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'OS Q. GO in 0) 111 0 TJ Championship Chess Stevens By BLAKE STEVENS Texas State Chess Champion The season for simultaneous exhibitions is here, with several Texas cities sponsoring these events. George Kollanowski makes several trips a year Southern states, and San Antonio invited him to lecture and play against local enthusiasts a few weeks ago. "Kolfy," as his friends call him, made a i score, winning 21 games and drawing two. He had trouble in only one game when, in an effort lo save a pawn, he lost his queen for two pieces.

After the game was concluded, his oponent. irked by him that he should have won the game, to which Kolty replied," I made one mistake, you made one mistake, but, unfortunately, yours was the last mistake." His lecture was willy and entertaining, wilh the core of it concerning Bobby Fischer's chance at garnering the world chess crown. Mr. Koltanowski feels, as 1 do, that Fischer's potentialities can not easily be judged, that he has fooled Ihe wise men more than once and might do it again. Actually, if Fischer places one from the bottom, this would be quile an accomplishment when one considers the calibre of players against whom he will be pitted in the Candidales Tournament.

Surprised Russians Fischer, as Kolty pointed out, refused to play in simultaneous tournaments or against lesser Russian masters on his recent trip the U.S.S.R., which surprised 1 (nnd irritated) the Russians. This shows remarkable wisdom on the part of this 15 year old. The Russians, it should be noted, did not give Fischer the chance of playing their top men, Smyslov, Kcrcs, Tahl, or Bronstein. It Is not impossible that Fischer could become the chess champion of the world. Mr.

Koltanowski concluded with two games played blindfolded at the same time, which he won handily. He then called for ques- tions from the audience. At midnight the lecture ended, and everyone went home well satisfied. Stereos Wbile Kottj I I N-KBS r-Q so npip 31 32 B-BJ 23 PxB P-QBt P-3i N-KB1 F-JLN3 B-N2 K-B3 P-OIU NlK B-KJ P-KR4 CW K-KZ e) KK-QI R-m-- KH d) P-B5 F-KNi F-4)H4 n-Bi! R-K4 F-XB4 BPxP PxP JF-N5 i BxP DxB R-K? eh (e) (a) Intending to delay castling until White's King is under attack. (b) Premature.

12 R-B1 is better. White takes this opportunity to simplify into a favorable end game. (c) Fortunately, Black's King can serve a useful function in protecting the pawn. (d)- Deciding to launch a counter offensive instead of resorting to pure defense. (e) If King to the back rank, 34 R-QRl and R-R7 draws.

If King to the third rank, 34 U-K6 draws. Austin Exhibition An equally good performance was given by M. Perca in his simultaneous play against a group in Austin. Mr. Perea, from San Antonio, won 19 games and drew 2.

He also played several off-hand games with Stephen Jones, the current Southwestern Open Champion, winning a good majority. White i 2 N-KBS 2 B-IU 4 K-U1 5 O-O 0 3 7 B-N3 1 a N-QJ it n-K3 II-R4 19 14 BxU ir, N-ll? 1C N-KS 17 Ifl NiN 19 r-m BUcfc Perca I 3 n-Bi J'-qs K.I P-KR3 a -lie P-K114I N-N5 A wild atid woolly game. Winning Contract By HOWARD SCI1ENKEN nnd RICHARD L. FREY If you are looking for a suitable Christmas gift for an ardent bridge player you might consider a copy of "Bridge is a Partnership Game." by Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone. (Dulton, 237 pages, $3.95.) Even if he is perfectly satisfied with his present system, if he is a frequent duplicate player he is bound lo run up against opponents who use the Roth-Stone system, and he will find this book full of good bridge and very interesting reading.

He may also be surprised to learn how rigid arc the point requirements for certain bids in "the system." Roth nnd Stone arc brilliant players and Iliey have contributed many new Ideas to the game. Not nil the bids in "the system," however, arc their own creation. For example, the English have long employed a pre-emptive or gambling opening bid of three no- trump, based primarily on a long solid minor suit. Roth-Stoncrs use this bid in total point play, showing Oic "standard" three no-trump bid by first employing the game-forcing opening bid of two clubs. The preemptive three no-trump opening a seven-card 'minor 'suit headed by ace-king-quecn.

1he hand may include a singleton. Vulnerable, it must also have an outside ace or king; not vulnerable, this requirement may be shaded to two outside queens. The value of such precise re- quiremcnls is shown by the following hand from their book. VUL: NORTH E-W S. A 10 5 II.

8 7 2 D. A C. WEST EAST S. 87 S. 9 2 II.

10 H. A 4 D. 10 6 5 D. 9 4 2 C. 7 5 C.

8 6 4 SOUTH (D) S. II. 5 D. 8 7 C. A tj 10 9 3 2 SOUTH SN.T.

