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{OiogromItL \CKHortKarpo*WJ1TI EKirpnvHUITKkarpoVU HITESection 4iHE HERALD(Diogrom 2)BL \CKHoriFriday, June 8, 1973nr( - ‘ ----11 i —I I I r—----— ____(Otogrom 3)JILACK.HurtX N 8$ X 8X NX SXconnctw • • w w-wShelby L yman on dies:slopmove-Father Lombardy for hislionCa m/\ f #\n 1* * T - T 1 l mv «* . . . * ^ ■Longtion on the board.impressed by the performanceLombardy, Bobby FLscherspokesman, counselormaster analyst last summer, mirthfullyBishop.”LombardyIf slogans were realities, Lombardywould be the second famous bishop in(Diagram 1)Consider our first position. Material is even. Black’s normal strategy would be to intercept the white pawn with the bishop at one of the black squares on the QR file. With the white pawn at least slowed down, if not stopped, from an eventual aueenine. black could createthe 16th Centurv. whoLopezqueening,counter chances with his own pawnopeningThe third best-known bishop is not an historical individ-the other side of the board andleast a draw.Lopez or LombardyHowever, the relative position of thegeneralized typepiecesboardThoughThough perceived as an infamousis on the move in the given positionbadtheanypersonally blameless. He plays his hap- king and knight are superbly placedpositionthebeing posi-transitWinBridgeItby Oswald and James JacobyAny time you give your partner achance to make a mistake he may make it. The better the player, the less chancethat it will happen, but we have seen thebest players in the world go wrong timeand time again.South won the diamond in his hand. HecnurA % f Y I A f ♦ A t\ 4 **■ c lr« rv / J 4 L 4 A ^ L. A Athe bishopmoves. White willandOur(Diagram 2)second position underconsid-can be seen in diagram twoAgain material is even, but Hort, who isresigned to Karpovone more move by each player. Black isbecause hisand cannot guardseveral vulnerablefixed on white squares, where theybe attacked andbishop. If Hort plays K-QB3 (still holdingthe queen pawn), Karpov will play K-K5position. Hort choseWhite’s and Hort resigned.Karpov(Diagram 3)The threat of playing B-B8. which winsQRP and then the game, cannotadequately met. If black tries B-K3 (inexchangebishops and win the subsequent king andpawn endgame.As an exercise, play through the sev-possibilities sketched abovewhy white had to w in and thus why HortresignedLYMANISM‘‘Bad bishops like bad people arecreated by bad surroundings.”Copyright 1973 by Shelby LymanAddress your chess questions to ShelbyLyman, P.O. Box 280, Arlington Heights, III. 60006.. ’Jt*.*■Men and Womeduring the earliseveral routes aryou have a largeuse. For just a cmore in your splt;Give us a call orhours of 8 a.m.qualify.Paddo
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