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inn 'ny'Vy''" I losers on the rest of the di Instead, East shifted to the West confidently opened the 'instead of five clubs. West a player to make an automat-six of spades. He felt sure hisicould tell he didn't have thejic return, partner held the ace. ace of spades in hla own hand, South would make the con- Jack of hearts. monds.

i 1 The bad break In diamond Bridge by Sheinwold South made a good try by stepping up with the ace of hearts, a in the top dia North couldn't have the arefor he was wraring his. best tract with a spade return. This forced soutn to ue up ail his trumps to ruff two dla of spades, for with that card pair of glassy The ace simply monds, and ruffing a diamond had to be in his hand. monds and draWJrumps. Hj with a high trump.

If the dia ne wouia nave ma two no-trump instead of three cfubs. South couldn't have the ace of Sure enough, East produced sets up the jack of spades 150 that South can discard a heart from dummy. Then declarer can ruff two hearts in dummy and discard hU last heart on a hlsrh diamond. could then discard two laeert but that left him with two lot BT ALFRED SHEINWOLD Capyrtcht, t4t General Feature Carp. What doesn't happen at a the ace of spades to win the monds had broken favorably.

South could havf drawn trumps, ending in dummy, and would have discarded three! spades, for with that card hei first trick. Fortunately for the ine cards at the end of a one would have bid three no-trump'dciense. East was too careful trick defeat. bridge table is almost as Ira portant as what does happen. if your opponent fails to make an obvious play you can tell something about his hand from this fact alone.

For example, suppose you are playing the hand at four spades and the opening lead is low diamond. You notice three small clubs in the dummy ana tnree smaii ciuds in your own nana wnat snouia you know about the leader's hand? The leader's clubs are not headed by ace-klne or by kine- queen-jack, or he would have lea tne King or ciuds. Nor are they headed by the queen-jack-10. or he would havo led the -M 1-. ing leader would have preferredr ilt any such lead to his actual i iV choice of a low diamond.

Can Figure Holding i You can work out something about the hand of the non- 'I'd do something obout thot cold if I wer leader, too. He surely has either the ace or the king of ill nV clubs. Otherwise, the opener would have led the king of CHESS BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTfRNATtONAl OXANDMASTER Addrtu taltri Chat fdit, l.A. Tie Im Aei it. Calif.

clubs. If you had to go through this reasoning step by step, as it is Mardi TS, ltrt TIMES PROBLEM 1345 By C. Mansfield BLACK printed here, you would take forever to make your first play. You can save this time by thinking away from the table. SANTA MONICA CLUB TO STAGE TOP EVENTS The Santa Monica Bay Chess Club, which meets at the club-hduse at Wilshire and Lincoln Blvds.

in Santa Monica, will be a popular site In the next few Just make up your mind here and now that the hieh cards In ITAIlia 1 'OO lftf (7111 A if the suit Is not led. Now you don have to waste time think i ing about such matters at the i 13 EJ8 bridge table. Works for Bidding The same principle often ap months, with tnree important tournaments scheduled. The second annual Southern California Open Championship will take place over the weekend of June 22 to 24. The prize fund Is guaranteed at a minimum of $525, of which the winner will receive $225 and a championship trophy.

A plies to the bidding. You can tell something about the hand from what your opponents fail to bid as well as from what 41 4f: llv i' me second prize win ne they do bid. -g. rfc 'it 14 '5H i 21 If experienced opponents make no real attempt to bid a game, you can assume that they have no overpowering strength. As the play of the WHITE 11 Whit mates In two.

TIMES PROBLEM 134 By F. Glegsld BLACK hand progresses, you can use this assumption to guide you Or take the situation in which opponents bid game in a minor suit after bidding three suits. It's dollars to $150 and the third $75. Prizes of $50 and $25 will be awarded to the highest scoring players rated Class A or lower. The entrance fee is $10.50.

A new title, of more than local significance, is the Pacific and Southwest Open Championship, which will be inaugurated over the weekend of Aug. 3 to 5. This will be sponsored by the Santa Monica Recreation Dept. and Chamber of Commerce as well as the Santa Monica Bay Chess Club. The first prize will be $300 and a championship trophy.

