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1 6 SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1990 SD I.OS ANGELES TIMES CHESS By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER iM! MlMi H.l A'JffTgnt i I WU (t :1 MlHaag1 eFO od 3 HDJ a HOURS: FRIDAY 10-8. SATURDAY 10-6, SUNDAY 11-5 MONDAY 10-8. TUESDAY 10-8 Jan. 14. 1990 Position 16045: Black to play and win.

From the game McCambridge-DeFir-mian, American Open, Long Beach 1989. Solution to Position '6044: 1 Bd6! Ke8 2 Nc7I Rxc7 3 Bxc7 Qxc7 4 Rxh4 wins the exchange. If 1 Kg8, then 2 Rxh4 Rxh4 3 Ne7 wins more material. NATIONAL NEWS Igor Ivanov of San Pedro has won the $10,000 first prize in the 1989 Novag Grand Prix, an annual competition sponsored by Novag Industries, a manufacturer of chess computers. The Grand Prix awards points to top scorers in hundreds of U.S.

Chess Federation tournaments that offer guaranteed prize funds. At the end of the year, the 20 players who have amassed the most points receive a share of the $30,000 Grand Prix money. This is the seventh time in eight years that Ivanov has finished first in the Grand Prix. This year, he was closely pursued by GM Michael Rohde of New York and IM Alexander Ivanov (no relation to Igor) of Massachusetts. All three surpassed the previous record for Grand Prix points.

Next were GM Dmitry Gureyich of Chicago, GM Larry Christiansen of New York, GM John Fedorowicz of New York, GM Walter Browne of Berkeley, Ronald Burnett of Tennessee, GM Nick de Fir-nfan of Berkeley and GM Maxim Dlugy of New Jersey. Paul Koploy of Covins was 14th. raTkJ JEl SEALED IN ORIGINAL mmmmmm I j3crBGcU(Cai" mmmW. m7TjT I HsUTTS TAKE WITH today! lMmHl ALL L-- Wl JtZZfi JP OH DELIVERY Jl vPSX YOU GET SatiaaX SAWCMB 5 pieces PC--T I REFUW for only QPU setN LOCAL NEWS The 1990 Club Championship at Gym for the Mind, 1942 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.

in Topanga, will be a six-round tournament on Saturday evenings, beginning Jen. 20. Non-members may enter. Call (213) 455-1596 for information. Eric Youngquist won the 22-player Upland Chess Club Championship, scoring David Argall, Don Cotten and Sam Jurado were next at 4-2.

The club will run Action chess quads (four-player tournaments) every Thursday evening in the Upland Community Center, 352 East St. in Upland. For details, call Sam Jurado at (714) 350-0101 (days) or at (714)988-3578 (evenings). Qd3. White threatens 13 BI4.

attacking d6. 11 0-0-0 Ba6 12 a4 c6 13 Qd3 Ng4 14 Qa2 Black should try 14 BI6. hoping for 15 Bf4? Bxc3 16 bxc3 Qa5. 16 NdS Bxd6 16 axd6 Kf8 17 h3 Nf6 Worse is 17 Ne5 18 Nxe5 dxe5 19 Bc3, with 12-14 to follow. 18 Rhe1 Ng8 19 h4Qd820g4l7 As 20 Qxh4 22 Bc3 Rh7 23 sets up 24 Re6.

6 21 g6 b5 22 Qa4 Qd7 After 22 hxg5 23 hxg5. White will seize the h-file. 23 h6l Breakthrough! hxgS Or 23 gxh5 24 Bc3 (6 25 Nh4 Re8 26 Ng6 Kg7 27 Nxe7l Rxe7 28 24 hxgS 15 26 Qc2 Next 26 Re6 will sneak behind enemy lines. RhS 26 Ra6 Kg7 27 Bxg6 Bxg6 28 Nxg6 Na7 Or 28 Rxg6 29 Qxf5 NI6 30 Rxl6! Qxl5 31 Rxf5. 29 Qc3 Kg 30 QW Nxg 31 Qxg6I Rxg6 32 RxgB Kf8, and Black Resigns.

Simply 33 Rh1 wins Black's Queen. GM Tlmman (Holland) GM Short (England) 1. KRO Match. Hllversum 1989: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 d6 4 g3 The Catalan Opening. Be7 5 Bg2 0-0 6 0-0 dxc4 7 0x2 6 8 Qxc4 b5 9 Qc2 Bb7 10 Bd2 Thinking of Bd2-a5.

