August 30, 1959 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 30 Aug 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

LOMBARDY WINS IN LOG CABIN TOURNEY
William Lombardy of New York, former world junior chess champion, drew his game against Walter Shipman of New York in the final round of the silver jubilee invitation tournament of the Log Cabin Chess Club of West Orange, New Jersey. This result was just sufficient to give Lombardy first prize in this strongly contested event.
Lombardy was undefeated in nine rounds of play, winning five games and drawing four for a score of 7-2. He was held to a draw by three grandmasters, Paul Benko, Larry Evans and Arthur Bisguier, all of New York.
Benko had an opportunity to tie for the first prize in the final round, but a draw against Bisguier gave him a final tally of 6½-2½ and the second position. Benko did not lose a game outright, nor did Evans, who finished in third place with 6-3. Evans drew his first six games, then scored victories in his final three rounds.
Bisguier tied for fourth with Robert Byrne of Indianapolis at 5-4. Charles Kalme of Philadelphia, who had been in a contending position, dropped his last two games to finish with 4½-4½. The remaining scores were Shipman, 4-5; James Cross of Los Angeles, who defeated James Sherwin of New York in the final round, 3-6, and Sherwin and Edmar Mednis of New York, 2-7.
The following games are from the tournament:

Robert Byrne (white) vs. William Lombardy (black)
Silver Jubilee Invitation Tournament, Log Cabin Chess Club, West Orange, New Jersey, 1959
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. P-QB4 P-B4 3. P-Q5 P-K4 4. N-QB3 P-Q3 5. P-K4 B-K2 6. KN-K2 QN-Q2 7. N-N3 P-KN3 8. B-Q3 P-KR4 9. N-B N-R2 10. N-K3 P-R3 11. Q-K2 B-N4 12. B-Q2 P-R5 13. P-KN3 QN-B3 14. O-O-O N-R4 15. N-B5 K-B 16. K-N N(4)-B3 17. BxB NxB 18. NxRP B-N5 19. P-B3 RxN 20. PxR NxBP 21. Q-K3 N-Q5 22. QR-KB N-R4 23. KR-N QxP 24. Q-B2 QxQ 25. RxQ B-Q2 26. RxP K-K2 27. R-N N-B5 28. R-N3 R-R 29. P-N3 R-R5 30. K-N2 P-N4 31. B-B P-N5 32. N-Q N-R4 33. R-K3 N-KB3 34. R-N2 B-R6 35. R-KB2 B-N5 36. R-Q2 BxN 37. RxB NxKP 38. B-N2 RxP 39. RxN RxBch 40. K-N P-B4 41. R-R4 P-K5 42. R-R8 P-K6 43. R(1)-R P-K7 44. K-B P-B5 45. R(8)-R3 K-B3 46. K-Q2 K-B4 47. K-Q3 R-N6ch 48. K-Q2 N-B6ch Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Ne2 Nd7 7. Ng3 g6 8. Bd3 h5 9. Nf1 Nh7 10. Ne3 a6 11. Qe2 Bg5 12. Bd2 h4 13. g3 Ndf6 14. 0-0-0 Nh5 15. Nf5 Kf8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Nxh4 Bg4 19. f3 Rxh4 20. gxh4 Nxf3 21. Qe3 Nd4 22. Rdf1 Nh5 23. Rhg1 Qxh4 24. Qf2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Bd7 26. Rxg6 Ke7 27. Rg1 Nf4 28. Rg3 Rh8 29. b3 Rh4 30. Kb2 b5 31. Bf1 b4 32. Nd1 Nh5 33. Re3 Nf6 34. Rg2 Bh3 35. Rf2 Bg4 36. Rd2 Bxd1 37. Rxd1 Nxe4 38. Bg2 Rxh2 39. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 40. Kb1 f5 41. Rh4 e4 42. Rh8 e3 43. Rdh1 e2 44. Kc1 f4 45. R8h3 Kf6 46. Kd2 Kf5 47. Kd3 Rg3+ 48. Kd2 Nf3+ 0-1

Larry Evans (white) vs. Robert Byrne (black)
Silver Jubilee Invitation Tournament, Log Cabin Chess Club, West Orange, New Jersey, 1959
French Defense: King's Indian Attack

