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    : ™ American Chess Quarterly oa NUMBER ‘THREE IN TWO PARTS * Part 1 | AE PRICE 75 CENTS Special Tournament Issue Bled, Yugoslavia The 20 Contenders WINTER 1961 z FI sd ‘The AMERICAN CHESS QUARTERLY Dedicated to the promotion and development of native American chess talent. TABLE OF CONTENTS Round 1 Ivkov-Tal Bisguier-Trifunovic Gligoric-Fischer 2. Fischer-Tal Udovcic-Bisguier 3 Bisguier-Keres 4 Fischer-Olafsson 5 Parma-Fischer i 6 Pecrosjan-Pachman Fischer-Geller 7 8 9 Darga-Fischer . a Petrosjan-Najdorf — Fischer-Matanovic Ivkov-Petrosjan Bisguier-Fischer Najdorf-Gligoric 10 Keres-Olafsson Fischer-Bertok Bisguier-Germek IL Germck-Fischer : ee 12. Donner-Tal 101 109 lit 13. Najdorf-Bisguier 116 14 Fischer-Udovcic 117 15 Portisch-Fischer 119 16 Fischer-Keres 122 17 Geller-Bisguier Ivkov-Portisch 123 18 Fischer-Petrosjan 126 i 19 Petrosjan-Gligoric 129 Final Standings BI : Endgame Section 134 Readers’ Forum . 136 Abracadabra Chess by Larry Evans Part 2 Series of Modern Chess Lessons 1 to 4 Contributing Editors: ARTHUR BISGUIER ¢ LARRY EVANS ® BOBBY FISCHER © EDWARD LASKER ® HAROLD M. LOMMER ® WILLIAM LOMBARDY © J.E. PECKOVER * PROF. KESTER SVENDSEN ABE TURNER * FRED M, WREN The AMERICAN CHESS QUARTERLY is published quarterly by Nature Food Centres, Inc., 292 Main St, Cambridge 42, Mass. Subscription rate: $2.00 per yeor. Second class postage paid at Boston, Mass. Printed in U.S.A. Copyright 1961 by NATURE FOOD CENTRES, INC. International Grandmaster Jubilee Chess Tournament aca Reported by Harold M. Lommer Thirty-one years ago the chess world enjoyed one of the great- est double-round chess tournaments ever held anywhere. It was organized by the Slovenian Chess Federation in Bled, Yugoslavia. The strongest Masters of that era, with the sole exceptions of Cap- ablanca and Lasker, were entered in this historic event. The victor was Dr. A. Alekhine, with an astounding lead of 5% points ahead of his nearest rival, Bogoljubov, followed by Nimzowitch (and trail- ing by only half a poine), Spielman, Dr. Tartakover, Kashdan, and Dr. Vidmar. The present Tournament is in commemoration of that historic event, and it is sad to reflect what a heavy toll the passage of years has taken of those valiant warriors of the past. Fortunately, however, we still have in our midst six of the former greats; Kashdan, Dr. Vid- mas (and as a fitting gesture, the meticulous office of Tournament Director is filled by Dr. Vidmar), Kostic, Pirc, Flohr and Stoltz. After covering the Junior Chess World Championship at The Hague, Netherlands, I embarked for Bled, Yugoslavia, and after a long journey I was met by the sympathetic Secretary of the Slovenian Chess Federation, Mr. Ernest Kapus, whom I had met two years ago during the Candidates’ Tournament (Bled, Zagreb and Belgrade). My acquaintance with Mr. Kapus dates back to the Interzonal Tourna- ment at Portoroz, and being a very amiable gentleman he insisted that I join him at the bar, where he fortified my flagging strength with slivovitz (plum brandy), and beer. And now, in the best of spirits he conducted me to the Grand Hotel in Teplice, which is the best place in town and where the players are pampered and live in the lap of luxury. Here I ran into Miguel Najdorf, the ever effer- vescent Argentine, whom I had last seen in Torremolinos, where I acted as Tournament Director. Also, I met Donner, last seen a few days ago at The Hague, and Olafsson, with his young and beautiful bride. (His competitors at the chess table say she is worth at the very least a Pawn! However, I must confess that in my humble opinion I think she is worth a whole Rook! ) 75 Also seated at the bar, but without a glass, was a tall young man, dressed impeccably in a light grey suit, smiling to himself as if enjoying some pleasant thought. He seemed vaguely familiar to me, but before I could place him my wife exclaimed: “It’s Bobby Fischer!” I can recollect that two years ago in Belgrade, I was seated near him at the final banquet, and my thoughts at the time were—"This is an adolescent, in the ungrateful years when one is neither fish nor flesh —a genius, no doubt, but still a very, very young man.” What a pleasant and profound change the intervening years