European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Once upon a Pawn is photo by Cus Schuettler grandmaster Schmald on Fischer he is  your pieces is Prouo 01 cos Schuettler of Schmid s chess set from Thailand. Of won t find International grandmasters of the Cali Ber of Karpov or Fischer or Spassky playing in these tournaments but you will find players who take their chess seriously. We Don t really  forthe casual player explains 1 capt. Edmorris president of the european chess District end. The end is an affiliate District of the . Chess federation. The end sponsors rated Swiss style tournaments usually held one weekend a month with the entrants playing five games in two Days. The fees the end must charge usually discourages the casual player from entering. A first time entrant to a tournament would pay $20 for the right to compete for trophies and prize Money in one office classes. Fifteen dollars of the initial fee goes to the . Chess federation usuf$4 is earmarked for membership to the end and $1 is for the tournament director s fee. Once the player is a member of the Usuf the charge for a two or three Day tournament ranges from $11 to $21, depending on the length of the tournament. One Dollar goes for the tournament director s fee while the remainder of the entry fee is pooled and paid Back to the players in the form of trophies and Cash prizes. Playing in a Swiss style tournament Means that the player who wins will play other win ners while the player who loses will play other losers. In this Way Morris said players have a better Chance of being paired with someone with similar playing abilities. Morris also pointed out that a new player has a Good Chance to win prize Money in the unrated Cate gory. The tournaments Are run with trophies and prize Money in five classes expert and class a combined first place trophy and prize Money and second place prize Money class b trophy and prize Money class c trophy and prize Money class d s Poio of Ous Schuettler Petrosyan gave this Knight to Schmald. And e combined trophy and prize Money and unrated class trophy and prize Money. After the first tournament each player is Given a performance rating. Subsequent participation in end sponsored tournaments will be reflected in the player s rating. Upcoming tournaments july 23 & 24 Darmstadt Killcy Barracks recreation Center. Sept. 3-5 Heidelberg Patton Barracks recreation  8 to 9 . On saturday of the tour  time 9 30 . Bob Cullen Champion by Rick Maze staff writer i he armed forces chess Champi on spec. 4 Russell Garber in t playing much chess these Days in Werl  in such a Small Community does t give me a lot of Chance to play the native of new York City  is one of about 60 Gas 1 stationed just outside the Small town about 15 Miles East of Dortmund. My work is the most important thing and chess is Only something to do when i have the time he said. Garber is a microwave repairman assigned to the Siston signal co. 39th signal in headquartered in Pir Masens. He is attached for duty to the 4th arty Del located in Werl alongside a belgian artillery unit. In september Garber became the armed forces chess Champion by winning eight and lying four games with members of air Force and sea service chess teams Rne sea service team consisted of the Best chess players in the Navy marines and coast guard. Garter s expertise helped the army chess team win the tournament title which the air Force copped in in. The Competition was hard. We were required to play 12 matches in seven Days which is quite a my. A member of the six Man army team would play All 23, 1977 us Polo by Rick Maze chess Champ Garber looked out of time. The other 12 entrants but not a member of his own team Garber  won the All army chess tournament for the second time last  key to playing Good chess is to practice constantly just As with anything else you want to do Well the 23 year old specialist said. He admits constant practice Isone thing he in t getting during his current assignment. Thiere Are a couple of masters i play who live in Dort Mund but other than a few German players there i Don t have much of a Chance to  few soldiers will play him he said mostly because they Don t like losing All the  play Well and improve your game you must com Pete with a player better than yourself. Sure you lose but you won t lose forever. That is the Way you  Garber who has a Bachelor s degree in history fro City College of new York plans to attend officers Candi Date school in october if i go to pcs. That Means i in Check won t be taking part in the army chess tournament this  feels much of his skill in chess comes from belong ing to the Marshall chess club in new York. The club is very Well known. Bobby Fischer was a member be said. The Strong Competition i got there really helps my  Garber started in late 1963, when he watched a next door neighbor playing. I knew what the Board looked like but had no idea what the pieces  he read a few beginning chess books and in 1964 his father enrolled him in the chess club. The army does a lot to support chess. The units Here at a lower level have supported me and Usa eur and the army have Good programs for chess  while the chess tournament is open to All ranks last year s army team consisted of All enlisted men. It was a very Good team. The Competition at army level was  four players on the army team at the armed forces chess tournament came from Usa eur. Air Force teams consist of players who have the most Points on the International chess scale and Are not decided by an air Force level tournament Garber said. The american chess foundation awards $200 to Ever player who lakes part in the armed forces chess tournament held each year at Al. Meade my. Garber said. Preliminary tournaments at local recreation centers will be starting soon to pick the 1977 representatives to the National tournaments. The stars and stripes Poge 15