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Shelby Lyman: On Chess^ *Chess MasterLarry Evans is one of ourWfinest chess players. Now inhis mid-40s, he won the U.S.Open championship when hewas only 19. And in one ofthe celebrated U.S. vs.U.S.S.R. matches of the ’50s,he decisively beat the*budding Soviet star. Mark T aim a n o v. (That win was a rare dent in the absolute Soviet hegemony of that period.)His exceptional talent and fighting spirit have shown on many other occasions, especially when he wasBallet ProgramThe third week of danceperformance by the NewYork Citv Bailet at theSaratoga Performing ArtsCenter will have many*highlights, one to be the introduction of Program IIiin the Saratoga Hommage a Ravel,” featuring six works in their upstate premiere.Ravel Program II will begin and end'the week, being danced Tuesday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m.Works to be danced in the second Ravel program include “ D a p h n i s and Chloe,” “Danse,”“Pavane,” “Le Tombeau de Couperin,” Gaspard de la Nuit,” and Tzigane.” All are George Balanchine dance creations except Daphnis,” which was choreographed by John Taras, and Danse ” which was choreographed by Jacques d’Amboise.Coppelia,” the company’s newest full-length ballet, will have two performances during the third week, on Wednesday and Thursday at 8:15 p.m.Balanchine is thechoreographer.F r i d a y will be Newcomer’s Night,” with three ballets — Donizetti Variations,” ' * D y b b u k Variations” and The C o n cert” featured. Donizetti Variations” is aballet in the classic tradition, Dvbbuk” is awcontemporary ballet and ‘ * T h e Concert” is a humorous take-off on danceitself. Balanchinechoreographed Donizetti Variations.” while Jerome Robbins plotted the other two works on the program.Newcomers are admitted to tthe ballet at half-price on Newcomer’s Nights” rt accompanied by a ballet regular. Explanations about the dance are given by Melissa Hayden, former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, beginning at 7:30 p.m.privileged to play on the U.S. Olympic chess team.Surely he has had his bad moments, too. But like most players of top calibre, he always has come back strongly. Thus, we need not be surprised at his admirable second place finishin the Lone Pine Masters Plus Tournament Here he outplayed the entire field after losing his very first game to Soviet-born Alla Kushnir.After this effort, Evans,the arch realist, must havebeen bemused at BobbvFischer’s inquiry (asrelated by Larry himself:How could I lt;Evans) loseto a woman?” He probablywryly reminded himself %/that indeed it had been verv easy against Alla’s superb play.She had never falteredwhen on the one hand shebuilt up with subtletechnique a commandingposition, and when on theother hand, she dealt atimely and decisive blow%■from that position.Our first diagram shows the game ia Benoni) after Kushnir s 19. N-B4. Evans has been thoroughly out-generalled.dO NO 80BLACKEVANSO X8X NX axQR QN OB O K KB KN KRKUSHNIRWHITENice position (for white)He has not achieved the usual black counterattack on the queenside and the passivity of his knights and the imposing white lineup in and around the center trumpet impending disaster.Larrv tried to stem theVtide (especially the threat of P-K5) by playing 19 . . . . BxN: 30. PxB. P-B3, an attempted hedge-hog defense.BLACKEVANSBO NO 80 O X 8X NX BXQR QN QB G K KB KN KRKUSHNIRWHITEThe break throughBut in the next position after 24. P-K5, we are able to see the futility of Evan’s effort. Black’s important queen pawn has fallen, and Kushnir has achieved the thematic P-K5.Here, still undaunted. Evans tried the sacrifice of exchange, 24 . . . RxP, 25. BxR, PxB. But the crushcontinued.White's pieces easily had their wav as they infiltrated, grabbed key pawns and executed final sentence on the black position.BLACKEVANSdO NO 80 O X 8X NXrmOR QN QB 0 K KB KN KRKUSHNIRWHITETotal defeatIn our last diagram (Diagram Three), Evans resigned. There is no answer to Kushnir’s various threats (i.e., Q-N8 mate and N-N6 check).KushnirEvansIsraelU.S.A' WhiteBlack1. P-Q4N-KB32. P-Q-B4P-B43. P-Q5P-K34. N-QB3PxP5. PxPP-Q36. N-B3P-KN37. B-N5B-N28. P-K3P-KR39. B-R40-010. N-Q2P-N311. B-K2- B-R312. P-QR4Q-K213. 0-0BxB14. QxBQN-Q215. P-B4KR-Kl16. QR-KlN-Bl17. P-K4Q-Q218. Q-B3N (3)-R219. N-B4BxN20. PxBP-B321. P-B5P-N422. B-N3QxRP23. NxQPR-K224. P-K5RxP25. BxRPxB26. P-B6Q-Q227. N-B5K-Rl28. NxPR-Kl29. Q-R5P-K530. N-B7 chK-Nl31. N-R6 chK-Rl32. P-B4P-K633. N-B5P-R334. N-K7P-N435. RxPP x P36. Q-B7ResignsEarly Demandft/While our playing cards are marked with hearts, clubs, spades and diamonds; the early German cards had hearts, bells, leaves, and acorns.
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