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ChessBEGINNER’S CORNER -hint explanation:Give the black king a move Women chess on the riseBEGINNER'S CORNERs76 5T3 2 1abcdefgh WHITE MATES IN 2By Shelby LymanAt this writing, 23-year-old Judit Polgar of Hungary is fighting for top honors in a star-studded tournament in Bali, Indonesia* There is also the news that a Lithuanian teenager, Vicrorija Cmiiyte, has won her country’s national championship.A recent issue of the British Chess magazine reveals that the top players for Oxford and Cambridge University teams during a recent match were two young women: Ruth Sheldon and Harriet Hunt. And as many readers already know, 16-year-old Irina Kmsh of New York is the strongest player her age male or female in the United States*Despite the unprecedented fre-- quency of honors for young women players, chess remains overwhelmingly a male domain as attested to by the most current international rankings which list only one woman - Judit Polgar -among the top 100 players.A recent attempt to explain the discrepancy was made by World Champion Garry Kasparov who argues:. “Chess demands immense strain and desire to always win. For many centuries this type of mentality has been formed in men, who are the militant part of the world’s population. We need another 30 Or 40 years in order to fill the difference between men’s and women’s intellect.”I would guess that most or all ofthe women chess players c above will passionately disag with both Kasparov's argun and timetable as will many of rest of us who have b impressed by the ability, ± and competitiveness of womei other sports such as track, ten soccer and basketbali Below is a “crushing” win Irina Knish from a recent tout ment in Oakham, England.Alan NorrisKrushl.c4 .c62.44d53.e3Nf64-NGia65* c5Bg46.b4e57. Be2c48. N(f)d2Bxe29.Qxe2g*10-Nb3NhS3i*Nc3f512. g3Ng713. h4Ne614. a4Bg715. Ba30-016. b5axbS17. axbSNd718. Kd2Nf619. Bb4Rc820. Ba5Qe721. Na4NhS22* Nb6R(c)e823. Bc3f424. gxf4N(h)xf425*exf4Nxf426_Qe3Ng227.Qg5Rxf2ch28. KclQf829-KblQf3White resigns.Solution to BEGINNER’S COER: 1. Ba4! Kxa4 2. Qa6 mateCopyright 2000 by Shelby LymanSOLVE-ITafter 29. Kb1Krushabcde f ghNorris BLACK TO PLAY
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