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Chess By Isaac Kashdan 17 May 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess By Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster
CALIFORNIA HEADS OPERATION M DRIVE
Less than a month remains until the conclusion of Operation M, the drive to gain 1,000 new members for the United States Chess Federation. California has the top record in the nation, with 150 new members since the drive opened on June 8, 1958.
Harry Borochow, California chairman for Operation M, reports that we may soon outrank New York in total federation membership. The last tally on May 5 showed New York with 443 members to 408 for California. This compares with a difference of 372 to 258 when the drive commenced.
For the nation the total of new members on May 5 was 686, still far short of the goal. The deficit can be overcome easily if every player interested in organized chess will try to add one more name to the list.
The USCF is the official American chess organization and is affiliated with the International Chess Federation. It runs and sponsors a number of national and regional tournaments. It maintains a rating system and publishes a bimonthly periodical, Chess Life. The annual dues are $5, which includes the subscription to Chess Life.
Membership applications or requests for further information should be sent to Harry Borochow, 6363 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 48. He and his committee have done a splendid job in Operation M and they deserve further support.
Among those to whom special credit is due for California's showing are Henry T. Abel of Santa Monica, Fred Haeger and H. D. Rader of San Gabriel. Robert Hamman of Van Nuys, Capt. E. B. Edmondson of Mather Air Force Base, Charles Henderson, Mrs. Lena Grumette and Frank Hufnagel of Los Angeles, Burt Thatch of Long Beach, Neilen Hultgren of Pasadena, Bernard Oak of City Terrace and Guthrie McClain and Henry Gross of San Francisco.
YANKEE-REBEL MATCH
The third annual Yankee-Rebel match will start at 12:30 p.m. today at Garvey Memorial Stadium, Dorothy and Kelburn Sts., South San Gabriel. All residents of Southern California are welcome to participate.
All players living north of Wilshire Blvd. or the San Bernardino Freeway will join the Yankees. Anyone south of the line will be on the Rebel team. The only charge for playing will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for Juniors.
The match is a preliminary warmup to prepare for the North-South match, which will be held May 31 at the Hotel Californian in Fresno. The latter match will be the 26th in the series and one of the outstanding events in California chess.
Players in the North-South match must be members of the California State Chess Federation, which organizes and sponsors the event. Anyone interested in playing should register with the committee secretary, Mrs. Don Maron, 2951 Mandeville Canyon Rd., L.A. 49.
BOGNOR REGIS CONGRESS
The annual chess congress at Bognor Regis, Eng., resulted in a division of honors between Denis V. Mardle of England and Erno Gereben, a Hungarian refugee living in Vienna.
Each scored eight points of the 10 rounds contested. Third place was taken by Nikola Karakliac of Yugoslavia with 7½-2½. E. Crepinsek of Yugoslavia, D. B. Pritchard of England and R. G. Wade of New Zealand tied with 7-3 each There were 56 players in the tournament.
Following is the game between the leaders:
Erno Gereben (white) vs. Denis Victor Mardle (black)
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights Variation
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNEY
The eighth annual youth services chess tournament for boys and girls of senior high school age will be held next Saturday at Fairfax High School, Melrose and Fairfax Aves.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. The tournament will be a six-round Swiss system, with play lasting from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Roland Getze of Fairfax will be the tournament manager. Several local masters will serve as judges.
In order to be eligible to receive the perpetual team trophy a school must have at least four players entered. Ribbons will be awarded to the top five contestants as individual prizes.
SANTIAGO TOURNAMENT
The latest report from the international masters tournament at Santiago, Chile, had Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia take the lead when he defeated Raul Sanguinetti of Argentina. His closest rival, Boris Ivkov of Yugoslavia, lost in the semifinal round to Rene Letelier of Chile.
Bobby Fischer, U.S. champion, was not in good form and suffered four losses to Pachman, Ivkov, Sanguinetti and Carlos Jauregui of Chile. Following is one of Bobby's victories against B. Stekel of Chile:
Robert James Fischer vs Moises Stekel Grunberg
Santiago (1959), Santiago CHI, rd 5, Apr-25
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense Fianchetto Variation (C76) 1-0
STEINER CLUB NOTES
Hy Rogosin and H. Stam tied for first with scores of 8-2 in the regular Tuesday evening rapid transit tournament at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N Formosa Ave. D. Turim was third with 7½-2½.
The club is starting a new series of lectures on Wednesday evenings, to be followed by simultaneous play. Sven Almgren will be the attraction this week. Visitors are welcome to these events.
Yuri L Averbakh vs Tigran V Petrosian
USSR Championship (1959), Tbilisi URS, rd 11, Jan-27
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation Traditional Line (B92) 0-1
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 17, 1959 Times Problem 3067 by W. Jorgensen. White mates in...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, March 12, 2020
Times Problem 3067 by W. Jorgensen. White mates in two.
Black can do lots of capturing in today's problems. In 3067 it is surprising that there are no duels. The quiet second moves add to the interest in 3068.
FEN 8/3p1p2/4Nk2/2Q1p2P/3NP3/8/BB5K/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Nc6 fxe6 2. Qe7#
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, May 17, 1959 Times Problem 3068 by O.G. Lauritzen. White mates in...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Thursday, March 12, 2020
Times Problem 3068 by O.G. Lauritzen. White mates in three.
FEN Q7/3NBR2/2p1k3/8/8/8/5K2/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: 1. Rf5 Kxe7 2. Nc5 Kd6 3. Qd8#
Black can do lots of capturing in today's problems. In 3067 it is surprising that there are no duels. The quiet second moves add to the interest in 3068.
SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— W. S. Aaron, F. Aks, J. Alexander, B. Bilman, A. E. Byler, M. Chutorian, C. Cresswell, W. H. Griffith, J. Kaufman, M. Morris, I.E. Nordstrom, E. E. Penter, W. L. Rankel, D. S. Robbins, J. W. Selby, Capt. W. D. Tabor, Maj. H. Triwush, L. A. Victor.
Three points— B. E. Aab, G. A. Coatsworth, Mrs. R. S. Burns, J. D. Frierson, P. B. Geltner, H. L. Hasbrouck, J. Hockenhull, M. Rosen, A. E. Wood.
Two points— Mrs. W. A. Gerth, J. Gotta, W. J. Heyneker, R. N. Sheldon, D. Shrode.
One point— P. C. Carton, J. P. Foley, A. P. Hickling, R. E. King, A. L. Maverick, F. E. Ruehl II, R. E. Tapper, W. B. Tudor, S. Vihon.
Student Chess Tourney Slated 20 May 1959, Wed The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Student Chess Tourney Slated
About 200 students are expected to take part in the 16th day-long All-City High School Chess Tournament that begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Fairfax High School.
The 15 top winners will compete in the state tournament at Lancaster next month and state winners will take part in the national contest at Omaha, Neb, in July.
Chess Tourney Set 22 May 1959, Fri The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess Tourney Set
Chess players from 23 city high schools will compete in the 8th annual All-City Chess Tournament for high school students Saturday at 9 a.m. at Fairfax High School.
