November 15, 1959 Los Angeles Times Chess by Isaac Kashdan

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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 15 Nov 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

Chess By Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster

TAL PREPARED FOR BOTVINNIK MATCH
Mikhail Tal, the 24-year-old Latvian who won so impressively in the Challengers' Tournament in Yugoslavia, is looking forward to his match next year for the world chess championship with Mikhail Botvinnik of Moscow.
There have been four such matches since Botvinnik acquired the title in a tournament in 1948 among the five greatest players in the world. The tournament was arranged to determine a successor to Dr. Alexander Alekhine, who had died in Lisbon in 1946.
Botvinnik's winning score was 14-6, comprising 10 wins, eight draws and two losses, one each to Vassily Smyslov of Russia and Samuel Reshevsky, then U.S. chess champion. Smyslov took second place with 11-9. Reshevsky tied at 10½-9½ with Paul Keres of Estonia. Trailing was Dr. Max Euwe of Holland, who had held the world title for a brief period.
In 1951 the first of a series of challenge matches, planned to be held at three-year intervals, resulted in some thrilling encounters and a tie, 12-12, between Botvinnik and David Bronstein of the Soviet Union. The champion retained his title as a result of the tie.
The same score resulted in the 1954 series when Smyslov was the challenger. Smyslov had another opportunity in 1957, this time making good to the tune of 12½-9½. Early last year, in a return match, Botvinnik regained the title, winning by 12½-10½.
Now it is Tal's turn and once again Botvinnik will be on the defensive. Tal's play has tremendous drive, aggressiveness and ingenuity. Whether he has yet acquired the resourcefulness and depth of strategy of the champion remains to be seen.
Following is another selection of Tal's games from the Yugoslavian tournament.

Mikhail Tal vs Robert James Fischer
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 20, Oct-11
King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93) 1-0

Robert James Fischer vs Mikhail Tal
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 27, Oct-26
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Variation (B87) 0-1

Mikhail Tal vs Vasily Smyslov
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 22, Oct-18
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Scheveningen Variation (B84) 1-0

Svetozar Gligoric vs Mikhail Tal
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 23, Oct-19
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. Czerniak Defense (A78) 0-1

CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNEY
Tibor Weinberger started with a victory over Irving Rivise in the first round of the California State Chess Championship Tournament, played last Sunday at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N. Formosa Ave.
The only other game scheduled resulted in a draw between Zoltan Kovacs and Saul Yarmak. James Cross had the bye. In the second round this afternoon the pairings will be Kovacs vs. Weinberger and Yarmak vs. Cross.
The following games were played in the Southern California Championship, preliminary to the current event.

Stephen Sholomson (white) vs. James Cross (black)
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack

Descriptive 1. P-K4 P-K4 2. N-KB3 N-QB3 3. P-B3 N-B3 4. P-Q4 NxKP 5. P-Q5 N-N 6. B-Q3 N-B4 7. NxP NxBch 8. NxN B-K2 9. O-O P-Q3 10. P-KB4 N-Q2 11. P-B5 O-O 12. N-Q2 R-K 13. Q-B3 P-QB3 14. N-QB4 N-N3 15. NxN QxNch 16. B-K3 Q-N4 17. N-N4 P-B4 18. P-QR4 Q-B5 19. N-B2 B-Q2 20. P-R5 Q-N6 21. R-B2 QxNP 22. B-B Q-N6 23. R-R3 Q-N4 24. Q-N3 B-KB3 25. P-R3 R-K7 26. K-R2 QR-K 27. N-R Q-N8 28. RxR RxR 29. B-B4 R-K8 30. Q-B2 R-R8ch 31. K-N3 QxP 32. N-B2 RxPch Resigns

Algebraic 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Nb8 6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Nxe5 Nxd3+ 8. Nxd3 Be7 9. 0-0 d6 10. f4 Nd7 11. f5 0-0 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Qf3 c6 14. Nc4 Nb6 15. Nxb6 Qxb6+ 16. Be3 Qb5 17. Nb4 c5 18. a4 Qc4 19. Nc2 Bd7 20. a5 Qb3 21. Rf2 Qxb2 22. Bc1 Qb3 23. Ra3 Qb5 24. Qg3 Bf6 25. h3 Re2 26. Kh2 Re8 27. Na1 Qb1 28. Rxe2 Rxe2 29. Bf4 Re1 30. Qf2 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 Qxf5 32. Nc2 Rxh3+ 0-1

