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Shelby LymanOn chessBEGINNER S CORNERHint and explanation: Watch out for stalemate!The United States will be represented by a brilliant young team in the upcoming World Student Team Championship to be held August 5-22 at the University of Mexico in Mexico City.Although students under age 27 are eligible, the US team will average less than 19 years old! Yet it will have an average USCFrating of 2372!The team members, listed in the order of their ratings, are Yasser Seirawan of Seattle, Washington, age 16; Nicholas DeFirmian of Santa Barbara, California, age 19; Ken-Bernadine M RechnerStamp notes-Vneth Regan of Paramus, New Jersey, age 17; Jonathan Tisdall of Syracuse, New York, age 17; Danny Kopec, a student at Edinburgh University, Scotland, age 23; and Ronald Henley of Houston, Texas, age 19.It is, nevertheless, regrettable that such young chess stars as 8th-rated U.S. player Saul Rogoff, International Grandmaster Larry Christiansen, World Junior Champion Mark Diesen and winner of the European Junior Championship, Michael Rhode, have declined to play.A match between a US team including these players and the top Soviet team we canexpect to show in Mexico would be a dream event.t ♦ * *A key to Burlington High School’s victory in the National High School Championship ahead of teams from New York City and Los Angeles was the tough play of Chris Richmond. Here Chris, USCF rating 1970, beats the much higher rated Yasser Seirawan.After outplaying Seirawan, Richmond blundered in time pressure with 30... P-B6?not readily visible in that short a time, the envelopes get shunted off for manual sorting later. This often results in a second cancellation being applied to covers.To avoid this, Gordon C. Morison, Director of Customer Programs, said collectors should place their address to the right of the envelope and at least 5/8 of an inch up from the bottom.SOLVE-ITAFTER 16....QP*PSEIRAWAN bO NO 60 O X 8X NX dXRICHMONDBLACK TO PLAVBut his opponent, even shorter of time, re* turned the favor and the game with 33 B K5??SeirawanRichmondI.PQB4P-K42.N-QB3P KB43.P-KNSN-KB34.B-N2BB45.P-QR3PB38.POMB \37.QN3P Q38.PQ3B K39.N B3P KR310.0-00-011.P-QR4Q0212.BQR3P K513.N-KIPQ414PR5B H215.RBIPxBP16.PxBPQB2'17.N-QR4P-QN418.PxP e p.PxP19.PN5PxP20.NxPBxN21.BxRHxBP22.KxBQxK23.QxQPxQ24.B QS fy,N B325.N-B2N Q526.K NlN VH27.NxNBxN28.P-K3KK.129.KxK !?$$$RxR30.H B1P B6-31.B-B4K B232.Bx.Nch- KK133.B-K5??PB734.ResignsBEGINNER'S CORNERdo no ao o x ex nx bxOR ON OB Q K KB KN KR WHITE MATES IN 2* * * •Solution to BEGINNER S CORNER: 1 P-B8(R!) K-R3; 2 R-R8 mate. If I PB8lt;Q?)Stalemate!Copyright 1977 by Shelby Lyman
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Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Sat, Aug 13, 1977
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