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times, it takes a very few moves' Consider t.P-K4P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. BNs
m
Hoi-Iskov (Esbjerg N-B3 4. GO NxP 5. P{4 NQ3 6. BxN
1981): @
P-Q4N-KB3Z.P-QWP-K3 3. N-KB3
QPXB 7. kP N-84 8. QxQchlKxQ
1.
P{,qo.B-Ns P-83 5. P-K3 Q-R44h 6.QN- A draw was agreed here in Cseshkov- @
Q2, draw
Or fewer, as in Henley-Tisdall (Ed tasker
sky-Nikolic (Vrnjacka Banja 1982)'
can demititarize the board with the Scotch:
Or, you
t,ru %,,
.ru,'&v
,[i
W
Memorial 1981): r.P-K'P-K42. N-KB3 N-QB3 3.P-Q4 iI
1. P-KN3 N-KB3 2.8-N2 PQ4 3. PQ3 PxP 4. NxP N-B3 5. N-QB3 BNS 6. NxN
PQBA4.P'r<B4 N-QB3 5. N-KB3, draw NP:rI{ 7. B-Q3 PQ4 8. PxP Q-K2ch 9. Nowwith 12. Q-N3 NxN 13. klitrc
the position that was agreed drawn b ]E
And even fewer (Wirthenson-Kurajica: Q-K2 QxQch!
Biel 1981): A draw as made here in Bilek-Ledic tevia-fthmidt (Smedervska Palanta U
(Vinkovci 1982). You can trade down even Or, with 12. NxN we have the final ffi
1. P-QB4 P-K3 2.P-q4-P'Q4 3' N-KB3
faster in the French: Fedorowicz-Tarjan (U.S. Chamf H
8 CHESSLIFE/ NOVEMBER1984
tnat lajos Portisch and Andras Adorjan chose
to endtheir last-round game onthe fust board
the New York International. Going one
,:,f
rep further - to 13. Q-N3 - we have the
crawn position of Tompa-Szekely {Zamardi
-980). White can even vary with 13. RK3,
afe in the knowledge that 13. ... &K3 was
-rtere Pamo-Ree (IBM 1980) was drawn. As
-*-as IGrlsson-Smejkal (Malta 1980).
You may have noticed a number of unpro-
:ounceable names attached to these unre-
moves. This is because today the
=arkable
:a.$est draws are made in the East, or rather,
tastern Europe. Il the 1982 Yugoslav Cham-
;irnship, for examPle, there were two
ll-move games, one 12-mover, no less than
h'e 13-movers, five 14-movers, and niie
:thers that finished before Black's 17th move.
-tt
TNC'STruOIAN DEFENSE
W: GM lvanFNago 125201 f,
Hungary fr
B: GM Miguel Quinteros (2495) tl
Argentina fr
1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5
Quinteros' introduction of the
dian Defense was motivated bY his
lead in the tournament. He thus invitts &
dxe5 4. Qxd8+ IkdS 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 6 7-
8. b3 Nd7, with easy equality. Farago'
in stopping the front runner, avoids tld [c''
3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 96 5' d5 NceT 5' d
The assault looks dangerous, but Bbd
the worst by rushing to complete his
ment, and the game transPoses mto a
dian Defense, an oPening that has
Argentine well in his career.
6. ... Nf6 7. e4fu7 8. cxd6 cxd6 9'
lO. Ndz Ne8!
White's idea is to Put immediate
base of Black's pawn chain by Nc4. The
e8 will defend the Point more than
11. O-O f5 12. f3
Perhaps 12. Nc4 is more consistent, sire
f4? 13. Bg4 favors White. Complicatlm
though, after 12. ... b5.
12. ... f4 13. Nc4 g5
Continuing with the traditional
Kingside attack, a scheme that players
Leonid Stein, Bobby Fischer, Svetozar
Efim Geller, and Mikhail Tal have made a
off of in the past.
L4.N2 h5 15. Be1?!
This clears lines and adds defensive
the threatened Kingside, but this is a very
IO CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1984
:reatment of a sharp position. Perhaps 15. Qb3 or win with the sneakiest of pawn captures.
OLDINDIANDEFENSE lA53l
Many young players have gotten their chess
.5. a4 is better.
W: GM Miguel Quinteros 124951 careers off to a good start at this tournament.
15. ... Rf6
Argentina Seirawan made his first big national splash in 1976
With this Rook lift to support the key break ... B: GM Andiew Soltis (2440)
:5-g4, Quinteros can maintain the Knight at e8 for by ty-g for first with Walter Browne and John
United States Pike of Michigan, getting his popular face on the
lefensive purposes.
16. a4 Rg6 t7. h3 KhZl 18. Ra3 Ng8 19. Bf2 cover of Chess Life for the first tirne. And, of
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 NbdT 4. e4 e5 5. course, home-grown Perry Youngworth of River-
\h6 20. Nb5?! Nge2 c6 6. f3 k! 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 a6 9. d5
This sortie really series only to scatter'vVhite's side, a strong senior master now in college, came
cxd5 1O. cxd5 b5 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. b3 Bd7 r3. through the ranks, winning the Amziteur
:rrces, but what else can he do? The "avalanche" Bd3 hs?l 14. O-O}l,4 15. Nge2 Nh7 16. a4! b4
rith ... g5-g4 is now inevitable. Under'1800 section one year, and winning the
17. Nd1 a5 18. Rc1 Bg5 19. f4 exl4 20. Bxf4 whole enchilada soon after!
20. ... a6 2I. Na7 H7 22. Nb6 Rb8! 23. RcS 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Ne3 Bxf4 23' Rxf4 NgS
\xd7 QxdT The American Open traditionally draws many
24. Qbz MZ 25. Nd4 Nh3 + ? 26. gxh3 Qgs + piayers from out of the area, and from outside
The spectacle is 27.Ng2 B-xh3 28. Nf3 Qxg2+ 29.QxgzBxg2
imusing: an errant California, with family attractions such as Disney-
3O. I{xg2 RcS 31. Nd4 Rcr 32. Bbs, Black re- land, Universal Studio Tours, Hollywood, pro
=eed
ie
on the far edge of
board, deaf to the
n/ ttfr, signs !D
football and basketball, Magic Mountain, and
Santa Anita racetrack. And for those who cannot
=ies of his
immolated
iing. 9 let Thanksgiving pass without lapsing into tem-
24. b4 Nf6 25. bs porary gluttony, this toumament recognizes this
g+! (diagramf
primordial need and offers a,half-point bye.good
rh" is at hand.
Aller2s""84 Never a Dull Mornent for either the first or second round.
"ia has easily handled
the positional play As an added incentive, the Santa Monica Bay
Quihteros
rus far; watch him now throw in a few tactical
At the Arnerican Open Chess Club is offering a group discount on their al-
parklers. ready reasonable entry fees to groups of 10 or
26.fxg4ttxg427. hxg4 Nfxg4 28. bxa6 bxa6 BY BEN NETHERCOT more players. Please see Toumament Life for
29. Nc6 f,l or the Zoth consecutive year, the Santa details.
So \ Ihite has managed to save his I(night, but .f' Monica Bay Chess CIub, the largest chess This is one of the top 10 chess tournaments on
ijack has a newly created open Line . . . club on the West Coast, is hosting the American the national calendar. Your participation makes it
29. ...R.bz! 3O. Rb3? Ne3l Open over the Thanksgiving holiday. This Ameri- that much betterl
which Quinteros employs to create an attrac- can Classic tournament, with a $10,000 guarzrr-
:r'e finish. teed prize fund, offers the civilized schedule oftwo
31. Bxe3 Qb3 32. Rf2 fxe3, White resigrrs rounds a day for four days. It always attracts many Benjamin Could Not Be
of the country's best players, because the length
helps weed out "unworthy" contenders, and
Denied At'84 World Open
A well-earned second place went to Israelj GM
makes the champion a true one. Proceed, great chief, withvimte on thy side,
Jehuda Gruenfeld for his score of 8-3. Gruenfeld's
The centrally located Marriott Hotel at los Thy every action let the goddess guide
rctims included myself and IM Ed Formanek.
Angeles International Airport is the luxurious A crown, amansion, andathrone that shine
At 7lz pornts, in a tie for third through fifth
venue this yeari with room prices greatly reduced With gold unfading, Washington/ be thine.
:-ace, were veterans GMs Anatoly L,ein and Ivan
to $50 for a single, double, triple, or quad room. - Puvllls Wunerlpv
iarago, along with IM Marcel Sisniega, the cur-
::nt champion of Mexico. Farago recovered from Phil Degen, current president of the SMBCC,
r:s loss to Quinteros to defeat Dr. Ariel Mengarini notes that as many as 547 players have attended lTl h... words, written during the revolutionary
-r round 10. Lein and Sisniega played solidly the American Open. He expects that the caliber of I lutionary war by the Afro-American poet
:roughout, although it must be admitted that players will equal that of past years, when such Phyllis 'vVheatley, remind us of our country's
noted grandmasters as Yasser Seirawan, Walter struggle for liberation. The concept of liberty, that
Ssniega benefitted greatly from aberrant play by
each man may be free to find his own truth, was
x
als Joel Benjamin and Igor Ivahov, who lost to Browne, Larry Christiansen, James Tatlat, Latry I
Evans, Leonid Shamkovich, Anatoly Lein, Robert the crown that \Alheatley speaks of, the prime
-e Mexican from vastly superior positions. Ben- motivation of the long fight that led to the creation
;
-amin's loss was particularly disappointing, since Byrne, Pal Benko, Peter Biyiasas, and Ron Henley
have tried for this prestigious title. Because this of our country.
r destroyed his hopes for a GM norm.
tournament comes near the end of the year, it has On the July 4 holiday, almost 500 chessplayers
Speaking of norms, World Chess Federation
become a crucial date on the Grand Prix trail, gathered in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 200 years
r-aster John Meyer of Washington, D.C., ap-
bringing such fierce fighters as international after George Washington fought there, to once
:arently gained his second IM norm by scoring 6
masters Igor Ivanov, Nick deFirmian, Vince Mc- again struggle to achieve the highest virtue: truth.
;,rints against a very strong field' He now needs Alas! If only the struggle of our forefathers could
rne norrn in a round robin event for the title. Cambridge, aid Ka-ran Shirazi into town in
search of more Church's "chicken points'" have been conducted in the same spirit of cama-
This year's CCA International was held in
l-alley Forge, Pennsylvania, the site of George Besides being an exciting chess spectacle, the raderie and peacel
'u-ashington's revoiutionary war exploits. The American Open has witnessed some unusual il- Perhaps in another 200 years disputes between
aiplayer field included six GMs and 12 IMs. cidents over the years. One year a prominent nations will be resolved on the chessboard, and
chess couple tied the matrimonial knot on the not on the battiefield. But that's a dream for
SICILIAN DEFENSE lB82l tournament floor! Another year, toumament anotherdry....
iV: Marcos Paolozzi l242ol director Bill Bragg almost missed the tournament The supreme "general" to walk from Valley
after trying to retrieve his car from a snowdift :u-t Forge onto the pages of history in 1984 is Joel Ben-
Braztl.
sunny California (albeit in the mountains)! jamin, the frst clear World Open winner in over
B: IM John Meyer (2360)
Another year, two pugnacious, hear.ryweight 10 years. Joel emerged victorious by sweeping a
United States
chessplayers engaged in a quick round of fisticuffs four-man playoff, composed of the players tied for
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd0 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
1. e4 c5 2. over a debate about the aromatic benefits of pipe- first at the conclusion of the regular eight-round
Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3 e5 9. Nxc6 smoking (smoking has since been banned in the tournament. The players losing to Benjamin were
interest of "better health"|! grandmaster Yehuda Gruenfeld of Israel and in-
hrc6 1O. f5 Rb8 11. O-O-O Qa5 12..k4 O-O 13.
Bb3 Rxb3!? 14. cxb3 d5 15. Bd2 dxe4 16. Some spectacular chess swindles have emerged ternational masters Kevin Spraggett of Canada and
from the darkest, most twisted recesses of master Boris Kogan of Stone Mountain, Georgia. All play-
\xe4 Qxa2 17.Kcz Qa6 18. Bg5 c5 19. Bxf6
minds, most notably when Larry Christiansen, ers richiy deserve kudos simply for emerging on
Erf6 20. Rd3 Kh8 21. Kb1 Bxfs 22. Rhdl 896
23. g4 c4 24. bxc4 Qxc4 25. Re1 Rb8 26. Re2 two pawns down, transformed a dead lost Queen- top of the regular tournament.
and-pawn ending against Nick deFirmian into a The special playoff is a concept of organizer Bill
RM 27. Rde3 Qd4, White resigrrs
CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER 1984 TI
wan ?rnd Ivanov, the open section was surd one A peculiar aspect of Kolan's solid sty'e
Goichberg, desigrred to produce a clear winner of
of the strongbst ever. chant for the Knight pair, but in this
the World Open. The last nine years have seen
Goichberg was assisted in the mammoth task of Bishops favor Black.
multiple ties for fust in this prestigious swiss tour- Hz
diieaing by Steve Immitt, Jess Goodman, Ira Rid- 9. ... 8t'6 LO. e4 Bgz t1'. Qte2
nament.
dle, and Alan Benjamin. cxd4 13. Nxd4 NcS 14. Nc4 Rc8 15.
The playoff was all-play-all, with each player
Next year's World Open Chess Congress will be 16. Ne3 a6 L7.ll,4h1 18. Kh2 Re8 19-
receiving 30 minutes for the entire game. The fast
held at the Philadelphia Center Hotel, site of some 2o. Ne3 Qb6 21. Rd2 Red8 22. Redr
time limit suited the young IM well, and Benjamin
of the most successful past :vents' Make your a3 aS 24. gA bxg4 25. Nxg4 b4t 26.
was never in troublg as he scored 3{'
plans now to play in our nation's birthplace! 27. c4Be,4 28. Rg1 Nb3 29. Nxb3
Finishing with lYz-lYz to gamer clear second
gxhs 31. Bh3
was Gruenfeld, whose one wirt in the final was
SI,AVDEFENSE lDtu An ingbnions.and dangerousJoirking
against the third-place finisher Spraggett, who
W: IM Kevin Spraggeft lcanadal counterplay. Benjamin
scored 1 point. Drawiilg with Gmenfeld but losing
B: IM Boris Kogari (Georgia) demonstrates that his
to Benjamin and Spraggett was Kogan, who thus position is still better,
finished in fourth Place.
7. c4i6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 g6! 5- e3 though.
The South's favorite IM, Kogan, was the early 31. ... Xf8! 32. Ne3
leader of the tournament, achieving the only BEZ
Bliack's setup is renowned for its solidity, Qcs 33. f4 Bd4!! (dia-
perfect score after five rounds. He defeated this grarnl
writer in the fourth round with a superb display of but was long thought too passive' Recently,
though, players such as Vassily Smyslov have re- A wonderful demon-
endgame technique. In the fifth round, he defeat-
habilitated this idea, showing that Black's position stration of the superi-
ed Spraggett in brilliant attacking style' After oity or the Bishops. 11
Arter 33' "' Bd'
drawing witli IM Michael Wilder in round 6, he has potential to counterPunch.
6. Nbd2 O-O 7' Bd3 c5! 34. Rd3, then 34. :.. Bxc4, so rr'Vhite has
faced a determined Joel Benjamin.
This delayed Gruenfeld is strong because 34. Rgs Bxe3 35. Ric5 Bxf4+ 36.
Chess fans may remember that Benjamin domi-
White's pibces are on awkward squares. For in- 37. Rxd8+ RxdS 38: Qf3
nated modt of last year's World Open, only to be
stance, on 8. dxc5 Nc6!, Black threatens ... NM' Has Black overiooked something?
8. cxdS crd4 9' e4 38. ... Rd1+ 39. Bf1?
On 9. Nxd4 Nxd5, Blackagainthreatens .'. Nb4, Better is 39.Kg2, when Black's
giving him easy plaY, more difficult.
z 9. ... e6 lO. dxe6 Bxe6 11. O-O Nc6 12. a3 39: ... Be5 40. Qxhs Bd4 41. Qf3
The exposed position of \thite's Queen costs Re1 43. Qf6 Bxe5
him many tempos. Kogan's play from here is a Black is now in comPlete coiltrol.
beautiful expose on exploiting the dynamic 44.Qh6+ Ke8 45. IKgzBd446.q4
potential of a position to the fullest. b3 Re3 48. Qb8+ lkz 49' QaZ+ IGB
F 12. ... Rc8 13. Qbl Ng4! Be4+ 51. Hti2 Rc3 52. Qa5 Rxb3 53-
o
Securing e5 for Black. \ fhite's next move is s4. Q{8+ Idlg7 55. Qg5+ 896 56. ry
wrorig, weakening the Queenside, but what else White resigrs
can White do? Thd advairce of the b-Pawn will
14. b4 Nce5 15. Bb2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rc3!
(diagran|
' ENGLISH ING
This is the key. \,Vhite is given no time to con- W: IM Mark Ginsburg lNew Yorkl
ttlrned away from a share of first by Leonid Bass in
solidate a blockade of B: Carl Adamec lNew York)
the last round. This year, aftbr a long and hard
struggle, Benjamin defeated Kogan' iGgan then the d-pawn. OrL 17.
Bxc3 dxc3, Black wins: Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5
1. c4
had to defeat Canadian champi6n and Grand?rix
17. Qbr Qb6 18. kZ 6. d4 c5 7. cxdS Nxc3 8. bxc3
king Igor Ivanov in the last round to earn his spot
Bxc3 Nc6 1O. Bd3 Be6 11. Rbl Rb8 12.
in the final.
Here 18. h3 may be 13. O-O h6?! 14..Nd?! O-O 15. Qhs
Spraggett's victory may earn him the title of
an imprcivement. Bxh6! gxh6 16. Qxh6 Re8 18. Bh7+.
"King of the Swiss," since he also tied for first in
18. .., dxc3 19. Nb3 resigns
last year's World Opbn, not to mention his clear
first in this ybar's fantastic New York Open - a a2!
The final point of a The winnei of the 1984 New York
record of remarkable conSistency.
deep bombination, securing a winriing positional again demonstrated his ability to rmr
Finishing with a half-point, as weII as a lot of
advantage for Black. under fire with this last-round clutch
money, less than the lucky four were GMs Miguel
highly rated Hungarian Farago.
Quinteros (who was upset by David Gertler iri the
20.. Qxc\Bxb3 21. Qxb3 Bxal 22' h3
first round; see gamesl, Lev .l\lburt (who drew Not 22. Rxal, whet2?.... Nt'2 wins at least the
e-pawn, with continuing threats.
INDIANDEFENSE
with Quinteros in the last iound, finishing with W: GM Ivan Farago (Hungaryl
honor and expenses), and Dmitry Gurevich, as 22. ... Nxflzl 23. Rxfz Rc8 24. Qa2 47
Such advantages in the hands of a master of B: IM Kevin Spraggett lCanada)
well as iM Eugene Meyer and untitled Harry
Kamiaker of Toronto, who thus gamered the bdst Kogan's strength are overwhelrning; he has better
minor-piece development, more active major 1.d4 Nf6 2. c496 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4
untitled prize.
pieces, and better pa.wn structure. O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O NbdT 8, Be3 h6
Untitled players finishing with 5% points, and
25,Khz Q{6+ 26. 93 Rc3! 27.eSQe6! 1o. Ne 1 f5 1 1. f3 14 12. Bf2 Es
so dividirig second prize in the special category,
Anticipating an endgame where White's pawns So the battle lines are set: It's White
were Jay Bonin and Asa Hoffmann of New York,
fall like ripe apples. ibgan is never afraid to win Queenside and Black on the Kingside.
Morris Giles bf Chicago, and youngster T<idd
the slow but sure way, and here his technique nets ing first?
Southam of Toronto.
him the poini faster than he expected! 13. Nd3 h5 14. t5 Ndf6 15. b4 Rf,7
Finishing at the top bf the 60odd nbn-masters
28. Qd2? BxeS 29.Re2 Bxf3, White resignS' b6!?
who ventured to ptay in the open section were
'vVhite is frst to make $ains, since ..-
Craig RolI of Collingswood, New Jersey, Chris pewu cAME lA4el concession on Black'S Part. But the
Chabris of Armonk, New York, and Roy Woll of
W: IM Boris Kogan (Georgia) is still brewing.
Simsbury, Connecticut.
17. cxd6 cxd6 18. a494 19. Kh1 g3!?
Despite the beauty and historic significance of -eunEx's
B: IM Joel Benjamin {New York)
A pawn sacrifice to try to turn the tftL
the Valley Forge playing site, attendance this year
Nf3 96 2. g3Bg7 3. d4 cS 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bg2 backfres, since White can use the extra
was down dramatically from previous' years' 1.
a6 Yasser Seira- Na6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 d6 8. Nbd2 h6 9; Bld6 his advantage.
Nevertheless, with hlso-rins such
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Heads North of the Border these two had faced each other countless times
as
high-school
Sitting next to Dave during this
Rob Cima, the second-place finisher in
the fust boards of their respective
why Ironically, these two St. Louis players hd
BY ROBERT SINGLETARY chess teams. Eckert quickly showed Taras
USCF even met before this toumament, mud
tTt he 1984 Team
play"ed each other. Rob said he used his
I cu-pl 2630
JM: weapon, the Benoni, throughout this
in Kitchener, e first
taking home his frst class B scalp with it'
time since 1971 that the tournamenl has been held school coaches of these two young men,
Though Colias and Bumett decided to split the
outside the United States. The Pam-Am, boasting verson and Bob Hoffman, have something
point, this encorrnter was anything but a "grarrd'
a record-tying $4,000 prize fund, is being spon- proud about.
irraster draw." Colias went into an explosive ^
sored by the University of Waterloo and the Inter- Th" E champion, Randy Hanson of
English Opening to try and stay away from the "l"rs
collegiate Chess League of America (ICLA)'
14 CHESSLIFE i NOVEMBER1984
'vVhite would have some edge after 31' -
ville, Minnesota, gave credit for his success to his
32. Nxb7, since Black's pawns are weTlu
chess coach, Brian Ribnick, an algebra teacher at rvVhite's. White wins a pawn with 31. -"
John Metcalf Junior High School. Hanson saidthat d5, but there may still be some difficuhil=
Ribnick had convinced him to play the Petroff 32. exdS! bxc4 33. Rxc4c5 34. d6!R'!
during this tournament. He did, and c.rme away Kg2 Ke8
with a win and a draw against two class C players'
'vVhite meets 35. ... Re4 with 36. dxcs!
