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LOS TIMES B7 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1990 nnanBi coupon By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER CHESS Oflering the b-pawn, as the c-pawn becomes a target. Qc8 Now Black gets nothing for the pawn. Kavalek suggested 2 1 Bxb2 22Ra2Bc8 23Nb5Qf6 24Nxc7 Rd8, although White should still win. 22 Nd4 Ba6 23 0x3 c6 White threatened 24 b4, and 23 Qb7 24 Nac2 Qb6 25 b4 doesn't help. 24 dxc6 Bxd4 26 Qxd4 Qxc6 26 b4 Black is lost, but White must play carefully to prove it.

h6 27 Ro3 Re6 28 13 Rc8 29 Rb3 Bb6 30 Rb2 Qb7 31 Nc2l The Knight heads for d5 and f5. Qe7 32 Of2 Rg6 33 Na3 Qo6 34 Rbb1 Bd7 35 Ra6l 0.87 Black must retreat. If 35 Qd4, then 36 Nd5 Qe5 37 Ra7 Bxh3? 38' Ne Kh7 39 Nxg6 wraps it up. 36 Ra7 Qd8 37 Nd5 KN7 38 Kh2 Rb8 39 14 Re6 Or 39 (5 40 Qc2 Rc8 41 Qd3 fxe4 42' 0xe4, intending 43 Ne7. 40 Qd4 Qe8 41 Ra1 Bc6 42 Qd3 Setting up 43 Nc7.

The immediate 42 Rxe4 lets Black off the hook QfB 43 Rc1 BxdE 44 exdB Rg8 46 Qf6 Kg8 46 Rac7 Threatening 47 Rc8. R16 47 Qd7 Rd8 48 Qxd8 QxdS 49 Rc8 Qf8 Similar is 49 Qxc8 50 Rxc8 Kh.7. 5 1 Rc4 b-pawn queens. 60 R1c4 Rf5 51 Rxf8 Kxf8 52 Rd4 h6 Or 52 Ke7 63 g4 Rf6 54 b5 Kd7 65 Rc4. 53 b6 Ko7 54 b6 Kd7 56 g4 hxg4 66 hxg4 Rf6 67 Rc4.

Black Rosigns. aCALIBER HM 542-3431 NimBpKv si (if fj 8 Sfliplll 5 dAqt LM1M 3lll 111 ill ilil abcdefgh OVER 10 YEARS OF HONE WAR TRUST AND DEPENDABILITY iMDRrMVtXtm i i mi wi i ii i i mm vw a na a a PROFESSIONALS! 1 8 Tht Mail Tiuifd Nimt Aiovm) Tht Hctat 1 1 Interesting is 12 Bxd4 13 Bxd4 Qxd4 14 Qxd4 Nxd4 15 hxg4 No2 16 Kd2 Nxal 17 Bd3. 13 Rbl Hc8 Setting the trap 14 Nxd4! 15 Bxd4 (or 15 Bd3 Nc2! 16 Bxc2 Bc3) Bxd4 16 Qxd4 Rc1 17 Kd2 Rd1! 18 Kxd1 Ba4. winning White's Queen. 14 Nf3 Na6 16 Bd3 A time-wasting maneuver.

Either 15 b6 or 16 Nc4! 16 Bxc4 Rxc4 17 Bc6 18 Rxa7 Bxe4 improves. 160-0 Again, 16 Nc4 17 Bxc4 Bxc4 comes closer to equality. 17 Rfd1 18 Bg6l a6 Relying on 19 Bxe7 Qxe7 20 Qxa5 Bxd3 2 1 Rxd3 0xe4. 19 Rbc1 Bxd3 Black drifts into trouble. Probably 19 Re8 is best.

20 RxcS Qxc8 21 Qxd3 Weak. More active is 2 1 Qb7, when 22 Qa3 Nc4 23 Qxe7 Qxo7 24 Bxe7 Re8 is line for Black. White keeps an edge with 22 Rc1, as 22 h6 23 Bf4 Rc8 allows 24 Rxc8 Qxc8 25 Qa3 Qc3 26 Qxc3 Bxc3 27 Bxh6. 22 Rc1 Qb7 23 d6 Creating an outpost at c6. Nc4 24 Nd2l Nxd2 25 Bxd2 Rc8 26 RcBI Gaining control of the c-file, a winning advantage.

The tactical justification is 26 Rxc6 27 dxc6 Qxc6 28 Qd8 Bf8 29 Bh6. mating. Bo6 27 Bc3 Bb8 28 Qd4 16 29 BaE Bd6 30 Qc3 Re8 Black is lost. An unusually listless game by Kasparov. 31 a3 Kg7 32 g3 33 Qc6 h6 34 Bc7 Bal 36 Bf4 Qd7 36 Rc7 Qd8 37 d6 g6 30 d7 Rf8 39 Bd2 Be6 40 Rb7.

