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Sec. F-SUN- DEC-3' 1 963 flwrtrt Pwm rU ihu E.Mrt4 J'U13 0 THE NEW MALE MAGNIFICENCE. STYLED BY CAPRI A3k 1 ti 11 II I fi I Vi m. i rsr it At. 3k "I didn't say driving school 'dropout' I said a i CHESS BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER Addrus Utters to Cht Editor, l.A.

Tin Timts Mirror Squart, loi Angelas, Calif, 0053 DK. IMS TIMES PROBLEM 37J1 By D. Hielle BLACK BENKO HEADS STRONG FIELD IN OPEN CHESS Pal Benko of New York, who has been visiting in this area onH husiiiv pnsrazed in chess -t 'iibiii tats. events, has been winning every trophy and cash prize in sight. jut f.

'A Benko's greatest tnumpn a continuing streak was in the fiver annual American Open Phpsa Tournament, held last! 0 pi It, 'fc- TV 'hi taw mum f7 Jj'l O'H WW WW ff'A weekend at the Del Mar Club in Santa Monica. His score of' 7-1 topped an Impressive field of 122 competitors. In the eight round Swiss system event Benko had the toughest schedule, leading the field all the way. He won six games and drew twice against his strongest rated opponents, Larry Evans of Las Vegas and Dr. Anthony F.

Saidy of San WHITE White mates in two. TIMES PROBLEM 3752 By T. H. Amirov BLACK 1 1 1 Evans and Saidy finisned in a five way tie for second with scores of 6'4-Hi. Neither lost a tVimr tour with parh I 1 other ana wan jenno.

in aum- tion Evans drew with F. Osbun and Saidy with Jerry Hanken. f-r, rm V'1 Ti ft. fx9 A Others with the same score were R. Kirby, I.

Rivise and J. Schmitt. Schmitt was undefeated, drawing three games, while rfA ft FA Vf bs WHITE I Kirby and Klvise naa laenucai scores of six wins, one loss and one draw. In another multiple tie at 6-2 were J. Blackstone, D.

Blohm, J. Grefe, R. M. Jacobs, E. March-and and Osbun.

Blohm, Grefe and Marchand shared the special awards for highest ranking experts. Mrs. Lina Grumette won the trnnhv as best woman Player. Whit mates In three. The black bishops do their best In 3751.

but are no match for the in ct) th hlark kine seems to have leeway, but the net is too tight. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 3745: B-B4 cr.i iiTirtki Trt DDnnl FU R-R2 it BvR. 1 R-K7: if R-N, 2 N-N6; If Vmman T.pssinc and H. Rankis R-B2, i RxR; if R-K, 2 BxR. shared the prize for best result SOLVERS' LIST Five nolnts E.

Andres, Mrs. ft 1 TlacrcpM. ('. A. Mus by any player over ou.

ut tne juniors, R. Tarjan won the under 14 award, and J. Jee and R. Neustaedter tied in the group J. w.

Selbv, F. A. Vail. N. Wilpert Two points A.

A. Abelard. J. Pulnit. K.

C. Cummmgrs, C. Foster T. dies, Dr. J.

A. Healv, O. vretf-hiim. T. fi.

l.auternacn, a Lfl fl 1 1 One Dolnl W. F. Pelknap. M. T)e Costa, I).

Del Mar, N. M. C.orman.i from 14 to 18. The tournament was sponsored by the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club, hich plans to hold the event again next year at the same site. Herbert T.

Abel handled the directing and scheduling chores in fine style. The following games are from the tournament: FRENCH DEFENSE E. V. Hushes. M.

Knblentz, L. H. Lane. L. Welsh K.

Wolf. P-R6 is a close trv in 374R. with R-B as the only defense. If then 2 B-R5ch. R-B2.

or 2 RxR. P-B6. COXTKST WINXKRS T.ast week we listed the winners and top scorers in the recently concluded solving contest. Follow-Intr are all solvers who scored 24 nnlnta nr more. They will receive a copv of Chess Review.

Anures v. jiiiny n.a fi T. Paknnvvari 42. Saidy White 1-P-K4 J-P-Q4 3- N-OB3 4- B-KN5 5- P-K5 -P-KR4 7-Q-N4 C. Billhelm'er 29.

W. Biinyan 2fl, RTirfnn 37. Mrs. R. Coogan 3S, iririctin Fishhume 28.

p-netnr 73. (i. HOOVer 1. 1 1. Hunt 31.

