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I os i SUNDAY. 2.1. VfH) B3 METRO NEWS POOLS: Lack of Inspectors Adds to Health Problems By JACK PETERS INTERNATIONAL MASTER CHESS $104 over objections of health officials, who said more was needed. in Orange County, the fee went from $29 in 1981 to $136 in 1986 and has risen more gradually since then to $179, said county analyst Betty Watari. The department now has 48 inspectors who arc responsible for checking restaurants as well as pools.

Los Angeles landlords say a large fee increase would mean "the county is just sucking more and more blood," said Dan Faller, president of the Apartment Owners Assn, of Southern California, Which represents about 12,000 landlords. It also costs pool operators in Southern California an average of $90 a month for once-aWeek pool service and $145 for twice-a-week service, according to the Service Industry News. Second-to-last on the list before routine pool inspections is checking new pools to make sure they conform with slate regulations. Developers cannot open their buildings until pool inspectors approve their projects, creating strong pressure on inspectors to Visit construction sites before making the founds of existing pools, he said, Kebabjian said he has asked the County Department of Health Services to hire at least nine more pool inspectors next year, But that will not be possible without a fee increase to augment the program's budget, The fee increase Would have to be approved by the county Board of Supervisors, Earlier this year, the supervisors approved increasing the pool inspection fees 6 from $98 to' are also responsible for monitoring water quality at the county's beaches. Complaints, such as those about "dark" pools, get the next-highest priority.

Because of the high risk of drownings and disease under such conditions, inspectors try to respond immediately when they learn of dirty pools, Kebabjian said. If inspectors have to close pools and even cloudy pools are frequently closed for fear they Will turn "dark" guidelines say they should return within 48 hours to see if the problems have been fixed, he said, But, as in the case of the Sepulveda pool, that is not always possible, "Basically, we just put out fires," Kebabjian said, The problem with that approach is that not all contaminants are visible to the human eye, and thus may go undetected. Oat atartad now with our proven "intlderi" rafflflw! nrTilrar TUT igH wm fair BHWfflira liiflflfflfe ii 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6 3 Nbd2 A Root special ty. d5 4 3 c5 5 c3 Now we have a Colle System Nbd7 The other popular system of defense is 5 Nc6 6 Bd3 Bd6 7 0-0 0 0 8 dxc5 Bxc5 9 e4. Putting the Knight on d7 discourages d4xc5 because of the reply Nd7xc5 6 Bd3 Be7 7 0-0 0-0 8 Ne5l? Livelier than the usual 8 e4 dxe4 9 Nxe4 b6 10 Rel Bb7 Ne5 9 dxe5 Nd7 10f4fBEIseRf1f3-h3attacksh7.

11 exf6 Nf6 12 4 c4 13 Be2 Against 13 Bc2. Silman planned 13 e5! 14 exd5 Bc5 15 Khl Ng4, with dangerous threats. bB 14 Nd7 1SNf3Nc516 Nd4 Bd7l7Bg4 QcB After 17 Qb6 18 Be3 NrJ3! 19 Qd2 Bc5 20 b4. White threatens Bg4-e2xd3. And 18 19 cxb4 Qxb4 loses to 20 Nxe6! Bxe6 2 1 Bxe6 Nxe6 2 1 Qxd5.

18 fSI As 18 19 Bxl5 Bxl5? 20 Nxl5 Rxf5? permits 21 Rxl5 0x16 22 Qxd5 Kh8 23 Qxa8 KhBI Offering the exchange by 19 16 gxf6 20 Bh6 f5! 2 1 8x18 0x18. which gives Black plenty of compensation. 19 Bf3 If 19 fxe6 Nxe6 20 Bxe6 Bxe6 21 Nxb5. Black should draw with 21 Rxf 1 22 Qxll Qb8 23 Nd4 Qxe5 24 BI4 Qf6. Nd3 Plugging the d-lile.

Again 20 Ixe6 Bxe6 21 Nxb5 doesn't worry Black, because ol 21 Qc6 22 Nd4 Nxe5. 20 Qe2 BcS 21 fx6 Bxd4 Mote ambitious is 21. Bxe6, when 22 favors Black. 22 cxd4 Bxe6 23 b3 Qc7 24 bxc4 Hoping for 24 25 Ba3. Not 24 Nf4 picks up a piece.

Nxcl 26 Raxcl bxc4 26 Qe3 QaB 27 Rf2 Rab8 28 Rcf1 Kg8 29 h3 Qb4 Removing all danger. Instead, 29 lets White capitalize on the f-lile by 30 Bg4l Re7 3 1 Qf4! Bf 7 32 e6. 30 Kh2 Rbc8 31 Bd1, Drawn, Kramer (U.S.A.) IM Garcia (Colombia), U.S. Open, Jacksonville 1990: 1 c4 aB 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 d4 An unfashionable variation of the English Opening. exd4 Nxd4 Bb4l 6 Bg5 h6 7 Bh4 Ne6 8 Rcl Ng6 9 Bg3 Safer is 9 Bxl6 Qxt6 10 e3, with equality.

