A new kind of big moneA tournament!
1983 CONTINENTAL OPEN
6-Round Swiss
at PHILADELPHIA CENTRE HOTEL, site of the biggest open tournament
ever held in the USA (1978 World Open).
IOO% OF EARLY ENTRY FEES RETURNED IN PRIZES IN OPEN SECTION!
9O7 OF EARLY ENTRY FEES RETqRNED IN GROUPS 2 THROUGH 8!
New Prize Format
How big will the prizes be in the new style
1983 Continental Open? It is up to you, the
players! We are hopeful of having one of the
largest prize funds in chess history, but only
your support can make this a real_ity.
We are not in a position to risk guaranteeing
tens of thousands of dollars in the first year of
this new format, but with $120 per player
awarded in the Open Section, $100 in Groups
2-'7, and $80 in Croup 8, it will not require a
huge entry in your section to have gigantic
prizes!
The Open Section also has a minimum
$3,000 guarantee for its top 6 places, awarding
60 Grand Prix Points. This section should be in-
credibly strong, as lower groups for under 2300
and under 2150 are likely to lure most Experts
and low Masters away
opportunity for those who- producing a unique
prefer to play "up"
for experience. Your chances for FIDE-ratable
performance should also be good in this section
(games vs. FIDE-rated players will be sent in for
FIDE rating if you play at least four).
Also unique is Group 2, the first big-money
event ever for Onder 2300. Masters rated under
2300 have had little chance to win large prizes
in past major opens
- if you
pass up this opportunity!
are one, don't
FIDE-ratable results
are also possible in this section, though less
likely than in the Open.
Group 3 (under 2750 or unrated), Group 4
(under 2000 or unrated), Group 5 (under 1850
or unrated), Group 6 (under 1700 or unrated),
Group 7 (under 1550 or unrated), and Group I
(under 1400 or unrated) round out the novel for-
mat, with each group 150 points apart from the
next. Prizes in the first seven groups will be
distributed 5O7" of prize fund 7st,207" 2nd,
707" 3rd,87" 4th,6% 5th,6% 6th.
For players who can't afford $1O0-plus entry
fees, we offer two other sections. The Amateur
Section (under 2075 or unrated) and the
November 25-27
Booster Section (under 7775 or unrated) each
have early fees under $30 with, of course, much
smaller prize funds expected.
No Unrated may win over $2000 in Group 3,
$1600 in Group 4, $1200 in Group 5, $800 in
Croup 6, $600 in Group 7, or $400 in Group 8.
Players whose USCF class-letters show a former
rating 101 or more points above grouP max-
imum (Groups 2, 4, 6,8) or 151 or more points
above (Groups 3,5,7) may not win over $700
in these groups.
Philadelphia Centre Hotel
The hotel, formerly the Philadelphia
Sheraton, has proven an extremely popular
tournament site for many years. The five largest
World Opens ever were held there in 1977-80
and 1982, with the 1978 event drawing 1,063
players to establish a record for American tour-
naments which still stands. Sleeping room rates
are a bargain: $32 single, $38 twin, $42 foc 3,
$44 for 4. These special chess rates are just a
little over half the hotel's regular rates, and are
hard to match at any major hotel in the coun-
try. (Send reservations directly to the hotel; ask
for the chess rates).
The Philadelphia Centre is located adjacent to
the Greyhound bus terminal and Philadelphia
Suburban train station. Good and inexpensive
food is available 24 hours a day within a few
blocks, and parking is only about $2 per day on
Saturday and Sunday (about $6 Friday).
See Tournament Life in this issue for entry
fees, schedule, and other details. For early ad-
vance entry fee (minimum fee), mail entry by
Oct 15; from 10/16 through 77174 fee is higher,
but still less than at the door. Do not expect a
reply to your mailed entry (if for any reason you
need a reply, enclose self-addressed postcard).
Send your entry now! If you like the excite-
ment of opens with huge prizes and wish there
were more, please help us establish this event
as a new annual big-money tournament.
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11 NOVEMBER 1983
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FEAIURES
ACROSSTHEBOARD 6
A report on the events leading up to the two Soviet
t:i[hl 15 *. lo
players' forfeit losses in the world championship
Up lo l9 semifinals.
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 THE PASADENAAFFAIR
Hitor's Note: USCF President Tim Redtnan
was assisted in writing this report by h,
Schultu, who is an at-large member of the
World Ches Federation's Executive Council.
he forfeit by Gary Kasparov in his
world championship semifinal in
Pasadena was a profouad disap
pointrnent for chess fans everywhere
- and
especially for U.S. chessplayers, who had
been eagerly awaiting their fust chance in
nearly a decade to see world championship
chess.
But the Soviet Chess Federation refused to
take part in the Pasadena match. The rea-
sons they gave- a lack of security at the
playng site and the restrictions placed on
Soviet citizens who travel in the United
States - were, ofcourse, onlyofficial excus.
es for reasons that we still cannot fathom.
I won't engage in idle speculation. But it is
my feeling that the forfeited match in Pasa-
dena and the related forfeit in Abu Dhabi,
-
where Soviet representative Vassily
Smyslov failed to show up for his match
with Zoltan Ribi - is just the first skirmish
in a war betureen the Soviet federation and
World Chess Federation IFIDE) President
Florencio Campomanes. We got caught in
the crossfire. The next battle is scheduled
for early October, when the FIDE Congress
meets in Manila. We'll keep you posted.
One thing r certain. \A/hatever the
Soviets' reasons for refusing to show up in
Pasadena, our relationship with them re-
mains sound. As I write this in mid-August,
the Soviet team has arrived to take part in
the World Youth Team in Chicago.
Even this non-match was not without
benefits, however. For several days chess
was in the national spotlight. The NBC
Nightly News even ran a segment on us,
and millions of TV viewers were shown a
copy of the Chess Life cover that arurounced
the match.
This report certainly can't substitute for
the games and analysis we were all looking
forward to, but I know you'll be interested
in some of the events leading up the forfeit.
Background. Three cities bid for the
match: Ias Palrnas, Spain; Rotterdam, the
Netherlands; and Pasadena. The Pasadena
bid was presented by the Western Chess
Group, five individuals (Hal Bogner,
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
Stephen Jones, Don Richardson, John Ry-
kowski, and Ralph Slottow| who deserve
or:r deepest thanks for putting in the con-
siderable time and money it took to rnake
theirs the best of the three bids.
When the bids were revealed, it was ob-
vious that the choice would be between Rot-
terdam and Pasadena (Ias Palmas's pro
posed prize fund was far short of the others).
The Rotterdam and Pasadena bids were
rough-ly comparable, but the WCG sweet-
ened their proposal with a substantial dona-
tion to FIDE's Commission for Assistance to
Chess Developing Countries.
Kasparov listed tas Pdmas as his first
choice, Rotterdam as his second. Korchnoi
listed only Rotterdam.
Since only Kasparov had a second choice,
Campo looked at the other factors. In doing
so, he acted well within his authority as
FIDE president. Rule 7.3, regarding the sel-
ection of sites, states: "Between the annual
meetings the President will decide. . . .
rvllhen choosing the venue, the conditions,
the propaganda effects, the climate, and the
wishes of the participants shall be taken into
consideration." rWhile regulations for the
world championship match give first priori-
ty to the players' wishes in the choice of the
venue, this condition is placed last in the
section on the candidates'
distinction.
- an important
Viewed under these criteria, the Pasadena
bid was clearly the best, especially for the
frst two factors named. Campo also chose
Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emlates as
the site for the Ribli-Smyslov match, since it
was the only bid that fully met FIDE regula-
tions.
The choices were in keeping with
Campo's overall promotional design for
world chess. Europe, already the site for all
of the quarterfinal matches, was the prob-
able site for the finals and the world cham-
pionship match as well. By deciding to both
maintain the integrity of FIDE as a truly
worldwide organization and maximize
chess publicity outside of Europe, Carnpo
acted wisely.
June 2. The Swiss federation accepted
Campo's decision on behalf of Korchnoi.
(The Hungarian federation accepted on be-
half of Ribli on June 13.) The Royal Dutch
chess federation lodged a protest about
Pasadena with FIDE, based on the fact that
both players had listed Rotterdam.
June 4. I sent welcoming cables to the
presidents of the Swiss and Soviet chess
federations. The Sovias did not respond.
JrurrieZZ. Campo rejected the Dutch pro
test, pointing out that the Swiss federation
had already accepted and that Korchnoi had
recon-firmed that acceptance on June 8.
June 28. The New YorkTimes amrounced
the formal protest by the Soviets oVer the
choices of Abu Dhabi and Pasadena.
June 29.I cabled Sevastianov (president
of the Soviet federation) about the protest
announced by The Times. Again, no re
sponse.
Campomanes responded to the Sovia
protest. In a strongly worded statement, he
called attention to the purpose of FIDE, "the
diffusion and developmeni of chess among
all the nations of the world." And he
warned: "The regulations do provide ap
propriate consequences for the non-
appearance of a participant on the sched-
uled date." (If a player does not appear
within one how of the start of the fust game,
the entire match is forfeited.)
Although Carrrpo acknowledged the con-
tributions of the Soviet federation, he added
that it has "in the past been accustomed to
getting its own way by browbeating the
president's distinguished predecessors. " He
reaffirmed his initial decision.
J"ly 1. Deciding that the most practical
course was to remain optimistic, I telexed
Sevastianov again asking for travel plans of
the Kasparov group. Again, no response.
(I should add here that while this was go
ing on I was in regular touch by telex with
the Soviet federation regarding the partici-
pation of two U.S. GMs, Ron Henley and
Robert Byrne, in Soviet tournaments, and
their responses were always very prompt.)
July 12. Things seemed to look up. In an
iaterview in the Soviet newq)aper Komso-
molskaya havda, World Champion Anatoly
Karpov, calling for an end to the dispute
over the site, predicted that Kasparov wou-ld
be his closest competitor.
July 12. Campomanes flew to Moscow at
Sovi6t expense. The Sovias brought up
problems security arrangements
and travel restrictions.
July la. Byron Morton of the State
Department the rules for travel
PLEI\SETURNTOPAGE 73
 THE ROOK
This major piece'can be your
best friend
- rt you know how to treat it right. fiT
ifl
*

or the novice, no piece is more other Rook to safety. In position E, both Rooks (or a Queen and Rook) on the
difficult to handle properly than the however, 1. Re1 + doesn't work because file. Doubled Rooks support each other
Rook. Beginners often fail to bring Black gets out of check with a counter- both in attack and defense. Their com-
their Rooks into play during the course of a attack on the checking Rook (1. ... Kf2), still bined power can prevent the other side
from occupying the same file with Rooks.
game
- aad suffer dire consequences be-
cause of it.
leaving both Rooks vulnerable.
Generally, Rooks should be placed on And the lead Rook, supported by his ally,
Failing to castle is certainly one reason what we call open or half-open files. An maybe able to breakinto the enemy camp.
why a Rook never sees action. Also, one open file has no pawns on it; a half-open In position I below, 'vllhite's doubled Rooks
needs a little experience to appreciate the file contains pawns of only one color. prevent Black from contesting the c-file.
need to find and create the open files that Rooks use these files as doorways into a White is ready to invade with 1. Rc7.
It's usually easier to double on a file if
provide Rooks with gateways into the thick
of it.
position - sometimes right into the
enemy's living room. In position F below, your Rook is unopposed (or if you occupy
Although not as powerful as the Queen, White will want to place his Rook on the the file first). But even when both sides
the Rook is stronger than any other piece. half-open b-file, and Black will want to have one Rook on
Like the Queen, it is powerful enough to shift his Rook to the half-open c-file. a file, there still are
demand respect from the enemy King, When there are no open or half-open ways to double. In
because it can often threaten to mate or im- files, you should plan to make pawn ex- position J, White
prison a poorly protected monarch. And, changes that will free files for your Rook. can seize the c-file
unlike the Bishop or Knight, a lone Rook You generally have two choices. First, you by 1. Rg6!. Black
can force checkmate in cooperation with can search for files with advanced pawns has no good op-
its King. Positions A and B below show two that might be exchanged. Or, look for files tions. If he ex-
q"ical mates with a Rook. with pawns that can be pushed forward changes (1.
Rooks are unique among your pieces and exchanged. If Rxg6), White's recapture 12. txg6l produces
because they do not necessarily have your Rooks are al- a dangerous supported passed pawn. If
greater mobility from the center. No mat- ready on the likely Black does nothiag, White will double next
ter where it sits on an otherwise empty files, fine. If not, move with 2. Rtgl.
board, a Rook plan to get them A major goal of controlling a file is to
commands four- there as soon as ultimately scoot a Rook down to the
teen squares. In possible. In posi- seventh rank, where it maytrap the enemy
position C, the tion G, White Kirlg and thus form the first strand in a
Rooks on a1 and could open up mating net. Also, your pponent often has
d4 have the same the e-file for his Rook by advancing his some pawns still resting on their original
mobility.
the Rooks with
Replace pawn to e5 and exchangiag it on f6.
Sometimes a Rook is brought to an open
squares
- sitting ducks forour Rook.
Even when you can't win m--erial, your
another other or half-open file so that it may be trans- invading Rook will often force the enemy's
piece, and the one on d4 will have greater ferred elsewhere. This is particularly pieces (especially his Rooks) into passivity,
scope. effective when the for they will be tied down defending un-
Rooks are long-range pieces that often Rook seizes the protected pieces or pawns. In position K
can be more effective from far away than open file with a below, 1. Rb7 wins a pawn.
from up close. At a distance, they can at- gain of time. In Finally, though doubled Rooks can be
tack without as much fear of being position H, White powerful on a file, imagine what they can
counterattacked as they would have when can play 1. Rb1!. If do in tandem on
fighting at close Black then defends the seventh rank.
quarters. In posi- his b-pawn, he has It almost always
tion D, for exam- no adequate an- produces material
ple, White wants swer to 2. Rb3, threatening Rh3 or Rg3. gain, not to men-
to save his Rooks, One way to stop a Rook from using an tion strong mating
which have been open file is to oppose it with one of your possibilities. In
forked by Black's own. Thus, neither side's Rooks can move position L, White
Bishop. White can freely along the file because of the pos- can mate in three:
save his Rooks by sibility of capture by the enemy Rook. 1. Rg7+ Kh8 2. Rh7+ Kg8 3. Rdg7, mate.
first checking at d1 and then moving the Therefore, having a Rook on a file is no To find out what Rooks can do through
guaraltee you control that file. castling, see our July 1983 article "Ag-
Consulting Editor Bruce Pandolfini, a prominent New But you can strengthen your grip on a file gressive Safety," or send a stamped, self-
Yorh chess teacher, always treats his Roohs with
respect, by doubling your Rooks; that is, by placing addressedenvelopeforacopy. !D
CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1983 7
I
 LETIERS

Editor's Note: This resrynse to Allen Kauf'
man's letter in the October issue lpage fl ar-
ived too late to be included in that issue.
Arnold Denker Replies
I find myself in complete agreement
with my good friend Allen Kaufman. I
believe we both share the same goals for
American Chess. My one point of depar-
ture is that the amount of money spent on
\ those three matches was totally dispropor-
tionate to the budget. When that happens,
other things may suffer.
I too look forward to the day we can fund
many more projects. But until that day, I
think we should set our priorities and try to
budget accordingly'
Arnord Denker
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Blueprint for the Future
Messrs. Denker and Seirawan (August,
page 6) summarized a longstanding debate:
Should we make our top priority the sup-
port of existing stars, or scholastics to
create the stars of tomorrow? Both deserve
support, and our resources are limited.
However, both overlook our major prob-
lem: that stubborn lack of resources.
No sport can attract young hopefuls or sup-
port professionals unless it is capable of at-
tracting and holding a spectator class.
It is the spectators who provide the
money, the press coverage, and the moral
support that pros need.
To create a spectator class, one needs: (1)
people who understand the rules, (2) heros
(pros with distinctive personalities or
regional ties), and (3) an atmosphere that
brings them together, recognizing the con-
tributions of each.
Chess is used in movies, mysteries, and
management texts. Many people already
know and love the game.
We have the heroes, too. Our grand-
masters include priests and prodigies,
gentlemen and bums. The stories (the
yoghurt code, the x-rayed chair, offering
God odds of move and pawn) are as impor-
tant to the fans as technical triumphs.
That brings us to atmosphere. The
membership drive is good, but it doesn't
solve the problem. We don't needmore tour'
nqment players, We don't even need more
members. We need a way for spectators to
contribute, financially and otherwise, to
the support of the tournament players. If
we made that our priority for two years,
we'd begin to get the resources we need.
And all that it requires is a change in at-
titude, not a major redirection of funds.
For example, we should encourage
master exhibitions at business-section
restaurants at lunch time. Stir up a little
regionalism l "Four local chess wizards are
going to New York to do battle with players
from around the world at. . . ."). Develop
support kits on press and business rela-
tions.
Most of the things we've done have been
aimed at attracting new tournament
players. Have we deliberately, honestly,
and respectfully tried to reach people as
spectators of our sport?
Chess is classy. We can offer business a
positive marketing association. But we
have to make it easy for people to be fans,
and we have to honor them as fans.
Creating GMs - even a world champion
- will not solve the problem. We had our
chance during the Fischer Boom. People
came to us as spectators. We called them
patzers and pushed them right back out the
door. We will never hold those people, no
matter how many booms we have, until
we find a way for someone who never gets
a rating to make a legitimate, respected
contribution to American chess.
Jamie Calvin
Clarkston, Georgia
Correction
In a letter to the editor fromJohl Lang of
Fort Pierce, Florida (October, page 8), we
inadvertently omitted a word that changed
the meaning of his letter. The italic word
indicates the omission: "It would appear
that our executive director understalds
this, as he calls it "a very telling point'' that
the membership seems and does care little
about top-level chess - at least in regards
to supporting it with USCF funds." €

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 PARThIERS
In some games, your success depends
on how fast you talk, not how fast you move.
eople who don't know the moves
or hardly anything else about
-chess have at least leamed two
- Allies
things: You're not supposed to talk when
the players are thinking, and you're cer-
tainly not supposed to help them think by
suggesting what they should do. One is a
violation of etiquette; the other, of the
rules.
But these two proscriptions apply mainly
to the super-serious world of tournament
play. There's another world out there
where talking and suggesting moves is
sometimes condoned - and sometimes
even encouraged.
This is social chess, the casual Iifestyle of
skittles and kibitzing that used to thrive in
chess clubs before the center of activity
and attention shifted to tournament sites.
By "casual'' we usually mean no clocks, no
prizes, and no rating points. Yet, some
social games are priceless and, in fact, most
of the great games of the nineteenth cen-
tury were "casual".
and some
Of course, clubs still survive - same piece back."
thrive -today, but the most social form of
social chess is virtually forgotton: the con-
sultation game. Consultation chess is a
game of talking and teamwork, in which
two or more players come to conclusions
about what move to play. They argue, ana-
lyze, and calculate together, temporarily
abandoning the fervent individualism that
so often has embodied the game's greatest
players. Yet, even the greatest have joined
in these brahstorming sessions.
Emanuel Lasker, when he was world
,.champion, once teamed up with one of his
'closest
rivals, U.S. Champion Harry Nel-
world cham-
son Pillsbury, to face a former
pion, Wilhelm Steinitz, consulting with
another world-class player, Mikhail
Tchigorin. That was played, apparently,
during the free time of an international
tournament - as was the case at Nurem-
berg in 1896, when Pillsbury teamed up
with Joseph Blackbume, Britain's best, to
take on Steinitz and Emanuel Schiffers for
a ten-pound stake.
won both times - but not
Pillsbury
-played
alone agdinst five con-
when he
sulting Chicago University amateurs:
Contributing Editor Andy Soltig ciress columnist for
the New York Post, placed seventh in the 1983 U.S.
Championship all by himvlf.
-
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
Chicago (Year unknown|
Ruy Lopez
Pillsbury
t. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3.
B-Ns N-83 4. P-Q,4 NI<KP?! 5. P-Qs
N-Q3 6. N-83 P-Ks 7' N-N5NxB8. NxN
N-K4 9. NXKP P-QR3
Here the Chicago Five take the presump-
tuous step of sacrfficing two pieces for a
speculative attack against the finest U.S.
tactician of the day.
10. B-Ns!? P-KB3 11. NxQBPch QxN
12. NxPch! PxN 13' BxP R-KNI 14.
Q-RSch N-N3 15. 04
The immediate 15. QxP allows 15. ...
Q-R4ch and 16. ... qxQP, protecting the
Rook.
15....K-8216. QxPch BN2 17. QR-
Kl!P-Q3
18. R-K8!
That's the type of move Pillsbury was
more used to playing than having to defend
against. After 18. ... RxR,
rvVhitemateswith
10. QxB, and after 18. ... KxR 19. QxRch
N-B1, there is a deadlY Rook check'
Pillsbury misses some defensive resources
in the following complications, but he still
ends up with three minor pieces and a
Rook for the Queen he must surrender.
18. ... N-Bl 19. Q-RSch!? KxB 20. KR-
K1 R-R1? 21. Q-B3ch K-N3 22. B/8-K7
QxR 23. RxQ B-B3 24' Q-N3ch K-R3
25. Q-B4ch! &N4 26. Q2<Pch N-N3 27.
R-KB7 R-Kl 28. P-I(BA B-r<2 29. Q-87
B-KNS 30. P-Q6!B-K3 31. RxBNxR32.
PxN K-N3
Usually, the Queen is outgunned in this
kind of endgame, but here White's pawns
make their presence felt. The finish is cute.
33. Q-Ks! K-BZ 34. P-Bs BXRP? 35.
P-B6 R-KN1 36. PQN3 R-N3 37.
Q-Qsch KxP 38. Q-Q8 R-KNI 39.
P-K8/IrIch!, White resigns
Without Words
In consultation, the whole is usually
greater than the sum of the Parts, as
Pillsbury learned here. It's quite a different
story with tandem chess, a similar social
game in which the teammates alternate
moves silently - without communicating
with one another. In tandem, the strongest
team is the one that thinks alike: Bobby
Fischer and a Class D player would prob-
ably lose to two Class A players - because
Bobby's partner wouldn't know how to
follow up his moves.
And even when players of comparable
strength play in tandem, they may not
haveiomparable styles. "It was terrible,"
Lubosh Kavalek recalled recently of a
tandem experience. "I was playing along
with Ulf Andersson [the top Swedish
grandmaster]. I would make an attacking
move and - you know how he PlaYs -
when it was his turn he would move the
But in consultation the teammates argue
out their differences until they decide on a
move. Of course, the presence of a clearly
stronger player on a team will help narrow
the differences. I can imagine how young
Hans Kmoch felt, playing amidst three
world-class players on the side withJose
-
Capablanca against Max Euwe and Hun-
in a game
-just lost to a
astings, and
Euwe would win the world championship
in a few months, so the Cuban had a strong
desire to win the game. If Capablanca felt
confident about a move, would Kmoch,'
then a promising Austrian master (and
Iater chief annotator of. Chess Reviewl
disagree?
Radio Revival
Consultation chess had almost died out
when the BBC brought it back irr the late
1950s as one of the most popular features
of a iveekly radio chess show. Teams of
two or three masters would discuss their
games in separate rooms, each equipped
with a microphone. The home audience
enjoyed the rare treat of being able to hear
players, usually British masters but also in-
cluding some top foreigners, think through
a game.
In one memorable matchup, Fischer and
Leonard Barden nursed a small but solid
edge in a Rook-and-Bishop endgame into
"adjoumment" against Jonathan Penrose
and P.H. Clarke. In a subsequent broad-
cast, Euwe adjudicated it a draw and ex-
plained why. And in a third broadcast,
Euwe was called on to defend his ruling in
the face of listeners' analytical challenges.
Here's an example of enterprising radio
piay, featuring a theoretical novelty in a
hofly debated opening variation:
L,ondon 1964
Sicilian Defense
Svetozar Gligoric MikhailTd
JonathanPenrose HarryGolombek
t. P-K4 P-QB4 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 3.
P-Q4 PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 5. N-QB3
P-QR3 6. B-KNs P-K3 7. P-B4 P-R3 8.
eR4 Q-N3 9. Q-Q3 QxP 10. R-QNI
Q-R6 11. P-K5 PxP t2.PxP
The position, commonly seen with Q-Q2
and without ... P-KR3 and BR4, was all the
rage at the time. Because of the slight extra
weakening of his Kingside on move 7,
Black can't retreat his Knight to 02 now
because of 12. ... N-Q2 13. NxP! PxN?
14. Q-N6, mate. At the time this game was
played, Black usually played 12. ... N-Q4
13. NxN PxN and got crushed in the mid-
dlegame.
12. ... P-KN4!? 13. PxN PxB
This remarkable idea sacrifices the in-
tegrity of Black's Kingside and leaves him
with nowhere to castle. Yet, Black can lift
his Rooks into activity very easily, and his
pieces protect one another very well.
t4.B-l(2 N-Q2 15. O-ON-84 16. Q-83
B-Qz17. R-N6?!
The Rook really isn't doing much here,
but it's hard to find an active plan.
r7.... R-Bl 18. K-R1R-KNI 19. R-Ql
R.N4!20. BB4 R.K4
Since Black is ready to take the initiative
with ... Q-R4 and ... P-N4, White goes off
the deep end, in a misguided attempt to ex-
ploit the apparent weakness at Q6.
21. Q-B4? QxN 22. QxR QxB 23.
R-Q6!? N-Ks! 24. QxN BxR 25. N-85
B-B1.l26. Q-Kr P-R6, White resigns
Next month, the most remarkable con-
sultation game ever played: ten topranked
Soviet GMs - amongthe ffieen or so best
players in the world at the time - square
off in a wild clash of calculation and in-
tricatepositionalmaneuver. tD
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER T983

Christiansen, Korchnoi Win
Pasadena's Record-setting Open
,Tt ne 1983 U.S. Open was
I *on by two players who
weren't even sure they wanted
to play in the first place. tarry
Christiansen, somewhat wind-
ed from winning a share of the
U.S. Championship a few
weeks earlier, took a half-point
bye for the first round. But he
Changes Affect Grand Prix.
Tournament [ife, Tirne Lirnits
C everal actions taken by USCF's
D fot.y Board, which met at the
have special interest for tournament I
with U.S. Chess will receive a det
changes, and a similiar article will appear in the Bits & Pieces
section of the November rating supplement-
Here is an outline of major changes for organizers who might
have missed these announcements. Those who need further in-
formation should write or call U.S. Chess at 186 Route 9W, New
Windsor, NY 12550; (914)562-8350.
o Non-Grand Prix events may
receive two full
Touma-
ment Life Announcements.
(For the last few months,
events that qualified for two
TLAs received an abbrevi-
ated TLA the first month.)
. Tournament Life will list
events from the fifteenth of
one month to the fourteenth
of the second following
month. (For examPle, the
January 1984 issue will list
events from December 15 to
February 14; PreviouslY, the
January issue would have
listed January and FebruarY
events.)
. are entered in advance with
TLA. They will instead be
assessed a minimum rating
fee, to be Paid with the
rating rePot't.
o The class system of describ-
ing rating ranges was rern-
stated (for examPle, PlaYers
rated 1800-1999 will 'be
called class A instead of
category I), and the term ex-
pert will now be used in-
CHESS REVIEIM
drew only two of the next
eleven games td score 10%.
Viktor Korchnoi, who had
some spare time after his oPPo-
nent in the world chamPion-
ship semifinals failed to show
up (see page 6 for a full rePortf,
decided he might as well play
too. He drew three games, shar-
and
ena,
ated
the
stead of candidate master.
for Grand Prix
o Except
events, sudden-death time
controls can be used in the
second playing session if the
first control provided at
Ieast 40 moves and 90
minutes per player.
o Sudden-death time controls
may be used in the first ses-
sion of scholastic events for
grades twelve and under.
o Organizers who do not want
computers in their events
should request the code
"NC" for their TLAs. Other-
wise, properly registered
computers may plaY if theY
the director's consent.
.In
1984, only individual
will
prizes of $100 or greater
count toward Grand Prix
eligibility. (For examPle, a
prize fund of $125 for first,
$100 second, and $75 third
would not be eligible be-
cause the total of the in-
dividual prizes of $100 or
greater is less than the $250
minimum. See page 67 for
other Grand Prix details.) €
ing first with Christiansen at
l0vz.
The winners had plenty of
competition - over 800 PlaYers
showed up, making this the
largest U.S. Open in history.
See the accompanying story
for important news from the
annual Board of Delegates
meeting. A full tournament
report with games will follow.
Host Chauvenet
St. PauI to
Retains Tifle
Junior Open of Silver
hessplayers under age
\-z twenty-one can compete
for $ 1,000 in prizes, plus dozens
of trophies, at this year's U.S.
Junior Open. The thirty-
seventh annual event is sched-
uled for November 5-6 at the
Inn Expo Center in St. Paul,
Minnesota.
The winner also receives an
invitation to the 1984 U.S.
Junior Championship.
This year's event will feature
a unique three-section format:
one section for all players, one
for those under age sixteen, and
one for those under thirteen.
For further information, con-
tact U.S. Chess at 186 Route
9W, New Windsor, NY 12550;
(e14)526-8350. ts
Soviet Team
Wins Easily
At Chicago
lTl he World Youth Team
l. Championship in Chicago
seemed like a replay of last
year's Olympics in Lucerne.
The Soviet team easily out-
distalced the rest of the world's
best squads, winning many of
their matches 3-l or 3Yz-Vz.
The Soviets, led by GM Artur
Yusupov on top board, scored
34 points of a possible 44.T\ed
for a distant second were teams
from West Germany and Ice-
land, both with 28. Germany
placed second on tiebreak.
The U.S. team was just out of
medal contention at fourth
place with 26Vz points.
One of the big surprises of the
event was the fifth-Place finish
of the Chinese team wlth 25Vz
points. Among the Chinese
team's key victories were wins
over both U.S. teams.
The U.S. B team also scored
25Y2, bul placed sixth on tie-
break. Argentina was seventh
with 25.
A full report with games will
follow.
Tl ussell Chauvenet
.5L spring, Maryland, has re-
tained his title at the second
U.S. Championship for the
Deaf. Chauvenel scorcd 3Yz-Vz
at the event held in June at
Gallaudet College in Washing-
ton, D.C.
Rod Macdonald, also of Silver
Spring, placed second on tie-
break over Dale Nichols of Illi-
nois. Both scored 3 points.
Chauvenet will represent the
United States at the world
championship for the deaf,
scheduled for May 27 to}une9
next year at Gallaudet.
Botvinrrik Will
VisitComputer
TJ ormer world
.F uitnrlt
chamPion
Botvinnik is
scheduled to attend the fourth
World Computer Champion-
ship October 22-25 in New
York City. Since retiring from
active chess play more thal a
decade ago, Botvinnik has
become one of the Soviet
Union's chief authorities on
computer chess.
The event, sponsored by the
for
Association Computing
Machinery, will feature top
computer programs from
across the world. Among them
will be the defending cham-
pion, Belle, from the United
States.
Admission to the tournament
at the Sheraton Centre Hotel is
$10 a day. Those wanting more
information may contact Pro-
fessor Monroe Newborn at the
School of Computer Science,
McGill University, Montreal, Hired as a consultant during
Quebec, Canada, H3A 2K6; the summer of 7982, Dr. Ber-
lsr4l392-8274. tD nard Schmidt prepared a cur-
riculum guide outlining a three-
tiered program for the magnet
schools. The three-semester
course of study spans from how
Shirazi, Ivanov the men move to an analysis of
the socalled Soviet School of
Pull Away In chess. Schmidt published the
guide in a forty-three-page
Grand Prix booklet entitled How to Teach
Chess in the Public Schools: A
Course Outline. [Fditor's note : See
f rand Prix leaders Kamran
page 27 for a review of this
\I Shirazi and Igor Ivanov
booklet.l
enjoy a comfortable lead over
the rest of the Grand Prix field. During the 1982-83 aca-
Shirazi leads Ivanov by about demic year, ten elementary and
16 points and is ahead of the two middle schools offered
Linda Legenos (leftl and Marion Hoffman at work at U.S. Chess. chess as an eighteen-week elec-
third-place contender by nearly
40 points. tive; classes met for forty-five
But Ivanov himself enjoyed a goods and services comhg and eighty-one players, whjle an rn- minutes twice a week.
nearly staggering lead in the gomg. vitational elementary tourna- These courses had to earn
early going, onlyto see the ever- Assistant Purchasing Agent ment attracted sixty-five very their own way through student
active Shirazi overtake him a Linda [,egenos keeps track of young contestants. Enloe High demand, which Yancey helped
few months ago. the supplies it takes to fuel an School, located in Raleigh, the to cultivate by giving simulta-
And comparatively new faces office of thirty full-time county seat and state capital, neous exhibitions at area
employees everything from won the 1983 Southem Nation- schools and hotels. The local
in the Grand Prix race such as -
small items like pencils on up to al Scholastics in Atlanta. media covered these events,
Vincent McCambridge in third
and Elliott Winslow in fourth printed forms, office equip This is only part of a general giving chess a good deal of com-
seem determined to stay in the
ment, and the like. She works rise in chess activity in schools munity visibility. His efforts
thick of the fighting. directly with Purchasing Agent throughout North Carolila. A bore fruit; over 400 students
Debbie Stevens (profiled in the record L42 students partici- enrolled in the chess courses.
The following scores reflect
results from most events in late
May issue). pated in the 1983 state scholas. With the initial year behind
August.
More often than not, book- tic championship, held in him, Yancey has clear ideas
1. KamrmShirzi 107.51
keeper Marion Hoffman can be Raleigh for the sixth time in the about what makes a strong
2.Igorlvmov. ..... 91.81 seen working furiously at her last eight years. Hudson Middle scholastic program. Among
3. VincentMcCambridge . 68.61 adding machine. Marion keeps School finished thirteenth in them:
4 ElliottWinslow 63.76 busy posthg entries in the the NationalJunior High Cham- o Each school needs an in-
5. NickdeFimim . 63.45
6. LeonidBass . .. .. 63.20 books and making sure all ac- pionships. Interschool matches terested sponsor and a suppor-
7 IarryChristimm . 60.87 countsarekeptstraight. € have grown much more com- tive principal.
8. MiguelQuinteros ........ 56.35 mon. o Regular local and scholas-
9 BorisKogm . .. 5450 The chess courses and the tic tournaments provide vital
10. JmesTajm 5370
11. DmitryGurevich 43.50 level of activity, however, experience, recognition, and
12. Jmes Rizzitmo 43 33 make Wake the focus of atten- reinforcement.
13. Jan Smejkal 41.43 tion. Esco Yancey, a rated ex- . Strong leadership is
14. RichadCostigm ... ..
15 MaximDlugy
4l 17
..36.33 North Carolina pert and vice principal of Car-
roll Middle School, believed
necessary to coordinate chess
activities within the school
16 JoeBradford.... ., 3408
17. SergeyKudria ..
18 PeterBiyiass
3377
. .. . 33.16
Project Enjoys that a chess curriculum needed system and the community,
to replace the loose scholastic and among the pupils.
19. VitalyZaltsmm
20 MichaelBrooks .... ..
.. 33.03
31.43
Huge Success league if the game were to be- Schmidt adds that teachers
21. AsHoffmm 31.09
come a permanent part of the should participate in rated
22. lolnCvdo. .. .. 27.33 Wake schools. events and the club. He notes
BY ARTHUR MENIUS
23. DmDurhm . 27.03 Yancey saw his chance when the need to expose students to
24. LubomirFtacnil<. .
25 BorisBelopols\ .. 25.83
26.00 p oth flags hang at the ends new superintendent Walter chess theory and literature as
I-D of the minute hands. Marks announced that the they develop.
Trembling fingers make hur- system would establish magnet Learning of this magnet pro-
ried moves followed by check schools, which offer special gram, Dr. Fred Parton, prin-
marks on the scoresheets. The programs, including elective cipal of Averasboro Elementary
tournament director hovers courses. Yancey convinced in suburban Garner, wished to
nearby in case a dispute erupts. Marks that chess had educa- provide chess for his students.
People Power: A familiar sight, except that the tional value in developing Soon after he called for players
analpical and research skills,
Keeping Count players are high school students
and the TD, Scott Simpson, is providing insight into competi-
over the intercom, he had
chess club with forty
a
active
thirteen years old. tion, and teaching remedial members.
f ast but not Ieast inour.pro-
'itaff
The scene is Wake County, reading skills painlessly. He The group meets in the
I , files of U.S. Chess North Carolina, where the argued that the work habits and library for thirty minutes before
members are two women who 53,000-student school system sense of purpose a student can school and during lunch. The
keep tabs on the supplies that added chess to its curriculum in leam from a serious interest youngsters can also check out
help run the office and the the fall of 1982. This spring, the such as chess will carry over sets to take home.
money it takes to keep the Wake County Scholastics drew into academics. Convinced of the game's

