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ywidag TENNESSEAM lllll lllll Paul's a Winninq Chess Nut well as the United States Chess Federa- Kenny Cohen. He's a Class A player, By EVE ZIBART a boy from an amateur back- tion which is as high as you can get without being an expert. rA I 3 lal and a halt 10 And he's work'n6 toward the next tour-find happiness as a high-school chess nament title winner of the Nashville champion? High SchooI Tournament) to be hcld In the case of Paul Henry, the auswer April 22. would seem to be "yes." Taul, a junior at Peabody Dimonstra- Learned From friend "I probably play about five or six hours of chess a week. I really only have time to play much on the weekends because of school and all.

There is a sort of chess club at tinn Vnhnnl hnlHa lh -f I 1 cness seriously reaDoay now, ana meyre getting in- Mid-State High School Chess Champion, for about a year and a half now," began terested in the tournament. Last year He is a member of several chess clubs as Paul. "I learned from a friend of mine, I was the only one entered from Pea- -J Mrc body, and this year there will be about 10." Paul plays with two other clubs, one of which meets the first three Tuesday nights in each month at Fidelity Federal in Green Hills, the other of which meets Friday nights at the Noel Hotel. 'On Your Own' Asked if chess can be played according to different styles of attack, Paul replied, "There are certain openings you can used. You'll see books written about openings and so on, but after that you're pretty much on your own." Paul, at least for the moment, has no plans to become a professional chess competitor, saying that he doesn't want "to work that hard at it." As far as personal playing technique is concerned, Paul moves medium slow, The Xnslivillc High Srliool Chess Tournament will bo held Saturday, April 22 at 100 Oaks mall.

Registration is at 8:30 a.m., competition begins at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $1. unless faced with a tough match, when he moves slowly and carefully. In addition to chess, Paul is interested in all kinds of sports, "and anything non-academic." The upcoming Nashville High School Tourney will probably involve 25-35 persons, Paul estimated. "The competition will be held in 100 Oaks," he explained.

"Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., and the first round will begin about 9. "You play five rounds. Each time you're paired with someone who has the same record of wins and losses as you do. "They just keep playing till they get finished. It will probably run all day.

"Trophies will be awarded to the top three places, and membership inthe USCF will be given to everybody who does pretty well." The emergence among young people of an interest in chess is due partly, Paul believes, to the career of Bobby Fischer. "He really works at it, you know," Paul. "That's all he ever does. Gives chess playing a lot of publicity." Paul Henry, a high-school junior who holds the title of Mid-State High School Champion, concentrates on the board as he warms up for the Nashville tournament. Nixon Gains in Student Support i i less make him a more formida increased nearly 60 from a year ago.

Many students continue to view the President's job in light of what may have been inherited from the previous administration. An Indiana University co-ed commented: "He's doing the best one could with what he was left." An undergraduate from the University of Arizona expressed his feelings: "He's attempting to deal with all our problems in a concrete way." There is much evidence, however, that President Nixon lacks the charismatic appeal among the younger voters which, were it combined with what many of them acknowledge as his weighty accomplishments, would doubt By DANIEL C. BEGGS and HENRY A. COPELAND If the '72 presidential election is destined to be a close one-like 1960 and 19G3 then the growing favorable response toward President Nixon on the college campuses could indeed be significant. Though the chances are slight that Richard Nixon, or any possible Republican candidate for that matter, would capture a majority of the youth vote, the degree of support he has mustered is probably more than his opponents are likely to The number of college students who would describe Nixon's performance as "good" has as President: very good; good; compared to a strong majority only fair; or poor?" in the South.

Answers by sex Answers, along with those and region are compared: from three previous surveys, are presented below: good good fair poor Mar. Jan. Nov. Mav "2 "2 '71 '71 Ma'es 45.2 53.8 vel Females 41.8 52.4 good 7.2 7.0 5.0 5.8 fA HI" good 37.9 37 4 30.7 23.0 JJ 52.6 only fair 38.1 37.7 43.9 42.3 1J poor 15.0 ll.8 18.9 26.0 1 .53.3 no Differences iu attitude toward opinion 1.8 1.1 1.5 2.3 the President also existed by Again, college men tended to of scho1- Nixon's support rate Mr. Nixon a little more was weakest among students at- favorably than did the women.

large private schools, By region, only a little over one whlle ll to stronger in in three in the East feel that the smaller public schools. Nixon has been doing well, as ble incumbent at least among the young. Said a graduate co-ed at the University of North Carolina: "He's done some decent things, but I personally can't identify with him I don't like him, and probably wouldn't support him." Campus Opinion interviewers surveyed a nationwide random sample of 1,010 college students the week ending March 11th. The poll was taken on 44 campuses representing a cross section of colleges and universities across the country. The students were asked: "Overall, how would you rate Mr.

Nixon's handling of his job.