Unrated champion John Mogusar used the bxc4, and now White wins on either 37 ' --
esoteric Bird's Operiing in the third round to o c6 or 37.... Rxc5 38. d7 Ke7 34. d8 =Q+
defeat a 1600-player. Said Mogusar about the o
I
E Nb7+.
Junior Open: "I beat my aunt all of the time, and L Rdl 37. b4 Rb8 38' Nc6
o
a 36. dxcS
wanted to see what real competition was like." Re4+ Kt8 40. NaS Rb8 41' Kf3 Rds
This quiet young man from the Kansas prairie said Re8
there is virtually no chess where he comes from in The rest is easY'
central Kansas. He personally organized the I
o 43. Ne7 Rd 1 4 4. Kle2 Rlcl 45. KdZ
F
DeSoto High School chess team and is looking for o
Ra2+ 47. Kc3 Ra3+ 48. Klc4 Ral
E 'lll
scholastic competition this coming school year' Rc1 + Kb6 Rdl 51' Kc7 Rldz52'
5O.
(Are the high school teams in Kansas reading this?) Onlv a last-round loss kept lS-year-old New 53. c7, Black resigns
Chris George emerged as the class A champion' Yorft. master Danny Edelman out of the win-
Chris, who has a soft Southern accent, hails from ner's circle.
TINNCTTNTTO DEFENSE
McNair High School in New Orleans Parish, Ioui-
A better altemative is 10. ... b5, Ieading to com- W: Marco Robert (2099)
siana. Chris said his best game of the tournament B: Danny Edelnan 122291
plex play.
was in the first round, against David Asebrook of Ndz
1 1. a4 o-O 12. Be2 Nh5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14'
Springfield, Ohio, the eventual class C champion'
h6 15. Be3 Nf6 16' Nc4 NbdT 17' f4 Re8 18' Annotated bY D,oug Eckert
Chris pulled off an 18-move miniature when he and Dennis Younglove
Bf3 Rb8 19. O-O
sacrificed a Knight on his 14th move.
Black's last series of moves has left him very lit- 1. e4 96 2.d4 47 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2
Asebrook produced the quote of the tourna- .. b7-b5 break is ' 6. Bg2 ei 7. O-O NbdT 8. h3 Rd
93 O-O
ment. Asked the stock question "To what do you must now PlaY a6 1O. a4RbS 11. a5 exd4 L2.Bxd4cS
attribute your fine piay in this toumament?" e his Position. Ne5 14. b3 b5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16' ga
Asebrook replied simply: "My opponents played Kh1 b6 22. e5 The players reeled all this off in les
really lousy!" When one of the players he had
Here White decides to sacrifice a pawn for good minute. TheY had obviouslY come
beaten, Jeff Hellman (1750) of Eastem Kentucky
positional comPensation. each other.
University, heard Asebrook's assessment of his 16. ... Bb7 17. f4 NedT 18. Qd3 hG
22. ... dxei 23. d6 Qd8 24. Nxe5 Nxe5
opponents, he added: "He ain't just a-woofin!"
Thi other possibility was 24. " Bxe5 25' fxe5 Rbd8 20. Radl Qb4 21. Ng3
The excellent playing conditions drew praise
Nxe5 26. Bd5 Be6 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28' Ne4, when If 21. g{d6?, then 21. .'. Nxe4 is good
from the 100 young men and women who showed 21. ... Nf8 22. Nds Nxd5 23' exdS
Qc3 gives White good attacking chances'
up to do battle, as did the direction of Robert Sut-
25.fxe1Brc626. Bd5 Bxe5 27' Bxe6 fxe6 28' Ne4 c4! 25. Qxc4 Qxc4 26, bxc4 BaG
ter.
RfZ + Bg7 Bxc4 28. Rel a4 29' Bxd8 Rxd8 30' i5
The two co-champions have provided com- Here 30. Ra1 iooks good for White sire
lf 28. ... Kh8, then 29. QcZ is strong'
ments to some of the better-played games: Bxal 31. Rxal Bbs 22. Bf1 gives ttr[hite
29. Ne4 KhS
\{hite has good compensation for the pawn' ning chances.
MODERNBENONI lATt) 30. Bd2 e5 31. Qh3 Rf8 32. Bg5 Qe8 33' 3O. ... hxgS 32. fxgS Be5 33.BflBa2
Dennis Younglove RxfS Qxf8 34. d7 Ne7 35. Kgl! a3 35. Re3 Bb1 36. Rxa3 Bxc2 37' B'!
John Bauman Now there is no defense 38. Bc6 Rb4 39. Nf6+ Kg7 4O. Ne8+
35. ... Nc6 36. Rf1 Qg8 37. Bxh6 Qh7? Ra8
Annotated by Dennis Younglove Losing immediately. But 37' "' Nd8 38 Qh4 White may be well-advised to force a
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 eG 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exdS 5. Rf3 gives
Qh7 39. BxgT + KxgT 40. Qf6+ Kh6 41' this point.
cxdS d6 6. Nf3 96 7. BlgS a6 8. e4 Bgz White excellent compensation for the pawn' 41. ... Bfs 42' Nf6+ Kg7 43. Ne8+
Black decides against playing the critical ... 38. BxgT + IkgT 39. Rf7 +, Black resigns Rd8?
b7-b5 line, which White has had success against 'vvhite is playing with fire. He shouH
recently. SXCHANCNORTHODOX lD36l take a draw now.
9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Bc8 W: Doug Eckert 44. ... Bxh3 45. Nxd6?? Rg4+ 216'
B: Michael Podol (2032) 'vvhite had to try 46.1{f2. Now Black
chances.
Annotated bY Doug Eckert 46....Bigz+ 47.Kgl Bxd5+ 48' Xf,r
r. c4 eG 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 NbdT 5' 49. Ke2 Bxc6, White resigns
Bg5 c6 6. cxd5 exdS 7. e3 k7 8. Bd3 O-O 9'
qcZ neA 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12' Bxe4!
dxe4?
lf 12. ...Bxh4,then 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bd3 gives
White an advantage.
13. Qxe4 BES 14. Bxg5 hxgS 15. Qc2 Nb6
o
o 16. Racl Be6 17. Na4?? O;utl;.mffi:ilTJil3
A.ythiog is better; now it's a hard fight' game prizes were donated by Dr. RonaH
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If 18. Nc5, then 18. '.. Bc4. in honor of his late father.
E 18. ... Nxa4 15. Qxa2 Nb6 20. Ne5 Qe7 21'
. ihe game Friedman-Tai (September.
a6 had several garbied moves. Black's move
o Qe2 Nds 22.g3Rada23.Qc4Rd624' Qc5
F 25. Nc4 Re6 have been ... Mxd7, and the ProPer
o later is 8. dxeS NhS 9 Be3 Nxe5.
I knew I had to win this difficult ending if I
wanted to remain the chamP.
o The final move of Dreev-Rachels
National 26. QxeZ RlDxe7 27, Na5 Rc8 28' Rc4 Kf8 page 18) should be 38. Rh4, not 38' Qh4-
a solid pe wise, White, not Black, should iesign!)
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hen used properly, a BishoP is vancing either one is sufficient to release attacked in this way can move
a dynamic force. With its long- the Biihop. Moreover, in moving both counterattack the Bishop. Thus, ^ft-
Y Y range muscle and abilitY to pawns, you diminish control over the d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5, rWhite dr
sweep the board in a single move, it can iquare KB3, rendering it weak and prepared for 3. ... Ne4, when the
vulnerable to enemy exploitation. Lecomes the hunted. Here the
suddenly, decisively shape the game. But
since it is confined to diagonal pathways, it . Don't exchange a flanhed Bishop lunless merely attacked and not Pinned.
has certain limitations that can get it into neceswry). If you made the effort to fianchet- the case of real pins,
trouble quickly. Here are a few things to to a Bishop (developingit to aN2 square), it's the Ituight may be
heed: time-wasting to sud- able to move any-
denly trade it away way. For example,
oDon't give pointless'checks. This is an without good after L.e4d62.d496
easy mistake to make with a BishoP, reason. Once it's 2. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4,
especially in the opening. A misguided gone, both the B3 White can zurswer
check can lead to a waste of time and and R3 squares on the ill-conceived pin
sometimeslossof material. After 1. e4e52. that flank are 4. ... Bg4? (diagram)
Nf3 d6, for example, 3. Bb5 + doesn't make weakened and pro- with s.1ff2+, for $. l{hit'to'm
much sense. Black has several adequate ne to enemy occupa- ... IGrfT 6. Ng5+ regains the Piece
responses, not the least of which is 3. ... c6, tion. If your King is winning game.
forcing the Bishop to move again' o Watch out for pawn traps.
castled on that side, your opponent may in-
. Don't develop Bishops prematurely. One vade on the vulnerable squares with best known is the Noah's i\rk Tral
reason for the principle "Knights before disastrous consequences. Thus, here \fhite Ruy Iopez. After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 1
Bishops" in the opening is that Knight should play 1. Bhl, preserving his flanked a6 4. Ba4Nf6 5. 0-0 d6 6. d4b1 7-
moves tend to be slightly less committal Bishop. 8. Nxd4 exd4, YWhite shouldn't
than Bishop moves. Knights simply have o Don't bloch your Bishops with pawns. when 9. ... c5 attacks the Queeo
fewer options. You can't be as certain about When developing a Bishop, try to place it on threatens 10. ... c4. It's easY to
where to put your Bishops. Ifyou develop a a clear diagonal. If a Bishop is already de- such a trap.
Bishop too soon, and have to change your veloped, avoid fixing pawns on squares that . kware of forh tncks. This
plans, you may have to move it again. If the obstruct its range. destroy your center and disruPt 1r
Bishop could have gone to the second Here, 1. d5 drives by taking advantage of a poorlY 1
square at once, you've wasted a move. By away the Knight on Bistrop (usually the KB) and a
holding the Bishop back a move of two, you c6, but only at the center patam (usual-
may actually save time. Try in the opening cost of closing the ly the KP). In this
to find the best square for your Bishops, Bishop's a2-g8 drag' position (achieved
and get them there as soon as realistically onal. Even if the after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
possible. But at the same time, play flex- pawns are not fixed Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
ibly. Don't commit yourself to a scheme and can still move, Bb5 Bcs s. 0-0 h6?),
you may shortly have to change. it's best to place White can safely
o Don't develop a Bishop and bloch a center play 6. Nxe5. If then
them on squares the opposite color of your
pawn. For example, after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Bishop (udess they absolutely must be 6. ... Nxe5, the fork ffi
Nc6, the move 3. Bd3 is poor development. guarded by the Bishop, or visa versa)' Doing trick 7. d4 regains
This gets a piece out, but wastes tiine so reduces the Bishop's scope and leaves the the piece and gives'White a Po
tWhite
because it blocks the d-pawn, forcing other squares unprotected. itiative. In similar situations, the
to move the b-pawn to develop his dark- o Don't trade a developed Bishop for an un- may be averted by protecting the
square Bishop. Being unable to move the developed piece. the QP or withdrawing the BishcP
d-pawn will hinder rWhite's thematic at- Usually, the unde- QN3.
tempts to open the game and exert pressure veloped piece is a Throughout history, at differentti
against Black's centei. Of course, 3. Bd3 Knight, and the in various countries, the BishoP b
also puts the Bishop on a blocked diagonal, trade loses a lot of known as a szrge, a count, an old
but more on that later. time. Here, for ex- fool. But since the end of the 1flh
o Don't make unnecessary pawn moies to when it was given its present move,
ample, 1. Bxb8 gives
develop a Bishop. This generally happens up a developed has b-een able to reach e7 from el
when both the KP and the KNP are moved piece, develops the White to move moves in any of 483 different waYs
in order to develop the KB. Unless there is a opponent's Rook, of which violate the spirit of sound
specific reason for moving both pawns, ad- and saves Black additional time, for he no chess, there are m.my more wals
longer has to develop the Knight at b8. wrong than to go right. l,earn the
. Don't automatically pin or make pin-lihe and weaknesses of each piece, aod
Consulting eititor Bruce Pandolfini, manager ofthe Manhat'
pays homage to his Bishops. attacks against Kntghts Sometimes a l(night you have a fighting chance.
tan Chei Ctub, always
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time. But then he reeled off three wins, interzonals on the strength of his high FIDE selected games from the Berkeley, Cali-
rested with three draws, and then finished rating, which means the U.S. will in fact fomia, tournament, which was directed by
with two more wins. One key to his clear have four interzonalists next year.) Mike Goodall, with George Koltanowski as
finish was a clutch victory over On the following pages we present presiding arbiter. lD
nd 16. His score may be good
least two "norms" he would
need
guity
regul
if an ambi-
(FIDE)title
s favor.
Ihe Best of the Best
By tyrng for third, Dlugy, at 18, becomes
one oflhe youngest top finishers in a cham-
By Arthur Bisguier
pionship. Although always considered-one lnternational Grandmaster
of the nation's most talented juniors, Dlugy
ture are too loose and that he prefers Black's
he was the heavy favorite. instead. This should have been a signal to
As in all tournaments, even one game can Peters that he was playmg into a prepared
make the difference between champion and variation.
also-ran. Seirawan, 24, learned that painfully 11. ... Qc7 12. Nxh5 e5
in unlucky round 13, when he blundered Excellent. Black strikes at the center and
and lost a favorable position against Alburt. prevents 13. Nf4.
Had Seirawan won and all other results 13. Ng3 o-o-o 14. h5 Bh7 15. Qb3 Nb6
iayed the same, he would be co-champion 16. b5
witn Aburt instead of in a tie for third. ALBERT PB^I:ZE , This only enables Black to pry open the
Tarjan, 32, redeemed himself for a last- d-file. 'vVhite should recognize that he has no
place finish in 1983 by earning a shar_e_ 9f Through the auspices of the American Chess
real attacking chances. Probably better is 16.
inira tfris year. This was his seventh U.S. Foundition, Paut tvt. Albert Jr. of South Be3, reserving the option of castling on
Championship, though not his most suc- Salem, New York, donated $250 for the most
either wing and preparing to position Rooks
cessful. He placed second in 1978, another brilliant contest of -the event. I was privi- on the d-file.
nralyear. 16. ... c5! 17. dxcS Bxc5 18. a4 Rhg8
As the fourth of the third-place finishers, 19. a5 Nd5 20. b6!
Fedorowicz, a former U'S. Junior and U.S. The best try at
Open champion, -
counterplay and makes
championships. the position alreadY lost
Fedorowicz, 25, Black's lbreal of 20. ...
toward his grandmaster title, coming tanta- 'White insuperable problems, among them
lizingly close on several occasions. master Nick deFirmian.
21. ... Rxg3, 21. ...8x12, ar;ld2l. ... e3.
Besides prize money, Alburt and deFir- 20. ... axb6 21. aibxa6 22. Bxa6 + Kb8
mian also receive entry into the world cham- CANO-TENNDEFENSE lB16l
* 23. Bc4 Nf4
pionship cycle. Next year, the United States W: IM Jack Peters
can send three representatives to the World B: GM Yasser Seirawan
Chess Federation (FIDE) interzonal tour- :i
naments, the first step in that cycle. The ;lr
third interzonal invitation will be decided in
,l
late September by a playoff between Dlugy :1
and Fedorowicz. lTarlart', who plans to be ,i
urarried soon and go back to school, has
bowed out. And Seirawan qualifies for the
ffi 11 12 13 14 15 16 l7 18 PoINTS
24.Kft
t/z t/z th This is certainly an unpleasant move to
2 lM Nickderirmian I Vz
rWhite had intended
'00'1 I Vz t/t I t/z I lz t )/z I l0Yz have to make. Possibly
3 lM Madm DluSY Nes York
4 IM lohr tedorowicz Plorida 2568 h Y, 0 lzt/zI 4 th lz h VzYz t I Vz 1 I tOk
24. Bxf4 exl4 24. Bd5, overlooking, until too
5 GM Yas*r Seirawan Washington Zs?i0Dt/rt/t lztlzhthllllll\t/z
lzllzlz0llllltO/: late, that he suffers greatly ort 25. ... B{2+
6GM 2600 0 Yz lz h
26.Ke2 126.I<fr2 Qc5 + is even worse) 26. ...
California
t/z
264t '/z lz t/z h 0rthth
I 9Yz
7 GM Larry Christiansen 0
I GM Lubomir f6valek 2559 Vz Vz lz lz th 9k gJ527.Ra8+ Kc728.Ra7+ Kd6. Of course,
9 lMJoelBenjamir NewYork 25gg00}lzlzVzth'l' 11lthtt/,Yz
t/tt/ztl)/tl'/z
9
9
24. 0-0? loses a piece to 24. ... Rxg3.
l0 GM Roman tlzindzichashvili New York 2600htlzt/2l}t/zthj
25?4 lz Vz '/z t/z lz t/z 0 lz .Y,Y,Y|lrt/z 9 24. ... Qb7 25. Rh2 b5!
I ttenley New York
0
I
12 lM
C[,f Ron
Boris Zs66 t/z th 0 th lz t/t I lz 0 h.t/tt/tDll 9 A knockout punch, since 26. Qxb5 Rd1 is
th mate and 26. BxbS Bd3 + is equallY bad.
14 GM Walter Brown€ 26". k2 Nxe} 27. Nxe2 Be4 28. f3
Bd3 29. Kel
Black threateted 29. ... Qxf3+ 30. gxf3
q '! q 0 0 0 0
9
0 0 0 0 0 0 v, 00000 Rgl, mate.
2g. ...wa zo.Qcz Rd3 31. h6 Qds 32.
0 0 0
18 lM Krmran Shirazi
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Tied players
Threatening mate on dl-and effectively
CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER 1984 21
answering tvly'hite's feeble attempt to Queen backfire. For example: 22. ...Nhs23. NxhZl!
his h-pawn. Ndf4 24. BxI4 Bxf4 25. Nf6+ Nxf6 26'
33. Bg5 Bb3 34. Qxd3 Qxd3 35' h8=Q
RxhS 3;6. RxhS+ Kb7 37. Bd2 Bc4 38.
Ng3 e4 39. Rh5 Bd6, Whiteresigns
A Iogical and powerful game on
Seirawan's part.
a Ifuight on f4-with counterplay, and'White
QUEEN'S INDIAI\I DEFENSE lEr2l can choose onlY one line.
By transpositio 23.8xf4W424. Nh6+ Kg7
W: IM Nick deFirmian *
B: IM Sergey Kudrin
37. ... Qd6
Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. e3 Bb7
1. Now we enter the Part of the SanP
5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 eG 7. a3 d5 8. cxdS really shines. Black makes a Partb
Nxd5 9. Bb5+ Bc6 astute decision, because he has no reC
This move produces a position that was ning chances with 37. . fug! 38.
well known in the 1950s (Szabo-Euwe: Kh7 (38. ... Kg8 39. Qb8+ ) 39. Qxg5
Zurich 1953; and Petrosian-Keres: 1955 only move; otherwise, 40. e5+ is de'
aO. eS+ Kg8. One possibility is 41- H 0E
I
fer Black good chances. T n recent vears. 5. e3 has been con-
9.Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nf6 I sidered p.orr"r, (and the only) way for
"
12.42 \ Ihite to achiev3 an edge against the Benko
Not 12. QxbT 0-0 13. QxaS Qb6, when 14. Gambit 11.d4 Nf6 2. e4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxbS
... Bc8 and 15. ... Bb7 is on taP. a6). Both in the "quiet" Iines (5. .. axbS-!'
t2. ... QaG 13. a4 BfS 14. Nf3 NbdT 15. Bxb5 Ba6 and 5. ... 96 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4 d6l
Bh6 O-O-O 16. a5 b6 and the sharp lines (5. ... g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4
A bad decision .Dnrrdzi offers 16. . .. Be4 as 0-O 8. Nf3 e6), there was been no clear way
preferable. for Black to achieve equalitY.
t7. O-O bxaS 18. Ng5 Nb6 19. e4 In my game against IM Maxim DIugY in
CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBEB 1984 23
the New York International, I tried the new
idea of combatting 5. e3 with 5. ... e6 6. Nc3
Qtr1 7 .'Bd2 Qb6. The point of this time-losing
maneuver is that 'White's d-pawn is now
it
Again, Diane
game.
The perennial women's
"sood
ktEr, still not completely satisfied with
Position after 15. f3
champion makes it six.
good. TLe attractive 15. ... c4 fails to 16'
Ge6+ I Qxe6 17. Nxe6, when rWhite is even
bitter. Other variations such as 15. ... Nc6
16. Nxe6 and 15. -.. Be7 L6. Nxe6, giviag he dynasty in women's
in 1975 remained intad
gan
def ending chamPion
Savereide placed first and Rachd
placed second in the 1984 U.S. lt
Jim Burke, owner of the Barclay Galiery dea of an Ex-
lsponsor of the Barclay Gallery Inlernational
in-New York City this summer). Our joint ef-
keep all my
Berkeley. I
forts helped me defeat a very strong oppo-
checked and
This is the sixth title for Savereide. t
nent, current World Open champion Joel
, the more I' only a few women ever to hold a r (
liked it. time, Savereide' N
Benjamin.
15. ... Ra6!! -aiter rating. At one master, was
- ternational women's
BENKOGAMBIT tA57l Certainly, 'White maytake on a6, but even the world's toP 10 among women.
W: IM Joel Benjamin after 16. ... QXaO 17. Qxa6 Nxa6, the best The other half of the dynastic duo b
B: GM l,ev Alburt to, who shared the title with
1977 md 1978 and won it outright in
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c53. d5 b5 4' cxb5 a6 5'
In the last women's chamPionshiP, in
e3 Bb7 6. Nc3 QaS 7. Bd2 axbS 8. Bxb5
Savereide again won clear first.
