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os Angeles (Times LATIMES.COMCALENDAR HOROSCOPE PUZZLER E12 SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 By Holiday Mathis np 77 "So help (George 36 "Not that of" 71 Tentmaker's first name 100 Talent for melody 1W3.1I1S 1W1I1S Burns line in "Oh, 38 "Quien 72 The of J.C. Penney 102 Maker of light trucks? 78 Hubbub 39 Certain emanation 74 Tessie or Milo 104 All even, as a score By Meel Reagle 80 Chinese tea 40 Mayhonoree 75 Done to 105 Indicate 83 Daisylike flower 42 Word on a penny 76 Computer text code 108 Barrier-breaking speed NOTE: See if you can find all 84 Off-key, perhaps 43 Couper, in English 79 Robespierre foe 110 Murky 21. 86 "My mind blank" 44 "Rocky" co-star 80 Quit 111 Mosque official 87 Blood of the gods 45 Gave the twice -over 81 Ad 112 Something to seed ACROSS 89 Does a cob job 46 Tidy 82 Varmint vessel 113 many words 1 Drop content 91 He played the Painless 48 Enjoy the mountains 83 Pronto 114 Type of shark 4 Belt's cousin Pole in "MASH," the 50 Connive 85 "Alien" actor 115 Caltech, e.g. 7 Anguished cry movie 53 Nipper's label 86 Home of the McCaughey 116 Put your head down 11 Sphere starter 93 Irish airline, Lingus 54 Awed answer septuplets 117 Repulsive 15 "Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl 94 Marsh bird 55 Work part-time 87 Classic anagram of 118 Exercisers touch them 18 Outside: prefix 95 Dublin-born dramatist 57 Netter Mandlikova "Christianity," that I 120 Man Flint" 19 One in the ad biz 97 Donut-shaped 58 Mideast gulf sin" 121 Old call letters? 21 Had a funny reaction 98 Street performer's forte 61 Trounce 88 111. city 123 Marauding type 23 Subject of a 1946 act 101 Detailed examination 64 Varnish resin 90 Identical 124 Civil War VIP signed by Truman 103 Josh 65 Howard and Isaac 91 First of a famous 12: 125 Rocker Nugent 25 Purchase-minded person 106 Fleecy one 67 Motel sign abbr.

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You won't agree with all you hear, but that doesn't mean you have to speak out against it. Gemini (May 21-June 21) You appreciate discreet people, the type who respect your privacy and are only as interested in you as you want them to be. Cancer (June22-July22): You'll spend time with the one who gets your style, taste and language. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Look beyond what people are doing and into what they are feeling, because understanding the emotions of a situation will be more important than understanding the logistics of it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You'll be changed by what you take on, especially if you fall in love with it in the process. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct.

23): You strive to contribute to a healthy, functional environment even when faced with largely dysfunctional elements. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) You usually regard yourself as a pronoun, but today you feel more like a verb. You are action personified.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21 The one who understands you doesn't need an explanation, and your explanation will not make a difference to the one who doesn't understand you. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.

19) The way you dress will change the dynamics of a situation. As Mark Twain said, "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may suddenly feel self-conscious in a relationship or have the overall sense that it's not working.

You know the goal, and you know the obstacle, and it's not enough. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Some things may be hard perhaps the best and most important things but not everything. Embrace what's easy. Today's birthday (July 27): You don't expect the world to comply with your standards, but you do everything possible to create the world you want.

A project will be carried through by your strength and will in August. With the expansion of your personal property comes increased responsibility. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3, 33, 38 and 42. Holiday Mathis writes her column for Creators Syndicate Inc. The horoscope should be read for entertainment.

More horoscopes at latimes.comhoroscopes. POKER 111 112 113 TT9 "126 "129 ASK AMY CHESS: A KNIGHT'S TOUR A mystery game for Choosing between exes for business VEsVaEBBflflBBBBBBBBBul Dear Amy: My husband and I use a management company to manage rental properties we own. The company originally was owned by two guys. Last year, the guys split up and divided the clients between them. I handle almost all contact with the management company and have no problem with the person we are working with.

