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LOS AM. ills TIMES LOS ANGELES COUNTY Woman Gets 27 Years to Life in Man's Killing CHESS By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER B20 SUNDAY. JULY X. l'W) VC 8 7 1 $1 6 i.nn i 5 i 4 3 2 ft ft (j 'hMy said he expected the sentence because it was extremely unlikely that Grignon would place Fox on probation, the only other sentencing option. Oliver said he would appeal but had not yet decided on what to base the appeal.

In a brief statement to Grignon, Deputy Dist. Atty. Robert Foltz characterized Fox as a dangerous woman who irrationally targeted Furman because her family life was disintegrating. "She struck out in a way that our society cannot tolerate," Foltz said. "I don't feel the defendant has done anything to justify sympathy." About 30 of Furman's friends and relatives attended the hearing, wearing "Justice for Kevin" T-shirts and buttons that were part of a campaign to clear Furman of Fox's allegations that he was a drug dealer.

"My son did nothing wrong," said Jean Harmon, Furman's mother. "Ho was a human being. She stole his future from him because of screwed-up ideas in her head." Cheryl Wilson who is now 18 and lives with friends in the Antelope Valley area, according to acquaintancesdid not attend the trial. Her sister, 21 -year-old Christy Wilson, said Furman was not blameless. "He was no saint," she said in an interview.

"My mother was no saint cither. I don't believe what she did was right. But she's my mother, and I love her." Crime: Bclita Fox was sentenced for the 1989 slaying of Kevin Fin man, 26, who she claimed gave her runaway teen-age daughter drugs. By SEBASTIAN ROTEL.LA TIMliS STAI WRITLH A Lancaster woman was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for murdering a construction worker she claimed gave her teenage daughter drugs. Lancaster Superior Court Judge Margaret Grignon imposed the mandatory sentence of 25 years to life on Belita Fox Friday, adding two years because Fox used a gun in the murder last August of Kevin Furman, 26.

Fox, 41, will serve about 18 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole, her lawyer said. Fox admitted shooting Furman five times after storming into his bedroom in a small house in Lancaster where young people often gathered. Her case attracted wide attention because she said she confronted Furman, believing he was giving drugs to her runaway 17-year-old daughter, then shot him when he made a threatening move. The girl was not at the house at the time. During Fox's trial on a first-degree murder charge last month, however, evidence showed that Furman was shot as he lay on his back in bed.

And although a witness testified that Furman used drugs and sold methamphetamine on two occasions, there was no evidence that he gave drugs to Fox's daughter Cheryl Wilson, who was his girlfriend's cousin. Fox's lawyer, Vincent Oliver, HONOLULU TODAY'S GAMES GM Glek IU.S.S.R.) Hanken (U.S.A.). World Open. Philadelphia 1990: 1 e4 g6 2 d4 Bg7 3 Nc3 c6 4 Nf3 b5 A mvunlion in the MoctfJin Ltefunsrj 5 Bd3 d6 6 h3 Bb7 7 0-0 Nd7 8 Rel Bl.lck must sottlo for fj 9 e5! Jerry s.urf lit; h.rd this position m.tny timos. but no ono linrt river triod 0 obi bnfoio dxe5 Not npponluuj is b4 10 exilli OxdB I I Niyt 10 Nxe5 Ng(6 Admitlinij Hint Whito tho Of oourso, nccoptinn tho offor by 10 Nxob I I BM IB'2()uZ.

If 12 0-0 0 13 (ixiib fb, Whito stays on top with n't lb N.i2 n5 1G c3 or 10 Qn3. 11 Bf4 12 Bxe5 Qd7 13 a4 a6 14 Ne4 0-0 15 Nc5 Qc8 16 c4! bxc4 17 Bxc4 flu; isolnni nt (14 dons not worry Whito, ns tho blockading Ndb losos to I3xi) Kxg Bxd! cxdb 20 RxoA e6? A blunder in hopnloss position Only 1 Ha Iranys on. 18 Qb3 Double nttnuk' Ra7 19 Nxe6. Black Resigns. GM Arnason (Iceland) GM Tukma-kov (U.S.S.R.), World Cup Qualifier.

Moscow 1990: 1 e4 cS 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 Nc6 6 Bg5 Tho RtchtiK-Rnnzor. an attacking system against tho Sicilian Dolonso e6 7 Qd2 a6 8 6-0-0 Bd7 9 f4 b5 More aggressive than the solid 9 Bo 10 NI3 lib ll Bxlli gxIB. 10 Bx(6 gxf6 Forced, as 10 OxIbV 1 I ob! dxob 12 NdxbS QrilJ I.INdOBxdB MQxdti is too strong for Whito 1 1 Kb1 The immediate I I fb permits Nxd4 12 0xd4 Bh6 13 Kb I BI4 14 NcZ Bob. with mutual chances Qb6 12 Nce2 Reasonable, as White's Bishop will lind a home on g2 or l3 NaFj 13 b3 Nb7 14 g3 Nc5 15 Bg2 Rc8 Black might consider lb 0 0-0. followed by Kcfj-btS and R(IB c8.

