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William McElyea (1981), Gary Kitts (1982), Gaiy Deuser
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strongest player in the world, Viktor
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(Northwestern): Russell Miller (1981), William Lynch (1983).
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Editor
Fairfield W. Hoban
Assistant Editor WOMEN IN CHESS
Frank B. Elley Jr.
Technical Adviser
Arthur Bisguier
Contributing Editors
Pal Benko, Larry Evans, Larry D.
Evans, Svetozar Gligoric, Julio Kaplan,
Diane Savereide
George Koltanowski, Bruce Pandolfi- the Women's Interzonal at Alicante, Spain,
In
ni, Jack Peters, Tim Redman, Ken Ro- former U.S. Women's Champion Diane Saver-
goff, Andy Soltis, Bernard Zuckerman eide achieved the best result csf her career — and,
Advertising Manager not incidentally, the best result any American woman
has had in international play. Contributing editor jack
Irmgard Russek JOE
Peters, who has worked as her trainer, profiles
Savereide the player and Savereide the person.
Departments
L e tte rs ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o 4
Chess to Enjoy ..... ~ .. ~..... 6
Gaprindashvili-G uric li
Immortality is hard to come by, but
in case you'e interested ... gl, Women's chess has come a long way in example: a world championship quarterfinals
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Chess News in Review .. ~..... 8 the last few years, both here and match between a former world champion and
Blocker wins National Open, ACF abroad. jim Marfia takes a look at cine good a "young upstart."
announces training program
Chess Games in Review .. ~... 23
ABC's of Chess 26 ...... ~...... ~ ~o„
A map to victory (or, if you like, a CHESS LIFE INTERVIEW
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draw) in Queen and pawn endings.
Postal Chess ................28 O~

Endgame Laboratory......... 32
More on those tricky Rook and
pawn endings.
In the Arena ....... ~.....
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Alberic O'Kelly:
Craig Van Tilbury sends a report on
the Capablanca Memorial.
1911-1980
Game of the Month 37 .......... Count Aiberic O'Kelly de-
Karpov leads the way in introducing Galway was one of the
innovative ideas. most widely respected personali-
Benko's Bafflers .. ~..... ~....4I ties of our age. Postal Chess sa- (,il
Larry Evans on Chess ~... ~....42 lutes the life and games of this J
What's the Best Movers .......45 grandmaster and former world
Ask the Masters.............46 correspondence champion. -(j44,.) "~"j.f-r~
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Tournament Life ............48 ', Ql)
The Reference Shelf ........ ~ 56
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'IDOR GUNSBERG, A WORLD
; champion challenger, would have
been rated about 2560 at his peak
in the last century. Gustave NeuInann
, would have pushed 2570. Does'ny-
one remember them today? Yet, we
recall the names of all sorts of players
— like the Signor Muzio mentioned
here a few months back (October,
page 8) — who hardly did anything to
warrant attention.
Chess fame, in other words, is hap-
hazard. There are few openi)ngs left to
invent — and someone else is likely to
get the credit anyway. There are so
many tournaments nowadays that be-
ing, say, a mere .state champion
means little — and some day this may
even be true of a national champion-
ship. But there still are some sure
roads left to imunortality.
Here are four of the shortest routes
available: four tasks that have baffled
the best minds for years. Each of them
may be impossible. But, solve any one
of them and you'e certain to join a
chessplayers'all of Fame. Not ev-
eryone will remember you, but you
will have established your niche in
history.
THE EIGHT OFFICERS. Even if you
hate problems, I'l bet that at one time,
probably several years ago, you tried
that old chestnut about placing eight
Queens on'an empty board so that
none is subject to capture by another.
That was a good exercise, but I'm
afraid it was solved many times back,
in-the 1860s. Here is the companion
piece:
Place the eight ori ginal pieces — a
QueenKingtwo, Rooks,, two Knights
and two opposite-colored Bishops-
on an empty board so that all 64
squares are attacked.
Sound simple? It does to many peo-
ple. Afte~ all, you can control or oc-
lnternational Grandmaster Andy Soltis is chess
columnist for, the New York Post, where he works
on the editorial staff.
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Grandmaster Andy Soltisi"=='M='
Four Roads to Success
So, you want to be famous? Here's how B.ut, be
warned — it could be just a bit harder than you think
cupy all 64 squares with just three
Queens and two Rooks. But the Eight
Officers is much tougher.
The best anyone has come, believe
it or not, is 63 squares. And this has
been done innumerable times. Re-
member, the challenge says all
squares must be attacked. A square
that is occupied by a piece is not at-
tacked by it. And, as for the Bishops-
of-opposit~olor proviso, that's be-
cause the task has been met by using
FAME IS NOT ONLY
ELUSIVE AND
HAPHAZARI3, IT'
OFTEN A MATTER OF
BAI3 ME MORI E S
Bishops of the same color. (You'
think it was harder that way, but the
solution is on page 36.)
DOUBLE STALEMATE. In contrast
to the Eight Officers, this sounds ab-
solutely impossible. Yet, you'd be sur-
prised how close some would-be solv-
ers have come.
Construct a legal position with all 32
pieces and pawns so that neither play-
er zan make a move.
Now, it is not hard to set up such a
position with fewer than 32 pieces
and pawns. Evgenii Gik, a remarkable
Russian problemist, recently showed
how a game could end in double stale-
mate after only 19 moves:
1. P-K4 P-Q4 2. P-K5 P-Q5 3. PQB3
P-KB3 4. QB3 K-B2 5. QxP QQ4 6.
K-Q1 QxNP 7. K-B2 QxB 8. QxB QxN 9.
NZQK77
—'=--=-
QxN RxQ 10. RxQ R-N6 11. R-N6 R-R6
12. R-R6 PxR 13. PxR K-N2 14. K-N2
P-Q6 15. P-K6 P-QR4 16. P-KR4 P-R5
17. P-R5 P-QB4 18. P-KB4 P-B5 19.
P-B5! I
And even with all the pieces, the
task has been met several times with
illegal positions — that is, positions in
which it is impossible for either side to
have just played a move. But the clos-
est to the Hall of Fame is the following,
composed by the great Gustave Reich-
helm of Philadelphia, who tied up 30
pieces:
As you can see, there is no way to
put either of the missing Knights on
the board to maintain total zugtot
[German for immobility). Maybe you
can do better.
In more recent times, E. Fielder pro-
duced a position with 31 zugtot pieces
but, with the 32nd, a White Queen,
capable of moving to any of three
squares. Then, in 1947, Karl Fabel
constructed a position in which only
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two moves were possible. But no one
has reduced it to zero.
BREAKING 100. Instead of total im-
mobility, this!s maximum mobility:
Place the eight original pieces on
the board so that White has more than
100 possible move .
Anyone who has gone through a
confusing middlegame has wondered
at some point how many possible
moves he had to choose from ... 30?,
40?, 50? Many moves are blocked by
adjacent pawns [your own) or pieces
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 COMING FROM BEHIND IN
both the men's and women's
events, teams from the Soviet
Union took 1st place honors at
the 24th Chess Olympiad at
Malta. Hungary placed 2nd in
both events,.lo'sing on tiebreak in
the men's event and finishing
1/2-pt. off the pace in the
women'.
'The&U.S. men's team took a
solid 4th with 34 pts. (out of a
'Mednis, Seirawan, Soltis Become GMs; 20 More Gain Titles
FIDE APPROVED A LENGTHY
list of new international titles for
American players and tourna-
ment directors at its recen( con-
gress in Malta. Of 27 applica-
tions, 23 were awarded outright
and two more were approved
-
pending publication of the new
A.C.F. Announces Nationwide P rogram
THE AMERICAN CHESS
Foundation is seeking talented
youngsters and qualified teach-
ers for its new nationwide teach-
= A.C.F. will be final.
ing program.
Private lessons and group
classes will be offered to young
- players who cannot
afford les-
sons and who have demonstrat-
ed chess potential. A player's
Grand Prix Enters
Final Weeks
WITH ONLY A FEW WEEKS
to go in the 1980 season, Grand-
master Roman Dzindzihashvili re-
mains well ahead in the Church's
Grand Prix. The following list
reflects all events properly
reported and recorded by Dec.'.
1. R. Dzindzihashvili... 102.20
2. Larry Christiansen .. 82.48
3. Florin Gheorghiu...: 66.97
~
4. PeterBiyiasas ....
~: 57.80
5. BorisKogan... ~.... 54.22
6. Tom Braunlich . ~... 45.84
~
possible 56), only five behind the
leaders. Yugoslavia finished 3rd,
a point ahead of the Americans,
while Czechoslovakia was a point
behind the American team.
The American effort was an-
chored by Grandmaster Lev
Alburt on Board 1, who scored
5'/2-41/2, holding his own with the
world's best, while his team-
mates made points playing the
lesser lights. New GM Yasser
FIDE rating list.
New Grandmasters: Edmar
Mednis, Yasser Seirawan, An-
drew Soltis.
International Masters: Joel
Benjamin, Karl Burger, Larry D.
Evans, Robert Gruchacz, Ronald
Henley, Larry Kaufman, Sergey
"Eligibility Index" (E.l.) is
calculated: Rating minus 100
times age = E.I. Players of E.l
~
over 500 may apply for private
lessons; those over 300 will be
considered for classes. Teachers
(preferably rated 2200 or higher)
will be paid directly by the A.C.F.
Interested youngsters under
age 21 may apply in writino the
High School Players Eligible for Awards
THE NTERCOLLEG ATE
I I
Chess League of America has
established an annual Outstand-
ing Achievement Award to recog-
nize exceptional high school
chessplayers throughout North
America. Since this award is
limited to 50 students, it will be of
particular interest to colleges
Name
Grefe Wins
Seirawan turned in a medal-
winning performance on Board 2
with his 8-3 score. U.S. Co-
champion Larry Christiansen and
Jim Tarjan both had excellent 7-4
results. Alternates Nick deFir-
mian and Leonid Shamkovich fin-
ished 2'/2-31/2 and 4-3 respective-
ly. Pal Benko was the captain and
team analysis.
The Soviet Union and Hungary
clearly dominated the women'
Kudrin, Eugene Meyer, Steven
Odendahl, Michael Valvo, Mikhail
Zlotnikov. Michael Wilder will
become an IM if his new FIDE
rating is 2350 or above. He will
become a FIDE master if it
should fall short.
New FIDE Masters: John Don-
for Young Players
A.C.F. Include age, rating, a brief
chess biography and family fi-
nancial information. Teachers
may apply by giving age, USCF
rating, FIDE rating and title (if
any), teaching experience, rate of
pay expected, brief chess bio-
graphy and availability.
There is no assurance that any
particular applicant will be ac-
who may be seeking chess-
playing enrollees.
Students will be evaluated on
the basis of excellence in
academic achievement, chess
achievement (playing or promo-
tional) and sportsmanship. Ap-
plications must be received by
Feb. 15 and should accompany
1980 Phoenix FIDE Futurity
Rating
1. John Grefe 2460
1
event. Third-place Poland trailed
by 51/2 pts, and Rumania followed
1/2-pt. behind. China finished 5th.
The Americans earned 22 of a
possible 42 pts. to tie for 13th,
placing 15th on tiebreak.
The individual results: Diane
Savereide 51/2-61/2, Rachel Crot to
5'/2-51/2, Ruth Haring 71/2-41/2,
Vera Frenkle 31/2-31/2. Peter
Biyiasas was the captain and
analyst. 8
aldson, Mark Ginsburg, Orest
Popovych, Walter Shipman, Da-
vid Strauss, Jonathan Tisdall. Di-
mitri Gurevich will also become
an FM if his rating is over 2250.
New International Arbiters:
Jerome Bibuld, Barry Fogel, Eric
Schiller. 8
cepted for the program. Factors
other than rating will be con-
sidered, and the decision of the
Contributions will help sup-
port this program and are tax
deductible. They should be sent
to the American Chess Founda-
tion, Box 15, Whitestone, NY
11357. 0
an academic transcript showing
grades for the Fall 1980 semes-
ter.
Application forms may be ob-
tained by writing ICLA High
School Director Robert F. Sutter
Jr., 2412 Caverhill Drive, St. Louis,
MO 63136. For more information,
call 314-867-2151. 6

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7. ToddLunna.... . . 44.17 INTERNATIONAL MAS-
2. Robert Rowley 2321 0 0 '/2 1 1 h ih 0 h 1 1 7

8. Boris Baczynskyj . .. 43.09

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3. Robert Hurdle 2306 0 'h 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 '/2 1 6'h
~ 4. William Wharton 2250 0 0 0 0 1 'h 1 1 1 0 'h 6
9. Walter Browne...... 41.80 cent Phoenix Futurity with a 5. Todd Miller 2197 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6
10; John Fedorowicz. .. 37.52 ~ ~ convincing 31/2-pt. margin. 6. Julius Loftsson 2366 'h 0 'h 0 0 0 '/2 'h 1 1 1 % 5N
11. James Tarjan....... 34.53 Robert Rowley placed 2nd. 7. David Berry 2159 0 V 0 'h 0 'h 0 V~ 'h 1 1 1 5'h
8. Robert Salgado 2338 0 ih 0 0 'h 'h 0 0 'h
12. Michael Rohde. .. . 30.86 Futurities are designed to 9. Stephen Sandager 2199
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14. Lawrence Day . ~... 29.20 ~ ratings. 11. Spencer Lower 2253 0 0 'h 1 0 0 0 'h 'h 0 0 1 3'A
15. Calvin Blocker.... . 28.85 12. Pedro Marcal 2086 0 0 0 'A 1 'h 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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8
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY I 98 I
 !l oc'&er %loins .Na1:iona.'
CHICAGO IS CALVIN BLOCK-
er's kind of town. On Oct. 19 he
won the National Open there with
a 54 score. His play was sedate
and positionally sound as he
abandoned "possible" winning
attacks for certain endgame ad-
vantages. This strategy made the
difference in four of his five
games, which were decided in
the endgame. These games con-
tain a variety of positional motifs:
good Knight versus bad Bishop;
weak isolated pawns; weak
doubled pawns, etc.
The five-way tie for 2nd con-
tained a few relative surprises:
Leonid Bass, Leonid Kaushan-
sky, George Alexopoulos, Tom
Unger and James Ellis. Certainly
Bass's presence on the list is no
surprise. The young Soviet
emigre, a frequent (and frequent-
ly successful) visitor to Chicago
area events, was picked by many
as the probable winner. Unfor-
tunately, he had to play Kaushan-
sky, another young Soviet emigre
living in Chicago. Alexopoulos is
the third foreign-born player
among the winners. Originally
from Greece, he is a student at
Knox College in Galesburg, III ~,
where he has had comparatively
lit tie local chess exposure
because of his studies.
Tom Unger (rated 2129), of Min-
neapolis, and Jim Ellis (2094), of
Nominations Wanteci for Regional Vps
IN THE SUMMER OF 1981,
USCF voting members in each
region will elect by secret mail
ballot a regional vice president
for 11 of the USCF's 12 regions.
The RVPs endeavor to strength-
en and develop the USCF's or-
ganization and communication
within their regions. Their duties
include naming delegates and
voting members for states whose
chapters fail to do so.
Any USCF member is eligible
for election as an RVP, except
that no incumbent is eligible to
succeed himself. Members are
invited to submit names and ad-
dresses of candidates to the
nominating committee before
Feb. 5, 1981. The committee will
review the qualifications of all
candidates, obtain their permis-
sion, and publish their names in
the May 1981 Chess Life.
CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY 198 I
Madison, Wise., were the real sur-
prises of the tournament. Each
owed his success largely to play-
ing well against third-ranked
Eugene Martinovsky. Unger drew
with Martinovsky in the third
round, and Ellis followed that
with a win in the fourth round.
The results in the Reserve Sec-
tion (under 1600) were much less
according to form — rating
seemed to have virtually no
predictive value. None of the top
ten players finished in the
money. Two players, 36th-ranked
Alan Price, of Appleton, Wise.,
and 54th-ranked Richard
Reiteike, of Woodridge, III., split
top money with perfect scores.
Other winners:
Open Section: Top Category I:
Dewey Maynard, Lawrence
Dripps, Paul Eggers; Top Cat. II:
Wayne Wheeler, Jerome Keisler,
Rodney Kinnaird, David C.
Hansen.
Reserve Section: 3rd, Gregory
Windom; 4th, Steve Urban,
Reymuel Betia, B.F. Broderson,
William Wellman, Craig Borri,
Roger Bolden, Brian Colchert,
Greg Zipfel, Dr. Izzy Sommers,
Isidko Tames, Bijoy Choodhary;
Top Cat. IV, Mark Wolfe; Top
Category VNI, Ronald Stricker,
Dean Andreakis; Top Unrated,
Roleand Jordan, Damjan Betin-
ski.
Incumbents whose terms ex-
pire at the annual board of dele-
gates meeting in August 1981
are:
Region I (New England): Henry
Ly man.
Region II (Eastern): Denis
Barry, Steven Doyle.
Region III (Mid-Atlantic): Bob
G. Dudley, J Allen Hinshaw.
~
Region IV (Southeastern): L.
Thad Rogers.
Region V (Great Lakes): Wil-
liam McElyea.
Region VI (North Central): no
election.
Region Vll (Central): Michael
Zacate.
Region Vill (Mid-South): Peter
Lahde.
Region IX (Rocky-Mountain-
Plains): Robert B. Tanner.
Region X (Southwestern): Bill
Snead.
zen in i",'chicago
Calvin Blocker
Here is one of the winner's
games from this event:
Ruy Lope
Blocker Anderson
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5
4. 04 Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6
7. d4 c6 8. Ba4 d6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10.
Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Be3 Bb6 12.
Bxb6 axb6 13. Bb3 Ke7 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Bxe6 Kxe6 16. a4 Nf6 17.
f3 Ra618. Nc4 Rd819. Rad1 Rxd1
20. Rxd1 Rxa4 21. Nd6?! Ra8 22.
Nxb7 Rc8 23. Rd2 Rc7 24. Nd6
Rd7 25. Nc4 b5 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27.
Ne3 Nc528. Kf1 Na429. Nd1 Nb6
30. Ke2 f6 31. Kd3 Nc4 32. b3 Na5
33. Kc2 Nb7 34. Kb2 Nc5 35. Nf2
Kd6 36. Ka3 Ke6 37. Kb4 Kd6 38.
c4 Na6+ 39. Ka5 Nc7 40. Kb6
bxc4 41. bxc4 Ne6 42. Nd3 Nd4
Region XI (Pacific): Alan Ben-
son, David C. Argall.
Region XII (Northwestern):
Russell Miller.
Any USCF member may sub-
mit the names of one or more
nominees to the chairman of the
1980-81 Nominating Committee:
Roger E. Blaine, 224 E. Broadway,
Granville, OH 43023.
Policy Board Meetings
THE NEXT MEETING OF
the USCF Policy Board will be
Feb. 7-8, 1981, at the Fiesta lnn in
Tempe, Ariz. Almost all of the
meeting will be open to the pub-
'ic, and there will be a forum at
which members can ask ques-
tions or air complaints.
In May, the Board will meet in
the Rochester, N.Y., area and in
August during the U.S. Open in
Palo Alto, Calif.
43. c5+ Kd7 44. Nb4 h5 45. Na6
h4 46. Nb8+ Kc8 47. Nxc6 Ne6
48. Na7+, Black resigns
And here is 'the last-round
game that decided 1st place:
English Opening
Bergstrom Blocker
1. P-QB4 N.KB3 2. N-QB3 P-K3
3. P-K4 P-Q4 4. P-K5 N-K5 5. N-B3
N-QB3 6. Q-B2 N-N4 7. NxN QxN
8. P-Q4 Q-R5 9. PxP NxQP 10.
Q.Q3 PxP 11 B-K3 N-B4 12. NxP
~
B-N5ch 13. K-K2? Nx B! 14.
Q-N5ch P-B3 15. QxB QxQ 16.
NxQ N-B5 17. N-Q3 B-B4 18.
P-QN3 BxNch 19. KxB NxPch 20.
K-Q4 P-B3 21. P-B4 0-0-0ch 22.
K-B3 N.Q2 23. B-B4 N-N3 24.
B-K6ch K-B2 25. QR-Q1 RxR 26.
RxR R-K1 27. P-B5 R-Q1 28. RxR
KxR 29. P-QR4 P-QR4 30. K-Q4
N-Q2 31. K-B4 N-K4ch 32. K-Q4
K-B2 33. B-N8 P-R3 34. B-K6 K-Q3
35. B-N8 P-QN4 36. P-R3 P-N5 37.
P-N4 P-B4ch 38. K-K4 P-B5, White
resigns
This was the fourth national
tournament for Richard Verber,
Chicago's major organization, his
staff and Chicago's Palmer
House. Chief Tournament Direc-
tor was Mike Zacate and his staff,
Todd Barre, Walter Brown, Chris
Musgrave and Paul Segedin were
largely responsible for the effi-
ciency with which this affair was
run. — John Tomas
Important Note
About Algebraic
IN 1981 FIDE WILL RE-
quire that participants in its
tournaments keep their
game scores in standard
algebraic notation. USCF
continues to support the
idea of uniform notation but
will ~ot require it for
domestic events in the im-
mediate future.
Many of our members re-
sist algebraic for one reason
or another, and their con-
tinued enjoyment of chess
is more important than the
notation system on their
scoresheets.
Tournament directors, of
course, should be intimately
familiar with both systems
so they can read any score-
sheet if there is need for
I them to do so. 6
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 CHESS LIFE PRGFILE

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BY JACK Pk,l kl(S

c -I-DKE-TIIvK U.S. WOMEN'

champion Diane Savereide,
of Santa Monica, Calif., had
the finest result of her career in
the 1979 Women's Interzonal in
Alicante, Spain. In fact, it was
the finest result ever in j.'IUE play
by any American woman.
With this one success, Diane . p

accomplished several feats; she y'. t:,:., '-;g

instantly made U.S. women' g+ I
chess internationally respected,
gained one of the highest USCF
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woman in history, and cemented

her claim to being No. 1 in the )5. '"
United States. At age 25, Diane & E ~
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To appreciate Diane's 5.

achievement, one must

understand that the United States
is not a world power in women' ~ ~ r.q..

chess. While several of our men

GMs hold their own with the
world's best men players, our
women lag far behind. The
reasons for this aren't clear, but
certainly government support for 'ik':
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Calif., is a contributing editor of Chess Life. *
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CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY I 98 I

 chess gives the Eastern bloc an edge.
The American Chess Foundation is
working to close the gap.
Diane tells a story that illustrates
the prevailing attitude. In her game
with Maya Chiburdanidze, now wo-
men's world champion, in'he
Women's Interzonal in Tbilisi in 1976,
Chiburdanidze offered a draw, which
Diane accepted. Immediately, Chibur-
danidze's trainer, Grandmaster
Eduard-Gufeld, rushed over to scold
her. When Chiburdanidze protested
that the draw was justified by the
position, Gufeld shouted, "Never offer
a draw to an American!"
Originally, both of the women's in-
terzonals and one of the men's inter-
zonals were scheduled to take place in
Bio de Janeiro in October of 1979. But,
I only a few weeks before the sched-
uled start, the Brazilian organizers
, backed out, saying they, could host on-
ly two interzonals.
Fortunately, the o'rganizers in
Alicante, a beautiful city on the
Mediterranean, agreed to take over
the remaining event. Working rapidly,
they managed to complete prepara-
tions so that the tournament began in
November;barely a month after the
original starting date.
The change in plans put extra pres-
sure on Diane. The USCF had retained
John Grefe as a second-for the U.S.
representatives in Brazil, expecting
that he would assist Leonid Shamko-
-vich„Rachel Crotto and Diane. When
the tournament shifted to Spain,
Diane had to go alone. In contrast, the
Soviet delegation numbered 11. Each
of their five players had her own
trainer, and a "team captain" went
along.
o ~ o
~ IAIDO WON HER FIRST. TWO
)game's,but slumped later. Af-
ter ten rounds, she had 4~/i
pts. and still had to play the highest-
rated competitors in the Soviet "mill."
Under FlUE rules, players from the
same country must play each other
early in the tournament. This elimi-
nates any suspicion that would be at-
tached to a late-round win by a con-
tender for a top prize over her less
successful compatriot. In Alicante-,
this rule had the additional effect of
creating a "mill" of strong Soviet play-
ers. All of the non-Soviet players had
to go through the mill, facing four of
the toughest players in consecutive
rounds. Only Diane came through
with a plus score.
Diane defeated Elena Ahmilov-
skaya, Nino Gurieli and Marta Litin-
skaya, and drew Elena Fatalibekova.
With three more was, she surged to
11-6 and 5th place. This left her a
point short of qualifying for the Can-
didates'atches and becoming a
WGM. Her performance was by far
the best ever by an American woman
in international chess. Previously, no
American had ever achieved a plus
score in an Interzonal or a Candi-
dates'ournament.
Diane excels in counterattack. In
DIANE SAVEREIDE'S
RESULT AT ALICANTE
WAS BY FAR THE
BEST EVER BY AN
AMERICAN WOMAN
IN INTERNATIONAL
CHESS
the following game, she gets a fine
position in the opening, rebuffs
W'hite's attack and steadily increases
her domination of the center. Gurieli,
who began the tournament with six
wi{ns, seems outclassed.
Sicilian Defense
Gurieli Savereide
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3
This system is very popular in the
U.S.S.R., thanks to the efforts of GM
Evgeny Sveshnikov. White avoids the
major variations of the Sicilian De-
fense and poses new problems for Si-
cilianophiles.
3.... Nf6
The sharpest reaction. As in Alek-
hine's Defense, Black lures Mute's
e-pawn forward so it will be vulner-
able to ... d6. The more cautious alter-
native is .. d5.
~
4..e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4
Black could eliminate W'hite's foot-
hold in the center after 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7.
Qe4 d6. The text bolsters e5 at the
cost of d5.
6.... Nc6 7. Hc4 d6 8. IH( Be7 9. Qe2
04 10. Nc3!?
Another-aggressive choice. White
accepts shattpred pawns so that she
can develop swiftly. Weak is 10.
Nbd2? Na5 {11. Bd3? Nf4), but 10. a3,
10. Rdl, and 10. Qe4!'? are all sound.
10.... dxe5 11. dxe5 Nxc3 12. bxc3
Qc7 13. Bd3 Bd7!
Diane also hurries to complete
development..Her QB looks more ef-
fective on b7 than d7, but it would
take an extra tempo to fianchetto it.
14. Re1 Rac8 15. h4!?
Black can meet 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bg5
with 16.... Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Qxe5! 18.
Qxe5 {18. Qh4? Qg7, or 18. Nxh7!?
Qxe4 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nxe4 Ne5,
with an equal position) 18.... Nxe5 19.
Rxe5 f6, which is at least equal. If
White wants to try for more, she
should consider 15. Bg5~?.
15.... Rfd8 16. Ng5
Here's White's idea, which fails
because her e-pawn needs more pro-
tection. Already, Black has slightly the
better of it.
16.... g6 17. Bf4
It's a draw after 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18.
Qxh5 + Kg8 19. Bxg6, but 17.... Qxe5!
keeps an edge.
17.... Be8
Black's King is secure, and her
Rooks begin to work on the central
files. White should probably play 18.
Qf3, intending 19. Qg3 or 19. Qh3 and
20. h5.
18. h5?! Rd5!
Threatening 19.... Bxg5 20. Bxg5
Rxe5. Now 19. Nxh7 is foiled by 19....
Rxd3'..
19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Nf3 Qa5
Having halted White's at'tack,
Black takes aim at the broken Queen-
side pawns.
21. Bd2 Qa4 22. Rab1 b6 23. g3
White hopes to rejuvenate her at-
tack with Kg2 and Rh1.
23.... Rcd8 24. Be4 Rc5 25. Bf4 Qc4!
Excellent! Before feasting on the
c-pawn, Black exchanges Queens, re-
ducing White's attacking chances.
26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Kg2 Na5 28. Nd2
In time pressure, White goes for
broke. Passive defense {28. Bd2] al-
lows 28.... Bc6, when White's light
squares invite occupation.
28.... Rxc3 29. Rh1 g5! 30. Rh3
Threatening 31. Rbh1 and mate. Of
course, 30. Be3 Rxe3 wins for Black.
30..-.. f5!
The only move, but sufficient. If 31.
Rbh1, then 31.... Bg6 defends every-
thing.
31. exf6 Bxf6 32. Bh7+ Kg7 33.
Ne4 Bc6!
Diane selects the most forceful win.
34. Be3 Nc4 35. g4
Neither 35. Bc1 g4 36. Rh5 Rh8 nor
CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY I 98 I
 35. Kh2 Nxe3! 36. Nxc3 Ng4+ leaves 12.... Nb8 25.... fxe4 26. fxe4 Qe7 27. Bf1 h5
White a way out. Transposing to a reliable variation 28. Be3 Nd7 29. Nc4!
35.... Nd6 36. Bxg5 Nxe4 37. Bh6+ of Breyer's Defense (9.... Nb8). Much Much better than the routine 29.
Kf7 38. Rh5 Nd2+ 39. Kh2 Nxb1, more interesting is the attempt to ex- Nc6. White eyes the d-pawn, paves
White resigns ploit her superior development by the way for N-a5-c6, and threatens b5.
0 ~ 0 opening the center: 12.... g6 13. Bc2 If 29.... Rb8, then 30. Nba5 is over-
Bg7 14. b4? d5! 15. dxe5 Nxe4!. If 14.
~
whelming.
d5, then 14.... Ne7 prepares either c6 29.... h4 30. b5 Qg5 31. Kh1 Bf8 32.
i ERE'S ANOTHER WIN THAT or f5. Less effective is the immediate b6 Nc5
shows Diane's versatility. 12.... d5? since 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Black must stop 33. Nba5 and 34.
Though this was one of the very dxe5 Nf4 isn't clear, but 13. dxe5! b7.
first times that she experimented with Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. f4 Re8 16. f5 33. Nxc5 dxc5 34. Ra5 Bd7 35. @f3!
the CIosed Ruy (she used to play the leaves White in control. Even stronger than winning the
Exchange Variation), she handles the 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. b4 c-pawn.
opening and early middlegame ex- Black's move order has prevented 35.... Bb5 36. Nxe5 Qxe5
pertly. When the former Soviet cham- White's customary maneuver N-f1-g3 Or 36.... Bxf1 37. Rxf1 Qxe5 38.
pion errs on Move 16, Diane overruns (14. Nf1? exd4 hangs the e-pawn). But Bxf4 Qxe4 39. Qxe4 Rxe4 40. b7.
the Queenside, never y'ving her oppo- Diane's plan makes a lot of sense, 37. Bxf4 Qb2 38. Bxb5 axb5 39.
nent the slightest chance. because it uses the QN on d2. Rxa8 Rxa8 40. b7, Black resigns
14.... g6 0 ~ 0
Ruy Lopez Here, or on Move 15, Black should
Savereide Ahmilovskaya play ... Nb6, hindering White's c4.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 15. Bb2 Bg7 16. d5 c5?
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1. Lemachko
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Bulgaria
Rating
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Outbooked and outplayed,
she drifts into a losing position. But
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4. Litinskaya
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5. Savereide U.S.A. 2160 0 1 1 1 0 ~It 0 0 1 0 Yz 1 1 Yz 1' 1, 11. spectacular defensive idea, Litin-
6. Fatalibekova U.S.S.R. 2290 '/z 0 0 I/z 0 0, 0 0 1' '/z 1' 10'/z
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8. Ranniku U.S.S.R. 2250 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 CI 1 '/z Yz '/z 0 Yz 1 1 1
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9. Baumstark Rumania 2170 0 0 Yz 0 0 1 'lz 0 0 0 0 Yz 1 1 1 1 1
fighting spirit. Wiruiing games like this
10. Garcia, N. Spain 2130 0 0 Yz 0 0 '/z 1 0 0 '/z Yz 0 '/z '1, 8Yz
one is a sure sign of a successful prac-
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13. Markovic Yugoslavia 2185 '/z i/z 0 0 '/z 0 Yz 1 0 0 'lz 0 Yz 1 0 0 1 6Yz
Prokopovic Yugoslavia 2080 '0 0 0 0 0 0 '/z 0 0 1: 'lz 0 0 6'/z
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16. Carrasco Chile 0 0 0 0 Yz 0 1 0 0 Yz 0 '/2 1 0 1 0 i/z 0 5 Lihnskaya Savereide
17. War~i Japan 1845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0' 0 0 '/z 0 1 0 0 Yz 0 '/z 2 Yz
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
18. Kellner Au stra lia 1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 '
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I