value since it demands active
participation, Parton finds that
chess improves concentration
among restless underachievers.
Disruptive pupils behave better
in order to preserve their chess
privileges.
Partor: appreciates the strong
parental support his experi-
ment has received and points
out that chess, since it is inex-
pensive, can be easily subsi-
dized by the PTA.
Once the schools interest and
instruct youth in chess, the
local club must be ready to
receive them, according to
Schmidt, who laid the founda-
tion by encouraging young
players. For several years, the
Raleigh Chess CIub has pro-
vided classes during the sum-
mertime. The teachers, often
strong high school players, use
their own games to illustrate
basic priaciples and popular
openlngs.
Even more important is the
atmosphere within the club. An
active Ieader needs to encour-
age the kids, whose interest can
easily waver, and remind them
that "this is chess. That's why
we're here. It's good. Don't be
ashamed of it."
Adult members need to pro-
vide examples of dedicition to
improvement. Once the stu-
dent program within a club
starts to develop, Schmidt says,
"it generates a kind of internal
force," that encourages more
kids to come.
The same seems true for the
Wake County schools. Yancey
sees murny more participants in
the curriculum next year. He
notes that many students who
took chess in elementary school
request Martin and Ligon Mid-
dle Schools so that they can
continue in the program.
Parton hopes to introduce his
first- and second-graders to the
game. He wants more
elementary-school-only tour-
naments next year.
And some people still believe
g converted into a chess room of
it can't happen here.
c tried - but failed - to persuade
e the Iocal Tourist Development
I
ArnoldDenker
An Enduring
[-ove of Chess
BY HUMBERTO CRUZ
t sixty-nine, Arnold
Denker must still play
chess.
The former U.S. champion,
one of the nation's strongest
players in the 1930s and 4Os,
doesn't play tournament chess
too often nowadays - only a
few dozen games a year.
But the fascination of the
Royal Game remains as strong
as ever for Denker, a happy-go-
lucky player who still searches
for the brilliancy as much as he
searches for the win.
The den in his beach con-
dominium apartment in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, has been
sorts. A Honduran mahogany
chess table, once used in the
New York Athletic CIub, sits by
the window, always ready for a
8ame.
There Denker goes over
every published game he can
get his hands on, from both
American and European maga-
zines. "Beautiful game! " he will
write in the margir when some-
thing truly catches his imagina-
tion.
Denker's involvement with
chess extends beyond the
board. He helped organize and
raised money for many of the
last few Florida high school
championships. ("I love watch-
ing the kids play," he says). He
he learned to play chess. He
brought a set back, and I
learned from just watching my
older brother play."
His interest in chess, Denker
said, did not really hurt his
school work. "I always found
schoolrelatively easy. . . . I did
get into trouble once. I used to
cut physical training, and I had
to make up in my senior year of
high school three physical train-
ing classes. They were nice
enough to Iet me take them."
Attending New York Univer-
sity as a language major, he
won the intercollegiate chess
championship. "Iwas already
the equivalent of a master," he
said. From then on he con-
tinued to play chess, lecturing,
teaching, giving exhibitions.
Chess brought Denker in
contact with the greatest
players in the world.
When he was only fourteen,
Denker, in consultation with
another player, Irving Kandel,
played against Alexander
Alekhine in a simultaaeous ex-
hibition. The pair held the
recently crowned world cham-
pion to a draw.
"We offered him a draw. We
were a pawn ahead, and he ac-
cepted right away. After that,
naturally you are inspired."
"I'll tell you what memory
this man had," he said of
Alekhine. "I played him twelve
months later at the Hungarian
Chess Club in Manhattan, and
he said 'Oh, you again.' He
recognized me."
In the early 1930s, Denker,
Alekhine, and Arthur Dake,
another American player, used
to play ten-second chess until
three, four in the morning,
"and Alekhine used to love it,
even though we used to beat the
pants off him, because at ten-

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master title by the World Che'ss
Federation in 1981, Denker has
National Champs Share Aspis Prize carried on his love aJfair with
chess for half a century.
Two talented young chessplayers shared the 1983 Laura E. Aspis ."I started to play at about
Prize for achievement in chess. Thirteen-year-old Marco Robert of twelve, and by the time I was
New York City and eleven-year-old Ilya Gurevich of Worcester, fifteen I played a pretty nice lit-
Massachusetts, received the award at a recent ceremony in New tle game. I was introduced to
York. Robert was the national elementary champion in 1982 and the game by my eldest brother.
the national junior high co-champ in 1983. Gurevich is the 1983 na- He was studying medicine in
tional elementary champion. The two young players (shown above Munich, and in his spare time
with their parents, Robert on the left) each received a trophy and
$5OO. The prize are donated by Dr. Samuel Aspis (center) of Humberto Cruz of tnuderhill, Florida,
Cleveland, Ohio, in memory of his late wife. The prize is awarded is a USCF member and, a bureau editor
each year to the highest-rated U.S. player under age thirteen as of the Fort Laud.erdale News and Sun-
December 31. Sentinel
equal.
"On one occasion - I could
never forget it - he had been
losing to Arthur Dake quite late,
and he lost this particular game
and was angry and challenged
Dake to a match.
"Now, this is the funniest
thing in the world, the world
champion challenging a total
nonentity to a match."
(Dake was actually a fairly
strong player who once defeat-
ed Alekhine in a tournament
game in 1932 and scored well in
irregularly held national events,
of
but he chose not to become a
chess professional because of
the poor financial rewards.)
Shortly before turning
twenty-three, Denker married
hispresent wife, Nina, and con-
tinued to play chess all over the
world. He won the U.S. Cham-
pionship in l9M and held the
title through 1946. In between,
Richard Denker, first of three
children, was born.
Soon, Denker had to choose
between playing chess full time
or supporting a family. He took
a steady job with a friend who
was a commodities broker.
"I always loved the game.
One of the biggest hardships
that I had was to give up chess
for business. I tried every
which way to make a living (at
chess). I tried everything, but
when you have a family it is a
pretty selfish thing. My wife
wanted a house. Our kids were
sleeping in bunks in a small
New York City apartment.
"I feel very strongly," he says
now, "that before anybody
enters chess as a profession he
should very seriously consider
the fact he is going to have to
sacrifice income. In those days
it was worse - but even today,
very few are able to make it-
There is room for maybe four or
five."
Now retired, Denker still
plays a few dozen tournament
games a year, including both
big-name tourneys and smaller
events in Fort Lauderdale.
"I enjoy it very much," he
said. "And you get out of prac-
tice. At my age, to keep in
shape, you have to play more
than the younger player. You
have to, you know, to stay in
good form." His best effort in
1983 was a victory over GM
Miguel Quinteros in the
$100,000 New York Open.
Still, he finds twogames-a-
day schedules very tiring and
better suited to younger
players. But he still travels to
chess tournaments, teaches,
plays simultaneous exhibitions
at local schools and shopping
malls, and tirelessly promotes
the game.
"We (he and his wife) have
been all over the world, except
the Orient," he said. "We love
to travel, and there is a good player, a very solid player,
chessplayer in every city. Chess
is an international fraternity.
You speak the same lan'guage
immediately."
Denker is a strong believer in
the educational value of chess:
"My own opinion is that
Grandrnaster Arnold Denker at home in Fort Lauderdale.
chess is such a marvelous
discipline that it should be
taught in the schools. Chess
teaches cause and effect better
than anything else. You don't
have to wait ten years to see the
result of a blunder. You see it
of
before you walk out the
room.
"Chess teaches you that
perhaps the first thought that
comes into your head is not the
best thought, that you ought to
say to yourself, 'Now wait
minute; let me sit on my hands
for a moment and analyze mY
response. "'
Denker believes that many
U.S. players today seem unable
or are unwilling to put forth the
effort and dedication necessaDr
to bring back the world title
Bobby Fischer wrested from
the Russians n 1972.
"The Russians have more of a
will to win, it seems to me. In
their society, chess is a very im-
portant thing.
"At the present time, I do not
believe we have anyone who
can seriously challenge the Rus-
sians. I know this sounds awful,
but the truth of the matter is
that we have many talented
players, but they don't have the
same dedication.
"tarry Christiansen is a very
talented player, but in order to
accomplish his goal it requires
dedication. And by dedication I
mean that you cannot be the
playboy of the Western world
and at the same time devote
yourself to chess and give it
your best.
"Yasser Seirawan is a very
but I don't see the willingness
on his part to make the sacrifice
of time and energy and limit his
outside activities. Without that
sacrifice, I see no hope of the
world championship returning
to the United States. " tD
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Denker's Favorite Game
Ithough Arnold Denker Dutch Defense
doesn't remember his
Denker H. Feit
first game, he remembers his
first senbus game. "It was in L.P-Q4 P-KB4 2. N-KB3
the high school lunchroom. I P-K3 3. P-KN3 P-QN3 4.
saw some boys playing, and I B-N2 B-N2 5. O-O N-KB3 6.
challenged them to a game. I
P-B/.B-K2 7. N-B3 P-Q3 8.
managed to lose ice cream P-Qs!P-K4
a
money every day. After 8. ... PxP 9. N-Q4,
"At that time I think I was White has positional superi
about thirteen. Shortly after- ority.
wards, I got my money back 9. N-KNsl B-QB1 rO.
with interest, because I P.K4
became the captain of my Opening lines.
high school team in two rO. ... O-O rl. P-B4 KPxP,
years." 12. BxP PxP 13. QNxP
That was at Theodore
NxN 14. BxN
Roosevelt High School in New
The sacrifices begin.
York. Denker was only fifteen
14.... BxN 15. Q-Rs RxB!
when he played the game he 16. QxPch K-82 L7. B-N6ch
considers his most memora-
K-B3 18. RxRchll
ble, more thrilling than his
twenty-five-move victory Frankly, I think that,
over Reuben Fine that helped
without this move, Black
could have recovered. After
him win the 7944 U.S. Cham-
18. PxR B-KR3, the KB-file is
pionship.
closed.
The 1929 game - the first
in his book My Best Chess
18. ... BxR 19. Q-R4ch
Games 1929-1976 (an en-
B-N4 20. Q-K4!t
Threatening 21. R-Blch.
larged 1981 reprint of the
20. ... B-K6ch 21. K-Rl
7947 ongtnal, If You Must Play
Chess) was played against a
B-R6
heavily favored player, H. . To stop 21. R-B1ch.
Feit.
22.R-Blchl
"This was thrilling, " White plays it anyway,
because 22 ...8xR23. Q-BSch
Denker said, "because I still
K-K2 24. Q-B7, mate.
can't understand how I could
have played so well. At the
22. ... K-N4 23. B-R7!!,
Black resigns
time, he (Feit) wastheodds-on
favorite to win the in- This is all forced; that's the
" 'beautiful part. White threat-
terscholastics.
The game, a twenty-three- ens both 24. Q-R4, mate, and
mover that won a brilliancy 23. ... BxR 24. Q-N6, mate -
prize, showed Denlier's both pure mates, with every
tremendous combinative White piece playing a part.
That's what I like about it -
skill, a talent nurtured despite
any formal study or training. it's as pretty as can be. It's
pure.
Denker provides the notes: $

I(asparov
Shines At
BYJACK PETERS
rfl he Spartakiad is a sort of
I Soviet OlymPics. Teams
from each of the Soviet rePub-
lics compete in a wide varietY of
sports.
The latest Spartakiad, the
seventh in the series, finished in
Moscow in July. For the fifth
time, chess was one of the
events.
Over the Past two Years,
literally tens of thousands of
chessplayers entered qualifYing
tournaments to determine the
line-ups of six men and two
women for each team.
U.S. chess fans are mostlY
concerned with the toP-board
clashes between leading grand-
masters. rdy'hile the Soviet Chess
Federation was embroiled in its
dispute with the World Chess
Federation over the candidates'
matches, Gary KasParov was
holding down first board for the
team from Azerbatlan.
Here is his most exciting
gmne, a wild battle against
former world chamPion Mik-
hail Tal, who rePresented Lat-
vla.
Slav Defense
Kasparov
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nf3 d5
4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5
The AntiMeran Gambit,
sharp variation popularized bY
former world chamPion Mik-
hail Botvinnik.
5. ... dxc4
Accepting the gambit' Theory
claims that the quieter line 5. ...
h6 6. Bxf6 Qrxl6 7. e3 is accePt-
able for Black, but in a meeting
between these same PlaYers in
the Moscow Interzonal in 1982,
Kasparov cho se 6. Bh4l? dxc4 7 .
e4 95 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2Bb7 10. e5
Nds 11. h4, with wild.com-
plications. The game ended in a
draw after White missed
Intemational Master Jack Peters
on i nte rnoltonal eve n ts.
re gularly
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
IN IIIE ABENH,'
promising attacking idea.
6. e4 b5 7. eS}aG 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 NbdT
11. exf6 BbZ 12. g3!?
This has become the most
popular variation of the Anti-
Meran. The game is wildlY un-
balanced, offering PlentY of
chances for imaginative PlaY.
Interested readers will find
more detailed analYsis in
Leonid Shamkovich's article in
the December, 1982, issue of
Chess Life.
12. ... c5 13. d5 Qb6
The tempting 13. ... Nb6 was
handled by 14. dxe6! Bxhl 15'
e7 QxdL+ 16. Rxdl a6 17. h4
Bh6 18. f4 in PolugaevskY-
Torre (Moscow 1981f. White's
imposing pawn chain sPlits
Black's forces and seems to give
White enough compensation
for the Rook.
t4.Bgz o-o-o 15. o-o b4 16.
Na4 Qb5 17. a3 Nb8
The consistent continuation.
Black will win White's last
center palvn, so White stakes
everything on a direct attack
against Black's exposed King.
18. axM cxb4 19. Be3
Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 2l.Qe2
Nc6 22. Rfcl
All this has been played
before. The story goes that,
after Kasparov won an im-
pressive game against Genaadi
Timoschenko inthe 1981 Soviet
Championship with 22. '.. Na5
23. b3 c3 24. Nxc3! bxc3 25'
Rxc3+ Kd7 26. Qc2 Bd6 27-
Td Rc1 Qb7 28.U. QxM 29' Rbl
Qg4 30. BxaT e5 31. Oa2, some
advocates of the Slav Defense
a doubted the soundness of
White's attack. TheY Primed
Josef Dorfman with the "im-
provement" 30. ... Be5. TWo
rounds later, he suffered the
same fate as Timoschenko
when Kasparov reeled off 31.
Rc5 Rxc5 32. Bxc5 Nc6 33.
Qd3+ Kc8 34. Rd1! Nb8 35.
Rc1 Qa4 36. Bd6+. Later in the
same toumament, GM EvgenY
Sveshnikov, one of the inven-
tors of the move 22. ... NaS,
declined Kasparov's challenge
to repeat the variation.
22.... Ne5
a
A year and a half later, Tal
\ )ites rewrites the ending to the story.
Undoubtedly he had PrePared
this move in home analYsis,
waiting for a chance to sPring it
on the unsuspecting KasParov.
It takes a strong character to re-
bound from such a shock. One
must fight the feeling that the
opponent has already worked
out everything in the calm of
his study.
23.b3 c3 24. Nxc3!
Kasparov passes the test'
With his now-famiJiar Piece
sac, he maintails the initiative.
24. ...bxc3 25. Rxc3 + Kb8
Not 25. ... Kd8? because of 26.
Qcz Qb8 27.RcL.
26. QcZ Bd6 27. BxaT+
KbZ 28. b4 Nc6?!
Both 28. ... Ra8 29. Ra5 Qd7
30. Bb6 Raxa5 31. bxaS Nc6 and
28. ... Ra8 29. Rca3 Nc6 aPPear
satisfactory for Black. Will we
see 28. ... Ra8 in a sequel?
29. Be3 Be5
Against 29. ... Rc8, KasParov
suggests 30. Rb1 Rc7 31' Rc5
Qd3 32. bSl Bxc5 33. bxc6+
Kxc6 34. Qa4+r. Kd6 35.
Bxc5+, when (I) 35. ... Rdxc5
36. Rd1 gives'vltrhite a winning
endgame and both (II) 35. ...
Kxc5 36. QM+ Kc6 37. Rcl +
Kd7 38. Qe7+ and (III) 35. ..'
Rcxc5 36. Rb6+ lead to mate.
3O. Rxc6! Bxal 31. Rc7+
Kb8 32. Ba7+ Ka8 33. Be3
Threatening 34. Qa2+.
33. ... Kb8 34. BaZ + Ka8
35. BcS
Still trying for the tull Point!
35. ... Kb8 36. RxfT
Now the threat is 37. Bd6+.
36. ... BeS
Tal ooints out that 36. ... Bbz
and 36. ... Bc3 are also possible.
37.BaZ + Ka8 38. Be3
Not 38. Qa2? because of 38. ...
Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Qc6+ 40. f3 Ra1
4t. Qfz Qcr.
38. ... Rd7
It's Black's turn to scorn
repetition.
39. Qa2+ Kb8 4O. Ba7+
Kc8
The position clarifies, at last.
If 4A. ...1<b7 4t. Qxe6 Rhd8 42.
Bc5, Black has some hoPe of
picking off White's pawns with
his extra Rook.
41. Qxe6 QdS 42. Qa6+
QbZ 43. Qc4+ Qc7, draw
Sicilian Defense
L. Elizbar
oll Ubilava
L. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Bg5 eG 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6
11. fxe6 fxe6 L2. Nxc6 bxc6
13. BeZ BeZ 14. O-O O-O 15.
Khl Ra7 16. Qe3 Rd7 17. e5
dxeS 18. Bd3 Qxc3 19.
BxhT+ NxhT 20. Qxc3 Bxg5
2L. QxeS Rxfl+ 22. Rxfl
Rd8 23. Qc7 Bd7 24. R;dt
Nf8 25. Qa5 Bf6 26. Qxa6 e5
27. QaZ e4 28. Kg1 Bg5 29.
Qc5 Bh6 3o. 94 Bf4 31. Rfl
g5 32. Rxf4Ne633.QeZ gxI4
34. 95 Bc8 35. 96 Rdl + 36.
Kf2 e3+ 37. Kf3 Nd4+ 38.
Kxf4 Rf1 + 39. Ke4 Ne6 4O.
Kxe3 c5 41. QltT + I(fB 42.
Qh8 +, Black resigns.
Sicilian Defense
Anatoly Tamas
Karpov Georgadze
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 Re8
ll. a4 b6 L2. Bf3 Be6 13. Nc1
Nc6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5
Na5 16. b3 Rec8 17. Ra2 Nb7
18. Rd1 Nc5 19' QetQbZ 20-
93 Qd7 2t.B{2}a622. a5b5
23. Bxc5 Rxcl24. Nd3 Rcc8
25. Nb4 Re8 26. Nc6 Bf8 27.
QeZ e4 28. c4bxc4 29.QxcA
Qf5 30. Re2 h5 31. Rdel
Qxd5 32. Qxd5 Nxd5 33.
Bxe4 Nc7 34. Ne7 + RxeT 35.
Bxa8 Rxe2 36. Rxe2 NxaS
37. F'lcz, Black resigns
Sicilian Defense
Oleg Leonid
Romanishin Yudasin
l. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. 93 96
4.BCzBgZ 5. d3 do 6. Nh3
Nf6 7. O-O Bg4 8. f3 Bxh3 9.
Bxh3 O-O 10. f4 Ne8 11. f5
Nc7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13' exdS
Ne5 14. c3 Qb6 l5.R]l2 c4 L6.
d4 Nd3 17. R:e2 Nxcl 18.
Qxcl Bf6 19. Qh6 BgZ 2O.
Qd2Bf6 2t.Bg2 g5 22.Re4
Kh8 23. RaetQcZ 24. Qe2 b5
25. Qhs Rae8 26. a3 a5 27.
Rgaba 28.8e4Qb629.h4
bxc3 30. bxc3 Qb2 31. hxgS
Qxc3 32. Rh4 Qxel+ 33.
Kg2, Black resigns.
Ruy Lopez
Leili
Ludmila
Kulikova Pyarnpuu
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. BbS
aG 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6.
O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d6
9. Bds BbZ 10. Nxd4 Nxd5
11. Nxc6 Bxc6 L2. exd5 Bb7
13. a4b4l4.Rle4 a5 15. Bg5
f6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5+
Kd7 18. Qf5 + Ke8 19. Qh5 +
KdZ 20. Nd2 c6 21. Rael Re8
22. QfS + Kc7 23. QxhT Kd7
24. Nf3 cxd5 25. R4e3 Rc8
26. Nd4 Rc4 27. Qf.S +, Black
resigns
Sicilian Defense
Nona
Khalafian Gaprindashvili
L. e4 cS 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd79.Qd2b5lO.a4b4.tr.
Nd5 Bxd5 12. exdS Nb6 13.
Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qb7 15.
Bc4 Be7 16. Ra4 Rb8 17.
Qd3 Qa7 18. Bxa6 O-O 19.
Bc4e420.Qd4QdZ 2L.Ra2
exI3 22. gxf3 Qh3 23. Nd2
Nd7 24. Kdl Ne5 25. aGBgS
26.B,e2 Q}r6 27. aZ Ra8 28.
Qxb4 Be3 29. Ne4 BxaT 30.
Qxd6 Qf4 31. Ra3 Rad8 32.
Qb4 Rxds+ 33. Rd3 Nxd3
34. cxd3 Rxd3 + 35. Kc2 Rd4
36. Qc3 Rxe4, White resigns
Nimzo-Indian Defense
[,ev
Georgadze Polugaevsky
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nc3
BM 4. Nf3 c5 5. 93 cxd4 6.
Nxd4 O-o 7. Bg2 d5 8. Qb3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 e5 1O. Nb5
dxc4 11. Qa3 Nc6 12. Be3
Be6 13. Rd1 Qb8 14. o-O Rd8
15. Qc5 Rxdl 16. Rxdl a6
17. Nd6 Nd7 18. Qa3 QcZ 19.
Qa4 NaS 2O. NxbT NxbT 21.
Qc6 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Rb8 23.
BxdT Rd8 24. Ba4 Rxdl+
25. Bxdl KfB26.BclKe7 27.
Ba3 + Kd7 28. Bc2 gG 29. f3
Kc6 3O. Kf2 Nc5 31. Kel f5
32. BcL Kds 33. Bg5 e4 34.
Kd2 exf3 35. exf3 Bd7 36.
BdlBa437. Be2 Nd3 38. Bfr
Bc6 39. Ke3 Ncl 40. Be7 Nd3
41. Bf8 h5 42. h4 Bd7 43.
Bh6 Bc6 44. Bf4 Nc5 45. 94
Na4 46. gxhs gxhs 47.Kdz
NcS 48. Bg5 Nd3 49. Ke3 Kc5
5O. Be2 Be8 51. f4 BfZ 52.
Bf3 a5 53. Bb7 Be6 54.BeZ +
Kb5 55. Kd4 Ncl 56. Bf3
Nxa2 57. Bxh5 Ncl 58.
Be8+ Ka6 59. Ke3, Black
resigns
Sicilian Defense
Anatoly Mark
Karlrov Taimiinov
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6.
Be2 NgeT 7. O-O Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qd3 Nb4 10.
Qd2 Be7 11. b3 o-O 12. Bbz
Qc7 13. Radl RdS 14. a3 Nc6
15. f4 b5 16. Kh1 Bb7 17.
Nbl bxa3
Qe3 b4 18. 19.
Nxa3 d5 20. Qg3 Bf8 21. e5
Ne7 22. Bd3 Rac8 23. Qh3
NfS 24. Nbr 96 25. Nd2 Qb6
26. Bxfs exfl 27. M3 Rxc2
28.8d4Qc629. Qh4 Re8 30.
e6 fxe6 31. Ne5 Qc7 32. Nxg6
Bg7 33. Ne5 Qe7 34. Qg3
Rec8 35. Rfel R8c7 36. Nf3
Kh8 37. BxgT+ QxgT 38.
Nd4 Qxg3 39. hxg3 R2c3 4O.
Nxe6 Rc8 4l.I(hZ Rxb3 42.
Nd4 Rb6 43. Nxfs Rf8 44.
Nd4 RgS 45. Re7 RgZ 46.
Rdel Rh6+ 47. Kgl Rhg6
48. f5 Rb6 49. R7e6 Rxe6 50.
fxe6 Rg8 51. e7 Re8 52. Nfs
Bc6 53. Nd6 Rg8 54. e8=Q
Bxe8 55. Nxe8 Rxg3 56. Nf6,
Black resigns
Two Knights Defense
Sergei
Dolmatov Zyatdinov
I e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exdS NaS 6.
Btr5 + c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2
hG 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. d4 e4 Lr.
Nf4 Qc7 12. g3 O-O 13. c4 95
t4.Ng2 Bh3 15. O-O Rad8 16.
Be3 Nh7 17. Nd2 f5 18. c5
BeZ 19. b4 Nb7 20. f4 Nf6
21. Bc4+ I(h8 22. Nb3 Ng4
23. Qe2 a5 24. a4 axb/. 25. a5
Ra8 26. a6 Nd8 27.Bd2Qd7
28. Bxb4 B.fG 29. Radl Rb8
30. Bc3 Ne6 31. d5 Nxc5 32.
Bxf6+ RxfO 33. fxgS hxg5
34. Nd4 cxdS 35. Rxfs Rxfs
36. a7 Ra8 37. Nxfs Qxfs 38.
Rxds Qf6 39. Qfl Qb6 40.
Qal+ Kh7 at. Qd4 Qbt+
42.Bft Rf843. Rd7+ NxdT
44. QxdT+ Kg6 45. Qd6+
Rf6, White resigns
Team Tournament
Sweden 1983
Sicilian Defense
Thomas l,ars-Ake
Ernst Schneider
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
6. Bg5 eG 7. QdZ Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bd7 9. O-o-o Qa5 10. f4
Bc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nds
exdS 13. exd5 Bd7 14. Qxf6
Rg8 15. Bc4 BeZ 16. Rhel
Qd8 17. Qxd6 Kf8 18. Qh6+
Rg7 19. d6 Bf6 20. Bd3 Bg4
21. Bbs Bxdl 22. Re8+
Qxe8 23. BxeS RxeS 24.
Qxf6 Bga 25. fS BxfS 26.
Q><f5 Rxg2 27. b3 Rel + 28.
Kb2 Rd1 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30.
QxbT Rxh2 31. QxaT Rxd6
32. Al +, Black resigns
Przpiorka Mernorial
Poland 1983
Sicilian Defense
Stefan Ryszard
Kindermann Skrobek
t. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6
6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf.4 e5 8. Bg5
a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6
11. Nds f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13.
Qh5 Rg8 L4. f.4 Rxg2 15.
o-o-O Nd4 16. c3 Qa5 17. Kbl
Bxd5 18. exd5 b4 19. Nc4
Rxb2+ 20.Kxbz bxc3+ 21.
Kal Qa4 22. R.bl 8xc4 23.
Rb7 Qxd5 24. Rhbl c2 25.
Rb8+ Rxb826.Rxb8+ Kd7
27. Bxf:c+ Kc7 28. Rc8+
KbZ 29. Rxc2 Nxc2+ 30.
Bxc2 Qd4+ 31. Kbl Qxf4
Ivanov Turns
Up the Heat
In Chicago
BYJOHN TOMAS
'l\T o doubt manv of the 328
l\ pluy"rt who' converged
on Chicago's Palmer House
July 22-24 to play in the 1983
U.S. Class Championships did
so hoping to escape the record
July heat that has plagued the
Midwest.
But once hside, they found
no respite. That wasn't the air-
conditioning's fault -
worked with unobtrusive per-
fection. Instead, it was Cana-
dian International Master Igor
Ivanov's torrid play that made
.,oo secured his prize with a fine
Igor Ivanov
things hot for the other fifty-
seven players in the combined
Master-Expert Section.
Ivanov's perfect 5-0 score
perfectly reflected his domi-
nance. As one ofhis disgruntled
National Master John Tomas of
Chicago writes frequently for ChessLife.
32. QxhT Bh6 33. a3 dS 34.
Qd3 Qd2 35. Qfs Kb6 36.
Qf6 + Kc5 37. Qe7 +, draw
Przpiorka Memorial
Poland 1983
Sicilian Defense
Wodzimierz
Kindermann Schmidt
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6
6. BeZ d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. a4 QcZ tl.
Khr Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3
Rab8 14. Qe2 NaS 15. Nd2
Bc8 16. Bf2 NdZ 17. e5 dxeS
18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Be4 Qc7
20.Bg3 e5 21. Nd5 QdB22.
Nf3 BdO 23. Bh,4 Qe8 24.
Ng5 h6 25. Nh7 QeG 26.
Rad1, Blackresigns tD
opponents put it, "He was a
class above everyone else."
Only his game against Eric
Schiller, orgarizer of this year's
World Youth Team Champion-
ship in Chicago, seemed to re-
quire more than basic tech-
nique from Ivanov. Even David
Sprenkle, who had kept pace
for the first four rounds by slic-
ing through his fellow 2300
players, fell victim to Ivanov's
relentless technique in the final
round.
But the story of the 1983 U.S.
Class is more than that of Igor
Ivanov's obtrusive mastery. It
is also the story of Chicago
master Morris Giles. Giles, the
it twentieth-ranked player in the
tournament and its lowest-rated
master at 2207, scored 4lz-Vz to
take undivided second place.
Giles' result owed little to
luck, since he convincingly
defeated both second-ranked
Leonid Kaushansky l24l3l and
third-ranked Jonathan Yedida
-,/a
(23911 in successive rounds. He
positional win over thirteenth-
ranked Y a\ Kav atsky 1227 51.
Giles' result is a sign of a
welcome return to form for a
player who has been inactive
for the better part of a decade.
When he first gained his mas-
ter's title as a teenager in
l97l-72, Giles was thought of
as one of Chicago's most prom-
ising young players.
But after enterhg college,
Giles gradually drifted away
from tournament chess, not
playing again until the summer
of 1982. Although his play was
CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1983 17

