18—Section 3Saturday, November 22, 1975THE HERALDShelbyonLyman chessMichael Tal, a world champion at age 24 who then lost a rematch to Botvinnik a year later, has been plagued ever since by chronic illness.5. P-K56. BxB7. BxQ8. BxPA Moscow speed tournament was 9. R-N1 postponed in 1967 until Tal was released 10. BxN from the hospital. The ailing Tal won with 14 out of 15 points whereupon, he returned to his sick hedAccording to the Soviet master Estrin:Lying in a medical ward with a hot water bottle, he was given a pain-killing injection, and then, from memory, reeled 17. P-N411. N-KB312. B-Q613. K-Q214. K-B315. N-Q216. P-B3off to eager journalists the scores of his 15games.tfHint and explanation: to solve-it Whitehas an unusual recapture. His voraciousadvanced pawn will turn the tables. Noticeblack's unprotected queen.* * ♦Robert Byrne has not yet regained his splendid form of the 1973 Leningrad inter-zonals. He has been on the decline since his shellacking thereafter by Boris Spassky in their Candidates match. Spassky, himself, is still struggling to regain his pre-Reykjavik form.When the two met recently in the celebrated Moscow international tournament, 34. K-B5 Spassky again had his way with Byrne. In 35. K-N636. K-Q637. P-B418. PxP19. KR-B1 check20. BxN21. R-B422. RxR23. N-B124. N-K325. P-QR426. R-N427. RxBP28. R-B529. N-B430. R-R531. K-N432. RxP check33. P-B3Diagram 2, we see the winning position reached by Boris on move 36. From this position, his central pawn trio and aggressive king combined with his knight and rook to force resienalion at move 40.check39. R-KR 740. KxPAt this writing, Spassky was among theleaders with a shot at first.SpasskyByrne1. P-K4P-K32. P-Q4P-Q43. N-QB3N-KB34. B-KN5B-K2N-K5NxNNxQNxPN-B5PxBN-B3P-QN3B-N2R-QB1P-B4K-B2PxPN-K2K-K1KxBKR-KB1KxRB-B3P-QN4PxPK-K2K-Q2P-N4R-KB1R-B6 checkR-B7K-Q1RxRPB-Q4B-N6K-K1P-R4K-Q1K-K1K-Q1 and resignsSolution to Solve-it: Tal (white) played 1. NxR!! After 1... . QxQ, he continued with 2. PxB!! Black will be at least a piece behind in all variations.(c) 1975, Enterprise Science NewsSOLVE-IT(Diagram 1)BLACKAMATEURUO NO 90 O 1 0X NX HXQR QN QB QKB KN KRTALWHITEWhite plays and wins. Solution below.After36....K K1 (Diagram 2)BLACKBYRNEdO NO 90 O X 9X NX dXQR QN QBKB KN KRSPASSKYWHITEBlack is lost.Horses, country musicat 76th Live Stock ShowAn international horse show and entertainment by country western groups are featured in the 76th International Live Stock Exposition which opens at Chicago's International Amphitheatre Thursday.Goal of the show this year is to blend farm and city, according to officials. One of the attractions will be the Hayloft Gallery featuring art done by school children from throughout the state. There will also be barbershop quartets, an antique car show and square dancers for entertainment.On display will be items commemorating 200 years of American agriculture with antique farm machinery, tools and crafts collected from museums and historical societies from throughout the country. More than 30 world consuls will display at the Fete Internationale withexhibits featuring agricultural displays from around the world.The main attraction will remain 4,000 head of prize livestock that will compete for $85,000 in premiums and awards.Performances of the International Horse Show with more than 400 of the country's top saddle horses in competition will be presented daily. Entertainment will be provided by Danny David and the Nashville Express, the Judy Lynn Show, Mel Tillis and the State Siders, Tommy Overstreet and the Nashville Express and Fred Warings'Pennsylvanians.The show will continue through Dec. 2. Tickets for the horse show plus general admission to the stock show are $3, $6 and $10. General admission for the stock show only are $2 for adults and $1 for children under 12, and can be purchased at the Amphitheatre, 4300 S. Halsted St.