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Chess 02 Apr 1960, Sat Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
SRO Sign Out at Botvinnik, Thal Vie for Chess Crown
By T. M. Cherington, Chess Editor
Seventeen games remain in the world championship match between Michael Botvinnik and challenger Mikhail Thal. The down at the heels Pushkin Theatre in Moscow has the SRO sign out at every gate.
Several other auditoriums are filled as well, with giant boards recording the moves as they are made. Grand Masters analyze for the fans in an atmosphere of excitement comparable to Stanley cup playoffs or the World Series.
Seven games have been played—four draws and three wins by Thal, a very substantial advantage in such a tourney.
Thal's Victory in game one was the White side of a French Defense. His win in game six was on the Ebonys of a King's Indian Defense of the Queen's Gambit.
The drawn games were second, Queen's Pawn Opening; third, Caro-Kann (1. P-K4 P-QB3); fourth, Nimzo-Indian; fifth, another Caro-Kann.
Thal won the seventh game with Caro-Kann, playing white.
At Mar del Plata in the Argentine a great international match is underway. The facilities and financial arrangements have attracted a fine roster of Masters. Russia has sent David Bronstein and Boris Spassky, two of their best.
Miguel Najdorf, Erich Eliskases, and Bernardo Wexler are the best known entrants from Latin America. Europe is represented by Wolfgang Unzicker, Bent Larsen and Laszlo Szabo. The American entrant is Robert Fischer, current and three-time U.S. champion. He is on leave from Erasmus High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Chess-conscious Cuba is on target for the Soviet which has sent Paul Keres to Havana as a cultural representative. The choice of the Estonian Grand Master was good for Keres is ingratiating.
Number 324
FEN 8/3R4/8/8/Q2Nk3/8/3b3P/1K6 w - - 0 1
Black King with Bishop for defense is mated in three moves by the White forces consisting of Royal Household, Rook, Knight and Pawn. The composer of 324 is A. W. Daniel.
Solution:
1. Qd1 Kd3 2. Rd5 Kc4 3. Qb3#
Solution to number 323 is Queen to Queen Knight square.
