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Teen-Age Chess Expert Advises Teaching the Game to Children By JOY STILLEY PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AP) Five-year-olds are perfectly capable of learning to play chess and, in fact, that is the best age to start them out, says teen-age chess expert Eric Schiller, who serves as a volunteer teacher to kindergarten youngsters. "The earlier they learn to play chess the more beneficial the ability will be," he says. "Chess playing helps develop more logical reasoning processes and helps them to think more clearly and evaluate decisions better." The 17-year-old senior at Schreiber High School here teaches the fundamentals of the game to kindergarteners at the Flower Hill Elementary School. He is a volunteer for HELP (Help Educate Little People), a program that places high school students in an assistant teacher capacity in elementary schools.

"I asked for the younger children because I feel they're easier to work with and there's more you can teach someone young," says Schiller. "I've always had the idea of introducing chess to kids anl felt the best place was on the kindergarten level. "I learned at that age and Bobby Fischer did and so did most of the other players I have come in contact with," he continues. "In the United States may seem early but in the Soviet Union it's normal." Schiller, who gets a half unit credit per term for working five days a week with his young students, starts out by introducing ihe pieces one at a time and etting the kids become thoroughly familiar with how each moves. One 6-year-old has already played in an under-13- year-old tournament.

"I give them general principles that get them going," he explains. "They use basically the same opening all the time, but they are beginning to get some attacking schemes down and occasionlly get into some defensive things." The youth lists intelligence and a "very competitive instinct" as major prerequisites Times Herald, Carroll, la. Tuesday, June 13, 1972 tournament director for the U.S. Chess Championship. captain of the Eastern High School co-championship team and has won many trophies.

He owns seven chess sets, including one luge "artistic" one. He also plays bridge, but thinks it involves too murh luck. "In chess there's a very small percentage of luck," he says. "The only reason people lose in chess is because they make a mistake themselves. Schiller plans to attend the University of Chicago next year and major in Russian, a language he became interested from reading books about, chess, but which he now enjoys for its own sake.

In addition to speaking Russian, he speaks Serbo-Croatian and can read German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Czech and Swedish, all of which he familiarized himself with through reading siions Answers on U.S. Tax Matters iinn CHIPS' ions I lax mill NTS by local ofiice I iiicniii I lU'vi'nuo lv as ce In ITS. Thf inns most liv taxpayers.) Dons the increased deduction for child care and household services apply to amounts spent to care for a teenager? A in the Tax Law." It's available free by dropping a postcard to your IRS district office. Happen! Earn on Your Savings in Glidden Earn Earn on 2 Year Time Deposits 'O Time Deposits oif 1 Year Your money can ALWAYS be withdrawn when needed. No waiting period interest paid to withdrawal date.

Complete Banking Service. No service charges on any checking accounts with minimum balance of $500. Open Thursday evenings. First National Bank Glidden, Iowa for the game. Though an ap titude for math often is not ap parent at that age, he adds tha the child who plays good ches; will be good in math.

Schiller recalls that from thi time he was 4 or 5 he playec chess with his father or guest in a casual way. In the middle of junior high he joined a grou of 9th-graders who played it a little more seriously, i "We entered a tournament and had a crushing defeat," i he admits, "and then I started I to pick up chess seriously and i bought the first of many chess i books. I probably buy more chess books than any other junior (under-21 player) in the country." Now chess has become a way of life for Schiller, who carries a folding chess board, zipper- cased playing pieces and basic chess books with him wherever he goes. He was an assistant OPEN Till 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY SUNDAY to 5 p.m.

WED. NITE SUNDAY SERNETT FAMILY CENTER chess magazines. He may eventually go into the field of diplomacy, teaching or some type of interpreting work. "But my real idea for life is to get a job to sustain myself while playing chess," he says. Photo Lake City Mayor L.

W. Sit-vert (right) was ready III SL 3-1 Seibert (right) was ready io cut ribbon to open the First Federal Savings i I and Loan branch in Lake City Monday. At far left, is Ralph McCord, Carroll. president of the Carroll based institution and Carol liiKka. head teller.

The grand opening runs through Thins da v. Colccn presented the lesson "Pass tlio Good Word Along" and to Warrn the Busy Thimbles of the Presbyterian Church met on Thursday for an afternoon of quilting Salona Chapter 231 Honors Lyle Arps (Times Herald News Sot-vice) MANNING Salona Chapter No. 231. Order of the Easiern Star, closed its season with German dinner following the and embroidering. Clara Lamp I 1 1 i ,1 I 1 My doctor has prescribed that I take two 07.

of whiskey twice a day for relief of pain i resulting from a coronary disease. Is this deductible as a medical expense? i A Yes. If you itemize 'duclions. payments for a special i food or beverage, prescribed en allowed a de- by a physician solely for thn diidion of to $400 per month Vlleviation or treatment of an fur expends for dependent care niness are deductible as a medi- aiul household services provided oa ex ens subject to the one in your home: 1) if your de- pcr cent limitation on medicines pendent is under 15 and you; and dru and the threc ppr ate eulii'Td to claim an exemp-j cen (. limitation on general merii- lo" him: or 2) if your de-j ca i expenses.

The special food pendent is p'lvsirally or men- or beverage must be in adoi- lally ii.eapablo of caring tjon to your norrna i diet and himsi If. ivgardless of age. Of in no way a part of your nutvi course, those expenses must tional needs Tr) such a caFO( iii'-vrml to enable you to you su jt a statement gainfully employed and rom your doctor with your ro- Minist furnish over half the cost lirn of maintaining the household: i thai inciudes the mure information on the-SAUL ALINSKY DIES deduction for household and CARMEL, Calif. (AP) Saul care services and; aiions on the Ahnsk 63 one of Americas IKS Publication leading community organizers, of Changes i collapsed and died Monday. 4 devotions.

Minnie hostess to the 13 chapter session on Thursday presented evening. A surprise toast in Jensen German was made to Mr. meir.bers attending. Mrs. Lyle Arp, who soon will go to Germany to visit Marion Clausnitzer, the German AFS student who lived with them for a year.

They also received a Bon Voyage gift presented by OVI Richard Crandall. C. M. John- Frank 32 North son led the group in singing; Crawford Street has been in- German fun songs. The that relaiycs in Sturgis.

wedding anniversary of Mr. "ear Rapid City, have es- from the flood Kin Escape in Mrs. Harry Hoffmann and the'i ca ed inJ 111 08 waters near their home, lie said the Carl Peterson and Billy (brother-in-law) D. i birthday anniversary of Mrs. Felicia Campbell were also noted.

The evening ended with. a Charlie Chaplin movie, shown I Peterson (nephew) famil re- by Fredda Hinz. Mrs. Wilbur tcd the basements of theu Hill, Mrs. Hinz, and Mrs.

BUI Altenhein were committee in charge of the evening. Mary Circle of the United Methodist Women met Wednesday evening at the home of Lois Wegner. Fourteen members and two visitors, Marcia Beedle and Naomi Hupp, were present. The school of Missions will be held at Indianola June 23-25. homes flooded with mud and; water, but, that, no direct damage was done to their property.

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