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Beginner’s corner — hint ex pin nation: Divert its defender.a b c d e f g hBLACK WINS THE QUEENDespite the old stereotype of the chess player as a bearded Methuselah, competitive chess, like other sports, is a game for the young. Today, the tendency toward youth — as in other sports, particularly tennis — is even more striking than before.When Bobby Fisclier became world champion in 1972 at the age of 28, he was among the youngest of the top players of that time. In contrast, the current title-holder Garry Kasparov, at 29, is among the oldest of his peers.Except lor Anatoly Karpov, who is 41, Kasparov's top six rivals have an average age of less than 25 years And rapidly climbing the international chess pyramid are three teen-age whizzes: 18-year-old Gata Kam-sky, 17-year-old Vladimir Kramnik and IC-year-old Judit Polgar,In an unprecedented situation, ah three have legitimate long-term world championship aspirations.The ascendancy of youth is, in large pari, a result of new opportunities. Compared to a generation ago, the number of strong tournaments — open to anyone with the entry fee — are log ion.Also favoring youth (and stamina are the faster pace and increased length of contemporary tournament play, in part the result of the elimination of adjournments,And a prodigious number of games played in a seemingly never-ending stream of competitions must be collected, studied and assimilated, a task especially congenial for the young.Below is a game by B-year-old Luke MeShane of England from Ihe 191)2 World Utider-10 Boys Championship. McShane is already a FIDE l World Chess Federation) master.
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Sun, Jan 03, 1993
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