still that of a master, his long
Iayoff had obviouslY cost him in
teims of sharpness and consis-
tency, and it took him a full
year of regular tournament
practice to get it back.
- After a
Yeal. of uPs and
downs, Giles aPPears to be
rounding into his best form:
witness his convincing demoli-
tion of recent U.S. Junior Par-
ticipant Jon Yedidia.
French Defense
Giles Yedidia
1. e4 e6 2. d4 dS 3. Nc3
Bb4 4. e5 Qd7
This is David Bronstein's
idea; Black aims to exchange his
"bad" QB. Its major devotees
include Tigran Petrosian,
Yasser Seirawan, and Ulf
Andersson.
5. Bd2 b6 6. Nh3
Efim Geller once defeated
Anatoly KarPov with 6. Nf3,
but this move aims to accelerate
White's Kingside PlaY.
6. ... Bf8?!
This move is not necessarilY
badinitself, but6. ... Nc6!, win-
ning a temPo bY attacking
White's d-pawn, is more ac-
curate. However, in that case
Black would have to develoP
his Bishop to b7, and it soon
becomes obvious that he wants
to play it to a5 regardless of the
consequences.
7.Nf4Ba6? : Better is 22. ...Rxd8!.
Black could still get aPlaYable
game by 7. ... Nc6 and ..- Bb7.
8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-0 Ne7
10. Nhs!
The threats of Nf6+ and
NxgT+ paralYze Black's game.
After 10. ... 0-0-0, Black begins
to miss his White-squared
Bishop immediatelY, because
followed by Nf4, breaking oPen
the center.
18. ... Qc6 19. Qf3!
'White can still go wrong!
After 19. e6 tue6 20. Nf4 Rd6
for the Exchange.
re. ... QC6
Not 19. ...Qd7, when 20. e6!
fxe62l. Qffs wins.
20.RadLQg4?
This is a blunder, but even
after the better 20. ... BeZ 21.
Rxds Rxds 22. Qxdl, Black is
simpty a pawn down since 22.
... Qxhs? is met bY 23. Qc6+,
winning outright.
21. Nf6+ !
This thematic move either
wins the Queen or mates. Black
could resign now, but . . .
21....9rt622.exf6+ Q&
lf 22. ... Be7, then 23.Rxe7+
Kf9 ZL. Rxd5! mates quicklY.
23. QxlS Be7 24. Rtre4
dtre425. Rel Bd6 26.Rxe/.+
rdlla 27. Qgs Bf4 28. Qg7,
mate
Four players tied for third
through fifth Prizes at 4'l'.
David Sprenkle, Juan MinaYa
of Colombia (who lost onlY to
Sprenkle while defeating
Klushansky), Michael Wind of
the Netherlands (who Iost onlY
tournament was slightlY larger 34. Rb8 Nd635. Bd4 Nc8 36.
(probably due to this Year's Be5, Black resigns
heat) and somewhat stronger
with Vitaly Zaltsman, Boris Gruenfeld Defense
Mike
Kogan, and l,eonid Bass, this Angelo
Sandrin Ferguson
wai the more enjoyable of the
two events. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3' Nc3 d5
4. Nf3 BgZ 5. e3 o4 6- H2
In fact, it was one of the best-
run national tournaments I Nc6 7. Rcl Re8 8. cxdS Nxd5
have ever attended, in sPite of 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 1o. BP4 Qd6
11. NgS e612. Qf3 Qe7 13.
the fact that Verber was direct-
Ne4 Bd7 14. O-O RacS 15.
ing the U.S. ChamPionshiP
wfule the tournament took Nc5'e5 16. d5 e4 17. dxc6
place. Verber's detailed instruc- exf3 18. cxdT QgS 19. 93 Qf5
tions helped Chief Tournament 2O. Rfel b6 Zt. s4 og4 22.
Director Mike Zacate and his dxc8=Q Rxc8 23. Nd3 Rd8
Bill Wilkinson of 24. Bc3 Re8 25. Nf4 95 26.
assistants
Nd5 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28.
Rel Qxc4 29. Re8+ Bf8 30.
Ne7, mate !D
basically on schedule.
Queen's Gambit Declined
Ivanov Schiller
1. d4 d5 2. c4 eG 3. Nf3 c5
4. cxd5 exd5 5. 93 Nc6 6. Bg2
Nf6 7. O{ Be7 8. dxcS Bxc5
9. Bg5 d4 rO' Nbd2 o-O 11.
Rc1Be7 12. Nb3 h6 13. Bf4
d3!?
A theoretical noveltY.
14. Qxd3?!
Better perhaPs is 14. exd3!.
14. ... Qxd3 15. exd3 NM
16. Rc7! Nfds 17. RxeT NxeT
18. Bd6 Nbc6 19. Rel Be6
20. Nfd4 RfdS 21. BxeT
Nxd4 22. Bxd8 Nxb3?
23. Be7 Nd4 24. Bc5 Nc6
zs.b/.Rda26. b5Nd427.b6
axb6 28. Bxb6 Rd7 29. a4
Nc2 3O. Rc1 Nd4 31. Rc8+
l<h7 32. a5 Nf5 33. Be4 96
grandfathered in, there was . . .

11. a4 produces a strong attack. to Kaushansky), and ExPert-

White s advantage is based
uoon the fact that he is effec-
ti'vely playing a middlegame
while Black is still trying to
develop his pieces in the oPen-
ing.
10. ... c5 11. Ne2 Nf5 12. c3
Nb813. Neg3 Nc6
If 13. ... Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nc6,
then 15. Bg5 Ne7 16. M! leaves
Black hardly anY better off.
14. Nxfs exfS 15. dxcS
bxcS 16. Bg5!
Now Black's King is doomed
to spend the rest of the game in
the center since this move
prevents his last hoPe - block-
ins the e-file with ... Nd8-e6.
io. ... Nas 12. Bxd8 RxdS
18. Rel
ril[hite's idea is to plaY e$e6,
prize winner Erik Karklins,
father of two-time U.S. Cham-
pionship particiPant AndY
Karklins.
Karklins reached the 4.Point
plateau by defeating two 2300
players in succession, the last
being nineteen-year-old Illinois
State Champion Al Chow.
Chow, fresh from winning the
Michigan Futurity, develoPed a
strong attack but missed a cou-
ple of clear wins in an horren-
dous time scramble and lost
when he fell into an unexPected
mating net.
This was the second U.S.
Class that organizer Richard
Verber had sponsored in
Chicago in less than a Year'
Although the October L982
Five Tie
At Memorial
Day Classic
BYJOHN HILLERY
hen the USCF created
the title of American
in 1980, the require-
Classic
ments were set high. Few tour-
naments could exPect to dra.w
4O0 or more plaYers three Years
running. After the World OPen,
the American OPen, and the
Iate Paul Masson had
John Hillery is a national master from
Los Angeles.
what else?
The "else" is the Memorial
Day Classic. In onlY three
years, chess doYenne Lina
brumette has raised this event
to the pinnacle of West Coast
chess
j
literally so for those of
us who climbed the HollYwood
hill to the luxurious Sheraton
Universal Hotel.
Despite substantial losses in
the first few years, Lina, RalPh
Slottow, and the Chess Set
Educational Trust Persevered.
In its first year as an officiallY
baptized Classic, the fourth an-
nual event drew 457 PIaYers,
and seems assured of a Perma-
been nent niche on the tournament
circuit.
Five players qlimbed to the

CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983

top in the battle for the $24,000
prize fund. At SYz-lz were
Grandmasters Jim Tarjan,
Larry Christiansen, and Miguel
Quinteros, International
Master Kamran Shirazi, and
National Master Dan Durham.
Christiansen has the distinc-
tion of tying for first in three of
the four MDCs. He was nosed
out in 1982 by tourneY winner
Igor Ivanov, but this year Larry
d-rew with Igor to leave the
Canadian IM in the pack at 5- 1,
tied with Nick deFirmian (Tar-
jan's victim), Vincent McCam-
bridge (loser to Quinteros), and
a host of lesser lights (see ac-
companying list). Durham
recovered from an early draw
by upsetting IM AnthonY SaidY
in the final round.
Among the unusual and at-
tractive features of the MDC
has been the awarding of bril-
liancy/ s, an at-
tempt, monster
tournaments, to reward qualitY
as well as quantity. This Year's
prize games were judged by the
Ins Angeles Ttmes' chess colum-
nist, IM Jack Peters.
Winner Larry Christiansen
provides the notes to this game:
First Brilliancy Prize
Queen's Gambit
Accepted
Christiansen * HansGrupe
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3
This was regarded as
harmless until Walter Browne
obtained a slight edge with it
against Tigran Petrosian in the
1982 Las Palmas Interzonal.
The real merit of this move is
that it avoids the earlY ... Bg4
systems.
3. ... e5
The prescribed move to
equalize.
4. Bxc5 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6.
Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8' Nc3 Bg4
Browne-Petrosian continued
8. ... NbdT 9. Bd3 c6 10. Re1
Nb6 11. Bg5, with a slight edge
for White.
9. h3 Bhs
Here 9. ... Bxf3 is safer,
though White has some pres-
sure thanks to his Bishop pair.
tO. 94!
Forcing Black's Bishop into a
very uncomfortable predica-
ment.
10. ... 8g6 11. Ne5 c5.
Henley-Dlugy (New York
1983) continued 11. ... c6? 12.f4
b5 13. Bb3 M 14. f5, with a
crushing game for 'vVhite. By
reacting swiftly in the center,
however, Black is assured of
some measure of counterPlaY.
12. d5!?
Clearly the sharpest move,
though perhaps not the most ac-
curate. Interesting is 12. dxcS,
since it includes the nastY traP
12. ...Bxc5?1.13. Nxg6 hxg6 (13.
... Qxdl leads to a bad ending)
14. BxfT + KxfZ 15. Qb3 + Ke8
16. Re1 + Be7 17. Bf4, when
Black lacks a playable defense'
12. ...Bda B. f.4
The only consistent followuP.
13. ... a6 14. a4Nf.d7?!
Better was 14. ... ReS, when
White's best try for an advan-
tage is 15. Nf3. All other tries
fall flat. For example, 15. Re1
NbdT 16. NxdT is clearlY too
slow. Black's 14. Nfd?! was in
the right spirit, but it fails to
combat White's imPressive
space advantage.
15. Nxg6
Of course, 15. NxdZ NxdT is
silly because 16. f5 is more than
adequately answered bY 16. ...
Qh4.
15. ... hxg6 16. Ne4
The Knight is headed for the
fine attacking square 95, where
it can eye Black's vulnerable
points at h7, f7, Nd e6.
16. ... Nf6
Best under the circum-
stances.
17. NgS Re8
Hoping to trade Knights with
... Ne4.
18. qd3!
Weaker is 18. Qf3? Qa5!
18. ... NbdT 19. Bd2 Rb8
2O. a5 QcZ 2l.Bc3
Plaming the decisive attack-
hg thrust f4-f5. Black's threat to
the f-pawn is meanhgless on
account of d5-d6.
21....Re7
Black has no constructive
move.
22. f5
I also considered 22. RadT
RbeS 23. Ne6 Qc8 24. gi,which
looked devastating, but I finallY
decided upon the more direct
text move.
22....N}r7
The countermeasure 22. NeS
loses material to 23. Bxe5 Rxe5
24.Nf3, with double attack on
a
the Rook and the g-pawn.
23. NxfT!
Not very convincing is 23.
NxhT KxhT 24. fxg6+ tug6,
when the Black King is surPris-
ingly safe. The sacrifice, on the
other hand, leads to a tremen-
dous attack.
23. ...RxfZ 24.fxg6 Rxfl +
25. Rxfl Nhf6
Black must stop Rf7.
26.Qfs!
The hasty 26. g5? Nh5 walks
into troublesome counterplay.
26. ... Re8!
Not 26. ... Kh8, which loses to
27. 95 NhS 28. A4 Ng3 29.
Qh4+.
27. g5Re3!
Grupe finds the most tena-
cious defense.
28. gxf6 Nxf6
29. BeS\ OeZl
Of courselhe BishoP is im-
mune (29. ... Bxe5 30. d6+ or
29. ... Rxe5 30. Qxe5, with the
same idea).
30. Bf4!
By driving the Rook from its
aggressive station, White is able
to consolidate his material ad-
vantage. Instead, 30. Qc8+
would lead to nothing after 30.
... Qe8! (30. ... Ne8?!1. Qe6+ !)
31. Qxe8+ Nxe8, when Black
holds easily.
30. ... Re4
Clearly forced.
31. b3!
Putting Black in a unique
form of Moves in-
^igzwang.
volving King, Rook, BishoP,
Knight, or pawn lose on the
spot, leaving only Queen
moves. Of the available Queen
moves, only 31. ... Qc7,3L. ...
Qd8, and 31. ... Qf8 are remote-
ly playable. In each case,
however, the answer 32. Bg5
ends all resistance. Grupe, in
serious time pressure,
blunders.
31. ... Re1 32. Bxd6 Rxfl +
33. Kxfl Qxd6, Blackresigns
A{ter the following game,
Tarjan admitted that his
sacrifice was overly optimistic,
but the practical problems
proved too great for deFirmian
to solve at the board.
Second Brilliancy Prize
King's I ian Attack
Tarjan deFirmian
r. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. 93 b5
4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. c3
Qb6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4
BeZ 9. O-O Nc6 lO. e3 h6 11.
Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Be7 13.
Rc1 d6 14. d5 Nd8 15. Nd4
Bxd5
16. Nfs Bxe4 17. Bxe4 d5
18. Bxd5 exdS 19. Qxd5 Rb8
20. Rfdl Bf62t. Qd7+ Kf8
22. Nd6 Kg8 23. RdS aG 24.
h4 KbZ 25. QfS+ Kg8 26.
Rcdl Nc6 27.Ne4BeZ 28.h5
8f829. Rd7 Ne7 30. Qf4 Rb7
31. Rd8 KbZ 32. Rrd6 Qc7
33. QxfZ Nds 34. Qf5 + 96
35. Qxg6, mate
The following is not a spec-
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
 it is a well-
tacular game, but
played one, with an origilal
strategic idea, 16. ... a5.
Third Brilliancy Prize
King's Indian
Cyrusl,akdawala Shirazi
r. d4 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. Nc3
BgZ 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5
c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2
exd5 10. cxdS Kh7 11. Nge2
bG 12. Ng3 Ba6 13. Bxa6
Nxa6 14. O-ONc7 l5.a4Qd7
16. Rabl a5 17. Qd3 Rfb8
18. h3 b5 19. axb5 Nxb5 20.
Not only GMs compete in
such events. The biggest win-
ner turned out to be expert
Daniel Gollub, who upset two
strong masters on the final day
to score 5-1 and win the $1200
rtnder-2200 prize. His oPPo-
nents seemed unable to coPe
with his aggressive and uncom-
promising style.
Tchigorin Defense
Fries Gollub
1. d4 d5 2' c4 Nc6 3. Nf3
Bg4 4. Nc3 e6 5. Ne5 Nxe5 6.
dxe5 d4 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Ne4
Bf5 9. Ng3 896 1o. e4 fG rt-
exf6 Nxf6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. f4
O-O 14. o-O Ng4 15. Rf3 Qh4
16. h3 Ne5 17. fxeS Rxf3 18.
exd6 Qxg3 19. Bfl Rxfl+
20. Kxfl Rf8+ 21. Kgr Rf2,
Black resigns
The pressure of the last round
tells even on lhe most exPeri
enced players. In thd next
game, White's sixteenth move
is certainly not bad, but 16. e5 +
would have led to speedy mate
- and probably to a brilliancy
prize as well.
Sicilian Defense
Hancul2339 Shearl.lzlz4
l. e4 cS 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6
4. Nf3 96 S.Bc4BgZ 6. O-O e6
7. d3 a6 8. a4 NgeT 9. Qel
O-O 10. f5 exfS?! 11. Qh4
QcZ 12. Bh6 Ne5 13. NgS
Nxc4 14. BxgZ l{xg7 15.
QxhT+ Kf6 16. Qh6 Rg8 17.
dxc4 Be6 18. Nh7+ Ke5 19.
Qf4+, Black resigns
In the ninety-four-player B
section, Ken Tomkins, David
Portwood, and Gilbert Mathieu
tied for first with 5Vz-t/2, wtn-
ning $716.66 each.
In this game, Black is, of
course, lost after 9. Bg5, but the
finish is nice.
Modern Defense
Mathieu Tohey
r. e4 962. d4BgZ 3. Nc3 d6
4. Be3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5 6. Qd2
dxcS 7. Nds Qd8 8. O-O-O e6
9. Bg5 Qxg5 10. Nc7+ Kf8
11. Qxg5 Bh6 12. Rd8+ Kg7
13. Ne8+ Kf8 14. Nf6+ Kg7
15. Nh5, mate
The fifty-nine players in the C
by Ronald
section were led
Holm and Martin Whalley,
5%-% and $600 each. Jimmy
Quon andJohn Muehle topped
the seventy-tweplayer Novice
section lSYr-Yrl, but as theY
were both unrated the first
prize went to Dominic Wallace
at 5-1.
Lest we forget, two more
rizes remained to
for players under
2000.
First Prize
Stonewall Attack
Rowland-Smith Rossello
1. d4 d5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6
4. Nd2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3
Nd7 7. f4 b6 8. Qf3 Bb7 9.
Ne2 Rc8 10. 94 c5 11. c3 c4
L2. Bc2 Re8 13. h4 Nf8 14.
O-O-O b5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
95 Be7 17. fS exf:c 18. Qxfs
96 19. Qh3 Rc6 2O. Rdfl Re6
21. Nf4 Ra6 22. Nf3 Bxa3 23.
bxa3 Rxe3 24.KdZ Rxc3 25.
Ne2 Rcxa3 26. OEZ QaS + 27.
Kdl Ra1+ 28. Ncl Qc3 29.
+ 30. Ke2 Rxc2 +
Qf2 Rxcl
31. Nd2 Qd3+, White
resigrrs
And in our final game,
White's combination is not
quite sound alter 26. ... exf5
-
27. Rel+ Be4, he probably had
no more than a draw but the
-
final Rook sacrifice is well con-
ceived.
Second Prize
Siciliifidferse
McHugh Goldberg
L. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 96 6.
Be3 Nf6 7. f3 NbdT 8.Qd2
Bg7 9. Bh6 O-O 10. O-O-O
Qc7 ll. h4 eG 12. Bd3 Ne5
13. BxgT Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3
llxgT 15. 94 b5 16. a3Bb7 17.
Kbr
h5 d5 18. exdS Qf4 + 19.
Nxd5 2O. hxg6 Nxc3+ 21.
Qxc3 Kxg6 22.Qd3 + Kf623.
Ne2 Qc7 24. Rh6+ Ke7 25.
Nd4 Rad8 26. Nf5 + Ke8 27.
Ng7+ Ke7 28. Nfs + Ke8 29.
16. Nd6+ Ke7 30. Rxe6+ Kxe6
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 REVIEI/VS
Manual Details World
Of Correspondence Play
A.S.P,C.'S Guide to Correspondence Chess, edited by
Maurice Carter; All Seruice Postal Chess Club 1981; g pages,
Do index; descriptive notation; paperback costs 53 75 (order
from Wa]t Sedlmayer, 45 Curtis Place, Fredonia, NY 14O63)
BY ALEX DUNNE
rl-t he history of international corre-
I spondence chess is almost unknown
in the United States. This book takes a step
toward erasing some of that ignorance.
There are famous names unrecognized by
most chessplayers: Vladimir Zagorovsky,
Cecil Purdy, Jorn Sloth, Mario Napolitano,
and Walter Muir. There are, of course,
more familiar names: Alberic O'Kelly de-
Galway, Hans Berliner, Vladimir Ragosin,
Lothar Schmidt, and Paul Keres. All are
correspondence players.
Some of their history and games can be
found here, as well as articles on courtesy
by mail, techniques of correspondence,
"if-moves," the mechanics of record keep-
ing, choice of openings, arrd how to pursue
a world championship title.
This book provides an introduction to in-
ternational postal chess; at $3.75, it is a
bargail for the serious correspondence
player. The book is relatively free from
typographical errors; an English teacher
might object to the punctuation, but this is
a minor point. Diagrams are set up for al-
gebrarc, but all games are in descriptive
notation.
One weakness is a lack of explanation of
the International Correspondence Chess
Federation's structure to give postalites a
better understanding of this FIDE-recog-
rized orgarization. A list of correspon-
dence grandmasters and international
masters would also be a welcome addition.
This is a compendium of many authors,
and this gives the book variety. As a cor-
respondence player, I highly recommend it
to any player who is thinking of venturing
into intemational correspondence play.
Contributing Fditor Alex Dunne wites a monthly col-
umn on cone$pond.ene chx,
Teacher's Text Provides
Valuable Course Outline
How to Tech Chess in the Public Schools: A Cour*
Outline, by Dr, Bernard Schmidt; privately printed 1982; 48
pages; booklet lists for $6 IUSCF
to membersl
etalognumber C9O7SP; $5.40
BY GERARDJ. DULLEA
r
a,
I
the
mhd to the delights and complexities of
any subject. ln How to Teach Chess,
Dr. Gerry Dullea, USCF's executive director, is a
fomer profesr of En9lish
Schmidt offers a series of guidelines to a
scholastic curriculum. lEditor's note: See
page 13 for ri look at the successful scholastic
program for which this outline was written.)
will find it perfect;
F'ew readers or users
mostwill find it very useful. That's the
way it is with other people's course
outlines.
'This curriculum spans chess from the
moves of the pieces to a consideration of
' 'the Soviet School of Chess. " Obviously, it
cannot be a cookbook that tells the teacher
what to say in every situation. Instead, it
suggests topics and an order of presenting
them to the progressing student.
It is up to the teacher to know something
about openings, tactics, sportsmanship,
pawn structures, and all the other topics.
For those who need help or good examples,
Schmidt. provides a useful bibliography,
and even suggestions about particularly
useful pages or master g.unes.
The material is divided into eighteen
Iessons in each of three sections - begin-
ner, intermediate, and advanced. Although
some of the behavioral objectives sound
lofty ("the class will study the middle-
game"), the actual plans are modest
enough so that the students can expect con-
siderable success.
The idea is to vary the nature of the
Iessons to increase the student's awareness
of the totality of a chess game, despite the
convenience of segmented presentation.
This idea is frequently reinforced by
recommendations for studying master
games.
In brief, this pamphlet does exactly what
it promises: It presents an outline for
teaching chess. Experienced teachers may
wish to vary the sequence of presentation,
as in any textbook, but any chess teacher
will find How to Teach Chess a valuable
tool. e
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CHBSS LIFE / NOVEMBER T983
In search of the perfect chess-playing compqnion ' ' '

1983 CornPuter
Buying Guide

cated - and more amazitg - than the last' When you play those two, you adjust your own
That's good, of course, because it means a wider style
style accordinglY. .
/ rL avvvrsrorl
selectiJn, better quality, and more reasonable It's the same with chess computers' All com-
nuters are fierce at tactics, but some are more
ierocio,rs tactically than others Some show a

'l
moves the program can look at' he more moves rl
u progrr- ioo[t at, the. better its chances of
find- :
of them will:
o Plav bv standard intemational ruLes Don't ine alood one. Also simPle enough'
"grtih. t*o factors combined' can produce an
Urgh. n-ty machines didn't recognize such
enonnous number of variables. Consider:
A top-notch program running at a slow speed
-u, u"truily hive-worse results than a mediocre

tion in a game.

ice considering the money you spend' As a

general rule, the -ot. expensive the machine' program as the award-winning Woodpusher
the more frills You can exPect' doetn't guarantee that the new model
ku]' thut
The Strength Factor will be as strong as the old.
program simply '
But it is possiSle to improve
Though strength is not the only factor you
a
' - that is, by ;
should ionsider when buying a chess computer'
h the program is ;
understanding what determines a machine's instructions can ,
chess ability- will help you evaluate other
features as well. be processed more quickly than they were ,

bef&e. Same program, same processor speed,

but better plaY.
A machine may also play noticeably different
at various playing levels. Some machines per-
form compirativd better at tournament speeds
than at blitz chess

machines in tournaments. One unlucky result -

machines can have them just as humans do -
could be disastrous for a product' The few com-

28 CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER1983
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Creal Cam€ Machine llisl 3149 95) is prfteser

trnil l5'/\c oFnj I (uilcnt or Ior u5e wilh program cadridges: Cruenfeld
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and procesr t*e lexrl Pluis inlo any of lhre€
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ChAI I ENCER play, alloBs lake barl of lro halfmo\es

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plugs lnto optional inlaid wmd auto r€sponsr
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panies that have ventured into rated play have
done so at great risk.
USCF is now exploring ideas for a rating agen-
cy to scientifically test and rate commercial pro-
grams. But lacking the necessary scientific data,
the best we can do currently is give general
recommendations. lSee related story.)
What About Updateability?
machine
In the early days, you bought a chess
;ii'i:ff:T;
But over the
years, manufacturers have found ways for you
to take advantage of improvements without
your shelling out for a completely new unit.
Each manufacturer seems to have approached
the problem a little differentlY.
For its top machine, Applied Concepts placed
the program in interchangeable cartridges. You
buy the Great Game Machine (the processor)
and atry specialized progr.rm cartridges (for
opening, middlegame, or endgamef you want.
Fidelity Electronics builds both processor and
program into a
wide range of
the programs o
these cartridges add more variations to the stan-
dard openings that a machine can draw from,
but others also add more playing ability. Fidelity
may also make updates available to buyers who
return their machines to the factory.
Two manufacturers have combined the proc-
essor and program into a single module that in
turn plugs into an auto-response board. Thus,
with the Mephisto and Conchess systems, you
keep your board and buy updated modules that
could feature improvements in the program, the
processor, or both. Mephisto has taken this a
itep further by making the plug-in module a self-
contained portable unit as well.
The Bottom Line
You can save yourself a lot of fmstration by
answering one basic question: Do you want a
chess machine because (11 you want to have
some fun; or (2) you want to use it to improve
your chess.
If you want to have fun and you're rated 1400
or below, then most any machine priced at $150
or up should suit you. In fact, you'll probably
wani to steer clear of the top models, which
might not let you win too often. If you get an in-
expensive model that you can beat frequently,
then learn to play it at odds of a piece or two. It's
more fun than you think'
If you want to irnprove, go for the best - or at
least the best you can afford. But don't kid
yourself. A top machine won't transform you in-
io a master if you simply play skittles with it
ard by
reallY
etable.
00 and up who
es willprobably
find the top machines more to their liking,
1500 or so
,iXl',ffI;
favor at times.
a toumament clock, and a variety of playing
levels. Machines that fit the biII: Fidelity's Super
9, Prestige, and Elite A./S; the Mephisto II; and
the ftiSys Mark V. Applied Concqrt's Great
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
Game System and the three Conchess units
probably qualify too, but testing of their chess
ibilities has not been as complete as it has been
for other models. Fidelity's Challenger 9 misses
only due to the lack of a tournament clock, and
the Fidelity Champion Sensory, though not now
a bestseller, is also still among the best.
Al1 the othermachines listed on the Buyer's
Guide Chart have admirable uses as well -
don't overlook them. For travelers, the Fidelity
Mini Sensory and SciSys Executive Chess are
both entertaining and inexpensive. Applied Con-
for children of all ages.
And for all but the most picky, the beautiful
wood auto-response boards Fidelity's Prestige
-
and Elite A,/S, Mephisto's Electronic Sensory
Board, and the Conchess units - are the ulti-
mate coffeetable comPanions.
On the Horizon
Our Buying Guide Chart lists every current
model we were able to test. There are other
products on the market that you should be
aware of:
From Novag: The Constellation (list $199),
said to be very strong tactically and at speed
chess. An experimental version, playing at the
(list $118f;
I Sensor (list
Ihe Scientffic Method
fchess is a pool from which a ETlat can
drink and an elephant may bathe, then the
testing of chess comPuters maY be a
limitless ocean. One of the most dedicated and
respected authorities to tread these vast waters is
Dr. Enrique Irazoqui, editor of Computer Chess
Digest.
I-razoqui has earned admiration from all
corners of the chess comPuter world. Nearly
every firm sends its top models off to him for
testing and comment.
Irazoqui makes it quite clear that he is con-
cerned with testing only the top models -
machines that show the most chess ability.
Irazoqui's rigorous testing methods virtually dic-
tate this approach. He conducts round-robin
tournaments using only the top four or five
models, but each machine must play twenty
games against each opponent - ten at touma-
ment speeds and ten at blitz speeds. The large
number of games, Irazoqui believes, lends
statistical accuracy to his tests.
When new products arrive, they are put into a
new tournament with the top two or three
machines from the previous event.
Irazoqui is also a watchdog. He buys shelf
models of every machine he tests to compare the
model sent by the manufacturer with the model
sold to the public. Over the years, he's found
some discrepancies. [n one case, Irazoqui said he
found four different versions of one machine.
And in some cases the discrepancies were
significant: One version solved a mate problem
in forty seconds; another took seventeen
minutes.
After several years of work, Irazoqui says he
now believes machine versus machine testing
"is noi the final solution." He now believes
thorough tests with human players are now
$491; and President Chess (!ist $270).
But, of course, what'sjust around the corner
can be as exciting as what's already available-
wiPed out this com-
semblY line in APril
of needed computer
chips thwarted plans for a faster version of the
Great Game Machine processor (to be called
Mega 4f . But optimism prevails, and among op
tioni now being considered are the Mega 4 and a
st
the
ced
a spe dges with Your
Prest are tantalizing:
Blitz dings, the Tar-
rasch, and the Sici.lian. Prestige owners will be
able to
though
plug-in
factory.
the chart,
of the ar-
to III will
be available in three forms: as a small program
cartridge that owners of Mephisto II can pop into
their existing unit; as a full unit like the Mephisto
II that can be plugged into Mephisto's auto-
response board; or built into an auto-sensory
unit that will be available in wood or plastic. The
new product will contain many new features, in-
cluding a library of "attacking motifs" to mak-e
the neir unit moreaggressive. tD
needed, because machines play differently
into a won endgame. "And after a computer is
out of its opening book," he explains, "it doesn't
understand a thing about the position." An ex-
ample: When a machine plays the King's Gam-
bit as White, it comes out of its book a pawn
down and immediately decides it's losing. "It
will panic and try to repeat moves, looking for a
draw, instead of playing the romantic fire of at-
tacking game you usually get in the King's Gam-
bit."
But he also sees strengths in many of today's
products. The Mephisto, he believes, is the best
it the transition from opening book to middle-
T'it:t1:
machine,
plays a very "humanlike" game.
Four machines are now inside Irazoqui's inner
circle: Fidelity's Prestige and Elite A,/S; the
Mephisto; and Novag's Constellation. "As far as
I'm concemed," kazoqui says, "those are the
only four machines worth considering for the
serious player." Irazoqui also notes that
Fidelity's Supei 9 would also be included if it
weren't so similar to the Elite A,/S in pro-
grarnmmg.
But irazoqui, like any scientist who always
sees new adventures on the horizon, is quick to
qualify his comments. While these four
machines are taking his time now, he looks
eagerly to promised updates from Mephisto and
Applied as possible entries in his next tourna-
-
ment. F.E.
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 I_ GANIBITS I_
Give them or gfab them winning lines! and know the
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From the days when playing for a win was the only
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Scotch Cambit, Three Knights. Hungarian Defense, Volumes I E II
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 1983 IJ.S. CI{AMPIONSHIP

