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ChessQIt's simple;just do itScientii sharp inlt; of earthc cano andtilt befoi there hs when didn’t reiThere is a certain kind of player who has appeared on rare occasions in the history of chess. He is the strict logician, who will achieve a slight advantage and then with relentless technique and subtle ingenuity subdue his opponent.The clarity and simplicity of Capablanca’s play established him as supreme in this category. Bobby Fischer has been compared to Capabianca many times but his play is too rich in overt tactical complexities and too eclectic for him to be considered of the(Diagram 1)BLACKKarpov80 NO 90 O X 6* NX MXTeerShiwitftFLU!ORQNQB Q K KB KN KRRukavtn*WHITEsame genre.Recently a man (or a boy. if you wish — he’s 22), has established a style that invites comparison. He is Ana-tole Karpov, of course, whowill be BorisIt oimpte recapture ?A girl \to quitstarted grade a care foBut inschooltor.manySpassky’s main obstacle on his long journey back to the world championship. Karpov is especially an anomaly to-day, when contemporaryplayers shun “simplicity” for daredevil battle.Here’s a case in point. Consider the position given in diagram one. White has just played 1. RxR, capturing black’s (Karpov’s) rook atQ5. White’s rook must be recaptured. Most players would play . . . RxR, which would 1) avoid an isolated pawn (a potential target) and 2) keep the queen file open so as fo cut off the white king.I tootwo ye o f c otrophicstill pi and haLast yfirst p All-Anagain: I firThis is not to say that Karpov is not tough and aggressive but his play is unique for his ability to achieve clear goals with a minimum of means and elegance of execution. If you want a textbook lesson on how to play chess, study Karpov’s games.Birth declinein U.S. laidto abortionsNEW YORK (UPI) - Two years experience with New York state’s liberalized abortion law indicates legalized abortion has contributed to a decline in the birth rate in the United States, according to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.But Karpov is an especially clear thinker. Static generalizations did not guide his thinking here. He played PxR. Karpov judged that the isolation of the queen pawn is irrelevant. In fact, the black king can more easily defend it at Q4. Even more important, the black pawn at Q4 will prevent white’s bishop pawn from advancing and interfering with black’s plans. A pawn ahead. Karpov has defined his essential task as the exchange of his queen knight pawn for white’s queen rook pawn. Then his “passed” queen rook pawn should make the win easy. In this light, the blocking of the queen file is also an issue ofcomm people convin to lov Lover(A.)tullfill that cmanyagershobbiicareeidoneceivecsatisf;F 1 wouldcan t a boj in Ahnon-consequence(A. findir for aHiram 3BLACKKarpovNO 90 O X 9X NX HXmayyou i least will itCiting figures for New YorkCity, the Federation notes that,taking into account changes in the age distribution of the population, births in New York City declined between 1970 and 1972 by 25 per cent, or 7,just get i otheifrienW(“Of these,” according to the Federation, “about one-half (between 17,000 and 21,-030 avoided births) were directly attributable to impact of the state’s liberalization of the abortionlaw inl970.”ON QB Q KRuKavfn*WHITEWfciwbreaKs through*; Wack grvoFor the United States as a whole, a 6 per cent decline in the birth rate was reported for 1970-71 against an 11.7 per cent decline in California and 12. oer cent in New YorkFive more moves pass. Karpov has prepared thebreakthrough, as seen in ourHe now•4 d~*plays 7 . . . P-QN4. After 8. PxP RxP, Rukavina gives up the ghost.per state.“While a number ot forces determine fertility,’ the Federation noted, “the far steeper drops in New York andCalifornia alter reform ofstate abortion laws compared with over-all U.S. decline suggest that legal abortion was aAwfare of Karpov’s merciless technique, he realizes that the extra black pawn is too powerful. If yu’re not convinced try the line: 9. RxR, KxR. Look at our third position. The black knight will go(Diagram a)HBLACKKarpov80 NO 90 O X BX NX HXwascomchuiing**Thot i notvandminthiswilla dWotA Louis Harris poll taken inApril 1973 surveyed a national sample as to whether people favored or opposed the U.S. Supreme Court decision making abortions up to threemonths of pregnancy legal, it reported that 52 per cent favored the decision, 41 were opposed to it and 7 per centwereHnON OB Q K KB KN KRRukavsn*WHITEWet metalnHtg‘6 «M over; try ftMercury will not solidify until frozen to minus 38.85 degrees Centigrade, or become a gas until boiled at 356.9 degrees C, Glass dipped in liquid mercury emerges dry. The “metal of a thousand uses” is produced at an annual rate of 10,000 tons.to QB and force the white king to the extreme queen-side. The kingside will then succumb to a black invasion.grtyorarAgain Karpov has shown us now “easy” it is to play chess.Copyright 1974 by Shelby LymanmcloiHklt;
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