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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 12 Jul 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
BENKO WINS AGAIN IN WESTERN CHESS
International grandmaster Paul Benko of New York won the Western Open tournament at Milwaukee for the second straight year, according to a report from the New York Times. The former Hungarian freedom fighter, who first took the title soon after his arrival in this country, finished with a score of 7½-½.
Benko won his first seven games in the competition sponsored by the Milwaukee Chess Foundation. He drew with Martin Harrow of Indianapolis in the eighth and final round.
Harrow tied at 6½-1½ with Robert Byrne. Second place was awarded to Byrne under a tie-breaking system. Seven players finished with scores of 6-2. They were Stephen Popel of Detroit, Michael Sweig and John Tums of Chicago, Edward Vano of Highland, Ind.; Paul Poschel of Royal Oak, Mich.; Charles Henin of Chicago, and Olaf Ulvestad of Seattle.
BENKO TOPS IN NEW YORK
Before going to Milwaukee Paul Benko topped an exceptionally strong field of 107 players to take the Greater New York Open championship from defending titleholder William Lombardy.
Benko scored 5½ points out of a possible 6, allowing only one draw with Lombardy. Going into the final round both Benko and Lombardy had scores of 4½-½. Benko was paired with Claude Hillinger of New York and won his game shortly, assuring him at least a tie for first place.
Lombardy, paired with Raymond Weinstein, also a New Yorker, tried desperately to seize the initiative, needing the win in order to match Benko's score. Though Lombardy did obtain a slight edge, it proved insufficient when both players had more than 20 moves to make in less than a minute. A draw was agreed upon after the usual time scramble.
Six players tied at 5-1 and after ties were broken the lineup was: Lombardy, second; Weinstein, third; Arthur Bisguier, fourth; James T. Sherwin, fifth; Eliot Hearst, sixth, and Paul Brandts, seventh.
The following games are from the tournament:
Edward Epp (white) vs. Pal Benko (black)
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation
Shelby Lyman (white) vs. Arthur Bisguier (black)
Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Variation
HOW NOT TO PLAY CHESS
In addition to writing dozens of chess books, Fred Reinfeld has helped to reissue and bring up to date some older classics. An instance is Eugene Znosko-Borovsky's HOW NOT TO PLAY CHESS (Sterling Publishing Co.: $1.98).
By showing numerous examples of common errors, the author stresses the need to analyze carefully, to note the opponent's designs and to play accordingly.
Reinfeld has added a quiz section, with some thought-provoking queries. The following diagram is one of this group, with excerpts from the answer.
FEN 3r1bk1/5ppp/1p1r4/pPp1n2q/2BPp3/1Q2P2P/5PP1/3RB1K1 w - - 0Black has just played N-K4, thinking that after PxN he can avoid the loss of a piece. But as the sequel will demonstrate, Black has not looked far enough ahead.
1. PxN QxR
2. PxR QxBch
3. B-B1 K-R
4. QxP Q-Q8
5. P-Q7 Q-Q3
6. P-N3 P-R3
7. B-B4 K-R2
8. Q-KB B-K2
9. B-8ch K-R
10. B-Q5ch Resigns
Apparently Black was under the impression that on White's third move K-R2 was forced, when BxPch wins for Black. But after the quiet interposition 3. B-B! White threatens QxPch leading to mate.
In the final position, after 10. … K-R2; 11. BxPch P-N3; 12. Q-B7ch K-R; 13. BxP, Black must give up his queen. Thus we see that Black's N-K4 was faulty. When you play tricky moves, look for tricky replies.
Perez and Pomar Tie
Francisco J. Perez and Arturo Pomar of Spain tied for first place in a tournament in Madrid in which 10 competitors representing six countries took part, according to a report from the New York Times.
Each had a score of 7-2 and shared the top two cash prizes. However, under the Sonneborn-Berger system of tie breaking, Perez, who was undefeated, was declared the victor, Pomar lost once to Ludwig Rellstab of West Germany.
Rellstab tied at 5-4 with Roman Toran of Spain. The other scores were: Harry Golombek, England, and Lodewijk Prins, Netherlands, 4½-4½; Pedro Puig, Spain, 4-5; Dr. Enrico Paoli, Italy, and Dr. Ossip Bernstein, France, 3½-5½; Jaime Sicilia, Spain, 1-8.
Following are games from the event:
Francisco Jose Perez vs. Lodewijk Prins
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
Lodewijk Prins (white) vs. Ludwig Rellstab (black)
Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Keres Variation
CHESS CLUB NOTES
A new chess club has been organized in the Wilshire area. It will meet every Thursday evening at the Queen Anne Recreation Center at West Blvd. and Dockweiler St. Temporary officers are: Sol Simcoe, president; Martin Don, vice-president; John Strong, secretary, and Henry Lowenkron, treasurer.
Hy Rogosin won first prize with a score of 9-1 in the regular Tuesday evening rapid transit tournament at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N Formosa Ave. R. George was second with 8½-1½, followed by E. Bersbach, 8-2, and H. Borochow, 7½-2½.
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, July 12, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3083 By M....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 4, 2022
Times Problem 3083 By M. Wrobel
Black 8
White 7
White mates in two.
FEN 4r3/q7/p7/6p1/1pp3Q1/3kP2R/N2bN1R1/1K6 w - - 0 1
Solution: KN-B3; 1. Nec3 bxc3 2. Nb4#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, July 12, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3084 By H....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 4, 2022
Times Problem 3084 By H. Froberg
Black 3
White 5
White mates in three.
FEN 5N2/4Rp2/2k2p2/2N5/2K5/2B5/8/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: N-N6; 1. Ng6 fxg6 2. Ba5 Kd6 3. Re6#
Three distinct pin mates after the pawn is captured feature 3083. There is a good key and another couple of variations for good measure. In 3084 Black's king is in a mating net, but it takes exact play to land him.
SOLVERS' LIST
Fives points— W. S. Aaron, F. Aks, J. F. Brown, M. Chutorian, C. Cresswell, J. Gotta, G. L. Guenther, J. Kaufman, Loyola High School Chess Club, I. E. Nordstrom, W. L. Rankel, A. A. Rothstein, S. Silverman, Maj. H. Triwush, P. M. Verdugo, A. E. Wood.
Two points— P. C. Carton, H. Huff, P. J. Rak.
One point— J. Brailsford, R. B. Calkins, D. Chan, J. P. Foley, Mrs. W. A. Gerth, C. W. Keene, M. Rosen, F. R. Ruehl II.
Bay Chess Club 12 Jul 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Bay Chess Club
SANTA MONICA — The Santa Monica Bay Chess Club meets each Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Lincoln Park, according to Al Michaelson, club spokesman.