In Search of Dreams
BYJEREMY SILMAN
ourteen players sat huddled over
chess boards in quiet Thiel College
in Greenville, Pennsylvania. A
befuddled passerby was surprised to hear
that this was the 1983 U.S. Chess Cham-
pionship.
Amidst the lack of luxuries, however,
were men who did everything possible to
make the players more comfortable' Ivan
Romanenko, a professor of music and a
rated Expert, made his home available for
parties and catered to the individual needs
of each player.
Tournament Director Richard Verber
contacted various newspapers and news
more than a little success. Rated fourth il
the nation when the tournament began,
Nick has decided that it's time he obtained
a GM title.
6. Roman Dzindzichashvili: "Dzin-
dz|" came to the United States from Soviet
Georgia by way of Israel. His greatest suc-
cesses were in 1978, when he won the
Hastings International a point ahead of
former World Champion Tigran Petrosian,
and in 1980, when he won the Lone Pine
tournament. Though rated ninth in the na-
tion at the time, he was considered one of
the favorites to take first. Known for his
laziness, he is an extremely strong player
when he makes up his mind to try.
7. Drnitry Gurevich: A Soviet
high point being a first place tie at the Nerr-
York Open. An international master since
1980, he is well known for seeking out ex-
tremely complex positions in which anv-
thing can happen.
lO. Anatoly Lein: A grandmaster since
1968, he was the most seasoned competitor
in the field. As a Soviet player, [,ein sor
the championships of the Russian Republic
and Moscow. A hard man to beat, Anatols
plays solid openings and avoids an-'-
theoretical battles.
11. Kamran Shirazi: Kamran earnec
his international master title in 1978 r,r'hile
competing for Iran. One of the most suc-
cessful swiss-system players in the Unitec
States, he has tied for first place in the thrre

services all over the country, and his emigrant, Dmitry had just had his finest Iargest money tournaments of the year: t-he
efforts were instrumental in the tremen- result by winning first place in the $100,000 New York Open, the $24,Xn
dous coverage this tournament got. Heraldica-Ruslan International in New Memorial Day Classic, and the $57,mr
As for the fourteen plaYers who had York City. This victory gave him his final World Open. Shirazi is an extremeiv
"norm" toward the grandmaster title. The dangerous player who feels at home in
assembled in Greenville . . . each one
title should be awarded to him this fall. bizarre tactical situations.
hoped for a result that dreams are made of:
l. Walter Browne: Browne, an interna- 8. Boris Kogan: This Soviet emigrant is 12. Andrew Soltis: Andy is famous tor
tional grandmaster since 1970, won the known for his solid positional play. He is his many fine books on the game. Unfor-
U.S. Championship outright n 197 4, 1975, also well known for his teaching skills. He tunately, his full-time job with the Nai
and 7977. He tied for first in 1980 and has been an international master since York Post doesn't leave him much time to
1981. Rated among the world's top dozen 1981. devote to playing chess. A grandmaster
players in the mid-1970s, Walter is known 9. Sergey Kudrin: Sergey is a Soviet since 1980, Soltis tied for first in the 1982
as an intense competitor. He is also a fine emigrant who has been having a successful U.S. Open.
poker and backgammon player. year with many tournament victories, the 13.James Tarjan: A grandmaster since
2. Lev Alburt: Alburt defected from the
Soviet Union to the United States in 1979.
A grandmaster sil'cel977, [,ev holds a doc-
torate in physics and natural philosophy.
3. Joel Benjarnin: Joel won the U.S.
Junior Championship in 1980 and 1982,
and tied for first in 1983. The youngest
player in the tournament at age nineteen,
he earned his international master title in
1980. Joel is a history major at Yale.
4. larry Christiansen: A grandmaster
since 1977, he tied for first place at the 1980
U.S. Championship (also held in Green-
ville). His most notable tournament result
is a tie for first with World Champion
Anatoly Karpov in the 1981 grandmaster
tournament in Linares, Spain. Larry is also
a well-known chess writer and is currently
editor of lhe Players Chess News.
5. Nick deFirmian: Nick was awarded
the iaternational master title in 1979. With
first prizes at the U.S. Open, World Open,
and American Open, he has experienced

Jeremy Silman, a USCF senior master from Berheley,

Catifomia, is an actire chessplayer and. witer.

52 CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1983
 and deFirmian had left his group in the
dust with a fine 7lz tally.
Round 13: Tension, quite naturallY,
was high, and it was a perfect time for the
air conditioner to break down. A1l the sets
were picked up and carted down to the
cafeteria for the final-round excitement -
E
4
a bit too much excitement for the spec-
x tators it seems, as they became quite noisy'
o
t-
All this affected Browne, who offered
O
Benjamin a quick draw - a good waY to
,i avoid the noise! Indeed, Joel quickly got
a
o the worse position after refusing' Only a
F
o mistake by Watter allowed Benjamin to
q
.ll
eventually get the draw that was his for the
I
Participants in the 1983 U.S. Champion: Front, l-r: Lev Alburt, Roman Dzindichashvili, taking earlier.
; Larry Christiansen, and Walter Browne. In back, l-r: Sergey Kudrin, Drnitry Gurevich, Christiansen also tried to win against de-
I assistartt TD Walter Brown (behind Gurevich), Joel Benjamin, chief TD Richard Verber Firmian, but he almost got much less. In
(behind Benjamin), Anatoly Lein, Kamran Shirazi, Andy Soltis, Boris Kogan, Jay White- the end, Larry was fortunate to get a per-
head, Nick deFirmian,John Fedorowicz (who came as a second to Tarjanf ,JimTarjan, and petual check.
Craig Crenshaw (who donated several garne prizesf . All this left the pressure on Dzindzi, who
had to wirl if he wanted a tie for first. It is
Lein in round 1, but he overpressed and very much to his credit that he accom-
1976, he was the nation's toprated player
plished this task against a rejuvenated Tar-
at the time. His long string of domestic and ended up losing. Desperate to make this
international successes made him a pre- loss up,'he overplayed another good posi- Jan.
The race was over, and the local chess
tournament favorite. An extremely hard tion against Gurevich for O-2. Considering
fanatics breathed a sad sigh. No more all-
worker, Jim always seeks the best move in Jim's natural shock and depression, his night blitz sessions between Dztndzi and
a position, often finding himself in time losses in future rounds are easier to under-
pressure as a result. stand and have little to do with this fine Shirazi. No more macho Ping-Pong
player's chess abilities. matches between Whitehead and Ben-
14.Jay Whitehead: Jay was the winner jamin. No longer would Ta{an, Chris-
of the 1981 Junior Championship. A pro- Rounds 4-6: At the end of six rounds,
Dzndzi had the sole lead with 5 points. tiansen, and deFirmian rush to their
fessional backgammon player, this young favorite pubs, drink their fill, and have
man of twenty-one has a tremendous Christiansen and Browne were a breath
behind with 4Yz. Former leaders Gurevich Fedorowicz carry them back to the dorms
talent for chess that has never fully and pour them into their beds. . ' '
blossomed. and Benjamin fell off the pace and were no
Thus the players can be divided into Ionger serious contenders. Thus it was now
three groups: a race among three people. whitehead, What It Was All About
The Soviets: Lein, Alburt, Kogan, Dzind- who started with 0-3, had llz but was not Iong after event is over, we still have the
zi, Gurevich, and Kudrin. to lose another game for the rest of the games to remember:
The Californians; Tarjan, Browne, Chris- event. He was very nervous at the start,
tiansen, deFirmian, Whitehead, and and as he gained confidence his point total Nimzovich Attack
Shnazi. fattened. Dzindzichashvili Alburt
The New Yorhers: Benjamia and Soltis. At the start, deFirmian had said he just 1. Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 d5 3.BbzBg4 4. e3
I often refer to this tournament as a wanted to avoid last place. He had only an e6 5. h3 Bh5!?
match between the Soviet Union and even score after round 6, but he was A game between Vassily Smyslov and
California! The accompanying table will preparing a major drive. Vladimir Savon (Petropolis 1973) saw
show how this "match" turned out. Rounds 7-9: Christiansen had taken a Black gain equality after 5. ... Bxf3 6. Qxf3
clear lead withT-Z.Dindzi followed with BeZ 7. 93 (MaxEuwe notesthat 7. d4and8.
6%, and Browne was waiting for a hot Bd3 may be stronger) 7. ... c5 8. Bg2 Nc6 9.
Rounds 1-3: Gurevich and Benjamin finish with 6. After them was a group of 0-0 0-0 10. d3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Bf6.
surprised everyone by jumping into the players with 5: deFirmian, Gurevich, Ben- 6. d3 NbdT?!
lead with 3-0 scores. Dzindzi, Browne, and jamin, Alburt, and Soltis. It is hard to call such a natural move
Christiansen were on their heels with Rounds lO-L2: After twelve rounds, dubious, but it is the beginning of a very
2y2-y2. The real surprise was Tarjan's Browne had caught up with Christiansen passive campaign by Black. Much more ac-
miserable 0-3! Jim stood better against to share the lead with 8%. Dzindzi had 8, tive is 6. ... c5, with the idea of posting a
Knight on the more active c6 square. To
stop this, White would have to declare his
CALIFORNIA VS. THE SOVIET UNION intentions by 7. C4BC6 8. Ne5, which gives
Dzindzi Gurevich Alburt Lein Kudrin
him very little after 8. ... Nbd7 9. Nxg6
hxg6 10. Bg2 Qb6 (Korchnoi-Mecking:
Christiansen L/2 ,
Y2
August 1974).
Browne 7. Nbd2 c6 8. Be2 a5 9. a3 h6 10. O-O
DeFirmian th YzO Bg6
Black's play seems illogical. He has
Whitehead 0 YzI playe.d ... Bc8-g4-h5-g6 when he could have
Shirazi V2 I played the Bishop to this diagonal right
Tarlan
away by ... Bfs. Still, Black's position is
solid, with only a few weak spots.
Total 3Y2 I IV2
Ll. c4 Be7
TOTALS: California, 2O.5; Soviet Union, 15.5. More active was 11. ... Bd6, with an
eventual ... e6-e5 to follow.

CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER1983 53
 12.Bc3
This prepares to expand on the Queen-
side by b3-M. White has a slight advan-
tage.
12. ... O-O 13. b4 dxc4 L4. dxc4 axtl/.
15. axb4 Qb6 16. Qb3 Rfc8
Black intends to swap everything off on
the a-file and play for a draw by ... Qd8, ...
Rxa1, and ... Ra8. Trading minor pieces by
16. ... Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bh7 19.
c5 (or 19. e4, as suggested by John Grefe)
and 20. Nc4 favors White.
17. Rfdl Rxal
First 17. ... Qd8 andonlythen 18. ... Rxal
seems more sensible.
18. Rxal QdS 19. Ra7 Ra8 20.Qa2
Of course, 2o.Rxbn Qc8 must be avoid-
ed.
20. ... RxaT 21. QxaT Qc8?!
White's Queen should not be tolerated.
Much better was 21. ... Qb8.
22. Nb3 Ne4 23. Be1 c5?
Black's game goes to the dogs after this.
Here,23.... Qb8 was still more sensible.
24. bS Nd6 25. Bc3 f6 26. Nfdz BfZ
27.Bf3Bd8
Intending to answer 28. Na5? with 28. ...
Bb6, when White's Queen would blush.
28.BaS BeZ
Black would lose after 28. ...b629.8c6!.
29. Bb6 e5 30. Na5!
Guards the c-pawn and puts the touch of
death to the Black parrn on b7.
30. ... Nxb6 31. Qxb6 Qf8
The more "active" 31. ... Bd8 32. Qxd6
Bxa5 would lose to 33. Nb3 Bb4 34. Bds
Bxd5 35. Qxd5+ Kh8 36. b6, when Black
can't prevent White from playing Qd6-c7
lor Qf7-c71.
32. NxbT Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Bxc4 34.
Qc6
Black cannot halt the further advance of
White's passed b-pawn.
34. ... Kh8 35. bO Bf7 36. NaS Bd6 37.
Bd5 Be8 38. Qc8 c4
Pathetic, but there is nothing to be done.
39. Nxc4, Black resigns
A rude reply on White's part! And a well-
played game by Dzirdz| although Black's
play was uninspired.
Benko Gambit
Whitehead Benjamin
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2
This quiet move was rather popular dur-
ing the first half of this tournament
(especially in the numerous blitz sessions
held after the rounds). White intends to ig-
nore Black's sacrifice and to simply build
up his position in the center. Black should
equalize without too much trouble though,
and White switched to 4. cxbS in the sec-
ond half (and scored very well).
4. ... d6
Black could also try to prevent rvltrhite
from playing &-e4 by 4. ... QaS, but this
would be met by 5. e4 anyway! After 5. ...
Nxe46. b4lAM7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Rb3 Qd49.
Nxe4 Qxe4+ 10. Re3, White would have
excellent compensation for the sacrificed
material.
5. e4 bxc4 6. Bxc4 967.b3?l
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
This does not offer White any hopes for
an advantage. Before the game, Jay was
prepared to play 7. Ngf3 Bg7 8. 0-0 0-0 9.
Re1, followed by 10. Rb1, 11. b3, etc., with
perhaps a slight edge. Unfortunately,
when he sat down to play he forgot
everything about this line and came up
with the inferior game continuation.
7. ... BgZ 8. Bbz o-o 9. Ngf3 e5 1o.
dxe6
Forced; otherwise, Black would con-
tinue with ... Nhs and ... f7-f5, with a
strong Kingside attack.
10. ... fxe6 11. e5
After the game,Jay thought that 11. Qc2
would have given him a good position. Is
this really true? After ll. UZ d5 12. Bd3,
Black has a couple of choices: (I) he could
go wrong with 12. ... dxe4? 13. Nxe4 Nd5
14. BxgT Nb4 15. Qc3 Qxd3 16. Qxd3
Nxd3+ L7. Kd2, when White would in-
deed be better; but (II) more logical is 12. ...
Nc6 13. a3 113. Qxc5 dxe4), when Black
should prefer either the simple 13. ... Qb6
(threatening 14. ... c4l or even 13. ... Rb8 to
the violent 73. ... c4l? 14. bxc4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4! (15. Nxe4? Nxe4 16. Bxe4 QaS+ 77.
Nd2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Rb8, with more than
enough for the sacrificed pawn) 15. ...
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rf4 17. Nfd2, which seems
to favor White.
11.... Nhs?!
The Knight ends up in a poor position
afterthis. Veryinterestingwas 11. ... Nd5!?
12. Ne4! (12. 93 Ndb and 13. ... d5 is fine
for Black) 12. ... Nf4 13. Nxd6 [on 13. 93,
then 13. ... d5! is obscure, although Black
does have a chance to go wrong with either
(I) 13. ... Bb7 t4. Nxd6lNg2+ 15. Kf1 Bxf3
16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Nf7+, whichwinsfor
White, or (II) 15. ... Ne3 + 16. fxe3 Bxf3 17.
Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Nf7+ Rxf719. Qxd8+ Rf8
20. odz, which leaves Black with insuffi-
cient compensation for the material] 13. ...
Nxg2+ L4.Kfl Nf4 {14. ... Nh4 15. Nxc8
favors White), with an extremely unclear
position.
Also simple and good was 11. ... Ng4,
when 12. h3 Nh6, followed by 13. ... d5,
gives Black a great game.
12. Qc2 d5 13. Bd3 Nd7
Now 13. ... Nf4 is met by 14. Bf1 and 15.
g3.
14. 93 Bb7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Racl
Nf4!!?
A great surp
Crowley once
on the rim of
leap into the game and take one's opponent
by surprise. I always felt that he was jok-
ing, but it seems that Benjamin took him
literallyl
Actually, the sacrifice is a brave but
logical decision. White will be on the
defensive for a long time now, and defen-
sive moves are hard to find when each tick
of the clock is leading you closer to obliv-
ion. Note that the poor position of the
Knight on h5 makes life difficult for Black:
16. ... Qa5 17. Bc3 Qc7 18. Bxg6!.
17. gxl4 Rxf4 18. Rfel
Probably best in light of 18. Be2 d4! L9-
M? Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qg5+.
18. ... Qf8
After the game, both players felt 18. .--
Qe7 was more accurate, but it is not so
clear. For example, 'vVhite could try 19. Bf1
Rcf8 20. B9 gS l2o. ... Bh6l?l 2L. Ba3l g4
22. Bxc1l Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxcs
gxfl3 25. Bh3, with 26. Rc7 to follow. This
does not seem very tempting for Black, so
perhaps 18. ... Qf8 is best after all.
le. Qd1
Both 19. Bf1!? Rxf3 20. Nxf3 Qxf3 2t-
BgZQf4 and 19. BeZl?Rg4+ zo.KhtQ{4
Iead to unclear positions.
19. ... Bh6 20. h3 Rf7 Zr'QeZQeZ 22.
Rc2?!
A much better test of Black's sacrifice
was22. Nf1!, when22.... Rcf8 l22....Bxcl
23. Bxcl favors White) 23. N1M, followed
by Rc2 and Bc1, Ieaves Black hard-pressed
to jusify himseH.
22. ...Rcf8 23.Nhz??
The situation would remain obscure
after 23. Rfl. Now Black has a forced win.
23. ... Rxfz! 24. W2 Rxfz 25.l<frz
Qh4+ 26. Ke2 Qxh3 27. Nhf3 d428.
Rf1Og4
Materially, the situation is not so bad for
White: two Rooks and a piece versus a
Queen and three pawns. But White's King
is exposed, his pieces are pinned and inef-
fective, and his e-pawn will fall. All this
spells certain doom.
29.Nc4Bf4 30. Rfz Bg3 31. Rfl Bxe5
32. Ncd2 B,f433. Rgl Qh5 34.Be4Bxe4
35. Nxe4 d3 + !, White resigns
Since 36. Kxd3 is met by 36.
Qd5+. t9
DeFirmian's
Breakthrough
ARTH BISG ER
nternational Master Nick deFirmian
had one of his best results ever at this
year's U.S. Championship
- a result
made 3ll the more impressive by the fact
that he gained entry as an alternate.
As the tournament began, few spectators
would have thought that deFirmian would
fare so well. In the first five rounds he
Grandmaster Arlhur Bisguier, a former U.S. Cham'
pion himself, is technical advivr to Chess Life.

