3l
0-0 or 1 1. Ne4. Look at the Bishop on 97; it is hard- QdS+ KeS 43. Qa8+ Kf7 44. R]fl+,
ly worth more than a pawn. The best I can do is to resigns
sacrifice it for two pawns, and the pawns I will Mate is unavoidable.
have in compensation will be the miserable but- A very good game for Pia She almost
tons on e7 and e6. ly outplayed me at all stages.
To win such a game, \ Ihite should guard against
Black's only breakthrough attempt with ... 96-95 REYKJAVIK OPEN
(which is easily stopped by h2-h\ and, after some The Bunadarbanka International was
exchanges, win a battle on the Queenside, where the 1 1th Reykjavik International Open,
Black wi-ll have to fight a piece down. Hotel Loftleidir. It attracted 60 players,
Such positions can occur in other openings, too. 15 grandmasters. The tournament ended
Imagine this structure: 'vVhite pawns on d4, c3, c2, three-way tie, which included New Y
and a2 (likely after a Black Bishop on b4 captures a Samuel Reshevsky. (See the next article for
White Knight on c3), and Black pawns on d5, c6, by Reshevsky.)
b5, and a6. Now, put a'vVhite Bishop on b3 {it got This exciting tournament saw the lead
there by way of b5 and a4, having been pushed hands after the sixth round, when
away by Black's pawns). To free this Bishop, one Nick deFirmia:-r, who had 5% points,
pawn rs a murunum pnce. Icelandic IM Johann Hjartarson. H
In the game, Pia chose another plan - to ex- the lead for the next few rounds, scoring
change my well-posted Knight at d5. By doing so, round 10.
she game me some hopes to sacrifice on e5 more In the loth round, Hjartarson losl a
effectively, because now I'd get, after such a teresting struggle to his countryman H"E
sacrifice, not isolated pawns on e6 and e7, but sson, who sacrificed a Queen for two
strong pawns on e7, e6 and d5. Still, it should not pieces. As a result of this loss, both
 sq sYs rhe srroneesfrll.'fi
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EurE Ars.B [HIH##:"'rIsoo+
tor under $400.
(Undet $500 lor "8" version)
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Reshevsky caught the leader by drawing their S.R: I guess I had a good chance to win a match f 2. ... Nd5 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4
mutual game in the last round. against Mikhail Botvinnik, the world champion. Qxe2 NcS
Harry Schuessler of Sweden and two young When the U.S. team played the Russians, I beat At this point, it appears as if Black has
Icelanders, Jon Arnason and Margeir Petursson, hiunZlz to 1%. But he refused to play a match with equality. However, White's pieces are
finished half a point behind the winners. Others me. better placed than Black's. 'vVhite will
who participated in the tournament included GM L.A.: Why didn't you qualifY for the control the Queei file;
Robert Byrne, GM Leonid Shamkovich, and IM Challenger's Toumaments? also, e3-e4 is in the
Karl Burger, all of the United States, Soviet GMs S.R.: The Sbviets played against me and others cards, and White's
Yuri Balashov and Efim Geller, and Sweden's Pia as a team. They had to; I don't blame them. Also, I Bishop could become
Cramling. never had anyone to assist me. Now thanks to the menacmg.
The Open received extensive coverage in the American Chess Foundation, this has been 16. Rfdl (diagram)
newspapers and on television and radio. Members changed, and we have many gifted players in the 16. ... Ne4?
of both the Icelandic Cabinet and Parliament were States. The losing move.
among the hundreds of chess fans who filled the Black should have
After 16. Rfdl
tournament halls to watch the matches on closed- tried 16. ... QeS, and if
circuit TV. My Surprise Victory at the 17. Nbs, then 17. ... Nxb3.
e3-e4,
If 16. .. f5, to
then 77.b4l,arrdrf 16. .. QcT,then
The Reykjavik Open was sponsored by the city
of Reykjavik (Mayor David Oddsson told me the
Reykj avik Inte rnational qb8 18. Be5 Qa8 19. e4, with pressure.
city coritributed about $8,000), Icelandic Airlines 17. Nxe6! fxe6 18. Qga Ngs
(which owns the loftleidir), Icelandic Visa (whose BY SAMUEL RESHEVSKY If 13. ... N4f6, then 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 2(L
president, Einar Eirnarsson, is now the general International Grandtnaster foliowed by Rxds or Qxd5
secretary of the Chess Federation of Nordic Coun- hen I accepted the invitation to enter the 19. h4 h5
triesf , and some local banks. l1th Reykjavik International, I had not A good try. If 20. Qxhs, then 20. ... Nh7
dreamed of finishing in first place. I just went Bf6 22. e4 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 Qf6.
ATALKWITH RESHEVSKY there to get some practice and have some fun. The 2C.. QE3 Qea 2t. ltxgl QgG 22. f4
While I was in Reykjavik, I had an opportunity to Icelandic Chess Federation accepted gladly all the Bxf6 gxf6 24. e4l h4 25. Qf3 Nb4 26.
interview 7Z-yearold Samuel Reshevs\. He necessary conditions I requested in regard to the Rxf6 27. Rd7 Rcf8 28. Ne5, Black
became known to the chess world at the age of 6 playing schedule and other requirements. Before I
by playing in tournaments and giving exhibitions left for Iceland, I was a little concerned about the SICILIANDEFENSE
climate there, but when I arrived, I found it was Maroczy Bind, by transposition
all over the world. He stopped his chess activities
for a while to get his degree in accounting from the not as bad as I had anticipated. Since the tourna- W: GM Samuel Reshevsky (FIDE 246Of
University of Chicago. At age 22, he returned to ment was held at the hotel where I stayed, it made United States
chess and instantly became one ofthe best players matters much easier. B: IM Carsten Hoi (FIDE 24O0)

in the world.
While in Reykjavik, Reshevsky ran into a few
difficulties because of his Orthodox Jewish faith.
For two weeks he had to survive on canned food
he brought from New York. There are very few
I usualiy start off badly in the first round. 'vVhen Denmark
i defeated my first opponent, I was encouraged.
When I won the second game, I began to feel that I 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
might have a chance to get into the prize money. c5
In the third round I drew with the Black pieces Rarely played at the present time. More I

Jews in lceland, and almost none of those are
Orthodox. There are no kosher stores or
restaurants, and no synagogues. Reshevsky
wasn't even able to find any co-believers with
which to form a prayer group, so he prayed alone.
The organizers, however, did their best to assist
Reshevsky, making sure none of his games fell on
the Jewish Sabbath, which lasts from just before
sundown on Friday until sundown Saturday
By not playing on the Sabbath, Reshevsky
estimates that he has lost more than $100,000 in
the course of his long career. The law, he says, is
clear - thou shalt not work on Sabbath. He said
that non-professional chessplayers can play on the
Sabbath, but he doesn't recommend it, because it
isn't in the proper spirit.
The following is a small part of our talk:
f,ev Alburt: Do you ask, in your prayers, for
chess victories?
Samuel Reshevsky: One is allowed to ask God
for something good for hirnself, including success
in chess. Still, I prefer not to be too specific and to
ask, for example, to be able to win only certain
games
- with a few exceptions, of course. Some-
times you may win one important game but lose a
tournament. God knows better what is good for
me. Still, I ask for success in a tournament because
it is, to the best of my knowledge, good for me. My
suicesses, Iike this one in Reykjayik, are worthy of
prayer, because they are good for Orthodoxy.
They show that we are rewarded for our beliefs
and deeds.
L.A.: Many people think that for years; back in
fhe early 1950s, you were the world's No. 1
player. 'vVhy didn't you become world champion?
against one of the promising Icelandic youngsters,
Johann Hjartarson, who tied for first place. I was a
Iittle disappointed, because I had the better posi
tion and was unable to capitalize on it.
Here are two games of mine in the event.
QUEEN'S GAMBIT ACCEPIED [D25]
W: GM Samuel Reshevsky (FIDE 2460)
United States
B: Magnus Solmundarsson IFIDE 2265t,
Iceland
r. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4
The Queen's Gambit Accepted, rarely played
recently. I recall the time when this defense was
quite popular with the leading grandmasters. I
myself used it against Dr. Emanuel l.asker in a
very important international event and won with
it in 23 moves.
4. e3 Bg4
The most popular form of this defense. It gives
Black more chances of obtainhg equality than the
older line beginning with 4. ... e6.
5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nbd2
Better than placing this Knight at c3. At d2, the
Knight will be able to get to the important square
c4, where it will hinder Black from freeing himself
with ... e6-e5.
The purpose of this move is to free the KN and
also to enable the QN to get to c4, when necessary.
8. ... c5 9. 0-O BeZ 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 12.
a4
To be able to anchor the Knight at c4 without its
being driven away by ... b7-b5.
of course, 5. ... d6.
6. Be2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d6 8. O-O Nc6
Bd7 Lo. Qdz
More accurate is 10. Rcl
1O. ... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 BcG 12. fB a5
We have reached a known position.
slight advantage in space
13. Nds
This appears premature and leads to
simplification Wiser was 13. Racl or 13-
13. ... Bxd5 14. cxdS Nd7 15. Racr
16. Qxd4 Rc8 17. Bb5l
The Bishop is best posted here, where it
the mobility of Black's Queen and KniShr
17.... Rxcl
Unpromising would be 17. ... Qb6
18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. KfZ. White would
King to d4. In the ensuing ending, 'White
have some winning chances. Black's
would be difficult because of the limited
of the Ihight.
18. Rxcl Nc5
Black has succeeded in blocking the
his task of defending his position remains
He is completely on the defensive,
counterplay.
19. Khr
Preventing a possible ... Qb6 followed
Nxa4.
19. ... Qb6 2o. a4 RcS 21. h3 Qd8
Preventing the Ifuight from moving dr
forcing Black to play ... b7-b6 if he
his Queen to the Kingside.
22. ... b6
But this creates a small weakness; it

18 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984

 Bc6, blocking out the Rook
.Et f4
ffinnoting a possible advance of the KP or the
iffi. ... Qf8 24. e5 Rd8 25. Qf3 Qh6!
fll,a:k is at last
hm:ning something.
ilF. Rf1 Rf8 (dia-
27. exd6
Wr:ne is opening the
: Fortunately,
-:amot very easi-
ru--e his Rook on
rlc
After26"'Rf8
iEi ...exd628.f5
Tllhs move offers'vVhite some chance of setting
i :ossible mating threat with f5-f6; it also
-:s Black from getting counterplay with
ld .. Ne4.
tw. ... Qh4
Tlhr':atening 29 ... Ne4
s Qe3g5?
Met- was 29. ... Ne4, but after 30. Kh2, it is dif-
ru:l :r find a plausible continuation for Black.
u[, f6l Ne4 31. Rf3 Kh8 32. Kg1 Nc5 33. g4l
mg-k s position is untenable after this move.
s, Rg8 34. Kgz Q}:.G 3s. Rfs Qh4 36. QeZ
1;. Rf3 Rg6
Ul 5. .. hxg4, then 38. hxg4 Qxg4+ 39. Rg3
- 4O. Qxe4 Nxe4 41. Rh3, mate
Ifl. Qf8 +, Black resigns
by Ivanov
BY EVANS D. HOPKINS
Ivanov, Canadian champion and win-
TE of the 1982 and 1983 Church's Fried
Grand Prix, came to the Virginia State
tiary in Richmond in late January for a
exhibition against 15 members of
n:son's VAPEN Chess Club and three of the
; supporters
k;znov had contacted Jerry Price, president of
hPa\-, after reading of the prison club in the
issue of Chess Life.Ivanov, who was
to play in the nearby Virginia Open, said
,uzs interested in coming to the prison to play
:r::,ibition just before the tournament. Hasty
were made, only to have them
:ied the day before the simul when bad
grounded Ivanov's flight out ofBermuda
: he hadjust tied for first in the second Ber-
lnternational Open. The next day, however,
er Cameron, the club's outside sponsor,
;ed a call. Ivanov would indeed be able to
it, throwing the club back into the state of
t which first greeted the news that an
::ational master would be coming to play
fit
,lt{.-:en Ivanov arrives, I find that he does not
:rage of a typical chess master. Tall and
he is dressed in jeans, boots, checkered
and sweater-vest. Though bespectacled, his
:rvinkle with active curiosity and barely sub-
@ud,: mirth.
1e 37-year-old native of the Soviet Union is not
yn' ::mfortable with English, but he smiles a great
diur:L answering questions animatedly with short,
tMgur sentences in the shy, diffident manner of a
lfruorglrer. How was Bermuda? I ask.
-; is beautiful there, the ocean so warm. My
Canadian charnpion Igor
Ivanov gave a free
sirnultaneous exhibition
for prisoners at the
Virginia State Prison and
some local chessplayers.
assistant tells me, 'Why not stay in Bermuda and "I am surprised," he says. "It has been very
swim?' But I say, 'No, I have an assignment, and I good."
must go,' " he says dutifullY. Concerning his play in North America in com-
What interested him in coming to the prison? I parison to the Soviet Union: "In the Soviet Union I
ask, expecting his answer to reflect social concern. received a salary from the State to play, and I got to
"I read about your club, and I wanted to come in keep what prize money I won. Here I play more,
to see how well you ptay," he responded simply. and the prize money is much better."
Before the simul begins, Cameron introduces As the guards usher us out of the dining hall, I
Ivanov as a native of Leningrad now residing in get in one last question. "Are you playing better
Canada. Ivanov, he says, has played chess since over here?"
he was 5, and often studies 10 hours a day when "I play more now. Maybe I play better, " he con-
not involved in his grueling tournament schedule. fesses with a smile. !f
Without further preamble, Ivanov begins, shaking
each player's hand before making his move' (He
plays White in four cases, against men rated as
masters.) Ivanov moves up the row of 18 tables
swiftly during the opening, hardly pausing to
study until the middlegame stages. It then
Cornins Mansfield:
becomes apparent that, whild we are not exactly 1896-1984
making it difficult for him, some of us are provok-
ing a bit of thought in his rapid mind. We were told BY DAVID L. BROWN
beforehand that he once played 46 simultaneous- arch 28th marked the passing of English
ly, scoring wins against them all. Watching his chess problemist Comins Mansfield. He
energetic movement from board to board, one can was one of the best, if not the best, two-move
easily understand why he is Grand Prix champion problem composers who ever lived. Most noted
and one of the mosl active tournament profes- for excellent keys and cross-check motifs, he con-
sionals around. tinued to produce beautiful problems right up
I have never heard such quiet in the prison's until his death at age 87.
dining hatl, which is usually crowded with more His composing career began in 1913 with origi-
than 700 men at meal times. Now there are only nal contributions to America's Good Companion
the 18 players and this intemational master - Society, tn which he won numerous titles. His
along with two guards and a radio journalist - in tutorial book, Adventures in Composition ll944l,
the old hall, which also sewes as makeshift gym can be considered required reading folbeginners
and auditorium for the prison population. who need to know what makes a problem tick.
After almost 90 minutes, only four players have His most significant titles include the World
bitten the dust. In a complex position, club cham- Chess Federation's grandmaster of chess composi--
pion John Nelson offers Ivanov a draw, which he tions, and in honor of his works, which were in-
accepts. {This offer will plague Nelson for weeks fluential throughout the world, he was named
- I could have wonl he will insist.) Member of the British Empire in 1976.
I pause to consider this scene of tranquillity, This example of his work won first prize in the
which seems almost surreal, especially when one British Chess Maga-
considers the cultural background of Ivanov zine's 1932 composi- %|ru
against those of most of the men he is playing. All tion contest. (Answer %'"m%
"&g%
the prisoners are convicted felons, most of us with at end of article.) 'ffia%
lengthy sentences. {This loss of concentration %
must be the reason I begin losing, I rationalize.
All U.S. problemists
who were lucky I
,,ffi
Ivanov brushes aside my ploy of trading a Knight enough to either corre-
for four of his pawns and proceeds to overwhelm spond with or meet ,&
me. Oh, we1l. He is rated over 2500, I tell myself. him at various meet-
Mate iD two
I've not done badly against one of the best in the ings or conferences
world.) found his opinions very useful and enlighteni-ng.
The last game to finish goes right down to the He was always a gentleman, prompt, accurate,
wire, eating away precious moments I had hoped and helpful to all his fellow artists. His works will
would be available for a more extensive interview. be cherished for generations to come. lD
Jim Snapp, one of the outside supporters, draws /aN Z 9jN 1 l^l Pue:geo Z
the game, and I ask Ivanov what he thinks of the grxg r (AL lrqxN Z SeO I (IIl) lgaN z + ZJ I ln) :tcN Z
level of play he has encountered here.
+zax! 1 (1) :a:o;araq1 8aO z SuuetEarql'izao'r :uotlntos
CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984 T9
 1984 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
- -
Ihe Berkeley Riot
BY FRANK ELLEY includes 31 in seven previous events, a players who have won or shared
h" 16 antagonistswho will compete superb record by any standard. since 1975, Diane Savereide (five ti
fTt But-remember: No one can be counted Rachel Crotto (three). They will beii
I July 8-29 for the U.S. Championship
out. A player reaches the U.S. championship Irene Aronoff, Ruth Donnelly, Par
I know there's more at stake than just
a trophy alrtd prize money. Besides the only because he's demonstrated the ability Vera Frenkel, Inna Izrailov, Ivona
prestige of behg U.S. champion (which to win when it counts. Shernaz Kennedy, Diana Lanni,
doesn't directly translate into rent money for
Chief TD Mike Goodall and presiding ar- Rudolph, ard Betsy Smith.
a chess professional), the winner cal look biter George Koltanowski will be on hand to
make sure things run smoothly. TO SEE THE ACTION . . .
forward to getting more tournament invita-
Inexpensive lodging in dorm
tions than he might otherwise. The publicity
will also bring with it expanded opportuni THE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP available if reserved in advance. Fr
The women's championship, held concur- mation, contact Goodall at 2420
ties for lectures, writing, and simultaneous
rently with the main event, features one of No. 6, Berkeley, CA 94704. Or al
exhibitions. Often these "fringe benefits"
are of the greatest worth in the long run, its strongest fields ever. It includes the two 141.51s48-9802.
though the immediate gratification of a
check for $5,000 is certainly welcome too.
Not to be forgotten is that 1984 is a
year. The United States, as zone 6 in the
World Chess Federation, is entitled to three
representatives in the world championship percentage. Since veteraoo such as
cycle, spots that will be awarded to this (who'has played in J6 cha.mpionship{
year's top three finishers. Browne l7l are lumped together with
All in all, when the 1984 U.S. Champion- new-ccimers' such as Dzindziihashvif
ship convenes at the University of California
at Berkeley, it's certain that everyone will be
playmg for blood and a share of the
- There are iiteresting qideJigbtl,
$21,000 in prizes.
U.S. championships are exciting because For e:rarhple,.the chart. qhgwg' that onlr
anything can happen. Remember 1973, player - Benjamin - has a plus score ag
.Browne.
when unheralded international master John
Grefe shared first with grandmaster
Lubomir Kavalek? Or how about 1981, a MTING'1'.,:2 .J ,,. 4 15

zona).year, when GM Sammy Reshevsky, at f.'r-GMinoriid. DI .D1 w1 DI gr 72%

11
age 69, got chess headlines worldwide by ?-. GM,l,{ialt€r Brorine w W1, Yl2 Ll.. wl w1 w, !vl .!111
wL 68q;
tying for third? (He lost a drawn playoff on .11 DL D2 ni LI il
bi .D3:
tiebreak, thus narrowly missing a spot irr the 'lL
world championship cycle.) 3: iIM. Nicl.ddtririliiai Dl .D1 . E 'oi
w1 WI w1 1,r !!(1 61.9t

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This year's field is sure to produce exciting ii. r..: r:..,.. r:Llr':Dl D1. tl ,I,1 D1 D1
chess. Besides the three reigning champions DI

(GMs Walter Browne, Iarry Christiansen, 5.lcMrYa.isei lejrawalr t, . ': ,- ..,?.sI&' ,11 11.!, D2 Wl Dr Wl,01 Wl w1 58,t
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and Roman Dzin&ichashvili), there are two L2 Dd. D2: r Dl w2 wl Dl bl wi rz.q
fuire
former champions (GMs Robert Byrne and D2 L1 UJ DI
Yasser Seirawan). DI
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If the six-time champion wins again, he'll be DI L1 LI p1 Dl.WlLt Di wl 44!k
in clear second on the list of most successful i9i:GM.Jail6sI$a! -:,.' ,., ri i i ..r'2@ LI r till tl , w1 wl. L1 . iLl. wx L\ D2 4t$:
tournament champions. Bobby Fischer leads L7,. ,fr|. L2 DZ

with eight tournament victories, while

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(Reshevsky won a seventh tournament in lll.'GM:Lei Albuit 12586 l1 L2 LI L-]. pt1 rir tr w1 w2 L1 . :,:Lr.: Ll.:..W1.. 391
1972, but lost the title in a playoff.)
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one's chances, but we can consider some

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statistics. The accompanying crosstable lists 'l{rrM L2 W1 LI 11 Dl DZ D2 il'
the players' results against one another in 15,,.,8
past U.S. championship tournaments. The Heiitey,.',,
-, ' ,:::::',25'14
figures are intended for interest's sake only. J i d;iltteo iiOm:.t+-iqi {&Gelii9c{erd,Prix;tDlugy.rftqm:1hs 1983 us- Juaior cbampionsbip:
Dzindzichashvili and deFirmian have played
in only one event, making their averages CoMprlro
unusually high. On the other hand,
Browne's solid 67 percent winning average

20 CHESSLIFE/JULY1984
 .,,.8

GM [,ev Altrurt
IM Nick deFirmian

IM Mqxim Dhrgy

Reigning U.S. wornen's

charnpion Diane
Savereide will face one
of the strongest cham-
pionship fields ever as
ihe tries for her sixth
wornen's title.
IMJack Peters

GMJames Tarjan
 The Ultirnate Blunder
By Tirn Krabbe
'White resigned in view of 1. Rxd2
Qg4 h5, which will leave him a Rook
He overlooked 2. Bxg6l, when there
no ... h6-h5; this leads to an easily
game for 'vvhite. (One wonders ho
position might have come about;
something like Qg4-h5, 97-96; Rfldr,
d8?l

Unf,m

Simultaneous. New Yorh 1924

The position bears all the

furious Max tange attack, but herc
grandmaster resigned, overlooking
winning move 1. Rd6!; for example
Rxd6 2. g8 = Q+ Kd7 3. QfZ + Kc6 4-
Kb6 5. Qe3 Kc6 6. Qxc5+.
Poor Black. He's just had to resign a long, hard game. (That's his King tipped over there on f8.|
"There's just no way I can stop that pawn on h7," he says as he gives his opponent a con-
gratulatory handshake. "I'm glad you think so!" was White's quick answer. What move did
White see that escaped Black's attention? lChech It Out, page 59.) it
here are blunders, and there are
blunders. One may leave a pawn en
prise, or one may, instead of mating
in one, allow the opponent to mate on the
move. The latter is worse. But is it also the
worst blunder possible? There, views may
differ. For one thing, blunders of such
magnitude tend to occur in time trouble, Berlin 1920
which is arr excuse for almost anything.
Instead of resigning, which lost
In my opinion, the worst blunder occurs Black could have played the brilliar*
when a player resigns in error. Resigning %H
^"/lv, Qg4!, whichwinsonthe spot. He
characteristically does not take place during have preceded it with 1. ... Qd1+.
Berlin 1937
time trouble - it is mostly done in calm, if
not too happy, contemplation. Even so, there 'White resigned because he was losing his
is an abundance of cases where players Queen, but he could have mated in four: 1.
resigned positions that were not lost. \ /hat I BxfT+ I{xI7 2. Pfl+ Kg8 3. Rf8+ Rxf8 4.
proclaim to be the ultimate blunder is resign- Qg7, mate.
ing in a won position. Incredible as it may
seem, I have been able to collect 19 well- ammatikoff
authenticated examples. I will start at the
bottom with a few apparent coffeehouse
short circuits and simultaneous pitfalls, and
work my way up to master play, grand-
White to move
master play, and world championship series
play.
Bucarest 1947
There is a famous quote by Savielly Tar-
takower: "Never a game has been won by
resigning." The material brought together
t Unknown
Facing mate on h3, the renowned
lem composer who later emigrated
here tempts me to add: "Even some games Soviet Union, resigned. But-1. Re8+
have been lost by resigning." London 1938 Re3! would not only have saved

22 CHESS LIFE / JULY T984

 have given him excellent winning
as2. ... Qh4or 2. ...U4 3. Rxd4+!
4. Rd3 Qxd3 5. Ne5+ loses at once,
2. ...QS7 3. Rxd4+ Kc6 (3. ... Qxd4 4.
aryiarnl 4. Red3 leaves \ trhite ahead in
Black to move
ussR.]956
her winning position, Black saw
ton'e move and played 29. ... b2. 'White
aed and resigned in view of 30. Bxa2 Rc1,
Only later did'vVhite notice that replac-
'etc." with 31. Rf 1 would force Black to
White had recently (1950-53) been
's world champion.
Schlemmer
lvhite lo move
Vienna 1943
was the decisive game in the last
by winning, 'White could tie for firsl
According to the story, Keller said,
over"
prefer to play on a little," said Black.
I mean I'm resigning."
was winning: 1. c6 (threatening
r. ... Bds 2. Kb6 Kd8 llf 2.... Bc4, then
3- Kxbs KcZ 4.KcS Bxc6 (otherwise, 5.
5- 96, and'White wins.
Black to move
Budapest 1976
Mrck resigned at this point, missing a
but entirely forced, win: 1. ... c4! 2.
2.dxc4,then2. ... a4, andnoweither
1tf
b3! or 3. c5 axb3ll 2. ... a4 3. c5 a3 4.
bxa3 5. c6 a2 6. c7 al=Q7. c8=Q
+ 8. Kg3 Qf4+ 9. Kh3 Qf3+ to.l<hz
* 11. Kh3 Qh4+ 12. Kg2 Qxgai rc.
+ Kxg4, and Black wins.
Yes, a correspondence game. White
resigned instead of playing 1. RcS!, which
wins immediately. White threatens 2.
Qxh6+ and 3. Rh8, mate, and 1. ..' h5 is
answered by 2. Qgs, with the same threat.
Black to move Finally, on 1. ... g52.fxgl Qg6 3. Nxe6, there
is no defense against 4. Nf8 + , winning the
Queen.
BudaPest 1948
Since'he could not find a move to stop
White from ptaying 1. Qg8+ and 2. Nf7,
mate, Black resigned. There was such a
move, however: 1. ... Qf2!, with which Black
would have remained a Rook to the good.
a
Correspondence, 1974-75
Black to move Black resigned. His Queen has no squares,
and 1. ... exd6 is answered by 2. Bc6+ and 3.
Qe8, mate. But 1. ... Bc3+! would have
given him the needed flight square and a
winning position, for after 2. bxc3 exd6 3.
Bc6+ Kf8 4. QeS+ Kg7, 'White has no com-
pensation for the Exchange.
Budapest 1955
Black is a master, 'White the author of a Syre
book on tactics. After 1. ... Qxa2+, 'vVhite
resigned. Both players were unaware that
the overburdened Knight did have a new
defense: 2.Nxa2 Rd1 + 3. Ncl!, and White is
Black to nove
a Queen up.
X. Yusupov
Black to move Dresden 1977
Play continued l. ... Kfm 2. Be8 + ? Ke7 3.
Bc6? and then, to crown it all, Black re-
Dekhanov signed. With 3. ... Qdl+!, he could have
won. Three examples: (I) 4. Kxdl Bg +, (II)
4. Kc3 Qxc2 + 5. Kd4 Qd3 + , and (III) 4. Ke3
U zbehistan ChamPionshiP 19 8 1
Qe2+, etc., with the Bishop delivering a
Black (not grandmaster Arturl played 1. .'. winning check each time. He could of course
Qa6; lt/hite resigned, as he thought the have played 1. ... Qd1 + on the first move.
x-
d-
3.
+
Qg6 5. Nf6, mate.
Black to move
Italian Championship, Trieste 1 954
'When 'White sacrificed his Queen, Black
panicked and resigned immediately. Had he
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CHESSLITE I JULY 1984 23
 ffiffi fuffiffm

_ COUNTDO\AAI 1984 _

Ihsparov Rolls On
The boy wonder breezes unbeaten past the final roadblock
on the trail that leads to world champion Anatoly Karpov.

