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B16 SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1990 SD I.OS ANGELES TIMES IS YOUR GARAGE NOW A HAZARD ZONE? os 1Mb Nc6 10 Qc2 cB 11 Be3 a4l? Altor 1 1 cxd5 12 cxd5 Bd7 13 a4. Whito controls most of tho board 12 0-0 Black answers 12 Bxcb'! dxcS 13 Nxa4 with 13 Nxc4 cxdB 13 cxdB QaB 14 Ml? axb3 Altor 14 Oxb4 15 flab I Qab, White gots only oquality from 16 Rbb Qc7 17 Bxcb dxcb 18 Nxal Bd7 19 Rxcb Bxa1. but 16 Nbb! Nfxo4 1 13 Nf6 18 Nxd6 Ncd7 19 Rbb givos him strong threats. 16 axb3Qxa1 16Rxa1 Rxa1 17 Kg2 Bg4 18 BbS? Whito gots an edgo wilh 18 Bxg4 Nxg4 19 Bxcb dxcb 20 Na4.

Rc8 19 Qb2 RaaS 20 Qb1 White has lost the initiative He cannot justify 20 b4? Ncxo4 with 21 Nxe4 Nxe4 22 13 Nc3! or 2 1 Na4 Nxdb. Bd7 21 Bxd7 Ncxd7 Exchanges help Black, because the Rooks gain more opportunities to invade. 22 Nd2 NcB 23 BxcB RxcB 24 Nf3 Bh6l Threatening 25 RacB 26 No 1 Rc 1 1 26 Qd3 Ra2 26 b4 White can. not keep Block out with 26 Nc3 Rxf2I 27 Kxf2 Bxc3 28 Qbl Ng4 29 Kg2 Rcl 30 Qd3 Rc2I 31 Kf 1 RI2 32 Kol Bo3. Rcc2 27 Nfgl Rd2 Tho Rooks are much stronger than the Quoon 28 013 Kg7 29 h4 Rdb2 30 g4 Bd2 31 Ng3 Bxb4 32 Nh3 Ra3 33 Qdl Rd2 34 Qbl Bc6 3B Qxb7 Bxl2l 36 Nxtt Or 36 Ngb Rxg3 37 Khl Rd1 38 Kh2 Nxg4 male Raa2 37 Nhl Nxg4, Whits Resigns.

GM P. Nlkollch (Yugoslavia! GM Yusupov (U.S.S.R.), Hastings 1989-90: 1 c4 eB 2 Nc3 NI6 3 e4 The Mikenas variation of tho English Opening. d6 4 e6 d4 Black has also tried the pawn sac 4 Ne4 Nxe4 dxe4 6 Qg4 Bd7 7 0xe4 Bc6. 6 exfB dxc3 6 bxc3 Qxf6 7 d4 aBI7 Instead of the usual 7 c6 8 NI3 h6, Black olfers a pawn. 8 Qe2 Be7 9 dxe6 Black gots good compensation from 9 Qxeb Qxeb 10 dxeb NcB II NI3 Bg4 12 Bo2 0 0 0 QgB 10 Nh3? New.

and bad Black stands well altor'lOQo3 BIB 11 Ne2 0-0 12 Nf4l QcO 13 Ndb Rc8, but 12 Ndl appears more testing Bxh3 11 gxh3 NcB 12 Bf4 Alter 12 Qe3 0 0 0 13 Bo2 RhoB. Whito will have troublo on Ihe e-file. Rd8 Not 12 0-0 0' because 13 Og4 trades Quoons 13 Qo3lt difficult to proven! 13 Nb4 Certainly 13 a3' Bxa3l 14 Rxa3 Qb1 doosn't holp. White is simply too far behind in developmont. Nb4l 14 cxb4 Bxb4 1B Ks2 Bd2l Tho hasty IB Qc2' 16 KI3 gels nowhere.

16 Qg3 Or 16 QI3 Bxf4 17 Qxl4 Qd3 18 Kel Qc3 19 Ke2 Rd2. mating Qe4 17 Be3 Qxc4 18 Kf3 Qc6 19 Ko2 Bxe3 20 fxo3 Both 20 Bg2 Qc2 and 20 Qxg7 Qc2 2 1 Kxe3 Qc3 22 Kf4 Rd4 23 KgB h6 win quickly for Black. Qxh1 21 Qxg7 Rf8 22 Rc1 Rd7, White Resigns. CHESS By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER day evenings. Dues: $30year, $150year chess and gym membership, free to masters.

Call Dec Cuerdon or David Esser at (213) 455-1S96. TODAY'S GAMES IM I. Ivanov IM D. Root. Ventura County Championship, Oxnard 1990: 1 d4 NI6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 NI3 0-0 6 Be2 eB 7 dS Tho Petrosian System against the King's Indian Defense.

aB 8 g3 Petrosian prelerred 8 Bg5 h6 9 Bh4 Na6 9 Nh4 This maneuver discourag- oi sa 8 CREST GARAGE CABINETS America's miraculous garage organizers since 1952 1-800-548-2848 abcdefgh Feb. 3. 1990 Position "5048: White to play and win From the game Babu Waph, India 1989. Solution to Position 5047: Black wins with I Qg4 2 Rxb7 Rxc3 (thf eatenmg 3 Qd 1) 3 Qd2 Qx(5 4 Kgl Rxc2 2 Ng3. then 2 Bxg3 3 hxg3 Qx15 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 7W-5Vi. 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, 1V4 points ahead of the field.

The three Polgar sisters competed. Judith, the youngest, tied for third with 614-414, while Zsuzsa had 5V4-5V4, and Zsofia scored 5-6. Fedorowicz 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 17-19 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 1213) 257-9839 or Randy Hough at (818) 282-7412. LOCAL CHESS CLUBS 3- Here is another addition to our 1990 list of local chess clubs. Los Angelas: 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 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. Action chess tournaments on the third Friday of every month, simuls, lectures, free instruction on Fridays, club newsletter. Dues: $40 year, $20 year for seniors, free to juniors. Call Ben Nethercot at (213) 455-1704 or Randy Hough at (818) 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 Wednes- MS GOOD NEWS BUY NOW AND GET LOW FARES TO EUROPE THIS SPRING AND SUMMER.

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