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& player who usually fares well in compli-
o cated positirons. DeFirmian's crisp, alert
t-
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E Alekhine's Defense
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T 1. e4 e5 2.
Nick deFirmian
managed only 2 points, but in round 6 he
began his drive to the top and never lost a
game after that. In fact, he could have tied
for third with Larry Christiansen had he
won their mutual game in the last round -
which almost happened when Christian-
sen, pressing for a win, was lucky to get a
draw against deFirmian's accurate
defense.
Chess writers these days love to contrast
deFirmian's "California Cool" image at the
board with the often wild and harrowing
positions he plays for. Nick may well be
tired of hearing such pleasaltries by now,
but he'll have to expect a certain amount of
it if he keeps playing games like these:
Queen's Indian Defense
Gurevich deFirmian
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 NfO 3. Nc3 e6 4. 93 b6
5.Bg2Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7.b3Be7 8. Bbz
O-O 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2ll.Kxg2
cxd4 12. Qxd4 QcZ 13. Radl d6
Black has arrived at a currently popular
formation known as the "hippopotamus."
His constricted, but sound, position entices
White to advance his pawns (particularly
on the Kingside) precipitously. Black plans
to counter such optirnism on White's part
with a judiciously timed break in the
center. In this game, Black's strategy
works perfectly against zrn overly aggres-
sive Gurevich.
14. f4
This is the filst symptom of an overly
optimistic outlook.
14. ... a615. a4 RfdS 16. Rf3 d5
This is the typical reaction in this varia-
tion to the f2-f4 advance by White.
17. cxd5 exdS 18. b4Qb7 19.g4a5
This nicely calculated counterthrust ex-
poses the seamy side of \Atrhite's position.
2O. g5 axb/. 21. gxf6Bcs
The imaginative idea behind 19. ... a5
was to make this awischenzug possible.
22.QeS bxc3 23. Bxc3 96
And now Black's King is high and drY,
while rvltrhite's position begins to spring
leaks.
24.Kg3 d4
This wins the Exchange and effectively
seals the victory. rvVhite must capture this
pawn since a Bishop retreat is met by 25. ...
Rd5, when the White Queen is trapped (26.
Qe4 RgS + ).
25.Bxd4 Rd5 26. Qe3 QdZ 27.Bxc5
Rxdl 28. Bxb6 Re8 29. Qfz h5 30. h3
Qxa4 31. Bc5 Re4 32.8e7 Qc4 33. Re3
h4 + 34. Kg4 Rg1 + 35. Qxgl Rxf4 + 36.
KgS Rf5 +, White resigns
DeFirmian's victory is all the more com-
mendable since it came at the expense of a
play made the win look deceptively easy.
Shirazi
Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3
Nxe4 5. d4 Nf6
Black runs without being pushed. The
idea is to play a closed position in which
White's advantage of a tempo is not likely
to be felt. This policy has the disadvantage
of ceding White a spatial advaatage.
6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9.
Nfl O-O 1O. Ng3 896 11. O-O a5 12. Nh4
Re8 13. Nhfs Bf8 L4. Qf3 c6 15. h4 h5
16. Bg5
\fhite's play has been sirnple and effec-
tive. White's Knight at f5 and now this pin
on Black's KN pose severe problems for
Shirazi. In this variation, Black usually
m:rneuvers his QN via a6 and c7 to e6 or
d5. But here this would lose: 16. ... Na6 17.
Nh6+, when Black can take his choice be-
tween the bad 17.... gxh6 18. Bxf6 or the
even worse choices of 1.7. ... Kh7 18. NxfZ
or 17. ... Kh8 18. Bxg6.
16. ... NbdT 17. Ne4 Re6 18. Rael d5
This advaace, because it could have
Browne Annotates
Sicilian Defense
Kudrin Browne
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
Hardly a surprise. I've been emplol'rng
the Najdorf variation for fourteen years!
6. a4l?
But this is definitely not Kudrin! He
almost always plays 6. 93 e5 7. Nde2, a
solid line that promises little.
6. ... e6
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Six-time U.S. Champion
Walter Browne
been played as early as move 5, illustrates
the complete inadequacy of Black's
strategy in this game.
19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21.
Ne7 +
Black's weak pawn structure and
precariously placed King guarantee that
White will win material.
24. BxI6 gxf6 25. Qxhs Bg7 26. Re3 f5
27.8xf5Qf628. Rg3 Kf8 29. Rg5 Qxd4
3O. Be6 KeZ 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32. RxgZ
Kc5 33. QeZ + Kc4 34. Rg3 Qxb2 35.
Bxd5 + Kxds 36. Rg5 +, Black resigns
After 36. ... Kc4 or 36. ... Kd4, then 37.
QcS is mate. This game was played with
such Fischerlike simplicity and efficiency
that even Shirazi's legendary resourceful-
ness was not enough.
Sicilian Defense
deFirmian Ta.i*
l.
e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
Bc4 Qb6 9. Nde2 Bg7 to. O-O O-O 11.
Bb3 f5 12. Ng3 fxe4 13. Ncxe4 Na5 14.
Rel Nxb3 15. axb3 Bxb2 16. R,a4BgZ
17. Nhs Be5 18. Qd3 f5 19. NgS Qc6 2o.
Rc4 Qe8 21. Rh4 AG 22. f4 BdZ 23.
Rh3 Kh8 24.fxei Qxg5 25. e6 Bc6 26.
Qd4+ R:f627. Nf4Rg828. Rh5Og429.
Re3 Be4 3O. Reh3 Rg7 31. R3h4 Qf3
32. RxhT+ RxhT 33. RxhT+, Black
resigns tD
A serious alternative is 6. ... Nc6.
7. Bc4l?
Most unusual. Kudrin hopes to lure me
out of the book, but this only transposes
into a line of the Najdorf in which a2-a4 is
too time-consuming.
7. ... Nc6
Here 7. ... QcTl deserved attention, to
find out where White's Bishop will live and
thus possibly removing rWhite's option of
Bd3 later. One might also consider 7. ...
BeTl?.
8. O-O Be7
And not 8. ... Nxe4? 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nxc6
bxc6 11. Bd3 dxe4 12. Bxe4, with a
superior position for White. The similar 7.
... Nxe4 was also minutely better for
White.
9. Be3 O-O rO. Khl?!
More precise is 10. f4.
rO. ... Re8! ll.Baz
After 11. f4? dsl 12. exd5 exd5, Black is
better because he controls the e-fiIe, while
the pawn at f4 leaves gaping holes at e4 and
94
11.'... Nb4!?
Rather than play the solid 7L. ... d5 12.
exd5 exdS 13. h3, Black prefers to steer
play into more turbulent waters.
12. Bb3 e5 13. Nde2
Not 13. Nf5?, because 13. ... Bxfs L4. exfl
Qd7! 15. Qf3 Qc6 (or 15. ... d5) favors
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER
 Black. And 13. Nf3!? Be6 is unclear.
13. ... Be6 14. Nds!
Best, because 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Bg5 d5 is
fine for Black; in this line, 15. f4 is better,
but Black has various ways of playing, and
he can accept doubled pawns readily since
the Ifuight at b4 exerts excellent pressure
onA.
14.... Nbxd5
Forced. Otherwise, this Knight may sud-
denly become stranded.
15. exdS BfS
This prepares ... Nd7 and ... Bg5.
16. a5!
Preparing Ba4 and Bb6.
16. ... Nd7 17. Ba4 Rf8
Unfortunately, White wins on 17. ...
Bg5? 18. Ng3 Bxe3 (or 18. ... 896 19. Bxg5)
Bxe3 19. Nxf5 Bc5 2O.Bxd7 QxdT 2l.Qga.
18. b4
After
18. c4?l Rc8 19. b3 Nc5, Black has
an edge.
18. ... Rc8 19. Bb3 Bg5!
This gets rid of the Bishop, which direct-
ly supports a cZ-cLc1 advance (Black's
greatest danger); it also allows Black's
Queen to come to the Kingside for
counterplay.
20.Qd2?l
Probably 20. BxgS Qxgl 21. c4 was bet-
ter, but Black has no problems with either
21. ... W or the more normal 21. ... Nf6.
2O. ... Bxe3 21. fxe3 %5 22. c4 Nf6
23. Ng3 BgG 24. Racl?
rvllhite still hopes for c4-c5, but in prepar-
ing for it he neglects the Kingside. During
the game, I thought 24. Rf3 was essential;
after the further 24. ... h5 25. Rafl, it
seemed that on lll 25. ... h4, then 26. Nxfs
isn't easy to refute, but (II) 25. ... Ne4l 26.
Nxe4 Bxe4 27. Prg3 Qh6 produces a posi-
tion that Kudrin didn't like in analysis,
although 28. h4! is very unclear.
24....h5!
Could Kudrin have underestimated this
thematic advance, with the threat of ...
h5-h4, ... Be4, and ... Ng4?
25.8c2!
Necessary to halt Black's Kingside
pressure, while at the same time hoping for
25. ... e4? 26. Bb3 h4 27. NeZ h3 28. Nf4
lufl + 29. Qxg2, when Black is in trouble.
25. ... Rxc4! 26. Bxg6 Rxcl27. BxfT+
RxfZ 28. Qxcl 96!
It appears that White won his par,rm back
and should be reasonably OK. But his
Knight is terribly placed, while its Black
counterpart is ideally posted to eye the
d-pawn and the juicy 94 and e4 squares.
Black's Queen is better posted. All in all,
White's position is critical.
29. Qc2?
Hoping for 29. ... Kg7 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31.
RxfT+ K:d7 32. Qxe4, but on 32. ... Qf5!,
White would'be lucky to draw the King-
and-pawn ending.
29....Oe4!
This all-purpose move threatens Nxd5,
stops Ne4, eyes the b-pawn for later, and
stops Qc8 + ! What more could you ask
from one move?
56 CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
30. Qd3 KgZ 31. b5 axb5 32.Qxbih4
White trades off the weak b-pawn at the
high price of decentralizing his Queen.
33. Ne2 Qe4!
In addition to attacking two pawns, this
threatens ...12-h3!
34. Ngl Qxe3 35. h3 Qe4 36. a6
Or 36. Rdl Nh5 37. Nf3 Rxf3 +, winning.
36. ... bxa6 37. Qxa6 Qxd5 38. Qa4
Qe4 39. Qb3 d5 40. Nf3 Nh5 41. Rel
Rxf3!, White resigns
A classic struggle!
As the eleventh round got under way,
Christiansen had a half-point lead, and
Dzindir and I were tied for second. Thus,
the following game was almost a must-win
considering I'd have two Blacks in my last
two games. Little did Alburt realize that
this opening was once called the Browne-
Benko Gambit!
Benko Gambit
Browne Alburt
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxbS a6
5. e3
Back in the good old days when I played
this gambit, White usually took on a6 and
played Nc3 or g2-g3 {which I don't recom-
mend, because White's Bishop will be bad-
lyposted on g2). White's 5. e3 is considered
best by current theory.
Ihiel's Comrnitment to Chess
sJeremy Silman notes in the intro-
duction to his story, people are
immediately curious when they
hear the U.S. Championship was played at
Thiel college in Greenville, Pennsylvania.
The simplest explanation is the best: They
asked.
Nearly all national tournaments are
awarded to those who put in the best
"bid." These bids describe the proposed
playing site and outline the extent of the
local sponsor's obligations of time and
money. Because the sponsor splits any
profit with USCF, money-making events
Iike the U.S. Open are the most popular.
The U.S. Championship is one of the
least sought-after events, because the spon-
sor has little hope of making money (even
during a zonalyear, when interest is high).
Those who sponsor the event in the "off
years" do it because they want to bring
themselves a little prestige - and, of
course, because they want to make a
valuable contribution to U.S. chess.
Thiel College's offer to run the 1983
event was welcome indeed, because Thiel
had done a superb job with the champion-
ship in 1981. Their renewed interest this
year was a sure sign that they cared about
the event and would do their best to make
it succeed.
And that they did. This year the hard
work of Thiel personnel such as Publicity
Director Scott Forbes (with an assist by TD
5. ...g6
After 5. ... axb5 6. Bxb5 QaS+ 7. Nc3
Ne4 8. Bd2! Nxd2 9. Qxd2 96 10. Nge2,
White completes his development smooth-
ly and has an extra pawn.
6. Nc3 BgZ 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a4
White is waiting for Black to take on b5,
while Black waits for White to move the
, Bishopl
8. ... d6
In the previous round, Benjamin was
crushed by Tarjan after 8. ... Bb7?! 9. Ra3
e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Qd6!:
9. Ra3 NbdT?!
Although 9. ... e6 is sharper, after 10. Bc4
axb5 11. Nxb5 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13-
Qxd5 Ra6 14. 0-0 Be6 15. Qd3 d5 16. Oc2,
White is slightly better. In the last roun4
against Whitehead, Alburt tried 9. ... axbS!?
10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. Qd3?! Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Na6
13. Bd2 QcS!. The idea of ... Qf5 seems fine
for Black.
10. e4 axbS
Improving, it seems, on 10. ... Qcnl ll-
BeZ axb112. Nxb5 Qb8 13. Qc2Ba6l4.O4
Rc8 15. Bd2 Ne8 16. Rb3, when White had
a superior position in Razuvaev-
Tukmakov ( 1977 Soviet Championshipl.
11. Bxb5 BaG 12. Qe2! Bxb5 13.
Nxb5 Ne8!
Black only loses time with 13. ... Nb6?
Richard Verber and Marcy Soltis, who
covered the event for the Associated Pressf
resulted in tremendous coverage, includ-
ing articles in the national newspaper USA
Today and a spot on the NBC morning
news.
The summer's record heat made Thiel's
job unenviable, but as always they did
their best to make the players as comforta-
ble as circumstances allowed.
Thiel was an appropriate host, because it
was one of the first colleges to introduce
chess into its curriculum. The annual
course is held during a one-month interim
session between Thiel's fall and spring
semesters. Under the guidance of Ivan
Rorhanenko, a USCF expert and professor
of music at Thiel, the course has produced
dozens of talented players since it was
started in 1972.
Thanks are due to the Thiel organizers
for their concern and good work. Worthy
of special note are Romanenko, Forbes,
and Dr. Stanford Stenson, head of Thiel's
Lifelong Learning Center (the official spon-
sor) and many others too numerous to
mentionhere. Frank Elley
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14. a5 l[bd7 15. Bdz. But 13. ... Q1a5+ 14.
Bd2 Qa6 was possible.
14. O-O Nc7
If Black carl trade off the strong Knight
on b5, he can hope for counterplay on the
b-file. Even more important, 15. Bg5,
usually a strong move in this tlpe of ,posi-
tion, fails to 15. ... Nxb5 16. axb5 Rxa3 17.
bxa3 f6! 18. Bd2 Qa8 19. Qd3 Qaa20. Rbl
Nb6, when White can't improve his posi-
tion while Black threatens ... f4-f5!.
Strangely, my opponent thought this posi-
tion favorable for White, even though he
plays this opening all the time. Of course,
after 15. ... Na6?1, then 16. Nxd6! f6 17. Nc4
fxgS 18. Nxg5 is tremendous.
15. b3!
This is a rather strangeJooking move,
since I naturally don't want to block the
QR from transferring to the Kingside. But
its main function is to support the a-pawn
from behind while securing vital squares
on the b-file.
15. ... Nxb5 16. Qxb5 Ra7?!
Probably better was 16. ... Rb8, since Lev
intended to play for ... f4-f5 and leave the
other Rook on f8.
17.Bdz Qa8 18. Rel
Preventing ... f4-f5.
18. ... Rb7 19. Qc4 Nb6
Black could try 19. ... f5?1, followed by
either 20. Ng5 Bh6 21. exIl RxfS 22. Qh4
Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Nf6! or 20. exf5 M6 27. Qe4
Rxf5. Black doesn't accomplish anything in
the next few moves, while White slowly
improves his position.
2O.Qc2R;a7?!21. a5 Nd7
After 21. ... Nc8? 22. M, Black' s Knight
can't jump into c5 after the exchange of
pawns.
22. Bc3! QbZ 23. BxgT KxgZ 24. Ndz!
Not 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Nd2, because 25.
...QMl would give Black serious counter-
chances.
24. ... f6 25. f4!
Once the Knight arrives at c4, a break
with e4-e5 will be most desirable. Also,
White will avoid exchanging Knights,
which would only help Black.
25. ... Nb8 26. Nc4 Na6 27. Qc3 Nc7!
It appeared that the pesky Knight was
headed for b4 , btft after 27 . ... Nb4 28. Raal
and Rad1, with an eventual e4-e5, there
could only be one result. I was short of
time, and Lev's 27.... Nc7! forced me to
consider new threats.
28. Raal Nb5 29. Qd3 Nd4 3O. Rabl
Unfortunately, 30. U? doesn't work
because of 30. ... QxM 31. Rebl Qc3!.
30. ... Qb4?
Better was 30. ... Qb5l; then White could
go wrong with 31. M?! Rfc8, and even
though 31. Re3 is better, I'd still have to
contend with Nf4 when I played a later
eLe5.
31. e5! dxe5 32. fxe5 Rd7
Here 32. ... fxe5 33. I&e5 only helps
White.
33. exf6+ Rxf6 34. Qe4! Rf5
White wins alter 34.... Nxb3? 35. Nb6!
Qxe436. Rxe4Nd2 37. Nxd7. Similarly, 34.
... Nb5 35. Nb6 Qxe4 36. R;xe4 Pia7 37.
Rbel should also win for White.
35. d6!
Alburt thought he was better, but he
overlooked this move. What an optimist!
35. ... e6
White wins after either 35. ... exd6 36.
Nxd6 Rxd6 37. Qe7+ or 35. ... Rf7? 36.
Ne5.
36. Rfl!
Black has no real counterplay, and
trading Rooks ensures White's win.
. 36. ... A3 37. Rfcl QM 38. Rfl
Gaining time on the clock!
38. ... Qc3 39. Rxfs gxf5 z1O. Qes +
Kf7?
Better tries were 40. ... Kg8 and 40. ...
Kh6.
41. Qxc5
The sealed move. Most people would
resign, but Lev is a stubborn customer.
41. ... Ne2 +
If 41. ... Ke8, then42. Rd1!Ne2+ 43.Kfl
wins. I expected the devilish 41. ... I<f6,
since 42. Ne5? looks pretty if Black
cooperates wllh 42.... Qxc5 43. NxdT+,
but after 42. ... Nf3+!!, it is White who is
extremely embarrassed since 43. Kh1 Qxe5
wins for Black! Of course, after 47. ...Kf6,
White can win wlth 42 . Qe5 + Kg6 43 . Rd 1 .
42.Kfl Ng3+ 43. hxg3Qd3 + 44.Kf2
Qc2+ 45. Ke3 Qe4+
White wins after either 45. ... Qc3+ 46.
Kf4or 45.... Qxbl 46. Ne5+ Kg7 47.Nxd7
(the Queen is protected!).
46. I(d2 Qxg2 + 47. Kc3 Rb7 48. Qe3
Qa2 49. Rb2 Qal 50. Qd2 Ke8 51. Qe3
Kd7 52. b4. Blackresigns !9
Christiansen
Annotates
Queen's Indian Defense
Christiansen Browne
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nf3 b6 4. 93BaG
This is considered more active than 4. ...
Bb7.
5. b3
Both 5. Nbd2 and 5. Qa4 are equally
good options.
5. ... Bb4+
The idea behind this check is to block the
White Queen's protection of the d-pawn,
thereby inhibiting the push d,l-dS when
the occasion arises. A worthy alternative
here is 5. ... d5 6. Bg2 dxc4l? 7. Ne5 Bb4+
8. Kf1.
6. Bdz Be7 7. Nc3
Direct and to the point. White plays for
space advantage. I played this with success
against Gert Ligterink in the 1982 Lucerne
Olyrnpics.
7....cG
Not 7. ...d5?!, because 8. cxdS exd5 is
good for White.
8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3
Not 10. ... Nxd2? lL.Qxd2, which actual-
Two-time U.S. Champion
Larry Christiansen
ly aids White by trading off his "bad"
Bishop.
11. Bxc3 c5
Black hopes to obtain counterplay in the
center.
12. dxcS bxc5
Viktor
Jan Timman opted for this against
Korchroi in their Hilvesum match. Lig-
terink chose instead 12. .. Bxc5, which
allowed White to build a formidable at-
tacking platform after 13.,0-0 Bb7 14. Qe2
dxc4 15. Be4! Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qds 17. Qg4
0-0 18. Radl Qb7 19. Ng5!?, when'v\trhite
dominated the board. Timman's move is
more accurate.
t3.Qe2
Here 13. cxd5 has nothing to offer after
13. ... Qxd5 14. Bxa6 Qxdl + ! (14. ... Nxa6
15. Qez 0-0 is also reasonable) 15. Rxdl
Nxa6. Black's Knight aims for d5.
13. ... Bb7 14. 04
White must take the pressure on the
h1-a8 diagonal into account, but the alter-
native of castling long (played by Korchnoi
against Timman) presents Black with more
hazardous attacking chances.
t4- ... d4
This looks untimely. In the post-mortem
analysis, I felt 14. ... Qd7 was more active,
intending to bear down on the long diago-
nal with ... Qc6, White's best reply is 15.
cxdSl Qxd5 16.Kg2, with Rad1, Rfel, and
Be4 to follow.
15. Bd2 0-O 16. h4!
White launches a secure post on 95 to
prepare for a Kingside blitz, while at the
same time holding b2 open for the Knight
or King.
16. ... Nd7 17. Rael
Solid, yet a bit passive- Instead, 17. Ng5!
was more active, as 17. ... Bxg5 18. hxg5
(18.'Bxg5 is not as aggressive) leaves White
with superb attacking opportunities along
the h-file after the follow-up f2-f4 andl(Jt2.
White's 17. Rael takes el awav from the
Knight as well.
n....Qtc718. Be4?!
Here again, 18. NgS was better, offering
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21. Rxe4 a5
Black doesn't procrastinate in seeking
Queenside play.
22.Bxe7 RxeT 23. a4 Rb8 24.Nd2
Qc6?!
Better was 24. ... fsl.
25.h5 h6 26. f.4 Qb6
Black intends to snake his Queen into c3
to harass White's pawn formation. But
White's space advantage on the Kingside

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mate.
37. Qf6??
The simple 37. Qxh6! RddT (37. ... Ne6
38. Qf6) 38. Qc6 decides the issue.
37. ... RddT 38. Qxfs kI7 39. Oga
Kh8! 40. Rf3 Rd4 4t. QS3
Otherwise, rWhite falls under difficulties
of his own.
41. ... Qxg3+ 42. l{xg3!, draw
Here,42. Rgxg3 could create some sticky

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problems for 'White after 42. ... Rfs! 43.
Rxd3 Rfxf4l 44. Rxd4 Rxd4, when White
has a difficult time trying to protect his
Two New, Important
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Old Indian Defense
Soltis
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 dG 3. Nc3 NbdZ 4. e4
e5 5. d5 BeZ 6. Be3 O-O 7. f3 cG 8. Qd2
a6 9. Bd3 cxd5 10. cxdS
Black's play has removed the sting from Complete Fall Catalog
White's formation. Perhaps White should
have tried 5. Nf3 instead of closing the
center, but then Black could transpose into
a King's Indian and thereby steer away
from the Saemisch, Averbakh, and
forth.
1O. ... Nc5 11. Bc2 a5l
Soltis secures c5 as an outpost for the
Knight. But not 11. ... b5?, when 12. b4
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 GOLDEN
After ten years of play,three top
postal players decide to share the loot.
Readers are invited to submit their best postal games,
with or without annotation. Send them to Alex Dunie,
c/o'Chess L1fe, 186 Route 9W, New Windsor, NY
1255O. Senil over-the-board games to Grandmaster
Larry Evans [ve Inrry Evans on Ches elsewhere in this
issue). Games cannot be retumed, and pernnal replies
are not possible.
he 1973 Golden Ihights playoffs
ended in a three-way tie, the fust
time a playoff has failed to produce
an individual winner. Five finalists were
tied for first at the end of regular play: R.A.
Cayford, George KraussJr., William Mail-
lard, Dennis Monaco, and Scott Wicker.
The playoffs produced yet another tie (at
6-2) between the first three mentioned
players, and all three agreed to be co-
champions rather than go through yet
another playoff.
Game of the Month
Regular readers of this column will
recogntze the names of Cayford lthe 1972
Golden I{nights champion} and Maillard
(whose international play has been noted).
Krauss, fifty-one, is rethed from the Air
Force; he is married and has three
daughters and four grandchildren. And as
this game illustrates, he is an accurate and
deadly co-champion.
1973 Golden Knights Playoffs
French Defense
Krauss/1636 Wickerl14@.
t.P-K4P-K3 2.P-Q4P-Q4 3. N-QB3
B-Ns4. P-Ks P-Q845. P-QR3 BxNch6.
PxB N-K2 7. Q-N4
The French Defense, with its variety of
positional and tactical motifs, has long
been a fighting game. Here, \AIhite elects to
sidestep the more positional 7. P-QR4 in
favor of hand-tohand combat.
7. ... Q-BZ 8. QXNP R-Nl 9. QxP PxP
10. K-Ql
This continuation, long ago recommend-
ed by Max Euwe, leads to murky complica-
tions. It is, however, rvVhite's major con-
tinuation besides 10. N-K2.
10.... QN-B3
The KP is immune: 10. ... QXKP?! 11.
N-83 Q-B3 12. PxP leaves White with the
advantage, according to Borislav Ivkov.
Alex Dunne, a USCF nationol master from Sayre,
Pa., has been an avid correspondence player for many
years.
60 CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1983
Also playable is 10. ... N-Q2.
11. N-B3
If rvVhite tries to strengthen his center
with 11. P-l<H., he must weather a strong
Black attack after 11. ...VQz 12. N-B3
0-0-0 13. Q-Q3 PxP 14. QXBP P-Qs 15.
Q-B4 N-Q4 (Vasiukov-Krasnov: USSR
1e601.
11. .:. NxP 12. B-KB/. QxP 13.
NxN!?
\Alhite pursues his attack logically the
-than
centralized Knight is worth more
White's passive Rook, but does White have
enough for the Exchange?
13.... QxRch 14. B-Br R-Bl 15. B-Q3
B-Qz L6. K-K2 O-O-O
Black must allow the BP to go. White is
threatening 17. B-KR6 QxR 18. BxR, and
Black is in a pickle.
17. NxP RxN 18. QxR N-B3
The opening battle has produced a posi-
tion difficult to evaluate. \Alhite has certain
advantages: two Bishops and passed King-
side pawns, whereas Black has his center
pawn mass and safer King. rWhite's next
move does much to clarify his advantage.
19. R-Ql
By safeguarding his King and centraliz-
ing his Rook, White forsakes an immediate
pawn race to Queen, but he also empha-
sizes the awkward position of Black's
Queen. Now 19. ... N-K4? 20.Q-B6 NxB 21.
QxRch! KxQ22. B-NSch would lead to an
easily won endgame for White.
19. ... Q-R7 20. K-81 N-K4 21. Q-B6
N-B3?!
This obvious loss of tempo gives White a
decisive advantage. In such double-edged
positions, time is of the essence. Apparent-
ly, Black feared2l.... NxB22. PxN, when
the open QB-file and diagonal KR2-QN8
would make Black's King nervous. Now
White can contain the Black pawn mass,
and his KRP becomes golden.
22, P.KM P-N4 23. P.KR4 P-N5 24.
PxP NxP 25. QXQP
With this capture, Black can safely
resign. He has no play against the White
King and no defense to the passed RP.
25. ... P-R4 26. B-K3 NxB 27. PxN
R-Nr 28. R-Blch K-Qt 29. B-B2 P-Rs
30. P-R5 P-R6 31. R-Kl Q-B7 32. P-R6,
Black resigns
White took full advantage of Black's in-
consistent play. Students of the French
should search for improvements for Black
on moves 19,20, and2L.
Notes and Queries
r On the intemational scene, E. Sayin of
the United States has scored LZYz-Llz to
win a master-level tournament over Erik
Osbun (also of the United States), who
rcored l2-2. Sayia thus qualifies for the
next round in world championship com-
petition.
. Ray Reithel of Rochester, New York,
has sent in some of his views from his ex-
perience playmg in the seventh chess
Olynpics. Our team in that event was the
only U.S. squad to reach the finals, and
Ray has valuable advice (and a sample of
his play at the end of the column):
First of all, don't mderestimate the Europem
correspondence chessplayer. The correspon-
dence chess Olympics dates back to 1935
(Hungary was the first wimerf. European
players have had a lot of experience over the
years, especially in lage ten- to sixteen-man
tournments, md they are excellent theoreti-
cians. They are well versed in the latest opening
twists.
With the exception of the U.S. Cor-
respondence Chess Championship [m umbrella
event for members of the nation's top postal
organiations], Americm players are used to
four- to six-ma tournaments. Americans,
typically, are a gregarious people with many
outside interests md hobbies besides chess;
most don't have the time needed to do m ade-
quate job in a lage fifteen-mm, top{evel cor-
respondence tounment.
As Ray also notes, "The U.S. Postal Serv-
ice (in spite of its many shortcomings) is
still one of the best systems in the world."
He says the delay in writing to Europe was
just long enough for him to forget varia-
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the board? Alone, of course, the Bishop
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but sometimes a little help
- even if it con-
sists of only a few pawns can make all CHESS
the difference.
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Let's take a look at this curious
s Queen in
rson played
ust rewards in the fight, since it must guard against the
for his imaginative sacrifices. Both games possibility of a perpetual check. For more information about in-
were played in two different 1983 tour- 3. ... Qb/.? ternational postal chess, write
naments at New York City's ever-active Black tries to keep his Queen active, but ICCF-U.S. Secretary, Robert A.
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az . . .l5. Kg1Qb8 {. . . THE COLLE SYSTEM
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Ra2+ ! 3. Bd2t? l3.Bf2? QxbT 4. d7 RfiZ+l and adequate positional compensation.
3. ... Qbs! creates sufficient counterplay for A. Hoffmann-E. Scheer CLOCK
Black. Therefore. . .
1. Qxe4 Rxa4 2. Qxa4ll? REPAIRS
This valiant effort to gai:r the full point is
best under the circumstances.
2....QlKa43.b7 If you need your
This unusual position deserves a chess clock repaired
diagram. Although White's Queen sacri-
fice has helped his pawns break through by an expert, write to:
the blockade, the issue has not yet been
decided. Black can still stop ihe pawns, and
the Bishop has no easy way to get involved
J. Pratt
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 But how can White realize his adval-
Be sure to see it! tage? The tempting 1. Bf3 Qxe6 2. N5
Kbl!
Qet+ S. KcZQA+!P....Qx12+? 4.
Complete [J.S. Chess Fall Catalog Qf5+ 5. Kaz
leads only to
QcB 6. Qf7, andWhite wins)
perPetual check.
Page 3l-50 in this issue! 1. Qd6!? Qb8! 2. c5 Rd8
Black defends well. Bad now is 3-Qen
Qf4+, ard after 3. Qxb8 Rxb8 4. Bb3 Rc8,
the win is questionable.

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At this point, Black, probably irr fT."

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8. ... fs?? 9. gfrs ga
Maybe he was playrng for'stalemate, not
desigr chas set . Antique iinish. 6ne noticing that after 10. fxga QxeT the b-pawn
head.' feltedUie, treavity weighterd- Attmdively
gift-boxed in a hinged. bcechwood case' can still move.
10. f6 Qg6+ ll.Ka2, Black resigns
It's too bad Black became so desperate,
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b.oi"" of t-o
"lro grammed position, Black still had a move: 8'
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CompHlS-{^ Chess King a chance to

pawns.
Therefore, after 8. ... b6!,
rvVhite
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he details rules and zugswang. But the search for that waiting
regulations. EightY-nine
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for
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Welsh is a chess exPert
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two tempo moves, on d7 and c6. The same
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isa is
mutual zugswang! One possibility 1.
s
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vs. humans" and an as well. But the win is very unclear.
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under 1300, Unr each 25; more per enlrjes. Reg 9:45'10:15 a m, Rds.
CC, 5604 Solway Sl, 15217 2 sectioDs: Open, $$G: 150'100'50, t 100-50;
10:30'4, t0'3:30 Ent (cks payable to Red Rose CC): Alan R Gilbert, 22
trophy to lst. Amateur, ope0 to under 1800. $$G: 100'50-25, III 50-25,
Pilgrim Dr , Lancaster, PA 17603. l7l7l 872-7179. LS NC
MViUnr 50-25; tropby to lst. Both, EFr $20 IPCC mem. $161. Reg.9'9:45 Grand Prix Points Available: 5
a m, Rds 10'2'6, l0-3 TD: Bobby Dudtey C
Grand Prix Points Available: 5 NOV r2-r3 Califotnia
Nov 5-6 ohio Players Chess News November Open. 4-SS,40/2, P]ayers
Ramada InD loff l-801, Chesi News, 1710 Silverlake Blvd., Los Argeles, CA 90026 EF: $27.50 if
if rec'd by l1/4; t30 al rec'd by 11/10; $32 50 at site f$G 500: 300-150-50, cla$ prizes per entries
gg/below,1699/below, ReB 9-9:30 a m, Rds l0-3, l0'3 Ent: address above LS. C
2. Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.m., Graod Prix Points Available: t0
Rds 10-2:30'7, 10-3 HR: t35 for any number iD room, $5 lor extra bed Ent:
Thomas Horyal, 820 Afton Ave, B@rdman, OH 44512 1216) 782'5313 NS Nov l7-2o utah
NC Utah Open. 6-55, 40/2, Univ. of UT, Union Bldg., SLC, UT. EF: $15, ir.
Crand Prix Points Available: l5 $10, Unr. $6, if rec'd by 1l/14; $5 more at site. ST. 15, other stales OK. $$

CHESS LIFE i NOVEMBER 1983

 An American Classic
{750 bi70, lop 3 gtd.}: 150-75'2s, Cat. I 75'40, ll 75'30,
III 75'30, lViV 75-30,
iJnr. 50 20: iroolies lo lsl, toD each class, under 14, woman Reg 6 T p m, NoV 24-27 Califotnia
Rds. 7:30, 7, ld-4, 8:30 3:30. Enl: Roberl Tanner, 1473 S. 300 E No. l. SLC, 19th Annual American Open. 8'SS,45/135, LA Airyort Hilton
UT 84115 LS C Hotel, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Aogeles, CA 90045. $$ 12,599G. 2 sec-
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 5 tions: Open, EF: $43 if rec'd by I l/21; $47 al sile 7:30-9:30 p m. I li 23; t50
at sile I l/24; Grandnaslers and Intemlional Masters play free if advance let-
by
ter ol intent 250,
Expea 1000-500 o lst
plaie winnerin EF:

irs, O/r/U*. $ tl23)

NOV26-27 Colorado
$45 & $40 at D/B
US Air Fm
1983 Colorado Springs Open. 4'SS, 30/90,
Academy, Arnold Hall Ballr@m, USAFA, 80M1. 2 seclions:
adv. $f {b/50, top 3G}: 25G15G100, U2050, 1900 each 100
lo uDder 1?50/Unr. EF: tlz adv. t5 lb/50, toP 2G): 10G50, U
Unr. trch 40-25. All, Unr. & Youth pay %'price EF.
5540? l6t2l 822-2243. NS. C.
ST tr8, t2 tmt., youth yr'price, other states OK. Re8.
Grmd Prix Points Available: 15
I
9:30-3. Ent: CSCA, c/o R. Siebert, 2939 MariDe St.,
NOV 18-20 MarYland r303t 444{754 NS NC.
Grand Prix'Points Avaitable: 10

NOV26-27 Tennm
904()6 NS C 24th Annual Mid-South OPen. 5-SS, 40/100, Rodeway ID
Grand Prix Points Available: 80 MediEl Center,889 UDion, Memphis, TN 38104. t$ 4,t,00G.2 sctioE
Open, 5lG: 800-400'300, CM, Cat. I each 20G100. Reserve, op€o lo
NOV1S-ZZ Texas un-der 1800 or Unr. tic:500-30G200, Cat. lll, lvibelow @ch 2m'100, Ur-
Cekeysville, MD 21030. LS NC.
Grand Prir Points Available: 5

NOV r9-2O Florida

lli2l; $45 later. ST $5, jrs. i4. l4'pt. bye available in rds. I & 2. HR: i35-38,
neotion tml. Re8. 9'1130 a.m., Ras. l'7, l0'4, 9'3 Ent: Dallm Chess Club,
1112 GEhaD Aw.. Dallas. TX 75223. NS. NC. DEC 3-4 Maasachu*tl!
Grand Prir Points Available: 20 Ham Nelson Pillsburv Memorial. &SS, 45i2, Ammb
culturai & EducatioEal Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, MA 02173 1614
NOV25-27 Florida
St, Tallahassee, fL 32304 NS NC 6th Miami CC Thanksgving Classic. 6'55, Ramada lnn,
Grand Prir Points Alailable: l0 16805 NW l2th Aw:, Miani, FL 33169. , sections: Open, 40/2. EF: 140 i0
advance, i45 at site. t$G:450'225'1ffi, Erp., A, B each 75. 1699/below,
Nov r9-2o Georgia
45/2. EF: t20 in advilce; t25 at sile. $tG:2{x}100'50. Both, Reg. ll'12:30
1983 In NB, at l'85,
a.n., Rds. l-7, ll-5, 9'3. HR: Ramada lru, i3+36. EtrL Miili
CC, c/o Jay
Atlanta' 45 llh3;122 al
Lewis, 8205 SW t3th Ct., N. Lauderdale, EL 33068 C.
site. sT b/ cM, cat, I,
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 15
Il/below at o under 1600

NOV 25-27 PennsYlvania

ford, MA 02746 1{17-996'1357. Cks. payable to MACA NS. C'

Graod Prix Points Available: 10

Maypop Lane, D€catur. GA 30035. NS. NC. DEC3-4 Ohio

Grand Prix Points Available: 5 sth Anrual Parma Open. 5'SS, 36/90, German Central Orgmiza
tioD, 7863 York Rd., Pilma, OH 44130 i$ t,000 G.'2 sclioN; Open, EP:
NOv l9-2o PennsYlvania $18, if rec'd by lli26; t23 at site $t 125'100{5'35, under 2100, 2000, lglX)
Chaturanga Chess Club Championships. 4SS, 30/75, Loller each 50-25 Reserye, EF: ll5, it rec'd by 11i26; t20 at sjte l,
Bldg., S. York Rd., Hatboro. EF: 522,b\ tlllz,025 al d@r IPSCF less 62 in 100.65-40-20, under 1600, 1400, 1200 each 40'20, top Unr 30'15 RB.
advince, Chal. CC membs. less t2 at d@r or in advauce). $lG 250: 8:3G9:30 a m., Rds 10'3'8, 10-3:30 TD and Ent:.John Vehre, 431 Winlhrop
125-75-25-15-lq additioml and class prizes baxd on entries; trophy to top Dr, Apt 61, Findlay, OH 45840. Ioio: Bill Nappi 12161 23&6599 NS NC-
C.C.C. member. Reg. erds 10:30 a.m., Rds. ll'3, 10:30'2:30. TD: Ira Lee Rid'
Grmd Prix Poirts Available: 5

dle, 400 Newtowr Rd., Warminster, PA 18974. (2151 67+9049. NS. NC.
Grand Prix Points Available: 5 DEC 3-4 New York
NY I)ecember Open. 4'SS, 30/90, Chess Cenler, 5l'59 W 14 St , NY
NOV 19-20 Rhode Island 3 sections: Open, opeo to all. Etr: over 2299 $26, 2100'2299 t21, others t16
mailed by ll/28, all $4 more at tnt. $!G:300'l4t)-60, clock to top Bxperl,
A/Utrr. Booster, opeD to uDder 1800 or UDr. EF: t20 l$: 30% of EFs tsl,
1296 2nd, 8% 3rd, l09t to top C/below Novice, open to under 1400 or Un.
Ef: tlo t$ 40ft of EFs lst, 20% znd All, Reg ends 10:30 a E, Rds. lt-4:30
each day, except ll:30-3:30 in Novice '/z-pt byes available rds 1'2. Ent: Con-
liDental Ches, 450 Prosp€cl Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10553 NS Nc
. [F: $18, if rec'd by lli 16. i$ ls0'90-60'40. Grand Prix Points Available: l0
1600 or Unr. EF: $16, if rec'd by ll/16. t$
DECg-lt Nevada
n to under 1350 or Unr. EF: $14, if rec'd by
EF: t6 more at site. Unr. may not win first prize UNLV Gran Prlx V. 5-SS, 50/2, Room 133, Carlson Teacher Eduq'
tion Bldg, Univ. ofNV, LasVegas, NV 89154. EF: $15, itrec'd by 127; $20al
in bottom 2 sections. Re8. 8:30'9:30 an., Rds. t0:?O-4, 10-3:30. HR: send
in6 Gilbert Gosselin, 17 Kennev St., New Bed- site. !5G 450: 130-70-50, Cat. I, II, lll, IV/Unr. each 50. Re8. 5:30'6:45 p.m.,
SASE for directions & Ent:
5600. 2'7:30,ll'4130, opn to
Rds 7, 11-4, l1-4 tlR: t20-35 Ent: Dr Edwild J Kelly, 3500 Haverford
ford, MA 02?46 16171 996-1357- LS. NC.
Crand Prix Points Available: l0
under mailed bY 10/15, t110 at
Ave, Lro Vegas, NV 89121. NS. NC.
tnt. $ Prizes with509t rd, t0% Grand Prix Points Available: 5
NOV 19-20 Ohio 4th, 5 n over $400. Reg .2'7130,

