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SUNDAY, DI-CliMliliU 2.1 I'M) 9 METRO NEWS CHESS By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER Santa a Tourist Attraction at Farmers Market I IIMliS i 7 1 T1 Mrt i iilllfiaf abcdefgh By HOI! I'OOl. TIMES SI AIT WKIIT-K Surrounded by crowds of excited teen-agers and exploding flashbulbs, I experienced Los Angeles' latest tourist attraction the other day in the Fairfax District. Me. Well, not me, exactly. Santa Claus was the focus of attention from Japanese visitors who piled by the busload into Farmers Market.

That is where 1 was on rent-a-Santa duty to dispense candy canes and Christmas cheer. Most of the visitors were young. And most pulled cameras from their pockets and purses and rushed me when they spied Santa strolling among the outdoor shopping center's famous food and fruit stands. Each wanted a picture taken standing next to Santa No Ojisan that jolly old man in the red suit. "Santa Claus is very famous in Japan," said tour guide Ken Kanazawa.

"He's in many movies and on TV." The visitors explained that Christmas is known as seina.ru Id n.xi:3 Rxe3 2G Ixe3 gxlG 21 0c2 Qcl 28 Oxlti K(H 29 QgG Bcj 30 Nrj'l. 01 24 Bxe3 2b Rxc3 NxlG 126 gxlli 2G Rg3, thronlnmng 21 0g4) 2G Oc2 Qc 21 Ng4, gives White overwhelming pressure 24 Rg3 Deep Thought, the world's best chess computer, prolorred 24 Qh5 Kasparov's choice appears quite sullicient, as all of his pieces contribute to the attack. Re6 25 Ng4 Qe8 26 Nxh6l7 While calculates 26 RxhG 21 NxdG Od 28 Nib Rh 29 Nxrjl Bxq 30 Bxq QxnV (or 30 Bxg 3 1 Ohb Rh 32 Bxh NIG 33 Qefi) 3 I Rxg Kxg (as 31. Rxg gels mated by 32 Kg8 33 Rn8) 32 Bxh Kxh7 33 Kg 34 RoG, with a quick mate. However, both 21 Ohb 28 Qxhb Rxhfi Nxb Rb8 and 2 Qxol 28 Oxel RxclG keep the outcome unclear.

c3 27 Nf5 cxb2 28 Qg4 Bc8 Short of time, and lacing a multitude of threats. Karpov cannot find a dclonse Not 28 NIG because ol 29 NxIGl Rxe 1 30 Kh2, mating 29 Qh4 Rh6 Similar is 29 Kg8 30 Nh6 RxhG 310xhG 1130. Kh8, then 3 1 NlKg8 32 Nngbl lorcos male. 30 Nxh6 gxh6 31 Kh2 Threatening 32 NI6 Qxo I 33 Rg8 mate Qe5 32 Ng5l Qf6 Or 32 Oxel 33 Nl mate. 33 Re8 Bf5 As good as any.

34 Qxh6I Qxh6 35 N7 Kh7 36 Bxf 5 Qg6 37 Bxg6 Kg7 38 Rxa8 Be7 39 Rb8 a5 40 Be4 Kxf7 41 Bxd5, Black Resigns. GM Seirawan (U.S.A.) GM Timman (Holland) 5. KRO Match. Hilversum 1990: 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 06 3 Nf3 b6 4 Nc3 Bb4 Black adds touch of Nimzo-lndi-an to the Ounce's Indian Defense 5 Qb3 c5 Alternatives are aoandD Qe.6 a3 Ba5 7 Bg5 Nc67 This natural move unexpectedly lands Black in deep trouble. He can reach a nearly even endgame with cxd4 8 Nxd4 Bxc3 9 Oxc3 Nc4 10 1 1 Qxg Qxg5 scorns lino lot Black) Nxc3 1 1 Bh4 No4 12 e3 g5.

and both Bb and hG are reasonable, too. 8 0-0-0 Not 8 d5 Nd4, but now 9 dfi is a real throat. Bxc3 Expecting 9 Qxc3 No4. It's too late lor 8 cxd4. as either 9 Nbb or 9 No4 creates threats while stranding the Bishop at a5.

