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4 Part DEC. 22, 1937 O0 flngtlf 0 Ctmr BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER AddVeia leHw Chtu fditof, l-A. TlmM Wa Ang.l.i M. Calif. GHESS dec.

ti, its; TIMES PROBLEM 2W1 By E. Delallan BLACK I RESHEVSKY TIES AT 814-514 WITH GLIGORIC Samuel Reshevsky of Spring JAM Valley, N.Y., and Svetozar GlW 7 v. -Aw 4 xar- 1 4 mr II II I 41 -X. gortc of Yugoslavia tiea jor nrsi with scores of In the hard-fought eight-master International Chess Tournament al the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas. Both winners started poorly and made up ground by persistent play In the later rounds.

Reshevsky lost in the second round to Fridrik Olafsson of Iceland and trailed through the first half of the tournament. Gligoric was even worse off, after a defeat by Laszlo Szabo of Hungary and five draws in his first six rounds. By the ninth round, the eventual winners were ahead of the field. Reshevsky was to suffer another loss in a well-played game by Daniel A. Tanofsky of Winnipeg, Can.

Gligoric advanced more consist WHITE Whit matet in two, TIMES PROBLEM Bv L. Knotek BLACK wa warn ently but had two more draws than Reshevsky to make up Tjie same total. Third place was also a tie, at 7VS-6VZ, between Bent Lar sen of Denmark and Szabo Laewen scored three wins and a draw in the first four games to lead by a full 'point at that '14 i WHITE Whiyi mataa In three. The play after the Knight cat lures Is cleverly worked out i 2921. The key is a little too evldeni view of me iiigni square, inp, key in 2922 Is also on the weak side, with the crude threat.

Two beautiful pin mates are the stage. He still led at the half way mark, with 4V2-2Vi, but two successive losses, to Miguel Najdorf of Argentina and Gligoric, dropped him out of top contention. Szabo had the most uniform score of the tournament, with two wins, one loss and no less than 11 draws. Most of these were hard-fought battles. Among them were two difficult Queen and Pawn endings against Reshevsky, in each of which Szabo had the advantage but could not force the win.

The prizes were distributed SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 2917: R-OJ. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 2911: R-N3, If K-BS. 2 B-B7chi it K-B4, 2 P-K4ch; If K-Q3, 1 R-K3; If P-B4, 2 B-K7. SOLVERS' LIST Following are the points earned by solvers for problems 2913 through 2HIS. me maximum score Is 15 points for correct replies to all six problems.

A. J. Baum, J. C. Beaver, 15 S.

Chapman, W. G. Covin, 4: In a closing ceremony by Emile Gilutin, chairman of Dallas i. irawtorn. 7: 1.

uonagnu. 2 11 International Chess Tourna' D. Duckwald. 7: It. Edwards, fi; merits, a nonprofit corpora J.

P. Fancy, J. Forte, J. Flierson, W. H.

Griffith, 12; tion wnicn organized the event. The top prizes were $2000, K. (iootiw n. 5: M. hh ter.

2: w. Irwin, 15; R. Jackson, R. Jaeger. $1300, $1000 and $500.

Nonprize 2: js. o. Jones. 10: J. Katitman, 10: SoOflaj Santa will find thousands of happy families whose Christmas stockings will already be bulging with wonderful gifts gifts that caused no strain on the budget.

These families shopped at Fox Markets where, week after week, they saved on sensational values (like these) and got Green Stamps, too! Did you do as well, this year where you shop? If not, try FOX! O. H. Ketchum, N. lesser, Machina. 2: H.

J. McBlaine K. Vi. McLaugnnn; 1: w. s.

Moore 10; M. Morris, 10; R. L. JVIorris, v. v.

Nielsen. 12; a. E. fenter. 10: M.

Rosen. 8: J. W. Selbv. 7: C.

L. Terzopoulos. D. Vandeveer. 1: a.

victor, 10; j. 1. waisn, Wllkonson, 1: O. Wiseman, A. Wood, A.

M. Zwllingter, 2. winners were awarded $30 for each point' scored. In addition all the players received full traveling and living expenses during the play. Your editor directed the tournament, which turned out to be a relatively simple task as there were no disputes and only one forfeit had to be called.

Following are the results of the last three rounds and Some. Interesting games. The full cross table at the bottom of the column shows the points after the first half and the final wald Trophy. In this game, which was played before the official opening of the tournament, Fischer had the Initiative throughout. He emerged a piece ahead after a time scramble toward the end.

Samuel Reshevsky flew to ROUND 11 New York from Dallas just In -tla Jeep, rjch flavor I I wi5.fflS' 7 i s.5aiUNOcAN L7Co)(5 5'aHiBB LarKn 1 .8 time to start the first round at Siabo 1j Reshevsky 0 Event anof ky elk) oris. the Manhattan Chess Club. Oth er participants are present U.S Naldorl Vj ROUND II Champion Arthur B. Bisguler, Olafsson 81 IU CAN I I All grinds h-J Arnold s. uenxer, ueorge Kra 1 Vi ranotiky Evans GllaorlB Naldorf Rnhaviky Szabo Olafsion Larsen Va mer, William Lombardy.