However, my husband thinks the other guy does better work. We are about to purchase more properties, and my husband wants to have them managed by the other guy. How do I handle this? I feel like I'm going to have to call our guy and say my husband wants to use the other Matt Jarvis' hand the ages brightest stars face off with the feisty Sicilian Defense set-up. B) The usual 3.d4, the Open Sicilian, is delayed, giving both players the option of keeping the game closed. C) This move, restraining black's expansion, is seen occasionally at high master levels, partially to narrow the number of prepared lines by Black.

Even so, it does weaken some White squares, b4 in particular. D) Opening up after all. E) This Dragon Defense line has not scored well against top GMs, but it has produced decent results against lesser-lights. F) Other logical choices were Qd2, h3, and f4. G) This awkward-looking move has seldom been used; probably the surprise that White prepared for Black.

f4and Qd2 are usual. H) This knight's return doesn't lose time since Black's Bishop will make an extra move also. I) A lot of positional players such as American Champion Gata Kamsky like this kind of game. White has a space advantage which he simply solidifies. J) A very entertaining intra to some hot tactical give-and-take.

K) White has the exchange for a pawn, but his pawn structure is vulnerable and Black's men are active. L) Attempting to restrain White's f-pawn from advancing and aiming to storm kingside with his own pawns. M) 22. Qxe5 23. Bxh7 Kxh7 24.Qxd8-) 23.Rel Qc5 24.

Rxe7 g4 25.Qe2 d5 26. Re5 Qd6 27.f4 gives Black a slight edge. N) This series of Knight moves has produced a blockade of Black's attack. White's long-range aim is to eventually trade into an ending where the exchange will be enough to win. He must first be sure to safeguard his King's position.

0) 32. is the last train out for drawing chances: 33.Nd4 dxe4 34.Nxc6 bxc6 35.fxe4 Nh5 Ng3 threat! 36. h3 Ng3 37.Kh2 Nxe4 38.Bxa6 Bf6. P) Black's assault has nearly run out of steam. Q) Here comes the pain.

R) 47.Rf4. S) Black can enjoy a discovered check, but it leads to nothing: 50.Kgl Nd351.KflBxd4 52.Rd2 Ne5 53.Rxd4 Nxf3 54.Rh4. The a-pawn is unstoppable. ccsknightbellsouth.net a Get opponents to play crazy By Bill Cornwall In the early 1900s, a game was allegedly played that contained one of the most spectacular tactical combinations in chess history. Again and again, the ultimate winner offered up his queen freely to his foe.

In each case, though, accepting the "gift" would result in mate. As memorable as it was, many people doubted that it ever happened at all. Edwin Adams, the supposed winner, was considered a rank amateur up against a chess goliath in Carlos Torre Repetto. In addition, Adams was Repetto's friend, chief advocate, and supporter. Many surmised that the tactics were discovered in analysis after the actual game was over.

"Doesn't matter," say others. The game is incredible: Adams Repetto; New Orleans, USA, 1920 l.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 0-0 ll.Bg5 c6 12.C4 cxd5 13.cxd5 Re8 14.Rfel a5 15.Re2 Rc8 16.Rael Qd7 I7.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Qg4 Qb5 19.QC4 Qd7 20.QC7 Qb5 21.a4 Qxa4 22.Re4 Qb5 23.Qxb7 1-0 Congratulations To the new Pacific Southwest Open Champion Enrico Sevillano, a Philippine Grandmaster living in California. The six-round event held in L.A. over the July 4 weekend, attracted 105 players. One-half point behind Sevillano were Roman Yankov-sky, John Bryant, Ricardo De SUDOKU 8 2014 The Mepham Group.

Distributed by Tribune Complete the grid so each row, (or 1 to 6 for the smaller grid). guy for these properties. They already know we have beentalking and have stated they can do the same work. It's getting a little awkward. Working Wife Dear Wife: If you agree with your husband's choice to have the other company manage your new properties, then perhaps he should make the call.

You two should be able to leverage this issue into a guarantee of good service and savings if you are able to get these former partners to compete for your business. Send questions to Amy Dickinson by email to askamytribune.com. Dato led out for 53,000. 1 decide to raise him. With such a big hand, I didn't want to scare him away.