Ne4 10 Qd3 Bxc3 11 bxc3 Nxg3 12 Oxg3 0-0 13 e3 Worth a thought is 13 c5. ReB 14 Be2 d6 16 0-0 Bd7 IB Bf3 RbB 17 Rb1 Re6l? Beginning a fierce battle. The first threat is 17 Rg5, trapping White's Queen. 18 Bd6l Not 18 Bxb7? because ol 18 Rg5 19 013 Nh4 20 Qe2 Rxb7l 21 Rxb7 Rxg2 22 Khl c5, when 23 NI3 Bc6 24 Nxh4 Rxh2 and 23 Rxd7 Qxd7 24 NI3 Qh3 lead to mate. RgB 19 Qf3 Qe7 20 g3 Still risky is 20 Rxb7 Rxb7 21 Bxb7 Nh4 22 although 22 Bh3 (or 22 Nxg2 23 KhD 23 (4 Rg6 24 Rf2 c5 25 25 15 Rg5 26 NI3 may survive.

c6 21 Be4 Both 2 1 Bxc6? Ne5 and 2 1 Nxc6? Bxc6 22 Bxc6 Ne5 cost material. Nh4 22 Qh1 Qe8 23 (4I7 Hoping to entangle Black's Kingslde pieces. Rg4 24 Kf2 IB Forced, as 24 Ng6? 25 h3 costs the Rook. 26 Bd3 c5 26 Qd6 Not 26 Nb5? Bc6, but 26'gxh4l? cxd4 27 cxd4 Qh5 28 Rxb7 is wild and unclear. KhB 27 Nxf 6 NxfB 28 Bxf 6 Bc6 29 Qs6 Also 29 Qxd6 Rd8 30 Qxd8l (not 30 Qe5? Qh5) Qxd8 31 Bxg4 Qd232 Be2 should defend.

QhBI 30 Black has chances after 30 Bxg4 Qxh2 31 Kel Re8 32 Qxe8 Bxc8 33 Be2 Qxg3, but 32 QfBI Rxe3 33 Kd 1 Ba4 34 Rb3 holds. Rxh4 31 gxh4 Rs8 32 Qg6 Qf3 33 Kg1 Qh1 34 Kf2 Qh2 36 Kel Rxe3 38 Kd1 Qe2, White Resigns. As 37 Kel Rxc3 3B Bc2 Rxc2 39 Qxc2 Qxf 1 40 Kb2 Qxf4 gives Black too many pawns (or the exchange. 'Missing' Woman to Join Her Husband in Texas An Oregon woman who had been reported missing by her husband called him Saturday to report that she was safe, authorities said. The couple was separated in Van Nuys as they drove in separate vehicles from.

Oregon to their new home in Brownsville, Tex. Marie Avant, 69, a retired college professor, had continued on toward Texas after losing her husband during a refueling stop. 114 mm abcdefgh Sept, 23, 1990 Position 96081 Black to play and win. From the game Koenig Gallagher, U.S. Open, Jacksonville 1990.

Solution to Position '5080: White breaks through with 1 h5 Qxc 1 2 hxg6 hxg6 (else 3 gxh7 wins) 3 Rxg6 Rxg6 4 Qxg6 KI8 5 Bd6 Re7 6 QI6 Kg8 7 Qxe7, threatening 8 Be5. II 7 Qdl, then 8 QI8 Kh7 9 QI7 mates. INTERNATIONAL MEWS The sensational Gata Kamsky, 16, of New York City is leading a strong international tournament in Tilburg, Holland. After'10 of 14 rounds, Kamsky has 7-3, a point ahead of Gtitish GM Nigel Short. The other American competitor, GM Yasser Seirawan of Seattle, is near the bottom with 4-6, and has not won a game, Kamsky currently holds the highest rating of any player in the United States.

In his brief career, he has played in only a few elite tournaments, But, in this double round-robin, he has won five games and lost only once, to Short. LOCAL NEWS The second annual Summit Publishing Challenge Match began quietly Monday in Santa Monica with a draw. Two of the area's best players, IM Doug Root and IM Jeremy Silman, are contesting a. six-game match on Monday and Friday evenings at the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club, 1450 Ocean Ave. in Santa Monica.

Spectators are invited to watch the games, which begin at 7:30 p.m. The match is sponsored by Summit ing, a local publisher of chess books. The Victor Valley Chess Assn. will host the Victorville Championship, a six-round tournament, on Sept. 29-30 at Victor Valley College, 18422 Bear Valley Rd.

in Victorville. Call Steve Bradley at (619) 243-5874 for Information. The.T.P.M. Sunday Open takes place Sept. 30 at the.

Hampton Inn, 25260 The Old Road in Valencia. It's a four-round tournament'with a time control of 75 minutes per player per game. For details, call Gary Sauer at (805) 253-1301 or Dan Loncarlc at (805) 257-0797. In honor of National Chess Week, Gym for the Mind at 4907 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Woodland Hills will present a variety of events.

They will conduct a four-round beginner's open and three-round Action chess quads on Sept. 29, a simul by master Ben Nethercot on Oct. 3, and World Rapid Chess rated quads on Oct. 6. For more information, call 1818) 710-8042.

The Hughes Heat Wave, a 39-player tournament, was won by Jeremy Martin, 6-1. Class prizes went to Brian Fire-baugh, Ted Kanamori, John Bush, Dominic Meo and Arash. Parang. The Hughes Chess Club, which meets Thursday evenings in the Hughes Missile Group cafeteria, 8433 Fallbrook Ave. In Canoga Park, begins a six-round Action chess tournament on Sept.

27. There will be two games every Thursday, with a time limit of 30 minutes per player per game. Call Herman Hess at (818) 346-5959 or John G. Price at (818) 363-1379, for details. TODAY'S GAMES 1 IM D.

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