Ed-mar Mednls, Herbert Selaman, James T. Sherwin and Abe Tur ROUND 14 Sraba Vi i ns tt -j i m. mm .1 tali Larsan Reshevsky 'A ner, all of New York, and Hans Evani 1 EV Naldorf 0 Berliner of Washington, D.C. Yenofjky Gitsorlc Larry Evans and Robert WO BISHOPS WIN END GAME Byrne, who were on the origi' Olitfsson'g Queen side Pawns were nai entry list, dropped out at1 the last minute. Sidney Bern weak and his pieces awkwardly i laced on that side.

By clever tac-ical play Reahevaky gained the illRht advantage of two Bishops gainst Bishop and Knight. These were the only pieces left 'Ml Tfc I-j jl um. II 1 I aU I stein, Anthony Saldy and Jack Collins are being considered as replacements. SICILIAN DEFENSE Feuarsteln Flschtr Fauersteln Fischer White nwr adjournment tnn tne position had become considerably simplified. Reshevaky'i King got to the center first, and this fact, coupled with the greater mobility of the Bishops, was enough to carry the day.

The ending was quite Instruo- White Black Black P-QB4 BXB N-K N-B4 0-B2 R-Q5 RxP R-R5 B-N4 uv, ana weu nanaied Dy both win ner and loser. KING'S INDIAN DEFENSE Reshevaky OlafswnlSeshevjky Olafsson 1 mstsA WhHa KmJ iT 7 TeilOW Cling, onces or nuires i IStf STAM3 LARGE NO. 2V2 can ijj Fresh frozen. Sweet, tender, green I REGULAR JO-OUNCE PACKAGE JJ Black 22-Q-KI 33-QxB 24- N-N4 25- 0 R-B 24-N-02 27- NxP 28- QR-Q 29- R-K 4 30- R-Q 9 31- N-Q2 32- NxR 33- N(N)-B4dl 34- P-KN4 35- BxB 36- NxN 37- 0x0 38- N-Q4 39- K-B 40- NxPeh 0-N3 RxR B-Q6 R-K 1-P-K4 S-N-KBJ 3- P-KNJ 4- P-Q3 5- ON-QJ 4-B-N 7-0-0 -R-K 9Q-K2 10- PK5 11- P-B3 12- N-B 13- B-B4 14- P-B4 15- P-KR4 14- R5 17-P-RJ 15- 20- PR4 21- B-NS Biack white N-KB3l32BxP P-KN3 33-R-07 B-NJ 34-B-B4 P-Q435-F)-R3 R-N7 p-s3 N-KB3 P-04 B-K2 0-0 N-B3 0 82 R-Q N-K P-QN4 P-N5 Q-R4 N-B2 0-N3 P-Na PxP B-R3 ORB P-N3 N-05 K-R ROB BxN NXPI36-B-N5 P-N3 RxRch R-03 N-05 0-0 RxQ N-K7ch N-N3 N-B3 0-0 RxR 37- BxR 38- K-B 3-BxR 40-RONIS P-QR4 N-B4 N-Ni N-Q5 NxR K-N Ni 41 K3 P-OR3I4J-B-OB4 41-NxR Resigns R3-43-P-B4 PxP BKN'KO BEATS SMITH 0-B2 44- K-B2 45- B-07 44-K-K3 il.K.Kt Paul Benko, Hungarian chess 1-P-Q4 MM3B4 3- P-KN1 4- B-N 5- PxP t-N-KBJ 7-0-0 -P-Kl -N-BJ 10- p-os 11- P-K4 12- P-OR1 13- PxP 14- Q-BJ 15- N-QH4 16- QxN 17- Q-BJ 1J-R-0 14-P-KS 50-Q-B4 fl-B-Kl 7JB-KB J3-PQR4 J5-N-04 77-BORJ W-Q-K4 30-QR-B JI-QxQ R-N asssa 4i3 iitexSiSRWs' master and freedom fighter who recently defected to the United Mates, applied for admission KB 8-B3 B-Q N-B4ch K-021 B-N3 K-B2 NxP N-B8 N-Kch N-BSch B-QSch N-03ch NxB B-K4 K-B3 BxP P-R5 Resigns to the Dallas tournament He was placed on the reserve list R-N4148-K-05 ON349-B-N5ch BB450PP3 P-R4 S1 B-KI P-B4 52-B-K N-B2 53-K-KJ RxP 54-K Q-N? 55-Kxp B-K3 54-K-BS R-N3iS-BxPch 0-R7I5V-K-N4 O-B? 40-KxP OxPlJl-K-RS BxQl as alternate for Laszlo Szabo if for any reason the latter could not make the trip. Szabo came to Dallas and that seemed to be the end of this particular story for Benko, Then Kenneth Smith of Dallas, Buy the best and be sure of a perfect Christmas 16 T0 Lf dinner.