Nf65. 04Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d68. c3
04 9. h3 Bb7
Black has tried many moves in this
position (9.... Na5, 9.... Nb8, 9.... h6, 9.
... Be6, 9.... Nd7), but none has solved
the problems of the Ruy Lopez.
10. d4 Re8
This is the latest fashion. Black
does not fear 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. f4?
because of 12.... exf4 13. Bxf4 Na5 14.
Bc2 Nd5! 15. exd5 Bxg5. Unless White
repeats moves with 11. Ng5 Rf8 12.
Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5, Black can continue
with 1'1.... Bf8, putting pressure on e4.
She might be able to develop without
ever wasting a move (such as ... h6} to
deal with White's threat of Ng5.
11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3
Diane plans to advance on the
Queenside by b4 and c4. Another fine
plan is 12. a4 g6 13. Bc2 Bg7 14. d5,
when White will attack Black's pawn
at b5.
CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY I 98
d6 5. Be2 OO 6. Nf 3 e5 7. 00 Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2
This one mistake ruins Black's posi- Nf6 12. f3 f4
tion. Black can handle White's threats These moves have been played
of N-b3-a5 and c4 by 16.... c6 17. c4 many times before, but the theoretical
cxd5 18. cxd5 Nb6 or, preferably, 16. evaluation remains unclear. All that
... Nb6! and 17.... c6. can be said is that each player has a
17. c4! Nh5 18. Bd3 strong attack!
The pressure mounts on Black's 13. c5 g5 14. Rci
Queenside! John Fedorowicz won en impressive
18.... cxb4 19. axb4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 game with 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2 Rf7
Nb6 21. Na5! 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. Rfc1!, using his KR for
White has a wiazling advantage on attack.
the Queenside. Black's pawns at a6 14.... Ng6 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Nb5
and d6 are vU{lnerable, while White's Rf7 17. Qc2-Qb6+?!
pawn at b4 can't be attacked easily. So far, we have duplicated the
Black's only chance is counterattack famous game Larsen-Najdorf (Piati-
on the Kingside., gorsky Cup 1966}, in which Wite ob-
21.... Qd7 22. Nd2 Nf4 23. Ndb3 f5 tained the advantage with 17.... Ne8
24. f3 18. a4 Bd7 19. Qb3. Later analysis has
Diane will allow the openi}ng of the suggested that 18.... h5 19. Nf2 Bf8
f-file because Black cannot really gen- (planning ... Rg7 and ... g4) represents
erate serious threats. "best play." If 20. Nxa7, then 20....
24.... Bc8 25. Bcif Rc7 21. Ba5! Rxc2 22. Bxd8 Rxe2 23.
The last minor piece is activated. Nxc8 Rxa4 24. Nd3 leads to a sharp
I l3
 endgame,
~ I slightly in White's favor.
Diane's move trades Queens dif-
ferently.
18. Nf2 g4 19. Nc7 Rb8 20. Qb3!
Qd4?
After his loss to Larsen, Najdorf
recommended 20.... Qxb3 "with an
even game."- On the other hand, Lar-
sen concluded his analysis with "20.
Qb3! and Black gets no attack at all."
Larsen's -view seems more accurate,
as White's hreats of Bb4 and Nb5 are
very unpleasant for Black. Better than
20.... Qd4? is 20.... Qxb3 21. axb3 a6
22. Bb4 Bf8 23. Ne6 gxf3 24. gxf3 Ne8,
with some advantage to W'hite.
21. Qc3?
White should win a pawn with 21.
Qb4! Qxb4 22. Bxb4 Bf8 23. Nb5.
21.... Qxc3 22. Rxc3 g3 23. hxg3?!
Needlessly complicating the game.
After 23. Nd3 gxh2+ (else h3 closes
the Kingside) 24. Kxh2, most of the ac-
tion will take place on the Queenside,
where White stands better.
23.... fxg3 24. Nd3 Bd7 25. Rfc1
Nh5
Heading for f4. Litinskaya underes-
timated the Black Knights.
26. Rb3!
Threatens"~ 27. Na6.,Tempting is
26. Ra3 a6'?- 27. Rb3, but 26.... Ngf4!
27. Nxf4 Nxf4 28. Bf1 (28. Kf1'? Rf6
and 29.... Rh6) 28.... Bh6! saves Black,
as 29. Rxa7??-loses to 29.... Ne2 + 30.
Bxe2 Bxd2 31. Rc2 Be3+.
26.... b6 27. Nb4 Ngf4 28. Bf1 Bh6!
29. Kh1?
A poor answer to the threatened
29...'; Nh3+. Instead, 29. Be3 saves
time.
29.... Rf6!
Threatening 30... Ne2! 31. Bxh6
~
Rxh6 32. Bxe2 Nf4+ .
30. Be3 Rbf8 31. Kg1
W'hite fights to hold her precarious
position.
=
31.... R8f7 32. Nb5?
Losing at once. Diane thought that
her threat of ..: Rg7 and ... Nh3+ was
unstoppable,. but GM Oscar Panno
found an amazing
~ I defense: 32. Nba6
Rg7 33. Nb8! Ba4 (33.... Bh3 34. Ne8!]
34. Ra3 Nh3+ 35. gxh3 Bxe3+ 36.
Rxe3 g2 (36.... Nf4 37. Bg2 blockades)
37. Ba6! Nf4 38. Bc8!. Black can't get
an acceptable game by 33.... Nh3+
34. gxh3 Bxe3+ 35. Rxe3 g2 36. Nxd7
(or. even 36. Ba6 Nf4 37. Nxd7 Nxh3 +
38. Kh2 Rh6 39. Nf6+!! Kh8 40. Ng4,
wijnning!] 36.... gxf1 = Q+ 37. Kxf1
Rxd7 38. Ne6! (preventing Nf4]. Still, I
doubt that this exhausts the mysteries
of the position.
32.... Nxg2!
On 33. Bxg2, the Knight hangs.
33. Kxg2 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 Rg7!
Threatening 35.... Nf4+. On 35.
Nd3 the Knight at b5.still-hangs.
35. Kg1 g2 36. Bxg2
Or 36. Nxa7 Nf4.
36.... Nf4 37. Nc3
Now 37. Rc2 Bxb5 38. Rc8+ Rf8 39.
Rc2 Kh8! 40. Kh2 Rfg8 41. Bh3 Nxh3
42. Kxh3 Rg6 only delays the end.
37.... Rxg2+ 38. Kf1 Rh6, W"hite
resigns
o 0 o
IAIDO COULD BE Cht TFD A
"semipro" chessplayer. She
teaches chess (including a
class for beginners at UCLA), and
plays in many tournaments. She also
works occasionally as a software en-
gineer for some, large companies in
Los Angeles. Not every master can fall
back on such a high-paying skill!
Since last fall, I'e been privileged
to act as Diane's trainer. The ACF, in
an effort to elevate U.S. women'
chess, hired Edmar Mednis and me to
instruct 1979 U.S; Women's Cham-
pion Rachel Crotto and Diane. This
program may soon be expanded to in-
clude other top American women.
Before the Interzonal, Diane and I
worked to patch the holes in her open-
'ng repertoire, to polish her technique
and improve her strategical play.
Diane had displayed a fine feeling for
the initiative,- tactical imagination,
and excellent attacking instincts. All
she needed was consistency and con-
fidence. When she left for Spain, I
was optimistic, but I admit I did not
expect her to do so well after her so-so
start. She earned every point. If she
had been lucky in one or two games,
she would have been a candidate!
Last summer Diane and Rachel
flew to Europe for two women's tour-
naments — in Hyeres, France, and
Bydogoszcz, Poland. Rachel covered
'the trip in the January Chess Life
(page 57). Here's Diane's flashiest
game from Bydgoszcz, a smashing win
over the tournament co-winner.
Pire Defense
Savereide Szmacinska
1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4
Nf6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Bd3 Na6!?
A recent option to the usual 6....
Nc6. Black plans to strike at the
center with ... c5 instead of ... e5.
7. 04
Probably the most challenging re-
ply, though theory deals mostly with 7.
e5 Nd7 8. Ne2 c5 9. c3.
7.... c5 8. d5
White closes the center, conceding
Black a Queenside advantage in re-
turn for a dangerous Kingside attack.
8.... Rb8 9. Qe1 Nb4 10. Qh4 b5!
The quickest way to get counter-
play. Now 11. Bxb5? Nxc2 12. Rb1
allows 12.... Nxe4~, destroying
White's center.
11. f5!?
Diane, who won a fine game with
this type of attack against Polihron-a
~
iade in the 1978 Olympiad, is eager to
repeat her success. But, here, White's
attack does not guarantee checkmate.
Wasting a tempo with 11. a3 or 11.
Rf2 to slow Black's counterattack
might be preferable.
11.... c4 12. Be2 Nxc2 13. Bh6
There's no turning back!
13.... Nxa1?!
The Rook is worthless at the mo-
ment. Better is 13.... b4.'. A wild idea
is 13.... b4! 14. Nd1 Nxa1 15. Ng5
Bxh6'? 16. Qxh6 Rb7 17. Nf2 gxf5 18.
Ng4!, and White wins. But 15.... Nc2!
improves, as 16. Nf2? Ne3 and 16.
fxg6 fxg6 17.'Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf6 h6!
favor Black.
14. Ng5 Bxh6?
Black's defensive idea has a flaw
which Diane immediately exploits.
Correct is 14.... b4!, relying on 15.
fxg6 fxg6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rxf6 h6! .
15. Qxh6 Rb7
Black apparently expects 15.... Rb7
16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Rxf6 exf6, when the
Rook at b7 defends h7.
16. e5'!
Clearance!
16.... dxe5 17. Nce4! Re8?!
Easing White's task, but 17.
Qb6+ 18. Khl Rd8 should lose to 19.
Nxf6+ exf6 (19.... Qxf6 20. Qxh7+
Kf8 21. fxg6) 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. fxg6!
fxg6 22. Qh8 + Ke7 23. Qg7 + Kd6 24.
Ne4+! Kxd5 25. Rd1+ Qd4 (25....
Kxe4 26. Qxg6+ and 25.... Kc6 26.
Qxf6+ also lose) 26. Qxf6.
18. d6!
Since 18. Nxf6+? exf6 19. Qxh7+
Kf8 20. Qh8 + K 7 leads nowhere, the
prepar'atory 18. d6! strengthens this
idea by removing the flight square e7.
18.... exd6 19. fxg6 Qb6+
The only way to play on is 19....
fxg6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Rxf6, but
White's threats of Nxh7 and B-f345
are too much.
20. Kh1 Nxe4 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22.
Rxf7 +, Black resigns 8
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the chess world's most enigmatic personalities
ORIS'PASSKY,
a captivating per-
sonality himself,
was enchanted by the magic
of Paul Masson's "moun-
tain," an attraction that
brings chess enthusiasts in
droves to the Paul Masson
Class Championships every
year. Spread along the sun-
ny vine girt slopes around
Masson's estate and origin-
al winery like clusters of-
grapes, the some players
left at the end of the day
looking somewhat like rai-
sins.
When Spassky was asked
his impression of this great
outdoor chess tournament,
he responded, "Oh, I love it.
It reminds me of when I was
a little boy and used to play
chess in a park on an island
in Lenijngrad."
The news that Spassky
would be a guest at the Mas-
Richard E. Fauber, of Sacramen-
to, Calif., is editor of the award-
winning state magazine Chess Voice
)is
CHESS LIFE INTERVIEW&
An intimate conversation with one of
By R.E. Father
son tournament rocked the
chess community as vigor-
ously as San Francisco was
rocked by the famous earth-
quake in 1906. In addition to
the 800 players this year,
there were hordes of spec-
tators lured by the magic of
Spassky's name. It was as
though Spassky were the
chess equivalent of George
Washington, and they want-
ed to tell their grandchil-
dren they had seen him in
the flesh.
This great chess cham-
pion has been involved in
some of the most dramatic~~
chess history of our time.
His career has been meteor-
ic and, pist his light seems to
have dimmed, another bril-
liant accomplishment
bursts for~~. His 4th-place
finish in the grandmaster
tournament in Bucharest in
1953 heralded the arrival of
the 16-year-old Spassky-
Former World Champion Boris Spassky exchanges jokes with players at the the gem of this setting being
Paul Masson tournament shortly before starting a simultaneous exhibition.
his brilliant defeat of world
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY I 98 I
championship candidate Vassily Smy-
slov. Spassky shared top honors in the
1956 Soviet championship and quali-
fied for the Amsterdam Candidates
tournament that year — where, at 19,
he tied for 3rd.
Spassky married shortly after that,
but it was star-crossed. "We were like
Bishops of opposite colors," he told
English journalist Leonard Barden in
1966. His tournament results suffered
for a time but, after his divorce, he
began a comeback by winning anoth-
er Soviet championship in 1961 He ~
had also come in contact with a man
who would figure highly in his career;
at Mar del Plata in 1960, he yielded
two draws, but against Bobby Fischer
(who beat everybody else) he pro-
duced an electrifying win in a com-
plex situation. They tied for 1st.
The mid 1960s were Spassky's hey-
day. He has been in every world
championship
~ I cycle since 1965. In
that year, Spassky edged the imunortal
Paul Keres in one match 6-4, then won
by a convincing 3-pt. margins against
redoubtables Ewfim Geller and for-
mer World Champion Mikhail Tal.
In a tense 1966 championship
match he had to bow to the World
Champion Tigran Petrosian by 11~/~-.
129~, but he bounced back promptly
by scoring a signal success at Santa
Monica in 1966. This Piatagorsky Cup
tournament brought the strongest
players of the day together. It was
Fischer again who proved to be his
chief competition. Spassky won one
game and drew another with Ameri-
ca's brightest hope; Fischer had to be
satisfied with 2nd place.
Spassky won at Beverwijk in 1967
and went on a rampage
I ~in the next cy-
ANSWER.'HESS
cle of world championship
I ~ candidates
matches. In 1968 he faced Geller; Bent
Larsen, the great Dane; and Viktor
"The Terrible" Korchnoi — and beat
them all by 3-pt. margins. This time
Petrosian was not immune, and Spas-
sky took the title from him by a 2-pt.
margin in their 24-game match.
Commentators worldwide hailed
Spassky not only as an attacking gen-
ius but also as "the universal player"
who keeps his sharpness from open-
ing to ending — regardless of the
character assumed by the game.~I
In 1972, he faced the ultimate
challenge of defending his title against
Fischer, who had spent the preceding
two years treating the world's leading
grandmasters as though they were
punching bags. Spassky lost the con-
LIFE / FEBRUARY 98 I
I l7
troversial match but came back to
demonstrate his superiority over
other Soviet grandmasters by winnIng
the Soviet championship in 1973.
0 Q 0
T WAS MIDDAY ON JULY 20
when I slipped out of the hub-
bub of the overflow Masson
tournament. I passed through a gate
and into the quiet of a tree-shaded
patio by the pool at Paul Masson's
"chateau," where Spassky was talk-
ing with Max Euwe and Walter
Browne about his recently concluded
match with Lajos Portisch. Expecting,
perhaps, a man as imposing as his
deeds, I met instead a friendly, infor-
mal gentleman.
"Oh, you are the press! Then I must
be very careful what I say," he said
with a little laugh. He then plunged
back. into his analysis of the match,
which he lost to Portisch on tiebreak.
(Editor sNo'te: For a full reportsee t,he
November Chess Life, page 12.)
"During the match Portisch was
,, LOVE BOBBY FISCHER,'E TOLD AN AUDIENCE OF
PAUL MASSON PARTICIPANTS. THERE WAS A RIPPLE
OF LAUGHTER, BUT HE SQUELCHED IT INSTANTLY:
'THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS
very strong in resistance, but he did
not get ideas," Spassky said. "Many
games I have a chance to win, but I
could not do it. The final result was
logical. I have chances, but I can't win
it."
Spassky became more philosophi-
cal. "Portisch does not know how to
play simple positions," he said. Euwe
and Browne nodded assent. I asked
him to explain what "simple" was for
those below grandmaster level. "Even
Lasker had this problem with Capa-
blanca in 1921," Spassky answered.
"Simple is dull, balanced, somewhat
symmetrical positions — positions
where you can play very slowly,
where there is no sharpness.
"Lasker had a special talent as an
analyst, philosopher. He had good
mental preparation but not such a big
talent as Capablanca," Spassky con-
tinued.
As conversation turned to the great
players of the past, Spassky mention-
ed Alexander Alekhine, the world
champion who lost and regained his ti-
tle from Euwe. Euwe commented
about the 1937 match where he lost
his title, "Everyone expected~me to
win, and I became impatient."
Spassky began to talk about Alek-
hine's famous analysis in his game col-
lections and magazine articles. "Alek-
hine tried to prove everything with
variations. Many times he tried to
prove things which are not there.
There are many mistakes in his analy-
sis," Spassky said.
Mikhail Botviruuk, the paragon of
the "new" Soviet chess master, came
up for discussion. "Botvinuuk's style is
not artistic; I don't like his games,"
Spassky said. When Browne said that
he had made an intensive study of Bot-
vinnik's
Is 4 games three different times in
his life, this set Spassky to thinkirC
about what good Botvinnik had done
for him. He went into his famous imita-
tion of Botvinnik, pontificating in a
very low voice but being very pain-
stahng about all the details of a chess
position — as though there were truth
in even the way the Knight was facing.
'bout
"From Botvinnik I learned very much
analysis," Spassky concluded.
g
This has been a hallmark of Spas-
sky's career. Chess is something about
which one must learn from everyone.
He wrote in Chess Life in 1962: '-'After
my result in the Soviet championship
in the early part of 1961, when I failed
to become one of the qualifiers for the
interzonal tournament, I trained for
some months with the Leningrad mas-
ter Klaman to sharpen my style. Kla-
man, a highly original and daring
player, taught me a lot about com-
plicated sacrificial attacks on the
King." Klaman does not attract over a
thousand people to Paul Masson's
"mountain," but Spassky, who was
not hesitant to admit learning from
him,
II ss does..
o 8 0
PASSKY ALSO DESCRIBED
an occasion when, as world
champion,
l ~ he attended a lec-
ture given by Paul Keres. He fidgeted
a little over the precise wording but
said, "I was very glad to be in the au-
dience, because I was very impressed
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and spontaneously but conveys the
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to an American whenever the topic MORPHY ENCORE a.
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The jury is in, the votes have
been counted and, though the verdict is
grim, Jim Tarjan still has reason to smile
BY JAMES TARJAN
DITOR SNO'TE IN THE OC1'0-
g ber 1980 issue of,Chess Life
(page 24), Grandmaster jim Tar
jan did an in-depth analysis of a game
he played in a 1979international tour-
nament in Bogota, Columbia. As he
wrote, "Everybody- told me I was lost,
but nobody could show me the win.
Knowing that Chess Life readers like
nothing better than a challenge (ex
cept wiruung)loffe,r this game along
with this question: Was White wir~ing
at any point?'-'-
Our .'readers rose to the bait. Here-
with the gaine and some of their sug
gestions, with Tarjan scomm'ents fol
lowing in i tali cs.
Bogota 1979
Sicilian Defense
Nogueiras Tarjan
1. P-K4 P-QB4 2. N-KB3 P-Q3 3. P-Q4
PxP 4. NxP N-KB3 5. N-QB3 P-QR3 6.
B-QB4 P-K3 7. B-N3 P-QN4 8. 0-0 B-K2
9. P-B4 0-0 10. P-K5 PxP 11. PxP KN-
Q2 12. B-K3 Q-B2 13. RxP RxR 14.
NxKP QxP 15. B-Q4 Q-KB4 16. NxK!VP
QB5 17. N-K6 Q-B4 18. N-N7 Q-B5 19.
N-K2 Q-K5 20. Q-KB1 B-B3 21. BxB
NxB 22. N-R5 Q-K6ch 23. K-R1 QxB
24. NxNch RxN 25. QxR Q-K3 26.
Q-Q8ch K-N2 27. N-Q4 Q-N1 28.
QN5ch K-R1 29. Q-K5ch QN2 30.
Q-K8ch Q-N1 31. Q-K4 R-R2 32.
Q-K5ch R-N2 33. QxN RxP 34. QK5ch
R-N2 35. P-KR3 Q-B1, White resigns
had played 17. N-Q5, I
Jim, if White
think you would have had problems. I
Grandmaster Jim Tarj an, of Berkeley, Calif.,
represented the United States at the 1980 0lympiad
ln Malta.
CHESS CHALLENGE
1Il~jI~ s
assume you move your Queen (per-
haps 17.... Q-R5, 17.... Q-N4 or 17.
Q-K5). In any event, 18. NxBch
follows. — Dave Temkin, Chicopee,
Mass.
You re ov'erlooking 17. N Q5 Q-xBch!
18. QxQ B B4 T-9 N K.7ch-! K H1! -20.
QxB &UxQ 21. BxH KxNand ,Black has
the materia'dvantage of Knight ver
sus two pawns If 22..B Q5th-en ,2Z....
B-N2.
Nogueiras should have played 18.
N-B7. He would have won two Ex-
changes and achieved material super-
iority. Although the win is a long way
off, White will be be winning.—
Frank G. Brunner'III, Park Forest, Ill.
It snot 'so 'easy. After 18. N B7- transposes)
Black plays 18.... N QB3! an-d, if 19.
NxR NxBWhite ,can tplay 20'QxN?.
because of 20.... B B4 As-sum.ing
White plays BxRch at some moment,
the material count will be Rook and
two pawns against two Bishops—
about even White s.Knigh't is out of
play in the corner. Other possibilities
after 18. N B7 N Q-B3 inc-lude 19.
BxRch QxB 20. Q N4ch Q -N3 and -19.
N/3 Q5 B Q3-Black-is.still in there
punching.
I think I see a very strong continua-
tion for White — 19. Q-Q3 [instead of
19. N-K2 as played), followed by 20.
R-KB1. — Bernard W. Cohen, Forest
Hills, Kent.
Again overlooking 19.... QxBch! 20.
QxQ B B4and -Bla,ck will emerge
ahead in material.
/
In your note to 22. N-R5, you state
that "Here, 22. QxN Q-K6ch 23. K-R1
QxB! 24. Q-N5 and not 24.... RxN? 25.
Q-Q8ch or 24.... QxNP 25. N K6c-h but
24.... P-R3! 25. Q-N6 QxNP 26. N
K6ch, with a draw by perpetual."
However, continuing this last varia-
tion, 26.... K-Rl 27. R-Ql! seems to win
on the spot since 28. R-Q8, leading to
mate, is threatened, as well as 28.
QxR. And 27.... N-B3 28. QxR BxN 29.
QxB, followed by 30, QxRPch, wj!ns
easily.— Yasser Seirawan, Seattle,
Wash.
True enough. But, instead of 26....
K-R1, Black plays Z6.... R-NZ!, with the
following possible continuation: 27.
Q K8ch -K H2 28-. N B8ch -K H1! Z-9.
R KB1 (2-9. N N6ch -K H2 30-. Q R8ch-
KxN 31. N B4ch K-B2 32. -R KB1 N -Q2-
And now 29.... N Q2! 30. N-N6ch (30-.
NxNch H N1 31 H B-8 Q H.8c-h 32. -N N1-
Q N2!and -Whi,te has only a draw; or
30. N B4 NxN 31-. N N6 RxN) 3-0.... K
31. Q R8ch KxN-32. N B4ch K B2
H2-
-33.-
N R5ch (33. -N Q3ch N B-3!! 34. N-xQ
B N2 35. Rx-Nch KxH 36. QxPchand,
White is fighting for a draw) 33....
K N3 (33.... -K K2 34. NxR-threateni,ng
35. N B5ch) 34. Q-K8ch (34. N-xH B
and White resigns) 34.... K R2
N2!-
35.-
Q K4ch! R N-3! (35.... -K RT 36. NxH-is
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 promising for White) 36. N B4 (36. QxH
QxBP or 36. R B7ch K R1,and Black is
threatening back r-ank mate) 36.
Q B3 37. QxR N N3!, and Black
squirms out again. All very complicat-
ed,but I don't see a win for White
And 29. R-Q1 is also met by 29....
N Q-2!.
Position in original game after 26....
would have been lost
I think Black
in the above position after 27. N-N3
[threatening 28. N-R5ch), followed
possibly by R-KB1 I can find no good
~ NxN R-K3 33. Q-R4, with threats of 34.
defense for Black. For example, 27.
N N3 Q--N5 28. R-KB1 N-Q2 29. Q-K7ch
K-R1-30. N-R5 wins. — Pat Sciacca,
Methven, Mass.
Not so. After 30.... B N2B-lac,k is
safe But .in this line28. ,Q K7ch! -is
much better. Black's position is cer-
tainly precarious in the above dia-
gram, but Pat's analysis is not convinc-
ing. Let's look at another line he gives:
"27. N-N3 N-B3 28. N-B5ch K-B3 29.
Q H4" an-d now Pat considers 29....
Q K4 an-d 29.... Q K2 bu-t not 29....
Q N5! 30-. Q B6ch Q-N3!an-d B,lack is
okay. For example, 31. Q B8ch Kx-N 32
H-Q1 N K4 (thre-atening 33.... QxPch!)
33. H-Q5 Q B4 34. -Q-K8ch K H3-
I gladly accept your challenge and
am willing to tell you that you were
lost. From the diagram, White wins
with 27. R-KB1 N-Q2 28. N-Q4 Q-N1
(the only move — otherwise 29.
N-B5ch wins) 29. Q-K7ch K-R1 30.
N-B6! [paralysing the Queenside) and
now:
[I.) 30.... Q-B5 {or 30.... Q-Q4 or 30.
... QxRP} 31. R-B8ch NxR 32. Q-B6ch
. K-N1 33. N-K7, mate.
[II.} 30.... Q-N3 [or 30.... Q-N5) 31.
N-K5 wins.
30.... Q-N2 31. R-B7 Q-N1 [31.
[III.)
... Q-N3 32. N-K5) 32. N-Q8 and now:
[A.) 32....
B-N2 33. NxB R-K1 34.
RxPch wins; (B.) 32.... R-R2 33. Q-R4,
with the winning threat of 34. Q-Q4ch;
(C.) 32.... P-R3 33. Q-K4, with the
threats 34. QxR and 34. Q-Q4ch,
[IV.) 30.... P-R3 (30.... P-KR4 is
worse) 31. N-K5 R-R2 [31.... NxN 32.
QxNch wins the Queen and 31....
B-N2 32. N-B7ch K-R2 33. N-Q6ch the
Bishop} 32. N-B7ch K-R2 [32.... K-N2
K-N2
33. Q-K6 Q-R2 34. N-Q6 wins) 33.
Q-K4ch Q-N3 34. Q-Q4, with threats of
35. Q-R8, mate, and 35. QxR.
30.... P-QR4 31. N-K5 R-R3 32.
[V.)
Q-Q4ch and 34. R-B8.
{VI.) 30.... B-N2 31. QxN Q-B5 32.
Q-Q4ch. I consider this a winning end-
game.
I believe there is no hole in this
analysis. — Lubos Kavalek, Reston,
Va.
Precise and thorough analysis| I
can only concur.
I suggest a win for White as fol-
lows: 27. N-B4 Q-QB3 [27.... Q-N1
loses to 28. N-R5ch; 27 ... QR3 loses to
28. Q-K7ch K-N1 29. R-KB1; 27.
Q-Q2 loses to 28. Q-N5ch; 27.... Q-K5
loses to 28. Q-B7ch K-R3 29. Q-Q6ch;
27. Q-B5 loses to 28. Q-K7ch K-N1 or
K-R1 29. N-R5; and 27.... Q-B4 loses to
28. Q-K7ch K-N1 29. R-KB1) 28.
Q-K7ch K-R3 29. Q-B8ch. — Dennis P.
Harrison, Aberdeen, N.J.
Dennis continues by analyzing 29....
K N4 30. Q N7ch KxN 31. R B1ch, but
more straightforward is 29. H QT,
followed by 30 R Q6chw,inning easily .
Harrison's analysis is sketchy but,
after filling in some empty spaces,l
can find no defense for Black On 27.
N B-4Q H-3or27 Q K-5si,mplerthanhis
line is 28. QxB QxN 29. Q N7-ch O.n 27.
N B-4 Q Q-2 28. Q N-5ch K H1-29. H K-B1!
the threat of 30. N N6-ch PxN 31.
Q R6-ch and 32. R B8-m,ateis, decisive
For example, 29.... Q N2-30. Q-Q8ch
Q-N1 31. N N6-ch PxN 32. R B8-B K3-33.
RxQch BxQ 34. Q QB-8 and 35. Q N7-
The best try after 27. N B4 -is 27....
Q B4 -28. Q-K7ch K N1-29. H KB-1 N Q2-
30. H B3 -N B3 (-30.... B N2-31. R N3c-h or
30.... Q K4 -31. H N3-ch K H1 -32. Q-Q8ch
or 30.... Q B3 -31. Q K8c-h!
Q-B1 32.
Q-K6ch Q B2 -33. H N3c-h K B1 -34.
Q Q6c-hforc,ing resignation in a cou-
ple of moves In t.his last lineif in, stead
of 3T ... Q.-B1 Black plays 31.... N B1h-e,
loses to 32. N Q5 -And.32.... K-R1 in-
stead of 32.... Q B2 w-ould lose to 33.
N N6ch-PxN 34. RxQch NxQ 35. Q Q5!,-
spearing Black sRo'ok) 31. Q Q8ch-
K B2 (3-1.... K N2 3-2. N H5ch-! QxiU 33.
QxNch K NT 34-. Q B8m-at,e) 32. N Q5-
QxN 33. RxNch K N2 34-. Q B8m-ate,
Another alternative is 27. N B4 Q -B4-
28. Q-K7ch K H1 (in-stead of 28 ... K N.1)-
29. H KB1 N -Q2 30-. Q-K8ch! N B1 or-
Q-B1 (30.... K N2 3-1. N R5ch) -31.
N N6ch -Or 27.. N B4 Q B-4 28. -Q-K7ch
K H3 29.-H-Q1 and 30. H Q6ch-
FINAL THOUGHTS. Thus it seems
that White had at least two ways to
win from the diagram above. Howev-
er, I'm content that I managed to find
the best defensive moves after being
SurpriSed with 13. RxP! l.
My heroic defense [combined with
Nogueiras's ingenious attack) pro-
duced a fascinating game, and an ex-
tra point for me on the crosstable! II

