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LOS ANGELES TIMES OC SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1990 1 3 ORANGE COUNTY FAMILIES -50 OFF! Continued from B3 with stacks of gifts and Santa Claus, who ho-ho-hoed his way past scores of delighted children in the assembly hall packed with more than 400 people. "It is something special for the children," Valeriu Istudor agreed, as he and his family prepared to return to his brother's Fullerton home after the festivities. His sister-in-law, Kathleen Istudor, said that meeting Santa Claus was an extra treat for the children, who had heard stories about him and his flying reindeer only the night before. The two youngsters had grown up with the Romanian legend of "Mos Craciun" "The Old Man of Christmas," a rather frightening figure in furs who appears to children on Christmas Day to demand a strict accounting of their deeds before distributing gifts. The sight of the jolly man in the red suit also excited 4-year-old Martin Siwek, who trooped up excitedly to collect his gift.

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6 a3 BaS 7 BgB Nc6? This natural move unexpectedly lands Black in deep trouble. He can reach a nearly even endgame with 7 cxd4 8 Nxd4 Bxc3 9 Qxc3 Ne4 10 Bxd8 10 Nxe6! dxe6 1 1 Qxg7 Qxg5 seems tine tor Black) Nxc3 1 1 Bh4 Ne4 12 e3 g5. and both 7 Bb7 and 7 h6 are reasonable, too. 8 0-0-0 Not 8 d5 Nd4, but now 9 d5 is a real threat. Bxc3 Expecting 9 Qxc3 Ne4.

It's too late for 8 cxd4, as either 9 Nb5 or 9 Ne4 creates threats while stranding the Bishop at a5. 9 d51 exdB If Black tries to keep the center closed with 9 Na5 10 Qxc3 d6. White replies dxe6! Bxe6 12 e4. Even worse is the dark-square disaster 9 Na5 11 e4h6 12Bh4g5 13 Nxg5. lOcxdS BeBII dxc6Qe712cxd7Bxd713e3 Rd8 Of course, 13 0-0? loses a piece to 14 Nxeb Qxeb 15 Bxf6.

If 13 Bc7. simply 14 Bb5 Bxb5 15 Qxb5 is powerful. 14 Rxd7l Rxd7 White refutes 14 Kxd7 by 15 Bb5 Kc8 lor 15 Kc7 16 Nxe5 Qxe5 17 16 Ba6 Kd7 17 Nxe5 Qxe5 18 Qxf7 Kc6 19 Qb7 Kd6 20 Bf4. 1B Bb5 Bd6 16 Rdl 0-0 17 Bxd7 Qxd7 18 Bf4 The new pin is fatal. c4 Or 18 Ne8 19 Qd5.

19 Qc2 Ne8 20 NgBI Spotting 20 g6 2 1 Ne4. Not so easy is 20 Qd2 c3. (5 21 Qxc4 Kh8 22 Bxd6 Nxd6 23 Qd5 Rd8 Setting the trap 24 UxdbVf' OC8! 25 Kbl Rxd6 26 Rxd6 Kq8. Both 23. Qc724Kb1 Ne8 25Ne6and 23.

Qc824Kb1 Ne4 25 Nf7 cost the exchange. 24 Ne6 Qc8 Instead, 24 Rc8 25 Kb1 Rc6 loses to 26 Nd8. 26 Kbl Rd7 26 Qxd6l, Black Resigns. JAILED FOR DRUNK DRIVING! $000 FEES AS LOW AS ww LOW FEES ON OTHER CASES ALSO 714840- LAWS LAW OFFICE OF 213592-LAWS GILBERT G. OCHOA MERRY CHRISTMAS On Christmas Day may you be surrounded by your friends and family and may you enjoy the pleasures of joy and togetherness that makes this day so special.

May the wonderment, laughter and excitement of your children give you the most precious of all your memories. And a special Merrv Christmas from Al Greenwood, nam. As a Vietnamese choir sang Christmas carols in its native tongue, Bishop Mike Driscoll wished them "Merry Christmas" in exuberant, if not correctly accented, Vietnamese that prompted them to smile, happy to be among congenial company. Among them was Lan Nguyen, a 32-year-old widow who lives with her two young sons in Santa Ana. Her boys stood by, one of them Rxe3 25 Rxe3 125 gxf6 26 Rg3, threatening 27 Qg4l 26 Qc2 Qc7 27 Ng4, gives White overwhelming pressure.

24 Rg3 Deep Thought, the world's best chess computer, preferred 24 Qh5. Kasparov's choice appears quite sufficient, as all of his pieces contribute to the attack. Re6 25 Ng4 Qe8 26 White calculates 26 Rxh6 27 Nxd6 Qd7 28 Nf5 Rh7 29 Nxg7! Bxg7 30 Bxg7 Qxg7 (or 30 Rxg7 3 1 Qh5 Rh7 32 Bxh7 Nf6 33 Qe5) 3 1 Rxg7 Kxg7 (as 31 Rxg7 gets mated by 32 Qh5 Kg8 33 Re8I 32 Bxh7 Kxh7 33 Qh5 Kg7 34 Re6, with a quick mate. However, both 27 Qh5 28 Qxh5 Rxh5 29 Nxb7 Rb8 and 27 Qxe1 28 Qxel Rxd6 keep the outcome unclear. c3 27 Nf5 cxb2 28 Qg4 Bc8 Short of time, and facing a multitude of threats, Karpov cannot find a defense.

