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ShelbyLymanOn chessI^asker won the match overwhelmingly bya score of 8-3.This story and many others are told with elan by N. Y. Times music criticgreat Harold Schonberg masters of Chess.”in his book “Grand-BEGINNER'S C ORNERHint and explanation: White’s king pawn, king bishopand ktng, itself, are vulnerable to attack.When World Champion Emanuel LaskerTony Miles, England’s recent and first grandmaster, achieved a poor scorein the January Wijk Aan Zee tournament.Ewfim Geller (U.S.S.R.) and Gesa Sosonko (Netherlands) were the winners. Jan Tim-man (Netherlands) finished third.In the position in SOLVE-1T, Miles isand Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch were making already crushed Kurajica played 22 B-B5,their preparations for a title match in 1908 an unfortunately ugly atmosphere prevailed.which attacks the black king pawn. Mileshad no defense. E. G. 22.• • •RxR; 23 RxRTarrasch, a wealthy physician who claimed H-Kl; 24 R-Q7 etc. or 22.... KR-K1; 23 KxR to play for “art’s sake,” took public issuewith I^asker’s “money grubbing’’ orientation.(Thus Tarrasch characteried Lasker’s financial dependence on his chess earnings.)Lasker, on the other hand, singled out Tarrasch’s egotism as his target:“Dr. Tarrasch’s strength or weaknessif you like — is his personal amour propre. Without it he would have been a very mediocre chess player; gifted (with self-love) toan abnormal degree, he has become a giant.” When the two finally met before the match, Tarrasch. after a formal bow, said:“To you, Dr. Lasker, I have only threewords, ‘check and mate.’ ” At that he bowedl again and left.RxR; 24 BxP. *KurajicaMiles21.QR-QlQRQl22.B-B5PQN423.BxPRxR24.RxR „RK125.B-N5KB126.R Q2N-Nl27.BK3N-K228.P-N3BK329.B-B5K-Nl30.BxNRxN# * 31.RQ8chBB132.N-K4K-N233.N-B6RN234.N K8chK-Nl35.36.37.38.39.40.BEGINNER S CORNERKURAJICAK-N2 N5N B6chR-N8chN(5)xRPPKR4R N3 K2N2K-R3P-N4ResignsMMSolution to BEGINNER'S CORNER: Black plays 1. . . . P-QB3! After the bishop retreats, 2.... Q R4ch wins the king pawn.Shelby l.j manSOLVE-ITAFTER 21....QR 01MILES
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