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Thrice-blessed winning combinationsBy SHELBY LYMANCorta'n petitions are thrice bk They* unexpectedlyyie’d winning combinations, t!h? wrprocedure is ef-fr cted with an eccncmy of means or ! several o** a’l of flt;-? v/rrir-g variations exhibit si rrmnrkntb’e fceautv.create lethal thrrats against the enemy king. His last move, B-QN'5, lays irbraraVe pressure crt the black queentlshcp. Black s new fenced to exchange tshops, allewir.g a vercmcas queen check which wi'l draw the black king onto the open board.Thereiere. 1 was naturallypleasedThough at first glance the observer may hardly beSeegram ()ne)2)Here is an apparently innocent situation where white has been cble to suddenlyBLACKbf) NO 80 O X 8X NX bX(C'*gr*m l)BLACKBO NO 80 0 X 8X NX bXOR QN OB Q K KB KN KRWHITEOR ON OB 0 K KB KN KRwh»teOur second diagram shows the king already exposed af-t e r only a few moves, 1. ... BxB; 2 QxB t.hrckK-K2; 3. QxNP check, K-B3; and 4. N-N5 check.aware of hem complete a catastrophe awaits our lonely monarch, whites last move, the knight check of the black king, was the surprsing up*swing of an irrvrsTble fatal blew. In what follows, thewhite knight and queen willwork as c*e piece ’with rare harmony (an all variations*).an offhand game, and was utterly p’eaeed to see the wKite pieces elegantly thwart every b ack recourse.1 came upon this position inIf you are curious, examples in point are the following:1 . . . K-N4; 2. P-R4 check, KxN; 3. Q-B3 mate.1 . ... K-B4; 2. Q-R3 -heck, K-N4; 3. P-R4 check. K-N3; 4. N-K5 c^eck, K-R3; and whitemay now either win the queen(Diagram 31BLACKWtSTfRiNCNbO NO 80 0 X BX NX bXC-1 ONK KB KN KRMARTSTONWHITEWatch tha Ouf« anc Batoawith 5. NxP check or male with 5 Q-B4 check, etc.1 . . . K-N3 2 Q-K4 check, P-B4, 3. QxKP check, K-N4; 4. P-R4 check. KxN; 5. Q-K2 check K-B5; anti 6 P-N3mateFirst the queen and knight combine cn the queen wing to deftly fcrte the king onto the open king flank, and then they appear aga n in Batman-Rc bin fashion to handcuff their fugitive on thekr inside.O'if you fird instructive thiscbssic Interplay c* ki-gdem and horse, you may also en-jcy the foVv.v™ rcmt effortd t’ e English p’ayer Harts-ton against the F.rrch Wect-crinrn. (See Dia-nm Three)Here it is the other miner©••gram 4)BLACK WfSTERINfN bO NO 80 O X 8X NX BXQH QN QBK KB KN KRMARTSTONWHITEha kltwrpiece (the bishop) who plays consort with the most powerful white piece.You may er.jcy playing through the moves that lead to the firal and pitiful mating position given in eur Iasi diagram.These moves are: 1 Q-N3 check, KxP; 2. B-Q4 check, K-N3; 3. QxB. P-B4 (to develop the k! ’ht without losing it); 4. QxB P. N B3; 5. Q-Q6 check. K-R4; 6, B-N7 BxQP: 7. P-KR3! (drawing the net), B-N3; and 8. Q-B4. followed by black's resignation.Federation vs. FischerThe wt te pieces seem to thread a gnat’s eye as they first ccrtrci and then penetrate the bhek field.Special rulesmeeting calledto end impassespecial meetingMANILA (UPl) — Japan has c.red s World Chess Federation General Assembly to restudy ihe championship rules under which w orld champion Bobby Fisher has refused to defend his crown.Ficrentio Campomancs, vice prescient of asset ws conference last week that Japan's permanenttive to the assembly, Yasusi Matsumoto, had called for the special meeting.He said Matsumoto wanted to restudy the rules under which the reigning champion and the challenger would p ay 24 games and the player who wins the irest number of games, drawscounting, gets the title.Fisher has proposed that an unlimited number of games be played in a championship match and the player who first wins 10 games, rot counting draws, should get the crown.The assembly has turned down Fisher’s proposal. Fisher’s refusal to defend his crown under existing regulations rules out a championship match with Anatoly Karpov of the Soviet_ 40kUnion, who has w on the right to face Fisher.A close friend of the reclusive Fisher, said he tned 10 explain Fisher’s side of the controversy, which he got when hemet Fisher last ncvember in California.He said Fisher told him he was standing pa: on his proposal and would not play under existing ru!es. He quoted Fisher as saying “I cannot compromise because if I compromise and I lose there would lit s* 11 recrimination. If I play under these (new) rules ai.l I lose, there would be no self-recnmina.ion ”A few tips on makeupPITTSBURGH (UPl) -When ap lying creams or lotions do it gently. Avoid pulling or stretch ng the skin and use only the fingertips.Before applying makeup, stimulate the skin with a mild freshener such es Witch Hazel. Start at the sides of the nose, stroking lightly up and out along the cheek bones to the hairlines. Stroke from theinner eye across to the outside and up to the eyebrow. Use a circular motion upward and outward.
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