have wrought! The chrisalis had become a butterfly, and a very handsome one at that. Upon meeting with Bobby the next day in the tournament hall, I thought that he looked every inch a formidable gladiator. If in the past, rightly or wrongly he has been called l'enfant terrible des echecs, there is now no trace of the “enfant” nor of the “terrible.” He ap- pears a very presentable young gentleman, with real charm and a quiet modesty; an asset not only to the “Royal Game,” but to the great country he represents. Mr. Robert Fischer has a great and brilliant career ahead of him, and we wish him every success and a Jong and healthy life, The following list, determined by a drawing, comprises the twenty players entered in this tournament: Svetozar Gligoric Yugoslavia Hendrikus Donner Holland Bruno Parma Yugoslavia (Junior World Champion) Klaus Darga West Germany Arthur Bisguier United States Milan Germek Yugoslavia Ludek Pachman Czechoslovakia Lajos Portisch Hungary Miguel Najdorf Argentina Borislay Ivkov Yugoslavia Mikhail Tal USSR. Fridrik Olafsson Iceland Efim Geller USSR. Aleksander Matanovic Yugoslavia Mario Bertok Yugoslavia Dr. Petar Trifunovic Yugoslavia Mijo Udovcic Yugoslavia Paul Keres USSR. Tigran Petrosjan USSR. Robert Fischer United States 76 A blow-by-blow description ROUND 1——If somewhat circumspect the fight nevertheless was sharp, and only five games ended in draws. Of the wins, the best is Tal’s over Ivkov (see game). Tal’s endgame technique was simply superb. WHITE: B. Ivkov (Yugoslavia) BLACK: M., Tal (U.S.S.R.) King’s Indian Defense 1 P—Q4 N—KB3 21BxB KxB 2 P—QB4 P—KN3 22 KR-K1 R—Q5 3 N—QB3 B—N2 23RxR PxR 4 P—K4 P—Q3 24 Px P PxP 5 N—B3 o—0 25 P—B4 P—Q6 6 B-K2 P—K4 26 K—N2 P—Q7 7PxP PxP 27 R-QI R—QI 8QxQ RxQ 28 K—B3 K—N3 9 N—Q5 R—Q2 29 P—N4 K—R4 1ONxN+ BxN 30 K—N3 K—N3 11 P—BS N—B3 31 PBS K—R4 12 B—QNS R—QI 32 P—R3 R—Q5 13 Bx N PxB 33 K—B2 K—RS 14 0-0 B—NS 34 K—N2 R—Q6 15 B—K3 QR—N1 35 K—B2 P—KR4 16 P—QN3 B—N2 36 K—N2 R x RP 17 P—KR3 BxN 37 Rx P R—N6 18 Px B P—B4 38 R—R2 R x NP 19 QR—QL K—B2 39 Rx P R—N7+ 20 B—NS BBS 40 K—B1 R—QB7 Position after 40 . . . R-QB7 77 Position after 62 . . . P—BS 63 K—B3 R—Q5 64 R—B7 K—Q4 65 R—B8 R—Q6+ 66 K x P P—B6 67 R—B7 K—Q5 68 R—B8 R—Q7 RESIGNS Ruy Lopez 41 RxP RxP 42 K—B2 KxP 43 R—KN7 P—R5S 44 R—NS R—R4 45 R—RS R—R7+ 46 K—K3 K—N7 47 Rx RP R—R6+ 48 K—K2 RxP 49 R—RS Rx P 50 R—N5+ K—R6 51 K—K3 R—B8 52 K—K2 K—R5 53 R—N6 R—BS 54 K—B3 R—BS5 55 K—K3 P—B4 56 K—B3 R—KNS 57 R—QB6 P—QBS 58 R—BS K—N4 59 R—B6 R—KS 60 R—B8 K—B3 61 R—BS K—K3 62 K—N2 P—B5 WHITE: BLACK: 1 P—K4 P—K4 2 N—KB3 N—QB3 3 BONS P—QR3 4 BUR4 N—B3 5 Q-K2 P—QN4 6 B—N3 B—B4 7 P—QR4 B—N2 8 P—Q3 P—R3 9 N—B3 o—O0 10 Px P PxP 1LRxR QxR 12 0-0 P—N5 13 QN—Q5 NxN 144BxN 15 B—K3 16P xB 17 B—N3 18 Q-K1 19 Q—R4 20 N—Q2 21BxB 22 N—B4 23KxR 24 QERS 25 K—K2 A. Bisguier (United States) P. Trifunovic (Yugoslavia) P—Q3 Bx B N—K2 B—BL P—QB4 QUR2 B—K3 PxB R x R+ N—B1 K—B1 DRAW Position after 25 . . . K—BT WHITE: S$. Gligoric (Yugoslavia) BLACK: R. Fischer (United States) King’s Indian Defense 1 P~Q4 N—KB3 2 P—QB4 P—KN3 3 N—QB3 B—N2 4 P—K4 P—Q3 5 N—B3 o—O 6 B~K2 P—K4 70-0 N—B3 8 P—Q5 N—K2 9 N-K1 N—Q2 10 N—Q3 P—KB4 11PxP N x BP 12 P—B3 N—B3 13 N—B2 N—Q5 14.N/2-K4. N—R4 15 B—NS Q-Q2 16 P—KN3 P—KR3 25 RxN QxN 17 B~K3 P—B4 26 P—NA! QxP 18 Bx N KP xB 27 R—QN1 QuR4 19 N—NS P—R3 28 Nx P QxN 20 N/5 x P/6 P—Q6! 29 Q x P+ B—N2 21QxP B—Q5+ 30 Rx P Q-25 22 K—N2 Nx P! 31 B—Q3 R—BS 23NxB NxR 32 Q-K6+ K—RI 24 N—N6 QUQB2 33 Q-N6 DRAW 79 VOW FISCHER TAY m ROUND 2——What a sensation—and deafening applause! Bobby Fischer has demolished Tal completely (see game). At this point my mind flashed back two years ago to Belgrade. Tal, in jest, gave out double autographs to admirers: his own and Fischer's. When I asked him why he was signing Fischer's name, he answered: “Why not? I've beaten Bobby so often that he is nearly my slave and that gives me the right to sign for him.” Bisguier beat Udovcic in a quiet and unassuming business-like manner, while Parma, the new Junior World Champion, completely outplayed the great Petrosjan, only to falter at the crucial moment, which permitted a win for Petrosjan. WHITE: B. Fischer (United States) BLACK: M. Tal (U.S.S.R.) Sicilian Defense 1 P—K4 P—QB4 6 P—KN3 N—B3? 