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Shelby Lyman: On ChessOn Chess LoreMichael Tal, a world champion at age 24 who then lost a rematch to Bot-vinnik a vear later, has been plagued ever since by chronic illness.In 19 6 7, a Moscow “speed tournament was postponed until Tal was released from the hospital. The ailing Tal won with 14 out of 15 points whereupon, he returned to his sick bed.According 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, reeledBLACKAMATEURdO NO BO O X 9X NX dXoff to eager journalists the scores of his 15 games.”was among the leaders with a shot at first.QR QN QB Q K KB KN KRTALWHITEHintWhiteand explanation:has an unusual Hisrecapture, his voracious advanced pawn will turn the tables. Notice black’s protected queen.Rematch: Spassky Vs. ByrneRobert Byrne has not yet regained his splendid form of the 1973 Leningrad in-terzonals. 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, Spassky again had his way with Byrne. In Diagram Two.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 resignation at move40.At this writing, SpasskyBLACKBYRNEdO NO 90 O X 9X NX dXQR QN QB QKB KN KRSPASSKYWHITESpasskyByrne1. P-K4P-K32. P-Q4P-Q43. N-QB3N-KB34. B-KN5B-K25. P-K5N-K56. BxBNxN7. BxQNxQ8. BxPNxP9. R-NlN-B510. BxNPxB11. N-KB3N-B312. B-Q6P-QN313. K-Q2B-N214. K-B3R-QBl15. N-Q2P-B416. P-B3K-B217. P-N4PxP18. PxPN-K219. KR-BlK-Kl20. BxNKxB21. R-B4KR-KBl22. RxRKxR23. N-BlB-B324. N-K3P-QN425. P-QR4PxP26. R-N4K-K227. RxBPK-Q228. R-B5P-N429. N-B4R-KB130. R-R5R-B6check31. K-N4R-B732. RxP checkK-Ql33. P-B3RxRP34. K-B5B-Q435. K-N6B-N636. K-Q637. P-B438. R-K739. R-KR 740. KxPK-KlP-R4K-Ql K-Kl K-Ql andresignsSolution 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.NEEDCeramic TileCall 793-0134 Quaker Village Sales
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