Chula Vista, CA 92010 C

961,5302 NS C
Grand Prix Points Available: 15
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
DEC fo-tl Texas
NOV 19-20 Houston Open Iv. &SS, 4512, Menorial Plaza Holiday Inn, 2100
San Antonio Texas Tune-Up. 5-SS,45i2, Br@dway Plaa Holel, Memorial Dr., Houston, TX 77007 17]131 869'8261. EF: t20, if rec'd in ad'
Itll ntonio, TX 7820 vaoc€: t25 at site. $tG: 175-75, Cat I, II, IlUbelow each 50 Reg 9 a m , Bds.
ll/18 $t (b/40, top 3 l0-3, 10'3. tlR: t29 95 4 in roomi special rates for chess tmt Bnti Houston
N/Vi a.m., Rds.9:3Gl Chess Studio, 815 lackson HIJJ, Houston, TX 77007 NS NC
Mike San Antonio, TX Grmd Prix Points Available: 5
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
DEC lo-lf Massachuoetls
NOV 22-DEC 20 New York Arthur Roberts Memotial Tourmment. 4SS, 50/2, Holy

Anatoly Karpov Open. 5'SS, 30i90, Chess CEnter, 6l-69 W. 14 St.,

NY. EF: ov€r 2099 $20, otlers $15. $!G: 150'70-30, clock to top A, B, C, D/E, Grand Prix Points Available: 60
Unr if 3 or more in clas Re8.6:30 Rds 7 each Tues yrpt byes
Pn,
available lst 3 rds No mail entries NS NC A Heritage Event
Grand Prix Points Available:5 NoV 25-27 Michigan
' 25th Motor City Open. GSS, 4O/2, E. Dekoit Rec. Bldg.' Yrblk. E.
NOV 24-27 Wisconsin
of Gratiot on 9/r Mi6, E. bekoit, MI. EF: $23, iJ rec'd by lU20; $25 at site.
Wi[iam Mutz MeDorial North Central Olrcn. 7-SS, 45i2,
sT. $i (b/110, lst G): 450-200{00-100-85'85-8$85'85, U2000, 1800, 1600,
Park Basl tlotel, 916 Bast State St., Milwaukee, WI EF: $28, iI rec'd by 11/19;
1400 each 80'50'50, Unr.30'30, out'of'state lst in each M, E, A, B, C, D, U0r.
t35 at site. ST ll,other states ON tlc 2000: 550-300-m0'150; 1800 in clas
each $20 bonus Reg. 9-10 a.m, Rds 10'3:30, 9-3:30, 9-3:30.
yrpt bye Worcester and HR available upon request with SASB to above address C
Drizes in 100 Dt. iDleNals, biclass , Rds. 8,
available in rd t Ent: H Gaba, zlTzlDeqtiadre, Hazel Park, Ml 48030
Grud Prix Points Available: 5
it-2, tt-2, to+. Ent: wiscoosi! c chillon,
DEC lo-ll Pennsylvania
WI 53014. Yrpt. bye avail. in rds. LS. NC. r313t 543-1762 NS. NC.
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 5 Pitt Panther Swiss. 4SS, 50/2, Concourse Dhing Ars, Uni! o[ Pitl-
Crand Prix

68 CHESSI,IFE / NOVEMBER1983
 NOV 5-6. North Counly FalI Open. Grand Prix listing rec'd by 1l/2; tl2 al site. $$ 30 per quad. RE8. 8-9 a-m., Rlt l0 ]:30- I 111,
sburgh (Schenley Hall), Pittsbu8h, PA 15260. 2 seclios: See
Twin Counties Chess Club, P.O Box t004, Murpbysboro, tL 62966 LS NC'
Ooin 60-50, U2200, U2000 @ch 50 Reserve, open
to
tlni", 00 6G50, U1600, U1400 each 50 Both, Reg 9-9:45 NOV l1-12. 1983 $2OOO Orange County Champion- DerrY Behm
N Neville No 58, Pittsburgh, ship. Grand Prix listing NOV 5, Illiana Fun VII:
a.m., Rds 104, 104 Ent: Tom Martimk, 320 See
c
Appreciation. +SS,
PA 15213
NOV f 1-13. Pacific Coast Intercollegiate. 4-SS, 45/2, Tin 61846. 2 sections: OpeD,
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
per entries. Scholastic,
DEc 17-1a NewYork per entries. Both, Reg. 8
32nd Chess Center Open. 4-SS, 30/90, Chess Ceoter,6l'69 W 14 207 N. Third, Georgetown
St., NY. EF: over 2299 $20,2lOO'2299 515, others 510. t$G: 150'7$30. Reg.
ends 10:30 a m., Bds. 1l-4:30 each day. l4'pt. byes available rds. l-2. l,lo nail
NOV f2. Check$ and Double Checks. Two [-day eveDts,
4'SS, 40i1, Chicago Ches Center, 2666 N Halsted, ChjcaSo, lL 60614
entries NS NC
312-929-7OlO EF: each date $10 i[ rec'd in advance; $12 at site $$ {135 b/20,
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
3 per classl:45'30, B, C, D/E/Unr. each 20 Re8.9'9:45 am, Rds
DEC 17-18 California 10-12:30'3'5:30 Enl: address above LS C
San lose State Unlversity Fall '43. 4SS, 45/2, SJSU ud/or NOV f 2-13, Players Chess News November Open. See

busineis clasrooms, glh St. between San Carlos and Sd Grand Prix listing
Femando Sls., San NOv 12. Springfietd Hawest Open. 4'SS;30/1, Washington
Park Pavjlion, N. o{ intersection of Park Ave. & So. Grand Ave. W., Spr
NOV I l. itizens Bldg ,
ingfield, IL 62703. EF: 59, SCC 17, SCA $8, both $6. $$ {210 b/30): 75 35 25,
405 S. Sa E 5' it rec'd bY
Cat. I, U, IIl, lV/V, VI each 15. Reg.8:15-8:45 a.m., Rds.9-12:15'3:t5-6:15.
ll/11; $l s Prires- bmd
Ent: Thomas fuedler, 2lM South Fourth St, Sprinfleld, IL 62703 NC
o, iotri. -l ss Club, Box
1036, Arcadia, CA 91106 NS NC NOV f9. Buenas No Chess. Two l'day events,4-SS,30/1 Sat.,
l9t9 40/l Sun., Chicago Chess Cenler, 2666 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614. EF:
NOV 20. Class B each date $t0 if rec'd in advance; tlz at site. $$ {200 b/30, bi4 per classl:
by l2l12: $5 more ther@fier. Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.m., Rds l0:15-3, l0-3 Ent: W. Artesia Blvd., Carson, 1250
50-30, Cat I, tl, III, lV/V/Unr each 30 Reg 9'9:45 a m , Rds
Fiancisco Sierra, 663 Bucher Ave., Smta Clara, CA 95051. LS NC. b/25, topB Gtd.): 100 & tr Re8
10-12:30'3'5:30 LS C (3121 929-7010
Grand Prix Poinls Available: 20 9 a.m.,'Rds. lb-l-4'?:30. , Los
Angeles, CA 90003. LS NC Rockford
DEC 26-JAN 8, DEC 26-JAN 2 New York
if rec'd by
2nd Ainual CCA Winter International and NOV 24-27. lgth Annual American Open. See Grand
ies for lst
Amateur. 30/100, Chess CeDter, 6l-69 W. 14 St , New York 2 sections: Prix listing available.
Internat l2l3l, ll3, ll5.
lM oorms, available. EF: it
DEC 1O-l l. San Diego Open. See Grand Prix listing
mailed by free, American
NOV f9. Peoria Cash Novice. 4-SS,30/45, Bradley U Std Ck
IMs t45 wi ed over 2295 or
FMs t95 with clock & set, otheMise $115; others Sl35 with clock & set,
DEC 17-1a. SanJose State Univ. Fall'83. See Grand Prix Cafeteria, 901 N Elmwood, Peoria, lL 61606 Limited to under 1500 EIl 65,
listing. jr.$4, if rec'd by lli 18; tl more al sile $$G 60: 30 to lst, 30 allocated
othemise $155. All EF $15 more after 12117. $$G: 1000'500-250-t25'75-50; all
b/rating distribution o[ entries. Reg. 8-8:45 a.m., Rds 9-ll-1:30'4. Enl: Bill
DEC 27.29. National HS Individual Wilkinson, 905 N. Rebecq Pl., Peoria, lL 61606 13091 673'9455 NS. NC,
Championships. See National Events listiDg
NOV 19-20. ChicagoLawn ChessAssn. XXXVII&XX-
COLORADO XVIll. Two l-day eveols, 4'SS, 40i1, 3302 West 63rd St., Chicago, IL
60629. EF: $6. Trophies to lop 3. Reg.9-9:45 a.m., Rds. 10-12:30'3'5:30. Ent:
to under 2000 or Unr , ?-SS, 12126-1/2 with off day 12i 31 EF: t35 ruiled by
lzi 17, $40 at tmt $$ 25 of each Etr returned with lst 35%, 2nd l5%, 3rd l0%,
NOV 2-3O. Wednesday Night Tournament. 5-SS, 40/90, Chicago LawD Ches Asn., 3302 West 63rd. St., ChicaSo, lL 60629. NS. C.
Denver Ches Club, 1290 Williams St., Denver, CO 80218 (3031 322'0l68 EF:
under 1800 lst 20%, Zrd l0%, u0der 1600 lst 10%- Reg ends 5:30 p m
$12, 56 tor DCC membs tS per entries ReB 7:30-8 p m, Rds 7:30 each NOV 19-20. Old Fashion Swiss. 5-SS, 40/100, Che$ Mates
12126, Rds.6:3 under 1600 limit 3
Wed NS NC Ltd, 517 Dempster Ave, EvaDston, lL 60201 Limited to 36 players EF: $18,
byes). Both: HR: contact Hotel
i[ rec'd by 11/15; $20 at site ST 57, jr t5, other states OK $tG 480:
Seville or Coll YMCA. Ent: Con'
100-75'25, Cat l, Il, IIl, lV/V ach 50-20, Unr chess bmks Reg. 9'9:45 a m ,
tinental Chess 10553. N5 NC.
Gmnd Prix Points Available: 40
Rds. I0-l:30-5, 1l'4 Ent: address above, ATTN: Old Fashion Swiss NS NC

DBC31-JAN I TenDessee NOV 26. Chess-tize Your Opponent. Two I'day events,
7th Fai;field Glade Open. 5-SS, 50/2, Fairtield Glade Resort, 4'SS, 40i Chicago Chess Center,2666 N Halshd, Chiego, IL 60614 13121
l,
Peavine Rd., Crosville, TN. stc: 2,500 3 sections: Olren, EF: 525 i[ rec'd 929'7010 EF: each date il0 if rec'd in advatrce; $12 at site $$ {b/20, 3/classJ:
by 12126. ttG: 500-200-100, CM, l/below 200'100-50; lrcphies to lst, lop CM, 45-30, B, C, D/E/Unr. each 20 Reg 9'9:45 a m, Rds 10-12:30'3'5:30 Ent: ad'
Iibelow. Amateur, open to below 1800. BF: t20, if rec'd by l2l25. llG: dress above LS C.
200'75'50, ill/below 150-75-50; tropbies to lst, top Ill/below. Novice, oPen
DEC 3. Illiana Fun VIII: Goodby 83. Georgetown, IL Con'
tact: l2l7l 662-8279.

(3031 4.44,67s4 LS NC DEC 4. Mt. Vernon Holiday Open. Mt Vemon, [L, Contact:
N/A
NOV 7-28. Mooday Night Tournament. 4.SS, 40i90,
Denver Chess Club, 1290 Willians St , Denver, CO 80218 1303) 322{t68 EF: DEC lo-ll. Chicago Lawn Chess Assn. XXXIX & XL.
16151 484-9s93 or (615) 48+4878. LS. C. $10, DCC membs $5 t$ per eDkies Reg 7:30-8 p m, Rds 7:30 each Mon Chicago, IL Contact: NiA
Grand Prir Points Available: 15 NS, NC

NoV 26.-27. 1983 Colorado Springs Open' See Grand

INDIANA
AROI]ND THE
Prix listing

CONNECTICUT NOV 12-f 3, The Omega Glory. 5-SS, 50/2, Indiam Univ Pur'

TJI\IITED STATES NOV 5-6. 5th Annual Fairfield Fall Open.

Prix listing
See Grand
due Univ at Indiaapolis, 1300 W Michigan, Iudiaoapolis, IN 46201. EF:
ll2, it rcc' d by lli ll; tl3 al site tt {485 b/501: 125'75'35, bp At l, 2, 3, 4
each 50, top Cat. 5, UDr. each trophy. Reg. 8-8:45 a.m., Rds. 9-2-7, 9-2 Ent:
Daryl Lakes, 105 N Grant, Indianapolis, lN 46201. NS C
NOVEMBERl_DECEMBER3l NOV 5-6. Crescent Metro-BSU Open No. l. See Grand
Prix listing. NOV f2-f3. l9E3 Mldwestern Scholastics. Arsenal Tech
High Schmt, 150t) East Michigan Sl., Indiampolis, lN 46201. 3 secliotrs:
ALITBAMA DEC 3. 60th Exit Open. Neu Haven, CT CoDlacL 467-5396
High School, 6-55,40/1, open to grades l2lbelow. $$G: 100 lo lop teami
trophies lo lop l0 ildividuals, lop 5 teams, top Cat.2, 3,4, 5, 6, Utr. ltoP 4
DEC 4. 5rsr Fairfield CC Sectional. Fairfield, CT Cootact:
scores make t@m score), all nusl attend $me school. Rds. 9-12:3047:30,
NOV 12. Class Tornado. 4-SS, 40/1, Apollo room of Holiday [on, N/A- 9-12:30.Junior High, 6-55, 40i1, open to g/below. t$G: 100 top top
38t0 Univ Dr, Huntsville, AL $$ 465G 4 sections: CM, EF: tlg tt Srades
tean; trophies to top 10 individuals, top 5 teams, top Cat. 3, 4, 5, 6, Ur. Rds.
10G50 Cat. I, EF: tl7 $i 80'40 Cat. II, EF: $15. $$ 70'35 Cat.
FLORIDA 9-l2i31-4-7i30,9-12:30, Elementary, {11/12 onlyl +SS, 30/30, oPen to
III/Unr., EF: $13. $$ 60'30. All, Re8.8-9 a.m,, Rds.9'12'2:30'5 CST. Ent:
to top t@m; trophies to top l0 players, top 5 teams,
Huntsville Chess Club, c/o Richad Capp, 1216 E Clinlon Ave., Hunlsville,
AL 35801 12051 533-044t LS NC NOV ll-13. Crown County Open, See Grand Prix listing em. playeB may play in JHS section on Sunday for
All, EF: $7, it rec'd by ll/8; 010 at site. Reg. 7-8:30
NOV 19-20. 1983 Tallahassee ChamPionship. See
a.m. HR: Rodeway East; $32 per room up to 4, 1800-228-m00, ask for chess
ARKANSAS Grad Prix listing rates. Eot: LeoMrd Wallace, 710 SuDet Blvd., Greenwood, tN 46142. Infol
(3171 888-2670 NS NC
NOV 12-13. Roger Q. Martin Memorial. 5-SS, 45i2, NoV 25-27. 6th Miami CC Thanksgiving Classic. See

UALB,33rd & Uoiv, Studenl Union Bldg., Little Rock,AR 72205 EF: t20. $$ Grand Prix listing NOV f 9. Andy's November Tomado. 4SS, 30i30, Holiday
1565 b/401: 150'75, Cat. l, ll, III each 75, Cat lV/V/Unr' 75'40 (ii 9 playerel. Inn, I-70 East at Shadeland Ave exit 89, lndianapolis, IN 46219 Ef: tlo l$
iteg.8:t5-9 a.m.. Rds.9:30-2 7,9-2. Eol: Chuck Niggel,2l3 So Valmar, Little GEORGIA (240 b/401: top each quarter of wallcha( Sets 60 Reg 8-8:45 am, Rds
Rock, AR 72205 LS NC 9,11.1,3 NS NC

NOV 19-20. 1983 Georgia Open. See Crand Prix listhg NOV l9-2O. Kentucklam Open. 5'SS, 50/2, Indiana Univ
ARIZ()NA SE, Preside0t Suite, Grmtlire Rd, New Albany, IN 47150 EF: i10, if rec'd
IDAH() by 10i30; tl2 at site. !i
{370 bi40f: 140-70, Cat. t, II, III, N/V/VI/Unr. each
NOV 4-6, SACA Championshlps. See Grand Prix listing 40. Reg. 8:30-9:30 a.m., Rds. l0'2i30'7, 9:30'2. Ent: Raymond Woodward, 155
NOV 11-12. Coast to Coct OPen. 4'SS,45/90, Manwaring E Main St, New Albany, IN 47150 NC
CALIFORNIA ceoler 230, Rick coll bY ll/l;
s4 at
ce
site. $l (b/15, in gift 00 20'10; plus NOV 26-27. Indiana Claos Championshtp. 5'SS, 50/2,
trophies. Reg.5'6 p.m. -31. %'pt. bye Pt. Wayne CeDtral Library, 600 Webster St., Ft. WayDe, lN 6 sectioDs:
NOV 1-29. PlayersChess NewsWeeklyTues. Nighter in ist rd. Ent: Donnel NS. NC- 2OOO/up, ISOO-20OO, 1600-1800, 1400-1600, l2OO'l4OO,
No. 6. 4'SS, 40/2, Players Chess News, l7l0 Silverlake Blvd., Los Argeles, l2oo/belowunr. All, EF: $15, if rec'd by ll/24; ,18 at site ST. t$
CA 90026. EF: $10, it rec'd by 10/30; $15 at site $$ per enhies Reg 6:30 TLLINOIS {900 bi60, l0 per sctionl: 100'50 each sectioD; trophies to
lN players in each
p.m, Rds. 7 each Tues Ent: address above LS C sectiotr. Prire money adjusled to 0umber of enlrilts in each &ction ReS.
NOV4-6. The $IO,OOOLasVegasHolidaY Classic. See NOV 5. 3rd Annual Southern IL Quads. 3'RR, 40/80, The 8:30'9:30 a.m., RDs. 10-2'7, 9-2. Etrt: Robert l. Rice, [R No. 1, Box 9,
Grand Prix listing Lutherao Studilt Ceoter, 700 S UniversitY, Cnbondale, IL 62901 EF: $10, if Decatur. IN 46733 LS NC

CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983

 NOV 26-27. Westem Missourl Open. tSS, {o/lm, h-

fJ.S. AIR CLASSIC deperdence Masonic TeEple, 120 S Plqrut, Independence, MO 54050
tl3, iI rec'd by 11/23; $15 at sile. Ur. fiee with purchase oI USCF mmb.
1420 bi60l: r2G60, A, B, C, Dluu each 60. Beg. 8:30-9:30 a.D.,
E
tl
f,&

$1,OOO GUARANTEED PRIZE FUND

l}-2i30-?, l0-2i30 EoL JiD Nicks, 1406 W. 4lst St , KaDss Cily, MO 61UL
NS NC.

Nov. 12-13 o College Pork, Md. NOV

MONTANA

30/m, Room 352, Sct

PRIZES: ScieDce , iI rec'd by ll/17; lE at sL
Masl€rs t4. t$G 200: l0&5G25, bd
under I 8'9 a.n., Rds. 9:3G2-7,92
Open: 300-150-75-30 Under 1950: 250-125-@-20 HR: t2t4o EDt: William H, McBr@o, 2321 Raymood Ave, Mi$oula Il
"Special Brilliancy Prize: Round Trip Air Fare
59802 NS. C

for two to Orlando Fla. (Disneyworld) DEC 15, 22, 29. Itt Winter Open. Miswula, MT. CotrE
N/4.
Open: $25.00 by ll/2/83 ($30.00 at site)
Amateur: $20.00 by ll/2/83 ($25.00 at site) I\IBBRASKA
US Airline Discount airfare for tournament DEC f o. Mid-America Scholastlc Imt. Litrcoln, NB. Ca
Send Entries to: BWI Chess Club tad,1402l. 477-2861.

P.O. Box 4475, Baltimore, MD 21223 NEVAI'A

Complele Detoils, see Grand Prk Section
NOV +6. The i lo,ofi! Ias Vegar Hollday Claeslc. Sc
Cnd Prix l.isling.
DEC 3. Andy'6 l)eembet Tomado. 4SS, 30/30, ltoliday
lon East, I-70 at Shadelild Ave. erit 89, Indiuapolis, IN 46219. BF: tl0. lt
MASSACIIUSETTS NOV 5-6, Golden West Scholastics. &SS, 40/90, Holiday tr
gets 60 Reg &8:45 a.o., Rds. Certerstrip, tas Vegas, lW lacro$ ftom Cwrs Palaftl. 3 sectiou lIS.
1210 b/401: top 0[ @ch quartil of wallchart
9-ll-l-3 Ns Nc. NOV 5-6. l6th Cmtral NB Fall O1rcn. See Graod Prir JHS & Elem. AIl, EE: 18, if by ll/l; tl2 at site. Tropbies to top l0 tc
lisliDg. ind lop l0 iodividuals acb scl- Reg. &9 a.8., Rds. lG2-6 each date. hlo c
HR & irilsport tioD 25242.65, oulside CA l-80G421-5159. Ent: Paci6c CtE
I()'wA NOV 6.
Berkshire County Quads. 3-RR, 40/1, Daltoo CoE- 323h Richmond. El Seguodo, Ca 90245. loto: l2l3) 645-8398. NS. NC.
muDity Hous, 400 MaiD St., Rt 8 So., Dallon, MA 01226. BF: 15 lo ll0 tt
A Heritage Evena lst each quad.{c8. 9-9:45 a.m., nds. 10-1"1. BtrL Milk Thompstr, ll3 Bd- DEC 9-f 1. UNLV Gran Prix V. See Grand Prix listing.
NOV 26-27. 26th ThanftcgivlDg 2olgo. eSS, 20/30, wild Ave., Pitlsfield, M,q 0U0l LS. NC.
Chmbqlain Mfg Cafcteda, Ealt 1th & EtthEr 12.5 ni. No. Jcl.2l8 & 63,4
NOV 22, 29DEC 6. Framingham Autum Oclagoral. NEW IBRSEY
blocls E. of 631, Walerlm, IA 50703. BP: t8. tt ll50 b/30). REg lGll a n.,
Rds. ll:30-2-4:30, 9:30-12-2:30 Ent: Aubrey C Smith, 216 Bcrtch, Waierlm, 3-SS in 8-player sctiotrs, 40/90, 20/45, SD/30, Amerim Legion Hall, ll
rA 50702 IS NC. Beech St , Fruinghm, MA 01701 BF: 112,Frubghan CC nembs t7. l$ NOV 6. lst Sun Be5t WesterD Iu, f,L I
190 b/241: m-10 each sectiotr. Reg. 7-7:30 p-8., RDs. 7:30 4ch date. EDt: Wa' t8
& 1287, Bdisotr. EF: taying for osh. hic
NOV 26-27. Thankcgiving Tourney. 5'SS, 40/90, Marycrest ren Pinches, ll5 Bay State Rd., Boston, MA 02215. {614 353-1889. LS. NC. trophy or lt2-Zlbased ods 10:15 88., n&
ColleSe Nursing Bldg., 1607-W 12 Sl., Davenport, IA 5281N. EF: tls. t$ 1335 1030:l:3M:30. Bnt:al 8-5524. See NoD-na.d

b/35, 6 p€r cla$,: 125-70, A, B, C, D/EiUor. @ch 35. Re8. E-9:45 a.m., Rds. DEC 3-4. Harry Nelcon Pillsbury Memorial. See G!ild Beginners section C.
tu2-6, t0-2.8D1 at sit€ LS NC Prix listing. NOV 7-DEC 5 lsctlon 3, Nov. 14, 2lf. 2nd Annul
Dumont Chesc Matec Champlonship-Preliminria
TANSAS
DEC f O-f l. Arthur Roberts Mqorlal lournamert. Dunont HS Cafeteria, New MilJord Ave , Dumotrl, NJ. 3 sections: Section
See Grand Prix. listirg l, 5-SS, 40/80, open to170 bove. BF: 13
by lliz. Trophiea to top3, 5 P,n" R&.
NOV l9-2o. Wichita Class Championshipc. 4'SS, 40/2, DEC ff. Three Player Scholastic Team. Worcester, MA ?:45 each Mon. Section er details a
KS Newnatr College, Adm Bldg., 3100 Mccomict Ave., Wichita, KS 67213, Contact: {614 996-1357. above. Section 3, &SS, : $2 bY tlD-
EF: tls, if rec'd by ll/17; $20 at sile. ST t5, otber states OK. $l {610 bi60l: prias per eotries. Rl'
Expert/above I 1065, A 100'50, B 9tI55, Cibelow 80-50 Re8. 8:30'9:30 a.m., DEC f7. Framirgham Saturday Swiss No. l. Fram- . $5, under l8/ovs 65
Rd!. 10.3:30, lG3:30. Dorns: 58-12. Door prizes. Ent: TD Henry Jeonings, ingham, MA. Conhcl {6171 35U889. pts, io Section 2, lc i!
707 S Lightner, Wichita, KS 67218 %-pt, bye available rds- I'3 A 1(5 Tour W. Milx, 307 Websts
evenl. NS, NC DEC 26-30. 1983 Pan-American Intercollegiate Dr, New Milford, N] 07646 l20U 251'4017 NS, NC
Ieam Championship. See Natiooal Bvents listbg
KENTUCTY NOV 12. Superheavyweight Swiss
MICHIGAN County Vocational School, Rt. 40 & lgh Ave., Mays
$10, if rec'd by ll/5; t12 at site. tt{150b/251: 6t35
NeV 5. U.K. Fall Open. +SS, 40/1, 20/30, SD/30, Presidents
3. Hiberoation Weekend.
Room 2t4, Univ. of KY Conm. CC, Studenl Cenler, Lqinglotr, KY 40506. NOy f 2-f See Grard Pri! listing 25. ReB. until 9:50 a.8., Rds. 10-l-47. E0t: Jay Mc
NJ 08240 (609) 927-1233 C
EP: tl0, iI rec'd by 10/29; t12 at site 5l {340 b/40, S/clas): 120-80, I, II, III,
lV/Vlibelow ach 28. Reg 8-9:30 a m, Rds. lGl'4-7. Etrt: Rob Delnis, U.K NOv 25-27, 25th Motor Clty Open. See Grand Prix listing
Comm CC, P.0. Box 973, Univ Station, Leringlon, KY 40506 NS. C.
NOV f 2. Toms River quad. 3-RR, 40/80, Dover TownshiP RE-
DEC f O. Jingle Bear'6 Mlnl-Swlss, Grud Rapids, Ml. Con- BId8., Whitesville Rd., Toms River, NJ 08753. EF: i7. Trophy to lst; +qud
victories (July-Dec) ems 3'yr. USCF nemb. Reg. til 9:50 a.m., Rds l0'l-1-
NOV 12, State-Am 1983. 4-SS, N1r,20130, SD/30, Presideots lact: N/A
NSC
Room 214, Univ of KY Conm CC, Studerl Center, l€xingtotr, KY 40506
Limited lo faculty, sludeDts, md staff o[ any KY colle86. Ef: 120 per +man
MII\INESOTA NOV f3. Bayonne Promotional. 4-SS, 40/1, 20i30, SD/30,
team, iI rec'd by llil;$28 at site. ICAK 15 $$ (b/5 leamsl: 50; traveliDg wall Bayome Chess Club, 597 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002. EF: free. Tropbia
trophy f,eg 8-9:30 a m, Rds. l0'l-4-7 Ent: Rob Dennis, Pres, ICAK, P 0 toiop 3, uoder 1600 & 1400. Re8.9:30'10 a.m., Rds. 10'12:30'3-5:30, NC.
Box 973, Univ StatioD, LexingoD, KY 40505 NS NC
NOv 5-6. 1983 U.S.Junior Open Championship. See
nltARYTIIND National Events listing

NOV 1a-2O. TheXXthAnnualMinneapolisOpen. See

NOV 6. Baltimore Open Quad. 3-RR, 0/80, Hillcrest Rec.
Grild Prix listinS
Center, Fredqick at S. RollinS Rd., Catonsville, MD 21228. EF: 56' P ad'
vance; f8 at site. MCAI t4, uder 18 t2. wimer has cboice of trophy or $15 NC
books or 2 free etrtries iD series; 3-0 wi[Der has choice o[ free eDtry to 1983 MISSOURI s-ss, 3011,
Baltimore Open or 1.yr. USCr membership. Re8. 9:30-10:15 a.m,, Rds $10, if rec'd
l0:30-2:3D6:,0. Ent: MCAI, 3518 Counleigh Dr, Baltinore, MD 21207 LS. under 2lm,
NC
NOV 5-6. Ice's Summit Open. 5-SS, 40i2, Besl Weslern Sum-
5, ll'3. BDt
mit Inn, Chipnu Rd & 50 Hiway, Lee's Summit, MO €,4053. Ef: $17, if
NOV f 2-f 3. U.S. Air Classic. See Grand Prix listing rec'd by ll/l;
$20 at site. $t 1600 b/50): 175'100-75, A 6G30, B 60-30, C 40,
NC.