After 8. Nxb5 Qb6, rWhite can't protect the
The tournament was unique
d-pawn.
was the first to include two national
8. ... Qb6 e. Qb3
On 9. Bc4, Black, of course, doesn't play-9'
The other was Irene fuonoff, a
emigre from the Soviet Union, who
...Qxb}because of 10. Rbl, but 9. ... e6!; for
third.
example, 10. e4 Nxe4. the Rookbyattack-
Here are some of the better-PlaYed
9. ... e6! o, because 16. Bf4
e re- why Benjamin first
GM protects his BishoP. RETIOPENING
Nb4 L6. a4BeZ 17. N1h3 W: IWi'vI Rachel Crotto
ina After 17.Bf4 O-0 18. Bxb8 Bxg5 19. Bxa6 B: Irene Aronoff
much worse ending. Rxb8, Black has two extra pawns and good
lO. e4 chances to win another (on b2). Black's 1. 93 Nf6 2.42 d5 3. d3 Bfs 4-
Maybe 10. Bc4 is safer and better. Of Bishop on hl isn't very safe, but White's 5. Ngf3 kZ 6. O-o h6 7. b3 O{ 8-
corr.se, not 10. dxe6 Bxg2. 'White's weakness King isn't exactly cory either. 9. a3 c6 1O. Ne5 Na6 11. e4Bh7 XL I
on 92 illustrates the importance of the early 17. ...h618. a5 Qb7! Nc5 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rael BfB 15- I
deployment of Black's Bishop on b7._ - - -_ 'White, whose Knight on 95 now doesn't Rc8 16. Ng4 a4 L7.M N:<ga 1&l a
io.-... Nxe4! 11. Nxe4 Bxd5 12. Qd3 f5 have any flace to retreat, pins his hopes-on Ndz 19. f4 Nt6 2o. Qf3 cS ZL.bS
Here \Alhite's best try is 13. Ng3, getting his 18th move. Black could try to sacrifice dxe4 c4 23. g4NdZ 2a. gSltxgs
his Queen for a lot of material, but the move Ne5 26. Qs3 Qs7 27. Nf3 NC6 2&
I chose is the easiest way to victory. Qcs29. Bb2 Rcd8 30. Nd2 Qtbs 3
19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Qxe6 Qxbs e5 32. Ba1 Nf4 33. Rbl Qdi 34-
The rest is simple and requires no com- Nxg2 35. NxeS Bxe5 36. Qxe5 Rr
ment. RbdI Qc6 38. Rd6 Rxe5 39. Rxd
2t. Qez Qxbz 22. Rdl Nc6 23. KIz 4O. Rc4 Ne3, White resigns
Qd4+ 24. Be3 Qh4+ 25.Kgl Qxh3 26.
when faced with such a noveltY. Kxhl Nxa5 27.Bxci Nc6 28. BxeT NxeT
13. Ng5?! Bxg2 t4. Qe2 The following was Savereide's onilr
29. Rg1 Kf7 30. RxgT+ Kxg7, Black
Other moves also promise \Alhite no real resigns the tournament.
compensation. noUert Byrne, in his New Yorh Times col-
14. ... Bxhl 15. f3 umn, called Benjamin's Rook sacrifice a SICILIANDEFENSE
lsee diagram toP of next column') bluff. I would rather call it desperation in W: Diana Lanni
oPes of B: IWM Diane Savereide
. Nxe6
L. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 NdS 4.
. Now,
s. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7.Brc4'e6 8-
however, 16. Nxe6 is a serious threat. Here I g.Qezo-O lO. Qe4QcZ 1I'Nbd2
thought for about 25 minutes before finding a3 b6 13. h4BbZ 14. Bd3 96 15-
the oirly move, one that is difficult, but still
24 CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1984
The Worrien's Championship:
sitting, l-r, Diana Lanni, Ivona
Jezierska, IWM Rachel Crotto,
presiding arbiter George
Koltanowski, Alexey Rudolph,
Shernaz Kennedy, Irene Aronoff;
standing, l-r, assistant
tournament directors Andy
Lazarus and Alan Glasscoe, IWM
Diarne Savereide, Inna lzrailov,
Ruth Donnelly, Betsy Smith,
Vera Frenkel, Parn Ford,
tournarnent director Mike
Goodall.
16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Qxf4Rxd3 18. Ne4Rd5 Nf7 15. o-o 96 16.Qle2 Qd6 17. BbS+ Radl b5 ll.a3a5l2.b4
e5 9. d5 Ne7 1O.
19. Qh6 Rxe5 20. NfSs Rxgs 21. Bxg5 Kf8 18. Re1e5 19. Nd3 e42O.Nf4Bxh4 axM 13. axb4 Ra3 f4. Bg5 Rxc3 15.
ges 22. hig6 hxg6 23. Qh4 BxgS 24. 21. Rdr BeG 22. Bc4 Re8 23. Nxe6+ Bxf6 Bxf3 f6. Bxf3 Ra3 17. BxgZ l{xg7
Nxg5 QfS 25. Rfel KgT 26. Qh7+ Kf8 Qxe624. Rxd5 Kg7 25. Be3 Bf6 26. Radl 18. Ral Qa8 19. Qc1 Ra7 20.Qb2f52l.
QcB 27. Rd7 Re7 28. RxeT BxeT 29. Qc3 Qb7 22.Qe3 Rxal 23. Rxa\fxe424.
Bd4+ Bf6 3O. Bxf6 + Kxf6 3f . Qxe4 ReS Ra7 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Qxa826.Be2Qal+
32. @4+ Ke7 33. Rd3 Kf8 34. Rf3 27 .Bf t
Qd4 28. Qg5 Nxd5 29. Qd8 e3 3o.
Rel+35. Kh2 Qc7+ 36. g3 Qc6 37. Qd7+ Kf6 3r. QdS+ Ne7 32. Qf8+ Ke6
hr Rf7 +, Black resigns 33. fxe3 Qxe3 + 34. Khr Qf4 35. W4
exf4 36. Bxb5 Nd5 37.k4 Ke5 38. tr5
SICILIANDEFENSE
Kd4 39. Bb3 Nc3 40. b0 cxb6 41. Kg1
lB88l
Ndl 42. Bg8 h6 43.h4 95 44. hxg5 hxgS
W: IWM Diane Savereide 45.8h7 Kc3, White resigns
B: Shernaz Mistry-Kennedy
l. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 This contest won t st-
played game.
Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. k4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Bb3 O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11.
27. Nxe6 +, Black resigns CLOSEDSICILIAN lB5ol
Nxb5 Nxe4 L2.BxgZ l{xg7 13. Qg4 + Ng5 By transposition
14. h4 Kh8 15. hxgS Bxg5 16. Nxd6
W: Alexey Rudolph
FRENCHDEFENSE tcosl
Qxd6 17. Qxg5 Rg8 18. Qf6+ Rg7 19. B: Pamela Ford
Radl Bb7 20. Rxd6, Black resigns
W: IWM Diane Savereide
B: Ruth Donnblly PIRCDEFENSE lB08l
t.93962.BgZBgZ 3. Nf3 Nf64. O-oo-o
W: Diana Lanni 5. d3 d6 6. e4 NbdT 7. c3 c5 8. a3 RbS 9.
l.e4e62.d4dS 3. Nd2 Nf64. e5 NfdT B: IvonaJezierska b4 c4 lO. Be3 b6 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. f3 cxd3
5. Bdd c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 13. Qxd3 NeS 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Rcl Qc4
Qb6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. h4f6 I 1. Nf4fxe5 12. 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 16: Bfl Rbc8 17. Nd2 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 d5
dxe5 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5+ 5. k2 O-O 6. O-o Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 lS.Bf4 NedT 20. e5 Nh5 21. BbS Nxe5
22. ReI Nxf4 23. gxf4 Nd3
TI
's
tr
a King is iir check, and so forth' Ev &
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HIGH-POWERED FEATURES
The Super Constellation's special playrng
features illustrate what the future holds in
chess computers. For example, how many
human players can mate with Bishop and
Knight? This machine can carry out that
mate as well as all the other basic mates -
-
at five seconds per movel
Super Constellation's play in pawn end-
games is also quite impressive by computer
standards. To begin with, the program
understands the "square ofthe pawn" rule,
with such refinements as whether a King
fhe Novag Super Constellation can help its own pawn by taking squares
away from the opposing King. This helps the
peted in the 1983 U.S. Open, achieving a features a special learner/tiainer mode, program to accurately evaluate threats
r-ating of 1919. The commercial version of which allowslou to "customize' ' its opening created by passed, or potentially passed,
the Super Constellation should be stronger book with up to 1,200 additional moves. pawns. Super Constellation also knows to
/'book" can be entered to a move Rooks behind passed pawns and to
This personal
- in addition to subsequent improvements
to the program, it runs 25 percent faster. depth of up to 35 moves in any one variation, blockade passed pawns.
and the priority of these lines can be An unusual and impressive feature is the
THE TALE OF THE TAPE specified relative to one another and to the machine's ability to sacrifice a piece for a
Aside from its strong play, the Super Con- standard opening book. (Since the program pawn to reach a drawn endgame.
stellation offers a number of features that ex- selects lines from its book at random, it will In the middlegame, Super Constellation
€mplify what today's top chess compute-rs seldom repeat a variation unless it has a high plays an active, tactically oriented game. It's
have to offer. [et's look at two of the very priority.) unique initial evaluation routine also
best, the Super Constellation and the Fidelity The Elite has a modest standard opening enables the program to formulate and carry
Elite (which comes in two models, the book that can be supplemented by add-on out positional plans. This does not work
regular "AJS" and the stronger "World cartridges, the CB9 (list $78) with 8,160 perfectly (neither do my positional plans),
Champion.") moves and the C16 ($1201 with 16,100 but it greatly strengthens the program's play
. Styling. The Super Constellation is moves. And there are five ECO cartridges and also makes it an interesting opponent
similar to the Constellation. T\e 12x93/r-inch (list $120 each). The Elite also has a training with a relatively "human" style. This initial
unit has an 8x8-inch sensory board with mode for opening drill. evaluation routine contains about 160
plastic pieces. Wbile the Super Constellation Both machines are far superior to earlier specific instructions, which is quite an ac-
is nicely styled, the Elite models, with their models in their opening-book capabilities. cumulation of chess lore for a comPuter.
nearly regulation-size wooden sensory . Sryrtstnnshrp. If you get the better of Half of these instructions relate to pawn
boards and wooden pieces, remain the these programs, they will resigr in some [Please turn to Page 82]
THIRD ANNUAL COMPUTER BUYING GUIDE BOARDIPIECES: Listed are the material
ing surface, the.location of thi mov*irf,c
d
(sJe &nsory. under.IMUTf , the material rhr
made of, and pegs or magnets that keep
By David Gertler
on each squar€ or at the edge of th.
hen shopping for a chess com- Consider your playing strength when de- BOARD/PIECES).
Aulo senrcry bords are the same as
puter, it is onlY natural to be con- cidirg whether to buy one of the strongest that your move is sensed bY mems of
terned about making the right machlines. The difference between models pieces, so you need not apply pressue m
choice. But now more than ever, it is dif- of 1800 and 1900 strength is far less mean- LE\iELS: A1 each leve] of PlaY, the cu
insful to a plaver rated 1400 than to someone av.erage no more than.a Specified amora
ruLa it ttre t?Oos, for whom one is virtually move. Virtually all ri&chinels'provide r
an equal opPonent. range of s
of the wide array-of chess to e d
Oeciaing--which
two hous. Many clock-equipped mits iE
available features interest you most may also custom time controls.
help to narrow your search. Some machines Manycom mo*
have built-in chess clocks, some can accept the michire ast ll
or finds a checkmate A large'nr,tmber
mate-finder levels, which are the best wa1'
solve chess .p:oblems. ,(Ort .tounmeil @
levels, somi machines arorounce the firt. r
continue, as it has with personal computers,
iind. when in fact a shQrtei oile may aid I
calculators, and other high-tech consumer Hayden pro-
PLAYING FEATURES; SPaqe
duced a media possible io list all piaying features of eah
blitz for its leSs otherwise noted, all units will allox
Sargon III, a pqsitions, verify the positiom of t}le
strong chess- either side. In additioir, four fgatues
playing program Iegal play and successful operition of
for personal are given:
computers. l. Talte Lnek : the majonty of machines
i
tract number of moves fot both sides'
each move as it is retracti:d. This can be
pr.evious moves for the playqr or coml[!E-
alm shows whether or not rqdves m bc E
md if so, how mmY "half'moves." {A
move for one side; 1. e2e4 e7e5 is two
ist, I am often asked, "Which is the best 2. Underprunotion: Alrnost all machi*
machine?" If there were a simple answer, I you td underpromote (exchange a pam th
eighth .ank to a Rook, Bishop, or Knislt,
would be out of a job. The answer depends Qreenl. But far fewer will actuallY
rWhat you intend to
mostly on the purchaser. promoting their own Pawrs.
use tlie machile for, your playing strength, 3- I)raw: AlI comPuters recognize
the features that are important to you, the draw options" means the machine
mates only a! draws. l'All automatic dratd'
money you are willing to spend - these fac- units a.[so declares draws try the threefold-reg
tors determine which chess computer may well S0-move rule6; ''AI1 draw oPtions"
be best for You' above and will also acdePt or re.lect you
Your intended use for the computer can '"iix 4. Memory: Some uits have built-in
will save the curent position when the
gories appear to be: off, so that the game may be resumed laa-
" . Urdir .$-150: These are mainly portable indieates such a unil.
frotiorrliott", Drvid Gertler, a fomer U S Junior Open The best piece of advice I cal offer the ter deals can usuallY be found-
co-champion, is administrative assistanf ar U'S Ches' potential chiss computer buyer is also ap-
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Fidelity Elegance
Fidelity Elite World ChamPion
IAJS-Bl
Fidelity Prestige*
Still, manufacturers are firding improve- donation of $4,000 and the Sargon Cup as
Fidelity Prestige B*
ments. As described in David Welsh's ac- U.S. Open the
Fidelity Sensory 12
retaillevel it's
Novag Constellation (3.6 MHzl
time chess ss'
Novag Super Constellation
Many in other
*"* o? ed to the
ALSO HIGHLY RANKED
PC field. Dan and
Fidelity Deluxe SuPer 9
. and a programmable opening book. For the Kathe Spracklen
Fidelity Elite Auto Sensory [Al$'
though, the industry's emphasis Fidelity ComPut
-o-"nt, Challenger Line, Fidelity Sensory 9t
seems to be mainly on making the programs
AtkinandDavid Fidelity SuPer 9*
faster and stronger rather than improving Hanimex HCG 1900
the features. Hayden Sargon IIIf
Novag Constellation (2.0 Mtlzf '
SciSys Superstar
Wright, whd, helped put Duke University's *No longer being Produced bY fu
Duchess program at the forefront of com-
manufacturer.
puter chess, recently released a PC program ftottl
tSensory 9 version sold since
called ChessWright.
1983; also known as Sensory 9B-
At the other end of the scale is the pro-
fProgram for personal comPuters-
liferation of chess-related software by
private individuals. A number of people tbd
^have Battery-operated portable units
combiried their hobbies of chess and b
peg sets (each piece has a-peg on the
computers to produce a wide variety of
oroducts for the PC owner.
[nit fits into a hole in the squarel a
played virtually anywhere. My assess
At the current rate of development, there
should be enough related if yo., are in the market for one oI
ment with new programs before putting (listed alphabeticallY)
software to begin in the :
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the-World match and his disappointment As he put it, this was, after alt, a team of the
BYJONATHAN TISDALL best of the rest of the world and "not that of a
International Master that the surprisingly close result of the in-
augural match at Belgrade in 1970 had made household."
a hortlv cham' his team wary about a repeat engagement. In the years that followed, the prickly
5::1,:
:mportance
;t1ffi
of the USSR-vs-The-Rest-of-
Not only was he eager to play in such a
match, but he also felt that there was nothing
but prestige to be gained from the encounter'
political problem of Viktor Korchnoi made a
rematch impossible, and it was left to Kar-
pov himself to deal with that rebellious
character. Btit now, at last, the boycott is
over. At the closing ceremony, nearly all the
Soviet delegation included Yiktor in their list
of signatures on souvenirs of the event, and
, as one of the players remarked to Korchnoi,
"Now it is even allowed to ask for your
autograph."
The rise of young talent, notably Karpov
and Gary Kasparov, was the necessary in-
gredient to give the Soviets confidence to
face the World again. The World teain was
stronger, I believe, than in Belgrade. True,
there was no Bobby Fischer in Iondon, but
the successes of the members of the team as
a whole outweigh the 12 who did battle in
1970, Nevertheless, the Soviets managed a
convincing 21-19 victory, and they seem to
be regaining the capacity for success that
they enjoyed at the end ofthe 1960s. Perhaps
the best indication that Soviet chess is
returnirg to full strength is the fact that the
coming world championship match will be
the first in the Soviet Union since 1969.
The Soviet Team: seated, l-r, Artur Yusupov, Lev Polugaevsky, captain Nikolai K1ogttls, vassily After 14 years of waiting and with Korch-
S;;b"; Mikhail 'faf; st#ai"g, l-r, iuri Raz_uvaei, Oleg Romanishin, Rafael VgSanian,
noi on board three, a patchwork event that
er,ioiir; xlrii"-ilcrr.y ilG;;;'Alexander Beliavsky, vtadimir Tukmakov, Andrei Sokolov. was organized on about two weeks' notice
got under way June 24, 1984, with the first
round of Match of the Century II.
ROUND 1
USSR World
1. Anatoly Karpov 1-0 Ulf Andersson
{Sweden)
2. Gary Kaspaov Yz-Yz JnTrmn
lNetherlmds)
3. lev Polugaevsky Yz-Yz Ylktor Korchnoi
lSwitrerlmdl
4. Vmsily Smyslov 0-1 LjubomirLjubojevic
lYugoslavia)
5. Rafael Vaganim Vz-Yz Tnlln Ribli (Hmgary)
6. Aleroder Beliavsky 1-0 Yrorer Seirawm
lUnited States)
5-5
o
F
o (The USSR had \,tIhite on the odd-nmbered boadsl
\r"'i
Io
F
Pride motivated the recovery that fol- position would be a bit better.
Iowed on the bottom boards, with Miles and 6. d5 b5
Torre taking plus scores by grinding down Any other move would keep the Bishop at
19. h4 gxh4 20. Bxh6+ Kg8 21. Rfr
resistance on 9 and 10. In the last game to b7 out of play.
NgZ 22. Bg5 Bd4+ 23.1<hr Qld7 24.8f6
finish, TaI neutralized Chandler's deter- 7.O-OBg7 8. Re1d6 9. e4 NbdT
Re8 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Nhs 27. After 9. ... bxc4, 'White could have re-
I(h2 Ng3 28. Rtz Re5 29. Bf3 Qe7 3o. mined attempts, and this draw made sure
that the USSR surpassed their winning total gained his pawn with either 10. Nbd2 or 10.
Bg2 h3 31. Ikg3 hxg2 32.1{xg2Be4 + 33.
of 1970. It was a pyrrhic but nonetheless Nfd2. Vaganian likes to play the Benko
Kgl 896 34. U4 Rel + 35. Rf r Re3 36. Gambit - he's scored many wins with it -
Rf3 Rel + 37. Rf1 Re3 38. Rf3 Re1 + 39. satisfying finish for the World team, taking
round 4 with a SVz- lz score. and so he makes a further Benko-like pawn
Kg2 Bc2 40. Rfl Be4+ 41. Kg3 Bd3 sacrifice.
lsealed) 42. Rf3 Bxc4 43. Qxc4 Rgl + 44. 10. cxb5 O-O 11. Nc3 a6 12. bxa6 Rxa6
Kh2 Rc1 45. Qe2, Black resigns QUEEN,SGAMBITDECLINED tD55]
W: Gary Kasparov (Soviet Union) Both players wanted to reach this position.
ROUND 4 B: Jan Timman (Netherlands)
I believe Black lost a tempo in taking two
USSR World moves to get a pawn on b5. Also, his Bishop,
1. Anatoly Karpov Y2-V2 UIf Andersson 1. d4 NfO 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 not his Rook, is best placed on a6.
(Sweden)
5. Bg5 O-O 6, e3 h6 7.BxfG Bxf6 8. Qc2 c5 13. h3
2 Gary Kaspuov 1-0 Jm Timmm 9. dxcS Qa5 fO. cxd5 exdS 11' O-O-O Be6 To prevent ... Ng4.
Tuknakov Yz-lz
{Netherlmds
Viktor Korchnoi
12. Nxd5 Rc8 13. Kbl Bxd5 14. Rxds 13. ... Qa8 14. Qc2 Re8
3. \4adimir
Nc6 A seemingly superfluous move. Black
lSwitrerlmd)
wants to play ... e7-e6, but that would leave
4. Vassily Smyslov V2-Y, Lubomir Ljubojevic
(Yugoslavia) d6 too weak. Therefore, he should drop this
5 Yagmim
Rafael 0-1 Zoltm Ribli lH*grty) plan and play 14.... Rb8 immediately.
6 Alexmder Beliavs\ 1-0 Bent larsen l5.Bf4 Rb6 16. Radl NhS 17. Be3 Rb8
{Demak} 18. Na4
7. Mikhail Tal Y2-Y, Muray Chmdler This decreases the pressure on b2.
lEnglmd) 18. ... Ra6 19. b3 Nb6 20. Nxb6
8. Yui Rzuvaev Yr-Y2 Robert Huebner On 20. Bf1, Black might have tried 20' .'.
{West Germmy)
Nxa4 21. Bxa6 Bxa6 22.bxa4Rb?23. Qcl,
9 Rommishir
Oleg 0-1 Tony Miles {Englmd)
Be2, when he has good chances in a com-
10. Andrei Sokolov 0-1 Eugenio Torre
lPhilippinesl
plicated position. Vaganian prefers such
positions where he has the initiative, even if
4Yz-5%
it means sacrificing material.
(The World had lvVhite on the odd boadsl
t5. k4 Nb4 16. Qd2 Rxc5 17. Rxc5 20. ... Rxb6
Reliable sources attributed the Soviets' Qxcs 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qd7 Rf8 20. Qbs
shaky start to a morning shopping spree in Qd6 21. e4 NcG 22.Bd5 a6 23. QxbT NeS
the summer sales of l,ondon's West End. 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ l{h7 26. QcZ
Ribli cashed in quickly on Vagaaian's ex- KgB 27. Nd2 95 28. a3KgZ 29. Nfl Qb6
travagance to put the World speedily ahead, 3o. Ng3 Kg6 31. Ka2 h5 32' Qc8 h4 33.
while Chandler and Miles nurtured advan- Qg8 + Bg7 34. Nhs, Black resigns
tages on boards 7 arrd9.
But the Soviets were not about to fall BENKOGAMBIT lA58l
apart; all the substitutes were put into the W: Zoltan Ribli {Hungary)
fray. Tukmakov defused the threat on board B: Rafael Vaganian {Soviet Union}
3, holding Korchnoi with Black. Beliavsky
resumed his task of trying to win the match Annotated by GM Zoltan Ribli
singlehandedly; he dispatchetl Larsen to 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 96 3. 93 b6
raise his total to 3Vzl4. After relatively short Black hopes to transpose into a hedgehog- 21. e5!
draws on 1,4, and 8, Kasparov overran Tim- like position. After this unexpected move, Black's sit-
man to clinch a decisive point total for his 4. Bg2 BtrT 5. d4 c5 uation seems to be critical. rWhite threatens
team, and match the score of his rival on first To be considered is 5. ... Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7. [Please turn to page 82]
board. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Be3, when'White's
58 CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1984
the chessmen.
of 1. ... Ne3 2. f3 and 1' ... Nf4 2' Ng5' Ex- In a sense, judges must be supereditors.
irrformaticin. Besides Aess Life,I can recom-
cept for the BishoP on
k much more, mend three non-profit publications devoted
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exclusively to Problems:
from th moves.