9 d5l oxd5 If Blnck tries to keep the center closed with 9 Nab 10 Qxc3 dG, While replies 1 1 dxeGI BxoG 12 e4. Even worse is the dark square disaster 9 Bxb2 10 Qxb2 Nab 1 1 c4 hG 12 Bh4 gb 13 Nxg5. 10cxd5 Be511 dxc6 Qe7 12 cxd7 Bxd7 13 e3 RdB 01 course, 13 0 Or loses a piece to 14 Nxe5 Qxeb 15 BxIG. 1113... Be, simply 14 Bb5 Bxbb lb Oxbb is power ltd.

14 Rxd7l Rxd7 While rolulos 14 Kxd by 16 Bb6 Kc8 (or 16 Kc 1G Nxob Qxofi I BI4I 1G BaG Kd 1 Nxob QxeD 18 Qxl KcG 19 Qb KdG 20 Bf4. 15 Bb6 Bd6 16 Rd1 0-0 17 Bxd7 Qxd7 18 Bf4 The now pin is fatal. c4 Or 18 Ne8 19 Ori5 19 Qc2 Ne8 20 Ng5! Spotting 20 gG 2 1 No4. Not so easy is 20 Qd2 c3 f5 21 Qxc4 Kh8 22 Bxd6 Nxd6 23 Qd5 Rd8 Sotting the trap 24 OxriG" Qc8! 25 Kbl Rxd6 26 RxdG Kg8 Both 23. Qc24Kbl No8 25 No6 and 23 QcB 24 Kb 1 Nc4 25 Nl cost the exchange 24 Ne6 0x8 Instead, 24 Rc8 2B Kb 1 Rc6 loses to 26 Nd8.

25 Kb1 Rd7 26 Qxd6l, Black Resigns. takes a photo of Santa Claus AI.SKIB I.os Angeles Times with her mother and daughters. SECRET SANTA Our man anhe mall Times stall writer Bob Peel is working this season as a shopping mall Santa. Here is one of his occasional reports. in Japan a holy day in some parts of the world that is more of a fun day for Japanese.

The day is much the same for some locals who frequent the 56-ycar-old marketplace, near one of Los Angeles' oldest Jewish neighborhoods. Many of the 20,000 or so who stop off at Farmers Market each day are more likely to celebrate Hanukkah than Christmas at home. For that reason, I was nervous when I was first told I was being sent on a four-hour Santa shift there even after officials of Western Temporary Services assured me that they often recruit Jewish Santas for seasonal work at shopping centers. But my worries evaporated two weeks ago while on a Santa assignment at a mall in Manhattan Beach. That day, a group from Congregation Tifcreth Jacob was conducting a menorah-lighting ceremony across the food court from my Santa stand.

When it was over, the rabbi's children, 5-year-old Marissa Hyman and her brother, Jonathan, 8, shyly waved at me. Then they came over and wished me happy holidays and handed Dec. 23. 1990 Position 5094: Blnck to piny and win Finin Ihi! (j.imi! Kiwittnr Knnllnr, Wnst Gnmmny I'JUO Solution to Position 15093: Blnck wire; Willi 1 0(21 2 Rxl2 11x12 3 Kf) 1 (or 3 Kf! 1 nxg2, intnnfliiifj 4 nijl matt!) Rxn2 A Kh 1 Ilxc2 Not coitvinann. is I 0h2 2 Ko 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 Game fl21, Kasparov leads the match, 1 1 He 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 KFIO match in Hilversum, Holland. After losing Game 2, Seirawan won three straight games, taking an insurmountable 3-1 li lead in the six-game series. The match was the ninth in the annual series, sponsored by a Dutch radio company, which pits Timman, the best Dutch player, against foreign stars.

