Chess

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Attendance at the Central California Chess Association's USCF Regional Class Tournament at San Jose, June 19-20, topped 100 for the second year running. Martin Morrison and Elwin Meyers directed the four round Swiss system event.

M-E DIVISION

1. Dennis Fritzinger, Redwood City, 3-1, $60.
2. David Amkraut, Palo Alto, Craig Barnes, Berkeley, David Blohm, Berkeley, Duane Clark, San Francisco, and Bill Jones, Redwood City, 2.5-1.5, $5 each.

CLASS A

1. Walter Heaton, Alameda, 4-0, $70.
2. Gene Lee, Mt. View, 3.5-.5, $20.

CLASS B

1. Eleuterio Alsasua, San Jose, 4-0, $70.
2. Duncan Campbell, Orinda, 3.5-.5, $20.

CLASS C

1. Stewart Scott, Sunnyvale, and John Watson, Guatamala City, Guatamala, 4-0, $45 each.

CLASS D-E

1. Peter Freier, Sunnyvale, 3.5-.5, $15.

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Even though he did not take home any prize money, chess expert Harry Mayer of Oakland figured in two of the best-played and exciting games of the tournament.

White: Harry Mayer. Black: Horst Mohrmann.
San Jose, June 19, 1971.
Pirc Defense

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Be3 e5 10.de de 11.f5 Nd4 12.Qf2 a6 13.g4 Re8 14.0-0-0 b5 15.g5 Nh5 16.Ne2 c5 17.c3 Qa5 18.Kb1 c4 19.cd cd 20.Rd3 ed 21.Bd4 Re4 22.f6 Bf8 23.Nc3 Re6 24.Nd5 Rae8 25.Rhd1 Re2 26.Ne7+ Be7 27.Qe2 Nf4 28.Qe7 Resigns

White: Alan LaVergne. Black: Harry Mayer.
San Jose, June 20, 1971.
Sicilian Defense

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.0-0 Be7 9.a4 b4 10.Na2 a5 11.c3 Ne4 12.cb ab 13.Nb4 Qb6 14.Nb5 0-0 15.Be3 Qa5 16.Nd3 Bb7 17.Bc2 Nd7 18.b4 Qd8 19.Re1 Nb6 20.f3 Nf6 21.Bf2 Rc8 22.a5 Nc4 23.Na3 Ba6 24.Nc4 Rc4 25.Ba4 Qb8 26.Qb1 Bb5 27.Bb5 Qb5 28.a6 Ra8 29.Ra5 Qb8 30.b5 Bd8 31.Qa2 Ba5 32.Qa5 Qc8 33.Nb4 d5 34.b6 Rb4 35.Qb4 Qa6 36.b7 Rb8 37.Rc1 Time

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At 17 Craig Barnes (Berkeley) is fulfilling the promise of his youth as he holds his own against ever stronger opposition. He came within an ace of winning first prize in the last round, but lost on time while a piece ahead to expert Bill Jones. Here Barnes spars on equal terms with USCF master Dennis Fritzinger in a short contest that both players probably felt relieved to draw.

White: Dennis Fritzinger. Black: Craig Barnes.
San Jose, June 19, 1971.
Sicilian Defense

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Bg2 d6 8.0-0 h5 9.h4 Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Nc3 a6 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Nd4 Ne5 15.Nce2 Bd7 16.Bf2 b5 17.Nf4 Nc4 18.Nd3 0-0 Drawn

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