The characteristic move of the Cambridge
,"?:l:;"riff:i: Springs Defense. Black hopes to capitalize on
t[e pin on the a5-e1 diagonal. The first threat
is 7. ... Ne4.
7. cxd5
In recent times, 'vVhite has preferred 7.
Nd2 dxc4 8. Bff6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4, gaining time
Smyslov battled energetically until the next- the Bishop pair.
to-list contest, he never. came close to win- 7. cxdS were
ning a game, and never even obtained a 1930s, although
markedly superior Position' reached.
After his victory, Kasparov selected the 7.... Nxd5
ninth and tenth games as the best of the The most natural move. After 7. ... exd5,
match. Every game opened with a variation we have seen the pawn structure of the
of the Queen's Gambit Declined, leatling to a Exchange variation with Black's Queen
few quiet draws and several tense struggles. strangely placed at a5. The logical continua-
Kaspirov described the games as "high tion 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. 0-0 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc3
quality."
- would be a very risky pawn grab, as 11. e4
As in his earlier triumphs over Alexander dxe4 t2. Re 1 (Alekhine
j,li"Lffi.l"o".to")
der 7. ... cxdS 8. Bd3
Bb4 10. 0-0! works
well for'White. If 10. ... Nxc3 1 1. bxc3 Bxc3?,
then 12. Racl Bb4 13. Qxc8+ wins.
that he could handle these positions very FinaIIy, the trappy 7' ... Ne4?! can be
well, winning his first three games in handled by 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Qa4! Qxa4 lO.
Queenless middlegames against an acknowl- Nxa4 Bb4+ ll. Ke2, when Black doesn't
edged master of the endgame. have enough for his Pawn.
Here's an example. Kasparov uses a tac- 8. Qd2 Bb4 '
Believe it or not, this game is about to
leave "book" ! The main line is 8. ... N7b6, an
awkward move that plans the pawn grab 9.
Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Rcl Nxc3'
Bd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Nxd2"
'White keeps an edge. In Game 3,
varied with 9. ... 0-0 10. Bd3!? e5 11-
12. exd4, reaching a favorable form
tral isolani position.
lO. a3!
Kasparov chooses a sharP
involving a pawn sacrifice. Instead.
Nc5 lthreatening 11. ... Ne4)
Black's pieces, but 10. Nxe5!? Nxc3
Ba3 L2- Rd1 Nxe5 lrrot 12. ... f6?
13. Nc4f 13. dxeS wins a pawn drrc
mate threat on d8, though rvVhite
hard-pressed to hang on to the Pawn
after 13. ... 0-0 (14. f4f6r. or 14.Bf4\
15. ... Rad8).
10. ... Bd6
After this, lltrhite steers the gam
promising ending. But the alternati
worse. After 10. ... exd4 11. axb4
bxc3 (12. bxaS isn't bad, either),
dark-square weaknesses, and his
Knight can be chased by e3-e4 or clt
10. ... Bxc3 11. bxc3,
rWhite refutes lL
by 12.c4lQiird2+ 13. Nxd2andcanm
... exd4 by either 12. cxd4 or 7L
White's strong center means nxxe
Black's possible win of the a-Pawn-
11. dxeS Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5
Bxc3
Forced, because 13. ... Q2<a3
Nxd5 cxd5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. 0{-
threatens 17. Qxd5, and 16. ... Be6 17-

Apparently, Black can survive 12. 0-0 {not fails to 18. Bh4 95 19. f5!.
12. Rxca because of 12. ... Bt:4I 12.... Bb4 13' 14. Qxc3
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD52l
a3l? Qxa3 14. Ra1 Qb3, which was tested in Not 14. Rxc3? because of. L4. .--
Cambridge Springs Defense
the first Alekhine-Euwe match in 1935. axb4 Qxg5.
W: GM Gary Kasparov 9. Rc1 e5!? 14. ... Nxc3 15. bxa5 Ne4 16.
B: GM Vassily Smyslov Here's the novelty. The usual line is 9. ... Too easygoing. \A/hite's BishoPs
Game 9
0-0 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3 12. Rb1 e5 13. the advantage, particularlY on
r. d4 d5 2. Nf3 NfO 3.c4c64- Nc3 e6 5.
Bg5
-An invitation to the Anti-Meran Geimbit
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CANDIDATES FINAL
Vilnius, Soviet Union ' March 10 to April 9, 1984
(or Botvinnik's System) 5. ... dxc4 6. e4 b5.
5. ... NbdT 6. e3 Qa5 PLAYER COUNTRY RATING1 Z 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 POINII
t/t t/t t/z
1 GM Gary lGsparov Soviet Union 2710 t/z Vz 1 tlzY,hhl I 8h

2 So!iet UIion 2600 th lz 0 0t/zYzVtVz0 V,h0t/z4h

Contibuting eititor Jach Peters, an intemational mastet GM Vassily Smyslov

from Ins Angetes, wites frequently on intemational events'

24 CHESSLIFE/JULY1s84
 For full games scores of the rnatch,
h5=
see the following Page.
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63

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Gary Kasparov

Vassily Smyslov

The doubled a-pawns are not a
weakness, and the possibility of
splitting Black's Queenside, will pro-
fu .-. a7-a6.
ms€k should stake a claim to some dark
with 16. ... 95 77. BeS f6 18. Bb2
u* although 19. h4! forces 19. ... 94.
[;. f3 Nf6 18. e4 Re8
h'eloping with the threat of 19. ... Nxe4.
N) - Kf2 aG 2O. Be2 Be6 21, Rbl ReZ 22.
I welcomes the exchange of Rooks,
32.Bf7! 96 33. gxf6, sothe miserable 30. ... 96 41. eGKgZ 42.8b4 Nb3 43. Ke3 c5 44.
31. gxf6 Nxf6 32. Rd6 Rf8 lnot 32. ... Nhs? Bc3, Black resigns
33. Bf7 or 32. ... Kg7 33. Bc1!) 33. Ke3 is
forced.
27.8e3 Nd7 28. 95 NeS
Not 28. ... Re5? 29. f4 Rxe4? because of 30.
Bg4Re7 31. Bc5, winning a Piece.
29.8d4 Ng6 30. Kg3 Nf8 31. h4 RdS
32. f4BeG 33. Bc3 Rxdl
tt
rvltrhite

T: his advantage of the Bishop pair, 'White
hts control of the only open file.
.E2- ... Rae8 23.F.bZBc824. Rbd2 Rd7
RxdT NxdT 26. g4!
*mdher step forward. rWhite will get a
on the Kingside, as Black cannot
an eventual g4-g5.
is.... Nc5
ffi 26. ...h6 27. h4f6, threateningZ8. ... 95,
strikes first with 28. g5. Then 28. ...
,- is necessary, because 28. ... }xg5? 29.
- l sets up unexpected mate.threats. For
tple, 29. ...1<h7 30. hxg5 fxgl? 31. Bf7
32. Rh1, mate. Also, 30. ... Kg6 31
t5 walks into a skewer by 32. exfS+
33. Bd3 + ! Kxf4 (or 33. ... Ke6 34. Re1+
5. 96+ Kf8 36. Bd6+ ) 34. Rg4+ Ke5 35.
-. No better is 30. ... NeS 31. Bxe5 Rxe5
which removes another defender of the dark
squares. Perhaps his King will invade via e5
and d6.
34. Bxdl Nd7 35. f5 k4 36. hsl
Now 36. ... f6 37. h6! produces two passed
pawns. Smyslov resigned without playing out this
36. ... h6 adjourned position. It's zugzwang:
Passive play permits Kf4 and Bg4, chasing l. 44. ... Bc4 45. Be4
the Knight from d7 and opening the e5-d6-c7 ll. 44. ... Ncl 45. Ba4 Bc6 46. Bxc6 bxc6 47.
expressway. Kd2 Nb3+ 48. Kd3 Nc1+ 49. Kc4 NeZ 50.
SZ. gxhO gxh6 38. e5 NcS 39. Kf4 Bds Bd2 Ng3 51. I{xc5! Ne4+ 52. I{xc6 Nxd2 53.
4O.Bc2 fG e7 K7 54.Kd7
Black is running out of moves. After z[0. . .. lll.44. ... Kf8 45. Be4! Bxe4 46.Kxe4Ke7
Bb3 41. e6! fxe6 42.Bxb3 Nxb3 43. fxe6, his 4.7.Kds Nc148. Bd2
King cannot stoP the e-P IY . 44. ... c4 45. Be4 Bxe4 46. Kxe4 Ncl 47.
.h-pawn. And 40. ... Nb3 Bd2 Ne2 48. Bxh6+! Kg8 49. Bf4 c3 50. h6
intending 43. KeS and a I Nxf4 51. e7 tKfZ 52. h7 c2 53.h8 : Q Ifte7 54.
another'vVhite breakthrough. Qc8 l9
CHESSLIFE I JULY \984 25
 Complete Scores frorn Kasparov-Smyslov
(Game 9 annotated on pages 24-25.1
SLAVDEFENSE
W: GM Gary Kasparov
B: GM Vassily Smyslov
Game 1 Tarrasch Defense
1.d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 96 5. Bg5
BgZ 6. e3O-O 7. Bd3 Be6 8. Qe2 NbdT 9' o-o h6
10. Bh4 W4 ll. cxdS cxdS 12. h3 Bxf3 13.
Qxf3 e6 14. Rfcl a3 15. Rc2 Rc8 16. Racl Nb6
r7.b3Qez 18. Qe2 Qa3 19. Qel Qd6 2O.Bg3
QeZ 2t. Qd1 Rfd8 22. Na4 Rxc2 23. QxcZ
Nxa4 24. bxa4 Ne8 25. Rb1 hS 26. aS h4 27 .
Bf4 Bf6 28. Qb3 FidZ 29. Rc1 Nd6 30. Qb6
Kg7 31. Qb4 Ne4 32. a3 Qxb4 33. axb4 Nd6,
draw
TARRASCHDEFENSE lD34l
W: GM Vassily Srnyslov
B: GM Gary Kasparov
Game 2
t. d4 dS 2. Nf3 c5 3' c4 e6 4. cxd5 exdS 5' 93
Nf6 6. Bg2 k7 7. O-O o-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bg5
cxd4 lO. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. a3 Be6 13.
Khl Qd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. f4 Red8 16. Bgl
Rac8 17. Qa4 Kh8 18. Radl QeS 19. e4d,42o.
Ne2 Bc5 2l.QbSBb622. h3 e5 23. fxeS Nxe5
24. Qxea+ Rxe8 25' Nxd4 Nc4 26. e5 Rxe5
27.BxbZ Rc7 28. Rc1 Nxb2 29. RxcT BxcT 3O.
Nc6 Re2 31. Nd4 Re5 32. Nfs Bb6 33. Nxh6
Ra5 34. Bxb6 axb6 35. Nfs Rxa3 36' Kh2 Nc4
37. 94 RaZ 38. Bh1 Ne5 39. g5 Nh5 4O. Re1
Ra5, draw
QUEEN,SGAMBTTDECLINED ID52]
Cambridge Springs Defense
W: GM Gary Kasparov
B: GM Vassily Smyslov
Game 3
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c64. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5
NbdT 6. e3 QaS 7. cxdS Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9'
Rc1 O-O 10, Bd3 e5 11. O-O exd4 t2. exd4 f6
13. Bh4 Rd8 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nf8 r6. Bg3
Be6 17. Rfel BfZ 18. c4 Qxd2 19. Nxd2 Nb6
20. Nb3 Na4 21. Bf1 Rd7 22.Na5 Ne6 23. d5
Nd4 24. dxc6 Nxc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. c5 Re8
27. RxeS + Bxe8 28. Bd.GBIZ 29. Rb1 Bds 30.
RbS+ Kf7 31. Rf8+ Ke6 32. 93 96 33. Ba6
Rxd6 34. cxd6 Kxd6 35. Rxf6+ Ke5 36. RfS
c5 37. Re8 + Kd4 38. Rd8 Ke5 39. f4 + Ke4 40.
Bf 1 Bb3 4L. I{:fz Nb2, and Black resigns
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD37l
W: GM Vassily Smyslov
B: GM Gary Kasparov
Game 4
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6.4. Nc3 Be7 5.
Bf4 O-0 6. e3 c5 7. dxcS Bxc5 8. Be2 dxc4 9.
Bxc4 a6 1O. Qe2 b5 I 1. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O NbdT
13. e4 Nh5 14.M2 QcZ 15. 93 RadS 16. Be3
Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qcs 18. Rfel Nhf6 19. a3 Ng4
2O. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. Brczf5 22. NgS f4 23. Radl
Rxdl 24. Bxdl Ne5 25.
Exf4 Ned3 26. b4 h6
26 CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984
27.bxc1 frxgS Za. Re3 Nxf4 29. a4 b4 30. Ne2
Rc8 31. Bb3 Rxc5 32. Nxf4 gxf4 33. Bxe6+
Kf8 34. Rel ReS 35. Bb3 Rxe4 36. Rdl Ke7
37 . Kf I a5 38. Rc1 Kf6 39. h3 g5 ,10. Rc7 Re7
41. RcS Re5, White resigns
SLAVDEFENSE lD44l
Anti-Meran Gambit
GM Gary Kasparov
GM Vassily Smyslov
Game 5
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 cG 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5
dxc4 6. e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxgS
1O. Bxg5 kZ Ll. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13.
93Na6 14.42 Bb7 15.Ne4Qe7 16.O-OO-O-O
17 . a4Kb8 18. Qd2 b4 19. Racl e5 2O. Rxc4 f5
21. Ngs c5 22.BxbZ SxbZ 23.QeZ exd424.
QeS + Ka8 25. Ne6 QhZ 26. h4 Rhe8 27 . Qez
Rd6 28. Qf3+ Qb7 29. QxbT+ KxbT 30.
Nxc5+ Nxc5 31. Rxc5 d3 32. Rdf Re2 33.
hbs + Kao 3+. Rxb4 d2 35. Kft Rde6 36. Kg2
Rd6, draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD56l
W: GM Vassily Smyslov
B: GM Gary Kasparov
Game 6
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5.
Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. BxeT QxeT 9.
e3 c6 1O. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4
Nd7 13. O-o b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Bbs Rd8 16.
Bc6 Rb8 17. Qc2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Nfs
QfG 20. Rd1 Nc5 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Ng3
k6 23. b4 Rc8 24. Bf3 Na6 25. a3 Rxc3 26.
Qxc3 Qcz 27.Qdz Nb8 28. Ne4 Nd7 29. h3
Nf6 30. Nxf6 + gxf6 31. e4 Kg7 32. Be2 QcG
33. Qe3 Qcz 34. Kh2 Qb3 35. Qxb3 Bxb3 36.
Bg4Br2 37.Bfs Bd3 38. I(g3Bez 39. Bg4 Bf 1
40. Kf3 Kf8 41. 93 Bc4 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. h4,
draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD52l
W: GM Gary Kasparov
B: GM Vassily Smyslov -
Cnme 7
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c64. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5
NbdT 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 o-0 9. a3
dxc4 1O. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4Bxc3 + 12. Qxc3
Qxc3 + 13. bxc3 c4 14. Be2, draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD34l
Tarrasch Defense
GM Vassily Smyslov
GM Gary Kasparov
Game 8
1.d4d52. Nf3 c5 3. c4e64. cxd5 exd5 5. 93
Nf6 6. Bg2 kZ 7. O'O O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bg5
cxd4 Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12' a3 Be6 13.
1O.
Khl Bg4 14. f3 Bhs 15. Bgl QdZ 16. Qa4 BcS
17. Radr Bb6 18. Rfel 896 19. Qbs Rads 2O.
e3 Qd6 21. Nce2 NeS 22. Qb3 Bas 23. Nc3
Nd3 24. Re2 Nc5 25.QaZ Bxc3 26'
27.Red2 Na4, draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLTNED
W: GM Vassily Smyslov
B: GM Gary Kasparov
l. d4 dS 2.Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5
Nf6 6. Bg2 k7 7. O-O 0-O 8. Nc3 Nc6
cxd4 1O. Nxd4 h6 1f. Be3 Re8 12. a3
I(hr Bg4 14. f3 Bhs 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16
Qc8 17. Bd4 Qe6 18. Rcl Nd7 19. Rc3
e3 896 2 1. Kgl Be7 22. QdZ Rab8 23.
24. Bfl h5 25. Recl Ne5 26. Bxe5
Rxc6 Bf6 28. R6c5 Qxe3 + 29. Qxe3
Rxds Rxf3 31. k2 Re3 32. Bxh5
Rxh5 g5 34. Nc3 Rd8 35.Rc2I(g7 36.
37. 94Rd4 38. h3, draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
Chigorin Defense
W: GM Gary Kasparov
B: GM Vassily Smyslov
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5
gxf3 Qxds 6. e3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2
bxc3 Qd6 10. Rb1 b6 ll.f4exl4 12.d
13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bxf4 Qa3 15. Bez f5
Ixe4 17. Qxe4 Qxc3 18. Be3 Qa3 19.
2O. QxhZ + KfZ 21. Rbs Nxd4 22. QlE/l
23.Bxd4Qxd424.RfS + Nxf5 25. Qf5+
26. Q}aZ + Kf7, draw
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
Tarrasch Defense
W: GM Vassily Smyslov
B: GM Gary Kasparov
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxdS
Nf6 6. Bg2 k7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Ncf !tr
cxd4 Nxd4 h6 I 1. Be3 Re8 12. a3
1O.
Nxe6 fxe6 f4. Qa4 KhS f5. Radf Rc8
a6 17. f4 NaS 18. f5 b5 19. Qh Ng8
Nc4 21. Bcl Bg5 22. fxe6 Bxcl 23. Rxl
24. Nxd5 Nxfl 25. Rxfl Rf8 26. Nf4
@agS 28. Qh3 Rf6 29. Nd3 Rxfl + lE-
Kg7 31. Og4 Qds + 32. e4 Qd4 33. h4
Be2 Qe3 35.Kg2 Ng6 36. h5 Ne7 37-
38. Kh2 Rd8 39. e5 Rxd3 4O. Bxd3+
White resigns
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
Cambridge Springs Defense
W: GM Gary Kasparov
B:.GM Vassily Smyslov
l. d4 dS 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6
NbdT 6. e3 QaS 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
e5 1O. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. dxeS Ne4 12-
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Racl Bxe5 15-
bxc6, draw
 _ IT'S NEVER TOO LATE _
Siff: Gettir.g Stronger Every DaY
n a Saturday night in November,
Boris Siff was eating with good
friends in a Chinese restaurant
he collapsed. Earlier that day he had
some of the best tournament chess in
,,4n ambulance quickly transported the
Siff, who suffers from leukemia,
r Lospital in California. Despite
San Jose,
lrtor's advice to stay put, Siff was back
the tournament chessboard nine hours
With a couple shots of cognac to settle
rjewes, Siff that Suaday defeated senior
Elliot Winslow to win the Iockheed
loyees Recreational Association's
tournament.
Tsis is the briltiancy prize game for the
kis siff, 72, recently pushed his rating ovet 24O1for the first
Lockheed tournament. Boris played it in d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 BgZ 7.Ne2 h5 8. h3 Be6
round 4 against a well-known local master, 9. O-O Qd7 10. Nf4 Bc4 lI. Re1 e5 12.
Dennis Fritzinger. On move 8, Boris tried Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 NceT 14. h4f1 15.c4
what he believes is a novelty. "I thought I Rc8 16. Qb3 Nf6 17. Nc3 O-O 18. a4f419.
would try i Dennis gxfa Ng lO. f3 exf4 2L Bh3 Nf5 22. fxg4
thought a v crucial Nxh4 23. Re6 Nf3 + 24.l{hl Qd8 25.
decision, a nk was Ne2 hxg4 26. Nxf4 Qh427. Kg2 gxh3+
wrong. 'vVhen I got a chance to attack, I at- 28. Kxf3 h2 29. Be3 h|=Q+ 3O. Rxhl
tacked with youthful energy. And I got some Qxhr + 31. Kg4 Qb1 32. Nd3 Qf1 33. Bf4
satisfaction out of the game because it was a @2 + 34. Bg3 Rf3, White resigns
good fight."
Siff's remarkable 6-0 record in the tourna-
ment (with wins over grandmaster Peter
SICILIAN DEFENSE lB50l
W: Dennis Fritzinger
Biyiasas, national master Mike Tome,
national master Dennis Fritzinger, and two
B: Boris Siff
experts) earned him enough points to reach
Nf3 d6 3. 93 Nc6 4. Bg2 96 5. the ranking of senior master for the first time
L. e4 c5 2.
in his life. A subsequent setback brought
him down below the 2400 level before his
senior master rating could be published.
Currently, his rating stands at 2399, which
meiins that only one other player over 65 -
Sammy Reshevsky of Spring Valley, New
York - has a higher rating than Siff.
"There are few people that old who play
tournament chess at all," said Randall
Hough, technical director of USCF. "To
have results Iike this, it's really extraordi-
nary."
Then consider Siff's leukemia, which
keeps his body from getting enough oxygen.
Marathon chess slugfests have Ieft Siff gasp-
ing for air. Not to mention that Siff had open
heart surgery eight months earlier. Or that
doctors removed his spleen in Jaruary.
Most survivors of such a long list of
physical maladies would be satisfied just to
be alive. But Siff, who has played chess since
his childhood and has been at master
stre is
just fe,
siff on
improving his chess. And unlike most
players, Siff seems to be improving with age.
' Don't give the idea that chess is an intel-
lectual game," he said over some more
cognac in his humble home in Campbell,
just west of San Jose. "It's more a game of
passion than intellect."
Chess has been Siff's passion since high
school days in the Bronx. He was the only
child of his Russian emigrant parents. The
family barely subsisted from the little money
z Siff's father made retouching photographs.
For four years, one of New York's finest
o private high schools, the Dalton School,
o granted Siff a scholarship. He joined the
E Empire City Chess CIub on Jerome Avenue
a
in the-Bronx. He became a member of the
close circle of New York's chess fanatics.
Chess soon became "an escaPe from a
o world I couldn't function in," Siff says. "It
was hard for me to function in the social
F
o
world."
timl ever. Siff knew the chess greatd of the 1930s,
CHESS LIFE I JULY 1984 27

'He's kind of the mentor of the local chessplayers. He
has the energy of someone 30 to 40 years younger.'
including Reuben Fine, Arnold Denker, and
Isaac Kashdan. Denker, anational champion
in the 1940s, wrote about Siff in his bookMy
Best Chess Games, 1929-1976. "He had a
very enterprising style and was very original
in his approach to the solution of opening
problems," Denker wrote. "In this respect I
am inclined to believe that he was far ahead
of the times. For some reason, probably the
demands of business, he has completely
disappeared from the field of tournament
play. While this is pure speculation on my
part, I have always felt that with a few years
of tournament experience, Siff would have
contributed a great deal to the theory of the
openings."
Denker, who is now 70, used to be the
second-highest-tated player age 70 or over.
He has slipped a notch. Siff has taken his
place. (See the accompanying list of the top
50 players over age 65.) The two old rivals
met in 1981 for the first time in about half a
century at the U.S. Open in Palo Alto,
California.
"He was always a very, verY quiet, shY,
retiring young fellow with a twinkle in his
eye and a good sense of humor," Denker
said in a recent telephone interview. "But he
always had tremendous originality and
tremendous talent, I thought. I expected he
would do better in chess than he did over the
years."
'vVhile Denker continued to aggressively
pursue tournament chess in the 1940s, Siff
faded into obscurity. In the 1950s he played
in a handful of tournaments, and won the
championships of Boston, New England,
and Florida. His infrequent tournament
appearances merely confirmed a potential
Siff has never reached. He thinks the tourna-
ment victories in the 1950s lifted him to
master status, but he never checked.
Siff has never married, but his passion for
two "long-term" girlfriends for years
exceeded his passion for tournament chess.
His trade was machinist.
"I was never a good machinist," he
laughs. "I was interested in the problems,
butl was more interested in permanent solu-
tions in recurring problems than getting the
product out."
Between the Bronx and Campbell, Siff has
lived in Boston, Miami, Dallas, St. Peters-
burg, San Francisco, and SanJose. He retired
in L976.
Siff's roommate now is Hadji, an 18-year-
old Burmese cat that doesn't like to be petted
on the back. Hadji has tvio shary fangs and
huge, menacing claws' On Siff's laP,
however, Hadji is Pure PussYcat.
The walls of Siff's home are barren white
and yellow. Three tattered chairs surround
his kitchen table. His living room isn't much
28 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
more luxurious, sporting a lawn chair arid a
card table with a lamp affixed to it. On the
table, of course, is a chessboard.
As a machinist, Siff made enough money
to get by. But money and Siff have never
mixed well. For 18 years, Siff used to make
and then iose hundreds of dollars in card
rooms.
"I was never good at making moneY," he
said. "I was a very bad player. I'm grateful to
Len for getting me out of that."
"Len" is Leonard SPrinkles, a San Jose
"His
rgy of
chess
philosophy, which emphasizes original
to battle
Dartre opponents.
aooroaches
approacnes
- nI
oPPurrcrrtD.
"l
believe a., idea has vitality," Siff said.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
-
Shapiro: Realizing a Li,fe's Ambiti
BY DENIS F. STRENZWILK
f ike all chessplayers, Oscar Shapiro
IJ dreamed for years of becoming a
master. But though the title continued to
elude him, he never stopped trying. Late
last ye oal - at
age 74 him the
oidest aster for
the first time.
Oscar Shapiro was born March 18, 1909,
in Boston, Massachusetts. He began play-
ing chess
ing in the
the Metr
which included Harvard, M.I.T., Tufts,
Boston Chess CIub, and the Boylston Chess
Club. During this period he was on friend-
ly terms with such chess notables as
Franklin K. Young, Weaver Adams, and
Harold Morton.
It's hard to say just how good Shapiro
was in this early period, because his excel-
lent results at the state championship in
1939, the Boston City Championship in
simply use the other ideas that other
pions have played. He must come uP
new ideas. Many people find that
do."
Opponents must choose between
ing valuable time attempting to reco
Siff's idea or plodding on with thdr
strategy. Even for the best of players'
originality is unsettling.
In his only bid at the U.S. OPen,
only one of 12 matches in 1981.
Since the startling Lockheed
victory, Siff's health sliPPed once
felt lethargic. When he picked up his
Iy five-pound block of federal gove
surplus cheese at the nearby senior s
January, it felt hear,y in his arms. The
walk home exhausted him'
Doctors realized his sPleen was
oxygen-filled red blood cells from eil
-blood
hiJ stream. So theY removd
spleen in January.
Now Siff says he feels "like
Schwarzenegger.' ' His newly found st
excited him so much that one daY he
all his friends. One afternoon he even
another five-pound block of cheese
wandered around a local shoPPing
Siff these days is obsessed with
regrets that he wasted his Prime
the first time in his life, he is studyi
own previous games in an attemfl tD
better ideas.
"I feel better, much stronger. I'm
ambitious. I'm going to imProve mY
intend to become an international
master by the end of the Year," he
a twinkle.
The next time Siff PlaYs in a
however, he may not celebrate lder
Chinese restaurant.
_
1940, the D.C. Open in 1946, the
Open in 1951, and various club ch
ships were achieved before therc
national ratings.
\Mhile he was pursuing his chess
Shapiro found it necessary to
a techriician at Western Union,
1930. In January 1942, Western
transferred him to Washington.
where he now lives.
Shapiro comes from a musical
His father and his brother Harry
French horn. After playing with the
Symphony for many years, Harry
recently became the orchestra's
For a few years, Shapiro made
spare time. In 1961 he began
antiquarian music and chess, a busi
still operates. The time required to
business going kept him from
much chess from 1953 to 1974.
After retiring from Western Uni
1974, Shapiro eagerly renewed his
for a master's title. He toured Europe
his long-time friends Strrart Wagma
 shapiro achieved his master's rating for the first time at age 74. (He is now 75')