D/E/Unr 30 Reg. 8-9 a.m, Rds 9:30-l:30{:30, 10-2:30 HR: $30-34 Ent:
NOV 14-DEC 12. l21h Annual RJCC-CC FaIl Lee's Summit Chess Club, P.O Bor 164, Lee's Summit, MO 64063 C NOV27. odTom
Swis6. 4'SS, 40/100, 6125 Montrose Rd , Rockville, MD 20852 2 sclions: Jeffe
Hall, 5l 19; t9 d
Over 16OO, Under 1600. Both, El: $5. ST, otherstatesOK. Trophy NOV f2-13. St. Louis Amateur Championship. Busch othe
site. sr, o scord
prizes Rds.7:30 pm each Mon Info: Steve Nathm,8 Midline Rd, Memorial Center, St Louis UDiv, 20 North Grad Blvd, St Louis, MO
a.
fug. 9-10 er Ave.,

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 l30U 953'7332 NC 63103 2 sectioG: Premier, 4-SS, 30/80 EF: tl6 by nail, ll8 by phone; Westwmd, NJ 07675. LS. NC
$20 at site. $t 1230 b/251: ll0, Candidate Mdier 70, Cat, I 50; ChmPion is
NOV 18-20. 24th Annual Baltlmore Open Chess seded into St- Louis District Champiooship Re8 9:3G9:45 a.n., Rds l0'3, NOV 27. Atlantic County Quads. 3-RR, 40/80, Atlmtic Cou'
Championship. See Gratrd Prix listing. lG3 Amateur, 5-SS, 30i70, open to below 1800 EF: t6 by mail, t8 by ty vo@lional Sch@|, Rl.40 & lglh Ave., Mays Lmding, NJ 08330 EF: t9 tl
phooe, i10 at site. lst, top Cat. lII, NIVIVI, Uu. ach engraved wood Jerger; 2'0to lst each qud. Rog. until 9:50 a.m., Ras 10'l:30-4:30. EDt: at site. Itr-
NOV f 9. LCCC 3rd Saturday Qud. No.46' Laurel, MD SLCF T-shirls to 20d-3rd. Re8.8:30'9 a,o., Rds.9:3G2-6:30, ll'3:30. Both, fo/mps, call Jay McKeen (6091 927'1233 C
CoDtact: 725'6206. ST $4 HR: Mite for list. Ent: St Louis Chess Foundation, c/o Robert P Sul'
tet, lr , 2412 Caverhill Dr , St Louis, MO 63136 {3111 867-2151. NS. C DEC f O. Toms Rivet Quad' Toms River, NJ Contact: {201)
NOV 19. LCCC 3rd Saturday Qud. No.46' 3-RR,40/90, 8E]-2578.,
MoDtgonery St. Center, 900 Mootgomery Sl., Lauel, MD 2070?. EF: 18, NOV 19,19a3 St. LoulcJunior
Open. 4'SS, 20/30,20/30,
LCCC nenbs. !7. Trophy or rl5 to lsi each qgad.; 3{ tcore wi6 t4 Prici SD/30, Busch Memorial Cetrter, St. Louis Univ., 20 Norlh GraDd Blvd., St. NElv YORK
entry. Re8. 10-10:45a.;., Rds. ll-3-7. EDt: tcie, P.O. Box I13, Laurel, MD Louis, MO 63103 3 sectiotrs: ChampionshiP, open to Srads 7-12.
20707 LS. C. OCT 17-31. Nassau Semi-Finals. lor details, see page 66.
DEC 4. Maryland Wlnter Tomado. Catonwille, MD Con-
lact: 655-3180. NOV r, 2, 3,7,8,9,10,
14, 15, 16',17,21,22,21J,28,
29, 30. WeekniEht OpeDs. 17 epilate tmts. - @ch 2-SS, 30/30,
DEC 17. L.C.C.C 3rd Sat. quad. No. 47. Laurel, MD Cotr- 6l-69 W. 14, NY. EF : M6ter tl5, Bxpert $12, A ,9, others t6. tt 2/3 EF lst;
tac{ 72*5206 29G4156 NS. NC lo-miD playotf of 2-0 lies. Reg 6:45 p.m, Rds 7-8:30 NS. NC

CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983

NOV 4. Friday Quad. 3.RR, 30i30, Che$ Center, 6l'69 W. 14,
nemb6 ,12, U. of R Undergmdual€s tl0. tlc: 100 to lst, more per entries DE,C 26-2a. lgth Annual Greater NY Junlor Htgh
Reg 9-10 a.m., Rds 10L4, lGl. (7161 342'3689 NS NC School Championship. New York, NY Cootact: N/A.
NY. EF: $10.5$ Z lst each sectioD. Reg.6:45 p.n., Rds.7'8:30'10. NC. NS.
NOV 20.Sunday Open. 3'SS, 30/1, Ches Center, 6l'69 W. 14, DEC 26-JAN 2. 2nd Annual CCA Winter Interna-
NOV 5. 3rd Manhattan Childrer Chess School Cbam- I,[Y. 2 *ctio0s: Open, Urder-l8o0/Unr' Ef: $15. SS b/10 each tional and Amateur. See Grand Prix listing.
School,620 Ft. 60-20-20 Reg. 10:15 a.n., Rds 10:30'2'5:30. NS. NC.
if rec'd by 10/30;
DEC 29-30. lgth Annual Greate. NY Elementary
. Reg. 9'9:45 a.m., NOV 20. Sunday Quad. 3-BR, 30/30, Chess C€oter, 61-69ry'tl. 14,
Schol Chmpionehip. New York, NY. CoDtact N/A
. NC. NY. EF: !10 $i 24 lst aach sec. Reg. 4:45 p m., Rds. 5-7-8:30. NS. NC

NOV 5. 2od Cortland Fall Tomado, &SS, 40/1, Cortlard

NOV 20. 6th NY Under-l3 Open. 5'SS, 30/30, Che$ Ceot€r, N()RIII CAR()LINA
61-69 W. 14 St., I,IY. Op€o' to all born after lll20l70. EFt t9.50 miled by
Holiday Im, Clinton Ave. & River St., Cortlad, l.IY 13045 EF: 513.50, youth
ll/14, tl2 at tEt.Eree entry ifjoiriog USCF for lust time. Trophies to top 5,
$11.50, if rec'd by 1l/4; $1.50 more at site. Carpmls with 3 or more players
lst urder 1200, under 1000, Unr. Reg. €nds 9:30 a.m., Rds. 10'11:30-1'2:304.
NOV 12. Ram XVIII.
3-SS, 40/90 30/1, G/30, CaroliDa Union,
deduct $2 from EF's. $$ lt95 b/26| RBg 9{0 a.n, 8ds. 10:10'1'3:4t6:30. UNC'CH, Hwy.54 Susines, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 EF: $5, ifrec'd by 1l/8;
Ent: CootioeDtal Ch6s AssD,450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vemon, NY 10553. NS.
Eotr John D'Addario, 35 Greobush St , Cortland, l{Y 13M5. {6071 753'0614
NC.
56 at site ST $6, jr
t4 5t {25 b/81: 25 lst each section. Reg. 9-9:45 a.n , Rds
LS. NC 10'2-6 Ent: Robert Sin8letary, 3712 Dade St , Raleigh, NC 27612 NS. NC
NOV 20. Game Room Fuo Quad 7.
3'RR, 40/80, Game
NOV 19. Raleigh Chess ClubOpen I.3-SS, 40/90, 30i1,
NOV 5. Saturday Quads. 3-RR, 6l-69 W. 14, I'IY. EF: $10. il24 Room, 2130 Broadway & 74fh St , NYC 10023. EF: $10 in advance; 512 al site
SDi30, NCSU Student Union, Cates Ave , Raleigh, NC 27650. EF: t5, if rec'd
lst each sec.3 sepuate tmts:3O/t, Rds. 11:3&3'6:30.3O/3O, Rds. $$ 30 to lst each quad. Rds. 10-1:30-5 LS. NC
3o/3o, Rds. 6-8-9:30. Re8. 15 nin. before rd. l. NS. NC. by ll/15; t6 at site. ST 16, jr. 14. l$ (38 b/8): 25-13 Re8. 9'9:45 a.m., Rds.
12-2-3:30.
NOV iO. Sportsmil's Quad 11.
3-RR, 40i1, Game Roon, 10-2'6. Enti Robert Silgletary, 20 Old East, UNC'CH, Chapel HiJl, NC 27514.
NS NC
NOV 5. Rochester Quads No. 1O. 3'RR, 30i45, Psychology 2130 Broadway & 74th St., NYC 10023. EF: t6 iD advance; $7 at site l$l le$
303, Univ. of Rochesler, R@hester, l'IY 14627. EF: $8, CCCR mwmbs, t7, U. to jrs., womenl. Trophy or i6 credit to lst 4ch quad. Rds. 10'1:30-4. LS. NC.
o[ R. uodergraduates 55. t$ per entries. Beg 9-10 a.D., Rds. 10-l-4. {716)
342-3689. NS C. NOV 22-DEC 2O, Anatoly Karpov Open. See Grmd Prix
listing.
NOV 5-6. November Rating Toumameot.
5'SS, 40i90, NOV 3, rO-DEC r, 8. 1983 Parkway Chess Club Fall
Jaue Keeler Bmm, U B. Amlerst Campus, Amherst, l.IY 14261 EF: tl0,
jr. & NOV 25. Friday Quad. &RR, 30i30, Chess Center, 6l-69 W. 14, Open. 40/$, College HillTown Hall, lE05 Larch St., Cincinmti, OH
+SS,
Uff. t8, if rec'd by lli4; !12 & $10 at site.tlc 300: 100'50, Cat l, U, l,IY. EF: tl0. 5$ 24 lst ach sectioD. Re8. 6:45 p o., Rds. 7'8130'10. NC, NS. 45224. EF: 5?.50, if rec'd by 10/28; t8 at site. t2.50 less for Pukway CC
Ill/below each 50. Reg. 9-9:45 a.m, Rds. lG2-6, ll'3. Bnt: Darryl R. Hart- membs $$ (85 blzlli 50-25-10, more per entries. Reg G6:45 P m , Rds. 7:30
man, 233 Behm Rd, West Falls, NY 14170 NS. NC NOV 25-27. lgth Anrual Greater NY HS Champlon' each date. E0[ Kenneth A Ziemak, 4603 Northfield Rd, Ciocinnati, OH
shtp. 8-SS, 30/t, Che$ Center, 6l-69 W. 14 St , Nw York Open to all HS 4s242. NC
NOV 5-6, I 2-l 3. lsth Annual NYC Champiorohip. & pr€-HS studeds atteDding school witlh 75 niles oI Mmhattar. EF: 112.50
See Graod Prix listing mailed by l1/t9, il5 at tnt Fre€ eDtry itjoidng USCF lor first time. Trophies NOV 5-6. Young6toun Fall Claseic, See Grand Prix listing.
to lop 3, lst A, B, C, D, E, top 3 Unr, top 5 teaos of 4 CCA free entry pri4s
NOV 6.
Sunday Open. 3'SS, 30i1, Chw Center, 6l{9 W. 14, lvalid only for Z'day or loqer tmts to which player brings clock & stl: lst NOV 12-13. Plum City Swiss. 5-SS, 50/2, Clevelatrd State
NY.2 sctiotrs: Open, Under-18oo/Unr. EF: $15. $t b/10 eacb player 6 morlhs, 2n{ 4 oooths, 3rd 3 moDths, 4th 2 months, lst team each 2 Univ., Main Claw@o BIdg, Room 329, Clevelad, OH 44115. Ef: t10, if
60-2G20. Reg. 10:15 a.D., Rds. 10:30'2'5:30. NS. NC, EoDlhs, 2trd t@ sch I month, Playersjoinbg USCF for lst tine who score rec'd by ll/4; ils al site tt 1500 b/60): 200-100'50, cat I 40-20, Il 30-20, III
3 or more pts w:n I year Chess Life Reg ends 9:30 a m., Ms. 10'l:30-5, 20, IV/V/Unr, 20; my be bcreared ilo notice Reg 7i3G9:30 a.m , Rds
lGl:3Gs, 10-2 EnL Co0tioe0tal Chess Assn , 450 Prosp€ct Ave,, Mt. Vertrotr, 10'3-8, l0'3. Etrh Leo Mm, 1277-A Hibbard Dr , Stow, OH 44224 LS NC.
NOV 6, Game Rom Fun Quad 6' 3-RR, 40/80, Gme Room,
NY 10553 NS NC
2130 Broadway & 741-h St., l,ryC 10023. BF: lto iD advance; 112 at site 3t 30 NOV f 9-2o. Ohlo Metrolplis O1ren Grand Prlx. See
to lst each quad Rds. l0-l:30-5. LS. NC. NOV 26. Saturday Quads. 3-RR, 61-69 W 14, NY. EF: tlo Grand Prix listing
ll24 lst each sc
3 separate tmts: 3O/1, Rds ll:30'3{:30 3O/3O, Bds.
NOV 6. Sportsma 40i l, Gue R@m,2130 12-2-3:30 3o/3O, Rds. 6-8-9:30. Reg 15 min before rd. l. NS NC. NOV l9-2O. Rodeway to Mate Oper II. tSS, 40/2,
NYC
Broadway & 74th St., t7 al site |tl ls
to.irs., Rodeway Inn, Glemprings Dr ll'275 & Rt 4J, Sprilgdale, OH 45246 EF: $20,
womuj. Trophy or t6 cre . lGl:3(H. LS. NC.
NOV 27. Sunday Open, 3-SS, 30/1, Che$ CeDter, 6l{9 W 14, jr $15, if rec'd by lt,l2; t5 nore at site; ll ofI to PCC aDd OCA, other state5
l.IY.2 *ctions: Open, Under-18oo/Unr. EF: tl5. S$ b/10 ach OK. tt 1375 b/301: 125-75, A, B, C, D/E each 40, up*t l5 Reg 8-9:15 a m,
NOV 6. Sunday Quad. 3'RR, 30i30, Che$ Ceoter, 6l-69 W 14,
60-20-m Reg. 10:15 a.n., Rds. 10:30-2-5:30. NS. NC Rds. 10-3-8, 10'3:30 HR: t28, mentiotr chess tEt, Etrt: Ke0neth ziemak,4603
NY EF: ll0 $t 24 lst @ch sec Re8 4:45 p.8., Rds. 5-7-8:30. NS NC. Northfield Rd , CiDcinDati, 0H 45242. LS. C.
NOV 27. Sunday Quad. 3'RR, 3080, Che$ Cetrter, 5l{9 W 14,
NOV 7-DEC 19. NsFu CC Chmplooship' See Grmd UY. BF: 510. t0 24 lst each rc Reg. 4:45 p.m., Rds 5'7-8:30 NS NC. NOY 25-27. Kellner Memorial Ope4. 5-SS, 45/2, Rmatla
Prix listing Inn, 175 exit 127, Lina, OH 45805. EF: t22 if rec'd by ll/24; i25 at site. $,
NOV 27. Studlo Novembs Quad. 3'RR, 40190, Studio o[ 11225 bi60l: 25G150, 2099-1900, 1899-1700 ach 150, 1699'1500, 1499'1300,
NOV r1. Friday Quad. 3-RR, 30/30, Ches Center, 6l-69 W. 14, Bridge & Gmes, 1639 Eastem Pkwy., . EF: t6. n
Ur -1299 each 10G50-25. Re8 G8 p Pri, 8:30-9:30 a m. Sat, Rds I lopt l,
l,IY. EF: $10 tS 24 lst qch sectiotr. Re8.6:45 pD., Rds.7-8:30't0. NC. NS. Trophy to winn€r of eacb quad. ReB. 9-9 Studio of lG3-8, l0-3. HR: luada Im, 125 up to 4. ST Ert: Julio Tones, 650 N. Nix'
Bridge & Games, 1639 Eastm Pkwy., S C. ou Ave, Lima, OH 45805. TD: jobn Vehr€. NS. C.
NOV f2. North Tonawanda November Open. 4-SS,
40/1, North Tomwilda CC, 33 Spruce St , N ToBwanda, l,IY l4lm EF: 15, NOV 3O-DEC 2a. Wed Eve Swiss 7. 5-SS, 45/2, Gane Rooro, DEC 3-4. sth Annual Parma Open, See Grand Prix listiog.
iI rec'd by ll/9; t7 at site; jrs. & Uu. i2 lss Trophy to lst, top I, II, Il, 2130 Broadway, l{YC 10023. EF: tl6 h advece; $l at site ilc 250: 100-50,
IV/U[. [eg. 9'9:45 an., Rds. 10'l-4-7. Ent: Glen Hudrcn, 640 91sl St,,
Cat I, ll, III, Unr each 25; S5 credit to lst; tlophy or t3 credit to top I, II, DEC 30-JAN 2. Cleveland City Champion. Cleveland,
Nheara Faf, NY 14304 NS NC IIt, Unr. Rds 7 qch Wed. LS NC. OH. Conhct: N/4.

NOV 12. Onondaga County Class Championship. NOV 3O-DEC 28, Forest Hill6 Swiss No. 5' 5'SS, 25/1,
4'SS, 25130, Pine Grove JHS, Frenont Rd, E Syracuse, NY. 4 rections: Temple Imiah CC, 75' Gratd Central Pkwy , Forest Hills, NY Ef: $12, OKLAHOMA
Open, Under 18OO, Under 16OO, Under 13oo {open ooly to TICC nembs. $10 io advance; 13 more at site. $lG: 125-50, I, II, Ill/below
studentsl. EE: $7, in adv@ce; $10 at site. Tropbies to toP l/3 of @ch section, each 25 if 4 in class, if ovet 41, Zad25, [5 each clms above. Reg. 7 p.n , Rds
top under 1400. Reg. 7:3G9 a.n., Rds.9:30-ll:30'2-4:30. Etrl Joe Ball, ES'M 7:30 each Wed Ent: Albert Millet, 77-14 ll3th St, Forest Hllls, NY 11375
Chess Club, Pine Grove, E. Syracu*, I,IY 13116. InIo: (3151 656'8024 C. NC. Paid Advertisenent
DEC 3-4. New York December OPen. See Grmd Prix OCT 22-2". Oklahoma Team Championship.
NOV 12. Saturday Quads. 14, l.IY EF:
3-RR, 61-69 W tlo listing 5.SS, 50/2, qudity Inn Central, 112 N. Eastem Ave. and I-40,
$t24 lst Ech rec 3 sparate tmts: 3O/1, Rds 1l:30'3'6:30, 3O/3O, Rds
Oklahoma City, OK 7311?. EF: $17, if rec'd by l0/20; 020 at site. ST,
12.2-3130 3Ol3O, Rds,6'8-9:30 Reg lSmin beforerd NS.NC. I DEC 4, 3rd Cortland December Open. Cortland, I.IY Con' otber states OK $S 1540 b/a0l: lst team 360, znd team 180, more per
tact: (607) 7s3-0614 entries; trophies to ea. memb. oI winninS team. Re8. 8:30'9:30 a.m.,
NOV 12, Bayshore- Rds. 10-2-6:30, 9'2 HR: t29.50'37.50; call 800'228-5151 for reserua-
Brightwaters Library, I Souib DEC 4. Sportsman's Quad 12. New York, NY Contact: N/A tions Ent: B G Dennison, Jr, 449 W Silvermeadow, Midwest City,
tions: Open, 45/90. EP: $20. 0K 73110 NS. NC
utrder 1800,40/1. EF: t15. DEC 4. Game Room Fun Quad 8. New York, NY. Contact:
Novice, opeo to under 1500, 30/30. EF: $10. $t {90 b/10}: 65'25 Rds.
N/A.
l0:30-12:3Gi:30 All, Reg 9-9:30 a.m. NS NC
DEC 4. 4th Manhattan Children Chesc School Cham- NOV 12-f 3. loth Ponca City Open. 5-SS, 50i2, Security
NOV 12-13. Schenectady Cheso Club Open No' pionship. New York, NY CoDtact 928-5042 Bank, 2nd & Grad, Poo@ City, OK 74601 EF: t10 in adv , tt4 at sjte. ST $4,
I1IY 12305. EF:
other states OK Trophies to 1sl each class, plus prires per etrtri€s. Reg.
las*s A, B, C,
DEC 10. Bayshore-Brlghtwatets Quad. Brightwaters, NY 8:30'9:30 a m, Rds 10-2:30-7, 9'2 Ent: Harold Ball, Rt. 1, Box 31, Ponca
City, OK 74601 NC.
iiSiTii's: Contact: N/A.

DEC 10. ES-M Chriclmas Open. E. Syracuse, NY CoDtact: DEC l-4. Oklahoma State Class Championship I.
NOV 13. Sunday OPen. 3'SS, 30/1, Ches Cetrter, 6l{9 W. 14,
{3r51 656-8024
Sand Springs, OK Conlact: N/A
NY.2 ections: Open, Under-18oo/Utrr. EF: tls. l$ b/10 each
60-20-20. Reg t0:15 a.m., Rds. 10:30'2-5:30. NS NC DEC lO. Onondaga County Scholastic Chess Cham- DEC 10-1f. Oklahoma State Class Championship Il.
ptonship. E. Syracure, IIY Cotrtact: (315) 65ts802,4 Sand Springs, OK. Cotrtact: NiA
NOV f 3. Sunday Quad, s-RR, 30/30, Che$ Center, 6l-69 W. 14,
NY EF: $10. l$ z lst each sec. Re8. 4:45 p.m, Rds 5-7-8:30 NS. NC DEC fo-fl. sth Chess Center Under-23oo. New York, DEC I f . OKC December Open. Oklahoma City, OK Contact:
NY Contact: N/A N/A
NOV f8. Friday 3-RR, 30i30, Chess Center,61i9 W t4,
Quad.
NY. Ef: $10. $i 24 lst each section Re8.6:45 p,m., Rds 7-8:30-10 NC. NS DEC 1o-lr. 8th Annual Greater NY Primary School
Championship. New York, NY Contact: N/A OREGTON
NOV 19. Saturday Quads. 3'RR, 6l-59 W 14, tIY. EF: tlo
$$24 lst
each sec 3 separate tnts: 3O/1, Rds. ll:30-3{:30 3O/3O, Rds DEC 17-fa. 32nd Chesc Center Open. See Grand Prix
NOV 6. Ptld. Chess Club Nov, Quads. 3-RR, 50/110, 2806
12-2-3:30 3Ol3O, Rds. 6-8'9:30. Reg. 15 min belore rd. l. NS, NC. listing iI not mem. ot Ptld. CC ST t3, WA
SE Powell, Portland, OR. EF: $8, 12 more
NOV r9-2O. 4th Chess Center Under.23OO. 4SS, 30/90, DBC 18. Game Room Fun Quad 9. New York, NY. Contact: & BCCF accepted $tG 24 to lst per quad Re8 9-9:30 a.m , Rds 10'2'6 NS
6l-69 W 14, NY 2 sctions: Under-23oo/Unr., EF: $30 tl 40% ofEFs NiA NC
lst, 20% 2nd, 15% to top uDder 2100. UDder-19OO/UDr., EF: t20 tt
3096 of EPs lst, 15% 2nd, 15% to top uoder 1700 All, Reg eDds 10:30 a m., DEC f8. Sportsman's Quad 13. New York, l,IY Contact: NOV 6, 13, 20, 27. Plld, Chess Club Ladders. Ladder,
Rds. 114:30 each day. %'pt. byes available rds. t'2. No nail etrtries. NS N/A 40i2. Info: Joha Howell, 232-7027 NS NC

NOV 19-20. Rochester November Open.5-SS; 30i45, DEC 18. Studio Decercber Quad. ScheDectady, l.IY. Cotrtact: NOV 26-27. NW Thmksgiving Open. See Grand Prix
Psychology 303, Utriv of Rocbester, Rochester, NY 14627. EFi tl3, CCCR {sl8) 345-3773
listing.

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NOV 5-6. 24th Gateway Open. See cEnd Prir listiDg. DEC f 8, Novice Tournament. Houslon, TX Cootact: (7131
880-3260.
NOV 5-6. Wilk6-Barre MaeteE/Exlrcrts No. 2. 4SS,
4012, Wilhe College, Slark kamirg Cmter, S. River St, Wilkes,Bane, PA DBC 24. Round Robin. Dallas, TX. Contaci: N,A
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NOV r7-2O. Utai Ope.. SeeGrand Prixlisting. lli 3 coMtive is$6, 90 cetrts; 6 coNcutive isu.s, 85 ents, 9 c
NOV f2-f 3. Bed Roe Fall Grud Prix. See Gmd Prix wculive isues, E0 cmts; 12 @Dscutive i$[es, 75 cols. For USCF affili.tE
tisting. advertisitrE toullments or club nedbgs: 70 ceDts; Do other discout5. Pd
VINCInI|A office boH count as lwo wtrds. t€lephotre numbss ro one. ZIP codc is frc.
NOV r92O. Chatuanga Chess Club Championshlp. Atr advcrti*mml musl contah a minimum of lifteen words and be acm
S€e Grild Prix listirg paticd by fun Fyn€nt. All submissiom de subject lo USCF advotising
NOV 13, Arlington CC Nov. (!uads, 3-Rn, 10/80, SMck Bar
policy. For a copy o[ the regulations and a shedule ol deadlines, sod.
NOV 25-27. l6thAnnual Continental Open. SeeGrmd of Geqge Mam Uoiv-, Metro Campus, 3401 N fairfar Di, Arl'Dgton, VA
22201.1703l,5244t[[.8F: t8, utrdq l8 or ov€r 6,{ 54, it rec'd by tl/11; ll0 & stamped, *lf-addres*d eDvelope lo: Chess LiIe Classifieds, lE5 Rflt€ 9W,
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ingtotr CC, cio Don Sinpstr, 2007 WyonhS Ave., NW., Wohinglo4 DC
DEC fO. PSCF Germantown YMCA No. 25. 2mfD.ll202l.332.4440 NC. ACTIVITfES
Philadelphia, PA Contact: l2l5l 67LgM9
NOV f9-2o. Boggess Mererial Scholastic. GSS, 40/t, French Quilter chs - MasterJude Acqs ptays all challe[8€rs daily
DEC lO. Univ. QuadsI. Piltsburgh, PA Cotrlaclil4l2l68l-7590 Critzer EIem School, Bobwhite Blvd., Puhski, VA 24301 4 sctims: Sr. at the Gilebo resta{ratrt, l0l8 De€tu, New OrleaDs, LA 70115
HS, op€tr to grades 10-12 EF: t6 by ll/ll.
Trophies to top 5 tqns lof
4/morel, lop 7 hdividuals, top Unr JHS, open to grades 7-9 EP: t5 by i IOOO Guarilteed Prize fuod! Boter CCLA's 75lh Anoiverury U-5.
DEC lo-11. Pitt Panther Swiss, See Grand Prix lisling.
lllll Trophies to top 5 t6ms {of 4inorel, top 7 individmls, top Unr Opn Conespondeace Championship Join Lhe oldesulilgcst 100% o-
Elementary, op€n to grades 4-6. EF: t4, if rec'd by ll/ll. Trophies to top respondenc€ ches club in North Anerica, with open/class, individuaul@,
DEC lf. Univ, Quads II. Pitlsbur$, PA Conlacl: l4l2l 5 t@s lof 4/more), lop 7 i0dividuals, lop Uu Primary, lll/19 onlyl, domestidirtermtioul ev€trts. S€od t2000 to CCLA, Depl. G.N., Bor 363.
68r-7580. 5-SS open to grsd€s K-3. Ef: t3, iI rec'd by lli 11. Trophies to top 3 teams lo{
De€tur, IL 62525 IncluQes year's sub*riplion to award winning Ches Cr'
4/norel, lop 5 individuals Ail, Ef 13 more at site Re8. 69 p.m. 11/16 or
respondent Encle USCF poslal or olb rating
7:30-8:15 am. ll/19, Rds $12-3-7, &12:m lK-3, 9 and ASAPI HR: Red
RHODE fSLAND Carpet Inn, Pulaski, y A 24301 l.703J. 980-2230; Iree sleephg bag amom. iI re-
Transcendental Ches is l-be world's mmt advmced postal club: 8cd
quested by llill.
Etr[ Lany Wealherhglq, 87 Mt. View Dr., Dublin, VA
game-fom, best ratinS system, best problen cortesl, highmt qsb palools.
NOV 19-20. l9th SE New England Open. See Graod Prix 24084. NS. NC
and tro dues TC/lawence 1502, 1655A Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn, NY ll2l0.
ti6tiog.
DEC 3-4. VA lntercollegiate Team Championship,
Richmond, VA Conlact: {8Ml 3591694
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NOV 5-6.
Music City Fall Open 1983, 5-SS, 50/2, llilroo
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Airport lnn, Ooe Inlermtioml Plaa, Nashville, TN 37217 EFi t20, rcc'd I 913,299,3976.
by lul;125 at site ST t4 tt
{360 b/351: 10G60-{0, Cat. I, lll, [, wlscoNsrN
IV/below/Uu. each 40. Reg. 8'9 a.m., Rds. 9,U-2-7, y2. EDt: Music City $2 {bills OK} to BriGh Ches MaSeioe, 9 Milkel St., St Leonads.
Ches Assn., c/o Pete! Labde, 2609 Sailboal Ct., Nashville, TN 37217 NS.
NC. NOV 4-6. 5th Janesville Anniverury Open. See Grand
Sus*x, England TN38 ODQ will bring you a smple 1983 copy of Europe's
Prix listing Ieading chs magazine

NOV 26-27. 24th Annual Mid-South Open. See Grard NOV 24-27. William Martz Memorial North Ceatral $69 Unbelievablel Hard carved bone and fine wood chess sels 5 ind
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DEC 3-4. 1983 Crossville Schola6tics. Crosville, TN Con. 79926
tact: (6151 48+9593 ot 48+4878
Symbolic chess, plus color .. Chess by Color {patentedf. Send SASE for
DEC 3f -JAN
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1. 7th Fairfield Glade Open. See Grand Prir
FOREIGN EVENTS posterii0tu InlS, P.O. Box 262, Newbury, OH 44065

Reality inspector ExcitinS nystery reveals chess secrets, incr@ses wim-

NOV 5-6. Landotuhl November Open. 5-SS, 50/2, Bldg in8 pouerl S4.20 John Cuis, 56 Westgate, SaD Francirco, Ca 94127.
3809, LaDdsluhl Post, APO, NY 10980 Linited to lirsl 40 players. EF: t7 $i
per eotrjes. Reg, 8-8:45 a.m , Rds. 9-2'7, 9-2 Ent: Sgt Bob Shearer, U.S Army
Free internatioMl bulletins list! 1983 U S. Championship, $3 50. Walter
Browne, 8 Pilm$us Rd , Berkeley, Ca 94708
NOVEs. 3 Rd. Swies. 3-SS,45/90, Dallas CC, cElun Ave., lll2 Biostat Acl, EUR, APO, NY 09180 2223-7258. NC
DallrotTx 75223. EF: $15, Dallas CC membs. $10. $! per entries. Reg. 8 9 Knowledgeable chess fans and clubs have used MD chess equipmeot
a.m, Ent: Dallas CC, address above NC, DEC 3. December Saturday Swiss. 3-SS, 50/2, BldB. 3809, since 1947 Ask RFD, 823 NW 52 St, Dept A. Seattle. WA 98107
Landsluhl Post, APO 09180 open lo fust 40 players, EF: 15 i5 per entries
Reg. 8-8:45 a m, Rds 9-2-7. Eot: Sgt. Bob Shearer, U S tuny Biostat Act,
NOV 5-6. Midland Knight Spetal. 5-SS, 45/2, Holiday Inn EUB, APO NY 09180. 2223.72s8.NC
Jerger. lndisputably one of the world's finest clocks Lower priced at
RFD Distribulors, 823 NW 52 St, Dept A, S@ttle, WA 98107
West, 3904 West Wall, Midlod, TX 79701 EF: !20, iI rec'd by l0l26t $25 al
sile $$ 1550 b/30): 150, Cat- I, ll, III each 100, lV/bdow, Uu. each 50. Reg DEC 4. December Sunday Quad. 3'RR, 50i2, Bldg 3809, Great Game Machine - Gruenfeld, Morphy, Capablanca, Odin Best of-
8'8:45 a.m,, Rds. 9:15-2-7, 8:30-l HR: special rates for chess playere. Etrl: Lildstuhl Post, APO 09180 Open to firsl 40 players EF: ,5 $$ per enlies fer Reb Orrell, 145 Sanford, Catonsville, MD lln\ l30l) ?W6882
Midland CC, lAtto: Robert Montgomeryl, Box 4951, Midland, TX 79704 NS. Reg 8-8:45 a m, Rds 9-2'7. EDt: Sg Bob Shearer, U S tuny Biostat Act,
NC EUR, APO NY 09180. 2223-7258 NC Cantrell's Chess Bmks ofler you: Games of Mikhail Tal - 1960-66 &
1967-73 - Thoms-hc.$500 eacb; Ganes of Lajos Portisch - Vanus
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5-SS, hc.r6 00 Include 85 ceots postage Catalog upoD request. V/MC Send renit.
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Hotel, 7888 3809, kndstuhl Post, APO l,IY 09180 EF: $7 Opetr to firsl 40 players $$ per
tance to: Cantrell's Ches Books, 4040 67lh Ave, Pinellas Pak, FL 33565
Rds 9:3G2-7 EnL Greater Ft Worl-b CC, P O Box 26113, Ft Wonh, TX enlries Reg. 8-8:45 a m , Rds 9-2-7, y2 Ent: Sgt Bob Shearer, U S Army
76116 NS NC Biostat Act, EUR, APO l.IY 09180 2223-7258 NC While supply lasts Reg. t4000 Cyberchess 12000; Reg S300
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NOV r2-13. Corpus Christi Open. See Grand Prix listing

INSTRUCTION
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NON-RATED International GrildDaster Samuel Reshevsky is avajlable for
by llil8; 135 at site ST, other states OK, ti 1900 b/35, 4iclasl: 225-125, Cat
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Ent: Chas E Davis, Suite 305, First National Bldg, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
NS. NC. TOURNAMENTS 10977 Telephone: 9l+356.2947

