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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee • Page 23

Publication:
The Tennesseani
Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
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23
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The letters and their corresponding pieces are: King; Q-Queen; Bishop; KT-Knight; R-Rook P-Pawn. An between letters indicates the first piece captured the second. 0-0 indicates castling. "CH" indicates check'' or that the king is threatened with capture.) 1 3J. 3 P5'f ICM) B-C81 Hi 1 rm BP? bt ep -M PUP ft C3 ft 04 pei B4 P-tS KXP ft B4 B4 K4 ft ft 61 ft 63 K'l PP 9 P-CR4 r.pj 1 cj 00 (Symbols: In British American usage, each move in a chess catch is recorded iiiing letters for each chess piece and numbers for each square on the board.

The squares are numbered along the columns and named for tlie piece initially sitting at the first square on the file. For example, the third nsrtaER Qi CUTS or cei fO-" 0i BJJ' 8 63 res P-CKT PXP K-PJ Kl 3' it 4C. 4j sparring. Fischer s'ood. spoke to chief reterree Lothar Sohmid ef Vct Herniary and disappeared with his iorc rolling gait throut'i the bcie curtains offstage 1.

it. Fischer strode to his backs'ace dressing room where he Schmid. who followed him, that he wouldn't continue play unless a movie cr.incia feet from tie chess board ordered shut f. It barely visible from where Fischer sat. Schmid said he couldn't order the camera removed.

FISHIER STAYED away for r0 minutes while his clock continued to devour time. P3 44 62 4S. P4 44. KTJ 47. I K) n.

e-cn KTJ IS 0 Cl It. KT K2l 0 audience, which was applauding the Russian. Fischer left the hall by the stage door and hurried to a waiting car. From the car he spotted John Col-Iris, a parap'egic sifing a few feet away in a wheelchair. Collins Fi.cher the game.

Fischer rolled down the cur window and said, "I'm sorry. It will settle down. He left immediately for his air condition hotel suit. WHEN SPASSKY left, a crowd congratulations. The Russian came to the hall yesterday expecting to win.

his associates reported. He was unruffled throughout his faultless chess play. Robert Byrne, a U.S. grandmaster and second- lie rcturmx! to continue the s' rugle, makir.2 hi move, an ineffectual sidestep his king. rrsuing play all the on the king's side were lot.

FiM-her shifted his king in a hopeless struggle to the hcr side of the board, whcie to of his p.twns and to tf Spav-ky's blocked each o'her's passage. Fischrr couldn't unblock ne-cause Spask's bishop could protect his poitiin from lon Finally, alter Spassky's 5iih move his king approached the jam on the queen's side ischer resigned. HE REACHED OVER and stopped his clock. He olfered Spassky his hand, folded his scorecard and walked out pausing once to wave to the Squirrel Traps Sprung LISENSTADT, Austria (AP) Park officials trying to catch squirrels to improve blood lines through breeding said they found their traps were repeateaiy sprung, apparently by animal lovers protecting the squirrels' freedom. white pieces and first move gave him.

Until Fischer's costly pawn capture at the 29th move on Tuesday, the game proceeded dully, with Spassky inviting exchanges and the prospect of a colorless draw. ranked player in the United States, said after the game: 'it isn't necessarily all that significant. Either of these plavers can come back and win." With a one-up leg on the score, Spassky gained an important psychological ad vantage in the view of experts like former Yugoslav champion Svetozar Gligoric. EXPERTS observed course of the play vai astonishing in retrospect: Spassky made no attempt to hasten exploitation of the slightest advantage which the (Continued from Tajp Ob) James Slater. ho swec'enod the jvt nh pAiind a-twit he able Jo pet his nnwy out of Erf'anJ because ef currency restriction.

SLATFR'S 'nation, which pashvl the total prire money tn enticed Fischer to end his hoid vit at the scheduled start ef the match July about Slater's proh-lcm. Fischer snapped. "Nit He lot four times plaxins the Mack pieces and drew twice when he played white and had first move. Fischer plays white today. Fnder scoring rules, one point is awarded for a victory and a half point goes to each player for a draw.

AS OFFENDING champion, Spassky needs only 12 point in the 24 games to retain his title. Fischer must score 12' to seie it and put an end to a 24-year Soviet monopoly. The play lasted only one hour and three minutes. was the continuation of a game begun Tuesday and adjourned after 40 moves with Fischer in a position the experts said would give him only a draw at best. Spassky had his king, a bishop that controlled the black diagonals and three pawns.

Fischer was down to his king and five pawns, two of them loose on the king's side. One of Spassky's pawns treatened a Fischer pawn when play concluded Tuesday night. IN THE FIRST move yesterday, Spassky captured the pawn, Fischer recaptured with his king and the game turned into an effort by Fischer to push his pawns a square at a time to the last rank under the escort of his king. Suddenly, after five minutes of play and some Indecisive ranee! wi IT if nf Satioo, too. 18,000 BTU 1 riobby Fischer 'It'll Settle Down" 1 1 I i I) i mMMm mm p-'! M.tiAJUUJ.k'.4s4i.JL'iMM.ii"i4.M.i.

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