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Shelby Lyman: On ChessNew Book on Karpov-KorchnoiThe recent Oxford University Press paperback, “Karpov-Korchnoi 1974,” by W. R. Hartston and R. D. Keene ($3.95) is a worthv reminder of theexigencies of w.o r 1 d championship chess for those who savored the battles Bobby Fischer had with Boris Spassky in Reykjavik.Sports on TVAtaGlance2:003:005:00SATURDAY, MARCH 1 1:00 0 CD COLLEGE BASKETBALLOhio vs. Indiana© FACTS OF FISHING © SPORTS 70's 0 © COLLEGE BASKETBALLProvidence vs. St. Johns© PRO BOWLERS TOUR 0 SUPERSTARS OF THE MAT O SPORTS SPECIALJackie Gleason Golf Classic© WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS 5:30 0 OUTDOOR SPORTSMEN’S SHOW6:307:308:00 9:30 11:30 12:000 RACING FROM BOWIE © GREATEST SPORTS LEGENDS 0 NETS BASKETBALLNew York vs. Kentucky© SIENA BASKETBALL 0 GREATEST SPORTS LEGENDS 0 RACING FROM YONGERS 0 CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLINGSUNDAY, March 211:00 0 WRESTLING 12:00 0 TV TOURNAMENT TIME 1:00 0 © NBA GAMELos Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Bullets2:00 0 SPORTS SPECIALJackie Gleason Inverrary Golf Classic.” Tom Weiskopt and Lee Trevino, along with other celebrities, will compete for the $25,000 top prize at the Inverrary Country Club.© THE SUPERSTARSToday’s event will be the Football Preliminary Round between the world champion Pittsburgh Steelers and their Superbowl rivals, the Minnesota Vikings.0 NETS BASKETBALLNew York Nets vs. Memphis Sound© THE AMERICAN SPORTSMANToday’s show will feature a journey to Africa for a study of the rapidly spreading problem of illegal elephant poaching in Kenya, plus light tackle fishing for tarpon in the Florida Keys.3:003:30Korchnoi, at age 44, still surely one of the great combatants of all time, subjects Karpov to a harrowing battle. Though Anatoly Karpov emerges the winner and official challenger to Fischer, it is easy to regard Korchnoi as the hero for his never-say-die spirit. His ability to mount an attack under most any conditions is matched only by Karpov’s coolness and ingeniousness in defense.The fierce effort Korchnoi displayed is beautifully expressed in the following description of him by a spectator:“The hands feverishly grabbed the head, the burning gaze was wandering over the board, the legs crossed, the body bent in some kind of inexpressible suffering of creative effort.”The book itself begins with succinct and at times fascinating descriptions of the players, their style and history. It presents the games at a level which is more readable and relevant than most comparative efforts. The reader is spared the usual labyrinths of variations. But the excitement of the match and the valor of the players is skillfully conveyed, along with many technical points about grandmaster chess.An added bonus for many though a nuisance to some is the rendering of all games in algebraic notation, rather thjm the descriptive notation usually used in the U.S. The terse but very good explication of the algebraic system given in a one page frontispiece should quickly dispel all mvsteries of that system forthe reader who wishes to make a modest effort.For those who would like alast look at Korchnoi for the nonce (Karpov will soon play Fischer, we hope), here is a characteristic performance by the Leningrad grandmaster. Played in 196 7, this game was presented by the authors to illustrate his style.In our first position Korchnoi, black, has just made an astounding move!BLACKKORCHNOIdO NO 80 O8X NX dXQR QN QB QKB KN KRSUETINWHITE.. .P-KR 4, acrazy movelHe has played the unexpected 20 . . P R4. This advance of a protecting pawn in front of the black king entailed great risk. But in the words of the authors, “the psychological impactof the sudden transformation of a defensive posture into an aggressive one must have been immense.”The following moves then occurred 21. R-KBl, Q-N5; 22. N-K2. Q-B5: 23. P-B3, P KN3; 24. R(3)-B3, N-N2; 25. P-QN3, Q R3; 20. N-N3. P R5; 27 N K4, N-B4; 28. Q B4 QxP; 29. B-B5, Q K7; 30. R(3)-B2, Q (J6; 31. Rlt;2)-B3,Q-K7; 32. R(3)-B2, Q-Q6; 33.R(2)-Q2?“Typically, Korchnoiseizes an extra pawn,relying on his centralizedpieces and his rapidcalculating ability to beatoff the onslaught of themessed white army. Withboth players short of timethe tension becomes acute,”the authors write.Diagram Two shows theposition reached.BLACKKORCHNOIdO NO 80 O X 8X NX dXQR QN QB QKB KN KRSUETINWHITEHere Korchnoi 'sacs the queenHere Korchnoi plays 33 . . QxR(2)! “ . . Aspectacular positional queen sacrifice which definitely turns the game inblack’s favor.”*The game concluded with 34. NxQ, BxB; 35. N-K4, B K6; 36. N-B6 check; K-N2; 37. Q-QB4, R(2)-Q1; 38. N N4, B-N3; 39. N B2; BxN; 40. RxB, N-Kli, resigns. There is no defense to 41. R Q8check.White’s 39th move obviously a blunder, black already had favorable position.w a s but the
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