Not 28 Nf6 because of 29 Nxf6! Rxe1 30 Kh2. mating. 29 Qh4 RhB Similar is 29 Kg8 30 Nh6 Rxh6 31 Qxh6. If 30 Kh8, then 31 Nf7 Kg8 32 Neg5! forces mate. 30 Nxh6 gxh.6 31 Kh2 Threatening 32 Nf6 Qxe1 33 Rg8 mate.

Qe5 32 NgBI Qf6 Or 32 Qxel 33 Nf7 mate. 33 Re8 Bf 5 As good as any. 34 Qxh6I Qxh6 35 Nf7 Kh7 36 Bxf5 Qg6 37 Bxg6 Kg7 38 Rxa8 Be7 39 Rb8 05 40 Be4 Kxf7 41 Bxd5, Black Resigns. GM Seirawan (U.S.A.) GM Tim-man (Holland) 5, KRO Match. Hilversum 1990: 1 d4 N(6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 b6 4 Nc3 Bb4 Black adds a touch of Nimzo-lndi-an to the Queen's Indian Defense.

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If your club wants to join, call Richard Ka-sa at (714) 492-6241. TODAY'S GAMES GU Kasparov (U.S.S.R.) GM Karpov (U.S.S.R.) 20, World Championship. Lyon 1990: 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Be7 6 Re1 bB 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Bb7 Abandoning 9 Nd7, Karpov returns to the Zaitsev system against the Ruy Lopez. 10 d4 Re8 11 Nbd2 B(8 12 a4 h6 13 Bc2 exd4 14 cxd4 Nb4 15 Bb1 c5 Another method is 15 bxa4 16 Rxa4 a5 17 Ra3 Ra6, as in Game 2. 16 d5 Nd7 17 Ra3 (51? Needing a win, Karpov chooses the sharpest move.

In 1986, he relied on 17 c4 against Kasparov. 18 Rae3 Karpov nearly won Game 4, which varied with 18 exf5 Nf6 19 Ne4 Bxd6. Nf6 The first high-level test of this move, which Karpov suggested in his notes to Timman-Karpov 9. Kuala Lumpur 1990. That game continued 18 f4 19 R3e2 Ne5 20 NfH? Nx(3 21 gx(3 Qh4 22 Nh2 Re5 23 Qd2 Qxh3 24 Qxf4, with wild play.

19 Nh2 White's idea is 19 fxe4 20 Nxe4 Nbxd5 21 Nxf6 Nxf6 22 Rxe8 Nxe8 23 Qd3 NI6 24 Ng4, trying to invade at h7. Or, if 20 Nfxd5 21 Rg3 Nf6. White attacks strongly with 22 Nxf6 Qxf6 23 Ng4. Kh8 20 b3 bxa4 21 bxa4 c4 After White's center collapses, a timely Nb4-d3 may squelch White's dream of using the b1-h7 diagonal. 22 Bb2 Black welcomes 22 Nxc4 fxe4.

fxe47i Risky. Perhaps 22 Rc8 23 Bc3 a5 improves. 23 Nxe4 Nfxd5 If 23 Nbxd5, then 24 Nxf6! should win For example, 24 Nxe3 25 Rxe3 Rxe3 26 fxe3 gxf6 27 Qc2 Qc7 28 Bxf6Kg8 29 Qg6 Bg7 30 Ng4. or 24 The Bedspread King and all his AL GREENWOOD, THE BEDSPREAD KING (213) 498-9277 2750 Pacific Coast Hwy. at Temple Long Beach OPEN 7 DAYS 10 to 5:30 TENNIS BRACELETS "We use bright, beautiful diamonds, compare our quality before you buy!" 1.00 ct.

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Sports Arena CHESS Dec. 23, 1990 Position "5094: Black to play and win. From the game Kiwitter Koeller, West Germany 1990. Solution to Position "5093: Black wins with 1 QI2! 2 Rxl2 Rxf2 3 Kg1 (or 3 Ke1 Rxg2. intending 4 Rg1 mate) Rxe2 4 Kh1 Rxc2.

Not convincing is 1 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Gary Kasparov almost clinched victory in his world championship match against Anatoly Karpov in Lyon, France, by winning the 20th game in spectacular style. After a hard-fought 86-move draw in Game 21, Kasparov leads the match, 1 1 Vi-9W. Ha needs only one draw to retain his title. Kasparov has often expressed contempt for Karpov's play and his personality. On a few occasions during the match, though, Kasparov grudgingly praised Karpov's fighting spirit.

After the 20th game, Kasparov went still further. "He saw that I wasn't going to take any risks," Kasparov said. "That's why he decided to fight today he's a great fighter. He doesn't care how much he loses by one point, two points he only wants to win the match." Lately the two rivals have resumed analyzing together after each session of play. Yasser Seirawan of Seattle defeated Jan Timman of Holland in their KRO match in Hilversum, Holland.

After losing Game 2, Seirawan won three straight games, taking an insurmountable lead in the six-game series. The match was the ninth in the annual series. LOCAL NEWS We will begin the new year with our annual list of local chess clubs. Club organizers should send me their club's name, address, meeting time, a brief list of club activities, dues, and the name and telephone number of someone who will answer calls from readers. Holidays are Free, a five-round tournament in three sections, takes place Dec.

29-30 at the Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. 4th St. in Long Beach. There is no entry fee. Any player can enter the tournament at the site, free of charge.

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