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must compare the on-hand entries with 62. MartY articles arid
historical models, but also must have a feel , S6 a Year (six issues)'
for any- unused potential in the position.
They'll be severe on problems with untidy
sections in the setting, and they'll praise any
higher-graded problems really have.a chance
toi ho""ott, and they are more fully scruti play wrung from an apparently arid posi
nized. Sometimes, after the judging is com-
tion.
Besides the informal tournaments men-
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naments, usually restricted to entries with
predecessor
ago iri some
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out. Station B, Ontario L8L 7Y7, Canada' This
ourney features many well-annotated games, too'
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They are sti ll considered original and may be
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BITS'N'PIECES
SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS 25-30
well! See the September issue, Page 51.
No. 25: r. WUcZtNot 1. Nd6? g5!; 1. Bc6?
Qh5!; or 1. BdS? Bg3!.
ment that its length would be troublesome No.26: 1. Qd4!
for solvers. A few months later, I saw an an- No. 27: 1. Nc6, and now (I) 1. ...Bxc6 2'
nouncement for a toumey commemorating
Qe5+; (II) 1. ... Bxc6 2. QgZ+i (III) lt "
PxtZ Z. Qd4+; or (IV) 1. ... Kxc6 2. Na5+ '
No. 28: 1. Khs!!, and now (I) 1. ." Rb8 2'
!1
fr
THE ISOLANI: PART II q
d
have found nuances that even A
I
grandmasters have rnissed. f
to
G
n Part I, we acquainted you with the 20. d5!)20. Rc1Qb6, followedby2l. ... Rd8, 1975), the champ-to-be stumbled ifr
merits of mastering one position at a Black keeps his edge, but now has a weak same trap once again! From a
time, and left you with a specffic isolani pawn on c6 to counterbalance rWhite's on 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4Bb4 4. e3 c5 i
middlegame to practice on (diagram). d5. 0-0 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0{ cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4A
'Whether your spare time has allowed as lit- 19. ... Qd6 20. 93 Rd8 21. Rdl b610. Re1Bb711. Bd3Nc6 12.d3k7
tle as two hours or as Threatening to liquidate his isolani with Re8 14. Qd3
- the same sefting, wlh
much as two weeks 22. Rxc6 Qxc6 23. Qp6 Nxc6 24. d5. Karpov minor ffierence that the Black Rd.
for the assignment, astutely sidesteps this attempt at simplffica- already on e8. After the further 14.
you've already tion. -
(14. ... 96 is bestl 15. d5! exd5 16. Bg5l{cfl
taken an important 21. ... Rb6! 22.QetQd7l23. Rcd3 Rd6 Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 96 19. Qh , Ikpc r
step toward chess Black has a powerful battery on the d-fiIe,. busted but somehow managed to lrrH
mastery. In fact, while White lacks the usual benefits associ- draw. However, countryman GM Yrri G
many of you may ated with the isolani. Karpov, relying on his shov was not as fortunate. A year s-'Cq ni
have already ac- usual precise technique, notched the victory Petrosian-Balashov (USSR L974l. t}rrr. f,
quired enough Analysis after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxds
in 20 more moves. loryed 19. ... g)Z 20. Bb3! h5 2L
knowledge about Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. (threatening 22. Qxg6+l 2L. ... W 2-
the isolani game that exd4 Be7 9. O{ O-O 10. Ret TIME FOR YOUR HOMEWORK
Nf6 1r. a3 b6 12. NeS I<yd7 23. Bh6!! (threatens a check d c4. d
you are qualified to We discussed the position at the right in Part e6123. ... Qd6 {afewmonthslater, GM
critique the play of world-class grand- I and asked you to find the refutation resigned his game to S. Garcia aftq X-
- fr
masters. of Black's last move, 24. Ng5+ K6 25. Nh7+ !, Since 25.
- a
This remark may sound patronizing, but 13. ... Rc8?. 26.$3+ mates!) ?l.Qc4+ Kf625. Rdf u
we really mean it. Your supplemental read- 14. d5! 26. Qr<d4 Qzrd4 27. Rxd4 (threate"r,T r
ing material is chock full of grandmaster This key inove in matel 27.... Rc5 28. h4!, and Black red I
examples in which the victim clearly lacked White's combina- anticipation of Bg5+ and Rd7.
the knowledge that you now possess. tion sacrifices the Now consider this: If these top
Here is a perfect example: game 9 of the isolated d-pawn to masters can collapse in positions till
1981 Korchnoi-Karpov world championship open lines of attack. know baclnvards and forwards, whd
match. \Ay'hite has a decent (though not Had Black tried 13. does an ordinary player have agnro N
After 13. ... Rcd?
necessarily favora- ... Re8 or even 13. ... $[hen youtake on ah isolaniposition,tt cl
ble) isolani position. Qd6 instead of 13. ... Rc8,
then 14. d5 would it as a gambit, but without the mderid a
He should maintain still work. For example: 13. ... Qd6 14. d5! mitment!
the tension with 16. exd5 (14. ... Na5 15. b4;14. ... Nd8 15. Bg5! b
Rfel!, and now (I) 96 16. Qd !) 15. Bg5 96 16. RxeT NxeT 17. COMPARE YOUR ANALYSIS E
the thematic 16. ... Nb5 Qe6 18. Nfd4 Qe5 19. f4. Let's turn our attention to the !{
Bc6 is prevented 14. ... exdS assignment we left you with last tirne- a
owingtoto 17. NxfT! From the practical standpoint, it is better oq fust glance, it must have struck yu ia
RxfT 18. Qxe6, win- for Black to,play 14. ... Na5, so that after 15. 12. NeS seems antithematic. It apec tn
ning, while (II) if 16. Bgs 96 16. d6!Bxd6 L7.Bxf6 Qld6 18. Qxd6 tactically dubious because the d-parm
... Be8, then 17. Qd3, with the ided of BcZ, Nc4, he has some counterchances. harrgog. Ahd, from the strategic qil
and on (III) 16. ... Ned5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. 15. Bgs 96 view, r/Vhite blatantly violates the t!
Bxd5 exdS 19. Qf3, \n[hite has a slight advan- The obvious t]-reat was 16. Bf6 ard 17. Strive to keep pieces on the boad, E
tage. Qxh7, mate. On 15. ... Ne4 16: Nxe4 dxe4 17. ticularly your own I(.ights." So, wherc €a
Instead, Korchnoi commits the cardinal Qre4 96, r/Vhite's attack is just about decisive justification? The answer to that R
sirr of the isolani player provoking un-
-
after either 18. Qh4 h5 19. Bb3 or 18. BxeT mimy more will be revealed wittir a
favorable exchanges. Qxe7 79. Q1e7 NxeT 20. RxeZ Bf3 21. Bb3! analysis that follows. N
16. Ne4? Nxe4 I7. Qxe4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 BaB 22. Rxa7.
Rxc6 16. RxeT! QxeT 17. Nxd5 L 12. ... Nxd4?!
After this second swap of minor pieces, Winning material. As the saying goes, "The refutdln d N
Black has a clear edge. Exchanges magnify sacrifice begins with its acceptance." D
' the weakness of the isolated pawn. This position has an amazing history. In the concrete analysis reveals, howentr, H
19. Rc3 1971 Soviet Championship, future world White has dangerous counterchane. E
To be consistent, 'vVhite should trade one champion Anatoly IGrpov actually played 13. 13. Be3 r(
more time. After 19. Rxc6 bxc6! (19. ... Nxc6 ... Rc8, and his opponent, former world Threatening the obvious gain of a &
champion Vassily Smyslov, overlooked the with 14. nxd4 (14. ... Ad4n 15. BxhT+ il
New Yorhers Inv Alburt andJef{rey Kastner are winners of refutation (though he won anyway with 14. 16. Qxd4). Indeed, \fhite's 13th mc
Ches Joumalists of Ameica awards for "Best Instruction" Bg5). Four years later, during game 5 of the pears so devastatngthat Encyclopedia
and "Best Amlysis " Portisch-IGrpov candidates matches (Milan Openings (volume D III, page 2O3,,tt
60 CHESSLIFE i NOVEMBER1984
dismisses this line with "12. ... Nxd4? 13. On 18.... QcZ 19. Bf4, Blackisinhotwater.
Be3+ -," i-pty-g that after Black's last er- 19. NxdT Nxe3 20. Rxe3
Vvhite emerge with the Exchange
will It{ow Chess Can
ror \Alhite's advantage is already decisive.
Needless to say, we disagree with this ahead for a pawn and the better chances.
Black's strong Bishoppair is offset by'White's
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Dresumptuous evaluatio4. Take such super-
hcial evaluations with a grain of salt, especial- comrnand of the open d-fiIe.
hnclusion: Accepting the sacrifice with 12.
Card Game
ty when they are not accompanied by any
supporting variatio4s. ... Nxd4 is needlessly risky, although in the
bLcfi fias a couple of reasonablelooking previous variation Black's destiny is not near-
defenses: ly so hopeless as EC'(J would have you
A. 13. ... 96? believe.
This prevents BxhT+ but suffers the more
serious drawback of creating dark-squared il. 12. ... Nxe5?1 13. dxe5 Nd5
holes on the Kingside. An analogous, though This is an illogical continuation for Black,
since lVhite is permitted to increase his spatial
advantage and dissolve his isolated pawn
weakness as well.
Nd7+ Kg8 17. Radl! 14. Qh5
14.Qa4l Exploiting the absence of Black's Knight
This is plearer than 14. Rxd4 $d4 15. Qf3 frorrrits usual defensive post on f6. AIso ad-
M7 16. Radl qcs. For instance: 17. NxdT vantagmus for 'White is the immediate 14.
l,lxd7 18. Bxg6? ftg6!. Ne4, followed by 15. Qhs.
14. ... Nfs
Black cannot possibly sr:rvive aftet 14. ...
14....96
Not 14. ... h6 because of to 15. Qf3 Bb7 16.
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rWhite wins a usual manner: 14. Qd3, 15. Bg5 16.8fr6 17. POSTAL CHESS
piece after L3. ...Br,5? L4.U. Qxh7, mate. Lacking any counterplay, Black
t4.Q1t1l is already positionally busted; for instance, 1 3.
... RcS t4. Qda 96 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Rad1. The
White gets nowhere with 14. Nc6 Qc7 15.
NxeT+ (15. Btrs Q<c6) 15. ..' Nxe7. But a de- i
position orShiu
cent aliemative is 14. Bt'S et'S (White isee Part Black,
ernergeswith an endgame advantage after t4. since his
...g"at 15. Raxdl ed5 16. Nc6 Bc5 L7.Bxci
bxc5 18. Re7!, and now either 18. i.. Be6 19. N. 12....8b71
RxaZ or, 18. ..' a6 19. Na4!, threatening 20. The main line. Now that his last undeveloped For more information about in-
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14. ... Rb8
On 14. ... H7 15. Bxfs excf5 16. Rad1, for the vulnerable d-Pawn.
White has a distinct initiative for the pawn. As further evidence of the opening's vast
consider Tarjan-Hecht
;'?&'J*ffii&l"l 1982): 1. d4Nf62. c4e63. The Isle of Lewis
17. ... Qd8 18. Redl b6 5. e3 Bb7 6.Bd3c57. Chessmen
Qe8 19. NxdT NxdT 20. Qfr1 Nc5l 21. Nd5
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15. Radl
Premature clarffication results from 15. Def.ense magically changes into our present tury pieces housed in the
Nc6?l Bb7. Better is 15. B>ds Bb7! (a necessary position. British Museum, London.
in-between move; Black will have few prg- 13. Ba6!
blems after 16. Be4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5l, or 16. This aggressive foray is really the only con- Complete sets with board
BxhT+ I(xh7 17. Qh3+ Kg8 18. Radl Nds) sistent continuation, despite its deviation Limited suPPlY
16. Qh3! ex15 L7. Radl, when.\fhite enjoys from a universally accepted isolani principle,
the better middlegame chances, especially "Thou shall not trade pieces williagly."
The idea of 13. Ba6 is to exploit the oppo- For details and Photos, write to:
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Similar to the last note is 17. Bxf5.
17. ... Qc8 18. Bd7 NxdT pop up from tirne to time in other openings, sd
In this book Mikhail Botvinnik, doyen teryolation L7. dxe6 dxe6 is inaccurate Ra427. Ra1 Rac4, etc. E
of the Soviet Chess School and former because Black can assume the initiative after
I7orld Champion, has personally 18. Qe2 }le2I9.Rxe2Kf7l20. Nb5 Nds! 21. ilr. 20.Bry.,5!
selected and annotated ninety of his best Nd4 Bc5 22. Nxe6 RaeS! 23. Ng5+ Kg8. A subtle refinement of the idea behid
games, spanning a period from the 17. ... gxe2 18. Rxe2 BcS! Be3. \ flhite will use this Bishop to 5-I'
mid 20's to his retirement in 1970. Black cannot protect the e-pawn directly, Kingside, after which he can begin ad
288pp 213 chess diagrams November 1984 and, so he posts his Bishop on its most ag- on the target e-pawn. 6
0 08 026919 2 (H) gressive outpost. 20. ... Rad8!? I
0 08 029739 0 (F) 19. dxe6 fxe6 Possible sidelines to explore include SEd
Prices are subject to change without notice. One would normally stop analyzing at this ...Ng42t. Bhal; (B) 20. ... Nds 21. Ne4, Oa
Prices quoted are valid for the USA only. juncture and start evaluating the position. lcl 20. ... Kf7, and now either 21. Rdf tu
Clearly, White can gain a material edge if he lowed by 22. Red2, or 21. Rael, 22.V,. u!t(I
PERGAMON PRESS plays 20. Rxe6, or he can obtain a long-term 23. Nbs. fed
Fairview Park, Elmsford, 21. BId6!
New York 10523, USA Premature is 21. Rxe6 due to 21. ... C^
M
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62 CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER 1984
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THE RETURNS ARE IN this season!
We have unearthed some
interesting postal records.
Can anybdy do better?
uke note! ment and two dangerous central files for his
Philip also mentions the near-legendary Rooks. Sorokin immediately makes plans for
Robert-Wyler, who, as we mentioned before, KirrC suf"ty.
allegedly had over 1,000 games going at on9 t7.Bd.zBr5
If Black is to improve in this line (which 5pecial
time and a lifetime record of over 10,000
postal games. Do any correspondents-,out seems doubtful), it may be riCht here. Better 45th Anniversary Catalog
there hiveinformation on Robert Wyler?Has appears 17. ... Rhe8, as it is not yet clear
anyone a game against him they'd like to where Black's dark-squared Bishop belongs. Featured in this issue!
show? 18. O{-O Rhe8
Anton Sildmets of Lincoln, Nebraska,
claims another record the highest spots in
three maj
-
pionships:
first and
tionals, second and third; and 1978 and 1981
Rook Championships of the American Postal
Chess Toumaments championship, fust and
third. We'd like to hear from others of you
with correspondence records.
flI
Ti
cu
lEi
ff ere are recent results from major USCF 1976 Finals (2fth charnpionship): Three 1 R Aiken 4620 51 R Manaster r,.n
I. I.
postal events. Detailed results of all USCF Golden Ihights sections have finished. The con- 2. W Milbratz 4620 52 A Zebrowski r.Ll Pc
3. D Brown 45 20 53 T Drew *",.8
postal events can be found in the Postal Chess testants and their weighted-point scores: 4 C Koontz 45 20 54 W Naff TilD,
Bulletin. For a one-year subscription (six issues), . 76-Nf 18: T O'Connor, 80 20; B Snyder, 79 70; J 5 D Fleetwood 45 10 55 R Ramirez ilil), tin
send your name, address, and check for $10 to Callaway, 71 20; S Gray, 66 25; D Iong, 61.45; A Bucklmd, 6 H Fassett 4410 56 P Mccinnis 5D clr
60 45; md M Robbins-Pianka withdrew 7 T Svoboda 44OO 57 S Elowitch - fi.6
foan DuBois, Assistant Postal Director, U.S. . 76-Nf 19: O'Donnell, 99 75; J Sheets, 78 40; J Moran, 8 S Valentine ,14 00 58 L Oates x-* ry
Chess, 186 Route 9W, New Windsor, NY 12550. 61 55;J Mclntyre, 54.95; J Bruce, 4990; W Killion, 43 45;
9 S Kitces 43 95 59 M Smith *il, fr
AII issues beginning with No. I (January-Feb-
10 R Smith 43 95 60 W Oreby . r'G
.
and B Lerner,40 60
76-Nf 21: R Pisciotta, 85 50; A Fam, 77 15; J D'Addario,
11 J Gray 4295 61 KCargi) &"D d
ruary 1983) are available for $2 each. 12 W Pressnall 4290 62 P Boymel m.6, Eg
65 90; G Metz, 56 55; J Dino, 55 65; M. Conlon, 34.10; and J. 13 A Smith 4285 63 D Lande6 ff-fi,
GOLDEN KNIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP Silver withdrew 14. A.Riley. ........42.45 64. C.Meidinger ilri6, E
Below is the current lbut not final) Iist of leaders: 15. J.Hasperis ......42.40
The annual Golden Ihights tournaments serve 16. P.Coolidge......41.95
65. R.J.HarriJ... el
06. K.piermn.,_
as USCF's official national postal championship.
Mccray
17. G.Drysdale .....41.85
18. L.T.Rogers .....41.85
62. -D.
J.t F
For more information, see the Golden Knights '1 K Redinger 10200 41 J 77.00 OS.
tw
2 R O'Donnell 99 75 42 HABuczko 19. C.Wrigley......4l.85 69. K.
advertisement elsewhere in this issue. 3 R.Hux
76.75
20. R. Bauer . . . .. . . .41.70 70. R. tbt
9290 43 D Eklund 76 65
21. Z.Harao... .....41.70
1974 - 1977 Finals (27th-3(Xh championi 4 AMLuis 9225 44. A Dunne 7565 Zt. D. tth.
5 B Altschuler 22 J Skratulia 4l7O 72 F preuss
ships): These events have a few sections left to 92 1,0 45 M Laher 75 55 23. S. Manmo . . . . .41.40 73. Decker Ui
6 B, Maillard 91 60 46 P Coolidge 7545 24. A Saslowsky ....4l.25
J.S.
24. K.Drtz
finish before a final list of winrrers for each can 7 J MacFarland 47 D Fleetwood AC
90.95 7485 25 A Turmo 41 25 75 S. Eelder 60
be announced. Refer to the September 84 issue
of Chess Life for lists not in this issue.
8 J WrathalJ
9 M Smith
10 F Boudreau
90 10
88 70
48 DLDay
49 J Young
7450
74.30
26. J. F. Shaw . . . . . . .40.8s
27. B leffers. ......40.75
76.
77.
J. Ca[oway
W.Killcrry
EIG
ElIC, +
d
88 25 50 L Oates 7375 28 W Cunningham 40 70 78 F lach sllf,
1975 Finals (28th championship|: Two 11 A Lee 8825 51 M Podlofsky 7365 29. I Toth 40 65 79 J. Reynolds he
12 A Mantie . 88 25 52 J Vernon 7350 30 P Moran 4n 60 80 i Becker
Golden Knights sections have finished. The con-
13 M Plum 87 40 53 K Dehmelt 7335 3t S Tennant 40.60 8l J Grigsby
,
h
testants and their weighted-point scores: 14 A Riley 32 J Dummermuth 40.25 SZ .J Winw<ioa
87 30 54 S Tennant 73 OO E
.75-Nf25: LT. Rogers, 9275; J Begasse, 6760; R
Monohon,64 35; S Viale,63.00; D Starkweather, 57 30; A
Beider, 56 10; and D A Youg, 31 80
15 B Feerick
16 R Walcb
17 B Ebenstein
8705
a6 20
86 l5
55 JCJones
56 J Callaway
57 J Jones
7235
7l2O
7t 20
33. M. Petersen . . . . .40.10
34. J.PolIack........39.60
35. K.Dehmelt......39.50
83. J. Endler . .
34. ir.I(aplm .
85. R.Osbome
r I
. 75-Nf 26: R Salgado, 102 00 (ilno@ced as the fi6t place 36 J Dunkle 39 50 86 G Gracia
winner in the 4/83 issue oI CLI; M. DraSicevich, 74 55; S
18. S Klein
19 C Cork
86 00
85.95
58 R Dallas
59 B Endsley
7t 10 37 C Haessler 39 50 87 R Reyes ft
Hoell, 64 15;J Miksits, 59 80; K Harrisn, 42 2Oi A Beider 20 R Pisciotta 85 50 60 J Warren
69 95
68 85
38 K Plesset
39 M Scheidies 39 50
39.50 88 R Schneprds
89 P Caldwell q
md G Verhage withdrew 2l H Gttel$n 84 95 61 G Letkowski 68 30 40 J. Cole 39 00 90 I Pfeiffer
Below is the current (but not final) list of leaders: 22 O L Kgby 84 85 62 J Shaw 67 60 41 E Armstrong 3895 91 A.creensire {
42 D Brookrercn 23 H E Syrett 83 55 63 R McCalley 66 60 42 L Weiss . 38.50 92 D Olrcn - l
'1, R Salgado
2 N Hornstein 98 70
IO2OO
43 W Schroeder
76 00
75 50 24 R DickinrcD 82 60 64 S Gray 66 25 43 M Robertson 38 45 93 E. Duliba F
3 M J Valvo
4 LT Rogers
98 65
9275
,14 K Dehmelt
45 M Dragicevich
46 W Cunningham
75 00
74 55
25 LBOwen
26 M Holt
27 T O'CDnnot
8260
8240
65 G Metz
66 R Metmaker
6625
66 25
44 W Dempler
45. E.Martin .......38.35
46. G Nute. .......38.35
38 35 94 J Chessing
95. -M.Foust...-
96.
