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A-6 Progress-Bulletin, Pomona, Colitornia, Sunday, AiChessMost outstandingmove evermadeAn unmitigated materialist motive can paralyze thought.The other extreme, cavalierdisregard for one’s pieces, may gain the player a state of spiritual grace, which for most players is not adequate compensation for a minus score. A balance between thetwo tendencies is rarely achieved. All one can say is thatall other things being equal, material is crucial. But allother things are rarely equal.Tn almost any position it may be feasible to give up aor even a more va-pawnluable piece, at least temporarily. Most sacrifices” of this kind are “sham” sacrifices; a forced return of the sacrificed material could beseen from the beginning.(Diagram 1)RL UKMarshall*6 Nd *6 6 X IX NX XXQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRI ,f * it/ky* HITEWith this discussion inmind, open your eyes wide and look at our first position. If a blinding flash of lightning sears the ranks and files ofyour board, you have found the move made by Frank Marshall (black) against S. Lewitzky in 1912. If you have found the move, either you’veseen the position or like Marshall you’re a fiend incarnate.The1)to be enough. Yet in the San Juan International Tournament in Puerto Rico in 1967. Nicholas Rossolimp, one of the few players of the romantic school around, achieved the following position withwhite.(Diagram 2'HI U K*6 Ni) 85 6 X 9X NX XXQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRKo**olimoU HI IEThewinning move? You guessed it. Q-KN6. Riceman (black) temporarily stopped the mate with 1) . . . Q-B7. But after 2) R-R3, reachingiDiogram 3^BL UKRireniatiNd 8b d X BX NX;:T.. iQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRMintdiagram three, mate unavoidable. With thewas Marshall game as a model, work out the variations.“impossible” move isQ-KN6!!! threatening jQxP checkmate. The queen, j •mirabile dictu,’ can be captured three ways and all of them speedily and simply lose. You must try working out what happens after each capture. Here are the variations to check your analysis with:Coypright 1973 by Shelby LymanIII. 2) BPxQ. N-K7 check for-OurPsPIItlsasSoaraakdFbtlnpewsatlrnlinbhv!cc1Ircing mate:IT. 2) RPxQ. N-K7 mate:TIT. 2) QxQ. N-K7 check; 3) j K-Rl, NxQ check; 4) K-Nl, NxR and black is aahead.draplt;pieceWhile the spectators were showering Marshall with gold pieces after Q-KN6. Lewitzky resigned.Once in historv would seeminclult;
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Sun, Aug 26, 1973
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