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Chess 17 Jul 1960, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com
Chess Notebook
By Lyman Burgess
Bobby Fischer, U.S. chess champion, is having his first “bad” tournament at Buenos Aires. He dropped seven points in his first 11 games. According to the New York Times, Bobby, playing the Black side of a King's Indian, blundered and lost in 22 moves to Wolfgang Unzicker. But Samuel Reshevsky has been in the lead or among the leaders all the way so far.
David Ames, Quincy, has submitted this miniature endgame for your pleasure. Unfortunately he failed to identify the composer. The position: White K at K3; B at Kr3; P at KR5. Black K at Kl. White to play and win. All you have to do is hold the pawn while you keep the Black King out of the corner (KR1).
The second World Correspondence Championship went to V. Ragozin, Russian grandmaster, with a score of 11-3. L. Endselins, Australia, and Lothar Schmidt, West Germany, placed second and third respectively on a tie-break. Each had scored 10½-3½. A. Lundqvist, Sweden, 9½-4½, was fourth.
The State Department has taken a hand in sponsoring the U.S. students' team in Leningrad this month.
Former World Champion Max Euwe made a flying trip to Milwaukee to lecture on the recent Tal-Botvinnik match. Ernest Olfe is quoted as saying: “Dr. Euwe could not say enough about the chess enthusiasm here” (Milwaukee).
Here is the solution to the endgame position given above. Before you read it make an honest effort to solve. 1. B-K6, K-K2; 2. P-R6, K-B3!; 3. B-B5, K-B2; 4. B-R7! B-B3! 5. K-B4! K-B2; 6. K-B5, K-K2; 7. K-N6 K-B; 8. K-B6, K-K; 9. K-N7 and wins.
David Ames defeated Richard Long in the 1957 Junior Correspondence Championship finals. Although the tournament bears a 1957 date this game is probably quite recent because that's how the world is in correspondence chess.
293. SICILIAN DEFENSE
David Ames (white) vs. Richard Long (black)
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Classical Variation