J.G.Ferber F
o
5 A Komparens 97 30 74 45 8020 67 S Haokin 66 l0
6 T Svoboda 9270 47 N Pedersen 74 45 28. C Musgrove 80 05 68 J D'Addaio 6s 90 47 J.Jones 38 05 97 c Hardme -
(D
7 S Fink 92 20 48 E Buscemi 74 40 29 T Hernly 79 90 69 D Sharp 65 40
48 F Boudreaw 37 85 98 C Palner
8 F Smy'th 90 95 49 S Gray 74 30 30 B Snider 7970 70 A Burkley 66 35
49 S Francis
50 R E Hu
37 50
37 35
99 L Nezhni tE
50 A Burkett tOO R Luka6
9 S Klein
10 S Tennmt
90 45
90 45 51 A Simao
74 00
73 95
31 D Rubinsky
32 H Alford
7950 71 L Peterrcn 65 15 tu
79 15 72 G Bayles 64 00
UI
11 R.Goudsward 9025 52 C J Byrne 73 75
33 C N FugLb 79 tO 73 J Culp 63 55
12 D Matson 90 l0 53 R IGox 73 75
54 B Snead 34 J Kolts 79 10 74 P McCollum 63 l0 E
l3 L Wilson 89 80 73 45
35 R Broeker 7a75 75 M Eucher 198O Finals (33rd championshipl:
14. D Eklund 88 20 55 E Pflumm 72 35
36 J Sheets 7a 40 76 J Moran
6200
61 55 Golden Ihights section and three Squirs
u't
15 D H Eberly 87 90 56. J Jennings 72 30
16 J Rykowski 87 75 57 G McPhermn :72 2O 37 G Kofoed 77 50 77 D Funkhouser 61 45 tions have finished. The contestants md I !s
17 C N Fuglie 87 20 58 F lach
18 C Carrothers 86 10 59 D Eisen
72 05
71 35
38 D Eberly
39 A Fam
77
77
30
15
78 D long
79 C Waltmm
61 45
60 95
weighted-point scores tri
19 P Harshmm 86.10 60 M Caglioti 71 30 40 W Sierichs 77 15 80 A Buckland 60 45 . SUNf 2: L Pettithory, 39 50; Z Hatur,36 20: B $ad^ sd
20 G Kofeod 86 00 61 T Jewell
21 M Zava0elli 85 50 62 J Dunkle
7',1. 25
7L 20
35.00; S Wrinn,31 75; G Kubach,2950; R RqE !t.&r
and H O'Neill withdrew
p
22 N LeGore 83 75 63 R C Brown 70 95 . 8O-&F Z D. Fulton, 39 70; C Taylor, 39 25; J nudc, f,
23 W Bickhm
24 R Greene
83 60
83 20
64 B Ezell
65 T Ambum
70 95
70 90 * R. Salgado and K. Redinger have already
34 10; H. Roussin, 26.50; N Nolm, 25.35; T
md T Brochard withdrew
Cld l$llf &
25 W VanErde 8320 66 J Politowski 70 20
been awarded their prizes, since their score . gO-qF fi: R Jones, 42 00; W Schneider, 33,45 G tr+ tht
26 A Sildmets
27 R. Ammn
8260
82 45
67 T Algeo
68 J Murphy
70 00
69 80 can be neither tied nor exceeded. The con- bell, 30 75; S Botshon, 29 70; R Seamil, 29 m-C ad&.il.
2170; and D. Hmmel, 18 00
ft
28 M Thomason 81 65 69 J Mayer 69 50 test for other prizes is still in doubt. . 8o-qF 11: G Drysdale, 41 95; D Smith, 34,75 L
ftc
8l 40 70 G Metz ryr"
29 R W Ellis
30 G Berry 81 35 71, L Bonnell
69 50
69 30 33 00; H Bnmt, 25 25; J. Montgomery 24 85; B Pt&r a
31 T Iawhon 81 05 72 A Miskin 68 65 andJ Caru lhdrew od
32 A Feuerstein 80 80 73 J Begasse 67 60
tir
33 P. Waldowski 80 80 74 D Schaefer 67 70
34 C Bailey 80 50 75- L Gru4feld 67 45 EI
35, E laird 80 15 76 D Maley 67 40 1978 Finals (3lst championshipf : The list we
77 C Meidinger previously published included only the top 80 ADJUDICATIONS AND EXTENSIONS titr
36 L. Owen
rft
79 55 66 45
37 R Thompon 78 J Hubert
Those who have games nearing or at tbe fiD
79 40 66 30
79 J C Daley leaders. Since we will pay the top 100 Finalists,
38 MCIanier 78.90 66 10
39. P Geltner 78 65 80 A Katz 65 85 we present here a complete, updated list of the year limit must submit adjudication or errrrd
40 C Leach 78 00 81 A Irttu 65 85 current leaders: requests now to avoid being double-forfeited, C.
41 W Kossman 77 50
b
64 CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER 1984
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for tbe opening of your cboice $3.5O should be a decisive advantage. But more simple win. The obvious course is to ED
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66 CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1984
33. hxg4 bxg4 34.Ke3
lf34.Pxa7, then 34. ... 93 35. Ra3 Rg4 36.
Rf3 + Ke5 37. Rf1 92 38. Rg1 Kd4 is easy too.
t::
34. ... Rf5 35.Ke4 Rf2 36. RxaT 9337'
Ra3 92 38. Rg3 Rxe2+ 39. Kds
Black's last hope is to eliminate the
b-pawn,but...
39. ... Re5 +, White resigns
Now 40. Kc6 Rg5 decides the issue quick-
ly.
It is worth studying how Black gradually
sacrificed back his material advantage,
eventually shrinking it to a single pawn -
but a pawn that proved the lethal weapon in
the endgame.
White to move
Pal Benko
CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1984 67
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\fhite's only weak point, d4. the logical b4-b5 break, to create a passed c-pawn. But frst rvVhite aims to cle
26.b4 Ne6 27. Rd2 Nd8 28. f4 pawn on c5. After that, 'White has a pawn Kingside to prevent any possible Eil
This forever blockades the e-pawn; the plus for practical pulposes, because Black's counterplay there with ... h5-h4.
only other thing to do now is to make sure hopelessly blocked e-pawn is useless. M....1(9645.h4 gxh3+!?
the Black Knight never gets to e4. 32. Rbl a6 33. Na4?! B.lack decides he can no longer uil
28. ... hG 29. 93 g5 30. Kf2 Be6 31. I could not resist occupying the hole at b6, passively and watch as Wliite carries d
Rde2 Bg8 but this is only gilding the lily. Even faster is plan. Therefore, he keeps the Kingside fr{
34. a4 ard 35. b5, pushing Black's Bishop out hoping for possible counterplay. But thi\ rq,
of play. has its drawbacks.
33. ... e6 34. Nb6 R8c7 35. a4Bf7 36.b5 46. Kxh3 Khs?!
axbS 37. axbS cxbS 38. Rxbs Ra7 39. Black wants to keep the White IGDg tfrE
Rbb2 advancing.
Now it's clear that the Ifuight on b6 blocks 47. R;e2 Re7 48. Nc8 Rc7 49. NdG E
'White's actions on the b-flIe, so White must 5O. Rb2 e5
regrouB his pieces. In desperation, Black jettisons his
39. ... Be8 40. Ra2 Nc6 41. Nxc6 Bxc6 backward e-pawn in order to create
42.Reb?Rxa2 43.RxaZ94 counterylay. Otherwise, White will frcuc
trade with 51. Rb7, and then push the
pawn through. The rvVhite K"ight ir Ftu*
fective here agaiast Black's poor Bisbcp-
At this point, I was considerng 32. h4. 51. fxe5 f4+ 52.Kg2fxg3 53. KryrryI
Black probably has nothing better against s4. Rb7
the threat of hxg5+ and Rhl than to close Simplest. After the trade, the tno d L
c
the position with 32. ... 94. But this didn't pavms are decisive. Black coulfu t i
please me, because I wanted to keep my prevented this a move earlier with 3, - !
Kingside options open, and the closed pawn because 54. Kf4 Kg6 is equally hopdts
formation would hardly allow me to do that. 55. Rg2+ and 56. e6.
So I then explored tactical possibilities: 32.
54. ... RxbT 55. NxbT h5 56. NdtLa*
h4Ne6?! 33. Nxc6! Rxc6 34. Nxd5+ Kf7 35. 57. Kh2 Bc8 58. c6 Kg659. c7,
resigns KEtrT
b5 Rxbs 36. Rxe6l Rxe6 37. Rxe6 Kxe6 38. 'il8
Nc7+, but I decided against playing for 44.l<Cz The moral: Always keep your r-a
tricks (a lot might go wrong in such a melee), Of course, White's King belongs on the prospects clearly in mind; that is r,ttee m;
since I considered my game strategically a Queenside, where it will take up a station at best chances often lie. It may be tbe l
win anyhow. a5 directly behirld the Rook at a6, enabling path, but it is often the one less lrrm
Therefore, I started to work on plans for him to break in via b6 and free the passed obstacles. -.tR
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It's time for USCF's 1984 Absolute and play is scheduled to began durirg sl.o
Corrspondence Chess Championship! February 1985. ps
This premier event is open to the top The prize fund is $elOO, and will be \
he
thirteen players who apply for invita-" divided up as follows: $16G12G8O4(}- Fro
tions, providd their names appear on This event matches the best players 'nt
jle
the rating list in the October 1984 issue in the country for the honor of being D,gr
of Chess t,fe. All masters with an active recognized as our top Postalite The
rating are eligible but those rated under Absolute Correspondence Chess - A.
15oo must appear in the September Champion. -y@'
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1984 Postal Rating List. lnterested The entry fee of $15 should not be T,
players should notitr, the Postal Chess until a player receit es an invitatirxr-
Department by January 51, 1985. tn-
-nt
vitations will be sent shortly thereafter,
send inquiries to: U.5. Chess, 186 Route 9W, Netu Windsor, NY 12550
OFFICIAL 1984
Master prograrnmers; and USCF POSTAL
the feud goes on; book TOUR}TAI{ENTs
plans; uncornmon Marshall The class uno ,,ooo tournaments are your
tlcket to the excltlng world of po5tal chess. The
entry fees are modest and the competltlon
fierce, becau5e you'll be matched wlth playerj
of approximately your own playlng strength'
Both tournaments are oPen to US(F mem-
bers who llve ln the Unlted states, Puerto Rlco,
month, five-time U.s chmpion Iary Evms
RUNNING FEUD Canada, fledco, and the U.5 Vlrgin lslands or
the most interesting items from his mailbox with tho5e who have APO and FPO addresses.
Life rcaders. Comments in italics are by Grand- Hugh Myers Veteran postal Players may talte advantage
Evans. Because of the volume of mail, submis- Davenport, Iowa of either tournament, but newcomers to postal
cmnot be retwned, md permnal replies ile not chess must get their feet wet first in a Class
ible. Send your letters to: O: lht analysis was printed in The Myers tournament.
Larry Evms on Chess @enings Bulle tin volume 3, numbers 7 and 8,
Chess Life 19U.1
186 Route 9W
A line in myNew Strategt in the Chess Open-
Class
New Windsor, NY 12550 A $5 entry fee puts you into a section wlth three
i4gs ( 1968) ofthe Budapest Defense ran: 1. d4
other players. You play two games (one as
Ni6 z. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nxe5 White, one a5 Black) with eich opponent using
6. f4 Ng4 7. Nf3 Be7 8. 0-0 d5, and then I ' one set of postcards. First-place finishers
analyzed only 9. Qrds Qxd5 followed by .-. receive a certificate suitable for framing.
Sobmit one question at a time, md provide a diagram BcS I and ... Nf2 + . It Chess Life (July 1983) llewcomeE should give u5 an aPproximation
of their playing strength. The playing da56es
asking about a specific chess position 'When S if he had uncovered
to books, be sure to give the full title, author,
for postal chess are basically similar to thos€
page number
" shedtheory" withhis for over-the-board PlaY:
" He gave a game that Class A = Unusually strong players
went: 9. ... Bc5+ 10. Nd4h5 ll.b4Bxb412. Class B : 5trong players
Qa4+ Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bc5+ 14. Khl QdZ 15. Cla5s C = lntermediate Playe6
ENTIF CTET, INTELLIGENCE Class D : llovlces
George Butler
-{therton, California Victory
These tournaments are only for playe6 who
have completed at least one U5CF Postal Che55
author of a monograph advocating some assignment without forfeit loss.
A 17.5O entry fee Puts you into a se<tion wlth
tricky line has an unconscious urge to justify six other players. You Play one game with each
it. " opponent - thrae games a5 White, three a5
Too hastily, I sent Evans a personal note Black. First prize is l2O credlt toward Pur-
cha5es from the U5CF catalog. 5econd prize is
(not a letter to his column) in which I said ilO credit.
matadors to the tactical snorting bulls on the that L4. ... QrJZ was an error, and that 14. ...
1.
r 5end entri6 to: u.5. che5s
I rostal Department
r 186 Route 9W I
I new Wlndsor, HY 12550
E Enter me in CLs sectlons at !5 each. l'1y aP I
seriously attempting to analyze the position A B C D. I
proxlrute strength ls Cla$ (clrcle one):
-
Vlctory 5eclons at t7.5O each. '
after 14.... Qh4. All he said was: "You con- E Enter me ln
sider everything except 14. ... Qh{ 15. Ne5 + tr Enclo*d B- my chsh or money order for I
the fewest moves, as you reported in your
newspaper column.
Kf8 16. Nf3! Nf2+ 17.Rxfz Qxf2, when 18'
i :tl-r,'..'.*.@l@lE
A: Thit is in response to our assertion that real
lrandmasters should be enlisted in the race to
":reate 15. ... Kd8 is correct. But my claim was that
an artificial grandmaster'
Th 14. ... Qh4 made the line playable, and the
three objective (and grandmasterlyf attitude
the would be to not discount that claim simply
because of a subsequent error. Now I believe
that the line is not only playable, but that
Black has good winning chances, and prob-
me an analYsisof 14.
525,000 with a $5,000 toP Prize.) which I have PartiallY
Hitor's Note: It shouldbe pointed out that the amended-EtnLes). I also received helpful
*u, scholarships. comments from the members of the class
CHESS LIFE / NOVEMBER ].984 69
:t
that I teach. awriation from the Mark V cornputer : 1 7. Nbd2 accompany them. I want a "book of m
llMat followedwas ahalf page of analysis on 8xa1 18. Ne4 k7 19. dxc6 0-0, with Black Does it exist? fti
the value of 15. ...Kd8. In a personal letter, I emerging on top after dubious analysb.) co
pointed out that a simple refutation is 16. Bxg4! A: Mory knks come to mind., althanglr
hxg4 17. NxfT+ Ke7 18. Nxh8, becauseif 18. A: fhe main reason I rejected thb was due to may hit the nail quarely on the heod. Tl= n
... 93, then 19. Ng6 + forhs the Queen, while 18. 17. NM2 QXaJ 18. M3 lsurprisingly, the com- daddy of them all is Aron Nimztich's\fi
... BfS 19. Ba3! wins. I also wrote Mr. Myers: puter considered only 18. Ne4), snaring two tem. Max Euwe and Ludeh Pachmotr Y
"Wen someone sends me a conection lo a Rqh with an oven,thelming position.
pieces for witten excelbnt wlumes onthe middlqre,. I
analysis that appeared in my column, I ossume But aln strong b 17. h3 Nf2+
Bxf2 Bxf2
18. Ahers you may find helpful are Pavtn
they want it publbhed unless they say 'not for 20. Qb4 c5 (Myers) 21. Qc3, again with two ture Chess by lndy bltis, New Ideas
-
publication.' You didn't send an advance draft pieces for a Rooh and the win a matter of tech- by Lany Evans, RHM's How to Open a J-
of your Budapest Defense article, nor should ntque. Game lwitten by seven GMs), od 9-,
you. lMen I make a mistake in print, I am the In conclusion, I repeat: "Usually the author of Behind the Chess Openings by Reubr
first to admit it. Our aim is to try and establish amonograph odvocating some trichy line has an t*t
the truth about a position without ego."l urge to justify it." Weaver Adams als was stub-
PIATIGORSKY CUP at
In the next issue of hisMOB, Myers wrote: bom. In Simple Chess he adveated the Vienna saJ
"We thank Larry Evans for taking the time Game as a virtual forced win for White. For an
BradJenison t[rt
to tell us that 15. ... Kd8? was certainly not account of our running theoretical dispute, see my
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida ru.
correct. However, I think Evans was exces- book Chess Catechisrn, chapter 22. Q: Wtren I was leaming chess ah I
sive in saying the analysis that followed 15. Readers interested in the offbeat and expei- years ago, I remember checking a ,1
... Kd8 was 'garbage.' I said that it suggested mental are nevertheless urgedto subscibe to the the library about the Second Piatigors\ the
Black's correct course of action was 15. ... c6. MOB /6 Harrinn, Danten-
issues $101, 1506/z and was very impressed with the Pe
Evans replied without analysis that 15. ... c6 Wrt, IA 52803. You will find esteic ideas big-name grandmasters. Apparently C[
is also 'easily refuted.' Considering my pre- available nowhere else. event was to be continued, but I neyer ili
vious errors in this analysis, it would be fool- of the Third Piatigorsky Cup. Was 9.
hardy to assert that he's wrong, but I suspect
BOOK OF PLI\NS
that his opinion is
Stuart Cracraft
A: Thb event was held twice, in
perfunctory. These
Rancho Mirage, California
then discontinued. hth baks are M
lines indicated that Dover paperbachs. dr
'White could easily Q: U fninn Lihe a Gran&noster, Alexander tu
choose a vwong path
after 16. Nf3 Qf6."
Kotov stresses the absolute necessity of con-
structing plans and following them even if
ENGLISH OPENING &
Robert Woodyard II 1N
(diagram) they are not the best. Are there any chess
Picayune, Mississippi d
llMatfollowedwos books that present positions and possible iG
another half-page of plans? Games between titled players can be Q: tuty rating is 1540. In arated gmI
After
analysis including 16. ... Qf6
considered, but good commentary must Black against a higher-rated player d I
game went l. P-QB4 P-K4 2. N-OB3 PS fta)
P-Q4 PxP 4. QxP N-QB3 5. QQI l
Would you comment on this
Black has at least equalized.
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1985 Grand Prix: Bigger and Better -F
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In keeping with tadition, Church's Fried Chicken Inc. is making its seventh annual
October 1s-December 17
Grand Prix the richest one ever. The pize fund for 1985 totals $2]1,9N, nearly one and a
ir
half times the amount awarded in the Grand Prix's inaugtual Yeil n 1979. L
First prize in 1985 will be $5,000, with lesser prizes going to the next 19 top finishers. top sctioD of my 1984 Nassu CC tommetrt, or a plus ffi irt!
h
dl
The topplacing competitor will also receive an invitation t<i the U.S. Championship. Semi-Iimls EP: 650 ir advmce; 19 o[1 to thore who played ir
advertised Monday Nassu CC eveot or 14 off to tho* who I
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il
The Prize List for 1985: I other N6su CC event l$G: 45G35G25G20G175-l5Ol25
under 2100/Unr. 120 bil2 uder 2l00iur entries b s..li
Iowered in proportioo except 5096 gtd All GMs & IMs who q
1985 GRAND PRIX - $24,9OO Total Prize Money ment wi1[ no forfeil losres re guauteed a niniouo priad G
lst Section will be I]DE rated. Booster, IGSS, 19$. qE IJ
First $5,000 1 1th $ 1,000 2100/Unr. EF: t30 in advmce. tt {700 bi25): l?rlw75'l-ta,1 cir
Znd 2,500 t2th 900
1900, 1800, 1700 €acb 100 Novice, IOSS,45/90, opetr to
EFr tl8 ir advmce ti
l4{0 bi25l: mder 1600 10G50,
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under 1200 60, Unr 60'30 AIl, EF: 14 more at site tl tb D
3rd 2,000 13th 800 req.4 ll-pt byes pernitted ercept i! last 2 rouds. Ret.7-E Tl
4th 1,800 r4th 700 7:30 eacb Monday except l2l10 rerened Ior adjourDEetrts ir O ll
sctio0 only Ent: Htrold SteMl, 3l Rose Lane, New Hyde ld. F
5th 1,600 1sth 600 LSW
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Grmd Prix Poinls Availahle: 40 Id
6th 1,500 16th 500
7th 1,400 tTth 400 October 19-2O
ir
4tb Wasatch Chess Congreec. Univ, of UT, f,{anIl
8th 1,300 18th 300 Ro 3176, $alt Iake City, UT 84113. 3 sctions: Open, +SS" 5 rd
ta
9th 1,200 19th 200 over 18; jrs over 1700. EF: $15 if rec'd by 10/17, 120 at site tt S
rE
E)e, 50, A 75'50, under 1800 75; tiophy to lt-
Gl: l5Gl00, ExD,
2 G): lr
l+
1Oth 1, 100 2}th 100 Bds. 6:30, 9130-?7;30. Adult Reserve, ll0/201, 4SS, 1111. o il
D
under 1700 EF: 16 if rec'd by 10/17, 18 at site Trophies to t? 1
tt
Grand Prix contestants earn points by winning or placing among the winners in Unr., womm (if 3/clas) Reg 8:3Gg:30 a m, Rds 1O147- S
Dr
ll0/201, 5-SS, TL?, uder 18 8F: g4 if rec'd by 10/17, t6 at !it!- I
qualifying events throughout the country (see page 73 for more details). Updates on individuals, 2 tmsl, to top 2, top C, D, E, Uu., girl, uda Xl F
Elem tems (4 playersf Reg 8:30-9:15 a.m., Bds.9:3Gll:1+rt r
the Grand Prix race appear each month in Chess Life. Eot: Robert Tmer, 519 Aizbetb No. l, SLC, UT 84102 tS E
Grmd Prix Poitrts Available: 5
72 CHESSLIFE /NOVEMBER1S84
October 19-21 Florida
Ju-HutleyJtffy Tournament. 5-SS, 101 W State St., FJC Cm-
2os, Jackmnville, t$G clas prizes bi4 per class 3 sectiotrs: Open,
1600,
r5l2 EF: 135 iI rec'd by 10/15 t5 40G20G10O50, 180G1899 50. Section
2, 5012, open to tsOGl7E.EF: 130 iI rec'd by 10/15. 20G10G75'50, ti
15@1599 50. Section 3, 50/2, opeD to 1499/below. EF: i30 if rec'd by
:fl15 $t 20010G75-50, Uu 50 All, EF 15 nore at site. Sl: 5. Reg. 6'7
?r,, Rds 7:30, lG2, 9-1. HR: HacieDda lcomer olState & Mainl; t28/30.
r'pt. bye rd. I with advuce eDtry. Pree lmch Sat. Ent: fd Butler, Jack$n'
rille CC, 711 Valley Forge Rd., Jackmnville, FL 32208. NS NC. W.
Graid Prix Pohts Available: 15
October2o-zl Indiaoa
w
Grod Prix Pohts Available: 15
O.tobetzo-2l Californla
ewo October Opeo. 4SS, 40/2, Players Chess
Blvd., Los fugeles, 90026. BF: t27.50 if rec'd by 10/17,
: 25G15G100. Re8. 9 a.n., Ms. lG3, 10-3. Etrt: ad&es
rhove.
