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vs Championship Chess 'c co a. OJ TJ 3 By BLAKE STEVENS Texas Slate Chess Cliampfon In winning the San Antonio Chess Tournament, John Bob Payne once again displayed his chess capabilities of clear, precise logic and imaginative He won 4 games and lost 1 (to Morley Pastinsky) to equal the score of Cliff Jewell. He beat Jewell and was awarded the championship on tic-breaking points. Tliis crucial game follows well known opening paths until Black varies on his 9th-move. Still it is not until White's llth move ttiat the players are thrown, on their own resources.

The reason why Jewell's llth move is poor and not found in opening books is undoubtedly Payne's continuation in the game. Scotch Came White VJlaeV 1 I'-Kl a 3 N-QB3 3 r-nj i' 11 F-qN3? (e) 10 17 IS X-Q4 tbl I--H4 K-il (1) 4J -KM (a) Better than 6 N-Q4 as it forces White's Queen lo K2. (b) Better is "book" 9 N-N3. (c) Beet is 11 P-QR3, BxP; 12 Q-Q1(I), BxB; 13 KxB, N-R3; 14 Q-R4, N-N1; 15 B-N5, Q-Q3; 16 R-QB1 with a plus. (d) Setting a cunning trap.

If 13 P-KB3; 14 N-B7 Mate. Black also threatens N-QG with mayhem to follow. (e) The end game is easily won lor Black. (f) A strange move, but what else can White do? (g) A Rook with little shelter. Prom the same tournament, a brevity.

Sicilian lltrtntc Wklle nrack r.jrne Coller 1 r-Kt r-ont qirtl (e) rir? N-Q5 10 11 II. K1 (o) The Levenfish variation. (b) Black must play 0 N-QB3. (c) Black has difficulty in defending his King Pawn. (d) Resignation is in order as a Rook is dropped.

Contract By IIOWAIID SCIllINltEN and KICIIARD L. FKEY The weak no-lrumi) bid which has recently acquired some popularity among tournament players announces a hand of from 12 lo points with a balanced distribution. may include a five-card minor suit, but it cannot include a singleton. This hid is a swing-creator. Frequently, it puts the opponents nt disadvantage by egging them into llic auction because they know the opener's hand is "weak." However, since one no-trump is the easiest of all contracts lo double for penalties, it would boomerang more frequently than it tlocs--which is often enough--were it not safeguarded by an escape hatch to be resorted lo wilh wenk hnuds if there is lime.

(If the right-hand opponent has doubled the no-trump bid, it is loo laic.) Here's an example of such a hand, taken from "How to Play Winning Bridge" by Edgar Kap- inn and Alfred Sheinwold. Vul: None. NORTH (D) S. 9 6 H. 10 5 '4 D.

A (i C. 6 4 WKST S. A 8 H. A 9 7 D. 5 4 A 7 5 F-AST S.

10 3 H. 3 D. 10 a C. 10 2 SOUTH S. 7 5 4 H.

8 2 D. 8 7 3 2 C. 9 3 Two Portuguese Resorts Improve LISBON (Reulc-rs)--Esloril and Cascais, adjacent seaside resorts situaled about and If! miles, respectively, from Lisbon, on the Portuguese coasl, are Ic be made more attractive to international tourisls. Already widely known as the playground of Europe's royal families in exile, this a under a recent government drrrec, is to get a new i casino and a new $1,.100,000 hold. The first rule in playing weak no-trumps is that, with a weak hand, if you have not been doubled yet, "get out of no-trump." If you pass fourth a is bound to double, fur the cards must be somewhere and you and your partner don't have them.

The chances dial this double will be left in for penalties. But there is less chance of being doubled, even (hough you arc a trick higher, if you get out into a suit. So, with the horror South holds, it in essential to gel out if East doesn't double. Mr. Stuyman's 2- club offers the escape hatch.

It isn't guaranteed, but it docs give you a chance. The auction might go like this: North Kast South West 1 N.T. Puss 2 clubs Pass 2 henrls Pass Pass Double Pass 2 spades Pass 2 N.T. Pass 3 N.T. All pass Note a i Wosl would certainly have doubled a one no-trump bid if it came around to him; East would certainly leave in.

Thereafter, escape would lie hopeless. But Ihe Iwo-club bid, which may represent a good hand, leaves West 'unable to act immediately. He can't tell whether South is strong or weak until South passes the two-heart response. By then, il is more i i lo double and have il left in for penalties; the doubler must be reasonably short in the suil and find length and strength in that suit in the hand of his partner. In this instance.

West's double is for a takeout anil Bast, of course, can't dream of leaving in. So the best the opponents can do is go on and bid their game, but they lose ihe chance to inflict a more profitable penalty. Reverse the East-West hands, however, and the weak not is in the soup. West will double the opening no-trump bid and Easl i leave in with alacrity. Any attempt at a rescue will also be cracked and severely penalized.

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Perhaps Ihe only segment ol the population lo be happy over the new regulation are Ihe painters. They, of course, anlicipate a booming business..