r Mengarini, playing chess in several P-K3 r8. P-KN4 Q-Rs 19. PxP QxPch
--i tournaments in ItalY, England, 20. K-N1 NPxP, White resigns
re, and Switzerland. He frequentlY
:red the company of other chess-
SICTLIAN DEFENSE lB4zl
,:rs, entertaining such personalities as W: Oscar Shapiro
-.lmasters Lubosh Kavalek, Lothar
B: Robert Eberlein
rid. and Robert Huebner. Wrehington, D.C, 1977
iapiro's determination soon produced
r;::ts. He tied for first place in' the 1977
- Open and won first senior prizes in t.P-K4PQB4 2. N-KB3 P-K3 3. P-Q4
t9i6 and 1978 Virginia OPens, the PxP 4. NxP PQR3 5. B-Q3 B-84 6. N-N3
I8:3 American Open, and the 1974 B-R2 7. O-O QN-B3 8. N-B3 KN -K2 9 - Q'I(2
:nal Open. Finally, by tying for second Q-B2 10. B-K3 BxB 11' QxB P-93-t?:
rt's prize at the 1983 American OPen P--B4 O{ 13. QR-KI P-QN4 14. P€R3
-.-os
Angeles,Shapiro achieved his Q-R2 15. N-Q1B-Nz 16. P-B3 KR-Q1 17.
s rating, an honor long overdue. r-nt Q*Q 18. NxQ P-K4 19. P-B5 QR-81
20. P-86 PxP 21. RxP N-N3 22' N'Ql
are some games against well-
clTt masters. N-Nl 23. Ryl-KBl BxN 24. PxB R-B2 25'
P-N3 K-N2 26.w6-85 R-KBI 27.P'KR4
IIL-TCHDEFENSE lA80l N-Q2 28. P-Rs N-K2 29. P-R6ch K-N1 30'
'$J LM Eugene Meyer
R-NSch N-N3 31.
E Oscar Shapiro B-I(4 P-83 32.
Wuhington, D C., 1977 R-N4 K-82 33.
B.B5 N.N3 34,
r. N-KB3 P-KB4 2. P-Q4 P-KN3 3. B-K6ch K'K2 35.
P-Q3 4. QN-Q2 N-KB3 5. P-KR3 N-Rs RQN1 36.
\2 6. P-K3 R-Bl N-QBs 37.
83 7. B-84 NxNRxN 38. K-Nz
8. B-Q3 O-O RxR 39. BxR After 51. .. R-NBI
\-K5 QN-Q2 R-KNI 40. P.B4
P-EA 41. PxP! PxB 42.R-BZc}r K-B3 43'
Q-K2 N-R4 % PxP R-QR1 44. R-BO P-Ks 45. P-N4 K-K4
QN-B3 NxB
- PxN NxN 13. % 46. P-Ns l<xP 47. K-82 N-K2 48. R-B7
, \ (diagram) h,/l& N-84 49. P-R7 P-K6ch 50. K-K1 NxP 5l'
... BxN 14. P-N6 R-KBI (diagram) 52.R-B7l RxR 53'
P-R8(Qfch K-K3 54. Q-K8ch R-K2 55'
R-K3 16. KR-KI RxQ 17. RxR q*i{Jn-, Bru"kresigns tD

CHESS LIFE'/ JULY 1984 29


Iffheel of Foffi
Ias Vegas provides a glittering backdrop
for the record-breaking L984 National Open.
oman Dzindzichashvili saYs he
wants to play in next year's National
Open. That'i not su4>rising in itself,
a.m., he was
international
ee minutes to
has spanned
several years and quite a few states, and
Dzindzi must be at least a couple of thousand
than Walter Browne, this year's winner-on
tiebreak. I don't know how much Walter
won in the casino either - even if I did I
spotted the
players who
who have no
all. I've watched him pounce on a $4'00 pot
tearing into a
not alwaYs kind
of poker
- orejudicious.
Walter has always known.when to stay and
when to fold.
At the chessboard in Las Vegas, Walter
knew wheq to staY. One enduring rnIh
about Watter is that he has bad nerves' The
primary evidence people cite to support this
ionten[ion is Walter's incessant twitching as
30 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
c-)
1-l
4!,
=s-:P:n:'--::-':"{r-r--=
Ely fuatla*sr ffiis icr
f vtt*p-xaadaryrura f, Gv svp dsxamsfe
his last few minutes are dripping away and
he still has 10 moves to PlaY. I won't
whether Walter's painful dance is
specu.late
the manifestation of run-away mental con-
vulsions or simply evidence of demonic
possession. All I know is that a decade ago
^obr.*".t said Walter would burn out in a
few years. No dice there. And I also know
that I've never seen Walter lose a time-
trouble game when he was clearly better -
draw sometimes, yes, but never lose. That's
the rattlesnake in him'
'vVhen Walter faced IM John Watson in the
sixth and final round, he knew what he had
to do. Watson had the only perfect score,
while Walter led a group of eight masters, all
rated?4OO or better, who were poised just a
half-point behind. And none of the eight was
scheduled to play one another. Walter had
no choice if he wanted to place irl the
money. He had to beat Watson. No one can
tell the story better than Walter.
ENGLISHOPENTNG
W: IM John Watson (2528f
B: GM Walter Browne (2635f
Annotated by GM Walter Browne
L. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. 93 gG 4.Bg2BgZ
5. d3 f5 6. e3
to
6. ... Nf6
pressure
on the h1-a8 diagonal.
6. ... NfG 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-o O-o 9. b3?!
but A bit too carefree. Instead, 9. f4, to antici-
a3 95 11. b4
clear position
and chances for both sides' Watson sug-
gested 9. Q-Q2, which preserves 'White's
options.
9. ... 95! 10. Bb2
r
Again, more discreet wguld be
when on lO. ... gxI4 11. exf4 it is
which side enjoYs the better
10. ... f4!!
Whether rWhite accePts or
sacrifice, Black gets a great initiatirc"
after 11. Q!2 Ng ! 12' exf4 gJ4,d
h3 f3 or 13. gxt4 Qh4l 14. h3 Nh6 is
Black.
11. exf4 gxI4 L2. gxf.4
L2. ... exf4!
Probably best. Although 12. :..- N
lAZ6l
fxe5 Nxed 14. Ng3 Nf4 is good for
'White can improve here with 13.
Ndsl-
'White is on top after either (I) 13. ..- Ith
Neff4 eff4 15. BxgZ KxgT 16- Be4!
Qh5 Ng6 18. Kh1 c6 19' Rg1 or (II) 13-
14. BxgT lkg7 15. Bf3 NeS 16. Bxhs
defer fi.lGi Qxh5 18. Nexf4'
Finally, 12. ..: Ng4 would be met t
NdS!, rather than 13. h3 etd4 14. BdS+
15. hxg4 f3 16. Ng3 Bxg4, when
attack more than comPensates for t
ficed piece.
13. Nxf4
AIso good for Black is 13. f3 Nh5
BfS, but \l/hite is only marginally w<
13. Nds Nxd5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 15.
llxg7, and now either 16. Bxc6 or 16
Qh4.
13. ... Ng4 14. Bd5 +

before the start of a round.
Tt-re best try. tosing alternatives include:
lr. Nh5? Qha; ([) 14. Nh3 Be5 15. f4
- 16. Kh1 Ne3; and (III) 14. qd2 Bh6.
n4. ... Kh8 15. Ng2!Qf6
lR;ack must be careful, silce 15. ... Q85
16. Ne4! Qh617.Bxg7chl{xg7 18.h4
5 t9. f4 Ng6 20. Qd2, while 15. ... Nce5?
as 16. f3 Nh6 17. d4, when'vVhite re-
a pawn up with a defensible position.
[6- Qd2!
T: prevent 16. ... Qh6.
[to- ... QeS 17. f.4 Qhs 18. h4 Ne7!
\-.t as good is 18. ... Nd4 because of 19.
19. Rael
lft 19. Bf3 Ng6 20. Ne4 Nxh4 27. BxgZ +
; 22. Qb2+ l<h6 23. Ng3? [somewhat
is 23. Nxh4 Qlill4 24. Bxg4 Bxg4
to 24. ... Qxg4 +? 25. IG1), when
has chances to hold, though Black is
rtybetterl 23. ... Nxf3+ 24.Rxf3Qh2+
EIlBdT and26. ... Bc6, whenthe compli
should favor Black.
19. ... Nfs!
l6a 19. ... Bd4+ 20.l<hl Nf5 21. Ne4!,
'v\hite has interesting counterplay
on the exposed diagonals leading to
Black King.
5). Ne4??
lrttite has defended well until now, but he
his own Bishop in extreme time
sure. Black has good compensation for
sacrificed pawn, but there is no clearly
win. A likely continuation would be
Ne2 Nf6! (less good is 20. ... Bxb2? 21
+ Nf622. Bf3 Qh6 23. h5) 21. Bf3 Qh6,
the excitement continues witheither 22.
Bxf6 29. h5 Rg8 or 22. h5 RgB 23. K2
20. ... c6 21. BxgT + l{xg7 22. Qb2+
23. Ng5 cxdl 24. Ne6 Rg8l 25. Ng5
7 26. cxd1 RraeS 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28.
Qg6, and White lost on time
spectators \ rho are watch-
Bisguier (standingf gossips
d Gruenberg (leftf and chief TD Tim Redman
tvVhite has little compensation for his lost
prece anyavay.
Here's further evidence of Walter's
ruthlessness.
GRUENFELDDEFENSE lD85l
W: GM Walter Browne {2628}
B: Tony Campbell l2o24l
Round
Annotated by GM Walter Browne
1. d4 NfO 2. c4 96 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5
Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 BgZ 7' Nf3 O{
Be2bG 9. Bg5! Bb7 10. Qd3 Nd7 11' Rdr
Nf6 12. d5! c6 13. c4b5?! 14. e5! Nd7
The counterattack L4. ... bxc4 fails to 15.
Qbl!QaS+ 16.M2.
15. Qa3!
rvVhite must keep up the pressure.'White's
initiative fades after 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. cxb5
Bxf3 77. Qr:d7 WdZ 18. RxdT Bxg2 19. Rgl
Bh3! 20. RxeT Be6.
15. ... Re8?
The game could go on for a while after 15.
... f6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. cxbS Bxf3 18. Bxf3
fxgS, though 19. 0-0! Rc8 (19. ... U7 20.
rWhite.
QxeTl 20. e6 still wins for
16. e6!, Black resigns
QUEEN'S GAMBTT DECLINED lD61l
W: GM Walter Browne (2635)
B: Robert Ciaffone l22o5l
Round 3
Annotated by Walter Browne
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7
5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 NbdT 7.gEzl? h6 8. Bh4
c6 9. Rdl a6 1O. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5
12.Be2BbZ 13. O-OQlD7?! 14. e4 e5?
A better try is 14. ... b4 15. Na4 c5 16.
Nd5, though 'White still retains the advan-
tage.
15. Bg3! Nh5
On 15. ... Bd6 16. dxeS, Blackloses quickly
by 16. ... Nxe5? while 16. ... Bxe5
17. Rxd6!,
17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. NdS Nxd5 19. exdS Rae8
20. d6 leaves'y'[hite with the two Bishops
and the initiative.
16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd5! Qd8 18.
NxeT+ QxeT 19. Nxe5 Nf4 20. Bf3 Rac8
21. Qc5! QcZ 22. Bg4!Rcd8 23.g3h524.
gxfa!hxga 25. d5, Black resigns
In round 5, Browne drew with one of his
co-champions, Luismar Brito (rated 2M7 -
throughout I've used ratings that appear on
the U.S. Chess rating crosstable, which may
vary a few points from the ratings on the
crosstable at the tournament). In addition,
x he beat Philip Wong 12167l of Illinois and
Kenneth Larsen l233ll of Anzona. This gave
him the superior tiebreak, since both Larsen
and Ciaffone ended the tournament with
five points. Besides arl even share of the
prize money with his five co-champions,
F Walter earned a replica of the Edmondson
E Cup, the official trophy named after the
tournament's founder, former USCF Execu-
tive Director Ed Edmondson.
Walter was joined in the winners' circle by
five other players whose performances were
no less impressive. There were two grand-
masters, Lubomir Kavalek and myself, IM
David Strauss, senior master Brito, and
master James Banks.
I was especialy glad to see Lubomir
Kavalek at the National Open. For years,
"Lubos" has been one of the country's
foremost representatives abroad, though we
haven't seen much of him here in the States.
While it is true that commitments overseas
1 have kept him busy, it's more accurate to
point out that Kavalek has never felt the
Swiss circuit has much to offer a top GM.
The two-games-a-day pace isn't conducive to
quality chess, and the uncertainty of ptize
money -especially the absence of expense
money, which is often offered to most par-
ticipants in international events - makes
earning a livelihood something of a crap'
shoot.
But new national guidelines require poten-
tial U.S. championship invitees and Olympic
team members to play in a couPle of
domestic events if they want to represent us.
Kavalek chose the National Open, and I'm
sure the 500 players who joined him were
glad he did, for he treated us to some smooth
and enjoyable performances.
QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED lD51l
W: Lubomir Kavalek 125491
B: Donald Thompson (2091)
Round 3
1. P-QB4 P-K3 2.P-Q4P-Q4 3. N-QB3
N-KB3 4. B-Ns QN-Qz 5. P-K3 P-B3 6.
N-B3 B-Q3 7.8-Q3 P-KR3 8. B-R4 PxP 9.
BxP O-O 10. O-O Q-Bz 11. B-QN3 P'K4 t2.
PxP NxP 13. BxN PxB 14. N-K4 B-K2 15'
N-Q4 N-N5 16. N-N3 Q-K417. P-KR3!
e5 A fine concept. Did Black, an expert from
Texas, believe that Lubos had blundered?
17. ... NxKP 18. Q-Q3
CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984 3T

PxB 21. N-R5 P-B4 22. N-Ns Q'QL23'
Q-N3ch BN4 24. P-KR4 P-B3 25. PxB
nptp zO. N-B7 P-85 27 . Q'QB3 B-Ns 28'
NxPch RxN 29. R-K8ch, Black resigns
And how about this one, in which Black
performs a sort of Knight's Tour against a
hapless expert from New Mexico.
TUCTSfUruCHETTOOPENING 1eoo1
W: Thomas Keflet l2l72l
B: GM Lubos IGvalek (25491
Round.4
1. 93 e52.8g2 d5 3. c4 d4 4. d3 c5 5'
Nf3I{c6 6. o-o Bd6 7. e3 NgeT 8. exd5
cxdS 9. b3 O{ 10. Ba3 Rb8 tr1. Bxd6
Qrxd6 L2.a3 b5 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14-Qe2fG
iS. we+ Bxe4 16. Qxe4 bxc4 17. bxc4
Rb3 18. a4 Nb4 19. Rfdl Na6 2O. Qe2
Nc5 22. a5 RIbS 22. Nel Rb2 23. Qf3
Nb3 24. Ra4 Qd7 25. Ra3 Nd2 26. Qhs
Nb1 27. Ral Nc3, White resigns
Kavalek also beat Jack Pickham of Nevada
(2055f and Leo Williams (2302) of Montreal,
bNrada, before making the tie for first by
beating young California master Jon Frlnkle
t%84i ln the final round.. Bobby Moore
iztZsi of Uew Mexico held him to a draw in
round 2.
No doubt the climate of Califomia has lit-
tle in comrnon with that of David Strauss'
native England. But he certainly seems. to
have adapted well, because since coming
32 CHESSLIFE/JULYt984
in 1971, Strauss has become one of the
here
country's strongest players. His teaching
duties at the University of California at
top tos Angeles-area events' Here's an
ex^ample of his PlaY in Las Vegas:
TTNCSTNOIANDEFENSE lA00l
W: IM David Strauss (2480)
B: Stephen Sandager (2258)
Round 5
1. Nf3 Nf6 2.c4g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4'e4d6
5. d4 O-O 6.8e2 e5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
9. Ndz Ne8 1O. f3 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12' Nc4
h5 13. h3 Rf7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15' Qb3 Bf8
16. O-O-o Kg7 1 6
fxeiao.
19. 94
22."gh5 ExhS
OxeE zs. Bxfro
QxeZ 28.Rd6+ Kh7 29. Nf6+ Rxf6 30'
5s8+ Ift6 31. Qh8+ Qh7 + 32. QxhT+
ilrrz se. Rxf6 Bxh3 34. pi|7 + Kh6 35.
Re3 Bfl 36. Rf6+ l<h7 37. f4 exf4 38'
nif+ ngs 39. Rf7 + Kh8 40. Rxg8 + Ikg8
41. Rxfl
And'White won.
Strauss' record also included a draw
against Californi
wins against To
Tim Hanks (21
Sacks (2208) of
Denker (2368) of Florida.
the f g8a I{ational Open represents Brito's
best result to date in the United States' The
30-year-old Brazilian master has been,play-
ing here intermittently, and he is now living
in Dallas, Texas. In the followilg
Brito shows that steady nerves coud
lot, as New Meico exPert Richard
"tries 'till he dies."
RUYLOPEZ
W: Luismar Brifo 124471
B: Richard Meiser (2180f
t.P-I(4P-K42. N-KB3 N-QB3 3-
P-QR3 4.8-R4 N-83 5. B-K2 6.
O-O
p-Qua 7. B-N3 O-O 8. P-QR4 Pl
e-nS f-q+ 10. PxP KNxP 11. NxP
12. RxN B-N2 13. P'Q4 Q-Qz L4'
PxP e.p. 15. NxP NxN 16. PxN B{
R-K3 R/R-KI 18. B-R4 B-B3 19-
P-EA 20. Q-Rs P-N3 21. Q-Ql P-r
RxR RxR 23.8-Q3 P-B6 24. P-N3
25. B-Bl R-Irr7 26. B-R6 Q-K3 27-
B-N4 28. QxP R-K8 29. RxR A!
o Q-Qsch K-Rl 31. P-QB4 B-Kr 3:L
c E.-Kz zs. K-N2 P-B3 34. Q-B3 Qr
z B-QB4 Q-Q1 36. B-KNs P-QR4 37-l
=
o pxF as- BxP P-R4 39. BxB orl
a
Q-B3ch K-F.2 4L. QxP P-Rs 42'
Q-xz +2. Q-K6 P-R6ch 44.
grno,
45. Q-K6, Black resigns
o
F Besides his draw with Browne,
o
beat Mitfo Fredenburgh l2l29l d
Mike Montchaltn l228ol of Orego+
Rabhovich 122391 of California, and
p3a9l of California-
-Jhunjhnuwala
It's always refreshing when the P
dark horse joins the leaders. To say d
one expected Z7'yeN-old California I
James Banks' stunning Performancr
understatement of monumental
tions. After all, consider that his
7
5
7
of his
IM
que in l-as
 DEFENSE tB4U
lmes Banks (2218)
Pau.lKwoda 124321
c5 2.Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
^-dNf6 6. Nc3 dG 7 . kZ BeZ 8. O-O O-O
NbdT 10. Qd2 Re8 1r. Rfdr Bf8
Bacl b6 13. f3 BbZ 14.Bfl Rc8 15.
gc7 16. Qf2 Qb8 17. b3 96 18. Nde2
2O. g3 BgZ 21. a4 g5
1 r9. Nf4 Red8
Nd3 94 23. BgZ gxfi 24. BxfS Nc5 25.
bxcS 26. Qc2 Nd7 27.882 NeS 28.
Ng4 29. Bg1 Bc6 30. Nc3 Qb7 31.
Rb8 32. Rbl Bes 33. Re2 NfO 34.
B:<c3 35. Qxc3 Nxe4 36. Qel f5 37.
q7 38. Rbb2 Bxa4 39. Bxe4 fxe4
Bcr Bc6 41. Be3 R.b4 42. Qd2 Rd7
Rfz Rb8 44.BhG Qg6 45. Qf4 Rdd8
Qh4 Kh8 47. RI6 Qg8 48. Rf4 Rd7
Q[6+ Rg7 5o. Rg4
.fudWhite won.
get the idea that
to one "lucky"
DEFENSE lB37l
"\kroczy Bind, by transposition
Lll Anthony Saidy l2a29l
hes Banks (22231
Round 5
I-d4 Nf6 2. c4 cS 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4
5. Nc3 96 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Bg7 9. Bg5 o-O 10. Qd2 Be6 I 1. Rcl
12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4
+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. Rc2 b5 17.
Rxc2+ 18. Kxc2 axb5 19. Bxb5
2O.BxdZ Rxg5 2f . BxeGRxgZ+ 22.
tue6 23. M I(fZ 24. h4 M4 25. b5
26. h5 Rg5 27.bxg6 Rxb5 + 28.Kc2
29. Kld3 Ras 30. Kxd4 Rxa4+ 31.
?da2 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rh7+ Kf6
+ Kxe5 35. RxeT Ra3 + 36. l1I2 gS
Rg7 Kf6 38. Rd7 d5 39. Kg3 Ra4 4o.
JRI4 4t. Rf8+ Ke5 42.Rlg8 Rf5 43.
il M. Rd8 Rf4+ 45. Kg3 RI7 46.
Ke4 49. Kh4
RE7 47 . Kg3 94 48. fxg0
O.95 e5 5l,Kg4 KeS 52. Kf5 e4 53.
RzZ tu. 96 KdZ 55. (f5 e3 56. Ke4
+, White resigns
pleased with my own performance
r--ar fortwo reasons. First, I gained the
:ction of having won or tied for first in
F{ational Open four times now, more
anyone else (1970, 1974, 1978, and
Two other GMs have won or tied for
three times Walter Browne (1972,
-
and 1984) and Pal Benko (1966, 1968,
rv75l.
6ad Iwas alsopleased withmyplay irr Las
This final-rouad game earned one of
best-game prizes.
DEFENSE lE4ol
Ray Schutt (23491
GM Arthur Bisguier (249a))
P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB/. P-K3 3.
B-N5 4. P-K3 P-QN3 s. N-K2
6. Q-B.z B-N2 7. P-QR3 BxNch 8.
NxB P-KB4 9. P{N4 O-O 10. B-N2 Q-K2
11. O-O-O PQR4 12. P-Ns P-Q4 13. P-B3
NxN 14. QxN P-B3
At this point, happy with my position, I
decided to open files on the Queenside to get
at rvVhite's King.
15. P-QR4 BPXP 16. RPxP R-Bl 17.
B-R3 Q-83 18. K-N2
'White coolly sacrifices a pawn to keep the
Queenside clogged. This gives him time to
obrtain effective counterplay on the Kingside
and in the center.
18. ... PxP 19. R-B1
Of course not 19. BxP B-Q4, but now
'White does threatens to recapture with 20.
BxP B-Q4, when either 21. Q-N3 or 21. Q-Q3
gives him an advantage.
19.... B-Q4 20.B-I(2 N-Q2 21. B-Q6
Another fine maneuver. Despite my extra
pawn, I was becoming disenchanted with
my position.
21. ... Q-N3
Planning to focus counterplay on Black's
QNP.
22. KR-Nr N-B3 23. Q-R3
To meet23. ...Q-K1 with24. Q-R4, when
\fhite can get around to recapturing the
QBP with advantage. Black's next move
aims at preventing 24. Q-R4.
23. ... P-R5 24.P'N4 Q-Kl 25. PxP
rWhite blithely ignores the attack on his
QNP. Nowif 25. ... QxPch 26. K-Rl, then26.
... q-N6 27.P-K4, while 26. ...PxP 27.B.K5
transposes into the following note.
25. ...PxP 26. B-K5 K-R1
Agatn, 26. ... QxPch 27. K'P.l. Q-B3 28.
RxPch KxR 29. Q-KZch works for rvllhite,
since 29. ...8-82 30. R-Nlch is'lethal.
27.K-RL R-R2 28. R-N5 QxP
At last. Black will now obtain some
counterplay.
29. R-QN1
Preventing 29. ... Q-N6, when 30. ... P-B6
would follow any rWhite Queen move other
than 30. QxQj in that case, after 30. ...
RPxQch, Black's connected pawns should
wrn.
29. ... Q-83 30. RXBP P-B6 31. B-Ns
Q-K3 32. P-I(4 P-87 33. R-Nr Q-K2 34.
B-Q6 P-B8(Qlch 35. RxQ RxRch 36
K-N2
With but a few minutes left on his clock to
complete the 45-move time control, 'vVhite
goes astray. rWhite should have played 36.
Q5R QxB, and now:
-
I. rWhite could falt'er on 37. PxB R-B2 (38.
8-86?NxP 39. RxN QxR), which shouldwin
for Black, as \Alhite's King is too vulnerable.
II. But 37. RxB! assures that both players
would still have difficult problems. 'vVhite's
N-Q4) 40. ... QxP, and the game goes on'
36. ... R/R-B2
It's easy to overlook this move. Now Black
mates on 37.BxQN2'87.
37. B-Q3
On 37. BxR, either 37. ... R-B7ch or 37. ...
R-N8ch snares'White's Queen.
37. ...Q-Qz 38. BxR
Not 38. ... PxB Fi./2-B6.
38. ... QxB 39. RxB
Black should win on 39. PxB R-KR8 40.
B-B2 RxP 41. QrKP P-QN4 42. Q-R8ch N-N1
43. Q-B6 Q'Rz 44.Q-Bs Q-R5 (threatening
45.... P-N5, followedbyeither46. '.. P-N6or
46. ... Q-R6chf, when 'vVhite cannot hold
with 45. R-B8 since 45. ... RxBch 46. QxR
Q-NSch wins Black's Rook.
39.... R-KR8
Finally the win is clear. Black threatens
both 40. ... RxPch and 40. ... Q-B8ch, Ieading
to mate. Black can't defend with 40. BB2
RxP, since 41. }sP loses the King-and-pawn
endgame. For example, on 41. ... .QxBch 42.
QxQ RxQch 43. KxR NxR 44. PxN K-N1,
Black can halt 'v\4rite's QP, but \A/hite is
powerless to stop both Black's KRP and
QNP.
4o. Q-B8ch N-Nl 41. R-QBS
Though Black can't defend against the
mate, he can mate 'White firstl
41.... PxR 42.8-rr- Q-N3ch 43.K'82
Q-N8ch 44.K-QZ RxPch, White resigns
And here's something only a bit less wear-
ing on the nerves.
NIMZO-INDIANDEFENSE tEzol
W: Barry Noble (2193)
B: GM Arthur Bisgder 124941
. Round2
t. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3.
N-qm B-N5 4. B-NsP'KR3 5. B-R4P-B4
6. P-Qs BxNch 7. PxB P-Q3 P-K3 P-K4 9.
Q-Bz QN-Q2 10. B-Q3 Q-Kz rt. P'K4
P-KN4 12. B-N3 N-R4 13. N-K2 N-Bs 14.
K-81 N-B3 15. P-B3 N/3-R4 16. BB2
NxN 17. BxN N-BS 18. P-R4 P-Ns 19.
PxP R-KNI 20. P-N3 NxB 21. QxN BxP
22. Q-K3 O-O-O 23.',K-K1 R-N3 24.K-Qz

CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984 33


only a heartbreaking last-round loss kept IMJohn watson from winning clear first.
R-B3 25. QR-KBI Q-Qz 26. B-Kl Q-Rs
27. IK-BL RxR 28. RxR R-Q2 29. Q-Q3
QxRP 30. R-Bz Q-R8ch 31. K-Q2
Q-Q8ch, White resigns
Besides these games and a draw with
Williams, I also beat Robert Phillips 12016l of
California, Matthew Beelby 122711 of
California, and William Wharton 122231
Arizona.
ished with five
zichashvili, Wat-
a Bulgarian IM
who recently settled in Washington state'
The accompanying list gives the full line-up
of top prize winners.
Nitional Open organizer Fred Gruenberg
has a fine sense of what it takes to pack'em
in. The fact that the event drew a record-
dzichashvili, and Larry Christiansen, our
three reigning national co-champions. 'Why
make such a big deal out of their participa-
tion? So that someone might just have the
chance to play a garne like this.
NIMZO.TNDIANDEFENSE lE41l
W: Michael Arne (2198)
B: GM Larry Christiansen (2637)
Round 3
Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5.
Nf6 2. c4 eG 3.
1. d4
Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4
e5 9. d5 Ne7 1O. Nh4 h6 11. f4 Ng6 12.
Nxg6 fxg6 13. O-o O-o 14. Rb1 b6 ls. h3
NhE 16. f5 Qe8 17. ga Nf4 18. Rxf4 exf4
19. Bxf4 Qle7 20. Qf3 Qf6 21. Qg3 Qxc3
22. BxdG Re8 23. Bfa gS 24. Bcl Qd4 +
25.Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Bxe3 BdZ 27.8f2
KI7 28. Bg3 Kf6 29. Re1 Re5 3O. KIZ aG
Rbl b5
31. Rcl Rc8 32. Ke3 Re7 33.
34 CHESSLIFE/JULY1984
E
a
o
F
o
cxbS Bxb5 35. Bxb5 axtr5 36. dGRaT 37.
e5+ Kf7 38. e6+ Kf6 39. Rxb5 Re8 40.
Rxc5 Ra3+ 41. I(fz Rxa2+ 42. KeL
Ral+ 43. KeZRa2+ 44.Kel Ra1+ 45.
KdZRla2+ 46. Kcl RLeZ 47. Rc7 R8xe6
48. fxe6 Rxe6 49. Kd2 Re4 50. Kd3 Ra4
51. Rc4 Ra3+ 52. Rc3 Ra4 53.Kc2KI7
54. Rd3, Black resigns
of
You didn't have to beat a GM (though it
certainly could not have hurt) to win one of
the "best game" prizes. The prize for players
rated 1800 and below was won by David
Ferrie, for his upset of a player about 400
his efforts.
There were other notable efforts in this
regard. Just one example: Californian
Richard Mattern turned in a fine 4-point per-
formance, earning about 140 ratiag points
and the class C prize to boot!
Here
among
by the
KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE
lE71,l
W: IM Nikolay Mnev 12412)
B: IM John Watson (2528)
Round 5
Annotations based on comments
provided by IMJohn Watson
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 gG 3.Nc3 Bg74' e4d6 5.
h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bd3!?
Watson notes that he plays this system for
'White, though he prefers 8. Nf3.
8. ... Na6 9.BczBdZ 10. a3 Nh5 11. 93
Qe8 12. Rbl f5 13. exf5 gxf5 1a. Bg5
Played to prevent, or at least to defuse, a
possible ... f5-f.4.If 14. 94, then 14. ... Nf4.
14. ...la6! 15. Bh4 Nc5!
34. The beginning of a nice combination.
16.b4 axb4 17. axb4 e4! 18. bd
Black should win on 18. Nge2
Bxd3 exd3 20. Wd3 f4!, and now 2L
(22. gltrs BfSt).
18. ... Bxc3 + 19. Kf 1 f.4\ 20.Ne2
Black meets 20. 94 nicelY with
Ng3+ 21. fxg3 fxg3+ 22.Kg2Rl2+ Z
Rd2, when the threat of 24. ..' W"
will cost'd/hite his Queen.
2O....fxg3 21. Nxg3
Nter 21. Nxc3 Rxf2 + 22. Kel e3,
helpless against Black's manY
the least of which Ne23. ...QeS
24. ... RafB ard 23.... Nf4 followed
Ng2, mate.
21. ... Nxg3 + 22. Bxg3 Q86 2a
Rxf2 + !
The killer.
24.1<xf.2 Rf8+ 25. Kg2
Here 25. Ke2 fails simPlY to 25. ---
26. Ke3 Rf3 + .
25. ... Rf3 26.Rhz
If 26. Rgl, then 26. ... Rxg3 + 27 -
game. 'vVhite also loses quicklY on
Bd4!. Toughest for Black to crack is
when:
1.28. ... Rxgl+ (or 21....1<h829-
Rxgl Bg4 30. Rxg4 Qxg431.Rg2
Kxg2 is still very difficult
II. But Black should piay 28. ...
Qxg3 Qxg3 30. Rg1 Qxgl 31. Kxgl
Kxh2 e3! 33. Bd3 Bf5, which wins
28. ...8g4, White resigns
Nter 29. Rxc3 Bxdl 30. Rxg3 @3"
can choose to die by fire {31. Bxdl
ice (31. Rgz Bf3).
Enough can't be said about the fl
conditions. Las Vegas is one of th
glamorous settings possible for a M
nament, and the MGM Grand Hdi
epitome of Las Vegas. The tYPe of dr
eiegance the MGM Grand gave to fi
Nalional Open is something we {'
could be bestowed on every maix
ment
Our thanks go to Gruenberg for
the National OPen to Las Vegas- Ar
also go to chief tournament dl
Redman and his assistants Ben
Bill Snead, MYron Lieberman,
Goodall, Walter Brown, and
kept things moving along smoothly-
Every player will get a free
souvenir photos. AnYone not in the
ment who would like this
send $1 for shiPPing and handling
Gruenberg, 2035 W. 110th Place,
IL 60643.
It's a lot of work orgalizing a tou
like this, so you have to wonder if
berg is interested in goirg through it
again next year. The answer is an cl
yes. "If you think this site was gre4
says, "wait until next Year. I'm neg
foi the Garland Ballroom in the
Towers at the MGM. This is where
weddings are all held!"
I know a few grandmasters who
there.
 OPPOSITES REPEL
In a direct confrontation between
Kings, the kingdom is often won
by the monelrch who rnoves second-
n general, the King seems to be a weak piece.
,As the focus of the other side's attack, it's
ffien quite vulnerable, and in the opening
when most pieces are still on the
the King needs protection from the enemy.
rfre same King as a fighting piece has admi
strong qualities, for it can attack or guard all
:ely adjacent squzues. Particularly in the
, when it is less likely that it will fall vic-
b a sudden mate or tactical snare, the King
play an active role.
can march across the board, assail weak-
clear traffic for passed pawns, stop inva-
guard key squares, and even help set up
threats. Advantages gained from an active
the endgame usually outweigh the risks of
it to potential threats.
both Kings get involved, they may actual-
off head to head. This duel might deter-
the outcome of the game. The term signify-
the struggle be-
the two Kings to ,,
dominance is ,,
csition. This dia-
illustrates the
in its puresl
Neither side can
this position, but
possible to talk
superiority (in fact, with no other forces on
iinard, the concept is easier to understandf
King stands better?
answer depends on whose move it is' As it
whoever goes second has the advantage.
goes first, he can play his King to any of
d4, f4, d3, e3, or f3. \,Vhatever White
Black has a strong response. Retreating to
rank allows Black's King to move up on
ll. Kd3 is met by 1. ... Kd5, 1. Ke3 by 1. ...
md 1. Kf3 by 1. ... Kfs). No better is l. Kd4,
to the side and presenting Black with an
Black can either hold the fort with 1. ...
stopping White from heading up the board,
more aggressively with 1. ... Kf5, advanc-
White. Similarly, 1. Kf4 can be answered by
defensive-minded 1. ... Kf6 or the offensive 1
[d5, turning up the board. (Vy'hen one King
his opposite number this way, it's called
maneuver.l
T-rdless of what White plays, Black gets the
mtage by going second. That seems unimpor-
in this setting, but in endgames it is a crucial
point here is that Black has all the
. The real
he can prevent rriVhite from advancing, or
advance into White's position while 'White
ing editor Bruce Pandolfini, a New York Aty ches
and manager of the Manhattan Ches Club, loves to
tlc opposition whenever posible
looks on helplessly. squares, or the Kings occupy squares of different
If it were Black who goes first, White would colors, they are not in opposition.
determine the course of play by moving according When the Kings don't stand in opposition on an
to the above analysis. Whoever goes first is in zug- otherwise empty board, whoever is on move has
zwang, a German word referring to a situation the advantage, because he can shift his own King
where, by moving, one must worsen his position into opposition, forcing his opponent to move.
(so he prefers not to move). It's thus obviously This diagram shows four examples of seizing the
advantageous to move second, waiting for your opposition when the *a ,rrz .ffi
opponent to give ground. Kings do not already .,,ry,
In such positions, the player moving second is stand in opposition. In a VlZ
{a), White can take
Vz %
said to "have the opposition." If you have the
opposition, you "have the advantage" (the terms either the direct oppo-
v, "/vz @"ry.
are virtually synonymous). Kings stand in oppo- sition (1. KcS) or the 8tZ
sition if they are separated by an odd number of diagonal opposition (1.
Kc6|. Black to play %D
squares along the same rank, file, or diagonal. The
could seize the direct
?,,
type of opposition illustrated in the first diagram is
called diyect opposihon. If this condition is fulfilled, opposition by 1. ... Ka7. In (b), White can move
the Kings must occupy squares of the same color. into rectangular opposition with 1. Kd6, while
Other types of opposition are illustrated in this Black to play can do it with 1. ...I{h7. White takes
diagram. In (a| and lb), the Kings stand in distant
opposition, separated
along the same row by
three and five squares
respectively. In (c) and The King as a fighting
'rn
{d), they are diagonal piece has admirably
opposition, separated
along the same dia- strong qualities.
gonal by one and three
squares. In all four
cases, whoever doesn't have the move has the
opposition - and the advantage. Whoever has the the diagonal oppdsition (1. Kf3) in (cf, or if it's
Black's turn, 1. ... Kh2 gives him the advantage. In
.move is in zugzwang and must give ground. I-ook-
ilg at it another way, if you have the opposition in {d), whoever goes frst takes the distant opposition,
such instances, you can ultimately prevent the White by l. Ka2 and Black by 1. ... Kel.
enemy King from advancing along the occupied The most basic occurrence of the opposition
row. Thus in (a), if White approaches with 1. Ka6, with pawns on the board is shown in this diagram.
Black can stop further advances along the a-file by Whoever doesn't move
I....Ka4. has the opposition. If
Rectangular opposition (also known as oblique White has it, he wins,
oppositionl is the only opposition where Kings do for Black moves first
not have to occupy the same straight row of and gives way: 1. ...
squares. However, the Kings must still occupy I<b8 2. b7 Ka7 3. Kc7,
squares of the same color. How do you determine and White's pawn
if Kings on different rows stand in this type of Queens on the next
opposition? Box off in move. If Black has the
your mind the smallest opposition, the game is drawn, for if 'White tries to
possible rectangle con- force through his passed pawn he gives stalemate:
7 . b7 + l{b8 2 . Kb6 . In this example , neither player
taining the two pieces.
If both the long and wants to move.
We haye considered the opposition mainly in its
short sides of the rec-
tangle are odd in abstract sense, with no pawns on the board. But
number (five and three actually, the concept has great practical value and
squares in this exam- is often the key to solving complicated endings. It
ple), and if the Kings occupy squares of the same is the tool Kings use in their fight to occupy impor-
color, they are irr rectangular opposition, and tant squares. Once you understand this, your end-
whoever doesn't move has the advantage. If either game should really start to irnpr-ove. You may
side of the rectangle has an even number of even realize the King is a powerful piece. Use it! S
CHESSLIFE /JULY 1984 35
 Coming this Summer
- -
ECO II, THE SICILIAN DILEMMA
Revised! Some sound alternatives
to keep you off your
enerny's home court.
n the Iast 30 years, opening theory has
undergone a major upheaval. The popu-
larity of dynamic opening systems has
increased at the expense of ones that are
c@
j&{ iEa'r
more solid but sedate. This has been espe-
cially true from Black's point of view;
players today are more willing to take
Get yours first chances with the Black pieces. Consequent-
ly,defenses such as the Sicilian and the
from Modern Benoni have become all the rage;
they have been analyzed deeply, and this
analysis inevitably finds its way into print.
This has presented difficult preparation
problems for the professional player and the
amateur alike.
The Sicilian Defense poses a
dilemma. About half of all games that open
5ee page 2 for details. with 1. e4 are met by the Sicilian! This
amounts to about 20 percent of al1 games
played, or one in five. Clearly, a careful
study of this opening is important for the
average player today. But why is it so popu-
LEATHER CHESS lar? If we can answer this question, perhaps
we can better formulate our response to the
defense.
The character of dynamic opening play
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This position is typical of symmetrical
pawn structures. There are no pawn majori-
ties and only one completely open file,
which both players will strive to occupy
with their Rooks. There are few pawn
breaks possibfe or desirable; neither'vVhite's
f2-f4 nor Black's ... f7-f1 will achieve much,
and both are cumbersome to prepare. This
tlpe of position requires patient maneuver-
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ing and, between players of nearly
ability, the likelihood of a draw is Hd
trast that position with the next.
special
This position, typical of the
great possibilities of dynamic play
players. rr{hite has a slight lead in
ment andmore space onthe Kingside
may develop into an attack on ttrc
King. rWhite has a half-open d{b
which to exert pressure on the
chances to open more files (and caL
space) with pawn breaks e4-e5 d
Black, on the other hand, has a
majority of two pawns to one on
e-files. This gives him potentially
trol of the center, but since the
his third rank, he is more cram@
breaks by ... e6-e5 and ... dGd5 are
The halfopen c-file promises a
initiative.
Remember: \namic positions
necessarily better or worse than
They give more wiming chances
fraught with more danger and are
more difficult to play. Consequentlr.
of dynamic openings is more comfl
promises more rewards.
From 'vVhite's point of view, the
dilemma presents another very
problem: rWhat variation will Black
can choose from the Najdorf,
Scheveningen, Rarzer, Taimanov,
kan YvVhite
- and
Entire books have
must know
been written n
variation, and theory is expanrtirrg
Black has only to study his pet
with this monumental study tash I
wonder that many players of the
pieces are abandoning 1. e4 altogether
Yet, there is another solution.
Black in his own pet variation? To
off guard, why not play a totally d
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Sicilian? When this is done, Black, gt
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 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING On the face of it, this logical more
directly across White's plan of central
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Arutoly Karpov all prefer this r$y
-u.rd

the last word has not been said.

3. exdS 9xd5 4. d4 e6
This move is currentlY the favored
replacing the other moves, 4. ... Ncf
Nf6, and 4. ... cxd4.
5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2
Also possible are 6. Bd3 and 6..8e3-
continuations lead to positions where
obtains an isolated Queen's Pawn ha
active pieces. Any time Black plays ---
'vVhite replies cxd4, obtaining the s

for developing his Queen's Knight.

6. ... BeZ 7. O-O O-O
The position is dynamically balanr
rvVhite has tried
under great tension.
continuations here, including 8. c4
Nc3; 8. NeS!?, and 8. Be3 (most
Informant 3518. ... Ng4! 9' Bf4, with
play in all of these.
Though AlaPin's 2. c3 has un<
revival in recent times, White has
clear way to secure an advantage.
ranks as one of the most PoPular
avoid open Sicilians.

THE ROSSOLIMO
Championed by GM Nicholas Rossolu
Bb5 is a safe way for White to furtha
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GAME OF THE MONTH
The finals of another major toumament, the
nship, are
ame
ure. This
game,
of the
chess,
in this
outwits his opponent complicated
English Op"ttit g. A pawn offer at move 14
leads to i light-square weakness on the
Kingside; Black's pieces swarm into'White's
position, producing a Moryhy-like kill in a
Seirawan-like opening.
Contributing editor AIex Dunne, of hyre, Pennsylvania,
has been an accomplished postal player for many years'
40 CHESSLIFE/JULY1984
BEST OF THE tsEST
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ENGLISHOPENING lA34l
After 13. BxKBP, 'vVhite has a
game, but rvVhite is after more. BY
W: Harold Blajwas (Postal 1754)
anothe
B: Paul Fielding (postal 176a)
center
Fifth U.S. Atnespnderc Clnmpbrchip Flnds
is that
t. P-qB4 PQB4 2. N-QB3 N-KB3 3. 13. ...B-R4 14. N/3-K4
P-KN3 PQ4 At this point, ril[hite must be hqr1ry
his position. Black's BP is doomed: ffi n
P-ON3? 15. N-N3 wins a piece, whih
U.S. ... N-Qs? 15. N-N3 B-N3 16. BxN I
P-B5 also wins for'White.
14....P-B/.l
This is forced if Black wants to stal
"positional" player. game. Now best for ry'Vhite is 15. N-I\
4.PxP NxP 5. B-N2 N-82 16. BxP, when he has stolen a PawD
The Iftight I tains the advantage.
for example, 15. NxP?!N-Q4 16. BxNch
N-KNS NxN Equally uncomfortable would be lf,
KxN delivers the two Bishops to 'White, and 5. N-Q5 i7. R-Kl R-B3, when WhiE
... NxN strengthens 'White's center. The himself in a considerable bind' tilla
retreat 5. ... N-B2 keeps the Ifuight closer to disappearance of his best defensive
the center. Wtrite nas more freedom of action" I
6. P-Q3 P-K4 7. N-R3 long-range liability is greater. Black
Further indication of tvVhite's positional than enough compensation for his
style: rWhite throws his Knight to the right, in- 16. ... QxB t7.R'B4
tendingto support P-B4 as a way of pressuring The ending after 17. Q-N3 QxQl!-
Btack'J center. Other tries here include 7. BxP 19. KR-KI BxN 20. BxB [G-K1is{
Q-N3 and 7.Q'Prkh, but 7. N-B3, developing
ly in Black's favor. This was
with direct center influence, may yet prove to chance, however.
be best. 17. ... R-B3 r8. N-RlP-QN419.
New rWhite plans to offer the Exchange
7....B.-Itr2
Also playable is 7. ... &Q3 (Johner-Rejfir: tiate Black's pieces, but Fielding is k
Munich 1958). feast on a King, not snack on an
8. O-O O-O 9. P-B4 N-B3 19. ... N-Qs 20. P-N4 R-N3ch 21-
Capturing on 85 is wrong, since it justifies 8.R522. K-B2 R.KT
f"ignt't position, which may in With every Black Piece working to
the \a/hite
lest, rvVhite's disorganized position
fact be dubious. If 'White replies 10. NxP, he
chance for resistance. Black has
has the better (though recessed) center and
best move every time since 15.
pressure on Q5.
ro. B-K3 collapse of tWhite's game is onlY a
The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings gives as finding the best move a few more
the main line 10. K-Rl R-N1 11. P-R3 PxP 12. 23. R-K1
NxP N-K3 13. R-QN1 NxN 14. BxN/4 FQ3 f'fter 23. BxN QxBch 24. K'Kl
from 15. N-K4 as a slight plus for 'White (Uhl- kR BxPch 26. K-Qz QxNPch ?7-
mann-Kostro: Kienbaum 1958). BxPch 28. RxB Q5Rch, Black will
10....R-N1 ending without difficultY.
This removes the Rook from the dangerous &e diagram top of next column.
23....BxP!
long diagonal and supports a possible ...
P-QN4. A devastating move, dissolvirrg th
core of \A/hite's game. Masterly play!
r1. R-81 B-Ns?!
This 24.RllxB
.
(Mar There is no defense bY 24. N2:i,Jl
was 25. K-N1 BxN 26. PxB RxPch 27-
played 12. N-B2 PxP 13. BxKBP N-Q5 was R-R6ch, with mate next.
-
equal. nhck's 11. ... B-N5 entails a pawn 24. ... Q'B6cln_ 25. K-Kl BxNch 26-
sacrifice. RxB, White resigns
12. N-B2 PxP 13. kP A crushing victory bY Paul Fielding,
 from correspondence chess while growing
up far from chess centers. To those juniors
who do play by mail: Remember, not only is
there the United States to conquer, but the
world too! We need strong correspondence
players of all ages to compete against the best
the world has to offer. Titles are out there,

o Vivian Schmucker of Goshen, Indiana, Announcing, the...

Position after 23. R-Kl
mderstand is currently doing quite well
two draws) in qualifying rounds of the
U.S. Correspondence Championship.
ocpect to hear more about him in the
& QUERIES
100-game match with Norway is under
p- The 50 boards lall boards play one
and one Black) on the U.S. side may
a little in depth, but not in enthusiasm.
top five boards for the United States are,
urder: David Burris, Anthony Lee, L.
Rogers, Max Zavanelli, and Gary
rch. Good luck to all team members. We
Iet you know results as the match pro-
lVe have learned that Tom Sweeney of
United States has won another master-
tournament in Intemational Corre-
Chess Federation play. Sweeney
in the semifinals of the 15th World
so we assume that Tom has
for the 16th semifinals. Good luck,
Sweeney!
Our recent inquiry about juniors in-
in a U.S. junior championship pro-
has won the Correspondence Chess [,eague
of America's 1982 Woman's Reserve Finals
with a score of 8-0.
. Michael Mulford of Seattle, Washing-
ton, writes: "I thought the readers might be
interested in knowing about a team match
series that has been going on for many years.
Under the auspices of Northwest Postal
Chess, Washington and Oregon team mem-
bers have been meeting annually. Since
1970, Oregon leads the series 6-4, with two
ties.
"Washington just clinched the 1982
match, snapping a three-year winless streak.
Washington Leads 8lz-712, with six games
left. The northerners are also well on the
way to repeating in 1983, Ieadng Yz-lz rn a
22-garne match, but it is too early to predict a
victory.
"I for one would be interested in knowing
if other states have a similar rivalry, whether
carried out through USCF postal chess or
through another group.
"Our annual club championship is under
way. The 1979 event was won by Ed Stod-
dard. The 1981 finals are near completion,
with Claude Heffner assured of at least a tie
for the title with a7%-2Vz score. For Claude,
the victory is quite an accomplishment,
since he was the lowest-rated player in the
preliminaries. He now raaks fourth in the
entire club."
We, too, would like to hear from other
states. All correspondents with games,
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 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS 1.6 Nc5+.

Any Cook See the May issue, page 39.

No. 1 (2 points): l. Qh7.
No. 2 (2 pointsl: 1. Ra4.
No.4 (4points|: 1. Bg1, and now (A) 1. ... h5
2. Nf2 KcS 3. Nd3+ or (B) 1. ...h62. Nc5 h5
3. Ra4!.