B. B. JaKielskl 27, F. 11 T.ivincston 31. J.

OlssonlSaidv OUsafl Black White Black P-K3 S-B-Q3 P-OB4 P-Q4 -N-B3 N-QB3 NKB3 10-P-RS NxQP B-K2 11-PxP NxNch KN-02 12-PxN NxP P-QR3 13-RxP RxR P-KN3 14-PxR Resigns SICILIAN DEFENSE Pernio Morti Penllo Black White Black P-QB4 10-N-Q5 NxN N-QB3 11-PxN N-N5 PxP 12-B-KR NxPch P-KN3 13-K-B2 NxRch B-N2 14-B-K2 K-N N-B3 15-P-04 Q-N3ch 0-N3 16-K-B OxP QxP 17-OxQ PxQ KB 18-NK8 Resigns unas m. V. Miller 41. K. E.

Mor ris 37. C. A. Musfrrove 41, S. J.

Mv 17 IT VnrHctrnm 40. Morti White 1-P-K4 J-N-KB3 3- P-04 4- NxP 5- N-QB3 -B-K3 7-P-B3 k-N-RS Oakes 41, 1. Rosen 35. R. S.

Smith 26. L. J- Stevens 37. P. O.

Stock-well 35 F. Vail 35. R. B. 'Whitehill 31, N- Wilpert 40, M.

R. Wilson 29 Our nnp rpal hoDe for the title t-NxBch is in 23-year-old Bobby Fischer, SPASSKY WIN'S THREE whn first won the U.S. Lnam ninnhin before he was lo years old. Fischer chose not to go into GAMES, DOWNS TAL 7-4 Boris Spassky, as a result of a decisive victory in match play over former world champion Mikhail Tal has earned the the world competition and must nnw wait three vears tor me rieht to a match for the title next opportunity. NINTH MATCH GAME RUY LOPEZ with present champion Tigran Petrosian.

After a spris of relativelv ITal Spas5kyTal Spakv Black White Black p.ifi i7-nP BxB Whit routine draws, either Spassky N-OB3I38-P-NJ N-R4 0-B4 suddenly found the magic toucn or Tal virtually coiiapsea, ne pending on whom you had fa 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5- 0-0 6- R-K 7- B-N3 S-P-0R4 9-P-B3 voted. The brutal result was thrpp siirTPssive wins for Soass- RxO BK2I41-N-07 N-B5 P-ON4I42-N-K4 R-QN KR-B P-N5li-N-K4 N-K1 P.Q3I45-P-QB4 R-N7 PxP46-R-Q R-B4 BK3'47-P-BS P-Q4 R-N 4fi-RxP R-N8ch N-R4149-K-N2 N-B5ch P.NlliSO-RxN RxR ky, giving him a total of 7-4 and rendering the scheduled 12th 111- QPxP 112- QN-QI 13-B-B2 SI.RyP kxp B-B3 52- R-K4 R-K8 53- P-B3 R-K game unnecessary. In the ninth game Tal varied somewhat from his previous play in the same opening. He seemed to be gaining ground In a series of positional ma-npnvprs. Rut an error on his B-N2 R-R B-B P-R3 54-RxRP R(K)xP 14-N-B 1J-N-K3 14-N-05 17- B-Q3 18- N-N5 19- B-QB4 20- N-B3 21- Q-Q3 22- B-K3 23- KR-Q S5-R-OB4 R-QR6 R-R7ch N-N57-K-N R(B)-B7 N-KB3I5B-N-B R-B2 BxN 29th move cost an important 60- P-R4 R-K2 61- N-B K-R3 H1.P.R1 K-N2 24- BxB 25- QxN pawn.

Thprp was no rerioveriner. as 43-P-R4 K-B2 27-R-R4 Spassky played relentlessly to NxB N-02 K-R2 P-KB4 Q-B PxP 0-N2 QxP Q-N 28-P-KN3 64-P-R5 PxP R-K4 6a-R-R7ch K-N3 7-RxBP R-N4ch 29-Q-K2 3xKP 11.N.09 make the most of his advantage. Tal later gave up the exchange to try to liquidate the pawns, but this only prolonged the R-RR 32-0-03 i KI-B3 RxNch 33-R-KR 34- N-B3 35- R-K etriirclp. 36-P-N4 0-Q2 Resigns QR-KI TENTH MATCH GAME Tal was hardly recognizable in the 10th game, ne piayea rathpr tamplv. allowed an earlv Tal Black exchange of queens, then weak B-R3 N-R7 N-B6 ened his pawns unnecessarily.

