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i.os i imi.s B14 SUNDAY. I wo oc By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER CHESS ollon a pawn 8 Qo2 Bo7 9 dxeB lli.u null, quod limn (J.e', 10 d'xnb Net, II NI3 Ilrj4 YJ U2 tltlli QgB 10 Nh37 Nnw. and ti.irl M.i,,,r, well nltoi 10 Qo3 Bib 1 1 Nn2 0 0 7 NM OcG 13 Ndb Rn8. bill 12 NcM Bxh3 11 gxh3 Nc6 12 Bf4 12 0e3 0 0 0 13 Bi)2 RhiiS. Whiln will linvd trouble on the lile Rd8 Nrjl 0 0 0' becauso 13 Qg4 trades annum.

13 Qa3 It's difficult to piovenl 13 HM Certainly 13 o3 Bxa3i 14 Rxa3 Obit doesn't help White is simply too lai bfilnnd in development Nb4l 14 cxb4 Bxb4-f IB Ka2 Bd2l The hasly 15 Qc2' Iti KID gels nowhere 16Qg3 0r 16 QI3 BxM 1 0x14 0d3 18 Ke I 0c3 19 Ke2 Rd2, mating Qe4 17 Be3 Qxc4 18 Kf3 Qc6 19 Ke2 Bxe3 20 fxe3 Both 20 Bg2 0c2 and 20 Qxg7 Qc2 2 1 Kxo3 Qc3 22 KI4 Rd4 23 Kg5 h6 win quickly loi Black Qxhl 21 Qxg7 Rf8 22 Rcl Rd7. White Rasigns. bec.niso thf! gain 10 invado 22 Ne2 Nc5 23 BxcB RxcB 24 Nf3 BhBI Threatening 2b 2(i Nol Rcll 2B Qd3 Ra2 26 b4 Whim can not keep Black out with 2G Nc3 Rxl2i 71 Kxl2 8xc3 28 Ob I N(4 29 K(2 Rd 30 Qd3 Rc2l 31 KM RI2 32 Kol Bo3 Rcc2 27 Nfgl Rd2 The Rooks are much slrongiii than the Queen 28 0(3 Kg7 29 h4 Rdb2 30 g4 Bd2 31 Ng3 Bxb-4 32 Nh3 Ra3 33 Qd1 Rd2 34 Qbl Bc5 36 Qxb7 Bxf2l 36 Nx(2 Or 36 Ng5 Rxg3 37 Khl Rdl 38 Kh2 Nxg4 male Raa2 37 Nh1 Nxg4, White Resigns. GM P. Nlkolich (Yugoslavia) GM Yusupov (U.S.S.R.I, Hastings 1989-90: 1 C4 s6 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 64 The Mikenas variation of the English Opening d6 4 e6 d4 Black has also tried the pawn sac 4 Ne4 5 Nxe4 dxe4 6 0g4 Bd7 7 0xe4 Bc6 5 6xf6 dxc3 6 bxc3 Qxf6 7 d4 eSI? In- stead of the usual 7 c5 8 NI3 1)6.

Black County Championship, Oxnard 1990: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 6 N(3 0-0 6 Bo2 eB 7 d6 Tim System ngmnst tho King's Indi.in Dijlnnsc a6 6 g3 Potrosmn piclcrtcd 8 Bub hli 0 FJh4 Na6 9 Nh4 This nmnuuvrir discnurnr) OS 1Mb Nc5 10 Qc2 c6 11 Be3 a4l? Alter II cxdb 12 cxdb Bd 13 a4. White controls most of the board 12 0-0 Black answeis 12 Bxcb" dxcb 13Nxn4 with 13 Nxe4 cxdB 13 cxd5 QaB 14 axb3 Alter 14 QxM 15 Rabl Qa5, White gets only equality liom 16 Rbb Qc7 17 Bxc5 dxc5 18 Bd7 19 Rxc5 Bxa4.but Nlxe4 1713 NI6 18Nxd6 Ncd7 19 Rb5 gives him strong threats 16 axb3 Qxel 16 Rxal Rxa1 17 Kg2 Bg4 18 Bb67 White gets an edge with 18 Bxg4 Nxg4 19 Bxcb dxc5 20 Na4 Rc8 19 Qb2 Raa8 20 Qb1 White has lost the initiative He cannot lustily 20 c4 Ncxe4 with 21 Nxo4 Nxe4 22 13 Nc3l oi 2 1 Na4 Nxdb Bd7 21 Bxd7 Ncxd7 Exchanges help Black, Community Comer. 352 East St. in Upland. Rated tournaments, Action chess quads available every week, speed tournaments, casual play, free lessons for beginners and class players.

Dues: $10year. Call Samuel Jurado at (714) 350-0101 (days) or at (714) 988-3578 (evaningsl. Vlctorvlllo: The Victor Valley Chess Association meets 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays at the Mad Greek Restaurant, Green Tree Blvd. at St.