Spoils the No. 3 (3 pointsf : The obvious 1. h6? fails to

1. ... c5. The correction solution is 1. Ne6
(threatening 2. Ng5+ ), and now, for
No. 5 (2 points): 1. Na6 Rb1 2. Qh3! Be4+.
No. 6 (6 points): (A) 1. RhB QhZ 2- Qh3
QxfT 3. Rh4 Qg6+ and (Bl 1. Ba8 Qb7 2' Nh5
g
example, 1. ... h6 2. NxcT or 1. ... Kds 2. QxfT 3. Bf3 Qxe6+.
Problern
ne of the most frustrating things a
solver can encounter is a problem
with no solution. This occurs when
fffiE composer overlooks a defensive move
,ilmar can delay the stipulated task, or even

m*^te the stipulation impossible to

.ur--:-rppll5l at all. Even if a mate in two can
lue ielayed to a mate in three, the problem is
nruur:ed, because would-be solvers will con-
m,-e to search in vain for the mate in two
twn isn't there. No editor ever intentionally
prciishes such things (and none is in this
,uL r-:est), because the reader goes unreward-
:nd can be turned off.
,uur

Inough computer testing has eliminated

mr.$ of these slips, extra care must still be
;arc.n with problem types beYond the
n,achine's ability. This is especially true
,8, :-3n a position requires a "look
irwt-irvard," such as No. 1 in grandmaster
iPa, Benko's New Year's Solving Contest last

llrr-uary.
lhere's also the cook, which many of you
lu'.'e written to ask about. When a composer
ffr:"tes a problem, he intends there to be
En*\'one solution. And usually most solvers
only the solution that the composer in-
ltfoto
'sJs. But sometimes skilled solvers unearth
emr,ther solution, which we say "cooks" the
p..Lrlem.
-tr related type of unsoundness is the dual,
,o lch is a type of secondary cook. A dual is a

*rLrice between two or more continuations

iutt:r the key. The composer intends to have
,Mn-\' one forced Iine of play; but when
rh=-n'ratic variation can be played in a dual
m;:r', it ruins the problem.
r some solving contests (but not this one),
n;als figure in the scoring. Reports of any
sr,rch unsoundness are always welcome in
rm--essing a problem's worthiness.
-\Iso bothersome to a solver can be the
rr-jnality of a problem. In an old book I
rr."-ce saw four examples of the same theme
srng the same men and the same key! The
pr-dtions were slightly altered, but what's so
:u.:eresting about a re-run when you saw it
rJl the first time around? Judges of problem
ftrurneys must be alert to "new" composi-
mr:ns that in essence only duplicate earlier
mrrblems. Problems that are not absolutely
r-ginal are said to be anticipated Again,
*crring has nothing to do with originality,
ru*i discoveries by eagle-eyed solvers are
ru',vays welcomed.
This month's problems might require a
srond look! Be sure to mail your solutions
m'- later than July 1.
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CHESS LIFE i JULY 1984 43

'r n general, a Bishop is considered a
I u"ti"t piece than , i<t ignt' So how do
I- t*o tiithopt fare aglinst a single
Ifuight? It has been more than 100 years
since this interesting theoretical question
arose. I,et us first look at the "old" theory
and how it works in practice. Then we'll see
what the computer has to say. [Editor's note:
See this month's Chess to Enjoy for another look
at this topic.l
Kling & Horwitz
Che$ Studies,
185
According to famous 1fth-century Ger-
man theorists J. Kling and Bernhard Hor-
witz, this is the safest defensive set-up for
Black. The Knight stays on b7 lor b2-g2-g7l
and the King stays nearby; in this case,
for a century.
Modern analysis has shown that the
Knight can't hold this position forever,
which is important to know. We now know
how to force the Knight and the King away
from their fortress, but one question
remains: Can they then regroup in another
corner? To remain safe, the Knight and King
must remember two Golden Rules: (1) The
defending King must avoid the edge of the
board. {2) The Knight must stay close to the
King; if it strays, the Knight can be cut off
and trapped.
Therels no sense in looking at the analysis
given with the diagram above, because the
moves are not forced. Instead, let's examine
this setting in an actual game.
I don't have to introduce the players'
Pinter, then only an IM, knew he must look
forward to a long, difficult d'efense against
his world-famous opponent. Obviously,
Black was going to try everything to get the
Contribulin7 editor Pal Benho of Jersey Cily, NewJersey, is an
eight-time u.S Open champion and o noted endgame expert
44 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
ELECTRONIC ARTS
flere's ari endgame so cornplicated
that only a chess comPuter
culn understand how to win it.
GM David
Bronstein
White to move
tM Jozsef
Pintcr
Tungsram Int , Budapest 1978
full point, no matter how many times the
game must be adjourned. That's just the type
of uncompromising player David Bronstein
is. (I recalt my first meeting over the board
1
with Bronstein. I escaped to an endgame
with one Knight against his two. It was a
well-known theoretical draw, even without
my Ituight. I chased one of his Knights with
mine, until the audience started to laugh. At
that point he agreed to a draw.) In this game
the players have just exchanged the last
pawn, so the countdown toward the
SO-move rule begins now.
68. Kd4 BfZ 69. Nd3 Kfs 7O. Kc3 Ke4
71. Nb2!
rArhite erects his first shelter.
71. ... Be5 + 72.Kc2Big6 73. Kb3 Kd5
74.Na4KcG 75. Nb2 Kbs!
Now the fortress falls.
76. Nd1!
The only move, since on 76. Ka3 lor 76.
KaZl 76. ... Bc2l, the Knight is soon lost,
though Black must be very wary. Here are
two tlpical variations
l. 76. Ka3 BcZ 77. Ka2 BdG (avoiding the
stalemate draw that results after 77. ...Kb4
78. Nd3+) 78.Kallb479.KaZBeZ 80. Kal
Kb3 and 82. Bf6+ , mating.
11.76. Kaz Bc2 lagin, r.ot 76' "' I<b4 77'
Nd3 + ) 77. Ka3 Bf4 78. KaZ l<b4 79' Kat Bg5
8O.Ka2 Bh6 81. Ka1 Kb3, when 82. --
mates.
76. ...BfZ + 77.Kc2 Kb4 78.
79.Ke3 Kc5 8O. Nf2 Kds 81. Nh3
82. Kf4 Be8 83. Ng5 Bb6 84. Nf3
85. Ke3 Bg3 86. NgS Bh5 87. Nf3
KI2 l(re4 89. Nh4 Kf4 90. Ng2 +
White succeeds in escaPing to his
shelter.
9O. ... Ke4 91. Nh4 Be8 92.NF;Z
Nel Bb5 94. Ng2 Bd6 95. Nh4
Ng2 + Kf5 97. Ne3 + Kg5 98. Ng2
Ne1 Kg4
1OO. Ke3
'v\rhite can't hold the siege any
If 100. Ng2?, then 100. ... Bc5+
White King to the edge, which, as w
tioned, he must avoid. In this case, it
101. Kf1 Kg3lO2. Ne1BbS+.
1OO. ... Bc5+ 1O1. KdSBfzlUL
Kf4 lO3. Na3 Bh4 1O4. Kd4 Rer
Nc4 Bf7 lO6. Kc5 Bf2+ t07.Kil
1O8. Kbs Bhs 109. Kc6 Bf3+ ll(L
Kfs 111. NaS! Ke6 112. NbTl
'vVhite sets up his third shelter! Th
tion is basically the same as the first
in a different corner - so the defenr
ceeds the same way.
112.... Ke7 113. NaS! Bf2 114-
Ke6 1 15. Na5 Bg3 + 116. Kb6 Bf2 +
Kc7
lVhite reaches the SO-move-rule
just as well, because Black could nd
progress.
NOWTHE FUTURE
A.J. Roycroft, editor of eg (this
Engtish magazine deals onlY with r
mostly artistic ones) asked world
champion Belle, programmed bY
Thompson of Bell Laboratories, to
this endgame. According to eg, Belle
Lmrnvincingly that two Bishops win against
rrMa Ituight and that it "qualifies as another Announcing. . .
,r*.dgame requiring amendment to the
lil-:nove rule." The World Chess Federation
i[as previously accepted such an amend- The 1984
White to move
me:rt. In the specific case of King and two Chess Life
ffi;ights versus King ard pawn, 75 moves (as
E :-ommended) must elapse before a draw lnternational
r,rr: be declared.
\ow let us see the proof.
Endgame Composition
Ihe position in the following diagram is Tourney
,me of the most disadvantageous for 'vVhite.
M,eck threatens to trap the Bishop on h1,
Kfl 5. Kb7 Kf2 6. Kc6
Sponsored by
,mi.-ich must first be freed. 3. ...KfT4.Blhz
l. BfS Kg3 2.8d6+ Kf3 3. Ka7?! KfL 7.Kd6?! Heraldica Imports
:rankly, now and later it seems strange Possibly the program tries to avoid any
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r Uor EF: $37 60 mailed by 5/8, $44 60 nailed 5i9-6/14, $50 at tmt $$
zs EF returned with 40% lst, 20% 2nd, l0% 3rd, 209110% 20%-10% to top 2 z
r iilO No Unr may win over 20% Reg ends 11:30a m, Rds 12'5:30,
I Both, Yr-pt byes available 1st 3 rds

-'\ 3rd, l0% 4th. Reg. ends 10:30 an., Rds. t1 1:30'46i30-9. Ex'
rn lo under 2200 or unl. EF:529 mailed by 5i8, S32 mailed
r 315 rr qirp 6/20.29. i40 al site 6i29. $$ 25 ol each EF returned with
.r 20% 2nd, 10% 3rd, 20%-10% to top 2 under 2000 Reg ends 11 a m '
]{I24:30-7-9:30 Booster, open to under 1800 or Unr EF: tl9
a- 5/8, $22 mailed 5/9'6114, i25 al site 6120'29, $30 at site 6/29 $$ 15
iT returned with 40% lst, 20% 2nd, l0% 3rd, 20%-1090 to top 2
,600 No Unr may win over 20% Reg ends 1l am' Rds

Yes available rds l-2

er Tournament. 8'SS, 30/90. 5 sec'
; raised or lowered in proportion excepl half
hall
Open, open to all. EF: $98.80 maiJed by 5i8,
$120 at site 6120'29, $125 at site 6/30. $$
ll]DP;fix}3000'2000-1000'800-600-500-s00-500, untitled (all but GMs &
flS Xt+ t000, under 2200 600 In the €vent o[ a tie for first place in the
mmt, 90% of the prizes tied for will be divided amonS the winners; the
:)5 and Wodd Open title will be decided in a nonrated 30-minu.te
Mm rbi, or match playoff, starting ll a.m.7/5. ReS ends 9:30 a m., Rds.
l[jMfi il-6:30, 6:30, 6:30, ll-6:30. Experls, open to under 2200 or Unr.
D sG-;0 mailed by 5/8, $108.70 mailed 5/9'6/14, $120 at site 6/20 29, $125
I@ i30. t$ 5000-2500-1500-1000'600-50G400-400400-4{0, no lJnr. may
ffi i2500. Reg. & Rds. sme as Open. Amateur, opeD to under 2000
il- -rE EF: s98.60 mailed by 5/8; $108 60 mailed by 5/9-6i 14, $120 al site
mr L( tl25 at site 6/30 $$ 5000-2500-1 500-1000-600'500-400-400'400-400,
- is sy win over $1600. Re8. ends 10:30a.m., Rds. 12-7, l0'5,7,7, l0-5.
er, open to under 1800 or Unr. EF: $98.50 mailed by 5/8, $108.50
nlM i9-6/14, $120 at site 6120'29, $125 at site 6/30. $$
911,5{f,}1500'1000-600-500'400-400-400'400, no Unr may win over $ 1000
ik t 3ds. sme as Anateur' Reserve, open to under 1600 or Unr. EF:
l[,[ mi]ed by 5/8, $108.40 mailed 5/9'6/14 $120 at site 6/20'29, $125 at
fi il0 t$ 4000'2000-1000-600-500-400'300'30G300-300, under 1400

5'SS, 30/30. 3 sec-

3o-3O (non'Grmd Prix).
^iter-z400 2400 or Unr' Bt: t38.90 maited by 5/8'
24OO, open to under
5/9'6/14, S45 at sileat sile 7/+5. $$ 35 of each EF
6i 20-713, $50

rmmu with 4lVo lsl,20% 2nd, 10% 3rd, 20%'10% lo top 2 under 2200
ift=,* 10:30 a.m.,
Rds. 1l'1:30-+6:30-9. Amateur, open to under 2000
il lEET: t28.90 mailed by 5i8, $31.90 mailed 5/9'6i14, i35 at site 6i20-7l3,
lll u me 7/4 5. $25 of each EF returned with 40% lst, 20Vo \nd' fiqo Td',
top 2 under 1800. Reg ends l0 a m., Rds. 10:30'1'3:30-6-8:30.
opin to under 1600 or Unr. EF: $18.90 mailed by 5i8, $21.90
ll4, $25 al sile 6120-?13, $30 at site 7/45. $ t5 of each EF returned
m$r n:5 Ist, 20% znd, l0% 3rd,20% 10% to lop 2 under 1400 Reg ends t0
M l,ls 10:30-1-3:30'6'8:30 All, 7r'pt byes available rds 1'2
O-Minute Championship (not ratedl See below
Major Tournament. 5-SS, 30i90. 2 sections (prizes bas-
ries; raised or lowered in proportion except half of each prize
6rcedl: Open, open to all EF: $77.80 mailed by 5/8, 583.80 mailed
{h r rg0 ;t sire 6i20-7l5. s95 ar sile 7/6. $$ 3000.1500-1000-500.
InnI[..3 or unr 800'400, under 2100 800-400 Reg ends 6:30 p m, Rds 7,
r :1.5. Under 190O, open to under 1900 or Unr EF: $77 70 majled by
xi
m $370 mailed 5/9'6i14, $90 at site 6120'715, $95 ai site 7i6. $$
.ullI'rID500-300, under 1700 800-4()0, under 1500 400-200 No Unr may
m ffi t800 Reg ends 7:30 p m, Rds 8, 11-4:30, 11-4:30 Both, y,-pt
hilE rBilable ,st 3 rds (limit 1 bye towards under 1500 prizes)
jdr 7: Salurday Quads. Same delails as 6/22 Quads.
$+A:LastChancequad. (non-Grand Prix), 3-RR, 30il [F: $30
ql ffl ls each section Reg 9:() a m, Rds 10'1:30-5
f,ll lournaments: Bring clocks, sets, boards if possible none sup'
diha Uorateds not eligib)e for class prizes, except Warmup under 2200,
lflims non-lM or GM, Major 2100-2299. Players whose USCF clas]letters
&r r rcmer ralinS 101 or more points over section or prize maximum may
M o over $1000 in Premier, t400 D Major or $300 in Under 2100. CFC,
rthwest ratjngs used if no USCF; CFC or FQE adjusted by addinS
For Canadians or Northwesl residents rated under more than one
CFC or FQE) used Other foreign, FIDE,
s used at TD's discretion {bring proof o[
plaYers senl to FIDB for rating if you face
ly USCF ratio8 list used lor all eveDts (Jan.
m[,,f $t used for lntl ) Free entry in all 30/90 events to GMs rated over 2450
m -lmplete tmt wilhout prize; 5i8 EF deducted from any prize HR:
l[ML4i!7'51; send resenations directly to the Sheraton-Valley Forge & re
u6 .iess rate Personal checks not accepted unless mailed by 6/7 No
ffi accepted at site Do not mail entries after 6i 14 Ent: CCA, 450 Prospect
[h llt Vernon, NY 10553 NS
Grand Prix Points Available:
International 80, Warmup 10, Premier 150, Major 60

Paid Advertisement

June 25:15-Minute Championship (not

o-SS, 15/G, Open, EF: $40 $$ 35%'15%-10%, under 2100
=-'01.
.]lE Under-1900, EF: $20 $$ 30%-12%'8%, under 1700 15%
le 9:30am,Rd latl0am
July 2: Speed-Handicap Tournament (not
o'SS, lSlG lo \\lz'lt/z time odds based on ratings, else same
=ed1.
I E 625 int
July 6: 30-Minute Championship lnol raledl 5 SS,
lrc else sme as 6/25 tmt

CHESS LITE i JULY 1984

 Page 53
I See Importont Su*eY, 1
youth. 5S: 5, olher srales ON. $$G 550: 150-100 60, A, B C, t
IV/Unr. Reg.5:3Gb:45 p.m.. Rds.7. ll 4, ll 4 Ent: Edward J Kelly 3500
irophies to lop 2 KY res. Reg S:309:30 a.m Rds. lGz+
Haverford,ias Vegas, NV 89121. NS. NC
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 5 Chf* Assn.. i.O. Box 35383, Louisville KY 40232 \5021t
Grod Prix Points Available:5
Texas
ship. 4t12, r70t Palo
4-SS, lul l4-15
-4th
EF: $20 if rec'd by 7/5, $25 at Nassau open. Leviltown Hall, Levitlown Pkwy
b/35, 4/class, top 2 G): 150'100, $i t2400, b/3bpel rection, rr Gl 3seclions: Open, opeo!
30 a.m., Rds. 10-3, 9-2r30. Enll EF:
EF:' ' 300 260 ^
3uo-zbu "'
Grand Prix Points Available:50 ., Austin, TX 78758. NS. Rds- oster,
ailable:5 $26 150-100,
{
l0-2
l0-2 to
open to
Texas recd bv 7/9. $S under 1600 100?5, under 1400 60, udd r
4512, Holi Re8al Row (at Stem' 75 50. f,eg. 9-10 a.m., Rds. 10:30-2i30'6130, r1'3 All, Efsr
i 30 at site S$: 5, jr' 4' rdr
nl: Harold stenzel, 3I
. EF: $25 'r.pl. bye; permitt"d ior Sal.
A, B, C e /E 100-50, Unr' 100; Hyde Park, NY 11040. LS. W.
'
nr. Re8. 8 30-2'7' 9'2 HR: $44; Grand Prir lnls Available: l0
Irving Ch Box 1576, Irving, TX
An lL Tour Event NS NC W 7s060 12I4l 255-6600. NS. NC.
Grand Prix Points Available:20 Crand Prix Poinls Available: l0 5-SS,40/1
eePort, NY
s if over 18
Rds 7:30 each date Ent: Tania Kranich, 3316 Baytront u
rr5l0 l5l61 6239356 NS.
Crand Prix Points Available' 5

fufu 2l-22
terilral Florida Open' 5 SS 50/2 Huntly Inn Ttw
f,akeland, pf, (erit l8 off-141 2 sections: Open, qF'lli-dj(
iic, aoo-zoo-ioo so, A 100. Reserve, open to under 18m ftr
t, Ztrt SSC, J00 I50'75, C, qD. E. unr. each 50
R'es. I 9 a.m. Rds.9:30 3.8, 3. HR: $30 single
vaice: tBl31 688 8484.t2 pr. bye available rd' I o
Clendaie St. No. 23b Lakeland, FL 33803 {8131
Grand Pr-rr Points Available: l5

ltlv 2l-22
"t
9li4 K..st. Op.n. +SS 4012, Kansas Newman Gftr'
tion Bldg., 3100 Mccormick, wichita, KS 67213. $$ (1200 u75 u
sectionsiOpen, t$llop 3 Gl: 225 161.50 I l2 50,
Rds ll 4.3d. lG3. Rescrve, open lounder 180
$$ B, C. DrE/Unr. each 100 50. 100 bonus in a
cA 92120 NS
8'9:30 a.m., Rds. I
Grand Prix Points Available:20
site; jrs. $5 less, 7z
Ncw York Grand Prix Poinls Available:30 jr. $4, others OK.
.]ane Keeler Room' Jerry Weaver, 244
1. Efr $15, jr. & Unr.
B, C/D/E/Unr' each
Ent: Darryl R [lart Iulv 2l-22
'rith n.rrrl Tall-tn-Texas Open' 5-SS 45/2 \-rnr
iora n. {Grand Si exit) Amarillo' TX 79103 Et: tr25
t-+o tE
iiolirit.. ls',rooottoo, s/.lass. $250G rolop2l: 2s0 lzs a 3
Unr. each t25. Reg. 8 9 a m. Rd 9:20 2 ?. 8 30 1' HR: t38-1'l
[@
RaLliff Ir. P O Box 2044, Amarillo. TX 79l05 NS NC
Grand PIix Poinls Aiailable:5

lrlv2l-22 r
tT'St.t" Championship ($ I ,4ool Open' iS-
sr^mit, exit 3l ott 1l9l (exil 5i oif 1841, Hartford $1,mG
Ooen. EF: $20. $iG: 200 l20 l l0 l00 undet 2200 50 20 R8
rotelow 2000. E[: $15. $rG: 10060-40. under 1800 I00{l}!0
oDen to below 1600. EF: 515 $5G 100 b0 40 under
q:
sb.25. too Unr 50. All, EF $5 more at sile' Reg 9
c"SCi ri..".t Meeting
ncea ,ii"r.L Mpnino,r n m Sunday
at 2 p.m. $58 d
Sundav. HR: S58
players rentinB room;al Summit 1203l-278'2000. Ent: F ToE
muia Rd, Witherstreld, CT 06109 NS.
Jtne 23-24 Grand Prix Poinis A!ailable: l0
Tullah Hanl
Bradford HS, 81 I lrlt 2l-22
at site. $$G 750i "Mu'.sic Cilv Grand Prix' 5 SS. 50/2 Clenclilt Hi$ S
a.m., Rds. I0 2-6, NS NC iioJ plt.,Nr',t r,tr., fN 3?2l l 2 seclions: opcn, EF: t25 ri
r8r4l 368 4974 N5 NC. W. Grand Prir Points Available:5 complete eiurn eots-T u I
Masters must pay entry but if
Grand Prix Poinls Available. l0 300-200, 100, A li->.
nrt oi winnincs. $$G-1350:
0 EF:
EF: LE fl
bY 7/16; Lr
200-100-50' D t00'50, E/b€hntr!
6-55,45/2, 2. Reg S'9 a.m' Rds 9:3G2'; 9I.1
EF: $24, if : Music Ci(Y Chess Assn , 2609 H
class Prizes 4s88. NS. NC. W.
t, s27 w3011 drand Prix Points Available: I0
NC
Grand Prix Points Available:20 lulv 2l-22
-"SnJ.rto. Columbus Grand Prix. 4 55. 36/tm
umbus Plaza, 50 N. Third , OH. EI: Master 125 I
others $I5 it rec'd by 7/17, at site; free chess bnln
entries. $$Gi 250 to tst; rizes per entries RrE l
a n Rds l14:30, 10'3i30 HR: phone (614) 228'6060 Ent:JaE
Box 5268. Cleveland, OH 44101 (216) 96)'5302 NS NC
Grand Prir Points Available:5

lulv 2l-22
Grand Prix Points Available: 15
toJest Citv ODen. 5 55, 50/2, Howard Johnson s Mol@ [
New York ll'h sl. IL 251 S.. Rockford, lL 61109. EF: $25 ilrecdbY 7'll
455-1704 NS nt, 6l-69 !!. 14 Si., New Masters %'off, ICA/RCO f5 off. $$ {1000 b/60, t
Grand Prir Points Available:20 I5Gl00, clock Io top ex' clasr oer entries; ICA memb. lo lop Eame lo over
00 or unr. EF: $20. 3090 t400rLelow. REg. 8:159:45a.m. Rd. I I0&asav
Both, Reg. ends )0:30 N Sarsent. 276"4 Panorama Dr . Rockford. lL 61 109
" Grand Prir Poinls Availahle: 5
$ 3 rds. No advance en
tries NS
Grand Prix Points Available;5 trlv 2t-22 $.d
tolumbia Cup llt. 5 SS rds. I & 2 accel" 50/2 Harry Xm
Newton & George Washington Way' Richland, WA 99352
j;s -EF:19"
D c
ztia, sza ui ,ltrils ott to $$G i600r s00-250' Exp., A, B,
150, Unr. 100. Reg. 8-9:30 am., Rds. 10-3-8 92:30 Ent: Pdd
l8l8 Wrieht Ave Richland, WA 99352 'r'pt. bye avail rds l-l
" Grand Prix Points Available: 15

l6
ries'Main Event Grand Prix'
rr'vil
v., tvlindham St' Ext , Winthrop Hatl'
Kentucky 375: 150-100-50, top under 2000' 1800' I
July 6-8 Nevada lulv 14-15
5'Ss rd5 l 3 40190' rds' 45 Reo. 7 7: p.m, Rds. 8 each Thurs' Ent: Tom Hanmayer' 5
"Clark County Chess Championship' '*fi,"it, s,"," Championship' 'CT
5SS- tl?
-R"T 111'
45/2. 310 Dividrn Hall' Univ ol Louisville Brandeis Ave ' Lou svrlle'.trr Wiiliman , 06226. l2o3l 423 1384' NS'
Carlon Teacher Education Bldg. Univ. of NV Las Vegas, NC 8al54 EFr $.1.5
$l ofl l(cA membs $1 olllo Crand Prix Points Available:5
it recd by 7/3: $20 al site.iic: 150 100. $50 for lop 2 ir Cat l' ll lll ioziis. ElF, ii;ir
".a
bv 7/10, $18 at sile'

48 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984

 See Important SurveY, Page 53
7-Zg North Carolina Jsne 2!-24. Midfield June Open. 5'SS, 40/90, Midfield Com' luly l2-August 9. Labate's Chess Centre Post Sum-
ll. 5-SS, 4.0/100, Holiday Inn North, 3050 N. Cherry, Marshall munity Cetrter, behhd Midfield Atto Sales (B'ham'Besrmer Super Hwy., i."i 'g+. See crand Prix.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105, 1919) 723'2911. $i 11,000 G. 3 sectioos: U.S. ll, Midfield, AL 35228. EF: $10, iI rec'd by 6/14; $12 at site. S$: $5, jr. July 14-15. PlaYers
31 1000-500'300-200, 2200'2299, 2t00'2r99, 2000'2099, 1999ibelow $3 $$ (270 b/26): 10G50'25, under I600/Unr 50'25, tlnr 20, Unr -elg Under pionship. +SS, 40/2, Pl
0-150-50 Amateur, open to under 1900 t$ 500'300-200-100, 1600 Reg, 8'9:30 a m, Rds 10'2-6, l0-3 Ent: Samuel Y Bonham, 1508 Short Angeles, CA 90026. EF: $22

R, 1600'1699, 350'200'10G50 llovrce,

t600'1699, tsgg/below each Jsu'zw'ruuiu Novice, open t0 to Sr , Midfield, AL 35228 1205]1 923-7339 NS, NC certifs.): 200-150 100'50. Reg

rs00 r$
30G200.10050. 1300-1399 200'lsGl0G50, 120Gt299,
1099 & below each 15G50, UN 300-200'100'50 All, EF $35 if Jlly 2l-22. 1984 Summer Chess OlymPics. 5-SS, 50/2,
July f4-15. Labate's Chess Center No' 27' See GEnd
Police Memorial Park, 230t Airport BIvd., Mobile, AL 36606 2 sections: Prix
Heavyweight, $t (240 b/20): 100-40, cat. l, II each 30-20; trophy to lst,
medals to top 3, top 3 uBder 1800. Middleweigbt, open to 1600/below. Aug,ust l-October lo. Labate's Chess Centre Fulurity
$$ 1240 bi20): 100-40, IV, V/Unr. each 3G20; trophy to lst, medals to top 3, No:3. l2-RR. TL:1. Labale's Chess Cenlre, 3024 w
Ball Rd., Araheim,
top 3 under 1300. Both, EF: $19 it rec'd by 7i 18, $21 at site. S$: 7, jr. 4, CA 92804 EF: FIDE $40, non'FIDE $80 $$G:225'125 10075-50 Rds 6 p.m
ze of other states OK. Reg. 8'9 a m., Rds 9i30'Z'7,9'Zt30 t'lR: Taylor Motel, 2598 each Wed Info: 220-0660 NS NC
Goveroment Blvd 12051 479'5481, i22'24 Eal: Lars Britt, 162 S Lawrence
e 0c- August l4-September 1 1. Labate's Chess Centre Bot-
5873 Sl, Mobile, AL 36602 LS
vinnik'84. See Grand Prix

or 4844878 LS
P.O.
July 2a. The 1984 Fayette Opetr. 4-SS, 35/1, Fayette Civic
[. Crossville, TN 38555. {6151 484'9593 CenGr, Temple Ave. N., Fayette, AL 35555. EF: $15; free to new IISCF
Grand Prix Points Available: 40 membs. s5: 5, jr. 3. $$ {600 b/401: 150'7s, cat. I, II, tlt, Iv/under, unr. each COLORADO
50 Reg 8:304:15a m, Rds 9:30-12:30'3-6 Ent: PhillipOTaylor, Rt 6, Box
Atizona 2, Fayette, AL 35555 LS NC n Colorado Chess
Puello. Holiday Inn Holidome,4550 S. Palo Verde, Tucsn, ege, Student Center Rec.
021 746-1 !$ b/80 total entries 4 *ctions: Open, 5'SS, 40i 2.
161. ARIZONA by 6i9; $10 & $5 at site.
?i26. $$ {top 3 G): 22G14s80, U2100 or Unr. 70, U1900 50, besl
Sroups. Reg. 8'8:30 a.m.,
y lo lst, Lesl ir. Maslers gel EP back iI camplete 5 rds ranmn, CO 81027. (303)
.SS, 40i2, open to under 1800/LJnr' E[: $25 if by 7/26. I 100-65,
946-5676 NS
* Unr. lS, UtObO 35, best K'12 30; trophies to tbp 2, top K'tz.
E, eSS, 40/80, open to utrder 1500 or Unr. EF: $20 if by 7/26. $,
81100
[1100 30, U1300 215;15; trophies to top 2, U1400, U1300, best pre-high July 7-8. Denver Open. See Orand Prix

ttc Uor Novice, 4SS oo each day {Sat, Sun ), 2 events, open to S' 40/90, Lamar Com-
r pre high Unr. [F: $6 if by 126. $t 20 lo lst: trophies to lop 2, Ju
mu $$ {200 b/25l Entrants
! iJll0{, U1000, primdy {K-31, Unr. on each day All, EF i5 more div 30'15 Section lI, $$
ftre increased pei entriei. S5 off for pre-hi8s in top 3 sections. SACA 30- site ReS S-9 a m , Rds
rq. for AZ pJayers in top 3 sections. %'pt. bye rd. I or 2 with advmce mar, CO 81052
frl be 4 in a category. TB: Medio, Solkoff, cm. Reg.6'7:15 p.m. 9:3 {3031

277-3520 NS NC W 336-2186 LS
l6€de, 8-8:30 Booster & Novice, Rds 8, t0'5, 9'4 Open & Resefle, {6021
I day Booster, 9 and as available each day Novice Players meeling
hdoie lst rd. HR: t38-38-48-58 if mention tmt. Enl: SACA,38 W.
ld, No. 26, Tucmn, AZ 85705 No phone eotries NS NC
Grand Prix Points Available: 5