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the seventh rank, defended by
the King. It usually arises after one
University Microfilrns side wins the race to Queen by two
International moves. While it is generally thought
the Queen wins automatically, the
300 North Zeeb Road pawn actually draws about 45 per-
Dept. P.R. cent of the time.
Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 Clearly the Queen stops the pawn if
U.S.A. it can occupy the promotion square,
Name but the decisive factors tend to be
Institution
more subtle. The result can depend
on:
Street The-kind of pawn.
City -=,=-- ~ The closeness of the attacking
'
State ZIP King.
~The ability of the Queen to start
with a check or a pin.
THE BASIC-.METHOD. The winning
process consists in moving the Queen
closer and closer to the pawn, often by
a zigzagging series of checks, threats
and pins, until the defending King
Chess must protect the pawn by moving in
Life front of it. The.".stacking King can then
capitalize on the pawn's temporary
Library obstruction by moving a square clos-
Cases 8t er. The obstruction process is repeat-
'inders ed, as many times as necessary, until
the attacking King is close enough to
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diagram above, White has several
ways to start the winning procedure,
the most compelling being ...
1. Qf4+
Play might then continue:
1.... Kg2
Not 1.... Ke1, voluntarily blocking
the pawn. And 1.... Kg1 would be an-
swered as in the text.
2. Qe3 Kf1 3. Qf3+
Forcing the King in front of the
pawn.
3.... Ke1 4. Kb7
White can do this because Black's
pawn is blocked.
4.... Kd2
Notice that'4.....Kd1 leaves the
pawn pinned.
5. Qf2
This is faster than checking at d5,
while the check at f4 is quick enough
but less consistent with the plan we
are pursuing.
5.... Kd1 6. Qd4+ Kc2
Once again, 6.... Ke1 blocks the
pawn, and 6.... Kc1 is answered as in
the text.
7. Qe3 Kd1 8. Qd3+ Ke1 9. Kc6
Kf2 10. Qd2 Kf1
Of course 10.... Kf3 loses to 11.
Qe1.
11. Qf4+ Kg2 12. Qe3 Kf1 13.
Qf3 + Ke1 14. Kd5 Kd2 15. Qf2 Kd1
16. Qd4 + Kc2 17. Qe3 Kd1 18. Qd3 +
Ke1 19. Ke4 Kf2 20. Qf3+ Ke1 21.
Kd3 Kd1 22. Qxe2+
And mate next move.

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QUEEN VS. CENTER PAWN. This is
Name always a win unless the Queen can'
Address
start with a check or a pin. In the
Contributing editor Bruce Pandolfini, a national
City State ZIP
master from New York, is a prominent chess teach-
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I I
 can draw PVhite's King could also be
at f5 or f6j. Since the Queen can'
start with a pin, and since White's
own King obstructs checks along the
f-file, the pawn's advance can't be
stopped.
QUEEN VS. KNICHT PAWN. This
is always a win if the Queen has the
first move. The winning method is
faster here because the lack of space
forces the King to block its pawn more
frequently. Play might continue:
1. Qc7+ Kd2 2. Qb6
Or 2. Qd6+.
2.... Kc2 3. Qc5+ Kd2 4. Qb4+
Or 4. Qd4+.
4.... Kc2 5. Qc4+ Kd2 6. Qb3 Kc1
7. Qc3+
Notice how the Queen has zig-
zagged up the board.
7.... Kb1 8. Kb7 Ka2 9. Qc2 Ka1 10.
Qa4+
Here the lack of room forces the
King to block its pawn prematurely.
10.... Kb1 11. Kc6 Kc1 12. Qc4+
Kd2 13. Qb3 Kc1 14. Qc3+ Kb1 15.
'Kb5
Qr 15. Kc5.
15.... Ka2 16. Qc2
Less consistent but better is 16.
Ka4! since, if 16.... b8 = Q, then White
mates by 17. Qa3!.
16.... Ka1 17. Qa4+ Kb1 18. Kc4
Qr 18. Kb4.
18.... Kc1 19. Kc3 b1 = Q
Not 19.... Kb1, which loses to 20.
Qc2+, while 19.... bB=N+ is only
good for a laugh.
20. Qf4+ Kd1 21. Qd2, mate
QUEEN VS. BISHOP PAWN. This
CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY 1981
ending is drawn unless the attacking
King is within striking distance. The
defending King cannot be forced to
block its pawn but instead retreats to
the corner; the threat of stalemate
leaves the pawn safe from capture.
If, in the above position, White
plays 1. Qg3+, Black doesn't have to
block his pawn by 1 .. Kf1, but can
~ ~
safely abandon it by 1.... Kh1, main-
taining the threat to advance. The
point is that 2. Qxf2 is stalemate. The
necessary conditions under which a
Bishop pawn can be beaten are illu-
strated in this position:
White to play can win because his
King is already close enough to inflict
real damage and because the Black
King can be prevented from reaching
the short side of the pawn, where a
stalemate is possible. Correct is ...
1. Qg3!
Pinning the pawn and cutting off
the Black King.
1.... Ke2
Not 1.... Kf1, which freely allows
the White King an extra tempo.
2. Qg2!
To mate at d2 if Black promotes.
2.... Ke1 3. Kc2
This is better than 3. Kc3 because,
in some positions, there's a mate at d1
if that square is guarded by the King.
3.... Ke2
Forced, since 3.... f1 = Q allows 4.
Qd2, mate.
4. Qd4+ Kf1 5. Qg4! Ke1 6. Qd1,
mate
QUEEN VS. ROOK PAWN. Here'
a case where the Rook pawn seems to
be made of sterner stuff. This ending
is usually drawn because the defend-
ing King is threatened by stalemate
after being forced in front of the
pawn. The White King accordingly
doesn't have the time to move closer.
Here, 1. Qg3+ is answered by 1....
Khl. Since this is the best White can
do, the game is drawn.
The only way a Rook pawn can lose
is if the attacking King can get close
enough to support mate, either before
or after promotion. The next diagram
shows a case where the attacking
King is much closer than it appears.
Believe it or not, White win with ...
1. Kg6
Staying on the g-file to avoid
stalemate.
1.... Kg2
Qr 1.... Kg1 ~
2. Kh5+
Qr 2. Kf5+.
2.... Kf2 3. Qd5
Several other moves also win, but
this is best.
3.... Kg1 4. Qd1+ Kg2
Not 4.... Kf2 because of 5. Qh1.
5. Qe2+ Kg1 6. Kh4!
This is flashier than 6. Kg4.
6.... h1=Q7. Kg3
And, Black can't avoid mate.
GENERALLY SPEAKING. In sum-
mary we see that Knight and center
pawns normally lose, unless the
Queen can't start with a pin or a
check, whereas Bishop and Rook
pawns usually draw, unless the at-
tacking King is close enough to negate
the threat of stalemate.
It is noteworthy here that the Rook
pawn, ordinarily the weakest of all
chessmen, turns out to have more
drawing power than its central coun-
terpart. Maybe there's a lesson in
this. Although we know better, we
tend to treat principles too absolutely.
This can backfire because, under the
right conditions, the opposite of a prin-
ciple may be one itself.
Stumbling blindly down this path
can really get you stuck.
27

I
A tribute to one of the
chess world sm'ost
distinguished personalities
HE CHESS WORLD RECENTLY
—
lost one of its very special people
when Count Alberic O'Kelly de
Galway passed away i" Brussels. The
70-year-old grandmaster of both over-
the-board and correspondence chess
held the world correspondence cham-
pionship
=
from 1962-65.
O'Kelly won the Belgian champion-
ship outright ten times, split 1st an ad-
ditional two times, and played on
many olympic teams. After World
War II, O'Kelly quickly became one of
the leading players in the West. Dur-
ing those years, O'Kelly benefited
from the advice and analysis of
Grandmaster Akiba Rubinstein, who
was living in retirement in Brussels at
the time. O'Kelly became a grand-
master in 1956 and a grandmaster of
correspondence chess in 1962.
Besides establishing his ability as a
player, O'Kelly distinguished himself
as an author, journalist, teacher and
international arbiter. His skill as an
arbiter was undoubtedly enhanced by
his mastery of a variety of languages;
O'Kelly was fluent in French, Dutch,
German, English, Spanish and Rus-
sian, and knew some Italian. He was
the chief arbiter for several important
events, including 'the 1974 Karpov-
Korchnoi.. Candidates'inals Match
and the 1963, 1966 and 1969 world
championship matches.
The following correspondence
game comes from the Third World
Championship Finals, which O'Kelly
1
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0 I Kelly deCalway (second from left) participates in post-game analysis at the 1964 Amsterdam
Interzonal with player's seconds (I-r) Lev Polugaevsky, Dr. Petar Trifunovic and Ewfim Celler.
won. The notes are by O'Kelly's long-
time friend, GM Arthur Bisguier.
Pire Defense
Balogh O'Kelly
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4
c6 5. Nc3
In positions of this type it is often
advisable to play Bb3 so as to meet a
'possible Black ... d5 with e5 for White.
5.... Nf6 6. Qe2 OO 7. Bg5
Here, 7. e5 Nd5 gives Black an easy
game, but 7. a4, to restrain Black's
Queenside action, was probably pref-
erable to the text, although even then
Black stands well with 7... d5.
7.... b5 8. Bd3
Not 8. Bb3 a5 9. a3 Ba6, when the
White Queen sits ill at e2.
8.... Qc7 9..e5
Otherwise Black will play 9.... e5,
with quite a good position.
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9.... dxe5 10. Qxe5
Other captures also favor Black, as
is shown by 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bf4 Nd7
and 10. Nxe5 b4 11. Na4 Nd5.
10.... Qd8 11. @f4 Na6 12. a3 Nc7
Considering that this game was
played in the 1950s, O'Kelly shows a
deep understanding of the Pire as he
outplays his opponent. White has all
his minor pieces and Queen developed
and a pawn in the center at d4; yet, he
stands worse as his center will soon
be demolished and he will be pushed
further back. The problem is that
White has developed randomly with-
~ out a consistent ply"i, and his center
pawn, Queen and pieces are all tar-
gets — a triumph for modern chess.
13. Ne2 c5!
A splendid temporary pawn sacri-
fice which sets off Black's advantage.
14. dxc5 Ne6 15. Qe3
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 No better is 15. Qd2 as Black re-
plies 15.... Nxc5. And, if 16. Bxb5
Qb6, with moves like 17.... Nfe4
and/or ... Rd8 in the offing.
15.... Nd5 16. Qd2 Nxc5 17. Rd1
Here too, 17. Bxb5 is met by 17....
Ne4.
17.... Bb7 18. 04 Nxd3 19. Qxd3
It might have been better to recap-
ture with the pawn, which, even
though it is isolated, could help stem
the Black central advance.
19.... Qb6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. Ned4
Rfe8 22. Qd2 e5
This advance puts the game in its
proper perspective as White begins to
be thrust backward.
23. Nb3 Rac8 24. Re2 f6 25. Be3
Qc7 26. c3 Bf8! 27. Qe1 Bd6 28. Bc1
Kf7! 29. h3
White can do nothing but wait for
the axe.
29.... e4f 30. Nfd4
Of course 30. Rxe4 is refuted by 30.
... Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Nxc3.
'30.... f5 31. Bg5 Qb6! 32. f3 exf3 33.
P~e8 Rxe8 34. Qh4 h5 35. gxf3 Qc7
While Black targets the White King
for attack, he also threatens to trap
the Queen with 36.... Bg3.
36. Nxf5
A good try which is met by O'Kelly's
relentlessly accurate play.
36.... Re2
But not 36.... gxf5 37. Qxh5+, with
at least a draw; or 36.... Bh2+ 37.
Kh1 Nxc3 38. Rd3, with a sloppy posi-
tion.
37. Nbd4
White avoids the nice variation 37.
CHESS LIFE / FE8RUARY I 98 I
Nxd6+ Qxd6 38. f4 Ne3! 39. Rxd6
Rg2 + 40. Kh1 Rg3 [or Rg4 or Rg5 + ),
followed shortly by ... Nf1, mate.
37.... Bc5 38. Kf1 Qh2 39. Nh6 +
Here, 39. Nxe2 loses to 39.... Qhl +
40. Ng1 Qxg1+ 41. Ke2 Nxc3+ 42.
bxc3 Bxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Qxd1+ 44. Ke4
[all other King moves actually lead to
a forced mate] 44.... Qc2+ 45. Kd5
Qxf5+, and Black wins easily.
39.... Kg7 40. Nxe2 Qh1+ 41. Ng1
Bxg1
Not as convincing is 41.... Qxg1+
since 42. Ke2 Qg2 + 43. Ke1 Qxf3 44.
Rd2 Be3 45. Rf2! gives White drawing
chances.
42. Ke2 Qg2+ 43. Ke1 Bh2! 44.
Rxd5
Here, 44. Qd4+ Kh7 45. Rd2 Qxg5
46. Qh8+ Kxh8 47. Nf7+ Kg7 48.
Nxg5 is a pretty good try for White
but, unfortunately for him, the result-
ing position should still be lost.
44.... Bg3+ 45. Kd1 Qxf3+ 46.
Kc1 Bxd5
Not 46.... Bxh4 47. Rd7+ Kf8 48.
Rd8+ Kg7 49. Rd7+, with perpetual
check.
47. Qd4+ Kh7 48. Be3 Bd6 49.
Qa7+ Bb7 50. Qb6 Bf4!, White
resigns
White will lose the estranged
Knight at h6 after 51. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 52.
Kc2 [52. Kd1 Bf3+ ) 52.... Be4+ and
53.. . Kxh6. Truly a titanic game.
~
Despite the many tempting tactical ex-
cursions Black could have indulged in,
he never lost sight of the finer posi-
tional requirements.
O 8 0
The following game comes from the
1948 Hilversum Zonal Tournament,
which O'Kelly won.
King's Indian Defense
O'Kelly Szabo
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3
Bg7 5. g3 04 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. 00 e5 Q.
e4 c6 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nb6 11. b3
d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c5 Ne4 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Bb2 Nd5 16. Bxe4 Bxh3 17.
Re1 Qd7 18. Qd2 Ne7 19. Rad1 Rfd8
20. Qb4 Nd5 21. Qc4 Rac8 22. b4 Nf6
23. Bf3 Bg4 24. Nc6 Re8 25. Ne5 Qe6
26. Qxe6 Bxe6 27. Bxb7 Rc7 28. Bc6
Rb8 29. a3 Ng4 30. Bf3 h5 31. Nc6
Bxb2 32. Nxb8 Bxa3 33. Rd8+ Kg7
34. Na6 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Bxc8 36. Ra1
Bb2 37. Ra2 Bc3 38. b5 Bd4 39. Bxg4
hxg4 40. Rd2 Bf6 41. Nc7 Be7 42.
Ne8+ Kf8 43. Nd6 Be6 44. b6 axb6
45. cxb6 Bg5 46. b7, Black resigns
Tournament Notes
Updates on Golden Knights
and other postal events
25th Annual Championship
The pjayoff round of the 1972
Golden Knights is nearly complete. R.
Cayford leads with 15 pts., followed
by Ken Plessett with 12. Both players
have three games to complete, one of
them with each other. The playoff was
held when ten players tied for 1st in
regular competition.
27th Annual Championship
In the 1974 Golden Knights, section
74-Nf 16 has completed play. Its con-
testants earned these final weight-
point totals: W.J. Rowland, 81.8; J.P.
Lockery, 73.95; L.B. Owen, 71.7; K.
Dehmelt 69.85; D. Stevenson, 54 75; P.
Wooster, 54.05.,M. Rotenberg with-
drew. Our current 1974 Golden
Knights leaders are:
B. Bednarz.......... 102.00
S. Tennant ........... 96.40
C. Heffner...........
Hubert..........'.
67.55
J. 67.55
D.J. Sibbett........... 93.95 R.M. jacobs.......... 67.20
D. Eisen.........;... 93.05 J. Smalley............ 66.90
~
R.B.Rovinsky......... 91.50 A. Sildmets........... 66.70
C. Bush .........;...90.50 R.H. Epstein..........65.30
G. Swanson.......... 88.70
D. Millson ...........87.45
B. Rekasi ............ 65.20
M.F. Salomon.......- .. 64.70
S. Bertsch............
84.85 B.E. Endsley.......... 64.65
E. Rammo .;.........84.85 S. Bernstein ...........63.50
M.W. Peterson........ 84.65 G.M. Lapoint'......... 63.50
J.E.Callaway..........84.40
J. Wagner...., .'...... 83.95
P. Ash .;........... 63.15
J.T. Alexander......... 62.95
W.W. Bickham ....... 83.85 F. Dulicai....;....... 62.95
M.J. Valvo ........... 82.60 G. Patrick............
..'......... 62.35
W.J. Rowland......... 81.80 B.E. Gold; 60.50
Louis........... 80.85 Milbum............
FUvL
M. Zavanelli ..;:....... 80.30
J. 59.35
S.l. Greene.......'.... 59.20
C. Ziegler...,........ 80.20 D. Perry............. 58.45
R. Mendoza.......... 77.85 L Fogg.............. 58.05
J. Simpson ........... 76.65
............ V, Gregory . ';......... 58.05
F. Smyth 76.35
M.'anon ........... 75.85
S. Celauro...........
........ 57.25
M. Weiss............ 75.85
L McCormick
D.W. Champagne .....
56.25
55.90
G. Berry ..:.......... 75.70 S; Klein............. 55.80
C. Schakel ...........75.35 A. Riley............. 55.80
.
M.P. Decker.......... 75.20 S. Wicker............ 55.80
E. Krc...............?4.10 JA. Thiele........... 54.85
J.P. Lockery .....;.... 73.95
.
D.S. Sciarretta...,..... 54.75
G. Kraus............. 73.80 S. Stevenson.......... 54.05
H. Cruz............. 73.75 R. Dockser........... 53.65
V.C.
LB.
Baja............ 73.25
Coven........... 71.70
D.T. Rogers..........
Vujcic............
53.65
D. 53.60
J.E.W.Wolf..........71.70 P.C.Jones ...........5340
K. Dehmelt ..........69.85 S.G. Morgan.......... 53.00
M.M. Thomason....... 69.80
R. Andrzejewski....... 69.60
...........
S. Resnick
...........
L Werner
51.15,
50.80
N.D. LeGore .........69.45 R.W. Kenney.......:. 50.70
M.C. Lainer ..........
..........69.30 ...........
H. LeGros 50.40
F. Kleinman 68.50 A. Young.....;......49.70
28th Annual Championship
In the 1975 Golden Knights, section
75-Nf 5 has completed play. Its con-
testants have earned these final
weighted-point totals: D.H. Eberly,
87.9; T.M. Lawhon, 78.10; D. Brookre-
son, 76.0; A.M.- Levine 64.0; D.W.
Champagne, 60.35; M.J. Blechar,
53.15; S.J. Han)kin, 51.30.
1978 Postal Class A Champion
Robert W. Qark is the 1978 Postal
Chess Qass A Champion. Our con-
gratulations go to the Austin, Texas,
native, who won the $ 100 1st-place
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 Pg

From the start, she had to improvise

her strategy, and just when she thought
she had things well in hand ...
By I inda Brumagin
AVID'S HAND HOVERED
over his Queen in a
turmoil as to where to
go. "Mom." he began hesitantly,
"Mike's having a party Friday
night."
a
"Oh, really~" moved my pawn
I

,, forward. No need to jump in until I

tested the water.

"All the kids are going," he said
nonchalantly, then quickly
corrected himself. "Well, maybe
not all. Peter will be there." (Peter
was on his way to becoming class
valedictorian.) "And Susan."
(President of the church youth
group.) "Stan and Jim Cifford
probably will go, if they finish their
volunteer work at the hospital in
time.
He moved his Rook into a
dangerous position. had to think
I

carefully. might be able'to save my

I

Knight if could just figure out.. .

I ~

"Will his parents be home~" I

asked. Miraculously, had saved my I

Knight. David was compelled to

play a defensive move.
"Well, he didn't say so in so
many words, but they usually are."
Did see an opening for my
I

Queen~ believe he had left his

I

King exposed momentarily. The

look on his face proved my hunch.
He was worried, could tell. His
I
give check~) P.ity enveloped me. my Own son. Still, he would know
whole demeanor was one of tense After all, he was only 14 years old. I immediately if gave him a way out
I
anxiety. (Would she see~ Would she hated to take unfair advantage of on purpose.
)
3O
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY I 98 I
 "There's a party at the Smiths'his The game was heading for its final deliberation, he suddenly rallied by
weekend. I'm sure Mike's parents tense exchanges. He moved a pawn taking the pawn, which brought his
are going. They'e good friends, you ahead, and immediately captured
I Knight to a new position that would
know." moved my Queen into the
I it with a pawn of my own. (He' soon endanger my King.
square. He was now in check. biding his time, thought.)
I
"She's already called the parents
"Yes, know, but that party is
I "Yeah, some of the wild kids of the kids who crashed the last
Saturday night," he said, swooping crashed it. Mike's mom hasn't let party. guess they'l never do that
I

up my Queen with his Rook, a him to have a party since then." again."
triumphant smile replacing his Imoved one of my pawns ahead, What a move! Now my
previous look of false tension. too. confidence was shaken. He had my
Shaken, studied the board. How
I "Why is she relenting now?" I Queen, only had one Rook left,
I

had missed that one? Time to try a

I watched as he carefully scooted his and he had depleted my pawns to
new approach. Should resort to I remaining Knight two forward, one the point where they were almost
fortifying my castled position, or to the right. My wonderful Rook useless. was in trouble and knew
I I

jump in with both feet and move
my Rook to a precarious, but
hopefully productive, location.
was suddenly in grave danger. it. Well, I'e always heard that the
"She's probably going to police best defense is a good offense.
this party to the hilt," continued, a
I Rashly, decided to move my King
I

"Does Mike have beer at his touch of hope in my voice. looked

I out into the action.
parties?" decided on the latter.
I for a place to move my Rook; "How late would you be?"
"Oh, mother." David shook his Nothing seemed safe, nowhere to David literally glowed as he
head with that "how-silly" attitude. turn. As pondered, he
I scanned the board. "What?" He
His Knight had easily moved in to unknowingly gave me the answer. looked up at me, then back at the
capture my Rook. Which is just "No, she says by this time she board, concentrating on his next
what had planned, because now
I feels she can trust him again." move.
my remaining Rook slid across the I slid a pawn forward, thereby "Oh, don't want to go to his
I

board, removing his Knight from the leaving my Rook menaced, yet party," he said, carefully
game and coming to rest on an menacing. "And does she feel she maneuvering his Queen. "I was just
important square. can trust his friends?" wondering if could have some kids
I

"I heard that at his last party half His confidence was shaken in here on Friday night."
the kids went home reeling." somewhat. After careful Checkmate.

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CHESS LIFE I FEBRUARY 98 I I 3I


