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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 25 Jan 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess by Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster
Tourneys Start At Steiner Chess Club
The Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N Formosa Ave, has started the new year four tournaments to determine the club championship in various categories. A total of 43 players is enrolled in these events.
In a strong, well-balanced field 16 players are vying for the master's title in a 10-round Swiss system. After two rounds no one has a clean score. Seven entrants are tied at 1½-½. They include Frank Burke, Tom Fries, Hyman Gordon, Irving Rivise, Robert Rupeiks, Leslie Simon and Leonard Standers.
The third round is scheduled for 1 p.m. today. Following are details of the completed rounds:
ROUND ONE—
Rivise 1, Palmer 0;
Kerllenevich 0, Standers 1;
H. Gordon ½ M. Gordon ½;
Johnson ½, Simon ½;
Fries 1, Hamman 0;;
Burke 1, Sopousek 0;
Mego ½ Rupeiks ½;
Jaffray ½, Barry ½.
ROUND TWO—
Rivise ½, Burke ½;
M. Gordon ½, Mego ½;
Sopousek 0, Kerllenevich 1;
Barry 0, H. Gordon 1;
Standers ½, Fries ½;
Simon 1, Jaffray 0,
Rupeiks 1, Johnson 0;
Hamman 1, Palmer 0.
In the expert's tournament, which is a round robin among 10 players, Elliot Bean, Dennis Busch and Ralph Clark are leading with 2-0 scores. Others in the event, which is being played Sunday afternoons, are David Aronoff, Jim Broadwell, Dee Carter, Austin Gates, Harry Holler, Milton Kahl and John Livadary.
The Class A tournament, with 10 players, and Class B with seven, are being contested Friday evenings. Both are round-robin events.
The popular series of Wednesday evening lectures are being resumed at the Steiner Club. Leslie Simon will talk on chess openings on Jan. 28. Jim Barry will discuss the middle game on Feb. 4, followed by Morris Gordon on the end game Feb. 11 and Zoltan Kovacs with analysis and review on Feb. 18.
SANTA MONICA TOURNEYS
Sven Almgren, Fritz Leiber and M. Haight won in the second round and are leading with 2-0 scores in the invitational tournament for masters and experts at the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club.
Six of the 22 entrants are tied at 1½-½, just below the leaders. They are E. Bersbach, C. Henderson, R. Martin, G. Palmer, R. Sale and Dr. S. Weinbaum.
The Class B tournament completed the third round last week. B. Mintz and S. Sturges have won all their games, being tied for first at 3-0.
Prizes in both tournaments will be distributed at a ceremony Monday, March 2, at the club headquarters, Lincoln Park, 7th and Wilshire in Santa Monica. Imre Konig, San Francisco master, will play all comers simultaneously that evening. For reservations or further information contact Herbert T. Abel, tournament director.
Following are last week's results:
MASTERS: Round Two—
Lessing 0, Almgren 1;
Martin ½, Dr. Weinbaum ½;
Leiber 1, Jaffray 0;
Sale ½, Palmer ½,
Kempner 0, Jeffers 1;
Rivise 1, Wrangell 0;
Haight 1, Price 0;
Michaelson ½, Loera ½;
Coon 0, Kerllenevich 1;
Jones 0, Forrest 1;
Henderson ½, Bersbach ½.
CLASS B: Round Three—
Crissinger 0, S. Sturges 1;
Mintz 1, Banhagel 0;
Lerner ½, Anderson ½,
Carter 1, DeBriac 0;
Dr. Collins 1, G. Sturges 0;
Hovey 0, Wentcher 1.
High School Finals
The first four rounds of the finals for the individual high school chess championship were completed last week at North High School in Torrance.
Steve Mann of Polytechnic and John Mortz of South Gate are leading with 4-0 scores, a clear point ahead of the field. Tied at 3-1 are Dan Berger and Dennis Busch of Fairfax, Bill Cummings of South Gate and Walter Cunningham of Alhambra.
The tournament is being concluded this week end at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, where the remaining three rounds will be contested.
The following game is from the tournament:
John Russell Mortz (white) vs. Mike Yaffe (black)
King's Indian Defense: Steiner Attack
CHESS LEAGUE MEETING
Election of officers was the first order of business at a meeting of the Southern California Chess League at which 15 of the leading clubs of the area were represented.
Allen Carpenter of Pasadena is the new president. Herbert Abel of Santa Monica is vice president, Fred Haeger of San Gabriel is secretary and Ralph Hagedorn of Sun Valley is treasurer. H. D. Rader of South San Gabriel was elected to the new position of tournament and rating director.
The calendar of events for 1959 was discussed, with emphasis on team competitions, which will be held in three classes. A complete set of rules will be presented at the next meeting of the league. This is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Department of Water and Power, 110 S Boylston St, Room 300.
SOUTH BAY CHESS CLUB
The South Bay Chess Club, which meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at the Hermosa Beach Recreation Center, elected the 1959 slate of officers at the annual meeting.
Antoine de Beaubien was elected president, Ray Ambill vice-president, Bob Kozel treasurer and Leonard Fels secretary. Bill McAuliffe is the new tournament director. On the executive board are Herb Duggan, Bob Fether, Dan Haberfield, Grover Palmer and Ambrozi Paliwoda.
Bob Kozel took first prize in the recent club tournament and was awarded a trophy by outgoing president Fether. Mike Safonov was second and Ray Ambill third.
All South Bay chess palavers are welcome at the club. Plans are being made to instruct new players and to coach two teams for interclub events.
RESHEVSKY VISIT OFF
Due to a change in plans, Samuel Reshevsky will not appear in Los Angeles during his contemplated exhibition tour of the country. Those who expressed a desire to play against the grandmaster will be notified whenever a performance is scheduled for this area.
Larry Evans vs James Sherwin
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 11, Jan-04
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Bernstein Defense (E59) 0-1
Robert Byrne vs Donald Byrne
US Championship (1958/59), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Dec-30
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Variation Rare Lines (E64) 0-1
Izak Aloni (white) vs. Laszlo Szabo (black)
1958 Haifa/Tel Aviv Tournament
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Yosef Porat (white) vs. Raaphi Persitz (black)
1958 Haifa/Tel Aviv Tournament
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation
Carel Benjamin van den Berg vs Laszlo Szabo
Haifa/Tel Aviv (1958), rd 6
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Steiner Variation (C89) 0-1
Sokolsky (white) vs. Strugach (black)
White Russia Championship, 1958
Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit
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Chess Club Champion
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