Grmd Prix Points Available: l0
October2o-2l Connecticut
Raphael McCready Menorial Open' &SS, 40/100, Howad
JobDsD's Motor todge, exit 24 off l'91, Rocky Hill, CT. EF: t15 by l0/t8, t20
ker. ltG 4501 150-100, A, B, C, D/Ur. each 3G20. Re8. +9:30 an., Bds.
lO3, 9-2 Etrt: F. Tom*nd, 10 Bermuda Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109, NS
Grmd Prir Points Available: 5
October2o-zl Texas
SaD Antonlo Fall Grand Prix.
5'SS,45/2, Continetrtal Inn,9735
IDterslate 35 North, So ADtonio, TX 78233 {8001 528-1234. EF: $18, ll5 if jr
r'd by 10/19, $22 & ll9
at site l$ (b/40, top 2 Gl: 150-100, A, B, C,
UE/Uu each 50, Reg. 8-9 a.m., Rds 9:3G2:3G7:30, 92:30 Ent: SACC, Box
tY B A C, San Antooio, TX 78228. (5121 69$9272 LS NC
Grmd Prii Pohts Available: 5
October25-November2l Californla
Iabate'o Chess Centre Pre-Wnter 'E4. 5-SS, Inbate's Chess
C€trtse, 3024 W. Ball Rd , Arahein 5 niles NW ofDi$eylud at Beacb Blvd
ttc 400 2 sectiotrs: Premier, opetr to at l6t
1800+, 45/2. EF: '$10, after
10/23 't12. ,tG: 15G100 Cildidates, opeD to [nder 1800/Ur, 50/2
BF: '18, after 10/23 't10. llc:
U1800 50'25, U1600 32.5G17.50, U1400 25;
top Unr. wins hee eDtry hto next tmt. iJ 5 or more Uu. play. Both, Rds. 7
p.m. ach 'ltus. Vr-pt. bye available rds. l, 2 or 3; if you have l/u pts. or less,
you may take #-pt. bye ia rd, 4.'LCC oembs. only, non'oembs. pay $2
more. Ent: Labate's Chess Centre, addresS above. Tues.'Su,, noon'midnight
Sept Rating Supplemeot usd. hfo: (7141 22G0660 NS. NC,
Grmd Prix Points Available: 5
CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER 1984 73
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October 26-2E New Mexico October2T-z8 Illinois November lO-11
New Mexlco Open. tSS, 45/2, Sa Juil Ollege, 4601 College Blvd , Second Amudl S.I. Open Championship. SSS, 30/75, Mur- Mlaml Valley Open. 5'SS, 40/90, Wright State Un, {
PeDhgton, NM 87401 3 *clio0s: Open, EF: $30 if rec'd by 10/12, $$c physboro High School, N. 16 St., Muphysboro, IL 62966 EF; $20nat,$22 Millett Hall Bicycle Shop EF: $20 by 1,119, $22 at sile, ll dbl &
2500: 100G75G500-250, uder 2200, uder 2000 each 30G20G100 {bi20 en, phone if rec'd by 10124, 10126; t25 at site. $1 off to SICL membs. late €Dtry. D C C., W S.U or Veterus (with proof) i$ {b/40, top 2 q: r5}il1 !r
triesl; state Champiotr trophy to top NM player, trophy to top jr. Reserve, it 11000 b/70, 7/cla$, top 2 Gl: 250.100, CM, A, B, C, D each 75-45, E/Unr, 5G30, DiE/Uu 3G20, nore $$ iI over 40 eDtries R& lG2{ n dr
Rds. lG2-6, lG2. HR: Motel Murphysboro, 100 N. lDotel resddatioDs) Tim TroSdon, 5201 Huberyille Rd , Rivcih +E
2$27.50, 12 ea. addt'l bed. Ent: Michael D. Heosley, 256-6833 NS TT
, IL 62966. l5l8) 529,4064. NS. NC. W. Grad Prix Points Available: 5 E
Grud PrL Poitrts Available: 5
other states OK, Reg, 6'9 p.n 10/26, 8-9 a.n 10/27, optioMl rd I 10i26 7:30
November 1O- I 1
p D , 9:30-2i3G7:30, 9-2:30. Etrt: Fou Cooers CC, c/o Kent Weisner, P.O. Novenber2-4 Florida 2nd Annual Lancaster Autumn Opin. MillqsvfL It
Bor 1747, Kirdud, NM 87417. {505} 327'M28 days, 598-6442 eves. NS, NC 3rd Max Euwe Memorial. $SS, 40/2, Hyatt of Orlando, I-4 & 192,
detrt C€nter, S George St , Millersville, PA 2 *ctioos: Opeo. tS tr
w. Orludo, FL 32819. 3 rrtioDs: Opeo, $$G 825: 30G15G75-50, Exp , A eacb EF: t18, jr
tl5 in advuce, t22, $19 al site $! (b/20, top 2 q 1A EI
Grmd Prix Poiats Available: 50 75-50; trophies to top 4 Amateur, opeo to l799lbelow, $$G 400: U2100, U1900 each 40 Rds. 10:15-3:45 each day Reseile, qEr E
20G10G5G50; trophles to top 4. Reserve, open to 1499/below $iG 400:
1700, 5-SS, 35/80 EF: 115, jr
112 in advdce, $18, $15 at site tt t-
October26-28 Mdryland 20G10G5G50; trophies to top 4. AIl, EP: t30 iI rec'd by 10/24, t35 at site. rd
f 9t4 D,C. Open. 5-SS, Town & Coutry Day School, 11311 Newpoi
Mill Rd., KeDsitrBtoD, MD 20895 2 sctioos: Open, 30/90 EF: t25 ifrec'd
Sl: 5, other states OK ReB t7:30 p m, Rds. 8:30, lGs, 9-3 HR: meltion
che$ for special rates Ent: Mike Foust, 1083 E. Iakeshore BIvd , Kisimmee,
per entries): 7G45, UlSoOUnr 35, U1300/Uur 30 Rds. 10:15-2{
Both, $l ofI to PSCP Denbs Vz-pt bye ayal for rd I iI cI *
by 10i23. l$G: 300-20G100, uder 2100 10S50; top scoring DC res wins
voce ReB 9:3G10 a D. Eot (cks, payable to Red Roe @l: Ahl
FL 3274r l30sl 8461717 NS NC W. 22 PrJgria Dr , Ian@ster, PA 17603 Vln 872-7179 NS NC-
D C. CMmp title & trophy Amateur, open to uder 1900 & Uu EF: t20 Grild Prir Pohts Available: 5 Gred Prix Pohts Available: 5
if rec'd by 10/23 liG: 150-10G50, uder 1700 8G40, uder 1500 60; top scor, L]
ing D C res wins D C Amateur Chmp title & trcphy. Both, EF 15 nore N6vembe-r 2-4 Arizona h
at site S$: 4, jr. 2. R€9.5:30-7 pm, Rds 7:30, ll-5, l0-4. Entr D.C Chess SACA Open. Holiday lm Holidome, 4550 S Palo Verde, Tumn, AZ NoYember lo-l I -l-
Legre, c/o Viocent Moore,5708 Oregol Ave., NW, Washington, DC 85714 4 sectiotrs: Open, 5-SS, 40i2. EF: S30 iI itr by llili$ 150'100, Delaware OpeD. +SS, 4()/2, Wilmington YMCA, & lltt fi@
20015 k-pt. bye avail rds. l-3. Sept. rathg Supplenent NS. NC Ui2000 or Uu 70, U/1900 55, Uil800 45; trophy to lst & lop Jr Title of Sts., Wilnh$oD, DE 19801 2 sections: Open, $tG l50l(I},4 r(ri
Grod Prix Points Available: l0 SACA Chilipion to highest sorhg SACA memb Masters get EF returd if 50 {bisl. Reserve, open to uder 1800/U0r, $i 45%-25*1il, E{
play all 5 rds. Reserve, $SS, 40/2, opn to U/1800 or Uni. EF: t25 if in by ls96i i15 of each EF returned in prizes. Both, EF: t20 iI u? rr
OcloberzT-28 Kentucky 11/1. tt 90-60, Ui l700iUu. 40, U1600 35, U1500 30; trophy to top 2 & best at site. Re8. until 10:15 a.m., Rds. ll'4r30, 114:30. EDt: FL m[t
Kentucky Open Mill Rd, Newak, DE 19711 NS NC. m!
- $1750 Guaranteed! 5'SS, rds l-3 40i90,
tds. +5 4512, Room 310 Davidmn Hall, Brodeis Ave, Univ of Louhville,
pre-High trophy. Booster, GSS, 40/80, open to U/1500 or Uu. EP: I20 iJ ir
by l1/1. t$ 5G30, U/1400 25, U/1300 20; trophy to top 2,,eleneniary (K-6),
Quartz
Grmd Prix Points Available: 5 ffi
Louisville, KY 40208. EP: 125 iI rec' $5; Uor Novice, 4SS, Sat. & Sm. 12 events), 40/80, opeo to U/1200 or Uu liF
advmce EF allowed at site to those oD- I
K-8 EF: 15 either day (ll0 both eventsl if ir by lli t$ 15 lsu trophies to top Eiit
ship. St: 5, otbet states OK ttc
November 15-18
.C, 2, medals to Ui 1100, U/1000, primary lK-31, Ur All, 15 off EF for K-8 ir top Utah Open Champs, Nq
DiB/Ur. each 125-75; trophy to top player in trophy section, Reg. 8:30.9:30 3 sctioos St: 15, uder 19 $3, l4-pt rd. I or 2 w/adv, entry. TB: Media,
&SS, 40i2, Univ of UT, Unir E- Jh
a,m., Rds lG2-6, 9:30-2:30. HB: $32, up to 4. Eot: KY Ches Asn., P.O. Box Solkoff, Cum Reg 6'7:15 p.n Open & Resewe,8-8:30 am Booster &
Auditoriun, Salt Iake City, UT. EF: $20, .jr , women, Uu- rff: lll fur
35383, Louisvifle, f,Y 44232 ll502, 893-3483 LS NC W NoviceMs 8, lGs, 9-4 Open & Resrye, 9-l-5 each day Eooster, 9 tud as
1l/12, t5 nore at site 0i (910 bi70, top 3 Gl: 150-10e50, A E dI
Grad Prir Poiots Available: 15 85-40, DiE 75-40; Unr. 50-20, trophies to lst, top A, B, C. DE I
available Novice Bring *ts, clock Ent: SACA, 38 W. kince Rd, No, 26,
Tuc$!, AZ 85705. Call (602) 74Gl16l lor room rates, 887-8805 lor tmt hfo
womm, jr. p.m,, Rds 7,
Res, 5:30{:30 p.m
ir. Reg, 6:30, l}5, 12{ lt?-
7,6:30, l!,-hrh AI
Octobet2T-2B California No phone entries NS NC
my I of lst 5 rds Etrt: Robert Tmer, 519 Eliabeth No l, 5d It ilr
Labate'e Ch$s Centre No. 31. Labate's Chess Centre, 3024 W. - Grud Prix Points Available:5
84102 LS
Grmd Prix Poinh Available: llr
Ba.ll Rd., Aaahein,5 Di l,IW of Dseylild at B€ach Blvd & Bdl Rd ttc 5
2,000, 4 *ctioos: Premier, open ody to 2100 plus oi ratitrg followed by a November 3-4 Massachusetts u5
21, +SS, 50/150. EI:'$27, U2250 r25 tt 40C25G100, U2250 125. Rds,
noon-5:30 daily Candidates, opeD to U2100, 5-SS, rds l-3 45i2, rds.45
lTth Central New Englmd Fall Open. 5-SS, 50/2, Copper
fields PubiReslauut,28l LueDbuS St., Rt.2A, Fitcbburg, MA (6171
A Heritage Event
November l6-1E +
rtt
50/1s0. EF: rt25, U1950 't23 tt
30G15G50, U19s0 75, Rds. ll,3:3G8, 342-8990. lt lgff lbl2+32 respectively for 3rd-4th ir lower four *ctions; 25th Annual Baltimore Open. 5-SS, rd I tO! il, lI ^1!5t
nooo-5:30, Intermediates, ope! to U1800, tSS, rds 1-3 50/2, rds &5 Chmp sct & all lsts-2nds in lower secliotrs G; $1680G) 5 *Cions: Waren Elementary School, 9t0 Bosl€y Rd., Cockeysville, XD l!!l
't2l ti tioDs: Open, EF: $20 if rec'd by 11/15, $tG 500: 25Ol+lI
50/150. EF: '123, U1650 20G10G50, U1650 50. Rds 11-3:308,
Doon-5:30 Novice, opetr to U1500, $SS, rds l-3 50/2, rds. G5 50/150 EF:
Championship, open to all. Ef r t25 iI rec'd by 1li I Free EF for GMs &
2000 50 Amateu, opeo to under 1900 & Uu EF: rl5 il rE'd!
ry rl
'115 t6 10050 Rds. 1l-3:3&8, noon-5:30 AIl, .Labate's Chess Crcntre
IMS who win no prize. ttG: 30cl7tl50-125, uder 2200 or Unr, 10G50
Premier, opeD to uder 2000 or Unr. EF: $20 if rec'd by 11/1 ll ttc 175: 100-5G25, top uder 1700, 1500 each 25 Both, EItl I
4
membersonly, after 16G80-4{-25. Classic, open to mder 1800 or Uu. EF: tl8 iJ rec'd by lli t. Reg 6:3G7:30 p n
11i15, 9-9:45 a.m. 11/17, Rds, 7:30, IO}I H
rec'd
10i21 or only $i 140'7G35-25. AmateUr, open lo uder 1600 or Uu. EF: $i6 if rec'd by Le
Le Lea Motel Apts., 135. Enti Towson Chess C'lub,C'[ub, l-O L
l-O
Nov
wir l/3 oI s; tro l1i 1. $l 120-6&3G20. Booster, open to udq 1400 or Uu. EF: t14 iI rec'd Timonium, MD 21093 LS NC,
"uder" prizes Ceo- by l1/1 tt 100-5G25-20. No Unr may win morc thil t50 iD Booster sction Grmd Prix Points Available: 10
tre, 3024 W. Ball M., Aaaheim, CA 92804. yr-pt. bye available rds. l, 2 or 3 if AIl, EF t5 nore at sit€. S$: 8, uder 18 5, rcq. of MA res. & studeDts. yrpt, E,r
notified I rd. in advance or with eotry. ltrfo: 1714) 22G0660 at Centre Tues. bye avai.l. rds, l-3 iI req. w/entry. Reg. 8:30-9:30 a o., Rds. 10-3-8, 10-3. HR: November l6-18 rf,
thru Su., 2-Midtright. NS. NC. Thuderbird Motor Lodge (right oext to copp€rflekls),299 Lmenbug St., Rt. XXII Minneapolis Open, LemhgoD Hotel, l0ta il 6t
Grmd Prix Points Available: 15 2A, Fitchburg, MA 01420. 1614 342-5001; t2933. Reserye ASAP & mention Mimeapolis, MN 55407 i$G: 2100 2 sectiotrs: Open, SS5. r6f.! [x
Oclouer 27-28 Mis$ouri
che$ tDt Btrt: George Mirijaiu,46 Beacon Sf, Fitcbbug, MA 0l4m {617[ rec'd by 11/13, t30 at site; master EF refunded after Li
Ed Mlchl Memorial. &SS, rd. 1 accel.,S\l2, Ray Kelly Crafts
34t50ll No pho0e €ntriesj irquilies only Cks. payable to Motrtachusett
Chess Aso or MOCA LS NC.
wtt>tz5t
4*221125. top lxpExp , UzWo/Uu
U2000/Uu ryr
TE
C€nter, 2215 S. Fremort, Springfield, MO 658M. EF: tl5, jr. 110 if rec'd by
11-4:30, 9-ASAP. Amateur, (ll
Grmd Prix Points Available: 15 iI rea'd by11i 13, t25 at site. t{ 15
10/24, $20 & t15 at site. 3tG 550i l5Gl0G75, 75 for each of 3 rctions divid-
jr each 100, top LJl200 (b.61 50. Unr. eligible for lop 3 oD.ly XI!, t
ed per entries; chess clock to top who does not win other prire Reg
8:45-9:15 a m., Rds. 9:30-3, 9:30-3 Ent: Clueoce Tou*od, Rt t, Box 136, Novemtret 3-4 Callfornia Rds. lG2:3G7, 9:30.ASAP. Both, upxt 25 S$: 5, ir. 3. EL &
Nixa, MO 65714, l4ln 76*2254 LS. NC W. North Courty Fall Opeo. 5-SS, rds. 1-3 4/90, rds. 45 40i100, Mpls. Ch$s Assn., 4032 12th Ave S, Minoeapolis, lI![ 3l[ 1l
Grmd Prix Poilts Available: 5 NCR Cafeteria in Rarcho Bemudo, 16550 W. Bernado Dr., San Dego, CA 822.2U3. NS C. dr
E
92187 EFt t26 iI rec'd by 10/31, $30 at site. $t 11,200 bi50, top 3 G): Grild Prix Points Avai.lablei 15
Ocaobet 27-28 West Virginia 30G150-100, Erp 95-60, A 9055, B 8S50, C 7G45, D/belou 50, Uu 50. Reg s T
November l7-18
The Bluefleld Open. 5-SS,40/110, Sberaton Im, U.S. Rou-h 460,
Bluefield, WV 2470 EF: tl2, jr, 7 if rec'd by 10/13, $4 more at site $lG 1000:
9-9:30 a m, Rds 10-2-6, l0-3 Ent: Michael Nagem, 17360 Cminito
Ceasto, So Diego, Ca 92127 {6191 743-3044 NS NC. W. 20th Southeastern New England Open. *S 168
Islod College, Mm Hall, 600 Mi. Plearut Ave., Provide EI
-tu
q
300-15G100, A, B,C, D, EiUE. each 5G25-15 Reg. 8-9:30 a m , rds. 10-2-7, Grod Prix Points Available; 10
9-2. Ent: Mercer County Chess Assn,, Rt 3, Box 102-8, Pdncetotr, WV 24740
1725, 1025 Gtd ,. all Chmp. orizes ad
Chmo. prizes lst in lower
and 1st sndiffi H4r
lowpr sectim mr.
seclions bi20-3G40 in each section 5 sections: Chamnio ET
{304} 38+9118. LS. NC. November 3-4 Michigan all. BF: $25 iI rec'd by 11/15 $t 20G12510G70 Premiq. G{l
Grand Prix Points Available: 10 Fort Mudge Grand Prix. tSS,40/100, The Michigm League, N 2100 or Uor EF: $20 if rec'd by 11/15. i$ 175-10G75-{5.
elt. bye ivail. rds. l, 2, or 3 iI requested in advace, 2 yr-Pt. byes oax- Orgmiation, 7863 Yor 000G. 2 sctioDs: OPen, Ef:
Grud Prix.
31st N.C.O., c/o Sleven W Erbach, TD, l00l t18 iI rec'd by 11/23. 2100 7$50, best utrder 2000
-m. A WI Tou Bvent, Eol: 60-40, best uder 1900 i15 if rec'd by 11/23. $$ best
hchm Ave., oshkosh, WI 54901. {4141 231-9673 NS NC, Oclober 27-28. 1984 Smta Barbara Grmd Prlx. See
Grmd Prix PoiDts Available: 20 uDder 1800 10G60-30, best uder 1600 75'5G20, best uder 1400 5G25'15,
Grod Prir
Unr 3O Both, Ef $5 nore at site Reg 8:3o9:30 a o , Ms. 10-3, 10-3:30
EDt: David (owalczyk, 6109 Edgebrook Blvd, Pilma Heights, OH 44130
Novemtrer 3-4, Players November Schola6tlc
Soyemberz3-25 Texac (2161 8847620. NS NC.
Grmd Prix Points Available:
Open. &SS, 40/2, Players Cbess News, lTlo.Silverlake Blvd., Los A4eles,
-lpplied Concepts 1984 Texas Open Championship. 5
C[ 90026. Opetr to l2th grade & below. EF: tl2 if rec'd by l1/1, $15 a1 site.
iSS, 45/2, Grenelefe Hotel, 1011 S. A-kud, Dallas, TX 75215; out of TX $i 150 {in gift certih,): 6G3G20, top grade 9ibelow, 6/below each 20. Reg.
',ffi-SZ7-?606, io TX 1.80G492-9510 EF: $40 ilrec'd by 11i17, $50 at site December 6-Jmuary 3 Calilornia 9:30 a.m., Rds 1G3, 10'3 E!t: address above NS
il: 5. $tG 4,000: 800-500.200, Exp , A, B each 500200, C/below 300-100 Labate's Chess Centre Winter '84. 5-SS, Labate's Ches Ceotrd,
1,4 8'11 a.m , Rds 1'7, l0-4, 9-3 HR: 136'45. EDt: D€llas CC, 8020 Forest 3024 W Ball Rd, Alaheim 5 niles NW of Dimeylmd at Eeacb Blvd,, 92804 November 3-4. North County Fall Open. See Grmd Prix
ae, Dallas, TX75243 12141553'9030 NS NC W $5G 400. 2 sectioosl Premier, oPen to at least 1800+, 45/2. 8tr: '110, after
12i4 '$12. !0Gi 150-100. Candidates, oPetr to mder 1800/Utr , 50/2. EFr
Grmd Prix Points Available: 30 tll, November 6-27. Players Chess News November
ahd 1214'$10 $tG: U1800 5G25, U1600 35'20, U1400 20; top Uff Weekly Tuecday Nighter. 4SS, 4{/2, Players Cbe$ News, 1710
Iovember 23-25 PennrYlvula wirs 5
tmt. if each
Silverlake BIvd., Ias Angeles, CA 90026. EF: $10 if rec'd by ll/3, $15 at site.
l5th Annual Natlonal Cheec Congresc. &SS, 30/90, Thu l,
le rds, may
ii {200 b/20): 10G6O& h gift certifs. Reg 6:30 p m., Rds 7 eacb Tues. Ent:
Peon-
rhuia &llroon,3rd floor, Philadelphia Ceotre Hotel, 1725 Nemedy Blvd., take 'LCC m DDt:
address above LS.
iiUaeStlu 19103. 5 sections: Open, open to all. BF:158.80 nailed by Laba address Nov.
i0l6, $b-4.s0 nailed 10i17'11/16, $70 at tDt. Free to Glvls over 2450 who Ratmg SuppleDeot used. lnfo: l7l4l 22G0660. NS NC November 10-11. Player6 Chesc Newc November
Grand Prix Points Available: 5
se not withdraw from or forfeited in a CCA tmt. in l-he pdt 2 yeils & who 40/2, Players Chess News, 1710
Open to uder 2000 rating EF:
December 8-9 Connecticut certifs|: 200'10G5G50-5G50. Reg.
l2th Tovnsend Cup. 4SS, 40/2, Howad Johnrcn's Motor Lodge, ove LS'
Rocky
eit 24 off I.91, 1600
ratinS. $lG: 15tI100, $$G:
November 1O-11. Paclfic Coast Intercolleglate. +SS,
100-6G40. Both, BFr ,9'2. 45i2, Tir Barn Theatre, Defense Lilguge Inst., Presidio of Monterey, CA
A,25% 2nd,159[ 3d, 109t 4th. Re8. etrds 11 a.m,, Rds. 12'6, 11-5, 11'5. Ent: F. Towuwod, 10
93940. OpeD to ay college, Comnqaily college, o! U0iversity teams of 4plus
Grmd Prix Points Available: 5
we
rbool; schmls may enter more thm 1 tem, 5tu'
-{Dateur, open to uder 2000 or Utr. EF: i38 80 mailed by 10/16, t44.80 I or 2 alteroates ftoo
uiled l0/17.lii16, $50 al tmt, $30 of each EF relurDed ir prizes wilh 50% d€nt I.D. required. E[: t40/tem if rec'd by ll/6, i45 at site. 0$ lbi l2 te^]'s]:
;{, 25% zDd, 15% 3rd, l0% 4th. Reg. ends I p.m., Rds. 2'7130, ll'4i30' 20G100, top tem below 1800 80, 1600 60; trophies & individual awtds ro
il-4:30. Booster, op€n to uder 1800 or Uu. EF: i28.80 miled bJ 10i 16, fuDds pemit. Beg. +10:30 a.m., Rdo. ll-4,9'2, E!t: Monterey Ches Center,
Lx.so miled l0il7-1j/16, $40 at tEt, t20 of each EF relmed io prizes with P.O. Box 1308, Monterey, CA 93940. l[08l 372'9790. LS NC. W.