2 N—KB3 N—QB3 7 N/4-N5 QUNI 3 PQ4 PxP 8 B—KB4 N—K4 4NxP P—K3 9 B-K2 B—B4 5 N—B3 Q-B2 80 Position after 9... B—B4 10 Bx N! QxB 16 Q—O4 R—RS 11 P—B4 Q-N1L 17 N—B6+ BxN 12 P—KS P—QR3 18 QxB Q-B2 13 PxN PxN 19 O—O—O R x RP 14PxP R—R3 15 N—K4 Position after 20. . . R-R3 21BxP R—N3 24PxR Q-B4 22 B—Q3 P—K4 25 BxP QUKN4 23 P x P! RxQ 81 Position after 25 . . . Q—KN4 26BxR Q x BP 37 R-Q1 P—N4 27 KR—BL QxP 38 R-QN7 ss Q-R4 28 Bx P+ K-Q1 39 P-KN4 = Q-_RG 29 B—K6 QB 40 P—NS QUKB6 30 Bx P BxB 4. R-KI+ = K—BL 31 R—B7 QxP 42 Rx P K—N2 32 R/Lx Bt K—KI 43 R—N6 QUKNG 33 QR-K7+- K—-QU 44 R—QL QuB2 34R-Q7+ KB 45 R/I-Q6 QB 35 R—B7+ K-QI 46 P—N3 K—R2 36 KR-Q7+ K—K1 47 R—QR6 RESIGNS WHITE: M. Udovcic (Yugoslavia) BLACK: A. Bisguier (United States) Catalan Opening 1 P—QB4 N—KB3 11 P—Q4 R—B1 2 P—KN3 P—K3 12 P—K4 N—B3 3 B—N2 P—Q4 13 P—KS N—Q4 4 N—KB3 B—K2 14PxP Bx P 5 0-0 o-0 15 N/3—Q2. BER3 6 P—N3 P—B4 16 N—K4 N—R4 7PxP NxP 17 R-BL B—K2 8 B—N2 N/I1—B3 18 Q—N4 NxN 9 N—R3 P—QN3 19PxN RxP 10 N—B4 B—N2 20RxR BxR 82 Position after 20... 21 N—B6+ K-R1 27BxN 22 Q-R4 B—Q6 28 Q—R6 23 R—QL B—N3 29 K—R2 24 QUNS PxN 30 B—K4 25 PxP B—B4 31 B—KS 26 P—KR4 R—N1 RESIGNS = “Sim ee mie a = Position after 31... BxR YOU CAN HELP AMERICAN CHESS! URGE YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO PUBLISH A CHESS COLUMN. ROUND 3. ‘Another terrific sensation and more thundering ap- plause! This time it was for likeable Bisguier, who succeeds in conquering the really great Keres. True, as Bisguier stated after the game, Keres played a faulty combination, but this modest appraisal cannot dim the tremendous victory for the American (see game). A determined Tal, more grim and determined than usual, scores a reat victory over Olafsson. WHITE: A. Bisguier (United States) BLACK: P. Keres (U.S.S.R.) Tarrasch Defense 1 P—Q4 N—KB3 9 OO R—BL 2 P—QB4 P—K3 10 B—N2 BxN 3, N—KB3 P—QB4. «11 Bx B PxP 4 P—K3 P—O4 12 Px P B-K2 5 N—B3 P—QR3. 13 R-KI o—O 6 BP x P KP xP 14 R—QBIL P—QN4 7 P—QN3 B—NS 15 Q+Q3 B—NS 8 B—K2 N—B3 16 P—QR3 B—R4 84 17 P—QN4 18 P—N3 19 R—B2 20 B—B1 21R x R+ 22 B—B4 28 N—-Q4 29 K—N2 30 Q-Q7 31 Qx R+ Position after 16. . . B—R4 B—B2 23 BHNS VQ 24 N—K2 BNI 25QxN KR—K1 26 Bx N RxR 27 QUN4 i wells cs _) a cal : w A gi Position ofter 24. . . NxQP (a) A faulty combination. Q-26 32 N—B6 B—K4 33 N—K7 BxB 34QxB K—N2 35 B—K4 Q-R6 N x QP(a) Q—B4 QxRk P—N3 QUB4 BxN P—Q5 RESIGNS 85 Position after 35 B—K4 ROUND 4——We marvel at Fischer's wonderful game against Olafsson (see game). What a long precise combination! Bertok attempted a nice Knight sacrifice against the redoubtable Najdorf, who scored a well deserved victory. Tal is one of my favorites, and I could not help feeling that although he appears as vivacious as al- ways, somehow his movements appear to be slower and the “joie de vivre” seems to be lacking. Perhaps it is because he may be brooding over his loss of the championship to Botvinnik, although actually, in that match it must be conceded that he was not in his best form. He entered the match (it is rumored) against his doctor’s advice, and neglected to prepare himself more thoroughly for that gruelling en- counter. Keres, older, more demure and more taciturn, appears to be a chess businessman, that is, he realizes he has to work some five hours (or less with some good fortune) at his desk, and he does it in a quiet and efficient manner. After almost each move, he arises from his chair slowly and deliberately, and paces up and down with measured steps, seeming unconcerned at what is going on around him. ‘When the game is completed, he disappears—the day's business is finished! WHITE: R. Fischer (United States) BLACK: F. Olafsson (Iceland) Sicilian Defense 1 P—K4 P—QB4 7 B—QB4 QuR4 2 N—KB3 P—KN3 8 O—O P—Q3 3 PQ4 PxP 9 N—N3 QuB2 4NxP B—N2 10 B—K2 0-0 5 N—QB3 N—QB3 11 P—B4 P—QR4 6 B-K3 N—B3 12 P—QR4 N—QNS 86 13 R—B2(a) «kk (a) Bobby thought a long time over this move. Position after 13 R-B2 Gs-..2 P—K4 19 QR—Q1 N—B4 14 B—B3 B~Q2 20 N—N5 Q-k2 15 R—Q2 KR—Q1 21 N x QP N x BP 16 K—R1 B—B3 22NxN NxB 17 Q-KNI N—-Q2 233QxN PxN 18 P—B5 P—N3 24 B-K2(b) . . . Position after 24 B—K2 (b) Bobby gave this move long study but what a combination right to the end! pe B x RP 28BxR R—Q5 25 P—QN3 B-K1L 29 P x NP RP x KNP 26 B—B4 P—RS 30 Px P BxP 27 B~QS RxN 31 R-RI QuBI 87 32 B-Q5 B—R3 36 P—N3 QURG 33-Rix