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Shelby Lyman: On ChessOn Chess LoreHave you heard the following story about Emanuel Lasker?It seems that the indomitable world champion was enjoying an ocean voyage when he was challenged to a chess game by a stranger, who didn’t recognize the incognito Lasker.“I must warn you,” the champion was told, ‘‘I am a very strong player, probably able to spot you my queen and still win.” Lasker, who rarely flinched from a challenge, played at queen odds and contrived tolose.Barely had his opponent a moment to enjoy his victory, when Lasker offered the following observation: “Ibelieve it was an advantage for you to have played without your queen. Your king, as a result, had an extra escape square, and, therefore, was impossible to checkmate. Let us reversethe odds.”Flabbergasted, the man accented the new terms. . and quickly lost.BLACKbO NO BO O8* NX bXQR QN QB QKB KN KRWHITEWhite plays. Self mate in two Solution below.Hint and explanation: This exercise will improve your ability to visualize checkmate. White will construct a “box” for himself and draw the lid...surprisingly quickly.New Wine in Old BottlesIt used to be necessary to emphasize that chess was not a game only for graybeards. But in this dayof youth worship, we must plug for the elder generation by drawing the spotlight to Soviet grandmaster EwfimGeller.This 50-year-old,BLACKSTEANbO NO BO O X BX NX bXaml1pi\x v v\\VLJQR QN QB QKB KN KRGELLERWHITEAn artful finishSpassky’s second in Reykjavik, is the supreme hero of the moment. Since September 1, he has- won two of the strongest tournaments in years — the Alexander Memorial at Teeside, England, and the Alexander Memorial in Moscow.In these efforts, Gellerfinished ahead of four ex-World Champions (Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian and Spassky) and four or five others of world class calibre.The following cameo game, against Stean of England, gives us a taste of Geller’s rich style. A sound opening and witty tactics rebuff an opponent who tried too hard.In Diagram Two, we see Stean’s ultimate dilemma. Geller has just(Diagram 2) placed him in an embarrassing pin with a capture at Q5 with his queen.Stean savedwith 1..queenrookR-R5,andbutresigned after 2. B-N5 check, K-Bl; and the quietly elegant 3. R-Bl! He was in a deadly mating net.GellerStean(White)(Black)1. N-KB3P-QB42. P-K4P-KN33. P-Q4PxP4. NxPN-QB35. P-QB4N-B36. N-QB3P-Q37. B-K2NxN8. QxNB-N29. B-N5B-K310. R-QBlQ-R411. Q-Q2R-QBl12. P-B3BxP13. N-Q5QxP14. 0-0NxN15. RxBRxR16. QxNR-R517. B-N5 checkK-Bl18. R-BlRESIGNSAnswer to Solve-It: White’s first move is 1. P-B4. After black’s 1...P-B4 check in return, and 2. K-K5.,.,black’s 2...N-B6 gives checkmate !
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