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Shelby Lyman: On ChessNo attacking idea is more basic than the so-called Greco’s sacrifice, which is first found in Greco’s own chess handbook, publishedin 1619.The position as given by Greco himself is seen in Diagram One'BLACKao no so o x ax nx axOR QN OB 0KB KN KRWHITEWhite to playWhite will sacrifice his bishop to expose black’sking and then threaten awinning checkmate with his queen and knight.Our second diagram shows the position after 1. BxP check. KxB; 2. N-N5 check. K-Nl; 3. Q-R5; and 5. Q-R8 mate or 3 . . BxN; 4. PxB, P-B3; 5. P-N6 and 6. Q-R8 mate is inevitable.BLACKao no so o x ax nx axOR ON QB QKB KN KRWHITEMate is forcedNor does an attempt to vary on move two with . . K-N3 or . . K-R3 save the game, as the reader can readily convince himself.But our first example of Greco's sacrifice is absolute simplicity compared to what can happen. For thewinning variations wereSacrificeBLACKRAJCEVICao no so o x ax nx ax8VO* V W\\□IP□Lin6JS\IZ£3\'' '\NN'u1tiiu*■v\VWVtliiHfHOOOvVOvV598QR QN QB Q K KB KN KRBAILfWHITEShould he (white)?“forced,” i.e., easy to calculate to conclusion.Recentlv the voung Yugoslavian Baile had a much more difficult judgment to iake in his game against International Master Raicevic, in the recent Yu g o sla v i a n championship. (See Diagram Three)BLACKRAICEVICao NO 80 o8X NX axQR QN QB Q K KB KN KRBAILEWHITEBlack resigns (white’s move)Should he or shouldn't he try the classic sally? Is it justified in this particuiarposition?Baile acted forthrightly, sacrificed the bishop arid won forcefully, as we cansee from our final position, in which black resigned. The latter's king has been driven far afield and there is no defense (1. Q-B5 check. K-Q3; 2. N-N5 check. K-K2, 3. R-Kland it’s over).The fact remains that Baile’s sacrifice was substantially less clean than our first example. Therewere many more possibilities from sacrifice to conclusion.Was it sound? Here are the moves from Diagram Three to Diagram Four: 1. BxP check, KxB; 2. N-N5 check, K-R3; 3. 0-Q3, BxN; 4. PxB check, Kx P; 5. P-K4, K-B3, 6. 0-0-0, P-B5, 7. Q-N3, R-Kl; 8. R-R7, K-K3: 9. PxP check. K-Q2; 10. Q-N4 check. K-Q3; 11. Q-B4 check, K-Q2, resigns.Play through and analyze some of the possibilities to see whether the sacrifice was sound.AAONTGOAAERYour televisionset may be fine...couldbeyourantenna!If your picture is poor, your antenna may be weak. Most take a real beating—they’re damaged by sun, smoke, storms, rust and high winds. Why not let us in-stall a new one now? Prices for installed antennas start at just *89.88 Call Wards today!793-3821Montgomery WardSERVICE DEPARTMENTNorth wav I'laza
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Sat, May 10, 1975
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