*29 Texas
htonio City Open ChampionshiP. 5'SS, 45/2, Con-
iha,9735 t-H 35N, San Antonio, TX 78233 {8001 528'1234 EF: $18,
6'dby7126,
! oy ttLot $22 & $19 at site. *{i$ lu,'v,
c.. (b/40, LwP
top 2
! G):
v,. 150'100, A,-B' C'
wh 50. Reg. 8-9 a.m , Rds. 9:3G2:3G7t30, 9'2130. Ent: SACC, c/o
re, 4510 Walzem, San Artonio, TX 78218. Yrpt bye avaitable rd. l. St Boulder. CO 80303 LS NC

Grand Prix Points Available: 5

CONNECTTCUT
PennsYlvania
Swiss. +SS, 50/2, Concoure Dining fuea, William Pitt June 16-17' 6th Greenwich Open' See Grand Prix
tiiv. of Pittsburgh, Pittsbugh, PA 15213 2 sections: OpeD, EF: 25
[t (x}100, U2200 90, U2100 70, U2000 50. Resefle, open to under ltlv 2l-22. Conneclicut State Championship
[f: tl5 t$G 340: 130, U1700 90, U1500 70, U1300 50 Both, ReB '[sr]+oo1 open. see Grand Prix.
85705 NS NC
q Ms 10:30-4each date Ent: ToD Martinak, 320N Neville No 58,
PA 15213
Jnly 27-29. Ye Olde Puebto. See Grand Prix luly 26-,4ugust 16. Midgard Nurseries' Main Event
-Grind
Grand Prix Points Available: 10
Prix. See Grand Prix.
ARI(ANSAS DELAWARE
Iune 16-17. Litlle Rock 45/2, UALR Sludenl
Bldg., 33rd & Univ. Ave.. Littte
"Union EF: $20. $s {b/40 paid
to toder 1700 or Unr EF: $ll in advmce 6$
(250 bi25) entries,: 1i5, A, B, C, D/E each 100, U each Contact: Ronald
ills;$5 to all completing sectioD w/o unanounced forfeits.3 pts. E. Cross, 622l Boyle Park Rd, Liltle
br Nasuu semi'fhals. Both, EF $3 more at site. Nassau tl
CC
!!q. h-pt. byes pernitted in rds. 1'3. Reg. 7'7:30 p m., Rds T:30 eath
CALIFORNIA
f Ha6td Sienzit, 3l Rose Lile, New Hyde Park, NY 11040. LS. W.
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
June 16-17. Players Chess NewsJune Open. See Grand
New York Prir
lEusl Open.' +SS, 30/90, The Poirt, 61-69 W. 14 St, NY.2 sec- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Oft", op* to all. EF: i20. $$G: t5Gl00,_clock t9^t9!-E*Bl-un9:, June 4SS, 40/2, Coloma
-Scbool, it rec'd bY 6/13, i20 at
mrl Booster, open to under 1800 or UM EF: $20. t$ 30% of EFs lst,
.H, st 3rd, 109L to top C/below. Both, Reg eods 10:30 a.m., Rds site; W 6. $S (750 bi60l: M/X
a.t day r4.pt. byes OK tsl 3 rds No advmce entries NS 120'60, :30'9:30 a.m , Rds. 10-4,
Grand Prix Pouts Available: 5 9-3. En acramento, CA 95826'

4-12. lJ.S. Open Championship. See National Jtne 17-21. U.S. Senior Open. See National Events

Ju^e23. Richmond Quads - Golden Bear Warmup' FLORIDA

l4-septembcr 1l California i.RR by ralins,30/30, Note sile
change: Richmood Public Library' Mac'
s Chess Centre Botvinnik'84. Labate's Chess Centre, Donald Ave., Richmond, CA. EF: $7. if rec'd by 6/20; $g al sile Calchess
Ball Rd, Anabeim, 5 niles NW of DiMeytmd at Beach Blvd iic memb. req. Trophy lo lst each quad.; 3 game winners receive hee entry to June 16-17. 1984 $lO,OOo Region IV Championship'
Golden Bear Opin on 6/30. Reg. 9-9:45 a.m., Rds. 10-12-2. Raymond J. Orwig, See Grand Prix
-lrdions: Premier, opeD to at least 1800 plus, 45i2. EF: '$10, aflel
TIZ ttc: 150-100. Candidates, open to under 1800/Unr', 50i2 EFr 2030 Roosevelt Ave., Richmond, CA 94801. NS. NC
&ib tltz'$t0 $SG U1800 5G25, U1600 325$1750 Ut400 25; top top
next tmt. if 5 or more Ur. play. Both, Rds. 7 each Jtne 2!-24, 1984 San Diego Class Championship. See

rds. 1, 2 or 3. I[ 1y, pts. o. less, you may take yt'Pt Grmd Prix
s. only, non-membs pay additional $2 Ent: Labate'5
ia'oe,3024 W Ball Rd, Araheim, CA 92804. Tues-Sun noon' Jtne 23-24. 2nd Annual Bellarmine Open. See Grand

luly Rating Supplement used Info: (7141 220-0660 NS NC Prix

Grand Prix Points Available: 5
fune 23. . 9. +SS, 40/1, Lake lsland Rec
June 30-July 1. Pacific SW Open. See Grand Prir
"Center, H
450 2789. EF: $10. $$ 75qo of EF lo lop

June 3o-July 1. 5th Golden Bear Oper. See Grand Prix 3. rlassorizes ., Rds t0-12:30 3 5:30 Ent Winter
Pirk Ci. cio 25?2 \\inter Park, FL 32790 NS

Iulv 3-31, Players Tuesday Nighter No. t5.

-Playirs
4SS, ()/2, NC
Chess News, 1710 Silverlake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. EP: $10 il rec'd
by ?it, $ts at site. $i (C in gifl cerlifs.): 80-60-40-20. Reg. 6 p m., Rds. 7 each
:
Tues Ent: address above
,'
lulv 4. Quad. 3-RR d0i90, Central
-Fedeial
Sav Shaw Ave , Presno. CA 9371 1. EF:
$12 it rec'd ach quad. Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.m , Rds'
St, Tampa, FL 33617 NS NC
ALABAMA 10-2-6. Ent: 622 West Escalon Ave., Fresno, CA
ward I King, 4407 Bass

9371I. NS NC rnado No. 1 tsland Rec

r23. Scottsboro Summer Quad. 3-RR,40/90, Scottsboro
Jo\ 7-a. lgthAnnualsantaClaraco. Open. SeeGrand inter Park, FL32 ot EF to toP
hs,918 S. Broad St., Scottsboro, AL 35768. EF: $10. $t 30 lst each Prir Reg.9-9:45 a.n., Ent: Winter
t. lq. 8-9 a.n., Rds 9-1'4 EDt: David Higginbotham, 403.West Ap- ain;, P.O. Box 2
July lo-Auguot 7. Labate's Chess Centre Morphy
32790. NS.
Eg: Scottsboro, AL 35768. Extra Players will be paired in other quads'
NC
'84. See Grand Prix
CHESSLIFE/JULY1984 49
L@ql b/301: 100'75'50'35-25-15; lrophv to
July 14-15. Jacksonville Classic. See Grand Prix
300 b/30): 100'75-50-35-25-15; trophy
EF: $t0 if rec'd bY 7/5; $12 at site; $l
J.lJ.y 21-22. Central FL Open' See Grod Prix
Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.m, Rds. 10-2'7, 9-2

40/1, Baptist Hospitat, ecatur, lN 46733. LS NC.

301.2 sections: OPen,
, D 20'10, E 15, Unr. 15 July 28. The Frederick County Tornado IL
7. Enti Roger C. Warren,
I(ANSAS ihe Frederick Yl\,lCA. 1000 North Market St., Frederick, MD!
ir $6 il rec'd by 7/25, $10, $8 at site $$ (89 b/151: 3t3Ot2-IA
3 40/90, rds. 4'5 50i2, a m , 9:30'12:30-3130'7 Ent: Willian T
Mc[ntee, 3527
Windmr, MD 21776 NS NC
tulv 28. WpCC Tornado No. I t. and Rec. Topeka, KS 66604 EF:
"Cenier 450Harperst.,WintelPark FL12789 E Flerurn 5. $$ (b/30): 100's0, A,
ed to ioo 3' cliss if enoush Reg g:45 a m
q :30' Enl: iesl G: trophies to top SaturdaY Tornado. 4SS {
Winrer Park CC Inc.. c/o Piul B. tomaino, P O Park, FL Ent: Robert C. Fuller, Rd., interrection of Hammoo& E
32790 NS NC 21090 EFr $8 if rec'd bY 7ll lfl
e. $$G 120: 60-20, under 1900. l;!
IDATIO lune 23. Salina Equalizer X. 3-5S, Salina
jte SS:
under 1500 trophy. Re8.9:30'10:30 a.m., Rds 10:30-l:3G4:x}?:
Center, Salina. KS-67401 8F: $8, if rec'd Chess Club, c/o Allan Mazer, P O. Box 28653, Baltimore, llD
"Friendship

any. $$ tl50 bi25l: i0 35 20 15-10. Reg. 9:3G10:30 7' Enl: 486,2681 LS NC

lrrlv 2 Knight's Dream' 4 55 45/q0
Diryl Foard. 1805 Shady Bend. Salina. KS 67401.
'n*ri Zf College Rexburg' lD 83440' EF: $6 rl
rec'd bv 0l: 50 J0 best under 1600 z0 Keg b / 1984 Kansas Open. Ausust 5. MCA Summer Tornado. +SS.5L
HRr $21 30 Ent: Donnell Hunter' P o'
Jtly 2l-22. See Grand Prix
Elern'entary Cenler, Rec. Room. Frederick Rd. at S. Roll]lt +
p.r. r,i
N

Box 883, MD EF: $1, in advance; $10 at site, y, price to under 14 Sl: tl
KENTUCKY $$G: 50 to lst, under 1900 25, under 1700 25, more pet
minutes before rd l, Rds ltll:30-4:30-7:30 Ent: MCAI,35l
tLLlN()ls Baltimore, MD 21207 655'3180
17 40/1' 20/30' sD/30' u(
tunc 16-17. The lov of Sacs. Tw 40/l new June
-Comm.
CC , U of KY, Lexington, KY Aucusl 6, 13, 20, 27, Rockville JCC
iddre'r. Ctricago Che"s ienrer. 2923 Norrh IL 60657'
40506. EF: sre' $7 50, under 10 $5, Laider. Ladder, 40/90. ICC of Greater Washinglon, 516
l3l2l 929 7010. EF: each dale 512 it rec d in ad 11b5 b/20
UKCCC $9 IV, V/Unr' each 28 Reg
Rockville, MD 20852. Rockville JCC CC mem. req ReS T:$
il.lr*I, aO.zs. A. B C.D/ElunI Pach m" |
Rd"'
8:45-9:30 a. O. Box 973, Uni! Station, each date 1301) 881-0100 NS NC
10'12:30-3-5:30 LS NC
Lexington, KY 40506 NS W

Iune 16-17. Chicaeo La LVIV & August 1 i. 29th OwinS,s Mills Quad. IRR {
iX. Two t.day evenls 3"{S.40/ 3302 Wesl Iulv l. 4-SS,40/1 20/30, SD/30, UK' Mill;Elementary School, 10824, Reisterstown Rd" Owings trEt-
63rd St., Chicago, lL 60629 EF: $ top 3 Xeg' torr. CC. ime Slone u of X., Lexington, KY BF: $7 if rec'd by 8i t0, $9 at site; tnder 14, over 55 %-price. tth
9-9:45 a.m., Rdi. 10-12,2. Ent: Chic est 63rd St., 40506. EF: site;.irs
' srs. $7.50, under I0 $5, books, trophy or USCF memb. ReB.9:30'10:15 a.m., Rdr ltl
Chicago, IL 60629 NS UKCCC $9. ll, IIl, lV, V/Unr' each 28 Reg' David W. iaylor, 10802 Reisterstown Rd., Owings Mills, MD 2rUfT
8:45 9:30 a. U.K. Chess Club, P O' Bor '973,
22-24. Master Challenge. See Crand Prix Univ Station, Lexin8ton, KY 40506 (606) 252'8507 NS W
June MASSACHUSETTS
Jtne
-40/1,
23-24. Sa 4-SS,
Jrlv 14-15. Kentuck] State Championship. See Grand
lune t6-17. $6 Open. 5-SS, 50/2, BoylsloD b
Chi
new address, o, IL Prix
"Bovtston St., Boston, MA 02i16 EF: $6 io adv., !8 at dmr, F
7010.
60657. (312) s29 e. $$ '[ lS
40-
(165 biio, i/clas): Rds. noi BCC membs. : free enlry to new BCC membs S$: 5, jr' 3
LOUISIANA under 1800 50, .ore per entries ReS. 9-9:30 a.m, Rds lG}f
10-12:30 3 5:30 LS NC
bve in rd. I or 3 if requested wilh enlry. Enl: Baymond Birt E
l, 4. No nrllngton, Me 02174. Cks. payable lo Boylston CC
fvne 20-23. 3rd Annual Plaza in Lake Forest
4-SS, Chess
Chicago Ches o, IL
Exftava9anza. See Grand Prix
4fll t
010. EF: each e. 5$ lune 3O. SaturdaY Swiss No. 12. 4'SS,
: 40 25, A, B, Rds. "Honevwell lcateterial, 300'Co0cord Rd. Bitlerica, l\4A 01821 tr
l0 t2:30-3-5:30 LS NC BICC'membs. $8. if rec'd by 5/29; tl5 & $10 al sile. s$ ll50b'
2000 30, under 1750, t500 each 15; drawing for hee futwe ta
lune 3o-July l. Chicago Lawn Ches LX- 8:15'9:15 a m, Rds 9:30-12:t5-3-5r45 Ent: Billerica CC, c'lo
-ll, Two llday-evenr,. JSS.40/l Chicago Lawn West P O Box 155, N Billerica, MA 01862 NC
63rd St., Chicago, lL 60629. EF: $6 Trophies to top !Rqt'
10-12'2. Entr Chicago Lawn Chess Assn., 3302 West L ln' lulv lO, t7,24. Summe.Quad.
"CIud
Io: {3lZ) 476.5716 {Tim Oneill NS opposite Shrinirs Hosp.. 48t C{ew St. S
Rouge, LA 70898 NS NC r".r.,.h+rrinn
toD 2e;;h rction. Rco 7-7:30
Req p.m., Rds
7-7:30o-m. Rds.7:30e
T:30 e lt
lulv 7. Peoria Summer Tornado. 4 55, J0/l Bladley U. Sld' ne'y. l3l Park Rd., SP-ringfietd, MA 01t04. l4l3l 73+l%9 LC
"Crr.taieLeria. qOl Elmwood, PPoria, lL blb06 EF: $ll
N i[ recd b1 7/6:
$13 at site $SG 1751 100 to lst, B, C, D/F each 25 Reg 8 8:45 a m , Rds
MARYLANI) Auqucl 4. Salurday Swiss No. 13. 4-SS
9-12:15'3:30-6i45 Ent: Bill Naff, 4200 N rooxville, Peoria IL 61614 (309)
Honilvell lcafeterial. 300 Concord Rd., Billerica, MA
691-4624 NS NC $8ifrec'd by 8/3, $15, ll0al sile. $$ (150
. 3-RR, ()/90,
B|CC membs.
30, uder 1750, 1500 each 15; drawing for free future tol
July 14-15. Chicago sn. LXIII & 20707. EF: $8,
Cb
-LXiV. r*o 1'day events, 3-S Chess Assn.' 3302 e wi[s % Price
8:15-9;15 a o., Rds. 9:30-t2:15-3-5:45. Ent: Billerica Chess
chez, PO Box 155, N Billerica, MA 01862 NC
West 63rd St. Chicago, lL 60629. 3. Re8. 9-9:45 a m , CCC, P.O Box
Rds. 10-12-2. Entr Chicago Lawn 63rd St, ChicaSo,
IL IDIo: (312) 476-5716 (Tim Oneil) NS
MICHIGAN
. No. 3. 3-RR, 40i80, Woodlawn
lulv 21. Summer Sauna Open.
-paviiion.
4SS,30/1. Washinglon Park
Baltimore, MD 21207 BF: $7 if rec'd
N. ol inlersection o[ Park Ave. & 5. Grand Ave. Wesl Springfield, of $15, trophy or lune 16. Trenton Mini-Swiss. 3-SS, 40/90, tlza I
CC memb Choice -munity
A, B, C, D/E, unr'
Bldg., 72 Washington Ave. (off SibleYl Trenton, Ml 48ttl
IL 62703. EF: $9, SCC membs $7. $$ (210 b/30):75-35-25,
Re8. 9:30-10:15 a m , Rds 10:30 2-6
each 15. Reg. 8:15'8:45 a.m., Rds 9-t2:15-3:15-6:30. Ent: Thomas B' e Ave., Baltimore, MD 21229' lnfo: cxtra
extra lor
,or eniries aher y:45
entoes alter 9:45 Jl:
St: 10, ir , sr 0,
lu, Jr for Ml
6, r0r MI res. D0 20 t6 ht
t$ zu
Knoedler, 2I04 Soulh 4lh, SpringfieJd, lL62703 1217|, 523 7265, after 6 p m'
(301) s44-9762 LS NC Res. 9-9:45 a.m., Rds l0-1:30-5 Ent: Jeff Teismann, 23430
NCW Ro;k. MI 48134. l3l3l 379-5734. Ns. NC. w.

ltly 2l-22. Forest City Open. See Grand Prix Iulv 2. 9. 16. 23, 30. Rockville JCC Summer lune 23-24. 1984 Michigan AmateurChau
irda... Luia.,, 40/90. JCC ot Greater Washinglon, 6125 l\4onlrose T:45
Rd
i.ss, soiz, Xalamarco Valley Community College, Ro
July 28-29. Chicago LXV & Ro.kville, [,lD 20852. Rockville JCC CC mem. req Reg T:30 p m ' Rds
Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Open to under 2000 or Uu. EF: $12 il
LXVI. two l-day events, 3-S Assn.' 3302 each dale {3011 881 0100 NS NC $15 at site. S$: 10, jr., sr 6. Trophies to top 3, toP 2 B, C, IXE
West 63rd St., Chicago, lL 60629. . 9-9:45 a m ,
under 18. Rds. 10-2:30'7, 10:30'3:30. Ent: Brian R. Johnmn, lA0
Rds. l0 12-2. Ent: Chicago Lawn St., Chica8o,
Kalamarco, M[ 49007 1616) 344-3749 NS NC. W
IL lnfo: 1312) 476'5716 {Tim Oneil) NS
fnne 24. Saginaw Sunday Quads. 3'RR' 40/90.
August 4, Bradley Summer Open. 4-SS,30/1, Bradley U'
State Bilk, 7590 Gratiot lM46), Shietds by McDonalds, Sagiw
g0l N. Elmwood, Peoria, lL 16106 EF: $I1 ilrec'd by 8i3;
Std.-Ck. Cafeteria, EF: $6; $3 off to out-olstate. Si: 10, others waived. EF: t12 q
$13 at site $$G 200: 7550, B, C, DiF each 25 Reg 8'8:45 am ' Rds drawinq lor one yr's. MCA memb. Reg 9'9:45 a.m , Rds lG l '{.
9-12:15 3:30'6:45 Ent: Wayne Zimmerle, 5208 Glen Elm, Peoria, lL 61614
lnn or Sleep Eez, both on M46. Enl: David Burris, 1745 Graliot,
(309) 688 3490 NS NC 48602 (5171 79G1206 NC
July 7. Buy A
IL
orth
Elementary Center, June 3o-July l. Emmanuel
Baltimore, MD. EFr $ World Headquarters (North Entrmce),
50.
memb. req. $4, under Ave.), Dearborn, Ml 48126. EF: t12, cla
tries in this series to $10 ir sire. 6$ (325 b/401: t0G50'25, A, B each 45, C, D/B/Uu. td
;i; Rds. t0:30-2'6. EDt: 8:45'9:45 a.m., Rds. lG3'8, 9:30'2130. Ent: William J Groellr' l7l
a.m., Rds. 9:30'26:30, 103 HR: Call ludy {3t2) 249-2100. Ent: Tin lust' 65s,3180 sbury, Dekoit, MI 4s219, NC. W.
l52t Circle Ct., Waukegan, IL 60085 1312) 244-7954. LS. NC
I & July 14. MC Bldg., 3621 CamPus lulv 22. Trenton Sunday Quads. 3-RR, 40180,
rAugust 11-12. br.,tollege each quad,3-0rore wins tommunity Bldg., 72 Washington Ave. (oft Sibleyl, Trenton, Il,[
LxVIIl. Two l-day 3302
$2 ott on fut Enl: Tom Brownscombe, s5. $1 extri for entries after 10:45 S1: 10, ir', sr' 6, lor MI res tl
West 63rd St., ChicaSo, am ,
3403 Cool S lo lst. Reg l0-10:45 a.m. Rds 11 2-5 Ent: JeffTeismiln,2S*!0
Rds. 10-12'2. Ent: Chic cago'
Flat Rock. [4] 43134 NS NC W.
IL Info: (312) 476's716 (Tim Oneil) NS
July 14. B
Elementary Scho MISSOURI
INDIANA $10 il rec'd by 7/
U1900, u1700 ea
tion or $10 cash. Re8.9-9:45 a.m , Rds l0'1:30-4130'7:30 Dnt: David Taylor' JuDe 16-17. Missouri Open Siate Championrf,{r
July 7-8. Three Rivers Championship. 5-SS,.50/2, 600
10802 Reisterstown Rd., Owings Mitls, MD 2ll17. NS NC'
Grand Prix
Webiter St., Ft Wayne Public Library, corner of Wasbington & Webster, Ft

50 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984

 See Important Survey, Page 53
19. Indeperdence Chess Club Quads - June 23. Saturday Quads. 3-RR, 6t'59 W 14, NY Et: $10. $$ Jaly 29. Super Quads No. r. 3-RR, 40/80, 597 Broadway,
)4 lst each sec. 3 sepilate tmts: 3o/3o, Rd.s 10-12-1:30. 3o/1, Rds. Bayonne, Nl 07002. EF: $7. Tropby or $12 to lst each quad. Re8.9i30-10:15
SermoD Community Cent€r, 201 N Dodgion' In-
}RR, 30/1,
E, MO 64050. Open to first 30. EF: $5 if rec'd by 6/15, t6 at sile. ll:30'3-6:30 3Oi3O, Rds 3'5'6:30 Reg 15 min before rd I NS a.m., Rds. 10:30 l:30-4:30. Entr Fred Pilanski, 25 East 43 St., BayonDe, NJ
07002 LS NC W
to first in quad. Thomas,4l4
ouad. Ent: Garold L. Thomas, 4 West LexingtoD Ave,
oce. Mo 6aoso. {8161 25+0167. Ns. Nc. !!ne 23-24. Buffalo Ciry Championship. See Grand Prix July 29. Sunday Quads. S'RR, 6169 W. t4, NY. EF: $10 $$ 24
jst iach sec.3 separate tmtsr 3o/3o, Rds.1012-1:30.3o/1, Rds.
30-July I U.M.S.L. Independence Weekend llne 24. Game Room Fun Quad 12. 3RR, 40/80, Game I 1:30-3-6:30, 3o/3o, Rds. 3'5 6:30. Re8. 15 min. before rd. I NS.
Fest. Room No. 126, J.C. Penney Bldg., Univ. of MO'SI. Lotis, ioom, 2130 Broadway al 74lh Sl, NYC 10023. EF: ilo in advdce, $12 al
fal Bridge Rd., St. Louis, MO 63121. ti lbi40 total entries per tmt.l site $$ 30 to lsl each quad Rd 10'1:30-5 LS
t tmts: Saturday Tornado, 4SS, 40i t. sl (235 b/40): 60-35, A, July 3o-August 27. l1th Nassau Grand Prix & Quali-
b 30, D/E 25, Unr. 25, Reg. 8-8:45 a.m., Rds 9-12:30'+7:30. Sun' lune 24. Sportsman's Quad 12. 3-RR,40/1, Gme Room fying. See Grand Prix
thirty-ihiray, 2 sectioni: Open, $$i 5&35, A 30, B 25, C 25 il30 B.oadwrv ai 74thTt., NYC 10023. EF: t7 in advance. $8 al sile l$l less
or Unr $S 35-25, top Unr 20 Both, Reg
open to under 1400 tojrs., women). Trophy or $I0 credil lo lst each quad. Rd l0 l:304 1S August 4-5. New York August Open. See Grand Prix
r-n,Rds ll'l:30-4 All, EF: $9 it rec'd by 6/28, tll at site;
CC memb t7 Ent: Tom (uefler, 248 Brixham Dr, Cbeslerfield, lune 24. Sunday Quads. 3-RR,6l 69 W l4, NY EF: $10' $$ 24 Aucusl 6-20. Game Room Mon. Nite Quads 4' 3RR
-lsl & 75th ST NYC 10023. EFr $10 in ad
7NS each sc.3 rparite lmts:3o/3O, Rds. I0-l2l:30 3O/1, Rds 40/9"0. Game Room, 2130 Broadway

11:30-3-6:30. 3o/3O, Rds 3'5'6:30. Reg. t5 min before rd. 1. NS' vance, $12 at sjte. $$ 24 to lst each quad Rd. 7 p.m Each Mon LS
r3Dlulv l. Cole Younger Open. 4-5S, 4/2, Community
E-ri; Pa;k, Hiway 50 & leffermn, Lee's Sunmil, MO. EF: $8 i[ rec'd Aususl l1-t2. NY Augusl Congress' 4SS, 30/90'The Point'
5 tlO
iio u1 site; f.e
ai siti; free io un,. joming USCF. $i 1280 b/40,: 80-40, A, B, c,
unr.'iomins C, lulv
-lst 7, Saturday Quads. 3 RR, 6l-69 W 14, NY. EF: $10 $$ 24 1999' lower
sections: Mastcr-Expert,
M-.aslcr-Experl open to over 1999,
ach 40. Res. 8:30'9:30 a.n., Rds t0-1, l0-3. Eol: Chales W Gild'
iach rc. 3 sepamte lmls.: 3O/3O. rds. l0 l2-l:30 3o/1, Rds 61.66 W. t4, NY.
NY.33 sectioDs:
.F r1n
1l:3G3'6:30. 3O/3O, Rds. 3-5-6:30. Re8. 15 mir' before rd. 1. NS. with P or O EF: $$ lt%.fEF
$30 s$ lsf 15% 2nd,
35% oi EF )st, 2nd. l0% 3rd, 1590 to top under
Box 664, Lie's Summit, MO M)63 NS. NC W 2200 Am-ateur, open to under 2000 or Unr EF: $20 $$ 30% 12%-8%'
July a. Sunday Quads. 3-RR,6l-69 W. 14, NY. BF: $10. $$ 24 lst SibJo* 107,. Reseite, open to under 1600 or Unr' EF; $20 $$ 40rh-20%
27-29. U.S. Junior Open Championship. See Na-
iach'sec. 3 t.prrut. l.ts, 30/30, Rds l012l:30. 30/t, Rds' atl R."
All, cnr!\10:30am
Reg ends 10:30a m Rds ll-4i30eachdav 7:pt
day 7: pt byes O( 1st 3 rds No
bvesOKlst3rds
OK Nt
[@ts 6:30 Re8. l5 min. before rd. I NS' advance eotries NS
t l:30-3-6:30. 30/30, Rds. 3 5

Augusr 1l-12. No'

MONTANA July 9-23. Qulds a'
3-RR,40/90,
12:5,SS, 50/2, YMC 12305'
-Gmi
Room, zt 23. EF: $10 in advance, $12
EF: $10 in advtuce; $t '
B, Cr