R BxQ 37 R/4—R1 BxP 34. R/4 xB Q—R3 38 R—R8+ RESIGNS 35 R—KB1 B—B5 World Junior Chess Champion 88 ROUND 5 In this round an unusual incident takes place. Naj- dorf and Trifunovic agree on a dtaw after only eleven moves. The venerable Tournament Director, Grandmaster Dr. Vidmar, is upset at the number of moves made and states it openly. He makes a speech in which he states that the players should desist from making Grandmaster draws, and urges that the games be played out to the biter end. One is reminded of his open letter in the FIDE Re- view, requesting that on behalf of better and more sporting chess, games should be played without adjournment to the bitter end, and if this was not possible, the players should pledge their word of honor not to analyze the adjourned position, nor to permit analysis by their seconds. He also asked the spectators to express their dis- satisfaction with the agreed draw by applauding—which they did with great gusto. To some degree perhaps we may have to agree with this old and venerable grandmaster and gentleman, but in look- ing back, can we not recollect how Vidmar drew in eight moves in Basle, and how about his draw with Monticelli? Certainly, many of us can remember these events, but then he was also young once, and as he reminisces about himself, he says of himself: “Even a Saint does sin.” This is a very interesting round indeed. It seems that Fischer believes he can clinch a quick point against his less experienced opponent, the Junior World Champion, Parma, and plays a somewhat risky variation of the Sicilian (see game), but Parma, playing bril- liantly, makes a beautiful sacrifice of the exchange. Fischer is in real trouble, and admits afterwards that he felt the chill of defeat, but with great skill, he manages to save the day when Parma loses his way, and the same ends by perpetual check. I believe that Fischer was grateful for this half point. Parma seemed overtired. After all he just finished 17 gruelling games in Holland, losing only one! And, without a single night's rest, he travelled the 22 hours to Bled, to start playing almost immediately in the strongest tourna- ment of his life. As previously mentioned he outplayed Petrosjan, and further he even outplayed Keres, and having the win within reach, he faltered again. By the way, it is quite a sight to witness Keres in trouble—he engages in very long “thinks” and holds his head in clenched fists—a sure sign that all is not well. He, too, like Fischer, was grateful for the half point. Parma, with a little more experience would have scored three wins against three of the World's greatest grandmasters! Another interesting game was Keres’ “easy” win against Pachman; Kere's clock only registered 1 hour 5 minutes—an easy day’s work. Another good game was Olafsson’s victory against Geller. Bisguier, fighting bravely and with stout heart, lost a hard fought battle to Gligoric. 89 WHITE: B. Parma (Yugoslavia) BLACK: R. Fischer (United States) Sicilian Defense 1 P—K4 P—QB4 11 B~K2 N—B3 2 N—KB3 P—Q3 12 N—N3 B—N2 3 P-Q4 PxP 13 P—BS o—o 4NxP N—KB3 14 O—-O N—K4 5 N—QB3 P—QR3 15 N—Q4 P—N4 6 B—KNS P—K3 16 K—R1 B-Q2 7 P—B4 QUN3 17 BRS QR—B1 8 Q—Q2 QxP 18 R—N3 QuB4 9 R—QNI QUR6 19 N/3—K2_ N—B5 10BxN PxB 20 Q—B1 P—K4 Position after 20 . . . P—K4 21 R—KN3! K—R1 31 P—R3 N—K6 22RxB KxR 32 Rx R+ KxR 23 R—B3 R—KNI1 33 Nx N QxN 24 R—N3+ K—BI! 34 B—B3 Q—B8+ 25 Q—R6+ K—K2 35 K—R2 Q—BS+ 26 Q x RP PxN 36 K—N1 Q—B8+ 27 Q x P+ K—Q1 37 K—R2 Q—B5+ 28 Rx Rt+ K—B2 38 K—NI1 Q—B8+ 29 N—B4 Q-R6! 39 K—R2 Q—B5+ 30 N—Q5+ K—N1 DRAW ROUND 6——This was Television Day. The hall was jammed, and for one solid hour two television cameras portrayed the spectacle, which gives you some idea of the great importance with which chess is regarded in the cultural life of Yugoslavia. The youngsters here 90 no longer want to be engine drivers, jet plane pilots, rocket astro- nauts, but just another Bobby Fischer! Bertok left a piece en prise which Tal seemed reluctant to take, but after all, a Knight is a Knight! Petrosjan surpassed himself in a surprising Queen sacrifice which bewildered the unsuspecting Pachman (see game). The audience enjoyed Petrosjan’s artistry and applauded in warm appreciation. Dr. Trifunovic remarked to me that composers like me smell out