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K3 2. P-Q3 P-QB4 3. P-KN3 N-QB3 4. B-N2 P-KN3 5. N-K2 B-N2 6. O-O KN-K2 7. P-QB3 P-Q4 8. N-Q2 O-O 9. PxP PxP 10. N-B3 P-N3 11. R-K B-N2 12. P-Q4 N-R4 13. N-B4 N-B4 14. P-N3 R-K 15. B-N2 RxRch 16. QxR PxP 17. NxP NxN 18. PxN Q-Q2 19. B-QB3 R-K 20. Q-Q2 B-QB3 21. N-Q3 N-N2 22. N-K5 BxN 23. PxB N-B4 24. R-Q R-Q 25. P-KR4 N-K3 26. B-Q4 B-N2 27. K-R2 NxB 28. QxN Q-B2 29. R-Q3 Q-B4 30. Q-KB4 Q-K2 31. R-Q2 K-N2 32. R-B2 R-K 33. Q-R4 R-QB 34. R-K2 B-B3 35. Q-Q4 R-Q 36. P-B4 B-N2 37. P-K6ch K-N 38. PxPch QxP 39. R-K5 B-B3 40. B-R3 R-K 41. B-N2 RxR 42. QxR P-QN4 43. Q-Q6 Q-QN2 44. P-R5 PxP 45. P-B5 P-N5 46. Q-K6ch K-B 47. Q-R6ch K-N 48. P-B6 P-R5 49. B-R3 PxPch 50. KxP Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. 0-0 Nge7 7. c3 d5 8. Nd2 0-0 9. exd5 exd5 10. Nf3 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. d4 Na5 13. Nf4 Nf5 14. b3 Re8 15. Bb2 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qd7 19. Bc3 Re8 20. Qd2 Bc6 21. Nd3 Nb7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nc5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. h4 Ne6 26. Bd4 Bb7 27. Kh2 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Qc7 29. Rd3 Qc5 30. Qf4 Qe7 31. Rd2 Kg7 32. Rc2 Re8 33. Qa4 Rc8 34. Re2 Bc6 35. Qd4 Rd8 36. f4 Bb7 37. e6+ Kg8 38. exf7+ Qxf7 39. Re5 Bc6 40. Bh3 Re8 41. Bg2 Rxe5 42. Qxe5 b5 43. Qd6 Qb7 44. h5 gxh5 45. f5 b4 46. Qe6+ Kf8 47. Qh6+ Kg8 48. f6 h4 49. Bh3 hxg3+ 50. Kxg3 1-0

OPEN TOURNEY AT FRESNO
Players from Los Angeles and San Francisco should be in the majority in play for the California Open Chess Championship to be contested next week end at the Californian Hotel in Fresno.
Participants are expected from all parts of the state and well over 100 should be ready for the starting bell at 9 a.m. Saturday. Three rounds will be played that day and two rounds each on Sunday and Monday.
The entrance fee for the tournament, which is sponsored by the California State Chess Federation, is $6. Membership is required in the CSCF (annual dues $2.50) and in the U.S. Chess Federation ($5). Non-members can sign up during the registration procedure.
The total entrance fees will be returned in prizes. The first prize will he more than $100. The winner also will receive a special trophy and will be seeded into the finals of the California State championship.
Registration will be at the hotel next Friday afternoon and evening and from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday. Guthrie McClain of San Francisco will be in charge during this period and also will direct the tournament. Players are urged to bring their own chess sets and clocks and to make advance hotel reservations.

COVINA KNOCKOUT CHESS
The Covina Chess Club will again conduct its popular annual knockout chess tournament on Labor Day, Sept. 7, at the Covina City Park, under sponsorship of the San Gabriel YMCA.
The tournament will have senior, junior and youth divisions. The junior division will include players of 15 to 20 years of age, the youth division will be for 14 and under. Entries will be grouped into preliminary sections of eight each, with play to start at 10 a.m.
Winners in each section will continue to play each other until one winner survives. Section winners will qualify for the final rounds, which will begin at 5 p.m. The entry fee for preliminary section is 25 cents, with no fee for the finals. The grand prize will be a gold chess trophy in each division.
The Covina Chess Club meets Fridays at 8 p.m. at the YMCA Building, 412 E Rowland Ave., Covina. All chess players are invited to attend.