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, 1 150 E. 4th St.

in Long Beach. There is no entry fee. Any player can enter the tournament at the site, free of charge. For more information, call Lou Foch at (213) 434-3736 or Ed Town-send at 1714) 840-1439. Four-player teams may still enter the Southern California Chess Club League, which will begin its season in January.

Regional weeknight matches will culminate in the championship final in May. If your club wants to join, call Richard Ka-so at (714) 492-6241. TODAY'S GAMES GM Kasparov (U.S.S.R.) GM Karpov (U.S.S.R.) 20, World Championship, Lyon 1990: 1 04 05 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 BbS n6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 0-0 Bo7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 0-0 9 h3 Bb7 Abandoning 9 Nil, Knrpov returns to the Zmtsov system against the Ruy Lopez. 10 d4 Re8 11 Nbd2 Bf8 12 a4 h6 13 Bc2 0xd4 14 cxd4 Nb4 15Bb1 c5 Another method is 15 bxnl l(j Rx.ft n5 1 1 Rn3 Rn6, as in Gnmn2 16d5Nd7 17Ra3f5l? Needing a win. Knipov chooses the sharpest move In IHHIi.

he inlind on I c4 against K.ispnmv 18 Rae3 Knipov nearly won Game M. which varied with 18 oxl5 NIE3 10 Nn1 Bxd5 Nf6 Thn lirst high-level test ol this inovo, which Karpov suggested in to rtmmnn Karpov ff9, Kualn Lumpur Rial gnntn continued 18 .14 19 n.1n2 Neb 20 Nl i Nxl3 2 I Qh4 22 NM2 Hc.fi 23 Od2 Oxh3 24 0x14. with wild pL-iy 19 Nh2 White's idea is 19 Ixel 20 Nbxdh 21 NxlG NxlG 22 Rxo8 Nxofi 23 0(13 NIG 24 Ng4. trying to invade at hi Or, il 20 Nlxdfi 21 Rg3 NIG, White strongly with 22 Nxl6 QxlG 23 Ng4 Kh8 20 b3 bxa4 21 bxa4 c4 After centnr collapses, a timely Nb4-d3 may squelch White's dream of using the bill diagonal 22 Bb2 Blnck welcomes 22 Nxc4 fxn4 fxe47! Risky. Perhaps 22 HcB 23 Bc3 improves 23 Nxe4 Nfxd5 II 23 then 24 NxIGl slioulfl win For example, 24 Nxo3 2b Japanese tourist Kazue Ando me a tiny wooden dreidel a toy top that is a traditional symbol of Hanukkah.

Farmers Market patrons treated Santa with the same kindness. Nora Handelman, Dorothy Levinson and Tillie Feinstein invited St. Nick to join them for coffee as they sat huddled against Thursday's unusually chilly weather in front of a marketplace doughnut shop. Feinstein grabbed the bottom of my beard and lifted it up. "I want to see who's underneath there," she exclaimed.

Even the oldest of shoppers grinned when I stopped them to ask if they'd been good little girls or boys this year. They beamed when I reached into my candy cane bag to reward those who claimed to have been nice. I got a laugh when male shoppers happily confessed to being naughty. "Maybe Santa should give you the whole bag," I told them. When a 65ish woman who said her name was Doris demanded to know what Santa was bringing her this year, I suggested she sit on my knee and discuss the matter.

To my surprise, she agreed. "This is the first time in my life I've ever sat on Santa's lap," Doris said. Her wish list included a cure for AIDS, rain for Los Angeles "and a man for me." Tourists at Farmers Market had different requests for Santa, "Henley did not even know he was in a crash," Herek said. "He stayed passed out through the whole thing." Immediately after he plowed into the house, Henley unconsciously kept applying pressure on the accelerator, causing the engine to rev at high speed, Herek said. The engine overheated and caught fire.

