CHESS LIFE & REVIEW
United States Chess Federation
Volume XXVII
Number 3
March, 1972
EDITOR: Burt Hochberg
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Jack Staley Battell
CONSULTING EDITOR
1. A. Horowitz
Contents
Seventh Annual American Open, by Carl Budd
Chess Life Here & There
Chess Quiz (solutions p. 153), by J. S. Battell
Keres Annotates
Game of the Month, by Svetozar Gligoric
Chess Ramblings, by George Koltanowski
In the Arena, by Pal Benko
Over the Board, by Dr. Petar Trifunovic
Industrial Chess, by Matt Pavitt
Games from Recent Events, by Hans Kmoch
Timman Wins Stockholm Open, by Sandor Nilsson
Rating Reports Received
What's the BEST Move?, by Larry Evans
The Practical Endgame, by Edmar Mednis
ICCF News and Notes, by Walter Muir
Two Move Awards, by Newman Guttman and Edgar Holla-day
Judges Report: Endgame Studies, by Robert Brieger and
Walter Korn
The USF Rating System
USF Rating Supplement
USCF Election Notice
Postal Chess, directed by Jack Straley Battell
Postal Games, annotated by John W. Collins
Tournament Life
Our Cover Photo ..
Carl Pilnick, winner of the 7th
American Open.