CHESS CLUB NOTES
Irving Rivise faltered with a loss to Ray Martin, then defeated D. Hestenes in the final round to clinch first prize in the invitational tournament of the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club. His winning score was 7-1.
Martin placed second with 6½-1½. Third place depends on the outcome of an adjourned game between M. Kerllenovich and T. Weinberger. S. Sholomson and Weinberger are contenders for the third position.
The trophy and cash prizes will be awarded tomorrow evening at the club headquarters, Lincoln Park in Santa Monica. All chess lovers are invited. Refreshments will be served.
Harry Borochow faced 18 opponents in his simultaneous exhibition at the City Terrace Club, 3875 City Terrace Dr. He won 11 games, lost, five to Gordon Barrett. E. Edward Swett, Walt Cunningham Jr., Y. Ogenosov and Arthur Ash and drew twice against Jerry Kovac and Walt Cunningham Sr.
The regular Tuesday evening rapid transit tournament, of the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N Formosa Ave., resulted in a tie for first between Dr. S. Weinbaum and S. Yarmak, with scores of 12-3. R. Rupeiks was third with 11-4 and H. Rogosin fourth, 10½-4½.

Bent Larsen vs Anatoly S Lutikov
Alekhine Memorial (1959), Moscow URS, rd 11, Apr-19
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85) 1-0

Steiner (white) vs. Bleicher (black)
Marienbad System

Descriptive 1. P-Q4 N-KB3 2. N-KB3 P-QN3 3. P-KN3 B-N2 4. B-N2 P-B4 5. O-O PxP 6. QxP P-N3 7. P-B4 B-N2 8. N-B3 O-O 9. Q-R4 Q-B 10. N-Q5 NxN 11. PxN P-B3 12. N-Q4 N-R3 13. B-Q2 P-K4 14. N-N5 Q-N 15. QR-B R-B 16. P-QN4 P-Q3 17. B-R3 P-B4 18. P-K4 RxR 19. RxR Q-KB 20. P-R3 B-KB3 21. B-N5 BxB 22. QxB PxP 23. B-K6ch K-R 24. NxQP Resigns

Algebraic 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. 0-0 cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Qh4 Qc8 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 f6 12. Nd4 Na6 13. Bd2 e5 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. b4 d6 17. Bh3 f5 18. e4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qf8 20. a3 Bf6 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 fxe4 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. Nxd6 1-0

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, August 30, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3097 By...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, June 6, 2022

Times Problem 3097 By J. Haring
Black 7
White 8
White mates in two.
FEN 7K/r2R4/p2B4/N1Pk1BQ1/1n2R3/4p3/5b2/6r1 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-QB4; 1. Rc4 Rxg5 2. Bc7#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, August 30, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3098 By...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, June 6, 2022

Times Problem 3098 By W. Pauly
Black 4
White 6
White mates in three.
FEN 6bb/8/6p1/N7/1R6/B7/3K4/kBR5 w - - 0 1
Solution: R-QR4; 1. Ra4 Bc3+ 2. Kxc3 Bb3 3. Nxb3#

Both problem today have two similar batteries, with discovered checks depending on Black's defenses. The three-mover accomplishes the task with remarkable economy.

SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— W. S. Aaron, F. Aks, J. O. Basinger, J. F. Brown, A. E. Byler, R. B. Calkins, M. Chutorian, T. A. M. Clemens, C. Cresswell, Mrs. W. A. Gerth, J. Gotta, J. Kaufman, E. E. Penter, V. G. Sprague, T. Tarlow, Maj. H. Triwush, O. Wiseman.
Three points— H. D. Duckwald, Mrs. J. W. Moore, W. L. Rankel.
Two points— Dr. B. R. Berglund, J. H. Brailsford, N. Lesser, P. J. Rak, C. E. Stern, W. M. Sulzner, C. H. Ware, D. Yaffe.
One point— T. Bishop, K. A. Burbeck, P. C. Carton, A. R. Cesare, J. J. Chapin, P. Coldoff, J. P. Foley, J. D. Frierson, H. L. Hasbrouck, D. Hill, C. F. Huffman, E. T. Mason, F. R. Ruehl II, R. Swanson, E. G. Volk, D. Whorf.
In Problem 3092, 1. Q-K4 or 1. Q-KR7 look tremendous, but there is a defense by P-R8 becoming a knight.