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5.
.,HIS MOM5i I WOULD USE TO
continue my survey of endgames
'i inwhicha Rook and three
pawns
must defend against a Rook and four
pawns. This time let us consider for-
mations where the pawns are not con-
~nected but are shattered. Strangely,
,this is not a disadvantage for the de-
fender; in fact, this sometimes helps to
hold a position. We can see this clear-
ly in this example from Eliskases-Bo-
goljubov Pvlatch Game 1935):
L
White to move
The White pawns are doubled and
isolated. Black occupies the fifth rank.
Despite all of these "disadvantages,"
Black cen't make meaningful progress
because there is no way he can create
a passed pawn without much simplifiee
cation. The White King even stands
best in the middle of his pawns.
1. Ra1 g5 2. h3!
It is important not to let Black get
the g4 break without trading more
pawns.
2.... Kg7 3. Ra5 Kg6 4. Kg2 h5
And 4..... Kh5 leads. nowhere, too.
5. Rc5 f6 6. Ra5 Rb3 7. Rc5 e5 8. Rc6
The Black pawn at f6 is the weak-
ness in his pawn chain, and this is the
target White should keep under fire.
8.... Kf5 9. Ra6 Rb4 10. Rc6 Rf4 11.
Ra6 g4
Finally. Obviously, Black could not
find any constructive plan.
International Grandmaster Pal Benito, an eight-
time U.S. Open Champion, is a noted endgame
analyst and problemist.
gK~%(% L,K
Pal Benko-
5'Grandrnaster
Tricky Business
Don't beintimidated by Rook and pawn endings — they
require a steady hand and a thoughtful approach
12. hxg4+ hxg4 13. fxg4+
We have a position with two pawns
against one, where there is no prob-
lem in forcing a draw.
Persistence Pays. Naturally,
whoever has the extra pawn should
try to win. You never know what can
happen, even against a grandmaster,
as we can see from this example,
Browne-Biyiasas (U.S. Championship
1980):
White to move
This was the. position at the time of
adjournment.-'.he players had two
hours to analyze the position. The
White King is cut off only temporarily
from the pawns, but even if he can get
to the other side of the board, there is
no practical way to create a passed
pawn. Black should have no problem
holding out for a draw.
1. Rh7 + Kc8 2. Kg4 Rf 2 3. a4 a5 4.
Re7 Rf1 5. Rh7 Rf2 6. Rh3
The only way to bring the King
closer to his pawns.
6.... Kc7 7. Rf3 Rb2 8. Kf5 Re2 9.
Rh3 Kb6?!
Black tries to activate his King. The
plan, though not bad, needs intensive
calculation. But, most important, this
was not even necessary. He could
have played 9.... b6 10. Rh7 + Kc8 11.
Kf6 Re3 12. Re7 Rh3 13. Ke6 {13. Re6
Kd7) 13.... Rh6+ 14. Kf7 Rh7+, and
there is no way for White to make pro-
gress. In this line, it is possible to play
automatically, without much thinking.
10. Rh8r?
&6rKlt3zr
10.... Re3??
Apparently, Black expected 10.
Rh7, in which case 10.... Re3 11. Rd7
Rxb3 12. Rxd6+ Kc5 13. Rd8 Kxc4
draws without difficulty. But here, the
text deserves two question marks be-
cause he missed two drawing lines.
First, simply 10.... Kc7! just holds the
position, as I mentioned before. The
second approach is active play, alee
though this is more complicated: 10. .. ~
Kc5 11. Rc8+ Kb412. c5 (the best try)
12.... dxc5 13. d6 Rd2! (13.... Kxb3'?
14. d7, and the White King is too close
to the pawns) 14. Ke6 Re2+ 15. Kf6
Rd2 16. Ke7 Re2+ 17. Kd8 Kxb3, and
again the draw is at hand.
11. Rc8!
With this, the trap is sprue. The
Black King can't get out of the box, so
the c5 break is now much stronger.
11.... Re5+
Missing the last chance; 11.... Ka7
is the only move that can still create
problems for White. At the moment,
12. c5 does not work because of 12....
Re5+.
12. Kf6 Re3 13. Kf7?
Time pressure. Better is 13.
c5+!.
13.... Rei
Black loses quickly after 13.... Ka7
14. c5 Rc3 15. cxd61 Rxc8 16. d7.
14. Kf6 Re3 15. c5+!
Finally.
15.... dxc5 16. 16 Rd3 17. Ke7
Re3 + 18. Kf6 Rd3 19. Ke7 Re3 + 20.
K18, Black resigns
Nogoodis 20.... Rxb3 21. d7Re3 22.
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY I 98 I
 Rc7 and 23. Kc8.
Keep Calm. Possibly, the stronger
pawn chain can be broken too and, ev-
en if this results in a passed pawn, the
defender should not panic, as our next
important example, Portisch-Gligoric
P/ranchka Banja 1966), illustrates
quite clearly:
White to move
1. Kd2!
This King move holds up the d-pawn
and controls the e1 square. Black tries
to take advantage of the fact that the
White King is separated from his
pawns.
1.... Kf5 2. Ra7 f6 3. Rg7
White is playing his Rook actively in
order to tie up the Black King.
3.... Re6
Not 3... g5 4. hxg5 fxg5 5. f3! Re66.
~ after 8.... Rd5+ 9. Ke3 gxh4 10. gxh4
Rh7 Kg6 7. Rh8, which lets White hold
).
the position.
4. Rg8 g5 5. Rh8 Kg4 6. Rg8! Re5
(See diagram top of next column
7. Rg6?
White should play 7. hxg5 fxg5 8. f4
Rc5 9. Ke3 Rc3+ {there is nothing in
9.... Kxg3 10. Rxg5 + ) since, after 10.
Kd4 Rxg3 11. Rxg5+, it's a draw.
7....
Kh3V
This time it is Black's turn to err. He
should play 7.... Rf5! first: 8. Ke3 Kh3!
9. hxg5 fxg5 10. Rxd6 (10. f4 g4 11.
Rg5 Rxg5 12. fxg5 h4 wins) 10.... g4
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Position after 6....
11. Rd4 is the only try. Otherwise,
Black threatens ... Kg2, ... Rf3+ and ...
Rxf2. White can hardly survive the
resulting Queen endgame after 11....
Kg2 12. Rf4 Rxf4 13. gxf4 h4 14. f5 h3
15. f6 h2 16. f7 h1 = Q 17. f8 = Q
Qe1+ and 18.... Qxf2 because of his
badly placed pieces, according to
Portisch.
8. Rxf6 gxh4
Now the other try is too late. For ex-
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Ke1! Kg2 11. Rd2) 10. Rf6 Kf1 11. Kd3
Re2 12. f4 Rg2 13. Rh6, and White's
resulting passed pawns should secure
the draw. And White also comes up
with a strong passed pawn to push
Kxh4 11. f4.
9. Rxd6 hxg3 10. fxg3 Kxg3 11.
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And a draw was agreed soon there-
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Cornered. In the case of the Rook
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Black King gets to h1 and the pawn to
h2 and is locked in by the White Rook
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freeing maneuver Ra5-Ra1-Rg1.
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Telex, but in recent years no impor-
tant American players have taken
part.
journals have given very little cover-
age of this major chess happening—
hardly a way to treat an event that
has hosted players such as Boris
Spassky, Mikhail Tal, Viktor Korch-
noi, Ewfun Geller, Lev Polugaevsky,
Bent Larsen, Vlastimi) Hort and Sveto-
zar Gligoric.--
In last yea™r's event, however, there
a major breakthrough in this si-
lent boycott when Larry Christiansen
competed. Finally, the most important
ca and the Ca.ibbean became a Pan-
American event.
The original tournament, which
consisted of one grandmaster group,
has now been expanded to two GM
groups, one international master
group, and a fourth group which al-
lows players from underdeveloped
countries to gain their first l'IL)E
rating.
This year's clear winner of the first
GM group was the Cuban star Guiller-
mo Garcia [Guillermito), who finished
one-half pt. ahead of Soviet GM Yuri
Razuvaev. Tied for 3rd were West
German GM Helmut Pfleger and Co-
lombian IM Gildardo Garcia.
In the second GM group, two young
IMs tied for first while earnirW their
'initial GM norms; Columbian IM Alon-
zo Zapata and former European Ju-
nior Champion Lubosh Ftacnik bested
Craig Van Tilbury, a native of Arlington, Va., now
lives in the Virgin islands, where he is national
champion and plays for the olympic team.
'8iGK
-Craig Van Tilbury-
the field to finish a full point ahead of
East German GM Rainer Knaak and
Hiinaarian IM Ablla Groszpeter.
Top honors in the IM group went to
another Colombian IM, J.A. Guttierez,
who finished one-half pt. ahead of
Alberto Barrenas of Cuba. Barrenas
earned his final IM norm.
The winner of the "Solidarity"
group by a noteworthy 1 V2-pt. margin
was an unrated Nicaraguan player, R.
Pilarte, whose performance rating
was approximately 2430! The Cuban
woman champion, Asela de Armos, an
international woman master, and Vi-
vian Remon also competed in the Soli-
darity. Women were invited to com-
pete in 1979, making it a complete
event.
SIDELIGHTS. Of course chessplay-
ers do not live by chess alone. The un-
official winner of the unofficial bridge
tourney was Bulgarian GM I. Radulov.
The Cuban players have a saying:
"Chess is our profession and bridge is
our game." In addition to earning his
first l'IL)E master norm, Bill Hook, of
the British Virgin Islands, made us all
look silly with his decisive win of the
ping-pong tournament.
I should mention that there were no
land crabs in our rooms, as Christian-
sen reported about last year's tourna-
ment (different hotel). However, birds
periodically flew through the playing
hall and, sure enough, while I was
waiting for the resumption of one of
my adjourned games, my e-pawn was
"bombarded" (rather symbolically).
Badly shaken, I.lost the game.
Here are som of the better games
from this year's "Capa."
Sicilian D fense
Zapata Armas
J.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf65. Nc3 d66. f4 g67. Nf3 Bg7
8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Qe2 IH) 10. Rab1 a6 11.
a3 Re8 12. Be3 Qc7 13. 04 b5 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. exd5 Nbs 16. Ng5 Nd7 17. f5
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Rbd1 Qd7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Qg3 Rh8
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Rb7 29. Rxf6+ Bxf6 30. Bxf6, Black
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Ne8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 f5 14. b4 Ndf6
15. bxa5 fxe4 16. Ng5 e3 17. Bxe3 Ng4
18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Qd2 Bh6
21. Nce4 cxd5 22. cxd5 Bxe4 23. fxe4
Ng7 24. Rab1 Rac8 25. Rdc1 Qd7 26.
h3 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 Nh5 28. Kh2 Rxc1
29. Rxc1 Nf4 30. Bh6 Ra8 31. Rf1 Qa4
32. Qb2 Qd7 33. Qd2 Nh5 34. g3 Qe7
35. Qf2 Rc8 36. Kg2 Ra8 37. Rc1 Rd8
38. Rc3 Ra8 39. Qc2 Rd8 40. Rc7 Rd7,
and Black resigns
Catalan
Ftacnik J. Nogueira
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3
Be75. Bg2 04 6. IH) dxc4 7. Qc2 a68.
a4 c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Na3 Bxc5 11.
Nxc4 Qe7 12. Nfe5 Nd4 13. Qd1 Rd8
14. e3Nf5 15. Qb3 Nd516. Bd2 f617.
Nd3 Ba7 18. Ba5 Rd7 19. Nb4 Qf7 20.
Nxd5 exd5 21. Nb6 Bxb6 22. Bxb6 Rd6
23. Rac1 Be6 24. Rc7 Qe8 25. a5 Rc8
26. Rxb7 d4 27. Qb4 Rc4 28. Qa3 d3
29. Bc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 d2 31. Bf3 Qd8
32. Qa4 h5 33. Rc6 Qd7 34. Qc2 Rxc6
35. Bxc6 Qc7 36. Rd1 Nd6 37. Rxd2
Qxa5 38. Rxd6, Black resigns
Ben oni
Guillermo Garcia
1. d4 Nf5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5
exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 g6 8.
e4 Bg7 9. Be2 04 10. 04 Re8 11. Nd2
Nbd7 12. Qc2 Rb8 13. Ra3 b6 14. b3
Ne5 15. h3 g5 16. Nc4 g4 17. Nxe5
Rxe5 18. Bf4 Re8 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20.
~
Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Nd1 Qf6 22. Bh2 Qg6
23. f3 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Bc8 25. Nc3 f5
26. Ne2 Bg7 27. Nf4 Qf7 28. Ne6 Bxe6
z/
Chess to Enjoy
SOLUTIONS FROM PAGE 7
THE EIGHT OFFICERS..With Bish-
ops of the same color: King on KB6;
Queen on QB3; Knights on K4 and Q5;
Rooks on KR1 and QR8; and Bishops
on KB3 aiid QB6.
BREAKING 100. So fai the tops is:
Rooks on KN5 and QB7; Bishops on K4
and Q4; Knights on KB4 and Q6;
'Queen on QN3; and King oii Q2.
MAXIMUM MATE. The 47-mater:
Black King on,Q4 and Rook on KN1;
White pawns on QR7, QN5, Q7, K2
and KR7; King on K7; Knights on Q3
aiid K8 Queen on KB5 Rooks on QB4
and Q1; arid Bishops on QR2 and K5.
& signs (3. KxQ BxR). But 2.... Q-K8ch
CHALLENGES FROM 1980. (1.} 1.
Q-B7ch, Black resigns.
(H.) 1. ~3, Black resigns (1....
R-Q4 or 1.... R-N6 2. B-B4).
(m.) 1.... NxP 2. R-QB1 (2. IG(N
29. dxe6 Rxe6 30. exf 5 Rh6 31. g4 Be5
32. f4 Bd4 33. Qc4 Rh3 34. Qxf7+
Kxf7 35. Kg2 Rd3 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37.
Kxf3 Re8 38. b4 c4 39. Bg3 Bb2 40.
Re3 c3 41. Rxe8 Kxe8 42. Be1 c2 43.
Bd2 d5, White resigns
Nimzo-Indian Defense
Knaak Groszpeter
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3
04 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. OO dxc4 8.
Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11.
Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Ba5 14.
Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4 16. Bxe6 Ne4
17. Rxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Rd1
Qxe5 20. Qc4 Re8 21. f4 Qc5+ 22.
Qxc5 bxc5 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Bd8
Re1 + 25. Rxe1 Bxe1 26. b3 f5 27. Kf1
Bd2 28. Bc7 Kf7 29. Ke2 Bc1 30. Kd3
Ke6 31. Kc4 Be3 32. Kb5 Kd5 33. Bb8
a6+ 34. Kxa6 Kc6 35. a3 Bd2 36. Be5
g6 37. g3 Be1 38. Bg7 Bd2 39. Bf8Be3
40. b4 cxb4 41. axb4, Black. resigns
Semi-Slav Defense
Razuvaev Vera
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2
Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 Ml 7. 0-0 dxc4 8.
a4 b6 9. Rd1 Na6 10. Qxc4 Nb4 11.
Nc3 Ba6 12. Qb3 Rc8 13. Bg5 Qe8 14.
Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17.
Nd7 c418. Qxb4Bxb419.Nxf6+ Kg7
20. Nxe8+ Rfxe8 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22.
axb5 Bc5 23. Ra4 Bb6 24. e3 Red8 25.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxc4 Rd1+ 27. Bf1
Rd2 28. b4 h6 29. Re4 Kf6 30. Kg2 Ke7
31. g4 Kf6 32. h4 Kg7 33. Kf 3 Bd8 34.
Kg3 Rd1 35. Be2 Rg1+ 36. Kh3 Rh1+
37. Kg2 Re1, draw
QxPch and 3.... QxN) 2.... PxP 3. P-N4,
and White resigns.
(IV.} 1.... R-QB1! 2. Q-N6 Q-Q4ch 3.,
'
K-N1 N-B6ch wins.
(V.) 1. B-B1! BxP (1.... R-KR1 2.
B-R3 K-K1 3. ~N3
and 4. R-K6ch) 2.
;:.PxB RxR 3. B-R3 R41 4. BxRch K-B2
5. QxP, Black resigns.
(VI.) 1. Q-R4 R-B1 2. Q-K7 (threat-
ening 3. R-B8ch! BxR 4. Q-R7, mate) 2.
... QxNch 3. RxQ N-B2, and Black re-
slgIlS.'VII.)
1....'B-KN5 2. RQ2 M)4!,3.
B-N2 B-N5--4. R-QB2 N46 5. N-K2
BxN|, White'r signs (6. Ibd3 NxB 7.
RxN B-'B6).
(VIII.) 1....
RxB! (1.... BxR 2.
B-K5ch) 2. KxR Q=N5ch!!, W'hite. re-
also wiiis.
(IX.) 1. PCS BxQP (1.... Q-Q1 2.
NxP] 2. RxN BxN 3. Q-N4ch K-R2 4.
BxP! QxB (4.... BxR 5. Q-N6ch} 5.
Q-B5ch wins. EI
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GOR ZAITSEV IS A POPULAR
Soviet grandmaster known espe-
cially for his interesting opening
ideas. Anatoly Karpov, because of his
position as world champion, has the
tacit obligation of being the paragon
of contemporary schemes of play, and
he has shown his appreciation of Zait-
sev's contributions by adopting some
of them in his own play. Last year he
used an extravagant continuation in
the Queen's Indian Defense developed
by Zaitsev against Yugoslav GM Bo-
jan Kurajica.
Zaitsev's most important contribu-
tion to theory is his new variation in
the Classical Ruy Lopez. Zaitsev theo-
rizes that Black, in spite of his weak-
ness at f7, may fortify the principal
strategic bastion at e5 and bring the
King Rook to e8 without wasting a sin-
gle tempo on any prophylactic pawn
move on the Kingside or on any other
maneuver on the opposite wing. This
is an improvement on both Vassily
Smyslov's and Gyula Breyer's con-
tributions, which have been popular
methods for Black in important com-
petitions for some time.
Karpov seems to follow Fischer's
example and most frequently starts
his game as White with 1. e4. Thus,
from time to time, he finds himself at-
tacking Zaitsev's set-up when he is
playing White and defending it when
playing Black. Here is Karpov in the
defensive role with the Black pieces.
Bugojno 1980
Ruy Lopez
lan TInunan Karpov
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Nf65.00Be76. Re1b57. Bb3d68. c3
OO9. h3 Bb7
Since the QB is denied g4, Black
switches it to the other diagonal at his
disposal. Kavalek's idea of playing 9.
Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric, Yugoslavia's
most successful player ever, is a noted chess jour-
nalist and openings expert.
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY I 98 I
Kl JX
Grandmaster Svetozar Gligoric
Setting an Example
World Champion Karpov leads the wayin modern
theory by adopting Zaitsev's approach to the Buy Lopez
Re8 10. d4 Bf8 straight away might
...
mean just a different order of moves,
but the continuation in Vitolinsh-Se-
redenko (U.S.S.R. 1979) was 11. Bg5
Bb7 12. Nbd2 Nb8? and, after 13.
dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxf7+! Kxf7 15. Qb3+
Re6 (15.... Kg6 16. Nh4+! Kxg5 17.
Ndf3+ Kh618. Nf5+ Kg619. N3h4+
Kg5 20. Qf7 g6 21. Nf3 + Kh5 22. g4+
Nxg4 23. Qxh7+ Nh6 24. Ng3, mate)
16. Nxe5+ Ke7 17. Ng4 Kf7 18. Nf3
Qc8 19. Bh4, White had a very strong
attack.
A similar concept is 9.... Qd7 10. d4
Re8 (now, Black is almost free of
worry about the weak f7 square while
he has the protective move ... Nd8 at
his disposal) 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 g6
13. Bc2 Bg7 14. b4 a5 (14.... Bb7
would transpose into Dorfman-Male-
vinsky, quoted later in Supplemental
Game 3) 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 d5 17.
Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. f4 Re7
20. e5 Ne8 21. Nf3 c6 22. Be3 Nc7,
with unclear counterplay (Sideif-
Zide-Malevinsky: U.S.S.R. 1980).
10. d4 Re8
In Guiterrez-Geller (Bogota 1978)
Black tried 10.... Qd7 11. Nbd2
Rad8!? and, after 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1
c6! 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Ng3 Qb7! 16.
Qe2 Nbd7 17. Bc2 Rfe8 18. Nf5 Bf8,
Black had established harmony
among his pieces and, after 19. Nh2?!
d5! 20. Bg5 h6, had strong counter-
play.
11. Ng5
For the standard continuation 11.
Nbd2 Bf8 12. Bc2, see Supplemental
Game 1. There are also more recent
attempts by White to create strategic
problems for Black; one by seizing
control of the light squares after 11.
a4 (see Game 2), the other by under-
mining Black's pawn mass on the
Queenside after 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3,
intending b2-b4 later'(see Game 3).
The move in the game is a sheer de-
monstration of White's strength,
which might save two moves to both
g
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players for time control purposes.
More modest, but playable, is 11. dxe5;
Nxe5 (dangerous would be 11.... dxe5
12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qb3+) 12. Nxe5
dxe5 13. Qf31 c5 14. Nd2 c4 15. Bc2
Qc7 16. Nf1 Rad8 17. Ng3 Nd7 18. b4!
Nb6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. h4, with White re-
taining some slight initiative (Tseit-
lin-Vasiukov: U.S.S.R. 1979).
11.... Rf8
The first phase of Zaitsev's idea
The Knight on g5 is doing nothing now,
and White needs to strengthen the
protection of his central outpost at d4.
12. Nf3 \
The second aspect of Zaitsev's line
is that White obtains no benefit from
a
12. f4?! exf4 13. Bxf4 Na5 14. Bc2
Nd5! 15. exd5 (if 15. Nxh7 Nxf4 or 15. !
Qh5 h6) 15.... Bxg5 16. Qh5 h6 17. Bg3 S
g6! 18. Qf3 Nc4, where Black is supe-
rior (Ljubojevic-Gligoric: 5th Match
Game 1979).
12.... Re8
If Black wants to avoid the repeti-
tion of moves, he may play 12.... Qd7
(compare the above notes after the
ninth and tenth moves), but this de-
prives him of some other strategic op-
portunities.
In Georgiev-Razuvaev (Dubna a
1979), Black tried 12.... h6 13. Nbd2
exd4?! (this is Smyslov's line, where
he thought that Black ought to con-
tinue with the usual 13.... Re8) 14.
cxd4 Nb4 15. Qe2 c5 16. a3 Nc6 17.
dxc5 dxc5 18. e5 Nh7 19. Ne4 c4 20.
Bc2, and White has a clear advan-
tage.
13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. Ng5
An idea of recent date. Here, 14. d5
would transpose into the position of
Game 2 of this column in September
1977. White wants to play the same
under more favorable circumstances
when the black Rook takes the e7
square from the Black QN.
The standard line is 14. Bc2, trans-
posing into Game 1. For 14. a3, see
Game 3.
37
 14.... Re7 15. d5 Na5!
This is new and more active than
the "strategically sound" 15....'b8
16. Nf1 h6 [better than 16.... Nbd7 17.
Ng3 g6 18. Be3 Qc8 19. Rc1 Nc5 20.
Bc2 c6 21. b4 Ncd7 22. Bb3 h6 23.
Ne6! {Romanishin-Belyavsky: U.S.S.R.
1979)] 17. Nf3 c6 18. Ne3 Re8 19. Nh4
Nxe4 20. Nef5 Nf6 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22.
Ng6 d5 23. Nxf8 Kxf8 24. Qf3 Re6 25.
Be3 Na5 26. Qg3 Ne8 27. Bc5+ Kg8
28. Rxe5, with the initiative {Vasiu-
kov-Torre: Reykjavik 1980).
16. Bc2 c6 17. b4
This is the most energetic reply to
the wing maneuver of the Black
Knight. Nevertheless, Black will have
more'han sufficient counterpla'y in
;, the center due to his advanced pawn
, on c4.
17.... Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. dxc6
I Bxc6 20. a4
Karpov did not mind this position in
his home analysis befope playing this
game. Tillman thinks that 20. Nf3 was
more precise.
20.... Bb7! 21. Nf3 h6
Black cannot allow 22. Bg5 ~ rank and makes White's task compli-
22. Qe2 Qc7 23. Nd2 Rc8 24. Ba3
d5! 25. b5
Black's position looks more promis-
lIlg.
,
25.... d4
Black is not satisfied with the slight
advantage obtained by 25.... Ree8 26.
bxa6 Bxa6 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. exd5
Nxd5 29. Qf3 and is ready to sacrifice
the Exchange for more. White hesitat-
.
ed a long time before deciding upon
his answer.
26. cxd4
Inferior is 26. Bxe7f d3 27. Qf3
Bxe7 28. Bb1 Qa5.
26.... exd4 27. Nxc4!
White finds his best chance while
striving for equality; 27. Bxe7 d3 28.
Bxd3 cxd3 29. Qxd3 Bxe7 30. bxa6
Ba8 would favor Black.
27.... axb5
An intermediate move in order to
cancel the possibility of bxa6 by
White. Playable is 27.... Qxc4 28.
Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Bd3 axb5 30. Bxc4
bxc4 31. Bxe7 Bxe7.;
28. axb5
Inferior is 28. Bxe7IBxe7 29. e5
Qxc6! 30. f3 bxc4.-
28.... Qxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Bd3
Rc3 31. Bxe7 Bxe7 32. Ra7 Rxd3 33.
Rxb7 Bc5 34. Rb1
The passed b-pawn is White's best
chance for keeping the balance in the
ending. Erroneous would be 34. e5
Nd5 35. e6 fxe6 36. Rxe6 Rd1+ 37.
Kh2 d3, when Black is faster.
34.... Rc3
Not 34. . Nxe4, which would serve
~ ~
no purpose since it would neither stop
the b-pawn nor speed up the advance
of the d-pawn. The White b-pawn is
dangerous, and Black has to advance
as quickly as possible.
35. b6?
A mistaken'order of moves in a
drawish position. After 35. Rb8+ Kh7
36. b6 Nd7 37. Rb7, Black would have
no winning chances. Now, with his
next move, Black limits the possibili-
ties of White's Rook on the seventh
cated again.
35.... Bd6'. 36. g3 d3 37. Kg2 g5?
Itis not as good as it looks. The best
was 37.... Rc21 38. e5 {or 38. Kf3 Bc5
39. Rf1 d2 40. Rd1 Rc3+ 41. Ke2
Nxe4) 38. -... Bxe5 39. Re7 Bd4 40. b7
Rxf2+ 41. Kh1Ba742. b8+ Bxb843.
Rxb8+ Kh7 44. Kg1 {44. Rd8 fails to
44.... Re2) 44.... Rc2 45. Rel d2 46.
Rd1 Ne4, while 37.... d2? 38. Rd1 Rd3
39. Ra7 Nxe4-40. Rd7 Nc3 41. b7 Nxd1
¹3+
42. Rxd6 43. fxe3 d1 = Q 44.
b8 = Q+ offers nothing but a draw.
38. Ra7 Kg7 39. Ra4! Be5 40. Ra5
Bb8 41. b7?
Once more White misses his real
chance with 41. Ra8 Nd7 42. Rb4.
41.... d2 42. Rd1 Rb3?
The position was so tricky that it
was Black's turn to go wrong. Timman
suggested 42... Nxe4 43. Ra8 Bd6 44.
~
Rd8 Rb3! 45. f3 Bc7! 46. Rd7 {if 46.
b8 = Q Bxb8 47. fxe4 Rxg3+ 48. Kf2
Bf4 49. Rxd2 Rxh3) 46.... Nf6! 47.
Rxc7 Nd5 48. Rxf7+ Kxf7 49. Rxd2
Ne7!, and Black should win. Or 45.
Re8 f5 46. f3 Nxg3 47. Rxd2 Bf4 48.
Rd7+ Kg6 49. Re6+ Kh5 50. Rh7
Rb2 + 51. Kg1 g4! 52. fxg4 fxg4+ 53.
hxg4+ Kxg4 54. Rhxh6 Kf3l, and fi-
nally 45. Rd7 Be5 46. Re7 Kf6 47. Re8
h5 48. f4Rxg3+ 49. Kf1 Bxf4 50. Rxe4
Rb3 51. h4 Rxb7 52. hxg5 + Bxg5 53.
Rd4 Rb2, with a long fight.
43. Ra4 Rb2 44. Rd4 Rxb7 45. R1xd2
h5 46. Ra4 Rb5
Playable too is 46.... Re7.
47. Rdd4! Bc7 48. Rab4 Re5?! 49.
Rdc4? I
White misses another opportunity
to seize the initiative with 49. f4 Rc5
50. e5.
49.... Bd6 50. Ra4
Even now, 50. f4 Ra5 51. e5 would
secure half a point.
50.... Rb5 51. Rc2 Be5 52. Rac4 Rb7
53. Rc5
The right maneuver is 53. Ra2, in-
tending Ra5 and Rc4-c5.
53.... Re7 54. Ra5?
The other Rook is not on the fourth
rank, and White forgets that his
e-pawn is actually not indirectly pro-
tected.
54.... Nxe4 55. Re2 Bf6 56. f3?
The final mistake which weakens
White's pawns fatally. After 56. Ra4,
White could still have put up a fight.
46.... Nc5!
The winning finesse, probably over-
looked by White, who might have
counted on 56.... Nd6 57. Rxe7 Bxe7
58. h4 gxh4 59. Rxh5.
57. Rxe7 Bxe7 58. Ra7 Bd6 59. Ra8
h4 60 gxh4 gxh4 61. Kf2 Ne6 62. Ra1
Bg3+ 63. Ke3 Nf4 64. Rh1 Kf6 65.
Ke4 Ke6 66. Kd4 Kf 5 67. Kc3 Ne6 68.
Kd3 Kf4 69. Ke2 Ng5, White resigns
0 8 0
Supplemental Games
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a64. Ba4
Nf65. 0-OBe76. Re1b5 7. Bb3 d68. c3
0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8
c545 scN 8!
CAME 1. Ljubojevic-Gligoric {7th
Match Game 1979]: 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12.
Hc2 g6 (The alternative is Smyslov's
continuation 12.... h6 13. d5 Nb8 [for
13.. Ne7, see notes of Game 2 in
~;
September 1977; in Geller-Balashov
{U.S.S.R.1976),'a draw was agreed
upon after 14. b3 c6 15. c4 Ng6 16.
Nf1 cxd5 17. cxd5 Bc8 18. a4 Bd7 19.
Bd3 Qb8 20. Bd2 Ra7 21. Kh2 Rc7 22.
Ba5 Rc5 23. Bb4 Rc7] 14. b3 c6 15. c4
Nbd7 16. Nfl Qc7 17. Be3 Rec8 18.
Rc1 Qd8 19. Ng3 cxd5 20. cxd5 g6 21.
CHESS LIFE / FEBRUARY 98
I I
 Qd2 Kh7 22. a4 Nc5 23. axb5 axb5 24.
b4 Na4 25. Bd3 Qd7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27.
Ne2 Qb7 28. Qc2 Bd7 29. Nd2 Be7 30.
Nb3 Bd8 31. Qd2 Ng8 32. f4, with an
initiative for White (Karpov-Bala-
shov: Munich 1979). If it works well,
an important improvement could be
Breyer's 12.... Nb8, for it speeds up
Black's eventual counterplay on the
Queenside after the opening of the
c-file, and it is very significant after
13. b3 (the alternative is 13. a4 Nbd7
14. b4 Nb6 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Bb2 Rb8!)
13.... Nbd7 14. d5 [if 14. a4 (Vito-
linsh-Gulko: U.S.S.R. 1979), then 14....
d5 might be playable] 14.... c6 15. c4
Qc7 [less clear is 15.... a5 16. Qe2 b4
17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. a4 Nc5 19. Nh2 g6
20. Ng4 Nfd7 (Suetin-Psahis: U.S.S.R.
1979)] 16. a4 Rec8 17. Ra2 bxc4 18.
bxc4 a5! 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bb1 Ba6, giv-
ing equalization to Black (Karpov-Ro-
manishin: U.S.S.R. 1979]) 13. d5 {The
flexible 13. b3 is challenged by 13....
d5. [the initiative remains with White
after 13.... Nb8 14. a4 Nbd7 15. Bd3
c6 16. Bb2 Bg7 17. Qc2 Rb8 (Byrne-
Karpov: Bugojno 1978)] 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Nf3! (16. f4 Bc5+
17. Kh1 Rxe4! 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Be3
Qxd1 20. Raxdl Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Nd5)
16.... Rxe4! 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qc2
Bg7 19. Bb2 Qf6! 20. b4 (20. Re2 Nxc3
21. Bxc3 Qxc3 22. Rc1 d4 23. Qdl
Bxf3!) 20.... c5 21. Rab1 Qc6 22. Qd3
Rc8, with good counterplay (A. Rodri-
guez-Belyavsky: Bogota 1979). Or 13.
a4 exd4, and White cannot answer
with 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5, but 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 gives chances for
both sides [Timoshchenko-Podgaets:
U.S.S.R. 1979). In Geller-Belyavsky
(U.S.S.R. 1978), White tried to exploit
the eventual weakness of the a5
square with 13. Nb3!? but, after 13....
exd4! 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. d5 c6 16. dxc6
Bxc6, Black had a very good game.)
13.... Nb8 {Less sound is 13.... Ne7
14. c4 [14. b3 Bg7 15. c4 c6 16. Nf1
Nh5'?! 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. a4
cxd5 20. cxd5 Nf4 21. Bb4 f5 22. axb5
axb5 23. Ra7!(Suetin-Zaitsev: Sochi
1977)] 14.... c6 15. b3 Bg7 16. Nf1
cxd5 17. cxd5 Bc8 18. a4 Bd7 19. Ng3
Rf8 20.iBg5 Ne8 21. axb5 f6 22. Be3
axb5 23. Qd2 f5 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. Bg5
Nf6 26. Bxf5! Bxf5 27. Nxf5, draw, but
White is better here (Kavalek-Gligo-
ric: Montilla 1977)) 14. b3 c6
(Playable is 14.... Nbd7 or 14.... Bg7
15. Nf1 c6 16. c4 cxd5 17. cxd5 Nbd7
18. Be3 Rc8 19. a4 Nc5 20. N3d2 bxa4
21. b4, with an advantage for White
(Karpov-Balashov: U.S.S.R. 1976)] 15.
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24. Nxc4 Rxd5, with even chances in
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o b o
GAME 3. Timman-Karpov (Tilburg
1979): 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3! Ph/ith the
double purpose of keeping the White
KB on a more active diagonal even-
tually, and of capturing space on the
Queenside by b2-b4, thus making it
more difficult for the opponent to im-
prove the position of his pieces and
pawns on that wing.] 12.... h6 (After
. 12.... g6, White may continue with 13.
Ba2 Bg7 14. b4 and now, if 14.... Nb8
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bb2 [or 16. Ng5!?
Rf8 17. Qc2 Nbd7 18. c4 (Ivanovic-
Zaitsev: Sochi 1979)] 16.... Nbd7 17.
c4, with the initiative (Matanovic-Iv-
kov: 3rd Match Game 1978). Or 14....
a5! (14.... d5 fails to 15. Qb3) 15. d5
Ne7 16. Nb3 axb4 17. cxb4 Nxe4! [17.
... c6 18. Na5.Rxa5!? 19. dxc6 Bxc6
20. bxa5 Nxe4 21. Rxe4!? Bxe4 22.
Bxf7+, with some advantage) 18.
Rxe4 Bxd5 19. Re1 e4 20. Nfd4 c5 21.
bxc5 [21. Nxb5 Qb6!) 21.... dxc5 22.
Nxc5 Bxa2 23. Rxa2 Qxd4 24. Qxd4
Bxd4 25. Nxe4 Nf5 26. Rae2 Re6, with
a good game (Chiburdanidze-A. Ivan-
ov: U.S.S.R. 1980). Unclear is 12....
Qd7 13. Bc2 g6 14. b4 Bg7 15. Nb3
Nh5 16. Be3 Re7 17. d5 Nd8 18. Na5
Bc8 19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 axb5 21. c4
Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rbl Ba6 24.
cxb5 Bxb5 25. Qd2 Be5 26. Bd3 Bxd3
27. Qxd3 Bg7 28. b5 Re8 29. Qc4 Ra8
30. Nc6 Nb7 (Dorfman-Malevinsky:
U.S.S.R. 1980). Or 12.... Qc8 13. Bc2
Nd8 14. b4 c5!? 15. bxc5 dxc5 16.
Nxe5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc3 18. Nb3 Rc8
19. Ra2 Bd6 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. f4 Ne6
22. Bb1 Qb8 23. Qe2 Rcd8 24. Qf2 Bc7
25. Bc3 Bb6 [Karpov-Romanishin:
U.S.S.R. 1980)) 13. Bc2 [After Black's
last move the White e-pawn cannot be
indirectly protected) 13.... Nb8 14. b4
Nbd7 15. Bb2 g6 (Unclear is the
thematic 15.... c5! '? 16. bxc5 dxc5 [an
important improvement could be 16....
exd4 17. cxd6 dxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxd6-19.
e5 Nd5 20. Bb2 Bc7 21. Rc1 Nf8 22.
Bf5 Nf4 23. Qc2 Ba5 24. Bc3 Bxc3 25.
Qxc3 N8g6 26. Rcd1 Bxf3 27. Qxf3
Qg5 28. Bxg6 Nxg6 29. e6 fxe6 30.
Rxe6, draw (Dvojris-Podgaets:
U.S.S.R. 1980)] 17. dxe5! t (better is 17.
Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. f4 Qh4
20. Qf3) 17.... Nh5! 18. c4 Nf4 19.
cxb5 axb5 20. a4! Qb6 21. axb5 Rad8
22. Bc3 Qg6 23. Nh4 Qg5 24. Qg4, and
Black has counterplay for the sacrific-
ed material (Tal-Romanishin: Riga
1979)} 16. c4 exd4 17. cxb5 axb5 18.
Nxd4 c6 19. a4 [Less energetic is 19.
N4b3 Rc8 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Ba8
22. Qal Nh5! 23. Nf3 c5 24. bxc5
Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Bb3 Rc7 27.
Qa2 Qb8 28. Re3 Bc6 29. Rd4 Ra7,
draw (Hiibner-Kavalek: Tilburg
1979)] 19.... bxa4 20. Bxa4 Rc8 21. Rc1
c5 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. N4f3 Bc6 24.
Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Nc4 Nb6 26. Qxd8
Rxd8, draw, but Black has not
reached full equalization. 8
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14. Nxe4 d5 15. f5!.
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By Ohver Chemin
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 Virginia. Black's reply was also used
by Walter Browne at the 1976 Manila
Interzonal.
11.... Nc5 12. f5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Rxh1
14. Rxh1 Nfd7 15. fxe6
The Informant gives 15. Rh8+ Bf8
16. fxe6 fxe6 or 15. Rh8+ Nf8 16. f6
as favoring White. However, I was un-
aware of this and tried the text, which
is also not without promise.
15...., fxe6
A cute fmfsh would be 15.... Bxg5+
16. Kb1JNe5 17 Rh.8+ Ke7 18. Nd5
mate.
16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. Qh8+ Nf8
A better try might be 17.... Bf8, pro-
tectingi the g-pawn.
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18. Rf1 Ke8 19. Qxg7 Nxd3+ 20.
cxd3 Qc5
Preventing the threatened Rxf8+ .
'1. Kb1! Qe522. Qf7+ Kd823. Nf3
Qg3 24. Rh1 Bd7
Willing to return some material to
get out of the bind. If-instead 24....
Qxg2 25. Rg1, followed by g6.
25. Rh8 Be8 26. Rxf8 Bxf8 27. Qxf8
'Kc7
28. e5!
Serves three functions: attack,
blockade, clearance. What more
could one ask from a lowly pawn?
28.... dxe5 29. Ne4 Qxg2 30. Qd6 +
Kc8 31. Nxe5 Qf1+ 32. Kc2 Qe2+
33. Nd2 Bh5 34. Nc4?
I hope readers will forgive me for
this beauty mark. Much stronger is
34. Qd7+ Kb8 35. Qd8+ Ka7 36.
Nc6+! bxc6 37. Qc7, mate! The text
wins but takes a little longer.
34.... Qd1 + 35. Kc3 Qc1 + 36. Kb3
Qd1 + 37. Ka3 b5 38. Nb6 + Kb7 39.
Nb3 b4+ 40. Qxb4 a5 41. Qd6 Qg4 42.
Nc5+, Black resigns
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Black Curtain
'y Teresa Schaeffer
Unrated in my first serious tourna-
ment, I started by wiarling my first
three games. And so I was very en-
thusiastic in my fourth round —. until
it dawned on me that I had missed a
mate in one on Move 24! When it sud-
denly came to me, it was like a black
curtain over my eyes, and I stood up
and resigned, knowing'he final posi-
tion was a draw. I'e recovered since,
but it hasn't been easy forgetting.
American Opea 1979
King's Indian Defense
J. Lakdawala/1680 Schaeffer
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
d6 5. Be2 04 6. Be3 c5 7. d5
As is usual in such posi tions, 7. dxc5
is met by 7.... Qa5.
7.... Nbd7
More activeis 7.... e6 to resolve the
tension in the center before deciding
on the placement of minor pieces.
8. Qd2 Re8 9. Bh6 Bh8
Losing time. Preferable is 9.... e6.
10. h4 e6 11. lHM exd5 12. exd5
Ne5 13. f3
Slowing down the attack. Why not
13. h5 right away?
13.... Nh5 14. Bd3Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3
Ng3 16. Rh2 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. h5
Qa6 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Bf4 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Re2!? 22. Rd2?
Impe."ative is 22. Bxg3 Bc2+ 23.
Qxc2 Bxc2 24. Kxc2.
22.... Qxa2 23. Rxe2 Qb1 + 24. Kd2
24.... Nxe2??
Mssing 24.... Nf1mate!,
25. Nxe2 Re8 26. g4 Bd3? 27. Qc1?
Black gets nothing for her two
pieces after 27. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 28. Ke1.
27.... Rxe2 + 28. Rxe2 Qxc1 +, and
Black resigns!
At this point, I remembered the
position at Move 24 and simply
couldn't play on. I would like to add
that my opponent went on to win his
section ... yes, perhaps with a bit of
luck.
0 8, 0 Black's temporary ir~tiative: 22. Ra1!
A Theoretical Draw
By Philip Smith
This draw was played in a
simultaneous exhibition given by
Boris Spassky during his visit to the
Paul Masson tournament in California
on July 19, 1980. It was all book until
Move 17. Lev Polugaevsky has played
14. Na4, but when I asked Spassky
how to pronounce Polugaevsky, he
made the spectators laugh when he
said, "I played this move first. He only
recommended it." David Levy's book
on this opening says it's an idea of
Vlastimil Hort's.
Sicilian Defense
Spassky Smith/2000
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2
More enterprising seems 7. f3 Nxd4
8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 0-0 10. Qd2 Be6 11.
Rc1 Qa5 12. Nd5.
7.... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 04
10. Qd2 Be6
Not 10.... Qa5 11. a3!.
11 Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6
14. Na4!?
Spassky-Petrosian {1989) and Pe-
aosian-Fischer [1971) both led to
draws after 14. Nd5.
14.... Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16.
Rhdi
Penna-Reshevsky [Siegen Olym-
piad 1970) continued: 16. Rc2 Rc6! 17.
Nc3 a5 18. Rhc1 Nc5, draw.
16.... Rab8 17. Nb6
The first non-book move. Schwarz's
book on the Dragon suggests 17. Nc3
f5 18. Nd5 {Petrosian-Jansa: 1971),
with drawish chances. Schwarz also
says Viktor Korchnoi tried 17. Ke1 in a
simultaneous in England 1972.
17.... Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Rc6 19. Be3
Rbc8 20. a4 Bb2 21. Rc2
Perhaps 21. Rb1 is slightly better.
21.... Ba3, ciraw
Spassky quickly accepted my offer,
but a draw seems likely despite
[on other moves White seems to get in-
to trouble) 22.... Bb4+ 23. Kd1 b5 24.
axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 bxc5 26. bxc5
R8c7 [not 26.... d5? 27. exd5 Bxd5 28.
Rb2! Bc3 29. cxd5, wtmung a piece)
27. Rxc7 Rxc7. 8
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A recent speed game of mine went:
11th Annual
1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-K3 3. N-QB3 MME I

