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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 18 Jan 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess by Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster
UHLMANN SCORES IN HASTINGS TOURNEY
Undefeated in nine rounds of the annual International Chess Tournament at Hastings, Eng., Wolfgang Uhlmann of Leipzig East Germany, scored 8-1 to win first prize, according to a report from the New York Times.
The 21-year-old German, making his first appearance in England, played a draw on the opening day and drew again in the final round in which he played only 16 moves against Geza Fuster of Canada, a Hungarian refugee.
The additional half point was all that Uhlmann needed for victory. In between the draws he ran off a string of seven consecutive wins. The brevity of the Uhlmann-Fuster game was caused in part by an exceptionally long siege the Canadian had in an adjourned game with Miro Radoicic of Yugoslavia. This wound up in favor of Fuster after 138 moves and 18 hours of play.
Second prize was taken by Lajos Portisch, champion of Hungary, who finished with 7-2. He did not lose a game, winning five and drawing four. In third place with 6-3 was Erno Gereben of Switzerland, followed by Klaus Darga, West Germany, 5½-3½, and Andreas Duckstein of Austria, 5-4.
Other scores were: Robert G. Wade, New Zealand, 4-5: Peter H. Clarke, England, 4-5; Fuster, 3-6; Radoicic, 1½-7½, and Leonard W. Barden, England, 1-8.
The tournament was sponsored by the Hastings and St. Leonards Chess Club of Hastings. Following are decisive games from the event:
Wolfgang Uhlmann vs Robert Graham Wade
Hastings (1958/59), Hastings ENG, rd 4, Jan-01
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Gunsberg Defense. Prianishenmo Gambit (D24) 1-0
Klaus Darga vs Miroslav Radojcic
Hastings (1958/59), Hastings ENG, rd 4, Jan-01
Dutch Defense: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation Modern Main Line (A99) 1-0
Santa Monica Tourneys
The invitational tournament for masters and experts at the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club started last week with a strong field of 22 participants. Eight rounds will be contested on Wednesday evenings, using the Swiss system.
Tournament director Herbert T. Abel announced that the first prize will be $100 and a trophy. The other prizes will be $50, $30 and $20.
The upset of the first round was the victory of J. Jaffray over California open champion Irving Rivise. Following are the details:
Wrangell 0, Martin 1; Almgren 1, Michaelson 0; Price 0, Lieber 1; Palmer 1, Coon 0; Loera 0, Sale 1; Dr. Weinbaum 1, Kempner 0; Forrest 0, Bersbach 1; Kerllenevich 0, Haight 1; Jones 0, Henderson 1; Jeffers 0, Lessing 1; Jaffray 1, Rivise 0.
Two rounds of the Class B tournament were completed. Crissinger, Mintz, S. Sturges and Wentcher are tied for the lead with 2-0 scores. Following are the results:
ROUND ONE—
Banhagel 0, S. Sturges 1;
Crissinger 1, Anderson 0;
Mintz 1, DeBriac 0;
Lerner 0, G. Sturges 1;
Carter 0, Wentcher 1;
Collins vs. Hovey postponed.
ROUND TWO—
S. Sturges 0, Hovey 0;
Wentcher 1, Collins 0;
G. Sturges 0, Carter 1;
DeBriac ½, Lerner ½;
Anderson 0, Mintz 1;
Banhagel 0, Crissinger 1.
The club meets Mondays and Wednesdays at the clubhouse in Lincoln Park, 7th & Wilshire in Santa Monica. Starting in February the club also will be open on Fridays. Chess instruction will be given to children at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and in the evening a weekly rapid transit tournament will be held, open to members of the U.S. Chess Federation.
The following game is from the invitational tournament:
Sven Elias Almgren (white) vs. Al Michaelson (black)
Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation
INGLEWOOD TOURNEYS
The Inglewood Chess Club has completed its regular fall tournament. The contestants were divided into three groups according to chess strength and a round robin conducted in each group.
Alan Troy took first prize in Group I, scoring 6-2. Tom Cragg, LeRoy Johnson and Ed Wallenhorst tied for second at 5-3.
