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2Section 2Friday, May 25, 1973THE HERALDShelby Lyman on ChessImagination isimportant in forming your*(Diagram I)*6 N8X MXfDiogrom 2)BLACK*6 Nfi 86 6 x 8X MXQR QN QBKB KN KRWHITEQR QN QBKB KN KRWHITE• •It's oil even.Now white can win.%4St N 86(Diogrom 31BLACK8X NX*6 N6(Diagram 4)BLACKQR QN QBKB KN KR\AHITEQR QN QBKB KN KRWHITE*%%*9A***%9Draw?Yes; draw.• . cNA• » * »» * » »* •* .*■ — —Win• * * **• — 1 * * i 4 * , * A ¥ ♦ • * - S * * ^ — A . “ • ' * m ( A W-** * ■# _ A’ 4 1 0 ♦ •' “Bridgeby Oswald and James Jacobyqueenhuddled and leddown two. On the other handGreedspadesthe spade, draw trumps and lead a clublose two spades and a club and theSouth. “My partnerdiamond already lost9ttrouble with three no-trump andThen South had an inspirationhonors I am likely to beabout his lead to trickthe win-Maybe East was under leading;willSouthandin and lead a second diamond. I will were over. As a matter of fact he madefinesse dummy’s 10 andan overtrick.NORTHdeserved a better25honor. SouthA 8643could have ducked; won the second¥94and eventually discarded♦ AQ 10*KQ J2one of dummy’s club honors Vould he have made thisWESTthink so. Anyone w7ho could comeEASTA 9710-spot play could be expected¥873A KQ J5problems¥10 2Enterprisethose instances in whichadvantage is gained after an outrightone’s opponent, mostdecided by maneuvers for positionTheexploitedceptional placement of a pieceterpolationdeformationpawn structure, an extra tempo: thesethe elements which deterdifference between victorydefeat. The subtler the imaginationthe more likely he is to perturnopponent(Diagram 1)Consider the following positionjust offeredought to accede to thethough he will queen firstblack will answer by queening his own pawn. Both players can then do little more than check each other somewhatrandomly. There is not even the faintesthope for a checkmatediagram two we seeence iposition. Whitepositioned one square closer to theking, and in fact pins it to the edgethe board. While creating possibilitiesof checkmate on one hand, it is ironicallyless vulnerable to check on the otherAfter 1) P-N8(Q), P-R8(Q)winning move. Whatand black must either losequeen or immediately submit to checkThe move Q-R2 was a possibility) overlook!(Diagram 3)position is the settinginstructive chess joke. Imaginepieces. Another obviousSuppose that you are playingone of the chess backwaters and your opponent does not know the ’’en Dassant”rule. How might you generate winningchances?Try P-R3!! Your provincial opponentPxP andwith triumphant glee. You will queenpawn andyou think, whileopponent can do nothing butYour opponent, a strange fellow, no doubt, does not resign but in fact accepts your offer to double the stakes. TheHow thechessm enmoveTHE PAWN moves onlv forwardone space, with the exception of itsfirst move when it has the optioofspaces forwardforwardTHE KNIGHT moves and capturesin the form of a capital Ltwospaces in eitheT a horizontal or vertical direction and one space to theright or left. It is the only piece pemitted to iumD over other men.THE QUEEN, the most powerfulboard, moves andtures diagonally, and horizontallyfiles.erticallyTHE ROOK (occasionally calledand caotures horizontally and vertically, along theranks and files.diagonally.andTHE KING moves andone square at a ti tion.capturesiv direc-Bands soughtfor ‘battle’ July 4and semi-professional bandsin the Northwest suburban area arebeing sought to participateof the Band»PalatineThe Palatine Jaycees are sponsoringthe competition. Prizes will be awardedthe best groupsinterested in participatinggame continuesK-N6; 4) P-N6, P-R7; 5) P-N7 andK-B6; 3) P-N5 asked to cal] Tom Lester- 384-5600write: Battle of the BandsknowBox 344, Palatine, by JuneR),the position will be a stalemate.Your opponent has matched wits withyou and won. As the stakes had beendoubled by you, according to conventionHOLIDAY WEEKENDwin thebetLYMANISMSpring Clean-Up“If chess teaches us to admire in-IND00R-0UTD00R HEAVYitiative andaggressive force, it alsoteaches us to respect powers of resistance and defenseDUTY VACUUM CLEANERSSELLING BELOW FACTORY COSTS.ttChess******************BoxMAKES SPRING (LEANING EASY60006SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER TOO.A
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