The living room also caught fire, as did parts of the kitchen and garage, Herek said. The crash woke Henley's wife, Laura, who thought it Was an earthquake, Herek said. Janice Scott, 5, of Los Angeles however. AIRolnick of Wilmette, was wishing for warmer sunshine for his Southern California visit. He could have stayed home if he wanted to be cold at Christmastime, he indicated.

But Robyn Ford of New Zealand was looking for snow. It's summertime in Auckland, where she lives. Her family was stopping off briefly in Los Angeles on its way to Colorado for a skiing vacation, she said. AI.SKIB Los Angeles Times hugs Santa at Farmers Market. Vans and tour buses full of camera-wielding visitors were still pulling up when it came time for Santa to pull out.

I changed out of my Santa suit and beard in market manager Sherif Barsoum's office before leaving. I hid the red suit in a bag. As I walked out wearing jeans and a sweater, I rcflexively waved toward a new group of Japanese tourists flocking in from the parking lot. They ignored me. caused $76,000 damage to their home, Herek said.

No injuries were reported. Henley was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. He denied that he was intoxicated and refused a breath test to determine if he exceeded the blood-alcohol limit of .08, Herek said. Henley was held at the Pico Rivera sheriff's station jail. In the first 12 hours of the Christmas holiday weekend, at least 300 other drivers in Los Angeles County were arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, authorities said.

Motorist's Troubles Began When He Arrived at Home TV Show Accidentally Leads to Man's Arrest From Associated Press A Los Angeles man sought on charges of abducting his 13-year-old daughter was arrested a month after a TV program featured a similar case, the FBI said. Guillermo E. Bonilla was arrested at his home in Point Roberts, Friday for investigation of two counts of using a false Social Security number, an FBI statement said. Bonilla lived five years in Point Roberts as Robert William Kelly. An "Unsolved Mysteries" episode shown Nov.

21 covered a 1983 Montana kidnaping. School officials in Tsawwassen, Canada, north of Point Roberts, thought they recognized the victim as Bonilla's daughter. Bonilla's daughter was not the one involved in the Montana case but had been reported missing in the Los Angeles area in 1983, the statement said. She was found in Bonilla's house last week and placed with Child Protective Services pending a reunion with her mother in California. Bonilla was scheduled for arraignment Wednesday on federal Social Security charges in Seattle.

He faces extradition on child detention charges. By JOHN II. I.EI- TIMI-S I Al l' WW 11:11 William Henley almost made it home safely Saturday. The 36-year-old Whitticr motorist, who authorities said apparently had been drinking, pulled into his driveway about 6 a.m. and kept going.

He missed the garage door, the front door and ended up in his living room. Henley had just driven up to his home on Avoncroft Street, when he fell asleep, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Michael Hcrck. Henley was not injured in the crash. PLEASE HELP US ATCHRISTMAS "She said she started to roll over and go back to sleep," the sergeant added.

But the unusual sound of water flowing through the living room caught her attention, Herek said. A water spigot had also fallen victim to the errant car and driver, and spewed into the house. Laura Henley got up to find the family car on fire inside her living room, and her husband still asleep behind the wheel, Herek said. She woke her husband, their four young children, the children's grandmother and the family dog, and together they watched as fire I I I Address CityStati'Zip Thank you Tor your dinners with and safe shelter Christmas season. $15.70 will $31.40 will $62.80 $157 will $1,020 will 500 Please help us homeless during throughout needy share IHH CMP IVFf I want Kmf hungry Christmas season I I I 1 $157 W7 Ar ViUuv traditional home-cooked Christmas all the trimmings for the hungry for the homeless during this feed 10 hungry people feed 20 hungry people will feed 40 hungry people feed 100 hungry people help feed and shelter needy people feed the hungry and shelter the this Christmas season and the year.

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