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Gamepressurescareles:m o resignorance.One of the most endearing qualitiesof chess is the opportunity it gives manfor heroic efforts. Each game played is a hit of history in which men strive under%rconstraints of time andChess is never the mere collision of soulless machines of calculation.At times, however, the onus to function under extreme pressure is hardly bearable. And we must suspect that theon the human personality are definite, if not calculable. The late C.H.O.D. Alexander quotes Albert Einstein as saying: “Master chess grips... so that the inner free-effectits exponent dom andindependence of even strongest character cannot remain unaffected.’*Those who were absorbed emotionally into the almost piteous struggle between Fischer and Snasskv cannotthebut have an enduring sense of the travail to which humans subject themselves when they play chess. In the 14th game, for example, Fischer egregiously blundered on the 14th move. Spassky, his hand trembling, found the correct response and won a potentially decisive pawn. But a few moves later he made a terrible counter blunder.As he completed that move, he became aware of what he had done. Immediately his jaw went slack, he swiveled in his chair and faced the wall.Perhaps no match will again have the same life-death qualities. But the just-played Karpov-Korchnoi match reminds us that pressure is endemic to world championship chess.Two errors that made the difference were to be seen in game 14 and 16.In Diagram 1 (from (lame 16) Karpov confounds us by inexplicably trad-Shelby Lymanon chess«■_r-« -9»' ischer may not play Karpov in dispute over rule changeBERGEN, The Netherlands (CPI)World chess champion Bobby Fischer said Wednesday he will not play a title match with Soviet challenger Anatoly Karpov because of the International Chess Federation’s refusal to change one of the rules of play, said theFederation’s vice president.A special 70-nation federation congress approved earlier one of Fischer s requests for rule changes but rejected another.Vice president Florenco Camponaneshissaid he had telephoned Fischer at California home and that ‘’Fischer said the voting meant he would definitely not play the title match.”Federation President Max Euwe saidthat Karpov will automatically become champion if Fischer still refuses byApril 1 to play the match.The temperamental American cham-pion was to meet Karpov in a match for the world title starting June 1 in Manila..The special three-day congress here met at the request of the Philippines and other federation members to ironout American-Soviet differences that threatened to torpedo the match.Fischer was demanding an unlimited series of games, with the player who scores 10 victories winning the match. In the event of a 9-9 tie, the Americani title and split the prize money with Karpov.voted 35-32 with 3 ab-wanted to keep hiThe congressstent ions to reject Fischer’s second proposal. His demand for an unlimited series was accepted.If he had instead played the correct and winning 1. RxB!, the 1 ... N-B3 would have been answered by 2. Q-Bl,ing a knight and bishop for a rook and w inning a piece.bishop. After the exchange, black'spieces become active, and a draw was easily achieved. Anatoly’s blunder was 1. BxF?, which allowed QxN; 2. BxR, QxB. etc. He might have instead played 1. N-Ql!, which would have saved hisknight and left him a clear pawn ahead.Other tries also fail for black, i.e. .RxR; 2. QxN! or 1 . . . Q R4, and KR-Rl! leaves the black pieces inhopeless tangle.w «aof i. NxP, then 2, BxP!.)The other example (Diagram 2) is harder to explain. Faced with a recapture at QB), Korchnoi played 1. PxB?and Karpov avoided disaster by retreating his knight at N5 to B3.Of course, investigation shows thatKorchnoi was short of time in this position. But as he has come through rougher time-control situations, it is likelv he will alwavs blame himself sev-erely for not winning this game and evening up the match.Copyright 1975 by Shelbv Lyman9WINK S BIKE SHOPThe Bike Rider s Pal ‘II WINNBICYCSoles Service Complete line of Accessories Open Mon. Fri. til 8 30253-03491 1 5 E. DavisDowntown Arlington Hts.W-(Diagram 1) BLACKKORCHNOIdO NO 808X NX dX1mwmimIX. \VAkv \V VvsS[XSJCOwOijIIInumri.L.....;ISM*JLfa'1 1H*JBHIKanar#iMS?!aM—■11H■x a . .mQR QN QBKB KN KRKARPOVWHITEWhite played B*P?(Diagram 2)BLACKKARPOVdO NO 90 O9X NX dXVVs\1: 1If-1Irf* * *•r i—S ' m %%%**lt;LI ^.....*aa|H|r ■ ’B11VV \\v\\vvxvvvQR QN QBK KB KN KRKORCHNOIWHITEWhite missed a v/in.Picture FramingFor oil paintings,; wedding photos, prints, certificates, etc Over 200 styles of frames to choose frdm.m «, « w • M *-*C * •If mg in or mention . ■• * Allife* iimthis od for o special xf U /0 DlSCOUVltcPfbcci c5^rf GalleriesRolling Meadows Shopping Center KtfcMllhNMl - In rhe Mall Next Crawfords■I Doth I? to 9 30 tatuffay 10 30 6Sunday 12 00 4 30 - Otstd Wednesday i■■ 2S3-OS61r
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