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Chess 09 Oct 1960, Sun The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) Newspapers.com
Chess Notebook
By LYMAN BURGESS
The 11th hour pressures of the People-to-People Sports Committee have resulted in a hurried drive by U.S.C.F. and American Chess Foundation to raise funds for United States participation in the chess Olympics at Leipzig. Since these international team tournaments are as close to simon-pure as any chess events can be, the sponsors need raise only travel expenses about $7500. At this writing the fund is about half way home.
However, another major hurdle facing the federation is the problem of fielding a representative team. Many of America's top masters are unavail able. As reported here last week, Lombardy has retired. The Brothers Byrne are teachers. Charles Kalme is a student, and others are wrapped up in the business world. Reshevsky, Fischer, Evans, Benko, and Rossolimo may be on hand and, if so, with the addition of Bisguier, would make a formidable entry. But, the New York Times made mention of Isaac Kashdan as a putative member, which would seem to indicate that the committee has had to go far down the list.
Back in the thirties the United States dominated these biennial tournaments but since World War II, the Soviet Union has had things all its own way. Jerry Spann, former president of U.S.C.F., accompanied the United States students' team to Leningrad last Summer. During that, tournament Spann met with the head of the Soviet chess section. Spann was asked whether Americans would compete at Leipzig and who would be on the team. Spann replied we probably would be there but he couldn't say whether our best players would be available. The Russian grinned and said, “We'll have our best.”
There is an Oct. 10 deadline for contributions. Send to United States Chess Federation, 80 East 11th St., New York 3, N.Y.
The new Northeast Chess League (Lowell, Wakefield, Salem, Haverhill, Merrimack Valley, and Danvers) has opened its 1960-61 competition: Lowell 3½, Wakefield 2½, Haverhill 3, Salem 3, Merrimack 3½, Danvers 2½.
There will be a meeting of the representatives of the member schools of the inter-scholastic chess league of Boston at the Boylston Y.M.C.U. Chess Club; Monday. Oct. 10. Any school chess team that would like to join the league is invited to send a representative. For further information before or after the meeting call the league Gerard O'Malley. CO 5-5616.
Here is one of Shelby Lyman's wins from the 1960 U.S. Open.
#306 Bird's Opening.
Howard Ohman vs Shelby Lyman
61st US Open (1960), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 5, Aug-12
Bird Opening: General (A02) 0-1
Shelby scored 8 to 4 in this strong national event to take 16th prize in a field of 175.
Metropolitan Chess League had its stormiest, longest meeting within memory of the oldest woodpusher last Monday. One of the interesting developments was the acceptance of the team representing the state prison at Walpole. It was a great week for leagues. More on the Met later.