16 Qe3 Qc7 17 Rd2 Be7 18 Rc1 Whito safeguards his King, waiting lor Black to caslio 0-0 19 g4! Attack! Kh8 20 Ng3 Rg8 21 Bf3 Be8 Black's conntorplay mtist involve aG-ab a4xb3, but White is much lastor on the other wing. 22 Nh5 Nd7 23 h4 Qc5 24 Rd3 Nb6 Threatening 2b Nc4 26 bxc4' bxc4 21 Rc3 Ob4 28 Ka 1 Rb8 25 c3 Now 25 b4 2 1 c4 and 2b Nc4? 28 bxc4 bxc4 2 Hd2 get nowhere a5 26 Rc2 a4 27 b4 Qc7 28 g5 Nc4 29 Qc1 White's King is safe, as Black cannot mobilize most of tiis pieces. fxg5 30 hxg5 e5 Hoping to nndofnlino (jb. 31 Rh2l exd4 32 Nf6 Seeing 32 Rg 33 Oh I and 32 BxfB 33 Rxh! Kxh7 34 Qh Kg 3b OIK5 mate Kg7 33 Rxh7 Kf8 34 Qh1 Bxf6 35 gxf6 Bc6 36 Rh8 Na3 37 Kb2 Nc4 38 Ka1, Black Resigns. MAIN LONDON TAHITI SYDNEYMELBOURNE Wake iin with Ventura Q0Uty For home delivery 1-800-LA TIMES 359 599 "699 789 '99 Some Restrictions Apply 634 8591 (800) 347-7410 SAN FRANCISCO 1 Airline Discount TicKhr Hun Airline Discount Ticket Outlet Open M-F Sat.

Sun. 10-4 VENTURA COUNTY EDITION I abcdefgh JulyS, 1990 Position 5070: White to phy nnd win tin; ()'')me! I linndisrjii l.iviiiul.ii:;. Spnrv) -Swiss, Aic.hIi.i Solution to Position 5069: wilii I hxj3 2 Nx3 Rhbt- 3 Kjl Ox)A o. 2 Ki 1 HI ll 3 ()xl I Itxl 1 t-4 Kxf I ()f'i ft NfZ Kn 1 I m.iti; NATIONAL NEWS Tlie World Open, which conchidfiil Wednesday in Phikulelphia, attracted an immense crowd of 1,161 players, Among tlie 168 masters were 18 GM's, 26 IM's, and 66 players rated over 2400. They vied for a prize fund of $178,600, not a record sum for the World Open, but larger than that of any other open tournament in the world.

The biggest chunk, 10, of the prue fund, went to GM Igor Glek of the Soviet Union. Glek defeated his countrymen, GM's Vitaly Cheshkovsky and Vladimir Malanitik, en route to on unmatched score of 7 -1 V'2 Nine players tied for second at 7-2: Soviets 1M llya Smirin, GM Naum Rashkovsky, and untitled Alex Schabalov, GM Ferdinand Hellers of Sweden, GM Julian Hodgson of England, GM's Joel Benjamin and Larry Christiansen of New York City, GM Walter Browne of Berkeley (who started 5-0, then drew his last four games), and IM Alex Yermolinsky of New Jersey. Organizer Bill Goichberg of New York began the annual Fourth of July weekend series of World Open tournaments in New York City in 1973. When he guaranteed a then-record prize fund of $25,000, many observers predicted a disaster, but tlie tournament made a substantial profit. Despite a shift in loca -tion to Philadelphia and an increase in the entry fee to more than $200 per player, the World Open has flourished, proving that there is a market for big-money tournaments on the East Coast.

LOCAL NEWS For the second year, the Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF) has conducted an ambitious program of county championships ultimately leading to an eight-player state championship. Senior Masters Matthew Beelby, Mark Duckworth and Paul Koploy, and master Charles Van Buskirk have qualified for the state championship, joining defending champion Jack Peters and seeded competitors FM Cyrus Lakdawala, IM Jeremy Silman and IM David Strauss. The championship begins July 21 -22 at the El Toro branch library, 24672 Raymond Way in El Toro, and concludes July 28-29 at the LAX Marriott Hotel, 5855 W. Century Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Spectators are welcome. For more information, call SCCF president Randy Hough at (818) 282-7412. The Long Beach July Quads will be held July 14 at the Long Beach Senior Center, 11 50 E. 4th St. in Long Beach.

Call Lou Foch at (213) 434-3736 for details. Charles Van Buskirk won the latest tournament at the Ventura County Chess Club. Parker Montgomery and Richard Harper shared second prize, and Twain Vinecour, Irv Besen, Wilton Randolph, Mike Panopoulos, Randal Johnson, Dave Ackerman and Robert Mendez earned class prizes. The Ventura County Chess Club, which meets 7-1 1 p.m. Tuesdays in the Financial Plaza Hilton in Oxnard, will begin an unusual tournament on July 10.

Entrants can join the tournament in any round, and can ploy from one to eight games. For more information, coll Irv Besen at (805) 644-5050. The team match between Gym for the Mind and the Hughes Chess Club begins at noon on July 15 at Gym for the Mind, 4907 Topango Canyon Blvd. in Wood land Hills. The cost to spectators is $2.

For information, coll (818) 710-8042. The Olympic Chess Program, which began as 0 scholastic chess club, now invites all players to its meetings, 1-4 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month at the Lou Costello Jr. Senior Citizens Center, 3141 E. Olympic Blvd.

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