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9. PxKP N-N3 10. PxPch KxP 11. N- '~

K5ch K-B1. I lost this game, as White,
Ph I&I

when I continued with 12. Q-N3 Q-K1

13. BQ3 R-R3 14. P-B4. Does Wite's
position following 12. N-N6ch give him Cr!I I iJ 'Im i I
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the better of it? Or should White pur-
sue the line I played but with different Lone Pine, Calitornia
ideas for an attack? Or, should the
whole thing be abandoned? — Greg March 29 to April 8, 1981
Carlson, Gainesville, Fla.

Your 8. PxP?! is interesting, al-

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if mailed by 1/19, $ 20 at tnmt. $ $ G: 100-50-30-20, under
1400 50. No unrated may win over $ 50. Reg. ends 7:15 PM,
rds. 8, 10-3:30, 10-3:30. All: '/z-point bye available for round
1 or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to PSCF members. Players who
were rated 101 or more points above section or prize max-
imum 12/78 or later may not win over $ 50 in that category.
HR: 25-30. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect
Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
I
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20
JAN 24-25 MS
The Jackson Open. 5-ss, TL 45/2, Room 334,
Academic Complex, Milsaps College, Jackson. EF: $ 20, if
rec'd by 1/15; $ 25 at site. HS students $ 20 at site. ST, other
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10
JAN 26-MAR 23 CA
Santa Monica Club Championship. 8ss
40/110, Senior Citizens Rec. Center, 1450 Ocean Ave., Santa
Monica. EF: $ 15, USEF: $ 33, jr. $ 24. SMBCC (amount to be
established 12/26). $ $ G 1000: 300-150, U2200 150, U2000
80-40, U1800 70-30, U1600 55-25, U1400 40-20, UR 40;
trophies to 1st, top X, A, B, C, D, UR. RG: 7-7:30 PM, RO: 1
at 7:45, 2nd-8th 7:15. ENT: at site only. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
JAR 30-FEB 1
TuCSOn Open. Amphitheater Junior High School, 315
E. Prince Rd., Tucson 85705. In 3 sections: Open, 5-SS, TL
40/2. EF: $ 15, if rec'd by 1/28; $ 20 at site. $ $ G 380:
150-75-50, best under 1900 40, under 1700 35, UR 30;
trophy to 1st. Southern AZ Chess Assn. memb. req. $ 5, jr.
$ 3. RG: 6:30-7:30 PM, RO: 8, 10-5, 9-4. Reserve, 5-SS, TL
40/2, open to under 1600. EF: $ 10, if rec'd by 1/28; $ 15 at
site. Southern AZ Chess Assn. memb. req. $ 5, jr. $ 3. $ $ G
160: 50-35, best under 1500 30, under 1300 25, UR 20. RG:
6:30-7:30 PM, RD: 8, 10-5, 9-4. Elementary (JAN 31-FEB 1),
6-SS, TL 40/1, open to any USCF player presently enrolled in
an elementary school. EF: $ 5 ($ 3.75 of which pays '/~EF for
Nat'I Elem. Champ.). Trophies to 1st-and runnerup. RG:
8-8:45 AM, RO: 9-1-5, 9-1-5. All, ENT: Richard Walk, 3131
Camino Alto, Tucson, AZ 85704. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
JAN 31-FEB 1
CheSS Center Open. 4-SS, 30/90, Chess Center of
New York, 69 W. 14 St., New York. In 4 sections: Open, open
to all. EF: $ 29.80 if mailed by 1/26, $ 35 at tnmt. $ $ G:
250-125-75-50, under 2100 or unrated 100. Reg. ends 10:15
AM, rds. 11-4:30 each day. Under 1900, open to all under
1900 or unrated. EF: $ 29.70 if mailed by 1/26, $ 35 at tnmt.
$ $ G: 4 points wins $ 200, 3'/2 $ 100, 3 $ 50, 2'/2 $ 20. Reg.
ends 10:15 AM, rds. 11-4:30 each day. Under 1700, open to
all under 1700 or unrated. EF: $ 29.60 if mailed by 1/26. $ 35
at tnmt. $ $ G: 4 points wins $ 200, 3'/~ $ 100, 3 $ 50, 2'/~ $ 20.
No unrated may win over $ 120. Reg. ends 9:15 AM, rds. 10-3
each day. Under 1500, open to all under 1500 or unrated. EF:
$ 29.50 if mailed by 1/26, $ 35 at tnmt. $ $ G: 4 points wins
$ 200, 3'/z $ 100, 3 $ 50, 2'/z $ 20. No unrated may win over
$ 70. Reg. ends 9;15 AM, rds. 10-3 each day. All, ~/2-point
bye available for round 1 or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to NYSCA
%r +
Church's Grand Prix is a year-long contest to
promote the. same high standards in American
chess as are maintained by .the sponsoring
AZ organization. Top finishers in 1981 qualifying
events will earn points toward the prizes, totalling
$ 13,000, to be awarded at. the end of 1981 by
Church's Fried Chicken Inc.
To qualify, an event must be USCF-rated and
meet these iequirements: (I.) all USCF.-rated
players over 2199 must be eligible to play in the
top (or only) section of the tournament; (II.) the
prize fund which masters are eligible for. must
equal or exceed $ 250 guaranteed; (III.) other than
entry fees and USCF dues, no charges ovei $ 10 are
permitted; (IV.) the tournament must be submitted
for the Tournament Life section of Chess Life and
be dhsignated by the submitter as a Grand Prix
tournament; (V.) no more than three rounds may be
played in a day, and preferably no more than two;
(Vl.) the primary time control must be no faster
NY than two minutes per move and no,shorter than
'ne hour per player; (Vll.) no sudden death time
controls are permitted; (Vill) unusual conditions of
any Grand Prix tournament are subject to review
by the USCF executive director.
Tournaments with more guaranteed top money
will earn more Grand, Prix points than lesser
events. Points will be awarded according to the
following table:
Guaranteed Grand Prix points awarded for:
Top Prizes
8th'250-$ 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
499 5
$ 500-$ 749 8 2
$ 750-$ 999 10 5
.

states GK. $ $ (800 b/40, top 2 gtd.): 350-150, A, B each 75, members. Players who were rated 101 or more points above $ 1,000-$ 1,499 12 . 8
C, each 50, E, UR each 25; trophies to top 2, top A, B, C, D,
D section or prize maximum 12/78 or later may not win over $ 50 $ 1,500-$ 1,999 14;: 10 6
E and UR. RG: 8-10 AM, RD: 10-3-8, 8:30-1:30. HR: Holiday in that category. HR: approx. 30-36, Hotel Seville or Coll- $ 2 000 $ 2 499 16 12 8 4
Inn next door, 29-36-41. ENT: Stan Perkins, P.O. Box 15422, ingwood. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., $ 2,500-$ 2.999 18 14 10 6 2
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS 39210. Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS. $ 3,000-$ 3,999 20 16 12 8 4

Grand Prix pts. available: 10 $ 4,000-$ 4,999 22 18 15 12 8 5

Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10 $ 5,000-$ 5,999 24 20 17 14 11 8 6
$ 6,000 & up 26 22 19 .16 13 10 8 6
JAN 24-25 CA JAN 31-FEB 1 NY
Orange CruSh-LadieS Free. Garden Grove Lion'
Ifties occur, the points involved will be divided
Club, 9860 Larson Ave. at Kerry Ave. 1 block so. of Garden
Heraldica January Open. 4-ss, TL30/90, casa de equally (rounded to two decimal points) among the
Grove Blvd., 1 block West of Brookhurst. In 3 sections: Open,
Espana, 314 East 39th St., New York. $ $ 6,000 prize fund. tied players.
based on 44 entries per class; $ 250.00 minimum GTD. in
5-SS, TL 40/2. $ $ 200-100-50, under 2200 75-30, under
Open section. In four sections: Section I, open to all. $ $
The $ 13,000 prize fund will be distributed as
2000 25, UR eligible for top 3 prizes only. RD: 9-2-7, 10-3. 800-400-200-100. Section II, under 2000. $ $ 'ollows:
Reserve, 5-SS, TL 40/100, 3rd TL sudden death/30, open to 800-400-200-100. Section under 1800.
III, $$ $ 3,500 First
under 2000l $ $ G under 2000 125-50, under 1800 65-35, 800-400-200-100. Section under 1600.
IV, $$
under 1600 55-30, no UR in this section. RD: 10-2-6, 10-2. 800-400-200-100. PLUS POINT
.

MONEY AS A SECONDARY
(Plus qualification for the 1982 U.S. Closed)
Amateur, 5-SS, TL 40/100, 3rd TL SD/30, open to under CONSOLATION PRIZE SYSTEM-consolation point money is 2nd $ 1,700 8th $ 700
1400. $ $ G'. under 1400 65-35, under 1200 50-25, UR 25-17,
UR may win UR prizes only. All, EF: $ 20, if rec'd by mail by
guaranteed-2'/2 points wins $ 25, 3 pts. wins $ 50, 3~/z pts. 3rd $ 1,200 9th $ 600 .

1/21; $ 5 more at site. SCCF membership required. First prize
cash, all others '/z cash and '/~ chess merchandise. RG:
8:30-9:30 AM. ENT: Western Chess Co., Box 201, Garden
Grove, CA 92640. Information: Ed Tierney (714) 537-8958.
NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
JAN 24-25 CA
13th San Jose City College Open. 5-ss, TL40/2
(first 2 rds. 40/90), S.J.C.C. Cafeteria and Student Union,
2100 Moorpark & Bascom Ave., San Jose (Fwy. 280, Bascom
wins $ 100-unless already a winner of a higher prize in the 4th $ 1,100 10th $ 500
regular prize fund. A player entitled to money under both the
5th $ 1,000 11th $ 400
regular prize fund and the point system will get only one prize,
the higher of the two. Unrateds may play in any section but
6th $ 900 12th $ 300
cannot win more than 20% of any p ize, either in the regular 7th $ 800 13th $ 200
14th $ 100
prize fund or in the point money,, except in the Open section.
EF: $ 50 if mailed by Jan. 24th, $ 60 at the door. RG: ends 10
AM Saturday Jan. 31sl, RO: 11-4, 10-3. HR: Hotel Tudor,
The top prizes must be unconditionally
304 E. 42nd St., New York, NY; 986-8800. ENT: Heraldica guaranteed and announced in Chess Life. Even if
Imports, 21 West 46th St., New York, NY 10036; prizes are raised at the tournament, no additional
212-586-0474. /z-pt. bye available in 1st round.

Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5

would'e
points can be awarded because the bonus
unfair to players who made other plans based,
upon the Chess Life announcement.

CHESS LIFE l FEBRUARY I98l 49

 JAN 31-FEB 1 DC
Pan American CC Open. 4-ss, TL'30/90, Pan
American Health Organization Bldg., 23rd St. & Virginia Ave.,
N.W., Washington 20006. EF: $ 12, if rec'd by 1/28; $ 15 at
site. $ $ (b/40, top 3 gtd.): 125-75-50, A, B, C/below 40-25.
RG: 10:30-11:30 AM, RO: 12-5, 11-4. ENT: P.A.C.C., 11500
Yates St., Silver Spring, MD 20902. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
JAN 31-FEB 1 CO
4th Annual Boulder Open. 5-ss & 3-ss, TL 40/90,
rds. 4-5 40/2, Univ. of Colorado, UMC Rm. 217, 16th &
Broadway, Boulder 80309. SS 1400 & memento's, $ 1000
gtd., $ 400 & more b/160 full pay 5-SS (176 entries last year
with only $ 750 gtd:) In.5 sections: Championship, open to all.
EF: $ 25 adv. SSG: 500-250-150-100; EF refunded to any non-
prize winner over 2350 who plays all games. Premier, open to
under 1950 & UR. EF: $ 18 adv. $ $ 175 to 1st. Booster, open
to under 1750 & UR. EF: $ 13 adv. SS 100 to 1st. Reserve,
open to under 1550 & UR. EF: $ 9 adv. $ $ 65 to 1st, under
1400 30. Mini Swiss (3-SS) open to all. EF: $ 8 adv. SS 30 to
1st (b/,15). UR, half off EF for new players. SS 30 or prize to
best UR'performer. Not eligible for class or place prizes ex-
cept $ 50 max. in champ. All, EF $ 4 more after 1/28. ST $ 8,
jr. $ 4, Tourn. $ 2, jr. $ 1. Many more place, class performance
(over rating) arid upset prizes per entries. ANYONE perform-
ing 200 pts. over rating gtd. prize. RG: 8-9 AM, RD: 10-2-6,
9:30-2:30, IVI.S. 10-2-6. Accel. pairings likely. ENT: Cks. to
Boulder Chess Club, c/o Randy Siebert, 2939 Marine St.,
Boulder, CO 80303. Entries rec'd by 1/28. '/z-pt. bye in rd. 1
if requested in adv. Some chess will be played even if blizzard
hits! INFO: cancellations 303-444-6754. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20
JAN 31-FEB 1 GA
1981 Atlanta ChampiOnShip ~ 5-SS, Atlanta
Biltmore Hotel, 817 West Peachtree St. near 10th St. Exit. of
l-75, Atlanta 30308. $ $ (2400 prize fund based on 110 en-
tries; $ 24 less for each entry short of 110; 1st place open
gtd.). In 2 sections: Open, TL 40/100, open to all. EF: $ 26 if
mailed by 1/21; $ 29 at site. $ $ 300-200, Candidate Master,
Categories 1, 2, 3/below each 200-100. RG: ends 9:45 AM,
RD: 10-3-8, 10-3. Reserve, TL 40/90, open to all under 1400
or UR. EF: $ 21 if mailed by 1/21; $ 25 at tnmt. $ $
200-100-60-40, Category.5/6, UR each 150. RG: ends 10:30
AM, RO: 11-3:30-8, 10-2:30. Both, ST'$5, free parking
ramp. HR: special rates of $ 25 up to 4, in room. ENT:
American Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers, 3055 General
Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. NS.
,Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 7-8 MD
Almost Washingtons Birthday Open. 4-ss,
Room 1131, Student Union, U. of MD, College Park 20742. In
3 sections: Master/Expert, TL 30/90, open to above 1999.
EF: $ 20, if rec'd by 2/4; $ 25 at site. $ $ (b/20, top 2 gtd):
200-100-50, Exp. 100. RD: 12-5, 12-5. Classic, TL 35/90,
open to below 2000 and above 1599. EF: $ 15, if rec'd by 2/4;
$ 18 at site. $ $ (b/40): 70-60-50-40-30, under 1800
50-35-20. RD: 11:45-5, 12-5. Reserve, TL 40/90, open to
under 1600 and UR. EF: $ 12, if rec'd by 2/4; $ 15 at site. $ $
(b/25):-50-40-30-20, under 1400 35-20. RO: 11:30-5, 12-5.
All, $ 1 off EF to DCCL membs. RG: 10:30-11:30 AM. ENT:
D.C. Chess League, 5708 Oregon Ave. N.W., Washington, DC
20015. 's.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
7-8
FEB NY
-
NeW YOrk February Open. 4-SS,'30/90, Chess
Center of New York, 69 W. 14 St., New York. SS 2,000
GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES. In 4 sections: Open, open to all.
EF: $ 39.70 if mailed by. 2/2; $ 45 at tnmt. SSG:
400-200-108-50, under 2200 or unrated 200-100. Reg. ends
11:15 AM, rds. 12-5:30 each day. Amateur, open to under
2000 or unrated. EF: $ 24.70 if mailed by 2/2, $ 30 at tnmt.
SSG: 200-100-60-40. Reg. ends 11:15 AM, rds. 12-5:30
each day. Booster, open to under 1800 or unrated. EF:
$ 19.70 if mailed by 2/2, $ 25 at tnmt. SSG: 150-75-45-30, no
unrated may win over $ 100. Reg. ends 9:15 AM, Rds. 10-3
each day. Reserve, open to under 1600 or unrated. EF:
$ 16.70 if mailed by 2/2, $ 20 at tnmt. SSG: 100-50-30-20,
under 1400 50. No unrated may win over $ 50. Reg. ends 9:15
AM, rds. 10-3 each day. All: ~/z-pt. bye available for round 1
or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to NYSCA members. Players who
were rated 101 or more points above section or prize max-
imum 12/78 or later may not win over $ 50 in that category.
HR: approx. 30-36, Hotel Seville or Collingwood. ENT:-Con-
tinental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY
10553. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 15
!so
FEB 7-8 OH
February Grand Prix. 5-ss, TL40/99, Main class
Room Building, E. 22nd and Euclid, 3rd Floor. EF: $ 9, if rec'd
by 2/5; $ 11, jr. $ 9 at site. $ $ G 250: 110-70-50-20, category
prizes if 55 entries. RG: 9-9:40 AM, RD: 10-2-6, 10-2. ENT:
James R. Schroeder, Box 5268, Cleveland, OH 44101. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 7-8 CA
5th North Bay Open. 4-ss, TL 40/2, san Anselmo
Parks and Rec. Office, 1000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San
Anselmo 94960. In 2 sections: Open, EF: $ 20 if rec'd by 2/5.
SS (815 b/60, 250 gtd.): 200-125-75,.1st under 2000 75.
Reserve, open to under 1800. EF: $ 15 if rec'd by 2/5. SS
125-90-50, 1st under 1500 75. Both, EF $ 5 more at site. Cal
Chess $ 6/yr, RG: 9-10 AM, RD: 10:30-4, 9-3. ENT: Art Mar-
thinsen, 3 Locksly Lane, San Rafael, CA 94901. (415)
456-1540.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 13, l4, 16 UT
3rd Annual Z.C.M.I. Center Open. 5-ss, TL
45/2, ZCMI Center, 36 S. State St., Salt Lake City 84111. In
3 sections: Open, EF: $ 25 if rec'd by 2/9. SSG 1575:
500-250-150-100 under 2000 250-175-100-50. Premier,
~ Telegraph, U.C. Berkeley campus, Berkeley. Rated players
open to under 1800. EF: $ 25 if rec'd by 2/9. SSG 1100:
250-150-100-50, under 1600 250-150-100-50. Reserve,
open to under 1400 & UR. EF: $ 20 if rec'd by 2/9. SSG 625:
150-100-75-50, UR 125-75-50. All, EF 15 more at site. RG:
4:30-5:45 PM, RD: 6, 10-3, 9:30-2:30. HR: Motel 6, 176 W.
600 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84101; 11.95-14.95-17.95. ENT:
Norman D. Morris, Chess, ZCMI Center, Suite 104, 36 S.
State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84111. LS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20
FEB 14-15
GA
-- 1981 Atlanta February Open/Quads.
Atlanta
8!Itmore Hotel, 817 West Peachtree near 10th St. Exit of l-75,
Atlanta 30308. Congress, 5-SS, TL 45/2. EF: $ 15 if rec'd by
3/5; $ 16.50 at tnmt; $ $ (670 b/8 per class, top 3 gtd.):
120-70-60, Candidate Master, Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/6, UR
each 60. ~/2-pt. bye in either 1st or 3rd but not both and add
25 cents. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RD: 10-3-8, 10-3. Quads, dif-
ferent quads each day!!-3-RR, TL 40/80. EF: $ 7. Trophy to
1st each section. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RD: 10-1:30-5. HR:
Special rates of $ 25 up to 4 in room. Free parking ramp. ENT:
American Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers, 3055 General
Lee Road, Macon, GA$1204-.'NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 14-15 FL
Second Annual Orange Blossom Open $ 2000.
5-SS, Winter Haven Civic Center, 250 Lk. Silver Or., 2 blks.
east of Lums, Winter Haven 33880. In 2 sections: Open, TL
40/2. EF: $ 25 if rec'd by 1/20. SSG 1200: 700-300-200.
Reserve, TL 40/105, open to below 1600. EF: $ 20 if rec'd by
1/20. SSG 800: 400-250-150. All, EF $ 5 more at site. RG:
7:30-9 AM, RO: 10-2:30-7, 9-3. This is Citrus Festival; free
orange juice-coffee. The prize fund more than doubled this
year, we plan a $ 4,000 prize 82. We have an excellent playing
site. HR (make resv. early): Holiday lnn, Hwy. 17 So., Winter
Haven, FL 33880. For info on other motels: Oon Bowen,
956-2655. ENT: Winter Haven Chess Club, 575 E. Central,
Winter Haven, FL 33880. NS. '/z-pt. bye 1st rd. if requested
in adv.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20
FEB 14-15
TX
5th Houston Classic. Univ. of Houston Continuing
Education Center (U.H. Hotel), Jupiter Room. SS (1250
b/90). In 3 sections: Open, 4-SS (mod. accel.), TL 45/2.
SSG 300: 200-100: RO: 9:30-3, 8:30-1:30. Under 1800,
Under 1500: 5-SS, TL 25/1. RO: 9:30-2-7, 8:30-1:30. All,
EF: $ 20 (no checks). Trophies to A, B, C, 0, E. UR seeded b
TD. Eligibilify for prizes may be based on highest attaine
rating. INFO: U.H. Chess Club (Ron Deike), Universi
Center, Box 400, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX 77004.
N'rand
Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 14-16 TX
1981 El PaSO Open. 6-SS,
TL 50/2, Travelodge Cen-
tral, 409 E. Missouri, El Paso 79901. In 2 sections: Open,
open to all. $ $ G: 1025 and trophies: 400-200-150, A, B each
100, under 1600 50, city Champ. 25. Reserve, open to under
1600 or unrated. $ $ G: 750 and trophies: 200-100-75, top
under 1400, 1300, 1200, 1100 each 75, UR 50, top jr. 25.
Both, EF: $ 20, jr. $ 15 if rec'd by 2/11; $ 5 more at site. RG:
7-9 PM 2/13, 8-9 AM 2/14, RO: 10-4, 9-3, 8-2. HR: 33
single, 38 twin, extras 6.TD's: Dave Meier & John Glaser.
ENT: Dave Meier, 8201 Turquoise, El Paso, TX 79904. Cks.
payable to CC of El Paso, Inc. LS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 15
FEB 14-16 CA
The $ 4000 Presidents Cup 1981. 6-ss, TL40/2,
ElSegundo Recreation Park - Clubhouse, 300 E. Pine Ave., El
Segundo 90245. SS 4,000 b/180, 2,000 GUARANTEED. In 5
sections: Op'n, Exp. 8 A, SS 0 500 300 200, X
300-200-100, A 300-200-100. B, SS 300-200-100. C, SS
300-150-75. 0/E, SS 200-100-50. UR, SS 200-100-50. AII,
EF: $ 32, SCCF membs. or other state chapters $ 29, if rec'd
by 2/12; both $ 5 more at site. Trophies to 1st in each section.
RG: 9-10:30 AM, RD: 11-5 each day. HR: available upon re-
quest. ENT: Michael W. Falkenstein, 323'/z Richmond St., El
Segundo, CA 90245. Information only: 213-322-1048. IS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10
FEB 14-16 CA
The 8th Annual "People's Chess Tourna-
ment" 6-SS, Student Union (Pauley Ballroom), Bancroft &
may play in one section above present categnng. SS 4,010,
$ 175 (gift certifs.) & trophies b/225 paid er;tries. Main event
in 5 sections: M/E, TL 40/2. SS Master 720-360-180-90
($ 1,000 gtd. master prizes), Exp. 360-180-90-45. Category
I, TL 40/2. $ $ 340-170-85-40. Category II, TL 45/2. SS
320-160-80-35. Category III, TL 45/2. SS 300-150-75-30.
Categories JV-VI, TL 50/2. SS 200-100-50-20. All, EF: $ 30,
over 55, under 18, U.C. Berkeley students & faculty, $ 25,
under 14 $ 20, if mailed by 2/9; all $ 5 more at site. 10% off of
USEF+ CalChess if 1st tnmt. 10% off of EF to any family com-
bination (discounts may be combined). Free EF to FIDE-titled,
USCF sr. Masters & women. CaIChess (NCCA) mern. req.
($ 6, under 18 $ 4, under 16/part. jr. $ 2). mern. includes a
1-yr. subscription to Chess Voice, out-of-state & So. CA
OK. Trophies to top Master, Exp., I, II, III, IV-VI, over 55,
under 18 & 14. Gift Certificates from California Chess
Bulletins for 4th prize in Exp.-VI sections. Ties for trophies
& Certifs. broken by modified Harkness/Median tie-break.
RG: 8:30-10 AM, RO:. noon-6, 11-5, 10-4. ENT: U.C.
Berkeley CCC Director Alan Benson, c/o SUPERB Produc-
tions, 304 Eshleman Hall, U.C. Berkeley, CA 94720. Cks.
payable to: Alan Benson (Chess Acc't). (415) 843-0661. LS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20
FEB 17-MAR 17 NY
5th CCA Tuesday Open. 5-ss, 30/90. chess
Center, 69 W. 14, New York. EF: $ 17.50 if mailed by 2/12;
$ 20 at tnmt. $ $ G: 150-70-30, 1800-1999 50, 1600-1799 50,
under 1600 50. Reg: ends 6.30 PM, rds. 7 PM every Tues.
'/~-pt. bye available for rd. 1 or 2. ENT: Continental Chess
Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
FEB 21-22 NY
2nd CheSS Center Open. 4-SS, 30/90, Chess
Center of New York, 69 W. 14 St., New York. In 4 sections:
Open, open to all. EF: $ 29.75 if mailed by 2/16 $ 35 at tnmt.
~
$ $ G: 250-125-75-50, under 2100 or unrated 100. Reg. ends
10:15 AM, rds. 11-4:30 each day. Under 1900, open to all
under 1900 or unrated. EF: $ 29.65 if mailed by 2/16, $ 35 at
tnmt. $ $ G: 4 points wins $ 200, 3'/z $ 100, 3 $ 50, 2'/~ $ 20.
Reg. ends 10:15 AM, rds. 11-4:30 each day. Under 1700,
open to all under 1700 or unrated. EF: $ 16.65 if mailed by
2/16, $ 20 at tnmt. $ SG: 4 points wins $ 100, 3'/2 $ 50, 3 $ 20,
2'/z $ 10. No unrated may win over $ 70. Reg. ends 9:15 AM,
rds. 10-3 each day. Under 1500, open to all under 1500 or
unrated. EF: $ 8.65 if mailed by 2/16, $ 10 at tnmt. Trophies to
top 3. Reg. ends 9:15 AM, rds. 10-3 each day. All, '/2-point
bye available for round 1 or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to NYSCA
members. Players who were rated 101 or more points above
section or prize maximum 12/78 or later may not win over $ 50
in that category. HR: approx. 30-36, Hotel Seville or Coll-
ingwood. ENT; Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave. ~
Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10
FEB 21-22 CA
AnOther Big Orange-LadieS Half PriCe. Garden
Grove Lions Club, 9860 Larson Ave. Over $ 1000 in prizes. All
conditions exactly the same as the Orange Crush-CA Jan.
24-25, 1981. See Feb. Chess Life. Western Chess Co., Box
201, Garden Grove, CA 92640.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5
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FEB 21-22 TX
1981 Texas State Championship. TI 45/2, st.
Edward's University, Moody Hall, 3001 S. Congress (IH-35 8
Woodward exit), Austin. SS (1450 b/115). In 2 sections:
Championship, 4-SS, open to all 2000 and above. $ $ (600,
$ 500 gtd. to top 2): 350-150, Exp. 100, more per entries; top
Texas player gets "C. Harold Bone Memorial Trophy." RO:
10 4, 9 3. Amateur, 5 SS (poss. accel ), open to
1999/below. SS 150-75-50, Cat. II, III, IV each 100-25, Cat.
V-Vl combined 100-25, UR 75, more per entries. ST required
of Texas res. RO: 9:30-2:30-7:30, 9-3. Both, EF: $ 20 if rec'd
by 2/18; $ 25 at site. RG: 7-9 AM. ENT: Austin Chess Enter-
prises (Pat Long), P.O. Box 2307, Austin, TX 78768.
(512-472-6207). Ls.
to under 1800 or unrated. EF: $ 21.70 if nailed by 3/2, $ 25 at
tnmt. SSG: 150-75-45-30, no unrated may win over $ 100.
Reg. ends 9:15 AM, rds. 10-3 each day. Reserve, open to
under 1600 or unrated. EF: $ 16.70 if mailed by 3/2, $ 20 at
tnmt. $ $ G: 100-50-30-20, under 1400 50. No unrated may
win over $ 50. Reg. ends 9:15 AM, rds. 10-3 each day. All,
i/z-point bye available for rd. 1 or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to
NYSCA members. Players who were rated 101 or more points
above section or prize maximum 12/78 or later may not win
over $ 50 in that category. HR: aprox. 30-36, Hotel Seville or
Collingwood. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect
Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 15

Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10 MAR 7-8 MA

1981 HarVard Open. 4-SS, TL45/2, Harkness Com-
Reuioms I II
CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, Rl, VT-
mons, Harvard Law School, Cambridge. $ $ 660 B/75, top 3
FEB 21-MAR 1 CA gtd. In 3 sections: Open, $ $ 150-75-50, under 2100 50.
Reserve, under 1900 and UR. SS 100-50, under 1750 40.
1981 CalChess Masters'pen. 9-ss, TL Booster, under 1600 and UR. $ $ 75-40, under 1400 30. All, JAN 16- l 8 NY
40/150, Student Union (4th Floor), Bancroft and Telegraph, EF: $ 10 if rec'd by 3/4; $ 5 more at site; $ 2 off for Harvard New York January Open. For details see Grand Prix
U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley. EF: 2200-2299 $ 10, 2300-2399 $ 5, students and faculty. ST $ 5, under 18 $ 3 req. for state res. 8 listing,
free to 2400/above and FIDE-titled players, if mailed by 2/9; students. All entry fees collected exceeding expenses will be
$ 5 more at site. SSG 5000 and trophies: returned as prizes. RG: 8:30-9:30 AM, RD: 10:30-3:30,
JAN 17-18 NJ
1600-1000-600-500-400-300-200-100-100; trophies to top 3 10-3. ENT: Harvard Chess Club, 409 Mather House, Harvard
(ties broken by modified Harkness/Median). RG: 11-12 noon College, Cambridge, MA 02138. NS. The Bayonne Chess Club Open. 4-ss, The
in the Tan Oak Room, RD: 1-9, 1 PM, adj. 8 PM. Players Bayonne Department of Parks Bldg., 597 Broadway, Bayonne
meeting 12:30 PM. ENT: U.C. Berkeley CCC Director Alan Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5 07002. EF: $ 7, if rec'd in advance; $ 10, jr. $ 8 at site.
Benson, c/o SUPERB Productions, 304 Eshleman Hall, U.C. Trophies to 1st, top A, B, C, 0, UR. RG: 9:30-10:30 AM, RD:
Berkeley, CA 94720. Cks. payable to: Alan Benson, (Chess 11-2:30 each day. ENT: Fred Pilanski, 25 East 43rd St.,
Acc't). (415) 843-0661. MAR 7-8 CA Bayonne, NJ 07002. NS.
The Players 3rd Annual Open Championship.
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 100 4-SS, TL 4012, 2503 W. 7th St., Los Angeles. EF: $ 29.50 if JAN 17-18 NY
rec'd by 3/5; $ 35 at site. $ $ G 500, class prizes based on en-
1St Grumman Winter SWiSS. For details see Grand
tries. RG: 9-945 AM, RO: 10-4 each day. ENT: The players, Prix listing.
FEB 27-MAR 1 PA address above. LS.
15th Annual Eastern Championships. 5-ss, Grand Prix Pts. Available: 10 JAN 17-18 NY
30/90, Sheraton Hotel, 1725 Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia Tri-City Winter Open. 4-SS, TL 40/90, Capital
19103. $ 3,000 guaranteed cash prizes. In 4 sections: Open, District Psychiatric Center, 75 New Scotland Ave., Albany.
open to all. EF: $ 44.70 if mailed by 2/22, $ 50 at tnmt. SSG: EF: $ 8, if rec'd by 1/12; $ 10 at site. SS (300 b/40): 100-50,
500-250-125-75-50, under 2300 or unrated 150. Reg. ends A, B, C, 0, E/UR each 30. RG: 9-9:45 AM, RD: 10-3, 10-3.
6:15 PM, rds. 7, 10-4, 10-4. Under 2100, open to all under Notice ENT: Michael Shvartsman, 4 Chango Dr., Ballston Lake, NY
2100 or unrated. EF: $ 34.70 if mailed by 2/22, $ 40 at tnmt.
SSG: 300-150-75-50. Reg. ends 6:15 PM, rds. 7, 10-4, 10-4.
Concerning Computers 12019. LS.
Under 1900, open to all under 1900 or unrated. EF: $ 34.60 if Chess-playing computers may only be
mailed by 2/22, $ 40 at tnmt. SSG: 300-150-75-50, no
JAN 17-18 MA
entered in rated events by their programmers
unrated may win over $ 200. Reg. ends 7:15 PM, rds. 8, and developers at the discretion of the in- Jim Bulger MemOrial. 5-SS, TL 4O/9O, Boylston CC,
10-3:30, 10-3:30. Under 1700, open to all under 1700 or
dividual tournament director. Events in 48 Boylston St., Boston 02114. EF: $ 6, if rec'd by 1/15; $ 8
unrated. EF: $ 34.50 if mailed by 2/22, $ 40 at tnmt. SSG: at site; $ 1 off to BCC membs. ST $ $ G: 75 to 1st, more per en-
300-150-75-50, under 1500 125; no unrated may win over which computers can participate are in- tries. RG: 8:30-9:30 AM, RO: 10-2-6, 10-2:30. ENT: Richard
$ 100. Reg. ends 7:15 PM, rds. 8, 10-3:30, 10-3:30. All, dicated by the abbreviation "C" in Tourna- Daly, 45 Myrtle St., Boston, MA 02114. LS.
'/z-point bye available for round 1 or 2. Advance EF $ 2 less to ment Life announcements.
PSCF members. Players who were rated 101 or more points
above section or prize maximum 12/78 or later may not win JAN 18 NY
over $ 50 in that category. HR: 26-30-37-45, ask for chess Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Quads. 3-RR, TL
rates. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. 60/90, Great Kills Community Center, 11 Sampson Ave.,
Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
MAR 14-15 GA Staten Island, NY 10308. EF: $ 8. $ $ 20 per quad. RG:
Grand Prix Pts. Available: 20 10:15-10:40 AM, RO: 10:45-2:15-5:45. ENT: Peter
1981 GeOrgia COngreSS/QuadS. Atlanta Biltmore Cavaliere, 144 Keiber Ct., Staten Island, NY 10314. LS.
Hotel, 817 West Peachtree near 10th St. Exit of l-75, Atlanta
30308. Congress, 5-SS, TL 45/2. EF: $ 15 if rec'd by 3/5;
$ 16.50 at tnmt. $ $ (670 b/8 per class, top 3 gtd.): JAN 18 NJ
FEB 28-MAR 1 NY 120-70-60, Candidate Master, Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/6, UR
HeraldiCa February Open. 4-SS, TL 30/90, Casa each 60. '/z-pt. bye in either 1st or 3rd but not both and add Westfield Third-Sunday Quads. 3-RR, TL 30/1,
de Espana, 314 East 39th St., New York. SS 6,000 prize fund 25 cents. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RO: 10-3-8, 10-3. Quads, dif- YM-YWHA of Greater Westfield, 305 Elm St., Wesffield
based on 44 entries per class; $ 250 minimum GTD. in Open ferent quads each dayilil 3-RR, TL 40/80. EF: $ 7. Trophy to 07090. EF: $ 5. $ $ 10 or trophy per quad.; 3-0 score wins free
section, In 4 sections: Section I, open to all. $ $ 1st each section. RG: ends 9:45 AM, AO: 10-1:30-5. HR: entry. AG: 9-10 AM, RD: 10-1:30-4:30. ENT: at site. LS.
800-400-200-100. Section II, under 2000. SS Special rates of $ 25 up to 4 in room. Free parking ramp. ENT: USCF registered computers may enter. Info: 201-233-0299.
800-400-200-100. Section III, under 1800. SS American Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers, 3055 General
800-400-200-100. Section IV, under 1600. $$ Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. NS. JAN 18 NY
800-400-200-100. PLUS POINT MONEY AS A SECONDARY "Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Everv-Sundav"
CONSOLATION PRIZE SYSTEM-consolation point money is Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5 Quad. ¹135.
3-RR, TL 40/80, Jamaica cc, 90-43 149 St.,
guaranteed-2'/z pts. wins $ 25, 3 pts. wins $ 50, 3'/~ pts, Jamaica 11435. EF: $ 9, membs. $ 7. SS 20 to 1st each quad.
wins $ 100-unless already a winner of a higher prize in the Spec. quads Hi-Rateds. EF: $ 10; $ 35/quad. RG: ends 10:15
regular prize fund. A player entitled to money under both the MAR 14-15 TX AM, RD: 10:30-1:15-4:30. ENT: address above; Tel. (212)
regular prize fund and the point system will get only one prize, 939-9883.
the higher of the two. Unrateds may play in any section but The Great Fishbait Eight. 8-ss, TL 7o/7o, Univ. of
cannot win more than 20% of any prize, either in the regular Houston Continuing Education Center (U.H. Hotel), Jupiter
prize fund or the point money, except in the Open section. EF: Room. EF: $ 20 (no checks). $ $ (1250 b/90, $ 300 gtd.); JAN 18 CT
$ 50 if mailed by Feb. 21, $ 60 at the door. RG: ends 10 AM trophies to A, B, C, 0, E. Eligibility for prizes may be based on
highest attained rating; UR seeded by TD. AG: 7:30-9 AM, 25th FCC Sectional. 3-SS in 8-1 2 player sections (by
Saturday Feb. 28, RO: 11-4, 10-3. HR: Hotel Tudor, 304 E. rating), TL 40/90, Sr. Citizen's Rec. Center, One Rod Hwy.
42nd St.; New York, NY; 986-8800. ENT: Heraldica Imports, AO; 9:30-12:20-3:10-6-8:50, 9-12-3. INFO: U.H. Chess Club
(Ron Oeike), University Center, Box 400, Univ. of Houston, (off Reef Rd.), Fairfield. EF: $ 12, FCCC membs. $ 11. $$ G:
21 West 46th St., New York, NY 10036; 212-586-0474. 40-20-15 per section. RG: 9:15-9:45 AM, RD: 10-1:45-5:30.
'/~-pt. bye available for 1st round. Houston, TX 77004. NS.
ENT: at site. LS.

Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5 Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5

JAN 18 NY
MAR 7-8 NY MAR 14-15 NY Sunday Night Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center of
NY, 69 W. 14 St., New York. EF: $ 10. SS 25 1st each sec-
New York March Open. 4-ss, 30/90, chess center Game Room Grand Prix I. 4-ss, TL4o/9o (4thrd. tion. Reg. ends 7:45 PM, rds. 8-9:30-11. ENT: at site. NS.
of New York, 69 W. 14 St., New York. $ 2,000 Guaranteed 40/100), Game Room, 2130 Broadway, NYC 10023. EF: $ 20,
cash prizes. In 4 sections: Open, open to all. EF: $ 40.70 if jr., women $ 18 in advance; all $ 2 more at site. $ $ (5$ 3 b/5
mailed by 3/2, $ 45 at tnmt. SSG: 400-200-100-50, under per class, top 3 gtd.): 150-60-40; $ 5 book prize to 1st; A, B, JAN 20
C, 0, E, UR each $ 40 plus trophy or $ 3 book prize. RD: 10-2,
NY
2200 or unrated 200-100. Aeg. ends 11:15 AM, rds. 12-5:30
each day. Amateur, open to under 2000 or unrated. EF: 10-2. LS. Goose Pond Inn Quad. 3-RR, TL 45/1, Rt. 17M,
$ 26.70 if mailed by 3/2, $ 30 at tnmt. $ SG: 200-100-60-40. Monroe (914) 782-5444. EF: $ 8. Trophy to 1st place in each
Reg. ends 11:15 AM, rds. 12-5:30 each day. Booster, open Grand Prix Pts. Available: 5 quad. RG: 7 PM, RO: 1 at 7:30. ENT: address above.

CHESS LIFE l FEBRUARY I 98 I SI


Notice
Concerning Computers
Chess-playing computers may only be
entered in rated events by their programmers
and developers at the discretion of the in-
dividual tournament director. Events in
which computers can participate are in-
dicated by the abbreviation "C" in Tourna-
ment Life announcements.
JAN 23-25
13th Annual Liberty Bell Open. For details see
Grand Prix listing:.
JAN 23
Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W. 14,
New. York.~EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others $ 10.
$ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends 6:45
PM, rds. 7;8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.
l
JAN 23-FEB 13 CANCELLED
CCA Friday Open.
JAN 24
Rockaway $ 25 Quads. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Rockaway
Methodist Church, Hoagland Ave. 8 Academy St., Rockaway.
EF: $ 10. $ $ 25 to 1st each quad: RG ends 9:50 AM; RO:
10-1:15-4:30. TO Al Greuter, 625-9261. ENT: at site. All pro-
ceeds go to the church. NS.
m=~
mlmiI ate@ HSelilaatilea S~
'POSal mmimeli4S
. 'T
These tournaments are open to all players rated under
, 1200 or unrated. USCF memberships (regular or full junior„.
members. 'SCF
if applicable) are awarded by the sponsoring affiliate to all
players scoring three or more points who have never been
JAN 17,(AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹17. 3-RR, TL
40/90, The Chess Place, 622 N. Stone Ave., Tucson 85705.
EF: $ 5. $ 510 to 1st each quad. RG: 9-9:30 AM, RD:.10 and
as available. ENT: address above. Tel.',(602} 623:2217.
JAN 25 (NY): 60/G.'ame Room, 2130 Broadway, NYC
10040. EF: $ 7, jr., women $ 5, under 13 $ 4 if paid in ad-
vance; all $ 1 more at=site. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RD:
ENT: address above...;
'0:30-12:30-2:30-4:30.
FEB 1 (NJ): Garden State Unrated Swiss. 4-SS, TL 60/G,
AD: 10-12-2-4, RG: ends 9:50 AM. EF: $ 8. Prizes: Trophy to
USCF mern; USCF mern. to non-mern. Best Western Edison.
Inn, Rt. 1 8 l-287, Edison. ENT: at site.
FEB 7 (AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹18. For details see
Quad. ¹17, 1/17.
FEB 14 (AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹19. For details see
Quad. ¹17, 1/17. "
FEB 15-16 (CA): 'Student Union (Pauley), Bancroft 8,
't Telegraph, Berkeley 94720. EF: $ 8 if mailed by 2/9; $ 2 more
site. RG: 11:30-12:30 PM, RO: 1-5,'.12-4. ENT U.C.
Berkeley CCC Oirector Alan Benson, c/o SUPERB Produc-
tions, 304 Eshleman Hall, U.C. Berkeley, CA 94720. Cks.
payable to: Alan Benson (Chess Acc't). (415) 843-0661. LS.
v-
FEB 2f (AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹20. 3-RR,
40/90, The Chess Place, 622 N. Stone Ave., Tucson 85705.
EF: $ 5. $ $ 10 to 1st each quad. AG: 9-9:30 AM, RD: 10 and
as available. ENT: address above. Tel. (602) 623-2217.
FEB 22 (NY): 60/G, Game Room, 2130 Broadway, NYC
10040. EF: $ 7, jr., women $ 5, under 13 $ 4 if paid in ad-
vance; all $ 1,more at site. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RO:
10:30-12:30-2:30-4:30. ENT: address above.
'7v'-
FEB 28 (AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹21. For details see.
Quad. ¹20, 2f21.
MAR 7 (AZ): Saturday Unrated Quad. ¹22. For details see
Quad. ¹20, 2/21.
MAR 14 (AZ): Saturday Urirated Quad. ¹23. For
details see Quad. 820, 2/21.
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JAN 24-25 CT JAN 31-FEB 1 Rl
40th EXit Open. 5-SS, TL 50/2, Elm City CC, 425 Col- 7th Annual Brown University Open. 5-ss, TL
lege St., New Haven 06513. EF: $ 8, jr. $ 6, if rec'd by 1/21; 50/2, Alurrinae Hall, Brown University, Providence. In 2 sec-
$ 2 more at site; all females $ 5. $ $ (60 b/20): 40-20; trophies tions: Open, EF: $ 15, USEF.: $ 33, jr. $ 24, if rec'd by 1/23.
to top 2, top C, 0/E/UR (if 2 per class). RG: 9-9:45 AM, AD: $ $ (430 b/35): 155-85-55, Exp., A, B each 45. Reserve,
10-2:30-6, 10-2:30. ENT: John Koch,i 99 Pardee St., New open to under 1600. EF: $ 10, USEF: $ 28, jr. $ 19, if rec'd by
Haven, CT 06513. Phone: 467-5396. NS. 1/23. $ $ (275 b/35): 90-60-35, D, E, UR each 30. Both, EF
$ 3 more at site, $ 2 off to Brown students and faculty. All entry
fees (except our expenses) will be returned as prizes. RG:
JAN 24-25 NY 8:30-9:-30 AM, RD: 10-3-8, 10-3. ENT: Hanno T. Beck, Box
Tri-State High School Championship. B-ss,
0178, Brown University, Providence, Rl 02912.
30/1, Chess Center of New York, 69 W. 14 St., New York.
Open to all HS or pre-HS students in NY, NJ or CT. EF: $ 9.50 JAN 31-FEB 1 NY
if mailed by 1/19; $ 15 at tnmt. Trophies to top 5, 1st in each
category 2 through 6, 1st girl, top 3 unrated, top 5 teams of 4,
Chess Center Open. For details see Grand P rix
1st NJ team, 1st CT team. All players who win or tie for listing.
NY trophies (including team members) win free entry in New York
February Open, 2/7-8 (no further prize for players who JAN 31-FEB 1 NY
previously won free entry to this tournament; no extra prize if
a NJ or CT team wins two team trophies with same players.) HeraldICB Janual'y Opefl For details see Grand Prix
Players joining USCF for 1st time who score 2 or more pts. listing.
NY win 1-yr. Chess Life. All players scoring 4 or more pts. win
1 year NYSCA memb. Reg. ends 9 AM, rds. 9:30-1:30-5:30
FEB
each day. USCF dues without magazine if joining for first time 1 NY
8 paid with EF $ 1.75 by mail, $ 3 at site (cost of reduction Sunday Super Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center,
borne by sponsor). ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Pro- 69 W. 14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 40, 2000-2199 $ 30,
spect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS. 1800-1999 $ 20, 1600-1799 $ 15, others $ 10. $ $ Section EFs
minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Aeg. ends 7:45 PM, rds.
NY 8-9:30-11. ENT: at site. NS.
JAN 24-25 ME
Portland Open 1981. 5-ss, TL rds. 1-2 40/90, rds. FEB 1 NJ
3-5 50/2, Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge, 155 Riverside St. 1st Sunday Quads.
NJ at exit 8, ME tnpk., Portland 04103. EF: $ 11, Amateur $ 7;
3-RR, TL 40/80, RD:
10-1:30-4:30. RG: ends 9:50 AM. EF: $ 8 if playing for
USEF: $ 27, jr. $ 19, part. jr. $ 14, Amateur $ 15, part. jr. $ 10, trophy,511 if playing for cash. Prizes: trophy or $ 12-$ 21 bas-
if rec'd by 1/19; all $ 3 more at site except Amateur $ 1.50
ed on cash players in quad. Best Western Edison lnn, Rt. 1 8
more at site (jrs. under 1600 or UR may opt to play as l-287, Edison. ENT: at site. Glenn Petersen, 201-968-5524.
Amateurs, eligible for a special trophy only). $ $ (250 b/40): See Non-Rated Beginners section.
90-40-20, 1700-1899, 1500-1699, 1300-1499, below 1300
each 25, more cash if over 45; trophy to top Amateur; $ 1 EF
rebate at site to each player who rents a room at site. AG: FEB 1 NY
, 815-915 AM 1/24 or 8 30-9:30 the previous evening at
Portland CC, YMCA, 70 Forest Ave., RD: 10-2:30-7:30, "Queens-Raise- Your-Rating-Every-Sunday"
Quad. ¹137.
9:30-2:30. ENT: Downcast Chess, Gox 854, Portland, ME
04104. iNS.-
For details see Quad. ¹135, 1/18.
JAN 25 FEB 4-MAR 5 NY
NY
"Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Every-Sunday" Forest Hills Swiss ¹1. 5-ss, TL 25/1, Temple
Isaiah CC, 75-24 Grand Central Pkwy., Forest Hills. EF: $ 12,
Quad. ¹136. For details see Quad. ¹135, 1/18. TICC membs. $ 10 in advance; $ 3 more at site. $ $ G 125: 50,
JAN 25
Game Room Spoitsman's Quad II.
40/1, Game Room,. 2130 Broadway, NYC 10023.
each quad. RD: 10-1-3:30. LS.
3-RR, TL
EF: $ 6 in
advance; $ 7 at site ($ 1 less to jrs., women). Trophy to 1st
NY
I, II, III/below each 25, if 4/class; if over 40 2nd 25, 15 each
class above. RG: 7 PM, RD: 7:30 each Wed. ENT: Albert
Millet, 77-14 113th St., Forest Hills, NY 11375.
FEB 5-APR 16 NY
2nd CCA Thursday FIOE Futurity..11-RR,
30/100, Chess Center, 69 W. 14, New York. Open to all; non-
JAN 25 NY FIDE rated players performing over 2200 earn FIDE ratings.
12-player sections including 4 or 5 FIDE-rated players. Early
Game Room Mor Quad I. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Game
Room, Broadway 8 74th St., NYC 10023. EF: $ 12 in advance; entry advised; last entries rejected if not enough to form
another section. EF: non-FIOE players $ 70, players with FIDE
$ 14 at site. $ $ 30 8 trophy or $ 3 book prize to 1st each quad.
RO: 10-1:30-5. LS. ratings under 2205 $ 30, players with FIDE ratings of 2205 or
over $ 10. $ 5200-100-50 in each section. Reg. ends 6:30 PM
2/5 (if space still available); rds. every Thursday, 7 PM
JAN 30 NY (rescheduling possible). Players must pledge not to withdraw.
ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Ver-
2nd Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W. non, 10553. NS.
14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others
$ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.
FEB 6 NY
3rd Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, chess center, 69 w.
JAN 31 MA 14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others
Boylston 4-SS. 4-ss, TL 40/1, Boylston cc, 48 $ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
Boylston St., Boston 02114. EF: $ 10 in advance; $ 12 at site;
$ 1 off to BCC membs. ST. $ $ G: 100-50, more per entries. RG:
6;45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.
8:30-9 AM, RO: 9:30-12:30-3:30-6:30. ENT: Richard Daly,
45 Myrtle St., Boston, MA 02114. LS. FEB 7
NY
ES-M Monthly Scholastic Chess Tournament.
TL- JAN 31-FEB 1 MA 4-SS, Pine Grove JHS, Fremont Rd., E. Syracuse. Open to all
students K-12; in sections determined by rating, section I, TL
56th W. Mass. 8 Conn. Valley Open. 5-ss, TI. 60/1. EF: $ 6, $ 2 more at site. One trophy awarded for every 2
50/2, Holiday Inn, 245 Whiting Farms Rrf., Holyoke. EF: $ 9, players. RG: 8:30-9;;5 AM, RD: 10-12-2-4. ENT: ES-M
if rec'd by1/27; $ 12 at site. Trophies to top 2, top 2A, B, C, Chess Club, Pine Grove JHS, E. Syracuse, NY 13057.
D, E, UR. RG: 8:30-9 AM, 9:30-2:30-7:30, 9:30-2:30.
RD:
ENT: Sally Howes, Univ. Park Apts., Apt. E1, Easthampton
Rd., Holyoke, MA 01040. LS. FEB 7-8 NY
NeW YOrk February Open. For details see Grand
Prix listing.
JAN 31-FEB 1 NJ
North Jersey Classic Under 2000. 4-ss, TL
40/90, Sr. Citizens'enter, 20 So. Summit St., Tenafly FEB 8 CT
'g (behind Fine Wines-8 Spirits). EF: $ 8, USEF: $ 24, if rec'd by
1/21, both $ 4 more at site. SSG 300: 90-50-40-30,
26th FCC Sectional. 3-SS in 8-1 2 player sections (by
rating), TL 40/90, Sr. Citizen's Rec. Center, One Rod Hwy.
1600-1800, 1400-1600, under 1400 each 30. RG: 9-9:45 (off Reef Rd.), Fairfield. EF: $ 12, FCCC membs. $ 11. $ $ G:
AM, RD: 10-2, 10-2. ENT: Selig 0. Wassner, P.O. Box 2157, 40-20-15 per section. RG: 9:15-9:45 AM, RD: 10-1:45-5:30.
Teaneck, NJ 07666. NS. ENT: at site. LS.
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ing for first time 8 paid with EF $ 1.75 by mail, $ 3 at site (cost
FEB 8 NJ of reduction borne by sponsor). ENT: Continental Chess
FEB 27 NY
Gardefl State QUadS. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Hearthstone Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS. 6th Friday Quad. 3-.RR, 40/40, chess center, 69 w.
Motor Lodge, U.S. 46 8 202, Parsippany 07054. EF: $ 7.50. 14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others
$ $ 20 or trophy or 3 free entries (transferable). Special sec- A USCF National Tournament $ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
tion for under age 14. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RD: 10-1-4. INFO: 6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.
201-459-5319.
FEB 14-16 NJ
FEB 28 Rl
FEB 8 NY U.S. Amateur Team Championship.
6-SS, TL 50/2, Marriott Hotel, 110 Davidson Ave., 1St RIC-PaWn Eater. 4-SS, TL 30/1, Rl College,
Game Room Sportsman's Quad. III. 3-RR, TL Somerset 08873. Open to any team of 5 USCF members Mann Hall, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence 02908. EF:
40/1, Game Room, 2130 Broadway, NYC 10023. EF: $ 6 in (4 players, 1 alternate) provided the average rating of $ 7.50 if rec'd by 2/25; $ 9.50 later (snow date 3/7,
advance; $ 7 at site ($ 1 less to jrs., women). Trophy to 1st
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the team (4 highest players) is 2100 or less. Team cap-
each quad. RD: 10-1-3:30. LS. tains must assign boards according to the ratings,
highest on board one. Alternates may play on board 4
FEB 8 NY and must be lowest rated player on team. Scholastic
teams must be comprised of High School or Grammar
Game Room Mil-Quad II. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Game School students. The USCF Annual Rating List,
Room, Broadway 8 74th St., NYC 10023. EF: $ 15 in advance;
January 1981, will be the most recent one used in con-
$ 18 at site ($ 1 less to jrs., women). $ $ 40 8 trophy or $ 3 nection with this event. Any player wishing to be placed
book prize to 1st each quad. RO: 10-1:30-5. LS. on a team, please contact Glenn Petersen (201)
968-5524. Boards and sets will be supplied.EF: $ 55 if
mailed by 2/7; $ 60 per team later. Prizes: trophy and 4
FEB 8 NY clocks to top 3 teams, top teams under 1800, 1600,
"Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Every-Sunday" 1400, top 3 scholastic teams; scholastic teams and in-
Quad. ¹138 For details see Quad. ¹135, 1/18. dividual prizes: top players on boards 1-4 and alternate
~
1-617-996-1357). ST $ 4. $ $ (220 b/35): 75-40, B, C, 0/E
each 35. RG: 9-9:30 AM, RO: 10-1-3-6 (earlier if agreed), br-
ing lunches. ENT: Gilbert Gosselin, 17 Kenney St., New Bed-
ford, MA 02746.
FEB 28
NY
Jamaica Junior Under 1400. 5-RR in 6 man sec-
tions, (max. 36 players), TL 30/30, Jamaica CC, 90-43149th
St., Jamaica 11435. Limited to players 16 and under, rated
1399/below. Proof of age required. EF: $ 3. $ $ 15 to 1st each
section. Players scoring 5-0 win free 1 year membership in
Jamaica CC; those. scoring 4'/t-'/z or 4-1 win free 3 month
membership. RG: ends 10:15 AM, RD:

