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ShelbyLymanOn chessHam Pillsburv was an authentic Americanchess genius, whose career, alas, lasted too briefly * he died at 33).In SOI A E-IT is his last great game, a victory over World Champion Kmaneul I^askeragainst whom Pillsburv had a lifetime 7-7 score The game was brought to climax by the multi threatening 25 B B4! Note that 25* • * «HKOINNERS CORNER - Hint and explana- *«uM have h’sl »™i«lialc-ly to * N K5chtion Black’s king's knight is overworked.• * • %Although, in recent times, women have made new entries and gains in chess, the chess milieu is still a difficult one for women.One telling incident involves a seven year-old, who was competing successfully for the championship of her second-grade class Asthe girl piled up a top score, she became the target of various boy-chauvinist gestures One boy. for example, refused to move when he was losing, while another would not acknowledge defeat, when he had already been checkmated.When it seemed, near the end of the tournament, that she would be the w inner harassing notes appeared on her deskRecently, Mary Davies, a British player,described similar adult experiences in themagazine British Chess:ad versa r\into a chair-rattling throat-clearing, nose-picking. finger drumming, piece-banging fiend whose every scowl implies that 1 should be back in the kitchen where I belong That is, when 1 get over my fit of coughing and can seepuffedA ndusedextreme lengths to avoid resigning that when a friend’s aged male opponent had the misfortune to die on her in the middle of a game,one couldn't help asking. “Losing, w as he?* ”and 27 NxQ.Pillshui \Lasker1.P-Q4P Q42P-QB4PK33N-QB3N KB34N-B3P B45B-N5BPxP6.QxPN-B3#N»t.BxN *.PxB8Q-R4PxP9.R-QlB-Q210P-K3N K411.NxNPxN12.QxQBPQ N313.B-K2QxP?14.0-0RBI15.Q-Q3R-B216.N K4B-K217N-Q6chK Bl18N-B4Q-N519P B4PxP20QQ4P B321QxP B4 *Q B4•yN-K5HK123.N-N4P B424Q R6chK B225.B B4R-B326.RxPchQxR27R-BlQxRch28KxQBQ229QRSchKM30.N K5Resigns* * * *Solution to BECilN\PR'S C ORNER: White mates w ith 1 Q Btfch! ’ NxQ and 2 B K7 matemy right h\ Sh**W I a nunBEGINNER S CORNERSOLVE-ITAFTER 24 ...X B2HlESERnZHVLASKfRANDERSSENanderssen mates in twoRlLtSBURVA DECISIVE WHITE MOVE!?
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Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Sat, Feb 19, 1977
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