This game, apart from its intrinsic interest as an example of how the player with the intitiative cannot afford to falter, has psychological interest as well. It was played in the final round of the 1964 championship, when Endzelins and Cuntala shared the lead with 8 points. Since Cuntala, who was paired with Hickman, could be expected to win fairly comfortably, Endzelins was virtually forced to play for a win at all costs. Thus it is interesting to see that he choose to play the Colle system, which, after a tame beginning, gives white possibilities of a K-side attack, but which, theoretically at any rate, allows Black to obtain equality very easily.

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3

This early knight move was a favorite of Capablanca in his earlier years; but he generally followed it up with a Queen's Gambit. Someone once hypothesized that he played 2. Nf3 because he did not like playing white in the Queen's Gambit Accepted.

2... Nf6 3. e3 Bg4

Rather unusual. Colle himself replied to 3. ..Bg4; with 4.pc4, pe6 5.Qb3, Qc8 6.Ne5, Bf5; 7.Nc3; pc6 ( Colle - Johner, Berlin 1926 ); when however, Black already seems to have full equality.

4. c3

Endzelins prefers to continue in the orthodox manner, no doubt hoping that Black's QB will become entangled in the K-side pawns.

4... e6 5. Qb3 Nbd7

Foster offers the " apple of temptation " in the traditional quise of the QNP. Here it seems to be a purely speculative sacrifice, as the consequences of acceptance do not seem to be fully calculable.

6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nd7 8. Qxb7 Bc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. b5 Rab8 14. Qc6 Qxc6 15. bxc6 f6 16. Ba3 Rf7 17. exf6 e5

The sacrifice is only illusory, because after 18. PxP, KxP, Black gets the pawn on c6.

18. h3 Bh5 19. Be7

Here I would suggest 19. Be7 g7xf6 forcing Whites bishop into retreat to a3.

19... d4 20. Nd2 gxf6 21. Ne4 Kg7

All I can say is ?? why not f7xe7.

22. Ba3 dxe3 23. f3 f5 24. Ng5 Rf6 25. g4 fxg4 26. hxg4 Bg6 27. Rd1 Bc2 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Nxh7 Rxc6 30. g5 Bc5 31. Bxc5 Rb1+ 32. Ke2 Rxh1 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. Bf8 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Rxf6 36. Bg7+ Kg8 37. Bxf6 Bxa4 38. Rxc7 Bb5+ 39. c4 Rc2 40. Rg7+ Kf8 41. cxb5

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