Andrews in Victorville, and on Thursday evenings at the Victor Valley College staff lounge, 18422 Bear Valley Rd. in Victorville. Rated tournaments, casual play, free instruction, discounts on chess equipment. Dues: $5year, $1year juniors. Call Steve Bradley at (619) 243-3287.

TODAY'S GAMES IM I. Ivanov IM D. Root, Ventura for seniors, free to juniors. Call Ben Nethercot at 1213) 455-1704 or Randy Hough at (8181 282-7412. Topanga: Gym for the Mind, which is open noon-9 p.m.

daily except Sundays at 1942 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Topanga, offers rated tournaments, casual play, chess computers, chess instruction, and a large chess library. Chess players attend most often on Wednesday evenings. Dues: $30year, $150year chess and gym membership, free to masters.

Call Dec Cuerdon or David Esser at (213) 455-1596. Upland: The Upland Chess Club meets p.m. Thursdays in the Upland sroin aid spSD OSDJ CDID HMr MUxM IfrrrrrH I abcdefgh mm Feb. 3. 1990 Position "5048: White to play and win From the game Babu Wajih, India 1989 Solution to Position "5047: Black wins with 1 Qg4 2 Rxb7 Rxc3 (threatening 3 Qd1) 3 Qd2 Qxf5 4 Kgl Rxc2 II 2 Ng3.

then 2 Bxg3 3 hxg3 Qx(5 wins a Rook INTERNATIONAL NEWS British grandmaster John Nunn won the traditional tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland, scoring 8-5. Ulf Andersson of Sweden and Lajos Portisch of Hungary shared second place with The lone American entrant, Maxim Dlu-gy of New Jersey, tied for fourth at 7-6 with Mikhail Gurevich of the Soviet Union and Margeir Petursson of Iceland. Two of the pre-tournament favorites, Victor Korchnoi of Switzerland and Nigel Short of England, managed only even scores. In the concurrent masters tournament, John Fedorowicz of New York took clear first with 9-2, 1 Vi points ahead of the field. The three Polgar sisters competed.

Judith, the youngest, tied for third with 614-414, while Zsuzsa had and Zsofia scored 5-6. Fe dorowicz earned an invitation to the premier event next year. LOCAL NEWS Doug Root swept the Ventura County Championship last weekend in Oxnard. Root scored 4-0, defeating top-rated IM Igor Ivanov in the final round. Charles Van Buskirk and top expert Alexey Root were second with 3V4-V4.

Yvonne Kra-wiec took the A prize, while Mark Doyle, Russell Lazarenko, Paul Schuster and Steve Surtshin split the under-1800 prize. There was a good turnout of 46 players. The U.S. Amateur Team Championship West takes place February 1 7-1 9 at the Pasadena Holiday Inn, 303 E. Cordova St.

in Pasadena. This is our region's version of the unique team tournament that began two decades ago in New Jersey. Teams of four or five players averaging less than 2200 (master level) in rating compete for trophies, chess clocks, and glory. There are no cash prizes. The emphasis is on fun; there are special awards for silly team names and goofy costumes.

For all of the details, or for help joining a team, call Jerry Hanken at (213) 257-9839 or Randy Hough at (818) 282-7412. Keith Crasnick won the 2nd Newhall Bowl Open, a weekly tournament at the Meadows Park Chess Club, with a perfect 5-0 score. Leon Shernoff, Tim Hanks, and top unrated Robert Heinish tied for second. Other prizes went to Maurice Faragher, Adriana DeFazio, Adam Croizer, Edward Letts, and Glenn Racz. Entries are still open for the 3rd New-hall Bowl Open, which will be held Friday evenings in Meadows Park, 25671 N.

Fedala Rd. in Valencia. Call Gary Sauer at (805) 253-1301 for details. The Arcadia Club Championship, a six-round tournament on Monday evenings, begins February 12. The Arcadia Chess Club meets 1 p.m.

Mondays in the Senior Citizens Building, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. in Arcadia. For more information, call Fred Brock at (818) 331-1638. or during club hours at 1818) 445-9081.

LOCAL CHESS CLUBS Here is another addition to our 1990 list of local chess clubs. Escondido: The North County Chess Club meets at 6 p.m. Fridays in the Community Room of HomeFed Bank, 1540 E. Valley Parkway in Escondido. Rated tournaments, speed tournaments, some casual play.

Dues: $6year. Call Alina Markowski at (619) 743-3044. Los Angatos: Chess for Kids, Inc. is a roving chess club. Casual play, instruction.

Free to juniors, $15year for elders. Call William Quamini at (213) 384-1391. Santa Barbara: The Santa Barbara Chess Club meets p.m. Thursdays and Fridays in the Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo St.

in Santa Barbara. Rated tournaments. Action chess, speed tournaments, casual play, club newsletter, discounts on chess equipment. Dues: $10year. Call Parker Montgomery Jr.

at (805) 969-9030 or Art Mankin at (805) 682-4161. Santa Monica: The Santa Monica Bay Chess Club meets p.m. Mondays and Fridays in the Senior Citizens Recreation Center, 1450 Ocean Ave. in Santa Monica. Rated tournaments.

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