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Chess 09 Apr 1960, Sat Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Championship Chess Match Now 5-4 in Favor of Tahl
By T. M. Cherington, Chess Editor
World champion Mikhail Botvinnik won the eighth game in the title match, the ninth was a draw and the standing at present favors Tahl 5-4.
At Mar del Plata in the Argentine, Boris Spassky, youthful Russian Grand Master, leads 6-0. In second place, 5-1, is American champion Robert Fischer. His one loss was to Spassky, Bronstein, the other Russian entry, a one-time challenger for world honors, is in sixth place.
FOR A 17-YEAR-OLD, Fischer has established a record for participation in major tourneys. He is gaining experience and confidence, necessary to capture the World championship which most observers believe he will do.
For the seventh time Laszlo Szabo has won the Hungarian championship after a play-off of a triple tie with Gideon Barcza and J. Portisch.
Martin S. Lubell, editor of EN PASSANT, Pittsburgh Chess Club periodical, replied to an opinion by James Schroeder in the OHIO CHESS BULLETIN in which Bill Byland's courage was disparaged in a game against R. Kause in the Tri-State tourney.
TO QUOTE Schroeder, “Byland… made no effort to win… although he had the White pieces…directed every move to dull equality. Kause on the contrary made every effort to complicate the game by adopting a provocative defense. This effort was in vain in view of his opponent's fear stricken play.”
New rules of logic will have to be devised to solve the above quotation. Even Schroeder's implications are not clear. Does he mean that Kause should have been priveleged to play both sides of the board or that Byland could sustain honor only by resigning?
We forgive Schroeder, for we understand that a draw match can be very frustrating.
Number 325
FEN 6N1/8/4p3/1p2B3/1K2k3/8/7Q/8 w - - 0 1
Solution:
1. Qf2 Kxe5 2. Nf6 Kd6 3. Qc5#
1. Qf2 Kd5 2. Qe2 Kc6 3. Qxb5#
With two Pawns for defense, the Black King resists mate until the third move. Composer G. Szabo powered White with Regal Twosome, Mount and Clergy.
Solution to number 324 is Queen to Queen square.