Grade A. broad-breasted, fullv oven-ready AVERAGE 3 ZZ) I 16 TO 20-lB. AVERAGE former champion of Texas challenged Benko to a seven game match. The Dallas tour nament committee seized on 2 merry umstmas 2 to all our readers 2 TOO MANY THREATS GHgorlc had the edce In the opening, with a more solid formation. could have won a Pawn bv 2S BxN but with opposite colored Bishops the Win Would Imve )wpn this offer, put up a prize of S250 for the winner and agreed to take care.nf Benko's ex penses during the match.

doubtful. He determined instead to' play for a King side advance. Kvans, Benko won the match by a margin of but the encounter was closer than the score would Indicate. In the first game Smith had a winning got cnunten-nan'-es aUd the game gained excitement. If RxPch; 36 OxR.

B0: '7 PxPi li wins The critical point rame en Fvans' ending when he miscalculated the remaining time on his clock and lost on time on the TOth mm move. H-tj4! would have equalised the game. But at that since Evans, with a Rook on the seventh rank and threats of his own. plaved tn maintain the tension. White's re move.

The other games were all hard fought. An example is ply, 37 fet flp too manv threats to he handled. If then 37 RxPch; 38 B. OxRP: RxB wins. NIMZO-INDIAN DEFENSE the difficult Queen and Kook Crisp, sweet and juicy.

Jf A Buy plenty at this low f) (S I Fox price for an appealing i jr jj fS. 1 A Christmas fresh fruit bowl. LJ lb. II I (Quantity rights reserved) Zm pew Jw i If 'V vr Hw ending in the following battle. SICILIAN DEFENSE Evans Cllawle EvansiGHaorie White Black White 1- P-04 N-KB3 21-B KJ 2- P-084 K3 J3-0R-Q Benko I Smith Black White R-QJiWhite uR i.p.k4 P-QB4 34-QxRch 3-N-OB1 B-NSiH-RxR D.D P-KN3 37-RxRch P-Q4 38-R-07 PxP 39-K-RJ N-KB3 40-K-NJ 2- N-K7 3- P-KN3 4- B-N2 5- BxP 4-B-N 7-0-0 4-P-03 4- N-8J 0-0 74-P R5 P-KR3 5- P-K1 PB4J5-0-N3 N-B S-B-Ql P-04 76-01(3 NK3 NB377B-OB4 P-R3 BxN 78-O-B B7 -PxB PxBP JV-B B4 0-K2 10-BiBP il B.N p.n 42-P-Rach I-N2 0- 43-RXP 44-RxP 45-K-B2 4-R-R7 I W'iMA N-05 Px4 N-04 i i I gg'lO-NxN n-Q-Bt K7 32-P-B4 0 2 47-KK3 B-QB3 46-K-B2 P-04 4-K-N3 K2 50-R(KR)-4N; 31 ILXS VaU-- 13- NP MxN 33-0-N3 0 HPxN OxP 34-P K5 Q7 15-P-B1 0 35-P-K4 PxP 14- R-K 02 -RxP 17-P-OR4 B-B3 37Q-KJ R-Olch tP-M N-04 3S-K-B2 OxRP 19- B-OJ N-B5 39 (J-KS Resigns 20-B-HB N-N3' FISCHER WINS FIRST IN U.8.

CHAMPIONSHIP 1JR-K 13- 0 14- B4 5-N-K5 16-P-KB4 17BQ2 1I-0R-B 19.P-B4 20-PxP 21 -OKI 22- KxB 23- P-B4 24- PxP KR OB S2-RIQ1-QN7 PK3I53-K-R3 PPe P.I54-K-R2 N3 S5-K-R3 B'B S4-K-R2 K-Q 3 Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn mm R4 0-OB4 O-Kach 0 B'ch 0-Bch 0 B7ch Q-Blch OBSch QxPch 0 BSch B4ch 0-K4ch Q-QSch K-N5 C-QB5 QR7cl K-N4 0-QHJ H-year-old open champion of PPj5S-K-R7 NR5I59-KR3 R2 BxNil-K-R3 Q-B3ch 62-K-R2 N-04 U-K-N 76-B-B3 the U.S. Chess Federation, de- Advertised prices gooc I C-K4 44-K-R1 O-Kleh IH litakcnav feated Arthur Feuerstein of New York In the first game ofBxp the U.S. Championship Tourna-iSJ ment, which also involves pos-jcR session of the Lessing J. OxPch 64-R-K B7 0-K3 47-K-N NxBM-K-B -K I Santa Monica 2412 PICO BLVD. Crenshaw 57TH AND CRENSHAW Garden (Market Town) 15017 CRENSHAW BLVD.

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