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ShelbyLymanOn chessBEGINNER S C ORNERHint and explanation : Sacrifice the queenBEGINNER S CORNER90 NO 90 O X 8* NX fclXOR ON QBKB KN KRWHITE MATES IN 3Despite many rumors to the contrary,Boris Spassky, who for the time being atleast is now residing in France, retains a close relationship with the USSR Chess Federation.For example, for his recent candidate’smatch with Vlastimil Hort of Czechoslovakia.held in Reykjavik, Iceland, Spassky wasprovided with ex-world champion VassilySmyslov as a second.When this writer visited the headquartersof the Soviet federation in Moscow duringthe time that match (with the score tiedwas interrupted by Spassky’s attack of appendicitis, he witnessed several telephoneconversations by concerned Soviet officialswith Reykjavik about Spassky’s conditionand future match arrangements.There was also a visibly strong regretthat Spassky’s illness would prevent himfrom playing on the Soviet team in the then forthcoming European Team Championships.A couple of weeks after an appendectomywas performed on Boris, the match was resumed. After a couple of draws, Spasskywon the penultimate game and then drewthe last game to win the matchIn the SOLVE-IT position from the decisive game, Hort, who was on the move, ran out of time and forfeited. But had hebeen able to continue, he could have forcedan immediate win with 35 ... BxB; 36 QxBQ-N5!, threatening 37 . . . QxP mate. Spassky’s 37 R-B2 would then have lost to 37 ...R-Q8ch; 38 R-Bl RxQR; 39 RxR Q-Q8ch etcSimilarly if 37 P-N3, then 37 . . . Q-R6!; 38R-B2 R-Q8ch; 39 R-Bl QxR mate.FINAL POSITIONAFTER 35. B*65MORTSpasskyHort1.P Q4N-KB3**4k *P-QB4P-K3i.N-KB3P-^N3k.P K3B-N25.B-Q3P-Q460-0QN-Q27.P-QN3B-K28.B-N20-09.N-B3P-B410Q-KtRBI11KR-QlQ-B212.QR BlKR-Kl13.PxQPKPxP14B-B5P-N315.B-KR3Rlt;B)-Q116.N-QR4N-K517.PxPPxP18.BxNQxB19.N-K5Q-B220P-B3N-BS21.N-Q3P-B522N(3)-BfB-B323B-Q4B-N424QKB2N-Q225NxNBxN(2)26N-B3B-KB427,P-K4PxPaNxPBxN29PxNPB6R-BlB-N591.BxPRQ732Q-K3R-RlaB-N6Q-Q234P-QR4PB735.B-BS?Black lost on time• * # «Solution to BEGINNER’S CORNER: 1 QxPch!PxQ; 2 R-R3 (threatening RxP mate) B-Bl; 3 R-N8 mate.Copyright 1977 by Shelby Lyman1000 E. HHOURS: Mon. TSaturdayClosedSPASSKY
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