The rpsult once more was the SICILIAN DEFENSE Tall Spassky Black I White P-QB4 22-P-N1 P-Q3 23-BxKP N-QB3 24-B-B3 P-KN3I26-N-03 B-N2i27-PxB 0-0 28-K-N2 P-KR3-BxNP B-B AT THE BROADWAY FOR HIS CHRISTMAS IN DRAMATIC "VOLARI" PULLOVER OF RICH, PLUSHY COTTON VELOUR This sumptuous pullover mokes the perfect casual shirt does double duty as a lightweight sweater. I t's worthy of the most important man on your Christmas list in the king of cotton velours pima. Dramatically styled with a continental collar that looks handsome open or closed another continental touch, the side buttoning for a flawless fit at the hip. Choose his now in Fog Blue, Wheat, Olive, Turquoise or Red. Sizes S-M-L-XL.

16.00 Men's Sportswear, 50 all stores Spassky White 1-P-K4 2N-KB3 3P-KN3 4- B-N2 5- N-B3 t-O-0 7-P-03 IB-N5 loss of a center pawn and a rathpr nainloss win for Soasskv Now two games behind with hut two more to go in the P.K1I30-B-K3 10-P-OR3 11- R-N 12- P-OR4 match, it was virtually a hopeless tTU.se for Tal. Not once had hp hnpn ablp to build ud the fan BxN RxP B-N5 K-N2 P-R4 R-03 P-B3 N-NS R-Q5 N-R6 NxB K-B2 K-K K-0 K-B Resigns 13-PxP M-NxN B-K3 31-B-0R P-0R4 32-B-QB4 P-Q4 33-R-B2 NxP 34-B-B4 BxN 35-P-R4 P-B5 34-R-B BxP 37-PxB KRxQ 3B-P-B5 N-N5 39-P-B6 RxR 40-P-B7ch R-02 41 R-B4 15-B-K3 tastically complex situations he 14-PxP 17-0x0 lH-KR-O l-RxRch 20B-N6 21-N-K P-K5I ELEVENTH MATCH 6AME RUY LOPEZ enjoys or spring one or nis patented daredevil sacrifices. In the 11th game Tal got the attacking position, sacrificed a knight and seemed to be on course. But Spassky is also a tactician of the highest order and his pieces were always where they had to be. With all his ineenuitv Tal Spassky ITal Black White Tal White Spasskv Black K-R2 P-05 R-R3 1-PK4 2N-KB3 3- B-NS 4- B-R4 J-0-0 4-R-K 7-B-N3 I-P-KR3 t.p.m PxN OR BxN K-R R-KN OK P-K4 22-R-N3 P-QR3i24-Q-B3 N-B3'25-NxRP B-K2 2A-N-B5 P-QN4 27-NXRP O-O P-03 39-B-N5 N-Ni31-P-B4 ON-02i32-B-KR4 N-B4 33-BxR R-K 34-0-N4 i-KB 35-Q-R4 could not break through Spass-ky's firm defense.

The attack was rebuffed, Tal remained behind in material and the game N-R2 10- P-B3 Km w) 12-N-B 13-B-B? II4-N-N3 UP.N4 RxR R-KB3 R-KN3 KPxP P-B3 PxP N-K4 N-N4 NxKP ON-02 34-OxP 37-B-R? and match were soon at an ena. Spassky, Tal and Petrosian are all Soviet grandmasters, and the world championship title will remain where it has been since Mikhail Botvinnik won it in 1948. 3-BxP(3) 14-B-N3 17-P-R3 11-BPxP 39-B-B P-QR4 PxP P-R3 P-04 P-B4 P-BS 14.N-BS t(t Downtown Lai AmelM tad Downtewn tta Dlita, A.M. tH P.M. twtur, City Chul.

Vlrtl Cr.nrt. D.I Affl. Do.nn 6r.B.rt H.llywrt N.ntlit.a L.n, BHeh Anteln 01... Ptu. V.ll.y V.ntur.

Wettta. 40-K-R Resigns 20-NI3I-R4 AnahtlRI 21-R-K3.