these moves, whereas on the other hand it is the “simple” moves that es- cape us. A spirit of good sportsmanship prevailed when many of the grandmasters shook Petrosjan’s hand, and congratulated him upon a brilliant maneuver. Geller, playing against Fischer, was optimistic and full of smiles just a few moves after the opening (see game), and Petrosjan and Tal, examining the position on the wall board, seemed amused, as Fischer was “forced” to weaken his King side. In watching this tableau, we thought that it would end in a Geller victory. Fischer, very serious, did some long and hard thinking. Geller seemed very sure of his position and moved rather quickly, then suddenly he stopped and gasped. Something must have gone very, very wrong. Geller no longer was the amiable, smiling Geller, His clock kept ticking away valuable minutes, while he scratched his head pondering the position. He was smoking so many cigarettes that he was soon enveloped in a white halo of smoke. Fischer appeared nervous. Rising from his seat, he walked briskly to the end of the room, appeared to notice nothing, and then rushed back to his seat while Geller kept pondering. Fischer repeated this petformance several times while Geller seemed oblivious to every- thing and lost in deep thought. On and on relentlessly went the clock until only 5 minutes remained for Geller to execute 22 moves. Finally he played, but on move 22 he resigned, his clock registering 2 hours 29 minutes. The roof almost caved in at the tumultous burst of applause that greeted Fischer's victory. It was almost as though the spectators were greeting in applause the next world’s champion. ‘A downcast Geller was irked as his compatriots simply laughed at his discomfiture. Bisguier, with a Pawn down, playing against Don- ner, had a difficult ending (Pawns with Bishops of the same color), and at one point it seemed that he could hold the Dutchman to a draw. However, he lost the game, and subsequently found that the very line he chose was the losing one. Donner was somewhat sur- prised but highly pleased at gaining the full point. Monday, September 11th, was reserved for adjourned games. For Matanovic it was literally “Black Monday.” He had three ad- journed games with the Black pieces and three lost positions! Three zeros in one afternoon is enough to shake even the stoutest heart, 91 but Matanovic proved his sportsmanship by losing gracefully, how- ever ruefully. After the dust of battle had settled after the sixth round, the leaders tied for first place, were Fischer, Petrosjan, Najdorf and Tal, with runners up: Keres, Gligoric and Trifunovic. The next day was free, and for some local color, many of the players just rested; others went for walks in the lovely country-side, and others went rowing on the lake. Your correspondent is behind the typewriter. In the evening all were invited to attend a concert given by the Ljubjlana Philharmonic Orchestra. WHITE: T. Petrosjan (U.S.S.R.) BLACK: L. Pachman (Czechoslovakia) King’s Indian Defense 1 N—KB3 P—QB4 10 QN—Q2 Q—B2 2 P-KN3 = N—QB3_—11 N—N3 N—Q5 3 BUN2 P—KN3 12 B—B4 QUN3 40-0 B—N2 13 N—KS NxN 5 P—Q3 P—K3 14 N—B4 QUN4 6 P—K4 KN—K2_ 15 RPx N P—QR4 7 R-KI 0-0 16 B—Q6 B—B3 8 P—KS P—Q3 17 Q-B3 K—N2 9PxP QxP 18 R—K4! R-Ql Position after 18 . . . R-QU 19 Q x B+!! KxQ 21 B—N7 RESIGNS 20 B—K5+ K—N4 92 WHITE: R. Fischer (United States) BLACK: E. Geller (U.S.S.R.) Ruy Lopez 1 P—K4 P—K4 8 P—KN4 B—N3 2 N—KB3 N—QB3 9 P—OQ4 Bx P 3 BUNS P—QR3 10 QN—Q2 B—N3 4 B—R4 P—Q3 11 Bx N+ PxB 5 O—-O B—NS 12PxP Px P 6 P—KR3 B—R4 13. Nx P B-Q3 7 P—B3 QUB3 14NxB Q x N(a) Position after 14. . . QxN (a) Geller thought for half an hour about this move. 15 R—K1+ K—B1 18 B—B4 P—Q4 16 N—B4 P—KR4 19 Q—N3 P x P(b) 17 NxB PxN Position after 19. . . PxP (b) Geller thought 40 minutes before playing this move. 93 Position after 22 Q—N4+ (c) Geller is shattered—he has only 1 minute left for 19 moves. ROUND 7——After the day of rest, business in this round was rather sluggish. Fischer and Bisguier drew their games very quickly. The bearded Donner, who is beginning to look like Rembrandt, suffer- ed his first defeat by overlooking a simple Knight-fork which cost him the exchange, Gligoric played Black against his old friend and “cus- tomer”? Pachman, and although