Nc6 Probably best, although it hinders the freeing advance c7-c5. 11 e3 Re7l? Introduced in Hjartarson Short. Belgrade 1989, which continued 12 QaB 13 Re1 Nb4 14 Qb3 a5 1 5 e5 Ne4 1 6 Bxb4 Black won. 12 Rfc1 Oa8 13 Nal Nb8 14 Ba5 Rc8 Inviting 15 Bb6 Bxg2 16 Nxg2 (not 16 Bxa7? Be4) Rb7 17 Bc5 Bxc5 18 Qxc5 Nfd7 19 Qc2 c5. 15 Nd2 Bxg2 16 Nxg2 C6I7 As 16 Nfd7 17 b4 e5 18 Nb3 exd4 19 exd4 might get squashed.

Black sacs a pawn. 17 Bb6 Rd7 18 BxcB 06 Planning Nb8-a6xc5 and discouraging b2-M. 1 9 a4 Another way is 1 9 a3 a4 20 b4 oxb3 21 Nxb3 Ne4 22 Qb2. b4 20 Nf4 Rdo7 After 20 e5 21 Nd3 exd4 22 exd4 Rxd4 23 Bxd4 Rxc2 24 Rxc2. the Rooks will outplay the Queen.

21 NdS Nbd7 22 0x4 Instead. 22 Ne4 23 Qe2? Ng5! gives Black mating threats. hS 23 h4 Again, 23 Ne4 24 Qb5 Nxc5 25 dxc5 Ng5! is too risky. e5 24 Nb3 Ne4 White meets 24 exd4 by 25 Qxd4. 25 Qb5 NdxcS 26 NdxcB Nxg3l The best chance.

27 fxg3 Qf3 28 Kh2 012-1- 29 Kh3 Bxh4l 30 Rg1 1 Correctly going for the full point. Suicidal are 30 gxh4 Qf3 31 Kh2 Qf232 Khl 012 draws) Rc6! and 30 Qh2 31 Kg5 Qxg3 32 Kf5 Qg4 33 Kxe5 Rd8. BgS 31 Rgfl Qxb2 White keeps an edge after 31 32Qd3exd4 33Rae1.32Rab1 Qc2 33 Qd3l7 It's uncertain if White does better with 33 Rbel or 33 Na6 Rc3 34 Qxe5. RxcS 34 Nxc5 Rxc5 35 Qf6l exd4 38 Qxf7 Kh7 37 Rbdl? White keeps slugging, but Black somehow avoids the knockout. The simpler 37 exd4 is more effective.

Qxc1 38 Rxcl Rxcl 39 exd4 Or 39 Qxh5 Bh6 40 exd4 b3 41 Qb5 Rc3, and Black's passer is troublesome. Kh6 40 Qe6 Bf6l Not 40 g6? 41 Qe5! Bd2 42 Qxa5 or 40 Kh7? 41 QI5 Kh6 42 Qxa5. 41 Qe3 BgS 42 Qe6 Rc3 43 Qxa5 White cannot improve with 43 Kg2 because 43 Rc2 44 Kf3 Rc3 45 Kf2 (45 loses to 45 Re3) Rc2 46 Kel Rcl47 Ke2 Rc2 checks until the King returns to h3. h4 44 Qxb4 Rxg3 45 Kh2 Rd3 48 Qd6 KhS 47 a6 Rd2 48 Kh3 Rd3 49 Kh2 Rd2 50 Khl Rd1 61 Kg2 Rd2-f 52 Kf3 h3 53 Qc6 Rd37I The easiest draw is 53 h2 54 Kg3 Bf6 55 a6 Bxd4. 54 Ke4 Black falters after a fine defense.

With 54 Rdl, threatening 55 h2, he ensures the draw. 56 Kf6l Rxa5Cuteis55 Bf6 56 Qe8 Kh4 57 Qe1 Rg3 (57 Kh5 58 Qd1 Kh6 59 Qc1 snares the Rook) 58 Qe4 Kh5 59 Qe8 g6 (else 60 Qh8 mate) 60 Kxf6 Rf3 6 1 Kg7, and White wins. 56 d5 Bf6 Also 56 Kh4 57 Qc4 Kg3 58 Qc3 costs the Rook. 57 Qs8, Black Resigns. If 57 Kh4.

then 58 Qe1 Kh5 59 Qxa5 is convincing. GM Short (England) GM Timman (Holland) 4. KRO Match. Hilversum 1989: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 The Petroff Defense, a counterattacking system with a drawish reputation. 3 Nxe6 d6 4 Nff3 Nxe4 5 d4 d5 6 Bd3 Bd6 7 0-0 0-0 8 c4 c6 9 cxdB Straightforward.

The books deal mainly with 9 Qc2 Na6l? 10 a3. cxdS 10 Nc3 Nxc3 1 1 bxc3 Bg4 Natural, although 11... Nc6 and 11... Nd7 make sense, too. 12 Rb1 D6I7 Leading to sharp play, as White will try to use the a8-h1 diagonal.

