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Chess by Isaac Kashdan 20 Sep 1959, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com
Chess By Isaac Kashdan
International Grandmaster
PETROSIAN AHEAD IN CHALLENGERS' PLAY
Tigran Petrosian of Russia who had taken an early lead, was still ahead of the field with a score of 4-1, after five rounds of the Challengers' Tournament at Bled, Yugoslavia, according to a report from the New York Times.
The only undefeated player at this stage, Petrosian was paired against the three other Russian grandmasters in matches last week. He drew against former world champion Vassily Smyslov and Mikhail Tal. Paired against Paul Keres, Petrosian was quite fortunate, winning through an oversight on his opponent's part, after Keres had obtained a much superior position.
Despite this mishap, Keres was in second place with a tally of 3-2. He had defeated Tal and former Hungarian refugee Paul Benko in his other games last week.
U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer was tied with Benko at 2½-2½. The two rivals played to a draw by perpetual check in their encounter in the third round. The adjourned position had been slightly in Benko's favor, but he could find no winning method against 16-year-old Fischer's sturdy defense.
Aggressive tactics by Fischer earned a triumph for him over Svetozar Gligoric of Yugoslavia in the fourth round. Fischer sacrificed an exchange on the White side of a Sicilian Defense to attain his objective in 32 moves.
In the fifth round, however, Fischer succumbed in 45 moves to Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland, who scored his first full point of the tournament. Fischer, who was on the defensive throughout, tried to equalize by a sacrifice but drifted into a losing endgame.
The surprise of the tournament to date is the poor showing of Smyslov, who had been favored to set the pace. He had a minus score for the week, losing in 38 moves to Gligoric and drawing with Petrosian and Benko.
Following are the detailed results and two good victories by Fischer:
ROUND THREE—
Keres 1, Tal 0;
Petrosian ½, Smyslov ½;
Benko ½, Fischer ½;
Gligoric ½, Olafsson ½.
ROUND FOUR—
Tal 1, Olafsson 0;
Fischer 1, Gligoric 0;
Smyslov ½, Benko ½;
Keres 0, Petrosian 1.
ROUND FIVE—
Petrosian ½, Tal ½;
Benko 0, Keres 1;
Gligoric 1, Smyslov 0;
Olafasson 1, Fischer 0.
Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 4, Sep-11
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56) 1-0
Paul Keres vs Robert James Fischer
Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959), Bled, Zagreb & Belgrade YUG, rd 1, Sep-07
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Main Line (B99) 0-1
BIELICKI TOPS JUNIORS
The world junior chess championship, held at Munchenstein, Switzerland, was won by Carlos Bielicki of Argentina, according to a report by the New York Times. He finished with a score of 8½-2½, a full 2 points ahead in a field of 12.
Tied for second with totals of 6½-4½ were J. Stefano of Bulgaria, D. E. Rumens of England and B. Parama of Yugoslavia. Following is an example of the winner's skill:
Bruno Parma vs Carlos Bielicki
World U20 ch final A (1959), Muenchenstein SUI, rd 8, Aug-04
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B95) 0-1
SO. CAL. TOURNEY STARTS
A total of 44 players started last Sunday in the tournament for the Southern California Chess Championship being held at the Herman Steiner Chess Club, 108 N. Formosa Ave. Eight rounds will be played on Sunday afternoons under the direction of Ralph Hagedorn.
Following are the results of the first round and a game from the event:
ROUND ONE— Fries ½, Cross ½; Kovacs ½ Matzner ½; Rivise 1, Bagley 0; Borochow 0, Standers 1; Jaffray 0, Sholomson 1; Weinberger 1, Fults 0; Harshbarger ½, Syvertsen ½; Amneus ½, Barrett ½; Bean ½, Mego ½; Almgren ½, Kerllenevich ½; Hultgren 0, Rubin 1; Simon 1, Hufnagel 0; Colby 0, Hamman 1; M. Gordon 0, Freed 1; Cunningham 1, Tiluks 0; H. Gordon 1, Loera 0; Barry 1, Bissell 0; Mann 0, Bersbach 1; Gibbs ½, Pye ½; Loveless ½, Pabon ½; Yarmak 1, Milner 0; Rader 0, Weinbaum 1.
Morris Gordon (white) vs. Jack Freed (blank)
Sicilian Defense: Closed
SAN FERNANDO TOURNEY
The Van Nuys Chess Club, 14947 Victory Blvd. in Van Nuys, announces a San Fernando Valley Open Chess Tournament to start at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. Eight rounds will be played Monday evenings.
The event is open to all. The entrance fee is $2.50, of which $1 will be refunded on completion of the schedule. Four prizes will be awarded.
Players are requested to bring their own chess sets. To register or for further information call Walter Colby a TR. 7-0101 (office) or DI. 2-1328 (home).
LOCAL CHESS NOTES
A six-round Swiss system tourney with an unusual feature will be held at the Herman Steiner Chess Club starting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The basic time limit will be 30 moves in 30 minutes, but stronger players will have less time than their opponents.
The tournament is open to club members only, with a limit of 30 players. The entrance fee is $3 to be mailed to Gene Rubin, 250 S La Cienega Blvd.
The date of your editor's simultaneous exhibition at the San Gabriel Chess Club, 250 S Mission Dr., has been changed to Friday evening, Oct. 9. To register, write to Fred Haeger, 910 S Montecito Dr., San Gabriel.
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, September 20, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3013...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Times Problem 3013 By M. Forti
Black 5
White 6
White mates in two.
FEN 5B1K/8/5R2/7p/Rb1N2pk/7n/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1
Solution: B-K7; 1. Be7 Bxe7 2. Nf3#
The Los Angeles Times, Chess by Isaac Kashdan, Sunday, September 20, 1959, Los Angeles, California Times Problem 3014...
Posted by Bobby Fischer's True History on Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Times Problem 3014 By K. Hannemann
Black 7
White 10
White mates in three.
FEN K6R/1PP1k1n1/6pP/6PP/1rN2N2/Q1p4b/8/1r6 w - - 0 1
Solution: Q-R7; 1. Qa7 Rb6 2. c8=N+ Bxc8 3. bxc8=N#
No. 3103 was composed especially for The Times. Forti's problems are marked by accuracy and neatness of play. Watch the pawns on the seventh in 3104. They do most of the execution.
SOLVERS' LIST
Five points— W. S. Aaron, F. Aks, Dr. B. R. Berglund, J. F. Brown, P. C. Carton, M. Chutorian, C. Cresswell, J. S. DeGroot, C. Foster, Mrs. W. A. Gerth, J. Gotta, W. H. Griffith, J. Kaufman, H. E. Keller III, Mrs. J. W. Moore, E. E. Penter, K. V. Pluym II, W. L. Rankel, M. Rosen, F. R. Ruehl II, V. G. Sprague, C> E> Stern, Maj. H. Triwush, L. A. Victor, O. Wiseman.
Four points— R. McGiffen.
Three points— R. Neumann.
Two points— N. Lesser, F. R. McReynolds, E. S. Noyes.
One point— B. Hargraves, I. Manoir, J. P. Milberg.