It's so rare to hold the nearly unbeatable nuts, and when it happens, you want to extract as much money as possible. I didn't call because I wanted to act as if I was bluffing. I put in a near-minimum raise of 109,000. An exact min raise would have been 106,000, but I've found that a min raise plus a chip or two from out of position gets people to do crazy things. It worked perfectly here.

Sure enough, Dato reraised to 200,000. Now was the time to merely call. If he was bluffing, great. If he wasn't bluffing, he wouldn't fold the river. The river was 6.

Dato moved all in for 215,000. And of course, I called. HehadA Qv. The thing is, I don't think he needed something as good as A-Q to turn crazy on this hand. I played it the way people perceive a bluff to be played, and sometimes players read that and throw in a bunch of chips when it doesn't make sense to do so.

Plus, once I make that play with a real hand, I can use it as a bluff later. I look back on that hand and know that I'll be able to use that play again. Jarvis is a professional poker player. July 27, 2014 Position No. 4322: White mates in two.

Position No. 4321: l.Qd2! Hint: White mates next move with: Qd4, Qxh6, Qxd4, Qxc3, Qxb2, orQd6. Guzman, Jack Peters, Michael Brown, and Vignesh Panchanatham. Game of the week Sevillano, Enrico-Yankovsky, Roman Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles 3.Nc3(B) a6 4.a4(C)Nf6 5.d4(D) cxd4 6 Nxd4 g6( E) 7. Be2 Bg7 8 Be3 0-0 9.0-0 Nc6 10.Nb3(F) Be6 HRa3(G) Rc812.Nd4(H) Bd7 13.Nxc6 Bxc614.f3(l)Qa515.Qd2 Rfd816.b4!?(J) Qxb417.Rb3 Qa5 18.Bb6 Qe519.Bxd8 Qc5 20.Khl Rxd8 21.Bd3(K)g5?!(L) 22.Ne2(M)h5 23.c3 h4 24.Nd4 Nh5 25.Nf5Bf6 26.Nh6 Kg7 27.Ng4(N)Rh8 28.Qe3 Qxe3 29.Nxe3e6 30.RalBe7 31.Nc2 Nf4 32.

Bfl g4(0) 33. Nd4 h3 34.g3(P) Ng6 35.Nxc6 bxc6 36.fxg4 Ne5 37.Be2 Bd8 38.a5d5 39.exd5cxd5 40.Rb7(Q)Rh6 41.g5 Bxg5 42.Bxa6 Bd2 43.Rc7 d4 44.cxd4 Ng4 45.Rc2 Be3 46.Rfl Rf6(R) 47.Rxf6 Kxf6 48.Bb7 Kg5 49.Bf3!(S).l-0 A) Bucking for a battle in this key encounter, two of California's 8 Content Agency. All rights reserved. By Matt Jarvis My favorite event at the World Series of Poker is the $5,000 No-Limit Six Max, not only because I won a bracelet taking down that event in 2 Oil but because I like the way action plays on the smaller tables. At no time during the tournament will you have more than six players at any table, thus the name of the event.

That leads to different tactics than you would get at a normal WSOP event with a nine- or 10-person table. It also feels a lot more like the home games most of you play or the hundreds of late-night cash games I've been involved in over the years. I was running pretty well in this year's event. A late hand on Day 2 pushed me into the chip lead going into the final day. Down to 18 players with about 30 minutes left before play ended, I moved to a new table.

I was among the chip leaders, so I wasn't going to do anything crazy. On the button, I picked up A and raised to 17,000. Andrea Dato called from the small blind, and the big blind defended his position. Three-handed, the flop came down Av 7v A. At that point, I could hear angels singing in the back of my head.

Action checked to me. A lot of people would have checked it back here to dis- Andrea Dato's hand A Flop A 7 A Turn River 6 guise their strength, but I wanted to bet. If I had nothing, I would bet. When you have something, you want to bet. In poker parlance, it's called "balancing your range." I bet 19,000, which was somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 of the pot.

Dado check-raised to 45,000. The big blind folded. I called. The turn came out K. I had a top full house.

It would be virtually impossible to beat me. 5 4 1 3 6 2 2 6 3 1 5 4 3 2 4 6 1 5 6 1 5 4 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 1 1 3 2 5 4 6 Solutions to Saturday's puzzles column and 3-by-3 or 2-by-3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk..