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Shelby Lyman on Chess_____ V#Understanding of game often advanced by ‘unknownThere is no question but that the lo tones of chess creation seem to be almost exclusively to the strongest p ers. Our grandmasters and strong r ters by their efforts in theoretical practical play continuously advance understanding. But occasionally a gle mg nugget is discovered downstream•Diagram 1)BLACKLjubojevtcHO NO 90 0 X 8X NX HX(Diagram 2)BLACKIjubojevicHO NO 90 0 X 8X NX HXKAVALEK (white)LJUBOJEVICchesswhoLubomir Kavalek, recent U.S. cochampion, had a rich harvest last April at Lanzarote, Spain. There he won an international tournament by dint of anespecially fine victory in his crucialgame with the Yugoslavian, Ljubojevic, who was, as a result, relegated to thirdplace.Diagram 1In our first diagram, we see a crucial position of that game after Ljubojevic’sK-Bl. Kavalek (w'hite) hasOR ON OB QKB KN KRQR QN QB QKB KN KRKavalekWHITEKavalekWHITEto play?What does white threaten?30th moveDiagram 2A fine win by Kavalek, who apparently31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.given up the exchange (rook for a bish- Kavalek. with the extra pawn in hand, ^ not susPec^ L^nzarote or later 50-when he annotated the game that he 5*-could have won more easily if not more 52-quickly with a problem-like move at 53*op) to reach this position. Now he can maneuvered through his 39th move toregain the exchange, as he did, and re- reach the position in our second dia-main a pawn ahead. How? ... He may gram. He now threatens to win theplay the immediately effective 31.) N-Q7 knight with 40.) B-R5. Ljubojevicreluctantlv answered with 39___0-03.check! Black must play QxN and white simply captures the rook with his queen. (If 31 ... NxN; 32. Q-N8 mate.)move 31.Such at least is the claim of an other-andexchanged queens wise modest chess amateur, Meyer54.55.56.N-Q7 check!QxRQ-K5B-K6Q-N8 checkQ-B7Q-Q8 check Q-N8 !B-N4QxQB-K2P-KN-4K-N3K-B3P-R4PxPK-K3B-Q3P-N5PxPP-N6B-B2PxPK-Q4K-K5K-K6(black)QxNQ-Q7Q-KB7P-R3K-N2K-BlN-KlQ-Q7Q-Q3NxQK-N2K-B3P-K4K-K3K-Q4KxPK-Q4K-B4PxPP-N5N-KlPxPK-N4N-N2N-Kl Black resigned• ••*•«lt;»»**» • • »»»..«»4 * • • a . • 4 A 4 # A 4• * * • • IvX.v.v.% SvJMvEdelstein of the Boylston Chess Club in wm*™Boston. Edelstein revels in composed chess problems. His interest and skillhave aided him in digging out an over- KxB, 34) P-K6 check wins the black looked treasure, concealed slightly below queen) 34) PxN, KxB; 35; Q-N7 check,the surface of Kavalek’s game.WHAT IS Edelstein’s find? (Refer back to the position in diagram one.) Answer: His move for white is 31) B-B7!!,K-K3; 36) QxP check, QxQ; 37) PxQ, KxP and wrhite wins easily with the extrapawn• •Or so it seems.What do you think? Is Edelstein cor-which threatens 32) Q-R6 mate. Black’s rect?only try seems to be• •RxN. After 32)“Too bad I didn’t bid three no-trump,” said South. “Since you had the hearts stopped there was no w ay for me to lose that contract.”PxR and Q-B2 by black (he must keep(Copyright 1973 by Shelby Lyman) Address your questions in care of thisthe king pawn pinned), 33) Q-N3 seems column to Paddock Publications, P.O.to force a routine win in a king and pawn Box 280, Arlington Heights, 111., 60006.endgame, i.e. 33) Q-N3, Q-Q2; (if ...
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