October 20. Oktoberchess 84. 3'SS, 45/90, Fayefte Civic November 27-December 18. Labate'E Chese Centre
CeDter, TeEple Ave. North, Fayette, AL 35555. EF: $10. St: 5, jr. 3. t$ per
Lasker '84. See Grod Prix
lgovember 23-25 New Mexlco entri€s. ReB. 99i45 a.m., Rds. 10'1'4. E0t: Cheles H. Atrtbony, 513 5th St.
llbuquerque Thanksgiving Open. 7-SS, 45/2' Albuquerque NE,, fayelte, Al 35555 NS NC. December I -2. ecember Scholastlc
Goveniion Coter, 4O1 2nd Si., Albuquerque, NM. llG $1350.2 rections: Open. #SS, 40/2, Player 10 Silverlake Blvd., Los Argeles,
27. Scottsboro Fall Tornado. CA 90026. Opetr to 12tl gra ,12 ifrec'd by 11/28, $15 at site.
October +SS, 40/1, Scotts-
boro Rec. Center,9l8 S, Broad St, Scottsboro, AL 35768. EF: $10 $t (195 ii 150 (ir gift certifs.|: 6G g/below, 6/below each 20. Reg.
b/251: 50, Cat. I, 11, III, IV, ViVI each 25, Unr' 20. Reg. 8'9 a.m, Rds.
9:30 a.m, Rds 1G3, l0-3 Eot: addres above NS
October
72
below 2000 or Uu , botd 3 below 1800 or Unr , boad 4 belov 1600 or Unr.; top 3 lDo casb prizesl Reg 99i45 a.m, Rds 1G122 Ent: Chicago Lawn
tems of 4 (3 OKI in order of rating. EF: 112 per player if rec'd by 11/14, t15 Chess Asn , address above l3l2) 47G5716 {Tin Oneil) NS ocaober 27. Hmmond SwiEE. &SS, 30i1, tlarlil I
at site; jr , Ur. $6 off, Si: 10, jr, 5. Si 1400 b/56): 150'9G40 ltem), 25 best G
each bwd, best tro Library, Howud Brmch, 17lst & Grad, Hmmond, lN 63Aa D
nme, best HS, college, compmy, club each 20 (iI October 27-28. For The Pemy Pinchiog Pawo Under 13 $6; $l off to Dutreldd CIub oeubs $$ U80 b/m,:6O,a L:
4ioore teams per cat I Reg 8:30-9:30 a E , Rds 10:30-4, lO4 Ent: CSCA, c/o I
Mak Ludwig, 1307 36th St SW, Lovelud, CO 80537 1303) 667-9384 N6
NC.
Pusher. Two l-day eveDts, 4SS, 40/1, Chicago Che$ Ceder, 2923 N
Southport, Chicago, lL ffi57 l3l2l 929-7010 Etr: $6 Prizes to top 3 scores
Reg 9'9:45 am., Rds. 10-12:30-3-5:30 LS NC
25, DlBlUm- 20 Reg 8-8:45 a.o , Rds 9-12-3-6. LS
76 CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1984
November 15, 20, 27. BWI Tuesday NiSht Oclober 27-28. Alexaader Alekhlne Open. 5-SS, rds. l-3 NEBRAStrA
Ford World HQ. {mrth erlruce), NE comer MI Ave. &
Quads. 3-RR, rds.
Intersectiotr 5012, 4-S 4512,
dcmp Meade & Ef: $4, BWI Southfield Fruy., Deaborn, Ml. EF: tl2, C/below t8 if rec'd by 10/25, i15 &
October 20. llth Annual Polar Bear Tmt. 4SS, 30/1,
nenbs. t3. t! l0 h date. l30U $10 at site. S$: 10. 0t {340 b/4()): 12G60, A, B each 50,. C, D/E/Uu. each 30;
,r8c2681 NS NC. W trophies to lst, top A, B, C, D/Ei Uu. Reg. 8:4t9:45 a.m., Rds. lG2:3G7:30,
lG3, Eot: Wlllim Groeller, 17527 Shaftsbury, hroit, Ml 48219. W.
Novembet 17, LCQC 3rd Saturday (!uad' No. November 10-11. 5th WMU Fall Classlc' s-ss,50i2, 30/1,
5a. 3-RR,40/90, Mo0tgom€4 St. Ceoter,900 Mootgomery St., Iauel, MD December 8. Mid-America Scholastlc Tmt. Gateway
m707, EF: $8, LCCC trembs. $7. Trophy or i15 to lst each quadi 3'0 score
ris % pric€ eDtry lo futue quad. Re8. lGl0:45 a.m., Rds 11'3-7 E0t:
ICCC, P.O. Box 113, Lauel, MD 20707. l30l) 49G8095. NS.
December 2. MCA Winter ? Tomado' &SS, 40i l, Hillqest 47rs406. NS. NC. W.
Eleoentary Center, Rec. Rmm, Prederick Rd. at S Rolling Rd, Baltioore,
.ttD. EF: f8, h advilce; ilo at site, r,4 price to mder 14. 53:4, uder l8 2 Novemtrer 23-25. 26th Motor City Open. See Grmd Prix
tlc: 50 to 1st, mder 1900 25, uder 1700 25, more Per eotries Reg l5
mhutes before rd 1, Rds lGl:3G4:3G7:30 Ent: MCAI, 3518 CounleiSh Dr., NEVADA
&.ltiDore, MD 21207 655-3180 MINNESOIA
Novenber 9-11, Southem NevadaOpen. See Grmd Prix,
Decemt er 8. 32nd Owings Mille Quad' Ow- October 13, St. Cloud Area Olympiad. See Olympiad
3-RR, 40/80,
mgs Mills 21117 Tem Support, page 72
Elem, School, 10824 Reisterstow-u Rd., Owings Mill-s, MD
SP lO. ll {Uizs, lst, lop uDder 1900, 1700 G): 75 loP U1900, U1700, each 25,
hd, 2nd U1900, l7tJ0, top U1500 eacb 15. Reg. 9'9:45 a.m., Rds November 16-la. XXII Mlnneapolls Open. See Grmd NEW HAMPSHIRE
lOl:3G4:30-7:30 Ent: David W Taylor, Sr, 10802 Reisterstom Rd., Owirgs Prix
t{ills, MD 21117 (30U 356'5936 NS NC, Octobet 27-28. 7th Monadnock Matathon. 12 rd mod.
swiss, 30i45, Colmt HS, Jaffrey, NH. EF: $25, masters free itr advmce, both
i5 nore at door; ftee to USCF staff. $$G; 333'222'1ll'7159, top BxP, A eacb
MASSACHUSETTS MISSOURI
October 14. Go For The Gold Octo-Swics. See Olympiad October 13. Olympiad Team Support Rating Riser
Tm Support, page 72.
IIL See OlyDpiad Team Support, page 72
October 20. Saturday SwisE No. f5. +SS, 40/1, 20/30, October 14. Olymptad Team Support Rating Riser
SD/30, Hotrelvell lcaleterial, 300 Coocord
IV. &e Olynpiad Team Support, Page 72.
October 20-21. UMR Fall Open. SSS, 50i2, Mismwi Room, October 2z-November 26. 3rd Annual Dmont Chesr
Univ. Center East, Univ. of MO'Rolla, Rolla, MO 55401. BF: $10, jr. t6 iI
rec'd by loi 1 7, t ll, f 7. St: 4. $tG m0: 6D3&25, B, C, DiE each 20 Reg. 8'9
a.m., Rbs. 9:30.2-7, 9'2. HR: UDiv. dom tgisilgle Ent: S.Y Trimble, Dept. of
Mathenatics, Univl of MO-Bolla, Rolla, M0 65401 NS.
Bedford, MA 02746 NS NC. 27-28. Ed Michl Menodal. Grmd Prir
O,clobet See
November l7-1a. 20th Annual Americm Interna- November 17-1a. K.C. Westetn Missouri Open. $SS,
MICHIGAN
November 17-18. Turkey Open. See Grmd Prix. Westwood, NJ 07675. LS NC.
tlo ifnailed by 10/22 0t 75-4G25, top uder 1400 2G15, tro UE. Eay witr fees. Reg 9:lG9:45 4.m., Rd I
& 4 at l0 a.m l5l4l ?ilfl
more thm 125 ir place prire; fopby to top jr
lot wiuhg a esh prize (if December 8. 1984 Olondaga Comty Scbolastic Schroeder, P O. Box 5268, Clryelmd, OH 44101 NS NC.
jrsl Both, Ef Chece Chmpionohip. 4SS, m130, m130, 15/15, Pine Grcve JHS,
3/nore 13 Eore at site. Reg.8:30-9 a.m., Rds,
9:3G12:30-3:3G6:30. Enl: ES-M Che$ Club, Pitre Grove JHS, Fremont M , E
Fremont Rd., E. Slracw, l.IY 13057 (exit 34A l,IY ltruwayl 3 rections: HS, November 17-18. Sheraton Columbw G*-
Syracw, NY 13057, TD: Robeil Nasiff. hfo: Jc Ball, l3l5l 65e8024 JHS, Elementary. All, El: 17 if miled by l2l3. Trophies to lop 1/3 36/80, Sheraton Colunbu Plu, 50 N. Tbird St., Colubr, (f
in grades K-3. Reg, &9 a,m., Rds. 9:3G122:3G5, Etrt:
eacb sectiors, top 3
l999ibelow BF: $20 if rec'd by ll/9 lt 7596 of EF eacb dr$ t, fC rO
Oclober 27-28, Buffalo Hallowen Opm. SSS, 4.0i90,
E&M Ches Club, addres above. TDr Robert Nasiff hIo: Joe Ball l3l5) che$ *ts, boilds, clocts, bools, Reg. 9:109:45 a,m., M. l a ll,d E
Fillmore 320 & 322, UR Aotrerst Cilpus, Aoherst, l,[Y 14261. $t {250
65&8024
{6141 22&6060 Ent: Jues Schroeder, P O 8ox 5268, Clndd, C E
b/30| 2 wctioos: Open, tt
100, A 50 Reserye, opeD to below 18&. it NS NC. rlt
100 to lst Both, BF: t12, j!, UE tlo if rec'd by 10/22, $15 & t13 al site.
I)ecember 8.
1984 Onondaga Couty Open.
+SS, 20/30, nl
R€9. 9-9:45 4.o., Rds. lG2-6, ll-4. EDt: Darryl R. Han@, 233 Beho Rd,
20/30, 15/15, Phe Grove JHS, fremoot Rd., B Slracus, l.IY 13057 lerit 344
November 17-18. Pan Am Beneftt. $SS, U, LI
NY thruway) 2 scrtiotrs: Open, Under 1600. Both, EF: 57 if oailed State U0iv., Main Clas@n Bldg, roons 302 & 303, c'ldEH,
Wesi Falls, l.IY 14170.1716l. 652-8076. NS. NC W
by 1?3. Trophi€s totop l/3 Ech section, top udq 1800, 1400. Reg.8'9 a.n., Ef: $10 if rec'd by 11/10, ll5 at site. lt B+l
1520 b/501:20Glm,
November 3. Rome "Jervic Library" Open, &SS,40/1,
Rds 9:3Gl?2:3&5. Etrt: ES'M Ches Club, addrc$ aboye TD: Roben Nasiff. B 30, C 25, D/B/Unr.20. Reg 7-9:30 a.m., Rds. lG3-8, l0{- L
Iufo: Joe Ball {315) 65G8024. 495 Sqsos Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44224. LS. NC. W
Jeruis Public Library, 613 N. Washitrgtotr St, Rome, l.IY 13,1,10. BF: t11.50,
youth ilo if rec'd by ll/2, ll
more at site. lt
(250 b/32) Reg 9-10 a n , Rds.
10:15-1-3:45-6:40. Enl: Joba D'Adduio, 35 Greerbusb St, Coftlad, I.ry
13045. {604 7s}06r4. NS. NC
Deceober 8-9. New York December Open,
Mehattm Chess Club, loth floor, Cmegie Hall, 154 W. 57 St., New York.
+SS, 20/t, December r-2. sth ADtrual Pama Opo. r
lit
htries linited to lst 24 players. EF:125, club nobo. $15; ftee to all December 8. Capttal Clay Tonado No. 4. ltl
November 3. 6th Weotcbester Qud. 3-RR, 40/40, ffige oewcomers joiaing club by rd. 4 who play all grues. t$ 3096 oI EP's to lsl, cA, 40 wesr Loag st., colmbu, oH 43215 EF: $8. tt lltru !-
Deck, 183 S. Gnkal Ave., tlarbdale. EF: $15. t$ 4() lst each seclior Reg. l?hto2nd,8gt to 3rd,596 to 4th, 10S to top uder 1900 Reg. etrds 10:30 uder 1700 4o20; trophy to upst. Reg. &8:45 a.m., Rd!. 9 rd
ends 9:45 a.m.. Rds l01l:301. NS a m, Rds. 1l-4:30 each day No lst d byes No phoae entries. NS. Bahter, 4033 B€ecbbilk M., Wlite llail, oH 43213. lSlq I
78 CHESSLIFE / NOVEMBER1984
OTLAHOMA December r-2. Abel Bomberault Memorlal. 5'SS, rds. November lo-l l. Veterm's Day Open. &SS,45/2, General
l-3 45/90, rds. &5 50i2, Pittsbugh CC, 5m4 Solway St., Pittsbugh, PA Dytrmics Rec. Am., Room 2, 3400 Bryilt INh Rd., Ft. Worth, TX. EF :
15217. BF: tlo, 20% off to PCC Eetrbs. tt (325 b/451: 10G50, l60cl7$, $lb. $l 80% of etrtries, Reg. 8:lt9 a.m., Rds 9:l$2:30, 9'3 Etrt: Jim k$ett,
Ostober 20-21. Oklahoma Ieam Chmptonship. 5-SS,
uder l5(D1400, D/below each 50, Uu 25, Reg. 9-10 a m, Rds. 10:15'2-6, 3133 Willilg, Ft. Worth, TX 76110. {8171 92+9136. NS. NC
C2, Qudity Im Centlal, 112 N. 86 OK 73117. l1-4. EDt: Bill HuShes, at site. l4l2l 421-1881. Ls. w
Q@ to +player tems, average lm tr teu sec- November 17. Turkey Trot. 45i2, LaQuinta Inn, 7888
3-SS,
rim: iI ueven, botton 12 players will !17 iI rec'd Dec@ber 8. PscF.Germutown YMCA No. 3l' Ger' I'30, Fort Won.h, TX 76108. EF: $10. it per entries Reg. 8'9 a.o., Rds.
i! lO/19, tzo al site. St: 4, other states OK. ll
lbi 561: 36G180; trophies to top miltom YMCA, Greeoe & Chelton Sh., Phi.ladelphia, PA.2 sctiotrs: 9:3&2-7 EDt: Greater Fori Worth CC, P O. Box 26113, Fort Worth, TX 76116.
a, lst place tm
membs., top 4 bodds after teu lrophies 8iven, up$t NS. NC
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u., Rds.l&2-6:30, 9-l:30. HR: $2S32-3G40i lt05l 23*2761. Etrt: B€rt G. d- November 17-18' Red River Open. See Grmd Prix.
[bnircn, Jr., &9 W. Siivemadow, Midwest City, OK 73110 NS. NC. W.
November 17-18. Don Renchaw Clasclc II.
&SS, 45/1,
ffovember 10-11. 13th Ponca City Open' SSS, 45/2, Housto0 Chess Studio, DHIll, Housto0, TX 77007. EF: i25 if rec'd
kDrity &trk, 2nd & Grmd, PoDca City, OK 74501. EF: ll0 itr advmce, ll4 RHODE ISLAND bv 3i 16, t30 al site.$i :15G75, l, II, Ill/below uch 75. Reg 9145
n site; free to msters & women, Sl: 6. Trophies to lst Ecb class; per ll il- a.1o., nds. tOtZ:3O+S ddrcs above. LS.
E. Reg. 8:3G9:30 a.n., Rds. lG2:3G7, 9'2 Ent: Hdold Ball, Rt 1, Box 31, November l7-la. z0th SW New England Open' See
h@ City, OK 74601. 14051 762'3860, NC. W. Grand Prix November 23-25 Applied Concepts 1984 Texas OpeD
Championship. See Grand Prix
it OpeD' FSS, 50i2, Gmbit Chess
SOUTH CAROLINA
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OK. tt per entries. Reg 8:3G9:30 a.m., Studio, 815 Jack$tr Hill, Houston, TX 77007. BF: tlo. tt {120 b/201: 5G25,
[rh lG2:3G7, ]2. Ent: Waytre B€lcher, 747 S.E 35th, Oklahoma City, OI( October 20. Harbircn Halloween ClasEic. +SS, 40/70, Cat, I, II, m/b€low each 15. Reg. ll:30 a.m., Rds. 12-3-6. NS. NC
nl29 NS. NC .tlubimo Rec. Ceoter, 106 Hillphe nd., Col@bia, SC 29210. 8l: 18 iI rec'd
by 10/18, 110 at sile. St:6, jr.3, other states OK. tl 8096 ofEF's.Xe8. &9i05 December 1. Wntet Wunderland. 3'SS,45/2, LaQuinta Inu,
llccember 1-2. Gambit Deember Open. $SS, 45/2, G@- Rds 9,1t12,303,4t7, EDt: Don Idmaster, 1471 Phe St., West Colun' 7888 I-30, Fort Worth, TX 76108. EF: $10 $$ per entries. Reg. 8'9 a n., Bds
L Che$ CIub, 30 : $15, ladies $10. "-.,
bia, SC 29169 (803) 7st2761, NS. NC 9:302-? Ent: Greater Fort Worth CC, P Box 25113,0 Ft. Worth, TX 76116
& 4. per!l eDt . 8-9 am., Rds' NS. NC
t*Z-y, g:2. Bati City, 0K 73129.
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$i (250 bi 2ol:
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of prize fund.
One lotemaliooal PIaE, Nashvitle, TN 37217 EF: tlO if rcc'd by 9i15, $r5 at
0 No(hwood,
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1260 b/35): 100, A, B, C, D/below/Uu eacb 40. Reg
Vidor, TX 77662 NS. NC
Grmd Prix 7:3G8:30 am., Rds 9ll:3G2:305:30. Ent: Music City Ches Asn., 2609
Sailboat Ct, Nashvile, TN 37217. NS NC, W
r 20. 2nil Dave Vetterlein Birthday UIAH
mado. 4SS, 4.0/1, Wilkes College, Stilk Leilnhg Ceoter, S. River St., November 2f-25. 25ltr Annual Mld-South Open. See
hs-Bure, PA. Ef: $12 50 if rec'd by 10/17, $15 at site ll {210 b/201: October 19-2o. 4thWasatch ChessCongress. SeeGrmd
Grmd Pdx
n, A, B, C, D/E/Uu each 30. Reg.99:45 a.m., Ms. I 10:15. Ent: Tsry Prix.
Paoetta, A-5 Bev€rly Dr, Bdws. Apts., Edwrdsville, PA 187M. NS NC
Deember l-2. 1984 Crosovllle Scholaotics. $SS, 40/90, ' November 15-f8, Utah Open Championohips. See
27, PSCF-Germantown YMCA No. 30' 2 sec' November 4. November Sunday Swiss. 3'SS, 40/90, Mt.
rc Open, 3-SS in groups of 8, 4'0/1. EF: lGl0. lt 15-10 per gouP Dr.,'A.lexmdria, VA 22306. 2 sec'
l6eN;, +SS, 30i 30. EF: t2-3. Plaque to firs1. Both, Reg. util 9:45 a.m., l0 iI rec'd bY ll/2, t12.50 at site.
tri!, 10, then @Eecutively TD: lra Lee Riddle, 67+9049 LS NC. a.m., Rds.9l:30-6. Ent: WoodY
1, Alemdria, VA 22306. 1703)
rct 27-28. Gdteway Open. $SS, Pittsbugh CC, 56M 7515489. NS NC W
St., Piflsburgh, PA 15217. 2 sections: Open, Rds. l-3 45/90, G/30,
November 17' Richard Blands Monthly I Day
50/2, G/30. EF: $20, PCC nemb. $16. $l 1400 b/301: 10G60, U2200 me 3-SS, 40/90, Ricbtd Bland College, lobnsD & Flilk Rds., Student
studeDts. Te@s must bave ai lerot 2 &om rcbool. No school may win Swtss.
