Hayward Daily Review, Sunday, August 20, 1967 Richard Shorman ChessThe just concluded USSR Team Championship was won by Moscow, which fielded an exceedingly strong team led by world champion Petrosian, former world champions Botvinnik and Smyslov, and grandmasters Bronstein, Kholmov and Vasyukov. Final standings in the upper division are Moscow, 29.5 points; Russian Republic, (RSFSR), 29; Ukraine, 26.5, Leningrad, 23; Belorussia, 21.5, and Georgia, 20.5. The last round pairings set the stage for a keenly fought battle between the present USSR champion and a former challenger for the world title.
White: Leonid Stein (Ukraine). Black: Boris Spassky (RSFSR).
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(a) Stronger than 6...Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.dc. Contra Costa Championships This tournament, directed by Jerry Long, will be held, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27, at the Walnut Creek Recreation Center, Civic Drive, in Walnut Creek. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded to winners. All chess players who are or will become members of Chess Friends of Northern California are eligible to participate. Entry fee is $5 for CFNC members, $8 for non-members. Registration for this five-round Swiss system tourney begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 26. Where To Play Chess The Hayward Chess Club, 2058 D Street (Hayward Arts and Science Center), Monday and Friday, 8-11 p.m. The Newark Youth Center, 37230 Ash Street, Friday, 7-10 p.m. Support Your Chess Column Mail games, news and comments to The Daily Review Chess Column, P.O. Box 3127, Hayward, Calif. 94544. Download game and analysis in pgn. |