he succeeded in making some head- way, the game was adjourned for the second time. It is believed that Gligoric missed a winning line, and that the game will eventually be drawn. With only two minutes left before time control, Pachman claimed a draw through a third repetition of position, but being 2 bit unsure of his ability to demonstrate the validity of his claim, played on to adjournment, although a bit peevish, Portisch, who had just been confirmed by F.I.D.E. as the newest International Grandmaster, received great applause when Petrosjan conceded defeat to him. Both players had been in severe time trouble, but the veteran Petrosjan erred, lost a piece, and lost his first game in this tourney. Najdorf and Keres played cautiously to an 18-move draw. Tal could not gain the slightest advantage against Trifunovic, and although Olafsson played aggressively against Bertok, he also had to be content with a draw. Ivkov and Udovcic slugged it out to the point where they had only four minutes for the ten moves to time control, and agreed to a draw. There was no outstanding game in this round—the two wins coming as results of gross blunders. 94 (Editor's Note: *English colloquialism meaning “easy mark” or “soft touch.” In baseball, when a pitcher can always seem to strike out an opposing batter, he calls that batter his “cousin.” In English sports circles the unlucky batter would be called a “customer.” ) WHITE: K. Darga (West Germany) BLACK: R, Fischer (United States) King’s Indian Defense 1 N—KB3 N—KB3 10 B—N5 QxQ 2 P—QB4 P—KN3 11 QR x Q P—B3 3 P—KN3 B—N2 12 R—Q2 B-K3 4 B—N2 o-oo 13 P—N3 KR—K1 5 O—O P—Q3 14 N—R4 N—N5 6 P—O4 N—-B3 15 N—BS P—KR3 7 N—B3 P—K4 16NxB RxN 8PxP NxP 17 P—KR3 PxB 9NxN PxN 18 Px N DRAW Position after 18 PxN A DYNAMIC CHESS PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES CAN HELP PROMOTE AMERICAN CHESS PRESTIGE ROUND 8——Fischer got into trouble with Matanovic, but by com- posing a fine endgame study, and by very accurate play, he achieved the draw. Against Bertok, Geller got into serious time trouble. Ber- tok then obliged by doing the same. The result was a mad scramble with the last five moves played in three seconds, and with Bertok los- ing a piece and the game. Trifunovic and Olafsson played a hard- fought draw. Although Tal had Black against Udovcic, he quickly assumed the offensive. Udovcic defended well, although in time trouble, and at one point his game was preferable to Tal’s. The strain of fighting both the ex-World Champion and the clock at the same time finally caused Udovcic to blunder the game away. Keres easily defeated Ivkov, who also faltered in time trouble, when he had to make twelve moves in one minute to pass the time control. Ivkov, who is doing his year and a half of compulsory military service, re- ceived special leave to compete in this tourney. Since, however, he had no chance for pre-tournament training, he seems to be playing far below his usual form. As partial compensation he has the con- solation of having his beautiful South American wife with him—a most charming and gracious lady who suffers more than her husband when he gets a bad position or loses a game. Petrosjan, smarting under yesterday's defeat by Portisch, was not in a drawing mood today, and quickly refused Najdof’s offer of the draw in their game. At this point Najdorf happened to pass by me, and whispered, “Ich stehe schlecht.” * Petrosjan confirmed his pessimism a few moves later by cleverly trapping Najdorf’s Bishop, thus forcing resignation, Gligoric and Donner drew their games quickly. Darga won a Pawn against Bisguier, then permitted counter-play which enabled Bisguier to equalize the draw. Parma, the Junior World Champion, won his first game in this round, defeating Germek very neatly, to receive an ovation from the crowd of spectators, and personal congratulations from Dr. Vidmar. (Editor's note: *This represents a departure from Najdorf’s chronic habit of leaving his game, and the playing enclosure, and asking everyone he meets, “Wie stehe ich?” —the German equiva- lent of “How am I doing?"