U2000 7c40, Amateur, rds l-3 45/90, G/30, rds +5 50/2, G/30,
Cafeteria, Petersbug, VA. EF : $10. $t lbi l0):30-20, uder 1600 25-15 Reg'
to under 1800, Sept. suppleEeot. EF: $15, PCC nemb. $12. 1450 lt 8:3G9 an,
Rds 9-l'5. {8041 52G9296
| 10060, U1600 8G50, U1400 704{ (UE. not eligiblel, Urr. 50. Both,
9-9;45 a.D, Rds. lG2-6, 10:3G3. Etrt: Piltsbugh CC, addres above;
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krim Legion Post, Maitr St., Fallsiagton, PA 19067. EF: i20 iI rec'd by 48+4878 NS. NC port Open. See Olympiad Team Suppo(, page 48
ffi$, t25 at site. i$ (b/30, top 3 G): 125'7S50, uder 2O00, 1800, 1600 each
825, Uu. 25. Reg 9-9:45 a n., Rds. 1G3.8, ll'4. Etrt: Donald ThoDPstr, 50 n Open. $SS, 40/90,
tc Apple Rd,, Levittom, PA 19056. Dr., Spokrue, WA 99204.
$tG 320: 10G50, U1900,
LO-l l. 2nd Annual Lucaster Autumn Octobcr 20. Hobgoblh Swiss. 3-SS, 45/2, laQuinta
7888 Im, Reg. 8:3G9:30 a.m , Rds,
See Grad Prix. I-30, Ft. Wonh, TX 76108. BF: $t0. $l per edries. Reg.8-9 am., Rds. uglas Dr., SPokme, WA
9:302-7 Etrt: Gr@ter Ft. Worth CC, P.O. Box 26113, Ft. Wonb, TX 76115. 99205. (5091 32t5362 NS NC W
ro-1r. 4th Annual North Pean Fall NS NC
n. SSS, 50i2, North Pem Chess Club, Uppu Gwynedd Tomship 1'3 40i90, rds. 45
Pukside Place, North Wales, PA. Ef: ll5 ifrec'd by lli2, im at site. October 20-21. lst Permlil Btuin OpeD Champlon- ttle, WA 98125. EF:
E 125: 15G75, A, B, C, D/below/Ur. each 50 Reg 8:4+9:30 a.m., Rds shlp. See Grud Prix. 50, A, B. C, D/UNT,
E'8, 10-3 EDt: Don fut,
612 Sheaer, NorLh Wales, PA 19454 (215) nes PerrY, 9235 NE
18. NS NC. October 20-21. San Antonio Fall Grud Prix. See
Grmd Prix
trovember 17. West Cheeter Octo. 3'SS,40/90, The United
Eiodist Cbuch, Higb & Bemed Sts., West Che8ter, PA 19380 EP: tl4, if WESI VIRGINIA
Et'd by il6 ll/9, at site. $t (b/81: 4G2$15. Reg. 9'10:30 a.n., Rds. Octobet 27-28, Mtdlud Grmd Prix. See Grild Prix
EfI2:30'6:30 Etrt: West Cbestq CC, David Hal$ead, 263 LeMW' October 14. Olymplad Team Support Grafton Sun-
Rd., Kfmett Squae, PA 19348. (215) 347'2022. NS, NC
Oclobs 27-28. Halloween Open. &SS, 45/2, General
Dytruics Rec. A$D., Roon 2, 3400 Bryot lrviD M , Ft. Worth, TX. EP: 510. day Swiso. See Olyopiad Tro Support, page 72.
17. Dubols Fall Tomado. $t 80gt of etrtries. Reg. 8:15'9 a.m., Rds, 9: l$2:30, 9'3. Ert: Jir B6seft, 3133
mber +SS, 40/1, Dubois
Williag, Ft. Wonh, TX 76110. l8l4 92+9136 NS. NC. Oclober 27'28. Ihe Bluefield Open. Se Grmd Prix'
IDtr, exit 16, Rt I'80 & U.S. tu, 219. EF: ll0 iI rec'd by lli3, tl3 at
{225 b/30): 8t}45, Cat II, III, N, V/Uu Ech 25 Reg 8:3G9:30 a.n., 28. Sunday Cheapo' November 17. Grafton Fall Swics.
lFl+1. B\tt Chris A. Hoffnm, RD No 1, Brockpon, PA 15823 LS October 3'SS, 45/90, Houston Ches
Schml, Riverside Dr , Graftoo, WV 26354. EFr 115.
Studio, 815 Jack$n Hill, Houston, TX 77007. EP: $10. $t U20 b/20): 5G25,
35, D 30, Xi Uu. 20. Re8. &9 a.m., Rd. I at 9:30. 13
Cat. l, II, Ill/below each 15. Reg. ll:30 a.8., Ms. 12-96. NS. NC.
November l, a,
15, 29.
Amateur Toutnment.
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ICISCONSIN
40/2, Houstotr Che$ Studio, 815 Jackmn Hill, Houston, TX 77007 Opeo to
below 1900 only. EI: 120 it
1120 b/101. Reg.6:45 p.n., Rds 7 eacb Thus. October 28. Wisconsir at lllinois Match I' For complete
NS. NC. details, see Illilois sct]otr.
llCP 11 less. Plaque to lst. Reg 9:3G10:30 a.m., Rd. I 11, thetr consetive.
bth, Etrt: In Lee Riddle, 400 Newtom Rd., Wilminster, PA 18974. 12151
November 3. Sat. Swiss. $SS, 45/90, Houstoo Chess Studio, 815 November 3-4. 4lh Wlsconeln-Michigan Open. $SS,
Iact$n Hill, Howtor, TX n007. BF: tlo. 3t (lm bi20l: 50-25, Cat. l, II, 40/100, Holiday Inn of Me
ilUbelow each 15. Reg ll:30 a.E, Rds. 123'6. NS NC. EF: 115, Jr. ll0, h advilce
ilovember 23-25. l't'x Annual National Chees Con' 75, C 70, D/E 50, Ur.40;
1ms. See Grmd Prix. Novmber 3. Texas A
& M Open. $SS, {0i1, 601 Rudder
9:3&10 a.m., Rds. l0:3G2:
Tower, Ters A & M Univ., ColleSe Station, TX 77843. EF: $20, jr. $15 it
wit[ ad@ce eDtrll HR: 132'40. Kasbdm adj. system ured. WI Tou eveol
rec'd by 10i30, 125 & t20 at site; bver 2400 fre. St: 5. Reg. l0: 30ll a.8.,
Eot: WIS:MICIi Open, c/o Mike S€1i8, 706 S Frederick St, Appleto!, wl
Rds. ll-2-5. Eot: Dr, Dus Djuic, l0l8 Holt St., Co[e8e Statio!, TX 2840.
s49ls. {4141 7397550. Nc w
{4091 6sG5s04. LS. W.
r 25. Philadelphla Sunday Octo. 3'SS, 30/30, November 6, 13,20,27, MastetclCand. Maeterc November 22-25. l]-sl North Centtal Opeo. See Grmd
bv ralhs, PbiladelDhia C€n[e Hotel, 1725 Keuedy Blvd, Tournuent. 4SS,40/2, Houslon Che$ Studio, Sl5 Jack$D Hi[, Prk
lir: $ro.il tzooo eacl sectioD. Re8. 11:30 a m., Rds. 12-2-4. Ilouston, TX ?7007. Ef: f20 l$ {120 bil0l. Reg 6:45 p.o, Rds. 7 each Tues. Continued on Page 8O.
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USSR vs. THE WORLD CONSTELLATION
CONTINUED FROM 57 CONTINUED FROM 27
the straightforward 22. 94, winning a piece. play, half to play with other pieces. The
21. ... dxeS chess knowledge contained in this
On 21. ... Bxd5, \ /hite could get a decisive vastly outweighs anything that could h
advantage with 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. 94. hto an evaluator function that must
22. BxcS each end position in the search tree-
My opponent never suspected the plan in- About 25 pprcent of these
troduced by this move. He anticipated only negatively; that is, they prevent the
22. Qxcl, after which 22. ... Ptd6 produces a from making typical silly "c
complicated game. moves." For example, many progfturs
22. ... R;c8 23., Nxe5 Nf6 to play a move such as ... Bb4 +, "th;nl
lf 23. ... Bxe5, then 24.Rxec Rb5 25. b4! that the on-ly reasonable reply is Nc3- S
Rxb4 26. Od2 Ra4 17. BxeT RxaZ 28. Qh6, programs will even do this with a piece
when Black has no hope of rescue. o prise," losing after the unexpected
24. Qc4 c2-c3. Tharks to its initial positional
This not only attacks f7 but also protects tion, Super Constellation avoids 'hi.
d5. E similar blunders.
24. ... RaG 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6, E The other 75 percent of the i
Black resigns drive the machine into a search for
Black, already two par,tms down, has no o
F
play. Slqw maneuvering games irE
adequate reply to the twin tbreats of 27. o
F beyond any computer's abilities, brt !
RxeT and27. c7. Constellation has some impressive
Alexander Beliavsky was the workhorse for
the Soviet team, scoring a rnurderots 3lz-Yz ties in more active positional operatim,
CARO-KANN lBlel on board 6. example, it knows how to play a
W: Alexander Beliavsky (Soviet Union) tack in the Exchange variation d
B: Bent Larsen lDenmark) though Kasparov and Ljubojevic made the Queen's Gambit Declined, and il
customary complaint about the lighting pawn breaks to open up a position.
l. e4 cG 2. d4 dS 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 (which sufficed for TV crews to work with- A really impressive feature of ^he
BfS 5. Ng3 896 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 out addilional equipment). They were in- gram's middlegame play is its abilitytom
Bh7 9. Bd3 Ngf6 10. BxhTNxhZ ll.9e2 formed they could rent another hall if they sacrifices on positional grounds. Ther
e6 12. Bd2 BeZ 13. O-O-0 Qb6 14. Ne5 likeit. One tends to get directly to the point not always perfectly souad (neither
Rd8 15. Rhel O-O 16. Ng6 Rfe8 17. when things have to be done quickly. . . . sacrifices), but they usually are, arJr
NxeT+ RxeT 18. Nf5 Ree8 19. Nd6 Rf8 A list of credits to those who made it possi nearly always lead to difficult zrd
20.Bf4 Ndf6 21. Be5 Rd7 22.Rd3QaS ble carr read like the end of Star Wars, which, teresting tactical play. The program h
23. Rg3 Rfd8 in a way, I suppose it was. The event was the how to make the stock sacrifices on ef iil
brainchild of World Chess Federation presi- Sicilian, and on h7 in the French whea I
dent Florencio Campomanes, who wouldn't lacks a Knight at f6. And it knows
give up his dream, even when bids from two follow through on them. It also
cities fell through, one only two weeks opportunities for positional pawn md
before the curtain was to go up. Campo change sacrifices by either side, and
called on Ray Keene, who rounded up the phasizes fast development in openiryr
chief English sponsor, the Iondon Dock- when "out of book" the program uill
lands Development Corporation. H.M. back a gambit pawn for developrnd-
Hasan of Indonesia stepped in which finan-
cial backing. And Stewart Reuben assisted
by producing hotel accommodations at the THE BOTTOM LINE
height of London's tourist season. The I think the new Super Constellation -
British Chess Federation also lent support, as some other new chess computers,
notably the Fidelity Elite
24. Ra3 Qb6 25. Nc4 Qb4 26. Bd6 did a host of other volunteers, among them: - is a
leap in chess capabi-lity. I have
RxdG 27. c3 Qb5 28. Ra5 Rds 29. Rxbs David Goodman, whose efforts brought in
cxb5 3O. Ne3 Rxh5 3t.g4Rh2 32. Qxbs TV and press from the UK, USA, USSR, East played enough games agaiast this
b6 33. Qe5 Rxf2 34. Qg3 Ne4 35. Qc7 and West Germany, The Netherlands, Yugo- and have observed it and its orotr
Rf8 36. Nd1, Black resigns slavia, Switzerland, Brazil, etc.; chief arbiter enough tournament games agains*
Bob Wade; Eric Schiller, who handled the
\tVhile the atmosphere among the players press room; Les Blackstock, who produced
was excellent, what about the conditions the bulletin; and, most important, the staff of
that were assembled so hastily? During the the Docklands Development Corporation. experts
- particularly at speed chs
match there was criticism from the foreign At the end of the 4fth game, the usual Although I've been a dedicated
press, particularly the Yugoslavs. No one hubbub broke out in the press room as final about buying another chess mi
could honestly say things were ideal, but to reports made their way around the world. watchiag the development of this
have accomplished the logistics on such Alexander Roshal, Karpov's press chief and has convinced me that it's time to
short notice a miracle. editor of 64, was asked about USSR vs. another look. The computer
The site was the new office of Penthouse World IIL There was no evasion or equivo- and also the distributors who se-ll
magazine in the Northern and Shell Building cation. "Very soon, rnaybe two years." In machines, are eager to get more
in the Docklands. The popular press made a times troubled by sporting boycotts, this is so that prices are more reasonable
meal out of this, explaining how various the best comment on the match's success. before, particularly considering the
distracting decorations had to come off the The ice has been broken, and while the tag of the machines being offered.
walls before the room was conducive to con- "Match of the Century" may pass from use Take another look at today's chess u
centration. A slight exaggeration.
Actual playing conditions were good,
after future encounters, the stature of this
uniqueeventisassured.
computers
what you see.
- I'm convinced that youll
tD
82 CHESSLIFE/NOVEMBER1984
P-B4ch K-N3 (5. ... K-Ns 6. BK2ch N-N5. The game continued 1. Q-B3?
9 CHESS TO BNJOY K-P.4 7. B-Q3ch K-N5 8' QR-N1ch (plausible but hopeless) 1. ... B-Ns! 2.
K-B6 9. R-N3ch K'BZ l0. N-Q1, mate) QxP QR-N1 3. Q-Nz Q-R4 4. Q-B6
I. 1. Q-QB4, Black resigns. Three ex-
6. B-Q3ch N-B4 7. QR-N1ch and 8. (forced) 4. ... B,-86 5. N-K4, and now the
amples: 1. ... QxQ 2' RxRch and 3. quickest win is 5. ... N-Nsl 6. P-KR4
N-N7.
RxN, mate; 1. ... R-Q2 2. QxQRxQ3. QxPll 7. PxQ B-R7, mate. This victory
R-Q8ch; and 1. ... Q'K2 2. RxN, enabled 12-year-old Jacobi to capture
threatening 3' BxQ. first place.
[. 1. ... N-Ns 2. Q-NSch P-B3!, and 67 BENKO'S BAFFLERS B. Very weakening is 1. P-B3 BxP 2. PxB
'v\hite is lost because 3. QxQallows 3. QxPch 3. K-Rl, when Black has at least a
... NxPch 4. K'P.z B-K6, mate. On 2'
1438 (Jada): L.Qe7l.
1439 (Voight): 1. Rc6!. Twin: 1. Re6!. perpetual by 3. ... Q-RSch or possibly
N-N3 or 2. N-B4, Black takes the erre., mo.e by 3. ... B-R6. This defense
l44O lJadal: 1. Qe3, and now either 1. ...
Queen with check. Bxc? 2. Qc1+ Bb1 3. Qe1 or 1. ... should be chosen only as a desperate last
III. 1. B-N5 is much stronger than 1.
l<xb? 2. Qc3+ Kc1 3. Bxe4+. resort.
Q-N7 R-B1, followed bY either 2. 1441 (Albert): Set: 1. ... Nc3 2. Kg4 Nd5 3. C. The toughest move to refute is 1. P-KB4,
B-R6 Q-K2 or 2. B-N5 P-B3. After 1. intending to meet 1. .. . B-N3 by 2. P-QN4;
Bh3 Nf6, mate; 1. Be2 Nc3 2. Bhs
B-Ns Q-B2 2. Q-N7, Black can give uP , or 1. ... N-Ns by 2. Q-B2. All in all, this
(2. ... R-B1 3. B-R6).
Ndl 3. Kg4 Nf2, mate. The author is a
expert on "ideal mates"; he even creates a real fight and avoids either a
IV. 1. NxP! , Black resigns ( 1 . .. ' QxP or 1.
publishes a periodical featuring them. forced ioss or a forced draw.
... Q-R5 allows 2. N-B7ch and 3. NxR,
while 1. ... PxN 2. BxPch K'l{2 is 1442 lBrieger): 1. Kb7! (1' bZl Nd8!) 1. ..
Ne5 2. Kc7 Nd3 3. b7 Nb4 4. Kb8!l III. B Samuel Shapiro/1996-Dan Bry-
answered by 3. KR-QI, with mate antl1976 (Indiana Class Championships,
(again blocking the pawn) 4. . '. Na6 +
coming uP). Fort Wa1'ne 1983):
(or 4. ... Kb6 5. Kc8 Na6 6' b8:Q+
V. 1. ... B/RXN! is the simPle but A. The game continued 1. ..' BxN 2. BxB
Nxb8 7. I{xb8, when'vVhite wins) 5.
crushing response, since \Arhite must P-KR3 3. P-R5 B-R2 4. B'84, Yielding
Ka7 Nh4 6. b8:N! and 7. Nc6, mate.
lose a piece afler 2. ... N-R4! 'vVhite an easy advimtage with the two
1443 (Etkies): 'v\Ihite can muster only a
regardless of whether 'vVhite recap-
draw with 7. a67 f2 2. a7 f l:Q 3. Bishops. "The Black BishoP at KR2,
tures with a pawn or Rook on KB3,
Nd7+ (or 3. a8=Q Qf6+ and 4. ... although it has a long line of fire, is
while 2. NxB BxB is even quicker. curiously useless. Some Bishops 'bite on
VI. 1. B-B1! forced resignation, since any Qf3+) 3. ... Ke7 4. 63=Q Qe2+. In- granite'; this one 'bites on air,' " Shapiro
stead, 'vVhite wins with 1' Nd7 + Ke8
Queen move allows a fork that Puts writes.
rvvhite at least a Rook ahead: 1. ... lL....Ke7? 2. Nb6!)2. Nf6+!gxf6+ 3' B. The simplest solution to 'vVhite's threat of
Ke6! KfS 4. a6 f2 5. a7 fL=Q 6.
Q-Kr 2. N-B7; 1. ... Q-R5 2. N-N6; or P-R5 is L. ... Q-Bzl , inviting 2. NxB RPxN,
1. ... Q-B3 2. N-K7ch.
a8 =Q+ Kg7, andnow (1)'vVhite onlY while 2. Q-B3 BxP involves a dubious
draws with 7. QbZ +? Ikg6 8. Qf7+
VII. 1. BxPch KxB 2. RXBI, and now 2. ."
Kh6 9. Qxh5+ Kg7 10. Qf7+ Kh6 11.
pawn sac.
QxR 3. N-Q5 is devastating; for exam- C. The Queen is awkwardly posted on 1. ...
Qxf6+ Qxf6 72. Kxf6 l<h7 t3. KI7
ple, Black loses on either 3' "' Q-K3 4.
Kh6; but 7. Qh8 + llwins after 7. ... Q-B3, especially after 2' NxB QxN 3.
N-NSch or 3. ...Q-Q1 4. N-NSch K-N3 12)
B-Q3 P-KB4, when the weaknesses of the
(4. ... K-N1 5. Q-R5 N-B3 6. NxNch
Ikh8 (or 7. ...1{xg6 8' QgS+ Kh6 9.
backward KP should eventually prove
KfTl 8. Kf7, when Black is Powerless
and 7. Q:R7, mate) 5. Q-N4! P-B4 6. fatal. Note that 2. ... RPxN? 3. B-KNS!,
to prevent 9. g7+ lAtT 10. 98=Q+,
Q-KR4, followed by mate (6. ... P-B5 with mate next.
snaring the Queen, is even worse.
7. Q-R7ch! KxN 8. P-R4ch).
\TII. 1. BxQ might win an endgame, but
simplest is 1. R-Kl!, Black resigns,
since 1. ... QxB 2. QxQ RxQ allows a 70 WHAT'S THE BEST MOVE? IV. C J. Fountain-R. Kalish (U.S.O. Xmas
last-rank mate, while 1. ... RxRch 2. Day Special, Okinawa 1982):
L A. Selby Anderson-Ed Williams (New A. The game continued with the careless 1'
KxR will cost Black his King or Queen Orleans 1983):
(for example, either 2. ... Q-81 3. ... Q-N4?, allowing2. RxN!QQ6ch (2....
A. The game continued 1. P-R5!, with the KxR? 3. N-Q4ch forks the Queen; or if 2.
N-K7ch K-R1 4. BxP, threatening 5. annoying threat of 2. B-P.4 and a lifelong
N-N6, mate, or 2. P-B3 3. ... P-Rs, then 3. B-K2 Q-N3 4. Q-Qa! QxQ
pin. After t. ... Bl<2 2. B'R4 Q'QZ 3.
5. NxQ wins a Piece) 3. QxQ BxQch 4.
NxKBPch). And after 1. ... R-B4ch 2. N-Q4 KNXN 4. PxN B-N3 5. Q-K3 0-0 6.
K-N1, 'White has too many threats K-B1 KxR 5. N-BSch K-Q3 6. NxB, and
P-B4P-84 7. N-N3 Q-K3 8. B-Q2, Vtlhite \Vhite succeeded in drawing in a lost
(N-K7ch, BxQ) has a terrific grip on the QB-file.
IX. 1. PxN!! (better than 1. Q-R2 N-R5), position.
B. The weak 1. PxP? BxP permits Black to B. Black's two extra pawns constitute a
and now 1. ... PxQ 2. P-B6ch wins, develop a fresh piece with gain of time.
since (A) 2. ... K-N1 loses to 3. NxBP decisive plus. While 1. ... Q-Q3 2. NxP
C. Too tame is 1. P-B4 N/K-QS 2. NxN NxN, still-gives Biack a won position despite
R-K1 4. B-N5 NxQP lor 4. ... N-K2) 5. allowing Black to seize the initiative and
B-Q3 N-N3 6. QR-N1and.6. NxN) 5. returning a pawn, there is no need to be
castle quickly.
QR-N1ch K-B1 6. RxP and 7. R-R8
mate; while (B) similaris 2....K'R23. C. .'. Q-N3!, hang-
II. C. Earl Briggsl}Oo2-Leon Jacobi/1641 d renewing the
RxPch, since 3. ... K-N3 allows 4.
(The Chess Set, tos Angeles 1984): rting continued
NxP, mate; thus, Black's best defense
is (C) 2. ... K-R3 3. NxBP K-N4, but 4. A. Though'v\4rite is a pawn up, he must find pressure against
- QNz, Black holds th-e
NxRP led to mate after 4.... N-K2 5. an effective defense to the threat of 1. .. initiative. @
SARGON III.
, AWINNER
IN ITS OWN RIGHT
In another recent tour-
nalnent sanctioned by the
USCF, Sargon III defeated a
master rated at 2209. Being
the only microcomputer
chess prograln ever to beat
aplayer atthat level gives
Sargon III champion status
of its own.