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ShelbyLymanOn chessof Crescenta Valley, who is most likely thestrongest player of his age in the world today.What is next on the agenda for the new champions?It is hoped a match by mail with an exceedingly strong team from the CentralPioneer Palace of Moscow!* * * *Hint and ex-BEGINNER’S CORNER — planation: a queen sacrifice, a “smotheredking,’' and a double check are the elements.* * * *The much anticipated quarter-final Candidates Match betwreen Soviet grandmasterand ex-World Champion Tigran Petrosianand the self proclaimed “defector” VictorChess like other sports is foremost an ex- Korchnoi turned out to be a dud. Perhapspression of the human spirit.A case in point is the achievement of theBurlington, Vermont high school chess team,which recently won the U.S. high schoolchampionship tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.A team from Crescenta Valley High School,Los Angeles, finished second while BronxScience High School of New York City tookthird.How did a small city with a populationof 50,000 successfully compete with the traditionally dominant metropolitan chessareas?!The basis for success, according to WilliamMcGrath — a teacher at Burlington's Edmunds Junior High School and the inspirationand iron will which has guided the school chess program — was a combination of lovefor the game, passionate application, objectivity and self-criticism, and the voluntarysupport of an ever increasing segment of theBurlington community. It is notable that in1975 the ratio of U.S. Chess Federation members to population in Burlington was thehighest of any city in the country.A high point in Cleveland, incidentally,was the individual victory by team memberChristopher Richmond over Yasser SeirewanBEGINNER’S CORNERdo NO 90 O X ax NX dXIzc99LeQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRWHITE MATES IN 3Page 34June 18,1977THE HERALDbecause of the nervousness of the players,the games were marred by errors.Korchnoi won the match 5\^AVs.Below’ is Petrosian’s lone victory.PetrosianKorchnoi1.P-Q4N-KB32.N-KB3P-Q43.P B4PK34.N-B3P-B45.PxQPNxP6.P-K4NxN1 »PxNPxP8.PxPB-N5ch9.B-Q2BxBch10.QxB0-011.B-QB4N-B312.OOP-QN313.KR-KlBN214.QR-QlN-K215.P-Q5PxP16.PxPN-B417.N-KSN-Q318.N-B6BxN19.PxBNxB20.Q-B4N-Q321.RxNQ-B222.P-N3P-KR323.Q K5QR Bl24.Q-Q5KR225.R-KtK-Nl26.K-N2P-R3solve-itAFTER W....O-K127.P-KR4P-QN428.P-N4K-R229.R-K2K-Rl30.P-N5P-KR431.R-Q2KR-Kl32.QB3P-N333.R(2)-Q5R-Bl34.R-B6Q-K235.R-Q7QKt36.RxNP!(a)QK437.QxP mate.a) If 36... PxR,then 37 Q B3ch etc. 4tit*Solution to BEGINNER’S CORNER: 1 Q-N6ch!! BxQ; 2 N-N5ch! PxN; 3 PxB mate.CoDvrieht 1977 by Shelby LymanWE INVITE YOU FCDELICIOUS, AND RETRY US! WERESURYour ChoiceCREPES FLORENTINEChopped Spinach blended with a hmt of garUc In a Supreme Sauce.CREPES SPANISH STYLEA mixture of Fresh Ground Srtom and Spanish R«ce with Creole Sauce.CREPES CORDON BLEUend of imported Ham and Swiss Cheese in a Cream Sauce.CREPES LA REUBENA blending of the famous ReubenCrepe style.HAWAIIAN QUAILA game hen with our Hawaiian blend c Pineapple chunks.4iifi*Food servedHours 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.rKIRCHOFFROAD39407KORCHNOIPETROSIAN
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Arlington Heights Herald
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Sat, Jun 18, 1977
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