NORTH EAST 6 i All 5 1 llu's hand was played fn (he Masters Knockout Team of Four in Pittsburgh--the event in which the victory of the team on which Roth and Stone played gave them the right to represent the United Slates in the 1058 World Championship. South's opening'bid showed WITH GAMES 100 1ST trr rar TilT Ttr rar ISr ACROSS 1 Red-yellow 7'TO emariate 14 Mistakes 20 Let go 21 Omission of a vowel In pronunciation 22 Desecrate 24 Avenue (obbr.) 25 a i a quart 26 Wine (K.) 27 Musical syllable 28 Grafted: heraldry 23 North Kyrun deity 30 Enthusiasm 32 Feminine nama 34 Nut (pi.) 36 Radical 37 Seventh asteroid 39 Tennis stroke 40 classifies 41 Nude 42 Glldo to music 44 Narrow Inlet 45 To.bliglit 46 Peleg 47 Tool tat boring holes 48 slumbers 50 Gratified 53 Male Imrp seal (pi.) 55 Builder of Ark Occupied a seat 88 Make an Incision 60 Part of tree 61 Fixed In a surrounding mass 65 Wooers 68 Flower 72 Silk with watered appearance 73 Returns to a former practice Dashing hither and 77 Russian coin 78 Man's nickname TJLSpoaks abusively SO Flower 62 Half an em 83.Kobold 84 Municipalities 85 Musical bells 87 Candlenut treo 138 By 80 A stone SO Completely confused 92 Pnrndiso 93 Tall structure S5 Male swan 07 Reprove 98 Catkin 99 Builds 101 103 snakes 105 Golf mounds lOVHocliy' pinnacle 108 Underworld coil .110 Merit 111 Malignant 115 Ecclesiastic of a high order 118 One who offers a price 122 States 123 Man's name 125 Aneer 126 Topaz humming bird 128 Rent 129 Narrow road 130 Typo 132 Sends forth 134 Mussolini's title 135 Femlnlno nemo 130 Seems 137 Region of Europe 139 i 140 Interjection of Incredulity 141 Fencing fiword 142 Symbol lor cobalt 143 Be overfond of 144 Prejudice 140 Hebrew letter 147 Able lo pay nil legal debts 149 Requested presence of 151 Counselled 153 Puts forth effort 154 155 IxjoJied at malignly DOWN 1 Sundry 2 Chemical suffix 3 Corded clolh 4 Ehoro bird 6 Anglo-Saxon Blares 6 Missive 7 Evangelistic meetings 8 In Wonderland SEat 10 Combining form: equal 11 Ad interim -(nbbr.) 12 Imposts 13 Captivato 14 Ultimata 15 Outer coaling ot fruit (pi.) 10 Decays 17 Chemical suffix 18 sun god 10 A capict 20 Part of i where current runs swiftly 23 Older people 31 Tree 33 Journey 3-i Appearances 35 Native mclhls 30 Fury 38 View of picturesque flpots 40 Sloths 41 Swollen 43 A species of lyric- poem 45 character 47 RCKards with approbation 49 Mournful 51 Artist's stand (pi.) 52 A duet 64 504 (Horn. num.) 66 Nonconformist 60 AUompt 61 Proceed 62 Sallied Iho Mcrrimac 03 Invites E4 Ono who disposes property by will 66 Pronoun 67 Abridged form of stating scr- ies of syllogisms 69 Pound (abbr.) 70 Rudimentary principle 71 Occupants of a i 74 Contend 76 Person Ma mod for office 79 Tear fll Dty Trade agreements 85 Immense cenus of riorhs BS Torrid 87 Gulf off Arabia 89 Formal address 00 Greek letter 91 Manage 02 Corrected 91 Pronoun 96 Wager 07 Totes OB Month 100 observe 102 Toy 104 Dealer used In mixing mortar 106 Brief literary quotation! 100 Sudden headlong flight 111 Chcrlslicil Ideals In Ufa 112 Novel by Gcott 113 Rock fish 114 Woody plant 116 Bitter vetch 117 Wicked 119 Smear 120 Eluded captuie 121 Covered with tall marsli crass 124 Woody plant of momosa family 127 A kettledrum 130 Disbursed 131 Golf club (pi.) 132 Devoured 133 Base 13G Mlmlckci 137 French author 13B Man's nickname 141 First woman 143 Nolne 145 Title of rosixjct 148 COdiom. num.) 150 six 152 Symbol for Eclenlum For Solution io Puzzle, Turn lo 2 seven-card, solid minor with at least two side queens. North could be certain thai the suit was cluljs and that 12 tricks must be cold-with only one danger.

If South held a side king instead of two side queens, a heart opening through North's king might be disastrous. That would have been the opening had South become declarer at either six clubs or six no-trump. Because North was to clearly read his partner's hand, however, he was able to jump to six clubs. Played from his side of the table, the slam wiis ihvin'cible. U.S.

to Drill Pole Ice Hole WELLINGTON. New Zealand (Reulers)--United States scientists have announced hero that they hope to drill a 10,000 foot hole through the ice cap in the Antarctic during the winter of 1960. The hole will bo (he deepest ever lo be made in the ice. It will bo "thermal-cored" either at Byrd Station in Marie liyrd Land, or at the South Pole Itself, if tests to be carried out are successful. Holes hayc bcea successfully drilled before ''through ice to a depth of 1,013 feet by mechanical cirillinj; rigs.

Philip M. Smith, of tile National Science Foundation said: "Jt is possible that iherm.il heat is actually flowing out of the earth and warming the lower portions of the ice cap. The temperature provides an important clue to past conditions. By studying sections of the core, we can also find out a lot about p.ist ivenlfifr conditions and the accumulation of Ihe ice.