12, 19,26-Atgust 2,9. Second Sur.rmer at site. $$ 24 to D/EiUnr. Reg. 8:30-9:3

Mon LS Daniel

r iRR, 20/1, Room 362, Social Science Bldg., Univ. o{ MT, Missoula, Severson, 935 State St

$2 8F: $2 Reg. 7 p m., Rds 7:30 each date Ent: Charles Alern, 521 lulv t4. SaturdayOuads. 3-RR,6l-69W. 14,NY.EF:i10.$$24
a Mi$oula. MT 59802 NS ist 'each sec. 3 separaie tmts.: 3o/30, rds l0-12-1:30. 3o/t, Rds
ll:30'3'6:30. 3O/3o; Rds. 3'5-6:30. Reg. 15 min. before rd. 1. NS.
NORTH CAROLINA
14-15. Mid-summer Open.5-SS,30i90' Room 362,
circe Bldg., Univ. of MT., Mismula, MT 59801. ELsl move for White lulv 14. Nassau Sal. Quad. 3 RR 50/100, Levitlown Hall Levil'
Lck P-K4. EF: $5,
- Iack t5, i rs [ree,
lree, experts 7'?
expens %
io*n ptw., Hicksville. EF: i7 in advance, $9 at site. $$ 20. Re8 9 10:50 July 7. Coast 40/1,
5:4. Trophies to toP 1400, 1200. RE 107 South City, NC rec'd
a.m., Rds.'11 37. Enl: Harold Slenzel, 3l Rose Lane, New Hyde Park NY
u-, Rds. 9:30'2-7, 0- eY, Misrctla, MT al site. US . $20, sr. $$ {l
11040 LS W
S. NC trophy to section. , Rds
Moiehead P.O.Box CitY,
July 14-15. 4th Nassau Open' See Grand Prix Donald Miller {919) 726-1918 LS NC
NEBRASKA July 14-15. New YorkJuly Open. See Grand Prix ltly 27-29. LPO-l 1. See Grand Prix

July 15.'sportiman'sQuad 13. 3 RR,40/1, Game Room, 2130

jrs.,
23-24. NEBRASKAIand Days OPeir. 5-SS, 4si2, iroaiwav at z+tb St., NYC 10023. EF: $7 in advtrce, $8 at sile {s I less to
;,1 ii,,i1i,{ il"il,i,Tiil;lT
5School, 601 McDonald Rd, North Platte, NE 69101 EF: t12, jr womenl. Trophy or $10 credil lo lsl each quad. Rd l0 l:30-4. LS.
$ (25 b/8J: 25 & trophy to lst each
by 6/23; $15 & ilo al site State membs req li
75 to lst; trophies
10-2-6. Entr Morehead City Chess
deced categories plus Unr. & lst; @shpoint prizes for 3y2 and up. lulv 15. Game Room Fun Quad 13. 3-RR, 40/80' Game 28557 (919) 726-1918, Don Miller.
sttl a.m., Rds. 9'2'7, 9'2, Eal: Wayne Pressnall, 1305 West 5th St , 'n"r,ir, ir ro g'".J*ry [7rth st., NYc 100-'23. EF: $ 1 0 in advdce $ 1 2 al sile'
LS NC
Hrre. NE 69101 LS NC
$$ 30 to lst each quad Rd 10-1:30-5 LS

NEVADA lulv 15. SundaY guads. 3 RR, 61 69 W' 14 NY EF: $10' i$ 24

isr iach sec.3 sepamre-lmls:3o/3o, Rds l012l:30.30/1, Rds'
ll:30-3-6:30. 3b/30, Rds 35-6:30. Reg 15 min. belore rd' I NS
Clark Co. Chess Championship. See Grmd Prix June 16-17. Bond Couit Grand Prix. See Grand Prix

Juty 15. Studio Julj, Quad. 3'RR, 4'0/90, Studio of Bridge &
-Gamis,
1639 Eastern Pkwy., Schenectady, NY 12309. EF: $6. Trophy lo win lulv 14. Youngslown July Tornado '84' 4SS 30/l

, Rds. 10-2'6. Ent: Studio of Bridge &

'nrrlarl'n. I.80 & Rt:193, 42sti,4R Youn8$own oH 44505' 2
NEW ner of each quad. Reg. 9-9:45 a.m
'20 site
seclions: Open, EP al $$G 200: 100, A,
Games, 1639 Eastern Pkwy., Schenectady, NY 12309. lnfo: (5181 346'3773.

It. 3rd Annual Dumont Chess Mates Summer

e.2-SS ir 4 player sctions,30/30, Dumont Boro Hall,
NCW B/below each 50 A
7/13, $15 at site; $3 (
00 & unr EF: 512 if rec'd bY
2iiiJ,1,1i,"'j, i/',1;:
any numbel i0 room Enl:
iltl
July 15. Nassau Sun Quad. 3'RR, 60/90, Levittoun Hall, Levit Reo. 8:30-9:30 a.n | $24.
Ave., Dumonl, it1.-EF: $t. Prir. lst each sction. Reg. endsT -.6A9:
Th"nmas M. Honat. 8iu Afton Ave., Boardman OH 44512 l2lbl 782 5313
Nl lown Pkwy., Hicksville. EF: $8 in advance, $10 at site. $s 24 Re8 9'10:20'
7:3G9:30. Ent: Dumont Chess Mates, P.O. Bor 322, Dumoot, NS NC
Rds. 10:30'2-5:30. Ent: Harold Stenrel, 31 Rose Lane, New Hyde Park, NY
,0u 797-9043 NS NC W
11040 Ls w
ess No. 1. 4SS,()/70, Jtly 2l-22. Sheraton Columbus Grand Prix' See Grand

Prix
BaYonne, NJ 07002. Ef: 18, lulv 18-August l. Forest Hi116 Quad No' 4' 3RR,25l1,
2000 free. TroPhies to toP 2, iemole Isairh aC, 7524 Grand Central Pkwy.. Forest HIIls. NY' EF: $12
10:30-l-3:30'6. Ent: Fred Pi TICC membs. $10 in advance, t3 more at sile.55 25 l$ each quad Reg T ltly 2l-22, Buckeye Round Rotrins'S'RR,40/90, Sheraton
NJ 0?002 (2oll 437'3270 Ls rlcw p m,, Rds 7:30 each Wed Ent: Albert Millet, 77-14 113 Sl , Foresi Hills, NY Plaza Hotel, 50 N Third St., Columbus, OH. EP: $15. $$ (in merchandise):
11375 NC 40-30 each section ReB 9:10-9:45 a m , Rds 10-2-6, 10'2 HR: Sheraton Plaza
t- lst Sunday Quads. 3'RR,40/80, Travelodge Motor lnn, Hotet, {614) 228'6060 Ent: James R Schroeder, PO Box 5268, Cleveland,
ho Ave , exit 527 off I'287, Someist, Nl 08873. EF: $10, if playing July lg-August 23. 2nd Freeport Grand Prix' See Grand oH 44101 96r-s302 NS NC
tls it playios for cash. Prizes: lrophy or tl5'$30 based on cash Prix
uad. Reg. iodi 9:15 a.m., Rds. 10-l-4. Enl: al sile. Clenn PeterseD,
lulv2l. SaturdayQuads. 3-RR,61 69W. 14,NY' EF:$10 $$24 August 4-5.
4.See Non.Rated Beginners section
ist 'each sec. 3 rparaie imts: 3O/30, rds 10 l2-l:30' 30/1, Rds' lnn, Glensprings
l1:30-&6:30. 3O/3o; Rds. 3-5-6:30. Re8. 15 min. before rd 1. NS rec d by 7/30, $2
$100 class prizes
$2 rebate on ent
12-SS, 40/1, Jane Keeler
field Rd, Cincinnall, OH 45242 NC
lo, NY 14261. EF: $20,
5:250-100, A, B, C each
-7 -10-l' 4'7'10' l' 4'7. Enl:
OKLAHOMA
14170, NS. NC,

June
jsot
17. KP Chess Club June Spectacular. 3 SS, 50/90,

NBIil MEXICO Jnly 2t-22. lOrh NY Under 23OO. 4 SS,30/90,61 W. t4, NY. NW +t, okluhom City, OK. EF: $10. Trophies to top 3, medals to 4th &
EF: $30. $$ 30%-10%, under 2000iUnr. 2090. Re8 10:30, Rds. 11'4:30 each 5th. Reg. 9:30-10 a.m., Rds. 10'2'6 l405l 525'2426. NS. NC. W.
day 7z'pt, byes OK lst 3 rds NS
3l[uly 1. Sangre de Cristo Open. 5-SS,40/90, SD/30,
Cmhon-Room, St. lohr's College, Smta Fe, NM 87501. EF: i18, jr' $rOOQuad. 3'RR,30/1,61W 14,NY EF:$30 $$100lst Jtly 2a-29. 3rd Enid Open. 5 Ss,50/2, Blue Flame Room, ONC

c'd by 6/29; t5 mo;e at site. $$C 400. 125'75, A 50, B 45, C 4(), D/E July22. Bldg., 320 W. Maple, Enid, OX 73701. EF: $15. S$: $4 Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.n,
each sec Reg 2:45 p m , Rds 3'5-0:30 NS Rds. 10-2:307,9-r. Enl: l\4ark Frank, 506 S. Lincon, Enid, OK 73701. NS
ir $. Rig. 8:30-9 a m., Rds. 9:2Gl'4:30, 9'1. Ent: Chris A Cmdelario,
k 4845, Santa Fe, NM 87502. (s051 473'2784. NS NC NC.
July 22. Sunday Quads. 3 RR, 6l-69 W. 14, NY f,F: $10 $$ 24
lst each sec 3 separale tmts: 3o/3O, Rds. 10't2'1:30. 3O/1, Rds.
11:30-3-6:30. 30/30, Rds 3'5'6:30 Reg 15 min before rd 1 NS
OREGON
NEW YORK

16. Saturday Quads. 3-RR,6l'69 W. 14, NY EF: $t0. $$ July28. SarurdayQuads. 3'RR,6l-69W. 14,NY.EF:$10.$$24 lune 24-lulv l PCC Iune Swiss. +SS 40/2 280b s E Powell,
eh iec. 3 separat. tmts: 3O/3O, nd.s 10-12-1:30. 3O/1, Rds. lst each sec. 3 sparate tmts.: 3O/3o, rds 10-12'1i30. 3O/1, Rds. ionland, Oh. Limired to first74 players Ef: 510, non PCC memb' $12' S$:
3o/3o; ids 3.5-6:30 Re8, 15 min. before rd t NS l1:30'3'6:30.30/30, Rds.3-5-6:30. Reg. 15 min. before rd l NS. t4. $$ 6/player to prize fund. Rig 8:30-9:30 a.m', Rds 10 3, 10 3 (503)
288-9686. NS NC
16-17. 9th NY Under-23OO. 4SS,30/90, 6l W 14, NY Jtly 2a-29. NYJuly Congress. 4SS, 30/90, The Point, 61'69 W
14, NY. 3 sections: Master, open toover 2199, lower with RorS [F: S40
il. tf 30%-10%, under 2000/Utrr 20% ReB, 10:30 a.m, Rds 'll-4:30
$$ 50% of EF lst, 20% znd, l0% 3rd Expert, open to under 2200 or Unr l]uty 2a-29. PCC Summer Hex. s'RR, 45/2, '2806 S E. Powell,
it- t{-pt byes OK lst 3 rds NS EF: $20 3090 of EF lst, 12% znd, 8% 3rd, l07o to top li/below Booster, Portiand, OR. Liririted to first 24 plaYers. EF: $10 if rec'd by 7127, $12 al silel
open to uder 1800 or tlnr. Ef: t20. t$ 30% ot EF lst, 12% znd, 8% 3rd, 10% $2 more to non-PCC memb. S$: $14 $$G 5l:39-12 per hex. Reg.8:309:30
-d t7.*c.Sunday Quads. 3-RR,6l-69 W, 14, NY EF: t10 $$ 24
3 ,.puitilrtt, 3o/3o, Rds lslz l:30 3o/1, Rds' to top C/below. AlI, Reg. ends 10i30 a m., Rds. 11-4:30 each day.
y,-pt. byes a m , Rds l0-2r30'7, l0-3 Ent: Robert Barney"826 N E 571h, Poriland, OR
available lst 3 rds No advance entries NS 97213 (503) 288'9686 NS NC
]15:30. 3O/3O: Rds. 3-5-6:30. Reg. 15 mio belore rd. l. NS.

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 See Survey, 53
a m , Rds 9:30'2'7, 10-3:30 HR: write for info Ent: Teny D
JUIy 2a-29, Oregon City Open. City Recreation
5'SS,50/2, ftne 23-24. Big Brother Open. 4SS, 40/100, Franklin
Beech St, Edws Apts, Edwardsville, PA 18704 NS NC
Bldg., Jackson St., Oregon City, OR 97045. EF, ll7 il rcc'd'by 7127, $20
12 t 1 Mercmtile CC, 1229 Ch;stnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107. EF: $18, if rec'd
at site. S$: 14. $$ 30%-20%'10%, 10% o[ cash prize fund to top o[ each 3 by 6/15; $20 Franklin-Mercotile CC mem. req. $$G 660:
at site.
lower quartiles; trophies to lst, top under 19, top over 50. Reg. 8130-9:30 a m., 200,t3G80'50, 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, under 1600, unr. each 40. JUIy 2a-29. Pitt Summer Swiss. See Grmd ftir
Rds. 10'2:30-7, 10-2:30. Ent: Ralph Hall, 408 Ogden Dr., OreSon City, OR Req. l0-10:45 a m.. Rds. I I 4:30, ll 4:30. Enl: fuchard D Stoy Franklin
97045 NS NC l\.,lercmtile CC, 1229 Chestnut Sl., Philadelphia, PA 19107. L5 NC. August 1l-12. Iy'Yilkes-Barre 2nd $rOOO
40i I00, Wilkes College, Stark Learning Center, S River St , I
EF: $22 50 if rec'd by 8/8, $25 at site $l off to PSCF memb& lg
Jtne 23-24. South Penn Open. 5-SS, 40i90, Cumberland
lsl G): 150-75-25, 700 divided among classes A, B, C, Di E/Ur , E
PENNSYLVANIA Union Bldg., Shippensburg Univ. 17257. $12, students $10 ifrec'd by 6/18, $3
Ill I
rds 1 & 2 Reg 8'9 a m , Rds 9:30-2-7, 10-3:30 Quads.,
more at sjte. $l offto PSCF menbs. $$G: 100 lo lst, more per entries Reg.
9:20-9:40 a m , Rds 10'2'7, 10-3 Ent: Glenn E Beidel, 521 S Second St ,
(one on each datel EF: $10 if rec'd by 8i8, $12 at site 25L It
June 16-17. Donald Byrne Memorial. See Grod Prix
Chambersburg, PA 17201 LS NC
10'2'6 All, Tery D Panetta, K-23 Beech St, Edws Apts,
18?04 l7t7l 287'7411 NS NC W
June 16-17. 11th Allegheny Chess Congress. See Gr'and
Prix
TENNESSEE
June 2o-July 8. 12th Annual World Open Chess Con-
gress. See Grand Prix
Tennessee Summer O1ro
June 16. Middle
Kealhley Univ Cenler, 3rd Floor. [{iddle TN State Univ, Mr
June 23. Wilkes-Barre Summer Tornado. 4-SS, 40/1,
784-8571 NC W 37132. EF: i6, ir. $5, $ I more if reg. after 8:30 a.m. S$: 4. othd
SD/30, Wilkes College, Stark Learnlng Center, S. Rjver St., Wilkes'Barre, PA
(190 b/40): 65, A, B, C, D, Ei Unr each 25, other prizes. Reg,
18766. EF: $10, if rea'd by 6i20; $12.50 at site $$ (150 b/20): s0-25, A/B, ciD,
E/Unr each 25 Reg 8'8:45 a m , Rds 9 12-3:30-7 Ent: Terry Panetta, K-23 Iuly l4-i5.
-aottoo,
Wilkes-Barre lst $IOOO b/5o Open. -S5, Rds.9-11:30'2:30-5:30. Ent: Mark T. Kin8, Rt. 11, Sanford Dr
WilkesCollege,Stark LearningCenter,S River St. WilkesBar PA TN 37130 NS NC W
Beech St, Edws Apis, Edwardsville, PA 18704 NS NC
18766. EF: $22.50, if rec'd by 7/1t; $25 at site. $$ {1000 b/50, 1 G):
150 75-25, $750 divided proportionately among A, B, C, Di E/Unr Reg 8-9 June 3o. Middle Tennessee TurlcY
luae 23-24, Tullah Hanley Grand Prix. See Grand Prix
Special. 6-55, 30/30, 15/15, SD/30, Keathley Univ. Car
Middle TN State Univ.. Murheesboro, TN 37132. EFr $8, t2 @
8:30 a m S$: 4, other states OK $$ (250 b/40): 70-30, A, B, C, D
30 ReB 7:30-8:30 a m , Rds 9-10:30-12:30-2:30-4:30'6:30 Fnl
11, Sanford Dr, Murfreesbdro, TN 37130 NS NC W

luly 2l-22. Music City Grand Prix. See Grad frL

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$5 if rec'dby 8/2, $9& $Tatsite S$: 7, jr
l2th Annual Tall-in-Texas Open. See Grand Chadeston, WV25305 EF: $7,
4. $$G 150: 100'50. Reg 9'9:45 a.m., Rds 10-2:30'7, 9:30 2. Ent: Donald W
Griifith, 2718 Lakeview Dr., St Albans, WV 25177. 1304]' 727-5009. NC. W OPENING FORUM
2l-22. Studio Open VIII. 4'SS, 45/2, Houston Chess CONTINUED FROM 38
,15 lackson Hill, Houslon,TX 77007. EF: t20 iJ Iec'd by 7120 525 al August 12, Concord College Totnado. 4'SS, 40/t' Concord
G. ti5.75,Cal. I, II, Illibeloweach 50 Reg.9:30, Rds. l0-3. l03 Enl Collgge Sludent Center, Athens, WV 24712. EF: $5, jr' $3 $$ per entries. Reg.
chess Studio. address above NS NC 8-9am,Rd 1at9am LS NC often becomes too simplified for White to
obtain any real advantage. Yet, psychologi
2l-22. lJ.S. Open Warmup.4-SS, 45i2, General WISCONSIN
s 34{0 Bryant lrvin Rd , Ft. Worth, TX EF: $1.
Rec. Assn., Room 2, cally he is the moral victor of the opening,
&l;9 am, Rds 9:15'2:30,9-3 Ent: Jim Bassett,3133 Willing, Ft
June 2g-July 1. -lVestern Open. See Crand Prix since he avoids the complexities that Black
TX 76110 (8171 924-9136 NS NC
hlv 2l-22, ds. s 3RR 50t2
seeks in €rn open Sicilian.
28. Round Rotrin. 3-4 RR, 4.0/1, Dallas CC, 8020 Forest "Brrid, tnn, H*y , WI 34l EF: tq il Let's take a look at an examPle:
Dllas, TX 75243 EF: $10, DCC membs $5 $$ per entries Reg 8-9
trt Dallas CC, address above NC rec'd by 7/18; $12
8'9:15 ;.m., Rds.
mem
709
r seciion. Re8
le, WI 53545
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5 + H7
u-29. San Antonio City open Chanpionship. 16081 7s2,7114 NS NC In recent years, players of Black have
Prix 5-SS,40/100, Nc6, attempting
& I'43 on the
+12. U,S. Open Chess Championship' See Na'
Green Bay, Wl
complex. Vuhite
List
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Chess Life Mail Survey Perhaps less widely knor,nrn is that it was a
favorite of world champion Anatoly Karpov
in his youth.
1. e4 cS 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3

!DfITE YOU RECEIVED CHES'IIFE As in the other systems discussed here,

White avoids ptaying d2'd4 md settles for a
CTIY slow but solid method of development, post-
poning the real battle to the middlegame.
STATE White's long-term goal is a Kingside attack,
but Black has a free hand to act on the
flPCODE
Queenside and to use the strategic square d4
for his pieces.
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 means the diagramed Position is a forced The game ended suddenlY with
ULTIMATE BLUNDER win for him. R6xe2 +, when'vVhite resigned. Appa
CONTINUED FROM 23 both players overlooked that after 4L
Bxh4+, simply 43. Ke3 was Possible"
White would have had an easY win-

looked closer, he would have seen the win:

r.z
l. ...1<xh7 Z. f8=Q+ Kg6, and now {I) oq 3.
Rg7+ Kh6, White, a Rook down, doesn't
have a decent move left, while (II) 3. Qxc8,
/t ,,ry
Black to move

Rf1 + leads to mate.

E
t von Popiel
%.FD
aa
% Monte Carlo 1902

% This is the best-known case by far. Con-

:

fronted with the loss of Bishop at d4, Black

t % resigned. He could have forced a win in one
move: 1. ...Bg1.
Mar del Plata 1956

'vVleite played 1. Kd8, and Black

resigned, as he saw nothing agarn*.L
Icngyel mate. rvVhat he forgot was that by clmi
"ryt line f8-c8, White had allowed 1. ---
London 1978
t%
,,ry
with a clear, if rather cumbersome,
Black. In the diagram, 'White should
Black to move played 1. Qg8 + , winning the BishoP, c
The game was adjourned in this position. "/lv Bf7 fails to 2. Qc8+ Ke7 3. Qd8+ E
Lambert offered a draw, but when Kotov Qd6, mate. Here, as in malrY of
showed him his sealed move, 42. Re6 + , and
% (notabty 6, 8, 10, 11, 72, and 13) the re
theintendedsequel42. ...KdZ 43. Rxe8 Kxe8 player acted in the knowledge that hi
44. Re6+ and 45. Rxe4, he was so impressed had long been bad or lost, and
he resigned immediately. But when Black tailed to notice that the posift'orl

deviates with 43. ... g3!!, he wins, which Int er zonal, Amst erd am I 964 suddenly, won.

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 'Bail bond; endgame enigma; check, it
may be mate; watching the big boys;
it's a rap) means to an end.

month, five-time U.S. champion Iarry Evms problem-like ending. Perhaps rcme reader can
with
MISSING MATE IN ONE!
the most interesting items from his mailbox find a saving resoltrce.
Life readers. Comments in italics are by Grand- Ralph Peters
Evms Because of the volume of mail, submis- Stillwater, Minnesota
cmot be returned, md personal replies are not CROWNING MYSTERY
Send your letters to
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la;ry Evans on Chess book The Scotcft (Batsford 19771, the Neo-
Chess Life Convent Station, New Jersey Mieses variation is
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I{ew Windsor, NY 12550 Q: f'- just an average player. Recently, I suggested:
P.K4 2.
1. P-K4
N.KB3
reviewed the games of the Spassky-Fischer
world champion- N-QB3 3. P-Q4 PxP
ship match n 1972. 4. NxP N-B3 5. NxN
In the last game, NPXN 6. N-Q2 P-Q4
one question at a time, md provide a diagrm
number 21, Spassky 7. B-Q3; White's
asking about a specific chess position. When (V[hite) resignedthis idea is to keep the
rg to books, be sure to give the full title, author, adjourned position pawn on K4 for as
page nmber without continuing, long as possible.
enabling Fischer to Nter 7.... B-Q3 8. 0-0 0-0 9. P-KR3 R-K1
take the crovwr. I (diagram), the authors state that 10. PxP is
BAIL? have tried in vain to mandatory, since 10. R-K1 losesto 10. ... PxP
Crispin find a wirining play for Black. Would it be 11. NxP NxN 12. BxN RxB 13. BxR B-R7ch.
Falls, Oregon asking too much to indicate how Black wins? But they overlooked L .I<xBl QxQ 15. R-K8,
mate! After 10. R-K1, it seems that Black can
This is from game23 (Fischer-Tal: Leip- still force the pawn exchange by either 10. ...
1960) in Bobby Fischer's MY 60 A: Since Bobby Fischer was winning by a
P-KR3 or 10. ... B-N2.
wide margin
Games. - the final score was 721/z-8/z -
Bois Spassky probably felt it wasn't worth the
game ended in a A: Obviously the authors' "analysis" was an
draw. In the effort. Even if
by some miracle Spassky had
managed to draw, Fischer would have needed assumption, because they failed to look far
to Black's 15th enough ahead by playing it all out over the
Fischer ex- only one more draw to win the title in their
best-of-24 seies. board. But they are essentially ight inmaintain-
ines an important ing that sooner or later lMite will be forced to
rnative, conclud- Besides, Spassky had sealed the weah move
41. B-Q7?. Robert Byrne /Chess Life, January
play PxP, thereby disnlving Black's doubled'
that2l. Re3 (dia- pawnweahness. If 10. Q-83, either 10. ... B-N2
n) "bails \A/hite 1973, page 21) wrote: "Black wins by 41. ...
Analysis after 21. Re3 K-Ns 42. P-N4 P-Rs 43. P-RS P-R6ch 44. lintending ... P-QB4\ or 10. ... Q'K2 is ade'
" But isn't Black quate.
? Iook at 21. ... d4! 22.Pte4 e5ll 23. K-N1 R-R8ch 45. K-R2 R-KBB 46. P-R6
RxPch 47. K-Nl K-N6 48. B-Ns P-R7ch 49. By the way, former world champion Jose
'A.Re8f6l25.Re4 (or 25. Re1 d3!
K-R1 R-KN7 andmate next move. If 42. 8-86 Capablanm overlooks a similar back-rank
cxd3 Kd5, when'vVhite must eventually mate in his bcnk last Iectures (page 95.)
up his Rook for the c-pawn, leaving him P-Rs 43. B-Bsch KxP 44. B-Qs K-NS 45.
choice but to try running his Kingside B-Bsch K-85 46. B-QS R-N7 47. B-B4 K-NS
unfortunately, this is too slow, and wins." WATCHING TAL
pages of analysis to veriflr, which I The best defense might be 41. K-R3, hoping
Thomas Sallom
done) 25. ...Kd526. Re8 Rd7!, and now for 41. ... BrBP 42. P-Rs R-R7? 43. P-R6 RxP Scranton, Pennsylvania
wins on either 27. Rc8 d3 28.Rxc3 d2 44. K-R4, withadraw. But Byrne gives "42. ...
Rd3 + Kc6 or 27 . Kl
d3 28. cxd3 Rc7. P-RS! 43. P-R6 K-N4 44. P-N4 (or 44. B-Qs Q: ff,ir is the position after 2).. &N5 from
R-R7 45. B-N7 R-R6 46. K-Nz KxP 47. P-N4 game 18 (Tal-Geller: Soviet Championship)
K-NS 48. P-NS P-R6ch 49. K-82 P-R7 and in Tal's The Life and
Your idea is amazing and ingenious. My wins) 44. ... R-B6ch 45. K-Nz K-NS 46. P-NS Games of Mihhail
impulse was that lMite might draw by 21. P-R6ch 47. K-Nl K-N6 and mates as in the Tal. The gaine con-
il22. Re4 e5 23. Rxei Kd6 24. Re4 KdS 25. previous line." tinued 21. ... R-K7
sndnovr [) 25. ... f5? 26. Re8 Rd7 27. Kf2 Byrne also notes: "At the final banquet, 22. R-87 Q-K3 23.
28. cxd3 Rc7 lif 28. ... Kd4, then 29. Ke2 Fischer was still going over the vaiations NxB RxNch 24.
29. Rd8+ KeS 30. Re8+'Kd6 31. Rel resulting from Spassky's sealed move 47. K-R2 R-Q1!25. BxN
32. Ke3 Re7+ 33. Kf2 Rc7 34. Ke3 f4+ B-Q7, pointing out the vaious desperate traps PxB? (Tal says 25. ...
Kx[4 Kd4 36. h4; but (II) a vital improve- still at lMite's disposal." DKB 26. QxQ PxQ
is 25. ... d3! 26. cxd? Rh6! 27. Rc4 Rc6 38. Reuben Fine claims "the only defensive 27.P-Q7 K-N2 prob-
c2 29. Ke2 s1=Q when Black wins, chance was 41. B-QS," but he also shows how ably leads to a drawn eqding) 26. P.'K7
k's hard to believe that \Mite must lose this Black refutes thb try. Q2<QPch llf 26. ... QyR, then 27. Q-NAchl

