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TOE ghf DrwunlteNirns Sunday, August 2,1832 GAMES THE ACES CHESS charming wit, modesty and warmth earned him worldwide admiration and affection. Dear Mr. Wolff: RHO opens one (Iiainood, I make a takeout double and partner re ANSWER: Why not a simple pass to allow partner to extricate himself? i nnt vnhmtariio km mu m. fully dynamic draw played with Bobby Fischer in the I960 Leipzig World Chess Olympics. .13....

ANSWER: It is always a good idea to make the beards while both sides of a match are represented. To do. otherwise may create a basis for suspicion, especially if you do exceptionally well in a crucial situation. Dear Mr. Wolff: I opened one no-trump and partner jumped to four no-trump, a quantitative raise.

I accepted by showing two aces, and he thought I was showing a suit Is there any standard in this area? Majar Mil -Vp, Grcaa4a, Mm. ANSWER: A pass would show a minimum opening and no desire to play slam. A bid by opener promises extra values -and indicates acceptance of the invitation. Many agree to show the number of aces on the way to slam. BEGINNER'S corner fa WHITE WINS THE QUEEN White movec By Shelby Lyman 'Baste ChM Features BEGINNER'S CORNER -Hint and explanation: Divert its defender.

-Mikhail Tal, the former world champion who recently died in Moscow at the age of 55, was an authentic genius of chess. So awesome were his mental powers that one famous grandmaster complained that it was unfair to have to play Tal because he had the memory and calculating abili- t. oi a computer. But Tal was much more than a human chess machine. He was an elemental creative force as well, 9t man who had a passionate love affair with chess and life itself.

His brilliance at the chessboard, jlJQ 00 a f' iM. 1NC3 BM 1NC3 BM le5 S.a3... IbxaS BaS xM Ne7 dxc3 10.yxtl7 N(8)c6 U.NO 0C7 XtzX Bg5. Nxe5 15. Nxe5 16.

Bxfl 17. Nxd8 RxgS 18. Nxe6 Rxg2cb U.KM 20. Qxe6 21. KxgZ Qg4chnote(a).

Draw. Note (a): White cannot avoid perpetual check. SOLVE-IT AFTER 21 Kxg2 Tal Fischer BLACK TO PLAY Childhood 'mm CROSSWORD From his youth, the "magician of Riga" suffered from chronic and ftftom tohilitatins illnaea and often debilitating illness, re suiting finally in his premature deatn. But despite his poor health, the gifted grandmaster embraced life to its fullest, always grateful for the considerable blessings be- awnvuvuuuiit I first met tal in 1956, a vital dark-haired youth with a piercing but friendly stare and a striking personal charisma. Thirty years later, I met him again in Brussels.

Before me there appeared a man who seemed 10 or 15 years older than his actual chronological age. But it was the same Tal with the same chess powers and wit, even more respected and admired than before by those around him. "Mischa," I asked him during an interview a few days later, "twenty-five years ago, you said the best game you ever played was with your young wife on your honeymoon." "It is still the best game," he quickly replied. "Another question: If you could be a chess piece, which one would you choose?" "I would choose to be a passed pawn," he replied with a gleam in his eye. "But why a passed pawn?" I asked.