Other prizes will be $150 and $75. A special prize of $100 will; be awarded to the highest scor-j fry I H. 1 "it" .12. -U -U'11I' douehnuts that they don't have a stopper in the fourth suit. If they had the fourth suit in well stopped, one of them would be able to bid no trump as an easier road to game.

Don't worry If these assump tions fall to the ground against inexperienced opponents. Be il is. -afi aMK er who comes from Outside Los Angeles County. Best perform ginners may throw you off by falling for foolish reason to make obvious bids or plays, but e'rs rated Class A or lower will receive $50 and $25 WHITE 4 Whit mates in three. A sports festival is being or The pin matea are the main day ganized by the city of banta in 3365, after the fine key.

The Key is more obscure In the three-' Monica for the same weekend This should add to the attrac mover, featurea a roaming 0 tlon of the chess event, to King. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 335: N-BJ SOLUTION TO PRAftLFM lVl! ff-ORI Tpytnrprf wpauu? ffiuo theco InvnriniK you can afford to be deceived. All the other advantages are on your side. Automatic Return In the early days of bridge a good partner automatically returned your lead. If you opened a spade, your partner would return a spade at his first opportunity.

Otherwise he would have to change his name, move to a new town and start which a large out-of-town con tingent is expected. Threet, QxKPch; il K-B4 or R-KS, drapes great surface interest. The miracle fabric uxor cn; ir nxp or n-ni. 2 dxqpcn. SOLVERS' LIST the above tournaments will be of six rounds, with system pairings.

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In elegant, neutrals such as white, beige, pink or nutmeg to beautify every d6cbr.f life over- Sunday i. longxo. Two points S. Carll. Lt.

J. Today, our best player use The third Santa Monica event Ireland III. F. B. Jonea.

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itaijei, ttotn, s. Schwari, J. P. Stremel. Is the Southern California Amateur Championship, which will One Dotnt E.

G. Douarlai. Fo be held Oct. 20, 21. 27 and 28 Last year 88 players entered, ley, Dr.

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Rosen, O. Szarner F. Vogel. 22.95 VALUE DOUBLE WIDTH DRAPES IN MATCHING COLORS, 98' LONG 14.99 Sorry, Because of Limited Quantities, No Mail or Phone Orders. Following is an additional MAY CO.

BASEMENT, Curtains, Downtown and Valley only selection of games from Stock' holm: RUY LOPEZ their judgment instead of maK ing an automatic return. North dealer, both sides vul nerable. NORTH -AQ3 4) AK J842 K9 4 WEST EAST A 10962 A A 54 4K53 VJ1098 63 4Q10 75 872 65 SOUTH AJ87 VAQ42 9 Fischer Kerchnel U.S. S.R U.S.A. Whit Kleck Fischer U.S.A.

White mt 31-i-04 P-K4 I-P-K4 J-N-KB3 3- B-N5 4- B-R4 5-0-0 6- R-K 7- BNJ f-P-Bl i-p-ot N-QB3 P-QRJ; P-03 B-N5 PxP N-QR4 N-Bl P-B4 N-OR4 NJ ttl Q-B2 B-Bt P-NS AQJ103 2i-N-R6ch 27-R-B JI-8-03 W-KR-B1 30.B-B 31-Bx 3RxP 33- N-N4 34- QxN 35- R-BJ 34-0-B4 37-R-K3 3I-R-B4 39- RxOP 40- RxRP 41- R-Q3 4J-PO 43- 0 3 44- Q-R7ch Watt Nerth 10- B-K3 n-pp 1J-B-B2 13- B-B 14- P-QN3 1J-P-QS 11- P-KR3 If-NxB 0-PxP Bast South Pas 2 Clubs Psss Heart 1 Blimond Pass Pass 2 Diamond Pi lubs Pas 5 Club Pass Fas When this hand was played and more are expected this time. Here Is where the lower rated player and the novice has his innings. Eligible are all players rated under 2,000 by the U.S. Chess Federation. Unrated players will be considered by the registration committee, which will eliminate anyone considered too strong.

rThe guaranteed prizes are $300, $150 and $75, as well as a trophy to the winner. The en-: trance fee is $10. Two rounds will be played on each of the scheduled dates for a total of eight rounds. The director for all three tournaments will be Herbert T. Abel of 128 Bicknell Santa Monica.

