Chess 15 Jan 1961, Sun Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Chess Corner By T. M. Cherington, Chess Editor
Fischer Wins Again, Creates Precedent
In the second round of the U.S. Chess Championship Tournament just completed, two International Grand Masters met and played a Sicilian Defense that proved highly instructive.
Bill Lombardy, 23, opened on the White Side and the four time champion, 17-year-old Robert Fischer defended the Black.
Fischer crowned his four tier parlay without losing a game, establishing another precedent to add to the series which mark nearly every tournament in which he appears.
Lombardy led off with 1. P-K4 and Fischer replied with P-QB4, the Sicilian. Whether it leads to an open fighting game or a passive defense depends on the point of view.
White is somewhat circumscribed in the choice of good moves which makes the Sicilian a good game for beginners to master as a reply to 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O
Lombardy on the White side does not have recourse to castling during the 43 move game, emphasizing the ancient instruction to castle if you will or if you must; never just because you can.
William Lombardy vs Robert James Fischer
United States Championship (1960/61), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Dec-19
Sicilian Defense: Prins Variation (B54) 0-1
9. Nc2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qc7 13. Qb5 Bd7 14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Nxb4 Qxc1+ 16. Bxc1 Bxb5 17. Nd5 Bh4+ 18. g3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Bd8 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Bc3 f5 22. e5 Rc5 23. Nb4 Ba5 24. a3 Bxb4 25. axb4 Rd5 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. h4 Ke6 28. Ke3 Rc8 29. Rg1 Rc4 30. Re1 Rxc3+ 31. bxc3 Rxe5+ 32. Kd2 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Kd5 34. Kd2 Kc4 35. h5 b6 36. Kc2 g5 37. h6 f4 38. g4 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kb2 a4 41. Ka3 Kxc3 42. Kxa4 Kd4 43. Kb4 Ke3 0-1
A spine tingling game between two of the World's greatest master whose combined ages are less than 40 years.
Number 363
FEN KQ6/8/p7/p7/k2P4/8/8/2B5 w - - 0 1
White to play and checkmate in three moves.
Composer A. Decker in number 363 demands mate in three. White Royal Battery is supported by Bishop and Pawn. The Black King is both concealed and exposed by doubled Rook Pawns.
Solution to 362 is Bishop to Queen seven.