"Because then I would have a future," he answered with a warm but ironic smile. Below is a famous and wonder- rk-haired vouth with a niercm 87 Mark Twain novel, with The" 92 Eternity 93 Graph or meter lead-in 94 It's opposed toNNW 95 Real 99 Skating arenas 101 Babylonian 105 Eyre-author 107 Corrupting 112 Pumpkin-coach Kissenger ate his Christmas Pia 115 Cloak-and- 5 Medieval suit 6 Wipes out 7 English elevator Away from the weather 9 Court barrier 10 Devour greedily 11 Chi! con 12 Moslem prince 13 Billy Williams 14 Fencing position 15 River In France 42 43 44 45 46 47 48' 49 56 57 58 61 62 16 Climbing tropical viri" on 17 sens 22 French verb 24 Swiss canton 26 Desert in Israel 28 German 31 Slow, sad song 33 Tap or belly follower 34 Indian or Arctic 35 Early Scotch clan chief 37 Urging or inciting 38 Secular 39 He wrote "The Enemy Within" (initials) 41 Author Levin dagger men 116 Nautical nazaro 117 Comedian Johnson 118 Girl's nickname 119 Small fruit pie 120 Italian noble house 121 Bring up 122 Glutted DOWN 1 Shoe part 2 Dolphin-like cetacean 3 Monster's loch? 4 Social division 76 77 78 ft 83 64 65 Hit 66 67 68 Film word 69 "In 70 Sea 73 of 74 kitty 75 Nil PREAA1ER CROSSWORD By Jo Paquin trumpbecanse that precludes a one-? level rescne by partner. and it is 1:1 M- more likely double. to invite a penalty Dear Mr. Wolff: mustopenatlrdoTtet Ci aaaaaav nuvu aav hv-vm mwjvi held and the lumd is not good enough lAUUVa WUUI UV IITCVWU IWJV1 for one no-trump.

won two tnree- iiA.friimn card minors, mSst the opener al- ways bid one club in spite of the quality of the minor-suit holdings? omtt OfOmt, awa Past, sxl ANSWER: Systemically, one should open one club. However, if one holds three small dobs and A-K-x in dia- monds, I see little fault in opening one diamond, pear Mj. yf0tf. Swi Tteuns, must we de- de tt oppctecSrietoSe Start, Elatcrave, Wh. The stamps across the bottom row recall the Allies' breaking of an enemy code; the sinking of the U.S.S.

Yorktown during the Allies victory at the Battle of Midway Island; Rosie the Riveter; the Aug. 7, 1942, Marine landing of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands Group, and the November 1942 Allied invasion of North Africa. The World War II sheetlet series began last year, commemorating events of 1941, and brisk public sales surprised postal officials. Not only collectors, but military veterans and their families and friends, followers of World War II events, and others have purchased the sheetlets as mementos or collateral material to other war documentation. First day of issue ceremonies will be held in conjunction with the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Indianapolis, Ind.

designed. Until Aug. 28, the proof coin will sell for $28 and the uncirculated coin, $23. After that date, the proof will be $32 and the uncirculated coin, $28. Orders may be phoned to 1-800-872-1600, or mailed to the mint's customer service center, 10001 Aerospace Drive, Lanham, Md.

20706. Finding the grade To help collectors find more accurately the grade of specific coins, hologram grading cards are being produced by the Whitman Coin Products division of Western Publishing Co. The cards use a Polaroid patent which shows Morgan and Peace dollars in sue grades, from EF-45 to MS-65, both obverse and reverse. Cards showing Saint-Gaud-ens $20 gold pieces and Liberty Head $20 gold will be available this month. The American Numismatic Association's grading standards are included with each set of hologram cards.

The cards are available in coin shops, or from Whitman, Dept. HC, 1220 Mound Racine, Wis. 53404. STAMPS spends one spade. If I bid one no- trump, now many HCP do I nramisfi? Stan Staff.

ANSWER: Since you failed to over- SSfnSKS and it has now become obvious that L. L'Zl :TT.r JrT.TT: TVr Most partnerships agree on 18-19 HCP, balanced, with at least one di- amond stopper, some agree on a 16- 19 HCP range. Dear Mr. Wolff: Partner doubled one diamond for takeout and next hand redoubled. I had a miserable collection, 3-3-4-3 Shbuldl have i bid one no-trump oil SSte05 WM By Dominie Sama Knighi-Ridder The u.

S. Postal Service has been joining newspaper accounts and TV documentaries in recalling the Spth anniversary of World War II events with commemorative sheetjets. The second sheetlet in the five-year series will be issued Aug. 14 in Indianapolis, with 10 stamps, each 29 cents. Five stamps each will be printed above and below a war map.