Write to him. for. further information. LEAGUE TEAM MATCHES The annual reason of team matches of the Southern Call-' fofriia Chess League got off to a good start, with close scores marking most of the results. The Downey Chess Club, which entered three teams, was most successful in the first round, all of them scoring victories.

The top rated team of the Herman Stelner Chess Club had a close call but defeated the team representing UCLA. Following are the complete first round results: 'Van Nuvg 1: Santa Monfra 5. Santa Monira Westlake, 3. Van Nuya State Highways, 3. 1- B-K3 2- R-K2 In a practice match in Toronto, SICILIAN DEFENSE eiller Fischer USSR.

White Geller USSR. Whit J8-P-NJ 2-NN 30-K-Bl U.S.. Black N-K7eh RxB June Institute R-R6 31-N-N4 I-N-KB3 to 5-N-QB3 4-B-KJ 7-N-N3 tO-0 -BK3 32- RxR 33- NxP on Communism RxR P-04 NxN RxP t-B4ch B-N3 R-N7 K-R2 RxP R-NS Fisehef U.S.A. Bltck P-QB4 P-03 PxP N-KB3 P-OR3 P-K4 B-K2 0-0 Q-B2 P-0N3 B-NI QN-Q2 B-B3 P-R3 Q-N2 KRB N-B N-N3 P-N4 -PxP R-R4 KR-R N-B5 n-cs R-R4 RJS B-B4 Slated at (JSC K-N3 BxR B-N3 PB4 KB3 10- P-OR4 11- O-OJ 12- P-B3 13- KR-a 14- O-K 17-R-03 15- N-B 20-PxP JI-BxNP 22-QxB Sn-bj JS-KR-4J li-P-QHS 27-P-QN4 3t-R-Btch W-K-0 40- N-B3 41- K-B? 4J-RK5RI 43- R-R4 44- RxR 45- N-NS 44- K-03 47-N-Qt 45- K-B4 49-P-R3 5N-N; 51- PxP 52- K-4 Drawn An institute on commu f-Nti B-R7 nism for, teachers and school P-K5 PxP K-B4 administrators will be pre City Terrace rasauena sented starting June 25 at Monterey Park City Terrace B. 3H SICILIAN DEFENSE South Bay A.

3tt: Van Nuys ZH USC under the direction of A. 2H. Whlttter, 34: San Gabriel, Porttseti Hunsery Stein US5R Black White USSR Whit 17-PxP 13- N-R4 14- N-B3 IJ.O-K7 Huneery Black P-QB4 PKJ PxP P-OR3 PxP 0-0 B-K3 P-QR4 1-P-KJ IB' Dr. Rodger Swearingen, head of the Research Institute on Communist Strategy and Propaganda at the university. 14-8-084 N-KB3 5-B-03 H-R 17-BKNS OB3 N.R1 N-02 N-N3 7-N A.

NX If-HXP KB4 e-P If Resifet -B4(h 19-K-P 11-N-M Nearly 100 teachers and NIMX0-IN0IAN DEFENSE tarei school leaders from high schools and junior colleges 2V4. Polonla, 34; Westchwter, 24. South Bay C. ltt: Van Nuys C. 44.

Downey 34; Monterey Park B. 24. Stelner 3: UCLA, 24-Stelner ft: South Bay 0, Co-xina, Jet Propulsion Lab, 3. Paaa-Jn B. 14: Downey 44.

Monterey Park Nortronlca, 2. IXTERZOXAL TOURNEY The complete cross-table below of the Interzonal Tournament at Stockholm shows the marked supremacy of Bobby Fischer, especially over the lower ranking playtra. i 'As an Indication of hi advancement, Fischer, tied for fifth with a score of 12-8 in the previous interzonal at Portoroz, i Yugoslavia, in 1958. The winner then was Mikhail Tal with 13V4-I 6Mr, a much closer margin. Cuellar cnmaia Coelltr -Catembl Whit Hunaary Blck Whit 14-BxN tJr-lU 'MTU 'lit M'H'I jiHTli ifti'M'' "I-Vi 'M 4 i'jiij'iPtfv IvWi 'M' 'H'a m-m PxB BereJi Munry Buck M-Kil P-Kj B-N5 P-B4 P64 PxP K-N2 will be enrolled for the six-week course, designed to' help them formulate their lt-PxB I-P-CB4 3- N-GB3 4- P-K3 J-BC3 4-N BJ F-ttPxP BO-0 t-PxP CR-K ie-Rxp wSn-ki R-Kl o-o F-QN3I1-S-Ncli ovn courses of study on the R-N B-N2II3-R-RI R-K3 10-P-KR3 subject of communism.