—always hoping or expecting to receive encouraging reassurance, I saw him nearly drop through the floor one night in Zurich during the Candidates’ Tournament of 1953, when a Swiss journalist jokingly but seriously answered his query, “Spurlos versunken,” or “You're sunk without a bubble!”) FOR A GIFT THAT WILL BE APPRECIATED ALL-YEAR AROUND, SEND US YOUR GIFT-SUBSCRIPTION FOR A FRIEND WHITE: T. Petrosjan (U.S.S.R.) BLACK: M. Najdorf (Argentina) King’s Indian Defense 1 P—Q4 N—KB3 19 R—QBI Q-K1 2 P—QB4 P—KN3 20 R—B7 N/4—B3 3 N—QB3 B—N2 21 Q-Q2 PxP 4 P—K4 P—Q3 22 Px P B—R6 5 P—KB3 P—K4 23 BLNS R—B2 6 KN—K2—- P--B3 24BxN RxB 7 B-NS QN—Q2. 25 B—BI B—NS 8 P—Q5 N—N3 26 B—K2 B—R6 9 N-B1 PxP 27 B—B1 B—N5 10 BP x P 0-0 28 B—N2 Q-KB1 11 P—QR4 P—QR3 29 P—R3 B-R3 12 N—N3 B—Q2 30 Q—Q3 B—B1 13 P—RS N—B1 31 R—KB1 Rx R+ 14 B~Q3 P—N4 32 QxR Qqai 15 N—R2 N—K2 33 R—-B3 B—KN2 16 N—N4 N—R4 34 Q-B2 P—R4 17 P—N3 P—B3 35 Q-N6! (a) 18 B—K3 P—B4 Position after 35 Q—N6! (a) A long combination culminating in the winning of a piece! OUR SUPPLEMENTS OF ABRACADABRA CHESS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND OLDSTERS WILL HELP SWELL THE CHESS RANKS OF THE U.S.A. 98 ae QxQ 38 N—RS RxP 36 PxQ R—-N1 39 N/4—B6 «Nx N 37 R—B7 B—B3 40NxN Resigns(b) Position after 40 NxN (b) The Bishop is lost. An excellent game for White. WHITE: R. Fischer (United States) BLACK: A. Matanovic (Yugoslavia) Ruy Lopez 1 P—K4 P—K4 14 N—K3 P—N3 2 N-+KB3 N—QB3 15 B—Q2 B—KBI 3 BINS P—QR3 16 P—QN4 = Px NP 4 B—R4 N—B3 17 P x NP N—BS 5 0-0 B—K2 18NxN PxN 6 R-KI P—QN4 19 R—QB1 PxP 7 BN3 P—Q3 20N xP P—Q4 8 P—B3 0-0 21PxP Rx Rt 9 P—KR3 N—QR4 22BxR R93 10 B—B2 P—B4 23 N—K2 R—-K1 11 P—~Q4 QuB2 24 N—B3 Q-K4 12 QN-Q2.s B~-Q2 25 B—R4 BxB 13 N—B1 KR-K1 26QxB B—-Q(a) (a) After this move White is in trouble. Position after 26. . . B-Q3 27 P—N3 QUN4 31 R-K1 Rx Rt 28 Q—B2 Bx QNP 32BxR B—B4 29 B—Q2 Q-R4 33 Q x BP(b) 30 Q-R4 Q x RP! Position after 33 QxBP (b) It takes strong nerves to do this. BS ose ne QxP+ 38 K—BI B—B1 34 K—B1 Q-R6+ 39QxP NxP 35 K—K2 Q—R4+ 40 NxN QxN 36 K—B1 Q-R8+ 41 P—RA4(c) 37 K—K2 Q-R4+ ENTER OUR INTERNATIONAL ENDGAME TOURNAMENT SEE BACK COVER FOR DETAILS Cerne 42 B—B3 43 Q—KB6 44 K—K2 after 41 P—RA (c) The sealed move. P—B4 45 K—Q2 P—B6 P—BS 46 Q—R8+ =K—B2 Q-R8+ 47 Q—B6+! -K—KI QUK5+ 48 Q-K5+!(d) . (d) Now a pure ending is reached with a Pawn down. In view of White's superb play, perhaps he should enter in the forth- coming {nfernational Endgame Tournament sponsored by 4... 49 BxQ 50 K-Q3 51 K—K4 52 B—N3 100 The American Chess Quarterly? QxQ 53 P—RS K—Q2 B—B4 34 K—Q5 B—R2 P—N4 55 K—K4 K—BI P—N5 56 K—BS BNI P—R4 57 K—NS!(e) DRAW (e) White gets all 3 Pawns! os. ROUND 9—This was a sad day for Yugoslavia. After completely outplaying Petrosjan, Ivkov sacrificed a Knight, beautifully and sound- ly, in a manner which would ordinarily win. But Ivkov had used up so much time that he found himself with only 15 minutes in which to make twenty-four moves. He therefore offered a draw, which the astute Armenian grandmaster quickly accepted, and then gleefully demonstrated that Ivkov could have won easily in the next few moves, and well within his time limit. In the other Yugoslav debacle, Dr. Trifunovic got Geller’s Queen for two Bishops, and should have won, but allowed his position to deteriorate to the extent that he was finally forced to accept a draw, Keres sacrificed a piece for two Pawns and the attack against Tal, then decided that the outcome of the “attack” was questionable, and prudently settled for a perpetual check and a draw. Fischer won a Pawn against Bisguier and carried this advantage through to take the game. Getmek outplayed Darga, and handed the West German his first defeat of the tourney. Donner had a Pawn advantage over Portisch, but the Hungarian cleverly forced a draw. Pachman and Olafsson drew their respective games. Najdorf pressed Gligoric very hard, and seemed about to win when the always dangerous Yugoslav champion managed to equalize and draw through a problem move. Matanovic won the exchange from Bertok and won a long and difficult game—the tournament's Songest, so far —in seventy-nine moves. Gligoric, one of the world's strongest players, and the idol of Yugoslavian chess enthusiasts, is often a slow starter, who gathers impetus through competition, and finishes on top with a flourish. Always well-groomed, modest, and well-mannered, he epitomizes the perfect gentleman. I have known him and his wife for many, many