Hide Article Text (OCR)
ShelbyLymanOn chessSolution to BEGINNER'S CORNER: White plays 1 QxPeh!! If 1 . . RxQ, then 2 Q-Bftch R Nl; 3 P-N7 mate. On the other hand. 1 KxQ is met by 2 R B7ch and 3 RxPmatelt; opv right 1977 by Shelby LymanBEGINNER S CORNERSPASSOVBEGINNER S CORNER - Hint and explanation: Sacrifice the queen!• * *There was a time, in recent memory, whenit seemed a new milennium had arrived in chess — the dynasty of Bobby Fischer had dramatically begun But. as is well known and lamented. Fischer, without playing a single move as champion, defaulted his title to a very young and exceptional challenger, Anatoly Karpov of the Soviet Union Before and since that 1975 de fault, Karpov has, with impressive fearlessness and verve, run roughshod over his op position In fact, in more than 100 games as champion, Karpov has been beaten only three times.It is, therefore, not surprising that for thefourth year in a row. Karpov has been votedthe top chessplayer of the year at the annual meeting of the International Association of Chess Journalists. This year eighty-two journalists from twenty-eight countries met in Madrid to award Karpov the coveted chess Oscar ”Meanwhile Karpov continues to star in a Hamburg produced, nationally televised pro gram, Check to the World Champion.” Each Friday night Karpov makes his move to which thousands then reply by postcard The most popular response is then played against the World Champion.According to expert opinion, the position wasbalanced after eleven moves.• ♦ *The game below is illustrative of Karpov's hard earned first place finish in the recentU.S.S R Championship In the diagrammed position. Grigorian could have troubled Karpov with the aggressive 27 R Q7’ But, Instead, he played the questionable 27 P KR4, to w hich Karpov replied . . P-B4, attacking the now advanced rook pawn with a sudden initiativeKarpov subsequently outplayed his opponent and won the gameGrigorianKarpov27P-KR4?P-B4!28K-N2RxP29RxRQxR30R KRlQ-B331Q-Q6chK-N232Q R2R Ql33R KMKBl34Q B7R-Q535Q-NftchQQ136Q-N3PB537Q R2Q B338.R-QBlR Q739.K NlRxRP44)Q R5and white resignedKARPOV “LUCKS OUT”GRlGOROVAFTER 20.... R-R4KARPOVBO NO 80 O X 8X NX BXQR ON QB O K KB KN KRGRIGORIAN
Newspaper Details
Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Sat, Feb 26, 1977
Page 60
Full Page
Clipped by
Los A.
CA, USA 26 Dec 2022
Other Publications Near Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights Herald
Daily Herald
Arlington Heights Day
Arlington Heights Sunday Herald
