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World chess community begins to realizeBEGINNER’S CORNERslt;1bdtK nWHITE'S BEST MOVE?Hint: Go tot mate, not NxeThe acceptance ot chess as an Olympic sport last year by the International Olympic Committee was awelcome event in the world chess community But few of us had thought much about a troublesome issue: the application to chess of the IOC doping policy Doping at the Olympics has been a hot press item. The list ot potential substances keeps growing, while knowledge ot their properties and effects long- and short-term remains sparse. Enforcement ot policy is difficult, and there is the substantial nsk ot unfairly branding~ HPgreat athletes and competitors as substance abusers.The hands-on task ot drug regula-turn in chess is the responsibility otthe World Chess I ederation•), which is approaching the issue with caution \ spokesman has announced there will be someimposes otmg at thetesting ot players tor study byurine sampWorld Chess Olympiad in ^tanbulShelby1 vmunduring October Whatever the find-; ■ tS*-:mgs. sanctions will not be applied asa result ot this preliminary effort.No drugs or substances have beenWyyet proscribed, although there will be a limit on caffeine intake -roughly the equivalent of eight cups of brewed coffee or lh-20 cans of cola-type soda two to three hoursbefore testing. Marijuana and alcohol are not an issue because they0'are seen as having a negative rather%'Cthan enhancing cfteet on performance.Below is a wm by Boris Gclfand ofIsrael ovct 3e Jiangchuan ot China from the recent I ID! World Cup inShenyang. China.IS.NORaS\9.R\aSRxaS20.f5Ra221.Qh4N e 5mm mm ►Nxe 5B.xeS•'tmm •C.\b4Rxb224.bxe5dxe5am v .lt;*BflQd6!26.fxgnhxg6^ mmm f $Bg2(a)Qxd3Qe 1Re:White resignsWe ...t.ii \n admission ot defeat Blackthreatens 27 Bf6. which in turn threatens both Bxh4 and 2$,.. . QIC mate.Solution to beginner's Corner: IkgC th re a u ng - Ne ' and 3 \pmate.Shelby I smanmaster anil threechampion;s a national chess time Sen EmktndYe1.e4Gelfandtmc5Ymmc3N fn81Vd3|64.t’4Bg7mN* • *Nf30-0i \g3Nebmf 4Bg2d6§s.0-0Bg49,h3Bxf3410.Qxt'3ReN411.Be 3Nd7a '112.g4b5w13.a 3a 5i14.Nd2Nbo15.of:b41 h.axb4axb417.R( f)c 1OdSOLVE-ITafter 28. Qe1Gelfand- .1a1di i'S’tmMbM ... ^c §§|| CLtfgfsL$ •mf^ m t ' i;Ye JiangchuanBLACK TO PLAY
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