years, and you could not ask to meet a nicer couple. Unlike some other grandmasters, he always seems to have the time to say a few good words about everyone. The following day was devoted to playing off adjourned games, the feature of which was the termination of the marathon game be- tween Pachman and Gligoric, continued from Round 7. The con- sensus was that the game could be drawn, but Pachman went astray after 85 gruelling moves (breaking the record established the pre- vious day by Matanovic and Bertok). Gligoric clinched the win, and the right to continue believing that Pachman is his “customer.” The following day we went sight-seeing, By cable chair-lift we visited a mountain-top in the Julian Alps. Bled is the most beautiful Alpine holiday resort in Yugoslavia, lying in a valley on the edge of a crystal-blue mountain lake in the heart of the Karawanken. 101 WHITE: B. Ivkov (Yugoslavia) BLACK: T. Petrosjan (U.S.S.R.) Sicilian Defense 1 P—K4 P—QB4 8 Q-Q2 P—K3 2 N—KB3 P—Q3 9 0—O—O = P—QN4 3 P—Q4 PxP 10 B—N3 B—N2 4NxP N—KB3 ~~ 11 KR—K1 N—B4 5 N—B3 P—QR3 12 P—K5 PxP 6 B—KNS QN-Q2. 13 Bx P! 5 7 B—QB4 Position after 13 BxP! 19). %5) 3 PxB iSBxN NxB 14 N x KP N/4—Q2 DRAW Black quickly accepted the offered draw. White, in time difficulty, could however, easily win with RxP — Black is then quite lost! OUR SUPPLEMENTS — ABRACADABRA CHESS — peer behind the veil of centuries surrounding the mystery of the “Royal Game,” and reveal its inner secrets to beginners desirous of learning to play chess. 102 WHITE: A. Bisguier (United States) BLACK: R. Fischer (United States) Semi-Terrasch Defense 1 P—OQ4 2 N—KB3 3 P—QB4 4 P—K3 5 N—B3 19 R-Q7 20 B—K3 21 R—QB7 22 Rx R+ 23 N—NS 24 P—QN4 25 Rx R+ 26 PxB 27 N—Q6 28 P—K4 29 K—B2 30 N—B4 31 N x KP 32 N—B4 33 N—K3 N—KB3 P—Q4 P—K3 P—QB4 N—B3 KN x P B—K2 Oo—O Px P 10PxP 11 B—K3 12 R—B1 13 Q-K2 14 B—KB4 15 NxN 16QxN 17 KR—QL 18QxQ Position after 18. . . 8PxQ B—B4 34 K—K2 B—B3 35 K—Q2 KR—B1 36 P—N3 RxR 37 N-QI B—Q2 38 N—K3 BxB 39 K—Q3 BxR 40 K—Q4 B—Q2 41 K—K5 K—B1 42K xB P—K4 43 K—BS B—B3 44K xP Bx P 45 P—N4 K—K2 46 K—BS5 K—K3 47 P—-NS5 K—K4 RESIGNS N—B3 P—QN3 B—N2 N—KNS5 N/3 x P Qx«N Q x KB Q—N3 BP xQ K—Q5 B—B3 B—Q2 K—K5 K—B6 P—KN4 B—K3 KxN K—B7 K—N7 KxP P—N4 K—N6 P—-N3-+ WHITE: M. Najdorf (Argentina) S. Gligoric (Yugoslavia) BLACK: King’s Indian Defense 1 P—Q4 2 P—QB4 3 P—KN3 4 B—N2 5 N—KB3 6 O—O 7 P—O5 8 N—B3 9 P—QR4 10 B—B4 1i P—RS5 12Px Pep, 13 P—N3 26QxB 27 Q-B4 28 R—R1 29 QUNS 30 R—RS 31 DQ 32 R—RL 33 P—K4 104 N—KB3 P—KN3 B—N2 0-0 P—Q3 P—QB4 N—R3 N—B2 R—NL P—QR3 P—QN4 RxP P—K4 QxN Q-K1 R—N3 R—QB3 Q-QB1 P—R4 R—K3 K—N2 14Px Pep. 15 B—K3 16 R—R2 17 N—QR4 18 N—N5 19 NxN 20 Bx B 21 R—Q2 22PxR 23 R x QP 24QxN 25 Q—B4 Position after 25 . . . B—R3! 34 R—RS 35 R x BP 36 R—B8 37 QxR 38 K—N2 39 Q—B2 40 K—-N1 41 P—BS NxP R—K1 R—NI1 Q—B2 B—N2 RxN QxB RxB N—KS5 NxR QxP B—R3! Qki RxP QxR Q—B4+ P—R4 Q—B3+ P—QR5S DRAW ROUND 10——Keres overwhelmed Olafsson, sacrificing a Bishop to net three Pawns, winning the ending in his usual skillful style. This appeared to be a “drawing round” when Darga, Pachman, Tri- funovic, Matanovic, Petrosjan, and Tal quickly drew their games. Por- tisch, who had the better of his game with Parma, went astray and also had to settle for the half-point. Udovcic had the great Geller on the ropes, with an inferior position and the necessity to make 13 moves in 5 minutes; but in trying to make the kill he gave Geller a chance to demonstrate both his famous luck and skill, and the game ended in a 75-move draw. Gligoric won a fine game in fine style from Ivkov. Fischer, in great form, sacrificed the exchange against Bertok, won the game, and found himself leading in this great tourna- ment. Najdorf also sacrificed brilliantly against Donner, only to find that his “elegant” sacrificed enabled Donner to win. Bisguier won a Pawn from Germek, who soon found himself caught in a fatal mating net. WHITE: P. Keres (U.S.S.R.) BLACK: F. Olafsson (Iceland) Caro Kann Defense 1 P—K4 P—QB3 7 KN—K2- N—KB3 2 P-Q4 P—O4 8 P_KR4 P—KR3 3 N—QB3 PxP 9 N—B4 B-R2 4NxP BB4 10 Q—K2 B—Q3 5 N—N3 B—N3 11 P—QB3 QN—Q2? 6 B—QB4 Position after 11 . . . QN—-Q2? 105 12 B x P! 13 Nx P 14 N/3—BS 15 N x P+ 16NxB 17K xQ 18 NxB 19 B—B4+ 20 P—R5 21.P

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