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I Ul I'i in tn LU tu 'E CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS By BLAKE STEVENS United Slates Expert Akiba Rubinstein was one of ihe greatest chess masters ol all time, noted for 'his precision and bril- )iancy. Yet his star is fading. It is not that he has a favorable or unfavorable "press," he has no press at all. It is not that he has fallen into disfavor, he was not one of the highest favored. The meteoric Alek- hine such luminosity, Stevens Robcnstein's condle-rovcr yenius was dimmed.

Even when Ihis talented plnyer was recognized by discerning advocates or chess, the recognition went i a unnoticed. And so Rubinstein is slipping i ihe and (he new generation will be teethed on the games of Bol- vinnik, TnhT, Smyslov, find Fischer, none of whose end-games have equalled the eld master. Here is an example (1 bib little known tactical a i i 3( fic. His compensation is the Two-Bishops, and a free posilion. K' F-QH4! H-M N-K2 IE H-ttr r-m T'-KRS Up to this point the only sniff t-f liiclicE was in the what-might- -havc-bnppened note to White's move.

White has the stronger game i his larger space control. White was threatening to double Rooks and the Knight. If 21 P.xN?,P-K5 (or and i 22 Another threat was 21 Q-B2! I If 3 a Q-QX 24 25 RxQ and While has all ihe play. Tbe i is The Kind's GrmTtit r. N-K113 E' A Standard is 6 a is 7 I 1 Kll.l IUN' 'Hiis mnnouvcr lins hcfn seen before, iy original, ajic llu-io ior is awarded no a a i i The point is: 9.

)0 K-QI, 11 QxP, 1 12 PxP, PxP; 13 H-KN5, 1M2; R-B1 autl While has, won a pnmo. i a a knows I i i li.ip, nml contiiniL'5 I Ct I the Oisltmp rosition iifU-r 25 Q-N6I! vr. 02 Oi 26 57 It is (kcisi Pi On the natural 28 Rl obi i ea (ha i thanes i i 2fi 2i1 K.I, 1 wilh well-placed pirccs nnd a yiysib passed Kifsg tide ptiwn in 'lie off ing. Rubins lei received d- ly) Hie i tor lliis WINNING CONTRACT By HOWARD SCIIF.NKEN ami I I A THEY Every now and ajjain, a defender has the chance lu diMinjJiu'sb him- by successfully 7'o do this, two factors are n' tial. First, defender must think rapid- l.v, and.

tlecitle in a stconti. Also, the play must be made in the most casnal way, so as not to a declarer, 'lins hand is culled fioin the Life Masters' Pairs Cl)i- cago's recent Suninu-r a i i Vul: Doth NORTH S. A 7 II. II) -1 3 n. 10 4 C.

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