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Shelby Lyman on chesslaying againstmputerThere is a spectre haunting the chess world — the spectre of the chess-playing computer.Personally, I’ve never cared for these machines since the time 1 inquired of one (by typing on a con sole): “Do you love mer The automaton’s ungen erous reply was instant “The word love’ is not irmy vocabulary Now a prodigy of amachine has appeared on the American chess sceneCyborg 170, a Control Datiproduct, as recently enBEGINNER S CORNERHO NO 80* 8* N* HXKN KRONf MOV It(Solution |*»«*HINT AND EX-PLANATION: Whichmove by white will allow black to immediately checkmate?tered in a Class B sectionof the Paul Masson Tournament in Saratoga, Calif, where it proceededto wipe out all five of its BopponentsLater, interested A players were called up to challenge Cyber. There was a rush to the scene.board, where it is cut off from retreat by the black queenSOLVEAFTtA 40.K K4T7 KNJANMN80 NO 80 o * ex NX asThe A player chosen was promptly beat and was followed by an Expert who finally won, but took 94moves!Such were the ominous proceedings in California.But Cyborg 170 can be stopped. Let’s turn off the electricity; after all, there is an energy crisiseBenjamin’s next move,40 . . . R-N5ch, was the final blow. Amos had to resign He saw that 41.K-B5would be met by 41 . . . Q-N3 mate, while 41 K-Q5 would also allow mate by41 . . . Q-N7ch; 42 B-K4.QXBSOLUTION TO BEGINNERS’ CORNER; If whitesuicidally plays 1 K-Q2”'\black can play 1 . . . Q-K5,checkmate!POMONA1HEALTH FOODSKN SO1S2S Indian Httl fttvdAMOSMJAMIN MAS A CnUtMKfl•28-427712-year-old beats international Master.Joel Benjamin is the 12-year-old from Brooklyn N Y. who has recently made waves in American chess (as we have previously reported).Here is the finish (see SOLVE-IT) of his celebrated game with the talented International Master Bruce AmosAmos s king is woefully exposed in the middle of(St* taut 4BARSSTOOLS1501 L HOITnjmm ~DINETTE CENTERGAME SETSPATIO • OUTDOORA629-0701Of»€N DARV 10 to 0T* t OO pmIivDRAPERY CLEANING COSTS TOO HIGH?
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Pomona Progress Bulletin
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Sat, Sep 18, 1976
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