Stephen Sholomson vs Tibor Weinberger
Southern California Ch (1959), Los Angeles, CA USA
Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07) 0-1

NORTH CENTRAL TOURNEY
The sixth annual North Central Open Chess Championship, sponsored by the Wisconsin Assn., will be held at the Astor Hotel in Milwaukee from 26 to 29. Seven rounds will be played under the Swiss system.
The prize fund will be a minimum of $750, with $250 as first prize. The entrance fee is $10 plus membership in the U.S. Chess Federation ($5 annual dues). Entry can be made by mall to Mr. Arpad E. Elo, secretary Wisconsin Chess Assn., 3935 N Fiebrantz Dr., Brookfield, Wis.

CHESS CLUB NOTES
John Kinder is leading with a 5½-½ score in the San Fernando Valley Open Chess Tournament being played Monday evenings at the Van Nuys Chess Club, 14947 Victory Blvd. in Van Nuys. Other leaders are Ralph Clark, Bob Hamman and Case Lukaart, tied at 5-1, and Kenneth King with 4½-1½.
Gordon Barrett and Paul Klaus are a full point ahead of the field with 3-0 after three rounds of the East Side Open Chess Tournament at the City Terrace Chess Club, 3875 City Terrace Dr. Tied at 2-1 are N. Hultgren, Ben Kakimi, Y. Oganosov and C. E. Swett.
After three rounds of the eight scheduled, Dr. Sidney Weinbaum and Herbert Abel are tied at 3-0 in the open tournament of the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club, Lincoln Clubhouse 7th and Wilshire in Santa Monica. Emil Bersbach follows with 2½-½.
The regular Tuesday evening rapid transit tournament of the Herman Steiner Chess Club resulted in a victory for A. Turim with 11-1. Saul Yarmak took second with 9-3, followed by Steve Matzner, 7-5.

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, November 15, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3119 By...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 11, 2022

Times Problem 3119 By M. Gorislavski
Black 9
White 7
White mates in two.
FEN 3N4/K1p5/3p2Q1/p1R2p2/rk2b3/2R5/p2rB3/N7 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-N7; 1. Qg7 Rxe2 2. Qd4#

The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, November 15, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3120 By...

Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Saturday, June 11, 2022

Times Problem 3120 By G. Martin
Black 6
White 6
White mates in three.
FEN 3n4/1r5p/B2PpP2/1r6/8/4R3/3R4/5k1K w - - 0 1
Solution: R-KR2; 1. Rh2 h5 2. Rhh3 Kf2 3. Rhf3#
Threat, 2. R(2)-R3; if N-B3, 2. R-QB3; if N-B2, 2. R-KN3; if P-K4, 2. R(3)-K2; if R-QB2, 2. BxRch.

The rooks are the main actors in both problems today. There are three neat interference variations in 3120.

SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— W. S. Aaron, F. Aks, Dr. B. R. Berglund, C. Chutorian, C. Cresswell, J. Gotta, W. L. Rankel, A. A. Rothstein, V. G. Sprague.
Two points— R. O. Burns, N. Lesser, R. Malsack, Mrs. J. W. Moore, P. J. Rak, M. Rosen, C. E. Stern, Maj. H. Triwush.
One point— J. P. Foley, M. J. Garcia, H. L. Hasbrouck, M. L. Holmes, S. L. Kim, Mrs. E. S. Noyes, F. R. Ruehl II, Dr. A. J. Silver, L. M. Zablen.

Queen and Knights 15 Nov 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

QUEEN AND KNIGHTS—Barbara Carpenter serves coffee as ordered by Curtiss Ogilvie, while Everett Romine, left, and Dan Emerick maneuver chess men. Wall scene, from Wizard of Oz, symbolizes fantasyland atmosphere of building. Times photos by Hubert A. McClain

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DOWNEY—Frank Pye is the new president of the Downey Chess Club, assisted by Bob Poon, vice president, and Bob Hubbard, secretary.