Dangerous is 12 Qc7? 13 Bxh7! Kxh7 14Ng5Kg8 15Qxg4. If 12 Nd7l? 13 h3 (not 13 Rxb7? Nb6. intending 14 Bc8) Bxf3 14 Qxf3 Nb6 15 a4l? Nxa4 16 Rxb7. White's Bishops give him a slight edge. 13 RbB Threatening 14 Rxd5 Bxh2 15 winning two pieces for a Rook.

Bc7 14c4dxc4l7 Wild. The attractive 14 Qd6 15 g3 QI6 16 Bo2 dxc4 can be sidestepped by 15 QI6 16 cxb6. 16 Be4Nc8l Best, as 15 Qd6 16 g3 Nc6 permits 17 Bf4 Qd7 18 Bxc7 Qxc7 (not 18 Bxf3? 19 Qxf3 Nxd4 20 OSIO 19 Bxh7 20 Ng5 Kg8 2 1 Qxg4. with a winning attack. 16 RgBI Black gets enough for the exchange after 16 Bxc6 Qd6 17 Bxa8Bxf3 19g3Bxd1 20gxf4 Ba4 21 Rb4 b5.

Bxf3 Forced, as 16 Bd7? 17 d5 Na5 18 d6 and 16 (5? 17 Bxc6 Qd6 18 Rxg4! fxg4 19 Ne5 win for White. 17 Qxf3 Qd67l Probably 17 Nxd4 18 Qg4 Ne6 (interesting is the unclear 18 151? 19 Rxg7 Kh8 20 Rxh7) 19 Rh5 g6 gives Black more for the exchange than the game continuation. 18 Rg3 Nxd4 19Qg4g67 Allowing a nasty pin on the d-file. Only 19 Ne6 20 Bb2 g6 21 Qh4 Nf4 hangs on. 20 BxaB Rx8 21 Rdl Rd8 22 Kfll Parrying the threats of 22 Ne2 and 22 Qe6.

Qd67l The game remains unclear after 22 b5 23 Be3 Bb6. 23 Re3 157 Pointless. However, Black cannot escape with 23 25Bxd4Bxd426Re4orwith23. c3 24 Rxc3 Qb5 25 Rcd3 Nb3? (best is 25 Ne6 26 Qe2 Rxd3) 26 Qe2 Rxd3 27 Rxd3 Nxcl 28Rd8Bxd8 29 Qxb5.24Qh4f47l 26 Re7 h5 26 Qf6. Black Resigns.

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Bavariy Hills: A group meets 1-5 p.m. Saturdays in the Senior Recreation Building of Roxbury Park, Olympic Blvd. at Roxbury in Beverly Hills. Casual play, lessons for beginners. No dues.

Call Hank Shipin at (213) 938-0707. La Palma: The La Palma Chess Club meets 6-1 1 p.m. Fridays at the La Palma Central Park, 7821 Walker St. in La Palma. Rated tournaments.

Action chess tournaments, casual play, occasional speed tournaments. Dues: $6year. Call Brian Scanlon at (714) 523-2550 or Joe Hanley at (714) 995-5725. Lakawood: The Lakewood Chess Club meets p.m. Wednesdays in Bolivar Park, Del Amo at Downey in Lakewood.

Rated tournaments, weekend Action chess events, casual play, si-muls, lectures. Dues: $10year, $7year for seniors, $5year for juniors. Call Charles Rostedt at (213) 435-6984 or George Shahin at (213) 430-9947. Lawndala: The Alondra Park Chess Club meets p.m. Tuesdays in the club house at 3850 W.

Manhattan Beach Blvd. in Lawndale. Six-round rated tournaments, speed chess tournaments every seventh week. Dues: $5year plus $5tournament. Call Hank Shipin at (213) 938-0707.

Los Anoalaa: A group of seniors meets at 8 a.m. Mondays and Fridays in the Frieda Mohr Community Building, 330 N. Fairfax Ave. in Los Angeles. Casual play, no smoking.

No dues. Call Hank Shipin at (213) 938-0707. Los Angotos: 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. Los Angelas: The Westwood Amateur Chess Club meets p.m. Thursdays at 1350 Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Tournaments, casual play, chess instruction from U.S. Women's champion Alexey Root. Call Melvin Hammer at (213)207-6175. Upland: The Upland Chess Club meets p.m. Thursdays in the Upland Community Center, 352 East St.

in Upland. Rated tournaments. Action chess quads available every week, speed tournsments, casual play, free lessons for beginners and class players. Dues: $10year. Call Samuel Jurado at 1714) 350-0101 (days) or at (714) 988-3578 (evenings).

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