will receive a BHB chess clock, any player who scores 10:30-12-1:30-3-4:30. ENT: address above.
6 points will receive a Heuer clock; full team entry tee
FEB 9-MAY 18 NJ will be refunded to the team with the most original and FEB 28-MAR 1 NY
chess oriented name. The decision of the judges will be
Spring ROund RObin. 9-15 RR, TL 40/90, Comm. final. RG: 10 AM Feb. 14, RD: 1-7:30, 12-7, 9-3:30. CCA Trophy Open. 4-ss, 30/90, chess center, 69
Center, 293 Main St., Hackettstown 07840. EF: $ 9, jr. $ 6. HR: Marriott Hotel, 32-36-42-44. ENT (must be W. 14 St., New Vork. In 2 sections; Open, open to all. EF:
Trophy 8, chess book to 1st each group; trophy or chess book postmarked no later than Feb. 7): USCF (U.S. Amateur $ 8.60 if mailed by 2/22; $ 10 at tnmt. Trophies to top 3, 1st
to remaining top 40%; chess books selected by winners from Team), 186 Rt. 9W; New Windsor, NY 12550. Give full under 2000 or UR. Booster, open to all under 1800 or unrated.
USCF catalog. ENT: Harold Darst, 111 Moore St., Hackett- name, no nicknames, USCF ID ¹ and expiration date of EF: $ 8.40 if mailed by 2/22, $ 10 at tnmt. Trophies to top 3,
stown, NJ 02840. 852-5925. each team member in the order in which they intend to 1st 1400-1599, 1st under 1400 or UR. Both, Reg. ends 9:15
play, together with the team's name and the team Cap- AM, rds. 10-3:30 each day. '/z-point bye available for rd. 1 or
tain's address. Chief TO: Denis J. Barry. 2. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave, Mt.
FEB 11-MAR 25 NJ Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
12th Bergen County Closed Championship.
7-SS, TL 40/90 (1st rd. 40/80), HS Cafeteria, New Milford FEB 28-MAR 1 NY
Ave., Oumont 07628. Open to players living, working or
HeraldiCa February Open. For details see Grand
belonging to CC in Bergen Co. EF: $ 5, under 19 $ 3 if rec'd by FEB 17-MAR17 NY Prix listing.
2/4, $ 2 more at site. NJSCF mern. req. ($ 3, jr. $ 2). Trophies
to top 3, U-1900, U-1700, U-1500, U-1300, UR, jr. under 18; 5th CCA TUeSday Opefl. For details see Grand Prix
books to 5 points or more, top woman, top under 14, upset. listing. MARI NY
RG: 7-7:45 PM, RD: 8 1st, 7:45 others. ENT: R.J. Lighton, "Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Every-Sunday"
475 Columbia Blvd., Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075. NS. Quad. ¹141. ¹139, 2/15.
FEB 20 NY For details see Quad.

FEB 13 NY 5th Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W.

14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others MAR 4-APR 29 NY
4th Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W. $ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others 6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS. 1981 Newburgh CC Championship. 7-ss, TL
$ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends 50/2, Town of Newburgh Rec. Center, 105 Plattekill Tnpk.
6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS. (intersection Rts. 32 8 300), Newburgh 12550. EF: $ 1.50;
FEB 21 NY USEF: $ 17.50, jr. $ 9.50, part. jr. $ 4.50 (plus $ 1 refundable
forfeit fee). Trophy to 1st. RG: 7:15-8 PM, RD: 8 each Wed.
FEB 14 NY Celestial 3-SS in 6 man sections (max. 36 players),
1 ~
ENT: at site.
TL 40/90, Jamaica CC, 90-43149th St., Jamaica 11435. EF:
Tri-State Junior High School Championship. mern. $ 8, others $ 10. $ $ 40 to 1st each section. RG: ends
5-SS, 40/40, Chess Center of New York, 69 W. 14 St., New MAR 6 NY
10:30 AM, RD: 10:45-2:15-4:45. ENT: address above.
Yo;k. Open to all 9th grade or below students in NY, NJ or Ct. 7th Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, chess center, 69 w.
EF: $ 8.50 if mailed by 2/9, $ 13 at tnmt. Trophies to top 10, 14, New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others
1st girl, top 3 unrated, top 5 teams of 4, 1st NJ team, 1st CT FEB 21-22 NY $ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
team. Players joining USCF for 1st time who score 2 or more 6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.
pts. win 1-yr. Chess Life. All players scoring 4 or more pts.
2nd CheSS Centef'pen. For details see Grand Prix
win 1 year NYSCA memb. 'Reg. ends 8:30 AM, rds. listing.
9-11-1-3-5. USCF dues without magazine if joining for first MAR 7-8 NY
time 8 paid with EF $ 1.75 by mail, $ 3 at site (cost of reduc- FEB 22 New York March Open. For details see Grand Prix
tion borne by sponsor). ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450
NJ
listing.
Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS, Westfield Third-Sunday Quads. 3-RR, TL 30/1,
YM-YWHA of Greater Westfield, 305 Elm St., Westfield
FEB 14 NY 07090. EF: $ 5. $ $ 10 or trophy per quad.; 3-0 score wins free MAR 7-8 MA
entry. RG: 9-10 AM, RO: 10-1:30-4:30. ENT: at site. LS. 1981 Harvard Operl. For details see Grand Prix
Heart Of StOne. 4-SS, (max. 36 players), TL 40/1, USCF registered computers may enter. Info: 201-233-0299.
Jamaica CC, 90-43 149th St., Jamaica 11435. Limited to listing.
players 1999/below. EF: mems, $ 6, women, jrs. under 16,
srs. over 65 $ 8, others $ 10. $ $ (330 b/36): 75-50-30, I, II, FEB 22 NY MAR 8 NY
III, IV, V-VI, UR each 25 (no UR may win more than $ 25). RG: Game Room Sportsman's Quad IV. 3-RR, TL Game Room Mil-Quad III 3-RR, ~ ~ TL 40/80, Game
ends 9:30 AM, RD: 9:45-12:15-2;45-5:15. ENT: address 40/1, Game Room, 2130 Broadway', NYC 10023. EF: $ 6 in Room, Broadway & 74th St., NYC 10023. EF: $ 15 in advance;
above. advance; $ 7 at site ($ 1 less to jrs., women). Trophy to 1st $ 18 at site ($ 1 less to.jrs., women). $ $ 40 8, trophy or $ 3
each quad. RD: 10-1-3:30. LS. book prize to 1st each quad. RO: 10-1:30-5. LS.
FEB 15 NY
"Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Every-Sunday" FEB 22 NY MAR 8 NY
QUad. ¹139. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Jamaica CC, 90-43149 St.,
Game Room Fun Quad. I. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Game Game Room-sportsman's Quad v. 3-RR, TL
Jamaica 1&1435. EF: $ 9, membs. $ 7. $ $ 20 to 1st each quad.
Spec. quads'Hi-Rateds. EF: $ 10; $ 35/quad. RG: ends 10:15
Room, Broadway 8 74th St., NYC 10023. EF: $ 10 in advance; 40/1, Game Room, 2130 Broadway, NYC 10023. EF: $ 6 in
$ 12 at site. $ $ 30 to 1st each quad. RD: 10-1:30-5. LS. advance; $ 7 at site ($ 1 less to jrs., women). Trophy to 1st
AM, RO: 10:30-1:15-4:30. ENT: address above; Tel. (212)
each quad. RD: 10-1-3:30. LS.
739-9883.
FEB 22 NY
FEB 15 NY "Queens-Raise- Your-Rating-Every-Sunday" MAR 8 NY
QUad. ¹140. For details see Quad. ¹139, $ /15. "Queens-Raise-Your-Rating-Every-Sunday"
Tri-State Elementary School Championship.
5-SS, 40/40, Chess Center of New York, 69 W. 14th St., Quad. ¹142. For details see Quad. ¹139, 2/15.
New York. Open to all 6th grade or below students in NY, NJ FEB 25-MAR 25 NY
or CT. EF: $ 7.50 if mailed by 2/9, $ 13 at tnmt. Trophies to top
10, 1st girl, top 3 unrated, top 5 teams of 4, 1st NJ team, 1st Game Room Winter Evening Swiss II. 5-ss, TL MAR 13 NY
CT team. Players joining USCF for 1st time who score 2 or 45/2, Game Room, 2130 Broadway,.AYC 10023. EF: $ 16 in 8th Friday Quad. 3-RR, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W.
more pts. win 1 year Chess Life. All players scoring 4 or advance; $ 18 at site. $ $ G: 250:-100-50, B, C, 0, UR each 25; 14„New York. EF: over 2199 $ 20, 2000-2199 $ 15, others
more pts. win 1 year NYSCA memb. Reg. ends 8:30 AM, rds. $ 5 book prize to 1st; trophy or $ 3 book prize top B, C, 0, UR. $ 10. $ $ section EFs minus $ 15 to 1st each section. Reg. ends
9-10:30-12:30-2-3:30. USCF dues without magazine it join- RO: 7 PM each Wed. LS. 6:45 PM, rds. 7-8:30-10. ENT: at site. NS.

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MAR 14 NY
New York Area Under-13 Championship.
5-SS, 40/40, Chess Center, 69 W. 14 St., New York. Open to
all born after 3/14/68. EF: $ 6.50 if mailed by 3/9, $ 10 at
tnmt. Trophies to top 10. Reg. ends 8:30 AM, rds.
9-10:45-12:30-2:15-4. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450
Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
MAR 14-15
2nd CCA TrOphy Open. 4-SS, 30/90, Chess Center,
69 W. 14, New York. In 2 sections: Open, open to all. EF:
$ 8.70 if mailed by 3/9, $ 10 at tnmt. Trophies to top 3, 1st
under-2000 or UR. Booster, open to all under 1800 or
unrated. EF: $ 8.30 if mailed by 3/9; $ 10 at tnmt. Trophies to
top 3, 1st 1400-1599, 1st under-1400 or UR. Both, Reg. ends
9:15 AM, rds..10-3:30.each day. ~/z-pt. bye available for rd.
1 or 2. ENT: Continental Chess Assn., 450
Prospect Ave., Mt.
Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
MAR 14-15
Game ROOm Grand PriX I. For details see Grand Prix
listing.
Reiions III 8 IV
DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, PA, SC, WV, VA
JAN 16-18
$ 1500 Vlf'glllfa,Open. For details see Grand Prix
listing.
JAN 17-18
AllentOWn Winter Open. For details see Grand Prix
listing.-
JAN 17-18 -
GA
199] Atlanta Junior High/Elementary Cham-
plonSIllp. Atlanta Biltmore Hotel, 817 West Peachtree St.
near 10th St. Exit of. I-75-, Atlanta 30308. Junior High,
(January 17th only!), open to any student in grade 9/below-in
U. S. EF: $ 5.95. Elementary, (January 18th only!), open to
any student in grade 6/below in U.S. $ 2 discount if played in
JHS! EF: $ 5.50. Both, 4-SS, TL 40/1. Prizes based on 30 en-
tries, 5 per class: trophies to top 3, top Category V, Vl, UR,
Girl, 2 new players, team of 4 from same school; ribbons to
top player each grade. EF: $ 2 more at site. RG: ends 9:30
AM, RO: 1st starts at 10 AM. ST $ 5 with magazine, $ 2
without. Free parking ramp. HR: special rates of $ 25 up to 4
in room. ENT: American Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers,
3055 General Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. NS.
JAN 17-18
1981 Atlanta Winter Congress. IFor details see
Grand Prix listing.
JAN 18
PENN State University Quads. 3-RR, TL 45/90,
Hetzel Union Bldg., Pollock Rd., near the center of campus,
State College 16801. EF: $ 4. $ $ 12 or trophy per quad. RG:
9-9:30 AM, RD: 10-1:30-4. ENT: Robert Soveroski, 460
Galen Dr., Apt. 4, State College, PA 16801.
JAN 23-MAR 13
Capablanca Championship. 6-ss, TL 50/2,
Mason Center, 3600 Calvert St. N.W., Wash., D.C. 20007.
EF: $ 4: Capablanca CC mern. req. ($ 5/yr.). Trophies to top 3,
top I, II, III, IV, V, UR. RG: 6-6:45 PM, RD: 7 each Friday.
ENT: Capablanca CC, Guy Mason Center, 3600 Calvert St.
N.W., Washington, DC 20007.
JAN 24-25
SnOWbird Open. 4-SS, TL 50/2, Comm. Center, San-
ta Rosa Mall, Mary Esther 32569 ('/z mi. N. of US 98 on SR
189A). In 2 sections: Open & Amateur (open to under 1600 or
UR). Both, EF: $ 10, rec'd by 1/21; $ 12.50 at site. $ $ (130
if
FEB 8
WV
b/15): 60-40-30 each section. RG: ends 9 AM, RD: 9:30-3,
9:30-3. ENT: Paul Kidder, 314 Sudduth Circle, Ft. Walton Concord College Tornado. 4-ss, TL 40/1, concord
Beach, FL 32548. NS. College Student Center, Athens. EF: $ 5, jr. $ 3. Prizes based
on entries. RG: 8-8:45 AM, RD: 1 at 9 AM. ENT: at site.
JAN 24-25 GA
FEB 8 PA
1981 Atlanta January Quads. Two 1-day events,
3-RR, TL 30/30, 1461 Briarwood Ro8d NE, Apt. ¹56; Atlanta Bangor Quads. 3-RR, TL 40/80, BPOE CC, 120 Broad-
30319. EF: $ 7. Trophy to 1st each quad each date. RG: ends way, Bangor 18013. EF: $ 9. $ $ 25 to 1st each quad. RG:
NY
10:30 AM, RD: 11-2-5. ENT: American Chess Promotions, 8:30-10 AM.— RD: 10:30-1:15-4:30. ENT: Bob Curley, TD,
c/o Thad Rogers, 3055 General Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. 524 No. 7th St., Bangor, PA 18013.
NS.
FEB 14-15 FL
JAN 24-25 NC
2nd Annual Orange Blossom Open $ 2000. For
The Colonial Capitol Open. 5-ss, details see Grand Prix listing.
TL 40/100,
George St. Rec. Center 409 George St., New Bern 28560.
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EF: $ 10, if rec'd by 1/22; $ 12 at site. $ $ G 175: 75-25, top FEB 14-15 GA
under 1500, UR each 25; trophies to 1st, top under & top UR.
RG: 8:30-9:15 AM, RO: 9:30-2-7, 9:30-3. ENT: Alan 0. 1981 Atlanta February Open/QuadS. For details
Mong, 714 Laughinghouse Or., New Bern, NC 28560. LS. see Grand Prix listing.
NY-
JAN 25 PA FEB 20-22 FL
Holiday lnn City Center Open. 5-ss, TL sects.18
Thomas'uads. 3-Rr, TL 40/80, Holiday Inn, Us
2 45/2, Sect. 3 50/2, Holiday Inn City Center, 315 Julia St.
Rts. 611 8 80 (exit 46N) Bartonsville 18321. EF: $ 7.50. $ $ 18
or trophy or 3 free entries (transferable). RG: ends 9:45 AM, corner Monroe St. In 3 sections: Sect. 1, open 1600 8 above.
EF: $ 20 advance by 2/10. $ $ b/25: 200-100-75-50, best
RO: 10-1-4. Special sections for under age 14. INFO:
201-459-5319. Ls. plus score 1600-1799 50. Sect. 2, open to 1400-1599. EF:
$ 20 advance by 2/10. $ $ b/20: 125-75-50-25. Sect. 3, open
to 1399/below. EF: $ 15 advance by 2/10. $ $ b/20:
JAN 31-FEB 1 GA 100-75-50-25. All, EF: $ 5 more at door. All advance entries
get FREE lunch Sat. only. Lunch purchased at door-$ 5.00.
1981 Georgia Junior High/Elementary Cham- RG: 6:30-7 PM, RO: 7:45, 10-5, 10-3. HR: 28, mention chess
pionsllips. Atlanta Biltmore Heel, 817 West Peachtree St. tourn. Free parking. ENT: Chess Club-Ed Butler, 711 Valley
near 10th St. Exit of l-75, Atlanta 30308. Junior High Forge Rd.,jacksonville, FL 32208. '/2-pt. bye on 1st or 2nd
(January 31st only!), open to any student in grade 9/below in rd. if advance entry only.
U.S. EF: $ 7.95. Elementary, (February 1st only!), open to any
student in grade 6/below in U.S. $ 2 discount if played in
JHS! EF: $ 7.50. Both, 4-SS, TL 40/1. Prizes based on 60 en- FEB 21 PA
tries, 9 per class: trophies to top 3, top Category V, VI, UR,
Girl, 2 new players, top 3 teams of 4 from same; ribbons to
PSCF-Germantown YMCA ¹7.Greene and
top player each grade. $ 50 to top team and individual toward
National expenses in each section (Must play in Nationals to
get expenses!). The 1st place trophy and title goes to top
Chelton Sts., Phila. In 2 sections: Open, 3-SS in groups of 8,
TL 40/1. EF: $ 5 for PSCF members, $ 7 non-PSCF members.
$ $ 15-10 per section. Scholastic, EF: $ 2 PSCF, $ 3 non-PSCF.
Both, RG: ends 9:30 AM, RD: 10, then consecutively. TD: Ira
Georgia resident: EF: $ 3 more at site. RG: ends 9:30 AM, RO: Lee Riddle, 674-9049.
1st starts at 10 AM. Free parking ramp. HR: special rates of
VA $ 25 up to 4 in room. ENT: American Chess Promotions, c/o
Thad Rogers, 3055 General Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. NS. FEB 21-22 GA
1981 Atlanta February Tornado-Cyclone. Two
JAN 31-FEB 1 GA 1-day events, 3-SS, TL 30/3P, 1461 Briarwood Road NE,
1981 Atlanta Championship. For details see Grand Apt. ¹56, (Twin Key Apts.), Atlanta 30319. EF: $ 10 advance;
PA Prix listing. $ 12 at site each date. $ $ (135 b/20): 40-20, Categories 3, 4,
5/6 each 20, UR 15. RG: ends 9:45 AM, RO: 10-12:30-3.
ENT: American Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers, 3055
JAN 31-FEB 1 DC General Lee Road, Macon, GA 31204. NS.
Pan-AmeriCan CheSS Club Open. For details see
Grand Prix listing.
FEB 22 PA
1st Bangor Tornado. 4-ss, Tl 40/1, BPQE Lodge,
FEB 1 MD
120 Broadway, Bangor 18013. EF: $ 10 if rec'd by 2/21; $ 13
MCA Winter TOrnadO..4-SS, TL 40/1, Hillcrest Rec. at site. $ $ (300 b/30): 100-50-30, A/B, C/below each
Center, Frederick Rd. at S: Rolling Rd., Catonsville 21228.
25-20, top jr., top upset each 15. RG: 7:30-9 AM, RD:
EF: $ 6; USEF+ST: $ 24, jr. $ 16, part. jr. $ 11, if rec'd by 9:30-12:30-3:30-6:30. ENT: Robert J. Curley Jr., TO, 524
1/31; all $ 2 more at door. ST $ 3, under 18 $ 1.50. SSG 75: 50 No. 7th St., Bangor, PA 18013.
to 1st, top under 1700 25; chess books, etc. per entries. RG:
9 10 AM, RO: 10 1 30 4 30 7 30. ENT: MCAI, 3518
Courtleigh Dr., Baltimore, MD 21207. 655-3180. LS.
FEB 27-MAR 1 PA
15th Annual Eastern Championship. For details
FEB 7 NC see Grand Prix listing.
Scorpion Vll. 3-ss, TL 40/90, Powell Dr. Pk., 714
Powell Dr., Raleigh 27606. EF: $ 5. ST $ 5. $ $ (b/8): $ 21 to FEB 28 PA
1st. RG: 9-9:50 AM, RD: 10-2-6. ENT: P-323 E.S. King
Village, Raleigh, NC 27607. NS. Eastern Scholastic Novice. 5-ss, 40/40, sheraton
GA Hotel, 1725 Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia. Open to all HS or
pre-HS students under 1300 or unrated. EF: $ 9.50 if mailed
FEB 7-8 PA by 2/23, $ 15 at tnmt. Trophies to top 10 players, top 5 teams
South Penn Winter Open. 5-ss, of 4; players joining USCF for 1st time who score 3 or more
TL 40/90,
Cumberland Union Bldg., Shippensburg State College. EF: points win 1 year Chess Life. Reg. ends 9:30 AM, rds.
PA 10-12-2-4-6. USCF dues without magazine if joining for 1st
$ 10, student or over 65 $ 8 if rec'd by 2/1; $ 3 more at site. SS
100 to 1st, other cash prizes per entries. Reg. 9:15-9:40 AM, time 8 paid with EF $ 1.75 by mail, $ 3 at site (cost of mail
RD: 10-2-7, 10-3. ENT: Joe Ohler, 236 W. Main St., reduction borne by sponsor). ENT: Continental Chess Assn.,
Waynesboro, PA 17268. LS. 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. NS.
MAR 1 MD
FEB 7-8 DC
MD Open Quad. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Hillcrest Rec.
DC AlmOSt WaShingtOn Birthday Open. For details Center, Frederick Rd. at S. Rolling Rd., Catonsville 21228.
Guy
see Grand Prix listing. EF: $ 5; USEF: $ 21, jr. $ 13, part. jr. $ 8, senior $ 16, if rec'd
in advance; all $ 2 more at site. ST $3, under 18 $ 1.50. Choice
of trophy, $ 12.50 in chess books, 2 free EF's in series, or
FEB 8 VA free EF to MD Open to be held 3/28-29/81. RG: 9:30-10:15
AM, RO: 10:30-2-6. ENT: MCAI, 3528 Courtleigh Or.,
VCF 2nd Sunday Quads-Fairfax. 3-RR, TL Baltimore, MD 21207. 655-3180. LS.
40/80, George Mason Univ., Student Union, 4400 Univ. Dr.,
FL Fairfax 22030. EF: $ 6, $ 5 to GMUCC membs. ST. Trophies or
MAR 4-APR 1 PA
books to 1st each quad; ofher awards for multiple quad wins.
Call 821-8199 for oetails. RG: 8:30 AM, RO: DelaWare Valley Open. 5-SS, TL 40/100, American
10:30-1:30-4:30. ENT: at site only. GMUCC or GMUCT Legion Post 396, Milnor 8, Orthodox St., Phila. 19137. EF:
membs. may register via phone at above number. $ 10; USEF: $ 26, jr. $ 18, part. jr. $ 13. 1-year USCF member-
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 ship to top 2, top A, 8, C, 0/E/UR; trophies to top 2, top A, 8,
C, D/E/UR. RG: 6:30-7:30 PM, RD: 7:30 each Wed. ENT:
JAN 17-18 MO
John J. Salera, 50 Grant Dr., Holland, PA 18966. Notice St. Louis Open. 5-ss, 50/2, clayton Inn, 7750
TL
Carondelet Ave., St. Louis 63105. EF: $ 13 by 1/15; $ 15 at
MAR 7 NC
Concerning Computers site. $ $ (b/70, 5 per class): 150-75, Can. Master 60, Cat. I

60, Cat. 55 Cat. III, IV, V-VI, UR each 50; trophies to 1st,
II
Chess-playing computers may only be ~

cats. I, II, III, IV, V-Vl and UR. RG: ends 9:30 AM, RO:
Dragon Vill. 3-ss, TL 40/90, Powell Dr. Pkwy., 740
entered in rated events by their programmers
Powell Dr., Raleigh 27606. EF: $ 5. ST $ 5. $ $ $ 21 to 1st each 10-2:30-7, 10-3. ENT: William Merrell, 13 Gloria Lane, St.
8-man section. AG: 9-9:50 AM, RO: 10-2-6. ENT: Louis and developers at the discretion of the in- Peters, MO 63376. $ 1 off entry fee for MCA members.
Cobb, I-24 E. S. King Village, Raleigh, NC 27607. NS. dividual tournament director. Events in
which computers can participate are in- JAN 19-FEB 23 IL
dicated by the abbreviation "C" in Tourna-
MAR 7 PA ment Life announcements. 1981 N.U. Winter Swiss. 6-ss, TL45/105, Norris
Center, Room 2C, 1999 Sheridan Rd., Evanston 60202. EF:
Wilkes-Barre Blizzard. 4-ss, TL 40/90, Hotel $ 3; USEF: $ 21. RG: 6:30-7 PM, RD: 7 each Mon. ENT: Jay
Sterling, Market 8 River Sts., Wilkes-Barre 18701. EF: $ 9, Nitschke, 618 Judson ¹3, Evanston, IL 60202. LS.
jr. $ 8, if rec'd by 3/4; $ 10, jr. $ 9 at site. $ 1 off to Wilkes-
Barre CC membs. $ $ G: 1st 10 60, 2nd 10 40, 3rd 10 35, 4th
10 30; trophy to top UR. RG: 7:30-8:30, RD: 9-12:30-4-7:30. JAN 24 MN
ENT: Shawn Dwyer, 455 W. Shawnee Ave., Plymouth, PA Winona Winsome Wingding I. 4-ss, TL 40/40,
18651. Winona State Univ., Kryzsko Commons, Winona. EF: $ 6, jr.
$ 3 by1/23; $ 3 more at site. ST. $ $ G: 50 to1st, l16, II 15, III
14, IV 13, V 12, Vl 11, UR 10; silver plate to 1st trophy to 1st
~