In Group II Norman Davidson scored a perfect 9-0 to take first honors. Danny Price was second with 7-2. A father and son, Charles Bleck Sr. and Jr., tied for first in Group III at 6½-½.
The club will hold its annual organizational meeting on Jan. 14 in the Inglewood Recreational Center on La Brea Ave.
On the agenda will be the awarding of prizes, election of officers and plans for the coming year.
EAST SIDE OPEN CHESS
The East Side Open Tournament attracted 34 entrants to the City Terrace Chess Club 3875 City Terrace Dr. Six rounds will be played Wednesdays, with Ben Kakimi directing the tournament.
Following are the first-round results:
Kakimi 1, Nicholson 0; Carpenter ½, Hultgren ½; A. Barrett 1, Gray 0; Cunningham 1, Haeger 0; Young 1, Boldenger 0; Zizda 1, Smith 0; Schiff 1, H. Freed 0; Kirn 1, Tolebren 0; Rader 1, Schachter 0; J. Freed 1, Klauss 0; Madrigal 1, Miles 0; DeWitt 1, Nichols 0; Swett 1, Ogenason 0; Ponce ½, Soto ½; Hillman 1, Enriques 0; U. Barrett 1, R. Barns 0.
RAPID TRANSIT T0URNEY
Leslie Simon, scoring 12½-½, won the regular Tuesday evening rapid transit tournament at the Herman Sterner Chess Club, 108 N Formosa Ave. Robert Hamman finished second with 10-3, followed by Harry Borochow, 9½-3½, and Robert Rupeiks, 9-4.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
The table of the U.S. Chess Championship Tournament below shows the solidity of Bobby Fischer's triumph. He was the only player not to lose a game outright and he scored victories against his top three opponents.
Following are some hard-fought battles from the event:
Robert James Fischer vs Arthur Bisguier
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Jan-02
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Chigorin Defense Panov System (C99) 1-0
James Sherwin vs Samuel Reshevsky
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 10, Jan-02
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation. Normal Defense (E81) 0-1
William Lombardy vs James Sherwin
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Dec-19
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Schliemann Defense Deferred (C70) 1/2-1/2
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 18, 1959 Times Problem 3033 by J. Haring. White mates in...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, February 10, 2020
Times Problem 3033 by J. Haring. White mates in two.
FEN 7Q/n7/1B6/2PrPP2/1RPkrpP1/1K1P4/3R1P2/6n1 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Qa8 Kxe5 2. Qh8#
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, January 18, 1959 Times Problem 3034 by P. Vatarescu. White mates...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, February 10, 2020
Times Problem 3034 by P. Vatarescu. White mates in three.
FEN N3R2K/3p4/2pk3p/p1p1p3/2P1P3/Qn4B1/1qP5/b6b w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Bh4 Qxa3 2. Bd8 Nd2 3. Bc7#
The odd echoed mates by the rooks are the feature in 3033. When Black's knight moves in 3034, he releases not one, but two queens.
SOLVERS' LIST
Five points—
F. Aks, M. Chutorian, C. Foster, P. Geltner, J. Gotta, J. Kaufman, N. J. Lomax, M. Morris, E. E. Penter, S. Simcoe, Maj. H. Triwush, T. Waters.
Two points—
W. S. Aaron, J. C. Beaver, California High School Chess Club; P. R. Cassidy, C. Cresswell, A. Duerksen, D. Gibson, G. T. Hambaugh, M. Jimenez, N. Lesser, F. J. Lucas, M. J. Lucas, N. Navarra, J. Roper, W. B. Tudor, R. L. Turley, R. Van Voot II.
One point—N. H. Graf, M. H. Meierhans, A. E. Payne.
A surprising number of solvers tried 1. RxR in 3030. The only reply is N-B4.
Chess Play Resumed 18 Jan 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Play Resumed
GLENDALE—Chess play is again open, to those interested from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Glendale YMCA. The most recent, round-robin found Isadore Van Adelsberg finishing first and Valdomars Upenieks in second place.
