BEGINNER’S CORNER — Hint and explanation: Weaken black's defense of hisking-bishop-three square.• # * *An interesting document is now available for $1 from the United States Chess Federation, 186 Rt. 9W\ New Windsor. N. Y. 12550. Called “Chess and Title VII,” the bookletis designed to “encourage and assist chesspromotors to introduce chess programs into the public schools with federal aid appropriated under the Emergency School Aid Act .” Title VII makes funds available for use by school districts with high “minority group segregation’’ in order to overcome that segregation and its ill effects.A Title VII chess program is already in existence in the East Rock Middle School ofNewConnecticut. Informationavailable from Gary P Smith. 90 Gerrish Ave., Apt. 72. West Haven. Conn 06512.A valuable throw-in in the USCF booklet is a paper by William T McGrath, director of an exceptionally successful “Scholastic Chess Program ' at Edmunds Junior High School in Burlington, Vt. Mr. McGrathgives a suggestive outline of “Educational and Social Objectives as well as someon♦ * * •The United States' newest grandmaster. James Tarjan performed well in this year’s Hat ngs International Chess Congress, when he finished in third place behind Oleg Ro-mamshin of the U.S S.R and Shimon Kaganof IsraelIn the diagrammed position in SOLVE-IT Tarjan won a pawn. Do you see how? His 16 Q-N3 threatened both 17 QxNP and 17 P-Q6 followed by a knight move w ith discovered check.Ten moves later, the advancing white central pawns discouraged Webb from continuing.TarjanWebb14.N-B4N-Bl1.P-QB4P-QB415.P B4P B32.N-KB3N-KB316Q-N3!N-Q33.N-QB3N-QB317.PxPPxP4P K3P-K318.RxRchQxR5.P Q4PQ419NxKPB-Kl6BPxPNxP(4)20.B-KN5B-KR47.B-Q3NxN21.R-KBlQ-Kl8PxNB Q322N-B4P KR390-00-023B-B4NxN10.PK4P K424.P Q6K HI11.PQ5N-K225BxNB-QN312N-Q2B-Q226P-K5B-N513.P-QR4B-B227.K RlResigns.K-Bl; 3N-Q5! with an attack on the queen andthe threat of 4 Q R8 mate.Copyright 1977 by Shelby LymanBEGINNER’S CORNERNO 80X 8X NX dX6-EL A11jt111 Is 1i* * •*Solution1iRxN! wins. For I . . . QxR allows 2 N-B6chetc and 1. . . BxR is refuted bv 2 N B6chOR QN OB QKB KN KRWHITE WINS*mAt m-ConvtntionW'-** »'w%-*»'•-m-«a?* * tCLOSE-OUT PRICES s .d5 i- ?■★ EVERYTHING* y ^ * s§ctF- *LISTNAYLOR S PRICEYOU SAVE*39952596*1399ITMONTHLY•c m m* w* t!«MKIMBALL GRANADA GRAND MODEL 5105 SPANISH PECAN$51.35 Monthlymxm •« !«• lt;mmm w. #.»iCrest ConsolesSOLVE-ITWEBSHO NOX 8X NX UXZev99I8QR ONKB KN KRTARJANWHITE WINS A PAWN4kr,-tfLIST*5995NAYLOR S PRICEVOU SAVE36962099:•90 MONTHLY•€ MO PVITS Of r Pvw m*cf *5454 Y4 55 SALfSTMtrmAKIMBAL SYNTHA SWtNGER MODEL 1 700 THEATER WALNUT$52.49 MonthlyM urn’ ivwShelbyLymanOn chess