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ShelbyLymanOn chessBEGINNER S CORNERHint and explanation: The black queen is overworked.• * • •Do you remember the stir last summer when it was reported in bits and snatchesthat Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov had met several times and were near agreement about terms of a matchAn account in the British published newspaper Soviet Weekly*’ reveals some of the nuance of those meetings.Fischer first showed up in Tokyo, where Karpov had stopped after a tournament in Manila A cordial meeting between the two took place at the Hilton HotelA month later Fischer “caught” Karpov again as the latter completed another tournament in Spain:“So unexpected was Robert Fischer’s appearance from behind-the-scenes darkness to the bright footlights of chess that ex World Champion Michael Botvinnik asked lt;Karpov), Are you sure that you really met Fischer and not a double ’ ”The sticking point in the negotiations wasFischer s proposal that they play without limitation until one player won ten games Fischer, himself, predicted that the match would last “five or six months.”Karpov “could only shrug — you cannotitsThe Soviet writer of the report concluded: “He iFischer) has to put forward somerealistic terms for an unofficial match.”• # • •n a period of months, England has gamed second grandmaster. Raymond Keene, noted for his skill as writer and analyst! showed his playing strength and gained the title, when for the third time he was undefeated as a member of the British Olympic chess team!In SOLVE-IT is a sharp draw he played ina preceding Reykjavik tournament against the Soviet grandmaster Tukmakov Note the thematic exchange sacrifice on move 13.TukmakovKeene1.P-K4P-KN32.PQ4B-N23.NQB3PQ34.B-K3P QR3BEGINNER S CORNERWORRAtL.B© NO 80 x ex mx exon on oe o*B KN KRMORPHYchess for half a vear on endMORPHY MATES IN 356.7.8911.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.20.21.22.23.r yrwP KR3 N-KB3 PQ5 BK210. 0-0PxPP-R5RR3 PxR BB1 P B4 B K3 B N619. QNlBQ3 BxNQ-N3PxBSOLVE-ITAFTER 13 R R3HEINEN-KB30-0N-QB3N-QN5P-QB3 PxP B-Q2 R BlRxN !Nlt;5)xQPQ-B2N-QN5N-K5Q-BlN-QB3N-B4PxBBxRPQxP24.B K225.KRl26,KMQ-N4ch Q R6ch Q N4chDraw • • # •Solution to BEGINNER'S CORNER: White mates with 1 R B8ch! QxR. 2 RxQch RxR; 3 QxP mateC«ipy right l«»77b shHtn LvmtnCOUNTRY CLUB COMEDY THEATRE* a- * * * ~, ,* „ * *Ok* Orchard Country Club Rand Rd. b Euclid. Mount ProapoctChicago's most intimate theatreWorld PremiereLovers and LosersComedy with a twist by Barry M Kemp*or corrmr$m*-Jmr* Vm Dyfceibghtly except MondayTheatre only from•3.50Dinner b Theatre from ^ . 48 .00Children's PlayhouseEvery Sat b Sun 2 pm.The Invention'# *tukmakovBLACK PLAYS SHARPLY398-3370255-2025For Reservations and Informationthe heraldMarch 26,1977Page 15
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