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NOV l9-2O. San Antonio TX Tune-up. See Grand Prix
sioultaneous exhibitioD$ Ioterested parties should contact him at 37-14 Par-
listing. Thes toumaments are open to all players rated under 1200 or unrated USCF
mns Blvd, #2D, Flushing, NY 11354 l2l2l 762-5204
membenhips (regular or full youth, ifapplicable) are awaded by lhe sposor-
NOV 25-27. Applied Concepts Texas Open. See Grmd ing aJfiliale to all players scorfu8 3 or more points who have never been USCF
Alburt, lntemtional Grandmasler, firsl bmrd of 1980 U.S Olympic
Prix listing members.
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NOV 6 {NJl: Gardetr State Utrated Swiss 4'SS, 60/G, Best Western
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DEC 3-4. Golden Triangle Chess Championship. USCF mem to oon-mem Re&. eDds 9:50 a m , Rds 10-12-2-4 8nt: at sile
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ACROSS THE BOARD
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
within the United by Soviet officials
States
and diplomatic personnel. He foresaw no
problems with security arrangements. Em-
phasizing that restrictions did not apply to
private Soviet citizens, he promised to moni-
tor any visa applications filed in Moscow.
July 15. I cabled Sevastianov with the
news from our State Department. No re-
sponse.
Campo called to brief me on his meeting
with the Sovias. He had stood his ground
but had indicated a willingpess to postpone
the match one week.
July 17. The Soviet federation confirmed
its protest, but offered a compromise:
Smyslov would play in Abu Dhabi if Campo
would change his decision about Pasadena.
It was thus clear that their principal opposi-
tion was to Pasadena, though their objec-
tions before then had been based on claims
that Campo had misinterpreted FIDE
regulations.
July f8. Campo called to inform me of
the Soviet offer. He said he would reject it,
and he asked if we could get Korchnoi to
make a statement. We discussed security ar-
rangements (guaranteed by Mayor [,oretta
Glickman of Pasadena) and State Depart-
ment regulations. Campo made light of
those Soviet protests. At the same time he
was listening to complaints about security
and travel restrictions in Moscow, Soviet
swimmers were breaking records at UCLA.
way
Jufy 19. Crttpo gave the Russians a
to save face by announcing a one-week
postponement of the matches.
Vadim Kuznetsov of the Soviet consulate
in Washington called to read me a Tass
report of a meeting irl Moscow that included
Karpov, Kasparov, Smyslov, Sevastianov,
and Marat Gramov, the new chairman of
the powerful Committee for Physical
Culture and Sports. They had reaffirmed the
Soviet protest of Campomanes' decision.
Kuznetsov emphasized that the Soviet's
quarrel was with Crrtpo, not the United
States or USCF.
Kuznetsov's call made it seem this protest
had full government backing. It was even
possible that the protest was being
engineered by the government, at a higher
level than the Soviet Chess Federation.
Morton at the State Department assured
me that visas for the Soviet group could be
moved along very quickly.
Jrrly 22. Campo called an emergency
meeting of FIDE's Executive Council forJu-
ly 29-30 in Ma&id. This had been demand-
ed by the Soviets, and though not required
by FIDE regulations, it was diplomatic of
Campo to call the meeting. By standing firm
on the principal point, but acceding to all
reasonable requests made by the Soviets,
Ca.rpo proved himseH a iery able leader.
I and Don Schultz, our representative on
the Council, agreed that although we should
support Campo's position in every way, we
should at the same time attempt to remain
on gd terms with the Soviets.
July 27. Arriving in Pasadena, I found a
well-rested and trimmed-down Viktor
Korchnoi. All members of the Western
Chess Group were busy arrangingthe hun-
dreds of last-minute details. Although they
had protesGd the one-week postlrcnement,
they were using the extra time to good ad-
vantage. Press coverage in the L.A. area,
under the capable hands of Lina Grumette,
was excellent.
' The State Department reported that no
visa applications had been filed in Moscow
for the Kasparov party. But they had re-
ceived applications for a party of ten Soviets
for the World Youth Team Championship
in Chicago.
JuIy 29-30. At the Madrid meeting, the
Soviet representative, Dr. Nikolai Krogius,
lashed out at Camponvnes. He said Campo
manes made arbitrary decisions, paid little
or no attention to the players' preferences
on location, failed to communicate with
both the Soviet Chess Federation and the
players involved, and that when he did
communicate he did so in a tactless and de-
meamng rnanner.
No mention of security problems was
made at the meeting. Krogius referred to
statements of support by GMsJan Timman
of the Netherlands and Miguel Najdorf of
Argentina, and he indicated that the Soviets
had the support of over sixty FIDE nations
on this issue. He conceded that the FIDE
regu-lations made some mention of presi-
dential authority on choosing venue, but he
argued that this authority was not absolute
and that it had to be exercised in a responsi-
ble way.
Campomanes was no less harsh, address-
ing all of Krogius's points in a frank, effec-
tive, and sometimes brutal manner. He said
every action he tooknot only compliedwith
FIDE regulations but were in the best in-
terests of the pliayers, organizers, and chess
in general. He reminded the Soviets of the
difficulty in communicating with the Soviet
Chess Federation due to recent restrictions
on direct-dial telephone. He pointed out that
on short notice and at great inconvenience
he traveled to Moscow. Campo reminded
the Soviets that he had already delayed the
match by one week, at great inconvenience
to the organ2ers, and had convened an
emergency meeting of the Executive Coun-
cil solely to consider the Soviet complaint.
The Executive Council voted 7-1 ofthose
present (8-2 counthg directed proxies) to
support Campo's decision.
The Council did believe, however, that
the Soviets had made a point regarding the
written regulations on the venue. An ad hoc
committee on the world championship cy-
cle will review and, if appropriate, propose
new regulations for consideration.
August 6. In Pasadena, Viktor Korchnoi
sat down alone at a chessboard. One hour
after playing his sole move of the match, 1.
d4, he was declared the winner. Soon after,
Campo officially declared a forfeit in the
Smyslov-Riblimatchaswell. !D
IN THE ARENA
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20
31. Qfs + KeZ 32. QeS +, Black resigns
The toumament was ably directed bY
Ben Nethercot, Phil Chase, and Art
Drucker. The indefatigable Lina Grumette
is already planning the 5th Annual Me-
morialDayClassic. Willyoubethere? lD
Spraggett Triumphs
espite the early announcement of the
intended participation of grand-
masters - or perhaps because of it? - the
1983 Quebec Open attracted only 358
players in four sections, far below last
year's list of over 500.
Among the stellar players were the
Canadian champion, Intemational Master
Igor Ivanov, IM Kevin Spraggett of Mon-
treal, GMs Stefan Djuric and Borislav
Ivkov of Yugoslavia, and IM Daniel Roos
of France. There were entries from the
United States and all across Canada.
Spraggett was first with seven points,
winning his first six games and drawing the
last two. He earned $1,200. Djuric placed
second with 6Yzpoints. Sevenplayers were
tied for third place with 6 - Brett Camp-
bell, Sylvail Barbeau, Denis Pineault,
Ivkov, Roos, Dave Ross, and Ivanov.
English Opening
Spraggett Barbeau
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. 93 c6 4. Nf3 e4
5. Nd4 d5 6. cxdS Qb6 7. Nb3 cxdS 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O Bfs 10. d3 Rd8 tL.Bf4
RdZ L2. Rcl Qa6 13. Bg5 896 14. Bh3
Rd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. dxe4 dxe4 17.
Nds Qxa2 18. Nc7 + Ke7 L9. QcZ Qa4
2O. Qc5+ Rd6 21. Nb5 Qb4 22. Nxd6
Qxc5 23. Nxc5, Black resigns
Black is a Rook down after (I) 23. ... Kxd6
24. NxbT + , and now either 24. ... Kc7 25.
Na5 or 24. ... Kd4 25. Rfdl + i or lIIl 23. ..'
b6 24. Nce4, threatening both 25. Nf5 and
25. Rxc6 (the counterattackZ4.... Nd4 falls
neatly to 25. Rc7 + Kd8'26. Rd7, mate).
King's Indian Defense
Djuric SPraggett
d4 Nf6 2. c4 gG 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
1.
5. Nf3 O-o 6. BeZ eS 7. d5 NbdT 8. Qc2
a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Nd2 Bg4
12. f3 Bd7 L3. 94 cG 14. h4 cxd5 15.
cxd5 Rc8 16. Nc4 Ne8 17. Na3 f5 18.
Ffs Ffs 19. Nab5 QeZ 20. O-O-O Nf6
21. Rhgl KhB 22. exf5 NhS 23. Qldz
Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. W4 BxfS 26.
Nxd6 Qxe2! 27.Qxfs
Not 27. Nxe2? Nb3, matel
27. ... Qe3+ 28. Kbl Rxfs 29. Nxf5
Qxf3 30. NxgT Nd3 31. d6 QfZ32.Na4
b5 33. dZ QcZ+ 34.Kal Rd8 35. Ne6
bxa4, White resigns tD
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
 READERS' SHOWCASE
Revised verdict; new, but not good;
Alekhine's sac; insane attack.
Non-masters are invited to submit their best games,
with or without annotation. Send them to Iarry Evans
on Chess, c/o Chess Life, 186 Route 9W, New Windsor,
NY 12550. Games cannot be retunred, and personal
replies are not pxible. In the following material, notes
in italics are by Grandmaster Evans
The Verdict
(J ertZeller, Santa Monica, Califor-
{ nia: In the only Same ever played
between former world champions Mik-
hail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer,
at the 1962 Olym-
pics in Varna,
Fischer claimed
he missed a win
here in his notes
to game 39 of My
60 Memorable
Games after 66. ...
R-N8!!. Fischer
then gives "67. White to move
Q-B8ch (rot 67.
Q-B3ch? R-N6; or 67.
R-R3 K-R7! 68.
Q-N8ch Q-N6ch wins| 67. ... K-R7 and
.\AIhite's King will be without shelter from
Ithe coming avalanche of checks."
ln The Chess of Bobby Fischer, Robert
Burger spends pages 62-63 attempting to
prove Black wins (after 68. Q-B7ch), con-
cluding: "It is interesting to note that even
grandmasters have such a distrust for cer-
tainty in Queen-and-Rook endings that
Fischer's winning line has never been
wholeheartedly accepted as fact. I'arry
Evans prefaces this game by saying Fischer
threw away 'the win he maintar'ns was still
there.' "
After all these years, what is the final
verdict on this ending?
fi This controversy has raged for years.
.ta,n Achieving the Aim, Botvinnik
wntes: "I published a detailed analysis of thb
Rook ending in which I showed that, even if
Fbcher had not fallen into the trap, the game
would still have ended in a draw. In 1969,
Fischer quoted my remarhs in full in hb notes
but continued my analysis and showed in his
turn that he ought to have won. In 1976,
received a note by the Ameican Grandmaster
L. Evans lhe had collaboratedwith Fischer on
the book in question) vrith a request to express
Contributing Editor Inrry Evans, an international
grandmaster from Reno, Nev., is afive'time U.S. cham-
pion and syndicated ches columnist
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER 1983
my opinion. I wt over the positionfor about an
hour, continued his analysis and semed to
findthatFischerwasvorong- he didn't have a
win! I gave the position as an exerci.s in
analysis to the pupils in my chess schal;
thirteen-year-old Gary Kasparov found yet
another way to draw it!"
Botvinnik's drawrng line is 67. Q-B9ch
K-R7 68: Q-85!. Kasparov found 67. R-QM!
R-NOch68. R-B.3! Q-K8ch69. K-Q3 Q-B8ch
70. K-Q2 UPch 71. K-Q3, when Wite's ex
tra Wwn is insufficient to win.
lMen the game voas drawn, Botvinnik
reryrts, "There were tears inthe youngman's
eyes."
Unsound Noveltv
(^| f.urrk Cinque, New York City:
!4J wnut do you think of this new
defense: L. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 P-KN3?
A This defenre is unsound because re-
.tl gaining'the pawn costs Black a groan'
ing. After 3. NxP Q-K2 4. P-Q4 P-Q3 5.
N-KB3 UPch 6. B-K3, lMite b far ahead in
development and stands to gain another tempo
by hichingthe Queen, eitherby N-83 or B-Q3.
Did Geller Stumble?
(JJ"" Friedson, Elmhurst, New
}l! York: This is from Geller-Euwe
(Zurich 1953).
White lost quick-
Iy by 22. B-R6?
R-KR1! 23. QxR
R-87 24. R-QBI?
RxPch 25. K-BL
Q-N6 26. K-K1
Q-KB6, White
resigns. What's
wrong with 22.
Q-RSch K-K2 23.
vQzl K-Qrt? 24. B-RSch N-B2 25. Q-QBS,
with good chances for White?
A In his famous notes to this brilliancy'
,H, prire game, Bronstein refrains from any
comment after 22. B-R6 lgame 9 in both the
I Dover and McKay translationsl. After the
startlingreply 22. ... R-KRI, he says: "CarefuI
analysis, which required no less than a weeh,
provedlMhite could avoidmate by means of a
few very difficult and'only' moves. Necessary
is 2s. QxR R-87 24, P-QS!. If %. ... Q-N3ch
25. K-Rl Q-87 26. R-KN 1 BxP V{hite is sved
by 27. R-K4!. If at once 24. ... BxP not 25.
R-Q4 but only 25. R-Ql!. Then after 25. ...
RxPch 26. K-81 PxB, neither 27. RxP nor 27.
RxB is gad, but again an 'only' move 27.
QxP. SnlI, Blach has a Bishop and two pawrs
for a Rooh which, consideing the expovd
position of tMhite's King, gives him good win'
ning chances. Analysts have demonstrated
that the overall idea of 22. ... ,R-I(R] ttus
premature. R-85 was better first. Neverthe-
less, it will be hard for chess lovers to agree. A
move lihe 22. ... R-KR1 is not eosily
forgotten."
Getting bach to the diagram: Geller probab'
ly abstained from22. B-Q2 Q'Q4 23. Q-Rsch
UQ 24. RxQ R-87!, with Blach on top. Dcr-s
IMite have anything better? On your su7-
gested 22. Q-RSch P-N3! 23. Q-R7ch lnot 23.
QxP RxBch! 24. RxR Q-K6ch, and Blach
wirr/ 23. ... N-N2 24. B-R6 R'KNI, White,
with no fruitful continuation of his attach,
must contend with the threat of . . . R-87 . In ad-
dition to being a pawn down, Wite's major
pieces are offside.
Alekhine's Defense
A cn*t"r HaIl, Merritt Island, Flor-
!4J ia., In the Sorokin-Zhenevsky
system, L P-K4 N-KB3 2. P-Ks N-Q4 3.
P-QB4 N-N3 4. P-Q4 P-Q3 5. P-B4 PxP 6.
BPXP N-B3 7. N-KB3(?) B-Ns 8. P-K6 PxP is
given invariably. In his monograph on the
subject, Vladimir Bagirov makes no men-
tion of the shocking piece sacrffice 8. ...
BxP!? 9. P-Q5 NxQP 10. PxN QxP 11. QxQ
BxQ12. N-B3 N-Ns. Is this idea untested in
master play, 4nd do you have any im-
provements for either side?
Your piece sac 8. ... BxP!? seems to
be a new idea, probably untested
because 8. ... PxP is satisfactory. After your 9.
P-QS NxQP 10. Pxl{ }xP, it looks as if 11.
Q-R4! is better than going into a tough ending;
that endingafter 11. UQBxQ 12. N-83lbet'
ter is 12. B-K2) 12. ... N-N5 lbetter is 12. ...
BxN 13. PxB N-85 14. K-82)13. NxB NxN
14. B-QM P-K3 is aninteresting one inwhich
the three pawns may compenste for the piece.
English Opening
(l nrik. LeBlanc, Northboro, Mas-
}gl sachusetts: Korchnoi-Karpov 15th (
match game 1981) went l. c4.e52. Nc3 Nf6
 BM 5. Nds. In a recent
ent PlaYed 5. ... 0-0 (in-
5. ... Bc5).
Watson's book on the English opines that
Black doesn't get enough for the pawn after
6. NxM NxM 7. Nxe5 Re8 8. d4 d6 9. Nd3
Nc6 10. Nf4. My opponent continued 7. ...
d68. Nf3 Re8 (threatening9. ..' Nd3, mate).
With this in mind, should White accept the
pawn and face7. ... d6?

Yes, of course, White should grab the

fLpawn. On 7. ... d6, then 8. a3 lor B.
Qb3) snuffs out counterplay. Gambits by the
second player are invaiably suspect'

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of your 26. ... Q-R2ch?
games Falling apart fast. Blach might still hold
by 26. ... B-N2 27. P-86 PxP lnot 27. ...
Q-Q2 28. R-Q6! QxR 29. BxPch KxB 30.
QxQ wins) 28. R/6rBP Q-B4ch 29. K-R1
BxB 30. Q-NSch K-Bl!.
27. K-RlP-R3
Perhaps Blach saw, too late, that 27. ...
Q-QS 28. Q-Ns! QxB 29. P-86 P-Ns 30.
Q-R6 forces mate.
28. P-B6
Even itronger ii 2s. RXKRP! PxR 29.
QxP, intending P-86.
28. ... P-N4?
It's always instructive to determine the last
point where the defense coillapsed. The only
hope b 28. ... B-K3.
Blach might then offer some resistance on
29. BxB RxB 30.8xR RR 31. P-B7ch K-81
32. Q-Q6chQ-K2 33. QcP/S R-Ql.
29.Q-QBzP-Ks
To stop Q-N6ch. But . . .
30. R-B7, Black resigns.
Echoes of Fischer
Frank Stam: This was played in the sixth
round of the 1976 Las Palmas International
Open in the Canary Islands.
I think it's of special interest because it
follows Fischer-Rubinetti (Buenos Aires
l97Ol f.or the first sixteen moves. Then
Rubinetti made an obviously weak move,
and Fischer won easily.
My opponent's 16. ... R-B1 is dealt with
in Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, volume
C, where Gipslis gives it as a recommenda-
tion (with "r.?"1 ourpage225, note 90.
Ruy Lopez
Stam BlasRodriguez
r. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3.
ENs P-QR3 4. BxN QPXB 5. O-O P-B3
6. P-Q4FKN5 7. PxPQxQ8. RxQBxN
As a result of the aforementioned Fischer
game, theory prefers 8. ... PxP.
But the tert is due for its peiodic medical
checkup.
9. PxB PxP 1O. B-K3
Modern Chess Openings 12 gives 10.
P-KB4 N-83 11. P'KB3 B-Q3! without fur'
ther comment.
10.... B-Q3 11. N-Q2 N-K2 12. N-84
o-o-o 13. R-Q3 P-QN4 14. N-Rs B-N5
15. N-N3 RxR 16. PxR R-B1
This certainly looks better than 16. ...
N-N3 17. K-B1! R-B1 18. K-K2, as in
Fischer-Rubinetti. Now White's King
can't get to K2.
17. K-Nz P-R3
Why not 17. ... N-Ns immediately?
18. P-QR4! N-N3 19. PxP RPxP 2O-
B-B5!N-BSch
lf 20. ... N-RSch, then 21. K-N31.
2L. K-Bl BxB 22. NxB K-Ql 23.
K.Kl!
Intending K-Q2 followed by R-R8ch.
But after 23. R-R8ch K-K2 24. RxR KxR
25. N-Q7ch K-K226. NxP K-Q3 27.P-Q4.
N-K3!, Black is betterl
23. ... R-83 24. R-R8ch K-K2 25.
R-QB8 K-Q3
More active is 25. ... R-N3.
26. P-N4 N-K3
Too late now for 26. ... R-Ns 27. R-Q8ch
K-K2 28. R-Q7ch.
27.P-B.4!
27. ... NxN
The pawn is immune. If 27. ... NxP,
then 28. R-Q8ch K'Kz 29. R-Q7ch K-B1
30. RXBP threatens N-Q7ch. ArLd27. ---
RxP 127. ... PxP 28. P-KSch! l<xP 29.
N-Q7ch, followed by NxR, wins) 28.
NxN KxN 29. RxP gains a pawn.
28.PxPch KxP 29. PxN K-Q5 3O.
K-K2 KxP 31. RxP P-N4 32. K-K3
K.N3
If 32. ... P-KNS, then 33. R-KN7 is
strong. But more active is 32. ... P-QNS or
32. ... R-85.
33. R-N7 p:QN5 34. R-N8 P-84
White alsowins against 34. ... K-N2 35.
P-R4! P-N6! 36. PxP P-N7 37. PxR
P-N8(QI 38. P-87 Q-K8ch 39' K-B3
Q-R8ch 40. K-B,4 Q-RSch 41. K-Bs
Q-R4ch (or 41. ... QxPch 42. K-N6l 42.
K-B6 Q-RSch 43. K-N7 Q-N4ch 44. K-R8
Q-B3ch 45. R-N7 K-N3 46. K-N8 Q-K3 47.
P-B4 P-R4 48. P-Bs Q-R7 49. P-Ks P-R5
s0. P-K6.
35..P-R4! PxP 36. P-B4 P-R6 37.
R-N3 K-N4 38. RxP P-N6 39. R-Rr
K-Ns 40. P-K5 R-R3 4r. P-Bs P-N7
42. R-QNI r(-86 43. P-B6 R-R8 44.
RxP KxR 45. P'87 R-KB8 46. P-K6,
Black resigns $
 I. White to move
(AlN-Q5 (Bl P-Qs lcl PxN (Al Q-83 (Bl Q-K1 (Cl N-Ks
S
Decide which move You would PlaY in
that position, and then consult the
discussion below to see ifyou found the
best move.
These positions are taken from games
submitted by USCF members.
l. A. Motel2lL6-Cooperl2102 (South-
east Michigan Open 1982):
A. White exploited his central control
neatly with 1. N-Qsl PxN 2. PxP! B-K5 3.
PxN B-R7ch (3. ... PxP offers a better
fight) a. K-Rl RxP 5. QxR! BxQ 6. PxP
Q-N1 7. RxB B-B5 8. BxB QxB 9. R/5-QB5
K-B1 10. P-N7, Black resigns.
aB. Too tame is 1. P-Qs, which con-
tdins no real threat (not 2. PxP B-R7ch,
winning While's Queen). After the
simplifying reply 1. ... N-Ks 2. NxN BxN,
it is hard for White to prove any advan-
tage.
C. White loses the Queen under un-
favorable conditions after 1. PxN B-R7ch
2. K-Rl RxQ 3. RxR (3. PxP RxRch) 3. ...
PxP.
II. B. R. FalcolIT2S-8. Ross/1804
(Exit Open: New Haven 1982|:
CHESS TO ENJOY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
I. 1. Q-B3ch K-K2lor 1. ... K-N3 2.PxQ1
t. ...P-K4 2. R-Q6ch K-K23. Q-B7ch K-B1
4. QxNch and 5. QxRch!) 2. R-Q4, Black
resigns. The Queen is trapped.
II. 1.... Q-B8ch (faster than 1....
Q-NSch), and now lful 2. K-K3 R-Q6ch 3.
K-K4 Q-B6ch 4. I<xP Q-K6ch 5. Q-K4
P-B3ch, with mate next, or (B) 2. K-N3
R-Q69h 3. K-R4 Q-R6, mate.
[L 1. P-RSch, and now (A) 1. ... NxP 2.
II. White to move III. Black to move
(Al R-Kl (Bl R-Q4 (Cl P-N3
A. In the game, White walked into a
lost ending after the plausible 1. Q-B3?
RxN! 2. P-KR4 (virtually forced, since
Black loses after either 2. PxR BxN, snar-
ing two pieces for a Rook, or 2. RxN PxR
3. NxR Q-B8ch) 2. ... N-K4! (the cool2. ...
N-Q7 has the same effect) 3. PxQNxQch
4. PxN RxRch 5. NxR BxP, with an extra
pawn and two Bishops.
B. White has the worst of it, but 1.
Q-K1 offers stiff resistance and averts
material loss. The Queen is needed on
the first rank to guard the Rook.
C. Tricky but bad is 1. N-K5?!, in-
viting 1. ... BxN 2. N-B3!, with a tenable
defense. But Black gets an advantage
with either the simple 1. ... NxN 2. PxN
B-K5 or the sharp 1. ... N-K6! 2. BxN (2.
Q-B3 NxPI 3. QxN QxRchwins) 2. ...Qx'
Bch 3. K-R1 BxN 4. RxB RxR 5. PxR QxN,
gaining a piece. White's position is not
desperate enough for desperate
measures.
III. B. Ed Ross/1394-Sheldon Gel-
bartlZ22l (Chicago Lawn Chess Associa-
tion YI, 1982):
A. "To my surprise, I found myself
paired with a master in the first round, "
writes Ross, who dubs this "Close En-
counters of the Master Kind." A pawn
down, Black tried to regain it with 1. ...
R-K12. R-KB2 R-B2 3. B-B4 P-N3 4. Qx-
RxN! KxR 3. R-86, and the Queen mates
with Q-Rz-R3ch, or (B) 1. ... K-Nz 2. R-R3
(threatening 3. QR-QB3) 2. ... P-Ns 4. R-R4
and 5. RxPch, winning the Ifuight.
IV. 1. RxPch QxR 2. Q-B4chl K-B1 3.
RxQ Black resigns (3. ... KxR 4. Q-B3ch
and 5. QxR).
V. 1. ... &K6ch 2. K-R1 12.K'Bt Q'87,
matel 2.... R-R4, White resigns because of
thethreatof 3. ... RxBch4. PxRQxP, mate;
for example, 3. Q-B1 B-B5 4. K-N1 RxB and
5. ... R-R8ch 6. KxR Q-R7, mate.
VI. 1. ... BxP 2.PzB R-Q6, and now (A)
3. BxRQxPchmates, while {B) 3. QxRNxQ
IV. Black to move
(AlBxN (BlN-Ks (clQ-R4
RP, and White won since 4. ... QxP is
refuted by 5. QxPch.
B. Black must not give up the Queen-
file in his attempt to get the pawn back.
Correct is 1. ... R-Q4! 2. B-B4 RxRch 3.
QxR QxP 4. R-KB? QxP, when Black
holds (neither 5. BxPch K-R1 nor5. Q-Q7
Q-K5 are of help to White). Seek active
choices rather than passive ones.
C. The plausible 1. ... P-N3 2. QxP
QxP (if 2. ... Q-N5, then 3. BJ1-Q2 over-
protects the second rank) 3. Nz-Qz
keeps the extra pawn with initiative (4.
BxP is threatened).
IV. C. K. Runkel-A. Suhobek (postal
te57l:
A. Black throws away his winning
chances with 1. ... BxN 2. BxBch NxB 3.
QxNch Q-B2, with a draw in the offing.
B. On 1. ... N-Ks, simply 2. N-B4 (but
not 2. BxN PxB 3. QxP Q-R7ch) holds the
balance.
C. The quietus is 1. ... Q-R4!, setting
up a deadly pin. The game concluded
with 2. N-K7ch K-82! 3. Q-N2 BxB 4.
QxN R-QNI! (not 4. ... KxN?? 5. R-N7ch
BxR 6. QxQ 5. QxB RxR 6. NxP Q-R7ch
7. K-R3 Q-K3 8. P-Qs Q-KB3 e. P-Q6
Q-K3! 10. Q-Q3 (no better is 10. P-N4
R-N6 11. N-K3ch K-N3 12. P-RSch K-N4)
10. ... R-N6 tt. Q-82 P-N3 12. P-Q7
R-Nl, White resigns. tD
4. BxN Q-Q3ch and 5. ... QxB leaves Black
way ahead materially.
VII. 1. ... R-R4ch! 2. NxR N-N4ch 3.
K-R4 N-B6ch 4. K-R3 QxP, mate. But 1. ...
N-B7ch 2.K-R4 R-NSch 3. K-Rs is unclear.
V[I. 1. N-K6l (threatenhg to capture
onNT) 1. ... R-KN1(or 1. ... QxN2.RxPch!
RxR3. QxPch md4.QxR17, mate) 2. N/5x-
NP!, Black resigns (because of 2. ... R/1xN
3. RxRch RxR 3. N-B8ch and 4. NxQ).
IX. BxP! PxB (1. ... RxN 2. PxRch QxP 3.
B-Q4ch and 4. BxB is easy.) 2. RxPch! KxR
12. ... K-KZ 3. QXNP mates soon) 3.
Q-QB3ch, andWhitematesonNT. tD
CHESS LIFE i NOVEMBER 1983
 SOLITAIRE CHESS
No Second Chance
Solitaire Chess lets you test your ches sltill against the smallest of mistakes can become magri- if you picked this move; if you didn't, score
world's top players. It's easy and fun to play anil, best of fied. And, if you make several inaccuracies zero. Make the correct move on your board
all, you have an unseen ally - another reter helping
yau out in tight situations. AII you need is a chess set, a
in succession, it can even prove fatal. and the opponent's reply, and then rqlea
sllp of paper and. a pencil. With the aid of the scoing In e 1983 Cana- the procedure for all the remaini-ng moves
table below, you can see how your choices stach up dian after making
against the masters.
seve finds himself English Opening
in a lost position. White finishes him off RichardDelaune V. Nikolous&i
quickly with a couple of nice strokes. 1. P-QB4 N-KB3 2. N-QB3 P-K3 3.
BYALLANSAVAGE P-I(4P-Q44.P-Ks

A
I L
i'T:":
ishard
to accurate\ measure just how much this
advantage amounts to. In practical terms,
the net effect is that, as White, you can get
away with one small error and still have
equal chances in the game.
The opposite is true when you play
Black. With the Black pieces, even the
How to Play
Cover the scoring table with the slip of
paper. Make all the opening moves given
below, and then move the paper down un-
til Black's fourth move is e49osed. Make
that move on your board, and then study
the position. After you've decided on your
rriove for White, write down your choice.
Expose the next line in the table for the
move actua-lly made in the game. Score par

White Par Black Your Move Your 'Position after 15. ... N-N3
Pla Score Pla for White Score

4. Notes to the Game

5.
I. A popular alternative is 5. PxP PxP 6.
6. 3 ...P-QB4 P-Q4. Take 3 points if that was your choice.

7.
II. Also possible is 5. ... P-QB4.
III. This just helps White develop. Bet-
8. ter is 7. ... N-N3.
IV. Take 3 points for 10: Q-K4.
9. Q-PA (Ivl.......4 ...8-K2 (v) .... V. White would have too much
10. o-o. . . 5 ...P-QR3? (vll development after 9. ... Q-R4 10. 0-0!
N/QXP 11. B-Ns, followed soon by R-Q1.
11. Q-N3!. 7
VI. Black prepares ...Q-BZ by stopping
12. P-KR4 (VIrl ..... 5 N-QNS, but this is far too slow. Castling
was indicated here, come what may.
13. B-B/. . 4
VII. Take equal points for 72. B-84 or
14. QR-Br 5 12. R-ql.
N.K4 . 6 . . .N-N3 * VIII. Not only does this move threaten
15.
the Kingside, but it also stops... N-Q4. The
16. N-B6!! (VIII) .... 10 Knight is obviously immune.
IX. White threatened 18. N-R7ch
L7. B.Q3 . 6
followed by either QxP or BXKRP.
18. KR-Qr! 6 X. The Knight must be removed,
because rvVhite threatened 21. BxPch RxB
19. BXNP! 9
22. Q-N8, mate. Black is helpless against
20. Q*P. ' 4 ...BxN (Xl .... the onslaught of the entire White army.
..... XI. White eliminates the defender of
21. RxN/6! (xll 8
K7, prodircing a pretty finish. But just as
22. PxB.. 3 nice was 21. PxB QvS 22. RxN/71! QxRch
23.K-Rz BxR (23. ... Q-BSch 24.P-N3124.
23. B-Q6ch ...4 -..Resigns
Q-N7ch K-Kt 25. QxRch K-8226. Q-N7ch
Your Score K-Kl 27. P-B7ch, as pointed out by
Delaune. Take 10 points if you saw that.
Scale: 75-100, excellent; 55-74, superior; 4A-54, good;25-39, fatr'
XII. If the Rook is captured either way,
21.... PxBwinsatonce. €

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