The map includes shaded areas where battles and events took place along with descriptions of each. The five stamps across the top of the map recall the the April 18, 1942, raid of Tokyo by U.S. bombers; ration stamps; the May 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea in the South Pacific; the May 6, 1942, fall of Corregidor to Japan, and the June 1942 invasion by Japan of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. By Daniel Webster Knight-Ridder Collectors can buy now at pre-issue discounts the silver dollar celebrating the 200th anniversary of the White House. The 1-inch coin will be struck in proof and uncirculated condition, and the $10 surcharge on the cost of the coins will help fund maintenance of public rooms and the collection of art and furnishings in the White House.

Only 500,000 total coins have been authorized by Congress the lowest mintage for a commemorative dollar in almost 100 years. The proof coin will be the first to bear the mintmark of the West Point mint, and the uncirculated coin will be struck in Denver with the mintmark. The coin has been designed by Edgar Z. Steever and Chester Y. Martin, both sculptors at the Philadelphia Mint.

Steever's obverse shows the north portico of the White House with the dates, 1792-1992, and "White House" around the top border. Martin's reverse design shows a bust of the White House's original architect, James Hoban, and the main entrance he ITS' II T(0 COINS n- Conducted Arranging In folds Curtain material Undivided Actor Phoenix Small dagger Makes a mistake "Desk (movie) Japanese vegetable Abhors Herb eve Printer's measures might go BIGAR'S STARS -A 1 I 1 Massachusetts 79 Against 61 Pitching stat 82 Ayres of filmdom 84 Press for payment 85 Holds up to scorn 88 Most orderly 89 He played Charlie Chan 90 Capital of New Mexico 91 Name or nickname 95 Fundamentals 96 Underground vault, once 97 Medical combining form 98 "Don! Sit the Apple 99 Chest sounds 100 Small bay or creek 102 Wood for baseball bats 103 Overshoes 104 United Nations relief org. 107 Remove the rind 108 Chord or meter lead-in 109 Cap. letter trips Univ. at Baton Rouge Fence steps the lottery Likeness Jack, in cribbage director's the" song) of Patron saint France Feeds the American ,1 across 1 Periwinkle Verve 10 Habitat plant form I- 14 French magazine 18 Close by, to a poet 19 Dispatch a news story 20 Parent-to-bo's choice 21 Din of voices 23Tuffet-sitter 25 He's huge and Jolly, In sds 27 High church position 28 Paragon of dryness 29 Ha or she brings home the bacon 30 Braeden of TV 31 German painter and wood engraver 32 Broadway musical 33 Morse code symbol 36 Fishing for morays 39 Blushing 40 Book by Robert Louis Stevenson 50...

comes the sun" (D.H. Lawrence) SI Jazz jobs 82 Cartoonist's need S3 Letter phrase 84 North American 'country 58 Cap or box lead-in 56 One, In Paris 57 Entertain 59 WSWplus 180 degrees 60 Check-writing need 62 Tokyo, once 63Riverbank landing places 64 Fanciful activity 69 First canonical hour 71 Meadow sound 72 Actor's signal 79Moms partner 76 Seeping slowly 77 Restaurant check 78 Make knotted lace 80 Greek moon goddess 83 Unruffled 84" Day Afternoon 85 He played EmileZola 86 et quarante (gambling game) Sni hfMft mitm to Tat Item, fO. Boa UMI, DallM, Ttna nm, rttt atM lifciaiia, Mimiiri atiiliai tor Oopjniat, Btt, IWM ftatan SjiadkaU Collectors who prepare their covers should affix stamps either single or full sheetlet on self-addressed envelopes and send requests to Customer Afixed Envelopes, World War II Stamps, Postmaster, Box 9996, Indianapolis, 46206-9991. The Postal Service will affix single stamps selected at random and full sheets. For single stamps, send a check or money order of 29 cents to 1992 World War II Stamps, Postmaster, Box 9998, Indianapolis, 46206-9992.

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