CHESSLIFE/JULY1984 55
 winsl 27. QxQ RxQ 28 RxR, and 'vVhite won the Pirc as a whole. One possibility is
QxBP 10. PxP R-Kl 71.8'l<2 N-QB3-
-us@p-Hpss
37th Annual
unexoectedlY.
About 21.'... R-K7l Tal says: "A splendid
move. Black carnot afford the time to cap- A: n, Encyclopedia of Chess
ture the 'White Rook; for example, 21. ... also gives 8. .. . Q-R4 as unclear lagaira t
analysis). WiIe most pawn sacrificc
GOLDE}I opening by the second player are dubiq,

KlllGllTs one has justification, since Vlhite hos

diffi.culty castling Kingside. And 9. B-(
10. Q-K2!? QxP 10, 0-0'0 N'QB3 does
1984 United States OPen
Postal Chess ChamPionshiP K.N1." to hold any particular terror for Blach
But after 21. ... QxR 22. BxN R-K7!, does
not Black now have the advantage? RAP ON THE KNUCKLES
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First Prize A: C,<ica question. Perlnps Tal assumed that Arlington, Virginia
after 2 1 . . QxR 22 . BxN ' 'there is nothing bet-
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Third: i25O BxPch IGB 24. Q'R4ch K-N1 25. Q-Ns P-N3 master Walter Browne, please. last
Fourth: $125 26. Q-R6, forcingmate. But on 23. ... K-Rl!, a ber on page 56 he annotates Browne-
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6
rifth: $75 forced win is hard to demonstrate, since 24.
5ixth-Tenth: S5O Q-N4 PxB 25. B-85 R KNl! 26. Q-RSch K'N2 the note he comments: "After 5. ..-
27. K-81 looks messy. AIso unclear is 23. Q-N4 Bxb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2!
Golden Squires P-N3 24. NxB lnot 24. Q-84? BxPch followed Qxd2 96 10. Nge2, 'vVhite
(Consolation Section) by B-K6) 24. ... RxNch 25. K-R2 Q'Q4!. development smoothly and has m
Finally, worth examining is 21. ... QxR 22, pawn." However, after 8. Bd27!
$5O First Prize
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BxN R K7 23. BxPchK'Rl 24. K-81!? (inviting 'White's development does not
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24. ... QR-KI25. P-Q7).
' Fourth: $50
down. Simply 8. Nge2 is indeed
Fifth: i5O WATCHING SMYSLOV smooth.
5ixth-Tenth: $25 Billy Patteson
Houston, Texas A: You, point is well taken.
Walter would have seen this had the
Everyone is a Winner! Q: fnis is from game number 39 (SmYs- aisen at the board.
Enjoy the excitement of competing for big cash prizes,
meeting new friends, and improving your game!
Iov-Botvinnik: Soviet Championship 1955)
As you advance through the preliminary and semiflnal in Vassily Smyslov's FRENCH DEFENSE
round5, you collect weighted poinB for each win and 125 Selected Games.
draw The top point-getter5 then advance to the final5.
Edward Chisam
The winning finali5t5 split the t2,515 in cash prizes In the note to move Braintree, Massachusetts
But that's not all Contestant5 who complete their 25, Smyslov tries to ////
a55ignmenG receive a special <ertificate, and Finalists
who complete their a$ignments receive the attractive refute 25. ... h6 but
/// Q: eft". 7. P-K4 P-Ks 2. P-Q4 P{
E N-QB3 B-N5 4. P-K5 P-QB4 s.P-QRs,
Golden tlnights pin
The tlo entry fee is good for all rounds ln each
round vou play six game5 - three as White, three a5
overlooks a defense
at the end of varia-
ttu don't I ever see 5. ... PxP played? On 6
PxN 7. N 83 PxP 8. BxP N-K2, Bh*.
Black You may enter up to ten times, and entrie5 must tion In the
b, pawn up in a complicated and e
be po5tmarked by October 51, 1984
diagramed position,
Entrie5 are open to U5CF members who are re5idents Analysis after 3r. .' gxhs game. This has led to several postal vi
oF the united 5tates, Puerto Rico, Canada, Hexico, and Smyslov says 32. for me as Black.
the U 5 Virgin l5lands or tho5e who have APO and FPo Rd7 wins a piece. But 32. ... Ra6! holds.
addr6se5
nuls are 5ent with playing assignment5, Or, you can Much of Smyslov's earlier play may not be
get a 5et by 5ending a stamped, self-addressed enve- justified if this line doesn't win. A : A considerable body of theory i;
lope to "Golden Knights Rulebook" at the addre55 5. ... PxP is weaker than 5. ... BxNch
below A: You have spotted a clever resource after 32. ftB -&N, perhaps 7. Q-N4 is even
.rrc 9
Rd7 Ra6!, savingthe piece. Better is 32. Rxh6 + than 7. N-83. However, if you feel
r 5end entfles to: U.5
Postal
Ches5
Department
II
Kg8 33. Nxei, when \Mite still has some win-
ning chances. However, this oversight doesn't
with Blach, go for it!

I 186 Route9W I invalidate Smyslov's earlier play. In the game,

12550
Hew Windsor, llY I Black blundered on move 25, and Smyslov AMERICAN GAME
I of the 1984 Golden I
D Enter me in sections
merely offered a better defense, claiming a Kevin Bachler
-
Knight5at tlOperEction. lam(checkone)tr already I
pSttutit", E a newcomer to po5tal che5s (if so, circle II "strong attack" lnot a forced win) against 2 5. ... Waukegan, Illinois
"aDproximatestrength):ClassA B C D h6.
Q: Thet" are Sarne collections on
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E Enclo5ed i5 my check or money order for
PIRC DEFENSE
Bill Boushka
players, both strong and not so strong-
irurr" .r"rr"t seen a good,
lection on one of the Youngest gr
Dallas, Texas of all time - a PlaYer who won
CARD HUI4BER EXP DATE
Q: Do"t Black really have enough for his championshiPs, a PlaYer who wm
5IGNATURE pawn after l. P-K4 P-Q3 2. P-Q4 N-KB3 3. stronf "in his day" and who is still
N QB3 P-KN3 4. stron[ "even now" - Yott! \AtrhY not?
U5cF I D t1o P-B4 B.N2 5. N-B3 games I have seen, You had some, ve
I P-84 6. P-K5 KN-Q2 Incounters, so where is a comPlete
I 7. KPxP 0-0 8. PxBP How about other American
Q-R4l? (diagram), as Arthur Bisguier, William tombardY,
I suggested Ray by Byrne, James Sherwin, etc'?
I Keene and George
Botterill (without A: Thanks for the thought' This is a
I 5TATE -..-^r "--, In thelr
analvsrsl - Afler 8. ... e-R4
oublishers are reluctanl because ganc
don't seem to sell well' Perhaps tlc
'lions
I Po5taYGolden Knights book The Pirc Defense? It would seem this
L-- -:-- ----J gambit is critical to 5. ... P-B4 and perhaps to should consider such a Project'

56 CHESS LIFE / JULY I984 -


moemasters ile invited to submit their best games, with
rtrLithout annotations. Masters should send their games
h& ltmters Showcase {see Chess Reviewl, ard
mndence players should submit material to The
tffirk is in the Mail.
"o.-
&{DICAL MEANS
fsr Sarner
'!emple, New Harnpshire
A1e. my opening gambit, my opponent de-
fuded so well that I was forced to resort to
wlical means to crack the shell that he con-
move 9I had to
sE-ucted around his King. On
ffimow another pawn into the fre and, on
@ove 16, I began just throwing pieces at his
lffirrg. The soundness of thefinal combination
rio ryen to debate. I have found no saving re-
strce for Black, but it seems as if there must
h something.
is already ahead in mateial, connlidation is the
first order of the day Accordingly, 9. ... h6 10.
Nf3 NbdT lor 10. .., c5) repubes the "attack."
10. Khl 96 r1. Qf3 Oga
It's time to bing the pieces out; instead, ...
NbdT is good now or on the next move.
L2. U2 b6 13. h3 Qb4 14. a3 Qd6 15.
Qh4 h5
Despite al1 hrs loss of time, Black is sill in the
game. Now lMite makes a desperate atteftlpt to
force the issue, since 16. Bf4 e5 seems to hold.
16. NxfT!? RxfT
If 16. ... I{xf7, then 17. Ne4 is strong.
17,Bxg6 Rg7 18. Rxf6 Qes?
How does lMite meet the obvious 18. ... NdZ?
If
19. Ne4, then 19. ... Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21.
Qxf6 Qe7 forces a Queen swap, Imving Black an
Exchange ahead in the ending.
19. Bg5 Nd7 20. Rer Qc5
us@p,.*r,I.pss
OFFICIAL 1984
USCF POSTAL
TOUR}IAI,IE}IT5
The Class and Victory tournaments are your
ticket to the exciting world of postal chess. The
entry fees are modest and the competitlon
fierce, because you'll be matched with players
of approximately your own playing strength.
Both tournaments are open to U5CF mem-
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Canada, llexico, and the U.5 Virgin lslands or
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Veteran postal players may take advantage
of either tournament, but new(omers to postal
chess must get their feet wet first in a Class
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Class
3: Gordon Gribble {1726) A t5
entry fee puts you into a section with three
other players. You play two games (one as
New Hampshire Amateur Champiorehip 1982 White, one as Black) with each opponent using
one set of
postcards. First-place finishers
r. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d5 3. e4l? dxe4 4. Nc3 receive a certificate suitable for framing.
5. Nxf3 llewcomers should give us an approximation
of their playing strength. The playing classes
-\ natural recapture, but many prefer 5. Uf3, for postal chess are basically similar to those
wfilrn Black probably should not try to snatch for over-the-board Dlay:
pawn 15. ... Ud4) but aim instead for 21. Rfxe6!
development by 5. ... 56. In such positions, Reuben Fine once observed,
Class A - Unusually strong players
Class E = strong players
combinations are as nafural as a baLy's smile. Class C = lntermediate players
\ot an enor, but unnecessily passive. The 21. ... Bxg5 22. Qxgs!Qxgs Class D = Novices

altematives are 5. ... Bg4 and 5. ... 96.
6. Bc4 e6 7. 04 k78. Bd3
\eglecting development to retreat a developed
is dubious. More in the spiit of things is 8.
8.... o-o 9. NgS? Qxd4+
Nothing wrong with tahing a second pawn, al-
it cedes the inifiative to Vlhite. When one
Black mtght tty 22. ... Nf8, hoping for 23. ReB
Bb7. But the killer is 23. Bf7 + KxfT 24. Re7 + . A
sturdiertryis22. ...8b723. Bf7+ Kf8!, andnow
apretty finbh is %. Qh6 Qgs 124. ... I{xfT lctses to
25. Re7+) 25. Re8+ RxeS 26. RxeB+ KxfT 27.
Qe6, mate.
23. Re8+ Nf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Re8,
mate
'D
Victory
These tournaments are only for player5 who
have completed at least one U5CF Postal Chess
assignment without forfeit loss
A t7.50 entry fee puts you into a section with
six other players. You play one game with each
opponent three games as White, three as
Black.
- prize is i2O credit toward
Fi6t pur-
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t 10 credit.

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OPENING FORUM
CONTINUED FROM 53
Another more direct inethod for rvVhite is
to play 3. f4lor 2. f4), followed by developing
his King-Bishop aggressively on c4.
England, this plan was dubbed the Grand
Prix Attack after several British players
scored remarkable successes with it.
3. ... g6 4. Bg2 BgZ 5. d3 d6 6. f4 e6
This method of developing the King-
Knight is preferred today over the older ...
Nf6.
7. Nf3 NgeT 8. O-O O-0
ENDGAME LAB
CONTINUED FROM 45
7. ...I(fz 8. Ke6 Kf3 9. Kf5 Kf2lO.Kg4
Ne3+ 11. Kh3 Nc4 12. Bg2 Na3
The Knight should stiik close to its King,
while, on the contrary, the Bishops should
remain far from their King.
l3.Bf4 Nc4 14. Be4Ke2 15. Kh4 Nd2
16. 896 Nf1 17. KgS Kf3 18. Bd6 Ke3 19.
Bc5+ Kf3 20.KIs Ne3+ 21. Ke5 Ng2!
After all this, the Knight still reaches the
proper defensive position.
22. BhS+ Kg3 23. BbG Nf4 24. Bdl
Ng2 25. Kd4 Nel 26. Ke3 Ng2 + 27. Kd2
KI4 28. Ke2 KIu- 29. BcZ + Ke6 3O. Bb3 +
Kd6 31. Bf2 Nf4+
The Knight was close to being trapped.
The threat was 32. Kf3.
32.Ke3 Ne6 33. Bg3 + Ke7 34. Be5 Nc5
35. Bds Ne6 36. Ke4 Nc5 + 37. Kf5 Nd7
38. Bf4 Nb6 39. Bf3 Nc4 4O. Ke4 Nd6 +
41. Kds Nf7
Black can't reach the shelter here by the
logical 41. ... Ne8 {or 41. ... Nfs) because of
42. Bg5 + KI7 43. Bh5 + , which pushes the
Black King to the edge of the board. llf 42. ...
Kd7, then 43. Bg4+ Kc7 44. Ke6! is bad for
him too.)
42.Bd1. Kf6 43. Bc2 Ng5 44. Be5 + Ke7
45. Bg3 Ne6 46. KeS
46. ... Nd8
Note that 46. ... Ng7?! is not the recom-
mended setup. The difference is that the
White King is not on f7 or 96. After a move
such as 47. Bb3, Black would be in trouble.
47.Bel
It's interesting to see how the Bishops
operate long-distance.
47. ...NfZ + 48. Kd5 NhS??
After moves like this, one indeed wonders
58 CHESS LIFE / JULY 1984
In
This is where the game really starts. ril[hite
will slowly concentrate his pieces on the
Kingside, and Black will storm the Queen's
if Black is putting up the best defense. Why
not 48. ... Nd8! agan 149. Ba4 Ne6)? There's
also 49. Bf5 Kf6 and 49. Bh4 + Kd7 50. Bf5 +
Kc7, when ... Nb7 cdn't be denied. Strange-
ly, the annotated output mentions only 48. ...
Nh6, which also looks bad after 49. Bh4+ .
49.8h4+ KI7 50. Kd6 Ng6 51. Bb3+
KfS?
Black's i(ing voluntarily goes to the edge.
It looks as if Black is already in a box; in any
case, he should still try to resist with 51. ...
Kg7.
52. Bf6 Ke8 53. Bc3 Nf4 54. Bd4 Ng6
55. Bdl Kf8
There's nothing better. If 55. ... Kf7, then
56. Bh5 wins.
56. Bc3 Ne7 57. Bh5 Nfs+ 58. Ke5
And 58. Kd7 looks like a simple wiming
position, too.
58. ... Nh6
Neither does 58. ... Ng7 help, since 60'
Bb4+ Kg8 61. B96 wins.
"I've beaten you 2O garnes in a row - what makes
you think you're going to win this one?"
wing. A typical continuation is 9
10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Ne2 Nxf3+ 12. E
94 f5 14. Ng3 Bb7 (Nicevski-Bukic
slavia 1981). Readers wishing a
tailed account of this system are
the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings
ford Chess Openings.
The purpose of this article has
show you that \ y'hite has many
alternatives to the standard open
agairst the Sicilian. Far from being
and offbeat, these "other"
sound and structured, and provide
with refreshing choices when
popular defense.
59. Ke6 NgS 60. Bd4 Nh6 6L
Ng8+ 62. Kg6 Ne7+ 63. Kh7
Bc5+ Ne7 65. Kh6l
'vVhite avoids the stalemate and
the Knight.
65. ... Kg8 66. BxeT Kh8 67.
68. Be6 + Kh8 69. Bf6, mate
The eg article ends with these lines
puters working in relatively
ritory should not be trusted blindtf-
find the demonstration convincing
think that eg readers will also."
Well, I certainly agree with the firsr
this statement. Just for fun, I fed the
and Horwitz position (first diagramf
of the most popular pioneer
puters. It came up with 1. Bc6?
BxbZ +?? Ikb7, and tried to mate
remaining lonely Bishop. Compared
Belle is indeed a great step in the ri
tion.

CHESS TO ENIOY
L 1. N-K6ch wins the Queen. But, short
of time, 'vVhite played 1. Q-R6ch? K-N1
2. Q-NSch and had to settle for a draw!
[L 1. P-QN4 forces the win of the Rook: 1.
... PxP 2. P-R5, and now either 2. ...
K-Q3 3. P-R6! KxB 4.P-R7 or 2. ... RxP
3. BxR P-N6 4. B-R6 and 5. B-Q3. No
better is 1. ... K-Q3 2.PxP KxB 3. P-R6
and 4. P-R7.
f- 1. Q-N5 threatens both 2. Q-R6ch K-N1
3. N-B6, mate, and the win of the
Queen with 2. RxPch. The game ended
rvith 1. ... PxN 2. RxPch RxR 3. RxRch
K-Ri 4. QxR, mate (and 3. ... K-N1 4.
QxPch K-Rl 5. QR7 was no better).
Neither is 1. ... K-Nl 2. N-R6ch, when
\filhite mates on (A) 2. ... K-Nz lor 2. ...
K-R2) 3. RxPch RxR4. RxRch K-Rl 5.
QB6orwinsonlB)2. ...K-Rl 3. NxPch
RxN (3. ... K-N2 4. QR6ch K-N1 5.
QxP, mate) 4. QxRch and 5. RxRch.
D-- l. 0-0! wins material: (A| 1. ... BxN 2.
BxB Q-R5 3. P-QN3; (B) 1. ... NxB 2.
PxB QxP 3. R-R4; and iC) r. ... B-l<2 2.
N-N5, attacking the Queen.
Ir-- t. ... PxB wins because 2. Q-R8ch K-R2
3. QxR P-B6 leaves \\fhite unable to
stop mate; for example, 4. N-B3 covers
Q2 but allows 4. ... Q-N8ch 5. K'I<z
RQ6, mate.
l. ... R-Q6!, and the'v\hite Knight can-
not move safely or be defended: (A) 2.
OxP QxRch! 3. NxQ R-Q8ch, mating;
18) 2. N-N1 Q-B5 3. P-N3 QxP 4. Q'82
R-QB6; and (C) 2. Q-82 QxQ 3. RxQ
R-Q8ch 4. N-N1B-Q5.
l. ... P-Q4l , and there is no defense to 2.
... B-Q6 followed by ... R-K8ch. Two
examples: (A) 2. K 81 B-Q6 3. BxP
R-K4ch 4. K-Nl R-K8ch; and (B) 2.
R-Bl R-N7ch 3. K-Rl R-R7ch 4. K-N1
R-R8, mate.
1. Q-R3! threatens 2. RxPch PxR 3.
Q-R8, mate. After 1. ... Q-B3, \n/hite
rvins the endgame following 2. R-B7l
KxR 3. QxPch K-K3 4. RxPch and RxQ.
And after 1. ... R-B3, 'vVhite plays 2.
Q-B51, followed by either 3. QB7,
mate, or 3. QxQPch lor 2. ... B-B3 3.
BxB).
IL 1. ... NxP? 2. PxN QxP lost to 3. RxBI,
when the attack dies. But there was a
golden opportunity in
1. ... QxPch!! 2.
I(xQ NxP; for example, 3. Q-R6
N-K7ch 4.R-B.4 BxRch 5. PxB P-N6ch!
6. K-Rl R-R3ch, when Black whs.
ULTIMATE BLUNDER
just one move earlier.
rvas the position
has played 1. Rf8+? KxfS 2. gxh7,
Black, thinking he had no way to
the pawn (he soon runs out of spite
J<s after something like 2. ... Ra4+ 3. Kh3
+ 4. 93) graciously resigned. But White
after takirrg the pawn that, ortZ. ... Ra4 +,
it doesn't matter anyone for choosing this line, it is less forc-
/////r.7/,
//,//. ///, '///,
where he moves his
71,, ',2 %
.r.//. ing than (A) and offers Black more oppor-
tunities for creative counterplay.
King, because- 3. ...
Z 7.t t//.,.fr.
C. White releases the tension and thus loses
Rh4! forces himtore-
sigr:r. The cute point is 7fr712/'
'/./;.
2.r. 'Z@
any hope of extending his initiative by 1.
NxNch BxN 2. B-QB3 (stronger than 2.
that 4. I(xh4 95 + ! al-
Iows Black to cleN g7 /// .r/
'//,
//
/t
7,/,, 7'
.F? a,
P-B4 N-B3) 2. ... N-QZ 3. BxB NxB. 'vVhite's
so Black's King can ////
/,//., 7//r, .3 lt' advantage has a tendency to evaporate
stop the advanced 11- l/1 '//'zt ///' ' unless he can find something more
pawn. Black wiil soon Queen his a-pawn/ forceful.
lnd the game will be over' This position is II. B. Flinchi1339-PressmanllT0O (Village
adapted from the famous simultaneous Chess Shop Under 2300: New York 1983):
game Lasker-Loman {1913), in which_an A. \Ahite is in jeopardy owing to the forking
imateur succeeded in gaining immortality threat of ... P-K+s. Hoping to prevent this,
with this brilliancy against the reigning 'vVhite played l.N-82?B'M2. Q-K2 PxP 3.
world champion. PxP B-Q6 4. Q-Qz N-K5 5. Q-Bl Q-R4ch 6.
N-Q2 BxB 7. QxB QxN, mate. A case of a
cure being worse than the disease.
45 BENKO'S BAFFLERS B. The simplest solution is 1. PxP NxP (if 1. ...
1419 (Neyendorff): 1. h4!, threatening 2. QxP, then 2. Q-N5 is adequate) 2.Q-Qz,
Ng3. staving off material loss and preparing to
castle smoothly. Exchanging generally re-
142O (Fink): l. Kg4l, threatening 2. Qds.
l42l lZipetol l.Bf7,and now either (I.) 1. ... duces danger.
Be42.Bg7 Bd3 3. 96+ or (II) 1. ... Be6 C. The automatic 1. 0-0? is prohibited by 1. ...
P-K42. N-QN5 P-K5, wi-nning a piece. Be-
2. Bxe6 Kg6 3. Bg4.
1422 lMenl<tng): 1. Rxb3 Bxa3 2. Rb1+ fore making a move, be sure you have
countered all of your opponent's threats.
Bc1, mate.
1423 (Gurgenidze): 1. hS:Q Rcl+ 2. Kd8 III. C. Richard KarohV1607-Steve Patter-
Rd1+ 3. KeS Re1 + 4.K8 Rfl + 5. KgS sonl2l57 (Nebraska Scholastic Open 1983):
Rbl 6. Rfz Rgl+ 7. Kf8 Rb1 8. Re2 A. The game continued with the lackluster 1.
Rfl+ 9. Ke8 Rb1 10. Rd2 Rel+ 11. ...0-02. P K3 N-Ksl? 3.Q-82 P-B4 4. B-Q3
KdS Rbl 12. Rc2 Rd1 + 13. Kc8 Rb1
P-Q4 5. BPxP KPxP 6. 0-0, when'vVhite
14. Qes. has succeeded in eliminating his weak
1424 lPopov & Mitrofanov): 1. d6, and now doubled pawns and gaining the initiative.
iI) 1. ... Ift72. Na5+; (II) 1. ... Rxe22. (See next diagram after 6. ... P-B5 7.8-K2
d7 Rg2+ 3. Kh3 Rg8 4. Ne5; or (III) 1. N-83 8. P-QR4, etc.)
. .1<b82.dZKc7 3. Ne3! Rxe3+ 4. Kf2 B. Black violates a sacred opening tenet by
Nc2 (or 4. ... Ng2 5. Nf4) 5. Nd4 Rh3 moving the same piece twice with 1. ...
(neither 5. ... Rc3 6. Nb5+ nor 5. ... N-Ks!? 2. Q-82 P-B4 3. P-K3 o-o 4. B-Q3,
Rd3 6. Ne6 + KxdT 7 . Nc5 + are of any transposing into the game.
avail) 6. Kg2 Re3 7.Kf2Rh38.Kg2, C. Now is the time to saddle 'vVtrite with a
with a positional draw. permanent weakness by 1. ... PxP! NxP
P-QR3 (to stop N-N5-Q6) 3. P-K3 0-0. The
doubled pawns make it difficu.lt for'vVhite
57 WHAT'S THE BEST MOVE? to operate freely; this exchange must be
made before Vfhite has time for P-K3,
I. A. David Rickless/1973-Steven Scan-
enabling him to recapture with the KP.
neN2I23 (DCA Halloween Open 1983):
A. Le the game both assumed that 1. N-B7 IV. B. Same game as above, several moves
was not playable, because it appears the Iater.
Knight gets trapped after 1. ... QQ3 2. A. The game continued 1. ... PxP? 2. RxP,
NxR QxB 3. QxQ RxQ 4. KR-KI R-Q1 5. which only aids V{hite by opening lines
N-B7 P-QR3. However, after the further 6. for his Rooks and Bishops; it also leaves
QR-QI R-QBI 7. P-M N-B3 8. P-K5 N-KR4 Black's King without much shelter. After
9. BxN PxB 10. R-Q7 N-N1 11. BYl-Ql 2. ... QR-KB1 3. QR-KBI, 'vVhite has chan-
NxR 12. RxN B-R3 13. P-KN3 P-Rs 14. ces to develop an initiative. For example:
K-BZ PxPch 15. KxP, V{hite simpiy brings 3. ... K-N2? 4. B-R3 R/1-B2 5. B-Rs B-N3 6.
his King to K4 and then plays P-B5. Black RxR RxR 7. RxR KxR B. Q-B2ch, and
remains virtually pNdyzed in the endi-ng. 'v\tlite wins.
B. Play continued with the attractive l. P'84 B. 'vVhen your opponent hasthe two Bishops,
PxN (a lesser evil may be 1 . ... NxN) 2. PxN try to keep lines closed to restrict their
NxP?l (tough to crack is 2. ... N-Q2, with sc6pe. Accordingly, the right move on
the idea of 3. B-N5 P-Q5! 4. BxR RxB, fol- principle is 1. ... P-N5, keeping the
lowed by NxP) 3. B-B4! Q-QB3 (on 3. ... ' Kingside locked.
P-rl-- 4. PxP, Biack saves the Ituight but C. The worst choice is 1. ... P-KR3? 2. PxP
'v\trite dominates the board) 4. PxP Q2<P 5.
PxP 3. P-N4, winning a piece by viftue of
QR-QI, and the Ituight must fall (5. ... the pin. Black must swap his pawn or
I would not fault push it it cannot be maintained. lP
Q-B3 6. B-B3|. \A4rile -
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