MAR 14 PA under 18. RG: 7:30-9:30 AM, RO: 10-12-2-4. ENT: D. Dum-
mermuth, 1019 W. 6th St., Winona, MN 55987. LS.
PSCF-Germantown YMCA ¹8. 3-SS in groups of
8, TL 40/1, Greene and Chelton St., Phila. Not open to
Scholastic students. EF: $ 5 for PSCF members, $ 7 non-PSCF JAN 24 Ml
members. $ $ 15-10 per section. RG: ends at 9:30 AM, RD: 7th UnIv. of Ml-Dearborn Tornado. 4-ss, TL
10, then consecutively. TO: Ira Lee Riddle, 674-9049. 40/1, Univ. of Ml-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd.,
Dearborn 48126. EF: $ 5. ST $ $ (70 b/25): 25-10, A, 8, C, 0,
UR each 7. RG: 8:45-9:45 AM, RO: 10-1-4-7. ENT: James
MAR 14-15 PA Jackson, 14639 Greenview, Detroit, Ml 48223. LS.
PSCF Eastern Regional Scholastic Tourna-
ment. 5-SS, TL 20/30, third time control is 30 min. Allegro, Regions W — Will JAN 24-25 NO
Germantown YMCA, Greene and Chelton Sts., Phila. In 3 sec- AL, AR, IA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO,
IL
tions: High School, Jr. High School and Elem./Primary. EF:
MS, ND, OH, SD, TN, WI
9th Bison Winter Open. 5-ss, TL 50/2, rd. 1

$ 3 for PSCF members, $ 5 for non-PSCF members. $$ all pro-
fits to be awarded as expenses towards PA State Scholastic
Tournament. RG: ends 9:30 AM, RD: HS, 10-2-6, 10-2; JHS,
10-2-6, 10-2; Elem/Prim., 10, then consecutively. TO 8 IN-
FO: Ira Lee Riddle, PSCF President, 400 Newtown Rd., War-
minster, PA 18974. 215-674-9049.
MAR 14-15 GA
1981 Georgia Hiqh School Championship.
5-SS, TL 40/1, Atlanta Blitmore Hotel, 817 West Peachtree
St. near 10th St. exit of l-75, Atlanta 30308. Open to all High
School and pre-High School students, but must be a Georgia
resident to claim title and trophy. EF: $ 9.50 if rec'd by 3/7;
$ 11 at site. Trophies (on 70 entries) to top 5, 1500, 1400,
1300, 1200, 1100, 1000, below 1000, 2 JHS 8 Elem
students, top UR, top 2 schools of 4, top school under 1200,
top school unrated (must be 6 schools) $ 100 to top team and
top individual toward Nationsl H.S. expenses (must play in
Nationsl High School to get expenses). Free parking ramp.
HR: special rates of $ 25 up to 4 in room. ENT: American
Chess Promotions, c/o Thad Rogers, 3055 General Lee Road,
Macon, GA 31204, NS.
MAR 14-15 GA
1981 Georgia Congress/Quads. For details see
Grand Prix listing.
Paid Advertisement
APR 24-26 PA
13th Annual National High School
Championship. 8-ss, sheraton Hotel, 1725 Ken-
nedy Blvd., Philadelphia 19103. In 2 sections: Cham-
pionship, 30/70, open to all U.S. HS 8 pre-HS
students. EF: $ 14.50 if mailed by 4/15, $ 20 at tnmt.
$$ (scholarships in cash) 1000-500-250-150-100,
teams of 4 600-300-200; trophies to top 5, top 2 each
Category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5/6, top 2 girls, top 5 unrated, top
25 teams. Reg. ends 12:30 PM, rds. 2:30-8,
9:30-2:45-8, 9:30-2:45-8. Novice, 30/50, open to all
U.S. HS'8'pre-HS students under 1500 or unrated, ex-
cept those winning expense money in a regional tnmt.
EF: $ 12.'50 if mailed by 4/15, $ 18 at tnmt. $ $ (scholar-
ships in cash) 200-120 80 60 40, teams of 4
200-120-80; trophies to top 10, top 2 each category 5
and 6, top'2 girls, top 5 unrated, top 25 teams. Reg.
ends 2:30 PM, rds. 4:30-9, 9-1:30-6, 9-1:30-6. Both,
top 4 scores added to give team score. All on team must
attend same school. EF 75 cents less if mailed with
USCF dues. Substitutes or section changes after 4/15
pay late EF. Advance EF without player list or player list
without EF not accepted. List school name even if no
team. HR: 25-30-35-37; send reservations to the
Sheraton 8 ask for the chess rates. ENT: Continental
Chess Assn., 450 Prospect Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY
10553. NS.
50/100, NOSU Memorial Union, NDSU, Fargo 58102. $ $ 645
b/25 per section, 5 per class. In 3 sections: Open, EF: $ 14,.
students $ 12, if rec'd by 1/23. $ $ 100-60, A, 8 each 50-25,
JAN 17 IL C, 0 each 30-15, E, UR each 15. Reserve, EF: $ 11, students
Springfield Winter Open. 4-ss,
TL 30/1,
$ 9, if rec'd by 1/23. $ $ 60-35. Booster, EF: $ 7, students $ 5,
if rec'd by 1/23. $ $ 40-20. All, EF: $ 2 more at site. RG:
Washington Park Pavillion, Springfield 62704. EF: $ 8; free
lunch. $ $ (210 b/30): 75-35-25, Class A, 8, C, D/E, UR each
8:30-9:30 AM, RO: 10:30-3-8, 10-3. ENT: Calvin Wipf, 714
18th pve. S., Fargo, ND 58103.
15. RG: 8:15-8:45 AM, RD: 9-12-3-6. ENT: Josette Donnelly,
8 Long Bay Lane, Springfield, IL 62707.
JAN 24-25 Ml
JAN 17 MN 13th Univ. Of Ml-Dearborn Open. 5-ss, TL50/2,
Iron Range CC Fund Rating. 4-ss, TL 40/1, Grand Univ. of Ml-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn
Rapids PUblic Library, Clubrooms, 21 Northeast 5th St., 48126. EF: $ 13, if rec'd by 1/17; $ 15 at site. ST $ $ (450
Grand Rapids 55744. EF: $ 5. MN Kingsmen Chess Assn. b/40): 150-75,A, 8, C, 0, UR each 30-15. RG: 8:45-9:45
mern. req. $ 3. $ $ 15 to 1st; 1st 5 entries used for 1-yr. USCF AM, RO: 10-3-8, 10-3. ENT: James Jackson, 14639 Green-
affiliate membership. RG: 10-10:30 AM, RD: 1 at 10:40. ENT: view, Detroit, Ml 48223. LS.
Bruce Bjelland, R 2, Box 304A1, Bovey, MN 55709. NS.
JAN 25 MI
JAN 17 IL 1st Univ. Df MI-Dearborn Mini Swiss. 3-ss, TL
40/80, Univ. of Ml-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd.,
PeOria Winter Tornad0. 4-SS, TL 30/1, Universalist Dearborn 48126. EF: $ 5. ST $ $ 10-5 per section. RG: 9-9:45
Unitarian Church, 908 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria 61603. EF: AM, RO: 10-1:30-5. ENT: James Jackson, Jr., 14639 Green-
$ 10, if rec'd by 1/15; $ 13 at site; $ 1 off to GPCF membs. $ $ G view, Detroit, Ml 48223. LS.
175: 100-50-25. RG: 8-8:45 AM, RO: 9-12:15-3:30-6:45.
ENT: William Naff, 4200 N. Knoxville Ave., Peoria, IL 61614. JAN 31
MO
NS.
Winter TOrnadO. 4-SS, TL 40/1, Tom Watkins Park,
JAN 17-18 2125 W. High, Springfield. In 3 sections divided numerically.
AL EF: $ 12, if rec'd by 1/28; $ 15 at site. $ $ 235 b/25: 60-40
Trojan Open II. 5-ss, TL 50/2, 121 Mccartha Hall, overall, 30 15 per section. RG: 8 15 8 45 AM, RD:
Troy State Univ., Troy 36081. $ $ 720 b/50. In 2 sections: 9-12:30-3:30-6:30. ENT: Clarence Townsend, Rt. 1, Box
Open, open to all and unrateds. $ $ 200, top A, 8 each 100; 136, Nixa, MO 65714. LS.
trophy to 1st. Amateur, open to 1599/below and UR. $ $ 100,
C, 0 each 60, E, UR each 50; trophy to 1st. Both, EF: $ 18, if
rec'd by 1/14; $ 20 at site. $ 1 off EF to ACF membs. RG: JAN 30-FEB 1 MN
7:30-9:00 AM, RD: 9:30-2-7, 9-2. ENT: Carl B. Gibson, jr., 1981 Winter Carnival Chess Tnmts. For details
T.S.U. Box 508, Troy, AL 36081. see Grand Prix listing.
One-Line Anno ends
One-line announcements include the (a) date, (b) place, (c) location, (d) type, (e) starting time and (f) director of an event.
A phone number for more information is al"o included. All such events must have an entry fee of $ 10 or less.
Announcements submitted that run more than one line will be edited to fit. The $3 entry fee ls applicable toward the
rating fee, and the announcement will run in two consecutive issues if received by the appropriate deadline.
These announcements are designed for the local organizer who does not have access to regional publicity. They are
meant to supplement, but not replace, any available local publicity.
FEB 14 (CT): New Haven, Elm City CC, 425 College St.,-3-RR, 10 AM, Koch, 467-5396.
FEB 14-15 (CA), Santa Clara, Bank, 2500 Pruneridge 8 Saratoga Ave., 3-SS, 6:15 PM, Sierra, 241-1447.
FEB 22'(NY): Schenectady, 1639 Eastern Pkwy., 3-RR, 9 AM, Shelly, 346-3773.
MAR 14-15 (CA): Santa Clara, Bank, 2500 Pruneridge 8 Saratoga Ave., 3-SS, 6:15 PM, Sierra 241-1447.
Notice: Due to lack of requests foi One Line Tournament Life announcements, they will be
discontinued beginning with the April 1981 issue.

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~ tt . 4 R. 4\1&~ ma r

VX JAN 31-FEB 1
Westbank IYlid-Winter Classic. 5-ss, TL
Holiday Inn, 100 Westbank Expwy., Gretna. EF: $ 17, if rec'd
LA
45/2,
FEB 8
6th Hyde Park Open & Scholastic. 4-ss,
Chicago HS, 5840 S. Kenwood, Chicago. Open, TL 30/1. EF:
IL
Univ. of

2 OQ 7Qx BQ by 1/29; $ 20 at site. ST $ 5, other states OK. $ $ (600 b/50):

250-100, A, B, C, D, E/UR each 50. RG: 8-9 AM, RD:
9:30-2:30-7:30, 9-2. HR: 35-42. ENT: Wendell F. Heck,
$ 4 rec'd by 2/6; $ 6 later. $ $ (b/30, 4/class): 35-20, C, 0, E
10, UR 8. RG: 8-8:30 AM, RD: 9-12-3-6. Scholastic, TL
30/30, gr. 8/below. EF: $ 2.50 if rec'd by 2/6; $ 3.50 later.

CXa 0 5811 Ourbridge Dr., New Orleans, LA 70114. LS.

JAN 31-FEB 1 TN
NBShVIIIe AmBteuf. 5-SS, TL 50/2, Executive Inn,
The Reference Shelf. is a new feature which will group 823 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville 38217. Open to under 1700
together all of our special research lists into one conve- and UR. EF: $ 10. ST $ 4 to state res. only. $ $ G 180:
nient place. The Reference Shelf will regularly include, 50-30-20, D 25-15, E/below/UR 25-15; trophy to 1st. RG:
Future Nationals and State Meetings (when applicable). It 8-9 AM, RD: 9:30-2-7, 9-2. ENT: Music City Chess Assn.,
will also include, on a rotating basis, Chess Columns,
Chess Magazines and Tournament Clearinghouses. Up- 303 Belinda Dr., Hermitage, TN 37076. NS.
dates to the latter three will be, published in months in
which;a full list'does not appear, as well as a.reminder JAN 31-FEB 1 MO
where the last full list can be found. In addition, The
Reference Shelf will include from time to time other IYlid-MO Open. 5-SS, TL 40/100, Univ. of MO-
special references lists. Be sure to check the Contents Columbia, Room $ -4, Memorial Union, Columbia. EF: $ 12, jr.
page each issue for a complete inventory of. Reference $ 8, if rec'd by 1/29; $ 1 more at site. ST (for MO res.). $ $
Shelf items.
(380 b/40): 100-80, B, C, D/E, UR each 50. RG: 8:45 AM,
RD: 9:30-1:30-6:30, 9:30-1:30. ENT: Dennis Glascock, 35
Trophies to top 3, top gr. 6/below, top 3 teams of 4. RG:
8:30-9 AM, RO: 9:30-11-1-3. Both, $ 1 off to ICA mems. ($ 5).
ENT: Harold Winston, 1450 E. 55 Pl. 830-S, Chicago, IL
60637. 947-.0503. NS.
FEB 8 IL
5th Groundhog Swiss. 3-ss, sections of 8, TL
30/1, Univ. of Chicago HS, 5840 S. Kenwood, Chicago. EF:
$ 3.50 rec'd by 2/6; $ 5 later. $ 1 off to ICA mems. ($ 5). $ $
12-8 each section of 8. RG: 8-8:30 AM, RD: 9-12-3. ENT:
Harold Winston, 1450 E. 55 Pl. 830-S, Chicago, IL 60637.
NS. 947-0503.
FEB 14 TN
Cumberland County Winter Open. 4-ss, TL
40/1, Martin JHS, Stanley, Crossville 38555. EF: $ 6. TCA

Faiiesl e NaCIIiinalls . Vickie Or., Columbia, MO 65201.

JAN 31-FEB 1
mern. req. ($ 4) of TN res. $ $ (220 b/40, 1st gtd.): 75, Cat,
II, III, IV, V each 30, Cat. Vl 15, UR 10; optional trophies
available. RG: 7:30-8:45 AM CST, RO: 9-11:30-2:30-5:30
AL
CST. ENT: Harry D. Sabine, P.O. Box 381, Crossville, TN
Information on bidding is available from the USCF Na- 1981 Winter Chess Olympics. 4-ss, TL 50/2, 38555. 484-9593 or 484-4878. LS.
tional,Office. Bids are accepted for the tournaments listed. Rodeway Inn, 1500 Government St., Mobile 36604. (205)
below for the current and future years. Some tournaments, 471-5371. In 2 sections: Heavyweight, open to all. $$ (b/20 FEB 14
such, as the U.S. Open, are placed a year or more in ad- MN
vance, so bids should be submitted as early as possible. entries): 75-40, B, C each 30-20; trophy to 1st, medals to top
,Deadline dates are those beyond which bids cannot, be. 3, top 3 under 1700. Middleweight, open to 1500/below. $ $ Valentine's Day Massacre. 4-ss, TL 40/1, Grand
guaranteed to be considered. The following list is current (b/20 entries): 75-40, top D, E/UR each 30-20; trophy to 1st; Rapids'ublic Library Clubrooms, 21 Northeast 5th St.,
as of Dec. 1, 1980. medals to top 3, top 3 under 1300. Both, EF: $ 17, if rec'd by Grand Rapids 55744. EF: $ 8. MN Kingsmen Chess Assn.
1/23; $ 19 at site; $ 2 off per room at Rodeway. ST $ 5, jr. $ 3, mern. req. $ 3. $ $ b/8: 32-14, top under 1600 14. RG:
1981 U.S. Amateur Team Championship other states OK. RG: 8-9 AM, RO: 9:30-5, 9-2. HR: 29-34. 10-10:30 Afar!, RO: 1 at 10:45 AM. ENT: Bruce Bjelland, R 2,
Somerset N.J. ~
~ Feb. 14-16 ENT: Lars Britt, 1111 DeSoto Dr., Mobile, AL 36605. LS. Box 304A1, Bovey, MN 55709. NS.
" 1981 National
Elementary Championships,
Tuscon, Ariz. ~ May, 2-3
1981 National High School Championships JAN 31-FEB 1 IN FEB 20-22 MN
Philadelphia, Pa. ~ May 8-10 -'- Southern Indiana Open. 5-SS; TL 50/2, Alumni 88th Minnesota Open & Amateur. 6-ss, TL
1981 National JunIor High Championships Hall; Indiana Memorial Union, E. 7th St., Bloomington 47401. 45/2, Earle Brown Center for continuing Education, St. Paul
EF: $ 11, if rec'd by 1/26; $ 14 at site. ST $ 5 for IN res. $ $ Campus, St. Paul 55108 (Buford & Gortner). In 2 sections:
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. ~ May 9-10-
(395 b/50): 140-85-40, under 1800, 1600, 1400, 1200 each Open, EF: $ 20. $ $ 100 & trophy & free play card, 50 & free
1981 U;S. Junior Open 25, UR 20. RG: 8:30-9:30 AM, RO: 10-2-7, 10-2. ENT: play card, top C.M free play card, top 1800-1999 free play
Abing ton, Pa. ~ June 19 21 Michael Turner, 7020 S. Lucas Rd., Bloomington, IN 47401. card, top under 1800 free play card, top Wild card free play
1981 U.S. Women's Invitational NS. card, free entry to 2200 and above. Amateur, open to under
Brigham City, Utah ~ June 1981
1600 only. EF: $ 15. $ $ 50 & torphy& free play card, 30 &
trophy 8 free play card, top 1-200-1399 free play card, top
,1981 U.S. Opeh JAN 31-FEB 1 OH under 1200 free play card, top wild card free play card. RG:
Palo Alto, Calif. ~ August 2-.14 6-7 2/20, RO: 7:30, 8:30-1:30-7, 10-4. MR ST. HR: Midway
OH SChOlaStiC Open. 7-SS, TL 40/1, Cleveland State
1981 Armed Forces Championship Univ., Main Classrooms-.Bldg-.„Room 329, E. 22nd & Euclid Motel, 901 Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104. (612)
Washington, D.C. ~ Sept. 15-18 8 21-22. Ave., Cleveland. Open to grades 12/below. EF: $ 6, if rec'd by 646-4584. ENT: R. Allen Jones, 557 Glendale St., St. Paul,
1/24; $ 8 at site. Trophies b/100: top 8, top C, top 3 D, E, MN 55104. (612) 645-0843. NS. Trophies to MN res. only.
Bidding Open UR, top 2 teams, top JHS, top girl, top grade school. RG: i/~-pt. bye if requested with advance entry rec. by 2/16.
1981 U.S. Blind 8:30-10 AM, RD: 10-1-4-7, 10-1-4. ENT: Ken Panzel, 4197 MSCA membership meeting 6 PM 2/21 & 3 PM 2/22.
1981 U.S. Masters. Open W. 20th St., Apt. 415, Cleveland, OH 44109. NS.
1981 Intercollegiate Individual FEB 21 IL
1981 U.S. Amateur Championship FEB 1 MI February '81. 3-SS, TL 28/1, Chess Mates Chess
1981 U.S. Invitational Championship Trenton Sunday Puads. 3-RR, TL 40/80, Haas Club, 517 Bempster, EVanston, IL 60201. EF: $ 3,
1981 U.S. Junior Invitational Championship REcreation Bldg., 72 Washington Ave., Trenton (located 1800/above $ 2. RG: 9-9:45 AM, RD: 10-1:30-5. ENT: ad-
behind Sibley Elementary school). Open to 1st 40 entrants. dress above. NS.
1981 U.S. Class Championship EF: $ 5. Trophy to 1st each quad. RG: 10-10:45 AM, RO:
1981 Armed Forces Championship 11-2-5. ENT: L. DeBoer, 23617 Wohlfiel, Taylor, Ml 48180. FEB 21 Ml
1981 National Open 313-291-3653.
8th Univ. Df Ml-Dearborn Tornado. 4-ss, TL
1981 U.S. Seniois Open. 40/1, Univ. of Ml-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd.,
1981 Intercollegiate Team Championship FEB 1 IA Dearborn 48126. EF: $ 5. ST. $ $ (b/25): 25p10, A, B, C, D,
2nd Annual Funny Valentine Memorial Open. UR each 7. RG: 8:45-9:45 AM, RD: 10-1-4-7. ENT: James
3-SS, TL 40/1, Iowa Memorial Union, Corner of Madison and Jackson, Jr., 14639 Greenview, Detroit, Ml 48223. LS.

Wiscla4es Jefferson Sts., Iowa City. EF: $ 6. $ $ 75 b/20. RG: 8:30-9:30

The following are current updates of our regular lists of
reference material. Last issue in which full lists appeaied: FEB 4-25
Chess Magazines (November 1981), Tournament Clearing-;
houses (December 1981), and Chess Columns (January
1981). All updates are current as of Nov. 15, 1980.
Regional Publications
Texas: The Pawn Shop: James V. Rohrbaugh, 3101 Camp
—
AM, RD: 10-1-4. ENT: David Humm, 108 E. Market St. ¹10,
Iowa City, IA 52240. LS.
WI
Appleton Weds. Night Swiss. 4-ss, TL30/1, Jef-
ferson Elementary School, corner of Mason St. & Prospect
Ave.', Appleton 54911. EF: $ 4 in advance, $ 6 at site. $ $
100% of EF's collected will be returned in prizes!!! RG:
FEB 21-22 Ml
14th Univ. of MI-Dearborn Open. 5-ss, TL50/2,
Univ. of MI-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd., Dearborn
48126. EF: $ 13, if rec'd by 2/14; $ 15 at site. ST. $ $ 450
b/40): 150-75, A, B, C, D, UR each 30-15. RG: 8:45-9:45
AM, RO: 10-3-8, 10-3. ENT: James A. Jackson, Jr., 14639
Greenview, Detroit, Ml 48223. LS.

6-6:30 PM, RO: 7 each Weds. night. ENT: Appleton CC, c/o FEB 22
Bowie Blvd., ¹219, Fort Worth, TX 76107 Ml
Michael Selig - Director, 706 S. Frederick St., Appleton, Wl
Tournament Clearinghouses 54911. 2nd Univ. Df Ml-Oearborn Mini Swiss. 3-ss, TL
630-659: Robert F. Sutter 40/80, Univ.of MI-Dearborn Campus, 4901 Evergreen Rd.,
Jr„2412 Caverhirr'Drive, St. Louis. MO
Dearborn 48126. EF: $ 5. $ $ 10-5 each 6-8 player section.
63136 r-
7-8
FEB OH RG: 9-9:45 AM RD: 10-1:30-5. ENT: James Jackson, Jr.,
C

CSU 2nd Annual Insanity Open. 9-ss, TL 40/1, 14639 Greenview, Detroit, Ml 48223, LS.

Stale NeeirIIItus — =%PCBK~

=AC ~r
. These state associations have scheduled their annual
business meetings within the two-month period covered in
the Tournament Life section of this month's Chess Life.
Most state meetings coincide with a major tournament.
Minnesota: 6 p.m. Feb. 21 8 3 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Earle
IBrown Center for Continuing Education, St. Paul Campus,
St. Paul, Minn.
Cleveland State Univ., Main Classroom Bldg, Room 329, E,
22nd & Euclid Ave., Cleveland. EF: $ 10, if rec'd by 2/1; $ 12
at site; $ 1 off to out-of-state. $ $ (255 b/30): 90-45, B, C,
FEB 28 TN
D/E/UR each 25-15. RG: 9-10 AM, RD: 10-1-4-7-10, ' 1991 Tennessee Elementary/Primary Cham-
9-12-3-6. ENT: Ken Panzel, 4197 W. 20th, Apt. 415, iOnSIlipS. 5-SS, TL 40/1, Student Center, M%SU, Mur-
Cleveland, OH 44109. LS. reesboro. Open to all Tn students. In 2 sections: Elementary,
open to grades 6/below. EF: $ 5, if rec'd by 2/23. $ $ 50
FEB 7-8 toward expense" to Southern Elem. Tournament to top team,
QH
trophies to top 10, top Cat. IV, V, Vl, UR, top 3 teams.
FebfUBfy Gf3nd PfIX. For details see Grand Prix Primary, open to grades 3/below. EF: $ 4, if rec'd by 2/23.
listing. Trophies to top 5, top 3 teams. All, EF $ 3 more at site. ST $ 4.

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 MAR 14-15 MN
Southeastern Minnesota Classic IV. 5-ss, TL Algebraic Notation,
Notice 40/80, Winona State Univ., Kryzsko Commons, Winona. EF:
The horizontals (ranks) are numbered
$ 15, jr. $ 12 if rec'd by 3/13; $ 18, jr. $ 15 at site. ST $ 3 for
Concerning Computers MN res. $ $ G 450: 100-50, Exp. 48, 45, II 42, III 39, IV 36,
I
from 1 to 8, starting from the rank nearest
Chess-playing computers may only be
V 33, Vl 30, UR 27, more cash prizes if 32+ entrants; silver White. The verticals (files) are lettered
entered in rated events by their programmers
plate to 1st, silver ashtray to 1st over 64, trophy to 1st under from "a" to "h," starting at White's left
18, magnetic chess sets to top Exp., II, III, IV, V, Vl, UR.
(the Queen Rook file in descriptive nota-
I

and developers at the discretion of the in-

~

RG: 7:30-9:30 AM, RO: 10-2-7, 10-2. HR: Sterling Motel,

dividual tournament director. Events in
which computers can participate are in-
dicated by the abbreviation "C" in Tourna-
ment Life announcements.
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1981 Tennessee Junior High Championship.
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LS. see Grand Prix listing.

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Chess-playing computers may only be poses of the prize fund, the entry fees will be matched by the site. ST. SS Cat. 1-4 40-30-15 in each section plus 25 bonus
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each evening. ENT: only at site. NS. ',5 bonus 8 trophy to top Oregon res. RG: 8:30-9:30 AM, RD:
and developers at the discretion of the in- -.10-2:30-7, 9-2. HR: 26.50, mention "chess tournament".
dividual tournament director. Events in ENT: Clay Kelleher, 8815 S.E. Mill St., Portland, OR 97216.
which computers can participate are in- LS.
dicated by the abbreviation "C" in Tourna- FEB 2-MAR 9 CA
ment Life announcements. Arcadia Club Championship. 6-ss, TL 40/100,
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The Players iJnder 1400 Championship. 4-ss, FEB 13, 14, l6 UT
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advance; $ 30 at site. SS (b/minimum of 10 entrie's): 4 pts. FEB 6-8 AZ For details
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High School, 4-SS, open to age 17/below, restr. to
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RD: 1
4th Annual Boulder Open. For details see Grand 5th North Bay Open. For details see Grand Prix AM, rd. 4 at 4:30. Elementary, 5-SS, not USCF-rated, open to
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team score, medals to 1st place team members); medals to
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2/23; $ 6 at site. ST, $ 4, jr. $ 2 req. of all NE res. All trophies
listed are for NE res. It'E schools. IF enough entries, addi-
tional prizes will be granted, which out-of-staters may be
eligible for. RG: 8-8:45 AM. ENT: Gary T. Marks, P.O. Box
80293, Lincoln, NE 68501. INFO: 775-6263. NS.
FEB 28-MAR 1 CA
Sacramento Open Chess Tournament. 4-ss, TL
40/2, Clunie Clubhouse, Alhambra and F Sts., Sacramento.
EF: $ 20, jr. $ 15, if rec'd by 2/25; $ 5 more at site; women
free, non-USCF $ 5 more, non-USCF women $ 5 more. $ $ 1290
b/75, 9 per class: 240-180-90, A, B, C, 0, E/F/UR each
100-50. RG: 8:30-9:30 AM, RD: 10:30-4, 9-3. ENT: Robert
T. Gordon, 2531 S. St. ¹F, Sacramento, CA 95816. LS.
MAR 7-8 CA
The Players 3rd Annual Open Championship.
For details see Grand Prix listing.
MAR 8 AZ
Sunday USCF Rated Quad. ¹22. For details see
Quad. ¹19, 2/15.
MAR 14-15 TX
The Great FiShbait Eight. For details see Grand Prix
listing.
Instruction
INTERNATIONAL Grandmaster Samuel
Reshevsky is available for simultaneous
exhibitions, analysis, correspondence
games and private lessons at reasonable
rates. Contact him at 5 Hadassah Lane,
Spring Valley, N.Y. 10977. Telephone:
914-356-2947.
GRANOM ASTER Shamkovich is
Leonid
available for lessons and simultaneous ex-
hibitions. Interested parties should contact
him at 37-14 Parsons Blvd., 82D, Flush-
ing, NY 11354. (212) 762-5204.
ALBURT (International Grandmaster), win-
ner of European Championship Cup and 1st
board on 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, is
available for sumuls, lectures and other ac-
tivities. Average charge $ 100/hour. Group
lessons possible. Contact: 512 E. 83rd St.,
Apt. 30, NYC 10028. (212) 794-8706;
USCF NATIONAL Master Stan Vaughan will play
Postal Chess as White. Complete analysis at end of
game. Fee $ 20. Receive $ 25 if you draw, $ 30 if you
win as refund for fee plus mailing costs. Box 66,
Gushing, OK 74023.
GRANDMASTER Anatoly Lein is available
for simuls and lessons. Call (201) 653-
2680.
MASTER'S SERVICE: Game analysis $ 10; psychological analysis, $ 15;
mail lesson $ 2. Proof reading (for authors) negotiable. Rudy
Blumenfeld, Box 271, Midwood Station, B'klyn, NY 11230.
Wanted
SOMETHING CHESS-like that you want published? Write Cheapest
Chess Co., 2406 West Fifth, Hastings, NE 68901.
Services
LET US ANNOTATE your games. Amazing retrieval system gives im-
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