Black Rosigns. The finish could be 40 Bd6 41 Qc6 Bxa3 42 Be3. winning a Rook for the d-pawn. GM Kasparov (U.S.S.R.) GM Karpov (U.S.S.R.) 18. World Championship.

Lyon 1990: 1 o4 06 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb6 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 6 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 b6 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Nd7 Karpov's latest defense to the Ruy Lopez. 10 d4 Bf6 1 1 a4 Bb7 12 Na3 exd4 13 cxd4 Nb6 Varying from Game 12, when Black tried 13 Na5 14 Ba2 b4 15 Nc4 Nxc4 16 Bxc4 Re8 17 Qb3 Rxe4. 14 Bf4 bxa4 15 Bxa4 Nxa4 16 Qxo4a5 Planning Nc6-b4. 17 Bd2 Karpov was still following his faulty home analysis. He must regroup with 17 d5 18 e5 Be7.

18 Nb4 19 Bxb4 Simple and strong. Not so clear is 19 Nc4 c5. axb4 20 Qxb4 Rb8 21 Qc4l LAST SALE OF THE YEAR jLrL rrr-S; epe 3 iVffllfifSSi 1 jlB Hi Expand your living i Wpffia lM JJ Jell build with confidence c.i Aoiihin Urm HyMI tfflm lliy finished installed bv Many Styles And Colors Available Dec. 16, 1990 Position 6093: Black to play and win. From the game Dekker Pellant, American Open, Los Angeles 1984.

Solution to Position 6092: White wins by either 1 Rxg6 fxg6 2 Ne7 Rxe7 3 Rxf8 mate or 1 Ne7 Rxe7 2 Rxg6 fxg6 3 Rxf8 mate. TIM PELLANT DIES Tim Pellant of Alhambra died Dec. 4 of complications of cystic fibrosis, one day after his 25th birthday. Tim was a player with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style, one who never chose a safe continuation when bold moves were available. He will be missed.

Tim crammed some significant accomplishments into his brief chess career. He became a master at age 17. At the 1983 U.S. Open in Pasadena, he reeled off seven straight wins, the best streak in the tournament. As one of the country's top 10 young players, he earned an invitation to the 1984 U.S.

Junior Championship. He continued to make progress, pushing his rating over 2350, until his illness prevented him from competing in tournaments. Away from chess, he was a student at Cal State majoring in broadcast journalism, and the author of an unpublished screenplay. 'Not valid with any other offer. Cal.Contr.

Lie. 515732 Tim illness was congenital, and he rarely discussed it with his chess friends. His death was caused by an infection that his body's defenses, weakened by a double-lung transplant in November, could not repel. There will be a memorial service at Spcd3s8jogj the Music Hall of Cal State L.A. on Dec, looo 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Chess play ers who knew Tim are invited to attend, INTERNATIONAL NEWS Gary Kasparov inched closer to victo ry in his world championship match against Anatoly Karpov in Lyon, France. After Karpov had tied the score by win Hoffritz for Christmas ning Game 17, Kasparov won Game 18 and almost took Game 19 too. With only five games to go, Kasparov leads, 10-9. None of the American men in the recent Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad, Yugo slavia, won board prizes, but all contrib uted to the team's outstanding second-place finish. Here are individual results from the Men's Olympiad: Yasser A.

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18 Ne4 c4 19 Bf1 c3 20 Bxd4 Nxe4 21 Bxg7 Kxg7 22 Rxe4 cxb2 23 Kbl The b-pawn provides shelter. Rfc8 24 Qe3 Qc7 25 Bd3 Rab871 There's more hope in 25. 26Qd4Kg8 27Qa4Qc5.26 Ra4l Preventing Qc7-a5. a6 27 f5l gxfB 28 Qg5 Kf8 29 g4 fxg4 30 Bxh7 Qc3 Black might as well grab with 30 gxh3. 31 hxg4 Qg7 32 Qh4 f6 33 Rfl Ke7 34 Bf5 Exposing Black's King.

Bxf5 35gxf6Rc536Re1Kf8 0r36. Kd6 37 Qd4 Kc6 38 Re6 Kb5 39 mating. 37 Rg4 Rb4 38 Qxg4 39 Re8 Kg7 40 Qh8 Kf7 41 Qf8 mate. GM Karpov (U.S.S.R.) GM Kasparov (U.S.S.R.) 17. World Championship, Lyon 1990: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxdB Nxd5 5 e4 The Exchange variation against the Grunfeld Defense.

Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Be3 c5 8 Qd2 0-0 In Game 9, Kasparov did not manage to equalize with 8 cxd4 9 cxd4 Nc6 10 Rdl Qa5. 9 Nf3 Black got a good position in Game13after9Rc1 Qa5 10Nf3e6 1 1 d5 exd5 12 exd5 Re8, but 1 1 Bh6. as played in Game 15, favored White. Bg4 10 NgBI? To meet 10 h6 with 1 1 h3. as 1 1 Bh5 12 Nxf7! Rxf7 13 g4 wrecks Black's Kingside.

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