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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 07 Jun 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
North Wins, 37-33, In Fresno Match
The North repeated its victory of last year, scoring 37 to 33 in the 26th annual North-South match held last Sunday at the Hotel California in Fresno.
The total of 70 contestants who manned the boards for both sides was close to the record 73 in the 1957 match, which the South took by the close margin of 37-36. The score last year was 32½ to 30½ in favor of the North California forces.
The South proved stronger in the top-rated group, winning 3½-½ on the first four boards and 6½-3½ on the top 10. But setbacks in six of the seven lowest boards swung the match to the North. Every game counts one point, with no distinction among masters, experts and novices.
Following are the details of the first 10 boards and two games from the match. Harry Borochow recovered after a poor opening, finally demonstrating the superiority of two rooks over a queen. This reversed the situation last year between the same players when George Ramirez had a winning game but lost.
Charles Henderson, captain for the South, won the special award for the shortest game ending in checkmate. It is a fairly well-known trap and reasonably painless.
Harry Borochow (white) vs. George Ramirez (black)
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Charles Henderson (white) vs. Neal T. Austin (black)
Caro-Kann Defense
AWARD TO BOROCHOW
Jerry Spann, energetic president of the U.S. Chess Federation, flew to Fresno to attend the North-South match and present a special award to Harry Borochow, California chairman of Operation M.
Spann announced that California has overtaken New York and now leads the nation in number of members enrolled in the federation. Borochow's continuous efforts were mainly responsible for more than 200 members who signed up since June 6, 1958.
Although Operation M, the nationwide drive for 1,000 members, has officially ended,Borochow is continuing his activity. Anyone interested in joining the federation should write him at 6363 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. 48, or call OL. 3-7170.
Tal Leads At Zurich, Fischer Close Second
Mikhail Tal of the Soviet Union took the lead after 10 rounds in the Jubilee International Masters Tournament in Zurich, Switzerland, according to a report form the New York Times.
Tal won eight games, drew with his compatriot, Paul Keres, and lost to Edwin Bhend of Switzerland, for a score of 8½-1½. Tal is playing aggressive, energetic chess. His loss was due to overreaching in an attacking game.
Youthful U.S. champion Bobby Fischer is in second place with a score of 8-2, comprising six wins and draws against Bent Larsen of Denmark, Gedeon Barcza of Hungary and Max Blau and Edgar Walther of Switzerland.
Fischer has been the hardest working competitor in the tournament. His draw with Larsen lasted four sessions and 92 moves. Fischer had declined the offer of a draw after 81 moves. Larsen then declined a counteroffer on his 89th turn, but there was no longer any winning prospect.
Having completed this marathon contest, Fischer promptly entered an even longer one. It took 95 moves to establish his draw against Barcza. For a long stretch the players maneuvered in an ending with queen and three pawns each, but neither side could break through.
Keres, the only other undefeated player in the tournament, is third with 7½-2½. Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia follows with 7-3. He has two losses, to Keres and Barcza.
Five rounds remain to be completed. Following is the standing after 10 rounds, and games from the event:
Fridrik Olafsson vs Robert James Fischer
Zurich (1959), Zurich SUI, rd 3, May-21
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93) 0-1
Paul Keres vs Svetozar Gligoric
Zurich (1959), Zurich SUI, rd 4, May-23
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92) 1-0
Robert James Fischer vs Josef Kupper
Zurich (1959), Zurich SUI, rd 4, May-23
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation (B88) 1-0
KASHDAN EXHIBITION
Your editor will play simultaneously against 40 opponents Saturday evening, June 27, at the Northrop Recreation Club, 175 N Hawthorne Blvd, in Hawthorne. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. with a short talk on chess. William Henderson, commissioner of the NRC Chess Club, is in charge of arrangements.
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 07, 1959 Times Problem 3073 by H. van Beek. White mates in...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, March 30, 2020
Times Problem 3073 by H. van Beek. White mates in two.
Three of the mates are changed in 3073, with an entirely different theme after the key move. There is more strategy than might be expected in the apparently simple three-mover.
FEN 8/3p2p1/p2B2Bp/P1RP3K/QbNkP3/3p4/1P1p4/3N4 w - - 0 1
Q-R1
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, June 07, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3073 By H....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 3, 2022
Times Problem 3073 By H. van Beek
Black 8
White 11
White mates in two.
FEN 8/3p2p1/p2B2Bp/P1RP3K/QbNkP3/3p4/1P1p4/3N4 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R1; 1. Qa1 Bxc5 2. b3#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, June 07, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3074 By K....
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Friday, June 3, 2022
Times Problem 3074 By K. Ahlheim
Black 3
White 4
White mates in three.
FEN 7k/4K1p1/8/8/8/3b4/1P4QP/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: K-B7; 1. Kf7 Bg6+ 2. Kxg6 Kg8 3. Qa8#
The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California Sunday, June 07, 1959 Times Problem 3074 by K. Ahlheim. White mates in...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Monday, March 30, 2020
Times Problem 3074 by K. Ahlheim. White mates in three.
FEN 7k/4K1p1/8/8/8/3b4/1P4QP/8 w - - 0 1
K-B7
If B-N3ch, 2 KxB; if B-B5ch, 2 K-B8; if P-N4, 2 Q-R3ch.
Three of the mates are changed in 3073, with an entirely different theme after the keymove. There is more strategy than might be expected in the apparently simple three-mover.
SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— B. E. Aab, W. S. Aaron, J. F. Brown, A. E. Byler, M. Chutorian, J. Gotta, J. Kaufman, Maj. H. Triwush.
Three points— F. Aks.
Two points— P. C. Carton, C. Cresswell, C. F. Day, D. E. Holmes, W. L. Rankel, W. B. Tudor.
One point— J. P. Foley, N. Lesser, F. R. Ruehl II.
Problem 3068 proved quite difficult. Several of our good solvers gave up on it.
Dictionary of Modern Chess 07 Jun 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
DICTIONARY OF MODERN CHESS, by Byrne J. Horton
(Philosophical Library, Inc.; $6) gives as the first word in chess Aben-Ezra, the name of a Jewish rabbi who lived in Toledo, Spain, in the 10th and 11th centuries. The last word is given as zwischenzug, a German term for a blocking play in chess. In between come all the names of the great in chess in the last 1,000 or more years, a thousand tidbits of chess history, endless named moves and much other lore of the game. This is, of course, a book for the dyed-in-the-wool chess addict. N. L.
Teen-Agers - Anyone for Chess? 07 Jun 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Russian Winner In Chess Meet 09 Jun 1959, Tue The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Russian Winner in Chess Meet
ZURICH. Switzerland, June 9 (AP) — Russia's Grandmaster Mikhail Tal became the winner of the international chess tournament to day when Yugoslavia's Svetozar Gligoric failed to win his final game.
Gligoric tied with Swiss Josef Kupper after 55 moves in an adjourned game. This left him with only 11 points in the over-all final standings compared with Tal's 11½.
Bobby Fischer of New York and Russia's Paul Keres tied for third place with 10½ points each.
