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a or time a 'hess9 or it Fischer i will Move to win Li f- Salem, Oregon, Safurday, Jmiiary 1972, Pagi vl TTI 1 ID Hi 11M liJ i chess scene through osmosis or accident. In reality for about the last 15 years, Bobby has invested on the average .10 hours a day thinking, studying and playing chess. This dedication together) with' his genius touch (practically every game he plays is a work of art) has catapulted him to the top. Bobby's sole raison d'etre. is to become chess champion of the world.

To fail in this endeavor would be In the spring of 1972, Bobby will engage Boris Spassky for the title in a twenty-four game contest, but a breeze for Bobby it is not. In fact, authoritative personages in the chess world feel that Bobby is actually the underdog; why? Here are some possible reasons: i Chess is extremely popular in Russia and as a matter of fact, the best, chess players in the country are subsidized by the- Soviet government'. Moreover, there has always been a Russian World Chess Champion ever since the present system of producing the champion was inaugurated in 1948, and you can be sure that no effort will be spared by the Russians to make certain this skein is not broken. If Bobby has any weakness, it is a tendency to underestimate his opponent and to be-, come discouraged if the initiative is lost. The latter trait is common among the most aggressive players, of which Bobby certainly is one.

Bobby Fischer has never beaten Borris Spassky in five tournament matches, the best Bobby could attain was two draws while the remaining three games ended inr In spite of these truths, It is my personal feeling that Bobby will capture the world chess crown for the United States by upending the Soviet juggernaut. My prediction: Bobby by 12-8 note: tone point is awarded for victor ry; half point is awarded for a draw; no points for a loss):" This prediction is based cn the counter arguments to ihe aforementioned-three points. Bobby realizes that his life's goal is just around the corner and therefore, at this very moment, is devoting his, full time to studying; ideas in the opening and refining his technique for the middle and end game. This grind will continue until the first match game in March, It is. unlikely that Bobby will underestimate the chess prowess of Spassky, especially in vfew of unpleasant past experiences.

Fur- thermore, "Bobby demonstrated some remarkable tenacity in several games against Tigran Petrosian, bis most "recent victim, long after his opening initiative' was dissipated. Bobby at age 28 is at his peak. This ttoit Spassky will perceive that he is vying against a much more seasoned and mature player than previously. What's more, Bobby has another factor in his favor. It is called genius." 1 By LESLIE BRAUN LA.

Timet-WasWngton Pest Service 'NEW YORK Chess is an tateilectual feast played on 64 squares. One participant con mands the white pieces consisting of eight foot soldiers (Pawns), two horses, two bishops, two castles, thei queen, and king. The other participant maneuvers the black counter-: parts. -Since' each player is like a general leading his army into battle according to a specific strategy which i may be altered by circumstance, chess has been likened to a bloodless war. The conduct of such wars is as varied as the personalities who engage in these struggles.

For example. -the aggressive player will sacrifice- material for an all-out attack, without regard for defense A defensive player is noted for building a solid defensive wall in the hope that his opponent will dash himself Ho pieces while attempting to surmount this citadel. Still another player will play defensively or offensively- depending on the situation at hand and undoubtedly, this kind of player must be termed the most skillful of -the three. It has been found that, generally speaking, an individal proficient in geometry may have more success in chess than the algebra expert, who is probably better suited for bridge. Ofv course, other factors may undermine this gen- eralization such as inherent logic, problem solving ability, temperament, and versatility in thinking, and so forth.

Now it will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the news lately that America has been blessed with a great young player by the name of Bobby Fischer, often called the Van CEburn of American chess. Fischer, 28, and a Brooklyn high school dropout with an I.Q. of approximately 180, has been acclaimed in some circles as the greatest chess player of all time. As a result of-his crushing defeats of Tamainov, Larsen and.Petrosian in the matches, he may well merit the accolade, and he will have the opportunity to prove it when he meets the current world chess Boris Spassky of the Soviet Unionj for the World's Chess Championship. In America, Bobby Fischer has become a household word and a sort of national hero.

Because of Bobby, people by the hundreds, who otherwise would not bother, are entering bookstores and purchasing chess -books for novices, in an attempt to establish in their minds the rudiment 'of this intriguing game. Chess clobs are expanding then; Memberships and. morV arid more chess 'tournaments are taking place. What is the nature of this young1 man Who has precipitated the elevation of this all-too-ignored activity in American life? One thing is certain: Bobby Fischer, did not attain his lofty position on the international iSl Brooklyn's Bobby Fischer is a big thinker 69 of maM year any i. 1 wanted to knock her head off a fewi times," he said, chuckling at her glare.

"And anybody who thinks you can stay married very long to the same woman without fighting' is ei- ity. Instead, he zeroed in on hers, as she lit a cigarette. "You know why she smokes? She thinks it's cute," he said, eyes sparkling malevolently. "Four years ago, she 4 mrni think youngsters just dont expect, their marriages I to last any century, says it's not the massive pollution of 1971, or the Vietnam War, or urban problem or race relations, or moral decadence that worries them most Instead, it's the i unhappiness of the drug-taking, demonstrating children of the new age. "All this trouble among the youngsters breaks my heart," she said with the passion of any 20-y a -o 1 mother.

"I think it must be the parents fault. They're too busy working or having good time to discipline the i 1 to make them feel loved." who" have lived here since 1922, have a son and a daughter, four grandchildren and eight -greatgrandchildren. Within 4hat familiar -web-there are no con- cte do di vby taking away privileges," Brumfield recalled with- pride. "And we never contradicted each other: If I disagreed with I told her. later, not in front of the kids.

And we never had a bit of trouble with them." His face a glow, he was ready with all the family pictures and stories about bis progeny, until she interrupted him with a "Oh, shush, dad. That's grandparent talk." If the Brumfields don't see their family as much a they like nowadays, they still co themselves" fortunate that every member lives in Southern California 1 enough to visit them near enough to ielephone every day. in Meantime, they pass their days playing cards, watehing I 'M oEi By BELLA STUM BO LA Timet-Washington Service ONTARIO, Calif. They live on a wide, 4 i street here, in a neighborhood so peaceful and still that even a slamming car door attracts attention. Their house is like all the others on the street small, white and immaculate, from its perfectly trimmed lawn to the sparkling window Inside, the sinking afternoon sun played across a worn oriental carpet, flickered on a wall full of family, portraits and caught her white hair in a gauzy glow.

1 It also fell across the face of George Henry Brumfield, 92, whose splendid, two-month-old mustache was under attack from his wife Beth, 90. "Lord, you look just like a fool with fuzz on your face," she was jsaying uncharitably. "Next, I suppose you'll pe growing a goatee, too," George Brumfield eyed her silently, fingers tapping his nation. "Do you know that all these years, that woman still-kills my vote, every election by voting for the damned Republicans." They seldom leave their home anymore, although he walks two blocks each day to the supermarket. Among other things, he buys far more frozen TV dinners there than he'd like, plus an inordinate quantity of toilet papery "She's got some crazy notion about run-.

ning out, so we usually have about three dozen extra rolls around he tattled, smiling at her embarrassment Both Brumfields remember, the i last major trip away from their home here as vivid-r ly as. if it were But it was three years ago that they yisit'ed a relative traveling by jet plane for Jthejirst time. "It was just wonderful," she 4 marveled, ainew. "You get off the plane and you're just as fresh as when you got on it. It's certainly a far cry from the days of covered wagons, isn't it?" worked hard to solve our prob- i lems.

We never thought about running away from And. hesitantly, "I wouldn't change a thing if I could call back the years. Dad and I have been happy together." Beth Brumfield doesn't get around too well anymore. She carries a cane and her eyes are nearly gone. So it's her s.till-spry husband, who's up, moving laboriously across the room when he sees her face sadden.a little.

"When you get to be our age. you just don't think much about the futurer anymore," he said, stroking her hand and looking carefully out the window to where two neighbor Children were -playing 'quietly on his lawn. Your life be- comes what you've created your children -and: your grand- children and the Almost as an afterthought, a retired police-man, "that's the whole purpose of life, I think." And that's why the old couple, looking back over nearly a I even burned up a couch with one of the danged things, when it rolled under a cushion." The memory embarrassed, flustered and quieted her, just as he knew, it would. When you've, been married 69 years, you learn a thing or two about the other; fellow! That's the first obvious lesson from a visit to the Brumfield' household," where one might conceivably learn a lifetime of "wisdoms, and the Brumfields allow; "We've. been fighting about everything under the sun ever since we got married.

I've ther an idiot.or a liar." "It's so sad, all these di- vorces nowadays," she agreed, -s her pique vanished. "I think youngsters just don't expect their marriage to last any- Then, she was remembering back to 1902 in Rock Springs, Tex. when a pretty, young girl and her lover eloped to escape an angrjr father; then traveled by; covered wagon "drawn by six horses" to Corpus Christ! I to begin their life together, "I think our marriage lasted because we believed marriage was permanent, forever. So we hi a-v listening- to, the. ra-.

dio, entertaining an occasional guest, talking, reminiscing and arguing. "There's always politics to bicker, about when everything else fail he said, voice tinged with a lifetime's indig vorces, no addicts of any and, no hippies'. Only 1 a ir-c God-fearing To therny that's a complete statement ample testimony to' the success of their "We never spanked our children. But we punished them leg. At this point in life, he wasn't going to defend his van Beth, George Brumfield: still fighting i.