N-81 KxR KB 1- B-KNI 2- N.KS 74-RXRCn tS-9-RTCll 24-B-BS P-fR3 xN Four Courses Offered Retlans 13-NxN Dr, Swearingen said the INTBRIOMAL CMIIS TOURNAMENT institute will offer four Ntmi Ml 41 tt 4t 71 IB llltt 13 14 US 117'H lf 21'22 23'Tet u-'Y'ji iW-v, hw- 11 11 li It iTiin 1 Fischer MAY CO. IASIMINT IiM anJ Hilt. I Anaat 14 CAU TOU rHI TODAY MA. 4-353J AT. 9-S311 CI.

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4-01 a 1-9444. courses: a lecture series on "iHU-IW'Vrti lW MWi II 115 1,11 it is itvi i.wn Geller I 3Petrosin li I yi i iii i 1 TELEPHONE ORDER BOARD OPEN TODAY, SUNDAY 9:30 A.M. T0 P.M. communist doctrine, a sem iimn. ltm Style 5u Tolof Znd Colw Prica Il I 14 4WFillg 5-Korchnol inar-workshop and a series of li Hl 1 1 ll li II 1.14 iir" -WW it mvi 1 13' Benko CiH aCharta C.0.0.

li4 aM 4 ull In If you llv In California. Add shipping cM'gm brond United Parcel dtlivary tona. lie tarvic chr on C.O.D.'t. JSe thirf for pick-uat. 34c delivery chart on any ordr under $3 00.

Pimm allow eeKi for Cll 818 T-3 25 evening forums on commu 74-Gliori I 0 viyr Vr'ii li tti Vn li'tlj'Wl im' I li fr B-'7l 1 j-Vji IHjl li'il II 11 II l-13'l nism. The latter phase of the tj-Stein i ft i -i i 'j 'i 'iT ii ti oiiTirro ir Porfisch institute; will be open to the public. 1(f-Uhlmnn I'il OA if 1 'j O'il 11 01 0' II II II 11 II 9 0 IJ'i 1 Oiji 0 Wl 0' II Ot I 'il O-I'i 'ii O'r'ii I'll II II II II 1 12 11 OlaHson li 'i 0()H 01 0 Hi.ii' II ii'ii II 1 12 Hii II 0 12 Pomer Faculty for the 'institute will be drawn from USC, the il II HY'il li 111" 1,1 (i 'i' O'i'i1-!) 1 V-Bo6ochaw FTiT 'i Il '7 '1 Vll I 14 8raa ii li li li li li 1 ll 01 O'il Oi 0il ft' iAi -v QViWil Bi Qi Oi B'7 t'-iAil Hit Ij 1 1 O'i' 0 'il 0 a Wi 0 -Vi i i-i iVtl 4Mi Wl 0 'i! I'W research institute, Notre Dame University, Stanford University and Columbia University. Five eveninj? iforums ire T6erf T-YnoHy 01 OVitO'-t li 0 0t li'il 0" 'il OWAji-l I Vi Vll OAil TVi OAil 01 H' O'V'ii II Of 0 'if 01 BW 0-i'r'il If IfT sermen OHflmiKOKNOjOiei 0' 'i'il HH'Vi'-l 1 -1 i 7' jrt-Scheer DOWNTOWN Sth Hill VALLEY laurelCanyon Oxnard SHOP EVERY KITE BaY THROUGH FRIDAY OSTIL 9:30. SATURDAY TILL 5:30 (DOWNTOWN 9:30 TO 5:30, MAY TILL 01 0i 01 9 Ail i II 01 p.v.i ftl 0-J II II 4'i TlTeschief scheduled for June 28, July si anrJ 6 br ai ts of i 'ii'oii! i'ii .57 Cueller 12, July 19, July zg, Aug.

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